The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-10 00:00:00

'OR ON If Cora and not expres !rasping )ours of are not wlecge, of wis- Toly of siness to ;norant, pently, as good e people or even at once I liberally proposed J. Palmer- for con cm sense ; that when 'ou should m, a❑dthe rests with 30 respon nsible itself to make Lim have only ig him to it masterg. hat a man aim never as iu the 5r equally >erial Par- This ie by We can ave all the the Indian ly requires servants— which the The sug• Secretary, , may send iser would Art, would Ls much as [onial or a 3 tO accele d we have ectric tele racter and 3rovernors, inis: ration •esiding in he decapi rcible con trol' of the a despotic rowly than compelled tion from Secretary Shoula twice, we 3 need not dministra- Ater doing we bear of >posal of a 3r of Com m-General dencies to ts, and in his would the orders few weeks r to rise to [on. r of Com ten heard t the less tire, when f Leaden a holder 5, speak, g about ; gland and well as ly hostile. man race, overruling airs to be me, in the lia. H ow immediate they are a question 11. There r of Com gainst, as nongering udiciously to see the rn nearer ght admit great bar ado good Youncil in or other , f course, man,—as nercautile Would -plan tern, r satisfied Ives, with r others ; localities, Nobody nfessed— lency to the judg ry about wish for y any one - Lust his in wholly nerchant, from his e is one m special training. then, if amber o the time the Core via be no not im )wn pur- ndence of are a' out Lis grand and sc me a)s back ; Ann Brr• .-panther how: her• r tZ l ,„ a -Ts or 1 - 4 s. tr , •1•11. AN , CO.7.7llEari7AL INTP.T.TJGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Bank of England weekly return of liabilities and assets, completed to th 7th inst., is of a rather unsa'isfactory clinr.:ct-r. The bullion shows a de crease of over a quarter of a million sterling, and the reserve of notes has been trenched upon to the extent of about half a million. The other securi -Fes, however, show a satisfactory feature, having decreased to the extent of about a quarter of a million. In the private deposits there is an im portant increase consequent upon the payment of the April dividend, and the public deposits, for the same reason, show a corresponding decline. , The active circulation has slightly increased, and in the other items of the balance-sheet there is lit tle change of importance to notice. They aro as sub joined : ▪ £20,145,340 ▪ 194.590 18 311,398 317 519 3,123,736 773.879 6,988,972 641 791 13,733,515 742 461 815,817 24,348 9,953 978 51,985 16,620,004 237,433 11,849 205 480,430 Active circulation Increase Bullion Decrease Rest Decrease Public deposits Decrease Other deposits Increase Seven-day and other bills Decrease Government securities Increase Other securities Decrease Notes unemployed Decrease Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton market yesterday closed steadily, and former values were fully maintained. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken for speculation and for export. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about 407,5511., and the exports 10,9001., exclusive of the following sbipmenti direct from London to the Continent during the week ending Thursday last : Gold Coin—Boulogne l2O oz. IP —Belgium Bars—Hambro' —Boulogne Silver Coin—B ou l ogne l6OO —Rotten.] am Ham bro' 5/ —Belgium „ Bars—Hambro' 342,010 Boulogne 5,500 The Money Market remains in an easy positiin, and bills are discounted as low as 2 per cent., but there is no longer any expectation of another re duction in the minimum quotation. The Bank of England Return published last evening &Lows that the tendency is rather likely to be in the other direction, owing to the calls which will periodically fall due on the Indian loan. Besides the amount which will be absorbed for that purpose, other financial measures may be introduced, which will give employment to capital ; and these, together with the sums required for trade, which is likely to improve, will remove from the market a large pro portion of the accumulations of available means which have existed during the last few weeks. Considerable satisfaction is expreised at the advices from America yesterday, which show a recovery in the exchange Upon London. The rate was still 107i,—a point vs hich will admit of shipments of specie being made from this side at a small profit, but exporters will be loath to forward large quan tities, when at the time of their arrival such a rally might have taken place which would entail a loss upon the operations. Very little alteration has taken place in the English Stock Market to-day. It opened firmly but has sinca been flatter. The Bank of England return and the approaching Budget have promoted a heat y tone, but as business is dull the fluctuation is unimportant. Consols have been 961 if for transfer, and 96i 4- for account. The New 3 per Cents, are 95 ; the Reduced also 95i ; Ex chequer Bills are about 355. to 40s. premium, and India Bonds 21s. premium ; Bank Stock is 220, and India ditto 223. The Loan Debentures are firm at 98 Business in the Foreign Stock Market is quiet and prices remain unaltered. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 100 to 1001 ; and the 4 per Cents., 104 to 1041; Mexican 3 per ants., 191 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 451 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 1091 to 1101; Ditto 4i per Cents., 100 to 1001 ; Spanish New Deferred, 26i ; Ditto Passive, 7 ; and Austrian 5 per Cents., 81k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks: —Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5i 6 ; Mexi can, 191 20 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 81 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111; ditto 4i per Cents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 43i 44; ditto Deferred, 261 a. The business transacted in the Railway Share Market to-day has been small, and prices have fur ther declined about to per cent. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln declined 5a., Great North ern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, North Western and Midland, 10s. ; Great Western, 15s. ; and Caledonian, 1/. ; Eastern Counties improved about ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines are very quiet, and show no change of importance in prices. Joint Stock Bank and miscellaneous shares have been dealt in to a very limited extent ; Ottoman Bank have declined es., and Australian Agricultural improved 11. BRI I'ISH FUNDS. —CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (From the Officsal Last:) Bank Business done. Stock .. 8 per .ent. Reduced Annuities t Per cent i: onsote nn Ei 'ties 440 ii por Cont. Annuitie s 951 India Stock. 223 India L ) oan Lid. ~ucle, .1.1.000 r)itto, under £lOOO 2l p CeLsols for account (May 6th) 961 Ezcnequer 011ie, 2 t .0. March. June. 41000 . — 13 i 1) U5OO 4O 135 PRICES OF FOREIGN -FUN - DS---THIS DAY. Mexican . per Cent .......... Portuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 Rittman tsonds, 1822, t: St., b per Cent._ vitt° Account Ditto, 44 per Cent. lOO SA • sh isol..ds, .-i per eent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. ' , Kt, Passive 7 Turkinh Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Gua r a n t ee d,l per Cont. Ditto Account lOl Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian Bonds, 10 Guil., 5 per Cent, £ 81,1 TWO O'CLO( S. Consols, money Console account (May 6)1 96i The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort will return to town early next week, from Badminton, where they have been entertaining a select circle of visitors during the holidays. The' Countess Dowager Grey and Lady Georgina Grey will return to town, on Monday, from a tour of The Countess of Longford at d Lady Louisa Paken ham have returned to Bruton-street from Brighton. THE CAGLIARL—We have reason to believe that the present law officers of the Crown have come to a decision on th e ea- e of the Cagliari, and that it is apposed to that arrived at by their predeoehsors. —Morning Herald. On the 24th of March, at tit. John's, New Bru,,ssvick, one-third of the flooring of the suspension bridge across the Falls near that place, together with the stringers, Rave way. - - CASE OP THE AMEEB ALI MOORAD.