The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-31 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The foreign and colonial produce markets during the last few days have been rather quiet and prices generally have undergone little variation of im portance. For the better qualities of tea there has been a fair inquiry and prices have been sup- Ported, an improvement of to 1 per lb having in some instances been realised. Sugars have been dull at previous quota tions, and in coffee only a limited business has been entered into, owing to the large quantity announced for public sale during the week. Rice, rum, and spices have been in better demand, but saltpetre and indigo have exhibited little activity. The next quarterly sales of the latter article are appointed to commence on the 12th July. The public sales of Colonial wool have proceeded with steadiness, and will terminate on Friday next, the 3d Julie. Tallow has been dull, with little variation to report in values, either for present or forward delivery. Letters from Liverpool report that in the cotton market yesterday a rather large amount of business was tranacted, and prices advanced fully -kd. per lb. for all descriptions. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed 'with more animation, and quotations further im proved. To-day a call of Ll 10s. per share or £1,500 is due on the Inverness and Nairn Railway. The Tamar from the Brazils has arrived at Lisbon With £57,529 in specie. There is still a steady demand for gold on con tinental account, and it is expected that for some time to come the bulk of the Australian and American supplies will be forwarded to France. About £lO,OOO was withdrawn from the Bank of .Bngland yesterday, notwithstanding the large quantity of gold from various places recently appro- Priated by the exporters. The position of the New York exchange will insure steady remittances, and as a considerable quantity of gold is coming for ard from the Antipodes, the general importation o.f the precious metals will be fully maintained. Money is still exceedingly plentiful, and as the dcmand is limited, low rates are charged for ac co mmodation. Neither the liquidation of the aeuounts in Foreign Stock and Railway Shares, for the 6th of the money, seems to have produced any inquiry worthy of notice. At the annual meeting of the Oriental Gas Com pany, which took place this day, the company de cided on taking the proposed dividend of 2 per cent, on the paid-up capital. The directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company have issued their report, prepara tory to their half-yearly meeting, which. recommends a dividend of 31 per cent. with a bonus of 1 per cent. free of income tax. Stock Stock 10 Stock, Stock 10 Stock' Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock 16f 1613 Stock] Stock Stock Stock' 12i Stock Stock 10 I Stock Stock Stock; 50 Stock Stock Stock , Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock ) Stock Stock Renewed buoyancy has been apparent in the market for public securities to-day. The invest- Ments of the public have been continued on rather 4 n extensive scale, and the funds have been favour ably influenced in consequence, Consols being 93 to 931 for money, and 93 to 931 for the account. There is very little speculation. The Government bro ker has not resumed his purchases for the Savings' Banks. The New Threes have advanced to 91 , 1 92; the Reduced Annuities, to 91Z- 921; Indian Loan De bontures, to 941 ; and Long Annuities, to 17a 1. Bank Stock is steady at 220 to 222, and Exchequer Bills are flat at 17s. to 21s. prem. The New India Scrip has further improved to 11 and 1.-Z, discount being marked 931 1. In Foreign Securities a rather large business has been transacted, and in most instance prices show a further improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 66 to 68, ditto New 56 to 57, and the 4 per Cents. Blythe an u., pi a re firm at 102, Mexican at 171, and Russian 41 tk I:lS P .l e lde s p e d ,i 2 o O ck 1 g a o i do. do. Shares ili clIt"o2 Per Cents. at 931, ditto 5 per Cents, advanced to 103, Spanish Deferred, to 281 ; • Dutch 21 per 12.10 iDo. Quar. Saer ic c o e . n 2 t . Cents. to 61 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. to 831 1- ; gl o o c cimes i l o e . r ( a gL p H . gyhd, 5i pc l'ortuguese to 411; Venezuelan 5 per Cents. to 38, a Cork p e p t tndon: . s . i . y. *** but the Deferred are flat at 161, and Brazilian 41 stock E.Angn. Cla&ssAk7ri spc . Per Cents. at 911; Danish 3 per Cents. are steady gln it. iloo.. B a ars C 6 Pe— itoc.ickk D E o . C . d o o mi..E 6 x. 5 at 82. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have Stock Do. New per ct. Stock l b_ee:i rather numerous, and in most instances prices Stock East Lanc. 6 per ct ita e farther advanced about I to 1 per cent. st 5 k lkiit . W. York. Jen. fifths n nli e G r l t a h s. & s L D L sh : r p e cs 2 31 ertehire and Yorkshire and Midland have Stock Ed l i ranced 55. ; Eastern Counties, Great Western, Stocko `6ll a r.n . ea.,l47l:,e, r en a t . i i.)c . tock Great Northern - , 5 j y. ct: s eat ° ' lll Western, North Eastern (Berwick), and ._,h Ea s t e rn, 10s. ; North Eastern (York), 15s. ; stock Eo o : 5 4n. R e e . d0.. , 40.P..-Pm -..„ate..., ~,i. iv, (-_?..4?-v,O- iiv s _o_iniiaft. FR The Foreign and Colonial 111:1,-Lets have been Stock i Gt•i"fa - vr cr.-eland), p. et. pref. Stock Moderately active. Lombardo-Venetian Old 50 Great West. (Berks and l e p i c i t p. ct Shares h ave rea li se d 51, and the New 51, Paris Stock Do. V H . e t Ve e E nfa t i and Orleans 47, Grand Trunk of Canada are Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct buoyant at 36, being an improvement of 2 per cent. Stock toe p ) oa p rre o c t l . e i r ecl t e b e l i e li. k e . f , Great Western of Canada are 141, East Indian 99, 1 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 0 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. and Great Indian Peninsula 97 to 971. shares For Joint -Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares S t ock 113 :13 l i o im 5 in j g . . ct gZr e . f igtock there has been a rather limited inquiry. London m 13o o: io lle s: s io terguar.shares a nd. We s t m i ns t er h ave i mproved 10s., Union of 20 Do. do. do. A ustralia declined 10s., and General Steam Navi- Stock Lan. p.c. stockN'o to ,c e k k ?Doo.. v e e w f ..., gu s . p a .. c.: 6 gu . p .... s N t o . .. 2 gation are 23; 24. bsok BRITISH Stock FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank 220 22 3 3 Per C ent. Reduced Annuities 914 2i- 14 21 per Cent. C onso l s A nnu iti es '' 3 per Cent. Annuiti es Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., , Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885.. 171 i itulia Stock Ditto Debentures Ditt o Lo . Ditto an Scri p 93 i di In , 0 BoluLs, £l,OOO c on t o ilt h der £l,OOO _ _ 7 6 Ala for AcCount (June 7) 93 i 3 i March. June. 1 Xehe quer Bills, £l,OOO, Ifd .20 17 21 I'OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 13r aztli . 'an 5 per Cent. Ditto 1 852, 4+ per Cent. 9Ol BuenosDitt 41 per Cent. 1858 - h Ayres, 6 per Cent _ — D Ditto Deferred 82 At alli s : I; 1825, 3 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent. I,e Account p,, l ivlan 41 per Cent B3l 3 I 4 " It uellese 1853 3per Cent. Ditto Account' ' It'lleian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent lO3 s Ditto 1 per Cent. Panleh 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. TuA4 Di tto Account N 661 Ditt o 6 per Cent Ditto Account ew Loan D itto Acc oun t .... 57 Ditto G uaranteed, 4 per Cent......... 102 11 Venezuelan 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Def erred Match Each Dividends on the above payable in London. ange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 6l THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93 t Consols for A ccount, June 7 •• " 93 i Stock. Stock 25 Stock Stock POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SCENE IN THE HAYMARKET.