The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-25 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at about 6,000 bales, including 1,000 A'merican taken for export. The market closed heavily, with prices of all kinds in favour of buyers, but not to the extent of id. per lb. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 300 Pernam and Maranham at 61d. to 81 2 d., 350 Egyptian at 6d. to I ° ll ., 300 Surat at 3d. to 3id., and 180 Sea Island at 10 d. to Is. 10d. per lb. 33 37 the arrival of the ship Kent, which brings dates of about the 28th February from Melbourne, an d 63,735 ozs. in gold, we are informed of the loss of the steamer Australian at the Cape of Good 110 Pe, with 350,0001. on board. She had arrived safely there, and we are not yet apprised how the accident occurred subsequently. Fortunately t he crew and passengers were saved, and t he gold and mails had been recovered. The accounts from the colony appear to be s atisfactory. There had not been much done in the gold market, the price being 31. 17s. 3d. Per ounce. The intelligence of the appointment of Sir Charles Hotham, as Governor of Victoria, appears to have given satisfaction, upon the simple Principle that as he would come out divested of colonial prejudices he would be more likely to f orm correct views. Indeed, the colonists are so utterly sick of their late ruler, Mr. La Trobe, that t hey have long been most anxious for a chan g e. The Legislature had passed a resolution to the effect that the new constitution could not be altered 'without a majority of two-thirds, a proceeding Which was considered rather injudicious by some * O l th e public writers in Victoria. The labour mar ket Was fairly supplied as regards agricultural ser vants and single men, owing to the conclusion of the harvest ; married couples for home stations and Single shepherds were rather scarce. Good female ser '?ants were still very difficult to obtain. The wages of labourers were 12s. to 14s. per day, but without ration s , and for general farm servants, with ra tions; 1/. to 15s. per week. Ploughmen and car ters earned 21. per week, and bush carpenters, With rations, 31. to 4/. Married couples for home stations, with rations, earned 651. to 801. per an " 1 11. Female thorough house-servants could ob tain 261. to 35/., and housemaids 261. to 301. per annum. The Australian letters of the latest date mention - that the commercial markets were dull and heavy, ' w hich was rather an unusual circumstance at that time of the year. Ironmongery, however, was in a ctive demand. Trade was feeling more the effect competition. The prospects of the gold fields W ere encouraging. Exchange on. London, 2 per neut. dis. Freight for gold, 4id. per oz., and in aurauce, 2 i guineas. In the direction of Geelong, the Wardy Yallock i d iggings were very thriving. At Ballarat, there 'ad been extraordinary " finds" of gold. Th e New Zealand accounts to Feb. 9 notice the discovery- of a copper mine by the natives of D'Ur ville's Island. There are several arrivals of Australian vessels eff the coast. The Constant, from Melbourne, b rings 12,000 oz. of gold. The quantities, if any , by the Derwentwater and Stirlingshire, from Van I),..leraen's Land, are not yet reported ; nor the -r. rancis Ridley, from Melbourne. The Irene, which left Adelaide about the first Week ,_ in February, is at Portsmouth. She brings t he details of the wreck of the steamer Australian. The Medway, Capt. Mackwood, with Govern llnent emigrants, arrived at Melbourne, Feb. 21, 87 days from Southampton. The emigrants W ere all in good health. There were two births 01 1 the passage. ,The measure adopted by the Chancellor of th e Exchequ er yesterday afternoon for raising the in terest upon the Unfunded Debt to 21d. per cent. Per diem appears to have given general satisfac tion, although many had forme d the o p inion that 'id. would be the future interest. The whole amount outstanding is now, however, to receive 2 1d., and this, unless money becomes much More stringent, should be sufficient to preserve them at somethingabove par. Avery large premium they ought not to bear, as the danger to the e a r u iods ke" and.others, increases proportionably in of fluctuation and excitement. A very Judicious alteration is suggested by the Times, n amely, that in future it would be much more Convenient to make the interest an even sum per annum, and in the present instance 3i per cent. Would probably have been preferable. Should a further alteration become necessary, this point may be recommended to the attention of the Govern raent. The market for English Stocks has been buoyant, c hiefly upon the statement that the Four Powers h ave now entered into a common convention to guide their policy towards Russia. Many will be ‘ 3 f opinion that this quadruple alliance is more cal culated to hinder than to promote a satisfactory s ettlement. The circumstance that Exchequer 13111 --s are not to bear a higher rate than 2 1d, is in Z v vour of Consols, as an increase to 2 4d would e rendered the unfunded debt a strong com petitor. The, premium now is ls. to 45., whereas, W hen it was first announced that the rate was 21d. y e sterday afternoon after hours, some of th e dealers offered them at 4s. to ss. discount. India :'ands are ls. to, 4s. premium. Bank Stock has V, ‘ " 1 :1 to 204 and 206. There has been a bargain the New Five per Cents. at 114. Exchequer 2nds scrip is premium. Consols hav e been 89 k "1 for transfer and account, and are now 89/ ()reign stocks are almost nominal. Spanish 3 Ter Cents. bring 39, and the D eferred 19 k. Rus -6all 5 per Cents. have been at 05 1 . Dutch 21- per I Cents. have been at 59. The market for railway shares has been better in ; T he London instances, although there is not much doin g . and North Western are about ss. 'lgner, and Midland, South Eastern, Lancashi re a nd Wirkshire and Caledonian have risen about F oreign shares are firm. Northern of France are 11 P 11. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up t 0 this day are in round figures as under :- 1854. 1853.* Great Western ° I I / 1 -Western 13°11 . th-Western Bright on r k 'dla n d " So uth -Eastern 16,468 18,452 and Edin. and Glasgow 16,175 14,454 G reat Northern 17,174 15,867 Lancashire and Yorkshire Y ork and North Midland ..........•• . N ewcastle „ and Berwick feeds Northern * Whitsun week. The Shares of the Gold Mining Companies have been rather more dealt in, and the Australian are dearer. The Land Companies' Shares are mostly firm, but neither the Australian Agricultural nor the Peel River are quite so high. The Joint Stock 13Ank Shares have been well supported, and in the Oriental, the London Char tered of Australia, and the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered, there is a slight improve ment. B RITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Front the Official List. Realness done Baal; Stock ... ....... .......................... 20 1 6 % ' Per Cent. Rein . ced Ann uities... ............ 88 i 8 1 " Per Cent Consols Annuities ................ 89,igiiiii Nev. -3 } per Cent. A.nnniti $ 4 ............... ... 884 1 9 1 New l . ,, 5 per Cent. Annuities ........... . ........ 114 ‘ ,7 1, g Annuities Expire sth .Tan., 1860 ... 4 Ditto in • 30 Years; Expire sth Jan., 1860 ...... 4i ... 4 p cha Bonds, £IOOO bitto, under £ lOOO ........................... 14 p Consols for Account 6th June ................ 891 A i i i Exchequer Bills, 24d. W O b Ditto Advertised par 1 d '-4/& hequ er Bonds Scrip P 1 ,, PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THI S DAY. ~.e vr i•az ili a n Bond s , 5 per Cent. 4 Bra.izilanßoncls, 1829 & 39, 5 per Cent 9 34 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — wie vitto 5 per Cent . lie " , 3 per Cent. Ft gusgian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 9si 654 S panish Bonds, 3 per Cent 39 1341481 1 New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 194 19 13 Dividends on the above payable in London. 140 11 Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gull 591 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols 894 i Ditto June Account B9 i THE PROPOSED STAMP DUTIES.