The Express. — London, England, 1850-05-29 00:00:00

P'' - 1 .4 - a .tfi,. e-lefv--160•-•• , ■ 111/ Pt TT • - f - 10 t It rt ;14, - s e , 1,17 LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1850. [THREEPENCE. - Itt-PL.k.IT " TEA-POT, se amiel Mt • nyeeet to'eteeste id* Ilut hassual And II:, .C se .. ~ ...I been ittlaed Uri prism us* nor i m , • ~ , . kA mi...t., ..? Ow UM tibt fan diebsidi sash • -, „i ......anty. Iron 0 ..: rtre armslillu. sal shop. , _ . ~,.. am, tie et. I . ftwet l• dm% bar • - , . ... ka sad mese set eastplete .........8 IS • Jo.. de. If ele. • t - ;0. etweJ de. as. ......... IT II .4.: a.ll 40. de. .. 0 1 0 • do. .. • . .. .. .. ,co 4e r !-, g , ... teeb, ilia comp w t. s ,... ~,,, : take new At seek el amp el 17 sea • . : . •.,;,-! ui to note preparties. two*. sot Strig .'sgelrpos sot luerlow). if, Odwa. Nelnrinalnst).—Fiurklibed i'F;:i' I A' BS rITUTE tut SILVER.— 1 1 . 1 ,! .:.:.et. SILVER. inereduael arm r.. .ly , . n'l.l p:Atoi by tbe potent encase et . . . L , • ?met „, cumperisea tbe yen beet set& • ; caa be etet..7e.l as sorb. &bet osetelly • ' • , ..n .t be dletlesubbeel fres . P.lJle. Thread. 1%4 3!e. .. .1 *a. ... Sla ... ebb Ata • 70.. TA e.a.needeite. le., at peeptellobete • ; be the ,•etent %L. t • •• 1 • b t ti• pLATLD. • Ft. ile 'Threaded lames Tatters. Patina. tatters. - • tomb ... ... SOL . I3e. •• ... Gs. ... 7e. • refreetlive teen el 41 wary tor •• , er red. Int. I• ;.I p ,)Nl ,lete Biwa sad Ile xem =3 ,4o loslbrd. • and No. I, • ! • . eiereaset. 11120. 71Nu aa3 REGISTER STOVES.— sc . ,;iors aminemt d sadmit eod other ;re o. brow) a loam ad sztatotos worts ?, at to NW. to 7 imam to Us. to :3 imam, wryer via so n& • ..•• z Womb Siam le tho Wawa so the x. nu+. an gar tom Marion d lowdirs, ttgoorted to taped it. The moor, •--. nx p}.• wed d. Croaretwo. win ow. • • ••.: KIPPON nd BUXTON," Oz. N..mtues-szmi, sod Ito. I, !Ultras-amt. 1 1,.\ and CANDLE MANUFAC . 'c; ti rev. Tie Soap, very old. No.; good ret 1 :2 Ib. ; wird, ed.; Yam witdoor, to. ; moo, palob, • , I..fit. per lb. Seel More mai, - • 7d.; waked Palmer, Albany IS. ; l'e;eo cooiNodo. Sad. odd *let: • . mad 1.. 1.4. Stang au. A wo. . e4l. ; cam.' 46._6d. ; odor, d,i;ert. Coietphire, Vii.ll4. pir am: inning kriit, cd sad sods vr, priers. • .erey dekeir.i.m. l 7Elrle A:bert tat Llasps and Lights, Ibr t r, two minutes' walk .0 en hire. • iSIIIIIII . 1:1101111. FIRESIDE • I:I , AV/A FAMILY SECRETA, Car. At E. - oNomisr contains valuable < . • r.—wrinea la a Attn. Aroma Kyle. •mt ve?l periodical& peb:!..bed. ~..a. ch better deem" encourage • t. among the ;her, and even . .• ta. It. - -11ei.e Mertablee. • a. a .hying a year. •• 41 - fult ALL. I. and 11.-1a49. 1949. As a - rt shb.var, mare metal et mew • L. 041., amide; la. parr ~o n, r ovr. and nU Pnaksethers. NEWS.—Ths Best. Cheapest, - LLOTD•S WITALT • .air* C'etuan• of the eery --• • pt::>:tattatte, trots eh parte et the .; n. esl odist mesas. regardhee et t•-•••• to published grew Tensility • - Inrerteseh pelt Sees. Seed three estrahery-equare. WM" au' yr *I tar news mount. ..EME:tiT.—On Monday t• SAT alba aPILECH of the Rev. tel *Nam of Uri Ciaterbt.7 •rm ,4 , sal all bvimirarrs. G.titULMNG AM) MAST. trt4bo, Flo 401., Nu. 4a( II • • Arkat GAMIN. Edited b 7 '...1 in rA1702.; at 4 iLsotratcd by histLy rul Ems. • . tla TIOCIRS ROVVENOLD WORM? IRAIRopme• I • ••• • 1: be pmt AWRY, Dew EL, Pert_ll,_ . ' :s(iLD I) S.—A WEEKLY • ,L, Awypoll he trireetka via onntalansat • dem Omilensi by Cm •D U Lusk ' rtampal St, Ur meni.gr f.," May of •LlittLi/ NARRATIVE of CENJO—NT EVENEN, leis • pt:tteest N "Ilainbad Weds." V0..1% R•lliaro•uslivet N. - Nth 9tbera an e maiuticatoa• raw bra %low!, I AM an baultaaner• abi arwso:es. CT ruz A CVPOR OF " VA mn FAIL" sootud will be poitiatiodorioe l i No. I/ ol I) g X X X 1 8i • M. TILVMI.III.O'. halm et "lb. Groot lhorgorty sr. 11th lihootrotinw on Wool owl Wood by the hre to really, prim ilk i todu nob work will Inawrk•otweL agt. w1:112e peltlebed. Wee le., !be. 14 ef oPPERFIELD b. YOUNGF.R, of r 'NE ROAM. Cueseas Name. WWI IL.A We NUL To be essapieted TWINS ury and War e 11. Bouverie-street. Next west mil appear I.IIIIOGRAPIIV at LEIGH HUN! • a Frivolo sod extritempswartee. In 3 vols. eu AllP, prise Sle. fat., In stared misgb, tlda, awl CIL. Ry, C .eelu. hLEGANT )MME.T. Pnoe 14, a Now Edition at . • : .LT ED NEW TESTAMENT 1 • - , upwards of 120 itagraTlar, lomat tad et • Sas, Oh edam The 4 r.r. r dal by etaatest What, ezprwaly tar • - t ' , galas/tory. mat detieriadve • mad • t• Panne al the Holy Las. , mad a • ••. the mute of the Wachtel' tram Pat vrtcat,ai of nue flew the ptizeipal althea : 04 sad New Tegument. awhard ay 14 • .t. r.f the n uitrated London News, . 1,410 VERW ILL', IN LW WORK& by pat In. ed., J OYMENT of LIFE. awl rat:rotal use of end Mummer Mura_lum— lx emr. .:.• Londen—Tbe Parts, Lane% Mile, Pm= otber yamant pieces—Gonatry Tripe .-;./.1..bel at Nzant—firtaines at Ifotne—llard• ;•;n6T. bleeyang, Air, Xs*, ? NOCICTAI(EI. 3 so's. Is. esel ;by post. •%, TAW —*ketch dldiabvsgls M. arni—hentint.arnesa of DOA* 816. • r. , *e.nt. , ,a, Is.' by past. la. dd., 41 t. kAT, bItINK, and ATOM. • er• -•ar and ten our mane may rm. • • enry form tame ami owe) of RIM • en?reU'rfl constitution, Mt karame tie ; business, or study, and unbitten r (a tne 4155 and 1.41) steal minimills et i ; Maas. 39, Conaklll _•anatlq 4 e.ner. twos Use awbor, 10, 4101110.100001. as* •• • T FIELD.—On Monday evening s :..e w • kilo d in • beer-hosim at fibedield, • • ' grate atgegity. During the day b• • a women named Lydia Rebinetan, • •• mows they were at a low beer-bowie is , • • «tank two plate of ale, which Lsw paid •.• a thLe: p:nt. end, after another woman, "•': wet acquainted, had drunk out of it, he ! r :t, aaaieg he had no money. Hereupon t•.Suri, wLieh wee put an end to by the tu'a. Leek the hair. Four young "e: re En . in the •eme room, aceosted Law • `P' aid tellzd Lim a "baldly fellow. ' Lut h. had sot previoudy shown any '• hatepensted at length by their t't:, ant Grin g towards one of the •IA .seleilart "At ary rate, am man "•*.'' at th• sate nett aiming a blow at r men Men eat dpon him and knocked a the Le:nh. The woman Robinson •'' tr Lea, sin endearnured to protect .n. . r ""ht!. 11 this she auccigded fey L • ' '•ut one of the % sr pewter 110114 nulled pest • 4 1 r e ut.', a table, swearing that ! • •.• tire .4, out." He immediate ly leaped uP . 