The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-07 00:00:00

( ) At -.AT T T C . • There were no markets held, at Liverpool yes . terd ay. bank of England, as is shoWn.by, its return the Met ult., had its business. circumscribed "Fain while . its specie *as increased, -au indication vuaialitl6iotsfo discount cou in n, charge ,was above the af.iet The heavy disbursements for the gar expenditiire keeP . 'down the' . amount . to the ,credit.' of the Government, notwithstanding the 'sip receipts for . taxes; and thus the publiC depo sits were s already befOre t .iliadividend and 9 ffi9jg Paythenth. The alterations compared with e-15 revious - week are as follow' : Active circulation • Increase Lullion-- In crease ... £19,488,310 430,540 15,205,527 283;881 3;653, 450 " A 4,036 5,384.834 154.633 . 10,932,629 213,911 Rest ......... Increase ` Public Deposits Decrease. otiker Deposits : Decrease " Sev • - r , en - i Jay-and other 13i1im T ncrea './.smerni nel e. Q. - ties No idteration. Urn:l(A „ 14,091,941 Decrease:: 187,120 'Not e 3 uneroployed .9,021,920 Deere-vie , 107,190 „ e exports of the' precious Metals during the eek endinglast Thursday 1nc1ude(129,935 ounces • auci-500. ounces of gold, an to ilo' Conti- Gent; —L.', • Powerless has been the influence of the England reduction in its dis Count charge, r egards the value of public sec.nr,itys is percep t tib l e again to-day, and., although legitimate trade' riq'henefit by the cheapening of money, since the Lombard-street h ouses, w hi c h b e f ore w ere under the B ank * rate; are now still competing with it by doing ' bills , wi at l ess t h an 41- ; the funds are sufficiently high, r 41 the war in full career - and a deficient o e/ elaue, to check" any immediate'. Aee. , More the speculators am decidedly antici '"g a new loan, and if , such be 'not taken, ; e re will b e an amount of securities sold which ; , , 111) in its effect' upon prices, answer the same Pose. In advertinVyesteklay to the closing pr ices of Thursday, 'after the Bank cletermination ,,,,as klaown, and,which was ~later' in the day than, 8114 3 we should have . given them as 92i which 00 htext, however, would;explain, This morn- ,2 have been again 921.4 fOr transfer and 7eelint, and are now down to , o.2vg. There co however, very little doing; < Our • mercantile si ni munity iszorely phzzled lust now wliat*Conclu- 5, t , .,; 4 to form, for, betw = een a f possible acceptance of t irkla for peace unworthy thersacrifices made by le 'lfeople of England, a - a:the unsatisfactory pro- z 7• . of th e war , they scarcely. know=what to desire expect. If th e r i g ht application of our resources t ' Dlll4 . be ensured there would be a uusnimons, j ul i°n , ix favour of , vigorously prosecuting the i t ite st, and general eonfiden6 * e in the result. Bank cock has been • firm - at 210 to - 212, - ..ei diVidend. Itidia Stock has been at 229.- Exchequer Bills are tO 9s. pr9lllillll3. 'reign Stocks are very dull. Mexican, how !• r ) support the improvement; ,to 21. Peruvian • Per. Cents: have realised 71 but are now 70 1 . .). - ijlit ch 4 per cents. bring 92k; ex. divid.end.. Turk -1%4 -bond s are rather heavy at 79Lt0,80, t i t i t lie following are the nominal prices 'of foreign :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 7 ; Mexi n''2o4o4 to-*, Peruvian, 70 . t0 72; ditto Three 2r Cents., 49 to 50 ; ..Portuguese your pei Cents., to 44 ; _Russian. Five per ',Cents., 99 to 101 ; i PoAr-and-a-Half Cents.,. - 89 to 91, 151 Mish New Deferred, 18 i to ; ditto Three p e t' Cents., 361 . to - 37 ; ditto Certificates, 5i to si; 11 „,assie, 4i to4 l t• The Railway Share' Markeas been' exceedingly - 114tive, and With prices fiat Vii,s'both the home 4111 foreign lines, though the East India are firm. ITnited -exican Mine aril , lower. Australian t ,Agricultural Land shareS continue heavy. •RITISIi FUNDS TB.IB DAY AT ON 010 LO. . (From the Official Lig.) % Bn.inesa done a 212 10 x d - k Stock ...... - a a i- Per Cent. Redueqd Anquitieti.,. .. 91} 90 i d N Per Cent Comm s Annuities . 92a i ,_. -,,, 31 per Cent. Ann u iti es A • 71 idea Expire sth Jan., 15e0 9,. u 41 dia. Stock ' 1 1, Ditto, under 21000 ..... 14 ~ 1 i , -92!A . inso_s or ACcoant, April ExChequer BiDs 3 .64 viie , • 4.3 000 ,. 9 6 9 ) ?RICE o]' FOREIGN, FUNDS.AT ONE O'CLOCK. I'3'lllBll fends, 1825, 3 per Cent B3 lexka n 3 per Cent. i , Ditto for the Account ~..... 2 1 1 eruie.an Bonds, 4i per Cent. Ditto f the A i ' 1 ....., . or Account..,. : 71. 70i id 'lltleh Bonds, 6 per cent D itto for the Account .... . ......... ....L BO 7n Dividends on the above paye)le In London. I lot, , - h Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gail 62.1; -„'''''tto 4 per Cent. Certifieates . .-u itto for the Account 92i XTV.O O'CLOCK. . , • . Cansole - , , 921 $ 1 i Ditto. April Acconnt 92 - - - t g • LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(.THIS DAY.) 111 io o ,? l.l , r) °N, April 7.—Wze, ind and weather this day at ; moderate breeze, and'fine, cleanweather. "Ts4ouTH April 6.—Sailed--Dromo,' for Cape Coast ri astl e . Ind° Q u niAMPToN, April 6.—Sailed—Tap (s.), for the West • Cow D . n ESs April G.—Arrived—Union, from Rio Janeiro , 1 , 13 Y, Lagos, for Hamburgh. ' fr o , l ' l lloUTH, April 6.—Wind, W.• Arrived—Jasen, f o Antwerp for Havannah,, leaky; Jarrow,. London, , tria‘iittte Crimea'; Sea Nymph, Crimea ; Lady Alice (steam 100 ' 3°, t), do., and left for Woolwich. •-, fr o 4 L'aouni, April 6. Wind, N. Arrived—Vulcan, 100 % f t C ape Hayti ; Lucy King, Matanzas ; Brenda, from s i gee, for London, leaky. 100 from -1,0 8, April 6.—Wind, N.E. Arrived —Agnes, Callao. N ani ,„,L, April 6.—Wind, S.E. Sailed — Helen, for He or' ; Fergus, Quebec. -e ' P ltra • DUNGENEss —Medium, from Ceylon ; Johanna, elliel. (PER ELECTRIC 'TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Satuiday Molting, w A N.P. • e„ -- .*'-'vea---st. Fort Fine, M a rtin Luther,old England, tla--4,Peen, Monarch of the Sear, Kearsarge, ,and Crest of le d—The f rom N ew Orleans. ..(4r. 4 7 1.- -The Bl ac k Douglas, for Cnstini ; Williams, La welacJ4; George, Stettm Arendina, Konigsberg; Ann .1e ; Tiber, Trieste.' - - . I ( 4Y SUBMARINE AND immix TELEGRAPH.) 1 Wind ~ GRAVESEND, Saturday,lo.9 a.m.= 1 Ah.. -, 4 1. W. ; tide, three-quarters ebb ; weather, fine • leut, , ' lv ed, April C—Duke of Northumberland, from Va , las ~,,., - „ • , wri . 7 — A urora,from Pr 4 O* -- " 7- -Au Frederickstadt ; Hebe, Belize; 41ristina, Sudwesthorn..- . A A -1 ,4, April 6—Victoria, for IsTew• York. ~. a . vril .„,„ .. .0 111(1 7 — Holland (s.), for Ostend. ,DEAL, Saturday, 9.28 a.m. , IC.N.W.; moderate, and hazy. •t, hi, Calcutta'.assed Thomas Mitchell and Archer, from London, for 4- Mar - Worrell, from Mauritius ; Early Bird, ' (I: Qaic . . i .a ; Gibraltar (screw steamer), Malta—all for Lon latini "" ea lnine, for Madeira ,• Sirene, for Newfound ,,.' ; Charles Kean, for Cardiff, &a. ; St. Michael's, for ''',Kibt'sall from London. Am ailc*d-- Village Gi r l, Cassiterides, John Scott, Legua n, the b ake, outward bound. '.HE LOCOMOTIVE IN NIAGARA. s...,thPle first vivid object of conversation in the west at b iel rhOtrienti s the passage oierthe gorge of the Niagar a Y the locomotive London, and the name of the great ~t ; ratetroPolis was never in prouder remembrance than whep liP t4 e , as raow, upon the fabric that testified almost man I ghest in bold art. on e . -ceThe bridge settled,-just half -inch when the locomotive was at the centre, for' „lie v ery mid-river. Thus arriving at the line where the Mate and the colony meet ; the flags cri the two nations • Were, Waved, the scarlet and the blue flutte'rino. in •the exaltation of th ose who.theire did Image to the blended s!avereignty. The bridg e is built so that it rises arch- 11 hke i n the centre. The deflection was no greater than Was anticipated. There are two tracks—indeed, three,. on the bridge ; .the 4.81 of the New York Central, the •-• 5 feet of the Great Western, and by a HAI rail the New 'York and. Erie (continuedby the Cariandaigua-roadY also can transport freight or humanity over. There were Aix ' • passengers or persons on this boldest of all lornotives l and. passengers or persons on this boldost of all lomotivs and - y a measure of justice seldom wrought out in bold enter- I frees all wererepresented , as w e ll the rnanwho furnished means as he who produced • ibe skill necessary, There is a good Omen in the fact that the crossing was fititdone from the Canaria side 'over to ours, an&the . sons of St. George will feet justified at gronping the two ecollections , that, • as an Eaftlish-steamer fi rst ma d e re gular communi ca ti on across the sea, it w as an E nglish loc omotive•that has first nia le. this thrilling transit over 2• the Gulf. Far away beneath,' so far that the heavy wave nca 'req shows its swelling, rushed the Niagara>_ ti shrill , and the , shri e k o f t r i umph that the London sent forth as it Paeeed-over the chasm was heard beyond the cataract it- Solt_ AT - AIM Y or k vononercial Inquirer. `.. r ~ ~~ ~.