The Sun. — London, England, 1856-07-03 00:00:00

-•• MON?&Y iVIATIKET 4ND CODDIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Two o'CLocx The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, wit'n a good business doing. The males were estialated at from 10,000 to 12,000 hales -1,000 for export and 3,000 on speculation—. comprising 400 Pernam and Marauham, 6d. to ; 200 Bahia, 6d. to 61d. ; 600 Egyptian, 6id. to Bd. ; 800 Surat, 4id. to 5d., and 180 Sea Islands, 114 d. to ls. OAd. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed exceedingly active, but with out any material change. Advicel4 from the French wool markets report a rather dull business in consequence of the wools of this year's clip not coming to market earlier. At Bourges, the clip of this year having been kept back by the . bad weather, the wools have not ar ..(), :,,.rtyed'Ab.abundantly from the wool growers as they last season, and •consequently sales have not .- beci, active. Buyers do not exhibit much anxiety t 30 purchase. Prices at the close of the fair on the 28th June remained without variation, at 'the same quotations with which it opened, viz.—lfr. to lfr. 15c. per half kilo: Some qualities of an exceptional ' "'kind 'realised lfr. 20c., and lamb's wool obtained . froatlf. 30c. to if. 35c. per kilo. At Chalon-sur 7Marne 'the market closed on Saturday at the same r isfiCaobtained last year, being 2f. 50c. to 2f. 80c. Per lg kilo. for fine washed wools, and a superior , lot bronht from 2f. 90c. to 3f. At Chartres about , i4ll. 430 waggon loads arrived on the fair ground.on - • 4 kiktatday; but ihe day passed over without any t!ge beiug effected ;.'and it was understood that - none would'takeplaoe 'Until Monday. The ruling quotations were :—For wool in grease, Ist quality y 2f. 40c. per _kilo., 2d ditto 2f. 20q., and 3d ditto 2f. ; lamb's wool, Ist quality :3f. 50c., 2d ditto, 3f. '2oe.; 'and 34 ditto 2f. 80c. • ,: ; ,,,.;, 1 ; Accounts. from . Paris_ mention that the Bourse yesterday presented a firmer appearance and ah im provement in the prices of the Rentes occurred. The unfavourable effects produced by the late set tlement of the account were disappearing, and the business now transacted is described as being of a mere bona fide character. Contrary to an opinion entertainted in many quarters, the Bank of England Directors have ad journed their Board meeting without making any change in the minimum rate of discount, but this has canned no serious disappointment, since it is well understood that although the reduction has not been effected to-day, it cannot be delayed much longer, supposing of course monetary affairs remain in their present-- favourable condition. There is rather more inquiry for discounts in Lom . ' bard-street, owing 'to the large mass of commer cial bills which fall due to-morrow, the "fourth" of the month. It is expected that in the course of the present Week half a million sterling of gold will be received from Constantinople. The remittances to India _mod China by the Peninsular and Oriental Com . piVs steamer, which is to leave Southampton to ••,*:!TXovv, is believed to be heavy, namely, about 660• . ,00 , 0 63i; ) 700,000/. The Funds have ruled at fuller quotation, and the tendency of the market is still strongly in the . "direction--of a further advance. Consols have been 951 and 96 all the morning. The New Three per Cents, rule at 96i to'97, and the Reduced 961 • Bank Stock is firm at 217 to 218. Exchequer Bills continue to improve, being 14s. and 184. Poi. • 'The Bonds are no, and East India Bonds 10;..prem. In Foreign Stocks the transactions have been numerous. Turkish 6 per Cents, have been 106 g. and 107, and the 4 ,per Cents. 1061,. for count, being a trifle lower. Russian 4-i per Cent*. are better, viz. 981. Sardinian' Bonds havabeen 92 Mexican 23, and Brazilian 5 per Cents. 1021, being full prices. Buenos Ayres have risen 1, viz. to 87. Equador New Consolidated have' been flat at 14k, the Land Warrants are 4i, and Grenada New Active 7i. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7i 8 ; Mexi can; 2 7 4- 3i ; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 57 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5 per Centii., 111 113 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 461 ; ditto New Deferred, 25 +; ditto Certificates, 6-1 7 ; ditto Passive, 6 7. The last week's Railway Receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 18!ti6. Great Western S outh -Western riFcbton 18,436 Midland South -Eastern 20,703 Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 7,290 Chester and Holyhead N orth-Western Lon on Gen. Omnibus Compa ry 10,426 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 9,649 9,246 North London North British 4.909 5,222 North Stafford O xford, Worcester, and Wolverh 4.008 3,496 Shrewsbury and Cheater Waterford and Limeri 1 Great Western of Canad ern 10,608 7.618 Grand Trunk of Canada Northern of Francs a TtaihvayShareshave been rather flat not withstand ing the firmness of the English Funds. Some of the I • leading lines, however, are at a slight enhance era, including Aberdeen, Bristol and Exeter, ilast Anglian, Great Northern, &c. The French are quiet. Bengals are to 1 pm. Grand Trunk of Canada are rather better, owing to the intelli gence from the colony to the effect that Mr. Cay leY'a motion respecting the line had been carried in the Legislature. Na.tional Di scoun t s h ares are at full prices. Miscellaneous shares generally rule firm. BRIT- .•yam, ~ 7 i Yi d ~. II 1855. £27,582 17,737 17,678 28,246 21.067 12.206 20,408 22,306 7,017 5,639 58,569 'ISII FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ( Nrarw tha Offlcial List. _ ~.... done- sank St oc k 4,1. .. ... 217 18 a ner uent. Redr.cod Annuities_ q6/ i i New 3 per Cent. Annuiti es India Ronde, „ago° —...... . Co,sols tor Account Excheque r 13111 a, 211 17 14 18 p 100 ;I N O Ditto Bonds, 1858 , 31 per Cent. 18 20 p ......: Ditto, 1859 100 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. _ Ditto Account 102;s Ditto N ew , 185 2, 41 per Cent. 96 B uenos Ayres R on d e, 6 per Cent. Ditto Accou n t . 87 Iluador New Consolidated l4l D itto Provisional L an d W arrant Grenada New Active, 2i per Cent l9l • Ditto Deferred M exican 3 per Cent 74 ~,. Ditto Account..• •..-.... ' - P eruvian Bonds 41 'pei . . ... Cent ~, .‘ io; 23 .. Ditto Account '........• •: Ditto 3 per Cent.,.,, .••• . ... . K,-. Ditto Account • • . .. .. , .••••••• 5 Russian B on d s, 1822, £ St., 5-per. -- , v, Dittp Account .:: . ... ..... ... . . ......... il•,'" Ditto 41 pbr Cent. 98} 9 a d sstudinian Bon Id; 5 per Cent. . ......... p .nisb Roads, 3 pet. Cent .'.. ' Ditto Account . ... t ... .....„.. . .., ........... • • .v. „wish Committee Cert. of Coup, not fun. 6i p c p •1: Ditto Accou n t 801ide.,6 per cont. . ' *"' Ditto Account .... ... ' . .................... . ,_,,.._.04)4t0 Suaall ~....4..... . .... ;.... ; . . ..... . `', .piitt Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - ........ .." 1 -1-); Avenwit .......... .• ....... . ,"181,7 r ~.,„ ~4 id. on thr 'above mixable' to /envie., per Cent. ... ............ 