The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-02 00:00:00

7TY NEWS. Two O'CLOCK. The accounts from most of the manufacturing districts represent that during the past week busi ness has been almost suspended, the excitement consequent upon the elections, combined with the detrimental character of the Continental advices, having caused merchants and others to defer their operations. Trade at Leeds, Bradford, Manches ter, and most of the other chief provincial towns, has been extremely inactive, although the opera tives are generally well employed, stocks in most descriptions of goods having been kept very low. The Heather Bell has been announced this morn ing from Melbourne, with 22,101 ounces of gold, valued at £84,416 ; the Atrato, from the West Indies, with £105,800; the New York, from the United States, with £15,000; and the Ceylon, from Alexandria, with £3O. The Avon, from the Bra zils, has arrived at Lisbon with £68,000. A further sum of about £44,000 was taken out of the Bank of England on Saturday. In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday a very moderate amount of business was recorded, only 4,000 bales having been disposed of at about previous rates. A steady demand for money is still reported in the general market, and at the national establish ment. As it is considered probable that the terms will continue to exhibit an upward tendency bankers and brokers are asking full rates, and an additional charge is made for long-dated bills. The commercial community, however, are still enabled to obtain all the assistance they require on mode rate terms, as the resources of the market are still very abundant. During the next few days 25 per cent. of the New Indian Loan will have to be com pleted ; and as arrangements are also being made for mercantile engagements due on Wednesday, the 4th of the month, it is expected that the demand will be fully supported during the present week. An improved feeling has pervaded the Stock Exchange Market to•day, but the amount of business transacted has been exceedingly limited. The public appear inclined to make investments at the reduced prices, but speculation has received a check from the fearful losses lately sustained. Had it not been for the disturbed state of the markets the Stock Exchange would have been closed to-day, as it is a holiday at the transfer offices of the Bank of Engtind. Consols for money and account have been 89190, but they have since been 90 to 901. The present price, however, is again 891 90, a re lapse having taken place. Exchequer Bills are 18s. to 255. prem., and India Bonds 10s. to 20s. dis. ; Bank Stock is 220; India Loan Scrip is 90 to 901, being 5 to 41 discount. Foreign Securities, although very dull, are at a slight improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 63 to 66, and the New issue, 55 to 57. Spanish 3 per Cents. are marked 39 ; Russian 41 per Cents. 90; Sardinian, 661 to 69; Mexican, 161 to 171 ; and Brazilian 41 per Cents., 91. Business in the Railway Share Market has been exceedingly limited, and in some instances an advanced tendency has prevailed in prices. Cale donians, Great Westerns, North Westerns, Mid lands, and North Eastern (York), have declined 10 g.; North Eastern (Berwick), 15s. ; and Great Northern, £l. South Easterns have advanced about £l. In the Foreign Market the chif dealings are still confi ne d to LornbardoVenetian. e The Old Shares are dealt in at 51 51, and the New at about 41 5. The Colonial lines are rather more buoyant. East Indian have improved to 94, and Grand Trunk of Canada to 31; Great Western of Canada are 14 to 141, and Great Indian Peninsular have declined to 91. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show little variation. Union of Australia have receded 88 ., and Peninsula and Oriental Steam are quoted 77 ex dividend. Rank BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Stock 3 per C ent. Reduced Annuities 88902 81 - 3 - P er Cent. C onsols Annuities..B9l CO 89/ 901 1 4 891 901 our lndiaS 3_ptock er Cent. Annuiti es D itto Deb en t ures — D itto Loan S cr i p 1 90 D itto Bond s , £l , O OO — Ditto under £l,000 Co nsols for Account (May 5)....891 901 891 901 89a 90/ arc Patcheq r Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 11d.. 18 I Ditto ( 1 5 1 (: 7 M h. J une. £ 0 Ditto Small, lid. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. trazilian 5 per Cent, Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 9l Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. ... Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 41. per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent 661 Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent 39 Ditto Account Ditto Deferred Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 64i 3 Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Venezuela n 5 per C ent. 56 4 6 _. Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent. ...... Dividends on th e above payable in London. Austrian, 10 Fl, 5 per Cent..... 42 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B 9l 90 4 1 Consols for Account (M ay 5 ) THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING. The At rato, steamer, Capt. Woolley, has arrived, Ilawith Jamaica dates to April 10th ; Vera Cruz, 4th ; vanna, 9th ; Hayti, 12th ; Demerara and Tri naiad, d ,9 th ; Barb a d os , 11 t h ; Grenada, 10th ; St. Thomas, 18th. She brings 250 passengers, 517,702 dols. in specie, Jewellery, value 11,960 dols., and a large cargo of cochineal, indigo, &c, THE BRAZILIAN MAILS. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office, May 2 : a " IS B ON, MAY 1. The Avon has arr i ved from L Rio with th e usua l montnly Brazil mail s . " Baron Murchba has replaced M. Nabuco as Minister of Justice. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The steamship Canada, which left Boston on the 20th, and Halifax on the night of the 21st, has arrived. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY. The stea mer N ew Y or k arr i ve d a t Cowes t o -d ay , With advices to April 16, being one day later. ..Amongst he r cargo was spec i e in silver worth ‘5,000 dollars for England, and gold worth 100,000 d ollars for France. Sh e passe d t h e E ur opa on the 17 th. The New York brought nearly 200 passengers. On the St oc k Exchange there was a n upward bl . o vement. The cott on market was firm. In bread et!lfrB increased activity prevailed. Freights were Without change. GALWAY, SATURDAY. The Pacific arrived this morning with 150 pas sengers and heavy mail. She left St. John's,New '°llndland at midnight 21st April. - "ne delaide sails this afternoon for New York and St. John's, with 642 passengers. THE CAPE MAILS. PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY NIGHT. The screw steamship Celt, Commander Robert Brown, arrived here this evening. Her Majesty's ship Tortoise and English barque Eleanor, from London 90 days, with Government stores, were at Ascension. The Wollner Castle, from Calcutta, arrived at St. Helena, April 1 ; and th e Persia, from the East Indies, was about to sail for. England. The news is only 14 days later than that received by the Calcutta troop ship, and is of no general Public interest. MR. G. T. F. ►SMITH'S WEATHER PREDICTIONS VOA MAY, 1859.—From Ist to sth—Showery, with bright i nlimy weather intervening, and increasing temperature. 7th —Fine• From 7th to 15th—Generally fine and warm weather. From 16th to 20th—A change, but mostly fine. m khan 2 sth—Weather less genial. From 25th to 27th —e, milder, but from thence to the end rather a di sagreeable state of the atmosphere ; rainy. • MONEY MA SHARE US DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. ) Paid . ) Closing 1 Rusiness Price. 12..0 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern . l uPntion 10 54 51 54 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Sir. Val all 74 8 1 Stork Birk., Lanc., and Chesh Junction lOO CO 62 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 32 35 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead - 50 Cork and Bandon all - • 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall 10 Do. A all 44 5 1A rcves. no div. all 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an. all __ _ hasbeen pd.toß. "'"' 50 Dublin an dßelfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all. 81 9 Stock East Anglian lOO 13 14 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 52 53 524 43 2 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 40 44 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 20 28 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 8/ 25 East Kent all 12 14 Stock East Lancashire lOO 84 80 20 East Suffolk all 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68 70 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 24 26 244 4 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn lOO 9 0 9 2 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 Stock Great Northern lOO 95 96 951 6 5 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 78 82 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 126 130 Stock Gt. South.& wstn.