The Sun. — London, England, 1855-07-10 00:00:00

3 1.0NEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed tamely, without alteration in prices. The Sales were estimated at 5,000 bales, (1,000 of which were taken for export, and on speculation) com prising 80 Pernam and Maranham, and 200 Bahia Were also sold at 7d. ; 40 Egyptian, at 6id. to 8 1€1. ; and 100 Surat, at 4&d. to sd. per lb. The Railway Share Market opened dull, but closed subsesquently at an advance of / per cent. The p u bli c sales of Colonial wool are still going off very briskly. Advices from Archangel state that on the 26th nit, several vessels got out of the port, after hav ing discharged their cargoes. There were some tnited States merchantmen among the number. .I‘l.o English or French ships of war had appeared , a t the mouth of the Dwina to blockade, and strong oatteries commanded the entrance. At Libau nothing, had b een d one s i nce the capture of the steamer by Captain Watson, and not a mercantile th e it is a sser t e d , rema i ned in the port. Along 'no coast troops were stationed in the different villages, chA. letter f rom Par i s to the Independance states at a bu rn i ng water called Eau Puteaux, to be a l ll tained i n s h e ll s, was a b out to be adopted. This 'quid fire-water, it is said, will carry destruction declined 4l "g, Whole b a tt a li ons , and its use was a t fi rs t by the French Government, though re 174,yed upon since because of the adoption of infer machines by the Russians. Th e future prospects of the Netherlands Land maelesure Company aro discussed in a pamphlet by ti A. Van Dyk e , w h o a l so o ff ers a few sugges ls to the shareholders. The view taken is very of6°llrahle, an d it i s recommended that proper Cell should be taken in London, and that some to°l4etent person should always be in attendance eve information. ti T he English. Stock Market has been almost en rely Controlled by th e se ttl emen t o f t h e account, T h ic h proves Bearish, no " contango " existing. ttl 6 q u otations are consequently th e same b o th f or i, c)rle Y and the Bth August, being 91 to 911. There ewa thp t l unch doing either for in ves t men t or on spe ll, ti.°ll . The despatch o f G en . P e li ss i er as to the kii Bk ans having been repulsed in a sortie with con sr gable assists the market. Bank Stock is st 1 02 - 7 ) at 213. Exch equer Bill s at 2d. are 235. 322 and those at 2d. 20s. to 235. premium. The s t. t. F per Three Cents. have been 921 t o s in 50 \o‘ r e ign Securities hav e b een d u ll, except Tu rk ish, D : l4 a good deal has be en d one a t a r i se of /- to 100 2 e e - b; ce nt-, viz., to 821 and 834. Spa n i s h 3 per 50 to 1g 41 ; have been 361, and the New Deferred 17i 20 bee n ' 7 ' o l ',. o th ex div. Peruvian 41 per Cents. have e s t • Dutch 2 i 50 . per Cents. bring 63k. otoek s . f°ll owing are the nominal prices of foreign 7t. ca b, ,'"-Cl - renada Deferred Bond s , 61 t o 7 ; M ex i - 16 Per 0 4 g to 21?, ; Peruvian, 69 to 71; ditto Three 8 4 2 t o Ts.) 49 to 51 ; Port uguese F our per Cents., sB. ditt o - ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; 25 4 a . - e o ur -and-a-Half per Cents., 88 t o 90 ; o 25_0 e eiat lB4 New. Deferred, 18 to 181; ditt o 3 per sL (iit t 3 6i to 374 ; ditto Certificates, 4t041 ; 50 ° rassive 4 to 41. 10 Th e . kite re is a better tone in the Railway Share 10 41 :et, and the quotations are generally higher. tl't.cionian have rallied .1 to A, and Great Western, h- Western, and Lancashire and Yorkshire 0 b een b uoyant. Midland have become flatter Itt ee the commencement of business. Great h t litern of Canada are heavy. Foreign shares, (\ 4o . l:ally, are dull. iental Bank Shares are a shade higher, and " 44d Royal M a il St eam an d S ou th Australian kit ! , s'AtIEE FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0'010,1,. (From the Official List.) l Ak St Business done ,It t , oCk - 213 13*,,,,•?nt. Reduced Annuities... .. . ri•cut. Consols Annuities Ol i N P e r Cent, Annuities ,bittokt3Ait„..ies, Expire sth :ran., 1860 Ns v z ears, Expire sth April, 1885 16 15-16 , 4 ( t i stock Shut .41e4onds, £IOOO tto u t A- eeßint, Bth August 9l + gal Rng. Rt.... • 0000000000000 .11 000000 P.. 23 27 21 20 23 ti vaa 2oo ll o 000000000 0 000000 jot ............. .. liZted 4 9 14 ' FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. ,;:li ii i, ~,:tsends, 41 per Cent 7Ol " b itt o 1,3 11 c 1 8. 3 per Cent 361 x d k jit o for cw Deferred, 3 per Cent. Nik.,iii the Account lB Ax d b ltt o Ifiemds, 6 per cent — or the Account B2l 3/ 2i NI, ,bividencts on the above payable in London. D. Ito 4 ange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil i um, Per Cent. Certifieates • ••• I to. HALF•PAST TWO. 918 i too 4 0/CET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) 100 i it. kit tri HAY MARKETS. t,,i , ,, Atra).—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 5/ 103 Od ; clover 0 L I , uR to 6/ 10s ; and straw. 115 s to 1/ lOs per load. tti t iks'' t z tud straw sold freely, at full prices. it,.l/ ( I ) t LAND. Meadow hay, 31 Os to 5/ 12s ; clove: tyt 4v a to 6/ 8s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 lOs per load. tN e n r age supply, and a steady trade. ( 4 1 , 3/ ViAPP.L.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 51 103; clover 1 h ill ' ato al lOs; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 10s per load. ...... N %4 11 COLONIAL. st t't '-'"-A. fair business has been done in foreig n a t t tat e l t ke , 0 a for a ll d escr i p ti ons . C o l on i a l , w h et h er good 1 1s i . tt at has not b een muc h i n reques t , b u t pr i ces are 11 ; 1 44 1 , 0 tained. Common kinds are wanted. Refined I l ts, 1 2 the house trade steadily. Brown lumps are ltl l ‘t 4 , l ":G. There were landed last week at the East and 1 1 0,"la Docks 458 hhds 68 tcs 80 bls, there were taken ,t'l l i l l i a ae 1,886 hhds 251 tcs 536 bls, and the stock is 'Atl'Fb" 1,035 tcs and 1,570 brls. Nit l ° , l • R ,'•_, - Nativ e Ceylon has been held firmly at 48s to Ol' V''''' to fine ord,. and with a fair business. iPlanta be • A, th e ,en in request, and the finer sorts are firmer, Vta,Jovver kinds are quite as dear. Mocha is in de ,411,';:, there are a few sellers at the previous rates. ;'el 11 ',,,3? is brisk for foreign, and holders are firm. til 4 4' 6 - there were landed last week at the above-named i l ks, Mins; there were taken for home consumption Ote t i, ll hhds, and exported 583 puns and 250 hhds. t' `IR 10,546 puns, 682 hhds. 6's •I N T O , I "re z , t much has been doing. kti'Le v --- The market is quiet. LOt, ,; -- The Petersburg advices are to the 30th ult. iha l N " 6 1-16 to 4 ; 300 casks done at 124 rs. spot, and s , r , tsjored, carrige 75 to 80 cop. The market has Ni t ;its t 4 l Without activity, and our closing prices are -IN'; o° ll the spot 53 s 3d ; old 51s 9J t o 52s ; Aug., ilirt and Dec., 54 s 9d : separate m on th s 55 s 3d ; Tp o i l a to 40 9 ; nut oil, Cochin, 42s 3d ; Ceylon, 41s ; ~ ' 4 .Nt 41 -s • tallow elaine 47s 6d. k,,,p .11 black k during thepast month the principal t l 84_, ac. . I,N /4 'lle has been in common congou, which has de -0,1 ti tcb Der lb and is now worth Sid, at which figure Aki s :ellen. "All faults" parcels have been quitted 01 1 4 1 44; 0 4t, at 84d per lb for shipping. Black leaf 0 ( li o ,, een most sparingly dealt in, and to effect sales A); ?i . 1d to licl per lb must be submitted to : this Ic h Y'oe":, ' 0 Kaishows and second class Monings. In ,t Yt t o 'ear of nothing doing. Souchongs are dull and I,‘,`e: b l ell• Oolongs of second quality are cheaper, sad e ,° 4 selling more freely at the decline. Scented. 1 oring quotations. Flowery Pekoe, both corn itt: t 4 ta: is in demand for the continent, but price oqt: NT,„° an object just now, as with all other kinds. 