The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-03 00:00:00

MONEY . 'MARKE T AND ()M MICRO IA L IJ T OLLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday for s firml y , and full prices have been obtained all descriptions of cotton. The sales were esti- Mated at 12,000 bales (3,000 of which were taken (2'n s peculation, and the remainder to the trade), eemprising 8,500 Am er i can a t var i ou s prices ; 180 Pernarn and Maranham, at 61d. to 'bid ;. 300 Bahia at 6d. to 61d. ; 1,000 Egyptian, at 6d. to 84 d. ; and 2,000 Surat, at nd. to 41d. per lb. The 4 7 il , w aY Share M ar k e t c l ose d ver y dull, an d p r i ces '4€le€l downwards. The ma sons why peace is not expected b y the B altic nier c h an t s are set f ort h i n t h e f o ll ow i ng e 0111111 unication from Messrs. Smith and Charles : "The 'Vienna Conference is prorogued till the middle °i this month. On its blig, the third oint— :4l which han g the issues reassem n of peace or war—will p be die s'ed and d etermined. We have already given our e 448 :for believing that the negotiations will end in riio • Since our last circular was issued, evidence of the of 't conclusive character has been received confirmatory 8, uroor Anticipati ons We allude to the address of Cthe executive synod . of Russia. The head of the is the Emperor for the time being. It rarely 8 4 1) '.not more than once in ten years—that he pr!- s i lil Person ; but lie is always represented by his of e- lie Oa this occasion Protus,ff had the honour theto his Imperial, rna,ter. You are well the ate that the late Emperor for the purpose of enlibt' i ng t o th 3 c l Pathies of r.utjects in the war had appealed !ir fanaticism. To those who are Acquainted . ulth 'Blau affairs it will be obvious that no opportunity so a 'vantageotiB for modifying that feeling could be pre ine4ted as that furnished by a meeting of the Synod, ; e 4 , B4l lich as a report of its proceedings is transmitted to 1 1 ; 17 i 'diAoP t 9 be communicated to his clergy, and by t3 :.' to be read to their as parishioners Equey 04 1° " is it that, had the Emperor Alexander resolved bee ellbrnitting to the Allies, it would be absolutely s tiol e i a 'arY that he should avail himself .of sose . e t o °l)Portunity to teinper the fanatical spirit eli his father had . excited. When, therefore, 11; 8 "", instea, I of seeking to abate the enthusiasm .. of ba ln B4l) jects, he addresses to every soul in his dominions, f or ,',`"man, and child, an appeal calculated to lash into cl otr j i ,,( 4l ° fanatical element, it can scarcely admit of a p er that the intention of the present Emperor is to the ezer e in the policy of his ancestors. This apptril, re.an4rlvhil? it indicate-; the course , to be pursued on the f roN of the Vienna Conference, renders f retreat s oo Vvhat may be called a pledge taken be . ores pl ethr 'ed people, in the most solemn manner in which a ti e can in Russia be given, impossible." be brficial returns relating to the trade and na tgl'ion of the United Kingdom for the month and Months endi n g March 5, 1855, have been pub 51.'ecl. From the,se it appears that the total de ccsrld exports for the month, exclusive of the 6 t/Mtnerated" articles, was 4,488,1821., against 2 ) 1 - ;' 433 /. in 1854, showing a falling off .of k ' Th 2sl /. The unenumerated shipments in the at nth this year were valued at 544,2341., and in 1854 a ti 885,49 7/. The diminution is perceptible in coals L ab e ‘ilm, butter, cotton manufactures, cotton yarn, er dashery a n d m illi ner y, h ar dwares and cutlery, manufa ctures, manufactures, linen yarn, machinery, silk itl'ilufactures, thrown silk, woollen and worsted 51111f ictures, and woollen and worsted yarn. la r , lie importations of the principal articles were l e e r for the month this year, as relpects quick wivr) Cloves, and wool, but smaller as regards 444te) tobacco, tea, tallow, brandy, rum, (Geneva,) ilai t i/le g% cinnamon, cassia lignea, raw silk,. tiitPetre, rice, provisions, opium, palm oil, cocoa toch ?il, mahogany, guano, hemp, currants, flax, ta il ltke al) indigo, cotton, cotton yarn, flour, wheat, 4111 i 4 , e !" , si O li a p t p s, iii c g offee, and cocoa. accounts exhibit an increase in the o ° , 11 , 11t of tonnage employed in the foreign trade 32: 40 United Kingdom for the month, of 0 4°2 tons for the entries inwards, but a decrease pare d 6 3319 tons for the clearances outwards, as corn galled With the like period of 1854. a the coasting trade 261,972 tons less were en we'recl a a regards the entries, and the clearances ti ttl e 2 15,293 tons smaller than during the same l a* , year. w . ' e een tits from Hamburg state that Commander a ; , t , 11 had ar r i ve d w ith the advanced ships of the -,l,`a.taltic Fl ee t. at Helsingfors. 60 ( 3 1 L e el:earner Nashville from New York brings b ei '`") dols. i n s p ec i e , the exchange on London p ro 4 g ki high as 110 to 110/. Business bad im hotved, money was easier, and stocks were buoy- The Californian mercantile accounts are ei :isfa x. tory, many large houses being in diffi , L e; including Messrs. Adams and Co., Page %.t i a of h a e", Wells, Forgo, and Co., and several g• At the latest date the excitement was tb " English Stock market has been very flat, ko e Pa ucity of business and a con ti nue d su pply f or - 41, 11e Y being the causes. The Hebrews also are f or ' ll it for the holi lays. Cons( 1 have been 928 to f, Iliii t n i lsfer, and 92i to for account. Exchequer t o have been s t ea dy a t s s . t o Bs., and Indi a 1 .16. to 14 s . p rem i u m. 4 0 6 11 F oreign Securities there has been very little 11 4 : 4 ' Turkish Bonds are 80 to 801, being flatter 11 4 6444 Stock is at 1001. Dutch 4 per Cents. e h b een steady at 92 ex. dividend. Ito T 4 following are the nominal prices of foreign ca n) --- -Orenada Deferred Bonds, 6i to 7 ; Mexi- Pe ro 4 % tO 20/ ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto Three est i : lt s.) 48 to 50 ex div. ; Portuguese Four. per 447 ,4 2 to 44; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101; 4 u -/.l our-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91; p er " e 'lh New Deferred, 18 to 18i ; ditto Three ditt o elits .) 361 to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to si; ,t4l".assive, 4i to 41. Dri ee e Imilway s h are mar k e t is very dull, and Th e ; al'e rather heavy, without any large sales. t ri ? r eiku lines are steady. am al it "d Mexican Mine shares are rather lAver, 3 Crystal Palace. 25 St. 20 St 31 231 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 kip,. -- " :1 - '5lll FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0'0.41 .:1 4 - .. ( From the Ofileial list.) no4iness done Neer ~,,, Ni;.,711t• Consols Annuities. 9 - ,I i i tivt,,-,--:14or Cent. Annuities 7B tit,llQ rids, 41000 ' . b,lts:lo, under £ lOOO 14 11 44 l'or Account, April 92i i , 43, pier Bias 10 00 . tzeiSrt,,,, ............ •••• .• a .......... ..., ................... 0 Pr ........... ... er Cent. — 13eittl'i- Bonds 18 8,3 i P PRICE 4) • 1859, ~ 1 3 1 486, Or FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. corki - , 3 4 Aonds 1822 5 per Gent. XSt lOOl h . , bitt, _:POcis, 6 per cent Ditto 4 (or the Account BO i ltnal.l • Bos i 6 44 pivlcleads on the above payable in London. bltr i ge, 24 per Cent. 12 Gnil ' Por Cent. Certificates _ HALP-PAST TWO. C>ll Rot s 92s i it to. April Acetrint 44° I'llYS SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) ne0 n,... -- 1, 14. ' April 3.—Wind and weather this day at 1 , 0 1 ,—•-ci• ; light breeze, and cloudy. 4 ret PM°UTH, April 2.—Wind, S.S.E. Sailed—Mar- X(4. - o ths Z il a t f: .( l . New York ; , her Majesty's steamer Avon, fr("4l"N"Ttl, April2.—Winu, S.E. Arrived—Am e e n thyst, ‘41 ': 4 : 1""1 " ; Ann Falcon, frem Bahia, fer.Brem_ Arrived — Rosalie, frore 013 TR, April 2.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived It r l o i m th e '4O J aneiro ; Galatia. Off Port —Charlotte f 11-o:tC,Crest Indian, of and for Bremen ; Mirzapore, Calcutta; 80guraberland, New York ; Levant, Rio de Jan t m e ro. eat Indicli3l:llAltrrox, April 2Sailed—Tay (s.), for h towar April 2 . —Sailed—Ten English screw vessels s3 __ , ..r were '°l lR. 3t . passed on the 31st of March, in lat. N., Su l " Liy "ELAND, Apri l 2.—Sailed—Mary Ann, for Calcutta. 'York Rlll'ooL, April Hendrick Hudson, flom N n Were P r Lnlidon, foundered at sea, March . 12 ; two me ' el v klii e ; )w nea; the rest of the crew have arrived at Phila k.,ox . t , the R 'TAXTIistoPLR, March 22.