The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-29 00:00:00

Aio NE A ;i E T ( 0:111.111?(Ji Ai, fATT,',;LI-41.4.-Kiveg• - CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Tie Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was lb e l elei t€d, and c l ose d a t an advance of id. per R - ,E m n all de scr i pt i ons. Th e sa l es were est i mated r ex )000 bales (3,000 of which were taken fo 2 o tti and 18,000 on speculation), comprising i 1,0; , l)e rnana and Maranham at 6id. to 8( ~ at 3 - 3. x- qYPtian at 61d. to 91d., and 5,000 Sura t k e , { 4 . to sd . per lb. The Railway Share Mar lici:lcled with a buoyant appearance, and prices T l nce4 to per cent. frekle:hiP : Marchioness of Lou d.onderry has arrived t let Sydney with advices of Feb. 17. It is no Cs. rtained if she brings gold. the e in g to the Whitsun holidays the letters from Th °ritin ent are of but little commercial interest. k 14040 following remarks upon the New York b e f n 3 ' nlarket and its influence upon stocks here kiso"tindieterestine', as the effect will be felt e tletlZ The money market is becoming more atllo 4 s ' e. Every week seems to add to magi of of capital seeking employment. The Th e 15 h the contrary, is gradually b e coming, less. by di °ote lt il ks manae e t o k eep up th e i r lines of ds. l b4nlidst the general stagnation, but it isoll y Pap e Q , li g little less particular in the class of business t 11 3 , 1) ; t * It is the easiest thing in the world to I tttp e h t ee a, to fancy stocks at limited margins, but e ke,,, l ‘ l , ta tioti in fancy stock securities just now . ar qteri; l " 4ll ) there is not enough of that business ! f ko g et , t ° employ much capital. An abundance 111 411 11 ,; 44 this market for any length of time 4 aceW i e sds to speculation either in stocks or some h , N e „ 1311 et' merchandise, but such is not the teiVresent. There are no indications of a to l4 ,; it of that nature in anything. There a te 101(sPosition to buy or sell stocks. Holders 1 15 5 4 h1ig fur good dividends and high prices, ; t111 ( 1 ,1 1 ,„ 4 1 , 31t 'r5, believing that lower prices will soon 4) 1 04 : 41 back and place their money on deposit 11°tliitevi-lank• There is a general disposition to do , i) ett -V ery soon the hot weather will be along, ?' en ! will be a thinning out among business "`"re will be almost a universal stampede. felled t 4t . 'anancie rs an d stoc k-j o bb ers were coin ,.ty le nlaiu at th e i r p os t s a nd lo o k sharp after f e l t dollar Between Schuyleresin and tie saf e of frauds . 4 ' 4 and rascalities no one "nd such scenes of anxiety, ex -1)n a nd despair have seldom . been tp 44 "4 'd b by any community. Business 1 : 14 41 -4t1 i. (-1 through more mental anguish last ,; t ie ' o r „ t44 tl had before been realised in years of is O Or`," t4 (lit of fortunes under all the revulsions " u to niercial history. All that has passed ar q l t ilkp he effect near l y o bli terate d. H un d re d s ao e , b °t rie in mind the horrors of those days an aged their affairs as to leave the 111 b the hot weather sets in. This m b e ad its influence upon business. We it i kee - 4 : 1311 e• to see before the fall business Oki ff e how the European war works, and .l r u pon financial and commerce ti t , l iS therefore safer to pursue a mas- S t 4 Cra, it' than to become involved in mer -1/4 ell. I ;_ s antions the end of which cannot be tP (i t het 4, 44 the meantime let us forhoye that the 4i e t hat ti continue favourable our crops, Le harvests may prove all the husband e - f. 44Q ta(ililfich We must look to our rt itt litl i t 4 58 the means to extricate ourselves from 4 14 4 i o .t . Pending difficulties." at t 1 '44' 14 1 stock market has recovered from the 41 1 Iptl ,depression whichoccurred yesterday r i : l ‘/hi cti )(I St before the close of business—Con d were after -14091/,' o pened at 92 to 928, and for to ki‘rl(4l: be ing" now 92i g. and hi:tily settlement have been 92 to 92 : x, at 4 to 4i lil l 2 -i et to 924 . The °lnuium ll-16ths to 16i. loitlti,‘,.7W Annuity brings 16 , 1: 4 : . te t ' 1 ; ,. . , as been dull at 2081 to 2091. East ;11; i he i , - ;` e s e r h is a e t n , t l o l 234 to 236. The New 3 per to 92, and the Reduced at 7 14 4' 0 Elcchequer Bills are 168. to 195., and U ,tti t). L 4 1 54. premium. Nt i° I tki,• l h'irities have been generally quiet, ab evfonds there has been a decided 1 "d-Iss t i • Ill z b'• %1 and 81g. The " Contango" is l' ae 44° 4 an, Per 'l , ll ,,,t44ek is maintained at 22 to Niah e) - 4 - "lbet e e k - g`s. have been 894, a slight ad o r kis b a - : 2 4 per Cents. 641 to t°W itio -.0 b rought 87 . 4 to 88g. kb, 9, --4 . I re 4„ are the nominal prices of fo m reign xi. I'4-01027'41 Deferred Bonds, 6i- to 7i e ; Pertly' 67 to 69 ; ditto Th ree . t ol9 • " Itn ui Portuguese Four per Cents., Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; jute,"4- ' 1 -a -Et 88 to 90 ; alf per Cents., . err ed, 181 to 187, ; Ditto 3 per 08; toitt 2 Certificates, 4 to 4,1 ; clq q 't ' iv % 37 t ° ktt Rli e h 4 i. Itlot i4 N tie 4. Rd Shares have been in mo k,,4,dil°lll. and with good support given to the 'NOT, So uth -Eastern, North-Western) 11-k44 Co t iti 4s . ritill a have been the English lines fit th e th e 8 rahre and Meuse are -1 better, Rhenish°lll(les Antwerp and Rotterdam, itte and Luxemburgh. Paris and i) a the sca r a nd • .s` ore , Yso good. 11 Y 4 e. 1411 Mines there have been but few at • The J • t% Pe r) , °int . Sto c k B an ks are in re tilt t h. 4t 1111 t. 1 rates and the Team and Land s IF! 0 ANDTiaIfS Al' AT ONE 0 (,I,‘ tN , tite tat . dons. Z i 94 t Z, l k t Ce: l „' ) e(,A *************** 91A 1 I r, , k„ 1 , 1 2a eig 2 eat hire !tl, ** **** **** t, , t k e ar , T l•l3?re 10th Oct. 1859 3 1 1-16 '' s pire sth Ap r il, 1883 164 11-16 ~g Jai 4") u iota: ...231 6 ...... 19 nt tl ~ ► G . i . ....• ......... . I N , ti ; ...... ........ • • • • • • • • lB 16 19 G li Ll t , )1 to tt i B ecl .... ................. :..: . : Oltt o % I°4OttEIGN FUNDS AT ONE o'uLO 1.4 ' A Per Cent i'•• .... „gtio u 4 Der Cent ~rer , 1829 dr. 39, 5 per Cent. 99 ~trobGli ) , t he' 4 i .. . Per 22k ;„ _Cut BJ* 01 p o ,—;z t ut - 81 38f • 33 - . 1 16 1 11, 4 t ils l A' Per c ent ................... 80.1 k 4 0 4 1" , e41; . 1 ,, e1 1nt.. , q 4cte tbe above payable in London. • t )r e ' 2 i Per Cent 12 Gull ..... 64 i1 • e xit. . t ZL, "rtMeate3 bi t ' t tol e HALF-PA.'IT TWO. tuY A c c ount ................... 92 Ftak,Nl),) 8 Br -- PPING--(THIS DAY.) `a t k.llli4e ` reeze ---- W ind and weath er thi s d a y A noon, rAk ,Tl;* 'and cloudy.. I +P til itt,' l.4l l4h-n. a Y 28 Wind, N.W. Arrived 'l3. "') from th e B lack Sea, and left for V 1, 16 w'rls•''ftt • dsn (, Or t 28.—M are ni oness o f Londonderry , i li,Vstay. Oteete•-v. 28.---Wind, S.W. A rr i ve d—Cho- ee 4).V) It`. 4 41, 8 . -- Wind W.S W. Arrived—St. --"Z " ;, PZ George Turner, Havannah B'—Wintl, N. Arrived—Senator, from / t P' (P"u lm ' 4.. ELECT RIC TELEGRAPH.) f 4 .t .M '; ll LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. 4t'l/41'°Yial. 1 14 from Mb' 4 1b oro de. . 11 . 11 from Honduras ; Good Intent, iv; ieh Or; t !d, Queen, for Constantinople. DUBLIN, May 28. v'clt° T i k e . ?-1:11 from Dort Gem, Cherdiannia ; Julius (t t rii ____ 4Fli 4 '4llTr EA T v 1.1 , 1 * D Burrisll TELEGRAPH.) N Ni l i, k T : ; tide. t GRAVEsEND, Tuesday Morning. i s l 4, 4 1 44 28,„ 1 1 0 boars' flood ; strong and cloudy. •N 11 1 , 1,4r 0t4, r ; Velv,harine, from Gothenburg; Liver illi , a u illy Edmund, 3W k, s%er i ., ,Pken, Nykrobing ; Falcon, Gothen tittiky 22--111?" e. I.' '''' cr I _anti from Fredericks -014 ' 4 \ l tl l sAtt .ll ,. : W. • e 4,,‘litir,Aatit4reab. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.26 a.m. 0 .-3 , ..0,, •ces a ....., ~ .;, 44 411'. : j; :.artia;:u:dotietsth.. n Souch ay, from London, ' it % , 3 fo r , 0 • II ~ wthura, Loudon, for Cardiff; 1 ° Mkt 3.11 BlziP Calcutta, for the Nora; SU ARE 11/1 A. Et (THIS DAY.) ItAILW A YS. 1141LWATil. Aber keen..... Ambg. Vottng. Bow. and Eastn. lunet.. Ballast W Ballymen:. Birming. Wolverh. itour Valley ...... fiqitenhd. I,9,nesh. clhesh;.re ..mitt.... Do. 011e$1 - ,. 