The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET and CITY NE ‘v

TUESDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—By the advices from Hamburg the price
of gold is 4:30 per mark, which, at the English Mint
price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 13 74, and the exchange at Ham-
burg on London at short being 13 GI, it follows that
gold is 0.39 per cent. dearer at Hamburg than in
London.

The premium on gold at Paris is 10 per mille, which,
at the English Mint price of 8/. 17s. 10id. the ounce
for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 40, and the
exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 30, it
follows that gold is 0.40 per cent. dearer at Paris than
in London.

The course of exchange at New York on London is
109 per cent., and the par of Exchange betwee❑ Eng-
land and America being 10/ 23-40 per cent., it follows
that the exchange is 0.57 per cent. against England.
A further decline has taken place in the Foreign
Exchanges, in which a fair amount of business was
done. Bills on Hamburg were in great demand, and
as Messrs. Baring, who act for the Bank of England,
have still declined drawing, several other houses were
able to obtain 13. 94, which they could not have done
on Friday. Bills on Amsterdam went off currently at
the same rate as the last post. Of paper on Paris there
was a considerable supply in American bills, and al-
though they went off at 25. 50, still they appear to have
currently met the demand. The quotations were for
Amsterdam, short, 11. 19i ; at three months, 12. 3/ ;
for Paris, 25. 25. 30, short ; 25. 57i to 62-12- at three
months ; Hamburg at three months, 13. 94 to 1.
Private letters and papers irosn Monte Video of the
4th of October represent that place to be in a state of
great confusion, and preparing for a siege. The drums
were beating, and all the people capable of bearing
arms were assembled as a militia for the defence of
the town. They are described as in their appearance
resembling that of Falstaff's ragged regiment. The
French sailors, however, who had been landed, were
well appointed, and presented a remarkable con-
trast. Very contrary rumours were, as might be ex-
pected, in circulation. It seemed to be certain, how-
ever, that Rivera, the intrusive chief of Monte Video
and ally of the French, had retreated before the troops
from Entrerios, but had halted at one of the passes of
the Santa Lucia Chico river, about fourteen leagues
from the town. with the enemy close upon him. It was
reported that his intention was to give battle on the day
of the date of these advices, and that the alarm of war
was spread in order to show the garrison, which, such
as it was, consisted of more than 2,000 men, their posts,
and the sort of duty expected from them in case of ne-
cessity. A despatch had been received from General
Lavalle detailing the particulars of his advance into the
territory of Entrerios, and of an action on the 22d of
September, with a body of men which had been assem-
bled to oppose his progress at Mocorota. His own
forces are stated at 800 men, and those of the
enemy at 1,500. According to these accounts, the
latter were defeated with the loss of more than one
hundred men, among whom were two leading men of
the country, Zapata and another, the former mistaken in
the private letters for another person of the same sur-
name, who commanded the troops of Entrerios engaged.
Lavalle asserts his own loss to be one officer and three
men killed, three officers and fifteen men wounded
only. The foreign residents at Monte Video, in conse-
quence, were hoping that it would open the ports, and
allow vessels to ship the large quantities of dry hides,
which were awaiting the result of the blockade. If
Rivera should be beaten, however, in the approaching
battle, the consequences would be extremely unpleasant
to them, for then the city would be blockaded by the
French on the one hand, and besieged by the Entrerios
troops on the other.

The commercial intelligence from Mauritius comes
down to the 27th of September. Some activity in the
demand for cotton goods may be noted, as well as for
flour. The sugar crop, owing to the extreme drought,
had been late in getting in, and was coming to market
slowly. Such as had been offered for sale went off on
favourable terms.

By the usual official return published by the Cus-
toms, the exportation of the precious metals from the
port of London to foreign and colonial ports, for the
week ending the 12th of December, is as under :
Cold coin to Hamburg
Gold coin to New York 59
Silver coin to Hamburg 2,899
Silver coin to Madras 4,622
Silver coin to Jamaica

POST.—The English Funds left off rather higher
than they did yesterday, but there was no business of
consequence done in them.

