The Sun. — London, England, 1858-06-02 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tam DAY—Morn., 6 min. aft. 5 —Even., 26 min. aft. 5 TObioußow—liforn., 50 min. aft. s —Even., 12 min, aft. 6 31ATANZAS and SABANILLA RA ILROAD SEVEN PER CENT. BONDS. The HALF-YEARLY INTEREST on the above Bonds, due on the 15th inst., will be paid at the Counting-house of Messrs. J. HENRY SCHRODER and CO. No. 145, Leadenhall-street, on that day and every succeeding day between the hours of 11 and 2. The Coupons, with a list in numerical order, must be left two clear days previously for examination. Printed ,forms may be had on application as above. London, Ist Jane, 1858. H E - R MAJESTY'S THEATRE LA NOZZE DI FIGARO. TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), June 3 (Extra Night), will be repeated Mozart's opera, LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. The Countess, Madlle. Titiens ; Cherubino, Madame Orto litni ; Susannah, Madlle. Piccolomini ; Il Conte d'Almaviva, Signor Beneventano; Basilio, Signor Relart ; Antonio, Sig. Costelli ; Bartolo, Sig. Rossi; and Fi garo, Signor Belletti. Conductor—Sig. Arditi. And the Ballet Divertissement, CALISTO ; on, Le Renvoi de l'Amour, by Mesdames Pocchini and Annetta. The Opera will commence at 8 o'clock. A limited number of Boxes have been secured tothe public. Price 21s and 31s 6d each, which may be had at the Box Office, at the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.— Titiens, Alboni, Giuglini. Piccolomini, Ortolani, Belletti, Beneventano, Aldighieri . To-morrow, Thursday, June 3—LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, and Ballet, with Madlle. Poeohini, Saturday, June S—IL TROVATORE and Ballet. Monday, June 7—Grand Morning Performance, DON GIOVANNI, and other Entertainments. The Ballet will include Mesdlles. Pocchini and Marie Taglioni. Morning dress only will be necessary. To commence at half-past one. Tuesday, June 8, will be produced (for the first time) Verdi's opera, LUISA MILLER. Applications to be made at the Box-office at the Theatre ROY AL ITALIAN OPERA, CO VENT-GARDEN. NEW THEATRE. First Appearance of Signor RONCONI. First Appearance of Signor NERI BARALDI. First Night of LUCREZIA BORG lA. First Appearance of Madlle. ZINA. TO-MORROW, THURSDAY, June 3, will be performed (for the first time this season), Donizetti's Opera, LUCREZIA BORGIA. Lucrezia Borgia, Madame Grisi ; Maffio Orsini, Madlle. pidieo ; Don Alfonso, Sig Ronconi (his first appearance this season); Gazelle, M. Zelger; Rustighello, Sig. Soldi; Gubetta, Sig. Tagliafico ; Astolfo, Sig. Polonini; Vitellozzi, Sig. Rossi; and Gennaro, Signor Neri Baraldi (his first apperrance this season). Conductor—Mr. Costa. Aft.r which, the Ballet Divertissement entitled LA BRESILIE NNE. Principal characters by Madlle. Zina (her first appearance in England), Madlie. Delechaux, Madlle. Esper, Madlle. Zelia (her first appearance), Mr. Payne, and M. Desplaces. To commeLce at 8 o'clock. Prices of Admission :—Boxes—pit tier, 5/. 15.. 6d.; grand tier, 6/. 6s ; first tier, s►. ss. ; second tier, 21. 12s. 6d. ; orchestra stalls, 1/. 1.. ; pit, 10s. 6d. ; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre, 2s. 6d. Application for boxes, stalls, and pit tickets, to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, under the portico in Bow - street, and at the principal musiesellers and librarians. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. Oa SATURDAY NEXT, June 5, will be performed (for the first time this season) Rossini's Opera, IL rIARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. Principal characters by Madame Bosio, Sig. Ronconi (his second appearance this season), Signor Tagliafico, M. Zelger, and Signor Mario. After which, LA BRESILIENNE. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT GARDEN, NEW THEATRE. AMP H ItiIEATRE STALLS. Visitors to the Amphitheatre Stalls are rJspectfully informed that ou and after THURSDAY NEXT, June 3, a separate and exclusive ENTRANCE and Staircase will be provided for them, the approaches to which will be is Hart-street. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be presented MUSIC HATH CHARMS. After which KING LEAR. King Lear, Mr. C. Kean. To conclude with the new farce, entitlel SAMUEL IN EARCH OF HIMSELF. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with SHE STOPOS TO CONQUER. Miss Hardcastle, by Miss Reynolds. After which a Classical E ctravaganza, entitled PLUTO AND PROSERPINE. Followed by JACK'S RETURN FROM CANTON. To conclude with A KISS - IN THE DARK. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening). 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. s. d. Drees Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes._ 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit. . . Gallery THEATRE ROYAL, ADELYIII. Lessee—Mr. Bea. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be presented the new Broad Eccentric Drama, OUR FRENCH LADY'S MAID. Mr. B. Webster and Madame Celeste. Followed by the new sketch of WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER. Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford. &c. A Ballad by Miss Roden. An Address by Mr. B. Webster. The Second Act of BLACK-EYED SUSAN. THAT BLESSED BABY, in which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appe%r. And MEPHISTOPHILES. To conclude with the National Anthem. Commence at Seven. TRAND THEATRE. —Lessee and Directress, ►7 Miss Swanborough.—This Evening will be presented MARRIAGE A LOTTERY, supported by Messrs. Emery, Ray, Belford; Mesdames M. Oliver, Portman, Victor. and Selby. After which, a new Burlesque, entitled THE BRIDE OF ABYDOS. Messrs. Charles Young. Turner, drc.; Misses M. Oliver, Swanborough, &c. To conclude with MY WIFE'S SECOND FLOOR. The characters by Messrs. N. H. Swanborough, J. W. Ray, Chas. Young, M esdames Leigh Murray, M. Ternan, and C. Melville CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-ioad.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow. tugcompany of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Sections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., v iz. : —Mi ss R usse ll , Mr s , Badzey, Miss Bru sell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montagne, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ' • Harr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, S. t oner, J. B ar k er , W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, M r . B a d zey , Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Beriard „ Messrs. W. T. Critchfl.eld, John G. Forde, and E. Mackney, Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Mr. Conrtnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &a., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will appear every Evening in a Selection from "LA DAME BLANCHE" (THE WHITE LADY), first produced at the Canterbury Hall. English words by Desmond Ryan, Esq. Mr. SAM. COWELL will Sing Two of his Favourite Songs this evening, in addition to the usual local Entertainment. THE WEATHER—Sus Orrune, JUNE 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 81—highest since noon yesterday. 61—lowest this morning and daring the night, 78—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.14. Wm, Southerly ; light, with very fine weather. 4..