The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

No change is observable this morning in the
situation of affairs in the discount market. A very
fair demand for money continues to be made, and
4 per cent. is still charged for the best descrip-
tions of mercantile paper. Opinion, in quarters
upon which some reliance ought to be placed,
appears to fluctuate regarding the policy the direc-
tors will adopt at their weekly court to-morrow.
Toe more general impression, however, exists that
the advancement will be postponed for a short
period,

The prospectus of the Marine Investment Com-
pany has been issued. It appears that the company
is established for the purpose of granting temporary
loans on eligible ships and other marine property
by the way of mortgage. The board of directors
give more than common assurance that this com-
pany will be well managed from the commercial
point of view. From inquiries instituted, we find
that already this company may be pronounced a
success, very few shares remaining undispoied of,
and that what few remain will be allotted during
this week. The directors are of opinion that from
10 to 15 per cent. will eventuate from the operations
of the company, which, by the way, is the first in-
stitution of its kind, and will, therefore, there is
little doubt, find ample field for its action. The
evidence of the necessity for some such marine
company is proven by the fact, that even before
the company may be said to be fairly on its legs,
we have already seen applications for loans on
marine property for upwards of £90,000.
To meet the convenience of the holders the Scrip
of the 6 per Cent. Colmobian Government Loan can
be paid up in full at the London and County Bank,
under a discount of 3 per cent.
The directors of the London and South Western
Bank (Limited) have made a call of £5 per share.
They have also announced that they will open a
branch office at 69, Park-street, Camden-town, on
the 21st instant.

It is hnnounced that the subscription list of The
Discount Corporation will close on Saturday next,
the 17th instant.

About £3,000 was taken into the Bank yesterday,
but £B,OOO in gold and 30,000 sovereigns were
withdrawn.

The Seine has arrived from the West ladies with
£239,933, and the City of Washington from New
York with 188,416.
At the public sales of indigo which commenced
yesterday thete was a fair attendance of buyers, and
the biddings were animated for the better qualities.
The prices realised for ordinary sorts were fully
equal to those of last sales, while superior descrip-
tions ranged from 2d. to 4d. per lb. higher. The
quantity announced for these auctions is about
12,353 chests.

At the Paris Bourse to-day, according to Renter's
telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 550.67 f.
50e. Heavy,

The English Stock Market is now more buoyant,
an advance of it having taken place upon the nego-
tiation of a few purchases. Daring the earlier
hours business was somewhat sluggish, but a few
transactions have imparted firmness. Consols for
money are 93 I, and 931 for the account. The
New Threes are 911 I, the Reduced 911 t; Exche-
quer Bills, par to 3s. prem.; India 5 per Cents.,
108/ 109 ; and the 4 per Cents., 100/.
There is more firmness in the Foreign Market,
but business is rather quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents.
1854, are 911 924 ; do., 1862, 70/ 71/ ; do., Con-
solides, 54 544; Mexican, 424 4 ; Greek, 331 34k;
do., Coupons, 161 ; Spanish Passive, 35 354; do.,
Certificates, 13/ ; Italian, in ; Portuguese, 49i ;
Russian, 93i; the Confederate Loan, 63 65 ; and
the Colombian Loan, par to I prem.
In the Railway Share Market the dealings
have been limited. The li.iuidation of the account,
however, has occupied the principal attention of the
dealers and speculators, and prices have remained
without material change. Brighton, Metropolitan,
and South-Eastern havedeclined 55., and Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 10a. ; while Caledonian and North-
Western have improved ss.

The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain
inactive, without any change to record in value.
Batik and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. Im-
perial Ottoman have receded to 18a ; Standard of
British South Africa, to 231. Loudon Financial
shares have improved to 13j 14 ; and International
do., to 101. India Land Mortgage Bank shares
are quoted 31 1 prem. ; Anglo-Austrian, -1 to
prem. ; Imperial Privileged of Austria, dis. to
par; East London,l 21 prem.; and Discount Cor-
poration, 41 prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 235
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities
New 2i per Cent. Annuities .... •-"
5 per Cent. Annuities
30 yrs, expire bthJ an., 1880..
Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. ---
Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21
India Stock
Ditto 5 pet Cent lO9 81
Ditto 4 per Cent ... 1004
Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent......
Ditto 5 per Cent
Ditto 5i 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. 8 931
India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent....
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent.... par
Ditto £5OO .. :3 pm

