The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-29 00:00:00

TILE CIVIL SERVICE.

War-office.—Mr. William Sandeman has been
appointed a permanent draughtsman at Woolwich,
and possed his examination ; Mr. Walter Charles
Mulley has been appointed a temporary clerk in
London, and passed his examination. India-office.
—Mr. George Alfred Field has been appointed a
copying clerk in London, and passed his examina-
tion ; Mr. G. A. Stubbs has been appointed a copy-
ing clerk in London, and passed his examination.
The Board of Trade.—Mr. Charles Loraine Bell
has been appointed a clerk in London, and passed
his examination. Ecclesiastical Commission,—
Mr. Robert Carr Self has been appointed a tempo-
rary clerk in London, and passed his examination ;
Mr. Ernest Augustus Tietkens has been appointed
a temporary clerk, and passed his examination.
The Post-office.—Mr. James Parson has been ap-
pointed a clerk at Weymouth, and passed his exa-
mination ; Mr. J. Davies Bateman has been ap-
pointed a clerk at Bristol, and passed his examina-
tion. Customs.—Mr. David Williams, collector of
Cardiff, has been appointed collector of London-
derry, in the room of Mr. William Bellamy, placed
on the retired list ; Mr. Thomas S. Miller, con-
troller of Waterford, has been appointed collector
of Cardiff. The following officers have been placed
on the compensation list :—Mr. J. Jackson
first clerk, Hull ; Mr. A. Balding, timber mea-
surer, Hull; Mr. J. Jones, inspector of patrol,
Hull ; Mr. J. Janney, inspector of patrol, Hull ;
Mr. G. Metcalfe, locker, first-Class, Hull ; Mr. H.
Kirbus, locker, first class, Hull; Mr. W. Robertshaw ,
tidewaiter,first class, Hull; Mr. E. Draper, weigher,
first class, London ; Mr. W. Harbord, searcher, first
class, Hull; Mr. W. Smith, inspector of patrol,
Hull ; Mr. J. C. Carroll, locker, first class, Hull ;
Mr. George Pearson, weigher, first class, Hull;
Mr. H. M. Clark, weigher, second class,
Hull; Mr. J. Little, tidewaiter, Grimsby; Mr. J.
Hill, tidewaiter, first-class, Southampton.. Inland
Revenue Department—Mr. m. Mackintosh,
Aoiffir.-
cer. of Campbeltown first division, Argyle collection,
has been appointed
.N ir. preventives .3L;I .v . ooffiffceenr,,
oAffibcoeyrnoef,
Birk Abe-
rdeen collection;
wall ride, Orkney district, has been appointed to
Campbeltown first division, Argyle
.collection ;
IL Best has been appointed au. assistant of assize,'
Ipswich, and passed his examination; Mr. R,
Pick-
ford, first-class assistant,
. Glasgow seventh division
Glasgow collection, has been appointed officer
of Kirkwall ride, Orkney district. Ireland
Mr. John Hally has been appointed a clerk in tl
Receiver's-office of the constabulary, Dublin Castle,
and passed his examination.. East Indies Le .
C. Proby has been appointed acting sub-treasurer,
;PAirombay and
Bombay, in the room of Mr. Erskine
Government director of the Bank of also acting
member of the Mint Committee
Hodge has been appointed to act for rilrl.).Prßol
byn as first assistant to the Accountant-General ;
Mr. J. L. Hynes has been appointed to act for
Mr. Hodge as second assistant to the Accountant
General; Mr. C. Forbes has been appointed
•
and Sessions Judge of Konka in succession to Mr.
n, Judge
C. J. Erskine ; Mr. F. Lloyd
Judicial Assistant to
hastlie
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fo
ts.
for the detached station
Assistant- been appointed Senior
ujtundagpbeorfrtyh;e
the Hon.
G. A. Hobart has beenappointed Senior Assistant-
Judge and Sessions Judge of
.A.hmedabad, for the
detached station of K
Cad .Sera.
ce Gazette.