We understand that the considerable differences aris-
ing upon the Foreign Account, which terminated yes-
terday, have led to several compromises among the
speculators. One party has been declared. His diffi-
cultic:: are occasioned, we hear, by the non-perform-
ance of his engagements on the part of a \Vest-end
adventurer. The business done for the new Account
was quite limited.

The accounts from Germany mention that gold had
become a great incumbrance in that part of the Conti-
nent. It appears to have been held at an enormous
sacrifice by many of the importers, and the anxiety to
get rid of it is becoming very general. The evil of an
embarras de richesses was never more strongly exempli-
fied than the present situation of the German.

HERALD.—The existing easy position of the
Market does not appear to have produced any specula-
tion in the British Funds, and the want of confidence in
the value of the Peninsular and Transatlantic Securi-
ties has, in a great measure, negatived that desire for
speculation in them which a plentiful money market
frequently causes.
Rather more business has been transacted this day in
the Railway and Bank Share Market. Great Western
Railway shares are 8 dis. Birmingham have advanced
to .52 prem. Brighton are 144 dis. South Western
are two shillings and threepence prem. Manchester
and Leeds are 7 prem., and the New ditto Shares 5
prem.

Commercial advices from the Mauritius, with a
" Price Current" to the 25th of September, have been
received here to-day. The letters complain that the
weather had been very favourable, the extreme drought
having completely checked the growth of the sugar
crop, and new sugars were arriving at Port Louis very
slowly in consequence. High prices were demanded for
sugar generally, and few purchases were made ; the new
sugars at public sale being mostly bought in. Go-
vernment Bills on London were 3 per cent. premium,
and Private Bills, at 90 days, were 4i- a 5 per cent. dis.
Sovereigns were 2,+, per cent. prem„ and British silver
coinage 4 a per cent. prem. Freights to England
were 4/. 10s. a 4/. 155., with 5 per cent. primage.

SUN.—There was a shade of improvement in the
Foreign exchanges this afternoon ; the market opened,
however, very heavily. At the conclusion of business the
more current rates were these .—On Paris, 25f. 511 c. to
25f. 671 c. ; on Hamburg, 13. 9-41- to 13. 91 ; on Am-
sterdam, hi. 3:1; on Antwerp, 12. 3-1 ; and on Frank-
fort, 1501 a. There was a fair supply of bills on the
Continent late in the day.
The import trade is brisk, but as regards exports we
cannot yet quote any improvement. It is not, there-
fore, likely that the present firm state of the exchanges
will be maintained.

The demand for West India and East India Sugars
and Coffee are brisk this afternoon at full prices. Teas
also supported the late rise in prices, althougl the
holders showed a disposition to sell.

The Funds closed steadily at 92 to 924 for Consols
for the Account, at 178 for Bank Stock, at 2s. 4d.
discount for Exchequer Bills, and at Bs. discount for
India Bonds.

Colombian Bonds were flat at 25 to 251, Spanish at
28:1 j-, and Portuguese Five per Cents, at a fall from
34.1 to 33k. The other Foreign bonds were much the
same as they were in the middle of the day. The
Great Western Railway Shares advanced this afternoon
to 8 discount, Brighton to l4i discount, London and
Birmingham to 52 prem., Manchester and Leeds to
7 prem., and North Midland Shares to 8 discount.
The Joint Stock Bank Shares closed also at rather
better prices.

