The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-16 00:00:00

be men portar. i to be led with idled the ea horse stripped ad been said to the ad' enemy's Won for re imme' ere, wh° Leh,' filled were not Captain Nis were )11. The pushed ender-in• mewl' hitherto [ ja il pro' L~'... L our bat th a fore. We thee battle are with els g up strong earthworks to meet the possibility of an tack from the Calpee fugitives, or any other body of bels'now in the field. FRANCE. PARIS, TITESDA.Y EVENING. The Presse this evening, in alluding to the ap- Pointrne:4 cf, M. Delangle as Minister of the In terior, expresses its warm approval of the selection —an opinion which is the more valuable from the journal in question being an Opposition organ. The .Presse also calls attention to the fact, that Whereas M. Espinasse was Minister of the Inte rior and - "Public Safety," M. Delangle is only designated as Ministre de l'lnterieur. The infer ence, therefore, is, tbat public safety will once more bed tiansferred to the keeping of the Prefect of Police.. _ The' 'Same paper states that several witnesses have been subpcened to give evidence in the True love and Tcheizewski trial for libel against his Ma jesty Napoleon 111. The Pays publishes an article this evening with a view to show how unfounded is the alarm caused abroad by what is considered as " extraordinary warlike prepa'atious on the part of France." M. de Royer, .Minister of Justice, has been charged ad interim with the Ministry of State during the absence of M. Fould. Last week's rains have benefited the corps, and sent down prices. The weather this week, how ever, is likely to do away with that favourable effect, if it the country anything like what it is in Paris ; the glass marks 89 in the shade ; at 'two o'clock it stood in the shade at 101 ! BOURSE, June 15.—The opening of the mar ket was buoyant, the appointment of M. Delangle as Minister of the Interior having been favourably received. The advance was afterwards checked by realisations.' The following were the closing quo tations S per Ceuta 94 - end month 94 Dor Cent. . . .. 68 30 end month 6B 25 ihok ii_karea . . Credit mobilier Do. A.'icount 622 75 Credit Foncier Belgian 4 Piedmontese (5) 92 Roman Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt RAILWA.Y S. Orleans Northaid, ' 9421 New Ditto i 760 Lyon and Meditersn., 765 New Ditto — Geneva .. 600 - FOR CASH. Midi Western' 592 Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian According to a Greek paper, the Sun, the insur gents in Crete are 5,000 strong, and they are likely to receive further reinforcements. Vely Pacha is described by the same authority—a very bad one, it should be said—to have altogether failed in his attempt' to quench the insurrection. THE USE OF THE RIFLE IN THE ENGLISH ARMY. In several of the lectures lately delivered at the United Service Institution, important questions were raised respecting the construction of rifled barrels and bullets, and the Council of the Institu tion, considering t hat advantage might accrue to the services from a discussion in which all those gentlemen ,who have been engaged in experiments with firearms might be invited to take part, re quested Colonel Lane Fox to commence the dis cussion by giving an account of the history of the rifle, and 'its introduction into the English army. • This Colonel Fox consented to do, and on Monday evening real to the Institution a highly interesting and instinctive paper upon the subject, consisting chiefly of extracts from a private journal kept by the gallant colonel during the period in which he has been engaged at Woolwich, Enfield, Hythe, and Malta, from 1851 to 1857. It is not our pre sent purpose_to enter into the various practical questions' so ably discussed by him, embracing many which have been elaborately treated in the scientific journals of late years ; we shall content ourselves with some few of his observations which throw much light upon the several modern systems of rifled small arms. Mr. Whitworth's system May be said to consist in an alteration in the number and shape of the grooves. Instead of three shallow grooves, with rounded -edges, he employs six shallow angular grOOlrea; so shaped as to form,the bore into a hexa gon. Mr. Lancaster's system may be said tobe au extension (Atha principle of broad shallow grooves, and may _be described as having two opposite grooves, so broadened and extended as to run into _ one another, and form the bore into the shape of au •ellipsis. Mr.' Lancaster's rifle has the very great advantage over_ all others, of having no angles to accuwlate dirt and fouling, and it is, therefore, much more easily kept clean.. The great superiority of his rifles, in this respect, has been brought to my notice, by having under my superintendence for instruction, at Malta, two companies of the Royal Engineers which were armed with it. The conviction of the gallant colonel is that throughout the entire service, and especially at places where soldiers are encamped near the sea, the angles of • the grooves of our Enfield rifles are in a state of rust, which will show itself before long by a great diminution of accuracy. In the garrison of Malta, which consisted entirely of regiments from the Crimea, the accuracy of the aim was found to le in an inverse proportion to the time they had been in use, and in those regiments which had had their rifles longest, a large proportion were found to be entirely past repair, and were ex changed for new ones. Although it is true that the Wear and tear which they received in the Crimea is *iota fair criterion of that which they would ex perience under ordinary circumstances, still, it is evident that the subject is worth serious attention, as the ordinary examination of the head of the . 'ramrod on parade is insufficient to detect rust in those parts of the grooves which may escape the sweep of the cleaning rag. The reports from the • School of Musketry were explicit in stating that, : init for the defect of stripping, the Lancaster musket Ras superior to the others, both as regards accuracy and facility of loading. It was, however, supposed _ to require that the cartridge should fit 'the barrel tighter in other systems of rifling, owing to the shallowness of the grooves ; or, to speak more properly, to the slightness of the difference between • the long and the short diameters of the ellipsis, and this, it was considered, would render it • ,nnserviceable in the field, where ammunition is often diity and defective. It has been proved on the contrary by, the practice of two companies of Royal - Engineers at Malta, where the ammunition Wag very inferior, and often almost unserviceable • from: the adherence of dirt to the grease of the ' Cartridge, that even with th's defective ammuni tion the, Lancaster musket is superior to all others in the facility_ with which .it is loaded after much • 'firing, 'Upwards of 200 rounds were fired out of some of these rifles without.producing any deterio ' riskier), but on the contrary, an increase of accuracy was perceivable. Although the bullet used was • tbe.Psitchett bullet, which is supposed by some to !receive an