The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-02 00:00:00

THE MAGAZINES,

BLACKWOOD.--" My Latest Vacation Excursion"
is the title of the first article, which will not suit
the admirers of the German nation, for it disposes
unmercifully of the peculiarities and prejudices of
that nation, and discloses some secrets which
doubtless the inhabitants of Fatherland would rather have
had left in a convenient obscurity. There is no mincing
the matter here, however, and in plain terms we find some
striking specialities put forth as distinctive specimens of the
style of German management. Four heavy weights, we
are told, press down the population in Germany, and keep
them from attaining to any height in greatness or good-
nee s. These are, " excess in eating, excess in drinking,
excess in smoking, and excess in the inhaling of foul air."
It must be confessed that such a sketch is not a very a ►t-
tering one, and that it is not very creditable to any country
to possess such a reputation ; but the descriptions are very
ingeniously given, and there is little doubt remaining on the
mind of the reader as to his having perused a genuine his-
tory of the manners and customs of the Germans. Great
stress is laid upon the want of fresh air which distinguishes
the country ; and it is said that the German outrages all
sanitary laws, and contrives to do without any of that pure
atmosphere which has been considered by many as essen-
tial to the well-being of the human frame. When we hear
of shopkeepers so afraid of inhaling the outer air that they
shut up their shops and transact business with their cus-
tomers through a hole in the window, it seems difficult to
understand how anyone can exist in comparative health or
strength. A comparison is instituted between the phlegmatic
Germans and the energetic manner in which the people of
this country pursue their way, and it is said with great
truth that "ours is the true development of the race; our
activity does not wear us out; we thrive by it; it confers
the health and strength proper to its own purposes, and,
after a longer lease of life, sends us to our account with a
far longer list of services to our race than the dozing
devotee of laziness and sensual enjoyment can show."
Altogether there is much to win notice in this sketch of
foreign manners, and some may gain an insight into a life
of which they know very little in reality, however much
they may think they do. " Tony Butler' is continued,
and in this number it progresses somewhat, for he joins the
Garibaldian expedition, and we learn that he is heir to a
large fortune, but divers untoward circumstances prevent
his hearing of his good luck. Mrs Trafford is not at all an t
attractive character. She gets mixed up in various confu-
sions, from her imprudent mode of proceeding, and one is
really at a loss to divine her intentions and comprehend her
sentiments from her uncertain words and fitful actions,
" Enoch Arden!! is a very interesting article, that does full
justice to the merits of the Poet-Laureate, while it con-
tains just criticism on some of his particularities. It is
truly said that the author would have done better to have
ended the poem with the impressive lines which record the
death of the wanderer, and his touching words, " A sail I
a sail—l am saved I" Of this it is affirmed that " they
tell us that what he prayed for in those long years of banish-
ment to which hie mind has wandered back has come at
last, the ship to take him to the true haven, and that the
exile has at length been fetched home.l! "The His-
tory of our Lord" is a thoughtful and reflective paper,
which presents to our consideration the full sublimity
and majesty of the subject, and enters fully into the
requirements of the case. " Cornelius O'Dowd
upon Women, and other Things in General !.! is
continued, and we meet with the racy style and general
analysis of events and persons which have before lent such
vigour and vivacity to the pages of this writer. There is
one treatise on Servants.which some will turn to ; the most
unfavourable view is taken of this class of beings, and,
after a humorous sketch of the domestic miseries that they
inflict upon us, the writer pathetically exclaims, "Why can
modern mechanical genius do nothing for us? Oh for a
steam butler and a self-acting housemaid I Oh, for a cook
that a man could wind up like an eight day clock and never
think of till the end of the week." "Basting on Corpu-
lence" is an article that contains some very wise remarks
upon the mistakes into which people may fall, who start
with the notion that they must get rid of their superfluous
flesh at any cost. These will do well to ponder the
warnings here addressed to them before they seriously
injure their constitutions, and undermine their health, by
their sudden changes and their wild extremes. Most readers
who have studied the subject will agree in the truth of the
concluding passage, which says that a " mixed diet is the
best : and after all that has been said and written on the sub-
ject temperance is the one thing needful to secure a man
against the evils of inordinate obesity." "The Three Foot
Rule" is a lively song about the dislike of a workman to the
modern innovations that are threatened in the way of stan-
dards of measure. " General M' Clellan" is the conclud-
ing subject met with, and of course just now is a very
appropriate sketch ; it mill be read with interest
and deservedly ft), for the tone of the writer is
fair and impartial, and he brings the complicated case be-
fore us in a manner that is in every way suitable. It is said
that the General stands out in " honourable distinction"
from those of the North who have been prominently put
forward during the war, and that he has displayed many
qualities which give him a fair title to consideration and a
great claim to respect. It is truly stated that the election
of M'Clellan would go far to retrieve the deep stigma
which now rests upon the North, for his elevation to office
would mean humane and civilised war."

