The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-10 00:00:00

®~ ar been h th© 3 110, . _ and Bd. an SPORTING NOTES. --.cr.4.--- SHREDS AND PATCHES. The meeting which is appointed to take place at Har row to-morrow and Wednesday will be the first of a regular series which is about to 'be established. The long practical experience of the promoters will doubtless enable them to turn the undertaking to a profitable account, but unless the sport be conducted on a totally different system from that generally adopted at these "metropolitan gatherings," they will lack the encour agetnent and support of the turfites. The proceedings "ill, I trust, be regulated by prinCiples of honesty and fa ir play, and not conducted in shameless defiance of public scorn and indignation to aid the purposes of a few designing individuals. I shall be " down upon the jumpers" to report progress. Mr. Topham's second little-go meeting this season ►ill take Wade at Newton, on Wednesday and Thurs day, but the' programme scarcely possesses sufficient at tractions to induce metropolitan speculators to " assist" at the celebration of the sport. Handicaps are as usual the leading features, but they will excite little interest. This afternoon the settling of the Epsom accounts will be closed. Although it will be unusually heavy, yet it Will doubtless be most satisfactorily conducted. Book makers are the principal losers, and indeed throughout the meeting they scarcely had a "good turn." Active preparations are in progress at Newmarket for the approaching Craven Meeting. The heath has been well rolled and bush-harrowed, and the ground is said to b e in fine going, order. The different stables have Clean bills of health, and the supply of sport is likely to be larger than usual. April 10. A FRESH MAN, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Oxford and Cambridge Club, April 8. SIR,—I trust to your sense of justice to allow me to remind you, that when, in The Sun of this evening, you sPeak of a "valuable privilege" exercised by the pre sent Archbishop of Canterbury, in appointing to the Re gistrarship of his Prerogative Court, you forget that that appointment, made in 1849, was made subject to an Oct of Parliament passed in 1847, providing that "such ogee may be altered or abolished by Parliament, with °ut entitling to Compensation 'the person so appointed." Yo u may easily ascertain the truth of what I st , ate— Ithiell quite alters the nature of the case.—l am, air, Y o ur obedient humble servant, ROBERT G. M. SUMNER. rEs , ;vRANOELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER'S — l ,Zdt MOTIVE FOR DOUBLING THE PRO - -' '427- 44*D INCOME TAX. - To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ta med as Chancell or o f th e E xc h equer h as j ust ob for utd an act to do u bl e th e P roper t y an d I ncome T ax he the first half of the current financial year, by which xpects to raise an extra sum of over 3,000,0001. the y ear, ostensibly for the purpose of meet expenses 'the expenses . of the war. But in last night's ?,,sette the re i s an announcement that a sum of more 'gall 800,000/, is to be appropriated during the current ' P al ter to the purchase of stock by th e C omm i ss i oners r th e reduction of the National Debt, and a telegraphic foreport just posted on 'Change here states that in conse quence of this announcement there has been a consider awe rise in Consols in London to-day. Now, 800,0001. Per quarter • th is equal to more than 3,000,000 per annum. am e e ltra amount t o b e ra i se d b y t h e i ncreased property air • In come tax. It appears, therefore, that the re i s of income y a surplus revenue sufficient to meet the expenses the war, and t h at the Chancellor ' s real object in 31 °?libli ng the property and incom e t ax h as b een to fur iel' the Conmaissioners . for th e R e d uc ti on o f t h e National W De bt With the means .of continuing their purchases in "ernnient Stocks, as i n a ti me o f peace, and in this ay to support the interests of the fundholders during wine of war, at die expense of all other classes of the Thee tax paying portion 9f the comm un ity. doubt i ncome-tax-paying portion o f th e pu bli c are no ti willing to bear th e i r s h are o f t h e na io , naf burd ens ; b ut i t i s manifestly unjust to expect t Teru to pay, i n a ddi t i on to th i s, the whole expense of Zs present war , an d a further contribution of. more . 1 - " e ° 3 ,000,0Q0/. pe r annum t owar d s th e re d uct i on of a deb t incurred in former wars. —I am, sir, yours .very , Pectively, J. - B: Manchester, April 8, 1854. USE OF THE LANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. 21111--From the kind manner in which you noticed 'y lest letter, I am induced to request the insertion of t he following on the same subj ec t. 111:le the second divi s i on o f th e L ance E xercise (against 411 trY) I will again prove the so-called parry of little 'with43 . use. The L ancer attac k s a man on foot armed musket and bayonet, who grasps his piece 418 h b o th bands; this gives him double power over b e ,, wea Pee, which , i s equa ll y l ong as h i s op -,e413, for th e L ancer holds his- lance in the he‘ ll 3, and offers but half its length to his adversary. toew.eight of th e musket would assist the man on foot ‘rie down the lance point, and inflict a terrible o T h es:tutul el3° horse or man. onints to rear against cavalry or infantry are of tithelslet that I don't believe there is a Lancerin the " 0 would attempt the use of any of them—not favourite " port lance and rear point." It may said) "They are not supposed to go through 4, 4 , - , halo° exercise in action." Certainly not. But, to the use of their weapon, they will do ka le u ck . Part of it. So mtich for the lance in at -4:111.g. Now, let us see the use of it in defence, C ttaz„: Lboadnyc:rofrorm a guard so as to protect his head, parry a sword point ? He Cannot ; th e ~W w i len we compare the firm close guards formed by that °rda rnan, and the powerful and effective parries f th e l ane be made by an expert Dragoon, the inutility o 4ance b ethinecoraes apparent. some one says, "But they are for the pur zte: of Pursuing a flying foe." Very good idea that, 444 all a ll ow '' er Y well if they will obligingly turn about 11 14 1 the Lancer to prick them in the rear. Stt. l e t Lancer a fair and unprejudiced glance It; , h . The spear, lance, or pike has k een ae 3 _t„--0 primitive weapon among the . early hw ia sn it that'2 every country ; and if so effective, o th it got into disuse as each country progressed, had h at d uring the Peninsular war and at Waterloo we '' 1 . 41:1 7 t a single regiment of Lancers in the service, and fr ota e bet -€ Q2 a few, w hi c h , strange to say, they copied 4 se mi -barb arous n ation, who had retained that )o w be:: Why it Was th rown aside is easy to be seen. lU Peri " ° w - ledge of th e use o f the sword proved the itet e :" l 3" of the latter, and caused the lance to be re do e "zid when adopted by our Government it we_ but o f: a „ uti°uBl y, as if they doubted its use, for we hav e tai l dut regiments of Lancers in the service. They cer heZProsnt a smart and imposing appearance ; but as 4,1, 43 l a a chance of their coming to " hard knocks," I th e 43 theY should be sent out armed with a weapon shall feel full confidence in using. COUP DE SABRE. STRAND THEATRE. Yu —......,......._ 4 teclierad bill of fare has been prepared for the fre- The etiters of this favourite place of entertainment. erBa,tile abilities of the Irish comedian, Mr. George tiod ~,a (l n, are to be displayed in a monologue Pot'dY's .Portfaio, in which he will introduce, among called s e t t things, some of the most popular Irish songs, as i iiit t i as burlesque most of well-known actors, vocal -1 8,• ventriloquists, and conjurors. This will be fo - .op, tliaZl_ b~• the classical gymnastic performances and asto- The vo__Tg teats of Mons. Delavine and his two sons. iti `4tl talent of the dramatic corps, which is by no means _ e„e'lutiderable, will be rendered available in a piec e _ ..f retJed eonstructfon, entitled The Gipsies' gaunt, the ob tit of which is 'to afford a vehicle for giving some o ld of 4,lwaYe ovelcorne English songs and, duets. A ser ie s ., Iviiilasolving views, with vocal and instrumental music Wi ll(' up the amusements. • - ------ EN A tit,tin.