The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-04 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

George Eliot's "Novels and Tales." Sixpenny Il-
lustrated Edition. Win. Blackwood and Sons.
A charming re-issue of these popular and cele-
brated works of fiction by " George Eliot" (nom de
plume for Mary Anne Evans) has just now been com-
menced by the Messrs. Blackwood and Sons, of
London and Edinburgh. A sixpenny monthly illus-
trated edition it is—begining, as a matter of course,
with George Eliot's chef d'suvres, "Adam Bede."
A pretty green cover—not the vernal green of
Charles Dickens's serial stories " those two green
leaves from England's favourite tree," as some one
very prettily said once upon a time, green leaves
put forth by him during so many past years
month by month and. endeared to us all (the very
sight of each fresh green number, " all April to
our eyes, in its fair promise) by so many delightful
associations—but a paler, more autumnal yellowish
green—is the hue selected by the Messrs. Blackwood
for the serial reissue of four at least among the si%
substantial works already written by our English
Georges Sand—George Eliot. Those four work--
very gracefully symbolised at the four corners of the
green-cover clothing this initial number of the first
among them all in excellence—being " Adam Bede"
The Mill on the Flozs"—" Silas Marner"_and
" Scenes from Clerical Life." Included, therefore,
in this illustrated series, the sub6cribers can hardly
look for either " Romola," or " Felix Holt, the
Radical." Who is there amongst us, however, who
will not welcome with delight so charming an edition
as this one, now opening up to us anew the high-
ways and the byeways traversed not only by Adam
Bede himself in the purlieus of the village of Hay-
slope, but, together with Adam Bede, Seth, his
brother, the blonde Dinah, and the brunette Hetty,
and young Squire Donnithorne, and Mrs. Bede, the
mother of Adam and Seth, and best among them all
the inimitable, immortal Mrs. Poyser ?

Elia's Essays. Shilling Edition. Bell and Daldy,,
By an arrangement with the proprietors (Messrs.
Moxon and Co.) the publishers of this extraordi-
narily cheap edition of " The Last Essays of Elia"
have placed those four-and-twenty exquisite pro-
ductions of the genius of Charles Lamb within the
reach of the million—at what rate? it may be asked,
at what cost to the million in the purchase of them ?
At the rate or cost of a ha'penny a-piece A very
simple sum in arithmetic will serve to demonstrate
off-hand the fact that it. is as we say. " The Last
Essays of Elia"—" Price One Shilling." And
those Last Essays, numbering (as they do)
exactly twenty-four—it follows, according
to Cocker, that the price of each essay is a
ha'penny ! Q.E.D. Essays, too, they are, includ-
ing among them such " Old Familiar Faces" as—
" Barbara S "—" Ellistoniana " —"Old China "--
" Poor Relations "—"The Child Angel"--" Popular
Fallacies," and the like. Here, indeed, is a railway-
book worth picking up at the Messrs. Smith's Book-
stalls—worth paying a shilling for—worth reading
and worth treasuring up long of terwards for reperusal
again and again. " A Shilling's Worth of Non-
sense," a set of the Punch contributors some years
ago issued from the press as a whimsical melange
for the amusement of children old and young.
But—here—in this shilling issue of Elia—it is not
a shilling's worth of nonsense that we have placed
within our reach, within reach of us all, but a shil-
ling's worth of sound good sense, of wit, wisdom,
fancy, sensibility, racy humour, and generous
human kindliness.

Le Correspondant—this month is chiefly remark-
able for its initial article, subscribed to which is the
name of its editor—Anglice its Publisher—Charles
Douniol. The paper referred to speaks De L'Ave-
nir de L'Autriche. It selects as its motto a sen-
tence from the Times of New Year's Day—to the
effect that Austria can only be saved by the strength
and character of one man, and that that man is not
forthcomii,g. The writer's argument, as set forth
in Le Correspondant upon that thesis, putting
it interrogatively thus—ls M. de Buest the
Man ? As to which momentous Question—
where is the Irish Echo that will answer it ? No-
where else assuredly than in the breast of M. de
Buest himself !

The Fortnightly for April—" Fortnightly" so-
called, that is to say—enables Major Whyte Mel-
ville's " White Rose" to blossom more and more
after the manner of Shelley's blush-rose in the
" Sensitive Plant," that Undying Rose of which
Shelley sings--
" Leaf after leaf, to the fainting air
The soul of her beauty and love lay bare !"
Before the end of this instalment of the narrative
has been attained, the reader is conscious that
that horrible, middle-aged blasé roué, Mr. Vand-
eleur, has all but.entrapped Mabel into an ac-
ceptance of his abominable suit—the deed of
treachery designed by him against poor Ainslie
having been successfully accomplished by the mil-
ler's daughter, who purloins a letter which, instead
of reaching the hands of the unwitting Ainslie, goes
into those of the designing Vandeleur. The first
article in this present number of the Fortnightly is
valuable as a historical resume of the progress of the
Reform Question from 1832 to 1848, that is from
the last Reform Bill to the famous demonstration
of the Special Constables.

