The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-12 00:00:00

;.. " , .xt, it k, CO AND 44.131i01-4L INTELLIGEACE. Th e • n CITY, Two o'CLocK. re train e d 'acttett Market at Liverpool yesterday Ist ton at the recent advance. The sales tronlletedfrota 8 ,000 to 10,000 bales. Fair Uplands per lb, 6 1d. ; Mobile, qd. ; and Orleans, 6 2( 1 : It a ' h T he Railway Shares were well supported t of th,c ) Pea re by reference to the weekly statemen that t}: jarliC °f England made up to Saturday last, tog eth we specie and notes unemployed had increased of 4 c r to 430,3051., while there was a reduction tho, n reck :Vrate 815 )574/. in the securities. This much more decidedly than it did in I t i thcl ei ng the circulation but that there was . a ° kilt: a : al o f deposits. The changes in the van % th eae '..l 2 Coropured with the previous week, Acti ' 7 e circulati ........................ £20,168,430 844 i r)ecrea eon ...................... 191,250 " l ncrea ................................... 15,619, 219 kilt se ....................... i ** yeas ******************** mulic plep sits .................. .. O gler p t _ , Decrease. - 119,810 3,136,435 4,676 4,367,590 130,423 12,645,651 527,831 ,•,.. 090 536 -bay and O • t • li .... . Bills ... 1,118:464 QO/ illerea" 13,591,373 ercruent Sec t. Ov er Deere a. uri les 623,000 -Kerge. —e 12,721,650 ._ Decease 222,57 4 :Totes' "ueeleasse- 8 742,600 tiril eraPleYed tu the'terease '310,495 04 qtlotations paid yesterday for foreign bills chi, change, there were, yesterday afternoon, no was ea, " °f inaportance. Paris, 90 days, 4 i 7 at 2 5 40 to 42k, Hamburgh at 13 71 to toit.(4. ter dara at 1.2 to 12 1 and ti e i, of Trieste at 12 46 ril oaey :.,13°rtant question of a decimal systemsomuch etteeti:kt accounts has attracted lately .., its co 1:1 ally on, that an acceptable service is rendered „..seek practically to illustrate bpq b, ali 0 ,,,,, , 5' objectionsto them the dita „;•-sioila to be started, and among - 4441 • • change are certain l arge a cos'"t with bankers of hurriedly calculating e/ela she -htill.tB. A little examination will . disabuse soine Dreposit. t'reJudiced upon this score ; arid 1n .wir. t: .k. - 1 1 , (418 and examples submitted by I' have -4 1 101 441 in, public accountant, e p unts. ~.- N at ? subject elucidated for the Ai (31 Parties dealing with large amc now kilitiePennY-piece (rimmed penny) as considered we e s ecial 14 ec,„: i , would in future be eons .; . _ ith 4.4. to one equal part of 200 in a pound 20 1 0 n Ae liee 4°,114 the pound sterling would contain nny five Ilettf'it`t°l!? shilling tenpence, and the Pe Neitilbulsgs, or pails, F ro J coin ed. which would have to be illeilet4 calculations made, it appears that under ktilidet:,BYBteln cashiers would only have to of d 2 ea 3 l 9 , 4 `trat, 1.-Y ircumstances, with 199 instead ttik ti c at present, in respect of sums or parts of sove '44 t han 1/. Binkers' coins of change could Nhit t 44 4 be r educed to five varieties,the half . eee. or %billing, Penny, flo r i n , and twopenn): r i,,, ' . _ kktPoitta will be best understood by sul9o joinin g pre kitiiial°4 of Tr' Franklin' th IC th at • t that e d • 1 Would be equally facile to prove e h Parlia ke4t4rnal system, as proposed Franklin's communication, ivy t the labour L ltli o tta„ ?°4llnissioners, would save 74 h . ' Ihe schoolboy to the statesman ; prove that 4.1;4111.°ae, howev • • _l y to Pr from er, being sully change 44: -.414 e n o to oppos e the . n,,,,_, reasonthe pre :if, , t ete% ' °1.% ql/4'4ensiott of increasedlabout to th l e b ir eni cle have their labours are Ili,Lt i lerk, 'T addition to the number of •• : t4i aeonntants, &c. ? would c h as 608 figuresv• the :Itlreil arld facilitated ; inasmuch of (me-Penn' 'here labours iNIII II e eXpress by gradations _ and x ; w _ _ kit figures sums 41 I .k. "e test materia _ • Ilv slinPlifi e ' 1,178 'fatiety sill ° ffi f ,ce ' for -( t 2 h 3 e 9) l9 b 9 et d w e e c e im n a x l gradations. of d b . be i ble suffices th e .., eketuations would (275) .n a ta „, ,) 2.75/. ti.lNll4:Ttlgle mop of figures 027,51. (ss. 0U.,..0c &c. 19, 2t711.2 several sums 2751., 2,750/., & , s oilitt tit c the' 14 0 0 ( . 271. 108- kail . ltea b y r jet i s actu t a he y operation is .fi l ,ri ti ll itated 44 table, actually calculated, obviouslyandonly"tessttieldl 1-sth 1 60th shilling = . p,;4l3ootageiscliffouifillte in value between £l : 24oth and 1 •10n 3 1_ The t l-1200th = ' and a mi l is - 4% et duetuce between a farthing 'II % 4' D t illty ti ' valP' . 4Dp% Lrx•actly. anente'lztlr 4,-peln„,k s'ra.Pn fixed for the obligatory of r" cept in pay etly e,e&lle, th e „, ell respectively), ci7u . 1, 1 - 1 6(41144 481 1 'enny pieces at esx t s he c i a r r o re ri n g t in fo . r ~p, nti l , a ~,..7 ~ (I afterwards pa /mils), The ne w • ,;ent, ~t ~ "piece of ten" 1 the Pres eat at Piec es of th , en,denomination might'ob! and e9 ntain p. a_ndard, we: ,at gross, . 410 1) th i? 6 ' s sth ~.„:jgli 17 5-11 . th grains 1)3, the at It w ould 7 . ,, .!n a of is disposed o for kuliarectiem expuserilncoenveniently fin e silver. The r whiche b e n f iltt:ll4 121 greasa°4 haiZgeinoflBll 3 . made n 3c n piece United small it ed the - States, a e P . n P t 4,404 weir,,illtltetcr'fulli (as say a fi ne ), redoutchedfine), thus ittlg lt,:i uts.4. 1;1:52 grain 4 ( assy 9- dream ''''' The re l 'uS.C. value, while diminishing l ta, 41iseti are variouet methods of arranging 1 4 s. 6d ) 1)e lenel, I 14/ • 1;11, repro envy .., columns ; e.g., £14'72,5 ( • lit 1114 I 7 2 I %ielt 14120 •itssizteh.e mat pleasure I 72511, ~--._ F renc h 13_, N es, _ r just as centimes are quoted in k it tile i: 11414 as the other 7114tivt reCOrdinlja2 half -cent such and t a he m re ar are try. taetboda N, th • ,110 ting . to llici 1 8 , ive , it n eeds to be prejud . gedif exp °l' ~ 4 str u ,i ‘t cent, 1-10th shilling, 1-200thpeucd)' 4 - PPer, a - In a new metal, obviously unlike silver 21,,tiLatIrl?cl, about the size of a thick farthing. ,„king litilli:?4,tethrteßitof..twoeeaatlna;neroeusnttTaambloensg(lBth Edition).—Taking th e examples only. t24,,§iti th _ ri whict. can be gleaned by addition ~.14t/s. pid.°49t:rest for 121 days at 4 . per cent. i . s Ziefobrietireißht b•avi"thl• -------- X 3 128. _1 .6 1 4 d :6 , w figures avail e. treaby of the Buerniseeinteres.tblt3hy 275. . xpressi ;whereas deci , , 4.41 S gt ugh the interest were culled in two items , , Thlle la 8 066-,---£3•64,6, there would be e t.guree" 11,1 4'94:lel:ltsof ' metals direct from 2,,, 01 1 dlr.. th e precious to oh , 'IN the week to Thursday last were elo~e, a notable 1 1,, -..ee s of the and 333 ounces of gold, all illiThe tillr,eri,,itott?rdatn, and Hamburg. 1 bge 14 'oarninon of the Seas, from Melbourne, atti ab out k l ' e ra , 200,000/. in gold. The mercantile g" rather more encouraging. firmer, 4ltill:ltitilgiih Stock Market has been the Neu er e is very little business doing, tel t. ° lla bein • next ur tli Th e g chiefly for the first tr i a t n b sf t e b r e f h i e t ittrivai acellnaulation of specie, w . the I• Rtlt ti i to . 8 eXpected from Australia, . and ttlea, a re to the Allied armies F i c., \.°ll aol a hre circumstances favourable to the _ ''' for Itve been 88 i to 801 N kenl, ts have been ki t) e , B -li t. The New 3 per Cen • Funds. i t d h s e . to B s. P 1 1 1 .te, .1,1,' Exchequer Bills are 58 . for transfer, and pre eh h e ' l l th e u.„° Cranium is at Turkish prem &t ell li t . •voreigu Market Turkis i h um. .Bonds ed have firm e',."_N tloll;lPal.ly_dealt. in, and have continued rteti 81 0 . t _ Russian 41 per Cents. have been 4i 1)4ei,..2,_ __Dutch 4 per Cents. have been 92 to 0. Po rto -Deferred bring 2 0 cl t je "Igese 4 per Cents. are 42k. Mexican been in 14, and the Threes .° 4 ) re a t 2 to , and Venezuela has The ,5111 est at 27i to 28. ~,,, 011 0 , i _ Irg are the nominal prices of f_oreeixgi! NI 2 : ri n g Deferred Bonds 6 to 7 ; -m- Dt ) 2 4 to 21 ; p t Ceiat _ _ oruvian, 67 t o 69 ; ditto Three Cents., t e l . to 138' 47 to 49 ; Portuguese Four per , 00 ; 14tto pctillussian Five per Cents., 9887 to to 1 89 ; 44 ,51 1 iv r'and-a-Half per Cents., 3 per b•qte., i',,ets'‘Deferred, 18t to 18i ; Ditto 1 , 4 ° 1 4 .'1 t o 3 71 ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 4i ; sat•V4e pc,-,ve, 4 to 4. ri a7"WaY Share Market has been more buoy ' ilti:t vi.