The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-17 00:00:00

A 1 0 I:\' Ey RKET AND . ` II Y-r PR , CIAT, I.NT ELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. else Ti le Cotton M ar k et at L i verpoo l yester d ay Ni,, (l , 4 ! 1.1331 3 - , and prices of American were gene q. per lb, hi g h er th an on F r id ay . Th e whei-,were esti ma t e d a t 20 , 000 b a l es (3 , 000 o f iat;e4 w ere take n f or expor t an d 6 , 000 on specu at 67 1 ) ' c omprising 2,000 P ernam an d M aran h am , tgy' D - t ; to 7d • ; 700 Bahia, at 6id. to 61d.; 600 to 6d, n, 6 id. to 83d. ; and 2,000 Surat, at 31d. Per lb. The Railway Share Market was `111) without alteration in prices. are sal es : in digo auctions, and also the colonial wool going off with animation. It k ee .°Unts fro m th e B a l t i c state that the Gulf of oas no quite free from ice. d i etc :Ra advises notice the arrivals there of h ad i _ °llB pris oners from the allied armies. They Pt h uee ri well treated. The port was blockaded. th at t ere is such au abundance of money just now 44,Z flank of England return to be published a Priday' s G aze tt e i s f u ll y expecte d to s h ow dr4T'aler i ncrease of bullion. Unless some n e w the is felt by the contract of foreign loans, even t4i ee ' d reSe nt rate of discount could be scarcely main °fa g ete h i cial Exchequer accounts have been com- Plilli e ' an d afford particulars of the disposal of the of rev enue. On the 31st March l as t th e B an k u g l and held— nee Of Income . Credits . ...... £3,227,409 1 4 ...... 368,483 14 5 Th e £3,595,89215 9 lis il k ofaba.Tholint of Exchequer Bills issued to th e The Bank in lieu of credits was 1,750,0001. 1 4 1 7 4 6 I°4lll l of Ireland had an Exchequer balance A t ; 11 593 /. 14s. 6d, on the 31st March. thi % 6 Meeting of the Provincial Bank of Ireland da v the 3 ) a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. for Net Wa s ~ Year, together with a bonus of 11. a share, i qeela r a , -4 g k a „ e ''. The nett profits for the year end ql,4lpd'eu: 1 855, was 81,6981. 6s. 9d. The un •tlfte,"' Profits at th a t d a t e were 162,2161.15 x. Bd . g t o 130174 obser va ti ons t h e report was a d opted. - la ext En glish Stock Market has been quiet, but e 1 Nt. rig Y firm, and there is an advance of k per S o i xl , t he absence of any important news. ,`° o ; ha ve been 891 tog for transfer, and 891 been cit;2loeount. The New 3 per Cents. have I. 4 03 at 88:i tank c , to i f , and the Reduced at 88-1 to Liatt ou i 'tock is dull at 208. The Omnium e at a ied Ito 1 premium. Tho New Annuity * Th i6 i* , e 1 „,, ge tiot iel ll6 of Turkish Bonds is still rising, trans ?te((ay. as log taken place at 88g and 881. The 'he 4 . °lllse that will be adopted with respect to th ek o ls e Tl of fresh means is still unknown, but edits ~ ' oeing comparatively cheap is one thing e '4voUr, Sardinian Bonds have been 86:1. 1 Paaish Pe t r,_ Committee's Certificate is at 4. French ° llall ' til ts- have been at 67 63f, with the ex kiti4ge at 25- 25. ,„ 114.1 Dutch 4 per Cents. are 921, and ge foi l Per Cents. 921. Nita : , I°W iog are the nominal prices of foreign t aa 2 - --kxrenada Deferred Bonds 6i to 7 ; Mexi " De 30 1 to 21. d , e ot ; Peruvian, 67 to 69 ; ditto Three 41 t o 4 8 .) 47 to 49 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., ditt o 3 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; P our. A 414 ~,,,, Four -a-Half per Cents., 87 to 89 ; 1\ 4 114, n'ew Deferred, 181 to 18i ; Ditto 3 per 44,1 to 37; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 4 4 - ; Th e C"Lve, 3 to 4. this d a4 t Week' s ra i lway rece i pts, ascer t a i ne d u p (tr ay, are in round numbers as follows :- 1855. 1854. ke‘t Iv eBt £26,172 £22,464 INilllWeEler4 ************************* 54,821 54,421 1 6. t . 4 l'ir e te rn 13,427 12,996 tellit eli ster n k yll a „ . , ... 12,321 11,382 1/4"wa"" •.. 25,877 25,481 ,--%.:,;:•• 16,823 16,142 I4 l ;°orirla ....... -- A" l'f ••• k tib4 oh 9rth ert o w , Ira • - . 19,101 19,047 ''' 't 44 d Yorkshire Th e 4 ttr 4 sl la I t is ra .., rather more animation in the Railway li o a 'lla t i tt Nci:„ko m , i - h , and a firmer tone is perceptible. The E - t 'n, Na 4 vour are Great N orthern, Great Weak er Q -44 ' 4 , North British, and South aKer, G reat d, ki • Pari s `Western of Canada Shares are Slie r Nth, Alin' 44 4 Lyons have slightly advanced. t a s ' e 5 are inactive, and the Banks re -gow a - uolit , C • -tal Palace tam urevious rates. us or I tar ,„i mprovement. 4 v ,„-----______ - ''''S '-Vriis DAY AT ONE O'CL ' i• • 1141 k a gt aek (Pr ° 4 4 the Obicial Lie.) a b er ee . fiu.iness done 203 or eeat. We'dii................................ t z a 1 , 4 , t. 0,,,,,r1 A nniiitias........ ...... B'4 I ,‘ A „ r Calit Annanuities ~ ,i ,4 4, —.44iti e, . ties an .Ea • tri oitt e -- Y ears ,Rire sth Jan., 1860 . 3i iieol a '' 4 Y ea ,' 'APiro 10th Oct., 1859 3 11-16 %%I ;or Asa April, 1883 161 ke: 4 • ... 4t * 3 0th y 894 - 14) ; ............ 4 1 Pm tahtv.i, hills, 24c1. 4011,S! i•30..u.a1; .............. 1/: 44 1 t Ot Fivi,_sB. .32• per Cent. looh t „ ' htolloacia`:s'os_(llN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO R. 7,91 0 , ', ol at a i ti „) . 'r Cent. B6 tit to ooaa s '" vert. of Coup, not fun 4 tt a t °r th e T Der cout b lliati - '"t o out, " tli ....... - .... 78 1 , bil...‘ dead,lt, 0n ' . .......... . :1 ili... the above payable in London. lo 403,7 2 42 4 i Per Cent. Cat l icrmi1.!,,13..t ........................ 9 11 Per Cent. ex. 25 fr bit t :%el tat ,:2 per Cent. Ex 25 f 4 Der Cc 44 _Der 9 ent. 1 . 2 Gu r il uert e ate s ... . e° o 4 ola HALF-PAST TWO. o -Li ........... . ... 891 fl i ' .‘"•aY Accoua , a., "••••......., kt . Ippiti"ji by TO THE RELIEF OF THE POOR.—A l o t , lit e ll,hae rta 4 bY Mr. Kendall, Mr. Robartes, and Mr. he 'ober Proposes to tth t after the 29th of I v ktei text a ii • . en a° a IN T l shall IN to th i . nes in England and aes at% - A e re.ref of the poor, in like manner as coal httii PasaiDrio is mule that where any money shall, th 'or '°g of tl • 0 0 , tlo nev os act, be held upon a lease, reserving . t ki t44 4e l i Pier o f l ' ° Yalty, toll, or due other than in kind, Cty 4 03 at ial i the mine which shall by this act become 1 :f . tl 'oll, or d be entitled to deduct from the rent, ray -411114., oUr a e t i l l e Payable under such lease, one moiety 1,,, , t Oaf tl e h ar g.ed upon him towards the said rate in i ' , a ' 1 '13 34 n trie, before the day upon which such hi a l i etiti tieti e accrued, and the lessor, or person other ;a V le d,teti,„ t ? such rent, royalty, or due, shall allow 'et e : , 4 tr it ,„‘ Le Part payment thereof. ~I f it al tUrg „"1313}1G. —The mercantile advices from St. "*ia . ` l %ga f or to the Bth inst., and state that the cost 1, 11% kt? th:ratell..! overland traffic had nearly doubled, i 'va ri co ko,,,,"titY of horses, the charge being 121. O i -1 44 4 43t e pr e y' ° • Prom Riga the dates are to the 10th. R bei` ° ° Bl Y a couple of English cruisers had ' 4 4l ° thi e h -4) te the harbour, and had detained six yes ", e il v t et he ea w ob er ii e takin g . in their cargoes . again, after o t , „ the bang d to discharge them into lighters to 411 0ti a ° f et. h \V e depth of water being not more than f Q 1( Ileizedhether these vessels would be perrna ,ol4 1,111. Tawas uncertain. iftla. l 'osd a tibilt RAILW AY OF CANADA.—The letters ike tb lre posai Y . the last steamer refer to the prospects rea d To r a ' Jost brought before the provincial Par r.‘4.. t'd.t.tunktitadidiitional grar,t of 900,0001. in aid of the . q. Tl ° Oesi,,,, 4 iw ay, which appears to have caused s i , ~,, tie tore , and to be likely to meet with oPP°sl - rillthetigh• the Ins pector -General was to move in % l 'oe Yet was thought that the Government against it, . : ) , t , 4 th eir Perh aps is ue unfavourably influenced, • 14 4 :11.