The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-02 00:00:00

rHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, lEEE.

through Russia is an objection to the scheme, but LATEST INTELLIUNCE
the route is feasible enough, and it seems likely that •
the merchants of the North will take up the idea
strongly. Trade is strongly flourishing in the East,
though heavy rains have damaged the crops both in
China and Japan.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Sept. 29.—Two o'Clock.—.The reponse
des primes (option) has just taken place. The
reponse has been obtained as follows :—Threes,
68s. 60c. Italian Fives, 65f. 60c. Credit Mobilier,
875 f. Three o'Clock.—After an active advance
on the two o'clock prices, the market has retro-
graded to leave off at the following quotations:—

REVENUE RETURNS,

I.—The following is an abstract of the gross produce of
the Revenue of the United Kingdom in the undermen-
tioned periods, ended Sept. 30, 1865, compared with
the corresponding periods of the preceding year :

4i per, Cents 96 50
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 6B 55
Do. end month 6B 50
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Bank Shares 3585
Credit Fancier 1340

Ditto Threes —
Roman
Mexican Loan s2{
Do. Bonds 340
Russian —
Austrian
Spanish Throes
Home Debt —
Deferred

Quarters ended

Dec. 31,
18(31

'Starch :31
1865

June 30, I Sept. 30,
1865 186)

Customs
Excise
Stamps
Taxes
Property Tax
Post-ofilce
Crown Lands
Miscellaneous

5,93,000
5,000,000
2,213,000
1,294,000
1,580,000
1,090,000
8 ,000
852,593

5,5;0,500
5,312,000
2,50 00
39 ,000
3,.27,000
1,005,000
B#, 00
1, 50,151

5,17e,00.9
4,'0 ,000
2.499,000
1,40 ,000
2,210,000
0; O,OOJ
70,000
359,520

117,549,520

ended

5,289,000
4,332,000
2,272,000
242,000
815,000
1,145,000
70,000
297,39

14,46 ',394

Italian Loan 65 50
Do. end month 65 55
RAIL'

Acut.
845 -
- -
... 1091 25
873 75
... 567 50
550 -
- ... 535

loses something by the extravagance of its style, but it is
a striking and original story nevertheless. The hero is
supposed to have Shot his only brother by an unhappy
accident, and circumstances lave filled his father's mind
with dark suspicions. The unfortunate young man
leaves his home in despair, with what result we have to
learn. " Essays at Odd Times' perform less than they pro-
mise, but they deserve not to be overlooked. The literary
life of Isaac Taylor, a comprehensive and thoughtful
writer, is the subject of a brief memoir by Professor
Fraser.