~ I L git:iLVv ♦Yr. t A) &rub, ,n4-110. y B3ilast Birmi 4::53 a. h~ v n Do., ; erigjna• . il iis 7 (l.Sf.d. at £47, Bristo' and., Zaeter.. ealorlopan • OanuartSen ami Car digau Chester a: •?•-•,::' -ea.- COT!: <7 7 ."! Cork, 7 ?'2-1, Crie g JutletAon tii;. I aßeifist- int) ,Dtaidee Perth , • eel iOII; Do. East .er. ntlC.. tnf'6u; A St~c~ Do., .ICe\-v Edin - p,! Friet CITIv JuP. ......... no. . Glano7 Wear,ol (fra. 1. 7 *! ~~ s'.:%c ~., ~~~.. ~~. . up.. A, P. 14, ET S. .0 ~% rS. 1..~ •A 7. tip• Rnslne.s done yesterday. 7107ine Prices Thuisdsy. 4i - 4i - l 3 -- ]2l 15i - 61, 88 - E 0 61 - 62 12:4 - 6 - - 8 3i 2i Ge lti - 15 1,14 - 11, 31: w j 33 21 - 23 72 74_ 2 5 - 57 - 2d par 'll3 (13 - 70 - 89 72 - 74 ; - 3 9, P - .65 59- 61 12 50 all Ufa t 4. Gua. frai Uan,(3l7-1-e4,: Curl is S 5 - 70 5 - 7 5 - 7 76 .. .. Do. 61., T. 7,1 ;5 1 I 11 s , . 7 17 11 St , t O O , 20 . '6 10 12' . St . 10t) 50 , 1 0 34 i ; 25 . 411 1,5 all St. I . no ?,5 all 2k 3t. lilD WO. '5 224 ..... 1,oitr!0:1 i-176.F7..'W05tn •-• 7 SR 9T - 99 991; - 190 -. 1 - 82 - 84 . 9' Si S - Do. Sliarcs, No. .) Try , : ... 24 - fPV. •8 - - - 43 )0. • 1.1 1 d16 ;0 a < . k r :9t+.l • )0. 1 7 91' Szl7 , :efi„, • I 2 - 9 - 2 w An 48 - 50 .. .6 tali 6 1, 8 -II H .. _ ,~ • , •• . Ico.- 72 7 4 0!) C'3, 49 49 L , O par 25 ... . . .. t ia all .0 13 if - c • qt.ca 4a* 43 ti d - 1 _ • • • 7 , , - 7 711' . '7117 3 Ce i :CI al` .0 all LO ;t. 1: oo 28 - 30 0 . $ ft. 100 1). - r! It. WO 98 100 64 45 - e 7 2A 13 GO _ '6l 27A 283 4 - 2 2 -- 1 a n I 1 G:: 1' ;0 12 15 •A I 38 Sjoc: t Door Vale Nec ... . Wale..' . c•nuN Wat,.2 West Co - West ••• '-' ' It. 1,10 I 5 21i oall ;(); all Tb 7 4- 5 22 - 5 - 6 . all . 18 A) 5 o Tondo) - . - ?ma Tstal Palac „ e.. aI all .iWest,Lopcip , • 10 1141e.1W5InWedni3; s~_ —. 7' , FOREIGN. c lO all 1 Amwe ,• t.rdam 81 —Bl 5 ,31 Belg 11.1.;„ .. ,_.. JUne. .1 —1/ 11 20 10 Bealor ' ; ... f,sessac 21 —2/ 20 2s. 1:010. • :, . ', .1 1, aty', , - :Colic. - :,' a Sariii par —1 p pm ... ... Cen . , - ',. o' - :y 171 all C)ewe. ; 20 10 Thyt.cl' r -...) ' 2-- id ~ 20 all Eastern of France :_,. 9. t . '1e7",.....' 20 sll o - East tne'an, g. 5 ri.o ' 2/ 2/P 2 2 i i 20 10 De. -3-', -, 0,.. 14 —ll ' . 100 air Pq; 4 2 9. c:a1.9., pay , - - '57, convenable 100 all Do. do. 0 a., - ...59, do -,„ ..„ 25 15 Gd.'ll:of C;),rael,,,A i s 9 •8 25 a;1 Do. at. LaWrence & ' - A.,t'tii:;: 4 o 'do: 9l 81 100 all Do. •Ce . A, o? Deben ; , •- . con, inio 4c:tlc..til]:e2 49 ..... 51d , .:... . 1.00 all Dot CO a1n.Y..13i0. c. „do 89 91 20 1.0 Gt. Cep 2',.;.'e: Plan • 2/ 211 5 a ll c, c ,. i u ,, , ,, Pei34niuli , .. ' • *laris per cent :, I—_ 1 ' p 5 1 Do." New 5 p er cent. p ar - /I) 5-2 D0..-Extensiona. = -A: — a ;gP fi-• 20 12 Great., „:14axcnabour. , , • Constitp,..ed. Share!, 24 21 ' 4 I all J -Do, -GbMgotions,...... ,21 , -- 21 20 all Gt.lic,"Aite4 3 4 7 Gaila d Sill: 6s ..„, „•,.„....,.., 17/ 173 171 i 1I! s 1.00 all Do. ,15 - 7'4,'5;;.-psyablo' 7, , with op . " o - . 1 t'l 55.. 95 99 , - 100 all D0.410.,,; , ;-;-', p. '53 s 95 -- 93 100 all Do. do., '76, p. '69 100 -- 102 100 all Dn. do,, "73, withou: - - - pp:',3.1.......... .... ... 94 96 201 an liani' , ',oh &a Toronto 191 20 20 100 all Do. ii -- ,y,• cent. - 100 20 14. Lake C.r.r.,', - . ii "Basle "... - .".. b all Lui".“:a A Pistoja sp: c, . . . pre--, 7" . 4i ` 20 tlO j Lyons and ~Geneva ... 2/ 3 i P 20 12 , Lyons -4 Ktditerran. ... • :„. 20 I.P Ltiadfr;3 ,„ ' 20 10 Do. Neiv ' 1 i 1 1 , 3ht 31 i ,lkfar:a_Anf. - ,,cm;a ..... 4 6 1.0 •4.11. DO, en: 'any .li— 21 • 20 , all Nam'a. - .• - ilt I", , e,ge twit? iii.,;:rew.). . 2(,' all Do r (ez In' er , st) 1 IA all Nor 7 : ) ,- • - •n o" Franee " 351 35$ :20 all D0.20'.. ri,"l.s.late Char • l e rcd'at , d';,:rque l inek * ' guar. 3,4' P;c. &rte. , at li::2;..? - , dar.SB yrs. from 1. Jan. 185 !, l2l ; 13 ''. 20 - all Do. 21S'. 3 Ty. c Ecip ' 5tir0:7:" ) ... , : 7 A na , .•' , 113. .... -- .'.. ; 10 all Notes?' n:: M.EPre! R 9 20 16 Pe.r . .6 at I Lyol,i= 22a 22f 4 p 1 • 40 all Ditto Bcnd.s . 20 all ' Taxi s'an (1., 0 - .1 cans „ 48 -- 50 20 ' all Paris anal'. 0u , n... -20 10 , PsrisC.er, 4 Cherbrg. ..., pn) a. 20 all Ro - atir, a udiTavra ..... ' 221 2:i 1, 20 all Royal 'D'an-1811 ' par —lp - • i 1: ii , 3 Itnya2Stvotl'.s , 2 lid ,1. 20 ati Sanici.e'arill Mouse:: 8,I,• 8 ,• - • )r. 10 all Do: 5"1•p" - .'"cent. Pref. ~ . •., , 20 2e. Scinde ... n, 20 •14. Sant'oein of Prance ... pin 20 16 'St. Atidykra'a and , . Quel:ec (A) ••• ...... ••• 8!, all West .1 :1,73d0r , :t 3l 4 10 all Do ssi por C. Pref...... d 20 16 Wastala of France_ 51 —61 p i at ... • 20 Ii WeSt. it; Switzerlane ... ..• "' • . 6 all WlJdbaleti — rs. 20 a ll Zealand - ' 181 —.1 9 , _________ _____—,___ .-.,3Tyr-sTocK BANKS, '~o __ ~~ Atim ..... . tigv,Co l oni al Bank. and ,oan Company Y{titich ;v. Araerkan Mane— Bank of Asia Chrtl Dik.. of ludix, Arstritlia, & China -• I'd • d Colonial. ..... •........ Conunam of Lond.l ZngAsh Snottion and Etrelan Chart.:. Lord. Chart. 3 - 2.(1 Ansi - rAlia . ...... . 'Ditto Now ........ . ... 1 London and County London Joint Stock Lae: Wc7trainster Nat'. oval Provincial of England Do. New Nat' onal of Ireland Neia SOUth Wales ,Orienta) Bank. of 20 21 d IP 3-- 35 39 - 41 Corpoilr.tson ' skiovinclal of irclatic, :lo , al A '7 . : :11n.Bkg, Gold In-a) 65 - 17 7i . 'Gni 0 7.1 11 t 3 a „ Do. Noss , Union of London A) I all 3: all a I .19. ~7~ ~ n~: 19 , :5 I all M. 100 ;t. 100 .061)1. i 0 all kr) all :0 all !O 1.6 O - 14 50 45 all 15 it. 100 !O k 100 It. i 7.9{' t i: ' 4 0:1E1 10 I- all all 5 .5 ;0 2 25 10 20- ;0I all '5 '2O ru, 13;; 10 2 %1 0 all ;5 all 0 all 5. ,1 15 alt ;5 I al: Jll7l' t Lvcvtl 61; x d 32 . „1 rj Si 123 92 1 65i 5 1 - Is THE SUN, LONDON SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 7 1855, SOCIETY nF ARTS, AprilA. . '~S !. I PT r) %a IL 4•1,4',, C1~:~:.Iis hur 3 i;e3'. ST6,er y% • , Dr. T. K. CFlA.m.spo,io the,chiir. " ..„ The phpe.r real Wast. 4 04 14 the•DrEV,Set,Ot'Ainorp , hiyie.lB.. The il r. HerbearitilVl6ar onirite b c J kworG eti ovel y .ninerit liiipector'Uf i :1, :asserting-AO& tiM I PVT 191173 waste of our ;mining population an4,-tire con sequent: drAin: , )u other_ classes, I rote:,QtYlwages! the, cost, of minieg, ,the,,,demand for lminerals' of qiii' kinds, apart even from nootiveS., , :of huncla.nitYy, ren:' dered the SubjeOt. , ; of - mitigating or. averting acci dent and disease,. from miners One of national im portance. ' It should also be remembered that the Min ing population aMokinted Jo nearly 390,006. 'roe diffe rent portions ,of a. mine. are all Oistingnishe,d . from other workshops by the peculiarities, of the temperature, , pressure, moisture, and composition of the air,,, , --of the. gases and miasmata which exist-in them ;by iliVabseneer of sunlight, and - by the Mode of lighting, qUiteas Much as the motions and working positions are different from those belonging to' any other occupations. The great sacrifice of life - Occasioned by the - use a' ropes-. and chains for ascending and descending the ehalts i anti the effect on the:Miner? li6glth of ascending many luti tired yards-Of o.l;nost perpendicular !Adders afthe.eeict O . a day's work ,were commented upon, and it was shown. that it was 'an economy to make use of the . " man- machine," first , introduced, into the Hartz mineh-, and subsequently into , Cornwall, at the ' United Mines, Tresavean, and FOwey Consols,, bpi :the , efforts of Sir. Charles Lemon , and• the mernbers, of . the Cornwall Polytechnic SOciety. The constrameot atti- Aude in working in the narrow seam of coal in - York- Shire, near Bristol, and other parts of England„ and the aliiird herlzodaTpOsition of the'" harriers ' r (boys who draw the c;.;al from thb -Working faces to the sbUft) might, 'be avoided by cutting out the roadway to a. betgl4; 6f '4O or 42 i tretee4 - and employing smalt'fronies for - the heaviest portion of the work,. of which there h wJre large numbers in'' the north of England mineiliand ! the. expense that *oiler be incurred in doing this wits, ln the author's UhliiiNkitiOre imaginary tbanoreal. Injury, to health was'iiit'Vreit, 'degree due to defective ventilation, and especial O:t4ritle* should, therefore, ''be paid to tliiii' Point, care be'lzi , k t fit'ken that the air-coot-SW*l4e' suffi,•! cientiy c.