= t <t i ' l-( risk-4 • ‘- i-tS;s\,11111 -r • 4 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1858: LORD CLARENDON ON THE SPEECH AT SLOUGH. We were never amongst the admirers of the Eal of CLARENDON, but until his painful exhibi tion last night, we always considered him to be a man of ordinary tact and discretion. After the revelations by which he accompanied his in temperate but imbecile attack upon Mr. DISRAELI, it is impossible to come to any other conclusion respecting the Noble Earl's capacity, than that he is utterly nnat not only to sit in the Cabinet of his SOVEREIGN, but even to take a respectable part in the debates of the House of Lords. The attacks of Lord Joarr RUSSELL and Lord PALMERSTON, in the House of Commons, had failed to shake the confidence of the country in the scour racy of Mr. DISRAELI'S statements at Slough, which were substantially corroborated by the admissions 9f his opponents, no less than by th e emphatic 'declaration : of S . r J OHN P AKINGTON ; b u t M r. D I& I tAlLf 8 position was further strengthened by Lord CLARENDON'S speech in the House of Lords, which, even had it not been replete with clumsy admis "sions, would hare given Lord DERBY and the Foreign Secretary the opportunity, which they gladly seized, of authoritatively confirming all the allegations of the Chancellor of the Exch e q uer . Nothing can be more absurd than the attempts wa d e by the place - h un ti ng pal _ merstonians perversely to misunderstand the -purport of Mr. DISRAELI'S speech. The Right Hon. Gentleman never intended to accuse the late Government with having neglected to maintain good relations with France. Such a statement would have been utterly at variance with the well-known truth. Lord PALMERSTON and his colleagues were driven from office, not for indifference to the French alliance, but for having purchased that alliance at the cost of concessions which the Hcuse of Commons declined to offer, and which were absolutely repudiated by the country. The oharge against them was not that they treated the EMPEROR with coldness; but that they obeyed him with servility, not that their policy was too English, but that it was too French. More over, they always gave as their excuse for these obsequious proceedings, that they were indispen able to the maintenance of the alliance ; and every one must remember that Lord PAL MERSTON endeavoured to extort the unworthy concessions to France from the House of Commons, by the threat that if the despatch were answered, and if the Bill were rejected, our rela tions with the EMPEROR would be in imminent peril. Lord DERBY stated last night that a similar announcement had been made to him privately by Lord CLARENDON himself, and that Lord PALMER STON'S followers in the House of Commons were also privately urged, by representations of the same nature, to adhere to the policy of the Conspiracy Bill. Lord CLARENDON confessed, in interrupting Lord MALMESBURY last night, that when the DERBY Government came into office he had warned his successor that if the Conspiracy Bill teas not proceeded with we should be unable to maintain peace with France. Well, what happened ? The House of Commons decided that the insulting despatch should be answered, and that a change in our laws, which the late Ministers had taught the EMPEROR to consider both just and necessary, could not be made consistently with the interests or the honour of England. And now these gentlemen are surprised to hear that what they foretold actually came to pass ! When we heard of Lord PALMERSTON'S intended attack upon the Slough speech, we naturally antici pated that he was going to say—" There, you see, what I told you would happen, actually came to pass. I told you that if you would not do the EMPLROR'S bidding, we should run the risk of a warwith France. But, when Lord PALMERSTON and his friends come forward and say that there never wasthe least danger of war, it is manifest that,if they had. made out their case against Mr. DISRAELI, which they have not succeeded in doing, they would,only have deprived themselves of the only circumstance which can possiLly be urged in justification of the base policy which they recommended the country to adopt. In conclusion, we must call the attention of our readers to the extraordinary announcement made by the Opposition Peers last night, to the effect that they still adhere to their un-English, despot serving policy, and that they are still pining for a Conspiracy Bill. Nothing can be worse than Lord CLARrarrnorr's tone upon this question, and he even goes so far as to insinuate that the House of Commons in accept ing Mr. MILNER GIBSON'S motion, declared i=s intention of protecting foreign conspirators. We must also notice the strange Red-tapeism of Lord CLARENDON'S policy and speech, when ho tells us that WALEWSKI'S insulting despatch, which was published in the Moniteur, reproduced by the Press of Europe, and presented to Parliament by her Majesty's command, required no answer, be cause it was not usual in diplomacy to reply to a despatch unless it be accompanied by a covering note I " Still harping on my daughter." Another night has been spent in discussing the oration at Slough, to the electors of Buckinghamshire. Flaying occupied two nights in the House of Commons, when the rival leaders of the Whig party, who, having arranged their difficulties, were like the twin Kings of Brentford, smelling at the same nosegay, and having received explanations and answers from the party solely responsible, which neither will speedily or easily forget; the matter might surely have been dropped and no further time wasted in reference thereto. But Lord CLARENDON ; undeterred by the castigation in flicted on his coadjutors, again ventilated the question, and verily he received his re ward. Lord DERBY wielded the " knout" with surpassing skill and energy, and the result has been that what was seemingly designated as a " post-prandial oration," has been elevated to the dignity of a "State paper," whose cutting sarcasm has only been exceeded by its truthful ness and accuracy. And the community have had their attention attracted to one of the most brilliantaddresses ever delivered to a sympathising and admiring audience. The object of these combined and organised attacks is but too palpaple. Having hunted one leading member of the Ministry to a political death, and having then failed in the general attack, it seemed practicable to assail another, one who in his department -had giiren the greatest sa tisfaction to the country. The attempt to worry the Chancellor of the Exchequer was, however, a total failure. The Right Hon. Gentleman was more than a match for, his numerous assailants. His game was too staunch, his prowess too un questionable, and though the prize hounds-- " Little JoHN " and "PAM," were let slip, they were compelled to retreat considerably the worse for the encounter. Lord CLARENDON, if possible, received a greater mauling. He was, in Yankee parlance, " most catawampously thawed up " by the Premier. It might have been anticipated that with an English man's propensity for fair play, he wonhi not ha v_e assailed an absent man—one who, like poor M. PINE, had already met two political gladiators, and defeated their most skilful assaults. But the ball should be kept up—the hunt closely pursued, notwithstanding the failure of the discomfiled leader. But there was a trustworthy champion available, and the ex-Foreign Minister, the cringer to despotic dictation, was left, if possible, in a worse plight than his quondam colleagues, who so vainly "kicked against the pricks." It is scarcely necessary to allude to the thrice of wh a t h a d b een s t a t e d told tale, the recitauffe e on Friday and Monday. Lord CLARENDON r,- peated the substance of what had been said by Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Lord PALMERSTON re specting foreign affairs, and India. Be did not at all improve the case of his party, while the additional repulse added strength to the Gown,- meet. But there was one topic to which he did not dare to i der on e field on whi c h h, could not trespass. The region of financ © was "tabooed" to the brother-in-law of the c i . Edinburgh Reviewer and ox -Chaucelllr of tl,, Exchequer. The Budget, which, it was fondly hoped, would have proved a ground of attack, had been received with universal acclarn ition. Mr. DISRAELI bad kept faith with the nation. Ho had sanctioned the abatement of the inequitable income-tax, in place of demanding a con-idtrab:e increase, as his predecessor would have done, had he.not been happily driven from Downing-stree'. Mr. DISRAELI effected a - saving of