4i Birk.. .f... 64) and £25 Ca , 1)0.,£20............ Oytit 'ryn origlna £25 (imd. at £42; 3ristol and Exeter.— flaledonian. Carmarthen and Cal. di gun Cheater & Piolyheaa ()ark and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pas Cornwall Urieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth dab. , deen Junction Fast Anglian....., , ilastern Counties ..... I,astern Union, A stock B Stock Do., Nei?, A Lancashire '- , ,,linhurt.7ll6a Maw , F.dinb. and Peebles Prt,l2 & Dundee orth Sz, Clyde Jun.., ?unless 1)o. Extension fllasgow &S. Nester , • ;rreat Northern . Do., A. Stock. Do., B. Stock Stb . &West.(lre. ;rest Western..... ... Do. Stour Val Rai Gua. Stk Irish Snuth-Eastorc ra.neaster & Carlislv Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Genc andVork. , Do., Wst. fAv.Crshy.&Soutitpt tiondon & Black wa' Brght &S.Cs , ..ond. and N. West! )o. Fifths , )0.10/. Sh.,M&B.. C Eighths Jondon andS. Westl, Do., . Po., £4O Colerair , '.ndudrry. & Ennit-‘e . \lancli.Shef.% Do. 4 Shares, No. • ,0., iwlaat. & Liu. tin Nfidland 'o. Pr, Der' 'CM& G. West. ( I rf, ) Do. Half Shares owe ast?f7 & Cariish• Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Mowry Warreppoint and Restrevor., kTorfolk Northn.Counties Un. North British._ North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 • to., A A Deferred Do., A P Guarant-ed N. Eastern—Berwie , to. do. ExtonSion .. Do.do. Pore s ' Do. LcAs Do. York North London Do. Now £lO N.&S.Wstrn.,llarm - stead, and City Jn.. North Stafrordshir, North Western N. Sz.S, Westrn. Jun, Nuneaton, laineklp , :And Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland -Shropshire Union South Devon Soutt. Eastern south Wales A'. Yrksh. 6 Riv. Dui - 'no staines, Wok &Wo a 1 Stockton t Darli 154 Stv:kten & Hrxtlep , 1f)0. Taff Vale.. 9 Do. £lO shares. Ittp Do. Pref., No. 1 21i Thames Haven Doc', awl IVilwav Ulverstone & Lancs. all \IMO Neath... all Waterfd. & Kilkenn3 all Waterford&Limer , all West Cornwall 5 West End of Londe), and Crystal Palace all (West London 171% Wlmbledn & Croydonl Cloning ?mos y estkrday - 81- Q 14 - 13 i 54 - 6 84 - 74,1 8G - 88 63f - Gli 11 - 15 8 - 10 34 - 21 5i - 61 Ita 15? 11i 12 33 - 35 23 - 24 76 77 59 2d . 19 20 • •• '''' 68 - 70 92 - 63; 78 - 80 , '5 - 7 97 - ( 9 67 •- 684 58 - 62 71 - 6 -8 , 6 • 8 79i SO4 8 00 - 102 OL 1013 id par t'i 4 83 81 9 8 s 8 7d 254 - 82 2 72$ - 41 - 43' •t• •~ 10 - 8 50 - 52 291 301 - 7! 64 - 6 4 134 5! 50;1 48 50 4d —pr 4 61 64 1 d ar 28 - 30 101 - 103 67 - 69 46 - 48 13 4 61. - 62 28 - 29. 5 3 3 - 1 38 - 40 see * • .11 i• 20 2 31 - 22 - 24 7 - 8 ••• ••• FORIGN. utw.r thst BA .56 r d... Belgian F - ..stn. Bezi ors 'Go Graissesea , 13orr:oay Barola, and Central I ntha i Scrii Demerara pntcl , Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Tndian, g. 5 p. c Do. Eyensio , .., Do. 4,z p. e. Bds., pay '57, convertible... .. Pb. do. do., '59, do.. ad. Tk of Canad AA. iR Do. St. Lawrence /I; Atlantic do. ..... Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do qt. Central of Fran.. €k. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent... 1)0. lew 5 per cent Po. Extensions. .• 1 2 all 12 Do. do Great Luxembourg Constituted Shari s Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canal all all 14 all Shares Do. Bits., payable's7 with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p.'56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without 0pti0n........ Hamilton, BE. Toronto Do. 6 per °mt. Lake Collat. & Basle Lucca do Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons do Mediterran, Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (witl , interest) Do. (ex intorast) Northern of France D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelinee guar. 3 p. c. & red. at 229. dur. ns yrs. from 1 Jan. 185 1. Do. 201.3 p. o Bch. (fmy.B.& AMS. Shs. ; Nor wegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ..... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... PaxisCaen & Cherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Menne_ Do. 54 p. cent. Pref Scinda Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 6l per c. Prof Western of France West. of Switzerland ViriJsbaden Zealand 7a - - 7 2a 2'l 4 3 ... ... s - - 354 SA - 94 244 - 251 - 61 - 5 18 - 19 55 57 94 - 96 21 - $P 5 - 23 = 21 3 - 3i 911 -2 1 i 101 - 103 107 - 109 1 0 112 lot 10:3 22 22 10 112 .•• -- .., - Ai, 4t - 51 - 1p 2i 3 p 5 7 2 - 3 6 - 63 35 - 36 13. -- 13 74 - 2611 - 26ip, 47 49 42 44 Po 23 24 par -- 1p 2 lid 8 —8 21 2aD Pm 4 d 81 18 is, JOINT-STOOK BANKS, 4,0 t ustralasia ......... all :3ritish Colonial Bank And Loan Company ar '3ritik N. American 5 :hart& Bank of Asia 4 `lirtd.. I3nk. of I.urlia,l tustralia, & Chins 10 City .. . ............. )oionial `., l ointadrcial of Loud , I;aglish Scottish and Australian Chart... Lond. Chary. Bk. of Australia Ditto Now 1. o:nation and County London Joint Stock & WeEtuduate: national Provincial of England 1.0 22 all all i)o. New \rational of Ireland Nrew South Wales.., Oriental Bank 01 Coxporatier.._ ,orovincial of frolan, )o. New toyal Auxtraln.likq qy Gold Imp Co.. A a • i. .1: fuion of Andre, 00. New ado') of L9Pdon ~„,, 82 - 84 .• • d Par .d 17i 1 S 21i 2`.?; par P •- .. 33 - 35 39 - 41 ••• -- N• 72 - 74 S - 9 Bnetna:r Sans this day. A) All 100 it. 20 10 123 100 100 .03 !O 10 10 10 R. to 5 10 18 5 5 20 92i 78? 1261 6 68 7i 8k 791 801 lot A 1 1011 151 741 5i Gil 21 9; 351 a d LINES 4SED T FIXED ~.t..~y1l t~ SALLWaTs. 143rg111 ' yesterlay. 3nrup<ar Bedford and Blotchlcy BackghmnsTi. Clydesdale -1'4% Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. , a. 6 pc Glas. Barr. tt Neils. Direct Do. New T ju ndon L. &N. Xi' . ' &lon., E. Un. 4 L. rto 00.1donitth 7 - 99 109 - 102 1:6 Glstr. Du. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk & Railway Do 'h. Wes Vk. Now. Berw V.&N3I 1)0. Hull & Selby Do. Shares , . Do. a Shares. Lou. & Greenw Do: Preform :e Lon.,Til.,&S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per 'cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlevbro' & Redear. . Mid Id . Brad n Newmarket Bury Exton ... N.& f.i:st.s p.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p • Prost. & Wyr, - 109 3. Huta ),) 1.4 -_- 13 23 - 24 11 - IA Pot° & Co Norfolk Do L.&N. W Midld Stekton Darlingt. Midland.. 2i - g 3 - ~5 lEn. Coun 6. Conn. par 57 59 L. & N. W. IzLn&YI Do Gt North Lancash Yorksh. T. Brasses Idelea/ itockt. Darlingt )0...... Do. Shrs. A Roy stu. & Hit. Sher. Roth anti Gooleg.s P.c. Shrews. &Her S. Stailordsh. Wear Valleygr 130 - 133 7 3 / 4 - Si 3 - 2t ri per cent nr ffiltsOomret - 33 90 - 92 i(ltWestn PREFERENCE SHARES. A herdeea ...... ...••• Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c. Rlyth and Tyne 10 po c. pref. (iss(l. 50/ Brie. tz, Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c:Shares Caledonian £lO . (Mester & Hol7h•ta'' flar.34 per cent... Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork AT, i3audonsl p. • . )un.Prth dr r. a. Anglial Ch . ASh D,. do. C s. B 6 p. DO. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. `:astern Coal) '• 017Ei.011, 5 p. c. No 00. No. 2 New 6 r . e. f 4 \ ljn., G. 6 p. c , o. 51., 10 ner cent )0. 101. 100 - 102 83 91 : 93 98 - 100 ,•• 3i - 4 I- - 4 3 -13 A do. 4 per cent.. Lancash.ll p. et. &W. Vori , . J. Ms 1. Prth.lkDan.lp.c. 53 - 62 Fu"ne , s ....... :119. & S. W. G. 5 r ., heat Norther. 5 p. )o. 5 p. c. Redeem , 3.t 10 p. c. prem. to. 4i p, c . Do 5 P.C. Scrip, Red. tsp. c. pm... .: t. N. of Scot. Ist Pr. • it. S. & W. (Tr, laud • Do. 4per c. Pr.t. Gt. Westr, (Pork' Manta Ex. 5 p. c).. Do. con. red. 4 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. r. Dc,. erred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref •Sh Do. Cuester S p. e.P. Do. do. '5 p. c. Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh.. Do. do: do Do. do. d 0..... ....... Lan. &York. P. £'2,r Do. 6 p. c. St.,ck ... Brigh. 