The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-28 00:00:00

::r~e~:+4ir„+9,~•r~'"r :t:^~~.~. iwec . ~'a::<:a~~aoi3ws~c ;: w«'r.;xi--et °.... -.;.-.` ~'~^•`- MONEY t 3 Tr r it I -A- AX. l l] 1 AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLooK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed heavily, with a downward tendency inprices. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, comprising 240 Pernam and Maranham at 70. to 71d., 100 Egyptian at 6id. to 9d., and 600 Surat at 3d. to Sid. per lb. The Railway Share Market was ex ceedingly buoyant, but little business was tran sacted. The directors of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China have issued their report, pre paratory to the extraordinary general meeting con vened for to-morrow. The object of the meeting is to determine whether the undertaking is to be pro secuted. The object for which the Bank was formed was to afford banking facilities to the vast and in creasing trade between Australia,lndia, and China, a field as yet unoccupied. The East India Government has somewhat reluctantly granted a charter, giving limited liability, and the banking `privileges en joyed by other corporations in India. The following are paragraphs in the report : "The bank has a fully subscribed capital, with the deposits all paid up, and it has a very large portion of shares registered, with the first call paid. It has secured lately, in the direction, a valuable accession of influen• tial connections with the East ; the demand for banking accommodation in the East is evidently on the increase ; money at home has become plentiful ; and it only re mains for the shareholders, with the infusion of new members into their body, to realise the amount of the capital needful for the commencement of business." After stating their belief that there is ample room for this and other banks, the Directors pro ceed to observe that : "In the state of the money market some time since, the directors were of opinion that it would be expedi ent to form an amalgamation with some other bank ing company, and they intimated to the shareholders in their last report that they had opened nego tiations with a bank in India already in opera tion. These negotiations niit having resulted as was expected, the shares of which the directors bad the control, and which were designed for that amalgamation are now set free for re-issue to the shareholders of the bank, and to the public here and in India. The direc tors (having regard to the technical difficulties which Prevented the proposed amalgamation, and to the serious delays which would have attended it) are well pleased that this important bank should be prosecuted upon its own foundation ; and they call upon the shareholders and the public — to - remove from their minds the degree of prejudice which has been treat- d by the litigation now entirely at an end, and to regard the undertaking with the same favourable feelings which wets so clearly ex hibited when the public attention was first called to the wide and profitable field of its operation, and the great and sound objeets it had in view." The official returns of the trade and navigation of the United Kingdom, for the month and five months ending May 31, have been issued. From these it appears that the total declared value of the exports du , ing the month was 8,049,2461., against 8 ,422,1961. in the same period last year. There was an increase in the shipments of coals and culm, cotton manufactures, cotton yarn, linen yarn, machinery, and woollen and Worsted yarn, but a falling-off in beer and ale, hardwares and cutlery, linen manufactures, silk ditto, thrown silk, and woollen and worsted manu factures. The imports were smaller of live animals, cocoa, coffee, wheat, barley, oats, Indian flour, in digo, flax, saltpetre, raw silk, cloves, pepper, rum, Sugar, tea, and wines, but there was an increase in the receipts of currants, guano, palm oil, opium, provisions, quicksilver, rice, cassia lignea, gessena, tallow, tobacco, and wool. The shipping accounts exhibit an increase in the tonnage employed in the Foreign trade of the United Kingdom of 48,485 tons in the entries in wards, and of 30,444 in the clearances outwards.. In the coasting trade rather less tonnage was em ployed. The English Stock market has been exceedingly quiet, but the quotations are firm. There is no speculation and very little real business. Consols have been 91k to all the morning. Bank Stock is steady at 211 to to 211 k. Exchequer Bills have been higher again. The 2kd. have touched 225. and 235., and the 2d. 16s. to 19s. premium. The transactions in Foreign Bonds have been moderate. Turkish are firmer, having been as high as 811 for account. Sardinian Stock is worth 85k, a slight decline. Spanish Threes are 18g. Mexican have been 21i to Dutch 2k per. Cents. are 64k. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6& to 7; Mexi can, 21k to 21i ; Peruvian, 68 to 70; ditto Three Per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 4 1 to 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18k to 18i ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 38k to 39 ; Ditto Certificates, 4 • to 4f ; Ditto Passive, 4 to 4j. The settlement of the account is in 'progress in the Railway Share market, and the rates charged for " carrying over" are not high. Some shares have rather improved, those most dealt in being Caledonian, Midland, North-Western, South - Western, and Scottish Midland. Great Western of Canada are buoyant, and Scinde are in request. The Foreign Mines are heavy, and the Joint Etock Banks quiet, though firm. General Screw Steam are supported. Canada Company's Shares are 11. to 2/. dearer. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING. PRICES. (Front the Official List. ) Business done flank Stook ..... ..... 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities........ New 3 per Cent. Annuities .. . . Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Bonds, £1000 Consols ?or Account, 10th July gli i i Exchequer Bills, 244 I 2 d. 21000 2500 — 119 16 Small I , 16 15 19 _ Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3} per Cent PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS TB 1 - 8 DAY. Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent. Ditto Small lOl4 Ditto New, 1852, 41 per Cent 93 x d Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 214 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 99lt Pardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3B Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account Turkish Bonds, 6 par cent Ditto for the Account Dividends on the above payable in London . /1 atah Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates . THREE O'CLOCE. Consols Ditto for the Account 9l i x d MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended June 28, 1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. I RTE. BEANS. 76s 7d 31s 31 29s 3i 45s 91 47s Id t 43s Id THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. wassT. BARLEY. OATS. I EYE. BEANS. PEAS. 778 01 33s 5d 28s 5d 453 4d 45s lid 42s Ed QUA gIiTIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 68,92 5 ; Barley, 6 , 432 ; Oats, 8.173 ; Rye , 283 ; Beans 4,089; Peas, 378 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.—The trade ruled dull, and prices were barely supported. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 44 S.t ; lamb, 4s 10/1 to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs, by the car- Cam. SOUTHALL, June 27.