-ipaciditso;that the air made to trafeiliN' e ii , lprAL the working face, the Eiyhtein of splitting the -tur . ,in, a nninber of - atirrtintslis adopted. DefectiVe'Velltilation frequently ari;'64' - freni leakages in the airlpaStiOsl; this ' Might be - detected. bytthe judicious use of-the - theriisemfe- 4 - t-!r alone. • Ire' author 'then -adverted to the JlOss of. strength'and thO'gy - produced by the-'increase- otf . ,the OrMitiesand quoted the opinions of-eniniept. it,,iitinentll it*iiities'on the 'sub:jeer. , Other cA es of dip ea, 0 were ittin - Cuiimerated ;• of; these the pri. Ole' were the defielency of oxygen in the . air' in Ries, 11 'the carbon: - dnerated by the imperfect 'comb stidn' -of lalloWliSli" 'bit' of bad,:qUatity; • they dust t rowri. up by explosions, and the exhalations and , inias2- mats, proceediit frOrn - the" putrid fermentation of ''animal Mid 'yegetable matter under'-g'roznit.'irrei. effect of these Ca,tisds''may - be estimated front - tht‘ Ealt,thif the agg,regitte'trihount : of sickness experienced by inets between the ages of 20 and' 60 `is 67 per cent .f more than that experienced_ men'in general. The alreougo ',age- of minereling varied from 25.7 year In. the ease - of tin-miners , to 28..9, amongst leadr4iners, Whilst 42.3 yeao were got out of the agritultarutahonrer. t in other • other words, the lives of miners; ..ii ~cld- i -tion tion to eXcessiVe sibkliesst; were shortened brakainouit t equivalent t 6 ;more - than -half. their wotkThg life: The author Cimcluded by recommendibg that, haying in view die sanitary . improvement 01 l !rimes,the ventilation Should 'he such, in 'all 'lnineisUs: to en sure a retilaienrient of 'pure air at all times ant in an parts of - the mine ; that dringheapS; 'pOiteseent t imber, and - i,finihir.'nuisances, sliOuld be 'removed` once it inontli, slid that:the sanitary state 4 the• - mine- should; be ix arnined and reported upon by a medical offiCek at least twice asear. ', ,"' ' ' 4.1 Bedford and - 131ctebley Bockghamsh, Ciydesdale•Te.' Col. Stour Vy. Sod. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr: 41:per cent.. Glas. Barr. & 'Neils. Direct Gistr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Di:. & Railway ". Hull & Selby Do. A Sham. Do. ; Shores. Lou.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. ; TB: A S. Lowestoft gr.. 4-per cent, Do: 6 par qt.. Mauch. Bxtn and Matlock Middlesbre,& Recicar Loudon. NVq! t Rz.N.Nr. E. :En. k E. C..... St. 100 St. WO 25 24 6 - 98 7 - 99 ••• . ,iioc Krtb - it,; .3aldoniarL , !,1' 136 ••• • • '3t. Yres;l Yk. New. 20 '' - 27 .64 106 S.Easter• Do 13 23 24 10 Peto StOO. N'orfolk.. ...-••••••, " . ••• 8; Miclid. Stckton Darliwt. ••• 2 7-- '2i at• •• 91 - Midl(l.Brldfd Newmarket Bury Wt.. * Northern•. and Eastorn4.e., per et. Prest &WY re 'En. Coun par 4P E. Count 57 . -- 59 Do. L. 8i istAt &TAISzYI Do.' . Shrs. A Roystn..& Shef.Roth am - adoleg.sp.e: Shrtnrs.Szlier S. StaffordA. Wear Valleygr Qper "130 - 133 Gt North' Laneach <<- Yorkah: T.-Bmwy A. MClea, `itockt. Darlings. n 8i 2 d ••• 22 32. 89 '9l WittoS?" l .,omrst PRFE ; .ENCE SHARES. Iber,leer • ,D0:N0.2, 7 p. Bly t and Tyne !Opel ar ai is. p .6 re E Z: = o . sf 4 34l . p ." e t . s s o. St Do. 4 Sbaree... 4 . 3a3 edonian £].o Clbester 1 401 3thor" Guar.'s?,, per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. go. 2 lork Stßandonsip.e Dun dee Perth &Air: deen Junction 7 , 4 ,astern Conn tips En terifion , i o. c. No. 102 - 105 90 - 92 --6 i 95 - 97 2 - 411 - 6 L.l - 1 7.2';',- - - 1.'3.1 Do. No. I)o. New C. r . C. Si Eastern 1J n'on, Go.V p 3, con Do. '5 , .,1c 1 per con, Do. 10/iDiGentr.Sl , Do; dot 4.Verr.dent East T4ancasb.6p.cts :l'ast and West Yorl. shire Julie. Fifths ZdinnPrth.SzDund. 4 pe - e cent. W csre7l 5 prn cent ... , _., ... .•• ••• '••L •-• ••• • • • '"'"" -"" 60 - 7 - 62 ••• ` 114 7, 116 • _ Grest 80.,hn. 5 D. c. '")o.. 5 p. c. Redeem., 10 P. C. prom. 107: .! 109 1.09 -- 102 P. Da. 5 p. e. Scrip, Red, iP at 5 p. c. CIL.N. of Scot. Ist Pro Boatlin.ezWestna. Do. 4per c. Pr,e. St Gt. \\Testi., (Forks FixtifrEg: 5 p. c).. Do.cou. 1 ed. 4- , p.c Do.tron: . 4 d 4te Do. Eirea. Pref. Bb . Do:Craester 8 p. Do. do. 5 p. C. d 0..: D0.,.T.;*7:r0. Cue., SE'S; . Do. gbes. CALI, Sh Do. do. d 0.., . ..... . Do. do. do ....... ; tan. k Vo - F. £2Ol Do: 6 - p. c. Ste* LOndo - i and Bt-villo.tAnj Guaranteed 5 p. Doe Pre., 5 p. r. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. b.' Lon.&N.. W., Coy. di Nuneaton 5 p. et_ Loudon St S. Western Con. Thirds 7,ondonderry&Co l ei Shares Tiondy.ltEnniq. a Sig Wan., She., E.c . Now, £1( £6 M'arypt.& Cul!, p c )o. 4. 1 j per cent Itir4l4XOT,,SEN ;* 4—(Tras COVENT CaE,DEN. • Wo lad. a moderate dealand,forfruit and Yegeta last week's quotations. Tha supplies were eonipa] I#vely 6A 06 - 98 87' • 8 10 -- 17 -- 176 10 10.. - 72 - - 73 1 1 19 6 - 9- - 9A - 146 123 •• 135 small. tie apples, English; 7s to 103 per lb ; apricots, 03 to 05 . 1).3,r ; hot-loase grapes;63 Od to IC> Od per lb fore; ;It to is 8d ; tuelon3, - (TS , to finch peac'oe3; Os Oil to Os ; tiectaricies Oiv 011 to 'Os Par idozen ; app's , , Oa to 12 . a Od per 'imshel ; pears, ./S1 Otl - to 'los 01 per half sieve ; Orieans - plums and green zno Os to Os Odper Pithireil'; Oa to Os Od, and commonlplums, 3s 0 to Os• 04 per half fAlve; cherries, MI J ; per ponnd:; lemons, 9d to Is 6d per doz.; oranges 46 to 10s-per 100; At bens, .100„lbs ; , cobnuts, 180 s to Ca;. al;mouds, Os 'to Os Per . lb. ; walnuts, Od .to 0.1 per 100; Bgiii,•lB Od ,to 2s 6d per lb. . VEGg`TABI t Eh.-=Savoy cabbages, 94 to is 6a peridozep; red ditto, 23 to 3S ed per dozen; French beaus, 3s o._l to 4s Od per 109 ; brocoli, is 2d. to 3s Od per bundle ; potaLoeS, , 85i to 130 s per tou ; iegel'able marroAv;sod each ; • peas; Os Od td 03'0d. per -bush.; broad beans, 9dto 113 per hal f sieve • turnips. 2d. to 4d per bunch: ; carrots; 5d to 6d per bunch; cucumbers, is 3d to 2s• 6d each ; garlic, 6d ..to sdOs per prund; spinach, 2s Od to 3s d - per sieve ; anions; .0a Od to 43 Od per bush. ; Spanish•ditto, is to 3s "per doz: ; leeks, 3d to 4-d per bunch ; shal l ots, 4d- to 6d borse-rads.lish, 2s Od to 43 oa per bum*); pariley, 30-, bunchendive,' hu.ticb ; celery, core 16d. to 6d -er ; hi 6d to 3i per ; beet, is 3d to 2s per doz, ; parsnips, Os 6d to is ld per dozen ; small salad 3d to Od per punnet; mushrOoms, 1S td to 2s 6tl per poale ; ttr;achokes . , 4s to 6s per doz. ; cabbag'O'lettuceS, is 6d. to -28 per , score ; sorrel; 6d to is per lair. sieve ; radishes Ed to is per dozen hands; tomai;oes,. 3s Od' to 4s Od per half ; cl4illies,. is to is 6d per WO ; Brussels sprouts, is Od to 'ls. Odiper half sieve ; capsicums,' is to 2s per 100. ; rhubarb, 8d to is 4 d pax bundle ; sea WI, Os 91 to is 61 per.puneeli; asparagus, 53 to 93 pp ; lop. • si ••• P. - 3 ..' u 1 ' ~... 12i -12 i - in Do _ 9lid. Conso l .6 p.c.St.. 'Jo. Consul. Bristol airm. 6 per cent—. )o. Prep. 4 per cen !forZi)lk Debenture Do.Prpf. &cc. Do. 5 p. c: Ext -5413er cL. nre 10o.W3v.Val. 5 p. c. 124 i 36 - 4 -46 S 5 - 87 103 - 105 . ,NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, As 01 to 8s 03; Geese GS 03 . to, 7s Od each; Ducks, is 9d. ,to 2a Od ;, tame Rabbits, Os i _Od to Os lid;' wild o,is to is 6d. each ; Pigeons, 83 - to 103 per doz. ; large Surrey.. Fowls, Os Od tq Us Od ; ( riaiddiiiig, 2s Od to 34 01 • - Chickens, 93 t 4 2s 3d ; - Capons, 3 s 6 d to 41 6c'l; Hares 2s 01 td 3d6d. ; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 3d each ; Partridges, tls Vd to 2s 01 ; Pheasants, 3s -- tidtO 33 'od; Leveret", 2s 03 to 2s ed. ; lloasdug Pigs, 4s'ol, to 7s Od ; -Guinea Fow7s, 2s 9d , to 3s 63 each. Ostend-fresh butter, lis 6d to Pu t 6di and English -I.ls 61 to 15s Cl ,per, dozen Ibs. English Eggs, 9. 01 to 103,0 d; French ditto, exi Od to 7a Od per 120.. • .. - !gorthitritiO v. E. Peri, 4 ).C. P ;CO - 102 91) -92 - .34 Do.. do. do L)0. Jc , eelts.o P• l 7 =N O 1 Da. do. Quarters 0 . 1 po.Yo - 41i . & Pur.' North' Stefforcisii!re;: Oxford, Wureciter, Wolverb.Xl4, 6 p.c. . i id 105 - 107 Soot. Cen:;.,NewPrei South Devon • percent 3. Eesteru AReading' ' A ini.)'oT X 1 Os.• 6d. 4 VirelesGus..4 p. c. Do. do. 4. p. 0.... 3. Yorkeb c.Guar- Stockton' and* Dix- ."• 13 is par, 224 - 23, - - ' • - NEWPORT I.d . , B - eet from 3s 4d. .to 48 4d ; mu tt o n, 38 41 to 4s '; veal, 38 Bil to 4s &I; coik, 3s 4d to 48 Id per Sibs. WiATTECIIIAPEL. . Beef, 3s 21 to 4s 41; pauttOu L :3s 4d to .48 ; lamb, 5s Od to a, ; Cl' p'"43 6.a;,.p0r1c, 330 d to 4s. 4d per 81bs. carcase. I 5 - ii:' Wigton, 5 pi: cent Po. do. do.! Stockton And 12tar tle. pool, guar. 5 p. c. Unfit ply, 1856 ••• I -- 2p 'BMW NqSG.ATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 25; • Brills, 2s Od to ICiOach ; Salmon, is 61 to 23-6 d per lb Cod Fish, 2s Gd to 153'each; Soles, 31-to 2s 6d Per ptlr; "Fels; 8d to lsOdpeilb; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 2i Gcl.; Whitings, 3s Od to 8s per rbe , z ; Common (doers, 163 to 20s ; Natives, tOff AQ Os per bsh; Mftekerel , Os pealC3lSmeUs, is oa to 23 , 6 a per .doz ; Skrte, 6tl. ,Cd.pet lb: Shrimps, is Gd to 23 Gil por gallon; Bloaters, is Od ) s Gd per doz. ; Fresh Heraings 5s Od to 03 ner CO.I ; Scotch do.. 6d; Sprats, 8s Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreyw, 33 01 to 1 2 s each ; H a ddock3,4l3 to 12s per doz. ; Pike oa ; St urgeo n, C 1 per lb; P rawn % 2s 6d to 3s ; 311117.etsy ls'fo s6d ;,Ylaice, 41 to is each ;, Halibut, 60 per lb ; Flotandcrs, is to is Gd per dolen. MINES. 