—A meeting of mer chants and h an k ers h a s been arranged for Friday next at the London Tavern against the proposed stamp duties on foreign bill::. The oppo,ition t,) this measure is based on the view that the tax would seriously interfere with 131 -„nY commercial and financial operations of which zioglancl is now the centre, without yielding an amount Of revenue adequate to the injury that would be inflioted. FOUR WAR MAPS. BY H. G. COLLINS. There have just been issued from Mr. H. G. Collins's establishment in Paternoster-row four valuable hand maps, illustrative of the events now transpiring in the seat of war along the frontiers of the Russian empire. Published at a cheap rate, and in a portable form, clearly drawn and brilliantly coloured, these four maps will be peculiarly accept able, we doubt not, to the observant community. One affords us a complete view of " Rusia and Turkey," embracing in this comprehensive view charts of the four great seas—the Baltic, the Rack, the North, and the Mediterranean. Another displays to us the " Baltic Sea" in particular, giving on au extended scale the whole of the principal fortifications. Another represents the entire coasts of the " Black Sea," giving also with this, along the margin in separate compart ments, plans of Batoum, Varna,Odessa, Trebizond, and Sebastopol. Another, the fourth, on a scale of six miles to an inch, portrays the relative situa tions of localities along both sides of the " Danube," hitherto the, seat of war par excellence, the scene of all the stormiest encounters between the belliger ents. Every encouragement is duo to these spirited efforts to supply the community with reliable de lineations of every portion of the Russian frontier already illustrated, or likely to be illustrated, by the momentous struggle between the Czar and Sultan backed by the chief powers of Caristend.om. THREE WAR SKETCHES. BY N. WHITTOCK. A brilliant series of lithographs having just been I m published by Lloyd Brothers, and Company, of Ludgate-hill, printed by Day and Son, drawn on stone by E. Walker, and originally sketched by N. Whittock, we would at once direct public attention to them as works at this moment of particular im portance, representing, as they do, clear, masterly, faithful, and comprehensive bird's-eye views of Odessa, Cronstadt, and Sebastopol. Nothing that has yet appeared in illustration of these remarkable locali ties, can be rPgarded as in any way comparable with those clever and timely lithographs. They afford the most vivid idea of those three notable spots that can well be formed on the retina of the mind of the untravelled Englishman. Take, for example, the representation here given by Mr. N. Whittock of the town, forts, and harbours of Sebastopol. It' has been taken avowedly from the illustrations to the imperial survey of the ports of the Black Sea— an official work of authority, produced under the direct supervision of the Russian Government. The spectator is supposed to be looking out towards the Black Sea, having immediately at his feet the Black River running into the inner harbour ; the inner harbour where the Russian fleet is seen to be snugly lying at anchor ; at its month, to the right, a battery of 30 guns, and to the left Fort Paul; turning to the left, and having at its entrance as guardians Fort Paul and. Fort Nicholas, the Southern port. Beyond Fort Nicholas, going out again, seawards, but still to the left, Artillery Bay ; still pressing out seawards, on the left the 50-gun battery of Sebastopol, and the 120-gun battery of Fort Catherine. Still going seawards, again, the two great exterior bulwarks, to the left, the 90-gun battery of Fort Alexander, to the right, the 110-gun battery of Fort Constantine. Beyond these the Black Sea—to the right on the cliffs on the foreground, the lukermane Light-house —to the left, on the distant sea coast, the ruins of Chersonesus. On the peninsular portion of the Crimea, lying between the Southern Port and Quarantine Harbour—the city itself, the arsenal, the fort, and the barracks of Sebastopol. Mr. Whittock's Bird's-eye View of the Town, Harbours, and Forts of Odessa has been sketched also from the same official work produced by order of the Imperial Government. Here, however, not as it was in re gard to the preceding lithograph, the spectator is supposed to be viewing the locality from the sea, looking directly landwards. Before him, he has to the left Quarantine Harbour, or Mole, for mer chant vessels—the harbour, or mole, spared during the recent bombardment. Slightly to the right, or almost in the centre of the picture, is the Im perial Harbour, or Mole, for vessels of war—the scene upon the same occasion of the chief destruction effected by the British and French War-steamers. Towards the left, imme diately beyond Quarantine Harbour, is Cape Langeron. Towards the right are the Granaries and Salt warehouses. Situated in the middle of Odessa is the domed Cathedral. Opposite this is the Governor's Palace, and leading down from this to the principal landing place, you pass through Richelieu place and directly at the foot of the monument. Mr. Whittock's Bird's-eye View of Cronstadt, unlike the preceding ones in its origin, has been traced from the survey and sketches taken on the spot in 1853, by Mr. Eric Sweynson, civil engineer. It displays Cronstadt itself insulated in the centre of the picture, surrounded by the waters of the Gulf of Finland—with its five great insular fortifications anchored, as it were, out at sea to the south, and dimly seen beyond the mouths of the Neva, slightly inland on the shores of the European continent, the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. It is scarcely necessary to add that these remarable drawings possess au interest, when examined, almost amount ing to a species of fascination. They are produc tions for which we regard ourselves as indebted to the skill of Mr. Whittock, and to the enterprise of Messrs. Lloyd Brothers and Company—a series of lithographs calculated to secure, as they assuredly deserve, a very wide popularity. LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, Haydn's Oratorio of The Creation was performed at Exeter-ball last night by this Society, and, as usual, it attracted a numerous audience. It is always a general favourite, but last night there was an additional attrac tion in the fact of the performance being for the benefit of Mr. Surman, the founder of the Exeter-hall oratorios, who was the conductor. The principal singers were Miss Birch, Mrs. Temple, Mr. Paring, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Phillips. Miss Birch sang the two beautiful airs, " With verdure clad," and "On mighty wings," with great effect, and Mr. Perrin; received an encore in " In native worth." The other singers also very ably sus tained their parts. The choruses were given with their usual precision and effect. The Oratorio was preceded by the Cantata in honour of her Majesty's birthday, com posed by Dr. Elvey. _HERTFORDSHIRE ELECTION. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL. HERTFORD, May 24 —This morning having been ap pointed by the High Sheriff for making the official de claration of the numbers polled for the respective candi dates, notwithstanding the weather was very wet and stormy, a considerable number of the electors assembled at the hustings at the appointed hour, 12 o'clock. The High sheriff, after the usual formalities, stated the numbers to be—for Smith Puller ST. PETERSBURG.—The letters from St. Petersburg are to the 16th inst. The effects of Sir Hamilton Sey mour had been shipped on board a Prussian vessel. It is also said that the Ann M'Alister had sailed from Cronstadt on the 15th. The total number of vessels entered since the opening of the navigation had been 16, and, although the period had arrived at which the blockade was understood to be intended to commence, an attempt would be made to load them, in the hope of getting them away. The rate of exchange was 351 d. THE LITE MAYOR. or RTE.—A. deputation, consist ing of many members of Parliament and other influential gentlemen on Tuesday waited upon Lord Palmerston, to present a memorial, addressed to her Majesty, praying for a free pardon for Mr. Jeremiah Smith, the late Mayor of Rye, who was convicted in March last, at the Central Criminal Court, of having committed perjury before a committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inquire into alleged acts of bribery at the election FRENCH PLAYS.