The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AID D COMMERCIAL INTRUIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The advices received this morning from most of the manufacturing districts state that very little alteration has taken place in the general state of trade. At Birmingham the iron trade has been v ery quiet, the recent sales of insolvents' stocks ha ving produced a depreciatory effect upon prices. T h e fancy trades of the district are very quiet. Al Manchester the market has been languid, °id the tendency of prices has been in buy era' favour ; business in yarns has been very !Net, and the aggregate operations of the week in Most departments have been inconsiderable. At B radford the demand for piece goods had been extremely limited. A few German houses had Purchased to a moderate extent, but not on a suffi 'lent scale to influence the market. In the Woollen C loth trade at Leeds there is littleTalteration to report ; the manufacturers are moderately em ployed, and some inquiries had been made for goods suitable for the autumn. The Hosiery , tr ade of Leicester continues dull, and the wool market inactive. At Nottingham the Lace trade has shown a slight improvement, and Purobases to some extent have been made for the American markets. The hardware trades of Shef held and Wolverhampton have been very quiet. 4 t Walsall rather more bu s i nesa was d o i ng i n th e ?in and japan trades, but there is no change of importance. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton tarket on Saturday closed steadily, and prices of all descriptions were unaltered. The sales were estimated 7,800 bales, 1,500 of which were taken by t he speculato r s, an d 500 by th e expor t ers . Th e itailway Share Market presented a quiet appear ahce, and only a limited business was transacted, at former quotations. A decided increase has taken place in the general demand for discount accommodation, and the cur rent terms in the open market have slightly ad tanced. The requirements of trade are larger, and a considerab!e amount of capital has been also absorbed for loan and other purposes ; it is now ex l'ected that the inquiry will expand, and the result, in that case, would be a further rise in the rate of d iscount. Money can still be obtained at 21 per 4 , ht., and the supply is liberal, but the tendency lees favourable than it has been for some months rst. There is no probability o f an y p ressure b e i ng elt this year, because the improvement in com erce must be very gradual, and speculation being inactive, a comparatively small supply of capital Will suffice for that purpose. A large influx of specie has been announced to -47, viz.,67,591/. by the Tyne, from the Brazils, 11e745/. by the Alhambra, from Gibraltar, 22,6001. by the Niagara, from the United States, and 157,200/. by the Atrato, from the West Indies. ~ A special general meeting of the Ea s t ern Conn s Railway C o mp a ny h as b een h e ld thi s d ay, w h en the sanction of the propriet ors was g i ven b y th e l aid company, to abandon portion of the New market R a il way , an d a l so a ra il way to t h e Ri ver T hames, at Galleons Roach ;!aLso for amalgamating Wi th. the East Suff o lk, the Yarmouth and Had 11.8coe, and the Lowestoft and Beccles Railway °° lnpanies ; and thirdly, to enable the Waveney V alley Railway Company to alter their line b etween Bungay and Beccles, and for other pur poses. The resolutions passed were necessary prior t ° the bills being introduced to the House of Lords. The annual meeting of the Bank of Australasia Was held to-day, when a favourable report was read, showing a net profit for the year 1857 of 41,604/. 15s. 11d. The balance to the credit of Profit and loss on the 12th October, 1857, was 19 3,3821. 13s. 4d. From this the April dividend a nd bonus were declared for the current year, a mounting to 90,0001.; and the directors now de clared the ensuing dividend and bonus in October, at the same rate of 20 per cent. per annum. It was sta ted that the colony was progressing, and that th e,. effects of the late monetary cr i s i s h a d b e en but ' ti ghtly felt in Australia. A new feature in bank -Ing had been introduced—namely, the allowance of interest to customers, which would affect the Profits of the bank in future. The report was a dopted unanimously. The market for English Stocks is in a most t ieacent state. There is scarcely anything doing, ill but, the prices are nevertheless firmer, not only for C onsols but for most other descriptions of securi ties. Consols have been 96 to 96k. The New 111-rees are 96 to 96k. The Reduced 96k 1. The SLarch Exchequer Bills, 325. to 365. prem., and t he Bonds, 1001 101. 11 1 the Foreign Market there is an absence of animation, and the quotations were stationary. r rkish 6 per C en t s . are 931 ; Do. 4 per Cents., ; Sardinian, 90 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 45k ; a nd Brazilian Scrip, par to prem. . There has been a moderate business done to-day in the Railway Share Market, and prices have e hghtly improved. Great Northern, North-East :lll (Berwick), advanced se. ; North-Western, °eastern Counties, Caledonian, and Midland, 10s. ; _ a nd Great Western and South-Western 11. Edin burgh,h and Glasgow and South-Eastern declined ss. T he foreign and colonial lines were moderately ac tive. Lombardo-Venetian improved 10s., Namur a nd Liege ss. ; Pernambuco declined 55., East In • receded 55., Grand Trunk of Canada 155., and 4 E4 Indian Peninsula improved ss. Mining Shares have been in fair request. Alfred Co nsols realise' 101; Par Consols, 19i ; Wheal Bassett, 251 ; Wheal Trelawney 24 ; and Bon A ccord Copper, 11. I'or Joint-stock, Bank, and Miscellaneous sha res th ere was a limited demand. Colonial Bank im proved 10s., and London and Westminster ss. L ondon Chartered of Australasia declined Sc. pe ninsular and Oriental Steam are steady at 81, Canada Land at 125, and Crystal Palace Ig. 'II[TISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. (Prot the Ogieszl, Lists) tank Stock 3 '7? Cont. Roduced Annuities 96 i h Lin 4 w 3 p er Cent. Annuities g Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860) — C bitto 30 Years, expire sth April, IoSS lB 5-16 oLac)s for Account ... OQ 6 l, t 4 hequar Bills, 20. March. June. 1:10G0 . ... 32 6 I Exchequer Bonds, ,V. 58, 3t per Cent — Ditto,lSs9 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. I:trot...min 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 4i per Cent. Scrip.... Aip par G uatemala Bonds, 5 per cent 55 Idexican 3 per Cent l'artugnese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 telan Bonds, 1t22, E. St., 5 per Cent ll2 an Bono.s, 5 per Cent. „,Dknish Loads , 3 per Cent. xoritibb Bonds, 6 per oent 9:ss Ditto GuarPnteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on;the:above payable in London. Consols account (July 8) 96 i t- a d THE LATE MAJOR-GENERAL PENNY.—M ajor-General l ast P enny, C . 8., w h ose d ea th i s confirmed by the an telegram, succeeded to the command lately held by General Wilson. eneral Wilson. He was an officer of great Indian an ftedents' and must have been nearly 66 years of age, itl aarnuch as we find that he entered the Indian army as Pailn in 1807. Ho served with distinction in the Ne and Mabralta wars under the Marquis of Hastings, 411 „Et at Bhurtpore in 1825. He also held a command in h e Sutlej campaign, in which he played a distinguished Part, more especially at A litval and Sobraon, where he W as Wounded, and for which he received a medal and b 4 8 1 3, and his advancement to the Companionship of the "h. He also served in the Sikh campaigns, was pre 'eat at Chillianwallah and Goojerat, and was frequently Me ntioned in high terms of praise in the despatches of that late distinguished o ffi cer , Si r W. B. Gilb er t, K.C.8., "nom he ably supported in the pursuit of the Afghans Sikhs after the decisive battle of Chillianwallah. Du ring the last few years Major-General Penny bad yeitted, c the command of troops at Lahore, Sinsaugor, Seal pore, and other important posts. t MAN EATEN BY MIS OWN PIGS, —An evening or I v o since M r . I saac L ove , Bradford-on-Avon, marine M o re dealer, l e ft hi s h ome for the purpose of g o i ng t o 4 garden, a b ou t a quar t er o f a m il d distant, wh ere h e ;' 4 (l several styes of pigs. His wife, finding he did not s e r , t r 3 ) went to the garden in search of him, and not Ing him, further sea r ch was m a de, but to no effect. iti the morning his son went to the garden, and on look 'ig over one of the styes, containing nine small pigs, served their noses were very bloody, which induced I _ ll ll to go into the house-part of the stye, when he will horrified at seeing his father lying on his back quite dead, with the whole of his face and part of his neck os tuPletely eaten by the pig , . It is supposed that the de heed went into the stye ' and while there bad a fit. W as a stout man, in his 58th year. iso seized Bagbur ,wa, have s are re- Lbay Pre- nment. iARO. [le follow- ish news .ment was hronitcur now re tary and he budget were the 605 92 . 