The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-16 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 1863.

MARKETS--This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The trade for English wheat in the country markets,
held op Saturday, ruled firm, and, in some instances, selected
parcels changed hands at rather more money. Malting
barley was in steady request, at full quotations. The oat
trade was moderately active, and prices were well supported.
Flour changed hands to a fair extent, at quite previous
rates.
On the Continent the wheat trade is firm, and most de-
scriptions of spring corn command former prices. Advices
from New York report no improvement in the export de-
mand for wheat, flour, or maize.
There were increased arrivals of English grain up to our
market last week. The imports from abroad amounted to
20,378 quarters of wheat, 11,878 barley, 31,398 oats, 480
rye, 1,946 beans, 582 peas, 1,629 tares, 10,924 linseed,
7,914 oilseeds, 11,844 maize, 220 sundry seeds-216 sacks
and 6,179 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to Mark. lane,to-day, the arrivals of home-grown
wheat were very moderate, and a considerable proportion
of the supply was received in but middling condition. For
good and fine produce there was a steady demand, and
nearly the whole was disposed of at the full prices current
on Monday last. Inferior qualities, however, sold heavily,
and the whole of the supply was not disposed of at the close
of business, although it was freely offered, at previous quo-
tations.

There was a fair average show of samples of foreign wheat
on the stands. Most descriptions changed hands to a mode •
rate extent, but the trade, generally speaking, was less ac-
tive than on Friday last. The prices realised exhibited no
alteration from those current this day se'nnight.

Floating cargoes of wheat were in moderate request at
full quotations.

Maize ruled firm, and other kinds of grain afloat sup-
ported former rates.

The supply both of English and foreign barley was mode-
rately large, good and fine malting qualities were in steady
request at extrema to, in some instances, slightly enhanced
rates. Inferior malting parcels, including grinding and
distilling produce, moved off slowly at previous currencies.
The malt trade was steady, most qualities being in fair
average request, at full prices. _ _ .

_ .
With oats the market was moderately supplied. On the
whole the demand ruled steady, and in some instances good
and fine corn changed hands at 6d. per quarter more money
than on Monday last.
The supply of beans was moderate and the demand ruled
inactive on former terms. .

Peas moved off slowly, yet no change took place in their
value. The show of samples was by no means extensive.
With barrel flour, the market was but moderately sup-
plied. The demand ruled steady st 21s. Gd. for extra stale
and at 22a. 6d. for superior marks. Town and country
made qualities were in fair average request, at late quota-
tions.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE,
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 393 to 443
Ditto, old
Ditto, white, 1863 435 488
Ditto, old 4OB 48a
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 405 448
Ditto, 1863
Talavera,
Rye— 32s 338
Barley— Grinding
Malting 2BB 393
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 665
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6OB 663
Chevalier 668 688
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding lB5 223
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black lss 228
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding l9B 22a
Beans—Tick 3os 31s
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 3os
Stockton and N0rf01k.............. 27s 293
American, per barrel l7s 24s

somewhat less active, yet the opening advance in the quota
tions has been well supported, The large supply of Cape
produce offering at these sales—viz., 31,000 bales—has not
attracted the attention of American buyers. Up to the
present time nearly 30,000 bales have been disposed of.
Good Australian clothing wool has realised is 10Id to 2s 7d ;
ditto combing, is lid to 2s 6d ; ditto greasy, is ld to is 4d ;
good Cape, is lid to 2s; medium ditto, is 5d to is 7d; and
and greasy, 10d to Ilid per lb. The amount of business
passing in English wool by private contract is only mode-
rate. The recent improvement in the currency, however,
is well maintained. The import into London last week was
confined to 603 bales from Port Philip, and to a few small
parcels from continental ports.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A WOMAN CHARGED WITH A MURDEROUS ASSAULT
ON A Boy.—Ann Connor, hawker, was charged before Mr.
Selfe with the following savage assault on a little boy
named Alfred Fisher, son of Mr. Fisher, a fishmonger in
Oxford Market.

