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The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-28

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, March 28.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ;
fresh breeze and fine.

PORTSMOUTH, March 27.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived—
Copiapo, from Peru, for Hamburg. Sailed—Victoria,
(a. tpt.), for Plymouth.
PLYMOUTH, March 27.—Wind E., strong—Arrived—
Rising Sun, from Mobile, for Havre, with part of cargo
thrown overboard.

FALMOUTH, March 27.—Wind E., fresh gale,—Sailed—
Mary, for St. John's, Newfoundland.
KILRUSH, March 26.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Edardo,
from Monte Video.

OFF BEACIIT HEAD.—Protector, from New Orleans,
for Elsinore; Fortunate, Islay, for Hamburg; Marianne,
Cuba, for Bremen.
CARDIFF, March 27.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—E. F.
Willett, for Hong Kong ; Faith, Porto Rico ; Saxon
King, Shanghai ; Mary Anna, New Orleans ; Beatrice,
Callao ; Venice, New Orleans.
HOLYHEAD, March 27.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Eliza
Jenkins, from Buenos Ayres.
HARTLEPOOL, March 27.—Wind N.—Arrived—Hiron-
del le, from Arbroath, for Shoreham, with loss of bowsprit,
bows stove, &c., from collision with (supposed) the Amelia,
for Shields.

(PER ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning.
Arrived—Atalanta (s.), from Havre; South-Western
(s.), Jersey.
sailed—City of the Sultan, for Liverpool; Duke of Corn-
wall (s.), Dublin.
LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning.
Wind S.
Arrived.—Tanjore, from Alexandria.
Sailed—Pilot Fish, for Aspinwall.
HOLYHHAD, March 27.

Wind E.
Arrived.—Rapid, from Catania; Pandora, St. Mi-
chael's ; Harriet, Valencia.

(S3T SUBMARINE AND BRITISH VeLEGRAPS.I
GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.45 a.m.
Wind E.N.E., cloudy; tide four hours' ebb.
ailed, March 27.—Vanguard, for Mauritius.
DEAL, Friday, 9.23 a.m.
Wind N.E., fresh.
Passed.—Chanticleer, from London, for Newfoundland,

REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF CANDLES.—A. further
reduction has taken place throughout the metropolis in
the price of candles ; dips are now selling at 6d. per lb.,
moulds at 74d., and composites of the description known
as No. 4 at 7id., and superior descriptions at from Bid.
to 10d. per lb. These are the prices at the shops wbere
the business is done on the r3ady money system ; where
the articles are sold on credit the prices are from a half-
penny to a penny per lb. higher.
London, England, 1856-03-28

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MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
There has been a slight increase in the arrivals of Eng-
lish wheat up to our market this week coastwise, but the
show of samples here to-day was very moderato ; neverthe-
less, the demand for all kinds was in a sluggish state, at
Monday's decline in the quotations.
Over 23,01,.9 quarters of foreign cheat having come in
that article was very dull, and, to have forced sales, lower
rates must have been submitted to.

Floating cargoes of grain were heavy.
Fine barley sold at full prices, but inferior kinds were
very dull.
We had rather a slow salo for malt, yet the quotations
were supported.
Oats, beans, and peas changed hands slowly, at barely
late rates.

Flour was dull, and foreign qualities were easier to pur-
chase.

ARRITALLS TlllB WEEK.

Wheat. 1 Barley.
SogUsk .. 2,440 ' 3,493 i
Irish .• ..
Foreign } i 23,310 950 1

Malt. 4 Oats,
6,570 I 1,010 t 2,620
4,110
/ brls
13,050
I 1 111706 k

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The supply of beasts in to day's market was limited, and
all breeds moved off steadily at Monday's quotations. The
quality of the stock was but middling. With sheep we
were scantily supplied, and the mutton trade ruled brisk,
at a further improvement in value of 5s 4d per 81bs. The
best old Downs, in the wool, realised 5d per 811 rs. Lambs
were in moderate supply, and heavy request, at 6d per 8
lbs less money. Calves sold slowly, and prices gave way
2d par Blbs. Pigs were very dull, but not cheaper.
Milch cows were very heavy at from 131. to 191. each,
including their small calf.
London, England, 1856-03-28

DIED.

On the 19th inet., at Rodney-street, Pento"Mlle, Wil-
liam Horington Cowper, Student of Ring's College, Lon-
don, sbCond son of Cb'rles Cowper, of Wivenhoe' Esq.,
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Walel,
aged 21.
On the tOth inst., at Woolwich, of bronchitis, Ann,
relict of the late William Mac 4aughton, and only daughter
of Captain Robert Fenwick, late of the Royal Artillery,
aged 78.
On the 24th inst., at Princes-place, Duke-street, St.
James's, Captain William Ward, late of H.M.'s 35th Re-
giment, aged 58.
On the 25th inst., at Claremont-house, Buckland, Do- .
ver, Ann. youngest daughter of the late Jeremiah Dodson.
Esu., of Eltham, Kent, aged 72.
On the 2rith inst., at Bromley, Kent, Agnes, youngest
(laughter of Charles Pott, Esq.

142:Dort: Printed and Published by IdIIRDO yoIING 1
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112,
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, is the avow of
Middlesex, Fridars 28,.1814 - •
London, England, 1856-03-28

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS,

(Meeting This Day.)

The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held this
afternoon, at the Council Chamber of the Guildhall—
Mr. Thwaites in the chair.

Mr. CARTMEL presented a memorial from the inhabi
tants of Clapham relative to the state of Heathwal,
sewer, which was received and laid en the table.

BUILDING OVER FORE COURTS.

