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Additional fast trains will ..+ll from London to Epsom from 11.13 a.m. to 1.30 p.m., returning '.7 ,11 Epsom from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., by which the fare for single tickets will be 45., and for return tickets Is. 6d. 1 1 the Oaks Day, Friday, 2d June, trains will run at the usual Ist and 2cl class fares from London to Epsom from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., ' from Epsom to London after 8 p.m. Additional fast trains will run Epsomfrom London to Epsom from 9 . 5 a .m. to 1.20 p ra., and from to London from 4 pm.to B p m . London down to Epsom, ~ v ice versa, 4s. Return tickets, 7s. 6d. No particular class of car qe can be guaranteed FREDERICK SLIGIIT, Secretary. London Terminus, 31st May, 1.54• e ordinary trains between London and Croydon and Landon and r'orn will ye entirely suspended during the hours above advertised. large number of conveyances will be in attendance at the Zino-I Station each day to convey pass en g ers to the Course at na mable fares. gPSOM RACES, Ist and 2nd of June. — , LONDON, BRIGHTON, and SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. Ite ..._ . order to afford every possible facility to the public, arran,ge w;llB have been made to issue TICKETS at offices in tne City, It till ' —a t the Wkst End, on the days of the races, as follows : li i,' 1 : atter saPa Subscription Rooms, on Thursday, Ist June, from !•tn, till 4 p.m. ; and on Friday, 2d June, from 7 a.m. '"n• At Gratin's Green Man and Still , Os tord-street ; Uni c,!l4l-oflice, Regent's:qua ,rant ;at the Golden-cross, Charing• e " tth swan with w Ncks, esham-street, City, noon, h ursda a y and e y Frlda (Ist an T o n nd June) Gr , froM 8.30 a.m. till F ItED ;,.. It ICI( SLI ~ LIT, Secretary. L oudon-bridge Terminus, 31st May, 1854. A E ta large number of conveyances will be in attendance at the Epsom /,. "ou each day, to convey passengers t o the Course at reasonable are& AIR. ALBERT SMITH'S MONT BLANC, 7 //ii E including the BEItNESE OBERL AND and the SIMPLON, VENTING, and Every Even i ng at Eight o'Clock, (excel). Saturd ay) and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Mornings, at Three. 3 3. (which can be taken at t h e box. office every day from li area, 25.; gallery, Is.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN for JUNE.—The CURZON-STREET °N, BIRNIINGUANI, will be CLOSED, and all the Trams arrive at and depart from the NEW.STREET STATION. By order, MARK _General Manager's Office, Easton-station, May, 1854. . LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN Tin RAILWAY.—R' II ITTTNTIDE 11 0 L 1 D A Y S. — DAY KETS issued on SATURDAY, June 3, and intervening days, ,„i ''' be available until Tuesday, June 6. By order, MARK HUISII. General Manager's Office, Euston Station, May, 1554. LONDON and. N ORTH-WESTERN and 3,1 IL LAND RAILWAYS. WHITSUNTIDE TICKETS, First and second Class, will be issued to .T I London to Lincoln, Collimrham, Newark, Fiskerton, Thurgar - 0; tk " Lowdbarn, Nottingham, York, Bradford, Leeds, Normanton, tr it i. Q4 baNY, Dt.ncaster, :zl:effleld, and Masborougb, by the ordinary • dun SATURDAY, June 3, and intermediate dayS, to FRIDAY, indu.sire, and will be availab'e for ret , rn by the ordinary b " v i.a9r l Any day up to and including Saturday, June 10. Exre-s llekets will also be issued the same days, available tore urn Ei r a t , ,--Fress Train. Day Tickets will also be issued from the above to London. By crder. '''ton Station, May 19, 1854. cBEAT WESTERN RAILWAY. —CHEAP ExcußsioN to BATH and BRCS COL.—A Train will leave k ut :Angton on Sunday, June 11, at 7.45 a.m., and will return the p a ,,,7_ evening at 6.30 p m. from Bristol, and 7 p.m. from Bath. , 40 `7, Bristol. 10s. and 6s. ; Bath. Os. and Ss. Tickets may be,pre atr,r,Y obtaineel at the Creat Western Booking Offices, '47, Cheapside; 63, Bridge-road, Lambeth ; 351, Oxford - street; : 4 . Strand ; and at the Paddington-station. OXFORD, WORCESTER, and WOLVER HAMPTON R kILWAY.—NOTICE for JUNE.—First and v,fu-Class Passengers will be conveyed from London to the Oxford, t ` l 'lester and Wolverhampton District, by the Train leaving the be ,„ t " Station at 6-15 a.m. First and Third Class Passengers will tiej°, 4 YeYed from the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Dis , tO the Euston Station, London, by the :train leaving Worcester 10-0 a.m. W. T. ADCOCK, Traffic Manager. - By order. , vOreester, May, 1854. HE TRUST and LOAN COMPANY of UPPER CANADA. A O5, Moorgate-street, London. GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLD ERS, s'ut the ANNUAL .at the Offices of the Company, on TuEsDAY, May 30th, 1854 ; „„,_ Sir R. J. ROUTE!, K.C.8., Preside nt, in the chair; That following Ri so' utions were unanimou . ly p assed : tar the report :ind statement of accounts submitted by the Direc - Zbe received and adopted. bis That a dividend at the rate of S per cent. per annum, free of income t i: , be declared on the paid-up capital st ock of the Company, for ,!ix Months ending March 31st, 1854 . at Sir Randolph J. an William Chapman, " I Tl Letire by rotation, be re ßouth electKed Directors of the Company. Esq., (4 the t Michael wnd for t Saard aT. W. W Esqrs., be re - elected Auditors Company he ensuing year. T hat the thanks of tic meeting be gi 7 e n to the Chairman and i., "eCtors far their attention to the interests of the Company. (Ely Order) T. MACDONALD, Secretary. t il vE PER CENT. INTEREST. The Stret, CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY. Offices, 33, Norfolk ,btrand, Lonion.—The increased rate of interest on the ,üb -I,pYable Is " ons of completed shares (price 521. ss. 6d. cacti, with t fees) haWyearly, one month after Lady-day and Michaelmas. 41 ; 8 Per Cent. interest is also allowed on subscriptions of a year in ra en a t n , c e (Price 51. 3s. 6d. per share, with the fees). The year's pay 8s advance on two shares is 101. 65.; three shares ditto, 151 51 / .; four shares, 20/. Is. ; fiv shares, 25/. 13s. 65. ; ten shares, ; one hundred share o s, 5121. e 133. M on thly payments on un (sPleted shares, Bs. per month, with Is. every three months for Inerterago• The first payment of a new m ember is 125. 6d., which Udes entrance fe.., quarterage, and pass-book. No restriction on 14 e n urnber of sh Ires held by one member. and on the amount of his Rights Each A completed share is at once entered on the Order of n e 7. 8 - Each member may pay up his instalments in such a man raCtsu he thinks fit, so that it be at the rate of not less than Bs. per dra N ,,,"; No partnership liability for members. The prompt with twi,"i of shares is insured. The tak ng of allotments on estates is b e : 7 optional. Prospectuses and the Sixth Quarterly Report, may _ mad of CHARLES LEWIS GRUNEISEN, Secretary. STEAM TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. compliance with numerous appm de , ng proceed to the Cape of Good Hope,lications from the rectors persons of the a,„7 I Screw Steam Shipping Company have determine d to de- C .,. T 1. their Steam ship " CAPE OF GOOD 110 l'E " to TABLE on the 20th of Juno next. The " Cape of ilood Hope," 11. i•, Commander, has just returned from a most successful ye T1 .0 4 ,3 4 0 to Constantinople with passenger s and g eneral cargo, 700 i m b urthen, and 100 horse-pow , r. B uilt b y Messrs. Mare & Co., of kw all, and an extremely fast ship. Heraccommodatiasi.for. pass engers . are little if at all inferior to this Company's tli flr Wit load 'RIPS so well known OH the Cape arid Calcu ta ne. The ship e C and sail from Southampton.p As her capacity for passeng ers a n i'elvht is limited, early application should be made to the Com :" °tikes, 27, Cannon-street, City. ARE tOII GOING TO THE HIGHLANDS THIS SEASON ? 12 4 , o,Yon must visit the TARTAN and TWEED WAREHOU SE, ',„ 111 tae gh-st, Inveniess, where you wi'l find the speci tt.:3 of Hi g hland Manufacture which .ained the Prize Medal in the of ' F 't Exhibition in 101, and the INDUSTRY and ?RODUC S aidHIGHLANDS of SCOTLAND, a nd CLoTHING of nos every ai d for DEER.ST ‘LKING, GROUSE- 4100 TING, and for 'Ladies I'laiden,Tlemen. TOURI-TS' Wear, with an unrivalled se w lect l on of iinvsc i er h n h es a s w . ls, and Ladies' Tartans, Tweeds, and Linsey oo seYs, D. MACDOUGALL. za.r, /,,,,,,, • and all his Patterns may be seen at 19 A , Go lden-s q uare, ..,_" ° n, from 2 to 6 o'clock, until Ist July. DR. KAHN'S MUSEUM. dllly ( 80 0 Anatomical Wax Figures), QALLE ROBIN. 