A certificate signed by the house surgeon of the Middle-
sex Hospital (Mr. G. E. Pyle) was handed to Mr. Selfe to
the effect that the boy in consequence of his injuries was
unable to attend the court.

Charles Player, 309 A, said—On Saturday evening about
half-past 8 I saw a large crowd assembled at the end of
Itathbone-place, in Oxford-street, The prisoner was being
detained by some gentlemen who told me that she had
seized a little boy by the throat, thrown him down, and
then held him on the ground by his throat. I picked up
the boy, and he at first said he was not much hurt, but
afterwards fainted, and on examining his throat 1 found
finger marks. I them sent the boy to a doctor's, and took
the prisoner, who was drunk, to the station. The boy was
afterwards brought to the station in a cab by his father to
the prisoner.
Mr. Selte—llow old is the boy ?

Player—About 10, sir. The boy was afterwards taken to
the Middlesex Hospital, where on inquiry this morning I
was informed the boy was a little better.
George Haines, a lad living at 29, Wells-street, Oxford-
street, said—On Saturday evening I saw the prisoner, who
was drunk, fall down. I picked her up, and some boys
passing touched her basket. She then ran after the boys,
but not succeeding in catching them, she seizad the little
boy (Alfred Fisher) by the throat and fell with him, but
still retained her grasp so tightly that some gentlemen were
obliged to beat her to make her release her hold, she all the
while trying to bite the boy, who was quite black in the
face, his tongue protruding from his mouth. Thinking the
buy's life was in danger, I ran for a constable.
Mr. Selfe—Constable, did the doctor say when the boy
would be able to attend ?

Player—He did not, sir.
Mr. Selfe—l shall remand the prisoner for a week.

WESTMINSTER.

ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO ROB TIIE SOUTH KENSINGTON
MUSEUM.—THE ADVANTAGE OF CHARACTER,—A very
respectable hardworking-looking man, 25 years of age, who
gave his name James Payne, was placed at the bar charged
with going to the South Kensington Museum, and there
concealing himself with a view to commit a robbery.
Police-constable 61 B said that at eight o'clock on Satur-
day night he was on duty at the South Kensington Museum,
when, on passing through the Trades' Department, he ob •
served a shadow under a stall where there are some furs,
and upon closer observation discovered the prisoner con-
cealed upon the floor, and immediately took him into
custody.

Mr. Partridge—What did ho say ?
Witness—He said he had lost a pencil• case there on th•
Monday previously, any was looking for it when I disco-
vered him.

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Mr. Partridge—Were there many people in the museum
at the time you took the prisoner.
Witness—Yes, a great many.
Mr. Partridge—What did ho appear to be doing when
you last saw him P
Witness—He was sitting in the position of a tailor and
as soon as he saw me he crawled out.

Mr. Partridge—Has he given any account of himself ?
Witness—He said he was a labourer at the Great Western
Railway, and gave an address.

/sir. Partridge—Did you make any inquiries about the
truth of these statements?
Witness—I did, and they are both correct.

Police-constable, 280, B—l saw the prisoner on Monday
last on the floor on his hands and knees at the museum.
Mr. Partridge—What did he say then ?
Witness—Ho said he had dropped his pencil-case, and
was looking for it.

•
Mr. Partridge—Was there anything lying about near
where you saw him that he could steal ?

Witness—Nothing.

Prisoner—The pencil-case was given to 1319 by a particu-
lar friend, and I very much prized it in consequence. I
went to the South Kensington Museum on Tuesday, and
when I was there, on taking something out of my pocket,
I dropped the pencil-case, and tried to find it then, but
could not. I was unable to go again till Saturday, when I
thought I would have another look for the pencil-case,
when I was taken into custody. I had no idea of stealing
anything, and have my uncle here to prove what my cha-
racter is.

........... ......
John Askell, the uncle, said that the prisoner had
throughout his life borne the highest character.
Mr. Partridge—The officer did perfectly right in taking
you into custody, prisoner; but it is just possible that your
account may be true—that you had dropped your pencil-
case, and were looking for it. It is a case of suspicion, but
there is no evidence ox which I can detain you. You ses
the advantage of a good character. You are discharged.

LITERATURE,

The New Monthly Magazine.

