The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-11 00:00:00

A NOBLE ATLAS.

The ratnily Atlas. Constructed by eminent Geo-
graphers, under the superintendence of the
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Containing Eighty Maps. Stanford.

In the present age of general discovery and in-
vestigation, the possession of atlases and books of
reference becomes an almost universal necessity,
and the peculiar accuracy and fidelity of
those works are more than ever matters of
very essential importance. "A little learning" is,
proverbially, " a dangerous thing," and insufficient
or perhaps erroneous information is an evil of very
serious consequence. Several new Atlases, and
new editions of old Atlases, have recently been
published to meet the growing necessities of the
times. Amongst them one of the very best has been
issued by Mr. Stanford, being the Useful Know-
ledge Society's Family Atlas, corrected to the latest
date. This very excalleat and valuable publication
contains no less than 80 maps, beautifully en-
graved, with a very admirable geological map of
England, by Sir Roderick I. Murchison, F.R.S.
(whose name is given, by a curious ellipse on the
title-page, as simply Sir I. Murchison), and six
celestial maps, or star maps, representing the
two solstices, the two equinoxes, and the two poles,
these six maps having been designed for the Useful
Knowledge Society by Sir John Lubbock, Bart.
'the maps of Paris and London are corrected almost
to the present day, while the old map of France,
divided into proviuces, is also given—amap, this last,
so useful for reference to the student of history and
even to the reader of romance. The map of Italy
represents that country as an United Kingdom, but
it defines also the ancient landmarks. The track of
the Peninsula and Oriental steamers to Calcutta and
Hong Kong is very carefully traced out. The
map of India is excellent, the railway routes being
all clearly marked down, whether already completed
or only as yet projected. Ancient Palestine is the
subject of one very interesting plate, while another
delineates the Palestine of to-day, to which is added
a plan of Jerusalem. All the new French settle-
ments at the mouth of the Camboja are fully given,
and another map comprises the British Provinces
beyond the Ganges, Arracan, Pegu, Penang, and
Tenasserim. In addition to this we have a distinct
map of the Malay archipelago, and a very useful
series of plans of all the chief islands and groups in
the Indian Ocean. Among these are the Nicobar
and Andaman Islands, which latter will be regarded
with peculiar attention by all who have perused Dr.
Monatt's very interesting revelations. There are also
the Mauritius and Bourbon, as• well as a map of
Madagascar. A separate map of the Japanese islands
deserves particular notice : in it the ports already
opened to our merchants are all clearly marked, as
well as those which are to be opened later on. The
recent discoveries in Africa, again, are most elabo-
rately and carefully defined. A new map of the
Empire of Morocco, with a plan of the city of
Morocco, are welcome additions at the present mo-
ment. The map of North America represents the
States as still United States. British Columbia and
Vancouver's Island, with the rival boundary lines of
San Juan, are fully given, as is also a very admirable
chart of all the Polynesian groups. The track of
Burke's expedition across Australia will be fol
lowed with interest; it is minutely defined. In fact,
it is impossible to praise too highly the great care
snd the extraordinary elaboration of detail visible
throughout the entire Atlas, Nothing could
by possibility, as it appears to us, be more
distinct and yet more delicate in the man
net of its manipulation than the touch of the
graver as everywhere applied to these eighty
beautiful engravings. The minute lettering is
wonderfully clear, although occasionally approach-
ing in the more crowded pages, to the microscopic.
The refined hair-like lines of the rivers, with those,
yet more refined still, of their numerous tributary
streams, it would be hardly possible to excel in
their combination of precision with unobtrusiveness.
Not a map in the volume before us is in any por-
tion of it confused or jumbled in the smallest par-
ticular. And the merit of this transparency, so to
speak, of the web- work of outlines—sprinkled over
plentifully with the explanatory lettering of the
names of places, continents, countries, provinces,
watercourses, mountain ranges, isthmuses, promon-
tories, cities, towns, et cetera—we ought hero par-
ticularly to add, is enhanced in its effect by the
exquisite and, so far as our knowledge of other
atlases, enables us to judge, the very unusual soft-
ness of the colouring. As in a skilfully mixed
saled, with its suspicion of shalot, its hint of such
another ingredient, its faint idea of this or that
highly-appetizing flavour—each map here is, one
might really observe, touched into chromatic beauty
by a notion, let us say, not of red but of pink, by a
dim suggestion not of saffron, but of a most deli-
cate tinge of primrose, or by a vague conjecture,
so to speak, not of blue, but of the very faintest lilac
tincture. The greenish hue, but doubtfully dis-
cernible at the deepest as a hue, along the various
coastlines, pales off imperceptibly into the whiteness
of the excellent paper (almost cardboard) upon
which all these maps are printed. As to the scale
upon which each map has been drawn, it
is adhered to, in each instance, with mathematical
precision in all the proportions of distances de-
pendent upon it. Not an instance has yet fallen
under our notice throughout the whole atlas in
which there is any indication of blurring or indis-
tinctness. The engraver, the printer, and the colour-
ist, each in succession, has acquitted himself admi-
rably well in carrying out the scheme of the various
eminent geographers whose energies have been de-
voted, with such uniform and harmonious ability, to
the fabrication of an Atlas worthy of appearing,
as this does avowedly, not only with the Useful
Knowledge Society's approval and sanction, but
under its direct and immediate superintendence.
Amongst all the eighty maps in the volume, the
geological map, Sir Roderick Murchison's map, is
the most gorgeous in its colouring, as if to mark
out the more unmistakeably the broad distinctive
lines of demarcation betweea the various geological
formations. Among all the eighty maps comprised
within the substantial covers of this noble Atlas,
moreover, the one solitary folding map is the very
last of all, namely, the one giving within it a com-
prehensive plan of our own gigantic metropolis. To
add to the convenience of the work as a book of
reference, it is cut and lettered on the margin
like an office book, do that any map can be found
at a moment's notice without our having to turn over
the whole world in search of it. The cheapness of
price for which, among other things, the volume is
so very remarkable, places this valuable Atlas
within reach of the many. It is calculated to form
a most useful addition to every home and school
library.

