The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-03 00:00:00

.... , ,ok*fi-ti; _ - THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING , MAY 3 , 185 4 . -- in a large stantinople, on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus, ' i 1 NEWMARKET RACES. LITERATURE. , SHA RE MARKETS. LINES L'illitnED AT FIXED RENTALS' 1 INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. ; ....._ tly situate , has been fixed upon as the head-quarters of the ----Co-- (THIS DAY.) The Newcomes. Nos. VI VII and VIII. By 1 •, •, (T HI S DAY. A Y.) Leasing 'losing Prices Business Lttaclied to shr. Paid Rartwars. Compans. yesterday. this day. English expeditionary army. A large body of the c._ , KDOITTHAMPTON, WEDNESD AY MORNING. —The W. M. Thackeray. ___-. 0 ,..-_____ all. This (BY ELECTI?IC TELEGRAPII.) troops have already arrived, but nevertheless it Colombo has just arrived with the heavy portion Nearly half Mr. Thackeray's new serial has now BRITISH RAILWAYS. _____ _ ______ _...---. —.-- --,--.• 150 to 200 has been determined that a considerable number • ARRIVED.—Virago, Miss Worthington, and another been published. It has continued throughout, up be off or at shall remain at Gallipoli. The regiments which • of the India and China mails, and has made the of J. B. Day's. to the last page issued from the press, inclusively, _ . B:etaley.... N. West. ... ••• lion would have been left at Gallipoli are the 28th and the 50th quickest passage ever known. She left Alexandria April 10th, Malta 23d, Gibraltar 28th. LATEST BETTING. more than simply readable—fraught in a great am Paid. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Business done St. 100 Buckghamsh. !JA 93 — 95 94 yesterday this day. 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 95 97 omfortable regiments of the line, the 60th Rifles, the 93d High- At Gibraltar the Echinga arrived on the 27th ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. measure with an attractive power little less than ----- the Bos- landers, and two companies of Engineers. These what might be actually termed, without extrava- 6 per cent. lt.Nrthn. 6to 4on Virago.22s - 233 23 3 this • St. 100 Piberdeen Alt, of this ;troops will remain in the straits of the Dar- with a troop of the Bth Hussars on board. The Sovereign steam transport, arrived on the 26th at gance, a sort of fascination. The secret of is 25 all alas. Barr. & Caldonian. 3to 1 agst any other. 20 85 Ambg. Noting. Bost. Neils. Direct ... ••• tat Malta, danelles, along with the bulk of the French army. Gibraltar with commissariat officers and stores for easily discoverable. It arises, in the first place, and Rasta. Junct 4a —4j 25 all Do. New. Do erred from After having visited the camps at Gallipoli and CHESTER CUP. out of the charm of the writer's style—a style so 50 all Belfast &Ballymena. ... ... ... 25 all Gistr.dt Dn.Fr Gt. Westu ... ... a change of Boulahir, I was anxious to see the first establish- The Trent and Golden Fleece transport steamers 14 to 1 agst Peggy. easy, so voluble, so tender in its evidences of sen- 13i all Birming. Wolverh. & ~,, 100 all Elrtlpl. Dk. & irk. New. r those in- ment of the English troops on the Asiatic coast. I , Gallipoli. passed by Gibraltar, going to the westward, on the 16 to 1 agst. Aldford. sibility, and yet so masculine in its vigour of ex- Stour Valley ...... ... i 2— 8 i Railway & Berw. ..„ ~. live service 28 Birkenlid Lancsh. & must acknowledge that the sight has taken me with 20 to 1 agst Baa.lbec. pressiou, and in the abounding ease of its command 31 • 14 —l2 dig 50 all Hull & Selby 6 1(.&NNid 102 104 t pleasure, surprise and admiration. No power in Europe pos- April 24, off the island of Pantalaria, 145 miles 40 to 1 agst Jack Frost (taken). of language. Apart from the alluring manner of Cheshire Juuct.„... Do. Chesh. & Birk., 275 all • 25 all Do. A Shares. Do s]. —52 andMatlock rad fd M idland : i: l d d . 8. 2 9. i —__ : o i . 89 12A all Do. i Shares. Do He takes . 28th. 17 25 —26 sesses an establishment of this kind in so vast a from Malta, the Colombo passed two English tran- the novelist, at least as much apart from it as that £5O and £25 Cons. 15 13 i all bon.&Greenw S. Eastern 12 —l3 his evening DERBY. 8 7 d scale, or, I will venture to say, better calculated , sports, No 6 and 11, in company with a large fleet is possible under the circumstances—seeing that 22 I.Bi Do., £2O. horns, and for the preservation of the health and comfort of lof 100 sail, including many French transports. 9to 2 agst Autocrat. the character grows up into life out of that 25 30 Blyth & Tyne original 20 100 Lowestoft gr. . the troops. These immense barracks were built by On May 1, she passed No. 45 transport barque. 7to 1 agst Dervish, mannerism, as the flower and fruit grow out £25 (issd. at £45) •-•—-; 4 per cent. Norfolk L Paris yes- St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... 89 9... 20 1.00 Do. 6 per ct. ••• ••• ... , . 41 : 1 Italian architect, about seven years ago. They She also passed a French corvette with upwards of 20 to 1 agst Andover. of the juices throbbing in the stalk and in St. 100 Caledonian. 5 32 -- 54 534 54 all Ranch. Bxtn. L&N. W. ... ••• yet that the 20 French transports under convoy. form a nearly regular triangle ; and at the four 25 to 1 agst Canute. the leaves there is the creation of the nchor early angles there are very lofty towers, built in the April 30, off Cape Finisterre, she exchanged co- Even on King Tom agst Autocrat. 50 all Chester & Holyhead. 1 3 6 - I '4 story, the best, the truest, the noblest, the man- 50 all Cork and Bandon._ 8 10 50 all Nliddlesbro' & Ackton & l had taken . Oriental style, which give the whole structure an lours with a large French frigate standing to the liest, the most loveable, and in every respect 20 all Cork, Black, &Pass. --.— ••• Redcar . Darlingt. Sebastopol. ' imposing appearance. The rooms are of moderate south. On the 30th she also passed the Himalaya. the most thoroughly admirable among all the ficti- 20 12 Cornwall ••• ••• 41 —43 421 100 all Ni a i n d Size, and each will accommodate from sixty to SPORTING NOTES. tious beings called into existence by the magic pen 10 4 Crieff Junction ... ••• 50 all Northern and : ALLIED eighty • men. They are well aired, and all commu- - of Thackeray. It is quite unnecessary to add who 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJuncEasternsp.c. E. Count. 54 —56 50 "1i Do. 6 per ct. Do nicate with corridors which are nearly twenty feet IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. RUBY THE ROARER. this is, to any one who has read the new monthly 25 all DundeePerth&Aber deen Junction 7 8 50 all Do. Fixeds pc Do ••• ..• " 1411 k ... x d induct of a 'vide. The communications with the outer world The race for the Two Thousand was uninteresting and • book—in the familiar yellow covers first rendered 25 all Do. New . . emporary), are by large and commodious staircases, which like .0. unimportant. Th e curiosity, however, which the appear- objects of interest by the wit and wisdom of "Vanity 25 all East Anglian l6 • 16 mities have the rest of the building, are always kept neat and HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Arthur Pendennis of the Pall Mall Gazette. slice and performance of Ruby excited redeemed it, per- Fair"—the narrative told under the editorship of 18 all Do., (£lB E dt . H) 12 ••• ••• 12i 12 Do. i Shares. Do ••• x irinciples is haps, from utter insignificance. The mystery which a t - To those who have not read the eight numbers 20 all Eastern Counties.. i —1 2 i 1 St. all Eastern Union, .1 . 11 St. 100 Roystnit Hit. GtNorthn ... clean. Near each room there are small stovesmade The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. St. 100 Do.Sbepth.St Do ." aggressive of iron, for the purpose of enabling the English sol- PRIVATE BUSINESS. tached to this horse has been now dispelled, and it is pro- Stock ••• which have already appeared, it would be idle St. 100 De., B. Stock ords, to re- ' diers to prepare their coffee and. tea. The great The following bills were read a third time and passed : bable that the good easy public, or even his fondest partisans, 24 —26 24 Goole g. 6 p.c. Yorksh. ... _ .. _ . and instru - kitchens are in the interior of the court. They Horsmonden and Marden Roads, South Shields Roads, will never " stand" him again. Ruby is not a gem of the simply to mention the name of Colonel Newcome— 25 85 Do., New 4... ... iem to the . have r e cently been cased with marble and granite National Assurance and Investment Association, New- first water, but a worthless counterfeit and a sham. He St. 100 East Lancashire Colonel Thomas Newsome. Without reading the 100 . , —6O 50 all WearValleygr Stoat. & Al influence seems to be an unmitigated impostor, and has his parallel work themselves, they could never st. Edinburgh &Gla.sgow 53 — 55 6 per cent... Darlingt. ... _ .. slabs, which give them the appearance of the kitchens castle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway, and South Staf that has come to be associatedvthgtillaessmt charm la . 