IThe interesting but melancholy story by the
authoress of " East Lynne" is brought to a conclu-
sion in this number. " Th© Shadow of Ashlydyat"
vanishes as the record of the sorrows and fortunes
of the Godolphins comes to an end. The gentle
Maria pays with her life the forfeit of her husband's
errors, and he is forced to start on his new life in
India, with the additional grief of knowing that he
had sacrificed his wife as well as his estate and his
reputation to his mad folly. The story is better
and more carefully written than some of Mrs.
Wood's earlier works, but it is too much spnn out,
and some parts are forced and improbable. " The
Saturnalia of a Republic" recalls some of the more
ghastly features of the Reign of Terror. The singu-
lar inconsistency by which thoTu who up to 1789
" had no other words in their mouths save humanity
and philanthropy, once conquerors, spoke of nothing
but revenge and murder." They had exhausted
their anathemas in denouncing the maxim, " The
end justifies the means;'' that very maxim became,
once in power, their only symbol of faith. Sir
Nathaniel takes in consideration the varied career
of General Monk in a lengthened essay, enriched, as
is usual with this writer, with copious extract and
illustration. The prospects of the new tea country
of India is discussed in a paper entitled " The Sani-
tarium of Darjeeling; its Present Condition and
Future Prospects." The author of " Granville de
Vigne" has commenced another story, founded we
suppose on the old French and Byronic model.
His heroes are misunderstood the very souls
of generosity and honour—according to their own
code. His heroines are divided between desperate
and unscrupulous schemers, to whom the worst
crimes is the decalogue would not offer a moment's
obstacle, and sprightly enthusiastic maidens wh•
treat the convenances de la societe with sublime
scorn, and whose one ruling passion in life is un-
questioning devotion to the lofty heroes aforesaid.
The conversation between the lovers is full of no-
thing but love and honour, but they contrive to act
somewhat questionably notwithstanding. Nicholas
Michell contributes a poem on progress, full of
spirit and sense. There are several other papers of
varying merits, among them being a tribute to the
memory of the veteran Lord Lyndhurst.

Policy of the Emperors Napoleon I, and 111,

Those who think that Napoleon 111, takes as his
model the policy of his uncle will be struck with
the extract from Les Idees Napoleoniennes which I
append. I may premise that the uncle also con-
cocted a scheme of European Federation, and post-
poned the " crowning of the edifice" with Liberal
institutions till that great work was completed, as
will be seen by the preface to the " Acta additional,"
quoted by the nephew. "My object was," said
Napoleon 1.,

" To organise a grand federative system in Europe,
I adopted it as conformable to the spirit of the age,
and as favourable to the progress of civilisation. In
order to complete it, and give it all the extent and
all the stability of which it was capable, I postponed
the establishment of several internal institutions
more especially intended to protect the liberty of
the citizens."

Napoleon 111. comments on the above in a chap-
ter with this motto, "It is not merely the ashes,
but the ideas of the Emperor that should be brought
back to France," and headed " Object at which the
Emperor aimed—European association—liberty in
France." He says :

