The Sun. — London, England, 1859-06-02 00:00:00

_MONEY MA CITY NEW CITY, Two o'CLocK. It is generally expected in monetary circles that the deliberations of the Bank Court, which will assemble at two o'clock to-day, will terminate in the announcement of a reduction in the minimum rate of discount. The position and prospects of the market, it is contended, demand some measure of relaxation. The present quota tion---viz.; 42 per cent., is 13 1 ,- to lti per cent. above the charge made in Lombard-street, and by the joint 'stock banks, for the negotiation of first class paper, and in consequence of restricted trade and speculation, it is difficult to conceive how any sudden recurrence of pressure could be produced. The directors, therefore, have nothing to fear from an extension of monetary facilities, especially as the amount of bullion is steadily maintained in spite of the continuous demand for gold on continen tal account. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. _ _ _ The Steamer Magdalena, which leaves to-day for the West Indies, will take out £1,650 in silver. Silver is not quite so firm, and the demand is limited, bars being quoted at 58,.24d. per ounce standard. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a large amount of business was transacted, and prices of American advanced -} per lb. The sales amounted to 20,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed with a very active appearance, and quotations exhibited a further improvement. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1859. 1858. Great Western £31,940 30,029 North-Western South Western Brighton -Midland South-Eastern 'Great Northern' 24,216 23,782 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter North Eastern East Lancashire 6,890 8,134 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln North Stafford Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,603 4,921 Vest Hartlepool Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,206 5,616 Glasgow and South-Western Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 6,992 8,634 The above traffic returns show some apparent unfavourable features, but it is in a great measure accounted for by the lateness of the Whitsuntide holidays this year compared with last. The decline on the North Western amounts to £3,899, on the South Western to £324, on the Brighton to £2,020, on the South Eastern to £7lO, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £5,458, on the North Eastern to £2,596, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, to £2,032, on the Grand Trunk of Canada to £750, and on the Great Western of Canada to £1,642 On the Great Western there is an improvement of £1,911, on the Midland of £717, on the Great Northern of £434, and on the Edinburgh and Glasgow of £690. The half-yearly meeting of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company took place to-day, at which a report was presented giving the actual position of the company, the general accounts being made up only at the annual meetings. The operations of the six months have been carried on 'with success and regularity; and the prospect held out at a former meeting of a revival of two impor tant sources of revenue, namely, the silk trade from China, and the specie shipments to that country and India, have been partly realised. A drawback to this existed in the increased price paid for coal at all the company's stations, of nearly 20s. a ton, on the preceding contract. Looking to the result of the last six months, and to the prospects of the year, the directors felt warranted in recommending that the usual dividend of 31 per cent., with an additional payment of 1 per cent , be now declared for the half-year ending March 31, and that Payment of the same be made on and after the 2 4th of June. The report was unanimously adopted. A fair amount of business has been transacted to-day in the market for public securities, but although the quotations opened with renewed firm ness, a decline of 1 per cent. has since taken place. At one time the market was very depressed, but it is now filmier, although the prices are still rather higher. Consols have been 931 I for money and account ; they have since been 931 1 4 , and they are now 93,1 for transfer and 931 1 for the 7th inst. A smaller business has been transacted for money. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 921 &; Bank Stock at 220 to 222 ; India Loan Debentures at 941 1; and Exchequer Bills at 17s. to 21s. prem. The New 21 per Cents. have improved to 781 ; and Long Annuities are marked 11-16. The New India Scrip is rather flat, at 12 to 11 discount, being marked 931 1. Business in the Foreign Stock Market, is less active, and in some instances prices are not quite so firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 67 to 69 ; ditto New, 57 to 59 ; and the 4 per Cents. improved to 10 11 to 1021 ; and Russian 4 per Cents., to 941. Mexican has receded to 171 ; and Spanish De ferred, to 281; Venezuelan 5 per Cents. are steady a t ; and ditto Deferred, at 16 17. The Railway Share Market has exhibited a alight depression, a downward movement of about to 1 per cent. showing itself in the rates of most of the principal lines. Caledonian, Great Western, l aneashire, and Yorkshire, North Western and North Eastern (York), have each declined £1; Eastern Counties, Great Northern and Midland, 1 08 . ; and North Stafford and South Eastern, ss. ; °Guth. Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have realised former values. In the Foreign Market prices have also slightly given way. Lombardo-Venetian Old Shares have declined to 51, and the New to 51, 51, the latest quotations being 51 to 51, and 51 to s:respectively. Dutch Rhenish are at 81, Great Luxembourg 51 to 5 , and Pernambuco 81. The Colonial lines have sympathised with the reaction in the English Market. Grand Trunk of Canada have seceded to 351 35. East Indian to 99 100. Great Indian Peninsula New Shares to 3 and 31. and Ceylon Guaranteed to 6. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at 'slow rates. Union of A ustral i a haveim proved £1 ; London Joint Stock, 55., and Bank of Egypt, ss. ; Peninsula a n d Oriental Steam have declined 10s., and Canada Land were dealt in at 112. CITY, HALF -PAST Two. ALTERATION IN THE BANK RA TE OF DISCOUNT. The Bank Directors have just reduced the minimum rate of discount from 41 to 31 per cent. Advances in stock will be made at the same rate during the shutting of the transfer books. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 1 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92k $ 2 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 1146 India Stock Ditto Debentures Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO C onsol s f or Account (June 7) 93 aiii March. June. t'xchequer Bills, £1 000, lfd 2l 1 7 I Ditto £5OO PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO,CK. I lexioan 3 per Cent. po Ditto Account J-1.. rtuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. ussian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 41 pe r C en t. ? Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. T urkish Account— 28k 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan 581 7 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. % enezuelan 5 per Cent. Ditto Account 99 Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent. 1 7 2 1 6' Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money o3s Consols for Account, June 7 tha A. Vienna l e tter in the Silesian Ga ze tt e s t ates „,„t,the Austrian military contingent of 1860 will be c a ll e d Y • a nticipation in the month of August next, and b o "' '' immediately incorporated with the army on active service. - , ttlperor of Russia has ordered Court mourn. 