The Sun. — London, England, 1856-06-30 00:00:00

on3atic im[l3e: rospeet apse .itv u 3 to 3 desire to coo hop3d our' a volved wa y fey to rage ,t New. 1 inst. , jnited . e ating. revola ia au cl : presV 5Y 123 1 3. 0 111 the ;omit 5, when ;pudic , a t the foreign 1 of the 3 Pa na‘ Of t be , den t 43 1 . ailroa'' aina , to n~ dis- rder ° f logeneJ le Gran i a r hich l'i Led, a u( ' thro v l a W harf ere ive" April. It L ike he fi c3l). Bb i n gtoo Dese ret. 3umnic!r, 0 for 10 • Orle ali o l WO, all 3 rgs front King, °' w ore nit Vulle6o, d Gael' Q t, tor, rate' s PI n o f 3,ovvf c k Goof r of G en. )ra initte a one al r, t rf bell an noru" rigilan ce le state; lies, an d bee n 13 4 tic Pa— L u • a ni tin 0 . 0 / fore' tr e 60• dAit 3 e cott be , bt. t be • ; e uvo ed about 30. per is r 3teg• e at 5,2a111009. to 1 ,f -at '. ba claY s t ea .b°" Freigh t! ,iverpoo; OP 0 A. 11 ',„ Atrat ? the win 120; e s : ot h, s peci e ' Kies° di Gree t ic 1 3 3 . 1 dtl id 1 ' 6°3 0 le erO n f bhas . - ufort al Lt ingur4 v ou he i by t 3 ves selo t fr ees wing na ,nd, the 113' LO de* Fiva-0 13 % ert l ° „ Africs ftern pOn 111 01 ' 90 P ht • r f eig P A D o° .0 l ° e ern NONEIt MARILE ANt COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'OLoox The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed at the extreme rates of Friday. The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales-2,000 for export and 3,000 on speculation—comprising 30 Pernam and Mirnham, 6:d. ; 210 Bahia, Old. to Gad. ; 300 gyptian, 6id. to 'lid. ; and 700 Surats, 4d. to 4id. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed steadily at its best point. The total amount of specie brought by the two Vessels which have arrived from New York, viz., th e Niagara and the Washington, is $1,010,670, or about 202,134/. The adv ices, which are only a Week later, mention that the cotton market was active, and that full rates continued to prevail. In the week ending the 13th ix It. the imports exceeded -th e exports to the extent of $1,070,370. The money market, it is alleged, was never more abundantly supplied, and the current rates for loans on call were 5 to 7 per cent. The trade reports from France to the close of the week show a sensible improvement in the state of business both at Paris and in the manufactur ing departments. Merchants from the provinces, Who have abstained for some time to make pur chases, now begin to buy largely. The retailers have been less busy, as the sales of novelties for th e season had terminated ; but the return of fine weather has influenced the ordinary branches of trade, which is added to by the purchases made by foreign visitors. The trade in silks has experienced .an important rise in prices. It is said that within the last 15 days this advance is not less than 20 Per cent. on raw siks. Other branches of trade are improving, and the depression caused by the inundations is quickly passing away. The second ordinary meeting of the Bank of Asia was held to-day at the London Tavern. The report was very brief, and merely stated that the differences of opinion arising out of various ques- tions of detail had now been arranged with the Mercantile Bank, the consequence of which was that a joint application for a substituted charter in favour of the amalgamated bank had been presented to the Privy Council, which the directors hoped would be successful. The accounts were very limited, and showed the following totals : Capital—depo , dta luttrest £79,933 14 1 368 4 1 Disbat sed ~E:79,565 9 2 Tho assets were to the same amount. After a few observations the report was adopted. The Atrato has arrived from the West Indies With $2,134,646. The instalment of 20 per cent. on the New Loan having been paid on Saturday, it is now expected that the Money Market will become much easier than before, and many predict that A further re duction in the minimum rate will take place next Thursday, or in the following week at the furthest. The payment of the dividends will shortly be made, when the supply of capital will consequently be increased. The English Stock Market continues to improve, a further rise of per cent. having occurred this morning. Notwithstanding the extraordinary buoyancy of the market, it may be mentioned as a rather curious feature that parties are selling Con sols and buying French Stock, which it is evident is gradually recovering from its recent depression. There is not much doing however in the English Mar ket, owing to the arrangement of the Foreign Stock and Railway Share accounts, which is still in pro gress. Consols have been 951 g all the morning. The dealings in the New Threes and Reduced Annuities have been at 96i R, and 95 respec tively. Exchequer Bills are 125.t0 155., and India Bonds also 12s. to los. premium. The New Loan is about 4to I, and Consols for August are 93 to 96. There is a brisk market for Foreign, at higher prices. Turkish 6 per Cents. have reached 1071 and the 4 per Cents. 1063. for account. Spanish Deferred are rather dull at 25k, the Passive at 6i, _ _ and the Certificates at 61. Russian Fives are 111, _ _ _ Ditto 41 per Cents. 984. Sardinian Fives 921, being higher prices. All South American descriptions have taken an upward turn, as will be been by the annexed quotations. Brazilian 5 per Cents., 101 ; ditto small, 100! 1 : Buenos Ayres, 83 ; C'ailian 6 per Cents., 105 ; Grenada Now Active, 20 ; ditto Deferred, 7a Mexican, 23a Peruvian, 80i 82, and ditto 3 per Cents., 58. Dutch are nominal. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 ; Mexi can, 23 I ; Peruvian, 8) 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 66 8 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 50 2 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 ; ditto 41 pet' Cents., 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 47f ; ditto New Deferred, 25i 4 ; ditto Certificates, 61 7 ; ditto Passive, 7i. The Railway Market continues in an excited state, and despite the arrangement for the account, numerous fresh tramactious have been recorded, at a rise varying from 103. to 15s. per share. Cana dian and Indian are in demand at fuller prices. Pernambuco have advanced, and the Belgian lines attract increased attention. The French Market may be generally deemed firmer. Mines, Banks., and Miscellaneous are quiet. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. 1 Nrovi, the Oftial Lift.) Busine,.. done. 8 per Cent. Rerte.ced Annuitias.,... ........ . 953 2 i Now 3 per 'dent. Annuities .... ...... . ..• 96 i 3 Lone Annuities, expire s th Jan. 1860... . Ditto 31 Years, expire 10th Oct , 1859 3i India Bonds, £lOOO .. .. Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 24d £IOOO PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.. Ditto Small Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.. s3 Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO5 Grenada New Active, 24 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent 233 Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent BO4 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.,,Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1822, 11 St., 5 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto 4i per Cent. - Ditto Small 961 x d Strdinisa , Bonqs, 5 per Cont. Ditto Account o2f Sp ~ lost vioq(ts, :4 per t:out Ditto Account Ditto t , ' ew Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. n-.A. fun 6! T.lrkkh ';.m Is, 6 per cent lO7 ' Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account . q , . , nr. ibe above A Ole in Lon ','••. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4il per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. C msuls Dittu Account (July 10) General Todleben is daily expected to arrive at Vienna. It is his intention to visit the most remarkable fortresses in Germany. A. WELL KNOWN ENGLISH MONK.—We read in the German papers of a well-known eccentric—"A monk, whose name is Spenct-r, and who is a member of a noble family in England, is making a pilgrimage through Hungary, with the permission of the Pope, his object being to establish praying societies, whose special task it will be to pray in chapels that the English nation way be converted and return into the bosom of the true church." The monk alluded to is the brother of the late Earl Spencer. ENTRY OF THE GUARDS INTO LONDON.—It is ex pected that ate three battalions of Guards (upwards of 3,000) from the Crimea will make their entry into Lon don tat Wednesday or Thursday. A large number of the beroes who fought at Alma, Inkertnan, &c , and re• turned home invalided, will j yin their respective batta lions at the Waterloo static n, and march with them through the metropolis to Hyde-park. Prince Albert will bead the Grenadier Guardsas Colonel, and the Duke of Cambridge as Colonel of the Snots Fusiliers. IMPORTANT TO DRAMATIC AUTHORS—THE QUEEN'S THEATRE, GLASGOW.—On Thursday, at the J. P. Court, George Parry, lessee of the Queen's Theatre, GI eendyke street, pleaded guilty to performing the whole or part of thi " Hunchback" and " Lady of Lyons," without hav ing obtained the necessary licence for so doing, in terms of the act of Parliament. He was fined 51., being 50s. or each offence. 1i rivuocriT NEI,VS.