A traveller recently arrived from Sweden states
that no rain fallen in that country for several Mouths
P43t,

ENGLAND AND SARDINIA,

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In the Brussels papers Le Xord and L'lndepen.
dance Belqe we find a French version from the
German translation of Lord J. Russell's despatch to
Sir Jas, Hudson, which has appeared in the Kano'
Zeitung. The following retranslation into English
can only therefore give a general notion of the
tenor of the despatch, and may contain turns of
expression different from those of the original text
Foreign.office, August 31.
Sir,--Although Count Cavour's note, in answer
to the one which you have been charged to present
to him, did not contain such a complete and precise
declaration of his intentions as her Majesty's Go-
vernment might have desired and expected, never-
theless they did not deem it necessary to continue
those negotiations.
Her Majesty's Government considered that note
as one effectually setting aside any idea of making
an attack upon the dominions of the Emperor of
Austria or upon those of the King of Naples, and
at the same time as one binding the King of Sar-
dinia to forego the cession of any portion whatever
of Italian territory, it being of course understood
that in this public engagement the island of Sardi-
nia is included. I call it a public enagement

cause Count Cavour in his note refers to a speech
he made, in the name of the King's Government, at
the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on May 26.
Although, however, Austria, France, and Eng-
land have abstained from any intervention in Sicily
and Naples, apprehensions are felt both at Paris
and Vienna lest the annexation of the Roman

and Neapolitan territories to the kingdom of
Sardinia should be followed by an attack made by
Italian forces upon the Venetian possessions of the
Emperor of Austria. It is clear that such an attack,
by an army, could not take place without the King
of Sardinia's consent. It is also clear that, in a legal
point of view, the Kin°. of Sardinia would have no
excuse for violating the treaty of Zurich, recently
concluded and signed by him. The King of Sar-
dinia was free not to accept the preliminaries of
Villafranca and the treaty of Zurich; but after hav-
ing renounced the continuance of the war, and
having given his royal word to live in peace and
friendship with Austria, he is now no longer free
to discard those obligations and attempt to make a
wanton attack upon a neighbouring sovereign.
It is clear, moreover, that in the present instance,
motives of self-interest are in accordance with the
dictates of duty. An attack upon the Austrian
army, covered as it is by formidable fortresses, is
not an enterprise the success of which could reason-
ably be expected. But if such an attack failed, it
would afford Austria an opportunity, perhaps de-
sired, for restoring the Romagna to the Pope and
Tuscany to the Grand Duke.
There are grounds for believing that neither of
these acts would be considered by France incom-
patible with the treaty of Zurich. At any rate,
they would be certain to involve the greatest dan-
gers to the independence of Italy and her future
peace. The King of Sardinia would indeed have
gained Lombardy, Parma, and Modena, but while
losing Savoy, Nice, and Tuscany, he would no
longer be in a condition to resist Austria, who would
be fighting for a good cause, in defence of the inte-
grity of her dominions, and to recover her military
honour. The only chancq that would be left for
Sardinia in such a conflict would be to draw France
again into the battle-field, and to kindle an Euro-
pean war. Count Cavour will not abandon himself
to any such dangerous illusions. The Great Powers
are bent upon maintaining peace, and Great Britain
has in the Adriatic Sea interests which she watches
over with the greatest anxiety.
The ministers of the King of Sardinia may save
Europe from such a danger, by strictly observing the
policy set forth in Count Cavour's despatch, dated
30th May. Her Majesty's Government ask for.
nothing more than the exact performance of the
promises contained in that note. The British Go-
vernment is disposed to take into account the senti-
ments and demonstrations alluded to by Count
Cavour, as being amongst those infractions of inter-
national law which the local authorities are often
powerless to restrain, although in the eyes of dif-
ferent European courts the indulgence of Great
Britain in this respect may seem already to have
been carried too far. At any rate, whatever may
be the case with maritime enterprises, which might
take place often at night, and might be favoured by
the aid of vessels belonging to the villages along the
coast, it is clear enough that no army can, without
the King's express order, attack the Austrian
frontier.
These observations appear to us deserving of the
serious attention of the Sardinian Government.
You are requested to read this despatch to Count
Cavour, and leave him a copy of it.—l am, &c.,
(Signed) J. RUSSELL.
Sir James Hudson, Turin.
FIRE AT WOOLWICH.—About one o'clock yes-
terday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Mr.
Key, a chemist, residing in Beresford-street, Woolwich.
The Royal Arsenal fire-engine, and a body of police, under
the direction of Mr. Inspector Baxter, were quickly on the
spot ; and, an ample supply of water being obtained, the
flames were coafined to the shop, although considerable
damage resulted.
THE VICARAGE OF ST. PANCRAS.—Yesterday
afternoon the ceremony of inducting the Rev. Canon
Champneys, as vicar of St. Pancras, in the room of the
Rev. Canon Dale resigned, took pines at St. Pancras New
Church, Euston-road, in the presence of a large number of
the clergy and laity of the parish.

