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

ONE V MARrrr Al+.tD COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday Closed heavily, with a downward tendency inprices. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, comprising 24 0 Pernam and Maranham at 7d. to 7,11, 100 Egyptian at fild. to 9d., and 600 Surat at 3d. to 5 1(1. per lb. The Railway Share Market was ex ceedingly buoyant, but little business was tran keted. The directors of the Chartered Bank of India, . e lustralia, and China have issued their report, pre- Paratory to the extraordinary general meeting con 'relied for to-morrow. The object of the meeting is to determine whether the undertaking is to be pro leented. The object for which the Bank was formed Was to afford banking facilities to the vast and in :reasing trade between Australia,lndia, and China,a rasd as yet unoccupied. The East India Government ~ somewhat reluctantly granted a charter, giving li ghted liability, and the banking ;privileges en joyed by o th er cor p ora ti ons i n I n dia. The following a re paragraphs in the report : a "The b an k h as a f u ll y su b scr ibed capital, with the a'TPosits all paid up, and it has a very large portion of i juares registered, with the Erst call paid. It has secured t t elY, in the direction a valuable accession of inflaen : connections with the East; the demand for banking e °tamoaation in the East is evidently on the increase ; money at home has become plentiful ; and it only re vs for the shareholders, with the infusion of new "' , tubers into their body, to realise the amount of the e4Pital needful for the commencement of business." After stating their belief that there is ample t ° Gni for this and other banks, the Directors pro tectli, to observe that : directors the state of the money market some time since, e he irectors were of opinion that it would be expedi rto form an ama l gama tion with some other bank g,e°lllpany, and they intimated to the shareholders tia jheir l as t repor t that they had opened nego tioni°aa with a bank in India already in opera el„_ These negotiations not having resulted as was , oli F t ected, th e s h ares o f w hi c h th e directors had the a re I A and which were designed for that amalgamation ) ve set free for re-issue to the shareholders of the co nk ' and to the public here and in India. The direc- Dr ei , r aying regard to the technical difficulties which delllted the proposed amalgamation, and to the serious th at Y B ,,ltich would have attended it) are wall pleased this important bank should be prosecuted upon its kid ti landationthey call upon the sharehol ers Drej,,",? Public to remove from their minds the degree of ki t ii'Vea which has been creat.d by the litigation . now th e e'Y at an end, and to regard the undertaking with Ilibi t aa Pe favourable feelings which were so clearly ex iiidee`l when the public attention was first called to the kid e a " Profitable field of its operation, and the g reat Cad objects it bad in view." Thesf official returns of the trade and navigati on the United Ki ng dom, for the month and five Oaths ending May 31, have been issued. From ez e 80 it appears that the total declared value of the 2; r ts during th e m onth was 8,049,2 461 ., against h a 2, 196/. i n th e same period last year. There increase in the shipments of coals line e lliro, cotton manufactures, cotton yarn, h r .; , Yarn, machinery, and woollen a nd h arc i"ect Yarn, but a falling-off in beer and al e, qit t w ares and cutlery, linen manufactures , s ilk f a : , thrown silk, and woollen and worsted mann- Ur es- The imports were smaller of live animals, coffee, wheat, barley, oats, Indian flour, in -14,...-3ftax, saltpetre, raw silk, cloves, pepper, rum, , tea, and wines, but there was an increase in h o re ceipts of currants, guano, palm o il, o p ium, tie°l2s, quicksilver, rice, cassia ligne a, g essena, ; il l% toba cco , an d wool. toi m e shipping accounts exhibit an i ncrease in the 11 a ge employed in the Foreign tra de of the w ette d Kingdom of 48,485 tons in the entrie s i rk . " 8, and of 30,444 in the clearances o utwards . 11 ' 0 th, Coasting trade rather less tonnage was em- Yed. English Stock market has been exceedingly but the quotations are firm. There is no I: e4 lation and very little real bus iness. Consols i t been 91i to all the morning. Bank Stock t e 4t eadyr at 211 to to 2111. Exchequer Bills have ttb e ,: l higher again. The 24d. have touched 225. 238., and the 2d. 16s. to 19s. premium. 1 4 he transactions in Foreign Bonds have been t i 'lerate. Turkish are firmer, having been as as 811 for account. Sardinian Stock is worth IC) a slight decline. Spanish Threes are 181. 4L'an have been 21i to Dutch 2 per Cents. fl l l • B to t6 l"tolloviring are the nominal prices of foreign Ca : s-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 64 to 7; Mexi -Itt'6'll! to 214 ; Peruvian, 68 to 70; ditto Three 11 t s ea te., 48 to 50 ; Portugue se Four p er Cents., ditt o ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; 'pa Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Sp an . a tit3 Jew Deferred, 18k to 181; Ditto 3 per b itt o . '„ 33 i to 39 ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to ; The passive, 4 to 4i. settlement of the account is in 'progress in ga ve R ah way Share market, and the rates charged g livA car rYing over" are not high. Some shares Cale r ather improved, those most dealt in being 14 4: 4. f: 114 n) Midland, North-Western, South ea r n , and Scottish Midland. Great Western Th e i t . da are buoyant, and Scinde are in request. Stotic Fo reign Mines are heavy, and the Joint 4 44 14 44 anks quiet, though firm. General Screw 41. 6 it . ar e supported. Canada Company's Shares to 21. dearer. 1184,42 II FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL , ) , t . (Front at 015cial Lie.) . 4 Ak . m. Business done Lo der .co c k 4 !;3 ° ?, 11 ., !. lieducod _Annuities,....... 92i 2 11 R A !'' , . Cent. Annuities . 92A i iliC-Q, z uities, Expi re sth J an ., 1860 ,4 3 15-16 ftra",lB, 1:10 0 0 Itteheior Ac coun t , 10th July 9lB i ~,,,,,in92er Bills, 24d I 2d. 22 20 23 I 18 19 1G ,t. 607 ..... . . .. . .. .As. .., e i 1 131 8.1 — A I 19 16 , 16 15 19 l hs t e o c lZ b er . ... '''''' 1858, 3i per Cent. — looi 1 I '%4\ ' l ,, OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. kuitt,7 o , T3 onds 5 per Cent. . — 'eti,, — small lOl 1: : ,.-cn 3 p Itt o . per Cent. i rkt ib, _ tor the Account IktiZil Bonds, 5 per Cent. 111% fonds, 3 per Cent 3B i bitt., ewt Deferred, 3 per C en t. nri, lB 7 for the A ccoun t bi t ," Bonds 6 p er cen t to for ~e A ~,, Account Blt 81te4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Ditto ' c hnge. 2 per Cent. 12 Guil '4 , 4 pe a r Cent,. A Certificates .... HALF-PAST TWO. 91,i i °O ZEiOIS MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. *4 4 4 3ENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN 1, 41 e week ended June 28, 1855, made up from the Returns of the D-411eetors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales l t,,,ls 4 ll7 Qperial Quarter. ' 6 % L' I EARLEY. OA.T3. BYE. I BEAN% ; p z , B. 31s 31 j 29s , 458 91 I 47s Id j 43s Id Pll tll THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. ~ o i • BARLEy. OATS. RYE. BEANS. PEAS. 33s 5d 28s 5d 45s 4d 45s lid g 428 3d Ith,, QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAS T WE E K .. ` l4 t. 68,9 ; 25 ; Barley, 6,432 ; Oats, 8 , 173 ; Rye , 285 Beans 4,039; Peas, 372 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. ind~„,.ATE AND LEADENIIALL.—Tho trade ruled dull, 3,l"' l ees were barely supported. B e ef, from 3s Od to Alutt on , 3s 4d to 4s 8 • lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 8d ; l 'k Veal, %set 0 45 10d; Pork, 3s ild'to 4s 4d per 81bs, by the car- CI S ea ALL, June 27.—The demand for all kinds of stock tt,,Z:ery inactive, and prices were not supported. Beef, to "4d toMutton, 3s 6d to 4 sLamb, 5s Od ; Veal, 3 8 6d to 4s 8d; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per I to 0 sink the offals. titty , 41'0RD, June 27.