—The Edinburgh (s.), and OrtZ'uen (barque), have been wrecked in the Black Sea. here sinAL'Alt, March 25.—1 t has blown constant gales 04 811 0 ; e6 tri,he 15th, and fifteen vessels lave been driven has been -. -1-130 Sovereign, from Cardiff to Constantinopl e % heby arrested by the Vice Admiralty Court for la ta ma„, 8 110 1 : °7 collision to a coal hulk.—The Progressis . , di n ei la 'Pn the west beach, has been surveyed, and r g i tlg to repair • is an- (ar FRJBAIARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) Vi r ina 0 GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.56 a.m. --, ' 3 .S.E. ; cloudy ; tide, one hour flood. Arri v Nil, „,..----Pilot, (s.), from ilamburg ; Egmond Zee, • 'we r - t , .'" 1 ?P ; Janus, Emden; Leande r and Alert, Ant sl-if4)l4na. trddewala ; Bessy Jane, Lisbon. (3.), / 30 1---City of notter ' dain (s.), for Dunkirk ; Albion 11.0,3ne. , DrAL, Tne k l ay, 9.25 a.m._ ; Lo„Ped.—Delphin (schooner), from St. Michael's, for " ° 4 ; •Rotlier Algoa Ba , for London ; Drorso, Lon "ons for cap) Co '4o Castle ; 1/9Die, Shields, for Qenoa. all A'l 10 3 a- SHARE MARKETS. sll 21a, all al all ,i4h !all 20 20 6 20 (ThIS DAYS) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. 2O - 21 4i - 8}- Ei 13i -12 A i 5 - - 88 - 61i - 62 12 - is 6 8 20 50 50 10(1 100 20 60 20 25 Al• •• 3i - 2i 5 i ei lI - 15, 1111 - llj 30 - 32 21 - 23 72 74 57 2d par 2t) 21 6 8 - 70 83 - 88 72 - 74 23 - :?."5 91 (3 65 59 - 61 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 7 - 6 • .6. 81 97 99i 100 fed . 4d cl 1 83 81 9 • 8i 8 7 - 21 8 - 69a —69 i 41 - 43 •C• s• ,•• • • 11 - 9 li - 2 48' - 50 284 ... 29 71 72 74 6i 4 34 12. ?3 48 —49 49 50 d par - 4$ 4g 6 (4 d ar 29 - 20 'Co C 4 45 - 47 2i 13 604 61 27k - 281; 4 - 2 2 - 1 - 38 6 17 4 - 5 22 - 4 5 - 6 i* 81 - 8 i - 14 2i - 24 par i p 2 - 16 35 -- 356 7 - 76: 21 11 - 34 , • - •• 9 - • 8 - 8i 49 51.1 89 - 91 2 p -2i I, - i - it) 2i - 2i 2 - 23 ITh - 18 96 - 98 96 - 98 100 102 94 96 194 -- 20 98 -• 100 - )ar 1 lip 6i - 6i 34i - 35 121 --- 12, 8 9 22i - 224 48 50 40 42 pm •22/ 22 par 1p 2 —l. Fi 8g es, '''' ••• ... pm -3/ 5} - 6i m i = r 9 BANKS. 80 -- 82 Id—. ... d •.• ••• 3 20 20 21 cl ip 3 5 39 - 41 65 67 7i 8i :0 1 .— los dons this day. St. St. St. 8 10 10 St. 26' J 33 2 , 3 16 St. St. 124 124 10 20 12j 25 20 St. 1.0.0 20 20 20 25 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAY;. Bedford and Bletchley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Direct New...... Olstr.dt Dn. F 1 Dk. & Railway Qnll & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greems Do. PrefereneA Lou.,Til.,&S Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do.-6 per et. Wanch. Bxtn and Matloci Widdlosbro' Redcar , ,Ifidld.Bradfd Northern an Easternsp.e Do. 0 per ct. Do. Fixedsp ?rest. & Wyr, Do. Shares. 'Roystn.&ilit IShof.Roth an. Goole g. 5 p. e. 3. Staffordsh. .Near Valleygi 6 per cent... Leasing Compans losing Prices yesterday. •oilts&f'.omrs* Business this day. PREFERENJE SHARES. St. 'CO kberdee A O2 -- 105 00 Do. N 0.2, 7p. C * 90 92 25 30 Ilyth and Fyne 10 pe) ••• c. prof. (issd.. at St. 100 iris. & Ex. 4p.c. St 92 —9l 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares — St. [JO laledonian £lO 95 —97 15 all lbester & Guar. 5i per cent — 93 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 ... ill Do. do. Pref. No. 2. . d 1 all Jork dr•Baudons4p.t 2 4d 1;1 all OundeePerth &Abel been Junction 111 ;.astern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No. 1 pm 64 all Do. No. 2 ' pm 10 all Do. Nei# 6r.c. St 1.21. 134 •20 all Plastern Union, Gar per cent 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent — . 10 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh tit. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... St. 100 avast Lancash.6 p.cts 5 all Slast and West Yorl= shire Juno. Fifths ... St. all =Minh Prth. &Dund. 4 per cent. St. IJO Pasgow &S.Webten Guar. 5 pir ... ...x. St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c. 114 116 St. [OO Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem..: 107 109 St. (00 Do. 44 p e lOO 102 26 all Do 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at sp. c. 1 ip 10 all (U.N. of Scot. lstPref 64 100 Gt. Southn.dLWestrn. (Ireland) Eighths) ... 0 9 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St ••• 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. sp. c) 6 6A St. 100 Do. con. red. 44 p.c 96 98 St. 100 Do. con, red. 4p. c B7 8 • St. [OO Do. irred. 4p.c. 89 —9l 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh lO 104 10 all Do. Cnester Bp. c.P.S l7 176 17 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do lO 104 St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk 7l 73 26' all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh l9 19/ 13 : 4 all Do. do. d 0... 9/ 91 20 all De. do. do l4 —14 i 16 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock 133 135 St. 100 London and Brighten Guaranteed sp, a ... 114 St. 100. Do. Prof., sp. e. St. ... St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 1341 St. 100 lon.&N. W., Coy. Nuneaton 5 p. ct — 50 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 2/ 3 12/ all Londonderry& Coler Shares ..• ••• 12/ all Londy.&Ennie.4Sh — 10 all ',lan., Shef., & Lin., 'New, £lO l2/ 6 4 r ')o. a — iP 4 i 12/ all Nfarypt.&Carl.4p c 124 all )o. 44 per cent •• ••• 124 10i Do • -- ••• St. 100 4id.Consol.6 p.c.St — St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 134 136 161 .)o. Pref. 4/per cent 11 , dis le 10 Norfolk Debenture 4 —44 St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. e. Stools 55 87 St. 100 Do. 5 p.c. Ext 103 105 St. 100 Do. 5/ per ct. pref — St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c — St. 100 North British lOO 102 100 1 St. 100 N. E. Ilsrw, 4p.c. P 9O 92 17 5 Do. do. do 34 31 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c :N 0.1 124 9 Do, do. Quarters 48 . 25 10 Do. York Fl. & Prr. 4 - 20 all North Staffordshire.. ... r-- St. 10J Oxford, Worcester, & Wolyerh.Xls, 6 o.c. 106 107 105/ 6 81 all Scot. Cent., New Pref 25 all South Devon l3 —l4 10 14 Do. fixed, 44 per cent id par ..0.6 all 3. Eastern (Reading • Ann.) of L 1 Os. 6d. 221 234 20 all 3 Wales Gus. 4p. c. ... „, 20 all Do. do. 4/ p. 20 all 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar: 15 —l7 25 all Stockton and Dar - - lington, 5 per cent 25 ,15 Do. do. do. 1 -- 2p 12/ all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. e. till Ist July, 1856 MINES. 1 I all igua Fria 1 ... § 1 1 all Anglo Austria. Gold • . ... . . 10s. all Anglo Californian /_ I 20 6 Australian ll a 1 all Australian Cordillera ... - ... 1 all Instralian Freehold. ~. ... 1 all Ive Maria . 1 all Baden (Gd.D achy of) / i 50 all "Ikonarvon Iron and Coal 20- 13.5 13ritish Iron ....... 35 251 clrazilianlmp.(issued at E. 5 pm 2i 3 30 all Do. Cocacs & Cuiab t 2/ 3 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —32 ' , 1 1 Cersons's Qv* i 1 i C.llarenden Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica 1 id 40 all Cobre Copper 49 51 5 1 Colonial Gold il A St. all Copper Min. of Eng 4O 45 25 all Do. Prof. 7i p. cent, par 20 ... 16 Copiapo ...' ~. .' 5 all English and Anstin Copper Smeltg no li 2 2 / Fortuna par —lp 20 all General. 1 all Gt.NuggetVoinßeg i i 4. all Great Polgooth 1 all Liberty - •• 3 all Linares.. 7 7a 71 5 1 Lusitanian par 1p 1 all Ilariquita... .... 1 all New Granada i 1 all Yew Linares Mining and Smelting Co . 1 all NT ouveam Monde 1 20 all Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 15 16 - 5 1 Port Philip 1 1 1 all Quartz Rock — ••• 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 21 15 . all Do. Now 6 6 30 11/ Santiago de Cuba 6l 7 1 all South Australian I 11- 10 71 Tin Croft ...... - 2 281 all United Mexican 6——7l 61 i 1 all Waller i 1 1 all West Mariposa 1 12s. Wortking Mining of Australia 1 all Vnba • ••• MISCELLANEOUS. 25 17i Australian Agricult. 30 ' 31 291 20 ... Australsn.Pcific.Mail ... ... 10 all Aus'zaln. Royal Mail ... 10 7 Berlin Water Works 2/ —21 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 60 '5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. . 100 - 321 Canada ll9 121 St. WO Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July 1081 109/ 109 5 all Crystal Palace 3/ 4 31 t 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... ... 1 1 Duston Iron Ore ... ... 20 5 Eastern Steam — 25 22 ElectricTelegraph(A' 1.4 a 151. 1 all Electric Telcg. of Ir. ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... ... 20 all General Screw Steam ... ... 16/ 16 20 10 Irish Beetroot Suga , ... ... 