TILE REFORM BILL.--A meeting of the Liberal
party is to be held at Mr. Gladstone's residence,
Carlton-house-terrace, on Friday next, at half-past two
o'clock, for the purpose of considering whether any action
should be taken on the motion for going into committee
on the Reform Bill. We believe that a resolution will be
proposed by Mr. Gladstone calculated to attain the objects
the Liberal party have at heart.—The Owl.
HEAVY DAMAGES AGAINST A RAILWAY COM-
PANY.—At the Liverpool Assizes on Monday Mr. William-
son, solicitor, brought an action 'against the Manchester
South Junction and Altrincham Railway Company to re-
cover damages for personal injuries. It was stated that
on descending from a carriage at the London-road Station,
Manchester, the plaintiff fell and severely injured his leg,
owing to the fact of there being no lights at the place. He
was confined to his bed for weeks, and operations had
to be performed on his leg remove pieces of the bone,
open abscesses, itc., and he now goes about on crutches
and is permanently lame. The case occupied a good deal
of the time of the court on Monday and was resumed on
Tuesday, when, after a lengthy hearing, the jury found
for the plaintiti—Dirmages £l,BOO.
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.—An order has just
been issued stating that the following partial increase of
pay would be made to the metropolitan police :—Chief
Superintendent Walker, an increase of £lOO a year, making
£425 per year. The other superintendents are to be raised
£5O, making £3OO ; and the commissioners will select from
the superintendents four to be raised another £25 per year,
making .£325 per year. A hundred inspectors are to re-
ceive £lB ss. per year increase, and for the present there
is to be increase for the first-class sergeants who are only
receiving .£lBB. per week; 200 of the second-class sergeants
are to be raised from .£1 td £1 Bs. The first-class con-
stables are to be raised from £1 3s. to £1 55.; and the
second-class from £1 2s. to £1 3s. ; the third and fourth
class of constables are not to receive auy increase. •

X iNEY MARKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCI,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Discount Market is quiet, notwithstanding
an apprehension of a few failures being announced
before the close of the day, the 4th of the month.
The biddings for bills on India took place to-day
at the BAnk of England. The amounts allotted
were—to Calcutta £155,000, to Madras £50,000,
and to Bombay, £120,000. The minimum price
was fixed at ls. 14d. on Calcutta and Madras,
and at 2s. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and
Maclras at is. Hid. will receive about 61 per cent.,
and on Bombay at 2s. about 31 per cent. Those
above these prices will receive in full.
The last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

Great Western
North Western

South Western

Brighton
Midland

South Eastern ...
Great Northern ...
Lancashire and Yorkshire...
Bristol and Exeter... ...
North Eastern ...

1867. 1866.
... 71,102 72,402
...114,303 116,223

... 25,095 25,589

... 17,369 24,673
... 50,010 53,270

Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
Great Eastern
London, Chatham, and Door
Glasgow and South-Western
Metropolitan •• ••• •..
North London ...

... 21,994 2,163
... 37,901 36,298
... 43,086 46,670
6,708 6,555

... 69,312 71,358

• 19,420 21,234
... 31,157 36,176
• 9,372 10,820
9,484 10,798
4,171 3,930
.. 4,980 4,695

Great Southern and Western of Ireland... 9,781 8,288
Midland and Great Western ... ... 4,561 4,289
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, show a consider-
able falling off in most instances. On the Great
Western there is a decrease of £1,390 ; on the
South-Western of £494 ; on the North-Western,
of £1,922 ; on the Brighton, of £7,304 ; on the
Midland, of £3,260 ; on the South-Eastern, of
£4,169 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of
£3,584 ; on the North-Eastern, of £2,046 ; on the
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £1,814 ; on
the Great Eastern, of £5,019 ; on the London,
Chatham, and Dover of £1,448 ; while the Great
Northern shows an increase of £1,603 ; and the
Bristol and Exeter, of £153.

Two O'O.
There has again been a little variation inCK the
market for the English Funds, which, to a frac-
tional extent, are controlled by speculative opera-
tions. But the comparatively limited supply of
stock and frequent bond fide investments keeps the
average at a correct level, foreign politics and the
abundance of money being taken into considera-
tion. Consols were flatter in the morning, but
have since returned to their former position, viz.,
to 901 91 for money, and 91 1 for May. The
New Threes are 881 89, and Reduced Annuities,
88j 891; Annuities (Red Sea Telegraph), 191;
Exchequer Bills for March, 20s. prem. ; India 5
per Cents., 1091 4 ; and ditto Enfaced 5 per
Cents., 1031.