-thea°tll..grltii f•with very moderate purchases. Unit e T.. e ,. ° Canada shares are not so good. aei_tlited I:',,.uerap. are supported. A ti b t at t oe lvit ketialrii Ming S e ha l re e s u are firmer. The 9 1 pported. South 414 Land are advancing, 8411114 -II kl'il3S THIS DAY. —CLOSING PRICES. a /P the Offlcial List.) 4 De t b , tb_ litpiness (ion , . 4' 4 gain' need Annnith s B'4 i ` l ,t It** T, • A.ensols Annuitie‘s tittcaEitecl•t'eat. Annuities . 88 i 1 4 404 ler .. . 1 9 i btlieta '°•eccnnt 30th m ay 4 I,ZO ........... ............ .. .. 5 ..teti..... ...... • ........ ,ten e , t u i s, 2 . ci: . ............... /I 1 8 pm 1 ,41 4 a a °P FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. hulAvaTts!lgnmePer Cent. o .i lie cds, 5 p - e . ; . •,,-;:i.' ......... . 1811 . 41.44,1 n ,„_Per Cent. ........... '. P4.h ;,,°)l'„''' li Per dellt % Al o N eal 13 3 f Per gent 37t bn tome e,erred, 3 per Cent lB peer 0‘) par cent th e A ce , n‘i unt 1 sit 41 04 1, 154 1 0- n - c ,% 4i Pe; beat 2 8 17 1;40-tehtt;s on De rb(),,, s uable ir: London. p er ce4.2i rii'Pnt. 12 Gnil _, : Gerd eatss ..... ect io , tr• 111 ..................................... 89 4 Lttn• laikY Account - TWO sO,'CiLOCK. 1 2'l R E Ei t' (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. F4ATtwalTd. Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. ...... Ainbg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. 3e 1 fast & Ballymena. Binning. Wolverh Stour Valley 3irkenhd. Lanesh dr Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons Do., e 2,0 tlyth Tyn origins. £25 (issd. at £45 - , Bristol and Exeter. f!aledonian Carmarthen and Car digan Chester 41 Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, (II Pass Cornwall irieff Junction )übl in &Belfast June Dundee Perthdab, teen Junction Do. New East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock ......, ...... • Do., B. Stock Do., New A Fast Lancashire F.dinbur2;h& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles , Edin. Pit!, & Dundee wortb & Clyde June. Furness ... Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Westc - np .rest Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock__ Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds LAncash. and Yorks' to. ' Wst. Riding Un Li v .Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal !,ond. Bright & S.Cst pond. and N. Westn )o. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,M&8.. C Do. Eighths I London andS. Westn Do., Lsli Do., £40.. Lnndrrydc Coleraine L n a n drry. & Ennisk. Vancli.She. Re Limb; Do. Shares, No. 1 1 Mau. & Lin. [Tn Midland )o. Birmng. &Derbl Ildld. G. Wost. (Ire ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle. & N wpt. A berg. &Hrfd Newry & iinniskillen Newry Warrenpoi.nt and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. I Do., No. ' 10., A A Deerred Do., ;; B Gnarant , ed N. Eastern—Berwici. Do. do. Extension .. Dodo. G.N.E. Parch Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. Now £lO V.&S. Wstrn.,Hamo stead, and City in.. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. fl, S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth !ottisla Central ~ScottiehMidland,,, Stlropshire Union South Devon Sozitl, Eastern South Wales Yrksh. 4Sz Ri v. Don Do Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darlir, St(Akton & Hartlepl. Taff Vale .. Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Watertl. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerirk West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London Wimbledn & Croydon 19 - 20 44 - 4i 84 - 8 14 - 13 14i - 15. 9 - 8 87 - 81 60 - 601, 13 - 14 7 - 9 .•. ---- ... 5 - 4 5h - 6 it - 15 11} - 11, 30 - 32 20 - 22 72 74 54 56 2d par 17 18 67 - 69 90 - 91 75 - 77 123 I`ls 93 - 95 643 65 58 - 60 65 - 70 5 -- 7 0 5 . 7 76i • 7711 71 98 - 99 98i 99 id - - 1 - d 80i - 814 10 9 II 9 84 24 - 24 7i ^ 8 i 6 - 70 40 - 42 11 - 9 li - 2 ii = i*6 27i .. 28 71i 7 - 7 44. 12 13/ 47 —4B 48 - 50 3d par 6i - 4i 6 64 I. d r ar 26 - 28 98 - 100 66 - 68 44 -- 46 2 - ►3 60 61 27 - 28 5 - 3 3 - 1 36 - 38 eel '''' • ..• •.. 17i ]3 18 3 -- 44 1 . 1 i . gi 7 6'l FOREIGN. Antwerpctgottardam Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central I ndia,Scril , Central of Italy Demerara ......... Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New ............ East Indian, g. 5 p. c. Do. Esi . ,ension .. Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible...... Po. do. do., '59, do.. Gd. Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence lz Atlantic do.. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till 'C.3 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Frau , . Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent Do. New 5 per cent Do. Extensions...— Great Luxembotma Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '6 2 , p. '56 • Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Lyons and Geneva .„ Lyons & Mediterran. Afadras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (witl interest) Do. (ex interest) Nort:he►n of Franco, D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelin es guar. 3$ p. o. & rod. at 221. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... Do. 20t. 3 p. c Bap (fmy.l3.&Ams.Shs. NorwegiauTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.. Paris and Ro Pariseaen 6t Chcrbrg. Rouen and Havre, Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Itfousci... Do. 53 p. cent. Pref. Scind 3 Southern of France.. St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5? per c. Pref Western of Franco West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-STOI ialtra ........... British Colonial Bank and Loan Compan3 Britiih N. AMOTiCaII Chart& Bank of Asia Bnk. of India, Australia, & Chins 5 Colonial n Commercial of Loud .8 l nglihh Scottish and Australian Chart.. ill bond. Chet. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock 'Lond. & Wedruinsto National Provincial J of England Do. New National of Ireland.. New South Wales.... Oriental Rank of C0rp0rati0n.......... I,rovincial of Ireland Do. New ............... Royal Australn.Rkg, Oohi Iron Co._ South A.astralia Union ..)f Do; • New - Union Qf London 7$ - 711 - 21 3 - 2 - P 35} -3 5 g 7 - 8 24 - 24 2i - 2ir 9 - 8 16 - 17 50 52 90 - 91 - 2 - 4p iP - ii - 2h 2i - 3 20 - 21 99 - 101 103 - 105 104 • • 106 100 102 "Oi -21 i 104 - 106 .. dig 3i 4 p li 2. - ip 4 6 li - 2i 6 - 6i iii - 3 . 6 i 121 -13 i - ••• 7i - 8i 25 26ipl 45 -- 47 39 -- 41 IP P 214 • -22 A i iP 2 -- lAd 71 -- 81 2 2 7 pin 3i 4 . d 7p 18 = fii BANKS. 80 •- 82 .. ... ... 1 . (1 2 0 1 id 16. -- 171 20 21 id ir, 32 - 34 39 - 41 68 - 70 7i gi 25 St, 30 St. all LOO 211 00 St. 10 St. 25 10 5 20 20 9.11 10 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, M'AT 12 1855 ,c_SED ~ ; s ' .~. .l , , II ✓ , V t,ts,i ?A's tl,s f:1.o/ #4, SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Compam C IOSIIIP i' nee' yesterday. Bun ess this day. (From the Times of this cloy.) The one great object on which this nation, with all its Rner gies, is now beat is undonbtedly the vigo:oas prosecution of the war—a phrase which might be stereotyped to express the purpose uppermost and dominant iu every man's mind. By the vigorous prosecution of the war is meant the execution of such operations as will bring the enemy to reason, and these operations may again be more specifically described as the cap. ture of _Sebastopol , or the destruction of the fortifications of Cronstadt. To accomplish these objects we are despatching fleet 'After fleet and battalion after battalion at such a cost in the aggregate as almost to double the ordinary expenditure of the, State. Two or three years ago the national expend tare was under 50 millions; it is this year estimated at 86 millions, and'the reckoning is not likely to be far above the mark. Such being the state of things, it certainly seems worth con sideration that a certain person has offered to do all we want at a comparatively insignificant expense--to take or destroy .out of hand"Sebastopol, Cronstadt, and Helsingfors, and thus at once accomplish those feats of arms which are alone ex pected to open the road to victory and peace. Well, the qrestions arising out of such a preposition are natural and obvious enough. Who is the man that makes the offer'? How does he mean to go to work, and how much money does he require for his preparations ? Is there any chance that he can do what he says ? Is his offer worth lis tening to, or should we be only spending so much more and getting no good after all ? On some of these points it is clear that nothing short of the experiment itself could furnish a' conclusive answer; on others