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The Week.
from four hundred millions to little more than half of that sum . The General Correspondence of Vienna says that the Archduchess Sophia , mother of the Emperor , is about to depart for Bavaria for an indefinite time . This is regarded ( says the Correspondence ) as a proof that the ultra Catholic party at A'ienna is on the decline . The affairs of Italy are likely to be settled in a manner that will soon enable the Italians to govern themselves . The most important piece of news is that the volunteers of Garibaldi and the troops of the Pope had
a smart brush near La Cattolica , ou the 25 th ult . Garibaldi was taking measures to bring his cause to a successful issue . The Pope , indignant against Victor Emmanuel for his answer to the deputation from the Romagnas , has sent his passport to the Sardinian ambassador at Rome . The King of Naples is said to have offered tho assistance of his troops to the Pope ; this is doubted , but should it prove true the probability is that the Neapolitan troops will join the standard of A ictor Emmanuel . The question now arises , what will the Emperor Napoleon do ? To add
to the difficulties of the situation it is stated that the Pope and the French emperor are at variance . At Modena General Fanti has issued a spirited order of the day to the troops of the League . Iu tho meantime the Italians in Tuscany and the Duchies are acting with moderation . All authentic deeds issued in Sardinia , Parma , Modena , and the Romagna , as well as judgments , are to have effect in Tuscany , and the uniform of the military is to be similar , and the Tuscan money is to bear the efiigy and name of Victor Emmanuel . A decree of the provisional
government of Tuscany states that in future every public act shall be headed thus— " Under the reign of his Majesty the King A'ictor Emmanuel , " & e . Other decrees have also been published concerning the oath to the king and the fundamental laws of the country . The arms of Savoy were placed on all the public buildings , and on this occasion a religious festival took place . A Te Demn was performed in the Church of St . Petronia , at whieh all the authorities ancl an immense crowd were present . General Garibaldi aud the Marquis dePepoli have been received with great
enthusiasm . The same festivals have taken place throughout the Romagna . By the latest advices from Gibraltar it appears that the lawless Bedouins in Morocco are still driving the terror-stricken Europeans to desert the towns and take refuge on baard ship . The town of Alazagau had been attacked by these Arabs , in which they themselves lost thirty men . AA ' e
understand that the Russian ambassadors resident at the courts of Franco , England , Austria , and Prussia , have received orders to repair to AA'arsaw in order to confer with their sovereign , the Emperor of Russia , who will arrive at that capital on the 15 th instant . The ambassadors are expected to reach AA ' arsaw by the 17 th . The Europa . has arrived at Liverpool with New York dates to the 22 nd ult . General Scott Intel sailed for tlie Pacific , relative to the San Juan difficulty . Tho number of American troops on the island of San Juan had been increased to 500 .
Earthworks had been thrown up by tbe Americans , and their cannon commanded A'ietoria . Major General Harney declared he would call fur volunteers if attacked . The British Admiral had refused to obey the orders of Governor Douglas to bring on a collision ; and he hacl also refused to bring his fleet to the island , saying he intended to ar , ait orders from the home government . The relations between the American and British officers continued very friendly . INDIA , CHINA , COLONIES . —The Shannon has arrived at
Southampton with the AA ' est India ancl South Pacific mails . In Jamaica the weather has been favourable for next year ' s crop , but the want of rain is complained of in Barbadoes . The health of the island is , on the whole , good . Trade generally depressed . There is no news of political importance . From the South Pacific the news is meagre , but we have the information , from the Ecuador , of an armistice with Peru being settled . The India aud China mails hacl not arrived up to the time of our going to press . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —Tho return of tho Registrar General again shews an improvement in the public health , the deaths last week
amounting to 1 , 01-1 , a number considerably below the average rate of the period . Tho deaths from diarrhoea were only -. 10 , but from scarlatina the mortality was SO . The total number of births for the week was 1 , 578 . The revising barrister for the Tower Hamlets has held a court for the revision of the lists at AA'hitechapel . There were no objections , but merely a few claims from parties wishing to be registered . Air . Ilest , the revising barrister for East Surrey , has held another court at the Vestry Hall , Cainberwell , when a number of objections were considered ,
