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ROYAL HIGHLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY. The Lontion Bram,h o .h Society in Ncotlkind f,,r Propagat t.Y.4./154041APIvI'g 404 ' 4 4 'Am; l + l4 Pthi • , . . lnstit4tpirlV:9. Plr.zeN —Her Most Oitelons ijest'y the QUEEN. gERNLONS will be PRE ACHED in aid df this Charity, in the Rev. ItPdpath's Cbapel; Wells -street, Oxfor.l-"street, on SABBATH, tha 23d of July, 1.51. Morning, Rev. A. IrLE cc HER, D.D.. One ocpip-ChktplAns of the Charity. Ercntag, 'Rev. RANA LD MAC SON, Minister of the i- , cot'a Church, Swallow-street, Picca dilly': Service to c,unnienee at Eleven o'clock a.n:;` - and halt-past Six-Eklook In the even*. 34 51yhmont4.streete:ent-f.quire , It. CHARLES MACKIE; SOO'. 1 i 71.11:711ON 6. botitTURNACES, OVENS, &G. — N.J 'of 1..7 iiiitl-1 4 STE'V t 4'3 reSpenitily c he public • agarist tlkitaspreeeutations' of I:63 , •l3oO , ZAik.fssilnit , to modify -1:t a system of Sin 4 ;Kro prevention and savioa of ftpd, wlll_probeed against all kartles infrin4lng on 11:4 pivent right„whether by supposed evasion, direct - trona, or attetrived imorovement. Elis o.tiablisbed method is easily, quietly. -and econ )mically adapted to • furnaces- of all forms and ,izea-; it **wine Moveakls parts whatever ; and soy ma chinery attached to it detracts from its durability a; wee as : its simplicity, materially increases 113 cost, and undoubtedly lessens its efficiency. gr. Lsre STEVEN 9 wail he veryxra " e tul 'or information of sny unauthorised use ut. his sysr,m in steam-bolicrs, coat oven,, or furnaces of a , ; and e confid e ntl. invites reference to u s list of engine,ri, manufacturer% co liery proprietors, mil owners, brewers. distiltels, chemists, sager retlaers, dyers, cant: etiobers pikers, and others in town and country, who consc;entionsly re commend his invention, on practical experience of its unquestion able sue, ess.-1, Fish- iIY. London, Jay 17, 1.44. THIRTY-FOURTH REPORT of the LON ' DON JOINT-STOCK BANE. At a GENER kt MEETING of the SEIAR4HOLDERS, held at the Banking-house of the C om p an y , I n princes street, Mansion house, on Tb,rsday, the ,Uth of July, 1854. FRASCI,3 BENNE r 2 GOLDNEY, Esq., Chairman. ... Sir JOII.N Ain A.GGA.Ii f, Batt., M.P., Deputy Chairman. _ , DIRECTOIS. William tlird, Esq. WIT fata Elofint, Edq. Ald. Sir George Carroll. William Miller Christy, EN. Aid. Sir J. Puke, Hart , 31. P, Philp William i lower, Esq. George Ilidi.at - e Fostdr. ksq. Fraircia'llennett Goldney, Esq. Will Ormsby Cora, E„sq., Henry Grace, Esq. THE. MANAGER—GI SOLlClTußs—Messrs. • - Archibald Hastie, Esq„ M.P. William J. Lancaster, Esq. qtr John Nl`Taitgart, Bart., 3f.P. Ge.)rga Sleek, Esq. kmhrose 'bore, Esq. John Timothy Oxley, Esq. .161 m Jdieph Sitira, Esq. ' George Tay.er, Esq. thomas Tilson, Esq. orge Pollard. Esq. Morice. The folowing Report was presented : The Directors -have aram much pleasure in meeting the proprle tors, to place befo a them the annexed statement of the liabilities an I assets of the Bank, and of the profit and loss account for the half year ending' the 30th June last, by which 1,, will be observed that Um net profits &mob - IAM to 54 695 f. 73. 3d. • From the•continued prosperity: of the Bank, the Directors have felt themselves justified • in increasing the dividend, and have ac iordingly itopropricated 30,000/. Per the payment of 4 dividend at the . Tate of 101. p er cent. per annum; w hich has left a balance of 24,6951. 73. 3d , as undivided prollt •to the credit of the current half -year. . ... - The dividendwli be j payable on and after Friday, the 28th inst . LIABILITIES and ASSETS, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1854. TEM LONDON JOINT-STO:IK BANK. To capital pad up, viz .60,000 shares at 1!1/. each.. 4600,900 0 0 To amount due by the Bank •• • • ...... 5,837,900 10 0. itmotrnt of the Guarantee • Fund, 31s Deeemner, 1853.... £151,279 19 6 To six months• interest on ditto, • • at 31. per cent. per annum •• .. 9,"69 4 .0 Po amount carried to profit and loss account .• • • 105,048 9 8 A,;6,697,498 3 2 Ca: By Exchequer-bills, India-bonds, &c , Ev bills discounted, loan., n.I cash • - 5,979,704 14 3 .i By listllding. furniture, etc, is Princes-street — . £20,025. 0 0 By ditto, ditto, ditto, In Pall mall 8,750 0 0 28,775 0 0 £6,697,498 3 2 PROFIT AND L 0.1 - ACCOUNT OF THE LONDON JOINT-STOCK BA.NY,,FOU THE' lIALF-TEAR ENDiNG JUNE 30, 1854. To current expenses, proportion of building ex penses, directors' remanent:on, bad debts, In ' • come-tax, &c £24,370 9 2 " To amount carried to profit and loss, new account, beiniureba:e of interest on bells discomited not " yet due To d vidend account forte payment of half-a-year's dividend, at the rate of 101. pa• cen turn per annum upon 600, , ,A01, amomit of paid up capital up-n 60,0 )0 sitar a To b.danesi, being undivided pr,llt for the pact halt . 25,98213 3 30,000 0 " 0 24.695 7 3 £106,049 9 8 Cu— ty d.,n00 bron;',t down .... ... .... 4;0'048 9 8 £t06,048 9 Thu pr. C d'itgrer:ort hat:tug-been read to the my etimr by the Seere, Lary, a diet 'end for the endlog of June last, alter the rateof et per ce tto n per a aum, was th-elar_d by he Chairma -Re-% lved-unantunt:s y, , h report nit.v red ue recelvd, an' that it be pt - iute.l • use of the eh-trek:Ade. s. Itesolvel un that the tha , ,ks of the me , ttng he given to the bire,:thr:r., tor tie great ability and assidaity with which the) manage the affair 3 of the • • ank. tiesolved unanimously, that the thanks of the meeting are emi „neatly due, and are hereby given, to the manager, Georve F.sfi , for his unremitting attention to the duties of his office. 13ign..,1) "F.KA.NCIS ETT t.iOI..DNEY, Chairman. Extracted from the Minutes. F. 11EWETT, Secretary. TUBA riiE /10VA L DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS I . .:VENiNG, JOLT 21, Will be performed FelEnt's Opera of LA SONNAMEUL A. Amins, Mdlle. Bury ; Lisa, Madame Greiffenhagen ; Theresa, Ma dame Heinrich; Alessi°, or t4regorio ; Count Rodolpho, Signor Aruoldi; and Elvin, Mr. Sims Reeves. To conclude with the popular Ballet, entitled UNE FETE EN OLYM PE. rr:ces--Stalls, Ts; Dress Circle, 5s ; Boxes, 38 ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery. 11.; and Private Boxes, One., Two, Three and Ftoir Th. ,hox.c.ftize one t daily tram Ten till six, where places may to secured. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader anc Cock , i 3, New - Bond-street. ICotic3.—Dors open at Half-past Seven. Peeormance commence. at. Bight. Ha f-prtce at Half-past lee. TUE TRE ROYAL HAYNIXRILY.T. Uncler the management of Mr. , uekstone. 'MB EVENING. JULY 21. . Will be pc:Conned the Drama of T KNIGHTS 07 TM. it'W.ND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Doris, G Vandenhoft, W. Farrel), Compton, and Buckstone; Miss lieynalds, 4 :Miss E. Grey, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam. Followed by the SPANISII DANCERS in a GRAND BALLET. Between the first and second part of the Ballet, the new Farce AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-bTREET. Under the Management of Mr. enseLze Exam. THIS SVEIYING. JULY 21, f Will be performed FROIt VILLAGE TO COURT. Princfpal characters by Messrs. flarley, Fisher, and Cathcart; Misses Mur ray, Heath, and Vlcash. After which, THE COURIER OF LYONS. Principal characters by Messrs. C. Kean, J. Vining, Addison, Graham, David Fishe - , Cancan, and Saker; Misses C. Leclereq, Heath, Tertian, and K. To con:ludo with THE HALT OF THE BALLE P. THLATRF, ROYAL A.DELPIII. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directres3. Madame Celesta. TEira EVgNINII JULY 21, . • Will be prfbrtned the Drama of THE MAID OF ORMSBY; or, The return from Russ , a. Cha:acters by Mr. B. Webster, an:] Mr. Keeley; Mrs. Keel •y, and Mad,tine Celeste. To be followed by HOPES AND FEAR 4. Characters by Mevrs B. W,:aster And Parselle ; .Hisses ‘Voolgar, Mart K.,eley, Farm , Mmikell, and Madame Celeste. After wLlch will Le presented the Nov Extravazanza, entitle , A MOVING r),G , -; supportel by Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley. Fol , ,wed by THE cOuiitt.,n NN"ftUN A:, Lessee and Mr tYP Am Cooke. gUCCE-vgl THIS I , ,VENI.NG. Jura 2t, A Grand 111,toric3.1 Eves:rt.-in caned TLIF.OO3SACRA or; rye I.l.'Franes " • " Atter which, the inimitaile ge,res an the ruteLE, and Pre ul4re k cup tat: on, inen , I..ng Etnil C!ooke and • Cook. . La FERCfIL by tit, Brothers Fi:anelsco. Gentiao.Brothe, on the, lOU :LE Tit,.IPEZ:. The Who'.e to - eoncioi , with Mr. W. T. Stmpson's langhabl, Ut.T.,iziiA 30 ApTi; TURKEY NOW ON TRIAL. ();) r4;tlSeAt.r.l. zitaze . V est.... r:OY,k t4l' 1):. 1 .h.; GA. , :DP:S-. Oven for the Sfrieni. .Repett•ion of the ( - Inn' Uni ,n • Fatel, finder the Patronage of 114 Ooant tha Fran h Am.a4sidor. In con sequence of the cAnnlet, s:Aecess of the above Fees. they will b •The ex•reordin tr. ;11 , p , FIB:EFT - CY:KA, Fl ,uthh7, an.' the .rre,iitxo , neols of Alt, I) ANCTNG Pxvttiov, h•tvlne; elven ti Rre•ktp.ot !"" all° bP repeated. Th_ aecl 'nation. h‘• sto ve,l ij Ar. 1) GJ (3 L. Ni Ll.Ntii•:, coin poiel idtrt !or th's 0. - fehsl rlptv.orthe Al lance, of aud•lerruc:. tor the 1)..,1e tee of • orkey, ,taale - it as the mo4t succes • rul 7 . 4misleal product.O.t of. the d te... The Unriv died Bead of ti:. Col istrea Gaatie, coati , ctott kY rey. Full Q../a IY llt hand, Stc. Nr.l `.,fir Flex - more. Concert at 7 • Ball d'Ete at halF past 8; Fli•e%roi•ts 'at to; Adallnion to the who.e. 13. riTt: .yr TA)tioON I". r . . ' A T - o 15 ' , 13.1.at0 11 Eveni!l 0 val.n.aft, C . 50 •!,! - Laftei 11 i .venial 19 ;utn,f 12 WC2i gti.-I—Stil4 Oerp:4, JULY 21. ' l,-, intxtEitg•rta,.. If VIE S tir . li!gbst :dace noon yesterday. • during the night. lARourriva, 30 23. airs ; vritlk very fine,l sunshinj° suoluler weutbor. • , -___________ .1. , ( I V I ' •., '; ." ' ' 9l : ' ,. - •-•'• ' A ' k% 1 r-,141Z--4.-- ' I c s k 1.. -- "4:4,-.,,-4A Cr" ' •,j r , ii" , .. .... • ...-1-. - \ - - s Alit II)NDON, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1854. . Scarcely any attention has been vouchsafed t o the' events recently transpiring in Spain, an d yet ' those events are •unquestionably of so very grave An importance as to. be 'obviously - calculated to ..bring about,. sooner or later, a total change in the peninsula Government. An insurrectionary move .Ment,' at first merely local and partial in its cha racter, has been rapidly developing into a general and comprehensive revolution. It was at first signalised by the sudden revolt of General DON DOMINGO DULCE, the Royal Inspector of Cavalry, who, on the 28th ult., left Madrid at the head of his troops to the cries of ".Lie the QUEEN ! Die the 7.dieistr.-rs I" and proceeded thence with ali speed in the direction' of Guadalajara. That abrupt march. was the signal for the rising of the enemies of the Government. It speedily ap peared, however, that the Director of the Cavalry, • though one of the more distinguished and i n fl u- ET.' eafl. leaders, Was net by any means the recog ',...,4*-..g)4 VT** ief of the insurrection. The head of the it- 'r4,1 , 16- 1- -t . ..4. - - 4 , - ';,• ~,..,- ..1' ,;,_ o _nr . . ._1?.)! t wc,s soon afterwards discovered en the tcesz:hle k iii , l"- 1 ' .li.t.on of Qeneml DON LEOPOLD O'DONISELL'g /1 ,,, - '' l ' , :-+l, -:i ,s .!- -, , ..!.. , ,C.- 1 'l-444 ,-,..-4,r,,`"..44,icjr.44lll4tion.announcing him an the author of this ,_, 2 :: ,:e., : y r:_ - . - . 40 , i.: *titiblepronunciarite.itto.. FOI Tri idable the rising - 1 ' this rime - proved itsel to be—notwithstand- S. ,irtstte SyStplablinu eitor‘s ruado by ths Cabinet to depreciate its magnitude in the eyes of the popula tion. If we were to have believed the official organs of the SARTORIUS Administration, we should have been driven to the necessity of be lieving that, impossible though it might appear, the rebels had been, not once only, but two or three times over, utterly annihilated. And. yet-- while we have been listening to telegraphic an nouncements from Madrid to the effect that the insurrection has been extinguished, that the lead ers (Abe revolt-have been severally destroyed, that their followers have been not merely routed, but 'completely cut to pieces--here are accounts pour ing in day after day proving that the chiefs of the rising are in the best health and the highest spirits, and that hour by hour they are spreading more rapidly among the peop'm an enthusiasm in favour of the new Revolution. According to the