11 °litipAß during the month have been very liberally Ill i k. % t`,_ Market, and a further drop has taken place I ) k , ) t , P st u.„aughai gunpowders, and Young Hysons are Irk ,46 i.b. cheaper than they were. Twankays and ~I. 4t h ' 8 are about the same. In Hyson, up to 2s per es 1,, e Xtensive business is to be noticed. Canton Al e B howe no change.llYoung Hysons are almost pt r be e n eral business of the port of L on d on d ur i ng oi e ek there has been much activity. The total etvo n ,sels reported inward was 227, sh ow i ng an 1 ),," ou t , " over the previous week. The number kdtitegtln w , 161 be' an increase of 32. The ballast s was , 28. n Shipments to a, consider tts 're being made to the Australian colonies, s aw f o aPpears to be a steady trade in that di k„ "e total number of vessels on the berth load 'Ytel',:ttalia is 70 ; out of those 9 are for Adelaide, Ylh u -e g, 7 for Hobart Town, 3 for Launceston, 6 4 01 'tli h r i a l. , 5 for New Zealand, 1 for Newcastle,. 11 01, G ov "P, 19 for Sydney, and 2 for Swan River. aerninent are stated to have resolved upon ) ! ? 1 ec,i,senramission to inquire into the subject of 4 "ge, to be composed of Lord Monteagle, board and Mr. Norman. A corre s p on d ent ex- I 'O o Co ;some a PPrehensi on as to th e i mpart i a li ty of the l, i x f th e t ‘ equene e of its being alleged that the mem ptlop ssociatian are publicly expressing N,. o t th.-"at t he.gentlemen in question are all in Ntt". It is scheme advocated by the Asso- Ventl la Scarcely likely, however, that after what GeVeht I passed in the Housef of Commons the Go r6slvel have selected persons already corn weekly one side , 14 (1„Y reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter lett'„ce Dlarkets show a limited business, although ,o e of ors vera,e continue to be well supported. from Rouen mention a rather better attend- demand but without any material alteration in 4 131 and for mauufamtureg, Ei,Stain bided by gad and )ors, and acted by of the with im what Still, innually f s port, d atten• me now ling Si% :ea com• interest- Pith the will be o intro ntioned Rumour nts, in• it even ie post, Oak' owning Who- le Oaks my ken lan noo 3d. 1 0 ce faitk will be to ooa. Early ration ; ►n. In ?ied by icap by derson. doubt• [las not seems ied the ie field lowing • st lb yester ionablf Thai manor; rded of 2d and present 'ill not . The ly hie em anti; parent. : Phea led of 3ment ; eceded ;reatli irrying er was promi• im ea- )orkah be in- no par la wig• Igainst 7eharn. Cora• roagh 3 Fro' sautes 1 head known I Vic:- di in," ben be 2g DIY by the Bird, 4 yrs, t 21b; hiding cod ilk in the clock, single esent. order/ e had r, hie kf the s the , unsel 1, and )r the aving they or, it case, been 'zloty nem. l into nt of LL. 811 ARE MARKETS (THIS DAY.) RAILW&YS. RAILWAYS. 3t. 100 A berdcen.. 8,, Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Junet all Belfast & Ballymena. 3i all Birming. ,Th Stour Valley 1 29:1 Birk,nhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 1 19 Do., £20..... 5 all Rlyth & Tyn s origina . £25 (issd. at £45) ;. 100 Bristol and Exeter.. 100 Caledonian. ) 51s. Carmarthen and Car digan I al, Chester dr Holyhead I all Cork and Bandon.. 'll Cork, Black, 4 Pass. 16 Cornwall 1i Cs Junction 45 DuolindrßelfastJunc. all Dundee PerthdrAber deen Junction all Do. Nqw , 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties , WO Eastern Union, A Stock .. 100 De., B, Stoek SA Do., New A 100 East Lancashire 106 Edinburgh& Glasgow all Edinh. and Peebles 100 Edin. Plitt &Durdee 9 Forth & Clyde Ju. all Furness all Do. Extension 100 Glasgow &S. Wcsterr 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 1 00 Do., B. Stock 130 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire 100 Great Western , 100 D. Stour Val, Ra Gua. Stk.. 25 St, 20 St. 12 all Irish South-Eastern. 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 111 14F Do., Thirds 164 7 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash.andYorksh 3 i Do., Wst. Riding Un. 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt 11{ all London & Blaekwal St. 100 Loud. Bright & S.Cst. St 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 20 16 Do. Fifths 10 5 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...C; 12i 2s Do. Eighths St. 100 London and S. Westn 50 47i i Do., £5O. 40 38 Do., £4O 1 25 all Ludndrry4 Coleraine - i all Ludndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Vanch.Shef.& Lincln 1 all Do. i Shares, No. l !s 82s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. . 100 Midland . 100 Do. Birmng. &Derb3 all Nfidld.G, West. (Ira.) all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 23A Nwpt.Aberg. &Hill 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 31 Northn.Counties Un. 100 North British all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all )0., i A Deferred all Do., i B Guaranteed 100 N. Eastern—BeKwielz 20 Do. do. Extensfsn 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Purch all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London all Do. New £lO 31 lb N. &S. Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn. 17! North Staffordshire., all . North Western , all ' T . &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 00 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 8 Portsmouth 1.00 Se..:,i;ish Central LOO SeottishMidland 00 Shropshire Union , a'l South Devon .r, South Eastern all South Wales 5 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dur 5 D 0... 20 20 10 10 Staines, Wok. &Wok al Stockton & Darlin: Ste',:kton & lir.rtlepl, 00' Taff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares .00 Do. Pref., No, 1 21; Thames Haven Dock and Railway ITlverstone dr. Lancs all Vale of Ncati , all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeriel all West Cornwall. 5 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London. .0 I all ,Wimbledn &Croydon, St. 10 25 20 40 20 50 .Closing Prices 1 yesterday. 23 - 25 4i- 4, • goo .... 81 - 8 13h - 13 15i - 16 8 4 -- 7j. 91 - 93 621 - 62: 13} - 14 9 - 11 ... .'.'. ~ ... ....' le• .....' ~ .. - ... d •• • ...... • - 15 12 - 12, 32 - 36 23 - 25 76 - 77. 57 - 59 19 - 20' o• ...• ... 114. 70 - 72 92i - 03. 75 - 77' 125 - 128 .01 - 103 67 67. ''''. ••• - 73 - 9 ... 9 - 81 - 102 - 100 4 - IP 1 IP ••• ^. a 241 -• Br,- 714 - 43 - 45 ... - ~ ••• ..". • , 9 - 7 1 -1, - 52 ~. 31 Business dons this day. SI 3i 13i 50 48 4d ~.. 1 5,4 6:} 1 d •• .".. 28 - 103 105 69 45 47 13i 1411 61 62 30i 4 2 2d par 6 - 41 • ""' • • • . '-"' ... • "'-' • • • • •-• .. 4i - 19 20:4 - 44 21 - 23 5- 71 FOREIGN, 10 5 20 18 all ttntwerp&Rottzdam 4 Belgian Eastn. June. 10 Bezicrs to Graissessac 10s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central Inclia„Scrip all Demerara 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian, g. sp. c 10 Do. Extension all j Do. 4l p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 173 Gkl. 'A of CanadaA is all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. '0 Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till 'PO all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. C of Francs' all Gt. I Idian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. .. 1 Do. New 5 per cent 2 Do. Extensions......, all Do. do' 13 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations all Gt.Westorn of Canad Shares all Do. &Is., payable's7 with option till '55. all Do. do., '62, p. '56.. all Do. do., '76, p. '60.. all Do. do., '73, without option.. . all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 14 Lake Conet. & Basle all 1 Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref 10 Lyons and Geneva 14 Lyons da Moditerran all Madras 10 Do. New 1 31 i Maria Antonia a,ll Do. do. Now all I Namur & Liege (with interest) - - all I Do. (ox interest) all Northern of France. all D 0.20/. Shs.lato Char leroi and Erquelinef. guar. 3# p. c. & red. at 22p. dur. 88 yrs. from l. Jan. all Do. 201.3 p. c Bdo. (fmy.B.dx aims.Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPre' 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans... all Paris and Rouen..... 15 ParisCaen & Cherbrg all Rouen and Havre all Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuso all Do. 5A p. cent. Pref 2s. Seinde all Southern of Franco.. 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5i per e. Pref 16 Western of France 16 Wept. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Zealand JOINT-STOI all Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all Britiih N. American 5 Ohartd. Bank of Asia 4 Clutd. Bnk. of India, Australi", & China 30 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Load all English Scottish and Australian Chart all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto New 20 Condon and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22? ,liational of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn. Bkg & Gold Imp Co all South Australia all Union of Australia 2i Do. New 11Q 114pu of London _____ Lett 91 - 2 2 2i 28 - 2i 4 (1 35 - 35,1 9 - 10 p - 26 3i - 4ir 6i 6 d 17i ; 18i 65 67 95i —96 i 31 4A 5 - pl. P —fin 51 6 31 41 1 38 3g 21 - 213 100 -- 102 107 -- 109 112 -- 114 106 - 108 22 - 21 110 - 112. 41 1; 2 . 4 - 21ip 2i - 3tp 5 7 2 - 3 6i - 6i 35 -86 12i --; 134 8 - 9 491 - 49/pi 46 48 46 48 pm 24. • 25i 21. 22 —ld 91 9i 2 - 2ip - pm 3i - 4 91 10ip 18 - 19 BANKS: 81 - 85 64 -66 id- ip 5 - 6 p 17i -• 19 - 20 36 - 381 ••• ..... ... 35 - 36 38 -- 39 -51 i, ... '' N. 73 - 75 8 - 9 Cif 5 5 5 20 2N 100 20 20 20 20 20 100 100 100 20 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 73 8 8 81 74 101 LOO i'dar 30 ~ --- 74 - 6i - 3,t -14 t 51 - 50 P THE SUN, LONDON,. TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1855, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Paidl RAIImArs; Leasing Compans. Closing Price yesterday. Business this day. HOUSE OF COMMONS-(THIS DAY all i Bedford and Bletch ley ... 100 Buckghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Jc. 24 Col. Stour Vy. London & N. West. Caledon... E. Un. & E. C Gt.Nrthn.l Caldonian.l - The S PEAKER took the chair shortly after 12 o'clock. The Lords' amendments to the Folkestone Improve. meet Bill were considered and agreed to. Petitions were presented by Mr. Hastie, from Paisley, against the sale of intoxicating drinks ' • by Mr. Bl ac k• burn, from Caithness, aga i ns t th e Lord Advocate's Edu cation Bill ; and by Capt. Scobell, from 17 of the north ern ports, praying that vessels, when unseaworthy, should be reported and condemned. NUISANCES REMOVAL AMENDMENT BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, com mencing at clause 16, which was agreed to, as were also clauses 17 and 18. On clause 19 words were inserted by Mr. HENLEY and Mr. WILKINSON empowering the magistrates be fore whom complaints shall be brought under the pro visions of this bill, to give costs to a party against whom complaints shall be made on frivolous or unfounded grounds, or abandoned or withdrawn alter it shall have proceeded so far as to put him to expense in defending himself. Clause 20 was agreed to. r Clause 21, which contained provisoes as to proceeding against owners and occupiers, was negatived. On clause 23 being put, which proposed that open ditches should be covered or improved, Mr. MITCHELL proposed that an exception should be made in the cases of mills, mines, print works, bleach works, or manufactories. The hon. member's proposition was withdrawn upon the understanding that other words would be substituted in the clause to carry out in substance the proposition of the hon. member, After some further discussion, the clause, as amended, was ordered to stand part of the bill. On clause 24, which inflicted a penalty of 2001. for causing water to be corrupted by gas washings, being put, Sud. and Hal. 100 E. Lin. g. 6 pc. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 100 Do. New all Glstr.tit Dn. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares. all Do. i Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference all Lon., Til., &S. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. 100 Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock all Middlesbro' & Redcar. . 100 eci 54 Newmarket Bury Exton all N.(it Est.& p.c all Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p ull Prest. & Wyre Gt. Wostt VI. Now. A Berw., Y. &NM Do Do S. Easton Do Peto & Co. Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midld Stckton & Darlingt. Midland I En. Coun. E. Count Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do all Do. Mrs. A 100 Roystn.&Hit. 18i Shof.Rothand Gt Northn Lancash Yorksh. T. Brassey Melean Stockt. & Darlingt Do Gooleg.s p. c. all Shrews. &Her. 9i S. Staffordah. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... all Do. 1100 I WiltsBv3omrst GtWean. - Mr. ADDERLEY proposed that other nuisances be sides gas washings should be made part of the clause and come under the provisions of the act, when they caused pollution to streams, rivers, or ponds. Sir B. HALL said, that in adopting this clause the Government bad only followed the provisions of all the Gas Companies' Act. He would propose to the hon. member to allow the clause in its present shape to pass, and on the third reading, on bringing up the report, it would be competent for him to insert a clause which would carry out his views. After some further discussion, Lord R.GROSVENOR hoped that his hon. friend the member for North Staffordshire would persevere with his proposed amendment. Nothing was more monstrous than that parties other than Gas Companies should be allowed to poison the pure streams and rivers of the country. They had had quite enough of the pollution of the Thames by gas works, to do all in their power to prevent the adoption of other pollutions. Mr. MACGREGOR believed that something ought to be done on this subject, but he was convinced, if the hon. member for North Staffordshire's amendment was carried, it would injure manufactories over the whole country, would have the effect of depreciating the value of land in the country, and especially in Cornwall. . _ Mr. ADDERLEY th en withdrew his amendment. ViscGunt EBRINGTON defended the present drain , age of London, and trusted that no measure would be brought forward which by its stringency would have the effect of putting a stop to the drainage as it at present existed, and thereby render matters far worse than they were at present. The best mode to promote the health of a neighbourhood was first to purify houses, next streets, and then rivers. Mr. COW AN thought that great latitude ought to be given on the subject of allowing poisonous matters to flow into rivers and streams, as it would, no doubt, greatly impede manufactures and agricultural improve. ments. After some further considerable discussion the amend merit was withdrawn, and the clause, as originally pro• posed, was argeed to. [LEFT SITTING.] CALIFORNIA. By the arrivals at New York of the steam-ships Star of the West, from San Juan, with $696,306, and the George Law,from Aspinwall, wi th $1,052, 287 in specie, on freight, the advices from California are to the 2d June. Those from the interior give glowing descriptions of the country and the general prosperity of the various branches of industry, particularly mining. The municipal election in San Francisco took place on the 28th May, and resulted in the disas trous defeat of the Know-Nothings. The Demo cratic candidates for mayor, treasurer, comptroller, harbour-master, and surveyor were chosen by small majorities. To the common council both the Know-Nothings and Democratic parties elected four members to each board. The result created great enthusiasm among the democracy, who cele brated the event by popular demonstrations of parade and noise. - The creditors and time-certificate holders of the late banking-house of Page, Bacon, and Co. had held several meetings relative to the refusal of Mr. Daniel D. Page to make the parties whole who came forward to sustain the house at the time of its first suspension. After some delay, at a meet ing on the 29th of May, Mr. C. K. Garrison came forward and pledged his property to the amount of $400,000 in support of the house, by way of securing the creditors and staying all further legal proceedings. This proposition is said to have given general satisfaction. The affairs of Adams and Co. were undergoing investigation in the courts, and it had been decided that bankers were not entitled to the benefit of the insolvent law. 98 -- 100 100 -- 102 135 -13 T 27 7- 29 A 8 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 lli -- 12 2/ -2/ 94 - 96 58 - 60 133 - 135 2t l —24 d ... - 32 - 93 - PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c , all Myth andityne lOpei c. pref. (issd. at 50/; 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5A per cent.. all Do. do. Pref. No. 2. all Do. do. Pref. No. 2. all Cork &13andon5b.c all Dun.Prth .