The Sun. — London, England, 1858-07-16 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Last night of the Subscription: First appearance of Macllle. Borchetti. TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), July 17, will be performed Terdi's Opera IL TROVATOItE. Leonora, Madlle. Titiens Azucena, Madame Alboni ; Manrico, Signor Ginglini; Fernando, Sig. Vialetti ; and Il Conte di' Luna, Sig. Aldie Jeri. The National Anthem will follow the Opera ; and a Diver tissement, iu which Mdlle. Borchetti will make her first appearance. The Opera commences at 8 o'clock, A limited number of Boxes have been secured to the public. Price 21s and 31s ed each, which may be had at the Box Office, at the Theatre. H ER MAJESTY'S T,ELEATRE.— Reduced Prices. The following performances will be given, comprising the talents of Titiens, Alboni, and Piecolomini ; Belletti, Bane ventano, Belart, Vialetti, Rossi, Aldighieri, and. Giuglini. Ballet, Madame Boschetti. Tuesday, July 20, LEi HUGUENOTS. Thursday. July 22, DON GIOVANNI, and Ballet. Friday, July 23, LA TR AVIATA, and Ballet. Saturday, July 21, LUCREZIA BORGIA, and Ballet. To commence at 8 o'clock. Prices— Pit stalls, 12s. 6d. Boxes, grand tier, 3/. 35.; one pair, 21. 12s. Gd. ; nit tier, 2/ 25.; two pair, 1/. 55.; three pair. 155.; gallery, 10s.; pit, 3s. 6d. ; gallery s'alls, 3s. 6d.; gallery 2s. May be tad at the Box-office after Thursday, the 15th. In tho meantime planes may be secured on application to Mr. Fish, stage door. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. MARTHA. • To commence at half-past 8. TO-MORROW (SATURDAY), July 17, will be performed Flotow's Opera of MARTHA. Lady Enricheita, Madame Bosio ; Nancy, Madile. Didiee ; Plnmkett, Sig. Graziani ; Lord Tristano, Sig. Taglia,Aco ; Lo Seeriffo di Richmond, M. Zelger ; and Monello, Sig. Mario. Conductor—Mr. Costa. In the- Incidental Divertissement, Ma,dlle. Zina, Madlle. Delechaux, and M. Desplaces will appear. Pit, 10s. Gd.; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. Gd., 78., and ss. ; amphitheatre, 2s. Cd. ; second tier boxes, 2/. 12s. Gd. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be prevented the new farce, en titled DYING FOR LOW:. After which, Shakspere's Play of TIIE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Shylock, Mr. C. Kean— Portia, Mrs. C. Kean. ROVAL LYCEUM THEATRE. —WILL OPEN T3-MORROW (Saturday, July 17), under the sole management of Mr. GEORGE WEBSTER, when will be produced a new Play, founded on , 'La Traviata," called. THE LADY GF THE CAMELIAS. Violette St. Valerie Mrs Charles Young. Bo ton, Stuart, Fitzjames, H. Butler, &c. A new LegendarylExtravagaurt, THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES. Sir Launcelot, Mrs. Howard Paul (late Mi s Featherstone); King Arthur, Tilbury; Jester, J. Clarke ; Sprite, Stilt ; Giant, R. H. Lingham. Ballet of Broomsticks, Madlles. Mario Collinson, Ellen Honey, and a host of put' y Witches. Concluding with THE CHALET. Lizette.... ..... Miss Laura Honey. New arrattgement of Prices.—See Bills. THEATRE ROYAL, SADLER'S-WELLS. For the Benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. _ TIIIS EVENING will bo performed t'ie drama of THE FAIRY CIRCLE. O'Carolan, Mr. R. Williams; Molesh3e, Mrs. E. Williams. After which IN AND OUT OF PLACE. To conclude with the firs.; and second acts of IRELAND AS IT WAS. With the celebrated Irish jig by Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams—their last appearance. STRAND THE —Lessee and Directres Miss Swanboronzli.—This Evening will ba performed ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. Followed by THE BRIDE OP ABYDOS. Messrs. Chas. Young, Turner, dze.: Miss Swanborough, dr.c. After which VENUS IN ADIS. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ia; company of Vocalists are engaged for the pe'formanco S•lections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. : Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Miss Brunel', Miss Ray, Madame Bartolctti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Henshaw, S. ,louee, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. lime, Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Bernard Messrs. John G. Forde, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Courtnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. S :peers, dm., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening in a Selection L•ora "LA. DAME BLANCHE" (THE WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English words by Desmond Ryan, Esq. THE WEATHER—SUN 01ITICIE, JULY '6. THARSIOMETZR, IN THM SHADE. 82 —highest since noon yesterday. 67—lowest this morning and during the night, 71—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.0 G. WIND, Southerly ; light, with dull rainy weather. A heavy thunder-atorto, vivid lightning, and rain came on Nat night, and continued all the morning. THREE O'CLOCK —Willa changed to North-West--- rAining all day. HIGU WATER AT LO )l; BRID:.; MS DAY —Morn., 44 min. aft. 5 —Even., 6 min. aft. 6 To-Monnow—Morn., 26 min. aft. 6—Lyon., 4S min. aft. 6 ~ ~~ s ~ `~~-~?~~ 14 1 ),111%, LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1858. The Thames is at last to be purified. Lord DERBY has come to a decision, and that was what the country required. Any measure that would produce activity, and lead to bona fide operations, would have been acceptable. But prompt deci sion is not in accordance with the rules of red tapism, or the traditions of the Circumlocution office ; and if Lerd PALMERSTON had. remained at the head of the Government, we should probably have had to endure the nuisance for yet another year before any attempt was made to abate, or even mitigate, it. There is certainly one advan tage resulting from what is popularly termed " a weak GoVernment." They do not set public opinion at. defiance—do not receive every sugges tion with arrogant defiance, and insult the friend by, whom it has been offered. They look difilcultie,s fairly in the lice, and try to accomplish that which is practicable and expedient. We have had, within the last four months, many reasons to rejoice at the result of " the Conspiracy to Murder" Bill, and last night added materially to the claims of the New Administration on the national gratitude. The great feature of the contemplated Bill is its simplicity. There are no complicated plans, no elaborate courses, mapped out. Thera is an existing body, the Metropolitan Board of Works, elected by independent constituencies for the very purpose of dealing with such questions. They have hitherto not effected their objects, but that was because there was a double Government, one branch whereof considered it an imperative duty to snub the other, and neutralise its labours. The public might exclaim " how happy could we be with either," but unfortunately there could be no agreement between the ill-assorted allies. Mr. Thsaaeta's hill confers the entire power and casts :the responsibility on the Metropolitan Board. They recently furnished a Flap, which, it may fairly be supposed, was approved of by the Ministerial advisers. It is, therefore, decided that they shall carry out their own plans, and that they shall receive the requisite funds for that purpose. With that view, 3,000,0001. sterling is to be advanced—or rather, that amount is to be borrowed by instalments of 600,000/ • per annum. This is to be liquidated by a rate of 3d. in the pound on all real property in the metropo litan