The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-08 00:00:00

MANCHESTER RACES. (TIES DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ORDER OF RUNNING. 2.30—Tw0-year-old Stakes. 3.ls—Chesterfield Handicap. 4.ls—Tradesmen's Cup. s.ls—Queen's Plate. ENTRY FOR THE QUEEN'S GlllNEAS.—Hunge rford, Maid of Tees, Rataplan, Assayer, Hazelnut, Deformed, Hope, Blakely, Middlesboro', Game Lad, Miss Agnes, Eulogist, Robin Hood, Haxby, Stiletto, Itch, Captain Cornish, Reveille, Grand Inquisitor, and Professor Buck. All are here. Balrownie has arrived. LATEST BETTING. TRADESMEN'S CUP. 4 to 1 agst Balrownie (offered). 4 to 1 agst Joe Miller (offered). 4 to 1 agst Jouvence (offered). 9 to 1 agst Rataplan. SALFORD BORO' CUP. 4,t0 1 agst Helena (taken). LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Nisi Prius Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Williams.) PAYNE V. RYMER. This was an action, part of which had been beard yesterday, to -recover compensation in conse quence of loss sustained by him in taking a certain business, of which defendant had falsely and maliciously misrepresented the value. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Collier were for the plaintiff ; and Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. J. Brown for the defendant. It appeared that the defendant bad formerly kept a cigar and tobacconist's business in the neighbourhood of Fen church-street, and which was carried on under the name of Barron and Company. Some time back defendant negotiated the sale of it to the plaintiff, alleging that the sole reason he had for parting with it was upon account of his wife's ill-health, and that he was about to reside in the country. He represented to the plaintiff that during the previous year he had drawn 1,5001., and produced his books to prove it. Under these circumstances, the plaintiff finally decided upon taking the business, and paid 5001. for the good will, and an additional sum for fixtures, the defendant entering into a bond by which he bound himself not to enter into business in the same line. The plaintiff upon taking possession of the busi ness found that there was scarcely any trade at all at tached to it, and that he had been completely de ceived, the books and general account given by the de fendant being false. This morning, after some proceedings and consulta tion between the learned counsel, the defendant con sented to a verdict for 3001. being entered for the plain tiff. (Sittings in Banco.) THE LEA RIVER V. THE GOVERNOR AND TRUSTEES OP THE NEW RIVER COMPANY. Lord Campbell gave judgment in this case, which has been partially mentioned in this paper. A question had arisen out of certain proceedingstaken by the Lea River Company against the New River Company, for having abstracted water from one of their sluices, contrary to the powers given them by their act of Parliament. Lord Campbell said that the New River Company had acted in contravention of the statute, and gave judgment for the Lea River Company. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Undersheriff Bluebell.) OUTLAWRY—SEIZURE BY THE CROWN OF A PENSION OF 3,000/. PER ANNUM—CHAFFERS V. COLVILLE. This was an inquiry under a process of outlawry against the defendant, at the snit of the Crown. The writ was directed to the Sheriff of Middlesex to seize all the property in his bailiwick belonging to the defendant, and hold the same in trust for the Crown. Evidence was then adduced that the defendant, Ed ward John Colville, was entitled to a pension of 3,0001. per annum from the Court of Chancery, and an order of the Court above was put in stopping the payment of any amounts standing to the credit of the Accountant- General in Chancery, in the hands of the Lords of the Treasury or the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, on behalf of the defendant, until the present writ was returned. The learned Under-Sheriff, in directing the jury, said that the defendant having been outlawed, the whole of his property, however large, became forfeited to the Crown. In the present case the proceedings were taken by the Crown, on behalf of the plaintiff, who was a creditor, and until that debt was paid, the property would be held by the Sheriff on behalf of the Crown. The jury would have no difficulty in coming to the con clusion that the defendant was entitled to the pension in question, and would give their verdict accordingly. He would observe that as this inquiry was under an order of the Court above, if, in the present stage of the pro ceedings there was any irregularity, the Court above could rectify it. A Juryman asked the amount of the debt. The learned Under-Sheigf said 2381. ; but it was immaterial, 501., 5,000/., oi any other amount ; the out lawry forfeited the whole of the outlawry property. The Jury gave a verdict in accordance with the direc tion of the Court. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen, attended by the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, Major Buckley, and Captain Du Plat, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday after noon at Gloucester House, and also visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. Prince Albert, the King of Portugal, and the Duke of Oporto inspected the Wellington Barracks yesterday morning. Prince Albert afterwards rode on horse back, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, and at tended by Captain Du Plat, and inspected the new hotel at the Paddington station of the Great Western Railway. The King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto left the Palace at one o'clock, for the residence of Count Lavradio, the Portuguese minister, in Gloucester-place. His Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended by the Duke de Terceira, Viscount de Carreira, Baron de Sarmento, Chevalier de Mello, Colonel Folque, and Lord de Tabley, and Col. Wylde. His Majesty held a diplomatic levee for the reception of the Foreign Ministers resident at the Court of Great Britain, and afterwards returned at four o'clock to Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty, attended by the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Beatrix Byng, took a drive in the after noon in an open landau and four. The equerry in wait ing attended on horseback. Prince Albert, accompanied by the King of Portugal, rode out on horseback attended by the Gentlemen in Waiting. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the King of Portugal and the Duke of Oporto, honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalbana with their company at a grand ball at their resiflence in Park-lane in the evening. The royal party left the palace in six state carriages at ten minutes before ten o'clock, the suite consisting of the Duchess of Sutherland, mistress of the robes ; the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, lady in waiting ; the Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Beatrix Byng, maids of honour in waiting ; Lord Carnoys, lord in waiting ; Major-General Buckley, equerry in waiting ; Lord George Lennox, lord in waiting to his Royal High ness ; Captain Du Plat, equerry in waiting to his Royal Highness ; the Duke of Terceira, Vicomte de Carreira, Baron de Sarmento, Chevalier de Mello, Colonel Folque, Lord de Tabley, and Colonel Wylde, in attendance on the King of Portugal. Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold took a drive in an open carriage and four. The Countess of Mount Edgcumbe has succeeded the Viscountess Canning as the lady in waiting. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at her residence, Clarence-house, St. James's, yesterday. The Cathedral Commissioners held a meeting yester day, at 1, Parliame nt-street. In attendance, were the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Oxford, the Hon. and Rev. H. M. Villiers, Sir John Dodson, Sir John Patti son, the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, the Rev. Canon Selwyn, and Henry Kingscote, Esq. (secretary). Viscount Palmerston has arrived in town from his seat, Broadlands, Hants. THE CHAMPION ... (AUSTRALIAN) STEAMER. --A smart r igged i ron screw steamer ca ll e d th e Ch a mpion, intended to run as a mail and passenger packet between Mel bourne, Sydney, and Adelaide, made an experimental trip down the river yesterday, preparatory to proceed -I,!g to the colony. Her progress excited considerable Observation, as much for her speed as the novelty of the forking of h e r sc rew . Th e Ch a mpion was built on the , 4 1tie, from designs of M r . John Dudgeon. Her ex l!7le length is 130 f ee t, 23 feet beam, 12 feet depth of ho ld, and 300 tons burden. She is fitted with direct o e ting engines of 60 horse-power. The screw is worked iu Beatti e ' s principle, b e hind the rudder, the latter hay lig an opening in the centre for the passage of the shaft Which i ta works the propeller without causing the least ' evidenced on her steering qualities, which were fully VISIT OP HER MAJESTY TO LIVERPOOL.