The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-02 00:00:00

liA UKET CO2I.ItERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday remained firm at full prices. The sales amounted i t° 1 5,000 b a l es , m a king the total for the week ' 52 ,400 b a l es d. Fair Uplands realised 61d. ; Mo b:, .s Mo bil 6 7 d. ; and Orleans, oid. per lb. Railway s hares w ere firm, at further enhanced values. c , In their c i rcu l ar dated last evening, Messrs. and Charles refer to the war with Russia as la "c . carried on, and observe : "That it will be impossible, however, for her to carry °ll a def ens i ve war on t h e g i gant i c sca l e th e present Str uggle f h as a t l eng th assume d w ith ou t ser iously inter :lllllg with h er p ro d uc tiv e i n dustry, is wit denied ; and r eadY there are symptoms manifest which warrant us 4 believing that in the fire of the allies being ° pened against her coast, the demand for horses, earls, and men for Government objects will be F uch as materially to diminish the commercial facilities th :' were established last year. Nevertheless re is energy enough in the people of Russia , a!irnulated as it is by unceasing appeals to their fanati el", to defend their country gloriously. The contest but t we expect, be hot, if it be not very long. •uut the conquest of the Crimea, or the destruction of th e 4 Russian ports in the Baltic, will not bring the war ic .l ) a close. To follow the armies of the Emperor to t Gs c°w, whither they will retire, will never be at te,_raPted. Recourse must at length, then, be had to the prohibition of her trade. Why not at once ? ``Asa . c ur i ous ill us t ra tion of the ignorance that prevails - 4 1 1 1 * Petersburg amongst the native merchants, or ra wer dealers, concerning public affairs in this country, e t , may mention that it being made known that Earl Grey Was ab ou t to bring forward the motion with which e ' f avoured the House of Lords on the 25th ult., it was actually supposed that the war would, as a matter of ll ree, be abandoned, and the price of tallow was in e ,: l asequen ce ra i se d by the purchases of these opera ra two roubles." Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that during t he Past week a marked improvement has taken Place in the market for American Securities, and that there has been an active business doing in th em at advanced prices. The chief transactions i ‘ l ,;_the railr oa d' bonds have been the Panama 7 per Sterling Bonds., of which there have been °4lO large p urc h ases ; also in Pennsylvania Cen tral, Illin o i s C en t ra l, an d New York and Erie fonds, for which there is still a good demand Redeemable. Per Cent. tihbiited States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...107 108 " I 'ed Stat 6 er n Ce ß nt. Cent. Inscribed s tock " p Pe 1867-1868...1 06 107 80 N4llB37lvania 5 per Cent. Inscribed Stock ... 78 ~.. vf Ilus ylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 84 85 7r4suchusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1868-102 10_3, ViarrYlaod 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ••• 91 r;, v ir gillia. 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... idb It e „g i lnia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 87 88 ""Icky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868... 88 89 Ato ti t,„ , .LOANS OF CITIES. 4e, -- ' 4 . 6 p. Cent Ster. 80nd5...1857-186 5 ... 83 1893... 80 82 v Orleans 6 per Cent. Bonds Do. 1874...7 , 3 do. do. Do. 1884... 72 74 do. do. RAILROAD BONDS. Illi Zt i ll °i.s Central 7 pey Cent. Bonds 1875... 68 70 b li ° lB Centr 1 7 1) r Cent. Freeland ki' oh n i ds .... a . ....... e . 1 1 8 8 5 60 9 i 92*85i 65 Pau gan Central 8 per Cent. Bonds B9 90 1 ; a llia 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster- /,a`ing Bonds) tla naa 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (-Ster ?eling Bonds) tcnitYdlvania Central 6 p. Cent. Mortgage k w yo s rk ... .... ... 0z . i .. i . 5 . t . i ... ; .. t . ........ 91 92 New York ......... . _ ..... . .... - ........ .1868-1869...100 101 w York and Erie 7 p. Cent., 2d Mort- N,be 18,59... 90 92 a. , Convertible w York and Erie 7 per Cent 3..a...liiort eayge, Convertible 1883... 85 86 81 NF,ork and Erie 7 p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 80 inztioark..and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking ~ 80 81 * Ex dividend. T he weekly return of the Bank of E n g land to Satur day la s t en tirely confirms the view taken as t 0 t he necessity for employing some of the surplus tif; 4e ts either in the purchase of Gov ernment Secu e,ea or in making loans upon the m. The Bank " . not reduce its rate of discount, and found fewer bills offered, consequently resorted to this tkl:edient as upon f orm er occasions. The excellent .n anee to the credit of the Chancellor of the Ex th'iller is still an enc oura g in g feature in the ac o-nnt, and the means of the Bank are now left e - atir u nfettered by an extraneous Govern ment de m i and y that militates against the commercial body . i A,,';_private deposits were slightly lesse ned, but tf l e r ,°Ftbly the proceeds might be invested prior to :losing of the transfer books. Such an amou nt ke% in reserve and bullion has been rarely held 'alit N . 7 tank in unsettled times. Compared with Acti c ? l ' , the changes are as follows eh ea ei rculation £19,617, 315 43 414 "Jeorse 4,625 oz l 17,064,781 .4 (41 Increase 417,065 3,172,157 1,857 increase lie Deposits 5,196,161 Increase 1,837,889 o ther Deposits 11,932,316 Decrease 298,455 Nven-Day and other Bills Increase G overnment Securities 12,110,721 Increase ether Securities 12,315,806 Decrease 139,349 Notes unemployed 10,720,370 Increase 439,760 el:Yesterday afternoon the rates for bills of ex -nge upon the • cipal continental cities were h o t, principal at b,,quite supported. Paris, 90 days, was taken t. ; 45 37i to 40 ; Hamburg, at 13 71 to 8 ; and - ,T i te) at 12 33 to 36. fi-"facial accounts, relative to the sums theid as ig insurance, have been published for year . 11: 4 , from which it appears that the Sun, Phoenix, %,„, 37a1 Exchange, County, Imperial, and Alliance, highest on the list in London, the Norwich -o ' l and West of England in the country, the iteo,ttish Union and North British in Scotland, j r National, the National, the Patriotic, and the Globe, in mehe The Unity made great progress. 4 17"). -e , exports of bullion from London direct this 21 4 ga v r " to Thursday last, have been 1,680 ounces of 100 here are no arrivals to-day with news of any wo kterest. 100 t?" monthly list of Mr. Miller sho ws a fair 100 Il lber of vessels on the berth for Australia. 20i w er ;eZunds have been rather flatter,Consols which t oo - ' 4 4 a being now 924 for transfer. For ac- 20 et) nnt 4' ra,th they have been 911 ex dividend, and since 6 Sellers 911, though now up to 9 4 a g ain. l ilt Stock has varied from 208 1 to 210. India 20 Sto ck has b een a t 235 t o 236. Exchequer Bills 20 20 20 a n ominal, and India Bonds have b een 19s. to. 20 d o : Premiu m . Th e N e w 3 per Cents. have been 33- p r , at 92 to 921. The Omnium is at 41 to 4R -20 Par • Tu r e , I gn Securities have been steady, except 20 ablab, which are lower, having been dealt in at 16 i s and 82, and s i nce at 81 to /. At present t he y 20 e I n ab out 84 to 1. Mexican Bonds have been to' L er i ted at 22f to Buenos Ayres have risen %.4 2 ? and Peruvian have been dealt in at 69._ 2,3 ti r n i The fc a o n ennot e ws x .ina d gr i e vi a d t e 6 n 4 d . realise 85i to 86. Dutch 20 10 are the nominal prices of foreign K ,l: ---- Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 71; Men- 2 40 0 Per'n' 2 i to 22/ ; Peruvian, 68 to 70; ditto Three 20 t' -e A % t s., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 20 ditt ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; 20 „.,(/ P our-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; 2 0 C P : li n t isll New Deferred, 181 to 18/ ; Ditto 3 per Ditto 3 8 to 381 ; Ditto Certificates, 4t044 ; 2 ?' Ark Passive, n to 4 1 . 