55 Edinb. and Peebles -—• • • 25 all Do Do 27 —29 2 9 ~-40,(1 with of -----,,,f,,1 mnnnroil rather than those only in the Lightfoots and Lapidists of the turf. He is St. 100 Wilts&Somrst QtWestn. 90 •-- 92 Ix , . . _ . ._ ... . ~_ __l .1.. at.., ~,;,,,1 -4' 4.1,;. •:rnaer;nary rharanfm• Cl,-.1,,nal I\l - nivel - ono 10 1 Forth & Clyde June. 1 .2 :.•,.. 100 Edin.PrLii &Dundee 23 24 .40. stantinople, on the Asiatic side of the Bosphorus, has been fixed upon as the head-quarters of the English expeditionary army. A large body of the troops have already arrived, but nevertheless it has been determined that a considerable number shall remain at Gallipoli. The regiments which have been left at Gallipoli are the 28th and the 50th regiments of the line, the 60th Rifles, the 93d High landers, and two companies of Engineers. These troops will remain in the straits of the Dar danelles, along with the bulk of the French army. After having visited the camps at Gallipoli and Boulahir, I was anxious to see the first establish ment of the English troops on the Asiatic coast. I must acknowledge that the sight has taken me with surprise and admiration. No power in Europe pos sesses an establishment of this kind in so vast a scale, or, I will venture to say, better calculated for the preservation of the health and comfort of the troops. These immense barracks were built by an Italian architect, about seven years ago. They form a nearly regular triangle ; and at the four angles there are very lofty towers, built in the Oriental style, which give the whole structure an imposing appearance. The rooms are of moderate Size, and each will accommodate fr om sixt y to eighty men. They are well aired, and all commu nicate with corridors which are nearly twenty feet wide. The communications with the outer world are by large and commodious staircases, which like the rest of the building, are always kept neat and clean. Near each room there are small stovesmade of iron, for the purpose of enabling the English sol ' Biers to prepare their coffee and tea. The great kitchens are in the interior of the court. They • have recently been cased with marble and granite slabs, which give them the appearance of the kitche n s of some powerful monarch rather than those intended for the supply of troops. I will venture to say that the most aristocratic club in London cannot show anything half so magnificent. While I was visiting this establishment the 88th regiment 'of the line arrived, and took possession of the prin cipal floor of one of the pavilions. The place sup plies the regiment with ample accommodation, of the best kind, and without the slightest crowding. This enormous barrack can easily contain 12,000 European troops. At the present moment it is occupied by the 33d, 44th, 47th, 49th, and 77th regiments of English infantry of the line, and by a battalion of Turkish infantry. No one here can know the •plans which the allied generals will lay down for their approaching cam paign, and it is probable that none will be defini tively settled till the arrival of Lord Raglan ; but the opinion among the Turks is, that it would be easier for them to supply a European army of 1 00,000 men with provisions, if that army were established under the protection of the guns of Varna, or in the entrenched camps of Dewna, Prawadi, and Shumla, than to furnish provisions for an army of not more than half that strength, Manoeuvring on Adrianople and the eastern side of the Balkans. It is known that ono of the great Objects the Russians had in taking possession o the bobrudscha was to enable them to procure pro visions, and by occupying the different branches of the Danube, to supply their armies, notwith standing the presence of our fleets. A few days ago they succeeded in getting a great number of transports, laden with all sorts of provisions and ammunition, conveyed from Odessa and into the Danube by the Kilia and Sulina mouths. This was done without our fleets knowing anything about the matter. The transports were towed by steam ers, and the passage from Odessa to the mouths of the Danube was accomplished in one night. This prosess can be repeated, and no doubt will be- The fleets are at present somewhere in the neigh bourhood of Odessa, and we are here looking out With the utmost interest for the result of their visit to that important place. The belief is that the place will be bombarded, and the shipping de stroyed ; and certainly this is what ought to be done ; for although the wanton destruction of pro perty without any object but that of injuring the enemy is not to be approved of, this is not the case at Odessa. It is from Odessa that the Russian troops will obtain their surest supplies, and the only way of cutting them off effectually is by de stroying the magazines , as well as the shipping, great and small. Lord Raglan, the commander-in chief of the English army is expected to arrive here this day. The French commander-in-chief, Marshal de St. Arnaud will arrive, it is said, before the end of the month. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Napoleon are also expected without delay. The Sultan has ordered superb residences to be prepared for the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Napoleon. General Bosquet, who has gone to Shumla and Varna, has not yet returned. General D'Allonville, the commander of the cavalry of the French auxiliary army, left here to-day for Gallipoli. He had the honour of being received by the Sultan and tho Ministers, who gave him assurances that the French army would find a considerable number 0 f horses at Smyrna and on the coast of Asia, fit for the French cavalry. It is thought that as soon as the generals in chief of the allied armies shall have arrived, active operations will commense on an extensive scale, with, it is hoped, the important results looked forward to with so much impatience both in England and France. The Neweornes. Nos. VL, VII., and VIII. By W. M. Thackeray. Nearly half Mr. Thackeray's new serial has now been published. It has continued throughout, up to the last page issued from the press, inclusively, more than simply readable—fraught in a great measure with an attractive power little less than what might be actually termed, without extrava gance, a sort of fascination. The secret of this is easily discoverable. It arises, in the first place, out of the charm of the writer's style—a style so easy, so voluble, so tender in its evidences of sen sibility, and yet so masculine in its vigour of ex pression, and in the abounding ease of its command of language. Apart from the alluring manner of the novelist, at least as much apart from it as that is possible under the circumstances—seeing that the character grows up into life out of that mannerism, as the flower and fruit grow out of the juices throbbing in the stalk and in the leaves there is the creation of the story, the best, the truest, the noblest, the man liest, the most loveable, and in every respect ie most thoroughly admirable among all the ficti- Lous beings called into existence by the magic pen if Thackeray. It is quite unnecessary to add who this is, to any one who has read the new monthly book—in the familiar yellow covers first rendered objects of interest by the wit and wisdom of "Vanity Fair"—the narrative told under the editorship of Mr. Arthur Pendennis of the Pall Mall Gazette. To those who have not read the eight numbers which have already appeared, it would be idle simply to mention the name of Colonel Newcome— Colonel Thomas Newcome. Without reading the work themselves, they could never guess the charm that has come to be associated with the mere name of this imaginary character. Colonel Newcome does honour to Mr. Thackeray's heart as well as to his imagination. A nature more noble or more gentle, more manly or more childlike, we do not remember to have seen anywhere delineated in the whole range of literature. It is a companion picture to Sir Roger de Coverley. Without Colonel New come, we don't know what the new story from the hand of Mr. Thackeray would have done for attrac tions sufficient to secure its extended reputation— even with all the charms of that style which, as we have here intimated, seldom fails to command our admiration. For with the exception of glorious old Fred Bayham, there scarcely remains one charac ter introduced in the tale at all tolerable. Sir Brian is an empty-headed, cold-blooded