The Sun. — London, England, 1855-06-12 00:00:00

111: rv w - r ' 3-I Jk-fi LA _Li iv AND COM .RCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. N Cotton Market at Liverpool ye sterda y closed very tamely, yet firmly, and prices of Ame ilean and Surats were nearly per lb. dearer baa last week. The sales were estima ted at 8,000 e ea (1,000 of which were taken on. speculation), era prieing 400 Pernam and Maranham at 'ad. to &1•,63 30 0 Bahia at 71d. to 7 i d . , 300 E gyp tian at • to 10d., 3,000 Surat at 3id. to 51d., and 160 Sea Islands at Is. 11d. to is. 9d. per lb. The Rail -I°43' Share Market closed flatly.' T he failure of Messrs. Strachan and Co. , the ba nkers, ~, s ur p r i se s some, who knew the house to b e v:rfeetly solvent two years ago. One of the late ur Present partners, Sir J. D. Paul, is stated to L' 39 sess landed estates in Ireland worth 14,0001. a lillum, but entailed most likely, and not avail- L e to the creditors. The liabilities, 350,0001., larger than was expected, and the assets partly t : Pei ld on the value of certain Italian railways, advances have been made. It is feared many 4/ ' a l and military officers will suffer by the stoppag e P ublic Securities have been duller, and there is e re action of to per cent. This can scarcel y be I , l ,l 3l ained otherwise than by the p aucit y of busi ness, and the disinclination to go for a further rise i: r such a material advance. Consols have Bai oll ght 92, and are now only 91/ Exchequer l i r are quoted 13s. to 18 s. , and East India il de 265. p Im re mium. The New 30 Years' An snip is at 16 15-16. Securites have been a little flatter also. `, 44 can have been quoted at 21 ± 1 , Chilian 102 to Buenos Ayres 59k, and Brazilian Small 1001. Spanish Three per Cents. are marked 38 1. Sar - QiTull la rt Bonds have been 861 to ft ex dividend. 4 : k ish have been at 82i, and since at 81 ±. Dutch T he Cents. are 951. atoe ue following are the nominal prices of foreign t ": - ---Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 1 to 71 ; Mexi kr' 0 21 1 to 21i ; Peruvian, 68 to 7 0 ; ditto Three in'ente., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Fo ur p er Cents., ditt o -- 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; 6 Pour-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; p: e .ail igh N ew D e f erre d, 18i to 181; Ditto 3 per bi ll tt tB ') 38 to 381; Ditto Certificates, 3 / to 4 ± ; I , ll ° Passive, 4 to 41. e Railway Share Market has been somewh at beake r, pal but sal e s a re not much pressed. The prin t • t ransactions have been in South-Eastern, right, ah a , la, Midland,' and Caledonian. Forei g n kot T are quieter. Great Western of Canada are T he ll l ) Ported. the Foreig n Mines are rather more active, and J oint -to o k B a nks have improved. The Aus -411-Agricultural are better. lipa i , r --I 'SR FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE o' , :: a Stock .. ( From the Official l itt, ) ftnones9 done Oer a etut RCi **** k .te r eo • e need Annuities........ "avtl Il t Consols Annuities tq l , t ' a Per Cent. Annuities , bi+.l_l,.llll.itieß, Expire sth Jan.. 1 fifin ... 31 _ _ ~ 4 141 - ,7 30 d0 Years, Expire sth April, 188 i 16 AD -10 %'14,1 " 8 1 1:1060 fi,..11. ior Account 10th July 92 11 6 44 .......... : ................ , tio c kger Bills, ?Id. I 2d. . 18 13 I 9 13 .......... " tte:halaii ...... , ................. 13 18 I 9 19 P i : citte r B onds 1858, 3i per Cent. lOO4 B i 44 ;Pt Or FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOI3K p bzitt':!' "Bonds, 5 per Cent .11e40 Small C'hii• 1 Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 9i 14 1it . ? 3 " ,18 , 6 peCent. ....... .............. 1 2 0 1 / a ~,,,i4biitto4 per Cent. t qk -.11.an Bonds, 5 Acco un t 21 Botidg, 5 p er Cent. tk r ii ' B}, Souris, 3 per Cent 3Bf a h ut n Bonds, 6 per cent 824 `° for the Account B2 1 1 21 2 Ntedividends on the above payable in London. t NI t Zebange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull — "c' 4 per Cern: Certifieates .... IV I HALF-PAST T 5 . Q o l ,nsols M.tto Account, 10th July L LOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DIY.) tim::s , ' 14111 50 i ,,..t. % ; June 12.—Wind . this day s.t noon, N.E.; p" 17, and cloudy occasionally. I' .if „ 4 llToic, June 11.—Harbinger, from Berbice. ice ( 8 ',till, June 11.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Black fr a ttsf o ; B ;), from Scntari. ACTR, June 11.—Wind, variable. Arrived—Ella, ( !at t ,3'ab ; Harriet and Molly.. Bahia ; J. S. Haines, a m ,'LON., 44 ; Conquest, Constantinople. " . 4' s tiTER June 11.—Arrived—Rival, from St. n 4 1h ' N.B. a•cerone Alexandria. " .0 0 8 C, P OR . D 13 ,.J' nue , 11 . — Wind, N.E. Sailed—Alaim, for atinnple. Ih - ` 4 , ll tinnple. 4 P(14,T0r.,' June 11.—Wind, E. Arrived—Eliz. Wilhelm, Mauritius. 'Yil k -t .t, Jane 11.—Wind, S. Arrived—Warren, from Nu n. f tet tl 4l ,Los, June 11.—Wind, S. Arrived—Edw. Belton, , arthagen a . tek st , T ,RPoRD, June 10.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Union, I . 2." 4e XatldriDa ; St. Rubin, Santander. Sailed—Sarah I'l l ,, t ,et, for Alexandria. 4 1, t iktl e ' tTIVEEN, June 6.—A skiff, containing five foreign 044 4 . whose vessel had sunk two Isley in the S ea, has been picked up off the of May. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) . ____ LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. g~ o eu— Rattler, from Lisbon. IP; 4 Art l, ,,t.N.E. I ,a • C. , 1---Si r P 1 fom Caen Jenny Lind, Barba "ebti'atiZal and Le P ee oint r Quequis, Bordeaux ; Ellen, St. DUBLIN, June 11. i a k 'l, IV -. 1) L4113c h enelope ' from Monte Video ; Amana, Callao ; e, Maria, and Clemance, St. Sebastian. QUEENSTOWN, June 10. (By 8„ .BUARINB AND BRITISH TBLEGRApiI.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday 9.42 a.m. Ic o t ived • - r ; tide, half flood; weather cloudy, and fresh.. L' June I—Friendship, from Gothenburg , Hel -o<ed Leghorn ; Charles, Dunkirk ; Comet, Stralsund. tt 4. "Ile 12—Stuart Wortley, for Bombay; Nile, t1i4, 4 4 , ! "MI t ; fresh. I; ltted ft — Loan°, Newcastle, for noa ; Mar 'he e oni London for Constale. IlPiter proceeded to from Ram ntino sgate p in tow of Ge a steamer. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.27 a.m. COUNTRY 41ARKETS. CEIELMSFORD—JuNE 8. 144 4 etr w o h tt e et trade to-day was exceedingly dull, and the w'ek'Reci were generally at a reduction of is per qr. on vhDric e , - prices. For spring corn the demand was slack el4 o4ll ,ere the same as last week. old per qr.6l 84 Oats, red, new.... 61 84 Peas, Ea rl eld ..... 57 77 new.... 57 77 .. .............29 36 ing ....... 29 37........ 25 32 Cl 3 44 .,; ; . . . .......... 68 72 •... .... 70 74 s. s. per qr 29 38 Partridge 39 43 White 39 42 Boiling 42 48 Dun 37 40 Beans, Tick 39 44 Harrow ticks 44 46 Mazagan 38 41 Ditto, new 39 41 th q ;44 e4l, COLCHESTER— JUNE 9. S2 P ,ettth 4l7 01 ' Wheat was good ; the favourable change in 4447 dolle has its influence on the trade, and our market I, lll ,o44la n tis to 2s . per qr. decline. In other grain very t15 (1, 13,44 t !f' and prices remain nearly as last noted. t:',.!, l 3"were as follow :—Wheat, white, cl . 76s . to 84s; Vtl, °ar t " 65 • ; barley, 32s to 34s ; oats, 30s to 34s , beans -kit e, 14408 to 42e ; middle and small, 44i to 48s ; peas, to 48s ; grey, 42s to 445. 4ke;., 42k the ,ltP ta.ter nent of the Quai ( Irt. of Ldon, froi 4 to the 9t on h June, bo ►ntities of Corn, &c., nu the following po Ali inclusive. • . za , 5- 4' A cl , received , rts, from ,''est er -••• • • • ...... 1711 200' 41 •• • ............. . 1020 150 ' `l ot ••• • • ......................... ... 429 33 50 • .................... i 606 95 850 h' 31. 0 RIRKC A T,DY—iu:NE 9. hq 4 l3 , ( . 