The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-26 00:00:00

• () t Nil A 1 -(. ta NT ii°4l2ll.ER Ord A INTELLIGENC CITY, Two O'CLOCK. _ -hr. Cioh: Sotto Market at Liverpool yesterday. --3°'4 with some excitement, and prices of Amen call were id. per lb. dearer. The sales were esti- Aroerican, i r o a td at 15,00 J bales (of which 1,000 Surat and .2 uu American Were taken for export, and 2,000 12i Prise 500 - n` and 3000 Surat on speculation), com- —gyptian at 6(1. to 9d. • ;O 6d. 3 Id. to 4id . 5,000 Surat : 13 ; and 80 Sea Islands ' at ls. to ls. witi per b . 2 The Railway Share Market was dull, . 31 14°14 /.11tich variation in prices. tuarliiieevivi.ug the state of the London Produce 9.7 i ife,„ 4 _,' (luring Coresent month, Messrs. H. W. 22 ”TanUry and Co. remark :___. 25 to.. T _ l l,e foreign and colonial produce markets iles have s c is - st beeZionveerY steady since our last, Xi ' s freely, St' 4 41 in wan t' Nporters have supplied the mar and a large b T he ..., .nistances higher prices have been obtained. 10. , wie easterly winds 'l've but ,IM)°rt4tlens were larr , e at the beginning of the month, Q ", deliveri a - ' e satisfactory, 50 1,, ,t4 fo_ , es from the wareh prevented farther arrivaL . zio ouses continu , 'n344..1'0100 consumption and export. The stocks of 20 unteaaticles still remain in excess of last year. The ;-, 0 c ont ,:t i. inty o f iy .., _ _ , '"ce and the Lr:aking up of the . Vienna o 1 0 iiii,jaenaces, has canqed a reaction in all articles of 50 de4land,Parnoluce., for which lately there has d been j a es g an , 1 25 dYeing toaterialligher inano4relibd'° prices . have been pal . e . D _ u _,, nea l 25 s have rather improved in vain , c " I are again dearer. In lac dye there _ has been S t I Poitti te. .4 Pri tisine " do ing, but no improvement has taken place 1.0 From the Continental produce markets the . r . e- s t. re nutistate that a good business had been done . , and pilt,cs the ate firkl• From the cotton manufacturing districts st 4°2:4tiee.eounts are more satisfactory, and an extensive buss- 25 been done early in the month at improved rates. st. the woollen Districts the manufacturers had been St. eta Ployed • 4141 better ~ in con s equence of the large army con t lO Paat. , , - ter prices een obtained than for some time St. The b At . -1 10 --" u ' U tieS Upon Colonial produce offer an 50 itn pedir 4 20 The ,ta,_ ent to business in Mincing-lane. Messrs. St. 1 .4 ,4 of the sugar market, according to ~,. It j 13/3) liulbert, and Co., is, however, tolerably S I _ou tki . . Th ey inform us ;hat during the last fort- 61, ll 'glit :...., it. teti t li ,? °l Y 4 Moderate business has been transacted, but 5t...,. 44a4rtnera have acted upon an opinion that the duly on t - 't forwarWard be raised, and the bulk of this article brough ,c, T he els as than hands at full and advanced rates.t ;!.-:f, bi g h t ,a,rancs are consequentl large. During the for - ,'t„', diff er ',Qe sales f Mau ritius Y comprised 40,000 bags of ;-, fillo to le, %,, qualiti°es, the grocery descriptions at 61 .i.j).3 ta,""anne, with brown and v.fining kinds at steady -,`, Pe l,, , h4B; 9, 600 of B engal, nearly half of which . i? r ewi'are,s, found buyers at an improvement of . 3d. ( i. fi tit c !. ni zroz n ~,.,tne remainder, very soft date and Mauritzusikl 1 , „.. Gd . to `,?a• to 313. Per cwt. Native Madras is quotet 255.8 °I" St. Top 108. About 3 ,000 mats Penang from 275. to 3 . 3 , . 20 Il lgar t h e eavy brown to fair grocery. In foreign 10 tie " aleS by auction have been less importa . nt. „,, i 84 Ivenles deliveries amounted to 4,436 tons,. being " er St iettr. The of 2,344 tons compared with last r‘s tens '4° eXCets in stock at this port is now only 8,516 . ‘ T - „' tens is to be found chiefly upon Colonial deserip : : 1' Ilene ai°••day there has been a fair amount of business r t ' i cv 'tl i n",•Price* which eh an advance of is 6d to s per St. fiat this beie bout ew •'• of the increased 25 ,Y. bet u , g a ut an equal division ~.1 The freenbuyers and sellers. . 4/ 2F ]e•tfi ed" ing are the duties now chargeable on sugar . s ,, t. -1 ; 413e,"811gar, 20, ; white cloyed, 17s 6,1; brown civet', „. e, e qual to brown, 13s 9d ; molasses, 55 4d par . ; 0 ‘ Tli 0 . .?,5 T he -ea wl C by fire, was insured for 1. /0 0 1113. 6, amen reesus, lost 4)014 4dooo/. g having cost 99,0001. At Lloyd's in and up")000/.' are stated to have been lost by her, 0 ~,en e rest ; 4s divided among the offices. The ? ,` l. _ „ eras Sere Steam gl itort W Shipping Company seems as St I nlate i pithsTh t, aa the Royal Mail was formerly. . r. 40da have been quiet this morning, and t t , lt tbu L r h eu variation in prices. Consols for to if , - it the mo ra l O been at 89i to 89f, and for account , 'rertii ng' at 891. The " Omnium" is ito 1 i eh. 4) and the New A 'tl6 3-16 I. Ex- SI ti `Citle . e nnui 'ato r Billo premium. Bank 2 ek i s , 8 are ss. to Is. p,, , 410 to 21.1 A 2 ti vl'elgri St ' much atten- 5 en. T ,_. ocks have not attracted s a re antir"lsh Bonds have been film at 7 3- i i, and i L l.° 6 la t i R - 1 4t 86 to 864 • Grenada Deferred Bonds - ' l lcl es "4* Brazilian' New 4 1 per Cents. have Lt. salt i_ q sun, z , 1 1 at 90k. Dutch and Spanish Bonds Ti le , 'bah 'kni ts .'silowing are the nominal prices of foreign.__px.. ku, 26-"Orrenada Deferred Bonds, 64 to . 64 , 11 - l e No 4t ° 21 • Peruvian,6B to 70; ditto Dire 4 1 ellt B. 4 , 3 1,, to 4,, !*5 to 50 • Portuguese Four per Cents., 98 to 100; Ittn '0 Russian ' Five per Cents., ~., to 90; „Pkiiimi 1,14r-and-8,-}falf per Cents. 88 8 6 • ditto Three rr 0,4 t evf Deferred, i - ,1 to 1 ‘ l tto t , ,, 8 '? aei to 36i ;ditto Certificates, 4 4i to 5i ; The last 3. 4 to 4 , 1,-. t hiti ' -week, .1 receipts ascertained up date 8 rai way N e at - are round figures as under : liNtt W e 1855. 1854. £93 756 97 300 - , 104'Welletteril ************************* 4' 5 -' 6 ' 189 55, 040 iait'Vtrestera ........................ 15 351 14,809 -111111 •astern ..................'*14,391 0 1 ,4 ."••• ................. 14 ,343 Cl4lopla „4..... ................25,840 26,895 . -.". ************************* 18,042 * 19,030 Q %ilia ern ... ...,. n lit'at Ilorth.. ***********************' 10 914 10,693 4 1 4 4114 - ertt b , • *** 20.215 16,437 cir-- e ans‘ " i; h ************** 10 356 19,001 a4it r a ire. *********** ' „ 28,671 eill ;:••••• 29,948 thehe, 1, - Easter ****** L . ******* ~ -. +.laiNva.wee, last year. Intli! 4 l}l no 113' Share Market keeps quiet, but 11°1:4 ' ll 8 1 1'e 4 rea ' l 44 cY in the English lines. The h l e l'a -x.. 1-3 ' ith,tst klPported, and the Canadian kock Atioing Plates alteratioa. Banks ditilia,res are rather heavy, the Joint ' 'kith° Land Cornpanies',heav- 4141141 rtvr,\,____.----- 3 Tili AT ONE CY" ' (Pront L'A•Y h t T oe,:cica Lzu. i u the. done 1 41 k Ste t. ipei'er.. , s (! e ti - Z)l'Z' c i ti •; ,. . . i . .. ... ... ................... 2:1 1 0211i It c ,,`, A u at. Oats Annbities„„„ ...... 8 !),# A i Lo c .'', Per c ent 7 Annaities ........... .... 81 , A 9 4 nboi tie • ,Lnauitiee . _.. . ....... Bsi g titt t :10 Y ea, Expire sth Ja.;; . .., .. 1.8.tT 34 1,,,.°..New 48. EXpire oth Oct., 1859 31 4' 1 4 St ock •• • ••• ................. 16 3-16 'es ii,„ •.• ......................... 230 A., bi tto •• ti e.e, 4100 ....................... ...... ""'esilsi k ter ta000." .............. 15 t:lialliten'c't4ae°44t, 19. th. .......... .............................. 89i Qleqa„ ~. ...... . ........................... 'Qs, 20: ............... .• , . .......... • 10 57 015),. ~... .......................................... 