°4 the°rigats, with two exceptions, were as e u t y th, equestion as the others. The plea money- for- Nit. , but "'Pally is the tightness of the hi ttt ive a thei r , , 4 , qsrao, pPonents lay great stress on tly . a t,,N ad ' the ti „," gwen by Mr. Irlinckz, the late Mt titor, °f thi a :l! the work was undertaken, that no o •tt eha? am 85.4"ar,cter would be made by the con kiiks t,,,e fro m posed disposed to shut out consideration of ' t ,r e tlelra ent Peace to war. Notice had been given t il t a teim e s, staarehinto the effect that before further aid be tha" 4 ll; r4 rtittg, ii i quiry should be instituted by a tilt Pr ey s hod ey e '. to the condition of the coin pany ti l til d t pci a i ~,,Peolally in respect to the 1,776,2681. of the eye w Q9 lleWhgurarantee advanced up to January la-t. the C 4410 I'l, i t is ant he refused, the entire works on ‘v e , It, i!'ttetion of he stopped, and in any case ILI A , k'a re °f, the Victoria, tubular bridge across 14.4 re B.i rice t h , :i t , 44 r . cl t ig to be abandoned for the pre.ent. a ent s 0 th e , e . ti a ,Dr e , e or l this e, ner a l Pro:zress of the colony, the ti i5,,,, 14 Ot eon.. occision arc satisfactory, although t o t e l.a itig‘r.i!oB:tfirtotint.i,,, of the Legislature is said to be ii."er.,, a s t 0 pro..nii,s representin g all the various fac -I),f° D mi g i o t 0 vrt.e : u e . e, led on by disappointed office rev"ern ti le ° ace quot ` .. ~ l e the hope of any useful action.. 2,3„oti e, . Uo lue *Tor the past year had just been laid W aili ng `lae; °, olZ o ,", ssembly, and showed the gross lih,ta,„, or hle;Lle balanc e in hand, 0 bave been I N had ß l e reve„loo" expenditure vs•ai 1,042,985/. The te,:lo•t ed r t for 1 .85 -`:',e ia r .the precedin g year was 201,2651. t4k4:14 I,o6eione boeilogdlalos6o6bse ee2setonilmbrought forwar.l, the di IZOtittlI90,0`01:. In thes tiotea,4 "Orees t;tn Bank po'sts, 1,066,5201., against th e a r receipts e e i x p P t e s n are i i ', , , ati al ' a 4,0 001, i froin Customs 100 000/. from public N• ii lv ed bKiiti o „ i: "rum . i is:, on • ted for the a' nd 25.000/. from era appointed 4 th e Y l . 4 ever 1 ad sailed for France, and would be ..a.ie giel a honora ry , ature 11. °I3I *----. tllteB. ruissiners and mem- . 67f. 634c.ex 25T. 25c. A Lill 4 N b,_ ct SHARE MARKETS (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAY/. Closing Prices yesterday. Business done this day. iberdeen ....... A.mbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh. Stour Valley 3irkenhd. Lancsh 6 Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. dt Birk £5O and 225 Cone Do., £20... Rlyth & Tyn 'origins £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen and Car digan Chester 4 Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pas , Cornwall .irieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dundee Perth&Ab , deer Junction Do. ..... . East Anglian Eastern Counties.... Eastern Union, A Stock De., B. Stock Do., New A ,'vast Lancashire . Edinburgh dt Glasgov. Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prtti (ft Dundee North & Clyde Jun,. Furness . Do. Extension.. Glasgow &S. Weston :rest Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Ut. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gna. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle, Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.andVorksi , Do. Wst. Riding Un Liv:Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal road. Bright & S.Cst Gond. and N. Westn Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,M&8.. Do. Eighths ondon andS. Westn [Do., £5O Do., £4O Lnndrrydt Col eraint Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Vanch.Shef.4 Lind! 'Do. Shares, No. I Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. &Derby Kidld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares NTewcastle & Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrovor.„ 00 [ Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. I Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwici , Do. do. Extension D (). do. G.N. E. Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New XlO N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire., North Western., N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcestor,& Wolverhampton l'ortsmouth licottish Central !Scottish Midland .. Shropshire Union South Devou South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. do Riv. Dim Do gtaines, Wok. &Wok Stockton k Harlin ti'tc:kton & Hartlepl Taff Vale .. Do. £lO shares.. Do. Pref., No. 1.. Thames Haven Doel= and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfl. & Kilkenny Waterford &Limeric West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London . Wimbledn &Croydon 19} - 4f - 81 - 8i 14 - 13 14i -15 i 9- 8 u 87 - 8i 611 - Gli 13 - 14 7 - 9 ... - .. 5 - 4 ei - 15 - 31 - 21 - 23 /3 71 54 56 2d par 18 U 67 - 69 91 - 92 77 - 79 L 23 - 93 - S 5 641 - 651 58 - 60 65 - 70 5 - 5 - 7 77i - ;8 78 08 100 99 99. id id 1 — d 81 82 10 9 d 9 Bdl 24. - 25 7 i - Si 70 - 40 - 11 - 9 li - 2 ii Eo 2E4 ~. 23 72 73 71 41 3 13 13 . 48 49 48 50 d par id 5 1 61 61 d ar 26 - 28 45 47 12i 14 6() 61 27i - 28, 5 - 3 3 - 1 3 . 6 - 38 le?, 3A 4i . - - sf FOREIGN. Antwerp a Rotttsrdam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, I3aroda , and, __ _ _ Central India.Sc rip Central of Italy Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. Now East Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. Eyl.ension Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of Cana.daA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben ,' con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt, Central of Franc' Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent Do. New 5 per cent Do. Extensions Groat Luxembour, _ _ -.___ Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without' option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c. prof Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur dr Liege (witl interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22,11. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde (fmy. B. & Ams.Shs. NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen di Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. Schad; - Southern of France_ St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5 per c. Pref._ I Western of France_ I Wep`.•. of Switzerland WiJsbaden Zealand JOINT - S' Australasia ........... . British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bilk. of India, Australia, & China colonial .............. Commercial of Lond. English Scottish and Australian Chart... Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australi!: ............. Ditto New ............. London ar County.. London Joint Stock.. Lond. & WoFtminster National Provinci& of England - I Do. New National of Ireland 1 New South Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg, Sy Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Do. New guiou of Loadvu 7$ - 73 21 - 24 4 - 3 i- I p ••• 2 lid 341 33 24 241 2 3 's~ 7~ 16 - 17 50 - 52 90 - 92 - 2 I - * 4P - IP - 2 2f - 3 20 - 99 - 101 104 - 101 107 - 109 100 102 21i -22 i [O7 -• 109 4i. 3 - 3ip .•• --• p, 5 7 2 -- 3 51 - 6i ill = 35 121,-- 13 . 7i - 8 . 24i - 25 p 45 47 39 41 pYv 23 d iP 1d 8 8i ••• ••• 3i - 2 •1116 i 4d ia 6 i _ 18 - fii BANKS. 80 - 82 l •.• •1 d--i • d —id 17 - 18 20 21 I d IP 32 :1 34 39 - 41 'so v. 70 - 72 7 9 emir .....• ....., moll 25 St. 20 St. 412 s 20 20 10 10 a'l 1 100 21 all 171 s. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY ,EVENING, MAY 17, 1855 LINES I,KASED \T FIXED RENTALS. ' three present very different aspects—Mary, the eldest, was married to Prince William of Orange, who died in his twenty-fifth year. After ten years of struggle and difficulty, she herself closed her career at the art() of twenty-nitie. Her sister, Eli zabeth, died at Carisbrook Castle, nearly broken hearted by grief for her father's death. The visi tors to the Royal Academy of this year will re member the picture of her death. Henrietta became the wife of Philip of Orleans, brother of Louis XIV., and, • after shining as one of the brightest ornaments. of that brilliant .court, she died very suddenly, rat the age 13f twenty-six, with strong . suspicions of poison. • Thus, though their destinies were so different—one being left a rating , over - a. turbulent' court and - nation --7theother ‘ leading a g.?,,y_and brilliant life amid the dissipations of Versailles—the third, early closing her career in silence and solitude in the walls of a, castle prison —the mournful destin,v of their race seemed still to pursue them. With their lives the records of the English Princesses closes. Charles II.• had no .children. . The two daughters of James H. were not only Princesses, but Queensof England, and, as such, aree - chronicled in . Miss Strickland's pages. The brief life of their younger sister, Princess Louise, who was bbrn in France after his abdication, is also related in the: biography of Mary. of Modena. Thus the writer has reached the limit she originally fixed—the period of the lidnoverian. dynasty. She. has acquitted herself very ably, and her, series of lives show us some very interesting portions in the lives of the chief countries of Europe. Leasing Compans Closing Prices yesterlay. Busty ess this day. PRINCE ALBERT'S EXAMPLE. (From Punch.) A cankerworm was gnawing at the heart of England's Oak, And palsy threatened its great arms that braved the thun derstroke ; Its glorious crown was fading, and our foes began to hoot, " Behold the Oak is rotting and the axe is at its root !" Aristocratic vermin did offices infest, Not the Best men, but such men as lackeys call the Best, Men with the very richest kind of fluid in their veins, But men whose little heads enclosed exceedingly poor brains. We drew the sword for Freedom : the battle-flag unfurled Against barbarians marching to overrun the world ; The sword was bravely wielded, the flag was nobly borne, But by unready Rulers were our arms of glory shorn. Then rose a cry among us for a Government of worth, We said, "Away with empty Rank, and down with stupid Birth ; Incompetent Nobility shall us no longer rule, Born with a spoon of silver in its mouth ; born, sometimes, fool." These tidings heard Prince Albert at Windsor where he lay, And walked upon the Slopes and lunched at half-past two each day, And with a grand piano made the grander pile to ring, So as beseemeth him whose son hereafter shall be King. "That cry," said he, "is just ;;t is a shame and a dis grace That any but a proper man should be in any place ; An end must to this wrong be put ; there is no doubt of that ; Some one the movement must begin—myself shall bell the cat." Field-Marshal the Prince Albert then did Order and de cree, That in Hyde Park a Grand Review straightway should holden be; And thither he betook himself in sight of all the land, His charger prancing under him ; his baton in his hand. Before the troops assembled, in all the people's view, On the altar of his country the good Prince that baton threw ; And thus he spoke, " 0 public and soldiers ! I resign The title with the token that ought not to be mine. " Lie there, thou idle symbol of victories not won, Reward of warlike services which I have never done; And let that soldier win thee that shall have done the most In this our war with Muscovy of all the British lost." Then all the people shouted, and said "Long live the Prince, What truthfulness, what manliness, what greatness to evince !" " Hooray for good Prince Albert !" was the universal, roar: They cheered him thrice, and after that they gave him one cheer more. Then every Lord incapable, and every booby Duke, Accepted at their Prince's hands a lesson and rebuke ; They cast away their offices; their p!aces up they threw, And England's Oak revived again and England throve ALLOW. THE SECONDARY STATES OF CONTI NENTAL EUROPE. ( From the Journal des Debats of yesterday.) Whilst attention is generally and almost exclusively directed to the question of peace or war, which has so long occupied all the chanceries, and has been discussed with varied chances of success in the Conferences at Vienna, the policy proper to each of the States of Europe has been following its course ; and facts which are not without importance have been accomplished. The session of the Legislative Chambers was closed at Berlin on the 7th inst. ; this was the last of the Legis lature, and people were already intent on the general ielection to take place at an early period. The King, re tained by an indisposition, which happily was of short duration, caused himself to be replaced by M. de Man teuffel, president of the cabinet, who gave the custo mary allocution on the occasion. Through the co-ope ration of the legislature many useful reforms ha , l been effected in different branches of legislation ; the object of the first of which was judicial proceedings ; the second was the amelioration and multiplication of the ways of communication. The Chamber-, for example, had granted to the government the subsidies necessary for the construction of a bridge at Cologne over the Rhine, which would twain contr,bute to lessen the distance be tween Paris and Berlin. ' Other laws had developed the principle . of commercial freedom. The budget of the State- had been subjected to a careful control, and nevertheless it had not undergone any reduction; this was because the finaucial administration of Prus sia is recommendable by its habits of order and eco nomy, and is applied .to maintain the equilibrium be tween the revenue and expenditure. • Towards the close of the session, the Government requested of. the Cham bers the authorisation requisite for employing in 1855 what remained of the loan of more than 100 millions of francs voted in 1854. This sum had been placed at the disposal of Government, so that it might be prepared for the expenses which war would demand, if war became necessary. The Government having avoided war, has been able to reserve in the treasury the largest portion of the sum borrowed ; but war is always possi ble, and this is why it is proper the ministry should be enabled in case of used to dispose of this resource. SALMON FISHERY IN WALES.—Owing to the efforts which have been so strenuously made by the various societies to preserve and improve the different fisheries and salmon streams in the principality, this year the sport promises to be exceedingly good. It is now as serted that the breed of fish in the best rivers is increas ing every year by thousands. The artificial mode of pro pagation has been introduced with marked success, and young fish will soon be sent afloat in large numbers. THE BRONTE FAMlLY.—Curinus particulars respecting the Bronte family, of which " Currer Bell" was the lite rary chief, ara given in the Belfast Mercury. "They were natives," says our authority, " of the county Down. The father of the authoress was Mr. Patrick Prunty, of the parish of Ahaderg, near Lnughbrickland. His parents were of humble origin, but their large family were re markable for physical strength and personal beauty. The natural quickness and intelligence of Patrick Prunty at tracted the attention of the Rev. Mr. Tighe, rector of Drumgooland parish, who gave him a good education in England, and finally procured him a euraey in Wa'es. In his new sphere he was not unmindful of his family claims, for he settled 201. per annum on his mother. Prunty was the name which the family bore in their own neighbourhood of the county Down. The patron of Mr. Patrick Prunty, disliking the name, requested him to take that of Bronte, from the fanciful idea that the Greek word Bronte would appositely signify the singular quickness and intelligence of his intellect. After Mr, Bronte had assumed the duties of his clerical office, he married, and the issue of that marriage were the three gifted women who delighted the reading world under the titles of Currer, Acton, and Ellis Bell. Of this triad, Currer was the ' bright particular star,' and her fictitious title of Currer Bell was not less revered by her readers than was her real name of Charlotte Bronte by her aged relatives in the county Down, to whom she presented very lately the sum of 120/., with copies of her works." ST. PAUL'S ScaooL.