The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-25 00:00:00

iT CHART OF THE BALTIC. BY JAMES WYLD. etre is no interruption or pause whatever to I / 11 1 x yld's enterprise—now that the war with has fairly- commenced. In proof of this we 13,1, e here, an admirable coloured Chart of t he as a companion to his previous works of a th't'ar kind representing the whole of the coasts of Euxine and of the Mediterranean. The pre t map extends northwards as far as Wasa in Tole, and southwards as far as Dresden and I tar Ple, eastwards to St. Petersburg and west -1,4e',4 to Portsmouth—including, in fact, besides ual tic or East Sea, the Gulfs of Finland and lt:'osia. At a moment such as the present, it . is I t hl e e, l Y possible to exaggerate the interest with t ta e u We cannot but pore over the chart of those kre B lc'here the gallant tars of England and France 84 , ,vancing under the orders of Napier and . Par ' t4' - "esoli ei les against the common enemy of liber . ty of er rAisation. Mr. Wyld, in his admirable series It; 4 1 ) a, enables his countrymen to follow step by t i hr a ' the united armaments of Wester n Europe in 40 14 - 2 31 °vement towards the strongholds of the t D - a i eril Autocracy. By so doing, it is needless a dd he is a pplyi n g to noble purposes his enter as a man of business and his skill as a geo- Puer. THE THEATRE OF WAR. A MAP BY JAMES WYLD. I cent, cued !Penny map of the " Seat of War" has corn tik„,," III() whole range of Mr. Wyld's admirably diq"" Publications. A sixpenny map, mirabile embracing in one ample view—the Baltic— dt'ack Sea—Russia, Turkey, Austria , Pr ussia, ue Medit er ranean ! Incomparably the cheapest, qt e , r a,uterly sketch of the whole theatr e of war, '`Litig from England to the confines of Hindos -44, s ) In many respects, one of the very be st eve n tikellglltl thY ise costlier productions of a similar kind sued from Mr. Wyld's establishment. LITERAT URE. t hgs in my Tent. By the Rev. N. Davis. Two Th 'vols. Arthur, Hall, Virtue, and Co. tatL2Althor of this work übaeri7.c. n 1 / 4 4 l'etti writer of a work on Africa possesses an 4eta4tage over others, which is, that he cannot be r e d of having selected an exhausted subject. : ulteri or in p a rticular, has been little explored 4 4 4 11 died ; therefore, the narrative of a traveller "e comparatively unknown regions, in which tieofesses to describe " the moral, religious, so tri;4llcl political conditions of the various Arab ktt r :°f the African Sahara," at least prese nts the t4i ti : e pon of information which is rarely to be oh to , 6 7 from an eye-witness. Having long desired W it the interior of the country, the author was the to be able to accompany Sidy Mohammed Bey, t,ey h e " .- aPpareut to the throne of Tunis, on a jour 4orroe was about to take on public business. The ftiz tra 1, 8 of slavery are touched upon, but the writer th e t hat the means adopted for the suppression of itlgi'eurnan traffic serve only to add to the suffer t()tilei the victims. He asserts, in contradiction 1 1N 41 who would place the negro lowest in the ~1 1 Scale, that their intellect in many instances lla t r i ' cr ved equal to that of the whites. He says blk ° lle of the finest logicians he met with was a k tith er 7 41 1, and that he was acquainted with an kelt '` 'whose poetry equalled the seven famous ki k B ,of Mecca." He also maintains their fidelity 4 ,l4t, ( a ee tion. Several characteristic anecdotes are q e 'Of the Arab tribes and the Moslem customs. ko tt v olumes contain nearly thirty illustrations, It o L et the m co l oure d, and many of them scenes ti kteci 'lle ruins of Carthage, which place the author ,sicef "ewtelter's Tour Bound the World. By Roberi b ra es ? Esq., with Illustrations from original s l ,, w ulge by the Author. Second Edition. 7t and Blackett. this Work has met with a favourable reception, kti 0 -1 is not surprising, whether it be regarded as toN t 2 l arnental or a useful production ; as the 0 „ .. ' 1. ) from the merit of the sketches presented kl et :`r notice, which represent the various scenes te D h e d in the travels, and the taste and skill VYed in the general arrangement of the book 0, 14 . 1 Y appropriately grace a drawing - room table. 44,1 - ' 8 latter, it contains much useful information , }A I , Presents graphic descriptions of places that ir k e not been as yet much treated of in tours and LIS. Besides these comparatively neg lected ogs, there are several celebrated and well-known k kiiil ities which are rendered interesting by the sing anecdotes and spirited sketches of society S t ,given in their details. That time and place e tt ,,,,acit wanting to furnish opportunity and sub for the author, is apparent from the fact of ,e, ha ving been travelling for the space of two tko 4 : ll d three months, a distance of thirty-six tnd miles. One of the most pleaziug passages o shbook is that which refers to South America. e first day in any foreign region is said to be kt a ll,cat era in one's life ; the first day in an ori ,,trohL:Ovin is certainly another; and the first day in t v r l o cal country, like Brazil, is no mean third.' I ,ib ed Pleat forests of unfading green are ably de „ettitt,' i and. their appearance at night is an inte t",4s ( p r Ncetch. The scene given of the forest in ,Qickb,gan Mountains is very fine :—" The trees ':;1:1 4 :, covered with creepers and parasitical plants, nlli zt -4 a green arch over the torrent, and the sun through with a dim broken light could II Penetrate the thick veil. Every turn of It, +o o k seemed more lovely than the one before a letinies a huge tree had fallen across, here g a sort of bridge covered with vegetation; hot, a Clu , k -- raP of bamboos overtopped the trees, and 1 / 1 14i - to s. " - n. again nearly to the water; there the ;etit with its slender stem rose above all the 1 1 . 1 : and Waved its feathery crown in the air." '4llti t ration of Lima by moonlight is very COURT CIRCULAR. , WINDSOR, APRIL 21. of ied by the Prince ef k i,, - 'queen and Prince, accompanied Na 1 4 ritl the Princess Roya Hon. Mary Bulteel, o rtlort,ing attended by the , o p r h a o n . de out on horseback Lrd J r ll l : ( l .i i e tz e r i ' i oy, and Colonel F. H. Seymour. accompanied by . the dPrince Albert, l'ltllQ Q f Wan the Princess Royal, ' aad Louisa, Prin , ce o Princes Alice, Al•Itla Alfred, the ' Princesses Helen_ T ki r , r, hiad Prince Leopold, left t N e N r i d n a d y so a r ft C e a r s o t e l e e, ot at tr ... a. }gilled llt '', B before three o'clock i Y a special train on th . e yes Great We f s i t i e e r r n m ß a a je il s w ty ay e I , t ' . d•rti kid ington ; and proceeded in several o be fore escorted by a detachment of Carbineers, e to 1,1 e l- g c uarn Palace, where they arrived a G t en 2 t 3 le m m i e n o ut i e .o s " Q.I. V ' c ' t lr o'clock. The Ladies ta".ll4g were the Countess of e D rr esart, Lady Caroline Hon. Mary Bu ß l . - 4e 4.rit,,,.„_ 1 1 rn, the Hon. Luay K '4lb h t- e Earl of Listowel l , Colonel the Hon. C. rkeley Drummond, Lord ilki.ra, Major -General 4 1)ci p r'iteroy, Lieutenantß Colonel F. H. Seym our, and his Royal Hig h ness .I. ba de, t'l's G ibbs. ' Her Majesty ,ati, leeivecl at the Palace by tli e G M e a e r r q g u e is L o e f on ß e r x e , ad h a nd Col e ) '-i, ord. Ernest Bruce, Lord T te aet ylde. Ilel l -le en held a Privy Council at four o'clock—pre tq rria ce Albert, Earl Granville,_ Lord President, the 4 1 . 1 4 : 1 °I Aberdeen First Lord of the Treasury, airs t4-r,°` Clarendon Sec ' retary of State for Foreign eel'jtikeofWellington, SecretaryFoirfsSttateoeffrodr War A an ff d th d e tsi t °a it i e% Sir James Graham, the of Boardthe y A b e aor t i . . ‘ll ° 4 ll 4 t r . '„, l, t e R_Charlesgi Wood, President . Right Hon. Sidtley lki rl t, and the Marquis of Breadalbane, Herbe. L t, er S d ec c re h t a a m r it a ' At th e c o I led r __ . linen a proclamation was ordered to be k specting the fast day. 'iV a .i till . Greville was the Clerk of the Council in bile 4 xi- • '414 . —a lestY gave audience to the Earl _of o C k l e a e r f en N d e o w n,. Utl -rativille, the Earl of Aberdeen, the I) I , l ` l ' , ' a rt tul Sir J. Graham. 