The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-18 00:00:00

11111111wr' . 1 ---....\ , __ - • • THE SUN, LONDI --___ ..._,--- --- . ____...........- _____ __ - ~,, to be NEWMARKET RACES. SRARE MARK MA RKETS . ....... 3redulity . Austria (THIS DAY.) (THIS DAY.) LtlcEg LE .L.411D r A: sin lea g (. 11A r T eeti AL8 5:miness i Ur. Paid. Rittman. compaus. yesterday. this day. a great —......___. - -- —........ BRITISH - telage o f (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 50 all 'le 'ford and ',Pinion Sz ce. lII' SWEEPSTAKES of 10 SOVS. • , Bletcliley.... N . • W"st ••••, n ' Pebble I Closing Prices Business done St. 100 Briekgliamsh. ii•SDN•W• 1 • ) •) unplated, 1 Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Vienna , Chorus --.- 2 'e.it,erday this day. spirited Four ran. -- S S O t. 100 9. l l Clydesdale per cent. C l e o:l u n e t j g e r . id there 5t.1.00 Aberdeen - 24 25 all Gins. Barr. & laldonian. ye l' A 'l4.' Para .. • TWO-YR-OLD SWEEPSTAKE. 20 8; ARibg Nottng. BObi Neils. Direct •• ••• lima * ............................... . 1 and Eastn. 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Bxtv . L.& N. W Cork and Caledonian.rn l & dac Holyhead. , -- 5145; 55i and Matlock & Midld. 2t 21 5 250 1 0 . 100 aall l ll C oc t o t o a formu Bandon... -- azpats,. S .. .._.- 1 .. 0 . • 50 all Aiddlesbro', 2; itcktola & LATEST BETTING. 1 Russii.Redear . Darlitigt. ... .. sa id that DERBY. 20 12 Cornwall ••• -- ... 10( all vtidld.Bmdfa. , iidlauci. • :88 90 the Bet . 7to 2 agst Autocrat (taken). 10 t Crieff Junction. ••• "• 50 all qorthern ano pressure , 7to 1 agst Dervish (taken). 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc 4l —43 Easternsp.e. :i. Count. 54 —56 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber 5() Do. 6 per et. D 0......... ... - - •.• Ha s s vex/ 10 to 1 agst Andover (taken). deco Junction._ 7 —• 8 50 all Do. Fixeds p•. Do .... .... ••• •.• • s {) t at 20 to 1 agst Hermit (taken). 25 all Do. New 25 all Prost. & Wyre L.&N.W. all all D E as o . t , ( A x u l g B l i B a. n d t . H ) . . al .. .. 1— 1... .. 6 . &LnkYk ••• xd isregeru• 25 to 1 agst The Trapper (taken). 2185... 123 12 Do. t Shares. Do — xd 'eared to 25 to 1 age, Neville (taken). qt, ail Eastern Co u n a n i t a i n es , ...... 12 —. ,124 124 it St. 1.00 1-toystn.& Hit. :It Northn ••• ... e solemn 6to 5 agst Autocrat and King Tom (taken). ••• 25 8! 1800? Do., New B N .Zolk :. 7:: St. too comm on Stock - •• •• 25 18p ihef. Both A i liamashla _______ ;ides the SHREWSBURY RACES St. 100 East Lancashire Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. . . Do.Shepth.St Do 12 9.4 4. Staflordsh. A.MClean 21 —24 d pursuing • e rne/Its ; 1 (THIS DAY.) •• 59 . 60 50 all Vear Valleyg i - ito.ekt. It 6 per cent... -Darlingt. ..... ... ism a r e ' . St. 100 Edinburgh dtGlasgov, 53 '`.. 55 25 all ,)o. the now (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 10 5. Edinb. and Peebles... ~•,,•' ~* i St. OK , Vilts&Somrs , /tWestn. 90 - 92 92 St. 100 - Edin. Pitt] &Dundee ho 2 ' ustria ag ORDER OF RUNNING. 10 1 Forth & Clyde Julie. ••• "- ••• PREFEE,ENUE SHARES. tred her Salopian . 2 30 St 100 .41asgow &S. Western 58 62 i t before Lougner 3 0 St. 100 Great Northern Stk 85 i 88 t: 88i st. too Aberdeen Cleveland e cour 3 30 St. 100 Do., A. Stock Queen's Plate St. 100 Do., B. Stock. ll9 121 25 30 Blyth and Ty ue 10 per e herself 4 30c. pref. (issd.at 500 ... -- ••• Welter . St. 100 Gt. Stb. &West.(lrc.,. 88 90 8 8 4 a bstaue e 5 0 St. 100 Great Western 721 734 734 St. 100 13ris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. ... ... ansiver ----- ENTRY for QUEEN'S PLATE. Three miles 12 12 Irish South-Eastern - ••• 20 5 Do. 4p. C. Shares ... ..• ••• ,he coal' Sutherlandßourt,n),, Jack Stile ia tt e o emi Newbold,. gnis ute Defiance,cil.St. 100 Caledonian £lO 93 • 95 Annie Eataplan,lo 12 v 15 an Chester & Holyhead , .ay, Wasll Do., Thirds• 50 16 i all ltaneaster & Carlisle 83 • 87 Guar. 5t per cent... ..• ... nounoeS diau Warrior. All here but Ratapla ' n, who is'exapnectel. 1 1 6 9 1 2 Do. New Thirds__ 1.0 —l2 1. St. 100 Lancash.andYorksh 59i 80 4 80 a i 64 64 Cork dtßaudons4p.c. •,„ • ••• though ARRlVALS....._smnpst ti,t 18: Do., Fifths -8 -- 71 tt 64 all Dundee Perth &Aber- . 'boils i° Gahriel, Cestrea, Lady Flora 14 11, Do., Wst. Riding Cu •• • •.. deeu Junction 50all Leeds Northern Hi is ex' 1 I :.. ast lYeook, Hobbv Horse Th. ivt.,i.l 1?..1-,;., unnd , on i i.i‘. es•iato, kgnilfl,nt ... .. - I , 6 ner cent 2i • 31 ARRIVALS —Sltnps, n, Gabriel, Cestrea, Lady Flora, Paetrycook, Hobby Horse, The Medal, Robin Hood. St, Spiro, Grief, Ada, Sextus, Roebuck. Pontiff, Wire, Ridnapper, Pop e J Hercules, RJrneo, Sally, Lotty, Czarina, oan, Field Marshal, Clara Clark, and Gaylad. ve conics s in th e ;t to see circle of ; wha t I b y cir destrol )n in 1115 .14 all .0 8 ;t. 100 it. 100 0 12 .0 1 Liv.Crsby.&Soutlipt Loudon & Blaekwa Lond. Tilb. & Sthetvi. Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Loud, and N. Westu. Do. Fifths ;:a.stAngliam (X3los) 6 per cent Do. (.£5) 7 per cent D o . (£7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. I Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Deb3utr.Sh- East Lancash. 6 p. ets. East and West York shire Junc. Pref... Ediub Prth.&Dundc:4 5} per cent. 'fllasgow&S.Westeri Guar. 5 per cent. great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... p. c. Scrip n.N. of Scot. Ist Prei ;rt. Soutlin.&We.stm. (Ireland) Eighths) ; Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. It. Westn. (Berks & Rants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4{ p.c. Do. con. red. 4p. c. irred. 4 p. c Lan, & York. F.1:20 6 p. c. Stock 8. 84 ••• p 99 10 95i 96 i lid— d la 77 78 12 11:l 10 4.- 3 - 4 31 - 8A 100 164 6 5 all 7i 2 6; all - P I - 12 - 121 Do. Eighths 61 all .0 all all >t. Iwo LondoliandS. Westu 'Do., £SU DO. £4O Lndudrry& Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk: Manch,Shef.& Lineln Do., Man. & Lin. 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Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lon. &N. W., Coy. & uneaton Loudon & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares Londy. & Ennis./ Sh. Awl., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. ... Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Aarypt.& Carl. 4 p.c 00. 4/ per cent ... "''' N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp. stead, and City Ju North Staffordshire North Western N.& S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Lfter the hree to nonthsy = spa r - ft. 1100 ft, Iwo Of. 95c., month ; f. 90c. i Shares, ; Great Shares, Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth 26 - 28 2f - 21 Scottish Central Scottish Midland 85 86 51 53 51 - 51 - 53 3 - 24 all Shrewsbury & Bil sag. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St (AA.— ihrewsby. & Bereft] ihrewsby. & Cl ester (N. W. Min ; Do. Halveso. • Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent South I)evou south Eastern South Wales . S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun L2{ all :5 - all Lyons Franco, Central i, 471 f. 4 6i ia par [0 all 6 4 L2A all [2i all L 2 10. 100 13 -- 15 10 i -- 7 i -- 4 - Do Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & VArin. 6 per cent.... .)o. Pref. 44 per cent Norfolk Debenture .. Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. per ct . pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, k Wolyerh.Xls, 6 p.c Do 132 1 —l4d I an ac. 53. It 13 - 15 59i - 60 34 - 35 4 - 21 4 - 5 .6 5 .0 6 4. 10u 4. 100 44 100 44 100 a. 100 'X) all 100 Do Staines, Wok &Wok 'Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepi Taff Vale 30 - 32 aty of tat ha* amerce 93 -- 95 Do. £lO shares. that at nburg etnned Ether a It at a baptist Do. Pref., No. 1. Manias Haven Dock and Railway. Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford& Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West Loudon IL 15 8i all 8 all LO all 3 —a - 17 18 34 —4, 19 2: ,cot. Cent. , New Frei Threws. & Shan. N.G. ;I) rewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent iouth Devon • • • -- •• 8 - • 9 15i -16 i 94 -- 10 11 -- 13 ia PI 221 -- 22/ 98 -- 100 15 -- 20 [OI 10 15 all ••• ...... • 4 = .0 61 all 00. fixed, 44 per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of XI. Os. 6(1. Do. 41spei cent, 4. Vorksh.4p.c.Guar 4tockton and Dar- s from sertion Prussia 'russia, Wimbledn & Croydon York Newctl.