& Aber. J. 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. .00 Do. do. Cis. B6p. c. 1 100 Do. do Cls. C 7p. c. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. N 0.3 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 r. c. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Deh - entr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent... 1.00 East Laneash. 6 p.ets. all E. &W. York. J. sths 100 Ed. Prth. &Dun.4p.e. all Furness. 1100 Glas. & S.W. G. 5 p.c. 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 4i p. c 5 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at sp. c. pre... . all Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pret 100 Gt. S. &W. (Ireland) 9 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St 6 Gt. Westn. Perks & Hants Ex. 5 P. !MO Do. con. red. 4. p.c. 1100 Do. con. red. 4p. c.j 1 100 Do. irred,, 4 p.c. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0... 190 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh.. all Do. do. do all Do. do. do 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock 100 rJon.&Brigli. G. 5 p.c 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. e 100 Do. do. 5 per cent.. 1 .00 Lon.&N. W., Coy. e Nuneaton 5 p. et.. 5 Lon. &S. W. Con. 3. all Londy. & Color. A Si , . all Londy. &Ennis.A Sh. all 'lan., Shef., & Lin. New, £lO 4A Do. £6 all Nlarypt .& Carl. 4 p all Do. 4. per cent 10?. 100 - Consol.6 p.c.St 1.00 Do. Consol, Bristol ; ; Birm, 6 per cent it. 100 Do. 4? p. c. Pref. St L 6? 11 0 0. Pref. 4 per cep 5 all Do. Si. 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By the Chairman—Do you not consider the discre pancies in the decisions of magistrates on this point were a great grievance to the public ? Mr. Norton—l do think it is a very great grievance indeed. I very much doubt whether we should have had any disturbances like those occurring in Hyde Park had it not been for the operation of this bill ; and the fact of its having in the first instance taken the people so corn pletely by surprise. By the Chairman—He thought the great mistake in legislating for Sunday bad been that of confounding the sober man with the drunken man. Whilst he was an advocate for Sunday being observed as a day of rest, yet he thought an opportunity ought to be afforded to the poorer and industrious classes, whose only day it was of enjoying some recreation. By Mr. Villiers—He was an advocate for opening the grounds of the Crystal Palace on Sunday, but not the palace itself, because it would involve the employment of so many persons on Sunday. He thought the ope ration of the act of 1848, which closed public-houses from 12 o'clock on Saturday night until 1 o'clock and Sunday only was far more beneficial in its opera tions towards the object in view than the last bill. At the same time, he did not differ from the Government so much for legislating en Sunday as with the hours they had fixed upon for the regulation of the sale of drink. He was, therefore, of opinion that the public houses should be closed between the hours of 3 and 5 on Sunday afternoon, in order to afford the publican an opportunity of attending divine service. The CHAIRMAN—Do you not think the present act tends to excite a very strong feeling on the part of the people against the upper classes. Mr. Norton—Most certainly. The Chairman—Do you not consider that if the publio had been consulted on the subject of this bill before it was passed that they would have expressed a most de. cided opposition to it ? Mr. Norton—l have no doubt the people would have held up their hands unanimously against it. Mr. Hard wick, the magistrate at Marlborough-street, was next examined. In reply to the Chairman, he stated that he was an advocate for allowing public•houses to remain open from one o'clock on Sunday until twelve at night, for the con venience of those who went out of doors for fresh air, and also might when from home require refreshment. With regard to the definition of the term bona fide tra veller, ho thought any person who went to such a dis. tance from home, either for business or amusement, as reasonably to need refreshment, was entitled to the be nefit of that designation. Sir W. Jolliffe—Your opinion then is that public. houses might be opened from one o'clock until twelve at night on Sunday, without detriment to the public morals. Pro PM Mr. Hardwick—Certainly. By Mr. Villiers—He did not think that drunkenness had increased during the last few years in London. On the contrary, he thought the evil had diminished ; at all events it had by no means kept pace with the increase ofthe population. Under the operation of the act of 1848, he never heard a publican when charged with persons being found in his house say in defence that they were travellers. That term had only been made use of since the new bill came into operation. By Mr. Seholefiela—ln his opinion, the tendency of the Beer Act was to create feelings unfavourable to the upper classes on the part of the working classes, in con sequence of the facilities at the disposal of the former to obtain refreshments of all kinds at any hour on Sunday, By Mr. Gregson—He was very much in favour of places of public recreation of an instructive or harmless character being thrown open to the people on Sunday, inasmuch as he was disposed to think that large /MM. hers would be drawn to them from the public-houses. By Mr. Villiers—He did not think that the opening of the Crystal Palace on Sunday would shock the religious feelings of the great mass of the community, though it might have that effect on certain sections. At all events a great distinction must be drawn between such harmless places of resort, and such as were of a similar character to the theatre, Mr. Long, of Marylebone Police-office, was next called. He said he had given the decision upon the first case which arose under the new act, and had placed a more extended construction upon the term bona fide traveller than some of his brother magistrates had since done— the case to which he referred being that of a person who went from Holborn to Hampstead, and obtained refreshment. lb objected to the absurdity of the idea of a man engaged on busi ness only being held to be a traveller ; for, he thought, if a person went to church in a morning, and probably intended to attend divine worship in an afternoon, he could rot more rational!y employ the afternoon than by enjoying a stroll in the country, at which time he (Mr. Long) was of opinion he ought to be permitted to obtain refreshment. By Mr. Villiers--In the absence of other public resorts of a different character the public house offered great temptations on Sunday—and he saw no objection what ever to the throwing open of places of public recreation, such as scientific institutions, the parks and the like. Mr. Scholefield—But at the same time whilst public houses offer the temptation you allude to to some people do you not think that to others, to whom the day is one of rest and recreation, and who require a public-house for that purpose, the opening of these houses on Sunday is a great boon ? Mr. Long—Yes, I do. By Mr. Villers—He had no doubt the real cause of the dissatisfaction felt generally with regard to the measure was the extension of the time during which houses were to be closed on Sunday afternoon. Formerly, under the old act they were closedfrom 3 until 5, during the hours of divine service, but the extension of the time until 6 seemed to be the grievance. Itvery addi tional restriction in this respect tended to produce dis content. Mr. Hammill said that generally he agreed with the views expressed by Mr. Norton. He was favourable to public-houses being open from one o'clock until twelve at night on Sunday. (LEFT SITTING.) EAST KENT RAILWAY.