—The new piece produced here yes- for the borough of Rye. Mr. De Nicoll stated, that terday evening is a triumphant addition to the riper- Mr. Smith in his evidence denied having paid with Mr. toire of the manager. It is entitled La Joie Fait Peur, Mackinnon's money for a certain dinner given to the and is from the pen of Madame de Girardin. It is a electors of Rye, feeling himself to be justified in comedy in one act of the most larrnoyant character— making this denial, because Mr. Curteis, the retiring that class of drama which is, perhaps, the most diffi- member, openly professed to give this dinner, for which cult to be adequately represented from the danger he issued invitations in his own handwriting, as had of steering between the Charybdis of bathos on the been proved by a recent statutory declaration and by a one hand, and the Scylla of extravagance on the other. letter from Mr. Curteis, in which that gentleman took When, however, we mention that it has been performed upon himself the responsibility of the dinner. Neither with unqualified success for 50 nights at the Thatre of those facts had been produced upon the trial. No Francais, one may judge that its mist en scene has been less than 40 testimonials to the high character and in retty er f ec t. M. Re and Madame Allan, w h o tegrity of Mr. S mith were p resented to L o rd Palmer p p g in the original characters in Paris, and on stun. His Lordship sai d, that nothing could be stronger appeared whom the main action of the piece rests, happily met than the testimonials ; but what he should have to con on the boards of St. James's, to produce a repetition of sider was, not so much the former character of the per its first success, son as the act for which he had been convicted. Lord T r. II I IN ve E r W eux 7 M VE . E p N ., OII Or PRINCE EDWARES.—A very Palmerston then asked why the facts in question had numerous and influential party of Reformers, consisting not been proved at the trial ? and remarked that it was of m the Solicitor-General of Ireland, Mr. Green, M.P , impossible they could have the same validity now as if Mr. Beamish, M.P , Mr. John . they had been brought forward at that time. He, how- Sadleir,Mr. C ogan , M.P., M r . Jose ph . Parkes, ever, would look at the case with every possible atten- Mr. Ellice, Mr. Dowling, Capt. Maher, and about 40 tion, and would consider all that had been urged by the members of the Reform Club, dined at Lovegrove's deputation in favour o f Mr. Smith. Hotel, Black wall, y es t er d ay evening, as a t es t imon y of THE ARGENTINE CONFEDERATION.----The treaty for the their esteem and regard to Mr. Dominick Daly, previous free navi g ation of the rivers Parana and Uruguay, signed to his departure to take char ge of the government of on the 10 th of Jul y by Sir C. Hotharn and the pro- Prince Edwards. Mr. Carew O'Dwyer took the chair, visional director of the Argentine Confederation, h as and after the usual loyal toasts he proposed the health been laid before Parliament. The conferation concedes of Mr. Daly, and referred in very el oquen t t erms t o that the free navigation of these rivers, wherever they may gentleman's long and successful colonial career i n the belong to her, to the merchant vessels of all nations, public service, and more p ar ti cu l ar l y to th e i mpor t an t and agrees to maintain beacons and marks pointing part be took in carrying, when Provincial Secretary o f out the channels, such navigation to remain free to Canada, the final establishment of responsibl e gover n. the merchant flag of all nations in case of war between ment in that section of the empire. M r . D a ly r e t urne d any of the States of the River Plate or its confluents, thanks, and expressed his sincere d es i re t o f o ll ow u p excepting in what may relate to munitions of wa r, uni r, such the liberal pri nci p les he had always ado p ted in the as arms, g unpowder, lead, and cannon balls. service of the Crown, and, in doing so, he would only , form system is to be established by the confederation be now obeying the wise and enlightened instructions I for the collection of Custom-house, harbonr, and other and policy of his distinguished chief, the Dulw of New. dues. No favour is to be granted to the flag of any within a very other nation which shall not equally extend to the short period, e w ri h o 7 e re s i t t a o t r e e s t i l u e a , n ), l i i t k e e ntl P n ° tr i i i i ( t 'Y an h i a l d ;rodperity t o our British. The high contracting parties, considering that numerous colonies, and added materially to the wealth the island of Martin Garcia may eiempedeuse free nav influence igation and solidity of the empire. (Cheers.) After several of the confluents of the Plate, agr to other toasts the party separated at eleven o'clock, well to prevent that island being held by any State which contented with Mr. Lovegrove's good fare and the social I shall not adhere to the principle of free navigation. The evening they had weed, t treaty was ratified on the 11th of gent. 2,205 . 2,151 Majority for Smith 54 He had therefore to declare that Abel Smith, Eiq., had been duly elected to serve in Parliament as the repre sentative for the county of Hertford, in the place of Thomas Puller Halsey. Esq., deceased. (The announce ment was received by loud cheering by the friends of Mr. Smith.) Mr. Smith and Mr. Puller then afterwards addressed the electors. THE SUN, - LONDON, THURSDAY EVENIN G, M A 7ir 26 1 _ 1864. THE ROYAL GALLERY OF ART. EDITED BY S. C. HALL, F.S.A. SPORTING NOTES. DERBY DEMONSTRATION. The "bombardment" of the Derby favourites has been carried on with a determination and effect which have created no little sensation. Hostile operations were commenced against Autocrat towards the close of stu., last week ; but not until Tuesday was a full battery opened against him. The charge was led in gallant style by a well-known captain on the railway platform at Swindon during the " waiting interval," en route to Bath Races. He kept up the fire pretty briskly, discharging at first a random shot of 800 to 100, which was received by the Leviathan. " Long shots" were subsequently fired at intervals throughout the day, and before midnight the retreat of Autocrat was signal. This attack was followed up on Wednesday against King Tom, whose position was speedily demolished. It yet, however, remains to be seen whether the "aggres sors" will come off with flying colours. To indicate the origin of the Autocrat movement is almost impossible, so vague, contradictory, and impro bable are the reports in circulation. The horse has, it is said, broken down, and this rumour apparently re ceives the readiest acceptation. People, however, who have ;food opportunities of knowing, assert that he is well and tit. From the quarters to which I have applied for in formation, I have received nothing which justifies the supposition that he is "gone all to pieces." Whilst, how ever, his retrogression is attributed to unavoidable cir cumstances, yet other causes are assigned, which, forthe sake of honesty and fair play, are, I trust, imaginary. The determined hostility which he has encountered is calculated to destroy all hopes of his return into favour, but expectat.ons are entertained of his "coming again." And it is alleged that the rumours in circulation respect ing him are merely " weak inventions of the enemy." The ranks of his opponents have, however, greatly in creased since the first hostile operation was commenced, and they number some of the most shrewd and influen tial members of the turf. Still, the fact of his having been at the recent long odds somewhat heavily backed, is rather significant, and must not be overlooked. Turfites had scarcely recovered from the sensation created by the " fall" of Autocrat, when they were sur prised by the suddenness of the demonstration which upset King Tom. This demonstration was commenced yesterday, and apparently simultaneously at Bath and in London. It was, too, sustained