The Sun. — London, England, 1856-07-10 00:00:00

PL,ATE, WATCHES, JEWELLERY, PIECE GOODS, APPAREL, and MISCELLANIES. —FIVE DAYS' SALE.—Messrs. DEBENIIAM, TOR, and SON will SELL, by Auction, at their Rooms, King-street, Covent-garden, on MORI/AY, July 14th, and four following days, a varied assemblage of Effects, cowprising jewellery set with precious stoneq, watches and clocks, silver and Sheffield plate, dressing-cases, guns and pistols, pie.ce goadV, apparel, furniture, &c., being forfeited property, pledged, under the act of Parliament, in months prior to August, 1855, with the fol lowinepawnbrokers. via.: —Mr. Russell, Fore-street, Crivlegate, and othurs ; and goods deposited with them as security fo loans. the period for which has expired. May be viewed, and catalogues had. -.:.---- FIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. LA. TRAVIATA. Madlle. PICCOLOMINI'S BENEFIT. 1,1d11., PICCOLOMINI has the honour to announce to the Nobility, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, that her Benefit will take place THIS EVENING (Thursday), July 10, when, by general desire, will be presented Verdi's Opera; LA TRAVIATA. Violebta, Md lle. Piocolomini; Alfredo, Signer Calzolari ; Barone Dauphol, Signor Vairo ; Dottore Grenvil, Signor Eaillou ; and Germont Giorgio, Signor Beneventano. With other Entertainments. To conclude with an entirely new Ballet, . LE CORSAIRE. With new Scenery, Dresszs, and Decorations. Conrad, Signor Ronzani ; • Seyd, M. Dauty ; Yussuffe, M. Venafra ; Birbanto, M. Vandris ; Sulmea, Mdlle. Clara ; Gul nare, Mdlle. Rosa; Dilare, Mdlle. Lizereux; Medora, Madame Rosati. The Opera will commence at lialf-past Seven o'clock. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-oface of the Theatre, Colonnade; Haymarket. THEATRE ROYAL, DRITRY-LANE. Lessee, s(r. E. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVENING{ will be produced ESMERALDA. Followed by A GRAND CONCERT. To conclude with A BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. TITEATRE ROYAL, FIA.Y3fARICET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckstoni. THIS EVENING, TWELFTH NIGHT. After which The Spanish Daucere. Followed by MR IRTGEIES AT HOME. To conclude with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. RJTAG PRINCT.33'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STRE&T. Under the Management of Mr. CUARLES KZAN. TRt F.vENTING, MUSIC II kTLI CHARMS. After whin, VIE WINTER'S TALE. ROYAL THEATRE ADELPIII. Proprietor and 1 4 ,2anager. Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Madame Celeste. TIIII EVENING, THE FLYING DUTCEISUN. Followed by MEDEA. After which, TITS CUST3MS OF THE COUNTRY. To conclude with THE. Mitt LION. ROYAL OLY THEATRE. Lctn , see and Matta Alfrol Wigan. Tim EVENING A FASCINATING DIDIVIDUAL. After which, RETRIBUTION. To conclarle with A CONJUG %L LESSON. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPILITIIRATRE. Lessee an•t Nians.:er. Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Tho Romantic Equestrian ;oectacle called THE TIORIE OF THE CAVERN', or the Mounted Briands of the Abruzzi, with Mr. W. Cooke's stud of trained docile horses. After which, The incomparable Equestrian Display of EQUESTRI i N ART In the ARENA. The novel and miraculous performance of the German Brothers. To conclucle with THE FESTIVAL OF PEACE ; or, Honour to the Brave. Box-oftlee open frrn E'even till Fo Ir. State Manager, Mr. W West. Eque3trian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, inn. MGR WATER AT LONDON BMW; g. THIS DAY—Morn. 0 min. aft. 7—Evening 22 min. aft. 7 TiN-Sfounow—Morn. 41 rain. aft. 7—Evening 12 min. aft. 8 THE WEATHER—Sum Omer, JULY 10. THERNOKETER, I i THIA Sua 65 —hifeleat since noon yesterday. 55 -lowest this morning and during the night 66 —this day at noon. Baßomma.--.34:01. WIND, S.W. to W.S.W.—Light, with very cloudy weather and sunshine occasionally. te.l" ' 5 §-11/2n LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1856. Sardinia is already reaping the well-merited rewards of its admirable conduct, not only re specting the Russian difficulty, but on all other matters wherein the welfare and prosperity of Italy is in any degree concerned. It is now re garded as the legitimate champion of constitu tional liberty throughout tho entire Peninsula. The hopes of all those and their name is Legion,"—who pine under the misgovernment to which their beautiful but unfortunate country is subjected,--who feel burning indignation at its occupation by foreign bayonets,—rest on the ex ertions of that Government, which, united with the Western Powers, achieved for itself an envi able reputation, not only in the ensanguined fields of the Crimea, but also at the Parisian Confer ences—whose feats of arms and of diplomacy were alike unexceptionable. The manly and energetic protests of C nint CAVOUR, who proved himself the worthy Minister of a worthy Sovereign, ma terially elevated the State that was so fortunate as to possess a representative in every respect so efficient in the Beale of nations. They proved beyond the possibility of doubt that Piedmont should thenceforward be regarded not only as the champion of rational freedom, but as the unqua lified opponent of licentious anarchy. It stood forward alike as the barrier against the encroach rnents of despotism and of revolutionary excitement; and the offensive and defensive alliance which it had formed with France and England added a weight to its remonstrances which they could not otherwise have possessed. - - The Strdinian Protests have been legitimately followed by the excellent Address to their author, Count CAVOUR, from the Neapolitans, which appesireki 41A., ur impression of yesterday. It is a keart-felt tribo to the high qualities displayed in the field and the council by the representatives of Piedmont, to their "civil prudence and military valour." But it is not merely a complimentary address. It carried with it the significant impress of that political gratitude which has been well defined as " a lively sense of favours to come." It shows that the championship that has been:'se nobly tendered has been freely and joyously ac cepted--that the suffering nationalities of " HES ,' ?ma i illeffuOndaiur 6rden of the world," are bee-- 4381 0g wore closely connected by 'ties againdr which the most strenuous "friend of ;,°rdet" ; < offer no valid objection. Thq.e q ,t; J"4 hope for Italy. The men who could frame snap an address were not made for slavery. The man worthy to receive it could not reject the aid .so feelingly required at his hands. th4 - _ThiCtess Regent of :Parma has, even at the eleventh heti;, .repudiated the Austrian milit ary occii . tation, and required that the state o siege sholikt be 'forthwith terminated. The SpeCious pretext, that this untoward state of affairs was justifitd by the request of the Governmenii'de jurtind de facto, is thus removed ; and it .novi, stands forth in its unveiled deformity as neither more' nor less than an " INVASION." Notwith_ Malkin its unblushing assurance, Austria cannot maintain" its ground. It is by no means . that the Piedmontege chatopion mat hrtly he called to the rescue, : not by the . revolutionary party,. - but by the GovernMent of Parma and the friends of order, The address above referred to proves how gladly the Neapoli tans would hail a similar avator..by which the !faineant BOMBA might be brought to reason. It is at all events clear that the state of Italy must now be taken into the anions consideration of the great Powers, and that notwithstanding its success in shelving the question when broached at the Parisian Conferences, Austria must at length listen to reason, unless prepared to encounter the opposition not only of France and England, but also of Russia, and without receiving any decided aid from Prussia, which would of course maintain its despicable neutral policy under any and every circumstance. ever, or supposing again the atmosphere to have been impeneyable through the density of some fog settling down suddenly upon the waters of the Channel—then, but not otherwise, we might comprehend the possibility of a calamitous accident of this kind being, in a man ner, unavoidable. Though even then, under those extenuating circumstances, there would be heinous culpability discoverable in the fact of the speed of the vessel not having been slackened in the darkness and uncertainty. As it is, we repeat, no excuse whatever is any where