94f 50c Ex 25f 30n french Rentes, 4i Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4§ per `Cent, . -0 4 .4 - 2 • ' ' ' THREE O'CLOCK. • : . C in501e....... .. ~a,-,..4 !Ditto:Account (July 10) -, a') -,...,, ,--•- • _____ -- - , 5a 25 20 • 100 100 100 20, (561 1001 L. , Aai TBEAKIBICS,EigIBtrION, 1857. Yesterday tl4Outafion from the executive committee had the ho. • 1 1 1 C i t r- 21.M.Allterview with.his Royal Highness Prince Ot r rytt . truoitingliarn Palace. Mr. Thomas Fairhairn, t lAnirman, explained to 64 Prince the details of aPproved design for the exhibition building. Lcrd a:member of the general' Oouncii, •WaS alp present, as were the Mayor of Manchester, Mr. Entwisla, Ar.. Stern, Mr. Heron, and Mr. John C. Deane, the general commissioner. Hie • Royal Highness, in the .Course of a lengthened interview, made some valuable ,rt•lggestions to the deputation, and expressed his nor :ll,l4:lopaproval of the project, which has now assumed al imprtacoe. ths l4 o .4 , rge amou n t s of silver continue to be purchased on gold i)nolt.ag transm m ittedinent tomeet the demand for -India and China, hence in payment. 100 100 i 10Q. 50 .20. '2s' : _:: Asti kkL, A A L D. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. ,r. Paid/ RAILWAYS. ,- '• 2i 0A A.nabg. l'rottng. and Eastu. Junct,.. 1.11 I B:.lfast '3i ill Binning. Wolvorh. 3teur Valley .1 art Birke.thd. Lance , liee:,iro 1 . 6 all !)0. Chesh. ds Birk. £5O and £25 GIF. 22 19 Do., £2O 36 all Myth & Tyne origins £25 (isad. at £4 , it. 100 Bristol and Exeter., St. ./(X) Caledonian. 53 all Chester .ts flolyhea , l 5 , 1 all Cork and Bandon. 10 all Cork, Black, &Pas t 0 18 Cornwall - 10 all Do. A 10 8 Do. B, 10 45 . Dnb,intßelfastJun , I * ll Dun. P. & Jne 3t. 1 100 East :;0 411 Eastern Counties.. 3t. 100 v. 7 n'e , • A 8t it. .! Do., B. Stock • Mi 11 (P., Nov 5 10 East Kent ' it. 100 East 1 tacashire ,„ it. 106 Fliinbnr.rh&Glasg.o .0 all Edinb. and Peebles It. I'lo Edin. Prtt & Danl. .0 all Pirtki & Clyde -Inn 41 al! Furness - 10 all Do. Extension It. 1100 Glasgow &S. West .0 all Great N. of Scothid It. ;100 Great Northern it. 'LOO Do., A. 5t0ck...... It 1 00 Do., B.. Stock t. ,1 Y. Gt. 3th. &West.ar " t. 1100 - Great western .. . t. !I.or , D.). Stour yid. 14 Gua. gtk . 3 1 all (rich Sonth-Easter= D all Lanea.iter & Carliete 51; 1 .41 i Do., Thirds 5:41 11 Do. New Thirds 1. 1 100 Lancash.and.Yorksl - , 3 „ lb.. Wst.Eldinglln. all Ltv.Crsby.&Sonthot 1.11 all London & Blackwall t. 100 Lond. Bright 100 Loud. and N. Westn 16 Do. Fifths 5i D0.101.3h.,M&8 0 2:; Do. Eighths,. 100 London and Q. Ww,f. . 14 Lon. Tilby. & South. Barking 5h.... ; all fLn4u4rrydAColerain.- ; all Livinirr7. & . 1!)0 Manch.Shlf.& Lincb: 1. Q 9. Do., Man. lc: tin. 17n 1 Metropolitan 100 Midland /100 Do. Birmug. & Derb all thildbi. G. West. (Ire„,', all Do. Half Shares._ „. all Newcastle & all INwpt.Aherg. &He F.'iNewry & Enniskil)- , •• • all Newry Warrenro'nt and Rostrevor.... .1.00 Norfolk 3A Northn.Connties TTrt North British... ~ 1100 Nth Devon Rail. & Dock Stock 100 1)o., A Stock. 100 tie., B Stock 100 'Do., B Guarantee 0 N. Eastern-13er wie 214 Do, do. Extension 161 Po.do. G.N.E. ?flush all iDo. Leeds 100 !Do. York 100 !North London 3r 1N N.&S.Wstrn.,Flarn. • stead, and City Jr.t.. I.76lNorth Staffordshis . al 'North Western all S. Westrn..lnn, I =lx., Wore._ Wolv, 12 ~i ,rtsraenth geottigii Central 10 ;Scottish i.OO kinropshire Celia „ a'? ISouth Devon 4. • i Soath Eastern 100 'South Wales 1 7rlrah. & Biv. Dn: S r.e , , Wok. Rtwr , Stockton k Dar ing. .4 ,- .u!ktqn 4 !inAle t . 1i• ruff Vale I,P Pref., No. 1.... " , Tqn. Tlay. n./tz R. Mverstone 6t Lam= 6 11 pelf Noath... Waterfd. k Kilkenn t 1 Waterforla fAmer • all West Cornwall..... all West End of Lond.r.r. and Crystal Palace.. all Do. A 3 Do. B ....„..,... all West Londaa.....i; all Wimbledn &Croy-Ron aU %tamer, ,As Rott nifty I 10 Ardennes 411 Atlan.& St. Lw. leased) at 6 p. e. by Gd.Tuk. of Canada all floigian 6aatn. June. 14 Flezlon to Oraissensa 4. llornbay, Baroda,au India,a3rl7 all I Do. 5 :Buff. & Lk. Hur. as ICarineaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and all Demerara 11 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern 9f France 19 I rlo. New I[l Tast Inci ar., g. sp. all no rx. B, gu 5 p. c. 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c sit Do, do. D, gu. sp. c. all D0.4.{ p.c.8nd.5.,'57 1 clef, do.. '54. • 1.11 Gewong Melboulne guar. 5 per c. nt.. all t.4d. it of Canna aA iK Do. 9) :)0. Ccrt. of Debeu. con. into Stk. all 00. Comp. 6p. c., de :4 fit. Central of Fran all rTt Tr, Pon, g. sp. C. 2 Do New, guar. sp. c. 14 .4reat Lnaembour•- Constituted Share ZO all (IL Western of Cause a ql - mr?.Ft N Do. New Ail Do. Eds., payable' all Do. do., '76, all Dc,. do., '73, option 3 ' all Like Const. , all Liorre and Tnrit Lucca IT Pist.sp. o.p , 10 Lyons and G6nev4 all Lyons dr Itindiltprrare a!l kladrap, guar. 4 p.o 15 Do. New do., sp, e all Do. 44 p. c. Eaten all Maria A.utonia all Do. do. New all Namur dr Urge ( usih , nterest)....: . ... 11‘). fox interest) all Do. do p. c. Pref. N.rthorn of ?raw:a. 411 NorwegianTrunkPrer all Paris and ona . 411 Ditto Ron all Paris and .••• 3 Recife & San. Pop 1 (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c 5 Rome and Frascati all ,gal Danish ail RoyalSwelish„. , sambre and Mouse._ 0 no. 6# p. (tont Prat 5 ScindP, guar. 5 p. c all D 0... 18 southern of France 1 • 8 St. kudravea and Quebec (A).,. .1: West Flanders ill Do g per c. Prat_ al W. IQ. .W. of 'Tram ill West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden .. all Zealand Closing Price; this day 5 5, - 9 20 - 21 17i -- 18. 14 15 94 - 96 63 -- 63! 7 - 18 11 - 12 ••• •••' 1 - 2p 9 i 10! 19 20 101 104 36 • 38 23 27 87 89 63 65 39 - 40 94 - 96 8 - 8i 96 - 97 J 9 80 130 -- 132 110 "- 12,. 631 -63 i .72 - 75 6 -. 7 5i 6.# 981 - 99 'lO9 - 111 1091 110 1 2 107 • 108 1 •N .... 4.1 351 - - 4-d 84/ - 85 55 - 56 .« ~ - .. •M in 16 53 - 60 3i - 393 _. 40 ••• """ . 88 • 90 - 21 - 2 19 - 20 6i 651 51 - 4i ht - 6i 104 - 114 33 35 .• 111 79 81 50 b . ? ;5i 16 76 77 79 81 4 2 14 -- A. 15 -- 17 37 38 20 20A 5 24 - 26 6 i -7; 6 - 8 3 - 4 - 5i - 9 SIGN. - - lily - 21 - 3 . 23 - 211 - 14111 5i - .2ir 371 -38 i ..• 24i - 25 24 - 24. -3, se 4". 25, 14A. t 5 84 - 86 64 - 7 23 -23 k 2* -23 p 5i 54 26} - 26 1 3 - 31‘ , , 102 .; 130 - •.'' ..4i - 13 •.. 211 3f 3il) - lip .., - 9 7i - 8 1 20i - 21 45 -- 451 gh - 9 - 60 ! _.„ 20 - 21 1k - li 12 -- 12; 10 - 10 ! .3 - 3h •Is ••• ••••• pm 5* -- A ,38 39 19 - 20 :JOINT-STOOK :BANKb. xll_ ,{l`2 Bank of Egypt 5.0 Bank of London Col. iiii.4L2). C.I British N. AmoricaT Chartd. Bank of As* Chrtd. I3r.k. of India Ametralia; &Chinik! City Cloloaial:. Commercial of .Loud ag.Scot..k Atm Cht. 11414 Phart.,,Bk o Australis . !DittO Now London and Conn•y4 Lnct..kE. Brikg. Corp. London Jot ot London and Paris.... Lond. & Weetnneste National Pro.ef Eng Do, Now Natiorni c)f., New South Wales,,... 'Oriental Bank )f r lorpnration. Ottoman Bank Provincial of frelare !Lo. Now... t an,: 4 &Co fra— C. [loyal British. .. Aolstrali a .... .. Unit, n of Australis I !Do. New ,R.ll 611 5 • 6 3n_ 10, 22, Union of LondoW7 si'Veitern otligud, 1102 10 4 -- ,lip 71 - . 73 ••• p 73 • 75 .8 ;f' 19 21 22 • .1 2 . .. 2r. 4' 2; ., r; • .. . -- Ti 49 414 21 241. .... • •• ». 73 75 8 1r: 10 3 ea 21) Business done this day M 2 301 9; 174 8 34 21 451 6 10 19 i I 874 61 3i 4D 39 97! 64 80 131 110 , 64 3f I pixt 17i 99 si 109 f 10 110 91 f 107 i 61 7i 7 35i I 85 i 4i 5 41 5 55 6 40 4 391 90 89 20i 1 '0 61j 6 5 4! 123 8 16 4 77 4 6} PO 11f 12 14, 5 5 10 to !O tO 20 21:4 Ilk) 100 100 ,20 50 10 FOR . RAILWAYS. Bedford and Blotchley Reckgbarush Clyclescial J , Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Eial. R. Lin. g. 6 pc E. Un. H. Sli. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. N0w...... Gletr4 Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk Railway... Hull & Selby Do. 4 Sharev. Do. ; &tares. Lon.& Green?? Do. Preference Lon., Til., & Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per a. Manch. Bxtr, and Matio.;l'. Middlesliro' 4 Redear' New - market Bury E. €l.spc N.