—P. nrtbe r respond ence on th e c a se of the Aineer Ali m,orad of Rhyrpore, and the protests or dissents of individual members (f the Court of Directors relating thereto, have been pnbli.h e d, on the motion of Sir Harry Verney , M.P. The detail s of this case are dry and complicated, and will' Lardly interest any but the parties immediately Uterested. MINES. --The mining market shows time bunyancy, , a nd, in co m p ar i son with former wee k s, a goo d husiness bas bee n transacted in several mines since our last. Shares'also have an upward tendency, are steadier in Price, and show less of those violent fluctuations so often remarked upon. During the past week thegreatest demand been for Great A fred, East Russel, Hingston Down, Talc of Towy, Granibler and St. Aubyn, East Basset, t nlar °°n B o44, Redmoor, and Herod a f oot . Buller ares hav e b een etquired after, at 295 t') 305 ; South a noo s are flatter, as 210 to 2ls.—Mining Journal of nze cl ay. Weekly R eg t s t er c f tc-day announces the reception Zt ti othe Roman Catholi c Ch urc h o f L or d N orreys, e ld est inn f . the Earl of Abingdon, and by his mother grand , tr lo the l ate A rc h bishop of York (Vernon Harcourt). '4'4 . 0 rdship was received by Cardinal Wiseman. It is Bt4ted,tbat a marriage is on the tapis between Lord NorreyB and the daughter of Col. Towneley. PAILWAY6. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junc B e lfast & Rallyman Birmng. Wolverh c, Stour Valley Brkenhd. Lamest , 6, Cheshire Junct ...... Blackburn ..... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)..., Bristol & Exeter 'Caledonian. I Chester & Holyhowl Cork and Bandon. Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Tha. A Do. B IDublin&BelfastJunc. Dun. P. &A her. June. East Anglian Eastern Counties..... lEasternUnion,A.stk. IDo., do. ..... IDo. New A...... ...... Eact Kent ,..... ;East Lancashire lEast Suffolk . ..... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Forth and Clyde June. Furness .. Glasgow & S.Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. th.&west.(lre). Great Western. Do. Str. P.R. gua.St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thi r Do. Now Thirds Lancash &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 'Do. Do., £9 !Do., Wst. Riding IN.' Do. Sonthp,,rt. London & Do. New, i=s. 5/. 10s. lond.Briglit.& S.Ost London &N. Wester:. Do. Eighths London & S. Weatern 'Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk, qanch.Sh of. &Litwin. Metropolitan ...... IDo. Birming. & Der. \lir - Vaud n. West.(Tr. Do. Shares ... Newcastle & Carlisle. , Newpt.,A berg.dafrkl Newry & Armagh Newry, WarrenpoiL & Rostrevor Norfolk . Northn iri Co t n is n h ties 17n North North Devon, Rail. Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do. B Stock N. Do., - Berwick Do do. G. N.E.Purch Do, Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westin. Juno Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.... Peebles Portsmouth 10 Rhymney ... .." Scottish - Central . 100 IScot. N. E. Abrdu. St, 100 Do. Scot. Mid. Stock, 100 'Shropshire Union , 1 8 Sitingbourne &Sheer, 100 South Devon ,South Eastern 100 Soutli 'S. Yorksh. Riv.-rDui, Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Dar Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18:5 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hat. D. &R IVa,le of Neat h 100 Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeriek all West Coinwall all I West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West L0nd0n.,...,,,, al Do. First Class all I Do. Second Class Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen,,lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo ea Lake Hur. Buff. , Brut. diGosich. 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, 7:i Do, do., I . Juno, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Undo (Lim.)' Ceylon A ihares Demerara. Eastern Bengal i 1 East Indian Do, C Shares Do. E. do. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s9' Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. C. Debeu Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Weatn. of (lama la Do. New Do. Bds., payable '571 Do. do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, do. Do • do • I '73 without option Madras, guar. 41 p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.n. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per e, Do 51 - 6 71 -- gi 69 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 88 - 90 834 - 844 36 .-38 —.di 7i 81 1 16. —17 i 58 59 44 46 29 31 14 - 16 86 - 88 ••. - ••• 27 - 284 89 - 91 9 - 10 10ii - 102. 87 - 89 125 -12 T 98 - 100 56i - 57 56 - 53 83 85 10 —l2 p 10 12 87i 871 1 d lbd - 105 - 107 931 94.} 14- - h • 92 - 93 ••• • 353 - 36 91i -- 91i i 3 - 65 12 - 13 59 61 5 s's2i 91 92 2 i d 47 48 73 74 92 94 434, 8 - 9 1 8 - 9 , 30 - 32 7 3 d 107 - 109 261 - 27 78 - 80 45 - 47 21 -- 1 2 69 - 694 821 - 13 - 15 7- 5 1 9 - 11 35 - L 6 !100 - 102 2i - 3, 1 , 68 - 6$ c-iRITISII POSSESSIONS. - •.. - OP - 1) - 9 - 1 10 }B5 - 90 79 - 82 •77 - 80 i~ - i 110 - 111 - .P 1 26 206 1 46 48 814 -- 826 216 24 1 1p 19 19 2 lid 'lO6 - la 106 - 111 105 108 19i 19/ 20 - 2t 4cl par IPP i - I PI FOREIGN. Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia do Fra.:cisco Belgian East. Junct Be ziers to Graissessac Carmeaux4 Toulouss Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca, & Lyons and Geneva Maria Antrxila Do. New Namur St Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk.Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto Now Paris and Orleans Recife di San Fran., {Perham.) g. 7 p. c Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal "Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent Sambre and Meuse *Do. 5i per cent. pref Souther► of France West Flanders Do. 5 per c. Prof W.& N.W. of France Western of Austria West, of Switzerland N iest aden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zealand • •11 6 - 6.1 ~. - .. ••• ••••• •• • 1 - 1i 3 - 3i 34 - 3/1 271 - 27 .7& = 8 4 - 4i;, 25 - 26: 84 - 9 21 -- 21 4 8 374 - 7 4 - 8 8i - 93 328 -32 i 31 - 314 50 - 52 1 id 15 - 17 - 2814 i - 9 - 21, .9 - 9i 24i - 24 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. . . 40 all NuAtralasia B4 85 85 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 46 48 40 all Bri.Col.l3k.dr Ln. Co ... 50 all British N. American 20 10 C. kik .of Ind.Au.dtCh 3 2i 100 50 City ... . . 100 25 Colo n i a l . 204 all Com mercialofCanada iOO 20 Commercial of Lond. 20 all En al 174 18 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk .ef A .n.t. 18 i 19 19 50 20 Loudon and County .. . . 283 50 10 London Joint Stock. 00 20 Lond.andWestminst. 00 35 Nation a l Pro, of En 45 g. ... 20 10 Do. New.. 50 25 National Bank 20 . all New South Wales - 45 25 a n Oriental Bank Corp 37k 38a 20 all Ottoman Bank 00 25 Provincial of Ireland 61 -- 63 62 10 all Do. New ". ". 25 ••• 25 Do. New ". 46 25 all Union of Austra li a 30 32 ... 15 Do. New l u 2i 100 50 Westral3k 01 Loud !af. gs 5 1 0 0 , (In n i i o ty n gutt don St. 1100 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 20 all 20 all 10 all 10 all 50 all 25 all St. 100 St. 1100 St. 'lOO St. 100 25 SA 25 all St.lloo 20 I all 10 all at.lloo t. 1100 St. 'lOO St. 1100 it. 100 'it. 1100 Wit. 1100 St. XlOO St. 1100 St. 1100 12 all 3C all 16i 141 16i 15 5t.,100 3 all 1.1 AI all 11 i1 '3 St. 'lOO Bt. 100 12 t i , 5 St. ;100 5 all 25 j all ! 10 1 fit.!loo St. .100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 ; all 9 20 all 100 , 33 st. 100 St. 100 St,. 100 St. 100 St, 300 25 to St. 10i St 100 St. [OO 10 31.1 , 20 10 it. 17i l all I all 100 100 all 18 9 l 8 all 18 all 20i all .00 :10 A 100 .00 100 20 ; 20 256(1 20b' 20 190 100 100 100 20 20 20 20 all all all all THE SUN, LONDON SATURDAY F. _.,_.a_~n+. p REN'r. T,TT:TRA.TTIRT.',', %AiL ICompaniea Closiri:! Prices tills env Si nes, this day Bisiness dor e this day. 100 100 all 100 all 100 lanckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p. , !E. Un. H. Sh. Barr. & Neils. Direct. ,Do. NQW 100 541 50 50 50 25 12 St. Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do.Preferenee Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock 11Idld. Bradfd. I Newmarket IBuryE.G.spe. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp.e Prest. & Wyre )Do. Shrs. ll IRoystn.& Hit. Shrews. & Her 5. Staffordsh earVal,g6pe ID o !Viilts&Somrstj Ln.&N.W. Cali:don._ E.U.dtE.O Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn Y. & N.M Do Do. S. Eastern Do Poto &Co Do LI. &N. W. dz Midld. E. Count Do Do iDo . 93 - 100 100 -- 102 13 - 15 139 - 141 4 - 4j L. &N. W Do Gt.Northn' T. Drassoy 31. MCloan Stk.&Dar Do Gt.Westn ••• ".. 1108 no 121 -- 13} 24 -- 25 94 -- 96 - 94 - 96 57 P • iP - 59 'l3B - 138 8 - 8i 10 - 10.3 32 - .!.3 88 - 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 500 St. 100 ,Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 94 96 20 9 IDo. 4 per c. Shares.. ... •.