The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-24 00:00:00

a l s lti '— . o ne Le , .•t• Pl° e e o d raP 0 .. . e t , 1 1 '1 of ro• pe , CO l, 0 k of id ht e 4 111 011- „' o` ;c) roP 9 o 111 ) P e o r , ' eP3,r, (I O le f til d ;ieot! e P" cv t 11 0 , 0 tp o'4-luo away with monopolies, and enter O a c the free -trade priucip e. His Excellency the `rner terminated his usual half-yearly inspec . ti ll ef troops on the 17th by reviewing the 924 03hlanders, under the command of Lieutenant br°nl Thorold. He expressed himself highly ;i,eased with th© high state of discipline in the gar -1344. The whole of the windbound. vessels in the CLAigesirm roadstead, and at the bacic of the on e 4 . 4 1 ,, wEighed anchor and sailed to the westward ver " 4 e morning of the 18th inst. The French Go taklinlent steamer Phare was engaged at Gibraltar, 813 g soundings round the Rock. Pe ll the 12th inst. the hire I British brig Jane _,lee left Gibraltar for Balaklava with 60 horses I,roules for the use of the laud transport service. ..--" 11 the 14th inst. the British steamer City of Nor siel:l2 1 1 days from Scutari and 7 from Malta, re — fved at Gibraltpr, with 95 invalids of different oftineets for E ng l an d, i n c h arge o f C a pt. Egerton, Rifle Brigade, and Dr. Hudson, of the 6th to r ent. Fi ve di ed on the passage f rom S cu t ar i P o ,., al ta• She l e ft on the morning of the 16th for 04 rreouth. The screw transport Candia arrived Gibraltar on the morning of the 6th instant, f or t laYs from 'Woolwich, with artillerymen, &c., trit,:', 6 Crimea. She left the same night. The 1)041,8u s team-transport Holyrood, with troops on an arrived at the New Mole from the west, fr s , a t il lt e Resolute steam transport, with 350 cavalry zieon - l ib liri, passed to the eastward ou the after the 16th inst. The Holyrood took on board, 110-`,_vibraltar, 24 cases of hospital comforts for detl, a • The sailing transport Dunbar, with a of 'd' e ureent of the Polish Legion, under command sta r , t a P t ain liostecki, from London, bound for Con % 'us: 61 6th ie, passed the garrison on the morning of hors eOib - Purchase depot has been established at 4 tai1ti .141. 2 in which 500 mules are to be kept . con ilervip4 On hand for the land transport and artillery Pig o , A great number of Gallegos (natives of tiei n i f "au• arrived, to be employed by the authori reiliZ re horse depot, who have many horses and thip at e th at San R oque a n d Gibraltar, ready to an hour's notice. be .ui r ° ibl iewing corps at Gibraltar daily expect to A ei ,ieved f or serv i ce i n th e C r i me a :-13th the e LLight Infantry, '920 rank and file, under 4 4 91 ,,' i nand of Lo r d M a rk Kerr ; 54th, 750 Colonelchef Moore • 66th, 750, Colonel Mi 4ai,f an d 0 2d. Highlanders, 520, Colonel Thorold, h os ,es 200 picked gunners o f th e ß o yal Artillery. A ae a t it ?l for the reception of 200 invalids from the te li p War has been got ready under the superin ae:lnee of the senior medical officer at the garri ,tero," "lbraltar, Dr. Armstrong. It is situated at liatekthe healthiest part of the Rock, where beds, L t eee he bli' e .) have already been prepared for their i i ,:°n• The Baltic steam-transport arrived on lowi t ' e Lling of the 17th, coaled, and left the fol -1,15iti1,V31,, ° ruing. The Sydney, with invalids for Plac e — ` 4 3 and the Norman, in ballast, for the same iiatej arr ived at Malta, and *ould leave imme took a fter coaling. The British brig George Ann the 1 1 , 4 some horses on the 18th inst. for the use of all(' Transport in the Crimea. LITERATURE. .871011arehs of the Main; or, Adventures ,, _ o q f . th 3 e v i'ecaners. By G. W. Thornburg, Es q. Hurst and Blackett. .kh • f o r ' t the merit fi t e author of this' work claims i ii:riginality, which it certainly possesses, being , ,l'a e L fll.B . t c omplete history of the exploits and cha l'eristies of the Buccaneers which has hitherto : • 1 4 111 :1 1) : li ared • A. few scattered volumes in differe nt ter t—a ges and diff eren t epoc h s a l o ne remain to pre .*ve th The chief N u a record of their adventures. a 1,.1`. gees nu their history are three volumes in 4 41 ,? Dutch, and English. The first , o p f u t h h l e is s h e e i d s i t pairelibis c, Distoire des A fi v l e le n d t theriers,' Aeon t o a 1688. He had filled and NI" is Buccaneer , th f __ the .uuccaneer office of Bur ' Loi o „" 0 of the most remarkable c, fleetang Morgan. was th e a i c r q e u n a i i e n f t s _ e d 'kori dl° is and Sir Henry Its author, The second • 11 110 appeared in AmsterdamMinrulinogB4. to be named P , viq a Dutchman, p ' fo r ilemeting, is very natuhraallpefrequently mistaken • tor?znielin, the similarity i b s ei E n u g gl v i e s r h y , ' t het ti n i lag. The rem y a e u f th n o ara rit e y s Aletr there ,are sevaeirna.iln.gotThehre wworriktserlesrsemcaormk-s 1141 . th a .° less authentic Aror ti ' singular absence d of fithoteiornac.e Mrs. Hall Buccaneers Hallbas %Iglvthei) pages with of th is ine title, ern but the scene is laid in 1 5 4: 11 q • and Dana, the American writer, has a kotv i ° ;She same name of afew lines.. Sir Walter for any age, 411 d %'rtram he asserta r wia9l4 do /a4 P-ca l ;,lte r ' himself placed ‘‘ the great event of t l Ab , o%laistory " the conquest of Panama, in s the ol eiitakt merles f instead of Charles 11. u x a - ' it e i ll : o% 4,: l e, , ;%s Ltements as these from authors Pre; e : L e th e 6 ,_" l authorityfrintdbuoicred history,the a u t a h n o d r to o fo rto Git t o M n aterialS . Sea Rovers present of Tortuga completef it il :i t _ 11 ° 1' t h e b „ Pi a ( a l u sptuiebrlsieodorinSei its with the mere race of Qr at 7 th at - ao c u o r n . f h ou ci nde nearly a century later. who Iver e 4 9 ,, cane ers were lse poor French 11114101--. planters. atld fled ' en by the Sp - aniards out of Tortuga to Hispaniola,hunters, who 4e ttle a ,, t° , the neighbouring island of li ever red the formidable band would, a Had the Spaniards probably,left them eoleti Yin arisen, but when they had established thtbe the deserted island of St. Christopher,to eirtiljars grew alarmed at their vicinity ge etB -- ' 11e8 ) and made frequent attacks by their the on their Way to New Spain. This provoked the spiritre'lell th fit out privateers, 1° fre of gain arose, and excited them terprigllent acts of aggression. en andsoon Finding their 0 _ • Ntn3,,es auccessful, they seized on the island m_ f ,`QtrEC,,l 4a as a haven and fortress. Their nji t i sh. ge,-.re increased by the addition of many En . g . - -u'r which . 1 N b er , elleh ships touched at the islan f d ihe free 'no, te r ,: °4l e a storehouse for the gains te r t , - - e , I'v:at whom the captains bartered f n r ot t o h n e l i y r kipartjualahides and meat of the island, but o. seizing a 41 i.. v°1 1r To sPoils. After some time, seizi k a alla a -le cPportunity, the Spaniards retook the le '' which was subsequently aaain seized by the . • ~ e l v ea.lieers • The Spanish ships scarcely dared I°4 3 P n, c 't, and one merchant alone, in one year, The "tred v ; o ° 9o crowns worth of . merchandise. ,1 .1 %tin,,, ,_tbe Spaniards, their oppressors, was the later ~.