232, Mea l() OPEN tor genilemen from 11 till 5 morning, and from 7 till ton: p i _ing. New Lectured at 12, 2.4, and halfast 7, by Dr. Sex -132:. is ' s n io •G n :g o . ne On Wednesdays and Fridays, a p )rtion of the Museum k tra ven for ladies only, from 2 till 5. Lecture at 3, by Mrs. Sexton. Shilling. LAU RENT' S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms, (Lessee, CHAS. C. LAURENT, Onslow-house, Futaam-road), nn The above Rooms are now OPEN FOB THE SEASON. q , ,L. L ., w , 111 continue open every evening, with LAURENT'S F a i r '''iltATED BAND. Constantinople Quadrille, Sultan Polka, L ir ' t ar Waltz, and Overlan4 Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by H. Iti ns 'et the following Waltzes La belle Frangaise, Leonora, Villi bai4Lnd his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past 8. to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter ulnae at half-past 11. ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES. 1 IRPYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Nir i PA TRON—H.R.II. 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PAUL and DOMINIC COLNAGIII and Co.'s, 13 and 14, Pall mall East. size of the Print 3i inches by 22 inches. .Price 7s. 6d ,or 12s. coloured. THE CHOLER A!!1! ITS BEST ANTIDOTE 1 ! ! ! Sir WM. BURNETT'S DISINFECTING FLUID, (the original and genuine Chloride of Zinc), highly recommended by the Faculty in all cases of Cholera and Contagious Diseases. Sold by all Chemists, Druggists, and Shipping Agents throughout the United Kingdom, and at the Office, 18, Cannon-street, London bridge that they would find a soldier's a joyous Wis. Though there was hard work, there was a great deal of joviality, and the soldier had many happy hours. He 'could speak well of a military life, and he had served m ore than 40 years. He concluded by inviting the men to join the regular army, and said he hoped he should see them all in Duke-street, Westminster. Colonel Wilson also ad dressed the men, and assured them that it gave him great pleasure to be - able to report to the inspecting officer that they had been most diligent and attentive to their duties, and that with very few exceptions their conduct out of the field bad been such as to merit public approbation. He remarked that the high military discipline of the British army was pro verbial, and he felt surethe Royal London 11'Eilitia would never do anything to detract from , its reputation. He hoped they would continue to perfect themselves in their military duties, and be attentive and obe dient to the commands of their officers ; and he would recommend strongly the cultivation of habits of cleanli ness, which would be of great advantage in the appear ance of the regiment, contribute much to their own com fort, and gain them the respect of all. Their officers would be proud of•thein, and ready to accompany them anywhere, as her Majesty might be pleased to command their services. He reminded all—officers and privates— that on entering the service they had bound themselves by an oath to do their duty to their Queen and country, and expressed his confidence, from the experience he had had of their conduct and efficiency, that they would not be found wanting. Dismissing the men for the day, he told them they would find bread and cheese ready for them under their tents, with a pint of porter for each man ; and the men, after giving three hearty cheers for the Queen, and three more for the colonel, went to their repast. The officers retired to the Artillery-house, and, with a large.party of ladies and gentlemen, partook of a dejeuner prepared by Messrs. Ring and Brymer. Some toasts were drunk, and a few words said upon them. Colonel Bush again expressed his great satisfac tion with the condition of the regiment. The Dean of St. Paul's observed, that.they had doile well to acknow ledge, in taking up arms, that they did not put their trust wholly in their skill or valour, and to appeal by a religious act to the help of One stronger than they. He remarked, also, that the chief supporters of the barons of England when they won Magna Charter were the citizens of London ; that when there was an insurrection it was a Lord Mayor of London who struck down the ringleader and restored law, order, and liberty ; that when the Spanish armada threatened the kingdom, the city of London provided double the number of vessels of war demanded of it by the Sovereign ; and that London now, he doubted not, would do its duty. The Royal Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry, under the com mand of Colonel the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, was inspected in Stowe Park, on Wednesday, the 24th inst., by Major Custance, of the 6th Dragoon Guards. After the completion of the parade and field movements, the corps dismounted and fired a. feu de joie in honour of her Majesty's birthday. During the whole of the day the movements were minutely inspected by the reviewing officer, who afterwards addressed the regiment, compli menting the men and officers on their appearance, and expressed, not only his entire satisfaction, but his delight at all he had seen. The noble colonel afterwards ad dressed the regiment, thanking every individual for the attention and zeal shown to carry out the discipline and maintain the character of the corps, and expressed a hope, should the country require their services, that every man would respond to the call and follow him as their colonel. Tins was quickly answered in the affirma tive, and followed by three cheers for the Queen from the whole regiment. A luncheon, given by the officers to all the men in the park, finished the day, and, a storm threatening, the men were dismissed to their quar ters. The strength of the regiment is 540 officers and men, nearly all being present, and not one man was absent without leave. Yesterday the whole of the metropolitan division of the enrolled pensioners of Chelsea Hospital, including the Woolwich and Greenwich divisions, were mustered in c H e y n d e e r a P I a c r Pk m b i y n a C n o d l i o n n g el n. Tull, Gh i o e c f .h Theto g b r e m r i n e v d i ewwaesdby kept tbhye the Essex Rifle Militia, Colonel Lord Jocelyn. About 11 o'clock Lord Hardinge arrived on the ground, and the o mafnat everentfice firing iadnng fallings.a f The heavy w h a e bvroi dllgeyeds rain commencedthat the intended evolutions, ns p immediately ecton a n o d f in line, bet,feir respectiveormingsua ci res u , a & r c t . e , r t s h . e divisions were marched off to GENERAL SCREW STEAM COMPANY. suspend its operations, and. after the close of the present month will be dissolved altogether. It has long been a losing concern, the expenses having far exceeded the calculations, and the quantity of gold. intrusted to it fallen short of what was expected. It appears that some of the gold companies were not meant to be working concerns. The exposure that took place at the last general meeting of the Turon Golden Ridge Company proved that the true vein whence gold was to be extracted ran through the pockets of the public. The company As not for mally dissolved, but has suspended operations, and whether it will res ume th em or no t d e p e nds on the success or failure of another association, called "the Great Nugget Vein Company." A similar practice is common at the go ldfi e ld s , where it is called "shepherding." The result of the exertions of one or two parties is watched, and the adjacent claims are worked or let alone, according to it. But if the Turon Golden Ridge Company is dissolved, as it probably will be, the mass of the subscribers are already made acquainted with the fact that they have been very neatly fleeced of 9,0001. The projectors of the company sold 20,000 shares, " de posits ss. per share." Of this number 6,000 were retained by themselves, at the cost of 1,5001. They then increased the number of shares to 30,000, allotting to themselves 10,000 of the new batch as a bonus. The rest were left for the public, who, with a happy confidence in the pro spectus, subscribed for 13,000 shares, paying on them, morever, 11. per share, for the full amount was soon called in, though it was promised that calls were