THE INCREASING PREVALENCE OF DIS-
TRESS AMONO OUR POPULATION.—We greatly regret
to perceive that the distress among our labouring popu-
lation is daily on the increase. We have this week re-
ceived intelligence from Otley, Yeadon, Guisely, Brad-
ford, and in short from almost all the manufacturing
towns and villages in the West Riding, of the increased
numbers who are being thrown out of employment. In
Leeds and the out-townships, the number of the unetn-
ployed is also rapidly on the increase. It is almost im •
possible, we believe, to form any adequate idea of the
present privations suffered by the working classes in this
neighbourhood. Hundreds of families are starving, of
cold and hunger. The poor-rate is totally inadequate to
support them, even when their application is successful.
In no previous season, do we believe, have there been
stronger and more urgent claims upon the compassionate
kindness of the charitable and the merciful.—Leeds
Times.

FALMOUTH, MONDAY.--In consequence of
its being pretty certain that there will be
is likely sharp contest here, in which money likely to
be the motive power, Dr. Bowring, with the consent
of his friends, this morning determined that he would
resign the contest to a Mr. Hutchings, nephew of Sir
John Guest. The Doctor had gained the good opi-
nion of nearly all the Liberals, though many were at
first opposed to his coming, and no man ever excited
here so deep an interest as he has done. Indeed, all
parties of the Reformers have pledged themselves to
unite in his support if he is in a position to come for-
ward and unite with another Reformer at any future
election.

CHATHAM
Commander Butterfield, was ready this morning, to go
DEC. 16.—The Fantome, 16,
round to Portsmouth, with a fine young crew, and very
few vacancies but owing to contrary winds, and no
steamer
r ;
being
in port, she will remain till to-morrow.

SPORTING INTELL:GENCE.

THE CITY STEEPLE CHASE

Under this title a race took place on Tuesday, in the
neighbourhood of Rumford, for a Purse of sovereigns,
added to a Sweepstakes of 15 soya. each • the second to
receive his stake ; 12st. each ; and for which eight horsos
started, and came in as follows :

Mr. Elmore's br g Lottery (Mr. Mason) 1
Mr. Goodman Levy's b h Vandyke 2
Mr. Charlton's Phosphorus
Mr. Barker's b m The Queen 4
Mr. Goodman's ch c Weathercock
Mr. Robinson's b g Humbug
Mr. Allen's ch c Charles the Twelfth
Mr. Theobald's b g The Great Dan
The ground selected for the race was about three miles
and a half from Romford, and included some rather for-
midable fencing. It commenced at Carter's Farm, took
over the same line of country as last year, round a flag
placed in a field close to the road side, and finished at the
starting point, making about four miles.
The betting was about even on Lottery against the field.
Vandyke took the lead at starting, followed by Lottery
and Humbug, the others well up, and in this way they ran
till within a field or two of home, when Lottery went in
front, followed by Vandyke and Phosphorus. A fine race
ensued between the three till near borne, when Lottery
left them, and won rather easily by a length and a half.
The weather was fine, and the attendance more numerous
than last year. many parties having availed themselves of
the Eastern Counties Railway, which allbrded them a
abort, pleasant, and economical trip. The stakes will be
given up at the Cestle Tavern, Moorgate, on Monday
evening next.

EXTRAORDINARY MATCH AGAINST TIME.
Ahout ten days since a match was made amongst a few
amateur jockeys to ride one mare from the Elephant and
Castle to the Pavilion at Brighton, in four hours; the
owner to ride. Odds to a large amount were laid upon
time. The match was kept quiet; notwithstanding which,
at the appointed hour, (ten o'clock) for starting, a large
assembly of people were present, and after taking her
cloths off, and fixing her saddle and bridle, the mare looked
the picture of perfection. Saturday last was the day ap-
pointed, and precisely at ten o'clock she started at a slap-
ping pace, accompanied by three gentlemen, at the rate of
twenty miles an hour, and it required good nerve and judg-
ment to avoid the coaches which were thronging to town),
and so she continued at perfect ease to herself and owner,
completing the distance of 20i miles to Relf's, at
Reigate, in one hour and five minutes ; at this time
there was only one gentleman with the mare, the
others could not keep the pace at the same rate. She
continued on to Crawley, a dis;ancc of 201 miles, com-
pleting the distance in one hour and thirty-eight minutes.
Here she was put into a stable to take some gruel, which
she did well ; and still as fresh as could be, she started
again, after eight minutes' rest, with the same gentleman
(who mounted a fresh horse to accompany her), and con-
tinued at a slapping pace to Hand's Cross, down the steep
hill by Slaugham-park, and on to Johnson's Hotel, at
Hixsted, completing the distance, 40 miles in 2f hours,
as fresh as a kitten. She continued down the flat lands,
and over the hills, on to the Pavilion at Brighton. At
precisely, by the stop watches, in three hours and twenty
minutes, she was pulled up, and walked fresh through the
town, and seemed as if she could go over again the same
distance. She was put into the stable, had her gruel, corn,
and rubbed down, afterwards led out on the parade to take
the stiffness off her.

