The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-31 00:00:00

\,; -. y ~ :►~ _ ' ~ n i ~. ttou , nr, • Y I rlvEi MARKT! p , ' - 11 t - imt"t go' , • 4 14 . 0 . IZ2 ISS I A ND , COi3I3IE.I2CIAL I.NTELLIGEATCE. • CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 10,000 bales, including 3,000 taken for export and on specu4tion. The market closed firmly, without alteration in prices. The sales comprised 250 Pernam and Maranham, at sd. to 300 Egyptian at 50. to 8.1., 700 Surat at 3d. to 4 1., 50 Sea Island, at Is. Id. to ls. 7d:, and the remainder American. Railway Shares 'Were firm at higher rates. The monetary and commercial advices from the United States by the Atlantic steamer at Liverpool yesterday are not of a very satisfactory character. The dates she brings are to the 20th inst. Failures of consideration still continued to be announced and reported.- One of them, that of Messrs. Henry Sheddon and Co., was connected with commercial affairs exclusively, it appears, and is said .to have arisen out of heavy bill acceptances for the accom modation of Texas cotton planters, and shippers who have neglected or been unable to meet their. engagements. Another large failure, the names of the parties to which are not given, would seem to have been connected with the stock and share speculations, as it is reported that the suspended house was " one of the most responsible endorsers of the Erie paper, meaning, it may be presumed, paper issued by the directors and speculators to support the market in Erie railway shares and bonds, the prices of which had been greatly depreciated, and the securities themselves much discredited by directorial mis management. Evidently there was no imme diate prospect, but rather the reverse, of any abatement of the railway imbroglio, which was the primary cause of the difficulties which had been experienced, and still prevailed, in the money mar s ket. Nevertheless, the New York Banks had all the appearance of being in a healthy condition, both as respected the amount of circulation, depo sits, and specie on hand. The deposits, represent ing to a certain extent unemployed capital, had been for some time past on the increase indeed, and such a fact comes in stronger proof of the embarrassed state of credit. The 11 etv York Aip ping and r 'onmercial List remarks that, with all tins favourable position of the banks, there was a de cided indisposition to discount any but short-dated and choiCe hills. Long-dated paper, sky at four and six months, even with otherwise respectable signatures was " difficult of negotiation, even at the exorbitant rates of interest now charged by the note brokers." As a consequence capitalists and money lenders preferred to loan their money at call for which 6 to 7 per cent. could be obtained than to employ it in the discount of bills, or in railway paper at the enormous rating, which ranged from 10 to 24per cent., as thus catalogued : Loans on call from 6 to 7 per cent. Prime bills from 60 to 90 days, 10 to 12 do. Prime four and six months, 12 to 15 do. Railroad paper, 15 to 24 do. This state of affairs created much embarrassment to commerce, but more still to the prosecution of railway enterprise. Various new undertakings would be reduced no doubt to a suspension of operations, whilst others more advanced would have great difficulties to surmount for the comple tion even of such portion of their lines, the works of which were in the most forward state. From the Monthly Shipping List, compiled by Mr. Miller, of the Jerusalem Coffee-house, we find that there are 58,936 tons of the berth for the different ports of Australia, of which 4,585 ore for Van Diemen's Land, 18,013 for Sydney, 26,653 for Melbourne, 5,852 for Adelaide, and the rest for other parts. SUN OFFICE, eix o'clock, TATTERSALL'S. (THIS EVENING.) LEAMINGTON STAKES. 100 to 8 asst BaalbeC(talien). Bto 1 agst Hac (taken). - • DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Thnnie 'Morn. ST. LEGER. 7to 4 agst Boiardo (2 to 1 laid to 100/. sto 1 agst Trapper (taken). 7to 1 ag , t Acrobat (taken). 10 to 1 agst Midiummer (taken). 20 to 1 agst Scythian (taken). 33 to 1 agst Hannibal (taken). CESARE WITCH. 25 to 1 agst Muscovite (30 to 1 taken). 33 to 1 agst Burlington. 33 to 1 apt Bairownie. 40 to 1 agst Star of Surrey (taken). 113 LINCOLN RACES. 20 St. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.) BROWNLOW STAKES. Snowdon Dunhill Cherry Brandy Six ran. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP Jetty Treffz Lady Vernon Arribas Nine ran. GRANBY STAKES Jack Sheppard Van Winkle Four ran. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. -(THIS DAY, (Before Mr. Cmimi,gioner Fonblanque.) IN RE ROE. 15IPORTANT. TO BANKRUPTS AND ACCOUNTANTS. Tuffs bankrupt was dose. i bed as of Brighton -place, Brixton, oil and colourtnan, and to-day was appointed for his last examination. The balance-sheet prepared by lir. Ventris extends over a period of 18 months. Debtor to creditors, 9611. ; to ditto holding security, 1501. ; creditor by good debts,. 1871. 14s. 4d. ; doubtful, 971. 2s. 6d. ; property given up, 1271. 13s. 6d. ; ditto in the hands of creditors, 1701. All application was made on behalf of the bankrupt for an allowance to pay the - accountant fur preparing the accounts. His ilonour asked whether the accountant had been appointed under the sanction of the Court. The solicitor said that under peculiar circumstances he had not, as the perso n w h o h a d b een authorised, • neglected to complete the accounts, and Mr. Ventris bad beer!, called in. His Honour said that if persons chose to act on their own lodgment, they roust take the consequences. The Court ought to have been applied to—he should, there fore, refuse the allowance. It was scarcely to be expected that the rapid rise Of yesterday in Consols, without any special eausa in action, would be followed up„; or even supported, to the same extent to-day. Dealers and speculators woultionpear to have been of this opinion, and have been prudently realisdng their profits upon the rise this morning to the partial relief of the less fortunate operators for the fall. Otherwise there is no apparent reason uilly Con sols which left off yesterday flush a l t 951 to for money, and 951 to 96k for account, should have gradually receded this morning ;to 951- to g for money, and 95i to for time, which are the actual quotations. Reduted Threes have L een done at 96, but the last bargain was at 951. Thrlee-and-a- Quarter per Cents., from 96g. at the opining, ara now 95g. New 21 per Cents., 831. Baink Stock has been bought at 2081 and 2101 ; Long An nuities, 4 11-16 and 41 ; India Stock 22p ; India BondA, 3s..,prenaium ; Exchequer Bills, lts. to 4s. premium ; Exchequer Bonds of 1839 at 98f and 98g. The dealings in the Foreign Stocks hh►ve gene rally been numerous, but in particular bonds there have been several transactions. Spanish have been active, but weaker ; the Three per Cents. have ranged from 38i to 37k, and the New Deferred from 181 to 181. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. are quoted W. Mexican Bonds ; are sup ported at 241 to 25. The Turkish Ship is 6i and 6a. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds 6 to .1, Mexi can 241 to 25, Peruvian 71 to 73, ditto 3 per Cents. 52 to 54, Portuguese 4 per Cents. 40 to 42, Russian 5 per Cents. 99 to 101, ditto 4i per Cents. .86 to 88, Spanish New Deferred 18g to 18i, ditto 3 per Cents. 38 to 38k, ditto Certificates sto 5 4 1 , ditto Passive 31 to 41. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under 1854. 