not to exceed ss. each. The shares having been got up in the market, the real mine was worked, and many of the "originals" sold out at a good profit. As to the mining operations, they have not exhausted much of the capital, and the Turon gold quartz ridge—wherever it may be---is still open to British enterprise. If the company is dissolved, " according to the plan proposed, there will be 14,5001. to be divided among the shareholders. The original projectors having secured 16,000 shares, at ls. 9d. each, will make by the division Gs. each—about 300 per cent. On an adventure of 1,5001. they clear some 5,0001. ; the " outsiders," who had put 13,0001. into the concern, lose 9,0001. of it. The Sydney Herald states that most of the gold com panies started in London in 1852 were mere swin dles, and that the public had been robbed by them of more than 1,000,0001. sterling. It adds : " So far as we can observe, none of these schemes wer e of colonial origin. They are the offspring of that pro. lific source of frauds and consequent misery—the pur. liens of the Stock-Exchange. No old colonists appear to have been mixed up in them. From the first the colonial press pointed out the fallacies on which thes e companies were based ; and, more than a year ago, we exposed that most gigantic of all the frauds, the forgery of Mr. Langley's name and the sale of the La ke Bathurstb land, by which Mathews and his associates realised up wards of 40,0001." Beware of a Spurious and Low•priced Imitation. TEETH. —By her Majesty's Royal Letters Pa'ent.--v ewly-invented and Patented Application of Che mically-prepared White India-rubber in the constnynion of Artificial Teeth, Gums, and Palates.—Mr EPHRAIM MOSELY, Surgeon- Dentist, 61, :Irosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, Sole Inventor and Patentee.—A new, original, and invaluable invention, consisting in the adaptation, with the most absolute perfection and success, of CHEM ICA LLY-PRE PA RE D WHITE INDIA: RUBBER as a lining to the ordinary gold or bone frame. 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To which are aide', Commenter, es on the Physiology of Marriage, with pre cautionary hints on the evils emanating from empirical pwritersractice, and on the dangerous r emedies advocated by various on these important disorders. By SAMUEL LA'MF.RT, M.D. 37, BEDFORD-SQUARE, LONDON, Doctor of Medicine, Matriculated Member of the University of Edin burgh, Honorary Member of the London Hospital Medical Society, Licentiate of Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &C. The essential object of this treatise •is to point out the fearful con sequences resulting from certain habits, irregularities and excesses, which have produced more misery in Youth, degradation in Man hood, and premature decay at all stages of Life, than, perhaps, any other class of disease known to modern pathologists. Its perusal Is particularly recommended to persons entertaining secret doubts of their physical condition, an who ar conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges e to which every human bein g is entitled. It is absolutely necessary thatall men should know, that there are principles of personal management which cannot be violated without incurring grievous penalties, and when wisdom and regret succeed the heyday of inconsiderate self-indulgence, how these penalties may be mitigated, how the sting of their bitterness may be removed, and how the evil and its consequences may be avoided, and above all, that there is scarcely any degree of physical infirmity or functional i eran gement to which the timely aid o f science cannot apply a cure. The Author has for a series of years been engaged in an extensive practice in the treatment of these delicate complaints, which are unfortunately been too generally confided to the care of ignorant empiries, who inflict great injury on those who are induced to place faith in their pretensions. NERVOUS DEBILITY may be had, price 2s, of Messrs. Piper, Brotheis and Co., 23, Paternoster-row; Hannay, 63, Oxford-street; Mann, 39, Cprnhill ; or free by post for thirty stamps, to any address from the Author's residence, 37, Bedford-square. At home for consultation daily from Eleven till Two, and from Six till Eight. WHITSUNTIDE and its ACCOMPANI MENTS. —Whitsuntide is always a holiday, and with pro per accompaniments is enjoyed by all classes. Juveniles always ex pect it to be accompanied with new dress, and the same sentiment exists with adults in every station of society. E. 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The French troops who left Malta on the 22d inst. for Athens were in number 6,570 men and 190 officers, under the com mand of General Forey. The vessels that conveyed them were 12 in number—viz., Christoph Colomb, Asmodee, Labrador, Laplace, Caffarelli, Coligny, L'Eclaire, Le Mouette, Le Fulton, Le Metere, and the Solon. Monsieur Bouree, the Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Athens, with an ultimatum to his Ma jesty King Otho from the Emperor Napoleon 111., took his departure with the steam fleet, on board the Labrador. News from Constantinople reached Malta on the 24th inst. by the Rajah, Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship. It announces the departure of a portion of the English troops for Varna as close at hand, orders for their embarkation being already issued, per Andes, Golden Fleece, Cyclops, and other vessels not mentioned. The troops under orders are the 7th, 19th, 23d, 33d, 77th, 88th, and the Rifles. The officers of the commis sariat department will proceed by the Hope transport. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Simla is still undergoing repair of her broken fan, and it is feared she cannot possibly be ready for sea before the middle of next week at the earliest. The dry dock is too small to receive her. She is consequently moored off the anchor wharf, her heavy cargo brought forward, chains and anchors suspended to her bows, thus causing her stern to be raised high out of water. The repairs will be but temporary, and on her return to England she must be thoroughly overhauled. The Chatham pay yacht, Second Master John Grundy, arrived at Sheerness at 8.30 a.m. yesterday from Chat ham, with the pay clerks, and the crew of the Cuckoo, 3, steam gun-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Augustus G. E. Murray, were paid their advance. The Cuckoo leaves Sheerness for the Downs to-day. and, having taken letters, parcels, &c., on board there, proceeds direct for the Baltic. The Star, 8 gun-sloop, Commander Frederick P. Warren, left Sheerness at 10.30 yesterday in tow of the steam-vessel African for Chatham to be dismantled ; her crew and junior officers are to be turned over to other ships for active service. The Russian prize bark Primus left Sheerness yester day morning for the West India Docks. The Ganges, 84 guns, is being fitted as an advanced ship-of the-line, in lieu of the Formidable, now fitting for guard-ship of ordinary at Sheerness. The Ganges will have everything ready for being commissioned, and her armament is being prepared for her. She is to carry on the lower deck 8 8-inch-65 cwt., 9 feet ; and 22 32- pounders-56 cwt., and 9 feet 6-inch guns ;on the main deck, 4 8-inch-65 cwt., 9 feet, and 28 32- pounders-42 cwt. 8 feet guns ;on the quarterdeck, 6 32-pounders-42 cwt. 8 feet guns ; and on her fore castle, 16 32-pounder carronades, 17 cwt. each. Mr. Hall, from the Ordnance department, is at Sheer ness, taking the necessary admeasurements on board the Royal Albert screw steam-ship, for her armament, gun carriages, &c. She is not to carry 131 guns, as has been currently reported. The armament she is to carry is as follows :—On the gun-deck, 32 32-pounders--65 cwt., 9 feet ; on the middle-deck, 32 32-pounders-56 — c 9 ‘ s v 4 t c 2. w, cwt.,9t . feet o 8 0 i nf i ec n eh e t e h s; e , s os n ; h oo thet ot or shell, e p p m e r ai n deck, d oenek traversing 3 a 2 v6 e; 2 8 3 sp on ug n -pounderspivot, ievrot and 24 32-pounders-42 cwt., 8 feet guns. She is also pierced for three waist guns on each side on her upper deck, which can at any time be put into her if necessary. A strong staff of riggers and labourers are engaged getting in her machinery for the masting shears. Mr. Nation, from Messrs. Penn and Son's factory, is super intending the setting