The committee under the Pudding Act, in bringing
up their report, recommended that applications that
had been made for building over fore courts in White
Conduit-street and Chapel-street, Pentonville, should
not be granted.
A lengthened discussion took place on the question
of permitting shops to be erected on fore courts, in the
course of which it was urged that the permission should
be granted to the owners of houses in streets where the
line of road had already been broken, but withheld
in other instances. Much was said of the depreciation
of the houses that had not built on the fore courts in
neighbourhoods where others had done so, and also of
the increase of value to the property and improvement
to the neighhourhoodithese buildings had been in many
districts. In the cases in question the erection of
building:4 would leave the width of the streets only 39
feet 6 inches, which would be in direct opposition of
the bye laws that no street should be less than 40 wide,
and on that ground, and that the principle that no en-
croachments should be permitted on the streets of the
metropolis, to meet which the 143 d sec. was introduced
into the Metropolitan Board of Works Act, should be
strictly carried out, the applications were negatived,
and the recommendations of the committee were con-
firmed.

Tao business transacted today wag of an ordinary
character, having reference to the confirmation of bye-
laws, the reception of reports of no general interest, and
the consideration of notices of motions relative to the
proceedings of committees and the board generally.
Mr. D. IFFANGER gave notice of the following motion :
—" That, in order to ascertain how far it may be de-
sirable t i carry out that portion of sec. 141 of the
Metropolitan Board of Works Act, ' where more than
one street in the metropolis is called by the same name,
to alter the name of any and all such streets except one,'
a letter be addressed to all the vestries and districts,
requesting them to furnish this board with an alpha-
betical list of all their streets, and that the consideration
of this subject be referred to the committee appointed
to confer with vestries and district boards."
The business shortly after terminated..
London, England, 1856-03-28

SHARE MAREBTS.

LIVERPOOL, MencH 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been quiet, &pa
without feature. Transactions at the following rates
Caledonian, 303 i—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 843 i i 5 At
—London and North-Western, 10)—Manchester, Sher
field, and Lincolnshire, 273—Midland, 72 2k 2---Nortig
British, B.l.3—North Eastern Berwick, I.94—South
Eastern, 203 IManchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 31 Oa
oent., 643 Dutch Rhenish, 16s. 3d. p.—Ditto (hew shawl,
p,— Great Western of Canada, 254—Luxembourg cow
stituted, 7.8.9 d.

BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 27.
aTOCIS EXCHANGE.—This market was steady today and ,
a fair amount of business was transacted. Inmdon
North. Westerns were done at 1004—Shropshire
at 4,;, 464—Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas C 251. tibial)
at 42—Midlands closed at 7li.

MANCHESTER, MARCH 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was an improvement of
prices, but not much business. Rochdale Canal, 80—Eoti
Lancashire, 184—Leeds, 848 s—Dovera, 2C 1346 1 I
.1-16—Electric Telegraph, 2141—Eastern Conn:ties,
Sheffield, 34 per cent., 61—Midlands, 74—Shefilelda,

LEEDS, MARcH 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—MidIands, 71i 714—Torkshire
Banks, 10 —North Westerns, si—Ditto Prer., 1 +g—Elea'
tric Telegraph, 21i—Lancashire and Yorkshires, M."
Sheffields, 274—Thizska, 15;1.
London, England, 1856-03-28

EDINBURGH GRAlN.—Msuca 26.

Good supply of grain in the market, to-day. Sales
heavy for all kinds; and prices considerably down for
wheat, oats, and beans.
Wheat, on the top, 4s down, and on the average 4a
down. Barley, was the same as last week on the top, and
8.1 down on the average. Oats on the top 2s Od dowa—on
the average, 2s 8d down. Beans on the top 3a 6d down—
tho average, is 6d down.

AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER.
Wheat £3 8 10 2-12ths.
Do. new -12tIts.
Barley
Oats 1 10 8 6-12ths.
Beans -12ths.
London, England, 1856-03-28

SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MARCH 27.
STACK EXCHANGE.—The :parka; has been quiet, and
without feature. Transactions at the following ;Mee :
Caledonian, 30/ A—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 8411 54k
—London and North-Western, 10 )—Manchester, Shef,
field, and Lincolnshire, 27d—Midland, 72 21 2—Nortk
British, B.l.3—North Eastern, Berwick, 191—South
Eastern, '2Ol IManchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 34 per
cent., 641 - Dutch Rhenish, 16s. 3d. p.—Ditto (new shares,
1 p.—Great Western of Canada, 254—Luxembourg Con-
stituted, 7.8.9 d.
London, England, 1856-03-28

NEW SERIAL.

On the Ist of April will be published, price Is., the First Number of
OLD TIMES ; or, the Retrospect of an Irish
Artist.
fly WILLIAM WILLS.
With numerous Illustrations by the Author.
London: Piper, Stephenson, and Spence. Dublin: W. McGee,
and Co.

The Third Edition. Just Published, price 55., by post, free, ss. 6d.
ON TRUE & FA LSE SPERMATORREREA ,
with the View of distinguishing the Imaginary from the
Real Sufferers under this disease, and Correcting of wide-spread
Errors in relation to their Treatment and Curo.
Translated from the German of Dr. PICKFORD.

"Dr. Pict ford is known to English readers by his frequent practi-
;al 'contributions to German medical literature. This is the first
time, he informs as, that he has addressed himself to the nou-medi-
aal reader. We trust this may not ho the last, if he shall tetect any
other equally flagrant evil which it may be in his p ,wer to cor-
rect."—London Medical Gazette. " The tribe of Quiet Sympathisers,'
And 'Medical Friends,' are mercilessly exposed ; awl it this hoot,
:ould find its way into the hands of those who surfer from the corn-
.ilaint of which it treats, we are satisfied that many hundreds would
.)e saved much needless suffering of body and mind, and what is of
.esa importance, though it is that which the quacks most prize—
much money—. —This volume is well qualified to put an end to the
empirical system of treating Spermatorrhcea, and so place the treat.
ment upon a more rational and physiological basis. It is, therefore,
likely to do much good."
London, England, 1856-03-28

LATEST VIA HALIFAX.

NEW YORK, MARCH 13.
European news by the Arabia was published
yesterday (Wednesday) at 3 o'clock. Money
continues abundant. Fancy stocks quiet. Ster-
ling exchange, 1091. Cotton has declined lc. ;
middling Orleans quoted 10c. ; middling uplands,
9,tc. Flour, Is. to 2s. (York) lower.
NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 12.
_ . _

Our latest European news is by the Africa.
Sales to-day-8,500 bales; middling quoted no.,
and weak.

