The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY )EVENINCI, APRIL 2 185 s ........................ _ .;,....._....._.--,„,,, ~, , LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALti. ~. M. A RKET 1 SHARE MARKETS„ - •• ctb. I6•D A Y. Leasing loam. , 'ree, Hush esti aND - Shy • aid. RAILWAYS. tOM7I,r ~, --..4-_ Compans. Saturday. this day. lELPRCITA I, INT 31.:,b1GENCE. • RAILWAYS. _______ -- —.... _ 5O all Bedford and London & tic 11111 cotton CITY, TAO 0 o'C LOCK . ~.._ • • nr. ?aid.' RAILWAYS. (nosin g Pric•-s ausine, sent market at Liverpool on Saturday Eaturct y this day. ''CI With _ St. 100 13 B u l e e k t g c b h l a e m y s h . . L N . 1, . West. N. w .. . 6 . -_ 6 , ii 97 St. 100 Clydesda 1 ,,,,T e Caledon... 7 -- 06 a n,. h considerable animation, and prices of —.— mu, were 25 24 Col. Stour Vy. E. Uu. 8 at 12 ere extreme. The sales were estimated .._>t. 100 Aberdeen .. ~. ~,,,,... 201 21 Sad. and Hal. E. C... . ... - ... 2.0 , , ° 0 0 bales (including 1,000 -for export, and 121 R.. A a m n b , g Nottrg. i-10., 4 i - 4 i 43 i St. 100 E. Lincoln gr 'AiO4 s a Eastu. Janet. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrtin.. 134 - 136 I ._ Speculation coin compri:ing 200 Pernam and 5 0 St. all Glas. Barr. Sr Caldonian Rai l h a all Belfast & B2.llymem. ... --- -- 6 , 1 4 I) at 511 to 6id ; 300 Ez,yptian, at 13i all Binning. Wolverh. , 84 ..... 8i Neils. Direct ••• - ••• •Lo V A tour ValaySt. all Do. New, Do . ... - ... Sea I s l et, 4 U. ; 2,50 . 0 Surat, at 3d. to 4id. ; and 50 a 31 fl,l Meat:lll,d. Lanes!, e. . .. e.. , 25 all Glstr.& Dn. 1 , 1 Gt. Wes -.1 •,. - •• • 4, us, at ls. to ls. 11d. per lb. The Railway Cheshire Junct .... 13 4 - 1 - 44 bare li r lOO all atipl. Dk. & Irk. New 271 all Do. Cho%ll. & lurk. Railway..., & terw ... - ... ,„. alarket closed heavily, at rather lower --. r , lc es. £5O add 4;25 Gaa, , 16 - 17 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N Ni 104 - 106 The c 22 19 Do., £2O 7.1 -61 d 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do. .„,- •„ T , °lll trade in Marlz-lane is firm to-day.- 25 30 Nyth &Tyn)origill£: - ••• S D . o ßas s to 7 121 -13 11 ,, .„ •, • ' Lailw a - , • lt g:s, y meetings announced are the follow- - £25 (iasd. at .Z 4 :, •- .- St. WO BriFtol and Exeter.. 88 - :0 11221 all Lo D o u . . 1 Shares. oree 20 all Do.Preferen. , Do 23 -24 St. 11)0 Caledonian. 621 -62 i 621 x d 10 all Lon.,Til.,&S Peto &Co. 10i - 114 , Con- man y Date. Place. , 10 21s. Carmarthen and Car - St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 11 - °e alul F • digan ••• - ••• 4 per cent. Norfolk.. ..„ - .., itti c h, , ecamp April 2, Paris. at. 1.00 Do. 6 per et. • - •• St `Aer, Sheff and Line. Apr. 4, Manchester. 50 all Chester & flolyhe,-Y 12i - 131 12i °•ndr 50 all Cork and Bandon 6 - 8 5 all Munch. Bath L.&N.W (el "'a and Quebec, . as AI and Matlocl & Midld. 21 -2i . 20 all Cork, Black, es Yap ••• -.• ••• Th e -' 20 16 Cornw .11 ••• - ••• 50 all Aiddleshro' '4 Stckton la tn a ii s l enlainder of the Indian . and Australian 10 13 Crier Junction__ -- - - Redear Darliugt. ... - ... i to : 'Via Southampton, is expected on the 9th 50 45 . Dublin &Ilelfast•Tune. 3 4 - 2 4 lOC all 'klidld•Bradfl Midland.. '9O - 92 25 all Dundee Perth & SO.:, 50 all Northern an klp: • Icon Junction 5l -61 Easternsp.c. el. Cotirt. 57 -59 60 all Do. 6 per ct. D 0... ••• - .•• l e tees from Constantinople state that, in con- 25- all De. New ,. . i ii -__ 1 - • ir, tillr. lie „ 50 all Do. Fixeds Do r i e , -of the news from Reni, there had been a St. 1.90 Eut Nag:tan ...... .• . 1 • 1' - 1 1 ;i0 211 Emtern Countica.... A 25 all Fred. & Wyr• L. & N.W. Alie lti , the price of grain at Constantinople. The st 100 Fostoril Union, I Q , _ 3 , 2 &linSei ,„ - „, iti a . 12; all Do. 1 Shares. Do - ... th e 4 " luternuncio, however, had declared tint stock . ..... ...... ',.,.,' _ St. 100 Da., ti Stock " 23 St: 100 ltoystn.& Hit. 1t North: 130 - 133 a PP r ehensions entertained were exaggerated, 25 8.; Do., New A. ••• - ••• 25 18$ .hef.Roth.an , Lancash& th l t 72 - 74 Gool eg.s p. c Yorksh. ... -- 44 ... at p t ' the conduct of the Russian commaridant St. 10 East Lancashire - 5 2 8 1 ' 20i 12 9A S. Staffordsb. Vf.MCleai 2i •-2 .' St. JOG Edinlntreb & Ciao ;To v, 6 th e : ,, Ili harl. been. disavowed, so that it was hoped 10 all Mimi). and peebleb , . 2d_ - par 50 air YearValleyg itockt. & gi ll rib"ation of the Danube would be permitted St. 'lOO Edin. Pill. a Duns, 2J6 per cent... Darliogt ••• - ••• 25 all Do ')o 3l. - 321 far, ° neutral vessels not carrying contraband of 5 10 0 1 ortil S.-. Clyde Jun • ... ff. .. St. 100 ',Vilte&gomrst itWestn. 89 - 91 all Furness ••• - • - nil' -11 1 . 1.. Vvi ~,cinn - --- ... _ ___ —— ...........-rn err,. Al 3 Ti , CI 100 Do., 11 Stock. Do., New A. 100 East Lancashire 06 Et . linburedi & „To vi all Falimb. and Peebles_. 100 E din. I'l.l D nu& 1 Forth & Clyde Jur all Furness all Do. Extension 100 Glasgow &S. We! 100 Great Northern 101) Do., A. Stoek.... 100 Do., B, Stock ...)0 Gt. St h. . tg,V;tt . 100 Great W. , sera I Rt. li)C3 Da.' Stour Val. ra liiill i i°l-1111 a 1 entitled the Eastern Press , a n d pub - P ri - " Probably a t Constantinople, asserts that road s riel liscliikoff had died at Perekop. The 44, ", v ing improved, several Cossack regiments esi," rt 'ved at Perekop ; but at present could not toi; r l t he Crimea, the roads having been rendered rep: (4 IT the snow and wet as to need extensive ll og r , 1113 ; and which they were undergoing. The t o al l government has appointed a pope or priest ear: very 1 00 men in the 'army, and he will oft ?: at th q i r b ea d as a s t an d ar d the double cross p roI ! Christian Church in the East. In the Baltic Alli (treat preparations are snaking against the ehilare ' lll O school at Revel for instructing the Boni °f the military of Finland, Courland, Li illteai)„44(l Esthonia, had been removed into t he Pr o :: 17 ; and the Agricultural Exposition for the of Tschernischoff, Rjasan, Pensa, Jury thiB:ll4 Moluleff, which was to have . taken place rot ; ea r , has been postponed. At iiijui-Nowgo ketit-11°ther conducta had arrived for the 'Govern lth 8,3001b3. of gold from the UiV mines, V: 1 . 11 0 third within six months. ei N ° First Prussian Chamber has had under , clis oti ° II the important and vexed question ot the to The town of Stettin alone is stated ezp oid ' e to disburse annually for extraordinary tha ll ; ( t ure connected with this impost, no less 1ta1, ,000 rix dollars. The following resolut ion the 4 4ss cl :—" The Chamber, fully agreeing with I'aj o h", crernent, recognises the injurious effec t gad "" Sound dues exercise upon the commerce de 4 C er eantile marine of Prussia, and feels conff terillqter the information afforded by the Go• 4Ni- end, that the latter will not neglect any liti oli -r able opportunity for bringing about an abo- N) o - ,, °f the impost." The Second Chamber was 4 ea to adopt a similar resolution. ter pia adopt accounts mention that unless the Minis- Ititl i ° t - h ' i nance could come to an understanding 1 4ti 0 , -. : capitalists, he would have recourse .. t? r a e Ver y - l a ' loan. The municipal autho,itT eotp th , at(l Y in furnishing returns concerning the t oe i r s al lands which the Government propose Ti ler eep e , i i e venuereturnis considered very favourable, days 1Y when we consider that the quarter is five wh o s hortened under the new arrangement, k r re is b Y the account is made up to the end of m ono ' The funds continue heavy, however, as oti Stack still comes to market, and apparently Of ti l l "ernment account. The telegraphic advices 'N oc e Russians ha v i ng been to a certain extent Por e r , 2s flll in one of their sorties, are likewise tem ai''Y against the market. Consols have been t zoh -° 93 for transfer, and 921 to 93 for account. to li , l ec l ll er Bills have been 6s. to Bs., and India Ora 9g O. to 13s. premium. Exchequer Bonds 4.4 p t o h • 44 1 hi .. ° reign Stocks there has been a fair business Bay s b Steady prices generally. Mexican Bonds and/7,411 citiotcd 20k, Peruvian 3 per Cents. 