&llerw, Do. Extensions Jo. G. N .E. Purchase York & N. Midland 14i 7 6t 9 4 Bid 5 45i 46. j It. 100 !O all ?.5 all 5 1 5 .2 all lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do Aocktou and Hartle• our at end an of the nd. FORE' pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 185 4 1 Watera&Kilk.tip.c. York, Newcastle,an] rerwick,4 p.c. Pref. 2. 1d ince of 3ial re• he 7th kntwerp& Rotterdam I ielgiau Eastu. June. Beziers to Graissessa , Bombay, Baroda, an, i Central India,Ser ip leutral of Italy .., • harle roi & Erqueliu Demerara ... Dkjou and Besancon outeh Rhenish . ..... Fast Indian Do Extens' on C.t. Indian Peninsula .d. Juliet. of Frantic Grd. Trunk of Canad , Debeu:ares Do. do. Gt. Central of Prance tit. Western of Canal In 3t zn 4 1 4 3d 87 - 92 3 - 1 } 715 :5 I 10 De York&N. Midlatui Id il3 ' their wily. 44 4d 14 2 1 d 9 - 7 1 —la 18. -19 i p - 1p 7 -9 P Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 &maw). & Toront( Do. 6 per cent. Lake Coust. & Bag Lucca & Pistoja 5 p. c, pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Pref dis it - 5 - i t -14 d 2 1 d Do. (Canal) 1)o. 6 p. et. prof Lyons and Geneva Lyons di Mediterran. 'dadras —par Maria Antonia Do. do. New Aelbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (witt interest) Do. (ex iutercat) Northern of France 61 - 74 31i - 32 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (ftuy. B. dt A ms. Shs. lorwegianTrukPrei Paris and Lyons nulti -0 the TI, so King lazza 6 9 xn' 155 16 Ditto Bondi; Paris and Orleans... Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Loyal Danish Royal Swedish iambre and Meuse 43 - 45 35 -37 29i • 29i - Pm .• • - 2i - 8 - 84 Do. 5A p. cent. Prei ioutlieli. of France. St. Andrew's am Quebec (A) West Landers Do 5{ per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerlani Wiesbaden Zealand ... -- .• • ... - pm 3 - 3 - 4 p 3 - .44 i = E'd THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 18 1 1854. TILE WAR AND THE MINISTRY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. - - SlR,—There are some striking remarks in your edi torial of the 15th instant on the subject of the war. In one I particularly concur. There is no heart in the cause on the part of the Ministers as a Cabinet. Indivi duals of them are, I should hope, hearty enough. If there are suob, why do they remain connected with a Cahinet that bids fair to entail more disgrace upon old England than any Ministry that has existed in this country for a very long period indeed. It is ali very flue for the Aberdeen Cabinet to say that they hoped against hope for peace. It may almost be said literally that ninety-nine men in every hundred be lieved war to be inevitable at the time that the Cabinet hoped to preserve peace. Granting that they were sin cere and conscientious in this their hope, why should they not have taken certain measures of precaution in case their hopes should be disappointed ? The Emperor of Russia neglected no measure to enable him to make war effectively as soon as the season would admit. And why should not we have have been equally prepared to enter upon active operations the moment that we knew we must wage war I Were we so prepared ? The daily events now occurring tell us that no such precautions, as iu common sense and common prudence ought to have been taken, were adopted by the Cabinet of all the talents ! These events are a sad and disheartening com mentary upon what has been done in contrast to what might have been done. There would not have been room for blame by 4ily party had active measures of pre paration been taken as soon as the resolve to send an ultimatum to the truthful Nicholas had been decided on. Transports might have been engaged, and many other matters discussed and arranged which would have simplified the ex,ecution of all the neosssary arrangements for the embarkation of our gallant soldiers. More than a third part of the.m - hney now paid for transports might have been saved by engaging them conditionally only ; and instead of uncertainty as to the best mode of trans mitting our horse artillery and cavalry, by sailing or steam-vessels, the thing would have been decided, and executive action only would have been required from our commanding officers. Lord Nelson used to say that when he died, frigates, frigates would be found impressed upon his heart I The chances are ten to one that Lord Raglan will have equal cause to lament the want of horse artillery and cavalry as Lord Nelson had to regret the want of frigates. Thus, sir, the advantage of having all the talents as a Cabinet is dearly pai,. for, when, for business-like effi ciency, we get incapacity and want of zeal in the service of the country. Take my word for it, sir, these men are not the men to conduct, because they cannot orga nise the preliminary measures to insure a successful war. Is there any limn that is satisfied with our want of preparation and readiness to strike a hard blow at the enemy ? Is there any one of the Duke of Welling ton's officers that thinks as much has been done by dear Aberdeen and his friends as their old commander would have done ? No ! not even Lord Hardinge, connected with these men as he is, can be sure that he has done justice to his country. He has no doubt been restrained in part, and in part, no doubt, by hesitating and imbe cile instructions. Where the heart to do the thing well does not exist, there will, be a want of precision, as well as decision, that will puzzle and perplex in all instruc bons coining from such a source. What new system of waking war is this that is to save armed men as much as possible ? Unwalled towns are, or ought to be, sacred against all active warfare ; but wherever there is resist ance to the hazard of loss of life, common sense and com mon humanity demand reprisals. Are the lives of her Majesty's sailors and soldiers to be sacrificed to this new doctrine ? It is canning, sir, to see the apathy of the people of this country to the manifest incapacity, and, as I think, something worse than the incapacity, of their rulers to conduct this war to a successful conclusion. It does not require a professional person to see that there has been a total absence of that prescience of all the de tails of preparation for this war, and hence the state of our infantry now in Turkey, without artillery and with outo r t v he e a r l e r o y t , i o fi n t o ft; r fie n l o d th w i t o ) g rk b s t rr h h e e d re e tchannceb be, there t h fortresses doubt in the mind of any professional person, soldier, or sailor, that we might now, and we ought now, to be striking hard blows at our enemy. The people of Eng land may depend upon it that the blame is not with the commanders, but solely with an incapable and subser vient Government, abetted by the most unprincipled and inconsistent publio journal in England, or it may be said in Europe. It is to be hoped, sir, that Lord Aberdeen will not much longer be allowed_to assist his imperial friend of fortypeople of E ears ( a lg s la m nd ue w h il a s , ssiibnlysiscta uponn, an something that moh i t n h g e more for their money than a-sh,am, war remain, sir, your obedient servant, C. will ere er h e e lung, p PROVIDENT CLERKS' LIPE ASSURANCE 'AND BENEVOLA'NT ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the members of the benevolent depart ment of this institution was held yesterday afternoon at the London Tavern, for the election of three clerks and four widows of clerks, additional annuitants on the funds, Mr. R. U. Jones, the chairman of the board presiding. The resolution of a former meeting authorising the election of,a further number of annuitants having been read. The OHAIRMA.N said the directors bad hoped to have seen one of the trustees present, but as none had attended he was called to occupy the chair in their absence. Mr. John Abel Smith, who promised to come, had suddenlY • been called from town. After carefully considering the resolution which had