• St. 100 Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. 99 101 St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. ... 110 St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... 61 all Cork&Ba,udonslp.e. 6i all Dun.Perth./tAber.J. 6 61. St. 100 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. St. 100 Do. do. Cis. B6p. c. 108 112 St. 100 Do. do. Cis. C7p. c. 105 110 St. 100 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 112 117 113 St. 100 Do. No. 2 St. 100 IDo. New 6 pr. c. St. L 7 132 20 all ;East Un., G. 6p. c. 5 all ;Do. 5i.,10 per cent. 10 all IDo. 10/1 Debontr.Sll. St. all Do. do. 4 per cent... St. !00 East Laneash.6 p.cts. 5 all RAW. York, J. sth- ... 10 9 Edin. & Gl. 5 /3. c. Sh. St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. 72 74 721 24 St 100 Furness, sp. ..... St. 100 IGlas. & S'.W.G.S p.c. - - St. 100 iGreat Northn. 5 p.c. 117 -- 119 St. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. e. prem.... 110 -- 112 St, 100 Do. 41 per cent .. ... 102 101 103 .00 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at p. c. prem. 10 all I Gt.N.ofse ,, t.lstPr( 101 1 1 20 all ;Gt. S W. (Ireland) 20 all IDo. 4 per c. Pref. St. 50 iGt W.(B.&H.Ex.spe 5i St. 100 IDo. con. red. 41 p.c. 92 94 St. 100 iDo, con. red. 4p. c. 87 8 I St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent. 87 89 St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref. 91 101 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 9l 10 10 all Do. Chester'ip.c.P.S l6 17 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do lO 10 St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua, Stk 72 74 264 all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh l9 20 14 all Do. do. do — 10 20 all Do. do. do l4 15 It. 100 Lan.& York. 6pc. St l3B 140 St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l .•. it. 100 D0.,P.,5 p.c.St.No.2 it. 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. ••• St. 100 Do. do. SP. c., N 0.4 It. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r . it. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares 155 165 121 all Londy. & Color. I Sh — 121 all Londy.&Ennis. Sh • . •• it. 100 H., S.,&L. 6p. Cont ll9 121 6 41 Do. do. do. £6 - it. 1100 Do. do. 33 per cont . . 65 68 L2l l all Marypt. ?: Carl. 4 p.c. L2ll all Do. 41 per cent L2sl 10i, Do. do. it. 1100 selid.Consol.6 p.c. St ... it. ;100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c. 137 119 it. :100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St. 99 101 100/ it. ;100 Do. L, 411. Pref. St. 90 92 LO I all New., Aber., &c., pr. sp.c.red. sp.e.pm. LO all Do. Perpot. 6 pr. ct. 101 - 114 LO all gorfk.Deb.4 p.c. Sh. it. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... it. 1100 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 ... it. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ••• it. 100 North British . ...... 103 117 109 7 31 Do. 71. Preference it. 100 N.E. Bcrw. 4 p.c.Prf 95 97 9:) . 6 L 7 8 Do. do. do l4 10 13 Do. Leeds 6 pa. No.l .21 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 • 15 10 Do. York LUIS. Pur 1 I par 91 all North Staffordshire 22,E 221 ;t. 100 Ox„ \Vol% & Wolv. p.c., Ist guar. 116 120 111 1 lt, 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar lO6 108 >4 100 Do. do. Debectr. St — 101 8i all Scot. Caut.New Pret it. 100 Sc.N.E.Al9er.g.Ep.c llB 120 it. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. V. St 125 127 125 it. 100 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St 73 75 5 all South Devon lO lttA 0 all Do. , fixed 41 pr cent — /6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 24 24/ 24 t. : 100 Do. 41 per cent lOO 192 t. 1100 Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Sh lOO 102 t. 100 Do. New 4:i pr. cent t. 'lOO S. Wales Gua 4 p t. 100 Do. do. 41 p. c • 100 103 0 all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar 5 j all 6tock. &Dar., sp. c 27 25 5 19 Do do, do. - t. 100 IWaterfd&Kilk. 6pc 46 51 St. 12*1 25 10 1.0.6 BRITISH MI ttl ES. . . 21 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 104 -- .114 1 20 14 British Iron .. . ... ... ... 20 Condurow ( Cambrn.) 80 'A 10 1 Dev.Gt.Cnsls. (Tay., 460 480 ... 30 East Basset (Mogan) t 0 100 ... 17e 'Great South Tolgus 14 15 141 ... 17/5 c Grt.W.Alfrd.(Phillt.) 5 54 ... a 'Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) 14 -- 2 ... 17s Lady Bertha ... 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 8 9 ••• N.W.Basset (Mogan) 12 --14 •••• ... o/15 North Wheal Crofty 4 5 ... 14 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 174 184 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Weitd.) ... „... ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 1) -- 14 ... 24 S. Caradon (St. Clear 375 390 ... 2S. Cam Brea (Illogn. 44 53 . . 19 S.T. Frances(lllogn. 220 230 5 44 Tam. S. &L. MM. Co. i 14 10 9 Tin Croft 34 4 ... 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) . . ••• . ... 1256 V. of Towoy ( Camay.; 'l4 la ... 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 23 24 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ) 103 110 ... 54 Wh. Basset (Illogan) 2lO 220 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth) 2BO 300 ... 54 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 64 ..•-• 64 ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant 11 12 ... 8 Wh.Ma.Ann(Menht. 43 45 44 Wh. Trelawney (Lis. 24 '26 ..---__ ...-----.. FOREIGN MINES. LO 74 Australian 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) li ---i p a 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaos do Cuiada .. !•.! 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 124 1 3 4 1 4 Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica .. . ...d 40 all Cobro Copper 39 41 ... 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop ' per Mining Co 1 id 2 all Fortuua 20 all General • 17 19 3 all Linares - 94 5 n Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada - 1 all Noveau Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.&Smlt 54 64 5 1 Port Philip ••• ••• 30 16i Santiago de Cuba all United Mo.:lean 31 4 3 I MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 9(X) Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) .. . 25 19 Australian Agricult. 26 28 273 10 all Australn. Royal Mail 14 14 10 all ;Berlin Water Works 34 41 10 2 I Do. New iss. at 5/. d . — 50 40 (Brit. American Land 3 . 5 -- 46 100 32 3 / 4 ,Canada 135 145 St. 100 IDo.Glo.6pc.Jan&July 113 114 1133 413 St. all 'Copper MM. of Eng. 25 30 25 all Do. Pref. 7 3 / 4 p. cent. 26 28 5 all Crystal Palace I 14 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... . 20 all Eastern Steam.. . . - St. 100 Electric Telegraph lO2 104 1 all Electric Tel. of hal. ... 5 all En.daust•Cop.SmCo 14 . 1 i 10 I.os. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. .. _ . . 9 all iEur.&Am.Stm.(lim.,) 4 —44 20 - ‘ll 'Gen. Ir. Se. Col.(lim.) ... ... 15 L 4 Gen. Steam Navigat. . . 20 5 London l Discount 4 all ( Loud. Geu. Omnibus 3,1 38 20 10 (Magdalena St. Navig. ... _ ... 10 all I Meclitoran. Elec. Tel. 7 _ 8 10 , all i Do. Extension Tele& .... _ .. 10 all iMexican& S.Americn .. 25 5 INat. Discount Co 1 ;4 . ,1 10 6 (Netherlands Land ji. 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p.c.PLiss.at Id. 1 2 211 2 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 16 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 964 97 4 1 all N. B. Australasian... t 20 all Nrth.ofEuroPeSteam 2 3 1 all Oriental Gas .i. 10s. Do New Shares id 4p 5 all Peelltr. Ld. & Minrl 1 1 1 1 24 2 50 all Peninsular do Oriental 78 —BO 50 10 Do. New 64 7ip 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 62 G 4 1. all Scot. Austral. Invest l4 11 11 1. i St. 100 S.Aus. Gov.6p.c.bds lO6 108 25 all South Austral. Land . . ... 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 4 - 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trusan.Co. Up. Can. .. -- ... 100 284,Yan Diemen's Land.. 11 T . .._ 13 , 124 98i 91 ,~~. ;, .. ..s Closing ?rico. this day. 88 841 3i 4 3 101/ x(1 gli g 57; 105 . A 6 94i 4 92. f 92 1 11 47 81i 2 213 / EVENING, APRIL 10, 1858. Biographical and Critical _Essays. 