The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets dur ing the last few days have exhibited symptoms of improvement. There has been a fair inquiry for tea, and prices have advanced id. per lb. Sugars of good qualities have been in demand at slightly advanced rates, but for the inferior descriptions the inquiries have been limited. For coffee there has been rather more demand, and at public sale good qualities of colonial sold readily at slightly improved rates. Cocoa has been dull, and rice and spices have exhibited little or no variation. Saltpetre has been steady at about previous values, and tallow has again shown a downward tendency, P.Y.C. on the spot being now quoted 545. 3d. to 545. 6d., June delivery 545. 6d., and last 3 months, 555. 6d. per cwt. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday rather more animation was apparent, and prices tended Upwards. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed steadily, and quotations continued to improve. Silver continues without alteration, bars being s s. 21c1. per oz. standard, and the demand is very quiet. A further quantity of Russian gold, amounting to £90,000, has been added to the bullion in the Bank of England, showing that the continental demand has slightly moderated, although the specie movement during the next few days must be awaited to determine whether the efflux is permanently decreasing. Within the last few `weeks a considerable supply has been sent to France, and if the drain has now received a check, the accumulation of the precious metals at the Bank will recommence, and tend to prolong the existing easiness of the Money Market, as regular remittances are received from New York, and ex tensive consignments of Australian gold are known to be on their passage to this country. There was a meeting of the Venezuelan Bond holders to-day, Mr. Field in the chair, for the Purpose of making an allowance to the committee for their services and the expenditure incurred by them to the present time. It was first suggested that the sum allowed should be 5 per cent., to be deducted from the arrears of interest, for which new bonds are about to be issued under the con version arising from the recent arrangements, but it Was lost through an amendment moved by Mr. Capel that only 31 per cent. be deducted, which, after meeting all liabilities, would leave about £260 for each of the committee, whose services, it should be mentioned, have extended over a period of ten Years. Increased buoyancy has been exhibited in the Market for Public Securities to-day, a moderate mount of business having been transacted at a ? Ise of per cent. This improvement was caused by purchases for investment, speculation being still c ircumscribed, but rather less firmness is now apparent. Consols have been 911 -a for money, and 92 1 I for the account. The present prices, however, are 921 A for transfer and the 7th inst. The Go vernment Broker has bought £5,000 stock for the Savings Banks. The New Threes and the Re duced Annuities have improved to 911', and Bank Stock to 220 and 222. Long Annuities are steady at 17 11-16 and Exchequer Bills 18s. to 225. prem. The New India Loan Scrip has advanced to 93k, being at a discount of 2to 1 per cent. A further improvement is apparent in the Foreign Stock Market, but the transactions are rather less numerous. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 64 to 66 ; ditto New, 53 to 55. Austrian 5 per Cents. have advanced to 421 ; Dutch 21 per Cents. to 60 ; ditto 4 per Cents. to 911 ; Buenos Ayres Deferred to 18 ; Russian 41 per Cents. to 921 ; Spanish to 40; Peruvian 41 per Cents. to 831 ; and ditto 3 per Cents. to 63i ; Mexican remains steady at 16al . Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., give the following fts the prices of the American Securities : Redeemable. .nt_nited States 6 Cnts..... 1867-1868 - - 0%6 per Cent Bonds . 1868 98 100 Zloatna 5 per Cent. Bonds.. - 75 77 Ar 4tl 'eky 6 per Cent. Bonds.. 1868-72 92 94 M assachu se tt s 5 per Ct. Str. Bonds - 93 95 5 per Cent. Str. OBonds - 99 101 b: . ' 4 ° 6 per Cent. Stock lBB6 98 100 P ennsylvania .1 per Ct. Stock - 81 83 Pe nnsylvania 5 per Ct. Bonds 1877 83 85 'Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds. Divers % 82 84 v.rginia 6 per Cent. Bonds Virginia 5 per Cent. St. Bonds 1888 84 85 toston 5 per Cent. St. Bonds - 88 90 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Illinois Central 6 per Cent. Illinois Central 7 per Cent (Freelands) to. shares, 60 doll. paid Michigan Central 8 per Cent do. shares New York Central 6 per Ct., Prices 1860 84 88 45 44 dis 1869 78 82 45 48 SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. jPaid. Closing lhieiness Price. 12.10 1 Ambeig., Notting. Yost. , and Eastern Juw , fion 10 51 54 [54 50 Melfast and Bahymena I all 13.14 !Bin, Wol., and Str. Val all 7 8 Stock Birk., Lanc., and Chesh Junction lOO ,57 59 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tvne all .32 15 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all • 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 4 6 10 Do. A A roves. no div l all 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an. all hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Ahr.Junc. all 8 9 Stock.' East Anolian ~ Stock Eastern Counties lOO 521 531 53 4 3 4 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 35 40 Stock Do. do. B Stock! 100 25 27 27 6 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 25 East Kent all 12 14 Stock East Lancashire lOO 84 86 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68 7 0 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 231 241 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn HZ 89 91 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 100 98 100 99 1001 100 Stock Great Northern Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 81 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 12 72 7 132 130 ,- 1031 3 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 I ° 3 la' Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk 100 50 55 12 Irish South Eastern..., all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 80 85 164 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 91 10 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 85 86 86 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 If lid i 4 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1l d 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 20 Do. Southport Stock London and Blackwall all 60 62 61 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh — O, os stock Lon.,BriEfhton ttS.Coast 100 108 110 lO9l Stock London & North Westn 100 87 88 87184 121 Do. Eighths stock London& South-Westn lOO 87 88 874 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 5 7 Stock Man., Bhef., & Lincoln lOO 331 841 29 1 4 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO 9 4 4 954 95 ii 4 1 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 70 73 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 1 Shares all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 11 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 20 !Newry, Warpt., & Ros all itock Norfolk lOO 53 55 50 North. Counties Union 34 31 3 d tock North British lOO 511 621 51 4 4 tock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk lOO took Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Itock ! Do. B Stock Itock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 8 4 4 85 4 841 51 d 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 2/ 2 d tock Do. Leeds lOO 421 53 42 i took Do. York lOO 69 70 69 tock North London lOO 100 104 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 23 Is. ..., 20 North Staffordshire 174 51 41 d 14 1 1 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all ; 6 8 tocklOxford, Wor.,& Wolyer lOO 27 29 10 Peebles all 20 'Portsmouth i ig 8 5 d 10 'Rhymney 110 took !Scottish Central lOO 105 107 ock Sooth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 22 24 ock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 78 80 :ock Shropshire Union lOO 41 43 10 Sittinzbourne & Sheer all 5 4 d lock South Devon lOO 40 42 41 ock South-Eastern lOO 621 631 0-31 3 hock South wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 63 67 20 Do. do 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 35 36 25 Do. do. 1855 -- 25 Do. do. ' 1858 7 Stockton & ilartlepool 161 ;ock Taff Vale lOO ock Do. Preference, No. 1 23 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 ock Vale of Neath lOO 55 65 ock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 10 Waterford & Limerick all [0 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecy.nodiv.till 7 p.e. has been pd. to B all 2/ :31 5 IDo. B all 7 7S [0 West London 0 Do. Ist Class all !0 IDo. 2d Class Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16-1 1613 4 Stock Stock Stock Stock' 12i Stock Stock 10 Stock, Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 2,5 Stockl Stock 1883 77 79 New convertible . York Central 7 per convertible, from nine 15, 1857-59 1864 88 90 J- 1 0. do. shares 63 65 env York and Erie, 7 per Ct , ..,3d mortgage 1883 A mv York and Erie 7 per Ct., co nvertible . 