--The third dinner of the Fox Club, this L01 , 1.: 3r) , took place on SaturdaY evening at Brookes S. Igisr - i eti t :---The Earl of Camperdown, Earl of Leicester, I.sgstone Pt Stuart, M. Edward Ellice, Mr. J. R. M.P., Colonel Hon. Robert Boyle, M.P., ke,4l„. Mointague Chohneley, Mr. Augustus Reppel lir""son, Sir A. It . Macdonald, Lord Sudeley, Mr. hillti Frederick Stephenson, Right Ron. Lord Marcus i 8 , Lord Saye and Sele, Ron. Hamilton Duncan, tetiesunt Ebrington, Right Ron. Dr. Lushington, lea4•,,t tofield, Earl of Stafford, Lord Charles James l ie •,t Right Ron. Sir Robert Adair, Mr. Frede -11 4Ju ntlas M P Mr. A. W. Robarts, Hon. Augustus Arr, • , •P. 11, Rton. tit, "1,11/TTiNGTori CLUB.--A correspondent says :—" The ttinlbun Of Members and the incom e of the club during th ti e " 4 ' few months have been most satisfactory. For i)let 'latte just ended, the total number of members year 549,481/e of life subscribers was 1,003 ; total receipts, y ea '. 1 3s; ad. p the corresponding period of last bc: the subs I ror numbered only 768, the receipts sqle '332i. bers.l e T s lie income since August has been 1,46-'eient to defray all current expenses, and to enable - COl4lllittee clear of a portion of old liabilities." MARKET Eris DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were rather scantily supplied with wheat, yet the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, at a decline in the quotations of from 3s to 4s per quarter. Barley was dull, and lower to pur chase. All other articles commanded very little attention. The continental markets have been steady for most grain. The latest advices from New York state that both grain and flour were in . good request on higher terms. very limited supplies of English grain were received up to our market last week. From abroad, the imports were 24,351 quarters of wheat, 3,924 barley, 37 beans, 11 tares, 4,224 linseed, 5,359 rapeseed, 150 mustard seed, 314 sun dry seeds, 2,500 sacks, and 16,226 barrels of flour. Coastwise from Essex, Kent, &c., the arrivals of wheat fresh up, to-day, were very limited. From the east coast scarcely any supply reached us; whilst the receipts by land carriage were trifling. Notwithstanding that the show of 'samples was small, the demand for all kinds, owing to the continuous arrivals from abroad, was in a very inactive state ; indeed, in some instances prices were almost nomi 'nal, yet they may be quoted from 1s to 2s per quarter beneath Monday last. For forward delivery next to nothing was doing. We were well supplied with foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex granary. Millers operated with extreme caution ; hence the amount of business doing was limited, and prices were from 2s to, in some instances, 3s per quarter beneath the rates of Monday last. For floating car goes there was little or no inquiry. Fine barley was comparatively scarce, and in moderate request at full prices. Low, and middling parcels sold slowly, and the currencies had a downward tendency. The inquiry for malt was heavy, but we have no actual decline to notice in the quotations. • _ _ _ . The supply of oats was moderate, and a fair business *as doing, at late rates: _ _ _ ' Beans and peas were in short supply and sluggish re. quest, at last week's currency. We had a dull sale for all kinds of flour, and American parcels were fully is per barrel lower. CURRENCY FES IMPERLA MEASURE. Wheat—Essea & Kent, Red new 74s•io 843 Ditt0............ old 76s 873 Ditto, White new 76s 88s • Ditt0........ old 76s 90s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 74s ,84s Ditto new 74s , 84s Rye—Old .... .. 515 5251 New 503 51s Barloy--Drinding••••• 363- 38a Malting .....•• 39s 41s Chevalier.... • 42s •44s Walt—Suffolk and Nor folk.... •• 66s 71s grown 603 62s Kingston and Ware 73s 75s Malt—Chevalier •• 75s to 76! Oats Yorkshire and Lineolash., Feed 30s 34s Potato ... 32s 36s Youghal and Cork Black. 30s 329 Cork, White ..• .• 29s i5B Scotch, Feed 34s 36s Beans—Tick . • •• • • 43s 52s Pigeons 4 7, 61s Peas—Grey .....• • • 44s 48s Maple . •••••••••• 478 s'es White. •• .. 568 62s Boilers ...565...... 68s Flour—Town-made... 68s 70s Suffolk . ........ 60s 64s Stockta & Norfolk 60s 66s SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were on the average—viz., 1,629 head. During the corresponding peiiod of 1853, we received 3,905; in 1852, 1,045; 1851, 2,066 ; in 1850, 1,001 ; in 1849, 656 ; and in 1848, 1,256 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Harlingen 330 ... 20 ... Nev Diep 26 ... 22 Harnburgh 29 51;2 Antwerp lO Rotterdam 6l Ostend. Calais... Calves. Pigs 10 ... 1 ... .. - ... 56 115 4 23 Total—. 456 964 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 18.7,3 853 2,654 413 3 ,852 54 ... 791 ... 200 .851 5lB 1,220 ... 281 ... 37 .850 255 515 ... 224 .849 256 210 ... ... 179 11 The show of foreign stock here to-day was very mode rate, the time of year considered, and in but middling condition. From our own grazing districts, the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were tolerably extensive: Their general quality, though good, was not equal to Monday last. Notwithstanding that the attendance of buyers was large, and that ilise weather was favourable for slaughter ing,,the beef trade ruled inactive, at the decline reported on this day se'nnight. The top price for beef was 4s 2d per 81bs. - The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire, amount e d t o 2,950 S co t s and short-horns; from other parts of England, 800 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 680 horned and polled Scots. There was a slight falling off in the supply of sheep, compared with Monday last. All breeds were in steady request, at very full prices. The best old Downs in the wool sold at ss, out of the wool 4a 4d per Blbs. Lambs were in moderate supply, and brisk inquiry, on higher terms—viz., 5s 4d to 7s per Blbs. We had a good sale for calves, the value of which had an upward tendency. Pigs movod off slowly, at late rates. Per Sibs to sink tho offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 PrimoSouthdown 410 5 0 Second quality.... 3 4 3 6 'loge crse. calves 4 6 5 2 Prime large oxen 3 8 310 Prime small d 0... 5 4 5 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4 2 Large hogs. 3 0 4 2 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 B t Small porkers 4 4 4 8 Second quality ...3 10 4 4 Sucklingcalves ..23 0 30 0 Prime crse.-yilled.4 6 4 8 Quarter old pigs 22 0 27 0 .. 5s 4d. to 7s od. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ............ ..... . 4.495 I. i Beasts...—. •• . .. •• • - • i 439 Sheep .•• Calves .. ....... ••••• .. 130 Calves....., ...... •••• .. • • 89 Pigs .. .. A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold iu Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, April 11, 1853., and this day, Monday, April 10, '.854. Per 81bs, to sink the aids. April 11, 1853.1Apri110,1854 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d 3 oto 3 23 oto 3 2 ... 3 4• • 3 6,3 4 3 6 ... 3 8' 2 103 8 310 ... 4 0 4 2'4 0 4 2 310 4 0 1 3 6 3' 8 ~. 4 sZ 4 6'3 10 4 4 ~. 4 8 410 4 6 4' 8 5 0 5 2410 5 0 ~. 5 0 6 05 4 7 0 3 4 4 04 6 5 2 4 2 4 6,5 4 5 8 210 3 2'3 0 4 2 3 6 4 04 4 4 8 • 3,518 4,495 ▪ 19,100 23,610 ... 151 130 275 310 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality ditto ... Prime large oxen ... Prime Scots, dto Coarse, and inferior sheep Second quality ditto ... Prime coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small ditto .. Large hogs Neat small porkers Beasts... Sheep ... Calves... Pigs ... SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 12, 1852.—Beasts, 3,419; sheep, 17,920; calves, 182; pigs, 380. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be seasonably well supplied with both town and country killed meat, for which the demand is tolerably steady, as follows : , Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling. 3 4 3 6 Do., prima large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small 3 10 4 0 Pork, large 3 4 4 2 lamb Mutton, Inferior Do., middling , Do., prime Veal Pork, small 5s 2d to 68 8d s. d. s. d. 32 3 4 .3 6 4 0 .4 2 4 4 .4 0 5 4 .4 4 4 8 BOROUGH HOP. There is still a fair inquiry for good and fine hops, at full prices ; but all other kinds are a slow sale. Last week's imports were 10 bales from Ostend, 60 from Ham burgh, and 7 from Rotterdam. The quotations are— Mid and East Kent pockets, 61. lOs to 121. Os ; Weald of Kent ditto, 61 . . Os to 71. Os ; Sussex ditto, 5/. 