10 ' 4,% Z 1 ......... . .... A .10 T Ditto nellde 1 58, 3i p . c . ; . * Cent. ...... ... 9 'I ,Ntlet- 1859, • th 4 Nit• ' ul? 'l,ollk tii„ l 'le Rolm ,REIG/NT FIJ.NDS AT ONE o'C e ,0 Nc 3 . '! Per Cent. ................. ,pkia .b_n, 1852, 4..3/4 per Cent .... ......... 51 '"," dioi,,,. (1-4, Deferred 6 `4„kieli"°44B, 5 , ................. 86 pi c ..,_ _ per cent.. ...... ... ...... Aiitto BtZir, 6 por cent ..................... lino ....... ........ ...... . ... HALF 7p3iii Sir TWO. ~.. 448 en tlae above payable in Lona°, 1...41. . bitt.i:is ..................................... 89 i ) 4144 Aeeuunt .. ............... 89-i 40 D'Sc„ t l'. kIIirIPPING--(THIS DAY. ~ _ok t , 'eoe '-'°/?, -------..------ r this day 4t o;_ls.t ,April 26 . -- Wind and weathe Qo,!boviarc'ederate breeze, and fine dry weher. 11 ; -, A ' APril 26.—Patrick Henry, front New rr York.ve__ Scr )ll (s ) - 1 )4 1 25 Wi n d , E . to E.N.E. A . i d ~ .oza.,„ , , -",York, and h eq ti! 'Mtn 1\r.... proceeded fol. Havre. AttotOtonT4:4'". z uma, for Zanzibar. , of 4 4% 4 % N., ) APril 25.—Avind, S.W. ,32tP4 e Wei,.., from talaklaya. Sailed rtl44l.,east of Africa ; Kent, Scutari. . s , for Arrived—Earlll,etriever (8.e.19 4,, , Y . 4rit, Teil% April 23.— Sailed —Hermann ( 4, fkte•-wPolt.r, April of and 111.4W,,eterfo,;, 25.--The Renton (schooner), kbl il ' il 'el). ove'q (not frora Cork, with consider , 4 1 1 ns tc tt ele.the 2 3d, has been got up, as reported yesterday), neeo,t,Lbs, ," R uIP and ea,rgo. f and fom here ()9ne‘eilitkriti::.ll 25. --The GI ace (sloop), o " off brought le a 8,114 erth, filled and capsized in sea,)a in r e ' the ;31,,...°4 the 1 2th inst • ; and towed Ilt ""P has since been la has hlBl3ltAch , crexy nk sa nd ve np, t ao r t 't b 1..' APril 26!--The Surannah, bound to Goole, eestAc4l) leak b 4, Ah 3:,. avlng bee n on Packet, of Nero - bee t° as et °I L 1 9 .---The Warren shore. 01 , Dieces L,teded. last night, off Old shedn, and has Alit ...14, 4,, w ellpposed to have per °tett' Il ere .",,r't 24.--The Fifteen, from Swane,- 40 , to Malta. '44111. 44 -,, the 17th, very leaky, and - .fill discharge, d thoroughly caulk. ...._........ (?Itll EL.EOTRic TELI G hAP) IL Li vErtProix, Thursday Morning. 4 10 2s. ICI . 114 , 441)411eitel'aor, 1 r , 6 0 la a.„ A , /p, "'denej a : i,;:`.' A,eniplar, for Rio Janeiro; Rapid, . 44 d dand. t t 41 14 ..t . 'A limnwrowx, April 24. ° ' 3 l)l • -- Lad ' '7llil,ll,llisittaßrisetell.s.and Onward, for Balaklava, with ( 11 1' t , --- ' 'OBDIAIIII,TX AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) ni It t ,„ RAVESRND, Thursday, 9.46 a. m . k kh 1; 1 :, 4 4. t,„,• ; tide, °roue hous' eb¢ Sath ;116en.e.Lady Salto.un, q P. 4114 5 45th-...&110, frou, e__ P._ __ owl ; Albion, lyti, 5t,44 'Christopher Rage, Island of 21 .A r tie. ' lllNilscia,s4j6tll-Vrest Friesland, from Hempen. -"418. for Guernsey. 4(l ' N. E. • 11411511,, . . Moderate. DEAL, Thursday, 9.18 a.m. OsiiP4trick ,N---•Itelle ue, from Colo mbo, son for London te,.nrY, from Newyork, f'or London. 4404: er linjesty's ship Odin, for Sheerness ;Wider, Co ltl, hiel)Th, bIfiATION -AND SUPB-RA-NNUATrozr ALLoNVANnEs. ti' t- '414441 return, published yesterday, showsthat (111 4P"lial amount cf compensation allowancesr_ _ _.. 44 233'4111"el payable on the Ist of Janua. 3!'in, 1654 ,54,04,1 :723/. ; the annual allowances granted. 1854, 4,f)4,21,(4;141..). tae tla : i hea u il a n l u a a i i n o a u m n o t u nwth,i,cfh allowancespceecaeatnedbeirn N., 1 18 h 8 5 5 i e 4 4 li . la,t6V Pava.ble on ihe 31st of . 411rAr k , regards superannuation "%114: that 531,929/ remained pay allowances, it t)f '10:2 1854; that -63 1 94/. wai tahbele on .tilleaullostunoti kt4l/10441,111t:tvhiCh8ce4atialdte'd 487,879/. the,a c__. 1;8n...418.514m;i 46.0340n1.nuthae aonnnounall latiz:t-I‘s4W.hiel,b.hrues'tnetafin'endt paalya'hie on, the 31st of 1-.'e ealun.. 1),,,t ithol ailowatieesieremotianinegorupp,‘, 3 actual 44410. !Ittreß7r., 1854, antonnated to 706,445/. y en: b a ie tion and st , p l e s r t of !I.1854) -tl_the Public, after allowing for tohne tetdih:eeed,u,achtlaounds stil of N,llll!Sliaut to the 27tia section of the -a D, 2 ' '-'4441 0.4 caps 24. WO iberdeon.. ...., 8- Arabia Nottng Bos' and Eastn. Junct.. all Bsifast & Ballymena. all Ilirming. Wolverh a Stour Valley '9. ll,rkenhd. Lancsh: di chc9bire Junct..... all Do. Chesh. di Birk. £5O and INS Cora, 19 Do., .e 20.... ...... ,. all iilyth &Tynaorigina £25 (isad. at £45 .00 Bristol and Exeter.. 00 (!alodonian. ....... ,. Ills. Carmarthen and Car digau ... all -Mester & Holyhead all 'lark and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pas, 16 Carnivall 1A '.lrieff Junction 4!5 Dublin &BalfastJunc all Dundee Perth zrA ha , Teen Junction ..... a all Do. New ...... WO last Anglian all , C:.stern Counties..... 00 ,- - , ',astern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 8A Do., New A. LOO - .act Lancashire LOG !;:dinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles .00 Edin. Pr tat & Dundee- 1 -'ortli & Clyde Jun , all Curness all 1)o. Extension....... 100 Glasgow az, S. Wagtail 1.00 .reat Northern 100 Do., A. 5t0ck...... 1 00 1)o., B. Stock JO it. Sth. &Weat.are• ; .00 ,Ireat Western IS Do. Stour Val. Rai' Gua. Stk all Irish South-Easterr, All 7.ancaster & CarliWe 43 Do., Thirds 4 , ro. New Thirds__ LOO Faancash. andYorlra 4 'la., Wst. Ridino• T T, all ',iv.Crshy.&Southi,t ill .ondon & Black wa 44)0 .ond. Bright& S.C. , 100 .ond. and N. West, 6 4). Fifths N ha.loaSh.,l4B C )o. Eighths........ 100 nndon and S. Westn t 2,3 Do., £5O . 34 Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Col erai n. all !.ndndrry. & Ennisk , DID vlanclaSherA Cinch all Do. 4 Shares, No. I 14 ; '4 4 , Mau. & Lin. Un, 100 Midland !Or, 'o. I - timing. &Darla all Walld. G. West. (Ire : ) 22 Do. Half Shares • all Newcastle & Carlisle 213 Nwpt. Aberg. & Hrf 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3i Nortlin.Counties Un. 1.00 North British__ all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 Al Do., tj A Deferred all Do., A B Guaranteed .00 N. Baitern—Berwica 20 , - Do. do. Extension .. 13 Do.do. G.N.E. rural] all Do. Leeds 'OO Do. York el. l I North London all Do. New £lO '3• le N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. 171 North Staffordshire.. all North Western_ , all N. &S. Westrn.Junc, 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 00 Oxford, Worcestor,& Wolverhampton ..., 8 Portsmouth • '4O Scottish Central .... 1.1: • Scottish Midland._ 100 Shropshire Limon a i South Devon . s 1 South Eastern all South Wales 1 - S. Yrkell. & Riv. Dun i Do.. ' 12 StFtines, Wok. &Wok a 1 Stockton & Darll , Pl.; Stcakton & Liartlepl !al Taff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares. 0 , 0 Do. Pref., No. 1.... 21i Thames Haven Doc', and Railway all Vale ol Neath all Watart 1. & Kill:cunt all Waterfor ? &Limey:. 1 1.8 West Cornwall. ...... 5 West End of Louder, and Crystal Palace all Nl,Test Loudon. .0 1171s.1Virablecln & Croydon FOREIGN. Antwerptltotturdam Pelgian Eastn. Jun,• Beziers to Graissessae Bombay, Baroda,and Central I ndia,Scrir Central of Italy Demerara ;nit& Rhenish Eastern of Franco . 1)o. vew East Indian, g. 5 p. c. no. Do. 4 p. c. Rds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd • Tk of Ca,nad%tA Do. St. Lawrence /1:1 Atlantic do. ..... Do. Cert. of Deben., l con. into Stk. till 'C.3 Po. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fran!