—We had a slow general demand to to 4 F3 foll ows : B eef, f rom 3 s 4d t o 4 s 6d ; M u tt on, 3s 6d o 4 1; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s Od; Veal, 4s Od to 5 s Od ; each 'o27' 08 4d to 4s 4d p er 81bs. Quarter old Store Pig s , 21 s EI ( 11 1141 VR HAY MARKETS. • , Pr ELD.—lteadow hay, 3/ Ntos/5s Od ; clov er '‘ f a . ' 3 / 5s to 6/ 63; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 8s per load. „ ge supply, and a sluggish demand. vt o u , sLAND. Meadow hay, 31 t s to 5/ 5s ; clove ] eau3 to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 45 to 1/ 103 per load. T ▪ t toT i E cßAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 5 / s s; clover 'lll4 trade. 5 i to 6/ 6s; and straw, 11 4a to 11 ICts per load. - (48'(11: ORTHOPCEDI HOSPITAL, HATTON - GARDEN. — Yes . 'rob? a fete champetre, under most distinguished pa. tf ; kh Is ret took place in the beautiful grounds of of the fu St. Mno, ar leworth, near Richmond, in a id above i nst i tut i on, f oun d e d f or the purp0 .. ,,0 of v,ratuitous medical and surgical treatment of poor 1 1 ( ; ) :"' afflicted. with club foot and miler d.f , amitles o ~lo c - i,' 44l Pa.by began to assemble in the grlunds at tei, atld the numbers increased up to the evening, 1,,q1:8 there were several hundreds of elegantly-dressed 4 01)14, 4 d gentlemen present, including many of the 4 nd gentry, and the elite of the neighbourhood. SHAE,E MARKETS (THIS DAY.) RAILWLYB. %ALWAYS. '.Closing Prices yesterday. 23 ',5 - • •• .".." - 8j 134 - 12/ 151 - 16, 8 4 - 7i 90 - 92 62i - 63 131 - 14 9 - 11 ... --- ...d 14i - 15 12 - 12; 32 -ft 36 23 - 25 764 - 77: 58 - 60 84 - 19 - 20 ••• '... 70 - 72 92 - 93 75 - 77 '26 - 18 100 - 102 071 •- 671 76 - 80 8 - 10 8 -• 10 81i 82 7i - 8 100 -• 102 101 i -121 i 4 - i * - i 83 84 8 744 74 - 6,1,1 26a 27 84 , 8i 73 3 / 4 - 74 43 - 45 9 - 7 li - 2 50 -. 52 30 .. 31 74 75 6 —. 61 13i —111 i 50i 51 ± 49 —5 1 r d par 8 ndj 6i 7 d uar 28 - 30 104 106 67 69 46 - 48 131 .141. 61 62 29 30 4 2 2d par 39 - 41 ,•• ...- .•• -- 4i - 20 21 3i - 44 22 - 24 7 - 8 FOREIGN. Antworprtritott -rdam Belgian Eastu. June. Bowlers to Gra.issessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. e 84. - 94- 2i lf 2i - 2 2 - 2it 1 - 35i - 36 9 - 10 • 25i - 26 3i - Do. Eybension Do. 4i p. c. Eds., pay '57, convertible Pb. do. do., '59, do ad. Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence tz 6 6ad Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 no. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fran , Gt. Indian Peninsula, guar. 5 per cent. Do. gew 5 per cent. Do. Extensions.... Do. do Great Luxembourc Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad 17i - 181 65 - 67 94 -- 96 4 -- 4} 5k -- 6p * • $P 51 -- 6 4 -- 4i 3t •-• 3 i 22i -- 23 100 - 102 106 -- 109 110 -- 115 Shams Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55..1 Do. do., '62, p. '56 .. Do. do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto, Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p. c. 2 1 " 107204 2 0 0 2 6 3 4 pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Ntediterran. - 6 4 - lip 24 3 p 5 7 2 - 3 Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur dt Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3R p. c. & red. at 2211. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde. (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ) NorwegianTrunkPre' Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen 6c Cherbrg.' Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish...,... . Sambre and Meuse Do. 5{ p. cent. Pref Scind•) Southern of Franoe St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders...... Do 5i per c. Pref Western of Franco Wee;. of Switzerland Wiesbaden 6i 6i ia 3.4 12i-- 13 - I; : 9 . 29 - ' alp 46 - 48 45 - 47 ... - pm 25 26 21 - 22 If - 10 9 —lO 21 - 2ip 3i - 4 ... - a 9, - 10 p Zealand ............... 18 :: 19 Busino, don* this day. St JOINT-S'POI Atistra.iasia [1 British Colonial Bang and Loan Company ` p 'lritixh N. American sChartd. Bank of Asia 4 1 'hrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 30 City ?.6 .............. tO Commercial of Lond 01 Knglish Scottish and Australian Chart di Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto N ew !O London an d C ou nty LO London Joint Stock !O Load. & Westminster 35 National P rov i nc i a l of England LO 00. New. National of New South Wales Xll Oriental R an k of • Corporatk.u. . !r, Provincif,l of Do. New.......... Royal A nstralia. Bkg . Ai' Gold Imp Co ! 611 .3 Australia al Onion of Australia 2i Do. New Vnion of London BANKS. 84 - 85 65A —66Axd d ... - ... d 5i - 6-p 18 19 20 3 i 5 bd 48 : 49 . II". •••• •i • - ... 35 - 36 38 - 39 52 - .7 , i • •• ..... ito• 3 74 745 8 9 11••erd c on t.13.!.)1 Ainbg. Nottug.Thw And Bastu. Junct ill Belfast & Ballymena 11 girming. Welt ;a1) Stour Va11ey....., 9 Birk Lanes)... Cheshire Junot 11 00. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and 225 Cons. 9 Do., £2O •• .11 Blyth &Tyn3origina' £25 (issd. at £45) 10 Bristol and Exeter... 10 Caledonian. s. Carmarthen and Car R) 1 al 13i1 al 31 1 -2! e.t)., I 1 25 f st. f;0 10 IR digan 50 aL Chester dt Holyhead. 50 all Cork and Bandon 20 all Cork, Black, & Pas , 20 16 Cornwall 10 CI •ff Junction 50 45 Dnolin&BelfastJunc 25 all Dundee Perth&A.b ,, deen Junction 11 Do. N w i 0 East Aiglian U Eastern Counties astern Union, A 25 a' St. 10 10 2 1 at. I St. I I Steck .. .CC Ds., B. ..... 8,4 Do., New A 10 East Lancashire )6 Edinburgh & Glasgow, all Edinb. and Peebles 1 )0 Edin. PAL & Dundee 9 , 00rth & Clyde Ja , J ill Furness ill Do. Extension )0 Glasgow &,S. Weston 10 );rest Northern )0 Do., A. Stock )0 Do., B. Stock 10 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) )0 Great Western. D. Stour Val Rail Gus. St's dl Irish South-Eastern al Lancaster & Carlisle 4! Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds )0 Lancash.andYorksl , Do., Wst. Riding Un. ell Liv.Crsby.&Southpt ell London & Blackwal )0 Loud. Bright & S.Cet )0 Loud, and N. Westn. 6 no. Fifths 5i DO.lOl. 5h.,M&8...0 V Do. Eighths DO London and S. Westn L7A Do., £5O 18 Do., £4O 11 Lndrry& Col eraine l 611 Lndudrry. & Ennlsk., 10 Vanch.Shef.k Lincln al Do. j Shares, No. 1 Do., Man. & Lin. Un )0 Midland 10 1)0. Birmug. &Derby ill Midld. G. West. (Ire, ) 11 Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle 33 Nwpt.Aborg. &Hrfd 5 Newry & Enniskillen al Newry Warronpoint and Rostrevor 10 Norfolk . 32 Northn.Counties Un 10 North British al North Devon, No. 1 ell Do., No. 2 ill Do., A Deferrod al Do., B Guaranteed 10 N. astern—Borwicl , ;0 Do. do. Extension 3 Do.do. G.N.E. Porch dl Do. Leeds )0 Do. York ill North London al Do. New £10..., 10 I al St. [Ol 50 a] N a] St. 101 Is NT.R-,73.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn 17: 3 North Staffordshire .11 North Western., 11l N. &S. Westrn. June I Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. )0 Oxford, Worcester, Az Wolverhampton 8 Portsmouth Ses,...ish Central..... Scottish Midland )0 Shropshire Union I South Devon 10 South Eastern 611 South Wales .5 S. Yrksh. d< Riv. Dun 5 jDo Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darlin .61Stozkten 6z Hr.rtlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railwav Illverstone di Lancs Al Vale of Neath ►ll iWaterfd. & Kilkenny al Waterford&LlmeriA tll West Cornwall 5 West End of London and Crystal Palace .11 West London Ls.lWimbledn&Croydon it. 1 to !fii I 16! St. 10 20 it: St. IC St. 10 20 1 Lil 3t 1 li 25 al 25 al St. iOl 25 al 4 128 Si St. I St. 10 60 a' ICO I 41 Zr zonal at. lit St. IF 8 I a] St. I toi 25 1 50 a St. 10 50 I. 10 a] [0 3 4t. f St. Li) SL. 10 St. 10 50 a S. 50 al 20 1 20 I !A 25 a' St. I is t,t) al 20 a] 50 a] 20 a] 10 117: 20 I 1( 18 110: 17i al 20 11 20 al 20 1 20 al 20 11 100 al 100 a] 25 1 1 25 a] 114 I IP 100 1 al 20 1 11 51 al 5 al 20 t 100 al 100 al 100 a] 20i 100 20 all all 14 all 20 1( 20 20 a] 20 li 33i 31. 