The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-17 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

Mr. Dm,
en s appearance. Unknown hitherto to the
London world by name, unknown even under that
nom de plume of " The Son of Ebor," far-famed, we
are left to presume, throughout the north coun-
try, the writer of this poetical brochure is, at any
rate known to us Londoners in one capacity as a
‘Writer hanging on, as it were, by the very eye-
lashes to the skirts of a certain tenth sort of a muse,
asPiring some five years back very frequently to
soar into the empyrean of literature. His identity,
Inthis capacity, the writer of " The Harp " is him-
self the one to explain and to announce, and that,
moreover, with a perfectly manifest self-compla-
ncY• Not the lyrist of Warren's Blacking, we
WOuld premise—nor yet the one whose poet's eye
Was wout to roll in a fine phrenzy so very often of
Yore while chaunting the merits of the Messrs.
4'l°B", in Tailordom. No : neither of these literary
celebrities disclose themselves to view, at last
ja the person of Mr. Dawson. He himself tells
Cs With evident pride, however, who it is that is
addressing us at length in his own name. " The
author of this
poem," he says,
4( being the adver-
ttsemerit clerk to the late Mr, Robins, the eminent
auctioneer, in that capacity he had frequent oppor-
tunities of indulging in the descriptive and the
beautiful," Now, at last, we may indeed compre-
ht-nd the reliance Mr. Dawson has upon his
°Wo Capacity. And we can no longer
Wonder to find him articulating such
lofty aspirations in regard to the success
awaiting his present poem, when he candidly
avows his cherished hope and belief in regard to
this effusion of his poetic genius, that—Tesso,
Ccethe, Shakspere, Virgil, could hardly wish fcr
more--« The general reader will find sufficiett to
Please, the poet sufficient to dream over, the painter
to illustrate his canvas with, and the sculptor to
immortalise in statuary." Modest hopes, these,
truly ! Other visionaries there are, with straws
in their hair, who, as Mr. Dawson believes himself
to be a poet, imagine themselves to be Kings
Wearing golden crowns and wielding jewelled
sceptres. To innocent dreamers like these, the
dissipation of such very harmless hallincinations
,Ware, we cannot but think, a very questionable
gladness indeed.

13radshaw's Handbook to the Tyrol. 12m0., pp. 48.

W. J. Adams.
capital little pocket handbo;k, illustrated not
11erely,,,, with number of pretty vignettes, but with
What is of far more use to the traveller, especially to
t"
:a Pedestrian, a variety of outline maps or tracings
Gl'olites, has just now been issned from Bradshaw's
Inide.office, 59, Fleet-street, as a Handbook to the
jr°l and Vorarlberg. Its appearance is very
as"ahie ; its getting up is precisely what it should
; its accur Icy, so far as we have tested it, seems
it() be highly commendable. It is worthy of being,
It is tolerably certain to be, many a Tyrolese
Ts
(jurist's constant and carefully cherished cotn-
Pitnion.