1862 30 35 New York and Erie, 7 per Ct , betinifund 1875 Pan ama 7 81. p e e s i. Ct., 'lst g mort b gae Str. Bonds, not cony 1859 102 104 0 . do., lst. do. 11 1 the Railway Share Market the dealings have been rather numerous, and in most instances a furthe r improvement has taken place of about I to 1 Per cent. South Western, North British, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Wales have advanced 1 2 3 .; Great Western, and Lancashire and York shire, 15s. Bristol and Exeter, Caledonian, 'lighten, North Western, and South Eastern, £1 ; and Great Northern, £1 10s. The Foreign Market has been very quiet. Paris a nd Orleans are dealt in at 46. Pernambuco at 7 =4, and Lombardo-Venetian New Shares at 5. The latest quotations are 54- to 51 for the Old, and 4 1 to 51 for the New Shares. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada have improved £1 10s. ; Great Indian Peninsula, 108. ; and East Indian, ss. to 10s. Colonial Government Securities have also shown a slight improvement, compared with yesterday's current rates. 55 57 6 7 Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are firm. Union of Australia have risen to 49 491; London Chartered of Australia, to 21 21Z-; Orien tal Bank brought 36 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 80 to 80i ; and Red Sea Telegraph, 831. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l aliali 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860.... Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885.. 17 11-16 i India Stock Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bonds, 41,000 Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account (June 7) 928 i 1 March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,ooo,l}d 22 I Ditto Small, 1Id. FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent ... c• • • • 1, -, Ditto Deferred 18 17 i 'lexican 3 p er C en t. Peruvian 4/ per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. , Ditto Account '" 4lB eian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent s D,itto 41 per Cent. 921 [ 'Milian, 5 per Cent 77- e, D itto Account Pailish 3 per Cent 4O Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Turki s h 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Venezuelan DDiittttoo A oGeucaru in an t I teed, 4 per Cent. 1011 5 per Cent. Ditto Account 1)44> Deferred 2 per Cent. l6& A . Dividends on the above payable in London. ilustrian, 10 Fl, 5 per Cent. 421 ' lt ch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 6O Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Consols for Account, June 7 tin -Flr tE IN THE HAMPSTEAD-ROAD.—Yesterday th about two o'clock, a destructive fire happened in Ptemises belonging to Mr. J. Kay, situate No. 5, Bust ,Lreet --- anipstead-ro:d. A police constable, who was on C. , the street had his attention directed to the premises note icing smoke coming from the lower part. The en thil!'s of the parish and Loudon brigade were prompt in th eir attendance ' but tho flames could not be subdued until i lilditigand allt coutainod were destroy ei. The loss , urea the Con Fire ()Ice. PREFERENCE SHARES. Share, I Railways. ! Blythe and Tyne li per c. pref. (Issued at £5O), Bris. & Exet.4p.et.Stockl Do. do. do. Shares ,Caledon £lO, 45 per cent ,Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 55 pc IDo. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c IDun. Perth,& Aber.Jun IE. An gm. Class A 7& spc }Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l !Do. do N 0.2 IDo. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, .5 per cent Glas. &S West. , r a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. et Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm pc Do. 45 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. 11h. of Scotld, lst pf I Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 45 p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do firming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Stocki l 2 . 10 Stock Steckl ' Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stock! Stocki Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 100 Stock Stock Stock ; Stock Stock Stock 2( i 13k , 20 Stock Stock', Stock Stock Stook Stock, Stock] stock Stock 12} 12 Stock Stock Stock Stock' 10i 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock] Stock, Stocl Stock, Stock Stocks Stock) 8k Stock Stock, Stock, Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 2511 25 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock .Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., sp. c. No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p ct. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, shs Londondy.& Ennis sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent... Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1800 Do, Leic. & Ilit.pref. st. Newport,A ber,&c. p re r. 5 p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. r m Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 51p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 , North British, 5 per cent Do. New, zua. 5 per cent Ntli.Dev.it ail. & Dsk.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. !Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. 'Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Po. York, IT. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox. wr. & Wol. 6pc. lst g Do. do. do., 2d glla Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S. -Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua.l 'Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c.' Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 8 per oent.- va . m. 1 Closing Business ' `" Price. Done. all }lOO 6 100 100 100 100 all 1394 40 92 3 all all LW 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 49 151 94 9G 99 101 61 61 98 101 108 112 104 110 1011 112 108 111 122 127 78 80 68 70 107 109 117 119 110 112 102 104 61 63 11 11} 93 95 84 e 6 85 87 99 101 9 10 16 17 91 10 71 72 18 19 9 9 136 14i 136 138 1155 165 7 9 119 121 RP 64 68 I 137 139 1 100 101 P P 91 93 91 10 10i 11i Si 9 1106 108 95 *7 1 Ipi I 221 234 11(' 118 115 118 100 101 lo} lot 23} 24 100 102 100 102 274 254 31 33 45 55 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchley, Buckinzhamshire Clydesdale Junction I Colchester, Stour Val , E.Lincolnshire,g.6p o ; E Union,HarwichShs ' Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Ln& N.W Ln& :Caledonin 11.11.&E Gt. North. lE.Counts.l 96 98 99 101 16 17 1 13 4 4 1 1366 = , 4 I ...... I Caledonin Do. Gt. We s t Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. D 0..... Do. S. East Do , Peto &Co ' Do. I N 3.ls L it N . o iked ri .or : aun l ii i; at iT sr • • Do. Do. Do. 'Do. Do. Sharei Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowe sf oft„ , rua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Ma* i Midsb. & Roder, g.6p. Mid.BraffordPrf. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. j Northu.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,llitch.,& Steep SU. R oth. & G Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Woar Valley, g. 6 p. c. Do. do, Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn 108 110 64 64 ,115 120 I 91 93 LBz N L.Yk. 3 Do. Gt. North 1' ILan.& Ykl T Brassayl 3Pcican .; tk.dc Do. • 1 I Gt. West ' IL.SDBrgtn' DOCKS. Docks. 21 2; 95 §7 P I 56 58 ! - 131 135 9 ?4 10110/i 86 88 8 9 Stock Commercial lOO S s t toc oc k k r D ,O o n 4 d p o o r r i Cent.Pref .31in l OO —. Stock East and West India lOO 100 Stock St. Katharine lOO -- Stock - zoutttampton lOO •-• Stock Victoria 0 Do NEV 7 .... .. ! 18 ... ..... 1 Leasing ~.ioisng I BUIIII , B II Paid. CO.'S. Price. I Done. 93 2 98 It pm I Closing Bnahiess Paid Price. Done. 80 1 Share' THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1859. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAE I COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) DE MATTOS V. GIBSON AND CURRIE,--JUDGMENT. This is an appeal from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Wood dismissing the plaintiff's bill. The facts of the case are these :—ln the month of Octo ber, 1857, the defendant Currie, who was negotiating for the purchase of a ship named Allerton, agreed by charter party of that date to carry a cargo of coals for the plaintiff from Newcastle to Suez by the ship in question. The plaintiff was to pay the freight partly in bills at three months and part in six months, and the rest on tne performance of the voyage, but the acceptances were not to be handed over until the vessel had sailed. On the 6th of January, 1858, a bill of sale of the ship was executed, and Currie deposited the acceptances with Messrs. Bramley-Moore and Company, of Liverpool, who were the vendors of the vessel, and with Messrs. Heal and Company, of North Shields, the plaintiff's agents, who had undertaken not to part with the acceptances, on account of the freight, which was also in their hands, without seeing that the balance of their pur chase money was paid. On the 12th of January, 1858, Currie mortgaged the ship to the defendant Gibson for £1,500. A short time afterwards £l,OBO, part of the mortgage money, was paid by Gibson at Currie's request to Messrs. Bramley-Moore and Co. The balance of the amount of the purchase money amounted to £7OO. In February the ship sailed, and meeting with stress of wea • ther became leaky, and it was necessary to take her to Penzance, where she was partially repaired. On the 12th of July, 1858, the mortgagee's power of sale became exer ciseable, and a short time afterwards he took possession of the ship, and completed the repairs. On this the plaintiff filed his bill praying for specific perform ance of the charter-party, and an injunction against Gibson to restrain him from interrupting the voyage or selling the ship without giving notice to the charter parties. On the 12th November last the plaintiff applied to the Vice-Chancellor for an injunction against Gibson, which was refused. An appeal was taken to the Lords Justices, who, on the 17th December last, reversed the decision of the Vice-Chancellor, and granted an injunc tion restraining Gibson and his agents from removing the vessel to Newcastle, or interfering to interrupt the voyage to Suez, the plaintiff undertaking to answer any order that the Court might make as to damages. The injunction and undertaking was to last till the hearing of the cause. On the hearing of the cause, the Vice-Chancellor adhered to the opinion that he had formed in the first instance, and made the decree complained of, dismissing the bill with costs as against Gibson. The plaintiff appealed, and the case was heard last term and stood over for judgment, which was delivered this morning. The Lord Chancellor considered that there was not a case before him in which he could decree specific performance of the charter party. The charterer had a choice of his ship and the sailing master. The ship was disabled, and Currie was not able to pay the expense of repairs. It was no answer to say that another ship might have been engaged to perform the voyage. The charter party was put an end to by the inability of the parties to perform it. His lordship for the same reason could not grant an injunction against Gibson. When he found the charter parties were not able to perform their contract, he was entitled as mortgagee to take possession of the ship. His Lordship affirmed the decision of the Vice-Chan cellor, and dismissed the appeal with costs, and also re mitted the case to the Vice-Chancellor to dispose of any claims arising under the plaintiff's undertaking before the hearing of the cause as to damages. LITERATURE. Newton logvane, a Story of English Country Life. By Francis Francis. With Illustrations by Leech. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. These volumes furnish us with some entertaining sketches of various scenes of country life. The hero, Newton, is the son of a w e althy merchant, but the son did not at all emul a t e the business propensities of his father ; on the contrary, he led an independent life, and some of his essays and endeavours to appear at case in gay society, and to seem cognisant of matters in the shooting and sporting world, of which he was ignorant, are very ludicrous. However, there was enough aptitude in this ambitious hero to acquire rapidly all neces sary information, while, in regard to other draw backs, his natural sense and good feeling came to his rescue, and he soon became a general favourite. His friend, Edward Bowers, is not nearly so esti mable a disposition. He was always being led into errors which were the more inexcusable, as he had constantly friends to assist and advise him, which his friend Newton had not, being by himself as it were, from his parents and early connections living in quite another line of life. The accounts given of Dogvane's many adventures in search of a country residence are very amusing. and are narrated in a skilful manner. Uncle Crabb is a good specimen of a peculiar class, and the working out of his character is admirably done. There is some thing genuine in his words and real in his actions, which stamp the portraiture with the semblance of truth. The ladies of the story do not appear much, as is not to be expected in a sporting novel, but they are pleasing representatives whom we meet in the family of the Bowers. One group is very effectively drawn—Mr. Sharp and his sisters. The absurd styles which this worthy trio adopted in turn, as self-interest prompted or vanity suggested, the plots they formed, the plans they laid out, and the many devices they resorted to, are altogether most entertaining to dwell upon. Some of the episodes of Newton and his associates, in their ardent attempts to become famous, attract notice, and the several passages are related in an animated and spirited style. If with this constant reference to out-of-door sports, and their attendant train of circumstances, this work may not prove so accept able to the general reader, it is admirably adapted to the votaries of the exciting pastimes it chronicles, and the lovers of what have been styled the Olym pian games of Englishmen. filment - of such comprehensive and complicated duties ? Sibert's Wold : A Tale. By the author of " A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam," &c. Simpkin and Marshall. This is the second edition of this little volume, which maintains the reputation of its author as a writer of pleasant domestic tales. There is no great originality or remarkable talent displayed, but it is simple and agreeable in style and tells the old story of lovers' cross purposes in a pleasant and animated manner. The moral is good, as it shows the superiority of a good heart and cultivated mind, even when joined to a weak and crippled body, over the greatest advantages of health , ind strength without any ennobling and enduring qualities. Nathalie. A Tale. By Julia Kavanagh : Hursi and Blackett. Miss Kavanagh's sparkling novel of " Nathalie" forms the fourth volume of Messrs. Hurst and Blackett's New Standard Library. It is written in the authoress's most animated style, and displays her thorough knowledge of French life. It has long been a favourite with most readers, and is well worthy of a place in this excellent series. Those who wish to secure an agreeable novel in a commo dious form cannot do better than seize this oppor tunity. Studies in English Poetry. By Joseph Payne. Fourth edition. Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co. This is a very excellent collection of studies in English verse, extremely varied in its character, and including specimens from most of our poets, ancient and modern. It is intended as a text-book for the higher classes in schools and as an intro duction to the study of English literature. It is, therefore, accompanied by short biographical sketches and notes explanatory and critical. The greater part of the volume is occupied by lyrics, odes, and brief selections, but there are several passages of greater length extracted from Shak speare, Milton, and Pope. The selection has been made with taste and discretion, and we commend it highly as an introduction to the various styles of our great poets. It tends to prove the truth of Bacon's words on its title page—" Poesy serveth and conferreth to magnanimity, morality, and to delectation." The Wild Flowers of England. By the Rev. R. Tyas, M.A., F.R.B.S. ; with coloured illus trations, by J. Andrews. Honitton and Wright. Choice Garden Flowers; with coloured illlustra tions. By S. Andrews. Houlston and Wright. These two charming little volumes will be as acceptable to all unscientific lovers of the floral kingdom as to the proficient in botany. The " Wild Flowers" make a delightful volume ; and it is pleasant to find our old friends the daisy, the cowslip, and even the common furze elevated to the dignity of a botanical work. It is an excellent idea to treat of the simple wild flowers, as it is both more interesting and more instructive to learn the properties and peculiarities of those plants which every one may see than to read of those which most people are totally unacquainted with. The poetical quotations are happily introduced, and prove that our poets, while " soaring to the skies," havennt forgotten "the stars of earth—the golden flowers." The volume on "Choice Garden Flowers" is treated in a similar style, except that there are plentiful directions as to their cultivation and general treatment, which will be of practical service to amateur gardeners. The coloured illustrations in both volumes are the work of Mr. Andrews, F.R.S., and reflect the highest credit upon him. They are- really beautiful, and add not a little to the attractions of the works. Our Farm of Four Acres, and the Money we Made by it. Chapman and Hall. An agreeable and instructive record of two ladies' experience of living in the country. Circumstances having obliged them to quit their house in London, and find a comfortable and inexpensive home for themselves, six children, and the accompanying household, they searched in vain for a convenient v;' la at a moderate rent. At last they took an old fashioned house, with commodious grounds, and set up their " Farm of Four Acres.' They made their own bread and butter, kept cows and poultry, pigs and pigeons, managed their laundry and kitchen garden, and reaped the fruits their energy and in dustry deserved. The record of their experience and plans will be of the greatest practical service to those similarly situated, as directions in books, professedly instructive, frequently omit the very things beginners most need to be told. It is a pleasant little volume, with plenty of usefUl infor mation. The Gourmet's Guide to Rabbit Cooking. By an Old Epicure. Kent and Co. Those who complain of the sameness of English cookery need mourn no longer. Since "An Old Epicure" can provide us with 124 varieties in rabbit cookery, surely a new epoch of invention or discovery has arrived. Boiling, roasting, baking, picv, puddings, soups, curries, broiling, frying, fricassees, stewing, rabbit served cold, warmed - rabbit—such are some of the varieties of dressing this somewhat insipid animal. These, however, are but the grand 'divisions of the subject. They are subdivided into endless methods of carrying out. To all puzzled housekeepers and disconsolate chefs de cuisne we commend this useful auxiliary. Vlty should we Learn. By Emily Shirreff, author of " Intellectual Education," &c. Parker. This volume consists of a series of short and simple lectures, addressed to schools, on the advan tages of education, the reasons for acquiring know ledge, and similar subjects of importance. It is written in a plain and sensible manner, and is well worthy the attention of young people, as setting before them in a clear and forcible light the respon sibilities they incur by neglecting the means of education. The Horse and Ms Master. By Vere D. Hunt, Esq. Longman. A volume on the breeding, breaking, and train ing of horses, with remarks on stable management, elementary horsemanship, riding to hounds, and other arts necessary for the aspirant to equestrian excellence. It is a useful volume, convenient in size and concise in style, furnishing entertainment for those experienced and interested in the manage ment of these noble animals, and some useful hints fur the uninitiated. Portrait of H.R.H. the Princess Frederick William of Prussia and Infant Prince. Mitchell, Old Bond-street. A graceful portrait of the Princess Royal and the little heir to the Prussian throne. It is taken from a photograph, and shows the young mother bend ing over her babe in a charming homelike attitude. This is another of those pleasant groups which draw the curtain of state aside, and show us Queens and Princesses in their more attractive guise as matrons and mothers. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Before Lord Campboll, and Justices Crompton, IVi,gbtman, and Hill.) The Court was occupied the whole of the morning in hearing the arguments in a case which was only interesting to the parties concerned. It was an application to the Court in which the originality of an invention in a winnowing machine was involved. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justice Crowder and a Common Jury.) CRATE (AN INFANT) v. KELK. This was an action brought by the next friend of the plaintiff, a boy, aged 12, named Stoneham, against the defendant for damages for an injury received by the plaintiff, owing to the carelessness of one of the company's servants. It appeared that the plaintiff went to the defendant's saw mills at Pimlico, for the purpose of purchasing some saw dust. After he had filled his sack and was raising himself out of the pit, a workman came by carrying a log of timber, which fell on the plaintiff's arm and broke it. The boy was in the hospital about six weeks. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, £lO. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before Baron Bramwell and a Common Jury.) ONION V. NEEDIIA3f. This was nn action to recover the value of a breech-load ing gun left with the defendant to repair. The gun was left to be cleaned, and was not sent for for some time. When it was called for it was not to be found, and it is supposed it had been given by mistake to some other party. The value of the gun was the only question to be decided. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—the value of the gun which was adjudged by them to be 30s. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.—Thrs morning James Charles and Terence M'Clean, whose case was fully reported in The Sun of yesterday, appeared upon their bail to hear the Alderman's decision upon the evidence. Mr. Alderman Mechi said ho had been very carefully through the depositions, and was decidedly of opinion that it was a case peculiarly adapted to the deliberation of a jury, and that being so the defendants would be committed for, trial upon the same bail as before. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN UNWELCOME VISITOR TO A LICENSED VICTUAL LER.—James Wilson, a respectably-attired young man, was charged with uttering a counterfeit half-crown, to Mr. Bartlett, of the York Arms, Curzon-street, the pri soner having on a former occasion paid the prosecutor a visit and tendered a counterfeit coin. Mr. Bartlett said that on the previous evening the pri soner came in and called for brandy and soda water, which his wife served him with, and he at once recognizing him as having paid him a visit on a former occasion, when he succeeded in passing a bad half-crown, got his wife aside. The prisoner then threw down a half crown, which he at once detected as bad, and on his pointing it out to him he threw down a good one, which he gave change for, still re taining the bad one. The prisoner then became very inso lent, and wanted to know why he acted as he did, upon which he told him that he would let him know the reason, and gave him into custody. Inspector Webb said the prisoner refused his name and address when charged. Mr. Bingham said perhaps he would give it now if he was a gentleman. The prisoner said he would. Mr. Bingham said he would then remand him. The prisoner said if he was to be remanded he should decline giving his address. The prosecutor spoke of two months ago, which he (prisoner) thought a long time. - A person said he saw the prisoner utter the first coin. Mr. Bingham remanded the prisoner, ordering the So licitor to the Mint to be communicated with. THAMES. INVITATION TO FORM A VOLUNTEER RIFLE "CORPSE." —Mr. Selfe handed to our reporter a letter, of which the following is an exact copy, and which appeared to afford great amusement to the magistrate. The superscription on the envelope was as follows :—" For the Honerable Mr Self or Mr Yardley hou may be seting now Mater who reads it it is a letter of importance about forming Rifle Corpse for Stepney." The letter, as well as the superscrip tionmust be given verbatim ct literati»t. Thursday May 26th 1859—For the Honorable Mr Self Chief Magistrate of the themes police Court, stepiey Dear Sur i ham about to ask you a favour will you be so kind as toe give me an answear to that favour wich i am about to ask