—EXTENSION TO bovita AND DOVER HARBOUR.--The Dover committee of share holders have issued a statement to the effect that the main object of the Dover committee is to form a very numerous and sound local and commercial prosperity, who will take a few shares each, as a permanent invest. ment, so as to place the undertaking beyond the con trol of the South-Eastern Company, and the preference shares beyond their reach, except at a high premium. By this plan of placing the shares the Dover committee anticipate a permanent rise of 40 per cent., at least, in their value, on the passing of the act—viz., fro m 50 s. to 70s. per share, while the South-Eastern will not sustain more than a temporary decline of 10 per cent., or from 621. to 561. per share. The act is expected to receive the royal assent on or about the 20th instant. Of course the figures thus given are those of the committee, and not ours.-11forning Post. A RUSSIAN SPY IN THE FRENCH CAMP.—On the occasion of the truce on the 9th of June, for the bury ing of the slain, a Pole, holding an officer's commission in the Russian service, whilst in conversation with a French military officer, was recognised by the latt er as one who had thr ee nights previously visited the French camp in a British uniform, and been invited by the French officer to his tent, where he was regaled with a glass of absynthe, a fact which the Pole did not for a moment deny, but boasted of it as a feat of daring. The committee of inquiry into the operation of the Sunday Beer Act, passed last session, resumed their proceedings to-day, by adjournment from last Thursday ; Mr. H. Berkeley in the chair. The first witness called was the Hon. Mr. Norton. He stated that he had acted as a police magistrate for 25 years, in which capacity he had bad great experience of the operation of the Beer Act of last session. He had been called upon to adjudicate upon these cases which called in question the legal meaning of the word traveller. Two of these cases were of persons who had arrived by train from London to Sydenham, and it became a question whether they were travellers, or not, within the meaning of the act. They produced their tickets, and, not being known in the neighbourhood, he held that they were bond fide tra vellers, and discharged the information. In one of those cases the person charged had 4alked from Syden ham to London, and from thence back to Sydenham, when within a mile of his own house he became weary, and called into a public•house, in which instance he (Mr. Norton) held him to be a traveller. He had never had much difficulty personally in defining the term traveller, which by Dr. Johnson was stated to mean a "wayfarer ;" and the latter word was defined by the same authority as being a person who bad travelled sufficiently far from his own house to prevent his obtaining refreshment there within a reasonable period of time. He was of opinion that a person going from London to Hampstead or from Hampstead to London was a traveller. By Mr. Gregson—The term bona fide traveller was not used in previous acts of Parliament having reference to public-houses ; merely the word traveller, and there upon arose the question of the meaning of the Legisla ture. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LoNDoisr, July 10.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; li2sht, pleasant breeze, and fine weather. There were some heavy showers of rain last night. PORTSMOUTH, July 9.—Wind, S.E. Arrived —Albert Edward, from Rangoon, for firemen; liolyrood (s. trans port 77), from 13a,laklava ; John Bowes (s. transport 59), from Constantinople. Sailed—Cambria (s.), for Crimea ; H.M.S. Powerful, for the Mediterranean; Union (s. tran sport 166), for Southampton; Imperatrix (s. transport 150), for Liverpool. • _ SOUTHAMPTON, July 9.—Wind, S. Arrived—Solent (s.), from the Brazils. Sailed—Great Western, for the Brazils. OFF FALMOUTH, July 9.—City of Hamilton, from Quebec and Montreal, for London. LOWESTOFT, July 9.—The Ceres, of Bnrghead, from London to Konigsberg, has been assisted off Newcombe Sand, making no water. BRIDLINGTON', July 9.—The Baltic (s.) floated off the Rocks at Flamborougth Head this morning, and proceeded for the Humber ; some of the passengers had been landed. PENZANCE.—Arrived—Charlema,gue, from Havanua,h, for Havre; Nimr o d ( s , t ranspor t), f ro m Constantinople and Malta. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind, S.E. Arrived—Wilhelmino, from San Sebastian; Isabella, Dominica ; Effort and Sextus, Alexandria. Off port—Woodland Castle, from Barbadocs. QUEENSTOWN, July 8. Wind, S.E. Arrived—Apollon Calomet, Tu Serall3, Soter, Freyer, Joao, and Julia, from Alexandria. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.54 a.m. Wind, W.S.W. ; tido, last hour's flood • weather, rine. Arrived, July 9—Orion, from R os t oc k ; Johan Christian Simony, from Korsor ; Little Jenny, St. Übe's ; William and Charles, Leghorn; Concord, Ghent; Henriette Ker. stino, Skive ; Elizabeth, B russe l s. Arrived, July 10—Caroline, from Stockholm; Condor, Dantzic. Sailed--Cashmere, for New Zealand ; Ambassador, for Cape of Good. Hope. Wind, W.S.W. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.40 a.m. ; ght, Passed—Nepauleseli hazy. Ambassador, from olombo, for London; Affghan, from Calcutta, for London C . The brig Premium, from Shields, for Southampton, and the brig Garland, from London, for Paul de Loando, got on shore at Dungeness, on the night of the Bth inst. during a thick fog. The Premium was assisted off without appa rent damage, and proceeded. The Garland remains, but is damaged. NEWSPAPERS FOR THE BRITISH COLONIES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.-GENERAL POST- OFFICE, July 1855.—Many newspapers for British colonies and foreign countries having been posted unpaid contrary to the printed in structions No. 4i, 1855, recently issued upon the sab ject, the Postmaster-General thinks it necessary to re peat the intimation that a postage (the amount of which can be ascertained by an inspection of the notice No. 45, at any post-office) is now required to be prepaid, in ad dition to the newspaper stamp, upon all newspapers sent to British colonies, and upon those sent to all foreign countries except the following, namely :—France or Algeria, Belgium, Prussia, via Belgium, and any foreign country (except Turkey) via Belgium and Prussia, New Granada, Peru. Any newspapers, which may be posted without the requisite prepayment, cannot be for warded to their destination.—ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. Two young ladies—Miss Rees and Miss Anne Rees —were drowned the other day while bathing near Car marthen. Their governess rushed into the water to save them, and was also drowned. POWDER-MILL EXPLOSION. About half-past ten o'clock, on Tuesday morning last, the corning house at Messrs. Curtis and Harvey's Clyde gunpowder mills, Glenlean, distant about five miles from Dunoon, blew up with a fearful explosion, the shock from which was distinctly felt for many miles off. The building was levelled with the ground, and four of the men were killed. It is only three months since an explosion took place at the same works, and four explosions have taken place there in all, but none of them were attended with any fatal results.—Glasgow Daily Mail. ANOTHER SUICIDE AT THE LONDON DOM.—Yester day morning at an early hour a female, whose name is at present unknown, committed suicide by jumping into the water of the London Docks. The deceased was about 18 years of age, was five feet two inches in height, bad dark brown hair, and fair complexion. She was dressed in dark merino gown, white petticoat, and cotton stockings ; cashmere boots, with patent leather fronts. She had no shawl or bonnet on. The deceased is the fifth female who has committed suicide in the docks dur ing the last fozWiztit. 50 50 50 25 72 i li St. 20 St. 15 10 St. 20 50 St. 17 dis 20 13j I 20 I 20 111 I 25 126 20 1 211 i iad an I 35 Do.. 10 74 /9/ -- 91 141 137 - .e• .. ..• "... te. ... ••• ...... • •• -.. 2i - •• • ....' •• • ..... lir 14 120 NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Royal yachts are ordered to be in readiness at the Clarence-yard, Gosport, this evening, at 6 o'clock, to embark the Queen and Court and her Majesty's illus trious visitors for Osborne. Her Majesty's new yacht Victoria and Albert, Capt. the Hon. Joseph Denman, was swung yesterday in Portsmouth harbour to test the deviation of her com passes. It is supposed that her Majesty and her visitors will take a cruise round the Isle of Wight in her during the Royal sojourn at Osborne. The Elfin, Royal yacht tender, Mr. Alfred Balliston, master commanding, took a cruise round to Cowes yes terday to test her efficiency. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochran; K.C.8., Com mander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, will return to his com mand from his official visit to the outposts of his station this day. THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. The Cambria, steam-transport, embarked at Ports mouth yesterday the following draughts :—Lieutenants O'Loghlin and Monro, Ensigns Harborough, Harris, Lampn, Watson, and Greaves, of the 34th Regiment, for Malta ; Lieut. Mayne, of the G rena di er G uards ; Lieut. Steele, of th e 12th Lancers ; Lieut. Browne, of the 2d Dragoons; 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 8 men of the latter ; 3 officers, 44 men, and 35 horses of the 6th Dragoons ; 1 medical officer, 15 men and 30 horses of the 2d Dragoons ; one man and one horse of the 17th Light Dragoons ; one medical officer of the 12th Dra goons ; one man of the Scots Fusilier Guards ; 5 offi cers of the 97th Regiment, &c., all for the Crimea ; and she left last night for Devonport to take in 25 horses of the 11th Hussars, for the same destination. She was to have taken, also, a detachment of 55 of the Turkish Contingent, under the command of Col. Rae, but these will now go in another vessel —probably the Arabia. The steam-transport Holyrood, No. 75, Capt. 1.40ve11, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the East. She sailed from Balaklava, June 15 ; Constantinople, the 21st ; Malta, the 27th ; and on the 21st, off Papa Island, signalled the Lancashire Witch, No. 40, trans port. On the 23d, in the Douro Channel, signalled the Mystery, and the transports Robert Lowe and Edwin Fox ; on the 29th, off the Seven Capes of Bugarone, signalled the Tynemouth and Sarah Sands transports ; on the Ist of July, off Cape de Gatte, signalled the brig Topsy ; on the 16th, in lat. 45 . 58 N., long. 7 . 30 W., signalled the ship Poopallapoo. The John Bowes, steam-transport, Captain Lelean, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the East. She left Malta on the 23d ult. and passed the Marley Hill, steam-transport, in the Straits of Gibraltar. The Powerful, 84, Captain T. L. Massie, R.N., sailed from Spithead last night at 5 o'clock (assisted to an offing by a steam-tug) for Malta, with a moiety of 600 seamen, marines, marine artillery, and bays ; also six 95 cwt. long guns, a vast quantity of shell, shot, and other stores and munitions, all which she would transship at Malta, to be sent to the Crimea, and she will return to Spit head. She will call at Plymouth for the other moiety of her freight. • The Emerald Isle, sailing-transport, embarked yester day afternoon at Portsmouth dockyard draughts of the 19th, 38th, and 44th Regiments for the East. She also embarked during the forenoon a large quantity of tent equipage, ordnance, and other stores for the army in the East, and was to be towed out to the anchorage last evening on her way to her destination. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Candia, transport No. 213, Captain Bradshaw, will, it is expected, embark the following horses and troops at Southampton this day for conveyance to the East :- 3 men and 19 horses of the Ist Dragoon Guards ; 5 men and 9 horses, 2d ditto ; 1 officer, 112 men, and 141 horses, 13th Light Dragoons ; 2 officers, 2 men, and 4 horses, 6th ditto ; and 3 offi cers, 31 men, and 7 horses of the 12th Lancers—in all, 6 officers, 180 men, and 110 horses. A medical officer and about 10 tons of camp equipage and baggage will also be forwarded with the detachments. The following officers horses, and ser vants will have accommod a ti on provided for them on board the Candia :—Captain Hemming, 88th Regiment; Ensigns Scott, Blyth, Waring, Watson, Burke, and Walker ; General Beatson, Irregular Cavalry ; and Staff-Surgeon R. R. Alderson will be conveyed to Con stantinople ; also Surgeons J. D. Brown, F. Pe nn i ng . ton and servant, D. R ee d, W. Smart, . Baxter, E. Smith, and' 9 acting assistant-surgeons. Lieutenant. Colonel Graham, Ist Foot, with 2 servants and 2 horses, leaves by this opportunity for the Crimea. The wife of Captain Brown, of the Turkish Contingent, passenger per the Candia, will be landed at Constantinople. It was expected that the above troops and horses would have arrived yesterday, and every preparation was made on board the Candia for their embarkation. The cause of the delay has not transpired. Troops and. horses are expected at Southampton to day to embark on board the General Screw Company's steam-ship Indiana, Captain Lambert, for conveyance to the Crimea. This vessel will also convey detachments of cavalry from Devonport and Dublin. The Screw transport Union arrived at Southampton from Spithead last evening. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ships Ripon and Colombo, engaged in the transport service in the Black Sea and Mediterranean, are shoit'y expected home for the purpose of conveying more troops to the seat of war. The Zebra, screw steam transport, No. 211, is at pre sent lying off Woolwich dockyard waiting for stores. The Hesperus, screw steam transport, recently pur. chased for Government service, and at present fitting at Woolwich, had steam up in the basin yesterday to try her engines at moorings, which were found to be satis factory. APPOINTMENTS. The "good-service" pension, vacant by the promotion of Rear-Admiral H. Smith, C. 13., has been conferred upon Capt. Sir Thomas Pasley • and that vacant b y the promotion of Rear-Admi ra l Stephen Lushington has been conferred upon Capt. George R. Mundy. Commanders Francis T. Brown, John N. Hayes, and the Hon. George D. Keane have been promoted to be captains. Commander W. C. Chamberlain is appointed to the Conflict, vice Brown, promoted. Francis Skead, master, to the Castor. Fitzwilliam Mansell, to be Deputy-Inspector of Has lar Hospital. MILITARY. During the past week Capt. Hinxman, Lieut. Miller, and Lieut. Trower, of the 15th Hussars, with two troops belonging to that regiment, left Exeter for Manchester, to replace the 3d Dragoons. A few men who had volun teered into the Carbineers, for service in the Crimea, have left for Plymouth for embarkation ; and 25 horses, trained by the 11th Hussars, at Exeter, have likewise been sent off to the Crimea. On Saturday morning draughts from five infantry regiments, to the number of above 700 men, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Neynoe, of the 62d Regiment, proceeded from Dublin to Kingstown, and were embarked on board the ship Lillies, in which they were to be con veyed to Malta on their way to the seat of war. The Lillies is a fine St. John's clipper, of 1,464 tons register, which has been chartered by the Government as a trans port, being owned by an American proprietor, and com manded by Captain John Miles. The following officers and men of each regiment embarked :-13th Regiment, Capt. W. H. Kerr, Lieut. Gillett, 2 sergeants, 1 trum peter, and 63 privates. 