The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-29 00:00:00

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THE SUN.

FRIDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1838.

Another popular speech in the provinces by an
eminent Statesman—this time a speech upon the
self-education of the masses, in the course of which
the orator (Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT) utters a
panegyric upon novels, and offers a tribute to
newspapers. " Approbation from Sir HUBERT

STANLEY is praise indeed." But what—not " will
Mrs. GRUNDY say ?" but—what will Lord GODE•
men think of this hearty approval by an ex-
Minister of the favourite pass-time in our
Mechanics' Institu'cs The thumbing, after work-
ing-hours, not of learned treatises upon cube roots
and conic sections, but of the latest serial and last
new romance—a damp copy of The Sun reeking
from its recent passage through the press, or
the crisp, uncut bran new number of
Mr. TIIA CK Er..t VS Virginians. Instead of
abstruse - books, says the right honourable

gentleman the member for South Wiltshire give

the people wholesome intellectual amusement. He
adds, " Because we aro virtuous "—but candidly
admits in parenthesis (" I have no hesitation in
confessing that I am not virtuous on these points
myself")—" it is no reason why we should forbid
the cakes and ale' to others." There is besides
in this a real knowledge of human nature.
The speaker was in all• probability perfectly
correct when he said afterwards that that old story
about ALFRED'S division of the day was—not a
doubt of it—purely mythical. Eight hours for
study, eight for labour, and eight for rest, would
break the heart of any man after a very little
while's continuance, even supposing him to have

the somnolence of the Seven Sleepers, the mind of
a PASCAL, and the body of a coal-heaver.
We believe that no education, much less that
any self-education can, be conducted accord-
ing to rule and compass—can be squared to
a nicety through a series of days, weeks,
months, and Years, either with the rigid rules laid
dawn say in WArrs's "Improvement of the Mind"
--(charming in theory, excruciating in practice)—
or with the prim laws (a framework of whalebone,
buckram, and frippery) arranged with inexorable
neatness in Mrs. CHAPONE'S " Letteri." Every
education, even the most 'systematic, must in a
great measure by necessity be somewhat—there is
no more appropriate phrase for it—higgledy-
piggledy. The labour of tuition cannot in any
one instance be worked out with the precision of
it syllogism. As well lay down laws of
etiquette for love-making and expect them
to be followed. " STEPHENSON, HUGH MILLEIt,
and such men," said Mr. SIDNEY• HER-

BERT, " do not want opportunities given to them;
they make them." And so, in regard to these
Mechanics' Institutes, it is in simple reason incum-
bent upon their more rational promoters that the

toiling multitudes should be allowed to choose for

themselves. Scientific works of all kinds, algebra,
geometry, treatises upon natural philosophy—as

much of these as you please upon the book-
shelves, but do not ford them upon the
kinds and eyes and brains of the toilworn popula-
tion. Let them be within their reach to be studied
when and how they list, but permit the stu-
dents also, at their own will and pleasure,
to unbend their minds whenever they like over
other works of a less serious character—the radiant
pages of light literature. "Novels—good novels,
I meaii," said the right hon. member for South
Wilts yesterday in his speech at Warminster—

" are, in my mind, a great school of human nature."
-Who can doubt it ? Who will say that time has ever
been lost over a wholesome fiction, over one of the
exquisite masterpieces of WALTER SCOTT Or 'MARIA
EDGEwoRTiI
Why, it is one of the most cha-
ractefistic traits recorded in the biography of the
- .
greatest - practical scientific genius of his
age, -the - man who may be said, without
any extravagance of metaphor, to have
harnessed the fiery dragon of the Steam Engine to
the car of modern Civilisation—that from boyhood
to old age he dearly loved a good story, an interest-
ing novel, an enthralling romancer. And certainly
JAMES WATT made good use of his time too—how-
ever frequently he hung over the chaviers of the
tale teller. Nobody nowadays reads only a single
book—like the man whose whole library (and a very
good one, too, in its way, under the circumstances)
was " Iludib/as.” We are miscellaneous reaeer3
all of us, There is not mach fear of any one saying