• Gt. Indian Peninsula' guar, 5 per cent. . Do. vow 5 per cent i To. Extensions... Great Luxe tabour Constituted Shares Do. Obligations .. Gt. Western of Canacl Shares Do. Bds., payahle's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option ••• _ _ in Ilalailton & Toronto ill Do. 6 por crnt. .4 Lake Const. & Basle 11 Lncca & Pistoja 5 p.c prof .0 Lyons and Geneva 4 Lyons & Mediterran .6 i Madras .0 Do. Nor Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur dE Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Slialate 0 1 :,, r . leroi and F. quelines - gu- • 2 p. 0. & red. at ',;24/, dnr-.B's yrs. frees !.:M. 1854 ilo/. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. drAms. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ..... Paris and Orleans Paris and it.r,u2n... ParisoAnn & Cherbrg Retran and Havre 1 .".0ya1 Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and lAleues... Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. Sci ud ) ........... • Southern of Franca_ St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per c. Pref Western of France..: . We't. of Switzerland liT,fsbaden Zealand JOINT-STOI ail ustra latch all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American , 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & Chins 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud 18 English Scottish anr? Andrallan Chart... all 114ond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto New 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & WeFtminstei 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do, New 22?, National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation. ........ . 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now ............. 1 Royal Australn.Fskg. & Gold Imp Co all South Australia ..... all Union .a Australia,,. New 10 Union of London ARE MARKETS, •(THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. ICtloging, Prim yesterday, 19 - 20 4g - 43 8 1 - 8i 14 13 15 16 9 8 d •• 88 po 58 i 59.1 i . -ii 7 - 0 7i -- 1 N - 6 it - 11 - 11.1 33 - 32 20 - 22 716 72. 54 56 2d par 18 20 67 6 88 - 89 72 - 74 23 -t 25 92 - P 4 63 -63 i 5 8 - 60 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 7 751 - 71 98 - 99 974 97i id - d 1 (1 1 81 82 9 8 7di 23 - 23, 7 - 8 681 - g 8 10 - 42 - 9 - 2 - 49 274 .., 281 - 71 - 13 481 par - 4 6 1 rar Businevs don. I Si this day. S 20 20 10 10 20i, too 20 to 20 40 20 to ‘0 20 20 20 50 50 10q 100 20 50 20 25 74 4i 12i 47A Id 64 1 d 25 - 97 - - 65 - 46 '3 60} - 28 io t• '''' 1 o "". ~ "'. F:'s - 7 - 63 74 - 7i 2i - 34 - - I' 2 - 34 -- 314 - 23f - 23 - 221. 9i - 15 - 16 48 50 83 90 1i par- ap ip 2 2t 174 18 '36 98 97 99 100 102 95 97 19. - 20 99 -- 100 - 2 - I par 4 5i 6 • 4. • 31i 124 -- 13 R -- 221 - 23ip 44 46 38 90 ••• pm 21i 22 par ip 2 7i 8 1 1 - ... - pm 3i - 4 5 - 18 - 18 BANKS. 80 -- 82 i'd : cd i ed 161 -17 i 20 21 id 33 - 35 391 - 66. -- e 8 7 i - 8i •W THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 26. 185 1-10. 4tg-, p 4-4au: LITERATURE. RLILWAY! • Le:t9lng Otostm ence!. yesterlay. .31 . 1w , en this day. The Newcomes. No. XIX. By W. M. Thackeray. It could scarcely have been anti c i pated that - within the compass of a single number the curiosity of the readers of Mr. Thackeray would be satisfied in regard to the three most bewildering doubts ex cited in their imaginations by the domestic plots and counterplots related by our author in this his charming home-story of "The Newcomes." Yet so it has come to pass—the triple mystery being solved within the chapters comprised in the present in stalment. Whether Ethel would marry Princekin? Whether Clara would elope with Jack Belsize, otherwise Lord Highgate ? Whether Rosy would cajole Clive with her wicked, little, artful, simple, designing witcheries ? Already Mr. Thackeray has answered each of these questions —beneficently allaying thereby the more poig nant pangs of inquisitiveness. The magnificent Fergus Angus Malcolm Mungo Roy, Marquis of Farintosh, is —dismissed : literally dismissed by Miss Ethel Newcome. His more quizzical ac quaintance would call it, in a whisper—flow , aside like a gala bouquet, after being coquetted with by a petulant beauty for a stray hour or two as an amus ing ornament. His damned good-natured friends would blurt out curtly, bluntly, flatly jilted. However this might be suraiised, Princekin actually is dismissed, though with a sort of pathetic apology and respectful obeisance. The young belle owns to having been lured on by the glitter of the coronet. She saves herself from the possibility of any future calamity in its acceptance by giving a half-regretful conge to her lordly betrothed. The manner in which this incident i s r e l a t e d i s i n ever y wa y inimitable. Whether it be regarded in reference to the display I of Ethel's compunction and self-reproach at the outset—merged, long before the close, into womanly pride and self-gratulation ; or whether it be con sidered, on the other hand, in reference to the amazement first of all awakened in the mind of the Marquis of Farintosh, irritated before many words have been passed between the wooers into upright wrath and downright indignation—" It's a shame —it's a shame," the young lord cries, with tears of rage and anguish—as they bring to an end their stormy interview. The truth is, Ethel has been alarmed into this sudden rupture of the betrothal, by the disastrous termination of just such another incongruous union—the one between her delightful brother Barnes and the un fortunate Lady Clara Pulleyn. As before intimated, Lord Highgate has rescued the latter from her miserable home at Newcome, by luring her to an adulterous elopement. Thereupon fol lows the scandalous sequel of a trial for crint. con., resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff—damages so-and-so, as a salve of gold for the wounded spirit, or, as we may call it, a plaster of bank notes for the bruised body of Sir Barnes Newcome, plucked out of his saddle by the strong hand of poor sinning Jack, and flung screaming on the pavement of his patrimonial borough, in the presence of honest Taplow and other members of its astonished population. Then, fast upon the heels of the great case, Newcome v. Lord Highgate, comes the costly luxury of a divorce and the final match (too late for the happiness of either) of poor Clara and poor Jack, now Lord and Lady Highgate. Affrighted by the calamity which has descended upon her family like a thunderbolt, Ethel gracefully, if not graciously, retreats from the consequence of her ill-considered betrothal with Princekin. It yet remains to be seen whether it might not possibly have been better for the young paragon of the gay world had she borne in mind the sagacious hint lying perdu, as it were, in the wise old adage, which says— NEWMARKET RACES (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPEI.) -" It's well to be honest and true ; It's well to be off with the old love before you are on with the new !” all I Bedford and Blotchley [OO Buckghamsh. WO Clydesdale Jo. 24 Col, Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. 100 E. Lincoln ,gr. 6 per cent. all Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct [OD Do. New._ all Glstr.dt Dn. Fr 1211 ITrtlpl. Dk. Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares. all Do. Shares. all Lon.&Clreenw all Do.Preferens-e all Lon., Til., &S. ' .00 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent: WO Do. 6 per et. all Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock all Middlewbro' & Redear ..... Midld.Bra,lfd 54 Newmarket Bury Exten . all Northern an: Eastornsp.c. all Do. 6 per et. all Do. Fixcds p all Prest. & Wyre all Do. Shrg. A 100 Roystn. & Hit. 1.5 Shef.Roth anti Goole g. 5 p. c. all Shrews.