districts: This will, it is estimated, produce interest at 4 per cent., ]40,0001, which will pay and give a sinking-fund that will provide for the complete:liquidation of the debt, and extine!ion of the. rate, in forty years. There will be a Governineni guarantee for the loan, and therefore the money will be obtained on the cheapest and best terms. This is as it should be, although it may not be very pleasing '6:7 those who desire to obtain a virtual guarantee, accompanied by a high rate of interest. Thn only thing we fear is that 3,000,0001. will not suffice. The work is one of extraordinary magnitude—such as has seldom been equalled in any such tic dertaking. Estimates are too frequently exceeded under such ciroinisiiicts ; but stilt it is 41.111 .lAla. :THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY E V ENING, JULY 16, 1858. sentiments. We may fairly banter the Conser vatives good temperedly for recognising in office that the nation will have certain measures which they have always opposed. But seriously to call it political immorality fur men to adopt the views which we deem right, to abuse them for accepting the truth when we ought rather to blame them only for past errors, is the height of perversity. Conservatives, no doubt, like Liberals, have been guilty enough of one poli tical creed in office and another in opposition. We blame, however, and justly enough, the Liberal leaders for being less liberal in office than out of it. Are we, then, to turn round, when the Conservatives are in, and abuse them for being more liberal ? In regard t 3 any Ministry, with us, byegones shall always be byegones, if they will adopt what we deem right measures. We don't want, in politics, to have a kind of Arabian blood feud. THE APPROACHING- PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. It is now said in political circles that—subject, of course, to the state of the public business—Parlia ment will be prorogued on the 31st inst., and that the Speaker will give his customary entertainment to the Sergeant-at-Arms and other principal officers of the House of Commons on Wednesday, the 28th inst. The Ministerial whitebait dinner is ap• pointed for Saturday, the 24th inst. TSB ATLANTIC CABLE. QUEENSTOWN, JULY 13. Th© Agamemnon, Captain Preedy, is coaling, The Niagara, Captain Hudson, and Gorgon, Cap tain Dayman, have coaled, and the Valorous, Cap tain Aldham, has nearly coaled. The whole expedition will, it is rumoured, start again about Monday, the 19th. ITALIAN OPERA, DRURY-LANE. MR. E. T. SMITH'S BENEFIT. Saturday evening, the last night of the Italian opera season at Old Drury; has been fixed foe the benefit of Mr. E. T. Smith, the enterprising and untiring lessee of this national establishment. The opera selected for the occasion is Mozart's magnifi cent opera of " Don Giovanni," thus powerfully cast : Donna Anna, Madame Viardot Garcia ; Elvira, Madlle. Sedlazek ; Zorlina, Madame Per siani ; Don Giovanni, Signor Badiali ; Leporello, Signor Rovere ; Commendatore, Signor Manfredi ; Masetto, Signor Kinni ; and Don Ottavio, Signor Naudin. After the opera, Dibdin's musical farce of "The Waterman" will be given, in which Mr. Charles Braham, Mr. J. Newcombe (lessee of the Theatre Royal, Plymouth), and Miss Rebecca Isaacs, will appear. Setting mid() the intrinsic merit of the entertainments, we think the public are under great obligations to Mr. Smith ; for had it not been for his persevering spirit thousands would never have experienced the delight of hearing Italian opera, supported by first rate artistes, at a moderate price. To him we are also under obligations for the intro duction of several artistes of the greatest ability, who, bad it not been for the opening of Old Drury, would to this day have remained amongst the " illustrious obscure." We therefore expect to•morrow evening to witness an overflowing house, as an acknowledgment on the part of the public that Mr. Smith's exertions to provide, first-rate entertainment for the million has not been disregarded or unappreciated. I. A.TES NEWS. THE JEDDAH MASSACRE. By the Veetis, just arrived at Marseilles, we have received Egyptian journals and letters which con tain details of this deplorable affair. A supplement of the Progresso di Egitto of Alexandria has the following communicated, it says, by an eye witness " It was at sunset on the 15th, not the 7th, re stated in the telegraphic despatches, that the event occurred. The pretext of it is said to be this : Two brothers possessed a vessel, which being un der the protection of the English Consul was accustomed to carry the English flag, but one of them thought fit to replace that flag by the Otto man one. The other brother protested to the Eng li.ol Consul, Mr. Page, and that gentleman went on board the vessel, at the head of 15 sailors, and had the English flag hoisted. This irritated the people. Another version is that the outbreak was occasioned by a slave having been allowed to take refuge in the English Consulate. Whatever the pretext, the movement had long been prepared, and it is certain that the principal , cause of it was the irritation of the principal owners of vessels at the new Medjidie line of steamers having been esta blished. It is added that some Indian agents were not strangers to it. The number of insurgents exceeded 5,000 ; the Turkish Caimacan had only 100 soldiers. The English Consul was literally cut to pieces ; two dragomans and an Indi an domestic were massacred. The French Consul was killed by stabs from a sword and a knife. His wife was killed by a stab in the breast, after having killed a Hadramite and wounded another. Their daughter received a slight wound in the throat ; the chancellor received several stabs from a sword ; the lady's maid was not wounded. These three persons have arrived in Egypt. In the house of MM. Sava and Company, twelve persons were wounded, and amongst them were the three bro thers of that name. The total number of victims . was 23 ; the number of persons received on board the Cyclops was 24. The Pacha, who had been at Mecca, found, on his return, that all the Chrir- tians had left the town: Calm was re-established, and the commander of the Cyclops, as a first satisfaction, required the flags to be re-established and saluted. It is said that a number of arrests were made. The houses and warehouses were sacked. It is said that the brothers Sava had more than 100,000 tartarh' worth of goods or specie belonging. , to third parties. The person from whom we receive these details accuses the Okil of Mecca s : of, having prepared the rising, and he declares that all :the inhabitants, great and small, were accomplices in it. Our informant escaped by miracle ; he was on a high terrace with five companions ; the five ware killed ; he jumped into the sea and remained there for a long time,ll when he, succeeded in reaching the Cyclops." Another account says : " The chancellor of the French consulate, M. Emerat, defended himself .bravely with a poinard which he wrested from the first man who attacked him ;he wounded several. The archives of the two consulates of France and England were scat tered about or degtroyed. Tho day after the event there were rejoicings .at Mecca, and a solemn thanksgiving was offered up." A letter from Alexa,iidria sAys "The forcible substitution of the English for the Ottoman flag was made the pretext of the out break ; but the real cause of it was that the popu lace had long entertained bitter