insufficient expansion, no stripping • 'Worthy of mention occurred during the whole Practiceiand the average and final classification of loth companies exceeded the highest previously attained with the English at the School of Mus ketry, even-with non-commissioned officers training for :the Corps of Instructors. It is therefore evident that the defeat of stripping had by some nacani been remedied, and in his report Colonel Fox stated that the practice proved the Lancaster Musket not only "not inferior," but, if anything, " a superior weapon to the Enfield rifle." NEW CHURCH AT STOKE NEWINGTON. We are informed that a new and very handsome church is about to be consecratA at Stoke Newington, which is intended to take the place of the present small and inconvenient parish church. The new bulling re flects. the greatest possible credit on the taste of the architect, Mr. G. G. Scutt, as also on the workmanship Of the builder, Mr. G. Myers, and of the decorative evalptor, Mr. Farmer, whose ornamentation of the Capitals, corbels, &0., of the interior is ♦ery chaste and beautiful. It will be also a standing monument of the indefatigable zeal of the re3tor and of the liberality had public spirit of the inhabitants, by whose exertions has been raised within the last three yebr4. The rapidly-increasing growth and importance of the neigh bourhood has rendered such a work a great desideratum. The consecration is appointed to take place on the 25th instant, "Much suffering" says the Bombay Gaulle, "has already been entailed on our men from the great power of the sun. We see with regret that Mr. William Russell, the Times correspondent, was struck in tnis Way at the attack of the Bareilly cantonments, and requires much care and attention before he can re. Over." The amended Bill in relation to the crossing of bank• ers' checks has been printed, and contains a new clause empowering any lawful holder of an uncrossed check to cross it with the specific name of a banker, or to add such Lame to any check that may already have been crossed, simply with the words "and Company." This learns to meet every difficulty, and tt is to be hoped the banking interest will show deference to public opinion, end allow the bill to pass without attempting to obstruct a impair it. DiATLI OF TUE LORD JUSTICE CLERK.—We have to Make the painful and unexpected announcement of the death of Lord Justice Clerk Hope, which took place at a late hour last night. His lordship, when finishing a letter to a relative, about sevea o'clock, was seized with Paralysis, and never rallied from the attack, expiring about half-past eleven. His lordship was in his sixty fourth year. He passed for the bar in 1816, and was elevated to the presidency of the Second Division of the_Court of Session in 1844. Scotsman of yesterday. TT W TWE SUN,' L 0 NTON, WED 14 ESD AY ONEY MARKET AN D SHAM MARKETS -- (This Day). RAILWAYS. Closing rrio. yesterday Business done this day. 61§ I LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Eihr. Paid Ratt wA y e , I Leasing Closing Pricas Basines; Companies this day this day. - St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 99 101 St. 100 Clydesdale Jc Caledon...ilol 103 25 all Col•Stour Vy IE.U.dsE.O 13 - 15 St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 Gt.Northn 138 140 139 i 5 all E. Un. ii. Sh. E. Count. 4 5 St. 100 Gins. Barr. 6c Caldonian. Neils• Direct. St. 100 Do. Ncw Do 25 all Glstr.&Dn. Fr. Gt. Westn • 50 • all Hull ez Selby. Y. & N.M lO9 111 25 all Do. Share, Do 12A all Do. Shares. Do 121 all Lon.&Greonw S.Eastetn l3 —l4 20 all Do. Preference Do 24 25 St. 1 100 Lon. Til., &S. Poto &Co 1 98 100 10 10 Do. Bark. Sh. Do — ••• 54 all Manch.Bston. Lat.eiN.W and Matlock & Midld. 24 St. 100 Mcild.Eradfd. Midl an d 97 99 61 51 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count • I P 50 all N.ezEst.s p .c. D o 57 9 50 all Da. 6 per ct.. Do - 50 all Do•Fixedsp.c Do •• ••• 25 . all Prest. dz Wyrp L. &N. W ... 124. all IDo. 1 Shrs. ADo • -- ••• St. 100 Roysin.dt Hit. Gt•Northn'l3B 140 10 all Shrews. & Her T. Brawny 84 —8/ 12 -all S. Staflordsh.. M. MCI ean 9i 101 50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. • 25 all Do D o 32 St. 100 ,WiltsdiSomrst l Gt.Westu: 90 92 COMMERCIAL IIfrELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday manifested a heavy appearance, and prices of most descriptions were without alte ration. The sales, were estimated at 3,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed steadily, and quotations were fully supported. The advices from Australia represent the import trade at Melbourne as being exceedingly inactive. Stocks were increasing, while consumption and emigration .were being reduced. It is stated that the export of gold was still smaller than it was in the previous year, but an improvement is confi dently expected, especially as machinery is being extensively applied at the various gold mines. The vessels that are coming forward from the colony include the Indemnity, with 11,130 ozs..; the Red Jacket, with 40,234 ozs. ; the Maidstone, with 20,682 ozs. ; the Norfolk, with 82,570 ozs. ; and the Royal Charter, with 93,733 ozs. A large withdrawal of gold from the Bank of England, viz., 150,0001., took place yesterday. It was intended for the Continent, and as there is now an improved demand for silver further remit tances are expected. This movement, together with the increased demand for discount accommo dation, has rendered the present position of mone tary affairs rather leas favourable, but as a consi derable amount of specie is en route from Australia there is no reason to apprehend any serious falling off in the Bank's stock of bullion. The general enquiry for discount accommoda tion in Lombard Street, as well as at the Bank of England; is decidedly more active, and at the Scotch Exchange loans cannot now be obtained under 2 per cent, The result of the poll, in respect to the late meeting of the North of Europe Steam Navigation Company was made known to-day, and was as fol. lows :—for original motion 1,622 votes ; for the amendment 15 ; being a majority ; :of 1,607 votes for the adoption of the report of the directors. There is a very heavy market for Public Securi _ ties, and the tendency is decidedly unfavourable. It is alleged that there is a large Bill account open, and the closing of engagements exerts an ad verse influence upon ♦alue. Some proba batty exists of a few 'embarrassments among the speculators, the losses in several cases having been large. The general public still keep aloof, being unwilling to embark in any hazardous enterprise, notwithstanding the facilities afforded in the money market, and the low prices of several eligible investments. Consols have been 951 to 96, and 95i The New Threes are 951 96 ; theßeduced, 95k 96 ; Long Annuities (1885), 18 7-16 ; Exchequer Bills, 325. pm. for March and 16 to 21 put. for June ; Ditto Bonds, 1001 ; and Bank Stock, 221. Foreign Securities are moderately active, and prices tend downwards. Turkish 6 per Oents. are 95i ; Sardinian 5 per Cents. 891 90 ; Peruvian 4t per Cents., 86i ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. 