—EIizabeth Ingram, a tl, Pro stitute, was char ge d w i th being drunk and assaulting Ze Police, in the Haym ar k et, and George Leadbitter, a ,I " P e etable-looking man, was c h arged with attempting to 'tile her. 4 ,v rota the evidence of police consta b le 64 C it appeared 'cat at a l a t e h our o n the p rev i ous night he saw the female Prisoner outside a public-house in the Haymarket, making treat disturbance, and calling to a female to come out and her. He requested her to go away quietly, when she Cued upon him, knocked off his hat, and on his attempt- Pick it up, k noc ked him down and fell on hi m, se i z- Z 4 a hoy his hair and trying her utmost to bite hi s nose , rs', pe-ug like a tigress. A large crowd of quite 1,000 Gun consisting of gentlemen, prostitutes, and others eaibled, who, on his springing his rattle, set up Zreernendous shout to drown his rattle and prevent assist the Iveret i4ming. At length, h owever, ass i s t a nce came, w cro wd beca me very excited, and a num b er o f stones f th rewn at them by the persons assembled. The h er became so violent that they were obliged to convey thet° the station on a stretcher, and on the way the male th.:oner excited the mob to rescue her, hallooing out to 1 , 11. ;t to let her go, and seizing hold of the stretcher. of he evidence was confirmed by two other constables, one b y om said the f ema l e p u ll e d a quantity of his hair out female e ro ots, and th a t on sen di ng f or some water for the heve, i t nhinking she was in a fit, sh e j umped up and be -I,ooo' the most violent manner, and that there were full th e Persons assembled. The constables also confirmed np roa r : t Witness as to the part the male prisoner took in the B erg ee th e I t' Rogers said that he had seen many affairs in three 'Yttlarket, but none to equal the present one. Two or for the were stolen, and he believed it was got up 1, 4 : Purpose of robberies being effected. t.'sau 4 ,onian was committed for two months, and the m an 08 . er fourteen days, SHARK MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. ' Paid i Closing litusiness ! I • I Price. 12.10 Anlberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Juum - ion 10 54 54 53 50 Pelfa:st and Ballymena.. all 13.14 Bin, Wol,, and Str. Val. all 7 8 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 58 60 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 82 85 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all --•— 2 2 0 0 Cork , CDoor.nv Ala Bl l k l rock,&Passage all all 4 5 10 f A rcves. no div. 1 all 10 Do. B until6p. c. per an. all hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin andßelfast June. gall 2 5 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc all 8 9 Stock East Anglian lOO 134 144 141 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 534 544 54f Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 37 42 Stock Do. • do. B Stock 100 26 28 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 25 East Kent all 12 14 Stock East Lancashire lOO 84 86 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 71 73 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 244 254 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn UR) 90 92 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 Stock Great Northern lOO 99 101 99 4 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 80 82 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 127 132 131 30 Stock Gt. South.& Watn.(lreld) 100 103 105 104 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 50 55 12 [rich South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 80 85 164 Do. Thirds 613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 94 10 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 87 4 884 87 4 I 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 If 11d 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 14 1 d 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 20 Do. Southport hock London and B l P.ckwall all 62 64 624 1/ 3 Do.Newiss.at 2510sp.sh — took Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 109 110 'Stock London & - North Westn 100 884 894 894 81 Of 124 Do. Eighths took London& South-Westn lOO 88 89 •681 9 25 L'derry & Coleraine all 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all ~5 . 7 4tocklMan.., Slid., & Lincoln lOO ` II I 63.1 E 5 10 Metropolitan 3 d tock Midland lOO 97 98 97 4 tock!Do. Binning. & Derby. 100 72 75 50 !Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 4 Shares all 00 Nevelsastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 1 1 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all tock,Norfolk lOO 5 3 55 50 North. Counties Union 1 34 3 3 d lock North British lOO 52 t 53 1 1114 ock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk 1 100 ;ock Do.A Stk.—•Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdTh 100 tock Do. B Stock took North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 86 86 4 86 2 47 25 Do. do. G.N.E.P urc h ase 1613 4 2 2 d d lock Do. Leeds lOO 43 44 lock Do. York lOO 70 704 714 lock North London lOO 100 104 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 ls. - 20 North Staffordshire 174 5 44 d 20 North-Western 10 I No. & Sou. W. Junction all 6 8 , ocklOxford, Wor.,& Wolaer lOO 27 29 10 Peebles , all ?0 Portsmouth l 0 !iihymney lO ock Scottish Central lOO 105 107 ock South. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 224 234 ock,Do. Scottish Mid. St oc k 100 78 80 Der Shropshire Union lOO 41 43 0 Sittingbourne & Sheer, all 5 4 d ock South Devon lOO 40 42 ock South-Eastern lOO 63 64 644 34 ock South wales i 100 60 61 0 SouthYorks.&Riv.Du n l all 63 67 0 I Do do i 18 0 , Staines, Wok., & Wek 1 all 8 11 5 Stockton & Darlington all 3 5 37 5 Do. do. 1855 7 5 Do. do. 1858 4 - Stockton & ilartlepool 164 )ck Taff Vale . 100 )ck Do. Preference, No. 1 >ck Vale of Neath lOO 60 65 60 rck Waterford & Kilkenny 100 ) Waterford & Limerick all West Cornwall , all 54 6 4 1 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal ' all i i ,Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has be en pd . to B a ll 2 4 3 i i Do. B all 7 74 ] West London , all i Do. let Class all I Do. 2d Class 1 all -- • OPENING OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT. The opening of the new Parliament, which has been looked forward to with so much interest, took place to-day. There was a large assemblage of spectators both inside and outside Westminster hall to witness the arrival of those upon whom senatorial honours had been conferred. PREFERENCE SHARES. Sharel Paid./ Closing Business Railways. Price. Done. 25 I B,lythe and Tyne 1( perk c. pref. (issued at £50) 1 all 49 61 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.St o ckl 100 94 96 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 • took ICaledon £lO, 44 per cent 100 99 101 100 12.10 iDo. Quar. Share s, N o. 2, 10 • Stock ;Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc 100 Stock Do. do. S P. e t . .. . 64 Cork & Band on, 54 p, e all 64 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun all 51 8 1 Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 99 101 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc._ 100 108 112 Stock Do. do. Class C7pc . 100 105 110 Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 100 110 113 1114 Stock Do. do. ............ N 0.2 100 109 112 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 124 127 Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 80 12 Stock East Lanc. 6 per ct lOO 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths all Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 Stock Eilin.Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 68 70 Stock Yurness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West. , a. spc lOO 107 109 Stock Great North ern - , sp. ct lOO 117 119 1171 Stock Do. 5 Redin.,lop.c.pm 100 110 112 Stock Do. 44 pc p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,spo. mn 6O 61 63 io n* 'KM -of Scotld, Ist pl , .. 11 iz 11 4 Stock Gt. Sn. do W 4 I 100 —96 p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and 6 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. 100 94 96 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 85 t 7 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 86 83 Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref lOO 99 101 1004 106 8 Do. Birm. Prof. Shares all 94 10 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares all 16 17 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 94 10 Stock Do. Birming. guar. stock .100 71 72 261 Do. Chester guar.shares all 18 19 134 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & Yo - rk 6 p.c. stock 100 136 138 Stock Lon.&Brig.spe. gu. No.l 100 Stock Do. pref., sp. C. ...No. 2 100 Stock Do. N'ew gua., 6p. et lOO 1893 Stook Dodo. sp. c. No. 4 100 Stock Lem.& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton sp. et. Stock Lon.&S. , W, 7 p.ct. stock, 100 late 3d shares lOO 155 165 124 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs all 124 Londondy.& Ennis Ish all 7 9 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct lOO 119 121 6 Do. £6 44 1 IP Stock Do. 34 per cent. 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all 124 { Do. 4 per cent Do, Stock :Md. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 Stock DO.