favourable anticipations of the graziers have been to some 
extent fulfilled, but it seems that a check, though a slight 
one, was given to speculation by the nature of the recent 
intelligence from the East, indicating, as it did, the pro- 
bable termination of the war at an earlier period than was 
expected by the most sanguine but a few days previous to 
the announced success of the allies in the Crimea. The 
correspondent of the Freeman's Journal reports as follows : 
— “ The sheep fair commenced this day, and in point of 
numbers, has fully equalled my anticipations. In the 
opinion of most good judges there are several thousand 
more sheep here than last year. I inyself consider the fair 
to be a good deal larger, but it is quite impossible to say by 
how much. The gaps were not opened this morning so 
early as usual, and consequently it was not until an advanced 
hour iu the morning that the whole of the sheep were in the 
park. In consequence of the anticipations of a fall in the 
price of stock, consequent on the news from the East — 
which I think has been iu some measure fulfilled, but 
certainly not nearly to the extent to whioh it was supposed — 
the fair remained dull, and business was very slack for some 
hours this morning. About nine o’olook, however, things 
•began to assume a brisker appearance, aud in less than an 
hour from that time some .€10,000 or £50,000 worth of stock 
changed hands. The ‘ croakers ' about low prices have been 
greatly disappointed, while, at the same time, a considerable 
decrease has taken place iu the value of certain descriptions 
of stock. The demand for good prime wethers was exceed- 
ingly good and brisk, and this class brought fully the prices 
of last year, whioh were very high, and probably were a 
shade higher. There will not remain a single sheep of this 
class unsold. Seoond class wethers have been also in good 
demand at probably Is. under last year. The great drug, 
aud the class iu which the greatest depreciation has taken 
place is ewes. Light, poor ewes are quite unsaleable, and 
middle class are 3s. to 4s. under last year's quotations. The 
demand for prime ones was, however, very brisk. There can 
be no doubt that beef aud mutton are at present very high, 
aud the fall will be hailed with satisfaction, if not by stock- 
masters, certainly by housekeepers. I do not think there 
were quite as many of first-rate top lot sheep in the fair this 
time as I have seen on former occasions. This I attribute to 
the fact, that latterly the Bheap farmers in this country have 
been in the habit of sending up some of their best stock 
occasionally to Smithfield.” 
/nrrip 3iitrlligim 
PRANCE. 
( From our own CorrajtontlriU.) 
Paris, Thursday, October 0. 
We have but one subject in Paris this weet — Sebastopol. 
The cannon of the Iuvalides have been kept loaded since 
Saturday until the present hour I write, iu order to thunder 
forth the intelligence to the capital ; and the anxiety which 
prevails on the subject is indescribable. Meanwhile, the 
'only certain news known is that which plunges hundreds of 
ifamilies into the deepest distress, relative to the dreadful 
flosses experienced in the conflict by the allies, and which 
report, as usual, exaggerates to an excess altogether beyond 
probability. Uu Monday night, however, notwithstanding 
the obstinate silence of the Iuvalides, the hotel of Mine. 
.Aguado, iu the Place Venddme, and a few others were bril- 
fliantly illuminated. On Wednesday morning, while “ expec- 
tation stood on tiptoe,” intense anxiety was manifested at 
the Bourse, when a voice iu the gallery cried out “ Ecoutez / 
Lc canon lies Iuvalides /” A moment of silence followed ; 
all listened, when sure enough the booming of cannon was 
distinctly heard. At this an enthusiastic shout burst from 
the entire assemblage, which was repeated again and again, 
miugled with cries of Vive l' Emperenr / Vive les Anglais ! 
This exciting scene, which lasted full ten minutes, was a 
genuine picture of French enthusiasm. At the end of that 
time, as the fire had ceased long before the customary 100 
discharges, doubts began to arise and the truth was ascer- 
tained. Some accidental variation in the wind had borne 
the report of the artillery from Vincennes to this part of 
Paris, and hence the mistake. The disappointment was ter- 
rible; but still the accounts received, though not official, left 
so little doubt of the truth, that it was only a demonstration 
a little iu advance. 