128 to 61. lOs per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last report, liberal supplies of potatoes, in fair average condition, have arrived coastwise and by land car riage. The imports have amounted to 2 tons from Amster dam, 3 from Hmnburgh, and 160 from Belfast. • We have a slow trade at this market to-day, and the quotations are as follows :—York Regents, 130 s to 1503 ; Kent and Essex ditto, 120 s to 130 • Scotch ditto, 100 s to 120 s ; ditt o cups, 100 to 110 s; Irish whit3s, 100 s; foreign, 90s to 100 s per ton. WOOL. For all kinds of wool we continue to experience a very inactive sale. In some instances the quotations are almost nominal. Last week's. imports were 95 bales from Bomb a y, 1,146 from Melbourne, 1,440 from Sydney, 2,000 from Geelong, 290 from Hamburgh, 980 from Algoa Bay, and 34 from Buenos Ayres. SEEDS. There has been a good demand for both red and white clover seed, at full prices. Linseed has moved off readily, at the late advance. Black Sea 64s to 655, Calcutta 62s to 655, Petersburg 62s to 635, and Archangel 51s to 53s per quarter. East India rape is worth Ns to 58s. Other articles are steady. furnip,White, per bush. 221 to 24s Swede ........ • . 22s 24s kinstard, Brown • . 123 14s White, new.. • • .. 13s 16s rares,Winter, new.... 9s Od 9s 6d Old.. • • -• 76 Od 8s Od Canary, per quarter .. bOs 548 Rye grass.. ... • • • • • . 24s 28s Clover, Red Enc. (cwt.) 583 64s White .• • • .... • • 548 848 Foreign Red...... 52s 64s White • 62s 903 Trefoil, new. ~.... 263 33a Carraway.... • • . 435 46a Coriander •• • 17s 18s llempseed, per quarter C . 's 44s Linseed, Eng .iowing .. 62s C6s Crushing ........ 60s 64s Baltic' ••••.. • . • . 59i 63s Odessa ••••• • • • • • 62i Css Linseed Cake, pr. ton—. English . 101 N 11/ lOs Foreign, per ton 915 s 11l lOs Rape Cakes, pr ton 61 15s 7/ 68 Rapeseed,New,prlst 3110 s 33, Os TALLOW. Our market is very dull, and prices still continue to decline. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 67s 6d, and for forward delivery 68s 3d per cwt. Town tallow is 65s per cwt. net cash. 1850. 1851. 1852. Stock this day ...... 30,688 31,954 42.058 Price of Y. C. I t0 36 3 8 7i 9 c(14 4° 405 34 6(1 ° 3 3 5 ncr Delivery last week • • 1,696 1,379 824 Ditto from June 1.... 84,876 85,462 95,548 Arrivals last week.. 1,801 52 -- Dittofrom June 1.... 90,068 91,898 101,972 Price of Town ...... 38s Od 418 Od 38s Od 1853. 11854. 6 29,609 34,194 Os 3d 7a 6d to to 4556 d 00a Od 2 ,363 1,404 90,986 87,081 393 1.315 79,967 97,964 47s 3d 67s 6d OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS. -- Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Dalrymple Ross, K.C.B. (Deputy Adjutant-Ge neral of the Royal Artillery), is appointed Lieut.-General of the Ordnance, a place which had been abolished, but which is now revived in consequence of the requirements of the war. The Rev. John Macbean is appointed chaplain of St. Andrew's Church, Colombo, at Ceylon. Mr. Charles lieddle is appointed a member of the Council of Government of Sierra Leone. NOV 4 SCOTI.4:=THE WAR. SHA.BE - ' - NIARKETB. The - House - of Assembly of Nova Saotia, on the 29th ult., unanimously adopted an address to the Queen expressive of their sympathy with her Ma jesty in -the war with nussia. Mr. Howe, the Provincial Secretary, delivered a speech on the address amid loud cheers in the following words : Mr. Speaker, the province of Nova Scotia has, for the last hundred years, been a firmly attached and loyal portion of 'the British empire. She has Steadfastly maintained her allegiance through alt the vicissitudes of peace and war. Loyalty is here an enduring sentiment, and whenever there is menace or danger front abroad our Sovereign is not left to doubt of the strength of our feel ings, or of our readiness to sustain to the utmost of our power the honour of the British flag and the authority of the Crown. When these are in peril, the voice of faction is hushed—party feelings subside—party distinctions are obliterated, and a united Legislature prepared to defend our common country, or to send to the foot of the Throne the expression of sentiments which are shared alike by all ranks and classes of our people. Sir, I look back with pride to a period in our history, within the (THIS DAY.) Paid, Leasing Compans, Closing Prices this day. 'Business this day, BRITISH RAILWAYS. London & N. West. L. &N. W. Caledon... Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NMd D 0......... D 0........ . S. Eastern Do Norfolk.. G.& N. W. & Stckton & Darlingt. recollection of many around me—when with singular unanimity and enthusiasm the whole resources, physical and pecuniary, of Novia Scotia, were placed at the dis posal of the Lieutcnant•Governor, when the frontier was endangered, amidst the acclamations of the people and of their representatives. At that time I led the Oppo sition in this house, but I at once tendered support to the government , f the day, as I am happy to know that the leader' of the Opposition will now second the motion which I am about to make. Then, as now, our Flag was about to be insulted—our country embroiled with a Foreign Power. We are not now threatened with any immediate danger. There is peace on this continent, and I trust it may be preserved. But our brethren at home are about to enter upon a struggle the end of which cannot be fore told. The fleets and armaments on their way to the Baltic and the Black Sea instfuct us that they are in earnest. It is but right that the outlying portions of the empire should coEnprehend and should discharge the obligations which, in such a crisis, rest upon them. A. common sentiment should thrill throughout the empire. The Sovereign should feel that her subjects, wherever situated, are united BA one man. It is our duty to take the,earliest opportunity of declaring to our Sovereign the feelings of out people. Let there be no doubt in her mind--let it be felt and known that, whatever may be our party struggles or differences of opinion, there is but one feeling in Nova Scotia, when the flag of England is unfurled. The latter clause of this address I trust will not be disapproved. Whatever might be our regret at the withdrawal of her Majesty's troops, I believe that I am not much mis taken when I assume that the militia of Nova Scotia about to be enrolled and embodied would be able to de fend their own soil and to protect her Majesty's forts and arsenals, should our gallant soldiers be required elsewhere. If they can they ought, and we should not detain a single regiment here that might be wanted in the Mediterranean. E. Count, D 0........ . I, kN.W San&Yk Do I GtNorthn Lancash& Yorksh. K.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt. IGtWestn. MINES Entertaining those sentiments, Mr. Speaker, I beg Leave to move the following Address : "TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " The humble Address of the Representatives of the People of Nova Scotia. "May it please your Majesty,—We, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of Nova Scotia, have learned with extreme regret, that your Majesty's Government has been compelled to fit out armaments, and prepare for active hostilities, in order to maintain the faith of treaties, and guard the interests of the empire from the aggressive spirit manifested by the Emperor of Russia. Though far removed from what may . be the theatre of war, your M a j es ty' s l oya l subjects in Nova Scotia will regard, with grave solicitude, the operations of your Majesty's forces by sea and land, and your Majesty may be assured that, wherever the national flag is borne, their sympathies will follow it; and that, in triumph and disas ter, the efforts of its gallant defenders will ever be marked with deep interest in this portion of the empire. Should the land forces now in this province be required elsewhere, your Majesty may rely upon the loyalty and devotion of the militia of Nova Scotia, who, until the return of peace in Europe, will defend their own country, and protect your Majesty's forts and arsenals from foreign aggression." LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. LONDON, April 10.