Ministerial journals of Madrid—never were such salamanders ! Burnt to dust in the furnace of regal indignation thrice-heated, they are still alive, and vigorous, and powerful—these often defeated but still triumphant heads of the insur rection I Otit of their funereal ashes they emerge with renewed energy, like the veriest phoenix of the fabulist. They have survived the terrible decrees of Isaszma—and the portentous- mani festoes of her Minister of War, the happily-entitled and redoubtable BLASER. Looking only to the assurances of the Madrid. Gazette : we find that they were beaten at Vicalvaro—that they were compelled to retire_ precipitately upon Toledo— that they were driven bask to Ciudad Real—that - they were flying in- dismay to Estramadura, in the hope of escaping across the frontiers into Portugal —that their cause was considered lost when they had only fled as far as Madriaejos--that they were hastening on . towards Andalusia in a state of extreme discouragement—that they were entirely routed in Valencia—that the rem nant of their never formidable body was retiring dispirited, disorganised, and in despair. upon Despenaperros. And so forth ! All this —according to the statements confidently put Iforward by the organs of the SARTORIUS Govern me. But, lo ! and behold, after we have been hearkening placidly to these statements of the wonderful triumphs of the 'Royal cause over the promoters of rebellion--come forth a series of .rather startling counter-statements. This time, moreover—not fibs, but facts. Facts to the effect that the march from Madrid of General DULCE and his followers had been somewhat more suc cessful in June than the attempt to bring about a similar rising, the abortive attempt made in February, by Brigadier SORE at Saragossa. It turns out in reality that after all that has !been said to the contrary by the Ministerial organs :of the Spanish capital, the soldiers at least, if not the people, have shown themselves decidedly in 'favour of General Dome's promunciamento. In somuch that the partial revolt gives promise of extending to a general insurrection. And out of this rebellious rising there is a prospect of a re.volu tionary change in the whole system of Govern, ment. The apparent flight of the insurgents from the metropolis proves to have been merely a sagacious retreat before the Royal forces, so as to enable an appeal to be for mally made to the provinces by the real leader of toe movement, General O'DONNELL, the Com •mander-in-Chief of the army of the Constitu tion. The consequenee of all which has been that, during two weeks from the first withdrawal of the troops of General DULCE from Madrid, their march towards Andalusia has been uninterrupted. More than this—the regiment of Montesa, within a short distance of themetropolis, whither it was bein g marched to augment the garrison of the capital, boldly declared in favour of the Insurrection. The example thus glaringly given to the army has since proved irresistible at St. Sebastian with the regiment of Bourbon, and at Barcelona with the regiments of Navarre and Guadalaxara! The Court is doomed. Say what the friends of the Queen ISABELLA may, her rule in Spain is fated, the days of her reign are numbered. This, we believe, to be absolutely assured as the result of the present movement—the existing state of things at Madrid being not only de spised, but regarded with disgust and indigna tion. Already there are rumours as to the course likely to be pursued by NARVAEZ and ESPARTERO —known to have been at length reconciled. It is notorious that Queen CHRISTINA, accompanied by MUNOZ and their numerous children, is hastily preparing by a journey to the frontier for the fate of her inevitable banishment. The Repub licans are beginning to speak confidently as to the probable consolidation at Madrid of a de mocratic Government. Meanwhile—how about the " old parties" in the State—how about the future course of the Moderados and the Progres sistas, the Liberals and. the Coustitutionalists ? Most of all—What about the Carlists ? Are the affairs in Spain, already so marvellously confused, to be still further complicated ? Is the ABD-EL KADER of the Peninsula, the daring and heroic CABRERA again to appear in the storm of battle .ike some old knightly apparition ? Or aro iris locks shorn now that he has become a Benedict ? Is ho- fingering the distaff of DEJANIRA. instead of grasping the sword of ZUXULACA.RREGUI ? As yet through all the soar of the Spanish disturbances—not a word about the fading hopes of the Due de. MONT ?ENSIER, not a whisper about the brightening day (reams of the Conde de MONTEMOLIN ! A case was on Wednesday heard before Mr. Commissioner MURPHY, at the Insolvent Debtors' .jourt, which exhibits in the strongest light the lecesSity for a speedy alteration in the Law of In solvency, or of County Courts, or both. The Learned Commissioner (as well as the counsel for the unfortunate Insolvent) deplored the defect chat prohibited him from granting the immediate iischarge of a prisoner clearly entitled to the benefit of the Act for the Relief of Insolvent Debtors, and expressel his determination of di recting the attention of the Attorney-General to the subject, with a view of obtaining an adequate eernedy to the existing evils. There are, how ever, other points in which modifications of the existing code are imperatively .required, and we would entreat the attention of the Learned Coin orissioner thereto, so that they may be embodied in any new bill which he may think proper to 3ubtuit for Legislative consideration. In the case undef notice, the Insolvent, who was out on bail,, was arrested ou a County Court commitment, as he was actually proceedi: ig to his hearing at Portugal-street. . -He was carried off to WhitecrosS-street, and he was subsequently brought up under an order of the, Insolvent Court. After hearing the case, the Insolvent was declared to be fully entitled to the benefit of the Act, and discharged from all save the County Court commitment, under which he will have to languish out : the time ordered by the County Court Judge. Here, then, is a flagrant grievance, a case of great Lnd manifest injustice committed, not only with the sanction, but by the express