banker-baronet. Hobson and his wife are vulgar beyond endurance. Barnes is a prig. Clive—for all his handsome face, we are compelled to say it, is somewhat of that horrid genus, though for venturing to avow this we should expect to be cut by Mr. Pendennis, if we enjoyed the honour of his acquaintance. Ethel, too, has grown to be a kind of beautiful-boguy in polite society, if we may judge from the last account given by our author of her affrighting supercilious ness. What can be more detestable or more con temptible than the silhouette snipped by these re morseless scissors, the miserably life-like pen and ink sketch of the Rev. Charles Honeyman ? What except the revoltingly truthful portrait of little Rosy' s m other, that smilin g mass ofdeceit and affecta tion? As for the story itself—it isone almost entirely without incidents. Unless one can dignify with the title of incidents rides in the Park, and visits to Brighton, and dinners, and luncheons, and evening parties. But no—besides these there is one other incident recorded in the number before us, the incident, in fact, which closes the instal ment last published. Colonel Newcome takes his departure from England to return to Hindostan. With that departure still vividly in our minds, like a home-grief, we throw the number aside with real regret and disappointment. The race for the Two Thousand was uninteresting and unimportant. The curiosity, however, which the appear ance and performance of Ruby excited redeemed it, per haps, from utter insignificance. The mystery which at tached to this horse has been now dispelled, and it is pro bable that the good easy public, or even his fondest partisans, will never " stand" him again. Ruby is not a gem of the first water, but a worthless counterfeit and a sham. He seems to be an unmitigated impostor, and has his parallel only in the Lightfoots and Lapidists of the turf. He is an " old boy" with many infirmities, touched in the wind, and, it is said, slightly shaky in the legs. Like the York shireman's filly Aurora, he's a roarer too. His mouth was examined in due course this morning, and a properly-attested certificate of his age was posted in 'the subscription-room. No sooner was it put up, however, than some mad wag converted the " 3 years only" into " 13 years only," and this merry jest excited much amusement and badinage. Other incidents sustained curiousity re specting Ruby. The " call" that was made upon a certain trainer, who had betted seven " monkeys" against him to stake, was unanswered. After much discussion and con sultation, the taker of the odds expressed a determination to "hold the bet ;" but whether he changed this resolution before the race, I am not in a position to state. The race resulted in the signal defeat of the favourites, the first and second horses belonging to the outside divi sion. No third horse was placed. Champagne and Boi ardo finished close together behind Middlesex, the former being slightly in advance. Hermit, the winner, is a nice looking horse, but somewhat " peacocky" in appearance. He was admirably ridden by Alfred Day. I wish I could apply this remark to Champagne and his rider. Boiardo ran a thoroughly game horse, but his defeat somewhat dis couraged Dervish's Derby backers. Ruby cantered in last but one! The success of Hermit was fortunate for tho "fielders." Mr. Davis was not, however, a winner of more than a few pounds, although he stood sixteen hundred against Boiardo. I heard him declare, indeed, that the balance in his favour would be scarcely a " poney," but he would have won all his money had Middlesex pulled through. The prophets were out in their calculations, and they who " followed them" doubtless found the profits all loss. Some uncertainty still exists as to the starting of Virago for the One Thousand on Thursday. Should she run she will meet a formidable antagonist in the representative of John Scott's stable, for which Sortie will perhaps do battle. For the 100 Soya. Sweepstakes, D. M., I shall " stand" Champagne. The meeting of Middlesex, Champagne, and Boiardo will impart peculiar interest to the race for the Newmar ket Stakes. Taking their running to-day as a criterion as to their ability, I shall expect them to pass the winning chair in the order in which I have set A down their names. FRESH MAN. Newmarket, Tuesday Night. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Pr th & 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., Thirds Do. Now Thirds Lancash. and Yorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented from Scotland for and against the Lord Advocate's Education Bill. Mr. FREWIN presented petitions from Sussex and other places against dog carts. A large number of petitions were presented against the opening of public houses on Sundays. Mr. PIIINN, Mr. HEYWOOD, and other hon. members presented petitions in favour of the admission of Dis senters to the Universities. Mr. PIGOTT presented a petition from the grand jury of Reading Quarter Sessions, and another from the magistrates of the same borough in favour of the estab lishment of reformatory schools. 58 62 864 874 75 76 119 - 121 89 - 91 721 - 734 MINES 86f 6 120 Agua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordille Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy o Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal icritish Austen. Gold British Iron Brizilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cu' lf I P 1 d 1 ----- 8 - 10 = 85 87 10 12 u 10 12 p 60.1 61.1 8 -- 7id llt -12 i Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. &Stliend. Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Wcstn. Do. 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Co Mariquita Aexiean&S.Amerien New Granada 3 - i 6 - 7 4 - i 6 8 45 - 47 31 34 , 30 ... 31 New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock H,hymney Iron Do. New Norfolk Northn.Counties North British = 7 '4 North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred . Do., B Guaranteed North London Do. New £lO IN.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp-I 15 17 par an 29 31 8 10 3 4 2-4 2f 34 #— I d 50 - 54 i - IP Santiago de Cuba 'Fouth Australian nu Croft stead, and City Jn., North Staffordshire , North Western N. & S. Westru. June, Nuneaton, Hinckley, A War Song. By Dr. Ptolemy Paul. Gay and 6i bid 74 7t 1 United Mexican Waller West Granada Company. A tinted title-page, showing The Betsy Jane " finishing off" The Menschikoff—[the former a British ship of 40 guns, and the latter a Russian 74 gun man-of-war : both vessels, it is scarcely necessary to observe, purely fanciful built, so to speak, in the dockyard of the writer's fancy, and afterwards launched from the artist's ima gination]—is not by any means the only attrac tive peculiarity of this curious and certainly very original publication. It is a war song appropriate to the time, the words written by Mr. Sydney Yendys, and the music composed by Dr. Ptolemy Paul. As to the young poet himself, his first dramatic work, " The Romau"—a work abounding with power and replete with promise, a power we were amongst the first to recognise, and a pro mise which we then expressed ourselves sanguine would be ultimately fulfilled—constitutes, we con ceive, his beg and happiest introduction to the notice of the community. As to the musician, he comes before the public under the auspices of the writer, whose verses have here supplied him with inspiration. Together they have chaunted the triumph of an imaginary English frigate over a Russian seventy-four—a warlike day-dream, which, before many weeks have elapsed, may, in more than one instance, both in the Baltic and in the Euxine, very probably be realised. The song appears most appropriately—at the precise period when we are all of us listening eagerly for the first reverberations of those maritime victories which aro now confi dently anticipated. Its accompaniment closes rather grandly, certainly most effectively, with the distant sound, floating across the waters, of the national melody of " Rule Britannia." West Mariposa Worthing Mining of Australia....... • ••• I - (11 MARKET NE WS-(THIS DAY.) and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland 28 - 30 # -- !I CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market was very limited ; yet the demand for all kinds was in a depressed state, at barely Monday's prices. Upwards of 31,000 quarters of foreign wheat having come fresh to hand, that grain ruled exceedingly dull, and large parcels were easier to purchase. Floating cargoes were much neglected. The barley trade was heavy, on former terms. The ♦alue of malt was almost nominal. We were well supplied with oats, in which a good busi ness was doing, at full quotations. Beans were quite as dear as on Monday ; but peas and flour met a dull inquiry. 