--(This Day. CORN EX C H ANGE. There was a moderate demand for wheat in the leading country markets held on Saturday, and prices were rather dearer. All spring corn, the supplies of which were limited, sold at very full currencies. Our advices from the near continental ports state that the wheat trade has become less active. Holders of grain, however, have been very firer. The American markets continue steady, with fair arrivals of wheat and flour. Only limited supplies of home-grown produce were received up to our market last week. The imports of foreign amounted to 10,993 quar ters of wheat, 1,713 barley, 22,502 oats, 3,477 beans, 7,901 linseed, 34,432 rapeseed, 1,915 sundry seeds, 465 sacks, and 1,000 barrels of flour. The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to our market to-day, coastwise and by land car riage, was very moderate, and the show of samples of both red and white were small. Owing to the limited number of millers in attendance, and the favourable accounts at hand respecting the appearance of the crops, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home pro duce was in a sluggish state. In prices, however, we have no actual change to notice compared with Monday last. There was a slight increase in the show of fresh foreign wheat ; but ex granary, the supply was trifling. The amount of business doing in all kinds was limited, at about stationary prices. The demand for floating cargoes of grain on continental account was less active. We were very scantily supplied with barley, in which •3ly a limited business was transacted, at late rates. The malt trade was inactive, on former terms. There was a considerable increase in the supply of fo- reign oats, and all kinds moved off slowly at barely the late advance in the quotations. We had a slow inquiry for beans, but no actual change took place in value. Peas were held at full quotations, but the demand for them was inactive. ---- -- The flour trade was dull, at about stationary prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE Whett —Essea Sc. K era, Malt—Chevalier .... 818 to 83s Red .• - new 69, to 80s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto .... .... old —s —. Lincoln}., Feed 25s 27s Ditto, White new 69s 83s Potato• .. 26s 29s Ditt0........ old —s — s Youghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- Mack. •••• .. 22s 25 , coin, Red, old —s —a Cork, White ... .. 24s 27s Ditto new •••... 67 4 77. Scotch, Feed. •• .. 274 318 Rye—Old ............ —s —s Beans—Tlek .•• • • .... 378 40s New ............ 405 —s Pigeons ...... .... 42 /16. Barley—Grinding .. •.. 363 39s Peas—Grey .......... :8s 403 Malting ... • • .... 41. 43s Maple... •• • • .... 42s 4is Clhevalier•• •• . . 43s 45s White. •••••• .. .. 44. 49s Mllt—Suirolk and Nor- Boilers •.••• .. • 44s 49. f01k... ..... .... 73s 818 Plow—Town-made • (44 67s Brown ..... •......... GI. 66.1 Suffolk .• ••••.. , 5 l. 52 s Kinestertand Ware 73 81s 'itocktn 8e Norfolk 51s 52s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Moderate supplies of foreign stook arrived in the port of London last week—the total imports being 2,464 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 we received 5,631 ; in 1851, 6, ;in 1853, 6,216 ;in 1852, 6,676 ;in 1851, 4,810 ; and in 1850, 2,747 head. From IMPORTS INTO LONDON LA' WlOll. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Oste u d 549 ... 7 ... 602 ... 4 5 ... 3 10 ... 12 ... 3i .. - •• 381 ... - ... 19 ... - ••• 60 Harlingen 39 ... Rotterdam...... 88 ... Dordt Bromvershavea ... 5 ... Calais .. Flamburgh...... 2'i Ton uing 6 Antwerp — Total ... 161 ... 1,566 500 ... 114 _ . .. -- ----- --- . The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pies 855 747 „, 3,819 „, 298 „, 683 ... 134 .854 ' 853 ...1,087 ,„ 3,575 „, 390 .., 807 ... 3•7 .852 9lB ,„ 4,240 „, 438 „, 6,9 „, 431 851 ' 337 .„ 3,299 ~. 593 „, 451 ... 127 The supply of foreign stock hero, to-day, was very mo derate for the time of year. Notwithstanding that the arrivals of home-fed beasts up to our markets this morning were limited, we had a very dull sale for all bree ls, at a decline in the quotations realised on Monday last of from 21 to 4.1 per Sibs. The top figure for Soots was 5s per 81bs. The quality of most breeds was tolerably good. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,800 Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of England 400 of various breeds; and from Scotland 300 Scots. Compared with Monday last, the supply of sheep was on the increase. Prime Downs were steady, at late rates; but all other breeds moved off heavily, at a decline of 2d per Sibs compared with Monday last. The quality of the supply was tolerably good. About 2,000 sheep and lambs came to hand from Ireland in excellent condition. We had a slow sale for lambs,—the condition of which was but middling,—at last week's currency. The show of calves was rather extensive, and the veal trade ruled heavy, at a decline of 6d per Sibs. In pigs, very little was doing, at late rates. Per Slbs to sink the offal'. s. d. s. d. Interior Beasts.... 3 6to 3 10 S eco nd quality.... 4 0 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 0 Inferior Sheep ...4 0 4 2 1 ieconti quality ...4 4 4 8, Prime crso. -wiled. 410 5 v Lamb, 40 TOTAL SUPPLY. s. d. ~ / Prime Southdown 5 4 5 6 ,Large crse. calve, 3 6 4 4 Prime small do._ 4 6 410 Large hogs Small porkers 4 4 410 Suckliug calves-23 0 30 Quarter old pigs.2l! 0 19 0 d to 5s 103. FOREIGN SUPPLY. deasts .. •••• .• •• ........ 3,207 I Beasts •• ..•• ••• •• •• . 204 ( iheep and lambs •• ....-25,240 Sheer and lambs •• •• ...... 1,160 alves . ..... ....•• •..... 448 Calres..• ••• •• .••• ........ 313 170 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Mark , t, on Monday, July 2, 1855, and this day, Monday, June 30, 1856. Per Bibs, to sink the offal& July 2, 1855. ;June 30,18a6 s. d. s. d. is. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 4to 3 613 6to 3 10 izeoud quality ditto ... ... ... 3 8 4 0;4 0 4 2 Prime large oxen ... ... ... ... 4 2 4 4 ; 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, Sze ... ... ~. ... 4 6 4 8 1 4 0 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 2 3 4;4 0 4 2 iecoud quality ditto ... ... ... 3 6 4 Oil 4 4 8 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... ... 4 2 4 411 1) 5 0 Prime Southdown ditto ... „„ 4 8 4 13;5 4 5 6 Lambs ... ... •• . •..... ... I 8 6 04 10 510 L a rge coarse calves ... ... 4 0 46 3 6 4 4 P r ime small ditto ... ... ... ... 4 8 5 ( 1 14 6 410 Large hogs ... ... •.. ... ... 3 4 3 83 4 4 0 ' , Teat small porkers .........4 0 4 4,4 4 410 Beasts._ ... ... ... ... 3,760 3,207 Sheep ... ... ... ... ... 29,510 25,240 Calves... ..„ ~. ... ... ... 345 448 Pigs ... ... ... • ... ... ... 530 510 SUPPLIES os SALE, July 3, 1854.—Beasts, 3,608 ; Owe,• and lambs, 25,900; calves, 429 ; pigs, 420. July , 1851. Beasts, 4 , 010 ; sheep and lambs, 27,600 ; calves, 653 ; pigs, 350. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Owing to the prevailing hot weather, very limited snp plies of meat have been on sale in these markets. The trade generally is inactive, as follows : Per 81bs by the carcass. s. d. s. d. s. d. a. d. Beef, Interior 3 2 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 6 3 8 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., middling ..... 310 4 4 Do. prime large 310 4 0 Do., prime 46 4 8 De., do. 5ma11.,..4 2 4 6 Veal... 3 6 5 0 Park, large .3 64 £ Pork, small 44 4 8 Lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 41 BOROUGH HOP. We continue to receive unfavourable accounts from the plantations in reference to the bine. The duty, however, is called 160,000/. Most kinds of hops are steady, at full price 9. The i m ports, last week, were 30 bales from Ham burgh. Mid and fast Kent pockets, 3/ 12s to 61 10s pm- 2 cwt ; Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 5/ 109 ; Sussex, 31 3s to 5/ Os. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Very moderate supplies of old potatoes have come to hand Bine° our last report. The demand for them is in active, and the quotations are very uncertain. They may be considered to range, from 55s to 1003 per ton. The im ports of new potatoes last week were 21,000 barrels from Rotterdam, and 206 from Jersey. They sold at 5s to Cs per barrel. New English are worth 10s to 12s per cwt. WOOL. As the stock of colonial wool is now 60,003 bales, dealers operate in all kinds of wool with extreme caution. In .pr•ioesT-howev.er.,,_we have no change to notice. The kn• ports last week were 338 bales from Buenos Ayres, 2,412 from Port Philip, 42 from the Cape, 64 from Vancouver's Island, 700 from Algoa Bay, 40 from Mo4adore, 920 from Bombay, 700 from Freemantle, and 50 frem Hamburgh. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tegs, is 3d to is 4d ; Down ewes, is 24 to 18 3id ; half-bred hogs, is 24 to is 3; Kent fleeces, 18 2d to 18 ; Leicester do., 18 id to is 3 d ; combing skin, 18 to 18 4 1 ; blanket wool, 91 to 15 ld ; and flannel wool, is to is 5d per lb. SEEDS. Linseed continues to advance. Bombay is now worth 565, and Calcutta 5 !s. Cakes are in good demand, at fully our last week's quotations. Our stock of rape and oilseeds are much reduced, large quantities of rape having been take for export run , fiR +/tutu, par tniSh. 