The Sun. — London, England, 1855-07-26 00:00:00

TEE SON, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 26 1855. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. INSTRUCTIONS TO LORI) J. RUSSELL ON PROCEEDINq TO VIENNA. (From the Times of this day. ) Although several weeks have now elapsed since the occurrence of the last great events at the siege of Sebas topol, this interval of time has undoubtedly served to consolidate the position of the allied armies in the Cri mea, to remove many of the causes of apprehension ex cited by the return of summer, and to advance by slow but certain steps the operations of the siege. Of all these grounds of satisfaction the most important are the health of the army, the success of the sanitary measures adopted in the camps, and the favourable climate we have found in the souther!) districts of the Crimea, Among the exaggerated perils and objections which were at one time conjured up in this country to bring the Crimean expedition into disrepute, it was roundly asserted that the climate was of Arctic severity in win ter and pestilential in summer ; whereas it was perfectly well known to those who had examined the subject that this region enjoys the average temperature of the south ern coast of Great Britain. The army has, of course, acquired a degree of stability and vigour in campaigning which was not to be expected when first it took the field ; and we are confident, from the numbers, the con dition, and the valour of these troops, and the large amount of their field artillery, that the allied armies are able to ermiunter with the most confident expectations of success any force the enemy can by possibility bring against them. The delay which has occurred has had the advantage of converting our invasion of the Crimea into an occupation of several of the most important points in the Peninsula. Eupatoria,, Kamiesch, Balaklava, and Yenikale are now fortified stations, which we shall hold during the whole continuance of the war. We apprehend that the Russians them selves can entertain no hope of renewing the r_ttack of Inkerman, or of shaking off the grasp which the iron hand of war has placed on one of the richest portions of the Imperial dominions. Had Sebastopol been carried last autumn by a coup de main, we should at once have effected our primary object in the destruc tion of that fortress, but we should not have proved in so remarkable a manner the inability of the whole power of the Russian empire to repel the adversaries who have now established themselves on the Crimean coast. We trust, however, that this firm position of the allies will enable them at no distant period to extend their active operations beyond the Belbek, and that it is merely a question of time at what moment it may be most expe dient to commence such a movement against the en campments from which the enemy still continues to throw reinforcements and munitions of all kinds into Sebastopol. The temporary silence of the batteries, which has suc ceeded to the furious bombardments and assaults of the first half of the month of June, denotes that the besieg ers are conducting their approaches to the key of the position with greater caut'on and regularity, and that we shall probably hear no more of a profuse expenditure of life until our guns have been brought so near the walls as to subdue the fire of the enemy. The report of Prince Gortschakoff on the action of June is a careful, though not, strictly speaking, an accurate account of that operation. The Russian General overrates the forces engaged by the French and English armies and the losses they sustained ; he does not clearly show that the failure of the attack tiy the French columns was mainly caused by the want of simultaneous action, and that the engagement on the extreme right ; in which General Mayran fell, was, in fact, over before the co lumns under General Brunet and General Autemarre advanced. He entirely omits the remarkable fact that the attack of General Eyre's brigade on the extreme left enabled a handful of British troops not only to penetrate into the houses and gardens at the bottom of the ravine, but to remain there all day ; but, with these exceptions, the report gives a tolerably connected view of this action, and it enables us to form a more correct opinion on one or two points of the means of resistance of the garrison. _ _ The following official paper was issued yesterday : The Earl of Clarendon to Lord John Roggen. Extract.) Foreign Office, Feb. 22. . . _ The Queen, having been pleased to eonfide to your Lordship, in conjunction with the Eirl of Westmoreland, the duty of conducting on her Majesty's behalf the ne gotiations about to be opened at Vienna, I have received her Majesty's commands to convey to your lordship such general instructions for your guidance as may serve to pace on record the views of her Majesty's Government with reference to this important crisis in the affairs of Europe. It is a duty of no ordinary character which her Ma jesty has intrusted to your lordship. In common with her Allies her Majesty most anxiously desires to see r.eace restored to Europe in such a manner as to afford a easonable assurance that it will long remain uninter- rupted ; but this can only be expected if the conditions of that peace are such as to afford a sufficient guarantee for the future security of Turkey. If, however, such a peacs cannot be arrived at, it is her Majesty's most earnest desire to see the Great Powers of Europe arrayed in a combined effort against the spirit of encroachment and wrong by which the councils of Russia have been animated ; not only because such a league would most probably lead to an early termination of the existing contest, but because an assurance would thereby be ob tained that the termination of the , aar would place on a solid and secure basis the general interests of all Europe. As regards the subjects to come under the considera _ _ _ tion of the Conference, her Majesty's Government are of opinion that they must be taken in the order in which they have hitherto stood, notwithstanding that the third basis is the one, the satisfactory development of which is likely to meet the greatest obstructions ; but it will be in vain to stipulate that the Danubian provinces shall be withdrawn from the exclusive protectorate of Russia, or that the navigation of the Danube shall be set free from the obstructions which impede it, unless effectual precautions are taken to'render the Turkish Empire an integral part of the European system, and sufficient restraint be imposed upon the military and naval power heretofore exercised by Russia in the Black Sea, and the overbearing influence which, by reasons of that power, she has acquired over the councils of the Porte. But although much may be urged in favour of making the third basis the first for consideration, such a course would be open to objections of a serious nature, and her Majesty's Government have reason to believe that Aus tria and France would both demur, although on different grounds, to force into discussion at the outset the impor tant stipulations involved in the development of the third basis. Nevertheless, it will be for your lordship to judge whether, before entering into negotiation With the Russian Plenipotentiary or before the third basis comes into discussion in the Conference, it would be ex pedient for the three Powers to come among themselves to some general understanding, subject, indeed, to be modified by future circumstances as to the form which that basis should ultimately assume. The end in view is the formal recognition of the Turkish empire in its character as an independent and self-existent state, as a member of the great European family, and as an essen tial element of the balance of power in Europe. One of the means by which that end is to be acvmplished is the ‘brogation of Russian supremacy in the Black Sea. How this is to be effected with the least inconvenience to the Powers of Europe is the problem to be solved. It might be brought about by a common agreement that the maritime Powers should maintain in the Black Sea a force adequate to counterbalance the naval forces which Russia has hitherto maintained, and, if uncon trolled, may again hereafter maintain in that sea. But this would be nothing more than an armed trace, liable to be interrupted at every moment by chance collisions, and entailing on the maritime powers a perpetual expen diture to keep up, at a distance from their arsenals, an efficient force in the Black Sea, while Russia, having her arsenals at hand, and her harbours of refuge always open, would be relieved in a great measure from the costs to which the other powers would be exposed. It may well be doubted whether, after a few years, Great Britain would continue such an expenditure. This object might be effected by a twofold process ;` by reducing the maritime force of Russia in the Black Sea within reasonable compass, and by opening that sea, with the consent of Turkey, to the maritime forces of other nations. Her Majesty's Government would much regret that the Porte should be so impressed with a sense of its own comparative weakness as to be prepared to abdicate its power to C'efead the Turkish Empire against even a limited display of hostile force. It wculd be better for the nations of EurJpe that the Porte should be encouraged to rely on its own resources, though left at liberty to call in the aid of friendly powers to coun teract the menaces of its powerful neighbur ; but the raduction of the Russian naval force in the Black Sea It clearly appears, in the first place, that in this, as in all the preceding instances, the Russians succeeded after the bombardment in re-establishing the defence of Se bastopol in its primitive state, and, though it is not