The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-09 00:00:00

trb Erb Wbfition. CHESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GROSVENOR STAKES. Eataplan Epaminoudaa -.... 2 Eight ran. PALATINE STAKES. Mishap Lurley Adelaide For4r ran. CHESTEArErELD STAKES. St. Clair Communist Fifteen ran. LATEST BETTING. 'l2 to 1 agst Baalbec. 12 to 1 agst Aldford. 12 to 1 agst Acrobat. 15 to 1 agst Peggy 16 to 1 agst Indian Warrior. 30 to 1 agst Jack Frost. 40 to 1 agst Epaminondas 40 to 1 agst Brown Brandy 40 to 1 agst Jephson. 40 to 1 agst Catspaw. DERBY. 11 to 2 agst King Tom. 25 to 1 agst Neville. 33 to 1 agst Trapper. fourtt 'Mutton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock, CHESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY inEozive TELEGRAPH.) 31 0.STYN STAKES. Flatterer . Eight ran. LATEST BETTING. CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 against Eva. lIV,PERIAL PARLIA.MENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS EVENING.) Their lordships met at five o'clock. The Bisbop of OXFORD presented a petition from Marlboro - ugh against the opening of public-houses on Sunday. EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND. Lord BROUGHAM presentee a petition from a place in Scotland in favour of an uniform and unsectarian system of education for that country. The noble and learned lord expressed his regret that the cause of edu cation had suffered so much and so long, and still suf fered, from the conflicting feeling rather than the conflicting interests of the different sects of the people into which the population of the three king doms were unhappily divided. He had often brought forward carefully-considered measures on - the subject ; but they had invariably been defeated, on the one hand by the prejudices of the Established Church, and on the other by the desire of the Dissenters to obtain a victory over that establishment. He hoped, however, we were on the eve of obtaining some benefi cial measure that would provide for popular education. The bill proposed for Scotland was grounded on a salu tary compromise between the various sects in that country ; and, as at present advised, he should recom mend it to the adoption of their lordships when brought up from the other house. EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL. This bill was brought up from the Commons by Mr. Brotherton, anti read a first time. UNAUTHORISED NEGOTIATIONS BILL. Lord CAMPBELL, in moving the second re.tding of this bill, said it extended the penal law of the country. Ile hoped it would operate only by way of preventing the evil against which it was directed, and, after it passed into law, such evil would cease to exist. The bill would not interfere with any natural or constitutional right of the subject. Legislation on the subject was called for by the evils already experienced, and the still greater evils to be apprehended, (Hear.) There would not be the slightest doubt, that, by the law of nations, negotiations between independent States could only be legitimately carried on by the Government of those States, or by ministers or ambassadors duly autho rised for the purpose. The necessity for such a measure as this had been felt in the United States. When Adrans was president of the republic, and Jefferson vice presi dent, a bill was introduced into Congress, and passed into law, making the offence of a citizen entering into unauthorised negotiations on behalf of the United States with foreign powers, a misdemeanour, punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding 5,000 dollars, and imprisonment for a term not less than six months, or more than three years. The present bill treated the of fence also as a misdemeanour, but inflicted merely a no minal punishment. The United States Bill became law in 1799, by large majorities, and he was informed that it had worked most beneficially, as from that period until now there had not been a single prosecution upon it, the whole citizens having faithfully and religiously observed its provisions. (LEFT SPEAKING.) ROUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. The Birmingham Canal Navigations Bill was read a third time and passed. Berens' Divorce Bill (from the House of Lords) was read a third time and passed. The following bills were ordered to be considered : Beccles Water and Gas; Edinburgh Police and Improve ment ; Padiham Waterworks ; Petworth Roads ; Stock ton and Darlington Railway (re-committed) ; Stour bridge Waterworks. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Digby Seymour from certain electors of Hull, stating that they had given their evidence before the commission on the faith of a Parlia mentary guarantee, and praying the house not to outrage that guarantee; by Mr. Edward Ellice, from poor persons in the Highlands of Scotland, mostly people of very ad vanced age, complaining that they are bordering on a state of starvation, and praying the house to take some steps to inquire into their condition ; by Mr. Horsfall, six petitions from Liverpool, praying for inquiry into the state of the operative classes in Preston ; by Mr. Cob den, various petitions from Lancashire, praying for fur ther inquiry into the causes of accidents in coal mines ; by Lord D. Stuart, from Marylebone, against the taxes on knowledge ; by Col. Blair, 17 petitions from Fife, Forfarshire, Sutherland, and other places in Scotland, against the Scotch Education Bill ; by Mr. J. O'Connell, various petitions from Kerry, against Mr. Chambers's and Mr. Whiteside's bilis on conventual establishments ; by Mr. Wickham —from the Amalgamated Engineers of Bradford, for a committee of inquiry into the conduct of the police at Preston ; also a petition in favour of the Friendly Societies Bill, with certain alterations from the Bradford district o f th e O r d er o f th e G o ld en Fl eece, the e werloom Overlookers' Society, Overlookers' Friendly Moiety, and United Foresters ; and petitions against the Friendly Societies Bill f rom th e O range L o d ges o f Idl e , od Qte 11 °Nya Lodge of Idle, and Yorkshire Unity of An cient Shepherds at Idle ; also petitions in favour in fa vour of inquiry into the conduct of the police at Preston from the Bradford operative tailors and tin-plate workers; by Sir J. Shelley, from_for theclosing inhabitants of the Stroud rthoo, praying Ball, of public-houses on Sun days ; by Sir B. sea) Praying 'for the re from certain inhabitants of Chel ?meta of the taxes on knowledge ; by Colonel Freestnn, behalf of the Protestant the ministers and deacons, on Dissenters of Hope Chapel at Weymouth, and Melcombe te i ts ;f praying for the ad mission of all classes, irrespe to a full participation in the advantages differences, , and that ris which the na tional universities afford exclusion from them of all but members of consider the the of England, a great practical injustice towardsC Church re li g i o us bodies, and operates Un f a vourably other - in re spect to the advancemt of education and learning ; by Mr. M`Cann , a petition from the magistrates, mer chants, shipowner s, and traders of t he county of th e town of Drogheda, embodying a statement of the mari • ne casualties for the last four and a half years, and p ray i ng that the most efficient survey of the eastern coast of Ire land may be made , under the superintendence of the- Government, b of refuge be co n r our in order that a ha strutted in the most advant a g eous and eligible position, th e shipping interests along that for the protection of dangerous coast. LAW OF ADULTERY. Mr. BOWYER gave no ti ce that on an early day he should move for leave to b rin g in a bill to amend the law of adultery. IRISH MEDICAL CHARITIES. Sir DENHAM NORREYS asked the Chief Secre tary for Ireland, whether he purposes , durin g the e pre sent session, to introduce a bill to place those of _ the Irish Medical Charities which are still supported by Grand Jury Assessment under the charge of the Com missioners fo r th e R egu l a ti on o f Medical Charities in Ireland. Sir J. YOUNG hoped he should be able to make a proposal on the subject in the course of the present session. COALS FOR RUSSIA. Captain SCOBELL asked whether, by the recent Orders in Council, or by any other authority, are coals prohibited as contraband of war, or otherwise, from being conveyed by the vessels of neutral Powers into any port or place in the dominions of , R , useia, not being, in a.state of blockade Sir J. GR=AHAM observed that the question