authority, of Par liament. A man, petitioning the Insolvent Court, is compelled to surrender every shilling, or shil ling's worth of property, of which he may be in tpossession,ionee -tarn or articles c w l entitled e a s y not e exceeding, co e t d o i , n w g i , e t h v e a e l excep tion e opf f he l an, 1-cshli.cil ibsealal bachelor, e t 1 0 0 rr,e retain n 201. in not merely destitution, is gpiovsesieissuiopnior but nudity. Everything in rev • cre ditors ; and if he thought proper d to pay one, it would be regarded as afeau . ulent preference, for which he would be justly punished by a prolonged incarceration. Is it not, then, a cruel mockery— gross perversion of justice to punish - gnl distribution a etr e at ' l art iolio o ilfr.cad f hamee c romx o t li n ptlagoe c e:s u latt r ai concurrent i n cisdy t imt, a man w severely for not doing the administered throu li ju risdiction debars him from doing. P a y plaintiff; says the County Court Act, or you shall be imprisoned for any period not exceeding 41 days, which the Judge, in his discretion, or indis cretion, iu some instances the more correct desig nation, may order ; and such imprisonment shall not operate as a satisfaction of the debts, but may be repeated over and over again, without giving rest or peace to the miserable victim. Pay the demand at your peril, says the Insolvent Court, for if you do, you will be guilty of a fraudulent pre ference, and subject to remand for a term s not ex ceeding three4years from the date of your vesting order. Hard, indeed, is the fate of the man who comes between these conflicting fires—for whom escape is impossible, inasmuch as he must fall on either one side or the other. " Dextrum Scylla latus, leevuna implacata Charybdis Obsidet." There is no central course. The whole way is blocked up, and in avoiding one . danger he must be immersed in the opposing one. Nor was this Parliamentary oversight, as is generally supposed. The Legislature deliberately framed the clause (9 and 10 Vic. c. 95, sec. 162), which provided that " no protection order or certificate granted by any Court of Bankruptcy, or for the relief of insolvent debtors, shall be available to discharge any defendant from any commitment under such last mentioned order" (i.e. of the County Court). This then should be immediately redressed, even before the termination of the session, or great in justice may be inflicted under an enactment af fording so formidable an opportunity for oppres sion and extortion, and holding out so direct an incentive to wilful and corrupt perjury. But this is not all. We have recently seen that after a hearing and discharge by the Insol vent Debtors' Court, the County Court Judge may allow the seizure of the " excepted articles" for a debt, or grant a warrant of commitment against the debtor. This was an oversight—a clear mistake on the part of Parliament, and the error should be forthwith avoided. Is it not palpably ridiculous that a party should be enabled to plead a discharge by the Insolvent Court as a defence to •a suit, and that it should be sufficient to prevent the obtain ing a judgment, but not to prevent execution being issued on a judgment already obtained. There might be some plausible reasons offered in favour of reversing these positions and allowing a judgment to be obtained, although not to be exe cuted against an insolvent ; but the present system is utterly indefeasible. Were it not for the pre cedents afforded by Mr. Sergeant MANNING and Mr. G. CLIVE, we could not have conceived the possibility of any man selected for a seat on the Judicial Bench wilfully setting at defiance the authority of a court of concurrent jurisdiction, and practically sanctioning appeals from the Learned Commissioners of the insolvent Court, where such appeals were manifestly not contem plated by Parliament. There is another evil also worthy of notice. The discharge of the Insolvent Court may extend to all payments, "by way of amenity or otherwise, at any future time or times," by virtue of any bond, covenant, or other securities of any nature whatsoever", (Ist and 2d Vic., cap. 110, sec. 80). But if there is an agreement that, in default of .payment (as, for instance, of a premium of insu rance), the obligee may himself pay it, and then recover from the obliger, there is no exemption —and the party may be sued time after time for what, to all intents and purposes, is the same debt, and founded on a liability existing before, and adjudicated on under his insolvency. In this point also (another Le gislative oversight) adequate redress should be afforded ; and Mr. Commisioner MURPHY will entitle himself to the thanks and gratitude of the community if he procure the enactment of a suit able measure. 1 - 11 r THE NAPIER TESTIMONIAL. At a meeting of the committee held on the 15th of July, 1854, at the residence of the Right Hon. the Earl of Ellenborough—his Lordship in the chair— It was resolved— " That a special general meeting of the committee be assembled ht the United Service Institution, in White hall-yard, on Saturday, the 22d of July instant, at half past two o'clock, p.m., to take into consideration the report of the secretaries, and the future emit) to be adopted in all matters connected with the furtherance of the Napier Testimonial ; and " That with this view, a special invitation be ad dressed to each member of the committee, earnestly re questing his attendance on that occasion:" A MONUMENT BY MR. J. EDWARDS. We have had the pleasure of seeing a monument of great beauty and refinement at the retired studio of Mr. J. Edwards, in Robert-street, Hampstead road. It is to be erected, we understand, in a church at Colchester, by W. Warwick Hawkins, Esq., M.P., and his brother, in commemoration of their widely-respected parents and of their youthful brother and sister. The work altogether will be not less, we should say, than fifteen feet high by six feet wide. It is made of three kinds of Italian marble, so disposed as to give effect to the sculp tured part, which is in a fine white piece, and is a production of so much excellence that we have no hesitation in saying that, had it been found by Dr. Layard among the ancient sculptures of Nineveh, it would be hailed as an