& Est. 6 p.e. Do. 6 I%er et Do. Fixeds pc Prost. & wyr Do. Shr,. A Roystn".& Shof.Rothan Glooleg.sp:c. Shrews.&Her S. Staffordsh; Wear Valleyro 6 per cent... Do.. Wiltqh::!o , :)rmt K. It; Le.fevt.b.7l%Til ‘bardeel bebeh: —on. - ?§To. 2. 7 p: e. Do. 6 per cent. BlythandTyn;'l6pe c. prd. (issd. ASO!, ;arid. 8; Er.: 4 IN e• St . Do. 4 p. c. Shares C;aledonian £lO Msg.& Fro. #.3n. 5i oe Do. do., Prof. No. 2 Do. db. Pier. No. 2 Cork 41Bandon5ip.c Dun. Prth Aber. J It Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. CIR. B 6 p. c Do. do CIR. C 7p. c gas. Co. Ex, spo No . Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 ner cont. Do. 1(l. DoSontr.Sl Do. do. 4 per cont Fast Lancavh. (i p. ctg u. kW's'. York. J. sth' & Gl. 5 p.c. sh gd. Prth.&Duu.4p.c Furness AtS.W.G.§ p.c Great Northn. p. Do. 5 p. a. Redeem . at 10 p. c. prom. Do. 4 i a. c.. Do, 5 p. c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm Gt.N. of Scot. lat Pre flf S 'IW. (Ireland) Do. 4per C. Pr 4f. S v'sr.tti.'ltH.Exspc Do. con. led. 4i p.c. Do. con. led. 4 p. c Do. irred • 4p. C. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. do. do. DO. Birm. Pref Do. Chester Bp. c. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do, Birm, (Ina. Stk Do. Ches. Gus. Sh Do, do. do Do. do. d 0............ &York. F. E2' Do. 6 p. a. Stock . Lon. &Brigh. 0.5 p.c. Do. Pref.. 5 p. o. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent . Lon. &N. W., Coy. 6 Nuneaton 5 p. et_ on. & S. W. 7 per ct 4:13 , 1Y. & Cofer. Sh. Lendy. & Ennis. S' 1 1..5..& L. New,lo/ lc). £6 10. do. 31 per cen`. 4arypt .1t 0%1'1.4 p )0. 4i per cent .. 1.24 all i 2: !0./Do it. <OO 441. Conmol.s p c.' 41. 100 Po. ("Inn. ftr. Mr lpc !it. WO De. 4i p. c. Pref. St. 100 Ditto L. &EL Pref. SI 10 di I New., Aber., &c., pr. f 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. tO 111 Norfolk Dobeatur, 3t. 100 Do. Pref. sp.c. St clt 3t. 100 Do. 5 p.c. Ext.... .. St. 100 D. 64 per ct. pref.._ 3t. 100 Do.Way.Val. 6 p. c.. 3t. 100 I N. British r ' h 30 . N. It Berw, 4 p.c. P. 17 Si Do. do. do RO L 3 1)o Leeds t; p.o ..:1 , 70.) 12i 9 Do. do. Quarters ... 15 10 Do. York 1-1.,t Qt.. P'ir 10 all North Staffordshire. It. 100 ox, wo. :z W. 150 Pa .0 all iDo It. Prof. 101,. Sh. 1 all Soot. Coot. ,Now Prof all 0 All .0.6 all South Devon Do. fixed, 4/per ceuf . Eastern (Readina Ann.) of .£1 Os. gd. Do. 4i per cent . . Do. Fixed 44 p c eh I 3 Wales Gina. 4 p. c D.. do. 4 p. c.... S.Yorksli.4p.c.Guar. 3tock.& Dar. , 5 p. 0. iDo. do. do Stuck. St Jan'. g. 5 p. o. till July 1, 'M ! W %tend . & Kilk. Ape It. 100 10 all It. 100 t. 1.00 :0 all 15 all 15 15 5 1 4i 1 all 1 all lOa 41 1 all 1 all 1 all 10 all /3 4 24i 14; 15 14& 84f 4 6 6 231 4k I • 5 1 261 k 45i i I 59j 160} 501 all 15 0 e l „s 4i 1 all 1 all 1 all ' 4i 10 101 2S 1 all 1 all 1 12s. 1 I 0) 74i 4 212 2 if 35 501 Sli 211 ___ r% ~,.,.. r f - LINES LEASED AT FIXID RENTALS, i504.41:4 f.'olllran 0.•. In , r,o.e. this dn. -. l4ittCet , this i s v. wo,t. L. Sc N. W. ?al orlon R. Un. E. C 4t.l4rtt n E. Count CaldonituL fis - 100 1100 - 105 12 -- 14 139 - 139 4 ... 4i 014 '.." ' • " Gt. Roan Tk. Now. Eerw. T. N !! Do.. Do ibi us all al 10 100 3. Esusto CT Do Peto & Co 1 - 41 IPi 23i - 24* 117 - 128 Norfolk.. D 0...... .» - ... L.& N. W. kAfidid. gtekton & - 4 93 - 95 56 -- En. Cotta. E. Count. Do ••• 12t St. ?ri L.SIN.W. Ilk North u LAncash Yorksh. T. &Imo , M. Melon, n Stockt, Darling_ t Do 135 -- 13 fit cfr, 7 71 1 3 -- 2i( 90 94 kltW, - .tn. Bt.l 100 A.. 100 3t. 100 !h ~lY:it' 90 1116 - 11' 11,7 129 t'4 -- 103 - 17 .~. * ~ ~. r 6 al 10 al l st. I al it. I.(Y all 10 2 1 16. IO all It. It. 409 L jlOO It. 1.00 L 241 74 10 all St. ;100 20 12 . 6 3t. 100 St. : 100 1101 St. 1.00 10 fall 8 10 10 all 10 all St 1100 all 13j all i a. l l 16 I 6 t. !EP It. 1.00, it la) it. 100 it. t 0 - 6 - 112 105 1107 100 - PI - 1 34 1 ... ••• .34 137 5 --- io - '2O St too ;2 41; , St. 10 it. 'toot] 1.411, tfria ..... ..• kuglo Ansittln. Gold' Aliglo Californian \neinlian k.ustralian Cordillera Ave Maria 3aclen (Gd. Duchy of) Maanar. Iron & Ona dritish Iron Irazilianlmp.(iesnod at C 5 pm.) Do. Cocaea & Cuiabq Do. St. John Del Re) ellarendon Cone. Min Co. of Jamaica lobre Copper Oolonial Gold *4l 10 all 10 15 1 10 111 'Copper Min. of Eng Dc. Pref. 711 p. cent , opiapo teertnua In.NuggetVesinßeg. ( - front Polrtonth 2 1 li Gt Wheal Vor Unite; Liberty Linares Lusitanian Niariquita ........ ....• Now Granada 'Nouveau Monde_ Pontgi.Sil.tz Le. Min. Port Philip 4uartz Rock Ithymney Iron Do. Now 4 antittgo de Cuba. Sort. Cons. Min. Co.•iouth lustralittn Do. Scrip... Do. 10 per cent Pref Tam. S. & L. Min. Co. [in Croft ...... . United Mexican - .Yeller West Mariposa `Northing Mining of Ananias Vnly, tiI I 3OXL.LA. 110 - 112 105 --- 107 i - ip ••• ..." 6 - RA 96 - 98 89 - 91 90 - 92 100 102 - 101 - 17 - 104 - 76 -20 A - 101 1.54 - 140 1 • 138° • ,~ "' -- •N - 158 - 162 : all 40, 106 all ••• .... IVA -140 100 - 102 91 - :33 .... ,; L .i. " - ... 1105 -I(7' 94 - 6 1 - 1 - 1 11 I - 'lO7 - 109 • t• • • • ..• •• 18 .- .16 • • • ^'. 231 - 102 - 1f 1 10} - lui Australian A grimdt. , Austruin• Royal Mail • Berlin Water. Wo rks American Lind LOartadi 00.60. e. Japtc : ;4l3, I Do. 613:&. Feb & Aug' D a.6p Mat & Sept , jrytitit) Pthee.. . ... Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Euston. Tron Ore Eastern 5team.,,,„„,,„ Electric .telegrni•i,„ ElectridTeleg. pf &Aut . Cop .Sin CO On. Iron' Sc 'Collier -4.lei:•'Sieans General Screw Steam Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Nam* Aediteran. Elec. Tel. Wogi tau &S. Air' eri cm; Nat. 4 Discount Co. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Do. • I Do. 8 . P e•P iss at I d New B. N.S. Land N. Si W. GOY. 6p. O. D. SI% B. kustralawan.„„ ittEuropeSteam ,oriental Gas. • pp,.," ,New . Sharps " pepl ts, Nine. Peninsular& Oriental Do. New Royal Mail Steam scoLAustral. InTest, t Snntb AustraL:Land Eubraar. Tel. SOAP Do. Registered__ trust& gap. Dimon's , Tatiri V.Go.6l3.colaziAliggi 2 - 3ipl all all rt.& all 2i - 2 Ja li 4- - 6 3i 24 k - In 66 aO. a- 35 25 27 16 - 18 - p 14 -- 16 2i - 3 - 22 - ;f 8i P 6 1 - -- 6 - 12 a t 8 - 2a I -- 4 - 3} it - 4; n t EOM% 30- , - 32 5i -.-, 29 - 12 14 = 115 1011 ti - 51 - 6 ••• ' 92 -.94 - 4 7 - it 2j I Pin 21 A 4i 8 10 4' 11 lip 2. pm pm 95} 23 109 8i a 22 - 21 34 1 $ 23i 3 31 ; 51 11.4} 15 i d git gi 24 - ji iP i 6 - 4 6 3 8 5 66' - 4 -- 37 - !' ;i 41 141 1 4 , 61 I 5 2i 23i 2i 4 15 1 1 1 Pin 3 1 15i 72' 37i 7 The houie resumed at six o'clock, and was [LEPT SITTING.] 38 lo la I6i .l. .._..., MI A decrease in the circulation of the private banks of.. A decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock banks of Decrease on the year . THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY 14 :V1 4 2Nr,k;ri. J - Ul, l lr 3 r t,llTh 1856.