denied that the works were severely damaged by the fire of the besiegers, means have constantly been found to repair the lines and to construct new batteries, even under a heavy fire. This is one of the principal circum stances which distinguish the siege of Sebastopol from all ether sieges in history, and which show the uncom mon skill with which the Russian engineers avail them selves of the new system of fortification they have created, while the Russian troops display equal energy in the execution of these plans. Sebastopol may be said to be defended by the spade as much as by the sword, and re peated experience has now shown that in works of this nature the utmost damage caused by a bombardment from siege trains even of unexampled magnitude and power may be repaired within a few hours by an active and resolute garrison. That, of course, is a peculiar ad vantage which works rivetted with masonry can never possess, and the contrast which has lately been drawn by a writer in the Edinburgh Review between the speedy fall of the towers of 13frmarsund and the protracted resist ance of the earthworks of Silistria and Sebastopol is a most instructive lesson in the art of defence. To render the bombardment of Sebastopol of any use at all as a preliminary to the assault of the place, it must be fol lowed instantly by the attacking columns, for the inter val of a single night has on more than one occasion suf ficed to counterbalance the effect of one of these gigantic operations. - _ _ within such bounds as might, in co-operation with an equal Turkish force, suffice to provide adequate protec tion for peaceful commerce, would have the further in direct advantage of preventing at any future period the march of Russian armies on Constantinople, or at all events of rendering any such oper a ti on one of extremeha. zard ; for, as far as present experience extents, the sup port of a powerful fleet, capable of co-operating with the advance of armies, and affording the means )f providing them with requisite supplies, is essential to the success of aiy movement on the Turkish capital. The imposition, therefore, of adequate restrictions on the naval power of Russia in the Black Sea, would give to Turkey the material protection of which she stands in need ; while her recognition as an essential element On the 18th of June, however, the Russians em ployed another resource, for which they deserve con siderable credit. Although the capture of the White Works ou the 7th of June had enabled the French on the right to command the Careening Bay, our allies do not appear at that time to have brought guns of a heavy calibre to bear on the port, for it is stated that six Rus sian steamers-of-war advanced to the Careening Bay point at the commencement of the action and opened a severe fire on the French in the ravine where their re serve was placed. General Pelissier had alluded to the same circumstance in his report, and it indicates some ingenuity on the part of the defence that this last rem nant of the naval forces of the enemy should have been thus employed. We have very little doubt that, before the attack is renewed, batteries of a far greater range will have been established in such a manner as to com mand the port, and that it will then become practicable to sink or burn from the heights these maritime auxilia ries of the garrison. In fact, as we dral nearer to the town, and avail ourselves of the command of, the sea at both extrern:ties of the line of attack, the communica tion of the garrison with the northern side of the har bour, from which the garrison draws its most important supplies, will become more difficult, and the shipping which is still afloat ought to be altogether destroyed. Although none of the measures that have yet been em ployed against the place are of a decisive character— and we are free to confess that there has been more novelty of invention in the defence than on the side of the attack—yet each of the steps that has been taken exhausts and destroys some portion of the defence ; and this steady progress ofthe besiegers has never been thrown back by any positive success on the part of the enemy. The only advantage, indeed, which the Russians can boast of is that of having resisted our attacks ; but they have failed themselves in every sortie, in every attempt to force our lines, and in every attempt since the 17th of October to subdue our fire. Our military efforts, like our political resolutions, require only to be conducted on the principle of Lord Lyndhurst's wise and brave advice—" Persevere." On many accounts in the balance of power in Europe, would afford her a moral guarantee under the safeguard of which she might fearlessly carry out those plans of internal reform and social re-organisation which have been so earnestly pressed upon the Porte for many years. ' Taking the bases in the order in which they stand, the first point to be placed oh record is the enire abroga tion of all former engagements between Rapsia and the Porte, in regard to the pr ov i n ces of M o ldevia, Walla chia, and Servie. Not that those provinces are again to be brought into immediate subjection to the Porte, but that Russia shall ne longer have to plead special treaty engagements wal k h erse lf as j us tif y i n g the siegle interference with the sovereign power, in regard to the relations between that P ower an d th e es t a blished autho rities in the province ; a n d t h at t h ose prov ieces should not look to Russia as the ar bit ress o f th e i r distinies, and pay that court any defer ence t o h er w hi c h should be re served for the Sultan alo ne . Th ere wou ld ben° occasion to interfere, at least ia principle, with tins system of local self-government e s t a bli s h e d i n t h ose provinces, or to place the rulers of th e prov i nces i n more direct de pendence on the soverei gn power t h an th e y now are. It may be a question f or di scuss i on w h e ther the tri bute now paid by the provinces to the Treasury of the Porte should be augmented. But the nomination of the Hosnodars and the attributes of sovereignty in the Prin cipalities, as far as other powers are concerned, would rest with the Sultan, and the agents appointed by foreign powers to watch over the commercial interest of their subjects would still require the formal recognition of the Sultan for the legal exercise of their several functions. Remaining thus under the suzerainet6 of the Sultan, the provinces would be bound by the treaty obligations of the Porte with foreign Powers, no less than the other portions of the Ottoman dominions, and appeals for in fraction of treaty rights would be addressed to the Porte, as they now are, by the representative of the aggrieved power at the Court of the Sultan, who must, therefore, ave authority to give redress. Again, as regards the second basis, the abrogation of the rights of Russia to i n t er f ere w ith the freedom of the navigation of the Dan u b e m i g h t b e m ost effectually se cured by the retroces s i on t o T ur k ey , i n the first instance, of the territory at th e mout h s o f t h e river which she re nounced at the treaty o f Ad r i anop l e , subject to the con dition that the retroceded territory should be placed by the Porte under the safeguard of the Great Powers of Europe, acting in concert with the Porte for the preser vation of all the navigable channels of the river from the exclusive domination of any one power, and for the re moval of the obstructions which now impede and have long threatened to render the channel of the Danube al together unserviceable for the purposes of commerce. A mixed commission, in which England and France should be represented, should be appointed to regulate all matters belonging to the navigation. But if Russia enters upon the discussion with a sincere desire to meet the reasonable wishes of the Powers most interested in the navigation of the Danube, there may be ground to expect that those questions will receive a favourable so lution by the establishment of a syndicate authority, in vested with the necessary powers for the destruction of the obstacles now existing at the mouths of the river, or which might hereafter grow up there. This basis which remains to be considered is one pecu liarly calculated to call into action the sympathies of Christian nations, and therefore likely to be attended with more than ordinary difficulties in the discussion and settlement of it; for the object in view is to reconcile and bring in harmony for secular purposes the conflicting passions and prejudices of Islamism and Christianity. Then, again, it is almost needless to remark, much abnegation and self-control are required on the part of the Christian Powers in their dealings with the Porte in behalf of the Christian subjects of the Sultan. It would tend greatly to the peace of Turkey if the Powers of Europe would mutually renounce all sectarian prejudices as applied to the subjects of the Sultan, and look upon all Christians, whatever ritual they may be long to, as entitled to an equal share in the religious privileges and immunities which the Sultan may, at the instance of the Great powers of Europe, consent to ac cord to them. It would seem desirable that the Sultan should by his own act abolish all legal and other distinctions between his Mahometan and Christi an su bjects, and formally communicate to the powers of Europe the successively s iv b el y y which this shall h a ve been done. Ihave thus briefly touched upon the several important be points broughtveh ich b , e i f f o the tiie Conferences assembled proceed, will Plenipotentiaries. The intimate acquaintance which your lordship pos sesses with the various points to which I have adverted, will suggest to you the fittest arguments in support of the policy of her Majesty's Government, which is to re store peace to Europe on a solid foundation. The blood and treasure which have been so freely expended in sup port of that policy would be altogether thrown away, if the only result of cur efforts should be a hollow truce, to be broken whenever a suitable opportunity should arise for the attainment of the long-cherished objects of Russian ambition—the subjugation of the Ottoman em pire in Europe, and the enthronement of a Russian prince in the capital of Turkey. Your lordship will communicate this despatch to Lord Westmoreland for his instruction and guidance. the Crimean expedition is highly favoured by the salu brity of the country and the eflioiency of the army; the supplies requisite for the troops are now thoroughly or ;anized, and the lessons of the past year are not thrown away. We therefore expect the result with patience and confidence, persuaded as we are that the expedition only awaits the direction of its leaders to bring this great enterprise to a victorious termination. FUNERA.b OF THE LATE FIELD MAR- SHAL LORD RAGLAN. BRISTOL, Wednesday Evening.