The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-29 00:00:00

IffihtrP :T:-Ibttfon. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) DERBY. 3to 1 agst Dervish (taken)—(at one time 9to 2 was laid.) 4to 1 agst Mr. Gully's two (taken). 6to 1 agst Andover (taken). Bto 1 agst The Trapper (taken). 10 to 1 agst The Hermit. 10 to 1 agst King Tom (taken). 12 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (taken). 15 to 1 agst Hospodar (taken). 15 to 1 agst Marsyas (taken). 15 to 1 agat Neville (taken). 25 to 1 agst Knight of St. George (taken). 40 to 1 asst Canute (taken). 40 •to 1 agst Alembic (taken). 40 to 1 agst Early Bird. 50 to 1 agst New Warrior (taken). 50 to 1 agst Bracken (offered). 1 000 to 10 agst Welhara (taken). 1000 to 10 agst Grey Plover (taken). 20 to lon twenty agst the field. OAKS. 3to 1 agst Meteora (at one time 8 to 1 was laid). 6to 1 agst Bribery (taken). 10 to 1 agst Sortie. 10 to 1 agat Honeysuckle (at first 6 to 1 was taken). 12 to 1 agst Malmsey (taken). ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT EPSOM. (BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) EPSOM, THIS DAY. — SPhYnr, Contender, Catherine Parr, Testy, No, or Never, Punch Box, Grapeshot, Warbler, Perfidious, Lascelles, Woodcote, Hopeful f, O c t a vio, lanthe, Early Bird, Wild Huntsman, Baustead, R eve ill e , Para, Autocrat, Br. to Singapore, Scipio, Kettlebeg, Cable, Roebuck, Vaultress, Census Coup d'Etat, Dabchick, Folly o'Day, John o'Bruges, Ephesus IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS EVENING The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. The following bills were read a third time and passed :- Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway; Bangor Waterworks ; Bethesda and Llanlleched Improvement ; Cork and Ban don Railway ; South Devon Railway. The following bills were considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Caledonian Railway (Lesmahagow Branches, itc.); Chesterfield Market; Exhibition of 1851 Commissioners ; Kirkby. Lonsdale, Kendal, and Miln thorpe Road ; Lowestoft Improvement (No. 2) ; Oxford Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway (Chipping Nor toe Branch; Tacumshin Embankment ; Tormoham and Saint Mary Church Gas ; Traethbach Bridge and Road Bills. The Portland, tee. Chapel Bills was read a second time. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Lord NEWPORT from a place in Shropshire against the Friendly Societies Bill ; by Mr. SCOTT, two petitions from Halifax in favour of a decimal coinage ; by Mr. WHITESIDE, from Mullingar, praying that where the number of inmates in a Union work house in Ireland is small, the officers may be allowed to shut up the house and transmit the paupers to the next adjoining workhouse ; by Mr. C OLLETT, 25 petitions from Lancashire, praying for inquiry into the hours of labour into factories ; by SirW. CLAY, from a very large number of mercantile houses in the city, expressing their gratitude that the duty on refined sug ar is not to come into force until six weeks after the sth July, and praying that the measure may pass into a law. PATENT LAW. Sir J. sa)Luzy asked the Attorney-General, whether any measure will be introduced during the present session far arranging, under the new Patent Law, the mode of extending letters patent for inventions to the colonies when required, and to remove the practical defects in the Patent Law. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the subject had been under consideration, but the difficulty of the matter was this—some of the colonies required to have the Eng lish patent law extended to them, while others did not. At present it was not in contemplation to introdnce any measure disturbing a work which Parliament had so re cently accomplished. THE GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND. Sir J. PAKINGTON rose to ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1. Whether it is true that the Governor of New of Zealand, having proclaimed the new Constitution of that Colony on the 17th day of January, 1853, postponed till the latest possible day allowed by the Constitution Act, viz., till the 17th day of July, 1853, the issuing of Writs for the Election of Mem bers of the Legislative Assembly ; and, notwith standing th e di r ection of the Act, that the Assembly should be convened " as soon as conveniently may be after the return of the first writs," had taken no steps for con vening thus Assembly, np to the time of his leaving the colony in January, 185 t, although the provincial councils were in full action : 2. Whether the last revenue appro priation ordinance passed by the former Legislative Council, did not expire on the 30th day of Septem ber, 1853 ; whether the Governor did not, subse quently to that date, appropriate revenue by his own sole act, ; and, if so, whether such appropriation was not illegal 3. Whether Governor Sir George Grey did not contierue to dispose of land under new regulations, after and n otwitstanding a decisioa by the Supreme Court at Wel/ ington, that such regulations were illegal ; and after au ;_njunction by the said Court to restrain such disposal OE land : 4. If all or either of these allegations are cor re ct, whether it is the opinion of her Majesty's Govern rient that the course so taken by Sir G. Grey admits of satisfactory explanation, end meets with their approval : 5. Whether the Government have received any information, or have issued any instructions with respect to the Legis lative' Assembly of New Zealand being convened by the acting governor : 6. Whether Colonel Winyard, the com mander of her Majesty's forces in New Zealand, and now acting Governor of the Colony, offered him self as a candidate and was elected as Superintendent of the Settlement of Auckland ; and whether her Majesty's Government approve or have expressed dis approbation of such a combination of offices. Mr. PEEL paid a high compliment to the general zeal and efficiency of Sir G. Grey, who was one of the most valuable servants of • the Crown in the' colonies, and said there was no other course open to him than he had done. As to the second question, he said Sir G. Grey had not appropriated a sinew idenny, the money having been apportioned chiefly' by the Provincial Council for the purposes of the Colonial Government. In reply to the third question, Sir G. Grey had reduced the pnce of land to a uniform rate of 10s. an acre, in pursuance of power conferred upon him by the right hon. gentleman (Sir J. Pakington) himself. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME rose to order. He said they were not re ceiving answers to questions, but statements of conduct and motives, and thought the precedent a dangerous one. (Loud cries of " Hear.") Thp SPEAKER said the hon. gentleman (Mr. Hume) was not in the house when the questions were put, or he would have heard that the hon. gentleman the Under Secretary for the Colonies appealed to the house for their indulgence on this occasion, and therefore he was not out of order. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said, as the questions put conveyed a considerable genre of blame on the Government, and there fore he hoped the house would hear the explanations of his lion. friend (Mr. Peel). (Hear, hear.) Mr. PEEL resumed, and went on to defend the conduct of Sir G. Grey in every respect. The Government had not disapproved of his conduct, but, on the contrary, it had frequently called forth the praise of the Government. With respect to the 6th question, he did not approve of officers so situated as Colonel Winyard offering himself for the situation he now filled, but the case of Colonel Win yard Was an exceptional case, and had been approved of by Sir G. Grey. (Hear, hear.) VIENNA PROTOCOL. Mr. BLACKETT asked Lord John Russell, whether, pending the arrival in this country of the text of the last Vienna protocol, he will have any objection to state if, by that instrument, any recognition or sanction on the part of Great Britain is given to the first article of the treaty of the 20th April, 1854, between Austria and Prussia, whereby it would appear that the Contracting„ Powers "re c ip ro c a lly g uar an tee to each other y a L .4 . e Possession of their German and. Non-German so that any attack made upon the territory of the a "", ° •* 110 matter whence it may come, shall be regarded as nostale atta c k on the territory of the other." Lord Z. friend 'RUSSELL —Sir, the protocol to which my hon. Ravirefers has arrived to-day. It is dated the 23d inst. 4. that (4 ' l Y Been it for a few moments I can only hate that contain of th a t, not of „ any special recognition or sanction Prussia W hi c h I: T 6 Original treaty between Austria and state that the coY —on• friend refers. It does, however, and. the convention convention between England and France, Le.en received, the foetween Austria and Prussia having a. tendency t o een a r Powers recognise in these treaties which are contained nin and maintain the principles the integrity of the Turkish the Vienna Protocol, namely, the Principalities by the Russi an and the evacuation of of the protocol relates to