`4 3 'g -- T ui ng mark of the association. /i p,„ l '%t -- ' 4L t heY made war on all nations, but s had degenerated into mere m e a re t on ly fee . . : ( : : :::;:t r tel a ee o n rci T t n i p llE a T n iard s were their ary exploits of their leaders,. these e s i e r l ' o ln r , s es and adventures, are all related in _ light` ges with • i n vigour and interest. Thoseawuboeodue: ' t ille r° the perusal of histories of wars cl. : ko ht I 's will find in these pages the rivals of the I t i, 4 cie (i t ari nfi and successful commanders of the . - " ei r il -I' l °ll ' l . They had their Peter the Gre e a u t u , 4r4 vo Alexandre Bras-de-Fer, whom CElra ; thilty-; ectnpares to the Macedonian conquerorut I T fliX,r,taed fortresses, plundered cities, and P "` l tit. -- " ()ands of men whose number far exceed e e x d_ 1/1() it °/1-4 - Those who delight in adventurous sfind the ~,al,l narratives of deeds of daring best ZaliaZ a is yn e of originality and excitement w fully e kriht• -1 - be author's own words afford the ' lt !. I° , n :--- t life. d'n labour of student ".( I: i t ticl .t is o B D e e t s ° l,l that an author can invite the hiswhole reading I t ;) la to bo _ , e the self-rewar i g a profession, or a trade. I . e _, rl ops , 2_' vv ic for a sect, clique, et`loter, ja.d :, q ,t s h eei w ie e s rn a . n e a u di new creations to the novel t types of conventional exist' . _ `i.e t ' e It t ) ,, 3, h li, aacllDaleshth.e historian 1 :1r as hithertomist historymsh.atnltthwetirtpage of Engl h is . h s i t t h the furnishes k a jole ttai ern ). kept in . ri a capricious muse of foundationie baL" for thoillll.e, To the psychologist her may sec in these s de e p f ahe eas Ile," hho lat . 1 ,t, while the andp , te lt ity in a new aspect, man's soul exposed to ir wh a t Dtations. The 6, °41 11 . hs bahipier has described and Defoe drawn materials 111li ye Wi tt dare_ to assert is wanting in interest. ht t , he „ iv m these books are new 14o : A _ entures of Xenophon paralleled . in De Lussan's his concep 1. of "ver the Isthmus, and Swift forestalled in , , wi I be astonished to 47 4 Y1ro s ° t ac of the oddest ' customs here ofLilliput. CExmelin, 1 ' 4:4Alt i t VY assertis amusing writer than half 0% l' ' '' , l ' ia ns, a keen a and enlightened observer, who looked i . aceanfierinc, ' Itio 4lf g ot as a chivalr life, in which the sea .3- .knocks ous as the land hero, but more hs ;111'1111)re-2 characters are not so grand as those of history, I . 41,a ellt to i raY rend men as greedy of gold, ambitions ' i t4tt er, g4 :„ - 2us as P izarr e o r orCortes, and as reckless as Alex -I,4,eta -''' as cruel c If the Buccaneers were but 4 01. _ , b ro ~. as Caesar. . e to c 111 4 , n8 " at tle putrefactions of a . decayi . ng empire, , e lltet . were at least gigantic, and their coinage sootsunpre li .kaious beings ile y , a vit . i, a few e ,s hunters by lancl and sea, scaring whole f)til y ' ll tati ng canoes,sacking eve w rycetC .'ties with a few grenadiers, from li c f l ornia to Cape Horn, they 4 4a 41 :ssi e c 'la re a c oMm a o e n principle of union to have founded an th o .hag e. yhblic, as wealthy as Venice and as warlike as tc 4 :ovan "no great mind and the New World had been 1 4 e fuat e 1 4' 3 cf P i n. the first Providence sowed amongst them the 'lees sver r e t ain d-- difference of religion and difference of race. a q aq:otia,g, their race had its ranks . renewed, not by 1 1 ,,,, le v „,, , out by fresh recruits, men '''' ti ' r 'tinis f the Brotherhood alone aw _. a less than a century with new interests ' vices . rer to __,, aY, their virtues were forgotten and their t o ' 'Zi i , t.±ocered, D11 °4, 1 goir a neers were robbers, yet they sought something tf 114, 4 a • Mansvelt took the island of St. Cat ie t" , li t t h° rac e rjalF, an . (l,llorgan contemplated the destruction tk n tl is a, „. Ind, ins, 1- lhey were outlaws, te and yet religious t i _', l . 401,;2:'g generous and regardful of . minutest delicacies . 1 ` ' c ruel 1)440-. ' vets of freedom, yet obeying the sternest dis t,. All tl , ~ , yet tender to their friends. . look c th' l ight and shade of tI o darkest fiction poor .an, tlatitat4e adventures of these iwsla Catholics, Protestants C I ?: ( 4 all:uants, officers, common seamen, d l A, r , ; raters, sailors, planters, k pilots, ;il .. cle a, I:et aniards, negroes astrologers, murde re i f - a e e l ii, e s :f a anatics; scenes are tti o 4l 'Ria , rehahts—all pass before ' us in a motley and ever- At, ‘leotiersquerade The back-ground to these scenes sparkling tatt z t h t wiShores of the West Indian Islands, woods %to r te, th e _ l4 , fire-fliFs, broad savannahs dark sailors, it o , ky ,„_voleani islands peopled by marooned with wild `4 rte ;nhaontories, the lonely sand ' keys of Jamaica, YvkflaStnesses a Tortuga." .. MONEY MARKET AND CO tHEECIAL INT ELLICIE'KCE. CITY, Two o'CLocit. The Cotton Market at Liverpool, yesterday, closed with a very buoyant appearance, and prices of all descriptions advanced Id. per lb. The sales were estimated at 30,000 bales (1,000 of which were taken for export, and 7,000 on speculation), comprising 1,200 Pernam and Maranham at 61. to 7id.• ' 14,000 Bahia at 6 1d. to 6d. ; 10,000 Surat at 3P. to 4d. ; and 250 S-,a, Islands at 111 d. to Is. Bd. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed flatly, at lower prices. The intention of Government to bring on the question of limited partnership leads to a revival of the somewhat conflicting arguments as to the best means of accomplishing the object. In a pamphlet entitled " Trade and Partnership, the Relative Duties and Proper Liabilities of the Merchant and the State," Mr. Swinton Boult, of Liverpool, enters very fully upon the means of brin g ing about a more equitable system, so as to insure freedom of action, distinctness of liability, simplicity in enforcing contracts, and uniformity in dealing with all trading con cerns, but does not appear to advocate many of the alterations which are now considered expedient. In his recognition of the claims of labour we cor dially agree, however, and the main difficulty is how to accomplish what is desired. The ship Orwell, from Melbourne, brings 32,607 oz. of gold, and the Waterloo and Wooloomooloo, from Sydney, have small amounts on board. The dates are not so late as those already to hand. In Madrid letters it is asserted that English and French capitalists had at length consented to make advances to the Treasury, but although M. Olo zaga is given as the authority for the assertion, it seems highly improbable while the Certificates re main unrecognised. At the special meeting of the Colonial Bank this day, the assent of the proprietors was given to the request of the directors to apply to her Majesty for a supplementary charter in respect to its affairs. There was a meeting of the National Brazilian Association, Mr. R. Shepherd in the chair. After some