—The St. i tleneed by the ready and clever way in which she George's-hall Committee have been indefatigable in answeredvessels her helm in proceeding through the fleet of their exertions to complete this magnificent building, and eTtsele beating up the river. H er eng i nes wor k e d w e have now the satisfaction to be able to state that the re per minute, and, comparatively speaking, Liverpool will be honoured with the august presence of screw, was very little vibratory motion in working the her Majesty on the auspicious occasion of the opening. , t h r3 w, compared with many of our large screw steamers. In order that due eclat may be given to the affair, the th ' is accounted for in a great measure by the screw of committee will be doubled for the purpose of making e Chain i on throwing the water away from the stern the necessary arrangement s for the rece p tion of the 01 the ves p sel, and not lashing the sides and counter of Queen and her Ro y al Consort ; and no doubt it will be the N , ? ship as in ordinary screw boats. Her avera g e s p eed the most excitin g and brilliant affair ever witnessed in v as 1 1-6 knots, the trip affording th e hi g hest satisfac- Liver p ool. The da y for the opening has not yet been • She i s commanded by Mr. H a mplin, who is also definitely fixed ; but as it must be arranged to suit the pa rt owne r , a gen tleman who has been many years en- convenience of her Majesty, who will, probably, leave ga ged in the Government surveys of the coast of Osborne for the north about the latter end of August, so Aus tralia, it is more than probable that it will take place the first Taal! MURDER IN NEWINGTON.—INQUEST THIS DAY.— week in September. It would, of course, be premature the morning, Mr. W. Carter, and a jury assembled at to hazard any conjectures as to the accommodation to th e liorse Shoe lon, Newintonlcauseway, to investigate be provided for the Royal party, as it is not yet known air ' circumstances attending the death of Rosina Murray. whether they will come by rail or by the Royal yacht. r sa l. ,.,' olornons appeared for the prisoner, and a gentle- It is stated, however, that Childwall-hall, the residence c;' from Mr. Binn's office for the friends of the de- of the late Mr. E. Iviolyneux, will be placed at the dis tiee-sed• The jury havinc , viewed the body, the first wit- posal of her Majesty. -Liverpool Standard. se!! examined was Alfred Puxtey, a colour grinder. GOVERNMENT LOANS. A Government notice was mark eof the witnesses examined yesterday at the South- issued yesterday of guaranteed loans for Demerara and t 0 , 4 Police-office repeated their evidence with respect Trinidad to the amount respectively of 50,0001. and tuggummed Commission of th e m urder, and the coroner hay- . 25,0001., under the act of 1848, which authorised such te re a limmed u p, th e jury, after a slight hesitation, re- loans on behalf of the West India colonies and Mauri- S. e d a verdi c t o f ~ Wilful murder against Henry tius, and of which Demerara resolved to avail herself to le e r „ ~.,••, ,,n s, the extent of 250,0001., and Trinidad 125,000/. ' • of these tl ie ,, ltrr '' l l'AL PALAcm—ln anticipation of the opening of sum s the former has already had 200,0001., and the lat epee'.'"Ystal P dace by her Majesty, on Saturday next, a ter 1 00 , 0001 ., a nd the p roportions now to be raised will G a i t ial v isit was paid to the building y es t e rday by Cat. therefore complete the p ro p osed totals. The debentures gehe un, of the Board of Trade, with a view t° prove its are to be for 500/. each, bearing interest at four per cent. char genera, stability. Up w ards of 400 policemen, under the from the Ist of next July, and wi ll he redeemable at the g e of Superintendent Lund, were in attendance, and expiration of 20 years from that (late. Monday, the and ersed th e var i ous fl oors , ga ll e ries, &c., in re g ular 19th, is the da y on which the tenders are to be handed ta rs Ir regular steps, subjecting them, as well as the in, and none will be accepted for less than 5,000/. t or ,f )e ,rary seats erected for the accommodation of visi- ST . BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL. —At a meeting of the l i eu ' , s t the severest tests, without the sli2htest inju- governors of this hospital yesterday afternoon Dr. W. instr effect. The spacious orchestra for 1,600 vocal and S. Kirkes was e lected Assistaa-Physician, after one of ent_oemehtal performers was ut to the test, and the the severest contests in the annals of hospital dee vi:.!er, .building, as well as the,temporary arrangements, tioneeriug, beating his opponent, Dr. Hue, by 20 votes, " n the opinion of Captain Galton, perfect. Mr. Coote wag elected Assistant Surgeon. likely to >f the .1111 - departure tway, the d'affaires, blico bad icle offers' Ls to leave was to be icil. The to Mataro I between of the Ist ocial sub of half r* ,er of Fi; San Fer funds ne. alf year'S :—" The rerywhere the half nt. )mbarrass There alicia, in nee with - f Cadiz Is ) advance papers of !to• of this ie yester t, adding Ministry such as to 'nee from Turkish from the s of recall rs of cre- 3 greatest )ort. An to . work, launching also being he repairs Ire screw squadron e has or next four are even ;art, line 3k, where take her Jevant is d appear, that port cavalry to was to !Bth regi tdition, a Toulon, on ion," says intended and with s at first ken that Lourillon, al work- I will be r, so that August. rate with e returns with her ud 1853• 300,000 f. ~ and ia 3mployed !,750,69 9 carrying 011 tons. Io,ooof. ; [;00,060f. f. They in 1852, in 1853, ~854,665 796,350 The ex ; and by 'Of. AILS, to on the m Alex- exandria ces from of May, a 20th of Bombay Shang- 3 i Can. esterday he 27th d Phila- Bill had Lent had that an a nett United to the the Cap ) officers ;ing un- n. , ure wag L on the e slave. i killed. irk from ed. ales had L to 69. Panama i River te, and 5 10 to to 37i ; rd ten- amount Shields ; r, from Ocean ornelius m Glag- ith ad fay 4, 7, and gales, r three !s' sail it Rio :Aisbon e, wag 24 W. ved at ons in 27 to Coffee eights I , s not icted• sub ounts gP* Mr 0 N - 14 1 4 Y MAR KE T AND CO2I.UERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were %tUnated at 9,000 to 10,000 bales, including 2,000 American and 500 Surat taken for export and on Peculation. The market closed very firmly with A merican Id. to id., and Surat id. higher than °ll Friday last. The sales comprised 750 Egyptian at Od. to lid. ; 1,500 Surat at 2-id. to 4d., 100 S ea Isl an d a t 11d. t o l s . 3d., and the remainder A merican. Railway shares were flat. 2 11 e six weeks' average price of wheat is 795. 2d. Per quarter. The week's sales are 60,083 quarters. 1:1 a report upon the dried fruit trade by Messrs. \17.1 therby and Hanson, it is remarked of currants that I t i: r lie reaction reported by us on the 6 th ult. , e n extensive purchases were being made here at 90 5., 4 t as within a few days by an advance to 100ss., to, h iell price several parcels of finest 1851 Fruit were 'en by Grocers. The bulk of the business of late has 1 8 55r1 in middling and good 1852 and 1853 Fruit. which I,,g c l,ng largely into consumption. Fine 185 1 Fruit is FI I4I Y held at . and 105 s. Th lower sorts of 1851 tlit are neglected : they are considerably below their Per value last Autumn, when they were only 15 s. r o ' eat. below fine 1851's, whilst now the difference is 8. and 40s. per cwt. The accounts from Greece do A o hold out any better prospects for the 1854 crop. 1 1 'elegaaphic despatch received this day, dated Patras, /L it May, states that " The blight had attacked the red bunches with great virulence." 4 e following is an extract from a letter received b 'kessrs. Keeling and Hunt, respecting the grape er° P, dated Lisbon, 27th May, per Madrid steamer R et,p ectiug grapes, it is yet too soon to form e cl opinion, as they are only now in flower, and no De ' e eau form an idea of what may be matured ; the ap i44anee so far is good, with a great show of fruit ; but te Borne districts the disease has made its havoc by al t,adi withering the young bunches, and should it ex d, the vines may be reduced to the same state as t season." p ork, accounts brought by the Atlantic, from New notice a very active stock market. Bread liffs tended upwards. Cotton continued dull. ( re amount of specie on board is over 400,000 : li ars. The rate of exchange on London w as 9 i 1 % premium. Stocks improved. In freights the re was no alteration. The t advices from California respecting the mines ! e highly favourable, most of the miners having 71 successful. Some very rich new diggings had ;7 8 ° 4 discovered. Money was tight at San Fran co. There was a prospect of an increased de adl for consumption in most of the markets, mo wever. I , There are tenders invited for the 19th instant or a loan of 50,0001. to British Guiana, and 'WO/. to Trinidad, being the remainder of the 08. ila authorised under the act passed a year or two Lek. The English Stock Market presents a great con ;4t compared with the last two days, and the hu tting of the transfer books having reduced the 4i ° l:ley business to the narrow limits of special de alings by payment of an extra fee, there is one feat prop to the market taken away. Consols ha te L been 92 to 92i for transfer with the dividend t 'icluded ; an d a ft e r opening at 91k receded i . 9o i, and are now 911 without the dividend. ; i4 is still a comparatively high price. The New T hree-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 91- to and the Three per Cents. 91 Ito a Bank Stock 8 worth 204 to 206 ; Exchequer-bills and India ads ha v e each been par to 4s. premium ; Ex t).° "quer Bonds are to t premium. In foreign stocks there has been scarcely any b usiness doing. Grenada Deferred stock is at 61, au Mexican have been done at 24. Brazilian small Bonds have realised par. Spanish Three Per Cents. are 191. There have been no transac til;"3 in Russian, Dutch, or Peruvian , which are °rainally the same as yesterday. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up '° this day are in round figures as under ~.Great w es t ern £25,482 £2 2 , 749 4 orth - Weitera .