41 , a small supply of barley to-day, which cold' ti ih b q at last week's rates. Fair supplies of wh v eat -4e °th of which sold slowly at ls per. qr. reduction t lees of this day se'nnight. tie 7: . Wheat. 1 Barley. Oats. Beans. OdBos Os Od .. .. ..... s t i t 315 Oa ; O. Oil ..••• ..... GBB Od 1 31s Od 29s Od 1 Os ud Dtt bLTe 'ltshi or IC FLEE T .--W o h a ve been favoured with the i kialll w: letter rece i ve d t hi s morn i ng from the Baltic, nhi we extr ac t th e f o llowing :—" Her Majesty's tb lia ma ni on, off Cronstadt, June 3.—We have found hb_i p g s e . which is only . vanmanded by one fort. All or : :hriet,he Blitic are ordered to a seemble off Cron e!, 04 I st of July. Toe attack is expected to take lb -a t mthe 9th or 10th. The weather is beautifully eh can see the shipping and the fine palaces ttita:tzhave taade up our minds to have very shortly." % 1:t for tb AND 6OUTII-EASTERN RAlLWAY. .—Trattic re- Nap o week endi ng J une 9, 1855 kl '3,433 19 3 I:4litig week last year 19,181 2 3 I) acre a , Bo i n 1855 ..,£ 747 3 0 lIAILWAYP. Ambg. 'Noting. Eos and Eastn. Junet. Belfast & Balymen, Binning. yVolverh ,4tour Va11ey ..... Birkenhd. Leancsl.. Cheahire Juliet Do. Cheeh. £5O and £25 Cone. Do., £2O Rlyth & Tyn, origiva £25 (issd. at £47 Bristol and Exeter Ca1ed0nian.......... Carmarthen and Car digan Chester di Holyhead Cork and Bandon . Cork, Black, di Pas, Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth tiab deen Junction Do. New ........... East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock De., B 5t0ck...... .. Do., New A. East Lancashire ...... Edinburgh & Glasgow Ediub. and Peebles, . , Edin. Prth &Dundee F o rth & Clyde June. Furness ................ Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Wester) Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West(lre.) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds L+ncash.andYork a h Do ' Wet. Riding Un. iLiv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Loud. Bright & S.Cst Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths ........... Do.lo/. Sh. , TaLt C Do. Eighths London andS. Westn DDo., £5O .......... . ... 0., £4O Lndndrry& Col °rain , Lndndrry. & Ennisk , Hanch.Shef.k Lindh Do. i Shares, No.. I Do., Man. & Lin. Un 4 1 Alidland Do, Birmng. Derbi Midici. 0. West. (Ire, ) Do. Ha Shares Newcastle & Carlish, Nwpt.Aberg. & !"-Trfd. Newry & Enniskillor Newry Warrenpoint And Postrevor. Norfolk .... .......... Northn.Counties Un North British..., North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. astem—Berwic Do. do. Extension Do.do. r4.N.E. rural , Do. Leed5......... .... D o , York North London Do. New .S 0 N. &S. Wstrn. ;..nAmT stead, and City in.. North Staffordshire.. North Western.,..... N. & S. Westrn. Jun c Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhanapton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland,,.. ihropsnire Union South Devon South Eastern... ISouth Wales . S. Yrkah. & My. Dni. Do Staines, Wok kWok Stockton &, Darlin Ste-Aton Hutlepl Taff Vale .. Do. £lO shares. Do. Prof., No. 1 Thames Haven Doe,l , snd Railway 131verstone & Lanes Vale o; Neath Watertd. & Kilkenny, Waterford&LimeriA West Cornwall West End of Londe, and Crystal Palace West London Wimbled.n&Croydon Closing Prices this iirty. 24 - 25 43 - 4i 81 - 8i 131-1215 i - 6.} 8 4 - 7 7i 90 -- 92 63. - 64 14i -15 i 9 - 11 ... --- ...d 15k -16 k 12k -1.2 g 36 - 40 24 - 26 77 - 79 58 - 60 8 - 9 19 - 21 70 - 72 92i - 03 76 - 78 126 - 128 101. - 103 68 - 69 59 - 61 75 - 80 8 - 10 8 10 Bti • 821 n - 8 .024 - 1034 .cet 1044 p * P 84 - 85 84 7 d 7 - 6 .1 - 28 8i ,-- 74i - 75; 41 - 46 •e• ." 9 - 7 2 .•• -- • 50 -- 52 32:!. • • • 75k 6 76 / 6 - 6 3t 3i 51i - J 4 524 4 48 - 50 d ( 1 6i 7 1 d ; al • SO 28 - 30 • 68 70 47 - 4 9 14 15 62i 63 284 —29 i 3 1 2d par 38 - 40 .•• ..".. ••• --"' 20 2 3 - 4 7 - 8 T ~ 14 521 2 1i FOREIGN. Antwerndrktottirdani 73elgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessa , Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Demerara. Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. EYl4nsion Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible P0..d0. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadaA i Do. St. Lawrence it Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '6.3 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fran ,,, Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent Do. New 5 per cent Po. Extensions.... Do. d 0.... Great Luxembourg Constituted Share, Do. Obligations . 0 t.Western of Ca,nad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option tin '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton St Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Coust. & Bask Lucca iSt Pistoj a 5 p. c prof Lyons and Geneva Lyons it Mediterran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (witi, interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and ErquelineF guar. 3$ p. c. it red. at 22 1. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bde (ftny.B.di Ams. Shs. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen— ParisCaen dz Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre.... Royal Danish Royal Swedish► Sambre and Memo._ Do. 54 p. cent. Prof Seinde Southern of Frame St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 511 per c. Prof_ Western of France Woe,. of Switzerland Wiesbaden IZealand JOINTASTOC: Atuitridana ........... Br i t i s h Colonial Bud; and 'Ann Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia arta. Buk. of India, A u stralia, it Chinn City ...... Colonial C omme rcial of' Loud English Scottish and Australian Chart... Loud. Chart. 1 5 k. 01 Australis Ditto New. London and County London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland.. j New South Wales._ Oriental Banac Corpo ration. ......... erovincial of Ireia.n, Do. Now Royal Austrain.l3kg & Ci Ad Imp Co._ 4onth Australia of Australia Do. New r_TnIQT.3 Of 1.40011,,,,,, fit - 9 24 24 2 14 21 2a - 36 -36 i 9i - 101 24 -25 t 3t - ,• •.• bk 4i 19 - 20 6G 68 95 - ,97 41 - 4i t - I; - 5 i 3 4 3 -34 231 pi 100 -- 102 113 - 116 115 - 120 104 • 106 23i - 24 113 - 118 -- ,~i,. 61 - Gi - lip 2i 3 p 5 7 2 - 3 51 - 6i iii : ii 13 -- 133 "i :: 29 - 29ip 50 42 44 pm 23a 24i 21 22 lid 9 —9i 2/ - 3 p ••• - pm - 4 _ - ... -- ••• 18 -18 i a BANKS. 81 - 86 67 69 id —par ii __ :ifi,, 18 --• 19 21 22 par •i P .... '''' . . 34 :_ 36 37i 3s • •• ..... NO 44 74 - 76 8 - 9 ••• 10€ 100 100 Business done this day. all 100 100 all all all all 82 11 1033 3 101 33 16j 7 4 i i 5 100 all 10 , ? 100 100 100 100 100 1,00 100 100 5 all ill all 4314 3A 243aiiii3 105 4i 13 i 14i 211 1 # 1 5 36 Leming Compans this dRY. London N. West. L.&N.W. Caledon.... E. Un. & E. C..... Gt. N Mil,. Caldonian. ~ailLKuais Bedford and Bletchloy Bnckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo., Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. g. 6 pc Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... Olstr.& Du. Fr Dk. & Railway & Selby Do. Shares. Do. b Shares. Lon.& Greonw Do. Preference Lon.,Til.,&S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bath. and 7.datlock Middlosbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Exten N.& Est.s p, c Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p Prat. & WY" Gt. Weso Yk. Nev, & Bervq. Y. &NM Do Do S. Baste:: Do. Peto & Co. Norfolk.. Do. „. k Midld. Stekton & Darling.. En. Conn. N. Co ant. Do Do L. & N.W &Ln&Yk Do Gt Nortln La.nca.sh & Yorksh. T. Brassey M. hiCleaD Stoat. & Darlingt Do Do. Qrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Both and Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsb. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... Do., ......... Wilts&Comrot OtWestn. Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. Blyth and Tyne 10 pei c. pref. (issd. a.t 50/, Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhea , ?, Guar. S per cent. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork dißandons p. c Dun .Prth & Aber. T Z. Anglian Cis. A Sh Do. do. C's. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. ,Eastern Counties Ex- 94 -CO 6 99 - 101 5 - G tension, 5 p. c. No. Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 r . e. st. East 17n., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 Der cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent w.ast Lancash. 6 p. eta fil.SrW. York. J. sths Prth. irDun.4 p.c Furness las. & S. VV. G}.s p.c Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. e. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem.. no. 43 P. c Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. i - 4 131 - 131 60 - 63 17 - 119 10 - 112 .03 - 104 5 p. c. pm... Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pre It. S. &W. (Ireland Do. 4per 0. Prof, :it. (It. Westn. (perks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4i p.c. " Do. con. recd . 4 13. c Do. irre'l. 4 p.c. Do. P,irm Pref Sh Do. Chester 8 p. no. do. 5 p. c. do. Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. d 0..: Do. do. do., Lan. &York. F. £2; Do. 6 p. c. St , ,ck Lon. &MO. G. 5 p.c. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per ont Lon.&N. W., Coy. .11 Nuneaton 5 p. ct.. Lon. & S. W. Con, 3cl Londy. & Coler. Sh. Londy. & Ennis. Sh. %fan., Shef., & Lin. Now, £lO Do. £6 i - ip 6 6a 97 '9 90 92 • 94 10 — . ll 17 —17 e 10# 101 75 —77 19i 20 10 14e 15 k - 6 137 139 "". • gor •• .2/ -3/ 13i -- 133 3 - iP Warypt.&Carl.4 p c nu. 4 per cent Do Aid. Consol.6 p.c St Do. Consol. Bristol ? Birm. 6 per cent io. 4i p. c. Pref. St ,)o. Pref. 4 per ce.• Do. 51. Pr , f. 4 p. 0,. 'Ditto Leicester any' Kitchen Prcf. St.., Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stoc 'Do. 5 p.c. Est Do. 5 i per ct . pref ,Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British - 141 96 - 98 4} - N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.e No 1 Do. do.. Quarters 4' Do. Vork it & ^. Pnr. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, r Wolverh.Xls. 6 p Do R. Pre'. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,New Pre; South Devon Do. fixed, 44 per cen , S. Eastern (Readirq Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d Do. 4i per cent...- S Wales Gua. 4p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar., 5 p. c. Do. do. do Stock. & Hartl. g. p. c. till July 1, '5O Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 pc 100 - 102 93 -95 31 - 4 i ----- is 106 - 108 -14 i id - par 234 -23 i 100 - 102 16 - 18 ip 2/ - I - B ••• ••• • •• 11 ••• - i - $ 5 - 7 4 - 6 4 - 4i i - I . #' 1.67 2 14.56 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 - 121 2 - 94 - -p 58 - 60 ~3 : 135 8 - 9 2i - 2i 32 - 33 92 - 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. 2i 3i 3 -- 34 31 -- 33 R 57 -- 5 9 30 -- 35 2d -- par 20i -- 214 -- 15 ---- 17 1 11 -- 2 7 -- • 2 -- - in 15i - 16 19 - 21 5 - 6 51 - 61 i - 1 Ague Fria Anglo Anstrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australian Australian Coralllor, Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of Blienarvon Iron and Coal British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issue ' at pm.) Do. Cocaes & Cuiab Do. St. John Del Be' CArson's Creek 'Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica Cobre Coppor Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent Copiapo English and Austin Copper Smoltg 1 1 , Fortuna General Gt.Nugg etVoiußeg Great Polgooth , Liberty Linares D B Lusitaniau Mariquita New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgiba ad Silva) Lead Miu. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymncy Iron Do. Now Santiago de Cuba... South Austzalian.".., In Croft United Mexican Wallor West Mariposa Worthing Mining of Australia Yuba MISOELL Australian Agricult. Ant;lraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada Canada Gov. 6 p. ct Jan. and July Crystal Palace.., Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Duston Iron Oro Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Toleg. of Ir Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Macliteran, Elec. Tel. tilexi ;:au&S.Americn. Do. New Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land..... N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. P Australasian._ N rth. (..tE rope& MB Oriental Ga 5.......... Peel Rr. LI. & Mien . Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Portland iron Co Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto New Austral. Land Snlaniar. Tel. Scrip • Trust Co.II. Can. Van Diemen'a Land, BO US. 33 - 34 24 2 di 57 60 119 121 114 a -115 a 3a - IP i• is 6 = F. ••• •• i - 2 •IC••• t .... 1 • 1 = - 3i 2 - 3p - 2 72 - 74 - 2 Si- ]3 - 13 .I.AW INTELLIGENCE (THIS D.AI7). COURT OF CHANCERY. Thio being the last clay of Trinity Term all the Equity Courts took motions. (Before the Lords Justices of Appeal.) WATSON V. LYON.—JIIDGMENT. Their lordships gave judgment this morning in this case, which came before them a few days since, upon ap peal for the decisio n o f t h e Vice-Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, declaring that the plaintiff was entitled to his lien upon certain property near Liverpool, called the Clifton estate. Their lordships were of opinion that the decree of the Vice -Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was substantially correct, and ordered it to be affirmed, with some slight variations. BULLOCK V. BENNETT.-JUDGMENT. _ _ The Lord Justice Turner gave the judgment of their lordships on the appeal from the decision of the Vice , Chancellor Wood. The question, in this case, arose under the will of Mr. Samuel Bullock, who, after directing that all his estates should be concerted into money, gave the MG of 1,2001. to trustees, upon trust, to pay the interest of that sum to his ;laughter, Mary Ann Bennett, as long as she should Alain unmarried. It appeared that the daughter had been twice married, and was at the date of the will a widow. But previous to the testator's death she had married a third husband, and the testator dying without republishing his will, it was asserted on the part of his daughter, the twice widow and the third time wife, that she was entitled to the interest during her life of the 1,2001, On the part of the residuary legatee it was urged that the third marriage barred her claim, notwith standing there was no republication of the will by the testator. The Vice-Chancellor Wood decided that she was entitled to the interest of the 1,2001., and from that decision the present appeal was brought, Their lordships were clearly of opinion thatihe Vice- Chancellor had miscarried in his judgment, and ordered his decree to be reversed and the appeal allowed, (Before Vice-Chancellor Wood.) IN BE KNIGHT'S TRUSTEKS.-JUDGMENT. 99{ 100 His Honour gave judgment this morning in this case, declaring that the daughters of the testator took vested interests at 21, and directing tho costs of all parties to be paid out of the estate. The Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor Kinders ley, and the Vice-Chancellor Stuart, were engaged the whole morning with motions possessing no points of the slightest interest. None of th© Equity Courts will sit again until this day week, which is the first Seal Day after Trinity Term. QUEEN'S BENCH. THE QUEEN V. THE GUARDIANS Or THE POOR OF KINGSTON-UPON-HULL-JUDGMENT. 