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig ... - ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel . . ... 10 9 Mexican&S.Amorien — 7 1 all - Nat. Pat. Steam Fee, . . ... 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 I 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co . ... 1 all N. B. Australasian._ 4 - 1 1 20 121 Nrth.ofEuropoSt cam ... ... b tell Peel Mr. Ld. & Minrl. 2 3 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... ... 50 10 Do. Do. ... ...p 2 all - Portland Iron Co l/ 2 100 60 Royal Mail Steam - 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest l. li 1 1 Ditto New 25 all South Austral• Land ,i36i 37/ 1 all Sebmar. Telegraph ~_ / i 1 all 0:,, 'Re ~,. ,' or.l k - , 7 , 20 5 Tr st Se Loan C.O. 11i Upper Canada ..... . . . .0. .. 100 ,284 you Diema,ua 8 Laud 1:3 ..... iii RAUATAYS. P tid.l 30 8;s to Aber:leen Alabg. Notta,g. Bow all .00 41 .00 7.00 84, and Eastn. Junet.. Belfast & Ballymena Binning. Wolverh Stour Cali( y Birkenhd. Laneslt I Cheshire June; Do. ChLssh. di. Birk.. £5O and 225 Do., Blyth & Tyn 3 origin £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Carmarthen and Cat digan Chester Cork and Bandon Cork, Blaok, & Pas! Cornwall Crieff Junction DublindttlelfastJune. Dundee Perth ,ItAbe, deen Junction Do. Now East Anglian Eastern Counties.... Eastern Union, Stock De., B Stock.— Do., New East Lancashire ,- dinbnrgl.l dt Glasgov ri3dinb. and Peebles. 'din. Pith &Dundee "orth & Clyde Junt 'urness 'o. Extension.. Ilasgo NS' SC, S. West.) goat Northern Do., A. Stook. Do., B. Stoet. Gt. Sth. StWeat.are Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk Erish South-Easter , T,aucaster & Cariis: Do., Thirds Do. Now Thirds._ I..Aneash.a.ndYorksl Do., fifths lb., Wst. Riding Tin Liv.Cral)y.,k s Seutlipt London At glaekwa, ,077. d. Br ght Mini. an.: N. We,t• h:). Fifths .no Sh M&B ;Jo. Eighths liondotand S. West] Do., Do., £44).... Lin 'Tapc.,) [aitintirry&Colerain irry. & Fnnisk Lincl Do. No. )., Mau. & Litt. irr Yikiland 'o. Birrang. &Dub: I, lldld. G. West. (Ire, , Do. Half Sllares ieweastle & Car;iF-.lf ' Tovnukt.Bury Eaten Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfi Newry & Newry Warrimpoin and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 no., No. 2 Da.; ADe ter:ea B Guarantfctl N. Eastern— Berwiel Do. do. Extension ')o.do.G.N.B.Purel, Do. Leeds do. York North London Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstrn.,Hatul , stead, and City Jo. Nortl, Staffordshire. North Western .„... N. & S. Westrn. July. Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester )xford, Worcester,A Wolverh-mapton Ourtsmontli 3cottish Central ScottishMidlanJ ihrewsby. & flerefd Thropsbiro Union iontli Devon loath Eastern_ south Wales Yrksh. di Riv. Dun Do 3tainos,Wok. &Wot Stockton & DarHu itelkton & Hartlapi Taff Vale no. £lO shares Do. Prof., No. I_, [lames Haven Doc" and Railway , Vale of NeaLh Waterf 1. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeri, West Cornwall West End of Londe'. 1 1 and Cryatal Palace. West London. Wimbledn & Croyd 01 FOREIGN. A ~t, p.i.ttott,rdam Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, %rods, and Central I nita, Scrip Central of Italy Demerara Di!dti and &ration I ) tact, Rhenish Eastern of France . Do. New - East Indian Do. E7`,ension. Do. 4i p. c. Bda., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do ad. Tk of Cnadl.A is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do, Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Inilian :Jo. New 5 per cent ;neat taixembour,_ Constituted Share,. Do. Obligations, 44t. Western of Canad Shams Do. Ma., payable's7, with option till '55.. Do. do., 'Pa, p. '56... Do. do., '76, p. '63.. Do. do., '73, without option aamilton & Toronto, Do. 6 per cent. Lake Cont. Et Basle Lucca dr Pistoja 5r e pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons ea Hediterran IVladras Do. New &aria Antonia Do. do. Now Namur is Liege (wits interest) Jo. (ex interest) Morfhern of France. D0.20/.Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3a p. c. & red at 22Y. dnr. 8S yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... Do. 201. 3 p. c Rds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.) YorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Roneu t'arisCaen dt Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre.... Royal Danish Royal Swedish iambre and Mem0...1 Do. 54 p. cent. Prel. ionthern of France.. it. Andrew's and Quebec (A) , West Flanders I Do 5i per e. Pref 1 5 Western of France 6 Wee... of Switzerland WiJsbad en a Zealand JOINT-STO , Austral-LE.ia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company ' British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Buk. of India,, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lowl English Scottish and Australian, Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland.: New South Oriental Bank of Corporation. i'revincial of Ireland Do. New (Royal Au!traln.Bkg. .r Trr.r, Dc._New ** XiQU of London 1;;, 6i2 xd 88i 8 98 99i i la 82 3 69A i 41 71 2 60i 60 28 8a i 100 f 50 25 12i 12i 20 London 8 N. Wert L. &N. W. E. Un. 3LNrtlm. raldonian. Do Wes:a Yk. New & Berw. Y. &NM Do. Do S. Easter Peto & Co. Norfolk L.& N. W & Midid. 3tekton & Darlingt. Aidland.. 11. Count. Do Do L. & N. W &Ln&Yk Do ,Gr't North] franeash Yorksh. 1 W. Meleal :tockt. Darlingt kWestn. 6 - P 8 7 - 99 134 - 136 104 - 106 124 - 13 23 - 24 10i - 111 2i - 2i 90 - 1.32 57 - 69 130 - 133 2i - 2 e 31. - 32 89 - 91 an ounce. ounce. HAY MARKETS. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-(T.HIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Serjeant Adams, Assistant-Judge.) POCKET-PICKING. IGeorge Tones, a youth, was indicted for stealing a gold watch from the person of Mr. T. W. Rutherford, a young gentleman residing in Stepney-green, on the 23d March last. The prosecutor stated that, in the afternoon of the day in question, which was a Friday, he was coming out of Whitechapel church, where he had been attending divine service ; whilst passing through the churchyard amongst some other members of the congregation, the prisoner pushed up against him. He pushed the prisoner away from him, and was proceeding onwards when Jones again pressed close upon him, and immed ately he felt a jerk at his left-band waistcoat pocket. He at once collared the prisoner, and then perceived his catch, which had been detached from his guard-chain by some sharp instrument, lying on the ground*at the feet of the prisoner. The latter did not attempt to escape, and went quietly away in custody. Mr. Horry ,then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner, but be wag found guilty. It appeared that he was known to have been previously in prison, and Ha was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment. COAL STEALING FEOII THE INDIA DOCKS. Joseph Brooks, a liglaterman, was indicted fir stealing, on the 24th March last, a quantity of coal from a lighter lying in the East and West India Rickr. Mr. Caarteen prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner. John Galbraith, a night-watchman, employed on the docks, deposed that about six o'clock on the evening of the day above mentioned, whilst on his rounds, he observed the prisoner step from his own barge on to another, named The Nut, laden with c )al, and pick up three or four large pieces, with which he stepped back ;o his own boat. He then returned a second time to the same vessel, and toek away three or four more pieces is a similar manner. He (tininess) then went up to him anti toak.him nto cuit nly on the charg4;:of stealing the c0a1..-Ile afterwards weighed the coal tbe prisoner had stolen, and found it to be about 104 lbs. '• Mark Antony Liddle, a constable in the employ of, the Dock Company, stated that he received the plisoi!e; into his charge from the last wit nes s. Th e prisoner, i ii, reply to the charge, said, did take the coal." The prisoner resifted very violently whilst being coo, veyed to the station. ' - Mr. Ribton, on behalf of the prisoner, said he i;a'' instructed that the man had borne hitherto an excellent character, and called witnesses to that effect. The As:istaLt-du lge, in summing up the evidence; made some very strong comments upon the very care less and.unsatisfactory manner in .which the deposititns from the police-court were very f..equently taken, and mentioned the depositions in the present case as an instance. The prisoner was found guilty. The jury strongly recommended him to mercy; and he wai sentenced t) 10 days' imprisonment. REDUCTION OF POSTAGE UPON LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE BALTIC FLEET. General Post Office, April, 1855, Mails fur the British fleet in the Baltic will be made up on the departure of ships of war or other vessels in the service of her Majesty. Letters will also be sent by the route of Kiel or Dantzlg in the Prussian mails dispatched daily via Ostend. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have been pleased, by warrant, to direct that the cor respondence of the Baltic fleet shall be placed upon the Fame general footing as the correspondence of her Majesty's forces in the Black Sea. The letters, therefore, of commissioned, non-commis sioned, or warrant officers, as well as those of soldiers and seamen, forwarded vice Kiel or Dantzig, will be liable to a combined British and foreign rate of postage of 31 when not exceeding a quarter of an ounce. 61 when exceeding a quarter and not exceeding half and so on, increasing threepence for every quarter of an The same rate of threepence per quarter of an ounce will be chargeable upon the letters of commissioned or warrant officer 4, conveyed by Queen's ships or trans ports, but the letters of soldiers and seamen may be sent by those vessels at the reduced rate of one penny, when not exceeding half an ounce in weight. In all cases, the postage must be paid in advance, or the letters will not be forwarded. Newspapers cannot be sent by the route of Kiel or Dantzig, because the arrangeteenti of the Prussian and Danish post•ofsces do not allow of the foreign postage to which those newspapers would be liable, being col lected in the United Kingdom. They would, therefore, be detained at -Kiel or Dantzig until that postage was paid. By vessels of war, however, or transports, newspapers will be forwarded to the Baltic fleet without any charge. M IBKET NEWS-all - LS DAY.) Surrfirrsr.D.—Meaiow ha;,25175;i0 41 15s 0(1 ; cloves ditto, 31 Os to 5/ 151; and straw, 11 3s to 11 9s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at about stationary prices. CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 31 Os to 41 133; clove; ditto, 3/ Os to 51 123; and straw, 1/ 4s to 11103 per load. Trade dull. WRIrEORAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 15s; clover ditto, 3/ 03 to Si Vs; and straw, 1/ 3s to 119 s per load. A sluggish trade. COLONIAL. TEA.—Large public sales are now in progress and pur chases have been limited in anticipation. SUGAR.—A cargo of brown paraiha has been sold for a near port, but the price is not known. For refined the market has ruled firm. There were landed last week at the East and West Ingia Docks 985 birds, 127 trs, 254 brls, there ware taken for home use 1,233 hhds , 69 trs, and 84 brio. The stock is 9,453 hhds, 791 trs, and 1,3:3 brls. COFFEE.—Good ord native Ceylon has been steady at 47s to 478 61 per cwt. About 3,303 bags of St. Domingo afloat has been sold at 41s per cwt. RICE. — The inquiry has been limited at previous prices. Rum.—There were landed last week at the above docks 264 puns, and 1 hhd ; there were taken for home consump tion 227 puns, 41111lils, and there were exported 316 puns, 155 hhds. The stock is 8,158 puns, 754 Wads. INDIGO.—The quarterly auctions aro fixed for the Bth May. COTTON.—This article is firm at full rates. TALLOW.—The tallow market continues steady : our concluding prices are spot now, 48s ; old, 46s 3d ; April, 48s 47s 91 ; May, 48s 3d ; June, 48s 6d ; town tallow, 46s not cash ; Australian sheep, 455; beef, 44s 3d to 44s ; South American, 46s ; tallow Elaine, lls ; tallow oil, 37s 6d ; palm oil, 39s ,• cocoa nut Cochin, 43s ; Ceylon, 425. Advices from St. Petersburg are to the 24th ult. Exchange 36. f. 1,500 casks ware taken at 117 to 120 roubles, by Russians who, we believe, had ascertained that the supply is very short. THE INDIAN QUEEN.—The advices per Overland announ ce the arrival at Melbourne, on the 31st of an., o f the "Black Ball" clipper Ind ian QueeT Captain Jan., IVl`Kirdie, after a capital run of 79 days. _ lndian Queen (which is owned by Me ssrs. James Baines and Co., of Liverpool) left the Mersey on the afternoon of the 12th November last, with upwards of 350 emigrants on board, for Melbourne, and cast her anchor in Hob son's Bay on the forenoon of the 31st of January. VIOLATION OF THE NEWSPAPER STAMP ACT.—From a return just issued by order of the House of Lords, it appears that the number of prosecutions in respect of violation of the Newspaper Stamp Act for three years ending September, 1836, when the present act came into operation, was 143 ; and for three years ending the Ist of June, 1351, there were only 14 prosecutions. THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY.—The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Tay, with the outward mail for the West Indies, left this afternoon with 113 passen gers and a full genera l ca r go. Among the passengers lady, and child, and two f ema l e Porter, lieutenant Inman, and Lieut. The Tyne, with the h omewar d ma il Colonels f w o ee r r rvtealinGe servants Governor eeri: Deverell.nit ol n ° Sr d c i e le s, e i l' is expected every hour. BAGNALSTOWN AND WEXFORD RAILWAY COMPANY.— A meeting of this company was held on Saturday ; J. E. Redmond, Esq ,in the chair. The works on the line were reported to, be advancing satisfactorily. IRISH SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.— The stated half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Saturday, when a dividend of 2s. a share—the same as the last--was declared. Some of the shareholders ex pressed their dissatisfaction at this small amount, and likewise at the announcement made that the Great Southern and Western Company had intimated their intention to increase the charge for haulage on the Irish South Eastern. After a lively discussion, the report and accounts were adopted. FIRES AND Loss OP LlFE.—Yesterday morning a fire broke out on the premises Nos. 115 and 116, Gos- ' well street, tenanted respectively by Mr. A. Gulleine, bar-fitter, and Mr. D. Page, tobacconist. The Royal Society's fire escape was brought to the spot directly after the outbreak, and was the means of saving the lives of se , eral of the inmates, one of whom, Mrs. Page, was rescued by the use of the short ladder placed across the space separating the two buillings.—At a late hour on Sunday night a fire took place in the premises of Mrs. James, a grocer, No. 68, Lamb's Conduit-street, by which an aged female of the name of E. Pugh was burnt almost to a cinder, while the damage to the pre mises was inconsiderable, the fire being confined to the kitchen on the basement.—Another fire, also attended with a loss of life, happened on Sunday morning, at an early hour, in the pirate house of Mr. J. Navin, in the Rhodeswell-road, Stepney. The fire was confined to the back 6ruuLd fluor ; but unfortunately, Mrs. Navin, who was only 32 years of age, perished in the flames. The origin of this fire was also unknown. T.HE ROYAL , THEATRICAL FUND ANNUAL DINNER. --....C,...-_,.-. The tenth anniversary festival of this useful and inte resting charity was held yesterday evening at the Lon don Tavern, and went off with unusual eclat. The room was crowded, and amongst the company might be no tioed most of the leading celebrities connected with the metropolitan drama. The c'eair was taken. by Mr. Buckstone, of the Haymarket ; and right and left of him we observed Mr. Dickens, Mr. Lemon, Mr. Smith, Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, Mr. Stirling Coyne, Captain Baddeley, Mr. Neale, Lord E. Bruce, Sec. There were not less than 250 gentlemen present at the dinner. On the removal of the cloth, The CHAIRMAN proceeded to give the usual initiatory toast, "The Health of her Majesty the Queen," remark ing that, independently of the duty of every loyal sub ject, there were many ,special reasons to induce himself and the members of the theatrical profession to drink her Majesty's fiealth with more than common fervour. In the first place, her Majesty had this year repeated her magnificent annual donation of 100 guineas; and, in the second, there was no one who had a higher relish for good comic acting than her Majesty. (Laughter.) He (Ur. Buckstone)' having had the honour of playing before her Majesty at Windsor Castle and the Hay market, could vouch for it that her Majesty could laugh as heartily at comedy—when it was properly played— (a -laugh)—as any nian or woman in her dominions. (Cheers.) He had himself a third reason for considering the day happy when her Majesty ascended the throne, as on that day he was blessed with a son, so