93 44i 39 482 i 575 522 i [ORNING. New York isengers for No specie. linst Para te of 116 to the Senate 1 measures Lt Republic cited States' by British er was said. British Ad ning him of Lh regard to id the mea can Govern.. ived at New Hernia, and Francisco ; nticipated. ment of the atest intelli• ived at New onsideration aaty was not ;aged in the Ist, for the the standard nsient bank ,f prices was ;k. Neither dicated the Logland, al to affect the on was very ,rge arrivals; ade. Move r remarkable Pork brisker )ccurred. LIL. MORNING. arrived with cl. brings 221 3, &0., value ds Day.) PAUPERS) .A.r. LS TO CRETAIX gment, recom • lecision of the :oncurred. rlocutor of 00 CIL Lora before r.) ittings. Ther: moats, and go , d 57 are co°l4 ice of speci al eee lot. each. N. leral, assent!! ,bels upon d to come 7 0 ?era l witness on and the de reported tllO mined. 5 fixed for 014 7, is fixed f` lgt fiber of Gove rn prosecutio e • EV. GOB. 4 ges for ira tl 'i oast of P-e n to )ndant'elle°,4 he Age dar, l ' t eu the Vi ' ere lost. 1' be day. Baron Poll°4l‘ earinff in 113 1: n of ° the° P f , - 4 al juries ; A 0 in hear ing 0 cod to a Pr . h e i gt agnor, an","00 had since/ we ,espatch left AS. 0.; r, before Jury.) th e is court o ' o 4 remaneta , i t olt special s e of ge l3 ' o f ) the time . 10 000 he (Ivo ° ic. n A s r . . Jr 4 rd , ',Srdiaarif C ( , f rel the riage Pre -- a 0 , grout o (1 33 pondel l Tb 4 e . aPPe th; 19 ; end afte rs ,"lottobe fifth o de/ tic 131° 0 0° (Aber 11 So a cli' u o dePi P ° ‘` ,h e re t „.. • 3 g effe ro not ag oilo o . rOC° C4 I B46 /3 4 ri la on ce he coolll3 b et aith 9 , 0130 a be t r e ctiont w oo' The doil l ' 1 3 ; rne of t S o - ye eP in t d over boat° Seb °- ffe ll o of the °, f° te oa th e t an d , 00 i t t h rr ; ro d get' otrA li / be 1 " / reo e deptote 0t $‘ e t he r Ner A ba te lid m ou nts l 1 , 1 00 ), 0041• 00 0 00 0 h 00 ' f i n vib the (3cll° MUM MARKETS (This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Price this day Business done this day. 51 - 68 7/ .68 70 10 262 276 88 '2O 822 83 33 35 ••• -- .. 4 - .5 8 - 81 161 -17 A 61 - 46 - 48 31 - 33; 14i -- 15, 88 - 90 - 64 - 65 26 - 28 94 - 95 - 10 102 - 103 88 - 90 [2B - 13( 103 - 105 50 - sfl 56 - 58 85 88 101-, nip 11 p; 90 904 1 jai 6 - 64 107 - 109 91 - 92 - lh 93 - 94 39 40 2 ld 92 94 61 66 i• - 13 60 - 62 3i - 3 49 - tO - 90 - 91 2 - 45 - 46 70?,- 8 - - 714 9 si sc? 7A 8 8 9 29 - 31 .. ••• 7 4 d 111 26 28 81 83 44 46 2i 35 36 671 68 79 81 13 15 7 5d 8 30 34 35 A 7= 16 • . •. .• 2/ - 34 6} -6/ kmbg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ballymen Birreng. Wolverh. o t nu Valley Wrkenlid. Lancsh. Cheshire Junot Wackburn Blyth & Tyne origins; £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Ca1ed0nian.......... •• Chester & Holyheae Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Dc.. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber June. East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk Do., do. B Do. New A East Kent East Lancashire ... East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb.Prth.&Dundfv Forth and ClydeJunc. ) Furness ....-. ) Gla,sgow & S.Western, 1 Great N. of Scotland ) Great Northern ) Do., A. Stock I Do., B. Stock ) Gt. Sth.&West.(lre) ) Great Western. ) Do. Str.V.R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. it Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Laneash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport.... London & BlackwnT Do. New, i's. 5/. 10s. Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London & N. Welter: Do. Eighths London & S. Weat , ,rn Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Kanch.Sh of.diLincln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. di Derb , Midland G.West.(lr.' Do. Shares ...... Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.A berg.dillrfd Newry & Armagh _ Newry, Warrer.poir & Re strovor Norfolk.. ....... ....... Northn. Counties Un North British ...... North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ••• Do., A Stock ........ Do., B Stock ......... N. Eastern Berwicl , Do. do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester Wolverhampton Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Contral 100 !Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St 100 'Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union ... all 'Sitingbourne &Sheer 100 South Dev0n...... ..... 100 South Eastern...... .. 100 'South Wales all IS. Yorksh. RivQrDuz 14 all all 20 5 16f, 100 100 22 IDo.. ...... ....... Staines,Wok., &Wok Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton dt Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 ILames Hay. D. &It Vale of Neath......... Waterfd. dt Kilkenny all I Watcrford&Limerick all West Cornwall all I West End of London I and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West L0nd0n...... , all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class I BRITISH POSSESSIONS Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo dt Lake Hur Buff. Brut. & Godch 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug. ,'7`i Do. do., 1 July, Do. do 1 June '74 Calcutt3..and S. East Central Oude (Lim.' ;Ceylon A shares Demerara. Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s9 Geelong do Melbonrn, guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk.. of Gonads Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt, In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Goliath, Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. l Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do *d— iP - ip 7 - 8 83 - 88 75 - 80 74 - 78 4 - li id par 101 A —105 i it) lad 19 46 48 E 0 82 21 214 par 18i 184 2 24ci 107 - 110 107 - 110 106 -- 108 18 -- 19 201 -20 i 1 d d tP d tp - 4 • - I' FOREIGN. Antwrp &Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia dr Francisco Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessae Carincaux&Tonlouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lire Const. & Bale Lierro and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca di Pist.sp.e.p Lyons and Geneva Maria Antes:rift Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Norwegiararnk.Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife di San Frax , (Poman.) g. 7 P. c. Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frssootim. Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5. per cent. prof Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i per c. Prd W. ez N.W. of France Western of Austria West. of Switzerland W less' aclen Do.B p. cent. pref. Zealand JOINT-S' Agra & United Serv. .knEtralasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk Ln. Co British N. American' C. Bk . of Ind. Au. &CI , City Colonial Commercialof Canada ccommercial of Lond. Eng.Scot.daus. it. Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. London and County London Joint Stock. Lond.anclWestminst, National Pro. of Eng. Do. New. National Bank NOW South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South A astrali Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Westrnßk 0 1 Loud 53 - 51 par iji i la 2s 21 4i 44 24j - 25 - ii = ii - 4A7 - 24 8f - 21 - 2U 37i -37 i ... - •.. f -9; 301 -30 i ••• - ••• 48 - 50 i i di ••• 71 - •••, 8/ - 9 19.,i - 20 4/ - 5 9_24 2.3 2 w -- ... a BANKS. 80 - 81 21 - 21.3 45 - 47 ... ''' .. 31 - 56 - 58 19i -- 19 43 - a 35 -- 37 16i -16 i 63 -- 65 4q -47 i 32 - 33 23 - 24 ... ... 19 ••• 17d 25 ; all St. 'lOO 10 ; 1A St. 1 100' St. 100 50 ' all 25 all [OO all 25 all 10 9 20 all St. 100 50 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St, IGO 25 1,9 St. 100' St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 20 20 10 St. all all 100 20i 20i 100 100 100 100 20 20 20 20 88a 82a i i 61 i i 631 4 102 I i 103 i 51i I 1 108 7 921 lf 2f If 3 i 93f 1 4 3} 38. f i 94 92 4 i 4 9 0 1 i ii 71i 70i i 1 99 i 105 4i 51 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 108. MA BEET NEWS.— (This Day.) LITERATURE. • . 2112rAlfred Cons. (Philk.) 10 11 l 10/ 20 14 British Iron ... .. 3 4 ... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 60 ,-- 70 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 460 480 ... 30 East Basset (Illogan) 90 • 95 ... 17s ,Great South Tolgus 146 156 ... 111 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 5 6A ... 7ajGrt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 1/ 11 ... 17s , Lady Bertha ... 