The bribery system of the theatrical, or rather musical 
critic of one of the great Parisian journals, still continues 
the foremost topic iu the Chroniqne Scandaleuse of the day. 
You are already aware, that this individual was dismissed 
from his post for his shameless conduct, but reinstated on 
the “ recommendation" of one of his patrons. This person- 
age — thus influential with the journal iu questiou — is not 
named by the Figaro, the only Paris paper which has had 
the courage and honesty to deuouuce this infamous system 
as it merits. It has vigorously returned to the Bubject this 
week, and wields the lash on the back of the culprit with 
well-deserved severity. Figaro concludes his stinging article 
with a portrait of the offender, under the then disguise of 
the name of the well-known Italian libelist, aud “something 
worse,” Aretin, of the sixteenth century. He writes : — 
“ Aretin was a tall, stout, square-shouldered ruffian, with 
an insolent cynical eye, and the oblique glance of a fellow 
who cheats at cards. A large sensuous mouth, with a smile 
of self-satisfied conceit, and condescending patronage. Alike 
courted and despised, he exercised on all around him the 
fascinations of the snake. As for the rest, quite devoid of 
any illusion as to his personal worth, aud looking to nothing 
but the emoluments of his dirty trade. Spiteful us a woman, 
cowardly as a lozzarone, he was, where Ins selfish interests 
were concerned, replete with sagacity, and speculated on the 
secret infirmities anil weaknesses of his patrons, as a plough- 
man cultivates his field, with the hopes of an abundant har- 
vest. More than once convicted of carryiug on an infamous 
trade, relying confidently on the support of creatures os vile 
as himself ; he cared not for the indignation of honest men, 
and when the storm his conduct had raised seemed to 
threaten danger, a plenary indulgence of one of his patrons, 
Pope Paul III., shielded him from the punishment he had 
so richly earned." 
Our contemporary adds that all journalists of the present 
day are not modelled on this picture. Dicu merci / it is but 
an exception. The most curious part of the affair is, that 
the individual iu question still writes his articles with the 
same easy nonchalance, and perambulates the Boulevards 
and public places with the same imperturbable assurance as 
though he had coipe out les mains nettes of all the mire this 
affair has cast upon him. 
The Italian Opera opened on Tuesday with “ Semiramide,” 
in which Madame Bosio, notwithstanding a rather thin organ, 
THE FIELD. 
came out brilliantly, as did Madame Borghi-Mamo, the new 
contralto, who, though wanting in the finish required iu all 
Rossini's operas, siugs well, anil with a sentiment of music 
that is worth a hundred mere executants. The other 
debutant, M. Gassier, possesses an excellent voice aud good 
style; he is probably the best .lj*ur wo have heard since 
Tamburini. The house was well attended ; hut the sub- 
scribers are, it is said, less numerous than last year. The 
opening of the Italians is considered the commencement of 
the musical season here, and musicians begin to congregate. 
Among the late arrivals are Meyerbeer, Verdi, Berlioz, aud a 
host of instrumentalists. The Grand Opera is not cluing 
well ; hopes are entertained of Gounod's opera, “ La Nonuo 
Sanglaute,” which I shall bo happy to see realised- The first 
night is at present fixed for Mouday. The Vaudeville has 
had a terrible tumble with a little piece called “ Lo Cabaret du 
Pot Cassc." It was highly seasoned with what they call yros 
sel — what we should call gross indecencies ; and though tho 
Vaudeville audiences aro tho reverse of etfaightlacod about 
such matters, this went a ! cello too far, and was, in conse- 
quence, unmercifully coj idamned. Tho Valid tea has g"t a 
one-act affair, the idea of which is good, called “ La Sangsue." 