Ditto Small

Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859............
Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60
Danish 4 per Cent., 1863
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825.
Dutch, 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders ..
Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant —
Egyptian 7 per Cent lolk
Ditto, Second Issue— ..
Equador N©w Consolidated, 1 per Cent..
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-s,:ex-Coupons„ 331 i 4
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons
Ditto Account l6/
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremtnana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
42k 2 k
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent .
New Granada............. 15/
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred —
-
........ . .....
Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ......
Peruvian 3 per Cent. .........
Ditto Account —
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9,
'6O, 62 49
Ditto Account —
,/
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Ditto 4/ per Cent 1850 • —^
Ditto 1860 ..
Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto New Deferred ..
Ditto Account —
Ditto Passive
Ditto Account
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l3l
Ditto Account l3k
Swedish, 4 per Cent ..
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
Ditto Account .. -
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1853
Ditto Account -
Ditto, £lOO Bonds —
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £59 lOs Od pd — •
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.
per Cent., Ex. 25f.
DBeuDl
per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil
Rentes,_ 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
tgilt.haton2l4pl per Cent. Certificates
French
Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 72k
724
Italian,
Ditto
A 5
epceorti u t
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Ditto Account

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
Shan Railways Paid. Price. Business don,
100 Atlantic &St Lawreuu( all 62 L -
dkJ Bom.,Barodadz.Centlnd
Gu. 5 per cent 100 1665 107 i 107
20 Do. New . ...... 8 1 1 p
20 Do. E. Shares.
205 Buffalo and Lam:Huron all 6 65
10 Do. Preferonoe all 85 94
1001 Bufralo,Brant&Godrich 100
6 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100
100 Do. do. June 1, 11;1 100
et Clcutta.& S.Eastn. (Lin ) 100 1665 1075
at Cape Town 4: Dock Scrii 100 114 106
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 108 109
stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1075 1( 85
20 Do. do. G Ext lO 15 lip
20 Do. do. H do.
stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 225 23)
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds AI 1 76 18 761 6
100 Do. no. deferred all 62 6 E
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bongs all 69 71
100 Do. do. deferred all 56 58
100 Do. 3d Pref. stock
100 Do. do. deferred all 42 41
100 Do. 4th I'ref. stock all 30 32
100 Do. do. deferred all 25 27
stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 108 109 1081 8
20 Do. New gua. 6p. o l2 15 lip 131
20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 15 I:ip
stock Gt. South.of India(Lim)
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 106 107
205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10a lOi
205 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt all 96 98
100 Do. 55 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 88 90
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 6 I p
stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 106 107
stock Do. 4$ p. o. Extension 100 101 102
stock Do. 4* d 0........ 100 18 100
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 --
stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds. 100
50 Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. all 58 L 9
100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. alt
20 NTewßr unswickx Cando
Class A and B all 3 5
N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist )1 bel, 100 62 84
& stock hide ......... (100 1065 1075 107
at Do. Delhi 44,3 100 106 107
Do. do . Ti 2 5 ip
20 Do. Punjaub c all ^l`
at Do. Do. ........ , , 100 106 107 1061
stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 000 102 104