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 6 7 ... ... N.W.l3asset (Illogan) 9 101 ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 5 6 ... 14 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 13 20 196 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 14 lA ... 21 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 395 —• 405 ... 2S. Carn Brea (Illogn.) 3, 4 ... 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 230 240 5 46 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. . 1 1 10 9 Tin Croft 3l 4 ... 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) 80 100 ... 12s6' V. of Towey (Carnal%) I 11 1k ... 16 W. Basset (Illogan) 243 25.4, 251 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.),loo 110 ... 54 Wh. Basset (Illogan).1210 215 ... 5 Wh. Bull or (Rdrnth). 280 291 ... 51 Wh. Edward(Calstck 41 5 ... 1178 Wh. Kitty (U. Llant 9 10 ... 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht. 47 49 4 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 25 27 21 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 1 ... -- ... ' 25 13 Australian Agricult. 29 30 10 all Australis. Royal Mail 1/ lA 10 all ' Berlin Water Works.. 31 44 10 2 !Do. New iss. at si. d ... ... 50 40 (Brit. American Land ... 100 324 Canada St. 100 IDo.Go.6pc.Jan&July 1151 116 1 1151 16/ 16 St. all ,Copper Min. of Eng. 25 —3 0 J 25 all IDo. Prof. 76 p. cent. 25 27 5 all (Crystal Palace ll 1.3 11 5 all IDo. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... 20 all (Eastern Steam 36 4 . St. 100 ,Electriaelegraph 1 all ,Electric Tel. of Irel ... ... 5 all lEn.tkAnst.Cop.SmCo 11 14 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel ... ... 9 all Eur.&Ana.Stm.(lim.) 33 —.4 20 all Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... . 20 5 London Discount 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 2i 2 1 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... ..„ 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 7 8 10 all Ito. Extension Teleg. ... ... 10 all I Mexican& S.Arnerien ... ... 25 5 'Nat. Discount C 0.... i i.l 4/ 10 6 ;Netherlands Land.... 4 -- 11 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p.c.Pf.iss.at ld ll 21 2 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 14 17 St. 100 'N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 1016 1021 1 all N. B. Australasian._ fi 4 20 alb Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 21 31 1 all Oriental Gas I 100. Do New Shares id Far 5 all Pecillr. Ld. & Minrl 2 21 LO all 1 Peninsular & Orienta' 80 82 81 50 10 Do. New 7i 84 1, 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 531 - 594 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest 1/ 111 11 St. LOO S. Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds. 110 11? 112 25 all South Austral. Land 334 371, 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrii i _ .1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can 100) 2?1 , Van Diemen's Land— , 121 131' The Poor Relation. A Novel. By Miss Pardoe, Author of " The Life of Marie de Medicis, " The City of the Sultan," &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The numerous c l ass o f nove l- rea d ers w ill we l come this work, which is considerably superior to most of the fictions of the day. The idea of a poor rela tion being domiciled in a wealthy mansion with those of kindred blood, but not congenial in spirit or kindly of heart, may have occurred before to a novel-writer, but in the w or ki ng out of the plot there is considerable ingenuity and originality dis played. Ella Ashton is a finely-drawn character. She inherited the spirit of her father's noble house, joined to the enthusiasm and fiery nature, which befitted the land of the sun that had given her mother birth. Some of the most striking peculia rities of her disposition were also the result of the strange tuition of her childood, and the unusual seclusion of her youth. Lady Harriette, the wife of her uncle, is described as the imper sonation of mean ambition and selfish devotion. She was too strong a character to be of no effect in her generation. She must have swayed for good or evil. Unhappily for her family, the latter was the choice, and she contrived to meddle with every thing, disarrange favourite schemes, and subvert the cherished hopes of a life-time ; this she effected with perfect sangfroid and indifference. Perhaps it was not entirely to be regretted for Ella, that her early years were overshadowed by the presence of this evil fairy, who seemed fated to spoil her happiness. What she lost in light-heartedness, she gained in self command. The constant courage with which she bore minor annoyances, gave her strength and endurance for the darker and sterner conflicts of life which await all, but especially the young and friendless. Sir Hercules was really attached to his niece, the child of the brother from whom he had parted in youth, never to hear of him again till the messenger who brought the child told of the father's death in a far-off land, where he had gone to seek a for tune, but found an early grave. The dexterity is considerable with which this part of the narrative is conveyed to us. 'While revealing nothhig we are left to infer that there will be something hereafter. Long years passed from the day when the faithful Ayah presented the orphan to the baronet, to the yet more eventful one, when that same tried and stedfast friend returned to make another offering. In consequence of the death of his confidential trustee following on that of Horace Ashton, the enormous fortune of the latter, invested under an assumed name, was unknown to those concerned, and the Indien child was brought up in supposed poverty, while one of the wealthiest of England's heiresses. Tho discovery of some hidden deposits in the banker's house in Calcutta, led to the restoration of Mr. Ashtou's papers which had been lost, and the Ayab, return ing to England, brought, them with her, to her adopted child. The imprudence of Lady Harriette had brought the family to the verge of ruin, when these precious documents were discovered, and Dla felt repaid for her sorrows in restoring peace to the suffering mind of her kind uncle, who had always possessed the will to be of service to her, but cir cumetinces had militated against him. Lady Har riette did not possess the feelings that could be touched by an act of generosity, nor the heart that could feel reproach for its past offences. It is therefore satisfactory to find her assailed where alone she was vulnerable, in her pride. The gorgeous visions of wealth in which she had in dulged were not realised, till the tide of riches set in, in the fortune of that girl she had alwayssneered at for her posesity. This was a bitter thought fir her, and other worldly schemes and subterfuges proved illusory and unavailing. The manner in whicn she influeeced her daughter Florence for evil is strikingly shown, and the evil re,ults that ensued from the lessons are made manifest in a natural manner. Madame Despreaux, the French governess, is a genuine instance of good nature, and a kind heat, which it is pleasing to meet with in the house of so worldly a votary as Ledy Har riette. It was to her early instructions that Eila owed much, and nct till she was gone did she really feel alone. Horace, the son of Sir Hercules, is represented as a re . :le character, partaking more of his uncle's disposition than his father's, although he followed the example of the baronet in being too easily ruled by his manoeuvring mother. Tnero is great ability throughout this work, and many of its passages are most exciting in their interest. The variety of the personages introduced, the buil- Jiancy with which the descriptions are drawn, the vigour of expression which characterises the re flective portions, all combine to create for this novel much that may claim attention and command regard. While its readers admire the talent that shines pre-eminently in its pages, they may also appreciate the purity of its tone, and the integrity of its purpose. Friends at their own, Fireside. By Mrs. EU., author of " Women of England," tl:e. 2 vole. Bentley. _ _ _ Mrs. Ellis has been long known as a writer on moral and social subjects, but her present work manifests a decided improvement in style and sub stance over her former ones. It shows us "pic tures of the private life of the people called Quakers," an undertaking for which the authoress is emi nently fitted, having been brought up as one of the Society of Friends. The kindly intention and im partiality with which she has performed her task will be readily acknowledged by most readers, while the soundness of her judgment, and justice of her conclusions, will be apparent to all who aro not influenced by long standing