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ci. 100 137 139 Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 100 102 101 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 1 3 Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. at. 100 92 94 10 1 NewportAber,Are.pret.s all 94 10 p. e. redeem, 6 p. at sp. r m 10 Do. Perpet, c. with option till 1866 all 104 114 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.e.sh area all 84 9 Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 1 Go— Stock Do. 54p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 Stock Do. Way.VatEx.Sk 1817 100 Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 107 109 109 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dsk.Co. 100 Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 95 97 17 Do. do. do. 8 13.4. 14 1 p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 . . 9 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 d 20 North Staffordshire..,, 234 all 224 Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol.6pc.lstg 100 115 118 117 Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua lOO 117 120 Stock Do. 44 p.e. Db. stk.in perp 100 100 101 84 Scottish Central, new pi all Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 Stock Do. 34 pert. pref. stock 100 Stock Do.Aberdeen.g.;ua.6 pc. 100 Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 • 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 11 101 10 1 2 10 Do. Fixed 44 percent. 1 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Stock Do .44 per cent lOO 100 102 Stock Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is lOO 100 102 Stock Do. New do., 2d issue lOO Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua all 25 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e all 274 284 25 I Do. 6 per cent all 31 33 31 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 1 6 per cent. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Bedford and Bletchley! Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Val E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c E Union,HarwichShs Do. 'Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest ITartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby 1)o. Shares Do. Shares London &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& edcr, g.6p.c Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx ) guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shfßoth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 1 Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Woar Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn Ln& N.W' ILn& N.W :Catedonin IE.U.SLE C I Gt.North. E.Counts. i 3 98 99 101 16 17 135 138 4* 41 iCaledoriin ,Do. Gt. Yk.N.&l3r l Yk.N.Md. D 0....... 109 111 S. East Do. 64 66 115 120 93 95 Peto Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.iir Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. 2 21 96 N P 56 58 Do. L&N NV) & L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. ,Lan.& Yk T Brassoy M'Clcan . IVtk.& Dar ,Do. - - Gt. West. L.SEBrgtnl DOCKS. 133 138 9 101, 101, 86 88 8 8 06 1 6 PM Paid Closin g Business Price. Done. 97 99 •I Railways. Paid Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. Share! Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref . Min Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria .Do New HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in the name of her Majesty, and by virtue of the commission which had just been read, directed the gentlemen of the House of Commons to retire to their own chamber and choose a Speaker. The members of the House of Commons accordingly withdrew. Their lordships then adjourned during pleasure, HOUSE OF COMMONS. The reporters' gallery was thrown open at half past one o'clock. On entering the house we found numerous clusters of members already assembled on the floor chatting noisily together, or warmly shaking hands and welcoming each other's return to the house. • Shortly beforo two the Sergeant-at-Areas appeared within the house bearing the mace, which he laid at the foot of the table. At this time the house was beginning to get very full. Amongst those in attendance we observed—Sir B. Hall, Mr. Whitmore, Col. Sykes, Sir C. Wood, Lord John Manners, Baron Rothschild, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Roebuck, Sir S. Northcote, Mr. M. Gibson, Lord Lovain, Sir J. Pakington, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord J. Russell, Mr. Roupell Colonel North, Sir J. Graham, M. Ellis, Sir H.. Willoughby, M. Knatchbull-Huggeson, Sir James Duke, Mr. S. Gurney, Mr. Cardwell, Mr. Tite, Sir W. Hayter, Mr. W. J. Fox, Mr. Bazley, Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. Sotheron Estcourt, Colonel Knox, Mr. Rolt, Mr. Headlam, Mr. Edwin James, and Lord Palmerston. Those who were in any way attached to the Govern ment took their seats upon the Ministerial benches, while the old members who had occupied seats in the former Parliament took up their old positions, either as supporters of her Majesty's Government or followers of the Opposition. The Hon. Mr. Denison occupied a seat on the Ministerial side of the house, just below the gang way. Shortly after two o'clock there was a general move from the body of the house to the seats, and almost immediately afterwards the principal door keeper appeared upon the floor ushering in Mr. PULMAN, Deputy-Usher of the Black Rod, in full uniform. Advancing to the table, and addressing the Chief Clerk, he said—Gentlemen, I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners, by virtue of the writs addressed to them by her Majesty, to require the immediate attendance in the House of Peers of this honourable house to hear the Royal Commission read. The majority of the members present, headed by the Chief Clerk, then left the house. After a short absence the Chief Clerk returned' to his seat at the table, when the election of the SPEAKER was immediately proceeded with. RE-ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER. Mr. W. PATTEN said it now devolved upon the house, in obedience to her Majesty's command, to proceed to the performance of its first and most important duty, namely, that of selecting from their own body some honourable member who should fill, during the present session, the chair of the house. He begged therefore to propose the Right Ilon. Joan .hvelyn Denison, who had aireaay occu pied that high and distinguished position. The motion having been seconded by Sir F. Baring, was, after a few observations, put to the vote, and carried unanimously. The right honourable gentleman was then con ducted to the chair by the mover and seconder of the motion, amid loud cheers. The SPEAKER having ascended the steps of the chair, before taking his seat, returned thanks for the distinguished honour that had been conferred upon him, and said it would be his anxious desire to discharge faithfully and impartially the duties which belonged to the office of Speaker. (Cheers.) After the right honourable gentleman had re ceived the congratulations of several of the leading members of the Government and Opposition the house adjourned. ENGLISH AND IRISH CHURCH AND UNIVERSITY ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the English and Irish Church and thiiversity Assurance Society was held yesterday at the chief offices of the society, 345, Strand. The chair was taken by W. F. Dobson, Esq., M.A., chairman of the board of directors, who was supported by the Rev. J. E. Cox, M.A., Vicar of St. Helens, Bishopsgate, deputy chair man, Rev. J. W. Watson, M.A., Tulse Hill, the Rev. T. H. Bullock, Guy's Hospital ; T. L. Wilson, Esq., Fred. Heath, Esq., G. Newman, Esq., and Peter Paterson, Esq., &c., &c. Among the shareholders present, and by whom the various resolutions were proposed and seconded, were W.Ashton, Esq.,. F D. B. Webster, Esq., the Rev. T. Cator, of Skelbrooke-park, Doncaster ; the Rev. J. B. Owen, M.A., of St. Jude's, Chelsea; the Rev. Mr. Rigg, M.A., King ston; the Rev. E. E. Rowsell, M.A., Brinkley, Cambridge shire, &c. &c. The report of the directors, and balance-sheet having been read by the secretary, Anthony Peck, Esq., M.A., The CHAIRMAN congratulated the meeting on the suc cessful amalgamation of the three offices, the English send Irish Church, the Engineers', and Householders'. At the time when the amalgamation was decided on, he had stated that the probable income of the three united offices would be £25,000 per annum, and as the income from premiums now announced amounted to £23,039, which amount included the income of the House holders for only nine months, the meeting would perceive that his anticipations had been fully realised. The expenses of management might appear, large, but those expenses really comprehended the outlay of the three offices sepa rately, and for the future would be reduced almost by two thirds. Usually in amalgamations a considerable margin was