1853 . Great WeF:tern Nc,rth-Westi rn S , auth- Wettern lirighton =Midland 'a South-East ern 28.542 27,0 Caledoni an 12,688 ' 11,848 Great Northern 19,860 18, Lancashire a n d Yorkshire The settlement of the account in the ;Railway market is going off steadily. Yesterday's highest prices are not current to day, and this is most ob servable in Great Western, Midland, and _North- Eastern. The French shares, however, Still tend upwards, and there is more doing. Mining shares are dull, and also thic. Banks, South Australia are 1/. better. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the Official List.) IltisinPraa envie. . Sank Stock 10i .3 per Cent. R e d uce d A nnu i t i es 208!5i g 6 11 5g 3 I , or Cent. Cons o l s A nnu i t i es 9 54 i i +3i per Cent. A nnu iti es New 2{ per Cent. A nnu iti es Long Annuities, E xp i re sth Jan~ 1860 India Stock 226 India. Bonds, £lOOO ............ Ditto, under 21000 • aim Coosots for Account 13th Sept. ' ' -. ~ ............ 95 B'll .Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO ... ........... 1 3 p £5OO 4 Small 1 p Exchequer Bonds 1` , 53, 3a per Cent. 41 p Ditto 1859, „ , PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 25 4i Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St — Ditto 4A per Cent 9O Eardinianßonds, 5 per Cent B7 Spanish iionds, . per Cent 3Bi B's i nanish N ew Deferred, 3 per Cent. l s. 7a a i Tu rkish Scrip C 4 6 ii la D•videacle 011 the above payable in I.nntlen. Consols THREE O'CLOCK. .. m Ditto sep: ...... 95 k tuber AC 1/111.1f "z_-.--•_ .......—__ - .1 - RE Naw VAMP L I W—The correspondence between the Think and the Governmeta on the intended cpera tion of the new stamp law'has been a subject of discus si3n yesterday, and, In addition to the unf.irnega of its retrospective action, the provisi,n that in each instance of a foreign bill drawn and payable alroad the entire act must be duly stamped before any one of the set can be negotiated here, has led to particular remark. Bills, for example, from Brazil on liarnburgb, or from Vienna on Amsterdam, &c., if drawn in sets, and dealt with in London, must not only be all stamped, but must all be received before they can he used. It will not soffit© to stamp one part with the duty imposed on single bills in order to bo enabled to negotiate it, and hence, as the different parts of foreign bills are always transmitted by separate conveyances, and nre frequently not all ent, the law, it ic4 contended, will not merely create ineon ven;ences that are ,nrmeu!.tabl, bot tlit,...:s a seri,,us interrbrenee with the cour.e of tr..de, by requiring what in many cases must prove impracticable. T. & , i. Ts u N* s -- L ONDON THURSDAY.-EVENI 1 SHARE MARK (T HLS D A Y.) ETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAtLWAYO. Led ford and I ..etettit.)77 fluckgbanist ~:llydesdaleJe E. Lincoln gr 6 p•:r cent. :lay. Ram A: Neils. Direct New T;lstr.ez Dn. Fr Dk. Railway Elull & Selby Do. Share. Do. d Shares. ron.&Greciiw Do. Pre fercupt. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. C per et. Afauch. Bxtn. and Matlock Nliddlesbro' Redcar. . Aidld.Bra . dfd Northern and Basternsp.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeclsp ? Prost. 3y Wyrc Leasing Compans Do. A Slues. itoystn.& Hit. Do. Shepth. St si•lhef. Roth a•-e . : Goole g. 5 p.e. a. Ptatlorcldh. \ tiefuNalleygi per cent D 0....... ,Vilts,StSomrst ..undou N. Wert a. Nrthii. laldonian. IDo Westi - Ik. New. & Berw. Y. &N 13. Easteil , i)o gorfolk.. L.& N. W. & Midid. S't,cktou & Darlingt. C. Count. Olostm, Pnctb this day. 95 -100 97 - 99 136 - 139 L. &N.W. &Ln&Yk Northn Do Limeash Yorksh. H. MCloan Rot:lit. S.: barlingt. grtWestn. 28 - • :30 12i -- 13 .23 -- 24 2i - 2i 9-1. - 96 5S - GO i'34 - 137 2 d 30 - 31 93 -- 95 PREFERENCE SHARES, 100 •‘..berdet. WO Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 iilythand Tyne lOper c. pref. (issd. at 500 WO (iris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. bliares WO Caledonian 4:10 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent fl Cork BandQnsip.C 1 all I.:nude° Perth &Ab er - f (teen Juuction all EftstAngliau (13 los n per cent all ')o, (X 5) 7 per cent 2 to. (X 7 17s) 7p. c. 111 ~. ::stern Counties. Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. All Do. No. 2. ill 4). New 6p.c. S 111 ::' , astern Unmn, Seri ' Ir . u ~, r . fi per cent . ;d1 to. 51., In , ;er con+ .C.l too. 10/. Del;eutr.Si .t; , .:.i.st Lant:NJ i. 6 p. et, all ..:net and W e t. Yori. shire June. Pref... all .:,liut)Prth.&Dund• 4 per cent. ....... . ;,!), ; ;,asgovi; &S. Wester; Guar. 5 per cent.. [OO ;mat Northn. sp. c , ill ' to. sp. c. RA:deeui. at 10 p. c. pretn. .00 • .4). 4.1 p. c. Scrip ... St, 4 .N.ofSeot.lstPre all it. Soutl in.& Westin (Ireiand) Eighths)... 6 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sb ij ;t, West!). (Burks & ilauts Es. 5 p. c).. [OO Do. cov. red. 4,i p.O .00 Do. con. red. 4p. c 00 D. irred 4p.c. • • 6 Lan. & York, F..1:21 (")0 Do. G p. c, Stock ... 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No. I 9 Do. Quarters,lB4B . (}() Loudon and Briglitoz, Guaranteed 5 p. c ... .00 Do, Pref., sp. e. St. all Do. Convertible, 5 p.' c., 1852 100 :1 0 , New Guar.6 p. c. 10 5 0 I, ov L o un n u; ic & oa nt N O &:. n S : W,,. w . . e c . ) 8. v t i r. ;,. all 1.0 Con. l o n T d h ul i i rd ; i . ....r . iShares . all Londy. & Ennie.i Sh all Man., Shof., & ti n , i Sares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 4? Do. £6 c all Aarypt.&Carl.4 p. all Do. 4i per cent 106 Do 100 Nticl. Consol.6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent._ I.li Do. Pref. 4i per cent 8 Norfolk Debenture .. 'lOO Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stock 100 Do. 5 p. a. E5t....... 100 Do. 5i per ct . pref._ 100 Do. Wav, Val. sp. c . 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 61. e 15 Do all Scot. Cent., New Pier all Shrews. &Birm.N.G, all Sbrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent ..... ... all South Devon, 14 De. fixed, 4} per cent all S. Eastern (Readin; Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. [OO Do. 4 pet cent, all .:.Yorksh.4p.c.Guat all -itocitou and Dar lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do all itocktou and liarth,- pool, guar, 5 p. c. till .Ist July, 185: Araterfd.&Ki I k .6p. t, 01) York, Ne weastle, , iur ' •5 Nrwick,4p. e . [' ref , 30 Du ................... 3 10 York&N. Mid land 11. -.-- 1 MINES ... -- ... J 6 - 8 ii iinuies.s this .lay. Ii 7 ya - ... - 3:l all Ak;tr t len:, ... all Anglo Austrlu. Gold all Anglo Californian ... 2 Australasian . 6 Australia n ......... : ............ all ' Austral ian Cordiller a all lAustraliati Freehold. all' Ave Uri ............. a a l l l l 1134e1; oed,icillan!..-v(G7'll:, i) l.. ‘ ) (i ti l' . 3 ;).u o r d: all British Austrin. Gold I.3.sllritisli 1r0n..,,, all t 4 4 i Dia r o .... l. ,: c dr i s i ole ai s l y: T . 1 , 1 6, 4 ) 0 41 7c10 8 1 i l lr : : * P : pe. : i: C (. ... i :c : .. . e g . i . ;1 1 .1.1. ...( 7 t i ' .. cent, 15 Do. St. John Del Rev; all Cobre Copper ........ 16 Copiap o . ........... •., all Copper Min. of Eng, all 1. D CC: o li . all English and Austin. Copper Suieltg. Co. all General.. .... . ........ all Gt.NuggetNreing. 2 Do. Registered ...... all IGreat Polgooth.. ...... all 'Lake Bathurst: ......... all Liberty.. ....... : ....... all Linares.. ........... all Lond•Scealiferu•Gobi Quartz Crush. C 0.., all Mariquita.. ........... 9 Mexicau&S.Amarien. all New Granada ....... , all New Linares Minint and Smelting C 0.., all Nouveau Monde ..... all Pontgibaud Silva] Lead mi n . & Smelt. 1 Port Philip ........... • all Quartz Rock . • ........ . a11 11aa117514. WallerltltionUnitednt i)Yni•.southCll ar onogAw.°:Mit 1 sYde.. •.]:r ar: IC : a." 1.C.. 'n... ...11.a ..:: :: 1 ................. Id.! ULW4YI3. teloging PriceA this d,Ay , n - 5 - 51 9 - 10 •• -. . 