0.5 p.f. Do. Pref., 5 p. a. St Do. New Guar.6 p. e Do. d.). 5 par c ,ut.. Gon. &N. W., Coy. 0: Nuneaton 5 p. ct I,on. & S. W. Con. 3 3 Wady. Sh. I.ondy. & Ennis. S. . fan., Shef., & Lin. lew, £lO Do. X 6 1 116 - 118 ,1) - 111 101 - 103 - ip 6 gel 98 100 83 0 92 94 10 11. 17 —17 i 10 10 73 75 19) 20 10 14i 15 1 ,37 139 2i- 3I 13a 13; a Warypt Ca,rl.4 p C )0. 4} per cent Consol.6 p.o.St Jo. Cousol. Bristol I Rim. 6 per cont. 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St I 1! Do. Pref. 4A per e , all Do. 5/. f 4 p. c.. 100 Ditto Leic ster Hite - ea Pr f St. INorfolk DeL.sature Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stop IDo. 5 p. c. Bit Do. 5* per et. prat.. 'Do. Way. Val. 5 13 c North British N. E. Perw, 4 p.c P Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c :No.' Da. do. Quarters 4 Do.Vork 1) ,, r North Staffordshir , Oxford, Worcester, Wnlverh.Zls. e p Do R. Pre. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. , New Pr South Devon Do. fixed, 4 per COP S. Esstorn (Readi. , Ann.) of 41 Os. flt Do. 4} per cent S' W4les Gus. 4 p. Do. do. 4 r p, c. S. Yorksi:.4p.c.Gna , . st oc k. & Dar., 5 p c ,Do. do. Stock. & arti. g. Tulv 1 ;IV 1•11fii Kilk.6pc 138 - 140 98 - liB H 4,1 - ,4 - 87 04 - 106 99 - 101 91 .- 93 34 - 3i - •-• la - 109 13 I , U pa' ) 2 - 23 93 - 100 6 I.i -- 2,q, 2i - 2iii o i ..1 J .. •,,,,- •. - MINES. 1 ai Ague Fria ;...... 1 ~. 4 1 al Anglo Austrln. God( ~. ... ... I.os, all Anglo Californian ~ 1 - $ 2;0 6 Austrelian i -1/ I all Australian Cordillera .. - .. • I. al Ave Maria - 1 1.11 Baden (G , l.Dachy of 4 - $ 50 all Blamarven Iron an , . Coal . - 8 20 14 British Iron 4 - 6 35 26 Brazilianlnap.(issue at £5 pin.) - 31 30 all Do. -Comes & Calab 2I 3 20 1.5 Do. St. John Del Re 31. -33 1 .1 Carson's Creek - -I 1 ; Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica 4 P 10 all Cobre Copper 55 - 57 • 5 . 1 Colonial Gold 4 4 St. ill Copper Miu. of Bug 30 - 40 25 dl Do.Pref..7l p. cem 2d - rat ... 16 Copiapo .... ........ 5 all English and . Austin Copper Stueltg 0: 1 -14 gi 2 1 Fortuna td *-- eh 20 all General l5 -17 16 1 all Gt•Nugg etVeiniteg $ - $ 43 all Great Polgooth. 4 - 14 1 all Liberty ' h - i 3 all Linares 6s - 74 4 2 D, B .. it - 24 ... 5 1 Lusitanian 4 -ip 1 all Mariquita i - t 1 1 all New Granada t - g 1 all New Linares Minim and Smelting Co • ... - ... 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 - 8 . 20 all Pontgiband Silva, Lead MM. & Smelt. 141 - 151 151 5 1 Port Philip .l $ 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhyraney Iron l9 - 21 15 all Do. Now 5 - 6 30 12$ Santiago de Cuba... 5i - 64 5t 1 all South Australian i - 1 10 .71 Tin Croft... -• ••• 2& all United Mexican 5l - 6 1 .111 Waller 4 - i 1 all West Mariposa A - I 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia I all A Yuba.. ... ••• - • . DI LSO ELL A.N SOU b. 25 171 Australian Auk-Alt. 31 -33 10 1 all Ausla•aln. Royal Mail .. - . 4 10 7 Berlin Water Works 31 - 2i I 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 - 55 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. ... -- ..• 100 121 Canada; 118 - 122 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July ll2 - 113 5 all Crystal Palace ...... - 3i 5 4 Do. Praferener• . i - IP 4 all Crystal Pal.of France ... - ... 1 $ Daston Iron Ore ... - ..„ 20 84 E as tern Steam - 25 23 Electric Telegraph l7 -- 19 1 all Electric Teleg. co Ir ... - ... 15 14 Gen. Steam. Navigat. ..• - „„„ 20 all General Screw Steam ... - ... 14 l 0 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... - ... 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig ... ... 10 all Mecliteran. Elec. Tel. ... - •.. 11) 9 Mexicau&S.Amerian. 6.4 7 10 21 Do. New ... ... .....••• •.• - ••• 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ~. - ... 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 - 11 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter. Stearn Navigat. Co. .., - ••• g , 1 all N. B. testralasial... I - 1 V t 20 15 With. ci f Euro pc& ram ... - •• • 1 all Oriental Gas 1 -- 14 14 4 5 all Peel It i r. lA. & Miurl 2l - 3 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... - ... 5... 10 Do. Now l2 - 121, 2 all Portland Iron Co ls - 14 00 60 1*,07a1 Mail Steam - 74 I 734 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest li - 2 ' 1 4 Ditto New 'i - i 5 all South Austral. lelml : , 81 - ;),os, 381 I l a ll Submar. Tel. Seri-. i .... .. 1 all ,),.• it-Osterevi.,.. , ii I 20 . 5 Trust& L.Co.U.Can. ... ...,.„ .. 10 2t3 Van DienlQl Land 134 •-• 14 134 . ess this day. 50 40 1.5 all all all 3,11 St. 20 St. 15 to St. 20 50 all 100 0 A lon 11 o lou 1.00 100 5 5;) 12 , 12, 10 St. 16 5 St. 2L fi 8i i 2i P LITERATURE. S. 6. 0. Scutari and its Bospit a l s ._ By the Hon. and Rev. Sydney Godolphin Osborne. Dickinson, BroViers. Übe noblest and ghastliest of narratives. Let us confess at once that we almost envy the good man who has written it the of what ever he has gone through in his endeavour to al leviate the sufferings of our heroic soldiers in their terrible pest-houses upon the shores of the Bos phorus. It is not nowadays that the English public need be reminded that in the Honourable Band Reverend Sydney Godolphin Osborne may be recognised one of the most genuine, because one of the most practical, energetic, and laborious of living philanthropists. His claims upon the popular respect are by this time, we conceive, pretty widely known. They require no specific mention from us. They have long been scarcely less a fruitful source of interest than a theme of general and unaffected admiration. Yet the singleness of purpose, the gentleness of heart, the untiring zeal and unconquerable determination by which Mr. Osborne's charitable efforts have been hitherto con spicuously characterised, have never yet been brought so directly under the notice of his fellow countrymen as they have been very recently, through the medium of the humane enterprise which conducted him to a memorable and deplo rable lecality in the neighbourhood of Constanti nople. lu the thin volume before us, embellished with five coloured lithographs illustrative of the enthralling subjects described in the eight chapters of the letterpress, we have the succinct but sufficient record of this somewhat notable un dertaking. If we are not very much mis taken it will be regarded by the future annalists of the present War, as a blue-book not a jot less remarkable in its way than that larger one which a little later on will comprise the whole of the ample catechism of Mr. Roebuck's Committee of Inquiry into the condition of the Army before Sebastopol. It is a lamentable pendant to the description of the horrible mismanagement in the Crimea, this commemoration of the (if possible) yet more horrible mismanagement on the Bospho rus. The frightful story here told of our soldiers' sufferings at Scutari is the miserable sequel of the narrative of their preliminary sufferings at Bala kla;va. It would be difficult, we conjecture, for even the most callous to glance over the account here given of the former by Mr. Osborne, without profound emotions—emotions of poignant grief, swallowed up before very long in those of scarcely utterable indignation. Altogether, it seems, Mr. Osborne was not mono than six weeks at Constantinople. But within the compass of those six weeks how much of good were his kind hand and gentle heart, his clear judgment and tender couttniserwion, his en ergy and benevolence enabled to accomplish Invited to assume the honourable and respon sible office of almoner of the Times Fund— Mr. Osborne preferred to go, on his own account, untrammelled by any ' positive engagement. " Within twenty-four hours from the time I made up my mind ou the subject," he slys, "I started with my son for Constantinople." Arriving at his destination on the Bth of November, 1854, he took his departure on his return homewards from the Turkish capital on the 19th of December. During the interval between which dates Mr. Osborne co- opf.rated, lieartanil - ;oul, with