4 21ough the transactions are not important, the a Noßailway Shares fully maintain their value, 1\1" 14 Some cases are higher, Aberdeen, Great 4t nrthe rn am Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland, T he aterford and Kilkenny being at an advance. 11 hi g h 4 lltlverp and Rotterdam have been about ss. 21 S ani e j , Lyons and Geneva are up 10s. to 11., and s 2 p o ure and Meuse are fully 10s_. dearer. an el a n Mines are dull, and also the Joint-Stock tr a ii,, s • Crystal Palace are a shade higher. Aus -4n Agricultural Land continue heavy. I IIitITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONK O't (From the Oficial ) riIIOTIP, man. ll glk. St k 2094 10 821 3 Per (! " •••••••••• g , r -ent. Reduced Annuitias.:. . k.:'er Cent. Consols Annuities E,'„7: 3 per C'ent. Annuities ..... ;-: Annnities, Expire sth b! t to :10 Years Expire stb Jan., 1860 44- ~..4atto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 16i Indiab i. t tOt-,°11:11:84.e r't 1.,.'1(10°0 235 6 p r „ 20 19 18 n! ''?le An. Account, 10th July 9l. x d ' , annu al Itreß *************************** AT 0N - F. (rCLICK)K t ra !' -OF FOREIGN FUNDS ON F, zaian Bonds, 5 per Cent loo} flu e :,:i.t :Ares Bonds, 6 per Cen: ,,9,. le an 22. i. ~‘,. •. per Cent. for th e Account `gliv'a l , D Ll' - ""( 14 , 4:1 per Cent. 69 ri, itto for the ' Account.. r ' J ulian Bond s , 5 (~ t .. .... . erki sh B, per -" • • .... „, Bonds, 6 per cent 814 2 1,3 2 1i Ditto for tho Account... .... bit Iv,(lencl on tie above : , avahle . n Lom i on. eh Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gull ' 64 TWO O'CLOCK. C 0n5015..................................... Ditto Account, 10th July 9lg i Jc d 25 St. St. an .00 411 00 25 26 to ?,5 to 5 tO 18 5 5 5 20 1 2 all 3 all all 14 all RA/ LW A Ya. KA 11,VIAY. (11osinr Prices yesterchy: Aat Wo.,ng. And East - 1. Jana BelfAst & Pallymena. Birming. Wolverh , 3tour Valley Birkenhd. Immesh ti Cheshire Jnnet )0. Meth. eir Birk C5O and E 25 Cu. Do., &Tyn9origina £25 (isad. at £45 Ilristol and Exeter... laledonian. ....... . Carmarthen and Cv• 4/1 4, 84 -- 8 ' 13i -- 13 15i - t6i 8 4 7 i 88 - 90 6ii - 65, digan :heater & Holyhead fork and Bandon ;sork, Wack, Cornwall 'lrieff Junction )üblin&BelfastJunc. Dundee Perth dab, leen Junction Do. New ...... 15 l S - 10 5i -6! East ...... Eastern Counties Eastern ' i . ..Tnion, A Stock ...... ...... . D 6,., B. Stock Do., New East Lancashire Edinbiargh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Prth &Dundee Forth & Clyde June Furness Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Westerr :Teat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western )o. Stour Val, Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Easter Lancaster & Car Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksl , Do. Wet. Riding Un Liv:Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & S.Cst Lond. and N. Westr )o. Fifths D0.101.5h.,M&8.. C Do. Eighths London andS. Westn Do., £5O 'Do., £4O Lndndrry& Col eraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. danch.Shef. & Lindy Do. i Shares, No. Do., Man. & Lin. Un, Midland Birmng. &Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Neweastc Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Wa reupoint and Rost ~for. Northn.Counties Ur North British North Devon, No. 1 1)o., No. 2 no., 6 A Deferred . Do., B Guarant , ed N. Eastern—Berwie! Do. do. Extension .. 15 16 12a f2i 36 40 24 26 78 80 5 60 2d par 19 21 70 - 72 92§'-- 93, 78 - 80 . 125 - 97 - 99 68 - 69 58 - 62 75 - 80 ' 8 - 101 8 10 81/ - 8211 - 8k LO 103 L - 103; P 84i - ii5A 8 • 7 4 si *LI 26i 27 8 - 9 74i -75 i 44 - 46 • .* • • 9 - 7 Ii - 2 51 -- 53 31 .„ 32 75 76 6 3 / 4 - 6 • 31 3!J 14 14 3 / 4 52 53 48 - 50 j d par 4i Rd 6i 7 1 d ar - _ Do.do. G.N.E. Fur& Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New VAL.._ N.&S. Wstrn. stead, and City Jn., North Staffordshire. North Western....... Y. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcestor,k Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central 28 - 30 101 103 68 - 70 46 98 '3 .4 63 -63 i 286 - 296 4 - 2 3 - 1 ... ."" • r• .. .... 4. 20 2 34 22 - 2i 7 - 8 B Al A_ al< 1 4 _1 6 ,THIS DAY.) 'Scottish Midland Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. k Riv.Dut Do Staines, Wok &Wok Stockton Sto-Atom & Ilrartlep; Taff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1.... Themes Haven Does and Railway Ulverstone & Lanes. l Vale of Neath... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterforl&Lmerick West Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace.. West London. ,Wimbledn&Croydol,, FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rottr , rdam Belgian Eastn. June. Bezi era to Graisaeseac• llombay,l3aroda,an(i Central India,Serip Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. Kew.. ....... .., Hut Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. Ey;eit;io.... Do. 4} p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. II of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Cent, al of Rran Gr't. India , ' ?eningula guar. 5 pa cent.... Do. New 6 par cent Do. Extensions.... ,Do. d 0.... Great Luxembour Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt.WesternofCanad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, 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.e pref Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran. Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. Now Namur & Liege (with Interest). Do. (ea interest) Northern of France. D o .201. She.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & eed. at 2241. dur. 68 yra. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy.B. & Ama. Sha. NorwegianTrunkPres Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ..... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen & Cherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Moues_ Do. 54 p. cent. Pref Seind , 3 Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders' Do 54 per c. Pref Western of France Wept. or Switzerland WiJsbaden Zealand - 21 - - 36. 37 10 - 11 23 - - 251 - 18 - 19 55 57 94 - 06 3j - 4 8 ,P - 5a 3 - 4 31 -- 3g 211 -21 i 101 - 103 10 7 - 109 110 - 112 102 104 22 - 23 110 - 112 ..... 6 ; - lip 2i 3 P 5 7 2 - 3 6 : 63 iiai -- 37 131 13i1 R - 9 272 - 28 p 472 - 46 i 42 - 41 - ply 231 24 21 22 2 lid 9 9.} - 2i - 3 p ... - pm ii - 4 ,1 .1 ; 1 Firl 18 - IS. BANKS. 82 - 84 •• -- ••• i • d par - .d 3p 18 -• 19 21 22 par P G. • ••' ..• - 35 37 - 39 ... -- ... JOINT-STO Australasia Rritish Colonial Bank and Loan Company [Rritish N. American Chart& Bank of Asia Ihrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 10 25 20 all 10 22. all all Rli ti '2. City ....• • • ‘Jolonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chart Lond. Chan. Bk. of Anstr: Ditto I\ . London ICounty • London Joiut Stock.. Loud. & Westminster , National Provincial of England Do. Now National of Ireland New South Wales wiental Bank of Corporation N.ovincial of Ireland )o. New Loyal Au strain. Bkv St Gold Imp c o ,raith Australia n on Jf Australia.. Do. New ......... Anion of London par THE. SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVEN I NG_ JUNE 2 1855 LINES Lii,ASED kT FIXED PENTALFL LATV lETELLIGENCE ( THIS DA Y.) OFFICIAL DESPATCH PROM FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN. RAILWAY*. Leal Cocapa+, talon. Primo , yeater,tU this day. COURT OF CHANCERY. THE QUEEN V. HANCOCK'S PATENT. (Front last Night's Gazette.) WAR DEPARTMENT, JUNE 1. Bedford and Bletchley Backghawsh. Clydesdale J. Col. Stour Vy. Sad. and Hal. E. Lin. g. 6 pc Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... The arguments in this case, which relate to a technical point as the practice now in existence relative to the granting and extension' of patents, occupied the Lord Chancellor the whole morning. (Before the Lt,rds Justices of Appeal.) 