t a t ie frees- The remainder referencebetween Turkey and Russia, and there is no sp ec i a l the treaty to which my ho n. mew, has referred, to that article of referred (Hear.) MINISTER OF 'WAR. Mr. DRITMAIOND wished to ask whether it is the in tention of her Maj est y 's Minis ters to take any steps ent of one responsiblmeymhinion-. to wards placing the whole of the military resources of this coiritry under the manage str J r. (Cheers.) Lord J. RUSSELL —The subject to which friend refers has been under the c consideration o f the Go. vernment, but no practical decision h as yet b een com e t o upon it. As soon as a decision shall hav e . been arrived at, I will immediately inform the ho use _ of _i_ L CE. (Cheers.) OCCUPATION OF GRE E CE. Mr. M. MILNES wished to ask thenobl Ge e rlorecele by the aeues tion relative to the reported occupatio n of allied for ces o f E ng l a nd ace d France. He was desir o us of knowing whether that fact was true ; and if true, have lie shon_h_l wish to usk th e no bl o l or d whether he would t _ he occu a p y objection to state the o bje c t and conditions of tiun of an independent territory during a time of war. rord J. RUSSELL sail th e Government had not re ceived any account of the occupation of any part of the .. Greek t err itories by the alliodlorces. But it was perfe c t'," true that a force consisting of 6,000 men had been sent from France with instructions to occupy the Pirteus, w hile the regimeat of inf an t r y th a t l e ft this country a week ago, were likewise, at the request of France, to be posted in the Piras us . T he cause of this measure was some intelli gence which h ad reached both Governments that t h e Greek Government had been conniving at the Greek insur rection in the Turkish provinces. This intelligence was con firmed by a correspondence which was found in possession of the secretary to the Commander of the Insurgent Forces, by it appeared that the Greek Government had pro posed to the leader of the insurrection an arrange ment by which Greek troops should be sent to the frontier, where they would be allowed to desert and join the insurgents. There were other instances of this nature tending [to show that the Greek Govern went had not been acting with good faith towards her Turkish ally, but in a manner which was contrary to the terms of the obligations which the treaty recognising the independence of Greece imposed upon her. (Hear.) Under these circumstances the Government of England and France had thought it necessar to send a a force to occupy the Piraeus, hut should the Greek Go vernment be sincere in their protestations that they were opposed to those insurrections, the troops would be ready to assist them in suppressing such movements ; but this she must be made to know at once that she would not be allowed to assist the ally of Russia while professing to be on terms of amity and friendship with the Sultan of Tur key. (Cheers.) In reply to Mr. BRIGHT, Lord J. RUSSELL said the papers in reference to the state of Greece had now been received by Lord Clarendon, and ho hoped to be at able the at to la es y t. them on the table of the l house resebpyl ' y r hursMdr3. to the troops alluded to were only RUSSELL YCo said E, Lord J. to occupy the Pia nos at p resent, a nd not Athens. In reply to Sir B. HALL, Lord PALMERSTON said he would endeavour to lay the papers referring to the Commissioners of Sewers on the table, either before the recess or immediately after. Mr. M. GIBSON said although the Government recently b w o h u e n n d h , e for n t t e h n e d say,edket of r e‘ c i o e n em sist h en is e p been so unfortunate in their measures —(a laugh),—he felt o le t i o ige ask of th b e ri n n o g b in le g lir n al county rates bill. Lord PALMERSTON said the bill in question was in preparation, and would be introduced at an early period. LETTERS TO SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ABROAD. In reply to Lord D. STUART, Sir J. GRAHAM said oa every Tuesday a mail made up in London for the Baltic Fleet, and a messenger was sent every Tuesday to convey all officers' letters not exceed ing half an ounce, at a postage of Bd. for English, Belgian, and Prussian postages ; soldiers' and sailors' letters are sent at a rate of 5(.1. Ths arrangement was confined to the special messenger. In addition to that, mails were made up and sent by every man-of-war leaving England, and sailors' and soldiers' letters are sent at the rate of one penny. There had been three of these mails sent in March, three in April, and five in May. With regard to the Black Sea, the French Government had allowed the use of their conveyances by Marseilles to Constantinople, and the con veyance by those means were six times a month, at the combined rate of English and French letters, which will amount to pretty nearly the same as letters sent to the Baltic. CORRESPONDENTS OF LONDON PIPERS. In reply to Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR, who wished to ask the First Lord of the Admiialty whether it was by any order of the Government the correspondents of the London papers would not be allowed to accompany the expeditionary army to the scene of action ? Sir J. GRAHAM said he had nothing whatever to do with the orders or movements of the army. BARNSTAPLE BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS BILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then rose and said that since the introduction of the above bill and the four other similar bills, some case, he was bound to say, had been made out on behalf of the parties who had given evidence before the commissioners under the protection of a Parliamentary indemnity. (Hear.) In addition to that he had learned from members on both sides of the house—for he hoped such a question would never be made a party question—that if those bills were passed there would be a great amount of delay, incon venience, and probably after all an unsatisfactory result, in punishing the parties really guilty. Under these cir cumstances he thought it was his duty not to advise the Government to proceed with those bills. (Hear, hear.) At the same time he felt that those elections were a scandal and a disgrace to the country; but he hoped that the course of legislation now proceeding would teach those voters that, though Parliament was now unwilling to pro ceed with those bills, yet when such offences were proved, that the offenders should not be allowed to escape. He, therefore, moved that the order of the day for the second reading of those bills be discharged. (Hear.) Sir F. THESIGER, after expressing his approval of the fair and honourable manner in which his hon. and learned the Attorney General had conducted this question, said he felt it was his duty to say that the course adopted by the Government frilly justified the course he had himself in tended to take in reference to this question, and therefore he should not, of course, now proceed with the amend ment he intended to propose. Mr. W. 0. STANLEY thought the course now taken by the Government was a very unwise one, and would, he feared, give rise to an opinion in the country that the house was trifling with this important question. Lord J. RUSSELL said it was a disappointment to him that a measure introduced by him to punish and prevent bribery was only partially successful ; but he trusted that the measures which had been referred to a select com mittee would have a beneficial effect on future elections. Mr. G. BUTT said there could be no just reason for withholding the new writs for Cambridge, Hull, Canter bury, Malden, and Barnstaple, now that Government had decided on withdrawing these bills. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said he should certainly object to the issue of any writs to the five delinquent boroughs, at all events during the present session, If the writs were now issued to those boroughs, the sooner the house restored the franchise to St. Albans and Sudbury the bet ter. (Hear, hear.) (LEFT SPEAKING.) BRITISH NORTH AMERICA. THE WAR.—LOYALTY IN THE COLONIES. CLosst or THE SESSION.