animosity against the Christians, and that it was kept alive by the chiefs of the Mahometan religion. The house of the English consul was first invaded by the sa vages ; after killing him they cut his body into , pieces, and threw the 'pieces into the street to be devoured by dogs. Theia the massacre and pillage of Europeans commenced in all parts. The French consulate was taken by assault. The consul, M. Eveillard, was killed as, assisted by his chancAlor and the kavas, he vas defending his house. In the course of the conflict, Mine. Eveillard was slightly wounded, but it was not that which caused her death—it was apoplexy, brought on by emotion at seeing her husband fall. - Mlle. Eveillard, see ing an Arab struggling with M. Emerat, bit him so severely that he let go his hold. She was afterwards rescued by 4_ woman belonging to an .adjacent harem, to --whom she had shown some kindness a few daystefore. The Cairn tcan, having been a)plied to:in:the absence of the go vernor said, withaPparent unconcern, that he had not forces enough at his disposition to establish order, and he did nothing. The governor ou his return appeared irritated, had 150 men arrested, caused tho . Englislitand French filgs to be paraded through the town,.. and, then saluted by 21 guns. The Europeans WhO escaped sought refuga in the citadel,; and amongst them were M. Emerat and Mdlle. Eveillard. The captain of the Cyclops, on learn ing what had taken place, armed two boats' crews, and subsequently two others, and sent them to wards land ; but a number of armed men on shore made, signs to them not to approach. He then placed his vessel as near "0 possible to the town, with the intention of - ,boulloarding it, but the go vernor sent a flag of truce to beg of him not t o d o so, in order not to punish the innocent with the guilty, and promisingl:eparation. All the Chris tians who were killed were cut to pieces." nouncement of the abolition of privateering that the private property of subjects or citizens of the belligerent powers should be exempt from seizure at sea by the respective ships of war. With these exceptions, all the Cabinets have adhered unre servedly to the four principles which constitute the declaration of the Congress of Paris ; and in that way is ratified in the international law of almost all the States of Europe and America, a progress to which your Majesty's Government, con tinuing one of the most honourable traditions of French policy, may congratulate itself on having powerfully contributed. In order to prove and make known these adhesions, I propose to your Majesty to authorise the in , ertion in the Bulletin des Lois of the official notes in which they are an nounced, and if your Majesty accedes to this pro position, I will have published in the same manner such adhesions as may hereafter reach me.—l am, &c., `c WALEWSKI." To the report is appended the signature of the Emperor, declaring that the proposal made by the Minis'er is approved of. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY. Despatches quoted by the Pays state that the Turks have attacked the Montenegrins. The latter, after having been thrice assailed, have withdrawn into their mountains to await the enemy. A telegraphic despatch from Constantinople, re ceived by the Turkish Ambassador Extraordinary in Paris or by the French Government, announces that the Porte had sent to Jeddah a corps of 2,000 men, for the purpose of inflicting exemplary chas tisement on the assassins of the French and English Consuls. M. Emuat, who was chancellor to the Consul at that place, and who, under the trying circumstanceshe passed through, showed great reso lution and courage, has been named Knight of the Legion of Honour. it is said that orders have been sent to the Commandant of the naval division in the Chinese seas to despatch two ships of war at once to the Red Sea. The Admiral commanding on the Greek station is ordered to proceed to Candia. If Russia be wronged she is much to be pitied, but there are persons who persist in tracing her hand in the troubles that have taken place lately in various parts of the Turkish empire; and it is now, as ever, her interest that peace and order shall never be established in Turkey. It is stated that the loan which the Viceroy of Egypt wished to make with an English company is abandoned. The guarantees demanded were—the rail way from Alexandria to Suez, the abandonment in favour of the company of one of the provinces of the Delta, and lands de pending on the town. It was these demands, it is said, which caused the matter to be broken off. We give this version as repeated in semi-official quarters here, without vouching for its accuracy. The 1119niteur publishes the comparative return of the revenue for the first six months of 1858 and 1857. The total receipts of the former period were 539,927,000 f., and the latter 526,017,000 f., being an increase in favour of 1858 of 13,910,000 f. BOURSE, Ju`y 15,—The following were the latest quotations per Cents 95 25 I Credit Fonder Do. end month - ' Belgian 4 3 per Cent. ..... 68 25 Piedmonteso (5) Do. end month 6B 30 Roman 9O Bank Shares ..... 3097 50 Austrian Credit Mobilier : 631 25 Do. Account 632 50 Spanish Threes illome Dobt RAILWAYS.—FOR CASH. Orleans Northern New Ditto - Eastern Lyon and Mediteran.. 766 i Grand Central — New Ditto — Sardinian .... ....._ . . . Geneva CANADA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING. The - serew steamship Nova Scotian has arrived from Quebec with advices to the 3d and from New Yoik to the 2d inst. She has on board the remaining officers and 435 non-commissioned officers, rank and file, of the 100th Regiment. Dulness was the characteristic in the Quebec timber-market ; freights hardening, and vessels for London and the British Channel scarce and in demand. Advices received at New York from Washing ton on the Ist inst. state that despatches which had been received at the Mexican Legation were silent upon the subject of the American Minister having demanded and received his passports. The Government had received despatches, contents unknown. Proceedings against foreigners who refused to pay continued. Non-contents ordered away. Russians, Germans, and Americans had &aimed protection from the United States Min ister. At Buffilo, a fire in the lumber-yard of Vansleck, Churchill, and Barker had destroyed 6,000,000 ft. of pine lumbeland :other property, to the value of 300,000 dollars. NEW YORK, JULY 2. Cotton very dull, quotations nominally un changed ; flour ditto ; wheat dull at opening, but closed a shade firmer, particularly for sound ; corn dull for common ; prime firm, prices un changed ; pork steady ; beef unchanged ; cut meats and lard. ditto ; sugars active and firmer ; spirits of turpentine steady ; rosin buoyant • freights firmer. NEW ORLEANS, JULY 1. Sale of cotton, 2,000 bales, at a quarter cent. advance ; middling quoted 12 cents. ; sugar and molasses quiet ; flour steady. Exchange on N ew York unchanged. Freights firm, but without change. Another letter - assert4 - titatjhe number of the killed was 45, and that of the persons arrested by order of the governor .300. 