„ t uth - Western 13, i !ghton ' o ict land e Caledonian, 16,436 16,410 r , 4l edonian, and Edi n . an d Gl asgow 16,118 14,465 Gr eat Northern 17,559 16,260 N 7 ' 4ll cashire and Yorkshire 19,802 19 , 140 Ne wcastle a n d North Midland L' e wcastle and Berwick 30,971 24,853 — " (111 Northern *Epsom week. Where has been no great chang e in the En g lish i lway Market, but business is not so active, and e some instances there is a downward tenden c y . 4 . l eclonian Shares have been at a reduction, and in 1 , 11 eashire and Yorkshire, and the York and Ber *, there has also been a decline. French Shares moe been rather cheaper. the Mining Market there have been a few tra nsactions at the previous rates. 4 The Land Companies' Shares have been dull , th e Crystal Palace continue heavy. ID r —.IISII FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Froth the Oticial List.) 11 43 , unsiness done. k Stock ... ..... .. .. 206 4 iPer Cent. R e duced Annuities 9l i 2 a Per Cent. Consols Annuities ..,.. shut 94 2 1 with Le m Cent. Annuities, 1726 L o w iii per Cent. Annuities 9lg i s 21 btig Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 "la Bonds, £IOOO (\ _uitto ' under £lOOO 4 p '°4golsfor Opening 19th July 9ll .1 901 11 ii x. d tzch :quer B.lls, 240. ,1.000 £5OO ~ z Small 5 1 p chequer Bonds Scrip PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. .R.a.zilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. — big() Small Otdor Bonds i t ettAda Bonds, Deferred 1 , ziean 3 per Cent. k erll ,.. vian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 65 6 t',.; iaik Bomb, isl:2, 5 per Cent. £ St lO O4 ti,' , alan Bonds, 5 per Cent B5 a d ''' 4B it New Deferred, 3 per Cent..... 194 20 D Dividends on the above payable in London. 1 1tch Exchange, 21 per Cent. 12 Gull Ditto 4 per Cont. Certificates , . THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 19th July .... 91g ix a THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 8 , 1854. CO WES, ISLE OF WIGHT.—June 8 ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, The Theatre Lyrique company, from Paris, com menced a series of performances of French Opera Comique last night at the above theatre. The season, it is said, will be a brief one ; and yet the are no less than 22 works promised in the prospectus er . The real object of the troupe from the Thatre Lyrique in coming to London, was to give the English public an oppor tunity of hearing Madame Marie Cabel, a singer who, within the last twelve months has made an immense stir in the musical circles of Paris. The history of Madame Cabel is somewhat curious. About four years ago she appeared at the Opera Comique with such equivocal suc cess that her engagement was very soon cancelled by the direction. It is to be presumed that after this, being satisfied of her inefficiency, she studied her art with zeal and assiduity, for subsequently in a short time we find her creating a considerable sensation in Brussels and other towns in Belgium. Last October the management of the Theatre Lyrique had the good fortune to secure the services of Madame Cabel for the theatre ; and up to the present moment she has proved the principal at traction of the establishment. Madame Cabel is a vo calist of high pretensions. Her voice is a true soprano, clear and bright, exceedingly managable, but not of the most beautiful quality. Her method and style are de cidedly French, and she possesses some of the defects of the worst school of singing. But the vocal excellencies of Mine. Cabel outweigh her defects. Her voice is always in tune, she executes the most rapid passages with the greatest precision and facility, and her manner is prepossessing to a degree. Unfortunately Mme. Cabel had not the best opportunity of signalising herself last night, the opera chosen for her debut having so little merit as to prove anything but agreeable to the audience. Besides this, the music of the opera—written, we believe, especially for Madame Cabel—is singularly unvocal, and extremely difficult. Notwithstanding these serious drawbacks, the talents of Madame Cabel could not be concealed, and we have seldom witnessed more genuine and well-merited success in any theatre. The opera selected for the occasion of Madam Cabel's first appearance in England was Le Bijou Perdu of M. Adolph Adam, a composer who stands high in the es timation of the Parisian public, but who, out of his own country is little known or little admired. It is enough to state that Mme. Cabel played a young flower mer chant, Toinon, who is assailed by a host of gallants, wealthy and noble, and that amid all her temptations she is true to her lover, a gardener by trade. One of her would-be adorers entices her to his house, for the purpose of winning a wager, by premise of an engage ment at the Opera—for Toinon has a charming voice, and is ambitious of distinguishing herself on the stage —but the faithful gardener steps in to her rescue, and triumphs over all his antagonists. The name, Le Bijou Pardu, is taken from an incident which tends to the adjustment of matters at the end. It is, however, quite useless to describe. Madame Marie Cabel was but tolerably supported. The troupe is not the elite of the Theatre Lyrique, although the distribution of charac. tern embrace for the most part the original cast when Le Bijou Perdu was first brought out in Paris. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.—ArrivaIs — June 3. Virginia (yawl), Jos. Gee, Esq., from South ampton river. 4. Plover (yawl), Lieut.-Colonel H. Brown, from eastward. 5. Nymph (cutter), Sir John Bayley, Bart., from Portsmouth. 6. Resolution (schooner), Duke of Rutland, from West of Scotland. Yachts at and about the station—Schooners Resolution, Titania, Coral Queen, Fancy, and Myrtle ; cutter Nymph ; yawls Virginia and Plover. Members at the Royal Yacht Squadron House during the week—Sir John Bayley, Bart. ; H. B. Baring, Esq., M.P. ; Geo. Bentinck, Esq., M.P. ; Lord Dufferin ; Lieut.-Colonel Brown ; Lord Colville ; Sir H. Edwards, Bart. ; Mar quis of Bath ; Earl of Selkirk ; A. Fountaine, Esq. : Rev. R. P. Hartopp ; Viscount Sornerton ; Hon. H. Corry ; the Earl of Shelburne ; Viscount Ebrington ; and the Earl of Mulgrave. The Marquis Conyngham has purchased the Fairy yacht, built by Ratsey, for Mr. Peareth. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.—Lady Caroline Morant has taken the third cottage on the West Cliff. Thos. Thornhill, Esq., is in treaty for Sir J. S. Hippesley's house ; the Hon. W. Baring for Earl de Grey's. Mr. Stephenson has taken No. 1, Solent-terrace ; Mrs. Barn ford, No. 2 ; Mr. Bidder has taken Cambridge House ; Mr. Esdale, the first Cliff Cottage ; Captain Harby, Elm House ; Mr. Marsh, Oakfield Lodge. Lord Clan ricarde, Lord Shelburne, and several other noblemen, have applied about summer residences, and there appears every prospect of an early and full season. SHIPPING RETD BNS. The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the month ending the sth of May again show a consider able increase of arrivals and departures both of British and foreign shipping, except Russian, as compared with the corresponding month of last year. From Russia the arrivals were only two vessels, of 845 tonnage, against 25 vessels, of 6,272 tonnage, in May, 1853 ; while, of course, there were no clearances thither. Subjoined are the general entries and clearances of all classes of vessels : Entered inward : TONNAGE FOR MONTH ENDING MAT 5. 1852. 1853. 1854. British vessels 353,564 280,792 357,455 United States' vessels 81,969 54,235 100,229 Otherieountries 135,834 174,375 207,205 -- 571,367 509,402 664,889 The clearances outward were :- 1852. 1853. 1854. British vessels 434,322 472,072 490,939 United States' vessels Other countries 119,136 137,735 193,820 609,019 691,900 769,646 With regard to the coasting trade, the returns show that the tonnage entered inward was 1,098,371 in the month ending May 5, 1852 ; 1,145,014 in 1853 ; and 1,060,821 in 1854. The cleararces outward were 1,143,979 in May, 1852 ; 1,200,554 in 1 . 853; and 1,127,203 in 1854. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffie return for the week ending May 23, 1854 1:17,859 10 8 Corresponding week last year ................. 16,260 13 0 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY. — Traffic re turn for the week ending June 4, 1854 £19,802 10 9 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending June 4, 1854 £5,159 19 3 Corresponding week last year 4,247 17 9 Increase in 1854.. X 912 1 6 MARKET N E IVS-(T HIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF RRITISTI CORN For the week ended June 8, 1854, made up from the Returns of ti e Inspector; in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale , , per r imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I I RTE. BEANS. PEAS. 799 lid 363 9.1 29 3 101 484 7d 4Bs 61 4Gs 101 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WHEAT* PARLEY. OATS. 1 RYE. I 4BEANS. PEAS. I 79s 21 37s 11 29s 4d 524 31 48s 56 45s 71 DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. . I BEANS. I rsAs. IRYE Is Od is Od ls Od is 06 is Od is 06 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WERE. Wheat, 66,083; Barley, 6, 086 ; Oats , 11.359; Eye, 284; Banns, 3,3i0; Peas, 318 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SurrEtrrßLD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 51 Os ; clover ditto, 3/ 10s to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 16. to 2/ 2s per load. A moderate supply, and a steady demand. CIMBERLAND. — Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 5/ ss; clover ditto, 31 10s to 6/ Oa ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 3s per load. Both hay and straw met a dull inquiry, at our quotations. WHIM:NUM.