THE WEATHER AT SHIELDS, Wednesday Night.
—The weather in the counties of Durham and North-
umberland has been extremely fine to-day, warm and
sunny, with a brisk breeze from the west. The farmers
in these counties have been actively engaged in leading
home their corn crops from the fields, or in reaping that
which was left standing at the time that the recent
rains came on. The night is bright and starlight, with
every prospect of settled weather. On Monday moat per-
sons connected with agriculture were almost desponding of
the corn crops being ingathered in a sound state. The de-
lightful change in the weather, however, if it continues, of
which there is every hope that it will, will afford the far-
mers who are sharp enough to embrace it a fair opportunity
of stacking their crops in a tolerably good state.
The Court of A.BIZeS cf the Haute-Loire has just
tried a young
man, named Sappet, on a charge of
wilfully wounding
his wife's father M. Mandelly,
upholsterer, residing at Le Puy, by discharging a
,
jealous and suspicious temper, pistol at
him. It was stated in Court that the prisoner, a man etper, married Mlle. Mandelly
on
the Bth April last, and though himself a jeweller by trade, it
was arranged that he should become a partner in his father-
in-law's business, and live in the same house. The marriage
proved a most unhappy one, and constant quarrels took
place
.between the young couple. During one of these
scenes Mandelly happened to enter the room, and the
prisoner discharged a pistol at him, inflicting a slight
wound on the cheek. The prisoner instantly afterwards
discharged another pistol at himself, but the ball merely
grazed his ribs without doing much injury. The prisoner
did not deny that he had flied the shot which struck M.
Mandelly, but declared he had no murderous intention, and
was at the time so excited that he knew not what he was
doing, He had loaded the. pistols with the intention of
committing suicide. His father-in-law had never inter-
fered between him and his wife, and ho had no animosity
against him. The jury, taking a favourable view of the
case, brought in a verdict of not guilty, and the Court or-
dered the pr:scmer's immediate digclArge,

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MONEY HARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCIC.
A little easier feeling is exhibited in the general
discount market, where some exceptional transac.
tions have again been recorded at 31 per cent. The
demand continues moderate, but a large amount of
the business is still taken to the Bank of England,
Where the mercantile community are enabled to ob-
tain accommodation on nearly equal terms to that
conceded by the private firms and joint-stock banks.
The Bank of England return, compiled to Wed-
nesday last, is of a rather favourable character. The
bullion, it is true, has been slightly diminished, but
a decrease is shown to have taken place in the other
securities, the reserve of notes has been augmented,
and the active circulation curtailed. Annexed is
our usual analysis:—
Active Circulation ..
L 20,926,300
Bullion 15 Decrease .. • • • • .. 264,315
.. • • ,345,488
• • ••
148,731
Decrease .. • • • • • • 3 711 334
Rest .. •• • • • •• •,
37,147
Increase .. • • • • • •
Public Deposits • • • • 659975402
179,220
Increase .. • • • • • •
r
Other Deposits.. 12,909,484
Decrease .• 352,023
Seven Day and other Bills 720,511
Decrease • • • • • • .. 9,569
Government Securities .. 11,091,284
No alteration.
Other Securities .. 18,731,259
Decrease • • • • • • . 260,841
Notes Unemployed .. .. 8,258,730
Increase .. 65,465
About £117,000 in gold was taken into the Bank
yesterday.