two-fifths of the interest on Exchequer-bills, and aimed a deadly blow at the ridiculous Lawisian Sinking-fund ; and all that could be said and that after Lord DERBY had resumed his seat was, " that the Government had not muddled ►way their money in paying debts." It would have been monstrous if the nation which had so cheerfully sustained the heavy burdens imposed on it during the late war had not been allowed a little rest. Sir G. C. LEWIS would have driven the " willing horse" to death. He produced a financial crisis by his inveterate adhe sion to the iniquitous Bank Charter Act, and he would have wearied out the people had he re-' mained in office. Mr. DISRAELI has afforded judicious relief. The sufferers can breathe once more, and Lord CLARENDON was too wide awake to institute any comparison between the past and the present financial Administration of the country. We may now hope that the great " Slough " feud is at an end, and that the pressing business of the country may be carried en. Let the Sun day conspirators pause before proceeding on their reckless career. They may be fully assured that every convulsive plunge will hurt themselves far more than the person against whom their virulent blows are directed. OSBORNE, June I.—The Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, Princess Alice, Princess Helena, Princess Louisa, Prince Arthur, and Prince Vidor of Hohenlohe, embarked in the Fairy yesterday afternoon, and cruised towards Spithead. _ RETURN OF HER MAJESTY AND COURT PROM OSBORNE. —Yesterday extemive preparations were being made at Buckiugbam Palace, for the return of her Majesty and Court from Osborne House, Isle of Wight, who accord ing to the present arrangements will return to Bucking ham Palace on Friday next. ROYAL ACADEMY OF MIISIC.—Her Majesty the Queen has graciuuly signified her intention of honouring with her presence a grand vocal and instrumental concert, for the benefit of the Royal Academy of Music, which will take place in the St.. James's Hall, on Wednesday evening, the 23d of June. Her Maj Is ty, who is to be accompanied by a brilliant court, will occupy a dais in the area of the hall. PRIVY CouNalLLon.—The Right Hon. Sir Cresswell Crasswell, Kilt., Judge Ordinary of the Divorca and Probate Courts, was this morning sworn in a Privy Councilor, befcre Lord Campbell, in the Court of Queen's Bench. Lady Peel came to town on Monday, from Sandy Lodge, Beds. We are sorry to learn her ladyship is very much indispoied from grief, caused by the intelli gence of the death of her son, Captain Sir William Peel. Dr. Seymour has been in attendance on her ladyship. Lady Peel has had visits of condolence from several members of the Royal Family and a great number of the members of the aristocracy. . . _ _ Lord and Lady Wodenouse - and family are expected to arrive in Loneon in the course of the present week, from St. Petersburgb. We regret to state that Lady Morgan is suffsr:na from a severe attack of bronchitis at her house in William• street, Lowndss-square. DEATH OF LADY HARRIET G-. SIITTIE —We are sorry to announce the death ef Lady Harriet Grant Suttie, who died on Sunday last. Her ladyship was the seventh daughter of the 'ate Earl of Wemyss. WELLINGTON BARRACKS BAZAAR.—Hrr Majesty having with her usual liberality forwarded 50/. to be expended at the bazaar held last week in the Wellington. barracks, several of the most costly and striking contri butions were silected from the various stalls and pur chased for her Majesty by Mr , . Frederic Sayer and Maria Viscountess Glentwertb. The stalls held by the Countess of Fife, Viscountess Ingestre, Mrs. Moncrielf, and Mrs. fits Therobill, were especially honoured with the Royal patronage. LORD STANLEY'S RE-ELECTION.—There is no proba bility of any opposition being offered to Lo.d Stanley's re-eltction for King's Lynn, in consequence of his ac ceptance of the Presidency of the Board of Control. The nobld lord is deservedly popular in the borough. KEW GARDENS.—The Arboretum, Botanic gardere, and pleasure grounds are now in the most perfect order, and opon free every day at one. Sundays at two. The museum and conservatories close at cis, the gardens at seven, the landscape gardens and grounds at eight. CRYSTAL PaLaeE.—The additional new wind band now performs in the grounds until a late hour in the evening, acid is a source of much pleasure to many who have not an opportunity before the afternoon of visiting the palace. The performances are principally in the Rhododendron Valley, a spot which presents at this moment a richness and variety of floricultural beauty on its banks which has probably not its equal. Tue display a rhododendrons, azaleas, and other American flowering plant:, is remarkably fine, and the park and gardens have never appeared to such advantage as at this time. The view from the Water Tower appears for wale visitors to be the great object of at raction. CAB ACCIDENT.—Yes arday afternoon (Tuesday) a spirited horse attached to a cab, while standing on the cab rank in the-131rongh-road, Southwark, took fright, ' a td da•ted off at lull speed in the dime. ion of the Surrey Theatre. The cabman (who was on his box at the tit...o in the endeavour to restrain tha animal, broke the reins, and was thrown into the road and much shaken. The horse continued his furious career until he arrived at the Sr. George's-circu - , where,a young man attempted to restrain him, but was knocked down and severely in jured. However, a number of cabmen belonging to the cab rank at the St. Gdorge's.circus eventually secured the animal, and restrained him from doing further inis cbi,f. The man knocked down was enabled to walk to his home. THE LATE FATAL7:COLLISION ON THE RITER.—An adj )urned inquiry was concluded yesterday at the Anchor and Hope, Charlton, into the c Alision on the 231 ult., an account of which appeared in our paper. It will be remembered that the bow of a brig was stove in by one of two screw colliers coining up the river, and that two boys who were in their berths in the fore part of the brig lost their lives on the occasion. The jury returned the following verdict :—"That the deceased were accidentally drowsed on board a brig called the Arab, which was run down by a screw steam-vessel called the Black Dlamond, the steerage way of the B:ack Diamond having been affected by the improper navigation of a screw steam-vessel called tha John Bowes, causing the said Black Diamond to sheer (4 against her he:m, and to run down the said brig called the Arab." THE STATE OF BILLINGSGATE•MARKET.—AA a meeting of the City Commission of Sewers, at Guildhall, yester day, Mr. Deputy Christie presiding, a report' of Dr. Letheby in reference to the state of Billingsgate-market was submitted. The report' had been drawn up in conse quence of a memorial from the shell-fish men on the un wholesome condition of that part of the market allotted to them. The report concluded with the following suggestions :-1. A more perfect ventilation of the place, and a supply of air from the outside of the market. 2. The re-construction of the drains with a proper incline for the immediate discharge of the foul water into the refuse tank. 3. The adoption of some contrivance for preventing the solid refuse from getting access to the drains. 