you by so doing you will oblige your umbel servant by answearing this favour in one of the Dailey news papers the Queastion wich i Am about to ask Dear Sir is about the Preesent Condision of our war on the Contingnent wich may lead to serous results though we !lave triead to keep neauttral in not interferinge i thinks with all our wise policey we shall have to Interfeer after all and wat i am gonig to ask you Dear Sir is this will you be so kind in using all your power in trying to ask the Gouvrment to alow your a Rifle volunteer Corpse for the parish of stipney and others Suburbs of the tower Hamletts wick woud clwayin fear of and invasion in my opi nicn sndbewvoenri b h e anciY a e very great servise to the Gouvrnment of this Country in protecting our Shores in fear of Despots abroad threatining our Country with and invasion because you now. as well as i do sir when the first napoliean were spreading all of the country of Europes and wet is the pre decessor of France i mean Louise napoliean but following the footsteps of his uncle Napoliean the first in Causin wars all about Europes and i sa y sir that we or g t to be preapared aganst aney such Despots that may try to invade us at souse future day when we evident be prepared because we all now the french have never forgot waterloo and thats wot makes them how us a grudge the Government and people of Europes, and now I am about to Conclude dear sir in my leter wishing to give no ofence by ofendingby you this Quaestion will you be so kind you t. asking to ask the Government to alow a Rifle Corpse fo u r the • hof -t and the others )paris epney suburbs of the tower Hamletts all others places are becaus forming Rifle Corpses might already and I think sir we form a very nice Re be .* gment in the tower Hamletts they cond . premised in victoria park if we can get them formed am one that wood join direct 1 • forming of the volun teer for the tower Hainletts e r y c l i n one Corpse now am about Dear sir you be so kind in say all i have t o say to you will • d in giving answear in one of the Dailey papers by so doing you will oblige your umbel servant a working man. N.E. i wants to set Rifle Corpses hall over The kingdom." TATTEI?SALLS"-( THIS EVENING.) Very few subscribers were present, and beyond the dis position to back Alusjid the doings were unimportant. No bet about the favourite came under our notice. The prices were as under : DERBY. 2to 1 agst Promised Land 9to 2 agst Musjid (taken) 6to 1 agst Trumpeter (taken) 30 to 1 agst Marionette (taken) 40 to 1 agst Cavendish (taken) 9to 2 agst Promised Land's winning the Derby, and Mayonaise the Oaks (taken) 11.1RPENDEN RACES-(THIS DAY). - - (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ROTHAMSTEAD STAKES. Ascot Star of the Vale Hassock Five ran. HARPENDEN HANDICAP. Minster Tiney 2 Windward... ... • . 3 Eight ran. R ESU LT OF TITE DERBY AND OARS.—Youatt William Gray is confident of winning and placing two out ofthreo for the Derby and the Oaks. Take his advice, and g et on the two named for places — first, second, or third. You can get 20 to 1 each for places. This is better than backing the favourite at 2to to win. I have watched • eve ry move at Bath and Harpende n , b ut what I have seen there has not altered my opinion. Do not be alarmed or timid in doing as I Suggest. This is another Daniel O'Rourke. Ellingtob, and Blink Bonny move. Terms— Derby and Oaks, 2s. 6d. ; the full meefing, s . Please to supply stamped - addressed envelopes. Address, 15, Charing croes. Information will he sent. up to the last post on Tuesday. ANCHORAGE OF V EsSELS IN THE MERSEY.—A special committee of the Mersey Dock Board having been appointed some time since to report upon the question of reserving a track for the ferry-boats which ply across the river, brought the result of their investigation before the board at their meeting yesterday. After entering very fully into the matter, and taking considerable evidence thereon, they state that they have come to the conclusion to recom mend the board not to exercise the powers of their act by providing a special and cleared track for the ferry-steamers, as they are of opinion that the danger of collision in the river would not be lessened by such a measure, while it is undesirable on other grounds. If such a track were pro vided it would be necessary to provent.vessels from anchor ing within the limits assigned for them, which no byelaw would suffice to effect. Robert 3fornay. By Max Ferrer. Chapman arid Hall. There is a thoughtful style about this book that may attract the notice of the reader who seeks for something beyond the superficial. The character of Mornay himself is a strange one, but the peculiar points of it are finely traced and accurately defined. Under the smooth current of outward prosperity, and beneath the gaudy glare of worldly fashion, \ are introduced to many shrewd dissertations and clever criticisms on existing follies and extant faults. The description of Falkland is admirably given, and exposes most successfully the prevalent errors of judgment into which the self-sufficient and selfish youth of the day are apt to fall. What real feeling he possessed was carefully concealed under a mask, and he lived an artificial existence. Harry Winsome is a very pleasing character, and it is very satisfactory to find him renouncing the idle and extravagant habits into which he had fallen, and commencing his life afresh under better inspirations and happier auspices. The conflicting circumstances which attended the engagement of Harry and Miss Markham, and his hopeless attachment to Mrs. Lovess, the widow, are ingeni ously narrated, and form an exciting passage in the story. There is also an interesting episode con cerning Mornay and Mabel Farion, although there are more painful scenes, and the conduct of Mornay in Italy was reprehensible in the extreme, and led to misery on one side and misundcrstanding on the other. Many of the numerous persons who app e ar on the scene are sketched in a skilful manner, and those who object to the serious part of the re flections may find ample amusement in the vivid descriptions that abound in this sparkling volume. The Mothers of Great Men. By Mrs. Ellis, author of " The Women of England," &c. Bentley. Mrs. Ellis has justly observed in her preface that she has a noble subject. The influence of mothers on their sons is a subject well worthy of consideration. It is a generally admitted fact that the mothers of great men, if not themselves eminent, have been frequently distinguished by force of character, elevation of sentiment, or some peculiarity that marks them out from the commonplace. Phy siologists, and psychologists may indulge in specu lations as to the inheritance of characteristics ; but it is a more interesting as well as well as a more instructive view of the question to reflect upon the moral influence of the mother over her child. The inculcation of high and noble feelings, no less by example than precept, depends greatly upon the maternal influence, and it must be a high toned mind and a character of unusual strength that re sists the deteriorating effects of a mean and selfish mother. In many instances, among the celebrities of the world especially, the mother's care is needed less to elevate and inspire than to soothe and moderate. The authoress remarks upon the irre parable loss of a motner's love to the distracted mind and sensitive nerves of the gentle Cowper. Though fully appreciating the interest and import ance of her su' , ject, Mrs. Ellis has not succeeded in rendering her work all it might have been. The style is somewhat heavy, and she expresses her regret that facts have in many instances failed her ; indeed, many of the most estimable and devoted mothers may be little known beyond their own immediate circle. The teaching of the mother, too, is something intangible, consisting less in positive words and direct actions than in the general influ ence of high principles and generous sentiments over the tender minds of children. The authoress has, we imagine, endeavoured to be too precise in her definitions. A general portrait of the mother in her home life is as much as can be expected, unless she has herself mixed in an extended sphere of usefulness. Nevertheless, the work is full of interest, and if not quite carrying out the author's intentions or the reader's expecta tions, conveys much valuable information, and suggests reflection. The characters she has chosen for illustration are many of them well known. The first is Monica, the admirable mother of St. Augustine, the fulfilment of