4. LIM'S the hood Imam. The auddenems• ' h'•o•.• .1h.e.1 to gush from the • moat• and and he died almost in. • • . fire": confutios and alarm '••• . , " • l out you:se men 111104 P their a. • • art :Lietintion of their a;pearaltett. • . 't Kit ' .•••••• umisuo.itat.el to gico. and ••areh of them, riag *be . : „ 1 a lI 'S, nem., Bernard Holiday, was : • .• kt 4'4 1 three are well known to the pollee. /,.tit it is eapeted t4ey will 'amender. ' 1461 ` de atleittetretas at the Tows-ban 4'.*:•Ltig;." '14"4"1 ' " onsPonioas not having bees EPSOM RACES. THIS DAY. (By Evnia) EPSOM TOWN PLATE of 601. One Mile. Joc o Sot .. 1 .. .. Radulphoe .. .. 2 .. Bullfinch .. 2 .. DERBY BETING. 4 00 I aille Molter tstord 'to It4ot Pl Ito 1 Mildew 10 t o l Dobson 610 I liolloctoolgo 113 to 1 Any other CIO I The sin, BOROUGH OF FINSBURY. The following eimmemaieadea has been made by Mr. T. S. Duncombe, M.P., to Mr. R. Griffith,, the chairman of a committee appointed to remonstrate with ttAi bon. member on his absence from big par lialmastitry duties 6, Palace Chambers, St James's, May 28, 1860. Sie—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, ceding my moot pudenda and serious •fleatii• so • eopy of some resohni as agreed to at certain print* undoes of a few of my onvitatinats, over wl kb you had the honour to penile at the Kest Hotel. Browalow street, Holborn, and requesting me to ',Tien the mares of my absence hominy pariinsentaq duties. I sonar that until the receipt of your farna wa r s i m il ied aat Unithat One wain kayo bees ak t e lonsine honngle of Fauber, any pence ignorant of the fan that severe and dangerous illness hes bison the sole nom of my &been* bona Parliament, to the duties of which it hos ever been my pride, during the twenty then years that I have had die honour of a seat in the House of Comatose, to gin an Independent and moot unremitting attention, and dating which period my atteariaan, I am most thankful to say, has never received a week's interruption until I was overwhelmed by my recent painful and protract d illness. However, I am happy to in yru that improved and improving width enables me now to resume my Parliamen envy ditties; and also that, having from the commencement i of my conaretion with Firshury, pledged myself o'er and over again to my constituents, '• that so lung as it ploandOod that beech and strength should remain to me, and so long as it should pleas* Finsbury to stand by me, I should stand by Finebury." I adhere to that pledge. And further, I beg to inform you that, heist; assured as I am that the great majoiiiy of my constituent. do not consider a pealing illness, contracted iu their Gerrie*, sufficient ground fur a withdrawal of their confidence, I 'kill, when the present parliament has passed away, give to time on whom behalf you address me an opportoutty of rseerding their votes against me—as some of them have dons Were. In the mean time, I beg to maws you that slietela the opinion of my medical attendants and my own anthipations of returning health be doomed to disappointment, I ►hall not require any appeal from any f ortion of thine who have five times honoured las by martial/ se to puliaasent, is to the Course which my own bower, as well as their tamest', will demand at my bands. I have the honour to be, sir, year obedient servant, THOMAS 8. Drscoltss. H. Griffiths, E.g., Chairman of the /Lest aitel Committee, Browahow-steer, SURREY SESSIONS. THIS DAY. Evans TSINIAS Pr nix, GO.. AND • DISCI! or WAODITLAITA. Patters ALllllllrl Wartm.--Losisa Barclaysturendered to take her trial for mealier, at Newismon, a gold watch and shahs from the penon of William Gimber. Mr. Jim prosecuted, and Mr. Charsock defended the Prosecutor stated that he was • florist, sad resided at Wisdom. Os the treatise cf the 6th of Mey he went to the Burney Theatre, sad as he etas Wavier he met the prisoner, who entered into eonvenatioa wish him. They a fterwards proceeded to a hones in the neighbourhood, where thry partook of swim refreshments, and he wok his watch from to weiscoat p.wket and planed it on the tattle, prio- to winding it up. The prisms, suddenly snatched it up, and rag out of the room, sod wand have quitted the house had sot the landlady seised hid of her and kept her until wit. was called in • police-an table and an her into custody. The watch was gives to him by his Rap' Ifiehneas Prince Albert, twos years ago, es • reward for some roots which he had cultivated sad beaten to perfvetios. is arms examisatitn by Mr. Charsoek, the prosecutor I stated that he had been driskin• when he met the prisoner, hut he was positive that he meat gave her the watch. It was Pulses Alban's, sad it was sot like that he should part with it. 110 Jury found bar Guilty, sad the roan ocatetcod bet to sia soothe bud labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY. MANSION-HOUSE. VIOLUrt ASSAULT OS • CONsT•IILI.—G. Smola woe charged with smashing Story, of the City Detective Pollee, with a life preserver. It will be remembered that sometitce since the prisoner we, txamined hued Mr. Alderman o.bba, charged with robbery, but the robbery having taken place out of the City, he wee matte Mearlberougf -Amor, wheat he wee there re manded for a wee k, mad placed lu one of the mall adjoining the court, from which he contrived to escape. Story, who presented a nt , et dreadful appear.:nce, his sloth.. Wog completely covered i4i h blood from a large wound in the bad, said : This morning, about II o'clock, I mw the pt.:acme is a cart crossing London-bridge, with a man sad a yeoman. Snowing that a warrant wee against him for wend! sad Lein/ concerned in a robbery of 3001. worth of mike, I ran aver him to meet Lim, when he jumped oat a d attempted toile/pm I se:s - el hold of Etna, when he draw a large life preeerver, and struck me several violent blows is the heed. (The wit7eas here exhibited his head, upon which we re several dreadful wound*. I fell down, when he ag.il struck me several vithnt blows with the r ttttt Ct. A woman who was with the prisoner in the cart, was charged with siding the prisoner to escape, by ueaulting the constables. Severs' witnesses were then called who deposed to the await The male ristmer (ionic] striking the constsble more than twee. He was going to the Derby. The female denied the charge. Remanded for a week. BOW-STREIT. MVILDISAVSIaAt:LT.