acquisition of immense value, and treasured in the British Museum with the utmost care. It represents the " daughter of Faith, unfading HOPE,' who, among her other beneficent services to man, illumes "the dread unknown, the chaos of the tomb." Robed in sculptorial beauty she stands, in this admirable work of art, all calm and erect, not "hid behind the dragon-winged Despair," but in " her radient might" is unobsti-ucted to the view. With one hand she trustingly presses her bosom, which is covered over with the rich folds of her ample drapery ; with the other she rests firmly on the anchor—" the anchor of the soul," as the sacred volume leaning - against it characterises the heavenly "hope" given to us; while with an ex pression the most pure and deep she looks high heavenward, as if breathing the words of the in spired Psalmist—" Mine eyes are unto thee, 0 God the Lord : in Thee is my trust ;" which words are given in raised and polished letters on the monument itself, immediately below the figure. The solemn connection of this heavenward look and earnest aspiration with the mournful resting place of the departed, and with the humble as surance that the "shadow of death" shall indeed be " turned into the morning," is effectually indi cated by the urn on her left side, on which is given the classic symbol of the soul ascending, while that of the body is reposing in the dreamless sleep below • awl on which is also seen the mono gram o f the Redeemer, between the Alpha a n d Oth ega placed above tile symbol of Eternity and its cycles of everlasting change from renovation to decay, from life to death in continual succession ; and these are accompanied by the motto, " Mors est jaaua melioris vitce"—lleath is the gate to a better life. Nor are these tha only accessories in the design, while each is made so unobtrusive as to be almost unnoticeable. For inasmuch as.the feeling of hope is deemed to be to the human mind what the morning star is to the rising sun—the har binger of the bright orb yet to arise ,as a vast sign, we trait, of the sure dawning in .unfading glory of the great day, eternal—so is the morning star of hope hero seen high above, her upturned l ace . And inasmuch as hope - not unfreguently imparts to the mind a blessed light amidst the dank, heavy clouds that often encompass man's terrestrial exist ence, so, in this fine monumental relieve, are the clouds seen, and the light, too, as of a large halo ; and in the light, gleaming as it were most myste riously from the head of the figure, there is, a lambent flame observable, encircled by a sign evi dently denoting it as a flame for ever unquench able. This induces us to conclude our slight de scription of a true work of abstraet art in the words of the poet Campbell, who says : " Eternal 1101 T! when yonder spheres sublime Peal'd their first note to sound the march of Time, Thy joyous youth began--btit not to fade. 'When all the sister planets have decayed ; When wrapt in fire the realms of ether glow, And heaven's last thunder shakes the world below; Thou, undiimay'd, shalt o'er the ruins smile, And light thy torch at N a t ur e' s funeral pile." THE ROYAL CRUISE.—It is. reported that the first Royal cruise this season, in the Victoria and Albert, will be a visit of the Queen to the Channel Islands. Captain Lefebre, in his stbamer Dasher, is ordered to Portsmouth, to be in attendance on the Royal yacht. The Marchioness of Hastings and the Baroness Grey de Ruthyn have issued cards of invitation for a grand concert, on Wednesday next, the 26th instant.' The Marquis of Downshire has arrived at Hillsborough Castle. The marchioness and youthful family, with Sir George Chetwynd and Lady Charlotte Chetwynd, are at present residing at ICreuznach, Bingen, Prussia. The marchioness and family intend returning to Hillsborough in August. The celebration of the matrimonial alliance of Mr. Douglas }Telford and Miss Lindsey, daughter of General 1 ."( 18 y, is fixed for Thursday, the 3d of August. DELAY IN THE DEPARTURE OF THE MARCO POLO.— aOrwrainnggetnon lethtse, d t ifE he cu o l w tie n s er e s xp fo e u ri l e id ne i e t d iminpcoosisnibplleetitnog des patchthegt,el sceeebdrautle, 0 , 1 n a a h s i , y a e n s t u e n rd l u a y e k ,. y a d n a d y a”s her r i s re was been board, and will She ha s all he o p s o t s p i e ti n vr e e d ly_ u ,ssa n si t l i to ln o rtomorrowsail-to-morrow.. w. morning, 22d P engers (600 in nuinbtr) on : AIA OU2I iIthR,GIAL LV TELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 1,000 American taken for export and on speculation. The market closed steadily, without change in prices. The sales comprised 5,500 American, 350 Bahia at 61d. to 61d., 200 Egyptian at 60. to 71d., 2,000 Surat at 21d. to 40. and 30 Sea Island at Is. 111 to Is. Bd., per lb. Railway Shares were fkrin.. Colonial/Adace has been dealt in to a moderate extent this week. Sugar has been in steady de mand for consumption, without any speculative inquiry. Coffee has been firm. Rice has gone down, owing to the finer weather and the decline in grain. Ruin has been in greater request, and at fuller rates.- The tea market continues quiet, and there has not been much done in cotton. Saltpetre has been in request. The Indigo auctions have gone off with more spirit, and tallow and hemp have been flatter. Iu a bill which was introduced in the Commons for facilitating the sale and transfer of encumbered states in the West Indies, we have an attempt to establish some of the advantages obtained from the same system - in Ireland. All plantations and lands are to be included, whether belonging to indivi duals or'to corporations. Great powers are given to the Commissioners, the chief of whom is to be a barrister of not less than 10 years' standing, resi dent in England ; but local commissioners may be appointed by the Government of any colony. The salaries are to be decided upon in committee. The commissioners will have power to sell lands, but not after application has been made to any compe tent tribunal in the colony and dismissed, unless the costs thereby incurred are discharged. Due inquiries are to be made as to the cir cumstances •of the land, and the parties in terested therein, ' and no sale - will be allowed