DUBLIN.—" England and her Colonies" is the
first subject met tiith. It refers to some difficultics
that have arisen lately in respect to our dealings
with our distant possessions; and it is truly said
that at the next general election this question will
be one of the important points to settle between the candi-
dates and their constituents. There is much force in many
of the remarks here made, and especially in the concluding
passages, where it is affirmed that the security of England
in respect to her colonies is that she lets them have their
way, and also that it is the mission of England to plant colo-
nies, and it will be her disgrace if they are not planted legi-
timately, and governed, as long as their government is in
her hands, wisely. " -Uncle Silas and Maud Ruthyn" is
continued at some length : it is a most complicated narra-
tive, and the author's powers of depicting the mystic and
describing the marvellous, have full scope in the fitful
scenes put before us, The story is more curious than agree-
able, and the reader is more likely to look upon it as a spe-
cimen of ingenious design and brilliant execution than of
pleasing delineation and attractive recitals, It is not, how-
ever, of the sensational style, but belongs to the romantic
type of an earlier generation in its exciting and eventful
pages. " Goethe's Faustus," second part, is a sketch that
attracts attention from the thorough investigation of its
subject, and the light which is brought to bear upon a diffi-
cult study. Dr Anster'a translation of this great work is
highly commended, and it is observed that "the universal
verdict of cultivated criticism has long indicated the first
portion of the work to be the most complete poetic transla-
tion in English literature," and that the froond part is
worthy of its predecessor. " Veniee, its Interior Life," puts
some pictures before us that are always welcome, as are all
accounts of the whilom, " Queen of the Adriatic." "Fairy
Alice" is a charming sketch of one of those delightful little
creatures, who seem sent as a glimpse of above, and come
awhile to cheer our earth cre they shall grace their native
heaven. Touchingly sad is the record of the little fairy's
sojourn in her home, of which she was the light and glory.
Heaven gives its favourites early death, was true of her as
of many like her, and her last action was a very character-
istic one, for she strove to be a peacemaker and to unite her
parents in the bonds of unity, for they were most uncon-
genial natures, and only agreed in love of her. " George
Anne Bellamy, an Irish Actress," is a retrospect of a cele-
brated career; her end was a very sad one, and it is in con•
elusion that, with all her faults and frailties, sho endea-
voured to promote the comforts of others, and never
employed either riches or talents when in affluence or
splendour, to render any ono miserable. Reader, here is a
biography which emphatically tells its moral; ponder over
it, and profit by its lesson." " The Drama, Classic and
Romantic, in Paris" is an interesting account, and it is
satisfactory to find that the tone of the French stage is now
improved under the rules imposed on theatrical perform-
ances. " Browning's Dramatis Personas" is a suggestive
article that demands attention, and some other suljects of
interest, such as the " Grand Fair," &c,, combine to com-
plete the contents of this number.

FRASER.—An article on the peasant proprietors
of the Drome opens rs very good number of an old
friend and favourite. It examines very thoroughly
into the different systems of proprietorship which
are prevalent in France and in England. The difference
is familiar to most persons, and consists in the different
mode of inheriting the land. In France an estate is usually
divided equally among the children of the owner—in Eng-
land it remains the property of the eldest son. The result is,
as the writer puts it, that in Greatßritain, as a general rule,
the land is the heritage of a few large proprietors, in France
it is shared among the people, Of course there are not
wanting advocates of both systems, and those who would
like to know something more of the working of the French
one will do well to read the article before us, which is
;written by one whom a long residence in the country has
made familiar with his subject. Mr Forster's able works
on the reign of Charles I. form the topic of an interesting
and well-written paper. Popular Education is a subject
which has been worn somewhat threadbare; still there is
no doubt that the question has many rides, and that we
have not yet found the best way of educating our labouring
classes. The story of " Gilbert Rugge" proceeds with
some interest, though the events move somewhat slowly.
We learn from the present chapters that the poor maniac
who is kept secreted in the lonely cottage is the eldest scn
of the Lieutenant. " A Chapter showing How Wo Live
at Awamutu" gives an interesting account of military life
in New Z3aland, which at the present moment will, not be
unacceptable to the public. The contributions of A Cam-
paigner at Homo and Tho London Recluse are, as usual,
among the beat things in the number. The former tells a
graphic story of Scottish love, which unhappily ends in a
tragedy. The latter finds courage to declare what all the
world believes and acts upon, though it thinks proper to
deny it—that works of fiction form a very necessary and
valuable part of our intellectual and moral training,
THE UNITED SERVICE keeps up its naval and
military character with true spirit and increased