allowed for loss o f i ncome, t h rough the lapse of po licies ; but so great had been the confidence inspired in the policyholders in the present instance by the accession of strength gained from the union, that the number of lapsed policies has been exceedingly small, and the loss of income proportionately insignificant. The chairman forcibly urged upon the shareholders present that they should not consider that they had discharged their duty to the company in which they were partners by merely at tending the annual meeting, but that they ought to recom mend the society to their friends, and strenuously exert themselves to bring new business to the office. The following were among the chief resolutions which were unanimously passed : " That the report s o f th e directors and auditors be seve rally received, adopted, and confirmed." " That W. P. Dobson, Esq., be elected a trustee of the society in the place of Benjamin Blakemore, Esq., M.P., deceased." " That the directors be hereby authorised to pay 5 per cent. interest upon the paid-up capital of the company to the 31st March." " That the directors be hereby authorised to establish 3 scholarships, at Oxford, Cambridge,. and Dublin, o f th e value of £3O each, with such limitations as t o th e number of candidates as the directors may think fit." " That the cordial thanks of this meeting be g i ven to the Chairman and Directors for their able conductsomofcei?tdhtiy c officers, affairs of the Society." Tffiheaetrst,heeetnhsanintkins g oft c hi tu s ary m eatnindgseble.tegiltvereen of to the e e for their excellent advice upon all matters connected wi th the " That the thanks of the Proprietors be given to the Dublin board." ` That e t the e the thanks ee e society (Mr. Anthony Proprietors Peck), be the en Dublin t o the secretary Secretary, and to the officers of the society fortheir services." In conclusion, we may observe that the greatest harmony prevailed thr oug h oi t th e procee di n gs of the meeting, which was numerously a tt en d e d , an d th a t the general feeling was one of enti re sat i sfaction at the success which is character ising the op era ti ons of the combined societies. DEATH OF MR. PASHLEY, Q.C.—We regret to state that Mr. Pashley, the Assistant-Judge of the sessions of the peace in and for the county of Middlesex, expired on Sunday, at his residence in Manchester-square, at the age of 54, after a short illness. Mr. Pashley had a very exten sive practice in the Court of Queen's Bench, in cases of ap peal from the decisions of Quarter Sessions all over the country, but more especially cases coming under the New Poor-law Board Act. He succeeded to the office of Assistant Judge of the Middlesex Sessions on the death of the late Mr. Sergeant Adams, after which he was made a Queen's Coun sel. He was first called to the bar by the Benchers of the thelnner Teespwlesocineatthheale7wtharoci of November, e e lla m r be& r l: gi2 ,a . nd was at The Parliament was opened by Royal Commis sion in the House of Lords, the Lords Commis sioners being the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Marquis of Salisbury, Earl Dela warr, and the Marquis of Exeter. The Royal Commissioners took their seats in front of the throne shortly before two o'clock, when The LORD CHANCELLOR, directed Sir A. Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, to summon the members of the House of Commons to give their immediate attendance at the b " Black Rod" accordingly retired, and in a few minutes afterwards returned to the House accom panied by the Chief Clerk of the House of Commons and a large body of the new members. The Chief Clerk of the House of Peers then read the Royal commission for the opening of Parliament, after which LAW INTELLIGENCE. --(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) DAVISON V. YOUNG-TRIAL BEFORE THE COURT WITH OUT A JURY. The bankrupt and his brother-in•law has been publicly examined in Court as to the validity of the mortgage deed alleged to be granted by him to his brother in contempla tion of bankruptcy. Their evidence went to show that tho money £350 was paid and lent before the mortgage deed in question was granted. Their solicitor, Mr. Mailor, who prepared the mortgage ; is now under examination. The case is not concluded. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart.) JUDGMENT-PENDLETON V. ROUTH. . . The contention in this suit was whether the plaintiff had an absolute title to the mortage in question along with others in tail, remainder under the limitations in his father's will in 1814. His Honour, the Vice-Chancellor, reviewing the terms of the will, and considering the conduct of the parties, came to the conclusion that the plaintiff was entitled to two-thirds of the estate, the mortgage after 20 years having lapsed, and declared accordingly. Plaintiff and defendant to pay their own costs. And with respect to the other one third, which accrued on the death of Jeremiah Routh in 1845, of consent, declare that the defendant is entitled to the profits of such third, the defendant consenting to take such profit as for five years, and direct an account to be taken accordingly; and if the parties want partition of the estate, remit the case to Chambers, to save the expense of a commission. (Before Vice Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) CLAY V TRAVIS -JUDGMENT. The contest in this suit was whether the plaintiff is en titled to one-third, of the price of certain lands on the fore shore of the River Humber, opposite his property. It ap peared that the Board of Health, the Hull Dock Company, and the Commissioners of Woods and Forests were in treaty with the parties solicitors to parchase this piece of ground, and it was agreed to sell it to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests for £l,OOO, and 0 make a road across the lands from the plaintiff's property :o the shore of the river, and the question raised was, whether the plaintiff had a lieu on the price. His Honour, the Vice-Chancellor, on taking a retrospec tive of the transactions of the parties, Considered that the plaintiff was entitled to one-third of tie price of the land in question, and that he was entitled to the benefit of any contract entered into by others en his tehalf, and declared accordingly with costs of suit since Cctober, 1856, if the defendants want a partition of the whole estate, and parti cular costs to other persons called as pasties to the suit. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANX. Mr. Linklater to-day announced that a further dividend of is. in the pound will be paid, certain chancery proceed ings having terminated satisfactorily. AMERICA AND THE WAR. (From the New York Herald.) On the threshold of a general war, involving a "rectification of the boundaries" of perhaps every state of Europe—t contest which in its conse quences may prove to be a counterpart of the wars resulting from the first French Revolution—the question. naturally arises, is this great power, the United States of America, to remain an idle specta tor of this tremendous drama from the lifting to the dropping of the curtain ! We should answer no ! For while the belligerents of Europe are absorbed in the formidable work of reconstructing their checks against each other, there will be an opportunity afforded for the quiet settlement of the " balance of power" on this continent which our Government cannot and will not regard with indif ference. We have full authority for this declaration in the regular and special messages of Mr. Buchanan to the lato Congress concerning Mexico, Central Ame rica, and the island of Cuba. They are each to us what Turkey is to Europe, " a sick man," who can only be saved from the most terrible dissolution by the most powerful remedies. It is reported that this European entanglement hinges upon an under standing between the Emperor Alexander, King of Sardinia, and Louis Napoleon, in reference to " the sick man" of Turkey and the eastward extension of the power and civilisation of Russia. In any event, we may safely predict that in the terrible struggle between Austrian and French arms and ideas in Italy, the paramount idea with Russia will be the opening of her " road to Constantinople." In view of this important element in the general European programme, England may now be occu pying an enforced position of armed neutrality ; for ere long, with or without the co-operation of France, she may be called to the defence of the overland route to India. Surely there will be work enough in this prodigious job of the reconstruction of the map of Europe to occupy for a year or two the un• divided attention of England and France. Nor is it probable that Spain will be permitted to play, meantime, the part of a passive