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10. to 51 Os; clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1116 s to 2/ 2s per load. Supply good, and trade rather dull. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL . About an average business has been transacted to-day, as follows : Beef, from as 4d to 4s 4,1 ; Mutton, 3s 6cl to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 4s Od to 53 Od ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, June 7.—To-day's market was fairly supplied with fat stock, which sold slowly, at the following quo tatioiis :—Beef, ,frfiun 3s ,64„tn Od ; Mutton 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Mb, 58 Od to 6s Od ; Veal, 4s Od. ' to 5s Od ; ith Pork, 3s 8d to 43 8d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFOILD, June 7.—We had a fair inquiry here to-day. In the quotations very little change took place, which were as follows :—Beef, from 3s Gd to 5s Od ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 22s to 27s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DIY.) LONDON, June B.—Wind this day at Noon, E. ; light breeze, and cloudy. OFF DOVER, June 7.-01 of, from Rio Grande. RAMSGATE, June 7.—The Nayade, from Memel to Glou cester, which was wrecked on the Galloper, 4th inst., has been towed on shore, and hopes are entertained of getting her into port in a tide or two. COWES, June 7.—Arrived—Union (a), from Havre, and sailed for New York. SOUTHAMPTON, June 7.—Arrived —Tagus (a), from Gibraltar. HULL, June 7.—Wind, N.N.E. Sailed.—Blanoh, for Quebec. NEWPORT, June 7.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Mary H . Kendall, from London, for Mobile ; Jenny Lind, do., to load for New York ; Seamen, Gloucester, to load for Quebec; Faithful, Whitehavon, to load for Wilmington. Sailed—Andes, for Grenada ; Cartcraig, Quebec ; Har monic, Wilmington. BELFAST, Juno 6.—The Erin's Queen (a a), of this port, arrived here on the 4th inst. from London, reports having been in contact, at midnight, on the Slat of May, off Dover, with the Ann Mary (schooner), of Colchester. The steamer has sustained but very little damage. AYR, June 6.—The Helen Thompson, from Troon to Quebec, foundered in the ice near the Bird Isles, Gulf of St. Lawrence, May 8 ; crew and passengers saved. GALETTA (Tunis), May 27.—The Lady (barque), from Newcastle, is wrecked upon Cape Bianco ; crew saved. PILLAU, June 4.—The Navigate' (brig), of and for New castle, from Memel, has been assisted in here, floating on her cargo of timber and deals ; she had been struck by a heavy sea, and grounded on the bar in coming in. THEATRE ROYAL GLISGOW.—At this theatre Mr. G. V. Brooke, with Mrs. Vickery and Miss Fanny Cath cart, have appeared nightly this week. In a former notice we gave our opinion of Mr. Brooke's merits as an actor ; and, on seeing him in other parts than Othello, we have had no reason to alter that opinion, and con sider him the greatest actor of the day. In the part of Hamlet, the same innate dignity, the same purpose-like expression, which distinguished his Othello, were again conspicuous. Mr. Brooke's Hamlet is simple and true to nature, yet powerfully rendered. He lets the audience know that his madness is merely assumed, and invests the part with so life-like an air, that the whole play is better understood, and becomes what it should be, a scene of action, not a vehicle only for the performance of an abstract creation. On Thursday night Mr. Brooke appeared as Shylock, Mrs. Vickery supporting the charac ter of Portia. Mr. Brooke again, in this difficult part, completely carried the audience with him ; he looked the character to the life, and many of his attitudes and ex pressions of the countenance would have formed a study for an artist. But we thought we observed traces of ex haustion from overwork, and we would caution Mr. Brooke against the undue taxation of his transcendent powers. To play consecutively such heavy parts for a month on a stretch is too much exertion for any frame, however powerful. Apart from this, his Shylock was " indeed tue Jew that Shakspere drew." Mrs. Vickery's elocution in the trial scene was faultless.—Glasgow Paper. THE NEW CLEARING-ROHM —The admission of the London Joint-stock Banks to the clearing-house will commence to-day with the London and Westminster Bank. The London Joint-stock and the Union Bank of London will follow next week, and the remainder in the succeeding week —an arran g ement THE GREAT WESTERN ROYAL HOTEL.—ThiB mag• necessary to avoid pressure upon the temporary amens- nificent establishment, in which is to be practically tested c ombined modation possessed at the Hall of Com merce, while the the ex p eriment of first-class accommodat ion, old clearing-house in Abchurch-lane is undergoing en- with charges of a moderation adapted to the altered largement. This question, which has existed for 20 state of public feeling with respect to t he reasonableness t years, is now, therefore, definitively and satisfact oril y of hotel ex p enses, was yesterday honoured by v ended, and there is reason to believe that, coupled wi th from his Ro y al Hi g hness Prince Albert the improvement mentioned on the 19th ult., by the business-like precision which is one of his characteristics adoption of cheques on the Bank of England, instead of inspected all the details of its internal and external ar bank-notes, for the settlement of b a l ances , it will cause rangements. The architectural features of this fine hotel an amount of circulation to be economised equal, at are familiar to all who are in the habit of frequenting least, to 1,000,0001. sterling. ODESSA.—The mercantile letters from Odessa reach to ton Gardens— the 26th May, and bring additional confirmation of the perhaps the most agreeable and healthful about London. tbhoeurlioicoaoldityofinHwyhdiechpitarisksiatinidateietnhseinimmediate neigh. incorrec ness of the positive statements recently put The Prince, who was accompanied by his his vis Royal H nigh. forth regarding the e nforcement of a blockade. T h e fact ness the Prince of Wales, in the course of it of no such measure having been adopted is spoken of as spection, took occasion from time to time, spirit to express which his an agreeable su r p rise, and althou g h, owin g to the ab- a pp robation of the liberal and judicious in sence of produce at Odessa, the m a tt er is no t of much the proprietors have made their arrangements. The importance as woul d otherwise have been t he case, it is furniture and a g reat p ortion of the internal decorationgreat of Azoff, where transactions are being actively carried credit on the artistic recourses of that well-known firm. game, poultry, Sec., on. At these places a freight of 20s, per quarter has Several suites of rooms have been ornamented with ex been paid to neutral vessels for linseed, and at Berdiansk ceeding taste by Herr Remon. The pannelling of the shipments had again been resumed, alter having been noble coffee-room designed by that gentleman contains stopped for a couple of days, in consequence apparently appropriate representations of some misunderstanuing on the part of the local autho- in themselves works of art, and conceived in a style rities. It is said that 2,000 chetwerts of wheat had been which elicited marked expressions of approbation from bought at Odessa at 16s. per quarter for exportation, the royal visitor. Throughout the whole establish. of fish, and that, at that price, purchasers might be found for ment electric clocks are in operation, by which the ut much larger quantities. most degree of accuracy in time is obtained • and SUICIDB.—On Sunday night, about ten o'clock, Mrs. amongst the comforts congenial to the tastes of ' Eng- Longshire, wife of Corporal Longshire, of the 3d Buffs, lish families is a range of hot-water pipes running through put an end to her existence, having precipitated herself the linen closets on each floor. The various table ser into the canal, near the military barracks, at Newry, vices, supplied by the celebrated electrotype marmfac from which she was not rescued until life was extinct. tory of Elkington and Co., are on a scale of splendour The only cause that can be assigned for this determined worthy of the tout ensemble with which they are con act of suicide is, th a t the unfortunate deceased had been ! netted . The g eneral superintendence of the hotel is in drinking freely for a few days previously, and it is also trusted to Mr. Wheeler, late of the Unionn Club ilities ; and stated that during the entire of Sunday she had been the plan of business decided on, and thpab of subject to fits of despondency.—lrish Paper. the establishment, justify the expectation that in the GREENWICH Hoseteee,- -The Greenwich Hospital Great Western Royal Hotel the travelling community accounts for 1853 have been laid before Parliament. The will enjoy a temporary home of rarely paralleled at number of pensioners is 2,690, being (we are sorry to ! tractivenese. say) 20 less than formerly, owing to the additional ex. ' THE CROPS IN NORFOLK. —The wheats continue to pense of sick nurses. The revenue arises chiefly from look well, and barley, beans, and peas promise an abun• estates and invested property, but there is a grant of dant yield. It is almost impossible to form at press 20,000 e from the consolidated fund in lieu of merchant a positive opinion as to the prospects of the coming seamen's s i x p en ces. The collections at the painted hall harvest, but to adopt the language of the farmer, the and ch a p e l a mounted in the year to 793/. beyond the crops have got a good start. Warm and dry weather is resent healthy appear expenses of collection. The year's revenue amounted to much needed to maintain th eir p 139,617/. ance, but the past few days ha ve been extremel y cold for THE ABOLITION OF CHURCH-RATES. —The bill of Sin the season. The sowing of turnips is satisfactorily pro- W. Clay t o abolish chuicterates is to be read a second gressing, though in some places the extraordinary spare time on Wednesday, when Mr. Scholefield will move j tity of rain during the month, 4 in., has impeded that that it be read that day six months. important operation. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.0 a.m. Arrived, 7th—Rensburg Company, from Stralsund. Arrived, Bth—Earl of Auckland ( s ) , Rhine (s), lumbine (s), from Rotterdam ; Triton (s), Calais ; Mag (s), Amsterdam ; Baron Osy ( s ) , Antwerp; Joyce Mane, Trinidad. and net Co. Sailed—Subandar, for Calcutta. DEAL, Thursday, 9.20 a.m. Wind, N.E., moderate and strong. No arrivals. .DELPHI THEATRE. Madame Celeste's benefit, which was honoured by the attendance of a crowded audience, liberal in their bou quets at the end of the first piece, was also signalised by the production of a new farce by Mr. Mark Lemon, entitled A Moving Tale. The " moving tale" is neither more nor less than a " tale of moving," setting forth all those inconveniences and injuries which caused "Poor Richard" to declare that " three removes are as bad as a fire." the action takes place in two scenes, one representing the old house, nearly empty, because the goods and chattels have been for the most part taken away ; the other re presenting the new house, likewise nearly empty, be cause the same goods and chattels have not yet arrived. The birds of passage are a fond couple, acte I by Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, who appear somewhat sentimental in the opening of the piece, uttering pathetically their regrets at leaving a home in which they have so long been happy. But the sentiment is soon stopped by the arrival of a letter from one of Mr. Grandi son's (that is Mr. Keeley's) fellow-clerks, inviting him to partake of a splendid lunch at the office during the absence of the " Governor." Owing to the unsettled state of the furniture at the Gran dison establishment, the family dinner is to be provided from the cook's shop, and Mr. Grandison, allowing his epicurean propensities to get the better of his domestic virtue, cannot help fancying that he would prefer the boiled chicken and champagne to boiled beef and mustard. Hence, although he has asked for a holiday, on purpose to assist in the "moving," he begins to find that he is of little use, and, feigning urgent business, hurries back to his office. Of course the letter falls into the hands of his wife, and of course she is enraged at his conduct. She has him at once fetched back on a sham pre text, and then ensues one of those domestic " rows" which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley can so admirably represent, the gentleman swelling with marital dignity, and the lady manifesting every variety of spite and rage, giving additional poignancy to her attacks b y the affecting benevolence with which she treats the slatternly maid of-all-work. In the meanwhile, during the short ab sence of Grandison, everything has gone wrong. The careful lady has paid too little for a cab and thereby in curred a summons, and the van of goods has been left in the streets in a deserted condition, because the only sober porter has been sent to look after the gormandising Grandison. At last the sudden entrance of the little Grandisons, who have left their " Aunt Jane," to whom they were sent to be out of the way, and now bring grievous complaints of ill usage, awaken in their parents such a torrent of indignation against the offending aunt that all lesser animosities are forgotten, and the faithful pair areas fond as ever. Themerit of this piece consists chiefly in the ingenuity with which all the details of "moving" are worked into dramatib shape, so as to make a complete series of minor miseries, rising in awful gradation from the mislaying of some useful implement to the non-appear ance of an entire van. The acting is perfect ; for not only are Mr. and Mrs. Keeley most admirable in their representation of the affectionate though irascible couple, but Miss Mary Keeley as the scrubby servant shows a talent for " character" not previously displayed. Whether or not an English audience desires more plot than is to be found in A loving Tale we cannot say, but certainly as a little picture of actual life, not much over-coloured, it merited applause far more hearty than t received last night. A MUSICAL FAMILY. 'Pram Eliza Cook's Journal : Our Olusical Corner.) We know the Thornberry family to be very worthy people. They were once well off, and kept a lame house in a large square, with a footma n, al l drab and scarlet, and a page, " all green and yellow ;" though we cannot give the full quotation by adding "melancholy," for Rupert was one of the merriest domestic plagues that ever privately perplexed a mistress or publicly abused a housemaid. The Thornberrys were of that class of enthusiastic de votees to Apollo, known as " music mad." Their even ing parties recognised no rational method of passing the bouts but that of "singing and playing" unceasingly ; and we always dreaded being invited to them, as we were certain of having " too much of a good thing ;" but then we could steal away after an hour's appearance, and not be missed from the spacious rooms and crowded assembly ; now the case is altered. The Thornberrys are sadly reduced in circumstances, and are obliged to live in one of those dreary, miserable-looking rows of eight-roomed houses found in the streets about the Com• mercial-road, with one female drudge, who supplies their household demands, as a general shop does a country village, with everything required, from bacon and but ter to blacking and brickdust. The footman and the " scarlet"lwe see no longer, but the "drab" remains painfully visible. The " green and yellow" page is gone, but the "melancholy" seems plentifully added. Coals are had in by the single ton—whether to accommodate the limits of cellar or purse we will not question. The girls' merino dresses are always " turned' for the second winter ; and the boys' coats are evidently " revived" at collars and seams. They have a number of "make-up" dinners, which signifies six mutton-chops for seven, appetites ; and they have taken a wonderful fancy to talking by firelight, scrupulously keeping the candles unlighted for the perfect enjoyment thereof. Mrs. Thornberry is an elderly lady of great personal pride, which, contrary to that of the peacock, has always chiefly exhibited itself in the arrangement of her head. We can recollect her wearing such feathers and such ribbons as used to astonish our young mind, but lately she has often declared that quiet head-dresses are most becoming to her years ; and she accordingly mounts a most unimposing model of a dark-coloured something, with an indication of floral ornament about it, which, from the length of time we have recognised the same, we should say belongs to the tribe of flowers known as "everlasting." Very praiseworthy are these economical sacrifices on the part of the Thornberrys, and we respect them highly for such conduct ; but there is one inconsistency still persisted in by them, they will give " musical parties," and the pos session of the wiry skeleton of one of Broadwood's ' pianos, coupled with their mania for singing and playing, are the causes of rather pitiable attempts at their olden entertainments. The manner in which they now " get up" musical evenings inspires us with equal regret and dread. These evenings occur about once in theee months, and we are always asked to join them. The Thornberrys now limit their invitations to the friends who are supposed to have a genuine love of music, and, unfor tunately, we are among the number. They always muster three or four among the party who are as insanely devoted to harmony as themselves, but whose talent and voices are somewhat questionable, although they may be professionally educated, or enthusiastically ready. The last of these evenings spent there tried us to such a de gree, that we fear we must be " indisposed" when our next invitation arrives. We will just give a sketch in few and light lines of the affair, for the full, Rembrandt depths of detail would be too wearisome to offer. It was a cold and rainy night. Five miles in a very objectionable cab did not add to our natural vital power, and, on our arrival, we shivered like a shaken blancmange, as we entered a fireless bed-room, where a solitary candle, before a small dressing-glass, was quivering and guttering, as though ashamed of beholding its reflected form. The cheerless gloom struck to our heart, and we felt as if we were going to a funeral, without hopes of a legacy. We descended to the front parlour without the slightest attempt to put ourselves to "rights," and there found about twenty persons, sitting in stately propriety, under the illuminating influences of dark grey paper, touched here and there with stone-coloured damp ; dingy brown windown-curtains, faded Turkey carpet, and four com posites, two on the mantelpiece, and two on the remains of Broadwood." A black teaboard, relieved with green tea, white sugar, and sky-blue milk, was at the end of its voyage round the room. We took a cup of fluid for ceremony's sake ; but before we had finished it, the eldest Miss Thornberry made a move to the heap of music on a little side-table, and seemed vainly seeking for some par ticular composition, though we firmly believe she knew perfectly well where to put her hand upon it. Mr. Crackerly, an elderdly gentleman, one of