TEMPLE BAR.—" Sir Jasper's Tenant" is con-
tinued, and new mysteries appear in the shape of
an intruder on Mrs. Harding, just as her schemes
were maturing and hex grand prize seemed within
her grasp. The character of the " florid widow"
is one of the most successful that this writer has
drawn, and the description the artful manner in which
the adventures wont on is quite dramatic. Sir Jasper
makes himself most absurd in his devotion to the untruth-
ful woman, but the worst is that he knows her insin-
cerity, and yet suffers hinsolf to bo fooled. In real life,
however, we find many Sir Jaspers, only they do not avow
their knowledge with the candour of this selfish old
baronet. Marcia Denison is engaging in her way from
her quiet earnestness and simple demeanour. As might
have been expected Mr. Dobb has got into trouble, and
his employer's mono, seems very uncertain as to
its chance of finding its way back again to proper
quarters. " The Streets of the World," by George
Augustus Sala, cornering " Mexico, the Calle San
Francisco," this month. " High Horses "is a sugges-
tive sketch on matters of daily life and domestic affairs,
which are too often slighted and their importance over-
looked. The descriptions here given of " high horses" are
very true, and malty may take a useful hint from them if
so minded, although it is to be feared that they are too
stuck-up to proft by the opportunity afforded to them.
" We get high horses and ride on them when we have more
money than onr neighbours, when we have testimonials
and presentation-plate; when we inherit where we had no
claim of birth or blood unexpectedly and richly, or get into
the newspapers fur any feat of daring, not of such heroic
diversions as to annihilate the high horse altogether, which
is a property belonging to true greatness." "Land at
Last" is continued, and the visit of the questionable-look-
ing friends to Highgate is not a very successful one.
Little Annie Maurice is Row possessor of a large fortune,
and astonishes every one by her moderation. " Through
Hants" is another of those charming little sketches which
we have before met with in the pages of this periodicrl, and
which present the reader with such pleasant pictures of
their own country, which study is too often neglerted by
those who rove about foreign lands. "In the Land of
Nod" contains some curious accounts of dreams, etc. " A
Government Clerk's Holiday" is a very clever paler, which
is sure to find admirers. " Good Cheer" is tie title of
some verses by Thomas Hood, jun., which afforl a useful
moral as to the benefits and blessings of labour. "David
Chantrey" approaches completion, and becomesmore ex-
citing in its incidents. Altirgether there is a great deal to
attract attention in this month's number of this jeriodical.
CORNIIILL.—" Wives and Daughters" is here
continued at some length, and many reader; will be
sorry to think that it is so near completion, for it is
a most interesting story, told in a natural manner.
Guthia and Molly are about as great contrasts as
can well be imagined, and the difference is becoming
more palpable as circumstances develop° their characters
and call out their different qualities. Tho mystery of Mr.
Preston has now assumed most formidable dimentions, and
threatens to create a fearful division in the household of
Mr. Gibson. Lady Harriet is quite a relief after the sense-
less gossips of Hollingford. There are many characters
met with in this narrative, but it so dexterously
arranged that no complication takes place, and the
reader is easily enabled to follow the clue of the story.
" Armadale" is also very eventful in this instalment, and
Miss Gwilt obtains some decided advantages in corsequence
of the extraordinary imprudence of Allan, and tie exceed-
ing folly of Midwinter. No two young men coull possibly
have exhibited more want of wordly wisdom than these
adventurers displayed in their debut at Thorpe-ambrose.
The interview between Mr. Podgift, senior, and Ids client
is very aptly described, and the effrontery of the d3signing
sorceress is almost unbounded. The next portion of this
tale promises to be yet more stormy, as the two insepar-
ables are on the point of coming to a quarrel concerning
this Marplot who has started up, and put allithi3gs about
and around her to confusion. "Acquitted on tie Ground
of Insanity" is an article that is sure to arrest attention
just now, because so much is said on this point, and such
various opinions prevail in respect to it. Some very true
observations are made on the unreasonable horror with
which many people regard the insane, and which extends
to those who are but slightly affected. "A Holiday in
Venice" is a lively sketch , that presents some brilliant
pictures of gaiety in the far-famed Sur-Mer of the Waters.
Studious readers may find food for speculation in the
'• Platonic Doctrines of Ideas," " Trouville-Sur-Mer is a
sketch of the new fashionable watering-place in France ;
•' Maori Sketches" is the title of an article on a subject that
comes prominently before the reader nowadays. The ob-
ject is to show what the Maories were before they gained
even their shallow varnish of u0mm...1

truly stated that they have shown splendid courage, and
the traits of their character exhibit their unwillingness
to civilisation as nothing remarkable, however disappoint-

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THE ENGLISHMAN'S MAGAZlNE.—Aquariums
seem of late to have gone a little out of fashion, at
least we do not meet so many rhapsodies about
amphibious creatures who make up for the indistinct-
ness of their physical form by the dignity and pre-
cision of their learned names. There is, however,
still something to be said about them in the way of pleasant
practical description as is shown in this number, in the
account of a ramble " Among the Tangles" of the Devon-
shire coast. "Some account of Barrack Life in India" is
written by an officer who knows what the life in barracks
was before the recent changes. From his calm and mode-
rately drawn picture the reader cannot wonder that no less
an authority than the late Sir Henry Lawrence declared
that the longing for transportation induced many soldiers
to commit capital offences. The barbarous routine which
gave the soldier no means of occupation during the weary
day had nearly as much to do with the disease and death
among our troops as the wretched sanitary arrangements.
The improvement in health and morals has kept rapid pace
with the changes in the soldiers' physical and mental con-
dition. "Stray Thoughts on Failures" is a well-written
and suggestive essay regarding the different aspects and
types of human failures, whether voluntary or involuntary.