—On Saturday last his Excellency communicated by Message to the Assembly a copy of the Queen's declaration of war against Russia, and other documents connected therewith, including an order to lay an-- embargo on Russian vessels. Nearly all the members gave expression to their sentiments on the occasion, highly , approving of the course taken by the Imperial Government ; and on the motion of Mr. Earle it was unanimously resolved that the whole of the provincial revenues be placed under the control of the Governor, in case of emergency. On Monday last the session of the Provincial Parlia ment was closed by his Excellency Sir Edmund W. Head, Bart., &c., and in his speech to the House of Assembly a graceful allusion was made to this lo)al offer. " I feel confident that her most gracious Ma jesty will highly value the loyal feeling which dictated your resolution, placing at my disposal the resourc s of the province for the defence of the country and the honour of the British Flag." New Brunswick ii well known to the mercantile world for the superiority and extent of its ship-building and export of timber, &c. ; to the public it is familiar from its having built the Marco Polo of world-wide fame. Indeed the best portion of the noble vessels engaged in the Australian as well as our East India and China trade are New Bruns wicken. Many a British soldier is now sailing to the field of martial glory in New Brunswick built transports; and the European and North American Railway (now in course of construction by Messrs. Peto, Betts, Brassey, and Jackson) which connects the United States and Canadian Railways with Halifax, in Nova Scotia, the first part made by the Cunard steamers, when bound for America, is well known to the various persons employed in the manufacture of iron tubing, railway iron, &c., in this country. We notice, in referring to the last census, that New Brunswick " goes ahead" of the neighbouring states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts, including Boston with its 137,000 inhabitants, in the increase of population during the last 11 years, by about 2 per cent., and this is no small boast when the rapid rate of increase of population in America is considered, and she has increased her own population during the same period nearly 26 per cent. This province is out of debt, like her sister province Canada, as declared by the Canadian Prime Minister, at the banquet given re cently in honour of the Earl of Elgin, previous to his departure for his Government of Canada on the 6th inst. ; and like her she is busily constructing her railways. It is therefore not an empty offer, when a rich and pros perous colony devotes its resources to aid and assist us ; and we hope so good an example will be followed by others of our colonial dependencies, should any such as sistance be required.—New Brunswick paper of 4th May, 1854. STATISTICAL SOCIETY. At the last ordinary meeting of the Statistical Society, held at the rooms of the society in St. James's-square— present Sir John P. Boileau, Bart., V.P., in the chair, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of St. David's, and Dr. Gug genbuhl of Bern, a paper was read, entitled " A Statistical and Historical view of the Statute Law of the Realm from the earliest recorded pe iod to the present time," by Wil liam Taylor, Esq. The author commenced by stating that the statutes were inscribed in latin to the time of Edward I. (1272), in Norman French to about the time of Richard 111. (1483), and subsequently in the English language. The earlier statutes were extremely defective, and courts of justice were not only unfrequently overawed and in fluenced by the crown, or corrupted by the nobles. He gave the number of statutes passed in each reign from Henry 111. (1225), to the 16th and 17th of Victoria (1853), and passed in review the more interesting or special ones. The aggregate number of sta tutes of all kinds passed from the 12th of Henry 111. to the end of the reign of Charles 1., comprising a period of nearly four centuries, were 3,316. The acts and or dinances of the Commonwealth and Protectorate (1649-60), were not recorded as statutes of the realm, every possible trace of the acts of the regicides and rebels being removed at the Restoration, from a scarce work of the period it Appeared that they consisted of some hundreds of rare and curious ordinances, many of them assuming the character of imperial edicts. From the time of Cromwell to the end of George 11. (1660 to 1760), there were 5,844 statutes of all kinds enacted. In the long reign of George 111. (60 years), the number of statutes passed were 14,800. In the reign of George IV., 3,223 ; William IV., 1,802 ; and in the 16 years reign of Victoria, 5,334 ; in all from Henry 111. (1225), to the present time, 34 ,319 statutes of every description. A tabular state ment gave a sub-division of the acts into public and private, and in latter years into local acts. The average number of statutes that were passed annually in each reign were also given, and they exhibited the great increase of legislation iler.re of rec ent years. In th e reign of Henry 111 (1225), the number the statutes pass ed annum were only - 26 (one every f our years) In the 'reign of Henry IV. (1399), they had increased t 0.461), th ey h O l - (3.9 per annum. In the reign of Edward IV. William and STa ) ' ha ti l f (15 in, they hatA•eceded to 2 . 4. In the reign of Edward VI. the time George 1 - 1 38 t Charles I. (tee- incuemsed to 27'8, and in the time of in receded to 3 5. In the time of I tu the y had increased to .6) . 2. In WA, and to the 16 a l Ti l d "17111V* tria lV t . h tl ey ley ha h t a i dinic-eLasedoectil to George IV. t f , 349 .3, . in George 111. to 246'7, in reign being taken in each histan' i cT ura, the the large number of 523'1 p e r Thus showing the rapid averagg of the increase of legislative enactments in T ti an appeal for in ternal tranquillity. The author concla u X e l by f code ora legislative consolidation of the statuts-71: system under distinct beads, and for the absolutei expulsion of all expired, obsolete, or repealed statutes :th e the last he co uld not arrive at from t he cha 3s that number •prevai le o d e . H e expressed his full con v iction that it was competent for an effective c ommission a pp ointed for su ch a purpose to effect a consolidation of the statutes, and to free them from those not in force, and the measure would only be in ac cordance with the recommendations of many learned au thorities and jurists from Lord Chancellor Bacon down- wards, and would not fail to confer on the statesman who should devote himself to the task, the gratitude of his country. A discussion followed, in which the following took part, the Bishop of Oxford, Mr. Slang', Mr. Lumley. Dr. Waddileve, Mr. Newraarch, Mr. Jellicoe, and Dr. Guy. THE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1854. THE WAR. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The promotions consequent on the death of Vice-Ad miral of the White Hyde Parker, C. 8., are the follow ing Vice-Admiral of the Blue Sir W. H. Dillon, K.C.H., to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Rear-Admiral of the Red John Coode, C. 8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral of the White Fairfax Moresby, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red. Rear-Admiral of the Blue James H. Plumridge, in command of the ." flying steam squadron, " under Sir Charles Napier, in the Baltic, to be Rear-Admiral of the White. Captain and Commodore Michael Seymour, Captain of the fleet in thO Baltic, to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue, whereby a captain's pension of 150/. per annum for good and meritorious services reverts to the gift of the First Lord of the Admiralty. Rear-Admiral Sey mour will not hoist his flag, but will remain as captain of the fleet, his pay and allowances in that position being already the same as those of a Rear-Admiral in command. The Stromboli, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com mander Robert Hall, arrived at Spithead, from Wool wich, full of ammunition, for Malta, on Friday evening, and sailed on Sunday morning for her destination. The Star, 8, Commander Warren, arrived at Spithead on Friday night from the Brazils station. She brought no news. She sailed on Saturday evening for the east ward to be paid off, her crew being made available for other ships. The Sphinx, 6, paddle steam-sloop, was commissioned at Portsmouth on Friday evening by Captain William J. C. Clifford, son of Rear-Admiral Sir Augustus Clif ford, C. 8., Usher of the Black Rod. Captain Clifford's last service was in command of the Wolverine and Ringdove, 16-gun sloops, in the East Indies, in 1844-45. The Rose, revenue-cutter, Nash, commander, run into Sheerness harbour, on Sunday, and brought the news of her having taken as a prize a Russian East Indiaman, loaded with rice, mahogany, and other valuables. It appears that the captain of the Russian was much in: clined to make a run for his port of destination, but was prevented from carrying his intention into effect by hav ing taken an English Channel pilot on board (or rather, we believe, having been boarded by one), of whom he was anxiously inquiring whether he was aware of there being any English men-of-war in the White Sea, &c. In the meantime the Rose bore in sight, the Pilot hoist ing Russian colours, when the above cutter boarded and made a prize of her. Had not this cutter in question hove in sight, we understand the pilot was determined to stick to her and deliver her over to the first ship that came in sight. Too much praise, however, cannot be given to this intrepid conduct on the part of the pilot, who bravely, single-handed, withstood the captain carry out his intentions of running for the White Sea. She passed Sheerness, on Sunday morning in charge of the cutter's crew, and Nash, the commander, direct for Lon don ; she is a large vessel, and has some 21 hands on board, and from what we can learn will prove one of the most valuable prizes brought home. Harrier, 16, screw-sloop, under jury rig, and in charge of Mr. King, arrived this morning from Pembroke, and was