the Thornberry's Cecilian band, with very red face and very curly wig, flew to assist her. Miss Selina Thornberry went to assist both ; and, after a few moments of serious whispering, the announcement was made, "that they were going to do" " When Time was entwining." Accordingly, a pro found stillness and silence were instantly observed, for it would affront the Thornberry's for ever to speak or stir while "music" was going on ; and we had to embrace our cup and saucer without moving a muscle, until the glee was finished. We then hurried it on to the table, and took a long breath; but before we had time to brush away the imaginary cobwebs from our nose with our full dress mouchoir, Miss Fitzquaver, of the R.A. took the vacated seat, and commenced the " Overture to Der Freyschutz." Now, this overture, above all others, re quires at least one good instrument, and one good per former ; but the poor old Broadwood was unequal to the task, and so was Miss Fitzquaver. However, what the lady wanted in science she made up in rapidity, which we secretly thanked Heaven for, and she was led in triumph from the stool by Mr. Crack erly, while every tongue expressed its sense of gra titude forker condescension, and admiration of her execution. " Now Mr. Sweetman, will you kindly oblige us ?" said Mrs. Thornberry, with a sort of coax ing dignity ; and a pale youth, with a blue waistcoat and white satin straight jacket about his neck, immediately , produced an elegant Concertina, and hinted his acquire ment of some exquisite variations on "Annie Laurie." Of course, every one would be delighted to hear them ; but alas ! the young gentleman was either nervous, or had neglected to practice sufficiently, for he made a "sad mess" of poor "Annie ;" and even Mr. Crackerly, with all his good nature, advised hiur to " try something else ;" and we had another ten minutes of very inferior enter tainment to listen to. We had hoped at the conclusion to have a chance of some " talk' with Mrs. Flower flounce, who is " well up" in all the private scandal of Belgravia, and always makes herself " a charming com panion," at the mere expense of truth and reputation. We had only just learned from her that Sir William Spooney had got himself into Jewish bondage to a fearful extent, and that Miss Flashem had eloped with her papa's groom, when the first notes of "The Stanlard - bearer" struck us dumb. and we were all stock-still for another quarter of an hour. Mr. Crackerly had just handed the small young lady, who had most appropriately essayed this fine song, to her seat ; and we ventured to walk across the room, with the intention of getting out of a 5$ rong draught, and speaking to Mrs, Thornberry on some interesting domestic topic. We had only arrived at the important declaration, that we thought her son Edward was somewhat stouter, when old lady managed to place herself on half of her seat, and whispered, "Justsit down on my chair, my dear, and gi ve me your opinion of Mr. Suckling's voice. He is intended for the stage, I believe, and they say he has a superb tenor.' " As Mr. Suckling had already commenced work, and dear Mrs. Thornberry's hand was on our shoulder, we could do nothing less than sit in a state of wretched cramp while Mr. Suckling strained and struggled through an air from Robert lc Diable, which we had heard Sims Reeves sing a few evenings before. We were waxing somewhat wrath at the continuous stretch of our patience ; but, alas we were doomed to " music," and nothing else, for another hour, when " supper " was spoken of. Mr. Edward Thorn berry took us into the back parlour, and confidentially informed us during our route over the three yards of passage, that his brother Henry, a lad of sixteen, was going to give a solo on the violin in the supper-room. We felt in a sort of dry cold bath, and swallowed a sand wich of unknown constituency with desperate degluti tion, attempting, as desperately, to drown its memory in a glass of mysterious beverage, recognised at parties by kind-hearted and amiable people as " sherry." "Do try a custard," said some one at our elbow. " Thank you," we replied ; " we have had enough of the tart ; and at this moment Mr. Crackerly knocked a knife-handle on the table to demand silence for the solo. The fiddle was out of tune, the fiddler was more co3ceited than compe tent ; and sixteen pages of growl, squeak, and scrape, sent us into the extremity of impatience. No sooner had Mr Henry retired from congratulations, and flung him self into the neighbourhood of the tipsy cake, than Mr. Edward, who had managed to take family liberties with the decanters, volunteered, in the exuberance of his ele vation, to favour us with " The Glasses sparkle on the Board." We began to grasp for sheer want of breath, and contemplated a polite escape from the harmonic meet ing, when the last-named gentleman, on the strength of another glass of port, which from its very opaque and sombre character must certainly have come from the "Shades," intimated that he had lately taken to study the Sax horn. We arose from our chair, pushed three ladies rather more into the wall, and hastened upstairs to muffle ourselves, and depart before we lost all command over our temper. As we descended, Mrs. Thornberry entreated us to listen to Edward, who was about to try a Swedish melody on his horn. We believe we uttered some slight untruths about a sudden pain in our chest, and fought our way into a cab with nervous intrepedity. Oh, what a relief it was to get out of that densely musical atmosphere ; how earnestly we vowed never to ac cept another invitation to the Thornberry's parties, and bow we mean to keep that vow. We will go and see them under any reasonable state of discomfort ; we will put up with " cold shoulder," weak tea, lengthened twilight—in short, with any thing save an " entirely" musical evening. What a pity it is that people attempt what they have not the means to carry out properly. Our respect for the Thornberrys is unabated ; but they must excuse our being again martyred at the shrine of a morbid infatua tion. Now that we have vented our grumbling we will proceed to business, though we have a suspicion that " our boy Tom" holds our criticising duties in as eest sa s a light as as we do the Thornberry's Apollonian f ; for we hear that he has remarked as t? our sing,pl " a precious lot of stupid, ugly things. ' e W t e i n lighten him as to the composers being son Euze COOK. rather than ourselves." tent Film.— On Tuesday morning, early, a fire broke out in a mill occupied by Mr. R. H. Billeter, of Barcombe, near Lewes, and used for the double p urpose of grind ing flour and manufacturing oil from linseed. The en gines had to be fetched a distance of four miles, and, although well worked, could not preveut the destruction of the mill. The injury done is estimated at not less than 8,0001. • Mr. Montalieu Elibank Porter passed an examination in seamanship on board her Majesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth, yesterday, qualifying him for the rank of a lieutenant. Mr. Edward Madgewick Roe passed an examination at the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth, yesterday, qualifying for entry into the service as clerk's assistant. The Cormorant, No. 103, hired steam transport-ship, having taken on board a number of siege guns and munitions of war at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, moved up to the dockyard yesterday, and was taken into the basin preparatory to embarking men and horses of the Royal Artillery for service in the East. Captain Brandling's No. 1 company, 12th battalion, arrived in the garrison at Woolwich, at 6 o'clock a.m. yesterday, from Shoeburyness. It will embark to-day 'or Turkey. Fifty horses arrived in . Woolwich garrison yesterday :rom Dublin, for the service of the Royal Artillery, and , etween 20 and 30 are to be sent to the seat of war, to Pup casualties. Thirtv-two privates, in charge of a non-commissioned fficer, left Woolwich yester da y mornin g at 10 o'clock, 'roceeding ' by the North Kent Railway to Strood, em route to Chatham, where they are to be instructed in raising field works, and in the construction of fortifica tions, and sapping a , d mining. The Royal Sappers and Miners at Chatham have built new field-works on their practice ground, and have been engaged for some time in mining. They expect to have a night attack shortly, as the galleries are nearly ready for charging. One non commissioned officer and 12 men of this corps left Wool wich yesterday morning for Southampton, to be em ployed on the surveying service. A detachment of 90 invalids of the 59th Regimentleft China in the same ship as the headquarters of Captain P. M‘Lean's company of Royal Artillery, for England. The detachment consisted of 1 serjeant-major, 1 company serjeant, 3 serjeants, 5 corporals, and 80 lance-corporals and privates. 21 died on the passage, and the remainder disembarked at Gravesend and proceeded by railway to Chatham, with the exception of nine men, who were too ill to travel, and were left at Gravesend Hos pital. The party who arrived at Chatham have been examined by a medical board, and they are pronounced fit for service, with the exception of those who will be discharged on the pensions to which their services entitle them. Those for duty are awaiting the route from Lon don to join the depot of the 59th Regiment at Kinsale in Ireland. One of the nine men left at Gravesend died on Sunday, the 4th inst. The regiment has been five years in China, and, considering the mortality that has taken place, it is worthy of the consideration of the authorities whether it would not be advisable to change the line regiments at that unhealthy station every two years. The authorities of the Ordnance have recently adopted a change every two years of the Artillery in China, and season the companies sent there by giving them two years' service previously at Ceylon. Advices were yesterday received at the Admiralty, announcing the arrival at Constantinople of the Govern ment transports Arnotdale, City of Carlisle, and John Shepherd, with troops from Woolwich. 