2 vols. By A. Hayward, Q.O. Longman and Co. Mr. Hayward has long been known and appre ciated as an able contributor to the "Edinburgh," " Quarterly," "North British," and other first class Reviews ; and many of our readers are, doubtless, familiar with the articles reprinted in these volumes. It is scarcely necessary to say, that we cordially welcome them in their new form, as valuable additions to our library shelves; for the mastery and lucid style in which the author min gles the,factsof interesting biography, with the com ments of sound criticism, is attractive alike to the educated scholar and the one who merely "dips into a book" for casual aibusement. Mr. Hayward give Us brief, but comprehensive, records of Sydney Smith, Samuel Rogers, James Smith, Lord Ches terfield, Lord Eldon, The Countess Hahn-Hahn, and numerous other celebrities connected with Literature, whose characteristics and principles are discussed with free and impartial treatment. Lord Chesterfield's fallacies and errors ara judiciously exposed, and his reputation for taste, elegance, and refinement appears to be mere superficial polish on a vet. ) inferior sort of " Brummagem" moral metal. His method of training his son evinced no great depth of judgment, or acuteness of perception ; and his endeavours to create a diamond out of a pebble, was attended with just and salutary disap pointment. Mr. Hayward's opinion of the Ches terfieldian system of human cultivation is thus ex pressed— It is clear, however, that his lordship fell into what strikes us to be a great error regarding the attention to be paid to natural character or genius, and the possi bility or prudence of controlling it. He has an unlimited confidence in education ; he thinks that the human mind and body may be trained to anything; that it is our own fault if we do not obtain the supreme control of our passions, the entire command of our faces, and the complete mastery of our limbs ; that, if we will but take pains, we may possess most of the goof qualities, and avoid all the bad ; that we may be as learned, eloqeemt, graceful, and agreeable as we please ; that any young man may take his degree in the art of tieasing as regu larly as in the classics, and beceme in due course the craning of the women and the envy of the men ; or, without the least reference to natural aptitude, may confidently set about makieg himself a courtier, a diplo matist, or an orator—in short, anything but a poet ; which, possibly out of respect for the old maxim, is allowed to form an exception to the theory. Yet some thing may be done even with poets. —"lf Shakspeare's genius had been cultivated, those beauties which we so justly admire would have been undisguised by those ex travagancies and that nonsense with which , key are fre quently accompanied." Acting on these principles, Lord Chesterfield devotee his best energie4, during a seriee of years, to the task of qualifying young Stanhepe to play the very part of all others for which be zeal palpably unfit. A heavy-look ing, loutish lad, wi,h good dispositions and a taste for solid acquirement-a is to be manufac'uredvin•o an easy, gracrful man of la dmion ; to be endowed invita Minerva with all the superficial accemplshrnonts, and inoculated, in his own despite, with all the lighter vices ; in the hope (teo often vain) that they will pelish without hardeni , g, and be abandoned at the proper season for the graver cares and higher duties of society. Lord Chesterfield might just as well have told such a son to be six feet high as to be eloquent, to have a Roman nose as to be graceful, to mite like Pope as to how bite the Due de Richelieu ; and we strongly suspect that the donkey playin g I , p-dog, was a fair type of the neophyte in the boudoir of la petite Blot, if indeed he over got so far. The tenacity wish which the Eeri clung to his plan long d after every one else had seen its hopelessness, is won- Thel scales grew thicker and thicker, instead of dropping from his eyes ; his son must and shall be a modern Alcibiade s ; all his old friends and former • tresses are adj ure d to make him on e • and by m suppose, of putti ng th e youth entirely hisea w se a , y he is e expresly told that a h undred eyes are watching him • and that, if he eventually falls short of the ideal dard, he may lay hi s account with finding allfathsteralny laveur and affection at an end for ever. The result is well known. Time only one of his father's favourite accomplishments which young Stan hope acquired and improved upon, was dissimulation • and the skill with which he managed to conceal his private marriage during so many y ears , s h ows that he was no mean proficient in it. But we do not found our judgment on the result. The schem e was absurd from the beginning ; the whole theory is radically wrong. The poet Rogers receives all, if not something more, than he has a right to. That he was felicitous in rhythm, fastidious in pluuseology, and correct in style, we readily admit. That he possessed the vigour, originality, and condensation essential to constitute a "real poet," we strenuously deny. Poems that are intended to endure the " wear and tear" of ages, must have a portion of the strong, hempen coil of Genius in their weaving, and not trust en tirely to the pretty, delicately-tinted silken fill mods of Fancy. There is much aptitude in these remarks on his " Epistle to a Friend :" The "EoiAle" is a vehicle for conveying, after the manner of Horace and (in parts) of Pope, the writer's notions of social comfort and happiness, as influenced by residence, furciture, books, pictures, and companion., —subjects on all of which he was adinirably qualified a, speak. His precepts are delivered in a series of grace ful could-te, and eaforced by authorities collected in the notes. Of curse, he is all d er mo d era ti on , s i mp li c it y , and retire nent,—what poet or poetaster is not —with about the same amount of prawical earnestness as Grattan, when he declared he could be c, , ntent in a small neat house, with cold meat, bread, and beer, and plenty of claret; or as a couple from May Fair, who, when they talk if love in a cotta g e, are dreaming of o,cottage like the dairy-house at Tayrneuh or Cashiohury. All Rogers wanted, way to be able to enjoy every pleasure or luxury he really cared about ; and as he did not care about a numerous establishment or a large house, the model eida te which he invites his friend is of restricted dimensions - Here no state chambers in long lino unfold, Bright with broad mirrors, rough with fretted gold : Vet modest ornament with use combined, Attracts the eye to exercise tho mind. Small change of scene, small space bid home requires, Who leads a life of satisfied desires." This strikis us to be what Partridge would call a non sequaar. Like the Presbyterian divine who, after pray ing ht all the l a d y o f the manor ' s desires migt.t be gratifiaed, judiciously added, "provided they be virtu ous,"—ltigers' after layi ng do wn th a t a lif e o f eati,,fied deiires implied a contracted sphere of action, should have added "provided they be limited." The spend thrift who complained there was no living in England like a gentleman under forty thauand a-year, would not have led a life of ratified desires, with small change of scene, or small space to disport in. The Countess Hahn-Hahn, whose works, like those of George Sand (Madame Dudevaut), fre quently form the subjects for a qut stion of their moral doubt, with accompanying denunciations of the writer ; is here very fairly digested, and evi dently thoroughly understood. We are told that "she does not say our hearts are desperately wicked, but she says that they are desperately fickle; instead oftelling us to obey their capricious impulses, she expressly tells us to bridle them ; and she inculcates the due discharge of the domestic duties as the best sedative for restlessness." It is pro bable that sonic degree of prejudice may be dissi pated by Mr. Hayward's declaration, that "she is just the sort of writer who must be read, and read carefully, to be appreciated." The sterling integrity and brilliant talent of Syd ney Smith are vividly pourtrayed, in an article cal culated to stimulate the honourable ambition, and elevate the intellect of the aspiring living; while it renders a just tribute to the gifted dead. The second volume commences with a lengthy paper on "American Orators and Statesmen," in which, ex cellent writing and acute discrimination are pro minent. In connection with an illustration of the oratory of Daniel Webster, we find an anecdote of Rowland Hill, which we believe to be less hack neyed than most of the aorie3 relating to that ec centric preacher : The late Rowland Hill understood human nature well. His chapel having been infested by pickpockets, he took occasion to remind the c ongregation that there was an all-seeing Providence, to whom all hearts are open, an d from wham nu secrets were hid ; " bet lest," h.! added, " there may be any present who are insensible to such reflection ,, , I beg leave to stets there are also two Bow •stroet officers on the 100k -out." and "P ar i sian Morals "Journalism in France," and Manners," are equa.lly instructive and enter taining, strongly tempting us to cop i ous extracts, did not want of space forbid the i n d u l gence . A tn deal of amusing in 'oration is affoAlei in " Bri tish _Field Sports ;" and a__ coupl e of papers on c:Manntlrs and R iq uette," and " The Art of Dining," vv ill find numerous and interested readers. Run- stly recominendini; thee volum es t o th e no tice of the reading public, we conclude our notice with a trait of the Great Nap ,loon showing up the " lion" at ''feeding time :".