The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-29 00:00:00

la of a ; but, it wag ,papers, 1 of it. F kech reverse 'as i t, but ;on, un• to Mr. vas that aust be authen' ►t morn r Wa g to a wade, such a BIDaTICS ram ptol prints , C ay ton current. Id to the onl M r ' wg With Clayton ssessiOn• mistake peatealY ply take . o ow n thIS several rhich be ends are received Cran3P e latter ssion as s en ate, was Pre: ierstood ,r to the .fter the x state' range of , th inst., 1 . mar and i ll ' Wmin is' Minister a. lq• the lawg L protest Marl le facts, rs of the at would innoune lent, and Ls of tbe ico ra3i.lf of April. n Aspin,' ) i n gOlu, ,t AsPin" had been in Liver band T h e e it. The ken to nore left 'RSTON' 311 tradiCti °11 )g the c oCle ' 3m onstra te e f blicatio o Italy. ° l r il inks proP e Japer id resoldl? hi m col', ,o the 1 31 , 5 . 0 inistere, the sPe ee o streno ° "a so diegus te o or two a$9 o i3O Ited in " I and ine ° ' ,. ' ) th er the 15 refer to t onstittlt loo o ted only ° d ons to e , f the See r d tin e nal dee or ,ost-offic e lestinati °l3 !.; b s eribers_ P ; te follocr II ; spec ° ,. c o• ire and 13- AO laa;nee fie stance o' nder t°, 0 city ) 23d I is --a b io nt Witk lutione a o a I they 113 0 , :nd to 1 1 3e , v e wb° P h ' r s' I ' .,yed a - st all talk lot cea se t° our f e11° ;1; F oe for : entlellieby iy be 9° .dneSo l4 .7" Lovr cap. R., -for New roi 1 a gene 1 o f this e%:. a t the : B. Lyov nittee Nve])." so llff 0 A T 1 NE y 7t,r ret T COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoax. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and, compared with Friday's rates, prices of American under 51d. per lb. were in some cases id. per lb. lower. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, and consist of 500 American export and 500 speculation ; 150 Pernam and Maranham, at GN. to 7d. ; 40 Bahia, 61d. to 61d. ; 100 Egyp tian, 61d. to 7d. ; 1,700 Surat, 4 4 1 d. to sid. (500 export) ;20 Sea Islands, ls. to ls. 6d. The Rail way Share Market closed quite as firmly as on Tuesday. _ _ _ Reports from the French Wine and Spirit Mar• bets exhibit very little variation in prices, with no apparent tendency to rise, as was expected on ac count of the heavy rains, and vine disease this sea son. The accounts generally from the wine dis stricts have been exaggerated. At Paris the corn mercial rates of Montpelier spirit are firm at 164 francs the hectolitre ; beetroot ditto of 90 degrees strength is sold at 108 to 109 francs, for the current month and delivery June ; and inferior qualities at 85 francs. At Bordeaux the markets are better supplied with wine since the cessation of the rains, which admit of the usual cargoes coming by river conveyance. The Spirit Market is steady at the following prices :—A.nnezrar 140 francs ; Languedoc, 145 francs ; and beet root, 110 francs. The foreign grain markets are steady, with a dis position to rise in some of the principal ports. At Hamburg, wheat is firm, at 220 to 228 thalers per 5,4001b5., and for delivery 162 to 166 thalers per last. Rye is in demnnd at 106 to 108 thalers per last ; and some sales of Swedish qualities took place at 102 to 105 thalers. At amtzio, wheat averages from 30f. 39c. to 31f. 15c. per hectolitre. At Paris the flour market is well supplied, and quotations are steady, but without any important transactions having taken place. The factors yes terday declared to 740 sacks only, of which 126 Were sold at 88f. to 93f., averaging 90f. 62c. the 1 57 kilogrammes ; 77 ditto from 88f. to 92f., and 313 sacks from 74f. 90c. to 92f. 50c. per 157 kilos. There is very little to report under this head to-day, in consequence of so many of the public establishments being closed. The Funds are rather flatter, owing to the New York advices, with regard to the Central American question being considered un favourable. Consols have been 94 to 94; for money, and 944 to 95 for account, being now about 9t and 94; respectively. The New Scrip is 21 to 2 i premium. March Exchequer Bills are nego tiated at 5 premium, and June ditto at par and 3 discount. India Stock is quoted at 2344. The Foreign Market is very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 99k, and the 4 per Cents. ion for ac count. Dutch 21 per Cents., 64i ; ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates, 95i ; Russian 4i per Cents., 962 ; Spanish 3 per Cants., 46i ; ditto New Deferred, 25 a ; Mexican 3 per Cent. Bonds, 234 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 511 ; and Belgian 41 per Cents., 961. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1856. 1855. Great Western North-Western south-Western trightcn 12,874 18,864 kidland south-Eastern 17,4C0 17.246 Caledoni an Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Chester and Holyhead East Lancashire 6,046 5,739 London Gen. Omnibus Company 8,720 - aianchester ' Sheffield, and Lincoln 8, 852 10,010 south Wales xaff Vale 4,242 3,930 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver 3,267 3 , 430 North Stafford Ulster Railway f:linburgh and Glasgow Olasgow and Sonth-Western ° rand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 15,329 9,869 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign icocks ;-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 74 2 ; Mexi can, 231 -i Peruvian, 77 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 54 56 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 50 52; Russian 5 per Cents., 105 107 ; Ditto 41 per Cents., 95 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 46i 7 ; Ditto Deferred, 25k I ; Ditto Certificates, 01 i ; Ditto Passive, 7i. The arrangements for the settlement of the ac count in the -Railway Market occupy the chief attention of the dealers, and quotations are steady. In Bank and Miscellaneous Stocks there is very little doing, and quotations are nominal. At the board meeting of the Bank of England, to -day, the Directors resolved to reduce the tiainimum rate of discount to 5 per cent. aarnsH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Front tlOtcial List. ) finsinen. done. IP3r Cent. Rod - e.ced Annuities 93; 1 1 I,Per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 41 5 1 4 1 1 'ev/ 3 per Cent. Annuities L ong Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... -16 1 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7l 3 -16 India Stock 0 , nisni g mr Account %Ilsol Scrip 2 -4 p Exchequer Bills, 20. March. June. £lOOO 2.500 — 1 ---- %nal! Ditto Advertised 5 p I 3 d par ?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE 0'01,04 K. I taxican 3 per Cent 23 4 4 4 , Ditto Account Portu guese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent bitto Account rtissian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent.... Ditto 4 1 per Cent. 44 per 1104ds, 3 per Cent ~. bitto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. irarlci t h Rends, 0 par cent 99 Ditto Account D tto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above ,ftv•ble to London. lle _lgian, 2{per Cent., ex. 25 francs — t'itto 44 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs D utch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders 041 Ditto 4 per Cent. Lertificates 95 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Money 941 Ditto Account 944 944 ~„..NEW LAW CHANGES.—It was rumoured yesterday in w estminster-liall that a very important change will shortly take place in the constitution of the various courts. It was stated that Sir John Jervis, the Lord Chief-Justice of the Common Pleas, will be raised to the Peerag e for life, and that he will be succeeded and re- Plac e d by Sir Frederick Thesiger, who so singularly lost being chance of that elevation on a chang e of Ministr y , he ?eing; Attorney-General at the time, the Whigs coming Siby a few hours on the death of Sir Nicholas Tindal, Thomas Wilde, afterwards Lord Chancellor and L ord Truro, the then Attorney-General of the Liberal party, R licceedinc , to the office. Two new sergeants will be culled to the bar—Mr. Ballantyne and Mr. Parry, both 1:4 Whom have received letters from the Lord Chancellor, approving of their assuming the coif. DIFFICULTY OF DETECTING POISON IN THE BLOOD. — At a n inquest held yesterday by Mr. Wakley, coroner for W es t Middlesex, on a child poisoned by the impure 4t r inhaled under the bed-clothes, a circumstance by Which, the coroner remarked, at least 150 children an nually lost their lives in his district of the county alone. 