was One of great importance, and at the same time a very difktult one. Coal was not included in the terms of the Order in Council, but instructions had been given to the commander-in-chief of her Ma jesty's cruisers that coal was to be treated as an article of doubtful character, subject to the law of rations, as declared during the last war. They were to exercise their discretions in whether it was intended to be con sidered merely as an article of commerce or a contra. band of war, and if there was reason for the latter presumption, than they were to seize the ships laden with it. IRON GUN BOATS. Mr. KENNEDY wished to inquire of the First Lord of tbs. Admiralty, whether both the admirals in command of - our fleets have not asked earnestly for gun boats ; send has not Admiral Napier asked for iron gun boats to meet those of the Russians, which were made by a house in Liverpool ; did not Scott Russell offer to pro vide in a few weeks the craft wanted ; and has not the Admiralty refused to provide iron boats ? and has it not ordered wooden boats to be built and bought, which wooden boats will draw twelve feet of water, in stead of five, like the iron boats ? Has the Government ascertained whether any gun-boats have been, or are being built in the Finland Harbour of the Gulf of Bothnia, and if so, what number, by the latest accounts ? and has the Government taken the necessary steps to efficiently protect the British mercantile flag navigating the Gulf of Bothnia on the Swedish coast ? Sir J. GRAHAM really hoped the house would par don him if he exercised some discretion and declined to answer these questions. (Hear.) He did not think it would be possible to conduct the war in a satisfactory manner if questions of this sort were to be answered ; but for the satisfaction of the hon. gentleman he would admit at once that the gun boat force of the Russians was or a very formidable character, but, at the same time, it was only right that he should add that ministers had taken every precaution to meet this formidable force, and for the protection of British commerce in the Gulf of Bothnia. TENANTS' COMPENSATION BILL. Mr. P. URQUHART asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what measure the Government intend to take with respect to the Tenants' Compensation Bill that passed the House of Commons last session. Sir J. YOUNG said there was no doubt that Ireland looked with the greatest interest to these bills, but it was perfectly impossible for him to give an answer to this question, seeing that the bill had been referred by the Lords to a select committee. PROPERTY QUALIFICATION BILL Sir B. HALL said on the 14th of February, a right hon. friend of his, who was no longer a member of the house move for leave to bring in a bill to abolish the property qualification of members. That bill now stood for second reading to-morrow, and he had been requested to move that the order should be ntad for the purpose of being discharged. He therefore made that motion accordingly. I`,lr. observed that the noble lord the member for the city of London had intimated his intention to bring in a bill on this subject. Perhaps the noble lcrd would not object to father this bill. (A laugh.) Lord J. RUSSELL must decline to do anything of the sort. The order of the day for the second reading of the bill was then read, for the purpose of being discharged MALT TAX. Mr. SANDARS wished to ask the right hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer a question on the subject of the malt tax. He wished to ask him whether the duty of 4s. per bushel would inclnde the additional five per cent. that is now levied with the tax 3 The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Yes, the 4s. per bushel will include the five per cent. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S RESOLUTIONS. On that part of the resolutions relating to the duties on malt, Mr. E. BALL rose to move an amendment. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE rose to order. The house agreed yesterday that this report should be brought up to-day, but without discussion. 111. E BALL said be was himself taken by surprise, as he was sure the house was, at the Chancellor of the Exchequer announcing that he purposed raising the ad ditional revenue he required by imposing an extra duty of 50 per cent, on the malt tax. This he looked upon as a re-opening of that party warfare which he hoped had been buried for ever respecting protection, and which, he appealed to the other side of the house, if the gentlemen sitting on his (the Opposition) side had not done their best to allay, and which it was now the more necessary to allay when the country was engaged in a war. He begged to move a negative to the fourth resolution of the right hon. gentleman, by omitting the word "malt." (Hear, and a laugh.) Mr. BENTINCK seconded the motion. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he could not agree to any single proposition advanced by either of the hon. gentlen.an who moved and seconded the motion. He should at present confine himself to simply denying that the increased taxation on malt and spirits would be paid by the landed interest, the fact being that it would be paid by the community at large. (Hear, hear.)' When they arrived at that stage at which the amendment should be properly considered, he should not oppose it ; but at present he met it with a direct negative, and to adhere to the resolutions. Mr. DISRAELI considered it most impolitic that a subject which he had thought was set at rest for ever should have been brought by the Government again on the carpet of Parliament. He quoted precedents of former Governments of the postponement such as he suggested last night of similar resolutions for further consideration. He must still urge upon the Government to postpone this resolution. If the Government con sented to postpone it till Monday he should support the Government ; if they did not, he must support his hon. friend the member for Cambridgeshire (Mr. E. Ball). Lord J. RUSSELL thought the house had agreed last night to receive the report to-night, and take the whole discussion next Monday; but from that agreement the right hon. gentleman now seemed to wish to deviate. He denied that the precedents quoted by the right hon. gentleman were at all analogous to the present case. The chairman of the Inland Revenue calculated the loss to the country of collecting this tax, even for one week, would amount to 250,0001.—(hear)—and would hon. gentlemen opposite deprive the Government of this sum for the good of the country, merely to take a division to night, instead of waiting till Monday next ? (Hear.) Sir J. SHELLEY supported the view taken by the Government on this question. Mr. HENLEY begged to give the most positive denial that there had been any understanding on his side of the house not to oppose this part of the resolutions to-night. Mr. GOULBURN remarked that if this question were delayed, the maltster would get all the advantage, for be would take his malt out of bond at the present duty, and when the duty was raised he would sell it at a price as if it bad paid the higher duty. Mr. BARROW denied that there bad been any un derstanding about agreeing to these resolutions to-night. If there had been any understanding, it was that the question should be postponed for discussion until Mon day next. Sir C. WOOD reminded the house that no one would be pledged by the vote to-night ; and as a question of 250,0001. being saved to the public purse was involved in this vote, he put it to the hon. members whether they would not be acting injudiciously if they delayed the report until Monday next. The house then divided when there appeared— For the resolution Against it Majority The resolution was accordingly agreed to. [LEFT SITTING.] THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 3. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Samuel Bignold, Esq., of the city of Norwich, Mayor of that city, Deputy Lieutenant and Ma• gistrate of the county of Norfolk. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 6. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Honourable Lord Foley, to appoint William Hand cock Middleton, Esq., one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Cotter, retired. - DOWNING-STREET, MAY 6. The Queen has been pleased to appoint J. Heath Havi land, Esq., to be a member of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island. DOWNING-STREET, MAT 8. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Alexander Bannerman, Mat., now Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Bahama Islands, and their dependencies. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Dominick Daly, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island. RUSSIAN CONSULAR OFFICERS. Notice is hereby given, that the " Exequaturs" hereto fore granted by her Majesty to the former Con sul-General and Consuls of his Imperial Majesty the Em peror of all the Russias, in various ports and places throughout her Majesty's dominions, have been with drawn ; and that no person is recognised or permitted to act within her Majesty's dominions as Consul-General, Consul, or Vice-Consul, or to perform any other duties as, or to act in any respect as, a Consul, Vice-Consul, Consular Officer, or Agent, on behalf of his Imperial Ma• Jesty. Foreign-office, May 6, 185 4. CROWN-OFFICE 9. MEMB ER RETURNED TO SERVE IN , THE PRESENT PARLIA MENT. County of Flint—The Honourable Thomas Edward Mostyn Lloyd Mostyn, in the room of the Honourable Edward M ostyn Lloyd' Mostyn, now Lord Mostyn, sum moned to the lionise of Peers. Royal Horse GWuaAjtrds.°lFlCE, MAY 9. of the Henry Ordnanc e, from Lord Raglan, G.C.8., Master- Generalthe 53d Foot, to be Colonel, able Fitzßoy James " — General the Right Honour ;-rF,llaliaro. Marquis of Anglesey, vice Field Marshal Hen ory-C7e.neral John M`Donald, Raglan, G.C.8., K.G. and G.C.8., deceased 53d Regiment of Foot—m a j C. 8., to be Colonel, vice General removed to the Royal Horse Guards Blue , raMayB* Will' 70th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Paty, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice General Gage George John William deceased, May 8. 86th Regiment of Foot—Major-GeneralLord James H ay to be Colonel , vice Maj..:r-General Roger Parke, deceased, May 8. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAY 5. Royal Regiment of Artillery — Second Lieutenant Geor ge John Young to be First Lieutenant, vice St. John, de ceased, m arc h 17; Mathew John Harpley, Gent., to be Veterinary Surgeo n, A p ril 24. 4[EmoRA-NDLIT,—The e dates of the - promotion of. the under-mentioned officers have been altered as follows : First Lieutenant A. L. Kaye, Jan. 23 ; First Lieutenant W. A. P. Willie, Feb. 17 ; First Lieutenant 0. G. John. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The predictions of those who prognosticated bad hay and corn harvests in the west of England are not likely to be realized. The weather during the past week has been most propitious, genial showers having fallen almost daily. The wheat crop in various parts is looking remarkably well, and a much larger extent has been grown this year than for merly. Potatoes have in some instances been injured by the frost, but, on the whole, they are looking strong and healthy. There has been a great quantity of apple blossom, and the general opinion prevails that it h as been little injured by the frost, the weather having been for some time past very dry ; an abundant supply of cider is therefore expected. Much anxiety prevailed some days since as to the hay crop, but in consequence of the rain which has fallen there seems little doubt that there will be a plentiful 'supply. Since the change in the weatber there has been a slight fall in the price of various articles in many of the markets in Devonshire. PARIS.—The rates of exchange from Paris and from the continent generally at length exhibit a marked im provement, and it seems likely that the efflux of gold from this country will cease, at least for the present. The period required for coinage at the Paris Mint is now extended to 49 days, and the increased abundance of money has led to an impression that the Bank of France will shortly lower their rate of discount to 4 per cent. At Hamburg discounts are obtained with ease at 2f per cent. THE DISTRESSED AGRIOULTURIST.—" DEEPER AND DEEPER STILL."—We learn from the best authority that a lot of grass at Kintore, which for several years back, at the annual sale, brought on an average 571., was this week disposed of for no less than 1081. odd I—Aberdeen Herald. [ADVERTISEMENT.]-..HOLLOWAY'S PILLS FOR THE CURE OF LIVER COMPLAINTS, INDIGESTION, AND DISOR DERED SromAcH.—Mr. Richard Haynes, of her Majesty's Dockyard at Plymouth, for several years had not had the enjoyment of a day's good health, constantly suffering from indigestion and liver complaint. He had the best medical advice from both army and navy surgeons, but the disease yielded not to their treatment, and various other remedies were tried with a like result. At last he began to use Holloway's pills, and this fine medicine has ” st rengthened th e t one o f hi s s t omac h and invigorated his constitution, that he is most perfectly cured, and en Joys the best of health.—Sold by all druggists, and at London. r Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY g son, Feb. 24; First Lieutenant H. Carciew, March 7; First Lieutenant H. Perceval, March 12. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia—En sign Henry Newton Brown to be Lieutenant, May 4. 3d or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Lieutenant William Henry Burgess to be Captain, vice Perrott, resigned ; Joseph Erlam, Esq., late 2d Queen's Own Regiment of Militia, to be Captain, May 4. 4th or Royal South Middlesex Regiment of Militia— Lieutenant George Barrington Godbold, to be Captain, vice Bliss, resigned ; Charles Foveaux Kirby, Esq., late Cap tain 14th Regiment Madras Native Infantry, to be Cap tain, vice Nelson, appointed Adjutant to the Depot Batta lion at Walmer, April 27 ; Charles Mortimer, Gent., to be Lieutenant, May 2. Cambridgeshire Militia—Lieutenant Lancelot Reed to be Captain; Robert Murial, Gent., to be Assistant-Sur geon, May 4. Derbyshire Militia, lst Regiment—To be Lieutenants— George Webb, Gent. ; Hiram Manfull, Gent., May 4. Shropshire Regiment of Militia—John Stubbs, Gent., to be Ensign, May 4. King's Own Light Infantry Re.iment of Militia—Alex ander Milford Sutherland, Gent., to be Ensign. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia—Leonard Bid well, Gent., to be Lieutenant, April 28 ; Percy Charles Stanhope, Esq., to be Captain, May 4. Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia— Bryan Walter Atkinson to be Lieutenant, vice Paterson, resigned, April 28. or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry) Royal Lancashire Militia—Ensign Charles Andrew Irwin to be Lieutenant. vice Kershaw, promoted, May 5 ; Ensign George Arthur Crawford to be Lieutenant, vice Knott, resigned, May 6. sth Regiment of Royal Lancashire Militia—Arthur Ray mond Pelly, Gent., to be Lieutenant, May 3. Hertfordshire Militia—Bryan Viney Douglas Vernon, Esq., to be Captain, May I. 2d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia—Henry Sharp Taylor, Esq., to be Surgeon, May 6. The Lord Chancellor has appointed the following gentle men to be Commissioners for administering oaths in the High Court of Chancery : Henry Shephard Law, Bash-lane, City. Joseph Iviiney, Southampton-buildings. Frederic Morehouse Metcalfe, Wisbeach. John Casley, Guildford-street, Russell-square. Edward Mackeson, Lincoln's-inn-fields. Richard Horn, King William-street, City. William Sutton Page, Stroud. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Lewis Davis, shipowner, East India-road, Middlesex. BANKRUPTS. William Hill and Thomas Campion Lawrence, ship and insurance agents, Lime-street, to surrender, May 19, at two, and Juno 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Ellis, Phillips, and Salomonson, Clement's-lane. :I`.Tockalls Johnson Cottingham, surveyor, Regent-street, May 19, and June 23, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Depree and Austen, Lawrence-lane ; Darvill, Windsor. Robert Ewin, upholsterer, High-street, Islington, May 18, at eleven, and June 17, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Pain, Gresham street. "William Holloway, coal and corn merchant, 'Watford, Hertford, May 18, at half-past eleven, and Juno 17, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Thompson, Debenham, and Brown, Swithin's•lane, London, and St. Albans, Herts. John Fenton, draper, Three Colt-stret, Limehouse, May is, at half-past twelve, and June 22, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. 