The story of the "Old Pagoda Tree" is continued, and has

reached its third part. The officer supposed to be dead has
come to life again under singular circumstances. But too
_ _

lato so far as his bride elect is concerned. Mr. Bonney

gives us his second paper on " Mar, before History," a
wide subject, and the eventful life of "S t. Charles Borromeo"

. .
is the subject of an earnest encomium. " Such a man," it is.

remarked, " will accomplish for thousands in one lifetime
that which generations of inferior men can scarcely effect
for as many hundreds." For tho poetical reader there aro
several verses, some of the best being imitated from Cal-

deron, and others rendered from the German.
THE ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE.—" The Lady's
Mile," Miss Braddon's new fiction, proceeds with
interest. Already, in this early stage of the story,
the secret of Captain Gordon's incomprehensible
conduct is explained to us, while the rival romance
of the painter's fair daughter is carried on simulta-
neously with the story of the chequered fortunes of Lady
Cecil Chudleigh. The author of "Shirley Ball Asylum'
continues his narrative of the " The Village Doctor," and
Paul Ferrol's " Working in the Dark" is rapidly approach-
ing a conclusion. Fiction is always predominant in the
" St. James's," but there are several graver papers, one a sen-
sible essay on the mental training of girls, very appropriately
in these days when the guardians of young maidens are
beginning to inquire whether they do not want something

more than superficial accomplishments to equip them for

the battle of life.

"The Great Unread" refers to the for-

oaken and forgotten literature of meditoval times ; while
an account of " Hindoo Prejudices" shows us the mischief-
working power of caste ; and an amusing paper on
" Waverly Tourists in Scotland" assures us that tho Bor-
der, socially speaking, is fast becoming destroyed by the
constant passage of travellers. Thirty times a day does
locomotivo pass the Cheviot Hills and tho Border regions
going from south to north by various routes, and, of
course, a corresponding number of times does it pass
from North to South. Rather a change from the days at

William of Deloraine, and the Border forays. Mr. Sala

gives us a full account of the marvels of the Charing Cross
Hotel, and M. Delapierre continues his versions of " His-
torical Misrepresentations."

LONDON SOClETY.—Pleasant and bright, as usual,
comes the animated " society," which is introduced

to us under the sparkling cover. No more suitable

companion could be formed for turning over on the
beach or under the flapping sail. The subjects are
varied and numerous, beginning with the " Medi-

dicinal effects of Laziness," and ending with an essay
on Hogarth. Between the two come sketches of Boulogne
Pier, of the Kentish Hop Gardens, of Welsh Watering-
places, of Salmon Spearing, and Partridge Shooting. Be-
sides, wo have, in spite of the long vacation, a continuation
of the gallery of portraits drawn in the witness-box, giving
us some very striking and characteristic specimens of the
genus. " Witty 11,-omen and Pretty Women of the Time
of Horace Walpole" is the title of an entertaining paper;
while the fifteenth chapter of the series, on our good old
merchant princes, tells us the story of Thomas Coutts of
banking celebrity. The illustrations, graceful and effective
as ever, adorn both prose and poetry.
THE BOYS' OWN MAGAZINE : THE BOYS'
MONTHLY MAGAZINE (Beeton).—These two little
serials contain much pleasant reading for boys, and
if the contents be not professedly instructive, they
yet convey a good deal of indirect information in history,
geography, and zoology, though it is given in the form
most attractive to boys. The riddles, experiments, and
puzzles Of various kinds will awlse many a play hour on 4

wet day, and beguile many an evening. The illustrations
' to the Bogs' Own Magazine are plentiful and effective.
THE SIXPENNY MAGAZINE.—The story of " Th e
Fatal Legacy" proceeds rapidly, and, as the reader
was led to suspect in the last number, the gentle-
man just arrived from India is no other than the Uncle
John supposed to be dead, the giver of the fatal legacy.
"The Epernay Diamonds" is a story of French romance
and there are plenty other tales and sketches. An account
of the arts and industry of the Japanese is interesting.