ARRIVAL OF ,THE BALTIC.
LIVe.RPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING.
The Baltic has arrived, with advices from New
York to the 15th instant, and $273,661 specie.
The City of Edinburgh was passed going into
New York. The Arabia had arrived at Boston,
and the Ericsson at New York.
There are no tidings of the Pacific.
There is no political news.
Tito Kansas Free State Legislature was organised
on. the 4th. The Governor counselled entire obe-
dience to the Federal authority. Everything was
quiet, tbut an outbreak was anticipated at any
momen
Rifles and• cannon intended for the Free State
men had been captured at Lexington.
28,000 bales of cotton had been destroyed by fire
at New Orleans.
The advices by the Northern Light from Cali-
fornia were to the 20th ult. She had on freight
272.583 dols.
A shock of earthquake was felt at San Francisco
on the 15th February. The damage was slight.
The markets had slightly improved, and the mines
were yielding largely. Money was easier.
President Pierce's message had caused a good
deal of excitement and a large amount of political
speculation at Belize, Honduras. The Legislature
had proposed to tax rum and sager. Cochineal
and indigo were scarce.
The New York money market continued well
supplied with capital, and an active business was
Laing done at previous rates.
The stock market was depressed. Sterling ex-
change was firm at 9a to 91. ,
In cotton a further decline of an eighth per cent.
had taken pla, e.
The market for flour was dull, and declining. In
t her articles there was no particular change.
Freights remained firm.
London, England, 1856-03-28

f,oncion: ft. Balliere. 21q, Regent-strcez.

VEW LABEL—In consequence of the
11 variety of counterfeit labels of N. ROWLAND & SONS'
MACASSAR OIL, now in circulation, and which so nearly resemble
he original as tr,quently t deceive the unwary—they have em-
ployed those eminent artists Messrs Perkins, Bacon, & Co., who,
at great cost, and by a peculiar process of their own, have succeeded
ix producing from steel A NEW LABEL," which cannot be forged.
It is composed of a section of an engine-turned circle, repeated one
hundred and thirty times—and forms an original lace-work ground,
upon which is engraved in white lette,s,
" ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL,

FOY TFIE GROWTH, RESTORATION, AND FOR BEAUTIFYING THE

HUMAN HAIR."
Under which is the Signature of the Proprietors in Red Ink

" A.-ROWL AND & SONS."

Sold by them at 20, Hatton•garden, London, and by Chemlsta and
Perfumers.

THE ONLY REMEDY for SECRET
POISONING.—Let it be declared by the country, through
Parliament, that all deadly peisons, such as strychnine, prussic acid,
ar-enic, morphine, &c., &c., are antimedicinal, and therefore not to
be ased in medicine.

(Signed) TII MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH COLLEGE
OF lIE A l TH, New-road London, for the Society
of Ilygeists.

March, 185 g.

4R. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet-
street, has introduced an entirely new description of ARTI-
FICIAL TEETH, fixed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so
perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from
Ihe original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or
decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used.
This method does not require the extraction of rots, or any painful
operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is
guaranteed to restore articulation and mastication. Decayed teeth
rendered sound and useful in mastication.-52, Fleet-street. At
home from ten till five.
London, England, 1856-03-28

BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 27.

STOOK EXCHANGE. —This market was steady to-day And
a fair amount of business was transacted. London sad
North-Westerns were (lone at 1001—Shropshire Unions
at 46, 46I—Birmingham and Staffordshire Gas (251. shares)
at 42—Midlands closed at 71k.
London, England, 1856-10-04

all Antwarp&ltotterdaro
10 Ardennes
all Bolgian Eastn. June
14 Metiers to Graisseser e
9 Bombay, Baroda, and
Con. India, g. 5 p. c
all Do.
8 Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry
all Canneaux & Toulouse
Coal Mines and Ry.
10s. Ceylon A shares
1 Do. B. d 0....

an Demerara
12 Dutch Rhenish
all ?Astern of France
19 Do. New
2s. Eastern Bengal
all East Indian A and B,

g.5P•c• •
5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c
all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c.
all D 0.4
all oc,. do. do., '59, do.
211. Euphrates Valley
10s. Bun& In.Jn .Tel. Rail
all [Geelong & Melbourne

guar. 5 per cent.
all (Id. Trunk of Canada
)o. Cert. of Dobeu.

con. into Stk. till '6:
all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do.
18 Gt. Central of Franc
all Gt. in. Pen. g. sp. c.
2 Do New, guar. sp. c
15 .4reat Luxembourg, ,
all Gt.WenternotCanada
5i Do. New
all Do. Bde., payable '57
all Do. do., '76, p. '6O
all Do. do., '73 do.
all Do. do., '73, withoni

option -
4 Italian Junction
IT Lake Conet. & Basle
all Lierre and Turnhout
6 Lombardo Venetian.
all Lucca 4 Pist. sp. c.p.
15 Lyons and Geneva 1
all Lyons & Mediterran
all %%drag, guar. 4i p.c
all Do. New do., Sp.
10 Do. 44 p. c. Exton
5 Do. 3dEx., g. sp. e
all Karla Antonia .....
111 Do. do. Now
all Namur & Liege
all Do. do., 6p. c. Prof ,
all Northern of France
all NorwegianTrunkPre
all Paris and Lyons 1
all Paris and Orleans '
5 Recife & San. Fran ,
(Pernam.) g. 7 p. c.
5 Rome and Frascati
all Royal Danish
all Royal Swedish
all Sambre and Memo
all Do. 6}, p. cent. Pref.
5 Seinde, guar. sp. c
all D 0...
all Southern of France
18 St. Andrew's and
Quebec (A).,......,,
all West Flanders
all Do. 6i per c. Pref
all 4'. &N. W. of Franc,

Western of Austria...
all West. of Switzerland
an Wiesbaden , .......
all Do. 8 per cont. Prof.
all &Wand ........ .......
London, England, 1856-10-04

THE PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING.
One of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steam-ships, with the mails from Gibraltar, Cadiz,
Lisbon, Oporto, and Vigo, has arrived in the river.