just been read, the board had arrived at the decision announced in the advertisement, viz., that there should be three clerks and four widows of clerks elected upon that occasion. He could have wished sincerely that there had been no contest, but, unfortunately, two candidates would be disappointed, though he trusted that in this, as in former instances, they would not forget those who were unsuccessfel (Hear, hear.) He might mention that another candi date who had been admitted had died, and that his widow applied to be placed on the list in his place, but as this could not be done under the rules of the society, the board, owingto her distressed circumstances, gave her a gratuity of 101. (Hear', hear.) He would take that opportunity of mentioning that a widow of a clerk had expressed to him her desire to get one of hey children admitted into the London Orphan Asylum at Clapton. The child's name was Charles Win. Kennett, and he was the son of James Kennett, formerly a member of the association. He alluded to this case, in the hope that some members who were subscribers to the association in question might interest themselves on behalf of the widow. The cases of the different candi dates before the meeting had already been fully pub lished, the desire of the board being that the members should judge for themselves, and not be influenced by names, or indeed any other extraneous circumstance. The cases were stated just as they had appeared before the board, whose only wish was that the best and most deserving persons should be elected._ It was a most pleasing occupation of the board to carry out in this way one of the main objects for. which the insti tution was formed. In this branch of the society they bad 34 annuitants, at the cost of 6001. a year, and they were now going to add to that number. Considering the time they had been esta blished and the means at their disposal, he thought all would agree that they had fulfilled the promises with which they commenced their career. (Hear, hear.) If any who were not members were present he could as sure them that, by a comparatively trifling subscription to the society, they would aid in doing a great good, and, then, little did they know what they might them selves require hereafter. So many cases had transpired, showing the necessity of belonging to such an associa tion, that he felt it his duty to urge all clerks, for whose relief and assistance it was specially designed, to become members without delay. (Hear, hear.) Mr. THOMSON HANKEY here entered the room, and was received with cheers. Mr. J. W. WELCH, deputy-chairman of the board, said it was extremely gratifying to find that the association had been enabled to confer such benefits upon its members, and particularly so to himself who had very strongly and very frequently called upon clerks to give it their sup port. Perhaps his appeals were not responded to to the extent they might have been, but still he was glad to see that they had not been without their effect, and that there was a growing disposition on the. part of clerks _ . throughout the country to become members of this noble institution. (Cheers.) A circumstance had recently come within his knoWledge which induced him to view with greater leniency the backwardness of some clerks joining it earlier. He had interested himself on behalf of a widow lady, whose husband diet recently, and he was happy to say that he had been instrumental in pro- curing three of her sons situations. He then pressed on them the necessity of joining an institution like this, which, he said, was always ready, through its influence with bankers and merchants, to endeavour to obtain situations for deserving members, and which might be of great use to them on-a future occasion, if they happened to lose the friends they now possessed. They promised to become members, and the day before yesterday he re ceived a very beautiful letter from their mother, thank ing him for what he had done, and alluding to the desire expressed by her sons to belong to the association. She assured him that the only reason they had not fulfilled their promise was, -that being placed in very painful cir cumstances by the death of her husband and the illness of one of those sons, the salary received by one of the young men--he was quite a youth—was totally absorbed in supporting the family in a state of respec_tability; but, he added, that so soon as they overcame their little dif ficulties they would join the society without delay. (Hear, hear.) He mentioned this to show that clerks could not always be in a position to subscribe their guinea •in consequence of having, like those boys, THE WA.R—AUSTRaLIAN SHIPS. mothers or other relatives to support, or to assist in supporting. Therefore it was that the institution had a claim on the general commercial community of the country. They had already aided it nobly, yet still it required to be more known, and he was sure they might calculate on a large amount of additional assistance from the great body of traders if they mate them acquainted with the good which the society did to that class of per sons who were so essential to their welfare. He thought they were fully justified in appealing to the public for support, and he doubted not that the fact of the associa tion transacting its business with a degree of delicacy Anch could not wound the feelings of those who had once held a respectable position in society, would induce many humane and benevolent individuals to come for ward and subscribe to their funds in proportion to their mekins. (Cheers.) Mr. THOMSON EIANKEY, M.P., could not forbear say ing a few words before the opening of the poll, upon what had lately very forcibly struck him as a matter likely to affect the institution. He meant the increased amount of income-tax which was about to be imposed on all classes in the country in consequence of the neces sary expenditure of the war. As that tax had not long igo been extended to a lower class of incomes than for merly, it necessarily felt with peculiar_se..erity on many of those in whom the association took a particular in terest, and whom it numbered among its members and supporters ; but now that it was about to be doubled in amount over the whole year, and rendered, moreover, in a certain degree, a tax of a permanent character, its payment by this class, who only had very moderate sala ries, would be still more keenly felt, especially when it was considered that they had just come through a period when they had unusual difficulties to encounter, arising from the high price of provisions. (Hear.) It could not, therefore, be too strongly impressed on clerks generally, that here was an institution, by subscribing to which they would not only make a provision for themselves in the event of being overtaken by misfor tune, but, if they were lucky enough not to want that, would know they were benefitting their less fortunate fellow-clerks. (Hear, hear.) If the advantages of the association were telt formerly, how much more so would they be now, and how peculiarly gratifying it must be to those who had taken time by the forelock by becoming members, and thus, as it were, anticipated a period when the lower or middle classes would be limited in their means by being obliged to contribute a larger share to the taxation of the United Kingdom. (Hear.) This was a point which he thought deserved some notice. It was just one of those circumstances which corroborated and strengthened the arguments on behalf of the associa tion. The ballot was then proceeded with, and was kept open from two till five o'clock. Shortly after the close of the poll, the CIIIIRMAN an nounced the numbers to be as follows :- - WIDOWS OF CLERKS. F. G 2,898 Al. A. G. 1,799 A. S 3,779 E. S 1,191 S. B. H. The CHAIRMAN, therefore, declared the election had "alien on CLERKS. J G. 325 W. H. S 2,767 H. W. S. 2,674 R. W. 1,976 CLERKS. W. H. S., t.oa;;;l;;uity of £25 I H. W. S. /2 25 25 R. W. 2/ WIDOWS OF CLERKS. G. F., to an annuity of £2O M. A. G. 15 A. S. IP 15 E. S. 15 PP A vote of thanks to the chairman was then moved by Mr. H. B. Reynolds, and seconded by Mr. R. H. Menzies, of Prescot, Lancashire, after which the meeting termi nated. REPRESENTATION OF HULL.