q° North British Review. No. LXXVII.
T. and T. Clark, Edinburgh.
of Some few years ago several new quarterly re-
e,WB suddenly appeared upon the field which had
a u3og besn left in almost undisputed possession to
'Wo or three standard favourites. Some of these
Were
Publications of undoubted merit, and promi-
nent among them was the North British Review,
'which at once assumed a position which it has never
Since failed to maintain. The character and style
°f its articles rank it at once the best of its class,
and the reader of cultivated taste and literary inte-
rests can always be certain of finding more than
°las article to engage his special attention. The
number before us is no exception to the rule, since
While it by no means neglects the questions of the
hour, it has several essays of that character which
44 supposed to be more especially becoming a quar-
terly review. The essay on Thomas de Quincey is
one of these. It is evidently from the pen of one
familiar with his writings, who is keenly alive to
their merits, though not insensible to their faults.
The works of this accomplished author will always
be held in high esteem by a select few, although they
bill never be popular with the unthinking many.
So highly does his present critic esteem him that
he ranks him among the first hundred of the
World's best authors. This is an extreme verdict,
although he cites passages of marvellous power and
°riginality of thought to confirm it. The wild and
strs
!ifiy
eevicissitudes of De Quincey's early career
andth vividly sketched. His sufferings at
e e
time of his sojourn in London are not altogether
comprehensible, seeing that his worldly prospects
Were
by
no means contemptible. Yet his wants
Vere real and pressing. "He drank to the dregs
f that bitterness which it is to be homeless, friend-
es; foodless, in that wilderness of life, wealth, and
human habitations. The gnawings of hunger, the
torments of the money-lenders, the pangs of a proud
:1131rit preyed on him for months of famishing days
a shivering nights." Those who are not familiar
'With the works of this great English writer will
ljtr°,B,siblY be directed to his pages by the glowing
Bute here paid him; and those who are will turn
to'
his writings with renewed interest. "In
time," says the critic, " when we have so
'loch
(lo sham brilliancy and false vivacity,
udly liveliness and forcible feebleness
When the penny-a-liner sits in the high places of
erature,—we turn to these books with a pleasant
!rise of relief. We are heartily sick of the smell
Cockneydom ; its slang and smartness; its know-
ingness and insincerity, and find it delightful to
renew acquaintance with the sty le of a writer who
Is not smart nor fast, but always an English gentle-
Man, with a stately touch of the school in which
Manners are a sort of surface Christianity." The
essay which follows is also biographical, though it
treats of 8 very different man, one of the leaders of
the world of action instead of that of thought—Henry
St. John, Lord Bolingbroke. To the abilities of this
remarkable man the writer renders full justice,
according him, too, more than the common measure
°t Moral approbation. The outline of his political
career—the history of the one great achievement
Which has immortalised his name, while it ruined
his fortunes, is well told. Of his qualities as an
?Ivor we have this account :—" Possessing that
Instinct which enables a speaker to bring himself
into sympathy with his audience, skilful in detect-
ing the weak points of an adversary's argument,
skilful in concealing the weak points of his own,ready,
adroit, intrepid, St. John was by his constitution a
parliamentary debater. And to these gifts he added
others scarcely less essential—a finished delivery, a
ffJrvid eloquence, a curious felicity of expres-
Aion ; above all, a capacity for prolonged and
trenchant invective. He could rebuke, and he could
ridicule, • He was passionate, and he was ironical.
Ilia scorn tempered his passion, and his passion
Rave a glow to his scorn. He became a power in
Bt. Stephen's before he had been a year within its
Rails." After this interesting memory of a bygone
'age, We are suddenly recalled to the practical neces-
sities of the present, by a paper on the "Educa
tion and. Management of the Imbecile." Recent ex-
perience has shown how very greatly the condition
of these unfortunate creatures may be ameliorated
and their powers developed by kind and judicious
treatment. The asylum at Earlswood has in many
eases the most astonishing results, as in the instance
of a Pupil who left last year, and now supports
himself in lodgings. Society is deeply concerned
ibn any such question, and the facts which are
:ought before the reader in this article demonstrate
the necessity that exists for such institutions in most
convincing mariner.
Among the remaining con-
tents are papers
.oa Mor
'Which are well Worth monism and Spiritualism,
y f
the day of attention, besides others
on the political topica o.

The Bose, the Shamrock., and the T •
hzstle 11T.agazine,
Caledonian Press.
This serial especially deserves attention from the
fact of its being published at the Caledonian Pre.s,
one of those establishments recently set on foot for
the encouragement of female labour. It is also
worthy of regard from the character of its contents,
which are copious and varied, and in every point
of view We wish it a continuance of that popular
favour
Which it has hitherto enjoyed.

This ,er. Weldon's Register.
then, b 141 has many excellent papers,, among
by Ar eloint7 an essay on the invention of 1-r1
.g
eli-e4e°ll lerravn, and an article on l'°ster

famous essay on the Improvement of Time. The
criticisms are also just and discriminating, giving
liberal extracts from books worthy of commenda-
tion. A cordial welcome is given to the new
poetess, Miss Ingelow; and Miss Yonge's excellent
" History of Christian Names" receives a most
favourable notice. This magazine, though very
unpretending, is worthy to rank with older and
more established competitors.

The Chess Player's Magazine. 0 wen, 67, Strand,
The lovers of this stately old pastime have now a
serial of their own entirely devoted to the conside-
ration of the matters connected with chess. We
have chess in Germany, in the Birman Empire, in
London, in the provinces, duly reported and dilated
on, besides solutions to problems, lessons for be-
ginners, and answers to correspondents, so that the
chess-player is well supplied.

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

With the exception of some first-class bills
having been negotiated at 31 per cent., the money
market today exhibits no feature of novelty, the
ordinary inquiries being numerous, and the quo-
tations firm.
A special meeting of the shareholders of the
Oriental Inland Steam Company was held to-day
for the purpose of considering the propriety of re-
moving Mr. Bourne from the offices of managing
director and ordinary director of the company.
Colonel Grimes occupied the chair, and read a very
long statement, in which certain charges were pre-
ferred against Mr. Bourne, who, in reply, had also
published a minute of the affairs of the company,
rebutting the allegations made against him. [The
meeting had not terminated when this report had
left.]
Since the date when the last Gazette return was
published the total amount of gold sent into the
Bank of England has represented £208,000.
About £54,000 was taken there yesterday.
The Anglesey from Port Philip has arrived this
morning with £145,120.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day are in round figures as under :

1863. 1862.
Great Western £65,045 £68,127
North-Western 101,576 100,568
South-Western
Brighton
Midland 45,971 44,763
South-Eastern 28,599 29,279
Great Northern
i.ancashire and Yorkshire..
Bristol and Exeter
North Eastern
Great Eastern
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 16,223 14,995
North British
Edinburgh and Glasgow
These returns, compared with the same period last
year, are, with a few exceptions, of a favourable cha-
rac,et. On tho South VV este:n there is an increase of
£1,008; the Midland of £1,208; the Gree.tNorthern of
£1,191; the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £1,210;
the North Eastern of £3,060 ; the Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincoln of £1,228; the North British of
1.923 ; and the Edinburgh and Glasgow of £544.
The Great Western, however, shows a decrease of
£3,082 ; the South Western of £1,235 ; the
Brighton of £3,432 ; the South Eastern of £6BO ;
and the Great Eastern of £2B.