explanations of the proposals of Mr. Oxen ford, it was agreed that the Chancery proceedings should be withdrawn, and that Mr. Shepherd be reimbursed for his expenses. Mr. Corney arid Mr. Hartley were added to the committee. Tne extraordinary accumulation of bullion has led many to believe that the Bank of England would even at the board meeting of the directors, this day, resolve upon another , reduction of the rate of discount, but no alteration has been. an nounced. The Stock Market is dull, at the decline which occurred late yesterday. After the recent aeltive dealing and the trial of strength in the Commons this evening, the speculators are prompted either to realise profits accrued or to await the result. It is known that Ministers have sent a circular round to their supporters, urgently requesting their attendance at a meeting in Downing-street, this day, at one o'clock. Consols have been 901- for transfer and account. The New 3 per Cents. have been 901 to 90g ' and the Reduced 89a I. Exche quer Bills have been 10s. to 145., and East India Bonds 18s. to 21s. prem. The Omnium has been flatter, at 2g- to 28 prem. The 30 Years' Annuity has realised i6g. There is very little animation in the Foreign Stock Market, and Turkish Bonds again tend downwards, being 771 and 761. Venezuela Bonds are 29, and Buenos Ayres 541. Mexican are weaker, viz., 22 to y. Belgian 41 per Cents. are marked 911. Dutch 28 per Cents. have re ceded to 63, and the 4 per Cents. are rather higher, being 92i to 93/. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds , 6 to 7-1-; Mexi can, 22 to 221 ; Peruvian, 6 7 to 69 ; ditto Three per Cents., 47 to 49 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 42 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 83 to 90 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18p to 181 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 37 to 371 ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 4f ; Ditto Passive, 31 to 41. The railway traffic returns have been maintained this year to a greater extent than might have been expected, seeing the interruption to the ordinary course of business by the war in part, and also by the compelled moderation of our shipments to Aus tralia and many distant foreign markets. It will perhaps be by many considered full time that the established companies were in a position to pay better dividends ; but former expensive management and the recent increased cost of many necessaries have proved a drawback. With any great increase of traffic, and no corre sponding enhancement of working charges, some augmentation of the dividends will very probably occur, and to this an easy money market, enabling the companies to borrow cheaply upon their de bentures, would contribute. . The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as follows :- 1855. 1854. £25,799 £22,876 55,717 52,196 14,667 14,341 12,172 12,728 25,803 25,912 16,162 16,468 11,231 11,279 19,505 17,174 Great Western North-Western South Western Brighton Midland South=Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 19,587 19,3 86 32,257 3 0 ,7 89 North-Eastern The English Railway shares are somewhat heavy, but the Market is generally dull. Tho. Canadian undertakings are firm. Great Luxembourg rule per cent. higher, and Western of France are fatly 10s. better. Northern of France are well sup ported. Mining Shares are neglected, and the Banks present a quiet appearance. London and West minster have advanced slightly. Crystal Palace are steady. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the Oficial List.) Business done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities........ 8 93 I 4 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities .......... • 90;1 i h low 3 per Cent. Annuities .... 9OA $ 90/ New 2A per Cent. Ann uities ............. . 15-16 3 76 Long Annuities, Expire s th Jan., 1850 - Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 48 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 164 India Stock Isdia Bonds. £lOOO ........„ Ditto, under £lOOO lB 21. Consols :or Account, 30th May 9Ol 5-1 Cranium olxellequer Bills, 21d. 21000 2500 lO 15 Small lO 15 Ditt o Advertised 4 7 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS D.Y. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent s4i ilexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 22- 2 / 2 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37/ Darkish Bonds, 6 per cent - - Ditto for the Account 6- 7A Venezuela Bonds, 3i per Ceut.......... 29 Dividends on the move payable in London. Belgian Bonds 21 per Cont. cx. 25 fr -- Ditto 41 per Cent. Ex. 25 fr Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gull 631 Ditto 4 per Cent. Curtiaeates THREE O'CLOCE. ............... 901 ............... 901 k Consols .. Ditto, May Account .. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY•) LONDON, May 21—Wind and weather this day st noon, S.S.W. ; light breeze, and fine weather. MARGATE, May 23.—The Success, from Rouen to Lon don, got on shore on Foreness Rock, this morning, during thick weather, but has been got off. SOUTHAMPTON, May 23.—Wind, SW. Sailed—Wash ington, for New York. PLYMOUTH, May 23.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived — Gazelle (storo-ship), frorn London, for the Crimea. Off Port— Wooloomooloo, from Sydney, ; Orwell, Melbourne. F A LMOUTH, May 23.—Wind, W. Arrived—Hygiea , from Matancas ; Johanna Catharina, Akyab. Off Port — Clara, from Porto Rico, and sailed for Bremen; British Tar, Jamaica. COWES, May 23.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Johanna Caroline, from Maroim. S WA NSEA, May 23.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Henrietta, for Cuba ; Appleton, do. MEMEL.—The Emma and Helena has been brought in hero a prize to the English blockading squadron. CAPE TOWN, March 30.—Tho Star of the East, from I London to Aden, put in hero on the 21st inst. ay with her I crew in a state of m utin y ; she pr yesterd. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. _ Wind, S. ____ 11 Arrived—Margaret, from Havre. Off Port—Parker, il from Demerara. -`, Sailed—Cr.st of the Wave, for Philadelphia ; John ' Stowell, Quebec ; Wave Queen, Gibraltar. QUEENSTOWN, May 22. Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Hannah Jane, from St. Sebastian ; St. Paul's, Mazagan ; Claude, Callao ; Autoinetto, Maria, and Su sannah, Alexandria. Sailed—Phoenix, for Rotterdam. WATERFORD, May 22. Wind, S. Arrived—Elizabeth, from San Sebastian. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPE I . I DEAL, Thursday, 10 a.m. Wi n d, S.W. ; moderate, and fine. Passed—Bale, from the West 'lndies ; George Stock ham, from Cuba; Charles and Jane, Havannah ; Maid of Judah, Sydney ; Mary Henzell, westward ; Calypso, Ja maica ; Ceres, Sierra Leone ; Neleus, Bombay ; Sutlej, Calcutta; Camperdown (90 transport), Queenstown —all for London. j Anchored—Kong Swerve, from London, for Cardiff. THE SUN; LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING-, MAY 24, 1855. SHARE AI tt T S LINES LFASED AT FPTED.RENTALS. LAW' INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY). (THIS DAY.) RALLWAII. Lzasing C2mpaiis losing PriCCE this :lay. Ruatneas this day. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Befcre Vice Chancellor Stuart.) RAILWAYS. WINTOSII V. T3E GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COUPANY. UA Closing Pee" this day. BIiSiTIOJP dons this day. The arguments in this important case were resumed this morning. On the conclusion of those on the part of the defendants, the Great Western Railway Company, Sir F. Kelly rose to reply, but was interrupted by 22 - '23 4g - 41 His Honour, who stated that he was very anxious, considering the importance of the case, and the magni tude of the sum at stake, to state what his impression were upon the point involved. The great difficulty his Honour felt, indeed almost the only oue was upon the suLject of the jurisdiction of the Court. His impression was rather in favour of the decree asked for by the plaintiff, if the Court had only the jurisdiction to make it, upon which he had considerable doubt after the decision of the late Lord Cottenham in two similar cases. Now, the course he would propose to be adopted was that Sir F. Kelly should postpone his reply till Monday, if that day would suit his convenience, and in the mean time his Honour would consider the question of jurisdio tion, and the judgment pronounced by Lord Cottenham in the case he had alluded to. B.} - Si 14 - 131 144 - 15 ! 9 - - 8 it 8 - 6 - 87 621 -63 t ••• ..• 131 - 7 - 9 - 5i - Sir F. Kelly said he should be perfectly prepared, as he was now, to reply on Monday. As to the subject of the jurisdiction he felt no doubt, being convinced that if the Court should come to the conclusion that it had no jurisdiction it would be in effect a total denial on the part of the Court to do justice between the parties. His Honour would consider the subject between this day and Monday, but he could not but think the (lc cisions of Lord Cottenham were unfavourable to the j urisdiction of the Court. Looking, however, to the I present case, and considering the litigation that had I taken place, he thought it was the duty of the Court to struggle for the jurisdiction, if it could, in order that the parties might not be sent de novo to a conrt of law. The further arguments in the case were then postponed to Monday, when Sir F. Kelly will reply, should the Court consider it necessary. - 15?, 114 - 11 31. - 23 21 - 23 74i 74 55 57 1 2d par 19 20 68 - 70 91 - 02 76 - 78 124 - 96 -P8 66i 58 - 62 Nothing of the least interest came before any of the other Equity Courts today. 70 - 73 61 - 76 66 - 76 78j - 78 i COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief-Justice Campbell, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Erie, and Mr. Justice Crompton.) 8 LOO 101 99 1001 ad I id fi 83 83 9 8 1 8— 7 d 25 - 25?, 7i - 71 -71 i 41 - 43 10 8 la 2 :1 . 6 - 61 20 30 73i 64 , 64 , 44 34 134 133 • 49-• 50;1 48 50 3d par dd 44 64 1 d ar 28 - 30 .101 - 103 167 - 69 46 - 98 124 - 133 604 - 601 28 - 29 5 - 3 3 - 1 ii 7 -- - 39 20 2 34 : - 4 22- 2L 7 - 8 1.03 Aberdeen . 8: A.mhg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all B.: fast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolverh. Stour Vall3y 29A Birkenhd. Lanesh. • - Cheshire Junet all Do. Cheah. do Birk , £5O and £25 Cons 19 Do., all illyth & Tyne origina .C 25 (issd. at 445; 100 Bristol and Exeter 1.00 Caledonian. 61.5. Carmarthen and Car digan all Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass• 16 Cornwall 1 crieff Junction 45 Dubliu&BelfastJunc all DundeoPerth&Aber deco Junction all Do. New 1.00 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 1.00 Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B, Stook fq Do., New A....., 100 last Lancashire 100 Edinbargb.& Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June all Furness all Do. Extension 100 Glasgow &S. Wester' 100 i ;Teat Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 1 00 Do., B. Stock 1)0 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gum. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 1.41 Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds 100 L.:awash. andYorksh Wst. Riding Un. all iv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright &S.Cst. 100 Loud. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Sh. ,M&8... C 2, , Do. Eighths 11 London andS. Westn 42i Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lnddrry&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Vlanch.Shef.k Linde all Do. Shares, No. R2s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 , Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby all Midld. G. West. (Im) all Do. 'Half Shares dl Newcastle & Carlisle 23 Nwpt.Abcrg. &Hrfd 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Postrevor 100 Norfolk 33 Northn.Counties Un 100 North British all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A A Deferred all Do., A B Guaranteed 1.00 N. Eaitern—Berwia 20 Do. do. Extonsion 13 Do. do. G.N.E. Parch s.ll Do. Loeds 100 Do. York all North London all Do. New . .3. Is g.&S.Wstra.,llamp . stead, and City Ju.. 17.3 North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westrn.Junc 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. i.OO Oxford, Worcestcr,& Wolverhampton 8 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 1 SeottishMidiand 100 Shropshire Union a'l South Devon 1 10 South Eastern all South Wales 13 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 14 Staines, Wok. &Wok mi. 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New 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel _ .. 10 5 Netherlands Land._ 1 11 .. 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter Steam Navigat. . C 0 .... 1 all N. B, Australasian**. i 1 20 ']s Nrth.ofEuropoStaani ... --- :, i i i : 1 all Oriental Gas ••• 1 a 1 1 1 5 F.ll Pecl llr. Ld. & Minrl. 2 3 8 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 60 62 50 10 Do. New lll 2 all Portland Iron Co l5 1 , 1 1 .2 00 51 a , 6 1. 0 51 r. spo o ltu r t i joh l ii ir usw tra Sta i. a La m ii(l 734.845 ___ 27:11i 183 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest la 3 / 0 1 all Sul:inlay. Tel. Scriu . 20 5 Treat li L. Co.U.Cau — 1 - all 311. Itolzigtered - .1 . 1 ? 6 Mt 28i Von Diemou'a 14u , ' 135 .... iii DOWELL V. GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. In this case, which we noticed in our yesterday's re port, their lordships took time to consider their judgment. COOS V. WILDE'S JUDGMENT. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a printer, of Maidstone, against the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Kent, for libel. The action was tried at the sittings after Michaelmas term, and the cause of action was certain remarks made by the defendant in a letter addressed to the Finance Committee of the county, re lative to the printing of the list of voters of the county, imputing to him the desire of extorting money from the county, which the justices embodied in their report to the quarter sessions, and which the defendant; as clerk of the peace, read in open court. At the trial the defend ant's counsel pleaded the letter was a privileged commu nication, and that the defendant was entitled to a non suit. For the plaintiff it was contended that it was net a privileged communication, and that the defendant had exceeded his duty in making the comments he had in that letter on the plaintiff, and that it was a question for - a jury. Their lordships were of opinion that the letter in question was not a privileged communication, and that the remarks complained of were not necessary for the guidance of the committee in auditing the accounti; but the question of malice was one for a jury. They could not allow the verdict to 'stand for the plain tiff any more than enter a non-suit for tho defendant, and could only pronounce, with the consent of both par- ties, that there be a new trial. As the defendant might be thought to have exceeded his duty in doing what he bad, and the plaintiff had bad the means of pub licly denying the imputation, their lordships suggested that no further proceedings be taken in the case. HARRISON V. BUSH.—JUDGMENT. This was an action trial for libel, tried at the last Somerset assizes, in which a verdict was given for the plaintiff, damages 20s. The plaintiff is a magistrate of the county of Somerset, acting in the Frome division," and the defendant is an. inhabitant of that borough ; and the cause of action was a memorial, signed by the defen dant and about 200 other inhabitants of the bo rough, addressed to Lord Palmerston, as Secre tary of State, callin3 on his lordship to remove the plaintiff from the Commission of the peace, in con sequence, as the memorial alleged, of his having incited the public to a breach of the peace at and during the late election for that borough. For the defendant it was contended this was a privileged communication, which was replied to by the plaintiff that if so it should have been addressed to the Lord Chancellor, who alone had the power to remove a magistrate from the commis sion of the peace. Lord Campbell, in delivering the judgment of the court, said they were not called on to decide how far an honest mistake made by a person seeking redress sub jected him to civil or criminal responsibilities. After great, deliberation, the Court, however, was of opinion that the defendant had made no mistake in taking the course he bad adopted ; and although bad he addressed the memorial to the Lo rd Chancellor, it would have been a privileged communication, it was equally so by being addressed to the Secretary of State. It was a fallacy to supine that a Justice of the Peace was made or removed by the Lord Chancellor, similar to that of the• appointment and removal of County Court Judges. A. Justice of the Peace could only be appointed or removed legally and constitutionally by the Sovereign acting on her prerogative by the advice of a responsible minister, and the commission of the peace and the ap pointment of justices was in point of law as much the act of the Sovereign as the appointment of judges and the granting the commission of Oyer and Terminer, and the removal of judges was before they were made irre movable except by the joint address of both houses of Parliament to the reigning Sovereign. The Secretary of State was a responsible adviser, of the Crown, and her Majesty had an interest in this matter, in so far as she had a desire to see justice administered to all of her subjects, and consequently she might receive through him • such communications as were for the good of the parties interested. In this case the inhabitants might have suffered a grievance by a magistrate foment ing a riot instead of quelling it, aril life and property thereby endangered instead of protecting it, and it would be their duty to see that such conduct should be inquired into. Under the circumstances they were of opinion the verdict should be entered for the defendant, and as the jury had foand that the defendant presented the memorial bona fide for the purpose of obtaining re dress, the Court was 13 , mind to say he was not a libeller, and gave judgment in .his favour. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. IMPORTANT PROMISSORY NOTE CASE. FORBIDS AND OTHERS V. FISHER AND OTHERS. The Court gave judgment upon this case this morning after hearing the remainder of the arguments which were not concluded yesterday. Mr. Wiles and Mr. Bovill showed cause against the rule, and Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Brarnwell supported it. The Lord Chief Baron said the Court was of opinion that the rule cught to be discharged. The facts were very simple ; the action was brought upon promissory notes or bills of exchange, and the defence set up at the trial divided itself into three points, which points he (the Lord Chief Baron) had reserved not so much on account of their difficulty as upon an agreement between the counsel on either side. The amount at stake was considerable, and, it was contended, there was a decision which bore upon the question, and which would exonerate the defendants. The court granted a rule to show cause on three points, one being with regard to the authority of the directors under the deed, another was with respect to the form of the note as regarded the expression used respecting it, and the third was that the signature to the note, it was said, was not that of the firm of drectors. On all these points the Court was of opinion, however, that the objections maie were in valid, and the rule must accordingly be discharged. Rule discharged. TILE DERBY BAL MASQUE.—Last night the enterprh. ing lessee of Drury-lane Theatre gave, in honour of the Derby-day, a Bal Masque, on a scale of magnitude and expense never before attempted. Mr. Smith was, this time, bold enough to adopt a style o f decoration which we believe is new to our theatres on these eventful even ings, and the result was that, although the company were not dazzled by glass curtains.and those unrivalled gas lights which, under the management of Jullien, had the effect of throwing even the most brilliant costume icto the shade, the area was illuminated in a most taste ful and inspiriting manner. The fronts of the boxes were orna mented with festoons of flowers and statuettes, each representing a figure known to the votaries of Terpsi chore, whilst the lights which illuminated a large por tion of the promenade, were so arranged as to display tulips, dahlias, and other floricultural beauties. The greater portion of the company did not appear in cos tume. The Masquerade was, nevertheless, tolerably well supported, and the amusements were kept up till a very late hour. 25 St. 20 St. 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 10 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 100 14 5 5 20 20i 100 20 63 2i 15 11: a 91j 2 77 66i 7 78i 101 1001 100 99i 1001 84 3 i 22, 3 25 t 73i 4 88 354 i. d 9 8i 9i 95 12i a 21a a 102 108 7 11.1 14i I 211 ; 1 ! 