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LAST NIGHTS OF MONT BLANC, MR. BENEDICT'S ANNUAL MORNING a r , eicam .C .s a e C s ßT, under the immediate patronage of her Most THE QUEEN, His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and 'b.. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, Stine take place at HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, on MONDAY, 21st, on the same grand scale of former years. Particulars and sa,, el L etB Hay be had at Mr. Benedict's residence, 2, Manchester ..v, and at the principal Libraries and Music Warehouses. The full Programme is now Ready, MIL and MRS. GERMAN REED'S NEW bonsENTERTAINMENT.—The New Series of Illustra „ by Afr and Mrs. REED (late Miss P. HORTON), i d e rlevenin ‘ g except Saturday, at 8. Saturday Afternoon at 3. at ti" 1" Is., 25., and 3s. ; stalls, secured, without extra charge, ' er, allery of Illustration, 14, Regent-street, and at ‘ni Beale, a G Rd Co.'s, 201, Regent-street. ST. JAMES'S HALL. - GOMPERTZ'S p oo , DISTORICAL DIORAMA of the INDIAN MUTINY, WILL MQ 4rIVEL o'c Y OL041: on SATURDAY, June 26th. Daily, at Three 'Eight lock. es Drs Stalls, 3s ; Area, 25.; Gallery, Is. 711 Panied by a full Band and Descriptive Lecture. 8 J AMES'S HALL.-CHRISTY'S MINSTRELS. —By permission of the Governors, all the Chll ,:_en born the Licensed Victualler+' School will be present on the Mestra on the occasion of the Grand Morning Concert on MON -2lst June. Doors open at half-past two. CURISTY'S MINSTRELS, Polygraphic Hall. --THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH ENT ER cr: N SlENT.—Change of Programme, introducing Burlesque on the Many Patrons of the Christy's having been unable to gain i„,owion owing to the limited numbers of Stalls, they have now ":" -W uted an extra row, which will afford more comforts to their e 0 , 1 „t 1 3 patrons.—Evening at 8, and on Saturday Morning, L„Vencing at 3. Prices —Boxes, U. 19.; Stalls, 3s. ; Area, 22.; 11, 14 R. CHARLES DICKENS WILL READ, at ST. MARTIN'S HALL, TO-MORROW Evening 17th), It aT clock, AIR 4. CAMP, THE POOR TRAVELLER, and BOOTS A 23, T HE HOLLY TREE INN; on WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, A 2 3, at 3 o'clock, the Story of LITTLE DOMBEY; and on ' ) ItSD iy EVENING, June 24, at 8 o'clock, his CHRISTMAS VIOL. tr fi t alls (numiiered and reserved), ss. • Area and Gills ries, 2s. 6d.; /r e served Seats, Is. Tickets to be had at Messrs. Chapman and Publishers, 193, Piccadilly; and at St. Martin's Hall, Long 'ROYAL GARDENS, CREMORNE.—DaiIy, d at 3. Waterer and Godfrey's Grand Exhibition of Rhodo tieinrolls and other American plants, daily from ten till dusk, In 7Ashburnham Pavilion, is now in great perfection, and forms ; 41 Y a fashionable promenade. One Shilling. Each day and night L i nost attractive Programme of Amusements is present 4; es, ed- Concert, Ballet, Dan iv, Marionettes, Circus, Firewaks;&c.,- E"• - -The Saturday fetes are 2s 6d.—Tickets Messrs. Mitchell's,Mitch ell's, honer's, and IMS'S. P. 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BIGNELL, " Original Argyll Rooms," Great Windmill-street, Hay -4ket, Doors open at half-past S. Admission. Is. TEN POUNDS REWARD. LOST, on oy d „„, MONDAY , the 15th February last, about half-past seven bet"& in the evening, a LETTER (supposed to have been dropped t h „,..." 0 04 Eenchurch-street and St. Martin's-le-Grand), addressed to tp,7" 3 Thatcher. Esq., Rue du Monte, Thabor, Paris, and enclosing 15Vtills of Exchange for 4041. ss. 9d. and 4551., both dated Paris, b ecmber, 107 ; accepted by Messrs. Hyde, Hodge, fkL‘ble to the order of Thomas Thatcher. The bills are not en tr'•kl• and are o f no use t o any one b u t th e owner . The above ard will be paid for their recovery within fourteen days from iloit da te. Information to be given to Moors. R. and S. MpLiours, Ju chore, 7, Poultry, City, London. "th ne, 1858. .METROPOLITAN COUNTIES LIFE b_ ASSURANCE SOCIETT, 27, Regent-street, Waterlco- Q o lo n ndon, S.W. Life assurance, annuities, endowments, and advantageous terms. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Manager. B •, 4ll Policies in force, notwithstanding the Decease of the Life 4 within the thirty days of grace, the Premium in arregr 14411 deducted from the amount assured. Itt W LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Of thtot! Fleet-street, London, May 24, 1858. eea IS Hereby Given, that in conformity with the provisions Ain Deed of Sett'ement, a GENERAL MEETING of Proprietors Ttr rn,„ , held at the Society's Office, Fleet-street, London. on Ito o 'DAY, the 24th day of June next. at Twelve o'clock at the Le ta High to elect a Director , fa lieu of the Right Honourable tenet High Chancellor, whe has reslgned, to elect five other 2 71 1 and one auditor, when thom who go out of office by rota- Th e i; II propos d for re election, and also for general purposes. 114, 4 4 rector to be chosen in the room of the Lord Chancellor will In office until the 24th day of June, 1862. • By order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. FIFTH DIVISION OF PROFITS. NORTH BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter. PIEstoENT —His Grace the Duke of ItOxßuimit K, K.T. Sir PETER LAURIE, Alderman, Chairman. JOHN I. GLENNIE, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. William Borradaile, Esq. Jokn Connell, Esq. Archibald Cockburn. Esq. P. Sorthall Laurie, Esq. R. P. Prichard, Esq. Charles James Knowles, Esq , Q.C. S olicitor, ALEXANDER DOBIE, Esq., Lancaster-Place. 40 41 of One Mil:i on — accumu l a ti ng Pr e mium Fund 6E4,000/. 11 v evel itle from Life Premiums alone 116,030/., annually increasing *44e tenths or Ninety per cent. of the profits are septennially among the insurers on the participating scale of Premiums. the ra I "ront Policies effected during the current year will share in lut ii _ e d ilts of Seven Years, and will secure a larger BONUS at every 11`ivision of Profits. Per Bonus accumulations at last investigation ranged from 25 to cent on the Premiums paid. 4, ROBERT STRACHAN, Secretary. Ba nk Buildings, Lothbury, London. E.C. INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE )1 so , • , lETY, 142, Strand, London, W.C., Feb. 25, 1858: estab h 183 h„ . 7.—Payment of Premium within Days of Grace,—lt always beli c ,l and still is the practice of this society to pay claims under to rrt 'es of assurance notwithstanding the death oft e assured oc kiung Within the 30 days of grace, and before payment of the tile d a l Premium, provided payment thereof be made, or notice of c.,. ea th be given to the office before the expiration of such days ae, For the Court of Directors, E. S. SYMES, Chairman. TAE INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSUR ANC E SOCIETY, Em 142, Strand, London. '''Werel by Act of Parliament. for TAFF. ASSURANCE, SUR viva:saws, ANNUITIES, ENDOWMENTS, &C. DIRECTORS. a. E.TYMOND SHEPPARD STALES, M.D., Chairman. Fi, n ,enworthy Browne, Esq. Henry J: Hodgson, Esq. j: u el King-Church, Esq. John Moss, Esq. tlliotson I) Cantab., John Symes, Esq. Joseph Thompson, Esq. SECRETARY TO THE BOARD. Alexander Richardson, Esq. CORRESPONDING SECRETARY. Augustus Blondel, Esq. PM^ AUD ITORS. -Amor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor J. Radford Young. MEDICAL REFEREE GENERAL. Elliotson, M.D., Cants!) , F.R.S., 37, Condult-stroet. ACTUARY. W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R.A.S., F.S.S., &C. ASSISTANT ACTUARY. Barker Woodhouse, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co., 67, Lombard-street. I r'sers SOLICITORS. • ~,t egOry, Gregory, Skirrow, and Ilowelltle, Bedford-row. `be n ex Qul Y. 18GO. inquennial Division of Profits will bo declared in \,....._ Examples of Bonus up to May, 1855 : Colley Bonus in Permanent ihk en Sum addition Bonus In Reduction oi 1 4 i n, A g e * Assured. to Slim Cash. Annual Pre •...,....... Assured. mium. —_—. IRS £ £s. d. £s. d. Xs. d. l i; 55 3,000 , •67 17 7 424 1 4 56 3 8 i l lii 48 4,000 749 4 0 325 16 0 32 0 4 1 84 ' jMI 2,000 232 18 0 156 15 0 16 IS 2 6 0 h isT 1 60 2,000 154 2 8 103 16 $ 10 677 ..."