1, h Envoy Extraordinary ktiti lif,"`lon. John Duncan Bg-' Sing of Hanover, \va. s ,;4°l,ter Plenipotentiary to the E. thetn"te"ntecl at the Court by the ta l'Y of State for Foreign Affairs, aarllldotfOOCklalreeanvd:nosf If / e llee ll on returning to Hanover. ord li lee. i. "\tati(ety was attended by L 11 Z, ChaMberlain, the Earl of Listowell,ELornrGdesritonßoN:Vaile.th'- kiti4a.lor-General Berkeley Drummond,..k i n Waiting. ,Th, ll g , and Col. 11 1`Douall, Silver sue "qel l ,„ tla Yal dinner circle in the evening Sir James %kb; as Qf Kent, Lady Anna Maria Da en in , cluded the teilt o "M, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir Ha ithrl,slld y t he i l ' a nd ofthe Ist Life Guards was in attendance in leeti 41 ace during dinner, and played the following se °ll :-- ,_ —,is tre, ~ r ow Lortzing. gatilzer, Sylvan Tinney. G 1 12)111 "ri, "Les Martyrs" 141)'1‘tasquerade (Corsican Brothers) Hughes. eeoa. 'rk 'eh Grosser (Op. Troubadour)... I>sei7 Nehess,of Kent, attended by Lady A eo nna Maria 4 1 - r i: °l4 , the Baroness de Speth, and Sir G . _C l o iti tipe , r, Yest,:", at . her residence, Clarence House, St. J. es s, r.aY afternoon from Fregmore. h e , tve n • ''hancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town last S tr. - r g f rum Ra g l ey Park, Stourbridge. Yeet i e l)- d n les Grah am returned to Lond on f rom th e nor th b ay. da., PNtehea were received at the Colonial-office yester se,7,,"olll the Governor of Gibraltar. Despatches were f •-.4 V n„, _ , kfrica7"'raaY to the Governors of the west coast Sr. tht PETIMSBURG, —The advices from St. Petersburg t he that the gold despatched from that city prior to lato frohibition of its export, amounting to about at0, ) ,;„ 4 . , has been released and sent on again. Some ot (3— ' B, also, Were likely to be smuggled away. In .ther respects there was nothing new. Tallow, hemp, '4itt Ormtinued to be bought for trompaismion to Memel. ART-UNION OF LONDON. (THIS DAY•) The anniversary meeting of the subscribers to this society, for the purpose of receiving the report of the council and distributing the prizes, was held this day, at Shr. noon, in the Lyceum Theatre. Lord MONTICA.GLE occupied the chair. The stage of the theatre was throng ed with artists and supporters of St 20 the fine arts. The boxes and pit were crowded. The company included many elegantly-dressed ladies. 50 i Mr. GODWIN read a repo rt, from which we make the I-3i following extracts 31 " The subscriptions for the year amount to the sum of 12,9101. 165., and it would have been larger but for ex- 27 traneous circumstances (the disturbed condition of the public mind, and the threatened imposts which follow in 22 the train of " grim-visaged war.") None have more rea- 25 son to deplore the necessity for war than those who desire to advance the arts of peace. The achievements of our St. gallant countrymen and allies will doubtless supp:y mate- St. rids for our painters and sculptors hereafter, and still it is 50 to be earnestly hoped that the struggle will be short and 50 d e: , e i ve . 20 "Each subscriber of the current year has received an en- 20 graving of Mr. Stanfield's picture, `Tilbury Fort—Wind 10 against Tide,'—worth in ordinary commerce a guinea and 50 a half. 25 "The subscribers of last year ha ve also received the engravings, " The Surrender of Calais" and "Christ led 25 to Crucifiction." It may serve to suggest the extent of the 25 society's operations if we mention, that in distributing 18 the last named prints over the co untry, in one week at 20. the end of last year, five hundred p a ckages were for- St. warded to that number of local secretaries and agents, ..caining 17,500 prints, with 17,500 sheets of ti'sue- St. paper, 55,300 copies of prospectus, 13,578 receipts, and the 25 same number of print-orders, 8,000 almanacs, and 10,265 St. St. other papers, making a total of 135,715 p ieces. " For the ensuing year it is proposed to offer to each 10 subscriber an impression of a p late b y Mr. Willmore, St 10. A E. R.A. from the picture " A Water Part y ," by Mr. J. J. Chalon, R.A., together with a volume containing 30 St. wood engravings illustrative of " Childe Farold," from St. drawings by Messrs. Ansdell, Cope, RA., E. Corbould, St. Dodgson, Duncan, T. Faed, John Gilbert, James Godwin, St. F. Goodall, A.R. A., J. Holland, Hulme, Hart, R. A., St. Lake Price, Leitch, Selous, Tenniel, and Wehnert. The St. Council have reason to believe that this will be a beauti- 1122 ful work. 50 "The lithograph from Mr. Frith's p icture from the 16i, Bourgeois Gentilhown , e, "The Three Bows," which Mr. 161 Maguire was commissioned to produce, has been corn- St. plated, plated, and the right to receive copi es of it will be allotted to-day. As it is a very satisfactory production, your 14 Council have commissioned Mr. Maguire to make a com- 50 1:4.1.- w -n.pi. from " The Supper Scene," by the same 20 artist, from the same play. 11J " The Council have the satisfaction of announcing that 10 the " Flaxman" medal has been successfully executed by St. Mr. Henry Weigall, and they congratulate the members St. on the production of so beautiful and excellent a specimen 20 of a branch of art which they have always been desirous 10 of encouraging, and which they consider not to be suffi- 12 ciently appreziated in this country either in an artistic or St. an histories,' point of view. The Council had entrusted 50 the execution of a medal of Flaxman to t he late Wm. 40 Wyon, R.A., but his untimely death precluded the accom- 25 25 plishment of their purpose, and caused the delay which has occurred. Impressions of this medal will be allotted to- St. day. The medal of the above distingui shed artist, the 812: late Mr. Wyon, by his son, Mr. Leonard Wyon , is cora- St. plated, and will be issued on a future occasion. St. " Mr. Thorneycroft has executed an equestrian statuette 50 of the Queen, as her Majesty was seen in the camp at Chob- 25 ham, an exciting scene foreshadowing a stern realit y little 100 contemplated. Copies of this statuette, in bronze, will be St. distributed to-day. Some bronzes of "Satan' Dismayed," copies of the composition illustrative of " W ellin g ton's 25 Entry into Madrid," produced in electrotype, after the 50 model by Mr. Jeffreson, and porcelain statuettes of " Soli- 20 tulle," and the " Dancing Girl Reposing," will also be in cluded in the distribution. The manufacture of bronzes in St. this country, notwithstanding the impulse given by our 50 proceedings in this respect, is still very limited, and might St, most usefully be increased. There is here a promising 16 field for the exercise of British ingenuity and skill at pre- 16 sent little worked. The production of artistic forms in 8 zinc, a branch of art carried to considerable perfection 8 abroad, is altogether neglected in this country, and the 50 same may be said of cameo-cutting. 10 " Following up their previous endeavours to aid in the 10 improvement of iron castings, the Council have determined on the execution of an ornamental vase in that material, 20 from a fine example in the British Museum, for the sub- 2C scribers of a future year. In other branches of art, they 10 have commissioned the production, in porcelain statuary, 10 of a reduced copy of the beautiful antique bust "Cleite," in the Townley Collection. They also propo se to p ut in St hand forthwith a volume of wood engravings, from fine n , pictures by deceased British artists—works " clothing the z‘ palpable and familiar with golden e xhalations of the Si dawn." 178 works of art were pur chased b y the prize- Si holders last year from the various public exhibitions of the SI season, ranging in value from 2501. downwards. These were exhibited in the Suffolk-street, Gallery, by the kind , permission of the Society of British Artists, and were visited by very large numbers of p ersons, as usual without h ' the slightest accident, although for part of the time the 1: general public were admitted without any restriction. " The Council have lost the co-operation of a valued 22, me mber of their body, and freque nt attendant at their meetings—the Honourable Mr. Justice Talfourd, of whom it is sufficient to say that his death is mourned by the r country. The retiring members are Baron de Goldsmid, '1" William Leaf, Esq., and the Very Rev. the Dean of St. r Paul's. To fill the four vacancies t hus caused, the Hon. 1; Mr. Justice Williams, E. W. Field, Thos. Macdonald, Esq., 2 and W. J. Smith, Esq., have been elected. The reserved fund now amounts to the sum of 5,7641. " The following is a statement of the receipts and expen diture : Amount subscribed £12,91.0 16 0 Set apart for purchase of pictures --- and other prizes Cost of engraving 1,822 1i 3 Printing and other expenses £12,910 16 0 ' " The sum set apart for prizes, to be selected by the prizeholders themselves, will be thus allotted, viz 25 works, at 2lO each. 20 „ 30 „ 30 „ 30 „ 14 , 20 , 12 , . 