The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-15 00:00:00

Giving Two Fingers.

There are people in England to be met with
every day who have a horrid habit of giving two
fingers only when they pretend to shake hands.
They use this means to express the feeling of their
own importance, and also to convey to the person
on whom they confer this doubtful honour a proper
sense of the distance that separates them. Fine
ladies in the country not unfrequently hold out
this signal of their consequence to creatures like
curatee, attorneys, younger sons, and led captains ;
and from the affable smile with which they accom-
pany the gesture it is evident that they seriously
believe that those kind of people :must be pleased
and proud to have this mark of condescension shown
them. It seems a happy mixture of amiability and
reserve. The general public which sees the hand
stretched out may be supposed to admire the socia-
biiity and grace with which the great lady wel-
comes the canaille, whereas the object of the con-
descension receives a private warning that this must
not be taken to mean too much, and that he must
be as discreet and unpresuming as before. It is as
if the horse on which Mordecai was sent round the
town had only been painted white, but the dis-
heartening secret had been revealed to him alone.
Heads of Houses, too, at the Universities, who are
like fine ladies in more ways than one, are in the
habit of intimating in this way to the younger Fel-
lows and to the Bachelors of their colleges what is
the true distance that separates the real full-blown
don from the mere budding or possible don. Many
of those, however, who have the two fingers pushed
into their hand are stung with the implication of
inferiority, and do not like this trait in the manners
of their superiors. Sometimes they even threaten
to give what they get, and to offer two fingers in
return_ But we doubt whether this is good taste,
for besides the inevitable ludicrousness of two sets
of two fingers trying to catch each other, it may be
argued that either the superior is acting within
the limits of good manners, and then the
inferior ought to grin and bear it just as he bears
a carriage and four passing his ponyechaise ; or else
the superior is guilty of rudeness, and to meet rude-
ness with rudeness is undignified and un-Christian.
The proper thing is to have it understood, once for
all, whether this extension of two fingers is good
manners or not ; and if it is settled that it is not,
the shame of the breach of goodmaonfniet. manners oughtlfa fine
to
fall exclusively on the person guilty
lady or a don were to spit profusely while accost-
ing an inferior, there would be no occasion to notice
it. The best thing would be to look the other way,
and clear off as quickly as possible. So, if giving
two fingers is once accepted as a piece of vulgar
rudeness, there is no need to resent it. But whether
it is bad manners to give two fingers—and if so,
why—are questions which lead as into a wide field
of discussion ; for manners are but the signs of
general habits of thinking and acting, and we may
easily see that giving two fingers is not an
isolated
part of English manners, whether good or
bat: but
is connected with many other things that are eithCr
approved of in Erigland or are gassed over without
notice.—katurday Review.

THE LATE CASE OF FLOGGING WOMEN AT A
BROTHEL.—It is stated that the three "gentlemen"
who assisted at this delectable amusement have been dis—
covered by a detective named, appropriately enough, Ser-
geant Birch. One is said to be the nephew of a duke, and
another of still higher rank; but they have fled to the Con-
tinent, and are consequently beyond the reach of the law.
To-day's telegram is brought to us with lightning speed
by magnetic foiee. The same power, and with the same suc-
cess, is employed by Mr. Herring' in his magnetic brushes.
Dr. Hassanreports ~ I regard them as the most perfect
brushes hitherto made, as respects their mechanical con-
struction and their maL.-,Ynetical action." They are the remedy
for grey hair, neuralgia, .rheumatism, &c.
.N.l,.—Counter-
kits ate peipg wady, (Mc", 321 BaSIPOI4II-street, 7.01100)1.

SLAVE LIFE IN AMERICA.

BRUTUS AND BELLA SOLD, AND HANNIBAL "SOLD" TOO!
Ono day, while loitering along the river side, he was
astonished at hearing in a familiar tone the words " S'elp
me heving, dar's Hannibal."
He looked up and saw an old acquaintance, a coloured
youth and fellow-slave from New Orleans.
"Brute," said llannibal, rushing up and catching him
by the hand, " has your mistress come north? Is she
here ?"
"Dar you ah," said Brutus, "only glad to see an ole
fren, cans he knows suffers of some one else. Now is Let
dat de troof ?"
"No, Brutus," said Ilannibal, "I am pleased to see you
for yourself; but of course there is one more, only one, that
I would like to sae better. You know we must not be un-
gallant to the fair sex."
"Ob course not," said Brutus.
"Well I why don't you relieve my anxiety?"