1.4 g for m a days for the late Archduke John of Austria. rIS DAB) Share) WARE Railway®. Paid. .Amberg., Notting. Bost., and Eastern Juvintionl Pe'fart and Ballymena Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lanc., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do. A (A roves. no div Do. B • • until6p c per an. hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee (Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld; Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F 216 Do. do. 20 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwell Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast & London North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln lletropolitan Midland Do. Binning. & Derby. Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newtastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec. no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wol'rer Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wek.. Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.tM 7 p.c. has been pd. to /I Do. B West London Do. Ist Class , Do. 2d Class 13.14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stoci Stock Stock Stock Stoch Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 161 1613 4 Stock all 100 3i 100 100 100 100 100 16 13 4 23 ls. 17 all all 100 all 161 100 100 100 100 all all all Closing Price. 62 10} 32 80 78 4 5 8 9 13 l 4 541 55 37 42 26 28 62 65 Si Si all all all all all 3 Si 7 7i ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 131 30} 54 31 est 7 354 98 74 87 4 d 711 1 1 701 649 5 49 !Justness 90} 89 4 184 891 12 14 85 87 71 73 25 26 190 92 10 IN. 99 101 80 82 127 132 103 105 53& 5 , fl 50 55 80 85 9} 10 p 9j 10 p 88 89 11 lid 1 d 63 65 109 110 894 904 14 14 i 884 894 5 7 35 86 974 98, 72 75' 9 11 54 66 3d 874 884 A 11 dl 44 - 43 71 72 100 104 41 41 d 13 14 6 8 28 30 8 5d 105 107 234 241 79 81 42 43 5 i d 40 42 641 65 60 62 63 67 12..0 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share; Railways. Paid.l Closing Business Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne 1+ perl c. pref. (issued at E 50); Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.StoCkl Do. do. do. Shares 49 51 94 96 Stock' :ICaledon £lO, 45 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 55 pc Do. do. 5 p. et. Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... Do. do. Class C 7 pc 'IE. Coun. Ex. 5 p et. No.l IDo. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jen. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares lEdin.Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. (Furness, 5 per cent i Glas &S West. a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. ct IDo. spcßedm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 'Gt. Nh. of Scotid, Ist pt jGt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock reat West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.et. . Do. Redeemable, 45 pct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.e.pf. 99 101 Stock) Stock Stoc_ki Stock, Stock, Stock! Stock I 100 5 1 6 1 99 101 108 112 105 110 111 113 110 112 1 125 128 80 82 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 26i Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stoek Stock Stook] . . I shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref IDo Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do 12i 12 Stock Stock, 124. 12 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 I 10 !Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, Stock Stock , Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock St Stock Stock Stock Stoch 1.0.6. Stock stock Stock Stock Stock 251 1 25 Stock late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh , Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct ! Do. E 6 ,Do. 34 per cent. IMaryport & Car., 4 p.c , iDo. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do. Con. Bris. &Bine p. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 5 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. ay.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent 1130. New, gua. 5 per cent ,Nth.Dev.Rail.& D;k.Co. IN-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 'Do. Berwick, 4 p. a Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire .. Ox. Wr. & Wol.6pc.lstg Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perpl Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per o. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 103. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .44 per cent • Do.Fixed44p.c. ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. all 1100 100 100 100 100 all all all 10e, 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 5.13.4. 68 70 107 109 117 119 110 112 101 103 61 63 11 111 94 96 85 E 7 86 88 99 101 91 10 16 17 91 10 71 72 18 19 9 91 131 141 136 138 1158 162 7 9 :19 121 65 t 68 4r) 137 130 100 102 P 92 94 91 10 104 114 85 9 k 103 2 161 60 1107 100 95 97 1 16 1 p 4 id 224 234 118 118 117 120 100 101 lot lof - -..: 1001 23 24 100 102 1100 102 2711 28i 31 33 47 53 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. !p a i d. Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. MISCELLANEOUS. `pfd Closing I B Bed aa f k o i r a d zh an am dll ah le i gh . l . e . y . l 1 %11 I ln r & N.WNW 66 ._ 6i, Colchester, 100 a11 C E a x led .si o E ni c n N l6 10 17 1 C Co lY lc d l e ie s EE.uLainiaconl,nHsahriwire,aght r e , . 100 Sharei Miscellaneous. tininess done a r W r . o & o w d b e r n i d a g ri e r . • t • -- all 1.1 Caledonia -- -- Gt. West 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 13 14 Gl p os o ie N r& ew D . e . a . n .. io . Forest a a l l l l Gi p s.% 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 160 210 tallDka:N.Md. 109 111 IDE G lc.o t c : oun u . si r: B p s : . 135_ 41, 138 ii5. 25 Australian Agricultural 19 all Do 30 Ilartlpool.Dek.&Rail. 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 i bull Do. and s h S a e r l e b a y . .. .. .. .. .. lO Berlin Water Works ... all 2 3 10 Do New, issued at .25 dis 3 _ ~... ********* 115 -4 120 - Do. 1 Shares 5O British American Land 46 London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend l2 R e oi o .: 3: .6466 20 Do. C Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. Co. 93 95 D sLtN o k .. diziv . D . sam. .. r _ -_ - 24 Lowestoft, gun. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk :: 10 Chan.lslands Ted.(Lim.) all 8 g Do. 6 per cent Midland .96 98 . 991 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 234 241 Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. l a a ° l 9 l l l Midsb.& Beder, g. 613. C. 7- 2,1- 24 all 11 1i II SltWock Canada all 5 Crystal Palace . 6 Do. Preference all 44 6 N M e i l d v . m ßr a ad rk f r o . s. 3 d a P r r y f E . S x tk i . ..1 . 00 .. ~ 20 Eastern Steam all guaranteed 5p.c.5 ° 0 u• E.O Counts. p 1p Pin Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 98 102 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all D 0....... 56 68 5 Eng. & A us t . Cop,St.Co all , 4 i Do. do. 6 per cent. ... all D 0.....,, _ ...... 'lO Europ. & Ind.JuxiotTel los. ' Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. - P r eston and Wyse. I all L&N W) 20 Gtlron ScrewCol.(Lim all & L.Yk. 3 47 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. — 20 London Discount Roystn,Hitch.,& Shop 100 Gt. North. 133 138 Shf.lloth.&Gol.g. s p.c. 1811 6 Lan.& Yk _ 5 11 11 d :15 4 0 I:oD L at o o n edin d olt . ta G ivi en. Omnibus Co. all 1 1 1 0 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all Shrewsbry& Hereford ill 'T Brassey 9 94 10 Med. Exten. TeL (Lim.) all 5 6 South Staffordshire .. all M`Clean . 104 101 201 NDoort. 2 4 National Discount Co 5 14 11 d 10 Netherlands Land 6 P a il ll l D c'ot o k . .& Dar _______ W 2- 4. NND:°I3IIBrPA. t e N a P t o r r v e a a l f a g a i co:t n . i a i i i a d m n i e d . ; B a aa i ll : 14 4 --- 4 1 i 4 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 87 89 IND'oe.ardVoalley, g. 6 Wimbledon& Croydn. all I L.&Brgtn 8 9 . N ll :l , l s u h ro ar p e : Steam all . _ DOCKS. 20 Red Sea i River Land & Min. la a s l ls l l. 2 1 1 11 2 id i 1 Closing Business Sh are Docks. Paid Price. Done. 60 D o. 5 Oriental Steam. all 79 81 80 ..- , 0. N ew 100 Royal Mail 1 : cot.Austrin.l Stock Commercial Telegr. 10 1 li d 'lL.irt; * ..) a 6 611 1 54 124 125 .La . n . .. 