towed into harbour by the Echo steam-tug, where she will be completed for active service without delay, and is expected to be instantly commissioned. Rumour gives her to Captain George Alexander Seymour, late commander of the Fire Fly. He is a good steam oficer, full of energy, and liked in the service, The Harrier's dimensions are as follows : Feet. Inches. Length over all lB4 0 Between the perpendiculars l6O 0 Length of keel l4O 0 Breadth, extreme 3l 10 for tonnage 3l 8 moulded Depth of hold l7 6 Tonnage, 747. Engines of 100-horse power, by Humpbry and Dyke. The Royalist, 12, barque, Commander Bate, went into Portsmouth harbour on Saturday afternoon, to be put out of commission. The Sealark, 8, naval apprentices' instruction brig, Lieutenant Fenwick, of the Victory, in charge, returned into Portsmouth harbour on Saturday morning from the Channel. The former training brig, Rolls, 8, having had a thorough refit, was undocked on Saturday, and will be immediately recommissioned for the boys, the Sealark being made a tender to the seamen's ship Illus trious, 72, Captain Robert Harris, in Portsmouth harbour. The Cuckoo, 3 guns, paddle-wheel steam gun-vessel, Lieutenant Augustus G. E. Murray, went out from Sheerness on Saturday on a trial of her machinery, un der the superintendence of Mr. George Blaxland, super intendent of the civil engineering department at the yard. She proceeded on a distance trip between the Garrison point, Sheerness Middle-buoy, and the Nore Light ves sel, with the wind south-west, in force 5. Her engines, of 100-horse power, made by Bolton and Watt, making on an average, during the trial out and in, 24 revolu tions per minute, with a pressure of 61b. per inch on her boilers she made over 71 knots by log and distance taken. Her engines having been recently overhauled and defects made good, the present trial has been in every respect satisfactory. The Cuckoo has a very smart, little crew, and, had Lieutenant Murray required dou ble the number to have manned her, he might have had them, a great number of. A.B.'s having offered to volun teer for her after she was fully manned. The Wolverine 12-gun sloop, at Chatham, is reported to be ready for sea on the Bth of next month. She is still in want of able seamen. The entire crew of blue jackets late of the Waterwitch offered to volunteer for her on her commander's first visit to that ship. The Teazer, screw steam-tender to the flag-ship on the ►Vest Coast of Africa station, arrived at Woolwich on Saturday, in charge of Lieutenant Commander F. D. Rich, Her boilers are found to be in such a bad state that it is expected the crew will be turned out to another vessel. Her Majesty's frigate Meander, 44, Commodore Tal bot, was inspected on Friday in Plymouth Sound by Captain Wise, or the flag-ship Impregnable, 104. Her powder has been taken out, and she was towed into Hamoaze on Saturday, when her crew unbent sails. Captain Talbot and the crew will be transferred to the screw steam-ship Algiers, nearly ready for sea. The frigate Indefatigable, 50, Captain Thomas Hope, was docked on Saturday, to have her copper examined and to be repaired. The brig Mariner is to be got ready to leave Hamoaze on the Bth of June, it is said, for the White Sea. The Rhadamanthua paddlewheel steam atoreship, Master Commander John Belem, arrived at Woolwich from Sheerness at 11 p.m. on Friday. The boilers of the Royal Albert, 131, will be immediately taken down the river by the Rhadamanthus. The slip of the Royal Albert will soon be ready for laying th• keel of another ship of war to add to the wooden bulwarks of the country. The Russian brig Emelie (not Amelia), prize to the Bulldog, paddle-wheel steam-ship, of 6 guns, arrived at Sheerness on Saturday last at 10 a.m. She was anchored off the Garrison Point, and Mr. Dillon, acting mate, made his report to the Commander-in-Chief. In conse quence of nearly all the square sails of this brig being so much damaged previous to her leaving Wingo Sound, the prize -master, Mr. Dillon, and his crew, have expe rienced very great difficulty in getting her home, not being able to set canvass to turn to windward with. To prevent any accident in the Thames, the Princess Royal, one of the Medway steam-packets, has been engaged to tow her to the West India Dock buoy. Mr. Dillon does not return again to the Bulldog, being expected to join the-Hannibal at Chatham. The Devonshire, formerly employed as a divisional ship at Chatham, but lent last year to be a tender to the Dread nought sailors' hospital-ship stationed at Greenwich, and intended to receive such cholera cases as might be sent to the Dreadnought to separate them from the other patients, is ordered to be taken down to Woolwich, to be fitted for the reception of Russian prisoners of war, and when completed the Devonshire wilt be stationed at . Sheerness. The Russian prisoners taken in the different prizes, and sent from time to time on board the Crocodile, lying off the Tower, to the number of 40, have obtained em ployment in the British merchant service. The only prisoners now on board the Crocodile are those just re ceived from the Argo. On Thursday last a Government officer visited and in spected the old Sussex county gaol at Lewes, in order to ascertain whether it could be used as a place of confine ment for the Russian prisoners of war. Having tho roughly examined the place, he expressed himself satis fied that it could be made applicable for the required purpose. The Tribune, 30, screw-frigate, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, sailed last evening for the Mediterranean. A court-martial will be held this morning on board the Victory, to try a corporal of the Excellent gunnery ship. The following appointments have been made : Master Samuel Braddon (1851), recently serving in the Alecto, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, on the West Coast of Africa station, to the Sphinx, steam-sloop, at Ports mouth. Chaplain Rev. W. B. Artley, to the Impdrieuse, 50, screw steam-frigate, in the Baltic. p'laster's-Assistants—James Fisher, to the Hornet, 17, screw steam-sloop, at Woolwich ; George T. Gulli ver, to the Wolverine, 12, sloop, at Chatham. Assistant-Surgeon David Ramsay, M.D., to the Hor net, screw steam-sloop, at Woolwich. Assistant-Engineers of the Third Class—John Bar grove and John Paul, to the Fleet. Clerks--Henry Winstanley (1854), to the Indefatig able, 50, at Devonport ; Francis Oliver (1854), to the Calcutta, 84, at Devonport. Gunner John Blellock, to the Zephyr, steam-vessel, at Woolwich. The Himalaya, now lying at Queenstown, has at tracted thither thousands of 'spectators from the neigh bouring towns and villages. On Friday morning the embarkation of the sth Dragoon Guards commenced. As early as 5 a.m. a troop passed through Cork, en route to Queenstown. At 11 o'clock General Maunsell, accompanied by some officers of his staff, went on board to superintend the embarkation of -the horses—an opera tion which, owing to the admirable manner in which the works of the platform had been erected, was accom plished without the slightest difficulty. The horses were led on board, and, owing to the high barriers on either side, walked without fright or hesitation into the ship. Each horse was then put into a padded box, and slung easily into the lower deck. The Taurus, screw steamer, hired for transport ser vice, has come down from Deptford to Woolwich, and now remains with the Tynemouth, waiting further orders. The hor se t ransport Europa, N o. 92, having had a few alterations in the fittings of her stalls, will receive 1 .1 first troop o f th e 6 t h Enn i sk i llens at th e dockyard to-day. A troop of th o 4 t h moo 1E05%1 Irish) I) no conolisting of Lieutenant G. M. Morgan (commanding), Cornet G. A. Muttlebury, Assistant-Surgeon Laurance (Grenadier Guards), 46 rank and file, and 46 horses, paraded in com plete service order in Portobello barracks, at 8 o'clock, a.m., on Saturday morning, and proceeded to Kings town, where they embarked on board the Burmah trans port, en route for the seat of war, On their leaving Por tobello barracks they were accompanied by the bands of the 3d Dragoon Guards and 16th Lancers. The 16th Lancers are to be stationed as follows : Head-quarters and one troop and a half at Cahir ; one troop and a half at Limerick ; two troops at Cork ; and one at Clonmel. The dismounted men of the 3d Light Dragoons left Exeter on Thursday last, and proceeded by the Bristol and Exeter Railway to Bristol, whence they were to go on to Manchester the following day. The 4th Light Dragoons are now on their march to Exeter, where they will be quartered in the Cavalry barracks for some time. The head-quarters will be sta tioned at Dorchester. A detachment of the 6th (Enniskillen) Dragoons, in cluding the head-quarters, left Exeter, where they have been quartered for some time, on Friday, for Plymouth, where the transport Europa was in waiting to receive them. The men left the Topsham barracks shortly after 9 o'clock, and marched through the city amid the cheers of the inhabitants. The other portion of the regiment will leave Exeter in the course of a few