there is room for a little argu ment. The person making the affer is none other than Lord Dundonald ; he has submitted his projects to the authorities, and they are " under consideration." Perhaps this may seem about as much as could well be done, but a good deal depends upon the kind of "consideration" which such a proposal re ceives, and we can fancy such a case, even if substantial in itself, might be rather hard to demonstrate otherwise than by actual trial. The word " practicability" admits of great lati tude of interpretation, and what is impracticable in one man's eyes may be proved perfectly practicable in the hands of an other. If Lord Dundonald is calculating on any particular agencies to accomplish things beyond the known powers of such agencies there would be an end of the matter ; but, sup posing the case to be otherwise, it certainly appears to us a question how far the reputation of the projector, taken in connexion with the circumstances of the conjuncture, might justify the acceptance of the risk by way of venture. No doubt; the proposal smacks of quackery, but the rules of •science are manifestly at fault, and it is just here that something beyond comes in. We have not succeeded in taking either Sebastopol or Cronstadt semindum artem, and there is room therefore for a little irregular practice. Neither can we deny that the nature of the project is somewhat un SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. luckily characterised. The command of destructive agencies beyond ordinary strength, or of such powers as will suffice in some way to demolish the most impregnable-looking fortifi cations, is precisely the secret to which projectors most com monly lay claim, and the very suggestion of "long ranges" and so forth is enough to excite incredulity. But the de struction of fortifications happens to be the particular object we have in view, and consequently proposals to serve us must needs take this turn. Moreover, although scientific men may be naturally suspicious of extra-scientific discoveries, they must at least admit this,—that there is ample room for them, and that nothing is less finite than the domain of their own science. On the other hand, if thevo is a man in the whole world who ought to be listened to with more attention than another when ho promises extraordinary things, it is certaiul Lord Dundonald, for his whole life exhibits a series of achievements coming under this very category. If his present plans are pronounced " impracticable " he can very truly say that half the things he has done would have been regarded in a similar light, but that he did them nevertheless. Suppose, for in stance, he had offered with a single ship or two, and those scarcely seaworthy, to sweep the whole Spanish navy from the American waters, or to set up republics and empires as easily as we set up factories or graving-docks, would those plans have been considered " practicable ?" Lord Dun- donald's reputaiton has been earned, not merel;l7)y—l lantry and fearlessness, not merely by professional skill and ability, but by the performance of things nearly resem bling impossibilities—i. e., by success in exploits like that which he offers to take in hand now. Supposing his offer accepted, let us consider the results which may occur. It is undoubtedly possible—perhaps we had better say probable- that he would find he bad miscalcu lated his means, and would fail. In this case we should have lost a certain sum of money, and perhaps got laughed at ; but there is the worst of the matter. As to the ridicule, we were charged in the last war with breaking wind ows with guineas, but failure in one way is much the same as failure in another, or perhaps the less the risk the smaller the disappointment. The money, therefore, would be the main consideration, for, if we recollect rightly, it is one of the conditions of the scheme that human life is not to enter into the venture. Now, the prosecution of the war, or, in other words, the expeditions for the capture or destruction of the Baltic and Black Sea strongholds, are now costing us something like 30 millions a-year—not to mention the more fearful venture of human life ; is it worth while to make this sum 31 millions for one twelvemonth, upon the speculation of stopping the drain alto gether? That seems to be about the question, unless, in deed, the project is so plainly impracticable as to put the pro jector out of court. ,Of course, it is the duty of Government to look carefully after the public money and the public credit, nor would it yield a very agreeable prospect for taxpayers if every confident inventor was to have the run of the public purse for his experiments ; but, in the consideration of what is or is not " practicable," some regard, we think, might be fairly paid to the peculiar character of Lord Dundonald's re- putation, and to the difficulty of measuring extraordinary projects by ordinary rules, Ti;-.) mighty nations are now en- gaged in undertakings which one man offers to accomplish by himself, at an infinite saving of cost. His offer may certainly be worthless, but, if ever so valuable, it is not likely to bo much in accordance with preconceptions, precedents, or rules. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, May 11. —The telegraphic report from Liverpool, this afternoon, gives us a large amount of business in cotton, say 105,900 bales since this day week, of which, however, not less than 53,570 are on speculation and 5,280 for exportation, leaving 47,000 as taken by spinners. Fair Americans are quoted id.higher in the week, so that there has been no advance since Tuesday. It is more evident now, than it was at the time of our last report, that this upward movement in cotton has produced scarcely any other effect in the Man chester market than to strengthen the caution of buyers, and induce them to defer any butrnecessary operations. The producers of yarns and goods have fairly tried to get an additional id or id. per lb. for their commodities; attempthutitdhveanceof ld. pe maybr b. haselpronou been obtained pronounced failtuaed forrine.Par m ti s a o lly e , an kinds of yarns ; and 40-inch shirtings, weighing 81b. and upwards, being in pretty, good request for China, are inclining upwards. Speaking generally, however, all that can be said for our market is that, at the rates asked by spinners and manufacturers last week, it would now be easy to sell, and as it was then very difficult, the change amounts practically though not quotably to !(I. per lb. in favour of sellers. Goods may be stated, as for the most part, quite firm at Lost week's prices, though there are articles as to which this can hardly be said. BRADFORD, May 10.—The demand for bright-haired wool continues steady, and the supply equal to the de mand. Noils and brokes, especially those from fine English and Botany wools, are ready sale at good prices. Yarns—The difficulties of the spinners are increased by the continued high price of wool, yarnsotfmNeer OeadigT t oar e eGi sHoauAnttNOTTINGHAM, demand iain the the advance on yarns, for which there is a good demand for spools, is absorbed. For reeled i thes a pri ruinous ces one. P i eces—The business, though better than some g i . inprovement in busi ness spoken of in our late reports continues both in the hosiery and lace trade. LEICESTER, May 10.—We cannot hear of any im provement in the warehouse this week. There is no al teration either in the yarn or wool markets. yilsii)ouluntono.cl.dhse:rs:arhniendb rtihsek t r a a d n ed London N. W:-t. L.&N.W. E. Un. R E. C t Caldonian. Gt. Wes » Yk. New & Berw. Y.SzNII Do. IS. Easter Do 1 Peto & Co. INorfolk IDo L.& N. NV & Midld. Stektou Darlingt. Midland.. Coun IE. Count. Do 'Do !L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do Gt North 7 Laneash & Yorksh. T. Brassey M. Stoekt. & Darlingt 7-)o GtWestn 6 - 98 7 - 99 133 - 135 166 2 168 12,E- 13 23 - 24 11f - 11 2j - 2i 92 - 94 id iP 57 59 130 - 133 2i - 21 31i -32 A 88 . 