The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, I_,O.NDO.NL SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1856. MONEY MARKET SHARE MARKET B. - „ IN ., -„ ASED -Cl.' FIXED rtIiNT.A.L. (T H moans Prier. I ".Rinses AND ••ti,. Pa:a. RAILIOATbe Company yesterday. yeeter lay. 4is , COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAYS. ....... ........ ............... ...mows m. 0..... ............ rams.. .raommora. ____ __._ r ' 50 all Bedford and London . -rm.- RAawAys. Closing Prices Buebseee done Bletchley ... N. We 4. ... - CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ffhr. Pala. yesterday yesterday. St. 100 Buckghanish. L.&N.W. 95 -97 The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with a quiet feeling. The sales amounted to 8,000 ..-- , t. fok. &r,erts, Ull ~ ..._, ...... 251 -- 261 25 all Col. Stour Vy, E. Un. & Sud. and Hal. E. C..... 11 - 13 1 ' , il '1 Ambg. Noting. Bost. bales, including 2,000 for export and on specu- and Ee.stn. Juliet... , 4 -- 41 Bt. 100 E. tin. g. 6pc at. Nirtr.n. 132 - 134 1331 3 lation. 0 all Bolfast & Ballymena. ... - ... 5 all E. Un. H. Sh. E. Count. 4k ... 41 , St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldoniaa. 1 31 all Birming. Wolvorh & 81 i The Bank of England return for the week ending Neils. Direct ••• Stour Valley - 9 L 26th ult. presents some unfavourable features, the 11 291 v3irice.thd. Lanai,. & St. 100 Do. New .•. • Do shipment of specie to the East, on account of the --1 . 4 2:) all Glstr.da Dn.Fr Gt. Westn ... ... Cheshire Junct l 6/ 1 74 all 00. Chozh. & Birk. I.)0 an Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Turkish Loan, ac., having occasioned a further £5O and £25 Cons 151 - 161 Railway__ & Berw. ..• - ..• serious diminution in the amount of bullion. A 3, 22 19 Do., .£2O l2l - 134 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NM , 104 - 106 7.5 all Myth &Tyne origins' 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do ••• - ••• however, the greater part of the recent receipts of £25 (issd. at £45 ••• - ... 12A all Do. i Shares. Do • - .•• 12i all Lon.&Greenw S. Easter - 12i 131 gold from Australia has gone into the Bank of St 100 Bristol and Exeter... 88 • 90 Rt. 100 Caledonian 591 - 60 20 all Do.Preferenee Do — ... ) England, a change for the better will no doubt be St. 109 Lon., TH., &S. Peto &Co llO 115 1121 10 61e. Cerra. and Ca, digs', - .• • • exhibited in the next statement. There is evi -3 5) all Chester & Holyhead. 154 - 18 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk ... - ... deuce also of an active demand for money, but the 50 all Cork and Bandon... ••• ... r 20 el: Cork, Black, & Pass ••• -- ... St. 1.00 Do. 6 per ct. Do payment of the final instalment on the English 20 18 Cornwall all ••• - ... ss' all Manch. Bxtn. L.&N.W. Loan and funding of Exchequer Bills on the 24th 10 all Do. A - .., and Matlock & Midld. 2a —2l r . 10 8 Do. B - ••• 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & lilt., it must be recollected, considerably increased Redcar. Darlingt. ... ... 10 11 CriofT Junction 1 the prevailing stringency. 50 45 Dubtin&BolfastJutte. •.• - ... St. 100 Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 92 . - 94 3 Active Circulation - ... 61 51 Newmarket 1. Decrease - 171 Bury E. 'Ci.5 c En. Coun. 1- 1 o P Pm !() , •11 Eastern Counties.. . 91 10 10 50 all N.& Est.s p.c. E. C o nt. 56 -58 o Bullion 9,723,130 St. 'lOO East. iTnion, A Stl 33 -35 • .50 all Do. 6 per et. D 0... t , , Decrease - • Rest - L. &N.W. 45 -47 Increase - • , Public Deposits - 135 Increase 3 Other Deposits - • .. Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. ..• - . 870,830 St. 100 Edin.Prth &Durde 271 - 281 10 all Shrews.&Her T.Brassey 71 - 8 . , Seven-Day and other Bills 845,327 1.0 9 Forth & Clyde Jun.:. ••• -. . 12 101 S. Staffordsh. M.MCloan 3 1 - 9id 7 Decrease ) Increase - ~. 30 all WearValleygr Stockt. & e 1 Government Securities T 252. 250 20 all Do. Extension....... •• -•• • St 100 Glasgow &S. West • 88 92 In .11 rA..—+ TT .r c—o-A 7 ...... R 25 all D 6 o Per cent... Darlingt ... - ...t Do 3ll - 321 St. ,100 Wilts&r;ornrst OtWestn ... - ... , Do. Extension..... Glasgow & S. West Great N. of Scotind. Great Northern ... Do., A. 5t0ck...... Do., B. Stock Increase Other Securities Increase Notes unemployed Decrease '252,250 15,975,189 45.826 3,632,455 36,145 88 - 92 7 - 8 94} -95 i 79 - 80 .25 127 02 1.04 61 641 100 100 100 130 100 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre. ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai] Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Wst. Riding Dn Liv.Criny.&Southrt London & Blackwall Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Loud, and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.IOZ. L3h..M&B Do. Eighths,. London andS. Wostn. Do., £5O Do., £4O. Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet&Linch , Do., Mau. & Lin. Un Metropolitan Midland Do. Birmng. & Derh) Midi& G. West. (Ire , 1)o. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British Nth Devon Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock. B Stock Do., B Guarantee N. astern—Berwie Do. do. Extension Dodo. G.N.E. ?uroh Do. Leeds Do. York North London N.&S.Wstrn.,Hanal stead, and City Jn.. North Statfordshir , North Western....... N, & S. West rn. June. 'Nuneaton, Hinekle!, and Leicester.. Ox., Wore.. & Wolv Portsnouth Scottish Central... Scottish Midland ... Shropshire Ur i)n South Devon ...... South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dtu 61j i i Accounts from Havre state that business has been very steady during the week, with no parti cular alteration in prices, excepting in grain, which has improved since last quotations. American Wheat and flour, however, continue at low rates, on account of the large stocks on hand from the recent sales by auction—these consist of about 1 97,000 bushels of wheat and 200,000 casks of flour. A sale of 45 tons of wheat from Brittany realised 74fr. per 200 kilos., and some hundred casks Baltimore flour 41fr. per barrel. Tne cotton market continued steady, with sales of Louisiana and mixed, at 98f r. per 50 kilos. for middling, 90fr. for low ditto, and from 85fr. for inferior sorts. Coffee Commands an improvement in previous prices, with afairdemand. The sales comprised 800 bags Ceylon, at 117 f. 50c. per 50 kilos. ; 850 do. Laguayra and Porto Cabello, from 79f. 50c. to 81f. 50c. the 50 kilos. 69 - 72 6 - 7 p 5} 6* 87i 884 101 lO3 100 f -100 i d d - pi 94i -95 i 241 100'11 all all *. "'"" .• iii . - 754 - 74 42 - 44 By the Overland Mail from India advices have been received from Melbourne to the 16th Feb., being 18 days later than previous accounts. Trade was not so brisk as had been anticipated at the be ginning of the year, partly on account of the unu sually inclement season as the autumn advanced, and partly in consequence of the limited demands for the gold fields. It appears that, although the Weekly average produce of gold is increasing, yet the individual average is not so great as it was. at the commencement of the gold discovery, conse quently the diggers are not able to spend so much money in imported luxuries as formerly. Therefore, Valle the imports accumulate at the rate of about eleven millions sterling per annum, the consump tion is probably not more than seven or eight mil hens, and hence apprehensions of a commercial crisis are entertained. Shippers of goods to Aus tralia should bear this in mind, and be cautious in the amount of their shipments during the summer season- The financial state of the colony was like wise not so satisfactory, and the Government in their estimates of revenue and expenditure during this year exhibited a deficit of 164,6921. The official return of the exports of bullion from the port of London, for the week ending Thursday last, is as follows •N ~~ .r., 13 -13 i DO 3i 100 53 - 55 ... Z 53 U)0 21i, 15 all 100 ; 100', .31 is; 000 77i -78 i 61 - 52. 