97 99 100 102 Lord Panmure has this day received a despatch and its enclosures, of which the following are copies, ad dressed to his lordship by Field-Marshal the Lord Raglan, G. C. B. - - ii.i -- 1:76 STURGE V. TRH EASTERN UNION RAILWAY OOMPANY.-.. Before Sebastopol, May 19. My Lord,—l have the honour to enclose the copy of a letter from Captain Montagu, of the Royal Engineers, prisoner of war, dated Simpheropol, April 28, transmitting a list of British prisoners who died either there or on their road from Sebastopol. I beg to forward this return in duplicate. Your Lordship will see with satisfaction that the Bri tish Prisoners, who are sick in the hospital at Simpheropol, receive equal, if not greater, attention than the Russian soldiprs from the authorities, and are constantly receiving presents from visitors.—l have, &c., The Lord Panmuro, , &c. JUDGMENT. The Lords Justices gave judgment to-day in this ap peal, which was argued before them at the commence ment of the last month. The case came before their lordships upon appeal from the decision of the Vice- Chancellor Wood granting an injunction to restrain the defendants from declaring or paying any dividend upon the general shares of the Eastern Union Railway Com pany, before first satisfying the claim-of the plaintiff. Several acts of Parliament bad been passed, giving the company powers to grant preference shares, in order to enable them to carry on their works, and in 1847 and 1848 the plaintiff purchased between 1,200 and 1,300 of these preference shares, which were to pay 6 per cent. Up to June, 1850, the dividends at the rate of 6 per cent. had been regularly paid to the plaintiff, bat after that period be bad received no interest for his money, and in August 1853 the Eastern Union Railway Company ob tained an act of Parliament enabling them to redeem the Preference Stock. In February 1854 the Company paid the redemption money to Sturge, with interest upon it, at the rate of 41 per cent. Sturge, upon this, handed over his shares to the Company, insisting at the same time that he was entitled to the payment of 6 per cent. The defendants repudiating that claim, Sturge filed his bill for an injunction and a declaration of his rights. The Vice-Chancellor, upon the motion before him for that purpose, granted an injunction, and from that judgment the parties appealed. Upon that appeal coming on before the Lords Justices it was arranged that the appeal motion and the cause should be heard together, and upon them the Court now gave judgment. Their lordships, after going at con siderable length into the case, dismissed the appeal motion, with costs, and declared that the plaintiff was entitled to his claim for 6 per cent. interest up to the time at which the Redemption Act passed in August, 1853 ; observing that the course adopted by the com pany as a body was not creditable to them in rendering it necessary for the plaintiff to institute his suit, and to that suit setting up such an unconscientious defence. The defendants have therefore failed in their appeal and in their opposition to the suit, and have to pay all the costs. Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. d Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preferem.e Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & 10i - 169 iii - 13 23 -24 11i - 111 RAGLAN. "l/ nedear . Midld.B Newmartet Bu: Exton.. N.& 3t.5 p.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyre 4 - * - uP 57 - 59 Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Roth and Goole g. 5 p. c. Shrews. &Her. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&gomrst 130 - 135 .._ 8 - 9 3 - 20. 3 - 33 91 - .93 QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco.) BURGOYNE V. MARRYATT. Mr. Bovale applied for a rule, calling on the defend ant to show cause why an attachment should not be issued against him for not answering certain interroga tories, required by a learned judge, under the 51st sec. of the Common Law Procedure Act of 1854, which re quires the interrogatories sought from a defendant to be delivered to a plaintiff within 10 days, and in default, without sufficient cause be shown, the person so neglecting should be considered guilty of con tempt of court, and be proceeded against accordingly The defendant, to whom the interrogatories were ad dressed, had made five ox six applications to the Court, and obtained extensions of time on the ground of ill health, but there was every reason to believe that he could answer the interrogatories without his health sus taining any injury. _ . . Mr:Ju;tice Coleridge asked if this was the case when Mr. Justice Erie refused an application for a further ex tension of time. Mr. Bovill said he beleved it was. The action was for the recovery of 4501.3 n two promissory notes, and the answers sought were naterial to the plaintiff's case. Rule nisi granted. FRENCH V. MOINE AND ANOTHER. Mr. Robinson showed :ause against a rule obtained for a new trial. The acticu was brought by the plaintiff, a farrier and veterinary strgeon, against the defendants' haulier at the Great Nothern Railway, to recover an account for work and lalpur done and materials sup plied in shooing, roughing, &c., the defendants' horses during last winter. At the trial, before Mr. Justice Coleridge, the jury retuned a verdict for the plaintiff. The question in dispute was whether the word "rough ing" was used at the tine of making the contract (which was a verbal one), or mt. The plaintiff contended the contract was to shoe not doctor the horses up to the knee, at is. 4d. per horse, whilst the defendant contended it was for roughing also. Their lordships directed the rule to be made absolute, he costs to abide the result of the new trial. • REID AND SON V. DOSXINGS.-JUDGMENT. This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for an alleged breach of a charter party in not supplying the defendant with a cargo of wheat from Odessa. The defendant pleaded he was prevented from doing so in consequence of the declaration of war with Russia, and their lordthips' decision was for the de fendant. Loud .ri N. W L. &N. W Ca.) orlon. E. Un. E. C... Caldonian. Gt. Wes Yk. New . Bcrw Y. St N M Do. Do Is. Easto Peto & Cc Norfolk., Do ..... W & Midld. Stokton Dariingt. 'En. Couu. K. Co tin D 0... L. &N.W &Ln&Y) , Do Gt Northt Laneash & Yorksh. T. Brassey M. MClean Stockt. Darlingt Do 14t%, 'estn. PREFEREN I A oerdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c Blyth and Tyne lOpe. c. pref. (issd. at 50/; Eris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St, Do. 4 p. c. Shares , Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork dzßandonsil.e, Dun.Prth .dti‘ her. E. Anglian CIP. ASh Do. do. Cls. P 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 r. c. st.l East Un., G. 6 p. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Del;entr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash. 6 p.ets E.&W. York. J. sths Rd. Prth.&Dun.4 p.c. Furne, , s . & S. W. 0.5 p. c. Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. )o. p. c Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. tsp.c.pm... fit. N. of Scot. lst Pr qt. S. &NV. (Ireland Do. 4per c. Praf. Gt. Westn. (Barks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c).. Do. con. red. 4. p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. DG. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Cnester 8 p. Do. do. 5 p. c. do. Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh.. Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. F. £2 Do. 6 p. c. Stz,ek Lon. &Brigb. 0.5 p.c. Do. Pref., 5 p. 0. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent.. Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et... Lon. & S. W. C0n.31- Londy. & Crier. Sh. Londy. & Ennis. S. Nan., Shef., & Lin. Nev; .ElO - 44 Do. £6 all ILTs.rypt.