The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA.

We have received by Submarine and European
Telegraph dispatches from Trieste of yesterday's
date (the 24th.) The steamer Bombay had ar-
rived at 11 o'clock a.m., in 120 hours from Alex-
andria.

The India mail had 'arrived at Alexandria with
dates from Calcutta, Sept. 20 ; Bombay, Sept. 28 ;
Hong Kong, Sept. 9; Sydney, July 28 ; Adelaide,
Aug. 8.

Our Burmese acquisitions were in a state of
war, being overrun with large bodies of armed
men, said to exceed 14,000 in number, who occu-
pied fortified positions, whence they attacked our
posts with occasional success.
They were said to be instigated by the King of
Ava.

The resumption of hostilities was considered in-
evitable.

Colonel Mackeson had been assassinated by an
Affghan, at Peshawur.
Captain Parker and Ensign Bosworth had been
killed in an affair with Arabs in the Nizam's
country.

Trade in Calcutta was good. Exchange on
London, 2s. id.
The revolution in China still continued.
At Amoy the Imperialists had had some suc-
cess, but the patriot army had invested Khai-fung-
foo, the capital of Ronan, on the Yellow River.
The whole country was in a state of anarchy, and
trade is at a stand.

At Hong Kong the Spanish dollar was at 6s 6d.
The Constitutional Committee of the Legislative
Council of New South Wales had recommenced
the establishment of the Upper Chamber on the
nominee system, and negatived the proposal ti)
make it executive. Large quantities of gold con-
tinued to be found.
Abbas Pasha has limited the exportation of
grain from Egypt to 250,000 quarters.

APTURE OF AN ABSCONDED DELINQUENT FROM LIVED
POOL IN AUSTRALIA.—The Eagle, arrived from Mel-
bourne at Liverpool on Saturday, had on board Jaroel
St. Albin Quinn, a young man about 22 years of age,
and who absconded from Liverpool in July, 1852, with
about 1,3001., the property of the Messrs. Train and
Co., in whose establishment he was as collector. For o
l')ng time nothing was heard of him, until a gentlemoc
told his employers Le had ma him in Melbourne-street;
Warrants for his apprehension were instantly transmitteo
by the Secretary of State to Australia, where he Wee
captured and brought home in the Eagle. After com-
mitting the robbery he went to London, from thence to
the continent, and afterwards had the hardihood to come
to Liverpool, where he succeeded in eludirgthe police'
and embarked on board the Ureat Britain on the 21st of
August, 1852. He was brought before Alderman J.
Turner, at the Liverpool police court yesterday, and the
cashier at Messrs. Train and Ce.'s proved the robberl
and at the request of Quinn, a remand was granted Wel'
to-day (Tuesday), for the purpose of receiving legal aci-
vice. He states that he has made 5,0001. in Melbourne
as a general merchant, but he was taken away so e?
denly that he has been forced to leave it behind lain'
When arrested he had only 301, and a valuable gold watob,