&Her S. Sta,ifordsh. all WearValleygr 6 per cent._ all Do 1100 I Wilts&Eomrst Loncic n N. WeA. I L. &N. w. Cal eilon E. Un. 8 I Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Gt. Ues . ;l Yk. New. Berw. Y.&Nrd Do IS. Easton Do Peto & Co. Norfolk 'Do L.& N. IV & Midi Stckton Darlingt.. En. COllll. E. Count, D 0... ..... . L. &N.W. & - Ln&rx Do Gt Northi Lancash Yorksh. T. Brassey MCleai Stock t. Darlingt I GtWestn MINES. all Agua Fria ... all Anglo Austrin. Gold all Anglo Californian ... 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. 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CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agat Scythian (taken) 15 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken) 15 to 1 agst Nabob (taken) 20 to 1 agat Escape (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Reiver (offered) DERBY. 6to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (taken) Bto 1 aget St. Hubert (taken) 10 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (offered) 10 to 1 agst De Clare (taken) 15 to 1 agst Gunnlus Esuriens (taken) 15 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (offered) 25 to 1 agst Kingstown (taken) 100 to 1 agst Frederick (taken). OAKS. 4to 1 agst Habena (taken) 10 to 1 agst Nettle (taken) NEW CALCULATING MACHINE. A remarkable machine for the purposes of abstruse calculations has been sent over to this country, and deposited for the present at the Royal Society. It is the invention of a Swedish gentleman named Schutz, who has, it is said, expended the greater portion of his property in the operations necessary to bring his invention to a successful issue. It must not, how ever, be supposed that:the machine is of a compli cated nature. On the contrary, its simplicity is one of its most remarkable features. ' There appears nothing in its construction which would overtask the capabilities of an ordinary mechanic, and the modal exhibited is said to have been constructed by two Swedish workmen, instructed only in the common principles of their art. It is, of course, impossible to give an adequate conception of the machine without the use of diagrams. It will be sufficient here to state the principle which has been made use of to direct its operations, and some of the marvellous results which it is capable of accomplishing. The principle is one well known to mathematicians, and may be verified by a person possessing only a knowledge of the common rules of arithmetic. It is, that all tables of numbers which follow any law, however complicated, may to a greater or less extent he formed by proper arrangements of successive additions or subtractions. Mr. Babbage is the person to whom the world is indebted for show ing the wonderful use that might be made of this prin ciple in the construction of a calculating engine. But the cost involved in the construction of the parts of his engine, and of the tools required, was enormous. We believe that Government contributed as much as 20,0001. to the expenses, and that Mr. Babbage him self disbursed large sums from his own private means. Moreover, although the portion of the machine which was put into operation produced satis cwif many ea c ur t nge o yu r n y epor tee rri conquered o s sbun u e s l pf toeswr,r before be g alt r eh a c. eo v rmeTdoubtsthe ecni h h igi a a innn v e tt b tchl eoe difficultieseur n ledf o e br x : p f r ha e abs fabricatedby .been completed, and we b e li eve th a t th e on l y por ti on o f it left in a finished state is to be seen in King's College, London. The estimates for its completion frightened the Government of the day, and Sir Robert Peel is said to have expressed the majlitade of the financial diffi culty in one of the only mots that have ever been attri buted to him. le insinuated a doubt whether Babboge's engine, however powerful, would be able to compute the cost of it 3 construction. The invention of Mr. Schutz tray be raid to complete the problem started by Mr. Babbage : "Can is machine be made, at once simple and inexpensive, which shall perform laborious and exten sive computations quickly and infallibly ?" Here is the engine. It may be seen in full operation. It will compute all the logarithms in Hutton's tables without the possibility of error. It not only does this, but it prints them and stereotypes them. Hutton's tables are mentioned because they are best known, but other astronomical tables not contained in Hutton can be com puted, register e d, an d s t ereotype d by the engine of M. Schutz in the time that a composiVx would take to set up the type. It will, at the ordinary rate of working, produce about 250 figures stereotyped on plates ready for printing in about ten minutes. Now, the importance of correct mathematical tables of the nature alluded to may be judged by the fact that an error in a single figure in a set of tables used by a captain at sea may occasion the loss of his ship. Hun- 1 dreds of ewes of a similar nature might be given, but it would be useless,as the universal custom of civilised govern ments, in expending large sums in obtaining tables cor rectly calculated, is sufficient to show their value. Many years ago the French Government determined to execute "a monument of calculation, the most costly and im posing which had ever been seen." To carry out this intention it was necessary to employ five or six mathe maticians of the very highest cl a ss ; seven or eight ma thematicians celebrated rather for acquirements and in dustry than genius, and a corps of some eighty compu ters. The results of th e i r l a b ours appeared in seventeen large folio volumes. All the most important of the computations necessary in these vast operations can be managed in M. Schutz's engine by the simple turn ing of a handle, and this without the possibility of an error. As a proof of the wonderful powers of the en gine, and the extraordinary delicacy with which certain operations are effected; one simple example may be given. Tables of logarithms are not considered sufficiently accu rate unless the logarithms are carried out to seven places of decimals. But in order to get seven places accurately it is necessary originally to carry out the computation to a much larger number of places. The first seven of these are printed, and the rest rejected. Now, it has been ac cepted as a rule by mathematicians, that if the first of the rejected figures is above five, the last of the seven retained is to be increased by a unit. M. Schutz's machine cal culates to 16 places, but only prints 7. The machinery seems, however, perfectly to understand its duty when the first of the rejected figures is above 5. - In this case it acts " like a thing of life." It increases the 7th figure by a unit, as if it were gravely introduced as a correc tion, suggested by its own knowledge of mathematics. The arrangements of the various portions of the engine are admirably planned, and the mechanical contrivances models of beauty and simplicity. It must be an object of intense interest to every one, but only those who are acquainted with the labour of computing mathematical tables, the great danger of error, and the time and ex pense of correction, will fully appreciat e th e excellences i of this machine, so simple n its operation, and so in fallible in its results. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) MEAT MARKETS. ; NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. — The trade r u l e d s t ea d y, at very full prices : — Beef , from 3 s 2 d to 4s 64. Mutton, 3s Pork,d t 3OB 4 4sd 6 t , 0 1 ;4 1: m 4 (l b , 5 pers 2 8 c i l b t s o , 10 6 s y Gd the ; Veal , carcase. 3s 841 to 4s 8d ; SOUTHALL, April 25.—The supply of stock on offer in to-day's market was moderate, and the demand ruled steady, at very full prices. Beef, from 3s 44 to 43 84 ; Mutton, 3s Gd to 5s 04; Lamb, 5s 44 to 6s 6d ; Veal, 4s Od to 4s 84 ; Pork, 3s 44 to 4s 44 per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, April 25.—T0-day's market was rather active, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 44 to 4s 10d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 04, Lamb, 5s Gd to Os 10d ; Veal, ls 04 to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s 4d to is 44 per Blbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 20s to 25s each. HAY MARKETS. SuTrinrinD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5l Os Od ; clover ditto, 3/ 01 to 6' Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 10s per load. A moderato supply and a steady trade. CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 3/ Oa to 51 Os ; elovei ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ Os ; and straw. 1/ 5s to 1/ lis per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. NV HITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 5! Os; clown ditto, 3/ 5s to 61 Os; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 103 per load. Trade steady. - - THE GREAT FLORAL EXHIBITION AT GORE HOUSE. —The preparations at this place for the great floral ex hibitio❑ of the Horticultural Society, on the 16th of May, are in a state of much activity. The Royal com missioners are throwing down walls, removing un sightly objects, and getting the turf into good order; so that the grounds of Grove Rouse and Gore House now form one beautiful lawn, interspersed with noble trees, and admirably adapted to the purpcses of a horticultural promenade. The contractors for the new roads to Brom' - ton are proceeding with all possible despatch, and every thing that cut render the approaches more commodious is in course of rapid execution. The Horticultural Society, on its part, has begun to pitch its enormous tents, and to make its other arrangements. The band masters of the military bands that are engaged have sur veyed the ground which they are to occupy ; and every , thing promises that the ensuing floral exhibition will be one of the moat attractive that has yet been held, even in the neighbourhood of London. Ethel takes the recommendation literally; where fore, when we close the number before us, leaving the gentle-hearted Laura Pendennis fairly weep ing, in the presence of Ethel, over the sudden news of Clive's approaching marriage with Rosa Mac kenzie—hinc ilice lachrijmer. It must be obvious from all this that, as ever, the story breaks olfeven now most tantalisingly-. Happiest among all the life-sketches thrown in during the progress of the narrative episodically, so to speak, or as by way of a species of marginal illumination, there must be especially mentioned as conspicuous in the num bers before us, the delightfully callotypic portraits of two or three horridly natural specimens of the genus toad-eater. For example, the florid toady, Frank Henchman, whose " pompous flatteries and ebullient fidelity" have so often called forth the laughter of the late lamented Major Pendennis. And with Captain Henchman, Jack Todhunter, and with,that brace of worthies, Bowman the valet, of whom we are not surprised to hear it said that he was on familiar, not to say "contemptuous, terms with the two other gentlemen." Altogether, this latest fragment of " Lie it ewcomes" is not unworthy of the hand from which it emanates— another sparkling bead strung on the thread of the story which in style, at least, may b 3 already re garded as Mr. Thacicera.y'e masterpiece. The Secret Marriage. By Miss' F. Williams. • 3 vols. Hurst and Black-at. The readers of this novel will be , considerably perplexed to discover from what it draws its title. It would naturally have been imagined that the tale would have related the antecedents and conse quences of a secret marriage, but the nearest ap pr*tch to the subject is the discovery of a certifi cate of marriage which makes the hero the possessor of large estates. The story commences with vigour and effect. Lady Lisle and her friend are watching for the return of her husband from a voyage, when they become the horror-stricken spectators of a shipwreck, in which he loses his life in saving that of an orphan child wgom he is bringing home from Italy. This child, Ormond Greville, is adopted by Lady Lisle, and brought up with her only daughter, Alice, who becomes much attached to him. This affection he scarcely returns ; but at length they are engaged. Ormond then goes to Italy for a few months, where ho finds a new attraction in a relation of his Italian mother, Rosina Gonsalvi. He offers to give up every - thing for her sake, but she rejects him, and he returns to England, where, after some time, Alice becomes acquainted with his secret, and, though nearly broken-hearted, insists on breaking off the engagement, and he is married to Rosina. Affairs are still further complicated, however, by the discovery of the secret marriage of Ormond 's grandfather, who was a Lisle, and his consequent right to the estates, which had been considered the property of Alice, whom he thus deprives of her fortune and her hopes at the same time. She con soles herself in the end with the long-tried affection of an early friend ; so every one is left contented. It must not be imagined, however, that this is the whole of the plot, as several episodes are inter woven at the commencement, which are quite separate stories. The ' history of Mary Graham and George Alvanley is full of interest, and the career of her gloomy and ill-fated husband is not less striking. His affection for Lady Lisle exer cised a baneful influence over his life, and though so many virtues were to be found in his wife's character, he found too late that in his hasty and inconsiderate marriage he had marred the happiness of another without making his own. The story of Lady Woodash is neither very pleasing nor profitable, and the Count Mattolino could be very well dispensed with. Alice herself is a sweet and gentle character, but a little more reserve and self-cont ro l wou ld add greatly to her attractions. Her openly-confessed affection for Ormond and tha exigance of her anxiety fail to arouse the reader's sympathy, and the reader is prepared for the inconstancy of Ormond by a feeling ,that the attachment is on the wrong side, and that the fair Alice all through the transactions is sadly wanting in self-respect and feminine pride. It is scarcely natural, although the book is from a lady's pen, that Alice should at the end so readily admit her feeling of regret to Eustace Graham, however long or well she may have known him. We • confess we should have admired her more if she had, at least, professed to have attained indifference and forgetfulness more quickly. The style is good, though it might be more connected and condensed ; the events of the last half-volume' being disproportionate to the preceding part. There is no lack, it will be seen, of variety and incident, and we may _ezpect better things from this author. We have to announce the death of Lord Lifford, in his 73d year, which took place a day or two ago at Brighton. He is succeeded by his son, the Hon. James Hewitt, born in 1811. According to a statement just published regarding the various harbours of refuge respectively in course of con struction at Dover, Harwich, Alderney, Jersey, and Portland, the total estimate of their cost is 3,368,959/. Of this amount 1,491,0001. has already been voted, and 234,0001. will be required to be voted for the present year. The total outlay on each work from its commence ment to its completion, will be 650,00 01 . for D over ; 125,0001. .for Harwich ; 1,300,0001. for Alderney ; 700,0001. for Jersey ; and 588,9591. for Portland. ST. MARK'S NATIONAL AND INFANT SCHOOnLs, aid d b o T• JOHN-STREET ROAD, ISLINGToN.