MAN ORESTER UNITY FRIENDLY
SOCIETY OF ODD FELLOWS.

Yesterday the Metropolitan Districts Committee
of this society and their friends assembled at the
Crystal Palace, to hear the statement of the audit
of the late fete which was celebrated on the 7th ult.
Notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the
weather, a considerable number of members dined
together on the occasion. Mr. H. E. Jones, Pro-
vincial Grand Master, Pimlico district, occupied the
chair.

After the usual loyal and constitutional toasts,
Mr. HoLmEs, in proposing "The Prosperity of
the Manchester Unity and Board of Directors,"
remarked that the Manchester Unity Friendly
Society had at the beginning of the present year
305,214 subscribing members, having 3,333 lodges
or meeting places apportioned to 441 districts, in
all parts of the kingdom and colonies. From the
published returns, it was found that the districts
possessed surplus money on the Sick and Funeral
Fund of £7 per member, which made for the
whole Unity about £2,136,498. The Widow and
Orphan and Distress Funds were "entirely sepa-
rate, and as gifts were made from the discre-
tion of local committees, .the members, in agreeing
to meet for a day's recreation, arranged at the same
time to realise a profit for the increase of those
( Ci e
toFt:unh yeadeeiw sedorder,predicted
in.
dd observed
e rivn e d
fact
1845
wtfunds. It being necessary to have proper offices at
headquarters, the first stone was laid in 1857, and
from a small levy upon the members, spread over
two years, the building was erected in Grosvenor-
street, Manchester, at a cost of £2,829. All ex-
pensesc of management of the society were raised
and
paiacis abys a separate fund. He believed the so-
prosperous as any in the kingdom.
The toast having been drunk with all the honours
of
cctshs t t
h whilste
that
speedythe
Mr. ROE, a member of the board of directors, re-
sponded,
their capital
o mda i
pes
to oal flu twti oha ne
as •
of the thesociety,
now £1,000,000 more than it was then, and there-
fore the society much farther from dissolution.
(Cheers.) The actuaries did not know the class of
men who formed the society, for when they were
convinced that it was requisite to increase their
subscriptions, they did so to the extent of 25 per cent.
without increasing the liabilities of the society. He
next pointed out the advantages the society held
out in a social point of view in contrast with
the office clubs, the members of which had no hand
in the management, and concluded by expressing
his confidence in the continued prosperity of the so-
ciety. (Cheers.)
Mr. BURGESS then made a statement of the re-
sult of the last fete at the Crystal Palace, from
which it appeared that after payment of all ex-
penses, which were considerable, £3OO had been
realised by the society. During former years it
was the custom to have two fete days, but this year
they had but one, and the result justified the change,
for the day excursion had been more profitable to
them than any two former ones. Although they
were not above the consideration of £ s. d., they
had higher considerations in view in promoting the
festival, for it cemented good feeling amongst the
members, and by giving the local societies an in-
terest in the result of future festivals, he believed
they would be still more successful in future years.
Mr. HARRIS proposed the toast of the Crystal
Palace directors and the officers of the company, to
which Mr. Thompson responded.
The other toasts of the evoning were the "Press,"
the " Metropolitan Districts," responded to by Mr.
Rough, " the Secretaries of the I ete," and " the
Chairman."

A NEW D',-STRICT POST• OFFICE FOR THE WEST-
END.—In a low days a new district post-office will be opened
at the West-end, for the greater convenience of the inhal
taut sat part of the metropolis. The building, which
was formerly in the occupation of the Oriental Club, is
situated in Vere-street, Oxford-street, and extends in the
rear to Chapel-place, the latter place being for the accom-
molation of the clerks, the sorters, and the general delivery
postmen. The old post-office, in New Cavendish-street,
his been long complained of as, being too contracted for the
business carried on there, when in consequence of a repre-
sentation having some time ago Leen made to the Postman-
, t m-General, an order was giyen by the Secretary of State
to erect the new building.