—Tho demand for all kinds of stock ruled very inactive, and prices were not supported. Beef, from 3s 4d to 49 4d; Mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 10d; Lamb, 5s Od to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s Gd to 4s 3d; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4cl per Ms, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, June 27.—We had a slow general demand to day, as Pillows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 3s 6,1 to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6 s Od ; Veal , 4 s Od to 58 Od ; pork, 3s 4d to 4.9 4d por Slbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 27s each. HAY MARKETS. FiMITHWIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 5s Od ; clover w tto, 31 5s to 6/ 63 ; and straw, 11 43 to 11 8s per load. 4. fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 31 3s to 51 5s ; clove! ditto, 3/ 3s to 61 Os ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 lOs per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 ss; clover ditto, 315 s to 61 6s • and straw, 11 4s to it lOs per load. A. slow trade. CITY ORTHOPCHDI HOSPITAL, HATTON-GARDEN,—Yes tesday a fete ch,ampetre, under most distinguished pa tronage, took place in the beautiful grounds of St. Mar garet's, Isleworth, near Richmond, in aid of the funds+ . of. the above i nst it u ti on , f oun d e d f or the purpose of giving gratuitous medical and surgical treatment of poor persons afflicted with club foot and oilier deformities. The company began t o assem bl e i n the grounds at ten o'clock, and the numbers increased up to the evening, when there were several hundreds of elegantly-dressed ladies and gentlemen present, including many of the u° biliti and gentry, and the elite of the neighbourhood. ?5 St. .?0 St. St. 10 St. to 5 20 18 SliAll.E MARKETS (THIS A Y.) EAI.I, W I. D.l. RAILWAYI. ('inane Prim this day. ellOriCrir this day. orde on . Ambg. N'ottng. Bow , and Fasts. Junet Belfast &13allymsn.t aiming. Well by Stour Va11ey....., .: Birk ad. LanesL. ct Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons. Do., X 20...— ...... Myth & Tyti s origins. £25 (issd. at £45 23 •5 4 - 4] Si -- Si 13i -12 i 15i _. 16. 84 -- 90 - 92 62 - 63 13i - 14 9 - 11 ••• '... ..„ - ...(1 14i - 15 12 - 12, 32 - 36 23 - 25 76i - 77! 58 - 60 84 - 19 - 20 70 - 72 924 - 934 75 - 71 26 - 99 - xOl 67i 67i 75 - SO 8 - 10 8 10 8l - 82 - 8 [OO - 102 [Oll - 102 I_ 84 8i • ni 7 - 26A - 27 p- 8t 73i - 74 43 - 15 9 - 7 li - 2 ••• -- ••• BO - 52 30 .. 31 74 75 6 3; 3f 14 14 50i :51. 49 -- 51 d par 5 4ici 6i 7 1 d tar 27i - 284 03 105 67 69 46 48 ►3i )4AI 61 —61 i 29 30 4 2' 2d par - 41 • •• ..." .. - 4i - 5 20 2 - 4 22 - 24 7 - 8 .... ••• Bristol and Exeter, Caledonian. Carmarthen and Car digan Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, es Pass Cornwall Ci •ff Junction Dnvlin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perthdab all 100 all seen Jiinetion East Alglian F.,astern Counties..... :astern Union, A Stock ..... Ds., B Do., New A gast Lancashire RdinburgbdtGlasgo , A Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Pitt. Ss Dun (let ~ 'ortb & Clyde Ju Furness Do. Extension Ifs..sgow &S. Wester }rent Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock qt. Bth. &West.are. .Treat Western D r Stour Val Raii Gua. Stk Irish South-Easton` "Ameaster & Ouija , e Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Laneash.andirorket , Do., Wet. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwar Load. Bright &S.Cst Lond. awl N. Westn. Do. Fifths D0.101.5h.,M&8 0 Do. Eighths Isondon andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O. Lndndrryd; Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk vtanch.Sher.k Lincln Do. I Shares, No. I )0., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. &Derb) Midid. U. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred D 0... B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick 1)o. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. Puroh Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New £lO V. &S. Wstrn: , Hang , - stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire'.. North Western & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, / 1 7 Wolverhampton Portsmouth 130.,...i5h Central !Scottish Midland , Shropshire Union South Devon So nth Eastern South Wales n. Yrksh. dz Riv. Dur Do qtaines, Wok. &Wok Stockton St DarliL Sto*ton & lirrtlep Taff vale Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. 1.... Thames Haven Doe, Mverstone & Lanes, Vale Neath........, Waterfd. & Kilkeni:ty. Waterforil&Limert. k West Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace.. West London. Wimbledn &Croydon FOREIGN. A atworp:uti.o3 -lila no Belgian Eastn. June Boilers to Graissessa , Bombay, liarod a , an , ' _ _ Cent'lallndia,Scril Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p c Do. Ey`..ension Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Pb. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk.of CanadaA ie Do. St. Lawrence Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben con. into Stk. till '6 3 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do Gt. Central of Fran Gt. Indian Peninsnl , guar. 5 per cent. Do. gew 5 per cent T'o. Extensions.... Do. d 0... •••• ••••• Great Luxembour. Constituted Share= Do. Obligations... .. Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. lids., payablo's7, with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 8 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c prof Lyons and Geneva Lyons & 11Iediterran Madras Do. New '.facia Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (with , nterest) Do. (ox interest)... . Northern of Franco. D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and &coolino% guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 221. dur. S 8 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854_ Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen Sc Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre oyal Danish oyal S wedish Sambre and 'Neuss_ Do. 5# p. cent. Pref Scinde Southern of Francs St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) . West Flanders Do 54 per c. Pref Western of France Wept. of Switzerland Wiasbaden Zealand JOINT-ST: l 8k .9j 2. --, if 2. - 21 - 23 - 35A - 36 9 - 10 25A - 26 33 - 331 6 - sicl 174 -- 18. 65 67 94 96 4 41 51 ipP 51 6 4 41 31 3} 22i -- 231 100 - 102 106 - 109 110 - - 115 104 106 22 - 224 lOD - 111 - 6 i 2i 3 p 5 7 2 - 3 6i 6t3 ; 3 . 6 36i i2A - 13 9 . : 2911 - 49 Pi • 46 - 48 45 - 47 - pm 25 26 21 - 22 1 - 18 4 - 101 21 2ap ... pm 34 4 d .. 4 91 104 i• - 19 BANKS, 84 - 85 654 —66 A I id— iP ...d - 6 P 17 18.1 19 20 d 35 37 48 - 49 ""... •• • 35 - 36 38 - 39 52 -53 a -- 43 74 - 75 8 -- 9 :•netraiasia Rritish Colonial Bank and Loan Company 'iritish N. American Ohartd. Bank of Asia Med. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian Chart bond. Chart. Bk. ot Australis , )itto New • London and County tiondon Joint Stock r .° ll € l . & WeFtminster nati ona l Provincia,, of England Do. New, ' national of Ireland 'Vow South Wales.... hiental Bank of Corporation nvvincial of Irelano )o. New ......... toyal Australn.Kr. . & Gold Imp C 0..: 'lentil Australia .... Union a Australia Do. New 7D:100 Ot LOAdoxt L„. .1. '''' 20 10 20 35 all all 21 10 WEI 10: BTI K LUON, THU It 8 4.ii. Y - .1T V ill NA: N C 4 -3 JUNE eti iaa 14/NR 3 LUAESED AT FIXED RAI/TATA. lAiAtrEs2 l FS LEYEZ TAelit.