The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-24 00:00:00

a protest on the subject to the friendly Courts which signed the treaties of 1815. The protest formally disavows all the possible consequences of the usur pation, and official notice of it has been given to all parties concerned." The Bologna Gazette confirms the intelligence that Austria has admitted the neutrality of the States of the Church. It says :—" We have already announced that France had recognised the neutra lity of the Pontifical States ; and we have now to add that a similar official recognition has been received from Austria." Major Vincent Malenchini, provisional Minister of War in Tuscany, having requested permission to retire in order to resume the command of his battalion of Chasseurs of the Appenines in Pied ?tient, the Tuscan Government has appointed Lieut.- Colonel Nicolini, Governor of Eiba, to the vacant portfolio. By another decree, Major Biscossi is appointed civil and military commandant of the town and port of Leghorn, and of the whole Tuscan coast. The Nord of Brussels says A journal lately thought proper to declare that Count de Kisseleff, the Russian Ambassador, in reply to an official i nquiry from the French Cabinet relative to the calling out of troops in Russia, stated that the statements made on the subject were, to say the least, greatly exaggerated. We are now authorised to say that no inquiry of the kind has been ad dressed to his Excellency, and that consequently no such answer has ever been given." The Dresden Journal announces that the Grand Duke of Tuscany renewed on the 14th inst., at Ferrara, the protest he made at Florence on the 29th ult., before the diplomatic body, against the events which compelled him to quit the Duchy. T he Emperor Francis Joseph, as head of the House of Lorraine, gave his adhesion to this protest. The Munich Gazette of the 19th says An Austrian corps d'armee of 40,000 men, who are on their way from Bohemia to the Tyrol, will be con- Thyed on the Bavarian railway from Iloff to Inns truck. These troops will not make any stay in I°Etraria, but will only stop at the principal stations to receive provisions." FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. The Moniteur says The Minister of Foreign 4 4 , fr airs, by a circular of the 3d inst., requested all the diplomatic agents of the Emperor to deliver to the Governments to which they were accredited an °facial note, having for object to announce to them Vat the Imperial Government had given to the commandants of the land and naval forces the ne cessary instructions for them during the present War to respect the territory, the navigation, and the commerce of the neutral Powers, and to observe, Particularly with regard to those States which h ave adhered to them, the principles laid down by the declaration of the Congress of Paris of the 16th April, 1856." 1301 0RsE, May 23.—There has been only a limited amount of business doing, but the market remains St eady. Various rumours have been in circulation— among others, that disturbances had broken out at Modena ; that the King of Naples had died yester day ; and that an engagement had taken place at Mortara, which had been taken by the French. Threes varied from 61f. 15c. to 61f. 25c. ; Mobilier to 585 f. to 592 f. 50c. ; Orleans, 1,175 f. to I,lBof. ; Northern, 875 f. to 880 f. ; Lyons, 777 f. 50c. to 780 f. ; Eastern, 590 f. to 595 f. The following were the closing quotations : per Cents. .... 89 60 I Credit Foncier 645 Do. end month Belgian 4} tPer Cents ....... 61 35 Piedmontese (5) Ba nk Shares 2700 Austrian Cr4dit Mobilier 595 Spanish Threes 1)0 . Account 502 50 Home Debt 37 MONBY MA PITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. Very little activity has prevailed in the markets for Foreign and Colonial produce during the last few days, although prices have been tolerably well supported. Tea has been firm, and a rather exten sive business has been done in good qualities of congou at full rates. Sugars have been in very limited request, only the finer qualities of British Wrest India finding purchasers, at barely previous quotations. In the refined market dried goods were in moderate demand, but at rather lower prices. Coffee has been dull, scarcely any business having been transacted in the private market, and at public sale the few small parcels sold went at a slight reduction on former rates. For rice there has been a better demand, and prices have been steady. Saltpetre has been in request at about former rates ; but tallow continues dull, and at slightly reduced values. The public sales of foreign and colonial wool have continued to progress with much steadiness, and prices have been rather firmer, particularly for the finer descriptions of Cape, Sydney, and Port. Philip qualities. The late large arrivals, however, have induced -the committee of brokers to extend the sales to the 3d Jime, being three days longer than originally announced. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday an average amount of business was transacted, and prices remained without any alteration of import ance. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed with more ani mation, and quotations were rather firmer. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday, of public importance. At Hamburg the rate of discount has been further reduced to 21 per cent. Further consignments of Russian gold have been announced, but like the Australian and American supplies they have been immediately appropriated for exportdtion to the Continent. Within the last month a considerable quantity of bullion has been absorbed for this purpose, and the movement, it is expected, will continue some time longer. At present the continuous receipts from various parts, espe cially Victoria and New York, satisfy the demands of the exporters, and the bullion at the Bank con sequently remains almost stationary, the with drawals being unimportant. This circumstance, combined with the extraordinary change that has taken place in the money market, where the demand has subsided, leads many persons to anticipate a reduction in the minimum. The low charges made in the general market exclude the authorities from active competition for the bills brought forward for negotiation, and the banks are reducing their allowance of interest for deposits. It transpired yesterday that the London and West minster Bank will only give 24 per cent. for lodgments of £5OO and upwards, and 2 per cent. for smaller amounts. At the annual meeting of the National Bank, held to-day—F. Newsam, Esq., in the chair—a very satisfactory report was read, stating that the net profits of the past year had amounted to £73,203 16s. 6d., to which the profit in sale of shares was added, making the balance, with the former Rests, £183,967 19s. 2d., from which two dividends (at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum and 15s. bonus per share), amounting to £60,000, were paid, which reduced the present Rest to £123,967 19s. 2d., as against £104,792 2s. Bd., the balance at the end of December, 1857. A new branch had been opened at Kingstown in Ireland, and the result had been satisfactory. The chairman made a speech, congratulating the 'proprietors on the success of the bank, and saw no reason why they should not anticipate a continuation of the same dividend and bonus, in August next, as that already paid to the proprietors. The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks was passed to the directors and officers of the company. In the Market for Public Securities to-day a small amount of business has been transacted, and in consequence of continued purchases for invest- ment the Funds have improved fully 4 per cent. The speculative operations are limited, but no dis- position is shown to enter into transactions for a fall. Consols are 911 92 for money, and 911 it, for the account. The Government broker has bought £5,000 New Threes for the Savings' Banks. The New. Threes have advanced to 90i 91, and the Reduced to 902 -Z. The New 31 per Cents. are marked 100 ; Bank Stock has receded to 2191; and Exchequer Bills to 19s. and 225. prem. The New Indian Loan Scrip is rather firmer, at 21 discount, being marked 92i. A moderate amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices generally show an improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 62 to 64 ; ditto New, 52 to 54; and the 4 per Cents. are firm, at 101; Venezuelan 5 per Cents. at 35, and Mexi can at 161. Portuguese 3 per Cents. have advanced to 39+ ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. to 811 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents. to 621 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. to 391 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents. to 914 ; but the 24 per Cents. are flat, at 591. The Railway Share Market has exhibited rather more buoyancy, most of the principal lines show ing an improvement in shares of to -} per cent. Eastern Counties, Great Western, North Western, Midland, North British, North Eastern (Berwick), and North Eastern (York) advanced 55., and Lan cashire and Yorkshire, and South Eastern 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have also shown a slight advance. Paris and Lyons are firm, at 31; Lombardo-Venetian (old) shares brought 5 to 51, and the latest quotations were 51 to 5 for the Old, and 4 to 51 for the New Shares. East Indian have advanced to 961 97 ; Grand Trunk of Canad a P re f erence Bonds to 901 ; and Great Western of Canada to 131. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been quiet, at about former values, London and County, however, have receded 10s., and Union of London ss. ; and Madras Irrigation were dealt in at £l. RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. N eans 1176 2.5 .. 1180 IsTa r th ern . 880 .. 880 - w Ne A ;" 755 .. 750 L.‘...,,0 e o as and Mediterranean 775 .. 775 eaev a 450 .. 450 — Bo uth IT ern ' est ern Easter n Sa rdiniau 697 50 .. 595 Aust n E x na - 363 75 .. 363 75 25f 4 114114 , e °TI London, at sight, paper, 25f. 71c. ; money, 25f. -4°. ; t4 ree months, paper, 24f. 90c. ; money, 24f. 871 e. HANOVER. The following is the declaration made in the the Prussian Plenipotentiary, on the subject of the prop os i t i on of Hanover At the sitting at which t he proposition of the Hanoverian Government Vas presented, the Prussian Plenipotentiary pro tested, in the name of his Government, and he can Otly now renew that protest. Nevertheless, his Government cannot have any objection to the Proposition of Hanover being submitted to the examination of the military commission. Prussia, after having at different times given to her Ger ea_ an co-fed era t es t h e positive assurance that she f w ould, i n case of need, interfere with all her s !ce, and even b eyond the l i mit of her duties, ma or and d e f en d th e i n d epen d ence of Ger _ft.n3r, hopes that the other German Federal Powers leave to her the initiati ve o f th e m ilit ary hat the unity, which is indispensable to ensure wh e !ess, can be counted on: Any proposition li h would anticipate events a n d excee d t h e Itl its of .the right of the Confederatio n canno t iii eee ive the approbation of the Prussian Govern- Which will oppose it with regret, but at the time with the greatest firmness." MONTENEGRO. O A , letter from Cattaro of the 10th in the Agram - 1,7: e1 e says Gabriel Popov, one of the rebel e ef i e i s °f the Herzgovina, induced the commander e T urkish fortress of Klobuck to meet him in tendllll- spot to receive a petition which he pre the inhabitants of Herzgovina wished to o r r esent to the Sultan. The commander went with , distrust, but accompanied by three armed th lir s• On arriving at the spot indicated two of t he Turks w ere kill ed, whilst the commander and lie thi r d T urk were made prisoners, and it is said mere lulled shortly after. The fortress of Klobuck us besieged b y the rebels, and it is feared that it . have to surrender from want of supplies. The commission for fixing the frontiers of Montenegro was dissolved on the 2d, and this act has produced certain sensation at Cettingen. Prince Danilo 48 called on th e Austrian authorities to give ex ronations respe c ti ng the de f ens i ve wor k s which t hey are causing to be constructed near his frontiers." li gron de Se e b ac h, Saxon Minister to the Co ur t s 13,, France and Belgium, has arrived in Brussels, 47 he nce his Excellency will proceed t o A n t werp , t o , e ll'e, at their landing, P r i nce G eorge o f S axony his bride, the Prin cess M ary A nn , s i ster to s ct Pxin g of Portugal. Viscount de Seisal, the tb °l tuguese Minister, will also be present to meet lt 9 yal eouple. 0.12 TED IMMENSE DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN AUSTRALIA. • letter from Mel 1, The following is a copy o f a d ', oh his namelin -111 e, the writer of which sen ds liti ciress : - B ,,ktY Dear Friend , I cannot refrain from informing you, to have 4 have the mosas—tounding tz t i Y ,, ° „ l . As you are aware, I have been intelligence to comm t unic c a or te . getting a most I have n e - living by gold digging, joined to the same pa Z.' worked with more than eighteen months, c d 7 b h ave come up on a seam of gold (p ure) a t a con nd un eo,,!'able depth from th e sur f ace, 28 inches thic k , a e e t Zreid it sufficiently to know that there must be hundreds r ridi e '° llB Euuls of tons of it, as we do not doubt it may run f 1 ,7- The width is several yards. tlctt ' ri e are ~,, all steady sensible men, but nevertheless we were B ud ' Y al l mad by the discovery ; but having now recovered, ehn,P.ebody knowing anything of it but our three selves, we hat7i preserve our secret till we determine what to do. It el l % t 'e a Proposed that I should come to England with f or cleat of it broken up into small pieces to buy an estate ,„ Ils all to live on, and the two others to follow , and then ~ Up do °Ur discovery, as we are all of opinion that gold is l i Zed to come down to the price of silver atonce if it was aiidll We bel ie ieve millions of tons of it are in the earth l‘telh -ve got found. I wish you had come over to Rh all in 1855, and you were now along with Us. I 11711 write to - you again in a short time. We of course do thexilore laborious work down our hole, though we keep up areece of working hard. We have only to snip off fia pi esag we require our want s su ppli e d, an d b e care riz not t., tei e xcite suspi c i on o f w h at we h ave got, and fortu ity mY we are some distance from the nearest party. lam told th e elb ° ll rue buying a ho rse an d car t, an d se lli ng some of to pay for th em w i t h .—l am, &c. — " °ll4 lei March 15, 1859, BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 9 °l 1 i 3 3 p pe e r r C C e e n nt t. . R ce e n du se c l e s d Ann Ann ui ui t ti ie e s s 911 1 2 LT 2 11 New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 3i per Cent. Annuities lOO ndia Stock Ditto Debentures 92 Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO in 17 d Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account (June 7) 9 liiiii March. J une. "•xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. dc lid. . 22 19 I Ditto Small, 11d. Brazilian 5 pe r FOREIGN cenFLUNDS--CLOSING P 9 R 7 IOES. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1852 Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent 9Ol Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. 621 Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — • Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent. 7B 71.8} Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account Turkish .6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Guaranteed, 4 pe r Cent lO ll l 001 Venezuelan 5 per Cent. 34 Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 154 Dividends on the above payable in London. Datch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per C en t 594 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9l Consols for Account, June 7 TO THE EDITOR OF 7HE SUN. Sin,—Can you explain why Turkish 6 per Cent. Stock is now selling at 50 or 60, when within the last three months it has been 67, and within the last four years, 107 ? The debt of Turkey is the smallest in Europe : Turkey is most punctual and honourable in its en gagements, and a proportion of the Bonds on each year paid of at par. The Egyptian tribute, pledged as additional security, is regularly, sent direct to this country ; half of this tribute, it is said, is paid in dues by an English Packet Company, and actu ally retained here. Unless there is some explanation beyond what is apparent, three months hence the public will scarcely b e li eve th a t i n th e mon th of May Turkish 6 per Cent. Stock could be bought to pay 12 per cent.