—Wind this clay at Noon, E. ; strong breeze, and cloudy weather. PORTSMOUTH, -April S.—Wind, N.E. to S.S.W. Arrived —lanthe, frqm St. Malo. Sailed—Emanuel, for Quebec; H.M.S. Cumberland, Baltic, in tow of the Black Eagl e . FALMOUTH, April 9.—Wind variable. Arrived—Eu phrosyne, from Rio Grande ; Ellen, Figneira, and sailed for London. Off Port—Emperor, Maulmain; Janet, Callao, for Dundee. COWES, April B.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Sir Robert Peel, for Melbourne ; Peter Hattrick, New York. DOVER, April 9.—Arrived—Emperor (a), from London, for Malta ; Fanny, Antwerp ; Currituch, do., both for New York. TORBAY, April 9.—Wind, S. Arrived—Helen, from London, and sailed for Hobart Town ; Elizabeth, Hobart Town. Off Port—Vesper, Hartlepool, for M a lt a; Cit y o f Palaces, Shields, for Calcutta ; Edgar, Mauritius ; Bolton, Bombay ; Telegraph, East Indies, for Amsterdam. SALECOMBE, April 9.—Wind, N.B. Sailed—Edward Osborne, for Newport and Mediterranean ; Jessamine, do. do. BRISTOL, April B.—Wind, S.W. Arrived-- Cosmo, :rom Savannah. - PADSTOW, April B.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Harriet Scott, for Quebec. SUNDERLAND, April S.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Lau rentine, from Fecamp ; Bella Donna, rionflour. Sailed— Swallow, for Carthagena. ABERDEEN, April B.—Arrived—Undaunted, from Quo bee ; Renown, do. _ OFF PENZANCE.—Greyhound,. from St. Michael's, and proceeded for Hull ; Laura, from Newport, and proceeded for Alicante. Sailed—Caroline, for Quebec. CADIZ, April I.—The Mercia (transport), with a detach ment of the Royal Horse Artillery, under the command of Major Michell, has just put in here from stress of, wea ther. She will proceed as soon as till) wind changes. It is now blowing fresh at East. BOSTON, March 22.—A large vessel under jury masts, with rudder apparently disabled, was seen off Brenton's Reef on the 26th, steering for the Vineyard. A large ship, waterlogged and abandoned, was seen on March 17, in lat. 40 N., long. 68 W. The Vanguard, from New York to Liverpool, in proceeding down the Bay on the 25th March, was compelled to anchor, in consequence of the mutinous crew. ELSINORE, April 4.—The Emmy, from Rostock to Peter S. - head (eargo, bones), has returned from the Kattegat to day very leaky, and been towed into the harbour. QUEENSTOWN, April 3.—Arrived—Nancy Dawson, Saffi. Off Port—Runette, Sourabaya ; and sailed for the Clyde. SHIELDS, April 7.—Arrived —Merchant, from Rot terdam. GOOLE, April 7.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Norfolk (s). from Rotterdam. LOWESTOFT, April 9. -Arrived Go'svland, Christian. sand. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) EA M Wind, E.S.W. ; .moderato, and cloudy.onday, 9 a.m. Passed—Callao, from, London, for Liverpool. Sailed—Her Majesty's steamer Black Eagle, to tho east ward; French war steamer Le Corse, to westward. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The seventeenth public drawing for- 70 rights of choice on the society's estates took place on Saturday, at the offices, No. 33, folk-street, Strand, in the presence of the Rev. Dr. Worthington, the Rev. Dr. Dodswo r th, an d a l arge number of shareholders. The numbers drawn belonged to members in various counties. The rev, chairman announced that the allotment of the St. Margaret's estates being fixed for the 7th of June, the executive committee had resolved to open the mansion and park to public view for a few weeks, and that cards might be obtained from the secretary. In answer to a ques tion as to the mode of allotment it was stated that the surveyor's plan would not interfere with tho beauty of the grounds, as ornamental gardens would bo laid out with the villas. This announcement gave great satis faction to the meeting. The secretary stated that the eighteenth public drawing was fixed for Saturday, the 13th of May, and that 31 numbers would be added to the rotation list of seniority—making upwards of 900 out of the first thousand who were on the order of rights by date of membership, although the society had only been in - existence 18 months. PANOPTICON OF SCIENCE AND ART.—On Saturday, Mr. Gottlieb Boccius delivered a lecture, in the above institution, on the subject of artificial fish culture. Mr. Boccius having daprreoc ge g nri i net v s e cspo n eno a rsfi e b otqd r h i ue e et f hna h e: l e s s t oou o ffb r i itphe c ro a eot l pl a aha c rgag c ad o et u ipnn n eog t rt oc fish, nst t htt h r:a e gcs d eta ieiosddf mc till u v c e w h i T i th a i attention,nn ova which were lost in the process adopted by previous experimenters. Sir H. Davy had not been able to obtain more than 5 per cent. of fish. Later experimen ters had obtained 15 and 20 per cent. But by the me thod which he (the lecturer) employed, one per cent. was not lost. It is a mistake to suppose that running water was necessary for the artificial propagation of fish. All that was necessary was pare water, kept from adulteration or decomposition, and at a temperature of 55 or 60. He had by this simple method propagated millions of fish. • , THE NEW BREAD•MAKING PROGRESS. —Mr. Pepper, one of the chemical lecturers at the Polytechnic Institu tions, has devoted some time and trouble to ascertain the secret - of the process by which a greater weight of bread is produced from a given quantity of flour than is now com monly obtained, as shown in the recent experiments at the IVlarylebone workhouse, It would result from this report of Mr. Pepper, that while the increased weight of the bread made from a sack of flour by the new process is admitted—though not to the same extent as claimed by the persons possessing the secret—the in creased weight is almost demonstratively proved to be produced by the use of substances possessing a capacity for absorbing and retaining moisture ; and that the dif ference, therefore, is simply the addition of so m uc h o f water—nothing more. APPLICATION OF THE TELEGRAPH AND ELECTRICITY TO MILITARY PLYRPOSES.— . At a recent grand review at Olmutz, Austria, at which the Emperors of Russia and Austria were present, a sham fight on a grand scale, the siege of the citadel, including the application of electricity on the most recently approved principles of ignition and combustion, constituted the most important of the manoeuvres which were practised. A Vienna paper describes three omnibus-looking vehicles, which were in the camp, each containing a complete electric apparatus, with a contrivance for laying an insulated wire along the ground by the mere locomotion of the vehicle, the wire being so protected as to remain unin jured by the pressure of the heaviest artillery pa as i ng over it. By this means orders are to be instantaneously conveyed from the Emperor's station, and that of the chief commander, to troops at almost any distance on i the field of the manoeuvres. • • TICE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 10, .1854. 21 - 23 41 - 41 7i - 83 14 -12 15 17 8 7d 89 - 91 531 -53 i 13 - 14 8 • - 10 41 := 43 7 - 8 .•• ..• 154 - 164 f 4 = i'i 60 - 62 56 - 58 21 - 23 187 , 88 77 78 121 - 123 90 - 92 73 - -••- ••• 85 - 90 10 - 12 I) 10 12 pi 61 -614 i -- iii = ii, 8 -- 81 par —ASP 97 -- 98 96 - 94 id 76 —7 8 d 14 -- 13 i 12 -- lld Jil l : ioi 59 -59 i 33 - 35 id— id 7 sdl 6 - 8 44 - 47 30 30 30 31 50 54 par iP - 74 - 8 28 - 30 81 83 51 - 53 50 .- 52 50 52 3i 2id 13 15 64 74 10 It 4 -- 3id 13 15 58 59 32 33 2d 4 5 Aberdeen Do. No. 2, p. c. Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) [iris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Cork dr,Bandons/p.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (X3los) 6 per cent - 67 6 -6, Do: (£5) 7 per cent. Do. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... Do. 5/., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr. Sh- East Lancash. 6 p. cts. East and West York shire June. Prof... Edinb Prth. &Dundee 51 per cent. , Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northu. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 41 p. c. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt. Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Prof. Sh Gt. Westn. (Barka Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. coy. red. 4 p.c Do. con. rod. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 p. c.... Lan. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock ... Leeds N. 6 P.C. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848... Loudon and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c _I Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. _ ....._ c., 1852 _ Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler, Shares I Londy. & Ennis. Sh Shef., & Lin. i Shares, No. 1. Do, New, £lO „.. Do. £6.. sfarypt.&Carl.4p.e, Do. 4i per cent Do.. Aid. Consol.6 p. c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Dirm. 6 per cont Do. Pref. 4,3 per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Prof. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5i por ct . prof. Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. Xl5, 6 p.c , Do Scot. Cent. , New Pref Shrews. & Birm.N.G. Shrcwsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. fixed, 4A por cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d.' Do. 4 iper cent. S.Yorkish.4p.e.Guar Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent, Do. do. do, Stockton and Hartle- pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N. MidlandH and s.l urch - 23 - 24 3 - .10 -: 101 - 106 9,1 - 9i 7J 8 .. ad 64 94 -- 87 90 Id L2B ••• ..... ON ... ... ad li -- 21 p 6 4 8 9 par 128 132 1 d ad ad l ad ad ad 93 -p6 xd- 8 - 9 15i -1 6 i 9i -- 10 if -- 1 3 id -- i P 22 -- 23 95 —lOO 15 -- 20 I'd 85 - DO 34 - 3i 27 - 30 2i - 31 18 19 4 - 5 21 23 4/ - 51 •• -- ... 7 6 - 644 65i 9 -84 d 51 — 4d 45i -- 46:1 PREFERENCE SHARES. i - P - i p -12 A .3i xd • .ad •112 1 Par 132 125 - 135- ii —= io LO2 - 104 51 - 52 25 -26 13 -13 i 22 - 24 2 2ixd ••• ••• 90 ^• 92 54 - 56 xd xd ••• 3 - 21(1 27 - 29 90 -- 92 2,1 i P 4d 2 4i 2 41 li 12 60 4b 1 j llxd 22 i i Ad ii - t - * - 4 - 9 - i - 6 - 21) - 3 - I 39 - 10 - 50 - li - i - 1} - * - 10 - : 6 i - 15 - I - 28 - 8 10 3i 4i 3 fi 3 3j d 1 - 6d, i - 1 4 Sid 1 5 4d n ii --- 41 li - lip 1 - i - it r ...di 10 5 d 4 - 34 22 - 23 lop 7 9 dis 5 51 3 34 I —1, 1 4 3 d 1k id - 7 26 = ioi 8 - 9 11i - 12131 42 -4i 32 - 31 28i - - 29 -• pm ld par d ii 8 ... - pm 3 - 4 li 2i sl 5i —46 d 1K BANKS. 72 - 74 a li ld 43 3 d 23di 45 - 47 36 - 38 64, - 66 6 - 7 :ous 5 all :5 17i !CI 14 LO 8 LO 4 i 0 40 5 1 37~ - 38; ?,5 20 Z all 1 1 L 5 14 . ) ,0 18 !O 71 ;0 10 1 all LO . 3 2 1 75 - 86 611 - 64 1 all 1 i O lO 5 all i 0 all 16 is 50 35 2 all )0 60 1 all 25 1 all 1 all 2£q 1 - 3 'i - 1. i- i d i - ii.P - lip' ;4 - 36 ' i - 1 i - 1 9 - 11 37i 8i 15 14i 61 I 1 i I 21 i SHIPWRECKS LAST YEAR.--A return has just been issued to the House of Commons, by which it appears that the vessels wrecked last year belonging to the United Kingdom was 581, of which 569 were sailing vessels, arid 12 steam vessels. The tonnag e was 120,714. . • 10 1 261 al 13J a] 20 a] 20 50 I al 50 a 1 20 1 20 ; 20 2/ 25 al It. 100 St. 100 25 30 t. 11°° .5 all 6. GA all 31l 5 all 7 f i 2 N all 6i at 10 al: 5 all 0 all ,t. 100 5 all 5I all .0 10 .0 6 6 all 30 I 5 ;0 6 ;t. 100 ft. 100 It. 100 !6 6 It. 100 !O 13 L2i 9 It. 100 It. 1100 i 0 1 all ;t. 100 it. 100 .2 all 5 all LO all 6 4. L 24 all L2all L2l 10, t. 100 ,t. 100 6' 5 0 6 it. 100 >t 100 it 100 it. 100 it. 100 !,0 all It. 100 L 5 15 8- : 1 4 all 8 all l 0 all LO 10 l 5 all LO . 0.6 all h. 100 !O all l 5 all 5 23 all 5 3 ,t. 100 17 I 5 5 10 RAILITATs. !Paid. St 11l 20 31 I 2 )0 Aberdeen. Si .Arnb,g. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junct... 11 Belfast & Ballymena. 611 Birming. Wolverh & Stour Valley !8 Birkeuhd. Cheshire Junct DQ. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. .84 Do., £20..... ...... O Blyth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) O Bristol and Exeter... O Caledonian • 11 Chester & Holyhead. di Cork and Bandon... 611 Cork, Black, &Pass. 22 ll 25 31 50 a] 20 a] 20 1! 10 .2 Corn;rall 4 Grief' Junction Dublin&Belfa,stJunc dl Dundee Perth&Aber• (leen Junetiou Xll Do. New al East Anglian..... all Do., (XlB E & H) al Eastern Counties dl Eastern Union, A Stock .00 Do., B. Stock 8A IDo New A 50 I, 25 al 25 al 25 al 18 a] 20 a] St. 1 I 25 I 12 A! 50 al 16i 1: 19 1 14 1 . 50 a] 20 a] 11i al 10 20 1 10 12i Fast Lancashire. _ _ )0 !Edinburgh & Glasgow 56IEdinb. and Peebles._ _ _ 0 - Edin.Prth &DundOel 1 Forth & Clyde June. O Glasgow& S. Western O Great Northern Stk. O Do., A. Stock O Do., B. Stock IGt. Sth. &Wost.(lro, 10 Oreat Western. .2 Irish South-Eastern. 11 Lancaster & Carlisle .1i Do., Thirds . 2 - Do. New Thirds Laucash.andYorksh LB. Do., Fifths D D. , Wst. Riding Un Xll Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt .11 London & Blackwell 8} Loud. Tilb. &Stbend. K Loud. Bright & S.Cst. 0 Loud. and N. Westn. .2 Do. Fifths 1 jDo.IO/. Sh., M&8...0 2 Do. Eighths ILondoliandS. Wostn, 40 3' Do., £5O 14 - Do., £4O 11 Lndndrry4 Coleraine 11 Lndndrry. & Ennisk. K Manch.Shef.&Lineln 4 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. .00 Midland 25 a] St. 101 812 s )0 Do. Birmng. &Derby [7i Midld. G. West. (Irs.) 7 Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket 5 Do., Bury Extension .7 Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd 7 Newry & Enniskillen 11 Ncwry Warrenpoint and hostrovor:. )0 Norfolk 3} Northn Counties Un 16 I 16 I 8 al North British .6 North Devon, No. 1 1i Do., No. 2 11 Do., A Deferred . 8 Do., B Guaranteed 60 I ar lo 11/ 20 I 20 a] 10 11 10 St. IF 20 21 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 st. It 10 Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent dl South Devon )O South 61South Wales S. Yrksh. &Illy. Dun 5 D 0:...... 25 I 2: jNorth - London 541D0. New £lO is N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp• stead, and City Jn., North Staffordshire ,11 North Western 0 N. &S. Wcstrn. June 1 'Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 20 1' 20 al 50 al 20 1, 10 Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton 2s Portsmouth O Scottish Central Scottish Midland O Shmwsbury dt Bil mg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed.Sl ask .0 Shrowsby. & Berea 11 Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ; 11 Do. llalves,i. .11 Do. Oswestry GY ShropShiro Union 10 51 St. 10 25 2 , 25 St. 10 2s Staincs,Wok. &Wok dl Stockton & Darling. hi Stockton & Ilartlepl. )0 Taff Vale . 8 IDo. £lO shares. 10 !Do. Prof., No, Frhamcs Haven Dock and Railway .7 Vale of Neath ill Waterfd. & Kilkenny Lll Waterford&Linierick L 4 West Cornwall i West End of London and Crystal Palace 11 West London ls. Wimblcdn & Croydon ID York Novice. &Berw. !CI Do. Extensions .3 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 1" . York &N. Midland... 50 4' 25 1 1 100 a] 64 25 1' 50 ' 20 I al 91 891 531 12 11f 88 7i 78 7i 8 121 74j 4 3i 61/ 2 1 11 12 f 8i 96 7i 8 96} 7i 6§ 14 11 i 11 7817 3o 20 191 591 60 591 41 I por cont. 66 5J I° 6 pm i 0 pm 124 105 9i i 129 30 die 99 x d B 1 Pm x d Rumen. Bedford and Buckghainsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cout. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... Ulstr. dr Dn. Fr Firtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lou.&Greenw Do. Frei&once Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Xlaneh. Bxtu and Matlock & Redear Aidld.Bradfd Northern and Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p e Prest. & Wyrc Do. Shares. itoystn.&Hit. Do.Shepth.St Shef. Roth.and Goolog.sp.e. S. Staflordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst Agua Fria rAustrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal Erritish Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Comes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min Co. of Jamaica.— Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng, Do. Pref. 7i p. cent. English and Austrin, Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co, (ariquita Mexican&S.Amerien, Now Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting C 0.... Nouveau Mondo Pontgibaud Silver Lead MM, dt Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Ithymney Iron Do. Now i a lati ag o do Cuba ... South Australian ... fin Croft.. United Mexican. ... Waller West Granada West Mariposa , Worthing Mining oil Au5tra1ia............. FOREk Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, Scrip Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Juliet. of France Grd. Trunk of Canada Do. Debentures Do. do Gt. Central of France Gt.Westernof Canada Shares Do. Bands (Ist is.)'s7 [haillton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lako Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p. c. pref _ Luxembourg ' Do. (Railway) Do. Prof Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. prof Lyons and Genera Lyons & Mediterrau, 4adras lfaria Antonia Do. do. New . Helbouruo Dk. dr Ity Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (f my. B. & Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ...... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg! ParisCaen & Cherbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouso... Do. 5 p. cent. Pref. Southern of France.. St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) dl West Flanders dl Do 52 t per c. Pref .0 Western of Frauco 7 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden .5 Zealand JOINT-S' ,iustralasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Loud. Chart. Bk: o: Australia I London and County.. London Joint Stock.. Lond. & Westminster National Provincial of England. Do. New National of Ireland, New South Wales; Oriental Bank of Corporation i Do. Now Provincial of Ireland Do. Now Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London MISCEL: Aubin Coal and Iron, Australian Agricult. A.ustralsn.Pcific. Mail Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of France Eastern Steam Eleetrit Telograph(A) Do. (B) Electric Teleg. of Ir Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. S. W. Coal & Inter, Steam Navigat. Co. N. B. Australasian Do. New Nrth. ofEuropeSteam Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. Do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam scot. Austral. Invest South Austral. Land Submar. Telegraph Do. Registered Van Diemen's Land all all all all all 100 all all all all all 13.5 244 all 15 i 4 1 10 1 1. all all 15 10i all all all all all 12s. 9 3 8 2s. 1 Yuba 10 5 20 20 10 20 20 20 8i 10 20 10 20 20 [0 all I[o all i 0 all 15 5 15 5 )0 25 LO all 5 1 15 I all r 5 all 28l i 2A 2 1 i 1 li a :GN. 11 1 224 i 1 3 1 I k 30 1 i 22i if 8 1 1 15i 65 i LITEIZA TUBE, Jerom s Cardan. By Henry Morley, author of " Palissy the Potter." 2 vols. Chapman and Jerome Cardan, the most famous physician and mathematician of his day in Italy, whose great ob ject of life, and whose solo ambition was the re membrance and admiration of posterity, would probably be scarcely satisfied if lie saw the amount of either accorded to him. The reason of this pro bably is to be found in au observation made by his biographer, that lie was equal to, but never before, his age. He was not one of those who have gained immortality by the discovery of some keystone of science, or who have won alike our pity and admi ration by the persecution of the ignorant and the scorn of the incredulous. Such as he was, how ever, he had undoubting confidence that his wishes would be realised, and in the eager desire that future critics should know him as he really was, lie has, with curious frankness, portrayed his faults, vices, and errors, as readily as his virtues or successes, in the history of himself which he left behind him. Doubtless, in more fav oura bl e circumst ances, he would haw: left more trace of his powers and his ambition, but he was p ecu li ar l y un fortunate. Al ways of a' weak and delicate consti tution, the ailments he perpetually suffered from often affected his mind with corresponding gloom. Ho was harshly treated by his parents, ill-educated, and generally neglected. Even when he had gradu ated as a physician, the Colleg e of Milan refused to receive or acknowledge him, owing to some pre- His tastes and beset with judices about his family. difficulties, and the unsettled tastes and habits he had formed in his neglected youth, must certainly have interfered with his more studionioccupations. He was forty years old before a n y of his dreams seemed likely to be realised. At the age of forty four, he was at length a recognised physician, with a professor's chair, and known through Europ e from his literary abilities. His endurance and labour did not, therefore, go unrewarded. The writer observes—" Cardan had not tact enough to make himself popular, but he had talent enough to create for himself fame." His first work, or rather the first he published, was certainly a most imprudent one for a man in his position. It was entitled, " Th e B a d M ethod of Practice among Physicians," which denounced seventy-two errors in the system of medical treatment in that day. It was certainly not a volume likely to re ' move the prejudices of the College of Physicians. Cardan subsequently distinguished himself greatly as a mathematician. It is singular that the devotee of such a study should have been superstitious and credulous to the extreme. He had the firmest faith in dreams, and put implicit confidence in omens. He had, however, some right to be guided by them, if we may trust the singular incidents which he relates as having occurred to him. But the author of the present volumes accounts for them by saying that most men, if they go through life searching for omens and fulfilments, will find some singular coincidences. It is, how -1 ever, somewhat suspicious that Cardan has gene , rally narrated them after the fulfilment, when he might easily have exaggerated the foreboding 'or enhanced the singularity of the dream. This weakness may, however, be in a great measure attributable to his age and country. The severest affliction of Cardan's life befel him when in the zenith of his fame, at the height of his popularity. His wife had been dead for some years, but he had three children, two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, a hasty, simple - minded - youth, had mar ried entirely against his father's consent, and lived miserably with his wife, who was one of a large and poor family of no good repute. While Jerome was professor to the University of Pavia, renowned as a physician and philoso pher, having visited Paris, Edinburgh, and Lon don, the blow su dd en l y came upon him which embittered his life, de s t roye d hi s fortune, injured his reputation, and lost him his position. After several years of discord, want, and waste, driven desperate by the conduct of his wife, Gianbattista Cardan poisoned her with arsenic when her youngest child was but ten days old. Of course lie was immediately arrested for murder. His brother was also implicated. Jerome hastened to Milan to spend his fortune, influence, and reputa tion, in behalf of the son who had so disregarded his wishes. - But his efforts, though unceasing, were ineffectual. His son was executed, and he was left impoverished' and broken-hearted, with infamy attached to his name. His youngest son was ac quitted, but his subsequent conduct was so bad that his father disinherited him. After this great calamity the philosopher met with many other trials, but at last received a pension from the Pope, and died at Rome in 1576, aged seventy-five. The history of his life is a subject of much inte rest, whether as the record of a scholar, or the me moir of one who showed what perseverance and labour, combined with great talents, can accomplish, even though insurmountable diffi culties seem 'to lie in his path. The author has, however, adopted too much the minute ness and diffuseness of style for which he blames Cardan. It is, perhaps, difficult, however, in selecting from such a large number of works the events of his life not to be led into this extreme. These memoirs will show an example to the student or struggler with the world, who feels tempted to despair ; they will form an interesting biography to the mathematician or physician, and an o. enter tainin volume to the general reader, w h o will cer tainly'welcome the appearance before the publi c of the history of one whose great object was, to be remembered and revered. The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Men- tal Pathology. This journal is chiefly devoted to the record and analysis of the statistics of insanity and mental delusion. Some very curious and interesting in formation on these topics may be met with, which may prove of valuable assistance to the medical practitioner or to those in charge of lunatics. It may bo useful to the friends or guardians of those who are suspected of being of unsound mind, as affording instruction on the exciting causes and the earliest symptoms of insanity. Certainly the best means of guarding against this terrible affliction, or of mitigating it if incurable, is the knowledge derived from the study of various cases, and the tracing it back to its earliest development. As calculated to increase that knowledge, and to afford opportunities for study and comparison, this work is likely to be of much service, and to merit the attention of those who are interested in this melancholy subject. PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO MR. E. T. SMITH.