—The funeral of the late Field-Marshal Lord Raglan commenced this day. The people of Bristol have done honour to the reputation of their ancient and loyal city by their attitude on this occasion ; indeed the exertions of their chief magistrate, himself the son, the brother, and the father of British soldiers, could not be over estimated. As a spectacle the ceremony naturally fell short of the funeral of the Duke. The gorgeous funeral car, the heavy masses of troops, the lorr:ly, and even regal adornments, and the courtly solemnities which imparted an unapproached grandeur to the funeral of Wellington were absent, but still, as a manifestation of public veneration for a brave and chivalrous warrior, it could scarcely be surpassed. The morning was ushered in by the firing, from many points of the city, of the dismal minute gun and the melancholy chiming of the muffled bells. The body of the deceased hero was transmitted from the Caradoc to the Star as early as six o'clock in the morning, and was placed on a bier covered with black cloth and crape, and surmounted by a catafalque of the same material., on the deck of that vessel. At a little before 11 o'clock the mourners boarded the Star as follows :--Lord Rag lan, the Hon. Colonel Begot, Colonel Kingscote, Lieut.- Colonel Somerset, Lieut.-Colonel Lord Burghersh, Lieut.-Colonel Nigel Kingscote, the Hon. Captain Cal thorpe, the Earl of Calthorpe, Commander Derrirnan, RN., Commander Maxse, the officers of the Caradoc, &c. At eleven o'clock the Star commenced slowly steaming up the float, attended by a guard of honour of about fifty boats, all uniformly manned, the different Yessele anchored in her course firing minute guns. The naval procession was opened by the boat of the commo dore, Mr. Edward Morgan, superintendent of the Cus toms. Every board was painted in funeral colours — black, with blue stripes—and each bore an ensign at half-mast. The boats formed two lines from the lar board and starboard bows of the steamer to a long way behind her. The crews rowed with muffled oars, and upon the Star reaching the quay the two lines joined at the end, and formed two sides of a triangle, thus pre venting any of the numerous boats on the river from nearing the ship. On the quay where the landing had been appointed to take place was a spacious shed for the reception of the body and mounters, in the centre of which was a bier, and the roof and sides of which were richly ornamented with festoons and draperies of black cloth and velvet, interspersed with rosettes of black crape. The quay to a considerable distance from this point had been barricaded, so as to prevent intrusion. The procession in this manner having come up to the Quay-head near Princes-street bridge, the embarkation took place about 12 o'clock. The mayor and corporation, Society of Merohant Venturers, the Corporation of the Poor, the clergy, and the other public bodies and citizens who intended taking part in the proceedings of the day, had taken up their positions in Queen-square, where the ground was kept by a strong body of police drafted from the central, Clifton, Bedminster, and St. Philip's divisions, under the command of the superintendent, , Captain Fisher, R.N. The military pensioners and Land Transport Service Corps proceeded on to the large area which forms the end of Princes-street. The artil lery took up a position on the Grove, opposite Redcliff parade, and a little below the Sailors' Home. The ap pearance of the quay at this period was exceedingly im posing—the decks of the shipping, the windows and roof tops of the houses, and every available spot from which a view of the ceremony could be obtained, were crowded with spectators, while the melancholy nature of the oc casion was attested by the half-masted flags, and other signs of mourning, which were visible all around. The Morning Star, a ship of colossal proportions, was placed in deep maritime mourning, and 'forming a grand ter mination to the angle of the quay. As the body was being landed, the battery of artillery before referred to as having taken up a position near the Sailors' Home fired, at intervals of a minute, 19 guns, the heavy boom ing of which was heard reverberating amongst the dis tant hills. The coffin having been placed in the hearse, the funeral part of the procession was formed, and pro ceeded, accompanied by the military, to Princes-street. Upon its arriving at the end of the lower avenue to Queen-square, the mayor and corporation, and other public bodies, joined, and the procession then proceeded in the following order : Body of Police. Detachment of Artillery, with howitzers. Troop of Hussars. Band of the 15th Hussars, playing the "Dead March." Troop of Royal Horse Guards Blue. Two Mutes. Two Mutes. Attendant. Page with board of plumes. Attendant. Eight bearers with truncheons. Undertaker. Master of the Horse. THE BODY, 'ln a hearse and six horses richly plumed. Ancient domestic mounted, and bearing on a cushion of crimson velvet and gold the coronet, orders, and Field-Marshal's baton of the deceased lord. Mourning coach and four horses plumed, with • 0 o ci ; the chief mourner, Lord Raglan. Mourning coach and four horses plumed, with H the Aides-de-camp of the deceased Field- t c? , "° 0 Marshal ; viz., Lieut.-Colonel Lord s.. Burghersh, Lieut -Col. Somerset, z z so z Lieut.-Col. Kingscote, and, o o the Hon. Capt. Calthorpe. 1.1 1 8 Mourning coach and four horses plumed,with thet l a, 5,t1 Commander of the Caradoc, Commander E Maxse, and medical officers:of the deceased. 1 -4 Mourning coach and four horses plumed, with members of the deceased lord's el) household. es Pe Troop of Royal Horse Guards Blue. Troop of 15th Hussars. The Staff of the Bristol District. The Enrolled Pensioners of the Bristol District. Large body of Artillery, with side arms. , •J Police. 7CI SPWater Bailiff' Exchange Keeper, Market Constable, 2 City Crier, &c. Carriage with t\he Town Clerk and City Solicitor of Bristol, D. Barges, jun. and W. Brice, Esqrs. 4 t Carriage with the High Sheriffof Bristol, R. Phippen, Esq., and the Under-Sheriff, W. 0. Hare, Esq. 3 The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Bristol, J. G. FT,' Shaw, Esq., in his state carriage, with the r p , 4 Sword-bearer of State and City Treasurer. The Aldermen of Bristol in their carriages. • The Town Councillors of Bristol in their carriages. Fifty Sailors, uniformly dressed, and bearing the Banner and Insignia of the Society of Merchant Venturers. Carriage with the Master of the Society of Merchant Venturers and the Treasurer, W. Claxton, Esq. Carriage with the Wardens of the Society of Merchant Venturers. Carriages with the members of the Society of Merchant Venturers. . . z:, Carriage with the Governor of the Corporation t.. 1 ca ~. P of the Poor, Dr. Rogers ; and the 0 P-1 Deputy Governor, J. Protheroe, Esq. G. Carriages with the Court of Assistant of the a s s = Corporati m of the Poor. 1- 7 5 Carriages with members of the Corporation of F, Val the Poor. "."- The Clergy and Ministers of Religion. The President, Officers, and Members of the Bristol A Licensed Victuallers' Protection Association. ~. i The officers and Members of the Bristol District of E P 1 Odd Fellows, M.U., wearing mourning scarfs. 