—A concert.e on Tuesday 1 the funds of the above charity took place evening, in the School-rooms, Rawsto rn e-stre t et. bba T ch he artietes who kindly assisted-were — s Misses a • ,Fanny Haddad, Laura Raster, Lizzie Dyer, Bignall, Mascall, Palmer, andm6.edladtazeks,uocfhtetecßhoayma! Opera, Drury Lane , ; Messrs. wan pion, George Tedder, Frank Force, Walter Bolton, R. A . u., and 5 A idington Wallwortb. Instrumentalists: Pi - foite : Mes s r s. Francesco. Berger, Force, and F. •IC — nao i-ngshury ; violin, Mr. Viotti Collins. The programme was of a varied and populat nature, and the concert passed off successfully. The room was very full, and the o bj ec t o f the eenutultee war d_o_ubtle_es aerved_ 111 k 50 50 25 1231 63A 1 75H I 20 35 9Ri 30 97 11 20 1 81 I 140 5 St. 25 1 lOs 20 1 St. 5 St. 20 dts St. St. St. pm 1 st 20 St. 233 St, 1 . 28 1 8 10 50 11 112 St,: St,. 20f I I ... C 1.2 A SPIRIT OF TILE PUBLIC JOU.RNALS. ..-(From at Times of this day.) If peace had been concluded at. Vienna upon the terms which were proffered ,to the acceptance of Russia by the representatives of the allied Powers, no doubt great differences of opinion would have been expressed in this country as to the value of a peace so obtained. The political adversaries of the present Administration and the more excited par tisans and promoters of the s present war would have denounced any such compromise as that which was recently proposed as a base surrender of the honour of this nation and a shortsighted bargain for a hollow peace. Men of more moderate opinions might have thought that the results of the war, if it had been thus terminated, bore no adequate pro portion to the spirit in which it was begun, and to the sacrifices it has already cost us ; while the power and influence of Russia would have been rather augmented than diminished by the energetic resistance she has hitherto opposed to the formid able combination arrayed against her. Nor could .much reliance have been placed upon the terms themselves which the Vienna Conference was in duced to offer, for, as Lord Malmesbury observed on Tuesday evening, we could have no Material guarantee for the limitation , of the naval force of Russia, and if, as would probably, have been the case, she violated or evaded her engagement in that respect, the rest of Europe could obtain no redress without a fresh appeal to arms. On the other hand, the partisans of peace would have gained strength by the recovery of that inestimable blessing, and a considerable portion of the community would not have looked very closely at the nature of the con cessions which procured for them a cessation of the burdens thrown by war upon the country. But, although these differences of opinion would have instantly manifested themselves upon the conclusion of peace, we apprehend that the extent to which theallied Powers were disposed to carry their concessions can now be viewed in only one light. They have shown their desire for the' ter mination of this contest to have been so sincere that they would even have signed a treaty of peace which threw upon Russia none of the burdens or humiliations of defeat. They asked for no cession of territory ; they left even the forts of Sebastopol untouched by negotiation ; did not raise the ques tion of an indemnity either to Turkey or themselves for the expenses of the war, and were content to restore matters to very nearly the state they were in before these hostilities began. Greater forbear ance and moderation were never shown to an enemy and an assailant, especially when .it is remembered that the whole strength of that enemy is defensive, and that we have absolutely nothing to' apprehend from the forces of Russia against ourselves. These proposals have, however, been made in vain, and the Russian Plenipotentiaries rejected them as per emptorily as if they had involved any serious sacri fice of the dignity or the interests of their sovereign. Can anything demonstrate with more irresistible evidence that the sole cause of the duration of the war lies in the obstinate and inveterate resistance of Russia to the fairest terms of peace, that the re sponsibility of prolonging the war rests altogether with the enemy, and that we have no alternative left but to employ force to compel the Russian Go vernment to make peace on such terms as justice and the public security may demand ? The task is a difficult one, and it may be long before we bring it to a successful termination • but this country is not wont to relax in its efforts to obtain a great political object, and our stubborn endurance and resolution have before this accom plished far greater labours than these. The hope of terminating the war by a compromise is at an end ; henceforth it becomes a trial of strength between Russia and the Allied Powers, which can only be terminated by the exhaustion of one or other of the belligerents. It is needless to add that, having carried our oilers of concession to the utmost limits of forbearance, we cannot for an in stant recede from the position we have henceforth to defend, and that to make peace on any other terms would be to surrender to the universal ascendancy of Russia all th ose i n t eres t s which it is our object to protect from her rapacity and ber ambition. We may have underrated the strength of our opponent in the earlier stages of this con flict, for the failure of the Russian armies in their first operations on the Danube gave the world too low an opinion of their skill and courage. But, if the power of Russia be greater than was at first supposed, the more urgent is the necessity to re duce it within limits wich shall cease to threaten the independence of other countries. As the rejection by Russia of the moderate terms offered by the Allied Powers is a decisive justification of the war in which ,France and , England are engaged, so also this event ought, on ' every principle of logic and good faith, to exercise a decisive influence on the policy of the German Courts. They have testified from the commence ment of these disputes the strongest desire to bring them to an amicable termination—Prussia by keep ing altogether aloof from the quarrel, and Austria by agreeing to take a more active part in this ( struggle, if peace could not bo obtained by o th er means which have now been tried and exhausted. Next to Russia herself, who is the prime mover and solo original cause of these calamities, it is impossible to doubt that the principal author of the present distressing state of Europe is the King of Prussia. Had be firmly adhered to the principles which he formally adopted in th e , Protocols of Vienna ; had lie laboured, in conjunction with Austria', to maintain the, union and the dignity of the Germania Confedera tion ; had he called out the military forces of his kingdom ; and bad he made the Russian Govern ment feel the continuance