—On Saturday evening a number of the friends of Mr. E. T. Smith, lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, entertained that gentleman at dinner at the Coal Hole Tavern, in the Strand, for the purpose of presenting him a very hand some silver tureen and ladle, as a token of esteem for his industry and integrity, also in acknowledgment of the advantages derived by the increased trade to the neighbourhood during his management. The subscrip tions for this very flattering testimonial were chiefly the spontaneous offerings of the respectable inhabitants and tradesmen in the vicinity of the theatre, who were de sirous of conferring upon Mr. Smith this substantial mark of their respect and esteem. Mr. Renton Nicholson, who occupied the chair, presented the plate to Mr. S m ith, and complimented him upon his successful management during the past 18 months, and eulogised the spirit of active benevolence whi c h had marked his regime in the national theatre. Mr. Smith returned thanks, in a modest and appropriate speech, in which he attributed his success, i n a grea t d egree , t o t h e d eterm i na ti on with which he had started to regulate his expenses upon strict system of economy, and to leave none s of I ris with s i com pany or serva n t s un p a id, w hil e h e had a shi which to pay them. H e said his intention was to make Drury-lane a profitable managerial speculation,epublic by wouldany species of entertainment which the patronise, from a Surrey drama to an Italian Opera, and he hadiound this the true secret of management. M r . Smith, after some further observatio ns, iftteyhad t againtin thankedeveng in his friends for the splendid g bestowed upon him. At a later hour the evening Mr. Smith presented to Mr. George Wild, his acting mana ger, a beautiful gold watch and chain, in acknowledgment of his long services, and the strict friendship that had subsisted between them for a long series of years. Other toasts were proposed and duly honoured, and a most agreeable evening was spent by those present. FIRE NEAR REGENT'S-PARK.—Penryn Lodge, the private mansion of Dr. Woolf, Park-village, Gloucester. Regent's-park, was almost totally deStroyed by gate, fire on Saturday last. ANOTHER SERIOUS FIRE IN THE CITY.—The exten sive and well-known range of premises belonging to Messrs. W aterlow and S ons , w h olesale stationers, printers, &e., in London -wall, had a narrow escape of being totally destroyed on Saturday last. As it was, property valued at a few thousand pounds was either consumed or extensively damaged by the devastating element. After the lapse of two or three hours the con flagration was extinguished, but not until a serious amount of damage was done, but not so great it is be lieved as to put an entire stop to the business. As to the origin of the misfortune nothing positive could be learned. Fortunately the firm was fully insured in several fire-offices. The arrangements of the police were most excellent, and a great crowd of idlers was kept out of danger. INDIA.—The Commissioners for the affairs of India have appointed the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, M.P., the Right Hon. Lord Ashburton, John Shaw Lefevre, Esq., C. 8., the Rev. Henry Melvill, 8.D., Principal of Haileybury College, and the Rev. Benjamin Jewett, Fellow and Tutor of Balliol College,, Oxford, to be a committee for the purpose of considering the best means of carrying out the clauses of the Government of India Act of last session, under which admission to the college of Haileybury will hereafter . be open to competition. Sir Alexander Spearman had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday at his official reoidenci! in Dowilivilltoltt. ARTISTS" GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. The 39th anniversary dinner of this society was cele brated at the Freemason's Hall, Great Queen-street, on Saturday last, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., in the chair. About 170 gentlemen were present, and at six o'clock sat down to a very reacrcia entertainment, served iri excellent style. The right hon.. chairman was supported on Ids right by Lord Dufferin, Sir J. Marjoribanks, &c. ; and on his left by Sir C. L..Eastlake, P.R.A., the Hon. C. S. Har dingo, M.P., J. Scott Russell, Esq., Sir W: C. Ross, R.A., and Messrs. D. Robarts, R.A., F. R. Pickersgill, &c. Among the company at the cross table were Messrs. T. Ewins, R.A., J. Creswick, R.A r , W, F. Frith, R.A., Philip Hardwick, R.A., C. Blackwell, R.A., A. Elmore, A.R.A., Augustus Egg, A.R.A., T. L. Cowper, A.R.A., H. Weekes, A.R.A., J. C. Hawk, A.R.A., J. E. Millar, A.R.A., &c. The large gallery in the hall was crowded with ladies during the proceedings, which were enlivened by some excellent part-singing under the direction of Mr. Lockey, in which Miss Ransford and Messrs. Francis, J. L. Hat. ton, and H. Phillips took part. On the removal of the cloth, the CHAIRMAN gave "The Health of the Queen," observing that, indepen• dently of those claims which her gracious Majesty always had on the devotion of her subjects, they ought never to forget on an occasion like the present that . she had taken this institution under her special protection. (Cheers.) The toast was followed by the National Anthem, which gave occasion to a demonstration of the feeling that pervades all ranks and classes in the country at the present moment. The lines in the second verse, " Scat ter our enemies" an d "F rus t ra t e th e i r knavish tricks," were received with a general cheer from the compa n y. The CHAIRMAN next gave his Royal Highness Prince Albert, observing that it was mainly to that distin guished personage they must look for the encouragement of those fine arts in which all present were so deeply in terested. The next toast was " His Royal Highness the prince Of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." The CHAIRMAN then said—l ,beg to propose as the next toast "The A rmy an d Navy."- (Cheers.) 'Under ordinary circumstances that toast would be received with pleasure, but at the present moment I am not surprised that it s h ou ld b e drunk on all public occasions with enthusiasm, and I may perhaps be allowed to express my firm assurance that the enterprise upon which our sol diers and our sailors are embarked will be crowned with success and t riumph—(cheers) —and sure I am that their achievements will furnish ample materials for the skill of the painter and sculptor upon future occasions. The Ron. C. S. lIARDINGE, in acknowledging the toast, said, he did so in obedience to the wish of his right hon. friend the chairman, for otherwise he should have felt that he had no claim whatever to intrude upon them beyond the fact that he bore the name of the Com mander-in-Chief, and he need not tell them bow proud he was to bear that name. (Hear.) Ile would only add that it was his confident belief that in any future operations our brave soldiers and sailors would prove to their country and to the world that they were in every way worthy of the confidence which had been reposed in them, and that, in the words of the poet— " Still in the cause they'd ardent prove Of glory, chivalry, and love." (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN-It is now my duty to appeal to your sympathies in behalf of that institution, a regard for whose fortunes has assembled us together this evening. We are met here for purposes of benevolence—to miti gate the sufferings