5. ta The Officers and Members of the cr; 3 Ancient Order of Foresters, wearing mourning ti il D., cs scarfs. bq PT-I Citizens, six abreast. "F A detachment of Artillery, with Field Battery of four Guns. Detachment of Police. The procession was of immense length, and its appear ance was both solemn and imposing. With the excep tion of the military, every person engaged in it was habited in deep mourning, and the military themselves wore crape scarves, and hat bands, and had their ban ners deeply craped. The state liveries of the mayor and high sheriff, and all the ornaments of the mayor's state coach, were covered with the same material, as were also the maces, staves, and batons of office ; and there were mourning rosettes on the handles and hammer-cloths of the different carriages. The procession thus formed proceeded at a slow and solemn pace through the city, passing along Princess street, the Broad-quay, Clare-street, Corn-street, the Ex change, Wine-street, Dolphin-street, Peter-street, Castle street, Old Market-street, West-street, &c. Everywhere the thoroughfares were densely crowded, but the dispo sition to pay due respect to the occasion was manifested throughout the entire route and by every class of citizeps from the highest to the lowest. The shops, the banks, and the warehouses of the city were closed, the bells of the different churches chimed muffled, and of the thou sands of ladies and gentlemen and members of the mid ple class who thronged the windows in the line of route very few were to be seen who did not wear either partial or entire mourning. Many, especially of the gentler sex, were observed to be deeply affected, the funeral cortege probably recalling the memory of some beloved relative or friend who, like him whose mortal remains they saw being borne to their last peaceful resting-place, had fallen in a far distant land, whilst battling for the honour of their country and Queen. Many an ejaculation of sym pathy, too, was to be heard from amongst the crowd, sometimes expressed in homely terms, but always breathing a spirit of patriotism and sentiments of respect and gratitude towards the mighty dead. Some of the houses along the line of route had been de corated with funeral emblems, much in the same way that many of the house fronts in the metropolis were decorated during the passage of the Duke of Wellington's funeral to St. Paul's Cathedral. Some of these were very imposing. At the Albion Tavern, Princes-street, the house front was literally covered with mourning decorations. In the centre was a large allegorical picture from the pencil of J. S. Lennox of "Time removing the Hero." Old Time was de picted heralded by angels, and bearing the body of Lord Raglan from earth to the abode of bliss, while Britannia, Hibernia, and Caledonia are seen mourning the depar ture of the aged warrior. Ranging along the entire front age of the building were draperies of black cloth, inter mixed with crape and velvet, on which were inscribed " Peace to the soul of the departed brave," "His body sleeps, but his name liveth evermore." Surrounding the allegorical picture were clusters of the flags of England, France, Turkey, and Sardinia, partially furled, " with bands of laurel, in silver, encircling shield, ineeetbed " Eupatoria," " Inkerman," " Alma," " Balaklava.7 Intermixed with these decorations were wreaths rbde festoons of bay, cypress, mourning ye w, alas , deco . The Pactolue, English screw steamer, biscuit, ammunition, 70 horses, five officers, and 66 non- Ship and Castle Tavern, Marsh-street, d nations were transport service, arrived from Oran on, the 12th, with with the national colours of the alli e th names of the 'in the French mourning banners inscribed with large black tablet commissioned officers and privatee and- di ff erent Crimean victories, and on a .. I ' l eft for the ; Cilknaea OA the lith • were the crust and m otto ;40 2 :1 Aft isa e . 11 ; rated in an appropriate and costly stylee.nnterspersed and the inscription, in large white letters, " Rest, warrior, rest." The premises of Messrs. ffyam and Co., outfitters, Mr. Sprackett, chemist, and a large number of houses, were likewise decorated in a similar manner. On the procession reaching the suburbs of the city, the roads and thoroughfares were even more densely crowded than in the city itself. At every 'vantage point stands had been erected, whilst the houses were crowded from roof to ground-floor. At this time the cavalcade is on the turnpike road to the Fishponds, at which place the public bodies will retire, and the funeral will be come, until it reaches Badminton, a private one. All the bells of the city are now tolling and chiming muffled. The shops are all closed, and minute•guns are being fired from Brandon-hill and the shipping. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELMSFORD RACES.-WEDNESDAY. A Scurry Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, gentlemen riders ; professionals 7lb extra, Three-quarters of a mile. 5 subs. Mr. Whitfield's Cato, aged, lOst (Mr. Batson) 1 Captain Lane's Strutaway, 4 yrs, 12st (Mr. Cameron) 2 Mr. T. Stevens's Nonsuch, h b, 6 yrs, list 2lb (Mr. Elwes) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Nonsuch, 2to 1 agst Strutaway, sto 1 agst Cato. Won by half a length ; about three lengths between the second and third. The Maldon Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, &t 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Winners extra. Optional selling weights, &c. Half a mile. 6 subs. Mr. Drewes's Miss Morgan (401.) Est 111 b (H. Bray) 1 Mr. Jones's Woodcock (60/), 7st 71b (Wells) 2 Mr. Grace's Orderly (401), 7st (Lee) 3 M. Stevens's Swalcliff (401), 7st 31b (Prior) 4 The betting opened at "evens" on Swalcliff, but at the close 25 to 1 was laid against him, and 5 to 4 on Miss Morgan. Won by a neck ; three lengths between the second and third ; a head between the third and fourth. The winner was sold by auction far 91 guineas. The Cup Stakes of 50 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweep stakes of 10 sovs each, 3 ft. Certain penalties. The second to save his stake. One mile and a half. 15 subs. Mr. G. A. Macleod's Jenny Wren, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (T. Cliff) 1 Capt. Wilson's Tom Burke, 3 yrs, Est 121 b... (Quinton) 2 Mr. Barnard's Warwick, aged. 7st 51b (Arthur) 3 Legatee, and Corhampton also ran. Betting-6 to 1 agst Warwick, 3to 1 agst Tom Burke, 7to 2 agst Jenny Wren. Won by five lengths ; a length between the second and third ; bad fourth. Toni Burke run out at the top turn. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; three-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 61b ; six and aged, Oat 91b. Two miles. Mr. Thelluson's Rataplan, 5 yrs (J. Prince) 1 Mr. Robimon's Newbold, 4 yrs (Quinton) 2 Mr. T. H. Blackman's Wait-a-While, aged ...(Owner) 3 Batting-100 to 4 on Rataplan offered. Wait-a-While made the running until entering the straight, when he ran out, his rider having lost his stirrup at the back of the course. Rataplan galloped in an easy winner by twenty lengths ; was a long way in the rear. The Marks Hall Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added. Optional selling weights, &c. Gentlemen riders ; pro fessionals 61b extra. One mile and a half. 5 subs. Capt. H. Rhys's Master Horton, 4 yrs (401.), 9st 131 b (Mr. C. Baynton) 1 Mr. G. Hobson's Minos, aged (1001.), list 61b (Owner) 2 Mr. Cross's Calisthene, 3 yrs (40/.), 9st 31b (R. Sherwood) 3 Mr. Moore's The Medal, 4 yrs, 10-t 61b ...(Kendall) 4 Betting-6 to 5 agst Master Horton, 2to 1 agst The Medal. Won, hard held, by a length ; two lengths between the second and third. The winner was bought in for 128 guineas. _ _ The Stand Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for two-yr•olds ; the second to save his stake. Three- quarters of a mile. 10 subs. Mr. Pattison's Little Bird, 7st 61b. (Wells) 1 Mr. Fisher's Maid of the Morn, Bst 21b.... (Hughes) 2 Mr. H, Boyce's Adamant, 7st 81b (G. E. Sharpe) 3 The followiig also ran :—Diego, Sirocco, f by Epirus —Problem, c by The Hero—Latitude, and Swalcliff. Betting-5 to 4 agst Diego, 9to 2 agst Adamant, 6to 1 agst Maid of the Morn, 7to 1 agst Little Bird. Won by half a length ; a head between the second and third ; half a length between the third and fourth. The Town Plate Handicap of 50 sous ; for tbree-year olds and upwards. One mile. Mr. F. Fisher's New Brighion, syrs, 7st 111 b (Hughes) 1 Mr. Morris's Caliph, 4 yrs 7st 9lb (Barham) 2 Major Bringh urs t' s Fulbeck, 3 yrs, Gst 9119..(T. Cliff) 3 The following also ran :—Warwick, Gondoline, Pha robi, and Pyrois. Betting-7 to 4 agst Caliph, sto 1 each agst New Brighton and Gondoline. Won easily by three-quarters of a length ; bad third ; Gondoline fourth. BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Eparninondas (taken) Bto 1 agst Surgeon• General (taken) 100 to 1 agst Quince (offered) 25 to 1 agst Syvagee (taken) GOODWOOD CUP. 7to 4 agst Baroncino. MARLBOROUGH RACES. TUESDAY. —The Town Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for twc-yr-olds and upwards, one mile, were won by Mr. B. Land's Englemere, 3 yrs, 7st 71b, (Land, jun.,) beating Topsy, 4 yrs, second ; Roebuck, 4 yrs, third ; and Bianca, 4 yrs, Sbelah, 2 yrs, Arabia, 2 yrs, Hercules, 3 yrs, and Speed, 3 yrs, not placed. The Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 25 added, for two and three-yr-olds, about three-quarters of a mile, 12 subs., were won by a neck by Mr. T. Parr's Coroner, 2 yrs, 7st 3lb (T. Aldcroft), beating Mr. E. Parr's Stork, 2 yrs, 7st 51b, second ; Mr. J. M. Stanley's colt by Thistlewhipper—loce, 2 yrs, 7st, and Mr. J. Clarke's The find, 3 yrs, Bst 61b, who ran a dead heat for the third place ; Baron Rothschild's Waterwitcb, 2 yrs, Est 111 b, and Mr. Barber's Pretty Boy, 2 yrs, Est 91b, also started, but were not placed. The Members' Plate of 25 sows, added to a sweep stakes of 3 sovs each, for three-year-olds and upwards, optional selling weights, &c , were won at two heats by Mr. B. Land's Englemere, 3 yrs (801.), 7st llb (G. May), beating three others. The Savernake Forest Stakes (handicap) of 20 sovs each, h It, and only 5 if declared, with 50 added, winners extra, one mile and a half, 16 subs, 12 of whom pay 5 sows each, were won by a neck by Mr. G. Drewe's Vulcan, 3 yrs, 6st 61b (Bray), beating Mr. J. Bennett's Lady Alicia, 3 yrs, fist 31b, second ; and Mr. Stanley's Veteran, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b, third.' The Ladies' Plate of 20 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each ; for two-year-olds and upwards, optional selling weights, &e., was won at two heats by Mr. B. Land's Dartford, 3 yrs (301.), 7st 111 b (Land, jun.), beating eight others. TUNBRIDGE RACES —We are requested to state that the stewards have postponed the time of closing the Tun bridge Handicap and Hop Handicap, until Saturday next at one o'clock p.m. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S EXHIBITIuv IV CARLISLE. Friday, Saturday, and M tviay, like the fir;t day of the exhibition, have been devoted to experimental opera tions with locomotive farm power engines, fixed engines, thrashing, winnowing, and finishing machines, and other implements. The proceedings, though somewhat im peded during the last day or two by the unfavourable state of the weather, have been carried on daily with vigour from morning till night, but, owing to the returns remaining in the bands of the judges for the purposes of their award, we have hitherto had no opportunity of giving anything like a definite result of the various ex periments. There can be no doubt that the agricultural 'machinery and implement portion of the show is by far the most important and interesting. Nevertheless, strange to Ray, but few persons have patronised the trial yard since its opening. The admission lee has something to do with the paucity of attendance. Five shill ngs is con sidered too much to demand each day for such a small portion of the exhibition as the trial yard embraces. At the trial field, which is situated on a spacious farm at Drawdykes-castle, about two miles distant from the show ground, a great variety of implements have been in operation. To this sight the public are admitted free, and the attendance has been in proportion to the facility of the entree. The reaping machines were tried on Monday evening, when the farmers were able to judge for themselves whether Mr. Mechi is right in stig matising the scythe as their greatest enemy. In respect to the former implements—the drills and hoes—they have shown a perfection of capabilities never before seen in this part of the world, the competition lying princi pally between Messrs. Hornsby and Son, of Grantham, and Messrs. Garrett and Son, of Leicester. The judges of implements in the trial field were Messrs. Huskisson, Grainger, Read, and Scott. On Thursday the trial of farm steam engines, both fixed and portable, was carried on. The greatest pos sible interest was manifested by the makers, and some extravagant bets were made upon the expected per formances of the favourites. During the whole of the day the Prussian Minister, Baron Von Use lom, accompanied by Colonel Malcolm, was upon the ground, examining minutely every piece of machinery. He appeared to let nothing escape his at tention, and conversed freely with the inventors and patentees upon the capabilities of their several mechani cal productions. Subsequently Lord de Grey, Mr. Grey, of Dilston, Lord Dillon, Baron Ricasoli, Lord Burlington, Sir W. Milner, Mr. Canon Harcourt, and other distinguished individuals, visited the trial yard. The performance of the portable engine of Messrs. Tuxford and Son, of Boston, upset all previous calcula tions as to what could be done by such pieces of ma chinery, running with great exactitude and precision no less than 3 hours and 47 minutes with one cwt. of coal, exemplifying the extraordinary fact of the performance of one-horse power per hour, with barely exceeding 3/Ib. of coal. The entries for portable power-engines were (1) Messrs. Tuxford ; (2) Clayton ; (3) Barrett ; (4) Hornsby ; (5) Rarisome's ; (6) Garrett; (7) Crosskill ; and (8) Lee ; who-e engines were respectively (1) 8-horse power ; (2) 8 ; (3) 6 ; (4) 8 ; (5) 7 ; (6) 7 ; (7) 6 ; (8) 7 ; and prices (1) 2501 ; (2) 260/. ; (3) 2151. ; (4) 2551. ; (6) 2351. ; (7) 220/.; (8) 1801. Messrs. Barrett, Exall, and Andrewes, and Messrs. Ransome and Sims, were, as usual, close upon the lead ing engines, Messrs. Clayton and Shuttleworth coming second. At the close of the trial of the locomotive farm en gines, Mr. Boyden's " steam horse," or " traction en gine," was put upon the brake in order to test its power. At a pressure of 531 b. the dynamometer showed that the engine had a power of 14A horses, much more than was generally expected. The inventor claims for it the power of dragging after it between 70 and 80 tons. It was suggested that sinew and muscle should exert their strength against the iron joints of the engine. Accord ingly, the steam was soon got up in the boilers of the ponderous machine, and wren at a pressure of 401 b., or 12-horse power, it was set in motion. A strorg cable had been previously attached to the engine, 30 men hav ing hold at the other end. The "steam-horse" was gal:oping off at the speed above indicated, when, with a strong pull and a pull altogether, the 30 men succeeded in arresting its progress to their own delight, and the amusement of the spectators. . For the last two days of trial the principal features have been the machines for threshing and preparing grain for its final dressing. Some very good specimens were exhibited. Messrs. Hornsby and Son have at length succeeded i❑ turning out a machine which, on being tried, was found to thresh perfectly, leaving no grain in the ear, and none being wasted, as is too often the case, in either the chaff, which was well separated, the straw, which sustained little or no damage in the process, or the pulse. Several practical farmers ex pressed themselves in terms of unqualified satisfaction at the result, having narrowly watched the process throughout. Two of Messrs. Clayton and Shuttleworth's machines were tried. One of them worked admirably, but its apparently costly and complex construction weighed in the balance against it. The entries of threshing machines were as follow : Messrs. Garrett, Barrett, and Co., Humphreys, Holmes, Clayton, Tuxford, Ransome's, and Hornsby. Each machine was intended to thresh 150 sheaves on trial. In one amount of time the maximum power consumed to complete the work was 150Ib. ; the minimum, 901 b. The fixed threshing machines are huge constructions compared to the portable. They occupy separate sheds. Their size and cost of erection nullify to an extent any advantage they may derive from their ampler dimen sions. Generally speaking, they are beyond the means of the farmer. In the power-machine chaff-cutters, &c., the following parties competed :—Messrs. Barrett and Hall, Williams, Dray and Co., Richard and Chandler Smith and Ashby, Conies, Caron, Turner, Ransome's and Sims, Garrett and Son. The greatest quantity of chaff cut by one machine was 1,4851 b. within the hour ; the least, 6001 b., showing a considerable variation. The minimum amount of power required for cutting 11b. of chaff, lifting one foot, was 1,2671 b., the maximum 2,8681 b. In the hand-power chaff-catters, the following parties competed :—Messrs. Crosskill, Garrett, and Son, Wil liams, Hill and Smith, Smith and Ashby, Richmond and Chandler, Cornes, Carson, Ransome's and Sims. The capabilities of there implements varied—the greatest amount of chaff cut within the hour being 2101 b. ; the least, 90Ib. ; the minimum power required for cutting 11b. being 1,2341 b. ; the maxim'im, 3,3101 b. These implements, as well as the larger machines, were all tested by the dynamometers invented by Mr. Amos, the society's consulting engineer, fitted up in a peculiar manner, so that they may be applied to either steam or hand power. The deluging rain of Monday night produced an un comfortable effect upon the show ground next day, and, as the weather continued showery, there was a falling off in the number of visitors to the yard, though the ar rivals in the city from all parts of the country were numerous. The trials in the yard were principally confined to the fixed thrashing-machines ; those in the field took a wider range; but the chief object of interest was Boydell's trac tion engine. It started early in the morning, as ab ove I anticipated, and reached the trial field in safety, with out obstruction by the way. When there it was put to work in various ways—ploughing., scarifying, and har rowing. Upon the whole the result was satisfactory. The reaping-machines and revolving hoes attracted a good deal of attention, but there was nothing in their performances that has not already been often described. Usher's steam cultivator, a large and heavy machine, which was to have gone up to the trial-field yesterday, only succeeded, with great difficulty and after many false starts, in passing the gates of the trial-yard, when it stuck fast in the soil a few yards beyond. In the course of the day the floral and horticultural exhibition was opened in a series of large tents adjoin ing the show ground, and, in spite of the unfavourable state of the weather, was very numerously and fashion ably attended. The display of hothouse plants and cut flowers was magnificent. Contributions had been sent from all parts of the kingdom. The decorations of the city are nearly completed. The handsome arches and other designs, coupled with innu mei able flags and evergreen festoons, have given to the streets of the ancient city a very picturesque appear ance. THE ARAB INSURRECTION AT TRIPOLI. TRIPOLI, July 14. The local authorities here have received news of the troops sent against the rebels, headed by the Chief Gourma, who had encountered the Turks and engaged them in a battle, which it was said lasted two days. The extermination of the Turkish army, which has almost all fallen into the hands of the Arabs, is the re sult of the action. Gourma is now at the head of fifteen thousand determined men, and fourteen pieces of cannon taken from the Turks, and intends laying siege to this city, which is without means of defence. JULY 15. The wreck of the Turkish army which has submitted to the rebels arrived this day. The Turks are com pletely beaten, and their artillery, flags, provisions, music, and military chests are taken, and scarcely a man has escaped, except thcre who were not absolutely en gaged in action, and who have arrived here in flight and disarmed. After this victory the artillery taken in the field of battle was employed against the citadel, which surrendered ; the forces would from thence be directed against Tripoli, which is likely to surrender, there not being more than a thi:usand soldiers to defend it. fik,_ dit -4 rttirr 13.A.Y MARKETS. 