The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-15 00:00:00

AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) „, SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. United States mail steamship Franklin, "ctton, Commander, has arrived off Cowes, en route to Havre. She left New York on the 3 d inst ant. The Franklin brings 230 passengers, and specie L ' a illo $1,300,000, of which $ 1 3 0 , 000 are for +49nd on. The Cuban difficulty was assuming a serious e racter, Mr. Soule having failed in getting a v °42 Pliatice with the demands of the American Go pe.rricient at Madrid. sends stated that President re presenting the critical state of the relations with Spain, and asking for an appropriat ion for the ° t :Tt of two Special Commissioners to Madrid ' A ,uring about a satisfactory settlement of the ~ 41in culties. krrom the Sandwich Islands we learn that the has applied to the American Consul there i tict glng the speedy adoption of measures for annex b these islands to the United States. The fugitive slave, Burns, about whom so much ; _ rei tement has prevailed at Boston, has been sur ndererl t o hi s m aster. His surrender had to be a : illeiquplished with the aid of a large military force , p o e ' l lding a detachment of artillery, to overawe the pulac e , and prevent his rescue. The New Y or k Stock-market was firm. Exchange ot „London, 109-4 to /09i.. - uhe failu re o f William Platt and Co., of Phila delphia, with liabilities for $1,000,000, is announcA Cott • on i s about /o. lower. 131 . 1 0ur advanced 25c. Wheat and corn also im fo(3l'ed in value, influenced by the light stock, and . i .?iirable foreign news. r rovisions rather dearer. THE CLAREMONT TRAGEDY. Thursday.—The funeral of the murdered TC r ee, it is understood, will take place this afternoon. y -e coffin s (six in number of the murdered children were Cerday fastened down and left ready for interment. I) re this the father, accompanied by his remaining L u ghter Mary, aged 19, who has been for some time zt l ady's maid to a noble family in Yorks hire, and ° arrived hero in the course of the day, took a fare bell 100 k at the deceased children. It was the first time b 1 Y had seen the victims since the tragedy, and as might be aPposed, the sight was attended with nfld 0 , 4 1 ; 1 av, especially to the father, who appea r ed 4 Pletely maniacal. His wife has, it is said, A Ziaently requested to see him, but he refuses ever 4,11; to speak to her. Shortly after her arrival the l 'gater had an interview with her wretched parent, 1,47) continued weeping bitterly, while she hysterically th e ta ted the whole history of the appalling drama ; at (th,, 84 , 1 ne time remarking that it was fortunate that she h tz : ualighter) was from home at the time. She said l'easons for committing the foul dead were, that the I P afraid s h e wou ld be separated from her children Ith e the agreement she was to sign on t he Saturda y t oti lay the murders were committed). The interview u ded by her informing her daughter that she had t r i L ed all her effects to her, including several valuable W 4 `eta received by her while nurse to the Prince of , kles Th emains under the qllp y •• e naserauie woman, w o r ,Ipeeillance of one constable and two female nurses, is D4e xi ct ed, will be so far recovered at the beginning of o n week, as to be removed to the infirmary of Horse. Tbiler.iane jail, where she will remain until her trial. the e pae who is charged with being the whole cause of 4,l . eadful acts, has sold his business and left the tot „.,"° evade the vengeance of his neighbours. He has itobr td e his appearance in the village since the catas- L e • rle is a married man with a family, and is said te te" , Worth a deal of morey. An action has been en against him by Brough for crirn. con. 44 FP" INTELLIGENCE.-(TBIS DAY.) 21 SHERIFF'S COURT. WHI T ECOMBE AND CO. V. MOON. 101 1 18 was an inquiry, under a writ of capias ultzgatum, Ilitha ui re of what property the defendant was possessed ktne bailiewiek of the Sheriff of Middlesex. r 'rentis appeared for the plaintiff in the cause, and -r Duncan for the defendant. 1144: Prentis objected to any learned counsel being aide] as this proceeding was ex parte, but might be set t ke hereafter for irregularity ; the only object was to fre l d rt ain the value of the property possessed by the de -114,4t on or after the 23d of March, 1854. Cr ow e Learned Under-Sheriff said that this was a kir k , n Process, and on this writ defendant could not Itf tt a lbY Counsel—it was for the plaintiff to prove the A re Ant was entitled to the property. fat t r,Serne discussion, evidence was adduced to show stre et e i Tndant, who had been a solicitor in ,Chirles trltlefinnadilly, was entitled under his father will to %I LL ' Of property sworn by the executor under 01. Tta ki l t e e e t earned Counsel on . behalf of the estate, again le ued that he was entitled to examine thd witness, k at : t ) the Learned Counsels client, was interested in the L qe e knidersheriff said that he was decidely of opinion t liPe l e"c l I not be heard, but any suggestion as amicus could be attended to. to tt , W as then s h own that defendant, although entitled s' e interest under the will, was, in fact, indebted to T eritat e . the be learned Undersheriff said that was not the point ; Alliaintiff in this action was e ntitled to a verdict. ,verdiet was taken for 1,200/. only, being sufficient "'"fer the amount of the debt sued for. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY). I t • 25 Ota 7 OLD COURT. til -r i'ea Roberts, 26, a well-dressed man, who has been t,lir ti .„ lt4 ,3' years known to the police as a thief, was , 4 1im' e 't With stealing %cheque for 31,000/. and Bank of zl e ;: 411 d notes of the ' value of 2,700/., the property of ~, 4 41 - Bar ne tt an d C o ., bankers. Bodkin and Mr. Sleigh conducted the prosecution. , jtv r isoner was defended by Mr. Robinson. 4 1% 4aPPeared that about 4 o'clock, on the afternoon of ; til l-th A lav, Mr. Tacker, a clerk in the establishment 41 /I r e ; P r osecutor, was in the London Joint Stock Bank Noe -tt eell-street, for the purpose of settling the diffe ket— c'f the day, and for that purpose he had a leather sh e ' Which contained a large sum of money in notes and ttit Sties,Ai in hi s h an d. Upon his name being called out,. lo t ellic proceeded towards the counter, and he was un t4ltt'at,b, followed by the prisoner, who was observed to 2, b l 5 hat o ff an d h o ld it over the case with one hand, 2 11 4 , 5 With the other he took out the notes and the cheque. 10 i krn Itet of the prisoner was fortunately observed by 10 Ike: Ot her bank clerks who were standing by, and the 2 1 1 9te, 4 11er Was seized, and he was then seen to drop the 2 4 14 t ee 4 4 nd the cheque, which were found crumpled up at returned a verdict of guilty. 2 to p e t learned judge sentenced the prisoner to be kept 120 4 4 1 servitude for ten years. ka t , ' 4 " Champiovier surrendered to take his trial for el% h. tigher. Nkr,,, 11 case was of rather a singular character. It ap - j to t e that, on th e even ing of the Bth of May, the pri tWol;,Was walking along the street at Kensington, when _ •Die ee passed him in a cart, and one of them threw ?, kttly Of Coal, whi c h struck him. The prisoner immedi tilr(;;Yiched up a stone and threw it at the man who had tii k ,„" a l l the coal, but missed him and struck the de who was an old man, who happened to be ' 1 14 - b g accidentally at the time. It a pp eared St was wounded on the forehe ad b y the stone, 'Oll ;1 8 nose bl e d most profusely, and althoug h on the 1) to ° Og day he was considered ou t of dan g er, it ap. 1)14 „,4 that on the day after lie was seized wit h an apo fieb."