20 a] 16 al 10 a] 20 U 40 a] 20 al 20 a] 20 1: 20 a] 20 al 20 a] 10 a] 20 2e 20 a] 20 LI 8i al 10 al 20 11 20 1+ 6 al 20 al 100 iou 100 20 99 i'Z 671 1 I 25 81i i 100 i 1011 8 3 ii 731 3 50 to St. 30 20 50 St. St. St. 8 10 10 St. 26 2 14 20 16 St. St. St. St. St. St. I 104 68 50 1.2 1.2 10 20 231 35 22i i i 40 1091 St. 25 121 I 20 2i p I 1 291 I 50 I 50 50 383 2 r SUN, LONDON T.-ITJIISI MVEININ6, JUNE 28 1855 i I'l PE RI A L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF CONLIVIoNs—(Tars DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the following bills were considered :—Ayr Harbour, Exeter and Exmouth Rail way, Glasgow Water, and Electric Telegraph Company. The following bills were read a third time and passed: —Royal Conical Flour Mill Company ; Westminster Land Company ; Westminster Terminus Railway (Clap ham to Norwood) ; Airdrie Rural District Police (No. 2) ; Birkenhead and Liverpool Docks (Trust Property of Birkenhead Dock Trustees, &c.) ; Bradford Corpora tion Water ; Connaught Mining Company ; East Kent Railway (Extension to Dover) ; Liverpool Docks ; New River Company and Trustees of the River Lee (No. 2) ; Westminster Improvements. DUBLIN ROADS BILL. On the motion for the third reading of the above bill, Mr. 111‘CARTNEY moved that it be read a third time that day three months. Mr. HAMILTON opposed the amendment. Sir W. JOLLIFFE said he felt bound to oppose the third reading of the bill. After some further discussion, the house divided. For the amendment Against it _ _ _ The bill was ultimately read a third time and passed. Petitions were presented from Chatham in favour of the bill for preventing the sale of beer on Sunday ; from three towns in Derbyshire, and other places, complain ing of taxing lead miners for poor rates, against the grant to Maynooth, &c. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill ; the reserved clauses were 11ken first. On clause 36, relative to the salary of the chairman of the board, Lord SEYMOUR was of opinion it would be better to pay the chairman of the board a fixed salary. There should be a properly constituted court of appeal in cases of disputed rating. Lord EBRINGTON concurred in opinion with the noble lord the member for To tnes. Captain DUNCOMBE considered all the members of the board should be paid. That could be done at an expense of 5,0001. per annum, equal to s rating of about one-tenth of a penny in the pound. Sir B. HALL suggested that the house should decide first on the amount of salary to be paid to the chairman of the board, and after that the number to constitute the beard, and whether or not they should be paid, when he would prepare a clause to effect that object. Mr. HENLEY thought the more the committee en tered into the consideration of the bill the more the difficulties thickened. He was afraid they were about to constitute a board eminently deliberative, but with very little executive powers. (LEFT SITTING.) SAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Rear-Admiral Fremantle, the successor to the late Rear-Admiral Boxer as superintendent of the British transport service at Balaklava, and his secretary left Portsmouth yesterday afternoon at half-past 4 for the seat of his labours in the steam-sloop Prometheus, 6, Commander Selwyn. The Rolla and Sealark gunbrigs (the instruction vessels of the sead►en apprentices to the fleet) were towed to Spithead last evening at 5 o'clock by the steam-tender Sprightly, to be ready to leave this morning with the yacht Fanny, Sir T. Cochrane, K.C.8., the Commander-in-Chid of the Portsmouth station, going to Torquay and other places on an offi cial visit of inspection. The new 50-gun sailing-frigate Sutlej was taken into dock at Portsmouth yesterday to be coppered, &c. The dEolus, old 42-gun frigate, fitted as an ammunition ship to stow 12,000 shells for the fleet, and commanded by W. Langton Browne, Master, R.N., is ordered to prepare for sea.' She will leave Portsmouth in a day or two for Sheerness, and thence proceed to the Baitic. The Emerald Isle trans port is ordered to Portsmouth to embark draughts for Malta. The War Spirit transport will take in her troops at Liverpool, and not at Portsmouth, as first ordered. The Julia sailing transport will be ready to embark troops at Portsmouth to-morrow. The Cambria steam-transport, No. 181, Captain Brownless, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning. She left Balaklava, June 7 ; Scutari, 9 ; Malta, 14 ; and Gibraltar, 21. Lady Peel, children, and servants, and Mr. Francis Liddell have come in the Cambria. LINES iiiitASED FiXED KENTALs. 'nfd. I akELWAIII. f.easl Companz• Cloelne Pricee yesteriay. all Bedfo - rd and Bletchloy 100 Bucllghamsb. 100 ClydesdaloJe. 24 Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Ha]. 100 E. Lin. ff. 6 pc 10) Gias. Barr. & Neils. Direct LOO Do. New all Glstr. ds Dn. Fr all Jirtlpl. Dk. & Railway all full & Selby all Do. Sharer. all Do. T Shares. all Lon.& Greenw all Do. Preference all Lon., Til., &S. [OO Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Eft() Do. 6 per ct. all Ranch. Bxtn. and Matlock all Middlerbro' & Reg:'car. . Midld.Bradfd 5} Newmarket Bury Exton.. all N.& Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixcds p all Frost. & Wyre all Do. A Shrs. A 00 Roystn.St Hit. lBi Shef. Roth .an cl Gooleg.sp.c. all Shrovs.&ller ys S. Staffordsh. all WearValloygr t' per cent... all Do 1100 ',Vilts,trlomrat London & N. Wwkt. L. &N. W. 01.1 (Om_ E. Un. E. C..... bit.Nrttith Caldonian. Do Gt. Westl (k. Now. & Berw. 'Y. &N: S. Easter ...... Peto & Ca Norfolk... Do. L.& N. W Kidld Stckton Darlingt. En. Conn E. Count., Do.„ Do L.S;N.W &Ln&Y] Do Gt Northr Unleash& Yorksh. T. Brassey Stock & Darlingt no .'ltWestn 98 - 100 100 - 102 1:35 - 1;7 ... - ... 27 - 29 los al - 13 23 - 24 11i - 12/ 21 - 2t ii io 58 - 60 133 - 135 8i 9 22 - 2i 1 32 - 33 94 - 96 PREFEII•.i.'NCE SHARES. 1100 4bcrdeen 100 Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c. all Blyth and Tyne I Ope . c. prcf. (issd. at 50/ 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p.c. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares .. 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Flol7heae Guar. 54 per cent all Do. do. Pref. No. all Do. do. Prof. No. 2 all Cork dtßandonsap.c all Dun.Prth .dt Aber..7: 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c. 100 Do. do Cls. C7p. c. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 3 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 r . c. St all East Un., G. 6 r . • ' all Do. 51 . , 10 per can' all Do. 101. Deiientr.Sb. all Do. do. 4 per cent... 130 Laneash.6p.ets. all E. &W. York. J. sth, 100 Ed. Prth.&Dnn.4p.c. all Furne.s 109 & S. W. G 1.5 P.C [OO Great Northn. sp. c 1.00 Do. sp. o. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... 100 Do. 4s p. c 5 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... all Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre' 100 (it. S. &W. (Ireland) 9 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St 6 Gt. Westn. (Barks Ai Rants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. con. red. 4 ? , s P.C 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c 100 Do. irred. 4p.c. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Nester Bp. c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do all Do. do. do. .. .. • • 6 lan. & York. F. £2 . 0 100 Do. 6 p. c. St ck 100 Lon.&Brigh. G. 5 p.c. 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. 100 Do. Now Guar.6 p. c 1.00 Do. do. 5 per cent.. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. dr Nuneaton 5 p. ct 5 Lon. &S. W. Con. 3 all Londy. & Color. Sh all Londy. & Ennis. Si, all Man., Shof., & Lin New, £lO 44 Do. £6 all garypt.&Carl.4 p all Du. 4i per cent 10? Do 100 Mid. Consol.6 p.c St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol 1 Birm. 6 per cent t. 100 Do. 4i p. C. Pref. St .64. Ili Do. Pref. 43 put cen 5 all Do. 51. Pr , f. 4p. c - . 