95 - gi 65 - 66 16 - iy 11 - 13 : 1 J - 7 - 8 11* - ]8 11s •e. "..... ... 68 - 70 60 - 61 G 4 -l5 63 - 70 86 - 87 67 - 69 .24 - 127 -95 -9 ' 74 tG - 90 11 -13 t,l 11. - 54 -- 5 44 - •• ••••• .. - 8 ,0a .lu7 193 1 104 par 83 81 9 8 I 8 7 2~~ 23 69 66 41 - 43 ,•• ; d pat 8 6 2 3 5} 46 43 34 ;--A 14 ... 35 7 9 - 6 i -7!, 53 - - i)d A 4A 34 1 6 1 ci f Par-1p 35 - 37 95 - 97 6 2 - 64 73 - 75 '0 - 75 7i - 8 19 20 9 i 10 14 15 3 R 3hct 13 i - - 144 654 66i 324 - 31 = 33 31 - 21 194 4 - 5 23 - .`l5 43 - 5i 6• y 7. 6/ 61,i 4 -- 3,.f 54 i - 55 - 11i-10i 161 - 174 7y- 6 W I 11 3d Boot/lei. done this day. 22 i a Ji - # - i - ' 3 a . 22 - 24 3 4 - 3t 6 - 116 [(l7 i - 109 99 - 101 - - -10 i 34 - gr - 24 - 13J IN RE HUGHES. This 'bankrupt was described as of Gutter-lane, licensed victualier, and he now came up to pass his last examination, on accounts prepared by Thomas, Basing hall-street. Mr. T. Beard, of Culthorp-road, North, Kingsland, opposed on the previous occAsion, and re quired a cash account, which, having been done to his satisfaction, the bankrupt was allowed to pass. (Before Mr. Commissioner Faze.) IN RE HARRINGTON. This bankrupt was described as of Cray's-hill, Essex, baker, and to-day came up to pass his last examination on accounts prepared by Messrs. Paul and Turner, Basinghall-street. The balance sheet commences July, 1853, and ends July, 1854, and shows debtor to credi tors, 426/. ; profits, 3321. ; creditor by good debts, 578/. ; property, 411. 16s. ; deficiency, July, 1853, 3171. The bankrupt passed. IN RE COUNT :DUNIN.—RECOVERY OF PROPERTY FRAUDU LENTLY REMOVED TO FRANCE. This bankrupt, it may be remembered, was described as a machinist in Westbourne-grove, Bayswater, and exhibited a very beautiful and valuable model at the Great Exhibition in Hyde -park, and for which he had obtained a patent. Mr. Duncan, instructed by Mr. Colombine, the solicitor for tle assignees, now appeared for a summons under some peculiar circumstances. The learned counsel said that the bankrupt obtained possession of the model, and no dou'bt, in anticipation of his bankruptcy, had sent it over tx.t Franca, in the name of his servant, not being awa•ea that the French authorities would take cognisance of the affair ; but by the activity and perse verance of the assignees and Mr. Colombine the pro perty was traced, and given up to the assignees ; but as a claim of lien had been set up by a gentleman in Lon don the model was detained at the Custom-house. The present object was to call on the claimant to prove his right. The summons was granted. 20 20 50 20 MARKET NEWLY'—MHS DAY.) 2o 20 HAY MARKETS. SH l T :firTELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 15s ; clovor 3115,, to 6. Oi; and straw, 1/ lls to 1/ 18s per load. TraAle rather dull. CUUBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 8s to 4/ 16s ; clover ditto, 3/ 10$ to 5/ 15s; and straw, 1/ 15s to 1/ 18s per load. A moderate supply, and a dull trade. WHITECHAP-r:L.—MeadOW hay, 3' Os to 4/ 14s; clover ditt o , 3/ 10,, to 6 Oi ; and straw, 1! 14 , to 1' 18s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, on former terms. New meadow hay realised 63s to 85s; and new clover, 703 to 05s per load. MEAT MARKETS. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The 'general demand ruled dull to-day, at tho following quotati ons : Beef, fr om 3 s 44 to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 64 to •4s 84 •, [Anil), 48 24 to 5s ; Veal, 2s Mt to 4s Yd ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 84 per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Aug. 30.—The supplies of fat stock on sale to-day wer,') good, but in very tniadling condition. Gene- . rally spe a ki ng th e d emand ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices :—Beef, from 3s 44 to 4s 84 ; Mutton, 3s 84 t o 5 , i 0 t ; Lamb, 4 s 44 to 5s 44 ; Vea, 3s 24 to 4 s 24 ; Pork, 3 s 44 t o 4 s 64 per Sibs. to sink the offal& RomFoup, Aug 30.—Prime beasts and sheep moved off steadily, at full prices; otherwise the demand was rather sluggish. Beef, from 3s 44 to 53 0d; Mutton 38 64 to 5a ; Lamb, 4 3 44 to 5s 44; Veal, 3s 24 to ) 43 24 ; Pork, 3s 44 to 4s Sd, per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 22s to 27s each. 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPIN 6 G--(THIS DA Y.) 20 LONDON, Aug. 31.—Wind this day at Noon, N.; light breezy, and fine weather, but cloudy at times. SHEERNESS, Aug. 30.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— Chesapeake, from Savannah. IN THE CHANNEL.—Arrived--George Duckwitz, from Trinidad, for Bremen ; Jenny Lind, from Hamburgh, for Sydney, N. S.W. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrivect—Water loo, from London, for Sydney. Sailed—Statesman, for Melbourne. FALMOUTH, Aug. 30.—Wind, variable. Sailed —deci bel (s), for Savanilla. Off Port—Prince of Promo, from Moulmein ; Sovereign, Jamaica. • GLOUCESTER, Aug. 30. — Sailed—Huron, for Quebec. SHIELDS, Aug. 30.—Wind, W. Sailed—This. Church, for New York. , • SUNDERLAND, Aug. 30.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— Hartlepool, from Quebec. HULL, Aug. 30.—Wind, W. Arrived—Policy, from Tatmagoucho ; Lolland, Miramichi. Sailed—Urania, for St. Thomas. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 29.—The Johanna Maria, which sailed from Archangel, July 19, for Dundee, was fallen in with, Aug. 26 , in l at. 51 N., 5 E., -a derelict. CUXIIAVEN, Aug. 21.—The Johanna Maria (Swedish schooner), from Huclekswall to London, was abandoned in the North Sea, on the 26th A ug., in a sinking state; crew saved, and landed hero, by the Violet. WATERFORD, Aug. 29.—Wind, S.S. W. to W. Sailed— Thistle, for Quebec. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind, N. ; f res h , and ver LIVERPOOL, Thur a d A.lt ay, 10.30 A.M. y ne. The F. C. Cl ar k e, which bai ti led 26th inst. for Calcutta, has put back, leaky, having been on shore on. Arklow bank on the 29th inst during a thick fog. Arrived—William Thrift, from Smyrna ; Leo, Dantaic; Rattler, (..), Oporto ; Mary &len, Iceland. Sailed—Joven Edwards, for Mal Coquet stantinople; Juli a , Hamburg ; Carn aga ; ana, Luna. te, Con- SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPR.) GRAVESEND, 'Wednesday, 10 .36 a.m. Wind, N. E. ; tide, last hour ebb; very fine. Arrived, 3Dtb.—RAnhow (s), from Rotterdam ;Baron Osy (s),_ Antwerp ; Als, Archangel ; Jamaica ; Hen rietta Rio Grande ; Superb, GOthenborg; Caroline, Frio handel, and Bertha, Archangel ; Sceptre, Dantzie •• Wan- Christiana ; Czarina Richibucto ; 11,1eanor, ciSetcricnktoMbir.'Friendschap, Konigsberg ; Urania, Stettin. Arrived, '3lst. —Soho, steamer, h. °ln Havre ; Columbine, steamer, Rotterdam. Jolliffe, steamer, for Calais; Ocean, steamer, Havre. 20 10 20 20 10 20 20 20 DT,' Thursday, 11.20 a . m. Wind, N.N.E. ; light and fineßA. P.s,ed. -Comet, fruit] London, for Newport ; Fenico; Shi 1,13, coula.. of 4b.linsbury, London, Tura -,6ll,';'(horge Londe; Liverpool; Rowan Empress, Lon aon, Varna; George Leslie, London, Boston. 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 all West Granada..,,,,. all West Mariposa...,,,, 12s. Worthing Mining 0: Australia all Yuba I -'a .. I ' I 'il I J. talJar • • , hIIBCELLANEOUS ______ JOINT-STOCK R A mic s . 5 1 all Rubin Coal and Iron Tt - S 117 - ..ustral. A arien lt. A Ol TO i an A.11NTha......... 0 ~.......".................... . lan ------ ' l '2 —43 i xd 42Z d 40 all British Colonial Baal; 20 6 ustralsu.Pciftc•Mai. . z 10 all Austmln. Royal Mai. : • ... and Loan Conipau ... 10 4 Merlin Water Works ... ... 60 all ;iritiil, N. America , : ... ... _._ ... 50 40 Brit. American Land 6 . 5 _ 70 25 5 . .:hartd. Bank of ASI:i 1 .... i d 4 6 1 !tit. & Coln. Smeltg. 20 .2 !lirtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & Chin, ._ i and Reduction Co. .... _ x d ... 