46} ; Dutch 2i per Cents. 66} ; ditto 4 per Cents. 100 Venezuela 41 per Cents. 37/ ; Ditto Deferred 141 ; and Brazilian Scrip - has been down to 1 discount. The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been earemely limited this morning, and ' a slightly downward tendency has prevailed in one or two of the leading lines. Eastern Counties have declined ss. ; Great Western, and Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s. ; and Caledonian, 15s; North-Eastern (York) improved ss. The foreign and colonial lines are inactive and at lower quota tions. Northern of France receded 10s. ; Paris and Lyons, ss. ; Southern of France, ss. East India improved ss. Grand Trunk of Canada and Great Western of Canada were at previous values. Joint' Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares exhibited no change of importance. - BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (Aram the Officus/ List;) 221 95i 6 5/ 96i 5,1 65 Bank Stock 3 ~er Cent. Reduced Annuities New per Cent. Annuitine Long Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860).... Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 18 7-16 CoLme for A coot= ... Rz h3quer Bills. Mareh. June. £l000 8560 aall Exchequer Bouds, 1858, 3i per Cent..... — DUN 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Braman 5 per Cent. 32 Ditto 1858, 4i per Cent. Scrip.... Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 Ru,sian Bonds, 1622, St., 5 per Cent S irdinian Bonds, 5 per Cont. Ditto Account _ }~~a~a 861 461 1121 891 90 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed. 4 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent Ditto Account 33 Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent. ...... ..... —. 14i Dividends on:the;above payable in London. Dutch Ezetange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guilders 66i Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK, _ Consols account (Jdry 8 ). 951 i x d MARKET NEWS. - --(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Notwithstanding that a very limited supply of English wheat was on sale here to-day, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, and Monday's quotations were with difficulty supported. There was a -larg e show of foreign wh ea t. I mpor t ers generally were sellers at further depressed: rates, but scarcely any buyers were in the market. Prices therefore ruled nominal. Barley and malt were dull, at barely late rates. Oats, the supply of which was good, sold slowly, yet price■ were well supported. Beans, peas, and flour were very dull, but we have no change to notice in their value. ARRIVALS THIS WEIN. Wheat. Barley. Malt. 530 660 Oats. Flour I 10 450 English Irish Foreign 1 11,090 I 4,200 „ n 450 ski. 17 1'”" 1930 brio WHITECHAPEL. The supplies of meat were limited, and the trade goner ally ruled heavy. Beef, from 3s 01 to 4s Od ' • mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 6d ; veal, 388 d to 4e 6d; pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per 81bs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. On the whole, the demand for most kinds of hops is steady, and prices aro well supported, In Kent and Sussex the vine is progressing rapidly. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON, June 16.—Wind this day at noon, S.E. ; light breeze, and very fine. PORTSMOUIII, June 15.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived— Aden, from Belize. Sailed—Nile, for Madras and Cal cutta ; Scorpion, Corfu ; H.M.S. Marlborough, Mediter ranean. ' COWES, June 15.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Johannes, from Callao. PLYMOUTH, June 15.—Wind S.--Arrived—Londdeum, from Havannab ; H.M.S. Renown, Gibraltar; H.M.S. Racoon, ditto ; William Corey (so), Sierra Leone, and sailed for London. QUEENSTOWN, June 14.—Arrived—David Crow, from Bremen. HARTLEPO. L, June 15.—Wind E.S.E.—Sailed—Proe pero, for Rio Janeiro. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind N. SOUTHAMPTON, • Arrived, June 14—L'Et o il e , f rom Cherbourg A trato , (s.), St. Th omas ; Courier Wednesday Morning. Alliance Havre. Nooaon , • Arrived, J une 15—D anu b e, from N ewpor t (a.), Gibr a lt ar . (s.), Jersey ; Atha (a.), Sailed, June 1 4—Despatch (a.), for Jersey; La Poulo and Carolinida, Cherbourg ; Havre (s.), Havre. Sailed, June 15 — Harewood, for Plymouth ; Lucille, Sunderland; Atalanta (s.), Jersey; Light and Sign, Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived, June 15—Libre Efchange, from Sierra Leone ; Alfred, Huelva ; Peaal, Rotterdam ; Jane Cochrane, Naples; Natolia, Syria ; Margaret, Marseilles; Stofanino, Si c ily ; Meg Merrilies, Nantes ; Truth, Rotten dam. Arrived, June 16th.— Hodson, from Dunkirk. Sailed, June 14th.--Balbec (cu.), for Havre. Sailed, June 15th.—Clio, for Dordt; Aglae, Seville. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind variable. Arrived— Sinope, from Colombo ; Nordsternem, from Cuba. Sailed— Livingston, for Shanghai. CIVIL SERvICIE ESTIMATREL-2,698,409/. Was the amount of the unexpended balances of former votes under the head of "Civil Service Estirnatee," on the 31st of May last. al 6a 71 - 8i 68 - 70 9i - 106 26i - 276 88 - 90 81i - 82 33 - 35 il = * i - 16 - 17 61 - 62 46 - 48 31 - 33 -15 i 89 - 91 63 -7 , 6 , 4 26 - 28 94 - 95 9i - 10 101 i - 102 88 90 128 -- 13( 103 - 105 50 - 56 - 53 85 88 104 110, 101 IThl 89 901 1 411 a ••• - ... 6 - 6} 107 109 901 91, is 1$ 93 94 ••• i 8 39 2 ld 92 —92 i 64 • CO ••• - •••• 12 - 13 GO - 62 - 3 494 - 5041 ••• ed, 91 91 2. 1 a 45i —45 i 95 98 5i 5 d, 8 9 29 31 ••• • 4 •• 7 d OS —llt 26 28 81 83 44 46 2 IA 34 —35 i 68 G 9 79 81 13 15 7 5 d 8 10 34 35 ••• - ••• 98 - 100 - 34 - 6i ISSESSIONS. id— ip 7 d par 8 183 88 75 80 74 78 ... - ••• i - li id -- Par 104 i -- lOsi I - II; 1 2 1 —19 i 45 47 79 81 21 211 par i7i i 8 4 3dl 105 - 108 104 - 107 105 -- 107 18 -- 19 201 -- 201 Id— id d p d ip -• P' Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.prof. (las& at 501.) Brie. & Ex. 4 P.C. St. Do. 4 per 0. Shares.. Calodn. £lO 4i p. c. Ches. di Ho. 5i p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork & Bandons ip. . Dun.Porth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cls, A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cla. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 ....... Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 0 per cont. Do. 10/. Dobentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lam ash .6 P • eta, E.&W. York. J. sthp Edin.& pt. 5 p. c. gh: 1.63 - 102 ••• ••• 6 - 64 112 115 107 - 110 115 - 118 113 - 116 132 - 134 79 - 81 60, , ss. Ed.Prth.StDun.4p.e. Furness, 5 p. Glas. Qi 5.W.G.5 Great Northn. 5 p.c. I Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prom Do. 4} per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at L; p. o. prem. Gt.N. of Scot.lst Prt I 120 -- 12 112 - 114 Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W. (B, . Ev.spc Do. con. red. 43 p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per 'mt. Do. 5 p. C. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester Sp. e. P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do. Do, Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do Do., do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St L o n. &B. O. 5 pc. No. 1 Do. , P. , 51). c. St. N 0.2 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do. 5.p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Coy, di Nuneaton 5 r. Lon. & S.W. 7 Perct. late 3d Shama Londy.& Color. #. Sh Londy. &Ennis. 3 Sh . S., &L. 6 p. Cent Do.'do. do. £6 Do. do. 3,1 per cont. Marypt. Carl.l p.c Do, 43 per cent , Do. do. Consol. 6 p.c. St Do. Con, Br. Bir.6 p.c Do. 43 p. c. Pref. St Do. L. & 11. Prof. St New., Aber., &c., pr p. c.red. 5 p.o. pm. Do.' Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Nod IL Deb. 4 p. e. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 53 p.c. pf ,1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. North British Do. 71. Preference N.B. Borw. 4 p. e. Pd Do. do. do 'Do, Leeds 6pa No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848... Do. York H. S; Pur. North Staffordshire.. Ox., Wor. & \Vole. 8 p. 0., Ist guar. ..,... Do. p. c. 2d guar... Do. do. Debeatr. St. Scot. Cent. New Pret . Sc.N.E.Aber.g.Gp.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.33 p.c. pf. St. South Devon . .Co -- 165 66 = - 139 - 104 ... - ... 1 . 111 - Ili' I 1& - Ida 97 99 1' - ••• - ••• - 22i 23i] 119 - 121 104 - 106 1101 - 103 120 - 122 125 - 130 73 - 75 10 - 104 Do. fixed 4 pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of El Os. 6d. o. 4 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.a. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. e. Do. do. 4. p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar tock. &Dar., 5 p. c o. do. do. I N :' V aterfd& Kilk. 6 pc 221 - 234 101 - 103 101 - 103 J ... ''''' ... 100 - 102 15 - 17 27i -28 i, 42 - 48 BRITISH Alfred Cons (Philk.) British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) Day. Gt. Cnslk (Tay.) ;East Basset (Mogan) IGreat South Tolgus Grt. W. Al frd. ( Philk.) 'Girt. W. Vor (HeLsto.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.l3asset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. i S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Carn Brea (Illogn. S. IV. Erances(lllogn. Tam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Minee (Gwennap) V. of Towoy (Camay.) W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradou (Liskrd ) Wh. Basset (Illogan) Wh. Buller (Rdruth) Wh. Edwarcl(Calstek) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh. Ma. Ann (Nlenht. ) Wh. TrelaYrney (Lis.) PREFERENCE SHARES. 48 - 50 95 - 97 64 -- C 6 loi 11l - e 91 —9 3 i 85 87 85 87 100 IG2 9 i 101 16 11 9 i 10} 726 734 18A 19,{ 13 —14 A 138 112 FOREIGN Auetrxlisu Bon Accord r. „e 5 —1)-(itsued Do. c o , Pr") St. Do. Clarendon Co. of jk Con. Min Cobre Coppe r C op i apo Dun 40_ntain * ........C0p .... per mi l* u Fortuna lug Co. .• General Linares ......... Lusitaniau anquits NoowreGranad; N PortPhilipPont. Sil. UNI . 8111 Santiago . United Mexican MINES. 10 11 3 4 I GO 70 1460 489 90 • 95 14; 15; I 5 63 I k-- 1 ,1 1 6 7 I 9A —10 i 6 I le 20 1 - 395 -- 405 3 - 4 230 -- 240 - 80 - 100 1 - 243 - 25.1 100 - 110 - 210 - 215 , 1280 -29 1 4 - 9 - - 10 44 - 46 25 - 27 MINES. - p - 24 ••• - ••• 12 -- 13 42 - 44 11 - 13 21 —2 1 i 20 21 91 -- 10 it i d _.I t i Z, -- 7 ••• -- ••• li - 2A 3t - 31 MIS CELLANEOUS. Atlantic Tel. (Lina.) EAustralian Agrieult, lAustraln. Royal m a i l Berlin Water Works. Do. New iss. at 51. d Brit. American L an d Canada Do. Go. 6pc Jan &J alb Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7 1 p. cont. Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of Fran ce , jEastern Electrielelograph Electric Tel. of Ir e l lEn.&Aust.Cop.Smeo , 'Ent. & Ind.Jctn. Eur,&Am.Stm.(lita.) Gen, Ir. Sc. Col.Ohn. IGen. Steam Navigat, London Discount Loxid. Gen. Oinuibuk Magdalona St. Navig. 'Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Do. Extension 'Meg, Mexican& S.Amerien Nat. Discount Co Netherlands Do. Do. . Do. S p. c.Pf. iss. at 1 d Do. Do. New I. &N. S. Land N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. N. 13. Australasian... Srth.ofEuropoSt,au, Oriental Gas Do New Shares Peolttr. Ld. Sc Mi~rl. Peninsular & Orieut a Do. New Rhyme, Iron loyal Mail Steart.... Scot. Austral. Invest S. Ans. Gov. 6 p.c. leis. South Austral. L an d Submarine Tel. Sail Do. Registered Trus.Lii.Co. Up. (;;; I . 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Lancaster & Carlisle. I~Do•. Thirds Do . New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Do. New, ifs. 5/. 10s. Lond.Blight.&S.Cst. London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S.Weat grn Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Sfanch.Shef.diLincln Metropolitan Midland Do. Binning. & Dort.) Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt..A berg.&Hrfd Newry & Armagh Newry, Warrenpoint & Restrevor Norfolk.. Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do. B Stock ... .. N. Eastern— Berwick Do.do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. Juno Oxford Worcester & ! Wolverhampton.. Peebles Portsmouth !Rhymney Scottish Central ...... Soot. N.E.Abrdn.St. Do. Scot. Mid. Stock I Shropshire Union ... Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Dev0n.......... 'South Eastern South Walos IS. Yorkeh. 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NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.—Bird in the Hand paid forfeit this day at 8 a.m. GOODWOOD STAKES.—Fifty have accopted. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This Day.) The SPRAYER took the chair at 12 o'clock. EDINBURGH ANNUITY TAX BILL. Mr. A. BLACK moved the second reading of this bill. Its ol.ject was to remove an enormous grievance, and to abolish a tax that was opposed to the moral and religious interests of the people of Scotland. He denied that it would injure the Church of Scotland, but, on the contrary, he believed it would confer a material advan tage upon that establishment. After referring to the establishment of the tax by Charles I. and its being ap plied to Edinburgh by the " merry monarch," the pro vision in 1661 was for six ministers, and was calculated to yield about 1,0901 , and in every subsequent act down to 1809 the amount to be collected was for six ministers. In 1809 a change took place, and the magistrates and ministers tried to get the tax each for themselves. The former, however, were successful, and they had to levy I the tax and pay the six ministers their six per cent. The House had heard a groat deal said with reference to this tax having been existence for 200 years, but he happened to be iu business in 1810 in Edinburgh, when, to his surprise, and that of the inhabitants, they found the tax for the first time laid on the citizens. The tax was raised solely and entirely ott the occupiers of houses. Having shown the unhallowed heritage of the tax, he proposed to speak of its fruits in the shape of burthens. This tax was now double the amount of the present in come tax, and supposing a man to have en income of 3001. he would pay 61, se. per annum,when, if he lived in a house worth 50/. a year he had to pay double that amount. Toe tax was levied upon all tenants, and also upon charitable institutions. The