1.00 Ditto Leicester and Hitcl:en Pref. , all Norfolk Debenture . . 100 Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stocl . 1.00 Do. 5 p. c. Est . 100 Do. 5 i per ct. pref._ . 100 ~ Do.Way.Val. 5 p. c :00 'North British 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. do 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c ~ .No.l 9 G. do. Quarters * 10 Do. York II.& S. Pur. all North Staffordshire.. 1.00 Oxford, Worcester, R Wolyerh. Xl5, 6 p .c 7 oR. Pref. 101. Sh. all Scot. Cent., New Pre all South Devon li Do. fixed, 4 per cent all S. 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Scrip„, 1 all Do. itegistored — 1 5 Trust& L.Co;II.Can 10 26i Van Diemen l o lAne ,12i • ••••• ••• - 100 6 -- 95 6 =I& ... .... ~ 3 - 4 6 -6; 1 - 14 - 13i -- 14 60 - 63 ... - .. , x 118 - 120 110 112 104 106 a 9 9i 6 - 99 - 101 90 - t , 2 92 - 94 10 - 11 17 - 171 10 108 74 -76 19f - 20} 9 - - IITiDI3BS this day. THE SCREW FLOATING BATTERIES. The Glutton, 16, screw fivating battery, Captain A. Cumming, is still in the Sheerness basin. Orders were received yesterday morning from the Admiralty to trim her 3 or 4 inches more by the stern prior to her next trial trip under steam, &c. She is wholly provisioned, and is expected to haul out of the basin to-morrow or Saturday. The Trusty, 16, screw floating battery, is in No. 1 dry dock at Sheerness. Shipwrights and mechanics are busily employed working at her • the former are taki n g the iron plates off, re-caulking her wherever it is found necessary. The Meteor, 16, screw floating battery, Capt. Seymour, has all her guns and stores on board, and was expected to leave Woolwich yesterday, for Greenhithe, for the purpose of adjusting her compasses, - The Thunder, 16:screw floating-battery, is also ready for the pendant. She is completely rigged, and nearly ready for active service. Recruiting goes on in Belfast with considerable success for the army. On Thursday last there were between 20 and 30 young fellows attested at the police-court, and the enrolment proceeds at a large weekly contribution. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. Yesterday, a special general meeting for the altera- tion of rules, and for the transaction of the ordinary business at the 11th quarterly meeting, was held at Exeter-hall ; Viscount Ranelagh presided. The formal alteration in the rule, relaxing an implied limitation as to the rate of interest on advances, having been made, The noble CEIAIRMAN read the report, which stated, as evidence of onward progress, increased investments in land and extension of buildings on the allotted estates. Tne whole of the Old Ford, Retford, Alford, and a con siderable part of the Malvern estates bas been sold. The sale of land for the quarter amounted to 6,4271. 10s., making a total since the commencement of the society of 109.1111. 10s. The gross cash receipts to Lady-day, 1855, are 165,613/. I . os. 6d. ; from Lady•day to Mid summer, 12,3771. 12s. 4d—total, 177,9911. 2s. 10d. The total shares issued—in progress, 9,458 ; completed, 1,584 ; total, 11,042. The returns of the sharesentitled to rights of choice were—completed, 1,534 ; drawn, 1,886 ; seniority, 953 ; total, 4,423 ; and, deducting 2,123 exercised on estates, leaving 2, 295 still unexercisrd. The last number to be placed by seniority after the drawing was 1,822. The Hounslow and the first and second portions of the Brighton estates would be al lotted, under novel and advantageous circumstances, on the 19th July. On the latter estate several lots which had been issued for 39 years, at ground rents of 51. each, and on which valuable houses had been erected, would be offered to the choice of members holding rights on that day. Tb ere had been an advantageous sub-division of some of the reamaining lots on the valuable Reading estate, which would be offered to the members at the same time oa very favourable terms. The report adverted to the ap proaching proceedings in the Registration Courts, which would be conducted by the society for its members, as formerly, free of expense ; and the committee requested that the necessary instructions and conveyances be for warded to the solicitors in time by the allottees, who are entitled to the freehold franchise. The noble chair man commented on the report in detail, and, in moving its adoption, remarked that he had the happiness to repeat the thrice-told tale summed up in the word suc cess. The motion was seconded by the Hon. R, BOURKE, and carried by acclamation. On the motion of Mr. H. POWNALL, seconded by Mr. SANGSTER, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the noble chairman, which his lordship briefly acknow l6dged. A drawing then took place for 100 rights of choice, and 50 shares were added to the list of rights by seniority. LLOYD'S SHIPPIN(--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 28.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; pleasant breeze, and fine clear, sultry weather. PORTSMOUTH, June 27.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived— Cambria (st. transport 101), from Balaklava. Sailed— Prometheus, for Balaklava. SOUTHAMPTON, Juno 27.—Sailed—Hilton, for Sydney, N. S. W. STROMNESS.—Arrived—Priuce of Wales and Prince Albert, from London, for Hudson's Bay. Sailed—Crowa, for Quebec. ~ ELSINORE, June 25.—The Sea Bird, of and from Lon don, came in here on the 23d inst. leaky, and will repair. GIBRALTAR, June 18.—The wind being East this morn ing, all the wind-bound vessels in this Bay, and about 60 behind the Rock, sailed to the West.—The Cardiff Lass, from Marseilles to Queenstown, has put in here leaky, and is discharging part of cargo. FREDRICKSHAVEN, Juno 18.—The Porto, from Hartle pool to Aalborg, struck upon Laesoe on the 15th inst., but got off the following day, and was brought into this port. (nu ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind, S. Arrived. —Despina, from Alexandria; Eliza, Naples ; Carmen, Bilboa. Sailed.—Priscilla, for Gasp 6 ; Escort, Providence; Scotia, Rotterdam. QUEENSTOWN, June 26. Wind, W. Arrived—Duras, from Porto Rico ; Greek Slave, Taffii. Sailcd—Eckford Webb, for Konigsberg, (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9,58 a.m. Wind, N.E. ; tide, 4 hour's flood. Arrived, Juno 27—Brilliant, from Mogador ; Jacobino, Copenhagen ; Adolph, Christiania ; Mercy, Honduras ; Hermanus, Randers ; Frien, Gottenborg.; August, Gefle ; Freo Briton ; Dantsic ; Consta , ntia, Christiania; Scio, Kersoun ; Genl von Thun, Rostock ; Mexican Packet, Philadelphia; Miranda, Christiania; 'Victoria, Gotten borg ; Deslandes, Jersey. Sailed. —Albert, for Rouen. DEAL, Thursday, 9.33 a.m. Wind, E.S.E.; light, fine. Passed, June 27.—The Tartar, from London, for Bala klava ; Carlin() Brown, London, Malta; Yolant, London, Swansea ; Noma, London, Adelaide ; Lady Alice, Lamb ton (s s), and No. 99 Transport, London, Balaklava ; Sparrowhawk, d an dy-rigged, Portsmouth, Baltic. Sailed—French (s) Tonnere, with two schooner-rigged mortar vessels in tow, for the Baltic ; Ida And Mary ilenzoll, all outward SIR CHAS. WOOD AND MR. LINDSAY. The following letter has been addressed to a contem. porary : Sir,—Sir Charles Wood speaks better than I do ; he had also the advantage on Friday night of having the last word, and the further advautage of speaking as a Cabinet Minister, presumed, ex officio, to be thoroughly acquainted with the facts, and to speak the truth and nothing but the truth. I therefore fear that many mem bers of the house and a portion of the public may have come, somewhat hastily, to the conclusion that he is in the right and that I am in the wrong. I have been most anxious to put in a rejoinder to Sir Charles Wood's reply and counter-charges, and thought I had found an opportunity of doing so this evening, on the motion of Mr. Matins ; the Speaker, however, in formed me that I was precluded by the rules of the house, and I therefore addressed this letter to you. I pledge myself, on the earliest opportunity the rule of the house will permit, to