spectator. She is too intensely devoted to and identified with the Pope and the Church of Rome to remain neutral in a contest involving the very existence of Rome as the head-quarters of the Church. But if Spain should still find it her policy to stand aloof, the fierce contagion of war will almost certainly re kindle within her own borders the fires of insurree tion and revolution. Thus, then, with France, England, and Spain completely absorbed in the bloody European drama, what will there be to prevent the government at Washington from quietly settling the troubles and complications of our " sick" neighbours upon a strong and solid American basis ? Mr. Buchanan has definitely settled the Kansas question ; and he has put the Mormon difficulty into such a shape that it will very soon settle itself. At the same time the revived and still increasing financial and commercial prosperity of the country disposes of the otherwise troublesome tariff question. The schedules of 1857 will answer the purposes of relieving the Treasury, and bountiful crops and an increased carrying trade will satisfy the present wants of the count r y. Th ere w ill th us , in Con gress, be no disturbing democratic issues in the way of a bold and decisive American foreign policy. Under the pressure of general war and bank ruptcy in Europe, Spain may be persuaded to sell her " ever faithful island," Mexico may be quietly induced to part with half her territories, or to come boldly into the Union ; and the states of Central America may be moulded to the " true intent and meaning" of the Munroe doctrine. During the siege of Sebastopol there was such an opportunity for these interventions on our part, looking to the com mercial and military " balance of power" on this continent, but the trifling and vacillating adminis tration of poor Pierce permitted the occasion to pass away. Mr. Buchanan has already indicated a more positive and decisive policy ; and had he been pro perly seconded by the late democratic Congress, we believe that, with the meeting of the new Congress in December next, the wisdom and sagacity of his recommendations would be proved by the most substantial results. We presume that the President, in his next annual message, will adhere to the bold and masterly foreign policy recommended in his last, with such modifications of a more decisive character as cir cumstances and the occasion may suggest. In this he will be supported by the public opinion of the country, and he may be able to make an impression upon Congress which will be equivalent to the shaping of the issues and the parties for the Presi dential succession. With all the dirty gossip, and twaddle, and scandalous abuse levelled against him by disappointed office beggars and Opposition poets, penny-a-liners, and hanger9..on outside public kitchens superadded to party rebellions, treacheries, and conspiracies unprecedented in American poli tics, Mr. Buchanan 's administration has not been shaken. It stands in a morepromisingposition now than at any other time since his inauguration. In spite of a distracted, divided, and powerless party, he has cleared the main obstacles from his path. His course henceforward lies over a comparatively smooth and open plain. All the signs of the times are in his favour. Thus, by the meeting of next Congress, in view of the troubles of Europe, Mr. Buchanan may be enabled to place our relations and our policy in reference to the weak, sickly, disorganised, and troublesome republics, islands, &c., of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea in such a "palpable shape" before the two houses, that they will be com pelled to act upon it. And why not ? While the powers of Europe are absorbed in settling the "ba lance of 'power" here, there, and everywhere on that continent, why should not we be doing the same thing for the continent of America ? THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, May 31.—Wind this day at noon—E.; plea , sant breeze, and fine weather. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Wind E. Arrived, May 30—Courier, steamer, from Jersey; Alli ance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed, May 30—Dispatch and Atalanta, steamers, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S.E., light. Arrived, May 31—Tweedsid e , screw steamer, from Alex andria. Sailed, May 30—City of Manchester, screw steamship, for New York, and will call at Belfast. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind calm ; tid e, two hours' flood ; weather thick. Arrived, May 30—Charlotte, from Gothenburg; Algal from Barbadoes. Arrived, May 31—Taurus, from Hamburg. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind N.E. light and foggy. Passed—Gothenburg, from Stettin for St. Nazaire. MUSEUM OF PATENTS, SOUTH KENSINGTON. — Number of visitors for the week ending May 28 :—Morn ings, 1,070 ; evenings, 1,102; total, 2,172. Since the open ing of the museum free daily (Nay 12, 1858),102,017. M. KOSSUTH ON GERMAN NATION:A- LITY AND THE WAR. At the non-intervention meeting at Bradford on Wednesday M. Kossuth, after referring to the strivings of the German nations for liberty and national unity against Austrian domination, and expressing his surprise that any German liberals should consider it their interest to support Austria, went on to say—At the very moment when the bloody dice of war was cast, Francis Joseph solemnly declared that he draws the sword against revolution—you know that by the despots the aspirations for liberty and national independence were always designated by that name—(cheers) — and with that declaration we have heard him boast that, true to the mission of his house, he goes forth to battle for order and his society. Order, indeed ! (Laughter.) His order is oppression. His society is the passive obedience of the slave. Freedom is order, sir. (Hear, hear.) Oppression is disorder. (Hear, hear.) It is the anarchy of revolt against the laws of nature and of nature's God. (Loud cheers.) The mission of his house ! Who should' not know that bloody mission ? It is the never ceasing war against liberty, both civil and religious —war against culture and enlightenment, and Protestantism—against free investigation into the mission of the house of Austria. (Cheers.) In two words, the mission of the house of Austria is despotism and cowardice. (Cheers.) Shall the friends of murdered Robert Blum go forth to battle under the guidance of his murderer, Windischgratz ? Shall the countrymen of Guttenburg follow the standard of Metternich ? And shall Schleswig- Holstein be led by a Schwartzenberg ? (Hear hear, and cheers.) An Eastern maxim says that if, in a difficulty, we do not know exactly what route to follow, we should mark what course our enemies take, and never be guided by them. (Laughter.) Now, if the German democrats would follow this simple reasoning of the East, then the flying of the Gotha Almanack men to the rescue of Austria might at once warn them that the solicitude for Austria's safety may be a proper logio for petty despots and aristocrats, but it is not exactly a commodity in which the German nation should deal. (Cheers.) Neither is there an excuse for this delusion to be found in the plea that Austria may help them to defend the Rhine. (Hear, hear.) Besides, I cannot think that even the paternal rule of their princes could have made the gallant Germans so effete that they should not be able to defend their own hearths unless supported by unwilling Hungarians, Croats, Poles, and Italians, who hate Austria as their oppressor, and might transfer their hatred to Germany if they see that even German democrats advocate the suppres sion of all nationalities except their own. (Hear.) Is it not a strange sight that German liberals, nay late Republicans, should conjure from their graves the s pirit of General Redovitz, their greatest, their bitterest enemy, in 1848, and accept as an oracle his paradox that the Rhine must be defended on the Po ; in other words that Italy cannot be safe unless Italy be kept in Austrian bondage ? (Hear, hear.) Oh ! that a spark of the genius of Frederick 11. of Prussia could enlighten the minds of Germany, that they could see how, during a long life, he urged war against Austria, because he saw that Germany was rotten to the core under the ultramontane misman agement of the Hapsburgs, and needed a resuscita tion under the guidance of Prussia. His policy was forsaken by his successors, and Prussia sank down into Jesuitism so deep that even at this pre sent day it has not quite recovered from it. Let Prussia remember her mission. Let her understand her mission, and her legitimate ambition to be legally at the head of Germany, and the re-construc tion of the unity of the German:nation will soon be ful filled. Let the German patriots feel that the only barrier against their national unity, was to be found in the fact that the House of Austria was the hated ruler of thirty millions of people who neither are Germans nor ever will submit to any princes of Germany. As soon as these are liberated from the yoke of Austria, she, reduced to her pro per share in Germany, will have no other but German interests, and will nie longer stand in the way of Germany becoming a united nation—(hear, hear)—strong enough to withstand the combined forces of France and Russia, if these powers should ever be reckless enough to attack a nation fighting for liberty and independence, and not, as now, for the concordat and the oppression of the nationali ties. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.) The care of Germany is plainly this :—Germany, from want of national unity, is a mere geographical denomina tion ; it is the dwelling-place of a nationality, but it is not a nation. Therefore, to become a nation of unity is the hereditary aspiration of the Ger mans. (Hear, hear.) That unity of Germany may be accomplished either under republican or monarchical forms. To the first every German prince of course, but especially Austria, is the chief obstacle. To the second the only obstacle is the house of Austria. In 1845 the German nation offered the Imperial Crown to the King of Prussia. He answered, he would gladly accept it provided the other princes gave their consent. Out of 32 princes Wurtemburg alone refused. That was a small matter of no import. The project of the unity of Germany broke down under the opposi tion of Austria, because she said sho would not submit, so long as she was a first-rate power, to another German Emperor. (Hear, hear.) As to the Hapsburgs, the German nation had had enough of them already. If, forgetting all the lessons of the past, they should elect a Hapsburg to th% im perial throne of Germany, the consequence would be that the house of Hapsburg would bring them a force derived from dominion over upwards of thirty millions of people who did not belong to the German race ; and where then would Ger man nationality be ? Where would German liberty be ? With the thirty millions of non-Germans they would hold in bondage the Germans. By the Germans they would hold in bondage the non. Germans, and there would be slavery everywhere. (Hear, hear.) I trust you will excuse me for not delivering to you an eloquent oration. Really . , I have no time for it. I have quite other business on my hands. (Cheers.) From this exposition you will understand that it is really astonishing to hear how and by what process of reasoning the German nation has arrived at the conclusion that it is their duty and interest to protect the Emperor of Aus tria. (Hear, hear.) Prussia is the real power of Germany. The Queen of England must feel a very deep interest in the future of Prussia, since she couples the fate of her grandchild in the future fate of the Prussian dynasty. (Hear, hear.) Now, gentlemen, I do not know whether in this country there exists a court party ; but supposing there is one, if they are really attached to their Queen per sonally, they should inform her that in Prussia it is suicide to support Austria. As one rises in the balance the other sinks. If Germany were really in danger of an attack, I must say that I should re gard with great admiration the fact that the Ger man nation, which scarcely ever are united in any single purpose, should appear ready to sink all their past dissensions in the determination to pro tect their fatherland from foreign invasion. But there is absolutely no danger of such an attack now, unless it be supposed that the Emperor of the French is entirely out of his senses. (A laugh.) He cannot but be anxious to avoid a wor with Germany, since he has already a great war on hand. There are facts to show that that is his opinion. The 47th article of the Act of the German Confederation says that if any member of the German Confederation is en gaged in war, not as a German, but as a European Power, with that war the Germanic Confederation could have nothing to do. France being at war with Austria, Napoleon would certainly have a right by the law of nations to attack Austria in any part of her territory, whether belonging to Germany or not ; yet, though he blockades every port in the Adriatic, he spares Trieste, out of regard to the Germanic Confederation, to which Trieste is reputed to belong. This shows he is not anxious to make an attack upon Germany. The fact is that mighty influences are at work to divert the patriotic feelings of the German nation to the profit of the house of Austria. Well, but believe me, the Ger mans will not rush into the danger, unless they are made to believe that if they do so they will be sup ported by England. There, therefore, is your danger. Therefore press upon your government that they should tell the German nation that if they choose to plunge into a war they will not be sup ported by England, and be sure of it they will not move. But if upon the supposed support of England they more, then be sure of it England will be dragged into the war under the pretence that you cannot forsake Prussia, which is your natural ally. The result will be a general, long, bloody European war; because if Germany, with England, sides with Austria, then Russia will likewise step in on the opposite side, with France. (Hear, hear.) Nation would then be set against nation, brother against brother, and Europe would be once more exposed to the repetition of that terrible havoc when you poured out your own blood like water, and loaded your country with an eternal debt of 800 millions sterling, for not so much—(snapping his fingers) — good or profit to human;ty. (Cheers.) OPENING OF GALLERIES OF ART IN THE EVEN ING.—The Secretary of the Society of Arts has received a letter from the Secretary of the National Gallery, which says :—" In r e pl y t o the suggestion that the national pictures should be exhibit e d to the public in the evenings, as well as by day, I a m di rected to state that the pictures which are about to be deposited temporarily at South Kensington, being totally distinct from the collection of the South Ken sington Museum, will necessarily continue subject to the arrangements which have hitherto been observed at the Na tional Gallery." THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING) INDIA OFFICE, MAY 31. The Queen has been pleased to issue a Commission under her Royal Sign Manual, appointing — The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., Major-General Sir Robt. John Hussey Vivian, K.C.8., Colonel Sir Proby Thomas Cautley, K.C.8., Thomas Alexander, Esq., C. 8., Colonel Edward Harris Greathed, C. 8., William Farr, Esq., M.D., James Repaid Martin, Esq., and John Sutherland, Esq., M.D., to be her Majesty's Commissioners to inquire into and re port upon the measures which it may be expedient to take for maintaining and improving the health of all ranks of her Majesty's Army serving in India. FOREIGN OFFICE, MAY 20. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Sidney Smith Saunders, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul in Alba nia, to be h er Majesty's Consul at Alexandria. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Henry Walter Ovenden, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul at Maranham, to be her Majesty's Consul at Baltimore. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 24. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Ferdi nand° di Luca as Vice-Consul at Malta for his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 28. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. George Wortmann as Consul at Gibraltar for his Majesty the King of Prussia. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Fre deric Hamilton, Esq., now Secretary to her Maje s ty' s Le gation at Stuttgardt to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Athens. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint the Honourable William George Eden, now Paid Attache to her Majesty's Legation at Frankfort, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Stuttgardt. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 31. Corps of Royal Engineers—Lieutenant-General George Judd Harding, C. 8., to be Colonel Commandant, vice Cardew, deceased. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 31. st Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Thomas Armstrong Gough, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Fel lowes, deceased. 2d Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Walter Colquhoun Grant to be Captain, without purchase, vice Blair, deceased; Cornet Charles Gabriel Alfred Barnes to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Grant. 