Daring the last few days there has not been
much animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro-
duce Markets. Operations in tea have been de-
ferred until the public sales, which commence on
Tuesday next. Coffee and cocoa have been in
limited favour without change to record in prices.
Sugar has in some instances been rather dearer,
while rice, cocoa, and fruit have been depressed.
Tallow has continued in moderate request, and
prices have tended upwards for both present and
forward delivery.

Two o'CLocs,

At Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were
69f. Firm.

The monthly return of the Bank of France just
issued shows a curtailment of £790,000 in the bills
discounted, of £406,666 in the advances on stocks
and shares, and of £984,000 in the current accounts.
On the other hand, the bullion has been augmented
by £525,000, and the total of bank notes to
4:260,000
In the Market for the English Funds business
bag continued very dull, active speculation being
avoided. Consols are 931 for money, and 93,4
for account. The Naw Threes and Reduced An-
nuities are 92 1 ; Exchequer Bills, par to 3s. prem. ;
India 5 per Cent., 108/ .2; and the Enfaced 5 per
Cents. 10Th
Some of the principal Foreign Securities have
tended upwards and a good business has been
transacted. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 701 a;
do., 1862, 71/ ; do., Chnsolides, 531 4 ; Greek
have risen to 384; do., Coupons, 184 ; Mexican,
42-1,- I; Spanish Passive, 35/ 36; do., Certificates,
134; Internal Passive, 291 I; Portuguese, 49i 50;
Russian 93/ ; Italian, 72/ 73; Egyptian, 102.1 ;
and the Confederate Loan has receded to 31 to
29 dis.

Business in the Railway Share Market has been
again very dull, and prices have slightly receded.
North Western and Great Eastern have declined
55., South Western 103., and London and Brighton
155., while North-Eastern (Berwick), have im-
proved 10s.

The Foreign and Colonial lines continue inactive,
without any material variation in values.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are, in several in-
stances, at slightly reduced quotations. Alliance
of London and Liverpool have receded to 39/
Hindostan, China, and Japan to 254 ; Crystal
Palace Stock to 39. International Financial Shares
are quoted 103- e ; General Credit and Finance, 4;
and Joint Stock Discount Company 61.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
rank Stock Shut.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93g k
New
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
3f k per Cent. Annuities
N, ew 24 per Cent. Annuities —
0 per Cent. Annuities
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 —
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 —
India Stock
Ditto 5 pet Cent loBa a
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 9Bk
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 5f per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864

. .
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO —
Ditto under £l.OOO —
Bank Stock for Account ••••
Consols for Account, Oct. 8 o3a i
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Cent 3 pm par
Ditto £SOO
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 1859

Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 1843
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-68-60
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent .
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Chilion 6 per Cent —
Ditto 4f per Cent. ..
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825 —
Dutch, 2f per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders
quador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent l6l
Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant n
Egyptian 7 per Cent lO2l
Ditto, Second Issue .. 1011 1
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons..
Ditto Account 371 S
Ditto Coupons —
Ditto Account lBl I 1
Italian 6 per Cent.(Maremmane. Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 42a 1 il-, i
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent. ..
Ditto Deferred —
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Peruvian 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account BBl 9
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account....
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 —
1 1 1
Ditto Account 491
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 93i
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850.
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. 59
1
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
93a i
89
Sardinian 6 per Cent ..
Ditto Account .. 89
Spanish 3 per Cent .................. —.... 6
Ditto Account ............ bit
Ditto New Deferred
_Ditto Account -"•
Ditto Passive
1 i I
Ditto Account 135
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 131
Ditto Account.. 951 5
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account.. .
iDD)iii
ttitt
Ditto
00 ,
A 6 £ci i:
per Cent.
nc
ißteo a,
8.
6. i
7,01 I i
Ditto 6 per Cent ..
......
Ditto Guaratteed, 4
Venezuela
vpci
dceore
Accountupnendeertsn. Cot. .
ne: :it:
.6:7.. .
above. . . .
.4er C.
. .
.11. . . . 91
1.
. . 1 t... 1..
......
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=77:4 1 t
EttuottooDA6i
Belgian. 41 per P .p.a.y.eYfe .in tndon.
Dutch
Di tt 024 per. Cent.,e —n
et
1 1 tc—.4elrEt'ilfil.c2a2Gtseufsi l _....
French Rentes?,,, 3ltalian per: Cent., Ex. 25f —
Ditto sperent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs --
Account 73 21
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols AI
Di ' oney .. 93a I
Ditto Account

Ilverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
ETS'l,lle,B the week, 132,920 bales, including 58,040
13,7%0'411,1°4 and 19,190 for export. Actual export,2s
Mobile,-1214e:. Quotations—Middling Orleans,
I:
lerah,nl; Upland 241; ; estimated fair Dho
; tbg t • ' t a 207,600 bales.
Por23 ts gYptian, 20
.
e , 37,371 bales. Surat, 121 to
Sales t~.
Ton 143014 10,000 bales. Market

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