prejudices or early impressions. It had long been a favourite idea with her, she tells us in tue preface, to endeavour to give a faithful picture of the domestic life and social system of the Friends, which can on'y be thoroughly understood and appreciated by ono of themselves. The inciients and act'irs in the story are entirely imaginary ; but the gete-al details and descriptions bear the stamp of fidelity and truth. While differing from their opinions, she has en deavoured to set the Friends in the most pleasing light, by showing their goodness, their hospitality, their mutual support and assistance, their care of poorer members, their love of order and harmony, their gentle kindliness and domestic comfort. The " fema'e Friends," as they are styled, are charming characters, full of womanly softness and gracious dignity ; though occasionally some gayer spirit, of a less 'neutral-tinted" nature, rebels against, the mono' onous moderation of thought, speech, action, and attire—thought desirable for female Friend. In alluding to this favourite term of speech, the authoress tells us that, when a child, she was not allowed to say, "I am sure." She exclaims with reason, "Alas for human nature to what out bursts of feeling, to what explosions of extrava gance, has this unnatural restraint given rise." There are many persons in the story whose varying tempers and dispositions are happily contrasted, showing how absurd it is to fit one mould to all charac'ers, and how what is only a pleasant and safe boundary to some is a prison-door to others ; how the soft and quiet nature with few wants, few aspirations, feels as little sympathy for the fervent desires of a more ardent spirit as the dweller by a cool mountain stream can know of the burning thirst that consumes the desert traveller. It would be as absurd to expect that all mankind should grow to this same height as to exact a perfect unison of tastes, powers, and sympathies, to one narrow rule. The chief inte rest of the story centres in the family of Jacob Law, though many friends and neighbours are pro minent. Jacob Law is a good, though passionate man, and his wife, a narrow-minded woman, who is wrapt up in her own peculiar theological notions, fancying herself " called" to the part of a female !minister, mixes little with ;her family. Susannah, the elder daughter, is a perfect specimen, ' by nature and education, of a female Friend, and her younger sister, Lydia, though more fond of variety, and declining to wear the necessary cap is of a gentle nature. It is in the only SOD, Reuben, that the evil effects of the system show themselves. Mrs. Ellis has drawn this life-like character with painful fidelity. Of an excellent disposition though weak principles, he is ruined by mistaken treatment. A sincere affection for a young lady not of the sect is checked, and the disappointed youth, sent to a house of outward severity and inward license, is led by evil companions and harsh judg ments into frightful dissipation. His death and repentance bring comfort to the sorrowing family, but the shadow rests on some more thoughtful ones, who felt that gentle treatment, might have spared the wanderer many a sad and thorny step. In speak ing in general terms of these principles, Mrs. Ellis says "It is ever thus in the affairs of this lower world, that the smootherand more uniform the surfac e o f th e current, the rougher are the rapids when th e y d o occur, and the s teeper the descent where the pent- u p wa t ers fall. It is eve r thus when the active principles of nature are so far ignored as to suppose that human bein gs can b e manage d like machines. It 13 ever thus where business is pursued as the only lawful occupation ; and where the heart, all the spontaneous affections and impulses, is treated as nothing more than the creation of an id:e fancy, or a romantic dream. What, in fact, can be more ominous of future dange r t o a f am il y th an th e habit of supposing, because the hands are demurely folded, that they are incapable of mischief ; that because there is an outward conformity with decorum in look and m anner , there is no burning passion, or rebellious feeling beneath ; or that because there is kept up from day to day a constant strain upon the powers of calculation as to number, weight, and substance, or any other qualities of mere matter, there is no wandering of imagination into the forbidden fields of beauty and enjoyment, all the more attractive because of the contrast which they present to the dull routine of actual life. '' In this manner, perhaps more than in any other, the Society of Friends have erred in judgment, while most correct and scrupulous in aim. Afraid of the evil with out, they have neglected to provide against that within; and, acting too much upon the negative system, hav taken it for granted, that a condition of apparent empti. ness and nothingness, must necessarily be one of inr o cence, purity, and peace. The positive culture of al the human faculties as the natural inheritance of man received from the hand of God, and the direction of such faculties into channels of healthy and wholesome exercise, even when they have no relation to the claims of trade or commerce, would seem, in former times, never to have constituted any portion of the philosophy of this otherwise shrewd and intelligent Society. Music being to them a forbidden indulgence, and until very recently the arts of design being rather discouraged than otherwise, there was nothing but reading left avail able to them in their leisure hours ; and that resource was often so limited in its range, as to afford but little attraction to the youthful mind. Hence there has probably never yet been i n an y soc i e ty such greedy and indis criminate devourers of novels as occasionally might be found amongst the Friends ; so that the most vehement, spasmodic, and highly-wrought productions of the poet, the dramatist, and the novel writer, have been seized upon, perhaps by stealth, and read with an avidity eel done known to thes e w h o are accustome d to oemional indulgencies of this kind under the careful supervision of tome judicious parent or friend. "Of course, these remarks refer more to the past than the present—to a time when music, was so rare a thing to the members of this society, that in cases where an ear for music was a natural gift, the desire for music amounted to an absolute passion, not unfrequently in dulged in stolen opportunitier, and at the coat of much family disunion and grief. " Whether from similar causes, it is difficult to say, but whilst placing the average morals of the Friends decidedly high, it must be confessed that in the midst of the peaceful calm of their outward lives, there have oc casionally arisen solitary instances of the most terrific disruption of the laws of propriety and order, and the grossest deviation from the line of right. That such in stances have occurred chiefly where there has been no real spiritual earnestness for their children's good on the part of the parents, it is but fair to suppose—chiefly where there has been a mere outward or nominal restraint with, perhaps, excessive eagerness in the pur suit of money; and consequently a very defective eiern• plification of the Christian character in those who held the reins of government." As is usually the case with republics and demo crats the Friends submit to a species of social tyranny among themselves, which many people would find perfectly intolerable. Thus several marriages are broken off in this work because " unsuitable." The elders are " consulted" on domestic matters, and the authoress speaks of " the strange and almost inconceivable power which is exercised by the Society of Friends over the minds and actions of the different members of their own body." It is true that no personal in i terferenco would be allowed but by those appointed by the general body for the maintenance of rule, order, and precedent. The style of the work is good and the story pleasing, but the chief interest is derived from the faithful picture of this remark able people, so full, doubtless, of sincerity and domestic virtue, yet so sadly overlooking the charity that " thinketh no evil." The dangers of too great repression of the pure and natural tastes of human nature are stronqly dwelt upon, but there are other dangers no less fearful be cause less apparent. If youth debarred from its natural wishes, breaks the bands of moral law as well as those of pharisaical restraint, will not middle age, tied down to business and routine, become wrapped up in love of gold and selfish accumulation ? Will not those whom age or incapacity shut out from active employment, take refuge in creature comforts and boastful deprecia tion of others. Social philosophers are but slowly awaking to the fact that it is not by crushing down and hemming in the desire for recreation and so• cioty that dangers are to be avoided, but by giving it a wheloaonao outlet, and that a love of vs riety is sometimes less dangerous than a sobs rand quiet rou tine existence. Those who have not considered this question may learn something from Mrs. Ellis's pie asant pages, and while the "F; ieuds" themsei ves have little cause to cootplain of the colours in which they are depicted, her volumes may enlighten some others that,".:eutralitints," and broad-brimmed hats do not indicate a disregard of outward things, and the use of thee and thou, although desirable, does not necessarily accompany the attainment of all the virtues. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and 'Sardinia. By Tbornas Forester, author of "Norway in 1848-49," &c. Longman. A volume of travels — ivhich conducts us to a spot, which, though familiar by name or in historical annals, is little known and seldom visited by the adventurous tourists of the present day, may claim the advantage of novelty. The work before us po3sesses certainly this attraction, and it is further enhanced by the pleasant style of the author and the tasteful pencil of his companion. The writer, who is an experienced traveler, had previously visited Northern Europe, and was desirous of form ing some acquaintance with the habits and charac teristics of a people, who , Fe island he affirms was less known in England thAn New Zealand. With a view of qualifying himself for enlightening the English public respecting these brave and roman' is islanders, the author, accompanied by his friend the artist, set out on a rambling expedition untrammelled by lug gage, couriers, 'coitures, or other inconveniences. Since the visit of Boswell, nearly a century ago, only one Englishman has written on Corsica, though the wild and romantic character of the country and its people, the sin eulir and eventful careers of some of its rulers, would seem likely to attract the attention of the lovers of the stirring and picturesque. Pascal Paoli, the eminent chief, whose long life was devoted to the welfare of his countrymen, and whose system of constitutional government closely resembled our own, was in power when Boswell visited the island. He was received by the Coreican chief with marked attention, and he installed him as one of his heroes. " Next to his devotion to the English sage, was the homage be paid to the Corsican chief." The Corsican vendetta has often figured in tragic tales and wild legends, but few romances can excel the truth. The picture which the author gives of the reckless waste of life in these feuds, which often arise from a mere trifle, is startling. The system is now being checked by law. The following speech of their guide shows how lightly such deeds of blood are regarded by the people " It was perhaps this idea which led me to question Antoine on a subject we had hitherto avoided. "Are there any outlaws harboured in these wild Mountains ?" " Not now ; they have been hunted out ; all that is changed ; but blood has often been spilt in this moguls. One terrible vendetta was taken not far from hence ; hut that was many years ago. I will show you the spot." " Antoine strode rapidly onward ; and we overtook the women, who had rode on. In ten minutes we were rounding the mass of rock crowning the pass. " This was the spot," said Antoine taking a step towards me, the rest of the party having passed ; arid he added calmly, but with decisio n, and a slightly tri umphant air, "I did it myself." ("J'ai donne le coup mai-vacate.") "It may be well supposed that I stood aghast. We had not then learnt with what little reserve such deeds of blood are avowed in Corsica 1 how thoroughly they are extenuated by the popular code of morals or honour. Such avowals were afterwards made to us with far less feeling than Antoine betrayed ;I indeed, with the utmost levity. "Je lui ai donne un coup," mentioning the in dividual and giving the details, was the climax of a story of some sudden quarrel or long-harboured animosity. It was uttered with the sang froid with which an Eng lishman would say, I knocked the fellow down ;' and it might have been our impression that nothing more was meant, but for the circumstances related, which left no doubt on the subject. When a Corsican says that he has given his enemy a coup, the phrase is a decorous ellipse for coup-de-fusil. Occasionally, perhaps, it may mean a coup-de-poignard, which amounts to much the same thing ; but since carrying the French knife has been rigorously prohibited by the French Government, stabbing has not been much in vogue in Corsica. Now, it is to be hoped, the murderous twit has equally disappeared." The bandits are another specimen of crime encou raged by tradition. We are told that "the sym pathies of vast numbers of the population are with the bandits. They are the heroes of the popular tales and can oni : one hears of them from one end of the island to the other." The career of Pascal Paoli is full of interest, and a full account is given of his efforts to secure the national independence. On quitting;Coraioa thefriends repaired to theneigh bouring island of Sardinia, which is described in the same agreeable and sensible manner. Ira speak ing of the prospects and position of this island the writer says : " Much interest attaches to the working of the consti tutional system in the Sardinian dominions, not only politically, but in its effects on the social and economical condition of the country. Hitherto the i-land of Sar dinia has been treated by the cabinet of Turin much as it was long the misfortune of the English Government to deal with Ireland ; regarding the native race as a con quered, but turbulent, impracticable,and semi barbarous people ; the consequences of such misrule being poverty, disaffection, and bloodshed. But I trust we see the dawn of brighter days, when this flue island, partaking of the benefits following in the train of constitutional govern ment,—ite %rungs redressed, its great natural resources developed, and the natural genius and many virtues of its inhabitahts being cultivated and having free scope,— will be no insignificant jewel in the crown which assumed its regal title from this insular possession. " With our own happy country in the van of political, social, and material progress, there aro three secondary European states, which, in our own memory, have raised the banner of freedom, and are consistently marching under it with firm, vigorous, and well-poised steps. It need hardly be explained that we speak of Norway, Bel gium, and Sardinia. Occupying, geographically and politically, important positions ranging, at wide inter- LLOYD'S SHIPPING.---(Thia DAN.) LONDON, June 14.—Wind this day at noon, S. W. ; light breeze and sultry. CARDIFF, June 12.—Wind S.—Sailed—Mario and Auguste, for Porto Rico; John Henry, Bermuda; Ely. mar, New York. QUEENSTOWN, June 12.—Wind W.—Arrived -Susan Knapp, from Rio Grand° ; her Majesty's steamer Curaqoa, from Portsmouth, and sailed on her return; Chas. Holmes, from Liverpool to Calcutta. LONDONDERRY, Jung 12.—Wind W.-- Sailed—Mo hongo, for Philadelphia. DIJNBEE, Juno 11.—Wind E.—Sailed—Deodea, for Melbourne. ARDROSSIN, June 11.—Wind S.W.— Sailed—Barkby, for Domerar3.. CLYDE, June 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dona Af onsa (is), from Gibraltar. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind W. Arrived, June 12—Havro„ steamer, from Havre ; Tyne, steamer, Brazils Ondine, steamer, Dublin ; Limerick Lass, and South Pictor, Newport; La Peale, Cherbourg ; Alhambra, steamer, Gibraltar; Martha, and Friends, Newport. Sailed--Teviot, steamer, for Alexandria; Hunghorn, Newcastie ; Indian Empire, steamer, Galway. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S.S.W. Arrived, June 13 --Heath Park, from Barbadoes ; At lantic, Belize ; Thames, St. John's, N.B. ; Frankfort, screw steamer, Lisbon; Caroline, and Victoria, Ostend. Arrived, June llth—Nerbudda, from Manilla; Em manuel, Bilboa. Off—Hindoo, from Pernambuco; T. D. Metcalf; Eu phrates, screw steamer ; and Harpley. Sailed—Cornelia Lawrence, and William Rathbone, for New York ; Sylvia, Calcutta. (Sr SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Calm, tide last hour's ebb, weather fine. Arrived, June 15—Padau, from Odema ; Zuleika, Porto Rico ; Aerolite, Hamburg ; Layar.i, Port Natal ; Amalia, Christiania ; Janus, Lisbon ; Margaret Ann, Rotterdam ; Ludvig, Wismar; Eliza and Esther, Shang hai. Arrived, June 14.—New Rambler, from Konigsberg ; Mary Louisa, Savannah. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind S.S.W.; moderate. Passed, Juno 13.