—Yesterday the annual apposi tion of the scholars of St. Paul's School took place, in the presence of the Rev. Dr. Kynaston, the head master, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Llandaff, the Bishop of St. David's, the Bishop of Winchest er , the Chief Baron, some of the governors of the school, and a large assemblage of the friends of the students. The commemoration address in praise of Dean Colet, the founder. of the school, was spoken by Mr. Blyth, the Captain, who obtained the Truro prize and medal, and also the Milton prize. The other prizes were thus awarded : a governor's prize and the S!eath prize to Mr. Miller ; a governor's prize and a second Truro prize to Mr. Matthew. The following subjects were selected for delivery this year, and the roles thus dis tributed : Shakspeare, King John, act 3, sc. 3 ; act 4 , se. 2 King John, Mo n khou s e ; Hubert, Lawrence ; Pembroke, Whalley ; Salisbury, Steel ; Falconbri , ige, F. Williams. Terentii Eunuehus, act 3, sc. I—T L ll ,, r i a )o s u o, , Little ; Gnatho, Griffin. Shakspeare, Lost, act 1, se. 2 —Army 10, Graham ; P. L ig o A e v . e i S l ' i s e u r - e ; etin i f , ... Aristopliahis Equites, 1151-1262—C1con,Earlipi (ii,, I s lip. San sage Seller, A t.vell ; Demos, polytus, 905-1105 G .r tilhoinine, act 1, HippolNy\-rttiliisi,luhalley ; Thesin:, Flii.t,ff. M , libre, Le Bouraeois i , sec. 1, 2—M. Jourdain, M4at,thiin,..,33:l;:. Loerahna,init;ropic.l: musique, Antwell ; Le maitre nd laquais, Whalley ; La tnier laquais, Sweeting• ; Lseecomaitre d'arines, Thompson; musicienne, l'ilonkhou _. y _ ey. 1 The stulents went Le maitre 'de philosophic, Wia with the usual ability and l parts through their several mark the Apposition day of St. Paul's correctness which . , t . mc care and labour correc to the conscien 1, . S c hool, and testify the training of their alumni. The of the professors in . l - been a 'rnorcectu choisi Mol ibre has a a ays scene from ladapted for a paradigm of a scho lastic is admirably . . humour here. histrionism, and the hands of the young gentlemen con fided yesterday, as was evident , the au it lost nothing of Ai in to whom it was from the hilt.rity of atthe dience. The headmaster ad dressed a few words to the students. Condon N. Weq letion... E. Un. Gt.Nrtlin. Caldonian. Gt. West! Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &N hi Do Do S. Easter: 100. 'Pcto & Co Norfolk Do r, & N. W k Midld 3tekton Darli ugt. ktidland En. Couu. E. Count Do L. &N.W. &Ln&Yl , D 0......... Gt Northl Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassey l M. MClcal Stockt. Darlingt GtWestu 6 - 98 99 - 101 134 - 136 164 = 108 .1i - 13 23 - 24 111 - 11} 2 f2a 92 - 94 id ill) 57 59 130 - 133 ••• 7i - 8 i 2f - 24 gli -32 i 89 90 LITERATURE• The Newcomes. No. X. By W. M. Thackeray. Such changes as there have leen in the fortunes of the Nov. comes—such fluctuctions in the motley arabesque of Mr. Thackeray's teW literary kaleidos cope ! Clive married to Risy—Clara , divorced from Sir Barnes and united ro Lord Highgate— iMn-ilassw7aend rric c l i c is e c s o p n o t u e s z e ltd d e by w t i h tt e al Rev. Charles Honey man. The Colonel h appy, yet li scon t en ted—happy in his attendance up on hi s pe tty little daughter sou is, somehow or other, tie Yict l i f m sthl o se fde t j h e a c t ti h o i n s and disappointment. Ethel, in like manner, both improved and deteriorated—sorrowful with a name less grief, yet gladdened at the same time by the consciousness of living to mole purpose than When carried away. in the giddy .whirl of Mayfair-frivoli ties : caring for her adopted children, and between whiles carrying consolation' to surrounding un fortunates. Besides these a variety of other scarcely less remarkable, alterations. The B. B. C. is considerable peril--J. J. advancing stea dily on the way to artistic fame and fortune — F. B. " comit; out" more gloriously than ever, as one of the more humorous and original among our author's many humorous and original characters. Added to which we may here reccrd that poor old James Binnie has died off at Edinburgh—and that his very delightful sister, Mrs. Mackenzie the Old Campaigner, has at last revealed both to Clive and the Colonel the latent In-vs, and blurs, and general demerits of her veneered disposition and lacquered temperament. Another circumstance, moreover, is worthy of note in the present serial, now that it is rapidly approaching the appointed period of its completion. Both the heroines of the story become wealthy—Ethel as the heiress of old Lady Kew, Rosey as the heiress of old Mr. Binnie. Miss Newcome has her 60,0001., and Mrs. Clive, besides moneys in bank, and B. B. C. shares, shares in the of fs i a ocm S i te t y o y c mo k u — enn t g o h s u u s c b h a an d b e e x c t o e m n t e , s ind, i n a d e t e h d e , e t t a i t eamarst East a l n n n quite .a personage of import ance. Insomuch that there are projects set on foot for the nomination of the Old Colonel as a Director in Leadenhall-street, and atalk even of his beloved Clive aspiring to the dignity of a member of Par liament. How charmingly all these developments of his narrative are related by Mr. Thackeray it is needless to intimate. With the graces of his idio matic and ripened style the readers of the " New comes" have become long since delightfully fami liarised—blandishments of composition to the pos session of which neither " Vanity Fair," nor yet " Pendennis," can make any pretensions what soever. Let us acknowledge at once, however, that we are grievously disappointed with the course taken by our great novelist in the un ravelment of the tangled thread of this his ela borate and ingenious plot of "The Newcomes." We cannot become reconciled to the notion of Clive the debonnair being married to Rosey the contemptible—instead of to Ethel the magnificent. We have never yet forgiven Sir Edward Lytton for uniting Pisistratus Caxton to his cousin Blanche in stead of to his first love, the beautiful, tender, gentle FannyTrevanion—ultimately spouse of that middle aged Marquis—once the gallant gay Lothario Sir Sedley Beaudesert. Nay, we don't yet half like the perverse defiance of all our hopes and wishes in regard to the most loveable of his heroes with which Mr. Dickens united David Copperfield to Agnes—only aftei having conducted him through all the incongruous discomforts and the crowning sad ness of his married life with poor, dear, little, s'lly, delightful Dora—redeemed though that strange epi ' sode in the incomparable story is by the exquisite pathos with which the genius of the great writer surrounds the memory of the child-wife's death bed. And so, in the like manner, we are more than half angry with Mr. Thackeray for coupling our brave, noble, gallant, handsome Clive with that pretty, empty-headed, empty-hearted, selfish, in tolerable Rosy—leaving both Clive and Ethel to pine in secret over the evil fate by which their des tinies have become, apparently, for ever separated. We are more curious, if possible, than ever as to what will be the end of this " strange, eventful