••••„_____± 55 2,800 120 17 0 72 14 6 tanae_followinv: are amongst the advantages offered by the I nter .roal Life Assurance Society : Society was established in 1838. 11,, 0-t hirds of the profits are divided amongst the assured evorf Year It, ` g• Bl ibscribed capit a l i s five hundred thousand pounds. ti „: Inv estments, at the date of the last annual report, amounted lt, e , hu ndred and seventy-one thousand pounds. h:nolial income is ninety thousand pounds. AN;„ 4llol ber of policies now in force exceed six thousand. RI," one thousand new policies are added every year. ui th r ` e its commencement the Society has paid in claims upwardi p or e e hundred an d t wen ty th ousan d pounds. man, ," 08 Pectuses and every other intbrination, apply to the Chair _'Snd. 14 2 •.<2trand, London, W.O EDMOND S. 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To which are added ~r 4D sio k 2 on the wonders of the Microscope in revealing the hidden :tina i ."es "of Life within Life," and its advantages In detecting, by ' 4 ainination the cause and effect of every variety of these Khits, with num ' crone engravings and cases. • BY SAMUEL LA2MERT, M.D., )44 tric 37, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON, lilated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorary A sti nu'r of the London Hospii,tl Medical Society, Licentiate of ,40hecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. )714 5 h e3 sential object of this treatise is to point out the fearful con : ; .i es resulting irons certain habits, irregularities, and excesses, „.. e va produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man preniatur,° decay at all stages of life, than, perhaps, any 1 4 SrtZass of disease known to modern pathologists. 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The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of England HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that a HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum, and also a Bonus of Ten per cent., will be payable on the Company's Stock, on and after the 15th of July next, when the Dividend and Bonus Warrants will be obtained at the Company's office, 11'2, Bishopsgate-street, or at the different Branches. The Transfer Books will be closed on and after Monday, the 21st inst., until the dividend and Bonus become payable. By order of the Court of Directors. DAN. ROBERTSON, Agent and Manager. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- EXCURSION to BITII and BRISTOL from Paddington on S TURDAY, the 19th, at G. 30 p.m. ; returning on MONDAY, at 6.30 p.m. from Bristol, and 7 p.m. from Bath. Fares—Bristol, 14s. and is.; Bath, 12s. and Gs. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. -- Excu stun to Oxford, Banbury, Leamington, Warwick, and Birmingham, from Paddington, on Sunday, the 20th, at 7,45 a.m. returning the same night. Fares :—Oxford, 6s. Gd. and 4s. ; Ban bury, Ss. and ss. ; Leamington or Warwick, 10s. 6d. and Gs ; and Birmingham, 12e. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- On SATURDAY, the 26th of June, an EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Paddington at g.O a.m. for Plymouth, (offering facilities for visiting Torbay, Brixham, Dartmouth, and the South Coast of Devon), calling at Weston-super-Mare, 11l idge wate-, Taunton, Tiverton-road, Exeter, Barnstaple, and Bideford (for Ilfracombe, and the North Coast of Devon), Stare (‘ss, Dawlish, Teignmouth, Newton, Torquay, Totness, and Kin2sbrid e-road, and returning on Monday, the sth of July, from t lymouth, at 6.20 a.m., and intermediate stations as per handbills. EPPS'S COCOA-11b. and Ob. packets, is. 6d. and 9d.—EPPS, Horace, •to Chemist, 170, Piccadilly; 112, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury ; and 82. Old Broad-street, City ; manufactory, 398, BUtton-road ; also of Grocers and Chemists. QCHWEPPE'S SODA WATER, MALVERN SELTZER WATER, POTASS WATER, and LIMONADE. Every Bottle of the Alkali Waters is protected by a Label over the cork with their signature. Sold by all respectable Chemists, Con fectioners, and at the leading Hotels. Manufactured at London, Liverpool, Bristol; Derby, and Malvern Wells. " OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT" says Twenty-one Million Pounds of Tea have been released by the Possession of Canton.—The EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY anticipate the arrival of this, and have reduced the price of their Glb bag of Sound Tea to 2s. 2d. per lb., Ik! Coffee in the Berry to ltd. —Warehouses, 9, Great St. Helen's-churchyard, Bishopsgate. FORGE HOBSON begs to invite the attention 3C of Gentlemen to his new Stock of Trowscrings tor the pre sent season, price 21s. to 255. G. 11. submits for inspection his new Overcoats, in all the new ap proved and various shades of colour for sp lag wear. Excellence with Economy. A suit of clothes made in a few hours' notice. GEORGE HOB SON, 57. Lombard-street. ESTABLISHED 1796. CF. HANCOCK, of Bruton-street and New • Bond-street, Jeweller and Silversmith to the Principal Sovereigns and Courts of Europe, begs leave to remove an erroneous impression which exists amongst some of his customers, that he has retired, or Is about to retire, from business. This impression (which is entirely unfounded) has probably arisen in c.nsequence of the re tirement and selling ofof a Jeweller of the same name, also of New Bond-street, but with whom C. P. Hancock is not, and never has been, in any way connected, either in business or by relationship. G RANDES NOUVEAUTES IN PARIS.- LA COMPAGNIE LYONNAISE, No. 37, Boulevard des Capucines, Paris, Have just exposed for sale their NOVELTIES for the SEASON, com prising SILK-STUFFS, LACE, Indian and French Cacuzutazs, printed MUSLINS and PIQUES, FANCY STUFFS of all kinds, WEDDING OUT FITS, MANTLES, BURNOUS, &C. The successive aggrandizements of the establishment of LA COM PAGNIE LYONNAISE have rendered it one of the most extensive n Europe ; the ware-rooms at the present day comprise upwards of thirty saloons or galleries, having four separate entrances. Being their own manufacturers, their productions are not liable to the extra charges made on account of intermediate agents, and thus this company can afford to offer to the public on terms far snore advan tageous than any other house. Every article, even the Cachemires is marked in plain figures. LA COMPAGNIE LYONNAISE have established houses at Lyons, Kashmere, Aleacm, and Chantilly for the manufacture of Silk s,uffs ,Cachemires, and Lace, but they have no succursale for sale in any country whatever. sponding period of 1856 and 1857, shows a deficiency against the last period of 38,390 ounces as com pared with 1857, and of 238,000 oz. as compared with. 1856. A comparison of the receipts for