41 Oa t% 44 ° 3- 1 143 6 . " -e ald meadow hay, 4/ Os to 6' I°B '• . new .4,, t o 5, ids ; old e10v,,,, 41108 to 61 15s : new ditto, A `gtelduaraelln;,, an; straw, 1/ 53 Od to 11 lOs Od per loan. mi lte, 4 nt,,u,r l)l and a steady trade. , . itt, -1 Oft t -.13...---Old meadow hay. 415 s to 6 12s . new T r •110, t ° Os ; old slow] 4/ 10s to 6/ 153 ; and new ,It,r d tt e i brts . k ° 51 53 ; and strat'v, 11 6s to 1/ 105 per load. %it}, `Tlenttealr. 6 , g a • new 41 4, 341 Os t -,,'"01d meadow hav, 4/ N to . • new t •1/0, t ° v. N . old I - 41 lOs to 61 15s , 111 NY il l 'e a i t e ed s , i _ s 3; aind str e aZ, 1; 5s to If lOs ne 11 4 ,..,. and trade firm. tee "1% OF j\j" ---- - ( 7-...._____ r load. 4 _ su n . „ 4 , „ . ENV 011111 WALES. At the half yearly `"r the k ", tete b au k , held at Sy r eport and "opt uktf.y€o,r . dney, April 25, a e tt _ Pled year endin March 31 was presented and rent, le,b•i"lng, aftersdeductingrebateof interest on baISITIrtCLUB —We are informed that the dejeund announced thisfor the e l u b Bth i will i ce I PaYin (10 414 and b ran ,g . all expenses of the bank at the benmembers of f be A o u t g . u u s ti t u , unusual splendour. be p g l i e v n e d n o ü b l y. . to I ° l debt 13 e es, and making provision for all bad and Thro g alive Land Society the club have been . ena u li the courtesy of tha executive committee of b t l h ed e 1, ,,191 1 ; eh iii pa 3, the net profits amount to 38,776/. 11s. ; 1t7 41 . 19 8 . ` l. be added an undivided profit of last year, tCo°l3eseeeruvr:f for the occasion the beautiful mansion and s Margaret's, at Isleworth, late the pro- T w al rea i ld.; makin g a total of 40 741/ 10s lid. grounds o 10d . 4') SSOOO/ 444217ne°trlfd divip.propriate the ammi n ' t as i ° ll °; 8 : Perty ll . o s f Lord KilmoreTyb,s t h h o e us p e ic is tu s r p e s sr o e us, sc a e n n d er m y a o r f . to accommodate the com ; deed at the rate of 10 per cent. per , whic. i . well known. . 6 04 ,. leavlng forereatie of reserve fund. 9 ,682/. ls. quees willbe erected sufficient equali,ation of future dividends. pally in the have alread y .. . b een . issued to event of the weather being unfavourable. 614 Will 4: B ti otli ld b . ,!,.; z01erteei,4414043,47 4 t9 1i i40, 1 ,4 04. t ' Id, The reserve `Upwards of 300 invitations . f d is t in cti on, the nobility, gentrYs 11 4 4 f Or el iN er _4 P_ ___ __ t Gourma, the Arab chief alluded to, represents the na tionality of the native Arab tribes, as opposed to the existing Government, which owes feudal homage to the Sultan. On account of his peculiar opinions he was held in Trebizonde for many years as a hostage, but, escap ing lately, was received with acclamations in his native land, where, taking advantage of the death of the late Pacha of Tunis, he has raised the standard of rebellion. Her Majesty's steamer Inflexible is ordered to Tripoli from Malta, no protect our subjects there. The French steamer also returns. VIE EISTEDDFOD, ST. MARTIN'S-HALL. Eleven o'clock was announced as the hour of meet ing, but it was past 12 before the Right Hon. President to, .k the chair. His apology was a very sufficient one. He was (as he said) in a transition state, having within a few hours vacated his seat in Parliament by accepting a Government office, and his time, consequently, being completely engrossed ; for which reason, he added, he could remain but for a short time. Sir Benjamin opened the proceedings by an excellent address, explaining the objects of these meetings, advocating their usefulness, and warmly recommening them to public favour. The first business was the competition of performers on the Welch harp, a noble instrument, but of pri mitive construction. It has three rows of strings ; the two outer rows are unisons, consisting of the diatonic scale, the chromatic semitones being produced (there being no pedals) by an intermediate row. It is thus a difficult instrument, but very effective in skilful hands. There were only three competitors, in conse quence, as was explained, of the short notice that had been given. Each of them played a Welsh air with va riations ; and when they had done, Mr. John Thomas (our well-known harpist) came forward to announce the award of the judges, of whom he was one. He stated, more plainly than would have been pleasant to the honest fellows if they had understood him (which most probably they did not), that none of them were first-rate, and that in Wales there were hundreds of others as good ; but they received a first, second, and third prize, from 5 guineas to 3 guineas, in purses attached to ribbons, which were presented to them by some of the fair occu pants of the platform. Then there was a similar com petition of singers. There were only three—young girls in their primitive costume, whose rustic deportment was very engaging. Each of them sang a Welsh ditty, accompanied on the harp. Nothing could be simpler than their singing, or more unadorned by the graces of art, yet they all had sweet tunable voices, and one of theta (Ann Price by name) sang with such re markable sweetness and expression that a loud encore burst from the whole audience. It is needless to add that Ann Price carried off the first prize, smaller ones beingr Benjamin to the left the c h a i r, b ut b e f ore hi s departure a vote of thanks , moved in an eloquent address i v n e jaminHallother now two. S . by Mr. Lloyd Davies, the newly-elected member for the Cardiganshire boroughs, was passed by acclamation. The chair was then taken by one of the Vice-Presidents, and a number of prizes were awarded to the authors of poems and essays on subjects connected with the Prin cipality. Oa the whole, the proceedings of this Eisteddfod were pleasing and interesting . ; and we trust th a t it w ill l ea d kind, more to other meetings of a s imilar , fully prepared and on a greater scale. ISLINGTON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.-Mr. Joseph Simpson has just resigned the librarianship of this society, to the great regret of the committee and members, by whom he is much respected. A. more lu crative appointment is the occasion of Mr. Simpson's re- f o o t c liti&olos 3 Ito 00 ive o' es ro : 0 o t o be, ueto t 9,006 tic se g ble 00 elj ab! if i Ve e r ej e or div—os • eis lio ut° Ovr IVONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'Cnocx. close The Cotton M ar k et at Liverpool yesterday . free d flatly, and l ast Friday ' s quotations were ,y maintain e d. Th e sales amounted to 6,000 'ales (1,000 of which were for export). The Rail way Share Market was steady. The Australian commercial advices are of a more satisfactory character, the markets being stronger ; but advice being again given to American mer chants to import, the British shipper should be on his guard against such competition. The following is from the gold circular of Mr. Clarke of Melbourne ~,:d. to 77. 9(1., The price of gold has been still the same, viz. : with a very fair amount of business, ;pp"gh, as a matter of course, much curtailed in arison to the yield by the operations of the 4111 ", who, for the last month have been making a profit of from ls. 6d. to 4s. per ounce on the gold P.hirchased by them. One of our members of Conn te' in speaking in the debate on the Export Duty, old the house that the Banks had been the true l a r i le4 di of the di ggers ; that in fact the Banks had alp; d. Ys highest given the price for gold, an d a l wa y s Were - Now, i t is well known that when our fields first Did opened the B an k s wou ld not purchase at Per 0 all, and their next step was to advance 30s. 8„!Ince uponand yet, whilst that member was i ii ea ng the banks were making an immense profit on j 4" "eitiP, such a profit as no honest broker bas made the colony ; a profit of, say, on an average, 2s. per ounce, which would make on 80,000 of gold (a very 118 e Ilei quantity for a bank to have weekly) a profit of fi ne 2 ' ° ° l3 k, or at th e rate of one hundred and twenty -2e per cent. per annum. The statement made by the 'etsber alluded to does not, therefore, appear to be the feet. Ir e : T he Yield as made apparent by the escort returns is considerably increased, indeed such an amount has het been brought down in any week for the last eighteen 14 4) ° 0 4 ,, th % and we are of opinion that not less than 25,000 d tl e , - ,es,of gold has also been brought in by hand. In se,l",e,Py a large quantity is brought down by the bl y „crai fine s of coaches from Castlemaine, Ballarat, &c. remark The new field at Mount Blackwood is turning out well, and some excellent finds have been bl r e th ere ; one person who sold us a quantity of ci daring the week from that place told us that iietik9btained 36 lbs. weight of gold in one day, after k ot ,„ ln g his claim. It is estimated that 10,000 per t a there now, and provisicns are scarce, as the trey. lmost impracticable in the forest, which is ex- Y dense ; it is also reported that an immense ae quantity w hi c h we are afra i d to mention— webeen found b y a party of diggers on the new dig e en the s t at i on of L. Rostron, Esq., a find which of h_ ee roPletely o b scure the celebrated jewellers' shops ti o r . ;we will therefore wait for further confirrna- %e ns RECEIPTS PER ESCORT. On. Darts. Caatlena-a—in *** &c 7,982 3 44.188 2 Total - ....... 52,170 5 • Ti)tal 'a dwt. g r. lPped t o c l ose o f l as t week... 580,948 5 14 (-late is the end of April fit e J-4oglish Stock Market has been heavier, not -450 aliding the large arr i va l o f b u lli on, a b out 90; °°° z /.) by th e R e d J ac k et. Consols have been Thel B, and since 90i to 91. for transfer, and 90i to -r account. Bank Stock is firm at 214 to 215. k i d in b eae Y purchas es o f s t oc k are now sma ll er, high:enee the q uo t a ti ons f or trans f er are not ee l , i f than those fer account. The New 3 per ha ve been 921 to 1, the Reduced 3 per at 21 1. . 