- gating the rules and orders to the Poor Law Board, and limiting it' to the clerks of the peace ; the making itcoro oulsory on each parish to keep a fire engine ; to the clauses of centralisation, by removing the appointment of the auditors to the Poor Law Board, who shall audit, in addition to the Poor Law accounts, those relating ,to lighting and watching. The hon. baronet referred to other objections he hal to the details of the bill, and concluded by moving that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Lord GALWAY seconded the motion, and suggested to the Vice-President of the Poor Law Board to with draw the measure, because it was impossible for the house properly to consider it at this late period of the session. It was stated that the urgency of the case demanded the passing of this bill, but that he did not consider sufficient 'when it was remembered the important changes con templated by it. He (Lord Galway) objected to the bill principally because it proposed to get rid of the Gilbert Unions, and to introduce centralisation by the appoint ment of auditors. Mr. BOUVERIE said that many different proposals were contained in the bill, some of which were important; and others unitripnrfant; and heshould address hie observatiOns to the :former. ,With regard to the auditors, they were - at present ap pointed.by the chairmen and vice-chairmen of Boaryls,of GuardiansAn the district in' which the. auditor acted, instead of as formerly by the Boards of Guardians. As the • auditors 'were paid out of 'the public Cures' and had to-aotlit the accounrs of the'beard of guardians, it was thought desirable nnd for the protection.of the ratepayers that they should be appointed by the Poor Law Board , inaccrirda'nee 'With the recominendatißn i tac a select committe e i n '1853: - The principal objeCt ioe to' , the bill - appeared to tie against the dissolving of thd Gilbert Unions, but he thought it"was 'high ; time they -Were dissolved. There were only 14 Gilbert Unions „ J throughout the country, and as they. were conductod, contrary to law, and the poor doubt disregarded, would be to.' the 'heifefit • and advantage, of the'rat; payers and the poor that a,change 'abhqld take place. By the present system extra-garoohial.places, num bering 30,000 inhabitants, did not. come . under the ,Poor Law Act, and the consequface was, the , destitute poor •:could . not • be" relieVed from Pia., rates, ~ and , -depend on . casual benevolence.; land, charity. Cases -of persons being: deatitete 40 - ill frequently came vi before the poni - la'Poard for relief, but none could be granted, as rated for that purpose Could not be,raised in the district, nor could the destitute be, relieved from the fends 'of the adjoining union. .The 'same applia 'to -pauper lunatics, ,ad' it was necessary that it 'shOnld •he changed. There was an urgency for alteration as re= .garded the extra paroblaial districts; and •he asked the honde to legislate•on it. As there were objections to the other parts of the bill, if the house would assent to its second reading, he would, on going into committee, strike out everything in the bill relating to extra-paro chial districts. (Hear, - hear.) Sir J. TROLLOPE expressed his satisfaction at the contemplated changes 4 ith regard to extra-parochial districts, but objected to the other parts of the measure. He called the attention of the President of the Poor Law Board to the present system of medical relief, which required amendment. At present the medical relief, one half of which was paid by the State, amounted to 250,0001. per annum. If doubled the poor would be greatly benefitted, whilst the additional ex pense spread over the various unions throughout the country would be trifling to each union. After some remarks from Mr. CARDWELL to make the extra-parochial system perfect, Mr. HENLEY objected to the second reading of the bill. It was impossible to make one general measure applicable to the various extra-parochial districts throughout the kingdom, and he suggested it would be better not to legislate for the present on this subject, but wait and have an inquiry into the details next see sign. 'Mr. BARROW objected to the second reading, be cause he disliked this "periling system" of legislation. He fully concurred in the proposal to bring extra-paro chial places under the operation of the Poor Law Board. Mr. wArirE Et asked the President of the Poor Law. Board to withdraw the bill altogether and bring in a better and more comprehensive system next session, which would meet the necessities of the case. It being 10 minutes to 4 o'clock, the debate, in ac cordance with the standing orders, was adjourned. The other business on the morning paper was then disposed of, and the house suspended its sitting at four o'clock. PRIVATE AND JOINT-ST OCK BANKS. The Banters' Magazine furnishes the returns of circu lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 7th of June, 1856, and gives the following as the average weekly cir culation, of those banks during the past month, viz. : Private banks ... £3,815,55 Joint-stock batiks 3,066,417 Average weekly circulation £6,8,2,002 On comparing the above with the returns for the pre ceding month, ending the 10th of May last, it shows— A. decrease iu the circulation of the private banks of A decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock banks of £115,317 81,446 .k 106,763 Decrease on the month And, as compared with the return for the correspond• ing period of the preceding year—viz., June 9, 1855, it shows— 215,110 4,003 £20,013 On comparing the above with the amounts of the fixed issues, the following appears to be the comparative state of the circulation : The private banks are below their fixed issues The joint-stock banks are below their fixed issues £7:55,346 THE MAGAZINES. 236,910 Total below their fixed issueq ARRIVALS AT MELBOURNE.—The later adviees re• ceived from Melbourne mention the arrival at that port, on the 11 of April, of the Ballrrat, Captain Jones, and the SValmer Castle, Captain Daniels, both from London. Complaints are made of annoyance experienced by the officers of the Customs' Department owing to delays which take place in the payment of the salaries at the end of the quarter. The authorities dernand.puuctuality from their subordinates, and they should abstain from setting them a bad example. A new line of screw steamers is about to be started to run from London to Montreal direct. The first will sad on the 23d of the present month. She is named the Chester, and is of 567 tons burden, with about 100-horse power. Her cargo will consist chiefly of fine goods, and she will carry only a very few passengers. Mr. Lnyard has left Constantinople fulTriesteMand Vienna. ACCIDENT ON A RAILWAY.—A man and horse were killed at the Preston and Longridge railway station on Monday. Deceased, whose name was John Carter, and who was very deaf, was going with his horse and cart along an occupation road which crosses one of the lines, and was on the off side of his horse when a train from Longridge came up ; and, although the driver of the engine sounded his whistle two or three times, Carter held on his course, and the train ' struck the horse and cart and knocked them into an adjoining ditch. Carter was picked up dead, one side of his bead being driven in ; and the horse died soon afterwards.—Manchester Guardian. FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE AT WOOLWlCH.