Mr. Macdonald, the able and efficient Times Commissioner. The Chief Authority, he tells us, was clearly under the delusion " That nothing was wanting !" Whereas almost everything was found wanting by Mr. Osborne, and Mr. Macdonald, and Mr. Stafford, and Miss Nightingale. What some of the most glaring of the deficiencies were, this comment upon Scutari and its Hospitals" sufficiently indicates. It de scribes, without the smallest exaggeration, the state in which the writer found both the Barrack Hos pital and the General Hospital, the condition in which he left them, and the contrast presented by each to the great French Military Hospital at Para. Speaking of the latter, Mr. Osborne can scarcely find adequate words in which to express his amazement and admiration. " The French," he exclaims "are certainly a most wonderful people, at home any where. I found it difficult to believe that the order, quiet, regularity of service, and perfect ma chinery of this hospital could be the growth of but a few months,• and that too in a foreign land. One element was obvious throughout—system. Every one seemed to have his own particular sphere of duty, and quietly to set about it. Nothing seemed left to chance : there was a certain import ance given to even the smallest matter of detail." Adding, with marked emphasis, a little further on —" It not merely that the contrast with our own sad bungling execution was so mani fest, but I am in justice bound to say, I never' anywhere saw a system that scented to me so perfectly organised and so cleverly carried out" as in the management of this same French military ho .pital at Pera. To which perfection of organi sation and consummate skill of management, Mr. Osborne presents, we repeat, in ghastly contrast, the terrible disorganisation and disastrous misma nagement witnessed by him both in the British General Hospital and the British Barrack Hospital at Scutari. Recounting his expe riences in regard to the latter, he tells us that he agreed fur a time to take pastoral charge of a particular portion of the Barrack Hospital— remarking significantly in another part of his narrative (as an evidence of the labour requir ing to be gone through by those in attendance when less than upon the sick in that and , the adjoining esta blishment)) btehaau lit t i h t el n eft Scutari " there must have four miles of ground occupied in lines of beds " _stretched out upon those beds men, presenting to view almost every imaginable example of mutilation and suffer ing. Passing from these terrible sceoes of human misery, he infirm us that " With the, exception of the Priests in attendance on the Catholic patients, and the ` Sisters' terin B to all," he seldom met any one in the wards while he continued to visit them. Wards, these were, set.apart for the victims of perhaps the direst scourge of all in thoSe hospitals, the dysentery, or diarrhoea, or Varna-fever, as it was variously called by the soldiers themselves. Scarcely any thing, we are fold, could well be more hideous or more hopeless than the condition into which the hapless occupants of these wards were plunged im mediately 4ipon their entrance into them—without the merest show, - it seems, - of anything in the way of medical alleviation. Over the porch might have been written with awful appropriateness the super scription placed by Dante over the entrance to the Inferno. Yet, says Mr. Osborne, "In this cruel scene of filthy neglect, I can with truth say, 1 was never called to one dying man who uttered a mur mur against those who thus treated him and his comrades." Nay, he describes them as very difle rendy occupied, namely, as " listening with every sentiment of grateful delight to the invitations, the promises, of Him who left his borne in heaven to contend to death, for every penitent who should trust his soul to Him," Besides imparting spiritual consolations to the dying, Mr. Osborne undertook now and then commissions from them of remem brance to " all at home, all inquiring friends," observing, as be records the circumstance—" There was little else I could ever dO for them—they said so, and-gave a grateful pressure to the extended.' hand (in one instance the fine dying fellow kissed it)—then, the ' God bless you, Sir.' A sweet re ward of itself,• that benediction of the expiring soldier to the ears - of our bray . e-hearted philanthro pist. As most of our readers are already aware, Mr. Osborne was not alone in his self-imposed toil of benevolence. There was, for example, his ever active and untiring colleague Mr. Macdonald, the Times commissioner. And besides Mr. Macdonald, quiet and rather reserved; still I am much mistaken if she is . not gifted with a very lively sense of the ridiculous. In conversation, she speaks on matters of - business with a gr Lye earnestness one would not expect from her appearance. She has evidently a mind disciplined to rest,ain mular the principles of the action of the moment every feeling which would interfere with it. She has trained herself to command, and le , rued the value of conciliation towards others, and constraint over herself. I can conceive ber to be a strict disciplinarian ; she throws herself into a work—as its head— as such he knows well how much success must de pend :upon literal obedience to her every order. She seems to understand business thoroughly, though to me she had the failure common to many heads,' a too great love of man agement in the small details which had better perhaps have been left to others. Her nerve is wonderful ; I have been with her at very severe operations ; she was more than equal to the trial. She has au utter dis regard of contagion ; I have known her spend hours over men dying of cholera or fever. Tho more awful t:, every sense any particular case, especially if it was that of a dying man, her slight form would be seen bending over him, ad ministering to his ease in every way in her power, and seldom qUitting his side till death released him." Further, Mr. Osborne adds—" Hers was a post requiring the courage of a Cardigan, the tact and diplomacy of a Palmerston, the endurance of a Howard, the cheerful philanthropy of a Mrs. Fry" .—observing indignantly in reference to the insinua tions throwp out as to the religious opinions enter tained b'yAss Nightingale—" if there is blame in looking for ; a. Roman Catholic priest to attend a dying Romanist, let me share it with her—l did it again and again." Before quitting this branch of his subject our writer remarks : "We all know, at least the most of us alas do, what it is to watch around the sick bed of friends and relatives. We know how the exigencies of a sick room break through all the mere conventionalities of every-day life. Where all have their every interest for the time absorbed in the endeavour to minister to the comfort of the sick one by whom they watch • where friends, relatives, and ser vants have this one object in view—real delicacy consists in being insensible to everything else. When even in distant passages, they who meet speak in whispers, in the actual room of apprehended death, the very atmosphere of the scene makes all things as pure as the motives that call for sympathy and aid afforded." Continuing, in allusion to the peculiar trials to which, in their attendance upon strangers instead of near and dear relatives, Miss Nightingale and her sisterhood are subjected—" There is not one of that devoted band who does not each day pass an ordeal to her every womanly sense beyond all de scription." Well May he exclaim, then— " England and the English army will ever owe a deep debt of gratitude to theladies who have devoted themselves to this first attempt to introduce the zeal and tender care of well-bred women into the economy of a Military Hospital." As it would be impossible and at the same time altogether unnecessary to follow Mr. Osborne in this review of his book upon " Scutari and its Hospitals" through the whole series of his elabo rate descriptions, some of the more striking amongst them may be here