—Sophie, from Barbadoes ; Ondine, Li s b o n—both for London ; ouranto, for Cape of Good Hope ; Daisy, Colombo ; Daniel Webster, New York ; Mary Waugh, Cardiff ; Alvida, Rouon ; Deptford, Con- stantinople ; Faith, Colon ; John Goodyear, Newport Tar, Swansea—all from London. APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE. Lord Norreys, the son of the Earl of Avendon, is about to be married to Mies Townley, the daught r of Lady Caroline Townley. A marriage is on the Lapis between Miss VerQker, daughter of Lord Gort, and Mr. Bassett, of Prince's• gate. A matrimonial alliance is arranged between Colonel Carew and a sister of the Marquis of Sligo. The marriage of the Marquis of Sligo with Miss Nugent will take place at the end of July or beginning of August. Lord Worsley's marriage with Lady Victoria Aleaan• drilla Hare takes place at the end of Jul y.—Court Journal. BERLIN, June 13.—Accounts from Belgrade, dated the 11th, at 11 p.m., state that in the course of the day some Nizams (Turkish troops of the line) attacked the house of the British consul, but were driven off by the Servians who were on guard. The Servian troops still protect the British consulate. The Turkish population of Servia is in a state of great agitation. LIVERPOOL, June 12.—The Cunard steamer Persia, Captain Judkins, sailed to-day for New York, with 130 passengers and the usual mails. Among the passengers was Lord R. Grosvenor (son of the Marquis of West minster), Lord F. Cavendish (son of the Duke of Devon shire), Baron Welterstedt, and the ion. Mr. Ashley. On Wednesday next the steamship Anglo-Saxon will sail hence for Quebec and Montreal, with the Canadian mails. Letters will be received at the Liverpool post office until 10.45 a.m., with late fee until 11.15, and on the landing-stage until 12 at noon. THE MAILS, &C.—SOLJTHAMETON, June 12.—The Royal Mail Company's steamer Teviot, Captain Wool ward, took her departure to-day for Malta and Alexan dria, with the mails for the Australian and New Zea land colonies, 31 passengers (including Lieut.-Colonel Broughton), jewellery of the value of 4,0001., and a mo derate cargo. Letters from the Mauritius announce the arrival there of the European and American Com pany's screw steamer Indiana on the morning of the 31 of May, and her departure for Galls on the 6th ; all well on board. Sunday.—The Indian Empire steam ship, Captain Courtenay, sailed hence at noon for Gal way, which port she leaves on the 13th inst. for New York, via Halifax. MAILS FOR INDIA.—The Director-General of the Post-offices in India having specially called attention to the difficulty which attends the conveyance from Bom bay to Calcutta of the heavy portion of the correspond encs for the East Indies, forwarded from this country via Southampton and Bombay, and having represented that, in consequence of these obstacles, the correspond ence would frequently reach its desination earlier if it were forwarded by the succeeding mail packet on the line between Suez and Calcuttta, letters and newspapers for the Madras and Lower Bengal Presidencies, ad dressed via Southampton, or prepaid at the rate charge. able for that route, will I of in future be forwarded via Bombay, but will always be sent in the mails made up for transmission by the Calcutta packet on the 4th and 20th of each montb.—By command of the Postmaster- General, Rowland Hill, Secretary. General Post-office, June 15. THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL CONTRACT. LIVERPOOL, June 12.—We believe that the statement with reference to the Cunard Company having taken the Australian Mail contract is premature, alth oug h, i n th e event of certain conditions being fulfilled, the cmpany have made arrangements with the shareholders of the Euro pean and Australian Company for carrying on the ser vice. Upon certain circumstances not yet determined the establishment of the line depends, and it would be unwise, therefore, to anticipate the result. The hope, however, that Liverpool, being the centre of trade with those colonies for England, Ireland, and Scotland, will be made the port of departure for the line ; an d, if our hope is fulfilled, we anticipate the best results, feeling assured from the precedents of the Cunard Company that the business will not be entered upon unless, in all human probability, success . is certain. The ba re an nouncement that such an alliance i s probable will, we have no doubt, be hailed with the greatest satisfaction by all classes at the antipodes, ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN ROAD.—The number of patients relieved at tLis hospital during the week ending June 12, 1858, was 2,138, of whick 859 were new oases. CORN EXCHANGE. Fall aver a ,ge supplies of English wheat were on offer in most of the country markets held on Saturday, and the demand k it all kinds ruled very inactive, at drooping prices. Ii 3, spring corn very little business was transacted, at about 1 )revious rates. In the South of France wheat has given way in price; and in the other continental mar kets the t rade continues heavy. Our American advicos are very in'activ% Only lirr cited supplies of English produce arrived in the port of Lo ndon last week. The imports from abroad were liberal, vi r.:-24,2.50 qrs of wheat, 1,750 barley, 58,630 oats, 110 r ye, 1,550 beans, 960 peas, 5,270 linseed, 2,140 rapeseed, 1.50 mustard, 1,035 sundry seeds, and 812 sacks of flour. Fresh 13 p, to-day, only a limited supply of wheat came to hand, ei xastvvise and by land carriage. Nothwithstand ing that ti is' show of samples was comparatively trifling, the deman r/ for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled heavy in the extreme, at a decline in the quotations realised mx Monday last of from is to 2s per quarter. The general cow!, ,ition of the samples was good. There wan a very extensive show of foreign wheat, fresh as well as ea.-granary. All kinds were dull in the extreme and quite is. to 2s. per quarter lower than last week; in deed, the value of some qualities was nominal. Floating cargoes of grain were very dull. Both bailey and malt, the supplies of which were rather limited, n Laved off slowly at barely late rates. A very llArge quantity of oats was on offer ; nevertheless, a fair aveirage business was transacted, at about last week's currency. Beans end peas sold somewhat steadily, at full quota• tions. We had a dull sale for flour, and prices had a downward tendency. CtrRRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wtost—Esnes & Kent, Malt—Chevalier .. •• 66s to 68s Red .• .. new 37s to 428 Oats Yorkshire and Ditto.• -• .... old —g —$ Lineolnsk.,Feed 20s 24s Ditto, White new 408 506 Potato. Ditto.• .. .. .. old —5 —5 Toughed and Cork Norfolk and Lin- 81ack....... 19s 24s coin, Bed, o'd —3 —a Cork, White ... •• 205 305 Ditto new •• .• •. 378 44s Beoteh,Feed..... 20s 255 aye—Old ............ -- 1 —8 Beans—Tick ......... 343 355 New •... •• •• •• •• 32s 34s Pigeons •••••• •• •. 38, 43s Barley—Grinding .• ••• 26e 30s Peas—Grey .........• 40s 4?s Malting ....... •• 352 383 Map1e........... 41s 43a Chevalier.... • • 383 41s White........... 418 43s Malt—Soffolka nd Nor - Boilers .....• •• •• 42s 448 f01k•........... 58s 682 Flour—Tows-made... 383 40a Brown ............... 54s 56$ Suffolk ....•• •• .. 31s 33s Kingston ar d Ware 58s 66s Stooktn &Norfolk 284 30s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 3,605 bead. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received4,3s9 ; in 1856, 2,586; in 12555,2,239; and in 1851, 3,782; in 1853, .5,303; in 1852, 3,830; and in 1851, 5,033 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON :AST WINE* From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam lll ... 216 ... 341 ... 324 Hambnrgh 7 ... 1,110 ,„ Harlingen B3 1,044 58 „.. 103 4 Dordt ••• 55 ... 82 Calais ••• Antwerp . — •• 1 Ostend "..." ••• .- ••. 14 ... ... 18 ... T0ta1.... 202 ... 2,459 481 ... 459 ... 4 The yearly comparison of weekly Imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 275 2,930 ... 461 670 ... 23 1856.... 1855 565 1,981 ... 88 557 48 1854 ...... 1853 619 ... 3,352 ... 459 ... 