(lreld) 100 100 102 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Ona.Stk lOO 50 55 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 80 85 164 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 91 105 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 84 86 86 41 5 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 11 14d 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 2 14d 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 20 Do. Southport Rock London and Blackwall all 5 8 60 6 0 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh — Rock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 105 107 ,1065 stock London & North Westn 100 86 81 871 674 6 124 Do. Eighths tock London& South-Westn lOO 85 87 854 64 54 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 1 8 Rock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 32 34 33 4 10 Metropolitan , took Midland lOO 93 95 955 454 3 tock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 C 9 71 704 694 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 4 Shares all 100 Nentastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 11 10 Newry & Armagh (def.' 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all tock Norfolk lOO 52 56 54 50 North. Counties Union 34 34 3 d ock North British lOO 51 63 5 24 ock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO ;ock Do.A Stk.— Aree.no div until 6p.e.hasbeenpdß 100 lock Do. B Stock lOO tock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 83 85 844 34 4 3 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 3 21 d d ,ock Do. Leeds lOO 41 43 :44 ock Do. York lOO fli 70 691 9 4 ock North London lOO 10 0 104, LO N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction es Is, !0 North Staffordshire 174 54 51 d O North-Western O No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 ' ock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 27 29 28 O Peebles all -- O Portsmouth l9 8 5 d 0 Rhymney lO )ck Scottish Central lOO 106 108 ock South. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 24 26 ock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 79 81 • ock Shropshire Union lOO 42 44 0 Sittinp,:bourne & Sheer all 6 4 d oar South Devon lOO 38 42 1 lek South-Eastern lOO 60 02 614 2 - 1 ock South Wales ) SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 63 67 ) Do. do lB i / Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 I Stockton & Darlington all 34 36 1 i Do. do. 1855 7 —-- 1 i Do. do. 1858 7 • Stockton & ilartlepool 161 ck Taff Vale lOO ek Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 ( ck Vale of Neath lOO 58 62 i ck Waterford & Kilkenny 100 't 1 Waterford & Limerick all I I West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all e Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till - 1 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 21 31 t Do. B all 64 7 64i n West London P Do. Ist Class all ti Do. 2d Class Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock, Stock Stock 16} 1613 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 Stock , Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock !Stock Stock Stock! Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock EVESHAM ELECTION. The election for this borough presented rather unusual features, in the contrast between the out ward demonstrations by electors as well as by the general population of the whole town, and the results of the poll. The interest had been evenly divided between the Conservatives, represented by Sir Henry Willoughby, and the Liberals, repre sented by Mr. Holland, a gentleman of considerable property in the neighbourhood and an improving landlord, but of no distinction in the House of Commons. It was understood that he looked to a seat for the county, and he had excited displeasure by his almost avowed intention to vote for the die franchisement of the borough if it should be pro posed by the Whig Government, as it was in Lord John Russell's bill ; displeasure had been excited also on some private question. Under these cir cumstances a number of the Liberal party, as an independent body, applied to Mr. Chad wick, whose doctrine of inquiry before legislation was in accordance with the interests and the senti ments of the town. That gentleman sent a draft address to give explicit information as to his gene ral political principles, more especially as to the writing up of political patronage, by a general application of the principle of open competition ; measures for the improvement of the physical con dition of the population, an educational extension of the franchise, army and administrative reform. This address was not to be issued, so as to raise the supposition that he intended to stand without his previous consent, which was to depend on pre vious inquiries as to the extent of support he would receive. Tt was, however, issued, and was highly popular, especially amongst the class of market gardeners, who form a large proportion of the electors, and amongst whom Mr. Chadwick's views for the social and economical improvement of the working classes, and their education and the main tenance of their wages, and the advancement of their condition met with zealous responses. It having been understood that he had withdrawn an unusually large requisition for this small borough was forwarded to him on Wednesday. On Thursday he complied, by coming to attend a crowded town meeting, where, after a long exposition of his views on administrative and political reform, a resolution, supported by some popular inhabitants, pledging the meeting, which comprised, as was stated, a majority of the electors, was carried enthusiastically. In the streets Mr. Chadwick was attended, at night on his canvass, by crowds who cheered his progress, and the excitement in his favour was greater than had ever been known in late times. On the ncmi nation day, in a crowded hall, which might hold the whole of the electors, he spoke at great length, and as compared with Mr. Holland, the show of hands was three to one in his favour. The mani festations by the crowds attending the polling booths were also in the same spirit, and his popu larity was at the highest. On the other side, it was stated, that every " screw" had been turned to the utmost. An agent of one of the chief owners of the market garden lands of an opposite party was in attendance at the entrance at the chief polling booths to see how the tenants voted. The result of the poll excited not a little surprise, and it is alleged, from not one-third of the votes promised having been given, that the case is one for the ballot. The return was as follows : Willoughby thella numbers rn h i a n d a t b h e a e n n k p a r , o a c a l i a d i m t h e a d t , i S n i a r t e H a d . of th a t qt had n being ot a h d t i sf i r r a d n c a h e a i s t e , d in h w e h i c r h e a t l i l l y regretted th ate knowledge and i ability of the c an did a t e l owes t on the poll In ge the country. have found a pl ace f or t h e serv i ce o f second of th e o ld mem b e rs re-elected, i n returning thanks ex p resse d hi s regre t not inquired d u ly i n t o th e real sense of th e c w he subjected which wa s ex p resse d notthe poll pboyt,hesh beforeo non-electors, but by the members and the towmnrtocHaAcDonli election. uestion t iwhethereestKe,dinrepthe factssaid h e must upon the q poll in this ca se was th e expression of the realsens e the el ec t ors . l o f No one would less willingly subject others eleventh to the .sfitihop annoyance of an election, or encounterit,thano himself, and he had only appeared at the hour upon repeated so lici tations , and a requisition made after a full and authentic exposition s views more numerously s i g ned th an any which had i a ever been sent out of the tow n bef ore. At large open meeting of the electors he had given a more extended exposition of his principles, and an unani mous resolution was passed to use every exertion in his behalf to ensure his return. At the nomination in the crowded Town-hall the show of hands was immensely in his favour, and he madeparticular in quiries as to whether the meeting was really com posed of electors, when he was assured that probably , not more than a third were non-electors. The can vass, too, was in accordance with the show of hands, manifesting the same dissent from Mr. Holland's views, and the same displeasure that had been evinced towards him at that very meeting, and giving a majority against him. Undoubtedly the contrast between these open and spon taneous manifestations b show of hands, which gave him (Mr. Chadwick) an unusually large ma jority, and the poll, which gave him the unusu ally small minority of one-third of the other can didates, was very striking, as was the fact that little more than one-third of the electors who had,' upon a full exposition of his views, urged him (Mr.- Chadwick) to come forward on their promises of support had 'voted for him. There were large moral as well as political imposture manifestations on whichsoever side the real truth lay. For himself, he proposed to have suspended in a p u bli c place the names of the requisitionists who promised their votes to induce him to become a candidate, and had then deserted him. (Cheers.) After the meeting an application was made to Mr. Chadwick for the names upon the requisition from a number of gen tlemen, who felt that such a case of deceit ought to be investigated with a view to proceedings to re deem the credit of the borough, and the application I was assented to. APPALLING CATAST.ROPHB.