80 150 „ .. 200 „ 250 „ 1 2/ " To these are added -5 Bronzes of her Majesty. 2 Bronzes of " Satan Dismayed." 5 Bronzes in relief of " The Duke of Wellington entering Madrid. 40 Tazzas in iron. 60 Parian Statuettes, " Solitude." 70 Porcelain Statuettes, " The Dancing Girl Reposing." 30 Silver Medals of Flaxman ; and 500 Impressions of the lithograph, " The Three Bows.' " Making in all 913 prizes,—being about one to every thirteen members. At a recent artistic dinner, Mr. Disraeli, commenting on the difficulty with which the mass of the people had been led to appreciate art, and sympathise with artists, and in quiring into the causes of this, asked with reference to those who attributed it to our devotion to money-making, if it were true that we are so entirely devoted to material interests, that a general feeling for the fine arts cannot be supported and maintained in England? "If we examine the evidence," said the speaker, " I must confess it does not seem. to me to substantiate that theory. Who, for e xample, are the most munificent and most influential pa trons of the fine arts ? Do we not find them among the most busy classes? Among those who are suppposed to be entirely devoted to the pursuits of material fortune, the manufacturers and merchants of England. One of the great features of the present day is the taste shown by the middle classes for the find arts. "I do not mean to say," he continued, "that the aristocracy of England have not i always been most distinguished by their taste for, and have not been foremost in their support of, the fine arts, by which they have benefitted by the refinement and cul tivation of their minds ; but is the great feature of society in the present day that the most munificent patrons of the fine arts are found among the middle classes." That the Art-Union of London has greatly contributed to bring about this result is the chief boast of its supporters, and their chief reward ; and it is their further aim to extend this taste until it influence all classes of society." The noble CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Sergeant ThomrsoN seconded the motion. The report was then agreed to. The drawing of the prizes was then proceeded with. The following were among the earliest numbers drawn :rom the wheel: 4,051 Mr. W. Saunders, of Burton-on-Trent... 6,994 J. T. Jay, Hakewell, Norfolk 6,995 W. Massey, Walton, Norfolk 2,839 John Tillit, of Milton-terrace, Wandsworth road 10,535 C. Coles, of Winchester 6,945 F. Alexander, of Rudham 7,820 Mr. Newbury, of Wilton 3,229 Rev. W. Emery, of Cambridge 10,0 9 1 John Vining, Richmond-hill, Clifton 8,7'45 E. Jones, of Quebec 7.;230 A. Alacrone, Lime-street, Preston '8,134 John Stewart, Maitland-street, Edinburgh 1,302 Mrs. Walker, Upper Harley-street 1,106 C. Wilson, of Leadenhall street 5,076 G. Dale, of Chichester 1,245 E. Barnard, Cannon-row, Westminster , 11,586 Mrs. Livingstone, Cheltenham 946 A. Wilkinson, of Sloane-street AtiuvAL or GOLD.—The whole of the recent A.us traUan arrivals have proved inadequate to meet the de mand for gold for the continent, and a further consider able sum was taken yesterday from the Bank of England. FALL OF SNow.--Between ten and eleven o'clock yesterday morning the metropolis was visited with a fall of snow. The flakes were large ; but the descent was only of momentary dui ation. About two o'clock also they fall of snow took place, which continued for some time. Considerable curiosity was manifested at so un expected an occurrence. AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS. — The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter dam produce markets mention that prices were rather firmer, owing to increased operations. In coffee the demand, although principally for local consumption, had caused higher rates. Sugar, raw and refined, was well supported. No great variation was noticeable in tea or indigo, and the quotation for rice was steady. ROUEN.—The letters from Rouen state that the market for manufactures had slightly recovered, the fa vourable state of the weather having influenced business. BAR SILVER.—The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer was sold to-day for the continent at 30id.—a decline of an eighth. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA. —The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week show a decrease. They have comprised altogether ten vessels—six to Port Phillip, with an ag gregate burden of 3,051 tons ; two to Adelaide, with an aggregate burden of 260 tons; one to Sydney, of 732 tons ; and one to New Zealand, of 640 tons. 1 hei, total capacity was, consequently, 5,329 tons. The rates of freight hale generally exhibited stead nears THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EIINING, APRIL '2-5,-18'54: CHANGE 1N THE ADMIRALTY BOARD, SHARE MARKETS (THIS DAY•) Leasing Compans. °sins Prices yesterday. guineas this day. We (Herald) stated some months since that it was in contemplation to give the senior naval Lord of the Admiralty, Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker, a less responsi ble office than the one he has from ill-health and bodily infirmity so feebly occupied for the last two years, and that he would succeed :Vice-Admiral the Hon. J. Percy BRITISH RAILWAYS. Paw.' RAILWAYS. Closing Prises yesterday. Business done 1 ''''' this day. 50 St, as commander-in-chief at Sheerness, The whole service will be glad to hear that the gallant invalid has accepted the Sheerness command, and the navy and country will be still more gratified with the information, that the gallant and dist in g uished officer who returned yesterday from the command in chief of the North American and West India station, Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, K.C.8.,K.C.11,, has been selected for the post vacated by Vice-Admiral Parker, and ilnordaoffetwhe d E a o y a s rd w o i f l I A b Admiralty. installed miralt a y. Ne s x t t he en to that t io o r f naval com mander-in-chief of the Baltic fleet, Sir G. Seymour has now a position which, beyond most men on the flag list, he is the best qualified to fill. No man has had more experience either afloat or ashore-either in war or peace -either in a civil or military capacity, than Sir G. F. Seymour. Those in the navy who remember the gallant deeds of Cochrane, will not forget the share the captain of the Pallas took at the Aix Roads expedition, and the manly, honest, straightforward evidence the " young officer' gave at Lord Gambier's court-martial. Sir George was a Lord of the Admiralty with Sir G. Cock burn under Lord Haddington's presidency. The following sketch of Sir G. Seymour's c areer is e xtracted from " O'Byrne's Naval Biography :''- " Sir George Francis Seymour, born in September, 1787, is eldest son of the late Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour (fifth son of Francis, first Marquis of Hertford, K.G.) by Asne Horatia, third daughter of James, second Earl Waldegrave, whose widow married, a second time, his Royal Highness William Henry Duke of Gloucester, bro ther of King George 111. He is brother of the late Lieut. Colonel Hugh Henry Seymour; is uncle of Commander F. P. B. Seymour, R.N. ; and is closely connected with , the families of the Duke of Grafton, the Marquises of Cholmendeley,Huntley,Bristol, and Londonderry,the Earls of Drogheda, Grandison, and Lincoln, the Viscounts Chet wynd, and Torrington, and Lord Southampton. " This officer entered the navy Oct. 10, 1797, as first class volunteer, on board the Princess Augusta yacht, Captain Edward Riou, lying in the River Thames, and from March, 1791, until May, 1802, was employed on the Channel and West India stations, the last two years and four months in the capacity of midshipman, in the Sans pareil, 80, Prince of Wales, 98, and Sanspareil again, all flag-ships of his father, and Acasta, 40, Captain Edward, Fellowes. In the Prince of Wales he witnessed the sur render of Surinam, in August, 1799 ; and in the Acasta ho assisted in making a variety of prizes. He was subse quently, in the course of 1802-3, employed on the Home, Newfoundland, and Mediterranean stations ; in the Endy mion, 40, Captain John Larmour ; Isis , 50 , bearing th e flag of Vice-Admiral James Gambier; Endymion, a second time, Captain Hon. Charles Paget ; and Victory, 100, bearing the flag of Lord Nelson. Under Captain Paget we find him contributing, June 18 and 25, July 16, and August 14, 1803, to the capture of La Colombo and La Bacchante, corvettes of 16 and 18 guns, L'Adonr store ship, and Lo General Moreau, privateer, of 16 guns. In February and March, 1804, he was nominated in succes sion acting lieutenant of the Madras, 51, and Donegal, 74, and while in the latter ship , to which he was confirmed by a commission bearing date Oct. 12, 1804, he aided in taking the Spanish frigates Matilda and Amfitrite, the former laden with quicksilver worth 200,0001.