zeal, if we may judge by its several articles for this
months The first is of national importance both as
respects the present and the consequences likely to
result in the future. Our naval dockyards are the
natural homes of our shipping, and no cost should be
considered too much for keeping them well in order
for any exigency that may arise. To this subject
we have repea`edly called public attention, and
of late even the Parliament has been awakened to the
necessity of keeping the cradle of our maritime greatness
in a state ready for any emergency. It would appear ridi-
culous, but for it actual truth, to learn that a nation which
has fleets spreading over every sea, in case of a sudden
disaster, should find it difficult to provide for the repair of
the chief arm on which its safety mainly rests. But such
is and has been actually the case. Audit is only when the
progress of science has now stimulated our enterprise to
more exertion that the necessity of keeping pace with the
extension of commerce has startled our rulers to a proper
sense of their duty. The state of our dockyards at home
has been found of late to be very poor indeed, but the ut'er
want of shipping accommodation for repairs abroad is a
national diegraco. It is the more so when we consider the
large sums annually wasted by what is termed the naval
estimates. It has become a national reproach, and the pub-
lic now have taken it up in a spirit which will brook no fur-
ther shefil:ng or delay. So the Admiralty have been com-
pelled to look to the matter, and as a proof of their earnest-
ness the principal members of the board have gone to Malta
for the purpose of seeing with their own eyes the merits of
the dock accommodation at that important station. The
next article is on the "Dragoon, his horse, and trimming,"
and gives an excellent summary of the mode, or lather want
of mode, in which_the discipline of our cavalry has been
conducted, The writer is evidently a practical officer, who
fully understands the subject, and his suggestions are well
worehy the immediate attention of the Horse Guards.
What is wanted in our country, he says, is a faster pace,
for that in 99 cases out of 100 in atteck surprise ensures
success, and in these sharp attacks "surprise is the mother
of miracles." "Oa Maritime Invasions" is another good
article, full of information, both as regards ancient and
modern enterprise. " Oswald Hastings" and other
papers serve to keep up the character of t1:•e journal and
its acknowledged reputation in naval and military matters.
How to dispose of the sewage of our towns and cities has
long been a question to puzzle the practical reformer. It
has been long familiar to the public that, were " the matter
in the wrong place" transferred to the right place, not only
would some millions be saved and evil influences avoided,
but as much positive good would be gained as positive evil
removed. The gases which poison the air, and spread fever
and pestilence through the lanes and alleys of our cities,
would, if spread over the face of the earth beyond their
walls, give vigour and stimulus to all beneficial growths.
In the face of this absolute certainty, no way of reconciling
fact with theory has yet been formed, and we have gone on
poisoning our rivers, and devising new and costly schemes
of drainage, while our agriculturists are annually incurring
great expense to procure manure for their lands. The mem-
bers of the Metropolitan Board having, of course, long been
familiar with these facts, have recently determined to see
for themselves the actual results of a practical experiment.
They have therefore betaken themselves to Carlisle, and
have carefully inspected the works now in operation in
that city, under tho superintendence of Mr Alexander
M'Dougall, for the utilisation of sewage. The result of
their inspection was highly favourable to the experiment,
and the general arrangement of Mr M'Dougall's works
secured their ready approval. The area irrigated is
about 60 acres, and the sewage is first deodorised and
disinfected by being mixed with carbolic acid and
lime water. Any deteriorating effects which herbage
grown on the soil thus irrigated might have experienced aro
completely obviated by the use of this fluid, and the el'eodo-
rizing element is even said to have a beneficial effect on the
health of the sheep that are put to graze on the land, having
a tendency to cure footrot. Tho five grasses, which in
other cases were sacrificed by the employment of sewage as
a manure, are proved by this new system to be preserved
unhurt—a result naturally of much importance to the cul-
tivator. The stock generally are found greatly to prefer
the irrigated land to the neighbouring meadows, a fact
easily accounted for by the increased luxuriance of the
grass. Mr M'Dougall reckons the produce of the irrigated
land to be four or five times as great as that of other parts.
According to the method followed, each part of the land is
irrigated three times a year, which is sufficient, from the
evidence of the owner, to raise its value to double the
former amount. The Board of Works were much gratified
by the result of their inspection, and having completed their
survey, pursued their route to Scotland. It is to bo hoped
that this practical evidence of what can be done in this
matter will rouse their slumbering energies, and bring for-
ward some well considered plan for carrying out, on an
enlarged scale, a change that promises to be of so much
public benefit.

TEMPLE BAR,—" The Doctor's Wife," as usual,
is the prominent feature of interest in this number.
It is not yet completed, but records some important
events. The fearful Mr Sleaford keeps his promise,
and all but kills the luckless Roland Lansdell,
while simple George Gilbert breathes his last. His
unattractive career reached its close in peace and quiet, and
if he was not distinguished in life, ho met death with more
composure than many who have led far more brilliant
Courses. Isabel's character becomes rapidly formed amid
the scenes of trial through which she passes, and the por-
traiture of her life which is hero presented is true to nature
in its lights and shades. " The Streets of the World," by
G. Sala, this time takes us to almost forbidden ground—the
city of St. Petersburg—the Balsokoi Morskaia, The chief
incident here chronicled is a very uncomfortable visit paid
to a grand General for the purpose of obtaining a passport.
This account does not tend to enhance very favourably any
opinion the reader may entertain of Russian courtesy and
good management. A very readable article is that entitled
"Military Occupations, Amusements, and Punishments."
It is written in a fair spirit, and whatever cause its stric-
tures may have to occasion umbrage among military autho-
rities generally, to the unbiassed and impartial reader they
will appear alike straightforward and well-timed. In the
first place, what can be more reprehensible than the want
of occupation which our soldiers have to endure. This is
a fruitful source of intemperance in itself, and yet
no one troubles him self to endeavour to rectify the
evil among the many martinets who are ready to deal
destruction to all who do not strictly conform to their most
trivial orders, and obey their punctilious regulations. The
"lash" is here very properly called " a standing disgrace
to our military code." It is stated that the only deterring
influence that this custom holds out, is to prevent young
men of a batter class frem entering the army, because they
very naturally shrink frcm a service where such a disgrace-
ful possibility hangs over them. 6• In nearly a quarter of a
century's experience wi,h soldiers, the writer has always,
and without a single exception, found flogging makes a
goo' man bad, and a bad man worse." It would be well if
due attention were paid to the suggestions of this article,
for it contains much matter that can bear reflection and
inquiry. The state of an army ought to be looked into in
a higher sense and a better spirit than it is, and truly is it
here affirmed, that " the theory of making soldiers anything
more than mere machines for parade or guard, of which
real care was to be taken in their leisure hours, is new in
England, the practice is still more so." May it not be said
without exaggerati n, that until this anomaly be put an
end to there will be a blot upon our military escutcheon
which nothing can efface. " Broken to Harness" and
"Paid in Full" both progress considerably this month. In
the former Kate Mellon is in great difficulty and meets with
a serious accident through incautious vehemence. In the
latter the plotter, Ledbitter, is himself plotted against, and
we may expect some startling events bells° the denouement.
"De Mortals " is a lively little sketch, which disposes of
many time-honoured measures in a manner that will raise
the direst wrath of old-fashioned persons, but nevertheless
with some show of reason. " The Queen's Necklace" is a
sketch of one of the most extraordinary things of its kind
that have ever taken place in the annals of court intrigue
or the records of high life scandals and mysteries. A very
clear account is here given, and many will be glad of this
opportunity to refresh their minds with a resume of events
which, trifling in themselves, led to important consequences,
the issues of which have not been fully worked out. It is
truly stated that " Here has it been said that the trial of the
necklace was the prologue to the Revelation." " Tripping
it Lightly" is an agreeable reminiscence of a cheap excur-
sion taken in defiance of the advice of those who looked on
money as everything, and sneered at one wise enough to
make the most of his means and of his time. "Not wisely
but too well" is the title of some verses that are nothing
particular in its style, and records the loves of one who can
inspire no sympathy for his trouble because he is wanting
in self-respect. "The Equinox" is a melancholy little
sketch of the stormy elements, which is appropriate at this
inclement season,