of this war would place it in direct opposition to the whole of Europe, it is impossible to doubt that peace would before this have been restored, if, indeed, the war had ever begun. But the secession of Prussia and the divi sion of Germany have enabled Russia, as yet, to paralyse Austria and to resist the Western Powers, even when their demands were reduced to the most limited conditions on which a negotiation could be conducted. If there were either honesty or judg ment in the councils of Prussia, these facts could not be without weight even upon her ; but, in the condition to which that Court is now reduced, fear alone will regulate its conduct. • The position of Austria is altogether different. She has participated in and has presided over the Conference, which was (wiled at her solicitation. She has agreed to the last in those terms which Russia has rejected. She has proclaimed her in tention to the world by her Notes, and bound her self by treaty to prosecute the alliance with the belligerent Powers to the complete attainment of their common object. She has assembled for this purpose one of the finest armies in Europe, amount ing certainly to 500,000 effective men ; and she has now acquired the certainty that Russia will not submit to any terms of peace affording valid secu rities to Europe, except upon compulsion. The case to whiCh all her policy and all her preparations have been tending for the last 18 months is now complete. Qne bold stroke may place her at the head of public opinion in Germany, may rivet the alliance with France by indissoluble ties, and may transfer to the young Emperor of Austria an influ ence in Europe hardly inferior to that enjoyedby the late Emperor Nicholas in the best part of his life. To hold such cards, and not to play them— to have such a prize within reach, and not to clutch it—to feel the power of rendering Such a service to mankind, and not to do it—are errors which overshadow the remainder of an existence, and render the most conspicuous positions in the world the least honourable and the least to be desired. It is here, most especially, that the remarkable moderation of the terms proposed by the Plenipotentiaries of the Western Court tells with irresistible effect. The more moderate they were the stronger is. the obligation of Austria .to support them, for the more cordial and sincere was her own assent to them ; • and, as the French and English Governments will now forthwith proceed to call upon the Cabinet of Vienna to enter upon the fulfilment of the stipulations "of the treaty of the 2d of December, it is impossible for that Court to recede with honour from the engagement to take effectual measures for the attainment of the object of the alliance, which all pacific means have failed to accomplish. success. Evoerrybymtai (Prom Me Times of this day.) It is now seriously propounded in various quar ters that England is incapable of making war. We have seen it argued with much philosophy and practical illustration that in proportion as wehave become more free, more constitutional, and more commercial, we have lost that unity of purpose, that warmth o p an r d a tstethaatte powerfully againstit is, ss but oa one s action necessary to military now does that which fitful g in his own eyes, iannd war.a very We dmelaiyg pros persit is not the political organisation that individuals, or by force of public opinion , power. influence of ' parties and classes, of schools and societies, but while these several forces are at work pull in their own directions, they another, and the result is a great loss of The man to carry on war with effect must be he w 'e o ta rd t !bca'sesat realm ." mea l n l inr the ' e S m o - - War Minister is his hum pwihreotawnhsearye , th " O L absolute over all the vereign is absolute ; the ble servant, but, under him, departments concerned in the war, Now, nobody n a o s bo t d h y e who will a n i a n w th ar is cmouinhitsrtyerwishes for. a my er ecor,. but *without War Minister of an Emperor we shall but waste our Millions of money and our myriads of men. f irjate as rm'us_t be able to command at The Qm :V a lr il gIY th e C ommander-in-Chief at the _ . It is n ot a very agreeable task to trace the ,defi cieucies of a Minister who did his best in a season of difficulty.. The Duke of Newcastle found his department, in a state of disorganisation ; he found the Horse Guards insubordinate, .the Ord nance . under .a chief 3,000 Miles distant, and the, Commissariat reduced - to 'the lowest ebb, obliged to collect a staff from the colonies, and eke them out with Treasury Clerk, Custom house officers, and policemen, while it' was dinged with the custody of all kinds of stores and, the pur ' chase 'of everything wanted for the army. He found the Medical Departuient insufficient, disorganised, and without the means of supplying its wants. He found. no Ambulance Corps, no Transport Servi ce , except only such as th e C omm i ssar i at m ight be authorised to raise, in addition to its other duties, at the order of the Commander of the Forces. He found that, while at home it had been resolved that the war should be prosecuted with the greatest vi gour, it was the general opinion of the army and navy in the East:.ineluding their highest officers, that nothing was to he, done. There was hardly a difficulty, physical or moral, he had not to encoun ter. Does he, then, stand excused ? No, certainly not. Shortcomings in,pelitics and in war adthit of no excuse. It is inexcusable to be beaten. It is inexcusable' to allow delays that cost the lives of thousands, and ruin or damage a great cause. It is inexcusable to stand at the helm and not to see the rock of danger. It is inexcusable to be supreme in authority and not in energy, intelligence, and power.• Failures are faults in•wax. What can ex cuse a man for falling into an ambuscade and losing his life ? What can - excuse him for losing ,the lives of his countrymen by t€'ns of thousands ? A man who undertakes nothing ,may be excused if lie does nothing.. The Duke of Newcastle undertook the conduct of the war, so far as England 'was .con cerned. Ile asked the confiaence of thirty million people, and he failed. His tack was difficult. That is no novelty in war. Of course, lie was aware of this when, having the choice o.f the Colonies and the War, he chose the latter. OA this - point even he has not been taken by surprise, and has there fore no excuse if he has failed. ,• TOTAL LOSS BY FIRE OP TYE TRANS PORT SCREW STEAM-SHIP CRCESUS. A serious loss was made known yesterday at the Ad miralty, by the receipt of telegraphic coznen.unications from Genoa, announcing the burning Of the . ,General Screw-Steam Shipping Company's iron screw-steamer Cicesus, which had been chartered by the English Go vernment for the transport service, numbered . 191, a id was under the command of Capt. T. V. Hall. The tin.