1 to /. Ex c h equer Bill s h ave b een d one 414 141 to Us., and East India Bonds at 31 s . pre th T u Porei gn M ar k et t h ere has been a decline Th e L 4441 Bond s , parties realising their profits. 1. /i. l : sta tioris have been 89/ 90, and since 89 t o t eocle r : ll 4 : 6B4 l Stock has been 801 up' to 811, with 21 t to tl aesactions. Mexican Bonds have been a re 37:,,,quador are 4i. Spanish 3 per Cents. 1 1 ; 1 'he Committee's Certificates are 41. 4t ock e -(24 , l°lv hig are the nominal prices of foreign cat, 2 8 1 :-.. „'renada Deferred Bonds, 6i to 7; Mex . - Pet 0 ---4 1 1t0 22 ; Peruvian, soi to 81i; ditto Three 43 t e a ll k u6 ') 5 71 to 58i; Portuguese Four per Cents. ,. dit to ° ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 1 91 , BD. hz f ou r - and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to ; Oe. -'4411 N ew Deferred, 181 to 18i ; ditto 3 per I lit ti t tB l4 .l a l to 37i ; ditto Certificates, 4i to 4i ; Th l a aaiVe, 4 to 4i. last Week's railway receipts, ascertained up day, are in round figures as follow : te 4t 1855. 1854. w e _, orth . stern £27,677 £24,800 totltk zester n tout;'-weetr- Vlitha, stern... 17,358 16,244 4D.l,."'ern .'' 21,867 21,175 or. - . . Gres 44; 16,038 17,122 I ii „4 13,069 12,405 oti eu crtb ern g elth!'re and Yorkshire 21.901 20,556 pormAster a af t b loat of the English Railway Shares there 4 att er M ai Is _ . Market to-day, the lowest prices of yes are v er uei ng generally current. The foreign lines '4th er )r dull, but Antwerp and Rotterdam are . 14iilictearer. The Canadian rule steady. k Ntr a i l . l g shares are heavy, but banking firm. 4.3 4, 1. a sja have risen 10s. ' and also Union of Aus la, 40 3%1 Mail St eam tend upwards. qt,,, ' 4 4 Tor, - vNDS THIS DAL—CLOSING PRICES. 13, i Prow l . the Official. Li , . , a -*k k BU , 11)0S, dO, O kr e P e IA 04 R ai 0. . i . - ht, e eat need Annuities......... fij 3 p e ,, • otlsols Annuities . 0_ ,I llt 6 0 , ant. Annuities ..... ......... 92$ i ' 4 , e1 4 ; 1 • 0 tlOOO 4 c ltr 4 I.4 eeennt, Bth August 9Ol 1 •tie gt ,"••••••, er bilis, ... 20 2d. zuuo° ........ _2l 4 19 22 ....... - ...... ••••••••• • .................................... 21 Iti t i7 4 Bll . . q tler . ~.. ......... . . Ilitt c , 'ends 1858, 3i per Cent.... 100/ 1 I,4, ,, Nt tera , 1859, ~ .. 1004 1 t r Ell'a z e °P FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. IL ko, latEonds, 1829 do 39, 5 per Cent. e a der l l.l.d a l 3 lll ...... 101 3 1143 t l ll'ilto rr e r Cent. it itt o •..ettd s 4 1 °r t ., fo r th _ ~ 0 per Cent.. D it tn o% to e Account Bli 801 1i 801 1 80i b. ° I th is, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 — l l ,:tt o t Per c ant . V 4 ias Z t he Account 45 SZli tii ni 4, 4 li t ' o d u s d , 1 822, 5 per Cent. £ 5t...., I , li 4 141 : 45t; fi? p,, r , ilise, s 3 a . ,33:4,,,5 pri:er:Cn e t n . t . : .... ................. : : : : : 3 84: tkii, co aasi 4 , . . .. n 4 I,llhll 11041mitteaei:t. of Coup. . Ditto f 'lds, 6 par cent er th e A Di vi ,_ ecount B9i 90 89i B i "onda on the above payable in i ,,,0,e N I tt 18 THREE O'CLOCK. 13iao° t he 90/ 91 ... f° ' i . - poi 91 4141Z021 NEWs.—(THIS DAY.) to„tlEtark, CORN EXCEIANGE. 116%441,,.."'ad A VERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN '4 %3 ? 741;,.e4ded July 26, 1855, made up from England and of th t e s te10t0.,.. the different Cities and Towns in and Wel Q 76, 'latter. 41 13t1.11r. OATS . I us. BEANS. PEA? ... Is ga 28S - , 43s 21 , 46e 01 1 11 4 4'r, 42 s iv 't RE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. 4 1 1 -. 04,5y . I . Vril u Atr a A 4 v... 44 2:SAT9S 457 s id j 46s BEANS I 5d 42 PEAS. 81 9"3: —`,,,,TIES B arley, 6,143 ; Oats AlN SOLD LAST WEEK. ",, 9 477 ; Rye. 91 ; Beans 2,738; Peas, 275 quarters. e, 14 p MEAT MARIZT;TS. LR ADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady t' j 4 ;: -.. /5 `Jet; from 3s 6(1 to 4s 8(1 ; Mutton, 3s 83 to ° F3 - 0 as m i l!, 4s 81 to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 8(1 to 4s 8d; I ttfi7 l 'B4, t ,lB 61 per 81bs, by the carcase. to 4 'uo 25.—We had a short market today, o 44,1410c"40 Was brisk, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 10d },off ktlttan, 4s Od to 5s ; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 3, 1 !. 84 Pork, 3s 101 to 4s 4(1 per 81bs, to sink the hkPoli t , to-ik terms 013' 25. —Each kind of stock sold briskly, on A o ce 4(1._ ---Beef, from 4s Od to 5s 2d ; Mutton, 4s Od 27 ) iorb , 5 8 Od t o O s 2d ; Veal, 4s a 1 to 4s 10d ; 11 NI4. " t) 4 11 per Sibs. Quarter-old Store Pigs, 21s POST-OFFICE NOTICES. REDUCTION OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS TO VAN DIE MEN'S LAND.—General Post-office, July, 1855.—0 n and from the Ist August next, the postage upon letters con veyed, either by packet or by private ship, between the United Kingdom and Van Diemen's Land, will be reduced to a combined British and colonial rate of 6d. for a letter not exceeding an ounce in weight ; ls. ditto exceeding an ounce, and not exceeding 1 ounce ; 2s. ditto exceeding 1 ounce and not exceeding 2 ounces, and so on, increasing ls. for every additional ounce or fraction of an ounce. The postage of letters to Van Diemen's Land may be paid in advance, or the letters way be forwarded unpaid, at the option of the sender. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, July, 1855.—0 n Ist August a minor money order ofice will be opened at Barrow (county of Lancaster) under Ulverstone; a major money order office at the Curragh Camp, county of Kildare ; and minor money order offices at Ballygar, county of Galway, and C.►stletown Roche, county of Cork. The major money order offices at Freshford, Gores bridge, and Gowran will be reduced to minor offices on let August. Minor money order offices will be opened in Scotland, on Ist August, at Poolewe, Ross-shire, and Tarland, Aberdeenshire. LETTERS FOR THE COLONY OF VICTORIA, AUSTRA LIA.—GeneraI Post-office, July, 1855.—As some mis apprehension exists on the subject of the notice recently issued, requiring that the postage of all letters for Vic toria shall be paid in advance, at the rate of one shil ling the half-ounce when the letters are con veyed by packet, and eightpence the half-ounce when they are conveyed by private ship, the Postmaster-Gene ral finds it necessary to explain that this regulation is confined to letters addressed to the colony of Victoria (formerly known as the district of Port Philip), and that it does not extend to letters addressed to New South \Vales, South Australia, or any other colony than Vic toria. The following is a list of the principal places in Victoria : Alberton Avoca Ballarat Dalian Bendigo Beechworth Belfast Benalla. Brunswick Buninyong 1 Castlernaine Chepstow Colac Flemington Geelong Kilmore Kyneton Melbourne Mount Alexander Port Fairy Portland Prahan Richmond Sandhurst Wangaratta Warrnamhoo l Williamstown _ ....------ [ADVERTISEMENT.] Among the numerousrreyx,tsra°l.4inarY 1 delicious I cures without Medicine effected by following arc i health-restoring Revalenta Arabica, Foondu,_gle Bridgehouso, Frim. I not the least remarkable : —Cur' 52,422. m i n ging in the ears, ' diseased lungs, ley, 3d April, 1654.—Thirty-thre%Yiefarse.s, ting of blood, liver derangement, d ha ve " constipation, debility, shortness of ‘bi.n.ei,caith., and cough, My longs, liver; stomach, , fiver been removed by your ROValell Ara 0 s tomach, head and cars aro all right, my nearing perfect, and 11 acquaintan ' - ces.—J ' my recovery h nt. —From the Vene • able ' B lis a marvel to a in 9 and left arm, and la e Aich. 1103Eftrs, Wood Mcrc a _ ___6 Three deacon o f Ross . —No. 3 2 ," •years' eTeessi ve Ty hveeaTth-r.estoring 1 nervousness, with pains in my neck rendered my life General debility' which ..y miserable, has been radically removed by Du Ban , r „„ ( 1 —ALEXANDER SruAlcr, Archdeacon of R • • lib. 's 9d • 21b. 4 In canisters, - • •, s. 6d.;_ 51b. lls ; Ross Skibereen. 1 The 121 b., carriage free, on receipt of Post -office l2lb. 22e. Du Barry & Co., 77, Regent-street, I, "office order. Barry Piccadilly; 60, Gracechurch-street ; London ; also at 182, 4, Cheapside ; 60 and 68, Cornhill • 330, and 451, Strand; 55, Charing-cross ; 54, Upper , 49, Bishopsgate-street; Oxford-street ; 89, High.st Baker-street ;63 and 150, mall; 7, Pall-mall-East • 132reet, Camden-town ; 18, Pall. comb-street • 13, King, ‘ villia , New Bond-street ; 24, m o t. I street; 21, aockspur-sr et m-street, City ; 30, Conduit'- , Fau r e ok tur v,...