Armadale" is a new story com-
menced in this number.. It is very peculiar and
certainly original in its style, It is always a ven-
turesome undertaking when a tale commences in an
impressive manner, and it remains to be seen
it
this one will fufil its intentions, and redeem the
promise of its spring. Some of the characters met with are
sketched in a masterly style, The old Scotchman stands
out in a lifelike manner, with his doubts and his decision,
the wife of the sick man is excellently pourtrayed in her
jealous fears and her deep distress, and altogether we have
the prospect of an exciting and interesting tale before us.
"Middle-class Education in England.' refers to the train-
ing of girls, It contains some nett al hints in its general
survey and particular criticism, and no one can deny the
justice of some of the strictures met with as to the faulty
method of the teaching which is called education on the
principle of lucus non lucendo. After referring to the very
succ2ssful experiment made last year in applying tho Cam-
bridge examination to girls as well as boys, the writer ob-
serves chat with the knowledge and experience now gained
we may hope " to see principle and method introduced into
the chaos from which something like order is beginning to
arise, and even the next generation much better qualified
than the present or the last to justify and confirm the tra
ditional lofty and benign reputation of the womanhood of
England." "A itte-a-hie Social Science Discussion" is a
curious sketch that is amusingly told. " Wives and Daugh-
ters" is continued, and the "new 11i4a1024" in perspective

is a sad picture for poor Molly. Mrs Kirkpatrick doe
appoar very charming as a bride, and the fears of the 17:
little maiden are not ungroundless as such miegivh3g,B
trouble sometimes are. 'The Scottish Farm Labourer' le',
,
instructive sketch that brings before us some noticeable fe;
tures of its class, and mentions some glaring evils; ftiels6l
that the owners of the soil too often reverse the sentiow,
Lord Broughton. " I well know and esteem this rule ell
father's—rather build two cottages than su. ffer one
annihilated." "At; Rest" is a very pleasing poem. Ittto
simple and touching in its truthfulness, and the grief 4
is merged in hope and faith is thus fully expressed in 117