the last four weeks of the present year and the correspond ing period of 1857, gives an advantage to the for- 1 tner - term of 11,730 oz. '.I his great decrease in the principal st aple article of our-produce is_attributable to two facts, the first being the gradual exhaustion of the other goldfields, and the second the non discovery of new deposits important as regards their extent. The exhaustion referred to simply indicates that the old mode of working h insufficient to produce results such as would place the colony in respect of its gold pro duct in an equally favourable poiitiou to what it has hitherto assumed. So far as the original gold fields are concerned, the labour of the individual miner has fallen in value, for he hasto expend much more of it to acquire what may be termed his wages, than was formerly the case. The exhaustion of the superficial deposits which a few years ago enabled him to obtain a high compensatory return for little labour, places him for the moment at a disadvan tage. But this disadvantagecan only be teMporary; in fact, only so long as there is a deficiency of means to develop the sub-deposits which have already been proved to exist. What is wanted, then, is the employment of capital, so that operations may be extended, and the treasure, which even now lies half-revealed, may be wholly secured. The investment of large amounts of money iu developing the auriferous riches of the colony, must, whenever it occurs, be splendidly rewarded. This view of the case seems to be pretty general, for at pres'ent the cry is almost general through out the colony for the introduction of more capi tal in mining operations. Of such operations, the most important are concerned with the use of water ; and it stands to reason that an insuffi cient supply of so necessary an agent in the pro cess of gold-Mining, must materially affect the value of - thee - result. Now, - with few exceptions, the gold-fields of Victoria have,'ever since their original discovery, suffered from the insufficiency of the supply of water they had to meet domestic and mining requirements.. The consequence of this deficiency has been the impossibility of tho roughly testing the extent of even the superficial deposits. The necessity of finding remunerative employment to the immense mining population of the colony has at length suggested to some of the gold-field municipalities the propriety of offering such facilities to the speculator as will insure his co-operation. Of the various local schemes at pre sent in existence for supplying the gold-fields with water in quantities sufficient for every- purpose, that - to which the Sandhurst municipal council is a party seems to us at once the most comprehensive in its nature, as well as the most liberal in conces sions made for the purpose of obtaining the com pletion of the wo r k o ff h an d. Pertinent to th e su bj ec t o f i n t ro d uc i ng addi tional capital i n t o m i n i ng operations, is the circum stance of Mr. Gabrielli's appearance in the gold fields iu the character of a mining speculator., Ballarat was the first mining district to which the attention of this capitalist has been directed, and the following extract from an article iu the Bal larat Times of Monday last discloses the result of his negotiations so fer as they have yet pro ceeded : " On Saturday evening we had an inter view with Mr. Gabrielli, the well-known capitalist, and the negotiator of the loans to the Melbourne and Gee long corporations. This gentleman is now in Vic toria in the double capacity of representative of Sir Samuel M. Peto, the great English railway con tractor (who is willing to undertake the construc tion of all the Victorian railways), and agent for certain parties in England, who are prepared to find all the money which the completion of these works will require. Mr. Gabriellij visited Ballarat in order to examine for himself, and test the truth fulness of the reports contained in the public jour nals relative to the want of capital on the gold fields, and to ascertain how far it would be safe to invest money in mining operations ; in what man ner it could be introduced, so as to give the miner cheap capital, the capitalist fair interest, and both bona fide security. _ . _ The new Administration have signified their in t ntion of granting mining leases, and the Solicitor- General is engagedi n prepraing forms for the pur pose. These will be drawn up on such principles as will insure an equitable consideration both to the capitalist and the labouring miner, wi'h the object of scouting the mutual co-operation of these classes. Pleasant Creek, in the Ararat district, although unfortunate in respect of its celebrity for deeds of violence and crime committed in and about it, sus tains its more gratifying reputation as a first-class gold-field. The western diggings, the locality of which is in the vicinity of Pleasant Creek, have proved worthless, and are now almost deserted. Elysian Flat, near Bendi g o, is also well remunerat ing its patrons at present. _ _ - The judicial ami general administration of the gold-fields as conducted by the newly-established Mining Boards and Courts of Mines, appears to be giving satisfaction. The celebrated Clunes reef is now no longer the focus of mining disturbances. The reef is being worked by a large co-operative association, aid has already proved to be a most profitable investment to the company. FARES THERE AND BACK. Weston-super-Mare and Bridgewater, 20s and 13s ; T2unton and Tiverton Road, 22s and 153; Exeter, 22s 6d and 16s; Starcross, Dawlish, and Teignmouth, 25s and 17s : Newton, Torquay, and Totness, 27s and 18s ; Barnstaple and Bideord, 30s and 20s; Kings- Jridge Road and Plymouth, 30s and 20s. -I Children under twelve years of age. half-price. Tickets not trans ferable, and only available by the Excursion Train. CONTRACT FOR RIIM. Department of the Comptroller for Victualling and Transport Services, Somerset-house, 12th June, 1858. THE Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that on "I nuasnAY, the 24111 instant, at Half-past One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such persons as may be willing to Contract for sup plying and delivering into her Majesty's Victualling Stores at Dept. ford : RUM ..... •• •• .. 6,030 gallons. (Not under 40 per cent. over proof.) When to be delivered—ln three weeks, or earlier if preferred by the party tendering. Tenders may !pomade for the whole or ally portion of the Rum. Their Lordships reserve to themselves the power, when the Ten ders are opened, of contracting either for the whole, or for such part thereof only as they may deem fit, or for a greater quantity, or of not contracting forany, and a'so an unlimited power of selection. The Rom to be exempted from the Customs' Duties, and Parties tendering are to slate where it is lying. Samples of the Rum ti be sent in pints for each Import mark, and the average Strength of each mark ex to be stated, and not an average of different marks or strength. of several imports, and any parcel of rum that is found not to be of the same quality, mark, or average strength of the sample tendered and accepted will be rejected by the °Meas. The Samples produced by persons whose Tenders are not accepted are requested to be taken away by them immediately after the Con tract has been decided. No tender will be received unless made on the printed form pro vided for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the said Office, or to Commander Bevis, conducting the Packet Se rvice at Liverpool, or to the Collector of Customs at Bristol. The conditions of the revised contract, to which particular attention is called, may be seen at the said office, and at Liver pool and Bristol. No tender will be received after half-past one o'clock on the day of treaty, and it will not be required that the party tendering, or an agent on his behalf, should attend at the office on the day of contract, as the result of the offer received from each person will be communicated to him and his proposed sureties in writing. Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, and bear in the left-hand corner the words " Tender for Ram," and must also be delivered at Somerset-house. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Tuesday.—The market continues in a very inanimate condition, and is certainly more languid and flat in tone than during last week. Prices, too, aro weaker; and, in order to effect sales, producers are willing to concede fully 1 ,(1. per on yarns ; but even on theso terms buyers are in disposed to give out orders of any consequence at the present moment. The recent drooping tendency of the Liverpool cotton market, and the tenor of the last advices from the United States with regard to the amount of the crop, &c., produce quite a feeling of hesitation and uncertainty as to the future course of the raw material, and prevent steady and regular business. Goods are equally flat Zvi h yarns, and lower terms would be accepted from purchasers. LE1:1)8, Tuesday —We have had a better woollen cloth market this morning. There has been a good attendance of buyers ; the tone has been firm, and a fair quantity of cloth has changed owners. The present brilliant weather is inspiring confidence in the prospects of trade. SUDDEN DILITII.-Mr. Richard Steventon, one of the Coinulission:m.s of the Liverpool istrict C iurti)f B ruptcy, died suddenly when on his way to attend to the duties of his court. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills again succes4ul in Curing a Bad Leg.—Mr. E. Williams, of Dylife Mines, Machynlleth, states that a friend of his, Fliutshire, suffered for two years with a dreadful bad leg, which defied the efforts of several persons to cure ; notwithstanding various rameoies were tried, he en dured excruciating pain for several months ; and when paying him a visit he recommended him to use Iloilo way's Ointment and Pills, from the effects of which a change for the better was quickly produced, and ulti mately his leg was soundly cured, lie now enjoys ex cellent health. Mr. Williams will satisfy any party of the truth of his statement. —Sold by all dealers in medi cine, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. ADVE ETIEEMENT.]-- SIGHT AND HEARING -- SPECTACLES— POWE ItFUL TELESCOPES OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. —S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex traordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three-and-a-half miles distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles. For the waist coat-pocket, and arc of larger, and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. The Royal Exhibition, 1551. A valu able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one and a-half mile distant. They answer every pur pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, t o spor t s men, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera Camp, Perspective, and Race-course Glasses, w ith won d er f u ' powers. - Invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre served and strengthened and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation —can see with thorn lenses of a much loss magnifying power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dan gerous effects of further powerful assistance. Person: can be suited at the most remote part of the world by send. iog one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the dist ince from the eye they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafness.—Now Discovery.--The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, surpassing anything of the kind that has been, or prok ably eau be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hoar distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it affords a all the assistance that possibly could bo desired.-39, Albo. marlo•street, Piccadilly—Opposite the York hotel, IV, AUSTRALIA. SUMMARY FOR EUROPE. (From the Melbourne Herald, of April 15.) The Ministerial re-e!ections and the resumption of the session—the final one of the present Assembly have been the two great incidents of the past month. Mr G'Shanassy's Cabinet is now fa;rly in stalled in office • for not on ly was th ere no substan tial opposition Offered to the re-election of any of its members, but there was a very general expres sion of confidence in them as a Government, and a determination to give them, at all events, a fair trial, spontaneously uttered by their several con stituencies at the hustings. In addition to this, one member of the Cabinet, Mr. Henry Miller, the Commissioner of Customs, was elected to his seat in the upper house by two constituencies at the same time,—his own former one, and another in which there happened to be a vaciucy at the mo ment. Add to this fact that there is no declared opposition to the Ministry on the part of any sec tion of the Press, either metropolitan or provincial; but rather a general avowal of their right to sup port and confidence, until they shall have done something to forfeit both; and the sezurity of their position I ecomes still more evident. Nor is their any united opposition offered to them by any party in the Assembly. A few irregular and utterly in effectual opponents have declared themselves in the house ; but they are actuated by motives so pal pably personal in one case, and so purely factious in other, that no account can be taken of their hostility. For the present, then, it May be affirmed that the new Ministry have the game entirely in their own hands. In their addresses to their constituents from the hustings the -new ministers exelainei very fully and very satisfactorily for the public at large, their _united views and intentions. In par ticular, the Chief Seerrtqry, - Mr. O'Shanassy, , gave his constituents at Kilniore an exceedingly able exposition of the projected ministerial policy. He told them that it was their design to limit the business of the existing Assembly to the task of passing a brief, but effective, Reform Bill, increas ing the number of representative s from sixty to about ninety ; revising the electoral divisions so as to secure a much fairer distribution of the repre sentation ; and taking, as its general b Isis, the simple 'principle of population. The measure, moreover, was not to be hampered by the introduc tion of the ex-chief secretary's favourite principle of representing minorities. The dissolution of the present house was immediately to follow the passing of this measure, and the general election, and as sembling of the new house, were to be proceeded wth without delay. He also told them that the o to pu l l a a y r prin c ipl es , which before the new house. p ministry were considering a new Laud Bill, b ase d t o i n ley the w m oul os d t l b ib e e p ra r l e a a n r d e d p It was their design to prosecute