4 1.1% Wakley, after the inquiry had been gone through, `"otnented upon the recent mysteriou s facts in connec tion with the trial of Palmer, observing — " A g ood deal "a lately been said about poison in the blood and che zpical analysis. Now, this child died, literally s p eakin g , fr om poison ; but, if a careful analysis of t he blood was t 0 tak e place, not the most shrewd man could say what Poison it contained. The child is covered over by t he b ed -clothes, it goes on sleeping, the blood becomes poi -I°ced from the want of natural air, and, eventu all y , lif e l stops, the departure of vitality being similar to the Mow flickering of an extinguishing candle, when it has no wax or tallow to support its further burning. 4 have had as many as seven such cases in this parish durin g one week, and it is the most difficult—indeed impossible thing—to prove whether the children had be es wilfully so poisoned or not. (Sensation.) Not all 'ue science in the world could prove if the deaths in i 4 nY cases were accidental, or brought about by de- 1 :-UHE FIRST BRITISH MERCHANT-STEAMER AT ST. ,TRltsßut/G.—We learn that the first British merchant `e-tnier that has ascended the Neva beyond Cronstadt Where it is usual for such vessels to discharge their car rel; into lighters) is the Spurn, 700 tons burden, which 17 arrived at St. Petersburg city, and is discharging r‘ cargo there. The Spurn was built to ply between Gr imsby and the Baltic by Messrs. Martin Samuelson f," Co, of Hull and has been able to ascend the Neva Y reason o f anexceedingly light draught of water in proportion to her tonnage. The builders of this steamer are developing the same principle of construction with rvantage in the nine vessels built and building by them the Anglo-French Steam-Ship Company for the "vigation between Grimsby and the Seine at R9uen 41 : 1 (1 the other shallow rivers of France. 5 5 20 10 20 5 20 18 20 25 25 1.00 SHARE MARKETS. t V. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday 26 - 27 4 5 8i 9 17 • - 18 15 - 16 12 - 13 87 - 81 61,i 61i 15 - 16 1..1 '..... ... -- ...d 161 - 10 -10 f 32 -34 2: - 24 78 - 80 CO - 62 36 88 - 92 - 34 954 - 96 79 - 80 128 - 131 105 - 107 Eli -61 i 59 • 61 70 - 75 6 - 7 p 6 7 F• 92i 93 Gk - 7 102 104 102 —102 i par I p par pi $ •••• 97i -, 98i ... .... ... i6l 294 f —d 79 -79 i 48 - 50 ~N ~ •.• li : 15 55 - 57 3} - 321 35 .... 36 • •• ... ••• 81 - 81 - 4f 3} - 201; 17i - .8 59 GO 88 - £0 51 - ss , f 6 - 64 10i - 11 27 - 28 103 105 76 78 46 48 14 - 15 71i —72 i 71 726 4 —2, Adi 84 7i l 37 j • glo ...." ... 19 - 20 4i - 5 6i - 7i 6 - 8 2 - 3 5 - tqp .. • • • • 6 - 7 RAILWAYS. (Paid. " bg VG;tag. co, DastL. !lag , tir. renting. Wolverh tour Valley Rirke,thcl. (limonite Junet .... ' • Chezh. .t Birk. £5O and £25 Da., Oytla ST,Tynecrigina £25 (incl. at .£t.--, , rietol and Exetec... ado nian :arm. and Ca) digau Teeter a Holyhead. lark and Bandon... Black, PaB,4 Cornwsll Do. A lo,)1 1100 100 all 100 Do. B Criel junction Dublin&BelfastJanc. f)uu. P. & Abor. Jne. Mud Aug' an Eastern bounties East. Union, A SC De., B. atop: Do., New East Kent t Lanenshira riinburgh 3t Glitsgov Edinb. and Peebles.. Edin.Prtii da Dnado, 100 100 100 130 100 100 106 all all All 'orLll & C'yde Jun Furness r.io. Extension... Glasgow &S. West• , • Great N. of Seotlnd 1 Cheat Northern 'Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Qua. Stk Erich Sonth-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds [Awash. andYorksi- 1 Do., Wst. aiding Ur LivCraby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Lon d. Bright & S.Cat Land. and N. "Westu 110. Fifths Do.101.Sh.,11&B 0 Do. Eighths, London and S. Wostn Do., £50......... ..... Do., £4O :4ndndrrydg Col Brain , rindndrr7. & Ennisk Aanch.Shef. " Man. & Lin. Un I Nfetropolitan Nfddland Birrong. &Derb %Mid. G. West. (Ire. )o. Half Sharee Nlweastle& Carlist Nwpt.Aberg. ti ewry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoin• snd Rostrevor.. ' , Terfolk 'rorthn.Counties North British__ NW] ithvon Rail. & Dock Stock , 0., A Stock , B Stock Do. • A B Guaranty N. Do. Do, do. Extonsion Dodo. Do. Leeds Pb. York North L0nd0n...., .&S.Wstrrt.,Hain • - stead, and City Jr... ortb Staffordshir vortli Western.... & S. West rn. June ~nd Leicester........ tx., Wore.. z Wolv. 'GrtfAr.louth ott esti Central Scottish Midland Shropshire Uvhn ... Routh Devon South Lantern South Wake 3. Yrkah. & Riv. Dur ro sines, Wck. &Woli Stockton & Darli lito.ll;.t/m & I.Pzt/epl (Taff Vale . Do. Pref., No. i. "Plameri FLIT. P.& R Ulverstone & Lanes Vale of Neath Waterfl & Kilkenn Waterforl&Limeri c t West Cornwall `best End of London I and Crystal Palace Do. Do. B West London. Wimbledn &Croydon FOREIGN. 84 - 8i 5/ - 2 2i, 41 -5}L - 2 ••• 4 394 -39 i ..." 231 - 241 - 231 22i - 23 10 9 d 15 16 73 77 84 - 86 81 - 9t; 23 - 234 61 - 6 261 -26 i 3i - 3il 99 - 101 i - 132 109 i 1P prr. 12 - 13 20 - 201 2 - 2i. 1p 71 - 7A 6t - 46 - 46. - 9 GO - GO, 7 -- 59 io i 7- - - iii, 12 - 12, 9 1 - 9 i 3 - 3`, ••• ..4 ''..' pm l a :: ii : 38 kntwerpa - 'tett rd. Do. 5 p. c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes Fseigiau Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessa Bombay, Baroda, an Cantral India„Scrii Do. ... Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. Itytenaion.. D 0.4 p.c.Ends.,'s7 Do. do. do.. '59, de. Gee'ong k Melbourne guar. 5 per c nt.. Do., Lon. allot., do. Cad. Tk of CanadaAi,4 Do. Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till 'B's Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do Gt. Cautral of Frame( (It. Indian Peninmi Great Lnsombour Constituted Share Do. Obligationp... Do. re-is. forftd. Sh. Gt.Vk s tern of Catuml cthares ........... Do. New Do. Bds., payablo's7 with option till 'SE. Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without 0pti0n........ Flamilton & Toront - Do. 6 por cent. Lake Cons?, & Hasl Lierre and Turnhout Lucca 1 , Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Ge.nova Lyons At MeditArra . 1 Madras, guar. 4 p.c Do. New 0., sp. c Do. 4i p. e. Exten Maria Anton;lt Do. do. New Ye nur & Liege (wit? interest) Do. (ex interest)._ Northern of France. Dc.2o/.qha. Do. 201. 3 p. C Ti?tk (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs fiorwegianTrimkPre Paris and 'Lyons Ditto Bends Paris and Orleans _ Rome and Frascati.. Royal th.nis , l Royal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Meuse_ Do. 5A p. cent. Pref. iScinde, guar. 5 p. c. D 0... Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5.4 per a. Pref W. &N. N . of France West. of Switzerland, Wiesbaden Zealand JOIZZT-STOCK BANKS. 0 — 21005 50 1 5 1 A BBaa u nn s kk tral ooff ,, , , t oyonpaton ar p b 6 7 6138 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C. „, 50 all British N. American 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Ash 20 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, P Australia, & China ..4 109 City 65 --. 67 50 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Load 20 all Bug.Seot.&klas•Cht• 16 17 20 all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australis lBi 19 20 5 Ditto New 2 1 d 50 20 Leudon and Conns 100 50 Lnd.&B.Bnkg.Corp. par 2p 50 10 London Joint Stock. .„ 100 10 London and Paris 4 2 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 100 35 National Pro.of Eng 20 10 Do. New... . ....... • 60 224 National of Irelaud.. •.. 20 all New South Wale E..... 42i; —43 i 25 all Oriental Bank )f CorporatiNa. 