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THIS E VENI NG, ENG r, .A rnd FRANC Ein the DANS nf CIE VALRY ; or, the Brothers in AMA. by J H. ST.)CQUELRIt, represents thA mag nificent p.t , ..r , antry of France and .Eng,and in their pa!inv days of Chivalry. The 'Tourney in the Field of the Cloth of Gold, the Kniban ghts in armour. the pro.,c , s one. the ma.,sive scenery, the heraldic ners, al shown u one vast arena formed by the stage and th, rnig,:orui tae most rilliant cusp ever exh bited. To couclu:le with the skit ul AC IS in the CIRCLE. Irma Sle.ven till 1 otir. Stag , . Manager, ND*. W. Wass A.Cttr,,4 ^daria. va. Mr. W. IL Cooke.. F...gue-s•xian Director. Mr. CookP, HF'4H WATY. P. AT LON r;ON rlG;', --.mt,r air.; 28 mitt. After 1 I Ev lung 51min. a" t. T '4.osrotoir Mr.:-nisi 11 win„after 2 j Eveui , g33 ruin. a!t. 2 o- WYLZA. Juno 1~ T.16.1,13410:1167:XA, IN Tam Sralaye. 71 -'....igneßt..ineo noon yosterasy. this morning and clurin.s . the night. t'4 day, at nova. - _ 3A.1-10 29 O. N.W.—Light breeze; e`cady, with frequen showers. 5 AV A ,41/ G`l-N-1 LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 18:55. There was a " bumper " at " Old Drury " last night ! A brilliant and imposing spectacle was about to be presented, which attracted a crowded audience, and caused every portion of its spacious area to be fully occupied. It was the appear ance of a body of honest and patriotic men, tho roughly resolved to abate the great practical nui sance of the day, to cleanse the Augean stable of the public offices, and to remove one of the foulest blots on the national escutcheon. There was an unflinching determination to hunt up and un sparingly expose all existing abuses ; to fix the responsibility on the right shoulders, and not to be contented, when a grievance was with difficulty detected, with the vicious sacrifice of a mere subordinate, a humble clerk, who was put for ward as a scape-goat, but to trace the evil to its source, and inflict punishment on the real delin quent —although at the very head of the de partment, and, as a matter of course, a near connexion of the ruling families, with the divine ichor of the RUSSELLS, the GREYS, the GOWERS, or the HOWARDS enriching his veins or those of his aristocratic spouse—in retributive justice, as well as in other respects, determined to have " the right men in the right places." Such was the object for which the meeting was con vened, and nobly was the invitation responded to. The scene resembled that presented in the palmy days of " The League," when not only every ora tor, but every auditor, was animated by the pros pect of speedy success, and each man spoke and felt as if the triumph had already been secured. The same auspicious auguries of approaching triumph which in the previous instance were so completely verified were last night also perceptible. The champions had already gained the outworks. The Mamelon Vert, and the Malakhoff of official incompetence and corruption, and the very citadel and stronghold of "jobbery," lay at their mercy. Its fall could not long be deferred if the assailants were only true to them selves, and did not relax in their exertions until not a single stone remained on another of the fortress, until its very foundations were razed, and no vestige suffered to remain of " the stand ing reproach to England." SAmulmMonLay—the faithful, consistent, inde fatigable &Num, MORLEY—took the chair, and ex plained the objects of the meeting. To him, as to GEORGE WILSON in the struggle against the ini quitous bread-tax, the post of honour was unani mouslyassigned, His l a b ours w i ll not, we con fidently anticip ate, be so long protracted as that c: the few," th e of his veter an predec.?ssor in the great cause of " the many" ag ainst people against the jobbers. W e t i ust that health d an strength him to witness for may he spared to many years th his labours , a nd e bl • the happy results o f ble ss i ngs which have thereby fallen. on the working c l asses —the bees who produce honey in the national hive t o be no longer consumed by useless drones, and to whom the distieli— "Sic vos non vobis nb;llificatis apes" will no longer be applicable. Mr. LAYARD spoke well and impressively. He Ind the best encouragement for 2, speaker—an attentive and sympathising, and, still better, an appreciating, audience. No wonder that he threw his whole heart and soul into the admirable speech ~r THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 14 , 1855 which he addressed to the friends of Administra tive Reform, and put forth opinions which, circu lated on the v,ings of the Press, will fructify throughout the length and breadth of the land, and bring forth an abundant harvest in due sea son. Well did he remark that he had made a mistake in the terms of the notice of motion which he had given for to-morrow evening, that " the House views with deep concern the state of the Nation " in place of which it ought to have been " the Nation views with deep concern the state of the House." And well might it be so, for never was there a time when the necessity for Parliamentary Re form was more clearly apparent to every sincere Reformer. But to-morrow evening the Honourable Gen tleman will have a more arduous task. He will be surrounded by " the TAPERS and TAD POLES," the waiters on PROVIDENCE, ready to clutch at any crumbs of patronage, however in significant, and to earn the wages of their shame, by joining "in baiting the Nineveh Bull "—in sacrificing the rash stranger, who has brought to light some of the iniquities of their secret mys teries, and endangered their craft. The task of last night was a labour of love —that of to-morrow will be arduous toil. In place of being cheered and encouraged by the rapturous and enthusiastic cheering of his audi tors, he, who refused an office for which a majo rity of his listeners would sacrifice their right arms, will be sneered at and ridiculed for his Quixotism. We are, however, greatly mistaken in our man if he will not show himself equal to the occasion, and worthy of the national con fidence, He must unquestionably screw his courage to the sticking place, but we have no doubt that he will do so. Besides, he will not be left to fight the battle single-handed. There are many good men and true who will array them selves side by side with the champion. His vigorous coadjutor, Mr. LINDSAY, will be present, and each of those whose names will be found in the report of the great meeting, besides others, who with true English instinct will prevent any unfair odds from being brought against the weaker side. The Administrative Reform Association is now "a great fact." Its existence cannot be ignored or ascribed to the illusions of speculative dreamers. SJber practical men have taken a part in the movement, whose mere names must insure atten tion ,to any cause in which they engage them selves, and who will never rest until they have achieved a complete victory. It requires no appeal to bespeak public atten tion to the interesting and important Despatches which will be found in another part of this day's impression. It is true that we have for some time known the chief features of the stirring events at Kertch and in the Sea of AzA', and the triumphant successea of the Allied Expedition, but the detailed particulars of these glorious events, which have inflicted such heavy blows and great discouragement on the enemy, will not be the less eagerly sought filter or less joyously perused. We still greedily gloat over the