SPECIE.—The shipments of specie by the Peninsular
and Oriental steamer Pera amount to 778,7631., of which
3,7131. is gold for Alexandria, Ceylon, Madras, and
Singapore, and 775,0501. silver for Bombay, Calcutta,
Penang, Singapore, Hong-Kong, Canton, and Shanghai.
The Paris letters, with scarcely an exception, affirm
that a report has gained credence of its being the inten-
tion of Government to issue a decree for the suspension
of specie payments by the Bank of France. The drain,
notwithstanding all the arrivals of gold and silver that
take place, is said to be proceeding at a greatly in-
creased rate ; but, if this is the case, it may probably be
attributed to the hoarding caused by mischievous re-
perts such as that now in circulation. It is not be-
lieved in London that the French Government can have
entertained the idea imputed to them.
DELAY OP THE INDIAN MAILS AT MARSEILLES.--
Mr. Fleming, the secretary of the Manchester Commer-
cial Association, has received the following reply from
the Postmaster-General, to a letter on the subject of the
delay of Indian mails at Marseilles :—General Post-
office, Oct. 2, 1856. Sir,—With leferenco to your letter
of the 18th ult., on the subject of the de.ay, at Mar-
seilles, of the mails from India, which arrived at that
port on the 11th ult., I am directed by the Postmaster-
Gs-neral to acquaint you that the arrangements for the
conveyance of the Indian mails, through France, rest
with the French Post-office, His Grace has on former
occasions called the attention of the Director-General
of that office to the delay which sometimes occurs in the
transmission of those mails from Marseilles, and he will
do so again, in reference to the delay which took phase
on this occasion. I Am, Sir, your obedient humble es
vant, J, TILLY."
London, England, 1856-10-04

AniErs ROYAL A3fPHITHEATRE.

Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
THIS EVENING,
(Ninth Week !) Shakspere's Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD,
with Mr. W. Cooke's Equestrian Illustrations. Death of Waite
Surrey, Battle of Bosworth Field, &c. Splendid Tableau of the mor-
tal millet.

After which,
The AMUSEMENT 3 in the ARENA.
To conclude with a variety of Entertainments.

Commence at Sewn. Boz-office open from Elev;;;;;;;our. Stage
Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke, Jun.

RIGEI WATER. AT. LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY—Morn. 25 min. aft. 4—Evening 41 min. aft. 4
Tn-lifossow—Morn. 57 min. aft. 4 —Evening 15 min. aft. 5

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, 01TOBIllt 4.
TIVIRMOMRTER, IN THBI SHAWL,
54 —highest sine° noon yesterday.
0 —lowest this morning end during the night.
65 —this day at noon.
BAso3rwran down to 29.72—n0w 29'77.
WIND, S.W.—Fresh, with dull weather and occasional
yam.

Afternoon fine, bat with heavy scud.

STAMPED EDITION OF " THE SUN."
The Latest Elition of The Sun, Stamped, in
time for Past, may always be had from half-
past 5 till 7 o'clock every evening.
Sioseribers in the Country will please to
observe that the heading " THIRD EDITION"
Is always to be seen on the papers containing
he latest news. If any difficulty be experienctid
n obtaining that Elition, a communication to
The Sun Office will remedy it.
Sun Office, 112, Strand.
London, England, 1856-10-04

LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.

Quartermaster Wm. Todd has been permitted to resign
his commission.

DEPOT BATTALIONS.

To be Majors—Major Robert L. Boss, from half-pay
Unattached; Major Charles Carew de Morel, from half-
nay Unattached.
To be Adjutant—Captain George P. Drought, from the
eth Foot.

To be Quartermaster—Quartermaster John Thompson,
from the Cavalry Depot, vice John Taylor, who retires
upon half pay.
UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant James Mac Queen, from the
17th Light Dragoons, to b.: Captain, without purchase.
STAFF.—Lient mant-Colonel Arthur James Herbert,
upon balf-pay Unattatthel, to be Deputy Q uartermaster-
General to the Forcc-; sem lin in the lonian Islands, vice
Brevet-Colonel Walpole, whose period of Staff service has
expired.
London, England, 1856-10-04

LATEST AE WS.

TRIESTE, OCT. 3.
Accounts have been received from Constar.-
tinople to the 27th ult.
M. Thouvenel and Lord Stratford de Redcliffe
have had long conferences with Reschid. Pacha on
the subject of the Principalities.

Omer Pacha, who has been pensioned by the
Government, and excluded from the ortege of the
Sultan, has retired and take-a up esidence in
London, England, 1856-10-04

On the 4th of October, No. 1., price 2d.,
IrEIHE NATIONAL MAGAZINE.
Edited by JOHN- SAUNDERS and WESTLAND MARSTON.
CONTENTS.
Alfred Tennyson. Portrait and Paper.
Biarritz.
The Salutation, Engraving from. Sir C. Eastlake, P.R.A.
Wellington's Monument in St. Paul's.
The Stereoscope. By Sir D. Brewster, F.R.S. No. I.
Uncle George. A Tale. By WI kie Collins.
'The Rome. By a Lady. Illustratee.
Sold by all booksellers, or No. I. will be sent, pest free,
from the
office, on receipt of two postage stamps. The work will also be sup-
plied regularly in the same way for 3s. gd. a Quarter in Numbers,
and for 35. in Parts.
National Magazine Company (Limited), 25, Essex-street, Straml,
London.
London, England, 1856-10-04

BANKRUPTS.