that as an actor, a father, and a friend of the theatrical fund, he had spec i 1 reasons for proposing the Queen's health with all the honours. (Loud cheers.) •The next toast was "Prince Albert and the Royal Family," after which the chaheral gave "The Army and Navy," obserVing that as it was considered very silly to paint the lily, he should not attempt to enhance by any eulogium of his the public estimation of the gal lant deeds of the army and navy, They bad amongst them a gallant officer who bad shared in the perils of Alma and Inkerman, and who would respond to the toast. (Great cheering.) Captain BADDELET (who on rising was received with renewed cheering) said that to be called on to return thanks for the army and navy was to him quite an unex pected honour ; so much so that be felt his heart flutter more than ever it had done in the trenches. (Cheers.) The cor4any miglii, dpend upon it that the kind syin kany of theeietipleeil England was not thrown away on heir cieuntrigiererrinh e Crimea, who we re es rea d y to l give.aood afeaccoAt of the Russians as ever, and to 'isl4i;gnod 4Account of them as at Alma or Joker fhari. Lord 1144n.1ie believed to be a brave and gal feet oilieer, Navin. led the army triumphantly through previous engagements, would do so again with eel:eat sumps.. Let the army in the Crimea be only fairly reinforced ,ensi- eneeiet;:rly taken care of and they might ;gpend upf it , Lerdeßeglert would again lead them to victory. Evsn should' that not be the case, of one thing tfcey might be sure, and that mass° long as a single sol dier reneeined there was nut a single soldier who would tarn his back upon the Russians. (Cheers.) The "Houses of Parliament" was the neat toast, for which Lord ERNEST BRUCE returned thanks. Mr. CHARLES DICKENS, in proposing the next toast, said that it was probably within the theatrical experience of most of the company that on some occasion when they hal been at the play, everything had at first progressed in a satisfactory manner. The principal actor was a decided favourite, and no gentleman amongst the com pany was so unfortunate as to meet with the accident known in theatrical parlance as " missing his tip," when suddenly the act drop fell and there appeared at the right hand side a gentleman in plain clothes, his bat violently clasped in both hands, and his boots not without some appearance of the streets—a man of a pale aspect, which was partly referable to the action of acute feeling, and partly to the neglect of the hares foot which so often lent a bloom to theatrical counte nances, and who came to make the usual appeal to the well-known generosity of a British public—in a word, to apologise. (Loud laughter.) He (11r. Dickens) was that particular gentleman on the present occasion. He had been commissioned by the management to inform the audience that Mr. Buckstone—owing to circum stances over which he had no control—(laughter)---had been "_put up" for two parts in this piece, and found himself absolutely unable to appear in both at the same time. (Cheers.) He was in point of fact at that moment making up for the arduous character of "The Trea surer," a part in which he had been most successful since the commencement of the present establishment— (hear, and cheer-)—and therefore found himself unable to fill any longer his other character of chairman, or to -deliver that spirit-stirring address from which no doubt so much was expected. (Hear.) He, therefore, appealed to the never-f a ili ng indulgence and consideration of a British audience to allow him (Mr. Dickens) to walk through the part, and to say what Mr. Buckstone would have said, had he not ma le special arrangements to say something else. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. Buck stone then, on receiving from Mr. Toole the cue of " pray, silence, chair," in giving "the toast of the evening," would have congratulated the members of the Theatrical Fund on the brilliant assemblage he saw around him, and have proceeded to testify to the innu merable merits of the institution. He would have communicated the re-assuring fact that in the midst of war and tumult, the humanising arts had not quite been forgotten, and least of all, that art which, through the means of one little play, bad made the battles of Poictiers and Agincourt more re nowned than had been done by all the historians and chroniclers of that or any later period—(cheers) —an art which had done more to stir up manly blood in a great cause than any parliamentary speeches that had ever been delivered in all the &bates that had ever made night hideous. (Hear and cheers.) Surely they were not inappropriately asked to remember that art in time ef. war, which painted with the greatest truth the joys of mi litary triumph, or the constancy of brave hearts under the misfortunes which were inseparable from war. They must re n ember that art, and encourage a society which comprehended every grade of the actor's profession— which was unfettered in its boanty by any hard restric tion or impossible condition—offering to every theatri cal professor who should subscribe a support which was their right, and which, therefore, they never need blush to accept. This was the cum and substance of Mr. Buckstone's case ; but as he now saw that gentleman at the wing, evidently well up in his part as treasurer, and armed with the " property" documents, and as he was most eager to " come on," he (Mr. Dickens) would, with the permission of the audience, leave the stage to him, with this observation, that he hada most malicious treasurer's twinkle in his eye, and that it behoved the audience to "mind their pociteii." (Laughter.) It was a well-known theatrical maxim that an actor should always have scinethipg good to " got off" with—he bad something which he was sure would " bring down the house ;" it was not the wounded soldier, nor the sailor who fought the pirates, nor the " woman in danger"— but simply, ' "Prosperity to the Theatrical Fund." (Loud cheers.) Mr. BUCKStONE rose amidst loud cheering, and said— Gentlemen, as this is the first time that the fow.t of the evening, " Success to the General Theatrical Fund," has been acknowledged by the chair, I knew you will ex- cuse me if I stateone of the pecuiiar disadvantages under which I labour by haying moved irom next door—that is to say, from a seat or two to the right band. In reply to this toast, there were al ways two subjects which carried we more than Falf-way through my duty. The- first consisted in complimenting the chairman,of the evening—in dwelling on his deindness in attending here, in alluding to his talent in art, science, or literature, and which had rendered his name famous, and made him a fit person to preside at such a festival as this. Now, gentlemen, it is very clear that, as I can not compliment - myself, my subject matter becomes shorn of its fair proportions, and, in consequence, my address to-night may not be so lengthy as usual, a fact on which you will, no doubt, immediately congratulate yourselves. &ill, gentlemen, when I remember the distinguished persons who have presided on this occasion —when I recollect such names as Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Mr. Macready, our friend and trustee Mr. C. Dickens, who has been twice Lord Mayor of the Lon don Tavern at this banquet, and who, we hope, will fill that office more than thrice—when I remember that Mr. Charles Kean, Mr. Henry Berkeley, Mr. Benjamin Webster, and Mr. Milnes, h ave occup i e d th i s chair, I cannot but feel flattered at being requested to endeavour to emulate their zeal in our cause, and acknowledge the great importance of the position. And now, gentlemen as I have confessed to being deprived of one of my chief, and one of my most pleasant, topics in my annual ad dress, I think you will allow that, in.making the confes sion, I have already filled up the space, and supplied the deficiency with tolerable dexterity. The second subject, gentlemen, is one that still remains to me, and that is, to state the condition and objects of our fund. This is expected ; and though its intentions are fully understood by all present, yet our friends and well wishers must be anxious to know how we progress, the amount of our success, and what we are doing with our capital. The General Theatrical Fund, gentlemen, was established for the purpose of granting annuities , to all members of the dramatic profession, whether in town or country, who might possess the prudence to subscribe to it, and who, after punctually pay ing their subscriptions for seven years, would become entitled to its benefits should they be prevented follow ing their pursuit by accident, age, or infirmity. -Of course, gentlemen, we have found that members of the fund hare sometimes claimed their privileges with great alacrity, when it has been the duty of the directors to make strict inquiry into their claims ; and if by some such inquiry may have been considered too searching, it must be remembered the directors are bound by their miles, and by the duties which they owe to the society to see they are not imposed upon, or the benefits of the fund applied un wor thil y ; and in all cases where such inquiries have ended satisfactorily, the relief or the annuity has been cheerfully awarded. And to show you, gentlemen, the great liberality of this fund, where accident or infirmity May suddenly arrest the career of an actor, I have only to allude to a case which came before the directors within the last few weeks. A pro vincial performer had just subscribed the required seven years; during that term he had paid to the fund only 161.