39 41 20 10 Ottoman Bank 100 50 Royal British •.. ••• 25 all is inth Australia 3Bi 25 4 Union of Australia _ 72 - 74 Do. Now 8 10 go 10 r m nion ~f Loa) . . 4.44 100 3J Westeritßk of Lone iMfd Boldness done this day. Bedford and Bletebley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale .Te. Col. Stour Vy, Slid. and Hal. P, !dn. 2..1 pc E. Un. H. Sit. Gias. Barr. t. Neils. Direct Do. N ew. ' Glstr.& Dn. Fr Pirtlpl. DIE k Railway.... Hull 2.z iolb Do. 4 Sham. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greo , l'. 1)0. Preferen.te Lon., Til., Lowestoft gr. ,4 per cent. - Do. 6 per et. Manch. 1.1.7.t1. and MatloA Middlesbro' tz Redear • ..... . Midld.Braati Newmarket Bury E. o.spc Est.s p.c. Do. 6 7,*r et. Do. Fixo:ls p c Prost. yrr , Do. Shri, A Royetn.h - , Mt. Shof.Roth Goole g. 5 p.c. Shrews.&ller. S. Stafford:sh Wear VaTleygr 6 por Tart WiltaßC;ornrst 10 all 14 4i al) 14 *ll 1.4 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY -EVENING, MA Y 29, 1846. LINE! I,I',ABED AT . FIXED 4ANTALS. A fie4sla Compan, Clathr, ?Meal yesterday . PILE FE: Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. Do. Debentures !Myth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. A 501) Brit'. Ex. 4p.c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares (Caledonian £lO. rlhos..Bz Ho. Gn. 5i pc Do. do. Prof. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2.. Cork taßandonsip.c. Dun. Prth Aber.J. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c. Ilas. Co. Ex, 5 pc No. Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. o. At lest Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. el., 10 per cent. Do. It7l. Deb.ntr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... Bast Lanca:4h. 6 p.ets M.lff. York. J. sthi Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh, Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furne,:3 . Gia.s. & S. W. G. 5 p. c. Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. 0. Redeem. at 1.0 p. c. prem. v)o. 4 k p . c . Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. vt 5 p. c. pm.. =t. N. of Scot. Ist Pre is W. (Ireland) Do. 4per 0. PrQf. 3 4t. W.(13. t Exipe ' 10. eau. red. 4: 1 :, p.c. _ - . )o. con. red. 4`p. c 1 1(,. irred. 4p. C. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. do. do. Do. Rirm. Pref. Th no. Chester /3. c. Do. do. 5 p. c. do. Do. Birm. (qua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh 'Do. do. do Do. do. do liar% & York. F. £2' !)o. 3 p. c. 9tick 7 ioll. &l :rig) G. 5 P.‘ . )o. Pref., 5 p. e. S , . ')o. New Guar.s p. c Do. do. 5 per cent . r.eu. &,N. W., Coy. 4 Nuneaton 5 p. et.. on.&3.W.7perct Andy. & Color. Sh f.ondy. & Ennis. Sti T.4.,New,lP/ Do. :£( ',litrypt.&Carl.4p o Do. -1!! per cent Do Consol.6 Con.Br.ll l r. Ipr Do. 4i p. c. Prof. S Do. Pref. 4.i pct. cer. Do. 5/. Pn.f. 4 p. j Ditto L. Sz H. Pref. New., Abgr., &c., pr. p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. T.4*(rcolk Dobo ataro . ,Do.Pr(d. 5 p. c. St( ilo.- 5 p.c. Ext Do. 5A per et. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. o. North British V. E. Rerw, 4 p.o. P. Do. de. do Do Leeds 6 p.o tWo.I Do. do. Quarters Do. York H, & S. Pnr. isTorth Staffordshire. Wo, t W. 15/ 6 pc Do R. Prof. 10/. Sh. Scot. Cent• , Now PrN ioutla -Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cent 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c alt S. Wales arta. 4 p, c D,l. do. 4} p. S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar Stock.& Dar., 5 p. c ,Do. do. do Stock. & Hartl. g. 61 p. c. till July I,'sk; IWatertd.&Kilk.6pc A.nglo Austria. Gold Anglo Californian I.ustra lian instraiian Cordillers A.vo Maria. laden (Gd. Duchy of Tron & floa7 3ritish Iron Iranilianirip. (issuer; at (J 5 pm.) 00. Comes & Calab Do. St. John Del Pe • • Ilarendon Cons. Min • Co. of Jamaica_ , Cobre Copper 71elonial Gold Copper Min. of En. , to. Prof. 7i p. coo flopiapo Portun% r4rp, f PAlgooth Gt Wheal Vor United Liherty ......... Linares Lusitanian •farignita . New Granada .. 'Nouveau Monde Pontgi.Si!. & Le. Min Port Philip 4urtrtz Rock Thyraney Iron Do. New 4 :;.nti ago de Cuba... Sort. Cons. Min. Co. zoutl) Do. Scrip... Do. 10 per cent Pref Tam. S. & L. Min. Co. tin Croft i'Jnitad Mexican , Valler West 7vlariposa 'Worthing Mining 01 'kustralia Yuba► London ti. 4 N. West.' L&N.W. Celedon... E. lin. & E. C... ‘4t.rvirt E. Count. Caldonian. Gt. Went Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM Do.. Do S. East©• Peto Sc. Co Norfolk Do IL. & N. W. ' Stekton Darlingt. Sficliand.. En. Conn. E. Count Do L. & N.W Do Git Northn ..encash Yorksh T. Brassey M.Mclean 4tockt. & Darlingt Do %Westn. 96 - 100 94 - v 8 11 - 13 133 135 4 44 ••• ... .... ... 166 167 12i - 13 11 . 3 .117 e. ..... ••• 2f - 2f 93 95 in 56 58 47 1,33 - 13 ••• - • 74 - 8 • 3f - Rd 32 - 33 .ENCE MAIMS. 115 - 118 115 - 117 84 90 94 :i• 99 - 101 16 - 17 • •• ''''' ... ... ''". ... = 107 - 112 97 -102 - 121 - 33 • •• .." ... 6 7- ii 1117 - 119 109 - 111 103 - 105 - 10 • • • -- • • 6 - 6A 95 - 97 88 - 90 89 - 91 98 100 10 - 104 16/ 174 10 - 10. 74 -. 76 19i -- 201 10k 14t - 15} - 36 138 • • •••• 136 - 140 15i - 160 - - 138 - 93 88 - 90 }... - ... 101 —lO3 92 —94 ld •• is 99 - 100 ••• - ••• 14/ - 154 23} - 2 98 - 102 9i - 104 ... .". .r ii iipl 2 - 2 - i - G• 2.1 - 3} 21 24 25 - 27 1 _ r , 63 - 65 30 - 35 25} -27 A 16 - 18 - id 14 - 16 i : I . id k - 4 7a 8 t' n - 12 22 24 6 8 3i - t 2 - 2} 4 - 3f - 3t 'roll:toga this 4 e 6 4, d i t V . r 3 'l .1 A. itt t . 4; e tt SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clocic. EPSOM RACES—(This Day.) Vandal . Exchange (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FOUR-YEAR-OLD STAKES. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Teurnament Queen of the East Rohallion Ten ran. QUEEN'S GUINEAS. Comedy Homily Seven ran. GRAND STAND PLATE. Sirocco Six ran. BETTING ON THE C 'HE COURSE. IAKS. 2to 1 agat Alincepi 3to 1 apt Mermaii ie (offered) id (taken freely) 'era : The following horses are Alma. V , ctoria. B'ue Bell. Elfrica. Mehssa. Mermaid. Secret. Comedy.. Pereia. Shot. Scalade. Sacrifice, filly. Mincepie. Tyne. Cerva. The Shadow. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended May 29,1856, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Citiesand Towns 1n England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. , WHEAT. ) BARLEY. OATS. RTE. REARS. PEAS. 69, 2d 39s 61 231 10,1 47g 61 41s 61 39s 8d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. 1 . y EIE• BEAM* ‘ PEAL 68s 21 39s lld 23s 61 423 81 41s 61 38s 9d QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEER. Wheat, 112,285; Barley, 12,119; Oats, 10.059; Rye, 23 ; Beane, 4,783; Feu, 286 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—Beef, from 3s Od to 43 Od ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 48 4 , 1; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 101 to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s 4d to Is 8d per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 28. —The show of fat stock was moderate. Generally speaking, the demand ruled steady, as follows : —Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 81 to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 5s Od to 63 Od ; Veal, 4s 01 to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 4d to 45 Bkl per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, May 28.—We had a fair demand for each kind of stock, and the quotations were mostly supported. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; Mutton, 3s 8d to os Od ; Lamb, is 4d to Gs 4d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pcrk, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Sibs. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 10s to 6/ Os ; clover do. 4/ 15s to 6/ 103; and straw, 1/ 58 to 11 2s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 15s to GI N ; clover do., 41 15s to 6' ; and straw, 1/ 5s to it 103 per load. A moderate supply and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL. —Meadow hiy, 3/ 15s to 6/ 03 ; clovet do., 41 153 to 6/ 12s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 9s per load. Trade heavy. EDINBURGH GRAIN.