Smith Hastings, wine-merchant, Lime-3tre3t, to sur-
render, Oct. 14 at twelve, and Nov. 11 at half-past eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ;
Stophor, Choapside.
John Whitaker, cotton manufacturer, Bridge Eud, Lan-
cashire, Oct. 17 and Nov. 5, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court. Putt, official assignee, Manchester; Sale,
Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester.
Thomas Lay, hop merchant, Wolverhampton, Oct. 13,
and Nov. 5, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Di4rict
Court. Christie, off:W. assignee, Birmingham;
Birmingham.
Edward Phillips, innkeeper, Pillgwenlly, Newport,
Monmouth, Oct. 14, and Nov. it, at eleven, at the Bristol
District Court. Acraman, official aasigueo, Bristol; El-
- and Nalder, Bristol.
David Bothwell, machine maker, Scare Head, Halifax,
Oct. 13, and Nov. 17, at eleven, at the Leeds District
and Posirk,-rialllrifil 0-- • - - " "‘` ;ek,
John Wood, corn dealer, Ashton-under-LYne, Oct. /7
and Nov. 5, at twelve, at the Manchester District
Fraser, officirl sureignee, Manchester; Dornton, Ashton-
under-Lynn; Sale, Worthington, slag Shipman, Man-
chester.
John Sloman, merchant, Kingston-upon-Hull, Oct. 22
and Nov. 19, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Car-
rick, official assignee, Hull ; Lovett and Champnoy,
James Symes, Edward Barnard Symes, and Reuben
Raper, electro-platers, Strand, Oct. 18, at half-past eleven,
and Nov. 18, at one, at the Court of Banki uptey. Ed-
wards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, ;
Harrison and Lewis, Now Boswell-court, Lincoln's-inn ;
Branscomb, Raquet-court, Fleet-strc3t.
Thomas Hassall, builder, Shenstone, Staffordshire, Oct.
13 and Nov. 5, at eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Duignan
and Hommant,
Dennis Denman, licensed victualler, Hartlepool, Oct. 9,
at half-past eleven, and Nov. 18, at twelve, at the New-
castle-upon• Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Belk, Hartlepool; Hoyle, New-
castle-upon-Tyne.
Richard John Maddron, licensed victualler, Great Rus-
sell-street, Bloomsbury, Oct. 15, at one, and Nov. 13, at
two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assig-
nee, Basinghall-street ; Willoughby, Cox, and Lord, Clif-
-1 ford's-inn.

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
William Black, 'mite° and manager of the Queen's
Tboatre, Edinburgh.
Stewart and Murray, tailors, Glasgow.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.
London, England, 1856-10-04

MISCELLAN EOM

19 Australian A gricult.
all Australn. Royal Nail
all Berlin Water Works
40 Brit. American Land
324 Canada.
WC v. Go. 6p. c. Jan Maly
100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug
100 Do. 6p c. Mar & Sept
all Crystal Palace.
all Do. Preference
all Crystal Pal. of France
Duston Iron Ore
15i Eastern Steam
100 Electric Telegraph
all Electric Teleg. of Ir
all En. diAus Cop Sm Co
all Gen. Iron Sc Collier
14 Gen. Steam Navigat.
all General Screw Steam
all Lond. Gen. Omnibus
10 Magdalena St. Navig
all Ifediteran. Elec. Tel.
all Mexican&S.Amerian.
5 Nat. Discount Co.
1 Do. New
5 Netherlands Land
all Do. Do.
3 Do. 8 pcPissatld
80 New B. .(1; N. S. Land
' N. S. W. Gov. sp. c. D.
all N. B. Australasian._
17i Nrth.ofEuropeSteam
all Oriental Gas
2s. Do. "New Shares "
all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl.
all Peninsular, Oriental
10 Do. New
60 Royal Mail Steam
all Scot. Austral. Invest
all Ditto New
all South Austral. Laud
al; Submar. Tel. Scrip
all Do. Registered..,..,.,
5 'Crust& L. Co.U. Can.
24, IN" Dievibi.ne•
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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.)

LONDON. Oct. 4.—Wind this day at noon, W.; strong
breeze and cloudy, with rain at times.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 3.—Wind S.S. W.—Arrived—Box-
burgh Castle, from London, for Melbourne; Wapenaar,
Cardiff, for Manilla.
FALMOUTH, Oct. 3.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Rapide
and Himalaya, from Rangoon ; Dolphin, Bahia ; Anta-
gonist, Ibrail, with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, &c.,
cutwater and stem started, having been struck by a heavy
sea.
VALENTIA, Sept. 30.—The barque British Princess, of
and for Belfast, from Hiramichi, has been towed in water-
-1 rocks
Meander. N'E' of this place, and assisted off by H.M.S.
PILL, Oct. 2. —Wind S., fresh.—Arrived—Alessandro
from Havana.

:PIM ELECTRIC To
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

Wind S.W.
Arrived—Mineuis, from Shanghai ; Aratome, Calcutta ;
Clara, New Yolk; Polly, Princo Edward's Island ; Vesper,
Yorke Mal ; A. Rogers,. Rio nv.che ; Caroline Nesmith, Now
Bonita, Denta.

Wind S.S E.

QUEENSTOWN, 00t. 2.

An-iced—Belmont, from Labrador; Aramantb; Quebec;
Celestial Empire, Callao; Ifercules, New York.
WATERFORD, Oct. 2.

Wind S.W.
Arrived—Glide, from Miramichi.

Arrived—British, from Tarkarn each ;

DUBLIN, Oct. 3.
Mary Ann, Quebec.

. -
(By SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
Wind RAVESEND, Saturday, 10.3 a.m.
Arrived S.W.SW; tide nearly low water; fresh, and cloudy.
, Oct. 3—lbona, from Tonning.
Arrived, Oct. 4 Esther, from Archangel ; Regent,
Quebec,
Zealand.Sailed—Memozy, for Konigsberg; Rose of Saron, New
London, England, 1856-10-04

RAILWAYS-708 CASE.