4 - FRAN CE. The following was the situation of the . Bank on Thursday, May 10 : Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day Bills becoming due in Paris, of which 60,788,078 f. l 7c. are from the branch banks Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and ingots Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities of France Do. in the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bonds Do. in the branch banks Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 Rentes of the reserve fund Rentes of disposable funds Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks Expenses of administration Sundries Fr. c. 203,723,298 217,190,730 311,061 78 151,250,700 88 159,494,225 - 4,071,300 - 1,032,252 28,072,536 10 8,375,850 - 58,420,900 - 20,750,600 - 65,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 52,467,451 18 4,000,000 - 4,748,560 - 1,239,461 39 643,829 69 993,773,509 16 DR. Capital Reserve fund Reserve im►nobilibro Notes to bearer, in circulation Do. of branch banks Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight ................... Account-current of Treasury Creditor Various accounts-current........ 91,250,000 - 12,980,750 14 4,000,000 - 517,242,500 -- 124,819,300 -- 6,143,769 62 9,205,351 - 52,298,398 54 131,736,108 23 32,049,880 - 480,079 25 6,936,359 76 23,446 95 1,093,651 93 216,385 61 3,297,528 13 Do. branch banks Dividends to be paid Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities Re-discounts of the last half year Overdue bills Sundaes 993,773,509 16 It appears from these returns that the metallic reserve has declined at Paris 211 millions, and increased in the provinces 94 millions. The account current of the Treasury has declined 26k millions. The whole of the metallic reserve amounts at present to 4201 millions, to 642 millions of notes in circulation. BOURSE, MAY 11.—CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 93 40 23f. 25c, 3 per Cents 6B 35 68 35 Credit Mobilier 782 50 Roman Credit Foncier 527 50 Austrian Belgian Fives Spanish Threes Piedmontese B5 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOR CASH. tr. c. fr. c. Orleans Western 647 50 Rouen 84 83 37 32 Cate Mediterranean 1040 -- Havre 552 50 Northern - Cherburg - THE LOSS OF THE JOHN. FALMOUTH, May 9, 10 p.m.—Up tl the present time about SO corpses have been washed on shore in the im mediate vicinity of the wreck. Owing to the change of nind the vessel has not entirely broken up, as was anti cipated from the state of the weather on Saturday last. She appears t•s have parted just abaft the foremast, which still remains entire. The Government steamer Avon, which bad been de spatched from Plymouth for that purpose, left Coverack to return to that port with such passengers as wished to avail themselves of the opportunity. Captain RObert son, R.N., from the Board of Trade, has arrived here • to investigate the circumstances connected with this chlarnitons event, and the examination on oath of the crew and passengers commenced in the Town-hall here at two o'clock this afternoon, before a numerous bench of county magistrates. The evidence of William Goodwin, the chief mate, was to the effect that they left Plymouth, with moderate weather and wind from the northward, between 2 and 3 o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday last. He turned in at a-quarter before 9 o'clock, and shortly after passing the Deadman, at a distance of four or five miles, up to which time he did not observe any material alteration in either the wind or weather, the course steered being W.S.W., he_was awoke from sleep by the ship striking violently on a rock. He immediately went on deck, be being then told that the ship had run against the Manacle Rocks. He supposed it was about 10 o'clock. The weather was hazy, and he did not see the Falmouth Light. Found the master, boatswain, and a number of passengers, consisting of men, women, and children, on deck. The vessel soon forged herself off, and they endeavoured to run her towards the shore, but found the rudder was gone. After running for the land for about three-quarters of a mile they dropped a, anchor, and the master gave orders for the boats to be lowered. The quarter-boat was first got out, and some of the crew jumped into her. The deponent soon after lost sight of her. The life-boat was then attempted to be got out, but was stove and rendered useless. They then tried the long-boat, but the state of the tide pre vented its being launched, and remained hanging to the tackles. They had another boat, a pinnace, on board, but deponent did not know what became of her. In smooth water the boats would have accommodated about 95 persons. When the anchor was dropped the vessel was full of water. She grounded in about 30 feet with a flowing tide. The passengers got on the house on deck, the poop-deck, and in the rigging. Those on the poop were all washed away as the tide rose. During the night a great many were washed out of the shrouds and 1 drowned. Deponent got from the house to the main rigging. After daylight boats came alongside from the shore and took off the surviving passengers. Deponent came on shore in the last boat at about 6 o'clock. The master left at the same time in another boat. One man was then in the mizen and two in the main rigging. The crew consisted of 19 in all. They are saved. Did not consider himself responsible for the vessel's course while the master was on deck, and is not aware that the master left. Received no orders from the captain, and gave none to the boatswain. After the vessel settled down the water never left the deck. Those on board were in the water all the time they were hoisting out the boats. Has no certificate of competency, but one of service. They made sail after being towed outside the Breakwater by a steam-tug, and deponent remained on deck till half-past 8 or 9 o'clock. At 8 o'clock the boatswain relieved him. The vessel was then off the Deadman, and the wind a little abaft the beam. The first boat from shore came to their assistance at about half-past three o'clock, up to which time they were powerless. There was a great confusion of the boats alongside, but the captain gave orders collectedly, and deponent did not see him get into one of the first boats. If the ship's boats had been safely got out a great many must have been saved. Had been mate before, though for the first time with Capt. Rawle, whom he considered to be a sober man. Cannot account for the vessel's getting on shore. They had neither guns, muskets, bluelights, nor rockets on board, and the only signal that could be made was a light in the ri g ging. If the boats from the shore had arrived earlier more would have been saved. He did not look at the compass during his watch. There was a light there between 8 and 9 o'clock. He saw none of the crew assisting passen gers. They were all sober, as far as he knew. There was no attempt to make a raft. Edwin Elliott, boatswain, was next examined, and stated that he performed the duty of second mate at sea. He relieved the deck for the first watch at a quarter past eight o'clock. Did not look to see what course was being steered. The master had charge of the deck, and only left it for a quarter of an hour to go below. There was a light in the binnacle, and James Curry, an able seaman, at the helm. Does not know anything about steering. Heard the chief mate come on deck and ask Curry what course he was steerire This was between 8 and 9 o'clock. The answer from the captain and man was, " W.S.W." They trimmed sails three times by the master's orders, but he does not know for what purpose they hauled in the weather braces. Did not notice whether the ship carried a strop.. weather helm or not. Was in charge of the watch, but not of the ship. The master was in charge, and he thought it would have been improper for him to look at the compass under such circumstances. Noticed the Falmouth Light at 9 o'clock on the starboard beam, and the "look-out" man reported it to the captain, who an swered, " All right." Did not see the Lizard Lights, a which he considered must have been shut i n . Ab out run thee rocks, o vessel s e l and the half. past 9 o'clock a sail was reported, and the captain ordered the yards to be squared ; immediately alter the " look-out " man reported "Fishing -b oa t s a h ea d , " d ou ep t o t n a e b n r t ace ran ra f u or n w d a t r h d e , y a a n r d ds s , anwd o r tbe next moment the vessel struck. The r captain sang shore to save the lives of the passengers, and they did their best to do so. The conf • usion was very great, and they could not get the boats off on account of the number and state of the passengers. There might have been at that time two feet of water on the deck. The master did everythi ng i n his upper power to assist the passengers up the rigging save their lives. further examination depone n t s t ate d that n went below after the Li g ht was reported altered, which was ab ou t an and the course lour before the vessel struck ; does not believe the mast himself, had any a pp re h ens i on of dangerer,any mor e th an struck. The capt a i n , helmsman, and till th e vesse l were sober ; neither were they the rest of the c rew the worse leaving the S oun d . Deponent has had for liq uor on charge o f watch seven years, and k nows the compass, but nothing of navigation, though he can take captain order a goo d look-out to b a bearing ; h ear d th e for • siders he beha ve d w i t h coolness e kept lights. afterCon the vessel struck, arid that the boats were and motionwhich stove owin g t o th e con f us i on prevailed. Can give no account how Con the accide n t happened. Considers it lucky the boats were smashed, as otherwise all would p r ob a bly have The investigation will be resumed to-morrow at 12 o'clock, WOOLLEN TRADE. (Front the Leeds Mercury of this clay.) LEEDS, May 11.