___ The habit of eaiing fast and carelerely is supposed to have paralysed Napoleon on two ri the most critical occasions of his life --the battles of Borodino and Leipsic. On each of these occasions he is known t, have been suffering from indigestion. 0 the third day of Dresden, , too (as the German novelist Hoff man, who was in the town, assert), the Emperor a energies were impaired by the effects of a shoulder of mutton stuffed with onions. There can be no doubt that Napoleon' s i rregu l ar it y as to meals injured his health and shortened his life. The general order to his hoasehold was to have cutl e ts and roast chicken ready at all hours, night and day, and it was observed to the letter by Isis maitre-d'hotd, Dunand, who had been a celebrated cock. In his more dignified capacity, he contrived to fall in with the humour.) of his Imperial master, and, by so doing, t o b e o f essent i a l use at critical emergencies, when an hour of prolonged flurry or irritation might have cost a province or a throne. On one occasion, when matters had gone wrong in some quarter, Napoleon returned from the Conseil d'Etat in one of his worst tempera and most discontented moods. A dejeuner a l a fourch e tt e , comprising his favourite dishes, was served up, and N a p o l eon , w h o fasted since daybreak, took his seat. But he had hardly swallowed a mouthful, when apparently some inoppor e 4- !'ort, ,,, f nr r. ,, .. 1 1,ct:0n ettieg his. brain to tradnef4.; L -sithwit crsre hi chair, ht. upiiitea uis luuL—,ash I went the sable—crash I went the dejeuner ; and the Emperor, springing up, paced the room with rapid and perturbed strides, indicative of the most frenzied r ag e. D unan d looked on without moving a muscle, and quietly gave the fitting orders to his staff. Quick as thought the wreck was cleared away, an exact duplicate of the dcjeu2zer appeared as if by magic, and its presence was quietly announced by the customary "Scs Majeste est servie." Napoleon felt the delicacy and appreciated the tact of this mode of service. .2lferci Men, mon cher Dunand and one of his inimitable smiles showed that the hurricane had blown over. Whether Napoleon was a hero to his valet-de chambre we will not pretend to say, beat he was certainly a hero to his maitre-d'hotel. The Timely Retreat ; or , a Y ear i n B engal. By Two Sisters. Second Elition. 2 vols. Bentley. These volumes contain a vary lively and pleasant narrative of the . adventur es o f t wo s i sters, who paid a visit to their orother in Ben ga l th e year b efore the mutinies. The fresh and animated style of the work, and the novelty of the proceeding, combine to give an air of interest and vivacity to its pages, which will afford entertainment to many readers. The entire absence of pretenson, and the avoidance of all serious or instinctive details, add to its re commendation. It professes to be nothing more than what it is—the sight-seeings and doings of twolight hearted and adventurous maidens, whose faithful return at the promised time was the means of th e i r escaping imminent peril. Having all their lives heard of India as a household word, and having many members of their family established out there, the two sisters were suddenly seized with the idea of forming a personal acquaintance with the land of their dreams, and paying a visit to their brother, who held a judicial appointment at Dhoorgur, better known as Meerut. Their mother having made the journey several times her s,lf, saw no objection to the plin, and off they started, fully resolved not to exceed their twelve• months' leave of absence. They started in high spirits, and quite prepared to put up with any uu avoidable deficiencies or iuconveuiences of the route with a good grace. Their journey up the country, however, presented some formidable difficulties. The writer was' attacked with 'ever, and had scarcely recovered when her sister succumbed to the same evil influence. They hal allowed them saves to be driven on in their " gliarrie," dur ing the beat of the day, and the fatigue and sun were too much. Added to their troubles, their conveyance broke down in the mid dle of the night, when the opportune arrival of their brother to meet them, relieved them from their dilemma. Their arrival in their brother's bachelor establishment excited groat astonishment among the native servant, who peeped and spied everywhere. Three ayahs always sat on the floor of their roem to watch the progressof their toilettes, and the cushions for the fasuionab!e arrangement of the hair produced the greatest excitement. Their experience of Indian life was not at all agree able. They found the tedium of it insupportable, notwithstanding the civility of the neighbours to the new corners. The monotony and lassitude of a country life iu India is thus described : It is nearly impossible to give people at home the slightest idea of the monotonous sameness of a lady's life in the hot weather even in a large station ; but I can never hope to describe anything like the utterly dreary existence of ladies at a❑ on station (as I have heard it done), the complete stagnation of all amusement, almost of employment, the utter hteeitude and exhaustion of the body, and the perfect depression and prostration of the mental energies. Suppose you are (as is often the case) the only lady at the station, your husband gees out to office about ten o'c]ock. Now, if you have any children, fortunate, indeed, are yon ; those unt'ring little mortals will always give full employment to any one who chooses to take much trouble about them. Their powers of life are fresh and young ; there is an unending spring ef vital energy about them, which even the hot weather cannot subdue. In the simple fact of dro4sieg them up far their morning and evening drives, the lauguil mother may find some occupation and exerci,e for her taste at least; but supposing you have no children, or they are in Englsnd, what remains to be done I Literallynothing. Until about 7 o'clock you know no single event (with the exception of tiffio) will occur to break the monotony of the day. The piano is too much out of Lute to be bearable ; besides, the exertion of touching it is too great; you have written up all your correspondence, you have read all the amusing books in the house, and have not energy enough to begin any others, you cannot possibly sleep any more; if you look out of the window the glare blinds you ; and if you could bsarit you would see nothing—no moving creature to break the stillness. Just as the Indian poet observes— Nothing comes by day But shadows on the wall ; Nothing comes by night But the grim jackal. If a woman has a highly-cultivated mind, and many resources within herself, she may battle more bravely against the adverse circumstances around her ; but when failing health is added to all the rest, th ere are few people who will not at least deteriorate very much, it they do not altogether succumb. When 7 o'clock comes at last, and you get into the carriage, there are, perhaps, only two drives to choose from, both of which you know so well and are so wearied of. When you are out you see no one save two or three exhausted gentlemen, driven out by ennui to take a breath of air, such as it is, hot end glowing. You return to find your husband too tired with his day's work to speak, almost to listen to you. After existing in this way for five or six years, can you be surprised to hear a lady say, as I once did, after de scribing the dreary stagnation of her life as being agree ably (iiveraifiel by a dangerous fever, when she over heard the attendants saying there was not the slightest hope of her recovery—her only sensation being extreme thankfulness. " Here, then, is at lost an till of this weary existence altogether." No doubt it was very wicked of her, and she ought to Lave had duff