84 86 M - 53 50 - 52 Shrewsbury & Biieng. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St oak Shrewsby. & Ilerefd Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min; Do. Halves,i 6 Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 50 52 34 24 13 15 64 74 10 1. 4 -- 3id 7 I St. 20 per cent. 66: 0 all >t. 100 i 0 all !O 15 13 - 15 59 - 59 34 - 35 4 - 21 - 5 Wheat. 350 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. I Matt. 1 960 English .. Oats. Flour. 2GO G3O 7,110 4,540 4,2905 ks 6,560brl Irish •• •• Foreign .. 31,350 4,980 ;0 12i 281 I all Staines, Wok. StW ok Stockton & Darling. Stockton & Hartlepl. Taff Vale . Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny 29 - 31 I 10 20 it. 100 . .0 8 it. 100 ;5 21 3 - 3i 17 174 4 - 5 21 .-3 23 * 1 17 O all Waterford&Limorick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London dl°l 5 . • •• - •• 6 - 7 THE GREEK INSURRECTION. ATHENS, April 26.—The Greek insurgents have the loss of 100 killed, 120 prisoners, 4 guns, and 60 barrels of powder. Grivas has been defeated at Metzovo, and has Red to Thessaly with 16 men. , Disunion prevails among the commanders, and despondency in the revolutionary committees. DALMATIA, April 26.—The Pasha of Mostar, in t he Herzegovina, has raised the Laudsturm against t he Montenegrins. 0 51s. ;t. 100 :5 20 ?,5 130 it. 100 Wimbluln & Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland 644 654 9i Heti 5i 4d 454 -- 464 10 10 46 6. FOREIGN. 10 9 Antwerp&Rotterdam 4 -35 d an ain 5 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 5 - 1 20 8 Beziers to Graissossac 5 - 4d 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip id - I p Pm Central of Italy 20 all Charleroi do E - • queliu - • 174 all Demerara - ••• 20 14 Dijon andßesancou - 20 8 Dutch Rhenish - 31d 20 all East Indian l/ - 2ip 20 2 Do. Extension 1 - 5d 1i 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula - p 511 20 10 x'd. Junet. of France - 25 10 Grd. Trunk of Canada , ...d 100 30 Do. Debentures 8 - 6 d 100 all Do. do - 20 10 Gt. Central of France 41 -31 d 205 all Gt .Western of Canada Shares 215 - 224 . . Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 9 - 11 205 154 Elamilton & Toronto j - 1 11 ) 100 all Do. 6 per cent. - 10 p 20 5 Lake Coust. & Basle „„ - 5 all 'Lucca dr Pistoj a 5 p.c pref ••• dis 20 15 Luxembourg 45 - 5 10 10 Do. (Railway) ...... 2A -3 - 5 2 Do. Pref 1 5 3 Do. (Canal) - 11 10 5 Do. 6p. ct. pref.. 20 8 Lyons and Geneva 35 -25 d 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. - 20 10 Madras - id 335 335 Maria Antonia 10 all Do. do. New 20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry. 20 all Namur dr Liege (with interest) 6 - 74 20 all Do. (ex interest) - 16 all Northern of France - 305 29a Do. 201. 3 p. a Bds 20 all (fray.B.& Ams.Shs.) 10 all NorwegianTrunkPre 8 -9 xn 20 10 Paris and Lyons l2l - 12i9 40 all Ditto Bonds - ••• 10 all Paris and Orleans 4l_ - 43 20 all Paris and Rouen 32 -34 20 all Paris and Strasbour. 29. - 291 20 10 ParisCaen dr Cherbrg. - pm 104 104 Quebec di Richmom 20 all Rnuen and Havre..... , • - . . 20 12 [Loyal Danish l4l 5 2 Royal Swedish - d 20 all Sambre and Meuse 7 - 8 3 , ... 6 Do. 55 p. cent. Prof - 20 6 Southern of France -pm 20 8 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) - ••• • 8i all West Flanders 3 - 4 10 all Do 54 per c. Pref d , 20 10 Western of France l5 -25pxd x a 10 7 West. of Switzerland - d f 20 2 Wiesbaden - ••• s 20 15 Zealand 6 - 5 d MISCELLANEOUS 0 5 all A übin Coal and Iron- ' r • 25 174' Australian Agricult. 37 - 38 37 20 14 Australsn.Pcific•Mail - ... 15 h • 10 8 Australn. Royal Mai- l r- 10 4 Berlin Water Works - 11 50 40 Brit. Ameriam Land ,„ • 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. - )' 100 325 Canada - 80 5 5 Crystal Palace 6B - is 6 1 1 1 5 4 Do. 4 2 Crystal Pal. of ance • ** - ' 20 3 Eastern Steam. 25 20 ElectritTelograph(A) 16 - 18 25 all Do. (B) 1 1 Electric Tele;g. of Ir. - h.• 15 14 Gen. Stearn Navigat. ••• ill 20 18 General Screw Steam ... ••• .st 20 74 Irish Be atroot Sugar ••• 5. 20 10 Magdalena st, N av ig. st 1 all Nat. PP.t. Steam Fuel ••• , 10 3 Netherlands Land.- 1 •-• 3 Le) 2 1 N. S. W . Coal &Inter. Stearn Navigat. Co. ... i• d, 1 all N. B. Australasian::. - 1 5 Do. New ....... ..... •.• 20 10 Nrth.ofEuro - peSteam IT -5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl 1 • a 4 t el, 50 all Peninsular & Oriental - •.. ire 50 35 Do. Do. ;•••• ••• lip 2 all Portland Iron Co .... . -ip de 100 60 Royal Mail steam... ... 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. - 25 all at 25 25 South Austrak•Land 34 - 36 , 1 all Submar. Teleicrap h.. - 1 au 1 all Do. Registers d • 1 1 • 100 285 an Diemen's Land J, a in St. St. St. 16 Pm St. 20 12 St. RATIFICATION OF THE AUSTRO-PRUS• SIAN TREATY. According to a telegraphic despatch , the ratifi %tons of the Austrian-Prussian treaty were tl° ll anaed at Berlin yesterday (Tuesday). It will fully communicated to the Western Powers. General Hess goes on a special m is sion to Frank fort, •to negotiate the adhesion the Germanic eonfederaV _iederation. SWEDEN AND NORWAY. The Norway papers state that subscription lists e circulating at Norrland. and Westbotten, in weden for the formation of a volunteer corps to defend the frontier against Russia, in case of war. Other accounts from private sources state that Sweden and Norway are making warlike prepara tions. Sixty waggons of ammunition for artillery and infantry have been sent to Gothland, through Karlskrona from Christiansand. The Diet, it is true, has presented an address of thanks, ; 5 _ 4 account of the declaration of neutrality, but the old Swedish warlike spirit peeps here and there forth, and the people make no secret of their feelings on the subject. They Want Finland back, and not to have their trade in terfered with, as it may chance to suit the caprice of Russia. The Czar is not blind to the danger that threatens him from Scandinavia, and is send ing Russian and Polish masses of troops to Finland, While at the same time he has withdrawn the militia of the country and its riflemen into the heart of Russia. The Russian troops now in Finland are estimated at 50,000 men. The quarantine la ws are suspended at the different ports likely to be touched at by the fleets. The harbour dues levied on foreign ships are also abolished, in so far as blert of war are concerned. LA. %t this time agnitude to her -man in dow him in ilitary com e undergoes cupied, not works, and my, but in d in visiting Jy to subor ily military ter-general, ;ht, the cor- CARL Lpril 20. of 00116 FRANCE. A. letter gives the following details of the Roland, which, owing to the boisterous weather, was obliged to put in at Zante "The crew were for 36 hours in the water. Prince apoleon sustained better than any one the fatigues of the sea. He landed incognito, and dined with the French Consul, M. de Chambrun, and after dinner visited the port. Notwithstanding his incognito, he vas saluted with 21 guns. The Roland was to leave a t midnight if the wind calmed down. "All the Greek isles are said to be in a state of the greatest excitement and agitation. Volunteers leave the 'gland even before the eyes of the English garrison at Zante which which only consists of 600 men, and what cannot r) prevented must be endured. The head-quarters of 418 urrection is at Patras. The fort ress of Arta holds 0 ut,,,-, but the town is in the power of t h e insur g ents. Two steamers are on the coast of Greece." The Christophe Colomb steam•frigate met, on 24th ult., off Cape St. Angelo, the steam-corvette Ile, land, with Prince Napoleon on boar d . His J-Inperial Highness was in excellent health. The P a t r i e has received accounts from the Dann b4ll provinces, stating that the Russian army in Dobrudscha had suspended its march, in con ilequence of orders from Marshal Paskewitsch. „Large b o di es o f t roo p s co ntinue to march iu the direction of Toulon for embarkation for the Levant. Lieut.-Col one l P a j o l, chief of the staff of the fi rst division of infantry of the army of Paris, has be et' appointed chief of the staff of the division of cavalry „ o f t h e army o f th e E as t. C o l one l M er l e d e -I -sabrugie re do Laveaucoupet, secretary of the com laittiee o f cavalry, has b een appo i nte d hi s successor ag Faief of the staff of the first division of infantry 1 11 the army of Paris, but he is to retain his secre taryship. 1) f - ices w ere ver y s t e ady to-day on th e B ourse . I,l _ , Three per Cents. closed at 64f. 40c. for the closed the m on th ; the Four-and-a-Half p er C en t s . at 91f. 10c. ; and the New Loan at 65f. 20c. Le I )Is TDON AND OUTEI-EASTERN —Traffic re- OM forte week ending April 29, 1854 RAILWAY. 