lines'•

I shall yet hear thy voice and see thy smile
In the bright morning when thou shalt awaken. ,10
Colonel Gordon's Exploits in China is an article that re 11
to momentous occurrences, and tells of what can be done"
spirit and enterprise.
MACMILLAN'S MA G A ZlNE.—Contrary to the Wu;
custom, Macmillan opens with an instalmept
fiction, and the twelfth part of the history of
Son of the Soil" is the first thing to greet
reader. Very eventful in the history of C°l;
Campbell does this chapter prove, leaving hill':
the fulfilment of one part of his Minter Lauderdale's rd
diction—betrothed to the gentle Alice, although 1)1;1
means having realised the other part of his propheci.'
falling in love, Mr Christie contributes an intereslYj
paper on the Cambridge " Apastles," a name seines"'
flippantly given to a conversazione society at the nil,
sity, which has numbered among its ranks of
ablest men of the day, including the Laureate, the silt!,
of " Friends in Council," and many a man of mark ill:
politics, and :letters. A paper on William Blake, VI)
pally culled from Mr Gilchrist's lire of him, sketches
brief but graphic outline the career of a strange 11
g fted man. Mr Dicey, it; a very sensible and teniper°,l
written article, conclusively disposes of the pretensio 4
the Brothers Davenport. He admits that he could :4
discover the mechanism by which the trick was eff;lct",
and even goes so far as to say that he does not entirely 'l',
claim all belief in spiritualism, but he very pertine9;
asks, 4, Was it more likely that I should be unable to d;
cover a trick of sleight of hand, or that a supernsfuo
operation should be performed at the price of ten gullies' ,
hour, lights included ?" "The Hillyars and the Doll
proceeds, and the good fortune which has long been davi%
on the Burton family culminates ',ll the patriarch a;
family becoming owaer of a desolate track of land contafolj
a rich copper mine. The fortunes of the Hillyars are 1,4°
flourishing, and it is difficult to unwind the thread of tfv:l
from the entangled web, which the author by the aged
of incoherent Sir George, crazy Lady Hillyar, and nays,
rious Samuel, thinks proper to weave. The article ;
" Claus Seidelin," a Danish apothecary of the last c"..,
tury, is full of curious and amusing anecdotes, and a Oro
entitled " About Trau, or What they do at Schwalbsello
gives a pleasant picture of those German baths whie 1180
been honoured this year by the presence of the Binlo°sl
LONDON SOCIETY.—The opening record o.F
experiences of " Miss Pink's First Season," ficiclB)l
place in this number, and many a fair belle of too
season may recal her own sentiments as a debut° 0,
while studying it. " Politeness, Insular and C:ig,
tinental," is a readable paper, showing how they 10``
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some things better in France, if others not so well. 01
Merchant Princes of England" are continued, and we
with a sketch of one whose career well deserves to be bid
in grateful recollection by Londoners, Sir Hugh Myddle 0
to whom we are indebted for the New River. Gefilidcf
Baths are seemingly in vogue, for we have a descriplo;ol
Baden-Baden, the elysium of gamesters. " Rose Wseto
and her Lovers" is a pleasant little tale, possessing
now rare recommendation of beginning and
under one cover;' and "Back and Front" gives an ellor
taining summary of poor Nathaniel Hawthorne'S °Ty
what crabbed criticism on England and the Englisil.
illustrations are, as usual, plentiful and life-like.
Or/
GOOD WORDS.—Mrs. Wood's interesting' 0
of " Oswald Gay" proceeds with rapidity, 11-flO6
seemingly nearing its conclusion. Poor Caicos
Cray is sinking under the misfortunes that 11;
come upon her, and a general. eclaircissen3ello,l
apparently approaching. The editor contributes an
swot
on the "Principles of Christian Toleration," which swot
careful reading; and Mr Plumptre gives us an acc°lld
the old age of the Prophet Isaiah. There is a very inter,s
ing paper by Isaac Taylor, entitled, "A Family reliole
which ho gives some details of the.literary labours ef '0 de
latives. The names of Jane Taylor and her sister Arco;
see vedly known and cherished wherever the ‘Originfti r d
have found their way, and where have they not 1-°'2/10/11
Their wide and enduring popularity sufficiently Prolflpe
intrinsic worth ; and, as the brother with honourab'eroo
observes, they have been instrumental in helping, °Ai,
the early training of two or three generations. An
woman abroad contributes as account of counlli 11 s
jor
Sweden. Mr Gosse proceeds with his "Year at the
and there severalclreaurervEß. p
otherart papersl.N
of vary s
eirnige
Series
interest;lfi.,6 •
well-conducted serial of a religious and: mote.). 0
meter, designed for family reading amono
middle classes. It has been established for 02:e
years ; but so many new competitors have recently
,:"0
peared on the scene, that it, has been thought desirable l'
improve it, and increase its general interest. The clePael
meet for young people is especially pleasant and attroc7o
and a highlysinteresting account of the Earlswood MY: of
comes under the head of "London, and its Lahltd
Love." " True to the End" is a story of domestic lf'°tietS
can scarcely fail to awaken the reader's attention, silcit"
are many miscellaneous papers of merit.
THE SUNDAY MAGAZINE.—This new ern
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which comes before us with the recommendat'%bo
Dr. Guthrie's editorship, contains many 11'1114 00,
and instrictive papers. The account of the laboursi'io ol
Bible women is especially interesting; and the
Blain Pascal" deserves to be bettor known to -1-'"
readers, tro set
LE FOLLET.—This "glass of Fashion" °la° oe
as usual, the costumes of the day to full advent foif
and exhibits likewise to the eager eyes of ittiotet
votaries the several designs for mantles and :004
wraps of various descriptions. Tales and peons are.he 'ft
to divert the reader from the more serious studies of oft;
of the toilette, and the usual attractions of le foillai
no way diminished.
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THE ECLECTIC has some interesting It Of
prominent among which
wemay notice a review
Babbage's " Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

;
an article on Marlette's discoveries in Egypt.
NEWTON'S LONDON JOURNAL has an arl'eleO00
the North London Industrial Exhibition, as well °("
°ita
on the recent explosion and on engineering w°11a:8
We find, of course, the customary record of Paten
improvements.

AN OIL ARISTOCRACY.—At on
time ra •fory
e
011,
poured its treasury into the lap of the irnP
city of the New World. The world then became all
uatii
upon the subject of gold discoveries. Great Britoil:1'7001
the fever, and, adopting American ingenuity O: ofi°,
opened the glittering caverns of Australia to the ef e'SG
poor and for the benefit of the English aristocrscl'OraG,'
will try to " strike ile" next. The California affeit°ol4:
had its day, its fashionable period. Other aristoorao' j3tr
lowed—codtish, blubber, anthracite, and shocidl:,oo/:1,
among all these, with all the fashion and luxury file'„d
command, the city of New York never before reee'ilf
present degree of prosperity and magnificence'
aristocracy has risen as with a wand of magic. retTo-00,-.
its name. It has given a lively impulse to fati-pOl'il
movements. It has added a glittering spur to fat/';°,ly ();(
development. It has brought some of the Oil' 0,1
Knickerbockers from their dusty desks and frofat olsi"
solid old mahogany sideboards to look with fold VA
smiles upon it. A new joy has been discovered, ifer,
New York rejoices. The equipages on the Va'll,l4„
never more dashing nor numerous. A day or fyiv'" 001'
the Park seemed like the dazzling panorama of an "It'd;
pageant, with nature and her sublime artist, DAD'
to touch the picture with their unaPPrl
tints. The stores were never better patronised
ay a~g
and costly goods. The opera was ()vr more gliidt
brilliant. The theatres never better patronised, fa°
Solo Shingle, The fancy stores, the superb eatgolitol
ments like that of lielmbold's, just above the Aletre be 410
never had more lucrative customers, The hotels vie;o3o "1j
more crowded, so that you have to order a room 0 ovi is a,/
advance
in order to secure a comfortable one. fact
'td P "Where does the money come from ? The :03'4
comes from the lavish exponditutes of the Petrol/say tPI
cr soy, whose advent has just been made, who aeepteliP,
best apartments in our best hotels, who are cgthad
upon the fascinating field of fashion, who have Pl' taPhe
wedding at which a million was given and a
and who are bestowing upon the people of New id ale 40,
treasures which a bounteous earth, richer in 111111" ere
than California or Australia has poured i
le Pr, Long live Petrolia I—Nevo York Herald.
WAR STEAMER FOR JAPAN.--The I\re-
er Oro
Times describes the trial trip of the steaill„T A
ra,
vette Fuseyama, a vessel which has been built "tiler la
York firm for the Government of Japan on all °Oa e'
eeived through the American Minister in JaPal3!:oel-050
the consent of the American Government. Tile:our- of'
is said to be capable of running 12} knots Ps' `"1- and Ate
has a capacity in coal bunkers for 300 tons of c°s sterna
consume from eight to ten tons per day
ing. Her armament consists of one 30-pounder
in pivot on the topgallant forecastle, two 30-ponn.,, ist
rifles in broadsides, one 100- pounder Parrott rif-lea, two 0
amidships, four 9-inch Dahlgrens in broadsidtotal' 01
pounders and two 12-pounders in broadoidede the 90'
Of
guns. The trial trip was very satisfactory,
is by this time on her way to Japan. 01013014°
TASMANIA.—The imports into the.
the
Opt
Tasmania last year amounted to £902,940, 11,1
to £999,511. The shipping entered inwari° 0
In tlao corogioa
tons, and outwards 110,143 tons.
acres of land were under cultivation, and f1;,,00,51
cattle was 20445, and the number of sheep