826 47 Our market to-day was fairly supplied with foreign stock as to number, but its general condition was inferior. From Norfolk, Suffolk, &c., the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were reasonably extensive, and of full average weight ; but the receipts from other quarters were very limited. For all breeds we experienced a slow trade, at last Monday's quotations. The general top figure for Scots was 4s 4d per Blbs., but very prima animals realised 4s 6d. Tha arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire, amounted io 2,800 Scots and short horns. From other parts of England we received 220 of various breeds ; and, from Scotland, 37 Scots. There was a good time of year supply of sheep in the market in fall average condition. Prime Downs and half-brads, sold readily, at extreme rates. Otherwise, the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, on former terms. Lambs were in good supply, and steady request, at from 6s to 7s per 81b. From the Isle of Wight, 150 came fresh to hand. Calves—the show of which was moderate—changed hands steadily, at full quotations. - For pigs there was a fair demand, at last week's cur rency. Per Sibs to sth.k the °Ws. 8. d. e. d.I s. d. B. Interior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2:PrimeSonthdown 4 6 4 8 Second quality.... 3 4 3 6;lArge crse. calves 310 4 4 Primo largo oxen 3 g 4 2 1 Prime small do , 4 6 5 0 Prime Soots, *c. 4 4 4 6 1 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 8!Small porkers 4 2 4 4 Second quality ...3 10 4 2'Suckling calves, .19 0 23 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 41Quarter old pigs.l9 0 22 0 Lamb, 5s Bcl to 7s oa. FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts 263 Sheep and lambs Calves 2lO Pigs TOTAL STJPTLT. Beasts 3,625 Sheep and lambs "5,820 Calves 287 Pigs 5OO A statement and comparison of tho supplies and prices of fa t stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattl e Market, on Monday, June 15, 1857, and this day, Monday. June 14, 1858. Per Blbs, to sink the ofrals. June 15, 1857. Junel4,lBsB s. d. s. dds. d. s. d. Coarse And inferior beasts „, 3 2to 3 4.3 oto 3 2 Second quality ditto „. 3 6 3 103 4 3 6 Prime largo oxen ... ~„ ~, 4 0 4 4 3 8 4 2 Prime Scots, ttc ~, 4 6 4 10;4 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior sheep ,„ „, 3 0 3 4 3 4 3 8 Second quality ditto ..„ ,„ 3 6 4 0:3 10 4 2 Prime coarse woolled ditto ,„ 4 2 4 8,4 2 4 4 Prime Southdown ditto „. 410 5 0 4 6 410 Lambs ... ••• „„„ 5 8 6 8;6 0 7 0 Large coarse calves ,„ „, 3 8 4 8,3 10 4 4 Prime small ditto ... „, 410 5 0;4 6 5 0 Largo hogs „, ~, 3 8 4 2,3 2 4 0 seat small porkers „.. 4 4 5 0 1 4 2 4 4 Beasts... ... ,„ 4.192 3,625 Sheep and lambs 24 ,500 25,820 Calves„. . •••315 287 Pigs 250 ••• ••• 500 June 16, 1856.—Beasts, 3,979 ; sheep 310; pigs, 380. June 1' , 8, 1855.—Be asts, 3,719; sheep and lambs, 22,010 ; 2 1 5 7. 0 1.7, calves calves, 216 ; pigs, 560, and lambs, NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on offer in these markets since our last report, owing to the been limited, and the t rade generally has ruled inactive, at our quotations._ rrevailing hot weather, have _ Per 81ba by the carcase. s. d. I. d . i. d. a. d Reef, nferior 210 3 2 Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 4 310 Do. prime 1arg0..3 8 3 10 ' Do., prime ...... , 4 0 4 4 Do., do. 5ma11....3 10 4 0 Veal 3 6 4 6 Pork, largo 3 0 3 6 Pork, small 3 8 4 2 Lamb, 5s 4d to Gs 6d. B OROUGH HOP. For the timo of year, our market continues to be well supplied with all kinds of hops. As the plantation ac counts are unfavourable, the demand generally is steady, at full quotations. New Mid and East Kant pockets, 3/. lOs to 5/. 12s; New 'Weald of Kent, 2/. Lis to 3/. 8s ; New Sussex 2/. 123 to 3 /.. 3 5; Yearli ngs and olds, 11. 4s to 2/. 10a per cwt., --- BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The season for old Potatoes having been brought to a close, prices are very irregular, and it is difficult to quote them accurately. Th e supplies of new potatoes are in creasing rapidly, .and the ta l e f or th em i s s t ea dy, a t f rom 8s to 1 8 s per cwt. Last week's imports were 312 baskets ; 107 tons from Dunkirk, 33 sacks from Calais, and 206 baskets from Rotterdam. .......,..........,.. WOOL. We continue to have a fair demand for most kinds of English wool, and late rates are freely supported. In foreign and colonial qualities very little business is doing, on former terms, Tho stock of colonial wool in warehouse is now about tO,OOO bales, the whole of wbich will be offered at the next public sales. Last week's imports were 143 bales from Bombay, 153 from the Cape, 132 from Rio, and 36 from Constantinople. SEEDS, A large business has boon t ransacted in linseed, and prices have steadily improved. Rapeseed is also in good request, at very full prices. Tares are quite as dear as last week. fair demand, Oat th full qu er seed otationss rule t olerably firm. Cakes are in tarcip,Whtte,per bush. 15s to 16' Swede .......... 205 233 "dastard, Brown • • .... 105 15s White, new...... 18s 22s Tares, Winter, new.. • . 8s Od 93 0d Canary,por quarter .. 923 I . oos Rye grass (new) 185 20s Clovor,RedEng. (cwt.) ——s White —3 5 —s Foreign Red.....• —5 —a White.... —5 —3 Trofoll, now.. —s Carraway .• 445 483 anger............ 28s 323 Ilei nDseed, per quarter 40& 448 Linseed, Eng.sewing.. 721 745 Crushing •••'• • • • 50a 58s Baltic .......... 484 50s Odessa ...• .... • 543 583 Linseed Cake, pr. ton— totuglish 9 , 104 10/0s reign,perton 81 lOs 10 5s Ra pe Cakes, per ton-51 108 6155 peeved, pr qr...... 68 3 745 TALLOW. Our market is steady for the tim e of year, and prices are well supported. P.Y.C. onthe sp o t is quoted at 53s 3d per cwt. Town tallow is 5.s 3 d nett cash ; rough fat, 2s 91 per Sibs. T 8154. 1855. 1856. 1857. 1858. Stock this day 34,498 46,917 64,3 04 to 52s Od Price of Y. C •• .• —s Od •e —8 od l Delivery last week ..I 1,070 1,620 Ditto from June 1 2,453 3,203 Arrivals last week.. 7:37 795 Ditto from Juiael .... 951 2,407 Price of Town 61s 9d 52, ld 17.413 15,298 13,234 45s 6dtc, 604 Od to 53s Ad to 45s 9d —s Od —g 00 1,392 1,248 910 2,707 2,945 1,506 1,620 2,212 73 1 1,620 5,099 3,17 3 484 6d 59s 63 524 " " LADY SEAcomc."—The Nord of Brussels contains the following curious paragraph relative to Mrs. Sea cola, of Balaklava notoriety The Belgian steamer Baron Osy arrived yesterday at Antwerp, from London, having on board Lady Seacole, who has been decorated with the order of the Legion of Honour, the English Crimean medal, and the Medjidie. This lady Was the companion of the celebrated Miss Nightingale, who had gone to the East during the war in the Crimea to carry aid and consolation to the wounded and dying. On the arrival of the vessel Lady Seacole was adorned with all her decorations, 100 St. ea's, from the far north to the extreme south of Europe, these small, fl , urisbing, and well-ordered states, offer a spectacle as full if hope and encouragement to all lovers of con titutional liberty, as it mint necessarily be offal. sive to the despotic governments of the great continental monarchies, on whose threshholda the altars of freedom, newly lighted, have burnt with so steady and pure a flame. They may servo as beacon-lights to European populations gasping for that political regeneration, the hour of which will assuredly come, and may not be far distant." "All enlightened Sardes with whom we conversed unite with Signor Sala,_ who has devot e d s e vera l sec ti on s of his w or k to the subject, in representing the abuses pervading the administration of justice in Sardinia, as lying at the root of ire greatest social evil. It is the ready r xcuee for rude justice, for private revenge, for the assertion of the rights of persons or of things by the strong hand, that the laws are inoperative, or iniquie tously administered. There is too much reason to be lieve that this has been the normal state of Sardinia under all its rulers for ages past. And when at the same time we find the natural instincts of the people to be turbulent and lawless, and prone to theft and robbery, and consider the facilities afforded by a wild, mountainone, and densely wooded country, for the commission of crimes of violence, the . settles of bloodshed and rapine by which it bas been desolated, are not to be wondered at. In the absence of a vigorous justice, and a sufficient military or police for the protection of preperty, a voluntary association sprung cof armed men, und er th e name of Baranc who, tng ,fe i ra sort of black snail paid by the peasants, undertook to recovr r their stolen cattle, or in.. demnify them for the loss. They fell, however, into dis repute, and I believe have been disbanded. Banditism has been finally and effectually extinguished in Corsica, as rela'ed in a former part of this work, by a total dis armament of the population, without respect of persons, or of the purposes for which firearms may be properly required. So etern a measrare is neither suited to the genius of the Sardes or their rulers. With a numerous resident gentry, who, with their retainers, and the great ma-s of the population, are passionately ford of the chess, and with wastes so stocked with destructive wild animals, the total prohibition of firearms must be both unpopular and impolitic. The law, however, requires that no one shall carry them without a license. But