--I um, &c. AN ORIGINAL SUBSCRIBER. SHARE ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. ,Paid. 1 C rri los o l e n . g 1 Business Amberg., Notting. Boat. and Eastern Juss , tion lfast and Ballymena Fir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall A roves. no div Do. A until6p.c.per an Do. B 111 hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßelfastJunc Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. 11 Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction, Furness Glasgow& South Westn 'Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock ' Do. do. B Stock • Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) • Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S. COR st London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby. Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland)! Do.l Shares Nevehastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros ,Norfolk !North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do• A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p. c. hasbeenp dB Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick, Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase, Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Hampatd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western ,No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolyer Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Whles SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wek.. Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & ilartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till, 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class 12.10 13.14 Stoek Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 1613 t Stock, Stock Stock Stock 12i Stock Stock) 10 Stock Stock! Stock SO Stock Stock Stock; Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock! 5 1 51 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 11. ( 1: 4 100 100 83 ls. 17i all all 100 all 16 100 100 100 100 all all all 7 8 57 59 10 ii ! 32 35 87 89 734 74 4 5 all all all all all 8 9 13 14 52 53 35 40 25 27 55 65 6 i e 4 &54i 108} 8 861 I 86j 33i 93 1 }# PREFERENCE SHARES. - - ss Share; l Railways. Paid. ' Closing Business Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne it pert c. pref. (issued at £50) 1 all 49 51 Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock, 100 94 96 20 Do. do. do. Shares I 9 tock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 99 101 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7. 10 , Stock ,Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 Stock , Do. do. sp. ct lOO iCork & Bandon, 55 p. c all 64} I Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun all 55 61 Stock ,E.Angn. Class A 7& spc 100 98 101 Stock' Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 108 112 Stock,Do. do. Class C 7 pc 100 104 110 StocklE. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l 1100 105 112 111 IS StocklDo. do No.2' 100 108 111 1091 Stock, Do. New 6 per ct. Stock' 100 122 127 Stock' Eastern Union, 4 per ct., 100 78 80 Stock East Lane. 6 per ct lOO 5 E.& W. York. Jen. fifths all Stock Edin.&Glas. 5_ pc shares 100 Stock Edin. Perth,& pun. 4 pc. 100 68 70 Stock Furness, 5 per cent . .100 Stock Gifts. &S West. , 2: a. 5 pc. 100 107 109 Stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 115 117 Stock Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm 100 1108 112 Stock Do. 44 pc p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 6O 61 03 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt , all 11 115 Stock Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4, 1 100 06; 54 ; , p. ct. pref. Stock 50 I reat West. (Berks and 6 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. . St ocki Do. Redeemable, 45 p Ct. 100 92 94 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et., 100 83 €5 Stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 84 86 Stock Do. sp. ot. Redeem. Pref lOO 99 101 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares, all 95 95 95 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf ' shares 1 all 16 17 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref , all 95 10 Stock Do Birming. guar. stock, 100 70 72 264 o. Chester guar.shares' all 18 19 134 Do. do. do • 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 136 138 137 65 Stock Lon. &Brig.spc. gu. No.l 100 1165 16 Stock Do. pref., sp. c. ...No. 2 100 StocklDo. New gua., 6p. et lOO Stoek Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun- 1 eaton, sp. ct. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares lOO 155 165 121 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs all— 121 Londondy.& Ennis 4sh all 7 9 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct lOO 118 120 120 195 6 Do. £6 44 # fp 45 Stock Do. 31 per cent. 125 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all 125 Do. 4 per cent... Dn. Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct lOO 136 138 1371 Stock Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock lOO 100 101 1001 1 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 p 4 p Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 100 91 93 10 r Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s all 91 10 p. c. redeem, at sp. c. n m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 all 104 115 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares all 81 9 Stock Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 tCA Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 100 Stock North British, 5 per cent 100 106 108 Stocipo. New, gua. 5 per cent 100 Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& D , k.Co. 100 Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. , 100 Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. l 100 94 96 955 41 51 17 Do. do. do. ,8.13.4. 11 1 p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 l3 125 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 , 9 25 Do. York, 11. &S. Purch , 10 4 B d Of 20 North Staffordshire .. all 225 235 Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lst . gl 100 115 120 Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua 1100 115 118 Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db.stk.in perp , 100 98 100 8/ Scottish Central, new pa all Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 Stock Do. 34 per c. pref. stock 100 CO Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 11 101 105 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. 1 -- 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) all 23 231 Stock Do .4* per rent lOO 100 11i4 Stock' Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist i 8 lOO 100 102 Stock Do. New do., 2cl issue lOO Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c ' 100 Stock Do. 41 per cent lOO 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua all 25 ) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c all 27 28 25 5 Do. 6 per cent all 30 32 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 percent.- all 45 55 21 3 7 7 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing • I Co.'s. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Sinur Val. E.LincoLushire.g.6p.o. E Union,HarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge ... Gis.Barr.Bslsiells,Drct. 871 744 1 1:31 621 I 23 I 101} 51i 84j 32 A 1 2 40 B 1 i I Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest. Hartlpool.Dek.&Rail Hull and Selby Ln& Ln& N.W Caledonin E.U. &F. C Gt. North. E.Counts. Closing! Business Price. Done. ICaledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.SzEr Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.&Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. LN WI & L.Yk. j Do. Gt. North. L a n . & Yk T Brassay M'Clea.n . rtk.& Dar Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtn Do. Shares Do. 4 Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent..... Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. Mid sb. & R edcr, c. D L ° o n . ..Tilby. Barking & Mid.BradfordPrt. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 S S h o u s t r e e nd Shares . guaranteed 5 p. c.) Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Pieds per cent Preston and - Wyre. Do. 4 Shares A. Roystn,llitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.e. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6 p c Do. do. .......... :C . Wilts and Somerset.. W i mbledon& Croydn. 95 98 99 101 16 17 1 134 136 1 4} 411 108 110 64 66 115 120 89 91 2} 2. 