-AWFUL SHIPWRECK ON THE IRISH COAST. Stock Stock Stock Stock THE SUN, _LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1859. NEARLY 400 LIVES LOST. (From the Wexford Constitution, April 30) The weather during the past few days has been of the most boisterous character, the gales of wind prevailing on Wednesday and Thursday being so violent as to cause great apprehension that serious shipping disasters might result therefrom. This view has been unfortunately borne out by the occurrences of Thursday and yesterday, and it now becomes our gainful and melancholy duty to chronicle the total destruction of a large emigrant ship, and the loss of upwards of 380 human lives, in our own immediate neighbourhood. The splendid clipper ship Pomona.. 1, 00 tons burden, of New York, left Liverpool on Wednesday with a crew of 36 sailors, in addition to the captain, Charles Merryew, and with passengers for New York, to the num ber of about 380. She left the Mersey with a fair and full breeze, and everything seemed to be going on well up to a late hour when, almost in a moment, the hopes of the ';ving freight were blighted, the ship struck , and nothing but death - and desolation lay before them. Many of the passengers and'a portion of the crew had retired to their respective berths at an early hour, but a large number, more cheerfully inclined, had congregated together in the saloons and were singing and dancing up tc a late hour, there being both a fiddler and piper on board. As the night advanced, however, the breeze freshened i n t o a strong gale, before which the gallant ship flew as it were towards her destination, and most of the remaining pas sengers turned in. By some means, which at present we have been unable to ascertain with accuracy, the captain, when nearing Tuskar, seems to have lost his reckoning and mistaken his position, for a little past midnight the ship was driven on to a sandbank some seven miles off Ballyconigar, near to Blackwater, the sea making a clear breach over her and swee pi ng h er decks. The passengers rushed in crowds to the deck, most of them but partially dressed, and many with only their night clothes on. For a short time a wild scene of terror and confusion ensued, which, however, gradually subsided as the calm orders of the captain were obeyed by the crew, and something like order was re-established. The pumps were quickly manned, and it was found that the vessel was fast making water, but the captain was in hopes that if the weather moderated he should be able in the morning to land all his passengers by means of his boats. In this, however, he was doomed to be disappointed, as the gale continued with increased fury during the whole of the day. In the course of the morning an attempt was made to launch the lifeboats, but they were stove in and their crews drowned. In this fearful state of suspense they remained until to wards evening, when the ship, which had till then remained firm on the bank, slipped off by the stern into deep water, and commenced rapidly to fill. The whale boat was then launched, and a number of the crew and passengers rushed into her. The captain in the hope of being again driven on to the bank let go the best bower anchor, but all his exer tions were fruitless, and though more than 40 men were working at the pumps, the water gained upon them so fast that in less than an hour she sunk. The heart-rending scenes that must have occurred during that hour are fearful to think of, but are known only to God, for beyond those in the boat not a soul was saved. The captain, and first and second mates remained on the sinking ship, the only officer in the boat being the third mate, Stephen Kelly, who suc ceeded in reaching the shore in company with 18 others of the crew, and three passengers, five being washed out in their passage from the vessel. In the M eantime the intelligence of the dangerous situation of the vessel had been brought to Wexford by some of the coast-guards, and steps were immediately taken by William Coghlan, Esq., the Collector of Customs, to render assistance if possible, in rescuing so large a number of his fellow crea tures from the perilous position in which they were placed. For this purpose he communicated with Mr. Des ereux, owner of the steamtug Erin, who generously placed her at the service of Mr. Coghlan, the captain being direc ted to take the Rosslare and another lifeboat in tow at any moment it was possible to get out of the harbour. For this purpose steam was kept up for many hours, but it was not till daylight yesterday morning that the wind moderated sufficiently to admit of her leaving the river, and then it was too late—the last sad scene was over, and old and young, the fair and beautiful as well as the manly and strong, had met an untimely fate, and perished within sight of those shores to which they had but a few days before bidden adieu to find homes and friends in a distant land. Little of the wreck was to be seen when the steamer arrived at the spot, only the mizen mast being above water. From this was taken the colours which were flying when the vessel went down, the last sad memento of the departed. On visiting the shore in the neighbourhood of the wreck at a later hour yesterday nothing whatever was to be seen of the vessel, very little of which was washed ashore. On the beach at Ballyconigar, however, were found the lifeless remains of several of the unfortunate passengers, which were removed to the boat-house near there to await an in quest. One of the first bodies rescued from the waves was that of a lady, apparently about 40 years of age, who, in life, must have been a handsome woman, and evidently moving in a respectable sphere of life Here, however, we blush to record it, we must notice an act of barbariqm_so_, gross that it is hardly credible that any person in this age rof civilisation could be found guilty of it. The body of this lady when found by the coastguard was stripped of all its clothes, with the exception of the body-linen, and it was as certained that this diabolical act had been committed by one of the same sex, a woman residing in the village of Black water, who had thus desecrated the dead body and made off with the clothes. On the arrival of the constabulary, how ever, a body of whom, under the command of sub-inspector Strain and head-constable Harding, left here early in the morning, this brute in human shape was made to give up her plunder, and it is to be hoped that she will meet with the just reward such inhuman conduct deserves. The dress of this unfortunate lady consisted of a black silk jacket, with small white spots, a black satin skirt, two fine flannel skirts, linen corset, white cotton stockings, and slip pers. Two large and handsome gold ear-rings were also found with the body, to which was attached an India-rubber lifebelt. Near to the spot where this body was discovered there was afterwards found that of a young man, apparently about 25 years of age, blackhaired, and dressed in black (with a lifebelt attached) and, according to the statement of the third mate and some of the sailors, the son of the lady above-mentioned, who is reported to have been the widow of an American captain, and to have had with her a daugh ter about 16 or 17 years old. The next body come to was that of a gentleman of middle age, dressed in black, on whose person was found a silver lever watch, a pocketbook, containing letters and private memoranda, and some few pounds in gold and silver, but nothing leading to identifi cation. Near to this body was also found that of a male infant, of about six months old, and that of a young woman of about 20, partially clothed, with a black stuff and a flan nel skirt, black stockings, &c. With the exception of a fine linen shirt, and a barrel (with " M. Shannon" painted thereon) containing potatoes and other provisions, evidently the property of a steerage passenger, nothing else was dis covered near this spot—the nearest point to the scene of this awful catastrophe, and we resumed our search along the coast towards Wexford. On arriving at Ballyneskar, some two miles from Blackwater, we were informed that the body of a young lady had been found there and removed to a cottage near at hand. On proceeding there we beheld the remains of a very beautiful young girl, the calm expression of whose, pallid countenance indicated the peaceful sleep of innocence rather than an untimely and violent death. The dress of this poor unfortunate was of an expensive description, and from the similarity of features to those of the elderly lady and her son, mentioned above, there can be little doubt but that she was the daughter spoken of by the sailors, as being with that lady on board the Pomona before her loss. n india-rubber life-belt—inadequate to save the life but sufficient to save the body from its watery shroud—was also found attached to these remains, a fact which still more strengthens the supposition that these three persons were of the same family —united in death as they had been undivided in life. Here and at Curracloe to which we next turned our steps, were a few remnants of the ill-fated ship, a piece of the bulwarks, portions of sonic spars, and several broken casks and chests. Here, while gazing with sorrowful melancholy on the roll ing waters which raised their white heads like surp!iced choristers chanting a requiem for the dead, our attention was drawn to a dark object held in the grasp of the waves, at one moment dashed forward as though it would be laid at our feet, and in the next drawn back as if the deep ocean