—P. "an! and T. M'Ccaliater were charged mita sesaultiag an Irish excavator, named MeHeiley. The prosecutor, whew head was covered with adhesive plaister, and whose face also bore marks of severe ill-usage, stated that be lived in a I , ,dning-house, No. 52, Parker street, Drury-lane. Last night he went up stairs to a lodger's room, adjoining the one in which the prisoner' lived, for the purpose of having some beer. He had pre viously quarrelled with Feint, and, with the hopes of bringing about a reconciliation, he knocked at Pant's door, and asked him to come oat and have some beer. He had scarcely removed his hands from the door when it was opened, and he me/dud a tremendous blow upon the head with a poker, which completely stunned him. Before be could recover himself he received a second blow with the poker from Fent, and he was then dragged violently into the room by the other prisoner end Feat's wife, who threw him down upon the bad and beat him about the head and body in a most unmerciful manner with the poker. Pant's wife mairted in the ill.usage, end attempted to scoope his eyes out with her nail". She would bare carried her detign into exe cution but for tbe arrival of substance. Ili" face wu vary much scratched. and tie head was very much injured. Polies-eonstable No. 26, F division, said the bonne in question was a low lodging-house, and was inhabited princi pally by Irish emigrants. He was attracted to the house last night by cries of murder; and, on going to the top of the house, he found a number of persons there, and Feat's room was in great dienrder. WKei ley was almost in a state of nudity, and war bleeding profusely from wounds on the head. Peat was very Enna excited. and was threatening to kill say person who attempted to enter his room. Feat appealed to his landlord to give him a eheraeter, and that person said the prisoner was • most disorderly mac , se.d be had frequently desired him to quit the hone*. thr. lodine oiseharged 11PC•Itater, and ordered Fent to AM two good sureties to keep the peace for 2 months. Thep riest, was locked up in default. Plum ALBERT has recently sent an exceedingly eh • sad valuable mew to the Royal Agricultural Society of &Weed, OS The &wasp of Towns," in which hie Royal Highness develepee a plan for filtering the sewers at convenient interval', thus aecumulaiing in convention tanks • rich and valuable manure, sad liberating the water from all mechanical admixture of impurity —Easing paper. SPONTANEOUS COMOURTION.—At Yalding, in Kest, a few dale slam, the En! Wasting to Mr. Tuff, of Bonsai, came up to e gm iss pen ba d i rOck laden with liens sad straw. When the barge was loaded it appears there ought to have bee. a terpeoliap put os the deck before the straw wee taken es board, but that being omitted, the rain coutisuisg, the water rte thresgh the straw into the lime, and the Desseqseses was that the straw, two loads, caught Sr. and Ready the whale wee °assumed. The men wets obliged to sink the barge to man Mr from utter deism/sloe ; us It wee, the damage I. estimated at about 701.—.Moidstoso thwarts. MON china*, ruled ea STAMP DIJTIE@ BILL (No. 2 To the Honourable the Comm .its of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, The humble petition of the Committee of the Stock Be *wage of London, sheweth, That your petitioners are the chairmen, deputy chairman, and committee of the London Stock Exchange. That their long pravice in tmin.sa has rendered them intimately acquainted with the effect of the stamp *wee on transfers of shares of Bank, Canal, D:ek, Assurance, Railway, sad other Companies, as now levied. That the effect has been to limn considerably the extent of bona fide t Sore, and to engender a system mate rally at variance with the interest of the revenue of the country. That the shores of public companies are in this anomalous pinkies, that, although for all pawpaws of canveytnne, they are treated as real property, yit that, in the event of death, they are brought und.r the denomination of rae•seausl p:c perty, and made liable t r rebate sod legacy duties. That such being the facts the case, youe petitioners had anticipated, when an zlt ration of the stamp duties wee ua ter tonaideretam, that a material reduction in their amount would be proposed, bath upon the erouud of equity and the pal ey of the prireiple now recognise.l as n general rale in :eryleg duties, that error' rates o. 'repot defeat the (o:kat intended. That your petitioners have, therefore, learnt with great ' surprise, *a instead of reduction in try esistmg rates, O's bin sew before your honour .b:e house prop we. a wale of charges of which the practical result would be an increase of not less ttan sixty per cent. upon the average of stamps cow in um. That your pctiticasse therefore pray that, in the establish sent of a scale of dutiis regard may be had t a rata, which, by 'Cs mod • ration an . will remove the many evils incidental to the •:Wink charge', 'which act most injuriously on the large interests inrilyed in t s ques tion, on the business of ycur petidoners, and cn the public And your petitioners will Ter pray, &e. (Hero full.w 'he i.gnatures ot the comaitte•.) The account of the Oriel tel Hank on the ls: as officially given, is as follows: LIABILI,IIII. Deposita and other llabilTtie; — E 1.410.739 1 7 Capital paid u 2 and tanned toad . 767.425 0 0 Total Aaszts. Cob and government wettriti,s Bias outstanding, cub eredvs, and loans 1,923.6,12 la 0 Dead stock 69 tido 17 7 Bahoces duo by other books sad brought. ii,a,iii 9 0 Total £2,%3,164 1 7 The official aceonat just published of the liabilities and millets of the Bank of British North America at the close of the year 1849, is as follows : Dens. Sterling. t 211,1511 1 9 Otbselshilitiss Circulation Total L90%487 14 11 Mars. Specie £183,01711 2 Other assets 1 773,809 14 6 Total L1,8G6,827 6 8 THIS DAY. Two o'Cr.ocx. The Stock Exchange was thinly at'ended to-day, as usually is the case on the Derby-da) ; conse quently no great amount of business ha v b en trans- acted. The market is firm, and opened a little in advance of yesterday's last quotation', the first price for ensula being 9G,, to 1, both for money and account; they have since b. en done at 961 to :, both for present transfer and time. The Three per Cents. Reduced have advanced from 93k to Z, the last price ; and the New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. from 