1111 i 104 Lord Campbell delivered the judgment of the Court in this case, which came before them for their decision rela tive to the right of a town-clerk of a borough to charge extra for making out the list of voters in accordance with the registration acts, and turned upon the 55th section of the act. His lordship said that in the long run their decision would not be of much importance either to town-clerks or the payers of borough -rates and poor-rates, because for the future the salaries would be regulated according to the work the former would have to do, and come only from one rate. Their lordships adhered to the principle they laid down in a former case, namely, that a town-clerk could not make any charge for his own time or trouble, or the time and trouble of his clerks usually in his employ ment, relative to the duties of his office. The town clerk was to be paid all expenses incurred in carrying this act into effect, which the court held to be money disbursed by him in so doing, and not a recompence for his time and trouble. At the same time if, by his reason able exertions and those of his clerks, a town clerk was unable to prepare the list of voters, and was necessarily obliged to call in the aid of other persons to assist him in doing so, that would be an expense incurred which ought to be reimbursed, but he should not merely em ploy his clerks and himself in doing other business as an excuse to hand the making the lists over to others. In this case their lordships were of opinion the plaintiff's claim ought to be paid. THE QUEEN V. JUSTICES OF RENT. Mr. Pashley, Q.C., applied for a rule calling on the Justices of Kent to show cause why a certiorari should not issue, compelling them to bring into that con% an order made at quarter sessions discharging Mr. Charles R. Bager, district surveyor for the Lewisham district under the Metropolitan Building Act, from his office, should be made absolute. At the quarter sessions al luded to a complaint in writing was made by Mr. David Willoughby against Mr. Bager, alleging that, as the district surveyor of Lewisham, he illegaly demaLded and received -a fe3 of Mr. iVilloughby for certain houses erectad by him under the , above act, to which he was not I entitled. 94 Mr. Bramwell supported the rule. 1 Ma 1061 The certiorari was ordered to issue. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) • EXTENSIVE BANKING FAILURE.-IN BE STRACREN, PAUL, AND CO., BANKERS. A petition in bankruptcy having been adjudicated yes terday against Messrs. Strachen, Paul, and Co., bankers, of the Strand, and the case having been ballotted to his Honour, the bankrupts now surrendered to prevent delay, although seven da7s are allowed to dispute the adjudication. The notification of the bankruptcy will therefore appear in the Gazette of this evening, with the days appointed for the choice of assignees and last exa mination. The amount of the debts and assets were not stated, but a preliminary statement will be laid before the Court •at the first meeting. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.- (TiILS 21 - (Before the Recorder.) i 4a I William Horst Miller, 21, a well•dressed young man, pleaded guilty to a charge of, uttering a forged order for the delivery of a check book. It appeared that the prisoner was the son of a mis sionary in India, and that both his parents died there. He was then sent to this country, where the Missionary Society took him in hand, and sent him to a school in Yorkshire, the master of which, Dr. Munro, gave him a very good character during the period he was under his charge. The prisoner subsequently obtained a situa tion in the establishment of a mercantile firm, and it appeared that he had endeavoured to obtain a cheque-book from the bankers of one of their customers, no doubt with the ultimate intention of obtaining money by means of forgery. It was stated that the prisoner had got into difficulties in consequence of betting upon horse races, and that this was the occasion of his being in his present position. _ . The Recorder said that this system of betting among persons in the prisoner's condition of life was a most fruitful source of crime, and it was very fortunate for the prisoner that he had not been able to obtain posses sion of the cheque-book, and thus have been in a posi tion to have committed a much more serious crime. He then sentenced the prisoner to be kept to hard labour for eight calendar months. The Common Sergeant sat in the new Court during the morning trying persons for passing bad money. The cases were all of the ordinary description, not possessing sufficient interest to warrant a report. MARKET NEWS.-(TIIIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow. hay, 3/ 3s to 5/ 10s Od ; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 6/ 104 ; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1/ 93 per load. Supply moderate and trado rather dull. CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 5/ 10s ; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 6/ 8s ; and straw. 1/ 4 s to 1/ 10s wry load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 5 10s; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 61 10s; and straw, 1/ 3s to 1 / 1 0s per load. Trade rather dull. COLONIAL. SUCI A.B.—Full rates have been offered, but there have been very few sales. There are buyers of floating car goes of foreign on home and continental account, and at firm prices. There is a fair demand . for duty paid at former quotations. The lower kinds of colonial are wanted, and the rates are fully as high as previously. For refined the home trade has not improved. Still sales are not pressed. Brown lumps are not to be obtained under 475. For crushed the market is firm. There wore landed last week at the East and West India Docks 2,204 hhds, 130 trs. 510 bris ; there were taken for home use 1,400 hhds, 139 trs, 179 brls ; and the stocks are 10 ,671 hhds, , 1,057 trs and 2,219 brls. COFFEE.—Colonry Plantation has been supported at fell rates with several buyers, but th e market generally is Natiie inactive , and sellers is dull, SALTPETREI.—: This article is steady, b ut quiet. COTTON.—There is some improveme n t at a shade advance in prices. . . n not lower. williesw r. to accept f ormer terms. TEA.LThe market is quiet at Sid. to 9,1. for Congou. RUM.—Thorn were landed last week at the above-named docks 864 puns, 29 beds; there were taken for home con sumption 219 puns, 17 hlida ; and there were exported 339 puns, 532 hhds. The stock is 2,435 puns, 378 hhas.*T" THE CASE OF MR. W. H. BARBER.— kt the cicirse.or the arguments in support of the rule in this case, w4iich occupied the greater part of yesterday, Lord Caropl ell. said that the case 1110 been argued with gt:eat and propriety ; and as the ease was of great importance to Mr. Barber the Court would take time to consider .heir judgment. SUMMER CIRCUITS OF THE JUDG 1855. Yesterday being the last day but one of the present term, the judges finally appointed the days for opening the Commission, and holding the ensuing General Assize and Ga )1 Delivery in and for the several counties throughout England and Wales, and the following is au accurate and official statement of the days so appointed : HOME CIRCUIT. Judges—The Hon. Mr. Justine Wightman and the Hon. Mr. 'Justice Cresswell. Hertfordshire— Tuesday, July 10, at Hertford. Essex—Friday, July 13, at Chelmsford. Sussex—Wednesday, July 18, at Lewes. Kent—Monday, July 23, at Maidstone. Surrey —Saturday, July 28, at Croydoa. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. Judges—The Hon. Mr. Baron Platt, and the Hon, Mr. Justice Crowder. Yorkshire—Tuesday, July 10, at the Castle of the City of York. City of York—The same day, at Guildhall of the city. Durham—Tuesday, July 24, at Durham. Northumberland—Monday, July 30, at Newcastle on-Tyne. Town of Newcastle—The same day, at the same place. Cumberland—Thursday, August 2, at Carlisle. We4moreland—Monday, Aug. 6, at Appleby. North Division of Lancashire—Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Lancaster Castle, South Division of Lancashire—Saturday, Aug. 11, at Liverpool. NORFOLK CIRCUIT. Judges—The Right Hon. Mr. Baron Parke and the Hon. Mr. Baron Alderson. Buckinghamshire—Wednesday, July 11, at Ayles bury.