94 N P IP 55 57 DOCKS 1133 136 88 88 8 9 Docks. a pm I Paid Closing litighleSS Price. Done. Stock Commercial .. .... . " lOO Stock Do 4 perCen t .rrei . Min 100 Stock East and West India.,, 100 Stock London lOO _ Stock St. Katharine lOO .. Stock Southampton Stock Victoria lOO 96 99 10 Do New ..; 18 = 79 80 85 Sharel THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1859, US DAY.) LA TV INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Lord Campbell, Lord Chief Baron Pollock, and Sir Cresswell Cresswell.) HAMER V. HAMER AND CARTER. This was a petition by the husband against the wife for divorce for adultery with the co-respondent (Carter), a solicitor's clerk. The parties were maned on the 28th of December, 1845, and separated in May, 1857. Mr. Hamer, brother of the petitioner, proved the mar riage and separation. His brother (the petitioner) had been engaged in a serious lawsuit, and the co-respondent, Edward Carter, called frequently at his house relative to this lawsuit, and became acquainted with the respondent. The petitioner remonstrated with her as to this intercourse, and a separation was agreed to. He left her his house and furniture, and went to live with his master. On the 9th November, 1857, witness, in company with a police-officer, William Morris, went to her house, and saw Carter in the house undressed. He took him into custody, and brought him before the police magistrate. He broke into the house, after knocking at the door. William Morris, police-constable--On the night of the 10th November, 1857, I called at her house, in company with the preceding witness, Henry Hamer. I knocked at the door, and she spoke to me, and came down with a candle in her hand, which was blown out. I had a candle, and went upstairs and saw a man (Carter) by the bedside undressed. He went down stairs. He came from the bed - room. I took him into custody, and he was charged with being in unlawful possession of the house, but was dis charged. Dr. Addams asked the Court to make a provision for the respondent. Lord Campbell did not know upon what ground such an application could be made—a journeyman to make a provi sion for his wife seduced by an attorney's clerk. Dr. Addams contended there was a marriage settlement, and that she was entitled to her legal rights notwithstand ing the divorce. Their lordships decreed divorce, with costs. GWYN V. GWYN. This was a petition by the wife against the husband for divorce for cruelty and adultery. The respondent was a captain transferred from the Life Guards to the 15th Hussars. Dr. Tyler Smith proved the marriage on the 10th March, 1849, at St. John's Church, St. John's-wood. Dr. Robert Jackson attended petitioner 10 years, from 1849 to 1858. A child was born of the marriage. Attended her professionally for bruises by the respondent. Susan Webster, wife of Joseph Webster, was servant to respondent in 6, Jermyn -street, and proved his cruelty to wards her on several occasions, until she was able to;bear it no longer. He went to 12, York-road, Brighton, and saw him with another woman there, living together as husband and wife. Mary Ann Pittendale, in August, 1858, was servant in the house 12, York-road, Brighton, and Captain and Mrs. Gwyn came to live there, and lived as man and wife. Joseph Webster was servant to the respondent, and cor roborated the evidence of his wife as to cruelty and adul tery by the respondent against the petitioner. Dr. George Harrison attended the parties in June, 1858, for secondary symptoms of syphilis, communicated by the respondent to the petitioner. He acknowledged having in sulted and treated her with cruelty on several occasions. Their lordships decreed divorce. STEAD V. STEAD. This was a petition by the wife for divorce against the husband for adultery and bigamy. It appeared from the evidence of affidavits read that the respondent was convicted of bigamy at the Manchester Assizes. Their lordships decreed divorce. WALKER V. WALKER AND WATERSON. This was a petition by the husband for divorce against his wife, for adultery with the co-respondent Waterson. John Michael Stubs proved the marriage of the parties at St. George's Church ; and cohabitation with the co-respon dent. She had four children and two of them were in the house at the time he called on her. Benjami t u Reed is related to Mrs. Walker, but does not know how they lived together. Mrs. Ann Gillimore is sister of Mrs. Walker. She was in the familyway before she was married. The parties lived with her a short time afterwards, and she went to live with Mr. Waterson. She has been eleven years with him and they live comfortably together. The petitioner did not say that she deceived him. The child was born shortly afterwards. Stephen Walker, brother of the petitioner, remembered the parties' marriage. They lived happily together after the child was born for some months. Lord Campbell was of opinion that the petition ought to be dismissed, in respect that the petitioner was not entitled to turn away his wife for misconduct previous to the mar riage, and make no provision for her and her children. Chief Baron Pollock considered that the marriage and subsequent cohabitation of the parties:*aftor the birth of the child was a sufficient condonation of the previous mis conduct. Petition dismissed. BRITTAIN V. BRITTAIN AND CAMP. This was a petition by the husband against his wife for divorce for adultry with the co-respondent Camp. Further hearing. An issue was tried on the 19th of February, 1859, and the only question to be proved was the marriage. Mary Free proved the marriage of the parties at the parish church of St. John's, Waterloo-road, Lamboth, 2d August, 1840. Air. Lilly, on the authority of the case of Tout v. Tout, asked leave on affidavits to amend the pleas of the respon dent and co-respondent. Leave to amend pleas granted, with liberty to answer. SHERIFFS' COURT. RESULT or DISPUTING A JUST DERT.-COCKLII P. DORER. This was a summons to recover a sum of money for printing and paper. Defendant's son appeared, and said that he disputed about half of the account ; and upon going over the items his Honour elicited that, out of a long list, only two reams of paper were objected to, and these were in a short time admitted to have been received. His Honour ordered the debt to be paid in ten days. Witness—l must ask for a little time. Plaintiff—The defendant called upon me last night, ad mitted the debt, and said it was no use my coming to this court, as he had sold off all his things. His Honour—l'll not give any time where a just debt is disputed, and especially after what defendant said yester day.—Short order. LOAN SOCIETIES AND PROMLiSORY NOTES.-ADCOCK AND OTIIERS V. LEWINOTON. This was an action upon a promissory note for £3. The amount 'sought to bo recovered was a balance, and the plaintiff was a mutual loan assurer. His Honour, upon seeing the promissory note, which was regularly stamped, told the plaintiff's representative that he could not recover, as the note was for less than .Co. Nonsuit ed. ADCOCK AND ANOTHER V. BRYANT. This was a like action, but here the note was for £.5 ; but his Honour seeing that there was a charge of 3s. for letters, struck out that amount, and told plaintiff that ho must be careful what he was about or he would become liable to a penalty of £5O for practising as an attorney if ever he recovered such a charge. Verdict for plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. SINGULAR AND DARING ROBBERY FROM BREWER'S QUAY.—John Herbert, aC = a brtwier, of White ... Lapel, was etio.i.ged. an under :—Charles Harris saw 3... was watchman on Brewer's Quay. Last night at nine o'clock he observed something white in the gateway of Galley- quay, adjoining the Brewer's-quay. The white body moved, and witness followed it out into the street. He then saw it was a man, and that man the prisoner. 