49. 1, 11 4v e ; re nada Deferred 6i to 7. Buenos Ayres P l iaed 53 to 54. Sardinian 'Stock has ilia fr°lll 861, at which it opened, to 87k. fer red - ' 4 i 8 in. demand at 801 to 81. Spanish De tee,l'eargi dull at 181. Dutch 21 per Cents. have Dre t ,: j2l . French Scrip has been dealt in at 6 Th e It took % fo llowing are the nominal prices of . m foreign .. cal l) ii - Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i- to 7 , exi- Aer o . '"i to 201 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three Cent ends., 48 to 50 ex div. ; Portuguese Four p er (litl, - ) 12 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101; 1: , 4 11 ; t, °I-Tx-and-a-Half per Cents:, 89 to 91; Per ds , New Deferred, 18 to 181 ; ditto Thrpe ditto p s., 361 to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to 51-; ive, 4i to 411, on th e : °ll "ving is the official statement of traffic 1 2 Iv 411 twerp and Rotterdam Railway, for the 4 41 ). 7 ' 3 ending 25th March 2i " i a o Feb. 4...2260 March 4...242 . 4 4 . 3 % 11... 307 ... 11... 424 '' 261 18... 354 13... 440 '* 230 ••• 25... 344 ... —51 a 68 - 70 83 - 89 72 - 74 23 -:l's 91. -- 13 Esi Gri ic. kt,o )t. 100 . !5 30 Aberdee G5l i 60 M. I too ~ , C1 I 5 Gua. SLk - 97 all Er;sh Sonth-I:aster* all f.ar.eastor & Carlis 14i Do., Thirds 4 n o . N e w Thirds LAncash.at dVos•': 70 - 73 6 - 7 6 7 61 • ',6i 2 - CI all 11)o., 113 f))., all l'Av.firs' , all lin:Jori & Black wt. 100 , mria.ilfr,),t&S„C 100 :.and. ar. , l N. We 10 a )o. 5; . wet. RiainF,Ti. &South - 6 7k . - 8 :37 - 9i , j 94 -100 i; - g - i ( 1 3 - i - 81 8 7 -6, -1 , - i ' - 131 2i Do. E ' 100 r. 4 adol - 1 and.S. 0., £-41.. Ran drryet ler& n y`nn k, Lin i , o. Shy e No. lian. 8/ Liu. Un !41 24i 8 - - 62 ialand ... 691 - 70 11 - 43 - 110 Dab Gi. O. Half Sharcs,, •c• ..... ••. - 109 - 102 :wc:43tic Carihi 5; Tevatat.BuryExten 21:3 Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrf - S , :evcry Enniskille , all 7apoin• 11 - 9 - 2 - 'eNvii Warr 4.8 - 50 n 28 .. 6 - 8A 96 - 98 87 - 89 - 91 10 - 10 17 - 17 10 10t 71 - 73 19. - IPi 9i - 14 -14 i 71i 724 71 - Oi 4 34 12 - '3i 48i 49 49 - 50 d - Fir - - ,13 1 3 - 1 35 4a 4 6 1.(1-71ar ... "'... .. 29 - 20 2i- 3i 98 - 100 62 - (4 12i - 124 i - i 1) 60Z 276 - ; 6. - o - 38 134 —136 Ji id 4 4i 85 87 103 105 4 - 5 16i 16i 4 - 22 - 5 - 6 16 - 102 9u -92 31 i = D 6 ... .. - 7 106 - 107 3 all 6 all 10 Li .0.6 all 13 14 id par 221 231 15 = li* . - • ... 1 -- 2p' 25 1 15 L 24 all £1,803 21,275 T o t al „ 52957 tet w Ler 12 Weeks, £4,035. to m ee4 81 X and seven miles are' yet to be opened 100 11ie,.,, - I clel dYke and to Breda. The large and heavy 100 cotx7na t o : _ _ , i "' 6O Cannot be received until the whole is 100 Aprf' eted, Which will be during the month of 20i Th e 1.00 I,i q uo tations of most of the prinCipal English 20 b • th e 1131 klhares exhibit a steady appearance, but li tle 4lll nnet of business doing is very limited. The 20 , . Ive:,.-°st in favour are Great Western, North- ' 20 ( lert t i_ til ' and South-Eastern. In the foreign un- t A T till g 3 ther e are a f ew d ea lings at firmrates. 10 ga tit • ti " are rathe r more ac ti v e, and are supported. 20 13 a.111 ( 1 : 4° d e Cuba are higher. The Joint - Stock 2 1 0 6 Laiad 4 " e xtremely dull. Australian Agricultural klv a" heavy, and Crystal Palace at a further 1 20 'atee, ,nd T?csLrc:or... crfolh [OO _ ....... ,Tortim.Ccilnties tTri 100 N'ortli British.., all Vortho)evon, No. 1 all 16., No. 2 , 11 ,0., s A Deferred , all Do., B Guarant,id 100 i.Eastern—Berwic: 20 .o. do. ox - tension ~ 13 .o.do• Purol, all Do. Le'A3 ........ 1 , 00 York cirth bowion all Do, Ileiv .ClO 3 I - .T.MS.Wstrn.,l.ls.nal - stcad, and City Jn. 'forth Staffordshire. all 4ortli I.Vestern all 4. &S. Westria..itni, luusaton, Hinckle and Leicester 0C ' Worcester,S , rlolverhatupton fr 8 )(4rtstm_toutli 20 20 10 10 Secs ~~ish Lf idl ind all :itrowsl;y. LT.; acre' 00 ; - zropsilire Vniun L,i th Devon !.1 . " 1 V.l ;oat). Er 11 south Walls . Yrksh. Gc IJv. DTII St. 10 st• 25 20 20 50 20 5 Do 12 itainos i lyok &Wol. al Stockton '$ I)arll 7 ' 16 *ton & liartlep 100 raff vale 9 Do. £lO shares. - 100 Do. Prof., No. 1 211, Pharaes Havon Doe and 13,.tilway all Vale of Neath all Watertl. & Kiikettn , all Waterford&Limeri 18 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal ralace all West London. 141 s. Wimbleclu&Croydor FOREIGN. all A ntwerpaßott)rdam ''...i Belgian Emtn. June 10 Beziers to Graissessae 25., Bombay, Baroda, and Central I ndia.Serip ... Central of Italy al/ Demerara 14 Dijon and P,o , ancon 10 I intcb Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian 10 Do. EY:ension all Do. 4i p. e. Bds., pay. '57, convertible 'all Do. do. do., '59, do 15 Gd .Tk of CanadAA is 01 Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. ail Do. Cert. of Debon., con. into Stk. till '62 all. Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of Fran:, all Gt. Indian Peniniuln 1 Do. New 5 per cent 12 Great Luxemboury Constituted Shares' all Do. Obligations .. all Gt. Western of ()mad Shares . . all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55.. all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Dn. do., '73, without option all flamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per °flit. 14 Lake Cont. & Bask all Lola ca St ?istoj a 5 pref 10 I Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons dt qediterran 16 , , C.adras 10 Do. New 111 \ Uri.% Antonia 1.11 Do. do. New all Namur & Liege (wit' , nterest).... all Do. (ex interest) all loll:nem of France all D 0.20/. Shs.lato Char leroi and Erquelinee guar. 3 p. c. & red. at 224/. dur. 88 yre. from 1 Jan. :854.... all Do. DN. 3p. c Bde (fmy.B.&Ams•Shs : all lorwe,gianTrunkPre 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Faris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen... 10 `. - .'arisChen dt Cherbrg l Rouen and Havre 20 Rcyal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 54 p. cent. Prof 4 ;outhern of France. 16 - 7.11. Andrew's and Quebec (A) a all Nest Flanders all Do 5) per c. Pref 16 Western of Franco_ ; VEFt. of Switzerland all Wisebaden all Zealand 114.11.41 FUNDS THIS DIY LT ONE O'cL. (Fro;.-4 tite Officcal Li • iitu.rdess done Der n 93 2 11144 -,ellt Consols Annuities . 13 trv'unde, k.:1000 11 10 03 4 1 ' C '. 'ander 1000 93 2t. tziol F , 'o ' . under 'or Account, April ue cluer BNB 2ici 68 zip °r ' ........... - 6 9 8 •alall " .................... ... .... .. ti 9 8 99 Itclleglior. l o o. sna s... . iBiB . , .ii Per Cent. bitt o 1859 i, P lllet ' gAr ONE O'CLO K. Olio FOREIGN FUND, 53 4 Gilr`leetZ" Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 6i laalloin Deferred 20 Pe r ; ‘ ,... 4 3 peelent ___ f4,.11i.tt,5443P)pe0,i,a(-(lis2 4:4 per Cent. "" r(l,l lia il k ' Cent ... • ........ S panish ii,.onds, 5 per Cent. ....... .... ... • _ Ditt o ti , ''' 4lB ,3pe r Cent 18t T urkish g e :' 'Deferred, 3 per Cent bitto f e 4 ' 13 , 6 per cent 803 i i , the A.ecount D 440 s ra l an . 81. p ) iv‘ , 1 , :m..,1 . : . n .. , the above pay able in London. . _ rbea,?h, 11...eurtcs, 3 per Cent. ........ 6 D, t ",,'° (.• ip ............ . ........... aq, l'. NX ,, 11'.. iv, 2. ... 12 cull. •••• u"R I ): ~# --- . , per gent. 7 , v 0 4 p - . 3, Cent. Cortifiea.tes ...... ..... 91 -i x d HALF-PA .'T 'I IV (i. e)m o i s . Ditto, April ic0,,311t .... ...... --- 921 Letters from Panama received at New York state 2 t ,hat her Ma jesty'steamer Virago arrived at thatkort , .rota the Mexicans coast on the 24th of February, with 2 nearly t a milio n of collars from England. r The totingm of the Poltimore Mining Company, ad- il 7'.ertised be field on the 4th April, has been postponed 1( till the 25th April. Intelligence from Galatz, that of the 26th inst., reports ,several Austrian merchant vessels on the Danube have been detained by the Rans. 1 Accounts from Genoa, of the n `)7th, state that Carrara 443 been declared i n a st its of ' siege, qoent ow ing to the fre quent occurrence of assassinations. I o'7 , 1., ,, ;1 DON SACRED HAENTONIC SOCIETY. ~, ~,,, " V iit be pelf_,-f.,-.Y.e-l- t.o-tnorrow , 'velii";;" I ' 7 ' ,- .1 —Mendelssohon;s 1 8 a' .P.,'K,:•tr lii . :111. ,:. 