up of her machinery, under the in spection of Mr. Rumble, chief engineer of the Royal Albert. The lighter which was sunk in the basin along side the Royal Albert was raised yesterday by No. 5 mooring lighter, carried out of the basin, and put on to the ebb dry alongside the basin wall. Mr. Thomas Frost, Senior Foreman of Shipwrights here, doing duty in the mast-house, has by an Admiralty order been presented with the good service gratuity of 501. The Long Boat sailing cutter, Second Master R Harvey, returned to Sheerness from Dover yesterday, with volunteers for service in dockyard craft at Sheer ness. The Goodwill, Second Master Henry George, arrived at Sheerness yesterday from Portsmouth. The new screw corvette Harrier was placed in the steam basin at Portsmouth yesterday to receive her ma chinery of 100-horse power. The Harpy, 4, iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel, Lieut. Lindsay commanding, went frqm the steam basin to Stokes Bay yesterday to try her machinery. The Sprightly steam tender, Acting Master-Comman der. Allen, left yesterday morning for the westward. The Powerful, 84, Captain Mansell, has got her top mast rigging over the mastheads. The officers and crew of the Meander, 44, were trans ferred on Monday to the screw steam-ship Algiers, 91. They left the frigate with three hearty cheers, and seemed much pleased at going all together into another ship. The men have three days' leave of absence. The following appointments have been made : Master Charles Bawden (1849), from the Coast Guard, to the Meander, 44, commissioned at Devonport. Surgeon George J. Willis (1854), promoted from As sistant-Surgeon of the Alecto steam-sloop, on her return from the West Coast of Africa, to the Hornet, 17, screw steam-sloop, at Woolwich. Second Master Joseph G. Dathan (1847), recently serving in the Meander, 44, to the Cuckoo steam-vessel, vice Yeatman, dismissed the service. The head-quarters and staff of the Enniskillens were embarked at Plymouth dockyard on Monday, on board the transport Europa, Captain Gardener, and in the afternoon she was towed from Hamoaze into the Sound. The transport ship Lord Raglan was on Monday towed from the Sound into Hamoaze, and placed along side the dockyard. The Dragoons who go by her will be embarked on Wednesday. The transport Sutlej, No. 19, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Tuesday morning. The Himalaya left Queenstown on Sunday for Con stantinople, having the following troops on board :-18 horses and 20 men of the Royal Artillery ; 136 men of the 68th Regiment, accompanied by eight women and 22 children ; six men of the 3d Regiment ; 20 officers, 294 men, and 298 horses of the 7th Dragoon Guards, and two women. The horses were got on board with the greatest ease, and the arrangements on board this leviathan steam-ship give the most unqualified satisfac tion to the military authorities at Queenstown, who superintended the embarkation. The interest excited by the visit of the Himalaya to Queenstown was very great. The town commissioners sent a deputation from their body to present an address to Captain Kellock, and to invite him and his officers to a public entertain ment, but this mark of respect was necessarily declined, owing to the sailing of the ship on Sunday. Yesterday the fourth detachment of the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, consisting of two officers, as• sistant-surgeon, and 46 rank and file, with a corre sponding number of horses, were paraded in 'all service order at 8 o'clock a.m., and having undergone the usual inspection, proceeded to Kingstown, where they em barked for the seat of war. The troop, who seemed in excellent spirits, were escorted for some distance by the band of the 3d Dragoon Guards and 16th Lancers. The last detachment of this fine regiment will leave Porto bello this morning. The General Commanding-in-Chief has approved of Captain Robert Blakeney, of the 48th Regiment, being appointed Assistant Military Secretary at Dublin, vice Captain G. E. Hillier, appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General ; and of Captain Thomas George Gardiner of the 40th Regiment, being appointed Aide de-Camp to Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Blakeney, K.C.8., commanding the forces in Ireland, in the room of Captain Blakeney. Yesterday morning, 150 men of the 4th Regiment, under the command of Captain Campbell, arrived at Windsor by the South-Western Railway, having travelled from London to Weedon by the North-Western line. It was expected that the whole of the 46th, quartered at Weedon, would have joined the other portion of the regiment at Windsor, but it is understood that it was only at the urgent request of Colonel Garratt that the detachment of 150 was spared from the former barracks. The Royal Bucks (King's Own) Militia had been named to relieve the 46th at Weedon, but the inspecting officer reported to the Horse Guards that the men were not yet sufficiently advanced in their drill to perform garri son duty. It is anticipated, however, that the militia regiment will be in an efficient state by the Bth of next month, when they will enter upon their military duties at Weedon, and the remainder of the 46th will proceed to Windsor. Orders were recently received at the Hon. East India Company's depot, Warley, Brentwood, Essex, for a number of men to bold themselves in readiness for foreign service. Accordingly a large draught has been selected, and they quit their barracks this morning (Wednesday) en route for India. MILITIA. The Royal London Militia were inspected yesterday by Colonel Bush, at the Artillery-ground in the City road, and had their colours presented to them by Mrs. Wilson, wife of their colonel. The colours were conse crated by the Dean of St. Paul's, and Mrs. Wilson, in presenting them, said, she trusted that whenever they might be unfurled on act ive service, peace would quickly be restored, and that the prayers which had been offered up by the dean might be heard and answered by the So vereign Disposer of all Events. The ensigns received the colours kneeling. On their being raised before the regiment, Colonel Wilson gave the word " General salute —present arms," and the band played the National An them. The regiment was then put through a series of evolutions, at the conclusion of which Colonel Bush formed the men into square, and complimented them upon their good behaviour and steadiness in their manoeuvres, and expressed his surprise at what had been accomplished within their period of training. He told them that their country required theiraervices, and AUSTRALIA. At a meeting of the General Screw Steam Company, held yesterday, the report and accounts were, after a lengthened discussion, adopted. It was announced that the results of operations for the last half-year will not permit the declaration of a dividend, but future prospects are stated to be more favourable. The vessels supplied to Government have been taken up on advantageous terms, and their employment will form a source of re venue. The high rates of fuel, provisions, and wages have again interfered with the success of the voyages performed on the company's routes. The modified Aus tralian arrangement, it is believed, will prove profitable, while the general capacity of the fleet for any service it may be found desirable to enter upon gives the directors confidence in the attainment of ultimate prosperity. The report of the committee appointed to determine the course to be pursued with regard to the India route has not yet been completed, but, apart from considerations mixed up with that question, an opinion has been ex pressed that communication with North America presents an opening for traffic which deserves attention. The discussion principally related to the publication of the accounts, the policy of continuing the Indian service, and the efficiency of the management. The chairman (Mr. J. U. Ellis) gave, in answer, detailed explanations, urging that the difficulties presented had arisen from circumstances which the directors could not control, and, the majority agreeing with these views, an amend ment which had been brought forward was withdrawn. The following is an abstract of the report : " On the 6th of March the shareholders resolved, on the recommendation of the Board, to abandon the Indian con tract