We avoid publicity in the names of the amateurs con-
cerned in the match, for reasons assigned to us.

THE WAR IN FRENCH AFRICA.

ALGIERS, DEC. 7.
My task would be too melancholy to attempt
to give you an exact picture of the misfortunes
which are befalling us, and which daily threaten to
ruin our colony. How great is the difference from
the prosperous state in which the Duke of Orleans
left us and our present condition ! Scarcely fifteen
days have passed since we were strewing flowers and
singing to the glory of the brace men for whom we are
now weeping with rage acid despair—with despair, for
ten years will not suffice to repair our disasters, and
ten years is an entire existence in Africa. What re-
morse must the Government now feel for having con-
sented to create a power where none existed ! What
can France now do to stop the blood which is flowing
from the wounds of her defenders ? What a black page
in their history will be that shameful Treaty of Tafna!
How dismally will our laurels be covered with crape !
But, like the Romans, we must not despair to wipe
out the faults committed by General Bugeaud ; we
must take the field against the sanguinary hordes of this
modern Attila. Let us not aggravate our lamentable
position by despairing reflections. Let us hope that
the Chambers will not take upon themselves to tempo-
rise any more. Should they do this, the whole nation
would rebel against their shameful determination. Let
us trust in Marshal Valee.

All our roads are infested by assassins, and the hos-
pitals are filled with our expiring countrymen. We are
obliged to act with the greatest caution, as the Arabs
have given out that they intend to honour the fetes of
the Ramadan by a general massacre of the French.
Marshal Valee is furious ; he meditates a plan which is
repugnant to his feelings, but which stern necessity im-
periously ordains. This is to fall suddenly on the
Arabs, who would be easily overcome if their forces
were united, which is unfortunately not the case at pre-
sent, as they attack us on all sides. For this purpose
we must abandon all our possessions in the plains. The
weather, however, will, we fear, prevent us from com-
mencing operations before next spring.
It is, alas! too true that we hare been compelled to
abandon the camp of Blida, and the inhabitants have
retired to Bouffarick. Everythinc, that has been left is
probably by this time burnt by the Arabs. The Mar-
shal also talks of evacuating the important positions,
Cara, Mustapha, Harba, Foudone de Coleah, Maelma,
&c. This is really heart-rending to[give up what we
have sacrificed so much to conquer ; but, as things are
at present, it were better to abandon them. All the
settlers in the plains are ordered to abandon their farms
and retire into the town. What hosts of our poor coun-
trymen have now nothing but ruin staring them in the
face ! All their farms have been burnt, and the Go-
vernment can make them no sufficient compensation,
even if they were so inclined. At all events nothing
has been done to chastise the insolence of the Arabs.

Abd-el-Kader has given out that he will enter Algiers
at the head of about 30,000 men next Monday or Tues-
day, to pray in the principal mosque there. We are
preparing to receive him. By the next courier you will
hear of the result of his reception.
A spy of the Emir's has been taken ; he was bearer of
a letter containing accurate details of our forces, posi-
tions, &c. A strict inquiry has been made, and strong
suspicions have fallen upon a general officer ; but nothing
is as yet known.
Marshal Valee has ordered that no Arabs shall as-
semble and discuss political matters in the streets, mar-
ket-places, &c. Why does he not shut up the mosques,
for it is in these places, to which no Christian can gain
admittance, that this dissembling race conspire and plot
against us.