8011, official assignee, Cole man-street-buildings; Goddard, King-street, Cheapside. Ely Kitson, saddler, Fenchurch-street, May 18, at half past one, and June 22, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John son, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Burkett, bothers' Hall, London-wall. Henry Boxall, carpenter and builder, Guildford, May 23, at two, and June 20, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Dodd, jun., New Broad-street. Joseph J— Wells, haberdasher, Coventry, May 19, at half-past one, and June 23, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-street ; Goddard, Cheapside. James Townsend Wigney, spirit merchant, Hudders field, May 2G and June 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Robinson, Hud dersfield; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Thomas Hind, joiner, Sheffield, May 20 and June 17, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Fernell, Sheffield. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. William Naismith, boot and shoe maker, Glasgow. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London New Price Current of this day.) SIiGAR. —At the Customs to-day an advance of 15 per cent. on the duties of all kinds of sugar was demanded. The parcels offered at auction were nearly all taken in generally for the difference of duty, viz., is 6d per cwt. At auction, Barbadoes, duty lOs per cwt, and 15 per cent, went readily at a rise of Is, ord to fine yellow selling at 35s 6ci to 40s 6d per cwt. REFINED.—To-day there was a firmer market for re fined sugar, with a larger honie trade demand. Brown lumps realised 44s 6d to 455, and low to fine grocery 45. 6d to 50s. 34.1181T1U5.--Importers to-day demanded an advance of Is to is 6d per cwt. for Mauritius sugar ; the conse quence was that the -whole was taken in and withdrawn at 33s to 38s Gd per cwt. EAST INDIA.—To-day an advance of is to is 6d per cwt. being demanded for Bengal and Madras ; which much in terfered with business. At auction 3252 bags Madras and 1040 bags Bengal, duty 10s per cwt., and 15 per cent. were all taken in and withdrawn. FOREICIN.—The Government measure being considered unfavourable with respect to foreign sugar, holders were inclined to sell to-day, but very little business was done. CoooA.—ln West India supply decreases, and stiffer rates are obtained. COFFEE.—To-day there was no public sale of Planta tion Ceylon. Native Ceylon met with little notice ; still, good ord is not to be obtained under 44s per cwt. TEA.—Tho prices paid have been for low to good ord 114 d to 110, rather blackish to blackish leaf is to is 4d, and strong to Pekoe sorts is 41d to 2s sd. Hyson ord is 4d to is 7d, and mid is 8d to is 11d, good 2s to 2s 3d, fine 2s 4d to 2s 7d, superfine 2s 84 to 3s. Young Hyson— Canton lid to is 4p, Hyson kind is 7d to 2s 2d, fine 2s 3d to 2s 9d Twankay is ld to is 2d. Ons.—There is less demand for Sperm, and prices have assumed a downward tendency—first quality selling at 1091. to 1101. per tun. Seal continues to be wanted, and there is a firm m rket ; sales of pale at 411. to 431., and other sorts 361. to 401. Cod is in good demand at 391. 10s to 40/., with a firm market. There are larger arri vals of Cocoa nut, and skippers or home dealers not being much inclined to operate, prices have declined ; Cochin selling at 51s to 51s 6d, and other sorts 57s to 50s 6cl per cwt. Dem‘nd is brisker for palm, and 44s to 47s paid for low to fine quality. Linseed oil 39a 3d to 39s 64 per cwt for present, and 41s to 42s for future delivery. The market has assumed a quiet appearance for rape oil, prices have declined—pale selling at 45s to 45s 6d, and brown 42s to 43s Gd per cwt. Lard oil can be obtained at 54s to 555. The downward movement for olive continues ; Gallipoli at to 601. to Gil., and other sorts 571. to 591. lOs per ton. TALLOW.—lncreased purchases have been made in Rus sian by the trade and speculators, and the market presents a firm appearance. Prices for first sort P.P.O on the spot rule at 64s to 61s 3d, and delivery in August at 66s to 66s 6d per cwt. In home malted there are greater operations, and 62s to 62s 64 is the currency cash ; but supply is on the increase. Other sorts of tallow find a more ready sale ; Australian—mid to fine mutton at 61s to 64s ; beef 60s to 62s 6d ; South American 603 to 64s 6d ; East India 60s 66s ; and French melted 62s to 64s per cwt. To day tallow was operated in with caution—the rates taken were 634 94 to 61s on the spot for first P.Y.C., and 65s 94 to 66s for delivery in August. COURSE OF EXCI A.m5terdam............ 11 13% Ditto, three months .. 11 15 Rotterdam 11 15% Antwerp 25 20 Brussels 25 20 Harnburrh ...... 13 43 Altona Paris • • .. .... 24 97% Ditto, three months .. 25 30 Marseilles.... 25 30 Bourdeaux ............ Frankfort-on-Maine .... 11834 ANGE-THIS DAY. Gibraltar ..... Leghorn 30 52% Genoa ................ 25 52% Milan •• •• Venice ....... • — Naples .............. 41% Palermo .............. 126 'Messina .............. 126% Oporto ................ 53% Rio Janeiro Buenos Are 5..........— New York, 60 days' sight Philadelphia Vienna .. ...... Trieste Petersburgh...• •• 34% Cadiz.......... ..... 50% PRICES OF BULLION, PBS OZ. Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Mexican Dollars .... 0 5 0% New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 lillver in bars ...... 0 5 1% SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. 22i - 23 4i - 4i 7i 8i 13 —l2 dis 15 17 8 7 d 89 - 91. 531 -53 i 134 - 1 , 4 8 10 41 - 43 7 - 8 -.- .. 15 - 16 iii = ii 58 - 60 53 - 55 21a 22 58 62 86 , 87 73 75 119 - 121 88 - 90 72} 72 83 - 87 10 -12 u' 10 - 12 p 59 - 60 -- iii - i.• all 8 100 ,100 7i -8, 976 - 98 95t - 951 lAd Igd id - Ai lA d 77 -- 78 13i -12 A 10 -- 9 d - 20 19 8 , .251 100 - 100 471 177, all 100 576 - 58 33 - 35 . • • -. . . 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Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed' North London New £lO N.&S.Wstrn. ,llamp stead, and City Jn North Stairordshire— North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi Do. L. & N. Western, Guaranteed St Get Shrewsby. & Bad& Shrewsby. & Choate: (N. W. Min Do. Halves,i o, Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, f C & D fully paid up at per cent South Devon 'South Eastern,. South Wales S. Yrksli. dt Riv. DUD Do Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlopl. Taff Vale ...... Do. £lO shares. 'Do. Pref., No. 1, Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Watcrfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London. Wimbledn & Croydonl York Newctl. &Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland FOREIGN. 10 9 Antwerpeatotterda 41 —3id xn 54 xin 5 3 Belgian Eastn. June 6 20 8 Beziers to Graissess. 5 4d 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, an ' Central India,Scri id p , pm ... Central of Italy — 20 all Charleroi dt Erqueliu 174 all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besangon p 20 8 Dutch Rhenfsh ' 4d 3/ 20 all East Indian l4 2 20 2 Do. Ex-tension 1 s 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 4 p 20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 25 10 Grd. Trunk of Canada ..d 100 30 Do. Debentures 9 - 7 d 100 all Do. do •• • 20 10 Gt. Central of France 41 3 d 204 all Gt. Western of Canada Shares 194 —20 i . . . Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 7 9 p 20 154 Elanilltou & Toronto 4 lop 100 all Do. 6 per cent. 20 5 Lake Const. & Basle 5 all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref di 20 15 Luxembourg • 4 - 5 10 10 Do. (Railway) 2 - 3 5 2 Do. Pref — 11 5 3 Do. (Canal) — 2#d 10 5 Do. 6p. et. pref..— 2/ 2a 20 8 Lyons and Geneva 20 12 Lyons di Mediterran 20 10 Madras — 334 334 Maria Antonia 10 all Do. do. New 20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) ..... . 20 all Do. (ex interest) — 16 all Northern of France 3O 30,• J 30 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds 20 all (fmy.B.&Ams•Shs.) • 10 all NorwegianTrunkPre 8 —9 xn 20 10 Paris and Lyons l3 13ap 23 1 40 all Ditto Bonds 10 all Paris and Orleans 4l 43 20 all Paris and Rouen 33 —35 20 all Paris and Strasboni 291 301 291 20 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. p m 104 10i Quebec & Richmond 20 all Rouen and Havre •• • • 20 12 Royal Danish 5 2 Royal Swedish 20 all Sambre and Meuse • 7i 84 •.. 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref ••• 20 6 Southern of France. ••• —Pm 20 8 St. Andrew's and Quebee (A) — 8i all West Flanders 3 • 4 10 all Do 54 per c. Pref d 20 10 Western of France 2 — 3Pd 10 7 West. of Switzerland ..