An avaricious old fellow lias bought an insurance policy on 
the life of an old scamp who continues to keep him ill constant 
hot water, and extract a handsome revenue out of him by 
threatening to commit suicide. This notion is very poorly 
worked out, but Ls intrinsically humorous enough to create 
a laugh, and was therefore successful. 
A few days ago three young men, dressed in tho height of 
fashion, presented themselves before the well-known Doctor 
Voron. After the usual preliminaries' they informed the 
worthy doctor that they were about to publish, as a journal, 
a “ historical gallery of contemporary celebrities, ” and that 
knowing his liberal tendency to assist unknown talent, they 
solicited the amount of a year’s subscription in advance. 
They had the less reluctance iu making this application, as 
they deemed the name of “ Louis Voron," a most appropriate 
one to commence the series of their literary photographs. 
The worthy doctor who, as Ls well known, has a peculiar 
objection to be daguerreotyped, especially after tho flattering 
unction he has administered to his amour propre iu his own 
memoirs, declined the dangerous honour, and when these in- 
genuous literary pirates left M. Verou, they carried with 
them the price of two years’ subscription. Not content with 
this, they have three or four times repeated their visit, aud 
each time with the same good success as tho first. On tho 
last occasion of his paying black-mail the doctor, however, 
expressed a desire to know, whether the journal had appeared. 
“ Not yet," replied his interlocutors, with a significant 
look, “but it shall see tho light as soon as your sub- 
scriptions cease.” 
FOREIGN MISCELLANY. 
French Police. — {From Qalignani' s Messenger).- -Im- 
mense sensation has been caused in the department of the 
Loire-et-Chur by a most frightful murder aud attempted 
suicide, committed under most extraordinary circum- 
stances : — As a gentleman of St- Laurent des Eaux was, 
four days ago, driving in a carriage towards Huppemeau 
with his wife and mother-in-law, he was astonished to find 
three persons lying across the road. Heat first thought they 
were drunk, but oq alighting from his carriage he was horrified 
on finding agirl bathed in blood, with seven wounds in different 
parts of her person, aud by her .side two corpses frightfully 
disfigured. The girl, whom he recognised as Aurdlie Dubois, 
daughter of his gardener, was still breathing, and she, in a 
faint voice, demanded his assistance. Fortunately some 
persons came up at the moment, aud he, with their help, 
conveyed the girl and the two corpses to tho nearest farm- 
house. Medical assistance was immediately procured for 
Aurdlie, aud after a while she recovered sufficiently to bo 
able to mako a statement to this effect : — For about six 
months she had been annoyed by the addresses of a unu 
named Anatole B , shepherd in the farm on which she 
was employed, but she had constantly rejected them. On 
the day iu question she once more aud most decidedly re- 
pulsed his advances. Thereupon he said, “ I know that you 
are about to stand godmother with Jean Bouquin as god- 
father at a christening; but this is your last day and mine 
also !” Aud, so saying, he produced a pistol and two balls. 
“ One of these balls,” lie added, “ is for you — the other for 
me.” The young woman attached no great importance to 
this threat. At about half-past one o’clock she left to go to 
church with Jeau Bouquin to be present at the christening. 
As they were on their way the girl told her companion of 
what Anatole had threatened. All at once this man jumped 
up from a ditch by the road-side, apparently iu a state of , 
great fury. Rushing towards Bouquiu, he cried, 11 you must 
leave me that womau !” and before Bouquiu could answer, 
discharged a pistol right in his face. Bouquin’s face was 
dreadfully mutilated, and he fell senseless to the ground. 
Anatole then seized the girl, threw her down, and attempted 
to do her violence ; but 6he made a most energetic resistance. 