&Carl.4p c all • Do. 44 per cent 104 Do 100 Kid. Consol.6 p.c St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol X Birm. 6 per cent. 1.00 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. 11 Do. Pref. 4); per ce all Do. 51. PLN f. 4 p. c.. 100 Ditto Leic , ster and Hitchon Pr f. St... all Norfolk Detaitture 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stns 100 Do. sp. c. Ext 100 Do. 5i per ct pref._ 100 'Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British - IN. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c :No.l Dc, do. Quarters 4s Do. York H.& -4 . Per. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh.£ls, 6 p Do R. Pre". If.. Sh. Scot. Cent. , New ?re, South Devon Do, fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Readi g Ann.) of £1 Os. (i, Do. 4i per cent..... S Wales Gua. 4p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c.... S. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar. ,5 p c. Do. do. do Stock. & Hartl. g. p. C. till July 1, '5l; Waterfd.&Kilk.6 p c !E SHARES 101 - 105 92 -94 ••• 92 - 94 98 - 100 ••• .. .... 3i - 5t - tit - 1I - 1 p 13i -13 i 100 • all 141 100 100 58' - 62 is : ii; 10 - 111 .01 - 103 0 St. 2U 1100 100 100 100 100 [lOO ,Lll 411 all - 6 - 64 97 - 9 90 - 52 - 94 10 - 11 17 - 17 10 10 74 - 76 19i - 20 9i - 10 14i - 15 [37 139 20 124 25 20 2} 3 13i 14 o if, - 139 96 - 98 - 1 ; 4i - 41 100 - 102 92 -- 94 34 - 3i la 107 - 109 13i - 14 ' id - par , 23 —23 i 98 100 , 16 -18 ... - • . 2 -- 3p — ii -: ija 1 pm pm MINES. 1 4.11 Aga,. term • 1 all Anglo Austen. Gold 10s. ill Anglo Californian e - g 20 6 kustralian - if 1 all Australian Cordiller - 1 Ave Maria - - 1 ill Baden (Gd.D achy of " 50 all Blmnarvon Iron an Coal - 8 20 14 British Iron 4 - 6 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issue , ' at i.!5 pin.) - 3 21 30 all Do. Cocaes & Culab 2.1 - 3 20 1.5 Do. St. John Del Re• 31 -33 1 ' Carson's Creek..... - 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica 40 all Cobre Copper 56 - 58 5 1 Colonial Gold. - St. all Copper Min. of En 30 - 40 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. eon 2d - car ... 16 Copiapo ....... 204 - 214 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg - 21 2 1 Fortuna par - 20 all General l5 - 17 1 all Gt.Nugk et Veinßeg $ 4,1 all Great Polgooth h 1 all Liberty I 3 a l l Linares. 7 - ... 2 D B 2 - 2.1 5 1 Lusitanian iP 1 all Mariquita 1 all Now Granada - 1 all New Linares Minin and Smelting Co 1 all Nouveau Monde a - 20 all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 15 - 16 5 1 Port Philip - 1 all Quartz Rock - 4 50 all Rhymney Iron l9 - 21 15 all Do. New 5 - 6 30 121 Santiago de Cuba... 6i 7 1 all South A ustzalian... a - 1 10 71 Tin Croft ...... 28 all United Mexican 5i - 6} 5t 1 all Waller 1 all West Marip05a....,...Marip05a.........- 12s. Worthing Mining o' Australia I all Yuba DdISOMLLAN 25 174 Australian Agric...A. 33 - 35 334 3 10 all Ans: - ,raln. Royal,Mail 10 7 Berlin Water Works 3 -24 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 57 - 60 5 1 Brit. & Coln. -meltg. and Reduction Co.. 100 324 Canada 119 - 121 St. 1.00 Canada Gov. 6p. et Jan. and July ll3 1134 1 . 134 5 all Crystal Palace 3i - 5 4 Do. Preference - 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 Duston Iron Ore 20 8.4 Eastern Steam 25 23 Electric Telegraph l7 - 19 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam - 141 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. _ 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 61 - 6i 10 24 Do. New ... ........ 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel „. 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 - la 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. I all N. B. Australasian... - 1 20 15 Nrth. (.4 Europe Steamt eam - 1 all Oriental Gas - I g all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl 3 - 3 3 50 all Peninsular& Oriental - ••• • •• 5. 10 Do. New 24 - 34. `..! all Portland Iron Co 1 - 14 'OO 60 loyal Mail Steam 73 - 75 till , soot.. Austral. Invest. l - 2 1 Ditto New - all i'luth Austral. L a nd . .481 •)0§ .31 Submar. Tel, Scrip - 1 all •,. Reg,gtere i• •••• 20 5 Trust& L. Co.U.Can. „. 100 Pau Diemen'o Lane In 14 COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL. (Before Lord Chief Jus;ice Campbell, Mr. Baron Platt, Mr. Baron Alderson,Mr. Justice Erie, and Mr. Jus tice Crowther.) THE QUEEN, ON THE PROSECUTION OF WILLIAM MAL- LOW V. THOMAS SMITH. The prisoner was triud at Brighton, before Mr. Ed win James, the recorder of the borough, on a charge of knowingly receiving a stolen watch. The learned re corder having some doubts on the legality of the convic tion, submitted the case to their lordships, who, after hearing the facts, confirmed the conviction. HORTICULTURAL FETE AT THE CRYSI'AL PALACE-(THIS DAY). The first grand horticultural fete took place this day as an inauguration of the season of 1855. At twelve o'clock the doors were opened, and an immense number of holders of season tickets soon assembled in the gar dens, and for whose accommodation the usual rule for, the admission of the public was suspended. The exhibi tion of flowers, plants, &c., was of the most magnificent description, the pelargoniums attracting, as usual, the greatest curiosity. Nothing could exceed the effect produced by the beauty of the arrangement of the flowers—the deep scarlet in close proximity with the delicate white and pink, had' a peculiarly pleasing and fine appearance. There were. also some splendid azaliaq and rhododendrons, the size of which excited the greatest astonishment. The bands of the Coldstream Guards, the Grenadier Guards, the Life Guards, and several other military bands, in addition to that of the company, were in attendance, and played with their usual excellence some well-selected music. The time set for the first performance of the fountains was so late that we were compelled to leave the gardens previous to their display. The waterworks which were to make their first appearance at half-past four o'clock, are the fountains of the six basins on the terraoe•garden, the two small circular basins just below the terrace, and the large round basin in the centre walk. These nine basins are called the upper range, to distinguish them from the great cascades. The immense double series of circular jets with centre spires 250 feet high, which lie lower down in the grounds, will not, we under stand, be ready till some time in July. The success that has attended this fête will no doubt induce the directors of the Crystal Palace Company to announce their intention of shortly holding.another, to which the shilling visitors will be admitted. NEW GOVERNOR FOR THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION AT WESTMINSTER.—An election took place yesterday for a new governor for the House of Correction at Westminster. The result of the poll was as under : Colonel Fraser, 74 ; Major Charles Cheetham, 61 ; Captain A. Keyt, 2 ; Captain N. Craig, 0. Colonel Fraser was then declared to be duly elected. PUBLIC PETITIONS.—The 38th report of the select committee includes 36 petitions for the adoption of the ballot, signed by 6,302 persons ; 1,540 for the abolition of church rates, signed by 144,491 persons ; 114 against the new Marriage Law Amendment Bill, signed by 2,896 1 1 persons, and 110 in its favour, signed by 56,423 persons ; 1,777 for a repeal of the Maynooth College Act, signed by 226,534 persons ; 2 for the establishment of religious equality, signed by 2,672 persons ; 57 for the adoption of a decimal coinage, signed 4,171 persons; 420 against the Scottish Education Bill, signed by 29,461 persons ; 370 for an alteration of details of the measure, signed by 19,691 persons ; 54 for prohibiting the distillation from grain, signed by 18,501 persons ; 56 for prohibiti ng the s e a signed by 3,037 p ersons, nfgd. Beer e sale on Sundays on ly, , c 5 0 7 h 4 0 li prohibiting beverages, thei persons ; 132 f or a repeal of the Sale signed by 297,037 persons ; 7 for admini strative reform (war with Russia), s i gne d b y 3 , 527 per sons ; 12 for a reform of our mllitary system ( war w ith Russia), signed by 275 persons ; 2 for a speedy termina tion of the war, signed by 47 persons ; and 9 for a vigo , roux prosecution of the war, signed by 1,437 persons. There is also an extraordinary petition from Mi. Robt. O wen , praying the house to appoint a committee or commission fully to investigate his (Mr. Owen's) views on what he calls the millphial et de of human life in its spirit, principles, and practices, and the plain and peace ful mode by which it may be made gradually to super sede the present system of society, and that Mr. 0 wen may be examined at the bar of the house. This strange petition was presented by Viscount Goderich, /11,P. Enclosure 1. Sitnpberopol, April 28, 1555. Sir.