54 2S 44i 3i 50 50 50 25 Roo i hall i all 100 100 all all all all all 100 I all IWO 1100 10 St. 20 100 1 100 100 100 ,100 5 all all all 50 12 12# 10 St. 16;; 5 St. 20 124 25 20 St. 1.0.61 20 20 20 2 . 5 25 12 tt 100 all 1100 100 all all all all Do.. 173 101 73. 4 1 141 :Hs -4 3 THE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. (Froa the Morning Herald Correspolident.) ENGLISH. CAMP, HEIGHTS OF SEB..kSTOPOL, MAY 9. The feeling of general disgust at our inactivity, which I mentioned in my letter of yesterday, seems rather to inc rease th an o th erw ise. lam informed that some of the regiments, on being disembarked from the K er t c h expe di t i on, actually hissed and groanea, and th a t one , a French regiment, was almost in a state of mutiny. Admiral Lyons and Sir George Brown did their utmost to induce the French Admiral Bruat to disregard the order, and proceed, but he declined, though quite as much chagrined and disappointed as the rest, the respon sibility of such a step. We are in a state of the most perfect idleness at present. Except during the night, when the work ing parties go down to the trenches, there is not even the semblance of active hostilities going for ward. From sunrise to sunset, our attacks never fire a shot, and the French are as quiet as ourselves. Only our large mortars fire once every hour, in•re ply to about a dozen guns from the enemy. We are in short doing absolutely nothing, and as far as we aro able to judge, we are not likely to do much more for some time to come. I do not suppose another expedition to Kertch will be attempted, yet no other place is open to us. At Theodosia a blow might be struck, but to be effectual it should be done at once, for as soon as Kertch is secured the Russians are sure to throw up strong works round Theodosia. The general opinion seems to be that 35,000 or 40,000 of the French will take the field, accompanied by the Turkish and English cavalry ; but no one can for a moment conjecture in what direction they would or could move. It is impossible to go two miles in any direction from our lines without coming upon the entrenched camps of the enemy. In the mean time, however, the cavalry are being drilled and inspected as if something was really on the tapis. Yesterday the whole of the French cavalry were inspected by Canrobert and Raglan near the Eng lish head-quarters. They turned out between 4000 and 5000 effective horsemen, all; both men and animals, in good hard-working condition. To-day the Turkish cavalry were reviewed, and in point of discipline and efficiency made the best appearance of any. There were only about 800 of them, but the men were stout active fellows, clean, and well equipped ; the horses small, but high-spirited and in fine condition. There was one regiment of Turkish Dragoons, and one of Lancers. Both went through their evolutions slowly, but with a pre cision and good order which I have seldom seen surpassed ; and the well ordered, compact, and rapid charge they made at the close of the day's manoeuvres was most brilliant. A couple of days since the English cavalry was inspected on the heights above Kadikoi. The light and heavy bridge, united with the 10th Hussars, who have just arrived, and muster 650 sabres, made a total force of 1,400 men. To this force the 11th Hussars could only contribute one serjeant and two privates ; but, as the weather is now ap parently settled fine, the sick horses are fast reco vering, and each day will add to our cavalry strength. The 12th Lancers, part of whom have already landed from the Himalaya, muster 850 sabres. So that before the end of this week we shall be able to show at least 2,000 effective horsemen ; and these united with the French and Turks would make a very respectable figure in a pitched battle. Some of the o - fficers and staff of the Sardinian contingent landed at Kamiesh yesterday. A few of the officers have been down to Balaklava and the English camp, but as yet none of the troops. It is said that the safe keeping of our lines at Bala klava is to be confided to the Sardinians ; and the Highlanders, rifles, and marines, moved to the front. None will more rejoice at such a movement than the Highlanders themselves. Up to the pre sent time they have had but little of the hardships of the campaign, and still less of the actual fighting, and they long to be again in the front, taking their share of the struzgles in the trenches. It is very probable that as soon as all the Sardinians are ar rived our line will be extended to its old position along the Woronzow-road. With the large force of cavalry which is likely to be kept at Balaklava some such stop will be absolutely necessary to give us camping room. At present our ground is exceed ingly crowded, and with the arrival of fresh troops will become still more so. By the way, has it ever struck the authorities that even the facilities of Balaklava harbour are limited, and that now we have exceeded them? We have at present 30,000 English troops here. With the drafts of cavalry and infantry that are expected, the land transport corps, and 15,000 Sardinians, we are likely, before a couple of months, to be 60,000 strong ; and for such a force, and all its stores and provisions, Balaklava is too small. Already it is overcrowded in every way, and each day becomes more so. Another place must soon be selected, as for the provisions and munitions of war for even 4000 men it will not contain a sufficient number of vessels, much less afford them sufficient room to disembark their stores. _ Lieutenant Beale, RE., who was dangerously wounded in the trenches a few nights back, sunk under his injuries, and died yesterday evening. He is very deeply regretted, not only by the officers of his own corps, among whom he was distinguished for ability and zeal, but by all who know him. I am also very sorry to say that several fresh cases of Asiatic cholera appeared in different regi ments in camp to-day ; three of them proved fatal. Fever and other diseases generally seem on the de cline, except among the 79th Highlanders, where most malignant typhus is still very prevalent. The 71st Highlanders have been moved up to the front, and, with the 48th Regiment and 3d Buffs, occupy the ground between the light and fourth divisions. THURSDAY, MAY 10. About one o'clock this morning the camp in front was roused up by an extremely heavy fire of mus ketry and repeated cheering along our Right At tack. The elevated ground and ridges in front of the Third and Fourth Divisions were soon crowded with groups of men from the tents in the rear. It was a very dark night, for the moon had not yet risen, and the sky was overcast with clouds, but the incipient flashing of small arms which lighted up the front of the trenches, the yell of the Rus • sians (which our soldiers have christened " the Inkermann screech"), the cheers of our men, and the volume of the fire indicated the position,. and showed that a contest of no ordinary severity was taking place. There is an earnestness