• d 20 2 Wiesbaden 20 15 Zealand MISCELLANEOUS 5 all Aubin Coal and Iron . • ••• 25 17} Australian Agricult. 36 —37 i 61 73 20 14 Australsn.Pcific.Mail ••• 15 10 8 A.ustraln. Royal Mail ••• 3 1 10 4 Berlin Water Works ... 50 40 Brit. American Land ... •• • 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co ..• ••• 100 32i Canada 75 80 5 5 Crystal Palace 6i 61 6i 5 4 Do. New.... ••• 4 2 Crystal Pal. Of France ... •• • 20 3 Eastern Steam . ••• 18 17 25 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) 16 i 25 all Do. (B) 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir. ••• 17 1 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... 24 20 18 General Screw Steam ... ••• 20 7i Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ••• 20 10 Magdalena St. Na,vig. ••• 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ••• 10 3 Netherlands Land.... ... ••• 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. ... ••• 1 all if. B. Australasian... 1 1 Do. New . ••• 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeStearo . . • • 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 4 -- d 4 4 it 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ••• 50 35 D0.• 2 all Portland Iron Co iP 100 60 [loyal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest Si• z, 4 4 25 25 South Austral. Land 33 30 1 all Submar. Telegraph — 1 1 all Do. Registered — 1 100 • 28i Iran Diemen Land 10 —ll r,,ENING, MAY 9, 1854, AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—The Royal Mail steam ship America, Captain W. J. C. Lang, arrived in the Mersey at ten p.m., from the United States and British North America. She sailed from Bos ton an the 26th ult., but was detained by fog 30 hours off Halifax, and has brought beside the usual mails, 106 passengers and $106,000 in specie on freight. The Royal Mail steam-ship Arabia, from hence on the 15th ult., for Boston, passed on the 26th, inward bound. At the departure of the steamer nothing had been heard of the City of Glasgow, screw steam ship, which left Liverpool on the Ist of March. The Tona cvanda, - from hence, had arrived at Philadelphia, and reports 50 deaths by cholera. The April news from Californiareports 1,000,000 dollars in gold, en route. The new British ship Challenge has been seized for violation of the revenue laws. The senate has voted $50,000 to Captains Bell, of the Autacrtic, and Kilby, for their great assist ance in the case of the steamer San Francisco. Tho Money Market slightly easier. Stock steady, and prices unchanged. Market depressed. Busi ness generally had improved, and was decidedly brisk. The market for breaclstuffs was quiet, and main tained pretty nearly the same character as last re ported. The Cotton Market more active, with advanced prices. The deficiency in receipts, half a million bales. Provisions steady. Freights dull and lower. Exchange on London, 109 to 109/ ; Ditto, on Paris, sf. 10c. to sf. 13ic. THE CAPE. 4. FURTHER PARTICULARS. By the arrival of the General Screw Steam Shipping Company's mail packet Lady Jocelyn, we learn that the principal topic of interest was the newly-discovered gold diggings, with respect to which the only question w as as to whether they will prove to be rich enough to repay the trouble of research. There is one point contained in the letters published by the Cape Herald that will be interesting to the public. We refer to the discovery of copper, which the writer adds is easily procurable from the surface, and in waggon loads. If we add to these recommendations of the diggings the number of precious stones and the platina that are likewise to be obtained there, that country which has been so lately discarded as worthless may yet prove to be richer than any other appendage of her Majesty's possessions. With respect to the terms on which the Orange Sove reignty was given up, the Friend observes= " We understand the new Government applied to the Special Commissioner for 20,0001. to enable them to com mence business ; and that, though he declined to give them the full amount, he presented them with 6,0001., 1,0001. of which is to go towards purchasing the late British Resi dent's house, as a residence for their president. He gave them also 3,000/. on account of the Boem Plants fines, to be divided among the sufferers in such manner as they may think proper, and 5001. to bo divided between Stander and three or four others, who, they allege, were illegally int- Prisoned some years since, and the widows of Dreyer, who was shot after Boem Plaats, and Waldman, who was shot in some skirmish with Major Warden in the Winburg district. The new Government, after some hesitation, presented Dr. Tancred with 2001., in addition to the 3/. previously col lected, and the rev, gentleman thereafter immediately re turned to the district of Clanwilliam. The new Govern ment has also purchased gunpowder, shot, &c., from the British Government to the. amount of 1,0501. They have agreed to pay 051. for the barracks, and other buildings on the ordnance ground in Bloemfontein, in the vicinity of the Queen's Fort. The Special Commissioner has also presented the new Government with the three large guns on the Queen's Fort, and sufficient shot, shell, and other ammunition to work them. He has also given them the following arrear quitrents, or so much as they may be able to collect :--For the year 1853, 2,3001. ; for previous years, 2,1501.—0 n condition that they shall pay immediately 1,000/. to the British Government, and 1,000/. more so soon as they may be able to collect it. The new Govern ment has also received all the Government buildings and office furniture in the different towns of the Sovereignty from the Special Commissioner gratis." The following eight gentlemen have been elected members of the Legislative Council of the Cape of Good Hope for the western districts, viz. :--Howson Edwards Rutherfoord, Francis William Reitz, Joseph Barry, John Hendrik Wicht, John Bardwell Ebden, Dirk Gysbert van Breda, Jan do Wet, LL.D., Henry Thos. Vigne ; and the following seven for the eastern districts, viz.:—Sir Andreas Stockenstrom, Robert Godlonton, George Wood, Henry Blaine, Willem Simon Gregorins Metelerkamp, William Fleming, Gideon Daniel Joubert. The Cape Parliament will meet at Cape Town between the 23d and 30th of June. At Simon's Bay, on the 25th of March, were the Meander, 44, Commodore Talbot ; the brig Penguin, 6, Commander Etheridge ; the brig Royalist, Commander Bate ; the Dutch bark Maria Hallegonda, for Aus tralia ; and the schooner Caledonia, for Melbourne. The Lady Jocelyn is 13 days behind her time. Off the Isle of France, in lat. 17 south, long. 70 east,. she experienced a very severe hurricane, which threw her on her beamends, and she lost topmasts and jibboom, sails, bulwarks, and boats. Owing to the existence of smallpox at Point de Galle, she was put under quaran tine on arrival at the Mauritius, although all on board were in perfect health. A third detention occurred at St. Vincent, where coal was not to be obtained until the Queen of the South and the City of Hobart had been supplied. The Lady Jocelyn has met continued north-east gales since leaving St. Vincent, and adverse winds nearly all the passage home. She brings about 140 passengers, among whom are, from Calcutta—Major Ferguson, Captain H. J. Brown, Captain Walsh, Lieutenant Arnie!, 80th Regiment, Lieutenant Christian, Major Thomas, Lieutenants Warden and Lambert, and the Re v . Mr. Whitney. From Madras—Colonel Derville, Captain Kearney, 15th Hussars, Captain J. Hickley, Captain E. Walpole, and Lieutenants W. Woods and E. Norton. From Point de Galle—The Rev. E. Sergeant, and Lieutenants Malden and Wilde. Frum Mauritius—Madame Delme, Messrs. G. Robinson, J. Robinson, and V. Naz. From the Cape—Major Tylden, Royal Engineers, and Lieu tenant Cockburn, 60th Rifles. Three invalid seamen— Morrow, Hobbs, and Blackett —from her Majesty's ship Sybille. WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES 1 The Debats says the treaty of alliance concluded between France and England justly makes the occupa tion of the Danubian principalities by Russia the start ing of the war. There is, then, reason it adds, to be lieve that, if France and England succeed in their en terprise, the principalities will have their share in the treaty which will consecrate the results of the war, as they have their share in the treaty which opens the chances of it. No power can think of placing purely and simply the principalities under the exclusive protectorate of