where the yearly interest on the encumbrance does not exceed half of the net yearly value of the land, calculated on the average profits, after deducting all necessary outgoing during the preceding seven years, or such periods as the Commissioners may • determine, unless there exists no objection to such sale. The rights of yearly tenauta.and other tem porary interests are to be regarded, the dowers and encumbrances are to be provided for,, either by making the sale of the lands subject to the same, or paying them out of the gross amount realised. Every advance made under this act will give the purchaser the fee simple in the land. The pur chase money to be paid into the Court of Chancery, under certain circumstances, such as the inability to ascertain who are the parties entitled. Sales under this act may be made, notwithstanding pro ceedings in any other Court. A division of proper ties may, also be carried out, part being sold, and the rest left in possession of the owners. The colonies to which the act will be extended are the following :—Jamaica, Barbadoes, St. Vincent, Grenada, Tobago, St. Lucia, Antigua., Dominica, St. Christopher's Montserrat, Nevis, the Virgin Islands, British Guina, Trinidad, the Bahamas, and the Turk's Islands. In American securities, there have been some changes since this day week. The nearest prices, as given by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., are as follows :- Redeemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...1084 109 United States 6 per Cent. Insciibed Stock 1867-1868...1071 103* Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 824 83,1* Ohio 6 per Cent. Liscribed Stock 1856... 91 Massachusetts par Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1868...1021 1031 A .Nrla.arrialttifilia 5 ,15ptr Cant. e C e e n nt. (Sterling Bonds) .. 92 93 1863... 83 85 Virgini 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1883... 93 92 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 911 924 Canada 6 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1876...1034 107. LOANS OF CITIES. New Orleans 6 per Cent. Bonds 1893... 79 81 LITEST FOREIGN NE 8‘1..: THE WAR. CONSTANTINOPLE. CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 10.—The allied fleets are before Baltsehick. The Russian flotilla has returned. Omer Pacha is visiting the English camp. Admirals Dundas and Hamelin are at Varna. The consul of France at Tiflis has received orders to quit the town in three hours. At Batoum the Russians have been repulsed by the Turks. In consequence of a requisition by Selim Pacha, 4,000 Turkish troops have been despatched from Varna to Circassia, as the district in which he com mands has refused to supply its contingent of re cruits. Another despatch of the 10th says the Sulina mouth of the Danube is occupied by British and French troops. The Russian coast has been closely reconnoitred, from the Kilia mouth of the Danube to the mouth of the Dniester. Three steamers of the allied fleets guard the mouths of the Danube, to prevent the escape of the Russian river flotilla, while a party of British seamen has gone overland to Rustchuk, to unite with the Ottoman river-fleet in an attack on the enemy's boats.. RAILROAD BONDS. Great Western of Illinois 10 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1868... 91 93 Pennsylvania Central R. Rd. 6 per Cent 1880... 90 91 New York and Erie 7 per Cent., 2d Mort gage, Convertible 1859... 90 91 New York and Erie? per Cent., 3d Mort- gage 1883... 81 83 Yew York and Erie 7 p.Cent.,Convertible 1862... 77 79 The ship Marian Moore, which left Melbourne April 23, has arrived with 21,505 ounces of gold, and the Prince Alfred brings 25,647 ounces. The Ashburton is in from Sydney, but it is not known what gold she bring:. The first general meeting of the shareholders in the Chartered Bank of Asia is now being held. The report states,:— " The prospectus of the Chartered Bank of Asia was accordingly issued in November, 1852, and the shames were readily subscribed for. Application was made to her Majesty's Government for a charter, which, at a Privy Council held 10th November, 1852, was referred to the Board of Trade for consideration and report. "Your Directors have now however much satisfaction in acquainting the shareholders, that a negotiation is ac tually in progress, which, if prosecuted to a successful ter mination, will enable the Bank of Asia to commence busi ness at once, with a capital adequate to the requirements of the Charter, and without calling upon the shareholders for a contribution to accomplish it. While the negotiation is still pending, the Directors do not think it desirable for many reasons to lay the details of the proposed arrange ment before the shareholders, but they may state, in general terms, that it involves the amalgamation of the capital of another bank, now in fall and profitable operation, with that of the Bank of Asia, on such terms as can scarcely fail to bo of great mutual benefit. " Your directors were subsequently occupied in obtain ing the necessary approval of the Lord Chancellor and Of the law officers of the Crown to the precise terms of the charter; and and it was not until the 29th of December, 1853, that the directors finally obtained the Royal Charter of Incorporation, with the Great Seal affixed thereto. "The shareholders will observe, that after full provi sion for the preliminary and other expenses of the bank up to the 15th inst., a considerable balance remains in band. A.s this amount will not be required for the current pur poses of the bank, the directors feel themselves bound now to recommend the appropriation of a portion of it to the shareholders; by declaring a payment to them in the shape of interest of four shillings per share, being at the rate of four per cent. upon the amount of the deposits; the same to be payable at the office of the bank, on and after the 7th day of August, 1854, free of income tax." The receipts from September 1852 to July 15, 1854, are given at 109,042/., and the disburse ments at 4,6801., leaving 1 04,3611. in hand, chiefly invested in securities. There was an improving tone in the stock mar ket upon the commencement of business this morn ing, owing to the agreeable disappointment at the amount which Governvent will ask for the war, viz., 3,000,000/., whereas eight or ten were re ported to be wanted. Consols have been 921 f, but within the last half hour the broker who acts for the Bank of England, and other large establish ments has been a seller, and a reaction to 92i has occurred. The account prices have been 92 11 I, and arc now 92 11. Bank stock has declined to 2101 to 2091. Exchequer -bills are par to 3s. premium, and India Bonds is. to ss. premium. Foreign Securities have b een very fi rm, b ut w ith scarcely any business d o i ng. The uotations for Russian 4i per Cents, is 821. to 4, an q d for Dutch 4 per Cents. 