1 all I kgua, F I Fria ..., ....1 1 i .* , 1 all A. u glo Austrln. Gold ... ' .... ... 10s. all An gl o 'Californian-." I -,- 1- 20 . 6 • Anstreliat .... . ........ 11 11 11 1 all Australian Cordillera - ... - .- ... • 1 all Ave Maris, ..........•-• . . -a- 1 all Baden, (Gd.Dachy of ,1 i 50 all Blmnarvon Iron and Coal .. .. ' 7 '. 20 13.5 British Iron ..... ......... 41 -- 51 35 251 .Brazilianlmp.(issned „.... .. at R. 5 pm.) 3 2; 30 . all Do. Comes & Cuiab , 2i .....- 21 2 • 20 15 Do.,,S . t..Juhnaelße7 . 30 --32. .. " 1 ..' - 1 .. Carson's' Ci•e!=ic. ' i i- - '::a i . ' *- 1 0 Clarendon Cons: Min, ' .... CO. of Jamaica..:.L44 i —F I 40 all Cobre Copper ..... 5 -1 Colonial - Go l d . A—B. , • - St. all Copper Mir.. of Eng. ‘' 46' . -;; ,45 • -.. : . 25 all Do. Prer. 7,1 .p. cent. par -- 20 261 ... 16 Copiapo.t... ... .. :: .. - 22 5 all English and Austin: .• - -, - • -, , Copper Sineltg fla 11 2 2 . 1 Fortuna i s $P 20 all' General . - ' .141— 16 ; ',, 1 'all OtNty.rgetVoinßeg •' • t •"-- A '. 41 . all' -Great P01g00th.,... , .... , •. , „.. • ~„ - '• , 1 all Liberty .. 3 all Linares 7 71 5 - 1 Lusita.nian * $P . 1 all Mariquita it pli , 1 all New Granada r• . a _ i - 1 i all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co ,,..; , t . 1 all NouveauM.onde - -•' `.-- fi ''..-- 20 all Pontgibaud 'Silver • Lead Min. az Smelt., 15 ---- 16 5 1 Port Philip - i 1 all Quartz Rock • ". 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 : ,-- 21 21 - 1 . 5 ' • 'all' Do: Now 5 --- . 6 6' 35 12 , :, Santiago de Cuba... . 61 7 1 all South Australian.., 1 -- 14 10 71 Tin 'Croft . - -- 21 28! all Unitedllexica.n 7i —7*63 i 7 . 1 , . all -"' Waller $ -- i • 1 all West Mariposa ; 1 1.25. WM thing Mining - oc 4ustrllia - ... 1 an Yub- - ••• MISCELLA.NEOI32. 25 171 ' Australian Agricult. 28 ' 30 1 281. 20 ... Australsn.Pcific , Mail ... ... 10. , all •Aus:-.raln. Royal fail... ... 10 7 Berlin Watci Works 21 —WI . , ' 50 40 Brit. American Lane 55 60 , • '5 ' 1 'Brit. do Coln. Smek,r. • , 'and lleductiOn Co. ... ... 199 . ' .321 Canada ll9 121 i Si. 100. Canada Gov. 6 p..ct, . . • • Jan. and July .... . .5: all. Crystal Palace 3l 4 St 4 all Crystal Pal.of France ... ... , 1, ./ . Duston Iron Ore ... ••• .- • - 20 , .81 Eastern 'S team • . 25 22 .:17;lectric T e legraph, )'4s— 151 1 all ' Rectric ylVeg. oflr ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navip.4.-, ... ••• . 20' all General Screw Steam... ... 16 20 .10 Irish Beetroot - Sugar: .•.,, ... 21g all l m Ma c g d d it aell.an. ena SEtieNc7Tviegl.. ;:.a .. -_- ...... .: 10 9 MoxicaU&S.A ne rieu 61. 7 1 all Nat. eat.• Steam Fuel ..... ••,. .10 5 Ne t h erlands Laud.— . 1 1 . 2 • 1. N. S. W. Coal & Intcr. S team N`avigs.t. Co.' .„ • •• 1 all ' N. F .Anstralaalan i • 1 20 124 Nrth,ciEuropeSt3an, ••• . r., k. all. Peel Er. Ld: &Milarl, 21 -- 3 • 5'..) all Penin aular& Orient,: ••• ... 57 5] 'lO Do• New ' ' • P• 2 'all' Portland iron Co..— 11 2 1.00 60 Loyal Mail Steap ;.• .• • ~_ .. j. all Spot. Austral. Invest. 11 11 1 •A_ Ditto New • .i. _ i • 25 all South Austral.Lainl 31 - ;38 1 all Subatar. Te. Scrip._ t ' l ; all. 1 ,, .. Iteyial ,, , ,, ; .• ••• fi • ..... i. • 20, .5 , Trr st az Loan Co. of ~ 1 - i ' upper Canada.. - • 100 1 ,28 i Van Diemand 8 Laud' 13 13"1 BREAD.. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are fibit 9(.1 to' I.od • of household ditto, §d to 9,(1. per. 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. :Ntaxicet hides, 561 b to 641 b, 34d to 3!.d ;641b to 72n, ao , to :3' 4 'd"; • raro 'to 801 b, 30. to 4d ; 80th to 881 b, 40. to Od ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to .4i4 ; 961 b to 1011b,--al to Oct . 104 112th Od to Od ; 'upwards, Od to Od ; Horse hiet - 'sl' ad to O. 0.1; calf skins !ight, 23 Od to Ss Od ; ditt o ' ull as Cl. to Os - Od ; .1.0.3(;1 sheep, 7s Od to. 7s ad.; Kei'reg,l4 9d t o ,63 pa ; 1-falf•bredp, 5s 9cl to as 9d; * wnai , 44l6i to 5s Gd ; ShearlingS, 11s1 to is Od. .. .—Meador hay , 2 / 16s to /03 ,Od • Cl oser ditto, 3/ Os to •5115 , :, ; and straw, 11 4 ioci 1/ ?s per load. Trade stooy, at full pt ic es. --' CUM BERLA,IM: -- Meadow hay, 2/ 183 to '5.1 0 3 ' ; c l ovel HAY MARICB TS. SNIT FIVIELD , • : . ditto, 3t Os to 51_15.: ; and straw. 1/ 54 to V 103 per ICad:' A fair, average supply and a steady demand.— ViruITEOg4FT,L,-,-Nleadow, hay, 2t 15s to 4! 18s; clover ditto, 3/ 3s to 6' 03'; 'and straw, 1/ 43 to 11 9s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, yet prices were well flip. ported. , - . • .. ... GREAirVngiTENN OF CANADA RADAVAI% --At . age on . the. I.Bth 'ult., a. dividend of three pe r cen t. nera l r neetinb of shareholders in this company, h e ll i n rrthadeagtock For the tall-year ending January 31 Wag declared.. The dividend would have `]seen at the rate of 7 per cent.ner annum, had it not been for the appropria tion of 9;1.. 9 '5/. to the sinking fund for redeeming the loan from Government . . ' The meetingagreed to'postpolie the. t the Arvidend,, but the English directors%a,cll March hdaly6s was s c 7 e ; ?tat; pe ,, ci o ns ly `advised an . immediate payment( et• a cash dividend, warrant, for which-will. be _issued a..ssoon as -advices have been received from the other side. The and . woman in cabriolet had the . imprudence 'to. attempt to drive across-the Bieuvre, near the village fof Pouzy (Allier), where the river .was flooded.. The horse had traffic for .not advanced far iato• the strearn.before it got.out of its• " , ientb.. „d ibeing impeded by.the.harness was 'unable to ,swim; and ,was with .the vehicle. carried- away bSr the current and drowned. • A number-of people of the village witnessed the accident, but could not render any assis tance, phen a, young ,workman jumped in, ant.l.,after d;',;ie,, at the spot where the cabriolet was seen:to sink, speedily came up with- the woman. By great exertion§ he brought his burden- to land ,-, and -then,' Although nearly exhausted, again entered the river, and'sneeeefied: in - saving the map.- A report has been 'sent: by the rfayor, to the superior authorities, giving an 'acceuni of the young - man's gallant conduct: , . A NLW - 01 CAL. RESIDLNCE,—jt is now ascertained beyond all.do,ubt that benbies, near Dorking, Surrey,• is to ,be ;tire abode g.royalty. ...In 1850, the PrOperty• was purchased, by Sir ) , 11 . .Cubbitt, and was at first sup posed to have been bought by that gentleman for the pur-, pose of building some elegant streetaand square.; but it was soon rumoured abroad that the functions•ofSir.Wil liam were to execute a royal commission, and_ thatlia tenure in the domain was limited to the necessary time for hint•to yrepare the way for a, noble scion cif;Queen Ari4, a la:: , That such , is the case, the vastness-of .the works and the magnitude of the, expenditure place-be yond. doubt. A 'large, lofty, and noble mansion .has bten :erected after the design : of, the royal marine resi •, deuce at:Osborne, on a spot at the back of the old Man sion, commanding a view of grand and beautiful' grenery; : On thelawn there is now growing a choice ornament al tree, which pl a nted by his Royal Highness Prince A_ r lbe . r.t: , 'probably was intended - to grow - up skie , b bid - 'with ET,iland's.future monarch, •as a lasting memento of paternal remenOrance and affection. < ' - . ' •. , - .. - ' ' - 13 -- 13~~ :rig !" . i T, " CANROBER,T. GOOD FRIDAY.-EXCURSION TRAINS I DESPATCH F. AND THE STEA,2II-BOATS. Yesterday,,,(Good Friday) morning, i tao.wri Jim) r, the various metr9Pulltal railway stationS Yrett49nged i It r9speptablx-drened persons of, both who availt;d theniselveS *of the extreme firienei of the wen, ther fora trip out of London. trains ran at the usual intervals froM the SOtith=Western Rail Way 'terminus, Waterloo-road,' at - Acltibed fares, to Ports mouth, Salisbury, Winchester, and Sontbampton,' re turning, in the - evening to town well freighted with pas- sengerg-.*:-Thrairis al3olarbceedecl to Rieinnond, Winapr, Hounslow, Chertsen-Gnildford, Godalming, Andover, Gosport, and other favourite places of summer resprt. Cheap trains likewiao left.the.Puldington station efthe Great-Western Railway for Bath, Bristol, Cifton, On the Brighton line the traffic was very considerable during the day, and the trains were well filled with gaily tressed persons who had availed themselves of the reduction, in the charge of conveyance to the various :partkof the line. The Eastern Counties Railway bad a ,full share of patronage, but the principal portion of the passengers alighted at the Nbgh*Woolwich station to Vie* the shipping in the lOwer-tartr:of the pool• and the surrounding public buildings on fife Essex and Kentish shores. The Blackwall and Tilbury Fort line, from Fenohureh-street, City, was thronged from eight o'clock in the inorning until late lasi evening by crowds of per-. Sans, who were chiefly destinkfliii an inspection of the leVieliian steam-Alp now erecting in the extensive dire- mixes of Messrs: Scott" Russell' and Co., Blackwall. This e'xtiaordinriry is.the largest in the world, is approaching• towards completion, and was greatly admired for, its gigantic and noble_ appearance. 