brilliant• exploits of our country men and their valiant brethren in arms. The blood circulates more rapidly and joyously through our veins while we read of the individual heroism, combined with the general efficiency that led to such felicitous results. We hail with enthusiasm the acts of the M 4 KILLors and MACKENZIE; and the judicious combinations that so completely achieved the purposes for which they were en gaged. We see what the Allied Generals and Admirals can accomplish when so vigorously seconded by their subordinates, and the proper means placed at their disposal by the Govern , meets of France and England. The disembarkation was promptly and safely effected. The enemy did not venture on any re sistance. Indeed the most satisfactory part of our success is that it has been bloodless—that the tears of widows or orphans will not in any way dim our triumphs. We find that up to the 2d instant, " more than 100 guns (1) many of them of heavy calibre and remarkably well cast have fallen into our hands," and that the Russians, before evacuating Kertch on the 24th ult., had destroyed 4,166,000 lbs. of corn and 508,0001b5. of flour (!) This, together with what was destroyed up to that time in the Sea of Azoff, comprised nearly four month's rations for an army of 100,000 men ! It was also ascer tained that no less than 1,500 waggons, each containing half a ton :weight of grain or flour, were despatched every day towards Sebasto pol. When this important source of supply has been cut off we may easily conceive the difficulties and privations which must necessarily result, not merely to the garrison of the beleaguered town, but also to the Russian army of the Crimea, and the efficacy of the steps thus taken to bring matters to a crisis and terminate the protracted conflict in that quarter. The town of Yenikale will be left in charge of the Ottoman troops, under the command of HADJI REDSCHID PASHA, who will doubt less justify the confidence reposed in him. The expedition to Anapa and Soudjak Kaleh will, of course, become - unnecessary, since the Russians have themselves destroyed the defences, and abandoned the possession of their last strong holds on the Circassian coast. We now see the result of energy and determi nation, of being really in earnest in carrying on the War. Had we been so at an earlier period much money and many valuable lives would have been preserved, and Russia would gladly have made the required submissions, and given satisfac tory securities. We must now take care that these heavy sacrifices be not thrown away, but that by the determination of our rulers our children and children's children shall be saved from trials similar to those which we have willingly encoun tered for their protection and welfare. It is essential that Russia be not again per mitted to regain the ascendancy from which she has been hurled—that she should never again obtain a footing in the Crimea, or on the Circas sian coast. England expects this from her Mi nisters, and woe to them if they disregard the obvious duty. Prince ALBERT, on Saturday last, gave a lesson to his fellow-subjects. The lecture-room was the dining-hall of Trinity House, the occasion, of course, the War, and the topic the duties of good subjects, during such a War, to her 111AJESTY'S Government. All we humbler subjects are natu rally disposed to learn from the " highest subject of the realm." He occupies a post which pre cludes all thought of rivalry, and in which the most ambitious cannot dream of superseding him ; 11 c:flee, though equally with us a subject of his SOVEItEIGN and of the laws, we listen as to one who is unetiviedly primus inter pares. At ti e same time the public speeches of the highest dig nitaries, with the exception of the one for whose speech not the Royal i n di v id ua l, b u t th e servan ts of Royalty aro responsible, are inevitably subj?ct to the ordeal of public remark. The duty prescribed to us by the princely speaker was, " at the same time that we are sup porting the War enthusiastically and ardently, not . tte down and weaken the hands of those who have !o conchict it !"—an argument which the Prince enforced by pointing out the advantages enjoyed by our despot foe in carrying on war, compared with the elaborately set forth disadvantages, in time of war, of a constitutional Government. The Prince added, doubtless in appropriate imitation of the warnings so often addressed during the winter to our aristocracy, his solemn warning to the nation that " our constitutional Government is undergoing a heavy trial, and we shall not get successfully through it unless the country will grant its confidence—patriotic, intelligent, and self-denying confidence—to her MAJESTY'S Go vernment." (Loud cheers—from the gentlemen dining at the Trinity-house.) It naturally occurs to us to hope that many ungracious rumours which have reached our ears must be entirely without foundation. The Prince unquestionably spoke from the fulness of his heart. He has tasted the bitterness of a " self- denying" support of her MAJESTY'S Government, and has realised in reflection the sweetness o: such " intelligent patriotism." The affinities of the Continental COBURGS, their sympathy with the countless pro-Russian despots of Germany, and probably with Russia herself, the marriage of his cousin to a cub of the HAPSBURGS, the palpably . un-English leanings of his Belgian uncle, and the recent presence of his relative here in this coun try, must altogether have entailed upon him severe self-denial ever since the War began. So near to the Throne, the Private Secretary of herMAJESTY, yet higher as a subject than any of her responsible advisers every Russianised and Austrianised COBURG was of course fully aware of his power and influence. Prompted by their own predilec tions, and doubtless secretly stimulated by the treacherous Austria and the lesser despots, it seems hardly possible to doubt that they ealcu• lated on the subserviency of his Royal Highness to Coburg wishes. All the big and little Royal ties of Germany reckoned on influencing the man of the QUEEN'S right hand, and through him on " tying down and weakening the hands of those who conduct the War." It is plain that they reckoned without their host. All the absurd rumours of the Prince pledging Lord PALMERSTON to a German—i.e. German-despot policy, when ho took office, and of his upholding the Austrian and peace-at-any-price party in the Cabinet, are clearly without foundation. Is it for a moment supposable that the man who exhorts his fellow-subjects not to tie the hands of Ministers—not to weaken them—that lie can have pressed them to a hang-back policy, or urged upon them the solicitations of Austrian and German cousins? Doubtless every Russian ising misdemeanour is chargeable on Lord ABER DILEN and his colleagues. Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech Fret; y well proved that—Prince ALBERT'S Lecture to us on self-denial confirms it. It shows how lie could sacrifice every feeling of his own, if he had any, and all the CODURGS too, to his English patriotism. We must add, however, that according to Lord I'ALMERSTON, the people do not need the PRINCE'S Lecture. His Lordship had no complaint to utter against the people on the score of "tying hands," &c. Adverting to the PRlNces remarks ho observed, "I am bound to saywe havereceival thatsupport honour ably and generously from the country, and that the unanimous feeling of the nation supports us in the course which we feel it our duty to pursue." We presume the difference is that the Prince was urged by all his foreign connexions to -tie, if pos sible, the hands of the Cabinet in well-known foleign modes, and to hinder it from pushing Austria aside, and the War with vigour. The people, on the contrary, were only desirous, fear of unseen bonds, to untie the hands of Mi- We naturally think others' temptations .ke our own ; hence the Prince thought the people were for the binding and fettering policy. No, no! says Lord PALMERSTON ; the people gave us all the support we wanted, and most nobly too. Ho could have added, they would have liberated us, if they could, from those Vienna Conferences, and. from every fetter imposed by the Austria they detested quite as much as they do Russia, if only certain things or persons, no matter who and what just now, would have permitted. Well, we are glad anyhow to see Prince ALBERT the advocate for Cabinet independence. Of course we mean independence in regard to its modes of carrying out the objects for which the nation has voted the present Ministers into her MAJESTY'S service. D is ter s. If there is one subject of legislation that re quires the amplest consideration, and ought to be dealt with in the fairest and most liberal spirit, it is whatever relates to the moral and physical well-being of the masses ; and if ever there was an instance in which such consideration and fair and liberal dealing was wholly wanting, it will be found in the history and clauses of the Sunday Trading (Metropolis) Bill. _ . . Although it was notorious that the obser vance of the seventh day as a day of abstinence from toil was owing to the intelligence of the great body of the people steadily increasing, and that measures of restriction enforced ivithout the general approval infallibly lead to license—a bill must be introduced to limit the hours of trading on Sundays in the metropolis, and this characterised by such severity, that, if passed, it will, to vast numbers, amount to a sentence of deprival of the opportunity to get their " bread " on that day ; for it is well known that a large number of employers do not—possibly cannot—pay their workmen's wages until so late on Saturday night as to render the purchase of the necessaries of life impossible. And were this obviated, there still remain those who have no fixed wages whatever, but live from hand to mouth, and who, we sup pose, are partly included in the 30,000 to 50,000 persons who, according to Mr. MAGUIRE, cannot leave their occupations in the street before mid night. What is to become of all these ? To restrict the hours of sale to nine o'clock on Sunday mornings is the next thing, if it is not that, to restricting the great majority of them from the use of food that day altogether. And where flesh meat can be purchased over-night hew are the 150,000 families who live in one apartment to preserve it in a whole some state ? Surely the promoters of the Bill never dreamt of these things ! If they did, and in their wilfulness have steeled their hearts to sacrifice the poor of the metropolis to Una Moloch of a pernicious principle—in the name of common fairness and honesty let us ask, why are the rich, with their clubs, servants, equipages, and pur -1 eyors of luxuries to escape ? Is it because they have friends while' the poor have not ? It is to be feared that such is the case. Another ques• t u\ andi vu o ic i l l hecrei stiaai i ni t a oeoiftl legislationi) e ftohoisecirculated .asaieai a te t 3 mosti s ) s v t P e o l p 1 :7 1 a ? f sort • - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN DISIIOPSGATE.—Last night at a late hour, a fire, attended with a considerable de,..true tion of property, broke out on the premise.' of Mr. Cook. pieture•frame maker, adjoining which were the work:,hope of Mr. Gibson (on the same fl oor), situate in Dunning's alley, near Bishopsgate Church. It was not extinguished until a serious amount of damage was done. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Feodore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and attended by the Hon, Matilda Paget, took a drive in a landau and four in the afternoon. Lord Alfred Paget and Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, were in attenance on horseback. • The Prince returned to Buckingham Palace at a quar ter past 3 o'clock from the opening of the new cattle market. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Her Majesty had a dinner party in the evening. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe, the American Minister, Mr. Buchanan, and Miss Lane, the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford, the Earl and Countess of Clareudon, the Earl of Ellenborough, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Baroness de Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Coinbermere, the Hon. Millard Fillmore, Sir George Couper, and Sir James Hudson. Her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgb-Strelitz visited the Duchess of Kent. The Countess de Neuilly, and the Duke and Duchess de Nemour:, also paid a visit to the Royal Duchess, yester day, at her residence, Clarence House, St. James's. Their Serene Highnesses the Princess of Hohenlohe- Langenburg, with the Princesses Adelaide and Feodore of Hohenlohe, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, in the afternoon, at Gloucester House, and also visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at Clarence House, St, James's. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and the Princess Mary, yesterday honoured the Spanish Fancy Fair, at Willis's Rooms, with a visit. SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred honoured the society with an early visit this morning. Their Royal Highnesses were accompanied by Mr. Gibbs and Dr. Becker. It is said that the Emperor of Austria will have an interview with the King of Prussia in the course of a few days, at Gallicia, where his Imperial Majesty goes to inspect the 4th division of the Austrian army. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond arrived in town, on Tuesday, from Goodwood. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh and Lady Susan Innes Kerr have arrived at the Clarendon, from Fleurs Castle, N.B. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained at dinner, last evening, his Excellency the French Ambas sador, his Excellency the Austrian Minister and the Countess Colleredo, his Excellency the Sardinian Minis ter, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister and the Countess Lavradio, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ely, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, Lord John Russell, Lord and Lady Wodehouce, M. Charles Bau- din, and Mrs. Craven. Lady Thesiger gave a ball last night, at the family mansion, in Bryanston-square. The reunion was attended by more than 300 members of the aristocracy. A letter from Kertch of the 2Sth ult., states that the coal captured there has been sold by auction, and has produced a sun of 100,0001. starling-, which is to be divided among the troops. _ UNITED LAW CLERKS' SOCIETY.—The annual dinner of this excellent instqutien took Waco yesterday at the Frecrnasoni' Tavern, when about 2QO persons sat down t') an entertainment served in admirable style, and coin- prising all the delicacies of the season. OXFORD, June 13.