and claims allowed . The revising barrister for Finsbury , Air . Alaequeen , has concluded the revision of the lists for the borough . -An objection was made against the Charterhouse brethren , on behalf of the venerable Archdeacon Hale , the master . After some discussion the case was adjourned till the 29 th instant . Up to the 3 rd instant the result of the AVest Kent revision shows a net gain of seventy to tho conservatives . In South Essex matters are left much as they were . On the 1 st of October the medical schools of the metropolis opened for the winter
session . At King ' s , Guy ' s , ancl St . Thomas ' s , the usual inaugural addresses were delivered . The attendance of students was very large , promising well for the winter session of tho schools . Tho Earl of Jersey died at ten o ' clock on Tuesday morning . The deceased was the fifth Earl of Jersey . He was born in 1773 , and had consequently reached the ripe old age of eighty-six . In 1 S 04 he married the daughter of the tenth Earl of AA ' estmoreland . His lorcisilip filled the office of master of the horse from 1841 to 1846 , and again in 1852 . He is succeeded in his title ancl estates by his son , A'iscount Villiers . The City Commissioners of Sewers met ou Tuesday at Guildhall The onl y business trans-
The Week.
acted was , the reception of the quarterly report of Dr . Letheby on tho sanitary state of the city , which was ordered to be printed , and a copy to be sent to every member of the corporation as well as to the members of the Metropolitan Board of AA ' orks . At the Middlesex Sessions , the ease of tho " Queen v . Petersen , " in which the defendant is charged with having created a disturbance in a place of public worship , iu the parish of St . George in the East , was postponed on affidavit that the depositions could not be obtained in time to enable counsel to be properly
instructed . The case was ordered to be brought on again next session . The funds yesterday again experienced a slight advance , and Consols wero quoted at 95-J to -J for money , and 95-Jfor the llfch of October . A moderate amount of business was transacted in foreign securities ancl railway shares , though the improvement was not important . CoMMEitCTAL ; AND PUBLIC COMPANIES . —The weekly reviews from the manufacturing districts indicate thafc business was steady , without immediate appearance of expansion . There was , nevertheless , greater
confidence expressed with regard to progress iu the latter portion of the year , when it was thought increased activity would be manifested . In Birmingham the operations had been on a moderate scale , at fair prices , but the orders from America had sli g htly augmented . At Manchester business had been but little affected by the last accounts from Calcutta , though transactions woro still conducted on a stead y basis . Although at Nottingham trade was stated to be in a quiet condition , it was , nevertheless , asserted to be satisfactory ; and from Leicester the accounts , if
anything , were more favourable , tlio hosiery departments espeeially having been active . The condition of affairs in AA ' olverhatnpton , Sheffield , Leeds , ancl Newcastle , presented little alteration , but the symptoms , so far as coulcl be traced in the various branches , were not discouraging . The progress of business in the port of London during the past week has not been quite so active . The number of vessels announced at the Custom House as having arrived from foreign ports amounted to one hundred and ninety-six ; there were six from Ireland , and one hundred and eighteen colliers ; the entries outwards were one
hundred and thirty-three ; ancl thoso cleared oue hundred and seven , besides ten in ballast . The departures for the Australian colonies have been six vessels . The traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom for the week ending the 21 th September , amounted to . £ 540 , 330 , ancl for the corresponding week of 1858 , to £ ' 502 , 240 , showing an increase of . £ 38 , 090 . Tho gross receipts of the eight railways having their termini in the metropolis amounted to .- £ ' 242 , ( 502 , and for the corresponding period of last year , to . € 225 , 034 , showing an increase of
£ 10 , 908 . The receipts on the other lines in the United Kingdom amounted to £ 297 , 728 . and for tlio corresponding week of last year , to . - £ 270 , 800 , showing an increase of . £ 21 , 122 , which added to the increase in the metropolitan lines , makes the total increase £ 38 , 090 , as compared with the corresponding week of 1858 . BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS . —It is satisfactory to find that 1 , 555 lives were rescued in 1 S 5 S by lifeboats , other boats , and ships , and by the rocket and mortar apparatusand that out of 1895 lives in actual peril