'Witness stopped him on Tower-hill, and said, " What have you got there, and where did you get it ?" The prisoner replied, producing a bundle, " I got it from Brewer's-qu.ay." It was a bundle of wet hides. Witness said " That belongs to Brewer's-quay and you must take it back." Prisoner replied, " Very well, then I will take it back ;" and he did so. The gates of Galley-quay were not closed. The prisoner was covered with a white apron, produced. Upon being asked what induced him to commit the robbery, he replied that a man with lirge whiskers bad asked him to do a job. No one had any authority to give the prisoner such orders. The quay was not closed, and some Russian ship was being unloaded up to ten o'clock. The value of the property is D. Police-constable 53 said that the prisoner was searched, and the apron produced found in his pocktt. Partridge (the gaoler) said that the prisoner had been there several times, and was an old thief. Prisoner—That is a gross falsehood. Mr. Goodman (chief elerk)—Why, I hive taken the evi • dente against you myself three times. Prisoner (impudently)—No, you have lot. .The Lord Mayor—l shall believe Mr. (toodman. Prisoner—l have never been in a police.court before, but I plead guilty. His lordship—You must go to prison fcr three months to hard labour, and you will not be able to deny this con viction. A. FIRST OFFENCE.—SAD CASE.—MaIy Ann Close, 20, described as a brushmaker, of Shoredtch, a married woman, was charged before the Lord May er , with picking a pocket in Princes-street, Mansion-house,this morning. Mary Carter said she was passing through Princes-street this morning, and feeling a tug at her pocket turned round and saw the prisoner walking away. Sl,O was at once given into custody. At the station-house de was searched and a purse and the missing money found ibon her. The prisoner, with many tears, plead(d guilty and begged to be forgiven. The husband, a respectable •looking man, Who also wept most bitterly, begged hard that his wife's first o ffence should be looked over. The Lord Mayor said it was a very sad ca3e, and one to be much deplored. He regretted to see a woman, in an evidently respectable sphere of life, so commtting here'] Had there been any evidence of a former offence he should have committed the prisoner for trial. In the absence of any evidence of a previous offence, the prisoner must go to Holloway for two months. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. NOVEL MODE OF FRATID,-OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES.—WiIIiam Collins, of 12, Hill-street, Walworth, described as a dealer in prints, was charged before Mr. Bingham with obtaining the sum of £3 3s. by false and fraudulent pretences, from Mr. Arthur Blucher Fores, print publisher, 41, Piccadilly. The case disclosed, a system of fraud which has been practised very much of late, and is one which calls for great caution on the part of purchasers of engravings. Mr. Fores said that yesterday evening the prisoner ap plied to him for £3 3s. which he said he was instructed to call for for a Mr. Rowe, of 12, Hill-street, Walworth, and which was due from Admiral Sir Henry Keppell for a portrait of Lord Lansdowne, from Mr. Grant's pic ture ; but having had a communication from Sir Henry, requesting him to examine a print, and, if an artist's proof, to pay the amount, and finding that it was not soy but was one of his guinea prints with the title erased, he communicated with the police and had an officer (as the prisoner had been told to call that evening) in readiness. He believed the prisoner had been carrying on a similar system of fraud for some time. He asked the prisoner for a receipt, which he produced in the name of Rowe, and signed fn his presence with his name "William Collins." Charles Cole, a detective, proved stepping up to the pri soner from his hiding-place just as the prisoner signed the receipt, he (Cole) having previously heard him ask for £3 3s. and seen him sign his name to the receipt. On asking him where he came from, he said from Mr. Rowe, 12, Hill street, Walworth. and that he was that gentleman's ser vant. He afterwards said that he lived at 12, Ebenezer• street, but he was not known there, and he wished for a remand. Remanded. Stock Stock Stock' Stock) 12 14 83 85 68 70 23 25 188 PO . 10 10i 94 96 75 80 124 128 101 103 504 514 50 55 78 82 9 10p 9 10p 84 85 11 l i d d If 59 61 107 109 86 87 2i d 86 87 5 7 321 331 - --d 93 94 69 71 0 11 52 55 I 3 3 dl 50i 51i 84 841 3 21 d 414 f 2 68i 69 100 104 51 51 d' 13 14 6 8 27 29 105 107 22 24 78 80 40 42 5 4 d 9 10 10, THAMES. AN ACCOMPLISHED RUFFIAN.—DaDieI M Tarlane, a rough and dissipated fellow, a 'boiler-maker, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with beating his wife and vio lently assaulting Robert Sutherland and Geo. Martin, police-constables 395 and 191 K division. The prisoner is an ill-conditioned noisy ruffian, and has been more than once before the magistrates for drunken ness, disorderly conduct, and assaults. Last night he was intoxicated and ill-using his wife at his dwelling in the Ferry-road, Millwall, Poplar. The screams of the wife were heartrending, and when Sutherland went into the house and interfered' the woman was bleeding profusely from a blow on the face. She was sobbing loudly, and her dress was torn. The furniture was strewn about in all directions, and a crowd of persons had collected in front of the house. The police-constable restored something like peace, made the prisoner promise to dis continue his ill-usage, and went upon his beat again with the intention of looking in upon the prisoner and his wife on his return. He had not proceeded far before the prisoner came behind him and struck him, and then gave utterance to a volley of the most foul and revolting abuse, and threatened the constable that he would do him an in jury he would never survive. Sutherland, who exhibited the greatest forbearance, expostulated with the prisoner for some time, and at length the conduct of the fellow became so 'violent and noisy that he was compelled to take him into custody. The prisoner then plunged and kicked vio lently, and inflicted two severe kicks on the policeman's legs. The prisoner, having disabled the policeman, sat down on the side of the road. Soon afterwards Martin, 191 K, came to the assistance of Sutherland, and between them they raised the prisoner from the ground. M'Farlane immediately seized his right hand and bit it. Martin grasped his throat and nearly choked him before he could release his hand. The prisoner then kicked at the lower part of Martin's person; and if he had succeeded in his intentions, "he would," said the policeman, " most likely have ruined me for life." We then got more assist ance and carried the prisoner to the station-house. Mr. Selfe—Was the prisoner drunk ? Mr. Martin—He was cunning drunk—very artful. The prisoner—l was stupidly drunk. Mr. Selfe—You have committed violent assaults on those men. You are more like a beast than a man. You are sentenced to one month's imprisonment. THIS DAYS MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 12s ; clover, do., £4 5s to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. Both hay and straw were in steady request, at very full prices. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 12s ; clover do., £4 5s to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. A fair trade. WHITECHATEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4l2s ; cloves do., £4 5s to £5 lOs ; and straw, £1 4s to £lBs per load Trade steady. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been exceedingly steady, and prices are firm, good common congou being quoted 131 d. to 14d. per lb. SUOAR.—There has been a very limited amount of busi ness transacted, and prices may bo quoted a shade easier. In the refined market lower rates have been current for dried goods. __ COFFEE.-The market remains very inactive, at about previous rates. Stocks on hand, however, compared with those of the same period of last year, show a deficiency of about 2,900 tons. Ricu.—Rather more activity has prevailed during the last day or two, and prices have shown more firmness. SALTPETRE.—A moderate business has been transacted, and prices have been steady. 5 per cent. refraction sold at 465. 6d., and 31 per cent. at 475. per cwt. TALLOW.—The market has been inactive, and prices have shown a slight downward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot is now quoted 555. ; June delivery, 555.; and last three months, 565. 6d. per cwt. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, May 24.—Wind this day at noon—N.E. ; light breeze, with fine clear weather. HULL, May 23.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived—Napoleon 111., from Bombay; Memoriam Parentium, from Monte Video. PORTSMOUTH, May 23.—Wind E. to N.E.—Arrived— Her Majesty's ship banshee, from the westward. PLYMOUTH, May 23.—Wind S.—Arrived—Ascension, from Havannah. OrF FALMOUTH, May 2 4.