-accom panied Lord Nelson to the West Indies and back, in 1805, in pursuit of the combined squadrons of France and Spain, and participated in the capture of El Rayo, of 100 guns, one of the ships recently defeated at Trafalgar. On Feb. 6, 1806, a few days after he had joined the Northumber land, 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Hon. Alexander Cochrane, Lieut. Seymour fought in the action of St. Domingo, on which occasion a grapeshot penetrated his jaw, and carried away several teeth. Having been ad vanced 22d January preceding to the rank of commander, he removed as such on the 9th February to the Kingfisher sloop, in which vessel, in the ensuing May, he took in tow the Pallas, 32, Captain Lord Cochrane, after that ship had been disabled in action , under the batteries of Ile d'Aix, with the French frigate La Minerve. He was posted, July 29, 1806, into the Aurora, 28, stationed in the Mediterranean • and was subsequently appointed, Feb. 15, 1808, to the Pallas, 32, in which frigate he took part in Lord Cochrane's celebrated attack upon the French shipping in the Basque Roads-Sept. 16, 1809, June 1, 1812, and Jan.l, 1813, tothe Manilla 36, Fortunee, 36, and Leonidas, 38,'employed on the Lisbon, Irish, and West India stations ; and May 21, 1827, for a few months, to the Briton, 46, en gaged on particular service. In the Leonidas, which ship he left Sept. 14, 1814, Captain Seymour captured, May 23, 1813, the American privateer Paul Jones, of 16 guns and 85 men, five of whom were wounded during the chase. He was nominated a C.B. June 4, 1815; awarded, May 28, 'me 1816, a pension of 2501. per annum for his wound; nomi nated a K.C.F. (accompanied with the honour of knight hood) in 1831, and a G.C.H. Dec. 9, 1834; and advanced to flag rank Nov. 23, 1841. He filled a seat at the Board of Admiralty from September, 1841, until appointed, May 14, 1844, commander-in-chief in the Pacific. He sailed for that station with his flag in the Collingwood, 80, and con tinued there until relieved in 1848 by Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby. " In 1818 Sir G. F. Seymour was appointed by his uncle, the Marquis of Hertford, then Lord Chamberlain, serjeant at-arms to the House of Lords. From August 4, 1830, until he resigned, Nov. 11. following, he was a naval aide de-camp to William IV. ; under whom he filled the office of Master of the Robes from Sept. 13, 1830, until the period of his death. Sir George married in March, 1811, Georgina Mary, second daughter of the late 4dmiral Hon. Sir G. Cranfield Berkeley, G.C.8., by whom he has issue three sons and five daughters." 1100 Aberdeen..,,,....... 86 Asobg Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Junct.. all Belfast & Ballymena. all Birming. I,Volverh. Stour Valley ...... 28 Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junct .. .. all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 184 Do., £2O 30 Blyth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at .£45) 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 C a l e donian .... . ... . all Ch e ster & Holyhead, all Cork and Bandon.. all Cork, Black, &Pass 12 C or nwall 45 C r ieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction all Do. New all East . all Do., (.£lB E & all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, A 5t0ck......... . 111 Do., B. Stock 86 Do., New A•..•.. .00 East Lancashire .00 Edinburgh & Glasgow 54 Edinb. and Peebles .00 Edin.Prth &T)undee 1 Forth & Clyde June. .00 Glasgow &S. Western LOO Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock ..... . 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) 100 Great Western 12 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 11. i Do., Thirds 2 Do. New Thirds .00 Lancash.andYorksh. 184 Do., Fifths 11f D). , Wst. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern an v .Crsby.SiSoutllpt all London & Blackwall 86 Lond. Tilb. &Stliend. 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. LOO Loud. and N. Westu. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B—C 26 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 426 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all •Lndndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Nlauch.Shef.& Linclu 4, 1 ; Do., Man. &Lin. Uu 100 Midland 100 Do.Birmne,... &Derby 474 idld. G. West. (Ire.) 176 Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle. 100 Newmarket 5 Do., Bury Extension. 171 Nwpt.Aberg. &Ilrfd. 71 Newry &Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoi.nt and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3, Northn.Counties Un 100 North British 16 North Devon, No. 1, all Do., No. 2 all Do., 6 A Deferred 8 Do., s B Guaranteed all North London 56 Do. New £lO It is N.&S.Wstru.,Hamp stead, and City Jn 176 North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, • and Leicester 100 Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton 2/ 28 Portsmouth 1.00 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Biimg 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed Si 10 Shrewsby. de Barad all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ; all Do. Halves,' 6 all Do. Oswestry 66 Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D ,fully paid up at per cent all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dungy 5 Do 2/ 2s Staines, Wok &Wok all Stockton & Darling. 16i Stockton & Hartlepl LOO Taff Vale 8 De. £lO shares LOP Do. Pref., No. 1 21 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 16 West Cornwall. 1 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London 518. Wimbledn &Croydon 100 YorkNewctl.&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 136 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 York &N.Midland , 22i 23i1 4a 7i 8i 14 —l2 dis, 15 - 8 - 89 - 52i - 14 ••• -'''' 41 - 7 - 8 - 16 - 12 - 34 - 26 - 61 - 56 - 24 'ald.l Itiu,wAts. all Bedford and Bletchley 100 Bnckghamsh all Clydesdale Jc 100 E. Lincoln gr 6 per cent. all Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct all Do. New all Gristr.&Dn.Fr all lirtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares. all Do. d Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. 100 Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Bata. and Matlock all Nliddlesbro' & Redcar. all Aidld.Bradfd all Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p e all Prest. & Wyre London & N. West. L. &N. W. Calodon... Gt. Nrthia. 1 Caldonian.l 'Do Gt. Wemtn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &N/xtd Do Do S. Eastern Do 12 St. St. 25 12 Do. Shares. 100 Roystn.ga Hit. 100 Do.Shepth.St 18$ Shef.Roth.and Goole g . 5 p.c . 965. Staffordsh. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... all Do 'llOO Wilts&Somrst INorfolk. 50 1 20 35 1 10 1 1 L.& N. W.l & Midld. Stckton & Darlingt. Aidland.. all A.gua Fria all Anglo Austrin. Gold all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian . 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy op all Blaenaryon Ir. & Coal all British Austrin. Gold 13.5 British Iron 24i Bra y.ilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm all Do. Cocacs & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica all Cobro Copper 1 Colonial Gold 15 Copiapo all Copper Min. of Eng all Do. Pref. 7A p. cent all English and Austrin Copper Smel tg . Co. all General all Great Nugget Vein all Do. Registered all Great Polgooth all Liberty all Linares all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co. all Niariquita 9 Ylexican&S.Americn. all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde all Pontgibaud Silva' Lead Min. & Smelt I 1 'ort Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 1O( Santiago de Cuba all 'ouch Australian 7 Tin Croft I all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada all West Mariposa 12 s . Worthing Mining 01 all lAustralia1 Australia Yuba 10 20 10 20 2011 50 50 2 1.00 1 25 E. Count. Do Do L. & N. W &Ln&Yk Do GtNorthn D 0... Lancash& Yorksh. M.