215,414 2 7 °rr esDollding week last year 12,395 10 4 luereaso in 1854 83,018 12 3 WHITECHAPEL. The general demand ruled steady, at full quotations. Beef from 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 5s 6tl to 6s 8d ; veal, 4s Oil to 5s 4d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Blbs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. A full average business is doing in most kinds of hops, nd last week's prices are well supported. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) The following letter has been received at Lloyd's this morning from their agent at St. Ives, Cornwall, dated May 1, but there is too much reason to believe that the state ment of the person referred to is a gross fabrication : " Gaston Tongue, the second mate of the brig Ville de Marseille, has landed here, and reports his having escaped by swimming from a Russian frigate, which had taken his vessel about 20 leagues from Cardiff, having first hoisted English and afterwards French colours. The master and part of the crew tried to escape in the boat, and were fired into, when the master and three men were killed. He reports the frigate to have gone into the other channel. I have forwarded him to the French Consul at Penzance. (Signed) " LLOYD'S AGENT." LONDON, May 3.—Wind this day at Noon, S. ; light breeze, and fine, but cloudy. OFF DOVER, May 2.—Nelson, from Mobile, for Bremen. PLYMOUTH, May 3.—Arrived—Forerunner (s a), from Africa, with 2,003 ounces of gold. OSTEND, April 30.—The Resoe (Riso), Swedish brig, from Stockholm to Lisbon, timber laden and derelict, was picked up at Sea by a French fishing smack, and towed on shore on the Flemish coast, W. of Furnes and the Panne, April 23, where she now lies stranded. The cargo is expected to be saved, but the vessel lost. PARIS, May 3.—The Josephine (French sloop), of Cher bourg, from Bordeaux to Hamburg, with wine, &c., was driven 2Gth April on a rock in the East pass at Roscuff, but was got off the same day, apparently without much damage, after lightening, and has been brought into Roscuff. BELFAST, May I.—The Scotland, from Liverpool to Mo bile, came into the Lough this morning, having received much damage forward, from having been in collision on on the 17th April, in lat. 45 N., long. about 20 W., with the Oolbert, of and for Havre, from Calcutta, with a gene ral cargo, all the crew of which vessel, with one exception, succeeded in getting on board the Scotland, the latter will be towed up for repairs GIBRALTAR, April 28.—A large ship, supposed to be the Echunga (transport), anchored at the other side of this Bay, April 26, and came over to this bay to-day. It blew a very heavy gale at. S.E., April 27, when a Spanish brig and French barque were stranded at Algeciras. The Argiro (Austrian ship), bound to New York, was in great danger near the Green Island, but rode out the gale in safety. ROTTERDAM, May I.—An English schooner was totally lost on the Oaster, 28th April. The attempts of the life and other boats to rescue the crew were fruitless. Nothing but an empty boat and some broken spars have been picked up. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, 10.45 a.m. Wind SW., moderate and fine. Her Majesty's steamer Prometheus arrived here yester• day afternoon. Arrived—Niagara (s), from Malta. Off the Port—Alsa Comet, Jon Davis, and Empire State (ship), Emigrant (barque), Garland (brig), and Science (schooner). (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. Wind S.W., tide last hours' ebb ; weather, fine. Arrived, May 2—Codrington, from Antigua ; Spray, Macon ; Caractacus, Penang. 3d—Providence, from Caen ; Johanna Margretha, Oporto ; Rehoboth, Volo ; Caroline Henrietta, Rostock ; Ocean, Guernsey. Sailed—Tho usual Continental steamers. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.24 a.m. Wind W.S.W., fine. Passed —Phantom, from New York ; Mary Gillespie, from westward ; Loekinger, Geelong—an for London. Anchored —Maria Key, from London, for Rio Janeiro ; from London, for Havaunah ; Azori an , f r om Put pack—Eliza, Hunter, from London, f or L aunceston . R Lo e n i3 d m on i' for Gibraltar. ATJSTRALASIAN COAL COMPANY.—The shareholders of the Australasian Coal Company at a meeting yesterday gave an illustration of the prevalent disposition to sus pend all new enterprises during the war, by unanimously adopting a recommendation of the board to dissolve the undertaking. Although the report in relation to the property for which an arrangement had been concluded was favourable, it is doubted whether in the existing position of affairs in New South Wales, coupled with the high price of labour, the proposed collieries can be brought into profitable competition with those already in operation. The amount received on the shares issued at 11. was 37,6201., the remainder having been reserved for the colony, but not appropriated. The general ex penses incurred have reached 3,4701., but through a fa vourable employment of the capital the interest obtained has reduced the sum to 1,8801. The funds in hand will therefore allow a return of 19s. in the pound, which the directors intend to make with all possible despatch, giving the shareholders, at the same time, a full release from further liability. After this distribution a balance of about 2001. will be left to meet any subsequent con tingent liabilities. Notice has been given to the en gineer and his assistant of the termination of their en gagements, and the person from whom the property was taken has afforded every facility for cancelling the contract, - - - - RUSSIAN DECLARATION. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAY 1. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at St. Petersburg, covering the subjoined translation of a declaration issued by the Russian Minister of Finance, which appeared in the Supplement of the Commercial Gazette, on the 6 (18th) of April last, containing certain regulations with regard to trade, which have been issued in consequence of the De claration of War. (Translation.) (Copy.) Supplement to the Commercial Gazatte of the 6 (18th) of April, 1854. Declaration from the Ministry of Finance. In consequence of the information received of the Decla ration of War against Russia by England and France , the I Ministry of Finance considers it its duty to make univer sally known the measures which will be adopted by the Imperial Government, with respect to the English and French subjects, their mercantile vessels and property. In conformity with the declarations of the English and French Governments the Imperial Government has, in its sincere desire to remove as much as possible from private 1i individuals the ruinous consequences of war, established the following rules. A term of six weeks shall be allowed to English and French merchant vessels, at present in our harbours to load and sail, without hindrance to foreign ports. This term will count from the 25th April, in the ports of the Black Sea, the Sea of Azoff and the Baltic, but in the White Sea from the day on which the navigation opens. As an exception to this rule, for military considerations, two English vessls, the "Ann McAlister" and the " Wil liam Broderick," of which the former is lying at Cronstadt and the latter at Revel, will be detained for a certain period ; these vessels will not, under any circum stances, be liable to confiscation, and will eventually be released, as soon as circumstances render it practicable. English and French merchant vessels which may, after leaving our ports, be met at sea by our cruisers after the expiration of the term appointed, will be free to continue their voyage, if, on examination of their ship's papers, it should appear that the cargo on board of these vessels had beeti taken in before the expiration of six weeks. Tho property of British and French subjects on board neutral vessels will be regarded as inviolable by our cruis ers. English and French goods, even should they belong to subjects of Great Britain or France, will be allowed to be imported under neutral flags into our ports, in ac cordance with the usual Custom-house tariff regulations, without any hindrance on our part. Moreover the property of neutrals, found on board of the enemy's vessels, will not be subject to confiscation. But it is self-evident that a neutral flag will not cover such cargoes Or articles as by international law are considered articles of contraband; in consequence of which, the vessels, on which such contraband may be found, will be stopped by our cruizers, and declared lawful prizes of war, in conformity with the Declaration, issued from the Ministry of Finance the 27th November of the foregoing year. The Government of His Imperial Majesty, whilst leaving all its mercantile harbours open to the merchant