100 32? .: Canada ................. 90 95 100 '25 , 'olontal . . ... 6 .5 'drystal Pa1ace.,,.... 31 31 3i 6 3, 1 Do. New............... ... 4 all :rystal Pal. of France ... —. ... . 1 00 ,0 2 14 0 • ; o; : i‘ m ig f us e i.a, r i c si i a, a .ou l t o t f is L ii o ,t u u d , . , 31 1 : :3d 20 5 Eastern Steam ..,,,,•• .. . . 20 20 !,orul. Coart. 13k. 01 25 20 ElectrieTeleg.Taplt(A : 16 -- 17 xl , 1 5 i . Australia 2li —21 i 25 all Do. (B) ••, '..... •• . 50 2 0 :,ontlou and Googly.. ... _ ... 1 I ;f:lectric Teleg. of Ii ... . • 5U 10 I.ondon Joint Stock.. .... _ ... X d • 100 20 :aunt. tit Westminstet .. _ ... la 14 'lon. Steam Navigat. ... - ... 10,., 55 National Provincia 20 all Jeneral Screw Stean• _ ... 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... „. . . of England •• ••• 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... .... 20 10 Do. New ..•. —• . 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fit& „. ... 50 22 National of Ireland . 20 all New South W o Jes•-• 39 41 10 5 Nethor;ands Laud.... i 11 25 a.ll Driental Bauk 01 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Corporation . l2 44 • Steam Navigat. Co. ... ... 25 5 Do. New • 1 all N. B. Australasian._ i i i ••• ... 100 25 tirovincial of Ireland ... _ ... 1 :, Do. New ••• 10 ill Do. New 20 12i Nrth.ofEuropeStean. ... ... ••• .. 5 1 aoya.l Australmllkg. 5 ,all ' Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl. 4 41 4 50 all ' Pettin.sular& Oriental ... ... & (iold Imp Co ... -.. ... • 50 40 . Do. 25 all South Australia 4l —43 42 •25 all UniGn of Australia.. 65 67 67i 64 2 • ad . Portland Iron Co 2 2ixd :, s ... 2 )o. New I. 0 0: - 0 - 'Royal Mail Steam ... ... ._7 8 " 50 10 Union of London.., ... -- ... 1 - all Sept. Austral. Invest. Si 21xd______________________ 26 : L 1,.. iciatirArtstral.Land 31 36 1 all' Submar. Telegraph.. A- _ 1 4.. :: . - • ."------ . 7 - - -i•ii b , The I:4st Itt, la,. al yestqr \ ay- rought specie to the lah Do. Registered. i—li i amount of 350,0001., While 140,000/. was reported by " 264 .Van Diana kind 111 .... 12i the A t.l...tin 4'..,,,,-. V-- v - .... 1. ___ _,_ • _. 2 • -- 2ixd Si —2i2cd 31 -- 36 Ili = 12i il yestQr4ay-brought, specie to tho amount Tl" or 35 i #0 1 0/ 11 . 1 , a hile 140,0001. Was reported by the Atlantic from New York, making a total of 4 05,000/. The Australian goli i ipa 0111 koep Get, 3hr. 100 .'LL; rdeet. ilimiinlifabagsEt:stouitiat.nlig. Janet... all all Binning. Wolverh. tt Stour Valley Birkeuhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Juliet all Do. Chesil. & Birk , £5O and £25 Cons: 181 Do., £2O 30 Myth & Tyue original £25 (is.sd. at £4s' 1.00 Bristol and Exeter 100 'Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead, all Cork and Bandon.. all Cork, Black, & Pass 14 Cornwall Crielf Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New [OO East Anglian .............. all 'Do., (£l3 E & 11).... ail Eastern Counties..... [OO Eastern Union, 41 Stock ......... St. 100 Do. B. 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Prof. No. 1.... 21 Thames Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Ncath all Waterfd. & Kilkonni all Waterford&Limerici 16 West C0rnwa11,.,,,,, 3 West End of Londoil and Crystal Palace all West L0ud0n.,..,,. ' ... 81s. Wirubledn &Croydoi. 100 York Ne wet] .& Ber W. 20 Do. Extensions ..... . 130 Do. G. N. E. Purchaz 100 York& N.Midland . FOREIGN. all Intwenutßotterdau: 3 teigian Eastn. Jun,. 8 'sealers to Graissesav 28. aomhay, Baroda,an i Central udia,Seriu ;entral of Italy all !harleroi & Erqueliu all oemerara 14 i rijon and Besancon 9 • )uteh Rhenish Nastall lndian 2 Do. Extension all it. Indian Peninsula LO id. Juliet. of Pratte:: 10 Ird. Trunk. of Canad. 4 ,, ao. Debentures all 1 1 e. do 10 ':;t. Central of Franc al; ;t. Western of Caua,l Sb:res all Do. Bonds (let is.)'s7 all lainilton & Tomtit, all Do. 6 per cent. S Lake ouust. St Dashe all talc= dt Pistoja 5 p.c. prof 10 Great ...uxembouri, Constituted Shares all Do. 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GUN-BOATS. 531 91 LO..SS OF THE STEAM/ R MINER VA IX THE CHANNEL. We regret to announce the - loss of the fine steamer Kinerva, trading between Liverpool and C•rk, un TiLe day off the Skerries: From all the pai•ticulars we cairl;ather, it appearatlrat the Minerva., Capt. Rochtort, started yesterd•ly afternoon, at L3O f or Cork, and at a quarter past six o'eh•ck, when off the Skerries, the . 1\ iu was blowing a smart breeze, aid thkk weather was • coining on. The captain thee: cb- , erved that the steamer was a litt!e too near the Skerries Buoy, and altered her course, and in less than ten minutes aft:N.Wa.rds she struck bow on' the Victoria Rack, near the Sherries. and went over on 11;:r sPe. She shortly afterwards re covered, hut the water began to run into her hold, ex tinguishing the fireu, and' she beau to fill rap:dly. The boats were immediately lowered, and the captain: and cabin . passen,,ers got into one, which immediatelyp u t off, and was seen .no• more. She carried blue lights, but the remaining boats had only the bin nacle lamp in one of them. When they left the ship she was still afloat, and could be seen by them, until three of the boats were taken up by the screw• steamer Mail, Captain Cooper, which happened to piss at the time ; and the attention of the captain, -who was on the look-out, being attracted by the shouts in one of the boats, reversed:his engines; and took in all he could find on board. The boats were separated in the dark ness, notwithstanding - that Captain Cooper remained in the vicinity for two hours. One of the last four boats, as well as that in which the captain was, could not be discovered, but hopes are entertained that both boats may as• fely reach the Welsh coast. She had upwards of 100 persons, between passengers and crew, when she • sailed, of which about 70 were saved. It is thought that the number of passengers in the captain's blat, many of whom were ladies, would be from 25 to 30. She was much crowded, as was also the other missing boat. The Minerva had a most valuable cargo, and many of the ;passengers have suffered heavy loss, none of either them or the crew, with one exception, saved anything besides what was about their persons at the time of the accident. REPORTED LOSS OF NEARLY EIGHT HUNDRED LIVES. _ - The recent overland mail-has brought intelligence which has led to a 'general belief that two very appalling . . shipwrecks have taken. place in the Indian seas, both of which it is feared were attended by a dreadful sacrifice of life. One -of the unfortunate_ vessels is . known to have been a large sized brig called the aygeia, of above 450 tons, which had been bought .up. by some speculators for the purpose of using her as . . .a Chinese passenger or emigrant ship to California. It I.; appears that she was formerly under the Danish flag, . and • bore a different name. • She had been lying at Whampoa the last two .or three years, and on her purchase she was sent to Hong Kong in order to be ... fitted as a pasienger ship, and to be surveyed his. the En ... glish flag, •She was rejected by the emigration agent, and .. she then left, as was understood, for Macao.' Whether she went there has not been clearly ascertained; but on the 31st of May she received on board 508 souls, some where near the 'Green Island, and proceeded on her voyage to San Francisco, her crew consisting of eleven bands, under the command of Mr. Dribble, the captain. Nothing more was heard of the movements of the brig. Last mail brought news of a Chinese emigrant ship, called the Topaz, having been wrecked upon a reef known as Pratas sandbank, midway between Formesa and Hong Kong, and, although