1 4ie floating batteries in the shipbUilding-yard of Messrs. Careen and Sons, 'Pbplar, also attracted .thou'- 'Salids of spectators during th4' day. The various steani 'beats'. running- between Lortden , bridge, Greenwich; Woolwich, Charlton, Greenhithei and._: Gravesend Were' -thronged ; and the smaller craft. plying above bridge -to : Battersoa, Chelsea, Wandswor4, Patney, 'Kew, and Richmond, _came in for:a tall share patronage bri the occasion. ' • :TRIAL OF FRENCH' trONSPIRATORS. ' 'The Tribunal of Correctional Policeof Angers, in March, 1.854, tried ,- 21/-persons..otif the charge of %having been concerned in a - secret political society; .tuid, about the same epoch other persons were pro seauted before the tribunals of Paris and Tours , for .baving,got up. secret societies.in connection with it. For some tune after the Vial at Augers, it was noticedin that city that the principal men)bers Of the society,all of *hem Were'hOted Socialists„ Were tolerablY quiet. But when the war bieke ont,the police learned that' they had commenced a new conspiracy, and were lookingont for recruits. After a while' they began to hold-frequent meetings for the admission of new.members:and other , matters. On the 31st Jan. of the present year the conspirators held a meeting in the. railway ;tunnel near Nantes,' and on the 21st Feb. they, ; held another meeting near the, cemetery. .The pgliee intended to arrest them on the latter occasion; lint - they arrived too late. • They afterwards learnedlhat a meeting` *as `to' be held on the 4th 'MAkclit'in a public-house kept by a man named Baudrier, for the admission off - a new member, one Habit*, an Englishman. They went to the house: and arrested -19 persons. After. an investigation, 10 of - these men, all work ,men, were ordered for trial., ,The trial has juste taken place before the Tribunal of Correctional Police of Angers. , It was proied that the _object of the .society .was 'to overtiiroiv the Government; arid to establish a democratic - and social re public ; that they openly preached - the pillage of the rich,.and that they had taken oaths to employ all means in their power, 'and even assassination, to obtain their ends. It was*so proved that they had constantly denounced the army, as a band of slaves and.Decembrists, and had expressed wishes for the success of the RUssians in the war. The tri ,than al acquitted .one of the accused named Rousseau, a mere lad, and condemnedithother, named Feu6re, by default, to two years' imprisonment and.soofr. fine. Of the remaining eight the tribunal sen tenced one named Fredin,, to-eighteen montbS' in prisonment and IClofr. fine ; another named'Beau jOn, to fifteen mouths' inniriaonnient and 100 E. fine ; •tWo,, Cerisier' and Bcittier, to six months' imprisonment; two, Gcidorea and Granger, to three ,nionths' ; and the other two, Morin and Baudrier, to one month's imprisonment. - A BOLD EXPLOIT. The Journal de'Bauge (Maine -et-Loire) states the following act of courage performed by one of the sharp-shooters of the, Crimea, and related by himself in a letter to his mother.:" I must explain to you that at about 100 or 120 yards from our trenchestheßussianshadpinced a stake at which they levelled their guns, in order that the shot by falling there should ricochet on our works. By this means two of our guns had been dismounted, and ten or a dozen of our artillerymenlilled. It was necessary at all hazards to remove this mark, andfor that Fir : - pose a man was to be found who would resolve to sa• crifice his life, for hnwonldhaveto pass under a well. supported fire from twenty pieces of cannon. There was, however, some little chance in the man' 8 favonr, as there were some large tecks of stone lying here and there which might shelter him from the. fire of the artillery ; but on the Other hand he might fall into an ambuscade of a Russian advanced post and be made prisoner; or inight be killed by an advanced sentinel. My lieutenant had been for twentyltit.utes talking with a chef d'escadon, who had asked whether among his riflemen he did not know aman whowould undertake the mission which I have just mentioned toyou., The Lieutenant told him he would undertake to find him a man, for I must tell you that for ,the 'last four months I have made one of the jrancs tireuri who have been so much talked of in Franco. The lieutenant then came, and proposed the enterprise to me ; and 5. minutes sufficed for me to reflect on what I had to do. I thought of you my excellent mother, and of my little, sister Mariette, for I did not feel at all sure of ever seeing you -again. I then jumped over the trench; and went towards the town ; and my heart, I can assure you, was beating strongly. lat last reached the spot ; laid hold of the stake, and shook it ; and with much' diffionity pulled it out of the . ground. . The Moment th e , point of. it disappeared froth the' horizon a . tremendous detonation was heard, and a regular shower of balls and grape shot fell around me. I ran off with the rapidity of a ha'ie with My' trophy on my shoulder, and I fell _into the arms of my lieutenant, who received me with the greatest , . enthusiasm. - A report was immediately mace,' 'to the General-it- Chief, and I was mentioned in the order of the day of my battalion and of all the army for my' sang froid and my courage. ' I cannot describe to you what I felt when I found myself proclaimed for the decoration.. I was wild with joy, and if'God is kind enough to preserve me in the terrible assault, I hope to show you.. my decoration, as I once more sit by your warm fireside. Tout a . vous et pour toujowrs, your son,. - . ".VICTOR PICAILT." 4.32,ER1C4N MUSKETS FOR FOREIGN USE. There is great activity at present among some of our American gun manufacturers, induced in part by the war in Europe. The Windsor (Vt.) Jour nal says that the ltobbins and Lawrence Company, of Windsor, have jnst'dontracted for the manufac ture of Muskets 'to the amount of some four or five hundred thousand dollarS. The contract is made for a company in London, and the arm to be manu factured is the Minie rifle, with some modifications. The fulfilment of the contract 'will require an addi tional force of two or three hundred men. The'Boston Ohnihiee has the following :—Aside from the n extensive contract from the English Go vernment for gun machinery, now earlycompleted, at , the Massachusetts Aim' Company's works at Chicopee Falls, we learn that another of our enter prising gun manufactories has lately received a con -1 ..tract from the same source; for about 20,000 rifled muikets. The muilieta are to be rifled with three •groOves,- and to .carry . a hollow conical makes them, in fact, ,a modification of the French Minie gun. A similar musket, or, perhaps the, old pattern. altered, • Will 'be introduced into otir service. Let the war affect other interests as it may, our New England gum:Rakers will reap con siderable advantage from if, asthe English Govern inent-has not the facilities at their command for the manufacture of the new arms as fast as they are Wanted, and therefore the seek our assistance. Our Government have recently purchased the Maynard primer, and have determined' to put it upon the mils kets in use in the'army. The primer has been made waterproof, .so that it can be exposed to all weathers,, and yet preserve its exPlosive qualities.. A mug ket, with. the primer attached, is as much superior, to the percussion: gun s 'that is to the old fire . lock. The Maynard looks are now being manu factured by the Massachusetts Arms Company, and applied to 'the first quality of English • fowling-pieces, thus rendering these , guns as complete instruments Las the sportsman could desire. • In a few • years, . probably, we shall • see all• the fire arms in the country, both for military and for sporting uses, made with the new lock. It usurps'the place of the percussioned lock as naturally and effectually as that did the place of the flint and steel. • ••THE SYDNEY DRAPERY TRADE.—Theelass of drapery goods now required for our consumption is of a much better description than has been imported of late years. The pecuniary position of the labouring classes has been so much bettered within the last tWo years that their domestic habits have undergone a very material change, and articles that would have been eagerly sought for or endured from necessity are now rPjeeted. This fact is most observable; in every' article connected with t4e drapery trade, more particula r ly i n t h ose f or f ema le coa -1 sumption.