—l have the honour to enclos3 the accompanying list of prisoners who died either here or on their road from Sebastopol. There are some others. dead, but Thomas Verry, Bth Hussars, who furnished me with the list, could not remember the names of the rest.—l have, &c., (Signed) H. MONTAGI7, Captain Royal Engineers. To Major-General Estcourt, &e., &c., &a. I have been given to understand that the prisoners who are sick in hospital have received equal if not even greater attention than their own soldiers from the authorities, and are constantly receiving presents, &c., from visitors. There are five or seven men who will be sent the first op portunity to Odessa, for the purpose of being forwarded to England, they being incapable of serving again. Enclosure 2. NOMINAL RETURN OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN, PRISONERS OF WAR, WHO DIED EITHER AT SIMPHEROPOL OR ON THE ROAD FROM SEBASTOPOL. 4th Light Dragoons. Troop Serjeant-Major William Fowler Private Thomas Fletcher Private James Normoyle Private George Linser Bth Hussars. Corporal William Taylor 11th Hussars. Corporal J. Wilson Private John Berry 13th Light Dragoons. Trumpeter William Howarth Private Wm. Bainton 17th Lancers. Corporal James Hall Private Henry Young Private Robert Edge Private William Kirk Private Alfred Jeerer 7th Regiment of Foot. Private James Arnott 23d Regiment of Foot. Private Matthew Fell Private Edward Buckingham Private John Gillmore Private Ambrose Hudson 33d Regiment of Foot. Private Thomas Beasent 55th Regiment of sot. Private John Webb 57th Regiment of Foot. Serjeant Thomas Holden 68th Regiment of Foot. Private Edward Mason Private Benjamin Binder 77th Regiment of Foot. Private Charles Fox 95th Regiment of Foot. Private James O'Donnell J. B. BUCKNALL ESTCOURT, Adjutant-General. MARKET NEW,-(THIS DAY COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of vegetables were again on the increase, yet they were very moderate for the time of year. The show of fruit was limited, and the general demand was tolerably firm, at full quotations. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s to 12s per lb ; apricots, Os to Os per doz. ; hot-house grapes, 4s Od to 10s Od per lb ; foreign to, 10d to is 8d; melons, Os 0(1 to OS each peaches, I Od to 30s ; nectarines, 15s Od to 30s per dozen , Apples, 4 s 6d to 10s Od per bushel ; pears, 2s Od to 8s Od per dozen ; Orleans plums and green gages Os to Os Od per punnet ; ditto, Os to Os Od, and common plums, 3s 0 1 to Os per half sieve ; cherries, 10s to 12s per pound ; lemons, 4s to 8s Od per 100 ; oranges. 4s to 10s per 100; fil berts, 935 per 100 lbs ; cobnuts, 180 s to Os ; almonds, Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, Od to Od per 100; figs, is Od to 2s 6d per lb. ; strawberries, 6d to is per oz. VEGETABLES.—White cabbages, is Od to 2s per dozen; red ditto, 2s to 3s Od per dozen • French beans, is Ot to 2s Od per 100 ; brocoli, 10d to 23 3d per bundle ; potatoes, 90s to 160 s per ton ; vegetable marrow, Od ea ;h ; peas, 2s 6(1 to 6s per half sieve ; broad beans, 9d to le per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 6d to 9d p9r bunch ; cucumbers, Os 6d to 2s Od each ; garlic, 6d to Os 8d per pound ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per sieve ; old onions, 6s Od to 8s Oct per bushel ; Spring ditto, 2s to 28 3d per doz. bunches ; leeks, 2d to Caper bunch ; shallots, Id to 6d : horse-raddish, 2s Od to 180 d per bundle ; parsley 2d to 4d per bunch ; celery, Os Oct to is 6d per bunch ; endive, is 6d to 33 Od per score ; beet, is 6d to 2s per doz. ; parsnips, Os 6d to is Od per dozen ' • small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, 10d to is Od per pottle ; artichokes, 4s to 6s per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, Os 0(1 to is Od per sco-o ; sorrel, 6d to is per half sieve ; radishes 6d to 8d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s Od to 4s Od per half sieve ; chillies, is to is 6d per 1•11; Brussels sprouts, is Od to 2s Ocl i)er half sieve; capsicums, is to 2s per 100. ; rhubarb, 3a to is per bundle ; sea. kail, Os ;d to is 6d per punnet ; asparagus, 2s to 5s per bundle; radishes, 6d to 10d per dozen hands ; new potatoes, 3d to Is per lb. ; cauliflowers, is to 3s per dozen. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s 61 to 7s Od ; Goslings, 5s Od to 6s Gd each; Ducklings, 3s Od to 3s Gd ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os Od; wild do , is to is 6d each ; Pigeons, 6s to 9s per doz. ; large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Chickens, is 9d to 2s 6d ; Capons, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Heres 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ; Partridges, Os Od to Os Od; Pheasants, Os Od to Os Od; Leveretr, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; Roasting Pigs, 4s Od to 78 Od ; Guinea Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, 118 ;d to 12s Gd, and English 108 6d to 14s Od per 'dozen lbs. English Eggs, 7s 6d to 8s Od ; French ditto, 55 Od to 6s 6d per 120. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Sd to 5s Od ; ,amb, 5s 6d to Cs 8d; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; pork, 3s Gd to 4s 4d per 81bs. WHITECHA.PEL. Beef, 3s 4d to 4a 4d ; mutton, 3a 6d to 5s Od ; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 8d ; veal, 48 Od to 58 Od ; pork, 38 4d to 48 4d per Blbs. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, is Od to 15s ; Brills, is Od to 7s each; Salmon, is 2d to Is 6d per lb ; Cod Fish, is to 3s 6d each ; Soles, 3d to is ld per pair; Eels, 8d to 1801 per lb; Lobsters, Gd to 2s 6d ; Crabs, Gd to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 3s Od to 12s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 168 to 208 ; Natives, —s to —s per bsh; Mackerel, 30s to 40s per 100; Smelts, is to 2s Gd per doz. ; Skate, 6d lo Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 58 Od to Os per 100. ; Scotch do., 6d; Sprats, 8s Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreys, is Od to 108 each ; Haddocks, Ss to 12s per doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, 2s Oct to 3s; Mullets, 6d to is 6d ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Halibut, 6d per lb ; Flounders, is to 18 6d per dozen. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 10d to 141; of household ditto, 81d to 9id per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3id to Od ; 641 b to 721 b, 3id to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id. to 4 d ; 881 b to 961 b, 41d to 4id ; 961 b to 1041 b, Oct to Od ; 104 1121 b Od to Od ; upwards, Od to Od ; Horse hides, 5s 5d to Os Od ; calf skins, Light, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ditto, full, ds Od to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, Os Od to Os Od ; Bents, Os Oct to Os Od ; Half-breds, Gs 6a. to 7s 6d ; Downs, 4s 9d to 5s 9d ; Lambs, 2s 2d to 3s Od ; Shearlings, 10(1 to Os 11d. HAY MARKETS. BMITEIFISLD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 5/ 10s Od ; clover ditto, 3/ 58 to 616 s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 98 per load. A fair average supply and a steady demand. CUMBERLAND. : 1 - Meadow hays 31 5s to 5/ 153 ; clove] litto, 3' 5s to 6/ 63 ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 103 per load Trade steady, at our quotations. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 51 105; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 6/ 65; and straw, it 4s toll 9s per ]oad. Both hay and straw sold steadily, at very full prices. ARCH/EOLOGICAL IN STITUTE. — Yesterday, one of the usual monthly meetings of this society was held at their rooms in Suffolk-street ; the Hon. Mr. Neville in the chair. There was a large and interesting collection of archaeological subjects, amongs t t h e most noticeable of which were a series of marble casts from France, ex tending from the beginning of the sth to the 14th cen tury. Mr. Nesbitt, who presented them, gave a short but interesting description of their history and meaning. Mr. Wynne, M.P., exhibited and made some observa tions upon four MSS. which came into the possession of his family with that of Sir Kenelm Digby, to whom they appeared to have belonged. One of them was the MS. diary of Admiral Digby, whilst in command of the fleet in the Mediterranean in 1627. Two others were illuminated MSS. of uncertain date. A paper was read by Mr. Yates on the subject of a Roman mould for making pottery, found in Germany. A papar commu nicated by Mr. Godwin, describing the architectural an tiquities of Dudley Castle, was read, as also some other papers of lesser interest. INQUEST ON BROOME, THE PUGILIST.—Last night Mr. Langham, deputy-coroner for Westminster, held an inquest at the Wrekin Tavern, Drury-lane, touching the death of John Broome, aged 38, the well-known pugilist, who committed suicide on the previous day. It appeared from the evidence adduced that for three or four days prior to his death deceased had been in a very nervous and excited state, and complained of a pain at his heart. His mind was partly disturbed by some family differ ences, and also by the litigation, &c., connected with the card-cheating case at Brighton, his losses and legal and other expenses arising out of that affair having been be tween 8,0001. and 9,000/. He said , he could not get the public to believe he was innocent, and he had latterly fancied that he was watched by four or five persons wherever he went. The rejection by Government of a gun which he had invented and thought would have been accepted appeared to further prey upon his mind. On Thursday, while left alone in the kitchen of the Wrekin public-house, he cut his throat with a carving knife, inflicting mortal injuries.—Verdict, " Temporary insanity." this day. 26 7 50 50 '25 93i k 63 i 82f 2 1021 3 1031 i 75 / 4/ 45/ 751 I 14 63i i 201 3/ 8 i 2i Pm 21. i 9 1 i i i all all all all THE ISTHMUS OF PEREEOP. -The Isthmus of Perekop, which unites the Cri mea to the main-land, is so often mentioned in the accounts of the operations' of the allied troops in the East, that the following particulars respecting it will probably prove of interest : , The Isthmus of Perekop, called in the Tartar lan guage the Gate of Gold,' is situated between the Black Sea and the Putrid Sea, and is 10 versts long by 6 wide (25 versts make 20 Miles). To the west extends the Gulf of Perekop, closed on the side of the continent by Cape Seilgasch, and on the side of the Crimea by a pro, montory of the same name as the isthmus. Perekop is the capital of the circle of that name which touches the circles of Aleschki, Sitnpheropol, and Eupatoria. On the east, th e country is indented by a great number of bays ; and several streams, one of which is the Salghir, water it. The climate is generally insalubrious. The town and fortress of Perekop are situated in the isthmus, between the Gult of Siwasch in the Sea of Az eft, and a line of ratupa:ts running from east to west. A trench of 24 feet depth, provided with a drawbridge, and coatsd with cut stone at both sides, runs across the isthmus opposite the town. The situation of the town is not a good one, and the *uouses are poor in appearance, being covered with thatch, and the streets narrow and dirty. The great article of trade is salt, which whole caravans come to carry away in , summer. The inhabitants, ab ,, ut 3,000 in number at most (some writers say not more than 1,500), are composed of Russians, Tartars, Ar menians, and Jews. The citadel had formerly a cer tain importance, but a few iyears ago the walls were allowed to fall to ruin. Lately considerable repairs have been effected in the building, and other works have been erected. At three versts distance from Perekop is the village of Armenskoi, inhabited by Jews, Greeks, and Armenians, who carry on a considerable trade in cattle of various kinds, but more particularly in lambs. It was in 1736 that the Russians appeared for the first time in the Crimea, under the command of Gen. Munnich, who had with him 100,000 men. They found the isthmus cut across by a trench 24 metres wide and 14 deep, and protected by a wall 20 metres high. All these works were flanked by towers and defended by the fort of Orkapu. The entrenchments were, however, carried by the Russians, and two days after the fortress surrendered. But it was not the bravery of the Russian troops which thus achieved the entrance into the Crimea ; for they in reality succeeded partly by the treachery of the Tartars, and partly by the carlessness of the workmen who had been entrusted with the repairs of defence. Munnich was then able to devastate the pe ninsula as he pleased. The next year there was another attempt at invasion on the part of the Russians, but without success, as the walls were then repaired, and the Khan commanded in person and beat off the assail ants. In 1770 the Russians failed against the fortress, but the year after 90,000 men succeeded in seizing on the isthmus, which the Russians have since held pos session ot." MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) The business in mining shares this week has been, if anything, more active than the last, purchases having been made to a very large amount, though more con• fined to dividend shares. South Frances has still further advanced, and are now quoted 4751. to 5001. In West Frances very large purchases have been made at 181. to 191. per share. The largest business, however, has been in North Basset, transactions to a large extent baying been done at 231., 231. 10s., 241., 241. 10s., 251, 261., and 261. 103. The demand is chiefly owing to the facilities afforded by the shares for small invest ment in such a firbt-class dividend mine, and we believe not less than 150 shares have changed hands this week. Wheal Bassets have been done at 6451. to 655/. ; an im portant feature is likely to come off here before long ; for some months past a cross-cut has been in progress to cut the rich South Frances lode, and is now within a few fathoms of reaching the lode, which runs through nearly the whole length of Basset sett ; and if met with rich as it is in South Frances, the value of Basset would be materially enhanced. Great Davons have changed hands at 3651. to 3701. In Foreign Mines, the market has been fully sustained throughout the week, and a fair amount of business done. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Thursday a court was held for the despatch of public business. PUBLIC! LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS BILL. Mr. R. C. LAMBE,Chairman of the Library Committee, to whom it had been referred to consider the bill brought in by Mr. Ewart for further promoting the establishment of free public libraries and museums in municipal towns, and for extending them to towns under local improve ment acts, and to parishes, brought up their report thereon. The committee stated that, believing the bill would be useful to the inhabitants of the City of London, yet doubtful whether, as the measure stood, it could be carried into effect therein, they had waited upon Mr. Ewart, who bad expressed his willingness to adopt any amendment which would make the bill applicable to the City of London. The committee recommended that they should be empowered by the court to propose an amend ' ,nent, extending the provisions of the act in the manner referred to. The report was unanimously adopted. FREEMEN'S ORPHAN SCHOOL. Mr. W. S. Hale, Chairman of the Freemen's Orphan School Committee, brought up a lengthy report upon the subject of this institution, from which the following are extracts :—lt appeared that in pursuance of the Act of Parliament for establishing orphan schools for the City of London, the committee had erected from designs by the City architect, at a primary outlay of 9,6001., a suitable building for an orphan school, which they con sidered might be confidently referred to as highly credit able to the Corporation and the City architect. The establishment was opened on the 28th of March, 1854. Balloting papers had been issued from time to time to the members of the court for the election from approved candidates of children to the school, and the total num ber at present in the establishment amounted to 56 boys and 29 girls, one having recently died, leaving vacancies for 14 boys and one girl, all of whom would be elected at an early period. The report was agreed to, and ordered to be printed. METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION. Mr. T. PABICEB presented a petition from the manag ing governors of this body, praying for a grant in aid of their funds, and moved that the same be referred to the noal, corn, and finance committee to examine and report upon. Referred accordingly. ADDRESS TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF PARIS. Mr. ANDKRTON moved "that a complimentary ad- dress to the municipality of Paris be presented by this corporation upon the visit to Paris." (Cheers.) Deputy DAKIN seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously, with acclamation. The court was then cleared of strangers, for the pur pose of preparing the address, which will be presented to the municipality of Paris at the commencement of the ensuing week, on the visit of the corporation to that body. The court then adjourned. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) - LONDON, June 2.—Wind and weather this day at 1100 D, S.W. ; light breeze, and cloudy. FALMOUTH, June I.—Wind, N.W., fresh. Arrived.— Valhalla, from Havana. Off the port.—Cpncordia, from the West Indies for Copenhagen. JERSEY, May 31.—The Swift, of this place, from Sun derland, struck on a sunken rock west of this island, last night, rolled off, and sank in deep water; crew saved. RAMSEY, 1.M., May 31.—The St. Lawrence, from Ar drossan to Runcorn, is stranded at the back of the South Pier, and is full of w a t er ; crew save d . It i s now b low i ng a gale at E.N.E. PORTSMOUTH, June I.—Wind W.S.W. Arrived.—Ans tralia (s.s. tpt.), from Scutari ; Bacchante (s.s. tpt.), from Constantinople and sailed fir Deptford. COWES, June 2.—Wind S.W. Arrived.—Tuscan, from Akyab and proceeded for London ; Queen of the Isles, from Havana. QUEENSTOWN, May 31.—Wind N.N.E. Arrived—Jo seph Wheeler, from Barbadoes. SCARBOROUGH, June I.—The brig Shepherdess, of Whitby, came on shore, yesterday, in Filey Bay and is likely to become a wreck; crew saved. LOWESTOFT, June I.—The Jeune Alexandre, of and from Caen for Newcastle, is on shore on the Main, but ex pected off. PLYMOUTH, Juno I.—Wind W.S.W. Arrived.—Clara Louisa, from Rio Grande ; Industrie, from Newcastle for Senegal, to stop a leak. SWANSEA, June I.—Wind N.B. Sailed.—Lady Prud hoe, for St. Jago de Cuba Gladiator, for Havana. DUBLIN, May 31.—Wifid E.N.E. Arrived.—Thalia, from St. John, N.B. GRIMSBY ROADS, June I.—Arrived.—Arynthia, from Sierra Leone. SUNDERLAND, June I.—The Happy Return, hence to Aberdeen, struck the ground and was laid on the Sand Point. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind, S. W. Off.—Tonawanda, from Philadelphia; Centipede, Bey rout • Genevieve, Pernambuco ; Stranger , Af rica. Sailed - Ashley, for Constantinople ; Stephen Crowell, New York • Kestrel, Lima ; West Derby , Calcutta ; Madge Wil dfire, Singapore. QUEENSTOWN, May 31. Wind, N.N.E. Arrived— Maria Agnes, Saffi ; Empress Eugenie, from Portsmouth, to embark troops. KINGSTOWN, June 1. Wind E.N.E. Sailed—Armenian, for the Crimea. (BY SUBMARINE AND minus TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday 10.7 a.m. Wind, ide, first hour's flood ; weath er fi ne. Arrived—June ive S.W.B.W d—JL ; e 1. James Holmes, from Carlisle ; and Pa u l Scarborough ; Dahlia, Colombo Mecklenburg Mary Ann M'lntyre Frederick (p, Pena riz es)ng., Riga ; V irago, Buenos Ay res; Sailed-2d.—Dawstone, for Sydney. DEAL, Wind . W.S.W. ; li g ht and variable Saturday, 9.30 a.m. Sailed. — Granite City, f or S ydney. Anchored. Sumatra, for Ceylon Quiksp, New York; Deog aum , M adras ; Mount Stewart c El t instone, Cape of Go o d H ope —all from London. p e h Passe I . — Glentoore, from St. Jago de Cuba, for Rotter dam; Bacchante, 12 transport, Westward, London ; Bury St. Edm on d s, Mauritius; Eagle, S.S., 171 transport, Lon don, Constantinople ; Egmont, for New Zealand ; Ego"' London, Hobart Town ; Helena, London, Swansea. ••..1 , 10..11Mr I THE WAR QUESTION AND `III; ROO'S OF COMMONS. Our rapid and important military successes in the Sea of .Azoff go far to cot:IICA lance our losses in prestige, incurred through the failure of our Plenipotentiary at Vienna. If some accounts re ceived from St. Petersburg be worthy of credence, those successes have also very quickly iroduced their natural effect in that capital. It is in the very nature of things, that the stealthy and furtive policy of Russia should instantly be routed by the least show- of -action. .We have—committed the blunder of negotiating with her as if she were an European Power—henceforth let us treat her as Oriental. Whether it be pressure of a domestic kind on the Government, or that the House of Romanoff acknowledges an Lereditary policy of aggression, it is clear that no reource of fraud or force has ever been spared by Russia in the attainment of her schemes. It is now in proof that moderation is thrown away when exercised en such a Power. Our fair and reasonable, but too lenient proposals of peace were treated with contempt, as evidences of conscious weakness, or of a desire to avoid the re sponsibilities of war. The moment we put our military and naval forces in movement, bombard forts, burn or capture ships, and seize the passage through which sup lies are conveyed to the enemy's troops—as soon as there is material evidence that we are not in a pacific state of mind —accounts reach us of the altered tone of feeling in St. Petersburg, and of the desire now manifested to obtain the peace which so short a time since was rejected. It is impossible not to see in this altera tion the cowardly cunning and calculated trucu lency of the Asiatic mind. Indeed, it is ques tionable whether, if the whole management of eßinrieteishhanvaetbioenen this Eastern question had been entrusted to one of those soldier-diplomatists who represent the ,possessions, north of our Indian it would not long werelt bneoctosmoeosnetredpieorfuosrttno i s n et contact with the princes at the but certainly in a more perhapsmanner. It satisfactory , . d n ? clu Why tre iwn O ha Odessa theses° s r a e i . s s summary,pa exploitsred t A s since th spread eols House v o e f r c the whole a w o h n o s l e t s c a o a t sptarreosfestnhß lconstituted ,ack Why the terror of the allied has not long it appears useless to demand past or promises for the future. has already made us the laughingstock explanations of the world, by paralysing our military strength • with the vain mockery of insincere negotiation s ; and, if we have atlast flung off that incubus—exhibiting some determination to act rather than to talk we owe it to the example