10,000 cavalry sabres have been taken out of the stores in the Tower of London, and sent to the Government works at Enfield to be ground, previous to being for warded to Constantinople to arm the above number of Turkish cavalry soldiers. Intelligence has been received, of date Christiansand, June 2, that on the previous day the Russian vessel Onni, of Nystadt, laden with salt, which entered that port on the 7th of May to escape capture, was put up to public auction. The French Consul attended, and informed the bidders present that the sale would not be valid, inasmuch as it would be made after the declaration of war, and, if taken by any of the cruisers of the allied fleet the ship would be deemed a lawful prize. On hear ing this no one made any offer, and the vessel remains unsold. Mr. William Buchan, chief engineer of the third class, from the Fisgard, 42 gun frigate at Woolwich, arrived at Sheerness yesterday, and has taken up his appoint ment to the Malacca, 14 guns, steainsloop at Chatham, being borne on Ithe books of the Formidable, 84 guns, guardship of ordinary. The engines for the Ma lacca are on an entirely new principle, invented by Messrs. Penn and Son. Instead of the pistons of the engines working horizontally, they will be elevated to an angle of 45 degrees, thereby considerably reducing the space occupied fore and aft in the engine-room. They will be of 200 horse-power (nominal), on the high pressure principle, enabling them, if necessary, to work up to 801 b. on the square inch, the boilers being especi ally manufactured for this purpose. In consequence of reported defects in the hull of the Janus some experiments were tried yesterday by firing her heaviest guns fore and aft with the maximum charge of powder, and it is fully expected she will have to be put into dry dock for extensive repairs. Mr. J. Dinnen, inspector of steam machinery afloat, arrived at Sheerness yesterday afternoon for the purpose of inspecting the setting up of the engines and machinery of the Royal Albert and the other screw steam-vessels fitting at Chatham. He has expressed his entire satis faction at the progress made. All the engineers and the artificers of the yard, now employed on the Royal Albert are ordered to work extra hours for the purpose of getting the blocks fixed and the boilers in their perma nent places previous to the ship being put into dry dock next spring tides. The head-quarters of the Ist King's Dragoon Guards arrived in Dublin on Tuesday, from Newbridge, and occupied the quarters in Portobello barracks vacated by the Royal Irish Dragoons. A transport is expected in Cork about the 24th inst. for the conveyance of three companies of the 12th Regi ment lying in barracks, to New South Wales. One company proceeded there some time since. Upwards of 60 English recruits arrived in Cork on Sunday by the Cork Steam Ship Company's ships from London, Liver pool, and Bristol, to join the provisional battalions serving in Ireland. Captain Halton, Lieutenant Irvine, and a troop of the 16th Lancers, consisting of 44 rank and file, has arrived at Ballincolig from Dundalk, there to be stationed. Captain C. L. Blosse, R.A., stationed at Spike Island f o rtification, has been ordered to Ballincolig to do duty, in consequence of no troops being stationed there at present. Since Cork Barracks were built there never were so few troops in it as present. They con sist merely of the head-quarters of the 91st Regiment, only one company (the remaining companies occupy the forts in Queenstown Harbour) ; five companies of the 12th Regiment, Ist battalion, and one troop of the 16th Lancers. The duty is consequently severe, and the men say that they would rather be stationed anywhere else in Ireland. It is therefore likely, on the departure of a few other regiments under orders for foreign service, that some of the English regiments of militia will have to do duty in this country. The removal of so many regiments from Ireland is a serious loss to many traders and the public ; for the entire pay of the officers and men was spent in the locality A here each regiment was sta tioned. In consequence of the increased number of soldiers which the East India Company have decided to keep on duty in their Indian territory, their barracks at Warley, near Brentwood, Essex, are immediately to be enlarged. Orders have been received for another large draught of men, who will leave on Saturday next by railway for Stratford, and thence to Tilbury-fort, by the Southend and Tilbury Railway. THE WAR, NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The transport Talavera embarked the fifth and last troop of Enniskillens at Plymouth on Tuesday. It con sisted of 5 officar,, 56 troopers, and 57 horses. Of these 20 were embarked in the first half•hour, 23 in the next, and the remaining 14 in 20 minutes. At four minutes to 12 o'clock she was hauled off from the jetty and taken in tow by the Pike and Confiance steamers. The Dra goons were cheered most heartily by the artisans of the dockyard, and by the crews of the Algiers, Impregnable, and other ships, who crowded the rigging as the Tala vera passed. The tugs conveyed her to the east end of the Breakwater, where she got under canvas, and with a favourable wind, sailed immediately for the Mediter ranean. CONTINENTAL INDIA AND CONTI. ATEIsI TA I. EUROPE. General Briggs has just published a " Comparative View of the Population and Superficial Area of Conti nental India and Continental Europe within the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas, exclusive of Russia and Tur key." Continental India, says the General, exceeds in popu lation and superficial area that of Continental Europe, bordered on the three sides by the Baltic, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean Seas. Its vast population com prises 13 nations, speaking different languages and with peculiar local usages. The religion of the Hindus is, like that of Europeans, based on one common creed, but it is also subdivided into numerous national schismatic sects. The written code of laws, probably as ancient as that of Moses, but much more in detail, is everywhere respected as the basis of their civil institutions ; but in practice these laws have received local modifications, and what is adopted by conventional usage by one nation is no longer applicable to another, removed at a distance of some hundreds or thousands of miles. There is a res markable coincidence in respect of language between India and Europe. All the nations inhabiting the regions north of the Vindayan range of mountains, dividing upper from lower India, speak dialects of the Sanscrit language, introduced from the conquering Hin dus, perhaps 35 centuries ago ; while, with the exception of the Mahratta nation, all those of the south speak dia lects of a language derived from an aboriginal race of inhabitants anterior to the Hindu conquest. So in Europe, all the languages north of the Alps, with the exception of the French, are of Teutonic origin, while France and the other southern nations speak lan guages derived from the Latin. With these facts before us, th e L eg i s l ature h as ac t e d wisely in retain ing the present system for the government of India, under . which so v as t an acqu i s iti on h as b e en made to the British empire with comparatively little bloodshed, and which has been administered with a certain degree of ad vantage to both countries. The climate alone must always deter English men f rom sett li ng permanen tly ill India, if it were not already occupied by a dense and civilised population, and while America and Australasia are open to emigration, th e no ti on o f co l on i s i ng I n di a by Englishmen is out of the question. The main utility of India to England is in a commercial point of view, and our interest is identifi e d w ith i ts i mprovement an d prosperity. It must always be governed by means of its own inhabitants requiring sufficient European supers vision only to ensure the just administration of the laws, which is best effected by training the English civil and military servants, from youth upwards, to a knowledge of the language and the institutions of the people. India not only pays its own expenses, but also the interest on its national debt, the principal of which, however, falls short of three years' annual revenue—a revenue which might easily be doubled by that attention to the improve ment of the country which it is our duty to bestow on it. When we are told that, except in the extreme north western provinces, there are scarcely any permanent roads or canals for traffic, that the art of printing has not been introduced beyond a dozen towns ; that the use of a pump is unknown except in the Government dock yards of Bombay and Calcutta ; and that nearly nine years have elapsed since the project of constructing rails ways was entertained, and that only twenty miles have yet been completed ; we need not wonder that the people are ignorant, and that the resources of the country are still to be developed. But the attention lately bestowed on the adjustment of the land-tax and the formation of roads and canals in the Agra Presidency and in the Punjab, affords hope that similar improvements will be extended to the other parts of India, and the new con stitution of the home Government will lead to a better state of things. Much has been said of late years of the danger to our Indian possessions from a Russian inva sion. With ordinary foresight and precaution we have nothing to fear from that quarter, while our Indian revenue enables us to maintain a most efficient standing army in time of peace of more than 300,000 men, which might, when required, be increased in a few months to double that number. We need not appre hend external enemies is India, our danger lies at our doors ; but by a wise and just internal administrse tion we may hold possession of that country as a depen dency as long as it is the interest of England to do so. EUROPEA.N STITES. Franc© Austrian Dominions Prussian Dominions Spain Bolgium 35,781,628 41,212,750 17,628,715 14,216,219 4,350,030 113,198,402 Italy—Sardinia, 5,000,000; Tuscany,l,76l,ooo; Roman States, 2,889,228 9,650,228 Parma and Modena 1,053,801 Holland Poland . . . 