151 - 16 55 - 56 87 - 91 all • 1 61 6id 51 61 10 10 26 - 28 Do staincs, Wok. &Wol: Stockton & Dar Stockton & Hartlep' ;Taff Vale Do. Prof., No. 1. ITl , srnes Hay. D.& R Ulverstone dr Lanes Vale of Noath Watortl. & Kilkennr Waterford&Limeric' , : West Cornwall. 'West End of London and Crystal Palace ozs. Silver Coin Hamburg Of Bars Gold Coin I 6 110 Un 103 - 105 75 - 77 45 - 47 14 15 701 -71 i 71 - 73 4 - 2 - 9 -- 7 36 - 37 To-morrow, the 4th of the month, being Sunday, a large mass of commercial and other bills has to he liquidated to-day ; but although the pressure daring the last few days has been rather severe, it is expected that all the engagements will be met With promptitude. At the Stock Exchange to-day money has been remarkably easy, and on Exche quer Bills advances have been made as low as 4 Per cent. This has produced an improved feeling among the dealers. The market for Public Securities has presented a firmer appearance, a rise of i t to per cent. in Prices having occurred. For money a large busi ness has been done, and the quotations for Consols have ranged from 923 to 921 for transfer, the pre sent value being about 921 I. For the Bth inst. they have been 92l all th 3 morning, and for the June account they are about 93i I. The New 3 Per Cents. are 911 and the Reduced 91i a. Bank Stock is mi. The June Exchequer Bills are 7s . to 4s. discount. ••• '''''' lot ith nd by Do. A ....... all ! C all Do. B ( West London. IWimbledn&Croydoni Foreign Securities have been extremely quiet, and the transactions generally have been at rather lower rates. Turkish 6 per Cents. declined to 97k, and the 4 per Cents. are marked 101, being about yesterday's quotations. Mexican, for the account, aro quoted 22k. Spanish New Deferred, for Money, are at 241, and for the account Dutch 4 per Cent. Certificates declined about per cent, being marked 93. _ _ The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6:1 71 ; Mexi can, 211 22k ; Peruvian, 77 9 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 94 6 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 5 ; Ditto Deferred, 241 ; Ditto Passive, 6Z _ _ . Railway Shares are very dull, and without any material change in prices. North Staffordshire are firmer. The Foreign lines are also generally dull, but Carmaux and Toulouse have been dealt in at premium. National Discount Shares are discount to par. Banking Shares are quiet. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Official List. ) . . fu:lnes, done. Bank Stock 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities.,.... 9l# i a 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 2s 4 iii New 3 per Cent. Annuities ... ... .... .. Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860. 3 3-16 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, lid. March. June. £lOOO £5OO parsdlp Small parsdlp 96d Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 9Bi PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. ki ex le a n 3 per Cent Ditto Account Spanisi Bowls, 3 per cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Tnrkibh Ronde, 6 per cent Ditto Account ............------ ....... ._ Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above .avable in London. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificate TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Money 92 93 Ditto Account (June) 20 5 20 18 COM, STRINGING.—On Wednesday last, at Aberdare, a resident of Mountain Ash underwent the severe pro sees of " coul stringing." The process involves the being tied to a ladder, which is placed on men's shoul ders, and thus the victim is carried along the streets, derided by the assembled crowd, and saluted by every kind of filth—rotten eggs, of course, included. The un fortunate victim in this case, a collier, residing at Mountain Ash, had incurred the displeasure of the wo men, in seducing a fair demoiselle of Aberdare, con cealing the fact that he was a married man with three children. The sinner was seized at Mountain Ash, and brought to Aberdare, the scene of his delinquencies ; and it was not until the police interfered that be was re leased from his painful position.--Swansea Herald. [ADVERTISEMENT.I—HoIIoway's Pills.—Let the sick take heed.—The stomach is the commissariat of the physical system. It furnishes the material sustenance of every , organ. If disordered, the whole body lan guishes, but, however severely affected, its tone and vigour may always be restored by a course of these irre sistible pills. Bile, indigestion, liver complaints, and other disorders of the stomach, can easily be cured by the use of Holloway's pills. Thousands attest to this as sertion, and no sufferer that has ever tried them will deny their supreme efficacy. Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the werld, at Professor Holloway's establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York ; by A. Stampa, Constanti nople ; A, Guidicy, Smyrna; and E. Muir, Malta. kotworpfertott•Tdam Do. 5 p. c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes iolgian Eastn. June Beziors to Graissessa Bombay, Baroda, an 10 nll 14 4i Contiil India Ault Do. Demerara . .• Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 Do. Estension,. ' D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,' s7 IDo. do. do.. '59, do.. 'Geelong z Melbourne guar. 5 per c nt.. Do., Lon. allot., do. 1 61 d. Tk of Canad aA 20 25 25 .00 • •• "" iói It iOi 4i - 5 6i - 7i 6 - 8 14 -- 2} 5 -- sjp (Do. .................... Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till'6. , Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do Gt. Coutral of France Gt. Indian Peninsul• Great Luxembonr. Constituted Share” Do. Do. re-is. forftd. Gt. Western of CM:Meal *i :GN. 8k - 81 par 2 p 6 60 21 24, 4 i 41.4 - 42 PI 23 - 23 22i - 2 15 • i 0 Sharps .......... Do. New Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. Do. do., '76, p. '6O Dc,. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toront^ i Do. 6 per cent. I Lake Const. & Basl , l Lierro and Turnhout Lucca & Fist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Meditmrran. Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. New 0., sp. c. Do. 4i p. c. Exten Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege ( interest) : 74 76 85 - 86 10 -10 i, 21i -22 t 31 - 6A 261 - 26 3 - 34 99 - 100 120 - 125 125 - 130 108 109 25 - 26 124 - 128 87i 8 100 H 77 I 15i ... --- •••(I rn 12 —12 i fól 20 lf par P 20 16 20 20 Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do .201. Bhs. Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans : Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 5 p. cent. Pref. Scinde, guar. 5 p. c. 7 - 74 5i - 6} 43} - 44 12i - 12. - 9 57k Or 5b 57 19; 111 - 12 91 - 9i 2 - 2i, Do Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A)., West Flanders Do 54 per c. Pref W. &N. W. of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden ..... Zealand ... ... -- pm ... - 5 tgua Fria ~......... Anglo Austria. Gol, A.nglo Californian .. ...... 