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt. D 0.. . IChWestn. MINES FOREII 9 Antwerp&Rotterelara 3 Belgian Eastu. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Borabay, Baroda, and Central India, Scrip Central of Italy all Charleroi & Erqueliu all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junet. of France 10 Grd. Trunk of Canada 30 Do. Debentures all Do. do 10 t. Central of France 1 all Gt.Westernof Canada Shares Do. Bands (Ist is.)'s7 15t Hamilton & Toronto all 'Do. 6 per cent. 5 Lake Cont. 24 Basle all Lucca & Pistoja 5p.0. pref 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. Prof 3 Do. (Canal) 5 Do. 6p. et. pref 8 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran 10 Madras 33 Maria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur di Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of Franco Do. 201. 3 p. c Ws all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs ; all Norwegian'l'runkPrel 10 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg' 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg 1 104 Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre 12 Royal Danish 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 6 Do. 5,,i p. cent. Pref 6 Southern of France 8 St. Andrew's and' Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 51 per c. Pref .0 Western of France 7 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden L 5 Zealand AUSCEL: all Aubin Coal and Iron Australian Agricult. 14 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 8 Australn. Royal Mail 4 Berlin Water Works ' 40 Brit. American Laud 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. 32} Canada 5 Crystal Palace 4 Do. New...........• • 2 Crystal Pal. of France 3 Eastern Steam 20 ElectritTelograph(A) all Do. (B) 1 Electric Toleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 18 General Screw Steam 7{ Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Land 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. all N. B. Australasian... i Do. New 10 Nrth.ofEuropoStsam all Peel Rr. lA. & MinrL all Peninsular & Oriental 35 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest. 25 South Austral. Land all Submar. Telegraph.. all Do. Registered. , 28 Van Diemen's Land 93 - 95 95 - 97 .•• .02 - 104 51 - 52 25 -26 12i -13 i 21 - 23 2i - 21 6 51 - 56 ••• • -- xd. -- xd ••• ....... • ... '"" • . i __ iia, 27 - 29 90 -- 92 2h td 1 d 1 1 9 11. * - 6 - 14 - 29 - i - 39 - 41 - 14 10 - 12 50 - 60 2 - 4p li - 21 •• - ... it --. 1 1 - ii 10 - 1 ..• - 61 15 - 17 1 - 29 - 31 g - 10 3 - 4 3 - i - ... "-' i - •0 .• i i 4 —3 id an i 1 5 4d id it P - p 4f - - 2 4 1 - P - - 5a _ d' 2I - 22 ? 9 - 11 - I§p 8 -- 10 ~ ..-.." ••• dis 5 1 1 3i 2 d i:i 17- is •• .."... • • . • ••• ••, -7; iii = 'io in - 1213) 41 43xd 32 —34 281 - 291 Pm 2 ld 7i - 8 ... - ... - pm ... - 3 - -2ipxdi 6 sal LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 25.—Wind this day at Noon, N. to N.N.E. ; moderate breeze, and cloudy. There were a few degrees of frost during the night. HAnwrcu, April 21.--The Ann and Sarah (not the Annan Sailor), brig, of Newcastle, has been wrecked au Wqitby Sand ; crew saved. PLYMOUTH, April 24.—Wind, E. Arrived—Arena, from Jamaica ; Bekaunte, London, for Cape Coast Castle. Off Port—Euclid, London, for Quebec ; Bloomer, Callao and Queenstown. PORTSMOUTH, April 24.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—London, for New York. FALMOTTH, April 24.—Wind, E., strong breeze. Ar rived—Druid, from Charlestown for Havre ; ELM. steamer Alecto, Sierra Leone for Portsmouth. QUEENSTOWN, April 23.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Vel yadale, from Guayaquil. YARMOUTH, April 24.—The Fortitude, from Whitstable for Hartlepool, has been assisted in with loss of topmasts, &c., from collision with a vessel which has put into Lowe stoft. [tOSTOCK, April 22.—A. great many vessels of war, all steering to the eastward, have successively passed this roadstead, hut most of them at a great distance off. Our last official Gazette contains an order prohibiting the ex port of arms, gunpowder, saltpetre, brimstone, balls, gun caps, and other articles of similar nature used in war, to the countries of the warfaring powers, under penalty of confiscation and imprisonment, or heavy penalties in money to the aiders and abettors. There is every reason to be lieve that the German Conference will for the present keep up o strict neutrality. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m Wind N.N.W., moderate, and fine. Arrived.—Cintra, from Oporto ; Aolus, St. Andrew's ; Wanderer, from Alexandria ; Dannbe steamer, Marseilles; Jacob, Santander ; Anneberg, Copenhagen. Off the Port.—A dismasted brig, name unknown, in tow of a steamer. Sailed.—Gazateer, for New York. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. Wind N.E., fresh and cloudy ; tide half flood. Arrived 24th—Hoffnung, from Nykobing ; Laurente Mathilde, Nykobing ; Diana, Skive ; Johanna Frederick, Nykobing ; 011 off, Gothenborg ; Marsala, Jersey; Peter Griefswold ; Charlotte, Cobitsham ; Glueckza, Stettin ; Elide, Gothenborg; Ida Nicolin Frederick, Ny kobing. Sailed—Duncan, for Barbados. .EOIIS :i;; 3 / 4 37 DEAL, Tuesday, 9.45 a.rn Wind, N., fresh, and cloudy. Passed in tow.—Royal George, from Calcutta, for Lon don. Rowallan, No. 418, second pendant, from Batavia, for London, anchored. Passed.—Estrella Maria, from London, for Glasgow ; Surprise, from London, for Scilly, The Anemone lies in the same state as reported last night. A quantity of railway iron has since been landed. MARKET NEWS—(THIS DAY.) 75 - 80 6i - 61 16 - fi 1 - 3 1. - i ----. i"d - - •.. i - iP 2i 2ixd 31 -- 36 1 -- 1 10 -- 11 2j xd COLONIAL. SUGAR.—This article has been steady. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 2 hhds 1 tierce 2 brls. There were taken for home consumption 771 hhds 62 tierces 445 bri e . The stock, in the same places, is 2,754 hhds 697 tierces 1,050 barrels. COFFEE.—The market is flat. Native Ceylon, to some extent, is being offered. RUM—The quantity land last week, at the East and West India Docks, was 206 puns 157 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 179 puns 14 hhds, and ex ported 30 puns 131 hhds. The stock, in the same places, is 5,415 puns 919 hhds. SALTPETRE.—At auction 990 bags Bengal were all taken in at 43s to 45s for 6i to 4 per cent refraction. SPlCES.—Pepper, 194 bags, sold publicly at 50 to 54d for good shot Malabar, and 12 bags conge were taken in at Is ()id per lb ; nutmegs, 3 cases were taken in at 2s &l; mace 32 cases, at auction, sold at 2s 3d to 2s 6 for mid and good. Cloves 10 4 bags sold at 5,1 d to sid for d mid and good. ARROW ROOT, ike.-11S0 tins G. C. Jamaica partly sold at &l to 9d per lb. Tapioco, 100 barrels, partly sold at 4d to 44,d per lb. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 64s 31 to 61s 6d per cwt. on the spot, and town 64s 9d. Buyers seem to have acquired a little more confidence, chiefly from the absence of sellers. There has been scarcely any business done during the last two days. Our concluding prices are—Y. C. on the spot, 64s 6d to 65s • May and June, 64 s 9 d to 65 s ; July and August, 65s 6:1; August and Sept., 66s 6d to 67 ; Austra lian sheep, 61s 6d ; do. beef, 62s 6d ; S ou th A m erican, 64s ; French tallow , 62s ; tallow Elaine (English), 60s ; tallow oil, 39s ; town tallow, 62s 6d nett cash. Cocoa nut oil—Ceylon, 51; Cochin, 52 ; palm oil on spot, 48e to 48s 01. Petersburgh 3d (15th) April, between let and 3d inst., 400 casks tallow had been taken on the spot ot (just arrived by rai lw ay from Moscow), at 117 s to 1 for transmission to Memel, 110 s. to 112s-10s. down, was the price for August. From Moscow, we learn tha t tallow wa s being sent direct to Memel, to a cer tain e xtent. PALM OlL.—Liverpool arrival is steady at 481. per ton, rather buyers. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Os ; clov er ditto, 3/ 15s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. A. full average supply, and a fair demand. CIIMBERLAITD.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 5/ ss'; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 6/ Os; and straw, 1/ 17s to 2 / 4 s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow h a y , 2/ 15s to Si Os; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 153 to 2/ 4s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. [The whole of the Metropolitan markets will be closed to-morrow.] JOINT-STOCK BANS&• all Australasia all I British Colonial Bank 72 - _ and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lend 12 English Scottish and Australian 15 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 bond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22 National of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 5 Do. Now 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp C 0..,. all south Australia ...... all Union of Australia 2L Do. New 10' Union of London ii = 'id ii licl 0 3a d 3 2 cl 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 44 - 46 3 - 38 64 - 66 6i - 7i 4i 4 LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWA.Y.—TraBIo re tarn for the week ending April 22, 1861. £19,030 18 5 12,651 3 2 Corrasponcling week last year ---- lucreaso in 1854 £6,373 15 3 Easter week last year, £14,223 . 80, N. 20 20 50 20 £l5O St 12. 100 83 St. 50 80 60 St. GO St, 40 , 40 I 5 20 0 15 12: 40 25 12, 25 25 20 25 10 12k 30 24 58 85i 71 119 87 1 12 I, 1` 6O —98 i 96A is 774 [24t 9d lld 76} - 131 - 19 - 20 58t - 58 33 - 35 pd— i di 6 4 dl ..... •• , 6 - 8 44 - 47 3j :3A , 30 ... 31 50 54 par IP 6i —64 d 7i 7i .• • o• ...... •' 28 - 30 iii 86 52 - 5 4 50 - 52 50 52 ;34 24 13 15 64 74 10 14 4 3id 13 15 58i —5% 34 36 4 2d 4 -- 5 27 -- ... - • • • '''.. ••• ....' ... -- 2 at 17 18 4 5 21 23 ••• ''''' ••• ---- • •• 6 - 7 64 65 gi . 81d 8t 4 4 d 45 -- PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent 64 Cork &Bandons4p.c. all Dundee Perth &A'ber deen Junction all EastAugliax (X 3105) 6 per cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh -100 East Lancash. 6p.et s. all East and West York shire June. Pref all Ediub Prth. &Dundee 5i per cent. 100 Glasgow & S.Westeru Guar. 5 per cent ' 100 Great Northn. sp. C. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., 5 10 St. 5 at 10 p. c. prem. 10 Do. , q p. c. Scrip . 6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prel all Gt. Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths).. 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants E. 5 p. c)... 100 Do. cov. red. 46 p.c. 100 Do. con, red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4p. c.... 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No. 1 9 Do. Quarters, 1848._ 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. di Nuneaton 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Coler Shares St. 100 St. 100 20 15 8i 8 10 - all LtiTdy; & Ennis. Sh. all Nlan., Shef., & Lin., ± Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 4i Do. £6 all Niarypt .8; Carl. 4 p.c all Do. 4i per cent /01 Do Lop \Ea. Cousel.6 p.c.St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & IZirro. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 41 per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture... 100 Do. Prof. 4 p. c. Stock 1.00 Do. 5 p.c. Eat 100 Do. 51per ct.pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British all r or th Staffordshire 00 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c. 15 Do.. .................. 1 all scot. C,ent.,New Prefl all Shrews. & a ll ihrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Alin), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon b as. fixed, 4 per cent all Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 1.00 Do. 4 per cent all 4.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar a ll Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent. 5 Do. do. do. all itockton and II artle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 3 Vaterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 100 Voyk,Neweastle,and Berwiek,4p.c. Pref.' )o 0 (ork&-,N. MidlandH, and ruxub . "... ••• .. - ... 94 ::: 'is 6 - 6i 2 - 4 - 46 - - P 12 -12 A 23 - 24 3 - 3i ...ad s 1110 -112 104 - 106 9a 9i 7i 8 .. ad 6 3 / 4 - 7 94 - 96 87 89 88 90 Id pa] 128 132 ••• ''''' e• ..". ... 2 - 2i p 1•• .... • •• 5 6 8t 9t id pal i 129 - I}d 94 - 96 S 1 - 81 15i -- 16 gA -- 10 -- 13 i I 22i -- 23 98 -- 100 15 - 20 ..• ••• ... .. 2. -.. -.1 .., 85 - 90 - 523/4 14i 1 t 3 3 / 4 50 1191 72i i 601 60 3 / 4 103/4 30 20 971 8 1 954 1 19 2 ( 2) 58 71 2 20 174 20 20 20 per cent. 20 20 25 100 100 20 20 ual id 5 110 10# ktic 2} 2 31 #d 29 THE WAR. THE FRENCH FLEET. PLY Si . 0 um, Monday Evening.—The squadron seen off this pivr• t on Sunday afternoon included six sail of the line, tw o frigates, and a steamer. By el ectric telegraph from Torquay we learn that the Brunsvi7lck steam packet, Captain Russell, which left Plymour th at 1.15 this afternoon, saw the French squad ron off' the Bolt. It consisted of seven ships and a steamer,, sailing on a wind under reefed topsails. The wind ch, opping light the head ship would not stay, and therefa/•e wore round: All the others followed in line, then 104 )sed topgallant sails, and stood away to the south ward w ith a very light breeze. The British and Irish Steam iCompany's packet Nile, Captain Moppett, which arrived hero this evening at 9 o'clock, reports that at half-pal t 5, the Start bearing north-west, distant 12 miles, she saw eight sail of the line and a paddlewheel frigate. The sailing vessels were under topgallant sails and ro2vals, the steamer under easy steam and fore and 1 aft cau vas. They were all reaching off in a south-east directio n. Wind E.N.E., very light. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF CAPTAIN FOOTE ANA) FOUR SEAMEN OF H.M.S. CONFLICT. A better from Memel of the 19th inst. reports the Captain J. F oo t e, of the corvette melancholy death of Ca Conlliict, a most meritorious officer. Captain Foote came on shore on the morning of the 19th, with another officer, on business connected with the prizes. About five Ire the afternoon he wished to return on board. A fresh north-wester had been blowing for some time, Tight, against the stream of the Haf, where it debouches. There. was a heavy surf, especially between the moles. The head pilot at Memel strongly advised Captain Foote to take a larger boat for his return, but in vain. The captain, with his lieutenant, got into a long narrow gig that was manned with five sailors. In less than ten minutes after the boat suddenly disappeared. In an instant the life-boat was launched and manned with pilots, but it came too late to save all ; the lieutenant and. one of the men were still alive and clinging to the thwart-straps of the boat, but half frozen ; the captain, with four of his men, had already found a watery grave. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE The screw-frigate Termagant, 24, was placed in the steam-factory dock of Portsmouth yesterday, to be pre pai*ed for commission. Having no machinery on board, this will take some time. The Pigmy steam-vessel, 100-horse power, is ordered to be commissioned at Portsmouth as a tug and gun ho at, to attend on the Baltic fleet. She will have a crertv• of 35, and will carry one long 32 and two long 18- , po under swivel guns. ' T'he Rosamond, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Coaannander George Wodehouse, got up steam yester da and left Sheerness at noon for the Downs, on her passage to the Baltic. The Majestic, 91 guns, new screw steam-ship, Captain tmes Hope, has proceeded through the Queen's Chan t}, d for the Downs, on her way to the Baltic. The Ma je stic will wait in the Downs the arrival of the French squadron from Brest, and keep them company. Tier Majesty's brig Frolic left Gibraltar on the 12th just. for the westward. The following appointments have been made : Paymaster James C. Pinhorn (1852), serving in the Comus, 14, sloop, on the East India station, is appointed secretary to Commodore John Adams, who is to succeed Commodore Lambert on the Madras station. Paymaster John Retallick (1853) from the St. Vincent gziardship of ordinary at Portsmouth, to the Comus, vice Pinhorn. Master's Assistant James R. Harris, to the Amphion 34, screw steam-frigate, in the Baltic Sea. Clerk's-Assistant W. F. Simmonds, to the Miranda, 14, screw steam-sloop, refitting at Sheerness. Mr. Martin, treasurer of Portsmouth dockyard, has 'been promoted to be foreman of shipwrights at Chatham 'vice Blessley, appointed from Chatham to Portsmouth. 