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MONEY MARKET )07w41',4.4.°, '.„../.,4,..,SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
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BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Business
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this day. this day. Table showing the Mean Height of Barometer, with the Hope,
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Business done _ _ _......- -....--. -..-. Temperature of the Air, on board her Majesty'sfoosrf:
r •4>. NEWMARKET RACES.this day. this day. 50 all Bedford ond London & Investigator, from August, 1850, to March, 1853 :- (i7c.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. ......._
Bletcblc-.... N. West. ... - ... --_________________ lt is
C The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were (THIS DAY.) 304 all Birm. & o.ld.Mean are nut
things
t St. 100 Aberdeen l9 - 20 Year
estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 500 American • - 20 8,:,• Amber Nottng. Bost. guarantee.... Gt.Westn. ... - ...
304 all Do. without Do .. - ••• and Barometer..l.. Temperature of Air.
Month. Maxi- Mini- Maxi- Maxi- Mini- Mean.
Were taken on speculation. The market was tame (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) and Eastn. Janet... 4 - 44 44
301 all 'Birm.Wo:v. & mum. mum. mum. mum. Wind. ,
134 all Birmiug. Wolverh. & i cneapne
Dudley guar. Do - -- -- •
but steady at previous rates. The sales comprised CAMBRIDGESIIIRE STAKES. Stour Va11ey......... 8 - 0
304 all Do.wthtguar. Do ... -
-- .•• 1850. in °the'
4,000 American, 600 Pernam and Maranham, at 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. &
St. 100 Buckghainsh., L.&N.W. 98 - 102 Aug..... 30.060 29.390 29.751 +5O +27 +36.5 3.5 amusing
e 6d. to 721 d, 100 Bahia, at 6'd. to 61d, 400 Egyptian, LITTLE DAVID 1 Cheshire Juliet l3 -11 dis
50 all IClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 48 -50 Sept..... .650 .470 .809 +46 - 1 +-20.2 3.6 are so ;
276 all Do. Chesil. & Birk., 1 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. Oct. .lBO .380 .861 +24 -23 + 0.2 2.0 ' profitab
.270560 :418060 :973789 +
47 --4302 22103..42
23..51
4 t 51d. to 7!,d., and GOO Surat, at 3d. to 34d. per Thirty-nine ran. £5O and 5.',25 Cons. 16 - 18 ,
6 per cent, Gt.Nrthn. 138 -142xd x d Nov.
e lb. Railway Shares were quiet without any .---- 22 184 Do., £20..... ..... - 44d,
25 all Glstr.& Du. Fr Gt. Westu 30 - 32 Dec
ii. St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... 93 - 95 I
marked changes in the prices. 100 all 11-alp]. Dk. & Yk. New. 1851.
COURT CIRCULAR. St. 100 Caledonian 494 -50 1 484 * 4 Railway & Berw. ... - ... dious, b
Jan .570 .400 .885 -15 -51 -32.5 pay
layi
ntgb eoi
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Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co., in their over- 50 all Chester & Holyhead. 154 - 164' 154 i
50 all Hull & Selby Y. & NMd 107 - 109 our ent(
Feb .630 .030 .958 - 9 -51 -37.7
s land letter from India, state •:-- -. 5O all Cork and Bandon... 13 - 15
25 all Do. 4 Shares. Do 534 - 544 544
20 all Cork, & Pass. ... - ... March ... .720 .338 .946 - 5 -51 -28.5 sant wh
WINDSOR, OOT. 24.81ack, , 12* all Do. T Shares. Do 2- -28 April .... .610 .410 30.037 +3B -32 -4 8 3.1 chop.
V "The prevailing tone in the foreign and colonial pro-
-131 all Lon.&Greenw,S. Eastern 134 - 144 May .600 .560 .023 +47 - 5 1+18.9 2.2 But I
f 50 45 Dublm&Beltas.,Junc. 43 - 45
duce markets since our last has been one of considerable The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at three 25 all Dundee Perth&Aber-
-20 all Do.PreferencelDo 244 -254xd x d June .... .150 .470 29.837 +53 +27 +36.1 3.5
i dulness ; occasionally where it was thought desirable to d dCII Junction 7l - 81
20 100 Lowestoft gr. funct y€
July .090 .450 .756 +52 +32 +37.5 3.0 -
o'clock this afternoon at the Castle. all Do. New - - , 4 per cent. Norfolk... ... - - Hurst a
2 complete shipping orders, the public sales have gone off 44 Aug. ...., .400 .390 .865 +52 +2l +37.6 2.8
... rather better, but without any improvement in prices, The Privy Council was attended by his Royal High-
-20 1.00 Do. 6 per ct. - -
.000 .370 .749 +52 +3310
_++32560:.16.7 2:.296
mind is
Sept 1 .270 .450 .876 +43 + 1 +24.6 3.1 of these
and at the late sales the goods have been mostly bought ness Prince Albert, the Earl Granville, 25
all East Anglian.- ..... 4
Lord President • 18 all Do., (£lB E & 11)....1 3 - 34
5 all Manch. Bxt.u.'L.&li.w.
t-Oct. .200 .300 .877 +26 -22 + 3.3 1.9 and the
' 20 ll Easton Counties . 11i - 12 ll al2 and Matlock & Midld. 24 - 3
in, buyers being unwilling to pay previous rates. The , the Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury ; a . ....
Nov .750 .630 30 097 +lO -40 -15.2 1.8 not unk
n St. all Eastern Union, A
50 all Micldlesbro' & Staten&
further rise in the Bank rate for discounts on the 29th Lord John Russell, the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of Stock
e ltedcar. . Darlingt. ... - ... contribi
ult. to 5 per cent., and the consequent increased rate for 28 - 30
advances, has almost entirely put a stop to any speculative State for Foreign Affairs ; the Duke of Newcastle, St. 100 Do., B. Stock
100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland.. 98 - 100 1852. several
of State for the Colonies ; Sir James Graham, 25 8* Do., New A ..... - - •••
50 all Northern and. Jan .600 .280 29.841 + 8 -51 -27.3 3.4 I- demand inour markets, and the home buyers seeing no im- . Secretary . St. 'lOO East Lancashire 6l -63 61 Feb i 31.000 .070 .777 - 1 -t--47 -25.8 3.1 turn.
Easternsp.e.lE. Count. 59 - 61
March 131.000 .410 30.082 + 5 -62 -28.4 2.0 his delni
mediate prospect of advance in prices, are content to supply First Lord of the Admiralty ; the Right Hon, W. E. East & West Ind. Dk. 50 -. Do. 6 per et. Do
.•• - - -
April ....130.430 .520 .164 +3l -38 - 1.4 2.5 at least
it themselves only fortheir immediaterequirements. The im- Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer ; the Duke of 50 all & Binning. June.... L.:
_-__ .1.)
50 all Do. Fixeds ps Do . -
IFJluanye....::: ..215C03 .603430 29.987!.75s
++3517 -25+11
++3101.25
32..16
wth:iteiV:et
w.i it i
a portations have been large, but the delivery from the Norfolk, Lord steward ; the Duke of Wellington, St. 100 Ed!uburgb & Glasgow 57
10 14 Edinb. and Peebles... ••• - •.. 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. w.
Warehouses has continued good, consequently there is no Master of the Horse; the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom
St. 100- Edin.Prth. &Dundee 21 - 23 22 &LuStYk ... - -
124 12 Do. * Shares. Do i July n material alteration to notice in the stocks. Dyes and of the Stole to Prince Albert ; and Lord Ernest Bruce, St. 100 olasgow&S. Western ... - ••• •• -
St. 100 Roystn.&llit. GtNorthn 137 - 142
-s dyeing material have been only in moderate demand, at . •
.978 + 9 -43 -16.5 3.1 judge n rather lower rates. Indigo, cochineal, and lac dye, are 52 51
Vice-Chamberlain (officiating for the Lord Chamber. :: 100 e)
Do., A.
Stk. gi 75/ 75 4i 5
St, 100 Do.Shepth.St Do ... 137 - 142
25 18i Shef.Roth.lnd Laneash& Aug. .... .170 .400 .816 •-52
-1541789
i+323863:50.12
232...5079
all lower since our last. The reports from the Conti- lain.) St. 100 Do., B. Stock 122 - 124 121
Y Gooie,g.s p.c. Yorksh. ~. - dis
rental Produce Markets notice the general demand as At the Council Parliament was ordered to be further St. 100 Gt. sth. &West.(lre.)loo - 102 1004
12 94 S. StaLorclsh. M.MClean •24 - 14 i Dec
i dell except for rice, in which considerable business had prorogued from Thursday next, the 27th inst., until the St. 100 Great Western
been done. From Calcutta and Bombay the reports 79 - 80 79 84 9/
12 11 Irish South-Eastern •.. - •.. 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. &
6 per cent... Darlingt. .. - - Oct.) Sept..... -
1853.
Nov. .680 .460
that he
Jan 30.120 29.180 29.748 -16 -65 -43.87 4.05 the pt.(
a- 29th November. 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 84 - 87 87 .670 28.970 .944 - 4
are most favourable for imports, but in exports there 25 all Do no 29 - 30 Feb
a Was but little doing, in consequence of the unfavour- John Parker, Esq., by command of the Queen, was 164 114 Do., Thirds lO -12 p p m St. 100 Wilts&Somrs ititWestn. 96 -- 98
L-• able accounts of prices from the home market. The sworn of her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, St. 100 Laneash.andYorksh 624 - 621 62* 2 ishackles
20 174 Do., Fifths 7B - 7d 10 . wards no
)- quantity of goods coming forward is unusually small. A proclamation was issued for the election of a Scotch
14 11i D a Wet. Riding Un. 5 - 44 MINES. YEARLY A.BSTRACT, of exec:
;-• Prom the cotton manufacturing districts the late reports representative peer in the room of the late Lord Saltouu. 50 all Leeds Northern l2 - 124 121 March... .580.
.4005- 30.058 f
-1.7 -58 -25. 4 2.30
1850. 1852. proveme
notice an improvement in the tone of the markets, The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt ... - .• 1 all lAgua Fria
ii, in consequence of the improved accounts from India, • . 11* all London & Blackwall 78 - 7i 71 i 1 all lAnglo Austrin. Gold 4d - par
Maximum 30.650 Maximum
Council in Waiting. 10s. all 'Anglo Californian ... if - par a 28.970 lity of s
n and also from increased purchases having been made for 10 7 Lend. Tn. & Sthend. par - Ipm gi
Minimum 29.160 Minimum
the Continent at rather better prices. In the woollen At the court, Shafi Khan, the Persian Minister, had i St. 100 Lond.Bright&S.Cst. 934 -944 d 10 2 Australasian lid -4 d 29.906 The si
Mean 29.828 Mean
n
20 5 Australian - 24
districts business transactions continued to be limited, an audience of her Majesty. His Excellency was intro- St. 100 Loud, and N. Westn. 102 - 1026 1014 24 2 Air. Air. a young
,-
20 12 Do. Fifths - z p 12 1 all Australian Coraillera .4 - id
and the demand dull. The Colonial wool sales opened duced by the Earl of Clarendon, the Queen's principal Maximum +s Maximum +s2 at an ea
le on the 20th inst., prices averaging ld. per lb. reduction 10 IDo 10/ 5h.,M&8...0 i - t p 1 all Australian Freehold 1 - 4d
Minimum -40 Minimum -52
31.000 That is,
;0 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and was attended St. 100 London. andS. Westn. 72 - 74 73 24 1 all AveMaila
on the previous sale." Mean
- .1....... v... Q --,---.. T-4 4-- -.4.4-1,..-. T....._4:.... Kil AOl Ti., _DMA ld. - 12,1. 1 all 'Ra (lon tad TThelly on -: a nar ,1;,..1 1;4-
+0.05 that me
uafoydrgkhbeeaofil if:

The Pelham, from Sydney, brings 4,421 ounces,
and the Charlotte Jane, from Adelaide, 34,500
Ounces of gold.

The Overland Mail arrived at Marseilles seems
likely, according to the Telegraphic Dispatch, to
bring satisfactory commercial advices from Calcutta,
but the high rate of exchange in China, renders it
Certain that specie exports will be continued from
England.
The English Stock market has been very firm,
and with rather more inclination to purchase for
investment. Consols hay& realised 91- I, and are
now 911 I. The political intelligence is regarded
as favourable. The New 31 per Cents. have been
92- to 4, and the 3 per Cents. 908 to Z.. Bank
Stock is flat at 212. East India Stock has been
quoted 2451 to 249. Exchequer Bills are par to
4s• premium, and India Bonds 2s. discount.

At the court, Shafi Khan, the Persian Minister, had
an audience of her Majesty. His Excellency was intro-
duced by the Earl of Clarendon, the Queen's principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and was attended
by the Secretary Interpreter of the Legation.
Sir Edmund Lyons had an audience of the Queen.
General Lopez was presented to her Majesty at an
audience by the Earl of Clarendon.
Sir William Hotham had an audience of the Queen.

Her Majesty also gave audiences to the Earl of Aber-
deen, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl Granville, and
Lord John Russell.

Lord de Tabley and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. R. Boyle
were the Lord and Groom in Waiting.

The Queen and the Duchess of Brabant took eques-
trian exercise in the riding-house this morning.
Prince Albert with the King of the Belgians, and the
Duke of Brabant and the Count of Flanders, went out
shooting this forenoon, attended by Colonel Wyld, the
Count Gustave de Lannoy, and Colonel de Aloerkerke.
The Duke and Duchess of Wellington and the Hon.
Charles Gore, left the Castle to-day for London.

There is not much. doing in foreign securities,
but the information that 50,0001. may shortly be
expected to complete one Mexican dividend has
again caused the stock to rule buoyant at the
advance to 24g- I. Spanish New Deferred Bonds
have been 211. Brazilian Small Stock is quoted
98. Russian 42- per Cents. are not higher than
961-, and the 5 per Cents. have been done at 111,12-.
Dutch 21 per Cents. bring 62 to
The Railway Market is firmer for the English
lines, but with very restricted dealings. North
Western have improved as well as Great Western
and Great Northern, and the A stock of the latter
company is decidedly in favour. French Shares
are in more request and looking up.
The Gold Mine Shares are neglected, and the
Land Companies' are dull. The Australian Banks
are a shade lower, as the abundance of money in
the colonies will interfere with their profits.

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, after the Privy
Council, remained at the Castle on a visit to the Queen.
The Earl and Countess of Clarendon have been invited
and are expected this afternoon.

The Persian Minister (attended by Major Malcolm),
the Duke of Newcastle, Earl Granville, the Earl of
Clarendon, the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord Ernest
Bruce, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James
Graham, the Hon. W. Bathurst, Sir E. Lyons, and Mr.
J. Parker, travelled from London to attend the Privy
Couneil by a special train on the Great Western Rail-
way, and arrived at the Castle about three o'clock.
A dejeuner was served in the Castle to the noblemen
and gentlemen attending her Majesty's Court.

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50
20

After the Council the Duke of Newcastle, the Persian
Minister, Earl Granville, Sir James Graham. the Right
Hon. John Parker, the Hon. W. Bathurst, and other
gentlemen, left the Castle at half-past four o'clock, and
returned by a special train on the Great Western Rail-
way to Paddington. _ _ _

St.
St.
St.
St.

13A
20
20
50

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Lord John Russell travelled from his residence, Pem-
broke-I.odge, Richmond-park, to the Castle, to attend
the Privy Council.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(Prom the Official List.)

_ _
Business done .
Bank Stock .
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities. ...... .. 904 -4 ?, i 1.4 90/ s'-
3
per Cent. Consols Annuities 914 i i 2
New 34 per Cent. Annuities 924 -4- I-1 ,i-
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -1G 4
Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 -16
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 5 7-16
India Stock
India Bonds, XlOOO ....... ............ ......
consols for Account
Exchequer Bills, 2d.
£IOOO
£500
Small par 4 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per (lent
Ditto Small
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 241 5
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. X St llll
Ditto 4} per Cent 96.1 7
Ditto Small
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 92
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 2ll fi
Ditto Passive (Converted)
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. 12 Gull 62 i•
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ...

The Duke of Newcastle arrived in town yesterday
morning from his seat, Clumber-park, Notts.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town yes-
terday forenoon from Hawarden Castle, near Chester.
Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo-
nial-office for the Governors of Ceylon and Hong Kong.
The Marquis of Lansdowne has arrived at Bowood,
Wiltshire, whore he intends to remain during the
winter.

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20
20
25
25

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42
34
all
all
100

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100
47,1,
176
all
100

174
all-
-10
100

Consols
Ditto October Account

THREE O'CLOCK.
92
92

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

COLONIAL.