____.
fr _
. C. ft. C
Orleans ..,;...:... ...... 1,315 Western 9lO -
gorthern - Strasburg -
Lyons ...... 1,290 New Ditto -
Mediterranean 1,765 Grand Central 630 -
Lyons Geneva — Teste -
Cette 705 Austrian Com. ...... 820 -

THE PRINCIPALITIES.
Prince Ghika has named M. Domitch member
for Moldavia of the international commission for
the navigation of the Danube. The Cabinet of
Stutgadhas nominated M. Muller, councillor of
the government, to a similar post for Wurtemberg.
A letter from Vienna of the 28th ult., in the
Debats, says :

" It is well known that notes have been exchanged at
different times between the Austrian government and
the four other great powers on the subject of the pro-
longed occupation of Moldavia by the Austrian troops.
The period at which they will completely evacuate that
province still appears to be distant. Every arrangement
has been made for their continuance there, if not dur-
ing the whole of the summer of 1857, at least until next
spring. The intention of the government on this subject
is evident, from an order lately given by the war depart-
ment to renew contracts for the supply of forage and all
kinds of provisions for the army of occupation during the
next winter. It would be difficult to form any idea of the
important results accruing to Austrian commerce from
this prolonged occupation of the Danubian principalities ;
and there is no doubt that it will be maintained so long
as any plausible motive can be found for so doing.
There are in those provinces nearly four millions of in-
habitants who are clothed from head to foot with articles
looming from the Austrian manufactories. The Austrian
merchants have also enjoyed the privilege, since the end
of 1853, of introducing by land, and by the numerous
steamers which ply on the Danube, immense quantities
of wine, spirits, and other Austrian produce. No sur-
prise can therefore be felt at Austria wishing to retain
this valuable market as long as possible, and it cannot
be closed to the Austrian manufacturers, or opened to
the competition of foreign productions, until the day
when the Principalities shall have been completely
evacuated by the Austrian troops."
London, England, 1856-10-04

Any officer, seaman, mai:ne, or other person, who may
desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs
or of Inland Revenue within the 'United Kingdom, is re-
quired to intimate the-same b3t le a'- 40-b.-addressed
Prize Business, to the Secretary" of the Admiralty, Lon-
don," in which letter his own place of residence is to be
precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collector
of Customs or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be
convenient to receive such share of prize money.
The following are the shares due to an individual in the
several classes :

£ a. d.
Flag share
Captains, each
Second class
Third class
Fourth class. 1 17 10
Fifth class

£ s. d.
Sixth class
Seventh class A 12 7
Eighth class. 0 6 4
Ninth class 0 4 2
Tenth class 0 2 1

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, lb
the Week ending on Saturday the 27th day of Sept., 1856.
MITE DSPAITMENT.
Notes issued ........ 25.603,910

Government debt.... 11,015,101
Other securities ...... 3,459,900
Gold coin and bullion 11,128,940
Silver bu11i0n........

425,603,910

.£25,603,940
MAR3IIALL, Chief Cashier.
156.
:PAATMZXT.

Dated the 2d day of October, 18,

Government securities
(lncludg.Dead Weight
Annuity) , , , , ~,,.. 11,964,953
Other securities .... .. 19,616,384
Notes .. 5,379,710
Gold and silver coin .. 640,432
London, England, 1856-10-04

MINES.

Lll ,igna Fria
all t.ngio Californian
7 knatrallan
all Baden (Gd.Dueby of
all ißlronar. Iron & Coa
14 British Iron
26i Brazilianlmp.(iesnee
at £5 pm.)
all Do. Comes & Ouiab
15 Do. St. John Del Re:
Clarendon Cone. Min

Co. of Jamaica
all lCobro Copper i
Colonial Gold
nH Copper Min. of Face
all Do. Prof. 7i p. cent
le ICopiapo.
all (Fortuna
:0 f all (Genc:a'

all Gt./Cr.ggetVeinlleg.
all Grer t Polgootb .
all Gt Wheal Vor Unito
all 'Liberty
all Unarm!

,Lusitanian
all Mariquita. ......
all ,New Granada
all Nouveau Monde
all Ponte.Sil.& Le. Min.
1 Port Philip
all Quartz Rook

all ,Rliymney Iron
all Do. Now
14i Santiago de Cuba...,
6s. Sort. Cona. Min. Co
all ISouth
all 1D.% Scrip

I A.
all IDo. 10 per cent Prot
4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co,
9 Fin Croft
all United Mexican
all Waller

) all West Mariposa .
12s Worthing Mining o
Australia
London, England, 1856-10-04

SOUTHWARK.

-----
AN Lusa Row.—Samuel Rickards and Mcv4 Ain
Rickards, husband and wife, were brciught before Mr'
Combe, charged with committing a violent assault 0.0
Ann Downes, the wife of a bedstead manufacturer, 04
Ewes-street, Gravel-lane. The complainant, whose face
UOO I', wit.' were always all..
was much scraf—Lod and otherwise injured, said that
Ttt
tpurgise-r--. On * resinea neat,
Monday evening she was passing their
door to fetch her husband, when the female prison!r
rushed out of her house and struck her on the face wit':
a jug she held in her hand. The male prisoner seised
hold of her and pulled her down, and in her attempt 9,
get away from them they tore her fall. She also 106'
her purse containing her money, a railway ticket, and
cab ticket.
Mary Ann Webster, residing at 1, Ewes-street, said
she witnessed the assault, and she thought they would
have murdered Mrs. Downes.
The prisoners denied the charge.
Mr. Combo found the prisoners guilty of the assault*
and fined each of them 208. with 12s. damages, or 2),
days.
London, England, 1856-10-04

MARRIED.

On the 2d inst., at Topsham Church, Richard 0. F.
Steward, Major 41st Regt., to Olivia Elizabeth, the third
daughter of Sir Henry Allen Johnson, Bart., of Newport
House, Devon.
On the 2d inst., at St. Mary's Church, Islington, 11.
H. Winsor, Esq., son of W. Winsor, Esq., of Torrington•
Esq., of St. Mary's-road, Canonbuu.
square, and Rathbone -place, to Rosina, daughter of W.Ol
Stevens,
DIED.