'lt adds that the latter gave 6,000 fr. to the Christiahs. who escaped. It states also that the captain of the Cyclops before leaving established proVisional 'consuls. satisfactory to know that there is to be a respons ible body, with adequate powers and large re sources, who are willing to undertake the task. Last night the Government of India Bill was read a second time in the House of Lords, and this evening it will, it is to be hoped, go through committee, or same progress be made in that stage of its progress. There is no possible danger of its being carried by a large majority, although one of the highest authorities on Indian affairs objected to some of its provisions. Lord DERBY gracefully expressed the deep re• gret which he entertained that the duty devolved on him of proposing the measure, which ought to have been in the hands of one who had previously been a valued colleague. It does not deal per manently with the subject. Further legislation will unquestionably be necessary on various points relating to revenue, finance, and land regulations, and how far we may avail ourselves of the services of the natives, either in military or civil capacities. But there will be sufficient time for these enact ments. If Ministers attempted to carry too much they could not accomplish anything. It was only by extraordinary exertions that they were able t 3 provide a responsible Government for the Anglo-Indian Empire—a Government that must answer to Parliament for its proceed ings—which will have ample opportunities of obtaining the best advice, but must eventually decide for itself, and be liable for the results. While the state of affairs in India is still so disturbed—while the rebels are still prowling about in many districts, it would be impossible, even if the state of public affairs and the condi tion of the Thames permitted, to legislate finally on tie subject. We may congratulate ourselves that what could be done has been achieved, and that 150,000,000 of Queen VICTORIA'S subjects will henceforth be governed in her Royal name, and by one of her chosen Ministers. We con fess that we should have been better pleased if the original bill introduced under the auspices of Lord ELLENBOROUGII had been carried. The elective principle was a valuable feature in the project, which unfortunately had been abandoned in consequence of certain factious proceedings in another place. This evening Lord DERBY intends to answer objections ventilated by Lords GRANVILLE and ELLENEOROUGII. It could not be expected, under the circumstances, that the measure would be perfect. Every effort, however, was made to im prove it, and we have no doubt that before the end of the month a measure will receive the Royal Assent admirably calculated to promote the welfare, happiness, and prosperity of the people both of England and of India. The West Cornwall election, though not a con tested one, has not been without its significance. The present Ministry may see in it, as well as in the East Norfolk one, which way the tide of opi nion is flowing, and must make up their mind as to the conditions of office for another session. West Cornwall has been, ever since the Reform Bill, with the most trivial exception, a Liberal county ; and the same, almost, might be said of the eastern division. Yet, the Liberalism grows. r The late member, Mr. MICHAEL WILLIAMS, was an advanced Liberal, but Mr. ST. AUBYN, his successor, who took the oaths and his seat but the other day, is a more advanced li beral still. Mr. Werairams would abolish rates for new churches ; Mr. ST. AUBYN would abolish them for new bhurcbes and for old ones too. Ho not only was confident that the fabrics of the churches would be as well kept up as they now are without rates, not only thoroughly justi fied Dissenters, but took the worst case suggested by the horns—he could not believe that in a country se full of charitable, benevolent, and religious societies, all raising large sums of money, another society would not arise, if wanted, to provide for the repair of churches which the parishioners were too poor to sustain. So on the Ballot—although Mr. ST. AUBYN will not profess the devotion of Mr. BERKELEY, yet he advances on his predecessor. Mr. WILLIAMS " would, if possible, avoid resorting to the ballot." His successor will give it, if the majority of a constituency wishes for it. This was turned to good account by the meeting present at the hustings, which, for Truro, was a very large one. Mr. 11. T. GBYLLS, one of his cordial supporters, put it to the meeting whether they wished for the Ballot. The whole meeting, with four exceptions, held up their hands for it ; and afterwards determined to hear the Secretary of the Ballot Society, who was present, on the subject. That gentleman informed the new mem ber that one of his first votes might be on the Ballot ; that Mr. BERKELEY will seek to amend the Government Bill on Corrupt Practices at Elections, by introducing a clause for the establishment of the Ballot, on the same prin ciples as in our Australian Colonies. He also reminded him that in many constituencies, and just those which most need it, instancing Stam ford, the majority dare not ask for the ballot and their liberty. We have not the slightest objec tion to a provisional ballot at first, quite confident that a few examples would render the demand universal ; but in all reason, a comparatively small minority--we should say one-fourth of the average number who actually vote—ought to be entitled to demand it. Whore unfair influence is strongest, and protection most needed for the voter, just there but a small minority could ask it with impunity. Lord DERBY may yet learn another lesson from this bye election—that the advanced Liberals are still disposed to use him fairly, if he treats them fairly. That they will not condescend to factious combination merely to exclude him from office. Here are the sentiments of a Church-rate Aboli tionist, and a very fair friend to the Ballot, a mau attached, too, to the regular Liberal party —" Now, gentlemen," said Mr. ST. AUBYN, " with regard to the present Government, I must say for one, that I shall be glad if liberal mea sures can be passed by my friends the Liberal Government. But I go to Parliament an inde pendent man, and as long as the present Go vernment continues to pass measures that meet with my approval, they shall meet with no factious opposition from me. I think, when we talk of a Reform Bill looming in the distance, that if the present Government go on very long as they have begun, there will be nothing lets to reform ; and if they can do it quicker than a Liberal Government, although I shall very much regret that circumstance, it will not be for me to turn them out on factious motives. I shall act per fectly fair with that Government, whether my views coincide with theirs generally or not ; but I wish to congratulate them ou having been converted to our views on so many important subjects. I have said, and beg to repeat it, that I go to Parliamen an independent man. I will not be bound by any pledges on any measure whatever. You know the general tenor of my opinions, and you have heard my professions ; if I should swerve from those opinions, and not come up to those professions, why, the remedy is in your owa hande." Tlatso we regard, as manly and honourable TIIL SWEDISH NATIONAL SINGERS. To the many attractive entertainments to be found in London at the present time, another of a very interesting description has been added, by the artival of the National Swedish Singers. These artistes, nine in number, have engaged the St. James's Music-hall, where they are now giving nightly concerts to most crowded and fashionab:e audiences. Although but limited in number, the effect they produce is complete. They