1:r GAIL-The market is heavy. Floating cargoes of
foreign are wanted, and former prices are paid for Brazilian
411(1 Havana, the supply being small. For duty paid par-
cels there are not many buyers. The quantity of British
Plantation landed last week at the East and West India
Pecks was 932 hhds, 131 tierces, 232 barrels • there were
taken for home consumption, 1,481 ;hhds, 117 tierces, 531
barrels, The stock in the same place is 12,998 hhds, 2,153
tierces, 4,253 barrels. Refined has been dull at previous
rates. Brown lumps 44s 6d per cwt.
COFFEE.—There is a quiet market. Native Ceylon is
at 458 ed to 46s 6d, and not in much demand. The supply
is more plentiful. There are but few buyers of Plantation
for export or home use, but iower prices are most taken.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
west India Docks was 184 puns, 143 hhds,! there were
taken for home consumption 991 puns, 8 hhds, and ex-
Ported 43 puns 84 hhds. The stock in the same place is
9,303 puns, 595 hhds.
COTTON.—The sales are small, but rates are firm.
SALTPETRE.-264 bags Bengal at auction sold at 29s for
-•1 to 11 percent., and 1,04 bags Madras at 28s 3d for ord
42i per cent. refraction.
ST.lcEs.—Pepper : 80 bags Batavia sold at 4gd for dusty.
TALLOW.- P.Y.C. is 58s 6d to 58s 9d per cwt. on the
spot, and Town 62s 6d.
TEA.—Ord and good common congou have been in much
request at full rates.

HAY MARKETS.
ditto,
hay, 3/ 5s to 5/ 15s ; clover
'1440, 4/ 5s to 61 6s • and straw, 1/ 12,4 to 2/ 2s per load.
fair average supply, and a sluggish demand.
I,OI336[BERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 8s to 51 18s ; clover
4/ 5s to 6/ Os; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2s per load.
supply moderate, and trade firm.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay,to 51 15s ; clover
~.uitto, 4/ Os to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 103 to 2/ 2s per load.
•crade steady, at full prices.

The Earl and Countess of Strathmore, and a number
of visitors, are at present staying at Glammis Castle.
The Earl employs himself in shooting game, of which
there is great abundance on the estate.
The Princess Nicholas Esterhazy continues indis-
posed at St. Leonard's-en-Sea. The Countess of Jersey
is expected to leave London in a day or two, on a visit
to the princess.

A Chapter of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order
of the Thistle will be held at Windsor Castle, on Friday,
the 28th inst., at which the three green ribands, vacant
by the deaths of the Marquis of Huntly, Lord Saltoun,
and the Earl of War wick, will, it is expected, be be-
stowed by the Sovereign upon the Earl of Haddington,
the Duke of Athol, and Lord Panmure. Summonses
have been issued to the knights brethren, and officers
connected with the order, to attend at the approaching
ceremony of investiture.

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1100

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21s.
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Do.lo/. 5h.,M&8...0
London and S. Westn
Do., £5O.
Do., £4O
Lndndrry& Coleraine
Ludndrry. & Ennisk.
Manch.Shef. & Lincln
Do., Man. & Lin. Un
nidland

Do. Birmng. &Derby'
Midld. G. West. (Ire.)
Do. Half Shares
Newcastle & Carlisle
Newmarket

, Bury Extension.
Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrtd
Newry & Enniskillen
Newry Warrenpoint
and Rostrevor
Norfolk
Northn. Counties Un
North British
North Devon, No. 1
Do., No. 2
Do., .1, A Deferred
Do., 1. B Guaranteed
North Staffordshire
North Western
N. & S. Westrn. June
Oxford, Worcester,&
Wolverhampton
Scottish Central ~

'ScottishMidland

1
Shrewsbury &Biimg.
Do. L. & N. Western
Guaranteed St c.
Shrewsby. & Berefd.
Shrewsby. & Gikester
(N. W. Min ;
Do. Halveso.
Do. Oswestry
Shropshire Union
South Devon
South Eastern

South Wales
S. Yrksh. 6c Riv. Dun
Do

{StocStockton & Hartlepl.
kton
Haven Dock

and Railway
Vale of Neath

Waterfd. & Kilkenny
Waterford&Limerick
West Cornwall

Wimbledn & Croydon
York Newetl.&Berw.
Do. Extensions
Do. G.N.E. Purchase
IYork & N. Midland.,.

ROYAL ARTILLERY.--WOOLWICH, OCT. 24.—Captain
itzmayer's company, 3d battalion, have been placed
tinder orders to hold themselves in readiness to embark
fer Gibraltar, to relieve one of the companies at that
station. Detachments have also been placed under
orders to hold themselves in readiness to embark at the
same time for a passage to Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu,
,
Mfill up the companies at these stations. Sergeant-
ajor Morrison, with two sergeants of the Royal. Ar-
tl,uer3r, have received orders to proceed to Liverpool, for
we Purpose of instructing the militia artillery in that
district.
PICKING THE POCKET OF A DETECTlVE.—lnspector
Bates, of the detective force, brought up Patrick Col-
Iztdaa, whom he charged with picking his pocket on
'3llnday evening, in the London-road, Liverpool. Cornd-
Vainant, who found the fellow's hand in his pocket, ha
rell watching him for twenty minutes previously. He
had been once before committed for two months, and
Was now committed for three. [This is almost as bad
~,as the case that occurred in Glasgow last week, when
Bailie Drummond had his great coat stolen out of the
Justice room in the police office, whilst presiding on the
retieb, in the face of a half dozen at least of the force,
tectives and Glasgow Constitutional.
AMERICAN BANKING.—The Woodbury Bank, Con-
anduet,lp about a year ago, by fore-ordinatirn,
its bills have since been quietly bought up at 2o to
T 0 cents on the dollar. That accomplished, the bank is
riy to resume payment ; the receiver advertises that
,„is ready to pay all claims upon it ; and The Courant
151-artford) coolly observes ;—" Holders of bills need not,
therefor d)
make any sacrifice on them."—New York.
„,une.
-wiitDER IN LIVERPOOL.— On Saturday night a brutal
kuturder was committed in Charles-street, Williamson-
ttUare, Liverpool, a place almost entirely frequented by
WWilliamson-
the lowest prostitutes, and thieves. Two sailors, nani,M
eirT and Crimp, were standing with two females, and
at,_, slightly intoxicated, when they were suddenly
am;"""ced by a foreign sailor named Emanuel Montaroii,
to be a Spaniard, who stabbed both men in the lea rtgatesti,u, almost in the same place, and without the
the provocation. Crispin died from the effects of
(lan wound shortly afterwards, and Crimp lies in a very
L$ the condition. The ruffian made off after inflict-
"' ‘4O Wound, but was arrested on Sunday night.