vigorously the public works •of the country, which th e i r prede cessors had allowed to fall somewhat into arrear ; and, in particular, to carry out, without the least delay, the great railway enterprise. They bad it in contemplation to carry sweepin g reforms through all the departments of the government service, especially (where reform was most needed) into the Survey-office, so as to accomplish a comple'e topo graphical survey of the territory within a very few years, and at a cost vastly below that which this branch of the service at present entails upon the public. They bad also various other measures of legislative and practical reform in view ; and they were ready to pledge themselves before the country to the accomplishment of them all, if their tenure of office should allow of it. These promises and designs were, of course, repeated by the various other ministers—with wh , tt result we have already stated. The session was resumed on the Bth inst., and one day was devoted to the ministerial explanations —in which, as there was nothing striking or curi ous elicited, there was no great degree of public in terest felt. The Assembly then adjourned till the 13th inst., when the Attorney-General Mr. Chap man, formeby moved for leave to bring in his new Reform Bill ; and the remainder of a protracted sitting was d -voted to a sharp and far too personal discussion, arising out of the dismissal from office of . . Mr. Adamson, a member of the house and a barrister, who had been appointed a Crown Prose cutor by the defunct ministry, under very peculiar political circumstances, just prior to its fall from power. The defence set up for the conduct in the matter by the present government simply was that the appointment of Mr. Adamson was a gross job, that it entailed a needless cost upon the public and that it rather confused and obstructed than aided the business of the law officers of the Crown. In the course of the conflicting debate raised on this matter, a most damaging exposure was made of the system upou which the late ministry were ac customed to distribute their patronage, and the net result of the debate was the entire explosion of Mr. Adamson's grievance. An incident so trifling in itself would not have bleu worth mentioning, but for the additional illustration it affords of the exact position of parties at the moment we are writing ; and, also, the fact that it served to draw out the intentions of the new government in reference to subordinate place-holders having seats in the as sembly. During the late ministry's tenure of office they issued a minute to all their subordinate officers to the effect that such of them as were members of the Assembly would be hell to consider them selves bound to vote on all occasi o n s w i t h th e go vernment. This minute, although deemed rather despotic by the opposition party in the house at that time, was not obj ected to by them, because they saw well as that of their opponents, if they should ever get into power. Accordingly, when they found themselves installed in office, they proceeded to put the aforesaid minute in force, and Mr. Adam son was the first " victinl"—that gentleman having always been forward to display an oa entatious hos tility to the popular side of the house. A strong opinion prevails, both within the Assembly and outside of it, th it no placebolders, except the Ca binet, should have seats in the Legislature ; and a bill expressly excluding them was carried through the two houses by the lat e Mi n i stry, b ut yet l ost, because the majority in favour of it in the Council was below the iiambzr re qu i re d b y the const i tut i on. It was not till last ni g h t h owever, that the real cc tug of war" came on between the two parties in the Assembly. The Att orney General moved the s econd reading of the Reform Bill. Mr. Adamson raised au opposition to wh a t h e ca l' e d it s principle of a purely arithmetical distribution of the repre and a aentation ; desultory and ineffectual discus sion followed, which, we are sorry to state, speedily degenerated into a more fiercely personal alterca tion, between two or three members of the past and present Governments, than perhaps has ever been before witnessed within the walls of the Le gislature. When the division was taken it was found that, notwithstanding the previous ill-tem pered contest of several hours, there were 37 votes for the second reading of the bill , and on l y fi ve against it, so that the bill may b e cons i dere d sa f e , . a l t h o ugh there doubtless be a good deal of wrangling over the schedule to it, which contains the new scheme of electoral distrib u ti on. ' S uc h being the state of affairs, it is very probable that the dissolution of the Assembly will take place be fore our next monthly summary shall be published. e election—an Then will speedily follow the general event whose results it is quite impossible for the sharpest sagacity to foresee. Meantime it is satis factory to record that the Ministry ar© proceeding v i g orously with the railway enterprise, as is shown more at length in another part of this summar y, and are also engaged in effecting their p ro j ec t e d departmental and practical reforms, Bo that it is certain that their popularity .will i ncrease w i t h every day of their continuance in power. OUR GOLD. The shipments of gold during the first fourteen weeks of 1856, 1857, and 1858, respectively, were as follow :- 1858 1857 1856 OZ. oz, oz. Week ending Jan. 9 14,052 37,909 120,002 16 84,082 119,560 81,115 7, 23 23,576 7,870 38,681 " 30 31,206 85 ,666 31,946 Feb. 6 53 , 088 38 ,701 32,397 „ 13 31,720 71,282 61,716 20 49,695 19,163 24192 ~ 27 80,085 48,955 121,026 ~M ar. 6 32,731 67,069 80,622 " 13 45,701 57,246 40366 71 20 70,334 39,278 113 , 691 IP 10 64,640 70,856 AN 27 I, A pril 3 85,006 35 ~ ,439 3,000 10 96,317 41,457 52,747 .......--•• ...... ••••••.•• ---.. ............--•--.P. 607,6 0 3 734 236 892,351 By the above statement it will seen that our gold exports for the present year have fallen off to a the extent of 36,633 oz., as compared w ith the cor responding period of last year, and as much as 194,748 oz. when placed iu comparison with the shipments for the first 14 weeks of 1856. A tabular statement of the quantities of gold brought down by escort during the 14 weeks ended April 10, 1858, as compared with the returns for the corm. TRADE AND COMMERCE. Since the receipt of the January advices from the United Kingdom, a feeling of apprehension has prevailed in this city, whioh has plainly arisen from the apparent de.ermination of Engli-Lh exporting houses to maintain their business relations with this colony up to a limit far beyond the requirements of buyers and consumers. From the statistical ac counts of shipments to Australia which have reached us, it would appear that no disposition has been manife-ted at home, as late as Jan. 16, to reduce the number of missions hither. It may possibly have occurred, it is true, that merchants engaged in the Australian trade were induced to seek au out let for their consignments to this market in default of being able to find any other at the critical period following the great financial panic. The worth of warning addressed from hence in November last will, however, have doubtless been allowed to ex ercise some influence ; and we, therefore, expect to learn, on the arrival of the overdue mail steamer Columbian, that in all