many of the pas sengers were saved, yet they were cast upon a wild, bar ren, and uninhabited island. Tidings were received at the swine time of another vessel having bee , . sofn up n the island, but ni cle , cription or account of her c .uld be given. •On the loss of the Topaz ben,g Made known, and the position of her passengers and crew, a small schooner cifle I the Victoria, belonging to Mr. Roberts, shipwright, of Hong Kong, Was deSpatchool to, the island on the 15th of Jun e . Sht. returned to Hong Kung thig3J, and reported that the second vessel which had been seen on the rocks was the brig Hygeia, and that no feWer than 390 had been left to perish on the wreck. It•aeemed that the Hy gem, after beating about the coast for some days, encoun tered a heavy gale fronythe eastward, and on the night of Satui day, the 13th, she. struck upon a reef and be came a wreck. Capt. Dribble, with some of the crew and passengers then left the brig, and havir b es reached the island, f oun d upon i t a number of those who had escaped . from the wreck of the Topaz.. Some others on board the Hygeia succeeded after great difficulty in gaining the land, but twenty-nine poor creatures, who had taken to a .raft, were carried out to sea, •and no doubt perished. On the schooner reaching the •island she took on board all she could, 147 persons. She had only half a dozen casks of. water to supply such a. large number of 'famished creatures ; her provisions were almost as' scanty. However, she did the best. under the circumstances to save the greatest amount of life, bnt the melancholy fact, is to be told that when the Victoria left 390 of the.emigrants were to be seen on the broadside of the .hull of the wreck under a burningsun i . without a particle .of food or a drop of water to sustain life. On the autho rities at Hong Kong beinginformed of the catastrophe ap s . plication was made to the agent of one of the large steam navigation comoanies for the despatch of a steamer to the island, and although several were 'in the harbour none . were forwarded. 'lt is said that the moderate sum of 1,000/, was demanded before a vessel would be allowed to leave. By the last accounts, the poor creatures were still left on the wreck ; but little bad been done to save them, and it is feared that the next mail will bring tidings of.their having been starved to death. ...The second 'melancholy loss is supposed to be that of. .the British ship Lady. Nugent, Captain Banner. .man,. chartered by the Governor of Madras, for the conveyance' of the staff and head -quarters of the 25th Regiment 'of * Madras Native Infantry for Rangoon. ' The ship sailed from Madras on the 10th of May, having on board .the following officers and.men : -- Lieutentint-Cielonel Johnson, Lieutenant and . Adjutant Daley, Lieutenant and Quartermaster Xing, Lieutenant Rumford, Assistant-Surgeon Simpson, 1 war rant nfficer, 6 nativ e comman di ng . staff officers, 247 rank and.file, 33. public officers, and 56 followers. The Bri gadier,General • Sir S. .W.• • Steel,- K.C.8., was to have.accompanied the troops out, but he sailed in the Oriental. steame r , and has • since- arrived at Rangoon. The. Lady Nugent hari , been- overdue for a considerable time, .and it is known that she must have encountered a .. .terrific monsoon three • . weeks after her depar ture- . Other ships .which have' since sailed from - Madras with troops for . Rangoon have reached that port, and it is feared that the Lady Nugent has ..foundered with all on board. Later dates from Rangoon mention• that the • Government authorities had. despatched steamers from that port, as also from Calcutta, in quest of the missing ship, but nothing had been .seen or heard of her. . VICEREGAL CounT.— His Excellency the Lord Lieu tenant and the C thilfess St. Germins entertained the .tollownig party At dinner on Saturday, at the Viceregal Lodge, . Phcenix-park f';—Colonel Ferrara Loftus, West :York Militia, and Mrs, and Miss Ferrara Loftus ; Lieut.- trnett, West. ork. M ; Captain Prothero; ,West Yolk 'Militia, an i Mrs. Prothero ;Dan of Leigh lin, Mr. Everard, 54th Regiment ; Maio. Ponsonv, Mr. Bagot, Mr. Everard, .Conte Hutchinson, Capt. Fraser, A.D.C. The Countess St. Germans and suite left the Viceleital Lodge, Phoenix park; on Monday, at half. past 12 o'clock,' proceeded by. railway to' Kingstown, an l embarked in the Royal Mail packet for Holyhead, tn.route.for Port Elliot, St. Germans. MONUMENT TO D. JENNER. Prince Albe rt h as —11:4 Royal Highness given a donation of 251. towards the subscription list for the purpose of, erecting a colossal bronze statue, to be pla ce d i n a polio situation in .the metropolis, to commemorate the vat - liable labours and discovery of theabOve celebrated physician for the pre vention of the s:+read of that destructive disease—sinall pox. . The model of the statue has been designed - by W. Calder Marshall R.A. FIRE AT ALL SOULS COLLEGE, OXFORD. Tues day night, soon after 10 o!clock, flames were — see O ) 'from the servants' . room window attached t fi , rst b quad. pair of stairs room of No. 5 staircase, inthe e f the Hon. ra.ugle, which are now in the occupa tion btween the ser- Charles Wrottealey. The pmnelling u n t is e su o i n n . g as the wainscoting next the staircas d e it v4nte ,room and Mr. Wrottesloy's sitti a n n g e d -room, w a in s d w ovb el .. l not fortunately :frame; was considerably burnt. been in flames-the servants' room, which t t beipg completely been soon diseOVered the whole staircase w w :u s : e d m l p ia t v y e , with the excep.tiqn of . the ff 01- W firaoriginated from a sin i . oundeci with-woodwoi k. candle being 1 the wainscoting. left burning in a T c h u e pboard, which igsited • DISCOVERY OF ' ' HIIMAN BODY AT TH E S T. ALBAN ' S 1 HGTEI. morning; y morn 4, Its the workmen Were en gaged in pulling d,wn I the St. Alban's ! Hotel , St . Alb an's place, Charles-street, St. 'Tames s, they di scovere d the dead body of a child in an old closet of the back-room on the second floor. It must have been secreted there for a very long time, as all appearances of flesh were oblite, rated, and it crumbled beneath the . touch. Mr. Fraser, of 41, Great Marlborough-kreet;• surgeon, was sent for, but after examining the body, he was unable to discover anything at all likely to elucidate the cause of death, as the remains were in the.last stage of decay. The l a t e proprietor of the hotel was in equal igr,orance. Informa tion bad been sent to Mr. Bedford; the coroner for Westmi sesnster—, l'4o hAlbaotel, along with s i x o f the adjoin hou in St. n's•plaw, ,auedating. rain (0 , 0d,t0 make way for the new clubhouse of th e United Servico Club. The conjectures are that the body was deposited there prebably 20 year), ego. 1 i The half-yearly meeting' ot the proprietors of this pro- 1 The gun boat; posed railway was held yesterday at the Company's Northfleet, will draw sii feet six inches water, with guns, recently launched by Mr. Pitcher of Office, 27, Great George-street, Parliament -street. I •shot, shells and all store& oomplete. She is to be poirt OS, W. Melees Es Chairman of the directors preeided. armed with two guns of 95 cwt. each, capable of throwing The SECRETARY having read the report, - ' solid shot of eight inches diameter. These guns and shot 1 -The CHAIRMAN, in moving its a d op ti on, availed hina'sete I are as lar ge as th ose carried by the Arrow and the other of the opp or t un it y o f exp l a ini ng the present position eel despatch gun -b oa t s recen tly built, Which draw between 11 the company. They 'had obtained two acts of Parlia- and 12 feet water. We still require in the Baltic, as every thent, one authorising their line to begin at the Edgware- child in the