sing their harmonised tunes with due attention to the efleAs of light and shade. They make their fortes and pianos, crescendos and diminuendos, their accents end tonal colourings, with 7„ . .,erfect unanimity, and thus meet satisfactorily the first requirements of polyphemic executancy. The tunes themselves too, are interesting, if only for their g , 'nuine national character. Another remarkable feature in the entertainment is the performance on the violin of Madlle Sophie Humler, a very young and gifted artiste, who last evening charmed the company with her artistic rendering of a most difficult fan tasie by Vieuxtemps. Eben's performance on the flute was also a masterpiece. The picturesque cos tume of these Swedish minstrels, and their skilful interpretation of their romantic national lays, songs, serenades, glees, and choruses, must make their morning and Evening concerts most attractive during the remainder of the London season.. TILE NEW ADELPHI THEATRE. Yesterday afternoon, shortly after 2 o'clock, Mr. Benjamin Webster, in his masonic capacity, laid the fouudation-stone of his new theatre. The hour appointed for the ceremony was 1 o'clock, but a delay occurred in consequence of the diflicu:ty of placing the stone beneath the wall that still re mains entire, and tile progress of operations wan, eagerly watched, hot only by a party of the ulna f.,..,er's friends assembled on the spot, but also by miscellaneous groups, who occupied the windows of the narrow streets adjoining. At last the stone was duly adjusted, according to the prescribed forms of masonry, and at the same moment success to the new theatre was drunk in bumpers of cham pagne by all the spectators, with repeated shouts and the waving of many hats. Mr. Webster re turned thanks from the bottom of the hollow to which his avocation had brought him, and the party dispersed through a maze of planks and scattered bricks. Beneath the stone was placed a box and a bottle containing coins and a play-bill of the last performance at the old theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The arrangements made or the extra week, at reduced prices, are admirably de vised for presenting an epitome of the great resources of the theatre. There will be no interval between the close of the season, on Saturday, the 17th, and the commencement of the popular series of entertainments, Everything will remain unchanged except that the charge for admission will be greatly reduced. The same ar;istes wbo have delighted the subscribers will play in their choicest parts for the benefit of a fresh audience, the operas selected being those which experience has shown to be the most effective of the repertoire. T;eE LYCEUM TUEATRE.—This theatre will open on Monday night under the management of Mr. G. A . Webster, with a first-rate company, for comedy, farce, and burlesque. We are authorised to state that the law officers of the Crown having expressed an opinion that it is not ad visable to take any further steps in the prosecution against Thomas Allsop, her Majesty's Government have consequently determined to put an end to the proceed ings against him, and to withdraw the offer of a reward for his apprehension. PEMBROKE YARD.—The Windsor Castle, 100 guns, out the models At lantic 500-horse-power, screw propeller, is to be launched f rom this arsenal ou the 26 th of next month, THE ATLANTIC CABLE.—"" haves i , n 7 two intend c e a d bie to suggestedillustrate the m Messrs. o el e Rennie,f paying The object is to avoid the jerk on the cable by the pitching of the vessel when payed not from the eterr. Mr. George Rennie, it appears, when consulted on the subject by the directors of the company, gave his opinion that the best Mode of paying out the cable would be through the middle of the vessel, the centre of oscilla tion, by means of a tube of iron. By this method there would only be the ride and fall of the waves to contend with, instead of the oscillation of the stern, which creates such a powerful strain. When the subject was discussed at the Institntion of Civil Engineers, it was stated by Me. G. Rennie that the oscillation of the stern would be 75 feet up and down with an Atlantic wave of 30 feet high only, and the waves often rise 50 feet, which would make the oscillation of the stern 100 feet. The model of the vessel to which we refer exhibit s th e way in which the cable should be stowed i n th e centre o f t h e ves sel, and the machinery for payi ng it out seems to be extremely Should a vessel be purposely constructed fur laying down the Atlantic cable Mr. Itennie's proposal wculd be worthy of the best consideration. One of the models to which we allude shows clearly the extent of the strain upon a cable payed out from the stern, and also proves that it wculd be considerably less at the centre, where there is al ways I:ss motion than in any other part of the ship.--2 imo, SHIPPING. Minnesota, Adept, Thalbatta, Scotland, Countess of Errol, Advance, and Golden Light, from Liver pool, at Quebec. The Nova Scotian came th roug h th e St ra it s o f Belle Isle ; saw several iceber g q, an d a quantity of loose ice in the Strait s on the 13t h i nst . At 5 p . m , forward eng i ne b roke down. ABOLITION OF PRIVATEERING IN FRANCE. The Moniteur publishes th 3 following report to the Emperor from the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the subject of doing away with privateering : " Sire,—Your Majesty will be pleased to call to mind that the Powers who signed the declara tion of the 16th April, 1856, pledged themselves to take steps in order to -prOcuro its general adop tion. I consequently communicated that declara tion to all the Government's which were not repre sented at the Congress-of Paris, inviting them to accede to it, and I now render to your Majesty an account of the favourable reception given to the raid commanfCeation. Having been adopted and ratified by the plenipotentiarim . of Austria, France, Great Britain, Russia, Sirdinia, and Turkey, the declaration of the 16th April has obtained the en tire adhesion of the following states :—Baden, Ba varia, Belgium, Breinen, Ur':a,7 , ils, Duchy of BMW wick, Chili, the Argentine Confederation, the Ger manicthe Republic of the Equador, the Roman States, Confederation, Deninhirk, t h e two Sicilio, Greece, Guatemala,' Hayti,- flamburg, Hanover, the two Hesses, Lubeck, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Schwerin,Nassau,Olden bur g ,Par ma, Holland, Peru, POrtargal,,SaxsnY'r Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, _Saxe-Meiningell, ' Saxe-Wei mar, Sweden, Switzerland, Tuscany, and Wur temberg. Thes3 abates, therefore, admit, with France arid the othit poWers whosigned tht Treaty of Paris-1. ghat privateering is and remains abolished ; 2. That the neutral flag covers the 4. Lastly, that enemy's merchandise, with the exci•ption of contra band of war ; :-!. That neutral: 'merchandise, with THE PORTSMOUTH MURDER.