1,.r th- .;' - ec , i' . ll ' - "; I ,-„ Lir ala'i The principal vocalists are Miss Biron, ‘ll6' -; Henderson, Misses Wells, and Mr. Lawler, and the baud and oaorm Quaid of nearly 800 performers. 98 921 1001 991 83i 3 24j 81 - - - par i p 2 - 3I -35 21p1 1 - 1 •• ..'" •• 9 - • 8 - 8i 511 - 91 -24 p i - -- - g 2i - 23 - 17i - 93 - 98 93 - 93 100 - 102 93 191 - 19 '9B - 100 2 21) ••• par iP ... - . G,} - 6 := 121 - - 12 1 - 9 22 - 2211)1 40 42 Fm 22 22 ld par 2i tad 86 8g • •• '''''' ... - pm 3}_ 4 5i - .•• iiA = is JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 0 all :1 as ix a sia 10 all 13ritish Colonial Bank and Loan Company 5Q all British N. American hi . 5 Chartd. Bank of AMR ao Chrtd. Buk. of India, & China 30 25 Colonial 00 20 Commercial of Lond 20 18 English Scottish ana Aiistra all Lona. Chart. Bk. of Austral a 5 5 Ditto New 0 20 London al. County 0 10 London joint Stook 11 20 Loud. WeAtaiustel National Provincial of England Do. Now National of Ireland..l New South Wales—. Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New' 8 , 1710 tor trsin. Bkg 0 10 ►0 22 !Co an 15 an )0 25 LO all 5 1 I. niun Do. New lUAIOU Of London I.", 60 1 1.0 80 - 82 I'd =I 0 3 21d 20 21 td iP ~. -- .. 33 = 35 39 - 41 30' 65 - 67 71 81 ir“ = 11,1 PREFERENCE SHARES. - 105 - 92 Do. N 0.2, 7 p. e. andTyttelo per c. pref. (issd. at 501; Res. & E. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. C. Shares (laledonian £lO %ester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cant [)o. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all 311 ;4 all 3] I al) 6 1 41 6 all .0 all 5 l all LO all 5 1 all t. I all t. 110 2i all .0 all 61 100 ti I 9 i 0 6 It. 100 8 all 10 all 10 all It. 100 16t all 3 . !', all 0. a n 6 e , it. it. 100 R. 1 100 a. !100 it. ;100 L 24! all 14 all I all Cork &Bandonsip.e. Dundee Perth drAbor i Teen Junction astern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. Now 6 r . a. St. Eastern Union, Gar per cent Do. 51., 10 ncr cent Do. 10/. Deliontr.S!l Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. ets East and West York shire June. Fifths fildinbPrth. &Duncit , t 4 per cont. Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 par cent ) Great Northn. 5 p. c ' .)o, 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4A p. c Do 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... Gt.N. of Scot. lstPref (3t. Southn. &Westin. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pr 2f. St Gt. Westn. (Borks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 43 p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. °nester F p. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Goa. Stk. Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do.. D.. do. do Lan. & York. F £2o Do. 6 p. c. Stock ... London and Brighten Guaranteed 5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Now Guar.6 p. c. Lou.&N. W., Coy. d: Nuneaton 5 p. et... London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares Lowly. & Ennis. 3 M Man., Shef., &Lin , New, £lO Do. 46 farypt.& Carl. 4 p c )o. 43 per cent )o 6141 2 all .2i 10i. It. 100 It. 100 Consol.6 p.c.St. )o. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... r)o. Pref. 4i per cent all all all all 'Norfolk Dol3euture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stools Do. 5 P.C. Est Do. 5 per ct . prof Do. Way. Val. 5 P.C North British N. E. Berw, 4 p.c, P Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 p.e c.N0.1 Do. do. Quarters 48 Do. York t 3. & Pur. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls,6 o.c. Scot. Cent. ,New Prof South Devon De. fixed, 4 per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 9 Wales Gua. 4p. c. Do. do. 4i P. C•••• • s.Yorksh.o.c.Guaei Stockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent. Do. do. do.' Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 18e6 - .. - 91 LILY 13U tr ti.Lj MINES. 1 all Agra Fria .... ........ 1 ..• § 1 all knglo Auctrin. Gold • . lOs. all kuglo Californian ll -- it 20 6 kustrelian *al 1 all Australian Cordillera •,, 1 all Australian Froehold. —.„ 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) i t 50 all Bleenarvon Iron and Coal .. — 7 20 13.5 British Iron 4l 51 35 25 'arazilianlmp.(issued 24 3 at£s 30 all Do. Cocacs & Cuiab 21 3 2a 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —32 1 bCarsons's Cl•eak — 1 1 .;" Clarendcn Coml. Min. Co. of Jamaica tO all Cobre Copper 49 51 5 1 Colonial Gold — St. all Copper M in. of En g . 40 -45 90 25 all Do. Prof. 7 1 p. cent. par -- 16 c.lopiapo • 5 all English and Austin Copper Snieltg 2 2 / Fortuna par '-1p 1t 20 alt .leneral 144 1 6 6. 1 all ~11-...NuggetVeinßeg — 4 all Great Polgooth •• ••• 1 all Liberty • - ••• 3 all Linares.. 5 1 Lusitanian par 1p 1 all 'viariquita ........ 1 all Now Granada 1 all New Linaros Mining and Smelting C 0.... 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Pontgiba.nd Silver Lead Min. & Smelt l5 16 5 1 Port Philip — a 1 all Quartz Rock ••• 50 all 111,yraney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. New 5 6 30 11/ Santiago de Cuba 6l 7 7 1 all South Australian — 1 4 10 71 Tin Croft li 2 284 all United Mexican 6l 7i 6/ / 1 all Waller — 1 all W e st Mariposa 6 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba ••• ••• MISCELLANEOUS. 25 17i Australian Agricult. 30 31 291 20 ... Australsu 10 all kus:zaln. Royal Mail 10 7 Berlin Water Works 21 —21 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 GO 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smelt,;,, , . and Reduction Co. ..• 109 321 Canada ll9 121 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July lOBl 1091 5 all Crystal Palace 3l 4 3E4 4 all Crystal Pal.of France .. 1 Daston Iron Ore ... ••• 20 5 Eastern Steam • -- 25 22 , ElectricTelegraph(A) 141 —15 A 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. ..„ 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam 20 10 Irish l3eetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Bloc. Tel. 10 9 Mesicau&S.Amerien 61 7 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Nethorlands Land.... A - iA 2 1 N„ S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co.• 1 all N. B. Australasian... 1 20 Nrtli.afEnropeSt 5 l all Peel Mr. La.& Mind. 21 -- 3 50 all Peninffalar& Oriental 53 10 Do. Do. --- •••1 ) 141 i 2 all Portland Iron Co ll 2 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 68i 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 1 1 11 Ditto New — •25 all South Austral.Lan , 136+ ;37A 1 a ll SaVral Telegraph / • 20 5 Tr st & Loan Co. el Upper Canada , 100 ,281 Vau Diemand 6 liand. 13 lai MARKET NE iV" S-(T111, V A r CORN EXCHANGE. The leading provincial markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat. 3 oust kinds moved off slowly, yet very little change took plr so in the quotr- Cons. The barley trade was tolerably firm. Oats and flour were dull ; but beans and peas sold et 3adily, at full prices. Our last advices from New Yolk state Lk a both wheat and flour were firm, at very full prices. On the Conti nent only a limited business has been trat ss acted in grain on English account. . Very moderate supplies of English grai a were received up to our market coastwise. The impo rtf from abroad were 3,651 qrs of wheat, 1,693 barley, 6 " De n ns, 893 tares, 8,202 linseed, 2,202 rapeseed, 108 mustard as 4 d, 38 sundry seeds, 539 sacks and 4,742 brls of flour. Fresh up to our market, this morning, tha arrivals of English wheat, coastwise, were on a modem% a scale. By land carriage the receipts were small, anct the show of samples was rather limited. The attendas of millers was by no means extensive ; yet, the deirsa Id for most kinds of home-grown wheat ruled somewlas t steady, at last Monday's currency. - The general qualit of the sup ply was seasonably good. Foreign wheat, the supply of which on a Ter was but moderate, was inactive as regards business. Importers, however, were very firm in their demands,, s, ad late rates were well supported. In floating cargoes no business was reported ': Scarcely any foreign barley was in the mar let, and the show of English was but moderate. The b: .11 jy trade was firm, and, in some instances, prices were 4.5 per quarter higher than on Monday last. The sale for all kinds of malt was heavy. : In *prices no change io )k place. The supply of oats was very moderate; yet he oat tritie was rather inactive, at late rates. We had a fair inquiry for bean's, at ha prices. The supply was small. .. . . . Peas sold steadily, but no change took: place in their value. The flour trade was rather firm, at last wet k's currency. CURRENCY PER lIIPERIA.L MEAE "RE. Whew—Essex Kent, Red new 62; to 7251 Ditto•••• ........ old 68s 748 oitto, White new 783 82s Ditto.• •• .... old 793 843, Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old €43 763 Ditto new • • • 643 75; Rya—Old ............ —s —3 Now •• •• •• 423 448 Baley --Grinding . • • 293 313 Malting .•• •• 321 335, Chevalier.. .• 3.3 s 349 halt—Suffolk and Nor folk•• •••• 62s 678 grown.•••• •• ...• •••• 583 (Os Kingstonand Ware 688 70s Malt—Chevalle .... 703 to 71s Oats Yorkskar a and Lincoln', ,Feed 25s 29 Potato . .•• 283 303 'rough* IC id Cork Black, ...... 24s 293 Cork, Win! to ... 26s 30s Bootch.l 4 l 273 303 Beans—Tick • •..... 36s 39, Pigeons.. ....... 38 413 Peas—Grey 33, 3 Maple. • . ........ 3t;5 385 White.. 39 „, 42, Boilers 425 45s Fleur—Tow: L. model... 60s €ss Suffolk .... 485 51s StOekt! !4 10 efoli 483 52s FIELD. ... 135 SMITH. There was a further increase in the imp Drts of foreign. stock into London last week, the total sl ;;n31.1 r amounting to 1,378 head. In the corresponding w Telr : in 1854 we received 1,421; in 1353, 2,761; in 185: ;, 1 ,183 ; in 1851, 2,218; in 1850, 1,151; in 1849, 1,0G1; uu lin 1848, 1,395 head. IMPORTS RiTO LONDON LAST'S nuty From Beasts. Sheep. Lar Rotterdam 32 2'o ... Calais Dordt Corunna Harlingen Antwerp - a• • HaMbUrgh 3O Calves. Pigs T0ta1.... 810 ... 363 - ... 203 The yearly comparison of weekly imy orb 3 is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lar ibs. Calves. Pigs. 1854 ' 6!3 ... 587 ... - 218 ... 5 1853 928 ... 1,416 ... - - 397 ... .20 1852 205 664 ... - 316 1851 4OO 1,547 ... m 232 1850 - - _.. 142 _ .••• To-day's market was but mode rately supplied with foreign stock, in, for the most part, valor middling con dition. The receipts of beasts from Norfolk - were large and of excellent quality ; indeed, the show of his description of stock was very prime. The attendr aiee of buyers was good, yet the beef trade was in a depr , paged state, at a de cline in the prices obtained on Monday 'sat of 2d per 81bs. In some instances the quotations gave way 4d per Blbs ; hence, 4s 10d par Sibs must be considered extremeprice for the best Scots. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam shriclgeshire, we received 2,700 Scots and short horns; fro m other parts of England, 400 of various breeds; and, from mt Scotland, !,.60 homed and polled Scots. There was a considerable increase in the c upply of sheep, compared with several previous weeks; but:. at least two. thirds of the number were composed of togs of light weight. Evidently keep is getting very scarce in Ban se of our flock districts. All breeds of sheep met a dull F. ale, and prices gave way quite 2d per Sibs. Long-woolle d sheep were extremely heavy, and even lower than , above quoted. Shorn sheep sold with difficulty at fully ed per 81bs below those in the wool. The supply of lambs was moderate, and the sale for them was steady, at from 5d to 6d per Sib?. We were scantily supplied with calves, sand the veal trade ruled steady at 4d per Sibs above last Friday's cur rency. Top price 4s led per 81bs. The Bala for pigs was heavy. In prices no change took place. Per Bibs to sink the offals. d. s. d . l d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 PrimeSouthdowt 4 8 5 0 Second quality.... 3 6 4 2 Large crse. calves-3 10 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime small do 4 6 410 Prime Scots, dte. 4 8 41G Large hogs .3 0 4 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 3 8 Small porkers 2 4 4 S e cond quality ...3 10 4 0 Suckling ealves 21. 0 28 Prime crse.-wlled. 4 2 4 4,Quarter old pigs 20 0 25 0 Lamb ss Od to 6s OJ. FOZEIGN tsuftLlC. Berets ..•• 4,319 . . • 704 Sheep •••••.. ••••..•• •.27,030 Sheep ..••••••...•••.....• 330 .......................0 TOTAL SUPPLr. Calves . •• •• •• .• •• •• •• . 1:3 I Pi gs.... A statement and comparison of the supplies and. prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, April 3, 1854, and this day, Mon day, April 2, 1855. Per Sibs, to sink the offals. 1 April 3,185? i. lApril 2 , 1855 . s. d. s. A. •s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 oto 3 213 2to 3 4 Second quality ditto ... ... ... 3 4 3 6 3 6 4 2 Prime large oxen ... ... ... ... 3 8 310 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c ... ... ... ... 4 0 4 2 4 S 410 Coarse and inferior sheep .., ... 3 6 3 S 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... ... ... 310 4 43 10 4 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... ... 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 4 Prime Southdown ditto ... .. 410 5 0 4 8 5 0 Lambs •" ... ... 5 2 610 5 0 6 0 Large hogs Large coarse calves ... ... ... 4 4 5 4 13 10 4 4 Prime small ditto ... ... .. ... 5 2 5 6 1 6 410 Nat small porkers ... ..,. .., 4 4 4 8 4 2 4 4 Beasts... ... ~. ... 5,199 4,319 Sheep ... ... ... • • •••. 25,750 27,030 ... ... ... . • ... 3 0 4 2 3 0 4 0 Calves... .., ... 97 123 ... ... ... Pigs ... ... ... ... ... ... 320 310 SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 4, 1353. —Begat, 4,677; sheep, 22,290; calves, 203; pigs, 100. April 5, 1 852.—Beasts, 3,368; sheep and lambs, 22,630 • I. calveF, 178 ; pigs, 410. NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL. Our markets are seasonably well, but not to say bewily, su pplied ; and thy demand f or mos t kinds of Meat is in a sluggish state, as follows : Per Sibs by the carcass. B. d. S. d. Beef, interior 3 2 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., prime largo •3 11 4 0 Dv , do. small 4 2 4 4 F.,rk, large 0 3 8 B. d. B. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 310 Do., prime 4 0 4 6 Veal 3 4 4 4 Pork, small 3 10 4 4 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is vary scantily supplied with home-grown hops. For most kinds th e d eman d i s i nac ti ve , on f orm er terms. Last week's imports were 5 bales from Rotterdam, 188 from Antwerp, GO from Harlingen, and 10 from Ham burgh. Mid and East Kent pockets, 14114 s to 201; Weak! of Kent ditto, 141 Os to 15' Oa; Sussex, 142 to 15/. ; and yearlings, 71 7s to 121. per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPIT! , LFIELDS. The arrivals of potatoes continue large for the time of year, and in excellent condition. The demand is heavy, as follows :—York Regents, 1103 to 1203; Kent and Essex , 90s to 1003 ; do. reds, 80s ; blues, 75s to 85s; Linculns, 100 s to 110 s per ten. d t o o ~ 5103 ; O 0s middlings, tolOs; Scotch 7osto Bdooa. WOOL. As manufacturers almost generally have become short of stock, there is a slight improvement in the demand for nearly all kinds of English wcol, and in some instances the quotations have an upward tendency. In foreign and very little is doing, on former were 600 bales from Mel bourne,and 70 from New Orleans.9oo from Port Philip, terms. eolona 1T:1eo oqualities, imports from h°v i l:a b v s a t e r r weekt'Town, The following are the current rates of English wool : Down togs, is 04c1 to is ld ; Down ewes, is to is ; h%lf-bred ewes, lld to 11 s d ; half-bred teg% is Od to is 0;d ; Kent fleeces, is Od to is 04d ; long heavy wool fleeces, 9;d to 100 ; combing skins, 9.1 to lld ; flannel wool, is Od to is 1(1; blanket wool, 7d to 11:d; Leicester fleeces, 10:, d to 11;d per lb. IDS• For most agricultural seed fully last week's prices. limited business is doing. Turnip,wlnte, per bush. 22s to 25v Is the demand is steady, at I linseed and cakes only a _ Swede .. • • ...... —9 —s Unstard, 8r0wn.... 123 14s White, new...... .