13y the arrival of the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steam-ship Tagus at Southampton yesterday, wo have accounts from Gibraltar to the 14th inst. The roy a l mail steamer Orinoco, with the 7th Fusiliers, reached Gibraltar on the 10th inst., in five days &dm Southamp• on.. The Trent, with the 23d Fusiliers, arrived the fol lowing day, in six days from Southampton. The steamer Toianing, 4i days from Deptford, having on board Brigadiers Sir Colin Campbell, J. L. Penne fath ier, C. 8., and R. Airey, with a detachment of the 19':h Foot and a number of horses, arrived on the 11th. Th e steam-ship City of London, six days from Woolwich, ha sing on board a part of Lord Raglan's staff, including Gcnierad Sir de Lacy Evans and a company of Sappers and Miners to form the pontoon train, arrived on the 13.t.h. The Medway, seven days from Portsmouth, with the 95th Foot, arrived on the 13th. All these steamers, after coaling, proceeded at once to Gallipoli, the Tonning and Trent to call at Malta en route. The royal mail stosoners Medway and Trent, after landing their respec tive regiments at Gallipoli, were under orders to return to Gibraltar to embark the 30th and 50th Regiments front that garrison for the scene of war. The Cunard steam-ship Niagara, with the 88th (Connaught Rangers) on board, passed through the Straits at 11 a.m. on the 10th. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamer Colombo, four days from Southampton, had ar rived at Gibraltar, on her way to Malta and Alexan dria. She took out orders for Staff-Surgeon R. J. O'Flaherty to join the expedition under Lord Raglan. The Edmundsbury, hired transport, embarked the fourth portion of the 17th Lancers at Portsmouth dock yard yesterday morning, consisting of Capt. Morgan, Lieut. Musgrove, Dr. Powell, and 40 men and horses, and sailed with them in the afternoon for Turkey. The headquarters and last troop will embark this morning in the Eveline. The Rodsley, No. 37, the Rubicon, No. 3S, and the Harkaway, No. 39, horse troop transports under the charge of Lieut. James H. Ma. Robertson, R.N., agent for transports, arrived at Woolwich from Dept ford yesterday, and were all taken into the basin. At 2 o'clock Capt. Maude's troop of Royal Horse Artillery and a portion of Capt. Swinton's Field Battery arrived at the dockyard and embarked their horeos and guns. The following six sailing vessels, which have been for some tine past at Liverpool, fitting up for the accom modation of horses, aro expected at Kingstown :—The Glendalough, the Tyrone, the Asia, the - Warcloud, the Panola, and the Paramatta. Immediately on their arrival the 11th Hussars, who are matter marching orders, will embark for Malta, en route to Gallipoli and the seat of war. Seventy-two large guns, of 9 and 11'. inch calibre, cast by Walker and Co., of the Low Mecir Ironworks, for the Turkish Government, have been proved at the Royal Arsenal, and sent up to the dockyard, that a few of each may be sent out in the transport :ships for their destination. These fine pieces of ordnance are different in the calibre from the 8, 10, and 13 inch guns used in the British service. They appear to be east on Monk's principle, or closely resembling it, with a great solidity of metal at the breach, and are well adapted for defensive operations, The companies of the 38th Regiment, doing duty for some time past at Woolwich, have been pieced under orders to march from the garrison at 5 o'clock a.m. to. day for New-cross, and proceed thence by railway to Portsmouth, where they are to embark in the Megaara iron screw steam-ship for conveyance to Gallipoli, there to join the head-quarters, which embarked at Chatham in the Melbourne. Lieutenant-Colonel Dacres and Captain E. B. Hamley, of the Royal Artillery, embarked from East. Gibralta r on the 7th inst., by the stea mer Sultan, fo r the The British transports Earl of Shaftesbury, the Mercia, No. 2, and the Alipere are reported to have passed ,the Straits of Gibraltar. A detachment of the 6th Enniskillen Dragoon Guards arrived in Exeter on Saturday evening. T hey con sisted entirely of the dismounted portion of the regi ment, and travelled the whole distance from Birming ham by railway. They proceeded at once to the Artil lery Barracks, which are situated about two miles from the city. The remainder of the regiment, who are mounted, are on their way. On Saturday they arrived at Cheltenham. They are not expected to arrive at Exeter until Saturday week. A detachment of the Bth Hussars loft Exeter yester day morning en rotate for Plymouth, whence they will almost immediately embark for the East. The men mustered early in the Artillery Barracks, Topsham-road ; and, on passing through the city, were received with enthusiastic cheers by the inhabitants. They were ac companied some distance out of the town by the band of the 3d Light Dragoons. Two companies of the 90th Light Infantry are under orders to proceed on Thursday next to Carlow and Mary_ borough respectively, under the command of Captains O'Gorman and Meredith, replacing detachments of the 16th Regiment, ordered to England. It is said that seven companies of the 90th Regiment are to be sent out on detachments, in addition to the one now at Tul lamore, leaving at the head quarters in Dublin two companies only, with just a sufficient number of duty men to furnish the Castle guard once a week. The second or last division of the 14th Regiment, under the command of Major James Watson, arrived in Cork on Friday, by rail, and took up their quarters in barracks. Malta, for the present, is to be their destina tion. The Bombay transport, a fine vessel of 1,200 tons, arrived on Friday in Queenstown for conveyance of this regiment. Some four-wheeled hospital waggons were yesterday despatched from the manufactory of the Messrs. Holmes, at Derby, to' Woolwich, whence they will be immediately shipped to the seat of war. The body of each waggon is divided into compartments, fitted to receive four severely-injured men, in a recumbent , posi- - tion, on easy and commodious stretchers, and the front j locker has seats upon it to accommodate six men, less ' 414 disabled. The whole is hung upon long elastic springs, which on very uneven roads will be relieved by contact 8 1', with india-rubber buffers ; the sides of the waggons fold down, and form convenient receptacles for bedding and E ; ; 12. , stretchers during their transit by water. The method Of detaching and packing the wheels, undercarriages, ~ f t s.;.' canopies, medicine chests, &c., is very convenient and simple. THE MILITIA. The 2d Royal Lancashire Militia (Duke of Lancaster's Own) assembled for their 28 days' drill at the parade ground at Everton yesterday. The regiment, which is commanded by Colonel Sir Thomas Hesketh, is very strong, consisting of about 1,200 men, almost all of whom were on the ground, and looked in admirable con• dition. The 2d Regiment of Warwickshire Militia assembled on the parade ground at Leamington on Friday to re ceive their colours. A square having been formed, the colours were solemnly consecrated by the Rev. T. Bowen, curate of the parish church, and were then presented to the ensigns by Lady Skipwith. Colonel Sir T. G. Skipwith then addressed the men. The ground was kept by the Yeomanry Cavalry, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Bolton King, Captain Lord - Willoughby de Broke, and other officers. Colonel Boultbee, of the Ist Militia Regiment, was also pre sent, and a large number of the most influential resi dents in the county witnessed the ceremony. A notice has been issued directing the men belonging to the Hertfordshire Regiment to assemble at Hatfield on the 27th inst., instead of on the 26th (as before ar ranged), it b e i ng th e d a y a pp o i n t e d for prayer and hu miliation on account of the war. After receiving their clothing, arms, &c., they will be marched to Hertford, where they will remain under training for 28 days. The Royal - Monmouthshire Light Infantry Militia assembled for 28 days' training on the 20th at Mon mouth, under the command of a Lieutensnt-Colonel Clif ford, M.P. Both