-Colonel Holland, by General Sir.W. Cotton, Liout. J. D. Hope, on appointment to Artillery companies, Royal Marines, by Sir J. Owen. Rev. Henry Howarth, on appointment as one of H. M. Chap ; lams-in-Ordinary, by the Lord Chamberlain. Captain E. J. Hughes, by Viscount Emlyn. Mr. Rowland Hunt, by the Earl of Powis. Lieut. R. B. Haute, by Vue Earl of Suffolk. Lieut. J. W. Huskisson, on return from India, by Major ' - General Wetherall Lieut. W. Ingles, by Lieut.-Gen. A. Thomson. Mr.' W. R. Inglis, by Lord J. Russell. Lieut. G. I. Ivey, on return from the West Indies, by the Adjutant-General. Lieutenant-Colonel G. Jackson, .by the Chairman of the East India Company. Captain Jackson, on appointment to the. Hon. Corps of ' Gentlemen-at-Arms, by Lord Foley. Second Lieut. W. Johnson, by Major-General Wearing. Dr. J. Johnston, by the Marquis of Winchester. • Mr. Hope Johnstone, Attache to her Majesty's Legation at Lisbon, by the Earl of Clarendon. Mr. J. C. Jones, by Mr. E. P. Shirley, M.P. Captain D. Jones, by Major-General Viscount Melville, on appointment to his Staff. Mr. D. R. Jones, on appointment as Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Leicester, by the Duke of Rutland. Commander Josling, R. N., on promotion, by Sir C. Wood. Lieutenant-Colonel Keogh, by the Earl of Bessborough. Captain Kellett, R.N., on return from the Arctic service, by Sir C. Wood. Mr. R. Kerrison, by the Duke of Wellington. Assistant-Surgeon J. Miner, by the Earl Jermyn. Lieutenant C. L. King, by the Earl of Cardigan. Colonel Kinloch, on appointment as Inspector-General of Foreign Legions, by Lord Panmure. Mr. M. A. Kirby, by Colonel W. H. Eden. Rev. H. C. Knight, by Lord George Lennox. Lieutenant Knox, on promotion, by Lieut. -Col. M. Prior. Lieutenant W. H. Lance, on return from foreign service in India, by Lord Panmure. Lieutenant-General Latour, on appointment to the Colo nelcy of the 3d Light Dragoons, by Viscount Hardinge. Lieut. H. E. Leader, by his Uncle, Rear-Admiral Arbuthnot. Mr. J. G. Shaw Lefevre, on succeeding to the office of Clerk of the Parliaments, by the Lord Chancellor. The Hon. E. Chandos Leigh, by Lord Leigh. Ensign E. H. Lenon, ou appointment to the 67th Foot, by Lieutenant-Colonel Jeffreys. Dr. Waller Jervis, on appointment by Viscount Palmerston. Sir J. Liddell, on appointment as Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy, by Sir C. Wood. Lieutenant A. E. Lockhart, by his father, Mr. E. Lock hart, M.P. Lieutenant Lodge, by the Chairman of the East India Company. Captain Longley, on appointment to the Turkish Contin , gent of Engineers, by Lord Panmure. Mr. M'Carroll, by Sir A. Maclaine. Surgeon McCormack, by Colonel Gilpin, M.P. Brevet-Major- McDonald, on promotion, by Sir De Lacy Evans. Mr. E. B. Mackenzie, by Mr. J. H. P. Oakes, M.P. Captain J. P. Maquay, on appointment to the Turkish Contingent of Engineers, by Lord Panmure. - Major A. R. Margary, by Major-General Freeth. Captain Massingberd, R.N., on promotion, by Sir C. Wood. Ensign G. E. Massy, by General Sir J. Grey. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. J. P. Maxwell, M.P., on pro motion and return from the Crimea, by Sir ,De La-y Evans. Ensign William Mayon, by Lieutenant-Colonel M. Prior. Lieutenant George Meek, by the Duke of Richmond. Lieutenant-Colonel W. L. Melsish, by Colonel Rolleston. Major-General Viscount Melville, on promotion and ap pointment to the staff in North Britain, by Visa. Hai dingo. Viscount Middleton, by the Earl of Bandon. Captain J. H. Miller, by Colonel Rolleston. Major Miller, on promotion, by Lieut.-Colonel M. Prior. Lieutenant Mordaunt, on his promotion, by Lieutenant- Colonel M. Prior. Ensign Morgan, by Colonel Gilpin, M.P. Sir Armine Morris, Bart., on succeeding to his title, by the Hon. T. Bruce. Lieutenant S. Mortimer, on promotion, by Lieutenant- Colonel L. M. Prior. Lieutenant Murphy, by the Earl of Bective. Mr. Needham, on his appointment as Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Derby, by the Duke of Devonshire. Lieutenant S. Nicolson, on appointment to the Grenadier Guards, by Colonel Wood. Commander J. N. Norman, R.N., on promotion, by Sir C. Wood. Ensign K. W. H. Noyes, on appointment to the 85th Regi ment, by the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey. Captain J. R. Ord, on ap ointment to the Turkish Con tingent of Engineers, by Lord Panmuro. Lieutenant M. O'Reilly, R.N., on return from service in the Black Sea, by Sir C. Wood. Captain J. B. Parkin, on promotion, by Lord Harding°. Lieutenant-Colonel Parratt, on promotion, by the Earl of Lovelace. Captain F. Parry, by Viscount Combermere. Lieutenant N. Paul, by Earl Bathurst. Lieutenant R. A. Peach, by Colonel P. Anstruther. Ensign H. Pears, on appointment to the 3d Buffs, by the Right Hon. E. Ellice, M.P. Lieutenant A. Pegrson, by Sir Edward Pearson. Hon. A. Pennington, on appointment to the Rifle Brigade, by his brother, Lord Muucaster. Lieut. the Hon. H. L. Pepys, by Colonel Home Sumner. Captain J. Peters, on promotion, by Lieut.-Col. M. Prior. Commander A. Phayre, R.N., on promotion and return from the Arctic regions, by Sir C. Wood. Ensign R. Piffard, by Colonel Gilpin, ALP. Captain Pilkinton, Bengal army, on promotion, by Major- General Wylde. Captain Robert Pipon, King's Own Light Infantry Regi ment Militia, by Viscount Combermere. Lieutenant Edward John Platt, 3d Royal Surrey Militia, by Colonel Challonei. Captain and Adjutant G. F. W. Poley, Queen's Own Light Infantry Militia, by the Earl of Wilton. Captain Lonsdale Pounden, Inverness-shire Light Infantry, by Lord Lovat. Lieutenant-Colonel Caulfield Pratt, by Lord Carington. Rear-Admiral Randolph, on promotion, by Sir C. Wood. Dr. William Raynor, Mayor of Stockport, by Sir G. Grey. Ensign Constantine H. Read, Ceylon Rifles, by General Sir H. Douglas. Colonel Birch Reynardson, on promotion and return from foreign service, by the Duke of Cambridge. Major J. W. Reynolds, on appointment as Deputy-Assis tant Adjutant-General at Head-quarters, by Major-General Wetherall. Captain Henry Ricketts, Royal Radnor Rifles, by the Duke of Leeds. Major Ridley, 2d Royal Surrey Militia, by the Earl of Lovelace. Mr. Clarence Robert, by Major-General Wetherall. Captain Charles G. Robinson, R.N., on return from laying down the Black Sea telegraph, by Sir C. Wood. Captain G. Robinson, West Suffolk Militia, by Earl Jermyn. Lieutenant W. S. Rooke, on appointment in Scots Fusilier Guards, by the Duke of Cambridge. Ensign Ross, Royal Elthorne Regiment, Middlesex Militia, by Lieutenant-Colonel M. Prior. Lieutenant-General Rowan, on appointment to the 19th Regiment, and return from Canada, by Lord Seaton. Lieutenant F. E. M St. John, by Lord G. Lennox. Lieutenant J. Hayes Sadler, Royal Sussex Artillery Mi litia, by the Duke of Richmond. Hugh David Sandeman, Bengal Civil Service, on return from India, by the Chairman of the East India Company. Mr. Kirklinton Saul, by Sir D. Norreys. Lieutenant Scobell, on appointment to the Royal Bucks Militia, by Lord Cariugton. Lord Walter Scott, 15th Hussars, by the Duke of Buc eleuch. Ensign Charles Seaton, Royal Elthoine Regiment of Middle sex Militia, by Lieutenant-Colonel M. Prior. Ensign Sewell, King's Own Light Infantry Militia, by Vis count Combermere. Captain Seymour, 68th Light Infantry, on return from the Crimea, by the Duke of Richmond. Lieut.-General Shaw, on promotion, by General D'Oyly. Mr. Shean, by General Sir A. Maclaine. Rev. Humberton Skipwith, by Lord Leigh. Sir John Simeon, on succeeding to the baronetcy, by the Marquis of Winchester. ajor George Simpson, Madras Artillery, on return from India, by General Sir J. Doveton. Capt. Slocock, Royal Berks Militia, by the Earl of Abing don. Lieutenant K. Smith, by the Duke of Richmond. Lieutenant H. Smithett, by the Chairman of the East In dia Company. Lieut.