10 10 12 26 Stock Do 4 perCent.PretMin. ICO 14 D o . N ew ....... all 21 23 25 South Stock East and West India lOO 1 Submarine Tel &mit i l 35 4 2 7 Stock London lOO Stook St. Katharine lOO _ Stock Southampton . ... lOO 100 Van Diemen's Land ---.. 88"; .. 8 Stock Victoria - I i 2Q Tr.& Ln.Co.oWpr 6,,,••• . '4O Do New i . e .... ip . It 18 —lO THE SUNIF. LONDON, TH ETRSDA.T EVENT NG, JUNE 2, 1859. Business B Share Railways. /P --- 1 aid. Closin price.g Dons. I 100 A n a t s jecd & a t 6 L awrence . all 77 80 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 131 164 in lot gu. 5 percent 18 Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 11 154 18 Do. Do. B 44 11 11 205 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 44 54 d 44 201 De. New 164 55 64d 100 Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 100 _ 8 p. et. bda. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 _ 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. 4d par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 14 lid 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 75 11 4 d 6 175 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 25 2d 4 Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 99 100 100 99 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 - - 20 Do. Jubbulpore 100 D 0.45 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 98 100 20 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 18 20 Sto.c Geelong Corporation 6 ) per cent. Bonds — Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 36 31 36 54 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 72 74 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref l9O 89 91 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 975 984 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 5 4d31 3 20 Do. do 20 f Gt.S.of 2s. 2 11 guaranteed 5 er cen . 205 / Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 14 144 145 205 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. ' 76, with I all 100 103 opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. ''3 without opt all 100 103 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 164 174 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 171 184 20 Do. 44 p. c. Extension l5 161 174 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c l5 14 15 d 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 20 t Newßrunswick&Canda. R_y.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class ACapitl.Share .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 10 --d .. Do. do. Land d 0... 20 f Northoflndia Tramroad 2 / Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde l5 —d d 20 Do. 20 Do. New , 10 2 4 2 d 20 Do. Punjaub ° 0 5 21 2 d 4 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. br„; 4 10 2 114 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 { Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 5d par FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 34 4 20 Ardennes all 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 14 11 d 5 Belgian East. Junction all 5 20 Beziers to Graissessac. all —-- 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail: all 1 4 25 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France all 24 25 20 Euphrates Valley 29. p 20 Great Central of. France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 51 54 54 10 Italian Junction 8 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 24 21d 54 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 1 10 -1 0. - all 20 Lyons and Geneva 335 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 7 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 174 185 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 84 94 20 Ottoman, gu a. 6 per cent 7 - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 32 324 20 Paris and Orleans 20 I Recife& S. Fran. (tern.) gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 4 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 5 54 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. 20 Southern of France 84 West Flanders all 51 G 10 Do. 55_p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 195 205 20 Western of Austria .. 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all BRITISH MINES, Share( Mines. -__________ P a id . Closing guain o6 . Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) / 2.11.10 6 7 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) 1 450 150 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 185 195 Great South Tolgus l7s 13 14 -- G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 15 2 G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 91 5 5 . Lady Bertha lBs 6d 1 1 11 North Frances (Illogan) 85 74 84 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 6 7 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 74 81 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 121 131 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 ; SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 230 240 -- South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 21 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 185 195 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 7 491 11 2 10 Tin Croft 4l 4 5 1 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6c' 5 West Basset (Illogan) l4 22 23 _ W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 1124 1174 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 180 100 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 Wheal Edward (Cals.). 55 14 25 Wheal K itty (U. Lelan t) 1.7.2 10 11 Wh'l Mar .Ann (Meßhe 8 45 47 ,Vh'l Trelawney (Lisle.) 45 1 31 33 325 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 8, 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOs 4d par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 5 11 20 Do. St.Johnd el Rey,Lim.- 15 9 11 5 Do.L and and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica -d 40 Cobra Copper al l 37 39 Copiapo l6 911 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.oo all i i 2 Fortuna 20 General all 2n 25 3 Linares all 85 95 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop. of S.Aus.L 10 1 1 p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 3 4 5 Port Philip 1 i 4 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l , • 08.2. United Mexican JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sharei Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Titein.g Business 100 AgradrUnitedServiceßkl 50 68 70 40 Australasia all 82 84 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 21 201 100 Pank of London 5O - 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - 50 British North American all 55 57 57 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 12 24 14 d 100 City 5O 61 63 100 Colonial 25 - -- 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all - - 100 Commercial of London 2O - 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 14 15 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all - - 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 21 22 50 London and County - 50 London Joint Stock - - 31 100 London & Westminster 2O - - 504 4 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 - 20 Do. new lO - 50 National Bank 25 - - 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all - - 36.1 20 Ottoman Bank all 16 17 Provincial of Ireland - .10 Do. New all - 25 South Australia - - 25 Do. New 174 - - 25 Union of Australia all - - 50 25 Do. New 2O - SS Union of London lO - - 244 100 Unity Mutual 6O 100 Western Bk of London 50 - - d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. p aid. ' Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 113 114 111 - Do. 6 p.c.Fl3.&Aug. 100 1104 1124 - Do. 6 p.c.M r . & S ep. 100 1104 112 - N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 10C 108 110 - Do. 6p.o.Ap. & Oct. 100 - -- -- N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 98 100 - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 109 1084 - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 108 140 Vict*Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT: HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY). Their Lordships did not assemblo this morning in conse. quence of its being Ascension Day. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. The swearing in of members was proceeded with up to the hour of adjournment. LAW LITTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPEAL.-RE THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM FLINT• GLASS AND ALKALI COMPANY. This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner in Bankruptcy at Birmingham, dismissing the petition for a winding-up order against the company. Against this decision the petitioner appealed to' the Lords Justices, and their lordships transmitted the case to the Lord Chancellor. Mr. De Gex appeared for the petitioner, and supported the petition for a winding-up order against the company. The learned counsel said this was a petition by the assignee of a judgment creditor, holding a power of attorney from him and a return by the sheriff under a writ of ft. ft. of nulla bona against the company for a winding up order under the 68th section of the:Bankrupt Act, 1856. He re ferred to different sections of the Act 1856, 7 and 8, and contended that if the petitioner, Mr. Frederick Robert Wright, as assignee of the original judgment creditor was not entitled in law, he was entitled in equity to present this petition for a winding up order, which ought to have been granted. The Lord Chancellor, without giving any opinion on the legal or equitable right of the petitioner to present this petition, con sidered that under the power of attorney which he held from the original creditor, he was entitled to present this petition either in his own name or in the name of the original cre ditor, or in the joint name of both; and therefore the com missioner in bankruptcy was bound to entertain the petition and grant the winding-up order applied for. The act re quires that the debt shall amount to £so—that branch of the act applies only to debts unliquidated. Here the debts and costs amount only to £3l ls. 9d. ; but there is an ex ception in the act in favour of registered judgment debts, and therefore there is no legal objection as to the amount of debts. His lordship allowed the appeal, with costs, out of the bankrupt estate. APPEAL.-DAVIDSON V. YOEItTG. This part-heard trial before the court without a jury was resumed this morning. Mr. Bliss, Q.C., was heard on the evidence for the credi tors' assignee, and examined witnesses. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and Justices Williams, Willes, and Byles.) THE EARL OF SHREWSBURY V. SCOTT AND OTHERS. The hearing of this case was resumed this morning. The Attorney-General, Mr. Rolt, Q.C., Mr. Manisty, Q.C., Mr. Ellis, and Mr. Harmen appeared for the plain tiff; and Mr. Sergeant Shee, Sir R. Bethel!, Mr. Badeley, Mr. R. Hall, and Mr. Archibald were for the defendants. Mr. Rolt, who follows the Attorney-General, resumed his arguments this morning, and had not Concluded when we went to press. This action was brought by the Earl of Shrewsbury to recover possession of Alton Towers, together with extensive estates held by the late earl. The plaintiff claims them under a private Act of Parliament, the 6th Geo. 1., c. 29, and a deed of settlement : and the defendants, who are exe cutors of the late earl, claimed them under his will for the infant son of the Duke of Norfolk, to whom that instrument purported to devise them. The cause will occupy the court for several days longer. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Under-Sheriff Burchell and a Jury.) WHITEHEAD V. BANBURY. This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages sus tained by plaintiff, a debtor, in the Queen's Prison, in con sequence of the false return made by defendant, High Sheriff of Essex, to a suit of habeas corpus issued for the removal of plaintiff from Chelmsford County Gaol to the Queen's Prison. Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Lawton, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Field for the defendant. Mr. Huddleston said that the plaintiff was arrested at the suit of a creditor for a sum of £4OO on the 28th June last year, and conveyed to the County Gaol at Chelmsford. A writ of habeas corpus was issued and plaintiff's removal ensued. The return to the habeas corpus made by defendant stated the day of plaintiff's arrest to be the 7th of May. In consequence of this return, and its difference with plaintiff's affidavit in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, plaintiff was sent back to amend. He now sought to recover damagei sustained through the negligence of defendant or his officer. Witnesses having been called, Mr. Field contended that the Sheriff was not answerable for what was done in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and that plaintiff might have taken out a summons to compel defendant to amend the sum MOTIS. Plaintiff, who is a magistrate's clerk in the country, did not know he could do so. Mr. Field then addressed the jury for the defendant, who was, he said, compelled to trust in a great measure to his subordinate officer, and he called upon the jury, who might some day have to suffer from the mistake of a servant, to weigh well the fact. The Under-Sheriff having summed up, pointed out that the defendant was liable for the negligence displayed, yet, if the plaintiff had chosen to lie by so long, he could not claim damages for that. The jury found for plaintiff. —Damages, £25. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ILLEGAL DISPOSAL OP CONVICT-WARDERS' CLOTHING. —Ann Smooth, a ta.iloress, was charged before Mr. Bing ham with unlawfully disposing of a coat of the value of £3, the property of Edward King, a contractor for prison cloth ing. Mr. William Jewell, of 20, Dudley-street, piecemaster, said that on the 10th of May he gave the prisoner the materials of two convict-warden' coats to make up, and on going to the prisoner's house several times could not find her at home, and on meeting her asked her where the coats were, as they were particularly wanted to complete the order, he having a large quantity of clothing ready to send to the contractor, and from the fact of her husband having once before disposed of six coats he believed these were also disposed of. He had to pay upwards of £3O for clothing not returned from work -people. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said she had lost the key of her room, and some one had got in and stolen them. She had no idea where the coats were. Leech, 40 C, said that on taking prisoner into custody she said if Mr. Jewell would give her till Friday she would produce them ; but on the way to the station she said she would not tell, because it would interfere with her bus band's pension. Remanded. [lt may be useful to, inform employers that under the Fraudulent Trustees Act, passed last session, a woman has been committed this week for trial for unlawfully disposing of property intrusted to her to make up.] THAMES. SLEEPY WAGGONERS.