grouped together in no unwel come quotations. It is scarce►y possible to read un• moved the following example of the rapid fluctua tion of— LIFE AND DEATH. " One instance of the sudden change in the condition of the wounded came to my own notice, in a very painful man ner. I had visited a very young officer, at t*.e wish of some of his friends in England ; he was so severely wounded that I had no hope myself that ho could recover ; those about him, however, did not take the same view, I had from time to time got him g , me, biscuits, &e., from Per; which he seemed to enjoy ; sitting with him one afternoon, I promised to bring him the next day some jelly and a game pie he seemed to fancy, and also a mosquito net to keep the flies from him (they were at times in the hospitals a perfect pest). I went over early the next morning with the things I had promised, walked into the room, and as soon as I had put my load upon the table, I turned as usual to ask him how he was—the clothes were all removed from the bed, on which, under a sheet, lay his corpse ; he had died a few hours after I left him. We cut cff some of his hair, sealed up his papers, &c.,—in ten minutes ono of the chaplains had found fur me another wounded officer, most thankful for the things I had brought.",. Speaking of the gentle evidences witnessed by hint in the Scutari Hospital, of true " brother-offi cer" attachments, Mr. Osborne has shortly before this remarked—" In no woman watching over her own child did I ever see greater tenderness, pati ence, and self-denial than I witnessed in the care taken of Captain Williams, of the Scots Greys, by Major Nasmyth." As affording a picturesque glimpse of hospital life at Scutari, take the following account of the wounded heroes of the Alma, Bala,klava, and Ink the counter mix to him are his wife and daughters ; to them how slowly doss he seem to spread out and sort the few dozen letters; triev have no glance to - day to spare for the well written directions of the Rectory, the Brewery, the wealthy yeo non of the ; they try with curious eyes to reFog- niso whieh arc the ill-folded, worse directed — ' Soldier' s Army tiers.' Ile takes these from the rest—there are four , of them ; one with hasty hand he gives his wife, thank God' his only words ; it is the well-known writing of his son : he before them, t t h n e r r n: , n w ow ait t i o n w n. ards the counter—there are four or five women ai ,,. e ' c le ora tte e r t s o ; p ch u i r l e tr a e s n es w , i t t h h e s y om se e em half al - i p v e e n t e o e the nature of the scene, and as yet speak not of what they make two want themselves. To two worsen he gives to each a letter; the third with shaking hand he holds up to the light, and seems to study every wor d o f th e di rec ti o n, yet it IS written plainly enough, and is intended for the elderly woman at _ the counter, with the tall girl—not yet her daughter -- by leer side. He has recognised the handwriting of one of the chaplains of the hospital in the East ; he has had letters so directed pass through his hands twice before, and knew well what was told in there. • At last he gives the letter to her to whom it belongs; she has not gone many yards from the do or b e f ore she has opened is short—with a glance she has gathered its tale; turning to the girl walking near her, she says-_' God help thee and me Jane :' not a word more is said by either ; they hurry to their lowly dwelling —once there, there is no restraint upon the agony of their grief, no concealment of its cause • she who was the widow with one son, is childless ; could grief be more acute, were that poor girl who had hoped'to be the lost one's wife now indeed his widow ? Neighbours crowd in with many a word of attempted comfort, to offer many an officeof real sympathy ; long after the sun has set upon that day are the hysterical screams of the younger of the mourners heard; the mother weeps, says little, but in the silent depth of her s , ri ow, proves that it is one time may make endurable, but never can efface. The rector's wife, a lady from the hall, have been to that cottage—all that true sympathy, all that the teaching of the Christian's book, all that the liberality of Christian charity, could do or promise, has been offered— but as yet it is too soon—the ono is stunned in the mother's woe ; the other raves, in the full force of youth's agony, at the sudden crushing of youth's fondest hope." Whereupon Mr. Osborne exclaims, in words of burning wrath and sorrow—" 0 ! war, war, how lost thou in thy utter bitterness of trial curse our race. . . . Men crown thy triumphs with laurel— the cypress of the cemetery, the yew of the church yard, these are the real emblems of thy accursed work." Closing the volume with every sentiment of respect for the pure and lofty charity of which it is the eloquent but humble commemoration; it is impossible for us not to avow it to be our be lief, as one among the orglns of public opinion in England, that the people of this country endorse with their adthiration the thanks for his efforts at Scutari, recently tendered to Mr. Osborne by her Majesty's Government. Equally impossible would. it be henceforth not to recognise in an earliest sim plicity the secret of S. G. o.'s acknowledged genius as a rhetorician. WHITSUNTIDE A MUSEMENTS. DRUR.Y-LANE THEATRE. Bellini's btautiful opera of Norma, supported by Madame Arga, Mcille. Wagner, Signor Armaudi, and Mr. H. Braham, and a grand ballet, in which Mdllev. Palmyra and Paolo drew a crowded audience at this theatre. Success seems t follow Mr. E. T. Smith in all his undcrtakinp, and his bold attempt to give the best style of. entertainment at the lowest possible price, deserves to receive-3R we are glad . to see it does—the hearty support of the public. ermait : READING THE NEWSPAPERS. " It was most interesting to see the avidity with which newspapers from England were received ; many of the sol diers read aloud remarkably well. I have seen a black whiskered fine-looking man, propped up in bed, chosen as a reader; having lest an arm, they had folded the paper for him, so that he could, holding it in one hand, get at the battle bit :' cripples of all kinds crept up, and sat on and about the adjoining beds; as far as his voice could be heard (it was a loud Irish one) you might see menturned in their beds, trying to drink in every word; on he went, right through the whole, beginning in rather a monotone style, hs soon warmed up, and as the msn said—' gave it out well.' Then there would be a hail from a distant bed—' I say let us have it up here now,' and some crippled patient would come scrambling down to beg the paper ; a new reader would be found, and nearly the same scene again and again repeated " As affording us another yet more interesting group, sketched by Mr. Osborne, a group in which his own figure will be recognised, we cannot resist giving his account of— AN OPERATION UNDER CHLOROFORM. ‘' I assisted at ono very painful case, in which a branch of the femoral artery had to be taken up ; there wore great dffl culties about it, E 0 much so, that one of the best surgeons there did not seem to me to like to attempt it; it was, how ever, done by Dr. M'llray assisted by some others ; I am afraid to say the length of time the patient was under the in fluence of chloroform his head was on my knee th 3 greater part of the time, and I had to keep up the administration of this inestimable agent ; at last they succeeded in getting a ligature round • the vessel ; I was then left with one of the surgeons, to try and recover him from the torpor, under which ho had, without pain, borne a most severe appli cation of the knife, &c. Our only hope, from the quantity of blood he had lost, was, to get some stimulant taken as soon as we could ; in vain we tried every means of rousing him ; the pulsation of the heart was so weak, his whole ap pearance such, I had begun to despair. As a last resort, I found out his name, and had him sharply spoken to by it ; so strong