was loth to give up its dead. After watching for some time the outline of the human form was more clearly made out, and we knew that before Ls was the body of another of the unfortunates who had been called so hastily to their last account. As if unwilling to render up its prey the waves played with this remnant of humanity, throwing it forward and anon sucking it beneath the receding surge, but it gradually approached the shore where we stood watching its fate, and was soon near at hand—when, must we tell it of Wexford men, a dozen of whom, strong and stalwart, stood around us, not one was there who would step for ward to rescue it, unless, as they said "you'll pay us." Ashamed and indignant at such behaviour, a gentleman present dashed forward, and wading f or some distance with the help of a constable who came to the spot, he succeded in bringing to shore the body of an elderly grey-haired woman whose rigid features told too surely of the bitter struggles of death through which she had passed. The only articles of wearing apparel on this poor creature were a chemise and a night cap, leading to the impression that she must have met her death while lying in her berth, or at the mo ment when she rushed up on deck in frenzied terror. This was the last body found up to a late hour last evening. From Curracloe to the Raven Point the shore was strewn with pieces of the wreck, including doors and panels from the saloons and cabins, beautifully painted and gilded, handsome carved chair; and couches, patent life-seats, beds and bedding, the cabin skylights and other fittings, with the remains of the two shattered life-boats, first attempted to be launched. In conclusion, we cannot withhold a word of praise to the coastguardsmen and constabulary, who were untiring in their efforts to recoyer whatever property might be washed ashore, and decently caring for the re lics of such of the passengers whose bodies had been given u p by the seething and troubled waters. Francis Harper Esq., r the agent for Lloyd's, was early at the scene of th e Laste, in company with Wm. Coghlan, Esq., under whose direction the survivors, all of whom are more or less suffering from severe personal injuries , w er e removed to Wexford, where they will no doubt receive that A mong those saved, sympathy to which their sufferings so justly entitle them. he was drowned there are only three passengers and of the seamen life-boats of the pre served. there are several who are Irish, a number of the crew the names of whom we give below— tnielempionmaotniNa-es.woafs Oneth a is .w co e u x n fo t .r ry d . man na o m f t e h d e i‘ s f a i i e l h or a s el o H n a b y oa es il k n down by Mr. Coghlan, attempt . in sh t i h p e . fu o t n ile arrivinga m o a v d e e x t f o or l d au th n e ch tn t i h m e mate tae made the following statement upon oath, which was in debted for a copy STATEMENT to whose - kindness we are Pomona, of New he was the third , ENT OF THE THIRD MATE. Stephen Kelly deposed that mate of the ship York, of 1,500 tons register, owned by the D. L. Line, and that he sailed from pool on the 27th d a y o f April, at 5 a, 1859 with a ou crew of 37 hands, includi ng himself b - - 'ln' New , nd to w `fork, with a cargo of general me rc handise, and about 400 passen gerssundry by . shipped parties of Liverpool, and con signed to sundry parties at N ew York, Did not know whether she was insured. Left Liverpool on the 27th of ' April, at 5 a.m., wind S.E., fresh breeze. About 4 p.m. Holyhead bore about S.E. by E. distant about . 10 miles, steering then, I think, about a W.S.W. course. At mid night a strong breeze, ship under close reefed topsails, lying to. Made a revolving light, and supposed it to be Tuskar ; squared away the ship, and steered a west course. Very soon after she struck; could not tell where, but proved afterwards to be Blackwater Bank, where the sea soon made a complete breach over her. About 10 a.m. cut away the fore and main masts, the ship rolling very heavy. Got out two boats, but they were soon swamped. About one p.m. she worked over the bank; immediately after let go the best bower anchor, but found that she was sinking very fast. At 1.30 pm. got out the long boat, when the cook, :steward, boatswain, and three others left in her; she upset going on shore, and four of them were drowned. Myself, 15 of the crew, and passengers, left the ship at 2.30 p.m. in the whale-boat, and landed - near Blackwater. I expect the remainder of the crew and passengers are all drowned. Tho pumps were constantly worked during the day. _ _ LIST OF SURVIVORS. PASSENGERS.—Matthew Lees, Bartholomew Reilly and John Raber. CREW.—Stephen Kelly, third mate; Richard Long, boatswain ; Michael Moriarty, John Smith, Richard Em ment, Thomas Barnes, Thomas Jordan, John Sullivan, Harry Millar, Rodolph Thom, Jeremiah Williams, George Melville, George Nott, John Rodgers, Charles Jackson, Charles Thomson, James West, William Murphy, and John M'Cormack, seamen; John Meehan, passengers' cook. THE EMPEROR OP THE FRENCH ON THE ITALIAN QUESTION. The llioniteur of yesterday contains the following circular, dated April 27, and addressed to all the diplomatic agents of the Emperor : "Monsieur,—The communication which has been made by order of his Imperial Majesty to the Senate and the Corps Legislatif relieves me of the necessity of reverting to the incidents with which public opinion has been engaged for some weeks past, and which formed the subject of my last despatchss. The seriousness of the situation has become extreme, and the result nnfortunately is not that which our persevering and loyal efforts were directed to secure. Under these serious circumstances it is a source of great satisfac faction to the Government of the Emperor to be able to submit to the decision of Europe the question of deciding with what power rests the responsibility of such an issue. " That the state of affairs in Italy was abnormal ; that the uneasiness and the suppressed agitation which resulted therefrom was a source of danger to all Europe; that rea son counselled by,a wholesome foresight to prevent an otherwise inevitabl6 crisis—this was at once the opinion of England, Prussia, Russia, and France. Unanimity of apprehensions also produced conformity of sentiments and of procedure. The mission of Lord Cowley to Vienna —the proposition of a congress emanating from St. Petersburgh— the support rendered by Prussia to these attempts for an accommodation—the readiness of France to adhere to the combinations which succeeded one another up to the latest moment—all these acts hitve, in'short, been inspired by a single motive—by a lively and sincere desire to consolidate pace, and no longer close her eyes to a difficulty which so evidently threatened to embroil her. " In this phase of the affair the Government of the Em peror has taken an initiative and active part. But this part, t is necessary to state, has always been one of a collective haracter. France has simply offered its assistance as a reat European Power, in order to regulate, in a spirit of friendship and confidence, with the other Powers, a ques tion which excited her sympathies (1 will not disguise it), but in which she neither saw particular duties to fulfil nor urgent duties to defend. " On the very day when the Cabinet of Vienna had pro mised in the most solemn manner not to commence hostili ties, it was prepared to offer an attitude giat must lead the Emperor infallibly to conclude that an aggression was directed against Piedmont. "A like assurance in giving time for the exercise of the mediation of the different Powers afforded hopes of the speedy convocation of a congress. In fact, England had settled, with the concurrence of France, Prussia, and Russia, the final conditions of the meeting of that assem bly, in which the place that justice and reason assigned to the Italian States was accorded to them. " Sardinia, on her side, gave her adhesion to the simul taneous and previous disarmament of the Powers which had lately increased their military force. To these pro spects of peace the Cabinet of Vienna suddenly opposed an act, which, to characterise it aright, is equi va l en t t o a de claration of war. Thus Austria destroyed by her sole act the work pursued • - with so much patience by England, seconded with so much sincerity by Russia and Prussia, and facilitated with so much moderation by France. Not only Austria closes the door of the congress against Sardinia, but she summons her, under pain of being constrained by force, to lay down her arms without any conditions, and within a delay of three days. "A formidable demonstration of war is made at the same time on the banks of the Ticino, and it is, to speak the truth, with an army actually in march that the Austrian commander-in-chief awaits the answer of the Cabinet of Turin. " You know, Monsieur, the impression caused at London, Berlin, and St. Petersburgh, by the resolution, so inoppor tune and so fatal, of the Cabinet of Vienna. The astonish ment and displeasure of the three Powers have been ex pressed by a protestation, the echo of which has been car ried by public opinion into every part of Europe. "If England, Prussia, and Russia, by the steps which they have hastened to take, have been able fully to redeem their moral responsibility, and to give satisfaction to their offended dignity, the Government of the Emperor moved.., moreover, by