reni. thoughts in her mind at such a time; but I cannot Lelp thinking it was exceedingly natural. Probably military men suffer as much from ennui as ladies do ; but then they have generally some kind of mess to resort to, and e Lillie al table, as well as the solace of smoking. Besiies, I naturally pity my o wn sex the most. The sameness of their lives was most unplea santly varied by the dangerous illness of Nora, one of the sisters, who felt ill of a fever, and who was given up by the doctors. filer despairing re latives insisted on moving her to the fresher air of the hills, despite their threats, and after a most painful and anxious journey they arrived in safety, and were rewarded by her gradual recovery. They remained for some time on the Landour hills, just above Mussoorie, " perched upon a little promontory 7,000 feet high." The author thus describes the rainy se won in the hills As the season advances the rain is something astonish ing—a perfect torrent pouring on day and night, without cessation ; so you can scarcely hear yourself speak in the house from the clatter of the drops on of soilonthero a o n f d . v D eg o eta wu it comes, till you believe every atom tion must inevitably be swept away, and all the houses be carried down in the flood. In England there is a fall of about 30 inches of rain scattered throughout the whole Year, but here 106 inches must fall in three months ; consequently, no wonder it comes down with a will, as if it had no time to spare. At Cbeeunee, higher up, lam told there is a fall of 600 inches during the rains ; but I see no object to be gained by going to such a place, as one could easily stand under a waterfall at home, and so realise the sensation to perfection. But when the rains begin to break up, what language can describe the marvellous beauty and endless variety of the Himalayan sunsets ? No word-picture, however truthful, no artist's hand, however skilful, can hope to approach their sublime magnificence. You may talk of glowing gold and flaming scarlet ; you may picture the small floating clouds, lookinc , quite black against the fiery crimson behind, and the dark, pa►pitating, purple mountains, rearing their solemn heads high into the soft paly green of the sky around—all this may give you a vague, soothing idea of grandeur—but the reslity ! you cannot imagine it ; you must go there to see for your s° f, and feel awed by the mystaious immensity of God's world. Our adventurous heroines subsequently accom panied their brother on a shooting excursion to the Himalayas, which filled them with delight, and gave them the most agreeable recollections of India that they possessed. They submitted to all sorts of strange conveyances and modes of transit with unshaken equanimity, though, to judge by the representations given, some of them were safficieutly alarming. They re turned to their former quarters in safety, ho iv ever. The numerous illustraions to the work must not be omitted in the catalogue of its merits. They were taken chiefly on the spots iepre sented. Of the extravagance and roguery of the servants of an Indian establishment, who ne cessarily, have almost unlimited power in their hands, the author draws a mournful picture. The waste and cheating seem almost inevitable, and when the victims endeavour to check it in one way they feel morally certain it is made up in another. One lady told the writer that she found the expense was the same whether mho kept company or not. Another family had an old Kbansameh who had been thirty years iu their service, and who acknow ledged having saved 30,000 rupees out of a salary of 14 rupees per mouth. Surely some means should he found to check such an abominable sys tem. The following affords a somewhat melan choly picture of an Anglo Indian life : " A civilian's duties are so varied that it would take a long time and a clear heal to make them at all com prehensible to English understandings. In the North- West Provinces, in addition to the whole judicial busi ness arising from the crimes and misdemeanours of some 1,200,000 human beings, be has the revenues of a dis trict of perhaps 2,500 square miles to collect. In tnanYl insta,ocas the roads of the district are under his orders ;1 he has to superintend and often supply the engitoee!lrg I work of all the bridges revired ; any public, building come under his supervision ; any Extra work, ,bowevEr incongruous, is always thrown o n the civ i lian s shoul ders ; and I assure you the amount of businsss thus ac cumulated forms no light weig ht a man of moderate health and average abi lities. Fancy sitting all lay in a i hot Butchery, crowde d to suffotia , lop with reeking na- Oyes, the punkah over your head pit giving y alifficiPnt eircol.itio n of air to allow European lunge to f viral iuLetious. Ttie whOl, day is occu pied by hearing native witnesses for various caees, who are all, you know, striving to prevaricate, intrigue, and tell untruths to the best of their.povver. * * * " My brother used to leave home about eleven (hav ing generally got through a number of audiences in his private office), and remain hearing causes in Kutchery sill about seven, without the slightest intermission for tiffin or rest. Sometimes he would be much later, and when I asked him what had detained him, the usual reply was, "06, such a busy day, and even now I have left seventy witnesses unheard, who must go on in addi tion to to-morrow's work." I am sure the whole time we were in India, Keith did not accompany us six times on our evening drive. After Kutebery, he bad always to go down and visit his prisoners in gaol; at the close of this day's work, was it any wonder he should be too tired to read, almost too exhausted to eat his dinner, or too languid to converse. "Of course, in cold weather, all miseries are more endurable; bat after some years of this kind of life you meet with depressed and saddened men, with earnest hollow eyes, who tell you they know they have given the best energies and years of their lives to a land that can repay them nothing, and that for all these long, weary years of patient toil, they can never hope at home for even a word of credit, much less fame; the moat enviable lot they can look forward to is respectable obli vion. You may strive to answer these moody thoughts with some old stereotyped consolation as 'duty is its own reward,' but the common-place truism dies on your lips, for the man does not complain, he only states an undeniable fact ; and though, doubtless, every man should do his duty without hope of re ward, still, who has not sometimes dreamed that the sweet breath of Fame had touched his name and made it glorious And then their apparently high salaries are far more so in name then in reality. Nearly every civilian I saw was in debt—perhaps a debt contracted during his griffinage, and which, like an incubus, follows hi m t h roughout his career ; be sides, a civilian has to k eep up a better establishment than a military man, and, as he gets on in the service, he pays proportionately more for every article he requires. Many civilians' wives have told me, when their husbands rose to higher positions, their increased salaries were in reality no saving, for their utmost efforts only showed them more fully how en tirely they were in the hands of their servants, who al ways expect increased wages, and succeed in making the house-bills increase in pia portion ; and what can ooe helpless Eeglishwoman do, when opposed to a whole brotherhood of natives ? 