-what is called in Scotch a " sum' ph," or in
Irish an " omadhawn," or in English just
plainly a born idiot, dedicating his energies, for
once and for all, to the study of one s'ngle story
book.. Every one who reads at all, rag ds here and
there, by fits and starts, now this, new that, as the
whim prompts or humour changes. Leave readers
to themselves in a well selected library, and be sure
no harm can come of it. Nor—whatever the reading
in a library thus well selected—will the time con-
sumed in it be lost time. Something worth
gaining will have been gained—amusement

or information, gentleness orknowledge—no matter
whether the student has been poring over a report
of Lord BROUGHAM'S speech about NEWTON, ut
Grantham, or over Sir EDWARD LYTTON'S latest
instalment of " What will He Do with It ?" in
Blackwood. Whether the leaves turned under the

light from the singing gas-burner be those of " Paul
Ferroll " or \VHATELY'S "Logic," of "Tom Brown's
School Days" or of WIIEWELL'S " Astronomy."

Mr. BRIGHT has received a great ovation from
his constituents—the good men and true who
rescued him from the inactive position in which he
was placed, and declared that JOHN BRIGHT
should again raise his voice in the representative
branch of the Legislature. He had committed
grave faults, but there was an excuse for him
which few, if any others, could put forward. His
religious convictions were diametrically opposed
to war in any form, or under any pretext ;
and we must respect, in Mr. BRIGHT, opinions
which in almost any other person would only ex-
cite contempt and indignation. Mr. BRIGHT need
not apologise for his views, or attempt to fritter
away his earnest convict6Ans. It may be true that he
argued within narrwe.rifimits ; that his reasoning
was addressed to a wider body than his very re-
spectable co-religionists. But still, as a member
of the Society of Friends, he must have been the
opponent of war in any form ; the advocate of
peace at any price or on any conditions. But still
we do, not think the worse of him on that account.
His services were accepted, subject to that one
drawback. There was no deception on his part,
and therefore no right to complain of his conduct.
The great point on which the opinions of the
honourable gentleman were most eagerly sought
was that relating to the all-important question of
Parliamentary Reform. There he was a high
authority, an unexceptionable witness. The re-
cognised leader of a numerous and influential party
of independent Liberals, he could speak on this
interesting subject ex cathedra, and the
people generally must rejoice at receiv-
ing such valuable hints as to the views and
anticipations of the really Liberal party. His sug-
gestions will be anxiously looked at by the " ins"
and " outs "—by her MAJESTY'S Government and
her MAJESTY'S Opposition. Each will be solicitous
to learn how far they can travel with the straight-
forward, thorough-going JOHN BRIGHT—how far
they can conciliate his valuable support, and place
their opponents and rivals for office in a false posi-
tion. The Birmingham speech will therefore be
closely studied and attentively considered; and,
indeed, it will be found well worthy of perusal for
the clear, distinct, and lucid view which it takes of
the great pending question of the age.
The opinions of Mr. BRIGHT refer to three
points, out of those which have been ventilated—
a large extension of the suffrage—an equalisation
of the electoral districts—and security to the voter
by means of the ballot. A fourth topic would
have been required, but the abolition of the
property qualification last session rendered any
reference to this question unnecessary and uncalled-
for. 'We cannot, however, forget that wo are
indebted to the Government of Lord DERBY for
eliminating this important element from the reform

equation.
The Reform question occupies at the same time
a very triumphant and a very perilous position.
Triumphant, because men of all parties—of all
phases and varieties of political opinion, arc virtually
pledged to the introduction of a bill—perilous,
because that very unanimity may lead to a very
diluted milk-and-water rort of incaure, which
would not give entire satisfaction to any person or
persons throughout the length and breadth of the
land.

