The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-21 00:00:00

ISIONF4Y MARKET! AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLo-tilt. The Cdtton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed heavily, and prices declined d. per lb. compared with Friday's rates. The sales were esti mated at from 4,000 to 5,000 bales, comprising 200 Perna m and Maranham at M. to 7&d., 100 Bahia at 70. to 7-gd., 200 Egyptian at 60. to 70., and 5 00 Surats at 4 id. to 5 3 / 4 d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was firm, with more business doing. The criminal charge against Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Bates is one which, if established, will go far to destroy all confidence, unless it be found that the law can punish such a case. It is a very Common practice with parties keeping a banker to allow the latter to collect for them the interest that accrues upon the various securities, and in the instance of foreign bonds to cut off the coupons. Such appears to have been done by Dr. Griffiths, and we believe there are pl ent y of other persons in a similar position. Some d ifferent forms of misappropriation are, however, under stood to have been likewise practised. Instruc tions have been given by clients to purchase India Bonds, and it is said that these were pro fessedly carried out, but that since the bankruptcy took place it is discovered that no purchases were Made, It will depend entirely upon whether any broker's note was furnished whether this can be deemed an offence. The strongest desire is ex- Pressed i n City c ircles that, if frauds have been committed, strict justice should follow. The New French Loan is spoken of now in a More definite shape, and the statement that it is to be raised differently to the last is calculated to excite some attention, if not surprise. It is pos sible that greater difficulty would be experienced a borrowing from the people at large than up o n the last occasion, as there must be a limit to the accumu lations and the savings of every class,and they cannot 111 a few months be supposed to have amassed suffi cient to make up an aggregate subscription of 20 or 30 millions sterling. Prosperous times would li carcely allow the smaller class of annuitants to do • t his, and we must remember that the war has rather .3-vTpaired than strengthened the ordinary resources. ith the capitalists and bankers, howe ver, it is far otherwise. The curtailment of trade has thrown la rge amounts out of employment, and these have koumulated in the " till," and would be willingly b rought out for investment in Government secu rities, nor is it improbable that our bankers would c o - operate. :The bills for limiting liability and for Rartner iP'.4 are expected to be brought on again in Par- Lenient to-morrow evening, and as regards the Measure regulating public companies, it is proba t that a motion will be submitted for leaving the 4 Mount both of the capital and the dep osit, at the discreti on of the projectors. We think 11. shares fully paid up, and 20,0001. as the total, would give s atisfaction. There has been rather a flat market for English stocks, but the actual difference in price is but Per cent. Consols have been 91‘,b. The absence ° ,„, f news from the Crimea has undoubtedl y some effect upon values, but the French loan also ope -I.4,te- The calling t o gether of the Senate for the 2d July is supposed to be in connection with this mea - sure. Exchequer Bills at 2kd. are 18s. to 215., „7, 11 d at 2d., 14 s . t o 17s. premium. The Excheq uer B onds have been 104 to 101 k. The Omnium is / 1 / ‘ 4 i prem. The 30 Years' Annuity is at 164 Lo 15-16ths. Foreign Bonds are steady generally. Turkish are better again, being 82k to 82k. Dutch 4 per Cents. are 95 to 951. Spanish Deferred Stock is at 1o i• Sardinian Bonds have been 86k ex dividend. Russian 5 per Cents. have been q uoted 991. Pe ruvian per4l Cents. are 69 1, and Mexican 21 g . Brazilian 42 azi T ian 41 per Cents. have been dealt in at 93i " 594 1 ex div. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks:—G ren ada Deferred Bonds, 6 1 to 7 ; Mexi can) 21i to 21i ; Peruvian, 68 to 70; ditto Three Per Cents. 48 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Fo ur p er Cents., 41 to 46; . Russian Five per Cents. , 99 to 101 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; ,SPanish New Deferred, 18 k to 183- ; Ditto 3 per 381 to 394 ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 4 ; Ditto Passive, 4 to 41. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as follow :- 1855. 1854. Great Western North-Western South Western Brighton kidland outh-Eastern Caledonian tat Northern eat Northern 19.251 17,487 Licashire and Yorkshire 20,904 19,874 th -Eastern h,,,Ae Railway Share Market has been firm , but h 7tive. The transactions have been pr inci p all y a .4 Ualedonian, Great Northern , S outh-Western, 10 north-Eastern, Great Western of Canadaare Namur flat. The French lines are scarcely so good. reuse and Liege are higher, and Sambre and I ,• s e have slightly declined. o 'r ojit e Q ,Poreign Mines are merely nominal ; the a fair'took Banks rather in favour of buyers, with tr a p am ount of business doing ; the South Aus heavian Land to 3 / 4 - higher ;and the Crystal Palace BErpr a ,-, -----__ ``alot FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 1.,L (Prom the Onicial Litt.) Tuydoens don. 11 3 41k. Stock . ... te:;,,cent. Reduced Annuities ....... . " a Per Cent. Annuities . .... ... .. . T.,11g Annuities En,' e sth Jan. 1 . 8E41 .. 3 i 4 " i ttc 30 Yea.l%, E x ire 10th Oct., 1859 3 1 i-16 Dit tyl,... 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1883 164 15-16 '""..a Bonds, £lOOO .......... 2 - 7 n_ ul tte, under £h)00 ~olisole ' 918 i India ior Account, 10th July Stock • onibui.tutrao for th e A ccoun t . - 2 -35 4i It;elloquer I3ill s , 18 21 9d 2ed• •-' • 21.000 ',50,3 18 21 14 17 z • Small . 18 21 , , 3i per Cent. 4 ch equer Bonds 1858 14 17 Ditto 1859, ~ , looi 1i Ptr I t -,CE OF V FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE OLO .”C razdian Bonds 5 D er Cent. .. . Ditto New, 18 . 52', 4i per Cent .... ... 9 4 P 1 1, , x d 'lean 3 per Cent. I livlan Bonds, 44 per Cent — rt Di tto for the Account 69i ttaal an 80nd5 , 1822 , s per Cent. £St 99 i lardi • Ulan Bonds, 5 per Cont. 'Danish Bouds 3 per Cent Deferred, ,D itto New 3 per Cent. '4l'lcish Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditt o for the Account B2i 1 . Ditto Small D Dividends on the above payable in Lon de!, dch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gull — Ditto 4 per Cent. CertifieateS HALF-PAST TWO. Consols LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY. 13.: 2s St. LONDON, June 21.—Wind this day at noon, N.E.,' koderate breeze, and fine, clear weather. PLYMOUTH, June 20 —Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Le trion, from Maratbonisi. Sailed—lndustrie, for Senegal. PORTSMOUTH, June 20.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—An '. 11 ..ess, from London, for Calcutta; H.M.S. Perseveranc e, Sheerness. Sailed—Julendur, for Trincomalee ; Wilson kennedy, Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, June 20.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Her- Mann (s.), for New York. FALMOUTH, June 20.—Sailed—Faithful, for Quebec. ‘ i fr port—John Tucker, from Savannah, for Havre ; t.ookery, Mon to Video ; an A merican ship (su pp osed Ash. urton), Trinidad de Cuba; Jessie, Honduras, and sailed for Portsmouth. SHIELDs June Sailed—Thos. Hodgson, 20.—Wind , S. ` l3l. Quebec.' LEITH Julae 20.—Arrived—Alert, from Charleston. ANTwEar June 20.—The Supply, from Newcastle to R otterdam, ' was loft on the Hinde n on the 18th inst. ; cr ow save. RAMBUR , (I June 18.—The Crown, f ro m Newcastle , has ueen toweet in here dismasted. AseratisTlNsAND June 16.