__ Bedfordshire—Friday, July 13, at Bedford. Huntingdonshire—Woduesday, July 18, at Hunting don. Cambridgeshire—Friday, July 20, at the County Court of Cambridge. Norfolk—Tuesday, July 24, at the Castle at Norwich. City of Norwich—The same day, at the Guildhall of the City. Suffolk—Saturday, July 28, at Ipswich. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. Judges—the Hon. Mr. J3stice Coleridge and the Hon. Mr. Justice Maule. Northamptonshire. —Tuesday, July 10, at North ampton. Leicestershire.—Friday, July 13, at Leicester. Borough of Leicester.—The same day. Rutlandshire. —Tuesday, July 17, at Oakham. Lincolnshire.—Wednesday, July 18, at the Castle of Lincoln. City of Lincoln.—The same day, at the Guildhall. Nottinghamshire. —Saturday, July 21, at Nottingham. Town of Nottingham.—The same day. Derbyshire.—Wednesday, July 25, at Derby. Warwickshire.—Saturday, July 28, at the Castle of Warwick. The Coventry Assize has been abolished. OXFORD CIRCUIT. Judges—The Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, Sir Fredk. Pollock, and the Hon. Mi. Justice Erle. Berkshire.—Tuesday, July 10, at Abingdon. Oxfordshire.—Thursday, July 12, at Oxford. Worcestershire.—Monday, July 16, at Worcester. City of Worcester.--The same day, at the Guildhall of the city. Staffordshire.—Thursday, July 19, at the Castle of Stafford. Shropshire.—Thursday, July 26, at Shrewsbury. Herelordshire.—Saturday, July 28, at Hereford. Monmouthshire.—Wednesday, Aug.l, at Monmouth. Gloucestershire.—Saturday, August 4, at Gloucester. City of Gloucester.—The same day. WESTERN CIRCUIT. Judges—The Hon. Mr. Justice Williams and the Hon. Mr. Justice Crompton. County of Southampton (Hauts)—Tuesday, July 10, at Winchester. Dorsetshire—Monday, July 16, at Dorchester. Devonshire—Thursday, July 19, at the Castle of Exeter. City of Exeter—The same day, at the Guildhall. Cornwall—Wednesday, July 25, at Bodmin. somersetshire—Monday, July 30, at Wells. Wiltshire—Saturday, Aug. 4, at Devizes. City of Bristol—Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Bristol. NORTH WALES AND CHESTER CIRCUIT. Judge—The Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas Sir Jno..Je;vis. -- IVlontgomeryshire—Tuesday, July 17, at Newtown. Merionethshire- -Friday, July 20, at Dolgelly. Carnarvonshire—Monday, July 23, at Carnarvon. Ang lesey—Tii ur,d ay, July 20, at Beaurnaris. Denbigh , hire—Saturday, July 23, at Denbigh. Flintshire—Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Mold. Chester and City-Saturday, Aug. 4, at Chester. SOUTH WALES AND CHESTER CIRCUIT. Judge—The Right PlonouraWe Lord Campbell, Lor I Chief Justice of the Qacen's Bench, who, after pro ceeding through the Circuit, will join the Lord Chiel Justice of the Commo❑ Pleas at Chester, and the as:- sizes for that city and county. The following are his lot dship's arrangements : CardiganShire—Thursday, July 12, at Cardigan. Pembrokeshire—Saturday, July 14, at liaverfordwekt. Town of Haverford west—The sane day. Carm trtheushire—Wednesday, July 18, at Carmar then. Glamorganshire—Monday, July 23, at Cardiff'. BrecknuCkshire—Saturday, July 28, at Brecon. Radnorshire—Thursday, August 2, at Pre.iteign. . Cheshire—Saturday, August 4, at the Castle of Chester. City of Chester—The same day, at the Guildhall. VACATION JUDGE. Mr. Baron Martin will remain in town as Vacation Judge, and preside daily at Chambers,dnriog the ab sence of the judges in Ciictut. SIR JOSEPH PA XTOIV'S SCHEME FOR THE rarpßovi,=:\ TOP THE HET RO I' OLIN; I ......._., . I The lifartins of Oro' Martin. No. VII. .By The plan of Si r Joseph, as explained by him b e f ore Et, ; committee of the House of Commons, is as follows : 1 , Charles Lever. He proposed to enclose. London in a monster arcade 180 feet in helght, with a roadway 72 feet wide, such arcade I (the present are no more than a couple of chapters in to befitted up on each side with shops, the upper part present number of "The Martins of Cro' Mar aud rear to be appropriated to drawing-rooms, eleep ing _ tin ' - -and yet the story is, in these two chapters, rooms, and other domesti c apartments. Parall e l wi t h I carried well onward in the earlier stages of its de this arcade, at a considerable elevation frcin the ground, velo a railway wou ld b e formed, on one side of the arcs' pment. The one introduces us into " A being use d f or the up line, ando - Studio,"the at e li er of S i mmy Crowe. Th e ot h er the other for the down, while th e carr i age -way in the centre would beuse acquaints•us with the method of preparing "An merely for carriages going to the shops. He proposed Election Adclress"— thatprojected against the con that this arcade, commencing near the Royal 'Exchange, stituency of Oughterard, by our old young friend should proceed thence across Cheapilde, and over a Jack Massingbred. In bridge to be constructed between Southweek and Black 'Henderson appears before the readers of Mr. Lever's all kinds of situations Kate friars bridges, thence to High-street, Bore ugh, where a junction would b e forined with the railweys at London- new work as a veritable phenomenon —as Mr. Pea cock's intimate The Swan of Avon. bath it—a bridge. From the Borough it would return by a circuit ous course to the Thames, forming a junction with the South-Western Railway, crossin the river by another "paragon of animals." Already we had been in bridge to the Strand, A. branch would cross the river by formed by the previous numbers that Kate could e third bridge from near Lambeth Palace to the new extract melody from the piano almost with the Homes of Parliament -street. By the wa of Victoria skill of a Listz or a Thalberg—and that she could street it would then proceed to Brompton y , across Ken sington-gardens to the Great Western Railway station ;so converse in the sweet and voluble lang uage thence to the L on d on and North-Western and Great the south as to impart, , sic by her tones fresh uagmu of Northern statio ns ; th ence to Istlngton, and back to to the dulcet ve rses o f T asso an d P etrarch. We the Royal Exchan ge . H e a l so proposed a branch to Piccadilly, &e. The length, of the arcade would be had yet to learn, however, that she could paint with ton miles two furlongs, and the branch two furlongs, the dash of an academician, and fool the rabble to He entered into a variety of details to show that the the top of its bent by means of rhetorical casuis_ work would be highly remunerative, as well as to form tries and political balderdash with all the precision a means of speedy transit and improved communication. and promptitude of the, most practised demagogn . e. First, from the Mansion-house down to Victoria-street, Harry Lorriquer has evidently selected the and the Regent-circus to the Mansion-house. In getting governess of Cro' M ar ti n as a sort of ideal up these esti ma t es h e h ad gone to the expense of employ - counterpart, in th e so ft er sex, of , the Admirable ing an e ffi c i ent surveyor, and also a person who is known in Lond on as a valuer of property connected with the Crichton. Po or M ary M artin is quite forgotten o whole of th e di str i cts. There were three bridges over h Mary at the out for the new fav our it e . Although heroine the rivei-1. Queenli,the, 406,5001. ; 2. Th e S tran d set threatened to b e th e ne plus ' ultra of a bridge, which is much longer, 754,800/. ; and be bad an outheroined. Eclipse sped far beyond