4. The erection of a recep tacle for the solid refuse of the market ; and, 5. The enforcement of such rules and regulations as will pro vide for the sanitary deficiencies of the place, and main. tarn good order amor g the salesmen. VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO LEEDS. —The inhabitants of Leeds will learn with the greatest interest and pleasure, from the announcement made by the Mayor to the Town Council on Monday, that it is the intention of her Majesty the Queen to honour this town with a visit about the end of the month of August, on her way to Scotland, and to inaugurate our new Town-hall by her royal presence. It was added by his Worship that her Majesty will not merely pass through 0),o-town, but will spend a night here. Leeds, we believe, has Dever le en honoured with a visit from its Sovereign paid expt to its inhabitants as a mark of royal favour and reg, and in the way of that intercourse with which oer b. loved and patriotic Queen indulge+ her people. We are sure the inhabitants of Leeds will regard her Majesty's intention - with lively gratitude, and that her visit - wi-1 call forth every demonstration of loyal and affectionate enthusiasm towards the best and most constitutional of sovereigns. It is probable, judging from the events of last year, that her Majesty will leave 0-borne for the North on Monday, the 30th of August, and will arrive here in the afternoon of the erine day ; and that on the following day, Tuesday, the 31st, the inauguration of the Town-ball a i 1 take place.—Leeds Mercury. PRICE OF GOLD.- The price of gold at Paris is about 11 per tnille, and the short exchange on London is 25.05 per pound sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 3/ 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gild is.about 3-10tha per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. 13y advices from H a mburg the price of gold is 425 per mark, and the shoit Exchange on London is ]3.5j per pound sterling: Standard gold at the English Mitt price is therefore rather mcr; than 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for hills-at 66 days' sight is about 1091 per cent., which, when carnpared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the .exchange is slightly in favour of England ; and, after making allowances for charges of transport and difference of interest, the [reser t rate leaves a small profit on the importation of geld fr en the Ut ited State". LATEST NEWS. RAILWAYS. Orleans Northern New Ditto 735 Lyon and Mediteran 735 New Ditto Geneva VAUXUALL-BaIDGE COYEINY.— A special meeting of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday, mr. Prendergast, Q C., in the chair, when the report of the committee appointed for considering the proprie'y of reducing the toile, in con,equ , :nce of the coinpetiti n of the new 'midge at Chelsea. ens read t) the me t'ng. Tee alteratio ns p•opo , e I by the c )rnrui tee were as fol :—For ftotpassengerp, frton 13. te ;hi cabs, 41. t.) 21.; all empty cabs, ld. ; private carriage 4 —one horse, 4d. to 3d. ; every a idiiional horse, 34 - ; t t t i o: 1 ,1 ; ; These. alt o l a t t o l c tio rtq al a h n , r , i rs w ,a, a tions were rt.c,rninendsd to take .plate on and afier the passing of the bill now in Parliament on the part of ti e 1y estminittr District B oard a Works. Th e oje,t of the B ;a1..) of works, and th e V estry of St. George's, H anov er-square, comprises the taking into their own hands the co.npany 8 roads within their r,sp2ctive dit tricts. Some di-cussion took place, in which Mr. Box, Dr. Greenwood, Mr. Grover, and others, toe k part Mr. Hedges thought the reductions were of vital irn portant'', b u t th e y ought not to be in f orco b efore the roads were taken up by the parishes, as proposed in the bill before ParliaTent. An amendment was proposed in respect to one of the items of reduction, but it was rejected, and the report of the committee was adopted. surN,_ LOND 0 N, WEDNE:S DAY VENI NO, JUNE 2, 1858. n the slightest on points which involve neither the dignity nor the interest of the country, but, on the contrary, it is revealed in the practice of a foreign policy, which is the more profitable to general interest; since it maintains an alliance which is the inexhaustible source of prosperity for the two na tions. It is on this subject that the ideas of the present Cabinet differ from those of its predecessor and it is on this conciliating policy and on the sen timents professed by the present Cabinet that may be founded a confidence in the continuation of ex cellent relations between the two countries." BOURSE, June I.—The following were the last quotations :- 4i per Cents 9:3 50 Do. end month — -- 3 per Cent. ..... 69 40, Do. end month 69 401 Bank Shares Credit Mobilier 635 Do. Account 635 Credit Fonder Belgian 4l Piedmontese (5) Roman BB Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt -FOR CASH. Midi Western - 567, Strasburg 622 , Grand Central Sardinian , 421/ Austrian LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) APPEAL-AUSTIN V. BOYES. The further hearing of this part-heard appeal was resumed this morning. Mr. Bova!, Q C., of the common law bar, was heard for the appellant, Mr. Austin. This is an appeal from a decree of the Master of the Rolls dismissing the bill with costs as to Mr. Tweedie, but without oasts as to Mr. Bopp. The contention is, whether there was a legal dissolu tion of this partnership, as solicitors, by the articles of agreement of 1846 ; what was the true construcion of the terms of that agreement ; was the retiring partner bound not to practice within a hundred miles of London I what were the considerations for retiring duties and obligations of the partners inter se ; and what was the marketable value of the shares and good-will and jute. rest of the business to the retiring partner, Mr. Austin undertaking that he would not carry on business as a solicitor within a hundred miles of the partnership resi dence, but, on the contrary, do everything in his power to promote the interest of the new company, and thereby increase the marketable value of the shares of the remaining partners of the new company. That the appellant had a legal vested interest and claim of com pensation under this agreement, beyond the market value of two days of the profit of the business, which he was found entitled to by the decree of the Master of the R ,lls ; and that he was entitled to decree against the defendants in so far as he was benefited by the agree. , ment. Mr. Burdon followed on the same side. Mr. Lloyd, Q C , is now being heard for Mr. Tweedie as to costs. It is probable the hearing will occupy the whole of the day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) THE WEST HAM DISTILLERY COMPANY-IN RE DAVIDSON AND GORDON. To-day was appointed for the last examina ion of these bankrupts, who were distillers at West Ham, and convicted some time since of extensive fraud. An adjournment took place by consent, as Messrs. Hart Brothers, who have been acively engaged for a considerable time past in arranging the complicated ac• oounts, had not been able to complete the balance-:,beet in time to file, under the rules of the court. The balance-sheet is very voluminous, and, when published in detail, will probably expose more of the modes in which frauds are effected than has hitherto transpired. The rough estimate of the debts and liabilities, &c., have been reported on several occasions. LITERATURE. Heckingtoit. A Novel. By Mis. Gore. 3 vol q. Hurst and'Blackett. This is another of Mrs. Gore's satirical sketches of society, another of those brilliant records of fashionable life, which expose its meanness, reveal its follies, and chronicle its inconsistencies. In the present instance we meet with a most attractive heroine, Sophia Corbet, who is superior to many of the female characters drawn by this authoress. She is represented as something genuine, in the midst of deceit and treachery, something simple, sur rounded by affectation, something pure and un spotted in a world of scandal. Sophia, or " Tiny" as she was called, had not an easy task assigned to her to perform in the labour of existence, and it was no light burden which she was called upon to bear in the journey of life. The affairs of her family were very much involved in mystery and litigation ; and family quarrels, that fearful cala mity-, hung darkly over her path—their funereal shadow. It is not likely that ode so young and inexperienced as she was should suddenly have displayed any great foresight in judgment, or manifested any great skill in adjusting the diffe rences that existed. In what she did, however, she was earnest and