'ES. 36 = 36, ••• '''''. . .• - ••• - 851 5 Australian Cordillc &vo Merin 6i T Baden (Gd.D nehy o Blamar. Iron British Iror 8k 9 lost ••• "' m. . 40 5 Bt. 15 10 10 28 1 1 1 all all all all llf 12 4 - c Brazilianlmp.(issueo at £5 pm.) Do. CocacA Do, St. Johr Del Rol Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Eng Do. Prof. 7i p. con' Copiapo Fortuna Si -- 24 - 3 24 - 26 62 - 64 JOINT-STOOK BANS& 4 0 all Australasia 93 94 25 5 Bank of Egypt - IP 5 1 100 50 Bank of London 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C „.. 50 all British N. American . _ ... 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia i __ I.p 20 4 Clutd. Bnk. of India, P Anstralla,l6 China .., _ 4 100 50 City 63 —. 65 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial 20 all Eng. Seot.ScAns.Cht. 15i 161 16 20 all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia l7 18 181 20 5 b itto New .........•••• 3 --2 d 50 20 London and ..... y:: ... • . 31i 100 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkg.Corp.rar — 2 . p 50 10 London Joint Stock. . 100 10 London and Paris 4 2 d 100 20 Loud. & Westminste• i v .. ... 100 35 National Pro.of Eng v... -- ••• 76 20 10 Do. New ..• -- NI. 50 226 National of Irelaud - ...• --' ••• 20 all New South Walet 4l "" 43 25 all Oriental Bank Df Corporation 4l ...• 43 20 5 Ottoman Bank i -7 - 1P 5 k 10( 50 Royal British .; 25 all 3otith Australia .... 25 all Union of Australis 69 ... 7 1 A Do. New .«... .......« - 8i 50 10 IThiou of Lo ndon ••• sii't ; 7* IP 3 Wol4= Bk Of LOn 5 a 'lf ' 46 } 21 99 9 30 35 25 27 17 19 l i 6 d 1 1 • id 7 4 7i 11 I 2 21 23 g 2t 34 2i 3 7 Gene: al Gt.NuggetVeinßeg. Great Polgootb Gt Wheal Vor United Liberty Linares Lusitanian 4ariquita New Granada .... . .... 'Nouveau Monde Pontgi. Si I. & Lo. Min Port Phi;ip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. Now Santiago de Cuba Sort. Cons. Min. Co. South Australian Do. Scrip... Do. 10 per cent Prei Tara. S. & L. Min. Co. CM Croft United Mexican Waller West Mariposa Worthing Mining oi Australis Ynba.. • 2+ - -- 4 - 4t ... .... pm Pna ... ...... ..., MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agricalt. 30 _ 3 9 30 le all Australn. Ro y al Mail " 10 all Berlin Water Works 5i - 6i 50 40 Brit. American Land 1 100 32: Canada ..... l4ll - 145 111 101 i St. !PO C. Go.6p.c. UnkinlY 111 - St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Ang 1094 - 1104 St. 100 Do. 6p.c. Mar & Sept 1094 -110 i 5 sat Crystal Palace.. 3 - 3 1 3i 5 all Do. Preference bf - 5# 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 4 D as ton Iron Ore 20 13 Eastern Steam— .& . 5 all En.&Aus Co p Sm 11 2 St. 100 Electric Telegraph 94 - 96 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir ••• 5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier ••• 15 14 Gen. Steals Navigat. ..• 18 all General Screw Steam 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3i - 3 31 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Aeditera n . Elec. Tel. .8 - 10 10 9 Wexican&S.Americn. 5 - 6 5/. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuell 10 5 Netherlands Land 11 - 2 10 all Do. Do. '3 - 5 2 Do. SpcPissatld - 100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 18 - 22 1 all N. B. Australasian 20 15 Nrth. of Europe Steam 1 all Oriental Oas .. . li 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" i p P ll l 5 all Peel Rr. & Hinrl• 21 - 3 2i 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 66/ 50 10 Do. New .. .. -. - . • 14 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 7O - 7 . 5 73 2/ 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest 14 -1/ 1 4 Ditto New ...... ... # 25 all South Austral:Land 37 -- 39 1 all labmar. Tel. Scrip... - 1 1 20 all Do. R eg istered. .. . .... •-• 1 15 5 I`rastit L. Co.IT.Can. 100 k 28i TaeDiaraen'y TATO 1 5 16 VJGl9•6P.c•JanbilllY ► NO r: 1 ,4 ; " r -7••• THE MAGAZINES. Blackwood.—A new serial story buds out in this vernal May number of Blackwood—with a promise (if we may speak of it thus fantastically) as of many an after passion-flower blossoming among the bristling thistle-wreath surrounding the effigy of old Geordie Buchanan. A passion-plant inter woven with that symbol of the true Scot's motto, Nemo me impune iacessit ! For a passion-flower, if flower at all, this may-bud, " Part I." of the new tale, promises to be—a tale of that time of blood and terror, the Great French Revolution. Its title is sententiously and significantly, "Metamor phoses." And already, even, speaking of it only in reference to a cursory glance at this ono initial instalment (and carrying out our botanical sym bolism of its character), we may say of it, as Alfred Tennyson sang in "Maud," azi., 10,— SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clopk. TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.) CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Imogene (taken) 9to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 9to 1 agst One Act 12 to 1 agst Yorkshire Grey (offered) 15 to 1 agst Typee (taken) 14 to 1 agst Stork (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fatalist (offered) 33 to 1 agst Quince. DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Fly-by-Night (taken) 15 to 1 agst Fazzeletto (taken and offered). 20 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken and offered). 33 to 1 agst Prince (taken) 40 to 1 agst Newington (taken) 50 to 1 agst Leamington (taken) 66 to 1 agst Brother toßird-on•the•Wing (taken) 100 to 1 agst Disraeli (taken) 100 to 1 agst Tithomus (taken) "These has fallen a splendid tear From the passion -flowers at the gate !" More of it when the story has a little further ad vanced. Besides this opening of a new romance, Maga has, this month, but six other contributions. One of these a sequel to the paper descriptive of " The Scot Abroad," as a "Man of Letters"—view ing that national type (this time) in his robuster character as a "Man of the Sword," under which generic title we obtain glimpses of many a gallant wanderer from Caledonia—hero after hero, whose foot is not on his native heath, and whose name is not MacGregor. Among them, of course, as any one might have felt confident—George Keith, Earl Marischal of Scotland, and his younger brother, James, who, after fighting bravely for the Stuarts in 171 i, terminated their roving career upon the Continent, by taking up their abode at Potsdam, in the Court and among the personal associates of the Great Fre deric. Chivalrous exiles, of whom Mr. Macaulay has written in the Edinburgh—" They were not only accomplished men, but nobles and warriors, capable of serving him (the King of Prussia) in war and diplomacy, as well as of amusing him at sup per. Alone of all his companions they appear never to have had any reason to complain of his de meanour towards them. Some of those who knew the palace best pronounced that Lord Marischal was the only human being whom Frederic ever really loved." There is a garrulous piscatorial paper in an earlier part of this same number of Blackwood upon the subject of "Fish-Ponds and Fishing-Boats," not by any means, however, as appetising as might have been expected from a theme so very pleasantly Waltonian. A mutilated bundle of " Letters from the Banks of the Irawaddee" has been dressed up into something like a figure—as a premature cub is precociously licked into