—Yesterday morning a fire broke out at a quarter to five o'clock, causing the total destruction of a large room for evening entertainments, known as the Canterbury Music Hall, situated at the rear of a tavern bearing that name, in Church-street, Woolwich. All the inmates escaped, with the exception of one unfortunate old lady, who was sleeping in a room at the top of the house, and nearly over the burning building. One of the police succeeded in getting her out of bed, and carried her toa neighbour ing house, but she expired about a quarter of an hour afterwards. Her name was Mrs. Jewsberry. She was about 80 years of age. A. letter from Jassy of June 17, in the Constitu. tionnef, says "The article in the treaty of Paris which decides on consulting the inhabitants of the Danubian Principalities as to their future government, has given rise to two paities in Moldaxiaone ip, favour ,of the union .of the Principafities, 'and.the Other opposed tcr it. The leaders of the former_ partySnme time back.held a meeting, ' whieh ihefollowio,g princi:Ples were,agreed to :-1. The 'union 'bf' MOlJavia and Wallachia under a foreign' prince ; 2. The, selection .of a common capital for the two provincei • and, 3. The publication of journals and pamphlet's, and sending delegates, About the country to. enlighten public opinion. On the 9th another meeting, of 200 persons of all, classes, was held at the residence of M. Michel, Cantacuzenes, at which the above pro grainree was' to;clOpted . aud nurnerouslysigned. Such are the measure's taken by the partisans of the union ; but; though they seem likely to succeed, it will not be with • a struggle against an enterprising minority, composed of all the local ambitions which this programme would disappoint, supported by the influence of those powers which opposed , the union at the congress of Paris. I will now state thep/incipal,arguments of this latter party --1 ;t By the fustian Moldavia.and and the selection of a capital distant from the cen tre of. Moldavia,' say they, the Moldavian nationality will be Absorbed by the Wallachian, trade annihilated iq the countries distant trona the capital,' and all the ad— vantages of the change will fall to the share of Walla chia.' 'lt is scarcely necessary to, refute such arguments founded solely on individual interests, and all must at cancel see the narrowness and' absurdity. of We petty Ideal 'policy. In that' very pint; in the feet that we shall be no longer 'either Moldaviane or Walla- Rournelians, our etrength and the ierti• i'ef our future politidal; intellectual, and commer cial development. 2. `The union of the principalities say they dominant religion.' y again, ' will be the signalnndee a fo f r or t e h i foreign n a n p n ri ih ne i l e a , a of t ' io s n Without callingioto _question the good faith of this as sertion, I may' observe that the most recent example, that of Greece, victoriously proves such a danger to be *whitely chimerical. 13ot strlvtr_it-4 1 41 4 431diiit the weak • ot the'r - eig6iiiiiiiiiigned; it cannot be - denied that the party in favour of the separate government of the two principalities is a strong one." .ZAIN or -t A- le 'Jo 11 41 ea 2 2 :;" 7 14:g itt , rigo SUN OFFICE, Seven. o'Clock, NEWMARKET RACES—(This Day., (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 70/. HANDICAP PLATE. Alcyone Falcon Five ran. CHESTERFIELD STAKES. Physalis colt Chevalier dlodustrie Cantrip ............ .... The Vigil 0 1 0 Deciding heat won easily. Eight ran. SOL PLATE. . Fashion ' Hardwick '.' . • • - .-. .2 ricion .. "" - .i • , . r . 3 Eleven ran. MATcH—Anton won easy. WORCESTER RACES.—(This Day.) 4 e.. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ,TRIAL STAKES. . • E'frida' ' 1 Timotbeus .Romed• ' • 3 Six ram.. . TWO-YEA.R•OLD' STAKES. by Sir Herniates ' • •1 Oak ball • . Six ran. • WOROESTEItSAIRE.STAKES. Saraband Prince Plausible Typhon Won by a head. Fifteen ran. WELTER STAKES. Alonzo • Merry Andrew Four ran. STAND PLATE. ' Chattereas Master Bagot Hera 1 .3 Nine rao. BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD CUP. 7to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken freely) CARLISLE RACES—YESTERDAY. ADDITIONAL I'AIIT/OULABS. The Lottery Stakes of 5 sous each, 3 ft, with 40 aovs added from the Racing Fiind. Second to save his stake. One mile and a quarter. Mr. J. Jackson's Gaudy, 3 yrs, sst slb (Bullock) 1 Mr. William's Gathercole, 3 yrs, sst 9lb ...(Fordharn) 2 Slr James Boswell's Freddy, 4 yra, 6st 6lb (Quinton) 3 The following also ran :—Bolton, King of the Gip sies, Announcement, and Chere Petite. Betting-5 to 2 agat Bolton, 3to 1 agst Freddy ; won by a neck. The Speculation Plate of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 25 soya added from the fund. Three•yr-olds, 7st 10Ib ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 71b ; six and aged, 9st 101 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Once round and a distance. Mr. Wilkin's Queen of the South, 3 yrs, 251. (Fordhain) 1 Mr. Harper's Flori la, 4 yrs, 251. Mr. Dawson's Knight of St. Patrick, 3 yr-i, 25/. (Bullock) 0 Mr. Hodgeman's Vanessa, 4 yrs, 251. (Cballoner) 0 Betting-2 to lon Queen of the South, Won by a length. Sold for 57 guineas. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. for horses of all ages ; three-yr-olds, 7st 7lbs ; four, 9st ; five, 9st 61bs ; six and aged, 9st 9lbs. Two miles. Mr. R. Wilson's Heir of Lynne, 3 yrs (Bates) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Goldhill, 3 yrq (Quinton) 2 Major G. Thompson's The Britisher, 3 yrs...(Carroll) 8 Won by a neck. The Stewards' Plate of 30 soya for all ages, added to a Handican of 5 soya ft. Second horse to save his stake. One mile. Mr Dawson's St. Andrew, 6 yrs, Bst Mr. C. W itheringham's Johnny Taft, 4 yrs,7st(Creswell) 2 Mr. J. G. Henderson's B,lton, 4 yrs, 7st ...(Monday) 3 The following also ran :—Blarney, Miss Littler, Con rad, and Cher 6 Petite. Betting—Even on St. Andrew, 4 to 1 agat Johnny Taft. Won by a neck. Tire Commercial Travellers' Stakes of 5 soul each, 3 ft, with 20 soya added. One mile. Mr. Watson's The Butler, 4 yr 4 (301.) (Bates) 1 Mr. Harper na Florida, 4 yrs (301) (Dunn) 2 Mr. Jackson's Shelah, 3 yrs (301.) Won by a head. A Handicap Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20 aovs added for beaten horses, once round, was won by Mr. Beil by's Sir Richard (Monday), beating Githeroote, Shelab, Miss Littler, and Little Nell. HEIR OP LYNNE, FT. ANDREW, PIT-A-PAT, GAUDY. —YOUATT War. GRAY won every event advised on on Wednesday. Suhscribtrs for the Liverpool advice are earnestly requested to stand to win a good stake on the Liverpool Cup. lam as confident on this as Ellington for Derby —the favourite will be defeated— success is certainty. Terms :—Liverpool meeting, 5 ; to Goodwood, 10s.; to the end of the season, 1/. 1.05., and per centage ; and directed envelopes, addressed to 15, Cnaring•cross. Stamps taken. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at () o'clock. Lord MALMESBURY presente d a petition from Chester on the subject of the Burial Act, and moved that it be referred to the committee now sifting on the subject.—Agreed to. Lord DERBY presented a petition from a place in Lancashire, praying for the abolition of Church rates. Lord REDESDALE presented 11;petition from inha bitants of the united dioceses at Gloucester and Bristol, prayibg that the union of the 'tro dioceses might be dissolved. He entirely concurred, in the prayer of the petition, and he begged to ask the noble earl (Han. rowby) whether it was in the contemplation of the Go vernment to dissever the two sees. The Earl of HARROWBY. said the subject was at present under consideration, but it was not intended to take any steps at present to separate the sees of Glou cester and Bristol. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said the Govern ment had arrived at a determination which would give general dissatisfaction. By the present arrangement Gloucester would still have a non-resident bishop. SECOND READINGS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE the following bills were severally read a second time:.