similar considerations, had also t o indicate its own atti tude, and other obligations were imposed upon it. Nothing has diminished the unanimity which was established from the first between us and the mediating Powers. The ques tion remains at, bottom the same, but we have too great confidence in the disposition of which these Powers have furnished us such striking Pritinplea, to think for a single instant that they will misapprehend the sense of the policy, that apcient traditions and the imperious iitt necessities of geo graphicalranerfsoirtitna_ naturallyfo ac to us. to enury has n ea ev e er exer cise in Italy an interested influence, and it is assuredly not her that can be accused of having attempted to revive the remembrance of ancient struggles and historical rivalries. All that she has hitherto demanded—and the treaties are in unison with her wishes—is that the states of the Peninsula shall exist independently, and in their internal affairs, as well as in their relations with foreign states, shall only have to consult their own wishes. I do not know that in this re spect a different opinion exists in London, Berlin, and St. Petersburgh than that which exists at Paris.;Whatever it may be, circumstances have invested Austria, in face of the Powers of Italy, with a situati on universally pronounced to be preponderant. " Sardinia, alone, has for the present escaped from an action which has altered, in the general opinion, in an im portant part of Europe ? that systm of equilibrium which it was desirable to establish there. Everywhere else this fact would be very grave, but whatever were our own senti ments' we should have been sati s fi e d with the opi n i ons which we knew to be entertained by other cabinets—to point out to them this evil in order to its correction. " Such a reserve, Monsieur, when it concerned Sardinia, would become a forgetfulness of our most essential inte rests. It is not the configuration of the soil which covers on that side one of the frontiers of France. The passes of the Alps are not in our hands; and it con cerns us in the highest degree that the key of them remains at Turin—only at Turin. Not only French interests, but interests equally European, as well as regard for rights and legitimate interests of states, which continue to regulate their reciprocal relations—these considerations, I say, would not permit the Government to hesitate upon the conduct which it has to follow when a state so considerable as Aus tria assumes towards Piedmont the tone of menace, and openly prepares to dictate laws to it. This obligation im presses a new gravity upon the refusal of Austria to disarm before acting. We would not, at whatever hazard, find ourselves in the face of an accomplished fact; and it is this fact that the Government of the Emperor is resolved to prevent. It is not, then, an offensive attitude, it is a mea sure of defence that we are adopting at this moment. " Old recollections, a comm un it y of origin, the recent alliance of the sovereign houses, unite us to Sardinia. These are serious grounds of sympathy, and we appreciate them at their full value; but they would not of themselves per haps be sufficient to decide us. That which marks out clearly for us our course is the permanent and hereditary interest of France, is the absolute impossibility for the Go vernment of the Emperor to admit that a coup de force should establish at the foot of the Alps, contrary to the views of a friendly nation and to the will of its sovereign, a state of things which would deliver entire Italy to a foreign influence. "His Imperial Majesty, strictly faithful to the words which he pronounced when the French people recalled him to the throne of the chief of his dynasty, is not animated by any personal ambition, by any desire of conquest. The time has not long passed since the Emperor proved in a European crisis that moderation was the soul of his policy. This moderation at the present moment presides with the same force over his designs, and in protecting the interests which have been committed to him by Providence, his Majesty does not imagine that you can give a moro posi tive assurance that he does not separate his views from those of his allies. Far from that, his Government, in referring to the incidents which have marked the negotiations of preceding weeks, cherishes the firm hope that the Government of her Britannic Majesty will continue to persevere in an attude which, in uniting by a moral tie the policy of the two countries, permits the Cabi nets of Paris and of London to explain themselves without reserve, and to combine, according to events, an under standing destined to preserve the Continent from the effects of that struggle which may arise at one cf its extremes. Russia, we have a profound conviction, will be always ready to direct its efforts towards the same end. As for Prussia, the always impartial and conciliatory spirit of which she has given proof since the origin of the crisis is a sure guarantee of her disposition to neglect nothing in crder to circumscribe the outbreak (l'explosion.) " We wish, in a most emphatic manner, that the other Powers which compose the Germanic Confederation should not allow themselves to be guided by the recollections of a different epoch. France can see only with pain the agita tion which is excited in some States of Germany. She does not understand how that great country—ordinarily so calm and so patriotically imbued with the sense of its own strength--can believe its security menaced by events of which the theatre ought to remain far removed from its territories. The Government of the Empire wishes, then, to think that the statesmen of Germany will quickly under stand that it depends in a great measure upon themselves to limit the extent and the duration of a war which France, if it is forced to engage in it, will have at least the conscious ness of not having provoked. " I invite you, Monsieur, to possess yourself of the consi derations developed in this despatch in your first interview with M—, and to leave a copy of it with him. Considering the clearness of the language which I hold, to you here by order of the Emperor ' and which impli es , i n th e m i nd of his Majesty, a desi re to offer to the other Cabinets all pos sible guarantees to lead them to a true appreciation of the situation, and to reassure them, in all that concerns them selves as to its consequences, it is difficult for me to suppose) that the Government of will not meet our explana tions with a confidence equal to that which has dictated them.—Receive, &c., 1 " WALE WSK 1." The Austrian Government have announced a loan for a sum equal to that proposed by France--namely, £20,000,000, two-thirds of which are to be supplied by an ilicreased issue of notes by the National Bank. Specie payments, which were only just beginning to be resumed after 10 years of a forced paper circulation, have again been definitively suspended. Duties are to be paid in silver, or its equivalent, and a tax of 5 per cent. is to be levied on the receipts from all capital invested in securities. • • • . , •fettiO h aligence of arrivals froin'A us t ra li a gold con tinues to be taken from the b an k for the Continent, £40,000 in bars having been withdrawn on Saturday. Nearly £300,000 is now overdue front Melbourne, ROYAL AIITQUBT. The opening of the exhibition of paintings and sculpture for the year 1859 was celebrated on Saturday by the usual anniversary dinner given within the walls of the Academy. The company on these occasions ordinarily comprises ministers of State, dignitaries of the Church, commanders in the army and navy, statesmen of all shades of poliees, men of letters and of science, as well as eminent representatives of trade and commerce. In this instance, however, owing to the general elec tion, there were not a few noticeable gaps at the festive board ; and such of the leading. members of the Government as were able to attend had to leave at an early hour on account of the pressure of public business. The guests began to assemble at two o'clock, and spent the interval before the dinner began in in specting the pictures distributed through the various apartments. As group after group arrived the most animated conversations were carried on, in which it must be confessed that eager gossip about electioneering topics and "the state of the poll" divided attention pretty equally with criticisms upon the productions of the painter. The banquet was held in the East-room, the light- ing of which is so arranged, as at a preconcerted signal—viz., the health of her Majesty—hundreds of gas jets in the ceili ng are s i mu l taneous l y t urne d on, bringing out, as with magical and entrancing effect, the pictorial glories with which the walls are so richly studded. Sir Charles Eastlake, the president of the in stitution, occupied the chair; and among the assem blage were—his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge, the Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, Lord J. Manners, Lord Chief Justice Campbell, Chief Baron Pollock, the Master of the Rolls, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Lichfield, the Bishop of Ripon, Earl Cawdor, the Earl of Carnarvon, the Earl of Carlisle, Lord Cranworth, Earl Granville, Lord Hardinge, Lord J. Russell, Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Mont eagle, Lord Methuen, Marquis of Northampton, Lord Northwick, Lord Overstone, Earl of Ripon, Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, the Duke of Somer set, Earl Shelburne, Lord St. Leonards, Earl War wick, Mr. Glad s t one , M.P., Mr. Cardwell, M.P., the Chairman of the Board of Customs, the Dean of St. Paul's, Professor Faraday, Sir B. Brodie, the Governor of the Bank of England, the Lord Mayor, Sir R. Murchison, Sir S. Northcote, M.P., Professor Owen, President of the College of Physicians, Mr. G. Grote, Mr. Thackeray, Mr. J. Foster, Sir W. F. Williams, Professor Wheatstone, together with a large muster' of eminent academicians and asso ciates. The usual loyal toasts were duly proposed and received with marked enthusiasm. The PRESIDENT next gave "The Army and Navy," connecting with it the name of his Royal Highness the Commander of the Forces. The toast was drunk amid loud cheers. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE— Mr. President, my lords, and gentlemen, in respond ing to the toast which has just been given, I have to express to you, in the name both of the army and navy—for I believe there is no naval officer present to speak on behalf of the latter service— their warmest thanks for the honour you have done them. In looking round on this festive, this calm and peaceful gathering, I cannot help .congratulat ing you that whereas in various parts of the Conti nent events of serious moment are now going, on, in this glorious country we are enabled to meet in the manner we have done this evening. (Cheers.) It may at first sight appear a very trivial matter that we can now assemble so tranquilly and agreeably round this festi ve b oar d ; _ but the circumstance should really read a lesson to other nations, and indeed, to the whole world. While other countries are at this time unfortunatelyinvolved in muc h diffi culty, we at l eas t are determined, as far as possible, to remain peaceful, happy, and contented. (Cheers.) But, though I cannot too strongly impress upon you, gentlemen, the favourable position which we occupy, on the other hand I am the last person who would hesitate to tell you that in order that we may continue in that peaceful, happy, and prosperous state, we ought, especially under present circum, stances, to be well prepared for whatever may happen. (Renewed cheers.) It is a different matter not to wish for war, and when war comes not to be prepared for it. I believe the people of England, from one end of the country to the other, are im bued with the conviction that in order that wemay enjoy continued contentment and security we must be ready for the worst if our neighbours will not allow us to be at peace. (Cheers.) Such is the posi tion which this com , try ought to occupy, and it is the position which every man, whatever his shade of politics, is desirous that she should occupy. (Hear.) To pass, however, to a more agreeable theme, I cannot but congratulate the members of the Royal Academy on the result, as far as I can judge, of their present exhibition. I perceive that the army and navy are largely represented in this collection. Some of my friends around me are very well delineated to the world, and I have no d..ubt they will be very well satisfied with the effect thus produced and the justice that has been done them. (A laugh.) I see other most charming works around me, all proving that art in this country has in no respect deteriorated. (Cheers.) My worthy friend the chairman has referred to the Indian mutiny, and brought to your especial notice a most illus trious name. Perhaps I may be forgiven if I bring before you another name—not so illustrious, cer tainly, yet not undistinguished, and one more immediately connected with your own body, thus exemplifying that arts and arms are more inti mately associated than many persons imagine. Among your most eminent artists who have contri buted so largely to the success of this admirable ex hibition my excellent friend Mr. Grant will, I believe, be admitted to hold no inconspicuous place. Now, we have in the army in India a most distinguished soldier, the brother of that gentleman—(hear)— who, when the mutiny broke out, was only a colonel of Dragoons, and of whom nothing was known, except that h e was a good officer. How ever, during the war he had an opportunity, like many others, of showing in various commands of what he was made, and he has acquitted himself quite as well in his profession as his accomplished brother has acquitted himself in yours. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I have only (min to thank you for the compliment which you have paid to the army and navy. The PRESIDENT next proposed " The Health of the noblemen and gentlemen who this day honoured the Academy with their presence." The toast was responded to by the Lord Chan cellor in an elegant and characteristic speech. His lordship concluded by giving " Prosperity to the Royal Academy." This was acknowledged by the President, who proposed as the next toast " The Health of her Majesty's Ministers." The Earl of DERBY—Mr. President, my lords and gentlemen, I beg to return you, on the part of my colleagues and myself, our grateful thanks for the kind manner in which you have received the toast which has just been proposed. I confess that when I came here to -day I had some little hesita tion as to the way in which we were likely to be received, inasmuch as I could not but feel that if there were any diminution in the numbers attend ing on this occasion, we might, perhaps, be held somewhat responsible for that circumstance in con sequence of the political step which we advised our Sovereign to take. (A laugh.) I know not whether the music for this evening has been specially ar ranged with reference to that subject, but I find in the glee (of Spofforth) about to be sung we are told that— " From the mall and from the ring Ev'ry one has taken wing—(laughter); Chloe, Strephon, Corydon, All are fled, and all are gone !" (Renewed laughter.) Whether or not the next line holds good— " What is left's not worth your stay," I will not venture to say ; but this I know, that, with the exception chiefly of those who represent the City of London, to whom I should be sorry to apply expressions so disrespectful—(laughter)— many who would have been exceedingly desirous to attend to-day have been compelled, by circumstances much more disagreeable than those of " the smoky town," to absent themselves from your festive board, and that they "all are fled and all are gone." (Re newed laughter.) And there is one who, if present, would certainly not be behind in tendering you his acknowledgments for the honour you have done the naval service—l mean my right hon. friend the First Lord of the Admiralty, who has this day to go through the ordeal of appearing before his constitu ents. Seriously speaking, I am deeply sensible of the kind reception you have given to the health of her Majesty's Ministers, because I am quite sure that never was there a time when those charged with the public affairs of this country had greater need of being supported by the confidence, the sym pathy, and the good-will of their fellow country men than those who are now entrusted with the anxious and heavy task of conducting the govern- ment of this empire. (Cheers.) We are at this mo ment in the heat of a political struggle of no ordi nary character ; but it is not now 'for the first time we see that, in the midst of the most earnest political strife, party differences are not allowed for a single instant to disturb the harmony or interrupt the social intercourse between men of the most opposite opinions assembled at festive meetings like this. (Cheers.) But the anxieties and labours of the Go vernment would be little indeed if they were con fined to matters of mere domestic interest. We are on the eve of events • of which Rio man can foresee the end. (Hear, hear.) We have striven earnestly and diligently to avert the calrmities of war. We kayo been unsuccessful. War is, I fear, inevi- tably on the point of breaking out, and how it may close no human prescience can pretend to tell. But of this I am quite sure, that whatever our other dif ferences may be, there is a perfect and entire unani mity among all classes of this great community as to the course—the dignified course which this coun try ought to pursue in the present crisis of foreign affairs. (Cheers.) The illustrious duke who so worthily presides over the army has told you how anxious he himself, as well as all the gallant pro fession to which he belongs, feels that the peace of this country, at all events, should not be disturbed. And indeed it would be a melancholy case if, on the very eve of returning our heartfelt thanks to Al mighty God for the blessing He has bestowed upon us in putting an end to the formidable revolt which has raged in India we were about to be involved in the vortex of another war perhaps still more bloody, and in all probability, much more lasting. (Hear.) Of this I am satisfied, that the conduct which Eng land ought to adopt is as far as may be possible to maintain an impartial, a dignified, and a neutral attitude—(loud cheers)--to seize every opportunity that may present itself of reconciling conflicting nations, and what is even more difficult, of reconcil ing conflicting principle s . (Hear, hear.) Th e s t a t e of war in whi c h Europe is about to enter will no doubt entail on this country much of anxiety, much of apprehension, much of expenditure. But God forbid that it should entail on us that most fearful of all expenditures, that of British blood and Bri tish lives. (Cheers.) In endeavouring to mitigate the calamities of war, and promote the cause of peace, we shall have th e assent of all men of all po litical opinions whose opinion is worth havinc, in this country; and one of th e great sources of influ ence which England possesses in the world is this—that whatever our differences of opinion may be at home, when the honour and the interests of the country are concerned all private feuds and animosities are forgotten, and all men in and out of office are equally ready to lend their aid for the promotion of the public service and the public good. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, I cor dially concur with the illustrious duke when he says, that in order to maintain the attitude which England ought to hold, it is necessary for the sake of peace that she should not be unprepared for any contingencies which may arise. I trust this assem- 1 bly will believe that such a sentiment is in entire accordance with the views, and I think before 24 hours are over it will be seen that it is also in entire accordance with the practice, of her Majesty's pre sent advisers. (Loud cheers.) Before I sit down there is only point ..•.n which I may venture to ex press a difference of opinion with my noble and learned friend, the Lord Chancellor. You, Mr. Rresident, have alluded very slightly to the possible and I believe probable, improvement in the acecom modation which in a short time is to be given to the Royal Academy, for the exhibition of their works of art. My noble and learned friend ex pressed a very natural anxiety and desire—forget ting, I think, something of the circumstances —that we should often meet again in this place. (A laugh.) Now, without having any difference of opinion in substance with my noble and learned friend, I beg to express, with no less cordiality, my hope that we may not often meet again here. (Cheers and laughter.) I trust that before many anniversar;.es are over we may be enabled to congratulate the Royal Academy on having a larger and more suit. able site for the exhibition of the trophies of art which adorn these walls—for the extension of their meritorious and laudable endeavours to cultivate the fine arts and promote the instruction of their younger brethren ; and that at no distant period we shall find the productions of British artists in their annual collections displayed where there is room for all the deserving, many of which I am sure from the present inadequacy of the space at your command have necessarily to be excluded. Gentlemen, I recollect that when I last had the honour of holding office under the Crown I ex pressed in this place the same anxious desire, and I then made an appeal to the liberality of my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is not now present, to provide better accommoda tion for this society ; and I am happy to think that now, while filling the same ,situation for the second time, we find ourselves near the completion of that wish of my heart at that day • and that, knowing the exertions whi c h th e Royal Academy is itself making for the advancement of art and science, we shall see that great object realised in a short time by the aid of Parliament—whether or not during the period that I may still continue to hold office I do not presume to say—(laughter)-- viz., the provision of a more worthy building for the exhibition of the works of the Royal Academy. (Cheers.) The noble earl concluded by repeating his thanks for the toast. The other toasts were " The Photographic Society,' coupled with ." The Health of Chief Baron Pol 1( ek ;" " Mr. Grote," the eminent historian ; " The City of London and the Lord Mayor ;" "The Health 1 of Lord John Russell ; " The Royal Society and Sir Benjamin Brodie ;" " The interests of Literature and its Professors present," coupled with the name of Mr. John Forster. The list of toasts, which were all well received and eloquently acknowledged, having been brought to a close, the guests dispersed themselves again through the different rooms to make a further in spection of their attractive contents. In this pleas ing employment not a few lingered till a pretty late hour. The vocalists engaged for the banquet were under the direction of Mr. Francis, and included Messrs. Lockey, Benson, Young, Buckland, and Lawler, besides choristers. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. - 1100 RACES—SATURDAY. The Farmer's Plate of 40 soya the second to receive £5. Mr. R. Gresham's Dwarf, by Gilbert Gurney, aged, list 71b (Mr. W. Bevill) 1 Mr. Archer's Remnant, 5 yrs, lOst Mr. H. Platt's Mi nna , age d, 7st 71b (Captain Townley) 3 The following al so ran :—Ague (late Antic), Kate Garrow, Young Sykes, and Viscountesss. Betting-6 to 4 agst Ague, sto 2 each agst Minna and the Dwarf, 6 to 1 agst any other. Won by three lengths • a length between the second and third; Viscountess was fourth, and Young Sykes fifth ; the other two beaten off. The Claret Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 25 added. The winner to be sold for £2OO, &c. Three-yr-olds and upwards. About a mile and a half. 7 subs. Mr. J. S. Crawley ns Mimosa, by Humphrey or Mentor, 4 yrs ' lOst 101 b (M r. H arr i son ) 1 Colonel Cavendish us Target, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b (Mr. W. Bevill) 2 Lord Verulam ns Bravissimo, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b (Mr. Edwards) 3 Mr. Ames ns Salonica, 5 yrs, llst 51b (Captain Townley) 4 Betting--6 to 4on Mimosa, 3to 1 agst Target, 4to 1 agst Bravissitno. _ _ Bravissim o led to the half-mile post, where Mimosa and Target joined issue, a good race resulting in favour of Mi mosa by a head ; a length between the second and third ; bad fourth. The decision of the judge created some surprise, the general impression being that Target had won. The Selling Stakes of 5 soves each, with 25 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards. Half a mile. 8 subs. Mr. E. P. Deline Radcliff ns Hassock, by Surplice, 3 yrs, 9st 71b Mr. J. S. Crawley's Ariosto, aged (#;5o), lOst 21b (carried lOst 51b) (Captain Townley) 2 Mr. A. Porldn's Indulgence, 6 yrs (£5O), lOst 21b (Mr. Edwards) 3 Mr. S. La Alert's Lady Well, 3 yrs (L5O), 7st 1 llb (carried Bst 111 b) (Mr. C. Bevill, jun.) 4 Betting—Even agst Indulgence, 3 to 1 each agst Ariosto and Hassock Hassock made all the running, and won by two lengths , a length between the second an d thi r d ; bad fourth. The number of Indulgence was at first hoisted as the winner, and great uproar ensued ; but the mistake was subsequently rectified. The £5O Plate for three-yr-olds and upwards. About a mile and a half. Mr. S. Jacobs' Broadlands, by Buckthorn, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b 1 Mr. Hawley's Q ueen of the South, 6 yrs, list 51b .. 2 Betting-2 to lon Broadlands, who won by two lengths. The Scurry Stakes of 5 sovs each, Ilst 71b each ; the winner to.be sold for Soapy Half a mile. 9 subs. Lord Verulara nu, Sam (late Western Powe) 1 Ist 71b Mr. Edw Mr. Reid nas. Ariosto, list 71b ( (Mr. Harrison ) so) ) 3 2 Lord D acre nat. Indulgence, list 71b (Ca t. Townley) Mr. C. Marta nas Newington, list 71b Betting -6 to 4 each agst Soapy ( to 2 agst A r i os t o. Won by t wo l eng th s ; th e o th ers beaten off. rr. C. Bevill, jun.) 4 an d Newington-5 J. i Rghotbiinnsgaioni:: Beaten Horses Stakes, a purse of 10 sous. ardo 1 Mr. Mr. Arche r ' s R emnan t, lO s t Ilb ...... (mr. Townley) 2 Mr. H. Platt' s Mi nna , 10st 71b (Capt. Antis) st hi l 2 o B lb t 4 (l‘ lb lr. J ( . ow Chu i r i k er e ) 4 3 Betting-7 to 4on cin l n e a n n g t t ' hs w ; o th e e al o n t e he a r two were the distance, and won by ten were beaten off. rue ng(lSaYtekAesn' THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, May 2.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; fresh breeze, with cloudy but fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, May I.—Wind E.S.E.—Aftived—Lord .Raglan, from the Cape of Good Hopo for London ; her Ma jesty's ship Virago, from the eastward, and sailed for the westward. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning, Wind N.E. Arrived—Frankfort, screw steamer, from Lisbon; Calista Haws, from Mobile. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind E. ' • tide, two hours' flood ; weather c l ou d y. Arrived, May 2—Hermann Theodor, from Archangel; Holly Branch, from Dantzic. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind E., fresh. Passed, May I—Aurora, from London, for the Cape of Good Hope. The monthly settlement on the Paris Bourse c menced on Satu r d a y, an d w i ll be in progress for abo ut , week. It is expected that the impoverishment and ru h2 be beyond all example, SUN OFFICE, Seren o'Clock. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments were made this afternoon at the Admiralty : Commander—F. Dent, to the Cressy. Mate—C. R. Maedonell, to the Hero. Paymaster—C. A. Thorne, to the Exmouth. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. DECLARATION OF THE POLLS. FINSBURY. • . 8,538 Cox .. • . 8,174 1 SOUTHWARK. • . 4,446 I Pe ll att • • 4,255 1 GREENWICH. • • 3 , 8 73 I Chambers .. .. 3,520 i Maxwell .. Dancombe Peto .. . . 4,556 Napier Locke .. 2,730 Salomons .. Angerstein .. .. 