Is MONEY MARKET! B HARE MARKETS,
E
a v' AND ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS.
00 •
fef . 1 pn,,, Closing Business
Bid COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,
Share Railways. - --"' Prioe. done.
i_--------"'
of
fit! • 13.14. air., Vol., and Str. Val. all - -
01 There is very little alteration to notice in the et Blythe and Tyne. - -
D 4 st Bristol and Exeter
state of the money market, beyond a disposition on 83 45 81
100 1271 1281 1281 9
ost Caledonian
an - -
the part of thti mercantile public to negociate as 6° cork and Bandon
20 Cwall
10 Do A all 51 64
• few bills as pofisible, owing to the expectation of a A gets no di
_ -
lower minimuno rate at the Bank of England. to Do. B till6pc.pau.has all - -
been paid to B.
all 31 33
Three months' paper has been discounted at 81 per 50 Dublin A Belfast June.
0025 Duu..Perth,StAb. Juno. all 126
9117
cent, and securities having only a month or so to st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 v
let st illaeg. and S. Westem.,l 100 107 109
run as low as SI per cent. at Great Eastern, Ord. eta, 100
About £52,000 in gold was taken into the Bankst stock 1 100
50,6. 7 4_7641 45i 651 61
yesterday. et lalooEAttstAnolian st, 100
st GreatNorthof Scotland! 100 -
t d There was a further downward movement in the
ei,4 at i Gric)aotANsogru
110000 134; 113501
149 i
8}
501
foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon, more art;. et Do. B dom f 1 1
,ail 11°000 1820)
91311
ltl et Gt. b. an Ivv . o re an 761 51 61
cularly is the rates on Holland and France. et Great Westerr,Orig,inal 100 751 7 1
Oli , St I Do Sir Val gee. stoch, 100 - -
A The
,iy suspension has been announced of Messrs.
Jit st Do. South Wales 'CO - -
4'.l"are and Co., engaged in the woollen trade' c
1)1f with liabilities of 125,000. aft. Do. West Mid. --Oxioro 10u
Do Newport 100
V 5 st Do Hereford 100 2 :1140 11
yl, .---.931, '4lOl
alb Two O'CLOCK, 86
et L
Loudonan CaBhile
andt Blackwell'Yorkshire
110900 161401
(157141
617165/ 151
viti Sett L0u.,,:0u. Bcrihagth,t•an,AdS.DCoovaeart, 110000 173 g 5
_10;1_1.
..
ife uters
ite At the Paris Bourse this day, according to et Lou. & North Western, 100 1,155/ 11697 111)7741.61 k
st Lon. A So'.th Western, 100 u
telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were
t 18., ~
quoted 64f. 50c.; new account, 61f. 93c. Heavy, st Ban Shet fa Linoolo., 100 65_1 66_ 661 4
so Aaryport and Carlisle. I all
iill 121 Do 1 ehares . I all -
10 A decline of about 1 per cent. has taken place in st tietropolitan all 1;21 1131 1121 13
he st Midland
'fp° English Funds to-day, and there has been very st Do Binning. & Derby 100 031 105
0 little animation. The market is no doubt affected 50 laid. Gt. W. of Ireland all - -
all - -
1 P by sales to realise profits. as the position of mote- 25 Do. 4 shares
26 hid Kent -
04 lary affairs are very favourable. Consols are 89f, Ist North British
oi, for transfer, and 891 for the account. The New st Edin Perth, A Dundee 100 211 ISt
~
sc, Threes and Reduced are 873; t ; Exchequer Bills, 2est Stph.::Gats.teN.rEn.-pßurergaiosise 1 kOlOl. 4 108.... I±94i 1101 111 101
ctil st Do Leeds lOO (64 074
100 961 974 98 1
15s'
to 23' -la. ; and India 5 per Cents., 1051 106.
A heavy tone has also st Do York
st Do Carlisle.,.... - - 100 - -
)0 Foreign Marketbeen apparent in the 25 Do. Stook. A Darling. all 36 .3,7.
0f25 Do do 1855-58 l9 91 11)1 •
00 , and very little business has been 26 Do do 11.9,41
reported. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 72;
eSlodo. Consolides, 501 a ;st North London
Do New .....
I IC2 1181 123 0
V
,010 25i ili ; Greek, 221 1 ; 261
MeXican,
.i, 27; o. e , 4 - -
ant) Certificates, 14 Spanish Passive, 311 I; do. at
z,N.;.oratnhaSst.elvitro.rdjsulinicretion.:,
t) federate i ; Portuguese, 461 i ; and the Con- st Scottish Central
..... -
ft Soot Soot.E Aber. stooi,
, laaolloll 171361 3781 7 8
irio Loan, 581 591
g• st Do Mid. stook lOO - -
)1° Businessin
the Railway Share Market has con. 10 Shrews. and Welohpool all - -
Id tinned rather active, and prices have, in most in- st Shropshire Union
156, 5188
st South De-r0n............. 100
_3l
84 85 i
0 st South Eastern ........ 100 8
Great Stances, shown increased buoyancy. Caledonian, 20 staines,Wok.,andWok., all 8 9
yOV
Northern A Stock, and North Eastern
~, d (Berwick ;ot 'fair
DoVal.e . .............1 100 155
160
0
' 100 98 100
CO ) have each improved 108 and Great st Vale of Neath
)01111, Eastern, " st Vt atertord & Kilkenny 100 I- -
. ,Brighton, and Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln ss. at West Cornwall
01); - st W. Hartlepool IIar.AR llOOOO i 32-
3-1
he The Foreign I
change of importance.audColonial lines exhibit little
)501°
to It. aalCand Miscellaneous Shares are generally at BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
clO/ enhanced prices. City Bank have improved to Closing
111 112 ; Union of London to 521 ; Imperial Bank Shan Railwaya Paid. Price._ Business don,
0 to 32 ; Londony
01100 ttlantio &St LSViTCIIC. all 54 56
atnod
16ti; \Vestminster to 951 ; Hudson sk 1 torn.,BarodaA.Cent In, 10( 101/ 11;2! 102