discoverable in regard to the two casualties we have particularised merely by way of pointed illustration.. Every thing, therefore, tends to demonstrate as clearly as anything at all can be demonstrated, the absolute and imperative necessity for instant interference on the part of the authorities, upon whom the responsibility of such interference ob• viously devolves. Never was a more glorious or exciting spectacle presented to the inhabitants of the modern Babylon than that which was yesterday witnessed on the line of march from the South-Western terminus at Vauxhall to Hyde Park, and at the magnificent inspection by her MAJESTY of some of the Crimean heroes, who were so fortunate as to return safely to their native land from all the trials, privations, and dangers to which they had been exposed. It was the cordial wel come bestowed by those who had lived at heme at ease, to their brethren who had 'd 'tithfully discharged their arduous duty, When the Sabbatarian party are found insist ing on the rigorous observance of an abrogated commandment, it would be not amiss to remind them of the duty of paying a little more deference to the new one. Whatever difference of opinion may exist as to the religious obligation to keep the fourth commandment there is none whatever as to the duty of " loving one another." Pro bably, we will not say a rigorous, but a moderate observance of this commandment would lead them to a better comprehension of the spirit of the Christian dispensation, and the adoption of a less dogmatic tone, and amore humane attitude in reference to the Sunday question. •= A ? , 1 • the field of battle and in " the immi -3.1 L - ' 1 0a ' y breach," but in the trenches and the leis , teL ~ to had on every occasion not merely mai rt < 'led but greatly elevated the character of 1 the- le Aish soldier. Never was there an "ovation" mixi e ,'-ichly merited. Never was one more freely ani A9turously accorded. The spectators were full 0 9 .enthusiasm, and many of the recipients --i. '-i and weather-beaten soldiers—were •: tears by the cordiality displayed t0 :.3 :. 3 on every side. t 6 11,4.gq,i,ire 'already stated that we deeply re gretted—and we still regret—the exclusive nature of the ceremony. There are other brave soldiers who should have participated in the honours of the day. But although wo felt the omission, to render honour where honour was so justly due, we could not, on that account, visit the omissions of the managers, on the distin guished and meritorious performers. To wards the Guards there could he but one senti ment, and, therefore, there could be no display of any feeling that could in the slightest degree take from their honours. There were men amongst the spectators who ought to have parti cipated in the triumph. But there was not the slightest appearance of complaint. Every private and personal feeling was set aside, and the most enthusiastic plaudits were bestowed by those who having shared in the dangers, ought also to have been permitted to have shared in their legitimate results. Of this there can be no doubt on the minds of reasonable men, the Sabbath observance in sisted on involves the grossest inhumanity to the labouring . classes, and indisposes individuals of liberal minds to the reception of Gospel truth. What accord can there possibly be between a dis pensation of mercy and a creed which would practically exclude the labouring population of our large cities from the enjoyment of pure air and those refining and cheering influences to be experienced on the broad carpet of nature ? Yet, despite all reason and warning, this creed ip, Sunday after Sunday, preached as being legiti mately drawn from the pages of inspiration and part of the everlasting Gospel, not to be rejected save on peril of eternal destruction ! To such an extent, indeed, are the Sabbatarian party led by the blind bigotry that possesses them that at the period of harvest they would prohibit the tiller of the soil from reaping the fruits of his labour, if to do so involved the gathering in of his crops on a Sunday. How opposed- this is to the example of the Great Teacher we have but to peruse the record of His career dispassionately to appreciate. So opposed to His teaching that the public welfare is concerned in an unmistakeable manner in its reprobation. Scruples of conscience ou,4lit undoubtedly to be as much as possible re spected, but we incline to think they are not so far wrong who would visit with pains and penalties such as occasioned by their Sabbatic bigotry the loss of useful grain, or other articles of needful food. With so many half-fed creatures among us, we would, at all events, pronounce such con duct most grievous wickedness, and in this view of the matter know we would be supported by the weight of the most eminent Christian autho rities. On the necessity of a day of rest we have always insisted ; of the propriety of devoting a portion of it to public worship we never had any doubt. All we contend for is a reasonable observance of the first day of the week ;such a one as will be compatible with the spirit of the " new commandment," which that of the Sabba tarians is not, and with both Gospel authority and reason on our side wo cannot doubt of ultimate success. Si ~ ~J Who, after witnessing this brilliant and in spiring spectacle, will say that England ought not to be a military nation ? It is manifest that there is no want of enthusiasm on the part of the people. All classes, from the highest aristo crat, who gladly avails himself of the opportunity of purchasing a commission—a very bad commer cial investment under the circumstances—to the prentice boy or clodhopper, who were equally will ing to accept the QUEEN'S shilling, are actuated by the same feelings, and are only deiirous of the opportunities of acquiring glory and distinction. Here, then, as our Manchester friends would say, is the " raw material," which only requires proper management to be wrought into the most brilliant and serviceable manufacture that the most vivid imagination can conceive. The scene of yesterday--and the subsequent Binquet at 'the Mansion House to Sir WILLIAM FENWICS WIL LIAMS, Bart., of Kars, M.P. (!) will stimulate that enthusiasm. England will never require a forced conscription. Her children will always stand forward when there is a real want of their services. They may hold alcot during the " piping times of peace," but when " grim visaged war" again makes its appearance, they will not be found wanting. All that is re quired is judicious management at head-quarters, Ind the preservation of a fitting nucleus on which to engraft any reinforcements that may be re quired, so that every war may not be inaugu rated by a series of disgraceful and disastrous failures. The mode by. which this great desideratum, may be accomplished, is for Par liament to decide. We are happy to say that their attention is directed to the all-important subject, and we earnestly hope that the result of their deliberations may be for " the safety, honour, and welfare of her MAJESTY and her dominions." ARRIVAL OF THB PRINCE AND PRIN. Somebody proposed the other day—in reference to the high price of meat, caused by a very odious monopoly—that a few of our London Butchers should have their ears cropped. What, on earth, let us now ask, can possibly be done to certain merchant and packet cap , tains, with a view to the prevention of future collisions by holding out some horrid or ignominious penalty in terrorem abaft the bin nacle? Cannot we contrive to get good out of evil, by changing every helmsman into a DA MOCLES? There really would appear to be some reason for these inquiries after the recent running down of Lord ALFRED PA.GET'S yacht, " The Alma," and the still more recent destruction of the "Mail," by the Belfast steamer " Excelsior." In each instance the night was clear enough, and the usual lights hung out both upon the destroyed -and the destroyer conspicuously ! Yet just in the same lubberly fashion that the Great Britain was run, some years ago, full tilt upon the shore of Ireland—the " Alma" and the "sail" were cut down to .. the water's edge, and so sunk in a few seconds for. ever and ever to "the ooze and bottom of the deep," their cus tomary "lights all right," and nothing visible anywhere in ' the way of an excuse, or, for that matter . in the way of the • shadow . _ of the shade of an excuse, for the delinquent ! Wherefore the one very "pertinent and - all-containing question comes to - us now, as it came to Beverley in The G r amester, " What's to be done ?" Admiral BYNG was shot, as VOLTAIRE suggeSted pour encourager les autres ? Can't we hit upon some ingenious pdnishment for these purblind packet-captains, calculated so far to rouse them from their apparently habitual apathy as, to preclude them from equal liability in . future to these'really frightful accidents ? It is a pro blem—thiii—the solution of which is really worth striving after. Perhaps the Trinity Board (in stead of tioubling their heads about the abstract. question as to whether or not the English CmstitutiOn is in the middle of the nineteenth: - century but still upon its trial) will take this important .matter into instant and se ions consideration. As things go, the inci de iis 1 liter alluded to, the incidents of the la . 