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
p.c.J
1877-S4 ' 100 103 105 101}
Do. 6p. c. Feb. AG Aug 100 101 it 3
Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 101 103
, Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July 100 42 04
Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94
(Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 108 110
Do.Ap & Oct 1880 100 109 111
= I Do. 1891 100 110 112
;Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 113 115
'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 116
Alautitius 6 per cent lOO 107 108
Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 110 112
- N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 [0 8 105
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 -
N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 100 101 102
Du. sp. c.,18r1 to 1870 100 102 103
Do. d0.,1888 &upwdb 100 102 103 1024 It
New Zealand 6p cent 100 110 112 111 k
{Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c.
sterling, 1875. lOO 104 106
Queensland Gcv. 6p. c 100 1:1 113
5. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up 100 112 114
- :Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 110
Do. to 'Sp.°. An.S;Ont . 100 llO 1100114 lO
BRITISH MINES.
2 (Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 I id
SUlitlor6 Amalgamated i 364 384
Devon G. Con..,"ravist ) 1 545 655
East Bassett (Mogan) 30 74 77
1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 53. fd par,
East Caradon ...... 274 284
East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 7} 71
WlRussel(Tavistk.; 8 6.6 21 3
cla
restae mr
sS:t
u.FAtohuo b: yoni
g( Gu ws e. n. ) 51 LI
513
5154
G. Wheal Vor (Relator. 40 91 104
It . 6.16.t 54 6
8.12 36 38
-
North
-I,l.oaowiaurnrtgkhchhseeoct oaDnvai
snoralowa,lirDldsleiao(oyisnw s 4. 8.0 224
N:N_Nit.eayaNwdrvngydi ;By, rei eel Bertha
to(hnt noyr eLI
nn t. 2.&d2
24152 2444.
4.3.0
6 64
4
tß° titis sett
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((sil -zeaaeennyr
128.
.21111194567.
.1..09
41260:1509
4253256110
2orth Wheal Crotty 2.6 9 4 51
20 rrovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 13 45
S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 14 1/
;Stray Park
5 ramarSilv.& Lead Alin 44 4
l'in Crott 9 19 20
West Basset (Mogan)._ 14 94 104
w C, radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22
West Seton
Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5* 724 774
Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 5 25 30
Wheal Kitty (U.L elant) 2.0.6
WhealLudcott
• Wheal Mary Ann (I.len ) 8 84 94
Wheal Cleton . 584 180 200
Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 21 23
Wheal Union 3.17 21 34

FREFERENCE SHARES.

Great Eastern, E. Anglian No 1, 5 per cent. stock, 1091
Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, -
Ditto. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 139
North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4i per cent. rd., 101
south Eastern (tteading Anne., £1.0.6), 23;

PREFER,ENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 106 .5b
London and Blackwall, 41 per cent. stk., 1021
London, Chatham, ac., Metrop. Ext., C, 6 per cent., 83i
London and S.-Western 4i per cent., 1031

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Turin and Savona,
Ditto (all), 15t

FOREIGN MniEß.

Linares, ei
United Mexican (lini;, 61 i

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Agra and United Service (lim.), 122
Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool
Ditto, new, 201
Bank of New Zealand, 13
Imperial Ottoman, 18f
London and South American, lim., 3
Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 18.. 18
Standard of British South Africa (11m0, 2311

DOCKS.

London, 62
Bt. 'Catharine, 64

Bombay Gas MISCELLANEOUS.
limited, 3 i
Crystal Palace, 384
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 5} 5
London leinanoial Association, Jim., 131
Peninsula and 0, iental Steam,
Ditto,
new, 50i
Quebrada Land, Rail„ and Mining, Um., 2}

TILE MERSEY IRONCLADS.—A guard of Marine■
from her Majesty's ship Liverpool Was put on board the El
Tousson on Monday.

We hear that experiments are soon to take place
with the Armstrong 600-pounder in firing at a
floating target representing a portion of the Warrior's side,
and that the target built upon Mr. Reed's plan of very
thick plates, slight backing, and a 2-inch skin, will also,
ere long, be tired at.. We think, therefore, that our naval
and military friends interested in these matters should
hold themselves in readiness for a run to Shoeburyness in
about a fortnight or three weeks from this time,--Army
and Navy Gazette.
The pensions for distinguished or meritorious
service, rendered vacant by Major-General *Pher-
son's appointment to the colonelcy of the 13th Light In-
fantry, has been conferred on Colonel Jervis, of the Ist
Depot Battalion at Chatham. Colonel Jervis has been
nearly 52 years in the service, and was with the 72d High.
landers in the Kaffir war of 1631-35,—.Army and Navy
gazette.