—Sydney Mercantile Journal. • THE BATTLE OF MARCH 23, ( From the Moniteur of yesterday.) Tho Marshal , hiinisterof War-'has -received thisr day, fronthe General Commanding-in-Chief. i n. th e Crimea, the following despatch, dated March , 23 : . monsieur:le' Slarechal,---We have' had, this night, an action - vertelistinately disputed, and moat glorious-for our troops, on our ' right -attack , in 'front of the /llalak a hoff - Tower.- About..eleven at night. the , enemy attempted general sortie, which he does not appear to have supported with less them fifteen : battalions which, according .to the Russian prisoners, were ,of the fulli number 0.1,000 Inca each. Thesd troops, divided into . two columns, advanced. en masse arid'irith. Savage yells to the attack of the work; commanding life WAY which we had' fornied in front of ott . r . parallel, to teach the ambuscades previously odenpied by, the - enemy; and - which it is our intention toronnectstrongiY together,:so-as to form them into a place d'armes.- Thrice repulsed ; and -thrice led- back by the• encouragements of their officers, the Russians were at last compelled to aban don the design., of occupying this point, which was defended by`companiesof the 3d Zouaves, under the orders of Major Banon. The struggle wee obstinate, and cost us dear,dmt -.caused tbe.euetia,xaveia,severer lows, and in pro,portion,tef the =sirs they presented. Colonel Janin, of the • Ist. Zonaves, directed the efforts on thls'Point, and relight per-. -sonally TNVith faro ever, ir. ' Ho 'Was' covered with blood 'frena tvroivethitli in the 7 head,..but which ism fortunately not'severe: • i? - . '- , - ; ..' -. . - , The efforts , of the enemy,: who'-only succeeded in overthrowing - .:the empty ,, gabiari-vrorks which ;we had on this -Pointaproving fruitless here, 'were nest directed upon the-left .of ,Ow parallel, towarda .the -.Karabeltiaia Ravine„ whom he was warmly reeeivOd• with uutakefry fire,- andoyae - unable tor penetrate.- He • then suddenly threw . hitßiat'An the: 'right ,of. the English:. parallel, succeeded in :Crossing the werks; 'and forniedliiiiiself in, the rear of oar. left,: chick for an instant' 'was subjected tea t murderous rear fire: General - Atiternario;! . commanding the trenches, 'Maxie' the necessary arrangements with his -accustomed vigOur-and Coolness. , - The 4th battSlion ...Of , ditieseara -d•piact;.;coming up - to the support, were thrown _into :the ravine, .and bravely rushed upon the enemy, who being thuS expesetbin turn ; sustained considerable leas, and were driOn.:44clf, not to return again.: • - - Farther to tts a teft, the English, who had as yet only been able to 4 get .up a force very inferior to. that Of , the assailants, ,asaailed the. enemy , with thei r accu st ome d bravery, - and after a very mart conflict; forced him-to re treat. 'Still - fgrther to the left, the EngliSh had been at tacked hra 'sortie, which seemed to 7be 'a 'diversion, and which they repelled in very shin-blithe. On the whole, • this operatioiruf the hesieged ' cliffired: completely from allihose which he had hitherto attempted .against our works.. In order te .effect it,. and in spite of the already...largo amount - ofthe garrison, ,ho hid 'roUght from ,withont - two _regiments _(eight battalions of fresh reposees troops), the reginiepts, of Pniepera.nd ,Ougleteh. It was,,in fact, a:sort of general assault against out ways,' and "the eOnibmationappeared conceived in the best man ner for 'otainliigl nonsiderab/e result. Accordingly the,ina,, portanco' or this failure on - the part of the besieged must be measured by the greatness of the object he had in, view. The priSonerswe have taken , say that theit hisses liaie been enernaoris,-- and indeed weestimate that - this' irregular action, like all night notions, where. the fire has been Min: tained for several hours; must, have cost the enemy, lOOkl ins at thonia4.seahe employed, at least 1,000 to 1,200 'Men killed and wounded. The ground in front of our parallels' is strewn with dead, and -General Oiten-Sacken _has .just requested a suspension of hostilities, _which has been granted; and, fixed for to : morrow, to permit of the last d uties being pit& theni. - -_ , - , has; only .oweineses;'respecting which General 13osqethas . . only'beeliliblit as yet to'send me appreiximitive'retitrns, 'ere very , evere,' ancicannot amount to less than 300 cii92o, killed - aed 'wounded.. - We have particitlarlr tO regret Vt!l'i ,death of , /ifajor Damns, of the Engineers-, a -imperial officer of great merit' and promise, and who fell glorionaly. ' (He' was slain: 12y. bayonet wounds, having been previously woundettja front of the works of attack.;- ,You icnw; and esteemed hinvAla le Marechal ; your sorrow eqtial. ours. The,,aame "also 'of Major Banon, of the 3d Zoaavea. who is raiising; and is supposed to have - been ,Billed.:.. I will fer(iard yeti the detailed, statement, of our lostea at a ' ',siibieliOnt period. , ~ . I have nothiirg to . add to what' I informed you of in my, previoiWeleipltches respecting the sanatory condition of the trooper -It is Sxeellent". '' ' ' - ' - - -.`; 4 ' lam informed that-many families, under the infldenee' of anxieties, otherwise toOlegitimate;are 'astonished - Iliat no exchange of 'prisoners has,yet been made in the Crimea, -and hare,,aildteseed to, you ooniplaints 'and 7presAng -.de ,re - n ,nds 'At:least - ; I gather so -much from a groat number , of private lettcra which havo..been received here,. Outhis bead I can only reply, that in concord with Lord Raglan I' wrote On this subject to the COMmander-in-Chief ofthe Rassitin ariny' So "far back as' January last. Brince aens- . cilikoffrepliod'shortly after that he was about to'referthe matter to-his ' Government, and that its - - decision would subsequently- be . made known to us. There, the Matter rests, and I. do not consider it-would 'become 118'0 break a silence which appears to be intentionally preserved: Accept, .31.,,1a. Marechal, the tribute of my reSpedful devotion., ~ , . . CANROBERT, General Commanding-in-Chief. - P.S.---übjoined you will find two orders of the day -re' lative to our preceding actions. . . .. ' . . . - - GENERAL ORDER. • • , The troops of the second corps, and of the division Brunet; charged, wider the direction of the Gederal of Division'BoSquet, the new attacks on the light, and vigor ously Opened - the trench before the Italakhoff tower. During. the 'night' of the' 14thof March, the troops under ' the tonsinand of General -BeSson,' in the trenches; behaved very. valiantly. Two companies of the elite of the 100th regiment - of the line,. carriecl, with much resolutioniihe amb,uscadekof the enemy.. Captain Champanet's'ompany of Grenadiers displayed the greatest energy in defending, a.gainit a numereus body of assailants, the post which they occupied. Xenaced in its position, at the, dawn of day, by Considerable Masses of infantry, it was Sustained' by three nonipattieAOf the retinfent of Algerine Tirailleure, who, at the' command bf the Chef cleTattailron, Gib* dulled Upon the enensy in the most brilliant style, and routed theiii. ' . Thellassian'cominander was grievously wounded; and the officer who was second in Command-was killed. On the 15th .antll6th of March; the troaps , ,directed-by• General. Trai commanding: in the trenches, operated with not less vigour, before the parallels, to carry and de stroy the Ruisian positions.,, '.he 2d hattalion.of they 3d; regiment of Zouaves, under the immediate direction. of C/Olonel Brandon, of the 50th Regiment of the Line, threw themselves upon the enemy with their habitual spirit, and we witnessed, in this very ieterestirg military epiSOde; a;ltions highly honourable to theindividuals who perforthexl , This-series of works, executed under fire of the enomY,- and.in the midst of combats in which,. according to: the reports which come from the enemy himself, the besieged have always suffered considerable losses, ,reflects the high est honour upon theenergy of the,treops,,who are but be ginnerSAnthe laboriOus and difficult. operations of a. siege. The coips,of Engineers directed on the right by COlonel FroFisaid; - was distinguiShed by its usual steadiness, and the incessant activity of the Staff Brigadier BessoiC who was charged with the' laborious duty of superintendence of the trenches. • • ••• .• • „ On the extreme left of our attack, -the besieged, (taring the night-of tlv3.lsth of March, made "a vigorous sortie-on the point defended by a company of Voltiguers of the-2d - 1 -Reginient of .the , Foreign Legion„ Captain Bertrand, and by the 7th_eempany. of the 10th.Battalion.efthe. Chasscurs a pied; commanded by Sub-Lieutenant Bodes.. - Warned by theieVidettes, these two companies awaited, 4 1V la), the greateSt Caithness ; the approach Of the enemy, till he ar riVed Only Within a few Metres Of the parapet of the trench; and then fired at hiin point blank; andefterviards. 'attacked hiin with the bayonet, -without committing the ' error of pursuing him too far. In spite of the promptittide and eare with -which the- wounded were carried off, -the eneniy. left 2! in our hands, and an equal number on the ground which .he had crossed in his precipitate - retreat.