, , from shipwreck , 340 only were lost . This number is still too large ; and it must not be forgotten that the average number of lives lost during the past seven years , including the number in 1858 , is 745 . AVe believe we are correct in stating that even now , before tho winter has commenced , the loss of life from shipwrecks on the coasts ancl iu the seas of the United Kingdom this very year ( 1859 ) has already reached the average number . It is , therefore , quite evident that the strenuous efforts which are now being made by the National Lifeboat Institution
in this good work must not be allowed , on any consideration , to relax , for the stormy elements ami the carelessness of man can only be counteracted by the best preparations and calculations . Ten thousand nine hundred and two persons haye been saved from shipwreck by lifeboats aud other means since the establishment of the National Lifeboat Institution : £ 28 , 061 have been expended by it on lifeboat establishments , and £ 11 , 051 , besides gold and silver medals , for saving life have been voted . The committee of the institution make , therefore , a confident appeal to the generosity of the publi - , on whose support the continued efficiency ancl extension ofthe societ y depend .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
Bno . STUD ' letter has been received . "J . AV . " shall be attended to . "A PROVINCIAL GEAND OFFICEU . "—AA ' e would advise you to let the matter drop . ' AN TxQuntER . "—Bro . Elisha Cooke is now at Newcastle . " 0 . B . "—Lord Panmure , Deputy Grand Alaster , will be our second
portrait . AVe hops to publish it in November , but cannot pledge ourselves to the clay . THE LATE Bno . COL . AA ' H . DMAN . —Press of matter compels . us to defer till next week , an interesting sketch of the career of this worthy Mason . ROVAL Ancn : KNICIHTS TEIII'LAI :. — Several communications are in type , but arrived too late for this week ' s impression .
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The Week.
from four hundred millions to little more than half of that sum . The General Correspondence of Vienna says that the Archduchess Sophia , mother of the Emperor , is about to depart for Bavaria for an indefinite time . This is regarded ( says the Correspondence ) as a proof that the ultra Catholic party at A'ienna is on the decline . The affairs of Italy are likely to be settled in a manner that will soon enable the Italians to govern themselves . The most important piece of news is that the volunteers of Garibaldi and the troops of the Pope had
a smart brush near La Cattolica , ou the 25 th ult . Garibaldi was taking measures to bring his cause to a successful issue . The Pope , indignant against Victor Emmanuel for his answer to the deputation from the Romagnas , has sent his passport to the Sardinian ambassador at Rome . The King of Naples is said to have offered tho assistance of his troops to the Pope ; this is doubted , but should it prove true the probability is that the Neapolitan troops will join the standard of A ictor Emmanuel . The question now arises , what will the Emperor Napoleon do ? To add
to the difficulties of the situation it is stated that the Pope and the French emperor are at variance . At Modena General Fanti has issued a spirited order of the day to the troops of the League . Iu tho meantime the Italians in Tuscany and the Duchies are acting with moderation . All authentic deeds issued in Sardinia , Parma , Modena , and the Romagna , as well as judgments , are to have effect in Tuscany , and the uniform of the military is to be similar , and the Tuscan money is to bear the efiigy and name of Victor Emmanuel . A decree of the provisional
government of Tuscany states that in future every public act shall be headed thus— " Under the reign of his Majesty the King A'ictor Emmanuel , " & e . Other decrees have also been published concerning the oath to the king and the fundamental laws of the country . The arms of Savoy were placed on all the public buildings , and on this occasion a religious festival took place . A Te Demn was performed in the Church of St . Petronia , at whieh all the authorities ancl an immense crowd were present . General Garibaldi aud the Marquis dePepoli have been received with great
enthusiasm . The same festivals have taken place throughout the Romagna . By the latest advices from Gibraltar it appears that the lawless Bedouins in Morocco are still driving the terror-stricken Europeans to desert the towns and take refuge on baard ship . The town of Alazagau had been attacked by these Arabs , in which they themselves lost thirty men . AA ' e
understand that the Russian ambassadors resident at the courts of Franco , England , Austria , and Prussia , have received orders to repair to AA'arsaw in order to confer with their sovereign , the Emperor of Russia , who will arrive at that capital on the 15 th instant . The ambassadors are expected to reach AA ' arsaw by the 17 th . The Europa . has arrived at Liverpool with New York dates to the 22 nd ult . General Scott Intel sailed for tlie Pacific , relative to the San Juan difficulty . Tho number of American troops on the island of San Juan had been increased to 500 .