• .. Ss 104 r tres,Wlnter,new.... 11s I2s Old-- • • .... 9 i 10, Canary, per quarter •, 44s 544 aye grass.. ... • • 22s 3ls Clover, nedEng . (cwt.) 521 653 White • • • • ...... 703 /.04 Carraway............ 44s 46s Coriander........ •• •• 16s Iss llempseed, per quarter 543 56s Linseed, Eng.iowing.. GBs 708 Crushing 6Gs 67s Baltic ...... •• —s —s Odessa .......... 64s 68s Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English .. ...121 Oa 12 lOs Foreign Red:••• •• 483 6% White...• 693 7G; Trefoil, new.. ••...... 253 32i Foreign, per tot 3 111 Os 121 5s Rape Cakes, pr ton 6'ss 6! 53 Rapeseed, liew,prlst 33'10k 35? Os TALLOW. Since Monday last the business doing in our market has been very moderate. In prices, however, scarcely any change has taken place. To-day P.Y.C., on the spot, is quote lat 48s per cwt. Rough fat, 2s 61d per 8 lbs. 1853. 1854. 1855. 10%0:011to t 03 5 3 55 c 6J , 1 4 4L9: 0 1 (i t0 1 685 , 6 , 1 0, i0 Price of Y. C Stock this day 36.281 1 42,882 31,579 34.283 33,943 Delivery ln.st week .• 1,29.3 1,198 2.010 1."27 1,870 DI - :to from A.,;,0 1.... 84, 0 5 n L7'2l 85,13'',;, Arrivals last week.. 1,289 276 9 207 °*" 68,130 Ditto from June! .... 94,846 101,972 79,574 98, 649 694 9; 4 3s 1 riloo Of Town ....•• Ca 62 3.98 02 468 63 0 43 s :30dd ISM. THE MAGAZINES. Blackwood.—The first article in Blackwood is entitled " How to Dress Him," and was written some time since by one who, at the commence ment of the war, " threw aside the pen for the sword." Now, however, when the general atten tion is so earnestly directed to the considEration of the military system, and when experience has proved his melancholy anticipations to be well grounded, the writer thought it expedient to set forth the defects which had come under his notice in the clothing department. Truly, the list of articles of clothing, which are little short of instru ments of torture, is sufliCient to excite astonishment as well as indignation. The points especially alluded to are the shako, the stock, and the boot. The concluding chapter, written after the fulfilment of the author's prophecies, contains many sensible ob servations. "Is disaster," itas asked, " the fault of men qr systems?" The reply given is, "Of both, but the men were most culpable. The system was bad— bad as could be, but it never could have caused such disaster had there been able men to wieh the might and sustain the honour of England." It is well said that "in peace there may be safety in a multi tude of counsellors, but there must be one head, one hand to govern a crisis." It is suggested at the conclusion that the Government, if unable to make the necessary provisions from the public depart ments, might have taken advantage of " a spirit of enterprise and speculation that knew not check or limit—a manufacturing ability which laughed at time or quantity," which had sprung up since the , last campaign. • "Bad the Government expressed its want, how long would it have been ere a body of able men, with a civil officer at their head, would have been ready for any service ?--and.so on. How long would a demand for warehousemen and wharfingers, to transship and house the stores of an army, have been announced in ~V the City or in Liverpool ers there would have been volunteers enow ? How long would our manufacturing firms have been in supplying any quantity or quality of clothing, tents, &c., or our trading men in collecting medicine, wine, &c., necessary for the sick ? Wouid there have not been tenders by the hundred for undertaking the draught and trans port work for any time or any distance ? Has not a firm volunteered now to furnish meals, ready cooked to our s 'ldlers at any distance from the coast, at the cost of 31. a day per man ? Does this firm stand alone in enterprise and patriotism ? All these things might have been prepared ere our soldiers were ready. These resources were at hand, but our rulers were too blind to see, too indolent to avail themselves of them. [lad they been resorted to, how much of disaster and disgrace might have been spared. Our generals, without anxiety for their communications, commissariat, or transport,_might have bestowed all their attention on the discipline and tactics of the army. The soldiers would have marched and fought, with 'the asstiranca of finding, when all was over, their camp ready, their sup percooked, their blankets at hand, and of having a change qf clothing when the season required it. The cavalry would have found forage for their charger:, and would not have known the mortification of seeing the noble animals which had carried them through a charge, dying from starvation or cold, or degraded to the work of beasts of burden. This, with the past fresh in our memory, seems a Utopian view, yet we have a faith that it may be realised. We speak not more of the past than for the future. We believe that, in all our military operations, it would be better to trust to the general resources of the c3untry, and the vitality of commercial enterprise, than to depend on department:, which must becoMe inefficient from disuse, or the re luctions inevitable in time of peace." A. second paper is given on " Psychological Inqui ries," which is somewhat complex and abstruse in its nature. The usual instalment of "Zaidee" fol lows. In this part we are introduced to a new group—the family circle of the Disbrowes—the home where poor Zaidee has taken refuge. We have the easy,ind olent father,the clever managing"matn ma," the real head of the family, the bustling self-pos sessed bride, the pert younger sister, and a whole group of nursery elves, all installed as claimants for our interest or attention. Zaidee herself ap pears to be in a position of considerable difficulty, yet while her loneliness and ignorance make her feel helpless and bewildered, and she even doubts if what she has done is not very wrong, she still clings to her self-sacrificing resolution even in de fiance of the loving words that reach her from her only fliends, bidding her "come home." A criticism on the literary character of Charles Dickens will at once attract the reader's attention. It takes a review of most of his works, and renders its tri bute of admiration to "Pickwick," " Nicholas Nickleby," the " Old Curiosity Shop," and "David Copperfield" in particular. While con curring in some of the criticisms, we must, how ever, demur to the allusion to the theories of household WOrds at the conclusion. In the first place, the meaning of the pas sage they object to is not very clearly apparent ; in the second* place, the expression of their own opinion is still more confused ; and in the third place, the subject is summarily dismissed as un connected with Mr. Dickens' authorship. If so, why is it introduced ? The general tone of the article is fair and impartial, however, and many of its criticisms just. A paper on the death of Nicho las is written with fairness and ability. The con tinuation of the story of " The Campaign" con cludes the number. Dublin University.