? fit, which terminated in his death. The sur g eon 1 1C,°°ed , to these facts, but at the same ti me stated that tlee ta4 4B unable to say with certainty that the death of the t ee.e e 'l was positively attributable to the injury he h ad h 'ed from th e s t one thrown by the prisoner. e Court under these circumstances, directed an LAMBETH-(TTIIS DAY). bitELARGE OF STABBING SEVEN MEN. nfi n &candy, an Irishman, was charged with stab fhatld wounding no less than seven men. la th e outrage occurred on the night of Saturday, the 41 tio May, when prisoner and so me of his countr y men. la bourers at the Crystal Palace, having been turned , 4 1te r ° L t he Thurlow Arms, remained in the street, and rktaokin and kicking some men because they were asking appeared eventually to have been over toewiCeu, when the prisoner drew a clasp knife, and, lee r s i n k g along the road with it, succeeded iu stabbing no feet T a n Seven Englishmen , several of whom were per -44 e „,, s t rangers to him. Four of them were unable . to br e ,V) but three were . present--namely, Henry Fair- I lL 'er, John B +r3 t n, and John W est, each of whom 41;4 . the remains of the brutal injuries they had re 141:aanded for a week. 1.4441 &AXE or THE IRISH COASTGIIARD.--An English 'stela:T a n , who has been making a tour i n the west of Ala t ; - ' , Writes that within the last month one of the llo r : 4 1 4 t which he happened to be was alarmed by a re -114 ; "' l , at the coas t guar d had been turned out to examine P 0,,," necessary to board a suspicious - looking br i g , sup of be a privateer. Anxious to ascertain the truth Its it ; report, th e tourist visited the adjacent coastguard tl l ,: ° n, where he learnt that it was quite true, and that ing tn e , ell , bad general orders to capture any doubtful-look vti.,;att that m i g ht b e seen in those waters. Some con ke..4tinn havi ng t a k en pl a ce between the stranger and the n ot , - °ll tile nature of the service, the former remarked N'8•11° 01d flint muskets that were ranged along the by: a nd asked if they were retained as mementos of tll4 -Ile ; but, to his manifest surprise, he was told l'fith -„11 were the only arms they had been supplied t hty, s ine of the party o bserved —" We will do our tit4 t. ; We are not afraid ; but it is hard to ask us to r lives w h ere we h ave no chance. You know, se a ' 4 Pli 1 8 most difficult to keep the flints dry from the nor n a , tl ' spray , and what chance have we against even a a, "" °ll percussion musket, much less a Minis rifle or ye t revolver ? Why, every man of us would be kV t t do wn befor e we (mt. at them with those old muskets. re a k f e Utderell (JUL to all.ao.L certain death." Upon th e i ng further inquiries, the tourist ascertained that all tit, Coastguards were supplied with no better desorip ?-1 a rm than the old and condemned flint ranaket. 7%1 "e al ; the ;and inti' i Of ctor - Fel' Pr e " aces' earl' SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. 6 2 iiiii Ri 8 11031 24 31 100 991 632 j i 35 Business done St, this day. 50 51 25 25 100 96 20 12i I i I St 12 St 25 I 12 60i 1 50 59 90 71i 791 I S 77 I s' 82i 3 I 21 'br. jPaid.l 5t.1100 ;0 I SI i 0 all 3 all a I 28 !7il all 2 18f 15 30 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 0 14 .0 .6 i 0 I 45 15 all all 5 all 8 all St. 100 15 it. 100 3t. 100 .0 54' it. 100 .0 1 ft. 'lOO ;t. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 ;t. 100 .2 12 50 all l 6 11? [6l 2 it. 100 .94 18 : 1 .4 114 ;t. 100 0 12 0 1 ;t. 100 5 all ;5 all ;t. 100 2s 44 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 50 471 17; 1 2 )0 all it. 1.00 6i 5 ;t. 100 it. 100 . .6 16 L 6 all 8 all 8 8 Aberdeen.. Ambg. Nottng. Bos and Eastn. Junct. Belfast & Ballymena Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley iiirkenlid. Lanesh. & Cheshire Juliet Do. Chesil. & liirk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Blyth & Tync origina' £25 (issd. at £45, _ _ _ Bristol mid. Exeter. Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass. Cornwall Orloff Junction Dublin&BelfastJuuc. Dundee Perth &Aber (leen Junction Do. New Oast Anglian..... Do., (XlB E & H) Eastern Counties... Eastern Union, A Stock .. Do:, B. Stock Do., New ...... East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prtb &Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow &S. Western Great Northern Stk . Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre. ' Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirtiß Do. New Thirds Lancash.andYorksl, Do., Fifths D 3., Wat. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &Soutlipt London & Black wai Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. Loud. Brigut& S.Cst. Loud, and N. Westn Do. Fifths Do.lol. Sh. , Do. Eighths London and& Westu Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lnandrry. & Eunisk. Nianch.Shef.& Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Aicllaud )o. Binnu g. & Derby 4idld. G. West .(Irs.) Do. Half Shares .' Newcastle & Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk . Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., 1 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London Do. Nev £lO N.&S.Wstru.,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhanipton „ Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland ihrowsbury & Bitntg. Do. L. & N. Wester]. Guarante ad St Shrewsby. & Bet efd Shrewsby. & Chaste; (N. W. Min ;., Do. Halves,i • Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, o,&D,fully paid up at per eei t south Devon south Eastern south Wales Yrksh. & Riv. Dun, Do ;twines, Wok. &Wok itockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl Calf Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Chames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath VVaterfd. & Kilkenny fflaterford&Limerickl West Cornwall. West End of London' and Crystal Palace %Vest London Wimbledn & Croydm. York Newctl.Szßerw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N.Midland 23 - 24 5} bi 8 - 9 12 —ll aisl 17 - 18 7i - 64,i 96 - 98 58,} -58 i 144 - 1541 7 - 8 iii ---- 16,3 12i -- 121 32 - 36 24 -26 i 60 - 62 58 - 60 23i = iii 58 62 89 90, 70 72 ,23 - 125 77 77~ 87 - 89 11 - 13 u 11 - 13 622 62i 71 - 71 H ii• 1 - - ci 8 i 4 - P LO2A - 103, 99i - 100 d di Id - 1 d 81 83 9i 9 8 19 - 20 624 -62 i 34 - 36 id— id 3 6 8 47 49 3i 31 33 34 52 55 I Par i P id i P 4k 4d 7-74 id i P 30 - 32 86 88 54 56 60 - 65 60 - 65 2i - 2i 16 - 18 8 - 9 12 - 14 - ?IA 14 - 16 62i 63i 34 - 35 4 - 2:1 - 5 - 32 3i - 3i 18 19 4 - 5 20 22 6 - 7 70 71. 8 - 7 ct, 4i - 4idl 50 -- 51 FOREIGN. A.ntwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. Bezien to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Centallndia,Scrip Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon andßesancou Dutch Rhenish 4 lt ai 4 4cl 2 p d 6- I P East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Grd. Trunk of Canad. Do. Debentures Do. do. Gt. Centra l of France Gt .Western of Canada Shares Do. Bands (Ist is.)'s7 Jamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. I Lake Const. & Basle 'Lucca & Pistoj a. 5 p.c pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Prof. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. ct. pref Lyons and Geneva , Lyons & Mediterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. do. New Nielbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (wit} interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. (fmy.B.& Ams.Shs , NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg) ParisCaen & Cherbrg Quebec di Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse Do. 54 p. cent. Prof Southern of Franco ► St. Andrew's and Quebee (A) West Flanders Do 5A per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand d— i p . '''''' ••• 81 all LO all l 0 10 l 0 7 p• ''.. • •• — . d g— e a I * P 19 —l9k i d AP 7 9 P dis .... ••• .. .... ••• i i dl ... -- .. id-i.p 8 - 9 iia = iii - 8 - 9 16i - 174 45 - 47 38 - 39 301 • - 314 ... -• pm pm 12, 31 3 I SI 2, ;5 all 5 all ,t 0 all 2 all 2 all 3 all 1 all 3 all 1 all 27i 7 1 all A) 9 1 all 1 all fii 19i 2 d -- par d 8i 1 all :0 all A.gua Fria knglo Austrin. Gold Xnglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal isritish Austrlu. Gold British Iron . Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes 61 Cuiada Do. St. John Dol Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7.1 p. cent English and Austria. Copper Smeltg. Co. General • Great Nugget Vein Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Loud. &Californ. G old t = 1 i - 1 - 1 i - - , - : - : 1-.,1 s'l 1 all Quartz Crush. Co (ariquita Aexicau&S.Americn Now Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud Silver ••• ""'" ••• ... "" inn 5 I 15 10 I 10i Lead Miu. di Smell Port Philip , Quartz Rock Ithymuoy Iron , Do. Now "i ----- 55. 