"`then the fortune of arms made Napoleon mas-
ter of the greater part of the Continent he wished
to make his conquests serve for the establishment
of an European confederation. Prompt in availing
himself of the tendency to civilisation, the Empe-
ror accelerated its progress by forthwith executing
what was enveloped in the secret decrees of Pro-
vidence. His genius enabled him to foresee
that the rivalry which separated the diffe-
rent nations of Europe would disappear in pre-
sence of a well-understood common interest.
The more perfect the world becomes the
more the barriers which divide men are removed,
the more there are countries which identical in-
terests tend to unite. The idea of the Emperor was
to replace the state of nature among the nations of
Europe by a social state. All his political plan
tended to that immense result; but in order to ar-
rive at it it was necessary to induce England and
Russia to support his views frankly. As long as
war goes on in Europe, said Napoleon it will be a
civil war. The Holy Alliance is an ideastolen from
me—that is to say, the holy alliance of peoples by
Kings, and not that of Kings against peoples ; that
is the immense difference between his idea and the
manner in which it was realised. Napoleon had
displaced Sovereigns in the interest of peoples; in
1815 peoples were displaced for the special interest
of Sovereigns. The statesmen of that period
cherishing only their own grudges and passions,
founded on European equilibrium on the rivalry of
the great Powers, instead of establishing them
on general interests, and for that reason their system
crumbled to pieces in every direction. The policy
of the Emperor, on the contrary, consisted in found-
ing a solid European association by basing his sys-
tem on nationalities and on general interests. If
fortune had not abandoned him he would have bad
all the means in his hands of constituting
Europe.
He kept in reserve entire countries, of which he
might dispose in order to attain his object. Dutch,
Romans, Pie amonteee, inhabitants of Bremen and
of Hamburg—all you who were astonished at find-
ing yourselves French, you will re.enter the atmosphere of nationalities suited to your antecedents and
to your position; and France
relinquishing the
rights which victory gave her over you will
in her own interest, for her inteest cannot be sepa-
rated from that of civilised nartions. In order to
cement an European association the Emperor, ac-
cording to his own words, adopted an European
code—an European Court of Cessation, correcting
errors for all, as the French Court of Cessation cor-
rects the errors of French tribunals. He would have
founded an European
institute
to animate, direct,
and combine all learned societies in Europe. The
uniformity of coiv,
weights, and measures—the tini-
formity of legislation would have been obtained by
his powerful intervention. The last great transfor--
mation would then have been accomplished for our
continent. And in the same manner as communal
interests were elevated above individual interests,
as the interests of the city were elevated
above those of the commune, the interests
province above those of the city,
of the and,
finally, the interests of the nation above those of
the province—in the same way
European interests
would have predominated over national interests, and
humanity would have been satisfied, for Providence
could not wish a nation not to be prosperous except
at the expense of others, and that there should be
conquerors and vanquished, and not reconciled mem-
bers of the one great family. The Napoleonian Eu-
rope once founded, the Emperor would have pro-
ceeded in France to the establishment of peace. lie
would have consolidated liberty. He had merely to
destroy the meshes of the net he had formed. The
government of Napoleon more than any other could
support liberty for this sole reason—that liberty
would have consolidated his throne, while it over-
throws thrones whose foundation is not solid.
Liberty would have consolidated his govern-
ment, because Napoleon would have estab-
lished in Prance all that ought to precede liberty
--because his government would rest on the
mass of the nation—because his interests were
the same as those of the people—and because entire
confidence prevailed between the governors and,
the governed. It is with the impression produced
by some delightful dream that one reflects on the
happiness and stability which Europo would have
r been
presented had the last plans of the rap"
accomplished. Each country circumscribed within
its natural limits, united to its neighbour by rela-
tionse of interest and of triendshiP, would have en-
joyed the blessings of independence,Sovereigns, exempt from peace, and
liberty in its interior.
would have applied themselves
fear and suspicion,
solely to the improvement of the condition of their
people, and to the
introduction among them of all
the advantages of

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SHREWSBURY RACES.-THIS DAY.
SHOBDON COURT STAKES.

Lord Burleigh
Welland
Lufra

Three ran.

THE POLISH INSURRECTION.

KONIGSBERG, Nov. 9.
The Ostdeutsch Zeitung says:—"'Notwithstand-
ing the storms and rains of autumn, the want of
seasonable equipment, and the heavy reverses lately
sustained, the Poles do not draw back from the
work once begun ; and the still animated, active,
and crowded life at the scene of operations tell us
that much more blood will yet saturate the unhappy
land, and thousands fall before this strife of despair
And destruction comes to au end."

VIENNA, Nov. 9.
For some days past the tone of the official and
senai-official journals has become more friendly to
Russia than hitherto, and it is evident that serious
anxiety is entertained with regard to the future.
The Wiener Zettung derives its information re-
specting Poland from the Ostsee Zcitung, while the
General Correspondent brings certain charges
against the Poles. According to this journal the
failure of the last expedition into Volhynia is only
to be attributed to discord among the insurgents,
which, it says, increased to such an extent " that at
last no one knows who should command and who
should obey."