901. Sardinian Bonds have been at 8.21 to 1. Mexican. Stock is at 24k, and Buenos Ayres at 551: Spanish 3 per Cents. have been marked 37, and the Deferred 18i having risen upon the success of the insurgents. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 61; Mexi can, 241 to 241 ; Peruvian, 66 to 63 ; ditto Three per Cents. 50 to. 52 ; .Portuguese Four per Cents. 39 to 41 ; Russian Five per Cents. 97 to 99 ; ditto Four-and- a-Half per Cents. 82 to 81 ; Spanish New Deferred, 1 . £3 to 19 ; ditto Three per Cents. 361 - to 37; ditto Certificates, 3,1 to 41; ditto Pas sive, 3 to 41. The Railway Market is very good, and in Lon don and North-Western, Brighton, South-Western, and York and North Midland there is some ad vance. French shares are firm. The Mining M ar k et h as been dull ; the Joint Stock Banks have been firm. Canada Company's shares have been d one as high as 93, and Crystal Palace are without alteration. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ( From the Oticial List.) Business done. --- 13 trik Stock .....:.... ........................... 209 / 101 ; per Cent. Reduced Annuities .........••••• .... 92 . i 3 per Cent Consols Annuities 92 i 4 4-6 -I 4 New 31 por Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 bittc. 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 7-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 4l India Bonds .ClOO 6 Ditto, under £lOOO 1 5 p South Sea Stock Consols for Account 17th August Exchequer Bills, 24d. £l000 grnall 5 1 p Exchequer Bonds Scrip 4 4 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 551 1 Equador Bonds vlexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian 3 per Cent. Russian. Bona; 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St Ditto 41per Cent Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37 a d Ditto for the Account 374 Spanish New Deferred 3 per Cent. lB4 i 19 a d Ditto for the A ccoun t lBi Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4 1 in London. Dutch p itto E i l, ... i i . ,:a::ti . e e l s n , 2: n l shove e t p h o e i e . r t C a e c t t o . l 6 l l a ; 1 43711 904 11 • THREE O'CLOCK. Consols 92 s 92 LiaoAugust Afieuuat THE BLACK SEA. We have correspondence from the fleet up to the 9th instant. Vice-Admiral Dundas and our allies remained at Baltchick at that date. The Tribune, 31, screw, Captain the Hon. S. T. Carnegie, and Diamond, 28, Captain Peel, . joined the fleet, the former from England, and the latter from the Piraeus, on the 7th inst. The Admiral had despatched the Sidon, 22, pad dle, Captain Goldsmith, to the coast of Georgia. Fury, 6, paddle, Commander Tatham, had not returned from Odessa. Rear-Admiral Boxer had hoisted his flag on board the Harpy, 3, paddle, on her arrival on the Ist inst. at Beycos. The Wasp, 14, screw, Commander Lord John. Hay,and. the Medina, 4, paddle, Lieutenant Com mander Beresford, were at Beycos on the 10th. The following is an extract of a private letter from the fleet. Lieutenant Glyn referred to is the son of Mr. Carr Glyn, M.P., the City banker. BALDRIC, July 8, 1854.—There is nothing going on. The armies are unable to move as yet, or if able nothing great would be undertaken before Austria is fully committed in the war. Let her come into the provinces, and we will think seri ously of the Crimea. But the troops, French and English, are not iu a state, just yet, to carry on any difficult operations on even a sea-board. The commissariat is the universal object of complaint. If the Russians hatt been able to contend against the Turks, they might have taken Silistria for all that the allied armies could have done, for want of a commissariat. The defence of Silistria has been very glorious to the old Turks, and I hope they will get full credit for it. The Russians, no doubt, put forth all their strength against them. There have been but few changes in the fleet since I last wrote. We have three steamers off Sebastopol observing the enemy's fleet and block ading. The screw-ship in Circassia; the San.spareil is at Varna ; the Diamond and Tribune, ships, joined to-day. Captain Symonds, of the Agamemnon, has gone back to his old ship, the Arethusa. Lieutenant Glyn, of the flag-ship, having under him the Prince Ernest of Leiningen, belonging to the same ship, and 30 petty officers and seamen from the fleet, has been detached from the flag ship, and placed under the orders of the military commander-in-chief. They disembarked yesterday at Varna from the Caradoc, and proceeded, by land of course, towards Rustchuck. Mr. Glyn expects to find at that place some gun:boats belonging to the Turks, which he will take command of, and man them by his own seamen. He is a clever, active, zealous young officer, and will either sink in the Danube or suc ceed. His second in command, Prince Ernest, although not actually belonging to the service, will go in with no less gusto against the Muscovites. They started yesterday from Varna, accompanied by a party of sappers, all mounted. How the Jacks will get on, mounted on Arab steeds, is more than I can say ; but they will be more fatigued by this short journey to the Danube than by a voyage of 10,000 miles. This little naval expedition is, I suppose, to reconnoitre and feel the way with gun boats in the Danube, and will probably be soon fol lowed by other parties detached from the fleet. If destined to remain here much longer this will be a popular service. We are still detained here by the military chiefs. I repeat, my idea is that neither the armies nor the fleets will move till Austria has fully committed herself. The