January a marked falling off had t ken place ; but, pending the advent of that vessel, it is by no means probable that any well-defined improvement will be established in the import markets. The steamer in question has now been due since the 7th inst., and the inconveniences from which the colonists of New South Wales have frequently been subjected, in being unable to reply to their European correspondence in regular course of post, are greatly affecting our interests at this partic:dar juncture. _ _ _ Our import market has on the whole, however, been in a healthy state for the 1 ist two months. Soft goods, though held in abundance, and selling at low advances, have been ready of sale. The warehousemen have done a large trade, both to supply town and country demands. Th ,, se engaged in this branch of commerce are hopeful that the large amount to be disbursed this year on public roads, bridges, buildings, &,., and the probability that government will accept tenders for at least a portion of our railway system, may have the effect, during the remainder of the year, of providing em ployment for a large number of our working popu lation, thereby enabling that useful class to lay , .out more money in clothing, and other articles of prime necessity, than they have lately been able to do. It is satisfactory also to state that, during the last few weeks, our imports, as reported at the customhouse, have materially diminished in amount, while our exports present atill . a fair aver• age. Should this continue, we confidently an ticipate a very sound state of trade during the rest of the year. It must not be forgotten that we shall only require about 25,000 tons of flour this year in addition to what has been raised in the colony ; and, taking the consumption of all imported articles at 301. per head annually, for a population of 460,0001., our imports into all the ports of the colony ought not to exceed 13,000,0001. or 14,000,0 001 ., if our merchants wish to keep busi ness in a comfortable state. Stocks on h an d aro still large, and this must also be kept i n v i ew. Th e prov ision and liquor trade has also been very active, but we regret to mention the v er y h eavy l osses thatimporters or consigners ha ve h a d t o su bmit to. Brandy, gin, rum, whisky, and bottled beer, have all been overdone, a n d ur present quota tions, which cannot, in all cases, be obtained by importers, show heavy losses. It will take a long time before stocks are so diminished that paying prices can be obtained. Th e s t a te of our mail ser vice has also, during th e l as t s i x months, had a pre judicial influence upon prices. When any delay takes place in the rriival of the mail from England, a pause tak es pl ace i n gene ral business, and im ported goods can only be disposed of at a reduction in price. There are few things that would mile business in this colony more regular in its course, and more profitable to those engaged in it, than regular postal communication with all the markets whence we draw our supplies ; and we are in hopes that the resolutions referred to bllow may have the effect of procuring fur us a more effioieut mail ser vice. In the Legislative Assembly, on Wednesday, motions condemnatory of the present post 41 ar rangemonti between this colony and the ITnit4d Kingdom were unanimously c rried. The motions were couched in the following termi : That in the opinion of this house, the imperfect mann.r in which the contract for the conveyance of her Mnjesty's mails between Australia and England has been carried out by the Australian and European Steam Navigation Com pany has been such as to call for the most decided ex- Fessiou of dissatisfaction on the part of this house. 'Tat, inasmuch as the conditions of the contract have been so palpably violated, in spirit and in fact, this house deems it expedient that steps be takou suggestino• to the imperial Government the expediency of annulling the pre sent contract. In the import markets th e transaAions of the past month have not been c h arac t er i se d b y any satisfactory degree .-. activity,if we exc e pt th e dealings of second halAs and retailers from emir general observations.' An extensive trade has been done by the latter, although ?he larze importing houses have been unable to move off ;heir heavy stock without difficulty. In the market for ale and porter, there has been a steady demand, and balk riles of favourite brands have not entre f Jrwa rd in large quantities. Beer in glass has not 1113 t, with such a ready sale, and a reduction has consequently been submitted to by sellers. Butter has fluctuated in value, and, after having been fre2ly offered at laid, is again worth ft om 14d to 140. Belmont sperm candles are in the market at 14%i. and the demand for all varieties of candles is daily increas ing. The finest samples of cheese in the market are saleable at 143. ; but inferior qualities, of which there is an over supply, cannot be pliced without much difficulty. For articles of Cistern produce there is a somewhat better inquiry, and a alight in dication of,a rise. Sugars !nave experienced a slight alteration inaarice, parcels 'Faving changed hands for transrnisiion- to the interior. Manritius coati tern have b on in much request for the past few days, and are saleable at quotations. Teas are likewise worth the outside limit of quotations ; and holders are sanguine of being enabled to clear off these por.ions of their stocks which consist of superior consignmen's, at higher ra'es. Patna rice may be quoted at 181. to 191. Oilmen's stores are still saleable at our quotations. Bottled fruits and pickles meet with a prompt sale. In the wine and spirit market a considerable improve ment has taken place, although no very marked change in prices has been recorded. Porta and sherries, of acknowledged qualities, may be disposed of with less difficulty, but cannot be said to be in active demand. Brandies are likewise more saleable, and case goods especially command a larger num ber of buyers. An extensive sale of wines and spirits was held ou Wednesday, when the follow ing prices were realised :-Otarti's dark brandy, lls. Gd. to 12s. per gallon ; do pale do., in quar tets, Us. 9d. to 12s. per gallon; Otard's pale brandy, in case, 355. to 365. ; Bindon's pale sherry, duty paid, 471. per butt ; do. do., in bond, 391. to 40/. per butt. Amontillado, in bond, 115/. per butt, Silva's port, duty paid, 64/. to 65/. per pipe. Pigeon's case old tom, in bond, 14s. W. per case • Burnett's do., do., 13s. 6d. per case. Boith's do. do., 3ts. per ca se . R e d case Genova, anchor brand, 15s. to 15s. Gd. per case ; green case do., Bs. 3d. per case. Byass's ale and porter, two-third' and three-third, 9s. Gd. to 9s. Bd. per dozen. in the flour and grain market there is an absence of activity, and flour cannot now be quoted higher than 16/. to 17/. 