whose maternal hopes was granted her after many years of patience and prayer. The story of her dream, which foretold the conversion of her son is well known. The mother of Alfred the Great comes next in succession, though in truth she ought not to have been included, for, as is familiar to most readers, the young Judith was only the stepmother of the future king. Still, as tradition tells that her instructions taught him to read, and her songs made him familiar with deeds of chivalry, she deserves a place in these records of maternal care. Margaret Beaufort, the mother of Henry VII., and foundress of many collegiate institutions, the "venerable Margaret" of Gray's , ode, fills an interesting chapter. Louisa of Savoy, the mother of another sovereign, is equally remark able in character, though not equally estimable. If her clear head and firm hand ruled the troubled kingdom safely during her son's captivity in Spain, we must not forget that it was her ungovernable pride and vindictive temper that turned the sword of Bourbon against his country. Her avarice, too, has no claim upon our indulgence, since her secret ' hoards were not forthcoming for the payment of her son's ransom. She had not experienced those vicissitudes which induced Letitia Bonaparte to say, when remonstrated with for her economical propen sities, " Who knows but I may one day have to find bread for all these kings ?" Louisa's granddaughter, also the mother of a king,fills a considerable portion of the volume. Jeanne d.'Albret, Queen of Navarre, and leader of the Huguenots, was a very different person from the selfish and superstitious mother of Francis I. Yet she had her grandmother's energy of character, joined to abilities which were her own. The events of her career are matters of history, and have recently been the subject of a very valuable and interesting work from the pen of Miss Freer. As the mother of Henry IV. she fills a place in this catalogue, and the record of her life is full of interest. The mother of John Wesley, a woman of remarkable strength of mind and de cision of character, is another of the conspicuous figures. She was fully impressed with the sense of her maternal responsibilities, and attached great importance to the virtue of obedience. It is re corded of her that she taught her babies to " cry softly," though it is not said by what means this desirable result was obtained. Letitia Bonaparte, " Madame Wre," of course fills a place in such a record, and her portrait. is the frontispiece to the volume. The mother of Lord Byron, whose cruelly capricious treatment of the poet's sensitive child hood may justly be blamed for many of his sub sequent errors, is another of the remaining subjects. The authoress laments her inability to discover the facts she is convinced are in existence. She has, however, opened a suggestive subject, and it may be subsequently follow e d up b y h erse lf or by others. The work before us is not without its lesson and its object. It may serve to awaken some heedless mothers to a sense of th e i r respons ibiliti e s, and it furnishes the best answer to the conflicting argu ments in favour of women's rights, and against the extension of women's education. The sketches before us reply, women are not devoid of power, when the tone and tenour of a whole life is com mitted to their charg e; b ut w h a t c ultivation of intellect, what extension of knowledge, what eleva tion of sentiment can be superfluous for the fuj- T 111 _D T I OIN. SUN OFFIC.E, Seven o' Clock,. THE VICTORIA CROSS. (From the Gazette qf this evening.) . IVAR-OFFICE, MAY 27, 1859.' The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned non-commission3d officers and privates of her Majesty's army, whose claims, to the 'same have been submitted for her Majesty's approval, on -account of acts of bravery performed by them in India, as recorded against their several names, viz.:—, Private Michael Murphy (farrier), 2nd Battalion, Mili tary Train—For daring gallantry on the 15th April, 1858, when engaged in the pursuit of Kooor Singh's Army from Azimghur, in having rescued Lieutenant Hamilton, Adju tant of the 3rd Sikh Cavalry, who was wounded, dis mounted, and surrounded by the enemy. Farrier Murphy cut down several men, and, although himself severely wounded, he never left Lieutenant Hamilton's side until support arrived. Lance-Corporal Alexander Thompson, 42d Regiment— For daring gallanttry, on the 15th April, 1858, when at the attack of the F or t o f Ruhya. in having volunteered to assist Captain Groves, Commanding the 4th Punjab Rifl3s, in bringing in the body of Lieutenant Willoughby, of that corps, from the top of the glacis, in aimost exposed situa tion, under a heavy fire - . . • Quartermaster-Sergeant John Simpson ' 42tRegiment— For conspicuous brav er y a t th e at t ac k on the Fort of Ruhya, on the 15th April, 1858, in having volunteered to go to an exposed point within forty yards of the parapet of the Fort, under a heavy fire, a. - id brought in, first, Lieu tenant Douglas, and afterwards a private soldier, both'of whom were dangerously wounded. Private James Davis, 42d Regiment—For conspicuous gallantry, at the attack on the Fort of Ruhya, when, with an advanced party, to point out the gate of the Fort to the Engineer Officer, Private Davis offered to carry the body of Lieutenant Bramley, who was killed at this point, to the Regiment. He performed this duty of danger and affection under the very walls of the Fort. _ _ _ MEMORANDUM.—Private Edward Spence,42d Regiment, would have been recommended to her Majesty for the de coration of the Victoria Cross, had he survived. He and Lance-Corporal Thompson, of that Regiment, volunteered, at the attack of the Fort of Ruhya, on the 15th April, 1858, to assist Captain Groves, commanding the 4th Punjab Rifles, in bringing in the body of Lieutenant • Willoughby from the top of the glacis. Private Spence dauntlessly placed himself in an exposed position, so as to cover the party bearing away the body. He died on the 17th of the same month, from the effects of the wound which he re ceived on the occasion. CHAPLAINS IN THE NAVY. (From the Gazette of this evening) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of May, 1859, present, the Queen's• Most Excellent Majesty ,n Council. Whereas, there was this day read at the Board, a Memo rial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, dated the twelfth of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, in the words following, viz.:— " Whereas, we have had under our consideration the present condition of the chaplains of your Majesty's Navy, with the view of ameliorating their position, and placing them more cn an equality with the chaplains of your Ma jesty's Army, in regard to their relative ranks and rates of pay and half-pay, pensions to their widows, &c. " And whereas, we are of opinion that it would be for the advantage of your Majesty's service that the following regulations should be adopted for the chaplains of the Royal Navy:— a'lst.—That there shall be Four Classes of Chaplains to rank as follows :—Fourth Classs, under ten years' service, to rank with. Lieutenants. Third Class, under fifteen years' service, to rank with Commanders. Second Class, under twenty years' service, to rank with Captains under three years' standing. First Class, above twenty years' service, to rank with Captains above three years' standing; and that the Senior Chaplain of Greenwich Hospital shall be recognised as Head of the Naval Chaplains, bear the title of Chaplain of the Fleet, and rank with a Rear .Admiral. "2d—That the Full-pay shall be :—Chaplains under ten years' service, ten shillings per diem. Chaplains under fifteen years' servi_T, twelve shillings per diem. Chap lains under twenty years' service, fourteen shillings Der diem. Chaplains above twenty years' service, sixteen shillings per diem. "3d—That the Half-pay shall be :—Chaplains under five years' service, five shillings per diem. Chaplains above five years' service, six shillings per diem. Chaplains above len years' service, seven shillings and sixpence per diem.. Chaplains above fifteen years' service, ten shillings per diem. Chaplains aboVe twenty years' service, twelve shillings per diem. . "4th.—That the Pensions to the Widows of Naval Chaplains shall be as follows, provided the Chaplain shall have served one year after his warriage ; Chaplains under ten years' service on full-pay, fifty pounds per annum. Chaplains under twenty-years' servi::e on full-pay, seventy pounds per annum. Chaplains above twenty years' service on full pay, ninety pounds per annum. sth.