97 to t , also the last price marked. Exchequer Bills of all kinds have been done at 68s. and 71s. • and India Bonds, under 1,0001., at 90.5. prem. Long Annuities are marked 81 end 3-16. Bank Stock has been d.ne variously, from 2061 to 207 j, the last price. The foreign stock market, though inactive, ie better in tone, and the tendency of prces Severally is im proving. Mexican mark 31k • and Peruvian Actives, 77. The business transacted is limited to the flluwing: Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., at 861; ex change, 23f. Two-and-a-Half per Cents. Dutch, at 66'4, k and 1 ; exchange, 12 guild.; the Four per Cent. Certificates, at 855. Grenada, at In Mexican, at 30k, f, and 31k. Peruvian Active Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 1849, at 77. Russian Four-and-a- Half per Cents., at 96. ILNOLIBII FUN D&—Tfus Bask Rock, 21)5i 73 I Jeer 3e t3. l l K " per Ct. WA. Amt., 05/ 3 frel Ct. Vas. Ups., 1104 Lzsquer Lai. Gds. to 71a. FOREIGN FUNDS. ar CL Austria 1 per Ct. OrensAa We., 16 /per GL B. 11 Z e . d a 7 Grenada Deferred Ma 36 4 per Cant.. 5 per CL Mei.. 1r1e,361 1 6 par eL 'realist Ms.. 86 6 G to Ct. Parurhui IPla. 74 Ci Me Naw.ll6 7 Do. Deferral Da.. 6 par CL Ramos Ayma, II 3 Portuguese QAT., 33 4 Ditto Ottilian Ilda. ff. 9 6 par CL Rut5 1611..107 9 Dltto Oalantb. De b 1ida..... Ditto Nisei& Lkb.. 1714 Orhunhlan E nitda• Bea. 36 I 3 par eL atonl.s LIU .376 6 3 Kr Ct. MtaM Oa., Te 3 Ditto Pamirs Hda.,3l 6 21 Pat CL Dutch Oda, 14 * 2 per Ct. Venezuela lel, 31 3 4 per CI Dutch Gate.. 816 6 Vanszuda Warred 8u5..116 126 lisaises Union, COO A DAY D. V. . Si be. eh.. B. OM 0. *tatii OD Da. @grip (fas. p.U ) U Ire LeAsiiiilre U Do. Now II Dm. New f Plinl; 2) Ifalt kincoloahlreCans 10 Me bursa end thews. Eater, Vera, & Dorn. Exeter sod Esmond' 1401ouesser k Dean Feast 19 Orftt Northers D 0.4 shares, A.Dcferred Do.l @hum 14 6 p. It Do. 3 per OtaL Pref... 10 Gt. South end Wert. Me.; 11 Do. Eighths DO Great North of loglarld... 11 De. New, £4O 10 Do. New. £lO 13 _ Do. Nes, gig 110 . 1100 lomat Wegiero . 17. 13 Do. Pm SO SO lion sod 16 t 33 I Do. sliareo ISl 2 i Do. l obaro% 60 5 10 Do. T 0 Lottoger sad varuais 10 1 Olido et. 100 lAoushize and TorkiWre U S4l Do. Lamm ••• 10 le Do. Fifths 3! IS Do.Tblrds _ - - l s 113 e l lf 6. 7 4 71 itT4Tru:ll ) I Do.llude.crefleidkneff. Do. West Wang Union L . l 'Lamle e nd ( Iwsd~ ui 7klnk ... S 161 i 30 311 D0.114.11g .. Ort Nal i 0 10 Da. 110.1 II 0 DO. Um 110.3 120 0 , Dn.Pref.Quarten 1648 ... 111 111iLosdan and blaaawell dt. 1011, Ai Los, Brighton,* S. Cow, De. New tow. n • I Do. vivant( al 3p. Ct.. Ws Croptual birds.. So I Do. Pref. par Oust— . • De.Cosert. 3 p.C,.,1132 12+ Litedoe and Otoeuwleit Xi I Ds. Prefer**, 1 1 1° 1 11A;111 Do. skarboWeatin.. t 2 De. Dfto6 , Do 4.011.5 ad I 0 ') 'Landau it 90gthAirestens 4251 De. Now, 54 De. /kw. Do. New helms. SO 'LeirestaftoaarAl meow. 2 Landos4orrikEsalalullso 5 Mask, klvt.,aadblatlesit 100 6hef.dtUncolui ' Do. Aare*, No. l Y • UsOlow tld Prot. ... 4 4 Do. Ilan lc UneLlAslos SO De. Sr ikons r• Do. Mu. sad D r ip.. 104) De.Cor.B. St S. Bp. Do.F.rewasisValisyrref. 41 Midland GrantWeet. (Iz. 54) MlddlatbrV7stled.6p.Ctp ISS Neseaptle and Csaliale IS Ara ili..rket . tee 15 Do. Now Sr .., 10 Do. Extension 1 De. Warw. 34 FE Ct... is , 1 llerdi NINA Ds. Penknives 175 North ntallbedokirs .. I 10 oared. Wore., II Woleue. 13 Prawns and Were 10 Do. 4 Aim (A) ... lb Bead„Galkl„ and iteliste 44 Reyetun and 1 Da.nhspretk !Intension IS wattiob Omura' IS -cotthh Midland 171 Innwp., lc Bum.. Cam•• V De., Cans Do.. New OnaraaliaL.. 10 7Anwabury and Clads (Poe. 7V. Ms.) to Da. Hams It. I f li..llzx ant. Pref... Ii Sh e Unlos 10 Soo Davos . IS 1 Do Prefeaccai Se South Statadshirt... gl illattla Enters 10 Do. NJ. 1 ItegisterOd 4? Mouth WOO. 1.1 t 6 Tort, I/mond Sago... 111111113460.4, Itutherhom, and Ooole.N.Di. gun. 3 p.Ct. 20 'Woterbrd and Kilkenny._ loses %dopy, a p.Ct. 13 Do. do. do. 20a Whitettavos and Pot osi. will., Ocooorset.a Wenn. York,Neweartlertnerwick Do. rst.(YorkkNewca. 1)o. 43.N.LPurohorl're1 , Dollortlepool Doelatal I York and North MidLiad MONEY MARKET. RAILWAYS. Tina DST, Two o'Cznox. TUMIDLY EWING. The foreign exchanges for this mail underwear n h o a N4eiwi"llllUag thedisisra .th• rail assi" wershaffis h4l toda yille Illar a l d win d change, the negotiations being at the rates w e ruled on Friday. , and F law al most dateiptione are sow q uasi doom this 1,1_6/tiny, with a fidr amount of opera- The very general dissatisfaction which is felt in the City at some of the provisine of the new Stamp G root irl orthu = have rises Duties Bill is beginning to manifest itself more tr 36i i North 711 to 82 i • openly. It has been elrarly shown in the Berme . i• that even the proposed amended bill No. 2 imposes a. pc air= un. a:bit ter :Ws esisets.nq a heavier burthens than those which previously existed , y. se 1 dada. in the shape of stamps on the transfer of railwa, ta so 19191919„.... ... T4 84 f 4 bark, dock, and canal shar e s, &e., which, it is juste as 14 De. Friaries, ... n 4 db. 10 14 An949.199..J941. contended, should be dealt with on a mash rate sale se 5 oda a now ot. of ad valorem stamp duty, snob as would insure the aso Vow 1 / ter 4en regular transfer of bond jide transactions. This, it is isi r , well known, is often avoided by stock and shares n. tsk • 'Hi ill being held over (within our own knowl e dge, for more V r i 7 'nua than six months) until ro-sold, end thus • at Ti Pa• ill the duty is evaded by suoceseive proprietors r, Ds. a • sos. until the period arrives when the transfer to NO . . im il most be made in order to secure the dividend. A asS • Dania; ... .. ... iss ism. Ito If 7 small ad valorem paie le would check this system, and .la . ": 1 1 1 1 , 74 the revenue would be the gain er by th e increase in to IS Ds. ato Preiiiraii s ft :It the cumber of stamp.. The present duty required :: Ls c a c ztre c haiik - - i i upon 500/. and upwardeie 12.. per cent., whereas by is is De. Tama ... the proposed scale it will be 20s. per cent., involving, I l i 7 . !4 ' . ••• - ••• ••• —lB SI IL 104 • upon the whole, an increase of not less than a. . , , cent. upon tha aven g e of Moi r MOP . . . f m e 4 --ighw• ..,:. . . ' '''!"