-Morayshire Railway, Renfrewshire Roads, Uttoxeter and Blyth Marsh Road, Bardney Drainage, Glastonbury and Bruton Railway, Severn Valley Railway, Lewes, East bourne, and Ilailshatn Roads ; Bournemouth Improve ment, Dean Forest, and Central Railway. CEYLON RAILWAY BILL. This bill was read a. third time and passed. REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL SOHOOLS BILL. Lord RA.VENSWORTH moved the third reading of his bill. _ ___ The Bishop of OXFORD moved the insertion of a clause giving discretionary powers to the magistracy to commit offenders directly to these institutions, without subiecting them to 'a short imprisonment. Such impri sonment would totally defeat the objects of the bill. Lord RAVENSWORTH objected to the insertion of the clause, but would not object to an amendment being made with respect to children owlet a certain age. After a few words from the Earl of CHICHESTER, The Earl of HARROWBY said he did not think the true meaning of then; reformatories was clearly under stood. At present' he'should object to give the magia , tracy such a discretionaryl power as that proposed in the clause of the right rev. prelate. Afterkshort discussion their lordihips divided, when there appeared, - Contents . ............. . sa i Non-contents l7 Majority...... - The clause wa a-then'added, and th e bill was read a third time. ~.' [tEiri SITTING,] HOUSE OF dOMMONS.—erhis D ay .) . The, SPZAIBB toolvthe chair 'at 12 - o'clock. ' • ; POOR-LAW AMENDMENT (N0..2) BHA.. Oirthe motion for 'the tecond reading of this bill. Numerous petitiOris were presented against the bill; Sir G: . 1 3 E0 HELT / cippOLed the bill, an d co n n il a in e d of the sonduct'of the 'right lion. gerielenaan.the President of the Poor-law Board in' introrfuting a meastire'undet this title without notice on the 3d of April. The next they hoard of it wagon the 19tb May,. when the right hon. gentleman proposed its second reading:at' an Un seasonable hour; on , the grbiind that as principle was involved in the bill the hour might assent to its seobact reading, .and take'a discussion on it on going into &n mittee.' That failed, - and con sequen ce was t h at 0 the 20th May ,• the right hon. gentleman moved' the discharge of the order for the second reading of the bill. and withdrewit. lie then introduced the bill with: seven and a half new , clauses du on topic extra parochial rating, and to vest the powers of manage ment in two-thirds of the occupiers whereby the great landed proprietors wonld be overruled. The-right hon. gentleman, after regretting they were to have a repeti tion of. the "civil war" that existed' during the discussion on the Poor-Law Act, proceeded to state his objections to the present measure—vix., the repeal- of the clause periaittiog-the-rniiod-lif pitishis un l der dilbert's ket, the' powers'relative to apprenticing children, the provisions restricting tic , publication - at present given, for prom': I -- 44 Blackwood.---Already in our leading columns we have taken occasion to refer to the slashing article in reference to "The Dispute with America," contained in the July number of Blackwood. No less than three other political papers are comprised in the same instalment of our old Edinburgh con temporary. One of these rather• curiously retro spective, being a sort of literary, historico-anti quarian narrative of " A Special Embassy in 1698." Another of them, decidedly anticipative in its cha racter, having reference to the probable or possible future of •" Greece and Italy." The remaining one being, so to speak, a species of laborious digest of the " Crimean Report and Chelsea Inquiry." This last mentioned, by the way, suitable exclu sively to such persons as may have a relish for what the Right Hon. Baronet the Member for Carlisle has curtly called "pottering over Blue books." Another sample of "The Scot Abroad" introduceo us to certain specimens of that genus un-' der the deliberative-aspeot of "The M a n o f Coun cil." Anotlier(th e secon d) por ti ox i of"TravelsitiCir cassieleeps; if not " the fear of Ihe'ltussians,:! before mit- eyes; the liolVeS'a,nd — aSpirations' of 4,lre. heroic race' yet &ellining a belief bi Schamyl, the. Warrior Prophet - Or the CaUcastill - There is- a fragment of verse at p age : 25,•among the contents of this July number of Blackwood--;-a fragment en. titled." A,nosr .Storm," , audp,signed "Musa," o f *hich, alas. ! we can only asay that ; . to our mind, it 'is certainly'" n o t worth Musa" if. gruffy old Ebony will but allow the .pun to pass ! ' , For-assuredly we look for better verse than this about " The Snow Storm" in' pages adorned - by the' tilimic beauties: - of Moir, ' anti 'AIT and' - I.4tten,' and Barrett, and'" last; 'not least;" - 13.'Sinat7iohs T Besides the. productions in press' and verse already mentioned, there are two'other contributions to the July' nitm; ber before us in the pleasant, and to us, we are ..confess it, ever -acceptable form Of — there reading. It is 'with plea sure that we' announce that one of these comprises:- -a • few more chapters (making the .‘f very brief serial) the Aongludingpartion-of the' strange revolutionary tale entitled '.t Metamorphoses:;' -It.'is with i3leastire, we say, that .we intimate the,concluslon of Viis story, and for this simple reason, -that the story is altogether, to our thinking, strangely unsatisfactory. We are glad to be well rid of it, and that too so suddenly, and; we must acknowledge, so unex pectedly. Not a character in the tale but in some way or other is repulsive Victor, Adrienne, Count, Countess, Nicotte, Roussel, each and all being simply abominable. Not so with Mrs. Oli phant's charming novel " The Athelings, or the Three Gifts"—about the only horrid personage in troduced as yet, into which is that intolerable Yankee Prig—Foggo Silas Endicott, who " does " the travel-department for the Mississippi Gazette, and "lives " sonnets, and then "writes 'em " un der the generic heading of "Experiences!" The hero and the two heroines of the narrative—the reci pients evidently (as we intimated last mouth) of " The Three Gifts"—Charlie (endowed with strength), Agnes (with genius), and Marian (with beauty), gain wonderfully on our affections as we proceed. "The Book" has been accepted (on cer tain conditions) by the mysterious publisher, Mr. Burlington. " The Friends of the Family"— agreeable but acidulated Miss and hes old bachelor brother, brown burly Mr. Foggo---- are duly introduced to the reader's notice, and, if we are not very much mistaken, Mr. Foggo is des tined to be a bit of a favourite with us all ! 'What though he is, what we fancy Mr. Thackeray, and no other than Mr. Thackeray has called, iu some delicious little droll delightful verses, in a recent number of liousehold Words, (verses entitled simply "Neighbour Nelly")—" A Square-toes and ('~T t _1 who are not yet tired of c‘ Rev elat:ons of the War' may be attracted by a, criticiser on M. de Bazaucourt's recent work, and the who find amusement in the search for trie,.h umorous may discover entertainment in the. papeerimmedi a t e l y following it, whi c h convey relative to Mr. John Tubbs and-itertain Me gibers of his Family." The poetical contributioms consist of some verses by J. E: Carpenter,, which scarcely equal the average of this pleasant , song writer's compositions, and one of Jamas ~Payn's spirited ballads from English Llistory.: , . The present one is in celebration of the burial of the Black Prince, whom the minstrel describes as " The fastest friend to England, The fiercest foe to France, The kindest heart in Christendom, And the most gallant lance." A very interesting paper on Mrs. Browning's poems concludes the number: This notice ren ders full justice to the early productions of this true poetess, yKlipse writings deserve to be more widely kno.wa ancLapproPiated• Colby). n' s critical state of our ,relationS with America:bringsfOrtkan.cldeontributor :/Portfire) who cautions 4 1 44.13n1L oil' the danger of underrating, the, AmeriCVls,,wholia ' • however, it i s adthitted.".Nve:were never ; in a :bett or conditio n to whip." _TN " English in Igingreliti f " describes The recent cainpaignit.l that'vrovjace.anif the causes which led to its want of successk. -The , difficulties lying in. the way, of An amalgamation of " The Royal and t4eAp4i4n ,A,riny 7, 4re...discussed seria tim, and pi.bnpunced, inSufAcjw4 objections to the measure.. Attention is airawiil ;:to tlte: praiseworthy efforts of the Nationlil Lifei l lo4.lnatittition, and Admiral Taylor's sclreme - fo."