empire by this time knows, boats carrying gnus road, and terminateat King's-cross, whe re it was thought of a larg e ' ca lib re capable of throwing that the City RailWa,y pla,a would begin. When, how- the greatest possible distance, and drawing at the" ,ot;_ sa time the lea heavy shot andshe m ll e s ever, the city plan was withdrawn the Metropolitan - Th . Campany altered their original plan ;and their second toast possible quantity of actor that.theataislay be enabled to take up the most ettiveartgiceetuA p Wan. la Act, of Parliament authorised extensiqns Of their line, was insisted on months ago in" mit iomaeilt awl. in other Tbeginning, on .the one part, at the Great' Western journals, and at' 'the end of ' Augur aseltily seven menthe erminus, at Paddington, and traversing! to the EJg. after all hope of peace was at atettilitra'ntl more than seven ware-road Station, and on the other at King'secross months after preparations had been begs to send a fleet Station, and passing through Clerkenwell and Smith. to the Baltic, the first gan - boat".ereely'•=b be efficient for field to the Genetal s Post-office.. The company's first the purposes required is la.unched."'Sheis built, too, be it Act of Parliament authorised them to appoint six remembered, in a merchant's yard. Surely it is not too directors, but by their second Act they were ern- much to expect, with our immensely well-provided and powered to appoint twelve,. one-third of whom the Great well-paid dockyards, with our vast staff cf foremen, assis- Western Railway Company would have the right to tants, &master shipwrights, surveyors, Lords of the Admi apPoint until the line be completed, after which they ratty; and all the appliances of the merchants' would relinquish their right to appoint any. The meeting would now appoint two directors, one of whom yards at their command, that something more should be was a director of the Geeat Northern Railway Company, done than prepare one efficient gun-boat in seven months. and,the other a director of the Eastern Counties Com- Something more has in fact been done. Six despatch pang, and thus the company would he connecting its inter- gun-boats have been built, and some of them-are almost eats with those great Companies. The accounts were not ready, but they are not'efficient, by reason of their drawin g ; between 11 and 12 feet water. We supposed that Sir g at present in a shape to be' laid before the meeting but 10 per cent., or three-fourths of the capital were Baldwin Walker, the Surveyor of the Navy, the res already in the bands of the Aceinnitant-General, and was Bible person for every ship built for her Majesty, w i a 3 Z invested in Consols and Exchequer bills, and now hearing practical man; but it is impossible to read the description a interest at a source of profit. With regard tie the pay of his six despatch eunboats, drawing • dr from 11 to ment of interest upon calls, he might state that the dirge of feet water, "elegante specimensof e titluhre, cruisers," tors would not make any demand until they saw that with the "fine lines of the wholesome •sea-going y ac h t "— they cleared their way -f or - go i ng t o ' work, when they would make a call of 10 per centefor three months, and "long, low, and sweeping"—" masts tall and well-propor they would subsequetitly stipulate to make 5 per cent. tioned and raking"—" rig that of a three-mast schooner," interest from the time of - their railway being made. "giving a saucy character to the handsome craft"—" the Mr. ACTON AMON, • depateechairman, seconded the cavalry of the fleet ;" and it is impossible to look at one resolution. " -- ' of theta without being convinced that the despat c h gun - The motion was carried unanimously. • boats are a terrible mistake. Are they built to run awa y ? Thanks having been aw ar d e d' t o th e c h a i rman an d di- Why,-there is no enemy to run from. Boats to carry de rectdrs, the meeting separat e d. spatches are already abundant, and it is not necessary to arm them with guns each weighing 95 cwt. Gun-boats * to move very quickly are not wanted—moving batteries are required; and the combination in the despatch boats ef a heavy armament with velocity, a battery ith a yacht, .coal-b -rese with a Grave sen d p assenger b oa t, i s th e .;neatest, and at present—when the power, property, and reputation of the nation are staked on a great contest Aid' they are to be instruments for carrying on—the eost afflicting incongruity that ever even our Ailudrally eerpetratee. If Sir lleldwiii Walker, settling his son in life, instead of directing hissechoice of a wife on some dis leet uedileti, with every probability of l er bloornieg jute sterdy inetlon, should ally him with sonic, flaring demi ep—and we can find no better symbol of this Admiralty Blander—he would not commit a more incongruous and reprehensible blunder than now to build gun-heats like despatch yachts, and arm them with great guns. The na tion needs batteries, and he gives it show boats. For the 'tithing screw batteries that might breach So hastopol or Cronstadt, we have stated that their top sides should be protected against the enemy's shot, and that they should show nothing whatever above the neck but an en sign staff to display the untarnished flag of Britain. The despatch gfin-boats, with their tall masts rigged like schooners, with yards and sails, will be excellent targets for the enemy easilyto hit. Their decks will be encum bered by ropese the action of the artillerymen and the bat tery will be impeded, and the men will be exposed to great danger from the tumbling down of the spars, yards, and rigging, when' exposed to an enemy's fire. From the same cause the guns may be disabled. Thus the whole plan of building gunboats for the Baltic to move quick: and look smart like yachts, carrying masts and sails, is a great error, not to say an absurdity. It sets at defiance all practical wisdom and all common sense. A kind of partizan and puffing feeling has been suffered to creep into the question, and some persons have been diligent only in comparing the gun-boats built by the Ad- ' miralty with some built byalessrs. Scott, Russell and Co. for the Russian Government, which has turned the atten from what gun-boats ought to be to what Mr. Scott Rus tell has built. A kind of rivalry between his plan and other plans has been got up under which the merits of the question have been buried. An estimable weekly contem porary, ten days ago said there was a misunderstanding of the gnu -boat question, and he referred the misunderstand ing generally to the fact that the Government had built their boats of wood, and Messrs. Russell and Co. had built theirs tithe line of flotation of iron. Other things being equal, the different weight of the material of which the bottom of the boat is built could not make a difference of between six and seven feet in the draught. A few itiehes i we believe, is snore likely to be the amount of the F difference. In fact, the boat built by Mr. Pitcher, which we presume is built of wood, as he is not a builder of iron vessels, draws only 6 feet 6 inches. The employment of dif ferent materials forms no part of the great question. Vessels of wood, of equal capacity by modern modes of lading, can be built almost as light as iron vessels. The form not the ma terial deterrninesthedaught of water. Mr. Pitcher's gunboat is to be lugger-rigged. She is not to be a mere battery moved by a screw. Being lugger-rigged, we may be sure, without having walked under her while she was on the ' stocks, that, to enable her to stand up under her canvas when afloat, she has something of the form of asailing ship. She, too, has something of the yacht about her—a combi nation of a barge and a