We have had four Governments pledged to Re-
form, that of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Lord ABERDEEN,
Lord PALMERSTON, and, last and best of all, Lord
DERBY. The measures of the two first were duly
ventilated, although that was all, and we fully
concur with Mr. BRIGHT in saying, "the less said
on the subject the better." It is certain that what
Lord JOHN offered, either as Premier or as the
leader of the Commons under Lord ABERDEEN,
would not now be accepted by the Liberal party
as anything approximating to a fair instalment of
justice. The ballot—the alpha and omega of
Reform—was studiously ignored, and there was but
little proposed in the way of the equalisation of
electoral districts, or removing the gross anomaly
on which Mr. BRIGHT dwelt with so much truth

and eloquence.
It needed not the numerous instances cited by
the honourable gentleman to prove that the
House of Commons does not fully or fairly repre-
sent the people. The fact is but too painfully
notorious, and the remedy too urgently required,
to admit of doubt. Like Mr. BRIGHT, we have no
dread of universal, or manhood suffrage, as it has
been styled. Every man who contributes to the
taxation in any way—anti it would be diffi-
cult to find the, fortunate individual who is
exempted—should have a voice either through him-
self or his chosen representative. This is the true
fiscal theory—that there should be no taxation
without representation, and anything that violates
that principle must necessarily be opposed to the
constitution.

The present distribution of the franchise is so
absurd that it cannot be defended in any way,
when there are to be found in the House of Com-
mons 330 members (who form an absolute majority
for all practical purposes) elected by less than
180,000 voters, while the remaining 328 have
nearly 800,000 constituents. The distribution of
the members is also so'notoriously bad, that no one,
we believe, will object to a sweeping alteration. We
do not say thatthe electoral districts should be mea-
sured out by metes and bounds, and ascertained
with mathematical accuracy. But some approxi-
mation to fairness may be made—some arrangement
that will remove the present ridiculous system, and
substitute something of a better description in its
place.

The great object to be attained is to ascertain
the wishes of the people without exception. Agri-
culturists and operatives have an equal right to ex-
press their views, and any Reform Bill that may be
introduced should be based on the actual facts, with-
out reference to the effects that may be produced
on party interests. There is too much reason to believe
that the last Reform Bill was framed to suit a particu-
lar purpose. The present must be prepared with
more extended views--looking ratherto;,ehdaitenits.
' fair and equitable than to what may te expedient.
But "the ballot" is the great point of all. Give
protection to the voter, free him from every corrupt
influence, save him from bribery and intimidation,
whether of landlord, priest, employer, or customer;
and even of that of the non-elector who resorts to

the mild persumbn of bludgeon or of, brickbat.
Let the elector be enabled to exercise his privi-
lege in the manner which in his soul and con.
science he d'aerns best, and everything else will
be of secomiary purpose. The extension of the
suffrage is "very desirable, the equalisation of the
electoral districts still more so—but the vote by
ballot is of far greater importance, and without it
no measure of reform can be satisfactory or accept-
able to the community at large.

THE DEPARTURE OF PRINCE

ALFRED FOR SEA.

The Prince of Wales, attended by Major Lindsay,
went down to Portsmouth on Wednesday last to
see Prince. Alfred off. The parting between the
royal brothers was very affectionate, and the royal
cadet seernA also much moved at parting with his
old frien.as and instructors, Dr. Minter, of the royal
yachts and Naval Instructor Jolly, of the Illus.
trie.,as, The latter gentleman is nmv appointed
attar to Prince Arthur.