10s. The favourite brands are held for 181. ; but we cannot learn that many trans actions at that figure have been comple: ed. Bran, after receding to ls. 10d., has again advanced, and is now selling at 2s. 6d. to 2s. Bd. per bushel. Co lonial oats (teed), are saleable at 7s. 3d. to Bs. 3d. ; Scotch and Irish, 6s. to Gs. 3d., and Californian, Gs. Gd. to GA. 9d. per bushel. Cape barley is worth from Gs. Gd. to 6s. 9d. Thera is au abundant supply of capital offering at 10 per cent., ou approved securities ; and loans are reported to have been negotiated at as low a rate as 8 per cent. MISCELL 4NEOIIS. Since the date of our last summary, the colony has suffered a serious, and, for the present, at lea , t, almost irreparable loss, by the death of two of the ablest philo-ophical chen:ists in Australia—Count John Dembinski and Dr. John Maund. The for mer, who was son of the distinguished commander in-chief of the Hungarian patriotic :limy, in the campaign of 1850, had made 11 i ms,-If a colonial re putatien by his scientific attainments ; his sng gestions on the subject of the dissolution of anti ferous quartz by common chemical agencies, and which originally appeared in the columns of this journal, having particularly attracted the at entiou of the Au4ralian Count Dembinski died on the 24th of March undtr circumstances which calle i for the inter position of the coroner. At the inquest it tran spired that the pecuniary position of the unfortu nate gentleman was lamentably beneath that to which the name he bore, and his character and talents, enti , led him. The fact seems to bare .ef fected his mind, the more so as his high s nsr) of honour not only forbade his placing himself iu the position of a debtor, but even restrained him from waking his frierLis acquainted with the em barrassments which were breaking his heart. Ise died rather suddenly, at the residence of a Catholic clergyman, the Rev. J. Bleasdale, where he had been lodging for a short time ; and alth nigh it appeared from the evidence at the inquest that he h id made tome remarks to a person from which it might be inferred that he intended to commit suicide, and that poisonous alkaloids, such as mor phine and atrophine, had been in his pcss,ssion shortly before his death, the disclosures of the autopsy did not justify such suspicion as might previously have been excited of his having coLn mitted self-destruction. Dr. Bi ownless,. who had attended him a few days prior to his death for gastric fever, was of opinion that the cause was attributable to extreme mental anxiety acting upon a body previously weakened by disease ; and the jury, after patiently investigating the circum . - stances, decided that there was not sufficient evi dence to show the cause of death. The deceased was thirty years of age, and was much esteemed by all who had made his acquaintance. The decease of Dr. Maund inflicts a less upon this community such as will be most severely felt. The deceased gentleman occupied a prominent po sition in the front rank of the medical profession in the colony, while his more public services as chemical analyst to the government have made his name honourably familiar through the length and breadth of the land. After a brief illness of a week, originally produced by a slight febrile attack, but rendered serious by the supervention of dysentry, he expired at his resi,leuce in Latrobe-street on the 7th instant. Hi re mains were followed to the grave by a nume rous body of his private friends, whoa 3 grief found an echo in the bosom of every Victorian colonist. The complete destitution of the Corporation of Melbourne, in respect of funds to pay for the un dertaking of necessary works, coupled with the re cent refusal of the legislature to improve the con dition of the corporate purse, has suggested a movement which at present bids fair to culminate in the "crumpling up" of the city. Several of the wards, finding that the suspicion of being in bad company has seriously affected their own condition, are contemplating separation from the city proper, and setting up for themselves, by establishing in dependent municipalities-, a course which is open to them under the provisions of the Municipalities Act. Whether the separatists will be able to carry their point remains to be seen ; the movement, however, is being vi gorous ly p us hed on, and Ahint finds many supporters, local and otherwise. thrown out by Mr. Duffy, the other night,. y that the government contemplated placing thet t performthe corpo ration iu a position to enable t duties entrusted it, may, however , have 801110 effect The city in breaking the force of the ag i tation. was shamefully used by the late g overnment, but the men in office beingas'nractions continue torus - the public so long as heir ed of the patronage of them, have no cause to tify its being extend e d to wish the dissolution of the corporation, that an y may increase their adherents by finding places fer them, by the establishment cla city commission on the ruins of the C it y Council. Robberies, with vioknce, or in colonial phrase " sticking up," are still rife in seine of the country districts, but Melbourne has, of late, been mode rately exempt from the perpetration of the more serious crimes. Mr. Lionel Levi, who had come under the ban of the police, in consequence of a presumed fictitious credit from the London bank ing firm of Smith, Payne, and Smiths, having been thrice discharged from custody through failure ' of evidence, has at length been committed for trial, on the information of the Solicitor-General, for for gery. Mr. Samuel Calvert, a well-known wood-en graver, has also fallen under the frown of the law, in consequence of his being suspected to have em bezzled a number of sheets of postage stamps, which were entrusted to him to be gum, '.ated. It is said, however, that the to alter the charge to one of illegal The American ship Tornado has riety through the breaking out of 'board, during the voyage out from _ 'Some of the crew were so violent in their ,udu,_ to the mate, that in a scuffle which took place coca after the vessel left port, ho was comdelltd, in self defence, to fire his revolver 'at his assailants. Two of the ringleaders were shot, of whom one shortly afterwards died ; and the other, although severely wounded, has since nearly recovered. An investi tion into the circumstances of thn mutiny was held on board the vessel shortly after its arrival in Hob son's Bay ; and the 'United States consul, who pre sided, cummittel eight of the crew to custody, with the intention of sending them to America for trial. A question has, however, since a'i ea as t , ) the legal compe of ! - '‘e consul to e such steps ; and last night certain queries were put to the At torney-Gen?ral in the Legislature relative to the cas , in _ Hob on's Bay has been long known to be in fests(' by sharks; but their p•e;eace until re-' cently has not been acc - impanied with fatal results to the bather. A few weeks ago, however, this immunity was broken in a shucking manner. A seaman, one of the crew of a Swedish barque which was lying at anchor off Williamst inn, was ba.lfncg by the fide of the v, ssel, when a huge hark nose at him, and seized him by the I.g. The poor fellow was dragged a short distanes under water, but was eventually rescued by his ship mates from, the j tws of the fish, although not until the ferocious animal had completely stripped the flesh off . the bones of his leg. 'rho wOitoded wan died shot tly after from the effects of exces sive buitnorrhage. • The shark is stated to be twenty feet - in length ; and although numerous attempts hOe .. been - made since the occurrence of the c atis t r , phe.just..tTlated..tO capture it, nons has yet resulted in success. The Rev. Mr. Biuney, with several other minis ters, arrived in the Stilt .na on the 39th ult. The rev. gentleman preached at St. Kild a, f or t h e fi rs t time on Sunday last, and his sermon has since been published under the tit!e of " Be Men." A grant of money has been made by the legisla ture for the purpose of founding a model farm in the n'iighb.7,urhood of Mylbentne ; but the site not yet been decided twon, nothing has been (Iona: The P. PitiliiiVartriera' Society' wish to have;* piece .a.ianclwt 11 adapted to their, purpose, wAich they have selected, and which is within three n-1.41. a of town; bnt as it comprise.. a portion of one `Cif the parks, th.