sincere, she did not aim at impossibilities, but she tried the only way that can ever succeed in making the crooked :•tioaight and the rough smooth—she gave to wrath a soft answer, and met the storm of indignation with a gentle dignity which, while it never con ceded to injustice, made no irritating demonstra tions of its own. The description of the confusion that ensued in consequence of " Heckington," as the family estate of the Rawdons was called, being left in a peculiar way, is very ingeniously de picted. The unhappy feud that divided the branches of the family into jarring sections, achieved its most fatal work when it separated the brothers who had " played beneath the same green tree" in childhood, and appeared likely to live as bre'hren in unity till the sad day when Heckington was mentioned as a word of reproach. From that time peace was over, and the sons of one mother became as strangers—worse, indeed, for they were enemies. This disunion occasioned great sorrow to their gentle cousin, Sophia, and she endeavoured to make peace between them. When she had persuaded Arthur, the eider, to write to his brother, who was anxious to end the dispute, the most serious lesson that•humanity can learn was at hand to inform them of the vanity of man's purpose, and the danger of his allow ing the sun to go down on his wrath, when he knows not that another sun will rise for him to make reconcilietioe. Willie Rawdon had died suddenly in Jamaica, to the regret of all who knew him, the consternation of his cousin, who appreciated his worth and excellence, and to the remorse of his too late repentant brother. The sketch of the Hers fords is very successful, we are introduced to a scheming family, whose object in life was their own self-aggrandisement, by whatever means it could be obtained. Delicacy of feeling, rectitude of pur pose, high principles, generous emotions, were un known to them, such plants were not indigenous to the soil of Clevelinds, which prided itself on far different productions. Envy, hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness, were the abiding guests, and the actuating spirits of that abode, whence sons and daughters issued forth into the world, to mar happiness, create discord, and dishonour them selves and the homes that had reared and that had adopted them. The only exception was Amy, but she was saved by being removed from the evil in fluence of her family till better interests filled her mind. It would have been well for Arthur Rawdon if he had yielded to his impulse, and broken off his engagement with Florence Horsford. The misery of his domestic life was great, and great also was the sorrow of the sympathising Sophia, who had fondly imagined that the clouds were re moved from the long-overcast horizon of necking ton, and that brighter scenes and fairer days would dawn for i s long-suffering heir. She was mistaken —for Arthur had to endure the agony and feel the humiliation, which is the most acute to bear, and the bitterest to be crushed under ; his wife proved false, and the honour of his name was sullied. Lu cretia, the old maid of the family, is a very amusing character, and her energy is a relief after the fashion able idleness around her, while her abruptness is welcome in the midst of the hypocrisy of the rest of the circle in Hertford-street. On the whole, with out being remarkable, this work will interest those who appreciate an ingenious story, ably executed, and who desire skilful sketches of the world and its worldly votaries. Such a character as Sophia Cor bet goes far to redeem a host of selfish and sordid in dividuals, and thus vindicates the narrative from the charge of bitterness or prjudice. "Hecking ton" can lay claim to the attention of the novel reader, for it possesses many of the features that form the fascination of romance. Doctor Thorne. By Anthony Trollope, ,utlior of " The Three Clerks." 3 vole. Chapman and Hall. The author of this work has previously distin guished himself in the world of fiction, by several novels of varying merits, but all displaying that vigour and freshness which is the chief attraction of his writings. While main aining his strength of style, however, be has not improved in polish ;he has given no thought to that careful cultivation without which the most luxurious garden will be come a wilderness, and the r rpidity of its deterio ration will be in proportion to the strength and fer tility of its plants. It is more incumbent on an author, whose style is vivid and emphatic, to revise, to refine, and soften, than on one whose natural tameness of manner and monotonous language pre serve him from the rsk of going too far. It is not that there is anything in itself objectionable in the work, but in the author's dislike of all pretence of mock propriety and affectation, he rushes into the opposite extreme. He forgets that though he may resolve to walk in a straight line to his object, instead of by croo k e d t urn i ngs , it i s very desirable to avoid the brambles or pitfalls by the way. We shall hope, iu his next contribu ion to the world of literature, to notice a sensible im provement in this respect. His ability is no doubt considerable, and his powers of observation and delineation of character are great. The old locality of Barcheiter and Barsetshire is the scene of this work, and some of our old friends are incidentally introduced. Dr. Thorne, the country doctor, is the hero of the book, at least the professed hero, as he gives it its title, but the chief interest centres on his niece Mary, and the family of the squire, Mr. Gresham. The plot displays considerable in genuity, and if not very probable, is not extrava gant. In these days of rapid changes we cannot wonder at a stonemason becoming a railway king, and eying like Sir Roger, worth three hundred thousand pounds. Neither, certainly, can we object to the doctrine that in these days every door is open to wealth, that the character and family connections, which are intolerable when their owner is penniless, are deserving of all honour and respect when the favoured individual owns half a million as well. The author does not spare the follies of human nature. Tie idols of family pride and exclusiveness, the worship of money and of great connections, are all attacked with unsparing hand. Many of his figures are no doubt drawn from life, but they belong to a class which could furnish many examples. Whether real independence be quite so huffy, so sensitive, as to its own position, may be questioned by the philosopher. Whether the intense conviction that you are the equal of every other human being, would be the most beneficial for thq, individual character, or the pleasantest attribute for a com panion who is bristling wi h indignation at every imagined hint_ or allusion to social position, mAy also be doubted. That the mere fact of an elevated position does not lift the possessor above his fellow men in intrinsic worth, is now generally main tained, but the want of those social possessions does not necessarily invest him with every virtue. The true equality ranks all -alike, and is no mere inclined to idolise a Chartist than a duke. The author attacks with all his powers the fatal prin ciple of marrying for money. Frank Gresham, the squire s only son, is to succeed to a be wily en cumbered property, and a very limited incom e . Every year increases hi s father 's difliculties, and th e universal decision of the family is that, to avoid the threatened rule, "Frank must marry m oney ." How he contrived to reconcile the contending points of his love for Mary Thorne and the nece-si- ties ef his position we leave the reader to discove-, merely suggesting that real life is not always so complaisant, and the moral might have been bet er as well as more practical had Frank kept to his early notion and turned farmer. Th e difficultiet of Dr. Thorne, and his couscientioui conduct are well described, and the sketch of the SJatcherds, father and