13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 si THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND.
25 Blythe and Tyne. -Al.__
10 Rost,Sleat,andMid.k.to all Pi 8/ BALMORAL, Oct. 11.
at Bristol and Exeter
10 Do A A ;zeta no diN on _ The Queen,' accompanied by Princess Louis of
st Caledonian lOO 1181/191
50 Cork and Bandon all Hesse, went out yesterday morning.
20
20 Cornwall
10 Do. B all 7 71
(
The Queen, accompanied by the Crown Princess
1
,till 6p e.p an.ita, 'Z
a-11 of Prussia, drove in the afternoon to the falls of
t been paid to B. 3
50 Dublin t Belfast June. all 39 (0 Garrvhalt. The Crown Princess of Prussia lunched
25 ,Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 16 17
st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 07 0) with her Majesty.
et Giasg. and S. Western. 109 108 110
at GlreatEastern, Ord. stk 100 51 32 514 His Grand Ducal Highness Prince William of
at Ditto A stock
at Ditto East Anglian st 100 71 84 81
st GreatNorthof Scotland 100 Oct. 12.
st Great Northern.
at Do A stock
st Do Bdo
sr Gt. S. an.l W. of lrelan, lOO 100 162
at Great Western
at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 ---
et Lancashite & Yorkshire 160 1101 1114 service 3 esterday morning in the Castle.
at London and Blackwali 100 71 73 The Rev. N. M`Leod, one of the Queen's chap-
st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 1111 1121, 1121
at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 431 446 lains, officiated.
at Lon. & North, Western 100 1021 1021 1024
st Lon. & So•.th Western 100 101 162 Princess Helena, and the Crown Prince and
st Sian., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 45 46 Princess of Prussia, attended Divine service in the
50 Maryport and Carlisle. all
121 Do i shares.. ......
at Metropolitan all 130 131 ÷
sr Midland
4.4.0 Do New
st Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 98
50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all The King of the Greeks, accompanied by his suite,
25 Do. 6 shares
25 Mid Kect
10 Do Cray Line
at North British
at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 26 28 26 4
et Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1011 102 to Paris. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ae
25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 d d
at Do Leeds lOO 571 58 companied his Majesty to the station, and his Royal
st Do York
at Do Carlisle... lOO
et North London
Do New 5 1 2
19.110 5.4 North Staffordshire
10 N. and S. W. Junction all 111 111 secretary ; and Mr. Bishop, superintendent, who
st Scottish Central
st Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 44 46 proceeded in the train to D
st Do Scot. Mid, stock lOO 100 102
10 Shrews. and Welohpoo: all A large deputation from the Greek Committee,
St Shropshire Union
at ;South. Devon lOO 321 334
st ;South Eastern
st 'South Wales
st S. York. and River Dun 100 98 100 The whole of the platform appropriated for the
20 Staince,Wok.,andWok all 01 10 departure of his Majesty was covered with
25 Stockton & Darlington all 361 374
25 Do l7 81 91 e crimson cloth, upon which the ladies of the members
25 Do New, 1860 8 71 74 p
at Taff Vale.. .. ......
10 Do B 8 41 51 I most beautiful flowers.
10 Do C 3 24 31
50 Ulster
25 Do
12.10 Do 5l --voiceferons cheers were given for the Prince of
at Vale of Neath
at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 165 175
at Waterford & Kilkenny 100
at West Cornwall lOO 28 28 The Prince and Princess of Wales.
at W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO
at West Midland -Oxford 100 The King of the Greeks, the Prince of Wales,
at Do Newport 100 --
st Do Hereford 100 Prince Christian of Denmark, and Prince Frederick,
-.- • .

The King of the Greeks, the Prince of Wales,
Prince Christian of Denmark, and Prince Frederick,
attended by Baron Gulden crone, Lieutenant Funch,
Captain Grey, Captain Lund, and Captain Casten-
schjold, left town at a quarter past ten o'clock yes-
terday morning for Newmarket.
The Princess of Wales, the Princess Christian of
Denmark, and Princess Dagmar, attended by the
Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, honoured the Messrs. South-
well, in Baker-street, with a visit, and sat for their
photographs. Their Royal Highnesses took a drive
in an open carriage in the afternoon.
The dinner party included the King of the
Greeks, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, the
Duke of Cambridge, Prince Frederick, and the
Princess Dagmar of Denmark.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the
Royal family of Denmark, will visit the Haymarket Theatre
this evening.
The Prince and Princess of Joinville have passed
some days at Amsterdam, at which place they arrived from
the Hague in strict incognito.
The Duke of Newcastle has left Thomas's Hotel,
Berkeley-square, for his seat, Clumber, Notts,
Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has left Beau•
desert, the seat of the Marquis of Abercorn, for London,
whence her ladyship proceeds to Severnake Forest, Marl-
borough, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of
Ailesbury.