—A. monstrous process is going on at Hull The report of Commissioner Flood has demonstrated that the bribery at Hull was originated, conducted, and avowed, by one of the members unseated by a committee of the House of Commons--the same who, it appears from the report, says, "no Reformer can be elected at Hull along with Colonel Thompson," —viz., because Colonel Thompson will not wink at bribery. And now the so-called Liberal paper at Hull announces that they will have nobody but this indivi dual's nominee. So the unfortunate freemen who have yielded to the solicitations of this individual are to be disfranchised for ever. But the individual who was the author of all the mischief is only to be ineligible till another Parliament, and, in the meantime, is to appoint his nominee. Colonel Thompson was asked if he would come in as his nominee ; and replied, that he would as soon sell his daughter for a concubine at New Orleans. —Berwick Advertiser. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—The anniversary meeting of this society for the election of officers, tite, will be held at Regent-street on Monday the 22d inst., at one o'clock. During the ballot the royal medals "for the encouragetnent of geographical science and disco very," will be presented to Rear-Admiral W. H. Smyth and Captain Le M. McClure, R.N., by the president, the Earl of Ellesmere, who will then deliver his annual address. The dinner will take place a t the Freemasons' Tavern. ST. PETERSBURG. — The letters from St. Petersburg reach to the 9th inst., but contain nothing new, except ing that, in consequence of the amount of produce still in course of exportation, the rate of exchange on Lon don has recovered from 351 d to id. From Riga the dates are to the 11th, when the weather was exceedingly warm and fine. "Although the British cruisers," it is remarked, " have not made their appearance here again, they have refused neutral vessels at Domesness to enter here." Domesness is a neighbouring Russian port. PRESENTATION TO MR: SHERIDAN KNOWLEs.—On Friday last, the anniversary of his birth d da7, the stu dents of Stepney Baptist College, presente to this dis tinguished author 4 splendid copy of Bagster's compre hensive Bible, elaborately mounted with silver. Mr. Knowles has for some weeks been delivering lectures on elocution at the college, and the students availed them selves of the occasion of his entering his'7oth y ear to offer him this mark of their esteem. THAMES NATIONAL REGATTA. J-ne preliminaries for a grand public fête in contem- f plation, bearing the above title, under the presidency o the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, have so rapidly pro gressed, that the days for it to take place have been uamed. It is to be as in the time of the Thames l 'artd Regatt a , at ' Putney, on the 25th, 26th, and 27th of July, and should the committee, through the libe rality of the public, be placed in possession of suffi . - eient funds, we may anticipate a regatta such as its ulnae should indicate, and one of which, not only Lon doners, but the whole country may be proud. There cer thielY never w as a t i me when we were more i ntereste d " now in in c iti ng the aquatic propens i t i es o f our coun nYmen, and no amusement can be considered more univer eallY beneficial, than one tending to inipiove the physical eo4dition of our watermen and boatmen. From this class, in London alone, no less than three hundred have volunteered into her Majesty's service since the late warlike preparations h ave b een ma d e , w h o wou ld soo n becom e efficient sailors, and, for arming row-gun-boats, . 8 , 1 , 1 01 as are now or likely to be mostly in vogue in the Baltic, will be invaluable. It, therefore behoves not f e olY the public, but Government, to do all they can to fee t ' such an undertaking as the present ; the chief and L' a i o ,t deserving feature of which is, to make it annual el Q Permanent. This, once effected, would tend most tractrrl"llY, to the improvement of men, not only in the the e by which they get their daily living, but qualify ere ra to be useful to their country on 'any national y ear er g e rtey ; and as this is an art not to be learned in a b or t wo, the annual exhibition of proficienc yeill tO a a il. those who would despair of success in onear, ._ ‘ c . ieve it in the course of several, by perseverance -,,rel determination Th e • ever prizes announced for competition are for men of th e 13:, grade and class of the rowing community, from apprenticerdlY oaisman in his aristocratic eight, to the humble e "in his teens." They are for watermen (open and th e e h we rld) for 8 -oared, 4-oared, pairs, and scullers, b oa , e same for tradesmen and gentlemen. Then follow a.e ,,‘9 l en of the coast in their galleys and sculling boats, gener s pri ' zo iastly t wo 41 nature a coats, and two badges, besides, other f°r aPprentices both above and below bridge. The coPetition, n satisfaction if d amount of these awards offered for cart e d t o_o o ut, pre ; ttb atidir, 1 Tined by the favourable • u—mation of the plans isto be hoped that nothing will arise Publi c support, c ommittee, which are well worthy of --- 31—A - " 0 11 : -ET NE 141,,5_ k Till ,S DAY.) ended May 1), ISrs4, is G ENE* iie 14,PeetnN .Or the Week L AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN Per im peri tt i l the different Cities and Towns in ,:ngland and a made up from the Returnswof ale e W .. 4 EAT, 1 a Quarter. ,a, ~, B .,&_ILET• tTE. BEANS. I PEAS .18 Id 2 95 5 . ,1 1 525 Id 1 485 91 46s 9d Wn tkr. T HE six WEEKS' AVERAGE. u s act I BAR LX 2 . I OAT S I BEE. BEANS. I PEAS. I 368 Ild 28 s 2d 508 7d 46s 8d 44s 3d Ifltti t Dtrrims ON FOREIGN CORN. 18 (ki I 141 TAT. I OATS. I EYE. BEANS. I PEAS n , I s Od I I is Od lls o,lis od II Da WIia.,'",.,ANTITIES OF GR kIN SOLI) LAST WE K. Beans, --., .‘,410; Bar ey, 19,218; Oats, 14 385 ; Rye, 82; 4,877 ; Pe a , 3 5 t quarters. HAY MARKETS. 5s ; clover ditito"arTELD.--eadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ lo ad . S„ 3 / 15 2 t o 61 0. 3; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per Zl3'3' moderat e , an d t ra d e to l era bl y fi rm dittlolliZE }ll4 .Nt.—M e a.dow hay, 21 16s to 51 5s ; clover f a i7" 15 s to 610 s ; and str a w, 1/ lis to 214 s per lo a d . w average supply, an d a s l ugg i s h d eman d . dittoUrjßcßAPßL.—Meadow hay, clover k V / 12s6s sold ; and straw, 1116 s to 21 28 per o 2/ 15s to 51 Os; load. R a 7 and straw slowly. N EB ,, MEAT MARKETS. tint u urta ,„ `'. 4 E AND L EADENHALL.—These tharkets con- 11e f ' prices are wl supported, as follows ._ . Lamb e , from 3s 2(1 to 4s 2d ; el Mutton, 39 6d to 49 10d t o ; 5 B 4tl to Os 4d; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; Pork, 3s 4d _ 8 8d per B lbs, by the carcase. 013TliAL Si was mod 'aY 1 7.—The. supply of s tock d h s e t r e e a t4 , da s y s followserate. On the who le the trade rule 4., 101:V a ref' from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s I.od to Pork , 38 otitetbo,4sll3 8d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 4s Od t,o 5s Od ; thltism:Zio-dMaY64ll37e.r_Bl w bi e , to sink the offals. terms • aY for each kind of stock, ton 3 8 a I)22austo°2ls: each . 5 8 t o k • Beef, from had a fair 21 • I t th d e em fo a ll n o d w n a g Quarter old Store , 4s 6(1; Mut , ork, 38 6d t 8 3dsto4d6ste 43 exl per 811, 8( s. 1 . Q V ua ea r l, 48 °d to 5s Pigs,(' 1 , 20 2, treeLzeLtoo x Y , Z S y SIIIPPING—(THIS DAY.) Lox 18• Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ; C , and cloudy weather. light fro m oNv " , MaY 17 . —Wind, 'variable. Arrived Hydra, Rio Janeiro, for Antwerp. ukIiTI4OUTII, May 17.—Wind, E. Sailed—Jet, for Mel bourne. J i ti P a k i l f 2l F 4 EiElTli ma la n j c , l i fro w m . B d rern w c . n N ..f w or . Ne s w ail Y ed or_k be. f 0 rl leueLyti , 01, ! a y ec . 17 . —Wind, in:: I N. W.