history" of " The Newcomes." Mr. Thackeray has fairly bewildered us as to his ulterior object. We cannot for the life of us even dimly conjecture it. Is he goir,; to resort to the old hackneyed resource of novel- upon such emergencies, namely, by killing off Rosy, so that he may unite Clive to Ethel Newcome, thus giving',the hero, after all, his first and best beloved, in spite of all the impedi ments which, up to the very close of the narrative, may have seemed, to the unsuspecting reader, alto gether insurmountable ? This were scarcely judi cious, we fancy, so soon after David Copperfield. And yet, to end the work before us otherwise, we cannot but imagine would be wonderfully distaste ful to its readers, leaving them with a painful sense of a disappointment never to be alleviated, that of the hero's and heroine's permanent separation, and interminable estrangement. Wherefor, all one these things considered , again we say, our curiosity is peyhaps greater t ha n e ver a s to, Mr. Thackeray:s ~ design for bringing the stor y of The Newcomes" to a aboutclo lots we e we probably doubt not written, many and thou sand; as well as ourselves) must continue now, for —a s ome time, strangely solicitous. sewhich The Martins. Nos. V. and VI. By Charles Lever. Several new characters are.- introduced in the course of these iwo numbers of " The Martins of Cro' Martin." A capital specimen of a fine old Irish Barrister in the person of Counsellor Valen tine Repton, an aged gentleman, full of vivacity and anecdote. A horrid sample of a man who has fairly gone to the dogs, .in the instance of a broken-officer of the-9th Foot, Lieutenant Tho mas Magennis, a drunken, brawling, fire-eating Pat lender. Besides these two more conspicuous per sonages—Joan, the herd's daughter, servant and wife of the last-mentioned, Captain Magennis, of Barnagheela—and Hosey Lynch, the barber, or rather Figaro, of the neighbouring borough of Oughterard. Towards the close of tha number of " The Martins " for May, the interest of the story may be said to have really commenced. Massing bred has, by that time, become fairly installed as a guest at Cro' Martin Castle, after having nearly fought a duel with Counsellor Repton (a flash in the pan, caused by the prying Fi g aro Hosey Lynch), and (a yet more noteworthy incident), after having given the "cut direct" to honest, unoffend ing Joe Nelligan. The tandem -driving attorney, Maurice Scanlan, re-appears on the scene in the closing chapter of the instalment just published ; and a new interest is infused- into the tale by the circumstance of the newly-appointed Viceroy being Lady Dorothea's relative, Lord Reckington, the Chief Secretary coining over with him being no other than Jack's father, Colonel Massingbred. The: e are glimpses, too, of possible embarrassments of a pecuniary kind on the Cro Martin estate, to gether with intimations of a proximate election, and further hints as to some mystery in the Cro' Martin inheritance, and new phases revealed in the cha racters both of Mary Martin and her companion, Kate Henderson. So that there are prospects of the plot thickening already, and good promise that out of materials such as those here enumerated, Mr. Lever will educe one of those animated and romantic fictions his hand knows so well, currente calamo, to conjure up for the popular entertain. ment. The Dwarf ; or, Mind and Matter. A novel. By E. Berwick. 3 vols. Newby. This is a very interesting story ; the plot is skil fully arranged, and a great deal of variety is visible in the events. The tale consists principally in the adventures and exploits of Gerald Nugent, the Dwarf, who certainly evinced an example of mind over matter. The scene is l a id i n triumphing the time of Maria Theresa ; and Gerald Nugent juusmtrplai:isiihingows himself a zealous champion in her cause at the time when she was menaced by power ful enemies from without, and endangered by secret treason from within. By fore Sight, ability, and courage he contrived to fathom the secrets of the conspirators, to circumvent their manceuvreF, and to deliver them up to well-merited fate. The character of Maria Theresa is well drawn ; in the few scenes in which she appears she exhibits that striking decision and courage which so eminently di s tinguished her; and the passage which describes theattempt to poisonher isvery excitingand interest ing. The romance of fiction is joined to thd realities of history; and Milenka, the niece of the Black Baron of Erlsfurth, is well qualified to adorn a tale. She was brought up in disguise by a strolling player, and it was not until the conclusion of the troubles and trials here narrated that she received her rights and became Countess of Reiterberg. Alto gether, the reminiscences of tile Dwarf form a pleasing sketch, and considerable ingenuity is shown in the manifold mancenvres and complicated plots and counterplots• of the conspirators, and their adroit and mile foe. Thoso wh o are amused by delineations of 'a dramatic nature in change and variety will doubtless appreciate and applaud this work. Lives of the Princesses of E ng i a „d . Dy Mrs. Everett Green. Vol. VI. Colburn. This is the sixth and concluding volume of these useful biographies. They form an admirahle corn- panion tol\liss Strickland's Lives of the Queens. accomplished her labor riMous Green undertaking, a s wcehich f we regret to see has been retarded by illness. In the present volume, the concluding chapter of the eventful life. of Eli zabeth, the el-lest daughter of James the First and Qaeen of Bohemia, is given. The remaining me moire are those of the dau g ht ers o f Charles First, two of whom died in . infancy. Tl,) other RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletebley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Je. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr. dr Dn. Fr fhrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shaves. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon., Til. , & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bxtu. and Matlock Middloebro' & Redcar. 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Scrip_ al l • , qt prwi 20 5 Trust& !...Co.U.Ca.n. •100 284 Van DOnlea'a Lana 1 3 "T, 1.311 91 2 79 8i 9i 94 65W 91 2i 64 10 j 24j i 5 7 14 0 13 i i 4 294 si 91 20 St. St. St. 1100 FlOO 100 al all 100 100 100 100 100 5 all ‘ll all lOi l 100 100 , 100 a 1 100 100 100 100 ,00 100 61 60i St. 16i 5 St. 20 12i 25 20 8i 25 10 ..0.0 201 1 1i 201 IDO ~ D 0.., I 72 191 ' 913 141 1 131 111 1011 14a I 13/ i [o3i 4 AD lIINISTRATIVE REFORM. The preliminary meeting in support of administrative reform was held at Norwich yesterday, the Mayor in the chair. It was distinguished for the high respectability of the electors of both parties who attended. Mr. LINDSAY was the first speaker. In the course of his address he said,--We have been engaged for 12 months in a great war with a powerful nation. We have suffered as all suffer who go to war. War is an evil, and included dangers and perils, and therefore we cannot expect that matters could proceed as they did - during a 'period of peace. We must expect, for instance, to be heavily taxed to carry on the war, and the people, of this country, con sidering the natu re an d power of the 'enemy with whom we have to cope, and the danger ofiallowing a further power to that enemy—l say the people, of _this land have not grudged the necessary supplies" to carry on the con test as it ought to be carriedeare - But wo -feel -that we ought to have , some guarantee that the money,voted is properly expended, bicause if 8,000 ,0001.'We1l expended could go as far as 10,000,0001., we should be able to see that the difference of 2,000,0001. is saved, and not wasted. But what is really the state of matters ? Have we con ducted this war