-*" . ( r.ine.l 7.AsTa- lii a gg ravation allele settee cells already a M tone* . I Dkouso.l7 p.et.prol _ _ Las engaged the serious attention of the coma-tee of es. Se amiss eseaVes .. the Stock Exchange. who hare resolv e d u p on p e ti- 1 !,, I ,t, Itto o ! P t reflPtii 111 1$ honing the House of Commons, with a vi ew t o o b- iiii ill no. ." a.. Ig e . 2 i %PA taining a modification of the obnoxious provisions of 1 1: e, !L. N. 6,_11. 9. Per FL . . 1- -.-.• the new bill The 'nation prepared by the committee s e 74 no. N . .. .."!` ll pa is ae follows: is 56 staaam Union ' : eZ9 1 17 se 36i 37 IS 141 die 2i 24 die 104 1 SO 32 21/ a - 43 pat. 45 67 32 34 33 71 i 64i 6 dl.. 14 td 47 46 204 21 41 63 db. tom 37 39 161 151 9/ 91016. lot 10 dia. 11 13J 91 II dim. 92 93 7 11l 3 8 die. 9 51 41s. 3 3i Ws dig per 4 41 81 82 734 138 19, 111 57 a :a 19 lOf 11 II 14 104 103 idis dls 61. 11 i Pd. 1.0 19 Sis 17 IS db. If 1 ps. 146 ISf 41 4i die. I 15 76 2 7 7 al 1 8 3 t dia II 26! dim 14 IS UN 11% N lima Is 19_ U 27 .._ _ 4 41 6 7 ) 10 10 at. 40 + 4 1 94 13 . " i plll. 15 131 i__ I. Pos. It r ar. 1 1"41r. 6 I 3 4 10 14 dia. 11 11 " 4 36 m 5 7 $ 10 4i 146 i 41 dls. 13 131 14 11 11 29 27 dl.. 2$ 41 dia. 2 4 tsi 39 40 134 14 11f Ilf m.. ai 61 „ 16 17 3 34 cll3. MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY. There hieaOf been a public ale. The attendance in the lane has been very thin, as te-day. from custom by most per sons, ie eluidered a holiday . The only business reported is in Cottoa, for whisk there has been a large speculative de mand, lad prises must be antsiderwl y d than last week. Duty midge m blast t week in 1,00.10 e, Liver. ewL pe4 amid UlO To the s SAVA em yodel year Clyd• 2,072,851 name....« WI MI Pala OP TM II uN se WV 111111 Z. lb. Leaks .... ___,_ 4403695 111fi,039 Hull ay* ... - ... SAM. ' 4 Aral° l-. • TONI W 111,162 Orr tam la 1919 -.. 11.745,170 Ismer* .94.12 MARX-LANK-TM DAT. Our market was thinly attended this morning, even for a Wednesday, owing is a great insecure to lte being. the Dnbyday at Epsom. The little business transacted In Wheat wee at the rates of Monday. Barley sold In retail at former prime. The demand for Oats was far from brisk, and it was diffi milt to obtain the quotations of lest market day for even the fittest qualities. In Beans sad Peas no change marred. OSMIUM! INTO LONDON ROM 27t6 MAY TO to MAT. Qs% Naga*. Ism& lea. ForsiOsh Moat .. 6" I I OW FM% 710 silks; bunk. 2211 Ms. Foul:cut Hum!Ars. 66 I Angloatallia (Isis !Wu lsod Sostrias) asslogri sod &bus 10 too ?rum filwass), I Dash SSW& 6 lost 10 Do. 6 Out Indian hobble 1 Do. I Louisburg ... 1 I Madrid sod %dicta ... 10 Num sod Lisp 16 Mothers of Rom 7 Wises sot so NAh rd worm 10 Paris sail apoim 13 hub and Stossbosig 10 bum and 11arrs 20 timbre sad limas 13 Tun sad Nista II West Ruder' ... 61 41 db. 6 61 12t1 19 it len j 7 Ms. (12 71 7 j 36 72 12 13 3j 35 30 233 112 e 3j eb se 114 11 die 71 13 3 1 21 62 LIVERPOOL, May 28. groom -Blot( Avow—Prices an amindair op and bul imia I. likewise Inapror'ng.—Great %Warn, 554—Ditto (17L sham) 1. 13.1. 91. d.—Lanaosbire and Yorbliotte(fiftli dune)), s)s.—London and North Wasons, 104 4c.—lntto (new shares), 1 Bs. 9d. d.— Mancheder, %redid, and VIM% (pref. ghat"), 74.-11kUand (4 shares), 271. se. 7, 61. Ina. 9d., 7 d.—flostl E nter sad Dover, 1. —DittotaonsoL (No. 3, 20 db..l, 14—DItto, No. 4, neater& 44-INtto, No. 4 (matted as 4.sharas, Notroasdo, and Barwick (O. N. E, 6 per coif. tlll'30), 64 d. lIANCHRSTRIC, May 28. grorra-Bacrautaa.—Prteas were again rather &law, and than wan a tan. amount of buentus tramsettt BIRMINOBA4 Nog 28. Ifteat-iirenuirea—Tkia 'Kafka wee nem sure sal. mod Sbawdrary sagt Itadonsa alma ears dam eke!, ire ire trekee el Ira IL S. Wlat rellaramea to mg obit. as sikian orasollEss boa as Ike part et Ow simmbelino to ello Wei the Ime sonewee Wean as the embeget Ihe ism The Woe Premaisi v aiihaf i ll needs. Me wale am le the bus Ye le pen deo, wfurso. la ft. samaaa eta* the 1 t eireareet mak ltra bees eres reatedie INS are over•eidess, eel the et balf Ow Loft lea VOA Wasterndlairlsailas Oa imam! at aapttal tolt4 010 Iglionalai lar , to wall as Ur ee pr ea Os U. We. W be celled vr. MIDI", May S. litocx-Ixowowoo.—Tl=aroot woo rather bun to darA thole+ . mast sot math baalatas dom. Lai& sad Think, ware mkt at shin 4 litu us Quartet ; sad tottemake WTo& W. 10.. &L a. . lathing the le- sm itr a 2I w •21 23 I! 23 2 Ili I: 124 I !24 14 1: 30 SI I', 101 U II 1: it.lll. W 1 41 30 If L azusroL, May ft enez-lizoNAlrea.—Tke market nooks Ara, an= 'Went ealasetlae. In the few Wee soda there wee so e ham the earttaelee al Iletezday, bet as weary at prism wee ay. yeti YORK. May 28. &root RicaAwaii•—ereat Northers Pre.. 101.8.. 9d. ; Irak, Itswiratle ind Beririsk ill; DIMS O.N.Z. Puritans% 11. YORE, NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK. SPECIAL MEETING ON THE GREAT NORTH OP ENGLAND PIJRCEASE. You, TUESDAY. To-day, at noon, an extraordinary meelfai of the York, New sad Dervish Cousesay was bold as the D. Grey Yams, lam Pr tit, }moss of rosessitirdsi, and, if thought GI. of rovoltiag or garbs' both or Ohs, of the fine NA Isere reselatioas rood at the list speisl mot lag, hell ea the Nit of Masi lost, with ramose to the Great North of lesisad plasisse shank sad of esasidoring sad thessisislar spa the pdfristy of peadag say to Nyland or mbar psial_priviloess sod odometers to the Milan of sub shorn The oldest tithe needs( woe she le walbsubs the dhows, it they should tidak fit, so to sisal whet the bill cow Won parllssatat, la reforonot to those perlisalsr shwa, as would best carry lobo effect the arreagramatt sr rsoolatiest that might be adopted by the prisms Sessaai ; also to authorise the oosvorsios sad e0n .... lab slosh of all or soy part et As shares is the of the werepeay, in teepew wham( the whole money isablea or sisal . Umber b e /aid op sad whi _ - O. LEEKAN, E q. (chairmen of the company), was in the chair, and said the report, forwarded to the shareholder, had given them generally more of detail of the reasons that had influenced the directors in the course they now pur said. Assuming that thisreport bad been read, he would pro ceed to Enke such further statement as he deemed necessary preparatory to moving the resoluti ons h e h a d to su b m i t f or their approval. He felt called upon to state in the outset that nothing hut circumstances of an urgent and pressing chancier could have justified the directors in taking the COMM" which they proposed this day. He felt that having coins before them