The Earl and Countess of Zetland are entertain-
ing a select circle at Aske Hall, their seat in Yorkshire.
The Earl and Countess of Seafield are still at
Balmacaan, N. 8., with a select party, to conclude the
shooting season in the Highlands.

The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor and
Lord Albert Leveson Gower are expected to return from
Homburg the day after to-morrow. The Earl Grosvenor
has improved in health by his visit to the Continent.

The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and Mr.
Chichester Fortescue, M.P., are staying on a visit to Lord
Clermont at Ravensdalo Park, Ireland.

Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday
morning from his seat, Broadlants, Hants.
Lord Lyttelton returns to town to-day from
Brighton, on his way to Hagley Park, near Stourbridge, to
celebrate the coming of age of his eldest son the week
after next.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in
London yesterday morning from Scotland,
The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P.,
arrived in town on Monday night from Drayton Manor,
near Tarnworth. Lady Emily Peel has left Geneva for
Paris, on her way to meet the right hon, baronet in London
before going to Ireland for the winter.
Sir Augustus Clifford has arrived in town from
Lord Llanover's, to attend the further prorogation of Par-
liament.

The marriage of the Hon. and Rev. George Her-
bert, third son of the late, and brother of the present, Earl
of Powis, and Miss Sykes, daughter of the late Sir Tatton
Sykes, is appointed to take place to-morrow.

Cruikshank's Sketches of The Elves ! The
Nose ! and the Goose !

As REFLECTED FROM
~
s 6; rz;A:AINIfOE:,,GRETHEL," BY THE
What a picture is that of the' elves dressing them-
selves ! When was the human pleasure in trousers
and shirts ever befeloglo: feelified into emotion of such
preternatural joy ? yo
that the little crea-
tures must hive been naked
a thousand years, and
had never even conceived the idea of dress for elves
before the good cobbler made them these little gar-
ments. How the trousers sustained the angle of
the
195 degrees (subtended by floor), at which the
legs of one of the elves are inclined to each other,
Mr. Cruikshank alone knows' and no one else could
possibly have told us how an elf's hair is brushed.
Again, what ludicrous fear and embarrassment
sit, 'on that soldier's countenance whose nose
lengthens away into the Infinite like an
early anticipation of the Atlantic telegraph
cable—in which capacity, indeed, it seems to have
acted, for here are his two comrades staring at him
aghast who have been fetched from a distance of
many miles by the sudden appearance in their path
of this extraordinary nasal development, and have
traced it up to its source in his
distressed counte-
nance. How naturally the victim himself presses
with his left hand the morbid organ, evidently em-
powered by the difficulty of
sneezing effectually
down a tunnel of such enormous extent—and also,
perhaps, wishing to shorten the length of the
heavy catenary curve that his head has to support
by bringing it as Boon as possible to the earth.
His right hand is extended as if demonstrating
to his comrades the absolute impossibility of blow-
ing his nose, and expostulating with them for not
having performed that operation for him at the
other end of the organ before they travelled up to
its source. Again, just look at that picture of
Dummling with the golden goose which has the
curious property of causing the indissoluble adhe-
sion of every one who touches it, or who touches
any one else in a direct chain of communication
with it, except its master. Dumtnlingis going down
hill with the goose under his arm, with an air of
resolutely ignoring the lengthening human chain
behind him, and plants his staff firmly to resist the
evident pressure on his back. The three
giddy innkeeper's daughters are the first links in
the chain which the golden goose draws after it,then
follows the bouncing pi iest in surplice and wig,
with the free hand lifted in declamation, while the
attenuated clerk, obviously making responses under
some vague hope that they will liberate him, rushes
behind, closely followed by the two labourers with
pickaxes, while a little street urchin, in great de-
light, is evidently saying '6oh jiminy !" to himself
as the train passes, or inquiring whether the par-
, son's mother knows of the excursion, and a vicious
little cur is lifting up its voice to snap at the un-
wonted bustle. No wonder the melancholy King's
daughter is holding her sides with her first burst
of laughter at that upper window, while Dummling
purses up his mouth with conceited, ill-concealed
triumph.

PAUPERISM IN LANCASHIRE 1H ball declining at
the rate of £1,600 a week,