the rest of estimate from a 'firstrate contractor to complete it f' r the field, but Kate has distanced Eclipse. We 000,0001. (the size is like Waterloo-bridge,' but, with all meet her at every turn, and find her successful and the houses, &c, upon it, it will not be so heavy as Lot- supreme in everything. She astonishes Simmy don-bridge) ;3. The bridge at Westminster, 638,7001. Crowe by the genius with which she handles his The Arcade, 5,453 yards lineal, at .1,000/. a yard ; the brush and pallette. She satisfies even the fastidious roof 541. a yard ; and foundations for the same distance, a n d ever-captious Lady Dorothea by her apti -400,000/. ; land, conveyance, &c., 3,403,400. Total cost, tude as an amanuensis. he charms Mary Mar including three bridges, 11,307,941/. The whole arcade tin more and mor e by h er won d er f u l g i fts as a is 11 mil e s l ong , an d w ill cost about 34,000,0001.; that include s every th ing complete. He had not gone into the cantatrice. She dissip a t es f or a ti me t h e m i ngled question of any amount for the resale of surplus land, ennui and insouciance of Martin himself, by amusing With regard t o th e rece i pts to b e expected from the let- them with the very cream o f th e morn i ng ' s newspa ting of the property, he bad not gone into it for the Per. She contents the heart of old Counsellor whole length, b u t on l y f or that part of it from the Man- Repton by beco ming th e mos t pa ti ent of listeners sion-house to Westminster, and from the Mansion- to the garrulity of what Rogers once delightfully house to Regent.circus. The bridges would cost to branded with the soubriquet of—anecdotage ! In build 1,800,0001., and the rental, exclusive of the rail- fine, she extricates from all manner of difficulties way, would be 124,0001. He bad valued the houses on the newly-announced candidate for the suffrages these bridges, taking 30 feet frontage by 48 feet deep, of the electors of Oughterard. The number closes at 6001., and to arrive at that he had desired his sine with rare promise of excitement by means of an veyor to make inquiries in different parts of London, hnd Irish election, which bids fair to be pretty sharply he found for an equal frontage on Ludgate-bill the rent contested. The rival candidates threatening to would be exactly 6001.; in Cbeapside, 750/. and 7201.; in Lothbury, 'OO/., 660/., an d 6501 .; i n Ki ng William _ take the borough by s t orm b e i ng t h e son-and heir street, 5601., 7201., an d 5701.; ie Moorgate-s - treet, 670/. of Martin, and the quon d am f r i en d and nominee of " ' and 6201.; in Oxford-street, 8001.; and in St. P au l' s - that same lord o f th e so il, th e sp i teful exquisite, world, Jack e churchyard, 840/. H e th oug h t, t h ere f ore, his estimate and premature m an o f th Massing for the bridges at 6001.. would not be too high. In the bred. same district in the street arcade he had taken it at 6001. also, because, as he said before, one part of this commu nication, from Waterloo-bridge station to the Mansion house,-would be the largest thoroughfares in the world. In the other district—that is, from Belgravia to Victoria street—be took it at 4001., and through the Strand to about Waterloo-station to about 5001. He got from the bridges 124,0001,, and from the street arcade 510,000/, Then he came to the passengers, and taking two-thi r d s of the traffic as ascertai ne d a t d i ff e rent places, that would give 506,6201. per annum, and, allowing 40 per cent, for the working expenses, would leave a profit of 303,9721., m9.king a total receipt of 937,9721. Believing, as he did, that it would be difficult to get any ordinary company to do this work in a proper manner, and the amount b e i ng so large, he (Sir J. P ax t on ) should propose to do it by a Government guarantee at four per cent. He proposed that i per cent. should be applied as a sinking fund, which would in 60 years reduce the whole amount, and it would then become national property. By the next plan, of getting the undertaking carried out by dif ferent localities in L on d on , w h en th ey came to junc tions ,he apprehended there would be great diffi culty both in raising money and determining what to do. In case, however, the world would not take it up, people knew what four per cent, Government Stocks meant, but would want something more in the case mentioned. The third plan would be to carry it out entirely by private enterprise, although, from the num ber of persons who would hold shares, &e., it would be a most difficult matter to carry out as one of share pro perty. The first plan he considered for all reasons the best. LITERAT ÜBE. Clytemnestra : The Earl's Return : And other Poems. By Owen Meredith. Chapman and Hall. Mt. Meredith's volume of poetry was not opened by us without rather large expectation. As in so many other instances of late, we had heard it said of him also--this is the man at last in earnest—not the Coming Man, but the Man actually Arrived— the true poet, the bard of the age, the " bright particular star," the new-born planet " swimming into its ken "—not, however, this time before the eyes of some lone traveller " upon a peak in Da rien," but within the comprehensive gaze of an entire generation. We were told by some of our contemporaries to console ourselves at length under the pressure of repeated disappointment, for that here,• at length, was the successful compeer of the Laureate, one whose hand would win new laurels now that the bay wreath was crisping into the " sear and yellow leaf' upon the broad forehead of Alfred Tennyson. It was not, however, any' vague predictions such as these which awakened our curiosity in regard to the writer of The Earl's Return, and of the c?assic tragedy of Clytemnestra. Assurances such as these we had overheard already too often (only to find them ludicrously falsified upon an examination of the vaunted masterpieces) to place any solid credence in the mere al+ocr £I.7rEV of such exceedingly fallible vaticinators of metri cal excellence. It was something beyond the cus tomary panegyrics poured out upon the young ling poet, which, in the instance here referred to, encouraged us for the moment to believe that now in reality, we might rejoice with reason over the apparition of a genuine phenomenon in poetic literature. It was seriously avowed by a respect able weekly newspaper that in his Clytemnestra ) Mr. Meredith had equalled Milton, and surpassed .schylus. Certainly, we must confess it to have been altogether beyond our power to swallow any declaration so very tough and stupendous as this —but we were compelled perforce to believe that the book, so spoken of, must of necessity, comprise merits of some sort, more than usually remarkable. Well—we have read Clytemnestra, and have care fully turned over the subsequent pages of the volume : those dedicated to the " Earl's Return," and the "Artist," and the " Wife's Tragedy," and other poems—and the result is nothing less, of course, than the old story all over again —complete and painful disappointment. Yet the production is altogether meritorious. The verses are, for the most part, scanned throughout judiciously. The melodious rhyt'im rises even, here and there, above the level of mediocrity. But to talk of the mighty masters of the human mind, to whisper the awful names of Milton and tEschylus ! Monstrous puffing like this is assuredly a cruelty no less to the reading public than to the unfortunate literary adventurer. Never can any one have more cause to exclaim in anguish, "save me from my friends," than writers treated on their first coming forth as Mr. Owen Meredith has been treated ! They float for a season on the surface of the current of oblivion, sustained in their