• Sailed—Wm. Darling, BritishA, May IL—The following are the names of the Ivessels that slipped from their moorings and put to sea on the morning of the bombardment of the place by t he allied fleets :!Barques—Wexford, of Wexford ; Martha t ,' 4 Y, of Sunderland. ; Concili a t o r, of Shi e ld s ; J o h n Old -,„.""1, of London • Themis, of Sunderland ; M enass i a , o f yi exford ; an d the brig Adelphi, of Shields. The follow ing vessels were divE barging wheat in the Inner Mole, and linabl e to get out :— Barques—Billow Queen, of Arbroath ; Sea, of Sunderland ; and the brig John Eleanor, of Shields. The following vessels were ballasted and ready to sail, but not allowed to go out ;— Brigs—Regina, of Sunderland ; Catbeiine, of Leith ; Richard Mount, of London ; and the barque Swift, of Shields. On the Ist of April the Rus °f all the British sia n authorities v eer hd sels i n powdeman and obtained the registers fror STROMNESS, May A " W ind, E. A rr i ved—lsa b ella, a Shields (qy. berdeen) Elizabeth, do., both for Quebec, leaky. , ELSINORE, May 11.—The Jantina Jikkina, from Memel 4.'4 London, put in here to-day with loss of wizen -mast, 4 ° 1 4 contact with a Norwegian vessel. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.30 Lin. Wind, N.; cloudy and dull. 4-ntived— Margaret (s.), Havre; Lady Eglintoun (..s.), u uott. °fl the Port—Witch of the Wave and Troubadour (a). ( 11 / SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) Wind GRAVESEND, Thurs lay, 10.3 A.M. A , ; tide, five hours ebb ; fresh. (e.i rr A n'ed. 17th • Patrioten, Gulf of Bothnia ; Baron Osy tord* --ntwer P Alar (a.), Dunkirk ; Eliza, Belize ; Qi t* Lemoeg • Rhi ne (s ) Rotterdam ; Earl of Auck - S, Rotte Said ria T• Philip Wilitam Jolliffe (a.), Calais ; Twee Zusters, Port NV' ._ Ind, N . N.W*; fresh, an D d E c t o L n , d l;h . ursday, 9.37 a.m. 11 Ire l'asse d—Rancmon, Madras ; Woodstock, Arena,...an r d Nero, J arnaics. c. ; Robert Newton, S . Kitt's ; Glib, li; 111.0 , St. Lucia ; Leila, Nassau ; Ceres, Oporto ; Racer, wPort-- 11 from London. 1 61 43 'ettored—Pauam Callao for London H.M.S Bell ci Ports s. mouth for the B a lti c ; F renc h' wa r steamer, "6ourg for the Baltic. .C:VENING SCHOOLS FOR ADULTS.—In taking the lellBust, accounts were obtained of 1,545 evening 48chuols for adults in England and Wales. The i h t "ttut of weekly payments varied from 1(1. to 2s- 39 t , Ile majority it did not exceed 4d. There were 0,03 students attending these schools, nearly a ,"" of them females. Returns were made of the 4-°e.llPations of the above two-thirds ; 14,405 were L 11184111 1; 4 ,418 factory hands, 6,709 agricultural la a"terB- 1 ,317 domestic servants. Reading, writing, ar:thmetio were the thingi taught in these schools f l,?" r allY, but some were of a superior class. Grammar rathtaught 339. geouraphy in 344 history in 172, :g ematics in 135, modern languages , in 36, bookkerp in 29. Thes e schools are di.tributed all over the shire t ltr Yl but Lancashir e and tae West R dio 4 g of York -4_ eleclu2 e.aad at g all othe the head of the list of counties, greatly rs. 5 5 4 20 MISCELLANEOUS Lubin Coal and Iroi, Wstralian Agricult. ustralsn.Pcific. Mai ‘ustra.ln. Royal Mail terlin Water Works Anwrican Law, arit. & Coln. smelt and Reduction Co.. ?,anada ............. •!rystal Pa1a ce ........ D . ... o. New... ........... , rystal Pal. of Fran c , Eastern Steam... El e ctri t Telograph(A Do. (B) Electric Teleg. of I; Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam trisb Beet:oot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig., Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co ' N. B. Australasian Do. New Nrth. ofEuropeSteam Peel Rr. bd. & Miurl. Peninsular & Orient:a Do. Do. Portland Iron Co toyal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest South Austral.Laut Submar. Telegraph., Do. Registered. Qun Dia= band 45 47 6 = 75 75 - 85 6t - - 7 14 18 • •.• • 6, •••••• = -- 1 i = i (1 = ••• Li - 2i 35 - 37 - 1 1 11 rr, 1 all 1 all ~os. all 10 2 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 all 13. t, 24ti * all !O 15 1 A 1 4 It. I all 5 I all 0 all 2 all 2 all 3 all 1 all 3 all 1 all 1 all LO 9 1 all 1 all 1 I all :0 I all 5 1 1 1 I all '43 an .515 1 all LO 7 !8i all 1 all 1 all 1 all 1 12a 1 I all 6 all ►5 5 It lg d 1 d I. 2 4 10 6 4. 4i 2{ 3 29 —3l g d 40 42 10 12 50 60xd 2 4 p lt - 21 ~~~ _ ~~. 10 - 11 - 51 - 64 - 1 :-.- 'I 1 } -16 i 1 3 / 4 f xn 29 -- 31 8 -- 10 3 -- 4 2 -- 4 —#d • -- " d' ... - .. i - i TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—There is one point connected with the " War Question," like many others on the same subject, en veloped in a cloud of mystery, which undoubtedly may be highly proper in some cases, but which in my opinion migl.t, without detriment to the secret service, in this case have official publicity given to it for the satisfaction of the public, inure especially that part, whose neare:t and dearest interests are connected with it. I allude to the provision made by the Government for the safety of our Australian mercantile marine, and the emigrant ships with their precious freights, from Capture by the Russian frigates now at large, two of which of 50 guns each, you will be awzire were at Valparaiso by the last. advices. What would be more easy for them than to put themselves in the track of our homeward bound ships by Cape Horn, with their valuable gold freights, and the capture of one of these galleons would amply repay them the trouble, and act as a very strong incentive to recom mence operations ? A few days more sail would also bring them in the route of our "outward bounders," with their large living cargoes, and from what we know of the Russians from recent events, their treatment, in the event of being taken, would be none of the tenderest, devoid as their captors are both of honour and common humanity. I do not assume in these remarks that our interests are not attended to in this respect, but I certainly think there should be some definite assurance given that they really are so, for the tranquilising of a large number of individuals in this question, amongst whom is—Your obedient servant, X. Scarborough, May, 1854. LETTERS, &c., FOR TILE BRITISH FORCES IN TURKEY AND THE BLACK SEA. The French Government having liberally offered to place the British forces in Turkey and the Black Sea upon the same advantageous footing with the French Mediterranean packets, and her Majesty's Government having accepted this offer, closed mails will hereafter be sent to the British forces in Turkey by the route of France ; and all letters and newspapers upon which the requisite amount of postage has been prepaid will be sent in these mails, unless otherwise addressed. Upon the correspondence so conveyed, the followinot. combined British and French rates of post a ge must be paid in advance, viz. For a letter addressed to an officer of the British army or navy, or to a noncommissioned officer or private soldier or seaman in Turkey or the Black Sea—weighing under oz. 3d. ; weighing oz. and under 1 oz., 6d. ; exceeding 1 oz , and not exceeding 1 oz., ls. ; exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz., ls 2d. ; excee ding 2 oz. and not exceeding 3 oz., is. 4d. ; exceeding 3 oz. an d under 31 oz., ls. 6d. ; exceeding 31 oz., and not exceed ing 4 oz., 2s. 4d. And so on, adding 2d. British for each additional ounce, and 10d. French postage for every 31 ounces. Newspapers will be liable to a postage of 2d. each, which must also be paid in advance. As the French mode of charging postage is by the quarter ounce, it is necessary that a letter should be under a quarter of an ounce in weight, in order to secure the advantage of the lowest rate. The French mail packets leave Marseilles for Constan tinople on the Ist, 6th, 11th, 16th, 21st, and 26th of each month, and the latest period for posting in London letters and newspapers intended to be forwarded by these packets will be the evenings of the 3d, Bth, 13th, 18th, 23d, and 28th ; but when the month has 31 days, letters, &c., may be posted on the 29th instead of the 28th. Letters must be posted on the previous evenings when any of the above dates fall on a Sunday. Letters for soldiers and seamen serving in the British army or navy in Turkey or the Black Sea may still be forwarded under the usual regulations for a postage of one penny, in the British packets by the route of South ampton and Malta, and thence by a vessel of war ; but the opportunities for the transmission of these letters beyond Malta are necessarily uncertain. TRANSPORTS SPOKEN.