with a consider able show of spirit, and so discouraged were backers by it that none seemed either capable or willing to arrest the horse's " downward tendency." King Tom has, it is said, also broken down ! On the race course at Bath, therefore, a disposition was evinced to back his stable companion Middlesex, on whom the Investments at 1,000 to 15 and 1000 to 20 were heavy and numerous, To use a railway term, Dervish was also shunted on to the down line. No decided demonstration was, how ever; made against him. On the retrogression of King Tom, Andover became second favourite. He belongs to a " stable" that has brought out more than one Derby winner ; and, what is more, he is under the care of a man who knows how to train a horse for the Derby. Andover and his stable companion Hermit have been heavily backed "coupled," and the " intended" will be a most dangerous antago nist. At present I have a strong fancy for Hermit. Neville, too, is in good demand, and his party calcu late with confidence upon his success. So satisfactorily do they deem his trial that they assert that Barrel could not win were he " in" at 6st. 71b., and I believe it, al though no Neville were in the race. The above " rough notes" I collected at Bath. They may be taken as a preface to the remarks which I shall publish on the Derby chances. The running at Bath requires no particular comment. Mr. Parr was in luck there, and the race for the Somer. setsbire Stakes, and the race for the Aristocratic Handi cap, show that it is impossible, handicap horses how you will, to " bring bad ones and good ones tegether." Ritaplan won the Sotnersetshire Stakes with evident case, and yesterday Defiance 4 yrs, conceded 2st. to Garforth aged, and beat him in a canter I May 25. A FRESH MAN. P.S.—I am just informed that King Tom has an en largemeet of the hock. He was struck whilst at exer cise. Mr. Mayors, the veterinary burgeon, has, it is reported, gone to see him. A splendid series of engravings, we learn, may be expected very speedily to issue from the press, under the title of the "Royal Gallery of Art," —a selection of engravings published in the form of a costly periodical. The enterprise altogether is one of a somewhat remarkable character. It has been un dertaken, wo are at once informed, with the sanction and approval of her most gracious Ma jesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort. In it the originators of the undertaking propose to offer to the lovers of art a series of engravings from a selection of the masterpieces (ancient and modern) now in the possession of the Queen and of the Prince either as the Art Heir-Looms of the Crown, or as portion of the private collections of her Majesty and his Royal Highness—paintings at this moment adorning the walls of Windsor Castle, of Buckingham Palace, and of Osborne. Con spicuous among the remarkable pictures which will be thus placed in a manner within reach of the community are several choice examples of the Dutch and Flemish schools, including, among others, admirable specimens of R.enbrandt, Ruysdael, Os tade, Jan Steen, Teniers, and Vandevelde. Be sides these, which are chiefly, we believe, at Buck ingham Palace, there are, fro n the Windsor Castle collection, numerous chefs-d'wuvres of the different Italian schools, comprising, besides many others, productions of note from the master hands of Con reggio, Titian, Guido, Guercino, the Caracci, and Doinenichino. At Osborne, we learn from the Prospectus, " are principally collected works of 3dern art, chiefly of the British school," but including with these, examples also of the con temporary schools of Belgium, France, axe. Germany ; among others, productions by Cooper, Dyce, Fripp, Grant, Haghe, Roberts, Scheffer, Delaroche, and Winterhalter. Added to all which, must be numbered amongst the treasures of the Royal Collection paintings by artists of celebrity, such for example, as Reynolds, West, Hogarth, Wilkie, and Gainsborough. When we are told in addition to these particulars that the selec tions now being made from works of this varied kind and undoubted excellence are to be given to the public through the aid of some of the most eminent engravers of Germany, Belgium, and France, as well as of England —that the engravings from the ancient and dead masters, are to be "touched" by Mr. Uwius, R.A., prior to their issue from the press—and that the whole series of plates will receive one by one the sanction and approval of H.R.H. the Prince Consort, before their publication —it becomes obvious that every care is about to be taken, if reliance can be placed for once in the promises of a prospectus, that the entire work shall be ren dered as worthy as possible of its title as an enterprise avowedly conducted under Royal patronage. Especial confidence will be reposed in the success of the undertaking, we believe, when it is remembered that " The Royal Gal lery of Art" will be produced under the personal superintendence of Mr. Samuel Carter Hall, the accomplished editor of the Art Journal—a circum stance of itself sufficient to guarantee the value and elegance of the publication. As, in a manner, inaugurativo of this somewhat ambitious enterprise, a collection of water-colours, taken from the original pictures at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, and Osborne, is now on view in Pall-mall, in one of the apartments at Messrs. Paul and Dominic Colnaghi's establishment. A visit to this apartment, in passing, afforded us on Monday no small amount of gratification. Although merely a few comparatively of the works of art about to be engraved for the proposed " Gallery" have been grouped together in this collection, enough are there displayed to encourage the most sanguine hopes as to the merit of the forthcoming periodical. Besides a variety of familiar favourites, there will be found among this collection of water colour sketches several never before offered to the notice of the community. A charming " Landscape," by Hobbima, beautified with . some of his wonderful umbrage—a pastoral glimpse of a " Homestead," by Paul Potter—a mar tial group of horse and foot on the tented field gathered round a " Trumpeter," by Wouvermans—a gorgeous "Sunset," by Lorraine— a limpid view of " Venice," by Canaletti—a cluster of booted sportsmen " Preparing for the Chase," by Cuyp, lit up from the centre by the glory of a scarlet saddle—these are among not the least valu able or the least interesting pictures in the collec tion, as they are assuredly about not the least characteristic. The visitors to this attractive room at the Messrs. Colnaghi's will not fail to notice, moreover, the luscious and affluent beauty of that symbolism of " Abundance," by Van Eycken, or the pathetic charm of Le Jeune's " Liberation of Slaves among the Ancient Jews"—any more than they will fail to note with interest the quaint, little, natural, life like group of the " Children of Charles 1.," by Vandyck, with the baby form of the future James 11., King, only to be discrowned, and de throned, and expatriated, and beside him the plump stolidity of the boy face of that embryo of the Merry Monarch of the hereafter! A blue-eyed, golden haired delineation of the " Princess Charlotte" is there too, copied from the original from the pencil of Lawrence. There also will be found a glimpse of the sensuous grace of the " Cupid and Psyche," by Uwins—a dingy sketch of " The Fisher Boys," by Collins—a better one of " The Young Shrimp ers," after the same master—and one exquisite little grove or garden perspective by Jutsum, en titled " The Promenade." Almost every one who sees it will recognise as an old favourite Mulready's village scene of the " Wolf and Lamb." Horsley's Pensoroso," moreover, and Frost's " Cupid Sleeping discovered by the Nymphs of Diana," will scarcely fail, with the majority, at the first glance to be well remembered. As a fa vourable specimen of Stanfield we have th e " Royal Yacht off the Coast of Cornwall " —of Armitage, the blusterous animation of the " Battle of Meannee," with its chaotic confusion, among smoke and dust, of Asiatics and Europeans. Cope's splendid representation of " Cardinal Wol sey," shortly before death, on his arrival at the porch of the old monastery, and Danby's magnifi cent idealisation of the " Seraglio at Constanti nople," with several other water-colour sketches scarcely less attractive or less interesting, will be examined, we doubt not, during the next few days, with something more than idle curio sity or passing admiration. As reflections from the beauty of the originals, from the hand of the painter, and as foreshadowings of the future copies in another art from the hand of the engraver, the water-colour collection now on view at Pall-mall is eminently deserving examination. It augurs well for the " Royal Gallery of Art," as a notable and almost national publication. SHARE MARKETS. A FRESH MAN. I po MARKET 1V E IS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended May 25,1854, made up from the Returns of tt e In,peetors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale,, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. 