HAMBURGIL—The advices from Hamburgh mention
that the rate of discount had advanced to 54 to i, with the
appearance of a further rise being probable. About
60,000/. of silver had been received from London, but a
larger sum had been sent to Copenhagen.
ODESSA.— The Odessa accounts to the 12th of October
mention that on the previous day Prince Menschikoff
had arrived at that port. Considerable uneasiness pre-
vailed, and the transactions were consequently very
limited. Freights were rather lower, and a numerous
fleet of merchantmen had been reported as approaching.
Meanwhile the supplies of wheat and other grain ar-
riving from the interior were extraordinarily large. Al-
though private houses had been converted into granaries,
numbers of laden carts, it is stated, were still forced to
remain in the streets. _ _ _

The current number of the Journal of St. Petersburg
just received contains a curious mistake, which may lead
some people to the apprehension that the British Am-
bassador had quitted that city. Sir Hamilton Seymour
is announced to have left St. Petersburg, and to have
arrived by steamer at Lubeck, but the person intended
to be named was Captain Hamilton, a bearer of dis•
patches.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF AUSTRIA.—The financial ne-
cessities of Austria seem to become every day more
urgent. Since the failure of her recent attempt to raise
a loan in London she has been obliged to obtain further
assistance from the Vienna Bank, and consequently to
authorise an increase of paper issues during the past
month to an amount equal to half a million sterling.
NEW YORK.—The gold received from New York
yesterday was 100,0001., in addition to the 30,0001.
brought by the Andes on Saturday. The mercantile
accounts show a considerable increase in the pressure
for money, the rate for the best paper being as high as
12 per cent., and several failures had taken place.
Among these were Hunt and Co., dry goods jobbers ;
Jones and Johnson, insurance brokers ; Young and
Howell, wholesale grocers ; and Mr. S. Draper. The
liabilities of Hunt and Co. are stated to be equal to
70,0001., but they had shown a satisfactory balance-
sheet, and were expected to resume. All kinds of se-
curities were depressed, but not to any serious extent,
nor was there any apprehension of unsoundness in trade
generally. The shares of the Crystal Palace have been
falling for many weeks, and have at last reached 55.
A few months back the price was above 150.
DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures from
the port of London for the Australian colonies during
the past week show a decrease. They have, altogether,
comprised thirteen vessels—six for Port Philip, with an
aggregate burden of 3,504 tons ; three to Sydney, with
an aggregate burden of 1,721 tons ; three to Adelaide,
with an aggregate burden of 1,118 tans; and one to
Hobart Town of 390 tons. Their total capacity was,
consequently, 6,733 tons. Rates of freight exhibit a
further tendency to decline.
BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.—In the general
business of the port of London during the past week,
there has been much activity, and although the arrivals
have diminished, they are still numerous, and consider-
ably above the average. The number of vessels reported
in wards was 280, being 70 less than in the previous week.
The arrivals of timber and tallow from the Baltic have
been large ; but the quantity of grain reported is not 90
great, the total being 60,231 quarters, including 34,036
quarters of wheat. In addition to this, there have been
14,915 barrels of American flour received. Of tea there
were reported 9,144 packages; of coffee, 4,752 bags and
2 casks ; of cocoa, 2-396 bags ; and of sugar, 6,348 bags,
1,999 hhds., 1,049 casks, and 1,379 boxes. The number
of vessels cleared outwards was 87, being 36 less than in
the previous week ; of these, 11 were in ballast, and 13,
as above stated, for Australia and Van Dieman's Land.
The shipments to those colonies still continue large, and
the actual exports for the week show a total of 732,717
yards of calicoes, plain and part dyed ; 123,185 yards
of crapes, cambrics, and guases ; and other articles of
the declared value of 89,9441., besides large quantities
of hosiery, caps, counterpanes, quilts, shawls, &c. The
number of vessels on the berth, loading for Australia,
Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand, on the 22d
inst., was 84, being 46 less than on the 22d ult. Of
those now loading, 8 are for Adelaide, 6 for Geelong-,
9 for Hobart Town, 2 for Launceston, 15 for Mel-
bourne, 5 for New Zealand, 15 for Port Philip, 2
for Portland-bay, 21 for Sydney, and 1 for Swan
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this day, this day.
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304 all Birm. &C:7fd.
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50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon 4B —5O
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25 all Glstr4 Dn.Fr Gt. Westu 30 32
100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New.
Railway & Berw.
50 all Hull & Selby Y. & NMd 107 109
25 all Do. Shares. Do 53! 541 544
121 all Do. I Shares. Do 2- 28
131 all Lon.&GreenwiS. Eastern 131 141
20 all Do.Preferenee!Do 24:1 —2s3xd x d
20 100 Lowestoft gr.
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20 tut) Do. 6 per et.
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and Matlock & Midld. 2i 3
50 all Micldlesbro' & Stck ton &
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100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 98 100
50 all Northern and.
Easternsp.c.lE. Count. 59 61
50 •••_ Do. 6 per ct. Do . -
50 all Do. Fixedsps Do —
25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N,w
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121 12 Do. 1 Shares. Do —
St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. GtNorthn 137 142
St, 100 Do.Shepth.St Do 137 142
25 18i Shef.Roth.lnd Lancash&
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12 91 S. StaLordsli. M.MClean •24
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1 all lAgua Fria
1 all lAnglo Austrin. Gold 6 d par 31.000
Maximum 30.650 Maximum
10s. all AnOo Californian ... -4- par a 28.970
10 2 Australasian lid 4 d Minimum 29.160 Minimum
20 5 Australian
Air,.
Maximum +s Maximum
1 all Australian Coraillera 6 id Air+s2
1 all Australian Freehold a 6d
—52
1 all ASt3Maila
1 all 'Baden (Gd. Duchy os) ;.; d par Mean
1 all !British Austin. Gold ti g d 1851. 1853.
20 13.51 British lion
35 24, Orazilia,nlmp.Cssued Maximum 30.750 Maximum 30. 72
at £5 pm 5 6 51 a Minimum 29.030 Minimum 23.180
30 all Do. Cocaes & Calada 26 3 Mean 29.934 Mean 29.960
20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 34 —35 Air. Air.
Maximum +52.0 Maximum
1 3 Carson's Creek
49 all Cobre Copper 49.1— 44
Mean --1.581 Mean —35.92
5 1 Colonial
... 15 Coplapa
St. all Copper Min. o' Eng 55 —65 55
2 all Do. Pref. 7. p. cent 5 7pxd
5 all English and Austrlu. NAV AL IN TELLIGENCE.
CopinerSnielts.Co. 26 -- 3
20 all General
2 all Great Nugp.Vein id— I p SHEERNESS, OCT. 24.
2 all Do. 113g's.:red. -• The Horatio, 24 guns, training ship, Commander
3 all Great Polgooth
1 all Lake Bo t'aarst
1 all ritheriT
3 all Linares
1 ail 6oncl.ey,c2; -o:p.co,d
between the Nore and the Mouse. A target being
Qna,-_. z Crush. Co. k $
1 all Ma.,:lqui' ,
10 9 Me-x:c,,,, `:S.Ainericn 6l 7 633. boys are engaged as helmsmen, leadmen, and captains of
1 all Nie wCa ,a (la kd— par the gun (an 18-pounder) in turn ; their progress in
1 all Sou lel- uAlon il e
10 5 Nova Seot:a Mining P la
gunnery is the admiration of their officers ; on repeated
andCo-onerSmetg. ... ... occasions the target has been carried away by the second
5 1 Port P0w...? 6 i d shot laid by the boy gunners. Such is their proficiency
1 all Quartz Roe_r.
that it has been found advantageous to give some of the
50 all Rhymney Iron
15 15 Do. New — ... more intelligent boys a number of other boys, who are
30 104 Santiago de Caba _ V 4? entirely drilled in their various exercises by them ; this
1 all S''AiLh Australian
10 7 Tin Croft 5 7 to make themselves fully competent to fill the same
28; all United )tfe:'ean 3i 3a
office at the earliest period possible. All the new raised
1 all We
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1 all West Granada
1 all West Mariposa
1 all Yuba
The Monarch, 84, guard ship of ordinary, Captain
Charles Hope.—All the seamen available for continuous
JOINT-STOCK BANKS. and general service who were serving on board this ship
40 all I Australasia 69 —7l 68/ 9 have been draughted for service in ships commissioned
50 all British N. American ... ... and in commission at Portsmouth ; they have left here
20 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, in the Fearless steam-vessel.
Australia, & China i d— par 13 i The Boscawen, 70, guardship of ordinary, at Chat-
-100 25 Colonial . ... 16a ham, Captain Peter Richards.—All the seamen available
100 20 CoMmercial or Lon& ...
... for continuous and general service have been sent
20 10 English Scottish and round to Portsmouth, as in the case of the Monarch and
Australian 2id lid Horatio.
20 15 Lond, Chart. Bk. of It is reported that in consequence of some of the ships
Australia id iP 15i having taken their departure from Portsmouth, all the
50 20 London and County ... ---- ...
men sent round from this port in the Fearless will return
50 10 London Joint Stock 226 236
100 20 bond. & Westminster 33 —•34 336 again to their respective ships.
20 2 London Bank of Aus-
tralia and India
WOOLWICH, OCT. 24.
50 22?; National or Ireland ... ,„ APPOINTMENTS.
1
25 all Oriental Bank of Captain Hastings R. Yelverton (1843), to the Arro-
Corporat,on 43 45xd1 43 x d gaut, 47, screw steam-frigate of 360 horse power, vice
25 5 Do. New
Captain Stephen G. Fremantle, appointed to command
100 25 IProv:nelal (:.' Ireland ._ •••10 all Do. New
• the Victoria and Albert Royal steam yacht.
5 1 [loyal Australu.Ekg. • •
Lieutenants.—Henry Christian (1549), to the Rifit-
& Cold Imo Co A die— par man screw steam-sloop, commissioned this day, at Wool-
-25 all South Australia :3O 40 40 with ; Charles Edward Stevens (1853), to the Loadon,
25 all CalGri or Australia.— 67 69 '6B 90, at Devonport ; A, J. Innes (1853), to the Diamond,
... 2!, Do. New _ -
50 10 Union of London 1.7 --18 A Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, G. C. 137,
40 all Union of Madrid__
... ... K.C.H., and to the Agamemnon, 91, flag-ship. at Ports-