3 . ---d a 4 5 6P 1 all LO 7 ?.84 all 1 all 4 5 2 2i 30 32 I d 44 - 46 11 -12 50 -60 2 - 4] 1 all 1 12s. ii - 21 I . 1 - 110 - 1 a 6-64 i - i Santiago de Cuba ?outh Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Northing Mining of Australia....... Yuba 20 115 IZealand 1 5 401 . .. .. . . _ _ . JOINT-STOCK BANKS. MISCELLANEOUS 40 all Vustralasia Bl 82 ' 816 t 1 5 all .t.ubiu Coal and. Iron ••• „.• 40 all British Colonial Ban k 25 176 tustralian A grieult. 43 45 436 and Loan Company ... ... 20 14 tustralsn.Pcific.Mail ... .. 50 all British N. American ... _ ... 10 8 .tustraln. Royal Mail ... _ . • 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 1 • id 10 4 Berlin Water Works .. .:: 20 2Ch td. Bnk. of India, 50 40 Brit. American Land 74 77 Australia, & China .., ...d 5 1 Brit. dr Coln. Sraeltg. 100 25 Colonial and Reduction Co.. .., 100 20 Commercial of Lond. ... . 326 ... 20 12 English Scot tish and 100 326 Canada SO 35 5 5 Crystal Palace 54 — s lss i A u5 tra1ian............ 3 3 d A 20 20 Gond. Chart. Bk. o f 5 3A Do. New......... 4 - i 3i 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ... .•• Austra li a 2l 21 216 6 6 50 20 London and County ... ... 20 3 Eastern Steam .. 25 20 ElectritTelegra,ph(A) 17i 18 50 10 London Joint Stock.. ... ... 25 all Do. (B). • • ••• 1 1 Electric TORT. of Ir. ... ... 100 35 National Provincial 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... ... •of Ed ........... ... ... 20 18 General Screw Steam .., ... 13 20 10 Do. rag1anN............ ... . . 20 7.', Irish Beet:oot Sugar ... ... 50 226 National of Ireland.. ~. ... 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. .., ... 20 all New South Wales.... 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel . ... Corporation 4 76 48 6 47 / 25 all Oriental Bank of 10 3 ..6 N e therlands Laud.... 16 2 IN.S. W. Coal & Inter. 25 5 Do. New ••• ..• -- Steam Navigat. Co. ... ... 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... --... 1 all N. B. Australasian... i f 16 I f 10 all Do. New 1 6 Do. New • ••• 5 1 Royal Australn•Bkg. 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ... . 2 . & Gold Imp C 0.... ... ... 5 all Peel Er. Ld. & Minrl. o—o d 4i 25 all south Australia 43 —45 44 50 all Peninsular &Orieuta; ... ... 51 50 25 all Union of Australia 7O 72 50 35 Do. ... 2 Do. New 7 9 2 all Portland Iron Co i— ip 50 10 Union of London..., ... ... 256 6_4 ___ _ _ _ _ _ 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all , ~..( t. Austral. Inv- 0 , 9 —2?, GT:AR(*IOw AND SOUR-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re -25 25 South Aastral.Lauu 36 —3B 37i 6i tut a 1;,1 tzw ‘.cek ending J une 10, 1854 Corresponding week last year £5,324 18 11 1 all &Omar. Telegraph.. i = I 4,812 2 9 1 all Do. Registered. t 1 —,..... 100 ZS Van Mom laand 1 2 =li 12i _ _ Ingream in Mtn .1. i .. mumilliatissip. SO4 A 2 - 64 7 41 - -*- - I 17 - 19 -5 9i -10 i 4 - 5 2 - 4 3i - 4 i - B 4141 It •• • ..... • • i ' -- i • d 11 all .•• - I it - il p i 3.7. i 0 all .0 10 .0 1 >t. I too 0 212 s it. 100 it. 100 it. lioo 0 10 :6i all .3A all 0 all A 5 !0 21 2sl ;5 all ft. 100 L 0 8 it. 100 !O I 17 !O all all 0 51s it. 100 ;5 20 13 .t.llOO LO 1 9 5 I 3 :0 all 71 all O 9 O all ;0 2 5 all O 10 ;5 74 ;o 10 V, all ',Ol all X) 1 all 5 1 all ,0 10 5 2 5 3 LO 5 ;0 12 ;0 13. ',3 33 . .0 all ;() 2 ',O all 0 all .6 all 0 I all o all 0 all .0 all 0 all !O 10 LOI 10 0' all tO 12 5 2 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1854. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. WEST INDIA MAIL. THE BALLOT. Leasing losing Prices Business Shr. paid. RAILWAYS. Compans. this day, this day. ' 50 all 3edford and riondon & Bletcbley.... N. West ••• St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. 94 96 96 50 all ClydesdaleJc. u'aledon 94 96 St. 1.00 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. ot.Nrthn. 132 134 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct ••• ••• 25 all Do. New... Do 25 all Glstr.& Dn.Fr Gt. Westn 100 all Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMI 103 105 25 all Do. Shares. Do 514 124 all Do. Shares. Do 254 264 13i all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 124 134 20 all Do. Preference Do 22 234 20 1.00 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk — 20 WO Do. 6 per et. • ••• bik all Mauch. Batn. L.& N. W. and Matlock & Midld. 2. 50 all Middlesbro' & Stekton & Redcar Darnugt. ••. l.fX all Midld.Bradfd Alidland.. 93 93 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. S. Count. 56 58 50 Do. 6 per et. Do. 50 all Do. Fixedsp. Do ••• 25 all ?rest. &Wyre L. &N.W &Ln&Yk xd 121 12 Do. 2 Shares. Do — xd St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. GtNorthn St. 100 Do.Shepth.St D 0... • ••• 25 18 "Shcf.Roth.a.,c Lancash& Gooleg.sp.c. Yorksh. 12 9, 2 , S. Staflordsh. A.MClaan 2 lid 50 all WearValloygr itockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. 25 all Do D0...... . .. 284 294 St. 100 , Wilts&Sonirst iltWestn. 91 93 The Royal mail steam-ship La Plata, Captain Weller; arrived at Southampton last night, bring ing the West India and Pacific mails, in charge of Lieutenant De Lisle, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her latest dates are—Honduras, May 17 ; Car thagena, 26 ; Chagres, 24 ; Jamaica, 26 ; Porto Rico, 29 ; Demerara, 25 ; Trinidad, 25 ; Barbadoes, 27; Grenada, 25; St. Lucia, 28; Martinique, 28; Guadeloupe, 28; Dominique, 28 ; Antigua, 28 ; St. Kitts, 29 ; and St. Thomas, June 1. La Plata brings 200 passengers. On freight she has specie value 800,000 dols., pearls value 1,1001., 713 serous cochineal, 109 serous indigo, 97 cases cigars, 4 bales tobacco, 69 bales sarsapariilla, 98 casks ginger, and 74 packages sundries. The Atrato, with the outward mails of the 17th ult., had arrived out at St. Thomas in 11 days 82 hours from Southampton, the quickest run ever made by any steamer across the Atlantic. From Jamaica our accounts, to the 26th ult., are as follow : _ The speeches of Mr. Berkeley and of Sir William Molesworth on the Ballot were unanswerable and unan swered. Lord Palmerston with his experience must know that in counties the influence of the landowners and others is altogether overwhelming, and in many cases turns the election almost into a farce. Nothing will make county voters free voters but the Ballot. Sir William Molesworth's statements are of great impor tance to the Liberal party, and means ought to be taken at the next general election to secure men ready to en dorse the principles of the hoe. member for Southwark on this question. There would be little difficulty in carrying the Ballot if Lord John Russell, and two or three of his brethren in the Cabinet would give in their adhesion to it. Lord John, when he was a defeated candidate for the county of Devon, wrote to the electors of Stroud that though he opposed the ballot at that time he must become its supporter, unless some means could be adopted for put ting an end to the intimidation that existed in Devon, and generally in all counties. Does he in his conscience believe that Devonshire intimidation is over ? In examining the Division list, if we take out the 27 liberals from the majority of 194, and add them to the 157 who supported the motion, we have 184 liberals, and only 167 conservatives. Every elector should luok over the following list of 27 liberals who opposed the ballot, and let the constituents of these gentlemen tell them that they ought to have supported the motion. We can not but think that if the liberals understood each other properly, that the Coalition could not go on unless they agreed to support the ballot. The liberals who opposed the motion were— " Since the sailing of the last packet there have been very few occurrences in this island, either political or domestic, worthy of particular observation. His Excel lency the Governor has not yet returned to the seat of government in Spanish Town. His reception on all sides has been most enthusiastic, and congratulatory addresses, couched in language teeming with eulogy and respect, have poured in everywhere. Sir Henry Barkly is a truly popular man. We regret to observe that cholera has been making very serious ravages in many parishes of this island ; and on this occasion many of the most eminent and distinguished persons have fallen