" I has been sold," said Brutus.
On seeing Brutus the hopes of Hannibal had gone up
like a rocket, but on hearing the words "I has been sold,
they suddenly fell in darkness.
" Here is a seat," said Hannibal, "sit down and tell ma
all about it. How did you leave Bella ?"
" Open your mouf for bad news," said Brutus, taking a
seat.
" Well! what is it ? Don't keep me in this suspense."
" Missus broke up her 'stablishment, and Belly iS old
too. Dar, now you hab it."
" Sold I sold II " exclaimed Hannibal. " Where has she
gone ?"
" God knows whar," answered Brutus in a sympathising
tone. "I war fetched hare."
•' My God, what shall I do," exclaimed Hannibal. "
wish I was dead. Ido wish that I was dead!"
" Wait awhile," said Brutus, "I spec you'll die ban'

bye."
When Hannibal's grief had a little subsided, he requested
Brutus to tell him everything circumstantially that bad
transpired.
" Sartin, sartin, dat's jus what I'se gwine to do, if youd
let me," said Brutus. "You see raissus took it in her bead
to go norf to lib, and did n't want no servants, so sbe sold
us. A furrin woman bought me and fotched me here; but
I do n't think much ob her, she spokes such disgusseu btld
British."
" But do n't you know who bought poor Bella F" asked
Hannibal.
" Ob course I do."
" And do you know where she is now ?"
"Knows whar she is? Sartin I do."
" I thought you said that you did not know."
" Souse me. I said God knows whar ; but you did Al
gib me time to say dat I know too."

_
" Well I where is she ?"
i, yes, I'm jus gwine to told you. Now aint you glad to
see me?"
"Yes, Brutus, I certainly am," said Hannibal, to humour

him.
" You'd oughter to be, cans I'm allers woollen to oblige
you in any way, or oblige any man."
" Where are you going ?" asked Hannibal.
" Come along and ax no questions, and you shall see.''
Hannibal followed him into the servants' department e
a second-class public-house.
"Hares whar I lib," said Brutus; "will you take 5
char; and please souse the presence ob my absence 0118
.munnit ?"
Brutus left the room, and soon afterwards returned with
a beautiful young woman.
There were the exclamations "Bella I"—" Hannibal
and the next instant Hannibal was holding her in his arl°6.
—From "Andrew Deverell," just published by 14". r.
Bentley.

COUNTRY MARKETS.


GLOUCESTER—SEPT. 12.
The show of English wheat to-day was very much
the increase, and the trade was dull at the currencies of la ser
week. Foreign wheat was very dull. Barley at ratll
more money. Beans, and oats were dull.

COLCHESTER—SEPT. 12.
There was a fair supply of wheat to-day, and the rates of
last week were rather lower, with a slow trade. Fine 10"
ley fully realised late prices. Beans and peas very scarce'
and the turn in favour of buyers.
Wheat ,! white. 44s LOs Beans,Mazagan..33s „32
red ..42s 46s middle & small.3ss gle
40s
Barley
Oats

CHELMSFORD--SEPT. 11.
At this corn exchange to-day there was a fair show of
ecS
wheat., but the trade was inactive, and last week's 1)11- r
were barely maintained. There was no alteration M °the
articles. ~ 9
40s
Wheat, old white...3ls 49s , Peas Partridge.. ••31 s -
30
new ..46s 50s White ..,0, 40
4j5
old red....36s 44s Boiling 4os 333 '''''
„,,,
new 40s 46s Dun ..-0
Barley ..2's 36s Ditto new —s
Chevalier .. 28s 39s Beans, Tick, old ..34s :39°
--Ai,:
Grinding 228 31s new..—s
Ma1t..... 618 67s Harrow Ticks ..355 ',—
Chevalier
6
Oats 2os 28s Mezagan ..303 39

KIRKCALDY GRAIN—SEPT. 12.
To-day we had small supplies of all descriptions of go°
at market. Sales free, at last week's rates.
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
First....3ss Od 2os Od I 22s Od
Second .. 36s Od 31s Oct 23s 6d
Oct 33s Od 25s Od

COAL .rY
FriOeo of Coal per Ton al
8. d.