1,718 „ 1,031 STATE OF THE POLL. HARWICH-1.30. • • 152 Campbell •• 148 I Marshmaa NOMINATIONS. Jervis .. Rowley .. GREAT MARLow.—Mr. Probyn, Colonel Williams, and Colonel Knox were nominated. A poll demanded on be half of the latter. A nmAui(BOnorGu).—Mr. Bond and Mr. Miller nomi nated. A poll was demanded on behalf of the latter. H UNTINGDONSIIIRE.—Mr. Fellowes, Mr. Heatheote, and Lord R. Montague were nominated. A poll was de manded on behalf of the latter. DUBLIN SCITY).—Mr , Brady, Mr. Macarthy, Sir E. Grogan, an Mr. Vance were nominated. The show of hands was against the latter, and a poll demanded on their behalf. SUFFOLK (WEsT).—Lord Jermyn, Major Parkes, and Captain Bennet, were nominated. A poll was demanded on behalf of the latter. LANCASHIRE (SOUTH).—Hon. Mr. Egerton; Mr. Legh, Mr. Cheetham, and Mr. Heywood, were nominated. 4 poll was demanded on the part of the latter. Easkx (SOUTH).—Mr. Branaton, Mr. Wingfield Baker, and Mr. Watlington were nominated. A poll was de manded on behalf of the latter. UNOPPOSED RETURNS. DURHAM (NORTH).—Lord A. V. Tempest and Mr. R. D. Shafto. LEICESTERSHIRE (SOUTH).—Mr. C. W. Padre and Lord Curzon. LONDONDERRY.—Sir R. Ferguson. _ MALMESBURY.—Lord Andover. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (SOUTH).—Mr. R. Knightley and Col. Cartwright. SURREY (WEST).--Mr. Briscoe and Mr. H. Drummond. CHESHIRE (SOUTH).—.-Mr. Egerton and Mr. Tolemache. NORFOLK (EAST).—Colonel Coke and Mr. Howes. SHROPSHIRE (SOUTH.)—Lord Newport and Hon. W. Clive. WoIteEsTEILSMRE (WEST).--Lord Elmloy and Mr. S. W. Knight. STAFFORDSHIRE (NORTII).—Mr. C. B. Adderley and Viscount Ingestre. HA_DDINGTONSUptE.—Lord Elcbo. WILTS (SouTn).—Mr. S. Herbert and Lord Thynne. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (SOUTH).—Lord Newark and Mr. W. H. Barrow. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.—Mr. Du Pre, Mr. Disraeli, and Mr. Cavendish. PonTAnusoTox.—Colonel Darner. BELPAST.—Sir H. W. C. Cairns and Mr. R. Davison. RENPREWSHIRE.—Sir M. S. Stewart. DORSET —Lord Portman G. H. Sturt, and Ker Seymer. KENT (EAST.—Sir B. Bridges and Mr. W. Deedes. DEVON (SopTll).—Mr. Palk and M r. K e k ew i c h . IiERTPORDSRiItE.—Sir E. B. Lytton, Mr. Puller, and Mr. Smith. 7 3 OXFORDSHIR - E.—Mt.. Harcourt, Mr. Henley, and Mr. North. ' PERTHSRIRE.-31r. Stirling. IsvEnNliss-SHIRE.—Mr. Baillie. lIEREFORDSRIRE.—Mr. J. King, Lord W. Graham, and Mr. Mildmay. TATTERSALLS"-( THIS EVENING.) CHEST= CUP. 11 to 2 agst Leamington (taken) 12 to 1 agst Royal Sovereign (taken) 14 to 1 agst Polestar (taken) 22 to 1 agst Rara Avis (taken) 2.5 to 1 agst Queenstown (taken) 2.5 to 1 agst Bevis (taken) 25 to 1 agst Master Bagot (taken) 40 to 1 agst Coroner (taken) Leamington, Quesnstown, Underh an d, M as t er B ago t, Bevis, Rosabel, Royal Sovereign, Defender, and Belle were backed at evens against the field. THIRD EDITION: ARRIVALS AT CHESTER. Fisherman, Itosabel, Leamington, Linda, Rattlebone, Tournament, Sedbury, Defender, Oxford, Independence, Belle, Olympias, Prioress, Sir Isaac, Lupellus, Roman Candle, Cripplegate, Ancient Briton, King William, Ter magant colt, Gwellyon, Mathematics, Balloon, Ravenstone dale, Nosegay, Stanley, F. M. Duke of Duty, Rainbow, Cawood, Tbormanby, Orchehill, Madrid, Queenstown , New Brighton, The Brewer, Chantress, Fadladeen, Thornhill Master Bagot, Argosy, and Topsy. SPORTING NOTES. CHESTER, HO I The turmoil and . excitement of a general election cannot divert attention entirely from the Chester Meeting. The thoughts of all classes of turfites recur to it, and are re lieved by dwelling upon a subject which is dissociated from war. That the political crisis in which we are involved will exercise a depressing effect upon the meeting is un questionable; still it will not detract greatly from the vast interest which the sport will excite. The minor events I shall not now touch upon t because the Cup alone is the curiosity of racing men. The range of speculation on this, the Derby of handicaps, has been somewhat limited, but the betting has received a fillip within the past fortnight, and the bookmakers are likely to be relieved from their dread of not being able to get money. No mistake has been made about the demonstration in favour of Leamington. From the very day on which he was backed in earnest in the market, up to the present time, "his upward tendency" has been steady and percep tible. If, too, my information be correct, his partisans have received assuring proofs that their confidence is not mis placed, and we firmly believe that they have greater reason to be sanguine of Leamington's success now than they had in 1857. The horse has undergone a strong pro p d o a n r a e t i t o h n r 0 , u a n g d h onuetvtehr the past p i d a s s t o w w i n e l t l er s i . n cwe e l e m s ia a s r f i o s a le an d a a n s i h m e a h l as of the Leamington stamp—that is to say, she belongs to the first-class, and has a seconl.class weight. Since she came into the possessi 3n of Mr. Snowing, however, s h e h as inflicted on him a series of disappointments, and since she was three years old she has scarcely run up to that form which the pablic fancied belonged to her. lam in formed by persons who are, or ought to be, well acquainted with the management of the mare, that she has stood her preparation well, and th a t want of merit and not want o f health alone will account for her defeat, if she sustains one. The Royal Sovereign party have, it must be confessed , the best trial horses i n E ng l an d , and they ought not to make mistake in esti ma ti ng the Royal Sovreign's chance. Still the horse has yet shown very little merit, and if he be as good as it is assert e d, hi s owner must have kept him with much pat ience. Pensioner is not, surely, class enough, albeit he has been backed heavily by his party, not only to win, but for a place. The Brewer will take the flat better than the jumping game, and is sure to run forward. His owner, howev er , is not very san gu i ne o f hi s success , an d I aminduced to share his want of confidence. Underhand will run forward. Not only is he well suited to the course, but he has frequently shown high racing merit. If thp bet ting afford any criterion, Ram Avis is the best of William Day's lot. I should, however, be more Inclined to trust Bevis, if I could calculate upon a stand with him. Of the American lot I entertain no expectations. Mr. Saxon has, I am convinced, a formidable animal in Defender, who, I expect, will be yet made a very warm favourite. This horse's performance at Newmarket must not be sneered at, and the question—what price would eith er M erryman or Rainbow be at if weighted at 4st 71b ? plac es th e h orse ' s pretensions in a clear light. . It is said, however, that the Ancient Briton alone will carry Mr. Sa xon ' s co l ours oa despite this horse's bad t em p er , I s hall be d number myself among s t hi s opponen t s ,. if he blei'sedtihneenletirnsudedosatyedlaand, representative of the "confederates." Still my fancy leads towards Defender, who is unquestionably the most dangerous of the three-yr-olds. Bankrupt will not obtain a first-class certificate. I had intended to refer separately to every animal likely to go the post, but I find that I should by The so Sun, and with very little doing t merelyoecupyspace,grbeeantle) bene fi t at t disadvantage to a oita toreaders. Notwithstanding the support which Rosabel has received, [ am inclined t o b e li eve th a t her stable companion Lea mington will command the undivided confidence of her owner. RRosabe lw S ill ho b u o ld foun an d yt i hg happen n in thewayof in t a o ny th a e horse, ,lvtihthen. With out extending my remarks I shall select the undermen tioned against the field : LEAMINGTON, POLESTAR and UNDIMAND, saving DEFENDER for a cockboat. I have nothing to add to the voluminous accounts which have been published with respect to the Craven Meeting. I may state, however, that Newmarket has two great dis advantages, a badly manag . ed railway and an uncivil post; master. My letter—which was post e d i n due tiu4 from Newmarket —was, I believe, at the cafric„'" os i th e postmaster — lL c c; l ohn elic o y ln ed noitn ter—which does not affect me so much as it Suna d d o f i d Monday.ot reach oe t° rth s e . in r ac a " o visitors and the townspeople —as I intend t ° is ubillit the tomnowfurther tube e refer t° facts to the Postmaster -General. A FRESH MAN. The hi re d troopship Lord -g a g an, 1,952 tons register, H . R oss comman der , arrived at S p i t h ea d on Satu r d ay evening, froin the Cape of Go o d H o p e , troops (invalids), with the following o fficers and and private passengers.,,. :—Captain W. C. Rowland, 22d i charge of invalids ; Surgeon H. C. Foss, in medical charge ; Lieutenant J. W. Birch, 16 t h Regiment, in riilltan , Foot ; Lieutenant G. Joy, 59th Foot ; Major Creagh, Mrs. Creagh, and three chil ren ; Mrs. Osborne and child; Mrs. Stitt and three children ; . 365 noncommissioned officers and pri vates ( va rious regi ments) 33 women, an d 9 1 chil dren. The deaths at sea were eight men, one w ools! ) , and three children. There was one birth at sea. MURDER IN THE COUNTY of ARMAGH.—ln formation has been received by Mr. Arthur R. Kaye, „erryhacoroner,w, that William M'Cormaelc, a farmer, residing at " near Tynan, was found murde red near his own house on Thursday. It is stated that the deceased took a farm of land from which a person had been evieted.—Ar magh paper.