—ln this number there are several sketches and tales of interest. " The Dramatic Writers of Ireland" is continued. We are only presented with two characters in this divi sion, Arthur Murphy and Hugh Kelly. It is ob served of Murphy that he has not had justice done to his merits. Churchill's satire in the Rosciad may, it is averred, have had much to do with his depreciation, as " nine out of ten prefer a tirade of abuse to a chapter of panegyric." It was unfortu nate for Murphy that " Know your own Mind," the best effort of his pen, should have been post poned publication nine years, and then appeared simultaneously with the " School for Scandal." It was cast into the shade by the superior brilliancy of Sheridan's composition, although of itself excel lent, and of an enduring nature. The most remarkable feature in the life of Hugh Kelly was the extraordinary confusion that arose on the appearance of a play called " A Word to the Wise." On account of some party feeling against the author the play was bitterly opposed by one section, and as vehemently supported by the other. Itvfas impossible at last to have it performed at all. After the death of Kelly the piece was revived at Covent Garden, and Dr. Johnson wrote the following prologue, which was warmly applauded for its merit and purpose : " This night presents a play which public rage, Or 'right, or wrong, once hooted from the stage. From zeal or malice now no more we dread, For English vengeance wars not with the dead. Where aught of bright or fair the piece displays, Approve it only—'tis too late to praise : If want of skill, or want of care appear, Forbear to hiss—the poet cannot hear." "The Water Cure" is an interesting and well written sketch. Its purport and meaning may be gathered from the words prefixed to it—" Having our minds sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water." It is certain that the two individuals here cited were the very best qualified to be benefited by the treatment of the Water Cure. One had exhausted his physical, and the other his mental, faculties by over excitement. To such the invigorating systems for body and mind were everything. A most pleasing story is mingled with the reflections in this sketch. ° The cousins bad a moral trial to go through, after the mental and physical bracing was over. The discipline of life was theirs to work out in many of its ramifications. Hardy, the man of action, retired to his country estates to be a useful man in his generation, and ameliorate the many beings committed to his charge. Fyfe, the man of thought, returned to London to finish the work laid down in misanthrophy and ennui. "It will be a different work ! wholesome, cheerful, brave ; such an one as is the Io triumphe of a great spiritual Marathon ; such an one as I never should have written in all my days had I not in body and soul undergone the Water Cure." " The Venetian Blind," a picture, is rather curious in style, but is possessed of interest. It is not a probable narrative, but skill and feeling are displayed in its descriptions. "The Barrier States of Europe" is the subject of a long article, which is devoted to the consider ation of Poland ' • and it is declared that one of two courses should be adopted—either the war should be abandoned, and each nation prepare defences against any crisis, or " a now barrier state should be constructed, with its north-eastern frontier line marked by the Dwina and the Dnieper, and ex tending from the Gulf of Riga to the harbour of Odessa. Better—said the old Anglo-Irish Chief tain—a castle of bones than a a castle of s housetonesf. Better either, say we, than pent o protocols." "Flights to Fairyland," ken has or r i s t s übjec.ttfrom this time " The Stolen Child," which Is one of the ancient traditions of Schottudr, and is a ecord be most curious le,end, even thong longs to fairyand. " Contemporary and Post humous Reputation of Authors" contains some good ideas, and some thoughts which are worthy of atten tion. It is sa id that, " generally speaking, he will have the best chance with posterity whose work i s most in unison with his age ; he must ne ither be bef ore nor behind it." " Let a man ex press in art what - ho sees, and those about him ought to see—in thought ; that which his fellows stand in need of." Napoleon in his youth exclaimed to his brother, rambling amid the rooks of Corsica; " I desire to be my own posterity." This, it is-ob served, is the right feeling. "Every hero should contain his posterity within himself." Bentley's Miscellany.—An article, "Peace or War," opens this number. It is followed by the editor's tale of " The Spendthrift," which chronicle some strange events, ending with a duel. A de scription of the Campo Santo di Poveri at Naples reveals a fearful picture of the management of a Neapolitan cemetery ; and we do not wonder that the spectator shares Irving's feeling when he said, " God grant I may not die at Naples," and ex claims, " May English burial economics never reach the point of constructing wholesale coffinless vaults." The tale . of " Waded Immediately" is not very brilliant or interesting. The " Narrative of a Day's Shooting at the Cape" may afford some novelty to the lovers of field sports. An interesting paper by Monkshood gives us some account of the " Private Journal and Literary Remains of John Byrom," which have recently appeared • under the editorship of Dr. Parkinson. The journal, it ap pears, possesses one peculiarity, being evidently intended to be entirely private. The extreme rarity of such cases is remarked upon, and it is asserted that " about the utterly private object of this journal of Byrom's there can be no mistake what ever." Whether it is quite fair to make such a record public is, perhaps, a question. "In un unearthing these remains, Df. Parkinson revives what was once a recognised power in the literary world, the name and fame of John Byrom, a ripe scholar, an out-and-oat book buyer, as well as book lover, an influential writer, a finished table-talker, a privileged wit, and which he would himself have laid stress upon, as his especial distinction, the author of the first scientific work of shorthand." The name he adopted was John Shadow. It was un wittingly an ominous name—Shadow I will call myself to my contemporaries, seems to have said John Byrom. Shadow thou shalt be to posterity, said Time. Foreseeing a cen tury of oblivion and change. Byrom took, as it were, for his device— " Stet 'umbrae nqntem." Time, cynically fond of correcting proofs, put his delete against that reading, and substituted "Nominis umbra." Byrom's contemporaries would have hardly believed in the extent, hr the intensity of this oblivion and this change, though Father Time had sworn it in their hearing, by his scythe and hour-glass.—Call we ourselves shadows or sub stances, we are, the best of us, such stuff as di earns are made of, shadows that walk at noonday ; and rare, indeed, is the shadow that lengthens and deepens as the sun goes down." An article on " An Asiatic Campaign" concludes the number. Colburn's United Service.—A. review of the" cele brated work on naval gunnery by Sir Howard Douglas succeeds the usual narrative of the siege of Sebastopol. Sir Howard's Essay, it appears, has been translated by order of every European Government, but the author. has received .no re ward from ours. A descriptive account of Petro paulowska and Kamschatka is followed, by "Critical Observations relative to the Operations on the Danube," a review of Quartermaster Connolly's " history of the Royal Sappers and Miners," an impartial narrative of " The Gavazzi Tragedy in Canada," 'by Lieut-Colonel Sir J. E. Alexander, and other interesting or useful matter, including "On the Alert," a marvellous story of the camp, and -" The Editor's Portfolio." The Committee of Inquiry and Mr. Lindsay's remarks on the ma nagement of our naval transport, do not appear to meet with the editor's approval. 