for the conveyance of her Majesty's mails, an d the outward service closed with the despatch o f the steamer Propontis on the 15th of that month. The abandonmentons of the contract has not interrupted the company's relati with the Government. The causes which induced the failure of this service are, however, quite patent—viz., the increased and increasing costof fuel, provisions, and wages. As to the manner in which the service has been performed, the Board may direct the attention of the shareholders to the opinion of the public in India, to the n umber of pas sengers conveyed, and to the general regret which has been manifested at its discontinuance. The necessary arrange ments consequent on the cessation of the line have been made, and measures adopted to close the companf s business at the several ports as early as possible. For te future the Australian line must be of the first importance in the estimation of the shareholders. The departure of the Argo on her outward passage to Port Philip was announced in the last report. She arrived at that port in 64 days , an d returned via Cape Horn in 64 days also. Thi s voyage de serves to be recorded as the first instance of the circumna vigation of the world by a steam-ship. The passage of the Argo, following that of the Harbinger and of the Helles pont, excited the highest satisfaction in the colonies. The successful issue of the several passages of the company's ships appeared to present a favourable ground on which to propose a contract for the conveyance of the m to Australia. The Government had so distinctly set itself against the principle of subsidies that it was obviously useless to make any proposition involving a mileage rate. It was therefore necessary to devise some plan to which this objection could not be offered; and, for this reason a scheme was propounded on the principle of a remuneration in proportion to the work, but free from those obligations which are a part of the existing postal contracts, though not essential to the proper performance of a postal service. This proposal met with the approbation of the Postmaster- General, and was made the basis of the arrangement sub mitted to the shareholders on the 6th of March. This ser vice began on the 4th of April, with the departure of the Queen of the South for Port Philip and Syd touchede at Crcesus took her departure in January, and Lisbon for her Majesty's mails detained. there. Advices have been received of her harinc, put into Table Bay, whence she proceeded on the 10th of March on her voyage. The Bosphorus sailed under special agreement with the mails of February, and will remain in the colonies for a coast service, and to maintain the communication between Adelaide and Port Philip. The alternate monthly service will require four ships, w ith the occasional aid of a fifth ship. The Hellespont' w as sold at Sydney aid o sum of 20,5001. Taking into acco unt all the expenses of the passage, with her cost at stock, the result shows a profit of 9371. 7s. Bd. The continental services do not, in the aggregate, afford so favourable a result as in former periods. The re ceipts have slightly diminished,while the expenseshave from the general causes now operating increased. The accounts of the South African service show that during the past half year the expenses have been but just paid. The insurance fund amounted, on the 31st of December, to 29,0311., free of risk ; on the 30th of June it will aggregate about 49,0001., subject to any charges which may in the meanwhile happen. A valuation of the company's property has been made by the Superintendent of Shipping, Captain Ford, and it ap pears to be well justified by the enhanced cost of labour, and of every material used in the construction of ships. The result is—increased value, 92,208/. ; amount of de preciation, 62,5421. ; leaving a difference of 29,6661. For the present this sum of 29,6661. is carried to the credit of the reserve fund, and to the debit of stock. In the current year it will be transferred to an. account to be called Sus pense valuation account.' This will then be a stock-ad justing account, and assist in carrying out the spirit of the valuation clause, and maintain by its action the stock at its proximate value. Inclusive of this sum of 29,6661., the reserve fund amounts to 54,0521. 2s. ld. The sub scribed capital stands at 945,4401., of which the sum of 752,916/. is paid up. The steamers added. to the fleet since the last report are the Prince, of 2,706 tons and 300-horse power (intended to complete an alternate monthly line to Australia), the Harlingen of 552 tons and 70-horse power, already mentioned; and the Cape of Good Hope of 700 tons and 100-horse power. The last ship has made a successful trial voyage to Constantinople, having, in the course of it, taken a detachment of troops to Malta. The following steamers have been chartered by her Majesty's Government for a general service, the Go vernment finding fuel and bearing the war risk:—The Golden Fleece, 2,500 tons ; the Jason, 2,500 tons ; the Hydaspes, 1,850 tons ; and the Harbinger, 921 tons ; making a total of 7,771 tons. The first three are char tered for four and the last for three months ; all to be dis charged in England. The Golden Fleece was, in the first instance, hired to convey a regiment to Malta. This ship's performance of her service in the Mediterranean has hitherto secured the approbation of the Government. From an examination of the accounts it will be seen that the Board cannot recommend the payment of any dividend or bonus for the half-year ending Docsmbor SYDNEY, March 20.—1 n the political as in the commercial world dulness has, says a Sydney letter of March 20, for the past month reigned supreme. At the gold fields only has there been anything like activity. The progress of the Victoria Con stitution Bill through its Legislature has been watched with some slight curiosity, but hardly any stronger feeling. The act, after a very protracted discussion, has passed. In some points the Vic toria scheme is better than that of the older co lony ; there is a hirer distribution of the created seats over the electoral districts ; giving the fran chise to the miners of the gold fields, though pos sibly the number who will qualify by taking out a license for a year in advance will be few, as at least au acknowledgment that they deserve to have a political existence. Most of the minor provi sions of the bill have passed unchallenged by any portion of the community ; but the qualification fixed for the elective members of the Upper House has excited some discussion. To be eligible as a member of the Upper Chamber of Victoria, the act requires the possession of the property to the amount of 10,0001. This is objected to, less on general than special grounds. In the present state of the colony the possession of almost any amount of wealth has ceased to afford the imperfect se curity it does elsewhere, Plat its possessor has some amount of education and some degree of moral character. The sudden acquired wealth of the colony has fully qualified many a man for a place in the Upper House, who would make a strange pillar of the State indeed. It has been calculated that most of the publicans of Mel bourne possess the legal qualification for entering the provincial Senate, while the amount is just_ enough to exclude very many highly educated men . engaged in mercantile business or following pro fessions. However, the act has passed, and any amendment in it must be made at home. In Vic toria, as in New South Wales, the people have shown the least possible interest in the whole ques tion. The Melbourne, Mount Alexander, and River Murray Railroad Company has not found much or very cordial support from the capitalists of Sydney. Several objections are made to the project; first, that the route proposed is not direct enough for the great trunk line between the two cities, and that it is really a line to the Victoria goldfields and the Murray, in planning which the communication with Sydney has been only a se condary purpose. The advantage offered in the guarantee of 5 per cent. by the Government of Victoria, is, it is alleged, lessened by the fact that its revenue is already unequal to the or dinary expenditure, and that the province is actually in debt 1,000,0001. sterling on a year. Besides these and