3d Dragoon Guards—John Lloyd Egginton, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Maunder, promoted. 7th Dragoon Guards—Captain Fitzroy George Smith to be Major, without purchase, vice Middleton, deceased; Lieutenant Hume Nicholl to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Smith; Cornet J. J. L. M'Adam to be Lieut. without purchase, vice Nicholl. 6th Dragoons—Lieut. and Adjutant Henry Topham Cle ments, from the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Sleigh, who retires. 7th Light Dragoons—Sergeant Robt. Masters to be Cornet, without purcase. 12th Light Dragoons—Lieut. Wm. Clefden Goldie has been dismissed the Service by the sentence of a General Court Martial. 13th Light Dragoons—Major Henry Holden to be Lieut.- Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet-Colonel Doherty, who retires ; Brevet-Major Arthur Tremayne to be Major, by purchase, vice Holden. Military Train—The appointment of Cornet John Baird, half-pay late Land Transport Corps, to be Ensign, as stated in the" Gazette" of the 29th April, 1859, has been cancelled. Royal Artillery—Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Archi bald Beauchamp Campbell, C. 8., to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Maude, placed on the Seconded List ; Brevet-Major Charles Frederick Young to be Captain, vice Campbell ; Second Captain Sanford Freeling to be Captain, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Morris, pro moted to be Major Unattached, under the Royal Warrant of 3d November, 1554; Lieutenant Charles Lennox Tredcroft to be Second Captain, vice Young; Lieutenant George William Holmes to be Second Captain, vice Blackburne, who resigns; Lieutenant John Edward Ruck-Keene to be Second Captain, vice Freeling ; Henry William Vyner, Gent., to be Paymaster. Royal Engineers—Brevet-Colonel John Twiss to be Colonel, vice Hall, removed as a General Officer ; Brevet-Lieu tenant-Colonel Thomas Fenwick to be Lieutenant- Colonel, vice Twiss ; Second Captain Berdoe Amherst Wilkinson to be Captain, vice Fenwick ; Lieutenant Lonsdale Augustus Hale to be Second Captain, vice Wilkinson. Ist Regiment of Foot—Henry Sedley Bainbridge, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Evans, promoted. 2d Foot—Ensign Frederick Squirl to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Eman, who retires. sth Foot—Lieutenant Edward M. Mason to be Captain, by purchase, vice Symonds, who retires. 7th Foot—Lieutenant Horace Sibbald Harrison to be In structor of Musketry. 9th Foot—William Hawkins Hathway, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Layard, promoted ; Lieutenant George Minchin Chadwick to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Captain Douglas, who rejoins his Company. 12th Foot—William Seaman Thomson, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Page, promoted. 14th Foot—Cecil Thomas M'Mahon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Frizil, promoted. 16th Foot—Ensign Charles James Home to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Malone, who retires ; Ensign Frank Jefferson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Healy, pro moted; Arthur Ewen Stabb, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Whitlam,' promoted ; Lieut. Wm. Henry Carter, to be Adjutant, vice Healy, promoted. 19th Foot—Lieut. Robert Conolly Martin to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bissett, who retires ; Henry Stokes, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Vesey, promoted. 21st Foot—Edward alker, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Channer, promoted ; Francis Farquharson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Jackson, promoted. 24th Foot—Wm. Hitchcock, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Butler. 25th Foot—Reginald 13Iewitt Dowling, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ramsay, promoted. 37th Foot—Norcliffo Gilpin, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice A. Jones, promoted. 40th Foot—Richard rundel Brook, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rees, promoted. 43d Foot—Herbert Boyles Osborne, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M'Gown, promoted. 58th Foot—Ensign James Pringle to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Harrison, who retires. 61st Foot—John Darwin Wedgwood, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rowband, appointed to the 75th Foot. 64th Foot—Surgeon James Gordon Inglis, M.D., C. 8., having completed twenty years' full-pay service, to be Surgeon-Major, under the Royal Warrant of Ist October, 1858. 70th Foot—JOhn Robert Collins, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wright, promoted. 71st Foot—Hugh Fraser, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Leslie, promoted. 72d Foot—Thomas Francis Pardoe, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Stewart, promoted. 74th Foot—George William Monk Hall, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Sainsbury, promoted. 77th Foot—William Samuel Henderson, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Wordsworth, promoted. 79th Foot—Alfred Hutton, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice A. R. M'Gwire, who retires. 80th Foot—Charles George Norris, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Graham; promoted. 84th Foot—Ensign W. C. Clayton, from the 96th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Griffin, promoted. 88th Foot—Arthur Allen Owen, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Whitla, promoted. 89th Foot—Ensign William Sealy to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Harrison, deceased. 92d Foot—David Maitland Makgill Crichton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bond, who retires. The Christian names of Brevet-Major Hamilton, who was promoted to the Brevet Rank of Major, in the " Gazette" of Jan. 28, 1859, are Christian Monteith, and not Charles Monteath, as therein stated. 90th Foot—William Clayton'Clayton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Kirkwood, promoted ; Edward Barrett Hodges Cartels, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase , vi c e Wright, promoted. 98th Foot--Stafford Willard Vardon, Gent., to be Ensign, 99 b th y F pf es_ chas w e, ai vi t ' e c r e s l k V i o p odard pe w r,Ge , n p t r „ om to ot b e e d. Ensign,b y pur_ Chamberlin, to be Ri c fl h e a ß se ri , gviadcee_GrEttipromgnEotdewda. rd Henry Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Parr, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 17th December, 1858, has been can celled; Ensign the Hon. C. E. Edwards, to be Lieutenant, by purchase,- vice Hook, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 1859, has been cancelled. RECRUITING 11th January, Ja D n D IS TRICT.—Brevet -Colonel Walter Hamil ton, C. 8., from the 78th Foot, to be Inspecting Field Offi cer in succession to Brevet-Colonel John Patton, promoted to the rank of Major-General. CHAPLAIICeS DEPARTMENT. — The Rev. W. Helps to be Chaplain of the Second Class; his commission as Chaplain of the Third Class, with date 16th April, 1856, as stated in Gazette of 18th January, 1859, has been cancelled. ROYAL lIIIIEUNIAN SCHOOL.—Assistant-Surgeon Fran cis Bowen, M.D., from the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Surgeon, Tice Blakeney, promoted t o th e rank of Surgeon-Major. BREVET. Major-General John Oldfield to be Lieut.-General, vice Cardew, deceased Colonel Lewis Alex. Hall, of the Royal Engfneer B, to be Major - n General, h zte G O ri ld e fi rs eld n . , Ge o nerai relre c d o nfullseq-General, Yal .. Engineers, to be Major- pro " motion of Colonel Hall, who stood below him on the effec. tive list of the corps at the date of his retirement. The under-mentioned promotions to take plaza Conse quent on the promotion of Colonel Lewis A. Han, Royal E_ngineers, to be Major-General in succession to Lieut.