Earthworks had been thrown up by tbe Americans , and their cannon commanded A'ietoria . Major General Harney declared he would call fur volunteers if attacked . The British Admiral had refused to obey the orders of Governor Douglas to bring on a collision ; and he hacl also refused to bring his fleet to the island , saying he intended to ar , ait orders from the home government . The relations between the American and British officers continued very friendly . INDIA , CHINA , COLONIES . —The Shannon has arrived at
Southampton with the AA ' est India ancl South Pacific mails . In Jamaica the weather has been favourable for next year ' s crop , but the want of rain is complained of in Barbadoes . The health of the island is , on the whole , good . Trade generally depressed . There is no news of political importance . From the South Pacific the news is meagre , but we have the information , from the Ecuador , of an armistice with Peru being settled . The India aud China mails hacl not arrived up to the time of our going to press . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —Tho return of tho Registrar General again shews an improvement in the public health , the deaths last week
amounting to 1 , 01-1 , a number considerably below the average rate of the period . Tho deaths from diarrhoea were only -. 10 , but from scarlatina the mortality was SO . The total number of births for the week was 1 , 578 . The revising barrister for the Tower Hamlets has held a court for the revision of the lists at AA'hitechapel . There were no objections , but merely a few claims from parties wishing to be registered . Air . Ilest , the revising barrister for East Surrey , has held another court at the Vestry Hall , Cainberwell , when a number of objections were considered ,
and claims allowed . The revising barrister for Finsbury , Air . Alaequeen , has concluded the revision of the lists for the borough . -An objection was made against the Charterhouse brethren , on behalf of the venerable Archdeacon Hale , the master . After some discussion the case was adjourned till the 29 th instant . Up to the 3 rd instant the result of the AVest Kent revision shows a net gain of seventy to tho conservatives . In South Essex matters are left much as they were . On the 1 st of October the medical schools of the metropolis opened for the winter
session . At King ' s , Guy ' s , ancl St . Thomas ' s , the usual inaugural addresses were delivered . The attendance of students was very large , promising well for the winter session of tho schools . Tho Earl of Jersey died at ten o ' clock on Tuesday morning . The deceased was the fifth Earl of Jersey . He was born in 1773 , and had consequently reached the ripe old age of eighty-six . In 1 S 04 he married the daughter of the tenth Earl of AA ' estmoreland . His lorcisilip filled the office of master of the horse from 1841 to 1846 , and again in 1852 . He is succeeded in his title ancl estates by his son , A'iscount Villiers . The City Commissioners of Sewers met ou Tuesday at Guildhall The onl y business trans-
The Week.