—We have had two very good mar kets this week. On Saturday, as well as on Tuesday, there w , as considerable animation in both the Cloth hallg. Several of the leading merchants purchased very spiritedly, and we were not saying too much in reporting these two markets as two of the best we have had this year; on each day a large quantity of cloth, of nearly all kinds suitable fir the present season, changel owners. There is no change in the state of trade in the warehouses ; a fair :steady business has been done during the current week. . _ ROCHDALE, May 7.---The flannel market has under gone very little change these few weeks past. There is a toletabh demand, considering that it is now the sla , ,kest time of the year for pieces. Low and middle priced wools are rather scarce, and the dealers want more money for them. HUDDERSFIELD, May S.—We are able to state that the market to-day was a decided improvement upon our former reports for some time past. There is also more doing in the wool department, and manufacturers are more eagerly looking about them for suitable samples. HALIFAX, May s.—Nothing new iu the worsted trade here since last week's report. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH WALES. Yesterday a special general meeting of this company was held at the Great Western Royal Hotel, Padding ton, in accordance with the standin g orders of the House of Lords, to consider th e fallowing bills now pending in parliament 1. A bill to consolidate and amend the acts relating to the South Wales Railway Company, and to authorise the construction of new works and alterations of existing works, and for other purposes. 2. An act to enable the Swansea Vale Railway Com pany to extend their railway, and to maintain and work the same as a passenger railway, and fOr other purposes connected therewith. 3. An act to consolidate and amend the acts relating to the Llynvi Valley Railway Company ; to enable them to construct a new railway from Llangonoyd to Bridgend, and to extend their present tine from Foce Toll-house to S ain t B r id e ' s Mi nor ;to abandon partst_l e of their existing an d au th or i se d lines ; to dissolve ir v 1 Bridgend R a il w ay C om p a ny, and to abandon hl rail way, and for other purposes. 4. A Bill to enable the Rhymny Vale R nilawilawyay e , n to extend their railway to the Taffpurposes. con struct branch railways, and for otherpurp The first, third, and fourth bilplcw2,ere approved. The the notice, it pp ro ved. The CHAIRMAN said the bill, No. business of the day earoParY , waswa s unnecessary thereforeat anto submit , end and the WAR Movitstwas, LIVRRPOOL, May 11.—The steamer Armenian has just been taken as . a regular transport, a nd will be n umbered 225. The Kangaroo, screw steamer, which has sailed from Liverpool for Cork, will embark at that port 5 officers, 200 men, and 150 horses, and a quantity of camp equipage and other stores, and with these will immediately proceed to the Crimea. ARMY BEFORE -SEBASTOPOL COM MITTEE. bontinued from, our first impression of yesterday.) Tile exainination of Lord Harding° continued—The Commander-in-Chief' oPfortee out Of the country' re ported home - -to the Government, and in the event of the no n - prOfeSsronalperioniforming the Cabinet difft ring from his opinions, and if he acted on their instrUctions he. -- would riot' f coui - Re be restionsibleforthe , result ; he, however, conferred with the Government and gave them his opinion 'on military matters ; was answerable as Commander-in -chief for the organisation and 'composi tion of the army, the medical arrangements, accontre meets for the cavalry and infantry, and the transport. service in this ; country. When abroad it came-under the Commissariat Department, with the assistance of the Commander-in -Chief of - the troops. Nothing was so bad and, weakening to an. army as its having to under go a long sea. voyage. The duty of the Adjutant-General was - to look after . the discipline of the carhy, and - the Quartermaster• General the movements of the camp, and they both gave orders in their separate departments to the Commissariat. In February and May, 1854, 10,000 troops were:ordered off for the first expedition; and very ,shortly. after they were. augmented to nearly .25,000, which was to be their proportion for the EaSt, and on that he mad e ar r an g e m e n t s a c cor di ngly for 'lino, !mating• his resources. The first . reser ve .forwarde'd was seven battalions under General Cathcart: con sisting of 6,000 men," who, instead Of remaining at Vaina, went on to the Crimea, and was at the .battle of. Alma. All will agree it was wise to have 6,000 additional men at Alma. • People will talk of the propriety of having reserves, but we have always found.,it advisable to fight as many men as possible upon . a given point. The Duke of Wellington at Assaye detached Colonel Stephenson with 6,000 .men, and only left 5,000 with himself': Thus he had to fight a battle with half his force. Neier -after that did the Duke repeat the mistake, and in , his , subsequent career he always brought the largest possible force to attack the enemy. The second reserve of 6,500 men was forwarded after the battle of Inkerman, and 9,008 more by, the end of December, amounting in the whole to 21,508, being as near as possible the number of troops he had to provide; so that, notwithstanding the deaths at Varna and a Balaklava, up to the end of ;December, the force he had provided was equal to the force that first went out, and, including the artillery, rather stronger. The peace esta blishment being low after he had sent out 25,000 troops, he could do no other than send out young recruits, who, instead of being composed of bone and muscle, were only gristle; and the difference between the state.Of the army in 1808 and that in the Crimea was; that 'they had at the former period, in addition to a large regular force, a militia raised to a high state of efficiency—the men being from 35 to 40 years of age—from which to draw reserves, and who were capable of undertaking hard work—a very different class from the raw recruits of 19 years of age, whom it was impossible to expect could withstand the hard work and resist the - climate of the Crimea, to the same extent the Amen did in 1808. He thought the Duke of Newcastle acted wisely in bring ing home the 9 or 10 battalions from the Colonies who were used as reserves, and explained the reason why the troops were not sent home from the Cape when sent for from some mirmiderstanding arising as to'the orders. for warded. He then entered into the effect of increasing the army by high bounties bad on the . s erv i ce , g i v i ng it as his opinion that it was the cause of increasing de sertion.