The young sailor Prince seemed in the best of
spirits, and at once at home with the young gentle-
limn selected (for no officer has been appointed to
the Euryalus, we believe, whose character and
merits have not first been submitted for her Ma-
jesty's approval) to be his conzpagnons de voyage.
Mr. Walton, of Gosport, was honoured by her
Majesty's commands to fit out the young Prince,
and. it may be interesting to those young gentle-
men who are studying to enter the navy, and
others already admitted and serving, to know that
Prince Alfred will enjoy no immunity from his
royal rank, that his outfit is no better nor more ex-
tensive than theirs, thaehis chest is the exact and
strict " regulation" article, and if his servant has
a cabin allotted him, the Prince, his master, slings
his hammock on the lower deck, and berths himself
therein the same as the other cadets, and with the
same chance of " cobbing," though probably not
with the like probability of receiving that intro-
ductory infliction. Her Majesty had the Prince's
chest and outfit sent up to Buckingham Palace for
her own and the Prince Consort's inspection, atd on
its return to Mr. Walton on Wednesday for shiPment
the Queen and Prince were both pleased to express
their high satisfaction with the equipment. The
chest is of polished oak, and the toilet utensils
white metal electroplated. The kit was of the
usual character, and no superfluities. •
The Prince of Wales will shortly receive a com-
mission in, and join the army.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left
town yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty and the Prince
Consort, at Windsor Castle.
The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury left town
on Wednesday, on a visit to the Queen and the Prince
Consort, at Windsor Castle.
The Countess de Stackelberg, accompanied by her
daughter, the Baroness de Cazes, have left Claridge's Hotel,
for Shmblands, near Ipswich, on a visit to Sir W. and
Lady Middleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Cottrell Scholefield have arrived at
Farrance's Hotel, Belgravia, from Westbridge, Isle of
Wight.

THE LATE FEARGUS O'CONNOR'S LAND SCHEME.
On Wednesday evening the sufferers from the above scheme
held a meeting in Nottingham—Mr. Ley in the chair. On
the motion oMr. Rostock, seconded by Mr. Lilley, it was
resolved to accept the. proposal of Mr. Goodchap, made be-
fore the Court of Chancery in June last, viz., 20 years' pur-
chase of tho rent charges for the estates of the company,
which he promised to give if he could legally do so. A let-
ter was also adopted to Mr. Richards, the master in Chan-
eery, requeSting him to sanction such arrangement, and
thereby expedite the winding-up of the affairs of the com-
pany.; and further requesting him to institute a searching
inquiry into the costs attendant upon the whole of the pro-
ceedings, in order that the claimants may obtain a divi-
dend from the surplus assets.
ROBBERY OF 973 AMERICAN DOLLARS.—Yester-
day (Thursday) a man named Timothy Kirby, said to be
chief officer of the American ship Patterson, was brought
up at the police-court at Liverpool, charged under the fol-
lowing circumstances :—A sailor on board the Patterson,
named James Harding, who shipped at New Orleans, placed
973 dollars in the care of Kirby, who was to deliver it up to
Harding on the ship reaching port. When the Patterson
arrived in the Mersey the mate absconded, taking with him
the hard earnings of the complainant. He was traced to
Queenstown, and back again to Liverpool, where he was
given into custody. Th complainant stated that the way
the prisoner got his money was by telling him that the re-
mainder of the crew were a set of " scoundrels," who would
rob him of anything he had, and if he had any valuables
about him that he would take care of them till he reached
Liverpool. The prisoner was remanded for seven days.
TOM MATHEWS'S REMINISCENCES Or GRIMALDI.
—On Wednesday evening Tom Mathews, the king of
clowns, and, in his early days, a pupil of " Old Grimaldi,"
gave his unique and successful entertainment, called I°R-
miniscences of Grimaldi," at the Lecture-hall of the Wal-
worth Literary Institution, Livermore-road, Walworth,
before a very crowded assembly, and was received with
much applause. The entertainment consists of various
songs, introduced by judicious selections from Dicker's
" Life of Grimaldi," prefacing and illustrating each
_ _