22s to 25s Arista mi. 8r0wn...... —5 A 1 /hits, new ...... —3 F tres,CVlnter, new.... Os Od 04 Od .anary, per quarter . 583 60s ice ,frfise • • .. • • .., —s s Clover,RedEng (cwt.) —• I White • Foreign Red...... —s White.... —s —s Trefoil, new.. ••.... •. •—s Carraway ....... ••• .. 50s —s Coriander • • .... • • 20. 24s Hempseed, per quarter —s —s Lin•eed, Eng.iowing•• 63s - Cr u shing ........ 66s 58s Baltic .. ••..•• -• —3 —3 Odessa —s Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English •• Os 13 10. Foreign, per ton 12110 s 13 10s Rape Cakes, pr ton 6+ 10 , 7 , Os Rapeseed, New, pr qr.. 88$ 59s TALLOW. For the time of year, an average business has been trans acted in this market, since Monday last To-day, P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 47s per cwt. Town tallow, 4fis nett cash. Rough fat, 2s 6I per 81bs. 1856. stock this day —•• • • Price of Y. C .. • • Delivery last week • • Ditto from June 1 .... cirrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel .... Price of To. n 1552. 1 1853. 1854. i 1855 43. 103 , 21,483 ( 33.589 f 46.097 17,8 5 9 38 , 3.1 v)! 53 tid ; 63s 0.1t0,52s 61 to 47s 01 ---A Od Itt , —s 0d) —s Od 1 —s Od to —. 0' 576 i 2,.'37 ` 1,092 , 2,059 2,013 5,25 0 , 6,971 i 4,628 i 7,057 6,872 2,497 1,071 i 602 : 633 1,822 7,725 , 5,1 4 0 I 2, 217 i 5 , 4 39 7,022 I I 3 9. 61 i 52s Od l 65: 61 , 52s 9d 48s 6d A. letter from Milan in the Bisorgimento of Turin says :—" There is a great moving about of troops here. It is said the numerical force of the Austrian army in Lombardy has been considerably increased. THE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY ENUPNII46-, JUNE SO, 1856; CITY SHERIFFS' COURT—(This Day). (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.I THOREURN V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is an ale brewer, to recover damages for the non-delivery of a barrel of ale of the value of 2/.145., which had been consigned to a person named Penrose, at S. Ives, Corn wall. The plaintiff Lave evidence that in June, 1854, a bar rel of ale was for warded as above, and it was not until lately that he was aware that the ale had not been de livered. It was to be forwarded by rail to Plymouth, and thence by ship to St. Ives, but it had been detained at Plymouth and never forwarded to its-destination. For the company it was proved that the captain re fused to pay the rails ay charges, and a eommunioation was made to the consignee, requesting his orders, but to which be made no reply ; and a second letter was sent, stating that on 13s. being sent the ale would be forwarded. It was contended that the defendants were only bound to carry to Plymouth, and were not responsible for the refusal of the captain to convey by sea, and it was contended that they were not bound to give notice to the consignee. His Honour considered that the company had per formed their part of the contract by conveying the goods to Plymouth, and that the plaintiff had not exercised diligence in allowing so long a time to elapse without making inquiries. Judgment for defendants. A UST RA tr A N GOLD. (Fiona the Derbyshire Courier.) The advices which have this week reached this coun try from Australia are of a highly important character. So important that we think it .right to reproduce for our read-era certain facts stated by the correspondent of the Times under the date of Melbourne, March 24. The improved and iun state of trade in the Gmlony, the steady demand for labour, and at the same time the reduction of the enormously high scale of prices which prevailed some time since, while a remunerative level is still maintained for every kind of produce and merchan diseall them things have an important bearing on the progress and prosperity of Australia, and a consequent . highly favourable action on the condition of Great Britain. But there is another cause in operation, more momen tous, as it appears to us ; than any other which is now exercising its influence on the future destiny of the world—we mean the enormous production of gold. The writer to whom we have referred states that " there can bP no doubt that the pr,cluction has greatly increased in all the gold fie:d4"—an assertion which he proceeds to support by the following facts. The average weekly supply of the first 12 weeks of the year 1855 was 30,680 ounces ; the average of the first 12 weeks of the present year has been 56,256 ounces. The increase in the monthly averages during the pre sent year is as follows : Ounces. Weekly average of four weeks in Jan.- Weekly average of four weeks in Feb. Weekly average of four week, , in March If the average of the last 12 weeks he merely main tained, our exoort of gold will be 2,924,788 ounces, value 11,699.152." An Opinio❑ is expres , ed that the average of the whole year will exceed 60,000 ounces a week, and that "Vic toria will export certainly not lees than 3,500,000 ounces." It further appears that the old gold fields of Ballarat and Mount Alexander, with Bendigo, though they were reported t , ) be nearly worked out in 1853, still exhibit increa , e, while the newer gold field of the Ovens also shows a steady increase. Taking all the six. gold fields, sinal and great, we find that the yield in the first 12 weeks of 1855 was 368,155 ounces, which has increased in the similar period of 1856 to 674,951. Tne c :uses of this increaie are stated to be such as amply account for it, viz., the application of Machinery. Puddling machines driven by horse power are coming into use instead of the " cradle " and the tin pan." Pump, worked by small steam engines, succeed to bas kets, and, above ail, the use of the quartz crusher is gaining around. It is justly observed that improved methods of work ing the gold fields in California may be expected to pro duce similar results, and that its present annual average of 9,000,000/. may probably be considerably increased. Now when it is remembered that the week of, per haps, the greatest prosperity, before the gold discoveries (August 29, 1846) exhibited a stock of bullion in the hank of upwards of sixteen millions, and the week of the greatest adversity (Oct. 23, 1847) au amount of upwards of eight millions, it will appear evident how important an influence, under the existing money laws of this country, is likely to be exercised by the production of at least twenty millions of gold in Australia and California. Again, the bank return of the 14th June showed the stock of bullion in the batik to amount to a trifle more than twelve millions (the estimated produce of a year in Australia), and the consequence of this increase of between two or three millions over the stock held a few months back has been a rise in the price of all securities and an impulse given to trade throughout the kingdom. Can any one who regards the wea th of Great Britain, its productive energy, its world-wide commerce, believe that the depression or prosperity of all interests in the cou try depends legitimately on the abstraction from or addition to the Bank bullion of two or three in llions of gold ? Equally absurd is it to imagine that the pros. perity of the nations of the whole civilised world should depend on the fortuitous discovery of gold in California and Australia. _ LIT -- The Times, indeed, in a very shallow commentary which it indites on this subject, informs us that at the beginning of this century "political economists discov ered as a philosophical fact that gold was neither the only form of wealth nor essential to human happiness, nor anything else than a very ban ty medium of ex change." We only wish that pothical economists in 1856 would act upon the discovery. As the Times' writer goes on in the same article to say that .men " not at all scoundre s, but rather the reverse," wished to repudiate the metallic obligation, and send away the fandholder with an inconvertible bit of rag in full of all demands," it is evident that even California and Australia have not enlightened the dark ness of the Times or instrncted its writers to comprehend the absurdity of making the circulating medium of a nation depend on a metallic ba , is. Should the gold fields continue to increase their yield, and prices rise in consequence to a very high level, the fundholder will perhaps find out that a " bit of rag " (a ii. note) convertible into "gold at its marttet price," and every other commodity, would have been a much murt " honest" liquidation of his debt than that "handy medium of exchange," a sovereign, when depreciated to one-third or one-fourth of the purchasing : power of the pound which he criginallylent to the country. Should the production of gold in Au-tralia and Cali fornia co .tinue to increase, we look forward to a condi• tion of prosperity and progress throughout the world, greater perhaps than has ever yet been witnessed. Popu lation will greatly increase. Civilisation will receive an enormous impolie. Luxury, ap endour, and refinement will abound. The demand for every kind of labour will be greater than the supply, and wages must consequently rise. For a period everything will flourish. But a bad monetary system will never work itself right. And when'huyers and sellers have increased, and the products of industry have been proportionably enlarged through out the world. a medium of exchange which does not also increase in proportion, will again begin to exercise its pernicious effects - . Restore gold to its right place as a commodity, leave it to rise or fall in the market like everything else, and create as a medium of exchange a representative paper money, and the f endholthr, the merchant, and the agri culturi 4, would obtain their just due. Then, whether, five millions of gold or fifty were produced at the an tipodes, England and Riglishenen might prosper, and diffuse the blessings of civilisation and social improve ment throughout the world. Taught by our experience, other nations would adopt a sound system of paper money, and gold would no longer be the master, but the servant of universal I commerce. they treated u 4 111 c. friends owl hPoitl,o4l: 14404,14 deliver. I ourselves up to them they sacrificed th,anselvc3 it tb-e montj.,pleatdida., most beautiful manner ; they deli t ached themselves from -16-- coltiZtra„--snd came forward and made walls of themselves in front, of, their batteries. When we came to mix among them. only two monthsjafter this terrible infliction, as the Turk.