Irritated by this, he drew a poignard-kuife from his pocket 
and wounded her iu the throat. The sight of blood appeared 
Ho madden him, aud he stabbed her six times in the side and 
abdomen, but fortunately the wounds were not deep. Thu 
girl had presence of mind to know that if she continued her 
resistance he would kill her outright, and she remained 
motionless, as if dead. Deceived by this, he left her, aud 
going to Bouquin, who was not quite dead, produced a bottle 
of vitriol and poured it over him ; then he piled on him a 
quantity of straw, which he had taken the precaution to 
briug with him, and set the straw on fire. To use the girl’s 
expression, “ he burned tho man as a pig ih singed.” The 
sensation of burning gave some vitality to Bouquin, and lie 
uttered loud cries. Thereupon Auatolo reloaded his pistol 
aud discharged it at him, causing instant death. After this 
the murderer cut his owu throat with his knife, but death 
not beiug caused thereby, he, with wonderful self-possession, 
reloaded the pistol and blew out his brains. In the pocket 
of the murderer was found a letter, in which he announced 
his intention of murdering the girl and Bouquin, aud then 
committing suicide. The wounds of the girl turned out to 
be not so serious as was at first supposed, aud confident 
hopes of her recovery are entertained. 
A Kino’s Will. — The following extract from the will of 
the late King of Saxony has been published in the official 
journal of Dresden, by order of his present Majesty King 
John : — “ Iu the name of the most Holy Trinity. In the first 
place, I thank my beloved wife for the affection with which 
she has embellished my existence by sparing me days of sad- 
ness, and preparing for me the most delightful hours which 
I have ever enjoyed in this world. I also thank my dear 
brothers and Bisters, my sisters-in-law, my ‘brothers-iu-law, 
my nephews, my nieces, and my other relatives, for the con- 
stant affection which they have constantly displayed towards 
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me. I also thank my faithful servants, particularly my Ministers, 
who luivo lent mo their co-operation with so much fidelity, 
and those who have been near me all my life for the attach- 
ment they have always shown towards me. I cordially toko 
leave of them all; may God reword them for what they have 
done for me, and may they pardon me if ever I have offended 
any one of them in any way. I also hid adieu to all my 
subjects --to my Saxons, whom I have loved so well; may 
they retain the remembrance of mo in their hearts I I recom- 
mend them, as iny children, to tho solicitude of my successor. 
I heartily pardon all those who have afflicted or offended me 
during my life. May God pardon those who have doue so 
intentionally, and may they admit their faults,” &c. 
Ladies' Boots.- The Detroit Advertiser says: — "Quite 
a largo portion of the ladies in this city mako their own 
boots. When visiting a lady of ton, it is a very common 
tiling to find her busy with last, awl, waxed ends, pincers, 
and all tho otcoter.ix whioh compose the kit of the boot- 
maker. l\vo or three pairs of hoots may be made in a 
day, and about two dollars husbanded on each pair. In most 
e wes, however, it is fashion rather than economy whioh 
induces the employment. The result is, that tho fair sox of 
Detroit will soon he proverbial for wearing the most elegant 
boots aud having the prettiest feet in tho Union. The Indies 
of New York and Boston, and othor eastern cities, must look 
to their laurels.” 
COLONIAL. 
Canada. — Tho following is given as tho list of members 
forming tho Cauadiau Ministry ; — f T pper Canadians: Sir Allan 
M'Nnb, President of the Council ; William Cayley, Inspector- 
Gouornl ; John A. Macdonald, Attorney-General, west ; 
Henry Smith, Solicitor-General, west; Robert Speuoe, l’ost- 
maator-Goneral ; John Ross, Speaker, Legislative Council. — 
Lower Canadians : N. A. Morin, Commissioner of Crown 
Lands ; E. P. Taebo, Receiver-General ; Joan Chabot, Com- 
missioner of Public Works; L. T. Drummond, Attorney- 
General ; P. J. O. Chavoau, Provincial Secretary ; Dunbar 
ltoas, Secretary. — On tho 13th Mr. Morin announced that tho 
Government measures would bo introduced in tho following 
order, viz., debate on tho addresses, Reciprocity Treaty 
Ratification, Clergy Reserves Secularisation, Seignorinl 
Tenure Commutation, Elective Legislature, Municipal Im- 
provement iu Lower Canada, Reduction of Tariff, and School 
BUI. 