—The Earl of Derby, during the approaellieg commemoration, will be a guest of the Vice-Chancellor at Worcester College. His lordship, with his countess, will arrive in Oxford on the afternoon of Tuesday, and will dine with the Vice-Chancellor and a select party. The new regulations respecting the Inland Book Post, which cam,: into operation on Monday last, have been already taken advantage of to an immense extent. The privilege which they give of enclosing a number of publi cations in one parcel is a most valuable one. CRIMINAL COURT.—John Williams, publisher, who was indletNl yesterday for obtaining by false pretences a quantity of printed books, valued in the whole at nearly 3,0001., with intent to defraud Richard Allan Sdrigg. was found guhty and sentenced to 13 months' imprison ment, with hard labour. WEST LoanoN AND CRYSTAL PALNOT. AND WEST MINSTER TERMINUS.—Mr. Cobbett reported from the committee on this bill that the parties promoting it had stated to the committee that rt was not their intention to pr'oeed with the same. THE FARMERS' CLUB.—The members of this club dined lo„ ether last evening, at the Thatched-house Tavern. Mr. o,ravins Morgan, 'M.P., presided. There were present :—Vicourit Galway. M.P., Mr. Keatch hull, N'T.P., S;r C',arles Morgan, M.P., Colonel Clifford, Mr. Goddard, 1°,1.P., Mr. Hornley, Mr. Clive, Mr. Mil man, &c. HORSES FOR THE CRlME.l.—Yesterday, Lord Cardi gan spent some time at Mr. Rea's extensive horse re pository in S. Gori.7e's-road, and close to the Elephant and Ca•tie, ire en: ruining a number of horses purchased for the use of the army, arid intended ultimateiy for the Crimea. Daring the peace, the maximum price for horses for the army wan 251., and th.7m.),-h it is now 401. there is a great difficulty in procuring the number re quired for our cavalry. HEAT WITHOUT FUEL—The problem of acquiring • beat without fuel appears to have been solved by the in ventim of the machine of MA. B.:aurriont and Mayer, I with whirl, by means of friction alone, they can make water boil. The machine, which may be seen at work \ at their establishment on the Quai Valmy, contains 400 litres of water, which is made to boil in two hours. Tax IIION Tr.ADE.—The improvement recently ma&- fested in this trade is fully. maintained. Orders, at ex isting prices, have, we understand, within the last few der n 4 been pressed upon makers, but with little success, as they are not inclined to place wore orders upon their books than two or three weeks may enable them to '):e 'cute. A considerable firm in Shropshire, a few days since, declined an order which would have given several wee k s ' enwley proffered at ecisting prices. The late ad vance of ss. to 10s. per ton is consequently well sup ported, and purchasers are rather anxious to buy at that price.— Wolverhampton , Chronicle. THE BOILER EXPLOSION ,s 3 MANCHESTER.—The in• quest on the youth killed at the works of Mr. Ralph Wood, at Manchester, on Friday last by a boiler explo sion, terminated last s evening. In the c ourse of the in quiry the safety - valve was prod uced, whe n the startling fact became evident to all en gaged in the investigation that one part of it had been cast solid, - which sho u ld have contained an opening. I n fact, it w as so imper fect from the first that not a breath of steam could have escaped. these circumstances, the jury found a Ralph Wood, the son of the verdict "Manslaughter against John Norbury, the maker 0 of of U t il de valve." al ve. owner of the boiler, has died auce the explosion of his injuries. ARMY BAKERS FOR THE CRIMEA.—Some of the jour neyman bakers, who, it may be remembered, were a short time ago, sent out from this country to Balaklava, to manufacture bread for the troops, having proved not sufficiently competent for the duties required of them, it has been determined to replace the unwilling or in efficient by other English workmen. Accordingly at an early hour yesterday the Commissariat office in West minster was besieged by numerous applicants, 53 of whom were engaged—viz., 3 foremen, 30 first-class jour neymen, and 20 second-class, the whole of whom will receive liberal wages, and be found in stores. Mr. Amos, a master baker, is to act as superintendent of the detachment, which will be despatched forthwith to the Crimea. Messrs. T. and W. Smith, the eminent ship-builders at St. Peter's, on the river Tyne, are engaged fitting up an iron vessel, which has been purchased from them by the Ordnance department, as a floating factory for the Black Sea, to assist the regimental service in the Crimea. It will be provided with steam-engines, lathes, and a cupola, and will be accompanied by experienced work men from the Tyne. The vessel is of 600 tons burthen, is provided with the screw, and had been destined for the coal trade, until purchased by the Government. STATE OF TRADE. —ln the lace trade matters remain in statu quo—and transactions are of the most limited description. Hosiery on the other hand continues to improve with the weather, and the favourable prospects of the principal crops. There is more -doing this week, and better prices obtained all round. The advance on cotton is maintained ; it is now from is. 6d. to 2s. a bundle dearer ; and the spinners and agents very firm— the latter hoping now to realise those profits which they were obliged to forego whilst prices were low. Wool is also id. a lb. dearer, attributable to a scarcity of British, which is in demand ; and silk also is rather dearer. All these causes combined have led to a partial concession of the relative advance on goods, the whole of which the manufacturers hope shortly to obtain, because trade is good both for shipping and home. The only adverse markets are those of East and West Indies ; whilst those of Australia; Canada, North and South America ; and House are in a very -favourable condition. —Nottingham shire Guardian. - 31SSES. STRAHAN AND CO'S. BANKRUPTCY.—The choice of assignees and the proving of debts under the estate of Messrs. Strahan and Co. in the Court of Bank ruptcy are fixed for Monday, the 25th of June. The entire proceedings of the case and the ultimate judgment of the Court ' will be watched with much interest, the facts connected with it, as far as they are at present known, being wholly inexplicable on the plea of sudden and unforeseen misfortune. Great complaints are also made of the bank having continued its payments through out the whole of Saturday last, the allegation being that its insolvency bed been clearly shown by statements made up on the previous evening. In this way, it is said, a considerable portion of such cash assets as remained available were paid away to persons who had happened to hear the current rumours of the probable suspension, to the prejudice of the general body of creditors. On this, however, as well as other points, reserve must be exercised until the partners shall have had opportunities of explanation. Meanwhile, it is believed that the original estimate of 350,0001., as the amount of the liabilities of the banking-house, will prove correct. These of t' - ,e partnership connection of lialford and Co., navy agents, have not yet been stated, but they are likely to be considerable, as it is reported that the firm have no less than 3,000 accounts open, on which sums are due to persons in the navy or their • families. In relation to the advanees on certain shares of the Lecca and Pistoja, Railway, which are understood ' to have been among the causes of toe embarrassment of the bank, some mystery prevail;. Several months back the holders et shares in this line were required to • exehanee their to ieleal r;liares for new ones, and se ine L of the English proeristars, after having sent in their old shares, were linable to obtain those which should have been delivered to them in substitutirn. Upon inquiry it was then stated to have been ascertained that the shares they bad thus parted with had actually been de . posited with Messrs. Strahan as security for loans. Ulti mately, by taking prompt measures, the claimants el)- ; tallied restitution, and Messrs. Strahan probably found themselves compelled to accept in lieu of them the cured promissory notes of the persons whom they had - thus imprudently trusted. LATEST NEWS, Lord Panmure presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and begs to transmit a nominal return of officers wounded between the 4th and Bth instant : Capt. M. Adye, R.A. Lieut. Evans, 19th Itegt. Lieut. and Adjt. Padfield, Capt. Ambrose, 3d. Lieut.