MISCELLANEOUS
100 35 Australian Agyieult.l 33 --35 33i i
20 J Australsn.Pcific. Mail!
10 8 Australn. Royal Mail
50 381 Brit. American Laud 55 —6O ad 58 a d
100 326 Canada
5 5 Crystal Pa1ace.,.,,,,, 3 ip
4: 2 Crystal Pal, of France
20 3 Eastern 5team......,,
1 1 Electric Tcleg. of Ir.
15 14 Gen. Steam Navig,at,
20 16 Genera' Screw Steam ,
20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar„,
1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel
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50 all Peninsular & Oriental
50 25 Do. Do.
163 60 Royal Mail Steam
25 25 South Austral. Land 33 35 331 3
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LONDON, Oct. 25. Wind this day at Noon, S.W., and
hazy.

RAMSGATE, Oct. 24.—Wind, S. by W. Arrived—
Matteo, Newcastle, for Constantiple, leaky.
COWES, Oct. 24.—Wind, S.E. by S. Arrived—Sir R.
Peel and Mary Catharine, Batavia ; Margaretha, Iquique.
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 24.—Sailed—Agincourt, Geelong,
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 25. -Arrived—Calcutta, Cape of Good
Hope. Sailed—Ann, Newfoundland.
PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 24.—Sailed—Innellan, Portland
Bay ; Ada, Port Philip ; Wanata, Melbourne ; Rose Ellis,
China.

FALMOUTH, Oct. 24.—Arrived—Tees Packet, Galatz,
foremast sprung, and loss of sails. Off Port—Najade,
Laguna.—•A vessel, apparently a brig, waterlogged and
abandoned, with foremast and bowsprit standing, was
passed on the 20th of Oct., in lat. 46 N., long. 14 W., by
the Caroline Schenek, arrived here.

DUNGENESS, Oct. 25.—Sailed—Colonist, Hobart Town.
CLYDE, Oct. 23.—Arrived—Vulcan, Trinidad.
BRISTOL, Oct. 22.—Arrived—Cora, Newfoundland ;
Ferrell, St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Ann, Newfoundland.
NEWPORT, Oct. 24.—Sailed—Charles Walton, for St.
Thomas.
WEYMOUTH, Oct. 23.—A boat, marked "Blue-eyed
Maid, Colchester," has washed ashore at Osmington-mills.

(Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10 a.m.
Wind, S., moderate and fine.
Arrived— Mary Hale, from Baltimore.
Off Port—Coaxer, from Valparaiso; Thomas Mellor,
Rio de Janeiro ; America, Charente ; and Stirlingshire,
West Coast of South America.

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 23.
Wind, S.W. ; blowing strong.
Arrived—Kelvin, from Callao. Put back Mary, for
Bristol.

33h -- 33,.1
12i --13 i
7 -- 8
16 -164 p.

(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.15 a.m.

251 6

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Captain Hastings R. Yelverton (1813), to the Arro-
gant, 47, screw steam-frigate of 360 horse power, vice
Captain Stephen G. Fremantle, appointed to command
the Victoria and Albert Royal steam yacht.
Lieutenants.—Henry Christian (1549), to the Rifle-
man screw steam-sloop, commissioned this day, at Wool-
wich ; Charles Edward Stevens (1853), to the London,
90, at Devonport ; A, J. Innes (1853), to the Diamond,
28, at Sheerness ;- Cowper P. Coles (1846), to be Flag-
Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.8.,
K.C.H., and to the Agamemnon, 91, flag-ship, at Ports-
mouth, preparing for the Mediterranean station.
Master Charles A. Cleveland (1852), from the Cruiser,
screw steam sloop, to the Juno, 26, at Chatham.
Paymaster Frederick Cleeve (1848), to be Secretary
to Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons and the Agamem-
non flagship.