,All.li ET.
the Mose of the market.
0. d

Byass's Bebsido West
Hartley ....16 3
..17llolywell
Carway and Dufiryn
_

Walls End. 6
Haswell.... IS
I
6
South Raton 6
Haugh Hull 176
East Hartlepool 1(-7, 6
South Hartlepool.... •• l'
Kelloe ..... 6
South Ke110e.......• • •11 9
Gosforth ............ 1" 9
Wharneliffe ..16 6
Hetton 18 0
Tunstall .17 6
Russes Hetton 11 6
llruddyll's Hetton 17 g
Belmont .16 9
Thorpe . 16
105 ; sold, 91.

Malting 2O 0
Walker Primrose l2 6
Eden Main l7 0
Lambert's West Hart-
ley 16 0
TatLield Moor 13 3
West Hartley 16 9

Walls End.

Framwellgate.. l7 0
Eden l7 0
Acorn close 17 0
Ships at marke

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.
Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. SePt',3lB:
via Marseilles Oct.
drazil and Cape Verds, by British packet.
Oct.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Sept.
t. 61.7.65.:
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.SePt•
via Marseilles Sept.

Falkland sl c t IS 0'
Gibraltar,l viaands Southampton Sept. .
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Sept' 0.
via Marseilles Sept. 05.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Sept. ,o.
via Marseilles bept.,
Portugal ....
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Sept. ,20.
via Marseilles Sept.,
Newfoundland .. Oct.
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... SeP"
....

_ .
'by T.J.S. packet.... , iS.
by Canadian packet.Selno.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .. Oct. ‘,4,
Bahamas, via New York Sept.
..4,
Mexico. Sept. `7
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I Sept.S.
pt. 0
California. and British Columbia..

AMERICAN MAILS.—The royal mail ateaniet
China, Captain Anderson, sailed from Liverpoool oX
1
ide
Saturday for New York, with the usual mails. D
these, she also took out 106 passengers, and had a full
cargo. She arrived at Queenstown yesterday at 6.30 u'r"
embarked mails, 15 passengers, and the latest telexrarast
and proceeded for New York at 4 p.m. ; all well.
.01

Births-
GLASS.—On the 10th inst., at Stevenage, Herts, Mrs. f'
Glass, of a son.
MAUNSELL.—On the 14th inst., at Grassland, near Cit"
field, Sussex, the wife of Commander Eyre Mauoselif
14. N., of a daughter.
STURT.—On the 12th inst., at 16, Stockwell-common, 1411.
Edward Sturt, of a son.
sTAuNTos._on the 14th. inst., at 9, Strand, the wife of
Alr. W. S. Staunton, of a daughter.

Marriages.
.
ALLEN—On-011.the 10th inst., at St. Thomas/..„,1
Stamford-hill, Joseph Allen, of Abchurch-lane, ci_Lv7"'"of
Stoke Newington, to Mary Mason, youngest daughterd
H. 1). C. Satow, of Idol-lane, Great Tower-street,
Upper Clapton.
at
St.
LONDESBOROUGH—SOMERSET.— On the 10th inst.,
George's, Hanover-square, Lord Londesborough, t"- 4
Edith Somerset, youngest daughter of Emily, Due
of Beaufort.

Deaths.
BATEMAN.—On the 12th inst., at Guilsborouol,
thareptonshire, the Rev. John B. Bateman, 317. A.,
58.
CHAt:E.—On the 10th inst., at Brighton, Samuel ClifiGef
Esq., aged 77. of
ConnErt- -On the 12th inst., Henry, the youngest
Uvedale Co:bett, Esq., of Aston Hall, Aithall, 56'°'
aged 30.
DUNDAS.—On the i'lth inst., at Craig Royston, near Or
- ,hurgh, Vice-Admiral Henry Dundas.
Pit—On the 13th iost.. at 44, Westbourne-terOce°
Hyde-park, John Edward Phillips, Esq., aged
'64. co
RANGEILOn the 12th inst.l at 39, St. George s-14u°
William &Algal., Esq., C.E., aged 63.
.off C.•
WALLACE.—On the 13th inst., at Guildford-street, •
David Wallace, Esq., aged 78.
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