—George Spiller, an Essex wag goner, appeared before Mr. Corrie, to answer a summons at the instance of Inspector Kerresey, of the K division, which charged him with drivinghis team along the Bow— road without having hold of the reins of the horse attached to the cart. Police Sergeant Dillon, No. 19 K, stated that on Satur day, the 26th of last month, he was in the Bow-road, and saw the defendant in his cart sound asleep. Mr. Corrie—And the horse proceeding along the road ? Dillon—Yes, sir, at a fast trot, the reins had dropped from the prisoner's hand. The defendant said he had been up all the week, his feet ached and he laid down in his cart to pull his boots off. He was not asleep ; and as to the sergeant, he was three parts drunk. Inspector Korressey said that he saw Dillon several times on the day in question and he was perfectly sober. A great many Essex carmen, waggoners, and farmers had been fined for being asleep in theirsarts as they proceeded along the road. Mr. Bowdler, the second clerk, said that the evil was a very dangerous one. He had seen horses and carts pro ceeding along the Mile-end and Bow roads at all hours of the day, and their drivers fast asleep. Mr. Corrie saw no reason to doubt the evidence of the police sergeant, and fined the defendant 2s. 6d., and 2s. costs. James Hawkins, a farmer, of Romford, in Essex, was charged with a similar offence. Dillon said that at a quarter before two o'clock on Satur day last he saw the defendant in his cart, drawn by one horse, fast asleep on the top of a load of dung. The defendant said he had been up all night, and was overcome with fatigue and the heat of the weather. Mr. CotTie--It is a most dangerous proceeding. I fine you 2s. 6d. and 2s. costs. Three other Essex waggoners and carmen, who were asleep in their carts while returning from Spitalfields and the Whitechapel markets, were also fined 2s. 6d. each and costs, and the magistrate warned them that a repetition of the offence would be visited with a severe fine. The defendants all pleaded that they had been up all night and had travelled many miles.' LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.- - The adjourned special meeting of the company was held this day, merely for the purpose of further adjournment until Thursday, the 23d inst., at two o'clock. The storm which the ether day visited Brussels and Liege appears to have extended over the greater part of the kingdom, as the journals of Verviers, Ghent, and Antwerp contain accounts of damage occasioned by it, both in those places and in their respective neighbourhoods. It likewise reached Holland, an d at Roosendaa l t h e li g ht n i ng killed a peaaant and his tw o sous at work i nn field. EPSOM BACES—(TIIIS DAY). (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LATEST :BETTING. OAKS. sto 4on Mayonaise (take 6 to 4) 6to 1 agst Summerside (taken) 12 to 1 bar two 20 to 1 agst Woman in Black (taken) 20 to 1 apt Prelude (taken) 50 to 1 agst Castanette (offered) Arrived —The Greek. VOLUNTEER CORPS. BIRKENHEAD. A meeting of the committee for the hundred of Wirral was held yesterday at Bi r k en h ea d , M r. J ohn Laird in the chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that on Monday last he had had an interview with the Marquis of Westminster, the Lord• Lieutenant of the county, and other influential gentlemen, at Chester. The interview was in every respect satisfactory, and he believed that the Lord -Lieutenant would gladly receive any assistanbe from the committee, and would not object to appoint any officers they might nominate. A discussion took place as to the best means of raising a corps, to consist of about 500 men. The question principally touched upon was the manner in which clothing, arms, and accoutrements should be furnished to the volunteers, .and it was ulti mately resolved that the district committee should be recommended to consider a proposal, that each volunteer should pay for his own clothes, and that a number of rifles having been purchased he should have the option of purchasing a rifle for himself or having the use of one belonging to the regiment. The meeting was adjourned to Monday next for deciding upon this matter. Something having been said as t o th e d es i ra bili ty of raising suscriptions, The CHAIRMAN offered to subscribe £lOO towards the general expenses of the regiment, and to give another sum of the same amount, if 'Accessary, to the Birkenhead contingent. NORFOLK. The Deputy-Lieutenants of the hundreds of Taverham, Blofield, and Walsham have held a pre liminary meeting ; Sir Samuel Bignold in the chair; and warmly responded to the suggestion made by the Earl of Leicester, Lord Lieutenant, that a company should be formed in the district. A general meeting of the inhabitants of the hundreds is to be held in a few days at the Shire Hall, Norwich, for the purpose of giving practical effect to the movement. An influential meeting has been held at Long Stratton, at which it was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Edward Howes, M.P., that a committee should be appointed for the purrrose of establishing a company in the neighbourhood. The chairman (Mr. F. W. Irby, of Boyland Hall) headed the enrolment of volunteers with his own name. A meeting at King's Lynn was addressed in spirited terms, and resulted in the appointment of an influential committee, comprising Colonel Graham, Colonel Swatman, and Captain Cresswell, R.N., to take measures for the formation of a corps. MORE ARRESTS IN NAPLES. A letter from Malta, dated May 28, says :—" I have to notice several arrests this week, and first of all of an English lady, who was walking through the streets of Naples, and conversing freely on Neapolitan affairs with an Italian gentleman. A person in plain clothes addressed her, and begged her to accompa.iy him to the Commissariat; whereupon ensued a volley of questions as to the why and the' wherefore, and sundry objections. As the plainly dressed gentleman still persisted, the lady observed, " But what can I, an English lady, have to do with you ?" " Oh, an English lady," was the reply, "I wet not aware of it—that alters the qustion ;" and, taking off his hat, he retired. Her gallant escort had decamped at the first moment, and no compromise of his gallantry either, when the sufferings of a Neapolitan prison are con sidered. Two advocates also have been arrested, Signori Catucci and Vescia. A perquisition was made in their houses, and, Oh ye Gods ! the Storia Chile de Itegno" by Gianuoni, and the " Storia dei Coneilii," by Sarpi, were found. These books, it is true, are down.in:the'Prohibitory Index of Rome, but may be possessed by virtue of a licence. It is reported, too, though I cannot verify it, that four students have been arrested, two of whom were taken to the Vicaria, and two to the Prefecture. Of the two advocates, Catucci has been liberated on personal bail, while Vescia has been compelled to suspend his occupations and retire into the pro vinces. A young man also, called Farina, whose father was an ex-Commissary of Police, and whose brother has lately left for Lombardy, was arrested on Thursday evening. Why ? do you ask. Hea 4 ven only knows! THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, June 2.—Wind this day at noon—N.N.E.; rather fresh, with fine sunshiny weather. NEWPORT, June I.—Wind E.—Arrived—Zebre, from Havre for La Guayra ; Clemence, from Bremen for Hong Hong. PORTSMOUTH, June 2.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Himalaya, from tho Cape of Good Hope. LERWICR, May 30.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Diana, screw steamer, for Davis Straits; Chase, screw steamer, for Davis traits. CLYDE, June I.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Sea Horse, om Trinidad. LEITH, June I.—Wind S.E.---Sailed—Elizabeth Rose, or Surinam. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—Despatch, and Atalanta, steamers, both from Jersey; Norman, steamer, from Cape of Good Hope; Le Coq, from Cherbourg ; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; In dus, steamer, from Alexandria. Sailed—Edwin Barnett, for Newport, Courier, steamer, for Jersey; Alliance, steamer, for Havre; L'Etoile, for Carentan. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind E Arrived, June I—Witch, from Wexfrod; Amazon, from San Felipe ; Guy Mannering, from Mobile ; Lady Blaney, from Savannah; Vasco di Gama, screw steamer, from St. Übe's; Balbec, screw steamer, from Havre ; Welcome, from Dunkirk. Arrived, June 2—Commerce, from St. Nazaire. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind E. ; tide, 11 hour's flood ; cloudy. Arrived, June I—Confidence, from Antwerp ; Azaba, from Taragona ; Adonis, from Oporto ; Earl of Auckland, from Rotterdam • Early Bird, from Mauritius ; Gilbert Munroe, from St. Lucia; Papitia, from Havannah ; }lidd ing, from Fileback ; Furet and Lionne, from Gravelines ; Britannia, from Madras; Proveston, from Gothenburg. Arrived, June 2—lris, from Guernsey ; Railway, from Valentia ; Albion, Lucy, and Ino—all from Guernsey; Ann, from Rouen; Union, from Calais; Julia, from St. Maio; Feronia, from Teneriffe. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.E. by N., moderate. Passed—Africanus, for Sierra Leone; Warrior, screw steamer, for Mogador—both from London. Pride of the Wear has proceeded to London in tow, to repair damage sustained by collision on the Goodwin Sands on the 31st ult. A decree, signed by the Empress Regent, ap proves of the modifications made in the statutes of the Ardennes Railway Company. Notwithstanding the war there is more buoyancy on the Vienna Bourse than on that of any other German city, and stocks and shares have lately been largely bought. SIR JOHN LAWRENCE AND THE CITY.—It is in tended, to-morrow, to present to Sir John Lawrence the freedom of the City, in a gold box value 100 guineas, in ac cordance with a resolution of the Common Council agreed to some three months ago. The Lord Mayor has invited Sir John Lawrence to dine at the Mansion-house after the ceremony, and meet the judges, the Earl of Elgin having also been invited to partake of the Lord Mayor's hospitality on the same occasion. Mr. Alderman Cubit has given notice of a motion for presenting the freedom of the City to the Earl of Elgin, but that presentation cannot take place for some little time to come. Marshal Magnan has 'given orders that grand manoeuvres of infantry and cavalry shall take place in the Champ de Mars every Monday morning at 6 o'clock during the fine weather. AMERICAN MAILS.—The steamship North Briton sailed from Liverpool, yesterday, for Quebec and Montreal, with American mails, 90 steerage and a number of cabin passengers. The next mail despatched will be taken by the British and North American Royal mail steamer North American, which sails from Liverpool on Saturday next for Boston. Accounts from Cork speak of the melancholy and deserted state to which that harbour is reduced by the war in Italy. Instead of a great crest of masts, from which floated the flags of all nations, there is nothing now but a silent waste of water. A letter received in Marseilles by the last Indian mail, announces that General d'Orgoni 7 generalissimo o f the armies of the Birman empire, had arrived at Rangoon, accompanied by a flotilla, which the Emperor of that coun try had sent out to meet him. The Austrian prisoners who had been provision ally confined in the Fort St. Nicolas at Marseilles e ' to b ee n removed, and are pro cee di ng b C a nnes, whence they will b e t ran sferred sh to rt t i l l i l e ar fie Ste. Marguerite. _ A meeting of Protestants has just been held at Nismes to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the day on which Protestantism was established in that town. There were some fervent addresses delivered. The Caucasus, a Russian journal of Tiflis, an nounces some further advantages gained by the Russians over the Circassians. Towards the end of April, the corps d'armee of General Wrangel, charged with the operations against Chamil, after establishing a path through the forest, dislodged the enem a ft er several combats, from the villages of Chamkhal Berdy, Deviet Bey, and Nonoi, and took a quantity of arms, ammunition, oxen, &c. After the last engagement, 160 families who in 1843 were re moved by Chamil from Dagb.estan to Itchkene, and have remained there ever since, we nt over to the Russians, and claimed their protection. On returning to their camp, the Russians destroyed the villages of Devlet Beyoter, Derbin, Makh, and Devan Berdy. THE MAGAZINES. Blackwood.—=The first article is on the fleets and navies of France, in which an admirable account is given of the plans and measures adopted by our neighbours. In concluSion we meet with some very sensible remarks regarding the policy that it is desirable that we should pursue.. It is said that there is an especial and direct- warning held out for us, and that is preparation ; and that while the energy of the present Government has redeemed in a great measure the neglect of former adminis trations which had sunk our naval s t rengt h below the standard of national safety, there remains more to be done, " that we may gather up our strength and our resources, and be prepared to assert before nations the old supremacy of England on the seas." "Lord Macaulay and Marlborough" is the title of a paper which refers to the charges brought by the brilliant historian against the renowned warrior. The writer of this article enters fully into the question, and succeeds in showing that Lord Macaulay has given way to prejudice in his estimate of the Duke. He expresses the greater regret as he observes that the remarkable talent of Macaulay has invested the charges against Marlborough with such an importance that they may "in all proba bility live and flourish as long as the English lan guage lasts." " The Luck of Ladysmede" is continued. The story does not make much progress in this portion, but there are some passages that are replete with skill interspersed among its chapters. " The Siege of Plymouth" is a very animated sketch, written in a smart and humorous style, and one which is sure to prove attractive to the reader who desires something to laugh at. It relates the marvellous adventures that befell a self-supposed hero in an imaginary siege which he dreams by night instead of enacting by day. He is roused in the morning to the un pleasant consciousness that he is no conquering hero, but a deluded mortal, and the events that he considered were to crown his name with glory were nothing more than " the baseless fabric of a vision." " The New Parliament and its Work" gives rise to some remarks which are well worthy of atten tion. It states that the result of the elections has been satisfactory to the Conservatives, especially when the peculiar circumstances under which the appeal to the country has been made are considered. It is truly said that the Opposition leaders regard Reform simply as a means to turn out the Ministry, and that they must exhibit far more unity and straightforwardness than has hitherto characterised them, before they can expect to take their seats on the Treasury benches. There is evident ground for the assertion here met with, that if another sinister attempt were made, the Ministers weuld have a considerable majority. The public, it is said, " gets disgusted with dodges; however clever, and Lord John's clever trick would pall greatly if he attempt to repeat it. Knavery appears peculiarly obnox ious when it is likely to prove successful." After entering upon the consideration of the chief ques tions of the day, and indicating the course pursued by the Government in maintaining an armed neu trality, and paying a just tribute to their strenuous exertions to improve the condition of the navy, through which our fleet is now twice as strong as it was a year ago, the article concludes with these remarks on the conduct that will probably be pur sued by the members of the new house : "In spite of all the resolved factiousness of the Opposi tion chiefs, we repeat our hope and expectation that a wise moderation will rule in the counsels of the new Parliament. Moderation, of course, not to the e x t en t we d es i re, or which we think best for the interests of the country, but sufficient to maintain the Executive in its full efficiency, and to strengthen the hands of the Ministry in the important work which they have to do, and whith hitherto they have discharged so ably, courageously, and well. This is not a time for convulsing and distracting the country by playing a game of ninepins with our established institutions. It is not a time for weakening the body-politic of the country by internal dissensions, when a war is raging on the Conti nent of which no man can see the end, and when no one knows how soon the storm of war may break against our own shores. In the ensuing session, Parliamentary Reform may be uppermost in the thoughts of those who desire to make of it an engine of party—but assuredly it is the main tenance of the independence, honour, and rights of the em pire in this crisis of peril that will be uppermost in the hearts of the nation." Dublin.