- General George Cardew, Royal Engineers, who died on the 9th May, 1859 : Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Plunket Bourchier, Captain on: half-pay of the 19th Dragoons, Town Major, Kingston, Canada, to be Colonel. Brevet Major Malcolm MacGregor, Captain on half-pay Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Douglas Jones, half-pay Unattached, Aide-de- Camp to the General Officer Commanding the Troops in Scotland, to be Major. The undermentioned promotions to take place consequent on the death of Lieutenant-General 'Henry Adolphus Proctor, C. 8., Colonel of the 97th Regiment : Major-General the Honourable Sir Edward Cust, Colonel of the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant-General. Brevet Colonel Robert Richardson Robertson C. 8., Li eu t en ant-Colonel on half-pay Unattached, t o be' Major- General. Brevet Lieutenant. Colonel Mountford Stoughton Hoy-. liger Lloyd, Major on half-pay Unattached, to be Colotenl_ Brevet Major William O'Neill, Captain on half-paY attached, Staff Officer of Pensioners, to be Colonel. to be Captain T. Lionel J. Gallwey, Royal Eng ineerg, Major. Royal Maßrirenveest,2lbajeoLrieJuothnenanllJeaulocned liniretehArm A. , A. 01 herts, The promotion of Lieutenant -Colonel Henry to bear date the 19th January, Bengal Artillery, to be Army,Lieutewsn,tinCsoteoadnlfitnhtehlesthPofth at month, as previously stated. MAX 25. Marines — First Lieutenant Charles Lou At C taury s ofFitaormyalarMtrbein Captain ' • First Lieutenant Charles Jolliffe to be Cap tain ; Second Lieutenant William Henry Nantes to be 'First Lieutenant, vice Farmar, promoted ; Second Lieutenant Matthew Henr y Farquharson to be First Lieutenant, vice Jolliffe, promoted. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Bast York Regiment of Militia—George '&1=011, Zsq. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. John M'Lachlan, auctioneer, Norton.-folgate. BANKRUPTS. James Long, jun., builder,Witn,y, 01 fordshire, to sur render June 16, at eleven, and July 14, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edmund Topham, machinist, Sheffield, June 11 and July 9, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. William Henry Brown, steel roller, Sheffield, June 11 and July 9, at t en , a t the Leeds District Court. George Corbett, cattle salesman, Shod eswell, Warwick shire, June 27 and July 11, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Wm. Robert Crozier and Abraham Horne, ship and in surance brokers, Leadenh a ll- s t reet, June, 10, at one, and July 15, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwin Dunkin Lyon, pianoforte manufacturer, Castle street, June 9, at half-past twelve, and July 14, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John James. grocer, Saint Just, Cornwall, Juno 15, and July 6, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Thomas Whitwell, licensed victualler, Wanatead, Essex, June 14, and July 12, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Rant Redgrave, chemist and druggist, Norwich, June 10, at half-past twelve, and July 15, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edward Edwards, ironmaster, Abenbury Vichan, shire, June 9, and July 6, at twelve, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Frederick Mayston, grocer, Huddersfield, June 13, M half-past one, and July 18, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Thomas Marshall Booth, commission agent, Sutton Saint James, Lincolnshire, June 21 and July 5, at half , past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Stephen Chapman •Silcox, builder, Trowbridge, Wilt shire, June 10 and July 11, at eleven, at the Bristol Dis trict Court. Bernhard Katzenstein, merchant, King William-street, City, June 9, at eleven., and June 14, d twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Edward Vigor Fox, Traquair, Peeblesehbre. John Findlay, builder, Glasgow. John Matthews, commission agent, Garlieetown, Wig. townshire. • ..:_ COURSE OF EX CHAIM/E.—Tim DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 15 11 16 Antwerp Brussels — 25 0 25 10 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles __ _ 25 35 25 40 Frankfort on Maine Vienna 116} 16 20 Trieste Petersburgh 15 20 Madrid Cadiz Leghorn 49 f 30 70 Genoa 25_ 7O Naples Palermo Messina ll9l Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York . 120 511- 51f Co's ble. Roue bls. 604. • • 23/ Calcutta, Co.'s rupee Bombay ditto Madras ditto East India Company's Bills drawn, froan the 11th to the 25th May Bengal £634 19 11 Madras O, 0 0 Bombay £634 19 11 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) " 0 0 0 NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments were made this afternoon at the Admiralty THE CHANNEL FLEET. Rear-Admiral J. E. Erskine has been appointed to hoist his flag on board the Edgar, as sesond in command of the Channel Fleet. The following mates have been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant :—M. C. Barton, P. J. Murray, St.—Lake, A. F. G. Richardson, J. G. J. Hanmer, R. G. Kinahan, H. J. F. Campbell, G. S. Peard, C. N. Streatfield, F. H. Blair, W. H. Elton, S. M. Medley, G. W. Bloxsome, R. B. Nicholetts, C. G. Fane, A. J. V. CollinF, L. M. Mallet, J. B. Warren, R. Sheepshanks, J. L. Hope, A. J. Cheek, G. W. I. Aldham, F. Durrant, L. C. Keppel, E. B. Pusey, G. D. Burke, J. M. Morris, W. H. Royse, H. Hilton, M. B. Medlycote, Hon. E. L. V. Mostyn, E. P. Pocock, and Sir F. Black wood, Bart. Master—Christogher Albert to the Melpomene ; Edwin Rowe (additional) to the Wellington for Donegal ; J. S.—Smith (additional):to the Asia. for ,Impesiouse. Assistant Clerks—A. Le B. Corrie, to the Aboukir; A. C. Jeffreys, to the Edinburgh. EPSOM RACES-(THIS DIY). (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRA.PH.) CRAVEN STAKES. Zuyder-Zee Gladiolus .... Southampton Eight ran. 1 • 2 to be Adjutant, vice Minchin, rest! ied from the 12th April. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIIEUTENANT. County of Lincoln—Sir Henry D rmoke, Bart., to be Vice Lieutenant of the county of Lincoln. King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia— Octavius Gibbon, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Little, re signed ; Richard Wilton, Gent., to be :Ensign, v i ce fan ners, resigned. Royal Bucks King's Own Militia..--Henry A ye hf ord Sanford, Esq., late Captain 43d Ligait Infantry, to be Major. 2d or Eastern Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Robert Arthur Rising, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Freeman, resigned. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Brown Holland Orchehill Griffin 3 Eighteen ran. WOODCOTE STAKES. Restes Lupellus Rupee 1 Eleven ran. ROUS STAKES. Duneany _ Accurate Pensioner ... Eight ran. LATEST BETTING. THE DERBY. 3to 1 agst Trumpeter (taken freely) 100 to 30 agst Promised Land (offered) 4to 1 agst Musjid (taken) 25 to 1 apt Phantom (taken) 25 to 1 agst Gamester (offered) 30 to 1 agst Marionette (taken) . 40 to 1 agst Defender (taken) 60 to 1 agst Raynard (taken) Arrived—Trumpeter, Actaeon, Musjid, Gallus, Lord Nel son, Marionette, and illiver. RACING FIXT RES FOR 1859. Ju: Chelmsford Beverley, Hull, a n d E.R 8 Hungerford Ascot 14 Manchester l5 Hampton 22 Newton 22 Newcastle 2B Odiham 28 Bibury Club 2B Stockbridge 30 OCTI Richmond 4 Bedford 8 )BER. Newmarket S.O. Newmarket II 24 LY. Liverpool July 13 Nottingham 19 Stamford 2l Marlborough 22 Goodwood 28 [UST. Winchester Carlisle Newmarket July 5 Worcester Summer .. 7 Abingdon 12 Au( Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Wolverhampton 8 North Staffordshire Reading SEPT] York August l7 Egha 23 Itadcli e Stockton .25 Lichfield .............. 29 Derby ....... . .... . ... 31 MBEE. . . Monmouth . . .. ..... .29 Manchester A u tumn .. :.23 N ew market P.O .... 27 ?ABER. Liverpool Autumn Warwick Doncaster .... l3 Leicester Novi Worcester Autumn 2l ~'. T.HIS DAYS MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. i 4 5 , t o j.,5 108 ; and straw, i il l 4 4: to te £ 1 41 85 88 per lead. Slarricirvx .--hiosido h a y, w £2 16e to /A 12a ; clover, do., A dull trade, at previous rates. per load. d T o ra w C" d u t : aB T SE I hs c I A A di:S : IIII : I7 : 3I M ; ead ea an ti dw o strahil ha wY y '' , £2 12 1 1 5 5 1 :: " 5A 12 1 11 28 ; ; e c k lo ver do., £4 58 to £5 lOs ; and straw, Z 1 48 to £1 7s A heavy demand. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been exceedingly firm, and a fair a mount of business has ben done at full rates. Good com mon Congou is quoted 15d. per lb. SUGARS.—There has been little change of importance to record. The demand both for home consumption and for exportation being limited, at barely previous rates. In the refined market late rates are current ter both dried and undried goods. COFFEE.—The transactions in the private maket have been on a very limited scale, as large quantities are an nounced for sale during the present week, and prices show a slight downward tendency. RICE.—The demand for geed qualities of East India has improved, the late decline having in a great measure been recovered. SPICES.—Little change can be recorded In values, moderate business having been transacted at previous rates. SALTPETRE.—The market remains quiet, but flan. ' Stocks on hand, at . present, were 2,809 tons against 4 1 346 tons at the same period last year. ' TALLow.—A very limited business fag ilirsa d ar i W s d P.Y.C. on the spat 54s 3d; town delivery; too last three mouths, 66s 6d per Mt' 116 14 90 15 0 32 49 49i 30 46 26 60 39i 119 i 39i 120 1 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1859,