—That no alteration shall be made in the present rates of additional pay and half-pay allowed to Chaplains of the Royal Navy when holding the office of Naval Instructor. "6th.—That no Naval Chaplain who may avail himself of the regulations shall be allowed to retire under twenty-five years' service, excepting on the ground of permanent unfitness from ill health—but that such Chaplains now on the list who may prefer to remain on their present rate of full-pay, and under the existing regulations with regard to half-pay and retire ment, shall be allowed to do so. And we beg leave to re present to your Majesty, that the Lords of your Majesty's Treasury have signified their concurrence in the proposed arrangement." Her Majesty having taken the said Memorial into con sideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed ; and the Right Honourable the Lords Co,nolissioners of the Admi ralty are to give the necessary ci2 , -ections herein accord -WM. L. BATHURST. MEDICAL OFFICERS IN . ME ARMY AND NAVY. (From the Gazette of this ereniag) At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of May, 18.59, present, the Queen's Mcst Excellent Majesty in Council. Whereas there was this day read at the board a memorial from the Right Honourable the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, dated the twelfth of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, in the words follow ing, viz :—" Whereas we have had under our considera tion the necessity of assimilating, as far as possible, the re lative ranks and rates of pay and half-pay of the medical officers of your Majesty's navy and army. And whereas we are of opinion that it would be for the advantage of your Majesty's service that the following regulations should be adopted for the medical officers of the Royal Navy, viz. :- 1 " Ist. That there shall be four grades of Medical Officers, Niz.:-- 1. Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets. 2. Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets. 3. Surgeon, who, after twenty years' service on full-pay, ten of which in the rank of Surgeon, shall be styled Staff-Surgeon. 4. Assistant-Surgeon. " 2d. That no candidate shall be admitted to the exami • nation for a commission in the Medical Department of the Royal Navy who does not possess such a diploma as would qualify a civilian to practise medicine and surgery; and no such candidate shall receive a commission as assistant-sur geon until ho shall have satisfactorily passed an examina tion in naval surgery and hygihie before a board of exa miners appointed by the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty. "3d. That no Assistant-Surgeon shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of Surgeon until he shall have passed such examination as the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty may require, and shall have served on full pay with the commission of Assistant -Surgeon for five years, of which two, at least, shall have been passed on board °in of your Majesty's sea-going ships. " 4th. That no Surgeon shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets until he shall have served ten years in your Majesty's Navy on full pay, of which three, at least, must have been passed in one of your Majesty's lips on some one or more foreign stations, with the rank of,Surgeon. " sth. That no Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets shall be eligible for promotion to the rank of Inspector-General until he shall have served five yPars at home, or three years abroad, in the rank of Deputy-Insvec tor- General. Vv " That in cases of emergency, howevor, or when the good of your Majesty's service may render such alteration desirable, it shall be competent for the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to shorten the several periods of service above-mentioned, in such manner as they shall deem Si and expedient. " 6th. That the rates of full-pay of the medical officers of your Majesty's navy shall, in future, be in accordance with the following schedule F Afte u r f. 3 l, o P. ye AL s - , s f e ciscto rv p ic e eon r- f G ul e l n p er a al of y, i2 Io 5-Is.s;pi2taslys years, Fleets : s,£2tis. ; 20 years, £2.* Deputy - Inspector-Gleneral of Hospitals and Fleets : 30 years, £1 14s. ; 25 years, £1 10s. ; 20 years, £l. Bs.* Staff-Surgeon : 25 y ears, £1 as. ; 1 ,20 yea sASI 2s. ; Surgeon : 15 years, 18 s. ; 10 years, 15s * Assistant-Sur geon : 10 years, 13 s . a 5 years 11 6d ; . uncler 5 years, 10s. " 7th. That every medical o ' fficer . on . the Active List, now on half-pay, and those who may be placed on it subse quently to the date of your Majesty's Order in C:""n'il authorising thi s proposal, shall be allowed the half-pley . to which his period of service on full-pay shall entitle him, 4aL 3 P O according to the f o ll ow i ng schedule :- Inspector-General of Hospitals and Flee ts : After service on full pay, £1 17s. 6d. ; after 25 years, £1 13s. 6d. ; after 20 years ' £1 10 s .* Deputy-In spector-General o f H osp it a l s an d Fleets : After 30 years, £1 ss. 6d. ; after 25 years, - X1 2s. 6d.; after 20 years, £1 ls.* Staff-Surgeon : After 25 years, 18s. 6d. ; after 20 years, 16s. 6d. Surgeon : After 15 years, 13s. 6d. ; after 10 years, lls.* Assistant-Surgeen : After 10 years, 10s. ; after five years, Bs. ; under five years. 6s. "Bth. That with a view to maintain the efficiency of the Service, all Medical Officers of the ranks of Staff-Surgeon, and Assistant-Surgeon, shall be placed on. the Retired List, when they shall have attained the age of sixty years; Deputy Inspectors-General, shall be placed on such Re tired List when they shall have attained the age of sixty five years ; and Inspectors-General when they shall here attained the ego of see-ante' years. Officers thus superan nuated shall receive the rates of half-pay mentioned in the precedine. schedule. " 9th. That the relative rank of the Medical Officers of your Majesty's Navy shall be similar to that conferred upon the Medical Officers of the Army, awl shall be as I follows : "An Assistant-Surgeon shall rank as a Lieutenant in the Army, according to the date of his co mmission and utter six years' service on full-pay, as a Captain in _the u A ac cording to the date of' the completion of such service. "A Surgeon shall rank as Major in t he Arm y , accordin g to the date of his commission ' • and a Staff7Surgeon as Lieutenant-Colonel, but junior of that rank. " A Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets shall rank as Lieutenant-Colonel, according to the date of his commission ; and after five years' service on full pay, ks Deputy Inspector-General, shall rank as Colonel, according to the date of completion of such service. " An Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets shall rank as Brigadier - Gener al, accordin g to the date of his com mission; and after three years' service on full pay, as Inspector-General, shall rank as Major-General, according to the date of completion of such service. " Provided always that no naval medical officer, while * Or on promotion, should these periods of service not have been already completed. borne on_the books of one of her Majesty's ships, or m ployed on establishments on sham, shall be deemed sur srior in rank to the officer appointed t command such' sliip or establishment ; but such Commanding, Officer shall, under all circumstances, be held to be superior in rank and pre cedence to every officer under his corztmand. " 10th. That such relative rank shall carry with it- all precedence and advantages attaching to the rank with which it corresponds, and shall regulate the choice of quar ters, rates of lodging-money, servants, forage, f ue l an d light, or allowances in their 'stead, when Medical Offic,:rs of the Navy may be employed on shore on joint service with your Majesty's Land Forces; but that Medical OE icer e serving in the Fleet, shall, notwithstanding the ref dive rank thus conilrred upon them, in all such details, ane also in all matters relating to the duties of the Fleet, Etnu the discipline and interior economy of your Majesty's ships, be subject, as heretofore, to ' the authority of any executive officer of the military branch while on duty, ur der the general regulations which may from ti me t o t i me b e prescribed by the Lord High , Admiral, or the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral ; and that medical officers shall s'utre prize money according to the proclamation or proclamations which may be in force for the time being, for regulating the distribution of the proceeds of prizes