—in fact, something lese. Immediately on the ex piration of these seven years he met with a severe acci dent while following his profession, which compelled him to retire from the stage. After a cautious and it d y not unnecessary examination of his claim for an a was allowed, and that actor, gentlemen , in — l. be ar ) I considera tion of his having subscribed the su m I named nearry 161.—is now in receipt of 601. per inn tin ( think you will acknowledge that few ‘ s ubscriers public offices for granting life annuities can offe r to their stated to you such h t , he r advantages. Last year, g entlemen, probability of two r. g t ' o ei i n stitution 4 a re ddi re n : g to th say r capital to the Gener. Thea t r ical Fund, t the negotiations , whichcwreoualdo yarned out. have. been moreS ge n . w benefit than our own, __ tlemen, with all our disbursements—including sums' re turned to the families of deceased members, the payment of funeral expenses, the payment of ten =amities, five of 311. per annum, four of 601., and one of 901., our ca pital this evening will amount to nearly 9,oool.—and as our fund is still young, I am sure you will. allow that is in a most flourishing condition. There is no class of performers, gentlemen, to whom this institution can be a greater benefit than those employed in the provinces. (Hear.) The hard-working country actor, by subscribing to this fund can, in many instances, retire from the scene of his labour on quite as much, if not more, than what he received while at work. Few, but those who know, are acquainted with his toil. The studying long parts from, what is called, night to night; the throwing off one heavy burden, some long tragic or dreary comic part, only to bear another—one that, after the play is over, will keep him from his bed half the night, to be ready, as well as be can, at rehearsal on the coming morning ; and with this constant labour often is the poor actor compelled to observe, without any order of Government, his day of fast and consequent humiliation. Gentlemen, I am enabled truly to depict what this class of performers endure, because I was a country actor, and, amongst other vicissitudes, once walked from Northampton to London -72 miles—on 41d. It is a fact, I assure you. (Ileac.) I had a companion in the same p!ight ; and on comparing our pecuniary resources, we discovered our selves masters of the sum of 9d.-41d. each according t• Cocker. As it may interest you, gentlemen, I will de scribe my costurne.on that occasion, and how we got to London. My costume consisted of a threadbare wbity blue coat, with tarnished metal buttons, secured to the threat, because I wore underneath what we term a flowered waistcoat, made of glazed chintz, and of a very showy pattern, general;y adopted when playing country boys and singing comic songs, which at that time was my vocation. (Cheers and laughter.) I will not attempt to describe my hat, while my trousers must only be de licately alluded to, as they were made of what was origi nally white duck, but as they bad been worn about six weeks, and having myself been much in the fields, there was a refreshing tint of a green clay colour about them, eel • imparted to that portion of my attire quite an agricultural appearance. I carried a small bundle. I will not describe its entire contents, except that it held a red wig and a pair of russet boots. Under my arm was a portfolio, containing sketches from nature, and some attempts at love poetry. While on my feet, to perform this distance of 72 miles, wore a pair of dancing pumps, tied up at the heel with packthread. Thus equipped, I started with my compa , lion from Northamp ton, and before breakfast we accomplished 15 miles, when we set down to rest ourselves under a hedge b; the roadside. We felt very much disposed to partake of the meal I have alluded to, but were rather puzzled how to provide it. Presently a cow-boy appeared, driving some lazy zig-zag going cows, atald,garlyizg—twiamlarge tin cans, containing skimmelnilk. We putehased the contents of one of the cans for one halfpenny. A c dtage was close at hand, where we applied for bread, and pro cured a very nice, though rather stale, half-quartern home-baked loaf for Id. The cow-boy sat by us on that roadside to wait far his can. The cows seemed to regard us with a sleepy look of mingled pity and indifference, while, with the bottom crust of that loaf, and three pints of skimmed milk, I assure you I erijoyel the roadside breakfast of that summer morning more than I have enjoyed the sumptuous banquet of this evening. On the first day we walked forty mile; in which my pumps, and what they covered, "suffered some." Our bed for the night was in one of those wayside hostelries called a "lodging house for travellers," for which accommodation we dis bursed twopence. Late in the evening of the next day we completed the remaining 32 miles, and found our selves at the Mother Red Cap, at Camden Town, with ' enough in our pookets to procure half-a-pint of porter. (Loud cheers, and continued laughter.) Thus you see, gentlemen, I have experienced some of the vicissitudes of a country actor, and am qualified to know how great a boon this fund must be to that class of the dramatic profession. To the London performer, who by the rules of the Funds of Drury-lane and Covent-garden cannot be admitted into those institutions, the General Theatrical Fund must be equally acceptable, and I am sure, gen tlemen, when you consider what we have done, you will this evening help us to do more ; and as, at the present time, this is the only annual theatrical dinner now in the metropolis, and the calls upon you in behalf of the stage not being so many as they once were, you will, I am sure, do all in your power for us on this occa sion. We know it is the vulgar cant amongst many in this singular age, when museums and palaces, contain ing all that can instruct, delight, and elevate the mind, are closed against the people on a Sunday—when to walk in the green fields is considered by some as a sin —when Exeter Hall seems to govern the country more than its Parliament—it is, I say, a vulgar cant amongst the intolerant and the ignorant to decry the stage and its professors. Bit those people little know how many good and self-sacrificing fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters are to be found in the community of performers—and it is in behalf of these that I plead. In behalf of the stage I plead—the stage that even Martin Luther that stern reformer, did not condemn, for in one of his works he tells his followers " by no means to abstain from the reading of comedies,' , at the same time advancing some liberal and ingenious arguments in their favour. Remember this injunction, gentlemen, and also remember those who illustrate the plays and comedies of the country, and the best days of whose lives are devoted to your amusement and instruc tion. Mr. DICKENS again rose to propose Mr. Buckstone's health, with a humorous comparison between the success of that gentleman's management as compared with the management of more important affairs elsewhere. Mr. BUCKSTONE returned thanks, • and gave "The London Theatrical Manager -, ," associating pith it the name of Mr. Webster. Mr. WEBSTER responded, and gave "The Dramatists," naming Mr. Mark Lemon and Mr. Robert Bell. Mr. - MARS LI'LoN said, iu returning thankci, that after a good speech, the next best thing was a short one, and therefore he thought he c mld not do