-Colonel Sparrow, on promotion, by the Right Hon. Vernon Smith. Mr. W. S. Barr Standish, by Viscount Hardinge. Earl Stahhope, on succeeding to the title, by the Earl of Haddington. Captain G. Stapylton, on his appointment to the. Staff, by Mr. Hammond. Colonel Steuart, by Viscount Gough. Second-Lieutenant W. Stirling, R.M., by Major-General Wearing. Rev. F. Manners, Stopford, by the Duke of Buccleuch. Captain Whitmore Stover, by the Earl of Bandon. Captain L. M. Strachey, by the Earl of Suffolk. Lieutenant-Colonel Strong, on his promotion and return from foreign service, by General the Earl of Strafford, G.C.B. Lieutenant-Colonel Ramsay Stuart, by Lieutenant-General Sir De Lacy Evans. Lieutenant-Colonel Chritchton Stuart, on promotion, by Colonel Wood. Captain Napier Sturton, on promotion, by Colonel Wood. I olonel Baron von Stutterheim, on appointment to the British Foreign Legion, by Lord Panmuro. Lieutenant Swinhoe, by Colonel Gilpin, M.P. Captain Taylor, on promotion, by Colonel Tomlino. Ensign Robert Tebbott, by the Earl of Abingdon. Major George Tennant, on appointment to command the depot of the Ist Stafford Militia, by Colonel Pipon. Ensign Colin H. Thomson, on appointment to the 74th Highlanders, by his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Thomson. Mr. James Duncan Thomson, by Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P. Lieutenant-General Thorn, on promotion and appointment to the Colonelcy of the 3d Regiment (or Buffs), by General Viscount Hardinge. Lieutenant Traherue, by Viscount Monck. Mr. S. Tremenheere, by the Home Secretary. Captain Turton, by Viscount Falkland. Major Turner, on promotion, and appointment to the Royal Horse Artillery, and Return from the Crimea, by Viscount Hardinge. Sir J. Tyler, Deputy Lieutenant for Middlesex, by the Mar quis of Salisbury. Ensign C. S. Voules, by the Earl of Abingdon. Captain J. F. B. Warnright, R.N. by Sir C. Wood. Ensign C. Wallinger, by Colonel his Grace the Duke of Richmond. Major-General Wallington, on promotion, by Lord Viscount Combermere. Lieutenant -General Walton, on promotion, by General Vis count Hardinge. Major-General Warren, by Viscount Hardinge. Lieutenant Watson, Royal Artillery (invalided from the Crimea), by his father, W. H. Watson, M.P,, and Q.C. Ensign Webb, by Colonel Sir J. M. Wilson. Rev. F. Le Grix White, by the Marquis of Drogheda. Captain R. H. White, on appointment in Scots Fusilier Guards, by H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge. Lieutenant W. White, by Viscount Combermere. Ensign J. Wigg, by Viscount Combermere. Lieutenant-Colonel Wood, on his return from the Crimea, by Genera the Earl of Strafford. General Sir A. Woodford, on promotion to the rank of General, by the General Commanding-in-Chief. Lieutenant A. Worthington, on appointment to the 3d Buffs, by Lieutenant-General Thorn. Mr. A. Worsley. by Mr. E. Cayley. Lord Wynford, by Major-General the Hon. C. Grey. Captain A. Wyndham, by General Wyndham. Major H. P. Yates, on promotion and return from active service, by Lord Hardinge. The Hon. G. F. W. Yelverton, by W, Ormsby Gore. Colonel P. Young, on his arrival from Canada, by Major- General Freeth. Lord Grantley, High Steward of the BoroUgh of Guildford, presented an address to her Majesty from certain of the elec tors and inhabitants of Guildford, entreating for the speedy termination of the war with Russia. RAELWA T 3. Leasing Closing Prices ;lc ness Compant• this aay. this day. riedford P.nd Lourintt Filat.ibloy N. 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Do 32 33 324 Wilts&gomrst ltWestn 94 96 I The Queen held a levee yesterday afternoon in St. James's Palace, Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived from Buckingham Palace about 2 o'clock, and were received by the Lord Steward, the Cita,u,kit.r)a , ,,, and the Master of the Horse. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was pre sent at the levee, 0. , d was received by the Vice-Chamber lain, who conducted Ms Royal Highness to the Queen. Her Majesty's Guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at-Arms was on duty in the State Saloons under the command` - of - `the Lieutenant. Lieut.-Colonels Nevill and Cooke, sub-officers, were on duty with the corps. The Yeomen of the Guard were commanded by Major Phibbs, the Exon in waiting. A Guard of Honour of the Ist Life Guards, with the band of the regiment, was on duty in the large oourt of the Palace. • • The Queen wore a train of lilac and silver moire an tique, trimmed with white blonde. The petticoat was white satin covered with tulle, and was trimmed with lilac and white fringe. HerlVlajesty wore a diadem of emeralds and diamonds. The diplomatic corps was introduced, when the follow ing presentations to the Queen took place : By the French Ambassador, Count de Sartiges, his Imperial Majesty's Minister at Washington. By the Prussian Minister, M. le Cointe de Branden burgh, First Secretary of his Majesty's Legation. By the S wedish Minister, Rev. Cias Warholm, Mini ster t 9 the Swedish Church in London. By the. Spanish Charge d'Affaires, Colonel Don Caye. tano Enriquez, her Catholic Majesty's Guard of Halber diers. By the Sardinian Charge d'Affaires, General Marquis d'Angrogna, Aide-de-Camp of the King of Sardinia. The following presentations to the Queen took place, the names having been previously left at the Lord Cham berlain's office, and submitted for her Majesty's approval: J. T. Abdy, LL.D., on appointment as Queen's Reader of the Civil Law in the University of Cambridge, by Viscount Palmerston. Mr. H. Adair, M.P., on being appointed a deputy-lieute nant, by the Earl of Stmdbroke. Ensign E. C. Ainslie, by Lieut.-General T. Bunbury. Dr. Alloway, on appointment to the Turkish Contingent, Engineers, by Lord Panmure. Sir Charles Anderson, Bart., by the Right Hon. R. A. Christopher, M.P. Major-General Angerstein, by Viscount Hardinge. Commander W. Armytage, on promotion and return from the Sea of Azoff, by Sir C. Wood. Dr. Arnott, by Sir Willoughby Cotton. Mr. D. Astley, by Lord Say° and Sele. Lieut.-Col. Astley, on promotion, by the Earl of Ilchester. Sir D. Baird, by Major-General Peel. _ Colonel Ba'den, 'on appointment as Assistant-Commandant of the Cavalry Depot at Maidstcne, and promotion, by Vis count Hardinge: Mr. Barlow, by his cousin, the Earl of Pomfret. Lieutenant C. E. Bates, by the Chairman of the East India Company. Captain Bateson, on promotion, by Viscount Combermere. Ensign G. Patine, by Sir G. Pollock. Xr. W. M. Beaufort, by Rear-Admiral Sir F. Beaufort. Captain F. Beaumont, on appointment to the Turkish Con lingent, Engineers, by Lord Paneaure. Major-General Bell, on appointment as Lieut.-Governor of Jamaica, by Rear-Admiral the Hon. 11. D. Byng. I I Cornet W. M. Bell, by the Earl of Powis. Lieut.-Colonel Bentinck, by Lord Sands. Ensign Bergmann, on appointment to the Royal Bucks Militia, by Lord Carington. Ensign F. J. Berkeley, on appointment to the 17th Foot, by Lieut.-General Wemyss. Lieut.-Colonel Bigge, by Colonel the Etrl of Beverley. Mr. M. H. H. Bird, by Lieut.-Colonel S. B. Ruggles Brise. Captain R. Boyle, by Major-General Sir J. Owen. Viscount Boyne, on his succeeding to the title, by Lord Sideley. Lieut. H. Brackenbury, on his return from service in India, by Sir E. Brackenbury. Mr. t radley, by the Chairman of the East India Company. Captain Bramwell, by Lieut.