-Col. Campbell, 90th. Captain Hunter, 47th. Lieut Boyd, 17th. Lieut. Trent, 48th. Lieut. Breedon, 3d. Capt. A. Gordon. Lieut. Legge, 2d Bat., Ist Royals. Major Mills, 7th Regt. Capt. Turner, 7th. Lieut. Jones, 7th. Lieut. J. F. Jones, 7th. Lieut. Waller, 7th. Capt. Dixon, 41st. Lieut. Scott, 55th. • Capt. Ingall, 62d. Capt. Gilby, 77th. Lieut. Grier, 88th. Lieut. Anderson, 96th. Assistant-Engr. E. J. R. Keen. 20th. Capt. Penefather, 30th. Capt. John Peel, 34th. Capt. Westhead, 34th. Lieut. Saunders, 34th. Major Villiers, 47th. Capt. Lowndes, 47th. Major Armstrong, 49th. Capt. Le Marchant, 49th. Lieut. Young, 49th. Lieut. Eustace, 49th. Lieut. Dickson, 77th. Capt. Maynard, 88th. Lieut. Kenny, 88th. Lieut. Mackesy, 97th. Lieut. Bellew, 24 Bat., Ist Royals. Lieut. Stewart, 24 Bat., Ist Royals. Lieut. Irby, 47th R,egt. Mr. Rawlinson is going on very favourably. The loss of the English on the 7th and Bth amounted to—non-commissioned officers, drum- mers, and privates—killed, 122 ; wounded, 510 ; missing, 15. PARIS, JUNE 13. Six thousand English troops are to join General Canrobert on the Tchernaya. More men have been sent to Kerteh. The Piedmontese are fortifying the position on the Tchernaya, and building bridges. MARSEILLES, JUNE 13. The Vectis arrived with the Overland mail at seven o'clock this morning. MARSEILLES, THURSDAY, JUNE 14. The Mersey, yihieb. left Constantinople on the 7th, has arrived. • Despatches leave at 9 a.m. ' The advices from the Crimea are of the sth of June. A despatch from Turin, dated the 13th inst., announces that on the evening of the 12th an attempt was made at Rome to assassinate Cardinal Antonelli. The attempt failed, and the assassin was arrested. A despatch from the Spanish frontier, received in Paris yesterday, announces that a band of 70 unarmed men was formed on the 11th near Pam- peluna, and took the direction of the French frontier to procure arms ,there. Hotly pursued, the greater nurdber sought refuge in France. A movement in Catalonia is said to be feared. MADRID, JUNE 11. The Government has entered into a contras with the Bank of St. Ferdinand for the paytnen of the interest on the foreign debt. TRIESTE, JUNE 13. The Anglo-Turkish army is leaving Bujukdere for Asia. Tho Birman chief, Munglo, has revolted agakiFit th© English. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, June s.—Aali Pacha, has not yet returned from Vienna. Mehemet Ali Pacha is still in retirement, as well as the well-known Mustapba Pacha, of Candia, the ex-Grand Vizier. It is surmised that the former is destined ere long to the functions of Lord High Admiral, which, if true, however it might tend to the efficiency of the department, would not tend much, I fear, to the harmony of the situa tion. On the 30th ult., his excellency Mouchtar Pacha, the newly-appointed Minister of Finance, addressed to four of the principal commercial firms of this city, Messrs. Flori, Tubini and Corpi, Camondo, and Jacques Allear, the following circular, of which I alsek forward a translation : " A momentary exigency having arisen, relative to munitions and various stores to be conveyed to the interior, and which the Imperial iTreasury finds difficult to provide for at the present moment, the Sultan's Government has resolved to contract for that object a loan of 50,000,000 Piastres. Hence, sir, you are requested to co-operate in this transaction, and fa vour us with your presence to-morrow, 8 o'clock (34 p.m.), at the Imperial Treasury, where a meeting will be held to deliberate on the mode of execution. . (Signed) " MOUSHTAIt. " Ramazan, 15 ; H.egira, 1271." THE PRINCIPALI TIES. BVCHABEST, May 24.—The Austrians appeared to temper their brutality for a short time after the proclamation of martial law in the Principalities —doubtless to assuage the irritation caused by this law, which holds death in suspense , over all our heads. However, after the lapse of eight short days, they have recommenced their brigand age and assassinations with more audacity than ever. The day before yesterday they murdered a (male) cook and the son of the priest Nedeles, of the parish of Batishete. The same day four other persons were killed by them at the fair ofMoschi, outsidethe gates of the town. Yesterdayanothermurder was commit ted at the barriere of Tesana. The Austrian govern ment would seem to regard these crimes as merely a guarantee for tale preservation of "law and order," which it affects to re-establish in the Prin cipalities ; for the only punishment inflicted on the guilty is to send them back to Austria to serve in other regiments. Count Coronini lately caused 20 unoffending Hungarians, who believed them selves in security here, to be loaded with chains and conducted in to the Austrian States. One of them—an artist, a painter—died of, the torture in this town. A few - days ago the Austrians burned and destroyed, in the garden of Scoufa—before the barrieres of Bucharest—several thousand muskets, which had been taken from the rural population, and deposited in on e of the magazines of the capi tal. Thus Austria is permitted to destroy the arms of a people ardently, desirous to fight against Rus sia on the side of tlie allies, and to replace them by her own bayonets, which, in the Principalities, I have hitherto only served to protect the Russians towards the Pruth, and which may soon perhaps be turned against Turkey and the allies. I'RA.N CE. BOURSE, JUNE 13.—CLOSING PRIORS. Cash. ' fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 94* 75 95 25c. 3 per Cents 69 50 69 60 Credit Mobilier .967 50 Roman Credit Foncier 545 Austrian Belgian Fives — Spanish Threes Piedmontese B7 75 Rome Debt RALS . WAYS-FOR CASH. fr. e. Orleans 1195 Lyons ...... 1230 Western - 71;5 Rouen Celle 665 Strasbnrg . Mediterranean 12 1 .35 -- Havre 630 Northern MONUMENT TO O'ColumPtt.—A numerously attended meeting was held at Limerick on Tuesday, for the pur pose of erecting a statue to the late Mr. O'Connell in that city. A letter was read from Mr. Hogan, the sculptor, in which he proposed to execute a statue, eight feet higb, in Portland, or Caen stone, for the sum of 6001. The subscriptions to be received will govern the committee in the character of the proposed statue. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S -PARK. - The flower chow which took place at these gardens yesterday afternoon was of the usual profuse end magnificent kind. The weather, however, was sadly unpropitious, and the thousands of gaily-dressed fashionables who were pre sent were more than once driven for shelter into the large conservatory at the termination of the esplanade, and the tents containing the flowers and fruits. Between the showers the military bands played with their accustomed excellence, but the enjoyment was terribly interfered with by the rlin, which, though only occurring at intervals, necessarily chilled the air, and rendered the gardens any thing but fit or pleasant for -promenading. REY WORK." r IVIAIJ 71{ THE CAPTUR ;ED "QUA The Quarry Work, the capture of which is ascribed to our brave troops in General Pelissier's despAch of the 7th, is situated; between what cut the 6th inst. were our advanced works on Frenchman's Hill and the Redan. Its construction was commenced late in April, after our sol diers had driven the enemy from the large rifle pits in front of our right attack. The quarry of which advantage was taken in the construction of the work, and from which it is designated, is on the elope of the Redan Hill, below the line of abattis which stretched across it, and about 300 yards from the most advancsrl trench of the zigzag in front of our second parallel. The slope of the land on which the Quarry Work rests dips down to the left, towards the left ravine, in front- towards the shallow part of the middle ravine near its termination, where it divides Frenchman's and the Redan hill from each other. The new work was placed behind the excavation, and had a high and solid pk.apet. Around it the enemy had rifle pits connected with the quarry by trenches, and one of these, within fifty yards of our advanced trench, had its parapet of sand bags loopholed not only at the top, but within two feet from the level of the ground, by which means our working parties were for a time consi derably annoyed. The rifle pits and the Quarry Work were connected by a covered way with the Redan. At the opening cf the third bombardment our zigzags bear ing towards the Redan had been so far advanced that it was necessary to crown the Quarry, as otherwise the enemy would have looked down into our trenches ; but this operation again would not of itself have sufficed to insure our progress, as the Quarry Work was in turn commanded by the Mamelon. Hence the necessity for taking both simultaneously. Four days before the open ing of the third general bombardment, it was unknown in camp whether the Quarry Work was armed, but it was evident that it had been prepared for at least ten heavy guns. Owing to the steep ascent of the hill, aryl its proximity to other extensive works in rear, not to speak of the rifle pits in its vicinity, its capture must ; have been a most arduous undertaking, as our lists of killed and wounded, moreover, too plainly tell. OPERATIONS AGAINST RUSSIA IN THE PACIFIC. The following is an extract from an important letter addressed by an officer on board her Majesty's ship Dido to a gentleman in Dublin : " H.M.S. Dido, Oahu, Sandwich Isles, April 13. "our new admiral has just arrived here in the President, and we sail to-day for a place with a very long name—' Petro panlovski '—where we hope to do something, to which the battle of Inkerman will be nothing. The intended plan of operations will be, I believe, that the Dido and Pique, from this station, meet the Encounter and Barracouta the beginning of May in Awatika. Bay, and this squadron, under the com mand. of Captain Moorhead, is to establish a close blockade. Should the defences be not stronger than before we may attack it ; but we are not to do so unless success is certain. In about four weeks the admiral, in the Monarch, with the Pres;ident, Ampbithrite, Trincomalee, and Brisk, with two French frigates and a steamer, follow, and then we are all to take the place, if our little squadron have not dons so. We then, I believe, all go to the Sea of Ochotok, when we will meet the China squadron, and attack a very strong settle ment the ' Roosians' have at the mouth of the river Amoor ; but I do not think it will be taken, as if you look at the map you will see that it is scarcely approachable by largo ships with their guns and stores on board, and then there are three or fecur Russian men-of-war—the Pallas and Jeanna, amongst others—with lots of steamers. But I dare say that we shall take the island of Taghalan. These places you can be shown 1 upon the map." IdArAL AND MILITARY INT KLLIGENCF. R•ar-Admiral Edward Boxer, C. 8., who died of cholera at Bala!klava on the 4th inst., was midshipman of the Doris, and assir; ted at the cutting out of a French 20-gun corvette from Cain aret Bay in 1801. He was a lieutenant of the Tigre, and comi nanded a detachment of seamen landed in Egypt in 1807, and : a division of boats at the destruction of a convoy at Rosa a in 1809, and also had the direction of the gun-boats at the lege of Tarragona in 1813. He was also captain of the Picin e in the operations on the coast of Syria and bombard. men.' tof St. Jean d'Acre in 1840. He was a lieutenant in Jant Lary, 1807, a commander in March, 1815, a captain in Juni i, 1823, and a Rear-Admiral of the Blue in 1553, subse qttei itly having been promoted an Admiral of the White. 31;.'i0 Earl of Aberdeen steam-transport left Portsmouth yes terillay morning for the Crimea. Ti le Nary Davidson sailing-transport is now being laden at the lloyal Clar'ence-yard, Gosport, with tea, sugar, coffee, ruri , rice, and biscuit for t he Crimea. The vast ores of thisi establishment are now so full of every kind of victualling sup dies that baking has been discontinued for the present. T! - le Geyser, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop; Commander R. Dew, left Sheerness at 8 a.m. yesterday, in charge of the gun- Rinde, and the mortar-vessels Surly, Blazer, and Manly, direct for the Baltic. T`. lie Centaur, 6, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain IV. J. Clifford, left Sheerness yesterday in charge of the mor taxi vessels Prompt and Rocket, and the schooner Watertank, for ti..the Baltic. 'Ow Alban, 4, paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieut. -Commander W. ;E. Fisher, is ordered to proceed direct to the Baltic with 'the I gun-boats Swinger and Jackdaw. rn ae Calcutta, 84 guns, Capt. J. J. Stopford, is receiving the! armament and stores of the Glutton and . Meteor floating bat 4 eries at Sheerness. She has already nearly 800 tons of shot for battering purposes, exclusive of shell, &c. She has 11 months' provisions for her fall complement of men and offiC ers. ' he Perseverance transport, Capt. Henry Harris, is receiv ing, stores and provisions at Sheerness, and every exertion is beu ig made to get her ready to embark her troops by Satur day next. The different detachments of the Royal Artillery whi ) were to embark yesterday returned their old muskets inti ) store and received Minie rifles, with the sword bayonets i attached, for use in the Crimea. AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIG [INCE. ...—.o. CITY, Two o'CLoGT. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed very tamely, yet with s tea d iness, at Friday's prides. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, a to the trade, comprising 200 E gyp tian at 61d. to Bd., and 500 Surat at 41-d. to 50. per lb. at The Railway Share Market was steady, but closed a slight improvement on. Tuesday's prices. Accounts from the German wool fairs, which are now being held in various parts, all read favourh - able; At Posen business comme nced on the 9t inst., and there were large supplies. An important ~ m arket was expected, although very few large f&- f reign buyers had yet arrived. The W iling °- For the fleeces is described as excellent. the fine mid. descriptions, which last he thisear sold . at 68 rix Bres dollars, the growers hav season obtained as much as 85 ri x dollars. At lau, fine qualities were meeting with a very readY sale. lv to The Swedish Government, i t is said, is lik Iv put upon a war footing 30,000 infantry' prince rwa cavalry, and 8 batteries of artillery. can provide 8,000 men. T he Crown ,ry of Sweden is said to have ,strong military Tifloambition, and to be in favour of war. tillas, composed of gun and mortar boats, 1 1. u The the command of Prince ()Scar, were at the n if of English cruisers commanded entirely tb ° ''''' the just Bothnia, but committed no hostilities ago. towns bordering on that sea. • r of The system of smuggling acr oss the fron ti e r of Portugal to Spain is carried on to such an t ' tee at present, that the Treasury at M adrid is es tiro _ r to be losing at the rate of 200 m illions of r eels P y annum. ea rs 3t The cotton speculation at Liverpool aP,P ° b e ing last to have received some check, the sa i , es n . o ne considerably diminished, and the price has ln '' g pro back 'id. per lb. This has not come tee s e° ,,, ° ;,. air bably, to save a violent reaction, for be' ve .„,,.m - en t, curnstances may have justified the first L'l',uccess and however fair may be the chance s „ - g0 i n presented to men of ample means 11 ' -- A ttlee , early, they usually attract after them w eakei tb e l who can scarcely afford one tithe of the riskeratie run, and who are ruined for years if the ,ePfas,oor proves unsuccessful. The money marke i t h i o i, hilt able for any speculation that has ban ker' g - a ,e ja" it must not be supposed that the ,if the cautious. On the contrary, we doupu on upt smallest sum could. be obtained except_ up on an 30 class • security, and then generallY "votioa idea furnished of the bona fide sPPleisna of the amount. The Bank of , , ilay ° directors, at their weekly meeting tot ' o f dig' made that alteration in the minimum r 'pr tolo n. count which it is obvious would have s° ° , tl a then 2; place bad abundance of money alone gill's a gains t a d but a desire to keep the market stead{ g j o stea u ' contingencies caused the postponement. of 4 the charge now will , btl' i " In the British Stocks there is scarcelY s n J Cow mess doing, and the quotations remain firer cots. sols have been 915 to 92. The N e w 3 P e ftedtl eea the , dos ° have been 921 to 93, and 92/ to -1.. Bank Stock, after beg, bar ° at 2097, has 2 risen to 211. Excheclll°"'lNothilligi been 1.85., and India Bonds 235., pra• have stil' has been done in the Omnium. been done at 911 and 92 since the Bank minimum was known. , 0 i3 0 ,,, a 1 Foreign Securities are dull. IVlen`c9,n small Foreign been rather heavy at 2n. Brazl ler cots.; Stock has realised 1001. Russian Fi steady a t S i' s • have been quoted par. Turkish keepsnul. 13e ' to 1. Spanish 3"per Cents. are mar 1 cents' gian 44 per Cents. are 93, and Dutch 21 P e 64;1. 1 der from We have received the following -•e- Consols baation 0 Mexican merchant at Liverpool -11-e be en 1"c°s11. " Tho order transmitted to Vera Cruz had be, w ith - 1 r alter teal s , stilted. The bondholders will not be interfelaist write my correspondents from Vera Cruz. Th e divid, by brought, a considerable sum for account of the t i n geu ioo and it will be seen that such remissions will he ° l 'd ge.: lo r. the subsequent steamers as usual. The trad?.. c ost „f is not in the deplorable condition represent4q, processr"ea able orders for manufactured goods' are no w illeasettiltbe execution in this country, and the stock of l ii ity o' oe goods in Mexico was very limited. The S i: ' s be ° Government may be precarious—such has "'w5Y ei4 case in Mexico." f P . ( ;i- The following are the nominal prices ° I; „e "„roes stocks:-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 te,' tt o d can, 21 , 3 to 24- ; Peruvian, 68 to 701 ditto r Ceor, per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four P e to 1 , 1) 1 ',• 41 to -46 ; Russian Five per Cents., % tO ',,, e r ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., ° n o° 5 p er Spanish New Deferred, 18/ to 18i ; - v 4 to Cents., 38/ to 381 ; Ditto Certi&ateS' Li up Ditto Passive, 4 to 41. g tai fte The last week's railway receipts ag l3-f s '-''' i to this day, are in round figures as,folloW- ' 18 5 =' 95 1 18 55 ' 007 Great Western North-Western South Western Brighton 0 1 8,43 3 114,40 South-Eastern ................... 1 1,78 1 17, i i :, Caledonian Great Northern North -Eastern ..... shire cb le * Whitsun week last yereoced top The Railway Share Market is iu' ll half• Ol fro el this morning by the settlement of t 4. ll ,ar e es t paie l tbe re account, and them are rates of inwili,,tioo4 oar it up to # and 4 per share. The sP e t ? p, rise. ,b e rot fore, is generally in the direction o , l, rea t /Or' t ot. donian, Midland, North-Wester, ' a lly in req p reS and South-Eastern, have been genfrooders s Great Western of anada and W es " are higher. 4. tho l'tanll3ol.: United Mexican Mine are pa t , i 3 depre ss d 1 p a lac e rt,1 05 generally steady, and . 'CLOSING lI BRITISH FUNDS THIS DA I.--- , Irio. , m oo O ne ( Iror. the °Pia. ;kit Bnk Stock .......... .... . .................. 92i ' 3 per Cent. Reduced Ann.111t1e5........ ....... Shot 2i 3 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities . New 3 per Cent. Annuities .•...- ...... ..... 3 '- 5 ' Lone Annuities, Expire 501 Jan.. 186- -" 1 6 15 - Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 183) Iniia'Bonds, £lOOO . ..... . g ‘,3 i / 2 I t i. ~ Ditto, under ... . ..................... . 1 WOO Consols Zor Account, 10th ju1y...............X 1 4 21000 Bill TX3hequer s, •• . 18 1 5 11 1 ..... ...... ........ 2500 .................................... ..• 1 6 13 It ir, Smallt. . . ............. •- s of is P ?RICE OF FOREIGN VINT / --- Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent •••• .•••••• 100i 1 Ditto Small ... ~..........••••••• ............ 5.4 ''.xicAn 3 per Cent ........................ • A a Peruvian Bonds, 3 per oent. .. .. ._.......... ;66 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. X St ... 331 'lpanish Bowls, 3 per Cent ... ................. ,„ Turkish Bonds, 6 psr cent ..................... ;;I," . 811 Ditto for the Account... ....... .... ....... Ditto Small ....... .. ........ .... ......... ' ..... 21 Venezuela Bonds, 4+ per Ceut.........•••••,",;000. to t iv,dends On the above oaYabl ° in ....- Belgian Bonds 2i par Cent. ex. 2 5 fr ..... ' 9, Ditto .4 per Cent. Ex. 2 5 fr;;''' 60 oa k Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent. 12 G" ... ',.,v fia TOP _ a _Conic)ls ............. . ................... •••• 0 11 4 ail Ditto Accoru It. 10t1 1 J'.............._ .. _ . " -____ ~t - : 2 0 ::: LLOYD'S SHIPPING ---4 ------ I'.lo 0. —4--- --- roNDox, June 11.—Wind this dal in at t. l ,,, s l< r i of light breezy, and -cloudy weather, withsr ,Arrtl,dP PORTSMOUTH. Juno 13.---Wiria• • s''' il ic l°9 from London, for Madras and Calcutta. 1 1; 1 Aberdeen (s. transport 20), for the Crinleo.o.ifeo lip PLYMOUTH. June 'l3.—Wind N•W-, e. ~fe o' ' 1 P°P . 0 3 et' from Sunderland, for the Cane of G•oo.fri. Ara., 0 0 0 FALMOUTH, June 13.--Wind, I s r. r . "„;i i i, f o r T res. ) fiv from Pernambuco ; Charon (0.) , -•" °- -re ° sac ° — 'o ol. ' tinople. Sailed Earl of Derby for i'-'ll Sifor (1, '. goad st 4 port—Tamerlane, from Maulresitt; c l tb e l A tanzas. t 1 ),, i ' t) tol ie t f`' SHIELDS, June 13.—The Zenol)io, ‘tlDcoo,l,reste ' land, got on the Middle ground, but li a ',:iiecl -- `" - GUERNSEY, June 12.