We have good authority for stating that Abd-el-
Kader is encamped at Medeab, and on the territory of
the Hadjoutes, and that he is ready to march down into
the plains with 6,000 horse, 10,000 foot, and 20 pieces
of artillery, and that Ben Zamoun is ready to join him
with his Kabailes to march on Algiers. This explains
the prudent conduct of our General in abandoning his
positions and concentrating his forces ; for he will not
accept a battle excepting in our lines, on account of our
numerical inferiority.
Abd-el-Kader's intention in procuring a truce was to
take measures for the complete destruction of our power
in Africa ; and this we have given him the means to
effect by our folly in signing the treaty of Tafna.
We have in Africa at present the following forces :
At Algiers—The 24th, 41st, 48th, and 62d ; one
battalion of the Ist, thirteen battalions of line infantry ;
2d light infantry, three battalions ; the sth, 6th, and 7th
companies of discipline ; a regiment of lancers ; two
battalions of the foreign legion, Ist African chasseurs,
regular spahis six squadrons, artillery, engineers, sappers
and miners, parks of artillery, &c. ; presumed effective,
16,000 men ; actual effective, 10,000 ; and 2,000 em-
barked in the Neptune and Alger.
At Oran—The Ist line, two battalions : 15th light,
three battalions ; one battalion of African light infantry,
regular spahis, auxiliary Arabs, &c. ; presumed effec-
tive, 6,000 ; real effective, 5,500.

At Constantine, Bona, &c.—The 22d, 23d, 26th,
and 61st of line ; 7th light, two battalions of foreign
legion, spahis, Turks, artillery, &c. ; presumed effective,
17,500 men ; real effective, 9,500.
Total general of the army of occupation, before the
arrival of the 58th in Africa, 25,000 men. And even,
we think, 25,000 men is a slight exaggeration ; but, ad-
mitting that we have them, this is not sufficient force,
even in times of profound peace, seeing that we have to
guard Algiers, Blida, Coleah, ten camps, and as many
fortified posts in the province of Algiers—Bougia, Gi-
gelia, Stora, Philippeville, Bona, La Calle, Constantina,
Milah, twelve camps, and several posts in the province
of Constantine, Oran, Mostaganem, Arsero, three camps
and several fortified posts in the province of Oran—in all
fourteen towns or villages, twenty-five camps, and an
infinity of small posts. Do 25,000 men suffice even
to garrison these places, and can we ever afford to
draught from them a column of 3,000 men to punish
the insolence of the tribes ?
Yet, when the Emir's intention to commence opera-
tions became no longer doubtful, nothing could awaken
the Governor from his apathy, or induce him to demand
reinforcements.

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.—The friends of each
of the candidates (Mr. Walter and Mr. Wood) for
Southwark, had their respective meetings last night.
Mr. Wood, after stating his devotion to Liberal prin-
ciples, said they had been told that in Southwark a
Tory candidate would havn no chance, and a Whig
one very little. If he were elected he would act in
Parliament as an independent man, his object being to
do his duty honestly towards his constituents and to-
wards the real interests of the United Kingdom. He
was sure he should make a better hand of the New
Poor-law in the House of Commons than Mr. Walter,
who was considered rather passionate on this subject.
Mr. Wood next declared himself in favour of House-
hold Suffrage, and an entire repeal of the duties on the
importation of Corn.

LlTLla:y F 1. iii..