1 "r. BEANS• PEAS. 783 2d 37s 2d 29s 41 483 6d I 49s 31 47s 2d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT. PARLEY. I OATS. AYE. BEANS. PEAS. I 79s Id 37s Id 283 6d 503 6d 47s 6d 44s lid DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. ATE. I BEANS . I PEAS. lls Od is Od is Od is Od Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 54,981; Barley, 13.83'; Oats, 13.318.; Rye, 190; Beans, 4,659; Peas, 329 quarters. HAY MARKETS. Burr Emma:l.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to Si 5s ; clover iitto, 31 lOs to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 212 s per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. CIIMBERLA.ND.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 51 5s ; clover ditto, 3/ 103 to 6/ OP ; and straw, 1117 s to 21 3s per load. A. fair average supply, and a steady demand. WHITECIIIPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to Si Os; clover ditto, 31 8s to 61 63 ; and straw, 1116 s to 2/ 2s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand ruled steady at this market to-day, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 5s 2d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 3s 10(1 to 5s 2d. ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s Bcl per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, May 24.—Beasts sold readily, at a further advance of 2d per 81bs. Other kinds were in but moderate follows : — Beef, from 3 s 6 d to 4s 8d • Mutton, 3s d er to 5i ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 8d; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s Bd. per 81bs, to sink the offals. RontFonn, May 24. —We have a fair demand a this market to-day for each kind of stock, on the following terms :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5 s 6 d to 6 s 8 d; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d Pork, 3s 8d to 4s Bd. per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 27s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY•) 120 20 QUARANTINE NOTICE. OPORTO, May 18.—The Lisbon Board of Health having declared the ports of Vienna and Canaintra suspected and d Virgo infected, alt ships for Oporto m ust first go to Lis to perform quarantine, or have their papers examined. L O NDON, May 25 —Wind this day at Noon, S. to S.W. ; light breeze, and fine. OFF HASTINGS, May S.W. from Port Elizabeth. COWES, May 24.—Wind, S.W. A r rived—Mercu rius, from Callao , a nd sailed for Antwerp. OFF THE WlGHT.—Derwentwater, from Nobart own. BONCHURCII (Isle of Wight), May 24.—Wind, T S.W. Arrived —Cleopatra, from Demerara. PLYMOUTH, May 24.—Wind, W. sailed —Forerunner (s), for West Coast of Africa. OFF DARTMOUTH, May 23.—F ur i ous Ridley, fro m Mel bourne. I S UND ERLAND, May 24. Wind, S. S. E. Arrived-- D'Arcy, Moulmein. Ponsmourht, May 25.—The Irene, arrived here from Adelaide, S.A., rep orts that the Australian Table , fr om Australia to England, has be en wrecked in ay. crew, pasen,gers, gold, and mails saved. CORRY (Isle of Skye), pool, schooner, of and for Newcastle, from Arklon, sprang a leak, and was run upon the beach at Kylerhea, May 16. ST. MA,WES.—Arrived—Ocean Gun, from the Cape of Good Hope. ST. MICHAEL'S, May May 18.—The Countess of Liver 2.—The Italia brig, of Genoa, Buenos Ayres to Southampton, with artificial guano, was run on shore at Rosto de Cao, with cargo on fire, 27th ult., and was burned to the water's edge ; a small portion of cargo saved and sold. CORK, May 23.—Wind , N. S ailed A lbi o n, for Bar- CORK, ; Zephyr, Quebec. FALMOUTH, May 24. —Wind, W. Off Port —Constance, from Melbourne Melbourne ; Ariel , of A berdeen, Port Philip . _ ---- . lingwood, Java. QUEENSTOWN, May 23.—Wind, variable. Arrived — Globe, from Pernambuco. Off Port—Ara b 7 Maid, from Mauritius for Liverpool ; Oceanica, si pposed to be the do.; Seringapatam, be all in her. Callao; Woodstock, do.; Dante, Porto Rico. The pilot of Hull, from the w cu i t t t h er p , it D oh ol . ph pi in ue , htalfbaellrenainudwoiothtt%d,derelict vessel, laden Assistance has s m b a e y en 22 se .— nt ir o h u e t ß to al b ti ri c from m a tDhoes,moafioLmivasetrpfooorlw,;ahrder appeared out, but the cargo Clyde to Pillau is en shore on the Swinebottoms and leaky ; assistance has been sent to her. CUXHAVEN, May 22.—The Concordia, from Hambnrgh to Perth, which was on shore on Medonl Sand May 20, has been got off after discharging a po rtion of her cargo, and has come into the harbour. bring in. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRWe APH.) p ymou rg,Wednesday Evening. The ship Constance, Captain Stewart, which left Mel bourne on the Bth of January, with a gold freight, was off Falmouth on Tuesday evening , and landed a mail and 28 passengers; 70 passengers are gone up channel in her. LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.45 a.m. Wind, S. ; moderate, and fine. The Araby Maid, from Mauritius, has not arrived, as reported on the 22d inst. Arrived—Patriot Queen, from Calcutta ; Gitana, Bahia ; Manuelmonth, St. John's, N. 8.; and Confucius, Shanghai. Off Port—Regulus, Alciope, Columbus, Jessie Munn, John Patchett, Fidelia, Junon, and Vicar of Bray. Sailed—Adriatic, for New York ; Wasp, New Orleans ; and Liberia, St. John, N.B. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.13 a.m. Wind, S.W. ; tide, half flood ; fine. Arrived, 24th—Amalia Laura, from Dautzio ; Wilton, Jamaica ; Albion, Porto Ric o ; Hope, Galatz ; Albert, New York ; Wellington, Hobart Town ; Kent, Port Philip ; Siren, Bahia ; Paris et Londre (a), Paris. Arrived, 25th—Concordia (a) , from Rotterdam ; Baron Osy (a), Antwerp ; Earl of Auckland (s), Rotterdam ; Triton (s), Calais. Sailed—Minkiena, for Pillau. DEAL, Thursday, 9.30 a.m. 15 20 20 20 Wind, W.S.W. ; very fine. 1 Passed—Coßingwood, from westward; Emlyn, Colombo ; 1 Monteiroc, Oporto ; Ocean Gem, Cape of Good Hope—all 20 for London. 5 Anchored—Salacia, for Hobart Town ; General Wilt- 50 shire, Men ; Christiania, Now York—all from London. 50 sqilea—Tantivy, John Scott, John Bright, anti Laura. 2 The Frei.ch steam corvette Milan sailed for the Baltic 100 at six a.m. 1 Tile brig John Scott, in working out of the Downs this 25 morning, came in contact with the bar q ue Els p eth, and 1 carried away the latter vessel's quarter boat. The former I 1 vessel proceeded without damage. 100 • (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business dais this day. per cent. 611 I i 2i 46 -- 37 2 d d 84 •.. --- ••• ... - pm 3 - 4 5p 31 —4l zdi •••i 4 ••• si, 4j i 46e 7 7 6i n 5i 5 52 i 38 23 - 24 - 41 ..... ••• 8 - 9 13 —l2 dial 16 17 8— 7 d ..• ••• 90 - 92 -66 i 14 - 15 9 11 o r •—•'. °• • *i 7-- - ii 7 - 8 -.- ... 154 - 16 12k-- 12 - 60 53 - 55 ii = ii 6g 62 874 88i 72 74 120 -122 89 - 9 1 74 74 S 5 87 10 —1 10 12 p 844 61 8 7i d li* = li •ii i ----: ii 55i i 61 141 4 —1 0 P 2i 00i -f:g 97 # lid 1 d d 77* 12 111 10 9d' 19 = 20. 12} i 59 - 59: 32 - 34 •• ••• d id 7 5 I 2 6 - 8 46 - 48 3i 31 31 ... 32 •• 50 54 § d iP 4 - 401 1 - 74 ••• .'"" •• 29 - 31 in ii 53 - 58 53 -- 58 3 -- 24 13 -- 15 0 -- 10 -- 1 z 4 3id ii - 15 611 62 34 35 t 2d 4 5 30 - 32 ... -- . ••• ....'. • 3 - 3 4 174 a 184 4 -- 5 20 A 22 78 i ••• ''''' - 6 64 66 i - 46 - 47 65i lld i di* St. 20 25 47 61 I 25 IPtdd., RAILWAYS. 