acted was , the reception of the quarterly report of Dr . Letheby on tho sanitary state of the city , which was ordered to be printed , and a copy to be sent to every member of the corporation as well as to the members of the Metropolitan Board of AA ' orks . At the Middlesex Sessions , the ease of tho " Queen v . Petersen , " in which the defendant is charged with having created a disturbance in a place of public worship , iu the parish of St . George in the East , was postponed on affidavit that the depositions could not be obtained in time to enable counsel to be properly
instructed . The case was ordered to be brought on again next session . The funds yesterday again experienced a slight advance , and Consols wero quoted at 95-J to -J for money , and 95-Jfor the llfch of October . A moderate amount of business was transacted in foreign securities ancl railway shares , though the improvement was not important . CoMMEitCTAL ; AND PUBLIC COMPANIES . —The weekly reviews from the manufacturing districts indicate thafc business was steady , without immediate appearance of expansion . There was , nevertheless , greater
confidence expressed with regard to progress iu the latter portion of the year , when it was thought increased activity would be manifested . In Birmingham the operations had been on a moderate scale , at fair prices , but the orders from America had sli g htly augmented . At Manchester business had been but little affected by the last accounts from Calcutta , though transactions woro still conducted on a stead y basis . Although at Nottingham trade was stated to be in a quiet condition , it was , nevertheless , asserted to be satisfactory ; and from Leicester the accounts , if
anything , were more favourable , tlio hosiery departments espeeially having been active . The condition of affairs in AA ' olverhatnpton , Sheffield , Leeds , ancl Newcastle , presented little alteration , but the symptoms , so far as coulcl be traced in the various branches , were not discouraging . The progress of business in the port of London during the past week has not been quite so active . The number of vessels announced at the Custom House as having arrived from foreign ports amounted to one hundred and ninety-six ; there were six from Ireland , and one hundred and eighteen colliers ; the entries outwards were one
hundred and thirty-three ; ancl thoso cleared oue hundred and seven , besides ten in ballast . The departures for the Australian colonies have been six vessels . The traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom for the week ending the 21 th September , amounted to . £ 540 , 330 , ancl for the corresponding week of 1858 , to £ ' 502 , 240 , showing an increase of . £ 38 , 090 . Tho gross receipts of the eight railways having their termini in the metropolis amounted to .- £ ' 242 , ( 502 , and for the corresponding period of last year , to . € 225 , 034 , showing an increase of
£ 10 , 908 . The receipts on the other lines in the United Kingdom amounted to £ 297 , 728 . and for tlio corresponding week of last year , to . - £ 270 , 800 , showing an increase of . £ 21 , 122 , which added to the increase in the metropolitan lines , makes the total increase £ 38 , 090 , as compared with the corresponding week of 1858 . BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATIONS . —It is satisfactory to find that 1 , 555 lives were rescued in 1 S 5 S by lifeboats , other boats , and ships , and by the rocket and mortar apparatusand that out of 1895 lives in actual peril
, , from shipwreck , 340 only were lost . This number is still too large ; and it must not be forgotten that the average number of lives lost during the past seven years , including the number in 1858 , is 745 . AVe believe we are correct in stating that even now , before tho winter has commenced , the loss of life from shipwrecks on the coasts ancl iu the seas of the United Kingdom this very year ( 1859 ) has already reached the average number . It is , therefore , quite evident that the strenuous efforts which are now being made by the National Lifeboat Institution
in this good work must not be allowed , on any consideration , to relax , for the stormy elements ami the carelessness of man can only be counteracted by the best preparations and calculations . Ten thousand nine hundred and two persons haye been saved from shipwreck by lifeboats aud other means since the establishment of the National Lifeboat Institution : £ 28 , 061 have been expended by it on lifeboat establishments , and £ 11 , 051 , besides gold and silver medals , for saving life have been voted . The committee of the institution make , therefore , a confident appeal to the generosity of the publi - , on whose support the continued efficiency ancl extension ofthe societ y depend .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
Bno . STUD ' letter has been received . "J . AV . " shall be attended to . "A PROVINCIAL GEAND OFFICEU . "—AA ' e would advise you to let the matter drop . ' AN TxQuntER . "—Bro . Elisha Cooke is now at Newcastle . " 0 . B . "—Lord Panmure , Deputy Grand Alaster , will be our second
portrait . AVe hops to publish it in November , but cannot pledge ourselves to the clay . THE LATE Bno . COL . AA ' H . DMAN . —Press of matter compels . us to defer till next week , an interesting sketch of the career of this worthy Mason . ROVAL Ancn : KNICIHTS TEIII'LAI :. — Several communications are in type , but arrived too late for this week ' s impression .