— would say, "there was not an evil eye among them," there was the eye of friendship and the band of a corn.' rade from one end of Russia to another. That was the.- feeling as wd_weiat along through the country. Of the sovereign of that empire I speak in the same strain, and,- in fact, higher. I can. assure. you it would be quite im possible to exceed the kindness and consideration which I received_ frorn_the Eiiitteror, liere.ngt t, Yin-maY say this would be expected from so high a quarter ; but when I tell you that hale considered by his subjects, from one' end of his country to the other, as being really the spirit of benevolenee, then, I am sure, you will give a cheer for the Emperor •of Russia. (Cheers.) In returning. thanks for the honour you have done General Moura vieff, as I said at the commencement,•l shall say at the end, that I never felt more proud in. n2Y life, and again. I have the pleasure of returning you, a thostisand thanks; Capt. MURRAY here shouted out, "We Ntve not had half enough of cheering ; let us have one cheer' more for, Mouravieff." (Laughter and renewed cheers.) Another officer immediately called for one cheer' more for the Emperor of Russia, a call which was most hear tily responded to by the company. After the toast of "Our next merry meeting," the company separated. DESTRUCTIVE FIkE IN TkLF CITY. Yesterday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. J. Lacey, printer's idner, 45, Bartholomew-close, situated about mid way between West Smithfield and Alderegate-street. Notwithstauding the prompt attend ance of a strong force of the fire brigade, and their active exertions to extinguish the flames, several of the adjoin ing houses were ere long involved in the conflagration, and a serious amount of damage was done, as will be seen by the following report of Mr. Braidwood :—" No. 45, Little Bartholomew-nose, Mr. J. Lacey, printer's joiner, the premises burned down, the furr.ituro consumed, the stock in trade, machinery, &c., destroyed ; cause of fire, the escape of gas ; the loss is partially covered by insur ances in the Royal Exchange and Anchor fire offices. No. 46, do. ; Mr. Barranger, wood turner, premises and con tents totally deszoyed ; insured in the British Empire M utal Fire office. No. 46A, dn.; Mr. Williamson (private), premises and contents consumed; insurance unknown. N 0.47, R. Cook, printer's roller manufacturer; side win dows burued out, and part of roof much damaged ; in surance unknown. No. 34, ditto ; Mr. 0. Vanderplank, furniture and back part of dwelling very seriously da maged by fire awl roof burned off; furniture not in , •ured; building in the Globe, No. 60, dito ; Messrs. Evans, Lecher, and Evans, wholesale druggists; roof of labora tory and contents much damaged by fire ; contents and building insured in the Royal Liverpool Fire-office. No. 1, Mi :dlesex•passage, Mr. R. White (private) ; contents and bui ding seriously damaged by fire ; content+ not insured ; the building unknown. No. 2, oitto ; Mr. J. Chalten ; premises and contents nearly destroyed ; un insured. No. 3, ditto ; Mr. C. Etheridge ; contents and building seriously damaged by fire; not insured. No. 44, Little Bartholoinew-clo , e ; Mr. J. Cuckerill, bricklayer ; back shale extensively damaged by fire, and the windows broken ; not insured. No. 46, ditto ; Mr. J. Stanborougb, fringe maker ; premises burned out ; contents not irsured ; building unknown. During the raging of the fire, Mr. Hodsoll, the surveyor to various fir- , Afices, Mr. White, of the County Fire office, Mr: Bradley, of the Anchor, and Mr. T. Loader, of the Unity Fire office, attended to look after the salvage. • THE REVENUE. The returns of - the revenue will be made up on Mon day night for no quarter ending on tiat day.. The ac counts will be realtlished, showing the gross revenue, in stead of the net as, heretofore. This is carrying out Mr Glad .tone's act of 1854. But the usual comparisons will of course be wide upon the year and the quarter, by putting together the gross and net revenues of the re spective quarters :and years, ending June 30, 1855, and June 30, 1856. The present reit: ens will be satisfactory as compared with those of 185;5. In the great items of the Cu , ttinis and Excise partic u larly, the resources of the country will exhibit a steady 3 - ustainment. In spite of the adverse circumstance, of i4lie close of a costly war, the Customs receipts will bear In, favourable comparison with those of last year—whilst in the Inland Revenue, the sure test of general prosperity and increasing consumption, there will be an increase -of almost half a million on the quar. ter, chiefly in the or operty and income tax, and in the year, of no less a sun than four millions. These are gra ifyiug results, and will anon, with extended com merce and increased' internal prosperity, make no for all the drain that a, necessarily heavy war expenditure has pro , hice,l. Tle.re is no ether country whose fiscal system would bear such a large pressure, and exhibit such bu,y.tricy Observer, THE EXHIBITIwv ('F A.RT TREASURES IN 1857. The designs for the Exhibition building, which have now been finally adopted by the .Executiv.e Committee, promise to afford a most fitting r. ice ptacle for the inte resting and most valuable collec . ,;io n of art treasures which it is to he hoped the liberal Ity of possessors will plats at the disposal of the promote rs o f this national undertaking. The main hall, upwa,r ds of 700 feet long and 100 feet wide, covers (including tL e t ranxept) an area of nearly 80,000 square feet, and from, t! le imposing height of the c.-iitral arched roof, of about 70 feet, will have the finest effect. The picture galleries will be quite mnrivalled in extent and convenience of arratigemert. Tb 'y are upwards of 1,300 Get in length, with a unif arm wia th of 48 feet, and are ingeniously divided into spacious a so as to admit of the subJivision of the 'pl'.ltures :into the several schools of art, without interrupting the attraction of a lengthened perspective. The site selected fur the erections of the building is to the west of Manchester, distant about two miles from the centre of the city, and in an opt in and elevated part of the country. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.— -(This Day.) LONDON, June 30.—Wind this a: 1y at noon, N.W. ; light breeze, :and fine clear sultry w ea then. PORTSMOUTH, June 29 —Wii ld S.S.E.- Arrived — Jura (s.s. tpt.), from Balaklava ; ,dway (s.s. tpt.) and Slink (s.s. tpt.), Black Sea; Mau rit ius (s.s. tpt.) Gib raltar. PLYMOUTH, June - 27.—Sailed.-Lot Lisa, for St. Tho mas. FALmouni, June 29.—Wind Tatiable.—Sailed — Fe, for Havana. OFF BEECH"! HEAD, June 20.—Sophie, from Havana, for Copenhagen ; Agatha Catha:rina, Ha ►rtlepool, for St. Thomas; Selina, Gothenburg, ft Jr Adelaide, S.A. CLYDE. June 28.—Wind W. Arrived—Bermuda and Earl of Lonsdale, from Trinid ad; American Lass, St. John's, N. 8.; Samutl Kellam, New Edinburgh, N.S. (PER ELEOTAit LEGEATA.' LIVERY ooL, Monday Morning. Wind N.N.W. Arrived—Annie Morris, fron 1 Cs.s“bianca ; Europa, screw steamer. Barcelona. • S,iled—E. Z., for New York,: Zebra, screw steamer, Havre. ' Qui lAaisvowN, June 28. Wind N. Arrived—Eagle, from St. Dowit go.; Jantina, Emden. Sailed—Angela, for Hamburg. (BY •itri3MAiLINS ANL/ liunTalf `TEI WeraAPL) GRAVESEND'r Ito llday, 10.5 a.m. Wind W. ; tide three-quarters Bock 1 • tine. Arrived, June 29.—Planet, from o;tend ; Koh i noor, Antwerp ; Sarah, Dunkirk; Havant, ah, Antwerp. Arrived, 36th.—Ravensbourne, fre m Antworp ; Winter Auguste, Westerwich ; Ant, Gruer, isey ; Anna Maria, Thirsted ; Wm. Septimus de Septum o, Antwerp. Sailed—Young Marquis, for Triest e. DEAL, Mondap, 9.50 a.m. Wind W., light and fine. American barque Rambler, Capta in Parker, from Rio Jaueiro, put back, having come into c ollision, on the night of the 23th, off Fairlie, with a large American steamship, bound eastward. ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAA S. —At the usua . quarterly meeting of the Coinitia A 9jora held on Wed nesday, the 25th inst., the folliwiog gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinati;va' 4, were admitted : —Dr. Ward, Finsbury circus, a me, a ‘ ier of the college ; and Dr. Goddard, York-place, B r i g, hton ; Dr. J ames Kees, Madras ; Dr. Chas. Mill a r, i Jeamiugton ; and Dr. Merle, Manchester, as extra li. Dr. Pitman, were elected censors fa ir th same r:s Comitia Dr. Alderson, D r . Clu Y g Dr. Black, and samtiatee. At the e ensuing year. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The folio . 9 are the names ELECTION OF A NEW MASTER AND MATRON FOR M &RT. • of the gentlemen who passed their Ain Carrick Crofts, Lincolnshire ; Francis Johnson science and practice of medicine, and of Id o rtificates directors and guiirdians of the poor of St. Maryletione, :in , a . tion in the riEBONE WoRKHOUSE —At the weekly mceking of t.ie to practise, on Thursday, the 26:h of Jv' I:—Williain held on Friday, Mr. S. Britton in the chair, the board Wickham- proceeded to the election of a master and matron of the market, Suffolk ; William Freeland ter, Essex ; Springfield, Bedfordshire ; Thomas Webb F r- v 0 a, Colches- workhouse, in the room of Mr. and Mrs. Wieland, re junmarket, ; William Onions, Brierly la, S aff ~ Well•street, Weilel o s e . equare .. h e ,, Harris the late storekeeper of the w.)rkhouse and his wife were Thomas Pickop, Lancashire • Jobl.' n Hewitt, signed. ihere were 19 candidates for the offices, and Blastou, Billingborougb, Lincolnshire. ' MEDEA..—Mr. Mark Lemon and Mr. Shirley. ; Mr. Twiny, 2 ; and Hodnut, 1. The i ord ; have just completed a burlesque upon the tr y wf A iet:iitillrainis'- 1 e2l2eo;teNdviitshoon,numbers being—for Mr_ Ryan and his wife, other candi.iates had no voles. Oil a motion to adver- 1 rooks tine a storekeeper in the room of Mr. Ryan, it was desig cipMteeddeaat,':htoe A wh a i e c lp h h t i l: has given an extraordinary celebrity. It has e been . IYaocti e an fi d oe w a ii e l ti b e e g p e r f ed i‘ u l e a e d d em the alt'. nviaal:tiba,sha,vfaertchee, i p t la b c e e l . ng, it was stated, well known who HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON.-The last court WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—During the WI Lori th- dinner for the season took place on Saturday evening at must delightful weather, whichi)ae\ Greenwich. The chair was occupied by Sir Charles vary perclatibks difference in the ' eare„nee o m u a t rdie de a delay. v e week we have had The company was exceedingly numerous, and, after the Forbes, Bart., and the vice chair by George Bain, Esq. has usual loyal toasts had been disposed of in true Highland potatoes in the neighbourhood are strong and of the crops. The early wheats look exceedingly style, the proceedings were carried on with great spirit and we have not heard of any disease being (1 . and there is every pro-pect of an abundant ha i 1 the ordinary manner, and the remainder of the even rvlieealt.liTylte . -; was occupied with song, toast, cud sentiment. The niers taking advantage of the fine wegatvheerryle' covered in . few • in s ivities of the evening were greatly heightened by the ng of Mr. M'Gregor Simpson, the eminent 'Taco them. The hay harvest is progressin ape ily, far- sin* , dto ea ate their bite ,A calist. Nothing could exceed the touching pathos which he gave " Prince Charlie's farewell to early crops. The shears generally are quantity has been carried during ihe gw'enek.; a yr n, /,, a great . with 'or the spirited rendering of the celebrated songs 'here will • , Flora, ~,, • Cope " met "Hail to the Chief." We need be a great scarcity of apples this season ; th "'John. -) look very lad, the leaves of the trees being a orchards ' „ y the applause bestowed upon Mr. Simpson , completely i, scarcely ‘ ; i ,Netic, The company broke up shortly before eaten with insects. Some farmers will make enough cider for their own use.— W( no I be able to I was enthu 7 • 1k . . 7 astern Tinl43. I e l e ven o clot __ ~~~`- ~ NEW COMPANIES. Prospectuses were issued on Saturday last of three new undertikings:—The Thames Steam-tug and Lighte- ' ra4e Company, with a capital of 200,0001.; the Indian Mercantile Agency, with a capital of 1,000,0001.; and the Socisst6 Parisienne for supplying English Coals to Paris and the alat•itime Conveyance of Goods, with a capital of 800,0001. The object of the Thames Steam-tug and Lighterage Company is to improve that p irtion of the goods traffic . on the river which, notwithstanding its growth during the last 30 years, is still conducted without the, aid of steam and left dependent upon the tides. Light-draught iron steamers are to be constructei for the rapid convey. ance of suitable cargoes, and also tug-boats for the towage of barge+ and craft. An agreement has been made with Messrs. Keen and Blake to act as managers, and like wise for the tre.usfer of their business to..the company. The intention is to commence with a comparatively small fleet, and to increase it as may be found desirable. This plan is the proper one in all projects of the kind, and, while it is cede n that the undertaking is calculated to prove of great importance to the trade, of the port of London, there is good reason to hope that its pecuniary results will be such as to lead to a constant expansion of , its operations. The Indian Mercantile Agency proposes to assist in meeting the demand for British capital to be perma nently employed in India. The mode of employment contemplated is by adtiances upon goods and raw pro duce. At the same tiine agency bu-iness of all kinds will be undertAken at the principal ports, and branches will be opened at some of the chief marts of the interior, which will facilitate the introduction and sale of British manufactures and also the purchase of native products. The question whe ther these functions can be performed more safely and advantageously by a company than by private individuals or firms is one on which differenCe of opinion will prevail. Success must depend entirety on manage merit, and therefore the disposition of the public ,to sub ' scribe must depend upon their faith in the prudence and. experience of it+ directors and officers. The SocitE ro Parisienne seems to be supported by nor thern coalowners. Its object is to take advantage of the modifications recently iniroclicnl by the French Government in respect to the importation of coal by establishing a fleet of screw propellers adapted to the navigation of the Seine, which will proceed from the coal ports of England direct to Paris. The fleet is to consist of 20 vessels, to carry 800 tons each ; and it is assumed that, in addition to the profits of their outward freight, a considerable revenue will be derived from return cargoes. • THE. RUGELEY POISONINGS. STAFFORD, JUNE 28. It will aff }l'd some satisfaction to the public to be made aware of the fact that since the execution of the notorious criminal William Palmer, certain facts have become known which leave very little doubt that shortly before his execution the prisoner virtually made an ad mission that he was not only guilty of the murder of the unhappy man, J. P. Cook, but also of those of his wife and brother. There appears to be little doubt that but for the ex traordinary privilege that was granted to the culprit of having his relations, and indeed almost any one he de sired to seehitn, continually with him, and even to the most enreaeouable hour', his brothers and slater, and — Mr. Smith, his solicitor, not having left the prison tintiV half-past 12 o'clock on the very morning of his exech tion, the plisorer Avotill have had better opportunities for tlinking senior sky of his position, and the result would perhaps have been that he would have made a full con fession. From first to last his relations professed an en tire belief in his intioceuce, and it will be readily under., stood that tuis was annulated to-induce a man like Pal mer to persevere in a course of deception. It appears that the Rev. Mr. Goodacre, the chaplain •of the pri=on, had kept h joharnal of everything that bad - occurred between hirus,elf arid the prisoner. This jour- wk.]