song, very cleverly spoken by Miss Clara Mathews,
who presided at and accompanied the comic' vocalist
and mimic on the piano. The songs were the old
and familiar favourites of old play-goers. The immortal,
Tom sings in his clown's attire, and never sang better.'
The applause was tumultuous, and every song was rede-
manded and promptly complied with. The entertainment,
which was highly successful, is divided into three parts,
Miss Mathews singing a popular song during the intervals.
At the conclusion Mr. Mathews was greeted with rounds
of applause. We recommend all who like a couple of hours'
of comic drawing-room entertainment to give " Tom
Mathews a visit."
REPEAL OF THE PAPER DuTY.—A meeting of
persons interested in the repeal of the paper duty was held
at Edinburgh, on Wednesday. It was attended by Mr. J.
Cassell, Mr. Francis, and Mr. Vizetclly, from the London
Association, and by a large number of gentlemen represent-
ing the different classes immediately affected by this duty.
Mr. Adam Black, M.P., publisher, was called to the chair,
and the first resolution, to the effect that the paper duty is
a tax on labour, is a vexatious interference with the manu-
facturer, and obstructs the progress of education, was moved
by Mr. Francis and seconded by Mr. Cassell. Mr. Robert
Chambers, seconded by Mr. Ritchie, moved that it was de-
sirable that the members of the Scottish newspaper and
periodical press, printers, publishers, papermakers, and
general consumers should join in an effort for obtaining the
repeal of the duty in the ensuing session. Mr. Cowan,
M.P., papermaker, seconded by Mr. Greig, moved that a
subscription be entered into and that a committee be formed
for the purpose of carrying out the previous resolution. The
resolutions were unanimously adopted. It was stated at
the meeting that the London Association had now enrolled
between 50and 60 Members of Parliament as vice-presidents,
and that they expected to receive before the meeting of Par-
liament such an amount of support as would in all proba-
bility induce the Chancellor of the Exchequer to accede to
their demands. ,
EXTRAORDINARY HOAX IN MARYLEBONE.—
Yesterday much excitement and merriment to all but the
victims in the affair were created in Marylebone, through
the perpetration of an extraordinary hoax upon a scholastic
establishment, kept by Mr. Staines, at 107, Marylebone
(late New) road, by which the neighbourhood was kept in
a perfect agitation for the whole of the afternoon, owing to
the large concourto of people brought together on the occa-
sion to make up some madcap's caprice. It has often hap-
pened that a hoax has been perpetrated on unfortunate
tradesmen by directing their attendance at a certain hour
to make provision either for a wedding or funeral, or some
such extraordinary event that never was appointed in
reality to take place ; but in the present instance a very
different mode of proceeding was adopted---the concocters
of "the lark" having taken the trouble to answer various
advertisements that appeared in a morning paper, both pro-
fessional ones, tradesmen's, and those from domestic ser-
vants, and appointing yesterday afternoon for an interview
with the applicants at the above address. The result of the
hoax was most successful, for from two o'clock until late in
the evening the unfortunate victims continued to arrive ac-
cording to appointment.
ABOLITION OF SUNDAY TRADING IN SOMERS
Towx.—The, authorities of St. Pancras have determined
to take similar steps to those recently adopted by the City
with regard to Petticoat-lane, for the abolition of Sunday
trading in Somers Town. At the weekly meeting of the
vestry memorials were presented from tradesmen and other
parties upon the subject, and it was shown that the pro-
ceedings in Chapelsstreet, Brill-row, and the neighbour-
hood, were on a Sunday morning of a most disgraceful and
disgusting character. It was not the resident costermongers
and poor people who kept stalls that were complained of,
but the parties who came from Petticoat-lane and other
parts, and who paced the streets with various machines and
nostrums, bawling out at the top of their voices, even during
Divine service. One gentleman who had paid a Sunday
morningvisit asked whetherwhat he saw could be considered
as necessaries. There was an exhibition, " The Grand Gold
Mines of California." He counted six weighing-machines and
four blowing-machines to test the strength of the lungs.
There were gentlemen with rats in cages, others with fancy
terriers for sale, shooting-machines for nuts, game cocks,
swings and roundabouts, and even profane music. There
were several vendors of quack medicines, and some gentle-
men of the " medical profession" who exhibited a number
of tape-worms, made of gutta percha or parchment cuttings,
but which he assured his wondering auditory had been ex-
tracted from frail humanity by the nostrums hes-was vend-
ing at one penny per box. He assured them that his me-
dicine was composed of seven herbs ; in order to justify the
use of which for "the ills that all flesh is heir to he pro-
ceeded to quote a passage from the Ist chapter of Genesis.
These statements created a very profound sensation, and a
motion, moved by Mr. Ross, and seconded by Mr. Hearn-
den, directing the vestry clerk to exercise all the powers
which the vestry possess under the Local Management Act
for removing the nuisance, Mid calling in the aid of the
police to effect that object forthwith, was carried by an over-
whelming majority.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A FEMALE.—Yesterday
evening, Mr. Wm. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey,
opened an inquest at the Blue Anchor Hotel, Richmond,
on the body of Elizabeth Jossling, the wife of a brazier,
residing in Night and Morning-street, in that town, and
who was supposed to have committed suicide. It appeared
that the deceased was suddenly seized with violent sickness
on last Sunday week, and that she was continually retching
until her death, which took place on Sunday morning. The
illness was, however, attributed to natural causes, the de-
ceased being subject to bilious attacks, and probably no in-
quiry would have been thought necessary but for the fact
being ascertained that a day or two before her illness Mrs.
Jossling had purchased a pennyworth of arsenic at a che-
mist's shop in the town, and it being known that she had
attempted to commit suicide 12 years before by placing her
head in a waterbutt ; it also appeared at the inquest that
during her last illness her husband missing her from bed
proceeded down stairs, where he found her standing on a
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LATEST NEWS.