the men and officers of this regiment have evinced much military ardour, and the latter have offered, in the event of the war continuing, to place themselves unreservedly at the disposal of the Govern inent. The Ist Devon Militia under the command of Earl Fortescue, the lieutenant , colonel of the regiment, will assemble for 28 days' training on the 31st of May at Exeter. By that time the Bth Hussars—two troops of which now occupy the Topsham, Barracks—will h a v e left for the East, and it is therefore expected that the Militia regiment will occupy the barracks, which will be much inure convenient and comfortable than billeting the men at public-houses. The 3d Royal Surrey Regiment of Militia assembled yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Challoner, at Kingston-on- Thames, for 23 days' training and exercise. The men, who did not muster in as large numbers as was expected, \ appeared to be in first-rate condition, and fit for the duties they will have to perform. A great number of visitors were on the ground during the morning. The Royal Wiltshire Militia mustered at Devizes on Thursday last. The muster was very large, only a small number having entered the regiments of the line. The men are in good condition, and will shortly be an effi cient corps. The period of training terminates on the Ist proximo. The West Essex Militia have assembled at Chelms ford, under the command of the Hon. C. H. Maynard. The entire regiment numbers about 800, but the number at present under training does not exceed 680. [ The 4th Royal South Middlesex Militia, Lieutenant- Colonel Bagot, was yesterday summoned by Adjutant Prosser to muster at the head-quarters at Hounslow on the 15th of May for 23 days' drill. This regiment num bers 1,000 volunteers. Militia barracks are to be built at Norwich and Yar mouth for the accommodation of the Norfolk Militia. THE DAY OF NATIONAL HUMILIATION. From a Supplement to the Gazette of Friday, pub. lished last night, we extract the following : By the QUEEN—A PROCLAMATION, For a Day of Solemn Fast, Humiliation, and Prayer. VICTORIA R. We, taking into our most serious consideration the just and necessary war in which we are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that he will gra ciously bless our arms both by sea and land, have re solved, and do, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, hereby command, that a public day of solemn fast, humiliation, and prayer be observed throughout those parts of our United Kingdom called England and Ireland, on Wednesday the 26th day of April instant, that so both we and our people may humble ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of. our sins, and in the most devout and solemn man ner send up our prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty, for imploring his blessing and assist ance on our arms for the restoration of peace to us and our dominions ; and we do strictly charge and com mand that the said day be reverently and devoutly ob served by all our loving subjects in England and Ire land, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid his wrath and indignation ; and, for the better and more orderly solemnising the same, we hat• given directions to the most reverend the archbishops and the right reverend the bishops of England and Ire land to compose a form of prayer suitable to this occa sion, to be used in all churches, chapels, and places of public worship, and to take care the same be timely dial' persed throughout their respective dioceses. Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this twenty-fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and in the seventeenth year of our reign. God save the Queen. By the QUEEN—A PROCLAMATION. For a Day of Solemn Fast, Humiliation, and Prayer in Scotland. VICTORIA E. We, taking into our most serial's consideration [the just and necessary war in which wo are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that he will graciously bless our arms, both by sea and land, have resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, hereby their G e i lLtwerokner twenty ,tayotn. command that a public day of solemn fast, humiliation, and prayer be observed throughout that part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called Scotland, on Wednes day the twenty-sixth day of April instant, that so both we and our people may humble ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most devout and solemn manner send up our prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty for imploring His I)lessing and a ssistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to us and our dominions ; and we do strictly charge and com mand that the said day be reverently and devoutly observed by all our loving subjects in Scotland, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid His wrath and indignation. Our will is, therefore, and we charge, that, this our proclamation seen, ye forthwith proceed to the Market Cross of Edinburgh, and all other . places needful, and there, in our name and authority, make publication hereof, that none pretend. ignorance.. And our will and pleasure is, that our solicitor . do cause printed copies hereof to be sent to the sheriffs of the several shires stewarts of stewartries, and bailiffs of regalities, and whom we ordain to sec the same published — an d we do appoint them to send copies hereof to the several parish churches . within their bounds, that, upon the Lord's-day immediately preceding the day above mentioned, the same may be published and read from the pulpits eo fourthur thousand Court afterdayoetai eight DhAßtipvurhi Buckingham n s idig e ri r he v tcaih i r a c ea e n * P yd a e l afi a rr ce tyo ,. if t oo h urur is , ~ and in the seventeenth year of our reign. .. God save the Queen. ' .' 3 ‘ ll ‘' !inn c.d. ,r • Us , _ THE CAPTAIN OF A. STEAM-BOAT IMPRISONED POlt --. 7 , d NE GLIGENCE.—On th e 31 s t o f D ecem b er l as t , a collision „„ took place on the Granton and Burntisiand ferry, be- X "., tween the steamers Leviathan and Express, which created much alarm among the passengers, though fortunately no loss of life was occasioned. Blame was attributed at the time to the parties in charge of the steamer Express, and, after a preliminary investigation into the cir ! e4sl cumstauces, the Crown deemed it necessary to instie tute a prosecution against Samuel Barker and John i. M'Lellan, captain and mate of that vessel. Their case was tried before Sheriff Monteith, at the Sheriff Criminal Court of Cupar, on Tuesday. The indictment charged them with culpable and reckless breach of duty —the former in having left the deck without sufficient reason ; and the latter in not having kept a better look out, and in having failed to put his helm to starboard, so as to pass the steamer Leviathan, in consequence of all of which the two ships came in violeut collision, and injured several of the passengers. Some of the witnesses who appeared for the prosecution alleged that the cap tain lett the deck in order to sell whisky to the passen gers. The captain and mate got excellent characters from the exculpatory witnesses who were examined. The jury found both panels guilty as libelled, but unani mously recommended them to the leniency of the Court. The Sheriff sentenced Captain Barker to imprisonment for three months, and M`Lellan, the mate, to imprison ment for two months. The Sheriff, while passing sen tence, reprobated the practice of selling whisky on board the vessels on the ferry.—Scotsman. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OF COINS.—A very ex traordinary discovery was made by a labouring m an in the neighbourhood of Coleraine the other day, w hil e cleaning out a ditch. He found an urn containing 1,937 coins, together with 341 ounces of silver in pieces of various sizes. The coins are Roman, in the most perfect state of preservation, of the most antique description, ' and, what is very singular, no two coins appear to bear the same superscription. The silver is composed of a large number of weighty ingots and ornamental pieces, , supposed to have been used on armour for horses. There are also several battle axes, marked with Roman characters. The whole is now in the possession of Mr. James Gilmour, Watchmaker, Coleraine, where they may be seen by any one curious in the science of nutule. matics.—Cokraine Chronicle. 41 i ‘1 I I