-Colonel Earl Vane. Lieutenant Brandreth, R.N., by the Bishop of London. Lieutenant C. Brickmann, by the Earl of Abingdon. Ensign Bridger, by the Duke of Richmond. Mr. J S. Brooking, on his appointment as a Deputy- Lieutenant of Middlesex, by the Marquis of Salisbury. Vice-Admiral Philip Browne, on his promotion, by Sir Charles Wood. Major General Browne, by Sir Willoughby Cotton. Lieutenant C. M. Buckle, R.N., on his return from the Crimea, by Sir C. Wood. Lieutenant R. S. Burge, by the Chairman of the East India Company. Lieutenant A. Burnand, by Sir J. Doveton. Mr. W. P. Burrs, on appointment to the East Kent Mounted Rifles, by Lieutenant-Colonel Deedes, M.P. Mr J. W. Bush, on promotion, by Earl Bruce. Ensign G. W. H. Bussed, by Mr. L. H. Bland, M.P. Major Cameron, on piomotion and appointment to the Bri tish Foreign Legion, by Lord Panmure. Lieutenant H. Cardew, on promotion, by Lieutenant-Gene ral Cardew. Lieu euant J. Cator, by Sir E. Blakeney. Mr. J. J. Chalmers, by Lord Panmure. Mr. T. L. Champion, on appointment to Hon. Corps of Geutlemen-at-Arms, by Lord Foley. Dr. Chalice, by Sir W. Molesworth. Lieutenant C. H. Chaplin, by the Earl of Lovelace. Mr. J. H. Chapman, by Sir J. M'Grigor. Lieutenant W. D. Chapman, by Captain Hillyer, R.N. Ensign J. W. Charlton, by Lieutenant-Colonel Taylor, M.P. Major-General Chatterton, on appointment to command the Limerick district, by Viscount Hardinge. Lieutenant the Hon. H. W. Chetwynd, R.N., by Vice- Mmiral G. F. Seymour. Mr. Christie, Charge d'Affaires to the Argentine Republic, by the Earl of Clarendcn. Lieut.-Colonel Christie, by Lieut.-General Lindsay. Lieutenant C. H. Clay, by the Chairman of the East India Company. Ensign Cloves, on appointment to the Royal Bucks Militia, by Lord Carington, Ensign J. B. Cockell, on appointment to the 59th Regi ment, by Major-General Freeth. Ensign Cole, by Viscount Monck. Major-General Coles, on promotion and his marriage, by Viscount Hardinge. Captain Collinson, on return from the Arctic Sea, by Sir C. Wood. Commander G. T. Colville, on promotion and return from the Crimea, by Sir C. Wood. Captain J. Couolly, on return from the Crimea, by General the Earl of Strafford. Mr. P. B. Davies Cooke, by the Marquis of Westminster. Lieutenant C. H. Cookes, by Mr. G. Dundas, M.l'. Lieutenant H. T. M. Cooper, on appointment to the Royal Marines, by Sir J. Owen. Lieutenant C. E. H. Cotes, by the Chairman of the East India Company. Ensign C. Covey, on appointment to the 68th Regiment, by Lieut.-General Sir W. Berries. Mr. W. S. Cox, by the Earl of Craven. Ensign F. R. Co; by the Earl of Abingdon. Captain N. Craig, by Earl Jermyn. Lieutenant and Adjutant P. M. C. Croker, by the Duke of Devonshire. Mr. F. Crowdy, on appointment as Deputy-Lieutenant for Wilts, by the Marquis of Lansdowne. Colonel Crozier, on promotion, by General Sir W. Cotton. Ensign Crozier, on appointment to the 43d Regiment, by his uncle, Captain E. Stanley, R.N. Dr. M. Culhane, by the Earl of Lovelace. Lieutenant J. N. P. Dadsou, R.A.,'on obtaining his com mission, by Lord Harding°. Lieutenant-Colonel Custance, on promotion, by the Earl of Orford. Lieutenant-Colonel Daubeney, on promotion and return from the Crimea, by Major-General Sir T. H. Schoedde. Lieutenant E. Daubeney, by Earl 'Jermyn. Quartermaster J. Davcru, by the Earl of Wilton. Lieut. F. Day, by M. Pugh, M.P. Ensign W. H. Deedes, on appointment, Rifle Brigade, by Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey. Commander De Horsey, R.N., upon return from foreign service, by Sir C. Wood. Major Do Horsey, ou promotion, by Mr. De Horsey. Liout.-Col. Denison, commanding 4th battalion Toronto Militia, Upper Canada, by Lord J. Russell. Mr. H. Denne, on appointment, East Kent Mounted Rifles, by Lieut -Col. Deedes, M.P. Dr. Dew, on appointment, Royal Bucks Militia, by Lord Caringtou. Captain J. Dingwall, by the Earl of Lovelace. Ensign J. De G. Dolmage, by Mr. L. 11. Bland, M.P. Licut G. A. T. Drake, by Sir C. Wood. Mr. P. Dutton, by Rear-Admiral Walcott, M.P. Ensign 11. C. G. Dugdale, by his father, Mr. Dugdale. Captain Egerton, on his return from the Crimea, on pro motion, by Sir P. Grey Egerton. Ensign W. Ellis, by Col Gilpin, M.P. Lieutmant-Colonel Ellison, on promotion, by Colonel Tom line, M.P. Major Elmsall, on promotion, and return from the Crimea, br Sir A. B. Clifton. Mr. J. C. Ewart, M.P., by his brother, Mr. Ewart, Surgeon G. A. Falconer, by the Earl of Wilton. Lieutenant-Colonel IL E. Fane, by Sir J. H. Williams. Lieutenant-Colonel Faucett, by the Duke of Richmond. Lieutenant F. F. Fereday, by the Marquis of Winchester. Mr. H. Foley, on appointment, as Deputy Lieutenant-Col. Pembroke, by Mr. J. H. Phillips, M.P. Viscount Fordwich, by Earl Cowper. Mr. Franklyn, M P., on appointment, Doputy-Lieutenant, Middlesex, by the Marquis of Salisbury. Mr. J. Frere, by the Marquis of Salisbury. Mr. W. E. Frere, by the Chairman of the East India Com pany. . . _ - Lord Garlies; on receiving his commission iu the Royal Horse Guards, by his father, tho Earl of Galloway. Captain Gibb, on return from the Crimea, by Sir J. Bur goyne. Captain Gibbon, by Viscount Combermere. Mr. Henry Gillett, by Lieutenant-Colonel S. B. R. Briso. Ensign S. C. Glyn, by Sir George Grey. Captain J. Godwin, on appointment, Engineers, Turkish Contingent, by Sir C. W. Pasley. Ensign J. Goody, by Viscount Chelsea. Captain G. T. Gordon, by the Dnkc of Newcastle. Lieutenant W. F. Gordon, by General Sir W. Cotton. Cornet A. P. W. Gore, by the Duke of Beaufort. Mr. T. Graham, Master of the Mint, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lieutenant O. Greene, by the Chairman of the East India Company. Lieutenant C. Greenhill, by Lieutenant-General M'Donald. Captain Greig, by Lieutenant-General Reeve. Captain H. F. Greville, R.N., on return from the Crimea, by the Earl of Ellesmere. Ensign Montague J. Guest, on receiving his commission, by the Marquis of Lansdowne. Mr. E. P. Gurdon, by Sir G. Pollock. Mr. K. B. Hamilton, on being appointed Governor-in- Chief of the Leeward Islands, by Lord J. Russell. Mr. A. Harcourt, by Sir G. l'ollock. Ensign K. Harman, by Mr. Johnstone, M.P. Captain C. Harris, on return from India, by Sir G. Pollock. Lieutenant J. T. Harris, by Colonel Matthie. Captain C. A. Hartley, on appointment, Turkish Contin gent Engineers, by Lord Panmure. Ensign E. C. Haynes, by Captain E. Stanley, R.N. Mr. G. C. Hawker, by Mr. E. Lockhart, M.P. Icon.G. Hayward, of New Bru nsw i c k , b y L or d J . R usse ll . Lu. T. G. Headley, by the Marquis of Winchester. Ensign C. F. Renshaw, by Colonel Oliphant. Lord Hervey, by his father, Earl Jermyn. Lieut. Hewett, on appointment, Royal Bucks Militia, by Lord Carington. Lieut. R. F. Hickey, by Lieut.-General T. Shubrick. Lieut. Hill, by Colonel Wilson. Second Lieut. A. Hill, by Major-General Wearing. Mr. p. Heywood, by the Earl of Sefton. Captain H. J. Hillyar, R.N., on promotion from Naval Brigade, by Sir C. Wood. Lieut.-Colonel Hogg, on promotion, by Viscount Comber mere. 81i i i 100 i / i 101 i I 83 i i 731 i 10 St. VU So 104 i 6 a 50 12! 12; 10 St. 5 St. 10 25 10 1.0.6 MINES. 1 all Auna Fria . . a ... 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 10s. all Anglo Californian i • 20 6 Australian lt 1a 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 4 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd.Dachy of • f 50 all Blienarvon Iron and Coal . 6 7 20 14 BritiFh Iron 5 6 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issue pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Culab 2a 3i 20 15 Do, St. John Del Re' ,28 30xd 1 4 Carson's Creak— a 1 Clarendon Cons. Mill Co. of Jamaica A - 5p 40 all Cohn Copper 59 61 5 1 Colonial Gold — St. all Copper Min. of Env 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent ... 