. was of a - private nature - and no one was allowed to see it but the visiting justices. Only a small portion o the contents of this journal has been made public, but this is quite sufficient to surp,rt the statement that the wretehed man did virtually snake a confession of his guilt shottly befUre his execution ; and other portions of the journal would, if they were wade public, entirely confirm this statontent. _ Although, g9nerally speaking, Palmer exhibited a good deal of firmness during his confinement at Stafford,- it would seem that occasio: alit' he exhibited violent pa roxysms of grief, and at times he was in a most de pressed and melancholy condition ; and this was paid- - cularly the case when any allusion was made to his wife or his brother Walter. Early on the morning of the Friday, the day preceding the ex , ,cution of the prisoner, the chaplain bad been c•mversing with hifn in a most serious manner, earnestly icnpres , ing upon him the short oPrimi of existence that remained to him, and urging the vital necessity, in his then position, of evincing sincere repentance of the crimes he had committed in this world. The prisoner appeared a good deal affected. He was lying upon the bed in his cell, arid he cud tenly raised himself up, and, addressing the chaplain, said, "Then it will not be enough to save my sent to confess to this murder (Cook's), but I must also confess to the murder of my wee and my brother." The chaplain, amazed at the observation of the prisoner, in quirsd of him whether he was to understand that he admitted heaving committed those crimes. Palmer made no reply, but heaved a deep sigh, thrust his head tinder the bad clothes, so as to . coneeal himself from observa tion, and burst into aflood of tears. •We believe it may he stated in the meat ,po-itive manner that the prisoner made other admissions of a still stronger character, but the authorities of the gaol do not feel justified in allow ing them-to be made public without the sanction of the visiting justices. • TI a interest taken in this remarkable case appears to have very far from subsided in the neighbourhood wherethe crimp was committed. Auumber of strangers almost daily visit Rugeley, and the late te,idenceof the prisoner, that of his mother, and the grave of p )orCook, are the chief objeute of attention. Two yew trees mark the spot where lie the mouldering remains of the murdered man, and they have been so stripped of their branches by curious visi tors that the parish officers have issued a notice that legal proceedings will be taken against any person de tected in committing damage. To-day (Monday) and to-morrow there will actually be special trains for Rugeley from the Potteries, and what is called the "bleak o - nintry," for the express purpose of enabling persons to visit the scenes of the murder ! The Obseiver states that the twelve tradesmen who formed Pal - ner'. jury have inetuorialised the Lords of .the Treaiury for koine compensation being allowed them br the loss they sustained in being kept away from their respective businesses during the protracted trial of Palmer at the Central Criminal Clurt. THE ILK!,BY MURDER. It has already been stated in The Sun that a man sanded George Holmes, a farm labourer, is deta'ned in custody, at Otley, on suspicion of having been concerned in the murder of Mrs. 111‘linight at Ilkley. Holmes at present stands committ d, on very clear evidence, for trial at the ensuing Yorkshire Assizes, on the charge of robbing a young girl under the following circumstances : On Friday, the 20th just., four days atter the murder of Mrs. M‘Kitight, Martha Ashby, aged 14, residing at Ilkley, was proceeding from Ilkley to Burley on foot about half-past four o'olock in the afternoon. When near the Ben Rhydding Lodge the prisoner overtook and en tered into c eaversatien with her. Having walked about a mile on toe road together the prisoner asked her it she had any money ; to which she replied that she did not carry money with her when passing along the road. Prisoner then said he would kiss her, and afterwards polled her up a bye-lane or occupation-road between Mount Stead and the toll-bar. She attempted to scream, and he knocked her down, paced one hand over her mouth, and with the other grasped her threat, until she became insensible. How long she remained in a state of unconcsiou-iness she could not tell, but when she re covered prisoner let her get up, and he then ran away across some fields. She then found that her pocket had Feel tui ned inside out, and the contents, ls. 6d. in silver and 6-1. in copper, gone. She hastened to the toll-bar, and told the keeper of the outrage committed upon her. Information was speedily conveyed to Mr. Smith, super intendent constable of Otley, who received from the girl a re in eta description of the ruffian. From that description Mr. Smith at once suspected Holmes, who has long borne a bad character. Mr. Smith went to Hawkeswortb, and took the prisoner into custody the same evening. When cmfronted with the prisoner, she at once recognised him as her assailant, who now, as before stated, stands com mitted for trial for robbing her. Certain suspicions arose in the course of the cross-examination in the above case, which tended to implicate the prisoner in the Ilkley mur der. It was clearly proved that he had been seen in the vicinity of the Cow Pasture about the time of the lady's murder. In answer to several questions on this point the prisoner first positively swore that he was in Bradford on that day ; he afterwards corrected himself, and acknowled that he was near Ilkley ; but he did not farther criminate himself. A. man, who has worked with Holmes, stated that he saw him at the Cow Pastures at Ilkley on the day of the death of Mrs. M‘Knight, and that when be approached him the prisoner turned away his head to avoid being recognised. Mrs. M`Knight, be fore she left Ben Rhydding on that morning, had re ceived several letters, which she placed in her dress wicket. Alter her body bad been discovered, and after Holmes had been seen proceeding towards Ben Rhyd ding, the envelopes of those letters were found scattered upon the footpath. The chain of evidence against the prisoner on the charge of murdering Mrs. M'Knight is still far from being complete, but these attendant circum stances .have some little weight in the Boale of evidence. Mrs purse has been traced to a neighbouring town, and it is expected that before the next examination the parties in whose hands it has been deposited will have been induced to part with it for the consideration of the rea ard. In the meantime it might defeat the ends of ju-tice to state further particulars. The detective officer sent from London to investigate the case at Ilkley has left in search of a gang of gipsies who were near the town on the day of the murder. 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It is also an acknow ledged fact, that to influence in the right direction, and to incite or inspire to the pure and the good, is an achievement not always attained by the highest intellect, or the brightest imagination. The combination of the will and the power is rare as it is excellent ' • and it is this union which has created so universala respect, while it has called forth un bounded admiration for the previous productions by the author Gf Evelyn Marston. Far from dete riorating in the present instance she has improved. There is a softness and serenity infused into the tone of the composition, which is not to be found in her former writings ' • at the same time the spirit that gives life and lustre to the thoughts, and that rules the actions, possesses equal fire and fervour as when demonstrated in a more ungenial and harsher form. The heroine is a noble cha racter ; she is drawn after the fashion of nature, and in accordance with the rules of truth. Her virtues are bright and shining—of their own in trinsic excellence, and genuine worth, sufficient to make lovely their favoured possessor with the mcst splendid of moral adornments. Her faults are also apparent in the same ratio ; there is nothing hidden, mystical, or surprising about her. It is the purpose of this story to evidence and illus trate the warfare waged between the rival and hostile qualities. There i I not a fabulous or ro mantic legend of the good fairy, or beneficent geni atter a short struggle, and brief strife, overcoming and destroying the evil ones. The far-seeing and deep-thinking know that this is not the way in which the lesson of life is to be learned. It is not by the rapid, but the slow, that a change is effected; and this we see in the career of those before us. Those who are led away by appearances might, at 'first sight, imagine, that with Evelyn's good sense and kind heart, and witn Armand's talents, they , could not tad to prosper and succeed. On consi deration it will be seen what is here suggested is likely to have occurred. Their very merits mjli • tated against their comforts. Evelyn's generous temper made her go beyond the limits of prudence, while the very genius of her husband rendered him more keenly alive to wants which could not al ways be satisfied by the exercise of that genius. The passage of their lives in which they first settle in 'their new home is a. most touching picture, sketched with a force and tenderness, than which nothing can be imagined more powerful—Armand, in his early day dreams of fame and glory, had followed in fancy his brilliant creations, and traced his high endeavours towards splendour and excel lence in his profession, till their realisation pro mised to be sublime ; while Evelyn had on her side, in her secluded home, worshipped the beau tiful, as he had paid homage to the grand. The course of their life was very different to what they had suppozed. After all his plans and efforts, his toils, struggles, and exertions, the gifted artist, the enthusiastic dreamer, could do nothing. The cares of poverty, the clouds of mischance and mis fortune, came between him and his hopes, until at last he could work no more ; while Evelyn, in her bright ideas of the good and happiness she could effect found herself too weak to succeed. In the hour of trial they acquired other knowledge ; Ar mand showed " how sublime a thing