On the Ist inst., at Greenwich, Elizabeth, eldest Baugh'
ter of the late Rear-Admiral Godby.
On the Ist inst., at Golden, near Guildford, Colonel
Frederick George Showell, 0.8., Bth Hussars, and late
Brigadier-General of the Hussar Brigade in the Crimea,
aged 47.
At St. Leonard's-on-Sea, H. G. Statham, Esq., formerly
of Calcutta, aged 52.
On the 3d inst., at Camden-town, Samuel Beacon, Esq.,
surgeon.
On the 2d inst., at Harrow-on-the-Hill, Mr. E. Hilton,
late of Woodend Farm, yeoman, aged 77.
On the 2d inst., Ezekiel, youngest son of the Rev. S.
Asher, 2, Bury-street, St. Mary-axe, aged 22.
On the 29th ult., at Drayton, Ann, wife of Bryan Ward,
Esq., aged 58.

On the Ist inst., Sarah, wifo of Mr. Alexander Field, of
Maidenhead, Dellis, aged GB.

LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG,
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sin Moe, No.
112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county
of Alidciltlia, §atudisy, Qotobor 4, /866,
London, England, 1856-10-04

him the premiun, a gold medal, offered by the
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland.

Thy Monthly Review. John Mitchell.—Farsues
its roends in the fields of lite.:ature, science, and
art, and presents the reader with the fruits of its
research, on which it discourses generally wisely,
if not with superior brilliancy—a characteristic
hardly to be expected at the price. A review of
Spanger's "Life of Mohammed," and Freeman's
" History and Conquests of the Saracens," will re-
pay perusal. The imposture and the impostor h -
ing ably dealt with by one who seems unembar-
rassed by mock candour, and unprepared to sacri-
fice truth. Emerson's "English Traits" meets with
but little of that reverence the disciples of the
American philosopher may be supposed to deside-
rate. Actually the author is recognised as the
great now Gulliver, and his discoveries as contra-
dictory, and mostly inventions. Ferrier's "Cara-
van Journeys" furnish materials for an enter-
taining descriptive paper, which is followed by a
discriminating review of "Life's a Dream (from
the Spanish of Calderon), with an Essay on his
Life and Genius," by Richard Chenevex French.
Among the remaining papers may be noticed those
respectively, headed " Les Mariages de Paris"
and " Washington."

Oxford and Cambridge.—The study in Shak-
spere for the month—we suppose the writer means
to go through the principal plays—is " Twelfth
Night, or What you Will," supposed to be the
thirty-fourth and last w.itten of Shakspere's
plays. "The serene yet warm light shed over this
drama," it is said, " may be likened to the golden
summer afternoon sunshine, whose beams lie wide
on the green sward of some far-extending common
—slope upward on the branches and foliage of the
oaks with which it is here and there bestudded,
glance on the tall. feathery terns, glow on the fox-
gloves and heath, nor forget to penetrate with pure
light the transparent cup of the delicate, slightly
trembling blue-bell." The writer proceeds " to
search out Shakspere's Principles of Love, as
shown to us in this his latter, if indeed it be not
his last, writing," and displays a good deal of deli-
cacy and discernment.

The Commercial Travellers' Magazine. Kent
and Ca.—Another new serial—its promoters rightly
judging that this intelligent and enterprising body
are untitled to a magazine of their own. While
" party politics " are to be avoided, the large class
of political subjects of a national or social character
are to be treated in an impartial manner, and mat-
ters of especial interest to commercial travellers
are promised due attention. The present number
contains a variety of the usual magazine literature,
and promises fairly for the future.
London, England, 1856-10-04

BANKING DEI

Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000
Rest 3,754,416
Public deposit E (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 8,409,851
Other depoaits ...... 9,956,813
ieven Day and other
927,339

£31,601,479 1 £37,601,479
IV". MARSH ILL, Chief Qtts!nier.
Dated the 2d lay of October, 1&56.

/4...VERA.GE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Ivera; Price OTBrown or Sugar, com-
puted from tha returns madoin the week ending Sept. 30,
1856, excludve of the Duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain.
From the British Posses:*ons in America 3ls. W.
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 30s. 2id.
51nscovado, the protinco of the East Indies
Average of the throe foregoing descriptions 32s. 11d.
London, England, 1856-10-04

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Oct. 4.—Wind this day at noon, W.; strong
breeze and cloudy, with rain at times.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 3.—Wind S.S. W.—Arrived—Rox-
burgh Castle, from London, for Melbourne ; Wapenaar,
Cardiff, for Manilla.
FALMOUTH, Oct. 3.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Rapide
and Himalaya, from Rangoon ; Dolphin, Bahia ;
Anta-
gonist, Ibrail, with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, &c.,
cutwater and stem started, having been struck by a heavy
sea.

VALENTIA, Sept. 30.—The barque British Princess, of
and for Bolfast, from lAfiramichi, has been towed in water-
logged and very much damaged, having boon on a reef of
rocks to the N.E. of this placo, and assisted off by 11.M.5.
Meander.
PILL, Oct. 2.—Wind S., fresh.—• Arrived—Alessandro
from Havana.

(PER ELEOTRIO TELEGRAM.)
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

Wind S.W. _
A.rrived—Mineuis, from Shanghai ; Aratome, Calcutta Clara, New York; Polly, Prince Edward's Island ; Vesper,
,
Malaga ?-__ A. Rogers, Rio Hache ; Caroline Nesmith, New
York ; Bonita, Denia.

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 2.

Wind S.S E.
Arrived—Belmont, from Labrador; A.ramanth; Quebec;
Celestial Empire, Callao ; Hercules, New York.
WATERFORD, Oct. 2.

Wind S.W.
Arrived—Glide, from Aliratnichi.

D, Oct. 3.
Arrived— T3ritisb, from Tarkameseb ; MarUBLIN' Ann, Quebec.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.3 a.m.
Wind S.W. ; tido nearly low water; fresh, and cloudy.
Arrived, Oct. 3—lbona, from Tonning.
QArrived, Oct. 4 Esther, from Archangel ; Regent,
uebec.
Sailed—Memory, for Konigsberg ; Rose of Saron, New
Zealand.