- Out of 'l,OOO men he found not , above 20 volunteered from the militia. He considered the artillery was equal to, if not better than any other artillery, 'and added that everything was 'done that was necessary for the army to take the field in the Crimea. His lordship then - entered into the communication forwarded by Dr.' A. Smith to the Horse-Guards, respecting the clothing, his replies thereto, and produced to the committee a sample cf the articles supplied to the men, and gave it as his opinion that he had always considered the clothing of our troops defective. He thought that when a military hospital was organised there should be a mi litary commandant at its head to whom persons could apply in case of necessity, and who could be held re sponsible for the comforts of the patients. He was of opinion a person of higher rank and influence than' Major Sillery should have been placed over the hospitals at Scutari, and if Lbrd Raglan could not have spared oncior one to have been sent from this country as was afterwards done. The Chairman—Were not the hospitals under Lr,rd Raglan's command ? cord Hardinge--They were under his command, but at the same time the reports made to him did not give such a true account of their state as they ought to have done and Lord Ragl a n was t oo f ar f rom t h e spot to attend to their condition himself. The Chairman—Then that is to say that Lord Raglan received untrue reports ? Lord Hardinge—l don't say that. My opinion is that Lord Raglan did not receive sufficient information. The Chairman—lt appears that Lord Raglan sent Dr. Hall to Scutari, to report on the state of the hospitals. The report he sent in was that everything was in capital order. Lord Hardinge—l don't blame Lord Raglan. I The Chairman—l don't blame Lord Raglan. I blame Dr. Hall. I want to know if there has been any in quiry instituted into Dr. Hall's conduct for making that report I Lord Hardinge—l am not aware. The Chairman—Whose duty was it to have instituted such an inquiry ? Lord Hardinge—l should say Lord Raglan. But this is asking my opinion on points on which I scarcely think-- The Chairman—l am n o t as ki ng y our op i n i on, b u t I want information as to th e mo d e o f p rocee di ng w i t h re gard to the army, an d on w h om th e respons ibi lity in such matters would fall. My desire is to ascertain who is the proper person. Lord Hardinge—lf, according to your account, Dr. Hall made a report which was not justified by the state of the hospitals, I should say he was responsible. The Chairman—Well, then, has any inquiry been made into the conduct of Dr. Hall ? Lord Hardinge—T am not aware. Mr. Roebuck—Mr. Sidney Herbert in his evidence yesterday stated that he wrote to the persons in the command of the hospitals at Scutari, he being Secretary at War, and I wish to ask you whether it is your opi nion that any benefit to the public service arose from that interference, and whether the commandant at Scutari was under the command of Lord Raglan ? Lord Hardinge—l believe that Mr. Sidney HAbert was right in doing as he did. The Chairman—Then you think his interference was beneficial to the public service Lord Hardinge—Undoubtedly he was a Cabinet Minister, and was in direct communi ca ti on w ith th e Duke ofNewcastle. I think what he did was quite jus tifiable. Not only the act itself, but its effect was pro ductive of good. All the attempts on the part of Mr. Sidney Herbert to relieve the sufferers in the hospitals at Scutari were not only highly praiseworthy, but were prnductive of great good. The hospital was really under Lord Raglan's command, but he was a long distance from it, and engaged in the field. If his suspicions as to the state of the hospital had been lulled by the report from Dr. Hall, it was not likely he would send a second penon to inquire. The Chairman—Did the Government or the Cabinet consult you on their Military operations ? Lord Hardinge—Yes. The Duke of Newcastle sent for me, and I had free communication with him. I drew up no general plan for operations in the Crimea, as Lord Raglan was placed in a very difficult position, and was not his own master, as he was acting in concert with the allies. The despatches received by the Duke of New castle.were shown to me, and I made suggestions to him when I thought they were required. I think it was right in the army going from Varna to the Crimea, for when an army was in disease nothing was more desirable than a change to bring them back to a good condition. I heard of the disasters of the sick in the hospitals at Scutari. I did not correspond with Lord Raglan upon them. By General Peel—He had a very high opinion of Dr. A.. Smith, and considered him a very faithful and good servant.. By Sir J. Pakington —The huts were sent out late in the year. He spoke. to Sir Frederick Smith about the huts they were going to 'erect at Aldershot, and gave it a , his opinion that, as the _huts were all blown down by the gale of the 14th November, those for the Crimea should be constructed of stronger materials. By Lord Seymour—He was not, at the time it was proposed to send out huts to Balaklava, aware of the state of the road leading to the camp ; but he afterwards heard that 500 Turks had been set to work to improve it, but they made but little progress. Commissary General Filder (as understood) was for some time con fined to his bed, and that delayed some progress being made in the road. If the commissary general was called upon suddenly to supply huts for the use of a large num ber of men, it was one of those misfortunes of war caused by having only a sea communication, and thete would be a great difficulty in supplying them. They had a regula tion as to the necessaries that would be required for a cer tain number of men, and according to the number,whether it was 100 or 1000, a proper supply of stores and camp necessaries were put on board. They not only sent out all the stores required by the forms of the service, but they also formed a depot. The system was to place all military stores under the command of the quart er master-general. No stores from the quartermaster'snar. department were issued without the order of the q wigat termaster-general, and he must of course know went out. Certain forms were required d fo quartermaster-general's stores, and if there i. a d been the_ b issue of found any difficulty in respect to them the commander or dispense with in -chief had full power.to alter the forms altogether. He knew of no I:, th forms in the been felt through the nature of ntaconv_enifnc a having t least there ought to have commis sary general's department ;. had been brought to his been none. The transonsknoan of the sick and wounded from Portsmouth to Chathamfm the exceedingly poverty notice ; bat that arose from in respect to military hos stricken state of this one would they had is had but one for the last 100 years. soon be erected at Portsmouth, but A P i t s s e l second n fo d r hospitals should be erected at all the he thought that principal ports, and the sooner the House of Commons voted the money for them the better. With 'respect to the valises carried.by the cavalry soldiers he considered them to be too heavy. By Colonel Lindsay—He was of opinion that h military stores should be kept separate from the t e corn nilssariat. By Mr. Ellice—lf they bad sent out double tents, with double tanks, it would have givenstorms. t hem st rengt h against This concluded Lord Hardin ' ge s eviden ce . Dr. Mapleto n , w h o proceeded to city o of private phy s i c i an t Lord the East i n th e cape - . 'He said he s aw t h e Ragl an , w as next called. 1854. It w a s then partly hospit a l a t , S cutar i i n May, Turks, but there partly in the occup a ti on o f the were some English inttionts there. He saw the hospitals again *after the expedition bad left Varna, and was himself indisposed and confined in the barrack hospital for several days. The bay rack pati en t s were at that" tide' much in the samestate as h as b een described by different persons subse quent to that'period: ' Re did not think anything was done to . remedy this state of things. Lord Raglan him self was at first in command there. He considered that the troops , were sickly .at Varna, and in his opinion the food supplied to them was bad. The bread in particular was bad, and he represented the matter to Lord Raglan, who ciqowered him to take every means to remedy the evil. The bread was sour and was mush calculated to predispose the troops to boweleomplaints, 'which were followed up in almost all cases 'by cholera. Many different opinions were entertained by officers and medical men in -the army relative to the bread. Many of them did -not dislike it, or consider-it improper ; but, in his opinion, such bread must conduce to bowel complaint.. The subject was represented to Commissary. General.Filder; and the:bread:afterwards improved. The meat was indifferent, as it was impossible to get good Hahradviengebehena,d said meat in -Turkey., With regard to the clothing he did not stock at present in use in the army4particUlarly in its adapta toorfdththe leathern o hth n einci t ic h u a it t reit s c ubj nw e ca lt rr' . adlv .H ilai.n e ta a ll p i p tth re ao v tu e g d Lh tion to hot climates, bedause it did not absorb the was less likely to :catch Co , ... . perspiration, and when taken o4itaht regard t t h o e - th sv o e s a i r o e; and wounded he recotiniiendeil that every save man Upper. fT htilec S olt c mr i m : ry cl i et he a o d a d u i d l Who became unwell - should be sent, hem" to" Leng l land, and not left there. If this; an d his other recommendations, had been carried out, he was convinced much saving of life would halo() resulted. He was not favourable to an hospital at Smyrna: He thought hthoespciltiamtate was prejudicial to health. He was acquainted with Smyrna, and did not approve of the place for an Re did not approve of the tents used'in the army. Re thought tents of the description used in adjourned no h ou a tr i v 3c e oe ndbseiednerfa shortly irt - adapted h wb e a t es t f e oa r rtea I p e e t rpos e e there, and far more healthy. At the time he factory state. f ll ou in r until Monday. a o'c l o c k s a t i 5..........