victims to Baines, Right Hon. M. T. Mackinnon, W. Alex. Drumlanrig, Viscount Mulgrave, Earl of Duff, George Skene Palmerston, Viscount Duff, James Peel, Frederick Dunlop, Alex. Murray Phillimore, Robert J. Debi:), Lord Seymour, Lord Elliot, Hon. J. Ed. Shelburne, Earl of Gladstone, Right Hon.W. E. Whitbread, Samuel Graham, Right Hon. Sir J. Wilson, James Greene, Thomas Wood, Right Hon. Sir C. Herbert, Henry Arthur Wortley, Right Hon. J. S. Hervey, Lord Alfred Wrightson, W. Battie Hogg, Sir Jas. Weir Young, Right Hon. Sir J. Mackie, John its fearful agency. In fact it has become painfully ap parent that its ravages have been especially among the higher classes of the population, while the poorer classes suffer in a less degree." De Cordova's Intelligencer says, in reference to business matters— _ " Our market showed some signs of activity soon after our last issue, and a few moderate operations were effected, consequent, in some instances, on the desire of holders to realise, and in others on the disposition of the trade to increase their supplies. This improvement, however, was of a merely temporary duration, and we have again to report a very unsatisfactory and inactive state of affairs." ,t. 1100 a 1100 Mr. !Trims's name is not in the division or pairs. He has been too unwell since Monday to attend the house. —Daily News. The cholera has made its appearance among the black population in Barbadoes. Shipping was much wanted for the present crop. At St. Lucia sugar-making was going on vigor ously, but much distress was occasioned by the rise of freight to ss. 9d. and 6s. per cwt. In Demerara the weather was dry, an immense quantity of sugar was on hand, and freights were still high ; the next crop promised large results. The Court of Policy had been busy with the new Immigration Bill. We have late accounts by this steamer from the Pacific ports "Peru.—Our files of Lima papers are to the 12th of May. "The Foreign, News gives the following details of the melancholy loss of - 731 Peruvian troops : " The Peruvian transport Mercedes, bound from Casma to Callao, with about 800 troops on board, struck upon a rock near the mouth of Casma harbour on the morning of the Ist instant. The Mercedes was accom panied by the Government steamer Rimac, the officers of which rendered every possible assistance, but without effect. The Mercedes went down soon after she struck, carrying with her 731 persons. The conduct of Captain Noel, commander of the lost vessel, was, from the ac counts published in the papers of this city, such as must merit universal praise and admiration. He remained at his post to the last, and went to the bottom with his ship, and more than 700 of his countrymen.' " The Australian miners who have been attracted to Peru by the report of the gold mines found themselves very much deceived. The Peruvian Government give them no encouragement, and dread their entrance into the interior. "A decree was lately passed prohibiting them from carrying arms into the interior, but by the exertions of the United States' Minister, it has been modified as far as regards the United States' citizens." In the Valparaiso markets there had been con siderable animation owing to large purchases for Ecuador and Mexico. It appears almost a truism to say of a cabinet avowedly formed of discordant elements, that its mem bers are at variance with each other. Nevertheless matters are now in such a state that it is a political announcement of some importance to say that the differences of the cabinet have assumed a form very nearly irreconcileable with their continued cohesion. The direct antagonism between Lord Palmerston and Sir W. Molesworth in the debate of Tuesday evening was an event not insignificant in itself. It may be that Sir William's Radical speech was the result of the anti cipation of a speedy break up. " Make to thyself friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, for thou mayest be no longer steward," is a precept which pro bably Sir William has Christianity enough to have read, and prudence enough to translate into the mean ing, "Be reconciled with the Radicals, as the day of your dismissal from office is at hand." We more than suspect, indeed, that the whole matter was previously arranged between Sir William Molesworth and Mr. Bright. Everything that occurred bears this appearance. Mr. Bright made an appeal to the Cabinet Minister who represented the opinion of the ballotists to state his sentiments in the debate. In answer to that appeal Sir William Molesworth rises and delivers a speech which, beyond all question, was elaborately prepared. Does not this look very like an arrangement for extracting an extempore speech from the representative of the Radicals at the council board ? Upon the character of the antagonism between the Chief Commissioner of Works and the Home Secretary it is scarcely necessary to say anything. Whatever be the merits or demerits of Mr. Berkeley's proposal, it involves, at all events, a great constitutional .question. Upon this question one Cabinet Minister in the House o 2 Commons falls foul of another. Sir William Moles worth answers Lord Palmerston, and answers him in a tone savouring very little of kindly feeling. The division list exhibited a disunion at least as re markable as that of the debate. Sir Wm. Molesworth does not appear to have realised his boast that he re presented twelve members of the Government on this question. On the other hand Lord Palmerston does not seem to have carried with him the majority of offi cials which would entitle him to say that he represented the feelings of the ministry. Upon a question of vital moment, a question upon which Lord Palmerston put himself forward as the champion against the ballot, by rising to reply to Mr. Berkeley—upon this question the votes of the members of the Government were as follows : FOR TM BALLOT. Sir W. Molesworth, Cabinet Minister. Admiral Berkeley, Lord of the Admiralty. Sir Richard Bethel, Solicitor-General. William Keogh, Solicitor-General for Ireland. Mr. Villiers, Judge-Advocate-General. AGAINST THE BALLOT. Lord Palmerston, Home Secretary. Sir Charles Wood, Cabinet Minister. Mr. Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Sir John Young, Irish Secretary. Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty. Lord Drumlanrig, Comptroller of the Household. Lord Etch°, Lerd of the Treasury. Mr. Sidney Herbert, Cabinet Minister. Lord A. Hervey, Lord of the Treasury. F. Peel, Under Secretary of State. Here we have the vote of the First Lord of the Admi ralty contradicted by that of a junior lord; the Secretary for Ireland one way, the Solicitor-General for Ireland another. Five Cabinet Ministers voting against the ballot, one Cabinet Minister speaking for it. It is im possible that such a state of things can last. Sir W. Molesw orth made his speech as his retiring one. Mr. Bright took care that about this there should be no mis take. We have already intimated our belief that there is a serious quarrel in the Cabinet upon subjects of more pressing practical importance. There is nothing in the proceedings at the London election yesterday to alter that opinion. We still believe the elevation of Lord John Russell to his new office to have been a direct and plain triumph over Lord Aberdeen. The offering the Colonial seals to Sir George Grey is another. We only hope that these changes indicate the triumph of the anti-Russian party in the Ministry. To what a miserable state are we reduced when we have to speak of an anti-Russian party in the Cabinet of the Queen. The words imply that there is a Russian one. There is not in the country, or in the House of Commons, a man who does not know that it is so. Yet there is not a man in the House of Commons who has the courage to say it, and to follow that up by a resolu tion which alone could retrieve the present House of Commons in the estimation of the country—a motion to address the Queen to remove Lord Aberdeen from her councils. • How easy would it be to frame such a resolution from the materials of the secret despatches. What House of Commons would venture to negative the proposition, th;.t the conduct of the war ought not to be entrusted to the man who is the bosom-friend of the aggressor, and who, ten years ago, w as made the confidant, and, be cause the confidant, the accomplice of his infamous designs. If such a vote was proposed and carried in the House of Commons, then we might believe that assembly truly to represent the feelings of the nation. Outside the House of Commons there is not one Englishman in 500 who does not feel the interests of this country in peril while Lord Aberdeen—the friend of Russia, and the minister of continental despotism—is permitted to occupy the place of Prime Minister of England.