and reality about the musketry on such occasions which has a language of its own that cannot be mistaken. The regularity and precision of. the jeu de joie, the platoon or fire firing of our reviews, have little kin with the passionate, i n t ense, an d startling bursts of rifle and musk e t, - an d g i ve b ut an imperfect notion of the deadly rattle and fitful roll of small arms in action, whe re every man i s l oa di ng and firing as rapidly as he can, and where th e formation of the line Is altering every moment. For a mile and a-half the darkness was broken by outbursts of ruddy flame and bright glittering sparks, which advanced, receded, died out alto gether, broke out fiercely in patches in innumer able twinkles, flickered in long lines like , the elec tric flash along a chain, and formed for an instant craters of fire. By the time I had reached, the front—about five minutes after the firing began— the fight was,raging all along the right of our posi tion, and as some extra men had been sent down to the batteries when the relief marched down it was thought that we might have made an attack on the Russian works close to our advanced trenches, but it was soon tolerably certain that the enemy had either made a sortie upon Gordon's new works, or a vigorous assault upon tho men in front of the trenches. I cannot now ascertain the particulars of the affair, even if one could have the heart to dis turb the poor fellows who may have come up from the trenches, and I can only describe what I saw. It seemed as if the fiercest and most determined struggle took place on the lett of our right a ttack, but the ground is so very deceitful at night that it is impossible to determine localities with anything like precision. The wind was favourable for te hear ing,h and the cheers of the men, their shouts, our voices of the officers, the Russian bugles and the own, were distinctly audible. The . bugles of Light Division and of the Second Di . vi h si t on were sounding the " turn out" on our ri as we alarm sounded through the French camp reached the high ground, and soon afterwards clese tl t ie e se a ndsoldiersth the h n a i d o most got up, t were hom drawn . u n u d p r , e watching t o c f h n h wi it. The tents of the Fourth Division were lighted in terest the fight before them, as . fa . r . as they could see up, and the old Inkerman men were all anxious and ready for the word to march, should their services be required. The musketry, having rolled incessantly fora quarter of an hour, b egan to cease at intervals along the line. Here and there it stopped for a moment altogethe r ; aga i n it burst forth. Then came a British cheer, which thrilled through every heart. " Our fellows have driven them back ; bravo !" Then a Russian yell , a fresh burst of musketry, more cheering, a rolling volley subsiding into spatterin g flashes andi broken fire, a ringing hurrah from the front ; and then the Rus sian bugles sounding the " retreat" and our own bugles the " cease fi r i ng, " and. the attack, after half-an-hour's duration , was over. The enemy were beaten, and were ' retiring to their earthworks; and now th e b atte r ies opened to cover their re treat. The Redan , Round Tower Garden , —a Batte ries, and Road_ Battery, aided p ro b a bly by the 'ships, lighted up the air from the muzzles of their guns. The batteries at Careening-bay and at the north side of the harbour contributed their fire, . i" and the sky w ii 7 4747iiiii-4.• ' innu merable shells. n.:100;i" -- 1 - tirt=4: l 74• . a : t k ti o m f esth vl l os he e a rou 411 ; 411. - 2 , .;• ,-" 4 0 . : ;;saes . of the roar, and shells burst almos c g a ro nn un on d . lines. The Ru - 3 n La l i l r ey w e it a h le a ng ha e rs u h r ss f ia ci n r ` th were avenging themselves as of their mortification c.-terndrdePatinlYer best they might and might tlie extent Wn t in ferred from the rigour weight of their can nonade. The instant th n e ever active allies the French, ' from their batteries over in ch k ne e g. raninauto and from fr o o u m r our right, opened the redoubts to draw off the Russian l guns from our men ; and our own batteries also replied, sent shot and shell in the direction of theprweitert and enemy. The effect of this combined fire formidable to look at, but was probably not nearly ve so destructive as that of the musketry. From half-past 1 till 3 o'clock the cannonade continued, but the spectators had retired before 2 o'clock, and tried to sleep as well as they might in the midst of the thunders of the infernal turmoil. This conflict must have caused considerable loss, and it is a time of painful suspense while one is in a state of uncer tainty respecting the fate of friends and the result of such an encounter. Soon after 3 o'clock a.m. it began to blow and rain with great violence, and on gettin g up this morning I realy imagined that one of our terrible winter days had interpolated itself into our Crimean May. The tents are dank with wet, the whole .camp looks black and miserable, and one step out of doors takes you over the shoes in mud. a o l ff r . e . ratohdayadni3 o'CLocic P.M. The rain has ceased, and the soil is beginning to less lvo r seri ou snz dry stated that the fight last night or this morning was bwbueut imagined. t t tah s g t ei i n l lteid. troops blowsps T h e s . t Russians p u.s n strongly. . a y . n.s ca It came is on us on the left of the right attack, close to the were ready for them, and drove heavy musketry. A.Li ght Division part • • • took them in flank, and alt h ough of the kept up a heavy fire from a distance, the enemy d.dbut little injury. It does not a hey us ena sortie, or even a premeditatepdPe attack; to k . have b t what ever it was, the Russians were co m plete l y a°u They had pushed out a strong column of troops, and proceeded, it is supposed, to execute some works in the rear of the advanced parties which were sent on towards our lines to shield the works from observation. Our sentries were on the alert and gave the alarm, and as the enemy drew near the men were in rea ness for them. The Russians crept upon their bellies, delivered a volley at the parapet, which did no harm, and then rushed on, but they were received by a very heavy and well-directed discharge of Minies, which killed and wounded a considerable number of them. They then lay down again, loaded, and fired from the ground, but their officers in vain endeavoured to lead them up to our lines, from which our troops kept up an incessant fire. A portion of the Light Division, moving towards the left, charged another party of Russians coming up close to the Woronzoff-road, and utterly routed them. The enemy, who lost at every volley, notwithstanding their caution, after uttering repeated cheers and yells, principally raised, one may imagine, by the officers, retreated down the hill, and it could be seen that they bore great numbers of dead and wounded along with them. It is supposed the Russians had 150 hors de combat. The tremendous cannonade they opened was unattended with much effect, considering its weight and intensity, and was only so much waste of ammunition, but our fire on their retreating columns must have added considerably to their casualties. The total loss in the Ught Division last night, I am glad to say, turns out to be only 14 hors de combat: Lieutenant Lawrence, of the 34th Regi ment, and three men were wounded. The gallant 7th Regiment had five men wounded; the 88th had three men ; the 00th, one man ; and the 23d, one man wounded. The Russians have succeeded in getting five mortars to bear upon our right attack, which are likely to increase our casualties. We have never had so many mortars directed against this one spot at any time previous to the present. FRIDAY, May 11.