minor objections of detail, the jealousy existing between the two provinces is in itself an obstacle to the execution of any scheme requiring a hearty common action ; and there is, also, throughout the colony a degree of incredulity as to the advantage and possibility of making railways the means of communication. Had it not been for a few energetic men who disregarded " colonial experience" on this subject, the few miles now being laid down between Sydney and Para matta would hardly have been yet commenced. As to a line to Melbourne, it is not long since it - was ridiculed in the Council by the leaders of the greatest colonial interest as an insane project. Most of them have since been converted ; but the spirit in which they spoke still exists in the mass of the people. Till some short lines begin to work, and the advantages of the system even on a small scale, are made evident, this feeling will not be materially weakened. There are active and intelligent men enough for directors and committees, but they can do nothing without shareholders, who are at present more likely to be found out of the colony than in it. Even in Victoria itself the support obtained by the proposed line is small, considering the amount of capital in the banks of Melbourne that cannot find investments. At the half-yearly meet ing of the company, held a few days since, on l y 15 shareholders attended, representing 600 shares, and as the act requires 20 subscribers, representing 2,000 shares, to form a voru,m, no business could be transacted. The secretary, however read the report for the satisfaction of those present. It states that the shares actually subscribed for in the colony repre sent a capital of 100,0001. ; with this sum in hand, " and the certain prospect of ample means follow ing from English capital," the directors have de termined to commence and complete the works be tween Melbourne and Williamsto wn forthwith. This short line, with a pier and wharf on the bay at the last named place, will probably pay very well, as ships will be able to discharge their cargoes there instead of ascending the Yarra to the crowded wharves at Melbourne. If part of the line can be put. iu operation and be made to produce divi dends, colonial capital will flow more freely into the undertaking; but there is a vast amount of indifference and prejudice to be overcome. Nor are these the only difficulties. The bulk of the wealth amassed in the colony does not remain in it ; it seems considered a good mine, but not a desirable home, and the wish to quit it as soon as possible is, perhaps, stronger among those who have made a rapid fortune by the late extraor dinary change in the whole state of the country, than in those who had settled years before the discovery of gold and have gained an indepen dence more slowly. A member of the Council of Victoria lately stated in his place, that one half of that body were preparing to return to England. From this province many large capi talists are gone or going ; some will, no doubt, retain an interest in the colony, but still its wealth does not yet give much visible impulse to great public improvements. In many respects, the state of the roads, for instance, the country is absolutely going back and deteriorating ; there is not public spirit enough to make a vigorous effort in any di rection. " Let what is broken so remain," is the motto. The wealthy leave constitutions and com mittees in the hands of Fate, and, for the general mass of the people, they are, in all matters of public concern, as apathetic as Orientals, without their sobriety. It is understood that the English Treasury has advanced 2,5001. towards the expenses of an ex ploring expedition from the north coast of Australia towards the interior. The intelligence has been received here with satisfaction, though no very san guine expectations are entertained of the result, for the simple reason that the sum is ridiculously in adequate to the work to be accomplished. Whether it is attempted to penetrate the interior from the north, south, or east, such a paltry amount must be wasted. But any land expedition to explore this continent should be fitted out on the same scale of liberality and efficiency as those to the Arctic seas. It should be an imperial service, in which those honours could beacquired which are so highly valued, and which no private society can give ; all the officers and men should be secured the same advantages of pay and pensions as they could claim from service in the field. Men of good character would readily volunteer for such an expedition. Two or three knighthoods and half a million ster ling would be a moderate price to pay for an exact knowledge of the nature of the interior of our southern empire, the borders of which contain such enormous mineral wealth. The committee of a scientific society in London, assisted by a paltry subscription from the Government, can do nothing effectual ; the sum now advanced will only start another party on the road to failure ; like those which have preceded it on the same parsimonious principle, it will be starved back to the coast, or, few in numbers, will be always impeded by the danger of being speared, like so many kangaroos, by some wild tribe of natives. The most success ful Australian explorer, Sir Thomas Mitchell, was more than once crippled in his movements by both these perils, and the party now fitting out are not likely to be better appointed. A bolder plan should now be tried on a larger scale, and continued over a longer space of time. Mr. Wentworth, the leader of the dominant party in the Council of New South Wales, leaves Sydney for England by the Chusan ; preparations were being made by his friends for giving him a public dinner at the theatre before his departure, but the purpose was abandoned from want of time. They intend, however, to accompany him in a body to the place of embarkation. Mr. Wentworth has played the most prominent part in colonial politics for many years ; he may be consi dered the author of the C ons titution Bill, as well as the leader of the Council throughout the debates on it. A bill to amend the law of evidence has been passed by the Council of Victoria.o receive ee y ei o v n e e th o e f t t e h s e_ c lauses magistrates are allowed t ti as ,y untily of now,aborigines heen excludeda n d hal f castefrom n a a l t l h v tl o c he u s ge , which were t i re c her l e i he ceeveiddienngcse of . Bnyataivessincoguulldarnoatn°bme anomaly, b a yn t , nevertheless employed as policemen in a very ef a theinland_ districts, where the set tlers find them cient force. One of the members, Mr. Parker, stated some cases in which crimes had escaped unpunished by the rejection of native testimony. The Sydney Gold Escort Company is about to The general intelligence from all the goldfields is satisfactory ; certainly much brighter than it was two months ago. There has been some shifting of the population from one locality to another, but these changes do not appear to affect injuriously the returns of the whole quantity of metal raised. For some weeks that has been steadily increasing, and Ballarat, Bendigo, and Mount Alexander maintain their old reputation. The discovery of largo nug gets and deposits is frequently reported, so fre quently that it is difficult to keep a clear account of them. The escort from Ballarat of the Ist of March brought down 16,000 ounces ; that from Castle maine, of the sth, 16,966 ounces ; from the Ovens, on the same date, 7,870 ounces arrived. The whole amount of gold exported from Victoria, from the Ist of January to the 4th of March, was 421,363 ounces. It is stated that on the old fields " splen did fortunes are being made within a few weeks by some of the more lucky parties." But it should be borne in mind that the population on these fields is! very large ; that even the lucky are relatively few, and " some of the more lucky" brings down success to a very small fraction indeed. The cha racter of the goldfields of the two provinces remains unaltered. To be successful in Victoria, it is ne cessary to have some capital, to be able to employ labour and sustain the loss of failure after sinking two or more holes, the depth of which in some cases causes a considerable outlay. The fields of New South Wales are less developed, and, if capable of paying for the more expensive