12 50 .16f 14 z 0 114. St. 20 10 71 2 121 601 11601 10t I LITERATURE. A History of Modern Italy, front the First French Revolution to the year 1850. By Richard Weber Wrightson. Richard Bentley. In these pages will be found a compendious sketch of the occurrences which have contributed to decide the destiny of the Peninsula, and which have paved the way for its present condition. The spirit in which they are narrated may be gathered from the preface, in which the author tells us the purpose he has hadi in view is to present such a re trospect of the past as may be useful in estimating the hopes and probabilities of the future, and to deprecate any interference by foreign sympathisers on questions which can only be brought to a satis factory solution by the intelligence and fortitude of the people whom they concern. The work is there fore not a Mazzinian history, nor, on the other hand, is it a reactionary one while the Italian demo crat meets with little favour, a strong faith in constitutional government, as the panacea required with a desire for its application, is perceptible throughout. The author's style is vigorous and flowing, and whether we agree with him or not , on -certaiu points, we must accord him the merit of being thoroughly conversant with his subject, and, in a literary point of view at least, well able to deal with it. With one passage we fancy some of our readers will be a little struck. "An idea," we are told, " has long been current among Italians that the prospect of the_ country would be brightened by a relegation of the Turks frAti Europe. On this account, England, being considered therprinci pal stay of Turkey as it is, is often regarded with no small jealousy and dislike." Autobiography of James Silk Buckingham. Vols. I. and 11. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. This book, the amiable and accomplished author tells us in the preface, will surprise many and en tertain, it is hoped, not a few. On the first head we are unable to express an opinion, but on the second we may say there can be little doubt of the author's hope being realised. The contents of these volumes, in fact, form very pleasant reading, and are not without considerable value in the way of information and instruction. In the autobio graphy, we are informed, Mr. Buckingham intends to include his voyages, travels, adventures, specu lations, successes, and failures, interspersed with characteristic sketches of public men with whom he had intercourse during a period of more than fifty years, and to set down everything with fidelity and frankness. The reasons which have induced him to write his biography deserve to be recorded; they are (1) a conviction that few public men have been more misrepresented than himself ; (2) that few travel lers have seen more, and few personally have ex perienced greater vicissitudes ; (3) a desire to en courage others about to begin life by showing the beneficial results of industry, temperance, and perseverance in surmounting the greatest dif ficulties ; and (4) a wish to leave behind him for the consideration of posterity his deliberate views as a social reformer. The cogency of reasons like these few will be inclined to dispute. Vols. I. and 11. contain the history of the author's early life, together with his experiences and adventures up to the period of his second visit to India. Among other things we are introduced to the late Mahomed Ali and sundry other notables, the reader's at tention by the way being kept up from first to last. A portrait of Mr. Buckingham accompanies the work. The Fibrous Plants of India. By J. Forbes Royle, M.D., F.R.S. Smith, Elder, and Co. A work iby so eminent an authority as Dr. Royle on a subject of so much importance at the present day as the adaptation of the fibrous plants of India for cordage, clothing, and paper can re quire no • comments of ours to insure its perusal. All, therefore, we shall do is to state that the samo powers of observation, discrimination, and careful research which give their character to the other works of the learned botanist are obvious in the" present volume, and that the result of his investi gations is a conviction that an abundant supply of cheap and effective materials for paper making and -our textile manufactures may be had from the vegetable kingdom without confining ourselves to flax and cotton ; while, with regard to cordage, neither our royal nor our mercantile marine seed restrict themselves to European sources of supply. Not the least valuable part of the work, we may add, is the accurate account of the cu lti v atio n . and preparation of flax, hemp, and their substltuwteili In this the disheartened co lonist and plan te r have access to much useful information. The Irish Quarterly Review (Simpkin, Marshal], and Co.), for March, contains papers on education, poetry, and general literature. An article on the ancient MSS. of Trinity College (Dublin) Library will prove interesting to the Biblical student. C. W on which they The Crimea, with a Visa to Odessa. By Koch ; with illustrations. an :tuleexdgageg. unexaggerated Those who wish for information. with respect to the climate, soil, &c., of the Crimea, air y:, the oc cupation feel they can . . depend, should buy this Cheap w little book, which is written in vein, and affords proof of observation matt. The author's visit was paid prior and judg cupation of the Crimea by the is a led armies. The work, we may add, travois. continuation of his eastern Photographic Pleasures Popularly Portrayed with Pen and Pencil. By Cuthbert Bede, B.A. T. M‘Lean. Under the above alliterative title, and in the most amusing manner, the art of Photography is presented to us in various lights. First we have it as " a light subject," then in a legendary, high art, artistic, portrait-painting, love, amateur, aristocratic, negative, positive, and detective light;, and, by way of conclusion, "in all manner of lights" beside s The veritable biographer of Verdant Green is quite an enthusiastic photographer, and all the wit and drollery of the work is directed, and most successfully, to elucidate the history, present con dition, value, and prospects of the art, for the ad miration and instruction of the gentle public. The chapter on " high art" will hardly meet with the approbation of some connoisseurs, but the whimsi cal pencillings cannot fail to excite general merri ment. " Photographic Pleasures," " The Fixing Process," " The Photographist in a Fix," and " To secure a pleasing Portrait is everything" are ex ceedingly good. Illahomedanisra, in, its Relation to Prophecy. By Ambrose Lisle Phillips, Esq. Dolman. An interesting inquiry into the prophecies con cerning Antichrist, with reference to their possible bearing on the events of the present day. Tem perately written and learnedly ; of course tinctured. by the religious views of the author, a distinguished convert, if we are not mistaken, to the Roman Catholic faith. Those who wish to see how Roman Catholics interpret prophecy cannot do better than purchase this work. THE MISSION OF DROUYN DE L'HUYS. We extract the following from a letter received this morning from Paris. It is dated Sunday 6 p.m. : " When we are told that M. Drouyn de l'H is is going to Vienna with p ac ific intentions,' i t s net meant that he is charged by the Emperor a poleon or by the English Government to propose guarantees or conditions less stringent or less energetic than those already proposed to Russia ; or that he i 3 to accept whatever concessions the Czar may think proper to allow us. On the other hand, it has never been intended that on entering the hall where the Conference holds its sittings, M. Drouyn de l'lluys is to open a fire of opprobrious epithets on Prince Gert3cbakoff, try a croc-en-jambe with M. de Buol, use scurrilous language behind his back against the Prussi an res id e nt Minister, or, failing in his object, propose to the company - all round - (coming fresh as he does from England) to decide the quarrel there and them by a pugilistic encounter, with Lord Jot Russell, as his bottle-holder. We are all pacific, • have been so, some think, too long ; had we otherwise at an earlier period man,: believe matters would not - now be as they aro.' To that the presence of the French 1111-4,,ter at Vienna is a proof of our disiloilawn to a"..esurne a leis decided attitude, to withdraw tour,. armies from the Crimea, and consent to our owif cf...tscredit, and b ecome th e ol t ject of the eulogy or tl:e pity of the Assemblee Nationale, is what cannot be all'owed. IT. Drouyn de Lliuys' reason for going to Lena lon was, very probably, to come to an understanding with the English Govern ment on the necessity of notallocwing time to be frittered away at Vienna, but at once to present another ultnna tire, and call upon the Russian Plenipotentiary to declare bl ae It latter, to e 0 n s i i ns i st rejectio n upon of the it ia. a t ' s d breaking k h event ng u p of the of the Conferences. To this very likely the Eng lish Cabinet bas assented, and hence. the supposition that towards the end of the present - week we ehall be able to form a pretty clear idea of the state of affairs. In the meantime it is expected that nos relaxation of hos tilities will take place before Sebastopol ; that the siege will have been pressed on with a. vigour commen surate with the improvement in the .condition of the tr.)ops and the favourable change in th e weather, sect that, in the fulness of time, the . long-talk ed of assault' will be made." LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 2.