—The prize essay on India is concluded in this number; it is written with clearness of style, and' calmness of judgment, and the writer expresses his convictions in a straightforward manner, so that he does not offend the prejudices of those who do not agree with his tenets. He argues fairly enough that so long as India clings to a religion of custom, respect her prejudice; but should she open her mind to a religious conviction do not refuse her the right of judging for herself. " Gerald Fitzgerald" is more exciting in interest in this instalment, in asmuch as the ill-fated and persecuted prince escapes from the thraldom in which he was held by plotting manceuvrers, and finds himself among some old and long unseen friends. The " Banker of Ballyfree " is a clever sketch, the story of which is very sombre, but the characters are well drawn, and the awful fate of Luke Farrell serves as a warning to that most contemptible of all clasSes, the miser, who powerfully illustrates the misery of heaping up riches without knowing who shall gather them. There is a May-day song by Jonathan Preke Slingsby, which is very pleas ing. It is announced as a month behind time, and the reason given is that of the weather not being in accordance with the season until the present change occurred. The two first verses are as fol lows : Beautiful May, beautiful May I I've longed for it all the year ; When every spray with blossom is gay And the sky is sunny and clear. All night on the lawn, till the break of the d awn, I watched for the welcome day, Till the sun came out, and with gleesome shout The birds sang, "Here comes May ! • The May, Here comes the beautiful May !" I marked her feet trip light and fleet Adown the mountain grey; I saw her eye, in the kindling sky, Laugh out with the merry day ; Her waving curls were bright with pearls Of hawthorn flowers gay ; Her kirtle was green with tho dewy sheen , Of leaves from every spray. The May, So came the beautiful May! The amusing series of papers called the " Season Ticket," is continued, which will gratify the lovers of the ludicrous. There are some sensible observa tions made on the subject of French literature, in the criticism entitled, " A French Butterfly on a Moralist's wheel." We meet with another excellent article on " Womanhood and its Mission," which contains, among other remarks that are full of truth, the following passage : It is easy to tell a woman that she has work, though she knows it not; that the simple round, the common task, are sufficient for her—wise advice, considering present circum stances. But have we ever realised how we men would feel in the same environment; have wo ever been just enough to allow the enormous difficulty of a girl's position who has been given no aim in life, who has no work cut out for her, who is forced to find in trivial, duties the only realisation of those high prophecies within her of action spent on worthy objects? We talk much nonsense of woman's sphere. Her sphere is everywhere, and we confine it to the drawing-room and the kitchen. It is her duty, true, to be at home, and to work at home ; but what be comes of all the unemployed time ? There are many women who have no home functions. It is a Christian thing to bow before God's will; and we cooly tell women that they must work out their life quietly among their circumstances. The question which we never think of is, whether they may not be put out into life under better circumstances ; and it imperative as tiv l e duty as is our imperative duty as parents and as men to see that f our daughters' lives are not always imprisoned by the ch a i ns to o f ocoaircsuommstoanakciaeganthdocmonwvietnh ahr tiondilsttiias:l formula, 'our iin we do nothing ourselves to f ree them from a If tter and ong. hard necessity. This can o n ly be done by ne supplying them with an aim and real work in life. Fraser opens with a letter to the editor from Mr. J. D Coleridge, in answer to the attacks made upon his father, Mr. Justice Coleridge in Mr. Buckle's essay, published in the last number. Leaving this controversy to those personally concerned in it, we come to a paper by the pleasant writer on social subjec we meet sig ns h imse lf A. K . H. B . Th ere , again, meet Mr. Buckle, though on general grounds, and combined with a criticism on Man and his Dwelling-place," a work recently pub lished by Messrs. Parker. It has become the fashion to write criticisms on the artistic exhibi tions, and Fraser is no exception to the rule. " The Exhibitions of 1859" is the title of an article, which passes under review the' Royal' Academy, the Water Colour Societies, and Mr. Ruskin . 's " Notes." " Elolmby House" proceeds sturdily ; Humphrey Bosville, its unfortunate hero, gets into another difficulty and is captured by the Puritans. Love and war, history and romance, are mingled pleasantly enough, and the author bestows some pains in making his characters appear natural and lifelike. George Effingham and his grim friend, Simeon, occupy a considerable portion of this in stalment. The other story, which is progressing month by month in Fraser is by the clever author of " Guy Livingstone." It continues with spirit, and promises to involve the dramatis persona in some complicated difficulties. Bacon's History of Henry the Seventh furnishes an interesting paper for the reader of historical predilections, who may also find something to suit his taste for antiquity in another essay on "The Early History of the Isle of Thanet." Some very curious details of the retro spects connected with this locality are given. The translation of the poems and ballads of Goethe, by Professor Aytoun and Theodore Martin, receives a' cordial encomium. The reader who interests him. self the important but uninvitin g s t u d y o f c urrency in questions will find an article on the future value of gold repay perusal. The writer arrives at the conclusion that a decline in the value of gold must be expected before long, although there has been as yet no perceptible diminution. M. About's recent work on "La Questfon Romaine," is re viewed, and a brief summary is given of the prin cipal features of the work, which is characterised as brilliant and forcible. An article on the Elec tions and the War, censuring the dissolution, and taking a survey of the state of Europe, concludes a number which is scarcely of average interest. Bentley's Miscellany.—" At Home and Abroad " is the title'of the opening paper, which takes a brief review of the present exciting state ofpolitical affairs. " Carlyon's Vacation" is an agreeable and animated story by " Ouida." It is a considerable improve ment on the last tales by the writer who adopts that pseudonym. Monkshood, in treating of essayists and romancers, comes this month to Hartley Coleridge, of whom he gives an interesting account. The lovers of romance will find another attraction in " Blanche Level,'; a story whose first instalment promises complication ' and distress. "Up among , the Pandies ' is continued, and has reached the seventh part. A tribute to the me mory of Alexander Von Humboldt gives an inte resting summary of the career of that wonderful man, to whose labours in the wide field of scientific discovery Europe owes so much. The history of Mr. Miranda is brought to a sudden conclusion by the vengeance of one of his dupes. A paper on Piedmont and French intervention discusses the state of continental politics. Colburai's United Service. Questio ns con cerning the. efficiency of the rival servi ces are just now peculiarly interesting and important. The magazine before us will, consequently, be likely to find many readers unconnected with either profession. It opens with an article on the recent changes in the organization of the Royal Artillery, which it does not regard with favour. It is remarked that all our improvements only tend to multiply apprAntments, and to do little else besides. After this we meet with a paper on the "Ten pound Bounty," in whi c h t h e causes