1C , Copiapo 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg la _.... 2 1 Fortuna 20 all General l5 —l7 1 all Gt.Nug,p, etVeinßeg a 41 all Groat Polgooth li 1 all Liberty - 3 all Linares. 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Stock. & Hard. g. p. c. till July 1, 'sfi Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 p c 98 - 100 93 =95 99 - 101 ••• '-' ••• 3 - 4 6 - 6i 1 11 * is 134 14 100 all li it? 100 100 all 100 9 6 100 100 100 100 100 [lOO 100 100 100 100 00 100 60 - 63 .18, - 120 :10 - 112 :04 - 106 - 21:) 9 -- - 101. 11 174 10 76 20} 104 154 id -- 139 ... - ... ."''' ~. - n - 14 - it, - 141 - - 1 - 4i - 103 - 97 4 - par - 107 - 14 - par - 23/ - 101 - 18 2 -- 3p 2= 2 d •.!-z9 97 44 i die LITEPATUBP, The Jealous: Wife. By Miss Pardoe, author ! the "Life of M2ria de Medicis,'! &c. 3 vols. i Hurst and Black et t. These volumes cannot fail to be attractive from their author's well-known force of description and knowledge of life and character. Her powers are well displayed here in many striking characters, whose breadth of outline and vivid delineation arrest the attention and awaken interest. Sir Jasper Trevanion - cc the man of marble," as he is aptly styled,s an embodifnent of stiff, unbend ing reserve an d h aughtiness. Hi s nep h ew , H u b er t, who had inherited in a large degree the family quality, was rendered more cold and impassible yet by the p ecu li ar circumstances o f "hi s ear l y life and the bent o f h i s educat i on. Y ears o f struggle in an un congenialemployment, suited nei ther to his rank nor fancy, in an isolated position as regards domestic and friendly ties, did their work; and it was a questi on if he was not, - when the story opens, more hard and unbending than his adamantine uncle- had been. This pecu liar temperament had been transmitted to his only child, and the heroine presented a dangerous na ture for the impersonation of a "Jealous Wife." She was not one who lightly off en d e d , was easily appeased—a word, a look, or a fancy was enough to plunge her into the full vortex of that most de grading of all passion, but not so readily did sh e emerge therefrom. " Facilis descensus Averni" might well have been her epitome, for she had en tered on that course from which there is no return. The ties she had dissolved could not be rejoined, and the spell had been broken' that no endeavours could weave anew. The authoress has admirably arranged the plot—it is plain and straightforward. Ida commenced with misgivings, , proceeded with doubts, and ended with suspicion. Then the de mon of jealousy was triumphant in her nature— that fell spirit who, once raised, it is so nearly im possible to quell. The gentle and innocent dispo sition of Edith Malcolm could never fathom the dark mysteries and deep feelings of Ida Treva nion, while her mother was too noble and lofty-minded herself to comprehend the pro bability of such treachernos surmises as those, which heaped coals of fire upon the brain of the self-tormenting Ida. The unfortunate young hus band, Sydney Elphinstone, was hardly able to realise the possibility of such ideas when his wife at last revealed them to him. Had he possessed strength and decision of character he might have had 'a chance of putting down the enemy to their home and the destroyer to their peace by strong and ,mi,ghty_Theans. The person to have assimi lated with Ida should have been of a higher, not a lower, grade of disposition. He should have awed by his consistency and enforced respect by his su perior and exalted virtues. The volatile Sydney knew not the weapons to be used in such a war fare as that entered upon by Ida. As he had pre viously excited her rage by ill-management, be de ferred to it by his instability and indecision. How ever, what is great or good in any character will become apparent some time or other ; and so Syd ney had his triumph, when, having borne with Ida during their poverty, bearing all her petulance and false accusations, he left her to the enjoyment of her wealth alone at last. For family considera tions her father, the cold Hubert Trevanion, re lented, and called her back to the home she had left and the rank slio bad forfeited. To that home and . that rank her husband relinquished her. She had spurned and scorned him in their day of trial and obscurity, and the olive branch ho would gladly have seized in adversity was extended in vain in prosperity. " The Jealous Wife" presents a masterly sketch of what pride and passion can effect, and records an instance of the " green-eyed monster's" workings. It is a composition that displays for its subject human nature under the in fluence of its most powerful incentives. The pas sion that here 'prevails is described in " The Cax tons " as " the love that gives fire to the song and tragedy to the stage ;!' and those who desiderate the striking and vigorous style of romance will appreciate the ability that has created this work. CHEAP NOVELS. The readers of fiction will remember that some time ago Mr. Routledge commenced a series of original novels, in two volumes, at the price of seven shillin g s. They are now restricted to one volume, and reduced to prices varying from one to two shillings. Though, of course, not of the highest class of romance, yet they are fully equal to many which appear under a much more expensive form, and most of them are by well-known writers. Among those that have recently appeared, " The Family Feud," by the clever author of "Alderman Ralph," 'and "The Pride of the Mess," a naval novel of the Crimean war, by the author of " Ca vendish," are the most worthy of notice. "My Brother's Keeper" is an American tale of domestic life, by Miss "Wetherell, who is favourably known among transatlantic writers. It is of the time of the War of Independence, and is a simple and in teresting narrative. Among the works by well known writers, recently issued at these low prices, we may mention " Frank Hilton " and " Israel Potter," by the authors of "The Romance of War" and " Typee." The Parloui Library is chiefly de voted to reprints of popular works of fiction, and among the list may be found some works of a stan dard character. The novels of Mrs. Marsh have appeared at a shilling in this series. " Castle Avon," by the same authoress, is just published. Those who can obtain "Emilia Wyndham" for such a price may, indeed, esteem themselves fortunate. The works of another of the best novel writers of the day are also re-appearing in the Parlour Li brary. "Margaret Maitland," the first, and perhaps most popular, though by no mean the best, of her tales, is one of the latest instalments. We trust to see it followed by " Adam Graeme," " Caleb Field," and " Harry Muir." Works like these cannot fail to elevate as well as charm the reader. They reduce high principles and noble thoughts to the practice of every-day life. They teach us that the days of romance and chivalry may have gone by, but that in the cares and trials of our common life there is scope still left for all the highest aspi rations—the most fervent feelings—the most su blime endurance. Instead of disgusting the reader with the things around him, they fling the halo of romance over the dusty highways of existence, and help to elevate the practical and commonplace by viewing it through the medium of a lofty principle and unshaken faith. Could such works be more ex tensively circulated, and supersede the weak and silly romances which are too often the best within