00,1jelLicAltha" yacht and of , the " Mail' et'' '" .4 , - titiiie-_ - positively disgraceful 16 us as a ' 4 1071. 1 . an' . 'The recurrence of such lament , '.l i" - a ' eP4 "Ilnieessary, casualties ought absolutely d _.... t° b e . .P 14 ;914ed. : They ought to be prevented, w ,!layk,lieeituie they can be prevented, be -9 se itgltir occurring ` at _ all . is _distinctly . 1 and-obticiusly inexcusable. Supposing the yacht and the steamer to have carried no lights what. CESS OP PRUSSIA. DOVER, THURSDAY MORNING. The Prince and Princess of Prussia, with a nu• merous suite, arrived at 12.30 this morning. They left Dover by special train at 10 a.m. this day. HEALTH OF LORD HARDINSE.—The answer to in quiries at Lord Hardinge's town mansion to-day was tnat his loriship was going on favourably. THE GUN-BOATS. —lt is rurn4.ured that the Swedish authorities are about to purchase a )me fifty of our screw gun-boats. The King of the Belgians, accompanied by the Count of Flanders and the Princess Cbariotte, left the Brick layers' -arms Station in a special train for Dover yester day afternoon. The Royal party were received at the sta..ien by the Hon. James Byng, Chairman of the South-Eastern Railway Company; Mr. J. Toulon, director ; Mr. S. Smiles, secretary ; Mr. C. W. Eborall, manager ; and Mr. J. P. Knight, superintendent, all of whom travelled with the Royal train to Dover. His Royal Ili&iess Pi ince Albert attended the Royal party to the State carriage. PRINCE A DALBERT OF PRUSSIA —PLYMOUTg, July 9 . —ln consequence of the severity of the weather, his Roy al Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia did not visit the ships in commission on Monday ; but yesterday, the weather having moderated, he went on board the screw steam-ship Conqueror, 101, Commander Charles Fel !owes, and the receiving ship Implacable, 72, Captain Arthur Lowe, when the usual salutes were fired, but th e manning of yards was considerately dispensed with by the Royal visitor. To-day Prince Adalbert receives the Purt Admiral, the General, the heads of depa;•t ments, naval and military officers, 46c., on board the Dantzic, which will probably sail for Falmouth to morrow (Thursday). The Tay from Brazil yesterday has brought 50,0001. The amount paid into the Treasury of the East India Hems for bills on India, from the 25th ofJune to the 9th of July, was 59,094/. Gold continues to be taken from the' Bank for The purchase of silver, bob, at present; ;in trifling arduunts. Larger sums will probably again be withdrawn, unless the demand should be met by Australian arrivals. The Catherine Aoamson has arrived from Sydney, but the amount of gold she brings, if any, remains to be ascertained. The advises by this opportunity will be nearly three weeks later. The amount of gold hy the Vice-A.dirarat GGblifiTrorii Hobart 'rein is stated to be 50,000/. _ The subscription? of the Legislative Body for the vic tims of the inundations amounts. to 76,645 francs, and in addition the-members hai►e individually 'made dona tions in their respective departments. THE MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday. The Royal Mail Company!s steamship Tamer, Capt. Jelli coe, left this day with the usual Brazil and River Plate mails, 63 passengers; specie to the amount of 104,1981,, jtvrellery 5,0001., and a full caw. THE AMERICAN MAILL—LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.— The Un ted States mail steamship Ericsson, - Capt. Lowher, sailed from the Mersey this afternoon for New Yoik'with th• mails for the United States, a few pas sen„f;ers, and a moderate cargo of merchandise on freight. ALLEGEI) MIIEDER NEAR BRIDPCiRt —On Monday evening'an inquest was held by Mr. Samuel Skinner, eororier-for the western division of the county of Dorset, on the body of John Antony Brown. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some person or per sons unknown. EVACUATION OF TURKET.—A copy of the-convention agreed to on the 13th of May between her Majesty, the I.4amieror of the. French, and the King of Sardinia ex tends-the term previously stipulated for the evacuation of the Ottoman territory to the space of six months from the day of the exchange of the ratiflcations of ,the gene ral treaty sigried at Paris on thS 30th of March last. BERLIN, Tneaday.--LWe learn from Hamburg that the police have arrested there one. Josepli 3 Olsceski, a Pole, lately arrived -there from London. Boxes of revolution ary circulars, addressed to the Polish nation, printed in England, were fou n d i n hi s apartment. Arrests have been made among the Polish refugees in this city, and a police agent bas been sent to Hamburg to claim OLsceski. If given up, he will ba hande'd over to the Russians. _. ' THE I • l3oo3l ERANG.—Livxßroliri, Wednesday.--;-Capt. Webster, of the - schooner Stetson, .fitted out by the United States, to search for the abandoned ship Boom erang, laden with cotton from Mobile, and which was seen afloat more than a month after being abandoned, arrived at Queenstown" this morning, having crossed the Apantic without haying seen anything of the missing Oil). ' ' MR. Burnes BENEFIT AT DEERY-LANE TIIZATRE.— Mr. Bunn has announced a, be,nefit to take plce on Monday next, the 14thinstant. - A more attractive Pltogramine, .bas not been advertised for many years. i B staff . o sides th e - regular f the theatre, appear the n mes of Drayton, Weiss, H. billiard, Madame En d ysohn„ the Mines BrOugham, and the renowned v4calist MadPiii3- Viardot.Garcia, ' The. graceful and , beautifaidanaalsec3fiiiiAtaitiella-Katrine,- and- Mona': ' Vandrie, from her Majesty's Toeatre, will dance a na , ', and Miss Louisa Vining will sing a new song, !‘ Ike LOY•elf Walk," by bir. mad Mo. 8L Iva. _- . _ THE SON, LONDON, THATItSbAY EVENING, J ULY fo, 1856' LATEST NEWS. PARIS, THURSDAY. AUSTRALIA. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Royal mail ship Oliver Lang, one of the Black Ball line of packet; is off the Point. She was expected to leave Melbourne on the 27th of April, and will bring three weeks' later advices from Australia. She is also expected to bring a large amount of gold on freight. The Moniteur of to-day says that in conse quence of an incident, in which he was not the provoker, a French soldier was killed by an Aus trian corporal near Giurgevo. An investigation has been instituted on the spot, and the advices received by the Government of the Emperor from Vienna and from Bucharest assure that prompt and severe justice shall be rendered. Meantime his Majesty the Emperor of Austria has decided that a pension shall be granted to the family of the French soldier. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The United States Mail steamer, Arago, Capt. Lines, has arrived off Cowes, from New York to Havre, with the French and English mails, and dates to the 28th ult. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Minister of Marine has received the follow ing telegraphic despatch from Vice-Admiral Tre houart, commanding in chief the squadron of the Mediterranean, dated on board the Bretagne, July 6 " The definitive evacuation of the Crimea took place yesterday. Marshal Pelissier went on board the Roland, which sailed the same day. The Bretagne, which has just anchored at lileycos, left Kamiesh with the last vessels which were there, and which will arrive to-morrow in the Bosphorus." The Moniteur says :—" Several journals in France and in foreign countries have for some time past spread and attempted to accredit the rumour that the Emperor is shortly to proceed to Arenenberg, and thence to Bregens, to meet the Emperor of Austria. This statement has no foun dation." " The Lord Mayor of London," says the Afoni teur, "has addressed to the Prefect of the Seine a fourth sum of 100,000 f. on account of the English subscription, which now amounts to more than 600,0001., and that without including the towns which have placed themselves in direct communi cation with the French authorities." The Constitutionnel pays the following tribute to the memory of the late Minister of Public In s rll Ctioll "M. Fortonl attained his high position by his own talent and exertions. After beginning his career by the publication of literary works of signal merit, he devoted himself to serious studies and attained all the university honours step by step. As professor of literature at the Fa culty of Toulouse he greatly distinguished himself as a lecturer, and was afterwards appointed Dean of the Faculty of Art, as a well-merited reward for his univer sity labours. It was his popularity and superior talent as a professor that pointed out M. Fortoul to the choice of the electors after the revolution of 1848, and the courage and intelligence displayed by him in the repub lican assemblies cannot be forgotten ; he was always to be found on the side of common sense and justice, and the noble attitude which he then assumed drew on him the attention of the Prince who governed Franoe as Pre sident of the Republic. Amid the general blindness of parties, M. Fortoul was one of the first to perceive where safety could alone be found, when anarchy seemed so threatening in the political horizon. On his appointment to the Ministry of Public Inatruction,M. Fortoul soon dis played administrative talent al a high order. In a situation which appeared to be surrounded by so many difficulties at the outset, as it was in reality, the new minister, by his justice and firmness, found means of conciliating things that seemed altogether irreconcilable. The minis try of M. Fortoul will form one of the most honourable pages of the contemporary history of the university. As a professor, author, deputy, and minister, Mr. Fortoul has run a brilliant career, and, what is still better, a useful one ; on all these grounds it may be said that the Minister of Public Instruction carries with him to the tomb, so prematurely opened, the universal regret of bis countrymen." BOURSE, July 9, Two o'clock.—The market continues heavy. Threes are at 71f. 50c. Rail- way Shares are about the same as yesterday. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna, in -the- Conatitutionnel, sayi:—" The Austrian Bank has just published its balance-sheet for the past month, from which it appears that the specie has augmented 4,182,000 florins, so that its stock of specie now amounts to 61 millions against 368 millions of notes in circu lation. The proportion of specie to notes, which was Ito 6.47 last month, is now Ito 6.02. The notes in circulation, however, have only dimi nished 184,826 florins. It is high time for the Bank to resume payment in specie, as the number of forged notes is on the increase, and the tri bunals are continually trying persons accused of forgery. Among the receipts of the Bank for the month of June is an item of four millions reim bursed by the State on account of the last loan made by the Bank. It appears, however, that the State is still considerably embarrassed, for the domain of Balanka, in the Banat, valued at 155 trillions, and which was mortgaged to the Bank as security , for the last loan, has been completely ceded to that establishment, and a complete staff of officials have been sent off to administer it." The Austrian papers are giving great importance to the tour of Count Walewski through Germany. They state that the French Minister for Foreign Affairs is expected at Vienna on the 12th, and that he will afterwards visit in succession the capitals of Wurtomberg, Baden, Prussia, Saxony, and Bavaria. SARDINIA. The return of the losses experienced by the French army in the Crimea has been given. A document of a similar nature has t)een published respecting the Sardinian army, which has won such well-deserved sympathy in France. The Pied mon tese army of the East attained a maximum of 17,584 men. Up to October 31, 1855, it lost 1,632 men, of whom 1,211 died of cholera, 170 of typhus fever, and 251 from wounds and other causes. In this number there were 56 officers, 1,563 non commissioned officers and soldiers, and 13 belong ing to the commissariat. From October 31 to the evacuation, though the official returns are not complete, the losses of the Sardinian army may be estimated at 900 men, making a total of 2,532. The Piedmontese government also sent to the East 3,659 horses and mules, 48 pieces of cannon, 52 carriages for field pieces, 310 caissons, 1,190 chests of arms and tools, 200 tents bought at Marseilles, and 200 cast-iron stoves. Almost every part of these stores will be brought back. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, JUNE 28. The following is a verbal trans_ktion_of the ordi nance by which Christian soldiers are permitted to follow their religion, secure from molestation. It is an act of tolerance with which it is right the whole civilise& world should be made acquainted, as it is one of the most important steps in that direction that have been made in the East : " We command all general officers, colonels, and other heads of those corps in our army in which are Christian soldiers, to take care that they may observe their, religion in perfect freedom. To this end we order` that every Sunday, and every day celebrated as a religious festival according to their rites, the Christian soldiers shall be marched in a body, and without arms, to their respective churches, accompanied by officers, who at the close of their re ligious exercises will bring the back to their corps." The presence of Reschid Packa here is stilLa topic of frequent conversation. It is in vain that he per sists in representing himself as simply a visitor ; no one will believe it. The Sultan,, who had presented a sword of ho nour to Mahommed Said, has now added a medal of commemoration, of which only two have yet been given away, together with the title of Ferik, or general of a division, for his youthful son. The most significent part of the proceeding is, that the Sultan has written the whole firman in his own hand in which, ie announces these favours. On ordinary occasions the Sultan only writes the first words. Jul 7.—O ast i l l e i s tranquil. Provin- SPAIN. MADRID, J 4 Provin cial deputies municipalities continue to send to the Government the strongest protestations of clevote49l4 and fidelity. There is no ministerial crisis. King 0 tho Oa ye a l e tt er from Vienna of the sth) Has postponed his departure. He is still awaiting tie return of the Minister who has been sent round to the different German Courts, to confer with them respecting the arrangement of the Greek suc ciession. ; PROFESSOR OwEN P.E.S.—This distinguished natu rag, who for nearly 3Q years has been connected with e Royal Oolfege of ,burgeons,, as conservator of the - nnterian Mpse4rn.iinti ( Pcof?lisor of Comparative Ana '' my, has —fesigd4B%feapi)ohltinditii,Piaethief4t i on a more extensive inane of usefulness at the British Museum, as superintendent of thA ilattual history de. 1 putout. - NEW SOUTH WALES. By the arrival of the Catharina Adamson we have received files of papers to the 17th of April. We take the following from the Sydney Morning Herald of April 16 : m M a a t r t c e h r . s h F aw r uhvg o epe A n a ctrwahesol t aeso an h era ssdamrdt4etssi Assembly, d 3omul eyf a iten, t i callo e t onnbrtn entirely members yec t isiac h ti waonlu e .brdeh( p snii oo r dacFr e nai ab s oect e resree e n , ds with possessingtt t ioht i eh m " Our last summary of news was forwarded on the let of form on e ttr e htm e l e e n c otp t tui i rhoro attention vpeoieofs future r iw i ot n hea g res o o p hf f u n vrt the i t e c b i ieNr Legislativeen been upwards he s la l rg s e ea m ts a j t o h ri e t r y e of the contests have now been decided ; they have for the most part been well contested, and the result is in a great degree satisfactory, for there can be no doubt, judging from the character and standing of many of the gentlemen re turned, that the wealth and intelligence of the colony will be ably represented " Tne members of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce have been discussing, for some time past, the report of the select committee of the Chamber, appointed on the 19th of July last, 'to take into consideration the pre: ent Insolvent Laws of the colony, and to report such alteration , . as they may deem it advisable for the Chamber to petition the Legislature to make in the existing laws.' Considerable progress has been made, but these are yet several clauses in the report to be brought under consideration. • " The share market has been unusually quiet during the past month, and few transactions of importance have taken place. A considerable rise, however, has taken place in Bank of New South Wales shares, and a still further decline in the price of the shares of the Australasian Steam Navigation Company. Bank of New South Wales shares have been sold as high as 31/. 