Russia, or in the sole and absolute dependence of Turkey. The day on which peace shall be re-established, two questions will arise re specting the future of the East--must the Danubian principalities be replaced under the double protec torate of Turkey and Russia ? or must the common pro tectorate of Europe be substituted for the Turco-Russian one ? The first system, that which would replace the Danubian principalities in the statu quo ante bellum, would have the inconvenience of causing everybody to say that it was hardly worth while going to war. They will certainly not replace them in the state in which they were before the war, for this state is evidently pre carious, and they will probably place them under the collective protectorate of Europe, instead of the contra dictory protectorate of Russia and Turkey. This mea sure will be in conformity with the principle of the East ern will. The Debats then asserts that the interest of Europe requires that the two principalities should be formed into a neutral state like Holland or Belgium ; and it proceeds to show as follows that it is necessary for their safety and independence that the Black Sea should be opened to the military power of the west. So long as the Black Sea shall remain closed to the navies of the west, the Danubian principalities will be completely given up to the encroachments of Russia. Does she desire to invade the principalities ? She invades them when she pleases. To occupy them ? She occupies them. Can Turkey prevent her? Turkey has become weak. The Moldo-Wallachian populations ? They may hate and complain, but cannot resist. We have often heard tra vellers blame the timidity of the Hospodars of Moldavia and Wallachia with respect to Russia. But what could they do ? Support them, if you wish them to resist. But Europe can only support them by going near to them, and she will only go near by causing the Black Sea to become free. Open the Black Sea to the vessels of war of Europe ; let there be no longer only two flags floating in that sea, one strong the other weak ; free at the same time the passage of the Sulma, at the mouth of the Danube, from the piles of mud which nature seems to accord with complaisance to Russian policy ; have, in short, a river free from obstacles, and a sea from diplomatic embarrassments, and then you will see Moldavia and Wallachia, whether they continue to form two Principalities, or whether they unite to form only one, adopt the sentiments which would become the inde pendence which treaties have created for them. THE LATE JEWELLERY ROBBERY AT BIRMINGHAM. — Yesterday Thomas Koope, " the Australian merchant," remanded from Wednesday last, was again brought before the borough magistrates at the public-office, charged with robbing Messrs. Stockton of jewellery to the amount of between three and four hundred pounds. No additional evidence was offered on the part of the prosecution, but it transpired that the surplus articles of jewellery found in the prisoner's possession when appre hended in Manchester, and not identified by Mr. Stockton, were the products of similar robberies effected by the prisoner in Liverpool and London. Messrs. Foxall, of Thavies'-inu, Holborn, were favoured with his custom the Thursday previous to his visit to Birming ham, and Hansbergs, the extensive jewellers of Church street, Liverpool, were honoured in a like manner. In both instances the prisoner gave extensive orders, and during his dealings adroitly managed to carry off a valuable booty. As these last-mentioned robberies were however, committed beyond the jurisdiction of the Bir mingham inagiArates, the evidence was not gone ii.te, and the prisoner was committed to take his trial for the robbery committed at the establishment of the Messrs. Stockton. Mr. Harding, the prisoner's solicitor, re served his defence for the trial. THE WAR. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Royal Mail Steampacket Company's ship Orinoco, Captain Wilson, arrived at Southampton yesterday morn ing, from Constantinople, Malta, and Gibraltar, having been employed in conveying the 7th Royal Fusileers to the former place from Southampton. She left Constan tinople on the 22d of April, and passed the following steamers in the Dardanelles, bound up :—The Royal Mail Steampacket Company's ship Trent, having the steamer Tonning in tow ; the Medway, belonging to the same company ; the Emperor, and the Arabian. On the 24th of April, off the Island of Cerigo, she passed the General Screw Company's ship Golden Fleece, steering N.E. A large fleet of transports had arrived at Malta, and sailed again with a str ong f a i r w i n d. O n th e 28th of April the Orinoco met, off Malta, the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Rajah ; and, on the 29th of April, in lat. 38 N., long. 9 E., the British screw steamer Andes, and the ships Otter and Memphis, steer ing to the eastward. Three transports, Nos. 49, 50, and 51, were lying in Gibraltar when the Orinoco left ; and she passed the following vessels in the Straits : The Bombay, No. 24.; the Eveline, No. 31 ; and trans port No. 26 (name not ascertained). It is not yet known whether the Orinoco will again be employed in the transport service, but it is most pro bable that the Government will engage her. The French sailing line-of-battle ship of 90 guns Breslaw, Captain Bosse, left Sheerness yesterday at .8 a.m., assisted by two steam-vessels lashed alongside, in consequence of which the salutes to the Admiral's flag and the fort were dispensed with. Unfortunately, yesterday morning, when guying down their new jib-boom, the stay purchase not being sup port enough, they sprung it. Information was given to the Captain Superintendent Christopher Wyvill, and, although on Sunday, a new jibboom was made in the yard and sent off alongside by 7 p.m. The Powerful, 84, Captain Mansell, will be docked to-day at Portsmouth to have her copper examined. The Brisk 14, screw-corvette, Commander Seymour, made another trial of her machinery with steam up yes terday (Monday) at Portsmouth. This vessel will, with others, form a squadron to cruise in the White Sea. A number of active, well-grown lads in the Galway Workhouse having expressed an anxious desire to ob tain employment in the Royal navy, the guardians came to the resolution of applying to the Poor Law Com missioners, in order to obtain their sanction for the ne cessary arrangements. ConimodoreSuperintendent John Shepherd has given notice that Woolwich Dockyard will be closed after Wednesday afternoon to the public, as otherwise it would be extremely difficult to complete the preparations necessary for the launch of the Royal Albert. The gates of the dockyard will be opened again on Saturday, May 13, at eleven o'clock, for the admission of the public to witness the launch, which will take place at one o'clock. One hundred and thirteen pieces of ordnance, each gun weighing upwards of three tons, are forthwith to be transmitted to Constantinople, and the Lords of the Admiralty have taken up a transport for their convey ance, in addition to 49 tons of heavy shot and 60 tons of ammunition and combustibles. The Resistance sailing transport has arrived at Sheer ness from Deptford to complete loading provisions for the Baltic fleets. The Iciolyrood screw steam transport left Sheerness on Sunday, laden with provisions for the allied fleets in the Baltic. The Mary Ann transport embarked Captain Holden's troop of the 13th Light Dragoons at 10 o'clock yester day morning at Portsmouth Dockyard. Lieutenant Purcell, Dr. Woodman, about 60 men, and o 3 horses, comprised this shipment. The Negotiator transport embarked Captain Jenyn's troop at the same time and place. This troop com prised Cornet Maclean, Assistant• Surgeon, and about 50 men and horses. These troops marched into Portsmouth from their billets at Fareham and Havant, and were enthusiastically greeted by the inhabitants of the town Rs they passed through to the place of embarkation. The wind was blowing a gale at the time the troops went on board. and the transports were consequently unable to leave the harbour. The Devonshire, which sailed from Sheerness at 3.45 p.m. on Wednesday last, arrived at the North-wall, I►ublin, on Sunday morning, at 7 o'clock, having on board two officers and 120 men of the Royal Artillery, who marched immediately to Portobello Barracks, where they will be quartered pending further orders. The Himalaya may be expected at Queenstown in the course of a