— Morning Herald. ►SOUTH AMERICA. The Royal Brazilian Mail Packet Great Western, Capt. T. Bevis ; Admiral agent, Lieut. Thomas White Purver, R.N., arrived at Southampton yes teiday with the South American mails. She left Buenos Ayres, May 2 ; Monte Video, May 3 ; Rio de Janeiro, May 16 ; Bahia, May 20 ; Pernambuco, May 23 ; St. Vincent, June 1 ; Teneriffe, June 6 ; Madeira, June 7 ; Lisbon, June 10. The Great Western brings :117 first-class and 20 second-class passengers. She left lying at Rio Janeiro, H.M.S. Mada gascar, Rifleman, and Express ; at Bahia, H.M.S. Trident; at Lisbon, H.M.S. Prometheus. On the Ist May the first railroad which has been constructed in Brazil was opened in the presence of the Emperor and Empress. The engines and cars were blessed by the Archbishop of Rio, and a splendid dinner was served to about 800 visitors. On the return of one of the steamers (the Gua rany) from the fete, with 200 of the elite of society, the vessel struck upon some dangerous rocks in the centre of the bay ; fortunately only one of her passengers, the Viscount de Monte Alegro, was injured. The Emperor bestowed the title of Baron of Mana on Senor Irineu ETaugelista de Suuza, the enterprising director of the company. Mr. Bragg, the English engineer, was also made a Ca valier of the Order of the Rose. The Russian yacht Rogneda, belonging to Prince Lebanoff fie Rostoff had been announced for sale by public auction. The sale was subsequently put off, and it was said that the Brazilian Government is in treaty for her; all her stores and brass guns had recently been sold by auction. A Russian merchant vessel had also been sold, and, under the Brazilian flag, would take a cargo of coffee to America. Buenos Ayres is not settled. The government has had recourse to extraordinary measures. Six gentlemen have been compelled to leave the pro vince by water in 24 hours, four are imprisoned, five officers are erased from the military list, three clergymen are exiled, and a large number have been placed under the surveillance of the police. The Argentine Confederation was in process of consoli dation, and Urquiza had been installed as president. It was thought at Buenos Ayres that its forts would be closed soon against the flag of the sepa ratist province. There was a project of making a railway from Santiago to Chili across the Andes. Trade in Buenos Ayres was flat, and the exports are not likely to be large. The news from Monte Video is tranquil in cha racter. The Legislative Chambers had been re-in stalled, and their first act was the election of Col. Venancio Flores, as President of the Republic for the remainder of the term corresponding to ex- President Giro. In the prospect of more settled times business was reviving. THE FIGHTING AT SHANGHAE. The following is a full account of the feat of arms achieved by the foreign residents at Shanghae, on the 4th and sth of April last :—The foreign settlement, which is in form nearly a square, is situated on the Shanghae river, between the Soochow and Yang-king pang creeks. On the fourth side it is partially covered by a small creek, fordable at low but not at high water. Tho Imperialist camp was situated on the bank of this creek, on the opposite side from the settlement. On the Shanghae river were assembled eight pirati cal junks, which had been taken into the Imper i a l service. The foreign residents had been occasionally annoyed by individual marauders from the city, which is in the possession of the insurgents ; but their chief annoyance was from the imperialists. Their complaints to the magistrates of the district were answered by representations that it was impossible to control 10,000 irregular levies, he might have said 20,000 drawn toge ther from all the provinces. On the 3rd of April the demonstrations of these insubordinate troops became so alarming that intimation was given to the Taou-tae and the district judge that the foreigners had resolved to defend themselves by force. The men and marines of the English ships of war Encounter and Gre cian, and from the American sloop of war Plymouth, were landed on the afternoon of the 4th of April, and joined by the enrolled volunteers of Shanghae. The Americans had a field-piece and two howitzers ; the English, one field-piece. When they neared the Im perialist camp, the Americans diverged to the right, the English to the left, in order to place their ad versaries between two fires. After shelling the camp for some time, both columns advanced - with fixed bayonets, and the Chinese took to flight. The details of the action will be found in the subjoined extracts : An article from the Herald of the Bth of April, nar rating the operations of the British ; and a letter from an American, in the herald of the 15th, nar rating the operations of his countrymen. For some days the army which had retreated before 300 foreigners, looked sulky and mischievous, but ultimately their commander promised that no camp should be pitched for the future between two le of the settlement, and the discomfited heroes resumed their desultory skirmishing with the insurgents. The patrols and sentries of the settlement have, however, been increased, and their communication improved, in order that, should the naval force in the river be diminished in consequence of the war with Russia, the defence of the settlement may be cared for. Meanwhile the commanding British offi cer on the station has ordered up an additional war steamer to Shanghae. The best and most cordial spirit animates and unites the American and English residents and seamen ; it is pleasing to see the flags of England and the United States waving side by side in the East as those of France and England in the West. These three great nations united may defy the world in arms, and prove triumph ant champions of liberty and civilisation. The Chinese Imperialists have got a warning which will keep them civil fur some time ; the insurgent g eneral, who has had tome of his irregulars shot by the foreign residents, has issued what we suppose we may call an " order of the ' day," telling h wen that it " served thew right." RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—TrafiIo return for the week ending June 4,1854 E,17,770 6 11 Corresponding week last year l5 6 1 5 11 7 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffie re turn for the week ending Juno 11, 1854 £24,620 511 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending June 11, 1851 £5,382 1 7 Corresponding week last year 4,359 15 1 Increase in 1854 £1,022 6 6 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Juno 10, 1854 £254 7 4 Corresponding week last year lBO 4 4 THE LATE CAPTAIN GIFFARD.—This lamented officer (the first, by the way, holding a British commission killed in the war) was a Devonshire man, holding rela tions with some leading English and Irish families. His name may be familiar to the reader as an active mover in the late Chinese war. The despatches of Lord Gough and Sir Hyde Parker bore the greatest possible testi mony to his professional talent. Of late years he was under the flag of Sir Charles Hotham on the African oas t. He entered the service in 1824. THE VINTAGE.