—Arrived—Isabeltisa, from Manzanilla. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tussday Morning. Wind, E Arrived—Dispatch, steamer, from Havre; Danube, from Newport. Sailed—La Poule, for Cherbourg; Alliance, steamer, for llavre. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S.E. Arrived, May 23—Adriatio, from Monte Video; Maria, from Iceland. Sailed—Ashburton, for New York ; Ceres, for Narva ; Uzelia, for Harlingen. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Wind, N.N.E. ; tide, five hours' ebb ; weather very fine. Arrived, May 24—Neptune, from Dunkirk ; Jabes, from St. Martha. Sailed, May 24—Panther, steamer, for Boulogne; Ears den, steamer, for Genoa. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind N.N.E., moderate. Pissed, May 23—Rhine, for New York ; Royal Bride,. for Bombay ; Christiana, for St. Helena—all from London; her Majesty's steamer Pigmy, from the westward for the River. Passed in tow—Akbar, from Demerara for London ; Robert Lowe, screw steamer, from London for tile west.. ward. Sailed—Trade Wind, for Leith. Mdlle. Piccolomini has taken passages for her ; self and suite in the Vanderbilt steamer, which is to leave New York for Southampton and Havre on the 4th of June. LIVERPOOL, Monday.—The Pacific Company's mail steamship Lima sails from this port to-morrow (Wed nesday) for Valparaiso ; via St. Vincent, Cape Verde, and Rio. KEW GARDENS.—The National Botanic Gardens, containing the great palm-house, the old and new museums, the tropical aquariam, &c., and the royal palace pleasure grounds, flower-gardens, and new arboretum, having been greatly improved and adorned, are now open for the season every week day from one o'clock till dusk, and on Sundays from two o'clock till six. Free admission to the whole. CALEDONIAN FANCY DRESS BALL.—This annual fete, always one of the leading events of the London season, and which for many years past has drawn together the aristocracy of Scotland, has been definitively fixed to take place on Monday, the 27th •of June, as usual, at Willis's Rooms. Already more than 40 ladies have subscribed their names as patronesses of the ball; and the treasurer, Sir Charles Forbes, promises that the arrangements for th e present year's festival shall surpass all that have gone be fore it. INTERDICTION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF " JACK SHEPPARD."—This once famous, or infamous, drama wa s played during the last week at the Victoria Theatre, and was announced for future representation ; but a notice has been sent to the manager from tho Lord Chamberlain's office interdicting the performance of the play at this or any other theatre for the future, and requesting that it may be withdrawn as soon as convenient. FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning a, man employed to attend to one of the gates at a level crossing on the North Kent Railway, just below the Strood station, by some neglect failed to clear the line in ina cient time fo an up-train, by which he was knocked dow n , an d his head literally severed from his body. FATAL ACCIDENT.—A S Mr. William Bateson Whitby, a merchant of Liverpool, was leaving the ItoYal Institution in that town a few days ago, he came into con tact with a runaway horse and car, and was thrust so violently against a lamp -post that he lad to be taken to the Infirmary. He died of the injuries he received on Satur day last. FATAL ACCIDENT TO YOUNG MR. FAEQUHARSoN , or FINZEAN.—A fatal accident, which has cast a gloom over a large circle of friends, occurred on Saturday last to a young student of Trinity College, Logiealmond, Perthshire, a son of Mr. Farquharson, of Finzean. He was attempting to ascend a steep brae above the Almond, when a tree by which he was holding gave way in his hand. His foot, as he slipped downwards, caught in a projecting rock , so as to throw hi m forward, head foremost, on to the edge of the river. The neck was dislocated by the violence of the fall, and ilate4taneous death enmed,—Pertitsitire 4clvertiser. THIRD SUN O.;E'FICB, Seven o' Clock. NAVAL APPOINTMEArT. The following appointments:were made this afternoon at the Admiralty : Midshipman—A. H. Blair, to the James Watt. Paymasters—James D. Gilpin, to the Edgar; Arthur A. Speed, to the Aboukir ; Alfred Barron (additional), to the Eagle. Clerks—Thomas Pullinger, to the Hastings; Allan P. Gain, to the London. Assistant Clerk—Alfred Clements, to the Agamemnon. Naval Cadets—V. P. Harper and A. F. Grant, to the Algiers; J. G. Dennison, D. L. Stuart, and G. H. Noel, to the Hannibal; C. A. Woodruffe, A. H. Frond e , and A. H. Percy, t o th e H ero ; R. M. Woodhouse, E. A. Liardet, and H. L. Veitch, to the Agamemnon ; C. P. Foot, to the Brisk ; the Marquis of Queensberry, to the Indus ; C. A. Tucker, A. G. Fullerton, H. J. Turnbull, and G. C. Carter, to the London ; C. V. Napean, to the Mersey ' • W. R. Clutterbuck, J. F. Sulliv an , A. C. El wes, and C. D. Eden, to the Eme rald; H. C. Roade and F. Wilson to the Exmouth ; G. Parnell, J. F. Robinson, and A. S. Philpotts, to the Cressy; A. J. O'R our k e , t o t h e C a O mus ; J. V. Ryder, to the Doris ; H F. Grenfell and J. H. Dickson, to the St. Jean d'Acre ; T. J ames , F . R . Carr, and J. Echlin, to the James Watt. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERrE IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT (Prom the _London Gazette) CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 21. County of Londonderry—Robert Peer Dawson, of Mayola park, county of Londonderry, Esq. ; Sir Frederick Wil liam Haygate, of Bellarena, county of Londonderry, Bart. Borough of Coleraine—John Boyd, of Dundoan, county of Londonderry, Esq. City of Londonderry—Sir Robert Alexander Ferguson, of the Farm, Londonderry, Bart. County of Wexford—Patrick McMahon, Esq., of Inner Temple-lane, London; John George, Esq., of Cahore House, county of Wexford. Borough of Wexford—John Edward Redmond, of the Deeps, county of Wexford, Esq. Borough of New Ross—Charles Tottenham, Esq.. of Bally curry, county Wicklow. King's County —John Pope Hennessy, Esq., of the Inner Temple, London; Patrick O'Bri en , E sq ., o f Merrion square, Dublin. MAY 23, County of Kilkenny--TheiiOnoUrable Leopold Agar Ellis, of Gowran Castle, county of Kilkenny; John Greene, Esq., of Ballynooney, county of Kilkenny. LO.YDON GAZETTE-( THIS EVENING ) BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 24. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Lisbon, en closing a copy of a Portuguese Royal Decr ee , au th or i s i ng the admission into the Cape de Verde Islands, until the end of the present year, free of import duty, o f Indian corn, rice, beans, lentils, Indian corn meal, Mandioca flour, hog's lard, beef, mutton, and pork, fresh, dried, or salted, includ ing bacon. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MAY 24. 2nd Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Acting Regiment a l Serjeant-Major Allen Deane to be Cornet, without pur chase, and Adjutant in succession to Lieutenant Calvert, promoted. Ist Dragoons—Cornet Henry St. George Osborne to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Clarke, promoted. 4th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Edward William Blackett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Goodrich, who retires ; Cornet John Kennedy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Blackett. 6th Dragoons—Paymaster ThomaS Smales, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Paymaster, vice Mahon, who ex changes. 9th Light Dragoons—Paymaster Maurice Hartland Mahon, from the 6th Dragoons, to be Paymaster, vice Smales, who exchanges. 11th Light Dragoons—Cornet Swaine has been permitted to retire from the iervice by the sale of his commission. 7th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Jas. Kennedy M'Adam to be Captain, by purchase, vice Carpenter, promoted ; Ensign Douglas Flood to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Adam. Bth Foot—Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Cunningham Robertson's promotion, without purchase, to bear date 23d July, 1858, instead of 24th August, 1858, as previously stated. 13th Foot—Major Herbert Vaughan Mundell, from the 96th Foot, to be Major, vice Brevet-Lieutenant• Colonel the Hon. Augustus Murray Cathcart, who exchanges. 14th Foot—Ensign Charles Curtis, from the Royal Lime rick Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase. 15th Foot—Surgeon Usher Williamion Evans, M.D., from the Staff, to be Surgeon. 