in the Royal Navy. " 11th. That medical officers shall be entitled to the same allowances, on account of wounds and injuries received in action, as coutbatant officers holding the same relative ranks. "12th. That the families of medical officers shall in like manner be entitled to the same allowances as granted to the families of combatant officers holding the same relative ranks. " 13th. That medical officers shall be held entitled to the same honours as other officers of the Royal Navy of equal relative rank. , ' " 14th. That a medical officer retiring after a full-pay service of twenty-five years, may, in cases of distinguislted service, receive a step of honorary rank, but without in crease of half-pay. " 15th. That good service pensions shall be awarded to the most meritorious medical officers of the Royal Navy, under such regulations as shall from time to time be deter_ minedt o h recommendation m e miss upo on Admiral,o n r , th o e n ersforeecuotfintgliethaLtoorffid High " 16th That four of the most meritorious medical offi cers of the Royal Navy shall be named Honorary Phy ii clans and four Honorary Surgeons to your Majesty. " We do therefore most humbly submit that your Ma jesty will be graciously pleased, by your Order in Council, to grant us the necessary authority for carrying the fore going regulations into effect ; the Lords Commissioners of your Majesty's Treasury having signified their concur rence." Her Majesty having taken the said Memorial into con sideration, was pleased, by and with the advice of her Privy Council, to approve of what is therein proposed ; and the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty are to give the necessary directions herein awn d ingly. WM. L. BATHURST. This clause does not extend to the compliments to be paid by Garrison or Regimental Guards, as laid down in pages 29 and 30 of your Majesty's Regulations for the Army, nor to corresponding honours paid on board ycur Majesty's ships. LONDON GAZETTE--( THIS EVENING) WHITEHALL, MAY 26, The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land unto Barn es Peacock, Esq., Chief Justice of her Ma jesty's Supreme Court of Judicature at Calcutta. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 26. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Honourable the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, 4- o appoint John W. C. Ewart, Esq., one of her ➢iajesty 'a Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice J. F. Pet), Esq., resigned. COMMISSIONS BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. County of Middlesex.—Taverner John Miller, M.P., to be Deputy Lieutenant. County of Gloucester.—Charles James Monk, Esq., and Stephen Cave, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenants. 6th Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Edward Hewitt, Gent., to be Ensign. Royal Glamorgan Artillery Militia—Thomas Bateman, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Durham Artillery Militia—Second Lieutenant Jam Erskine Ainslie Mather to be First Lieutenant, vice Browne, resigned ; Arthur Munro, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Mather, promoted. Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—Capta 'a the Hon. Frederick Walpole to be Major, vice Custanca promoted. Royal South Gloucester Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Robert Clayton Daubenny, Gent., to be Ensign. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Benjamin Wood, bookseller, liralworth-road, Surrey. BANKRUPTS. George Tilley, publican, Holborn, to surrender, June 6, at two, and 11. at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Charles Jeffs, leather cutter, Nottingham, June 7 ar.d July 5, atcleveu, at the Shire-hall, Nottingham. Alfred Elphick, butcher, East Moulsey, Surrey, June 8, and July 11, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Hayes, wine merchant, Old Broad .street, June 7, at half•past two, and July 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Digby Lee Palmer, teacher of music, Sheffield, June 11 and July 2, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Thomas Satchwell, grocer, Mortimer, Berkshire, Jure 14, at half-past twelve, and July 12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. James Onley, corn dealer, Birmingham, June 10 and 30, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Robert Anderson Rust, pianoforte manufacturer, Great Marlborough-street, Regent-street, June 3, and July 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. James Barrack, hotel-keeper, Cockspur-street, June 10, at twelve, and July 8, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William James Adams, merchant, Lansdowne-circus, South Lambeth, June 8, and July 5, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Joseph Burrows, tailor and draper, %Voolton, Lanca shire, June 9 and 30, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. William Williams, draper, Mountain Ash, Glamorgan shire, June 7 and July 5, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Charles Robert Moate, metal broker, Old Broad• street, City, June 10, at eleven, and July 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Robert Campbell, innkeeper, Kilmarnock. Andrew Speirs, farmer, Muirhouse, Symington. James Forrest, quarrier and spirit retailer, Sheepford Locks, near Airdrie. Alexander - Waugh, tenant, Heiton Mills, Kelso. Alexander and Robert Smith, builder, Edinburgh. BANK OF ENGLAND An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victorb, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 25th day of May, 1859: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued X 31,180,835 Government Debt £11,015,1 1 0 Other Securities .. 3,459,9 )0 Gold Coin & Bullion 16,705,55 Silver Bullion .... - 5.,31,150,835! f 31,180,635 BANKING DEPA.RTHENT. Proprietors' Cppi- Government S ecu tal £14,533,000 rides (including Rest Public Deposits (in- nutty) £11,261,376 eluding Exclic- Other Securities 19,295,N74 finer, Sa vings' Notes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver miss toners of Na- Coin tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- . 704131 counts) Other DeNsits Seven Day and other Bills 6,634,168 ; 1 17,017,706 765,006 I £41,240,744 , I £41,240,741 M. MAUSIIALL, Chief Cashier. Dated 31 . 1!3• 25, 1859. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, coax putedfrout Returns made in the week enling the 24th day of May, 1859, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid rc payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per cwt. From the British possessions in America 27s Hid Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 27s 2d Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies —s —(1 Average price of the foregoing 278 7d COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tries DAY. Amstercl:Ln Ditto 3 Months. 11 15 11 15t Rotterdam — 11 151 11 14, Antwerp Brussels. .. . Hamburg . h • l3 31 13 4 Paris ..... • . Ditto FMrankfargetetso.i;..l;:a. ...... : -- 25 5 11N t 2 1 . 16 1771 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 32 32A- Madrid 48k Cadiz — 491 491 Leghorn — 31 0 31 2n Genoa — 25 65 25 8 1.,2nles Patel:1 1 10 — , 117 - 1171 1171 118 Messina . — Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro ... GO days st. New York .......... E.I. Co's bls. House bls. .. 23} Calcutta, Co.'s rupee Bombay ditto ...... •• • • Madras ditto ........ 's Bills drawn, from the 11th t o East India C ow PanY the 25th May. Bengal £634 19 11 Madrlg Porn bay £32 , 4 19 11 - Foreign Glll in Ears (StandarcP ) per oz. £3 17 9 Mexiran DoThirg • „ 0 0 0 Silvn in 133r5 (Standard) NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Thefollowirg appointinonts svera madelhis afternoon At the Ad m fral h' Lieutenants—Thomas A. Swinburue, John G. Boileau, Wm. T. W. Humbly, and Robert J. Stotherd, to the Edg.T Alfred Luekraft,-Edward F. Holm.e, W. N. Cornewall, a l d W. J. Walker, to the Aboukir. • Mates—F. Stirling, to the Aboukir; H. C. Onslow, 'o the Brisk ; F. S. Vandermulen, to the T. , dgar ; and A. S'• MontaguQ, to the Cadmus. Midshipman —F. A. Sergeant, to the es Brisk.- Surgeons.—Thomas Somerville , to the Edgar; ,TAT) Davidson, t o t h e Ab ou ki r ; John T. Gabriel (additional, to the Edgar; William Evans (additional), to the Russell.. Assistant-Styrrons—Joseph Halpin (acting), Edgar; ; Jtnnet Martin, to the Aboukir; John Cruicksha-k (acting), to ditto. • - • to- the Firobror i. .2Laster's Ar...;ietant--W. H. Buckdale, .. . • Naval Cadets--H. W. W o delloube, to the :RUyal Albel .. ; G. Parnell,to the Agamemnon , -to t)1? : ..... -