CHINA.

MARSEILLES, OCT. 28.

The following advices have been received from
Hong Kong to the 12th September :
Lord Elgin has arrived here. He is the bearer
of a treaty concluded with Japan, which is almost
identical with the American treaty. One year
after its ratification five ports will be opened to
English traders. Cotton and woollen fabrics are
only to pay a duty of 5 per cent. of the declared
value on importation. Almost all other articles
arc to pay 20 per cent.

The Chinese agents for negotiating the tariff
are not yet come.

The following telegram was received at Mr.
Reuter's Office, Oct. 29th :

PARIS, FRIDAY.

The Moniteur of this morning contains a Minis-
terial report, followed by a decree concerning the
organisation of general councils in Algeria, which
are instituted in every province.
The Correspondant has been seized on account
of an article by Monsieur de Montalembert.
The publisher •and author of this article are
accused of attacks against the principle of univer-
sal suffrage, the right of authority which the
Emperor is invested with by the Constitution, and
the respect due to the laws.
They are further charged with attempting to
excite the people to hatred and contempt of
Government, and endeavouring to disturb the
public peace.

FRANCE.

PARIS, THURSDAY.

The Emperor yesterday received a letter in which
the Emperor of Austria notifies to his Majesty the
death of the Princess Marguerite, wife of the
Archduke Charles-Louis, his brother. The French
Court has gone into mourning for a week.
The _Moniteur publishes a long report from the
Governor of Senegal to Prince Napoleon, as
Minister of the Colonies, giving a detailed account
of the expedition to the gold mines of Bambouck,
of which a description has already been given in
the Messenger. _ _

The Ami de la Religion had hitherto abstained
from entering into the discussion relative to the
young Israelite of Bologna, and its silence seemed
to prove that it did not think it right to defend
the acts of the clergy of Rome in this case, in
which their excess of zeal has been so injurious to
the interests of the Church. But in its last num-
ber that journal, whilst still abstaining from
touching on the merits of the affair, publishes the
following lines :—" As to the connection which is
attempted to be established between the Univers
and the Holy See, it does not exist. We seek in
vain for a Pontifical bull which recognises in that
journal any right whatsoever to speak in the name
of the Pope and the Church, or which authorises it
to ascribe to the Holy See the principles which
direct the discussion of the Univers."
The Courrier de Paris, in reference to this de-
claration, says—" We should be very happy to share
the opinion of the Ami de la Religion ; but there
is unfortunately between the acts of the Roman
Church and the theories of the Univers such an
identity that it is impossible not to recognise the
connection, if not official, at least real, which exists
between them."