for the general difficulty in manning the Royal Navy are discussed. [he absurdity of suffering a fine crew to be dis missed and dispersed on returning from a voyage, are especially con d emne d , " W hat can be so inju dicious," asks the writer, after citing an instance, "when a ship like the Nankin returns home with her cretv perfect, officers and men working well together, and well acquainted with the properties of the vessel, as to scatter the three years' continu ous labour to the winds. To say nothing about the loss of men, it costs some £20,000, often more, and nine or ten months' downright labour to get a new and untried crew in the same condition as the splendid frigate we have instanced as broken up in a day." "The channel war ports, and naval stations," and " A summary of the British Navy," are two other papers on a similar topic. An account of the campaign of 1848, in Lombardy, is interesting at the present period. It is remarked that the campaigns of Radetsky are of especial interest to the English military student from their resemblance to the campaigns of Wellington. Some observations on the formation of volunteer corps will well repay perusal by those who purpose enrolling themselves. Several very useful and practical hints are given on the composition and organisation of volunteer corps, the manner in which they should be armed and trained, and the most suitable dress for them. The writer strongly upholds that paragraph in the War-office circular which directs that the members of the corps should provide their own arms and equipments and defray all expenses, except in the event of its being assembled for actual service. It is remarked that otherwise the line of demarcation be tween the volunteer an d th e regu l ar and militia forces would disappear, and the esprit de corps of the volunteers would be destroyed. With regard to the dress, it is recommended that the colour should be some neutral unobtrusive tint, such as drab or grey. Some directions for becoming a good marks man are also gi ven . Th e " N o t es on Mil itary Science" in this number include the Battles of Hastings, of B annoc kb urn , an d o f C ressy — a triad of remarkable conflicts. The General Correspon dence and the Naval and Military Intelligence occupy their usual places, and some lighter papers on military adventures enliven the number. The Universal Review. No. 4. Allen and Co. The Universal Review opens with a paper of a somewhat metaphy s i ca l c h arac t er . It is a criti cism on " Man and his Dwelling-place," and the writer takes into careful consideration the theories and arguments of the author, sometimes coin ciding with his views, and at others combating his opinions. Those who incline to metaphysical specula tions.will find much to admire in this article, which displays deep thought and careful argument. Most readers, too, we should imagine, would incline to the practical straightforwardness of the critic rather than to the somewhat mystical and dreamy argu ments of the author. An article entitled " A Reviewer's Parcel," commences by lamenting the wonderful increase of books and general amount of reading. Some truth and some exaggeration are mingled in this part of the paper, and it must be remembered, when the writer says that the good bqoks of former generations should suffice to us, that those books refer to a different state of things, and, though valuable in their own day, would not now equal the advance of knowledge. Who, for instance, would care t o s t u d y mec h an i cs from bOoks written before the powers of steam were applied to daily uses, or who would wish to be restricted to histories that omitted the last half century ? In fiction, too, the manners of society and tone of feeling is so entirely altered, that the novels of former generations lose the great charm of novel writing, the portraiture of people like ourselves. The reviewer, after indulg ing his mournful feelings, proceeds to open a com prehensive parcel, and to give us his opinion, briefly, upon most of the new publications. " The Story of Microscopic Discovery" is the title of an interesting paper, very attractive to the scientific reader. A second paper on the "Resources of India " treats of a subject which is just now of great importance, and the immense advantages to be derived from encouraging British settlers is dwelt upon. A lengthened criticism of the Royal Academy and the Water Colour Exhibitions is written with care, and discusses the merits of all the principal pictures. Mr. Knight's Popular History receives an analysing criticism, in which the writer takes occasion to differ from many of the historian's theories. A ilaper on the French in Italy recall the French in vasions from Charles VIII. downwards, and arrives at the conclusion that little hope of Italian liberty can be entertained from the intervention of their powerful neighbours. THIS LA 1"S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 533 6d; barley, 33s 6d ; oats, 25s 9d ; rye, 33s 8d ; beans, 46. 6d ; and peas, 42s 10d. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES.— Wheat, 460 2( 1 "; barley, 32s lld ; oats, 24s 7d; rye, 32s lid ; beans, 4431 d; peas, 41s 3d EiIGLISIIGRAIN SOLD LAST WEEP.—Wheat, 103,770; barley, 6,736 ; oats, 8,279 ; rye, 128; beans, 3,197; Peas) 290 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was fairly supplied with most kinds sf beasts, and the demand for them ruled very inactive at Monday's quotations. Sheep—the show of which was seasonably good—moved off slowly. In prices, however, no change took place. We had a slow inquiry for lambs, the supply of which was rather limited, at Monday's decline in value. About 300 came to hand from the Isle of Wight. Calves were in moderate supply and sluggish request O n former terms. In pigs and milch cows very little wag passing at unaltered currencies. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 0 3 4 Primecrs-wool do. 4 4 4 6 Second quality do. 3 6 3 10 Prae. S'thdowndo. 4 8 5 0 Prime large oxe n 4 0 4 4 Large crse. calve s 3 8 4 6 c P ra rim e. e & S inf cot . s s , h & ee c p . 4 3 4 4 4 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Sm all porkers ... 3 8 8 6 Lparirmgeerzllclo.... 4 4 8 , 4 5 3 0 26 Lambs, 5s Od to 6s Od. to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. Suckling ca lves, 18s to 2 2 s ; an d q uarter .old store p i g s, 19s Sheep and lambs ..... ,6 300 Calves .............. __ _ Beasts ............. 79261 Pigs ................ 295 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . 70 Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LE ADENHALL.—A moderate supply o f Od to meat a 4 n s d 4ci th ; e trade n,inactive,3s4d t o s o 4fso6dllolvs lamb :—B, ci 4 d eef, t'rom to by; the veal, 3s 10d to 48 6d ; pork, 3 s 2d to 48 2d per 81 bs. carcase. SOUTHALL, Jnne I.—The supplies of fat stock were seasonably large, and the trade generally was in a very inactive state, as follows : Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton 3s 8d to 5s Od ; lamb, 5s Od to 5s 10d • veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s Od per 81be. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, June I.—We had a dull trade here to-day, and prices had a drooping tendency : Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 8d; mutton, 4s Od to 5s Od; lamb, 5s 041 to 6a Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2d per 81bs ; milch cows, £0 Os to £0 O s each ; suckling calves, 18s to 21s ; quarter old store pigs, —s to —s each. HAY MARKETS. Surrurimo.--Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs ; el l o o ver, do., £4 Os t o £5 lOs; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per ad. A dull trade. CU MBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £ 3 3s to Pt 12s ; clover do., £4 O s t o £5 10s • and straw , 58 to £1 103 'per lead. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 .1!.)s ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 12a; and straw, £1 4s to £1 9 s per lead. 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