DEAL, Saturday, 9.47 a•Lo•

Wind S.S.W., rain.
Passed—Commodore, from Singapore; Maiori, Sli
; Duneden, Singapore; Africanus, brig, Quebec ;
13randon, screw steamer, from westward—all for London ;
®AEarl of Durham, screw steamer, from north, for Havre.
nchored—Queen, barque, from Antwerp, for Cardiff. Sailed—John Kitson. She has been supplied with an-
other anchor and chain from hence, to replace the one lost
thlrizig the gale on the 27th ult.
London, England, 1856-10-04

MISCELLANEOUS.

Newton's London Journal and the Mechanics'
Magazine are both addressed to those practically
engaged in manufacturing and mechanical pur-
suits. The former chiefly consists of a record of
recent patents and inventions applied to scientific
purposes; the latter has some articles of a different
character, as in the present dumber it has a paper
on the recent astronomical dispute about " The
Moon's Motion," and another on the principles
of Heat and Light.—Charles Knight continues
his useful publications. The English Cyclopiedia,
of which the Biographical part is now issuing, is
one of the most comprehensive and valuable works
of its kind which has appeared.—The History of
England, though, of course, a work of less preten-
sions, is likely to be a useful and popular produc-
tion.—The Assurance Magazine is, as its name
indicates, devoted to subjects connected with Life
Assurance. The Council of the Institute of
Actuaries give publicity, through its pages, to some
of the papers presented to the Institute, though
they do not hold themselves responsible for the
opinions of the writers. To all connected with
such institutions it presents some attractive fea-
tures.—Le Forlet has its usual number of plates,
and its usual amount of fashionable information.
London, England, 1856-10-04

[PRIOR 4D. STAMPED.SD.

Sporting Intelligence.

BETTING AN 111ANCFIESTER-FRIDAY.

CESAREWITCII STAKES.
100 to 8 agst Fulbeck (taken)
103 to 6 agpt Cotswold (taken)
100 to 6 agst Malacca (taken)
18 to 1 agst Middleton (taken)
20 to 1 agst Alice Wentworth (taken)
20 to 1 agst Polestar (taken)
25 to 1 agst Cerva (taken)
25 to 1 agst Merlin (taken)
30 to 1 agst Mary (offered)
30 to 1 agst Quince.(offe.red)
30 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes (offered)
33 to 1 agst Polmoodie (offered)
40 to 1 agst Prince of Orange (taken)
50 to .1 agst Falstaff (offered)
CAMBIUDGESIIIRE STAKES.
15 to 1 agst Lance (taken)
18 to 1 agst Poacher (taken)
25 to 1 agst Vengeance (taken)
25 to 1 apt. Merlin (taken)
25 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken)
30 to 1 agst Vandermeulin (taken)
30 to 1 agst Malacca (taken)
40 to 1 agst Breeze (taken)
DEBBY.
11 to 1 on the Field (offered)

TEE CESAREWITCH STARES.—Pitapat and Pretty Boy
are struck out. Prince of Orange's weight is 63t 121 b,
including 31b extra for winning the Leicestershire Ilan;
dicap.
London, England, 1856-10-04

CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION.

A. report was received from the committee on claims for
compensation, recommending that under the special eir-
eamstances of the case the compensation to be awarded to
Mr. Joseph Smith, late surveyor under the Metropolitan
Commissioners of Sewers, for the loss of his office by the
passing of the Metropolis Local Management Act, be a
gross sum of SCOI.
Mr. DALTON, in bringing up the reporL, said Mr. Joseph
Smith had formerly been in the Sappers and Miners, and
had retired from that body to enter the service of the
Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers, in which he had
been for 74 years. Hie services were no longer required ;
in addition to which he was suffering under a defect of
eyesight ; and his object was to go to Australia with his
family, where he could obtain employment in field survey.
ing, without being subject to any incanvonience from the
defect in his eyesight. Under those circumstances he
moved that for the loss of his office Mr. J. Smith receive as
compensation 5001. in a gross sum.
Mr. FEW seconded the motion.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR opposed the motion, and looked upon
the proposition as a departure from the principle already
laid down, that all sums granted as a compensation for loss
of office should be paid annually. He thought the board
would be doing a service to Mr. Smith by keeping him in
England; for the 5001., if grantcd, might soon be wasted
in Australia, and, instead of having somethitg for the
family, it woQid all be gone. lie concluded by moving, as
an amendment, "That Mr. J. Smith do receive a salary
of 781. per annum for 74 years."
Mr. HARRIS seconded the amendment.
After a few observations from Mr. Leslie, Mr. Col! in-
son, and Mr. Savage,
The CHAIRMAN then put the question, when there ap-

peared
For the amendment
Against it .....

10
14
-4

Majority against it
The CHAIRMAN then put the original motion, when
there appeared...
For the motion
Against it
Majority —l
A. report was brought up from the committee on the
duties of the board under the Building Act, who were of
opinion, "That, in the opinion of the committee, the board
have no power to appoint any fee for duties in respect of
dangerous structures under the second pai '6 of the Metro-
politan Building Act, 1855, beyond the fee specified in the
second part of the second schedule to that act, except in
the case of special services, to be ascertained in each parti-
cular instance."
This recommendation was put and agreed to.
Some routine business was disposed of, and the board
I adjourned at half-past five o'clock.

14

Tom THUMB AND BABNUM.—A private letter from
Paris says that M. Vattemare has received a letter from
-um, in which the latter asks Vattemare's advice
'-e project of bringing Tom Thumb to Europe
neculation, whether his autobiography has
- such speculation, &c. Vatterdsre re-
ntrary, ho had now more reputation
that he would perhaps make
Thumb to exhibit him,...Arcif

Ban.
about Li.
again on a Br
not injured any
plied that, on the co_
than ever ; so much s
mOra money to allow Torn
Yoth Doily rim.