—Last night, about 10 o'clock, there was another alarm along our lines. It was exceedingly dark, and the wind was high. The sentries in front challenged and gave the alert, and the men who were in the advanced parallels began to fire with steadiness and rapidity at a body of Russians who were trying to get up to them in the darkness. The enemy replied, and for a time there was a desultory firing, the flashes from which were visible, but it was impossible to hear, owing to the violence of the wind. The fight took place in front of our right attack, and was over in about half-an-hour or less. The instant the enemy re tired their batteries opened as before, and threw very heavy and repeated flights of shot and shell upon our works. The 2d Division were the prin cipal sufferers. The newly-arrived battalions of the Royals received their baptgote dc feu, and had three men killed and four wounded, principally by shells—altogether wo hal nine men killed and seven wounded. Most of the wounds are of a very serious character, being inflicted by jagged pieces 1 of bombs. Omar Pasha visited Lord Raglan yesterday, and rode out with the Field-Marshal subsequently towards Balak-lava. It was Lieutenant Rochfort, of the 49th Regiment, who was wounded the other night, and not Corbau, as I was erroneously in formed. The last-named officer went home some time ago. SATURDAY MORNING, May 12, 10 a.m.—Last night, in the midst of an awful storm of rain and wind—so thick that no one could see a yard be yond him—a body of Russians came up on our left attack, but the sentries gave the alarm just in time ; and Colonel Macbeth, of the 68th Regi ment, got his men into order and received the first fire of the enemy as they came up to the trench with perfect steadiness. Some of the Rus sians lept up on the parapet and jumped into the battery, where they at once met their fate. There was a desperate struggle between the Russians and the men of the 68th outside the lines, in which the bayonet was freely used on both sides ; but the enemy were repulsed by our fellows, led by Col. Macbeth, Lieutenant Hamilton, and a sergeant of the 68th. I regret to say that Captain Lloyd Ed wards and six men of the 68th were killed, and 22 men of the same regiment were wounded. We took some wounded prisoners. It is, of course, impossible at this early hour to ascertain the par ticulars of the attack, as the men have not come up from the works yet. Some of our men were wounded by stones flung by the Russians, whose guns would not go off owing to the wet. The enemy lost heavily, and they were seen dragging off their dead during the night. It is now blowing hard, and it has rained all night. The camp is a mass of mud, and has re sumed its old wintry aspect. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM. BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE.--A. preliminary meeting of gentlemen connected with the borough of Marylebone was hell on Tuesday evening at the Colosseum Tavern, Portland-road, for the purpose of making arrangements for a great borough demonstration io favour of the move ment for administrative reform. Mr. Stockton, of St. Pancras, presided, and was sup ported by 11. Farrer, Esq., churchwarden of St. Pan cras, Jacob Bell, Esq., F. IT. Bridgman, EN., Dr. Gar rod Dillon, J. A. Nieholay, Esq., NI e:srs. Stephens, Ross, M'Evily, D'lffangcr, Soder), Hulle], Freeth, Brooks, Winter, Pallett, & - c. It was resolved to hold a public meeting of the be rhoanug. h s o t. f pa Mar nc y r a le , b , o ‘ n . eToocnontshideer3 0 a tnhd determinei inst. s t aue . a i 1 n i a e th d e lmp V laroenic e annb : u t ilt r hfih y aloeyre . r. best anode of enforcing the present demand for strong, searching, and extensive reform in the executive depart boelesztasmoefthtohde Sotfaoteb,tatliineinegntitrbee obveesrtatshqrs claims to the Government of this great colu io n o r t f r e y h a , office without reference to the party and position they Pancras, be requestad to take the char, and dmeanyof s occupy. t It was resolved that Mn Farrer, the meeting adjourned for the purpose of d rawing up resolutions. r._!!_._'"="7.7-7!77:777"."7!.•""""• MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE &ND LEADENHALL.--We had a slow sale for each kind of meat, as follows :—Beef, from 38 Od to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 43 841 ' • lamb, 5 s Od t o 6 s 4d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 43841.; Pork, 33 4(1 to 4s 4d per Sibs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 23.—The supplies of each kind of stock, were seasonably large, and the trade ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices: —Setif from 38 2d to 4s 61; Mutton, 31 61 to 4s 1(1(l; Lamb, 5s 2d to Os 6d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d; Pork, 38 4d to 4s 2,1 per Sibs, to sink the Wills. 11011rORD, May 23.—Prime sheep, lambs, and calve s moved off s t ea di ly, at very full prices. Otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s Gd Mutton,_ 3s Gd t o 5s Od; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6e 10d; V ea l , to 580 d ; P or k , 3s Gil to 4s 2d per 8 1 bs. Qua. -ter old Store Pigs, 208 to 25 s eac h. 4s Mt HAY MARKETS --- - --- BMITIIPIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 5/ 5s Od ; clover ditto, Si 5s to 6i 63; and straw , I/ 6s to I/ 12s per load. A moderate supply CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, :3/ 3s to 5/ 5s ; clover and a steady demand. ditto, 3/ 5s to GI 63 ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 12s peer load. clover Both hay and straw sold steadily, at our quotations. WUTTECHAP:a.—Mcadow hay, 3/ Os to si, 5 14; ditto, 3/ 53 to 0/6s; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 12s par load. Trade firm. A Susan BILL.—The Montreal Pilot of the sth inst. says understand that Madame St. Julieu has iu stituted an action against th e G overnor-Genera l for t h e sum of 4001., being Madame's "small bill" for his Ex cellency's board, and that of his suite during the three days he.was the guest of the city in March last. The corporation refused to pay the amount, which they con sidered exorbitant, and of course the governor c annot pay without giving offence to his hosts. . i )3 to Of the °V( est er. ate f°r De°' 24& i 13 21 a 3 81 a 23 i C 5 1 73 2