perilous position by i n fl a t e d puffs like th ose we have particularised, puffs inge niously tagged on to their names and those of their works through advertisement. But, as with Shakspere's "little wanton boys," that swim on bladders— " blowen up with wind, Which, being prickt, do vanish into noughts," they yield their bubbles to the wind before very long, and flounder by a practical bathos to the inevitable bottom of Lethe. Unannounced by any extravagant encomiums, a volume such as the one here submitted to our examination, might pass muster well enough among the crowd of kindred tomes put forth by congenial competitors. But fancy a work proffered with such a particularly resonant flourish of trumpets, heralded by so sonorous and reverberant a fanfaronade, upon opening which, haphazard, cue's eye lights upon a passage like the following:— " The clouds were troubled, and the wind from his prison Behind them leapt down with a light laugh of scorn ; When the last thieg she saw was that bare black thorn; For the forked tree as the bleak blast took it, Howl'd thro' it, and beat it, and bit it, and shook it, Seeui'd to visibly waste, and wither, and wizen !" A passage occuring at page 148, in " The Earl's Return," which resembles somewhat in quaintness of tone and oddity of idea that previously given at page 132, in a little poem—the best in the volume —" Good Night in the Porch," where it is strangely written : " From little things--a star, a flower— that touched us with the self-same thought, My passion deepen'd hour by hour, until to that fierce heat 'twas wrought, Which, shri ve lli ng over ever y nerve, crumbled the outworks of reserve." An electric action of the animal fibres, tending, we should have thought, rather to produce palsy or paralysis, than affection or mutual confidence. Mr. Meredith had evidently, though, may be, un consciously, in his mind the opening of "Mariana in the Moated Grange " With blackest moss the flower pots Were thickly crusted one and all, The rusty nails fell from the knots That held the peach to the garden wall." To say nothing of the spot hardby where the "clus tering marish mosses crept," when he penned the introductory verses of that same " Good night in the Porch :" "The stagnant levels, one and all, are burning in the distant marsh," &c. It is in this same poem, however, that we find the only really noble passag►e we have been able to dis cover in the whole volume—a passage worthy, howbeit, we cannot but think, of particular men tion and especial remembrance. It is where the sorrow-stricken thus reverently apostrophises the Divine Redeemer— e7t 2 e t Thouwert God. " Thou snffereclst here, and did s t n o t f a il ,: Th y b leeding feet t But-ho tith wort paths siro n h l a , v a e nd trod : ara frail and / am man, : or lay my soul Be naesalreempein: light." in Thy sight As for Clytemnestra we pass that by in silenc e , p y of as we would pass by a c l ever stone-mason's co some old blurred fri eze o f th e Parthe non —bossed with dim figures carve d i n b as-relief, shadowing out in stiff and somewhat monotonous procession as they troop by, one after another, Agamemnon and ,zEgisthus, Orestes and Phocian, Electra, dra, the Herald, th e Chorus Cassan and i murderess-queen hers e , with these th e , lf, that horrible old. night mare of Argos, the " ghastly grim and an cient" Clytemnestra. It jars strangely upon our senses, by the way, to hear thO wife of Agamemnon embalming the most arrant colloqui "A reed may show which way the tempest blows." It is somewhat more in accordance, with our notions of what might have been the style of loiguage em ployed by Clytemuestra„ When we hear --her mut tering moodily about the misery it is "To wake, and hear -all night the wandering gnat _Sing thro' the silent chamber s , white Alarm, In place of Sine-her, by th e haunted couch Stand's sentinel." Nevertheless, even this palls. up6 n the .appetite for a reclutuffje df - tlie elas§lc- tragic, go,rhished with all the unities. in spite of the sagacious hints vonchSafed by • friendlV CriticsL -about our`Milton, and another we are driven, in spite -of all considerations of gallantry, - to give ie go-by at once not only ta t tle adulterous lover of lEgisthus, but to the daughters also of Priam and Agamem non-hurling tha book, as we do so, in sheer despair and exhaustion into the limbo of the wastepaper basket. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURA'ALS. (From the Daily News of this day.) treachery w hi c h ren d ere d i t i n f amous d ur i ng th e wars Austriathat shifting must be' tinonon closely contemplates another To of a t l h l o a s pe e p a rn tso c f e • of the French Revolution. According to the most re liable accounts of the Circular addressed by the Cabinet at Vienna, to its diplomatic agents, on the, 25th of May, Austria affects to believe herself relieved from the obligations she to the Western Powers by the treaty of the 2d of December. The Vienna Cabinet does not dispute the right of the Belligerent Powers to lay down condititaii-iti their own interest going beyond the original base ; but it maintains that the protocol of the 2d of December, will thereby be departed from, and that tin e I mperial Government is only bound by the engagements entered into anterior to this departure. On this plea the Vienna Cabinet holds itself entitled to repudiate its pledges to take active part in the war against Russia, although Russia has refused to conclude o e t n i h n a s u, notord sp c ;a o r i tt i h fi oo n f e E d hnli s i p t et s rr e oo l f ro a peace on the basis of the four points. If the latest gu n, i c pv c oi o nn u ,g n t t f t s hhe from v.vi Vienna o h wn e so A en x u ep s ar t e r bs o is - n Ru g s s a ia g n r f e r a o t nti er may be relied to understood to be withdea w i e s is from the Polish frontier —twelve cavalry and three in fantry regiments are said already to have quitted Gal licia. The pretext under which Austria eeeks to ex tenuate her desertion of the Westera Powers will not bear examination. When the Allies consented to negotiate with Russia on the basis of the four points they expressly reserved their right to modify the terms if the progress of the war should throw more power into their hands. Austria was cognisant of this reservation and acquiesced in it. Austria has declared that the Russian interpretation of the four points was inadmis sible, and has concurred in the close of the Conferences on the ground that the belligerent Powers could not come to an understanding as to the terms. -Accding to every principl e o f l aw and equity Austria is or still bound by the treaty of the 23 of December. Yet Aus tria, by withdrawing her troops from the Polish fron tier—in contravention of that treaty—actually assists Russia, in the struggle in which that Power is now en gaged. The consequence of Russian reliance on the friendship of the Court of Prussia is that the line of frontier from Thorn to Posen has been denuded of troops to an unprecedented extent. In times of the profoundest peace that part of the frontier was never knosvri to be left so entirely unguarded. The soldiers usually sta tioned there have been marched to oppose the Allies in the Crimea. • The withdrawal of the Austrian troops from Gallicia will, in like manner, liberate a number of the Russian regiments hitherto employed in guarding the southern frontier of Poland ; they will immediately receive the route for the Crimea. In utter contempt of her solemn promises to the Allies, Austria is acting in a manner that enables the Czar to bring a stronger force into the field against them. Even Ministers must now see the unutterable folly of the weak concession by which Austria was allowed to occupy the