-MAY 28. A fair supply, but rather less than last week. Sales ready for all sorts. Barley cheaper, but oats rather dearer. Wheat, on the top, 3s down, anti on the average 3s 0.1 down. Barley, le down on the top, and 9d down on the 7.verage. Oats on the top Sd up—on the average, Cs 9d up. Beans on the top is Pd down—ou the average, 2s Id down. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £3 7 3 11-12ths. Do. new -12ths. Barley Oats 1 3 7 7-12ths. Beans TELO - JUDGB2 AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress entertained, yesterday, at dinner, on the usual scale of Mansion house hospitality, her Majesty's judges, and a large num ber of members of the bar and other gentlemen, who had the honour of meeting their lordships on the occasion. The following is a list of some of the more distinguished members of the company Lord Chief Justice Campbell and Lady Stratheden,Mre,Dallas, Miss Nicklin, and Mr. R.. Dallas ; the Lord Chief Justice and Lady Jervis, the Lord Chief Baron and Lady Pollock, the Lord Justice and Lady Turner, Vice-Chancellor and Lady Kindersley, Vice-Chancellor and Lady Stuart, Mr. Justice and Lady Wightman, Mr. Justice and Lady Erle, Mr. Justice Vaughan, Mr. Justice Crowder, Baron and Lady Martin, Baron and Miss Bramwell, Right Hon. Sir Edward Ryan, Mr. Solicitor-General and Lady Bethel!, the Queen's Advocate-General, the Bight Hon. Milner Gibson, M.P., and Mrs. Milner Gibson, the Rielet Hon. Joseph Napier, M.P., Mrs. and , IiSA Napier, Mr. Commissioner Fane, Sir F. Thesiger, M.P., and Lady Thesiger, Mr. Reebuck, M.P., Mr. W. Brown, M.P., and Mre. Brown, Mr. Collier, M.P., and Mrs. Collier, Mr. NV. Deedes, M.P., Mr. D. Jones, M.P., and Mrs. Jones', of Paetglas, Mr. Malins, M.P., Mr. Biggs Andrea s, Q.C., 11Ir. Hayward, Q C., Mr. William James, Q.C,, and Mrs. James, Mr. Bolt, Q.C., and Mrs. Reit, Mr. E. James, Q.C., Mr. Pashley, Q.C., and Mrs. Pashley, Mr. P. Erie, Q.C., and Mrs. Erle, Mr. William Bevill, Q.C., Mr. Sergeant Merewether and Mis. Merewether. Mr. Sergeant Channell, Mr. Sergeant and Mrs. Gaselee, Mr. Sergeant Bellasis, Sir Walter Riddell, Bart., Sir John, Lady, and Miss Kirkland, Sir J. and Miss Wilson, Hon. J. Byng, Hon. Mr. Browne, Sir Emerson and Lady and Miss Tenuant, Gen. Knollys, Col., Mrs., and Miss Har dinge, Lieut.• Col. and Mrs. Stephens, Capt. Hardinge, R.N., Capt. Bicknell, Capt. and Mss Jervis, Rev. H. NVoodgate, Rev. Mr. Erle, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. A. Ward, Dr. and Mrs. Laukester, Sir Ji and Lady 011iffe, Mr. Peabody, Mr. Sampson and Mrs. Huntley, Mr. John stone, Mr. W. Haly, Mr. and Mrs. P. Salomons, Mr. Holland, Mr. F. H. Goldsmid, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wales, Mr. A. Henriques, Mr.. Jacobs, Mr. Rintoul, Mr. K. Lenthall, Sir C. Robinson, M!. J. Forster, Mr , Mrs., and Miss Parkes, Mr. Goodlake, Mr. and Mrs. a Rum phery, Mr. Lydekker, Mr. Alderson, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson, Mr. Parry, Mr. Baliautine, Mr. H. Jessell, Mr. G. Jessell, Mr. Huddlestone, Mr. Metcalfe, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Salomons, Mr. Bennet, the Mayor of Doncaster, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lockley, Mr. Alderman and Mrs. Humphery, Alderman Sir W. and Lady Mag• nay, Alderman Sir G. Carroll, Alderman Sir J. Duke, Bart., M.P., Alderman Farncomb and Miss Stone, Al- derman Sir J. Musgrove, Bart., Alderman and Mrs. Sidney, Alderman Sir F. G. Moon and Lady Moon, Right Hon. J. Stuart Wortley, M.P., the Recorder of London, and the Hon. Mrs. Stuart Wortley, Alderman Cubitt, M.P., Alderman Sir H. and Lady Muggeridge, Alderman and Sheriff and Mrs. H. Kennedy, Alderman and Sheriff Rose, Alderman and Miss Rigleton, Alder man Lawrence, Deputy Lott, Mr. H. L. Sanford, Mr. Secondary Potter. In the course of the evening the Lord Mayor proposed the toast of " Her Majesty's Judges," coupling with it the name of Lord Campbell ; and, in bringing forward this toast, his lordship adverted to the conduct of the three judges engaged at the recent extraordinary trial at the Central Criminal Court, which afforded, he said, a remarkable proof of the learning, impartiality, and ability ' which now adorn the judicial bench of this country. Lord Campbell, in acknowledging this compliment, said, in reference to the recent trial, that he felt con vinced all the members of the bench would have devoted to it the same anxious attention, and the same earnest desire for the honest administration of justice, which the Lord Mayor had been kindly pleased to recognise in the conduct of his (Lord Campbell's) two learned brothers and of himself. The noble and learned lord subsequently stated that although he believed the corporation of the City of London required reform in certain particulars, he hoped that for many a generation to come her Ma jesty's judges would have the pleasure of meeting in that bait worthy successors of the distingui lied gentleman who at present filled the office of chief magistrate of that at cient city. Another of the toasts of the evening was, " The alth of Mr. Dallas, the American minister in this country." The LORD MAYOR, in proposing this taast, expre,eed his regret that Mr. Dallas was prevented by business en gagements from joining them that eve,,ing ; and be then proceeded to expross his earnest desire that the most friendly relations should continue to exist between two nations united by so inaoy ties as England and the Urit?.d States of America. Mr. DALLAS, jun., briefly but cordially- responded to the toast, and said that nothing but the important claims of public business could have pr,vew.ed his father from en joyi•ig the pleasure of assisting, at that feAive meeting. Soiue other toasts were also given and duly honoured, before the festivities of the evening were brought to a conclusion. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—;This Day.) LONDON, May 22.—Wind this clay at noon, N. to N.N.E. ; rather fresh, with dull cloudy weather. (BY BIIBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGBAPEO _ _ GRAvEsEND,iThnrsday, 9..50 a.in. Wind E., tide, hightTai: -- ; weather cloudy. Arrived, May 28—Leonora, from Guernsey ; Itatcliff, from Mauritius ; Albion, Alexandria ; Wellington, Ho bart Town ; Cupid, Constantinople. Arrived, May 29—La Hogue, from Sydney ; Kandian Chief, from Ceylon ; Nicholas Heinrich, Gala,tz ; Suffolk, Boston. Sailed, May 28—Lima Second, for Oporto. IDEAL, Thursday, 9.319 Wind S., light. A French brig, belonging to St. Valery, from France to the north, in ballast, got on the north part of the Goodwin Sands this morning; came off again on the flood without assistance, and proceeded. Mr. CHARLES LEVER.—The celebrated Irish novelist is staying in London for a few days, after a lotag resi dence in Germany and Italy. LORD BROUGHA3I'S NEW BILL ON JUDICIAL STATIS TICS.—Yestbrday this bill, of seven clauses and "fifty schedules," was printed. Its object is to obtain annual returns from all courts. Mr. EDWARD STIRLING, the dramatic author and actor, and who has had great experience in stage ma nagement, has, we understand, been engaged by the new lessee of the Lyceum as his stage manager. LYCEUM THEATRE.—There appears to be sonie degree of uncertainty as to who has become the lessee of this theatre, some naming Mr. Conquest, and others Mr. Dillon. The disputants in this matter are like the tra vellers in " The Chameleon." " Both are rigiht, and both are wrong." Mr. Dillon is Mr. Conquest's son-in law, and both gentlemea have, we believe, a mutual in rest in the unuertaking. POOR LAW AMENDMENT IN SCOTLAND. -- A bill brought in by Lord Duncan and the Lord-Advocate empowers the Board of Supervision, with the consent of the Secretary of State, to appoint two ins vectors general of the poor in Scotland to assist in th,e execu tion of the act of Parliament. They will be entitled to execute all the powers conferred by the recited, act on commissioners and inspectors. PHILOPSOPRT AND FIREWORKS.