hitherto as men of business would con duct their own concerns, and upon any eystern. I find,. wherever I go—l find everywhere—through the length and breadth of the land, the opinion prevails that thsre is no system. (Hear.) I saw one Of the finest and the noblest armies leaving these shores for the seat of war, full of spirit, of valour, and of heart. I saw the noble army despatched—first to the neighbourhood of Constantinople, then to Varna, then to the sickly region of the Debrud eche; I saw that whole army despatched across theßlack Sea to the shores.of the Crimea, and tLe;e landing. I s ew that noble army, with all the indomitable courage and energy of the British soldier, mounting the heights of Alma, and by their bravery and courage drive the foe like a torrent before them. But I also noticed, `while'this was going forward, and these noble soldiers were doing_ these great things, that at home nothing was being done to feed them, to clothe them, or to protect them from the weather. It struck me, as a man of business, that surely some plan of operations for the campaign must be laid down. I thought I saw that a plan had been adopted. I presumed that after the battle of the Aima Sebastopol lay open to our victorious arms, but it ap pears the system followed did not allow a manifee ad vantage to be taken. The object appeared to be that the army should go to the eastward, and to the eastward they went, and then took up quarters on the south. But my astonishment was great when I observed that this course was taken without a supply of covering, almost without stores, and almost without food. (Hear.) Ships at length occupied the harbour of Balaklava, but the stores when disembarked lay - on the shore without order, indeed, a perfect chaos appeared t o p reva il. Let us look at these things closer. Take the transport ser vice, for instance. Why, in the establishment founded by myself in Austinfriare, I do a larger extent of busi ness than the whole of that transport service of the Go vernment put together. My business is easily done, be cause done on a proper system, and with regularity.- I , have done my business this very day before I came here, for I spent one hour and a half in my counting, house in_ London before I left for Norwich. Should not the Go vernment conduct the business of the nation equally weil as that of a private person? I say, then, we must make our solemn protest against the present maladministra tion of the vital interests of this country. We must have, in fact, administrative reform. Now, it has been said that this movement is dangerous. Dangerous! Why, it was said that the movement in favour of Catholic emancipation was 'dangerous. The country would not have obtained that boon if the people had not stirred themselves. Nor, if the people themselves had not stirred, would the country have obtained reform of the representation. Would the country have, ob tained untaxed food and free trade if the people had not taken these questions into their own hands— if, in fact, these deprecated movements of the people had not taken place ? (Applause.) I ask, what is the reason of all the disgrace we have incurred ? I can soon tell you ; it is because the right man is not put in the right place. (Hear.). I wish you would hear from me what is meant by administrative reform. I have already _staid that it means the right men in the right places. It means also that we should recognise an aristocracy of merit, and that an end should be put to jobbing of all kinds. How are we to act? By uniting with the association. I apprehend that shortly other associations of similar character will be founded in cities and boroughs, and similar resolutions will be passed to those we have passed in London, and shall, I hope, pass here to-night. We have been told that no Government can exist without patronage, and I can understand that such a Govern ment as the present, or the last, find, and have found it very difficult to live without patronage, and find mffi elect members to support them. But we think that the Government which cannot exist without patronage, and the right of giving away appointments, is not fit to govern, and ought not to exist at all. I feel this reform very necessary, and I do not' speak to you as a political , agitator, but as a public man anxious to effeot a good especially required. I speak to you with seriousness, for we are in a very ticklish position. If we have a late harvest, food high, this war still going on, we shall feel great distresses, and perhaps the people will be discon tented—and then, if we continue to have a bad Govern-, meat, why, God help us. (Hear, hear.) Then, in(leed, a time may come when the country will require men of nerve and energy to guide it through Use critical state of affairs that may exist. (Hear, hear.) Mr. SPRINGFIELD moved,— . • "That this meeting is deeply concerned at the : mid management of the war, whiCh - has brought fearful;Pfier ing and losses upon the army, and discredit upon • the na• tio.;a/ character, an , l is of opinion thitt the incompetency of the public establishments is mainly attributable to the system by which appointments are to a large extent , regulated, and which sacrifices e ffi ciency t o • p ar t y . and family influences - , and this meeting, therefore, with out wishing to exclude the aristocratic classes from the position in the public services to which their talent and potriotism may entitle them, assert that merit is the only principle by which appointment to public offices should be attained. I Mr. WARNER expressed a hearty concurrence in the object for which the meeting had been called,, and snit!, had it been convened for party purposes or for putting the working classes down in order to get .the middle classes into power, he would not have joined in giving it his support. He was happy to see the union of gen tlemen on both sides of politica, and hoped that the ex ample of that meeting would .be followed in every place throughout the kingdom. . _ The resolution ‘ l 7,fi then put and carried unanimously. Mr. W. T. MTULLAGH said we disclaim utterly that we are innovators—(bear)—we are prepared to resist in novation. We are here to restore the just balance of the constitution—(hear)—we are here to say that, as in former times, when the monarchy attempted to overstep its province, it was repelled and repulsed by the combined might of the nobility and the Commons of England, so when any class in this land is found to forget itself and its great duty to fatherland so much as to attempt te encroach upon us, the Commons, we are as ready as our forefathers were centuries ago to say, " Thus far thou shalt go, but no further ; here shall thy proud waves of en croachment be stayed." (Applause.) As you will all re member, Sir R. Peel came into power in 1841, at the head of what was called an irresistible majority, and formed what was boastfully declared to be the strongest Govern ment ever constituted, But who was one of the men whom Sir R. Peel found it necessary—coerced as he was by the oppressive power of the system in which he found himself entangled —to place in his Cabinet? No other than his Grace the present Duke of Buckingham. (Laughter.) Now, I will ask any friend of Sir R. Peel, any man who calls himself Conservative, of whatever degree, would he recommend a Conservative Prima Minister coming into office to-morrow to replace in the Cabinet his Grace the Dukelof Buckingham ? (Cries of "no, no.") I will net say that the appointment was made improperly or ought not to have been made. I will not inquire into any thing beyond the mere statement of the fact, and it is enough for me to show you that the same system has been carried out since by every successive Government. Lord J. Russell was called to power in 1846. His party were in a