AUSTRALIANA, 
Tilbury Fort, Essex. — A oompnuy with a capital of 
£25,000, iu £5 shares, is proposed for building an Emigrants' 
Home at Tilbury, opposite Gravesend, at the terminus of 
tho railway. It is stated that an establishment affording 
every needful accommodation and comfort for 604 indi- 
viduals can bo erected for £20,000, and that respectable 
persons have offered to lease such an institution at 7 per 
cent on tho outlay. Similar projeota are referred to as having 
boon carried out with great success at Hamburg aud Bremou, 
aud it is evidently only by this means that emigrants can be 
protected from the chief troubles aud expenses us well as 
the serious deceptions to which they are at present exposed. 
Tho undertaking was suggested by Mrs. Chisholm to Mr. 
Samuel Sidney, by whom it will be managed, and tho follow- 
ing is given as u practical example of the plan : — “ A man 
iu Aberdeen, with a wife aud five children, could ascertain 
before breaking up his home tho exact expense of travelling 
to Loudon, staying a week or more iu tho ‘Home,’ and of 
his passage to Australia. He could in one payment clear all 
his expenses up to the time he had settled all his family on 
board ship, aud by another payment clear his passage-money 
to any colony. By arrangement ho would euter a second 
class carriage at Aberdeen, which would gather fresh recruit s 
(bound to sail about the Bamu time us himself) at Montrose, 
Dundee, l’erth, Stirling, Edinburgh, Berwick, Newcastle, 
Durham, York, Leeds, Sheffield, Lincoln, Nottingham, 
Leicester, Derby, Ac. ; and so, without changing carriage or 
unloading luggage, tho whole party would bo conveyed 
straight to the ‘Homo’ at Tilbury. There, for moderate 
fees, tho women could wash and dry their clothes for tho 
voyage — the men could pack under the advice of uu expe- 
rienced packer. A choice of half a dozen good ships (without 
any attempt at monopoly) would be advertised on the walls.' 
The October number of the A rt Journal (G. virtue and 
Co.) is particularly rich. We have “Job and bis Friends." 
painted by I’. F. Boole, engraved by H. Bourne, one of tho 
finest and most poetical compositions ever produced by a 
British artist; Lance's “Summer Gift," from tho Vernon 
Gallery, engraved by ('. H. Jeens ; " Morton, the Dramatist,” 
from the same collection, painted by Sir M. A. SUeo, eugravod 
by T. W. Hunt; aud an exquisite drawing of Autumn, by 
Miss M. E. Dear. In the literary department — the second 
part of “ A Walk through the Studios of Rome ;” “ Har- 
mony and Contrast of Colours," by Professor Huns ; “ Wood- 
ungraviug aud Wood-carving," illustrated; “The Domestic 
Manners of the English during the Middle Ages.” by 
T. Wright, F.S. A., illustrated ; and many other most valuable 
contributions. It is iudcod most gratifying to find the Art 
Journal, one of our most beautiful serials, thus keeping up 
its reputation, aud not flagging iu auy one poiut of importance 
to lovers of art. 
The English Cyclopedia (Bradbury aud Evans) still in- 
creases in value and importance. Tho present part is 
devoted to natural history and geography ; in the former 
department, including tho hyolfoido), hymenoptera, hystri- 
cidic, iguandiic, infusoria, and inaoota. Tho geographical 
portion is equally valuable. 
The New combes. By Thackeray. Illustrated by R. Doyle. 
Bradbury aud Evans. 
Clive Nowconibo having wandered thro ugh the world of art 
returns to Pall-mall, and is iu trouble at Lady Fareham'a 