100 Aberdeen 8 6 Ambg Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Belfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley .... 28 Birkenhd. Lanesh . Cheshire Juuct all Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons.l 184 Do., £20.........' inal ' 30 Blyth &Tyne orig £25 (issd. at £45) 100 Bristol and Exeter... 100 Caledonian.. .. . . -' all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon... all Cork, Black, & Pass. 12 Cornwall 1 Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc , all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction all Do. New. all East Anglian....... all Do., (£lB E all Eastern Counties , all E as t ern Union, A Stock 100 De., B. Stock 81 Do., New A 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 56 Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth &T)undee 1 Eorth & Clyde June., 100 Ulasgow& S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock ....... • 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) . 100 Great Western 12 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 11i Do., Thirds 2 Do. Nev Thirds . 100 Lancash.andYo rksh. 1 1 186 Do., Fifths 114 DD. , Wst. Riding Un. I all Leeds Northern I all Liv.Crsby.&Soullipt .4 all London & Blackwall I 81 Loud. Tilb. & Stbend. 100 Lond. Bright &S..Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. ) 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B 0 21 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn ) 421 Do., £5O ) 34 Do., £4O 5 all Lnndrry& Col ermine 5 all Lndudrry.& Ennisk. 1. 100 Aanch.Shef.& Lincln 2s 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 100' Aidiand 100 Oo.Birning. &Derby 47A Aidld. G.West.(lre.) 17{ Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket 56 Do., Bury Extension 1.7 A Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 7; Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor.. 100 Norfolk . 3A Northn.Counties Un WO North British 16 North Devon, No. 1. all Do., No. 2 all Do., A A Deferred 1 8 Do., A B Guaranteed all North London 5A Do. New £lO. lc is N .&S. Wstrn. ,Hamp stead, and City Au 176 North Staffordshire all North Western ..... .•• 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester 100 Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton 21 2s Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury &Bii mg 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed St 10 'hrewsby. & Beiefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min j.._ all Do. Halvesd. • all Do. Oswestry 6 hropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully • paid up at per cent all South Devon .00 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Duu 5 Do 1 2s Staines, Wok. &Wok all Stockton & Darling 16i Stockton & Hartlepl, 100 Taff Vale 8 Do. £lO shares 100 Do. Pref., No. 1.... 21 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny! all Waterford&Limerick 16 West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London. 51s. Wimbledn & Croydon 100 YorkNewctl.&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 13§ Do. G.N.E. Purchase 1100 York &N. Midland 20 20 50 20 FOREIGN. 9 Antwerp &Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessae 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Central of Italy all Charleroi & Erqueliu all Demerara 20 20 20 20 14 I Non and Besancon.. 9 Dutch Rhenish . 20 25 100 100 20 20. all (East Indian 2 Do. Extension 10 20 20 20 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France 7. Grd. Trunk of Canada 30 Do. Debentures all Do. do 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt.Westorn of Canada Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 5 [sake Const. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c pref 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. Pref 3 Do. (Canal) 5 Do. 6p. et. pref.-- 8 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons dt Illediterran. 13 Madras 33i Maria Antonia . all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Mc. &Ry all Namur & Liege (wit) interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds. all (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. ) all NorwegianTrunkPref 10 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and R0uen...... all Paris and Strasbourg 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg 10i Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre 12 Royal Danish 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref 6 Southern► of France 8 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5A per c. Pref 10 Western of France 7 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 15 Zealand 34 —3 dan 1 li 3d 4 --- d-ip P 44 4 di 1 . 4 2 d p 1 P •• - ••• 9 - 71 18i par 1 p 7-9 p dis I I - - - - it ..... lid 2 I d .. ... id par 7 - 74 iii -- iii 8 -- 161 -- 44 - 35 301- 9 17# p 32i t 3; 26j 1 7 301 x 4 MISCELLANEOUS all .kubin Coal and Iron 17i Australian Agricnit. 14 Australan.Pcific.Mail 8 Xustraln. Royal Mail 4 Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land , 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. 32i Canada 5 Crystal Palace 14 Do. 2 Crystal Pal. of France 3 Eastern Steam 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) all Do. (B) 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir. 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 18 General Screw Steam 7i Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Land.... 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. all N. B. Australasian... Do. New ............... 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular& Oriental 35 Do. Do. all Portland Iron C 0..... 130 Royal Mail Steam ... all Scot. Austral. Invest. 25 South Austral. Land all Submar. Telegraph•• all Do. Registered........ . 281 Van Di one Pand . t .. 6i = iiil 6 ----- 80 - 85 3 - li 17 - 18 1 - ii 1 - ii Par — i - iP 37 1 w- 16 87i 8 73 89} -- 73} 41 St. 20 6 0 1 1 1 66, 121 81 i 101 961 7 1 581 i 9/ 1 5 461 311 g LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1 a . Paid. RAILWAYS. 1 ---- ----- 0 all lle I,brd and Bletchloy ,t. 100 Buckghamsh 0 all Clydesdale Jo it. 1 00 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. ;5 : dl Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New , Glstr.& Dn.Fr tt clrtlpl. Dk. & / Railway A lull & Selby Z 1 0. i Shares. 1) io. 4 Shares. L <in.& Greeuw L lo. Preference I. , owestoft gr. 4 per cent. I )o. 6 per ct. 1 ranch. Bxt u . ; . and Matlock i Micicllesbro' & 1 Redear. . .... . 1! NI i (11(1.Bradfd 11 gorthern auk( Easternsp.e. 00. 6 per et. 12 .o. Fixeds p - P 'rest. &•Wyre Leasing Compans. r 5 5 al )0 all i 0 all 15 ali .24 .:3;! all !O all !O 100 :0 IWO 5? all i 0 I a: 15 a: L2A 12 St. 100 C , o. Shares. oystn.& Hit. D o.Shepth.St 31 ler. Roth anti ( ;nolo g. 5 p.c. Staffordsh. \ Tear Valleygr per cent... Do W ilts&Somrst it. too 5 18g .2 1 N.' i 0 I all 5I all it. 100 London & N. West. L. W. Caledon... IGt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. \Teeth Yk. New. Berw. Y. &NALI Uo D 0... !s. Easteni 'Do 1 Norfolk. L&N. W. & Midid. nekton &i Darlingt. fidland r,!l. Count Do & N.W &Ln&Yk Do GtNorthnl Do Lan cash & Yorksh. A. ItClean -itock t. & Darlingt. I;tWestn, , t , . 1100 A.l)erdeen 00 Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 Bly - th and Tyne 10 pei c. pref. (issd. at 50/, .00 Bris. & Ex. 4p.c. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... 6 f Cork &Bandonsip.c. all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all EastAnglias (£3los) 6 per cent all Do. (X 5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh• 100 East La.ncash. 6p. cts, all East and West York all Edsiinlibre jP rtuhn.e&DPurenf dee 54 per cent. 110 0 G G las uar go . 5 per w&S.W ce e n ste t cent 100 Great Northn. sp. et. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom 10 Do. 4 p. c. Scrip , 6 Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pre' all Gt. &int lin. &W estm (Ireland) Eighths) 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh 6 ;t. Westn. (perks & limits Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. coy. red. 4i pc. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Dc, irred. 4p. c.... 6 Lan. & York. F. I:2U 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock ... 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 .. 