103. per share. This rise is partly attributable to the scarcity of stock in the market and the anticipation of a very favour able report. The last dividend was at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum, and the reserve fund had increased to 100,0001. It is believed that the dividend due 31st of March, which will be declared this month, will be equal 10, if it does not exceed, the last. Commercial Bank shares have been very firm at 401. per share. There is not so much speculation in the shares of the company as there is in the Bank of New South Wales, and its stock is therefore more sought after for a permanent investment; their last dividend was also at the rate of 20 per cent. per annum. Australian Joint-Stock Bank shares are firmer than they were laatisonth, and have been sold at 101. 10s. per share. The Australian Gas Company Shares are inquired for. They li have fluctuated between 81. 10s. and Si. 15s. per share. The usual dividend is at the rate of 10 per cent. ; last half-year they gave also a bonus of 10 per cent. Australasian Steam Navigation Shares have been much depressed, and have fallen from 131. to 121. per share. They paid no dividend for the last half-year, and there is very little prospect of an improvement at present, on account of competition. The General Assurance Company and the New South Wales Assurance Company have both suffered severe losses during the last quarter, but their profits are large, and shares are firm and in demand. The price of the General Assurance is 71. 55., and the New South Wales Assutance 21. 2s. Shares in the Gobi and Copper Mines are very dull, and, with the exception of the Wentworth Gold Field and New castle Ce - al and Copper Companies, almost unsaleable. Go vernment Debentures have increased in value; they have beets sold as high as 96 and the accrued interest. The value of these debentures, which are issued for a term of only five years, must increase as the time of paying them off approaches, unless those confided uy the - Government to the agency of the Bank of New South Wales—to be sold at not less than 92j in England—should be returned. It has been stated that small parcels have been sold on the London Stock Exchange at satisfactory prices ; but as regards the bulk of them no information has yet b.:en re ceived. The rise in debentures and bank stock is likely to continue whilst the amount of securities paying a regu lar rate of interest is so limited compared with the capital brought forward for investment. "It is, we are informed, the intention of the Governor- General to summon the new Parliament to assemble on the 20th of the ensuing month. "The extension of the line of railway from the Paira matte terminus to Liverpool is going on rapidly, and will, without doubt, be completed by August next. A large portion of the line is already formed, and the principal works, such as the viaducts and bridges, are in :a very forward state. The railway commissioners within the last day or two went over the entire dis tance for the purpose of inspecting the progress and cha racter of the works. The result of their inspection, we believe, was extremely flattering to all parties concerned. The commissioners next went over the proposed extension line to Campbell-town, which is now being surveyed, and which will, no doubt, be commenced soon after the meet ing of the new Parliament. The construction of these branches in connection with the grand trunk line between Sydney and Parrametta will be the means of concentrating into one focus nearly the whole of the traffic of the southern interior, which may be said to comprise about one-half of the iedustrial and productive wealth of the country. The Hunter River Railway is nearly completed, and will most prob .bly be opened about the same time as the Liverpool line. "The sewerage works are progresssing slowly but steadily. Want of funds on the part of the authorities is the chief impediment to their immediate completion. A. few weeks, however, even under the present dilatory ar rangements will suffice for their execution. '! The next branch of public improvements demanding 'particular notice is that with reference to our fortifica tions. In this respect our progress has been considerable. The stone and earthwork battery at Dawes' Point may be regarded as completed, while that at Pinchgut commanding the entrance both to the Cove and to Darling Harbour, is rapidly tending that way. The tower, which will be the most difficult and complicated part of tke work, and which it is intended to raise to an elevation of 50 feet, has been constructed to the height of 10 feet. The remainder of the fsrtification is in a corresponding state of forwardness. A. new battery, similar in character to the one at Dawes' Point, and capable of mounting seven guns, besides accommodating one officer and 30 men. is about to be commenced at ICioribilli Point. This, with the proposed battery at Garden Island, and those we have already mentioned, will present a formidable barrier to any aggression , by way of the sea. ' As regards private buildings, we have nothing par ticular to report. Of course structures of more or less pretensions are being erected in all parts of the city, but the y a ceroe np asin t o iie s. arly so numerous or so important as on former "The corner stone of the new Mariner's Church, in con nection with the Sydney Bethel Union, was laid on the 19th March last, by his Excellency Sir William Denison. " On Saturday, April 5, there was a partial eclipse of the sun. It commenced at Sydney at L5O, and ended at 6.21. At Moreton Bay 15-16ths of the sail's disc was eclipsed, the line of total obscuration running through the unsettled parts of the colony. The day was so cloudy and wet that the eclipse was invisible." COMMERCIAL. (From the Sydney Morning Herald of April 11.) The amount of gold coin issued from the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint during the week ending to.day has been 10,000 half sovereigns. The amount of gold dust imported into the same establishment during the week, for the pur poses of coinage, has been 2,656 ounces. The western escort arrived this morning at the Colonial Treasury, and delivered the following quantities of gold dust :—[From Bathurst, 74 ounces S dwts. ; Safala, 399 ounces 17 dwt. 23 grains; Tambaroora ' 277 ounces 16 dwts ; Avisford, ?Al ounces 7 dwts. 12 grains ; Louisa Creek, 14 ounces. Total from the western districts, 2,000 ounces 9 dwts. 11 grains. The advices both from the western and southern districts, continue to be satisfactory as regards the progress of the gold diggers. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. Few persons, however disinclined to the study of statute law, will be indifferent to the fate of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill, just brought down from the House of Lords for the sanction of the Commons. The act will come into operation next New-year's day. Tue jurisdiction now vested in the ecclesiastical courts, in respect of divorces a mensa et thoro, suits of nullity of marriage, of jactitation of marriage, for restitutien of oorkjlgal rights, and all jurisdiction in matters matri monial, is to cease and determine, and a new ‘f C inn of Divorce" into be established. The Lord Chancellor, - the Lord Chief justices of the Court of Queen's &melt and Common Picas, the Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and the Dean of the Arches will be the judges of the sai I court and any three of theni will form a quorum. The Dean of the Arches (who must always attend tine court as one of the judges) will be called - the "Judge Ord,nary " of the Court of Dtvorce,and have lull authority, without the concurrence of. any other judge, to hear and determine all matters arising therein, except petitions for dissolving any marriage. The Master of the Rolls, or any superior judge, may act in the absence of the Judge ordinary.. The Court of Divorce is to proceed and give relief on the priociples and rules of the ecclesiastical courts. The Court may order payment of alimony to wives, and pro nounce divorcee a mensa et thoro, in which latter case the wife will be considered, with respect to property, as a femme sole, so long as the separation continues. The Court may dissolve marriage on the ground of a wife's adultery, or a husband's commission of incest, bigamy, or adultery with cruelty, on the petition of the parties. In this case, also, alimony may be secured to the divorced wife. After a decent interval the divorced parties may re-marry, but with the express provision that it will not be lawful for the adulterer to intermarry with the woman by him seduced, or vice versa. To the children of guilty parents is secured the privilege of the protection of the High Court of Chancery, if the Court of Divorce see fit to apply for it. Questions of fact may be referred to a common jury,' if the Court see fit. All advocates or proctors, as well as all barristers and solicitors, will be entitled to practise in the new court. An appeal from the decrees of the Court of Divorce will lie to the House of Lords. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following mem bers of the College, having undergone the necessary ex aminations, were admitted licentiates in midwifery at the meeting of the Board on the 18th instant - Messrs. Oliver Lemon, Pembroke-terrace, Caledonian-road, Islington ; Thomas Henry Turney, Ovenden, near Halifax ; Herbert Gillen Wootton, Canterbury ; John Lister Pool Pugb, Halifax, Yorkshire ; Samuel Henry Green, New Garrett, Manchester ; Charles Henry Slaughter, Farningham, Kent ; William Powne, Fowey, Cornwall ; Alfred Meadows, Ipswich ; William Wil liams Festiniog, North Wales ; William Groom, Wis beach, Cambridgeshire ; James Greenwood, Queen's road, Dalston ; Rustomjee Byramjee, Hon. East India Company's Service ; Charles Evans Muriel, Norwich ; Charles Jeken Elwin, Broad-street-buildings, . City t; Phineas John Kendrick, Birmingham ; John Craske Webb, Shaftesbury-crescent, Pimlico ; and Thomas Carthow Gillet, Truro, Coruvr&U. Nand awl Military luteingence. The following changes are consequent upon the recent arrivals from the Crimea : The let battalion Grenadier Guards has left Welling ton Barracks for Aldershot Camp. This battalion marched direct from Hyde park to the Waterlou station after the review yesterday. The 2 I battalion Grenadier Guards left town yester terday after the review on their return to Windsor, where they will remain for the present. The Si battalion Grenadier Guards, which marched from Al lerahot ye,terday, last from the Crimea, has gone into Wellington Barracks, St. James's-park. _ The Ist battalion Coldstream Guards, last from the Crimea, has gone into barracks at the Tower of London. The 2,1 battalion Coldstream Guardi, which up to yesterday were quartered in the Tower, left town after the review forAldershot, but are under orders ultimately to proceed to Windsor. The let battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, last from the Crimea, are gone into St. George's B.rracks, Chari❑g cross. The 2d battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, up to yester day occupying St. George's Barracks, left town after the review fur Aldershot. The Portman-street Nlngazine, and the Kensington and Buckingham Palace Barracks, will be occupied by detachments from the three Crimean battalions. One battalion of the Grenadier Guards is under orders to proceed to Dublin. The let ftlyal Dragoons are under orders to leave Al dershot firr Woolwich to embark thence for Dublin. The 4th Dragoons are to hold themselves in readi ness to proceed at a short notice from Aldershot to StiPffield and Leeds. _ _ The 6th Dragoons now at Aldershot are under orders for Shorucliffe camp. The Ist battalion R fle Brigade, which arrived at Aldershot from the Crimea on Saturday, are under orders to proceed to Dublin. The depots of the 1.4 and 2,1 Rifla Brigade, now at AlderAot, are t be removed to Winchester. Th., let battalion let R iyals lett Alderstiott on Tues day, to embark for Ireland. The SOttt R. , gitnent is under orders to remove from Aldershot to Manchester and the northern districts. The depot of the 91st 11,-igiment is about to proceed to Berwick-upon-Tweed. The 15h tiussars and the 7 , ,h Missal's will continue for the present to occupy quarters iu the north camp at Aid er,hot. _ Major Gen. Crawford will, it is unJerstoocl, be ap pointed to the eon:inland or the Brigade of Guards at Aldershot. The following vessels passed the Bosphorus on passage to England on the Ist, 2,1, 6th, and 7th inst. :—Tne Charity, 700 men, British Swiss Legion ; tse Stamboul, 900 men, British Swiss Legion ; the Ca'cutta, 11th Hus sars ; the Australian, 200 men, Land Transport Corps, and 200 men, Aimy Works Corps ; H.M.S. Resistance, 50 moo, Land Traneport Corps; and H.M.S. Sanspa red, 72d Regiment. It is rumoured that the Osborne, Royal yacht, is to be fitted up forth with (instead of the St. Jean d'Acre, 91, crew) to convey the Earl of Granville and suite to St. Petersburg. Toe Flag of Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, K.C.8., Commander-in-Chief at P ,, rtsniouth, was struck yes terday morning on board H.M.S. Victory, Capt. the Hon. J. R. Drummond, C. 8., and that of Rear-Admiral Suo-rintendent Martin hoisted at her wizen pro tent. Her Majo-ey's ship Duke of Weilingten, 131, Capt. Caldwell, C.B , 11 , 11 of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir R. S. Dunda., K.C.8., left Spithead yesterday afternoon, for Plymouth, where she will be joined by the Con juror, 101, Commander Felowes ; the Forth, 12, screw mor . ar-sbip, Capt. Lord John Hay, C.B. ; and two gun boats; and with them take a cruise as far as Queens town only, according to present orders. Her Majesty's screw corvette Hi hflyer, 21, was taken into the steam basin at Portsmouth yesterday for refit. Her Majesty's steam vessel Medusa, Capt S. Osborne, C. B , left Portsmouth yesterday morning for Woolwich. Her Majesty's steam-vessel Alban, 3, Lieut. Blac quiere, left Portsmouth on Tuesday evening for Ireland, with Coastguard men, paid off from the fleet. Her Majesty's screw despatch gun-vessel Coquette, Command-r Risk, left Portsmouth on Tuesday night fur the westward. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. The exhibition of this society, yesterday, was ho. noured with a visit by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, who was accompanied by his Royal High Ness Prince 04car of Sweden. A large assemblage o: the arstocracy thronged the gardens during the alter noon. Tue following is a list of the prizes awarded EXTRA GOLD MEDAL. Mr. May, gardener to H. Collyer, Esq., Dartford—for 16 stove and greenhouse 'lints. Mr. Keefe, gardener to J. Butler, Esq., Woolwich—for 20 exotic orchids. LARGE GOLD MEDAL. Mr. Dodds, gardener to Su. J. C.Athcart, Bart., Cooper's Hid--for 16 stove and greenhouse plants. Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. Coster, Esq., Streatham---for 16 stove and greenhouse plants. - • • • Mr. Gedney, gardener to Mrs. Bilis, Iroddesdon—for 20 exotic orchids. MEDIUM GOLD MEDAL. Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Autrobus, Cheam—for 16 stove and greenhouse plants. Messrs. Fraser, nurserymen, Leyten —for 12 stove and greenhouse plants. Mr. Carson, gar 'oner to W. F. G. Farmer, Esq., Non- such Park—for 10 stave and greenhouse plants. Mr. Wo,lley, gardener to H. B. Kerr, Esq., Cheshunt —for 20 exotic orchids. Mr. cl,trk, gardener to C. Webb, Esq., High Grounds, Hoddesdon—for 12 exotic orchids. GOLD MEDAL. Mr. Cutbush, nurseryman, .Barnet—for 12 stove and greenhouse plants. Mr. Peed,• gardener to T. Treadwell, Esq., Norwood : — for 10 stove a"d greenhouse pl juts. Mr. Cutbush, nurseryman, Barnet—for 10 Cape Heaths. Mr. May for 8 Cape Heaths. Messrs: Veitch, nurserymen, Exeter and Chelsea—for 20 variegated plants. Mr. Turner—for 12 pelargoniums. Mr. Holder, gardener to 11ev. E. Coldriige, Eton Col lege—for 12 pelargoniums. Mr. Tillyard, gardener to Right Hon. the Speaker, Hecklield Park, Hants—for miscellaneous collection of fruits. LARGE SILVER GILT MEDAL. Mr. Barter, gardener to A. Basset, Esq., Stamford Hill —for 16 stove and greenhouse plants. Mr. Moi ris, gardner to Coles Child, Esq., Bromley— for 10 stove and greenhouse plants. Mr. Rhodes—for 6 stove and greenhouse plants. Messrs Fraser—for 6 kalosanthus. Mr. Mortimer, gardener to J. It. Scott, Esq., Hornsey —for 6 tall cactus. Mr. Jackson, nurseryman, Kingston—for 20 variegated plants. Mr. Carson—for 6 exotic orchids Mr. Bray, gardener to Baron Goldsmidt, Regent's•park —for 6 fuchsias. _ Mr. Gaines, nurseryman, Battersea—for 12 pelargoni ums. Mr. Barnes, gardener to Lady Rolle —for specimens of 84 conifera plants from the aborateca bieton. Mr. Weir, gardener to J. Hodgson, Esq., the Elms, Hampstead—for 10 pelargoniums. Mr. Fleming, Trentham, for miscellaneous collection of , - fruits. Mr. Glendenning—for 3 dishes of grapes. LARGE SILVER MEDAL. Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss Trail, Hay's-place, Bromley—for 6 stove and greenhouse plants. Mr. Glendenning, nurseryman, Chiswick—for 10 Cape heaths. Mr. Williams—for 8 Cape heaths. Mr. Roser, gardener to J. Branbury, Esq., Streatham— for 6 Cape heaths. Mr. Morris—for 6 exotic orchids. Mr. Turner—for 6 fancy pelargoniums. Mr. Windsor—for 6 fancy pelargoniums. Mr. Turner—for 6 pelargoniums. Mr. Constantine, gardener to C. Mills, Esq., Hillingdon, Middlesex—kr miscellaneous collection of fruit. Mr. Jones, Dawlas Iron Works Company—for 4 pine apples. SILVER GILT MEDAL. Mr. Rhodes, gardener to J. PhOpot, Esq., Stamford hill— for 10 stove and green houge plants. Mr. Peed—for 6 stove and greenhouse plants. Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Autrobus—for 6 tall cactus. Messrs. Eraser—for 10 Cape heaths. Mr. Rhodes--for g Cape heaths. Mr. Pe d—for 6 Cape heaths. Mr. Harlock, gardenei to W. R. Nutter, Esq., Wan ste:id, Essex—for 6 C spe heaths. 31-:issrs. Lee, nurserymen, Hammersmith, for 20 varie gated plants. Mr. Fletcher, gardener to Dr. Young, Kennington-lane —for 12 exotic ferns. Mr. Baillie, gardener to W. C. Carbonell°, Esq., Mr.:, row-ro .d— for 30 British ferns. Mr. Dedinsm, gardener to G. Foster, Esq., the Holme, Regent's-park—for 6 exotic orchids. Mr. Turner, nurseryman, Slough—for 6 calceolarias. Mr. Dobson - , - nurseryman, Isleworth—for 6 fuchsias. Mr. Windsor, gardener to E. Blythe, Esq., Hampstead— for 10 pelargoniums. Messrs. Fraser—for 6 fancy pelargoniums. Mr. Bray—for 6 fancy pelargoniums. Mr. Turner—for 3 pelargoniums. Mr. Weatherill, gardener to Dr. Macnil, Hornsey-road— for 3 pelargoniums. Mr. Holder—for 6 pelargoniums. Messrs. Paul, nurserymen, Cheshunt—for 50 cut roses. Miss Palmer, 46, Portland-place—for 25 cut roses. Mr. Weatherill—for 12 plants of verbenas. Mr. May- ‘ —for plants of clipledenial and ixora. Mr. Barnes, Bicton—for 4 pine apples. Mr. Mitchel, nurseryman, Brighton—for 3 dishes of grapes. Mr. Henderson, gardener to Sir J. Beaumont, Coleorton Hall—for 121 b. of grapes. Mr. Boyd, gardener to Viscount Dillon, Dytchly—for 1 dish of Black Prince grapes. • Mr. Tillyard—for 1 dish of white muscadine grapes. Mr. Clarke—for 1 dish of muscats. Mr. Tillyard—for 1 dish of frontignacs. Mr. Mitchel, Brighton—for 1 dish of grapes (Marchio. ness of Hastings). Mr. Clark, gardener to R. Hanbury, Esq., Herts—for 1 dish of peaches. Mt. Frost, gardener to E. L. Betts, Esq., Preston Hall, Maidstone—for 4 dishes of peaches and nectarines. Messrs. Lane—for a collection of fruit trees, in pots. Mr. Snow, gardener to Earl d e Grey, Wrest Park—for seedling grape. SUNDAY MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE.-At a meeting of. the Salford town council held yesterday, a large majority voted for the expulsion of bands of music from the Peel park on Sundays in future, and ordered public notices to that effect to be issued. The committee having the management of the people's parks in Manchester, under the corporation, having declined to expel Stkoc4y bandFfs, the subject is to be brought before the next meeting Of the town council, with a view to coercing the coat• mitt4e, ELIP;TI , iN OF GKNEHAL wILLIAUS A AERMESE.NT.ATIVE OF CALNE, CALNE, WEDNESDAY. The election of a member to supply the vacancy - caused in the representation of Caine, consequent upon the elevation of the Earl of Shelburne to the House of Peers, took place at noon to day, when " the Hero of Kari" was,returned without opposition. The gallant officer bad been staying at Bowood (the seat of the Marquis of Lansdowne) for several days pre ♦iously, and was escorted into the town this morning by an immense concourse of horsemen and pedestrians, amidA the flaunting of banners and the playing of music. The nomination took place in the Town Hall, at 12 ' o'clock, when the gallant general was proposed by Wm. Whyte, Esq., of the Highlands ; and seconded by Bing Baily, E-q. In acknowledging the honour which the burgesses of Caine had conferred upon him, General Williams said—l beg to return you my most sincere and hearty thanks for the honour you have just done me in electing-me to tepresent this borough in Par- ' liament. My thanks and gratitude are also due to you for the kind and friendly reception you have given me, and for the manner in which I have been treated since the first moment I entered your town. I hope, by the _ future course which I shall pursue, to merit the high distinction which you have given me ; and if I obtain from you only a portion of that consideration in which I know you held your former representative, there will be no regret on the side of either of us at your havinesent me to parliament. The object I have in presenting my self before you is untinged by anything like selfishOno tive or personal ambition. My real motive in cowing forward is to endeavour to serve you and to serva.the country in this her present state of transition from:war to peace, by advocating the preservation of those Amili tary institutions which cost us so much blood arca so much mortification to re-establish after the comml'ace- ' ment of the late war. I therefore hope you''', , ,,lrill consider that I do my duty if I pursue that couti' , ' if I try to protect those institutions which will ,pfd test you from future invaders, and make the ri‘.93e of England respected throughout the nations of "he world. As it is with individuals so it is with na- 'ions ; no nation, however great in other resmeta,• can with safety stand in close proximity with ctiller • nations armed to the teeth, unless provided with r\ similar means of defence, and I am th e 'fore " quite sure that what I say will hold g o o d, iz., that we should watch zealously over our milit a ry insti la tons. No pers n would think of going, unarmed, with his pockets fob of gold among men whom he keew to be . ~ jealous of his ' personal character, and covetous of his wealth, and I am satisfied you will agree with vihat I said when I landed at Dover, and what I have since repeated • —that we should be careful, above all things, to keep • out selves in a position to preserve that wealth which the ii dus ry of ages h,is collected in this country. Since the time of William the Conqueror—and he came to this . • country having some pretensions to the throne—no con querer has ever set 11;s foot upon our soil, and if we would c nitinue to be able to make this proud boast, we must ii• t neglect our military resources. The gallant general said, another object whic'i made him anxious to enter Parliament was, that it might enable him to render some service to a country fur which we had spent so much treasure, and spilt so much blood—he meant Turkey, • which he was convinced possessed great vitality ; and he • was sure it was the i iteration of her Majesty's Ministers , to do everything they could for Turkey, in conjunction with our gallant allies the French ; and if those whom he then addres-td could only have seen the heroism dis- • played by the Turks, who had stood by hEna in the hour • of danger, they would agree that they were worthy of all their esteem and sympathy. . At the conclusion of his address the gallant general was again warmly applauded. He left Calne soon after his election to dine with the Lord Mayor of London, by special invitation. TRADE WITH CENTRAL ASIA. The copy of a "Despatch from the Court of Directors of the East India Company to the Governor in Council at Bombay, dated the 4th of June, 1856," is worthy of atten tive perusal in Manchester and Liverpool. The export trade of England with Central