16th Foot—Captain Charles Lorenzo De Winton to be Major, without purchase, vice Lucas, who retires upon full pay ; Captain John George Dartnell, from half-pay, unattached, to be Captain, vice De Winton ; Lieutenant Richard Calvert Healy to Le Captain, by purchase, vice O'Callaghan, seconded, being appointed Permanent In structor at the School of Musketry, vice Captain John stone, appointed District Inspector of Musketry of the South-Western District, in the room of Brevet-Major Lutyens, 20th Foot, who retires from the service. 19th Foot—Lieut. George Forbes to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Sheaffe, who retires ; Ensign Robert Briscoe to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Forbes. 20th Foot—Captain Charles Lutyens has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission ; Lieut. Edward Augustus . Patrickson to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Davies, deceased ; Ensign 'William Unwin to be Lieut., without purchase, vice Patrickson. 37th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Isaac Hoysted, from the 80th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Inkson, who ex changes. 47th Foot—Ensign George Vachell Boyd to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gamier, promoted. 50th Foot—Surgeon James Fraser, M.D., from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Crerar, appointed to the Staff. 52d Foot—Ensign Charles Middleton Prendergast to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Hon. Frederick Le Peer Trench, promoted to an Unattached Company. 54th Foot—Surgeon William Mills Dowding, from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Grant, appointed to the 84th Foot. 591 lth Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Walter Barnett, Rams botham, M. 8., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Knaggs, appointed to the Cape Mounted Riflemen. 'oth Foot—Ensign Arthur Stronge Gilbert to be Lieuten ant, without purchase, vice Hilton; Sergeant James M‘Pherson, from the 93d Regiment, to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice Gilbert. 80th Foot—Lieutenant Erasmus Borrowes to be Captain, by purchase, vice H. Morris, who retires ; Assistant- Surgeon James Inkson, M.D.. from the 37th Foot, to be Assistant- Surgeon, vice Hoysted, who exchanges. 84th Foot—Surgeon James M'Grigor Grant, M.D., from the 54th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice La Presle, whose ap pointment has been cancelled. 92d Foot—Lieutenant Percy Feilding Gooch to be Captain, by purchase, vice Elphinstone, who retires. 95th Foot—Ensign Edward Chapplo to be Lieutenant, by , . purchase, vice trealock, promo - fed. 96th Foot Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Augustus Murray Cathcart, from the 13th Foot, to be Major, vice H. F. Mundell, who exchanges. Rifle Brigade—Ensign James Hook to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Richards, died of his wounds. Cape Mounted Rifles—Assistant. Surgeon Henry Knaggs, from the 69th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Bout- flour, deceased. Saint Helena Regiment—Major William Forbes Macbean to be Lieut.-Colonel, without purchase, vice Brevet-Col. H. N. Vigors, promoted to the rank of Major-General ; Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Henry Gahan to be Major, with out purchase, vice Macbean ; Lieut. John Baldwin Hain ault Rainier to be Captain, without purchase. vice Ga han • Ensign John LysaghtHewson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Rainier. UNATTACHED.—Captain and Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel Chas. Henry Morris, C. 8., of the Royal Artillery, to have the Substantive Rank of Major, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of 3d Nov., 1854. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Surgeon. James Crerar, from the 50th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Evans, appointed to the 15th Foot. BREVET.—Major Francis Lucas, retired full-pay 16th Foot, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army, the rank being honorary only. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. John De-Heley Mavesyn Chadwick, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant of Staffordshire. Royal East Kent Regiment of Mounted Rifles Yeomanry Cavalry—James Cuthbert Ottaway, Gent., to be Surgeon , vice Beattie, deceased. 2 - - - _ West Suffolk Regiment of Militia—Captain Fuller Mait land Wilson to be Major, vice Ross, resigned; Lieutenant Edward Daubeny to be Captain, vice Wilson, promoted ; Lieutenant James Holmes to be Captain. Northumberland Light Infantry Regiment of Militia— Frederick Stephen Steele, Esq., late of the 2d Queen's Regiment, to be Captain. Hampshire Milli& Artillery—Thomas Evelyn Yenablea Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. NAVAL ne nt ofthe P A R e e I 0 Z In E i t t- GMONEY.ene r Depar t ofthe a Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house 1 ay 21, 1&59. Notice is hereby g i ven to allpersons, 11 interested therein, that preparatio ns are now being made for the intended distribution of proceeds received and tonnage bounty awarded for the Name Unknown, captured on the 10th September, 1857, by her Majesty's chip Sappho. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are required to transmit th e particulars of any such demand to the Re gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that Officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney, prize oilers, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset- House." Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the " London Gazette," of the date proposed for the c ommence ' ment of distribution; and , at t he same time, the amount of an individual's sha re in the respective classes will be an nounced. BANKRUPTS. Patrick M‘Parlin, milliner, Liverpool, to surrender, June 9 and 30, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. John Collins, grocer, Liverpool, June 9 and 30, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morritz Gingold, merchant, Manchester, June 6 and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Thomas Young, licensed victualler, Wapping-wall, June 1, at half-past one, and Jul y 5, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Stacey, tobacconist, New Windsor, June 4, at twelve, and July 4, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Henry Freeman and Charles Chartier, licensed vic tuallers, June 6, at eleven, and July 4, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. John Bagshaw, lodging-house keeper, Dovercourt, near Harwich, June 8 at twelve, and July 5 at one, at the Court Thomas, shipsmith, Liverpo o l, J une 9 an d of E b b a ed nkrAp e r e . c y h 30 at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court . SCOTCH 8A31daT1777-------.—" AberdWatigh, Cattle, and Co., railway contractors, Turriff, eenshire. John Stevenson, flesher, Glasgow. George Milne, fanner, Tillyoairn, Aberdeenshire. George Nicolson Berwick, farmer, Wedderbie, Fifeshirit. John Macpherson, Crubenmore, near Kingusaie, In William Musgrove, glazier, Edinburgh. Daniel Cameron, spirit-dealer, Ednburgh. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—THIS DAY. Amsterdam 2. 1 5 115 2 t 5 Ditto Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels mburgh 3 Months. 11 15 11 15 11 -- 24 . 95 -- 24 95 13 3 25 21- Ha 13 S Paris Short 25 2i 25 10 Ditto Marseilles .. .. Frankfort on Maine.. 1154 116 Vienna ............ - 14 36 15 20 Trieste .. . ......... —. 14 30 15 30 Petersburgh ........ 32 32f Madrid ............ 461 49k Cadiz .............. 31 49 10 49 Leghorn 31 10 31 ,30 Genoa Naples 39 Palermo — 117 1171 39# Messina — 117 117 5 Lisbon Orto Rio 6l 52f Janeiro New York . Calcutta, Co.'s rupee Bombay ditto Madras ditto • • East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 2d to the 10th May. E.I. Co . ; bls. House bis. 604. 231 Bengal Madras Bombay £0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £0 0 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Stsadard)....per oz. 1.3 17 9 Mexican Dollars /I 0 5 21 8.1771 RACES -(THIS DAY). (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LANSDOWN TRIAL STAKES. King' of the Forest Felicitas Seven ran. EIGHTH BIENNIAL STAKES. Lupellus Hartley lYintney .. Brother to Rainbow . 