-ir application has been refused for the present, ihough . as the public would have ace( S 3 at all tines to the model firm, there does not ap pear any very good mason for objecting to Bice up a portion of a teierve made f or p urposes of health and rrcre ttion to the purpcse4 of the association. The South Auat'alian portion cf the mail for England by 1.1 , e Victoria, has been ' , Taught round by the Havitah, and comprises 53 boxes, and 17 bats. The royal mail steamer Victoria left Sydney at 9.30 a.m. on theilth inst., and anchored in the bay yesterday, about 9 a.m., after contending agait st head winds during the passage. The con dition and arrangements of the vessel fully jus ify the ilatt , -ring notice of her which we republished from the Sydney Morning Herald, in our issue of yesterday. She has but little cargo on board, and. none for this port, but has a large shipment of gold from Sydney. NEWSPAPER : '- A. '_tr----- -1-• Al.:: - ,r al - vorpoo - s 1 71 .t.i . Aindu 1111 AMUSEMENTS. Mr.. Brooke, after a round of,farewell perform ances, which were very well attended, has bid a final adieu to 'Melbourne, having made his last ap pearance as Matthew Elmore, in " Love's Sacri flee." Mr. Brooke is now plAying in Tagil inia. - The Royal is now devoted to the comic muse— the litest nove'ty be:ng the productiou of Broughts burlesque of " Lana Itookh, ' which, put upon the stage with g reat spiiit and atteutijn to detail, threatens to become as great a favourite hero as at the Lyceum. At the P iucess's, Mis 3 Plovost, an American actrcsi of sumo eminence, is phying with moderate success. Thki Gougenheims are about to appear at the Montezuma, Ballarat ; and Mr. and M r s. H e i r Lave opened the Haymarket, Sandhurst, ,with a good company. The following is the annual statement of the President of the Melbourne Chamber of Com merce : At an early period of the past year, I succeeded to the position of president of your chamber, and now i roceed to perform one of the duties of the office, by a review of facts and conclutdons whiCh impress me ( as interesting 'to our selves, or possible value to those who rimy succeed us in thus marking the progress of commerce in this colony. We all must regret, that notwithstanding the excessive imposts of 1856-7, the evil not only continues, but has been largely increased during the period of our present observa tion of 1857-8, as shown in the following statements : Imports for the year 1856 " £12.908,937 Imp..rts for the year 1857 Being an Lennie° of 4,347,272 Expoe ts for the year 1856 : Wool an,i other exports .C3,221,707 Cola £15,029,944 Exports for the year 1357 : Wool and ether exports £1,093,911 Gold £15,079;12 Being an increase of 49,5 '8 Or a general difference in balance against the colony of 4,297,7 91. for 1857. There has been, of course, an assimilating fluctuation in tonnage, as by the following statement : Vessels entered iuwaids, 1836 : Vevals, Tons. From colonies From Great Britain and foreign ports 3;B 263,815 Total Vess,ls entered inwards, 1857 :-- Vessels. Tons. From colouies From Great Britain and foreign. ports 432 363,970 To i al, .. 2190 694,564 Showing as increase of 155,955 tons. The clearances outwratls were respectively :- 1856 1857.. • 2207 „ 684,326 The too first mouths of 1853, 1 am fearful, preurise, an equally unsAisfactory result for the current ye..r. Thus, import, for Melbourne only— Jatiusry February 1,028,099 924,208 1,194,9,9 ---- 2,213,708 2,307,217 2,381,294 Increase, 1353 over 1.35 , i £167,58 Increase, 1853 over 1857 Exports for Melbourne only : January 1856. 1857. 1858. Gold Wool, &c .. . . 192,418 341,153 406,0.8 Felnuary _ _ . Gold -4,382 701,053 891,640 Wool, &e. 293,644 253,595 314,497 ----- Totals £2,3,2,762 £2,112,002 £2,208,524 These last returns aro of necessity imperfect, being limited to Melbourne, but so far as they go they show-- 1856—(For first two nionths)—Excess of exports over imports 1857 (For fi rs t t wo months)—Excess of imports £99,054 Over exports 1858 --(For first two mouths) —Excess of imports over exports "The enormous balance of 4,297,704/. fur 1857, leads to the conclusion that shipments have been made to this place, quite apart from calcu'ation, or by parties entirely ignorant of the limited extent of our poputa• tion, or others who have needed the facilities of ad canoes unfortunate:y too easily obtained through banks, or from other quarters ; and many very large importa tions, the re , ults of orders from here, have recoiled and caused not oily the explosion of some who hazarded the mans ut others much more largely than their own, but specula risk their means or credit on su ch t‘i the serious damage r f such a s were we grounds. rash enough t,o, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Export et,ttien were passed at the Customs for 9,450 ovnces of gold for shipinei h it o , oti a ii s g fol s lo ta w r s , :- foi Vi L ct i o v r e i r a p , o f o o l r , 2 8 . ' !z. 10 ez,9:lw42t°.; Tod, z9I :, L 7 s for Liverpool, 270 z.; and 10dwt. in the City of Sydney, for Sydney. CUSTOMS REVENUE -Thu Return of Customs re v e • n uo for 13th April, 1858, gives the following items :- Brandy, 2,764 g allons, 1,382/. lls. 4d.; gin, 1,945 do, 272/ 16e.; ruin, 915 do., 457/. 19s. ; whi-ky, 273 do., 136/. 17s. 2d. ; perfumed, 14 do., 71. 81. ; other spirits, 81 do.. 411. Is. 5d.; wine, 1,196 do., 119/ 125.; beer, 28,2191 Co., 705 9e. 6d. j • tobacco, 2,9081 b. 290/. 16.4. ; cigars, 7681 b , 115/. 40. ; tea, 11,3611 b. 2841. Os. 61. ; coffee, 2,1711 b., 18s. le, 10d. ; sugar, 891 cwt. 2671. 7s. 5.1. ; treacle, 355 do., 53/. 5,,. 93. • gold, 15dwt., 3231. 64. 11d. Duties, 5,1751. 14'4. 64. Tonnage, 231. 5.. Passenger rate, 241. 24. 61. other moneys, 2Q. 7d. Revenue, 5225/. 4s. 7d. Pilot age, 121/ 6.. 9J. GOLD.-Thefolmloeawtilng:_qcuoatsatimteionyne Sandhurst,epresentthealaundes of the precious Plua'ant Creek, Si. 15 61.; Koroug, Jones Creek, and Sandy Creek, 31. 154. 9d.; Maryborougll, v A en v s o , c 3 a l ,. A l7 l horst, Dunolly, and Ar ara t , 3/ . 15 s. 91 31. to 31. 17s. 2d.; Billaar a t, Si, 18+, to 0 o 31.181. 6d. STUCK AND SHARE MARKET.-A. good business has been done in this tuarket from the commencement of the present wetk, and all deacripticns of shares are in fair request. po IMPORT IIAIIKETS.-The certainty which has existed to-day, th at the mail per Victoria would be punctually dispatched at the time notified by the Post-office autho ritieF, has induced our merchants and traders to prepare some portion of their correspondence for transmission to Engrand, and it is accordingly impossible to announce any change in quotations. The non - arriv al of the mail steamer Columbian continues to occasion the greatest annoyance in mercantile circles, and seriously interferes with the regular progress of business, inasmuch as in- tending buyers are anxiously awaiting the arrival of later intelligence from England, in order to decide as to the extent of their purchases. EXCEIANGE.-The banks issue tirafts on England At •