days, their de parture only being delayed for the preparation of the transports in which they are to embark at Plymouth for Turkey. The following are the transports which have been engaged by the Government :—The Lord Raglan, 774 tons ; the Sutlej, 732 tons ; the Maria, 799 tons ; the Europa, 841 tons ; the Escort, 763 tons ; and the Talavera, 963 tons. Forty-one fine young lads, recruits for the Royal Ar tillery, joined head-quarters at Wuolwich in the early part of the week from Northamptonshire. Orders have been issued to all the recruiting parties throughout the country to send the whole of the recruits to the garrison at Woolwich previous to the end of the present month. It is believed the order has been made preparatory to the immediate augmentation of the Royal Artillery, by adding another, or 14th, battalion to the corps. Up wards of 60 volunteers from the Middlesex Militia have joined the Royaf Regiment of Artillery. Thirty-eight horses for the Royal Artillery, pu?chased by Lieutenant-Colonel Wingfield in the country, have been sent up to head-quarters, and arrived yesterday. They appear to be fine animals, and well adapted for the service. A part of Captain P. Maclean's company, Bth battalion of the Royal Artillery, disembarked at the Royal Arsenal at 5 o'clock p.m., having come home in the Enterprise, of London, freight-ship, from China, in 136 days. The other part of the company are daily expected. The band and drums and fifes of the regiment were in waiting to play them up to the garrison. Three regiments are at present on their way home from the East Indies, having embarked in the early part of April last. A. detachment of her Majesty's 51st (Kings Own) Light Infantry, under the command of Captain Anderson, and the right wing of her Majesty's 94th embarked in the Lord George Bentinck on the 12th of April, and the other portions in the Hampshire. The married officers of the 94th Foot were to return home in a screw steamer, Some of the troops are to return in the Earl of Hardwick° and the Hougoumont freight ships, to this country. There are four other regiments ordered home from India, and the 99th from Australia. The 29th Regiment of Foot, at present in the Bengal presidency, is the first on the roster to return home after the 25th Borderers. A small detachment of Royal Horse Artillery, com posed of 15 horses, eight men, and two non-commis sioned officers, under the command of Capt. Mackay, arrived at Liverpool on Saturday morning from Dublin, em route for Woolwich. They left Liverpool for London by the half-past 0 o'clock train yesterday morning, and on their arrival in town proceeded to Woolwich. MILITIA AND YEOMANRY. The Lancashire Militia Artillery have just completed a 28 days' drill, at their barracks in Ishugtpn, and they are now in the best state of efficiency, and ready for active service at any moment. During the past week they have had two field days, the men being tried at gunnel) , practice on the shore near Waterloo. The practice was considered very successful, and the guns were served with precision. • On Saturday the Norfolk Militia Artillery was in spected at Great Yarmouth by Colonel England, Royal Artillery Commandant at Sheerness. After the usual marching past, the corps was put through the evolutions of battalion drill by their commandant, Lord Hastings, when the gallant reviewing officer was pleased to express his entire satisfaction at the steadiness and soldierlike manner in which the several manoeuvres were performed, The Norfolk Artillery have, one and all, volunteered to serve her Majesty in any place they may be required. Their period of training has been extended to 56 days. The Herefordshire Regiment of Militia had their field day on Saturday, but the operations were sadly marred by the rain. The men presented a satisfactory appear ance, and got through their exercise with much precision. Colonel Patton assured the regiment that he should re port most favourably of them. In the afternoon the arms and accoutrements were given up, and to-day the men will be disbanded. 36 have volunteered into the line. The regiment is 580 strong. The Northumberland Light Infantry Regiment of Militia, under the command of Lieut.-Col. M. Bigge, was called out at Alnwick on the 17th instant, for 28 days' training and exercise. They are now undergoing the preliminary stages of instruction in drill, and the promp titude with which they obey the word of command and go through their evolutions, testifies that they have not forgotten their former lessons. On former occasions detachments from regiments of the line attended to as sist in the training, but the demand for the services of the regular soldiers elsewhere has caused the whole of these duties to devolve upon the sergeants of the perma nent staff, aided by a serjeant, corporal, and small party of Coldstream Guards. On Saturday the Queen's Own Tower Hamlets Reg ment of Militia, which musters about 500 strong, and which is under the command of. Colonel North, were inspected by Colonel Bush, in an enclosed area of Vic toria-park. The men went through their evolutions with great precision, forming hollow squares, wheeling into line, &c., in perfect order. At the conclusion of the review Colonel Bush addressed the body in flattering terms upon their efficiency and steady behaviour. On Friday afternoon a telegraphic despatch from the War-office was received at Doncaster by Colonel Loftus, directing the 3d West York Militia to proceed on the following morning to the barracks at Berwick-upon- Tweed, there to be stationed until further orders. On Saturday morning the parade was formed at the Man sion-house at 6 o'clock, soon after which the regiment proceeded thence in the railway station, headed by the band, and accompa nied b y hu ndreds of spectators. The men appeared to be in the highest spirits, and returned the cheers of the civilians in a very hearty manner. Two Great Northern special trains at once started with them to their destination. The number of rank and file told off on Friday night was 860, nearly every man of whom was forthcoming on Satur day morning. In addition to this, the trains c ontaine d 32 officers, with their wives and servants , about 50 of the wives of the men , a children of the and nearlyasinany of their childr en . All th e women and latter class who presented themselves at the station, and who desired to accompany the corps, were taken in the train, the extra number beyond what is allowed by military regulations to accompany a regi ment in transitu having to be paid for by the men them selves or by the contributions of the officers. The bar racks at Berwick, which. have not been occupied for some time, will accommodate 16 officers and only 700 men ; the remainder, therefore, will have to be quartered in the town. The men were to receive 1/. each bounty money on their arrival at the barracks. The Sussex Artillery Militia assembled for 28 days' training at the artillery depot, Lewes, on Wednesday last, but the muster-roll is very far from complete, which arises from the large number who have joined the regular service under the present regulations. They are now making considerable progress, and will, no doubt, soon become expert in gunnery practice. The depot is pro vided with about 18 guns, of which 12 are field pieces, and the remainder 24 and 32 pounders, and two of these are swivels. The Northamptonshire Militia have unanimously re solved to offer their services on active duty. The offer was communicated to the Government through the Lord-Lieutenant ; and Lord Palmerston has replied that this very handsome and honourable offer of service shall be duly considered in making choice of the militia regi ments to be embodied. The King's Own Staffordshire Militia will leave Lich field this morning by a train which has been specially provided. On arriving at the Euston station the men will march through London to the South-Eastern station, from which point they will proceed to Dover Castle, where they will do garrison duty, their services having been accepted by the Government. The Royal Westmoreland Militia having been on duty at Appleby, under Major Monins, since the 2d instant, was inspected on Friday-by Colonel Derinzi, inspecting officer of the Liverpool district. The regiment went through a variety of military evolutions, and will be dis charged from service to-day. Colonel Lord Ward inspected the Hon. Captain Coven try's troop of the Queen's Own Worcestershire Yeomanry last week, at Pull-court, Worcestershire ; and Captain Taylor's squadron at Moseley-hall. His lordship will inspect the Worcester and Witley troops in the course of the present week. The North York Militia has received orders to assem ble for 23 days' training on Friday next, June 2. An order has been issued to the Ist Devon Militia to assemble at Exeter on Wednesday next, the 31st instant. As the barracks are occupied, the men are to be billeted upon the inhabitants. The Monmouthshire Militia, whose ordinary term of , training has expired, have been ordered to undergo ten days' extended drill. An intimation has been received from the War-office that the regiment is to be embodied for permanent duty. The Durham Militia have been embodied, and will proceed forthwith to Ireland for_permanent duty. The Carmarthen Rifle Corps are performing garrison duty. All the officers have volunteered for duty, but the men have ma-nifested a strong indisposition to com ply with the wishes of the officers, the majority of them being married Men, w ith families. Colonel Bowles has communicated to the Secretary-at ' War the willingness of the whole of the Oxfordshire Militia—officei-s and men—to be enrolled, if their ser vices are required. THE Mooßs.