- fortunate catastrophe took place about 11 miles S.E. of Genoa, on Tuesday morning. The Crcesus was one of the fine fleet of iron screw steamers which were built for the company about two years since, by Messrs. Mare and Co., at Blackwall. She was upwards of 2,000 tons, was put on the Australian line, a n d re t urne d from Mel bourne about three months ago. She was then taken up by the English Government, and took out the Royal Wilts Militia, from Portsmouth to Corfu. On 'disem barking the troops there, she was ordered to Malta, where she arrived on the 3d of April, and on being coaled, proceeded with other transports to Spezzia, for the purpose of conveying the Sardinian troops for service in the Crimea. She was then ordered to Genoa, and in the course of Monday the first detachment of the army, comprising the staff, 37 officers, and 209 rank an d Lis, ► embarked on board. She also shipped 25 mules, azi a a large quantity of Stores:: hoaeuturnmmtgli:jt,iehtsaitoytn,lhaahviel, Retribu - . On the following (Tuesday) morning she to hich parture for Constantinople. The other vessels w_i the Government had placed at the disposal of the Sar dinian authorities for the conveyance of the contingent, and it is reported took their work of for tblabkee:eernrEadaeorue-suett. that the fire brok e f tyhd t ea b s e ipl e le- r : e a s t N i e i l l: . s : : and about the same per i, iod a , ppears the progress of the II HN tio ao n r.k ,- 734 J v is syc o . n ie , siootp; o: rsa: 84 s i vo si rto s . t i e y r i3a s : i e r r n o According to the brief acc ou n ts rapid was t he ship had destruction that al c el e t i atetdee amongstnr attempts ,t t t. sb b i 3 31:: :to: 'the vessel proved fruitless. Her condition f ames or save provi dentially observed, the other transports being provi to her aid,, and, with those belonging sent their boata whole of the soldiers and crew to the Crcesus, the preserved, with the ex • of the shi one sailor. exception of six burning P were of the troops and This is the third steamer • . . _ the last two months, the company have the Mauritius, • by fire, viz th - C W dry-d st which wa s ock at Southampton , ., e rcesns and destroyed white lying in the tered by the French and one, the Natal, char- C • adiz. Government, by going ashore near The comp any plorable considerable disasters, sum as the ships, in a dditi on t o earn i ng a value. Th per month, were not i nsure d t o th e ir e Crcesus cost 93 0 , 00/., and was only in aured for 57,000/. in h . e i„., 1 "....,__ ice t o_, room at Lloyd's and the prin pat;ys":o7oalr. a o f fices. taoat The Government paid the com b for her services. . THE MAILS.--SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday,,, April 25. —The United States' mail steam-ship Hermann, Capt. B. Higgins, sailed to-day, with the British, French, and German, mails for the United States, 278 passengers, and a fair average - cargo. The steam-ship Union, from New York, is hourly expected on her way to Hav re. The Royal mail steam -ship La P:ata is.appointedtot a k e : ont the next West India, Pacific, and Nl4iea rk wigs of the 2drPrnidnio. ..T.ltif:trato, With the hernewardinails from the same quarter, may be looked for about the 30th inst. The departure of the Peninsular mails on the 27th inst. will be deferred in consequence of the -non-arrival of .the Iberia, and it is probable that no mail-ship Pi ill leave for- tam NFts until the 7th Proximo ...............„ seat of war. That, indeed, is 'very much the theory of the offiCe, and we have no doubt that a Minister with the requisite personal qualities would find the subordinate departments sufficientlyat li,is disposal, and prompt enough 'to execute his orders. But then it must be a man who has - his heart and soul in the war, who is beforehand with every conjunc ture, who suffers nothing to go by default, and urges on the war instead of lagging behind. Such a War Minister we certainly had not last year. Nor have we now. We believe that --at this mo ment the British army in the Crimea is as unpre pared for almost any change of operations as it was any time last year. Whether we take Sebastopol, or give it up as hopeless for the present, there is the greatest probability of our finding it' necessary to take the field and penetrate into the country. For that we are certainly unprepared. We have not anything like the proper number of animals, vehicles, or other equipages. We have not even that summer clothing which by this time must be necessary, whether we take the field or retain our present position before Sebastopol. Rejoiced indeed should we be to find ourselves mistaken ; but we feel hardlya doubt that in the event of a Connell of War deciding to take the field as soon .as possiblt, it will be found necessary to wait an indefinite period for the arrival of proper supplies from this country. When those supplies at last arrive the opportunity may have passed, new difficulties may have risen up, the Russian army in the field may have been doubled or trebled, and another Council of War 'nay decide on another course, for which our army will be equally unprepared. • . Ths Duke of Newcastle doubtless aid his best ; always see i ng but, as h e appears in his own evidence, he was obstacles which he-was unable to remove, and attempting in vain to produce direct ness and unity of action amid warring departments and complicated forms. We have seldom read a more painful narrative. Indeed the authorities in now retort triurapha tl the Crimea, when accused of • ement can Duke nthme mismanagement, at home. From first to last the e n D Y justly dissatisfied with n th ') ap t p a e t a e rs ati t° a r h :la v t e ions bee o n f all the departments connecte dewith the war. He was slighted by 'the H and the system Of su n tiarl:. He thought the whole system of theoMee? eipartmentdiexl tremely bad, comforts through the Admiralty P ato Ying us me H ea e could get no information from the medical autho rities, but only denials, which turned out to be tion untrue. He was dissatisfied with the'orgamsa• of the Medical, the . Ordnance, the Com • *, and the Transport Departments--with how ma n y more we cannot say at this moment. Re Suggested remedies, overruled forms, ' and did some things on his personal responsibility. But, somehow or other his well-intended measures fell wide of the mark, or short of it, like Old Priam's jave lin. He had just misgivings, - but *they , did him no service. For example, he was always appro. hensive, he says, of the number of soldiers' wives sent with the army, but was overruled by prece dent and the foolish wishes of the soldiers, and found his own views too. well justified b_y the re sult. He felt himself deserted by his colleagues last August and September, and would have pre ferred some. Cabinet meetings . ; perhaps, however, he says, it did not signify so long_ as there was nothing of importance—that is, in a period that included the embarkation of the troops from Varna, the landing in the Crimea, and the Battle of the Alma. He suffered from the Board of Ordnance the same insubordination as from the Horse Guards, in the shape of a peremptory order from that board stopping the manufacture of winter huts which he had ordered on his own responsibility. In both instances the insubordinate officials ought to have been instantly dismissed the public service, but the Duke of Newcastle, not having called them to accent, himself ,pays the penalty, as indeed he ought to do. If there is one thing more than another on which Lord Raglan appears to be ob servant and well informed it is the weather. As early as October his Lordship had formed a dis tinct and very unfavourable view on this important subject, and written home accordingly. The Duke of Newcastle's prescience, so often exhibited to so little purpose, here whollyfailed him,-and he would not believe a winter in the Crimea so formidable as had been represented, though any schoolboy might have told him that the inhospitable climate of the Euxine was proverbial from the remotest antiquity. XOO l oh or I, 0 0 0 . r o ti' all 00°;a 68j i 70 12 1821 26 5i 11 i St. 16? 6 St. 20 1.2 23 20 St. 8 25 10 1.0.61 !i.o1 : 1 1341 1081 3 i 4