vessels of neutral countries, can, nevertheless, not take upon itself any responsibility for injuries and losses which these vessels may sustain from the operations of war. The Minister of Finance, as far back as the month of October last year, when rumours of war became prevalent, declared in the name of his Majesty the Emperor, to the English merchants trading in St. Petersburg, that, even in case of war, they need have no apprehension either for themselves or their property, and they might depend upon the same protection which they had hitherto enjoyed, such p r otection and freedom from danger, as far as their per sons and property are concerned, will continue to be ex tended to all British and French subjects, without excep tion (to whatever trade or profession they may belong), who, quietly attending to their own business, observe the established laws of the country, and refrain from all acts forbidden by them. Issued with the Commercial Gazette, 7 (19th) April, 1854. COAST OF AFRICA. PLYMOUTH, "Wednesday Morning. The ma steamer Forerunner, Captain Barnwell, has just arrived. Her dates are—Fernando Po, March 25; Old Calabar, 27th ; Lagos, 30th ; Cape Coast Castle, April 4th ; Monrovia, Bth ; Sierra Leone, 12th ; Gambia, 16th ; Teneriffe, 21st ; Madeira, 23d. Her cargo consists of 2,000 ounces a gold, beeswax, gum, camwood, palm oil, &c. She brings eight passengers, including Mr. Mur ray, D.A.C.G., from Cape Coast, and Dr. Daniel, staff-surgeon, from Sierra Leone. Her mails are in charge of Lieut. C. Bolton. Her Majesty's ship Arab was at Lagos. The United States frigate Constitution and the British brig Brilliant were at Madeira. At Lagos trade was increasing, and all quiet. No account of the Waterwitelx mail steamer, some time due. 1 all 1 all .os. all .0 2 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all i 0 all 1 all 13.5 24.4 731 2/ I 1 0 20 CM á 150 10i 1 20 811 8i I 30 9n 7i 20 96 1 101 Yuba PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 D Aberdeen N 0 100 , p. c. 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. e. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... 00 'Caledonian £lO . all 'Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent_ 64 Cork &Baudousip• e _ .. \ all Dundee Perth diii)er cleen Junction all EastAnglian (i3los) 6 per cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7p. c. 1 all Eastern Counties Ex- tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. e. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 per cent all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh -100 East Lancash.6 p.cts. all East and West York shire Juuc. Pref all Ediub Prth. &Dundee 5 per cent. 100 Glasgow &S.Westcru Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 1 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem , at 10 p. c. prem. 10 Do. 43 . p. c. Scrip 6 Gt. N. of Scot. lsb Pref all Gt. Southu.dzWestm. (Ireland) Eighths) 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. cov. red. 4{ p.c 100 Do. con. rod. 4p. c 100 Do. irred, 4p. c 6 Lan. & York, F. £2O 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No. 1 9 Do. Quarters, 1848... 100 Loudon and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 100 Lou. &N. W., Cov. do N'uncaton 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds , all Londonderry& Color Shares 5 10 St. 5 all L'ondy. &Ennis.i Sh. all Nian., Shef., & Liu., I Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO Do. £6 all Niarypt .& Carl. 4 P.C all Do. 4i per cent 10 Do 100 !slid. Consol.6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Cousol. Bristol & Ulm. 6 per cent • 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock 100 Do. sp. c. Ext 100 Do. si, per c _ pref. W 100 Do. ay. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls,6 p.c. 15 Do all Scot. Cent. , New Pref all Shrews. & Birm.N.G. all Slirewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon D. fixed,4 3 / 4 par cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os, 6d. b 100 Do. 41por cent. all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do. all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 3 Waterfd.&liilk .6p.c. 100 Y a k, Neweastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Prof. 5 Do 10 Vork&N.Midlandll and S. Porch all %ustralasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of AWa 2 Chrtd. lank. of India, Australia, & Chim 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond I 12 English Scottish and Australian 15 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22 ?, National of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New 20 50 20 25 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New I I Royal Australu.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co all south Australia all Uuion of Australia 2; Do. New 10 Union of London.., ... • •• 94 -- 96 6 - 6.1 -3 ; 3 - 4 •• • • ••• ."'' • 1.• ••• "'-' • 3 - 31 ..• ----. . ••• '''' ••• ''''. ... - • .. . "- • .• • 4.• • ... 41. ,• - .• • GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WES' turn for the week ending Apri Corresponding week last year Increase in 1551 - I P 13 --- 23 - 24 - ill - 113 105 - 107 9 - 0i 74 8 ad 64 - -96 7 94 87 89 88 90 Id pa 128 - 1;32 21 - 2i pl 51 6 Si id pa 129 131 li —14 d 94 - 96 8 - 8i 15. -16 A 9A -- 10 li -- 13 - P 224 - 23 93 - 100 15 - 20 *we ....... •.9 • - 2 1 a, 87 92 3# 3 i 11 id JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 72 - 74 - ••• - I*" 5 4 d 1 3 2d 43 R 45 36 - 38 65 - 67 6i - 7i iTERN RAILIVA •i 129, 1854..... PIINISHAENT OF DEATH. Mr. EWART gave notice that on the 30th instant he should move the abolition of the punishment of death. MORTAIAIN BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. BOWYER said the principle of the bill was sound, and he had no doubt that when they were amended in committee the provisions would be satisfac tory to the Roman Catholics, who did not wish to be dealt with in matters of legislation upon any ex ceptional or exclusive principle. (Hear, hear.) He suggested that the bill should be referred to a select committee, not with the view of obstructing its progress, bui for the purpose of placing it in such a shape as should make it do justice to all the great charity interests of the country. The leading principle involved in the bill was simply that families should not be disinherited for the sake of founding charities ; but it required much caution in framing provisions to carry out that principle, and that caution could only be secured in a select committee. Mr. WHITESIDE complimented the hon. and learned member for Newcastle, upon the skill and ability with which he had framed this bill, and expressed a hope that its principle would be extended to Ireland, where provi sions could be enforced by the Charitable Trusts Board. Mr. COLLIER reminded the house that the subject of this bill had already been investigated by two select committees, and since the bill was the result of their labours, he trusted the suggestion of Mr. Bowyer would not be adopted, as it must inevitably have the effect of defeating legislation this session. Mr. HUME concurred with Mr. Whiteside in think ing that this bill should be extended to Ireland, while he hoped that it would be made to embrace Scotland also. Mr. EITZGERALD remarked that the charitable system of Ireland was well established and worked well, and since the extension of the bill to Ireland, would have the effect of destroying that system that it would be un wise to allow Mr. Whiteside's views to prevail. Mr. HADFIELD was opposed to the principle of endowment, believing that they were the source of great corruption. If a man left money for charitable pur poses, he should for his own sake require it to be spent speedily, and not hoarded up to foster and encourage abuse. Mr. HEADLAM, who had charge of the bill, did not think it would be prudent either to refer the bill to a select committee or to extend its provisions to Ireland. Ireland should be reserved for a second bill. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day week. COUNTY COURT EXTENSION ACT AMENDMENT BILL. This bill was passed through committee. CRIMINAL CONVERSATION BILL. Mr. BOWYER moved the second reading of this bill, and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] MARLBOROUGII-STREET.-(THIS DAY. A LADY PICKPOCKET.—Ann Thomas, a respectable looking young woman, with a child in her arms, was brought before Mr. Hardwicke, charged with stealing a purse, containing 2/. 