meet and disprove every charge and im putation cast upon me by Sir Charles Wood ; until then I claim that the house and the public should suspend their judgment, and in order to show that I have fair grounds for the claim, I will take two or three of the accusations azainst me, and show how dishocestly I have been dealt with by those whose position ought to have taught them what I hope to teach them ere long— that honesty is the best policy. I will first take the case of the Robert Lowe. I stated that she had been absurdly ordered by the Admiralty to proceed to Newcastle, on her way to Portsmouth, in order to take in 12 tons of combustible stores for the Crimea. Sir Charles Wood states that the quantity to be taken in amounted to upwards of 50 tons. A letter, however, in my possession f r o m Si r J ames Graham, dated October 25, 1854, " i ns i s t s th at the Robert Lowe shall be ready to proceed to New castle to take in 12 tons of combustible stores." Surely, therefore, it is not my veracity, but the correct ness of Sir James Graham's statement of the quantity of stores that is at issue. My real point is, however, not touched by the question of the number of tons ; it was the absurdity and extravagance of sending a vessel of 1,300 tons so far out of her way to ship so small a quantity of stores, at a time when the troops which were to sail in her were so urgently wanted before Sebastopol. The next case is that of the Columbia, a steamer of 2 1 400 tons. I stated that she was ordered to come round from Glasgow—first to Deptford, to be surveyed; that the owner objected to sending her thither ; that they next proposed that they should proceed to Liverpool for survey, to which the owner also objected, as exposing her to unnecessary risk and causing unnecessary outlay, inasmuch as the surveyor could come to the ship at Glasgow at the cost of a few pounds. In proof of the correctness of this statement I hold letters from the Ad miralty, dated the Bth and 9th of June. Sir C. Wood asserted, by way of reply, that the reason the vessel was required to come to Deptford or Liverpool was, that she was to be fitted there, because another vessel, previously fitted in the Clyde, had been very badly don e . Survey ing and fitting are distinct things ; it would be reason able that the vessel, after she had been. surveyed. and accepted, should be sent wherever the Admiralty pleased to be fitted, but it was utterly unreasonable that she should be sent all the way to Liverpool or Deptford in order that the Government inspector might there decide by his survey whether the Government would have the ship fitted or would have nothing to do with her. I stated, further, that the European was hired to the French Government, because her owners were disgusted at the difficulties raised by the Admiralty. Sir C. Wood assured the house that she was rejected because her height between decks was not sufficient to allow her to take in horses, for which a height of 7 ft 6 in, is required. Now, the height between decks in the European is ?It. 6i in., as may be proved by actual measurement, the height of the Oneida, to which Sir Charles Wood refers in his speech, and which was takers. up by the Government a short time before for the conveyance of horses, is only ift. 4m. From this it follows that the comparative merits of Sir Charles Wood's veracity and mine may be ascertained by a foot rule ; and I ask for no greater favour than that they may be submitted to that practical test. I cannot expect you to spare me space to say more. I think I have said enough to show that Sir Charles Wood's answers have been evasive, unfair, and I might say dishonest ; and I pledge myself, as soon as the forms of the house will allow, to prove that he has in regard to my coal contracts stated what was incorreet—that the ships he named were not unseaworthy —that a ship was ordered from Deptford to Woolwich for survey—that the owner of the Tynemouth did not state what was untrue— that that ship did proceed to sea within one hour of the time when the last of the Governmentstores were on board— and that the circular written by Mrs. Chisholm and signed by me, by the perusal of which he endeavoured to excite the merriment of the house, was a matter which re dounded as much to my credit as the case of the ship which bears my name, and by mention of which Mr. Drummond had previously endeavoured also to amuse the house at my expense. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, June 26. W. S. LINDSAY. THE SCREW STEAM-SHIPS EUROPEAN AND COLUMBIAN. The following letter has been addressed to a contem. pbrary : Sir,—We notice from the report of Friday evening's proceedings in the adjourned debate on administrative reform that Sir C. Wood, in referring to the above named steamers, has fallen into two inaccuracies, which we ask the favour of your allowing us , through your columns, to correct. With regard to the European, Sir C. Wood is reported to have said that she was declined because "the height in 'tween decks was not sufficient to allow her to take in horses, for which a height of 7 feet 6 inches between decks is required." The height of the European in 'tween decks is 7 feet 6/ inches, being in excess of what Sir Charles says is required for horses, though we are aware that steamers with a less height have been taken up for cavalry transports, and as he has referred to the Oneida, chartered by the English Government, we beg to inform him that her height in 'tween decks is only 7 feet 4 inches. The official at the Transport Board who furnished Sir Charles with his " brief" for the defence on this occa sion must have his chief "advised" more in accordance with facts on the next. In endeavouring to explain as to the Columbine Sir C. Wood evades the point at issue, and endeavours to make it appear that the object of the Admiralty in insist ing upon this vessel being sent round to Deptford was to have her fitted up ; but our communication from the Admiralty distinctly stated that such was for the pur pose of survey, and that the steamer would be taken if approved. The survey was to the owners, of course, the only important matter ; that over, and the vessel ready, she then went on pay; and it was to them a matter of complete indifference where she was fitted up. So far from our objecting to send her to Deptford for this latter purpose, in our desire to meet the Government in every reasonable way, we offered to delay the steamer's going on pay until her arrival at Deptford, provided she was surveyed in the Clyde ; so that we should know that an exp2nse of nearly 1,0001. might not be sacrificed to some equally valid objection as that now adduced for the re jection of the European. We do not quite clearly understand whether the warning remarks addressed personally to Mr. Lindsay, with which Sir Charles prefaced his attempted explana tions, referred to the European and Columbian, as well as to the other ships alluded to ; if they did, we beg to state that neither Mr. Lindsay nor Mr. Gladstone has been, directly or indirectly, connected with the two steamers named, nor does the former " give directions concerning them, or interfere in every possible way with their management," and therefore it must have been on public grounds only that the member for Tyne mouth brought the matter before the House of Com mons on Friday evening. As the inaccuracies into which Sir C. Wood has (inadvertently no doubt) fallen in his reply to Mr. Lindsay's observations may make it appear that the owners of these steamers, and not the Government, were to blame in the loss of them to the British service at a time when the latter does not attempt to deny that cavalry transports are much wanted, we desire the opportunity of putting our selves and our co-owners right in the matter. We have no regret at the failure of the negotiations, save that which every one must feel at the continued perverse blundering of the Government officials. Our pecuniary interests are not