Danubian Principalities with her. troops. Against that occupation we protested from the first as unnecessary. The Russians having been compelled to evacuate the Principalities, the native auth or iti es would have naturally resumed their functions ; the Turkish army of the Danube was able to prevent the return of the Russians, even though it might not have been found strong enough to pursue them into Bessarabia ; the in terference of the Austrians was utterly uncalled for in that quarter. Even before the soldiers of Austria reached Bucharest it became apparent that their occupa tion of the Principalities would be worse than useless. By underhand intrigues and by open proclamations the Austrian commanders sought to supersede the native authorities. The subsequent conduct of the army of occupation has been one tissue of usurpations upon the local Government, and brutal maltreatment of the un offending natives. The Austrian occupation of Walla chia and Moldavia has been infinitely more oppressive and irritating than that of Russia. And now Austria, in whose hands has been deposited this first stake in the war between Russia and the Porte, unequivocally betrays her intention to desert from the Allies to Russia. Wal lachia and Moldavia can no longer be safely entrusted to the custody of Austria, which is ceasing to be a friendly power. How does our Government propose to get the Austrian army out of the Principalities, where it would now be the height of folly to allow it to remain? The conduct of Austria is not the result of mere inde cision or infirmity of purpose. Throughout the whole of her trimming and tortuous proceedings Austria has been consistent—bas kept her object steadily in view, and pursued it without faltering. In the first place, she contemplated, with jealousy and alarm the prospect of Russia's obtaining possession of the Principalities. Austria repeatedly sought to annex them before Russia had grown powerful enough to make the attempt ; and saw with irritation her competitor for the coveted prize about to snatch it. Austria too had uneasy misgivings that her mighty neighbour had an eye upon some of her own frontier provinces. Austria, therefore, coquett e d w ith the Western Powers until she persuaded them to place within her grasp those pro vinces which had been rescued from Russia. But all this time Austria had never for a moment lost sight of the fact that Russia is her natural ally against Western Liberalism. Austria sought to secure herself against the arrogance and rapacity of Russia, not to break en tirely with Ruisia ; and now that the Cz ar appears to be on th e eve of being effectually humbled by France and England, and that Austria has got possession of the provinces the acquisition of which she grudged to Rus sia, Austria turns round and extends the shield of her protection over a power whose aid she feels will soon be required to enable her to keep her ground against the public opinion of civilised Europe. Austria has been playing ripen all parties, with a view to promote her own selaeh and sinister ends, and for the moment it would almost appear that she has done so successfully. But the end is net yet. Paltry cunning and tortuous in trigue may secure partial and temporary advantage s , but never a compl e t e an d enduring triumph. The final'and avowed desertion-of the Allies by Austria will consti tute a turning point in the events which are now deve loping themselves before the eyes of all Europe. New and bolder plans of action are about to be forced on the statesmen of the West ; new political elements are about to be called into active existence. gg -- 100 100 - 102 134 - 136 this day: 134 k 5h 33i 41 4 i 115 14i 15i 4 I 18 17i 15 15 14i 63. 41 12i 73. 3 - • alisms of nowadays in the spikenard and ambergri s of blan k - versc•—obL•an - hlff at one mol!!-z. • "Fortune for us Lulls thrown the '.l.'r,Wie Six ;I and at another SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market this morning openod firm, but has since been dull, closing flat at the quotations. Caledonian, 32i, *—Eastern Counties, 12 5-16--East Lan cashire, 193—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 12 Crosby, and Southport, 13 —Loudon and North-Westezn, 1041 s —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 24—Ditto, 101. shares, 13 15 -16—Ditto, 61. new, p.—Midland, 75i — North Eastern, G. N. E. Purchase, 3 d.—South Eastern, 19 18 15-16 . 19 —Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per Cent., 13i —Dutch Rhenish, d. MANCHESTER, JUNE 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was not a largo bn , iness ex cept in South Eastern stock, but prices were higher than on Saturday. Leeds stock, 824—Sheffielde, 28j—Dovers, 13 15-16 —Midlands, 751—East Lancashire, 19V---Eastern Counties, 12i. LEEDS, JuNE 11. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was more active this morning, and a marked advance in prices, especially in Midlands, which closed at 754—Lesser North-Westerns, 61. 15s. 9d.—York and North Midlands, 264 — 5.-Eastern and Dovers, 19k—Leeds Northerns, 144, BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 11. STOCK EXCHANCE.—The tone of the market was brisk to-day, and shares generally higher. Birmingh am and Stour Valleys were done at 8i and Sa for the next account —Great Western. Birminghatn Guaranteed Stock, London and N.-Western Eighths, Ils. 3d. dis.—Alidlands, 75i, and for the next account 75i—Ditto, Pour -and-a-half per cent. Pref. Shares, 4i dis.—Worcester and Birmingham Canals, 22: INTREPID CONDUCT AND PRESENCE OF MIND OF A LADY. —On Saturd a y l ast a party of convicts being em ployed to di) some work at the Royal Naval College one of the convicts ina nage d to escape the 'vigilan ce of his w. Late in the evening Mrs. Jeanes the.wife of the mathematical master of that establishmnt, ou going to her bed-room, obAerved with great alarm, the foot of a, man under the bed and part y r.ovei el with drapery. With a,1.-"-" Itnrabie tact, a►;d betrayed no tireasino,, but . presence of mind, she any unitual. iqr. , . Jeane•: then withdrew from the rooin, clo,iiig the door, and rushed down stairs, giving notie,3 to Iftr husband of the unexpected visitor. The . pr,-,1e.. - .:ded not to ; observe and with ali colleae orrvants'Were instantly mustered, great i uts',e lit oc,,etitcl up In the interim, however, the c )nvict, comewhat suspecting that be lied been disco verol, had disrobed awry shifted Isis quarters. Instant B:'n.rch was use le, and 'in an inner dressing-room the se.mndrel was found nud immediately secured. lie contrivel to dress himself in some garments which were in the chamber *of Mrs. Jeaues, and had also wrapped ab,:ut his neck a shawl, whi c h partially concealed his face ; Le had also secured several trinkets and other articles, as well as some money which was on the bed-room dressing-table. Too much credit cannot be given to the lady for her great presence of mind unler such agitating circumstances ; few would moreescp a ed n , d mightnoto rious have com mitted known despera,fe character even ha ve caused the destruction tf human life. buso burglar, e r 'wlio,serious had he crime,a NRE MARKETS Tuis LAY.; RAILWLYS. illr of ,13° 25 St. 20 St, 4128 St. St. GO 20 10 10 10 St. 25 all 1710. 10 5 20 18 5 5 5 20 20i 100 20 100 100 100 20 all all 1 9 21i 1 2 all 13 16i 10 31i all all 10 25 20 RI) 10 22. all all all alp 2. 10 43 27i$ 75i 6 131- ]2 48 7 62i 3 291 9 8i 96 14i 151 231 21 2 9i 45 6 35 41 38 i 74i i THE SUN, LONDON; I2l' 12~" so 50 12/ . 12! 10 St. 16. 5 St. 10 8~ 25 1.0 1.01; 30 20 1 1 to 5 St. 25 50 50 2 LOO lli all i tOO 1.00 1100 100 too 00 too all 15 0 17i all 7 40 1 32i all all all 10' 98 9 'TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 18.55,