10s. in gold and sundry papers, the property of Mrs. Margaret Wilson, of No. 6, Rose terrace, Stoke Newington. George Lewis, an ill-looking man, was also charged with being concerned in the above theft. It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutrix, and a lady named Ousey, a friend of hers, that yesterday afternoon they were walking along Oxford-street very slowly, when the prisoner came between them, and pro• secutrix felt her hand drawn away from the pocket of her dress. Witness put her hand to her pocket, and im mediately missed her purse, containing 2/. 10s. in gold and sundry memorandums. She looked around for a police man, and while doing so the prisoner went into a shop close by. Witness not seeing a constable, also went into the same shop to inquire what was best to be done, and the prisoner observing her in conversation with some of the shcpwornen, ran out of the shop and crossed over the street into Queen-street. Prosecutor followed her and traced her into a closet in a stable-yard, the door of which prisoner had shut. Prosecutor held the door and called for as-istance, when two men came up, and one of them fetched a constable, into whose charge prisoner was given. When the prisoner found herself •in custody she fell down on her knees, and said she was innocent of taking the purse, and that if she let her go, she would give her, all she possessed. Prisoner then pulled out a gold watch and chain and two brooches, which she gave to witness, who handed them to the constable. To prove the male prisoner's connection with the female prisoner in the robbery, Mr. F. Gibson, 89, Ox ford-street, laceman, stated that he saw the female pri soner come into his shop and heard her ask too look at some bonnets. Shortly afterwards two ladies came in, one of whom was the prosecutrix. The latter ocmplained that the female prisoner had stolen her purse, and while they were talking the woman ran out of the shop, fol lowed by prosecutrix and her friend. The female pri soner was subsequently lodged in the station. In the course of an hour after the male prisoner and another man came into the shop, and the pri soner asked if they had a straw hat that would fit him, witness replied in the negative, and he then saw the purse produced placed on the counter by which of the men he could not say. Witness took it up and opened it, and from its contents he was persuaded that it was the one stolen from Mrs. Wilson. The prisoner, on being questioned, denied all knowledge as to how the purse came there ; but witness, having his suspicions, followed him and the other man into the street, and on meeting with a constable he gave the prisoner into cus tody. The other man made his escape. The prisoners, who denied all knowledge of each other, were remanded for a week. THE WAR. PORTSMOUTH, April 3.—The Fox, 42, Capt. Tarleton, has arrived from the East Indies, and has gone on to the Downs and Sheerness, her crew going to the Baltic. DISTRESSING DIFFICULTIES.—WhiIe Dr. Chalmers was busily engaged one forenoon in his study, a man entered, who at once propitiated him under the provoca tion of an unexpected interruption, by telling him that he had called under great distress of mind. " Sit down, air ; be good enough to be seated," said Dr. Cnalmers, turning eagerly and full of interest from his writing-table. The visitor explained to him that he was troubled with doubts about the divine origin of the Christian religion ; and being kindly questioned as to what those were, he gave, among others, what is said in the Bible about Mel chisedek being without father and without mother, &c. Patiently and anxiously Dr. Ch a l mer s soug ht t o c l e ar away eachsuccessive difficulty as it was stated. Expressing himself as if greatly relieved in mind, and imagining that he hadgainwedanht of a littleisend—‘ ‘ moneyDocto at presentr,"saidthevi , asitondr, lam in great perhaps you could help me in that way." At once the object of his visit was seen. A perfect tornado of in dignation burst upon the deceiver, driving him in very quick retreat from the study t o th e s t reet door, these words escaping him amon g o th ers —" Not apenny, sir ! not a penny ! It's too bad ! it' s t oo b a d ! An d to haul in your hypocrisy upon the sh ou ld ers o f Mel chisedek !"----Memoirs of Dr. Chalmers. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. —At an early hour yesterday morning the premises of Mr. Bussey, cork cutter, &c., Blackman-street, Southwark, were discovered to b e on fire, and it was found impossible to subdue the flames till the greater portion of the premises were destroy e d. The adjoining house s, severally in the occupation of Mr. Hendry and Mr. Br ook, one as a public-house, and the other a tallow-chandler's, were also very seriously damaged. AUSTRALASIAN PACIFIC STEAM COMPANY.—A meet ing of this company took place yesterday, when it was formally agreed to wind up. The sale of three vessels to a French steam company has been completed for 170,0001., and the directors have intimated that they intend to make a first repayment o f 51. per share in June. The number of shares in the company is 12,500 of _2O/. each, upon which 141. has been paid , and the ultimate liquidation is expected to show a profit. 43 all 6i 11' .65 2 ;t. 100 .94 18. A 114 k) all . 'A) all li all LO Si it. 100 it. 100 0 1 .26 24 ;t. 100- i 0 42 0 34 - ;5 all 15 all 'it. 100 !2s 4h 4t. 100 3t. 100 ;5 117? ►0 all ;t. 100 6 5. n 17: ;t. 100 M. 100' .6 16 L 6 all 8 all 8 8 SO I all 0 .0 lid is !O all LO 10 LO 1 ft. 1 100 !O 21 2s ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 M. 100 [0 10 ;611 1 all l3il all ;Q all 11 ! .. 1 15 ft. all 5 I all ;CI all 2 all 2 all 3 all 1 all 3 all 1 all 1 all LO 9 1 all 1 all 1 all !O all 5 1 all i 0 1 all .5 I 15 10i 1 I all .0 I 7 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 12s 1 I all 3O I 21 7 1 1 1 30 10 1 I 28 THE LOSS 71ZCOLANO , M. Sansom, an intimate friend of Sir Robert Peel, who was a passenger on board the Ercolano in the recent disaster, has arrived in Paris. The account that he gives of the affair leaves no doubt as to the criminal negligence of the persons in charge of that vessel. M. Sansom was on deck at about 7 o'clock in the evening, when the steward came to ask him if he would go down to dinner. He declined, as the sea was very rough, but replied, that if the weather became more calm, so as to admit of his taking a seat below without inconvenience, he would go down to supper at 10 o'clock. Sir Robert Peel, who was suffering from sea-sickness, was at that time on deck sitting in his carriage. Soon afterwards M. Sansom went into his cabin and slept soundly till 10 o'clock, at which time, it appears, the steward came to him, but he did not hear him. The steward came again in half an hour, and M. Sansom, being then awake, desired him to bring his supper. At the same time he sent to Sir Robert Peel to invite him to come down, but Sir Robert re plied that he feared the motion would make him ill, and would therefore remain where he was. After supper M. Sansom lighted a cigar, but finding that the smoke made him unwell he went upon deck again at about half-past 11. The night was very dark, and M. Sansom saw no person on deck except the man at the helm. As he was looking towards the land he saw a light, and called t 9 the helmsman, in French, to take care ; presently he saw another light (blue), and was then sure it was a vessel approaching. He called out, "Captain—captain," but there was no answer, and no order was given. M. Sansom, however, heard the bell forward strike four times. Very soon after his having called for the captain the last time there was a dreadful shock, and by the light which he had left in his cabin he distinctly saw the bow of the Cecilia strike the Ercolano at the spot where his cabin was situated. He then called out loudly, and almost frantically, for the captain to lower the boats, but could not see him, and ran towards the carriage of Sir Robert Peel to give him assistance. He was, however, struck down on his back by the boom of the Ercolano, and soon afterwards the mast a•nd the rigging fell upon him. Almost by miracle he was unhurt, and, turning himself, crawled out on his hands and knees. He ran towards ithe stern, with the intention of jumping overboard and swimming for his life, but on reaching the stern he saw two sai:ors lowering a very small boat, with the inten tion of &tying themselves. At this time the Ercolano was sinking rapidly, and the screams of the women and children on board were dreadful. M. Sansom jumped into the boat, and the two sailors pushed off with him, after having picked up a third, who was swimming. It was now about ..72 o'clock, the night very dark, the sea high, and a stronj wind blowing. M. Sansom considers it wonderful that .lo small a boat should have lived in such a sea. The men rowed for Antibes, and did not reach it till half-past three in the morning. A few hours afterwards he went oil to Nice, but could get no infor mation there of the fat e of