was t' , e force of habit, that ho made just sufficient effort to waken to enable us to order him to drink the wino we gave him, keeping up the same sharp military tone .of voice, we got more and more swallowAr-And he soon re covered ; I saw him some days after doingmell." Here is S. G. o.'s Wouvermane-like pencilling of— • 4 , A BATTLE-FIELD. "The grouping of fallen men and horses,; the many heaped up masses of dead moved strangely by the living maimed among them, showing the points where the deadly strife had been the most severe ; the commingling of uniforms of friends and foes, as both lie scattered on the ground on which they fell ; the groups surrounding this and that individual sufferer, hearing his last words, giving to bins the last drops of water which will ever moisten his lips upon earth. The stretchers borne from various points, each carrying some officer or private soldier, who now has the startling feeling forced upon him—" it has come to this—and yet there may be hope of life ;" his excited but overworn spirit, half fainting as it is, vet dreaming a mixed -feverish dream of the charge in which he met his wound, and the thoughts og home that flashed upon the heart, as it seemed to commit that heart to a moment's oblivion of all else. Then comes the first dawn of the hope that life may be spared ; the view of horrid objects passed, seen with a dim med eye—hope of life growing stronger, but with it now the dread of some operation to be undergone—the sound of guns still heard, begetting a feverish impatient desire to know the result of the battle. Again, a partial waking up at the voice of the surgeon; be and his attendants seen as through a mist; the deafened feelings of utter weakness causing all to seem as though they spoke in whispers; the still further rousing of the mind as the cordial administered begins to take effect ; the voice of a comrade or friend lying close by, himself wounded yet speaking to cheer; the operation borne bravely and. felt the less, as it gives promise of a life just now seem ingly lost to hope ; through it all fresh news ever arriving from amidst the din of the strife still raging —all this has a life and motion and-spirit in it, which mocks the real grade horror of the scene." Here, again, we are tempted to give two exquisite illustrations from the same hand of the deplorable results "at home" of a scene of slaughter like the foregoing. The one is descriptive of a❑ actual in cident : A BEREAVED MOTHER. " On my return to England, amongst other commissions I a carriage ;ge andnig out of a train .s o e n t ee off gu n ss m ed, -..' had undertaken, was that -of carrying to his mother, the .. sword tei p a h p e a rs , d 61 . e . 11 ; h fe o r o f Nl,liil a l v aa e gw r e y ooo y fu o d u t huaigts Scutari.goiffi.e green or w 1 11 o m ascertainedhad Mrs. --- lived on the v illage y another volunteer assistant in the person of the busine=B was at common, and bon. gentleman the member for Northampton shire. Alluding to their joint labours in writing t in m h s e a l L t ,n sli ch e w o l l i y ve e d rra y a n t in d. They ‘ po l tnted out to me a s u o ci u , g sa h w t ; the i leaving v p i e n o g ril e t the a c n a d r i r n i carriage “home " for the sick and dying sufferers, Mr. some miles from it, l w l as h t i o r l e d d zealous assistant in this work in my day by day and all day, he might b© the bell ' a e t a garden-gate, I askedcft o h r m e I m g hr o wea n ehdn ; i ete. I a ; vvAsawfts stopped oetrrhde, l a s zh t co had u shop saiden . mrmy: hand.g Osborne fr i,enlafomurn a . d a y sa s ta :E most ----: rd ; seen with his portfolio by the - side of the poor sufferers, giving many hours to the task. Indeed he gave himself at their doors in walked across almost entirely to it, sending me each night the letters he had written ; he wont to the camp in the Crimea for ten days, and there too he found a field for the same kind small groups, at many of the houses near the shop t t h ur e n d e w d e ro llic tr at which I labour." had first inquired, all looking towards the spot where I stood; Another glimpse we fancy we obtain of Mr.the nature of my mission had in some myst • spread emus way right and left Stafford a few pages later in the same narrative, " - Having ' partly explained where our writer, after de scribin g the disgraceful want, I was presently shown t i h n e tB eause of my visit to a*ser- sitting-room way in which the wounded were carried u p th e ' just quitted by some ladies • on the tablestndi e vidently v d i i d ff e e n rei r t steep stony road from th e p ier to th e Barrack Hos- p arts of the room I could readsomewhat of the sad tale I bad pital of Scutari, says—" I am told that a certain yet to complete—there were many silent but yet speaking member of Parliament wa s so sho cked at one of proofs of thefsithatit was a house o f mourn i ng. I rec ognised one p d i one at a different a fel e low T as he l had known him, i a n nd th a e n w ot i h t $ e e l l these cases that he actu all y carrie d the man him- e . self." Recollecting, indee d, all th at was done at aspect and atmosphere of the roo m wa t s h s a e t m s e e t e h m in ea to toll of the Scutari by Mr. Osborne and Mr. Stafford, we may scenes of family grief which had so lately been acted there. I say of them as-the former has here said, so beau- did not wonder at the length of time I had to wait ; I could tifully at page 29, h of Miss Nightingale and herunderstand it well. When the door again opened Mrs. —, thre is m e o Nsen t . he l r, s a ca w d id h o a w a , c e ana l e en t t o l wards in years erler upongr i e b, f , er not ;sheyet sister nurses—" They will h av e their reward at that day when the Great Preacher to the . quick showed herself worthy v t i o ( be the y written tepirent of one who had been and dwd shall practically prove the weight and so loved in his regiment, and had died so honoured. As truth of the text—'l was sick, and ye visited. me!' " women ever are in these moments of severe trial, she was Of the generous and gentle lady, who will hence- strong to bear up under it, but nature fromthu: to . tim: would break through all powers of restraint forth be remembered as the Heroine of Scdtar - news of what had 1 ) On m return to my carriage I found the Mr. Osborne gives an animated description. None . brought me to the village was far spread—many were the will fail to read with peculiar interest the subjoined inquries-much and deep the interest—' he was so young, sketch by the pencil of S. G. 0. of that cynosure said one, ' and a , l hereabout so loved bim.' " not only of neighbouring but of distant eyes— The other incident we s ub j oin being one painfully MISS NIGHTINGALE. real, though purely imaginary : "Mize Nightingale in appearance is just what you would A BEREAVED MAIDEN. expect in any other well-bred woman, who may have seen "H. ' foreign' news corns to the ' Hall' or the ' Castle,' perhaps rather more than thirty years of life ; her manner it is s oon Has known in the village ; and now ni,ny an anxious and countenance are prepossessing, and this without the po ay be seen each day waiting at the shop and ' post -1• session of positive beauty ; it. is a face not easily forgotten s ; face o ffice n " whilst the clerk, who is postmaster, proceeds to unseal pleasing in its smile, with au e y e bet°keuing great self- the village mail-bag. All important as ho is, as the messen possession, and giving, when she wishes, a quiet look of firm ' er to deliver grief or joy to others, be has too his own his own son is in the army of the Fast. Wit in • • determinattou to every featury. Her general demeanour is . a g ialieti ; Inn 57i pm 1161 10'i 11. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Last evening Miss Helen Faucit commenced a limited engagement here, when she appeared as Pauline in Bulwer's beautiful play of The Lady of Lyons. Miss Faucit's rendering of the pars Pauline is too well known to need a detailed notice ; suffice it to say it was as beautiful and truthful as ever, and the repeated bursts of applause testified to the success of her exertions and to the warmth of the audience, who listened to her with breathless attention. Mr. B. Sullivan appeared as Claude, and acquitted himself with his usual excellence. Mr. Buckstone does not relax his exertions to provide attractive entertainments 'for his patrons, and, unlike some of his predecessors, be wisely avoids what are technically called " off nights." The house was fully and fashionably attended. ADELPHI THEATRE. After a somewhat lengthened absence, Mr. Webster, Mr. Keeley, and Madame Celeste re-appeared last even• ing in Bcurcicault's popular drama, entitled Janet Pride. The welcome that each received was of the warmest kind, and the whole performances went off with the greatest eclat. The house was, as usual, crowded to the ceiling. ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. The boxes, pit, and gallery of Astley'sAmphitheatre last evening were in every way worthy of boxing night, and although the southern side of the water abounds with entertainments of all sorts and de scriptions, the lion's share of patronage still falls to " the Royal Amphitheatre." Mr. William Cooke celebrated the festival by the production of a new three act drama, entitled England and France in the Days of Chivalry. The entente cordiale has already done him good service, but he has not exhausted the subject yet, and he now takes us back to the old times of the Field of the Cloth of Gold, when the momentary shake of the bands exchanged between Francis I. and IL/1u VIII formed a pleasant episode in a troublous period. Mr. Stocqueler, who has constructed the piece, has introduced the more showy inciden-:s by a story of two young English chevaliers, who ara such faith ful "brothers in arms" that, though they are both in love with the same lady, they seem to like each other all the more on that account, the rejected one assisting the favoured one in rescuing the lady from a third party —one of those decidedly wicked persons who are bated by everybody, especially a virtuous audience. Into this tale several effective scenes are ingeniously interwoven, and the tournament that takes plaUe in the presence of the two kings, and the storming of the bad man's castle, are represented with a force unknown to former times. The spectacle was eminently successful. Into the amusements of the ring a new feat has been in troduced. Messrs. J. Cooke and Bridges, standing face to face on two horses, one of which follows the other, assume the character of jugglers, and in this capacity go through a series of feats with balls and balanced basins, which they fling and catch with remarkable precision. SURREY THEATRE. Miss Romer commenced her campaign last night in the pro:luct'on of a new opera, entitled Mephistopheles; or, Faust and Marguerite, the music being composed by Herr Meyer Lutz, and the libretto by Mr. Henri Dray t mi. It is unnecessary to describe the pl )t of the opera, as it is precisely the came as the dramatic spectae.es of the si.rne name that have been produced at nearly every theatre in London. Miss Romer has done much to im prove the tastes of the habitues of the Surrey Theatre, and we regret to hear that this will be her last season. The house was crowded from floor to ceiling, and after the first few bars of the overture, the hilarious audience be came a quiet and orderly one, and the discrimination evinced during the progress of the opera would have done no discredit to a more pretentious and polished assembly. Tire music of Faust was very nicely sung by Mr. G. Perren, who made his first appearance here last night, as also did Mr. Bowler, who sustained the part of Valentine. The Mephistopheles of Mr, Henri Drayton was an artistic performance, and richly merited the applause it received. Mrs. Henri Drayton, as Marguerite, sang and acted the part of the heroine very beautifully, and the minor parts were well sustained. The opera, as a composition, is very good ; it is expressive and meaning, without being elaborate and scientific. It is also characterised by much sweetness and grace, and abounds with pleasing and elegant melodies. The gems of the opera are decid edly the quintet at the close of the first act—a ballad sung by Mrs. H. Drayton, "Far from thy kindred, oh ! who will cheer thee ;" a song by Mephistopheles, " E'en as I gaze upon those eyes ;" and the duet by Faust and Marguerite, " Alas ! she mine can never be." In the last act we have also a very pretty ballet, in which Madame Auriol and Mr. Flexmore dance with their accustomed ability and success. The opera has been very carefully put upon the stage, and the last tableau— the ascension of , Marguerite—brought the curtain down a midst tremendoui applause. The whole of the artistes, as well as the composer of the opera, were honoured with a " call." Planche's fairy extravaganza, The Sleeping Beauty, in which Miss Featherstone appeared, concluded the evening's entertainments. BIJRFORD'S PANORAMA OF SEBASTOPOL This exhibition, which was opened in the latter par of la,t week, is, in many respects, prohably the finest and most successful of any of its kind which Mr. Bur ford has previously presented to the notice and pltronage of the public. Viewed simply as an artistic achieve ment, and apart from the deep and lively interest which attaches to "the seat of war," the panorama of Sebas tlpol may be said to be a scenic triumph, whilst it affcrls a more comprehensive and vivid, as well as accu. rate, idea of the locality than any series of disconnected views could possib!y convey.' This, too, it accomplishes in a most natural and easy manner, for the avaiop spectator— imagining himself standing upon some central e l t upon the spot itself—at each turn Of his body e a well-defined and uninterrupted view of the City rcommands af nds Se bastopol, its fortifications and harbours, the positions of the allies, their batteries, intrenchments, and siege ope rations, and the whole of the surrounding country, re ceding into the distance as far as the eye can reach. The. prominent characteristic of the PktiOnlraa — aiiii it is a panorama in the proper sense of the term—is th illusion of great breadth of landscape oad scope of vision which it produces, and this, combined. with what we have just alluded to, creates an impression of actuality that renders the effect of the whole upon the mind at once gratifying and complete. Without entering at all into detail or description, for in suzh a case these are out of the question, we may observe that the view is taken from the centre of the vast plateau, or open ground, occupied by the Allied armies, on the south side of the city. Immediately in front of us, as we enter, the city itself commands first attention. It is supposed to be about a mile and a half distant, and it has the appear anca of being a handsome, regular, well-built place, corn. posed of white stone ; and the towers and spires of the churches, and other conspicuous edifices, rising above masses of buildings, look bright and fresh in the ann. shine. The whole of the military harbour is distinctly seen, as well as the two important forts of Nicholas and. Paul, which defend ite entrance from the grand harbour. The other fortifications on this side, most of which have been erected and armed since the investment, are clearly observable ; as also are the Redan batteries, the Roden Fort, and the celebrated Malakhoff Tower. Beyond Se bastopol is seen the full extent of the noble harbour, with the strong forts that defend its entrance from the Black Sea, as well as the numerous batteries that line it on both sides. On the east are shown the batteries, en trenchments, zig-zags, and other approaches of the Bri tish, on the extreme right of which are the renowned lukerman heights and valley of the Tchernaya. To wards the west are the French works, and along in southern direction are the Allied camps, enclosed in the rear by redoubts and defences, occupying the heights from Tchernaya to the heights of Balaklava. In the dis tance are the fine range of hills, with their snowcapped summits, which close in the view on the east. The whole of this extensive landscape teems with life and motion, and presents a very stirrinz and picturesque picture o camp life, and the hazardous operations in the intrench meats and batteries. Two of the most prominent groups represent Lord Raglan and General Canrobert, each surrounded by a brilliant staff, oecupie I in their daily inspection of the progress of the siege. Tne real from Balaklava to the camp is also indicated, and along it supplies and ammunition are being oort,eyed by the Land Transport Corps. All the incidents of the bom bardment, of which we have heard so much, are por trayed in so fearfully real and lifelike a manner, as to cause one involuntarily to shudder at the sight before. us. and to feel grateful fur the security from clanger with which we can behold what is preszmted to the eye. Th e landscape portion of the painting is from the hand of Mr. Burford, the proprietor, the figures having beeu put is by Mr. H. C. Selons. 