—It is all very well to call the 29th inst. a day of rejoicing, but in celebrating our deliverance from the misery and horrors of war by letting off squibs, and burning unnecessary candles, in order to show the de' fight which, if we felt it, Nre might be content with feeling, we exhibit a spectacle., which will probably cause some philosopher's to regard 'that day for themselves, considering that the authors of tads tom foolery are their fellow-creatures, as a day of humiliation. —Punch. THE PEACE REJOICINGS —SOUTHAMPTON, May 27. At a public meeting held at the Town-hall last evening it was unanimously agreed t.) postpone the celebration of the restoration of peace to the 30th of June, inste ad of commemorating the day on the 29th inst.„ as ap pointed in other paces. This determination las been rendered neces-ary by the death of the late respected mayor, Mr. Sampson Payne, whose funeral takes place to-morrow, the day praceding that on which the pro posed festivities would otherwise have been enjoyed. THE ORDNANCE SURVEY OF SCOTLAND.—Tikti select committee of the House of Commons have reported that a national survey of Scotland, if conducted on proper principles, will go far to reduce, if not wholly repay, the original cost of publication ; that the expense incurred would prove a beneficial application of the public money, and that Colonel James's recommendations are those which they can safely propose for the adoption of the house. ACCIDENT TO A SCOTCH STEAMER. —The folloewing no tice was posted yesterday in the Liverpool underwriters' room :—" Stramaer, May 28, By electric telegraph. The Princess Royal steamer, from Liverpool :for Glas gow, is on the rocks near Scaurlagan, near Stranraer, and inside Scaurlagan. Toe passengers have been all safely landed, and the cargo will be landed in I)4:Ws." A further despatch states that the Princess Royal was lying safe, and was expected to be got off this tide. ACClDENT.—Yesterday as a lady, accompanied by her nurse and child, was entering Hyde-park by the Marble arch, the carriage of Lady Cnesterfield,came past at a great speed, and the lady WAS knocked down, the wheels pass ing over the chest and injuring her arms. She - was con veyed to St George's Hospital, where eve r y a tt en ti on was paid to her, and we are glad to add that the injury sustained was found to be not very serious; HALF-YEARLY REPORT OF THE BELFAST AND BALLY MENA RAILWAY.—The half-yearly report to be read at the general meeting of the shareholders of this railway on the 30th inst. has been published. It states that the total receipts during the half-year were 22,6761. 15s. 3d. Out of this a dividend of 275. 6d. per share is recom mended, and, adding t o reserve appropri a ti on , 2001 ., there will remain to be carried to the credit of next half year the sum of 2661. 2s. 3d. STATE OF TRADE.—NOTTINGHAM, May 28.---Th e l ace trade is quiet, but as warmer weather has set in we may speedily look for a change for the better, more especially in the fancy branches. The demand far the superior class of goods has been dull in consequence of the seve rity of the spring. Manufacturers may, however, now look for an improved demand. On the 20th instant the Emperor of Austria addressed an autograph letter to Count Coronini, in which he thanks him for the - way in which he has managed mat ters in the Danubian Principalities, and, confers on him the Grand Cross of the order of Leopold. By an army order of the same date his Majesty announces that his troops are beginning to quit Moldavia and Wallachia, and at the same time expresses the satisfaction which the conduct of officers and men has gi ven hi m. ILLUMINATED STREET LAMPS.—In several parts of the metropolis an excellent contrivance has been placed, within the last few days, at the corn ers o f l e ading thoroughfares, consisting of an illuminated lamp, with the principal streets branching off from the thoroughfare enumerated thereon, so that the greatest stranger to the metropolis at night can find out any particular locality without the slightest difficulty. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. Yesterday proved to ben most unfortunate day for the first exhibition of the Royal Botanic Society, which took place in the inner circle of the Regent's-park. The morn• i►,g was fine ;but about an hour or two after the gardens opened heavy clouds overhung the sky, the character c-f which was soon apparent. The rain came down in tor rents, and continued without intnlnission until nearly 7 o'clock. The state of the weather declaring itself thus early in the day prevented an accumulation of visitors in the garden', and not more probably than 2,500 or 3,000 individuals were present altogether during the contiliu ance of the exhibition. It was unfortunate that the ele ments were so adverse upon this occasion, for the show was a particularly good one, somewhat, it was alleged, above the average. The company who happened to ar rive at the gardens before the weather so cruelly changed bad no alternative bat to take shelter in the spacious marquee at the back of the conservatory, where the flowers were placed, as is now the rule, upon slopes and Mounds. The bands of the First and Second Life Guards and Royal Horse Guards Blue were also driven within the same locality, and there they played briskly and cheerfully, in spite of the dreary state of things without. The following were the awards : Extra Gold Medal—Mr. May, gardener to H. Collyer, Esq., Dartford, Kent, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants. Large Gold Medal—Mr. Dodds, gardener to Sir J. Cathcart, Bart., Eoglefield•green, for 16 stove and green house plants ; Mr. Wolley, gardener to H. B. Kerr, Esq., Cheshunt, for 20 exotic orchids. Medium Gold Medal—Mr. Barter, gardener to A. Basset, Esq., Stamford-hill, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Cutbush, nurseryman, Barnes, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Carson, gardener to W. F. Farmer, Esq., Nonsuch-park, for 10 stove and green house plants ; Messrs. Lane, nurserymen, Berkhamp stead, for 10 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Cheam, Surrey, for 8 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. Carson, Nonsuch•park, for 12 exotic or chids Messrs. Lane, nurserymen, Berkhampstead, for 10 roses. Gold Medal—Messrs. Fraser, nurserymen, Layton, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Taylor, gar dener to G. Coster, Esq., Streatham, for 10 stove and ,reenhouse plants ; Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss Trail, for 8 Cape heaths ; Mr. Barter, gardener to A. Basset, 4sq„ Stamford-hill, for 8 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. Clark, Hoddesden, for 12 exotic orchids ; Messrs. Paul, nurserymen, Cheshunt, for 10 roses ; Mr. Turner, Stowe, for 12 pelargoniums; Mr. Wiggins, gardener to E. Beck, Esq., Isleworth, for 10 pelargoniums. Large Silver-gilt Medal—Mr. Peed, gardener to T. Treadwell, Esq., for 16 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Carke, gardener to C. Webb, 'Esq., High Ground, Hoddesden, Herts, for 10 stove and greenhowe plants ; Mr. Royer, gardener to G. Bradbury, Rig., Streatham, for 6 stove and greenouse plants ; Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Cheam, fur 6 tall cacti ; Messrs. Gaines, nurserymen, Battersea, for 10 greenhouse aza leas; Mr. Royer, gardener, for 8 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. Francis, Hertford, fur 10 roses ; Mr. Busby, gar dener to G. Crawley, Esq., Stockwell Park, for 6 roses ; Messrs. Dobson, nurserymen, for 12 pelargoniums ; Mr. Nye, gardener to E. Foster, Esq., Clewer Manor, Barks, for 10 pel argon i ums ; Mr. Narsen, gardener to F. G. Farmer, Esq., Nonsuch Park, for 8 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. Mylam, gardener to G. Reid, Esq., Burn ham, Somerset, for 20 exotic orchids ; Mr. Kalle, gar