MAXWELL'S LIFE OF TVELLIjVGTON.
VOL. I. Bailey, London, 1839.
The first volume of this work is now completed.
It forms a handsome octavo, is richly bound in green
cloth, is beautifully printed on a thick and elegant
wove paper, and is illustrated, not only with a va-
riety of well-executed steel engravings, but also with
maps and plans of battles, to say nothing of up-
wards of thirty woodcuts, which give the reader a
very accurate idea of the costumes, manners, and
other incidents of the scenes to which the narrative
refers. As regards the literary department of the
work, it is enough to say, that it is under the
superintendence of a gentleman who has been for
some years favourably known to the public by his
" Bivouac," and " Stories of Waterloo," and was
himself actively engaged in the Peninsular wars
against Napoleon. But the great recommendation
of the volume, next to its scrupulous accuracy as
regards facts and dates, is the perfect impartiality of
its tone. Mr. Maxwell is no indiscriminate eulo-
gist of the Duke of Wellington, but allows his action
to speak for themselves, thereby passing on him
the noblest and most graceful panegyric. In trac-
ing the progress of his Grace's oriental career, he
goes at considerable length into details, and supplies
us with much information, which we have no doubt
will be new to the majority of our readers. His
account of the decisive battle of Ass)e is not only
more circumstantial, but infinitely more spirited
than any accounts we have ever met with on the
subject ; and reminds us of Walter Scott's glowing
and picturesque description of Napoleon's famous
victory at Austerlitz. Equally graphic is Mr.
Maxwell's sketch of the internal condition of Spain,
at the time when the conqueror of Europe first
poured his armies into that distracted country. On
the whole, we consider this " Life of Wellington"
incomparably the best of all that have hitherto been
published. It is no hurried, slovenly performance,
got up to order to suit a temporary purpose, but a
well-digested biography, the materials for which
have been gathered from an immense variety of
sources, all carefully sifted, compared, and arranged.

THE COURT FAVOURITE. 3 Vols.
Southgate. London, 1839.
There are some skilfully-contrived incidents in
this story, which is also not without pathos, espe-
cially towards the close, where the death-bed scene
of a lady of rank, who, by breaking her marriage
vows, has driven her husband abroad, a hopeless
exile, is described with much true feeling. We
should have been glad had the rest of the tale been
written with the same simplicity and adherence to
the promptings of nature ; but in the delineations
of some of the characters there is too evidently a
straining after effect—as in the instance of Carlos
Sinclair, who is rather a " faultless" hero of ro-
mance, than a personage whom we can recognise as
one of the world about us. The nearest approach
that the author makes to actual existence in her
sketches, is in the character of Frank Beresford—
an intelligent, high-minded English gentleman of
rank and fortune, and a favourite with the late
George the Fourth, from which circumstance the
tale derives its title. This character is sustained
with great spirit, and is in perfect keeping through-
out. The language of the tale, generally speaking,
is easy and animated.

NORTH AMERICAN RE VIE W—No. CV.
Wiley and Putman, London, 1839.
A little more vigour and vivacity of manner would
not misbecome this periodical, for its articles, though
seldom deficient in good sense, are, for the most
part, insipidly written. They are also too uniform
in style, so much so indeed that we might almost
fancy that the majority of them were the productions
of one and the same pen. The most remarkable
article in the present Number is that on the Canada
question, in which the Reviewer speaks contemp-
tuously of Sir Francis Head's "Narrative," while
he speaks in terms of respect of Lord Durham's
Report, especially that portion of it which relates
to the future Government of British America, ad-
ding We would it were in our power to say
that the measures of the English Cabinet are iden-
tical with his Lordship's recommended plans. They
savour of weakness—weakness of two kinds ; the
one growing out of the state of parties in England,
the' other,.,:ciut of that inherent defect in the Consti-
:tniion'of the. olonial Office, tt. which we have so often
"adVerted:Between the feat of the Tot ies at home, and
the back-stairs influence of the oligarchists in the
Colonies, the hest features of the Durban Report
have no place in the Ministerial plan. The union
the Government proposes, is a mere union of the
Canadas ; and the measure of measures, the direct
establishment of responsible Government, is to be
sought for in it in vain. These are omissions for
which nothing else can make amends. Minor
reforms are well enough in their way ; but they are
not enough here." In the notice of Cooper's
" Naval History of America," some of the mis-
statements in which have been fully exposed in the
last number of the United Service Journal, the
Reviewer takes high ground, and pretty plainly
insinuates that Mr. Cooper has shown rather too
much partiality to England. This charge, of course,
was to be expected, for Jonathan is particularly
proud of his naval achievements, and certainly he
has some cause for boasting. The criticism on
" Milnes's Poems" wants justice and discrimina-
tion. The remark that Mr. Milnes " possesses
the very common fault of seeking for effect by un-
usual expression," applies less to him than any
poet of the day. " Border War of the Revolt]
tion" gives some few amusing sketches of the old
Indian habits of warfare; but, as a whole, will not,
we fear, befound interesting to readers on this side
the Atlantic.