„__, , ~. e ; 95, Farringdon-street ; 67, St. vua 44 u a Ds Edward•otreet i Wrtuan•ociure. STATE REFORM. A meeting was convened by the committee of the State Reform Association, at the Freemasons' Tavern, last evening, " in order to take into consideration (as an nounced in the advertisement) the propriety of present ing a loyal and dutiful address to the Queen, praying her Majesty to dissolve the present Parliament, as un worthy of public confidence." There was a numerous attendance. Mr. JONATHAN DUNCAN, baying been requested to take the chair, said the meeting was called in pursuance of a pledge which was given at the first meeting, that there should be another within a fortnight, to discuss the question of Parliamentary reform. He contended that manhood suffrage was not such a revolutionary and de structive principle as some timid people seemed to appre• hend. The existing system had, by the repeated encroach mentq of the territorial aristocracy, been rendered littl e better than a mere oligarchy, by which the crown had been deprived of its prerogatives and the people of their rights. After some historical references in illustration of this remark, he argued that the working men of Eng land were entitled now, by every lawful and constitu tional means, to elevate themselves in political society, as the old nobility had contrived to obtain their own aggrandisement at the expense of other classes. The Re form Bid of 1832 was not really intended for the enfran chisement of the working classes, but for the advantage of the Whig party, who retained as many of their own pocket boroughs as they decently could ; and a shameful fraud was thus committed on the people. Now be (the chairman) did conscientiously believe without flattery, that 658 working men could be found of better in tellect, more varied knowledge, greater patriotism, and purer virtue, than the 658 men who now sat in the House of Commons. (Cheers.) It would be well for them to observe, however, that they had not only the old enemy of the landed aristocracy to encounter, but also a new enemy, the monied oligarchy, which had coalesced with the others to deny the people their rights. Mr. Duncan then expounded the currency question, and the effects of the resumption of cash payments of 1819. He concluded a discursive speech by declaring that man hood suffrage and general education were the reasonable demands of this time. He stated the character of the resolutions to be offered to the meeting ; and, in reply to a question as to whether it was intended to propose to the meeting such a petition for the dissolution of Par liament as had been announced in the advertisement, he said that was a mistake, and the object of the meeting was only to discuss the question of reform. Mr. HAMILTON then moved the following resolution— " That, as it is unjust and unsafe for any one to with hold a right from others which he claims for himself, and as the franchise is the inherent right of every man who contributes to the support and welfare of the state, this meeting proclaims its adhesion to the principle of man hood suffrage, and pledges itself to secure, by all lawful means, the exercise of the vote to every male adult, 21 years of age, of sound mind, and not undergoing punish ment for crime." He spoke at some length upon the matter. Mr. WILLIAM JONES seconded the resolution with energy, declaring that universal suffrage was the law in America and in the empire of France, and that English men were noways inferior to the people of those coun tries, and ought not to be excluded from the same privi lege. _ _ _ Mr. ERNEST JONES, who was most vociferously wel comed, spoke next, forcibly declaiming against exclusive government, and insisting upon the importance of this occasion, as uniting the different advocates of progress in one common effort, swearing fealty to the cause upon the altar of universal suffrage. Mr. BRONTERRE O'BRIEN said he knew nothing of this movement, but would give it a fair trial, though he had seen the people so often deceived that he was a believer in Swift's ninth beatitude, " Blessed are they who ex pect nothing, for they shall never be disappointed." He was for universal suffrage, but he would not seek a spu rious popularity there, that night, by claiming it on the grounds advanced by the last speaker. He could not agree that, wherever universal suffrage had existed, the people had been free and happy ; for it was not so in some of the United States, nor was it so under the repub lican constitution of the French Convention. He would watch anxiously that the working classes were not cheated again by false promises. If their professed friends of the middle classes were sincere, let them return a few working men for Birmingham, Manchester, the City of London, or the metropolitan boroughs, which could be done with out universal suffrage. (Cheers.) That was the test he would impose; and he declared it was atrocious and mon strous that the millions who contributed in their blood and money the largest proportion of the resources of this horrible war had not one single representative in the House of Commons. If this movement turned out what he should wish it to be, he would strain every nerve in its support. A gentleman named COLLUM wished to move an amendment, but as it was past the time (half-past nine) fixed as the limit of the discussion, the chairman refused to hear him ; and after a vain attempt on hiv part to make himself heard, amidst considerable uproar and alter cation, the resolution was put from the chair and carried unanimously. Mr. ELT moved the second resolution : " That this meeting approve of the objects and principles of the State Reform Association, and pledge themselves to support it to the utmost of their power." Mr. LOCKHART seconded the resolution, which was passed amidst great confusion, and the meeting separated. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) f..ONDoN, July 26.—Wind this day at noon, S. to S.W. ; light breeze, and cloudy, with rain. SHEERNESS, July 25.—The Mentor, from Dantzic, bound to Cardiff, \vas brought in here yesterday by her Majesty's steamer Gorgon, waterlogged, ttc. PLYmourn, July 25.—Wind, SW. Arrived—Haidee, from Quebec. Sailed —Grecian Queen, for Melbourne ; Blackwall, do.. for Port Philip; Retriever (s.), for West Coast of Africa • Wm. Prague, Cardiff and Havannah ; Reliance, Balakcava. PORTS3IOIITEI, July 25.—Wind, W.S.W. .A.rrivid— Melbourne (s.s. transport 73), from Scutari, &c. OFF PORTLAND, July 25.—Marlborough, from Calcutta. FALMOUTH, July 25.—Wind, E. Arrived—Henrietta Brewis, from Havanuah. MILFORD, July 25.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Hercules, from Sierra Leone, with damage. SHIELDS, July 25.—Wind, E. Sailed—John Watson, for Madagascar ; Coral Isle, Monte Video ; Circassian, New York ; Crusoe, do. ; Kemball, do. CARDIFF, July 25.—Wind, S.S.W. Sailed—Cascade, for New York. _ CORK, July 24.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Wanderer, from New Orleans. _ _ - - LIMERICK, July 24.—Arrived—Geo. Thomas, from Richibucto. Sailed—Trirtnph, for Quebec. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Trent (s. transport), from Malta ; W. Skinner, and Wm. and Isabella, from Sunderland ; Brilliant, from Li•bnn ; Courier (s.), Jersey ; Alliance (s.), Havre. Sailed—Atalanta (s.), for Havre ; Despatch (s.), Jersey ; John and Margaret, Mary Coals, and Bartley, for Sundor land. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. "Wind, S.E. Arrived—Medus, from Maceio ; Underwriter, Mobile ; Brown, New Orleans Ashburton and Cultivator, New York ; Parliament, Boston ; Medina, Savanilla ; Alfred Storer, Bell Rock. Sailed—Miranda, for Constantinople ; Ayrshire Lass, Alexandria ; Deo Fili, Malta. QUEENSTOWN, July 21. Wind, S. Arrived—Wandering Jew, from Akyab ; Beloochee, Akyab ; Prospero, Callao. KINGSTOWN, July 23. Wind, N.W. Arrived—Doater, front Barbadoes. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.49 a.m. Wind, S. ; tide, last hour's flood ; weather cloudy. An ;Ned, July 2 - ) Blenheim, from Calcutta; Bergetto Margretha, Culleuborg ; Hawk, Antwerp ; Ida, Malmo ; Gustave, Fecamp ' • Gerardina Klaniza, Konigsberg. Arrived, July 26—Johannes, from Hooksiel ; Anna Maria, Carolinsiel ; Eagle, Dantzic ; Joshua and Mary, Port-au-Prince; Magnet, Brake. DEAL, Thursday, 9.37 a.m. Wind, S.W. ; light, and cloudy. Passed—Gem, from Alexandria, for Ho lland ; General de Caen, from Rio Grande, for London. Anchored—Minerva, from London, for Cardiff. a to re di t: 1 letter from Yenikale, of the 7th inst.,sgayusar:d—e`c; n steamer Vesuvius and three gunboats that The station have quitted it. Two of thes t e ve o enter our p)rt, and the others procee d cover if the Russian division of General Wrangel is still in those parts. a chemist s o t f i t n h the T eni n al e l way has d been committed • to the Northumberlandassizes upon o f A business persee i in a ß re a e l st l‘ r l eTt , e th© Dowell, the capital charge of setting fire to a dwelling-house wherein 16 persons were sleeping. S TATE OF TRAD E. —Th o month l of August, which is generally accounted in our l a d tnroardetitlhl aebvvouortstthbeumsiindedslse month in the year, has a rea y anticipated itself ; and there is little or nothingdoing ; f w ea e tu h r a e v , t of Sept''eber when a few articles ma y be g in to be made for the w inter, can we expect a resu mption of anything like activity. In o te n ly from the 20th to theneteprt hin o g . Aspartic h ul t ar e , upon n August. The tidingsa nhoosbieardy and u en e rte fh f do a sr v tr o u ble to o ur Spr i ng prospectseckurae 00-0 t report. w an e d er u e nl a e l s r s ea t d h y es from America con tinue access good home weather interferes with those of the harvest, a h firm,—Notts Guardian. ome trade also is hopefully looked for. Yarns continue DARING ANDEXTENSIVE ROBBERY. —Yesterday morn ing a burglary was committed at the house of Mr. Bar. ringer, an Independent gentleman, situate in the Old Kent -road-place, near the Bricklayers' Arms. The house was unprotected, Mr. Barringer being on the con tinent. A burglary bad been attempted at the kitchen door, a large portion of one of the panels of which had been cut away. Being foiled, however, in this attempt, Owing to the security of its fastenings, it is believed the burglars went upon the grass-plot, and having succeeded in opening a window, an easy entrance followed. Every box, every drawer, and every pace of security in which property might be supposed to have been deposited, wag broken open, and a considerable quantity of plate and other valuables, known to have been possessed by Mr. Barringer, were all carried away. The extent of the loss is no doubt very considerable. THE AFRICAN TRAVELLER, DR. BART/to-JAW:eI from Malta mention the arrival there of Mr. Giovanni Battista Gagluffi, her Majesty's consul at Mourzouk, up to the date of whose departure from Tripoli (in Bar- I bary) on the 22d of June, Dr. Barth, hourly looked for, had not yet arrived from Bornou, nor had any c aravan come in from the interior, by which tidings of him could have been conveyed. Mwr ruN•