4,781,355 2;390,116 Switzerland Germany—Brunswiek,273,ooo; Mecklenburg Strelitz, 96,920; Schwerin, 543,300 ...... ... 912,500 Nassau 428,000 Hessians: Camel, 754,590; Darmstadt, 852,524; Homburg, 21,000 1,631,318 Kingdom of Bavaria. 4,600,000; kingdom of Wurtemburg, 2,000,000; kingdom of Ha nover, 1,758,847 8,353,847 European stat©s not included 14,778,189 Total European population INDIAN STATIs:S. British Dominions—The Punjaub, 8,000,000; N. W. Provinces, 23,600,549; Nerbudda Provinces, 2,149,349 33,919,998 Bengal Provinces Madras Presidency 22,301,657 Bombay Presidency Nagpoor Territory 4,630,000 Total British Dominions Independent Native States— Nizam's Dominions Bundlecund States 1,079,500 Scindia's Dominions 3,228,000 King of Oude, 2,970,000; Cis Sutlej States, 2,186,174 Oaikwar's Dominions Rajah of Travancore 1,124,000 Row of Catch 500,000 Rajah of Nepal ..._ Rajputana Native States not included 13,601,188 Native Indian population *160,536,314 AREA IN SQUARE MILES. In Europo 1,035,000 I In India 1,298,000 N.B.—Armed forces of India under British officers and in the native independent states exclusive of police : The army of the British Government, includ ing 29,000 of her Majesty's troops Contingent forces commanded by English officers , 282,52 . 9 39,311 At present tinder British officers Standing armies maintained in time of peace, according to treaties by the several inde pendent native princes in alliance with the British Government 393,918 314,841.1 Grand total (The latter are irregularly paid. and ill-dis ciplined.) 713,758 * F.acess of population in Continental India, 55,841; ex cess of area in square miles in Continental India, 263,000. THE CHURCHES OF THE CITY OF LONDON.—A. nume rous meeting was held yesterday at the London Tavern, at which Mr. Hubbard, the Governor of the Bank of England, presided, to consider the provisions of the pro posed bill to amend the Church Building Acts, and the law respecting the union of benefices. The chairman, in introducing the proceedings of the meeting, said that the bill in question was introduced under false colours, and it would hardly be imagined that the object of it was to interfere between the parishioners and their churches, and carry off the latter whethe r the former would or not. Mr. Henry Sykes Thornton moved the first resolution—" That this meeting has learnt with deep regret that a bil l has passed the House of Lords empowering the Bishop of London, with the consent of the patrons and the Church Commissioners, to unite benefices irrespective of their population or value; and desecrate and pull down, on obtaining au order in Council, a large and indefinite number of churches in the city of London, and to sell the sites of the burial grounds, without asking the consent or consulting the wishes of the parishioners." This resolution was seconded by the Rev. J. Toogood (rector of St. Andrew's, Hol born), who gave his opinion that there was no church in the city without a congregation sufficient to occupy a clergyman, and was carried. Another resolution iT was venerable 2. 1 71 e s f : o — r their That the also passed o b t y ed a ifi lt o tr e te o n o ia t j o o o ri l t y y purposes and their monumental records, but interesting as memorials of architectural skill,w y o o n f ld Lo b o e d oae,while serious detriment to the appeara nce o f the city its healthiness would be impaired by the substitution of yards and burialg roun d lofty warehouses excludinglight and air from the church to a painful desecrations.,„whAichpewtiotuioldn b t e o th th en e H su o bj o e s e e te of d Commons founded on the above resolutions was also agreed to. -[ADvERTisERENT.] ASOOT RAC ES. - S rours mil/T.-11er Majesty's Royal Letters Patent, for valu able and extraordinary, improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse °Pere, and Perspective Glasses, to know the dig - ' tances of objects viewed through them—of great im portance to the array, navy, and others. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, op ticians 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly- Observe—opposite the York Hotel.- -These telescopes pos sess such extraordinary powers that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moon*, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same tele scope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 12 to 14 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.— The Royal Exhibition, 1851. -- Valuable, newly-invented, glass the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen very small, powerf ul waistcoat-pocket and known 1i mile distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, at the opera-houses, country sce nery, an'i ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to spor t smen , g entlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful Dower • a n object can be clearly seen from 10 to 12 miles distant- Newly-invented Spectacles ; immediately they are placed before extremely imperfect vision, every object becomes clear and distinct ; the most aged, de fective eight is brought to its youthful, natural, and ori ginal state. Deafness—New Discovery--The Organic b ra tor, au extraordinary powerful, small, newly-invented Vi instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass anything of the kind that has been, or Pr° bably ever can be, produced. B e i ng o f thesam; as to t h h e e ar ski di n s , ti i n s et n l o y t a p t e r c c e h p u. r t i ei h dt at e n a p b u l b e n u deaf c a. c° pe i rs our ons semblies ' • the unpleasant sensation of singing noises In the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist ance that possibly could be desired. -39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe, opposite the York Rote). MILITIA. On Whit Monday the Northumberland Light Infantry Militia were put through their exercises in the presence of Earl Grey, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, and a considerable number of the landed gentry, in the beauti ful grounds of Alnwick-park. There was a very large excursion train from Newcastle, Sheilds, and Sunder land, and the passengers, mostly working men and their families, were admitted to the ground by the agents of the Duke of Northumberland. The progress that the men have made dining the two weeks of active drill is most satisfactory. Their conduct in the field on Monday I gratified every one present, and many of their shoprnates who had travelled a long distance on the holiday to see them were loud in their applause. The men were formed into square, line, &c., and fired 15 rounds of blank cart ridge. They are conducting themselves with great pro priety, and the inhabitants express themselves much gra tified wih their behaviour i n uarters.. T i he Earl of Beverley and Lord Lovaine are constantly n the field with them. The Royal Wilts Militia, which completed their 28 days' training in April last, are to assemble at Devizes on Saturday, the 10th inst., when 650 men will be selected, who will be marched to Gosport. It is gene rally supposed they will eventually be moved to Ports. mouth, %nd that the Hampshire Militia will relieve them at Gosport. The West Suffolk, and not the West Essex (as we erroneously stated yesterday) Militia assembled at Bury St. Edmunds on Tuesday, under the command of Earl Jertnyn. The period of training appointed for the 2d . Royal by directions from Militia expired on Tuesday, and from the Earl of Lovelace, the Lord Lieutenant of the co unty, the men have been dismissed forth i the present. P r ior to their being disbanded they were inspected by Colonel Bush, ICH., the Inspecting Field-officer of the London recruiting district, and severa l of the men, at the suggestion of the gallant col one l enlisted in the regular service. Yesterday the Royal Westminster Militia, Colonel Lord Chelsea, completed their 28 days' drill at Turnham• green. Each man, on being dismissed, received 10s. in. stalment of the 61. bounty. WESTERN FISHERIES.—The mackerel and her ring fisheries on the Cornish coast during the past week have been very successful. The drift boats at St. Ives have been taking from 500 to 1,500 mackerel per night per boat ; and they have sold at from 108. Gd. to 13s. Gd. per hundred of six score. During the early part of the week they also caught from 100 to 200 fine herrings per boat, which realised ss. per hundred. These fish are stated to be exceedingly abundant ; and i n one night it is computed thay 4,000 were sec ured at St in St. Ives. At Helston the mackerel have been most plenti ful. In one day one boat alone brought 5,000 ; while another secured that number, 10,000. I I IL 11 II it