—Wind and weather this day at noon, E. ; ligU breeze, and fine clear weather. RAIISGATE, April I.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailed—Diutlah, for Calcutta. —.--- PORTSMOUTH, April I.—Wind, N.E. Arrived— Leander, from London, for the Crimea. Sailed—Victory (s.s. transport 193), for Constantinople. SOUTHAMPTON, April I.—Wind, N. Sailed—Blenheim, for Melbourne. DARTMOUTH, April I.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Talbot, for Newfoundland. FALMOUTH, April I.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Corrido, froui Pernambuco. PLYMOUTH, April I.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Glovana, from London, for Sydney. Sailed—Margarette, for Porto Rico; Witch of the Way... Crimea ; Avoca, do.; War Cloud (transport), do. ; Germania (s.), do. SWANSEA, March 31.—W ind, N.B. Sailed—William Nicholson, for Cuba. _ BRlDPOitT.—Sailed—Fear Not, for St. John's, New foundland. SHIELDS, March 31.—Sailed—Kate, for Ceylon. GIBRALTAR, March 22.—1 t blew a terrific gale at S.W. yesterday. The Zephyr, from Gallipoli to Barbadoes, was stranded near the Devil's Tongue. The Ecoqomist (barque), from Cardiff to Athens, went on shore on the Western Beach, and is leaky. CALCUTTA, Feb. 21.—The Hyderabad, for London, is aground on Rangafallat Lump, but is expected to float off next spring tide, and will return into dock. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Lruntroori, Monday, 9.35 a.m. Wind, S.S.W. Arrived— Dreadnought, from New York. Q UEENSTOWN, March 31; Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Foreman, from Pernambuco • Jason, Jonto ' Video • Cintra, Mazagan ; United, Cal:tern ; Margaret Kelly, St. John's, N.B. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRnisu TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10 a.m. Wind, N.E. ; tide, half hour's flood ; weather, cloudy. Stavanger F 2d u_re n t, e G d r b a r v ea e s li t n , es iro M m oselle, Arrived, April I—Fortu na , f rom E m bden; Industrie, H Santander am b u ; r g Ravens. bourne (s.), Antwerp ; Panther (s.), Boulogne. DEAL, Monday, 9.25 a.m. Wind, N.E. ; moderate, and cloudy. Passed—Great Britain, from London, for Montreal; Jarrow, from London, for Plymouth. Anchred—Harvest, from London. The Telegraph, from London, for Constantinople, has not passed, as reported. Verdi's " I Due Foscari" was performed for the first time at Lisbon a few weeks ago, with Mme. Sulyer, M. Belart, and M. Gorin (the Doge), the latter of whom is ♦ery well spoken of. Its reception, according to the Revolucao do Septembre, was favourable in the extreme. Letters from Constantinople state that "La Figlia del Reggimento" had met with but indifferent success at the Italian Opera in that city—a fact attributed not to its defective execution, but to the partiality of the Pere otes for Verdi. The prima donna was a Mlle. Pecis ; the tenor, M. Serassi, and our old friend it Sergente Galli. MARYLETO , TE VESTRY.—TRE LATE MR. HUME.— After the disposal of the' general routine business on Saturday, a communication was rtad from Micholay, asking the use of the vestry hall for the holding a public meeting on behalf of a proposed monument to the late Mr. Hume. Sir James Hamilton, Bart., moved tl at it be entered on the minutes and adopted. S:r Peter Laurie seconded the motior, which was warmly sup ported, and carried unanimously. LIVERPOOL, March 31.—The British and North Ame rican mail steamer American, Lang commander, took her departure hence fcr Boston to day, with a fair com plement of passengers, a full cargo, and the usual marls. The Nashville American steamer is now due, and may be expected on Monday, if not earlier, with dates from New York to the 21st inst. She comes in the place of the Pacific, which is undergoing repairs. PANOPTICON.—There has been some change in the amusements here during Lent. The diorama has been much improved by the removal of the history of Alad din and the substitution of some views from sacred his tory. Among these is the passage of the Red Sea, ac companied during the representation by Handep chorus, " But the waters overwhelmed their enemies. ' In the electrical experiments, Dr. Noad has been substituted for M. Birt, and the lectures have for the last week been agreeably varied by Mr. Buckingham 1 's that ° a or ta l; the mediaeval ages in England. CREEL SUPERSTITION.—At the police-court at Hull, aonffillla' ix it up with that the c B a t a Il k : Watkins, and several of the circumstances 9 case tededneasdchayddauypoounliga womanyoung provoked considerable laughter. It a ppeared tt r. L h I ll n a a n ine n d a ir m an ed n J ah o!a defendant and complainant were k s servants ond , At rimer, a farmer residing at Suo I girl named Martha Stark, and ha . d it . roasted, defendant's food, for the purpose of making him " love ponouenodcecdasiito into t t b li the p latter ow de r i: a r , oncduirnetde n a d t e o d_ ad t 0 ,. 313, her." The toad was roasted.auve before the fire by one the defendant's sister l ike w i se twast aware of the cir cumstance. Defendall_ go to hear of that and other of the witnesses, a young plans to e ntrap . his tfections, and fearing that they s hould be car ried out he remove d from from the house, though he continued to visit the complainant. and the comp la inant were severely Stark Travis for roasting the t reprimanded by Mr. a very brutal act , toad alive, which he considered . WHALE. —Th e w from Ly an f or Sc'e h* aterloo, of Port Madoc, sailed 1 9th ultimo. _ dam with a cargo of barley on the the S.E. o _ On the 21st, w h en a b ou t fift y m il es t o Lowestoft, it blowing very strong at the time, a wha t l e the vessel , was seen to windward coming down upon partly out of the water, and swimming at a rapid rate, when about ten yards from the ship, it dipped and struck th e vesse l un d er - wa t er a b reas t th e fore-rig ging, causing her to heel and crack, the whale then plunged head foremost into the deep. The pumps were set to work, bet in a couple of hours there were five feet of water in the well, and the ship was evidently settling down fast. The bands, six in number, then got into the long boat, and in less than an hour the vessel went down. The crew were fortunately picked up by a fishing-boat belonging to Calais and carried to that port, where they were assisted by Mr. Bonham, the English consul, and have arrived safe in London.. LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.—Messrs.Hurst and Blackett, successors to Mr. Colburn, announce as forthcoming the following new works :—The third and fourth volumes of the Duke of Bukingham's Memoirs of the Court and Cabinet of George 111., from original family documents, comprising the period from 1800 to 1810, and completing the work ; The Memoirs of Lieutenant Bellot, with his Journal of a Voyage in the Polar Seas in Search of Sir John Franklin ; A New Work, by Leigh Hunt ; The Monarchs of the Main, by George W. Thernbnry, Esq. ; My Travels ; or, An Unsentimental Journey through France, Switzerland, and Italy, by Captain Chamier. Also, New Novels by Mrs Trollope, the author of " Emilia Wyndham," Mrs. Maberly, the author of - ' ' Temptation," the author of " Singleton Fontenot," 4°