injured in the present instance thereby, and an experience in the transport ser vice of both Governments has proved to us that the satisfactio❑ and comfort with which such transactions are carried out in their details are all in favour of the French. As an evidence of the business promptitude with which that Government conducts its affairs wo may , mention that within 48 hours after the offer of the Co lumbian was accepted she was surveyed and approved, and tracings of the sections of the steamer forwarded to Marseilles, in order that fittings might be at once pre pared and ready to put up on her arrival at that port ; and, as she sailed on Friday last, we may expect that within a month her first cargo will be delivered in the Crimea, by which time, according to the proposition of the English Government, she would only have been ready to receive cargo at the port to which she might have been ordered for such after fitting up at Deptford. We are, &c., PATRICK HENDERSON AND CO. Glasgow, June 25. SUNDAY TRADING BILL. In consequence of the declaration of Lord Robert Grosvenor, on Tuesday evening, of his determination to proceed with his Sunday Trading Bill—a declaration which has met with unmitigated condemnation — the fol lowing placard has been most extensively circulated throughout the length and breadth of the metropolis to day : " SUNDAY TRADING BILL. "Lord Robert Grosvenor says you are not respect. able. 'He begged to inform the House of (un-Commons) that since the movement (the demonstration in Hyde park) ho had received several letters from working men, in which they spoke of the persons there assembled in no complimentary language.' "Come, therefore, in your best clothes next Sunday to Hyde-park, and try to look and behave like your betters. Bring your wires, dressed out like Columbines, and your sons in round collars and long black sacks. Eat, drink, ride, 1011, chat, flirt, and be merry, as they do, on Sun day next; for on Monday you must work, and if it please the Lords this will be the last Sunday on which you can perpetrate any of these Tile abominations.'..! LITERATUIZE. The Jealous Wife. By Miss Pardoc, author of the "Life of Marie de Medicis," &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. These volumes cannot fail to be attractive from their author's well-known force of description and knowled ge o f lif e an d c h arac t er . H er p owers are well displayed here in many striking characters, whose breadth of outline and vivid delineation arrest the attention and awaken interest. Sir Jasper Trevani on " the man of marble," as he is aptly styled, was an embodiment of stiff, unbend ing reserve and haughtiness. His nephew, Hubert, who had inherited in a large degree the family quality, was rendered more cold and impassible yet by 'the peculiar circumstances of his early life and the bent of his education. Years of struggle in an uncongenial employ nt, suited nei ther to his rank nor fancy, in an isolated position as regards domestic and friendly ties, did their work ; and it was a question if h e was not, w h en the story open s , more h ard and unbending than his adamantine uncle had been. This pecu liar temperament had been transmitted to his only child, and the heroine presented a dangerous na ture for the impersonation of a "Jealous Wife." She was not one who lightly offended, was easi'y appeased —a word, a look, or a fancy was enough to plunge her into the full vortex of that most de grading of all passion, but not so readily did she emerge therefrom. "Faeilis descensus Averni'' might well have been her epitome, for she bad en tered on that course from which there is no return. The ties she had dissolved could not be rejoined, and the spell had been broken that no endeavours could weave anew. The authoress has admirably arranged the plot--it is plain and straightforward. Ida commenced with misgivings, proceeded with doubts, and ended with suspicion. Then the de mon of jealousy was triumphant in her nature—. that fell spirit who, once raised, it is so nearly im possible to quell. The gentle and innocent dispo sition of Edith Malcolm could never fathom the dark mysteries and deep feelings of Ida Treva nion, while her mother was too noble and lofty-minded herself to comprehend the pro bability of such treacheruos surmises as those which heaped coals of fire upon the brain of the self-tormenting Ida. The unfortunate young hus band, Sydney Elphinstone, was hardly able to realise the possibility of such ideas when his wife at last revealed them to him. Had he possessed strength and decision of character he might have had a chance of putting down the enemy to their home and the destroyer to their peace by strong and mighty means. The person to have assimi lated with Ida should have been of a higher, not a lower, grade of disposition. He should have awed by his consistency and enforced respect by his su perior and exalted virtues. The volatile Sydney knew not the weapons to be used in such a war fare as that entered upon by Ida. As he had pre viously excited her rage by ill-management, he de ferred to it by his instability and indecision. How ever, what is great or good in any character will become apparent some time or other ; and so Syd ney had his triumph, when, having borne with Ida during their p over t y , b ear i ng a ll hr petulance and false accusations, he left her to the enjoyment of her wealth alone at last. For family considera tions her father, the cold Hubert Trevanion, re lented, and called her back to the home she had left and the rank she had forfeited. To that home and that rank her, husband relinquished her. She had spurned and scorned him in their day of trial and obscurity, and the olive branch he would gladly have seized in adversity was extended in vain in prosperity. " The Jealous Wife" presents a masterly sketch of what pride and passion can effect, and records an instance of the "green-eyed monster's" workings. It is a composition that displays for its subject human nature under the in fluence of its most powerful incentives. The pas sion that here prevails is described in " The Cax tons " as "the love that gives fire to the song and tragedy to the stage ;" and those who desiderata the striking and vigorous style or romance wil appreciate the ability that has created this work. CHEAP NOVELS. The readers of fiction will remember that some time ago Mr. Routledge commenced a series of original novels, in two volumes, at the price of seven shillings. They are now restricted to one volume, and reduced to prices varying from one to two shillings. Though, of course, not of the highest class of romance, yet they are fully equal to many which appear under a much more expensive form, and most of them are by well-known writers. Among those that have recently appeared, "The Family Feud," by the clever author of "Alderman Ralph," and " The Pride of the Mess," a naval novel of the Crimean war, by, the author of " Ca vendish," are the most worthy of notice. "My Brother's Keeper" is an American tale of domestic life, by Miss Wetherell, who is favourably known among transatlantic writers. It is of the time of the War of Independence, and is a simple and in teresting narrative. Among the works by well known writers, recently issued at these low prices, , we may mention "Frank Hilton" and "Israel Potter," by the authors of "The Romance of War" and " Typee." The Parlour Library is chiefly de voted to reprints of popular works of fiction, and among the list may be found some works of a stan dard character. The novels of Mrs. Marsh have appeared at a shilling in this series. " Castle Avon," by the same authoress, is just published. Those who can obtain "Emilia Wyndham" for such a price may, indeed, esteem themselves fortunate. The works of another of the best novel writers of the day are also re-appearing in the Parlour Li brary. "Margaret Maitland," the first, and perhaps most popular, though by no mean the best, of her tales, is one of the latest instalments. We