CUSTOM-HOUSE RETURN.

Wind, S.E., and fine ; tide half ebb.
Arrived—Kitty's Wake, from Caen ; Cherub, Dantzic ;
Thalia, Launceston ; Speedwell, Antwerp.
Sailed—City of Boulogne (s), for Boulogne.
DEAL, Tuesday, 9.32 a.m.
Wind S., fine.
Passed—Lady Elgin, from Port Philip, for London;
Margaret Evans, New York, for London ; Robert Newton,
Charlotte Town, Prince Edward's Island, for London, 21
days out ; Raimswell, westward, for London ; William
Spencer, bound for Antwerp ; Schiller, Baltimore, for
Rotterdam ; Kohinoor, Coringa, for the River ; Jalavrah,
Hai tlepool, for Calcutta.
Anchored—Colonist, for Hobart Town ; the Mauritius,
for Alexandria ; and the De Hecke Joure, from Ham-
burgh, for Cadiz ; all three weighed from Dungeness yes-
terday.
Sailed—The Sir Robert Seppings, Palmyra, Man',
Shepherd, Eugenie, Governor-General Rochussen, Bos-
phorus, Warrior, Urania, Victoria, and the Black River
Packet.

THE COAL DEARTH.—A few days ago, says the Yor.th
British Mail, Mr. Gladstone received, carefully packed
in an oaken box, and nicely enveloped in many folds of
tissue paper, a massive handsome silver poker. It bore
on the squared end this inscription :—" Presented to
stir the minister to stir himself to enable the country to
stir a cheaper coal."
THE SUPPLY OF COAL.—The Great Northern Com-
pany have, it is said, offered Lord Fitzwilliam 60,000/.
a year for his coal mines, on a lease for 50 years. A
considerable portion of the coals supplied to the Great
Northern come from the pits of his lordship.—Yorkshire
Gazette.

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COMPARATIVE SALUBRITY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
IN EUROPE.—The following comparative view of the
salubrity of the different countries in Europe is given in
the sixth annual report of the; Registrar. General :—Eng-
land, 22 deaths annually to 1,000 living ; France, 24 ;
Prussia, 27 ; Austria, 30; and Russia, 36.

LITERATURE.

Hope, a Story of Chequered Life. By Alfred W.
Cole, author of " The Cape and the Kafirs," &c.
&c. London : T. C. Newby. 1853.

It is said that the days of " three volume novels"
are numbered. Cheap literature—penny periodi-
cals—are the order of the day. We all like to get
things cheap, including books ; but, after all,
cheapness is not the only requisite in literature, or
in other things. Penny periodicals may be very
amusing and very instructive, and many of them
are so ; but we can hardly expect them b be so
profitable to their conductors as to enable them to
pay their contributors very handsomely. So, while
laying out our penny, we must not be too fasti-
dious, but be satisfied with the dish it provides for
our entertainment, not expecting a salmi of phea-
sant when we can only look reasonably for a mutton
chop.
But three volume novels are by no means de-
funct yet, as the daily announcements of Bentley,
Hurst and Blackett, and Newby, will prove. One
of these lies before us by the author of "The Cape
and the Kafirs." Mr. Cole comes before the public
not unknown to fame as a writer of travels and a
contributor of light sketches in prose and verse to
several of the magazines, chiefly of a humorous
turn. We believe, however, that he now makes
his deln2t as a novelist, and the title of his book is
at least an auspicious one.
We intend no disparagement to Mr. Cole's novel
when we say that it perhaps bears internal evidence
of being a first work of fiction. We have no
doubt that he is conscious of this himself, for his
mind is apparently a " critical" one, if we may
judge from many remarks interspersed through the
work on literature and composition. We suspect
that he scarcely felt himself quite at his ease during
the progress of the first part of his story—
say half the first volume. It is evident that his
shackles fall off as he proceeds, and every step for-
wards manifests greater force and' greater freedom
of execution. Thus the second volume is an im-
provement, and the third surpasses the second.
That is, at least, evidence of the author's capabi-
lity of still greater things hereafter.
The story is one of " chequered life"—the life of
a young man, who with talents and education is left
at an early age almost destitute, and who flies to
that melancholy refuge for such individuals—perio-
dical literature. Are we wrong in suspecting that
the author has embodied many of his own expe-
riences in the life of his hero, Frank Nugent ? There
is but little intricacy of plot—it is rather a chain of
scenes, in which the author seeks to delineate
character, and to interest us in the working of the
minds of those who play their parts in those scenes.
This he has accomplished most successfully. No
one who reads " Hope" can fail to be deeply in-
terested in all that concerns Flora Danvers, than
whom it would be impossible to imagine a more
high-souled, gentle-hearted being—energetic and
passionate withal—a very woman indeed, but such
a woman !

Perhaps a character equally well finished, and
equally interesting, though from a most opposite
cause, is that of Captain Dashwood. It is evidently
a favourite character of the author's, and has been
carefully elaborated. He has not fallen into the
great error of young authors of depicting an incar-
nation of villany—on the contrary, this Captain
Dashwood, the bête noire of the story, is possessed
of many estimable and attractive qualities ; while
his vices are precisely those of a man who has in-
wardly resolved to discard principle altogether.
There is more of " dramatic" talent displayed by
the author in the scenes in which Dashwood plays
a prominent part than in any other portions of the
story—as for example, where he shows Flora the
forgery, and in their subsequent interview alone in
the library. Either of these scenes would be a
" hit " upon the stage.

We cannot, for want of space, notice all the cha-
racters in this interesting and most promising tale.
Amongst them are Mrs. Townley St. Leger (evi-
dently a portrait from life), who is Frank Nugent's
patroness ; the Honourable Tom Saville, his bosom
friend ; Gerard Mowbray, well imagined, but
scarcely worked up enough ; Lionel Danvers, the
spendthrift brother of Flora, whose career from ex-
travagance to something worse is well traced ; Mrs.
Marsden, a kind of Mrs. Malaprop in low life ;
Fanny Marsden, her daughter, a bright-eyed, true-
hearted,lloveable little damsel ; and David Tonks,
" good honest " David Tonks, a poor penny-a-liner,
and not the least interesting or least estimable cha-
racter in the book.

Among the minor ones may be mentioned Mars-
den, the soi-disant coal merchant, and actual
betting-office keeper, whose deeds and those of his
fraternity are exposed graphically and humorously,
and a Mr. Melchisadech, a Hebrew money-lender,
who does business with the peerage and the army
list only, and who lives at Pentonville, only to
give his clients the trouble of coming that distance
to see him. Let young men who think of " doing,
a bill," by all means read the account of Mr. Mel-
chisadech.