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c ... 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. 100 Do. e. N lB e s w 2 Guar.6 p. c. .00 Lou. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 Loudon&SWeatern Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Coler 5 10 St. 5 _ 4 Shares all Londy. & Ennis. iSb all \lan. Slid., & Lin., i Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 4. Do. £6 all Nfarypt.&Carl.4 p.c all Do. 44 per cent 10 Do 100 \lid. Consol.6 p.c.St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & klirin. 6 per cent 1 5 Do. Pref. 44 per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock 100 Do. sp. c. Eat 100 Do. 5 per et . pref.._ 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. X 15,6 p.c. 15 Do all Scot. Cent. , New Pro all Shrews. 8t Birm.N.G. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon . Do. fixed, 4i per cent all S. Eastern (Beading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4 per cent. all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent, 5 Do. do. do. all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 3 Waterfd.&Kilk. 6 p.c. 100 York, Neweastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref. 5 Do 10 York&N. Midlandli, And ' l. L'ln•ch 'logics Prices this day. 93 - 95 94 - 96 toi - 103 50 52 25 26 12 13 221 231 2} - 2i 89 = 90 54 - 56 ... ad •• • ad ii -7- lid 29 - 30 90 - 92 PREFERENCE 8 LIAR ES: 6 :6 21 - 3, - 4 - P - P - P 12f -12 i 23 - 24 .• -- - 3 - 31 -- ...xd .12 -- 114 105 - 107 - 10 7i 8 xd 6 94 96 87 89 88 90 Id pa 128 132 •• • "" • , 2f - 2i p 5) 6i 9 id £0 132 1i lid ... - ... 95 -96 8i -- 9 15i -- 9i -- 11 -- ia - 22i -- 98 -- 15 -- 2 -- 88 - 3 - 11 16i 10 13 }p 234 100 20 1021 89 i 105 7 9i 11 891 8 MINES Agna Fria Viglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian .Australasian _Australian _Australian Cordillera .Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Blacnarvon Ir. & Coai iisritish Austrin. Gold i British Iron . Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pia Do. Cocaos di Cuiada Do. St. John Del Roy Carson's Creek .. 1 Clarendon Con. Min , Co. of Jamaica... Cobro Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper MM. of Eng Do. Prof. 7A p. cent English and Austrin. Copper Smoltg. Co. General Great Nugget Vein.— Do. Registered I Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Loud. &Californ.Gold Quarts Crush. Co Aariquita Wexican&S.Amerion New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhynmey Iron Do. New ,autiago do Cuba .'!"south Australian , Tin Croft • United. Mexican . Waller West Granada West Mariposa Worthing Mining o Australia........ . Yuba................. JOINT-S' A u stralasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company , British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Glatt'. Bilk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian.. bond. Chart. Bk. o Australia London and County Loudon Joint Stock bond. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland ' New South Wales.... oriental Bank of Corporation Do. New Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australu.Bkg ' & veld Imp Co youth Australia I Union of Australia ;e . Do. New tTninn of London !c) I 10 0 all . ro . all 15 5 )0 25 10 all 5 1 "1 2 - li 41 -- 3idl 201 -21 i :5 I all ',5 I all ... -- . e.g. "'""' Iv 45 - 47 ..• ' — 's • ••• "". • 41 - 43 69 - 71 7 - 8 81 211 25 46 7 MORE YACHT URUISERS TO THE BALTIO.—The beauti ful yacht Czarina, built by Mr. Camper, of Gosport, and belonging to Mr. T. Farmer Bailey, will leave for the Baltio in a few days, and in all probability will be p re ' sent at the "shelling" of Helsingfors. Several other yachts will 600 A follow, 1-1 - i - A a 1 11, iP d 2i - 6 - 8 4i - 4i 29 - 31 i- I I 43 - I - 10 - 50 - Business this day. I 17 25 1 all 1 all Ai. all 10 2 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all Hall 10 all !0 15 1 1 It. all !,5 all 5 all !O all 2 all 2 all 3 all 1 all 3 all 1 all 1 all LO 9 1 all 1 all 1 all :0 all 5I 1 1 all 10 I all 5 15 K:1 10i 1 all LO 7 ni all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 12s. 1 I all 45 li 12 60 4p li - 2k I - I. I - i i 10 - I 6 - 614 i - 154 - 16; 4 - 2; - 1 S -10 3 ..... 4 - 4 - 4 21 - $ - •.•• ."'- * - .. i a THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Now that the opening is fixed for the 10th of June, the staff of the company are straining every nerve to get creditably through the large amount of work which can thus no longer be postponed. It is somewhat start ling to go over the place and see how much they have to do, but what in this country must be done generally it Cone ; and the men who have already achieved suck wonders are not likely to acknowledge even impossibilities at the last moment. Sir Joseph Paxton has assumed an absolute dictatorship, and exercises summary jurisdic tion over everything and everybody, within and around the building. This is the right way of going to work in such an emergency, and, as his has been conspi cuously the master-mind throughout the undertak ing, both officers and directors will readily acquiesce in his constituting himself pro, tern, a sort of modern "Mayor of the Palace" at Syden ham. Already the vast interior begins to assume a dressed and orderly appearance. The statues, no longer herded and hustled about, have their proper positions assigned to them, and the general arrangements of the nave and transepts take their final form. From the further end of the building, to which it has for months been confined, the collection of plants is now rapidly extending along the entire length; ntr will the favourable anticipations that have been formed of the delightful and refreshing effect of green foliage heightening and relieving the general system of decoration be at all disappointed. The etherial architecture, the sculpture, and the plants harmonise admirably, constituting of theinselves a display almost fabulously imposing. At present the immense propor tions of the building dwarf the vegetation. Two Nor .. folk Island pines, the finest specimens in the kingdom, have been placed in the grand transept, and look mere saplings ; but we are told that they really are so, and that a time will come when their tops, now hardly level with the second set of girders, will reach almost to the arched and glittering roof. Departing from the ar. rangement of the old Crystal Palace, the central sweep of the nave has been cleared of everything to disturb the impression of its length and size, except the fountains ; and the same plan has been adopted with the grand tran sept, which, with a few large objects at either end and at the points of intersection, is to be left to produce its full effect u p on t h e m i n d o f t h e spec t a t or . Nothing more will be attempted than to help the eye to measure the greatness of these imposing spaces. One of the aids for d . mug so will be O s tl er ' s f amous cr y s t a l fountain, which is !low rising with renovated splendour in the interior, With great propriety it still occupies the centre of the old transept which stood in Hyde-park, and will, no doubt, for many a long year to come, awaken remini scences of the service which it did as a trysting spot in 1851. Although the Palace is about to be thrown op en in a comparatively unfini s h e d s t ate, yet those peop le are p much mistaken wh o on th at account jumto conclu sion the meantim. In that it is not wo r th see i ng i n t h e every department the work is quite enough advanced te occupy many visits in exhausting its interest. Though the gardens, for example, are not finished, and we • not have the great fountains in play till next year, yet where else in the world can one see such terraces—such thousands of marble vases, all filled with sweet smelling flowers—so noble a prospect—or such arrangements for providing to the pent-up inhabitants of a great city the blessings of fresh air and delightful country recrea tion I We have no misgivings as to the brilliant suc cess of the opening. The Queen's presence alone ia sures that. A grand canopied dais is being constructed for her reception and that of the royal family in the centre transept. Approached on all sides by a double