EARLY EFFORTS. Whittaker, London, 1839.
In our notice, a few months since, of this little
unassuming volume of poems, we stated that we
thought it far from improbable that they might
become popular, and the present edition (the second)
which is now lying before us, proves that we were
not mistaken in our anticipations. The poems are
the composition of two young Jewish ladies—the
Misses Moss—and are distinguished by many
tender and graceful thoughts, and an easy flow of
versification.

HINTS ON ETIQUETTE,
Longman, London, 1839.

A new edition (the nineteenth !) of a little work
which has had an extraordinary run of public
favour—a proof of the omnipotence of Fashion
and Etiquette in English society. The work is
got up with singular neatness, is of a convenient
size, and cheap in point of price.

ELIA.
Moxon, London, 1839.

We have here the first series of those admirable
essays " de omnibus rebus, et quibusdam aliis,"
which the late eccentric Charles Lamb published
some years ago in the " London Magazine," under
the quaint signature of " Elia." Mr. Moxon, one
of the most judicious publishers of the day, deserves
all possible encouragement, for thus giving us for
half-a-crown----and in the neatest and most elegant
form too—a work for which hitherto the admirers
of Elia's writings have been in the habit of giving
seven or eight shillings. It is enough to say of the
present series of Essays that Mr. Southey—a high
authority in literature—pronounced them not long
since, in the " Quarterly Review," to be among the
most original in the language.

TRAINING RACERS.—The period has now
arrived when, in anticipation of frosty nights and severe
taainleddelbsy
weather, the horses in training at Newmarket
where retire to their boxes, whence they are suffered else-
where
emerge but once a day to walk in their paddocks. It
and one or two othlwer.ms,ust
deed, if we consider the severe discipline • ' h"
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Stevenson, Marston,
to the this
cessa-
tion from regular work is as necessary constitu-
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in
the
means his Lordship confidently expects
be a clear month before any one o f
his
horses will
With due deference to the Noble m
a q omore forward than the
present day are more apt to be
grand
inn with
Craven andoiFrersst
horses
case in the stable of
)
i everse, and this is espteheoiaslely
preparedifeoerttiohgesir,
Lord Jerse, and with
Spring
clear month before Epsom. The
grand
thaert
nlantntseirstsa
even if attainable,atwteh
in traaliinikngoto the day, as perfection,
..,DIARIsic
grand coup thrown over vv is not enduring. HOW
p little
jarfids.h in the spring, is the
often, by grasping
of an incendiary
INcENT
spirit
throughout
to mark the pro-
gressagri-
cultural and manufacturingoecurreddislarrtoicuritgs.h
lo ultvbi
toht
ill,. thetiw
last
ttroono,o
traced
Manchester,
few weeks fires have
Rochdale, and Leeds, which could be° noof others
cause than wilfulness and malice on the partt
party or parties yet unknown. In the rural districts,'e
incendiarism is equally prevalent.---Leeds Times.