30° BaY Compn_ Gu. 6 per Dent.. ••••-
941 to 41 5. and Egyptian Trading
all 49 6
j 201 inhale and Lake "Juror. 7B 2O Do. r. .shares... ...... 10 id. 15 ip
10 Do. Preference ••.• • •
IMITISIT 10k, - -
93ves Goyziti,,rm - PUXDS-ONE O'CLOCK, 00 1, p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187
Suffalo,Brant,AGodricl
I) 3 per Cent.
Console lir" FUNDS.
leilla uo Awon, .„.so s i5 1.0.
7
3 per (1„„,.--„L) Aov. 12 at lcutta.,tS.Eastu.(Lii! 100
1.0000 'l4°): do.do. Jjuutliye 1,1
11S8 10000 --9
Oil Nhiew a p-e7d3'oduced b9s 1 81 91
Wit ..eDw_ 2,5 per •Cent..
... a.n... ..... .... ..
......
874 i i 10.0 t
Demerara
n 7A
plo cpkeSre. riy itioun
102 -103
CV
3Coeynrt.s,, Jexapnu... 1873 875 i i itmk &Man. ttengal gu. ap. IUV
100 102 1(.3 1021 3
A n XitiPeesr, - stook 11;ast Indian. p. c
t°
Do for 30 - 0 Do. do. J Ext.. •• 5 -
2 0
stock ;rand Trunk of Can:to. 100 19 2
10/ e 6th Jan., 1880 -
yrs, expire sth April 1885 -
a_ll Do (Rod Sea Telegraph), Aug! 1908 - 1 0 Do. E 1 qctilliapr.aMe oCrpt.eßr ocnendts
all 83 92
89
100 Do. Ist fret. liouu.. ..ii 67
7dul 1
or quer Bills, Zl,OOO,
TO Exche Mhreh. June. 100 Do. do. deterred...... all 0
•s all 63 65
NO Do. 2d Pref. Bon, ..
Do 4 & 31 per Cent. 2 7
£SOO - all 55 57
Do•••••••
£lOO and £2OO ..
Bank England Stk, 51per Ct.
toll-
2375 IV
Do.1)0. 3ddo
.Id' icef. fe.
aif Do Account .. - 100 Do. 4th Pr e fr.srtitte.ke.k.. : •••
.• allaal
254861 361003 291 9
IndialN DUN GOVERNMENT SEcIIRITIES. 1038 103 21
)11116stook100 0 eino.dtp.deneitenr.Va..s.p....,,,.
160101
102
2
Stock, 105 per Cent., April 1874 215 20 Do. GILL 5 per can '.• 12 Pr 113
Of! Do Account so Do. New qua. sp. e.. • I pr 4p
-
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870
1051 6 teed 5 per sent. FA 99 100
11 g Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 guaranteed
A - stock Do. 41 per cent..... 100 - -
Do Certificates -
al Do Account stock Do. . , .... . ........ 2
84-
91
1
911 Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. - zo
lo i t
D. 109. .so.etwt; an..a.d. a.
............. &list
11511,
0°.,, Do 41 pet Cent. - 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 90 92
100 Jo. 51 p.c. do. '77-8.. •. all 77 pl.
~ I, Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent ... . - 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 t a
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 100
~,,,
Do 65 per Cent., May, 1879
stock Do. 41 p. a Extensiot ,100 93 05
1P(11' Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 - stook Dc. 4s d 0........ 100 88 90
OS. Do Bonds £l,OOO _i 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -
00' i Do ander £l,OOO ...... - -
CO
Oil 50 flelb. A Dobson's Bay. all 8
0 i FOREIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. 50 Newßrunswtok A Cand.
0°
Pj A ustrian Bonds, 6 per Cent -
Class .& and B.
I.ltl.C'dao po let 1 bdr 105 80 63
44°0 Soinde ...... - - . 100 1001 1004 :01
Brazilian 6 per Cent
852-58-60
stock Do. Delhi fr,_ (100 100 101
Do 45 per Cent., 1 _,
70 Do 1863,
0 et Do. Punjaub ...._ : 0 ...• : 1.6 10,1 101
re 0 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent - stock Do. Indus. St. Flog) 4."1,106 s 5 97
ore' Do Account.... • -
Chili= 6 per Cont. -
Do 41 per Cent
i 0 Colombian 6 per Cent - - British Columbia, 6 per
r, t
Cuba, 6 per Cent. - cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 100 - - •
IS ,Do 5 per Cent, 1864 - Do. do. 1883.... 100 ---
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 --- . ,li.(Jov.Gp.e.Ja. A.) ut.
SO'do Do 6 per Cent, 1864 - 1877-81 ...-......... re 96 98 98
,Sr Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - - Do. np. c. Feb. & At. 100 94 96
' - Do. ap.c. M ar. A Sept 100 93 96
bis Do, Provisonal Land Warrant. -
oty EgYptt•an 7 per dent.. - Do. sp. a Jan.&July. 10t 80 85
- Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 78 8:
I) 1/0, Second Issue
45
rDeeokLloo Bonds - - 'ape G.Elope, 8 p 0,187 100 104 106
00"4 - Do.Ap dt Oct. 1881, 100 tO4 106
iiir 5 per Cent , 1824-5, ex-Coupons -
i' ni - Do. 189, 100 If 5 107
f." I Do Account . - )o. Jan. A July. 1891. 100 107 104
, tllO Do Coupons - _;eylon, N0v.1868, 6p' 100 102 105
_Do Account - Do. 1878, do. 10n 119 112
106 utuatem , - Ifauritius 6 p.cent.lB73 00 102 105
, Etta 5 per Cent.
"0 1839 • -•-
It to and 1869 - Do. 1882 100 106 108
-
riol, biturEti,6 Paer Cent.(naremmana Railway) - - natal Gov. 6 per nt 100 402 IC4
Do Ae Per Cent . ... - i.B.Gov. 6 p.o. J .cent. 100 93 96
;0 °I cunt .............. - - 4. S.W. G ov. 6 p 3.,1&,' 100 97 99
27 - Do. sp. c.,1511 to It 7. 100 95 97 95
$0 6 Per Cent 1864 - Do. d0.,1888 Aupwd. 100 94 96 951
f tb. Ditto Seri i• Amglo-irench - OH' an
dZeald 6 p cent 100 100 lei 102
, of
1)0 French' 33 Paid
Gent2oc ..
- dis - \TOTS Scotia v. 6p. c
ire
New Granada, 5
Moorish I SeriP,pll:. 25f 20c.. - dis x d - sterling, 1875. lOO 96 93
- 4ueensland Gcv. 6p. c 100 10) 102
51°- ,Aus Gov. 6 p.0.1t68- 103 - -
Do 2
- per - Do. 176 & ukward L.. 100 106 108
~ tifh Do Df; Cent, . .
.., eterred _ .. - - V to.(loy. 6 p.c. J a•Ad tit) 100 - -
- Do. in 6 v.o. An.AOot.. 100 •011 1051 1051 1 1
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OM
f 14c
, iiol