„....... ..........„....... PA.RLIAIIIENT.ARY DIVISION. IHOUSE OF CO MMONS.-111.1.r 11. NEWSPAPER S TA MP DUTIES BI LL. Order read, for resuming adjourned debate on amendment proposed to be made on Question (7th which i i hh ), bill be now read the third time," and was to leave nut the word " now, and a Question to add the words " upon this day six months" : —Question again proposed, " That the word . w' stan , part of the Question." Debate resumed • Qui d ion Put The house divided—Ayes, 138 ; Noes, 60. AYES.-138. Acton,. J. AlcOck. T. ' Fitz Gerald, Sir J. -Anderson, Sir J. Fitzroy, Hon. H. Atherton, W. Forster, J. . the end amendment Baines, lg. Hon. M. Fox, W. B.rla& H. Gardner, R. Barnes. T . Gibson, T Baxter, W. Godericb, Via. Bell. J. Goodman, Sir G. Berkeley, G. Grace, 0. Bethell, Sir R. Graham, Bir J. Biddulph, R. M. , Greenail. G. Biggs, W. Greene, John BOnverle;Hcm. E. P. Grey, Sir G. 'Bowyer, G. Grosvenor, Ld. R. Brady, J. Grosvenor, Earl Brand, EL B. W. Hadfield, G. Bright, J. Hall, Sir B. Brockman, E. D. Hankey, T. Brotherton, J. A astle, Alex. Brown, W. Renesge, Geo. H. 3ulkeley, Sir R. Heyworth, L. Butler, C.' Horsiall, T. B. Caulfield, Col: J. Horsman, E. Chambers, M. Hughes, W. Cobbett. J. M. Hutchins, E. Cobden, R. Ingham, R. Cockburn, Sir A. J. E. Jackson, W. Jollier, It. P. . Johnstone, J. Cowan, C. Keating, H. S. Craufurd, E. H. J. Kirk, W. Crossley, F. ' Laffan, Capt. R. Davies, J. L. Langston, J. H. Dent, J Lang ton, H. G. De Were, S. Layard, A. H. Diliwyn, L. Lewis, Sir G. C. Drural twig, Vls. Lytton, Sir G. Duncan, Viscount Mackie, J. Duncan, G. Mackinnon, W. A. Duncombe, T. Macgregor, Jas. Dunlop, A. , 'llif ac:Viahon, P. East, Sir J. Maguire, J. Ewart, W. hi assey, W. Feilden, M. Ntall, E. Fentvick, if. Afriligan, it. Ftrrus, J. Mills, T. Ferguson, Sir It. 2ilolesvrortli, Sir W. NOES-60. Arkwright, G. Floyer, J. Barrow, IV. French, F. Bentinck, G. Galway, Viscount, Bignold, Sir S. Goddard, A. Blackburn, P. Gooch, Sir E. Buck, L. W. Grogan, Edward Buck, G. Gurney, J. Bunbnry, Capt.'W. Gwyn, H. Butt, I. Hale, R. Cairns, H. Irton, S. Cayley, E. Jolliffe, Sir W. t Choimondeley, Lord Jones, Adm. Christopher, Robt. A. Kendall, N. Clive, R. Knatchbull, W. Cobbold, J: C. Langton, W. 1 Codrington, Sir C. W. Laslett, W. Devereux,J. T. - Lovaine, Lord Disraeli, B. Macartney, G. nod, J. W. - MeTaggart, Sir J. Duncombe,Hon. A. Mallus, E. Evelyn, W. Masterinan, J. Ilona. Viscount Mon creift, J. Monsen, - W. Mowatt, F. Murrough, J. Napier, J. O'Brien, J. O'Connell, J. O'rlsherty, A. Oliveira, B. Otway, A. Palmerston, Visct. Pechell, Sir G. Peel, F. Pellatt, A. Percy. J. PhWimore, J. G. Phillimore, R. J. Power, N. Price, W. • Pugh, D. Ricardo, S. Rice, E. Russell, Lard J. Scobell, Capt. G. Seymour, H. ymoar, W. D. Shee, Sent. W. Sheridan, R. Smith, J. B. Smith, R. Strickland, Sir 0, Strutt, E. Thompson, G. Thornely, T. Tomlin, G. Villiers, C. Walmsley, Sir J. Wickham, H. W. Wilkinson. W. 'Willcox, B. Williams, W. 11'1:son, J. Wood, Sir C. TELLERS Hayter. W: • 3fulgrave, Earl of Mickel!, W. Montgomery, H. Mullings, J. Oakes, J. Pakington, Sir J. Palmer, Robert Smith, W. Smith, Abel Smollett, A. Spooner, R. Stnart, W. Thesiger, Sir P. Vance, J, Walcott, Admiral Walpole, S. Welby, sir G. Williams, M. Woodd, B. TILLUS Vanaittart, G. Pacts. C. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—ThIIRSDAY. DERBY. 5 to 1 agst St. Hubert (t to 1001.) 1.1. to 2 agst Lord of the Isles. 7 to 1 agst De Clare (t to 1501.) 9 to 1 agst Rifleman (t to 501.) 12 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (t) 14 to 1 agst Flatterer (t) The room was very thinly attended. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FnmAy. A goodly number of the subscribers have gone to Shrewsbury, there was not much done here on future events, those decided there to-day claiming the grtatest share of attention. Annexed are the only traMoictiona that came under our notice SOMERSETSHIRE STAKES. 3 to 1 agst Typee (t) 8 to 1 agst . L►ttle Harry (t) 9 to 1 agst Mishap (t) THE DERBY. 100 to 50 agst St. Hubert and Lord of the Isles (t) to 1 agst de Clare (off) 10 to 1 agst Rifleman (t) SHRE W SBURY RACES.—FRIDAY. The Attinghain Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added ; . for 3-yr-olds ; colts, 9st ; and fillies, Bst 111 b. The winner to be sold for 1001. ; allowances if to be sold for less ; the second to save his stake. Five furlongs. (5 subs.) • Mr. Blyth's the Cropper, by Flatcatcher, 3 yrs (401,) 7st 101 b (Ashman) 1 Mr. E. R. Clark's Priestcraft, 3 yrs (401.) 7st (Wells) 2 Mr. Mosely's Troutina, 3 y rs (401 . ) , 6st 111 b (T. Cliff) 3 Mr. Saunders' s Orfila, 3 yrs (401.), Est 111 b (Wilson) 4 The winner was bought in for 200 guineas. The Acton Burnel Stakes of 5 says each, with 30 added for all ages ; the second to save his stake ; the win ner- to be sold for 100/. ; allowances if for less. Three quarters of a mile. (5 subs.) Mr. Samwell's Uurer, 3 yrs (301.) Est (Quinton) 1 Mr. Goodred's Fearless (301.), sst 91b (Fordharn) 2 Mr. Price's Maid of Newland, 3 yrs, (301.). sst 91b (Bearpark) 3 Mr. Mather's Meliora, 4 yrs (301.), 6st 71b...(T. Cliff) 4 The winner was bought in for 100 soya. The Hawkstone Cup, value 1001. and upwards, by sub scriptions of 10 sovs each. Various allowances and penalties. The-winner to be sold for 6001. ; allow ances if for less. Cup Course. Two miles and a half. (22 subs.) L , ;rd John Scott's Vingt-un by Alarm, -- 4 'yrs (1001.), Gst 13Ib .. .. Mr. Palmer's Lurley, 4 yrs (1001.), 7st 41b (Aldcroft) 2 Mr. Parker's JOe Miller, 6 yrs (1001.), 7st 10113 (Wells) 3 Handicap Plate of 5 soya each, with 30 added, for 2- y r. olds ; th e secon d to save his stake ; the winner to be sold for 301. Seven furlongs. (5 subs.) rbyr:6asttabno'ib (Ash ,(Wells) 3 M M r t . . C D?d e h l e a :d d • s 's- v T a h , e i D Lu a n n e c k s 6 4 2 ° 7 l l h b ......... : ....... ( .....................) 2 1 Mr.. Halford's Goldhill, 7st .. . , 3 _ t, f with The Shropshire Sweepstakes of 10 soy; b 5s stakes added lce s, iln ; d the the s t e h c i o r n d d t o to s 2. , :c e ei h v i e s Shropshire Course, about a rattles and allowances. (33 subs.) 4 Galt 6st mile and a quarter. ° stake °v ; s x, o •a u ri o u of s t it ° . ers) 1 mall 2 Mr. Nlather's Whitelocic Lord Derby's Hobby horse, 0 1.. 3; 6t (J. Forster) 3 Mr. Doughty' of 3 sows each, with 25 The Corporatsioßni°lBlsaManidcalpwards. The winner to be etI Y II . ) C I . added, for 2-yr olds d sg t t o s 9 a th ve . .... ..... .........(.. syrs, Est 121 b (G. Whit e 2 .:...(Walters) 4 soolsd. subs.) 401. 1,a 1 co T n li , e : s e ay c pr o oa n r, e, bought yrs, 53t for r t 1 . 5 ,, 0. l milei n e a a n s d . Mr. E. nrgirk e's Sin Spell, 2 1 ,t, ... Ak _ n it i- Walker's Magic yrs, 4st L.. (.e orooam o A lli ii r: aCnlearilicspwiPinnldanifilowQfausseOebnosOuvs. Abont 'a Heron, 5 yrn, Est 71b . a half. Mr. Fiintoff's Whalebone, by Mr. Sparrow's Master Slender, 6 (Quinton) 1 Mr.. Laws's Jenny , Wren, Cyrs, yrs, 7st 91 1( Quinton) Cliff) 2 LATEST BETTING op 8 b.....‘.(Carr011) 8 N • THE COURSE. ' SOME , t RS-r T SHIRE STAKES. o 4 agst Typee (taken) 9 to. 2 agst Hercules (taken) Bto 1 agst Little Harr (tak en and offered) 10 to 1 agst Mishap (taken) 10 to 1 agst Pantomime (taken) 100 to 7 a ss t St. . •Andrew. (taken) Offers to take 15 to 1 about Wbalebone. DSRI3I% kto 1 •on The Field (offered) , 10 to 1 agst Wild Dayrell (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rifletnan (11 to 1 taken freely) 13 to' 1 apt Flatteier (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Noisy (taken) We heard no offer about De Clare. PERILOUS CONDITION OF A STEAMER AT SEA.--13013- TON, APRIL 25.