pleasure boat. It seems to be im possible to get the potion out of the heads of the ship builders that vessels used 'exclusively as gun batteries and to bo moved by steam should have-the form of sailing ships. Mr. Scott Russell's boats are built for velocity as well as force. They, we believe, too, are rigged. Neither form, therefore, is proper for steam-moved gun-batteries; anti the public mind has been puzzled as if there were no j other choke than betwecu Mr. Scott Russell and Sir Baldwin Walker. Mr. Pitcher's boat is said to have a flat fiber. The Dutch vei-self now, and most English vessels now, and moat Eng lish vessels formerly, had flat floors. The sharp deep run now given' is exclusively to secure speed. Our gunboats ,are not wanted to run away. Theyvhould be built, there fore, as flat, or of a form as much approximating to flat ness, as is consistent with their being able to pass over the ocean in safety with their armament. No' form of vessel sent to sea is easier than is a round flat and shallow Dutch logger. She never, even with a heavy cargo, strains a rope yarn. It is not requisite, therefore, to enable screw gun batteries to traverse the ocean in safety, loaded with their armament, that they should in their form approximate in any deg:oe to clippers. Not approximating to clippers, they may be constructed of any length, breadth, and height the builder pleases, or the purposes for which they they are intended may require. With duo attention to these circumstances, it is probahlo that gunboats carrying the same armament as the Pelter might be constructer] to draw not more than 'three or four feet water, and carry their armament in perfect safety across the North Sea. The builders of sailing ships, bred up in the fixed idea of a ship impelled by the resistance to wind, cannot con ceive apparently the most appropriate form for a vessel impelled by paddle-wheels or screws, and they persist in giving to every steamer the inherited form of the sailing ship. Till they conquer this prejudice the most suitable gunboats will not be built. The Pelter may be better than the Arrow, but she is far removed from the perfection which art could now give to a heavy floating battery perfectly under command by a powerful screw. We can not exonerate -the admiralty from great negligence or great indifference in this matter. Had we an effective, zealous administration, the immense resources of this country, , publici and ;private, would by this time have placed one hundred efficient ganbortiosin the Baltic, and have battered St. Petersburg about -the ears of the Czar. We are no lovers of the horrid thing, War, and therefore we protest against our rulers playing at it as if ft 'Were an amusing game. - 3.`1 We will venture to make another remark as to the shot and shell practice of the Arrow on ytdnesday. Only o ne of the six 'shot or shell fired went in The direction it was expected to go, aiid . Wes seen to 1411 i ,into the sea. The length of range, 5,000 yards, waarwaesply proved. O ne great object therefore is gained. .The mechanical and chemical skill. of the, nation, which the Admiralty w as bound to call into action, has secured for us the means of sending shot and shells such a distance mato enable us to destroy the :enemy's forts, while his .shote will not reach ourgunhosts; But there seems a difficulty in adireeting these shot. They are oval, and if made equally oval, so many influential and incalculable circumstances may come to bear on each shot in its flight as to prevent any reliance on its direction. This circumstance may be remedied; we believe, by giving a certain small bias to - the oval shot. effects of which could be calculated, might enable the it must not be equally oval. A small and certain hies ythreastee:htuhtewlainthg range meubechtinar atltaniCaYead: note t t li h e a a artillerymen ro u nd shot. .t o A s send the long shot withuis.recisiee, gentlemen conversant . with such matters g ui the means of directing `,he Admiralty must yet build screw Lett • and -Daily News. batteries to fire them, Gross-examinati,,n continued—l know Mr. Oswald, l.mt have never authorised him to act as my secretary-, Ile wanted me to sing after the Saturday, but .1 declined. I said that my healtliwould licit permit me to continue singing, but I disi not say I was going to recruit it on the Contincnt. I never consented to be a partner, or a directress, in the management of Drury-lane, nor ever authorised Mr. Oswald to pledge me in any way in that capacity, or to give goy orders. I may have said that the bills ought to annoauce a new management, but that was said merely in conversation with Mr. Jarratt, Oswald, and others. _ _ r Mr. Henry—lt is a common practice with performers to express a wish respecting the mode of printing the 'bills in which they are announced. Is it aditted that Mine. Caradori was apprehended and lodged in the sponging house, without previous notice being given to her of the defendant's claim ? mon Defendant's attorney—Yes ,• but that is a very oom. occurrence, And necessarily so. - Mr. Ilenry—l am very sorry to hear it. . Mr. Le w i s —Th ere are occasion s=audthis is one o .them —when a combination of circumstances would render that course of proceeding inevitable. I have more to•do with foreigners in my practice • than any attorney in London, and 'in this case 'were to occur again to morrow I should advise the adoption of the same course. I shall call,WitneSses to shoW that the theatre was regu larly taken by Madame Caradori and §ignor Pavesi, and the company was enga"ged by them. when M r n ii p e r a n r c y t i c r e e , of the s u dd en apprehension of a personhafo d r h a e pneoalt.nads ' a tt m at ag • neither in: his experience with out previou s not i ce of the claim ; and he coul d n s o u t e c . ° _ d e e v b e t r heard snake la bat day, at,th e w itnesses could n o t b e a ll exam i ne d t course justi fi a bl e. H owever, it was obv i ous that the ease must therefore stand over to another day. In the _ . meantime he strongly advised the defendant to endea vour to effect a settlement. The inquiry was accordingly adjourr ed. EXPLOSION OF GAS AND .F. - . 11:: IN Tian CITY. Shortly before twelve o'cl,cli yest,rGay i niorning an explo-Ton of gas, which created great alarm -in the Oily, occurred 011 the premises of Mr. Arm,diq,. :fin' ,=,+ -__ ~ in :ill extensive way of business, at 7, Throgmr.ttoil-stm e t Sey(i-al persons were pasiiing at the taftello accieeni enough, °tak-e—n. ocuurred, and ono or two. su,tained. some ir,juries. A. gentleman named Hamilton was blown with violence site for safety. against the wall on the opposite. side of tno w psocwa scattered i ce n s a ° l;directions. It is hands being torn ; while another gentleman haY, w as struck down by the shock was, curiously i a n r t t f r o a r d d e G w u a n s Mr. A:mictio's shop front Was blown Our and his *alu. feared that his loss will be severe i n: t s i t il o 3 ck D Immediately after the explosion the back of the house * eng,inemen, who were quickly took fire, but the subdued it. on the spot, speedily LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY . _The steam ship, built at Glasgow for . new screw phia Steam Packet Company, Philadelphia this afternoon, with a full complement of pass e She was command a ngers, and a large cargo on freight. city of e by Capt. Robert Leitch, late of the Manchester. T h e ship Constance, Captain Chris ti-W.belOrtgiii4 to M e 8111. line of Austr. _ ,_ssq. James Bains; and Co's Black allan - paCketS,toellier departure same time for Melbourne, with 840 passengers, and a full cargo of Yaluable merclaandiee • u board. P, i. Y~ THE 140-YAL---0-si:l3-117A---SPEOULATIO.N. THE PEIMA DONNA THE MACHINIST. • Yeaterday