so recently as the 24th of March sad taken their vote on this matter, nothing but the most urgent reasons could nave justified their asking the shareholders to assent to the resolution. now to be submitted to them. (Hear.) The substantial point for the consideration of this meeting was whether the 4 per cent. conceded till July, 1856, should not be converted into a 4 p.r cent. in perpetuity. That was the main and substantial point for diseunion. He wholly denied the right of the preference holden to require any further concession, but it was a question of expediency and policy; and treating it in that light, he proceeded to show why the directors recommended the course which was suggested In their report. (Hear, hear.) He then proceeded to read and comment upon the several resolutions which he proposed. They were : " 1. That the first $l. per share paid on the Great N3rth of England Railway Purchase Shares shall, after the lit of July next, take the ordinary dividend of the company. " 2. That the call of 21. per share last made shall be re duced to 11. per share, payable on the let July next ; and that any shareho'der who sh a ll h ave p a id suc h ca ll of 21 per share, shall be entitled, on demand within six weeks after the passing into an act of the bill now before parliament, to repayment of 11. per share. " 3 That the sum of 71. 13s. 4,1., which will then remain to be paid to make up 181.'3a. 4d. per share, shall be called by the instalments and at the intervals next hereinafter men tinned-that is to say : 11. per there on the Ist July, 1852; 11. 10s. per share on the lat January, 1853; 11. 10s. per share' on the Ist January, 18.54 ; and the remaining 31. 13s. 41 per share at such times between the Ist of January, 1854, and the Ist of May, 1658, as the directors may from time to time think proper. "4. That the amount from time to time paid up on the said shares, beyond the firs: 81. per share, shell have perpe tually guarantee/ to it inn-vet at the rats of 41. per cent. per annum, with an option to the holder of any share, or divided share, to relinquish such guaranteed interest, and to toles thenceforward in respect thereof the ordinary dividend of the company. " 5. That, after payment by any shareholder (either in pursuance or in advance of caile) of 51 per shore on any share then held by him, beyond the fint 81. per share, every such share shall be divided an/ converted into a share 01 81. or into stock to that amount, taking the ordinary dividend of the company, and a guaranteed aLare of 171 ,on which 41. will then have been paid. "6. That any holder of any such shin of 171., who shill at any time pay, in addition to the Si. paid on such share, and the calls, if any, which may have then been made in respect of such share, the further nun of 21. per share, by way of advance, 'hell be entitled to require the company to divide such 171. share into two shares of the nominal value of 81. 13s. 41. and 81. 6s. Bd. respectively, upon which nit rnentimed share the said sum of 21. per shore shell be deemed to have been paid, and separate certificates shill be gives for such two ghettos. 7""That the 51.61.8 d. per share, which will remain to be called after payment of the sum of 161 13s. 4d. per share ' of 251., shall not s except as her...lusher mentioned) be c fled up, it the amount can be borrowed or raised by mortgage, which the company shall use their utmost exertions to effect; but if such amount shall net have been so borrowed on the Ist day of January, 18,58, such sum of 81. 8.. Bd. shall be called up at such times and by such inst-iments as the directors shell determine, with a view to the payment of the balance of the money due to the shareholders in the Great North of England Railway. 8. " That the directors be empowered, if they shall think fit, to alter or omit all or an of the clauses in the bill now before parliament, promoted by the company, relating to the said Great North of Eoglaod Railway purchase shares, and to insert therein any other chute or clauses for the better carrying into effect all or any of the resolutions of this meeting in reference thereto. 9. " That any holder, either of extension or of Great North of England Railway purchase shares, who has now paid, or may hereafter pay up, any of his shares in full, shell be at liberty to have the same convert-d or consolidated into stock, the holder of sub purchase shares still retaining his guar antee es above-provided." The third resolution was a great advantage to the pre ference holders, in having the time of calls accurately de fined, whilst other climes had no such assurance. The seventh resolution was also very materiel—making a pro vision to borrow a portion of the capital, if borrowing powers can be obtained for them, and that money can be obtained at a fair rate of interest. No money will be borrowed until the sum paid per share be 131. ; then 81. 6s. Bd. may be borrowed, if it can be obtained at any rate not exceeding 51 per cent. ; that would make 211. 6.. Bd. per share, leaving 31. 13s. 41., to be further called before 1856 tram the preference holder.. Clause 5 was proposed to facilitate the shareholder in making his calls, by enabling him to rever his shares, into a share of 81. taking ordinary dividend, and a 171. share on which a 4 per cent. guaranteed dividend will be paid. The next clause was for a like purptse, by enabling the holder of the 171. guaranteed share to divide it into two parts. Having made some farther remarks on the above re•olu , d ' uns he observed that there was another resolution referred to in the report. That document stated that they may yet find it necessary, in accordance with the acts of parliament and the resolutions founded upon them, to make a formal coil upon the purchase shareholder of the 151. still uncoiled on their shares prior to the Ist of July next. The directors had taken the best legal opinion, and that opinion was that they had no alternative but to make inch a call, which would probably be done in a few days. Such a call will of course only be acted upon in the event of the bill being . by any means defeated to parliament. One of the principal objects of that bill being to relieve the shareholden from the inconvenience which the enforcement of such a all would create. They, therefore, proposed to submit a further resolution to the meeting to the following effect, viz , " That In case any further call be made on the Great North of England Railway purchase shares before the pealing of the bill in parliament, the director, be authr • rised to insert therein a clause revoking such call." He hoped that such a call would only produce a temporary character, and that finally the arrangement will benefit all parties. He expressed sanguine hopes as to the future ordinary dividends of the company, and observed that he had consulted the highest legal and commercial talent in London, by whom the proposal of the directors had been approved. The directors held proxies for above 100,000 shares, in approve' of their recommendation, against a very diminutive number against them. He trusted the same feeling would pervade the meeting, and that peace would be restored to this company by the decision of to day. He thou moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. Pyramus. that s t s to be eo re m ea e u e t f i s a m P e P a ra d sh e ving o tal ui ls d , ge b , :l i ts d ral k i t sum bp i o re f ri fore th a :h . e po r r e t c . o h m a m d recommended to ter r — considering LßLOVE, a Ei r e j t ß o this uponethat questiona principlehe w t they 80e su rpri se d ry jwa justice, r e e • g a, butibina aft e rt o c n a * e d a m p et ma turely• &any." He wished the word " expediency" was expunged from the English language. He wished the directors would free themselves from the false position into which they had permitted themselves to be plated, by a set of men who had gambled beyond their means, and now, on the plea that they cannot sleet their calls, ask for terms which are unjust to their fellow shareholder.. He would move • resolution, as amendment, alterin g to the arrangement made on the 28th of Much last. a;:Alai, of Osbeldwich, seconded the amendment. Mr. SHIELD, of Neweectle.upon-Tyne, objected to the proposed enessere, which interfered with the Holds of individnale to such an extent that he believed that the smallest number of dissentients would lead to its bring in dignantly rejected by the House of Lords. After the hitt nation as to the number of proxies,' he was ewers that he was defeated in this opposition; bat he asked the pollster whether, on their bUI going into the House of Lords con taining this invasion of private rights, it would not be re jected on any opposition being offered to it. Mr. GIITCH - said every shareholder could petition spinet the bill sad be heard is the Howe of Leeds, whether them 1 4 I 651 ei 7i 21 3.$ 4i 4 Si 40 131 i II draw mai Islamised Of not. The House of Lords have gaz us amidai la *a raising of preference shares in many Mari n germantsail interest. He had no doubt, if them rassielkas wars alloned by a large majority of t h e eliarahablimp that dart would be afilrmed by the committee alba Braga dies& After mum dleonseloo, an amendment, proposed by Mr. H. 8. Theaspeon, to sutotitiate the words " lit of July, 1866," Ae " let of .Tan., 1860," in the 7th lonolniioll, was ooncurred in by the chairman on the part of the director,. Mr. BARTON proposed a resolution to the effect that the Great North of England preference holders who had paid up calls in advance should be entitled to have repaid to then suds suns es paid. Another SHAREHOLDER said he was one of thaw who had paid up his end he was well satisfied with what the directors propneed. Mr. BROODER said as Shyloek appeared determined to have his pound of flesh, he would withdraw his amid ant. Mr. OLIVER seconded Mr. Burton's araeadment on the groat North of England paid up shares. The CHAIRMAN said the directors felt that the share holders had no right to that which they asked : and on a di villas it was negatived by 141 to 3. Mr. MANN prnposed an amendment on resolution No. 4, to erase tle option to relinquish the guaranteed interest on the reference sharchalden. Mr. HOLLON, of Liverpool, repudiated the notion that the preference holders were what was binned " Bhylocks." He opposed Mr. Mann's amendment. Mr. RAMSEY appealed to Mr. Mande to withdraw his personal tablestion to the arrengement. MAUDE drained to de anything without eoesulttag those geethriaes with whom hearted. The CHAIRMAN said that there were 400 holders who had paid up, and of these Mr. Maude had not 20 who joined him in his objeetion. After some further discuseion, Mr. MAUDE withdrew his personal objection to the ar rangement, but carefully ripulated that he could not act for than who wereabsent. Oa the amendment proposed by Mr. MANN, the CHAIR MAN did the amends Iscnombla to Mr. Hollon for remarks upon him at a former meeting. The amendment proposed by Mr. Mann was then negatived nearly unanimously. The original motion, adopting the report, was then pat and carried, with only one dissentient. The resolutions (as amended by hlr. H. S. Thompson, in resolution 7) were then unsnimou4y affirmed. The proposed amended clauses were then submitted and approved. Mr. RAMSEY asked if Mr. liaison had paid the 50,0001., according to arrangement. Mr. LEEMAN said that 40,0001. had been received, and that the remaining 10,0001. he was muted would be re ceived very shortly. Mr. HOLLON proposed a' vote of thank to the Chairman, which was seconded by Mr. Scarr, of London, and carried with loud applause. The meeting then terminated. TALLOW MARKET.—THIS DAY. Tt e market is firm tc-lay, and priius are steadily main tained. Town Tallow i. quo' id at 33t. ; Petersburg Y. C. on the spot, 36.. 9d. to 375. , October to December, 38s. 6d.; ditto, separate months, 39e. COAL MARKET.—THIS DAY. Kelloe Walls Emi, 14s. 31. ; Wylain Man, 13s. Gi.— Ships at market, 18. BOROUGH MARKET.—THIS DAY. /deem. Pattenden and Smith report that the market continues the same. THE LATE MR. COTTINGIIAM'a ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTIOS.—IIuring the last few days the remark-able museum formed by the late Mr. Cottingham, the architect, at his residence, in the Waterloo-read, Lambeth, has been on view, preparatory to the disposal of the prepaty. The range of apartments consists of an Elizabethan parlour, gal leries, a chapel, sad apartments devoted to monumental sculpture. The Elizabethan parlour is a unique apart ment. It is entirely fittrd uri in the taste prevalent in the reign of Elizabeth. The richly-pannelled ceiling is an original one from Bishop Bonnet's Palace at Lambeth. On the walls are bus's of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, Sir Walter Raleigh, Csmaen, Lord Burleigh, &c. The furniture is entirely of the period, and amongst various curious artieles may be obecreed a sofa, reputed to have been placed for Anne Boleyn in the Tower. In the fire•place of the ante-room is a pair of enamelled fire-dogs, (nee the property of Sir Thomas More. The chapel contains a highly enriched altar, organ, and a set of ancient stall seats of the 13ih century. The rooms adjoining contain full-end fan-similes of nine high tombs, with ri cum bent effigies. The whole collection is calculate- Ito form the nucleus of a national museum, the want of which has long been felt by those interested in architecture and the indus trial arts. FCRTIIES SEIZURES OF SMUGGLED TOBACCO AT Biusroe.—Since the seizure of 5,000 lbs. of smuegled to bacco at Bristol, as r. ported In the Ezpress of Saturday, the sentwrities at the Custom house in that city have suc ceeded in possessing themselves of about 2,000 lbs. more of tobacco, packed in Inlet of a 'unitsr character, and none ief it entered for duty. In COM quence of a ker being found on one of the prisoners, which fitted a stable in the neigh bourhood of Broadmead, 'bat pace wu searched, and a quantity of to' acco found. S mac other bales w,:re also disco vered in the float, where they had been evidently thrown to avoid detection. The whole quantity has been seized, and another man has been taken into custody, upon a charge of being concerned in the smuggling. RETIREMENTS FROM THE ROYAL ARTILLERY.—A. cor respondent says A most unlucky order exists in the records of the Royal Regim-nt of Artillery, which allows of the annual retirement, on full pay, of four lieutenant-colonels and four captains trim the regiment. The order was called into existance many years since when promotion was c xceed ingly slow and tedious; and, like all " good things " for the army, it has continued up to the present moment, although promotion, owing to various augmentations, has of late years advanced so rapidly that the bendlcia second lieutenant of yesterday is the senior captain of to•uay. The causes which gave rise to the order have long since puled away, but the order itself remains in force. In .these piping times of peace, however, when Woolwich Common is the only battle field, and Shrebury-ness the range of practice aid of war , fare, lieutenant-colonelcies are such snug sinecures that this order, which might have been considered a perfect godsend to the corps, has been completely inoperative. Year after year has passed—sometimes not a single officer has re tired, sometimes one, sometimes two, tom:times three but rarely the fall number. There have been ozeasions, however, on which the whole number have retired. Some time ago, when Kilkenny was in rather a turbulent state, and one of the commands in Ireland was vacant, there was a general rush to the retired list, there being a mortal hor ror of Ribbandmen amongst the 'officers. But nothing ever creates an excitement equal to that produced by the fact that the command at Hong Kong is about to become vacant, for no sooner does the time of relief draw near, than there is a geueral rush towards Pall Mall, and the aspirant, for retir • mein on full pay and even on half pay become plentiful. There is at the present moment a remarkable scampering out :or the corps amongst the lieutenant-colonels, the com mand at Hong Kong becoming vac tnt by Lieutenant-colonel Eyre, who now commands on that station, having com pleted his period of service (3 years). In the ordinary course of matters, Lieutenant-colonel Wright would have ' succeeded to the command, but be has retired, from other causes than those connected with the relief, and it is stated that he would have accepted tho station, had he been ordered to do so. The next officer on the list for foreign service is Lieut.-Col. W. H. Bent, but having no taste for fever and dysentery, he has sent in his papers for retirement, and according to the order before alluded to. is allowed to retire on full pay. To him succeeds Lieut.-Col. R. W. Story, who for similar reasons, respectfully declines to be sent to Hong Kong and retires on full pay. Next to him comes Lieut• Col. George James, who having an !goal distaste for the curiosities of Chinese medical experience, has also sent in his retirement pep - n and retires ru full pay. There are only two other Lieut.-Colonels on the list for foreign service, and it is confidently stated that they also Intend to shirk the Hong Kong command. But bad as this s, worse remains behind. The retirement of the two offi oers before alluded to will cause the promotion of the two senior post captains in the corps, and it is rumoured that they too intend to decline the command ! So that what with lieut.-cols. holding civil appointments in the arsenal and elsewhere, and receiving full regimental in addition to civil pay, and those who are unwilling to trust their tender frames in an ungenial colony, the command at Hong Kong will run the gauntlet through twenty different efficers. The Muter-General of the Ordnance is not a feather-bed soldier, end unless the whole corps is to become disorgan ised his lordship must instantly put a stop to these dangerous declensions, by insisting that the first officer whose duty it is to succeed to a command shall accept it, or retire without single penny in the form of superannuation or other 'Bow line,. _ _ . — "P.B. Since writing the above we learn that Lieut. Col. J. Bloomfield, an old %V►torioo officer, at present command ing at Devonport, has accepted the liong•Kong command ; so that the extant of the evil is known, end there will be no occasion for any more of the officers to be alarmed at the prospect sliming celled up to go to China. Four rakers have retired rather then accept the command, via., Lima, Colonels W. H. Bent, R. W. Story, George lame, and C. H. Navin." fAdvatissuienti—HOLLOWAY'S rum AN AD -1111•11L11 BMW roe TUS CTRS OT TATRA COMPLADOM AND SAD DISIVISM-1111% WWII. a gentleman lately returned front when he bed Wen employed for several years B in the Hoe. thell Indla llnagony's @stria, called at Proltion Holloware essatatelia mot a few to sate the bleak he had derived fruit taking thew laving suffered from sliver onmplaint for yeses, will iL lid as Hagan' that for months be could not nuke um of any end. 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