son, is vividly drawn. Though painful, it is lifelike, and should speak a word of warning to those who ae, like thou, vo!untary slaves. Then are many other characters introduced, all drawn with more or less skill, and many who scorn ro mance and sentiment will find r ntertainment in the group of secondary figures. We trust we sh ill meet the author at some future period in another work of fiction, in which he will avoid the occa sional extras stances and want of refinement that derogate from hi s p resen t vo l umes , w hil e preserv ing the freshness and vigour of his stye, the hone sty and . clearsighteducks of his satire, and the beelike fidelity of his characters. The Cruelest Wrong of All. One yd.. Smith and Elder. This story displays con<iderable ing-,,nuity and invention, and some degree of freshness and origi nality, but there are some traces of vault of care THE CAGLIARI. A telegraphic communication has been received from Naples, which states that Mr. Lyons was waiting for instructions from her Majesty's Go vernment. Some friendly Power (not named) had pressed upon the King the necessity of according indemnification for Watt and Park, but his Ma jesty had positively refused, and added—"lf I am annoyed any more by the English Government on this question, I will appeal to Russia and Austria for protection. The English ought to be only too glad to have obtained the release of their revolu tionists." THE BOMBAY MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Euxine steamer from Alexandria, with th e Bombay Mails arrived at Marseilles at 8 o'clock this morning, which were despatched by the 10 o'clock train. . THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Pera from Alexandria, with the Calcutta and China Mails arrived off Hurs_t Castle at quarter-past 10 o'clock this morning. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Vanderbilt, steamer, Cap!ain Lefevre, has arrived from New York. She left on the afternoon of the 22d. The Vanderbilt brings 297 passengers, and $438,466 in specie for London and France. The Fulton arrived out on the 19th from Havre, and Southampton on the 24tb. Tha Vanderbilt spoke the steamer Africa, out ward bound, on the 30th ; American ship Syramus Blanchard, 31st ; a Bremen barque, showing signal No. 81 ; and American ship Star of the West. The Hon. Charles Sumner cline a passenger by the Vanderbilt, mil also Mr. J. Potter, bearer of depatches. The angry feeling continued on the question of the alleged British outrages on American vessels. Mr. Buchanan had promptly responded to the resolutions of Congress asking fur information, and sent to that body a short message, with copy of letters to Lord Napier and to Mr. Dallas, the Ame rican Minister in London. Mr. Dallas is iristructel to lay the facts before the British Government, and to demand satisfac tion for the insults offered to the American flag, and indemnity for whatever damages American vessels have sustained from the visitations of the British cruisers ; also, that peremptory orders shall be issued and enforced for stopping the search of American vessels at sea. The Secretary of the Navy reported that the steam frigate Wabash, the razes Savannah, and the brig Dolphin had been orderel to the Gulf of Mexico ; these vessels, with the Colorado, Fulton, and Jamestown, would make a respectable force in those waters. Tue Senate had passed a bill repealing the fishing bounties, to take effect on the 31st Decem ber, 1859. It was stated that the President had applied to Congress for authority to contract a loan for 15,000,0001. for a terra not exceeding 10 years. Genera! Persifer Smith, Commander of the Utah Army, died at Fort Leavenworth, on the 16th ult. The command now devolves on Brigadier-General Harney. Accounts from Utah state that Brigham Young had abdicated, and that Governor Cumming was within 30 miles of Salt Lake City, accompanied by a deputation of 50 Mormons, sent to meet him. Havannah advices state that a party of English marines were landed from the steamer Styx east of Cardenas, and hunted the plantation for negroes, but found none, and retired after exciting alarm and indignation by the invasion. The Spanish captain in command of the district had been ordered to Havannah for trial for neglect of duty in not re sisting by force the aggression. Sugars at Havannah had slightly declined in price. Freights more ac tive. Exchange at New York at from par to 1 per cent. prem. Coolies from China were lauded in lar_ e numbers on the island. The New York Stock-market was lower on the 21st, with more activity than had been noticed for some time previously. several large holders were flee sellers, prices were let down from the opening at the first board. Hudson River, Third Mortgage Bonds, declined a per cent. ; New York Central Railroad, I ; Michigan Central Railrad, ; Michigan Southern, Old, ; ditto, Preferred, ; Galeno t Cleveland and Toledo, ; Clicag and Chicago, asclßcckfa l nd r , 11; Mil w auk ie and Mis sissippi, I; Hudson River railroad, advanced per cent.; Reading, ; New 'York Central railroad, Michigan, Southern, and Clicago and Rock sold freely at last quotations, andclosed consideriebly be low the: opening prices ; Htrl em R a il roa d was th e firmest stock on the list. At the second Board there was a very small business, and all the sales showed a decline. Delaware and Hudson fell off per cent. ; Chicago and Rock Island, 1 ; New York Central, 1 ; Hudsol River Railroad, ; Reading, 1 ; Michigan. & ti th er , Old , ; di t t o, Preferred, /. Alter the Board, printed prices ruled, and there were trail-actions to some extent. The closing for the railroads was ate 109 t f o o r ll s t o e r p l ienrg cent. exchange; not e very active business at these rates. The cotton natrket was active, with a firmer feeling. The rates for the day footed up about 3,000 to 4,000 bales, :dosing on the basis of 12/c. to 12gc. for middlin g uplands. Flour was again heavy and lower, esocially for superfine and common grades, while sales were fair, chiefly to the domestic trade, with, Bona) purchases for export. to 30,000 bushels. Corn Nsa,s steady, with sales of Wheat was in fe ir activity, vrth sales of about 25, 000/. southern white at 73c. tc 74c. ; western prime sound mixed sold at 74c. to 75c. ; and yellow at 75c. to 76c. ; northern eye sold at 70c. Pork was firmer and more active, with sales of mess at $l7 75g. to $l7 850., afterwards fell, at $lB ; prime sold at $l4 25c. sugars were firmer and active. The sales embraced about 1,509hhd5., including Cuba and Porto Rico and 160. Coffee was quiet, 300 mats of Java were sold at 18c. Freights were firm, but elgagements were mode rate, es supplies of grain were in reduced sup- At New (Means on the 21st sugars were dull, at 5/c. to Sterling exchange, 1072 to 1081. TUR[N, JUNE I.