flight of steps, it will be placed in such a position as to be within view, not only of all spectators in the transept, but also of those assembled along the nave. On either hand will be placed the foreign ambassadors and the members of the Government—who have all been spe cially invited and will attend in official costume. Seats have been reserved for peers and peeresses, and for the members of the House of Commons and the ladies, who intend being present as season ticketholders. The Royal Commissioners and Executive Committee of 1851, the Commissioners who visited the United States last year, Mr. Dargan and the Committee of the Dublin Exhibition, the Imperial Commissioners from France to represent the Exposition of next year in Paris, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of Lon don, the Mayors of the large provincial towns, and the Presidents of the chief learned societies in the metropolis will all be asked to attend. Such an assemblage collected in the grand area of the centre transept, with the Queen in the midst, will alone form a spectacle of the highest attractiveness. While the space affords facilities for vastly increased effects, few of the formalities which attended the ceremonial of the opening in Hyde-park will be omitted. Her Ma jesty will be in the morning costume, and the Royal procession in the building may not be conducted with such high state, but, otherwise, whatever difference may he made will be to the advantage of the Crystal Palace Company. A chorus of 1,000 voices will be present, to which the harmonic societies, not only of the metropolis, but of Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, and other large towns will contribute their best singers. In addition to the company's brass band two military bands will be in attendance. This im- posing body of 1,400 vocal and instrumental per formers will be accommodated on a platform rising tier above tier from the ground in amphitheatrio form, and occupying the area of the great transept immediately behind the Royal dais. M. Costa will officiate as conductor, and promises to give the Hallelujah Chorus and the National Anthem with a musical effect which has never been equalled in this country. When the Queen has taken her seat upon the dais, Mr. Laing, the chairman, will read an address to her Majesty, describing briefly the objects for which the Crystal Palace and park have been formed, and tracing its origin to the Great Exhibition of 1851. The chief officers of the company will then in succession present to her Majesty the handbooks describing their respec tive departments. After this a Royal procession will be formed, and the Queen, attended by the Court, will tra verse the entire length of the main building, taking on her way a view of the park from the lower balcony of the grand transept. On her return to the dais his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury will offer up a prayer for the success of the undertaking. The " Hallelujah Chorus" will then be performed. and her Majesty, hav ing declared the palace open, will take her departure. The public will not fail to observe what an extraordi nary mark of her royal favour the Queen is thus pre parel to confer upon the enterprise of a private company. Seldom, indeed, have undertakings of a commercial cha racter been so honoured. She has visted the works re peatedly in their progress, and knows more about them than most of her subjects. A fine suite of apartments is being prepared for her use at the north end of the building by Mr. Crace, of Wiginote-street. She is a large contributor of plants, and she has set everybody who can follow it the example of how they ought to act towards the Crystal Palace Company, by becoming a season ticketholder. Let all those who can follow her example. Even the directors and officers of the company have done so. The question, whether by the natural and healthy agency of a joint stock company we can do something more than has yet been attempted to correct the sordid and lower ing tendencies of the age, is about to be decided. If Sidenham does not take with the public, we cannot ex pect for many years to see the experiment repeated. If the financial results justify the enterprise, it is difficult to calculate all the advantages which the other great towns of the kingdom, and, indeed, large communities throughout the civilised world may derive from so en couraging an example. So far as success can be com manded by a liberal expenditure of capital in the execu tion of a magnificent design, all that could be reasonably expected has been accomplished. It only remains by judicious and vigorous management to get the outlay that may still be necessary well in hand—to see that every possible facility is afforded in enabling the public to become habitual visitors—and to take such steps as may be requisite to place the exhibition of modern in du,try on a level with the artistic attractions of the sculpture courts, and the other more showy but less re munerative portions of the general scheme. THE NEW SMITHFIELD MAREET.—The City Corpo• ration are bestirring themselves respecting the new Smithfield cattle market at Copenhagen-fields. The con tract for the works has been taken by Mr. Richaid Walker, of Bermondsey, who is proceeding energetically with its execution. The building and other erections are to be of the most substantial character, and they are to consist entirely of brick and iron. The bulk of the iron work, amounting to several thousand tons, is to be galvanised by Messrs. Morewood and Rogers under their patent. It is, as we understand, the intention to open the market before Christmas next. DEPARTURE OP THE AritioAN EXPLORING EXI'IMI. TlON.—This interesting expedition, so important to the scientific and commercial communities, is now fairly started, for the steamer Pleiad, by which the exploring will be carried on, has sailed for her destination. The Pleiad was tried on the river on Saturday week, and attained a speed, under steam, of ten knots an hour, thus maintaining the reputation of her builder, Mr. John Laird. On Wedn es d ay l ast she sa il e d for kings town, and took her departure from there on Saturday for Fernando Po direct. Captain Johnston, who com manded the steamer Argentina, accompanied her that far, after which she will be under the charge of Mr. Be' croft, the British consul at Fernando Po, for the remain der of the expedition. The explorers are all medicalgen tlemen of scientific attainments. Dr. Taylor, Mr. lior t h h l ; son, Mr. Crawford, and Mr. Whyatt accom paaiP the Pleiad from this port ; and two more gentlemen 1a Dr. Admiralty service will join her at Fernandoj baz been Taylor is well known in the African trade, ulichinson has on that coast for several years. and is the author of a series of in structivelconternporary on the also followed his profession in that locality fpoarpseormsewthimiche, have recently appeared in a local are younger men, subject of Western Africa. h ti u te t dneostirae tto whit carryless successful issue. elder a.g er a n d associates sc h ad d i n a , n re t ar h s te oi --r N i phical surveys, and of The Pleiad will ex p te l ial o er r n e eexs t pt b et e dhTi r at , h c o v e for the purpose of making g g tradee with those almost un. endeavouring to open up a of the crew of the vessel will known parts. Only be white men, crew to work her. The so thafft°agere is little chance of the vessel being left destitute c personal knowledge of the places to Laird, whose. origi nator and chief promoter of the expedition is Mr. Mac gregort make proper arrangements for but the vessel is carrying out of the scheme. The Admiralty contri butesthe c a r a n a r g e hehmiresuolt of the undertaking will be 3 b i e r v . is L it a ec l i ir e d, n s a . enabled d portion of the expense, looked to with interest. —Liverpool Courier. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending May 14, 1854 417,174 6 2 Correspoudiug week last yew,. 15,867 12 9 LANCIA.BIIIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending !Lay 21,1864 £19,3 86 12 1 Corresponding wink last year„,„,,„ ‘ „,, 23,11$ 4 2 tAM he . ;e: n e le y at S. .;. Dr, the Ui. . rih the . to 1 at dry ays uth r A 2i I