--The grand jury at tEe the exception of Contraband of war, is not liable to Winchester aseizs have ignored the bill of indictment blockades, in'. eider to be obli a4aintit Elwin seizure under an enamy 7 s fleg.; Hart, for the wilful murder of his brother, i‘Diaar:citbl last. in St. Thomas's-,street, Portsmouth, in gatory, m us t b e died at a effective—th .a! t . i s. to say, must be m a i n t a i ne d by - DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF CARDIGAN. —We have a force suffi c i en t t o rea ll y prevent a p pro a c h to announce the death of the Countess of Cardigan , who to an enemy' s co a s t . Th e G o vernment o f th e -ts7tr r e ) e 'e t loc p k , it 'es •l terday A m f orning at he t ri l r e es w id i e n n t e e e r i i e n Uruguay has a l so : g i ven. it i full, assent to these I Italy, she returned from the C On er ti p: e ig n sl t n iabte I in the erring four principle, subject' to the ratification of the : in improved health, but about six !seeks since htr lady legiSlative power. - §paii, without acceding to the ship became indisposed, though no fatal consequences declaration of the 16th April, in consequence of hour,were aleperw.a..ansde7zde.d withY es t veryr d y l,4 l.ll rt, Or n g i !J g s , y m a p to n m a early and the first pcint, which relates to the abolition of soon afterwards expired. The deceased was eldest privateering, has replied ; that Sho agrees to daughter of the late Admiral J. R. D. Tolleraache, and tae , way born December 8 1797 other three. Mexico has given the same. re- SI: e married first Mr. C. F. C. A. J. Johnstone ', but th a t marriage was dissolved ply. The Milted st a t es wou ld be ready t o g i ve in 1826. On the 10th of Juno the same year she mar their adhesion, if there were added t - ried the Earl of Cardigan (then Lard Brudenell). l DEATH OF MRS. LOUDON. We regret to announce the death of Mrs. Loudon, who has been for so me t i me f avoura bl y k nown to the .public as the authoress of several instructive and entertaining works on gardening. The deceased lady was the daughter of Thomas Webb, Esq., of Pitwell . House, near Birmi ng h am . H er f a th er h av i n g suffered great reverse of foi time by unfortunate speculations in land, Miss Webb found it desirable to turn her litorary talents to : omeaccount, and in 1827 she published a novel entitled "The Mummy," the scene of which was laid two centuries in advance of that period. • Among many other ingenious sugges tions with which the work abounded, that of a steam plou g h in this work attracted the attention of Mr. John Claudius Lludon, the author of the " Agricul tural EncycloNedia," and of several highly esteemed treatises on botany, agriculture, and kindred sub jects. This led to an introduction, which soon afterwards resulted in their marriage. Mr. Loudon died in 1843. The best known works of Mrs. Loudon are, " The Lady's Flower Garden," "The Lady's Country Companion," " Gardening for Ladies," and " The Lady's Companion to the Flower Ga r d en ." M rs . L ou d on en j oye d a pension of 1001. per annum from the civil list. The deceased lady, whose gentleness of manner and varied cul ture rendered her a deserved f avour it e i n society, will be very generally and sincerely lamented. She leaves b e hi n d h er an on l y d aug ht er , ‘‘ Miss Agnes Loudon, who has already given proui iha . t she p ossesses muc h o f th e li terary a bil i ty that distinguished both her parents. UNITY JOINT-STOC I BANK. At the meeting of the Unity Bank proprietors, held today, the following report was read : " The directors present to the shareholders a full statement of the operations of the bank for the half-year ending the 30th June last. Although, contrary to the expectation expressed in their last report, there is not a surplus of profit left alter payment of the working expenses, yet there is an improvement on the last half-year's profit and loss balance ; and when the severe ordeal the hank has gone through in the interval is fairly taken into account, they think the result should not disappoint the shareholders. They confidently call attention to the amount of profit realised with scarcely a bad debt, which the present management has effected, as an earnest of what the probable result would have been, if it had not had to contend, not only with the low rate of discount and general stagnation of trade which has prevailed, but also with the disturbing effect on the minds of the customers and the public, by the adverse attacks of parties who once were connected by office with the bank. The directors, however, relied on the sympathy and support of the proprietary in the unexpected difficulties as they arose, and have now the plea sure to acknowledge how fully they appreciated the vote of confidence and approbation in their favour, expressed by a public meeting of share holders called for a contrary intent, where more than 200 were present. The directors, having had under their careful consideration the effect of the loss of pecuniary strength by the amount of the past-due bills, as shown by the last balance•sheet, and in order that the bank might be prepared at all times to give adequate accammodation to customers, and to support public confid encein seasons of pressure came to a resolution to increase the_paid-up capital to 200,0001., by calling up 50,0001. They are gra tified in being able to state that nearly four-fifths of the first call have been received, and they have full reliance upon the further calls being also equally well met. The prudence of their decision to increase the paid-up capital has been evidenced by the testimony of public opinion from the time it was announced, and they believe that the step, although perhaps , unprecedented in the history of Joint-Stock Banks, has tended to, and will permanently establish the bank. The progress of the branches at Brighton and in Leicester square, since the last meeting, has not disappointed the expectation of the directors. The business of the Hertford branch has been trans ferred withcut loss. It is not proposed to open any more branches, and the two now working will continue to be watched with careful vigilance. The strictest economy has been observed in each depart ment and the working experpes reduced to the lowest possible extent ; some portions, how ever, of the Cannon-street premises remain unlet, for which the directors hope speedily to find responsible tenants, and thus still further lessen the expenditure. The amount of the past due bills has been reduced 2,7881. since the last meeting. The directors, although disappointed in this par ticular, feel that the gradual getting in of such debts is no little advantage to the shareholders, and should not be overlooked in their estimate of the last half-year's operations of the bank. In this, as well as in other duties connected with the in terest of the bank, much time has been devoted by the directors, and a most rigid supervision over its affairs has been exercised, but as unanimity of feeling and effort is an essential element of success, they again ask for the cordial co-operation and as sistance of the shareholders, and hope that, ere long, the mutual principle of the institution will realise the best wishes of the shareholders." PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. To balance of last account £1,714 12 2 „ Current expenses of chief office and branches 4,219 14 0 £5,931 6 2 By balance of interest account, after payment of interest on customers' balances, &c.... £3,417 -19 5 „ Deficiency, as per report of 31st December, 1857 „ Ditto on operations during the past half-year, of which 3501. are extraordinary charges on elcsin,g the Hert ford branch, &c. „ Balance carried forward --- 2,510 C 9 5,931 6 2 The report . , after a brief discussion, was adopted. The remarks of the chairman, Mr. Alderman Mechi, which were favourable, were well received. THE NEW STEAM R,,')UTE TO AMERICA VIA GALWAY. It having been found impossible to complete the new