minority in the House of Commons, and in a minority in the House of Lords ; and here was a case 1n which you would say a man had need to strengthen his bands by summoning the best men he could around him. But, like Sir Robert Peel, Lord John Russell was en tangled so completely in the net of aristocratic influence that it was utterly impossible for him—supposing, for argument's sake, that be had the will—to form a Cabinet based on merit alone. In his Cabinet was included the most noble the Marquis of Clanricarde, and I will ask any man if Lord J. Russell was restored to power, would you recommend that Lord Clanricarde should berestored to his former place in the Cabinet ? In considering the next Cabinet which was formed we must pass from Whigs to the Tories. Lord Derby was called to power, and I well remember the interest which was felt at the time as to the appointments he might make. Well, who did Lord Derby make First Lord of the Admiralty ? His Grace the Dnke of Northumberland, and I ask any man who has read the disclosures before what is called the " Stafford Committee," would he recommend Lord Derby, if he ever gets back to power , to put of Northumberland again in the same office? ( L t a h u e Duke: c alled At the end of the same year Lord Aberdeenw —the phrase is not my own—and having to deal to power. Lord Aberdeen having "drifted" . with the country on his back into war—leavingf public opinion to crea the roost by the force o had to choose with most difficult exigencies—having tebeaennoeowniopmeleteed, called the Ministry of War, :o drifted ffi c pardon, had I b eg your hter ) It is (Lam • to choose a " great" man . d keep one s heft c lear, competent man to fill it. (Laughter, and our indulgence. 11 events end I must appeal to Aberdeen had to fill, at a ) to fill it. "hear.") Well, Lord very hard in these critical times to and he laced in it a nobleman to speak disinclined as anybody of whom I am as I think when a man is down it hectic" harshly—first, to strike him ; and next, becuse I the Ministry at War, P is a cowardly thing e is generally dealt out againe-t a think great -u ,i '' e tic a Jonah of to save the rest of tle man who is made t feeling of hostility, to mire the Duke of crew. But, no wittetae. ding thea am at liberty, with out Vie lea , N e wcastle in the present a r gument , with the view of ca lli ng to your recollection the fact that afar a fevv pair ; n o in ees n ths he was obliged to abandon his (a ce • an d I do not supposs that even Lord Aberdeen—it in the inscrutable ‘N ill of !leaven he should ever get back to power -would inflict so great an itj,ny up on his onemarquis, ari w, friend the Duke of Newcastle 'ts to place him again in a hereposition w e havef or w t h i r c e h e d e certainlyuk e s and was notr clirqualified.d nothingN to in credit to o is n the other sid e ; and I ask, wi s thoutfear, any manroom, whatev er his poli‘iieal opinions may be, whether he w ill stand up after say that he b e li eves any one, of these b f a ou ve r individuals d du a a n ls would have been appointed to office if he had not been a duke or a marquis ? (No, no.) If not, then my case is made out ; and when you have an , Administration sue. seeding to all the faults, and uninstructed by any of the examples held forth by the four Administrations whoa.; history I Dave briefly narrated—when you have the pre. sent Administration more exclusively composed than any which has existed Since the revolution of 1688, while men of energy, the men of genius, while men of talent, are as much excluded from power as though theyhad the taint of negro blood in their veins, then-I have aright to say to you, "This is intolerable ; we can stand it no longer as free and self-respecting men, and as tax-paying citizens we cannot afford it." (Applause.) After several other speeches, it was agreed that a cora: mittee should be formed to co-operate with the metropo litan association, and -a petition to Parliament was adopted, praying for administrative reform. OFFICIAL DESPATCH PROM _FIELD MARSHAL -LORD RAGLAN. (From a SuPplemMt to Tuesday's Gazette.) WAR . DEPARThIENt,. MAI' 16. Lord Pkannure has this day received a despatch and its enclosure, of which the following are conies, addressed to his lordship by Field-Mar3hal the Lord Raglan, G.C.D. Before - Sebastopol, May 1. My. Lori,—l have little to report to your lordship to-"day. their adva nce d wor k s , an d th e y have constructed a ne w The Russians continue acively engaged in covering battery on their left of the Mamelon ; troops are con stanVy in motion on the north side, and there is every appearance of the establishment of a very large camp on the plateau above the Belbeck, extending towards Mackenzie's Farm. No moveme n t h as b een perce i ve d on t h e T c h erna y a . that the Alma, 3have Regimentth satisfactione o Buffs t to has acquaint arrived a i a lordship ki av a , that and the - h dß reac e azut c h g i having the draft of the Guarde onboard, Bay yesterday ; she has proceeded to Balaklava to-day. I inclose the lists of casualties to the 29th ult. The. Lord Panmure I have, &c., RAGLAN. 1 , &c. , Return of Cr- - Jamielties from the 23d to 26th of kpril, .1855. inclusive.— 4th Regi meat of Foot : 1 rank and file wounded. 7th Foot: 1 rank and 'file wounded. 9th Foot: 1-sergeant, and file k 1 rank.and file wounded. 14th F h oot v : o l o rank and file killed. 3 rank and .file wounded. 20t ank and k file ed di r n a e n fid k i e a2n killed, rankl fie wounded. 30th Foot : 1 rank and file wounded. 33d Foot : 1 rank t : ari l 1 rank and file *minded. 34th Foot : killed, 1 rank and file wounded. 38th F oot 1 ra nk file wounded. 41st Foot : 2 rank and fil e killed, 4k "d and file wounded. 47th Foot : 4 rank and file wounde d n 49th Foot : 1 sergeant, 1 rank and file killed.; 2 rank and file wounded. 50th Foot : 2 rank and file killed. 55th Foot : 1 rank and file wounded. 57th Foot : 2 rank and file wounded. 62d Foot : 1 rank and file killed, 3 rank and file wounded. 77th Foot - : 1 rank and file wounded. 88th Foot : 2 rank and file wounded. 90th Foot : 1 rank and file wounded. 97th Foot : 1 rank and file killed, 1 rank and file 'wounded. Royal Artillery : 2 rank and file killed, 2 rank and file wounded. Total : 1 sergeant, 14 rank and file, killed ' • 1 sergeant, 35 ran k an d fil e, woun d ed. Nominal Return of Non-Commissioned Officers and Pri. vates Killed, from the 23d to 26th April, inclusive. -33d Regiment of Foot: Private William Ryan. 34th Foot : Private Richard Pinkard. 41st Foot : Privates John CO. nolly and John Kean. 30th Foot : Private Thomas Walsh. 50th Foot : Privates Thomas Dalton and John Flynn. 62d Foot : Private Patrick Donovan. 234 Foot : Private James Harvey. 49th Foot : Sergeant Henry Headen, Pri vate William White. 97th Foot : Private Michael Crongh. 14th Foot : Private Matthew BliOrdy. Royal Artillery : Gunner Wm. Henderson, Acting Bombardier Jas. Gunn. Nominal Return of Non-Commissioned Officers and Pri vates Wounded from the 23d to 26th April inclusive.- 20th Foot : Private Sydney Johnson, slightly. 33d Foot : Private Owen Callaghan, severely, 34th Foot : Private Christopher Rostron, slightly. 41st Foot : Privates Jason Kennedy, dangerously, mince dead ' • Michael Con wa y, se verely ; • John Sullivan, s evere ly ; John Thomas severely. 62d Foot : Privates David Amos, severely ; Patrick Mark, slightly; George Simpson, severely. 77th Foot : Private James Powell, dangerously. 88th -Foot : Lance Corporal Henry Ilueston, severely; Private Patrick Foley, severely. 7th Foot : Private Charles Firth, severely. 14% Foot : Privates William Lock, slightly; Thomas Woodhall, slightly ; Patrick 31`Govern severely. 47th Foot : Pri vates John Tully severely; Patrick Griffin, severely; Jas. Clancy, dangerously. Royal Artillery: Acting Mays, bar dier, Robert James, slightly; Gu nner John se verely. 