—The Hull Packet, from p , al 4 /2 "Z A Londo ' n has put into Arendahl, and must " 4 4 discharge, cargo ' being damaged. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. mind, N - .W. Salt e d Port- -Ontario, from New York. iarah, for Beyrout ; Jantina, Konigsberg ; ealcW u *Wilder Farley oston ; Cumberland and Ililieete, tta ; Westerr: B B ride, Melbourne. QUEENHTOWN, June 19. W ind N .W. wAnea rrived— -Sabrina' from Havannah ; Fidanzata , Mar sailed Lu nd, Lisbon. —f. 4arah Sands, for the Crimea. DUBLIN, June 20. ~ r , i;.. ARE MARKETS (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Business done this day. t ,o I Al t3i al 31 I 2' et I 1 25 I a: St. 110 St. to 10 pL Aberdeen 8; Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastrk. Jun, t ,11 Belfast & Ballymen. , 11 Birming. Wolff ;rb Stour Valley ...., , 96 Birkcnhd. Lanesl.. Cheshire Junet 11 Do. Chesil. Birk., £5O and .1:',25 Cone. 9 Do., 11 Rlyth &Tyn3orizina £25 (issd..at £45 Bristol and Exeter.. st. I ll St. It t. I I qt. t , St. 1 St. ll' 50 j al St. U St. I t. U St. 'I 1 St. Qt. U lo Caledonian .s. Carmarthen and Car digan 1.. Chester & Holyhead. 11 Cork and Bandon al Cork, Black, cit Pas:: L 6 Cornwall Li CI -ff Junction 65 Inh,lindtliolfastjunc 611 Dundee Perth&Ab,,, dem Junction 11 Do. N ...... East Al glian LI Eastern Counties ;astern Union, A Stock .. .1.4) B. Sto., 8? 'Do. New A. ... r 10 Fast Lancashire IG Erlinbrtrgb & Glasgocc Lll Ediub. and Peebles_.' K) FAin. Pith &nut-lee I Forth & Clyde .Ju' 611 Furness . 11 Do. Extension )0 Glasgow &S. Wester K) Great Northern 10 Do., A. 5t0ck...... )0 Do., B. Stock )0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre. )0 Great Western Stour Val Rai Gua. Stk :;isb South-Eastern :11 I;ncastor & Carlisle Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds 10 htneash.andYorksli. West. Riding lin. 11 liv.Crsby.&Southpt 11 London & Blackwal Ki Lond. Bright & q.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 16 ,Do. Fifths 54 D0.101.5h.,M&13...0 24 Do. Eighths 100 London and S. Westn 17 Do., £5O Do., £4O all Lnduclrry& Colerainf , all Lndndrry. & Enn'.sk. 1(X/ Manch.She t .4 all Do. Shares, No. R2s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 ,Midland LOO Do. Birmng. &Der all Midld. CI. West. (Ire, ) all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 23 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 8 Newry & Enniskillen, all Newry Warrenpointl and itostrevor at. ►lc )0 Norfolk 3 Northn.Counties Un )0 North Britl-,1 3t. U ill North Devon, No. ►ll Do., No. 2 Do., }, A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N.Eastern—Berwiel , _ . 8 I al Do, do. Extension 3 Do.do. G.N.E. Purch .11 Do. Leeds )O Do. York Lii North London Lll Do. New .£lO IF ' , I .&S. Wstrn.,}lanlP stead, and City Jn.. [7,i North Staffordshire.. 11 North Western., II N. St S. Westrn, Juno 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 00 Oxford, Worcester,& 25 I 1: St. 10 60 a 10 al 10 3 20 1 20 a] to al r, Wolverhampton 8 Portsmouth ►p Scottish Central F 9 Scottish Midland,,,,. 1() Shropshire Union 4'l South Devon Y? South Eastern .11 South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dm , 5 Do St. St. la St. 1111 bO al 50 ! al 20 I t '?,O I 1 25 a Staines,Wok. &Wok 1 Stockton & Darli Ste 2kton & Hratlepi St. 0( 10 I 101 25 2 10 Taff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares )0 Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Doel , n.nd Railway ...... 171verstone & Lanes LI Vale or Neath Ll Watertl..& Kilkenny Waterford&Limericl .11 West Cornwall. 5 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London. 171s.,Wimbledn &Croydon 50 1 al FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rott3rdam 4 Belgian Eastn. June. 0 Beziers to Graissessa , ►s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,ScriT Demerara LO Dutch Rhenish di Eastern of France 1.0 Do. New all East Indian, g. sp. c 10 Do. Extension all Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Lll Do. do. do., '59, do L7i Gd. Thor C3l3 ^ LIAI9 , 11 Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic 00. '0 Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 611 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. .0 Gt. Central of Franc , hu Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent 1 Do. New 5 per cent. 2 Po. Extensions..... 611 Do. d 0... 3 Great Luxembourg I Constituted Shares' all 10 I al 100 Al 25 1 1 25 f.,1 100 1P 100 al 20 I 11 5 5 ! 5 al ;20 1.; Do. Obligations..... Ll Gt.WesternofCanad Shares .. .... . ... all Do. Wis., payable's7, with option till '55.. all Do. do., '62, p. '56... all Do. do., '76, p. '60... all Do. do., '73, without option .11 Hamilton & Toronto dl Do. 6 per cent. .4 Lake Const. & Basle 11 i Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. 100 a 20 1. pref 10 Lyons and Geneva _ 14 Lyons & Mediterran 16A Madras 10 Do. New It A Maria Antonia ..„ al Do. do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest)._ all Do. (ox interest) 11 Northern of France 611 Do .20/. Slis.late Char leroi and Brquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22i1. dur. 18 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs all NorwegianTrunkPre' 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and. Orleans.. all Paris and Rouen_ 13 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre all Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish ...... „ 1.11 Sambre and Meuse_ all Do. 54 p. cent. Prof 2s 20 lB al 20a Scinde all Southern of France 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders all Do 5 per c. Prof_ 6 Western of France West. of Switzerland ' Wiesbaden Zealand 10 a , 20 11 20 63i 4 93i 3 68i 82} li 103 i 3 84} 4 i 27i i 74i 5 14 f 62i 2 29i If i 22 la a i 6i I lo} i i 2 P 35 i 201 1 LINRS L . PASAD k,P ifiXgl) it'EATTAIS. Leasing Compass Closing Prices yesterday. 98 - 100 100 - 102 ii 4 -- I'3'6 ii = io 108 - 110 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 11i -12 i 2i - 21 95 - 97 $ iro 58 CO 133 8 - 9 2i -• 211 32 - 33 92 - 94 E SHARES. 97 - 99 93 -95 99 - 101 3 - 4 6 - 6} - - 13 -14 60 - 63 Ili fis. 110 - 112 103 - 105 $ - iP 9 - 9i 6 - RS - 99 -- 101 90 -- $.42 92 -- 94 10 -- 11 17 -17 i 10$ -• 10$ 74 -- 76 19$ -- 201 9$ -- 101 141 -- 15$d 1 137 - 139 •• • '"'" .._ • ••• •• -- 21 - Si 13i -13 i * 141 98 100 4a 101 - 103 93 - 95 3i - 4 i -= fa 106 - 108 13i - id -- par 23 99 101 1 is —lB ... •-• ... 2 -- 3p 2i 2id lON dived - -George Andrews, from Stettin. WATERFORD, June 19. Wind, A 1 '4 .W. """ ri ved —Challenger, from Baltimore. (Br SIIBMARINE AND BRITISH TELE(IRAPH.) Wi -Li- • G RAVE SEND, Thursday, 10. 10 a.m. n uN . tide, half ebb ; fine. 'vej•-, June 20—Fortuna, from Elsinore. rr v,..„uvek 4 June 21—Arranah and Leban on, from Ant. Eu rp ; Perseverance, Rotterdam ; Betsy, Thetis, Holstein, D a t e f i i Johanna, Harmonie, Theres, and Luna—all from su - ; tic. Lied--,lanet Cron, for Balaklava. DEAL, Thursda,y, 9.39 a.m. Wih" A • iek /ran • pr tke ,bo red off South Foreland—American Congress, from or/k for L d A c , 013 on. norttd--Maria Elizabeth, from Bombay ; , for London b ee _ • lieitry Hansel!, of Norwich, notar y p ublic, has of 7 1 „. j. aPpointed Deputy Registrar of the 4 ► rchdeacon ry Lid.i n&n.we-ri. JOINT-S' Closing Prccos ycsterday. 24 - f 6 4i - 8i -- 81 131 -- 121 15/ -16 i 8 7il 90 - 92 63} - 64 14 - 15 9 - 11 ... - ...d 154 -- 164 128- 12g 32 36 23 -- 25 77i - 78} 58 - 60 8 - 10 19 - 20 70 - 72 924 - 03 75 - 77 126 - 100 -- 102 67i 681 75 - 80 8 - 10 8 - 10 81 824 8 Lat 7l i - 1.03 LOat 103/, 1 - P 84 - 8 7 - 6 S. 27 - 27 8i p- 74i - 75 41 - 46 9 - 7 Ii - 2 El. : Ei 31 ,.. 32 75 76 6i 6 3t 14i —14 i 514 526 49 51 d par 4i 4ad 6i 7 1 d ar 28 - 30 102 104 68 70 46 r3i 143 62 63 29 - 30 3 1 2d par t 39 41 20 2' 4 22 - - 2 4 7 -- 8 9,4 9i 24 - lf - 2i - 2b- Rd 35 -- 36 9i -- 10i -25 25!4. 