better than " Ring the Bell." (Laughter.) Mr. R. BELL said that Mr. Lemon's speech reminded him of the two men who, when they went out together on festive occasions, found the result of their potations to be that one man was deprived of the use of hia limbs, and the other of his speech, so that he was "speech drunk," and the other was " limb drunk." Under these ciroumstsnces, they entered into a contract that " Speech drunk" should carry " Limb drunk" on his back, while the latter should undertake to answer any impertinent inquiries from the policeman, The moral was so obvious that he would not detain the company by applying it more particularly on the present occasion. (Laughter. ) Mr. Bell concluded by thanking the company for the toast. The collection for the evening was announced to be considerably in excess of 3001. ; and the other toasts in the chairman's list having been disposed of, the com pany separated. The musical arrangements were un usually effective, comprising the talents of Miss Rana ford, Madame Newton Frodsham, Mdlle. Jenny Baur, Madame Weiss, and Messrs. Weiss, Ransford, and Genge. Mr. Toole was the toast-master. YAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE Portsmouth yesterday pi esented much the same al - pearance as on the first occasion of a Baltic steam fleet preparing to leave its port, minus the ep'uemeial adjuncts of bands of music, flags across the streets, and " over much" lip ovations, from a rather mer curial multitude. The fleet about to sail is now fully manned, the volunteers from tloe sailing line-of-battle ships Neptune, St. George, Calcutta, and Powerful, togeti er with supernumeraries brought in on Sunday from Fll - by the steam tender Avon, and above 100 new hands from Greenock by the Powerful, having filled up all vacancies and short complements. Rear-Admiral Berkeley, the First Naval Lord of the Admiralty, arrived yesterday, and visited the fleet in the Vivid steam-yacht ;he will remain some days. Sir Charles Wood and other members of the Admiralty were to arrive last night and this morning. Lord Palmerston is also expected. Portsmouth is full to repletion with visitors of all ranks, and the surrounding n e i g hb our h oo d is also thickly populated with the overcharge of "com pany." This morning the first thing done in the fleet will be to " heave short," and make all ready for un mooring, but we believe the ships will not be "aweigh" before three o'clock. This will enable the men to have their dinners comfortably and for the letter-boats to de. liver all post letters that may arrive by the first and second deliveries. The scene in and out of Portsmouth harbour yesterday eclipsed in bustle and animation that of last year on the departure of the fleet under Admiral Napier ; every profitable craft seemed employed in con veying people or provisions to the leviathans in the roadstead, dud, 'vo are happy to say, without, ts,..Llonb to life ; but a wherry belonging to Long, a Water man, of Gosport, in going out of harbour, at 1.15 p.m., swamped in a swell with eight or nine per sons on board at the time. She was, like many others laden with provisions for the fleet, and was on her way to the two-decker Nile as a supplementary bum-beat ; all the men were saved, but the cargo floated about un til picked up by the prompt agency of one or two men of-war's boats, the Bee steam-tender, and the tug of Mr. Ray, which were steaming near the spot at the time. The Lightning steam-tender, ,to the flag-s'aip Duke of Wellington, Lieutenant Campbell in charge, having re paired her defects in dock, went out again yesterday, and will join the fleet this m w - e r n a t ing. a asOfno selectieu r o o f , pe the ret ky n , e o w af gunboats was towed up to Portsmouth harbour yester day afternoon, but, beyond the Ruby and Pelter, no others of the new flotilla of gunboats have yet joinee. the fleet, neither have any of the new steam batteries or mortar-boats been seen with it yet ; but it is urged eoot.ve there is yet ample time for them to make anffi as appearance. The Odin steam-frigate left her positiondof the line one of the advanced guard at the wester at Spithead y fe e e st t e i r o d h a s y r , re pair some de from London. Brighton, it.eo lastthe machinery. h e i t n e e a r h m y e e . r d i As ,o into p o each r n ta el n o a t t r ra b p i;n o u c a r e r s t r o i y v e e s d t t t e h r e d i a n y fi , o a x nd o fv i more sit especiallyvisitors became a nd i n v o e t t r h y e i o after obou oty p en a o r yedo o et f tvavharei an days le commodation additionally scarce, across y vie sown. p sa a f e e k ty et - a va a l n v d e, of t'io departing arma a . scene and hundreds boats, which , will convey thoutyss Majesty's I..,lEmperor r p Victoria r 0 r 0 f ar e I to-day. The Port-A.dmi. ga f i t ot at e ls r l e t e a a l Ar e l e yd d al i ra,h rnaolb'leSiarnryrdheosolttnelia:dsi aal:fenirlieornardhnsier: nigh ter of shipwrights and riggers were orderel to s n t u in Portsmouth.yneht Osborne Dockyard, (le g t s e t readythe ~ Albert), for the purpose, it was reported, of at tending Freich on his forthcoming vi-it to Enucgi:raentsido,bnisit tending upon his Imperial Majesty yt thearl requires l T thehaccom paniede by the Empress. Tfotriisanyyarcol t n o ew ma V k i e ct i o t r s ia pe a e n d d ily A r l e b a e d r y t will not be fitted with p 1; er en gines yet these two months. Every other steamer in the port is engaged. The Th brig Cara,dge o f B . I oaumaro 207 tons Griffith i master, from Boulogne in Lallast, to load stores for the Government, arrived .at Portsmouth yesterday. This vessel took a cargo of oats from Limerick for London, but got on shore near Boulogne, discharged the cargo there, and it was sold, ;the voyage abandoned, and the vessel repaired. She was' originally named the Livonia late a Russian prize to he r Majesty's Revenue cruiser, Argus, Commander Grandy,. and wag sold after deliver ing her cargo at Portsmouth. The St. Vincent, 102, Captain Eliott, in Portsmouth harbour, sent up her lower yarJs and topmasts for the summer yesterday. The Hastings, 60, Captain Caffin, will be again taken out of Portsmouth harbour for trial to-day. Captain Beynon, of the brig John Beynon, from Venice, which - put into Plymouth Sound yesterday, re ports that in the morning he saw the Bellerophon, 78, Captain Lord G. Paulet, and at 6 o'clock in the after. noon, off the Eddystone, a large man-of-war, supposed to be the Trafalgar, 120, Capt. H. F. Greville--both ships bound up Channel. The hired steam-transport Victory, Commander V. R. Rose, No. 193, from Portsmouth, with the staff of Major General Vivian, commander of the Turki s h con tingent, bound t o the East, put into Plymouth Sound yesterday afternoon, with machinery damaged. The brig Amethyst, Captain Hill, from Geelong, Dec. 12, with a full cargo of wool, put into Plymouth Sound yesterday afternoon. On the 24th of January, off Per nambuco, spoke the bark Geelong ; and, on the 27th of March, long. 8 W., lat. 48 N., the schooner Magton— both outward bound. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sul tan, lately altered from a paddle-wheel to a screw vessel, and now fitting out at Southampton, h as b een taken up by the British Government for the purpos es o f t h e trans port service. She is to be ready for sea by the 20th inst.. and will be despat c hed with stores, &c., to the Baltic. The Orion, 91 guns, screw steam-ship, Captain John E. Erskine, left Sheerness yesterday, at 11.15 a.m., for Spithead. She is considerably short of her complement of seamen. Her deficiency will be made up from the sailing squadron now at Portsmouth and Spithead. On leaving her engines acted admirably, and she went out against a strong flood tide and head wind (due east) at from eight to tine knots. "The Merlin steam-vessel, Captain B. J. Sullivan ; the Firefly steam-vessel, Captain H. C. Otter ; and the Cuckoo, Lieutenant Commander Murray, are under orders to leave Sheerness this day direct for the Baltic. The gun-boats Snapper, Badger, • Pincher, and Gleaner are at Sheerness receiving coals, stores, &c. The Horatio, 24 guns, screw steam-ship, Capt. the Hon. A. A. C.,clirane, is ordered to proceed to Liverpool im mediately her fitments are ready for mounting the mon ster sea service mortar guns, for which she is now being fitted et SlieeineBg. The fol:ovvin`• appointments have been made : Tile Rev. B. G. Parker, to be a commissioned chap lain to the forces. Superintendent James Young to be quartermaster of a brigade of the land tralliport