• .He lost in,this operation at least a ,third of the effective "force engaged.'' This brief and brilliant action reflects honour upon the. troop'i who accomplished it. They displayed a calmness. „ which belOng,s to veterans in the siege;` and I'lnive to con gratnlate the Chef do BASillen L'Heriller, Of the 2d tegi- - ment of the Foreign Legion, whose 'firro. and skilftir'ar rangementi were -completely successful. -• • • " {llerefollows a nominal list of the - officers reward ed'ivith the erass'of the Legion el Honour for -their services in the = field On this occasion.)- , „ „ • . ;-.. , GENERAL .ORDER.. The -workS executed by the Ist corps to complete the ad vanced parallel of our left attack, under, difficult and..peri, louS circumstances, called for the calmness and 'steadiness, of thetroopeemployed in them. " . - '• Tlie-eorps• of engineers " have given fresh proefi of the vigour and perseVerance which have distinguished` them since the toMmencement of the-siege, and which haVe pro cured for them the praise and esteem of- the entire' army: Captain -21.onhati under the immediate direction of Colonel Jonrjon, was particularly conspicuous; and-I-have rewarded his lengthened services by conferring upon him; in thename of the Emparor, the Cross of an officer of the Legion of Honour. CANROBERT, General 'Commariding-in-Chie: Headquarters before Sebastopol, .I.larch 20, 1855. TAE BALTIC FLEET. ~~._ ' APRIL 5.--The Baltic fleet, the most powerful and im posing that ever left the shores of even naval England, sailed from Spithead yesterday in profound silence, con trasting strongly with the sailing of the fleet last spring, when all was gay and promising, and anxious thousands crowdedjbe IvAters At the_ Solent from ad : parts of the, kingdom to w„ve their last adieux and breathe their good Wishes torsuccess. Yesterday' was lowering and gloomy ; only'tieo gay yachts (one of which, unfortunately, came to grief) bi'aved the undomfortable weather, and fog shut out froM the shores the magnificent spectacle of 13 line-of-,bat tle ships leaving their anchorage under canvass. , There was no good Queen there tb wish "success," nor Were the waters spotted over with boat-loads of well-wishers, but ' everyman in the fleet left 'With a glowing hope of returning in the autumn deserving.of being welcomed with, joy end acclamation, arid forming another contrast to !last year. geo gO,under way at, two o'clock, and ,proooedid, wilhout any partiCular order, about six miles to sea,,when it fell a dead cairn, and signal was made to getup, swan). By' fcair o'clock the fog had 'cleared away, and the etP 011 °E!,. witlicifin j clond in the blue sky to Borten his brightness. The' shitys shortened all sail and proceeded.te tbeeastward in two low , lines. The starboard division wastwined by the Luke of Wellington (bearing the flag of Admiral Dun. das, Commander-in-Chief) leading, an d followed in rote= tion by the Royal George, the. Caesar, the Colossus, the Blenheim, and the Edinburgh. The port division was led by the Exmouth with the flag of Admiral Seymour (second in command), and followed by the Nilo, the James Watt, the Majestic, the ligue, and the Ajax: Thnsix paddle steamers , the Dragon, the Bull: dog, the Vulture, the Basilisk, the Mag,iciennei and, the Gorgon" kePt station on either side of the lines. 'ln this order the fleet proceeded up Channel with the mobn (nearly the frill) shining brightly and a gentle breeze,•juit eamigh• to call: 'a ripple ,on the water, When a bout opposite Brighton, at 10 o'clock, a large merchant ship, running under all sail with the wind a little on her starboard quarter, ran foul of the Duke of Wellington, doing some aeriousdawage, carrying away her foreyard, port swingitig boom, the whole of the port and part of the main chains, quartergiliery, and hamrnock-nettings, breaking,the stock of the best bower anchor, and driving the. Shed-anchor from its berth into the gangway. The shock vto the Met-. chantman must have been fearful, as she went ndarlr steal on. = Her foremast went by tbo board like a stick, and she , drifted astern a total •wreck, carrying her gear with her. believed she was a very large ship. A ktenronr was sent to_asiist her 'almost immediately, but returned after some hours, unable to find her, and great fears are enter. ; • ,1:, 15... t. all it. 10.3 5 ail UJ , n.ll all 5 all .2: 1 2 - alf .2:i all !O all ~) all "i_ 4 b. 1.00 a. 1.-uo 56 all ifl I all ft. IFO 3i 5i i 0 1 all all all 23. all it: WO' 15 IS!? _o'l all I !Jr" ' s 4ll It: 1O ~~„ ~ ~ ;~ 1 0011 all t. 100 !0 5 , 'all r? all !:". ill G. 6, all G: all G . . all .0 5 itti LO all 3. ;.00 . 5. all ;t. I ail !too .261, 6 it. 100 it. . - . 1.00 LOO. 8 0,11 - [ 0 ' , all [0 all 31 Ail ..kn it. I tc-ry it. i too it. 100 It." 100 it. 100 L2i! all Mall 6 I 4?, El` au 12A1 all 10 St. 1100 St. ROO. Ail i.o•{•10- It. 1160 >t. , 100 It. 'OO t. 100 .7 9 13 0 ;5 10 !0 all it. MI 84 4 all 25 all 10 1i 6! all .20 all 20 all 20 all. 25 all 25 1 15 ln all 84 8 994 I i { 691 Li 49 1, 419 i 12i 13 ~ ~~~ 114} 15 72 184 ___S li rf tained that she has foundered. The acciden ce 44 - , , ..____. be learned, seems to have happened throng. t i v, , . . f 4 ,,, -,-, - . . being kept in the m e r c hantm a n, and the 1-17 . - c r . -7, , t J O 1: steering her did no see his danger until he . ~ .s ' . - :;: f , ..' ,';-11* Duke, whose helm was'hard to port, steei i. : th ~ k .. f" Cr i-!.:5‘..1. 4 4 gut of his w . g. The yeall43A9,4l.jia • •• - • -,-;,...*, 4 a . ._,-4 . •:: , 7;n - 6 - r,u, inTisTiirry and consternation, , u , ';.. tirm 'Lard a-Starboard and Ttin, ift boursd, right in ... ; o e,„ ~„...,., chains of the Duke. Afohlanae, is to be attlea . titfaS.P.Leil. 1 officer of the watch, who seems to have done all that was proper to avert the accident, Which will detain the ship at least 10 or 12 days,- and Sb li• will - rnoit likely.have to go to Sheerness for repairs. ' ; • ''• ' • • • Pn the forenoon of the Bth.her.Majesty's:ship Trafalgar, 1 20, captain Grenville, was .. observed at anchor off the Swallow Bank; Having exchanged. salutes with the flag- Ship of R, tow . by ear - A.dmiral Dundas,.she gcit tun der way, and was taken in the paddle-steamier Magicienne. The Trafalgar has been 84 days on. her homeward 'wage, and On arrival At Sheerness will be- paid off Times. DEATH OP - UR ' BER BELL. io-ialEo:-°tghesiinrlitui.,was not of an ~ The early death of the large the :Ole; survivor prepared all fa . m " i C iy u ii rr f er w ll h e o l ni r s i h s e ‘ dead I who knew the -circums*c..es...to .OzTect the-lose of this the leSsileep will be yield us nothing which will hold them giftedo r g e. r grief a o f t :s r h o e a c ivaeotty:h.tYrheater workshe r):iF, their place in the literature of Our century; and, but for ,her frail health, there might 'have been three times three =for she 4as undefforty---3 , 14 . . exhaustible kind.. If it ha4,neati exhaustible, it would •haVe been,:exhausted some time since. She bad every inducement that could have availed, with one less high minded to publish two or :three novels a year. Fame waited upon all she did ; ' and she might have enriched hers& by' very slight e3rertioil. : but her, steady convic tion-was that thepublioation-of_a, bet* is a solemn act •of conscience — in theca_ of a novel ,a 4 mush as any othcr 'l;i:id of book. She was net,fOnd of speaking of herself and hei 'conseience; butshe now and,thea uttered. to her very . f 6 vr'fri6as things which: may, ii,lael be, told now, , without fear ofhurtiog. her sensitive nature e ; things which ought to be teld,inher honour. Oppong these sayings was one which eXplairis the long interval , between her works. She said' that she thought every senions delineation of life 'ought to be the prOduet . ofpersqual.experience and obser 'ration ; experience naturally:eceurrifig, and observation of a normal, and not of a, forced' or special kind. " I haire not acaumnlated, sineet Lpubliehed. ' Shirley,'" she .aiyhi, Sai d, d,, pi itallii 1., : i .0 o"whatrdoe conscientiousness e n rushes lnasyp 34 i t poad A b p yg o7 4h, e al re ; f o r ehr ,; could' ga m sr a e sc t ya nt sympathy p at bte be ey k drw again etl od, i her sensitive nature. She 1 4(1#nd ',vanity, which praise cir .. ld..aggravate, or ,genswe..4artify. , Sh e . ca l m l y rea d all cclyerse.reView e of her I? QQli Et, ifor.the sake of instruc tion ; and when she could trot . reeegnise the aptness of criticism, she was .more puzzled„than: hurt or angry. The cuelerp flatteries Whjeh.wait upon lit er a ry success she cpiizzed . with a ,charraing grace ; and any occasional severity,. such as literary w o men . Arefavoured with at the beizinnini of their course,; She accepted with a. humility which was full-of dignity anck charm.: From her feeble constitution of body, her sufferings; by the -tleath of her Whole .fainily,,and.tbe secanded.andrsonotonous life she led, she became morbidly;- sensitive in some respects ; blit in her high vocation, BE., had, in addition to the deep intuitions of . a gifted ( :. woman- , the -strength of a _man,. the patience .of .a...:ltere,. - an.4 . .the conscientious ness of ,a saint.. ,In the Veinta• in which women are usnallY most weak,--in: regard &to opinion,: :to appre ,ciation, to applause—_- - fher - incralistre'ngth lell . not a whit :behind the intellectual 3fercei • nianitested in her works. Though passion occupies;tpo ;plduainent a place in her „.. pictures, of life, though women have to. complain that she represents love ;i _ s the : hole mid solneoneern of their lives,,and though governe.