—W e regret to say the tape-worm disease has appeared amoni ; the grouse in our higher moors— possibly from exec ssive drought. Hitherto there have been few deaths ; but we learn that its ravages are great in Glenesk and bother Forfarshire moors. Dundee Courier. ,IGENCE. SPORTL LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST END. DERBY. 11 to 4 agst Dervish. Bto 1 agst Andover (taken). 8 to 1 agst The Trapper (taken). 12 to 1 agst King Tom (taken). 12 to 1 agst Neville (taken). 14 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman (taken). 15 to 1 agst Hospodar (taken). 100 to 6 agst Marsyas (taken). 22 to 1 agst Knight of St. George (taken). 30 to 1 aget Canute (taken). 1000 to 30 agst Autocrat (taken). 50 to 1 agst The Early Bird (taken). 50 to 1 agst New Warrior (taken). 9 to 2 agst Andover and The Hermit coupled (taken). 1000 to 30 agst Champagne and Death. 500 to 400 on The Hermit agst King Tom (taken). OAKS. sto 1 agst, Meteora. 7to 1 agst Bribery (taken to some money). 7to 1 agst Honeysuckle (taken). LATEST SCRATCHINGS, May 27. Derby—Sambo, Hesse Cassel, and Pelham, at 1.30 p.m. ; Muscovado, at 2.30 p.m. Oaks—Terrona, Lady Audrey, and Calliope, at 9 a.m Manor Plate—Nathan, at 1.30 p.m. Woodcote Stakes—Broker, at 1.30 p.m. Epsom Summer Handicap—Nutpecker, at 1.30 p.m. Epsom Cup—Sittingbourne and Ariosto, at 1.30 p.m. Four-year-old Stakes—Petrel, at 1.30 p.m. Surrey Foal Stakes —Sambo, Hesse Cassel, and Pel ham, at 1.30 p.m. RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS.—The arrangements at the London-bridge terminus and at the Waterloo station will be found to afford every facility to the 'public. CARLISLE RA WEIGHTS for the CLTMBERL. declared on or befot .CES-JUNE 27. Age st lb Red Lion Balrownie Lough Bawn 6 7 10 Merry Bird Lindrick Audubon Jacqueline 4 7 2 Haricot Little Fawn Cariboo Annie Sutherland 4 7 0 Eulogist 4 7 0 The Vet . The Skinner Morning Star 5 6 10 Trio Charley .AND PLATE. Forfeits to be re Monday, June 5. Age st lb Maid of Team Valley a 6 8 Cleveland Itch Hobby Horse 4 6 6 Cassio 4 6 4 La Belle Axwell .4 6 0 .4 6 0 Waterfall El Dorado 3 5 12 Syvagee 3 5 10 Amalgamation Aribbas Communist Gamelad Claret Erycina 3 5 4 .3 5 4 .3 5 4 HAMPTON-JUNE 21. .3 5 0 NOMINATIONS FOR THE SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES.—Two miles.—Sextus, 4 yrs ; Pantomime, 4 yrs; Sandhurst, 4 yrs ; Conspiracy, 3 yrs ; Lord John, 3 yrs ; Allington (h b), 4 yrs ; lauthe, 6 yrs ; Nutpecker, 4 yrs; Remnant, 3 yrs ; Defiance, 4 yrs ; Cock Pheasant, 4 yrs ; Kaffir, 3 yrs ; Jacqueline, 4 yrs ; Rickapelt, 4 yrs ; Noisette, 4 yrs ; Veteran, 4 yrs ; Jujube, 3 yrs ; Mr. Sykes, 4 yrs ; Mulligrubs, 3 yrs ; Lady Elegant, 3 yrs. HALIFAX SPRING MEETING. MONDAY, JUNE 5. The HOPEFUL STAKES, a Sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, with 10 sovs added. The second horse to save his stake, Three-years-old, 9st 41b ; four years, . lOst 21b ; five years, lOst 101 b ; six and aged, list. Mares and geldings allowed 31bs. Heats about one mile. Hernandez White Nose Westwood Duchess Trio Lescombe Lass True Girl Hamlet The WEST HILL PARK STAKES, a handicap of 3 sovs each, with 15 sovs added. The second horse to save his stake. Heats about a mile and a half. Age st lb Age st lb True Gir1......... a 10 7 1 Misfortune Paddy Duchess Old Rake 6 9 7 Mixed Up A HURDLE RACE for PONIES, not exceeding 14 hands, a sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, with 10 sovs added. The second to save his stake. Mile heats, over six hurdles, 3 feet high, brushed with gorse included. 14 hands, 9st ; 134 'wilds Bst 71b ; 13 hands, Bst ; 12i hands , 7st 71b ; 12 hands and under, 7st. To leap the Stand hurdle before starting. Little Stephen Mischief Little Wonder Kate Terror Albafon TUESDAY, JUNB 6. The SELLING STAKES, a sweepstakes of 2 soya each, with 10 soya added ; three yrs 9st 41b, four lOst 21b, five lOst 101 b, six and aged list ; the second to save his stake ; the winner of any race on the first day to carry slbs extra. The winner to be sold for 100 soya ; if entered to be sold for 75 sovs allowed Sib, 50 soya 101 b, 40 sovs 141 b, 30 soya 201 b, 20 soya 281 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold by auction after the race, and the surplus (if any) to go to next year's fund. Heats about a mile. Nancy Martinson True Girl Hamlet Misfortune White Nose Lescombe Lass The CLAYTON HUNT HURDLE RACE, open to all, a han. dicap of 3 sovs. each, with 20 sovs. added. The second to receive 5 sovs. out of the stakes. Heats about a mile and a half, over 8 hurdles, 4 feet high, brushed with gorse included. To leap the Stand Hurdle before starting. Age st lb Age at lb Duchess a 11. 0 Nancy Martinson 5 10 0 Old Rake br. g. 'filo lO 6 Little Benjamin.. 9 12 PONY RACE.—A Sweepstakes of 2 soya, each, with 7 sovs. added, for ponies not exceeding fourteen hands high.-14 hands, 9ct 71bs. ; l3,i hands, 9st 13 hands, Bst 7lbs ; 12 hands, Bst ; 12 hands, Bst 71bs.—Mile beats. 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They are 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 1. 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, doer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power ; an object can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant. Newly-invented Spectacles ; immediately the 3 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. 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Numbers of persons who have been patients in the large hospitals, and under the care of eminent surgeons, without deriving the least benefit, have been cured by Holloway's ointment and pills, when other remedies had foiled. For glandular swellings, tumours, scurvy, and diseases of the skin there is no medicine that can be used with so good an effect. Sold by all druggists, and as professor Holloway's 244 , Strand. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK. A special meeting of this company was held at York on Saturday, Mr. James Pulleine in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had been called in order that two bills now before Parliament should be submitted to the shareholders, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords. The first bill which he should submit was one which enabled this company to purchase the land upon which the Pontop and South Shields Railway had been formed ; and, having explained the provisions of the bill, he moved a resolution approving it, which was seconded by the Lord Mayor of York, and unanimously carried. The CHAIRMAN said the next bill was to enable the company to construct docks at Jarrow Slake and a branch railway thereto, and to enable the Dean and Chapter of Durham to appropriate 5,000/. of the pur chase-money of some land for the endowment of a church. The quantity of land required was 140 acres, and the profitable sum to be expended was 300,0001. , a sum that would soon be saved by the proposed altera tions. Having explained the operation of the various clauses, the chairman moved the approval of the bill, which was seconded by Mr. Hunter, and adopted. YORK AND NORTH MIDLAND. A special meeting of this company was held at York on Saturday. The CHAIRMAN (Mr. H. Thompson) said the bill which he had to submit was one in which their company was not directly interested. It was to incorporate a com pany for making a railway from near the Picton station, on the Leeds Northern line, to near the Grosmont sta tion, on Whitby and Pickering branch. The clauses which affected their company might be called protective and permissive. With reference to the operation of the new company, it was clear it would tend to improve the Whitby district, by giving access to large beds of iron stone, and render that town a more popular watering place. He concluded by moving the approval of the bill, which was seconded by Mr. Seymour, and carried. A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro ceedings. - LEEDS NORTHERN. A special meeting of this company was held at Leeds on Saturday, to consider the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway Bill now before Parliament, and to sanction the application of the capital of the company to the proposed undertaking to the extent of 30,0001. Mr. J. Kitson presided, and, after referring to the advantages likely to accrue to the Leeds Northern shareholders from the construction of the proposed line, by the open ing out of the iron district of Cleveland, he proposed a resolution approving the bill, which was seconded by Mr. Durham, and carried unanimously. BELFAST AND BALLYMENA. The report