23d Foot : Private. William Taylor, severely. 49th Foot: Corporal Thomas Willis, slightly; Priva e Robert Thomson, dangerously, since dead. b7th Foot : Privates Samuel Hill, slightly; John Barden, slightly. 90th Foot : Private Peter Hepburn, severely. 97th Foot : Private Wm. Quant, severely. 4th Foot : Private George Oaks, severely. 9th Foot : Sergeant James Voss, se verely ; Private Patrick 'Power, slightly. 30th Foot : COrporal Alexander Cole; slightly ' • Private Mi c h ae l Mac gaire, slightly. 33th Foot : Priv a t e John Pukett, severely. :sth Foot : Private John Taylor, dangerously. Return of casualties from th e 27th to the 29th of April, inclusive.-2d Battalion Ist Regiment of Foot :1 rank and file wounded. 7th Foot : 1 rank and file killed. 14th 'Foot: 2 riti4c and file wounded. 19th Foot : 3 rank and - file wounded. 23d Foot : 1 rank and file wounded. 34th Foot : 7 rank and file wounded. 38th Foot : 2 rank and file wounded. 41st Foot : 8 rank and file wounded. 48th Foot : 1 rank and file ki led, 1 rank and file wounded. 49th Foot :1 rank and file killed, 1 ra'nk and file wounded. 55th Foot : 1 rank and file wounded. 57th Foot : 1 rank and file wounded. GM Foot : 1 rank and file wounded. figth Foot : 1 rank and file wounded. 89th Foot : 2 rank and file wounded. 9ath, Foot : 2 rank and file wounded. 97th Foot : 1 rank and file wounded. 23 Battalion Rifle Brigade: 1. rank and file wounded. Total —3 rank and file killed, 36 raukand file wounded. - Nornitial Return of Non-Commissioned Officers and Pri vates killed from the 27th to 20th April, 1535, inclusive 7th Foot : Privata T. Byrne. 48th Mot : Private Thos. Richardaon. • 49th Foot : Private ..Tobn Burke. Nominal Return of Non-Counnissioued Officers and Pri i,ates wounded from the 27th to 20th April, 1855. inclu ! I d a — F. 2 .1, B . aglv",7o .!v.,!mFoo.rtrrli'sroinvatmeol:acyttllacselitatls-: private Patrick Canty, slightly. 4 , 9 th Foot : Private , J. Delaney, slightly.. 4Stli Foot: Private Robert Berwick, severely. 55th Foot : Lance-Corporal Edmund Burke, slightly. 9,lth Foot : Private Joseph Harper, severely; PrivateWui. Miller, severely. .97th Foot : Pi ivate Michael Maloney, severely. 3? - th Foot : Private E. Manson, se verely; Private J. Miller, 'severely. 57th Foot : Private M. Stagpool,, severely. 6:d Foot : Private J. M`Laughlin se verely. 68th Foot: Private J. Rogerson, de. 89th Foot: 'Cor poral Wm. Love, dangerously ; Private T. Dixon, severely. 2d Battalion Rifle Brigade ; Private T. Parkinson, danger ously. 19th Foot : Corporal Thomas Keating, slightly ; , Privates Edward Tyler and Michael Tolan, severely. 23d Foot : Private Lock Haynes sevcrely., 31th Foot : Pri vates William Gorman and Joseph Mansfield, danger ously ; James .11.`Gowan and. George Atchison, severely; John Roach, Ralph Ilinscoe, and. TUB. Lovejoy, slightly. 41st Foot>: Privates DennicConnell, Thomas Davis , and :`Ready, Regan, severely • Patrick Kearney, J o hn 'isady, r Patrick O'Halloran, P atrick Tremble, and Jas. Kennedy, slightly. - - ,_ A Return of Cssualtios in the Royal Naval Brigade, be fore Sebastopol, in the week ending April 27,18:i5. --Killed: Benjamin Taylor, A. 8., Queen. Wounded : Geo. Boyle, A. 8., Queen, slightly ; John Collins; Ord., London slightly ; Robert Baker, Ord., Quee n , d angerous l y ; Wm., Clarke, (2d), Ord., Queen, slightly. Contused : Lieut. A. A. Douglas, R. M.A., slightly ; Edward Smith, A. 8., Leander, slightly ; Jeremiah Mahoney, Ord., Rodney, slightly; John Gordon, Ord., Queen, slightly. Total : 1 killed, 4 wounded, 4 contus.d. RUMOURED RETIREMENT OF COU.NT DE BUOL AND M. BACH. (From the Debate.) The rumour circulate I at Vienna that these two Mi. nisters were on the point of retiring, and this intelli gence was transmitted to Paris by telegraphic despatches: it was an absurd rumour to which we attached no credit, because it was contradicted by information we had our selves received direct from Vienna. M. Bach and M. de Buol have not ceased to possess the confidence of the Emperor, their master. It is to them, to them alone, that must be attributed the conduct which Austria has held in the midst of the diffi culties with which she has been beset for three years. Internally, M. Bach and M. de Buol have already intro duced into the administrative departments and in the organisation of the empire important innovations ; ex ternally, they have traversed with an ability not to be questioned the phases so numerous and complicated of the Eastern question. M. Bach is specially charged t with the internal concerns of the empire, but he is no t without influence upon external policy ; it is he .o w_, in reality the first Minister of the Emperor; fi ly. ini d en =t is but the second. M. de Bach has a i r n the bands of a is astonished to see so much authoriity ion his high position offends the Austrian a of 1848, and statesman unknown before the re . v o o The aristocracy who owes nothing to his connexi Bach ; it is r Inem. • • n of M. - has not forgotten the orig , broke out at Vienna in bered that to the whichturnuelts_efere which M. de Metternich the month of March, a e d b b owed his elevation to the Mi- ParsteerracY, which was obliged to retire o _ ni the morrow, M. de Bach com wmaerttozsetnabnedr g restored fast, es t a o n r d e a he h s i t m ru t g o gl h ed is nistry of Justitce .r . , a gainst the violence of his ow with a rare S So when . the revolutionists obtained a par• Vienna in the month of October, 13". session of 1848, M . compelled to give in his resignation Bach wa g c b 1 " ; hut, 9, just return, prehended that ;. Cabinetwhich he f place i. the o • formed on 21st Nov., laving triumphed over the insurrection. The ' after still farther, for he did net delay confiding prince went the portfolio of the luteriorinJul 18 to M. Bach zenberg is the true author of the y, 49. M. de Schwart whose resolute character andfertilefortune of M. Bach, of just estimate. Thesequalities genius he made a prince, who himself w were agreeable to the spirit of enterprise, ai not exempt from a certain It is related that i berg w as • n his last days Prince Schwartzen . incessant in his recommendations of M. Bach to the Emperor i • Majesty,' said the prince, Francis Joseph. ' Let not your M. Baeli is tln p ince,. ever separa . te him from 3 , ,, t 3 0 u 1 ! I to restrain only tt i 111 . Austria tt, w , l i io ( l ) . , s re i t u .t a tce p . ,s them.t He will Protect you revolutionary aaiiist p t a liena a v i d ' fli,i-h ' by placing them at your feet.' INI liteit has ' m. ' rlert:tke , i to reform tho internal rj4ime of the empire. Wi!l fie succeed in it ? \Viii lie find the just measure of the degree of auClority which it is necessary to concede to the new iitt Tests, without disgusting old interests, and without of, the Crownl t enfeebling the rights and prerogative: i ~ alone canst Ye. I Prublem which the future a'roti TEM /ANNIVERSARY OF HOLY TIIURSDXY.—This morn. ing, the parochial officers of the various metropolitan districts proceeded round the several parishes, in accord ance with the a nnual custom, for the purpose of beating the bounds. Th e charity-school boys accompanied the overseers, churchwardens, trustees, &e., to the out skirts and remote places, where the boundary stones were alnxed and duly marked. The children were regaled at the close of the day, and the parochial officers dined together after the performance of their duties. ....."- adee d 3 ra• bast°' .tigea" 11 the too' 2g• here 'menu ,nt .esent' Aril" 29. • don't , n dia le Ter' rits ba batch urk ist ; IVY nt s 'l of e' ii " for the 1 1 , ... : g i 1 4 1.) fl O , t ). 01 1 ,1 ,1 Id " rOit 101 3 80, 9.1 O P se sie s JP ao . oP 4 t#l . 101°° ol d 1, ; ' Ico rIPS ' ° le" ,p 20 20 6 20 87 62 i 78 i 48i i 401 i 5