tax produced about 10,6671, of which about 2,2871. were paid by the followers of the Church, and the balance, about 8,0001., by parties who had really no interest in that Church. Two-thirds of the in habitants of Edinburgh did not belong to the Church, and many believed it was contrary to the Gospel to pay this tax, and that iu doing so they were doing something like compounding a felony. In one year 846 persons were prosecuted for not paying the tax. He was unable to state how many had their goods sold ; but five were imprisoned for not paying the tax. He read tde opinion of Dr. Arnott, of the High Court of Scotland, and some others, who believed the tax was bad, and should be abolished—that it was injurious to religion, but they objected to the tax being removed unless a substitute to the full amount was provided. The church-rates of England was a very small evil compared with the col• lection of the tax in Scotland. The house bad very properly passed a bill for the abolition of the church ate'', and on a former session they abolished minister's money ,in Ireland. They were not bound to provide an equivalent for this tax, but this measure proposed to devote the 2,0001. now derivable from the revenues of Leith, together with the money raised by the seat rents in the City Churches, as a substitute for the present ob noxious tax. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BAXTER siconded the motion. This bill was supported by the rate-payers of Edinburgh and Mon trose, and by every man in the United Kingdom who objected to Dissenters being taxed for the Established Church. He called upon the Irish members to assist Scotland in getting rid of this tax in return for the assistance the latter gave the former in abolishing Ministers' Money. The only opponents to the bill were the Protestant clergymen and their followers. Under the new system the clergymen would be amply pro vided for. This tax was imposed in Montrose in 1689, and was then considered objectionable. it was now collected on every man who paid 93. a week rent. If her Majesty's Government opposed the bill they were bound to devise a satisfactory scheme for getting rid of this tax. Mr. BLACKBURN said he had been instructed on the origin of this tax different to the personal experi-nce of the lion member for Edinburgh. He (Mr. Blackburn) had been informed that this tax was granted to the town of Edinburgh for ecclesiastical property granted in the time of Mary and James. The hon. member had dwelt for some considerable time on the grievances, but he never touched on the details of the bill. He (Mr. Black burn) admitted some iujustica existed in the levying of the tax, but he doubted if the bill would remedy it. He moved the second reading of the bill this day six months, Mr. BUCHANAN seconded the amendment. Mr. J. B. SMITH supported the bill. He believed it was founded on justice to all classes. Mr. COWAN c.tusidered the annuity tax an obnoxious church rate, levied upon the humbler classes to the ex • elusion of those who were in good circumstances, and were best able to pay the tax. This bill, whilst it pro tected vested interest, would give the relief required.. Mr. F. SCO IT opposed the bill. After reviewing the history of the imposition of the tax, and the subse quent legi-lation on it, he called upon the house not to assent to the principle of the bill, which would ioffict injury to the Church and to the population, who had a right to attend the church without toe payment of pew rents. He considered this bid an insiduous attempt to subvert the Church Establishment in Edinburgh, and by so doing to give an immense leveri to those who won!cl oppose that Church,l the,arnicablej rivalry of which with the Free Church of Scotland had done each an essential service to that country. Mr. GILPIN compared the discussion to the old discussion in reference to Church-rates in England, Ministers Money in Ireland, and by a similarity of reasoning Ministers Annuity Tax fA- Scotland. He believed the pressure of the tax was felt more in Edin burgh than was Church-rates in England, or had Ministers' Money in Ireland. So far from this bill die establishing the Church in Scotland, he believed that Church had already done it herself. Mr. C. BRUCE differed from the hon. member for Montrose, that the clergy of the Establishment in Scot land and its members were the only persons who opposed the bill. It ;as objected to by all those who contended against the principle of confiscation, of wrong, and of injustice. (Hear, hear.) Sir E. COLEBROOKE thought the bill did not pledge the house to those extreme principles that appeared to excite alarm iu certain quarters. The tax was most ob jectionable and injurious to the Church in its present form, and whilst he wished to afford relief to Edin burgh, he was not disposed to go into the opposite extreme, and place Edinburgh in a different position to any other place in Scotland. In com mittee the bill coul I be modified. If the Uovern relent refused a reduction of the city clergy, and impose a tax more moderate in its amount and bsariug on a dif ferent class of the people, he was prepared, looking •at the injustice, to adopt the bill even as it new stood than continue a law so injurious and dangerous to the Church. (Hear, hear.) The LORD ADVOCATE could not assent to any bill that proposed to take away the provision for the Established Church without an adequate and ample equivalent were provided. The question which solved into this was whether the equivalent proposed by the bill was such as was, or ought to be, satisfactory to the clergy of the Established Church, or those who maintained ber rights in that house. The tax as it was now levied, all were agreed was levied in a most unfortunate manner. The present system was a most inexpedient one, and no man would rejoice more than he would to see a measure devised that would have the effect of abolishing this obnoxious tax altogether consistent with providing an equivalent. The noble lord then entered ta a a t d c , t n he wid d e e r : able length into the origin, &0., of this x and tails of the bill, in comparison with the details of former bills. It was a bill cf absolute abolition, and the funds fur the maintenance of the clergy were to be supplied in this way--2,000/. from the revenue of Leith, whi c h h e thought unjust, and was objectionable to the people of Leith. The next was the produce of the seat rents of the City Chambers. That be thought objectionable, as well as seat rents. He was favourable to an alteration of the pre sent system, and when he was in office in 1852, though not in that house, he had prepared a bill for Lord Derby's Government for its settlement. He would never consent to such a sham and delusion as this bill was for the settlement of this vexed question. Lord DUNCAN regretted the Lord Advocate had not pledged her Majesty's Government to introduce a bill upon the sutject, after having expressed his oljection to its continuance in its present form. He should support the second reading of the bill. Mr. HORSMAN appealed to her Majesty's Govern ment, after the admission of the learned Lord-Advocate in