In the Foreign Market considerable depression
has prevailed. Italian have declined k, to 52} ;
'Greek et to 141 4 ; Mexican to 16k k ; Spanish
Passive k, to 214 22 ; the Certificates k, to 13+ 14k ;
and Russian Scrip k, to 1.,1 21 prem.; but Chilian
Scrip has advanced k, to 3 2i dis. ; and Danubian
Scrip I, to 3 2} prem ; while Turkish 5 per Cents.
remain at 284 29.

Increased depression has prevailed in the Railway
Share Market, and the downward movement in
prices has made further progress. Caledonian,
Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western, and
South Eastern have each receded 1 ; Brighton and
Midland each 1; and Great Eastern, Great Northern
A Stock, and Metropolitan each 11.
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no change
of importance. Great Luxembourg are marked 91 ;
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 151; East
Indian, 1081; Great Indian Peninsula, 1081; and
Great Western of Canada, 131.
Bank Shares are very quiet. Union Bank of
Australia have declined to 461 ; City Bank are at
12; 1 ; London Joint Stock at 411; and London
and County at 57.
For Miscellaneous and Finance Shares there
continues to be a very limited inquiry. Egyptian
Trading Company are marked 31; Hudson's Bay
Company 16/ ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents.
711; and Rio de Janeiro Improvements, 191
In American Securities Erie Shares have declined
I, to 37! 38; ; while Illinois have advanced k, to
781 79 ; and United States continue unchanged at
74! 75.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined 1, to 31 32 ; and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds I, to 221 23.

MINING MARKET.
THURSDAY EVENING.
In the Mining Market there has been a fair de-
mand for Prince of Wales, West Chiverton, Gren-
ville, East Caradon, East Lovell, Marke Valley,
and West Seton. Annexed are the latest prices:---
Chiverton M00r...... 55f Marks Valley 4/ 4
Chontales Gold ...... North Crofty
Clifford Amalgamate 6 6f North Treskerby 1} 2
Cooks' Kitchen
East Basset lB 20 Providence Mines ... 31 33
East Caradon s} 5i South Condurrow 17s 6d 20s
East Lovell lO 11 West Chiverton 7O 75
Nast Russell
East Wheal Grenville 2/ 3 Wheal Chiverton 6/ 6
Great Laxey l7} 18} Wheal Grenville 1 If
Groat North Laxey Wheal Setou lo2} 105
Great Wheal Vor ...19i 20} Wheal Agar 27s 6d 3Us

TWO O'CLOCK.

GOVERNMENT FUNDB.
Der (Aut. Consols
Do. Account, April 10 9Ol 1
8 per Cent. Reduced B9 } 81
New 3 per Cent BBl 9
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 l9l
3 ill Ct., March. 4'll Ct., June.
Exchequer 8i115,.£1,000, 4 per Ut. pm
Do £5OO
~ pm
Do £lOO & £2OO :„ 20 pin
Bank of England Stock. 64 per Cent ...
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., Apri11874...
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent
Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879
Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l.OOO
Do. under £1,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO OVLO K.
Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent
Rustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 5 per Cent, 1865
Do Account 721
Do. £lOO Bonds —
Buenos Ayros 6 per Cent
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
(illian 6 per Cent —
Do. 44 per Cent —
Do. 6 per Cent A •
Do. „ B
Do. „ 1867
Do. „ Scrip, £2O paid 24 4 die
Colombian, 6 per Cent.
Cube, 6 per Cent.
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
I). 3. 5 per Cent., 1864 ...
D tnubian Principalitiep, 7 per Cent
E ivador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do., Ptovisional Laud Warrant —
• Do Deferred
k;gyptian 7 per Cent Bl
Do. Sf:cond Issue
Do. £lOO Bonds
Do. Do. 1864 BO 79 4
Do. £lOO Bonds BOl 1A
Do Government Railway "Debentures Bll 1
`Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupon,
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account ' —
G tatenattla 5 per Cent ..
.1 +Han 5 per Cer t 1865
Do, Account .
Do. Maremmana Railway 544
M. •Tio•u; 3 per Cent
Ditto for Account
Do. 1864
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —
Montevideau C per Cent. • —
tvloorish Imperial 5 per Cent
.
New Granath'.
Do 3 per Con —
Do. Deferred
Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) ...... •••
Peruvian 6 per Cent., 1865
' Do Account 674 4 :
Do 44 per Cent., 1865
Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 44 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Porta guest, 3 per Ct., 1853, '6,7, '9,'60,'2,'3 41}
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St
Do 41 per Cent. 1850 ' .