3i -- 3ip b 40 19 20 66 68 95 - 97 4i - 4 p, 5 - Gp 3P - 53 - 4 - 4i 31 3 211 - 221 100 - 102 106 -- 109 110 - 115 104 106 23 .- 23 110 - 114 5 - 111; 3 2i 5 7 2 1 -- 6i - 68 iii - ii 13 -- 13 ▪ :: 9' 29 - 29iP 47 49 441 - 451 m 24i p 25 i 21 - 22 lh Is 4 101 -- 101 -• 2i • - pm 4 c, 9i r' ii, -- iii BANKS. Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chart& Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk• of India,' Australia, Sc Chin 84; -- 853 654 6642cd d par ................... Colonial ................ Engmehrcial of Lond. lis Scottish and o i Loud. t t tutd Australian o l i C h :1 0 . - 1 n a : y : . L London Joint Stock Loud. &Westminst er National Provincial of England Do. N ew National of Ireland New South Wales iriental Bank of Corporation. ..d E' -- e pl ... 18 - 18. 20 - 21 id-IP ... ..... ... •• • 40 erovineial of Ireland Do. Now Royal Anstraln.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New VIZI= of London k“, 35 - 38 - 39 52 - °" ... --- .11 42 -- 44 8 74i - 7 9 5 - MI UNIPERIAL PARLIAMEN 1. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. The Wadhurst and West Farleigh Roads Bill, and the West Dcorowich Improvement Bill were read a third time and passed. The Keighley and Kendal Road Bill was considered, and ordered to be read a third time. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented—by Mr. Hadfield, from a Mininff Company in D er by s hi re , co mplaining of a bill now before ' the house for levying fines on mines ; by Mr. Deasey, several petitions from various places in Ireland in favour of Tenant Right. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill, re suming at clause 124, in continuation from the adjourned discussion on 12th inst. ; this clause, as amended, was ordered to stand part of the bill. . ----- Cause 125 was postponed till Tuesday. Clause 126, after some consideration, was agreed to. On clause 127, Sir B. HALL moved the insertion of a provision re lative to the powers of levying lighting, sewerage, and general purposes rates, and the means by which. these rates were to be administered. Mr. HENLEY objected that the poorer classes would suffer from the levying of these distinct rates as pro posed, inasmuch as these distinct processes of levying and legal proceedings in default of payment would have to be put in force, and would bear very heavily upon them. Mr. WILLIAMS defended the addition to the clause. Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY •concurred in the remark that the operation of these rates would be productive of much grievance to the working classes. Sir B. HALL thought the clause, as it originally stood, would have met the views of the honourable gentleman opposite (Slr, Henley), but he bad felt bound to alter it in accordance with the previously expressed wish of the house. At the same time he thought the powers given to the district board were such as could enable it to keep clear of the conse quences anticipated by the hon. gentleman. Mr. HENLEY wished to avoid levying four rates, involving four sets of expensed. What was done in St. George's, Hanover-square, he should like to see car ried out in this instance. After a few words from Mr. CHAMBERS, suggesting that long amendments, such as that proposed by the tight hon. baronet, should be given notice of, Sir B. HALL, in reply, said it was quite impossible to adopt this course, as amendments frequently were only suggested as the bill proceeded. He also took occasion to observe that the course he intended to pursue was, if possible, to get through the bill as it at present stood to-day, and after reporting the bill to obtain leave to go into committee upon the other clauses of which he had given notice, and which he had pro mised hon. members should have time to consider. Sir W. CLAY said the Committee did not seem to be aware of the bearing of the clause as it now stood. Now, there could be little doubt but that its operation would be very injurious to the elective franchise in the metropolis. As he understood the matter, these rates would be all comprehended in one, and collected with the poor rate. As the law at present stood, all 101. householders who had paid their poor sates before the middle of January were entitled to a vote ; but if these rates were associated with the poor rate, there could be no question that many ratepayers would be unable to pay, and consequently would be struck off the list. He should therefore suggest that the poor rate should be separated from the others. After a few words from Mr. Henley, Sir J. Shelley, Mr. Williams, and Captain Perry, Sir B. HALL said a few words in reply and The clause as amended was afterwards agreed to. Clauses 128, and 129 were also ordered to stand part of the bill. [LEFT SITTING.] LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The house sat to-day for the purpose of hearing Eng lish appeals. The lords present were—the Lord Chau cellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, Lord St. Leonards, the Earl of Scarborough, and the Marquis of Drogheda. HAWKES V. THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. The arguments of Sir F. Kelly, on the part of the appellant, occupied their lordships the whole morning. VILE SVNS OW THITittSDAY NYENINII, JUNE Ol. 20 I 11 10 I 1 5 1 20 St. Ili 20 11 18 10. 100 100 100 20 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 RAu.WI.I®. Bedford and Blot-Noy Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col, Stour Vy. Sad, and Ha]. E. Lin. .r. 6 pc. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... alstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. T Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bztn and Matlock Middleebro' & Redcar Midld. Bradfd Newmarket Bury Exton N.& Elst.s p.c Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixods p e Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shot Roth snit Clooleg. 5 p. c. Shrews. &Her S. Stafforcish. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&C;onirst oadon N. We.t. L. 4,-;N. W. C e don_ E. Un. 4 N rtt.u.! Caldonian. Do Gt. Wes;i Yk. Nev. bt Berw. Y. &NM Do Do S. Hasten Do Peto & Co Norfolk... Do L.& N W & Midid. Stek ton k Dariingt. Aidland.. Coun. E. Count. Do Do. L. &N.W. &Ln&Yl, Gt Northr Laneash Yorksh. T. Brassey M. Mclean Stockt. Darlingt lartWo PREFERENI A berdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c... Myth and Tyne 10 pei c. pref. (iced. at SN; Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares .!aledonian £lO Chester & Hol7heao Guar. 5i per cent.,. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork do. kdil3 P a r n e d f o . n N S T p 2 ~ .t Dun.Prth .4 Aber. J Z. Anglian Cis. A Sh Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. c Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension ' 5 p. c. No 1 Do. No. 2 Do. Now 6 r. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 ner cent. Do. 10/. Debontr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash. 6 p. etc. &W. York. J. sths Ed. Prth.&Duu.4p.c. Furne , s 41as. & S. W. G. 5 p c. Great Northu. 5 p c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem , at 10 p. c. prom... Do. 4i p.c Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm,.. Gt.N. of Scot. Ist, Prey Gt. S. &W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per C. Pris,f. At Gt. Westn. (Barks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4. p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Cnester 8 p. c.P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stack Lon. &Brigh . G. 5 p.c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. New Guar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 Der cent.. Lon. &N. W., Coy. d Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon. & S. W. C0n..1 Londy. & Color. i Si . Londy. & Ennis. e i 5 . Man., Shef., & Lin New, £lO Do. £6 Slarypt . & Carl. 4 p e Do. 4i per cent Do 10 St. 20 50 St. 164 5 St. 8 25 10 1.0.6 20 20 20 25 100 all 10t) 100 100 all 100 9 6 100 100 100 100 100 100, Business this day. all 100 Consol.6 p.c.Sl 100 I Do. Consol. Bristol r. i Birm. 6 per cent. . 