trust to see it followed by " Adam Graeme," " Caleb Field," and " Harry Muir." Works like these cannot fail to elevate as well as charm the reader. They reduce high principles and noble thoughts to the practice of every-day life. They teach us that the days of romance and chivalry may have gone by, but that in the cares and trials of our common life there is scope still left for all the highest aspi rations—the most fervent feelings—the most su blime endurance. Instead of disgusting the reader with the things around him, they fling the halo of romance over the dusty highways of existence, and help to elevate the practical and commonplace by viewing it through the medium of a lofty principle and unshaken faith. Could such works be more ex tensively circulated, and supersede the weak and silly romances which are too often the best within reach of the poor, we should indeed have cause to thank the promoters of cheap literature. The Bun and Bead Library, established with the express purpose of publishing moral tales, has recently issued two " Beatrice," by Miss Sinclair, and an original story entitled "To Love and to be Loved," by the author of " I've been Thinking." The latter is a simple and pleasing tale, but we are sorry to see a writer of Miss Sinclair's abilities lend herself to the encouragement of intolerance and want of charity. While firmly retaining our own convic tions, there is surely no need to portray those of another faith as they appear in this volume. " Stories from a Screen," by Dudley Costello, have previously appeared in the pages of periodicals. In the preface he says, that while endeavouring to find a subject for a story his eye fell upon an old screen he had lately purchased. From the pictures he drew the subjects of a number of tales and sketches, and he informs us that, should these prove success ful, there are leaves of the screen which yet remain to be unfolded. They are written in the usual lively style of this author, and as they include all kinds of subjects, and range from grave to gay, there is no doubt they will provide entertainment for a large circle of readers. The Museum, of Economic Botany at Ketv. By Sir W. J. Hooker, R.S. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. An excellent guide for all classes to the useful and remarkable vegetable products of the above highly popular and instructive museum, the utility and moral influence of which it would be difficult to overrate. The guide is published in connection with " The Travellers' Library." The Briar of Threave and the Lily of Barh By Henry Inglis. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. One of the most spirited metrical romances we have seen since the time of Scott—the musical verse now flowing like a placid sunlit stream, and anon gathering force and rushing on with the ra pidity of a torrent, full, deep, and sonorous. The Briar of Threave is the wanton wife of the last Earl Douglas ; and the Lily of Barholm a pure-minded and beautiful maiden, loving and beloved by a cer tain young Roland, the hero of the story. How Roland is seized by the Black Douglas, how the Briar tempts him, how Mons Meg, the leviathan of cannons, almost miraculously releases him, and the Lily of Barhohn rewards him for his constancy, is it not set down in this at once exciting and charming volume !—which, by the way, is further enriched with interesting historical notes. Had space permitted us we should have given a quota tion—passages suitable for which, both tender, de scriptive, and stirring, being to be, found in abun dance. Constantine ; or, The Last Days of an Empire. By Captain Spencer. Samson Low and Sons. An historical romance, in which the principal events of that disastrous period when Constanti nople and the Eastern Empire fell before the vic torious arms of Mahomet the Second are faithfully recorded—every individual figuring in the story Wog, V. WO aro told, Made t 9 act the pad, wiped 17 dii 20 —12 i 25 20 20 20 25 to him by conk that the r i s i ng generation t( tmporary writ ers, t h e obje et of the author b e i ng • acquainted wi t h t h e hit story of come intimately -may be countries destine d, at no distant period, tc.• assume a high political a: id social position among ti le great nations of th e c i c ilised world." Captain .‘, 3 pencer is one of those wh o believe in the approaching re trogression of the Moslem power into Asia ; and, aware of the clang. 'roils preponderance the seizure of Turkey in Eur oPe would give to Russia, are naturally anxious to have an effectual barrier erected to her ambi %ion- This, he is of opinion, is to be found in tilt ' re-establishment of a Greek empire, the material ; for which are to be found in the fifteen millions 01 '. -the Christian subjecte of the Sultan, in amity . at 'd league with liberated Poland and Hungai :r, and the Allied Powers of France and Eng. fa nd. Thus, while care fully tracing in these pages the c auses which led to the fall of the ) Byzantine Empire, it is with the design to pi •event mistakes as to th e difficulties to be encounte Ted in raising up another from its ruins. Chief a along these causes, it i s ma d e apparent, were a .1 vent of due self-relianee and harmony among the Greeks themselves, and a wretched infatuation on • the part of the powers of blinded by religious feuds and a deplorable selfishness, . lef G them to stem, alone and unaided, the aggressive . march of the common who, of and civilisation. What the enemy Europe a nd discoven , in the disgraceful Rus- O E t u t r o o m pe a ' n power was theta th e author believes Russia to be now • sianised condition of the • German Courts the same England, and S ar di n i a, peril, with, however, this important mitigation — the alliance of France, whose incumbent duty it is to persevere until Russian power is pared d own to its proper dimen sions and ample security is given to Europe. Of course the u sua l mater i a l 3 for a romance are not wanting to cloth e t h e even is and actions conveying the intended lesson with ft %scina,tions to which his torians rarely have recourse, though, when they do, the romance is genere.ly the sufferer. In this instance we have brilliavrt scenes of eastern life graphically portrayel, a: ad the stirring events preceding and accompanyi, ng ) the fall of an empi re described with c ons id era bl e force and freedota, in connection with the hopes, fears adven tures, triumphs, and sufferings struggles, Of the actors in the struggle. The history opens Just after the death of John Paleologus and the accession of Constantine, and terminates with the storanin.gof Constantinople. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURN. (From the Times of this day.) The speeches delivered by Lord Lyndhurst and Lord Clarendon on Tuesday night in the House of Lords on the present relations of the Austrian Government to the Allied Powers deserve to be read with the utmost atten tion, not only in this country but abroad, for they are a most creditable proof of the forbearance and moderation with which English statesmen of the highest experience and position have never ceased to deal with the most cautious and timid of the German Powers. But we cannot admit that this forbearance and moderation have been confined to our statesmen alone ; on the contrary, the press of this country and public opinion in general have been disposed to make the greatest allowances for the difficulties of the position in which the Austrian Go vernment has been placed. A foolish attempt has been, occasionally made, by those who write under the influ ence of the Hungarian or Italian refugees, to impute to us what are called Austrian opinions, and this class of agitators has avowed its disappointment that the present contest did not assume the character of a revolutionary war ; but, upon the whole, the people of this country have not lost sight of the historical fact, that in the greatest struggles we have had to carry on for' the last 150 years Austria