ship the AMerican Empire in time to leave Galway, as advertied, on the 27th inst., Air. Lever has purchased the Prince Albert screw steamer, of 2,000 tons, tl sail frJni thst port for Halifax and New York with her Majesty's mails on that day, in the, place of the American Empire, which latter vessel wi!l convey the next mail. The Prince Ailidrc, was built list year from a design of Mr. John Dudgeon, of Rosherville, at a cost of 65,0001., for a company called La Societe Cockeriil. She is said to be one of the fastest vessels in the world. Her trial trip, as reported iu 'the Sun, of the 4th of last September, between the Nore and Mouse Light ships, a distance of nearly 8 knots, was performed in 31 minutes, giving her a speed of upwards of 15 knots an hour. She has been but once to sea, viz., is and back, and made her voyage out an home in 53 and 54 days respec tively, being the quickest passage with troops ever wade. The Prince Albert is barque-rigged, and her dimensions are—length 286 feet, beam 38 feet, depth 29 feet. She is propelled by two engines of the aggregate of 400-horse power. Her cylindeis, of 60 inches diameter, are inverted, the length of stroke is four feet, and the screw, worked directly, is driven at 44 revolutions per minute. The screw is of one of Beattie's patent, ou.side the rudder, has three blades, r,nd is 18 feet in diameter, with a pitch of 34 feet. There is little doubt, juding from what she has already done, that the Prince Albert is capable of making the fastest trip from port to port that has yet been made. THE DIINNOW FLITCHES IN 1859.—The 11,:x. E. F. Good, and Sophia Lavice, his wife, have been at:- ctpted by Mr. W. Bo Ainsworth as claimants for one of the Dunmow flitches to be presented in 1859, at the Town Hall, Dunmow, Essex. In his application to the secretary, Mr. Good states :—" There is no oath required to be taken which I cannot take, nor any question to be asked which I cannot answer most promptly and conscientiously. In thus speaking I include the sentiments of my beloved wife." Mr. Good is the incumbent of one of the churches of New Shoreham, and was married in June, 1857. In consequence of the numerous claims fer the bacon — amounting to four couples —a third flitch will be given by Mr. Ainsworth, in addition to the two flitches pro vided at the charge of Messrs. Fitch and Son, provision merchants, Bishopsgate-street. The East India Company have ordered the following ships to be surveyed, preparatory to engaging them for the conveyance of troops to India, viz. :—From Graves end and Portsmouth for Calcutta—the General Simp• son, Adamant, Sutlej, and Plantagenet. From Graves end for Kurrachee—The Genghis. Khan. From Cork fur Bombay—the Hope. From Gravesend fur Bom4ay --the Charles. From England for Calcutta (wi la recruits)—the Weimer Castle. From England for Bom bay (with recruits)—the Forerunner. The Barham is also to be eurveyed previous to being taken up to con vey stores to Madre-. ARMY ESTIMATEs.—A supplementary estimate of 133,000/. (vote 14) is required for barracks, viz., 57,000/. for improvements of barracks, 3,0001. for purchasing a site for barracks at' Nottingham, 70,0001. for erecting a new hospital at Netley (Hants) for 1,000 patients, and 3,0001. towards carrying out the main sewer of that hospital. There is a sec mud supplementary estimate of 65,0001. (remaining to be voted) for the eurvey of the kingdom and for the topographical department. THE MILITIA ESTI3IATES.—The (disembodied) militia estimates for the year ending the 31st of March, 1859, have been prepared, arid handed in to the House of Commons. The charge is 432,9901. Last year the charge was 450,0001. The charge for raising and train iog the militia is 379,1101. (including pay of permanent staff), the cearge fer retired adowances to officers 26,5001, and the charge of , out-pensioners and local militia 18,4001. The number for the years 1858 9 are fixed at 91,003. THE GREAT FIREWORKS EXPL' SION. —Madame Coton was described last night to be in a very bad state, there being little, if any, chance of her r, covery. From the statement of those who were in the building at the time of the commencement of the fire, and before the first explosion took place, it eseios that the moment she hoard the boy cry out "The red tire is alight," she ran down stairs, and tried to extinguish the tire, tied was terribly burnt. One thing is quite certain, that she rushed out of the house several tninutee before the ex. plosions happened, and was seated in a cab and near the hospital when the first report was heard. Toe inhabitants are forthwith going to memorialise the Secretary of State to introduce a bill during the present session of Parliament to cause these dangerous places of business to be removed out of the metropolis, and not even to allow fireworks to be kept in large quantities in such crowded neighbourhoods. Yesterday a notice signed by Captain Labalmondiere, one of the Commissioners of Police., was posted on the walls of Madame Coton's pre misee, to the effect that if they were not at once taken down by the owner they would be removed ty the police authorities. Men, however, immediately comnieneed pulling down the chattered walls. The parents of the poor girl Williams, who was so frightfully burnt, had only taken possession of some apartments in Mr. Gib son's house a few hours before the calamity took place. Just before the explosions the father of the child wanted to force his way into the place, but, owing to the exer tions of police-constable Pike, of the L division, he was prevented from entering. If be had, be unquestionably must have met th e same fate as his child, LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) THE NATIONAL DEODORISING MANURE COMPANY. A sitting took place to-day for the purpose of settling the list of contributories of this Company, which bee been brought into Court under the Winding-up Act, but no points of general interest took place. (Mire Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE GREENFIELD. This bankrupt was described as of High-street, Hamp stead, ship-owner, carrying on business wider the style or firm of the Harwich Steam-packet Company, and a choice of assignees now took place. From the preliminary account by Messrs. Hart Brothers it appears that the debts to unsecured creditors amount to 1,9161.1; to ditto holding security(ships)9,6ool., but at present the assets cannot be estimated. IN RE J. PAIIIi. This bankrupt was described as of the Spencer Arms, Bloomsbury, and to-day was appointed for his last ex am in ati on. He had carried on business as a printer and licensed victualler. Mr. West appeared for the ass'gnees, and Mr. T. Beard, Basinghall-street,for the bankrupt, and after some discussion the bankrupt was allowed to pass, all ques tions being reserved for the certificate meeting. AMERICAN SECURITIES. Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the follow ing as the prices of American Securities : GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cont. United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868...103 105 United Statos 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...102 104 STATE SECURITIES. Alabama 5 per Cent ... 78 Kentucky 6 per Cont. Bonds 1868-1872... 91 93 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 91 93 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). —lOl 103 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock konnsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds '877... 