'My coachman left me when my husband was made joint magistrate,' said one lady, because I refused to raise his wages ; but he is a very good coachman, and I advise you to teke him ; but as your brother is collector, of course you must give him more.'" On their return route the travellers visited Delhi and Agra. At. the la ter place they, of course, directed their steps to the Taj Muhal, which they describe in the following terms : Who may attempt to de , cribe the Taj ? It is utterly hopeless, and no picture, unfortunately, can approach it either—ltalian refinement grafted on Ori ental imagination. It is certain that many Italians, probably prisoners, were carried up here by the great Shah Jeleate, and either compelled, or bribed, to aid in decorating this colossal gift to posterity. The exqui site inlaid work—of flowers in their natural colours— which decorates the whole building inside and out, is precisely like the Florentine work of to-day ; and the marble ornaments now manufactured in Agra are very similar is character to those of Italy. After all, it is the grandest monument in the world of a love which death could nut subdue. Offerings of fresh flowers are daily laid on the tomb of MuentAz, and I gathered some feeling rose-loaves from her last resting-place with more reverence, and treasured with far more care, than I did a fl iwer from the tomb of Abelard and Ileloise at Pere la Chaise. We visited the Taj again at night, and saw it under all aspects, brillian , ly illuminated with pink and blue lights, when it looked very like the c!os ing scene of an extravaganza at home, and you fslt dis appointed that the littfe fairies in silver tissue did not appear; then the tall minarets at the sides were lighted up with different coloured fires, and flang weird eliffcts of light over the building, till at last the natives bad exhausted all their devices, aed he moon was allowed unchecked to pour her glorious radiance over everything, and made the Taj appear softer and larger, till it looked like a vast pearl, whose glosi'g hues every ingaet I grew more lovely and trauyarent, its exquisite outline every moment more unearthly and ethereal; the broad river sleeping quietly by, with its banks doted by nu merous Musjide (teniple,), and f tiryiike pavilions close at hand, where hippy people who have time to spare may live for weeks under the shadow of the T..j, and imbue their souls with the spirit of its beauty. Such was hot our favoured lot ? we were to return home to dream intoxicating dreams, and wake tixt morning to have our devotion to yesterday's idol shaken by a visit to the Motee Muejel (Temple of Pear!), a numberless collection of arches, formed entirely of white marble, the effect of which it is impossible to describe ; and the only picture I saw doing it a shadow of justice is one I have by a Delhi artist, in which the intricacy of detail has been followed with a faithful earnestness and a laborious patience that would task an Englishman sorely to imitate After undergoing all sorts of miseries during their overland route home, they brought their adven turous expedition to a successful Owe, barely in tim-, for within a month after their return the mutiny broke out. The author has pur posely avoided alluding to any of the recent tr.►gelies enacted in the spots they so chearfuly visited, wishing to give a picture of what India once wa', before the storm of desolation and mutiny had swept over the land. The recollectiot, of those dreadful scenes are present with the leader, and throw a mournful shadow over the lively pages ; but he cannot do otherwise that peruse with plea cute a record so unpretending and so animated. The Netherwoods of Otterpool. 3 vols. Bentley. This novel is evidently the production of a young and unpractised writer. There is consithrable in genuity in the plot, and the characters are diver :dfied, and occas:onally well drawn. Its chief _ _ defect is the great number of events and characters, which are so crowded in'o its pages, and follow each other in such rapid succession, that the reader becomes almost confused by the profusion of inci dents and intricacy of motives. The earlier portion of the work is more successful than the latter volume. The chief point of the story is the rival claims to the succession to a large estate, claims not in law but in equ ty. Philip Netherwood, is the owner of the extensive property of Otterpool. He is a widower, with a son and a daughter. The son forms an attachment to the daughter of a neighbouring baronet, between whom and his father a feud existed. After various inop portune occurrences, Philip Nether wood disin herits his son, who immediately marries his be loved Lucy, and after some years of difficulty and struggle, succeeds to his uncle's property and be comes independent. Meanwhile Philip Nether wood's intention of making his daughter his heiress is frustrated by the determined opposition of her self and her husband, and is finally prevented by their early deaths, his daughter not long surviving her husband's fall at Waterloo. They leave one child, a daughter, Annie, who becomes her grandfather's idol and intended heiress. She is very fond of her uncle, whom she often meets at the house of her father's sister, and is still more so of her cousin Philip. She grows up a thoughtful and high principled girl, and is much distressed when she is told of her uncle's exclusion from the family estate. Her impressions are still further confirmed by a letter from her dead mother, who charges her to follow in her footsteps. Henceforth the great aim of her life is to see Otterpool restored to her uncle ; and after many endeavours and much persuasion, her grandfather at last consents to receive Philip into his favour, though he obstinately refuses to be reconciled to Philip's father. Annie is obliged to be contented with this for some time, and her grandfather devises what he thinks an excellent plan for setting all to rights—the marriage of Philip and Annie, when thelatter is eighteen. Annie would have preferred the restitution of her uncle, but she is much attached to Philip, so agrees to the plan. Philip, however, though outwardly consenting, has taken as unreasonable dislike to Annie through her unintentionally supplanting his father. Affairs proceed in this manner till a severe illness re duces Mr. Nether wood to the brink of the grave. After a long period, he at length agrees to see his sou and forgive him, signing at the same ... .... time a revocation of all his former will.A. This Frank Nether Wood keeps secret, not wishing to deprive his niece of her property. Me inwhile Annie is miserable enough, bring convinced that Philip does not like her, and yet not daring to draw back from her engagement, thinking that h only way in which justice can b 3 done. H to e r r vra , dis tress at length induces her uncle to bring to hi : . the testament that restores the estate c rssolvas her Annie is delighted, and immediately,-, I however, engagement with her cousin,. tin d w s ) /1 - 4 3' changes his mind as soon as h h e . ners uasions, and ii rejected. Annie, however, is deaf to his against her finally, that she may not bil'ileele's hous .3 secretly, better judgment, leaves whore she obtains a situation and comes to Loudon, ;- 1 . 10 lier uncle and his M" nw u'anxietyand commence as governess. with . a family are distractedWnenevai Annie heirs of their fruitless search changes her ?mine or leaves her situl approach, she matters go on fur a considerable period. d so Ina- • tion, an lengt h all is h a ppily arranged, w ith th e ti Ming At bring shot on th e drawbackof Philip barricades of Paris d u ring the revolution of 1839 . H owever, he f i lia lly recovers, and a merry wedding closes tht work. It will be seen that part of the story is very i m probable. If the author had contented herself with the development of the st )ry as regarded Frank and his father, or Puilip and his bride, it would have been better. The flight and pursuit of Annie would have been better omitted, and a gra ditil or eventual reconciliation with Philip substi tuted. The great crowd of minor characters should also have been diminished, and the episode of Lady . Elizabeth is, to say the least, not very likely. Some of the chief actors are ably drawn, particularly Philip Neth-rwood and his grand-daughter, and many of the feminine characters are very pleasing. The author is so manifestly a new - comer into the fields of literature, that indulgence must be accorded to her faults and d e fi c i ences. N o d ou b t with practice and experience she will learn to moderate her schemes and concentrate her powers, giving us one group of vivid and striking figures, instead of two generations of extended connections that might puzzle a genealogist, and a network of plots and otives it would require a Richelieu to unravel. Nevertheless, these very faults may render the pre sent work acceptable to a large class of novel readers. Those who seek the excitement of love and hatred without being very critical as to the manner is which th e y are introduced—those who wish to while away an hour over the pages of fiction, with out seeking the skill of a practised writer in an early effort, will no doubt derive as much enter tainment from the records of " The Netherwoods of Otterpool" as from many a wiser and more laborious work. The Old Palace. By Julia Tilt, author of "May Hamilton," "Laura Talbot," dz 2 vols. Bentley. In these volumes we are presented with a most - pleasing narrative, which is without any effort or pretence. It is the record of the early years of a young girl most singularly situated, and whose adventures are well calculated to