shape— and precipitately pitch-forked immediately after wards into Maga as a substantial contribu tion. We can't make head or tail of it, as it is ! For example, it begins by plunging us souse head over heels, in medics res, with— "We started (from Calcutta) on Thursday morning half-an-hour earlier than I had said, & c." " This Turk he had an only daughter" —sang the bard of " Ye Loving() Rallade of Lord Bateman" : not a jot more unexpectedly—never having men tioned before the existence of any Turk whatever And so with this impertinent first sentence of these " Letters from the Banks of the Irawaddee"—.taking such a vast deal for granted in the way of the reader's foreknowledge ! "We started (from Calcutta) on Thursday morn ing, half-an-hour earlier than I had said, &c." Said When ? and to whom ? On Thursday ! On what Thursday ? We started ! Who started ? And whither did " they" start ? Well, fortu nately, the context tells us that in time, and— whence " they" started—well, luckily, we are enabled to glean even that scrap of intelligence through the chance medium of the casual paren thesis And, then, the foot-notes sprinkled at the bottom of the pages which follow— whose notes, in the name of fortune, are they ? Not the writer's own, surely. He can't possibly be perpetually contradicting him self in so very absurd a manner—stating some thing in the text merely to deny it an instant afterwards in a pert little foot-note. Yet, if not his, whose ? The whole thing is an unmistakeable muddle, or what the people in the " north countrie " call a " mullipufffe." Anything else, indeed in the way of a bungling jumble, it might be called, as for example an epistolary hotch potch or a literary gallimaufry. It comes upon us, an unwelcome, unaccustomed, unaccount able blunder on the part of Blackwood. And we turn from it at last with a sense of satisfaction. We turn from it with pleasure, even though it be to glance petulantly over the partially clever, but also partially preposterous criticism about " England's Political Future," with which the new number of Maga opens, a review suggested by the recent notable brochure by M. le Comte de Montalembert. " The Art of Travel," is a pleasant readable paper, having reference to the book so entitled, written by Francis Galton, a book which Black wood's Reviewer remarks might more suitably have beendesignated "IlardshipsmadeEasy." lathe last article in the number, the political article of the month, the one relating to "The Peace," we are delighted to observe Maga stating the upshot of it all, point blank in these words—" Clearly, then, John Bull is not over-pleased with the now treaty." Clearly. There is no mistake about that. And then Well, we shall see 1 Time will show sooner or later—whatthen ! Be sure of this, something is in store for us ! Something very dif ferent from the peace dreamt of by the Paris Ple nipotentiaries ! Something very different indeed from the squibs and crackers they are going to fire off in the parks on her Majesty's birth-day ! Some thing—what can it be, we wonder ? And so will " the Powers that be"—when it does come, as come it will, in Heaven's good time, infallibly ! Dublin University.—Tho " Fortunes of Glen core" is continued, and the story is much more interesting this month. The scene of the adven tures is now in Italy, and an exciting account is given of the misunderstanding which arose be tween a Russian prince and an English nobleman. We are introduced to the beautiful " Countess," as she was invariably styled, at the moment when a great change is about to take place in her position. From being the queen of the brilliant little society of Florence, she was forced to fly away in disgrace, in consequence of some rumours being circulated, the authenticity of which does not yet appear. The panic thus created was the fulfilment of the Yong ean co that Glencore had been planning on his solitary couch, far away from the festive city. " The Darragh" is the commencement of what promises to be a tale of interest ; it relates the event of the taking possession of an old estate. Contiguous to the place of importance the Darragh, was a small property that belonged to an English man, the friend of the master, General Nugent. A nephew of the latter spent his time in stir ring up the minds of the peasantry against the changes, and the confusion that arose in consequence may be divined. Montfort, the Englishman, was, if anything, too decided and harsh in his measures with such an excitable people as those on the estates, and this, of course, added fuel to the fire of their indignation. The future portion of the story is most likely involved in crime and mystery. In the paper on "Novels and Novelists" Mrs. Behn is selected as the study. It is said that " few Englishwomen who have de voted themselves to literature as a vocation have achieved a greater success in their day than did Mrs. Beim." Although Aphara Behn met with many admirers and gained great applause, she also had many enemies , and was assailed with a great deal of criticism. Her plays were condemned as not being sufficiently proper in their style for a lady to have composed. It is, however, urged, in part extenuation of her faults, that in the period she lived in, the code of morality was not so strict, and that it was jealousy, or envy, perhaps, that dictated the criticism. The dust of Aphara Behu, it is said, "is mingled with the ashes of kings, bards, and patriots in that noble temple in which our Byron has no statue." " Kadisha ; or, the First Jealousy," is a well-written piece on a curious Eastern legend, referring to the origin of jealousy. " Great Wits and Little Stories" is an article which refers to the records recently given to the public of the sayings and doings of Samuel Rogers. Some remarks are made on the work entitled " History of the Ottoman Turks," recently published. It is said that this is the ablest historical treatise which has yet appeared on this subject. " What we con ceive Mr. Creasy to have aimed at and to have accomplished is the drawing of a continuous portraiture of the Turkish Government and national character, in their military, civil, moral, religious, or social relations." " Early English Poetry" is devoted to the father of English poetry, Chaucer. An interesting memoir of his life and writings is briefly given, and it is observed that while students generally acknowledge his high rank among his order, the circle of his readers is limited and con tracted. After analysing the causes that have led to this result, it is argued that although kis works may not be widely diffused, his memory must be enduring, and " while brilliant fancy and nervous language have the power of pleasing, Chaucer will be read with delight." Co/burn's United Service. —The contemplated reform of "Our Military Colle g es and the Staff" affords opportunity for some useful su gg estions . From an interesting paper on " Marine Architec ture," we gather, among o ther things, what im portance France attaches to Cherbourg, and how desirable it is we should h ave a harb our for our fleet equally convenient for the purpose of attack. "A Retrospective Glance OTOZ the Coot Blockade Despatch from General Sir W. Codrington (From a Supplement to the Gazette of last Evening.) WAR DEPARTMENT, MAY 3. _ _ _ Lord Panmure has received a despatch, of which the following is a copy, addressed to his lordship by General Sir William Codrington , K.C.B. SEBASTOPOL, APRIL 19, 1856. My Lord,—On the 12th instant General Luders sent an answer to my letter as to the entrance of our vessels into the harbour. It was to the effect that he had re ceived orders to place nu impediment in the way of vessels of any description entering the harbour of Se bastopol. I accordingly informed Admiral Fremantle ; and on the 14th instant he proceeded to the harbour, with his flag on board her Majesty's ship Banshee, and, passing through the lines of wreck, anchored inside the quay of Fort Paul. Having met the Admiral in the dock-yard, we went up the harbour in a small steamboat, and, passing also along the north side, landed at Fort Constantine, receiving all civility and attention on the part of the Russian officers. General Luders had invited Marshal Pelissier, General La Marmora, and myself to meet him at Traktir-bridge at 12 o'clock on the 13th inst., in order that we might ac company him to a breakfast on the Mackenzie Heights. The meeting accordingly took place. General Luders, with a large staff of Russian officers, was received in the French lines by a Guard of Honour, and with a salute of Artillery, after which, followed by many officers of the Allied and and Russian Armies, we crossed the river and the plain of the Tcherhnaya, and ascended the heights of Mackenzie, at the road by which our Army came to Balaklava on the flank march from the Belbek in September, 1854. About 6,000 infantry and one battery of Artillery, the division of General Vassilitzky, were paraded and marched past ; a short distance further on the heights, a large and ornamented marquee had been pitched, in which we were the guests of General Luders, and nothing could exceed the courtesy and attention of all the officers of the Russian army. On the 15th General Luders came, with many Rus sian officers, to Marshal Pelissier's to breakfast, and to be present at some races; it is needless to say that their reception was as cordial and the attention as kind as that shown to us in tne Russian camp. The afternoon was passed at the course in the neighbourhood of the Monastery of St. George, where the races and a Car rousel of the Cbasseurs d'Atrique finished the day. On the 17th, Marshal Pelissier reviewed the French army on the range of heights near the Monastery of St. George. _ _ From all sides from Kamiesch at some distance on the west, from the Fedachine, and the inner heights on the plain of Balaklava, and from the nearer camps be low us, we saw the French columns, with their artillery, pass over the undulating ground below to the concen tration upon their position on the heights. At 11 o'clock we met Gen. Luders at the Col•de-13a. laklava, and, riding up the steep bill above it, we passed along the line of columns extending, in more open order than we generally form, a distance of about two miles and a half. The army then marched past, 88 battalions, 5 regiments of Cavalry, Siege Artillerymen, Sappers, an i 198 guns—the defile of this fine Army lasting till Ores p.m. _ _ General Luders then came to luncheon at the English head-quarters. The general officers of our army had been invited, and Marshal Pelissier, with many French officers, and General La Marmora, with Sardinian offi cero, were good enough to meet General Luders at this house. Your lordship is aware that the Sardinian army is partly embarked, and the remainder getting ready to leave the Crimea. The English army was formed at a short distance in front of these head-quarters ; the Siege Train and the Sappers on the right of the Infantry ; 49 battalions in contiguous quarter distance columns of regiments ; two troops of Horse Artillery and five batteries on the right of the line—in all 86 guns. Two regiments of the Land Transport Corps were complete, and in good order in rear. General Luder3 rode down the line, accompanied by a large assembly of Russian, French, and Sardinian officers, and the troops also marched past him. I have the satisfaction of assuring your lordship of the steady, the good, the healthy appearance of the army ; of its very apparant efficiency in every branch ; of the order, quirt• ness, and regu►arity with wbilh every regiment passed by ; and it was a subject of pride to us all to feel that such was the appearance of the Army of England iA the Crimea. General Luders returned to Batschi Serai, having es pressed himself much gratified at the attention shown him by the Allies,—l have, &c., W. J. CODRINGTON, General Commanding. The Lord Panmure, &c., &c. Sporting Intelligence. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b. Brett)) , Stakes course (6 furlongs). 8 subs. Mr. Combo's Pitapat, by Alarm, Bst 71b(Bartholmaew) 1 Duke of Bedford's Walmer, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 2 Mr. J. M. Stanley's Porto Rico, Bst lib ...(Ashmall) 3 The following also ran :—Plentiful, colt by Bird catcher, and Tyrius. Betting.-5 to 4 agst Pitapat, sto 2 agst Porto Rico, 5 to 1 agst Walmer. Won by a neck ; a length between the second and third. Tyrius was a had fourth ; Maid of Masham colt was fifth, and Plentiful last. Porto Rico struck into the heels of Pitapat, near the chair, causing him to run out at the finish. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. D.M. (7 fur. 201 yds.) b subs. Mr. Payne's Boer, 5 yrs, 8t slb .(Flatman) 1 Mr. W. Robinson's Newbold, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Quinton) 2 Mr. Batson's Heresy f, 3 yrs, 7 8 t (J. Steggleb) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Boer, sto 2 agst Heresy f, 4to 1 agst Newbold. Won ea,ily by two lengths. The Newmarket Stakes, a subscription of 50 cove each, h ft, for 3.yr-olds ; colts, 8-,t 71b ; fillies, Est 21b ; the second to save his stake. D.M. (7 fur. 201 yds.) 13 subs. Mr. G. W. Fitzwilliam'Fi Wentworth, Est 71b (A. Day) 1 Lord Exeter's Peter Flat, Bst 71b (Flattnan) 2 Sir R. Pigot's Prioress c, Bst 7th (J. Mann) 3 Bettiag-7 and 8 to 1 on Wentworth. The favourite made most of the running, and won cleverly by three-quarters of a length ; about four lengths separated the second from the third. Sweepstakes of 10 sous each ; for 2-yr.olds, Get 71h ; 3-yr-olds, Bst 71b; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 50 cove, if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. Mile (3 fur. 215 yds.). 6 subs. Mr. Watson's Speculator, 2 yrs, Est 71b (Plumb) 1 Mr. W. Day's Whiteface, 2 yr,a, Est 71b (Fordham) 2 Mr. Saran's Hardwick, 2 yrs, Est 7113 ...... (J. Rogers) 3 The following also ran ;—Petrxa, Goblin, and Little Emma. Betting-5 to 2 agst Speculator, 3to 1 agst White• face, 5 to 1 agst Hardwick. Won by a length ; half a length between th e secon d and third. Good fourth. The winner was claimed by Mr. W. Day. Sweepstakes of 300 soya. each, h ft, for 3. Sweepstakes ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Set 31b. Ab. Mile (7 furlongs 212 yards). 