14th Regiment, Captain J. P. Young, Lieutenant H. J. Vernade, Ensigns Le Mesu. rier, Malony, and Custin, 4 sergeants, 3 corporals, and 183 privates. 621 Regiment, Lieutenants Palmer, W. C. Davenport, R. S. Machell, Ensigns Dundas and H. Hume, 2 sergeants, 1 trumpeter, and 81 privates. 63d Regiment, Captains J. Gould, F. D. Gray, Ensigns F. H. Veith, G. Lacy, and C. Browne, 5 sergeants, 4 trum peters, and 150 privates. 90th Regiment, Captain V. H. Close, Lieutenants 0. W. Every, H. J. Haydock, H. H. Gooderich, H. F. Wilmer, Ensigns J. A. Harford and Moultrce, and 216 privates. THE MILITIA. The 21 Royal Lanark Militia, which was highly praised by Lord Melville at the recent inspection, has enlisted more than 670 men sinco its embodiment in February, and has lately been getting recruits at the rate of more than 120 per month. They expect shortly to be sent to Glasgow to complete their number. DEATH OF ADMIRAL OMMANNEY. Admiral of the Red Sir John. Ackworth Ommanney, K.C.8., K.S.L., K.S.V., K.R.G., died at his seat, Warblington-house, Havant, near Portsmouth, on Sun day night, aged 85. He had seen 27 years' full-pay ser vice, and was 43 years on half-pay. His last appoint• ment was that of Commander-in-Chief at Devonport, which ho vacated in the spring of last year. He entered the navy in 1780, was Lieutenant of the Queen Char lotte, 100, in Bridport's action in 1795, and Captain of the Albion, 74, at Navarino. His commissions bore date—lieutenant, May 20, 1793 ; commander, Dec. 6, 1796 ; captain, Oct. 16, 1800 ; rear-admiral, July 22, 1830 ; vice -admiral, Nov. 23, 1841 ; admiral, May 4, 1849. By his death the following promotions take place on the flag-list : Admiral of the White Sir Edward Darnford King, K.C.H., to be Admiral of the Red. Admiral of the Blue the Right Hon. Lord William Fitzroy, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the White. Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., C.D., to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Sir Edward Tucker, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Red. Vice-Admiral of the Blue John Brett Purvis, to b e Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red the Ho n ; George Alfred Crofton to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Houston Stewart, C.B. to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue Sir Henry Duel° Chad s, K.C.8., to be Rear-Admiral of the White' Captain Sohn Alexander Duntze (i 52 9)) to be R ear. Admiral of the Blue. SINKING or WEsmuzisrs o-BRlDOE.—Yest erd v in consequence of the works i n p ro g ress f or the a " ' Construc tion of the new bridge a t Westmin ster having shaken the foundations of the present structure, orders were e t x bbee shore iai ; engineers m order, therefore, issued for the necessa r y p recautio ns to b driven be taken to pre vent the possibility of an y cat astrophe.have deranged the It seems the piles enormous n umber of A t i s 'e l l : li d i d i i e , s atorchmeasrnke:t y •tbidec nyesterday caused a thin coat o f c ement to over those arches that have evinced symptoms of i the cement will immediately d nstability, the cracking of and its direction, and enable the authorities to take the denote any further sinking required otepe for th e public safety, LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S CONDUCT. ( From the A ssemblee of yesterday.) Lord John Russell has at length felt the neces sity of entering into explanations on the conduct he followed at Vienna as negotiator, and in Lon don since his return as member of the cabinet—of which Lord Palmerston is the head. This did not take place without a fresh provocation to it en the part of Mr. Milner Gibson ; but, as must be agreed, if the explanations of the noble lord have been slow of production they are at least very clear, and are presented with all the characteristics of a sincere and complete confession. The resume which the private telegraph transmitted us yesterday is neces sarily very concise, but it is perfectly exact, and leaves us scarcely anything to add. Placed anew in presence of the circular in which the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs declares that the two plenipotentiaries, French and English, at the con ference at Vienna, M. Drouyn do l'Huys an d L or d John Russell, had given their adhesion to the last propositions of the Austrian Cabinet for the ar rangement of the third point of guarantee, and engaged to use all their influence to procure their adoption by their respective Governments, Lord John acknowledged that that declaration was en tirely correct. Like his colleague, the French Minister, he had, b e f ore l eav i ng Vienna, given his personal adhesion to the Austrian proposition. He perceived in them the means for terminating by an honourable peace, offering sufficient guaran tees for the interests compromised in the oriental conflict, a war which had already cost so much treasure and so many men. In certain respects these explanations do not tell us anything new. We already knew what Lord John Russell declares so precisely to-day, and since the month of May we have so stated it on repeated occasions. But on seeing him remain a member of the Cabinet by which the proposals at Vienna were rejected, and above all after the part which he took a month ago in the debate in the House of Commons upon these same negotiations in which he had played so im portant a part, it must be confessed we had come to doubt of the exactitude of our communications. Between the conduct and the opinions of the Eng lish Plenipotentiary at the Conferences of Vienna and the language of the Colonial Minister in the bosom of Parliament there was something irrecon cileable. It seemed impossible it should be the same man. Lord John had given his assent to the last propositions of Austria, and had engaged to support them with his Government. What he promised he has performed ; he has done his best to decide his colleagues for tho acceptance of these conditions as the bases of a treaty of peace ; but not having been able to succeed in procuring the adoption of his opinion, he has nevertheless thought it p roper t o remain Minis ter, and concur as administrator, as orator in vested by his functions with a double authority is the House of Commons, in the continuation of a war of which he did not approve. He has sub mitted to combat the opinions of those who spoke in favour of a peace which he approved.. . . . From the moment that he could not bring over his colleagues to the opinion which he had maintained at Vienna as negotiator, and in which he persisted, there was but one step to take—to retire from the Ministry, and make known the motives of his secession to the country. H onour, t h e traditions of Parliamentary Government, equally made it his duty, and this duty was