dener to G. Rucker, Esq., Woolwich, for 12 exotic orchids ; Mr. Dodds, gardener, •Englefield-green, for 6 exotic orchids. Large Silver Medal—Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss i Trail, Bromley, Kent, for 6 stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Cutbush, nurseryman, Barnet, fa 10 Cape heaths ; Mr. Roser, gardener to G. Bradbury, Esq., Streatham, fir 8 Cape heaths ; Mr. May, gardener to H. Colyor, Esq., Dartford, for 6 Cape heaths; Mr. Taylor, Stratford, for 6 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. Green, gardener, for 6 exotic orchids ' • Mr. Turner, for 6 fancy pelargoniums ; Mr. Windsor, fcr 6 fancy pelargoniums. Silver-gilt Medal—Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. An trobus, Olean), Surrey, for 6 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Grix, gardener to A. Palmer, E3q., Cheatn, Surrey, for 6 tall cacti ; Messrs. Fraser, Layton, for 10 Cape heaths; Mr. Peed, gardener to F. Tread well, E>q , for 8 Cape heaths; Mr. Taylor, gardener to G. Coster, Esq., Streatham, for 6 Cape heaths ; Messrs. Fraser, nursery men, for 10 greenhouse azaleas (Layton); Mr. Peed, gar dener, for 8 greenhouse azaleas; Messrs Iverey, nursery men, for 6 greenhouse azaleas; Mr. Rowland, Lewisham, for 6 roses; Mr. Turner, Slough, for 6 cinerarias; Messrs. Fraser, for 12 pelargoniums ; Mr. Windsor, gardener to A. ,Blythe, Esq., Hempstead, for 10 pelargoniums ; Messrs. Dobson, Isleworth, for 5 fancy pelargoniums ; Mr. Wier, gardener, the Elms, Hampstead, for fi fancy pelargoniums ; Mr. Morris, gardener to C. Child, Esq., Bromley, for 6 exotic orchids. M. Oppenheim, banker, at Cologne, is about to pro ceed to St. Petersburg, in order to make arrangements for the participation of the Bank of Darmstadt in the Credit Institution that is to be founded in Russia. CAPTURE OF TAE RUNAWAY CONVICTS. —Two of the three convicts who escaped from the train at Rugby, while being conveyed from Wakefield to Woolwich, have been recaptured in Leicestershire, after eommitting a burglary in Warwickshire. On Saturday night a poor man, named Garrett, of Wibtoft, Warwickshire, had his house broken into, and a quantity of wearing apparel and 3/. 10s. stolen. On Sunday morning police-constable Carp apprehended, at some limekilns near Hinckley, two men who gave the names of Field and Murphy. Field was dressed in the clothes taken from Garrett's house, while Murphy had on his convict's clothes covered by a shirt. Field was under sentence for twenty years, and Murphy for four years. The former said they filed their chains and escaped at Rugby while the attention of the keepers was attracted by one of the convicts appa rently being in a fit, which was a feitit previously agreed upon. Field said he had escaped from prison four times. The prisoners were, at Hinckley petty sessions, Com mitted for trial at Warwick Assizes. MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agri=lt. 31 33 ' le all Anstralm Royal Mail ..„ 10 all Berlin Water Works 5i 6i 50 40 Brit. American Land 100 32. Canada 135 137 St. 10(1 rl.oo.6p.e.TaL&;aly 112 -- 113 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug St. 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar & Sept 5 ad 07sta) Palace 2l 3 fi 5 all Do. Preference 5l 5i 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 6 Duston Tron Ore 20 13 Eastern Steam ••• •• 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 13 2 St. 100 Electric Telegraph 95 97 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir • ••• 5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier .;; 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 18 all. General Screw Steam 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus • 33 3i 2U 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Vlediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Veximn&S.Americn. 53 53 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuei to 5 Netherlands Land.— 1l 23 10 all Do. Do. 5 2 Do. BpcPissatld 10 0 80 New B. & N.S. Land 18 22 all N. B. Australasian, t ZO 15 Nrth.of Europe Steam II 1 all Oriental Gas :1 11 1 2s. Do. " New Shares" p pm 5 all Peel Rr. La. & Mine. 3 3 50 all Peulngiltrk Oriental 65 67 50 10 Do. New 3i 4ip 100 60 Si:yal Mail Steam 72 —74 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. lA 11 1 litto New — 111) 25 all 4 , ,ntb Austral:Lan:l 37 38 al; Salon?. Tel. Scrip.... -1 t ` l O all 15 5 +4.nutSt L.Co.U.CaD -100 28i It. ;1 4 . 7 .1Pn . " ' , ld' , 16 18 V,oo.6p,e.Jan3T.Tnly eve i PIA pm LITERATURE. Griselda, a Tragedy : and other Poems. By Edwin Arnold. David Bogue. As there were two Montgomerys (James and Robert) in the last generation of versifiers, so there are two Arnolds (Edwin and Matthew) in the new race of " young poets" who have latterly bounded forward into the literary arena as compe titors for popularity. And as, we believe, with the rival Montgomerys, so we believe with the rival Arnolds—no tie of relationship binds the two, however remotely, together. The tuXtaposition of the twain results only from a similarity of names, not from any connecting bond of consanguinity. It happens, however, in the case of our two con temporary young poets, the Arnolds, that there is a certain similarity traceable between the character of each as a student of polite-letters endowed with a refined taste, a delicate sensibility, a very rare store of book learning, and a singularly graceful and elevated imagination. Analogous—this simi larity—in some measure, at least, with the resem blance so far observable between their predecessors, the two Montgomerys already mentioned, as both of them religious versifiers, both of them versifiers moral in purpose and diaactic in style. Never theless there is this most observable peculiarity which distinguishes Edwin and Matthew Arnold as poetics competitors, from James and Robert Mont gomery as simply poetic contemporaries. There is no such glaring discrepancy between the in tellectual strength of the former, as there was incontestibly discernible between that of the latter, a discrepancy so remarkable in its kind and magnitude as at once to place in separate categories the author of "Satan" and the author of the "World before the Flood." Neither of the Arnolds can feel otherwise than complimented by a comparison with his immediate contemporary and namesake—Mr. Bogue's " Arnold" and the "Arnold" of the Messrs. Longmans might, each in turn, experience a reasonable degree of gratification at any contrast whatever being drawn between their rival publications. They are both scholars of re fined taste, stored with classical erudition, and gifted largely with natural sensibility and with an admirable appreciation for the true and beautiful. Mr. Matthew Arnold, the son of the ever-honoured Rugby Schoolmaster, has evidenced his poetic capa city by two substantive publications, issued in the unpretending form of two volumes of " Poems" (so en titled)—First Series and Second Series—the former of these (to our mind, immeasurably the worthier) having already attained the honours of a " second edition." Mr. Edwin Arnold, of University Col lege, resembling his namesake in this, as in other things, has likewise already given to the world two separate books of verse—his maiden work, simply entitled "Poems, Narrative and Lyrical," and his recently issued volume, inscribed upon the title page, " Griselda, and other Poems"—.the latter, a book which cannot but tend to enhance his reputa tion. Griselda !