IVOI‘BY MARKLT ..41VD CITY ABIVS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The changes exhibited in the Bank of England
return, completed to the 26th inst., are not of an im-
portant, although in some instances they are of
rather an unfavourable, character. The bullion
shows a diminution, while there is also a slight de-
crease in the reserve of notes. In the other E.ecuri-
ties no material alteration has taken place, but the
private balances have fallen off to the extent of
nearly a quarter of a million. The public deposits,
as usual at this period of the year, have been
slightly augmented. The various items, and the
changes they present, are shown in the subjoined
table :

Active Circulation
Decrease ..
Bullion

Decrease
Rest ..

Increase
Public Deposits
Increase ..
Other Deposits
Decrease . • . •
Seven Day and other Bills ..
Decrease •• •• .•
Government Securities • •

•• • •

•• • •

Other Securities ..
Decrease .. ..
Notes Unemployed ..
Decrease .. ..

• £20,823,490
34,010
••
• • 16,255,951
123,807
•.: 3,790,286
5,308
••
7,092,681
•.: 127,215
12,973,222
• 206,712
.. 721,132
•• 31,337
.. 9,663,511
No alteration.
.. 19,559,319
41 1:5,729
•
.. 9,133,595
.• 82,365

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peran.
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;5 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June
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Do do B do
;5 I Do Nw A, late EU3ds.
• East Suffolk
0 Do
;1: 'Edinburgh & Glasgow
A Edin. Perth, da Dundee
10 Forth & Clyde Junction
lek Furness
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10 Great Nthn. of Scotland
:)ek Great Northern
let Do do A stock
Dck Do do B do
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;ck Great Western
;ck Do Str Val gua. stock
2 Trish South-eastern
;k Lancashire & Yorkshire
;k !London and Blackwall

stool
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Although the demand for money has slightly in- -sto-o-k 11.0-n7:l-friTy-fli..-,t s coast
creased, the market appears quiet, and the sales stockatoc Lond., Chat.,
;Tedsreorvner
continue easy. The general inquiry has been 124' Do eighths
stock Lond. t ,4111. Western
augmented by loan transactions at the Stock Ex- 25 L 'derry .tt Coleraine
change, advances being in request at 31 to 4 per ine.ria ATi Lin"s ill
nen
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cent., which has the effect of sending borrowers to 50 naryport and Carlisle
124 Do do -1 shares

the Bank of England.
The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon
were generally rather lower.

A call of £5 per share, amounting to £500,000,
is due to day on the East Indian Jubbulpore Rail- 1,
way shares, and of £5, or £250,000, on the F
Extension, but owing to the large amount paid in st,
advance it is believed these calls will not exceed st;
£120,000. et:
In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a
fair demand prevailed for most descriptions at full rt:
rates. The sales amounted to 12,000 bales.
st 4
Since Monday last the imports of specie have st,
t,
been £1,616,900, and the exports £229,236.
19.
There has been a heavy market for Public Seen-
rifles to-day, although very little movement has
taken place in prices, Consols being 931 for money,
and 93fr y for the account. The transactions st,
for transfer, as well as on speculation, however, :I:
have been very limited. Exchequer Bills are par; st!
India New Loan, 1031,-; and ditto Bonds, Cs. dis., st
st,
being all depressed. st 4
In the Foreign Stock Market the dealings have st!
been of a moderate character, and prices are toler-
ably well maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents. are
731 ; ditto New Loan, 551 561; Buenos:Ayres, st'
943;4 ditto Deferred, 291 30; Equador, 121 ;
Mexican, 21i ; Russian 41 per Cents., 931 ; Vene-
zuela, 23i 24; Spanish Deferred, 39k, ; and ditto at

Passive, 221.
The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 11- 2 s
prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, a prem. ; and
the Universal, 1- 7,-, prem.
The Railway Share Market has continued dull, s
and for several of the principal lines a further
alight decline has been apparent. Great Western,
North Western, and North British have declined
ss. ; Eastern Counties and Midland, 10s. ; and Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 15s. North Eastern
(Berwick), advanced 15s. ; and South Wales, 10s.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have
shown very little variation, with the exception of
Grand Trunk of Canada, which have declined £l.
Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are
flat. Ottoman Bank have receded 55., and Crystal I s
Palace have improved 10s. ss