—The Taurus screw steamer, just arrived at Liverpool front Malta, spoke the follow ing transport ships : viz., The Pride of t he Ocean (tpt.) and Melbourne (s.s), both 4th May, 37 N. 6 E. _,* Arno (s.s.), 7th, off Malaga; Dunbar, sam e da y , off Gibraltar; Medway (s.), same day, Gibraltar Bay ; Transport, No. 47, 10th, off Oporto. THE PORTLAND BAZAAR. —Yesterday and the two preceding days the committee of the London Ragged Schools had a fancy fair, under the patronage of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, at the above well known b .zaar, Messrs. Cremer, the proprietors of the Portland Bazaar, having generously placed at the dis posal of the committee for the three days above men tioned both ends of their gallery for the sale of the new patent art toys, made exclusively by the children of the schools, and also the whole of the profits arising from the sale of their own valuabse stock during that period. On Saturday most of the articles made by the children were privately exhibited at the resi. deuce of the Earl of Shaftesbury. On Monday the admission being Is., the attendance was not large, but 301. were taken at the doors, in addition to a very considerable sale which was effected in the Bazaar. On Tuesday the galleries were thrown open to the public, and above 6,000 persons, among whom were many members of the aristocracy, visited the Bazaar. Nearly the whole of the articles manufactured by the children, and the greater portion of the stock were dis posed of during the day. Yesterday, though the at tendance was not so largo As on the previous day, the 1 galleries were thronged during the hours ofadmission, and the whole of the patent toys and remainder of the stock were sold before the evening. The committee con sider the undertaking eminently successful, and arrange ments are expected to be shortly made with M •ssrs. Cremer to keep a portion of their bazaar exclusively for the sale of articles made by the children of the ragged schools. ,Aqua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold Auglo Californian Australasian Australian kustraliau Cordillera, Australian Freehold ve 'Karla 3aden (Gd. Duchy of) B' aenarvon Ir. & Coto rt sh Austrlu. Gold irit sh Iron flrazilian linp.(issued at £5 pan Do. Cocacs di Cuiado' Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica__ Cobra Copper 'colonial Gold 10 i 0 22, ,t 0 all all CJo piapo !opper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7 p. cent English and A.uatrin Copper Smeltg.Co. 3enoral r,5 1 5 Ilreat Nugget Vein.., Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty ... Linares bond. &Califon'. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Aariquita :.lexican&S.Amerien Jew Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud _ _ Lead MM. it Smelt Port Philip .quartz Rock ithymney Iron Do. New 0 I all a 1 Santiago de Cuba Guth Australian nu Croft United Mexican...... Waller West Granada West Mariposa Northing Mining 01 Australia `tuba JOINT-STOI Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 3ritish N. America), Chartd. Bank of Asia I.luk. of India, Australia, & Chim T!olouial commercial of Loud Scottish an i Australian I,oud. Chart. Bk. of Australia I,ondou and County !.ondou Joint Stock & Westmiustw National Provincial of England Do. New .......... . National Of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation Do. Now Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp C 0.... south Australia , Jni6n of Australia Do. New tTnion of London . BANKS 73 - 75 11 - lid 5 4d 2 - 44 46x.d 5 I all 15 al] .•• 38 - 40 69 - 71 7i I lo PARIS BOURSIII. —Tile last accounts from the Paris yesterday evening showed a rally of three•quarters per cent. from the recent reaction. At Vienna the money market has again taken an adverse turn , and the funds have d ec li ne d , while the rate of exchange has advanced to 13.22. 1 we es to o the tny's 20th 3 to and Dru to ;t. 100 .6 16 L 6 all 8 all 8 8 ° " 17? 0 all 0 10 .0 1 it. 1100 !O 2/ 2, it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 fl 10 ;6i all .34 all !p all 03 all it. 100 i 0 all :0 15 121 281 16-5 lO 8 ;t. 100 15 21 !O 1 17 !O all .0 151 s it. 100 5 20 5 13, it. ,100 .0 9 51 3 !CO all 1.7 i all IO 14 I all 5 I all :5 I 10 :01,1 all 5 I all 0 10 5 2 5 3 LO 5 tO 8 O 13 33?, all ;(* 2 :0 all 0 all .6 all lo all LO all 0 all .0 all ;0 all _oil 10 5I 2 !O all !O 16 81 all LO all :o 1 i 8 5 I all . ) .5 I 17 0 8 .0 4 i 0 40 774 I I 20 7 I il per cent. 59i 60 344 I s dis I s 5i x in :GN. 261 i 30 i xd 45i 4i 6 108} 7 20 10 20 35 - 45i 6i 51 6 481 LITERATURE. Aubrey. By the Authoress of " Emilia Wynd ham." 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The writings of the authoress of " Emilia Wynd ham" have a peculiar fascination. They are quite dissimilar, both in the freshness of their style, and the originality of their sentiments, to the majority of those three-volumed fictions which, to the habitual novel-reader, present such a wonderful resemblance to one another. Mrs. Marsh, for such we believe is the name of the authoress of " Emilia Wynd ham," has a most delightful manner of narrating her story, even although, at times, it degenerates into mannerism—she appears herself so heartily interested in her own c ha r a c ters, she talks of them as if they wore realities, as if she knew them and loved them, and sympathised with them. Th ose who speak from their own hearts appeal most forcibly to the hearts of their hearers, and the earnest interest which this au thoress feels in her own creations is one cause, and not au insignifi can t one, of the vivid interest which they inspire i n the reader. In the incidents, as well as in the narration of her story, Mrs. Marsh oftens ventures to deviate wide]Y urf oi established routine. In "E;niliaWyndham"she did not hesitate, in opp os iti on to every custom of fictitious ju,tice, to rend er her heroine ulti mately happy with the unattractive Mr. Damby, instead of following the custom other novelists, by making E m ili a a widowo 'in the beginning of the third volume, and the happy wife of her early lover in the last chap ter. " Aubrey" has, however, no su c h sa ti s f actory termination. It is a record of the sufferings of sin and error, rather than a picture of the triumphs of virtue. The story is in many parts painful, and in some quite improbable ; nevertheless, it displays a wonderful degree . of power both in the conception and delineation of the characters. Granted that many of the incidents of the tale are most impro bable—those incidents are but the framework for the development of the characters, and the un natural circumstances serve to exhibit a very natural picture of human passion and action. The truth of this may be seen by a hasty glimpse at the main features of the story. Lady Emma is one of those heroines whom Mrs. Marsh loves to describe, endowed with every natural perfection, with good impulses, and a good heart ; but that heart being undisciplined by guidance, and those impulses unstrengthened by principles, she is weak I and yielding as a child to the circumstances around her, yet she evinces throughout her many sorrows so much gentleness and sweetness that we love and pity even while we blame her. In the first scene of this eventful history, Lady Emma is in a ball-room, and sitting on a little couch in a retired corner, listening to the conversation of an old admiral, she wins the heart of William Aubrey, who stands at a distance contemplating her. The admiral's conversation is about the gallantry and heroism recently evinced by a young naval captain—Edward Aubrey, the twin-brother of Wil liam—and while Emma's eyes are yet dimmed by the tale she has been listening to, the young captain enters, is introduTd. to her, and, like his brother, loses his heart, but, unlike him, obtains an equivalent for the loss. The char acters and the contrast of these two brothers afford one of the happiest evidences of the author's skill. Edward, who is the elder, is the darling of his father's heart and the heir to his immense wealth, whilst William is neglected and disliked, and allowed