corps. Mr. Charles A. Innes, M.D., Mr. J. C. Knipe, Mr. Frederick le rs eiko, Mr. George B u ll, and Mr. e be acting as s i s t an t- surgeons on Charles il K lia ir m wa Pnesk to tt the hospital stiff. MILITARY. Orders have bleu issued for detachments of the follow- ing cavalry and infantry regiments to be held iareadi ness for immediate embarkation for the seat of war, each cavalry regiment to be reinforced by 160 mounted men, and the infantry by draughts varying from 150 to 250 bayonets :-4th Dragoon Guards, from Newbridge, to embark at Queenstown ; sth, Princess Charlotte of Wales ditto, to embark at Queenstown ; Ist Royal Dra goons, from Canterbury, to emb ar k at S out h ampton ; 2d Scots Greys, from Newbridge, to embark at Plymouth ; 4th Light Dragoons, from Brighton, to embark at Ports mouth • 6th Enniskillens, from Canterbury, t o em b ar k at Southampton ; Bth Royal Irish Hussars, from New bridge, to embark at Plymouth ; 10th, Prince of Wales ditto, from Maidstone, to embark at Southampton ; 11th Prince Albert's ditto, from Newbridge, to embark at Plymouth ; 13th Light Dragoons, from Brighton, to embark at Portsmouth ; 15th Hussars, from Exeter, Ist Division, to embark at Plymouth ; 17th Lancers, from Brighton, to embark at Southampton. The detach me .ts for the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Scots Fusilier Guards will not proceed to the seat of war until the middle of next month, but the draughts from the respec tive depot companies of the following infantry regiments will embark forthwith, viz., Ist Royals, Ist Battalion, 4th Foot, 7th Royal Fusileers 9,11 Foot, 14th ditto, 17th ditto, 18th Royal Irish, 19th Foot, 20th dito, 21st Royal North British Fusileers, 23d Royal Welsh ditto, 28th Foot, 30th ditto, 33d (The Duke of Wellington's Own) 34th Foot, 38th ditto, 39th ditto, 41st ditto, 42d Royal Highlanders, 44th Foot, 46th ditto, 47th ditto, 49th ditto, 50th ditto, 55th ditto, 57th ditto, 62d ditto, 63d ditto, 68th Durham Light Infantry, 71st Highland ditto, ditto 2 , 1 battalion, 79th Highlanders, 88th Con naught Rangers, 90th Foot, 93d Highlanders, 97th Foot, and the Ist and 2d Battalions of the Rifle Brigade. The Land Transport Corps will be augumented by 500 drivers as soon as possible. The strength of the Royal Artillery in the field will be increased by four field bat teries and two batteries of light field pieces of the Royal Horse Artillery. The,depot of the 96th Regiment disembarked at Dub lin on Saturday night, and were played into barracks by the brass band of the 60th Rifles depot. Upon the arrival of the service companies of the 96th from India the corps will proceed to Templemore. The following is an extract from a letter from the camp in course of construction at the Curragh of Kil dare: " I have visited the camp to-day. It will be beautifully placed on the side of the hill extending from the walled-in Deerpark for more than two miles towards the end of the Curragh, on the Wicklow side. In the rear it will be completely sheltered by the hill itself from the cold northerly winds, while in front its southerly aspect will make it exceedingly warm. The nature of the soil, and the inclination of the ground upon which it is placed, will cause it to be comfortable and dry in the wettest season of the year. The camp itself will be composed of huts made of wood, placed on brick foundations, about 40 by 20 feet in size, arranged in rows, with streets 20 feet wide between each, running down the side of the hill, so as to form an inclined plane for the water to be carried away in rainy weather ; each house will face the one at the oppo site side, and there will be a space between the end of each, forming, as it were, cross streets, a matter of great import ance in the ventilation. Each hut will be covered in with asphalt, except those of th e o ffi cers , w hi c h w ill h ave vul canisediron roofs, and will be supplied with a stove in the centre, and open by a door at each end. Some of them will have boarded floors, others merely the 101 l on which they are placed, and none will have ceilings. It is esti mated that five rows, each having eight huts, will accommodate 1,500 men. The foundations for four are already built. Ovens and a slaughtering-house will also be erected ; thus, along with being taught to manoeuvre in masses, the men will be trained to the minor though not less important duties of the field." A draught of the 50th Queen's Own, consisting of 2 captains,• 2 subalterns, 8 sergeants, 2 corporals, 2 drummev, and 118 privates, marched from Fermoy, on Friday morning, for Dublin, at which port conveyance will be provided for their transit to Malta, to form part of the reserve fur the - Crimea. The men were in high spirits., and were loudly chetred on l wring the town, and many a fervent " God bless you" was pronounced by their comrades on parting. Tho officers who ac companied the draught were—Captains Tslbrock and Barnes, Lieutenants Blackall and Bunbury. The draught arrived in Dublin the same evening. It is el pected that a strong draught from the 33d de. pot will leave Fermoy depot early next month for Malta. Capt. Lacy is at present in command. The new pattern clothing has been served out to the Ist Dragoon Guards. The frock, or tunic, appears to great advantage upon large-sized men, and when worn with the helmet is undoubtedly a vast improvement upon the tailless garment conferred upon the "Heavies " some eight years since, and which is now about to be discarded. The Crimean medals have been issued for distinguished serviceß, and have been despatched to the army before Sebastopol. They are of silver, with red riband and blue centre. The friends of those deceased will receive them on putting in claims. Great progress has been made in the erection of the temporary wooden buildings, officers' quarters, stabling, &c., for the encampment at Aldershott, the concrete roads and footways have been formed, and in a few days the buildings will be handed over by the contrite tors to the military authorities. THE MIL CTIA. The 3d Royal Middlesex Militia, under the command of Colonel Viscount Chelsea, have volunteered for foreign service. The regiment, which musters 800 bayonets, is in a nigh .tmtn of mbo; r u.... The South Lincoln Militia, Colonel Sibthorp , ha s just received an addition to its r anks of .200 trained men from the head-quarters of the regiment at Grantham. Mr. Charles J. W. Deans Dunda., late a captain in the Coldstream Guards, has been appointed a captain In the 6th Royal Lancashire Militia. essrs. Joseph Still -of this Colony ; in this -_—_----- ing the last of hot weather has b ing and Co., of Adelaide, South Australia, in their cir- T E fo N r SE t it he ßA: ve nf rla A nd usT m ß a A i L l A t . ay being ex hibited b een s c e u v l l a ie N o r nd 120 occurred is th g e h i t -e a i n h d per bade from so to continuancedtahyestthlelernioineter a 130 to 150 de grees, aocording to as having b een * degrees situation ; and from un paralleled sdineacethsttlii33 in the sun. Many cases of being a furnace." d ay, in th e s , setisLrtak.bb_telhi:ehhcn:rvneeleisstualli n .. g . some instances on the trees from the fi erea rays of the roasted as though they had been in sun, as perfectly A. numerous and influential Applesbourlo oadr.a also Sig it HALL'S sleeting of the rate - n otice extensively circulated through the district, was far Sir B, mws bill Assembly House, to consider how would affect tl ' for" metropolis local management" Thomas Loftus, ieinterests of that important district. Esq., having- been called to the chair, the following resolutions were moved and carried b clatnation : —M oved by Dr. Birmingham, secondedy ac. by J. Clark e , Esq. " That the duties already cast upon the vestryme n o f the extensive parish of St. Pancras are as much as any one board or body of gentlemen can pro perly discharge, without the additional duties sought to be imposed upon them by the above bill, and that the management of sewers and drains being of such vital moment ought to be entrusted only to gentlemen well acquainted with such subjects." Moved by Dr. Sandys, and seconded by M. A. Garvey, Esq., D.C.L., "That petitions founded on the above resolutions be presented to Parliament ; and that in the Commons, Viscount Ebrington be requested to take charge of the same." Tile meeting was most unanimous in the condemnation of Sir B. Hall's bill, and after passing a vote of thanks to the chairman, separated. 100 100 10(3 CO .34 106) 1,1") I 30' 1.00 all !..)2 A 100 :1A 17;-. al*,` all 201 tOO 20 16 10