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
8 per Cent. Consols Annuities
India Stock .. . —
Ditto 6 per Cent lO3l
Ditto Bonds £l,OOO
Consols for Account, 11th Oct 93,1
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d
D tto £5OO par
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent ..
Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 ... 87 7
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... .
Ditto Account
Ditto Deferred
Equador New Coßsolidated
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ S, • •
Ditto 41 per Cent 931
Spanish 3 per Cent.. ...
Ditto New Deferred —
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Turkish 6 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
Venezuelan 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money 93 93A
Ditto Account 93h 934

COAL EXCHANGE MUSEUM.

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;k Midland .
;k Do "firming. Ar Derby
Mid. G t. W. of Ireland
Do % shares

i& 1114 Rent.........
10 Do, Cray Line
)0 Newcastle and Cirlisle i
10 Newry k Armagh, def ,
10 Newry. Warnpt. & Ros
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)ck D) A stk ; A recs no d.
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15. Do do , C.N.E. purchase
)ck no Leeds ....
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)ck North London ..
16.4 North Staffordshire
[0 N. and S. W. Junction
[2 Not. & Grantham Rail
[0 Peebles...... •• • •
Portsmouth
[0 Rhymney - •. • •
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)ck Scot N. E., Aber. stock
)ck Do Scot. Mid. stock
>ck Shropshire Union
[0 Sittingbourne & Sheer
)ck South Devon .
)ck Sinth Eastern .......
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)ck S. York. and River Dun
10 Staines, "Wok,. and Wok
15 Stockton & Darlington
15 Do do
Stockton & Hartlepool
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50 Ulster .... • •
15 Do .
10 Do .. • .
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25 Mlythe and Tyne 10 per
1 c. pref. (issued at £SC
vtk I Brie. & Exet.l p.ct.stock
20 'Do. do. do. Shares
ock Caledon £10,41 per cent
I
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61 !Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c.
20 'Cornwall. 5 per cent
61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun
ock E.Angn.Class A 7 Stsp.c
ock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c,
ock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c
ock E. Coon. Ex. sp. c. No.l
-oak Do. do. No. 2
:oak Do. New 6 pet et. stock.
ock Eastern Union, 4 per ct.
ock Do. 5 per cent. guar...
:ock lErlin.&G las. sp.e. shares
ock 1 Do. 4p. c. gua. S. &D.
oak Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c.
oak 'Furness, 5 per cent ....
-ock las.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c.,
ock 'Crest Northern, 5 p. et.l
oak IDo.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm
took Do. 41 p. c. do. do.
:0 • Do. sp.e. Perim. 5 p.c. pmj
0 t. NI). of Scotld. Ist pti
Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 41
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Do. Redeemable. 4 p. ct.
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8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares.
10 (It. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sl).
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Do. Chester gua. shares
131 Do. do. do.
n Do. do. do.
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tek Do.Barnsl.stXs 3s 10d pc'
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etc Do. sp. c No. 2
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:ck Do. do. 41 per cen'.
5 Do. do. 41 p. e. shares..
:ck IDo. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock,
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6 Do. £6
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10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent
12; Vary,ort & Car., 4p. c ,
12; Do. 41 per cent.
nck Mid. Con. 6 p. C. stock 1
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'ck Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock
6 Do. with option till 18601
:ck Do. Lela. & }Tit. pref. st.l
•ck Norflk sp. e. Ex. st. 1846,
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)ck Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47l
)ck North British. 5 p. c.
)ck Do. New, gua. p. c.... 1
g.
101 Do. Bor. Un. pf. shs'
101 Do. do. do.
)ck Nth.Dev.R ail. & DAC°.
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)ek Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref.
17 Do. do. do
10 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1
121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848
"15 Do. York, IT. &S. Purch
10 North Staffordshire
10 Rhymney Guaranteed.
8/ Scottish Central, new p 1
tek Scottish North-Eastern
31 p. a. pref. stock
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)ck Do. 7p. c. pref. stock
lOs South Devon, Ann. 10s.1
10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent.
0.6 South Eastern (Readingl
. Ann. 1.0.6)
:ek Do. 41 per cent
:ck Do:Fixed 11p.e. Ist is.
ock zzouth Wales, gua. 4p. c.
Ick Do. 4?-, per cent
wk S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua.
:5 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c
!.1 Do. B 6 ner cent
15 Do. C 6 per cent 1
,ck IWated & Kilkny, 6 p. c.,
:ck W.Mid -Oxf Ist Guastkl
Do. 2d do
0 Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.recl. '
:0 Po.Perpet. 6p.c, pt 1566,
121 I Do. till 1862, let is.
12; 1 Do. do. 2d is.
Do. Hereford 4; p.c. pf.