but the merest pittance, lest his claims should encroach upon those of the elder son, though the difference of their ages counts by minutes rather than years. Edward's disposition is genial as the sunshine, easy, happy, and loving ; he regards his brother with affection, which, however, William finds it difficult to repay, for from infancy his brother has unconsciously robbed him of all he coveted—not his father's fortune only, but his father's heart, and the hearts of all around him. William is by far his brother's superior in intellect; his temperament is of that exquisitely nervous, and sensitive nature which renders neglect and unkind ness doubly severe. In the opening of the story our sympathies are entirely with William, most especially when, with a passion peculiar to such a nature, he attaches himself to Lady Emma, only to find her ifninediately afterwards destined to his brother. El - Aubrey, with his good nature, is weak, and easily led away by evil companions. Lord Alger non, the brother of Lady Emma, entices him to the gambling-house. The jealousy of the over affectionate father is aroused by his favourite sou's frequent absences from home, and want of con fidence towards him, and William for a time stands nobly between his father and brother as the advo cate of the latter, his own successful rival. W cannot pursue all the mazes of the story ; suffice it to say, that at last comes the catastrophe. Lord Algernon (and this is one of the improbable incidents to which we have alluded) forges a cheque in Edward's writing on Mr. Aubrey's banker, and, leaving the country immediately, draws away his unconscious friend. The banker, perceiving the mistake, sends to Mr. Aubrey, who, believing the writing to be his son's orders the money to be paid forthwith, and makes no inquiry. E [ward's absence is deemed a confirmation of his guilt—he loses his place in his father's affection, and the inheritance is transferred to William. The hitherto neglected William now sees life open ing to him in a new aspect, and Lady Emma is within his reach, for. Lady Euna's family are them selves so impoverished that a wealthy suitor is cer tain of success. Poor Emma had just begun to dream of happiness. Edward was coming to hold important converse with her father the very day her unworthy brother summoned him to his side. The picture of Emma's eager happiness and gradual disappointment and heartrending suspense, as hour after hour on that day passed by, and he came not, is most vividly portrayed. The alternations of hope and fear—" the hope that keeps alive despair"—at length give way to heart breaking certainty. Information is given her of Edward's guilt ; her parents renounce him, and, with the prevailing gentleness of her disposition, she believes the terrible story she is told, and submits to the threatened separation,even while she cherishes in her heart her warm affection. Meanwhile Mr. Aubrey is dying. Edward has discovered his friend's treachery, and writes a long letter of excul pation to his brother, imploring him to explain everything to his father, and then he hastens to that father's death-bed. 'What a temptation to place in the hands of William !—a letter tkat is to rob him, not only of the rich inheritance, but of all chance of obtaining her whom he loves, not wisely, but too well. William is absent from his father when he receives the letter. He does not deliberately yield to temptation, but he hesitates— he delays his journey a little, and at last, gaining a tardy victory, sets forward—too late. Mr. Aubrey is dead. Edward has arrived in time to receive his dying curse. We shall betray no further the incidents of the drama, but what we have done was necessary to corroborate both our commenda tion and our censure. Here is abundant evidence of the painful nature of the story, and of the im probability of some of the circumstances which it narrates, but the position of the characters is one well qualified to exhibit their individual peculiari ties. Throughout the novel the character of William is admirably sustained. Yielding to the influences of an overwhelming passion he wanders in the path of duty, but no happiness can alleviate his after sufferings. A little of that courage which springs from au inherent principle of right would have rendered William Aubrey a noble and a happy man. A similar lesson is conveyed by the experience of each of the chief actors. Edward Aubrey is of an other order of being to his serious and sensitive brother. Such a fault as William committed would have been impossible to his frank nature ; but he too yields to another temptation , to one assuredly n .t s of less powerful attraction, and yet conse quences fraught with misery incalculable.. The . lesson which " Aubrey" teaches is, after all, the lesson of lite. The best of human beings, the most intellectual and the mos t g enerous, the highest in telligence and the gentlest heart, are alike o alik r e a a n s : sailatde by temp t a tion, of one kind other. Without au abiding sense of duty w ithout an adhere nce to principle rather than a blind following of a good impulse no virtue can endure, n o individual excellence of temperament ca n sustain, its possession in the day of trial. Such lessonsare hackneyed enough, such sayings are trite and commonplace, and yet it is necessary that they should be occasionally presented to our contem plation, and most uuostentatiously is the lesson set forth in "Aubrey." Not a word o f sermon i s i ng is to be found. The moral may be drawn by every reader from the picture of life presented in these volumes. One character we have not men tioned—Alico Craven, the nurse of William. Her conduct is in many parts exaggerated, but her affection and her jealousy are naturally portrayed. At the close of the third volume we learn that she is in reality the mother of her nursling, and this fact, which we had surmised long before, affects nothing as regards this story of " Aubrey ;" but from a hint in the concluding lines, we are led to expect that " Aubrey," like " The Wilmingtons," will have a sequel, and in consequence of the non relationship of William and Edward, the widow of the one may, we imagine, in the next book, become the wife of the other—thus differ ing from the sequel of " Emilia Wyndham." More than once Mrs. Marsh has continued in a second novel the history of its predecessor, and this is, we believe, attributable to the characteristic we have alluded to, her intense realisation of the individuality of her heroes and heroines. To her they are living beings : she cannot bear to los e si g ht of them—she must follow their fortunes yet fur ther than tho proscribed period. Although We NENVSPAPER . 0 47 % 5 51 ~s ' , 4 ~: TT-77.-......"---.........".„--„,..-.._,,, v ,,,,,,,,... , ...,.. . i• # ~ ' 'Y . Ly , ..•• , • ~,,e. - generally — dislike ' ilzrqtrift we caz liatcalastA : 1 . : - .. -,` , : tt ' *7-I,:' fi. these feelings in the authoress of " Aubrey," ffq-'/.