favour of the principle of the abolition of the tax, to agree to the second reading, and let the consideration of the details be discussed at a future stage. He (Mr. Ilursman), though ho agreed to the principle, had some of jection to the details. His voting for the second read ing of the bill would not commit him to an approval of its details. (Divide.) The house then divided. The numbers were— For the second reading 129 Against it nst second reading —l The bill wls Majori tygai consequentlya lost. HEIRS (SCOTLAND) BILL, This bill was withdrawn. From the London Gazette of Last ight. 1191 li 24j 5 25& 6 it 1858. REGISTRATION OF COUNTY *dTERS'(SCOT- LAND) SILL. On the motion for going into 'cbintriittee,- Mr. DUNDAS moved that the Speaker should leave the chair'this day six months. (Laughter) After soMe'remarks from Mr. BucHaNAN,' ' - The LORD ADVOCATE suggested that the furtbEr progress of the bill should be pos!poned or taken pro forma, for the purpose of proposing amendments here after. Sir E. COLEBROOKE, who introduced the bill, assented to the suggestion on the understanding that her Majesty's Government would find a day for the further consideration of the bill. Mr. C. BRUCE urged the stage should be taken pro forroa, and the discussion takep on a future day. Sir G. MONTGOMERY objected to the bal on the ground of the expense it would entail. He did not object to the principle of the bill, but to its details. Sir A. AGNEW considered delay would in reality defeat the bill. Mr. W. MILES and Mr. BLiCEBUEN said time would be saved by adopting the cour s e suggested. After some further discussion, The house divided. The numbers were— For going into committee 96 Against it --12 Majority The amendment was then agreed to INSURANCE AND ASSURANCE INSTITU TIONS BILL. Mr. SHERIDAN moved the postponement of the seoo❑d reading of this bill till the 7•h July. Mr. HENLEY suggested it was late at this ptriod of the session, and should be withdrawn, It would be impossible this session to carry the measure, and unless the hon. member gave that pr 'miss he (Mr. Henley) should move its second reading this day six mo❑ths. Af.er some discussion, • Mr. E ESTCOURT :noted the second reading of the bill this day six months. Mr. SHERIDAN said his object for fixing the second reading of the bill on the 7th of July was'to- raise a discussion on the question, and not from any -anticipa tion of carrying it. The hon. member at great length entered into the importance' of the interests which the bill propOsed to deal with, and, by the forms of the house, the discussion at a quarter to six o'clock was adjourned. PUBLIC GROUNDS AND PLAY GROUNDS BILL This bill passed tbrougb committee. PEACE, PRESERVATION (IRELAND) ACT CONTINUANCE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CHURCHES, &a., (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and pass-d. The other orders were disposed of, acd the hop ° adjourned at .5 minutes to 6 o'clock. BANKRUPTS. Robert Edwards, joiner, Mold, Flintehire,'June 29 and July 19, at twelve, at the Liverpool/ District Court. Charles Garlick, ironmonger, Guildford, Surrey, Juno 28, at two; and Aug. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. John Lockwood, cloth manufacturer, Mold Green, Birkheaton Yorkshire, June 29, at Lalf-past eleven, and July 26, at ewelve, at the Leeds District Court. John Cowen, travelling draper, Newcastle-under-Lyme, June 26 and July 15, at half-past cloven, at the Birming ham District Cola. _ Robert Cumberland, fancy goods manufa turer, Addle street4City, June 25, at eleven, and July 22, at half•past one, et the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Rolfe, pianoforte maker, Regent street, June 28 and Aug. 2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. TEE PROPERTY QUALIFICATION BILL. (Front the Times ) Yesterday afternoon the House of Lords witne s sed one-of thou !Ann testimonies arid I.st stands which are oer:elisions made in favour of our ancient institu tions. Lord Ravensworth delivered his soul on the sub ject of what was once a prime. article of the poli!ioel creed—the property qualification ; and, bad it been royalty itself, or the Christian religion, his lordship could not havt;' beon more earnest, or, we dare say, more sin cere. The truth is, that there is a large class of pobple —so large and so powerful that wo must accept them as a dispensatic.n of Providence—who will bear martyrdom, or next to it, for anything which they h ave once been taught is a proper occasion for the sacrifice. The merest counter with them is sterling coin. You have only to catch them tolerably young, and show them an object for the display of their zeal, as you would show a stick to a dog, and they will fetch, earty, and fight hr it as long as a tooth remains in their heath or .1 drop of blood in their bodies. Reason is wholly out of the question with these people. They answer you candidly that the worth of the thing is not in itself, but in the principle embodied, in the doctrine conveyed, in the moral significance, apart from the practical validity. Thus the property qualification signified the proper (less for the House of Commons, and so testified in favour of the landed gentry. It is also quite sure that Radical Reformers will derive a shadowy sort of satisfaction from seeing one more bul wark of our glorious constitution disappear. So here at once is a thing to go to the slake for. It is true that the House of Commons notoriously contains many men without an acre or a shilling of rent to call their own. It is true that none have helped so much to evade the law as the nobility themselves. It is true that the house has always centaitied a number of persons who, if their affairs were placed in the bands of au ace ointant, would be found insolvent. But from these solid and obvious feet; we are referred to the purport of the property qualification. It meant so and so, and the meaning is what we are to look to. The fittest patallel for legisla tion of this antique and ineffective character is to be found in the fifteen hundred miles of stone wall anti thousand miles of palisade built by the Chinese to k. ep out the Tartars. The enemy got over the wall or got round it as often as they pleased. Still, it signified they were not to come in, and, though they were in at last for good, and got possession of all China, they st 11 kept up the fiction that the wall was to keep out the enemy. The wall of the Property Qualification has been surmounted, and turned, and undermined in all sorts of ways by anybody who wished to do so ; but as long as it reared its imposing front against penniless Radicals or other adventurers it was to be maintained. It might, be only a pasteboard forti• ficstien ; it might be a wooden gun ; it might be a sham steamer emitting straw smoke ; it might be any other undeniable humbug ; still the pretence, the name, the figure-bead, the device on the stern, were all wise and good ; so it was a crime to give it up. Tbat is the pur port of Lord Ravens worth's speech. It is a speech we have heard a hundred times before, and, if we live long enough, shall hear a hundred times again. As it happened, when