it is to suffer and be strong," while-Evelyn, in her love and ad miration for the beauties of art and nature, learned to reverence in her mind, and illustrate by her character, a higher, holier, and happier light than any that the rainbow-hues of the artist can create, or the most magnificent scenery disclose. It is painful, while pleasing, to behold the change ; for all was not smooth to the outward, as it was not straight to the inward senses. Years of hardships, both mental and physical, did not effect their mighty agency, and fulfil their lofty mission, with out leaving many a sad trace, as well as a glorious record behind. Something more had sunk in the unequal struggle, and perished in the bitter waters' of strife, than the elasticity of spirit and buoyancy of feeling that were the day-spring of Armand's hopes, and the crown of Evelyn's rejoicino. It is this that vindicates the truth and force of nar rative from the charge of exaggeration and over straining for effect. In no out ward advantages, and in no inward amelioration did these two suf-' ferers find themselves richer at the close of this period of their sombre lives. Beauty had faded when it should have shone in its meridian splendour, youth waned when it ought to have smiled in its bloom, genius decayed at the time for its fruition, and yet the possessors of thes6 blighted blessings were not afraid. They were not happy certainly, for human nature must feel, but they had one trea sure that could not vanish with the rest— " What nothing earthly gives, nor can destroy, joy." It soul's calm sunshine, and the heart-felt It is in accordance with the former probabilities, when they whom we have watched in poverty are restored to wealth, for it is those who have been differently born and educated who feel the state the most, which contains the numberless daily deaths of the mental energies. The spirit that faints within is peculiarly that of the sensitive and refined, not the attendant of the hardy frame that goes forth as a giant on his course, to subdue by toil, that he has been. accustomed to consider the staff of life from his youth upwards. Hence those interesting pilgrims, on the journey of life, were only restored to their original position, the difference to which bad been through so many years one of the chief sources of misery. Not that any one could imagine them again so unsubdued by what had passed as to revive their pristine freshness of feeling, any more than that age can renew its youth, or night return to morning. Yet they were capable of appreciating the good gifts, if they did not revel in their enjoyment, as they would once have done. Second only in interest to these primary objects of attention is Da Chastel, the father of Armand, a genuine hero, in the truest sense of the word; he did not seek display, and he was not desirous of advantages for himself, but no aspirant to honours ever toiled, and no miser ever heaped up gold with more avidity than did he labour in his vocation. Born of the brave and en ergetic Huguenots, he preserved, in the country of his adoption, all those superior qualities of the race that had shed lustre on the land of their birth. Very different to the brilliant ideas that kindled the genius of his son Armand were the stern and solemn notions of his father. "He loved the grave and serious views of life ; he hated luxury ;he despised pleasure. His great Master, who died upon the cross for mankind, was ever before his eyes; and the :martyr-spirit which sup ported him, chained to the bench of a galley under the burning sun of Languedoc, lived yet where it is, perhaps, more difficult to preserve it. The daily sacrifice of his ease, of his tastes, of his time, to the good of others, was still maintained." In pursuance .of this endeavour to benefit his fallen countrymen, Du Chastel engaged in an enterprise that promised great advantages to the distressed unemployed weavers of Spitalfields. Subsequent ruin, total_ and complete, was the consequence ; and the bitterest of ail sufferings to -the bankrupt was the thought, that he was from that time powerless to help the needy. But the blessings of those who were ready to perish went with him to the last of his trials, and nerved him anew to the encounter. It is pleasant to think of him at last, as called home, in the evening of his days, to rest 'inc the fair country of his naiivity. "The Chateau of Peristal, in rich and beautiful Touraine, among uplands crowned with dine woods, and glowing with purple, awl crimson vineyards, which sweep down in bold, undulating outlines to the wide flowing Loire." Such was the new home to which the wanderer was welcomed. It is not always that the poor " find true friends in those who have themselves been - poor ;" but the present sufferers were pre-eminently those to fulfil such a hope. Evelyn Marston was the pride of the Du Chastels in prosperity, as she had been their comfort in ad versity. From them she drew her knowledge of the great in life, and she was their best consoler and their truest helper in the dark days that come to all, out which were long and frequent to the family when she entered its circle. It is only the noble nature which will be influenced aright, and the fine disposition that will seek to be instructed, although conscious of innate power. It is the bright example of so shining a character that en dues the work before us with so rich a grace and BO exalted an excellence. It renders it worthy of the preceding compositions of its author, which pass far beyond and high above the province and duration ' of- the novel of the day. From being the favohred, Companion of lettered ease, they be come subjects of study and contemplation in graver moments, and rank among the lasting and stand ard preductions of the time. "Evelyn Marston " - is certain of success, from its brilliant style and effective combinations, its depth of feeling, and in tense interest; while, from the purity of its pur pose, its high principles, noble language, and heroic spirit, it has achieved the crowning glory of having deserved it. At the above grand banquet, on Saturday, covers were laid for 110, and the company sat down to dinner at a few minutes 'after 8 o'clock., The chair was taken by Col. Daniels. •On the right of the chairman sat the guest of the evening, Sir W. F. Williams, who wore the insignia of the Ordez:'of the Bath, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and the-Order of Medejie. On the left of the chairman were Cols.. Lake and Teesdale, the aides-de camp of the gallant general. On entering the apartment Sir W. Williams •-was• received with. several rounds of cheering, the entire company standing, till the gallant general bad taken his seat. . The cloth having been removed, Col. DANIELS (the chairman) proposed the usual loyal toasts, and allo e the health-of his Majesty the Emperor of the French. - TheCHAIRMAN then, in appropriate terms, proposed to his brothers in arms " The health of the - gallant de fender of Kars, Sir William Fenwick Williams." • General WILLIAMS rose amid a scene of great enthu siasm, and when a partial cessation of the cheering per mitted him a hearing, said—Colonel Daniels, my com rades and brotherofficersin both services—ln rising to return my most sincere thanks to you for the high honour you have done me, if I felt any apprehension of breaking down in the task which I have to perform in addressing to you a few words as a soldier, I should be cheered and encouraged by seeing Colonel Daniels, an old and intimate feiend of many years' standing, and many other old faces, here around me. (Hear, hear.) And I may add -that lam happy to see EO many new and young faces—the heart's blood of the army—here, to do me honour to-night. (Cheers.) This reflection will cheer, me—will buoy me up for the few minutes lam about to address you. The terms in which C.ilonel Daniels has propoied my health, and the manner in which you have responded to this proposition —the enthusiasm with which you have drunk it—do, I assure you, demand my inostsincere—my most hearsy thanks. (Hear.) When I look around this room, and witness this scene, and then call to mind that I was one of the original members of this club—that out of the 25 years I have been in the army, I have - passed 23 in foreign service, and that whenever I returned to Eng land, either for recreation, or on account of ill-health, this has been my home—that in this room I have break fa-ted and dined day by day—l say to myself that if, on the day I first put down my name as a member of this club, any man told me that I would live to see such a day as thie e t wouldhave conceived that he was whisper ing nonsense to me. (Cheer's.)" - Gentlemen, I assure you that what I say I feel ; but the honours and enco miums which have been passed on me must not be ac cepted by myself alone. My career—whatever it may have been—which has receive-I so much honour—my history is associates with that of both my brother officers kho are present here this evening. (Hear, hear.) But I must tell you there sits Colonel Lalee—(cheer)—there sits the man who was continually by my side working by day at the fortificatious and watching unceasingly by them at night. (Cheers.) There, too, sits