—The subjoined report has been re ceived from Bordeaux regarding the condition and pros pects of the vines :—" In answer to your query about the state of the vines, I regret to say that I cannot report more favourably than in my last. Up to this moment we have scarcely had a really summer day, so that the vegetation does not progress satisfactorily. The accounts from all our wine districts, both red and white, are very discouraging. Under the most favourable circumstances, we cannot expect to make as much wine as we did even last year, which did not yield above a third of an average vintage. The vineyards that look the least promising are those thnt produce the middling and lower qualities of wine. A considerable portion of their vines are com pletely destroyed, partly by the oidiutn of last year, and partly by the frosts of the early part of the winter, which occurred before the sap was at rest in the plant. Of those that remain there are many that shoot only from the root below the surface of the soil, the wood above being dead. These, of course, if they eventually survive, can only yield fruit for wine in three or four years hence. The fruit bunches on the most healthy plants are small, and far between. You may imagine the despair of the unfortunate proprietors with such a prospect before them, and their crop of 1853 on hand, which they cannot dispose of on account of its wretched quality. The 1852 went cheap, as also the 1850 and 1849, so that they have not really wherewith to pay the cultivation of their estates. Added to all other evils, the oidium, which last year only shored itself in July, has already broken out in many parishes. The vine yards of the higher growths show rather more fruit bunches than the others, but even these have a very , sickly appearance, and cannot, in my opinion, come to PA" It. 100 .5 1 all 6 164 6 all 341 all 5 all 7i 2 6t all 6i all LO all ;CI all 5 all .0 all ,t. 100 5 all 5I all It. 100 It. DO .0 10 .0 6 64 all !O I 5 i 0 6 It. 100 It. 100 It. 100 1.6 6 ft. [OO 3313 i I S' 13i S ft. 1100 $0 I all .2ilall .211 all ;5 - all LO I all 6 At L 2 L2i all 104 it. - I too it. too .6 5 ~0 6 >t. 100 '. WO It. 100 It. 100 It. 100 .10 all It. 100 L 5 15 8; all 8 all LO all 10 10 ;5 all ,061 all t. too 0 all ',5 all per cent. S i 63i 21 1 70; Si 12i 2 2 50i 1 501 11 25 5I 3 It. 100 .7 1 5 ;5 10 1 all 1 all 0 . all 10 2 20 6 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all !O 13.! M 24i 1 4 1 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. therdeen Do. No. 2, p. c. Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) Bris. Ex. 4p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares ,tlalwinnian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Cork &Ba.ndonsip.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (£7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 ner cent Do. 101. Del;entr.Sh- East Lancash. 6 p. eta. East and West York shire June. Pref... &Bub Prth.&Dundee 5i per cent. Glasgow & S.Westerr Guar. 5 per cent... Crest Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. .. Do. p. c. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt. Southu.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh I;tt. Westn. (Bcrks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c).. Do. cov. red. 4 p.c. Do. con, red. 4 p. c. Dr/. irred. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2C Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No.] Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. C. St. 'Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton London & S. Weston. Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares Londy. & Ennis. a Sb Shef., & Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6.. Aarypt.&Carl.4p.c Do. 4i per cent Do Aid. Consol .6 p.c.St. I Do. Consol. Bristol Si. llirm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture .. Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p.c. Eat Do. 5 per ct.pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c. Do Scot. Ceut. , New Frei Shrews. & Birm.N.G. Shrewsby. & Cheste (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon De. fixed, 4. per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4 pet cent. 3. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. ockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.&Kilk.Bp.c. York, Neweastle,and Berwiek,4 p.c. Pref. Do York&N.Midlandll, and S. Parch.. a = 96 3 - 3t 3i - 4 - P 7 lip -- lip 13i -13 i 22 - 24 ... --- 3 - 3i --- ...ad 115 - 117 107 - 109 10 -10 k ri 8 .. xd 6 6A 96 98 87 89 91 93 Id par 133 135 • • • '''.' ••• ... .., 2i- 31 . 53 6 id par 34 —136 lid 101 - 103 io loi 15i -16 i 0i -- 10 11 -- 13 1 - 23 -23 i 99 - 101 15 -,- 20 2 1 d 90 - 93 3 - 3§ 1. - id li die 90 1021 i i I ii LITERATURE. The Statistical Companion for 1854. By T. C. Banfield. Longman and Co. A cordial greeting is due to this compact, lucid, and eminently useful compilation. The industry displayed by Mr. Banfield in the collection of the materials compressed together in this volume of less than 150 pages, must be allowed to be not less worthy of praise than the skill with which they have been arranged, and the scrupulous care with which accuracy has been assured by their authenti cation. The compiler had already revealed the extent of his knowledge to a considerable degree through six " Lectures on the Organisation of Labour," delivered by him in the University of Cambridge. The scope of his infOrmation is yet more clearly, and still more usefully, displayed through the medium of the present "Statistical Companion.? As the title of the work indicates, the particulars, comprised within and arranged in a tabular form, are, for the most part, brought down to the present year of grace 1854, inclusively. From the motto selected by Mr. Banfield, it would almost appear that lie is no other than an avowed disciple of Mr. Gradgrind, M.P. for the borough of Coketown. It is a sentence, however, which Mr. Dickens would be the last man to quarrel with, that noble utterance of Lord Verulam—" The man who writes, speaks, or meditates, without being well stocked with facts, as landmarks to his understanding, is like a mariner who sails along a treacherous coast without a pilot, or one who ad ventures in the wide ocean without a rudder or compass." A mottO like that can only be rendered evil in its influence when perverted in its appli cation by a Bounderby, and crammed down the throats of infancy by that hobgoblin MacChoak umchild. The nature of the information given to the inquirer by Mr. Banfield may be understood by a glance through the first few pages of the " Statis tical Companion." Proportions of Planets to the Sun, that of the Earth being unity—Distance of Planets from the Sun—Area of Oceans and Lakes —Height of Mountains—Length of Rivers—almost immediately after this, Results of the Strike at Preston—and a little further on a table of the Eng lish Sovereigns. It were difficult, however, to afford by any passing reference like this an ade quate notion of the diversity of facts gathered to gether in the pages of the "Statistical Companion." As a work of reference suited to the masses gene rally, the volume can scarcely be mentioned in too high terms of commendation. Statistical Tables for the Half Century. By T. G. Darton. Longman and Co. A compilation somewhat akin in its character to the one already noticed above as the " Statistical Companion." Mr. Darton's excellent tables ex tend, however, only over some 36 pages, com pressing his work in dimensions to the size of an ordinary pamphlet—bound in limp cloth, by-the bye, for hard usage in the way of reference. Few though the pages are, they comprise within them tables sufficiently ample, so as to in cludes an extraordinary array of facts, extend ing over the fifty years from 1801 to 1851, inclusively—facts relating to Population, Mor tality, Food, Clothing, Politics, Finance, Taxa tion, Currency, Mineral Produce, Commerce, Shipping, Emigration, and other important and interesting subjects. Not the least astonishing or least important of which are those of Crime, and its Punishment. As a book, or rather pamph let, for instant reference to in cases of doubt or at moments of emergency, " Darton's Statistical Tables" will be found peculiarly acceptable even by men with the readiest memory and the largest amount of information. The Iliad of Homer. By G. T. Barter. Longman. A translation of Homer in verse, after Pope, must necessarily be a very arduous u n d er taki n a, and, in the present instance, it is not a successful one. The writer asserts that a translator's office is to be strictly literal, and that a moderate share of abilities will, with this requisite, go further than the highest poetic talent with less exactitude. But in avoiding this error of interfering with the author, he has fallen into the other extreme, and in making his translation, no doubt strictly literal,. he has deprived it of all melody and beauty of its own. Perhaps in distinction from his great prede cessor, the author has adopted the Spenserian stanza, which appears to have added to the difficulty, from the number of abbreviations introduced. No doubt the translator gully appre ciates his wonderful original, but surely those English readers who desire to study Homer in a metrical translation have always the opportunity of doing so, and it is a somewhat ambitious undertak ing to produce a work of this kind for the general. reader. It is to be hoped that in his next transla tion Mr. Barter will remember the reader as well as the writer, and, dealing with a less difficult sub ject, present us with a more satisfactory volume. Select Library of Fiction.