and to soften the necessities of some of our fellow creatures ; but we must not forget that those fellow creatures are members of a particular class, whose pursuits, whose feelings, and whose misfortunes are not the feelings, the pursuits, or the misfortunes of the masses of mankind. An artist is a man whose course is carved out for him by a natural predisposition which he finds irresistible ; he is a being whose life must be de voted to the contemplation, and sometimes to the crea tion of the beautiful, and the rules which apply to the conduct of ordinary life, the prudential principles which regulate all other pursuits and professions, cannot and ought not to apply to him. It may be his destiny to devote himself to labours which his own generation may not appreciate, and he may have to elevate and even to create the taste of the times in which he is destined to live, though not to flourish. (Hear, hear.) On the other hand, he may be one who, with an enchanted pencil, may captivate the public taste ; but the public taste in all countries, and especially in a country not educated for art, is essentially capricious, and he may find that patronage and that support which he had en joyed suddenly fail him altogether. But, whether he labours for posterity or devotes himself to the passing hour, for the a r ti s t i s th a t sa d d est i ny which awaits all the labours of the brain—depression, despondency, • that inertness which arises from the nervous sys tem being overthrown, and that impotence of execution which often results from physical calamity when the conceptions of the soul are still clear, and the idea to be executed still vivid. (Cheers.) Slow as has been the recognition of the claims of artists and of their misfortunes in this country, it has been almost equalled by the slowness of the recognition of the claims of their literary brethren. It has required time even in a country so wealthy, so advanced, and intelligent as our own—it has required a long course of time before the great mass of the community have felt that sym pathy with the artist and with the author in his distress which they willingly extended to other classes of the community. (Cheers.) Is it true that we are so entirely absorbed in money-making, that we are so entirely de voted to material interests, that a general feeling for the fine arts cannot be supported and maintained in England ? If we examine the evidence which we have before us, I must confess it does not seem to me to sub stantiate that theory. Who, for example, are the most munificent and most influential patrons of the fine arts ? Do we not find them among the most busy classes ? (Cheers.) The people who are supposed to be entirely devoted to the pursuits of material fortune, the manufac turers and the merchants of England, are among the most eminent patrons of the fine arts ; and one of the great features of the present day is the taste shown by the middle classes for the fine arts. (Hear.) Ido not mean to say for a moment that the aristocracy of Eng land have not always been most distinguished by their taste for, and foremost in their support of the fine arts, by which they have benefited in the refinement and cul tivation of their own minds ; but it is unquestionable that the most munificent patrons of the fine arts are found among the middle classes. There are many in this room who are so familiar with the constitution of this noble society that for me to attempt to recommend. it is scarcely necessary. There are other means by which artists in distress and buffering may find relief and support, but they are ,means obtained solely by com bination among themselves, and devoted solely to those artists who contributed to the fund. I entertain the utmost respect for an institution of that kind, and I rejoice to hear that it has been attended with success ful results, but the present institution acts upon a wider basis, and proposes to itself more extended results. We ask the whole of the community to come forward and express their sympathy with English artists. It is a matter of much gratification to find that although the present institution is on so extended a principle, many artists have contributed largely to its funds, and, not withstanding its revenues are not so large as might be desired, those who have examined the records of its dis tribution will see that it has been attended with the greatest advantage. The number of cases relieved during the past year is 65, and we cannot but feel that it must be most consolatory to the artist to know that when he is gone his brethren will not forget him, and that those nearest and dearest to him will not be left utterly helpless. (Cheers.) Years ago, when the sympathies of men with artists were still less, when the sufferings of artists were still more acute, and when their position was still more difficult than at present, this institution effected great benefit ; in the interval which is approaching it is destined to confer still greater advantages, and it is an institution which I believe will in some future day be looked back upon with a sort of classic feeling as one that was re ceived when the sympathies of people were not so fresh and full, and an institution the principles of which were ultimately recognised by the nation, because • they were founded on truth and formed for sacred purposes. (The right hon. chairman resumed his seat amid the cheers of the meeting.) EASTLAKE begged t o propose the next toast, w hich was " The Health of their Chairman." (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN briefly acknowledged the toast, and proceeded to propose " Success to the Royal Academy," which, he said, was an institution in which all artists were deeply interested, and which, he was happy to ob serve, was one of the most successful institutions ever established in this country. The president of that in stitution was, by a happy association, president of the Artists' Bedevolent Institution, and the chair had never been occupied by any one who had more in his works carried out that high ideal feeling and that passive re pose which were essential elements of the beautiful. When he proposed his health he was sure the name would be received with feelings of the highest respect. Sir C. EASTLAKE, in returning thanks, expressed the interest that had always been felt in this institution by the members of the Royal Academy, and said he should always endeavour to support it, being per suaded from his own experience, and an intimate ac quaintance with its operations, that its funds were judiciously administered. (Hear , hear.) Lord DUFFERIN th en , i n a few words , proposed "The British Institution, and all th e other societies established for the promotion of the line arts;" after which. Mr. C. R. COOKERELL, R.A., the treasurer, read the list of donations and subscriptions, which, including legacy from the late J. R. Durrant, Esq., of 1,8701., amounted to 2,3921. Various other toasts were proposed, and about 11 o'clock the chairman left the chair, and the company retired. THE EMPEROR'S VASE AT ASCOT. —For so me time past it has been a matter of speculation and inquiry in the sporting world whether, under existing oircum., stances, the piece of plate, value 300 sovereigns, which the Emperor of all the Russias has for the last ' years presented to the British public, to be run for nine Ascot-heath, and which has formed the great race of Thursday's programme. meeting, will this year be included in th e profframme. The plate has been order e d, and might, but, n S j t un tl e da e had stewards of the Jockey Club felt so inclined, in o c on ar o y n have been contended for as usual ; w la i s t t h , i t t h : , a n S o announced r thetohfat th eßuckhounds (the Earl of stewards, idrtecultienegfiithceii phraovffeeroerdt Bessborough), who is one of the stewards of the Ascot nieeting to v d ue consideration deter minedThe'll this year reassume the shape of gift . race will for a piece of plate of 30() the old Ascot Cup, being the grant of 200 s sovereigns value, made up by overeirrns from 0 . the race fund, added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovereigns each. We have reason to believe that this . • decision has given very general Gals. faction. sir ha, Lim lay at-