reach of the poor, we should indeed have cause to thank the promoters of cheap literature. The nun and Read Library, established with the express purpose of publishing moral tales, has recently issued -two " Beatrice," by Miss Sinclair, and an original story entitled "To Love - and to be Loved," by the author of " I've been Thinking." The latter is a simple and pleasing tale, but we are sorry to see a writer of Miss Sinclair's abilities lend herself to the encouragement of intolerance and want of charity. While firmly retaining our own convic tions, there is surely no need to portray those of another faith as they appear in this volume " Stories from a Screen," by Dudley Costello, have previously appeared in the pages of periodicals. In the preface he says, that while endeavouring to find a subject for a story his eye fell upon an old screen he had lately purchased. From the pictures he drew the subjects of a number of tales and sketches, and he informs us that, should these prove success ful, there are leaves of the screen which yet remain to be.unfolded. They are written in the usual lively style of this author, and as they include all kinds of subjects, and range from grave to gay, there is no doubt they will provide entertainment for a large circle of readers. The Museum of Economic Botany at Kew. By Sir W. J. Hooker, R.H. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longruans. An excellent guide for all classes to the useful and remarkable vegetable products of the above highly popular and instructive museum, the utility and moral influence of which it would be difficult to overrate. The guide is published in connection with " The Travellers' Library." The Briar of Threave and the Lily of Barholm. By Henry Inglis.. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. One of the most spirited metrical romances we have seen since the tune of Scott—the musical verse now flowing like a placid sunlit stream, and anon gathering force and rushing on with the ra • pidity of a torrent, full, deep, and sonorous. The Briar of Threave is the wanton wife of the last Earl Douglas ; and the Lily of Barholm a pure-minded and beautiful maiden, loving and beloved by a cer tain young Roland, the hero of the story. How Roland is seized by the Black Douglas, how the Briar tempts him, how Mous Meg, the leviathan of cannons, almost miraculously releases him, and the Lily of Barholm rewards him for his constancy, is it not set down in this at once exciting and charming volume I—which, by the way, is further enriched with interesting historical notes. Had space permitted us we should have given a quota• tion—passages suitable for which, both tender, de scriptive, and stirring, being to be found in abun dance. Constantine ; or, The Last Days of an Empire By Captain Spencer. Samson Lo* and S o ns. An historical romance, in which the principa , events of that disastrous period when Constanti nople and the Eastern Empire fell before the vic torious arms of Mahoinet the Second are faithfully recorded—every individual figuring in the story being, as we are told, m a d e t o ac t th e part assigned to lilin by ooiltomporilty rfitpeh i 1,4 0 author being " that the rising generation may be come intimately acquainted with the history of countries dcstine,d, at no d:=7.tant period, to assume a high political and social position among tiro great; nations of the civilised world." Captain Spencer is one of those who believe in the approaching re trogression of the Moslem power into Asia ; and, aware of the dangerous preponderance the seizure of Turkey in Europe would give to Russia, are naturally anxious to havo an effectual barrier erected to her ambition. This, he is of opinion, is to be found in the re-establishment of a Greek empire, the materials for which are to be found in the fifteen millions of the Christian subjects of the Sultan, in amity and league with liberated Poland and Hungary, and the Allied Powers of France and England. Thus, while care fully tracing in these pages the causes whi c h led to the fall of the Byzantine Empire, it is with the design to prevent mistakes as to the difficulties to be encountered in raising up another from its ruins. Chief among these causes, it is made apparent, were a want of due self-reliance and harmony among the Greeks themselves, and a wretched infatuation on the part of the powers of Europe, who, blinded by religious feuds and a deplorable selfishness, left them to stem, alone and the aggressive march of the common y of Europe and cwilisation. What the O eunn t ea t m o id m ed, an power was then the author believes Russia to b e now ; and discovers in the disgraceful Rus sianised condition of the German Courts the same Peril, with, however, this important mitigation-.. the alliance of France, ,En.gland, and Sardinia, le - secuOvty is given to Europe. Of whose i ncum b en t duty it is to persevere until Russian power is""pared down to its proper dimen sions and aro course the'usual materials for a romance are not wanting to cl o lli e t h e even ts and actions conv e yi ng the intended l esson w ith f a scinations to which his torians rarely have recourse, though, when they d . o, the roma nce i s generally the sufferer. In this portrayel, and the stirring events instance we have b r illi ant scenes o f eas t ern lif e graphically . preceding and accompanying the fall of an empire described with considerabl e force and freedom, in connection with the h o p es , f ears, struggles, adven tures, triumphs, and suffe r i ngs of the actors in the struggle. The history opens j ust after the death of John Paleologus and th e access i on of Constantine, and terminates with the stormi ng of Constantinople.' SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNAL& (From (lee Times of this day.) The speeches delivered by Lord Lyndhurst and Lord Clarendon on Tuesday night in the House of Lords on the present relations of the Austrian Government to the Allied Powers deserve to be read with the utmost atten tion, not only in this country bat abroad, for they are a most creditable proof of the forbearance and moderatio n with which English statesmen of the highest erperience and position have never ceased to deal with the most cautious and timid of the German Powers. But we cannot admit that this forbearance and moderation have been confined to our statesmen alone ; on the contrary, the press of this country and public opinion in general have been disposed to make the greatest allowances for the difficulties of the position in which the Austrian Go vernment has been placed. A foolish attempt has been occasionally made, by those who write under the influ ence of the Hungarian or Italian refugees, to impute to us what are called Austrian opinions, and this class of agitators has avowed its disappointment that the present contest did not assume the character of a revolutionary war ; but, upon the whole, the people of this country have not lost sight of the historical fact, that in the greatest struggles we have had to carry on f)r the last 150 years Austria has been our useful, though cautious, ally ; and that on the present occasion it is far better to have her partially with us than altogether against us. France and England knew, when they engaged in. offensive operations against the Russian empire, that their own territories and interests were wholly out of the reach of the enemy, and that the losses caused by this war must all be borne by the offending party. Austria, on the contrary, has been compelled to act in this ques tion as a Power conterminous