—The Chamber of Deputies yesterday voted the Joan Di* 40 millions of francs by 97 vot.s against 62. The motion for reducing the loan to 30 millions Was rejected by a large majority. FRANCE. • ___ PARIS, TUESDAY. -- • • The importance now. assumed by events in China has detrr►nined the Emperor's GJvernment to with draw fro►n the Indo-Ch►nese squadron, under the criers of Vic - -Admiral -Thgault de Genouilly, the car.3 of Madagay..ar, of EGunion, of Mayotte, and Nossibe. _ Tho naval silb-divi,ion is organised for the charge o f tr j , se establishments. The Pays c t,ins the following fsvourablA re marks ou the stAteiteut mmle by Mr. Disraeli, in the course of his reply to Lord J. Russell, respo'ct ing t , a sceilen n relations n - rvi exi 4ring bAween the En: ish and French Governments : " Mr. Disrae'i was perfectly correct in his state men', and the expl.tuatiut he gave of the concilia tory policy which the pr esen t Cabinet—contrary to deplorable precedents—is disposed to foll , w with respuct to the Cagliari question, is a strong proof of his desire to unite comfl , tely with French policy. The una inlous approval enCounlered iu the house by the speech of Mr. Disraeli will crea'e lively s'ati-ifac ion in France." Our contemporary, after commenting in stung on the intrigues of the late coalitier, thus concludes its 'rt. mar ks _ _ _ "Patriotism does net eorslst in refusing to yield IN RE MILNER. This bankrupt was described as of Cannon-street, tobacconist. Me,srs. Hart Brothers, the accountants under the bankruptcy, stated the debts at 3,2541., and to creditors, parcially secured, 1,8911. The profits had been only 3,0511., whilst the expenses had been, in trade, 3,3291., and domestic, 1,713/. ; and the losses had been great--1,4631. on bad debts, and 5771. on depreciation in value on sale, &c. The bankrupt passed. IN RE DICKINSON. This bankrupt had carried on busines3 at Hastings, and came up to pass his examination. The accounts by Messrs. Hart Brothers show debtor to creditors unsecured 1,7341. ; to ditto holding security, 1,136/. ; creditor by property, 6021. ; ditto in the hands of creditors, 1,0481. The bankrupt had made an assign ment f.)r the benefit of his creditors, and the trading was continued, but with a loss in a short time of 5561?, and the aff were then brought into this court. The bankrupt passed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.; MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HOUSE WITH A FALSE KEY.—A QUEER DEFENCE.—George Tompkins and John Barrett, the latter calling a compositor, were charged before Mr. Bingham, under the following circumstances. Charles Cole, 317 A, a very active detective officer, and whose vigilance, there is very little doubt, prevented an extensive robbery, said that about 10 o'clock on the previous night he saw the prisoners, with another man, in Coventry-street, and suspecting them he followed them into Sackville-street. "rimy there stopped for a minute, and then walked up to the house of Mr. Holt, N.. 20, and he (the officer) then got into a doorway and watched them. He then saw Tompkins put a key into the keyhole. They then all walked away down Vigo street into Regent-street and to Leicester-square, and back to Sackville-street, he (Cole) following them all the while. Tney then went to the door cf Mr. Holt again, and again did something to the keyhole. They then left again and he followed them until be met a constable in uniform, when he told him to follow him, and on coming up with them he took Barrett, and the other officer pursued Tompkins as far as Charing cross, and brought him back. On taking Barrett he told the officer he would suffer for it, as be was manager of The Sun's printing-office. Barrett gave his address in Rose-street, Long-acre, which he found was a shut up house, and the other prisoner gave the address of a large baker in Goodge-street, where he was not known. Barrett said in defence he was only in Sack ville-street once. That he was a printer, employed a t M r. J, ines ' e, in Parker-street, who printed the Family herald (the publication in question is printed by Messrs. Bradbury and Evans, the well-known printers). The other pri soner Tompkins said he was a greengrocer. Co!e asked for a remand that he might make inquiries as to the prisoner's character. Mr. Bingham said he should like to hear something more of them after their own statement, and remanded them. MARKET NEWS.—(Tius Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. A full average time of year supply of English wheat was on offer here today, but, the bulk of it was composed of Monday's unsold samples. Very few buyers were in attendance, and the demand ruled very inactive at almost nominal currencies. Foreign wheat, the show of which was extensive, met a very dull inquiry, and prices had a downward tendency. Barley and malt sold slowly, but we have no change to notice in quotations. We were fairly supplied with oats, in which a steady business was transacted, at Monday's decline in value. Beans, peas, and flour sold on former terms. ♦RRIVALS ruts WERRe Wheat. Barley. Malt. 1,360 50 I 1,020 Eaglish Irish Flour. 12,510 Foreign..... 1 12,150 1 2,860 Oats. 13,330 l 350 sic , . brlp BOROUGH HOP. We have to ropoit a slow inquiry for all kinds of hops. In prices, however, no change hai taken place. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 01 to 4s Od mutton, 3e 2d to 4s 61 lamb, 5s 4 d t o 6 s 6d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; pork, 33 2d to 4s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. FIRE AT N EWINGTON.—About half-past eight last eveming a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Wicks, draper, 4, Staverton-row near the Elephant and Castle. The fire, which was caused by some of the goods in the shop coming in contact with ore of the g w-burner, spr-ad to the upper part of the house, and the inma , es had some difficulty in escaping. The engines quickly arrived, hut the fire was not extiogukhed till eleven, when everything within the walls was destroyed. The will fall on the Sun Fire-nffic. THE "RXAMINER'S" ADVICE TO THE OPPOSITION. —We would have no more attacks upon this mighty government as long as it continues rooted in the little• ness of an npposi ion to which numbers are no more a soure of strength than toa fl :(k of sheep. Yet even sheep present a united front to a common danger. Let there be no more of these displays of sigour endirg with de monstrations cf imbeciity. Better eat our leek with a good grace, than munch it with double humiliation after :e futile and ludicrous re si,tance. MANCHESTER TRADE It EPORT.--MANCEIESTER, Tue,,- day.—The market is very quiet to-day, with a limited amount of busine a, 4's to 12's mule and throstle yarns maintain the price ef last week ; 14's to 28's are 4 . lower than last Tuesday ; finer counts are id, down. Cloths are affected in the rams manner. Domestics and T cloths are about the same as last week—those for I id:a and China are 10. lower. and finisb, and not sufficient pains taken with the con struction of the plot. The chief actors in the story belong to a quiet country family, and the different dispositions and peculiarities are well pourtrayed. The characters of the thrce daughters are well contrasted, and the brusque and uncon ventional Kate will enlist the reader's sympathies. Teresa, the eldest, takes the most prominent part, but is by no means the most pleasing. Though her trials were severe, Im selfish absorption in her own interests prevents her from awakening any vivid degree of interest. Edith appears but little on the scene, but that little is gentle and captivating. The portrait of aunt Teresa is ably drawn, and the perplexity as to h e r unacknow ledged daughter is skilfully kept up. Tercsa,'s mistaken pretensions are artfully introduced, and those who delight in unravelling an entangled plot will find much gratification in guessing the denouement. The conc:usion is, however, very defective. All the other actors are pushed off the sc: no to make way for the two most prominent, and even they are summarily disposed of. Tt.ose who had excited our interest at the commencement are dismissed in a few words at the end. Mr. Forster is the type of a class who take advantage of a specious exterior and superficial knowledge to impose upon the credulous and unsuspicious. The story, which is no doubt an early production, does credit to itsauthor's taste and feeling, and promises some works of higher excellence. The Initials. By the author of " Quits." Bentley. Mr. Bentley's cheap series, which has included so many excellent works, has now reproduced this popular novel. The clever authoress has achieved a decided success in her last work, which has reached a second edition; and those of her readers who have not read her former fictions will now be able to make the acquaintance of " The Initials" in a very commodious fGrai. The scene is laid abroad, and it is in her descriptions of Continental life that she excels. Her plot is not exciting, and her pictures of domestic life among us are not very striking; but in the delineations of the freedom and gaiety of Ger