aftermath ' Mr. Benjcimin Sidman, carpen ter and machi n i s t o f the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, ap peared at row-street police court, before Mr. Henry, to answer a charge cf wilful perjury, preferred against him by Madame Caraciori, the prima -dimly,lof the opera company lately performing atabat theatr e : Mr. Lewis, salicitor, of Ely-place, conducted the pro secution ; and Mr. Lewis, of Golden-ecniare, attended, for the defendant. From the - opening staferhent'ef Mena*, it appeared that Madame Caradori and Signo Pairesilblid engaged to sing at Druty-lane, on the re-opening; of the theatre, " under new management," and they'vverd'announced to appear on Monday evening, the 21st inst, in LucreDia Borgia. On the previous Saturday, however, the 19th August, the defendant made an affidavit at Judge's Chambers, in which, among other matters, he asserted that Madame Caradori had informed him of her intention to discontinue singing at Drury-lane, and to return forth with to Germany, the Monday following being specified as the day on which she had resolved to leave England. avowal li the e d Signor deponent p f a o t 7 e T s i d i ed held - to hn3 c a bai i they The were su n l i tti n nPh r o e an s v p .et e h c i respect of Madame o ai f l c eg e r ed an y t C i aar ado debts said to have been incurred by the country. them, an d which,it designing to of ` ) 21.185. Gd. was claimed by deponent for services per formed; and, in . consequence of the statements depo se d avoid quitting w as represented, to in the affidavit, Baron Martin granted an order for the `immediate apprehension of the cemPlainants. The exe cution of the order was deferred until half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night, at which time Madame Caradori was arrested on leaving the residence of Mr. Jarrett the managing director of the company, in Alfred-place. She was taken direct to a sponging -house, and it b e i r ig too l ate to get assistance, was d eta i ned in cus tody the whol e o f th e fall ow i ng S un d a y (th e 20th), hay ing only obtained her liberation at a late ' hour that day b •TaPaying the amount of the alleged debt and costs, not a - iaraling of which was due from her. Signor Pavel was treated in a siinilar manner, arid, not. being able to Teak or uuderstand a word of English, believed he had been forcibly taken to some hoUse of iniquity for the 13.41r pose of being robbed. Mr. Lewis stated that, although his clients were not indebted to any one, it would be unnecessary to discuss that question now. The charg e .ofper j "-re had reference .12 to the as ser ti on of Mr. Sloman that 'sc':ents Lad told Limarf their i n tention to leave the coud'tr. Nov,, with respect to Sigeoral'aveei, the simple f_e. that he could not speak a word of Englieb, and teat Sloman could '-peak nothing bat English, vial sufficient to / Bauer that no conversation of the hind could lea e et a passed tween them. Ma ta:ee ttaracaa: ta setaa. be. Englinft aiaguage very auperiecta i, Lae tLat of Mr. , • mg 31111 Ole i.t . • ' ' ••; litto • absere ... to ae a eel:I-ea:a:a. a V. 1.:4:• by earties, against waai n a aa. a a Lang tet up, t' tie very person a . , : ta :pg taein in England. a nth was, aa v La.: a. :era C aaeior Lad Lever ewe:la:hied the aareateet, laa it.3a, , lng the country, but en the cw.trary Lad acceptaa, kila.gcnients :to slily, at Brighton, Manchester, and elsewhere, until December eext. The whole' story et her intended depaa tare was concocted, and the particular time seleeted for the extcutien of ahe writ disclosed the real character of the entire transaction. She had never been asked to pay the money ; no account was ever sent to her, no notice of the proceedings was given to her: She never beard of Slonian'a claim until after she had been locked up in the sponging-house, and it was only by paying the exaggerated charges of the sheriff and the unjust claim of defendant that she ultimately regained her liberty, although he (Mr. Lewis) felt bound to say that the attorney for the defen dant, in reply to .his entreaty, exerted his utmost to facilitate Madame Caradori's aiscbarge from prison. Mr. Lewis (defendant's 'attorney) : We were not re sponsible for the mode in which the writ was executed. Mr. Henry : Yes, I think you were, in a great mea sure. A wish is generally expressed upon the subject to the sheriff's officer, besides which it appears from the bills that they were announced to sing on the following Monday. -The complainant's attorney said the occurrence was wholly unprecedented in his experience of legal practice. He never applied for a writ without previously furnisl\- ing an account of the chain. Mr. T. Simpson Jeffrey, clerk to Mr. Justice Erle, produced the affidavit sworn to in his presence, and signed by Mr. Sloman. It was made on Saturday, the 19th inst., and the judge's order was granted the same day. Witness was authorised to act for any of the judges at chambers. . Anna Giovanna Caradori stated (through an interpre ter) that she resided in Gower-street, Bedford-square. and was the wife of Antonio Janik. She was engaged by Mr. Jarratt to sing at Drury-lane Theatre. Sh knew the defendant by sight only, having seen him oc casionally on the stage of the theatre. She never had any conversation with him ou the 19th, . or any other day, relative to her intention to leave England, nor did Signor Pavesi in her presence. She had never expressed any such intention to any one, and had never enter tained the idea. She had never given notice to leave her apartments, nor to discontinue her carriage, nor had she ever given her servants notice to leave. She had accepted other engagements to sing in England, and ha applied to Lard Palmerston for the privilege and dis tinction of naturalisation, as a denizen of this country. The official reply of the Hon. Mr. Fitzroy, the un der-secretary of the Horne-office, was here, produced. It stated that Madame Caradori had not yet resided in England sufficiently long to entitle her to a certificate of naturalisation--a residence of three years' duration being necessary ; but she was at liberty to renew her applicee Lion at the expiration of that time, if still residing in tins country. Madame Caradori's engagement with Mr. Knowles, to sing at the Manchester Theatre, from October 2 till December 16, was also put in, and proved. Mr. Henry inquired who was the responsible manager at Drury-lane during the last week of Madame Cara -don's engagement ? Mr. Smith, the lessee, was present, and perhaps he could say ? Alr. Smith smiledmegatively. ei Mr. Lewis believed it was a kind of crlarnerea-ealth. Madame Caradori (renewed -tetandaittZdn)— Had no idea what she was taken into cnst'sdy tor until sae was and by the officer in the lock-up house, and that was the first trine she had heard of Mr. Slotnari, or his claim upon her. She told the man that she .rid 'not owe any thing to anybody. She had ta pay upwards of 301. to get her liberty again.. She told the doer, in the first place, that she would deposit the amount claimed di rectly; but she was not let out of the spcnging-house until. Sunday night. Cross -examined --My proper name is Janik. Caradori was my maiden name ; but I am generally :known by it professionally.' ver,:ttlou . - - Mr. Lewis (defendant's attorney) submitted that this admission was fatal to the case. The summons had been taken in a wrong name. Mr. Benry—l have power to amend the summons, but that is not necessary. The complainant, being ge nerally known as Madame Caradori, can sue in that name. Mr. Lewis did not think this was legal. Mr. Henry—lt ham been so decided a great many times. If you can show me any cases to the contrary, I will refer to thew.