Teesdale. (Cheers.) Alas ! Tnompson is no more—l cannot present him to you, but I can assure you that they never would have lived until the eventful day of the 23th of September if I had not laid upon them the iron hand of discipline. For day by day they were engaged with the enemy, aro' it was only my stern word of command which preserve 1 them up to the last day of the struggle. Let me also point out to you my young secretary—a youth whom I took with me from his mother, and who proceeded step by step in his career until the eventful day when, taking the command of a battery, he did, I assure you, most essential service to our cause. (Cheers.) I wish to associate myself with thee my gallant com panions in arms, and to share with them the honour which yore have bestowed upon me. (Oheers.) I have a sacred duty to perform also in brihging to your notice the constant encoura g ement which I received from the Minister of State under whom I was particu larly engaged—l mean Lord Clarendon His de.patc ,es when they arrived among us produced as it were a kind of electrical shock which impelled us to goon. We w ire not at the time a melancholy crew- -we were laughing, we were merry, we were like men that would not be extin guished. We were suirounded by very great difficulties, but whenever the despatches arrived they produced a most extraordinary effect upon us. Not only were these despatehes read among us,' but there were numerous pri vats letters read from that nobleman, and if we had not ou the receipt of them exerted ourselves to the uttuoktof our power, and valued our lives at the worth of a straw, we should not have been worthy of the moue of Begliste men. I can assure you that the very soldiers who served with me were ready to die for him. Oa a former occasion at the banquet at the Trinity House, I hatati.opportu nity of returning my thanks to Lerd Palmereton, an• other noblemaa with whom my career began. It was Lord Palmerston who sent me oat to these countries. I had returned four or five times befera I came under Lord Clarendon. I receive t faith L ird Palmerston the great estrkindness and the greatest consideretioe, and to that kindiaos and that consideration I assure you I owe my present position. This, gentlemen, is what I particularly wished to say with regard to myself and the Eogli- 1.1 army. I must now tell you about the glory of the-Turkish army—men who, when I came to thein, were starving, 'were without clothes—men without hope; but such was their confidence in the efforts which I was able to make for them, that they stood by ins in the most galla it man ner. No troops on earth could nave behaved better than those men ; for instance, on one occasion, at the battle of the- 29th Sept , about which you have all read —they had been working atlxiay and watching at night at those fortifisatisns but I wished to speak to you particularly about the .29th September. They were not on this occasion an unruly, undisciplined force behind walls, but Were disciplined soldiers, standing behind their eutrenctiments. Colonel Lake could tell you what they did, for no one could help admiring their c urage, their disci, line, their file fire, their rolling fire. I assure you that neither the Guards of London nor those of Paris could have surpassed them. From early dawn till an hour after midday that fire continued—the noise of a thousand drums never ceased for a moment, therefore you may suppose what soldiers they were. When the enemy got into those intrenchments, which in conse quence of the absolute necessity for protecting other poiots, were, the time, unmanned, they were driven out again by those brave little fellows at the point of the, bayonet. (Great applause.) There is also a sacred duty which I have to perform, because when you recol lect how much blood has been spilt for the defence of Turkey we must all feel some gratification in knowing that there is still some vitality in that country—(cheers) —and that if Turkey be true to herself, and if foreign nations will hold a high tone towards her, she is safe from the power of Russia, which will never prevail in Ismail. There is one point more to which _I wish to allude before I sit down, and that is, that although I was nut sorting with the army in the Crimea, I was attached to it, and received my instructions from that great and good man who unhappily did not live to see the result of the war mean Lord Raglan. (Cheers.) The last moments of that gallant nobleman were embittered and greatly so, from the total want of system which we experienced when we began the war. We bad, in fact, been asleep for forty years, and when we went into the war we were sent out half awake. I cannot adequately describe to you the joy, the almost electrical shock which was caused by the arrival of the news of the victories of the gallant army in the Crimea, while we were in the centre of Armenia. When the story of Alma, of Inkerman, and afterwards of the fall of Sebastopol was brought t us, nothing could exceed the enthusiasm of those fine Turks, and you may easily suppose what our joy and enthusiasm were- at bearing the welcome news of the glories achieved by that brave infantry which never yet turned its back on a foe. (L ,ud cheers.) I say that infantry which never turned its back, which from the days of Wolfe has been the foundation of our greatness, whose courage nothing can shake, or ever will shake. (Loud cheers.) In this respect I believe that our army is second to none. (Cheers.) I believe, my good friends and brother efficers, I have said all that it ianecessary to say upon Mich an occasion as the present. You may imagine the emotion which I feel. I could and would -say many things more, but I think that at the dinner-table there should be some limit to speeches, and, therefore, I con elude with proposing all your healthy. Gen. WILLIAMS then proposed " The Chairman, the C mmittee, and the Secretary," and shortly afterwards • the health of "The Officers of the Army in the Crimea." Mr. OTwAY, M.P., proposed a toast, to which (2,0 ones Lake responded, in honour of the gallant and distin guished officers who acted on the staff of Gen. Williams during his Eastern campaign. Gen. PROCTOR proposed `.‘ The health of Gen. Moura vieff, the commanding officer of the Russian troops be fore Kars." He trusted that there was no one present who would not be ready to estimate true merit whet ever found, to do honour to a brave man and a soldier, whether friend or foe. The toast was drunk with loud and prolonged cheering. General WILLIAMS, in replying to the toast, said—ln -rising to return thanks for the honour • which you have done to my friend, General itlourat ieff, I can assure yeti that I never performed a duty more grateful to my heart. I believe that 'in the military profession—and I will not except any country on the face of the earth—there is not one-who adorns that profession more highly than General Meurayieff. (Cheers.) He is a "man of the olden time." (Loud cheers.) He ie one of the most upright, honest, existence. Iv F e From o h fi e i v e e t r e y d tin veryom esnet . b w r e a ve , enteredand kindhis camp, men n i vera losses on his army , we were received with a charm, a frankness, and a delight which all gentlemen feel when although they receive a friend. He received us iu his camp as c orn . i•ades, ale) from that time till the time we quitted the Russian . d iminions we were treated with the greatest kindness. It may be said that to be sure such chivalry was to be expected from such high quarters ; but when I tell you that he was equally kind and humane to the Turk---tothe Turkish soldier —to the suffering, siarv ing host who went out to deliver theme. Ives up that day, then I think you will give a cheer for General Moura vieff. (Great cheering) From that moment every ar rangement which humahity could suggest, and which the most.extensive commissariat could execute, was car ried out. (Hear, hear.) Ttiey clothed and re-clothed the Turks. (Hear, hear) As children of the desert, some of these Turks sold their clothesenot to buy drink, but to buy sugar or anything that way. (Hear.) They acted and were treated like children of the desert. (" Hear, .1 hear," and cheers.) I wish to say also a word respecting the army of General Mouravii-ff—that splendid army— that army of polished steel. I assure you it was magnifi cent. It was with the greatest devotion to the Sore reign -that they came down upon us, from day-dawn to sunset, for seven mortal hours ; although they sus tained the most severe losses, there was not a single mo ment of hesitation in the efforts and movements of that fine army. They came forward, attack after attack, in a For the 'purpose of avoiding the numerous fires which take place in the fields and woods of Spain during the manner which would have gladdened the h e a rt of ever y - soldier to have seen. When they were assailed by a fire summer season, the governor of Cordova has interdicted : as well directed, as beautifully directed as evercatne from to the peasants the use of phosporie matches from July 1 a position, they never recoiled until the moment when to September 15. j they were ordered to do so ; and when the game was up 1 , i I • '‘4"