this last fight was made against one of the last bulwarks of our nob:e constitution in the House of Lords, the other house had been addressed a few hours before by a member whose qualification has • recently been sifted outside the walls of Parliament, and been found a minus quantity. At the very time Lord Ravensworth was defending the House of Commons against the intrusion of lackland . adventurere, Mr. Townsend was still a member, still safe in his seat, though proved in public court to be not only penniless, but without the means of sati-fying his creditors. The only result of this state of affairs i- , , that the hen. mem • her for Greenwich suffers a brief eclipse of his splendour. For a twelvemonth the house will Lot have the oppor tunity of listening to his arguments, however pro found, or his eloquence, however persuasive ; but he still represents the town of Greenwich, in spite of the bulwarks erected by the wisdom of our forefathers against gentlemen of limited incomes. Indeed, Mr. Townsend could n t be prevented from addressing the house in defence of his briet Parliamentary career, his speeches, his votes, and his consiltuente. The 30,000 free, honest, and independent men of Greenwich are still anxious to retain his services, and will not have him put out to make room for any money-bag candidate. Their views on this point are diametrically opposite to those which Lord Ravensworth shortly after delivered in the House of Lords. They do not ease a rush whe ther their representative has 50,0001. a, year or only 500/ , if he is only true to his hue ings 'professions. No doubt, this is very noble in the electors of Greenwich ; but, with all due deference to them and the man of their choice, this was not the question they had to consider. The choice did not lie between two positive incomes, or two plus quantities of any kind, but between a plus and a negative quantity—between income and deficiency. The case is all the more remarkable as an illustration of the state of things defended by Lord Ravensworth. Under it a man may continue to be a member of the House of Commons who not only has no qualification whatever, but is a declared bankrupt. The two addresses—viz., Lord Ravensworth's in favour of Property Qualification, and Mr. Townsend's in favour of the freer principles that influence the 30,000 electors of Greenwich, are not FO dissimilar as might be expected, Parliamentary eloquence does not divide itself so naturally into brimstone and treacle as the harangues of another rostrum. Both these spoke as earnest men ; both appealed to the true Englishman ; both were equally persuaded that they represented a good cause, and were making a noble confession. Nevertheless, both these patriots are under the fatal necessity of :hutting their eyes to the real facts of the case—Lord Ravensworth to the fact that his qualifica tion does not keep out gentlemen like Mr. Townsend, and Mr. Townsend himself to the fact that it was not a question of qualification, but of mere solvency. The testimony he delivered with so much unction, like that in the Upper House, was beyond the facts of the case. It would be to Lord Ravensworth's purpose if be could have shown that the law kept out poor men, and it would have been to Mr. Townsend's if he could have shown that his was a case of blameless poverty, and the electors of Greenwich simply the admirers of Parliamen tary Cincienatus. For our part, we beg to record a quiet protest against illusions of all kinds, and it was an illesion in both houses yesterday to suppose honest po verty really in question. We have no wish to exclude it—indeed, it is evident we cannot ; but we do think it much better that !a member of Parliament should be able to pay 20s. in the pound. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY, NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 0 to 2 agst Herne (taken) 13 to 2 agst Underhand (taken) 7 to 1 aget Satinstone (taken) Bto 1 agst Pensioner (taken) 12 to 1 apt Gunboat (taken) 20 to 1 agst Honeytree ('aken) 100 to 3 eget Telegram (taker) 100 to 3 agst Ducrow (taken) 60 to 1 net Bird•in•the.Hand (taken) NAVAL A.N.11.1111LE1 7 44. - RY JNreLLYG KA' The 67th Retijuie - q -2 4e - pqinted to leave Ply mouth clitadei this morning; by the Sarah Devon Rail way, for Aldershott, and the 98thefrrone Adder. sbott, is appointed to ar-rive,.at Plymouth, by th e same route, to-morrow (Thursday) morning. The troopship Lerl Ragienesails this-day from Liverpool for Gibraletr to embark the 1-t R teed* for conveyauce to Howe Kong, after which-servi c e she will t a k e on hoard .the 50th .Regiaient for con veyance to the Cape of Good Repo; : This vessel is equipped.in every re , pect for the aCcominealtiion. of 50 officers and 1,000 men. Sir Pakington, as - First : Les(' of the. Mini. rdty, held a levee yesterday at the Admiralty, at which the undermentioned offica4 *attended e-e Vice-Admiral 'Cator; Lieute-Geri. Coryton, Royal, Marines ; R ear -Ad m i ral Lord G. Paulet, Capt. G. P. Horn try, Cept. Da Horsey, Capt. Fisher, Capt. Hayes, Capt. H. J. Douglas, 'Cap , . le - Jones, CAA. W. E. Elmons'one, Capt. W. H. Moorshead; Capt., R. J. Otway, Capt. T. Birch, Capt. J. S - ocldart, Capt: Pierce, Capt. lifrricke ComMersde't Hervey, Commander E. F. Pen !, Conimander.F. A. Ellis, Commander J. E. Parish ' COMMAnder Thorp, Commander S. Prendett, Oommander J. Elltnau, Capt. Dyer, R.M., Lieut. Vie. F . son, Li eu t.. sV. N.-Boyce, Lieut. H. Ae Claveriug L'eut. J. W. Jam s, and Mr. Paul (triaater), In consequence of the Woolwich Division, of Royal Marine Light Infantry' being - below its re quired strength, Admiralty orders -were received at Chatham yesterday by Col. H. 'W. Parke, porn_ mintlant of the F.rst Division ; directing the noun c tmmissioned officers .an 4 Men Woolwich Division who have been doing - duly with *the Chat ham Division for several months past" to join head quarters forthwith. .. ; • . eic The Dragon, 6, paddlewhee steam. frigate, hav ing had her repairs completed at - Chatham, has been put out of dock, and will be _sent to Sheeruest for the purpose of being attached to the steam reserve, for which service she has been fitted. The Marlborough, 131, Captain Lord F. Kerr, fi tg of Vice-Admiral A. Fanshawe,.C.B., left Spit. head last evening about 5 ii'dbek foe, the Mediter ranean. Her detention, w&aeo infOi Mai, has been consequent, upon some irregulteity o*the m'day, which prevented the wives of the seamenfrom get ting their money. She was visited in the afternoon just b-fore sailing by the Denis!' Ministsr. A salute of 15 guns was fired in his honour on leaving the ship. - The Oilanclo, 50, screw,.