Sir Robert Peel and the other passengers. The news of the escape of Sir Robert Peel did not reach him until he had arrived at Lyons. M. S a nsom intends to bring a n action against the owners of the Ercolano for the loss of his property on board, and it is probable that the same course will be adopted by the other passengers who hay," been saved. It is pro bable that the captain will be brought to trial for his misconduct. THE MARRIAGE OF TIEB EMPEROR OP AUSTRIA. The following (copied from Galignanri's Messenger) are some details of the ceremony of the marriage of the Em peror of Austria with the Duchess Elizabeth : " The church was fitted up with rich hangings, the part near the altar being hung with crimson velvet and gold, and the other part with tapestry, representi:lg subjects of Austrian history. Rich carpets covered the iloor, and the church was lit up with 100 large lustres and 10,000 wax lights. Over the high altar was placed a rich, canopy of crimson velvet, embroidered with gold, and in front were placed prie-iieux' of white velvet and gold, for the bride and bridegroom. At the left of the altar was erected a magnificent throne for their reception before the ceremony was to begin. T.he clergy were ranged close to the altar at each side, and the ;lave was reserved for the Court, the great dignitaries of the empire, the generals and superior ()Ulcers, the diplomatic corps, and the persons invited. The ma' Tinge took place in the evening ; and at six o'clock nearly all the various personages who wore to be present had taken their places, presenting a coup d'cril of great magnificence. The Imperial cortege dui not leave the palace until half past seven. It was opened by the great officer of the Court, and the representatives of all the great families of the em pire in the richest costumes, in magnificent equipages ; then came the Imperial pages ; and after them the Arch dukes ; the Archduke of Tuscany and his sons • the Duke Maximilian of Bavaria ; then the Emperor, Wearing the uniform of an Austrian Field-Marshal, with the grand cordon of the Order of St. Hubert of Bavaria, escorted by his aides-de-camp ; after him came the bride, accompanied by the Archduchess Sophia, and having the Duchess Louisa of Bavaria on her left, and the Imperial Princesses. The bride wore a white satin dress, embroidered with gold and silver, a long train, and a rich lace veil ; on her head was a rich diadem of diamonds, presented to her by the Arch duchess Sophia who had herself worn it at her marriage, and in her girdle was a bouquet of natural roses. The ladies of the court, in the richest dress3s, closed the procession. The arrival of the Emperor at the church was announced by a flourish of trumpets and. cymbals. The Prince Arch bishop of Vienna, who officiated, received the Imperial couple. The archbishop, accompanied by his clergy, then led the way to the altar, and after all had taken their seats, the bride and .bridegroom being on the throne, the religious ceremony commenced. The Emperor and the Duchess then placed themselves on the' prie-dieux,* and after the Archbishop had pronounced a short address, he asked the question prescribed by the Church, and then taking rings from a golden cup, presented them to the august couple, who reciprocally placed thorn on each other's finger. They thou held each other by the hand, and the Archbishop pronounced the nuptial benediction. At the moment (eight o'clock) salvos of artillery were fired from the bastions, military music sounded a flourish, and all the bells sent forth a joyful peal. Their Majesties then rose and quitted the church, the cortege withdrawing in the same order that they had come, with this difference that the Emperor and the Empress returned to the Palace side by side." A grand dinner was given at the Court of Vienna on the 26th ult. on the occasion of the marriage of the Emperor. More than 800 guests were present. In the evening the Emperor and the Empress went to the theatre. Their Majesties were received by the audience with the warmest enthusiasm. The Emperor was dressed in the uniform of a Field-Marshal with the grand cordon of the Order of St. Hubert. Her Majesty wore a dress of white silk sparkling with diamonds. JAMES MONTGOMERY, THE POET. James Montgomery, whose death we announced on Monday, was born as long ago as November 4, 1771, at Irvine, in Ayrshire. His father was a Moravian mis sionary, who, leaving his son in Yorkshire to be edu cated, went to the West Indies, where he and the poet's mother both died. When only 12 years old, the bent of the boy's mind was shown by the production of various small poems. These indications could not save him at first from the fate of the poor, and he was sent to . earn his bread as assistant in a general shop. H . e thirsted for other occupations, and one day set off with 3s. 6d. in his pocket to walk to London, to seek fame and fortune. In his first effort he broke down, and for a while gave up his plan to take service in another situation. Only for a t ime, however, was he content, and a second effort to reach the metropolis was success the spot he had longed success ful, sbouftaruanssubcrciensgsifnugl him to t his main hope—that of finding a publisher for a volume of hi p s verses. But the bookseller who re fused Montgomery 3 poems accepted his labour, and made him his . shopman. Fortune, how ever, as it generally does : smiled at last on the zealous youth, and in 1792 he gained a post in the establishment of Mr. Gales, a bookseller of Sheffield, who had set up a newspaper called the Sheffield Register. On this paper Montgomery worked eon, amore, and when his master had to fly from England to avoid imprisonment for printing articles too liberal for the then despotic Govern ment of England, the young poet became the editor and publisher of the paper, the name of which he changed to Sheffield Iris. In the columns of this print he advo cated political and religious freedom, and such conduct s ecured for him the attentions of the Attorney-Gene ral, n s p t r a o n s c e e c , ut f e o d r , reprinting g an a d soimng hionrathehefirswt r p a r l i ' s o n b e y d w ; commemorating " The Fall of the Bastile ' the second case, for an account he gave of a riot in Sheffield. Confinement could not crush his love of political justice, and on his second releaso he went on advocating the doctrines of freedom as before, in his paper and in his books. In the lengthy periods between those times and the present, the beliefs which James Montgomery early pioneered in England have obtained general recognition, and, as men became more and more liberal, our poet gained more and more esteem. He contributed to magazines, and, despite ad verse criticism in the Edinburgh Review , est ablished his right to rank as a poet. In 1797 he published " Prison Amusements ;" in 1805, the "Ocean ;" in 1806, the " Wanderer in Switzerland ;" in 1809, "The Wes Indies ;" and in 1812, "The World before the Flood. By these works he obtained the c hief re p utation h e has since enjoyed. In 1819 appeared " Greenla nd,' poem in five cantos ; and in 1828, " The Pelican Island, and other Poems." In 1851 the whole of his workswo were issued in one volume Bvo., and of which t tions are in circulation ; and in 1853, " Original 11 . ymns, for Public, Private, and Social Devotion." This . • en 7 rable poet enjoyed a well-deserved literary pens ion o f 1501. a-year. --- ----- -- HYDE-PARK IMPROVEMENTS. —The large plot of glade on which the Great Exhibition building stood, and ex tending from that point to Kensingtotr., is no erly t longer available for equestri an exercise, as was form he case ;it has been entirely enclosed. In order to com pensate the riders in the fashionable ride kn own as Rotten-row, for the loss of this portion of the p ark, and to make more room for the numbers w whi ch ide frequha s e nt this s pot at this sea son of the year,been widened and enlarged to a very considerable extent, the entire distance from Albert gate to Kensington. To effect this a portion of the enclosure has which_ben added to the ride, including several fine trees, _being now in the centre of the ride, present a very pleasing appearance, ride is thus formed for equestrians and add to the rural character theof nearlyiilace t . w 0 A n i i n i e o ß b in l e length, in a straight line from Hyde Park-co rner to Kensington-gate. There are other improvements in this f a vourite t h e park, authorities which ; show care and attention on the one of which is inside the Mar ble-arch, where a large been enclosed, and n alterationsplot i uneven t localsand tbya,rtreasn ground, caused by t °w presents a green .and p leasing appearance. : 1 1.5f 24i 111111111111111111 1 ,T.—Traffio ye .£5,208 8 1 4,577 4 10 ~ £631 3 3