82 84 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 81 83 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 8L 83 LOANS OF CITIES. Boston 4i per Cent. Bonds 188 3... -- Nlontreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. lst Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 80 82 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 74 77 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 72 74 Illinois Central (Shares), $3O paid .. 23 d 20d Nlichigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... Do. do. do. ....... 1869... 82 84 New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 'A 93 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883.., 81 83 Slew York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort- gage 1883... 64 65 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... Panama 7 per Cent. ,lst Mortgage 1865... 89 91. Pennsylvania Centrai 6p. Cent.. tat Mort 1880... 89 91 MARKET NEW3.—(Ttua Day ) CORN EXCHANGE. Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with all kinds of wheat of home produce; nevertheless the demand ruled very inactive, at about Monday's currency. The general condition of the supply was by no means fine. Upwards of 22,0J0 qrs. of foreign wheat have come fresh to hand since Saturday, and the show of samples was ex tensive. Even the finest parcels met a dull sale, but we have no quotable change to notice in prices. Barley, the supply of which was only moderate, sold slowly, at late rates, and the transactions in malt were limited on former terms. A large supply of foreign oats was in the market, and sales progressed slowly, at about previous quotations. Beans, peas, and flour were in fair request, at full prices. ARRIVALS TIIIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. 2,110 10 2,970 English... Oats. Flour. 62) I 50,860 2 130 80- 270 ski. 6720 brill Irish Foreign 122,700 J 6,650 NEWGA.TE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on sale to•day were seasonably large, and the trade generally ruled heavy, as follows Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. N. 4. v. d. Beef, inferior 210 3 2 Mutton, Inferior 210 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., middling ..... 3 4 3 8 Do. prime large 3 8 3 10 i Do., prime ...... ~.3 10 4 4 Do., do. small 3lO 4 0 f Veal 3 2 4 4 Pork, large 3 0 3 6 Pork. small ~3 8 1 0 Lamb, 4s 2d to ris 4d. BORO 1J GII HOP. The plantation acclunts are stilt favourable, with very few exceptions, and the duty has been done at 22.5,00 1. There is only a limited inquiry for all kinds of hops, and prices are with difficulty supported. New Mid and East Kent pockets, 31. 8 to 51. 10s; New Weald of Kent, 21. 15s to 31. 5s ; New Sussex, 21. We to 31. 3e; Yearlings and olds, 1/. is to IA lOs per cwt. COLONIAL. TEA.—At public sale common congon declined to Sid per lb, and the finer descriptions may be quoted fully Id to 1,1(1 per lb lower. The market, privately, is very in active. SUGAR.—The market still continues very inactive, and prices are depressed. In the refined market, however. rather more activity has been apparent, and quotations aro rather firmer. COFFEE.—There is a fair enquiry for Plantation Ceylon, and at public sale full prices were realised. RICE.—The market continues very quiet, and there is no change in prices. Rum.—Business remains very quiet, at former quota tions. SALTPETEE.—There has been rather more activity, and prices are well supported for all qualities. TALLOW.—The market is dull, and P.Y.C. is now quoted 49s per cwt in all positions. LLOYD'S SEEIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON, July M.—Wind this day at noon, light breeze, with rain. The metropolis was last night and early this morning visited by a very heavy thunder storm, wind, hail, and rain, and the weather is still very sultry POOLE, July 15.—Wind W. —Arrived—Delea, front Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, July 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— linperador (s), from Hong Kong. PLYMOUTH, July 15.—Wind S.W.— Arrived—Elizs Tod, from Porto Rico. Sailed—H.M.S. Renown, for .A.merstam. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Wind W.; showery; storm of thunder, lightning, and heavy rains about midnight. Arrived— Ondino, steamer, from London; Mary Lloyde, Cardiff. Sailed--Ondino, steamer, for Dublin ; South Western, steamer, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind N. Arrived, July 15—William Lord, from New Orleans; Frederick Gustave, from Nantes. Arrived, July 16—Nova Scotia, screw steamer, from Quebec. (Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Wind W.N.W.; tide three hours' ebb; cloudy, wit thunder. Arrive3—Princes3 Victoria, from Cronstadt; Bas rtal• dere, from Smyrna. _ _ DEAL, Friday Morning Wind S., light. Passed—Hotspur, from London for Calcutta. . Sailed—Alberto, for Porto Rico. When the whole of the reinforcements now on their passage from this country have reached India, the nnm ber of British cavalry and infantry serving in India will be augmented to 100,000 inen. THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY DIVIDENDS, —SECRETARY 'S OFFICE, LONDON, July 15.—Sir, I am ilstrueted by the board of directors to inform you that the accounts for the past ha!f-year having been this day submitted to them, they have decided upon recommend ing the payment of a dividend for the half-year of 2i per cent. on the consolidated str'ck of the company.—l am, sir, your obedieotservant, FRED. SLIGHT, Secretary. ROYAL Hum &NE SOCIETY. —The half-yearly general meeting of this society was held on Thursday, Mr. B. B. Cabbell in the chair. The report stated that since Jan. last no less than 135,000 persons had bathed in the Ser pentine river, and that the society's boatmen had rescued 13 individuals who had been seized with cramp or be , come exhausted from swimming, besides saving nine other persons who had attempted suicide. The hono rary silver medal of the society was awarded to the 'fol lowing- persons for their extraordinary courage and risk of lite in rescuing persons from being drowned ;--Lieut. E. F. Pollard, R.N , commanding her Majesty's gun boat Woodcock, Who saved Joseph White, A. 8., o f th e ,nle vessel, off Tiger Island, Canton River, on the 254 s ef Nov., 1867 ; John Berger, A. 8., of the troopship Castle Eden, who saved Dennis Driscoll, a boy of the same vessel, at sea, off Cape Comorin, 29th Nov., 1357; Lieut. G.T. Drake, R.N., of her Majesty's ship Calypso who saved Miss Howard, off Sheerness, on the let of February, 1858 ; George Green, seaman, who saved a youth named Boothhy iu the river Humber, on the 3d August, 1857 ; Mr. Henry Meyers, an insurance broker, who saved R.Upton in the Old Croydon Canal, Forest hill, on the 23d of March, 1858 ; Joseph Hawkins, boatswain of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Pera, who saved Thomas Stone., a boy of the same vessel, at sea, off Malta, on the 7th of April, 1853 ; Joseph Campbell, clerk, who saved Thomas Batey in the River Irtbing, near Brampton, on the 18 h of April, 1858. Alexander M'Kirgan, pilot of Portrush, who saved Francis Dimond, labourer, in the harbour at Portrush, Ireland, on the 21st of January, 1858 ; and Mr. Anthony Stainers, J.P., who saved Miss Johnson, Miss Croly, and Mr. E. Lloyd at sea, off Cork, on the 24th of April, 1858. Zat LIVER Mayon/time Head Know! 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