—well, 'tis an old story: simply, gravely, wisely, nobly, eloquently told anew. And so let it pass—with a sigh for the fancy, and a benison for the memory, of sweet-hearted, clear minded, honey-tongued old Chaucer. The " Occasional Poems" which follow possess for us a more individual interest as the direct intellectual offspring of our author's imagina tion. Industrious he has proved himself to be of late—for during 1855 alone we observe three dis tinct poems to have been issued first of all through the pages of three among our first-class magazines —Blackwood's .Magazine, and Fraser's Alagazine, and Bentley's Miscellany—the poem in Maga beinc , one of considerable beauty, called " Vernier." It surprises us, rather, to observe among Mr. Edwin Arnold's minor pieces a pathetic commemoration of " Andre Chenier," suggested by the very same in cident which the muse of Sir Bulwer Lytton has so exquisitely celebrated. Strange, too, is it to re mark another fragmentary contribution to the poet's corner of The Press, entitled "In Memo riam," in very despite of Mr. Tennyson. This is one from among the number of " Songs of the Time." As a specimen of our anther's powers as a humorist, take his " Address of a Peer Scholar to his Pound Sterling"—heginning quaintly : 0-old !as I'm a starving sinner ! Saint Cecilia! what a chink ! I'll ordain a regal dinner, — Gods ! I'll eat and drink. Counter in the game of livieg, Buyin g deuce, knave, queen, and king, Bartered, borrowed, given, giving, Potent yellow thing ! Now I feel, I see thy story, Grecian, gold-won Danae ; If ono comes with grace and glory What must a shower be ? Oh, Fortuna ! and this morning Thou mightest have spared me my Catullus, And stilled my landlady's shrill warning, Instead of sweet Tibullus. Too late ! I dined on old Homerus, And Plautus paid my washing bill ; Well ! " earns," stranger, " tamen sums." Thou'rt most wuloome still. Nay, but stay ! it can't bo really All a solemn sterling pound, I'vo seen so few—l'll ringit fairly : Mammon ! there's a sound ! Continued thus sportively : Yea ! by all the sands of Hermus, By Apollo's golden bow, See, my soul ! those signs confirm us, 'Tin—where shall wo go ? Venison's in, and at the Sceptre Splendidly I know they dress it, Had I two ! sage preceptor, " Amor nummi crescit." For the potent charm that binds thee, Shillings twenty ! to my heart, Is— whoever after finds thee, Thou and I mast part. And ending with this pleasant extravagance : Lo ! mine inn !—Hence, cares ! in " mare Creticum,"—or down to Greenwich. * * n * * Is this after all but fairy Laud,—or lamb and spinnach ? Waiter, Ito ! " vinum deprome,—" Bring an amphora, I say— Dost thou better seek to know me ? Doubtest thou I'll pay ? Lo ! the coin ! quick, varlet, quicker ! Napkiued knave ! mistrustful churl ! Cleopatra-like, in liquor Thus I melt my pearl. As a contrast to this, let us instance the following as au example of the skill with which our young poet can command our tears no less readily than our laughter. It is a little conceit " from the German," called " The Three Studonts There came three students from over the Rhine, To a certain good hostel they turned them for wine. Ho ! Landlady, have you strong wine and beer ? How fareth the Fraulein, your daughter dear ? My beer is fresh, and my wino is bright ; My child will be shrouded and buried to-night. They drew the door of her death-room back, There slumbered she in her cod in black : The first lie lifted the veil from the dead, And bared his curls, and beaded, and said, " Ah ! could'st thou but live again, maiden here From this day forth I would love thee dear !" The second spread softly the face-cloth again, And his tears fell fast as the midsummer rain : " Dead ! art thou, Lisbeth? cold, lip and brow ? " Ah God ! I learn how I loved thee now !" But the third in his hand did the little hand take, And kissed the white forehead, and smiled and spake, " I love thee to-day as I loved thee before, I shall love thee as truly for evermore." May Mr. Edwin Arnold direct his unquestionable abilities so judiciously that his nano may hereafter be remembered ! Henry Lyle ; or p Life and Existence. By Emilia Marry-att. 2 vols. Chapman and Hall. We have here an interesting tale ; in some parts it is painful, but that is rendered requisite by the nature of the composition. Henry Lyle, the hero, is an instance of nufriended talent rising into emi nence by his exertions ; but the real object of the story i to exemplify the inner world, the life which the soul is passing, in contradistinction to the mere animal existence of the body. Mr. Vere is perhaps rather exaggerated in detail, but there are many such heartless and selfish characters extant, men who employ the gifts of their intellect to pervert truth, and to uphold wrong, who fascinate by their powers of pleasing, and confuse the weak, lead astray the wavering, and favour, by every means in their power, the career of wickedness upon the earth. Henry Lyle is a bright exception to the ordinary class of people it is to be feared, not but that some such may be seen occasionally to demon strate that, though fallen, the human nature may rise again if it endeavours to approximate to a divine standard. It is not the wish of the authoress to make out that all honours and happiness attend on such a course ; on the contrary, it is seen that virtue is its own reward, in the inspiration to perform meritorious actions with which it animates its votaries, in the sense of right that they feel in all unjust persecutions, and in the calm with which they meet lesser evils. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace, was pecu j liarly felt by Lyle from the commencement of his career until the end. It is a touching instance of the good that can be effected by kindness, in the record of his doing among the poorer class of his neighbours. The news of his death caused a dark day in the courts and lanes where he had been a ministering spirit to the cares and sorrows of the inmates. Philip, the cousin of Augusta, the he roine, and the wife of Lyle, is a fine character, who struggles to overcome himself when he sees others in distress. He resigned his cousin to his friend, and in their hour of need he sent them the produce of his labours in another country, to which ho had departed to efface old impressions. Valentine Leigh is an instance of the incalculable harm that is effected by the thoughtless and indo i lent who fall into bad company, and are only stedfast in one thing, not to try to do right. With one trouble and another, Henry Lyle did not pass his short life v er y h a ppily, i n th e I common acceptation of the term; but the ephemeral and transitory duration of that feeling, as relates to earthly sensations, could never be the attendant of his exalted aims or the comps ' mon of his unselfish nature. The mean and paltry worldling around him could not comprehend him or his motives ; it was the peace that passed their understanding which was the crown and glory o' his life. Augusta is of an excellent and noble dispo sition, improving as she gained experience, and ge nuine in action, thought, and word. Those who are pleased with stories that relate to feeling more than action, and that seek to impart instruction more than they strive to convey amusement, will find in these pages a subject worthy of their regard and respect. Those who prefer the unreflective and lighter style will yet acknowledge that this is of a high character, for its principles are pure, its aim exalted, and its precepts admoinsu, that we must follow the fashions of another world than this, if we would lead a life worthy of living for. The Scincle Railway. By W. P. Andrew, Esq. Wm. R. Alien and Co. Mr. Andrew is known as " The Old Postmaster," to an important section of the community as the author of several works on Indian Railways. In the present work he points out the relations of the Scinde Railway to the various routes to India, and its probable effects in developing the vast resources of the Punjaub, and supplies details of a project to connect the Mediterranean and the Euphrates by railway, and thereby establish a route via the Per sian Gulf to all parts of India, by which at the outset the communication will be shortened nearly one-half. In support of the undertaking he ad vances a mass of testimony, official and otherwise, from which it appears the feasibility of the scheme has been recognised from the date of the surveys by General