—" Mary Barton." Fifth edition. "The Blithedale Romance." Second edition. Chapman and Hall. A new and delightful series of works of fiction has been commenced. The first instalments pro. miso well for the future numbers. All the readers of "Mary Barton" will admit that the first volume of the series is one of the best, as it is one of the most successful, of recent works of fiction. The fascination of romance and the earnestness of truth are blended. The sufferings of the poor and the rich aro both portrayed. Not with the Chartist im pression, that all the higher classes of society are unfeeling tyrants, and the poor, because they are poor, all unselfish martyrs. Nor does it take the other side, and assert that the common people have not sufficiently refined feelings to suffer as the educated would. It shows, on the contrary, that the human heart is ever the same, and that sorrow comes to all alike. Instead of placing the interests of the employers and employed in direct antago nism, as is too often done, the whole tone of the work tends to promote a bettor understanding— to teach the rich that the poor have feelings, and the poor that the rich have cares. Nathaniel Hawthorne is well known as ono of the most popular of American prose writers. " The Blithe dale Romance," which was published a short time since, forms the second number of these works of fiction, which promise to be all of a high class, since the two next are announced to be the clever and satirical history of " The Bachelor of the Albany," and the best of all the novels of the talented author of " Olive," "The Head of the Family." The Commercial Products of the Vegetable King dom. By P. L. Simmonds. T. F. Day, Carey- street. This is a volume of considerable extent, display ing much study, and evidently the result of much labour and research. The various uses of different vegetables are considered, their cultivation and commercial value, also the sub stances obtained from trees and plants, the husbandry of tropical and sub-tropical regions, 45.7 c. It is intended as a book of reference for the colonist, manufacturer, and merchant; and as it is supplied with a copious index, it is likely to prove very useful for that purpose. In the preface the author remarks as follows : "The object and purposes of the following work are fully set forth in the introductory chapter ; but I may be permitted to remark here, that its compilation and arrangement have occupied a very large share of my time and attention, and I can therefore assert with con fidence that it will be found the most full and complete book of the kind that has ever yet appeared. It is not a mere condensation from encyclopaedias, commercial dictionaries, and Parliamentary and Consular reports ; but is the fruit of my own colonial experience as a prac tical planter, and of much laborious and studious inves tigation into a class of ephemeral but useful publications which seldom meet with any extended or enduring cir culation—assisted, moreover, by the contributions and suggestions of many of t he most eminent agricultural chemists, planters, and merchants of our colonial pos sessions and foreign countries." A list of the works consulted is prefixed, which is of considerable extent. The author having been for many years the editor of the Colonial hf agacilte, and member of the agricultural societies of Jamaica, Antigua, Barbadoes, Cape of Good Hope, Natal, New York, &c., has naturally had many opportu nities and facilities for acquiring the necessary in formation. Ho complains, however, that the colo nial brokers and importers in the City have been shoulddetails b of e ver y unwilling to afford him any assistance, and express ed great apprehension lest azicy., th e ir sources of supply, cost prices, made public. As the author justly observes, this is less excusable, as , from the Great Exhibition, the Trade Museums, and the Crystal Palace col lection at Sydenham, so much more . is generally k n own on these subjects than formerly. History of the French Protestant Refugees. By Charles Weiss. Translated by Frederick Hard man. Blackwood. The history of exiles is always interesting when only a limited number are banished for political offences, or by the tumult of revolutionary epochs. But the interest is of a higher character when thousands simultaneously forsake their native laud and all worldly advantages, preferring voluntary exile to the desertion of their faith. Their bitterest opponents must at least accord them respect, and, while believing them mistaken, cannot but admire their consistency and self-sacrifice. Such was the case of the Jews of Spain, and of the Protestants of France. Surely it is not just to say that avarice and selfishness are always the first principles in the actions of mankind. The writer of this work has moat juliciquoly couluzucl laic t 9 tIIQ uarrAtiye _ of the adventures of the refugees, avoidiagreligioun discussion or political animadversions. It is truly what it professes to be, a history of the exiles. The first book extends from the promulgation of the edict of Nantes to its revocation. The six fol lowing books trace the fortunes of the exiles in Brandenburg, England, America, Holland, Swit. zerland, Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. It is the result of much time and research among the various documents of the different nations. Both as his. tory and biography, independently of all other i n . terest, it will well repay perusal. History of Missions. By the Rev. W. Brown. Third Edition. 3 vole. Blackwood. The fact of this being the third edition of this work proves that it has not been without success. It relates the propagation of Christianity among the heathen from the Reformation to the present time. It relates to every quarter of the globe, and its narratives include all the varying races of hu manity. To those who take an interest in such records these volumes will afford a valuable stock of information. There is one point which the author maintains which is highly commendable. His first object in preparing his work has been to present to his readers a correct and faithful pi c t ure . It is remarked that "there is nothing in regard to which the author has been so anxious as truth. He has not concea'ed faults and imperfections. He has beeh as ready to state unfavourable as favour able circumstances, to markfailure as to note success. He will probably, however, be censured by some for having brought out so broadly and in so mud) detail the errors and defects of particular missions but he may be allowed to say that, in giving such statements, he has not been actuated by a tone of detraction, nor yet by any sectarian spirit. Many of the statements now referred to, though painful, are highly instructi ve , and he trusts they will be useful in checking similar evils in time to ,come. He is convinced that the friends of missions often draw much too glowing pictures of their triumph ant progress by their past success, and of their future prospects, and that by this means they pro duce fallacious impressions on the public mind, and excite hopes which can only terminate in dint,. pointment. The common observation that honesty is the best policy, is applicable to truth in general. It may be attended with temporary inconveniences, but the advantages will far more than counterbal ance the disadvantages. Missionary societies might by such a system be rendered less popular, but they would probably be more useful." As a very exten sive and complete work