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Brazilian 5 Por Cent
Cent., 1852-58-60
Do 41 per ;1863 B3
Buenos Ayres 6 per. Cent
Do Account....
Chili= 6 per Cent.
Do 41 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent
6 per Cent. .
Do 5 per Cent, 1864
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Do 6 per Cent, 1864
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do, Provisonal Land Warrant. —
1
Egyptian 7 per Cent.. 95 6 51
Do, Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds
blreek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons
Do Account
Do Coupons
Do Account
Guatemala. 5 per Cent
It ti
Do 1839 and 1859 tan 6
bc.,,xie_M _ per Lent.(naremmana Railway)
I er Cent
Do Aco colat
... - • ...
r Cent.
Do dupe
Ditto Scrip, £33 paid lio
m oorish It ;h Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c
- d-
is
x d
New Granada, erial
5 per Cent
Do 2 per Cent, .
Do Deferred ...
........
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 —
poniviDo do
an 41 per Cent Aug., 1866 ^
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)
D 0 41 per Cent. 1862 ..
81
Do Account
.
.., t Account....'
3
per Cent., 1853
483
Do Account
• •
DO3 per Cent
,1856, '7, '9, '6O;
.62;3.. 461
Do Account 461 13
Russian 5 per Cent 1822, St.
Do
Do Cent., d4l per 181'0
. •
1860
1)00
3 per Cent 1859
1) 6 per Cent, 1862
1 1)0 A.nglo-Dutch
Sar
Do Scrip, £55 paid -
Pm
dinian 5 per Cent
Do Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
1)0 Account
1)0 New Deferred • 4- 1
Do Account
Do Pas
311
Do Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
-Do Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent.
Do Scrip, £6O paid
Turkish ti per Cent. 1854 B9l
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
72 13
Do Account
72311
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 1863 ..
99
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.....
Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid
Venezuela 3 per Cant. ..

0 040
~tbe
:100,

5) Si

9 Si
680 600
t 1
521 (,71
224 234
0
741 77 $
104 116
41 41
6 8
151 161
1t 2
35 36
51 60
67 39
4 41
7 9
4 41
11 I 4
24
(0 70
17 19
11 2

3}

34 33
520 540
33 36
18 20
75 16

8 9
5 6
55 0
200 210

Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1864 ••
Dividends on the above payable in London
Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Es. 10 Florins.
Belgian 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Duteb.2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Do 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Rentea, 2 per Cent
TWO 0 O'CLOCK
Consols, Money B9l
Do Account...

511 i
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