-Thd.Preserwati on of Life 'at . WM:" 'The institution' of ." The Le gion of Henour,7 .is,traced `,i4o,it-s,,fitilittle bub bling spring, in - a:conversation of thfa: first consul at Malmaison," and the feeble Opposition it met with described, the writeznexpressing,approval of the introduction of the pray 'distributing de corAtiire ,honours among, og jjadiers 7 and sai lors, as" being, .to be,". attended with great , ad-Valkiagetfi,- in services. T ue Advance :.GAttc•ir! ,tis , Li rs t rai,niscence of the . flank march on. Balaklavaand., ,jogatJLer with a narrative of the proceedings of NBouaparte in Alexandria," will be read with interest by general as well as military readers. To a descriptive paper ou "The Court of Prussia" succeeds an account of "Central America" and its various States, suffi ciently acceptable at the present time. "Notes on Military Science," "Leaves from Western Africa," and "Journals of the late Major Macready," are continued, and afford a fund of instruction and entertainment. The editor, in his portfolio, com plains of the neglect shown to the claims of Sir G. Brown and other distinguished officers engaged in the late war, and offers some well-deserved stric tures on " The Foreign Legion," whose cowardly attacks on our soldiers he intimates will not be submitted to. Having enumerated its delin quencies, "How long," he very properly asks, " are the people of this great country to be thus bearded, insulted, and dragooned by Lord Pan mure's precious auxiliaries ?' The number con tains the usual amount of military and naval intelligence. Bentley's Miscellany. —An opening paper called " Current Events," takes a brief review of the chief topics of the month—political,. literary, and dramatic, from the evacuation of the enemy's ter ritory by the allied armies, to the performances of Madame Ristori, notforgetting to chronicle, among the great events of the month, the publication of the fortieth volume of " Bentley's Miscellany." Dudley Costello's story of " The Joint-Stock Banker" is continued, the 13th chapter bearing the ominous title of "A Step in the Wrong Direct i Mr. H. Ainsworth's romance of " The Spendthrift" also progresses in a very surprising manner. Clare Fairlie, the daughter of the dishonest steward, makes her father promise to pay his victim's debts. Its readers will no doubt look forward with curiosity to its continuance. The American diffi culty of course intrudes itself in the table ; of con tents. The present paper is enlivened by an ex tract from the Montreal .Advertiser of May 31, showing the light in Which the Canadians regard their mischief-making neighbours. Lord Cock burn's memorials furnish a subj9ct for an agreeable literary paper ; and a criticism on the, recent volume of the memoirs of Sir Robert Peel is not without interest. " Clara Elliot" is the title of a story by the author who writes under the guise of Miss Halliwell, an elderly schoolmistress, and forms a continuation of the last story of " The Elopement," and also contrives to join together the threads of several former tales. Monkshood's article is, as usual, last, not least, in the magazine. His " Pro sings about the Essayists and Reviewers," treats this month of one not unknown in the lite rary world, William Gifford, of whom ho draws a striking but most unpleasing portrait, as " a waspish little gentleman." Tait's Edinburgh.—The number for July con tains several interesting articles. The first as may be guessed from its title, " Labour and Life," is on a subject of political economy, and takes into consideration what is the amount of "a fair, day's - work." A paper on Meteorology is continu e d from the June number, arid gives an interesting account of the nature and effects of hail and gla ciers, entering 'also on the important subject of electricity. The electric light, it is suggested, most probably only awaits the discovery of some cheaper method of obtaining it, to be adopted in the ; place of oil or gas for the purposes' of domestic life. Some surprising statistics of the descent of ineteoro lites, or stones that fall from the sky, are given at the conclusion of this instructive paper. "Tangled Talk" has some striking thoughts skilfully expressed on some of the common places of ordinary exist ence. Many might profit by the wise suggestion given in the division under the head of Principiis Obsta.. A sket,h of the : earnest and toilsome life of the late Dr. Kitto is given ' in the course (.1 which there is a description of the plague anal in undations at Bagdad, during his residence there. A critical article on Poets and Poetry brings before the reader's notice several different classt s of poetical composition. Winifred Mowbray, or Queen Mary's Maiden, is concluded in this month's number, and there are several other articles of general interest. The Oxford and Cambridge is not less acceptable for being less pretentious, • Among its contents maybe noticed a review of i‘ The Life and Charac ter of Marshal . St. Arnaud," and " A Study iu Shakspere"—the latter being especially deserving of perusal. " Timon of Athens' is the subject selected ; and, in addition tc• -some general light thrown on the principal character, we have useful morals deduced from the entire play--.-a thoughtful reperusal of which,. by the way, the essay is well calculated to insure. a Bufter !" Dublin University.—The two stories of " The Darragh," and " The Fortunes of Glencore," are continued. The former becomes more complicated ; the evil genius of the tale is employed in some deep designs. The plot is - more elaborate by the intro- duction of two amusing; but not interesting cha racters, who are relations of the General, the mas ter of the Darragh. The latter narrative is as mys tical as ever. In the portion now before us we are introduced to a Duke of Massa and his confiden tial minister, who are involved in all kinds of State intrigues and domestic discords, so natural to an Italian domain. The heroes of the story do not appear on the scene at all, hut it is to be presumed that the grandees referred to bear some relation to their fortunes, which will be hereafter explained." ." Novels and Novelists" presents Daniel Do Foe to the notice of the reader. It is observed that few lives have been more active than was his. He was not however appreciated, but since his death, which occurred a hundred and twenty years ago, he has been defended by several able and clever men. It is said of " Robinson Crusoe," that there is no necessity to sound its praises. What school boy is not familiar with it, and how many in the decline of life - have over its pages grown young again. Charles Lamb assorted that this romance excited the - greatest influence on the juvenile mind of England, and also its power was extended to the other nations of Christendom. It is added that "out of Chriatendom might have been include, • for it has been translated into Arabic, and read aloud by the wandering tribes in the cool hours of evening." It is interesting to peruse this glimpse of the great man's life, which brings forcibly before . the mind circumstances and details necessarily out - of the leach of the general reader. • "The Plants of the Superstitions" is a curious pap3r, which con tains elaborate information regarding the subject under consideration. Those who are pleased with floral.emblems will here meet with a study after their own hearts. It is mentioned that "in the early ages men were more impressed with the pro ductions of the earth in her vegetable than her min-ral kingdom." They were more addicted to be botanists, florists, and herbalista than geologists and mineralogists. Besides the descriptions of the herbs, plants, &c., there are verses interspersed here and there analogous to the context of the ac counts, which impart a variety to the style. An aricle is written on the work lately completed of "Memoirs of the Court of George the Third," &c. After some notice of this admirable production, it is said " that we may look back with peculiar pride oh this splendid passage in English history, as to an epoch that filled all the theatres of political life with the greatest intelligence that the . world has seen." It is also declared that to whichever side we look for geniui and originality, Ireland has the largest share of the intellectual glory of that age. "'Wellington was hers, Sheridan was hers, Burke 'was hers, Canning, and Grattan, and Moore, with many another illustrious name." Some re marks are made on the subject of " Mr. Crampton and the American Question," in which blame is attached to the, Government of Lord Palmerston for their conduct in the transaction. An interest ing article is the last one met with on the subject of " Lord Brougham's Contributions to the Edin burgh Review,"in which several interesting extracts appear on important characters, that serve to illus trate' and enforce the arguments referred to. It is noticed that few of the many aspirants to renown attain their object, and of these some are too weary of ill luck' to enjoy the Elysian plains once so desiderated, but that no one is a more' happy contrast to the sad list mentioned than the subject of these reflections., "For . a type of the ambitious man, combining all the qualities most essential to success, we would fix upon Harry Broughani." Cotburn's New Monthly.—Cyrus Redding con tributes, as usual, a political article to the opening of this magazine. It is not difficult to conjecture that the subject of it is in some way connected With our transatlantic difficulties. It is entitled "The American Presidential Morality," and' takes the common view of the case, that the American Government have'acted with ifidiscfesPimi And ill humonr.• A SttitfiS - cantnehce4 . b y _the writer, , who signs himself The Authoi of the Unhicky Wish, seeiningli having ~a4optecl , this singular unP I P I O I 4 tale; It, promis es .a full share of the Melodramatic interest, usually. found. in, his tales. ..gumber 111 of Sir Nathaniel's Scissors and Paste Work" is devoted to the second notice of Meriyale's " Romans under the Empim" The above curious appellation is not so inappropriate as it appears,•seeing • that the: . uthor - chiefly confines himself 'td extracts and' abridgrtients 'of the biogra-, phtical - .sketches contained is the - histoiy. .tho who have not the opportunity of perusing th4e'valtinies May obtain a gOod idea of their 'style',', is well as some agreeable reading from these papers. " The History of the .Newspaper PreFs," by Alexander Apdrews, .progresses satisfactorily, though it, will; Of course, increase in interest as it advances. The following veracious -piece 'of intel .. ligence is extracted from the " MerCurius Denier exitus," of November 12 4 1653 A perfect finer maid,was,: by the last great winde, driven ashore mere Greenwich,. with'her combo in One hand and her lookinge-glasse in the ' other. • She seemed to be of the counteatnee of a 'most faire and bOauti fatvntnaii;Withler armes crossed, weeping out many pearly drops of salt teats ;' and afterwards, she gently turniLge herself againe swamme away without being seen anymore.' . drs. Bushby cc n tributes a story, translated from the Danish, which has appeared somewhere before, and, though curi ous enough, it is not sufficiently pleasing to merit perusing a second time. Floreutia continues her " Narrative of Pilgrimages to the French Palaces," and interpolates some "extracts from the .. , thernoirs of Gabrielle d'Estrees in her account of St. Ger main. " The Village Priest "is the title of a story that has not much to recommend it. Those MISCELLANEOUS. The Art 'Journal has for its larger illustratfons engravings of Rubens' "Mary Anointing the Feet of Christ," Potter's "Milking Time" (both pictures in the Royal collection), and Marshall's group of "Paul and Virginia." The British artist selected for description and illustration is James Baker Pyne. The number is an average one.—The As surance Magar:ine contains, among other things, an elaborate paper "On the Tables of Single and Annual Assurance Premiums" published by thelate Mr. William Orchard, and on a Theoretical Table of Mortality proposed by him.—The Mechanics' Magazine will be found as practical and useful as ever.—Newton's London Journal opens with a paper "On the Introduction of Machinery to ; the Manufacture of Clothing," which will be read with interest. There will be found, also, the usual record and illustrations 'of inventions.— Willis's Price Current is well calculated to tempt the atobieologist and general student.—aha... English Cyclopedia, by. Charles :Knight, has reached its fortieth, part. Among, the biographical sketches will be found the names of Dr.' Adam Clarke and the present Lord Clarendon. 7 -The History of Eng land, from the same tinarter,.pro o gresses satisfac torily, and seems defitined , to become (a9.described) popular.—,The iiistory.of _France, by .Mr. is, so far, deserving .of d9mmengatidti.• The" sub jects of the steel engravings 'iris iiiot'uVoi4ue, and illustrative of thepepod. The following on the leather-market' during the past t m ini on o t ; h e is :_ from Messrs. m X have seldomessrs.Str had it i eat h feiidt a n i 7ur nc,el; and Nor osyer to re pbrt a more animated demand for lepther i tban during the past month . The supplies of fresh goods hava been very inadequate to the requirements of the trade, and advanced prices are readily obtained for all articles, with tendency to further improvement.' -.lt' appears more evident thakthe stocks held by dealers are small, and the recent intelligence from - Australia of an increased demand for boots • and , shoes has 'imparted! a 'degree of activity altogether u n expec t e d at theashoitiation of the war. . • . -44 • • POOR RELIEF.-A return obtained by Mr. Muth, M.P., phows that the average cost per . head on the po. pulation of the expenditure for the relief of paupers in:§o of the most prpuloug unions in parishes in England and Wives amounted last year to 4s. Hid., and in 1854 to 4s. 31d. In Liverpool the cost per head is 7s. 101 d. ; in Manchester 7s. 91d. ; in Birmingham ss. 111 d. ; in Wolverhampton 3s. 31d. ; in Stockport 2s. 81d. ; iu Sunderland 3s. lid. ; in Bristol 9s. 6 d. ; in Brighton, Bs. 6:d. ; in Norwich Bs. 71d. ; and in Newcastle 6t. 81d. In the parishes of Lcndon the charge is as fol. loo's--viz., in Clerkenwell 4g. lid. ; in St. PAO:stem 41d.; in?Marylebone 6s. 11id.; in Stepney 6s. 11id. ; in Shoreditch ss. ld. ' • in Greenwich OS. 4d. ; in Islington, 3s. 9d. ; in Whitechapel 7s. 91d. ; in St. George's, Ha rmer-square, 7s. 41d. ; and in Westminster 7s, w ~ ~ ~ . sir?~ 74 i 133 37} 211 *At 81 26 5 58 9 21} 98 lf f 12 72 , ~'i~ d. t