with the Russian empire, with a frontier in some degree commanded by the power ful strategical position , and immense fortified works of Russia in Poland, and with a capital ssithin a few days' march of this stronghold of the Russian power. Wo have no doubt—and Lord Clarendon frilly confirmed thie opinion on Tuesday evening—that when the Cabinet of Vienna separated itself from that of Berlin, proposed the four bases of peace, and urged upon the Western Powers the conclusion of the treaty of the 2d of Decem ber, Count Buol and the young Emperor reed upon the speedy success of• our operations in the Crimea, and hoped to obtain, either from Germany or from the other belligerents, the assistance required to enable them to confront the armies of Russia in the field. Throughout the autumn rand winter Austria made strenuous exertions to obtain from the Diet the mobilisation of the armie3 of the Germanic Confedera tion, but her policy was defeated at Frankfort by the active intrigues of Prussia and of the Russian agents, as well as by the inertness and repugnance of th e Barn berg party. She then appealed, though less officially, to France, to know what number of French troops could be sent to her assistance ; and to England; to ascertain what pecuniary contributions she might expect to enable her to support an army already far exceeding the limits of her finances. From P iris she was told that every avail able regiment would be sent to the Crimea ; and from London, that the British Government and the British Parliament had no disposition to recommence the system of subsidies. Being thus deprived of the hope of direct assistance from Germany, France, and England, the Aus trian Government appears to have thought that it was too weak to hold theposition which it had attempted, and,rus we believe,intended to assume. As Lord Lyndhurst justly observed, there cannot be a stronger proof of the territo rial ascendancy which the partition of Poland has given to Russia over the German States, and especially over the Austrian empire, than this transaction. It is the first time since the consummation of that political enor mity that the Northern Courts have been divided and brought to the verge of hostilities by a great political interest, and the result shows that Austria cannot stand against Russia on the Vistula, even when she is backed by the indirect support of the Western Powers, who ars attacking Russia elsewhere. These things afford matter for grave reflection to any far-sighted Austrian statesman, and we have little_doubt that if Prince Schwarzenburg had lived fie would have preferred to run any risk rather than to accept the pain fully humiliating position in which the Cabinet of Vienna is placed by the failure of its policy. After spending 1$ millions of money in preparations, it is reduced to the necessity of disbanding its army without having obtained the smallest military result ; and, after entering into for mal engagements with the Western Powers to unite iti efforts to theirs until the complete fulfilment of their common policy, it is compelled to desist from the under• taking without an effort to accomplish the task which its own Ministers : lad projected. From such a result Austria herself suffers immeasurably more than we can do, for our military operations and political objects have never been made to depend on her assert, ,and are now completely released from any influence she might have exercised over them. We read with the greatest satis faction Lord Clarendon's express declaration, that, " as the four bases were to be maintained in their entirety, and as the third bases bad been rejected, and the re sponsibility of breaking off the negotiations at Vienna does not rest upon us, but upon Russia, we consider ourselves entirely disengaged from those bases." That is the language we have held in this journal from the termination of the negotiations. It is the language Lord Lyndhurst wisely and manfully recommended to the Government. It is the only language becoming the dignity and policy of this country, and we are confident that it is cordially adopted by the nation. The German Courts appear not yet to have discovered that in the conduct of these great affairs nothing but themselves is stationary. The course of events rolls rapidly onward ; the policy of the Ministers who are actively engaged in them is powerfully modified by the successive incidents of the war; and it is absurd to argue that the solution which might have terminated the contest at one time is to be held to be equally satisf .ctory at another. At the stage at which we are now arrived the German Powers fall entirely into the second rank, and we learn from the occurrences we are witnessing that of really great Powers in Europe there are but three, since that term can only be applied to states thoroughly capable of giving effect to their own policy and of asserting their position in the councils of Europe. Prussia and Austria have, as far as the present state of affairs is concerned, we will not Say forfeited that position, but resigned it ; for, although the King of Prussia blustered a little a few months ago about his exclusion from the Vienna Conferences, he now appears to be satisfied with his lot. AltbOugh, on general grounds, we may see reason to deplore this state of things, yet, as regards the political influence of this country and its allies, we find in it no cause for apprehension or regret. 'The alliance of France, which has now be" tried and gloriously ce mented by the events of i the war, is o f i ncalculably greater moment to th e people of England than that of the German States ; indeed the long con tinuance of hostility between this country and France was one of the maie causes of our alliances with Germany, as our alliances with Germany Vit ra in the last century a fertile source of hostility to France In the last 40 years, however, we have had Germany against us, or lukewarm, in- 1 411 the principal transactions in which we have been eng'a"ged, \cith the sole exception of the Syrian question of 1840, when' Lord Palmerston allied himself to Russia. and Germany against France. The present crisis has, more than ay preceding one, brought th e va l ue and honesty of out alliances to the proof. We have seen the German Powers, not denying the rightf u l ness of our cause a nd the justice of our do of giving e ff ect to tille wands, gradualttattling out of thet probably quarrel,incapable bound by some s or t of secrete benefit of that neutrality which tage understanding, e ngmens and to afford our had versary subsequently openly. We have seen, on the c on • theyt rary,refusedFrance prosecuting the war witb 7 a vigour worthy of her great position Power, seen, and likewisecordi l l Sardinia y united to our own eaffsoartms! military We r have full effect to her engtiqements, a n d sen d lug t flowerof her army to the Crimea to s t an d b es id e the troops of the Western States. It is imp oss ibl e no giving to lament that a nation like the Germans should sea their influence neutralised and their independence sacri ficed by the Governments under which it is their fate to live ; but in withdrawing their support from the muss of the Western Powers those Governments have don e themselves a far greater injury than they.can inflict upon us ; they have weakened their influence in Europe, and they have destroyed the confidence olice placed in thew. by this country. 0 an) )ne ing the gu t veil og re' Olt de ft et Ag e Dee I 3 tp 171 s. 1 2 all 13 2O 100 20 5 all all 14 all 20 20 6 20 100 100 100 20 17i 191 1