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Ili Do. Pre,. 4; per cep all Do. Si. Pe f. 4 p. c,. 100 Ditto Leicester and Hitchen Pref. St.., all iNorfolk Debenture 1.00 IDo.Pref. 4p. c. Stoel 100 Do. 5 p. c. Eat 100 Do. siper 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 6p.c 9 Dc. do. Quarters 4. 10 Do.York l- 1. & Piir. all North Staffordshire.. 100 Oxford, Worcester, A W 01verh..£15,6 p 7 Do R. Prof: 101. Sh. all Scot. Cent. ,New Pre all South Devon lf Do. fixed,4i per cen' all S. Eastern (Readiut.: Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent all S. Wales Gua. 4p. c all Do. do. 4i p. c.... all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. all Stock. & Dar., sp. c. 15 Do. do. do. all Stock. k flartl. g. p. c. till July 1, '56 4 ,W aterfd. Kilk. 6pc Pm Pm 132 119 18 1051 4j 74i 51 MINES. 1 all Apia, Fria . 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 101 all Anglo Californian $ 20 6 Australian —1/ 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd.Dachy of) 50 all Blrenarvon Iron and 5 7 Coal . 20 14 British Iron 54 64 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm.) 30 all Do. 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Land 38 3 9 394 1 9 1 all Submar. Tel. Scrip — 1 1 all Do. Registered .... 1 5 'Prat& L.Co.U.Can !,N Van Diemen's Land 13 134 PRIVY COUNCIL. The judicial committee of the Privy Council sat to-day for the purpose of hearing Indian appeals. The lords present were the Lord Justice Knight Bruce, the Lord Justice Turner, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Corn wall, Sir J. Patteson, and Sir E. Ryan. GUNESII DUST SING V. MOHESIIAII SING. The arguments in this part-heard appeal from the de cision of the Superior Court of Bengal were resumed. and occupied their lordships the whole morning. COURT OF CHANCERY. Neither the Lord Chancellor nor the Lords Justice of Appeal sat at Lincoln's-inn to-day. ROLLS COURT. IN RE LONDON DOCK ACT. The Master of the Rolls gave judgment this morning in this case, the facts of which were of no interest ex cept to the parties concerned, but the point involved was one of the highest interest to the community at large, namely, whether the acknowledgment of a married woman might be taken in evidence before the enrolment of that acknowledgment, under the pro visions of the Fines and Recovery Act. His Honour, after going at some considerable length into the case, and adverting to the argument for the neces sity of taking the acknowledguiect before enrolment was of opinion that no such step was necessary, and decided that the acknowledgment before enrolment was totally unnecessary. (Before the Vice-Chancellor Wood.) ROOPER V. HARRYSON.-JUDGMENT. His Honour gave judgment this morning on this case, directing certain accounts to be taken. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before the Lord Chief Baron and a Special Jury.) The Court sat this morning for the purpose of dis posing of special jury causes ; but the list was soon got through, in consequence of several cases being post poned, and his lordship rose at an early hour. Mr. Baron Martin held a second court in the Com mon Pleas, in order to hear one special jury case, which had reference to an action for non-payment of ground rents. The case involved some technical legal points as to the matter in dispute, and presented no features of general interest. BOW STREET(THIS DAY). EXAMINATION OF MR. STRAHAN, THE BANKER. This morning Mr. William Strahan, of the firm of Strahan, Paul, and Bates, was placed at the bar be fore Mr. Hall, charged upon a warrant, issued by Mr. Jardine, with unlawfully negotiating or otherwise dis posing of certain deeds or other securities entrusted to them for safe keeping, they being bankrupts. Mr. Humphries said Li app---- 1 r.." ur one prosecution, and this morning he intended merely to offer evidence sufficient to justify a remand until to-morrow the day on which Mr. Bates is to appear at this court—on which occasion both the partners in the bank would be placed side by side at the bar. He should call Dr. Griffith, who would state that he had deposited with the bankrupts certain valuable securities to an enormous amount, which he believed had been unlawfully negotiated. Dr. John Griffith was then called, and having been sworn, said he was a Doctor of Divinity, and resided at Rochester. He had an account at the bank of Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Ca., in the Strand, of which the prisoner was one of the partners. Mr. Humphries—Did you deposit certain valuable 'enmities with the bankrupts 1 Dr. Griffith—Not with my own haul, but I wrote to them to purchase certain securities. Mr. Humphries—Did you receive a letter from them stating that the purchase had been effected ? Dr. Griffith—l did. Mr. Humphries—Of what did those securities con- list ? Dr. Griffith-150,000 Dutch florins, which, at the present rate of calculation, were worth between seven and eight thousand pounds sterling ; 10,000 3 per Cent. Danish Bonds, and 5,000 5 per Cent. Danish Bonds. The value of the whole he should estimate at about 20,0001. or 21,0001. Mr. Humphries—Have you reason to believe, if Mr. Strahan is remanded, you can offer further evidence ? Dr. Griffitl4replied in the affirmative. Mr. Humphries—This is all the evidence I intend to offer to-day. _ _ _ Mr. Baliantine said he did not appear to offer any opposition to the remand. Ho should appear to-morrow for Mr. Bates, and he was anxious that nothing should be gone into to-day, as he did not know whether he should have to appear for Mr. Strahan as well as for Mr. Bates ou that day. The friends of Mr, Strahan wished it to go forth that there was no disposition on his part to evade this inquiry. The moment he received information of what was going on he returned to town, and immedi• ately waited upon Dr. Griffith. Had he not been ar rested it was his intention to have surrendered himself at this court today, as, whatever might be the result of 1080 this investigation, be had no wish to evade the respon sibility he bad incurred. Mr. Hall then adjourned the further hearing of the case until to-morrow. ROBBERY AT DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—One of the "cleaners," an old woman, about fifty of years of age, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing several articles of wearing apparel belonging to the ladies of the corps de ballet. Some of the property was discovered on the person of the prisoner by Mrs. Louisa Miller, better known as Madame Louise ; and the other part, with a number of pawnbrokers' tickets, was found at the pri soner's lodgings. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. THE PRUSSIAN OR COBURG CRITICISM ON THE BRITISH CONSTITUTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—It appears by the newspapers of this morning (Wednesday) that at a semi-public, semi-private dinner held at the Trinity House, upon Saturday last, his Royal Highness has been pleased to promulgate his views on the working of the British Constitution ; and as no doubt such views will be eagerly published by every despot in Europe, including all the Prussian, and Coburg, and Austrian, and Orleans haters of freedom, it becomes the press of this country-to • speak fearlessly on this royal production. Had his• Royal. Highness confined his observations to matters of opinion, in all probability I should not have ad dressed you, but have considered the expression of such opinion as merely a silly overt act, useful in that chain of evidence which is daily becoming more strong—that his sympathies are far more in accordance with the principles of Austrian and Prussian despotism than with those of the British constitution. Nor should this be a matter of surprise to any who re flect on the difficulty experienced by the strongest minds of not merely discarding, but of acting contrary to the principles imbibed in early life, strengthened by education, and cherished by relations, friends, and connections, although such difficulty renders it imperative on Parlia ment and on the press to watch with most jealous feeling every attack upon that constitution which is loved by Englishmen and hated by despots. But as his Royal Highness, instead of confining his ob servations to the expression of opinion, has been pleased to wander into the region of fiction, and to assert as facts matters which are directly opposite to facts, both in letter and in spirit, bat which, if they were true, would go far to establish the correctness of the opinion his Royal High ness has formed of the British constitution, I will, with your permission, first point out those matters which his Royal Highness has mis-stated, and then show the fallacy of the opinions on the British constitution his Royal High ness has been pleased to express. Ist Assertion—His Royal Highness is pleased to say "that the Queen's Government can take no measure for the prosecution of the war which it has not before hand to explain to Parliament. Answer—l aver, without the slightest fear of contradic tion, that such statement is, both in letter and in spirit, directly'contrary to the fact. 2d. His Royal Highness is also pleased to say " that the Queen's armies and fleets can make no movements, nor even to prepare for any, without their being publicly announced in the papers." Answer—Two subjects, ono of not the slightest conse quence, the other of great importance, diplomaticilly mixed together. What possible injury can be done if the papers publicly announce that the Queen's armies or fleets have made a movement? And if Government take their measures so badly that their prenaration for such move ments are publicly known, I would submit to his Royal Highness that such crime is not owing to any defect in our Constitution, but to the incapacity of Ministers. 3d. His Royal Highness is pleased to say that no mis take, however trifling, can occur, no want or weakness exist, that is not at once denounced. Answer—And thank God and our Constitution that it is so ; for by being able to denounce such mistakes we take the best means of preventinc , their recurrence. 4th Assertion—His Royal Highness is pleased to say " that the Queen's Ambassador can enter into no nego tiations without the Gorernment having to defend him, by entering into all the arguments which that negotiator, in order to be successful, ought to be able to shut up in the innermost recesses of his heart." Answer—This assertion is also untrue both in letter and in spirit. So far from the Government having to defend any Ambassador for his conduct or opinions ou any pend ing negotiation, the Minister has only to acquaint the House that the negotiations are pending, and therefore it would be prejudicial to the public service to debate the matter or to produce any papers. to obtain an unanimous expresion of opinion that the subject should drop. sth Assertion—Hi& Royal Highness is pleased to say "that our Constitutional Government is undergoing a heavy trial, and we shall not successfully pass through it unless the country will grant its confidence—patriotic, in telligent, and self-denying confidence—to . her Majesty's Government." . . This, however, contrary to the others, is the assertion of an opinion and not of a fact, and therefore shall be com mented upon in another letter. I am, Sir, your obed. servant, trine 13, 1855. AN EX-M.P. PROPOSED VOTE OF CENSURE ON THE ADMINISTRATION. No small sensation was last night created in the better informed circles, on the fact having transpired that Mr. Roebuck had determined to bring forward a motion which will be tantamount to a direct and decided vote of censure on the Government, in relation to the war with Russia. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman, it is ex pected, will give notice of his motion this evening. We have not heard the precise terms in which it will be couched, but it will, we are informed, be chiefly directed to a condemnation of the conduct of the Aberdeen Ad ministration, in having sent out an expedition to the Crimea without having made the necessary preparations for so important an enterprise. The motion, we under stand, is worded with the greatest skill, and is reported to have been framed by Mr. Disraeli, whom Mr. Roe buck consulted on the subject. It is said to be drawn out so ingeniously, that it will be difficult for either Con servatives or Liberals to abstain from voting for it. Mr. Disraeli, we are assured, has guaranteed to Mr. Roe buck that his party, as a party, will support the motion. Though it must, for the sake of form—Lord Aberdeen being premier at the time of the sailing of the Crimean expedition—be nominally directed against the Aberdeen Administration, it must necessarily, if carried, prove fatal to the Palmerston Government,—inasmuch as Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lans downe, Lord Clarendan, and indeed nearly all the mom bers of the present Cabinet, were members of the Aber deen Adminstration. ' . We are further assured that Mr. Roebuck's motion will, in a great measure, owe its existence to Prince Albert's recent speech at the Trinity House, when his Royal Highness virtually repudiated the right of the people to canvass the conduct of Ministers, and repre sented the nation as having exaggerated the neglect and mismanagement in relation to the war in the East, " with a kind of morbid satisfaction." Those who are co-operating with Mr. Roebuck in the new movement, speak in terms of unqualified condemnation of this at tempt to deter the people from criticising the conduct of the Government, and feel that the best way in which to express their views on the point effectually, will be to force the House of Commons, by a deliberate and tangi ble act, to condemn the conduct of the Cabinet. The motion, as might be expected, has caused the utmost alarm in Downing-street. All that the Court and Go vernment influence can de, will, as a matter of course, be done to defeat Mr. Roebuck's motion. It remains to be seen with what effect. —Morning Advertiser. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended June 21, 1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 1 BAILEY. OATS. 1 BYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 77s bd 34s 01 28e 71 , 45s 19c1 , 46s 61 1 43s 6d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. I BARLEY. ) OATS. EYE. BEANS. 1 PEAS. 765 51 33s 01 28s Id 445 6d 45s 34 41s 91 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 87,314; Barley. 8,432 ; Oats, 6,905 ; Rye, 123 ; Beans 3,723 ; Peas. 251 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND JEADENHALL.—The trade was steady, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 101 ; lamb, 5s 2d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d; Pork, 38 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, June 20.—We had a firm market for stock, and prices were on the advance. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; muuton ,oROu w be ; Lamo, as •su v." vs tnt , to 5s Od ; Pork. 3s 6d to 4s 4d per Sibs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, June 20.—The trade ruled brisk, at enhanced quotations. Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s Od; Mutton, 28 6d to 5s 2d ; Lamb, 5s Gd to 6s 6d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork; 3s 4d to 4s 2d per Sibs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 22s to ns each. HAY MARKETS. gmrrinenum.