few days, for the purpose of taking on board the sth Dragoon Guards, under orders for the seat of war. _ _ _ It is reported that the Scots Grays have been placed under orders for service in Ireland, and that the 16th Lancers, now detached, are to be again consolidated in Dublin during the summer. _ _ The embarkation of the first troop of the 11th Hussars, which was to have taken place on Saturday morning, was unavoidably postponed to yesterday (Monday) morning, in consequence of the commissariat officers not being able to perfect their arrangements. At 7 o'clock the first division, consisting of 49 men, 43 troop horses, and seven officers, under the command of Captain Ed mund Peel and Lieutenant A. W. Saltmarshe, assembled on the parade ground at Portobello Barracks, where they were inspected by Major Douglass, the officer in com mand of the regiment, after which they at once proceeded to Kingstown. Another division was to follow in the course of the day, and on Wednesday it is expected that the entire regiment will have vacated the barracks. No. 59 transport, the Tyrone, 1,200 tons, arrived at Kings town on Saturday evening, Lieutenant Grant Ray mond, R.N., Admiralty agent, was the officer in charge. Lord Cardigan is still in town. The 34th Regiment, from Sheffield, will arrive at Portsmouth this day (Tuesday) to take up the quarters vacated by the 79th Highlanders. Several pensioners in Limerick have re•enlisted for regiments gone to Turkey. MILITIA. Yesterday morning the two regiments of Royal Surrey Militia were out for training. The volunteers to the Ist regiment, Colonel Holmes Sumner, mustered on Rich mond-green, where the Adjutant, permanent staff, and trained non-commissioned officers were in attendance to receive them. Many were found absent on the roll-call, some being ill,. and others having entered into her Ma jesty's service since joining the militia ; the muster, how ever, was considered very fair. The volunteers to the 2d Regiment, Colonel Lord Lovelace, met at Guilford, and commenced their training ; nearly all who bad joined answered to their names. The 3d Regiment of the Royal Surrey Militia have now been training, under the command of Colonel Challoner, at Kingston-on-Thames, since the 28th ult., and have made much progress. The Superintendent-Registrar of Benefit Societies has forwarded a notice to the head-quarters of the different militia regiments that any man deprived of benefits from a society in consequence of volunteering for the militia may have the same enforced on application to a county magistrate, who has the power to award a sum of money as compensation, and in default of payment can issue a distress warrant on the goods of the society's treasurer. The Ist Regiment of the Derbyshire Militia will as semble for duty on Thursday next at Derby. The num ber required to form the two regiment is 1,500, but up to the present time not one-half have been found. The staff have, during the last weeks, been most active at their exercise. It is believed the ballot will have to be put put into operation, owing to the number required to complete the two regiments. The Artillery Battalion of the Royal Sussex Militia will assemble at Lewes, for 28 days' training and exer cise, on the 24th inst. The regimental depot is at South over, at the outskirts of the town, where spacious gun sheds, &c., have been provided by the lieutenancy of the county for carrying on drill. The men will be in billets. The Limerick Enrolled Pensioners' Battalion, under Major Calder, will be called out for six days' drill and exercise on the 15th inst. It is supposed all those bat talions in Ireland will be required to do garrison duty in the ensuing summer. [ADVERTISEMENT.]--Her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent, for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great im portance to the army, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel.—These telescopes pos sess such extraordinary powers that some, 36 inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same tele scope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 12 to 14 miles. They aro of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.— The Royal Exhibition, 1851. - Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1i mile distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera-houses, country sce nery, and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race - cou rse, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power; an object can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Newly-invented Spectacles ; immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, every object becomes clear and distinct; the most aged, de fective eight is brought to its youthful, natural, and ori ginal state. Deafness—New Discovery—The Orgariic Vi brator, an extraordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or pro bably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the akin, is not perceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public as semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired.-39, .Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York Hotel. (A DvEerisitmeNT.]—A most interesting recovery !torn a vast com plication of diseases, without the aid of medicine, is recorded in the following letter : " Bridgehouse, Filmley, 3d April, 1854. "Grateful for the benefit I h ave d er i ved from Du Barry's Revs. lenta Arabica Food, I feel it my duty to express to you my unfeigned thanks for the invariable kindness' I have met with at your hands. My case is an extraordinary one, a n d as it may b ene fi t o th er suf ferers I think it but right to place its details at your 'disposal. I have suffered these 33 years continually from diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangements, deafness, singing in the ears, consti pation, debility, shortness of breath and cough, and during that period taken so much modicine that I can safely say I have laid out upwards of a thousand pounds at the chemist's and doctor's. I have actually worn out two medical men during my ailments without find ing any improvement in my health. Indeed I was in utter despair, and never expected to get over it, when I was fortunate enough to become acquainted with your Revalenta Arabica, which, Heaven be praised, restored me to a state of health which 1 long since despaired of attaining. My lungs, liver, stomach, head, and ears are all right, my hearing perfect, and my recovery is a marvel to all my acquain tances.—.l tanues.—l am, respectfully, " JAMES ROBERTS, Wood 3 . fe-ohaiit. Tn taunters, suitably ndeltal for ail a—it with lull 'n'ti' , '•• Lions -1 is., 2s 9d ; 2 fo., 4s 6,1 ; 5 lb., 11s ; 12 lb., '22s ; super re - flned, l s lb., 325; 10 lb., 335. The 10 ib. and 12 lb. carriage free, on receipt of Post-office order. Barry, Du Barry, and Co., 77, Regent street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly ; also at 63, Oxford-street ; 60, Gracechurch-street ; 49 , BbhoPoSate-stroot ; 4, Cheapside ; 830 And 451, %Mid, Colchester Harwich .. • • p • t te' ; loo) Leigh ' 2391 36 Maldon ; 699 82? KIRKCALDY-MAY 6. Here, to-day, we had a large supply of wheat, which sold slowly at is to 2s per qr. reduction on last week's rates. Oats in limited supply, and prices unchanged. Only two parcels of barley at market. Wheat. Barley. Oats. 1 Beans. I First Second —s Oct 37s Od 1 Os Od Third 66s Oct —s Oct 31s Od 1 Os Oct Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 50s Od to 52s Od. MNiaNNIIIIMII SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. NOTICE TO MARINERS. LIGHT'S AND BEACONS IN THE GULFS OF FINLAND ♦ND BOTHNIA. The Imperial Senate of fiaand has resolved, and notice has been given, that all lights in the Gulf of Finland will not be lighted until further notice, with the exception of those of Norskars and Euskars, in the Gulf of Bothnia; these will, however, be extinguished as soon as a ship be longing to the enemy makes her appearance in the neiglir bourhood. The pilot stations on the outer coast of the Gulf of Fin-' land, and the inner pilot station at the Torkala Odde, as also those of Aland and Signilskar, aro to be removed to the nearest place inside the islands or to the mainland, with the exception of the one at Pellinde of Glasholme, which will remain for the purpose of piloting vessels going inside the islands along the Sodra Pellinde. All the pilots to the northward of Aland. and along the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, are to remain at their eta tions also until further notice, except in the event of any vessel of the enemy appearing, when they are to deplat without delay. All beacons and seamarks established on the outer coast, and at the entrance from the sea, aro to be removed, and, if necessary, all the marks and beacons on both sides of the fairway of the the inner pilot station at Forkala Odde. Should Mango Odde be occupied by the enemy, the pilots are to depart, and all the seamarks are to be taken away from Jungforasonna, and from both entrances to Pargas. 