it is not, or cannot be, enforced, for we saw them in every one's hands." One great drawback to the commercial progress of the island is the want of a mercantile marine. " One subject of special interest in connection with Sardinian progress has been reserved for a more par. ticular notice than we have been able to afford most others, both on account of its importance, and its bay ing much engaged the attention of the master-mind moat conversant with the situation cf Minim. At the outset of our rambles in Sardinia, it was observed that the Sardes are averse to maritime occupations; the . Iliese of La Medelena ' who are so employed to . some extent, being a distinct race. Sardinia has no mercantile marine. Signor Sala states that there are only four or five vessels beleuging to natives, and, of these, two are the property of the same rich owner. Considering the advantages of her position, and the products the island is capable of supplying for an active commerce, be considers the want of a mercan tile marine one of Sardinia's greatest misfortunes, and treats with much good se.nee of the means calculated to promote its estaliliehment. "General La Alarmora drew attention to the subject in a pamphlet published at Cagliari in 1850, under the title of Questions marittimi spettanti all' isola di Sar degna; and resumed the subject in 1856, in another work, which he was so obliging as to give me, when at Cagliari, in 1857. It origirated in the expected come pletion of the lice cf Electric Tel , graph bet w ?en A !geria, Corsica, and the contioent cf Europe ; its con nexion with which, and its bearings on wit - atm-roe, I may have to rettr to on a future occasion. Tar G:neral coo l . me.nts on the tx'raordicary fact, that, in an island 800 miles in circumference, there only ex:. t four seit port., properly so c slled. There are Cagliari, on the a inth coast, Terranova, on the east, P , rto-Torres, on the north, and A!ghero on the west. All the ottif r villages and toms on the coast stand more or lens distantly from it, and cannot be called niaritime, lie considers tb 8 elppoptil3tion of the coast cc the deplorable congequenee of the devastations of the Saracen corsa , r•, and tle a ,n -tinupl piracy which was carried on to a late period, and only ceased on the conquest of Algeria by the French." It may not be gene: ally kilown that Cor,ica, was at one time tinder British urotesclion, though but for a short period. Another carious episode in its annals is the reign of the adventene, King Theo dore, who ended his days in the Fleet Prison. All such anecdotes and incidents ate told in these plea sant pagt s, which are further enlivened by village tales and conversations, tending to give the reader au insight into the customs and characters of the inhabitants. The sensible and piactical views of the author on questions of a w:der interest are testi ' fled by the extracts eireu ahove. We must not omit to mention the illustrations, which are one of the chief attractions of the volume, and ren der it suitatle for a handsome gift-book, as well es a work of reference. The large coloured views are very I.racciful, while great numbers of w%.odcuts are scattered through the hag: P, illustrating the dc scriptionr. It is for something more than au elegant volume for a leisure hour, however, that the work is intended. It aims at showing us the characters and fami liarising us with the local Wes of the Winds and their inhabivants, and the author has etitcred on a new and nearly untravelled road, wishing to be the pioneer and guide of na.ny mor.-.. The w-ld ;.nd chivalric nature of the people give the *harm of novelty to his reorth, and we have ,no dour t, from the freshness of the subject, and the . pleaPant and unpretending style of the wri'er, that the work will be immediately popular among a large class of readers. The New Zealand Emigrant's Bradshaw. A Guide to the Britain, of the &uth. Shuford, Charing-cross. This very excellent and practical little walk is designed for intending emigrants, for whom it pre sents au attrac!ive and sensible descripti , .n of " the youngfst and fairest colony of our empire." The managers of the New Z,.atand Emigrati'n rooms, inform us iu the preface, that from she greatly increasing number of inquir era who apply to them for information, they conjecture that the supply of works on th e su bj ec t i s uu equal to the demand. Those that are pub lished are seldom sufficiently praAical aLd simple in their character, and mochrate in thrir price to suit the intending emigrant of the working-class. The little volume before us is not open to any of these oljecti ms, but adapted to all classes, " from the capitalist to the working man." It is also brief and concise in its informa ' tie,n, tAiing the reader tke history geography, government, aoriculture ' btaiisti.%s, land regula tions, &c , arid all useful information of a similar character, in a clear and direct manner, without any circumlocution or complica ion of terms. A useful chapter is entitled "New Zealand and treats of the rations individuals and professions o ulen fe:;s t i s o '" ns most likely to find an opening thare, and the most advisable method of proceeding to obtain satisfactory employment. A little coloured map is prefixed, and a most attractive account of the position of the colony is given, as the early settlers have reduced it to order, while the disputes with the natives and home Government imme diately aftor its first colonisation drove so many of the pioneer sutlers away that the country is left clear for later adventurers. All who are about to seek their fortune in another country should con sult this little guide. Tales front Blackwood. Vol. I. Blackwood and Son. These pleasant stories, which are published in monthly numbers, are now offered in a more com pact form. The first volume includes three num bers, and the character and variety of the stories will ensure a large circle of readers, while the quality of the type and binding leave nothing to be deem They arc admirably a lapted for railway reading, for which purpose they aro especially intended. 'ENT OF INDIA BILL. Jrnts 11. For Government. Agalnit. Mr. B. Hill ....Sir Cleorge Grey Sir A. Ramsay .. Mr. Bland Sir J. Bailey... • Sir G. Pechell Gen. Arbuthnot .Gen. Buckley Mr. Cobbold ....Mr. W. 0 Fester Sir W. Gallwey..Mr. Dillwyn Mr. Miles ...... Sir J. Trelawny Lard Beetive.. • •Col. Fergueon Mr. Paull ......Capt. Berkeley Mr. Palmer ....Mr. F. Bouverie Sir J. Walsh.... Mr. Harcourt Mr. M ainw aring.Mr. Collier Lord Elmley ...Col. Biddulpti Col. Maxwell 11. Berkeley Mr. Transits ....Mr. Willyams Sir W. Wynn, ...Lord Lincoln Major Sibthorp..Str M. 01201. mondeley Mr. Clark ......Lord Baynharn Sir B. Bridges .. Mr. Bagshaw Mr. Hudson ....Mt. Base PAIRS ON GOVERAAL HOUSE OF CO? For government. Against Mr. J. Wynne .. Mr. Wyvill General gall . • Gii. Codvlniegrtosn Air. li. Mr. O. Duadas • . Mr. 11. A. Bruce Sir E. K errlsonMr. D.Fortescue Mr. Noel ...... Mr. W batman ltir.Ker. Seymer Mr.W.Cavendish Sir C. Conte .... Mr. Luce Mr. IL Sheridan. North Mr. Cayley ....Mr. Gilpin Sir F. Smith ....Mr. Jos. Locke Col. Gilpin. Mr. D. O'Connell Mr. Robertson ..Sir J. Matheson Mr. J. Hamilton. Mr. Sbafto Mr. Joliffe ....Col. Kingscote Sir M. S. Stewart. Mr. Pigott Lord Curzon ....Lord Worsley Mr.T.TI3 ern ard .Mr. Traill Col. Lowther • • Mr. Mackinnon Mr. E. Egerton ..Sir F. Williams Mr. Percy.. • • —Sir T. O'Brien Mr. Banbury ...Mr. Grace DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY FOR WARWICKSHIRE. —tier Majesty the Queen and the Prince Consort left Buckingham Palace to-day for Stoneleigh Abbey, war the seat of Lord Leigh, the lord-lieutenant of that county, travelling by the London and North western Railway to Coventry, and thence to Stoneleigh by road. On arriving at Covent r y an a dd ress wi ll b e presented to her Majesty by the corporation of that city. Proceeding th ence to Stoneleigh Abbey, hz. Majesty and the Prince Consort will honour Lord Leigh by a visit, and, 'staying there overnight, will make their entry into Birmingham to-morrow at noon, returning to Stoneleigh in the aft ern o on , where they w ill again re main the n i g ht. Th e augus t v isitors will return to London on Wednrs It is announced that there will be a g reat Horticul turale Exhibition at Caen on the 22d, 23d,. 2 . 4th, and town2sth of of July,e Emperor up o n and the Empresso as i on o f the F fthev z: ls o l o t b. that G AM E CERTIFICATES.-3,651 game certificates we re to taken out in Ireland in the year . ended the 81 s t o f March, 1858, and 41 convictions for infringement of the game laws took place. 1_ all 9 all all all 100 1100 1 ,2 s 6cl all all all all _OO 20 1 00 20 20 46i 81 1 21,i 8i I 64 3 8O 274 18} 194 27A