—Mdadow hay, 2/-15s to 5/ 5s Od ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ lOs ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 8s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 8s ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 61 6s ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 10A per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, and prices had a downward tendency. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 153 to 51 ss; clover ditto, 31 Os to 6165; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 9s per load. A dull market. Nearly all the large quantity of dollars arrived by the Mexican packet was sold yesterday at 59d. per ounce. This is an advance of sd. on the price realised for those by the previous Mexican packet, but is considerably lower than the rates obtained towards the end of last month, when dollars were scarce, and chiefly in second hands. A considerable amount has been taken to supply orders for China and India. TESTIMONIAL TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE LORD DUDLEY COETTS STUART.—A special meeting of the committee appointed to carry into effect the resolutions adopted at a public meeting held at Willis's-rooms, under the presidency of Lord Shaftesbury, was convened on Tuesday, the 19th, at 10, Duke-street, St. James's, for the purpose of coming to a final decision on the nature and character of the testimonial to be erected to the me mory of the late Lord D. Stuart. The attendance of the committee was very numerous. Among those present were the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Zetland, F.Fer guson, Esq., M.P., Captain J. Townshend, R.N., M.P., Professor the Rev. D. W. Marks, the Rev. J. S. Boone, H. J. Montefiore, Esq., W. L. Birkbeck, Esq., P. F. C. Johnson, Esq., W. Rothery , Esq., &c. After a length ened discussion, a resolution was agreed to, on the motion of the Rev. J. S. Boone, and seconded by the Earl of Harrowby, "That the funds collected should be appro prioted to the erection of a distinct department in one of the uuendowed metropolitan general hospitals, to be dedi cated to the memory of Lord D. Stuart, in which there is to be placed a butt of that lamented nobleman." On the motion of Dr. O'Connor and H. Farrer, Esq., a sub committee was appointed to carry the resolution into effect. The resolution was warmly supported by the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl of Zetland, J. Ferguson, Esq., M.P., H. J. Montefiore, Esq., C. Johnston, Esq., Pro fessor Marks, and H. Farrer, Esq., &c. Additional BRINCTIptiOIIS were announced since the last meeting. LITERATURE. Every Boy's Book. By George Forrest. Illus- trated by Harvey and - Weir. - G. R outledge. An old friend with a new face will be at once recognised in this " CompleteEncyclopaedia of Sports and Amusements." Every Boy' s Book is in reality nothing else than The Boy's Own Book, slightly extended, perhaps, and from first to last differently arranged. It is, however, very far from possessing in any respect the merit of origi nality.. Yet as th e resu lt o f som ewhat elaborata labour p. the gether in no small d egree mer i tor i ous . It had long way of c om pilation, the book is alto ! ' been anticipated, as we have already observed, by its prototype and predecessor. Its editor possessed, ponsequently, at starting, the advantage of what ever had been previously e of a similar character, o ff t e h c e t r e d volumes earlier h w e s o i d r k e s the , one above menti one d , volumes , for ex ample, like that charming one published some years ago, and still retaining a considerable share of popularity among th e mem b ers of the rising genet ation, the conversational treatise en titled " Philosophy in Sport made S c i ence i n Earnest." Nevertheless, forgetting for a time as much as possible all that had been hitherto ac complished, we must perforce accord a high weed of commendation to the zeal displayed by Mr. Forrest in the bringing together within a little more than six hundred beautifully illustrated pages, so many lively and welcome particulars cal culated " to afford recreation and instruction to boys in their leisure"—being, in fact, as the book is called, " A Complete Encyclopaedia of Sports and Amusements." Let any schoolboy procure a copy of this pleasant repository of in-door and out-of-door entertainments, and we warrant him he will, with a little care, soon become an adept in fun and frolic, and a welcome acquisition to the playground. Armed only with a pooketfull of these wonderful little pellets, known even to every mischieydus urchin of the gutter as Marbles, he will soon learn from Mr. Forrest what varieties of excitement may be won from " taws" and " allys" by the mysteries of three-holes, nine -holes, bounce eye, tip-shares, snaps-and-snops-and-bounce-about, , the pyramid, and picking-the-plums ! Then under the generic head of Tops what diversities will he not find enumerated—whether the toy chosen for the nonce be the hardy, little, spiked, veteran Peg-top ! or the big, burly, aldermanic slave of the lash, the Whip-Top ! or the drowsy, old, melodious, roundabout Humming-Top, painted and glittering in the dance like a harlequin ! Or again, under the comprehensive designation of Balls, what different kinds of games are there not implied—from that elastic compound of bladder, leather, and air, the football to that bounding sphere of whipcord and india-rubber the famous racket-ball ! From the duller orb of worsted, battered over the grass in golfing, or in hockey, to the white compact little globe of string and kid, employed in homey-holes and rounders ! Besides all which toys, are there not yet remaining to be enumerated, as the spolia opinzx of every skilful boy on a sunny holiday, kites, and hoops, and popguns—the sling, the quoit, and the boome rang dutch-pins, nine-pins, and skittles— and with these, too, the little tinselled graces, and those famous implements in the thwacking contest between parchment and feathered-cork, popularly hight battle-dore and shuttle-cock ! Hav ing introduced his young readers to sources of amusement such as these, adapted to their immature tastes as children, and having previously explained in all due form the secrets of Hop-scotch, of I-spy, of Prisoner's Base, of Leap-frog and Baste-the- Bear, of Follow-my-leader and King-of-the-Castle, of Hare and Hounds, of Duck and Drake, of Hop skip-and-jump, and the like pastimes requiring no toys for their performance, the author of Every Boy's Book enters upon higher grounds, ac quainting his host of pupils with all kinds of athletic recreations. He teaches them, after the pleasantest fashion, gymnastics and skating, swim ming and archery, angling and cricket. In the chapter relating to Horsemanship he carries them with him not merely through all the paces, walking, trotting, cantering, galloping, but imparts to those who list a number of useful hints or " wrinkles," about gibbing, shying, bolting, kicking, rearing, stumbling, and all manner of other tricks of equine restiveness. While in the chapter on Driving he goes out of his way to explain thd difference of nu merous well-known vehicles, the stage-coach, the chariot, the post- chaise, the laplau, the barouche, the phaeton, the cabriolet, the gig, the tilbury, the curri ele, the stanhope, the denneb, the brougham, the britzschka and the droitzschka. It seems, however, rather out. of place, by the way, for this instructor of youth to inform his readers in regard to the brougham that it is " the most convenient of all the carriages, and, like its noble inventor, adapted to a great variety of purposes "—(a rather poverty stricken little joke)—as entirely out of place as it is to reprobate further on one of the most agreeable and smooth-running of our hack-conveyances, the Hansom's safety cab, as at once "clumsy; awkward, and dangerous." Under the same category of Athletic Recreations are included instructions about boating and sailing the latter