of its kind, this volume may be recommended to the readers interested is the subject. MARKET NEW►g--(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended June 15, 1854, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale', per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. RTE. I BEANS. PEAS. Ms 9d 378 Id 30s 81 49s 3d 49s 8d 47a 4d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. RTE. I BEANS. PEAS. 795 ,Od 37 s Od 29s 8d 49s lid 48s Ild 46a fid DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I I OATS. BYE. BEANS. PIUS. Is Od Is Od 18 Od lls Od ls Od lls Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 51,182; Barley, 4,472; Oats, 13,273 ; Rye, 148 ; Beans, 3,376; Peas, 313 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SUITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 51 52 ; clover • ditto, 3/ 8s to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 28 per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CIJIMERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 5/ 5s ; clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. WHITECHAPZL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to Si ss; clover ditto, 3/ 108 to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. Trade steady. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—We had an improved sale for each kind of meat to-day, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 2d • Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d Lamb, 18 10d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, June 14.—The general demand was less active, and prices were barely supported at this market to-day. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s Bci ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 0.l ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 58 10d ; Veal, 4s Od to 58 Od ; Pork, 3s 6,1 to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, June 14.—Beasts sold slowly, on rather easier terms. Other kinds of stock were steady to-day, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od; Veal, 4s Od to fos 2d ; Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 27s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 15.—Wind this day at Noon, E.; light airs, and dull hazy weather, with drizzling rain.—The Australian (s), from the Colonies, arrived at St. Vincent on the Ist inst. PLYMOUTH, June 14.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Lucy and Elizabeth. from Matan7mg ; Coquet. Valencia. COWES, June 14. —Wind, W .S.W. Arrived—Reindeer, from Havannah ; Actif, do., and sailed for Frederickehall. OFF THE ISLE OF WlGHT.—Stebonheath, from Port Philip, with 30,000 ounces of gold dust. PORTSMOUTH, June 14.—Wind, W. Arrived—Jorde• son, from Girgcnti, having been blown past Falmouth. Sailed—Freia, for Havannah. Off Port—Margaret Evans, from New York. June 15.—(Per Elec. Tel.)—The Myrmidon (e), from Africa, has arrived with the crow of the Fanny, of Sun derland, burnt off Madeira. FALMOUTH, June 14.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Cora ponoza, from Rio Janeiro ; Bell Rock, Matanzas ; Gipsy Queen, Alexandria; Argo, Kertch. Off Port—Governor Brown, Havannah. SOUTHAMPTON, June 14.—Arrived—Great Western (s), Brazils, left Buenos Ayres May 2, Monte Video 3, Rio Janeiro - 16, Bahia 20, Pernambuco 23, St. Vincent (Cape de Verds) June 1, Teneriffe 6, Madeira 7, and Lisbon 10 ; La Plata (s), St. Thomas, left June 1, $BOO,OOO on freight. OFF DARTMOUTH, June 14.—Arrived—Dalhousie, Cal cutta. GLOUCESTER, Juno 13.—Arrived—Loano, from New York ; Amalie, Bilboa. SUNDERLAND, June 14.—Wind, W. Sailed—Henriette, Singai.ore ; Durus, Mariner, Quebeo. CARDIFF, June 14.—Wind, W.N.W. Sailed—Soak', Hong Kong ; Rival and Free Trade, Monte Video ; Loon. tine, Malta ; Rosevear, Barcelona ; Minerva and Gordon Ribbon, Gibraltar. Sw.s.usEA, June 14.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Petrel, Clotebilde, Garucha. Sailed—Solidor, Ceylon ; Sunbeam, Cuba. Conk, June 13.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Ospray, Bar badoes. Sailed—Chateaubriand, Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, June 13.- - Wind, S.W. Arrived—Midas, Callao; Evelyn, Havana, and sailed for Greenock; Dart mouth, Mazagan ; Rapid, Odessa; Peter Faulks, Anne, Elizabeth Morrison, Galatz ; Francesca and Lucea, Theo dosia. ; Nuovo Manda, Leghorn. Off port.—Arrived— Milton, Havana, and sailed for Bristol. STOCKHOLM, June 6.—By advices from Faro (Gothland), it is reported that the Norwegian schooner Joaano Maria, of Stavanger, from Rigs, had been captured by the Eng lish ships of war, and arrived at that port, 28th May. The Dutch kuff Alida, also from Riga, and bound to Holland, arrived there on the 29th May. BARBADOES, May 27.—The Hanoverian barque Har burg, from Santas to Hamburg, with 5,200 bags coffee, put in here, 20th May, leaky, making 16 inches water per hour. HUNA, N. 8., May 12.—The Elizabeth, of Montrose, from Alloa to Oban, with coals, struck on the Skerry of Stroma, Pentland Frith, yesterday, and remains, full of water, considerably damaged, with her keel broken, and likely to become a wreck. ST. ABES, June 7.—The Swedish schooner Triton, from Seville to Falmouth, put in here very leaky, with loss of boats, &c., and will probably have to discharge. ST. MICHAEL'S, May 21.—The Lumley, of and from Liverpool to Richibucto, got under weigh May 19, with a steady breeze at E.S.E., and fine weather, but canted in shore, subsequently parted her anchor, struck on Delgada Poir filled, and became a total wreck, and was sold the following day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.30 ans. Wind, N. ; light and dull. Arrived—Mary Spencer, from Canton • Saxon. Deme rara ; Frances, Antig ua ; Ex p ress, Foland, and Henry Grinnell, New Orleans • Sea King, Baltimore ; Ebe, Odessa ; Jenny, Alexandria ; Dwinsea, Rivadeo ; Joy Fermin, Santander; Saracen, Bonny; and Arno (s), from Marseilles. Sailed —Saratoga and Sardinia, for New York; Regulus, Maranham ; Langdale, Hong Kong ; Clermont, M i nh, Defence, Melbourne; Louise, Montreal; Congress, Q bec ; Neptune, Havannah ; Harry, Sicily ; Sorin auth Bombay. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.34 a.m. S.S.E.; tide, 5 3 / 4 hours' ebb • raining. Arrived, June 14—John Dougldalo, from Canton ; Maria, Barbadoes. Arrived, 15—Royal Saxon, from Shanghai ; shire, Launceston ; E. H. Jarrington, Boston ; American Congress, New York ; Waterloo, Sydney ; Gothenborg (s), Gothenborg ; Baron Osy (s), Antwerp ; Rainbow OIL Rotterdam ; Soho (a), Havre. Sailed, 14 th—Scarwarton, for Caen ; Adolphe, Seville; Bristol B e ll e , B oston ; Wm. Jolliffe (s), Calais ; O cean (s), Havre. DEAL, Thursday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, S.E., light, and hazy. 11 for London ; Her 'Genoa—a Passed—Benj am in Elkin, from Port Fair y ; Dryden, Colombo ; Ala Ton,Thomas Majesty's steamer Medina, from river, for westward; Frederick, London Q uerit'n for Madras Fredes ; Ceres, o, fo N r e s w in c g a a s p tl o o re fo ; r N ß il a e, re L e o o n i do Loudon for Oporto. N o . gt) transport, from Lou. Anchored—Camperclow n, don for Malta. Sailed—Hoop V. Albvn, Princess, Portngu, o m v a a g S n t e ibti V l, a f l o ie r sit H e a ri m a : burg. C a palla so , , sChhiparNle MECHANICS' I NSTITUTI ON, SOUTHAMPTON. LONDON Dramatic n assisted ) y the mem the J ERY :r A L E. BUILDINObSe,rsofANC Mrs. Blewitt, of the London concerts, and Mr. J. T Sutton, the celebrated banjoist and siffleur, gave a select drawing-room entertainment, for the benefit of Mr. Thomas Eve, a compositor, who has been latouring under severe illness for a lengthened period. The prin• cipal features of the programme—a rather lengthy ones were the singing of Mrs. Blewitt and Mr. J. T. Sutton, whose efforts drew down the unanimous applause of the audience,•as did also the exertions of Mr. G. Palmer, Mr. Henry Thomas, and Mr. Norris. Mr. Pringle re cited an original descriptive poem (written by Mr. W. Dorrington) called "War," peculiarly applicable to passing events, which met with a very hearty reception. from the audience. The house was well filled, and will, we trust, achieve the object for which the benefit was iiPt PP* iat neg , in oin gold I to stle, .keit the LAN II ; ?ow , ' eived g ath ro."". I