5 subs. Capt. White's Falstaff, Bst 71b (Flatman) 1 Duke of Bedford's Tyre, Set 71b (S. Rogers) 2 Betting-5 to 4on Tyre. Won by half a length. Handicap Plate of 50 cove., for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Bretby Stakes Course (6 furlongs). Lord Clifden's Bishop of Osnaburg, 3 yrs, Est 411, (Fordham) 1 Mr. Robinson's Alcyone, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Quintin) 2 Mr. Dugdale's lona, 6 yrs, Est 710 (Musgrove) 3 The following also ran—Cineas, b alcon, Glendower, Icarus, f by Venison, f by Sir Hercules. Betting-6 to 4 agst Bishop of Osnab urg, 4 to 1 agst Glendower, 6 to 1 agst Alcyone, 7 to 1 agst F a l con. Won easily by a length ; a head between the second and third ; Glendower was a good fourth, Cineas and Falcon, well up with his; were next. The weather was still very cold, but dry. The attend. ance of company for a "last day was exceedingly good. The race for the Newmarket Stakes was the principal feature of interest and importance. Wentworth, the leading favourite for the Derby, achieved a victory in a style which scarcely pleased the cognoscenti. After the race he receded to 7 to 2 in the Derby betting, Tha racing commenced at 12 o'clock, and terminated at half-past 2. Alost of the company availed themselves of the " special" to town, which was despatched from Newmarket about an hour after the last race, under the superintendence of Mr. Watt, of the traffic department. The journey was very satisfactorily performed in about two hours and a half. Count Montalembert has been authorised by the Corps Legislatif to print and put into circulation the speech delivered by him upon the affair of the electoral bulletins ; the reproduction, however, is to be strictly confined to the analysis contained in the proses-verbal published by the Afonitour. ra0 1 "'" and the Slave Trade" shows how ill the former worked to suppress the latter. " ruffle Prospects in Russia" open out a wide field for enterprise. The provinces of "Moldo-Wallachia" are the sub ject of an able historical sketch brought down to 1848. It will well repay perusal ; so in a minor degree will a brief review of the " Preeent State of Georgia," which state is anything but satisfactory. " Theatricals in the Crimea" suggests the utility of such amusements for the promotion of the moral welfare of the troops, and demonstrates by a somewhat lengthy prologue, spoken on the open ing of the Royal Fusilier Theatre, Light Divi sion, the existence of both wit and humour, if not a love of brevity, in the corps. "The Genie (Sappers, Gendarmerie, and Garde Municipals of France," are described in a short memoir. "Oriental Sketches," by a Molda vian Boyard, or " Constantinople during the Occu pation of the Allies," possesses an interest inde pendent of the nationality of the writer. "The Battle and Siege of Akhaldzik, in August, 1828, during the last Russo-Turkish Campaign iu Asia," commends itself to the attention of the professional reader, who, by the way, will find the narrative of "The War in the Peloponnesus in 1820" concluded. The editor is severe on our "Mock Triumph;" and says of the Naval Review—" Under existing cir cumstances, the invincible armada could only ex cite a feeling of mortification, resentment, and dis appointment." The force of these remarks is, how ever, somewhat diminished by a disingenuous "At tempt to Intimidate the Crimean Board " into an acquittal of the Crimean delinquents, under cover of a protest against an alleged attempt by the press to do the same thing to secure a precisely opposite result. Colburn's New Monthly.—" The Peace and its Adversaries " is the important topic which forms the subject of the opening article in the New Monthly. The writer is quite satisfied with the peace and all belonging to it, and surveys its ad versaries with lofty scorn and contemptuous bitter ness, which generally form the strongest arguments of those who are in the wrong. Thus, he tells us that " Peace is grateful to the intelligence of the nation, though it may not please those whom am bition governs in place of reason and humanity, any more than the ignorant, selfish, or unimagi native." Certainly it requires a great effort of the imagination to realise the benefits of the present peace ! The author of " The Unholy Wish " gives us the commencement of a story which promises to be interesting. It relates to the loss of a money letter, which is supposed to be stolen by the driver of the mail cart, who happened to be a young man of superior station and character, who had accepted that office as a temporary occupation whilst seeking a more congenial employment. It is narrated in the author's usual agreeable style, and contains the proper ingredient of romance. " The History of the Newspaper Press," by Alexander Andrews, gives us some introductory remarks and the open ing chapter. In the former portion there is an in teresting collection of the remarks made on the liberty of the press by many great men, presenting a formidable array of epigrammatic tributes, from the declaration of Hume, that " its liberties and the liberties of the people must stand or fall toge ther," down to the reported observation of Napo leon 1., that " four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a hundred thousand bayonets." Florentia's narrative of her "Pilgrimage to the French Palaces" is continued, and describes the Palais Royal. Mention is made in its historical recollections of the melancholy fate of the beauti ful Henrietta of England, sister-in-law of Louis the Fourteenth. She died when very young, of poison administered, if not with the consent, at least without the opposition, of her husband, the Due D'Orleans. His sou, the next duke, became regent, and a sketch of his early career is given by Florentia. " Cousin Carl," translated from the Danish by Mrs. Bushby, continues to be as lively and entertaining as ever. In the present number the adventurous hero quits his kind hosts abruptly after having broken off his supposed engagement with Jette, under the character of her pretended cousin, and kindly arranged matters for the per plexed lovers. It remains to be seen how the un suspecting family will receive the intelligence of the trick that has been so cleverly played them. " Finishing with Scotland," is the singular title of a sketch of a tour in Scotland, which he thinks may afford some useful hints to travellers contem plating similar excursions. " Ballads from English History," by James Payn, are graceful and musical. The present one relates the well-known and ro mantic story of " Edgar and Elfrida." " The Cathedral Angels" is a pleasing and imaginative little sketch, though somewhat vague. "Pleasure in Business" is a sensible paper, on the harshness and gloom considered by many a necessary part of business. Many engaged in active pursuits might gather some useful hints from these observations. Sir Nathaniel commences a new series of papers under the unpretending title of " Scissors and Paste-work." The present instalment is devoted to the consideration of the select letters of Robert Southey, recently published under the editorship of Mr. Wafter, his son-in-law. Bentley's Miscellany.