in some sort rendered im perative by the example set before him in France by M. Drouyn de l'Huys. Lord John Russell has rather chosen to sacrifice his opinion —we should even have the right to say, to give the lie to his convictions—and keep his portfolio." THE AUSTRIAN ATROCITIES IN THE PRINCIPALITIES. The following letter throws further light on there 'horrors : " June 30. " The death o f y oung Bulche, son- BUCHAREST, in-law of the Prince of Moldavia, killed in a duel by the Count de Stolberg, an Austrian officer, has produced in both Principalities a most painful sensation. The young woman has been punished by Prince Gregory Ghigk, her f a th er , f or h er imprudent c oque t ry; she has been exiled to a monastery for five years. The young Princess Nathalie is not more than twenty years old, and is a beautiful woman. This lamentable incident was not wanting to complete the hatred existing; against the Austrians, who have the talent of causing even the Russians to be regretted, and whose excesses they have surpassed. The Russian ad ministration was without intelligence and venal ; that of the Austrians is quite as impolitic and corrupt—parti cularly at Bucharest. No place is given, every one is sold, and the Austrian Generals, who are much poorer than were the Russians, begin to do a thriving business. Prince Stirbey, who clings desperately to power which he feels is slipping from him, does his utmost to maintain himself. He has caused to be drawn up at Arsaki and Poe ner, two cunning but detested instruments of his policy, a plan of new organic regulations which is with very slight changes, th e re p ro d uct i on of those which he pre sented in 1351 to the Cabinet of St, Petersburg. In place of the Russian uniform we have the Austrian, and the difference between them is almost imperceptible—in reality it is the same thing. The impost of the two tenths established by the Russians in 1848 and 1849, the object of which was the extinction of the debt which Russia had imposed on the country, is collected. The Prince says openly it is for the purpose of defraying the obligations of the Principality to Russia, and, in the meantime, the proceeds are disposed of as on former occa sions. Prince Alexander Gliika, whose energy and patriotism are known to his countrymen, and offered some consolation to those who have never ceased to regret him, has protested strongly against the payment of the impost, and has thus set the example of legal resistance. The fact is, the entire country is against Stirbey ; his partisans are to be found vmong those who are justly hated —among dilapidators, some of whom are still holding place, though under prosecution by the Minister of Finance and among persons equally disen titled to public confidence. It is in my power to communicate to you official docu ments on the subject of the conduct of these men. But, I repeat what I have often told you—there ara no longer parties in Walachia ; there is but one feeling, public, unanimous, and decided, and that is for the cessation, at any cost, of the oppressive domination of the Austrians, and the expulsion of a Hospodar who is execrated, ant of his followers who ara the scourge of the country. That is what we, Wallachians, demand from England and France." Another letter from Bucharest, of the 26th, says:— "The Grand Vizier, Aali Pacha, passed last week through Rustchnk. Princs Stirbey proceeded to meet and compliment him, and a certain number of Boyards did the same. The Consuls-General of Prussia and England also proceeded thither. General Coronini left some days since, to inspect the troops in the two Prin cipalities. Prince Stirbey continues to act with the same audacity. He has just levied an impost of 30,000,000 of piastres on the native and Greek monas teries. He has procured that impost to be voted by the Divan convoked ad hoc; the members voted it unani mously, with the exception of one single member, Prince Constantine Ghika, President of the High Court of Jus tice. It would be difficult to give you an idea of the discontent of the whole population." THE VICARAGE OF YEOVIL.—The Rev. Richard J. F. Thomas has been instituted by the Bishop of Bath and Wells to the vicarage of Yeovil-cum -Preston. FAILURE OF Two OF THE NEW MANCHESTER NEWS PAPERS.—The Manchester Halfpenny Express and th• Manchester Penny Express, two of the five daily papers recently started in Manchester, have already been dis continued. It is no uncommon thing for literary men to have false conceptions of those commercial principle; which are quite as necessary to success in the conduct of a newspaper as good writing and the ability for compi lation. No fault could be found with the conduct of these papers as regards the last-named qualifications, for they appear to have been well got up, but the mis take was probably one very common to new speculations of this kind, that they attempted to give too m uch for the money, considering the competition they had to encounter. THE STATE OF THE TI AMES.—Tho present disgraceful state of the river Th ames has calletdhifnokrththtehetfollowing t letter from Prof essor F ara d ay : —"I trav ersed this day (Saturday) by ste am -b oa t th e space between Lond on and Hungerford Bridg es , b e t ween h a lf-past one .13c1 two o'clock ; it w as l ow wa t er , an d I p°anle my y rown fluid. attention. have been near th e t urn . The app earance and th e sme ll T o of e the h m, o - a l e t e o r f f t o h r e c e r d i v t e h r e w rn a s s e l a v n es o a p t a o l n u c; In order to test the degree of op acity, I tore up some white cards into piece , moistened them so as to make them sink easily b e i . ow the surface, an d then dropped some of these pieces le, to ..he water a t every p i er t h e b eat came to ; before the y nad s un k an inch below the sur face they were , .indistinguish a bl e, though the sun shone brightly at the time and when the pieces fell edgeways the lower part was hidd en from sight before the upper part under water. Thi s h appene d at St. Paul's wharf, Blackfriars-bridge, Temple-wharf, Southwark bridge, and Hungerford ; and I have no doubt would have occurred f urt h er up and down the river. Near the bridges the feculence rolled up in clouds so dense that they Were visible at the surface, even in water of kind. this The smell was ve r y bad and common to the Whole of the water ; it was the same as that whisk now comes up from the gullyholes in the streets ; the whole river was for the time a real sewer. Having Just returned from out of the country air, I was, per haps more affected by it than others ; but I do not think I could have gone on to Lambeth or Chelsea, and I was glad to enter the streets for an atmosphere which, ex cept near the sinkholes, I found much sweeter than that on the river. I have thought it a duty to record these facts that they may be brought to the attention of those who exercise power or have responsibility in relation to the condition of our river; there is nothing figurative in the words I have employed, or any approach to exag geration ; they are the simple truth. If there be suffi cient authority to remove a putrescent pond from the neighbourhood of a few simple dwellings, surely the river which flows for so many miles through London ought not to be allowed to become a fermenting sewer. The condition in which I saw the Thames may perhaps be considered as exceptional, but it ought to be an im possible state, instead of which I fear it is rapidly be coming the general condition. If we neglect this subject we cannot expect to do so with impunity ; nor ought we to be surprised if, ere many years are over, a hot sea son gin e um Dad proof of the folly of our careleginen.. , ; mosir 7 2 7 0 6 8 6 8 LN. pro- ;took terest cases its in ;37. ether c out mens lit so, net, the woe rhea of d CP' 91 i 38 I 621 3 67 i 81i f 84 i