—Tbe Brisbane steamer, 62 days out from Glascrow to Sydney, N.S.W., was spoken 25th March in rat. 6 S.: lon. '35, by the Natchez whaler, ar!, rived at Now Bedford, which vessel reports' that the Brisbane steamer was in a very bad condition. 'She bad no etea m on, her chronometer swag •brokett, had no lat. or lon., and was drifting 10 or 15 miles to leeward every day. RAnwrie. Bedford and Bletchley Buckghamsh. Clydesdal e Je. Col. Stour Vy. Sod. and Hal. E. Lincoln 4r. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New__ Glstr.4 Dn. Fr Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon. , Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent, Do. 6 per ct. 'Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar. Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Exten . Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyre • Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Roth and Gooleg.sp.e. Shrews.kHer S. Staffordsh. Wear Valley gr 6 per cent Do Wiltsfelomrst MINES. 1 all Apia Fria .... ...... # 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 10s. all Anglo Californian a 20 6 Australian 1 11 1 all Australian Cordillera ... 1 all Ave Maria — 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of * a 50 all Blaenarvon Iron and Coal 20 13.5 British Iron 4 6 35 251 Brazilianlmp.(issued at pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab 21 3 2 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rea 31 —33 1 A Carson's Creek — 1 ; Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica —cl $0 all Cobre Copper 54 56 5 1 Colonial Gold St. All Copper Min. of Eng 30 40 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent 2d par 16 Copiapo..... ....... .... 23 24 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg 11 —li 1# 2 1 Fortuna par —4p 20 all General l4/ 164 1 all 6.l.Nug,getVeinßeg: g 4,, all Great Polgooth — 11 1 all Liberty - 3 all Linares 5 1 Lusitanian - iP 1 all Mariquita — 1 all New Granada 1 all New Linares Minin; and Smelting Co 1 all Nouveau Monde — 20 all Pontgiba n d Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 141 152 5 1 Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock . 50. all ithyatney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. Now 5 6 30 l2i Santiago de Cuba 54 64 1 all South Australian A 10 7A Tin Croft - 3 28' all United Mexican Gi 7 61 1 all Wallcr 1 all West Mariposa 4 - 1 12s. Wortking Mining of Australia I all V 111)% ....... MISCELLANEOUS. 25 174 Australian Agricult. 28 30 10 all Aus'zaln. Royal Mail ..„ 10 7 Berlin Water Works 3} 50 40 Brit. American T. 48.11,1 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. !09 321 Canada llO 115 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July 1094 1091 1092 1 5 all Crystal Palace 34 5 4 Do. Preference — IP 4 all Crystal Pal.of France 1 $ Dnston Iron Ore 20 81 Eastern Steam • • 25 22 Electric Telegraph l6 17 162 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 11 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 62 7 10 22 Do. New ••• 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land 4 - 14 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co 1 all N. B. Australasian 't 1 20 15 Nrth.ofEuropeSt .sam all Peel Rr. Ld. & MinrL 2:4 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 59 6I 50 10 Do. New fit 12 2 all Portland Iron Co l4 100 60 Loyal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest l2 1 1 Ditto New. 25 all South Austral• Land 39 36i 71 7 1 all Submar. Tel. Scrip - 1 1 all l ... 20 5 Trust& L. Co.U. Can. 1 3t ) ~g, van Diemen'. Laws 13 -- 13$' 13 -13 i ITAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Belleisle hospital-ship, Commander Hosken, ar rived at Spithead yesterday morning from Plymouth, on her voyage to the Baltic, and will proceed as soon as she has shipped supernumeraries, parcels, &c., for the fleet. The Centaur, 6, paddle frigate, Captain Clifford, was ordered to prepare for sea suddenly on Thursday night, and she left last evening for the Black Sea (it is believed), calling at Plymouth. The Fancy and Clinker steam gun-boats went into Portsmouth harbour yester day morning from Spithead to replenish their stock of coals. The Jasper steam gun-boat made a trial of leer engines yesterday at Stoke's Bay. The Grinder new steam gun-boat adjusted her compasses in Portsmouth harbour yesterday. There are more pennants now at Spithead than there were nn the day the bulk of the Baltic fleet lett that anchorage. These are now reported to leave on the 16th for sea. The Chapman sailing transport (No. 118), Capt. Morgan, arrived at Spithead yesterday fru n the East with military invalids. She sailed from Scutari March 29, and Malta April 14. She brought 121 sol dier invalids, from upwards of 50 different regiments, 6 women, and 2 children ; Ensign Burridge, of her Ma jesty's 4th Regiment, and Assistant-Surgeon Youell, of the 54th, came home in charge of them. She had 11 deaths on the voyage. She was towed into Portsmouth harbour at 5 o'clock last evening to land her worst cases for hospital. The rest will be landed, probably, this morning, and sent on to Chatham, or elsewhere, as the military authorities may direct. The sailing transport Canterbury, Capt. Carvell, also arrived at Spithead yes terday morning from the East. She sailed from Scutari on the Ist of March, Malta the 28th, and Gibraltar April 14, with 164 invalids, and 19 women, from vari ous regiments : six deaths occurred on the passage. The following officers also came home in the Canterbury : Capt. R. M. Murchison, of her Majesty's 50th Regiment, in charge of invalids ; and Assistant-Surgeon J. H. Jephson in charge ; Lieut. Edgar S. Disney, the 7th ; Ensign Thomas Vousden, of the 21st, who was shot through the thigh with a rifle ball at the battle of Inker man. All these invalids progressed well on the voy age. The sentence of the court-martial, recently held on board her Majesty's ship Waterloo, Commodore C. Wyvill president, to try the clerk in charge (Acting Paymaster) of the Alban, for malappropriation of money drawn by him for ship's use, was that the prisoner be imprisoned in the County Gaol at Maidstone, for three calendar months, and at the expiration of that term that he be dismissed from her Majesty's service. Mr. W. W. Hayward presided as Deputy-Judge-Advocate. Preparations are being made at Sheerness for trial of the officers of the Enterprise by courts-martial on charges brought against them by Captain Collinson of that ship, which has been sent round from Portsmouth for the pur pose. The Pylades screw steam-corvette, and the Volcano paddle-wheel steam-vessel, in company with the gun boats Redvvinir, Starling, Thistle, and Badger, got up steam yesterday at 10 a.m., and took their departure from the Nore for the Baltic, with a fine breeze blowing from S.W., moderate, and clear weather. The Royal mail steam-ship Medway, Capt. Woloward, which put back on Thursday in consequence of a slight derangement in her machinery, shortly after leaving Southampton with a perfect field battery of Royal Ar tillery for Balaklava, sailed for her destination last night. It was thought, on the ship's return, that the trifling damage would have delayed the vessel only a few hours, but it was found necessary, in order to get at the part disarranged, which was one of the discharge pipes, to remove a large portion of the coals from that side of the ship. The Orinoco, Captain Wilson, also belonging to the West India Mail Company, will shortly resume her duties in the transport service. This fine vessel is now under orders to convey horses, and her spacious decks will provide room for the erection of 260 stalls. Government requiring her services by the Ist of June, the officials of the company at Southampton are ener getically engaged in prosecuting the completion of the ship, and so rapidly are the works being proceeded with that there is little doubt that the Orinoco will be ready for sea by the specified time. The Orinoco since her re turn from the Black Sea, where she was engaged for some considerable time in the conveyance of troops, has undergone a thorough repair, and when completed there will be 110 portion of the ship which will not have received an entire overhauling. Her gigantic paddle-wheels have been reduced four feet in diameter, and the speed of the vessel is expected to be thereby increased. 90} 76 5i 6i 124 64 i i 761 I 7 i 981 98i 69 1 i i 41 28 7i 2 li CO 20iI20iii 105 106 4i 1001 100 211 1 106 2i 2 p Do.. 1341 9313 / al` all all 17113. 20 50 50 lon 100 20 50 20 25 7i II 2 lf