man peasant life she especially shines, and represents it in a most attractive form. The whole novel is contained in one volume, in clear type, and the lovers of fiction are fortunate when they have works of a superior and original charac ter placed within the reach of all classes. Practical and Economical Cookery. By Mrs. Smith. Chapman and Ball. The two adjectives prefixed to this work are not often ingredients in the manufacture of domes tic receipts, and the complication of the directions, and the expense of the articles required by the ex perienced professor, are as alarming to the careful housekeeper, as the omission of a few indispensable rudiments of culinary instruction are perplexing to the uninitiated. The little work before us is simple and concise, clear in its directions, and moderate in its requirements. The writer has been for 40 years a professed cook, and has therefore the benefit of practical experience. The great variety of dishes will afford useful suggestions to many, and the bills of fare may offer some acceptable hints in the arrangement of a banquet. The directions for carving are likely to be of service, and the little work commends itself to public favour by its prac tical utility. I Tramp's Wallet. By W. Duthie. Darton. These pleasant reminiscences by an English goldsmith, of his wanderings in Germany and France, are mostly reprinted from " Household Words." A stay of three years and a half on the Continent has enabled him to collect anecdotes and observations that form a very agreeable volume. It is a pleasant and entertaining compilation, and with its accounts of silver mines, Austrian jails, Leipsic fairs, mountain walks, French and German workmen, and their national characteristics, it con. veys a very good idea of continental life and manners. The New Quarterly Review. No. XXVI. The New Quarterly has several very interesting papers, and the general style maintains the chit' racter of the serial. The most prominent questions ' of the quarter are treated of, and several literary criticisms pass under review the principal works of the season. An article on the "Anti-spasmodic School of Poetry," h as some sensible remarks on poetry in general, though not altogether free from prejudice. THE LATE GOLD DUST ROBBERY. Last term a rule was obtained by the corpora tion of London for quashing an order made by two learned judges relative to the disposition of certain Turkish and Spanish bonds and other property , found in the possession of Burgess, Pierce, and Tester, who were tried and convicted 'at the Central Criminal Court in January, 1857, for-steal ing a quantity of gold dust, dtc., on the South - E istern Railway. After the trial one-sixth of the • property was restored by the order in question to the South-Eastern Railway, as being part of the proceeds of the said robbery. The remaining fir: sixths applied to certain Turkish bonds, who' Agar, the approver, who was previously con victed of forgery, had handed over to Pierce for investment for Fanny Kay and het • child by Agar. Pie rce om it te d to jars," them, and when he was app re h en d e d the T ur kish bonds were found in his possession. The Jeanie" judges, under the circumstances, directed in til e . same order that the T ur ki s h b on d s amounting to near 2,0001. should b e i nves t e d f or F anny Kay all' her child, in accordance with Agar's intention' The corporation of London claimed the property under the Charter, as being entitled to take a'` felons' property within their jurisdiction. Til l ; morning.the rule come on f or argument b e f ore the Court of Queen's Bench, wh en th e C ourt he ld that by the law felons' goods were forfeited, and On the learned judges had no power to make W; order with referenc e t i th e T ur ki s h b on d s. Th% p - irt of the order wa s resc i n d e d, an d t h e res ult 7 that Fanny Kay and her child w ill b e d epr i v ed , the benefit of the money, w hi c h w ill b e hanal., over to the sheriffs and under-sheriffs wh o wet.? 1 7 office when the trial took place, they bei ng entitled to the property of felons, through the C orpora trotio towards defraying the expenses of their officers. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THA WEEK. (From. the .Report of the Registrar General.) The de iths registered in London, which in the two previous weeks were successively 1,057 811 4 ,„ 1,082, rose in the we e k en di ng l as t Saturday to 1,106, of which 576 we r e d ea th s o f ma l es , a nd 0 , 1 ": ' those of females. In the ten yea rs 1848-57 IT average number of deaths in the we e ks correspon", • ing with last week was 1,004, b u t as th e deaths of last week occurred in an increased population, th e y can only be compared with the average after T 4 ' latter is raised in proportion to the increase, a e° l ' rection which will make it 1,104. Hence it at: pears that the rate of mortality that prevailed is" week agrees with the average, as calculated fro m ten years' experience at the end of May. The births of last week excee d t h e d ea th s in 016 same period by 586. By comparing the results of the last two weed with reference to the causes of death, it will 1 1 seen that while zymotio diseases have decrease ( ' fr am 269 to 259, and local diseases from 420 to 4(6 those of the " constitutional" class have increar' from 210 deaths to 265, and have produced the In: crease in the total number of deaths which is sho° l s above. Phthisis (or consumption) is the :4) 011 1 disease to which this result is due, for whereas i t was fatal in the previous week in 117 eas es, I lls , week it was fatal in 169. The c orrec t e d e veragy for this disease for last week is 149. Small-P' ' was fatal in 5 cases • measles decr ease d from 8 0 . 45, whooping-cough from 72 to 61. There wer e . deaths from diarriacea, the correct e d a verage b ei-„g 19. No case of ch o l era was returned. Of,ur nonagenarians whose deaths were registered, the two eldest were widows, one of whom died at be r age of 96 yoars i n Fulham Workhouse, the o ' ,. at 97 years in St. Luke's Workhouse. Ise° Thirty-seven deaths are returned as having s r o f from. the developmental diseases of children,: to which 18 are ascribed to premature birth, cyanosis, 3 to spina bifida, 3 to other malforw tious, and 11 to teething. g irls, Last week the birth s o f 904 b o y s a nd 78 8 , 10 . in all 1,692 children, were r eg i s t ere d in linn, a us. In the ten correspondin g we e k s o f the years 1' 57 the average number was 1,527. THE DEATH FROM STABBING AT WORDERTNit."",bO"- adjourned inquest on the body uf George Turner, 's recruit, who was stabbed last Wednesday eve yi ?., g iog_ up, Worcester, was resulted ou Monday. After r (o - , the evidence of several witnesses the coroner sort 3 2 3 ,c and the jury returned r a y r of manslaug%; against Joseph Barnard. The prisoner was then 0°1"-- mitted for trial at the next assizes. CORPORATION OF LONDON BILL.—We are in beenea ba that a requisition, most respectably signed, rs presented to the Right. Hon. the Lord Mayor t 9 a'. o • common hall, for the "purpose of eliciting the opal., of the citizens of London upon the bill now in Par l i e meat, entitled A Bill for the better regulation of t ot Corporation of London,' and which strikes at the 0 . • of their ancient and valuable privileges ; and to P s ; such resolutions as may seem advisable." His lordsbi has been pleased to app :int Monday next, the 7th of Jane, at one for two o'clock precisely. By the bill, passed into law, not cnly will the purcha sed right :: th e livery be entirely abrogated, but the cha rters of to, c3mpanies repealed and made null ; which in effect destroy, without any cone titutional reason, the exibtePa7; of the City companies. ~~~ ~~ The I States w •teh an g 4 doubt be and orde for vario The p i tacebang Bois. Sca to-day, tendency easiness : hid). ha lun c h im %fled ft , 97 t II an 4 nrees al till ; 35 1178 . 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