has been our useful, though cautious, ally ; and that on the present occasion it is far better to have her partially with us than altogether against us. France and England knew, when they engaged in offensive operations against the Russian empire, that their own territories and interests were wholly out of the reach of the enemy, and that the losses caused by this war must all be borne by the offending party. Austria, on the contrary, has been compelled to act in this ques tion as a Power conterminous with the Russian empire, with a frontier in some degree commanded by the power ful strategical position and immense fortified works of Russia in Poland, and with a capital Vi ithin a few days' march of this stronghold of the Russian power. We have no doubt—and Lord Clarendon fully confirmed this opinion on Tuesday evening —that when the Cabinet of Vienna separated itself from that of Berlin, proposed the four bases of pe ace , an d urge d upon the Western Powers the conclusion of the treaty of the 2d of Decem ber, Count Buol and the young Emperor relied upon the speedy success of) our operations in the Crimea, and hoped to bbtain ' either from G e rm an y or f rom t h e other belligerents, the assistance required to enable them to confront the armies of Russia in the field. Throughout the autumn sand winter Austria made strenuous exertions to obtain from the Diet the mobilisation of the armies of the Germanic Confedera tion, but her policy was defeated at Frankfort by the active intrigues of Prussia and of the Russian agents, as well as by the inertness and repugnance of the Barn berg party. She then appealed, though less officially, to France, to know what number of French troops could be sent to her assistance ; and to England, to ascertain what pecuniary contributions she might expect to enable her to support an army already far exceeding the limits of her finances. From P i.ris she was told that every avail able regiment would be sent to the Crimea • and from London, that the British Government and the British Parliament had no disposition to recommence the system of subsidies. Being thus deprived of the hope of direct assistance from Germany, France, and England, the Aus trian Government appears to have thought that it was too weak to hold the position which it had attempted, and,as we believe,intended to assume. As Lord Lyndhurst justly observed, there cannot be a stronger proof of the territo rial ascendancy which the partition of Poland has given to Russia over the German States, and especially over the Austrian empire, than this transaction. It is the first time since the consummation of that political enor mity that the Northern Courts have been divided and brought to the verge of hostilities by a great political interest, and the result shows that Austria cannot stand against Russia on the Vistula, even when she is backed by the indirect support of the Western Powers, who are attacking Russia elsewhere. These things afford matter for grave reflection to any far-sighted Austrian statesman, and we have little doubt that if Prince Schwarzenburg bad lived ,he would have preferred to run any risk rather than to accept the pain fully humiliating position in which the Cabinet of Vienna is placed by the failure of its policy. After spending fir millions of money in preparations, it is reduced to the necessity of disbanding its army without having obtained, the smallest military result • and, after entering into for mal engagements with the Western Powers to unite its efforts to theirs until the complete fulfilment of their common policy, it is compelled to desist from the under taking without an effort to accomplish the task which its own Ministers had projected. From such a result Austria herself suffers immeasurably more than we can do, for our military operations and political objects have never been made to depend on her assent, and are now completely released from any influence she might have exercised over them. We read with the greatest satis faction Lord Clarendon's express declaration, that, "as the four bases were to be maintained in their entirety, and as the third bases had been rejected, and the re sponsibility of breaking off the negotiations at Vienna does not rest upon us, but upon Russia, we consider ourselves entirely disengaged from those bases." That is the language we have held in this journal from the termination of the negotiations. It is the language Lord Lyndhurst wisely and manfully recommended to the Government. It is the only language becoming the dignity and policy of this country, and we are confident that it is cordially adopted by the nation. The German Courts appear not yet to have discovered that in the conduct of these great affairs nothing but themselves is stationary. The course of events rolls rapidly onward ; the policy of the Ministers who are actively engaged in. them is powerfully modified by the successive incidents of the war; and it is absurd to argue that the solution, which might have terminated the contest at one time is to be held to be equally satisfactory at another. At the. stage at which we are now arrived the German Po were fall entirely into the second rank, and we learn from the occurrences we are witnessing that of really great Powers in Europe there are but three, since that term can only be applied to states thoroughly capable of giving effect to their own policy and of asserting their position in the councils of Europe. Prussia and Austria have, as far as the present state of affairs is concerned, we will not say forfeited that position, but resigned it ; for, although the King of Prussia blustered a little a few months ago about his exclusion from the Vienna Conferences, he now appears to be satisfied with his lot. Although, on general grounds, we may see reason to, deplore this state of things, yet, as regards the political, influence of this country and its allies, we find in it nib cause for apprehension or regret. The alliance Of France, which has now been tried and gloriously ce mented by the events of the war, is of incalculably greater moment to the people of England than that of the German States ; indeed the long con tinuance of hostility b e t ween t hi s country and aeFY Germanyr aecree. fourehrtoi however, a e e l l sv i o a eu n r ,r c c e ews we have h i h t a h o vs et G i ih e t r ay m dt France was one of th e ma i n causes of our alliances last wi in ttlnthhheeG elast c a e n 4 n y o t ' u y r e a y a s r a s against us, or lukewarm, in all the principal transactions in which we have been engaged, with the sole exception of the Syrian question of 1840, when Lord Palmerston allied himself to Russia and Germany against France. The present crisis has, more than any preceding one, brought the value and honesty of our alliances to the proof . . We have seen the German Powers, not denying the rightfulness of our cause and the j us tice of our de mands, grad ua ll y s i ding out of the quarrel, incapable of giving effect to their engagements, and probably bound by some sort of secret understanding to afford our ad versary subsequently the benefit of that neutrality which they refused him openly. We have eeen, on the con trary, France prosecuting the war witbla vigour worthy of her great position as a military Power, and cordially united to our own efforts. We have seen, likewise, Sardinia giving full effect to her engagements, and send ing the flower of her army to the Crimea to stand beside the troops of the Western States. It is impossible not to lament that a nation like the Germans should see their influence neutralised and their independence sacri ficed by the Governments under which it is their fate to live ; but in withdrawing their support from the cause of the Western Powers those Governments have done themselves a far greater injury than they can inflict upon us ; they have weakened th e i r i n fl uence i n Europe, and they have destroyed the confidence once placed in them py this country, 191 481