Chesney, and the greatest probability exists of its being speedily accomplished. The line front the port of Seleucia to 'Taber Castle, on the Euphrates, is about 80 miles in length. From this point the river becomes navigable to Bursorah, at the head, of the Persian Gulf, a distance of 715 miles. The course from Bursorah is nearly straight for steamers to Kurrachee, the terminus of the Scinde Railway, and a port of great natural faci lities, with a population of 30,000. The route is thus connected with the Indus, which is navig able for steamers to Mooltan, which it is proposed by the author to connect by rail with Lahore and the Punjaub. The route, as traced on the map, seems to be unusually direct ; and if reliance is to be placed on the official and other testimony in its favour, which we see no reason to doubt, the scheme is one deserving of every encouragement. The Law Magazine. The number opens with an article—the first, we believe, of a series—on the " History of Jurispru dence," the subject matter being "The Writings of PulTendorf and Leibnitz." " The Constitutional History of Jersey, by M. Charles Le Quesne-J urat," of the Royal Court of Jersey, and member of the States, next passes under review, and is followed by an article ou "Life Peerages," explanatory of the grounds on which " all lawyers are now satis fied that there exists no such power in the Crown as that of which the Ministers, without inquiry, almost without reflection, advised the exercise." The contemplated reduction of the salaries of judges of " County Courts," by the Lord Chanc3l - bill, is strongly protested against. A notic able paper, ou "The Four Heirs to Sovereignty in France," is designed to show how remarkably ana lagous have been the circumstances under which these heirs—to wit, the King of Rome, the Duo de Bordeaux, the Comte de Paris, and the present Prince—have been born. While conceding to the last named the better chance of reigning, and " due praise' also to Napoleon 111. for boldly re cognising the aforesaid analogy, the writer by no means expresses a lively faith in the Imperial des tiny of the " Child of France." A straw thrown tip will show how the wind blows. In the article on Life Peerage, it will also be observed, some strin gent remarks are inserted on the slavery of the French press. Among the remaining articles may be noticed—" A Review of the Reports of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales (1851, 1855, 1856)," and another of the "Papers of the Society for Promoting tha Amendment of the Law." Signs of the Times. By Christian Charles Josias Bunsen. Smith, Elder, and Co. Another and not the least valuable contribution to the cause of civil and religious liberty by this celebrated author. Iu a series of letters addressed to Ernest Moritz Arndt, CLevalier Bunsen takes a survey of the world, and points out the dangers to which religious liberty is exposed. That this is done with consummate ability those who are ac quainted with the European reputation of the writer will not require to be assured, while to many it will be a source of gratification to know that the conclusions to which he arrives are hopeful for the cause he has at heart. Of the two great signs of the times he remarks—" The spirit of association, with its liberty, is the genius and the demon of the dawning day ; the hierarchy, with its tyranny, is the waning planet of departing night." They (the Catholic people) and we are journeying by separate paths towards the same goal, but as to what that goal is we are philosophically and historically at one with each other throughout Europe—we with them and they with us. It is legal religious liberty with its consequences." The work has been translated from the German by Susanna Wink worth, author of " The Life of Niebuhr." Post Office Directory of Gloucestershire, with Bath, Bristol, Herefordshire, and Shropshire. Kelly and Co. The well-known character of the publishers is a sufficient guarantee for the accuracy of this the first edition of the Post Office Gloucestershire, &c., Directory, while with regard to copiousness of in formation, all that is necessary to say is the work is got up on the same plan as the Directories by the same publishers of other counties, which embrace every city, town, village, hamlet, and country seat therein. A well-digested Index facilitates reference, the work is neatly got up, and in every respect reflects credit on the publishers. The proof sheets, we are told, have been corrected by clergy men and other gentlemen of local knowledge, thus affording an additional guarantee of its accuracy. The Directory is accompanied by maps engraved expressly for it, and corrected up to the time of publication. Manual of Quotations. By E. H. Michelson, Ph. D. John Orockford. A new, enlarged (almost doubled), and greatly improved edition of " Macdonnell's Dictionary of Quotations," which was so popular as to pass through several editions. The range of quotations is extended in the present, and includes law phrases, proverbs, and family mottoes in rich abundance. In a word, it is a book to buy, to mas ter, and to refer to. EXHIBITION OF TKO ART TREASURES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. The contemplated Fino Arts Exhibition in Man chester in 1857 is exciting the liveliest interest throughout the country. The following letter has been received by the executive committee, and numerous promises of co-operation and support have been made by the leading collectors and possessors of ancient and modern pictures and s,atuary " Carlton -gardens, May 22. " observe in the public papers of this limning an announcement of the determination of the inhabitants of Manchester to hold !an exhibition of the art trea Aires of the United Kingdom in the course of the ensuing year accompanied with a list of contributors to the necessary guarantee fund. "If the addition of my name as a contributor to the amount of 1,000/. to this guarantee fund will be acceptab e to the other subscribers, it will be a, gratification to me to be associated with them on this occasion. " No man cm have better reason than I have to be well assured that whatever purpose the inhabitants of Manchester deliberately undertake they will carry out efficiently upon their own responsibility and with their own resources ; and that they will repudiate, rather than welcome, the extraneous aid of strangers. But I trust they will not think that this rrinciple is in any degree violated by permitting me to co-operate with them in the present undertaking, as I can safely assure them that no thing could be more painful to me than the supposition that the varied associations by which I have through life been connected with the town of Manchester are now altogether dissolved.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your faithful servant, "OVEBSTONE. "The Mayor of Manchester, 840." TRAGIC EVENT IN THE T Y ROL.—The Revue Pranco. Italienne re p or t s a t erri bl e event as having occurred re cently at Bolzano, in the Italian Tyrol. A schoolboy of the town school threw a stone at a peacock belonging.to the masters, and killed it. The father of the child, when he heard of the circumstance, came forward voluntarily to pay the value of the bird. But the two masters, who were priests, determined that the child must, neverthe less, receive exemplary chastisement. At a moment when all other scholars went out for a walk the "mur derer" of the peacock was detained, and beaten till his back was broken. He died on the spot. The father, people who heard the cries of the child,wh o w c a s s m s e e l at ) for by once to the school, and seeing his infant dead, fell upon the two priests and killed them by re peated subs with Lulfe. 16 100 1100 1.6 20 zo 100 92s 1 100 100 36 1;0 Ulf? 211 15 100 100 3i la , 10 61 i 1031 102 12 12A 12 St. 161 5 St. 10 St. 20 20 25 25 12} 40 5 St. 25 10 28i 1 1 ) L2s St. all 1100 10 , lnr rlott !100 I 9 6 1 C 1 9} all all 100 100 100 all all all ~~~ __~