form an exciting passage in the chronicles of a life. The plot is most ingeniously constructed, and after a long series of mistakes and mischances, all former suppo sitions are shown to be erroneous, and all previous calculations are proved unreal. The truth is simple enough when it is at last revealed, but at the same time all felt that it ought to have been declared from the first. No motives of expediency, and no kind intentions, could justify actions that cast a slur on the character of the innocent, and no causes could sanction the effect that produced such feelings on the mind of Theresa. Tier old attach ments were uprooted, her earliest ideas of relation. ship subverted, her notions of right and wrong coofused, from not knowing to whom she should render obedience, or where she could establish a claim for assistance. Finally, ehe was afraid to appear to institute inquiries regarding the asser tions she had heard, and ashamed of herself on account of the slur cast on the memory of her name ; while all the time she was the member of a family that received, and merited all honours, to whom spotless fame had descended as their most precious heirloom, down a long line of honourable ancestors, and the clear lustre of whose renown had never been darkened by the shadow of suspicion. It was au undoubted fact that what occasioned such a result was wrong, and the author has achieved a brilliant success in delineating so forcibly, and ex , pressing so clearly, the evils that result from false ' hood, deceit, and subterfuge, and showing forth the necessity of leaving truth alone, in its majesty and glory, to defy all enemies and triumph over every snare. In describing some of the im portant scenes, and the chief characters, great skill is displayed. Mrs. Roseuburgh, in par ticular, is a very successful slietch ; her cun ning, adroitness, and her subtle spirit, are depicted in a masterly manner. Etivy, hatred, and malice were the predominant features of of her disposition, and her conduct may therefore be supp:aed. The heruiue interests not alp. ne from In r romantic adventures and strange position, but from her unworldly nature and high spirit. It is true she had many faula, pre-eminent amongst which may lea ranked pride, but this was ledeme,l in a measure by her sincerity and upriehtuess, and she was always ready to own her Lulls and see their evil tendencies. On the whole, the various events that took place under the shadow of the Old Pal ice are well calculated to afford au agree able subject for pert-al. The tale goes back from the familiar fashions of the present day to the quaint devices of an older, generatior, and a "glimpse of the days hat are o'er" may not b 3 unwelcome to those whose eyes are weary of gazing on the facts and fictions of the present time. The reader also meets in these volumes will a "Passage from Real Life," which is a simple story that is told with earnestness and simplicity. The chi f point on which it turns is not a pleasing one, but it is de scribed with force, and, at the same tune, ruled by a sense of propriety. None can help sympathising with the misfortunes of Walter Linwood, nor ad miring the hero'c spirit that actuated him in his difficult position. The manner in which the maucsuvres of the elder Linwood are discovered is very exciting, and it is satisfactory to find that the cloud which for so long has obscured the virtuous hero, possesses a silver lining, and that he was not so unfortunate as he had at first supposed. Mary of the ideas expressed in these pages are of a lofty order, and the general purpose of the author seems to be to uphold that course of life which vindicates the truth. A Lover's Quarrel ; or, The County Ball. By the author of " Cousin Geoffrey," " Married for Love," &c., &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. This story will, doubtless, be welcomed by those who are pleased by the romantic, and who like startling incidents introduced; but, at the same time, the careful and discriminating reader will find cause to be dissatisfied with some of its features. Thera is much that is exaggerated in its composi tion. It is hardly likely that a lady so impressed with the sense of the dignity of her family as was Mrs. De Vere, should have allowed her daughters to visit a total stranger to her, and still less probable that she would have sanctioned an engagement with one, of whose character she was so ignorant as that of Courtney Claverhouse. It must also appear that the scene at Frost's Hotel is overdrawn ; and the circumstance of the first husband rushing forward to claim Mrs. Claverhouse in his repulsive costume, and still more repulsive habits, as she issued forth in the gay attire of a wedding guest, is uupleasing without being effective. In one pas sage, however, the author achieves a triumph in the description of the startling and exciting. It is the scene at the altar, when the betrayed con fronts the betrayer, when the guilty Courtnee , behclds her whom he believed in Australia, stand ing before him to denounce him in the sight of God and man. He had deceived her by a false mar riage, before he had met the beautiful daughter of the Da Veres, and by the aid of a friend as base as himself he bad persuaded her to depart for Australia, promising that he would follow soon after. The death of Cecile's father delayed the wedding fer a year, and thus the news followed Violet over the seas, and while the arch deceiver fancied that earth's extension intervened, between the two fair beings he was sinning against, he was suddenly disc 3vered, on the eve of success, for if the ceremony had been completed Cecile would have been his only wife in the eyes of the law. It would be well for the peace of many if such exhibitions occurred in the annals of humanity, as well as in the pages of fiction. The quarrel of the lovers is ingeniously depicted, and the excitement into which Cecile worked up her passionate nature, and the calm and severe conduct into which Dudley's overstrained dignity led him, are exactly the ex tremes into which such characters would run. The mistake that occurred about Dudley's engagement to Eveline is a skilful contrivance, and furnishes another proof of the ability that distinguishes this author for intricate and elaborate construction. It is to be desired that in a future production we may meet with the same skill of design that here at tracts our admiration, with the omission of those_m exaggerations and extravagancies that detract from the merit of a story, which on other grouucle may mot be undeserving of regard. The Voice and its Managem ent. By Frederick Kingsbury. Cocks and Co., New Burling , on.. street. Mr. Kingsbury commen ces his instructi ve brochure with a full description of the mechanism "auld Scots sonnet," or an Italian of the vocal organ, and illustrates by diagrams the various parts and ctious necemary to the perfect aline ment of the breath is carefully con read ering of au Scene. proving that " economy" xi d po e:p ia l d a e i d ned in ; iti physiological principles, in its us", is a most important attainment. Modu lationsidTehreecs a e t and the meth ,d of uniting different Registers of Voices ; the acquiremen t of Flexi bility, the dis tinctness of Articu!ation, and the diversified ac centuations of the Shake, are amply dilated on, and numerous note lessons ' given for the student's practice. - The work is, unquestionably, a clever compound cf physiological science and artistic taste, but we think the information contained in it would have been more zenerally appreciated, had it been more simplified. Agents cf the British Government are in Ba'timore for the purpose of purchasing three million feet of ship timber, which w ill b e cut f rom t h e mounta i nous reg i on: of the Baltim. , re and Ohio Railroad. DESTH OF MRS. DONALD KING.—We have to re c )r.l with regret the death, at a comparatively early age, of this acco npli.;h:d lady. Mre. King was confined abut three mouton since, and, though she at first Ap p 3ared to go on well, she was soon attacked by a disease which has resulted in her death, which took place on the 6 h inst., at her residence in Langdowne-place, Russell square. She was a most accomplished woman irrespec tive of her musical talent, being conversant with the French, Italian, and Latin languages. In private life sh was distingui bed for her aiCabi ity. The re. wit n cf the laoy, who had not quite competed Ler 41st were interred in the K , ,'LsaLgreenCtmeery yester day. I A --- This Day) —Edo itAIL W A. 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