0178 TOM-HOUSE, MAY 8. ENTERED INWARDS.—The Johann Frederikka, from Oporto; Devonshire, Madras, Mauritius, and Cape o f Good. Hope; Las Palmas, Havannah; Commodore, Auckland; Dispatch, Algoa Bay and St. Helena ; Dale, Odessa; Henry, Almeira ' • Pampero, St. John's, N. 8.; Mina, San tander; Polar Star, Melbourne; Frederickstein, Rio de la llache ; Gierdina ornelia, Havre ' • Elizabeth, ITddewallo Osbert, Dominica ; Jenny, Honfieur ; Kate, Sydney; Marchioness of Londonderry, Shanghai and Singapore ; Candidate, Hamburgh ; Alice, Jamaica ; Louise, Udde walla ; Triton, Kaiffa ; Vesta, Oporto • Furet, Gravelines ; Lion, do. ; Lionne, do. ; Stadt Dordecht, Dordt ; Florins, Oporto ; Victor, Uddevralla ; Balder, Leghorn ; Jane Mary, St. Kitt's • Rookery, Point do Galle and Colombo; Thomas Campbell, Bombay ; Marli, Grenada ; Grenndille, Charente ; Calder, Guayaquil; Zephyr, Dominica ; Racer, Kersoon ; North Star, Whampoa. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Gluckyer, for Stettin ; Louisiana, Bremen ; Stadt Dordrecht, Dordt ; Devonshir e , New York ; Egersunderer, Ch r i s ti an i a, Sta venger, and Bergen ; Candidate, Hamburgh ; Titania, Port Philip ; Marli, Grenada ; Kate, Sydney ; General Wiltshire, Bombay ; Di s p a t c h, Al goa ay ; Diana, Altona ; Charlotte, de. ; Blackwall, Port Philip; Alice, Jamaica ; Alert, Oporto; Mercuis, Sydney ; Voyaguir, Geelong; Vera, Jamaica; Patriarch, Bombay ; Osbert, Dominica. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Drolinda, for Oporto; Aribe, Cape of Good Hope; Elsina, Elsinore and Memel ; Nancy Dawson, Turk's Island ; Kleme Barnun, Hamburgh. LIVERPOOL, MAT 8. The New City of Cork, from Barbadoes, at this port, saw, on the 25th ult., in lat. 45, 17 N., long. 30, 20 W., a dismasted and abandoned ship (supposed to be the Argo, from Baltimore to this port, reported by the Portland), bearing N.E., and bore down to her, and found her to be a ship of about 1,000 tons, with painted ports, gilt billet head, main and mizenmasts gone close to the deck, fore mast, bowsprit, and jibboom standing, &c. ; "New York" on her stern, but name gone ; to all appearance a new ves sel, with perfect rudder and wheel-house ; did not appear to ue waterlogged, or long abandoned. The Eagle, froth. Laguna, at this port, left loading the Providence, Lord Gough, and Novidade. The Nonsuch arrived this morning from Alexandria in 30 days, occupying 10 days from Gibraltar. The wreck of the Pomaquid, reported March 19 aban doned, was passed April 8, lat. 28, long. 58. The Siberia, from St. John's, New Brunswick, passed April 24 a large quantity of ice, and continued passing it for two clays. She left St. John's, New Brunswick, April. 19, and has made the passage in 174 days. The James Fernie sailed the same day, and the Manuel Alorrant was all ready, and would leave next day. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Abigail (barque), steering W.N.W., April 26, lat. 45 N., long, 28 W. A man-of-war steamer (supposed to be the Teazer), April 10, lat 1 S., long. 15 W. The Watkins (barque), Liverpool to Singapore, April 13, lat. 8 N., long. 18 W. The Indian Queen, standing S.W., April 26, lat. 29 W. The Empress of Brazil (transport ship), bound westward, Feb. 4, let. 55 S., long. 61 W. The Naomi (barque), steering S.W., Feb. 5, lat. 54 S., long 59_W. The Nouvelle Pauline, homeward bound, Feb. 16, lat. 44 S., long. 40 W. The Marmora, of New York, March 4, lat. 28 S., long. 24 VP. ; Olive Branch, Callao to Cork, same day, lat. 27 8, lone. 23 W. The Lady Prudhoe, Coquimbo to Swansea, March 11, lat. 23 S., long. 28 W. ; Pa nama , C a ll ao to L on d on, same day, lat. 23 S., long. 22 W. The Othello (Bremen whale-ship), March 12, lat. 23 S., long. 22 W. _ _ The Faust, Plymouth to Batavia, March 14, lat. 21 S. long. 23 W. A small steamer, brig-rigged, under canvas, steering southward, March 20, lat. 12 S. long. 22 W. The lon, of London, bound west, April 25, lat. 45 N. long. 34 W. lihe Windsor Castle (ship), for Liverpool, April 26, lat. 47 N. long. 29 W. The Adelie (brig), of Nantes, Calcutta to Marseilles, Feb. 28, lat. 33 S. long. 33 E. The Rialto, Mauritius to Queenstown, off Cape Agulhas, March 8. The Thebes, Penang to London, March 31, lat. 2 S. long. 18 W. The Invincible, from Liverpool, lat. 2 S. long. 20 W. The Isabella Blyth (ship), from London, April 2, lat 1 S. long. 21 W. The Mercury (ship), of New York, going westward, with emigrants, April 28, lat. 28 N. long 24 W. The Dauntless, Apalachicola to Liverpool, April 30, lat. 47 N. long. 2 W. COUNTRY MARKETS. CHELMSFORD-MAY 5. The trade to-day for wheat was extremely languid, last week's prices being with difficulty obtained, whilst infe rior qualities were cheaper fully 2s per qr. Spring corn the turn dearer. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, old 67s to to 84s Od, new 67s to 848 ; red, old 55s to 80s, new 57s to 80s ; barley, 27s to 35s ; chevalier, 33s to 38s ; grinding 21s to 30s ; malt, 61s to 658 ; chevalier, 648 to 68s ; oats, 26s to 32s ; peas, partridge, 39s to 44s ; white, 47s to 495; boiling 54s to 6.18 ; dun, new, 39s to 418 ; beans, tick, Qs to 433; Harrow ticks, 40s to 438 ; Mazagan, 39s to 435. COLCHES _VEIL —MAX 6. The wheat trade was very dull, but the best samples realised former prices. Barley, beans, and peas are with out any material change in value. Thu supply of all arti cles in the trade limited. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 76s to 88s; red, 72s to 84s ; barley, 34s to 38s ; oats, 32s to 34s ; beans, Mazagan, 38s to 42s ; middle and small, 44s to 48s ; peas, white, 56s to 60s ; grey, 42s to 445. Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., received in the port of London, from the following ports, from the Ist to the 6th May, both inclusive. EXETER-MAY 5. CORN.—In our market wheat may be quoted from lOs to Hs Od. Malting barley, 5s Od to 58 6d ; grinding do., Os Od to Os Od. Oats, 3s 6d to Os Od. Beans, 7s Od to 8s Od. Peas, OOs Od to OOs Od. COAL MARE Prices of Coal per ton at t KET.—MAY 8. ;he close of the market :- 1 Wallsend, &c. s. d. Carr's Hartley 19 6 1 Hasting's Hartley l9 6 1 Holywell 19 01 Old Adairs 17 ti Ravensworth Hartley l9 6 Walker Primrose l7 6 Belmont 2`,./ 6 s. d. Russell's Hetton 21 0 !Denison 19 6 Hartlepool 2l 0 Heugh Hall 2O 0 South Kelloe 20 0 Tees 2l 0 Thornley 2O 6 Whitworth l9 0 Grey's West Hartley 19 6 Kilgetty Stone 4l 0 Anthracite Steam 30 0 Wallsend, Hetton 2l C I Haswell 21 O Lambton 21 0 Hetton Lyons Main 20 d BIRTHS. '3F A SON. On the sth inst., at Edinburgh, the wife of Lieutenant- Colonel Crawford, R.A. On the Bth inst., at No. 3, Bryanstone-square, the Lady Arnehue Wentworth Beauclerk. OP A DAUGIITER. On the 4th inst., at the Tower, near M o ld, Flintshire, the wife of Edward Preston, Esq. On the sth inst., at 1, St. Mark's-crescent, Regent's park, Mrs. Frederick Gripper. MARRIED. On the 6th inst., at the parish church, Lee, John Ste venson, Esq., eldest son of W. Stevenson, Esq., Aberdeen park, Highbury, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Henry Renshaw, Esq., Lee Glebe, Blackheath. DIED. On the 4th inst., at 15, Leonarci.place, Kensington,. the Rev. Thomas Ward, late chaplain of the London Hospital , aged 38. On the sth inst., at 6, Burton-crescent, Angelina, only daughter of the late George T. Lay, Esq., S.M• Consu l for Amoy, China. On the sth inst., at Edinburgh, Maria Innes, widow of the late James Robertson, Esq., of the College, Elgin. On the 6th inst., Horace Jones, son of W. Carter, Esq. , coroner for Surrey. LONDON: Printed and Published by MUIWO YOWN of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of baddleomTueeday, Kay 9, 1851. dboraeimmtimiNVO 040 UN lue Dirt, the Securit 41 per Cent to fall due. Applicati York•roa L A'n In pr the 13th Mi the TORTE tom 1 ar Trains. May 8, I T o T expl, THIS EVI The I I NVE ING.. 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