section being briefly explanatory of matters relating to the sloop, the cutter, the brig, the schooner, the smack, the canoe, the galliot, the junk, the yacht, the felucca, and the brigantine. Another division of the work supplies an abundant store of information to the Young Naturalist—acquainting him, first of all, with the most approved method of catching birds, whether by the aid of decoy-birds or by that of bird-lime, whether by the common brick trap, or the simple seive trap, or by the net, or by the springle. Information is next given in reference to all the varieties of singing birds—the linnet, the goldfinch, the bullfinch, the thrush, the skylark, the blackbird, the woodlark, the titlark, the black cap, the robin, the wren, the tomtit, the yellowham mer, the chaffinch, the redstart, the redpoll, and the nightingale. Next, of foreign Talking Birds, includ ing the macaw, the parrot, and the cockatoo, and of native talking birds—such, for example, as the starling, the raven, the jay, the jackdaw, and the magpie. In the descriptions dedicated to pigeons, after due mention has been made of the stockdove, the ringdove, and the turtledove, everything that could reasonably be expected upon the subject may here be learnt in relation to tumblers, carriers, pouters, runts, fantails, jacobins, ruffs, nuns, croppers, turbits, and trumpeters. As later on, also, in reference to aquatic fowls and domestic poultry, to rabbits and squirrels, guinea-pigs, and white mice , gold and silver fish, bees and silk- worms. Nevertheless, as though all the foregoing were insufficient, the volume before us comprises three other distinct divisions or compartments. One miscellaneous in its character, another scientific, and another yet in elucidation of certain parlour amusements—the last-mentioned including chess and draughts, puzzles, and cha rades. The scientific pursuits relating to no less lofty and (some of them) abstruse themes than those furnished by arithmetic, geometry, chemistry, gal vanism, magnetism, electricity, pnuematics, optics, mechanics, hydraulics, acoustics, and photography. The chapter upon miscellaneous matters with which the volume is brought to a conclusion — being descriptive, successively, of carpentery and fireworks, of secret writing and gardening, of fencing and of broadsword. So ends the book with a flourish of quarte and tierce, of advance and parade, of retret. lounge, and recover ! A wel come gilt it would be—this animated encyclopaedia of sports and amusements whether among the snows of Christmas or among the green leaves of Midsummer. Living for Appearances. A Tale.. By the Brothers Mayhevt. James Blackwood. The merest trifle as a story—one scarcely re deemed from the rank of the utterly frivolous and wholly nonsensical by the laudable purpose in which it seems to have originated. That of illus trating in the persons of Mr. and Mrs. Wellesley Nicholls, the folly of that horridly genteel, or, in other words, that simply and atrociously vulgar sys tem of living for appearances. The book is altoge ther just one of those gaudy little cheap railway vo lumes that can be turned over carelessly in the corner of a first or second class carriage and read from title-page to finis between starting upon a brief journey and arriving at its termination. For the story itself the reader is indebted to Hvary and Horace Mayhew—gemini, having a faint resem blance by their fraternal co-operation in literature to the James and Horace Smith of the last genera tion. The illustrator of the volume is the indus trious W. M'Connell, who, if we recollect rightly, made his original appearance as a comic draughtsman in the pages of the defunct Diogenes. Hardly half a dozen characters are introduced in the course of the narrative— scarcely more, in fact, than make their appearance before the footlights in a farce or a vaudeville. The exceedingly mean and contemptible Mr. Wellesley Nicholls must be accepted, we suppose, as the hero of the piece, the role of heroine being that accorded to his empty-headed wife Sarah. The only tolerable persons appearing before us in this tale of make-shift and swindling being low but honestßuebenMarsh, of Farnham, Surrey—and that bluff farmer's wife, Molly. Between these contrasting pairs the balls of squabble and deception are kept up, while the London couple are running into allmiaunnereorfac.lebts, for diamonds, and a brougham, and an r op box and a west-end house, and tawdry n itu furniture-, e a a n r d , m th e e re li l k y e li e v x in tr g av i a n ga f n ac c t e: extravagances, u rs to fivet hundredlast , for appear ances. Until the inevitable smash comes at length after the gauntlet has been duly run between an avenue of duns, and bill discounters, and pawn brokers—until the spungin g _i, through, and the Insolvent Debtors' af ....eha s c te irt npas t e se r d wards in like manner, the — victim receiving in tl4s latter a splash of whitewash and a severe reprimand from the Commissioner. Common-place and trivial though the story is in itself, its purpose is, never theless, humane enough to admit of a passing word by way of commendation. A Memoir of the Rev. Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longm ans .' Nothing can be more ref res hi ng i n t h ese d a y s o f Pharisaism and cant than the perusal of a work like this. It is like leaving the enervating air of the city to breathe the pure mountain breeze, and luxuriate among the sturdy beauties of nature. The book is quite a godsend. Under any circum stances the memoirs of a wit and humourist must be sadly mismanaged if they du not insure some pages of pleasant reading ; but when the wit and humour (of the first water) have been allied to vigour and determination, and employed with ex traordinary success in trying times in the cause of liberty and truth, the reading may be expected to be instructive and health-inspiring also, and such is-the. case in the work before us. Sydney Smith was no ordinary wit and humourist, and rarely has there been a more practical and fearless philan thropist ; and his memoirs, therefore, judiciously andprepared instruct u a c s they are by filial piety, not only amuse of th e d u ti es of life . The cheery manliness, vigorous t, but also brace you for the discharge logic, and merry wisdom of the man outlive the noble deeds they so materially aided in achieving. The advocate of the removal of religious and civil disabilities has left behind him an arsenal of effec tive weapons against bigotry and intolerance. Re has done more—he has demonstrated that a hatred of cant and Pharisaism is compatible with a real piety and an active benevolence. Though the sacred office was none of his seeking, and not the stostwtnhatht actohueldsehtaavbeobueteannsdelpeecrtesedvfebrredhiimn the ,w d we are Charge of its duti es with conscientious fidelity. To his whimsical ra ili ng opposed his servi ces in the ration and his lov e of peacecio against wit seems to verge Highest uawsnae D dr t do . s wfs s e hr n teeh t nl e ei g r h s i ios m usm a y unbecom ing, tolerrbye it should not be forgotten how native to the man was this effervesce nce , and how it sparkled with wisd om . To those whose qualities as a can receivers little admiration of his high a n d sterling public man, whose heart was ever " outbu with a love of justice and t ru th , " if any accession ; but who were unacquainted with his private character, the picture presented of him in his social and domestic re l a ti ons w il l be deeply gratifying. The life of th e d omes ti c circle —.ever mindful of " the rights and feelings" of those around him—and the model adviser, doctor (!), and friend of his poorer parishioners —we find him in every capacity doing his utmost to spread happi ness around him. In short, we have a picture of a parson Fielding would have delighted to por tray—so much kindness and simplicity was mingled with his shrewd sense, and, in the best sense, prac tical wit. The first volume is devoted to his me moirs, and the second, edited by Mrs. Austin, to his correspondence (with many of th e most distin guished public characters of the day, as well as his relatives and friends). Like Lady Holland, Mrs. Austin appears to have made a skilful as well as a conscientious use of the materials in hand, and pays a cheerful and respectful tribute to his memory. A School Atlas of Astronomy. By Alex. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E., &c. William Blackwood. and Sons. An atlas of the heavenly bodi es , com bi n i ng " elementary facts with scientific precision," has long been a desideratum, and this is supplied in an admirable manner in the present work. It com prises, in eighteen beautifullyengraved and coloured plates, a complete series of illustrations of the heavenly bodies, drawn, we are assured, with the greatest care from original and authentic docu ments, under the superintendence of Mr. Hind, the eminent astronomer, who edits the entire work. In the concluding six maps the position of every star has been calculated, and its place pro jected from the catalogue of 1850, prepared under the direction of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Besides this there are other, and hardly less convincing, proofs of the care and labour with which the Atlas has been got up. It is uniform in size and style with Mr. Jslinston's well-known series of elementary At lases, the value of which it will greatly increase. Not only is it adapted for beginners, but it will also prove useful to adepts in the science. ROYAL CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. The 38th anniversary festival of this society was held yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great Queen street. In the unavoidable absence of his Grace the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, the Duke of Bucclend' took the chair, supported by Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., and many other celebrities of the Scottish Society, &c. There were very few of the guests who attended in the national costume. The vocalists engaged were the Misses Wells, Mr. Fielding, Mr. Charles, and Mr. E. Williams ; but to the names announced we were pleased to find added those of Mrs. Charles and Miss Ada Taylor. In addition to the band of the Royal Caledonian Asylum were Ross, the Queen's piper ; M'Kenzie, the piper of the Duke of Sutherland ; the piper of the Marquis of Staf ford ; Campbell, the piper of Sir Charles Forbes ; and Wilson, the piper of the Caledonian Society. The noble Chairman gave, "The health of her Majesty the Queen." Under ordinary circumstances it would be sufficient to name her Majesty ; but it must be recol.. lected that her Majesty was the patroness of this society. Her Majesty had shown in every way her appreciation of the services of the army and navy ; she had not been content with the information conveyed to her by de spatches, but she had been pleased to make a personal inspection of the gallant heroes who had been wounded in the Crimea. National Anthem. The CHAIRMAN next gave "Hisßoyal Highness Prince Albert, Albert Duke of Rothemy and Lord of the Isles, and the rest of the Royal Family." (Great cheering.> In that toast he begged to include the name specially of the Duke of Cambridge, who had so much distinguished himself in the Crimea. (Cheers.) Glee—" 0, merry raay the keel row." The CM/LIBMAN next gave " The Army and Navy, and may victory crown their arms." Sir CHARLES FORBES returned thanks for the army, not forgetting the Highland brigade. (Cheers.) Sir JOHN HERON MAXWELL returned thanks on the part of the navy ; and he was followed by Captain FISH.. BOURNE, the representative of the Patriotic Fund. The Rev. Dr. CUMMING read the report, from which. we give the following extracts : " The war has invested this asylum with new and most eloquent claims, Numbers of our Scottish c oun t rymen have fallen in the Crimea, like their ancestors of old— " With their backs to the field and their feet to the foe.' s T a li c e r y have ificeso n ft oly h b efal a i ce e t n, d a — nd th t e h y e have stur heroically ering died. softhewo T u nde h d e: plead for liberality to the children they have left behincL them. . ;Vrery soon after the victory of the Alma a movement was made by the directors to raise a special fund to enable them to admit at once, without the formalities of an elec tion, 25 orphans of Scottish soldiers, sailors, and marines killed in the East, and 100 children of the Scottish soldiers,. sailors, and marines wounded in the East, at a reduced. rate. Your noble president, the Right Hon. Lord Kin. Baird, to whose personal exertions in this matter you are deeply indebted, and other noblemen and gentlemen, libe. ut z,ouut. were raised for this special object—a sum we implore and urges you to enable us to double in the ensuing year. "We have ample room for more than twice the present number of children; we have able and laborious teachers in. both departments of our school ; we have watchful auditors of accounts, a rigid economy in the management of our finances; and all we now need, next to the blessing of God, is your determination this night to enjoy the luxury of emptying your purses and troubling your bankers in behalf of this noble Christian charity. The children now in the asylum, amounting to 43 boys and 38 girls, have been ex• amined in all the usual branches of education, and have. given' ample evidence of the labours of their teachers and. the attention they have paid to their studies. The healthy, and happy appearance of the children evinces that they are the inmates of a home. ehiid Lowlander, r ea have. " The teachers have done their duty; the dire c t ors have done of fo nwe h t h toh e m i e r i s r . ndo T ut h t y e a g a ; ft l Is ehwe n t go m r ef men — hge H rs ae i v g e h as l r a i)n n d t h e t t i.le • an d eCrimea,, a ea, with. nothing but the dewdrops and the sunshine to gild them, and a nation's grateful acclamation, are their noblest, monument. " Oar Sovereign has done her part, in admitting to her presence at the Horse Guards her shattered but victorious heroes, and with all the condescension of a Sovereign, and, all the tenderness of a woman, speaking kind words and. bestowing Royal marks of approval ; and his Royal High ness the Duke of Rothesay has done his, by presenting 2501 guineas to the asyl um . I t now remains then for you to do yoir duty." _ Sir John Heron Maxwell here introduced to the at tention of the meeting those who were the recipients of the benefits of this charity, and more especially those who had been admitted who were the orphan children of many of the gallant heroes, non-commissioned officers~ and others, who had either fallen in battle in the Crim ea or which ad leddied a n a d c e h r f a t t h a e l i r n e fl s u u l e t n s t o h f e c e r m v a e r a i .t hous diseases LATER DESPATCH OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY MAIL FOR THE SEAT OF WAIL—GENERAL POST OFFICE, JUNE, 1855.—1 n consequence of an alteration in the hour of despatching the French Mediterranean packets which leaves Marseilles every Monday, the supplemen tary mail for the seat of war, hitherto despatched from this office by the day mail to France on the previous Sa. turday, will not, in future, be made up until the evening of that day, and all letters for the British forces or the transport service in Greece, Turkey, and the Black Sea, or for the British hospital at Scutari, posted or received in London in time for the night mail to France, will be forwarded in such supplementary mail. The supple. mentary mails intended to be despatched by be made up on the morning of every as the Tuesday, nent.---RowrAND RILL, secretary. 20 10 20 35