One of the greatest merits of this work is the
easy flowing style of the diction throughout. It is
never heavy or tiresome, even where no progress is
made in the story. The author chats pleasantly
with his reader at times, and the subject is always
one of interest—very often connected with books
and authors in general. We should have liked to
present a few extracts to our readers, but we must
forego them. And as those who have faith in our
advice will not fail to read the work itself, why
should we present them with detached passages of
it ? We cordially commend it to their notice, as
one of the most pleasing, interesting, and promis-
ing novels we have read for some time. No ono
will be disappointed with it ; while, for ourselves,
we prophesy for Mr. Cole, should he progress as
he promises, a high place among the novelists of
the day.

Table-Moving : Tested and proved to be the Result
of Satanic Agency.
Table-Turning, the Devil's Masterpiece. By the
Rev. N. S. Godfrey, S.C.L., of St. Catherine-
hall, Cambridge, and Incumbent of Wortley,
Leeds.
The title-page of these extraordinary publications
made us, as no doubt they will others who read it,
look with some degree of anxiety for the address
of the rev. author. We were, however, doomed
to disappointment, as no address appears, and we
are left in doubt whether Mr. Godfrey was at
large or under constraint when he gave to the
world the result of his experiments.
Acquainted as we are with the justly high cha-
racter of the publisher, we are at a loss to conjec-
ture how it was he allowed his name to appear in
connection with this publication. Surely, he could
never have even glanced at such passages as the
one or two we shall reluctantly transcribe :
" I now felt convinced that electricity had nothing to
do with the matter, and resolved upon a different course
of experiment. I spoke to the table, and said, 'lf you
move by electricity, stop ! It stopped instantly. I
comwanded it to go on again, and said, while it was
moving, If an evil spirit cause you to move, stop.' It
moved round without stopping. I again said, `lf there
be an evil agency in this, stop,' It went as before. I
was now prepared for a further experiment of a far more
solemn character. I whispered to the schoolmaster to
bring a small Bible and to lay it on the table when I
should tell him. I then caused the table to revolve
rapidly, and gave the signal. The Bible was gently
laid on the table, and it instantly stopped 1 (The italics
are Mr. Godfrey's own.) We were horror-struck.
However, I determined to persevere. I had other
books in succession laid on the table to see whether the
fact of a book lying upon it altered any of the conditions
under which it revolved ; it went round with them
without making any difference. I then tried with the
Bible four different times, and each time with the same
result. it would not mote so long as that precious
volume lay upon it." (The italics are again Mr. Godfrey's
own.)
On the occasion of another experiment we have
it sagely recorded :
" It stopped when the names of God and Christ were
severally put on. The name of James was put on—
table knocked on. The letters a, m, taken out, and
,us,
s added on—table instantly stopped. That name
taken off, and the name of the Devil put on, an
knocked at a very rapid rate, so much so
_:!•!.excite
eui astonishment, and cause us to remark, , at to a a
o rate
the table is going at!' It being now ten o'clock, we dis'
time, continued our experiments for that e.
unshaken conviction that the table was
:Tccurred. Two
influences. ;Only one other circumstance
after an inter-
val ! but with an
mated by evil
parties in the room went back to the a
val of twenty minutes, and the ta4lee tianbstlea,ntalryidb, eig,laancintgo
move. I therefore went up to
my hands on, said to the spirit, 'I command you in the
nano of the Lord Jesus to
the two persons tried forquit this table.' I then
walked away, and although h
probably ten minutes afterwards, the table stirred no
more."
surpass this Here we have a
Now, what can ? ••
clergyman impiously claiming a power equal with
that of God himself, and professing. to exercise that
ewer, at will, over evilspints, and one of the
Z:vangelical publishers of London actually sanction--
in, tile impiety, as the printer and publisher of
what has broken loose from a crazed brain !
Nve may express a hope that this Mr. God-
frey's case may not, be deemed incurable.
For he tells uF, of a very sensible thing
he did as the wind-up of one of his notable experi-
ments. He tells us, " we were horror struck"—
that is, himself, the "Rev. N. S. Godfrey, S.C.L.,
of St. Catherine Hall, Cambridge, incumbent of
Wortley, Leeds," and his wife, and his curate were
horror struck. But what do they do ? Why, like
wise folk, they descend from spirit to matter, and
pass from the task of moving tables to the more
grateful one of refreshing themselves. " We left
off (quoth he) and had supper."
" After supper go to bed," says the cad proverb,

but it was not, in fine, observed by Mr. Godfrey'
and his co-conjurors. "During supper," proceeds',
the narrative, " other tests suggested themselves,
and about twenty minutes before twelve we three
laid our hands on again. I commanded the table
to move, and it immediately began as before. I
now said, If there be a hell, I command you to
knock on the floor with this leg (the one next me)
twice.' It was motionless. 'lt there be not a hell,
knock twice.' No answer. If there be not a devil,
knock twice.' To our horror, the leg slowly rose and
knocked twice." (The italics againare Mr. Godfrey's.)
I then said, In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,
if there be no Devil, knock twice.' It was motion-
less. This I tried forseveral times, and each time
with the same result." After proceeding somewhat
further, we have the sudden announcement—
" Thus ended our experiment." Whether the
conjurors returned to the supper table again, or re-
tired at last to their beds, the narration is not at
the trouble of relating.
We must here remark by the way, on the extra-
ordinary idiosyncrasy which is the author's, and
also Mrs. Godfrey's, and also theßeverend Curate's.
Were it our own case, or that of any one else, we
venture to assert, of the whole human community,
being " horror-struck," the very last thing iu the
world that would come to our mind would be the
idea of eating and drinking. A little sal volatile,
we should have thought would have been the thing
for them, at all events for the poor lady. But no
matter. Of supper Mr. Godfrey thought, and to
supper, with clammy brow, and shivering limb,
and faltering voice, Mr. Godfrey went. One
passage more we shall quote, which, if it
had been written by an incumbent in his
senses, we must say his Bishop who reads
it without appointing a commission or summoning
to the Court of Arches, would deserve to be lashed
by the merciless S. G. 0. :—" My impression is,
that the placing the hands on the table is, in fact, a
sort of incantation. By it the sitters signify their
wish to be brought into communication with the
spirit-world. They sit until they are observed by
some one of the wandering spirits,' who thereupon
enters the table, making it crack at the moment of
its entering in. It occurred to me that the table
I moved simply by the laying on of hands. Can it
be that this is the beginning of Satan's last struggle,
that en the imposition of hands the table is en-
dowed with power from the Devil, as the Lord's
servants, on the imposition of hands, were, in the
Apostles' days, endowed with power from on high?"
Alas ! for the excellent Bishop Longley, if S. G. 0.
could only get a glimpse of this sentence !