—Mr. Harrison Ainsworth's story of " The Spendthrift" commences this num ber. It narrates the perplexities of Gage, who has been chocked in his wild career, and it leaves affairs in a most exciting position between Clare Fairlie and her father. The numerous admirers of this author will no doubt take pleasure in his lively sketches of social existence among this class a hun dred years ago. " The Court, Aristocracy, and Diplomacy of Austria" takes a review of her rulers from Charles the Fifth down to Leopold IL Mr. Dudley Costello continues his story of " The Joint stock Banker," which promises to extend to a con ' siderable length. A criticism on the Royal Aca demy Exhibition is one of the most attractive fea tures in the magazine. " Omer Pacha's Campaign" is an article on that painful and unsatisfactory branch of the war, the Asian campaign, which has so recently been brought before the public. "Tom Elliot's Prize" is, we presume, the first instalment of a story possessing nothing very original or pleasing to recommend it. The acquaintance of a medical student, the nephew of a simple and credu lous old maid, with the youngest daughter of a wealthy lawyer, ends in an elopement. Monks hood's contribution is perhaps scarcely so attractive as usual. The subject is " Grote's History of Greece," of which the twelfth and concluding vo lume has recently appeared. There are two papers or sketches of country life and scenery, entitled " Summer Days at Tenby," and " A Glimpse of Boanfield." MISCELLANEOUS. The Eclectic Review has several interesting sub jects among its contents this month. The first of these is the life of Dr. Kitto, of whose career a very interesting account is given. His last illness was brought on by overwork of the brain. Though originally possessed of an excellent constitution, he destroyed it by excessive and unremitting mental exertion. At one time his hours for work extended from four in the morning till nine at night. The biographer renders full justice to his literary abilities and earnest piety. " The Arts of the Middle Ages" is a criticism on a recently published work on medieval art, translated from the French. It is of course a mere outline of the subject, which is a most extensive one, with a long catalogue of eminent names. Setting altoge ther aside the great painters and sculptors of those gifted epochs in the lower walks of art, Benvenuto Cellini, Bernard Palissy, and many other followers of what are termed " useful arts," are not to be forgotten. There are, as the writer here remarks, ample materials for a history of these arts and their artists. There are some papers on theological subjects, which are usually to be found in this review.—Tait's Edinburgh Magazine opens with some just remarks on the Treaty of Paris. It is followed by "An Ode to Sunshine," a somewhat ambitious performance, which is not very success ful. " Grace Dorrien," a love story, is continued. A paper on " Pets, and What they Cost," falls into the very old mistake of supposing that those who patronise the animal tribes must of necessity be uufeelina towards their fellow-creatu res, and vice versa. ° There are articles on the American Government and the Syrian Land, and also the first part of an old English story.—SharPe'6 London Magazine presents its usual variety of light and agreeable reading. The chief features in the num ber before us are the contin uations of Silverpen's tale of " The Holy Horues,"and of A. W. Cole's " Hist ory of the Adventures of Lorimer Littlegood." The latter is illustrated by the skilful pencil of George Cruikshank. Three new serials have recently made their appearance, under the titles of The Oxford and Cambridge Review, The Train, and The Idler. The first of these generally presents a most attrac tive title of contents, but the articles do not always come up to the reader's expectations. However, it will, no doubt, improve with time, and mean while is quite equal to many older serials. The Train and The Idler, as their names imply, are of a very similar character. Designed merely to amuse a passing hour, they only seek to give a va riety of entertainment, among which the generality of readers may find something to their taste. Of the two, The Idler appears to b e the best. Newton's London Journal, and the Mechanic's Magazine, are both entirely de voted to practical purposes. Patentees and those interested in the progress of scientific inven tions will find Newton's Journal afford them much information, 'while the M echanic's Magazine is of a more elaborate character, giving articles on elec trieity and mechanical locomotion, with illustrative Woodcuts. it le publitled weekly ead, monthly. acphail's Edinburgh Journal and the Church man's Magazine are both of a serious character. The former is a long-established serial of the Scotch Church. The Churchman's Magazine has many generally interesting topics, among them a paper on the recent astronomical controversy. Le Follet offers its usual attractions to all the devotees of fashion. A double sheet of spring walking cot. tumes accompanies the ordinary plates. Spirit of the Public Journals. (From the Morning Herald of this c 104.) If we are any longer to regard the British House of Commons as an assemblage of rational men, we cannot regard the votes of Thursday night as the deliberate result of a consideration of the facts knowa and admitted respecting the fall of Kars ; for to any clear understanding those facts point but in one direction. To us it seems to be as absurd, on the face of the evidence s u p p li e d by the blue book, to vote energy and foresight in the Govern ment in the conduct of the campaign in Asia, as to say that evidence as direct and clear as the Sun i n heaven affords no guidance in human affairs. We must, therefore, seek to account for this strange division on other grounds. It has been urged that Parliament (and it is as sumed the country also) is averse now to opening up the question of the war policy of the Govern. ments, and is disposed to apply the principle of bygones being bygones to the military calamities of the past two years. The motive assigned for this generous behaviour is not to us intelligible, and it is obvious that the indulgence of such a motive would result in the removal of all Ministerial re sponsibility. If, because the particular state of laffairs in whi c h a G overnment has exhibited inca pacity, negligence, or treachery has passed away, Parliament for that reason is to abstain from pro nouncing upon such conduct, then we can only say that Parliament deliberately abnegates one of its most valuable functions, and inflicts intolerable mischief on our constitutional system. While military operations are going forward, while the war is actually going on, it has ever been the policy of a wise opposition—although in the late war the Whigs thought otherwise—to abstain from embarrassing the Government, reserv i ng th e r i ght to traverse their policy, to examine their conduct in every particular, when those operations have closed. But if we are to accept the views of some people—views, we regret to say, supported by a vote—we are to surrender this right ; and having avoided inquiry during the war from a motive of patriotism, to give it up when peace is concluded from a motive of generosity. This course may ap pear very satisfactory to some members of the Lower House ; but we may remind those gen tlemen they will 'not find their constituencies so easily persuaded of its wisdom or its propriety. Englishmen desire, at all events, to know what has been done with their money, and what equi valent they have for the sacrifices they have made. They wish to know how those who bad the conduct of the war managed it in every par ticular—whether faith has been kept with our allies, and the national honour upheld—whether, in short, "energy and foresight" characterised the councils of her Majesty's Ministers. It will not do for those who represent our constituencies in Par liament to say " Certainly there were occurrences in the war which bore a doubtful aspect, and which Ministers could not quite account for, but we thought it better now that the war is over to say nothing about them, to do unto others as we would he done by—in short, to let bygones be bygones." We rather think the constituencies to whom such language may be addressed will know how to esti mate at its proper value the charity of such repre sentatives. It was evident, however, on Thurs day night, that whatever value Lord Palmerston might be supposed to place on the excellent motives to which he and his colleagues owe something, the Premier thought it necessary to exert himself to meet the trenchant attacks of the opposition. The tactics of the noble lord were, indeed, worthy of his reputation. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe had been delivered over to satisfy the public demand for a victim when the news of the disaster of Kara first reached this country. As the public mind became better informed a certain reaction took place in the ambassador's favour. It was, there fore, necessary to introduce another scape-goat, and Omer Pacha was selected. Well, whatever Lord Stratford is responsible for has been clearly made out ; the strategical dispositions of the Turkish commander have had justice done them ; so Lord Palmerston, who, with a majority in prosp ec t, cau also afford to be generous, praises Lord Stratford, lets down Omer easily, and fixes on the unhappy Paella of Erzeroum as a victim no one would think it worth while to defend, but sufficiently important to load with the ignominy of the fall of Kars. The Minister may chuckle at his success; but we can tell him that the acquittal of Government in the matter of Kars will not convince the nation that energy and foresight distinguished the con duct of the war, and have contributed to the con clusion of peace. The peace is universally regarded with dissatis faction in this country. We would commend to his lordship's attention the speeches delivered yes terday at the meeting of the Common Council of London to consider the propriety of addressing the Crown on the termination of hostilities. The peace was welcomed, it is true ; but why ? Because it " has put an end to a mismanaged war"—this was the sentiment of almost every speaker who ad dressed the meeting, expressed in one shape or an other. The terms of peace are eminently unsatis factory—the manner in which it has been obtained every way objectionable. But so manifest has been the incapacity of the " modern Chatham" and his colleagues to conduct the war that an ignominious peace is accepted as the lesser of two evils. UNITY JOINT-STOCK BANKING ASSOCIATION. A splendid banquet was given yesterday by the direc. tors of this institution, in celebration of the opening of the bank. The dinner was of the most recherchi cka. racter, and was supplied with that profusion which cha- racterises the London Ta►ern. J. J. Mechi, Esq., the governor, was in the chair, and above 280 gentlemen sat down to the magnificent repast. The usual loyal toasts having been proposed and re. sponded to most enthusiastically, Colonel CROFT replied to the toast of "The Army and Navy." The CHAIRMAN then proposed "The Lord Mayor and the Corporation of London." He protested against the Government measure, which was not one for the reform, but which tended to the utter annihilation of the great corporation d London. Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Ross responded to the toast, and paid a well-merited passieg compliment to the Lord Mayor as a gentleman and a scholar. (Cheers.) The Hon. F. CAMPBELL, amidst loud cheering, rose to propose "Success to the Unity Banking Association," and proceeded in an able speech to describe the vast ad vantages which banks and other institutions founded on the mutual principle conferred on the public at large. In the year 1834 Mr. Gil hart bad established the London and Westminster Bank, and the attempt was at first viewed with obloquy. In the year 1835 Sir Robt. Peel declared, in his place in Parliament, that he considered the principle of joint-stock banks as one of the most valuable inventions of modern times, and in 1844 he car ried through his measure in regard to joint-stock banks. The Unity Joint-stock Mutual Banking Association was founded for the purpose of establishing mutual banking, and thereby securing to customers a personal benefit hitherto unknown in the operations of a bank. Commencicg with a capital of 300,000/., subscribed by 549 shareholders, and with 150,0001. paid up, the Unity Bank would give half its profits to its shareholders, and would dispose of the remaining half in paying to the customers of the bank a dditional interest on their ba lances, estimated according to such profits. By these means the interest of the proprietary and the custom ers of the ban k would become mdent ified, and their co-operation in promoting and exten di ng i ts permanently secured. Thi s was th e nubeunwsitienpdersig w n cip o l u e ld in b v e olved in the Unity Bank. Since the year 1834 to the beginning of the present year 8 joint stock banks all based up on th e same principle, had been established. Th e i r success had been uni formly great. The commencing paid-up capital of sof thenietroplitan joint-stock banks established prior to 1835 was as follows :—The London and Westminster, 50,0001.; the London Joint-stock, 60,0007.; the Royal British Bank, 50,0001.; the Unity Bank, 150,0001. The hon. gentleman having entered into a variety of details, concluded by proposing " Success to the Unity Bank." The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and having referred to the two institutions of the Unity Banking and Fire Associations, concluded by proposing the health of the gentleman who was the master mild in the affair and its iidomitable founder, Mr. Baylis. (Cheers.) Mr. BAYLIS, in a speech of extraordinary detail and length, entered most fully into the objects and intentions of the promoters of these institutions. Dr. LLOYD proposed " The Health of the Trustees, the Hon. W. F. Campbell, Rear-Admiral Sir Watkin Owen Pell, and Sir W. C. Dalzell, Bart.," and the toast was acknowledged by Mr. Campbell. The CHAIRMAN gave " Mr. George Chambers, th e managing director." Mr. Clianietts, in his reply, recapitulated many of the statements made by previous speakers, in a very long address, full of technicalities, which were not, we believe, very interesting to the large bod y of ladies w ho graced the gallery. Many of the speeches were singelarly ela borated.4.The Ladies," in a neat speech: Sir M. ROBERTs gave The musical arrange ments were und er the direct i on of i assisted by Mr. J. H. Pollard a nd Mr. George L a k e Miss Stabbach, Mi ss Eyles, Mr. oung, Ar. H. Buck land, Mr. Wilbye cooper, and M r . G eorge Buckland. The band of the Coldstream Guards, under the direo tion of Mr. Godfrey, performed several beautiful pieces during the dinner and in the course of the evening. Mr. klarker Yale t totoaattauter, ~_:.,,,,...-t PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. Do. Debentures ttlyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 501, Brim. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Ches. & Ho. Gu. 5i pc Do. do. Prof. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork tcßandonsp.c Dun.Prth .dg A ber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c Do. do Cls. C 7p. c Eas.Co.Ex,spcNo. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 5/. 10 per cent. Do. 101. Dobentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lance,sh. 6 p. cts kW. York. J. sth /Min. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. Ed. 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