*&:4lB7ptoinily • have reason to remonstrate, and do ramonitrato, that -their-share' of human conflict. is laid ' , open somewhat rudely, and in considermely, and very sweepinglylo:sonial obArvation, it is a tracy social..liumsing, that wel'hare had' a famale writer who hai divot Atenaucetteelitimentalism and feeble egotism with sueit practical:4(4'o3 its is - apparent in the workeloleorrer Bell. -Her-heroines loi'e too readily, too ;lehetnently,., and soinetilne:l-after a fashion which their, fem4le re - a - derslinty're', , ent ; , .'l..mlt they do their duty through, everything; an rues healthy sin action, how ever.• morbid in passion. - . • • Horn admirable-this. stresigth wontiefirfnl this foree , of integrity—can liltrtlly' he undqstiod . .by'any but the few who know.•thc, i'iory of this-rernarkable•'woman's life... The aceount of the sichool J'Ane ;yrd" is only too trirc. The , “.Helen'? of that .tale is-tnot Vrepisely the eldest sister, who Idied • there—but more like her thatr any other .persbn. ghe is that .sister, with a difference." Another -sister 'died at home soon after leaving the school; and in consequence of its hardships ; and Cthrer •Beii" (Charlotte Bronti) was never free' while there-(for a year and a hall) from the gnawing sendatioiror•conse4Uent feebleness of downright hunger ; and She never grew an inch from that time. She-was the smallest of women; and it was that school which stunted her growth. 'As she tells us in "Jane -Eyre,'! , the visitation -of - epidemic caused a total change and radical reform- in the establishment, which was even removed to' another site. But the re- form came too late to reverseAhe destiziy of the doomed family of theißrontis: -• • t These wonderful girls' were the daughters- of a clergy man who, now very aged •and'infirin, survives his wife and all•his many children: Thetiame Bronti (an abbre viation of Bronterre) is - irish; and very ancient. The mother died many years ago; and several of her children. When the reading -world began •to have an interest in their existence, there were thrbe l 'sisters and a brother living withAtheir father at-Ita-worth, near Keighley, in Yorkshire. The girls•-had' been; out as governesses— Charlotte, at Brussels,- as is no secret to the readers of " Villette." , They- reioiced , to meet again at horhe • —Charlotte, Emily, and • Ann .(" Currer," "Ellis," and "ACton."): in her obituary- notice of her two sisters . "'Currer" reveals' sometbing of their process of authorship, and their experience of failure and successS, How terrible- ssfirre 'of their experience of life was; in the 'midst of thus. domestic freedom and Emilymn s,tt yu lb. indulgence :aasnendednAc a bnh fr yna o ri t r an d cTe e t afforded a t y, h f or f e ed ; nnTt p y di te re , 13• t their h ne e ti an i t r t 4 h s en t el as u i rdoafi and duustytfaal masculineett father, ee ofry, told us, to present life 'as- .they. knew it ; andthe; -us "Wuthering Heights, and " The Tenant of Wildfell ve Such an experience as thi s i n di cates is really per - plexiegto•English people in general ; and aft - that " we have ts. do with itis to bear On mincriehen eersposed to pass- criticism on thescciarseness which, to a certain degree,' pervades the'werks'ef all. the sisters; and the repulsiveness which-makes thb taleily Emily and Ann really horriblesto people who have:net iron nerves. "Jane-Eyre" was natin-ally, and universally supp.oied 'to-be Charlotte herself ;:but she always denied'it, calmly, 'cheerfully, and with the obiliouS Sincerity: which Cba- Tacterised all shesaid. • She declared - thattlatre was no mere ground 'for the- assertion than thif. • She'once told her sisters that they Were wrong -even - morally wrong —in•making their - heroitfes. - beautiful, as a matter of courses • They 'replied-that'it'svas impossible ''to make a heroine interesting other' - terms.' Her answer was, -" I will prove to-yoirthattyou are wrong. I will show you a heroirie.as small 'anti - as - plain as myself who shall be as interesting its •am of yours." ," Hence, "Jane Eyre,' " said she; in telling the anecdote hut she 'is not myself, any' lurttiersthari that:" As the work went on the interest - deepened - to the writer. When she came to • " Thotnfiektf" setts - could not Step. Being ellen t-sighteds•to 'excess, she'erotein little square paper books, timid close to het 41Yes, "and: (the first- copy) in 'penCil. On she :went, - Writing incessantly for three -weeks' by - which time.'she 'had carried her heroine a Kay from Thornfield, 'and Whs. herself a fever, which comp lied her to - patises The rest :was written with fess - vehemence; and with More anxious Dare. The 'world addS, 'with less'isigoar`and intereat; She could gratify - her Singular 'reserve in 'regardtos the publication of this remarkable book: We 'all 'remember how long it was before we could 'learn who wroteit; arid any par ticulars 'of the writer, when: the -name was revealed. She wailiving among - the wild Yerkshire hills, with a fattier 'who 'vas too rnuelt atserbed iii bis . studies to notice her ochupations, in a plate where newspapers were never seen (or where she never saw auy), and in a hoese'where the- Servants 'knew 'nothing abeht books, manuscripts, proofs, 'or the post.' When .:she told her secret to 'her 'father s shetarried het book it - Cone hand, and an adverse review-in. the'othei, to save 'his simple and unworldly mind from 'rash expectations of a fame and fortune which she was determined should never be the aims of her life. That we 'have had only two novels since shows how deeply grounded was this resolve. "'Shirley" was conceived and wrought out in the midst of fearful domestic griefs. Her only' brother, a young` wan' 'of once ipleirld promise which Was early blighted, and both her romainiog sisters, died in one year. There was something inexpres4o had :'Junosiblyaffecti such ngin the aspect of the frail little creature w eountenance, under wohclerftil things, and who' was able is bear up, with so bilobt an eye and so oOnsposed such a Weight of sorrow, and such a prospect of solitude. Tn her-deep mourning dress ('neat as a quaker's), with her 'beautiful hair, smooth. arid brosvn., her - fine eyes blazing with meAni hg;.' tid bOr Sensible' face'indicating a habit of self-contrA, if not of silence , she' seemed is perfect household ialage—irresistibly recalling Words 'worth's 'description Of. that domestic treasure. And 'she was this. She , was 16 'able at the needle as the pen Thu . hOusebold' , knew the excellence of her . • cookery :before they's heard.. of that of her books. I n , so utter a seclaslon as . she dited in those dreary where slid was" riot strong enough to moan' over the hills that -retreat where her stu di,hti father rarely broke -the silencie -L-and there was , fto one el*te rlcl it ; its' that forlorn house, planted on the 'very' asp of the churchyard, where the graves of her sisters Xvltre•heitote her window ; in such a living sepulchre lier mind' could not hut prey upon itself ; and liow it did suffer; we 'See in the .mare painful portions of het last novel—"Tillette." She said, with a' change in her steady countenance, that she should feel. very lonely when her aged father died; But she formed new ties after that: She married;; and it is the old fathet wh6 survives to mourn her. He knows, to his comfort, that •it not for long. ' Others now mourn her; in a dorne.stid sense ; and, as for the public, there can he .no -denht that a pangs will be felt in the Midst of. the 'Slrongest interests of the day, through the length. and 'breadth of the !and, and in the-very heart of-Go-ninny. (where her works are sin gularly appreciated), 'Trance, and America, that the " Currer Bell," 'who so 'lately stole as a shadow intd the field of cOnteraporaty -literature has already be come a shadow' aga i n ste . a nishing from our s view, and henceforth haunting ocly the memory of ,the multi tude 'Whine expectation was fixed upon her.---Morning paper.' ' • . S A MDRE AND IVINUfiE D,MLWAT.—Traffie for week ending March 31, 1855, 4118/. BA. 7d. Corresponding week, 1854, 6181. 12a,91; • Miles open, 1855, 68 ; 1814, 36, . - • • :I.lt ..• • t 3 .3 I I