of our allies, not to any initia tive of our own, whether, on the part of the Govern ment at home or of the chiefs at the seat of war. Yet we are menaced with an almost immediate Russian cajo l ery o fSet-a.h e loss of the advantages thus gained by our forces. The slightest symptom of vigour watched with zealous anxiety by the advocates of peace —more especially those who aro members of the Govern ment—in order that it may be neutralised as speedily as possible. The object of those politi cians—whether they be mere benevolent fanatics or men of an unscrupulous ambition, bent on pro fiting by Parliamentary confusion—is to prevent a specific declaration in favour of war on the part of the Houseof Commons. Russian cunning had already calculated the probable effect of any great military success on the councils of England. It was pro claimed, in a semi-official way, that if we made signal progress with our arms, the more moderate would become the conditions on which we should propose to negotiate a peace. One might suppose that the advisers of the Czar had anatomised the British character, had mapped out our whole Go vernmental system, knew exactly where lay our weak points, and had thus intuitively anticipated what is now going on in the political world, and what will develope itself in the early part of the week. Mr. Disraeli's motion having, by the ma noeuvre of the Downing-street meeting, been de graded from a great national inquiry into a mere party movement, the House of Commons has not yet pronounced an opinion on the great question of peace or war. Thus far, the interests of Russia, and the delusions of the peace party at home, were alike gratified. Lord Palmerston came cheaply off with an evasive art common to prac tised rhetoricians. In place of giving sufficient guarantee to his countrymen as to the policy he would pursue, he rode of on an unnecessary refuta tion of the speech of Mr. Gladstone. The vague generalities in which the noble viscount clothed his assurances ought to satisfy the country as to the real nature of the dilemma in which he finds himself placed. He has with great dexterity avoided commit ting himself to a positive statement ; so that if the discussion on the general question could have termi nated with the vote on Mr. Disraeli's motion, the public would have been left in the same condition of darkness as before, and the Minister would have been free to QOl3 tinue the game of fast and loose, ac cording to the internal state of tfie Cabinet, or the external aspect of our military affairs. The great effort now being made by the friends:— we hope unconsciously the partisans—of Russia, is so to manage matters when Parliament resumes its sittings, as still to preirent a positive expression of opinion on the part of the House of Commons, in favour of a vigorous and warlike policy. Fanatics and schemers are alike employed in this ungrateful task. The mild amendment on Mr.• Disraeli's motion that was first announced might; to these gentlemen, be preferable by comparison with another which followed it, of a more warlike tone. Lord Palmerston, desirous to monopolise the pOwer of negotiating, whether with colleagues at home, or with the enemy and his friends, would naturally prefer the vote which pledged him the least. It is affirmed that another " cross" is in preparation— that persuasives of an effectual kind are being re sorted to, in order to " make things pleasant" during the ensuing week—that the honour and credit of this c oun t r y are once more to be placed at the mercy of intriguers, and made the subject of a Parliamentary juggle. There is much daring cleverness in this method of neutralising the House of Commons by balancing factions and parties —of governing the country without the intervention of two of the Estates of the Realm—of converting the representative system into something worse than a mockery—of keeping the nation in the dark on the subjects which are of the most vital importance to its future welfare. We question, however, whether it is 'not being carried too far—whether the patience of the people will not tie exhausted whgn they find thems e l ves thus systematically cajoled,— deluded, and be trayed by their own leaders, and treated by their own el ec t e d ru l ers with less consideration than the people of France receive from their Sove reign, although he is stigmatised as a despot. If some straightforward speech be not made by Lord Palmerston, indicative of the fixed purpose of England not to yield any of the just demands of the Allies—if there be not some decisive vote of the House of Commons, and if yet speeches be made by distinguished Statesmen in favour of almost un conditional peace—should th e i ssue fi rs t ra i se d by Mr. Disraeli end in this anomalous and ambiguous way, the enemy will gain fresh strength and courage therefrom, to persevere in his truculent policy. It will be of no avail that we obtain suc cesses in the Crimea or in- the Baltic, if each triumph be followed by the offer of a flag of truce. Yet such is the folly now in preparation.-11for.ning Chronicle. SANITARY STATE OF GIBRALTAR. A separate report on the sanitary state of Gibraltar, edw moisture,' an d sometimes with malaria. The effects, however, wind,ith moreover by Dr. Baly, has just been publi s h ed . The position of Gibraltar is unfavourable , i n the first p lace, becaus e the prevalent wind during half the year is the east wind, and, as the town is built on the western face of the r oc k, it is entirely sheltere d, and the atmosphere i s ap t to r t g whenbecomiet reaches Gibraltar, stagnant. the stagnancy and moisture of the atmosphere 'of on the health of the inhabitants would not be of a seri • ous cha racter were it not that foul and noxious vapours are con stantly being poured into the air f rom sour ces in the place itself. The sewerageni innumerable defec tive, the effluvia from the drains is most c se wers most offensive, and d ur i ng theonnected with the east winds the exhalations remain preval ence of the and then nearly stagnant and damp impregnate the part of that oppressive • atmosphere, giving it quality which • , a as so unfavourabl is complained of e a character twin season. And if of the climate at a cer at any time infec tious disease ch ance to be brought e any germs o f an other ways, th e poison finds by the wind, o r in mate rials for its i ncrease, andin the air abundant the disease must then almost certainly become epidemic. Dr. Baly, after noticing the sources of the ev il , be carried out suggests, first, that the sewers should beyond the breakwater, and be covered in their whole extent, from the line wall to their mouths ; second, that all dr • ains communicating with the sewers should be " trapped ;" third that an exit for the foul gases should be provided by carrying up chimneys from the upper extremities of the main sewers, along the face of the rock, to a considerable elevation above the houses of the inhabitants ; fourth, that a more abundant supply of water for washing out the sewers should be procured by collecting in tanks the rain which falls in such abun dance on the rock, but now runs at once to the sea and is lost " These," concludes Dr. Baly, " are the mea sures which the evils I have pointed out seem to call for. The soignee of a civil engineer would be needed to determine whether all of them are the best that could be adopted. But no engiueering science is needed to prove that some measures of the kind are essential for the continued health of the civil inhabitants, and of the troops. A shilling subscription has been entered into at Brighton Purpose of raising a fund to purchase busta General te Sir De Lacy Evans. f el re sr' frota ;evte.„ l bli wi s e an hero 40 , d re,: 0 co—' in a t 1 hav e ether te. of the adds , h I ; carded this ; : .i ter3 l ) ;,1 it° t ~j ° oe s 1 of O fit' "O' ,ifill 100 all 82s. 100 100 all 171 s. 100 100 100 20 20 50 20 25 95 131 i 2111 a