Comparatively few persons are aware that there st,
exists in the City of London a Museum, which, etc
2s:
although restrictive in its objects, is not without
interest, as affording information on one of our most
‘,4•

important national products—COAL.
A few years since some members of the Corpora- s
tion, and several influential gentlemen connected
with this particular branch of commerce, proposed
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carrying this very useful design into effect, and a s
room was set apart in the Coal Exchange as a s
Museum for the reception and exhibition of speci- st
mens and models illustrative of the coal trade and :II
coal districts of Great Britain. The principal 8;
object of the collection is to afford to those en- si
gaged in the trade, as well as the public, an oppor-
tunity of seeing and examining the various kinds el
of coal, and the several other substances used 8
as fuel in all parts of the world ; also to offer
facilities for inspecting models of machinery, and
other-valuable, useful, and interesting inventions
applicable to coal mining, and diagrams and maps
of the geology of the various coal fields.
The utility of such exhibitions, in an industrial
and commercial point of view, is now generally
acknowledged, and it has been the object to render
the collection of real practical value, as a means of s
reference and information to all persons who are in ,31
any way interested in either the production, the BB:
consumption, or the natural history of fossil fuel. s
The Museum already possesses an interesting col-
lection of fossil plants, and specimens of different
varieties of coal, and some models of machinery,
which have been presented by gentlemen interested
in the success of the undertaking, and which it is
hoped will be still further increased.
The objects chiefly desired for exhibition in this
Museum are the following:—Specimens of coal
fields of all derived from the coal parts of the
World ;
specimens of substances employed as sub-
stitutes for coal, or mineralogically allied to it ; the
fossils of the coal strata ; models of mines, of min-
ing machinery, and of collier ships ; specimens of
implements used in coal mining ; diagrams and
plans of coal mines; maps of coal fields; specimens
of substances manufactured from *Coal, or similar
material, and of the implements used in such manu-
facture.
During the past two years lectures have been
delivered once a month by Professor J. Morris,
F.G.S., on various subjects connected with the
natural history of coal and coal mining, and which
lectures will be occasionally continued. Under the
present arrangement the guseu. m is open to the
each month .--.
public on the first Monday 111
Mining Journal.

SWEARING-IN OF THE NEW SHERIFFS.--A Court
of Aldermen was hell yesterday, for the purpos c_t swear-
ing-in the Sheriffs of London and the county o;Middlesex
for the ensuing year, viz , Mr. Alderman Abbiss and
Andrew Lusk, Esq. The under-sheriffs, d theuring their year
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of office, will be Mr. Eagleton and Mr:Gammon,
gentlemen who filled the same office last year.
On Thursday Miss Caroline Paget, fourth daugh-
ter of Mr. C. Paget, one of the representatives of Notting-
ham, was married to Mr. W. Mellor, son of the other memor
for that borough. The wedding took place at Buddingt,
Notts, where the residence of the bride's father is situated;
and the health of the happy couple was proposed at the
breakfast by Mr. Baron Channell.
WORKHOUSE MEAT.—Mr. Robert Jackson, a
butcher, has been convicted in the sum of £5 for supplying
putrid meat to the Nottingham workhouse for the use of
the inmates. Another butcher was summoned for a similar
offence, but the charge against him was not pressed. Mr.
Lambert, the poor-law inspector, has held a lengthened
examination into the conduct of Mr. Harrison, the master
of the house, in receiving the bad meat; but the decision
of the commissioners upon the report of their officer has
riot yet been COMMIIIIkatetI to the beard of guardians.

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