1 3 Twelve ran. FREE HANDICAP. Voltigeur colt. walked over. BATH HANDICAP. Blackmail • • Schism., Orleans. Nine ran. THE BRIDF, OF A WEEK .RE7URNS AFTER TWELVE YEARS' ABSENCE. We have been requested to suppress the names in the following curious history, which has recently transpired, or rather the last chapter, wliich re cently occurred in this country. A farmer's son, some 12 years ago married a neighbouring girl, the daughter of a very respectable family. They re moved immediately to a distant place, where they had been living but a fe w d a y s when upon his return home one evening the wife of a week was missing. She did not return that night, during which he felt, of course, the utmost anxiety, and in the morning he started in search of her. He could only learn that she had taken the stage alone, which led to a railroad station, some miles distant. He followed, but at the depot he lost all traces of her. He wrote to her former home, and published notices in the newspapers, but co u ld obtain no clue to her whereabouts. He grieved in loneliness at her sup posed criminal act, and to escape the scene where his week of unsullied happiness had been followed by so great a grief, he removed to the then sparsely settled wilderness. He here settled upon a pro mising piece of land, and in its cultivation and the cares of life sought forgetfulness of the past. He succeeded unusually—has filled offices of trust, and grown wealthy. After a few years, his home re quiring attention, he mar r i e d, but his wife lived only long enough to bear him a son, and witness the first year of the little-one's existence. A few weeks since, as the well-to-do-man of the world was sitting by his fireside, there entered the house a woman well clad, of fuller form, and 12 years older, but the picture of the long-lost bride of a week, and she was accompanied by a girl of near a dozen years. • The sober man of the world was startled, but asked the stranger visitor to be seated. Then came her long and agonising story. All was oblivious to her for the first ten years of their separation. She could tell nothing, except of one hour of returned reason, when the little girl beside her, his daughter, was brought into the world. After that long time, fitfully, and at periods remote from each other, came back reason and memory. She had wandered to a distant city in a state of mild insanity; there she fell among kind people, and was installed in an insane asylum. After the birth of the daughter, and ten years more spent within its walls,thoughts of her youth. her home, and her husband, came back. She slowly recovered, then visited her parvnts, learnt where her husband was, and flew to him. Be sure he clasped her in his arms, and they wept upon each other's necks. Again going before the altar they were united, and she now presides with careful dignity and ease over his household. But little is said about it in the neighbourhood, except expressions of wonder at Squire D.'s sudden and unexpected marriage to one whom they sup posed to be a fair widow with whom be had recently become acquainted.—Madison Argus, April 'l9. TOSSING UP FOR A:SEAT IN PARLIAMENT.--ETeTV one knows that at the last election for Chippenharn the gallant Captain Boldero lost his seat. Few, however, are aware that he is indebted for that mischance to the un lucky toss up of a halfpenny I Colonel Boldero pressed forward his experience and long tenure of his seat ; Mr. Long urged many qualifications which were not, en joyed by the gallant colonel. How was it to be decided ? "Go to the wall" one of them must. In this dilemma, two eminent men stepped forward one a member of the long robe, though not a patron of Long; ; the other an hon. gentleman, high sheriff of the county, and member for a neighbouring borough. These two gen tlemen, praiseworthily animated with a desire to accommo - date matters, undertook the task of deciding which of the candidates should give tray—the Queen's Counsel taking charge of the interest of the Colonel, and the high sheriff that of the other candidate. This being agreed to, and it being moreover decided that the decision of the arbitrators was to be binding and conclusive, the lawyer and the sheriff retired in solemn conclave, to fix upon one of the future members for Chippenham. But here the same difficulty again presented itself which had prevented the two candi dates from themselves coming to an accord upon the subject —namely, that each party would not yield to the views of the other. At last, however, what reason could not effect chance accomplished. Our Queen's Counsel, whose humour and love of a joke are known to all who have the privilege of his acquaintance, suggested that the question should go through the ordeal of the toss ; .and Producing from his right-hand trousers pocket that most useful of coins known as the British halfpenny, he pro posed that the toss, and the toss alone, should arbitrate between the parties. The sheriff, seeing no better chance of settlement, at once agreed. One toss was to decide the fate of the candidates and the representation of the borough of Chippenham in the Commons House of Parliament! Up was to spin the coin, and if it came down head uppermost the Colonel was to represent Chippenham, and if tail, the other candidate. The lawyer was to perform "up goes the halfpenny ;" the lawyer exerted his utmost skill ; never, even upon Epsom racecourse, has there been seen a more splendid toss. In due time the law of gravitation brought the coin to the ground. Head or tail ? By all that was unlucky for the colonel, it Was tail. The arbitrators were honourable men • they adhered to their arrangement, and forthwit Ii informed the expectant candidates (omitting, as we are told, the exact means by which they arrived at that conclusion), and after much careful attention given to b t h e e t matter, he ean d d h a e t y e h w a hd o decide dshould t r h e a t i t re the fro g m a l t a h n e t c c o o n l o t n e s e t l . should e gallant colonel therefore did retire. Mr. Long and Mr. Lysley (the Liberal) were returned without opposition ; and m t o u n s and th e l r o e s P t l'e b e y e n t the Journal, _ . . i to on ss o u f r th o e f abohraolufrghenonfyC_hrAppecennheasmßwaatis, number a e r f is m ia a n ps c , oplllaencst,orano and n e l i r p f e es ls a a n u a i c p e s o e p noaiTod for t i fied oht the M i niste r n r a Pres ident papersM S d A S i h . , Laverdet, relative s a recentlyi v a e possession e t s ao e t thev s a i e o r n v ti s e oe attackl f d l ka themr l andnaarpl p a . fs n lpdo b , f ers ould t b oa n ta o hr r t e d h ei e C e n r c i e 3 3: l i tnpTnoir Tribunal r uu d gnei nN' a trcle stated ent d hmu e a s p t ta c h td r c : p t e atnn hint. amongst o f the other h f e o r r thingsed places the lae e a o f col lectionn liedmont and Savoy ;• a detail of what was done by the French to defend Ancona when they occuped it under Gen. G azan , and a description of the fortified places in Alsace, and a very valuable paper by Gen. Vial, at one time French Ambassador in Switzerland, on the military resources of that country. M. Laverdet, representing that he had come into possession of the piper s by purchase, prayed the Presi dent to declare that his consent did not affect his right to take proceedings against the, sellers. The President granted the application subject to that condition. THE FRENCH FLEET AT TOULON.--A letter from Toulon states the following to be the strength of the French fleet in that harbour :—" In commission—the Bretagne, 140 guns; the Ville de Paris, 120 guns; the Algesiras, 100 guns • the Redoutable, 100 guns ; the Napoleon, 90 guns ; the fontenoy, 90 guns ; the Donawerth, 80 guns • and the Suffrein, gunnery ship. The reserve is composed of the Montebello, 120 guns ; the Friedland, 120 guns ; the Souvrain, 120 guns ; the Fleurus, 100 guns ; the Navarin, 100 guns ; the Prince Jerome, 100 guns ; the Jena, 90 guns ; the Charlemagne, 90 guns ; and the Duperre, 82. I use the term 'reserve,' though the authorities declare the ships to be laid up in ordinary; for they are moored stem on to the tqiurkayeteodn readywhi eh fo a r re sh l p h m eir ent guns T , h a e rra st n o % are in a ord imads e t r ow an etdo d b a e wa m y ar re ch atl e y d at hand h be an a d r , d an . d Th th e e N cr a e pe w l s ee T a m nd To E ul yl o a n uAdalo Y ttaic: un pan d i e e r d A b d y rai tw r o ai s j te ari am au fr c ig e a L te a s e , r h avi av e e re s . Ved for the