methods of working employed in the South, have not yet been fully tested in that manner. The population on them not as many hundreds as the fields of Vic toria can count thousands. In point of health, the balance is in favour of the former, for all accounts, public and private, from t h e South, speak of ' the prevalence of disease at the "diggings," aggravated by the want of medical skill. The principal "rush" during the past month has been to Tarrengower, a new field opened at Bryant's Ranges, about 25 miles from Bendigo. Several of the gullies and flats of the latter field have been deserted for Tarrengower. Some stores have been removed and others closed ; but the proprietors are not yet quite satisfied that the new field will be a permanent one. In Van Die men's Land parties have been out " prospecting," stimulated by the reward offered for the discovery of a field that will pay for working, but hitherto with oUt success. In South Australia, Western Australia (Swan River), and New Zealand also, gold fields are " wanted", and are, in a manner, advertised fair, as if their existence were a matter of course. The anxiety is very natural ; Victoria is draining all the neighbouring provinces and settlements of their supply of labour, and it is thought that a piLying field within their own frontiers would keep them at home. During the last week a fine nugget was brought down to Sydney from Ophir, weighinc , 281 b. It was dug up by a party of four, who ob °- 4ined 1001 b. of gold in 11 days. Masses of gold, Weighing 624 oz. or (521 b.), and 110 oz. have also been found at Ballarat ; another, 571 b. in weight, from the same place, is now announced. The sum mer campaign on the gold fields is closing brilliantly. A concert has been given at the theatre for the benefit of the mother of Dr. Leichardt, who led the last exploring party into the interior of Aus tralia. Though the general belief that they have all perished is probably too well founded, yet some faint hope is entertained that they may be still living in captivity among some of the unknown tribes of aborigines. One attempt was made by the Colonial Government to trace them, but it was not prosecuted with much energy. In this state of doubt, the following letter, published in the Sydney _Herald, is interesting ; it is from Mr. G. W. Earl, a gentleman well known in the colony, who recently arrived in the Golden Age. He states that— " About an hour and a-half before the Golden Age left King George's Sound, Mr. Hester, the Superinten dent of Police, came on board in search of some ticket .:>-leave men who had escaped, and informed me that a messenger had just arrived from Swan River, with infor mation that traces of Dr. Leichardt's party had been found about 200 miles to the eastward of the most remote inland station of the Swan River district, the remains consisting of broken watches, utensils, &c. Mr. Hester was so busy, while on board, hunting up one of the runaways, who gave a great deal of trouble, that he was unable to furnish me with minute par ticulars, but he informed, me that the colonists were perfectly satisfied that the remains must be those be Leichardt's party. Full particu lars will, of course, brought by the first vessel for this p ort that leaves Swan River. Mr. Hester is one of the most experienced bushmen in Western Australia, and as heewfaLs convinced that the remains wFr il e t t b h , c i h d a e r n d t t l7 s that the report will party, I have a strong impressio prove well founded. SYDNEY LABOUR MARKET. The following is the present rat of wages :- Town Wages-Painters, about 10s.to 15s.per diem; car penters, about 155.t0 20s.per diem; joiners, about 155.t0 20s per diem ; plasterers, about 18s. to 255. per diem ; bricklayers, about 225. to 275. 6d. per diem ; ditto la bourers, about 15s. to 17s. 6d. per diem • masons, about 245. to 28s. p er diem ; ditto labourers, about ' 9s. to 12s. per diem ; quarrymen, about 20s. per diem ; carters, about 7s. to 10s. per diem ; shipwrights, about 16s. to ig s . per diem ; ship joiners, about 14s. to lOs. per ; male diem ; boat builders, about 14s. to 16s. per diem - servan ts, about 16 s. to 20 s. per we ek ; female ditto, about Bs. to 12s. per week. Country Wages-Farm labourers, from 401. to 50/. a year ; man and wife, together, from 501. to 701. a year ; hut keepers, from 301. to 351. a year ; shepherds, from 351. to 401. With rations to each weekly-mutton or beef, 10 to 12 lb ; flour, 10 to 12 lb ; sugar, 2 lb ; tea, ill). COMMERCIAL NEWS. The demand for gold for shipm en t i n return for the excessive importations from Europe had caused the price to advance from 755. 6d. since January to e Bs. 3d., which was the latest quotation. The ag gregate shipments of gold from the commencement of the present year to the 25th of March had been 535,545 ounces. - This is 122,914 ounces above the quantity brought in by escort, but is probably not in excess of the sum actually obtained, estimating the proportion brought by private hands as well as the amounts carried to Adelaide and Sydney over land. Supposing the same rate of shipment to be con tinued, its value in the year, at 4/. per ounce, would be about 9,000,0001. Among the vessels lately cleared were the Samuel Boddington, with 24,266 ounces ; Ite Marquis, with 766 ounces ; the Stebo nheath, with I__2,ohooB ounces ; the Windermere (from Ge elon g ), with '. u ounces; the }3i7ininghana, with 18,5 33 ounces the Neleus, with 52,913 ounces ; and the Ferozepore, with 20,212 ounces; making a total of 151,798 ounces, worth 607,200/. According to the Melbourne. Argue, the value of the imports into the colony of Victoria, in 1853 was 15,842,6371., of which about 13,300,0001. was from Great Britain and British colonies , and about 1,70 0 , 0 0 01 . from the United States. ' ,As,. the population last year was esti ma t e d at 200,000, thi s w ould give a consumption of about 801. per head; but the sources whence the calculations are derived are not mentioned, and at the best they can merely be approil. mations. A statement is, also given of the ex p or t s , an d, as these are only estimated .at 11,061,5431. (including 8,644,5291. of gold at the colopial valuation of 775. 6d. per oz.), it follows either that the colony mus t h ave re ceived a large proportion of its imports on credit or that they have been reckoned at prices greatly too high. At present the population of Victoria is estimated it 250,000. The arrivals at Melbourne since January had been 18,102, of whom about - 12,602 had re mained. This number included nearly one Alio , ni tn d Chinese, who had in most cases proceeded 4pt:frj u i. mines a few hours after landing. The reckless ex tent of land speculation had partially subsided, but the demand was „still active, and the average prices men tioned for suburban allotments are about 331. per acre within six miles of the town, and 181. 12s. within eight miles. • The erection of an exchange was about to be commenced forthwith, but the plan for a ship canal and docks had been rejected by the Legislative Council in consequence of official names having been im properly male use of in the prospectus. Notwith standing the heavy losses t in the import markets there had been no serious failurps, although a large number of small dealers had become insolvent. The chief suf ferers from the fall in goods will doubtless be English firms who have shipped on their own account. The further advance of 1 per cent. by the ba nks in their rate for bills on England, which is now 3 premium, had brought it very nearly to the point at which sovereigns would be the most profitable means of remittance, and any fresh rise would immediately lead to some amounts being transmitted. ALTERATIONS OF THE FRENCH TAMIIF• r (From the London Gazette of last Night. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAT 29. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trado atul Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a French Imperial Decree, fixing the duties to be levied on the importation of every kind of grease (that of fish excepted), at the same rates as those chargeable upon raw tallow by the Imperial Decree of the sth March, 1852. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAT 29. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Paris, inclosing a French Imperial Decree, with the ac companying Ministerial Report (translations of which are subjoined), abrogating certain restrictions imposed by the French Ordinance of the Bth February, 1826, on the im portation into France, in British vessels, of the produce of Asia, Africa, and America. I.—REPORT TO THE EMPEROR. Paris, May 10, 1854. SIRE,—The Treaty of Navigation concluded between France and England on the 26th January, 1826, has for its basis an entire reciprocity. In order to insure the exe cution of the Treaty, an Ordinance issued on the Bth Feb ruary of the same year, prohibited, in an absolute manner, the importation for consumption in France of merchandise the produce of Asia, Africa, and America, laden in Eng lish entrepots. The same ordinance prohibited the importation, under the British Flag, of European produce, except from ports of the United Kingdom, or of her possessions in Europe. These restrictive measures were only introduced into our Custom-house system in return for corresponding mea sures which in virtue of the Navigation Act of 1666 figured in the maritime code of En g land. These restrictions have been ever since their existence the subject of strong remonstrances on the part of com merce and industry. On several occasions the Government has departed from the rigour of the provisions of the Ordinance of 1826 ; for instance, an Ordinance of the Bth July, 1831, removed the prohibition to the importation from England of raw silks, foulards, India cashmeres, rum, and tafia. Quite recently, and pursuant on the enquiry as to the situation of the cotton-spinning industry, your Majesty, earnestly desirous of affording greater facilities to that in dustry, made a decree, on the 30th of December last, abolishing, in the case of that textile material, the restric tions prescribed in the ordinance of 1826. At the same time your Majesty ordered me to examine if it would not be desirable entirely to abrogate that prohibition. The examination to which I have devoted myself, in concert with the departments of Foreign Affairs and Finance, has convinced me, sire , that no interest demands the further maintenance of prohibitions which have lost all character of utility. In consequence I have the honour to propose to your Majesty to approve the subjoined decree, the object of which is to replace our maritime and commercial relations with England on the footing of common right. Commerce and industry will applaud, Sire, a measure which bears witness once more to the interest which your Majesty takes in all which can contribute to the prosperity of the country. I am, &C., (Signed) P. MAGNE. Minister Secretary of State to the Department of Agriculture, Com merce, and Public Works. IL—DECREE. Napoleon, by the grace of God and the national will, Emperor of the French, to all whom it may concern, greeting : On the report of our Minister, Secretary of State to the Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works, referring to the Treaty of Navigation concluded on the 26th January, 1826, between France and England; refer ring to the ordinance of the Bth February, 1826, respect ing the execution of the aforesaid Treaty, we have decreed and decree as follows : Art. 1. The dispositions contained in the third article of the Ordnance of the Bth Feb., 1826, are hereby repealed. Art. 2. Our Minsters, Secretaries of State to the Depart ment of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works, and to the Department of Finance, are charged, so far as con cerns their respective departments, with the execution of the present decree. Done at the Palace of the Tuileries, the 10th May, 1854. (Signed) NAPOLEON. By the Emperor, Tho Minister Secretary of State to the Departure of Agriculture and Com merce, and Public Works. P. MAGNE. • BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MAT 29. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantation have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Paris, in closing a French Imperial Decree, with the accompanying Ministerial report (translations of which are subjoined), modifying the duties hitherto levied upon raw wool im ported into France, in French bottoms, from the Cape of Good Hope, and from countries situated beyond that Cape and beyond Cape Horn. I.—REPORT TO THE EMPEROR. Paris, 12th May, 1854. SIRE.—The development of the commercial and marl- time relations of Franco with the countries situated beyond Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope, especially with Australia, has always been the object of you Majesty's solicitude. With this view a Decree, issued on the sth March, 1852, reduced from 20 to 15 per cent. the duty levied upon raw wools imported under the French flag from the countries situated in the zone above indicated: But this measure, as I have rep orted to y our Majesty, has has not produced all the effects that might have ben ex pected from it. The difference b etween the generale duty on wools and the special duty established on Australian wools had not sufficed to induce shipments, which are always very expensive, and the results of which are long in developing themselves. On the other hand the system of ad valorem duties was not well suited to transactions with Australia. Your Majesty had ordered me ,to devise a combination which, without prejudicing the interests of our agriculture, might be more adapted to operations which it is so import ant to encourage. It appears to me that I should fulfil these conditions by proposing to you, Sire, to substitute for the tariff specified in the Decree of the sth of March, 1852, a duty according to weight, calculated at the rate of 10 per cent. on the value of Australian wools in French ports. Thus classified, the Tariff will be of easy and simple parcel). tion, while the difficulties which arise between the Custom house and the trade on the subject of the correctness of the values declared at the period of importation of the mer chandise, would disappear. It appears to me, moreover, that the benefit of the mea sure should be extended to Capo Town, which is the seat of a considerable trade in wool. Such, Sire, is the object of the decree which I have the honour of submitting for the approbation of your Majesty. I am, &c., (Signed) Minister Secretary of State to the Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and arks* lI.—DECREE. Napoleori, by the grace of_ God and the national will, Emperor of . thO French, to all whom it may concern E grq* - ing : On the report of our Minister, Secretary of State to the Department of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works, referring to article 34 of the law of 17th December, 1814, re:erring to our decree of sth March, 1852, we have de creed and decree as follows : Art. I.—The import tariff for raw wool is modified as follows : Wool in masses, imported direct by French vessels from countries situated beyond Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope including Cape Town— The Kilog. Undressed Cold dressed—entire fleeces waste 250. 550 Hot dressed—entire fleeces , 300. waste , Otherwise " imported, the present duties. the De k ha D" Art. 2.—Our Ministers, Secretaries of State partment of Agriculture, ed, so far as and to the Department of Commerq, and P Finances, are 0 h re. h execution Wors : c oncerns their respective departments,wit 0 of the present decree. NAPOLEON. By the Emperor. Done at the Palace of the Tuileries, May 10, 1854. The Minister Secretary of State to t ho Department of Agriculture, C merce and Public Works. MAGNE. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 30. STOCK. EXCITAIIGE.—The share market has been rather flatter, and very little business doing. Prices, however, closed steadily, at the following quotations :—Caledonian, 2S ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 614 ; London and North'. Western, 97,i ; Midland, ; North British , ; South- Eastern, ISi, 7-16. MANCHESTER, MAY 30. STOCK EX.CIIINGE. — The business to-day has been very fair in extent, prices fluctuating, and having a downward tendency. The sales were :—Eastern Counties, 12 5-16; Great Northern, A, deferred, • Lancashire and York. shire, 61i ; London and North - Western, 98 ; Blanches. tor, Buxton, Matlock, Midland, 2 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 20 ; Midland Railway Consols, 59 60; South-Eastern, 18A ; Whitehaven Junction, 13.