-37 t and we shall look with interest to its future conolu- - ---- sion. In that, however, and in all her future woikts, 9i iii we would entreat Mrs. Marsh to do more justice , to her true appreciation of the beautiful, and her admirable delineation of the natural, and to avoid such improbabilities and exaggerations as are to be found in "Aubrey," such, for instance, as Lord Al gernon's forgery, and the deception practised by Alice. Au abundance of startling incidents are not required to give interest to the pages of one who can so thoroughly recognise and so vividly portray the varying impulses of the human heart. The Professor. A Novel. By Emilie Carley, Author of " The Events of a Year," etc. 3 vols. T. C. Newby. This is one of Emilie Carlen's pleasing stories, simple and natural, conveying an impression of home life and manners. There are a great many personages altogether in the tale, and the variety of their characters and diversity of their actions form an effective contrast. The most pleasing is Rosa Widen, who is a charining heroine. Her father, Comninercial Counsellor Widen, failed, and the whole family was reduced to great misery and privations. Rosa sustained them by her courage and constancy, and brightened the 'loomy teuonr of their life by her praiseworthy exeftions. The young candidate, Frank Mannerstedt, i.s very per severing and talented, thus differing wifely from the volatile and imprudent Frederick, the .nephew of the old Professor. Professor Ling himself is an eccentric old man, fall of kindness at hear t, al though repelling and abrupt in his manners. A fter many disappointments and self-denials the t\vo most deserving of the young group, Rosa and Maw. nerstedt, who were the favourites of the Professor, were to be united at his house. Frank Manner stedt had been very successful at college, and was made rector ; he returned with a good reputation and profe ss i on to the town he had left poor and almost destit u t e . A s h e procee d e d on hi s j o urney he was comparing the past with the pre sent; he was now in a better worldly position tfian the proud C ounse ll or Wid en, who had looke d down on him formerly. " His feelings can only be un derstood by those who, after a long and arduous pilgrimage over the thorny paths of poverty and self-denial, at length find themselves at the goal of a long-cherished, though far distant hope. The soul lingers as between two worlds; the past is the material gone to rest, the .future is th , e) living spirit soaring aloft to higher spheres on the' w ings of faith." The conclusion is sad, for the festival is interrupted by death. The kind friend of the young circle collected at the wedding had hardly wished them happiness, when he . was called away from them for ever ; " and around .Professor Ling's lifeless form kneeled, weeping, eke beings whose happiness he had promoted." The Boatman, of the Bosphorus. By the Oomanli Abderahman Effendi. 3 vols. Newby. An interesting and romantic historical taco of some twenty years ago, in which Russians, Twice, Poles, and Jews form the dramatis personre. name will no doubt prove a great attraction to many, but the work itself will repay perusal. Th'e scenes and characters are diversified, and the events, though striking, not improbable. The in-• terest is well sustained, and to those who prefer this description of romance, with plots, arrests, escapes, insurrections, and similar incidents, to the more quiet narratives of domestic life, this work will give great satisfaction. The _Railway Library. Routledge. Though many are found to lament the diminu tion in the price of literature, and to fear that it may lead to a deterioration of style, none can bring forward these objections to reprints. " The Rail way Library" is especially remarkable for the ex cellence of the style of publication, and from the fact of the works selected being generally those which have attained some degree of estimation. Among those which have recently appeared iu this series are "Singleton Fontenoy," and the " Lanca shire Witches." The former of these is a naval novel, by J. Hannay ; the latter, one of the nume rous and striking productions of Mr. Ainsworth. Among other recent republications a Mr. Rout ledge, we may mention " Sir Roland Ashton," a novel, by Lady Long, and another naval story, by an author not so well known as Mr. Ha.unay. It is entitled " The Midshipman; or, Twelve Years at Sea." Jeeds of iYavai DAring. By E 'ward G;tfard. Murray. This is a second series of the A.necilotes of the British Navy, which was published some time since. It is avolume especially suited for the juvenile lovcrs of adventure and daring. It is likely to divide the empire 'of "Robinson Crusoe" in its exciting awl thrilling interest. But it is to be trusted that older and wiser readers will feel the exploits of British seamen to be a subject worthy of record and remembrance. The reader of this work will indeed feel inclined to admit the truth of the song— " Ah, gentlemen of England, who live at home at ease, How little do you think upon the dangers of the seas." Every variety of risk and peril seems to be the subject of some courageous hazard or chivalrous adventure. To those, therefore, who are attracted by tales of daring and endurance, and who triumph in recalling the heroism of their countrymen, this work is especially suited. A Hand Atlas. By W. M'Leod, F.R.G.S. Longman. A very small, but clear and compendious atlas, comprising twenty-nine coloured maps. It does not, of course, pretend to the elaboration and com pleteness of large works of the kind, but as a pocket atlas, or for studying the outlines of geography, it is well calculated. It is principally intended for class teaching. The Works of George Herbert, in, Prose and Verse. Routledge. This is a collection of the works of this eminent writer, edited by the Rev. Robert Willmott. His poems are, perhaps, better known than his prose writings ; this volume, however, will give his admirers an opportunity of comparing his styles as it contains about equal portions of prose and verse. It is the first edition that has recently appeared with the advantage of notes. It i s ele gantly bound and illustrated, and the introduction gives us a memoir of the author. Russia as It Is. By Reynelllforell. Routledge. It is asserted that this little work is intended to meet the wants of a large class of readers. Cer tainly at the present epoc h ev e r y one in contem plating the scene of action (or inaction) is desirous of knowing something of the disputants. It is justly observed, moreover, that many persons are b e tter acquainted with the peculiarities of the an tipodes than with their " uncouth neighbours." The author, therefore , being desirous of presenting tine i curious with a man ual of information at a mo derate rate, has published this little volume pro fessing to describe "Russia as it is, its Court, Government, and People." It treats of all these subjects and many others, such as its history, ita church, its language, and illustrative auec.lotc.s. A concluding section relates to Poland awl Cireassia. It also contains a map of the Baltic. All those who, finding themselves uninformed on the great ques tion of the day, desire to correct their ignorance, would do well to study this little volume, which will explain to them the historical, geographical, and other peculiarities of the domains o f the Autocrat. The Pocket Peerage. By H. Rumsey Forster. David Bogue. This is the fourth year of this useful little publi• cation. It comprises the usual genealogical and historical a:counts of the peerage, a list of the Archbishops and Bishops, the Baronetage, the Privy Council, ch. In presenting all this infor mation in au unu sua ll y sma ll compass it f or ms • convenient and valuable referee. Record of the Great Industrial Exhibition of 1853. By T. Jones. Falconer, Dublin. Numerous volumes and accounts of the Greet Exhibition of 1851 have been published, but a com plete volume on the Dublin Exhibition is not so common. The present little work has therefore less to fear from rivalry. Those who wore not present may here find a description and account of the wonders they did not see, while those who have witnessed it may take pleasure in having their im pressions revived, and their recollections of the various departments renewed by this little treatise. FREEMASONS' GIRLS' ScilooL.—The anniversary fee. tival of this most excellent charity connected with the order of Freemasons, was celebrated at the hall in Great Queen-street last evening, the Right Hon. Lord Londes borough, P.G.S.\V., in the chair, supported by nearly 350 of the brethren. His lordship pointed out the advan tages which the charity bestowed on the children of the brethren, and urged in eloquent terms the claims which it had on the craft for support. Theis were now 66 children in the school , and though upwards of 600 had. b e en educated within its walls, it was most gratifying to feel that not one could be traced to have departed from the paths of rectitude. T h e children having beenintro dues], a hymn of pr presentedaaisme, whichosti interesting withinga gppreeaa a r t an i c w e, rub an a d sung . tion. A medal having been presented to Rhoda Davis, as the senior girl of the school, a subscription list was announced, the total of which amounted to nearly 1,5001., and the company Separated between eleTen and twelve o'clock. `\,