The " Universal Christian Alliance" of Paris, of
which the President is M. Monin-Japy, has ad-
dressed a communication to the Pope on the Mor-
tara affair. It begins by saying that " a domestic
misfortune, elevated almost to the height of a uni-
versal calamity, occupies at this moment the atten-
tion of nations." .It then gives a short account of
the affair, and enters into arguments to prove that
the clandestine baptism of the child does not
warrant his being carried off from his parents.
"If it did," the address continues, "we French-
men should find the same blow reaching in
Frznce not only the Mussulmans who have be-
I come our countrymen in the most important of our
colonies—not only the Protestants, whose fathers
were formerly subjected to the same odious treat-
ment and the same moral tortures, and to whom we
must not show the possibility of the return of those
days of sorrow and agony--not only the Greek
Christians and all whom the Roman Catholic Church
considers schismatics--but the Catholic 3 themselves,
as soon as, from motives more or less well-founded,
the purity of their faith, might be suspected, and
the Christian education of their children under
their paternal direction considered in danger."
The document, after some other vigorous remon-
strances,
of" A short time ago we defended
before he says
King :
Sweden the cause of toleration
t
and equity in favour of some females converted to
Catholicism, and for that motive having incurred
in Sweden a grave condemnation. At present it is
to the supreme and venerated chief of the Catholic
form of worship that we address a humble request
inspired by the same Christian sentiment. . . .
Restore, 0 Holy Father, peace and happiness to
the parents of the young Mortara, and security to
all those in whom the abduction of that child has
excited disquietude and distrust. Minister of God
on earth, show to all men that you can protect and
bless !"

The Echo of Oran contains the following :
" By the last mail from Gibraltar and Tangiers,
there arrived here as passenger, M. Jacques Alta-
ras, sen., the head of a highly respectable house
at Marseilles, which carries on business with Mo-
rocco, and which three years ago established a
line of steamers between Marseilles and Mogador.
M. Altaras has just travelled over a great part of
Morocco. After having' visited all the towns on
the coast, he penetrated into the interior, and suc-
cessively visited El Hassar, Wazan, and the two
capitals, Fez and Mequinez. In the last named
city he was received by Muley Abd el Raman,
whom he had the honour of seeing three years
before at Morocco. This traveller has gone through
all these localities without any molestation in his
national dress; and in many parts of the country
the European costume had never before been seen.
M. Altaras has collected some very valuable infor-
mation on a country which has hitherto been so
little known, and has brought with him specimens
of rich tissues in silk and gold manufactured at
Fez and Miquenez, in order to submit them to the
inspection of the manufacturers of Lyons."

BOURSE, Oct. 28.—The market has been rather
more steady than yesterday. Threes have been
done at 73f. and 73f. 10e. ; Mobilier varied from
905 f. to 920 f. ; Austrian, 657 f. 50c. to 660 f. ; Or-
leans, 1,345 f. to 1,346 f. 25c. ; Lyons, 870 f. to 875 f.;
and Southern, 567 f. 50c. to 570 f. The market
again became heavy towards the close, when the
following were the quotations :

It per Cents. 95 50
Do. end montk
3 per Cents. 73
Do. end month.... 73 60
Bank Shares. 3125
Credit Mobilier .. 915
Do. Account ..... 910

Credit Fonder
•Belgian 4i
Piedmontese (5)
Roman 94
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern
Nevi ditto. BlO .. 813 75
Lyons and Mediterranean 875 .. 875
New ditto
Geneva
Midi
Western
Eastern
Grand Central
Sardiniaa
Austrian
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 15c.; money,
25f 10c.; three months, paper, 24f. 971 c.; money, 24f.
921 c.

625 - .. 622 50
• 567 50 .. 570
• 607 50 .. 610
• 722 50 .. 720 -

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