133 th artists deserve the highest acknowledgment of the talent they have displayed. We may add, in conclus on, that the pinurasna will amply repay an hour's attentive inspection. THE ENGLISH GLEE AND MADRIGAL UNION. The delightful morning concerts given by the above musical society re-commenced yesterday morning, at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, and attracted, as they have never yet failed to do, a crowded and fashionable audi ence. The programme was very judiciously selected, and embraced four madrigals, seven gleeP, and a four part song by Mendelssohn. Stafford Smith's lovely madrigal, "Flora now calleth forth each flower," was finely given, as also was Webbe's glee for six voioes, " Hence all ye vain delights." A madrigal (J. L. Hatton) "The Hunt is up," brought the first part to a conclusion. This is a very spirited com position, and was most deservedly called for a second time. An amusing account is given of the ditty itself from " Sir Thomas hlore's Household Book"—a diary kept by More's daughter, wherein the 4th of Sep tember, 1523, is thus quaintly chronicled :—`• Supped with my Lord Sands. Wound up the evening with musick, Lord Sands sung us a new ballad, ' The King' Hunt is up, &,....' which father affected hugelie. There was some burden of key tantarra, where my lord did stamp and snap his fingers. Ho is a merrie heart." Mr. Hatton, in his new setting of this old " new ballad," has given it all the dash and jollity which we can imagine the original air to have possessed, from the im pression it made on the grave Sir Thomas More. It was rapturously applauded. In the second part we. had some fine compositions, viz., "Sweet Honey sucking Bees," by Wilbye ; and Bishop's " Under the Greenwood Tree." The greatest treat of all remained till nearly the close of the concert ; it was a glee by Greville, entitled, " Now the Bright Morning Star." The melody of this composition is is exquisitely beau tiful ;in fact, it is perfectly enchanting. The principal solo parts were sustained by Mrs. Lockey, Mrs. Ender. sohn, Mr. Lockey, Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. H. Phillips. Mr. J. L. Hatton presided at the piano -forte. GALLERY OF ILLU S TRATION. At this favourite resort of martial sight-seers the great events of the war are admirably portrayed. There are now to be seen life-like views of the great battles o Alma and Inkerman ; the celebrated cavalry charge at . Balaklava ; also a pictorial map of Sebastopol, and a view of the Balaklava Railway. An appropriate and very interesting lecture is given by Mr. Stocqueler, elu cidating the pictorial illustrations of the events of the war. WOODIN'S ENTERTAINMENT. Mr. Woodin, already so favourably known to the public by his " Sketch-book" and " Carpet-bag," at the Regent-street Gallery, has st‘rted a fresh " concern' in King William-street, Strand. This new entertain. ment he has named " Woodin's Olio of Oddities." It takes a more ambitious range than Mr. Woodin's pre. vious performances. It comprises an entirely new corals entertainment, and a moving panorama of the romantio lake scenery of England. This new speculation of Mr. Woodin's is a decided "hit," and one that seems to be highly appreciated by the public. GREAT GLOBE, LEICESTER-SQUARE. TILE BALTIC —Mr. Wyld yesterday opened a room in the building of the Great Globe for the purpose of exhi biting a model of the coast of Finland, with Cronstadt and St. Petersburg, which at the present moment cannot fail to be inttrestin2, and, as exVained in the occasional lectures, instructive. The model of Sebastopol, with the lecture on the seat of more active operations than have ai yet taken place in the Baltic, appeared yester , day to be the most attractive portion of the exhibition— the lecturer never having to complain of the want of an audience. THE POLYTECHNIC. The man must be hard t 9 please indeed who cannot spend an evening with profit, as well as pleasure, at the Polytechnic. There is something to please all tastes, and to improve all inquirers. Only glance at the carte: A telephonic concert ; dissolving views of F.:inbad the . sailor ; Duboscq's illuminated cascade ; diorama illus... trating the voyage across the Atlantic and cities in the United States ; lectures on music by Mr. G. Buckland, with vocal illustrations ; and dissolving views of the war ! There was also added, yesterday evening, is honour of the Whitsun holidays, a lecture to the indua trial classes, by Dr. Lankester, F.R.S., " On plants and animals—their differences and resemblances." This is unquestionably one of the most instructive public inati• tutions for the people in the metropolis. THE PANOPTICON. Turning from the "Great Globe, and all which it in habit," the holiday-makers' attention is arrested by the elegant, oriental -looking building opposite—the Panop. ticon—which well repays a visit. There is On ♦iew here at present a striking representation of the Emp. tion of Vesuvius, that fearful outburst of the dread yob cano which is now laying waste the smiling Vintages, and desolating the peaceful hamlets at the foot of the fiery mountain. MADAME TASSAUD'S. Yesterday this establishment aas crowded, both i n the morning and ev enin g , with visitors, and when we con ,,i,ler the several attractions of music, the splendid on p, groups and figures of distingui s h e d pers ons,a ges ofm and countries, we ay confidently a ssert t h at tdlieica:ll ra es ilibition cannot be surpassed by any in the me. tropolis. MONT BLANC continues to draw innumerable travellers to the Egyp tian-hall, where Mr. Albert Smith, taking the tourist by the hand, conducts him in the most safe and agree able manner through all the perils of the ascent of the " monarch of mountains." The universal popularity of this exhibition i s " a great fact, " of which Mr. Smith may well be proud. HAYmARKET THEATRE. MR. GEORGE TURPINS BENEFIT. —Th e annual benefit of the attentive and obliging box book-keeper at this establishment, Mr. G. Turpin, takes place to-morrow evening, on which *cc*. sion.will be performed Bulwer's beautiful play of the Lady of Lyons; a new farce by the talented lessee s in of the public." . which he himself will sustain the lea din g p art ; and a variety of other enteita:na•ents. we trust that the liciuse will he a bumper, for Mr. Turpin does reall y and trzly " deserve the support and patronage LAW VACANCIES. --There is muc h compe t itio n amongst the bar for the appoint menti vacated by Mr. Phinn, the Second Secretary to the Ad&ralty, viz.:— Counsel to the Admiralty, Ju d g e-Advocate of the Fleet, Record er of Devonpurt, C.;uasel to Post-office on Western Cir cuit and to the Royal Forests in Hampshire. The fir appointment is worth Mt, per anuuto. 5 01 4(11 100 Lou 100 20 20 50 50 100 100 84 3~~ ~ 501 71 S Vi i 3t; 5i 421 2S 14j 73 i T TI. .E SU ; N 3 LONDON? TUESDAY EY .1_?, N i 7.9 (.4 , MA. Y 20 1555,