of the directors states that the traffic re , ceipts during the half-year ending the 30th of April last amounted for passengers to 10,5971., for parcels, horses ; &c., to 5221., and for goods, mails, &c., to 8,8961.; total, 20,0151. The working expenses amounted to 8,8961., and the interest on loans to 2,7221., leaving a disposable balance of 8,3631., out of which the directors recommend a dividend of 20s. per share, which will amount to 7,7001., and an addition of 1851. to the reserve fund, making it 2,0001. for the year, and leaving 4781. to be carried forward to the credit of the next half-year. The increase in the traffic as compared with the correspond. ing period of last year amounted to 3,1571., or 181 per cent. The amount at the credit of the reserve fund is now 10,2161. The extension lines from Ballymena to Coleraine to Portrush, and from Randa,lstown and Cookstown, are in progress. It appears from the bal ance sheet that the expenditure on the main line amounts to 516,6591., and on the Cookstown extension to 4,8811. together 521,5401. The receipts on shares and loans amount to 493,2081., leaving 28,3321. due to the bankers on capital account. Appended to the report is a list of the shareholders, from which it appears there are, including the board of 16 directors, 269 shareholders, holding on the average paid-up capital of about 1,4001. each. Out of the 269 shareholders, it ap pears, by a distinguishing mark placed against the names in the list, that there are 127 shareholders, includ ing the present board, who are eligible to be elected directors. This is one of the very few railway companies who publish a list of the shareholders with each half yearly report. The dividend for the past year amounts to 41. 4s. per cent. PORT CARLISLE. The Government inspector is to go over the line this week, and, if the report is favourable, the directors in tend opening it for passenger traffic on Saturday next, the 3d of June. NORTH DEVON. It is intended to open this line for traffic on Saturday, July 1. Mr. Brassey, who has taken a lease of the line, has come to an arrangement with the Bristol and Exeter Railway Company to work the line for 12 months. REPORT OF COMMITTEES ON RAILWAY BILLS. BRADFORD, WAKEFIELD, AND LEEDS. Mr. T. EGERToN reported from the committee on this bill that the proposed capital of the company is 180,0001., and the amount of loan 60,0001. The length of the cail way is '9 miles 7 furlongs, and the steepest gradient is 1 in 100. There is one tunnel, which is intended to be 297 yards in length and 26 feet in breadth. The esti mated cost of the railway is 180,0001., and the quantity of land required is 640 acres. The committee are satis fied of the fitness in an engineering point of view of the proposed rail way. CALEDONIAN (LES3fAUAGOw BRANCHES). Mr. BOUVERIE reported from the committee that no additional share capital is proposed to be raised under the bill, but it is proposed to borrow 20,0001. There is one plane that may occasionally be worked by an as sistant engine, the length of which is 61 furlongs, and the inclination lin 66. The length of the main line is 18 miles 2i chains, of the North Southfield Colliery branch 1 mile 14 chains, and of the Little Gill branch 1 mile 2 furlongs. The steepest gradient on the main line is lin 66, and on the branch lin 32. It is intended that the railway should pass on the level eleven public roads. The estimated coast of the railway is 125,0001., and the quantity of land required 196 acres. The com mittee are satisfied of the fitness in an engineering point of view of the proposed railway. SOUTH DEVON AND TAVISTOCIC. Mr. BOUVERIE reported from the committee on this bill that the proposed capital of the company is 160,0001., and the amount of loan 53,000/. The length of the main line is 13 miles, and that of the branch to Le Moor 4 miles 11 chains. It is proposed to construct the main line on a guage of 7 feet ; the steepest gradient being 1 in 60. There are three tunnels proposed, of which the first_is intended to be 200 yards in length, the second 572 yards in length, and the third 242 yards in length, and the breadth of each tunnel is intended to be 18 feet, and the height thereof 18 feet. The amount of the estimates of the cost of the railway is 154,0001., and the quantity of land required for the main line is 1451 acres, and for the branch 25} acres. The committee are satisfied of the fitness in an en gineering point of view of the proposed railway. GREAT WESTERN .(BERKS AND HANTS, &C.) Mr. ADAIR reported from the sub committee that the objects of the bill were—the construction of a new branch railway to connect the Berks and Hants Railway with the main line of the Great Western Railway, near Reading ; the revival of the powers of certain of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth ,Railway Acts, in re spect of the Bathampton and Devizes branches of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway, as thereby authorised ; the extension of time for the construction of the portions of the authorised railway between Frome and Weymouth, and between Warminster and Salisbury. The proposed additional capital in shares to be raised by the company for the new line at Reading and the Devizes branch is 85,0001., in addition to which the company seek powerto raise 1,000,000/. for the general purposes of the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Rail way. No power is sought by the bill to raise money on loan. The length of the proposed new line is 4 furlongs 6 chains, and it is proposed to construct the same on a gauge of 7 feet. The steepest gradient is lin 190. The estimated cost of the new line of railway is 20,0001., and the quantity of land required is 6 acres. An agreement has been come to between the Great Western and South- Western Companies, whereby the Great Western Rail way Company agree to lay down additional rails on the narrow gauge between Dorchester ar.d Weymouth, and to allow the London and South-Western Railway Com pany to use the same, and the intermediate stations, and station at Weymouth, in consideration of the London and South• Western Company laying down, on the broad gauge, additional rails on eight miles of their railway adjacent to Dorchester, and to give the Great Western Company power to use the same, and the stations in csn nexion therewith ; and the committee have inserted clauses in the bill for giving effect to such agreement, and have added a clause making the laying down of such rails and the use thereof, and of the stations, subject to the approval and sanction of the Board of Trade. The committee are satisfied of the fitness in an engineering point of view of the proposed works. A PRESENT FROM AN ENGLISH M.P. TO THE KING OF DENMARK.-A most elaborate and beautifully de signed stained glass window is now on view on the pre mises of Messrs. Ballantine and Allan, at Edinburgh, which has been designed by Mr. John Thomas, the well-known sculptor of the new Palace at Westminster. This magnificent work of decorative art will shortly he presented by Mr. Peto, the honourable member for Norwich, to his Majesty the King of Denmark, and is intended for the altar window of the Chapel Royal at Fredericksburg. The upper portion of this window has fifteen upright compartments, _in the centre of which is a figure of our Saviour as the Good Shepherd. In the upper central com partment the dove is seen descending amid golden rays surrounded by clouds, while the lower central and the dexter and sinister lights contain exquisitely coloured medallion heads of the apostles, with deep blue back grounds, surmounted by their emblems and sur rounded with richly diapered and ornamental work in various colours. The under portion of the window is filled with heraldic, emblematic, and national devices. The central light contains a likeness of the King of Denmark in white enamel on a ruby ground, surmounted with a laurel leaf. The royal arms of Denmark, envi roned with the ensigns of the order of Daneborg and of the Elephant, are also introduced with excellent effect. 'The national motto of the Danes, with the state swor 1 and sceptre, are also most effectively given. While ap preciating this magnificent present as, no doubt, his Majesty will do, we hope at the same time it will give an impetus to the art of glass•staining in the States of Denmark. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 27. At the Congregation on Wednesday next, May 31, the following grace (among others) will be offered to the Senate :-- On the recommendation of the Press Syndicate, to authorise the Syndics of the Press to carry on the busi ness of the press by means of a partnership with Mr. George Seeley, of Fleet-street, London, bookseller, and Mr. Charles John Clay, ILA., of Trinity College, and of Bread-street-hill, London, printer; and to settle (under the advice of counsel) a deed of partnership, which shall be submitted to the Senate for its approval. A report from the Syndics, together with " heads of agreement" which it is proposed to embody in the deed of partnership, will lie at the Registrary's office for in spection of members of the Senate on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, May 27, 29, and 30, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. It is intended to offer a grace to the Senate for affixing the seal to the deed of partnership on Monday, July 3. The University press and its management has for many years past been the subject of utter astonishment to those who have had the opportunity of seeing the yearly ba lance-sheet. A large establishment, involving immense property, with the prestige of the University, has scarcely paid its expenses. It is to be hoped that the above grace will be carried, as there can be no doubt the press, if properly managed, might be a source of considerable emolument to the University. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. DEAL, May 27.—The Dutch barque Susanna Geertruida, from Amsterdam for Batavia, was obliged to slip from anchor and chain in the Downs this afternoon to prevent a collision with another vessel, and has been supplied from here. May 28.—Arrived and Passed—The Emperor, from Algoa Bay, for London, 68 days out; Wenern, from Lis bon ' • Marmion, Havannah ; Budd, Callao ; Kangaroo (s a), Constantioople ; Strang, westward; Berlin, Balti more ; and Royal Shepherdess, westward—all for London. —Arrived—The Castle Lachlan and the British Tar, both from London, for Jamaica ; Electra, from London, for Grenada ' • August, from Dantzic, for Bristol ; Sir John Rae Reid, from London, for St. Kitt's ; Tipula, from Lou' don, for Valencia ; Mary H. Kimbell, and Arab, both from London, for Newport. LIVERPOOL, May 28.—The Golden Age sailed from Mel bourne for Sydney on the 21st of February. MARANFLA m, April 19.—The Emily, arrived here on the sth of April, from Para, has been surveyed having been on shore, was found to have received no damage, and will proceed to Liverpool with a cargo of cotton. MORETON BAY, Jan. 17. - The Courier (brig), lying on Cleveland Point, in this bay, loaded with cocoa-nut oil and wool, bound to London, was, with her cargo, totally destroyed by fire yesterday. • MELBOURNE, Feb. 4.—A fire broke out on board the Daring (brig), Feb. 2, but it was extinguished with assist ance. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Phantom, Jamaica to London, 35 days out, lat. 45 N., long. 24 W. The Salem (Dutch war steamer), Gibraltar to China, with troops, April 7. The Coronet (schooner), London to Porto Rico, April 14, lat. 18 N., long. 8 W. The Tinto, Bombay to London ; Ocean Gem, Table Bay to London, and Oldenburg (barque No. 1), outward bound, April 18, lat. 46 N., long. 21 W. The Red Jacket, for Australia, May 11, lat. 40 N., long. 15 W. The Isle of Thanet (barque), Mauritius to the Clyde, May 10, lat. 42 N., long. 29 W. The Negotiator (transport), Bannatyne to the Clyde, May 20 ; Steamer No. 4862 Ist d p 21, Colloden, War Cloud, and three other transports, same same day. The Madrid (steamer), Southampton to Gibraltar, May The Colombo (steamer), May 23. The llydasdes (screw-steamer), off Cape Finisterre, May 24. The Gipsy, Port Philip to London, March 17, lat. 33 S, long. 14 E. The Almeto, California to the Clyde, April 8, lat. 1 8, long. 19 E. The Malcolm, Mauritius to London, March 23, lat. 30 S, long. 11 E. The Ceylon, Dundee to Melbourne, April 15, lat. 3 N, long. 21 W.; James Rowan, Liverpool to Melbourne, same day. The Alfred the Great, standing NNW, April 23, lat. 13 S, long. 9 W. The Oriental (barque), standing to the southward, April 29, lat. 1 N, long. 21 W.; Gem (brig), same day. The Royal Albert, London to Madras, April 30, lat. 3 N, long. 22 W. The Cumberland (American ship), standing to the west ward, May 18. _ _ _ The Black-eyed Susan, April 24, lat. 4 N, long. 21 W. The Asia, from Moulmein, May 11, lat. 37 N, long. 34 W. The Providence, of Hartlepool, May 16, lat. 43 N, long. 29 W; an English barque, showing No. 8651, same day. The Dorothy, Colombo to London, May 15, lat. 45 N, long. 23 W. The St. John, Savannah to Glasgow, May 2, lat. 46 N, long. 57 W. The Podne, Jersey to St. John, May 11, lat. 46, long. 26. The Tropic, London to Jamaica, May 20, lat. 47, long. 9. Tho Tamerlane, China to Liverpool, April 17, lat. 6 N., long. 2-1 W. No. 6319, second pendant, Batavia to London, April 24, lat. 15 N. long. 35 W. The Columbus, Benin to Liverpool, May 8, lat. 39 N., long. V. W. No 7046, second distinguishing pendant, Cochin to London, May 9, lat. 40 N. long. 31 W. The Argo (French barque), Bombay to Marseilles, lat. 38 N. long. 33 W. The William Sprague, New Orleans for Liverpool, May 4, lat. 29, long. 79. The Caroline (or Catherine) of Belfast, Manilla to Liver pool, May 21, lat. 50 N. long. 16 W. The Repeater, from Callao, Feb. 24, lat. 28 S., long. 94 W. _ . Tho Lodinana, Buenos Ayres to London, April 25, lat. 16 N„ long. 42 W. The Asia, Sierra Leone to Falmouth, May 17, lat. 48 N., long. 25 W. The Eliza, Mauritius to London, May 19, lat. 49 S., long. 23 W. COUNTRY MARKETS. HADDINGTC The supplies of all kinds of —The fellowing are the prig to-day : _ )N—MAT 26. .f grain here smaller to-day. :es of grain at our market WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. BEAM First B's Od 41a Od 39s 6d 53s 0d Second 76s 7d. 39s ICld 373 10d 50s 9d Third 67s Od 37s Od 34s Od 49s 04.1 Total quantity of wheat in market, 273 qrs., 245 soul PP PP barley PP 98 qrs., 82 301 a oats PP 280 qrs., 278 sold beans _ „ 47 qrs., 42 sold Average of wheat £3 16 7 5-12ths Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats Ditto of Beans PP PP DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—MAY 25. Wheat on the top to-day is is 6d down, the current price the same as last market ; and the lowest 8s Od, up. Oats on the top price Os 8d up, current price Os 8d up, and the lowest 2s 8d up. Barley on the top 2s Od up, the current price Us 6d up, and the lowest is 3d up. Peas and beans on the top is 6d up, current price is 6d up, and the lowest 4s up. Qrs. Best. Current. 233 Wheat 80s 6d 72s Od 601 Oats 39s 41 3ss 4d 126 Barley 42s 6d 37s Od 38 Peas & beans 52, Od sos Od Average of wheat, Si. 13s 2d. Inferior• 622 04 323 04 33s 9d 463 Od ABERDEEN-MAT 26. . The prices of grain to-day are—Oats, 33s Od to 34s Od ; 401bs per bushel; new oats, 00s Od. to 00a Od, 401bg per bushel ; bere, 34s Od to 35s Od, 531bs per bushel ; barley, 34s Od to 35s Od, 531bs per bushel • wheat, red, 68s Od to 70s Od, 621bs per bushel ; wheat, white, 76s Od to 78s Oct, 621bs per buthel ; oatmeal, 25s 6d tc 26s 6d per boll; flour, 596 Od to tOs Od per sack. Provisions—Beef, per lb, 6d to 8d ; mutton, ditto, 6cl to 8d ; veal, ditto, 6d to 8d; pork, per lb, Os 94 to Os 7d ; salmon, per lb, 2s Od to Os od ; rabbits, each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 5s 9d to Os Od ; potatoes, per peck, Od to isOd ; butter, per lb, 10d to ad eggs, per doz, Os 51 to Os 7d ; hens, per pair, 3 s Od to 3s 6:1 ; chickens, ditto, 2s 64 to Os Od ; ducks, ditto, 2s 6d to 3s 01 ' • ducklings, ditto, 2s 6(1 to Os Oci. ; turkey'', each, 33 61 to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; butter for exuortation (present cure), per cwt, 84s to 85s Od ; ditto (summer cured), 00s to 00s Od ; eggs, wholesale pries! ) , per dozen, s.fd to Od ; 41b loaf, 9d • 21b loaf, 4id ; pork , fine small, Os Od to Os Od ; pork, large, Os Od to Os Od; lamb, per qr., 6s to 7a 6d ; cheese, per imperial stole , 5s 6cl to 7s. DUBLIN-MAT 26. --- Prices :—White wheat, 43s Od to 47s Od ; red, 40 3 Od, 44s Od. Barley, 16 s 6d to 22s 6d. Oats, 16s Od to 183 Od per barrel. Oatmeal, 16. Od to 18. Od. Bakers' flour, 2 2 ° Od to 27. Od. Indian corn, per 48011., 41s to 453. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 27th inst., at Turnours Hall, Chigwell, Esse%o the residence of her brother-i:n-law, the wife of P. R. Innel , Esq., lst European Bengal Fusiliers. On the 25th inst., at 46, Charlotte-square, Edinburgh , the wife of Charlos Wm. Orde, Esq., of Nunnykirk , Northumberland. OF A DA UGHTEB. - On the 28th inst., at Arklow-house, Connaught-plac e s Lady Mildred Hope. On the 25th inst., at Boldre, Hants, the wife of the ROY* Charles Meade Ramus. MARRIED. Qn the 12th inst., at Gen oa, Sir Charles Watson, Bart•' of - West Wrattiag-park, Cambridgeshire, to Georgia,' third daughter of the late Rev. Rubert Tredcroft, of Tang mere, Sussex. On the 25th inst., at Christchurch, Marylebone, C• Read, Esq., of Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park, to Char lotto, widow of the late CaE,tain Melville Gore Matsoll, 59th Regiment. D I .E D. On the 20th inst., at York, Sir John Simpson, Knigh t ' aged 58. On the 24th inst., at Abbe yhill House, the Hon. gall Ellen Norton. On the 24th inst., Mr. John Hartley, solicitor, of Co lo°' Lancashire. On the 24th inst., in Oxfori l•street, Southampton, Lso l l Blanch, (laughter of the late 4ir Jobr. D 3 Venlle, Knt., Jersey, ed 15 year On the ag 25th inst s. ., at Nal ffport, Isle of Wight, Go a , Abercrombi e ; E sq ., l a t e Captain in the 15th (King s) Hussars. LONDON Printed and Pula shed by brUii,Do YOUNC4 of No. 112, Strand, Printq , at 771. e Sun Office, No. 11 2 , Strand, in the Precinct off the Savoy, in the county of Monday, 167429, 1854. •