Asia and the provinces of Northern India is yet in its infancy, and a perusal of this " despatch shows us that to a new trade in this quarter of the world, capable of indefinite extension, there are only the obstacles of an improvement in the harbour of Kurrachee, the completion of the railway from Kurrachee to Kotree, past the delta of the Indus, and the gradual extension of , main roads to Khelat, Candahar, and all the Scinde country. The fair at Kurrachee is rising in importance, and presents a capital medium for bringing the British merchants and the native Indian traders together, and the importation of manufactured articles in exchange for wool, cotton, indigo, saltpetre, &c., which are all staple com m of the Punjab. The trade of Affghanistan and the Punjab has rapidly increased in recent years, and its more rapid increase has only been retarded by the want of steam-boat accommodation on the rivers ; the number of boats is altogether inefficient, while the heavy freights, the result of this state of things, act as a great discouragement to the native traders. There is every probability that the countries adjacent to the Indus will draw more and more their supplies from Kur- j raabee, : the neatest point. The Government has noel adopted Kurrachee as the natural read by whichtroops are ' forwarded to Upper India, and the railway and the river navigation will send commerce more and more in the same direction. It is not merely as a valuable opening for a general commerce with Central Asia that we may use the mouth of the Indus river. It may also to Lancashire be come as important a cotton export depot as New Orleans. Encouragement to native produce's and railway facilities will do much towards increasing the growth of cotton. The despatch gives a statement, by Mr. Edgeworth, the commissioner, that a large quantity of cotton might be sent eown the river from Moultan; but that its bulk is so great from imperfect pressure that it cannot be stowed in Nt , amers. He recommends the establishment of a screw press in Moultan, and Mr. Frere ' the commissioner at Ku rachee, makes the same sugg estion for that place ; and these presses, the despatch informs us, have been ordered to be provided. We hav e s till more substantial assurances - of the growth of commerce in this quarter from private enterprise. The Scinde Railway Company have just ob tained permission to survey the route from Moiltan to La hore and Thuritsir for a new railway, a distance of 230 , miles, which, with steamers of light draught on the Indus, will connect with the Scinde line. By this means Central Asia, the Punjab, and part of the North-West provinces, • will obtain access to the Arabian Sea by the port of Kur rachee, which is contemplated by Mr. Andrews, the chair• man of the company, as the Indian port of the Euphrates ti an sit.—Manchester Examiner. THE GRENADIER GUARDS. The following are the names of the officers of the Grena dier Guards who were killed in action, or died of their wounds or from illness, daring the first campaign in the Crimea : Colonel the Hon. Gros Hcod : killed in the trenches. Lieutenant-Colonel Pakenham : killed at Inkerman. Captain the Hon. H. Neville : killed at Inkerman. Captain Rowley : killed in she trenches. Captain Sir Robert Newman : killed at Inkerman. Lieutenant Davies : died of wounds received in the trenches. Lieutenant-Colonel Cox : died of fatigue after flank march. Surgeon Huthwaite : died of fatigue after flank march. The following officers of the Grenadier Guards, who were present at the Alma, Balaklava, and Inkerman, are still serving in the regiment : Colonel Hamilton : wounded at Inkerman, present through out the whole siege. Colonel the Hon. George Cadogan : afterwards on the Stir. dinian Staff in the Crimea. Colonel the Hon. 11. Percy : wounded at the Alma. Colonel Brownrigg, C.B. : present throughout the siege ; after the Alma he was appointed Adjutant-General of Light Division. Lieutenant-Colonel Bradford : wounded at Inkerman. Lieutenant-Colonel Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar ; sent throughout till July, 1855. Jul Major Tipping : severely woun d e d a t Inkerman; no• rot recovered. lw Major de Horsey : •present at the Alma only. Lieutenant-Colonel Higginson, Adjutant: present throtst out the war. Major Burnaby : now with Italian Legion. vet Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron : wounded in the trencbi t ; ; subsequently attached to the German Legion. Major Sir C. Russell, Bart. ; present throughout the vatr, except three months' leave during last winter t Captain Burgoyne : severely wounded at the Alma; invalided home after it. Viscount Balgonie : subsequently en the staff; was pr 6.. sent throughout the siege. I Captain Napier Sturt : wounded at Inkerman. Captain Bathurst : invalided home in the spring of . 1856. ) Captain Verschoyle : present throughout the siege. Captain Robert Hamilton : wounded at the Alma, while carrying the colours, but continued in the action ; was presentthroughout the siege. Quartermaster Lilley. Surgeon Wardrop. ZRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING. WOLVERHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY. The quarterly meetings of the ironmasters of Stafford shire and East Worcestershire commenced at Wallsall on Tuesday ; : the second assembly, at which really the basi licas of these meetings begins, was held in this town this afternoon. The attendance of the trade was not quite so ; numerous as usual, but notwithst an di ng thi s it was s t a t e d that the trade is steadier, and that it is wearing a heal thier autect than characterised it two or three weeks since. All that is wanted is a good batch of orders from America to put the trade in good spi r it s , an d di spe l any s li g ht de gree of languor which may exist. Of pig iron, there was very little sold to-day, producers not being willing to ac cept lo wer rates, and consumers holding off for the mo ment, awaiting the chance of the commodity being bought cheaper. Prices take a somewhat wider range than usual, but very much depends on quality ; and 'until after the Ueeting of the Shr o pshire masters to-morrow, and the rger meeting of the trade in Birmingham, it is not easy to quote prices with any degree of accuracy. The reports to-day in relation to the demand for merchant iron were more favourable than might have been expected. It was stated that, notwithstanding the absence of American orders, the flow is so steady for almost all descriptions from other quarters, that most of the works are going on_ full time, and that as regards bars of best quality th e y annot be bought under 9/. per ton. There is a more active ilemand, too, for sheets, for which prices are undoubt bily firmer ; and although there was no appearance of Anything like , buoyancy, the tone was unquestionably good. The price of ironstone is still remarkably firm ; it was tated to-day that there is no disposition to accept a free- : ion lower prices, which now stand at from 18s. 'to 19s. per ton. I The reports as to the state of the coal trade are to the ;effect that it is in great plenty all over the district, and that prices are drooping; indeed the abundance of it is evident enough, the supply being larger jusb now'than it has been at any time for two years at least.... ,„ Some of the manuficthring trades in the town and the l itulia?Aat i 9,,geigilh . mhp%Uarp . „_gackilke although th e aeries of meetings this guider commence as early as it is possible for them to do, it was mentioned that amounts had bia; Mete at pospigrsa usual M( The quietly range, from tl Were of 500 ha' eulatiot Maranl 600 Eg. 4id. p( improv busi nes A. scot place, in Bth i nst 132 f. vi 4 rule d at ties ar( Man ufai rise, ha Lon ion tend,Dne ties ( ►f C ACicoL' last mor that por 19 immet the Siles of this a had corn 1 0,735 b Itay to 1 The in ;Tr ived c rung 3 is, JL'he M riither tvr . o and counted The fee t he WM 01 Pre tc h b thi ) Eng , that price a n it or variation Consider ec "count the usual bees 951 values. New Thr to 961.1 11 °_ ( " 7 Y, at .T.he P e , have attra 4 ,2 1 d. an a( ibis secur America, proceeds( 4i per ce] about 82 ch ange la( aidered t a difFeren The Dolls are i n d nients. g z, an as lon Russia n 9 28, and 23, Buena Tian last to th;._ aa, The foil Stocks: can, 22i 579 ;,Poi per Cea ht. Spanish dit Barris} Lit But of Ditto 4 l'erurian LONDO: n...z111411 for t w/Tespon I'"'-tea . Conga Ditto Ditto