—Wind, B. '"--- ,t,s ISO" Sierra Leone. calco u lecl' CLYDE, June 12.—Sailed —Dram, for. cs r S Ol (1 . 0 0 WATERFORD June 12.--wind, g•I' L ' ~1 0 , uel , garet, for TriniClatl. , cfbtholol 0?„, tie TRA.YEMUNDE, June 10.—The 131011'A ja c orp Newcastle to Lubeck , which greatertrandett. of her ,i 0 has become a wreck, 'but the PO o' oo l saved. , ( 4. .o. 0 01° cl , liio t LOAM, June .—On the 31st of ."..%0 tli°ooro boats, with 300 men on board, got thrt!,i,b, etlolr into Ale town, and carried off which old D ( r ep giee ° was under repair, and out of th taken. • 06' -----. ;011.) gal' ; (PER ELECTRIC, TELEGS- ~_,,. _ lg li r°f e Wind, N.W. fro o ' 1 011 ' Arrivod.—Wost Point and Thornton, _ nn ,,b; ei geoi, Linda, New (Moans ; Sarno:int, from S,.` 'Affto„,,t, o* Daiitzie; Wildtiro, Strlngh3i ; lkfargarev,,,onr JO LIVERPOOL, Thdr5(1".40,,i ot, , Africa. Off Port —o3prey, from New Orbe'.3! N. 8.; Enthusiu3t, Antigua. aiddleioet 5 • June QuE .$r 1n0 1 Vrtigu a l Wind, S.W. Arrived—Carrier Pigeon, frora Caro Hayti ; nose , C allab. Off Port—Rata, from Trieste. ----- (BY SIIEStAIIVE AND EItITISII TEL 10:•41'. A W r i r n iv d e'd W , J . une 13 Gr—LEIkauv:e51:14fPronirirb::::11:e;:::1;t1JI:1111° ; tide,,t wo 'hours' flo'od ; 46ven'iber 'lee ..1- 1" ' Em,lon.aie—Lu3itania, for Cadiz. 41 1 PIIP .. DEAD, ThasarkP A vrii Wind, S.W. by Tir • ; fresh. li°r • ,zoporb; tot Passed --Hole . from lianoburg, for .0 0 1 tulle, Shanghai, for London. ' j,004° i Anchored —Go Forward (schooner), from Dartuiouth• APPOINTMENTS. (laptain D. Curry (1846), to the Alarm, 26, at Devonpo d rt. lommander li. Coryton (1841), to the Hermes, 6 , padle \vh eel steam-sloop, of 220-horse power, at Woolwich. l aster J. Roskilly (1841), to the Impregnable, 104, flag ship, at Plymouth. ;baplains—Rev. A. G. Berry, to the St. George, 120, at Sp:i thead ; Rev. G. E. Carwithen (1851), to the Furious, 16, pad Idle-wheel steam frigate, of 400-horse power, Mediterranean sta.) lot( ; Rev. H. Gordon (1854), to the Eurydice, 26, North Ate erica and West India station ; and Rev. R. Croker (184 r.), to ;he Firebrand, 6, paddle-wheel steam frigate, of 410-horse poi Ter, Mediterranean station. late (re-employed) W. F. Richards (1853) to the Meteor, 16,1 floating battery. Taval Instructors—J. L. Osborn, to the Sphinx, 6, paddle will eel steam-ship, of 500-horse power, Mediterranean station; atri L W. W. Campbell, to the Dragon, 6, paddle-wheel steam. fri g ;ate, of 560-horse power, with the Baltic fleet. Masters Assistant H. Rorie, to the Myrmidon, 3, iron pal .dle - wheel steam-vessel, of 150-horse power, at Ports ath. THE MILITIA. lUpwards of 700 rank and file of the 3d Middlesex Militia (th e first 'of the county which has volunteered to serve out of the t kingdom) have been told off as the service companies to do duty abroad. They will proceed, teccoinpanied by their bao ad, to Plymouth for immediate embarkation to 'Malta, hex lded by their Lieutenant-Colonel J. J. Glossop—a nominal d©] pot, at present reduced to some 60 rejected men, remain ing • under the command of their full colonel, Viscount Chel sea , M.P. Oho Renfrewshire Regiment of Militia, under the com ma nd of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir M. J. Napier, was inspected one Monday last, in the Barrack-square, Paisley, by Major- Gee neral Viscount Melville, K.C.B. commanding the Forces in! Scotland. The regiment paraded in review order, and, aft ;.s , ,r having marched past in slow and quick time, performed the manual and platoon exercises,' and several field move md nts. The firing of the regiment was considered very good. Thy 3 Major-General, after ordering the regiment to be formed int o close column, then addressed Sir Robert Napier and the ref ;invent, saying that he was quite unprepared to witness sui 31.1 proficiency, and that it reflected the highest credit on col onel and officers. The Renfrewshire is the only Scotch red fiment complete in equipment, and which has turned out in. , heavy marching order for a general's inspection. This co] Ts now musters upwards of 600 rank and file. MEXICAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN COMPANY.—At the his lf-yearly meeting of the Mexican and South American CI Marty, held yesterday, a dividend at the rate of 7s. 6d. p, r share, free of income tax, was declared on the paid up capital of the company, for the six months ending the 3inh of April last; being equivalent, with income tax, to a dividend of 16s. per share per annum. It appeared fi .otn the report, and explanations of the Chairman, that tl ae 10,000 new shares of 61. 10s. each, the first call of 2,;. 10s. had been paid in full, and that the second call was in course of payment, and nearly completed. The re; port also gave a very favourable view of the condition, of the company's works in Chili, which showed a large increase in the smelting operations, and in their ship ments of copper and regulus to this country. The net pr ofits of the working amounted to 29,4381. is. 3d. RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FORMER RATE OF POSTAGE ON . LETTERS FOR VICTORIA, WITH COMPULSORY PRE PA. YMENT. —GENERAL POST-OFFICE, June, 1855.—0 n and from the 20th instant, the rates of postage charged previous to the Ist October last upon letters addressed tai the colony of Victoria will again be levied. These rates are ,as follows :—Not exceeding 4 oz. in weight, by packet is., by private ship Bd. ; above 4 oz. and not ea:ceeding 1 oz.; by packet 25., by private ship ls. 4d. ; above 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 ois., by packet 45., by private ship 2s. Bd. ; above 2 oz.. and not exceeding 3.0z5., by packet Gs., by private ship 4s. ; and unless this postage be paid in advance the letters cannot be for warded. The uniform sixpenny rate was extended to Victoria in consequence of a communication which was understood to convey the .acquiescence.of the Colonial Government ; but by despatches of a later date it ap pears that there has been some m isapprehension in been this respect, and that not only has no such acquiescence 'given, but a high rate of colonial inland postage con tidies to be collected, on behalf of the colonial revenue, upon all letters eent to this country. The,Postmaster- General is, therefore, reluctantly compelled to revert to th e former arrange ment: 'O X F ORD , WORCESTER AND WOLVERHAMPTON.--.-The adjourned special meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, to receive the result of the poll in respect to the approval or otherwise of a bill for the completion and maintenance of the above corn patry's line on the narrow gauge, and to alter and amend the provisions of thd acts relating thereto, and, to certain powers conferred on the C-reat Western Railway Com pany. The report of the scrutineer showed that 74 p ers ons present, rep resenting 313,399/. stock, and 826' rer oxies, representing 1,558,069/. stock, together 900 persons, and 1,871,463/. stock, voted in favour of the liill ; and four pe rsons peseta, representing 41,7501. stock, and five proxies, representing 184,4501., together nine persons, and 226,200/. stock, voted against the bill, I cav i n g an apparent majority of 891 persons and 1,645,263/. stock in favour of the bill. The total amount ia , :f stock represented at the meeting was 2,097,663 1 ., of which amount the standing orders of the House of Lords required that three-fourths, or 1,573,2481., should vote in favour of the bill. The capital represented in favour of the bill' was 298,215/. over and above the required I amount.