The biddings for 30,00,000 rupees (X 300,000)
in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank
of England. The proportions allotted were, to Cal-
cutta 16,35,000 rupees, to Bombay 12,00,000 rupees,
and to Madras 16,50,000 rupees. The Minh:BUIL
price was declared to be is. 110. per rupee on Cal-
cutta and Madras, and ls. llad. on Bombay, being
a reduction of id. in the case of Madras, The ap-
plications within the limits amounted to 223 lacs.
Tenders on Calcutta at ls. Had. will receive about
6 per cent. on •Bombay at 25., about 87 per cent.
All above these prices, and all tenders on Madras
will receive in full.

Two O'CLOCK.

To-day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the
French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. sc. Heavy
—many offers.
As was fully anticipated, the Bank of England
has at their meeting today made no alteration in
their discount negotiations:
The Funds are a trifle better than they were at
the close of business yesterday afternoon. A few
purchases have taken place, and Consols are 93-1,
for transfer, and 934 for the Bth proximo. The
market, though somewhat firmer, is still remark-
ably dull. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities
are 92 1 ; and Exchequer Bills par.; India 5 per
CentE. uontinue steady at 1081 4 ; the Enfaced
4 per Cents. 981 ; the Debentures, 1004 ; and the
Bonds, 17s. to 20s. prem.
There has been a general upward movement in
the value of Foreign Securities, and business is
rather active. Turkish 6 pet Cents., 1858, are 70-1 ;
do., 1862, 711 ; do., Consolides, 53a R ; Mexican,
44-1 a ; Greek, 38:1; do., Coupons, 181 ; Spanish
Passive, 363371 ; do., Internal, 312 321 ; do., Cer-
tificates, 14a Pqrtuguese, 491; Peruvian, 881 4 ;
Russian, 931 ; Venezuelan, 591 4 ; Italian, 72-a
73 ; do., Marecomarka Railway Loan, 801 4 ; and
the Confederate Loan, 26 to 24 discount.

In the Railway Share Market the dealings have
been rather limited, but prices have in most in-
stances slightly improved. NorthWestern,Brighton,
South Western, Midland, and South Eastern have
each advanced 55., while Metropolitan have receded
10s., and North Eastern (Berwick), ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained
without any material change in value.
Bank shares, in several instances, show a slight
improvement. London and Brazilian have advanced
to 54 ; Union of London, to 391; 40; Union of
Australia, to 55k.
In the Miscellaneous market General Credit shares
have improved to 41 ; Hudson Bay Co., to 91 6 ;
and London Financial, to 131 9.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93a
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 3f per Cent. Annuities
New 24 per Cent. Annuities
5 per Cent. Annuities
kunuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908.
India Stock
Ditto 5 pel Cent lOB/
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent 9B
Ditto 5 per Cent
Oitto 5i per Cent
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863
Ditto ditto April, 1864
Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100/
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Ditto under £l,000
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account, Oct. 8. •
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent —
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent —
Ditto £.500
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 6 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859.....-
Ditto 1843
Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
'hilian 6 per Cent.
Ditto 4f per Cent.
Egyptian 7 per Cent .
Ditto, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 3B
Ditto Account 3Bl a I

Ditto Coupons lB/ 1 19
Ditto Account
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 801 ±
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent
New Granada
Ditto 2 per Cent. 44.....1611 3i 4i 3,1 4.
321 2
Ditto Deferred
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)
Peruvian 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account _—
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1862 1862 .. :To 4.
.
Ditto Account . ........... •• • • --* -
Portuguese 3 per Cent.,
. -
, 1853 . ..
Ditto Account,. -
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, 'l, '9, '6O, 62..
Ditto Account 49i
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St -
Ditto 41 per Cent 1850..
... .
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 ..
931 i I
Sardinian 5 per Cent —
Ditto Account B9
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account .........
Ditto New Deferred .
Ditto Account 4B/
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Ditto Account l4i 1 15 14a / I
rurkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account..
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account
Dittc, £lOO Bonds
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account 74
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd. 1 dis
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. .....
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 251. .. _
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ......,
French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25P
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1851, Ex. 25 francs 72b 3
Ditto Account .......
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money ........ 931 i
Ditto Account ~..tt,r,e tvP, so . 931 1