- the , fiist of a new class of frigates, was launched at PembrOke on Satur day fart, and the event, from the length of the ves sel, caused mush interest; net only in Pembroke shire, but throughout the adjoining counties, that the crowd of spectators was beyond all precedent. The ceremony. of naming wss performed about 5.30 p.m., by Mrs. Ramsay, wife of the captain superintendent of the establis' , .ment,:abor.ly after which the noble fabric glidUtinto the waters of the haven amidst the shouts of thousands of spectators , . The following is a scale of her dinientiens :—Length bstween the perpendiculars, 300 feet; length of keel for tonnage, 264 feet 42 inu'r'es ; breadth ex treme, 52 feet; ditto, fur tonnage; 51 feet 6 inches; moulded, 50 feet 8 inches ; depth of hold, 19 feet 10 inches; burden in tons, 3,726 70 94; horse pow. r, 1,000. Sl.e is to carry guns of the largest calibre (50 in all), arid will be placed in commission as FOOD as she is famished with machinery. For this purpose there is a large party of seamen there from Devonport, to jury-rig and navigate her round to that place. . • H er Majeety's•yacht Victoria and Albert, Capt. the Hon. J. Denman, was taken out lif dock yes terday at Portsmouth, after repairs. dee. The Caesar, 91, has been commissioned at Ports mouth for Captain Frederick, to forni one of the Channel Fleet. The Nile freight. ship, 1,200 tons, Captain W. Strange (me of Messrs Gre.n's Indian tient), ar rived at Spithead on Monday from the Thames, for Madras and Calcutta, for which peashe would sail lest evening or this morning; laftereshipiaing her stock and _embarking'berpaSsengers..' Aserious accident happened at Chatham dockyard to the freight ship Mary Catherine, which has just completed discharging a cargo of Italian oak fur that establishment. After discharging the vessel was proceeding to take in her ballast, and for that purpose had the raft port left open, when she gave a sudden lurch, and the water rushing into the raft port she rapidly filled and fell over on hilr • side. She still lies in the harbour, with her masts com pletely immersed, but every exertion is being made by a large party of workmen belonging to the dock yard to raise her from her present perilous position. The screw steamships Renown, 91, Capt. Arthur. Forbes, and Racoon, 22, Capt. James A. Paynter, from Gibraltar, arrived iu Plymouth Sound on Monday afternoon. The Renown and Racoon left Lisbon on Saturday, May 29, and arrived ou Sa turday, June 5, at Gibraltar, where three sets of orders from Lord Lyons awaited them. The first instructed the ships to proceed up the Mediter ranean, the second to remain until the French fleet passed, and the third to rehire to 'England it they did pass. They left on 'Wednesday the 9th, in compliance with the last order. The French fleet was observed steering out of the straits on the night of Thursday, the 3d June, by the wean' troopship Urgent, which happened io be then going in. It is stated to consist of about 12 sail, including three frigates, which were supposed to be bound to Brost. The following appointments were made yester thy at the Admiraley : Mr. John Wm. Lawless, naval instructor, to the Caesar ; H. St. L. Palliser and A. R. Gordon, mid shi,emen, to the Euryalus.- THE MILITIA. The 4th Royal Lancashire Militia marched into Portsmouth yesterday for garrison duty. They were conveyed from the camp, Aldershint, by spe cial train on the South-Western Railway. The 4th Lancashire is a very fine and effective regiment of infantry, numbering nearly 1,000 men and 40 offices. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO BIRDIINGIIAM• Yesterday, at noon, the Queen, acompanied by the Prince Consort, made her entry into the populous manutacturiug town of Birmingham, under °Mount• stances e hich invested the ceremony with a degree cr, varied interest, splendour, and animation never exceeded on any other occasion on which she has conferred a similar honour upon any of ber subjects, and which will long live in the memory.of all who witnessed it. Her Majesty left Kenilworth station in the morning a few minutes after the appAnted time, and at a few minutes before twelve the august party were landed upon the platform of the Birreiugham station. On emerging from the station, under an escort of the Hu , -are, the royal cortege entered Queen-street. As the Queen approached the Msrket-hall she was greeted with vehement cheering from the crowd. Proceeding then at a slow pace along Worcester. street, High-street, Bull-street, Colmore-row, all of which were tastefully festooned with flowers and seer greens, acid where her Majesty received a most enthral• antic welcome from the crowds assembled along the footpaths and at the open windows, the eortege arrived at the Town-Ilan, which had been decorated for her ze• caption in a ve-iy splendid manner. As her Majesty entered the building the assembly rose in a body, and the choir stationed in the gallery sang the national anthem. Loyal and dutiful addresses were then prevented to the Queen acd the Prince Consort to which suitable re plies were returned. Her Majesty was pleased to confer the honour of knighthood on Mr. Retail!, the Mayor. _ Her Majesty then left the hall, with the Prince Con sort, attended as before, and the Royal patty started en its way to Aston Park, a distance of about two miles and a hell, under a cavalry escort composed of a de. tachment of the 10th llnesars. On arriving at the entrance to Aston-Hall her Ma jesty was received by Sir Francis Scott, Bart., chairman of the Interim Managers of the Park, and conducted, wish the Prince Consort, to the dining room, attended by their suite, where luncheon was served. Subsequently the Royal party inspected some of the more interesting objects of art and antiquity contained within the build. in 2, and then repaired to the Great Gallery, where Sir Francis Scott presented another address to her Majesty. Her Mi.j esty read the lollowing gracious reply : "I sincerely thank you for your loyal assurances of de. voted attachment to my throne and person. The improve. meat of the moral, intellectual, and social condition of my people, will always command my earnest attention; and is opening this hall and park to-day I rejoice to have another opportunity of promoting their comfort and innocent re. creation. The august visitors then appeared upon the terr ace , when her Majesty was greeted with the most vootfcroue cheers from tile people assembled in the grounds below, formally inaugurated the park. Returning into the t. 1,11, the Queen and the Prince Consort, attended as before, took tin it departure for the hall at half-pa st party tea yelled 3 o'clock by Stoneleigh Abbey. The Royal art for a special train, which they entered at a t e a: porary station at Acton, on the Lundou and North- S er erected e f i d c r expressly tho ne e forssi herts of returning accommodation, Railway, a o S nitn r odaon,to tirongh the town Gfßir , n c i i in a g d ha . m . . 'Lord Leigh has itiviie nobility and g e nt r y i n the n2i g um h t t b n o g u u r i h s o h o e d d par ty to meet f h er t he u l ; J ll e s s t ty and js n i t d o r t s h pa l:r se i c d t e h C e o n n i g s i) f r t t a a t t s d t i o n n n e e i e r ig t e t; d A ay b . bey T . he !'he Mayor of Birmingham, now - Sir Jona Ratcliffe, ~ntertained about 500 of the principal inhabitants at a oNtquet at Town-hall this evening. her Majesty returned to town thiA day. DEATII Or MIL MICHAIL WILLI-Oat M.P.—Mr Michael Williams, M.P. for We st C,ruwall, died a t Travince, near Truro, yesterday aftcruc on, a littl e after tive o'clock. ST. 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