Fury passed through the fleet last night on her way from Constantinople to Odessa, with the Russian prisoners that were captured on the coast of Circassia on landing ; the admiral having lately received a favourable answer to his proposdtion for the exchange of prisoners. THE DANUBE. In a despateli from Vienna, dated yest erday, it is stated that the great mass of the Turkish army is marching towards the mouths of the Dana - be, and that Giurgevo is held merely by a division. A letter from Orsova of the 15th, in the Press of Vienna, says :—" Mehemed Paella oc cupied on the Bth Czernawoda, in the Dobrudscha, alter a combat which lasted five hours, and ended by obliging the Russians to retire to the left bank of the Danube." From the different accounts received it appears that before raising the siege of Silistria, the Rus sians for three days and nights subjected not only the two redoubts but the town itself to a bombard ment of which history does not furnish a. parallel case, and which from a cruelty without any motive was extended to the inoffensive parts of t.be town, and directed not against the soldiers, bat the in habitants. A number of mosques, minarets, and houses have been destroyed, and several old men, women, and children perished. In a military point of view the act was completelyuseless. The whole garrison of the town, and particularly the defenders of the fort of Arab-Tabia, evinced the most ad mirable courage, resignation, and devotedness. MONTENEGRO. TRIESTE, July 20.—A. portion of Mcmtenegro has revolted. Prince Danilo is marching with 6,010 meu against the insurgents, who have ap pealed for protection to Turkey. Accounts received from Vienna, Thursday even ing, says Prince Daniel of Montenegro has dis persed some rioters who took possession of a con vent. The ringleaders fled. The main body of the Montenegrins_ is peacefully disposed towards the Turks. THE WAR IN ASIA. The following letter from Constantinople, dated the 10th, is given by the Pays : " I announce to you with pleasure that it is now in contemplation to act seriously in Asia, Six thousand regular troops have embarked at Varna, and others are doing so every day. It is intended to send 20,000 men there. If they were but to add 10,000 French troops, this force would be sufficient to expel the Russians from the Caucasian provinces, which would b e an i mmense result, as Russia would lose all the sacrifices of men and money which she has made for the last century. The moral effect of the presence of the allies would be immense not only on the Turks, but also on the Christian populations of Georgia. The following details relative to the forces of the army of Asia have been furnished to me by a very competent person in the country. There are at Batoum, Redout-Kale, and Soukoutn-lial6e, 20,000 men under the orders of Seliin Pacha, and at Ardaham a division of 6,000 men • the army of Anatolia is composed of 30,000 excellent troops, and at Bayazid there are 8,000 men, exclusive of irregulars. If to all these forces, which appear to-me to be already very imposing, you. add 20,000 who are joining from the army of Omer Pacha, it will give a large amount. If Russia wishes to defend herself in Asia, she will be compelled to weaken her army of.the Danube or of Bessarabia, which will be very difficult under existing circumstances. Extensive preparations are still making for an attack on Sebastopol, and it is, thought that it will take place immediately. The moral effect of the raising of the siege of Silistria has been immense, and every one is at a loss to explain the con duct of the Russian generals. The death of General Schilders has caused a great sensation ; he was the best Engineer-General in the Russian army." RUSSIAN ESTIMATE OF ENGLISH COURAGE. The following, written from Sebastopol by one of the many dozen Prince Galitzins, appears in the Northern Bee : " We have convinced ourselves that the moral strength of the combined fleet has not increased, but, on the con trary, diminished, in proportion to its augmented de structive powers. For instance, the English steam-fri gate Tiger, of 400 horse-power and 16 guns, was stranded about six wersts from Odessa. 00 the shore where this took place were poed two'field guns, a company o f in fantry, and one halfsqualron of Lancers—and what fol lowed ? Why, an event unknown in the annals of the most timorous and most insignificant fleets. This steam frigate, which borrowed its name from the most savage of all beasts, took no measures to defend the honour of its flag. Although it had only five wounded, and its crew consisted of twenty-two officers and more than 200 sailors and marines of the guard,' it surrendered itself prisoner to a mere handful of land troops ; and as we had no boats, the English gave themselves the trouble to row themselves ashore in their own boats. This cannot be called manly conduct. At the same time they distinguished themselves bya sort of polite civility, which was not met with among the Turks and Egyptians when Vice-Admiral Kornelow conquered the ship." Now comes the moral :—" These are the sorrow ful results with which premature vauntiugs are crowned, and which so seldom are realised by facts." The whole of the circumstances attending the stranding of the Tiger, and the utter helplessness of the vessel as she lay on her beam-ends, are too well known to render it necessary to offer a word in reply to this generous attempt to stigmatise the honour of brave men in Russian prisons. ANXIETY OF THE GERMAN POWERS FOR FRESH NEGOTIATIONS. It has already been stated that the Austrian and Prussian Governments had addressed notes to the Cabinets of London and Paris, in which they gave it as their opinion that the answer of Russia to the Austrian summons, calling on the Czar to evacuate the provinces, contained propo sitions capable of becoming the basis of further negotiations for the re-establishment of peace. It is now said that the German Powers not only urge the Western Powers to enter into the nego tiations, but that they invite France and England to state the conditions on which they are willing to conclude a peace. Letters received from Berlin state that the note, of which M. de Manteuffel was the bearer from Berlin to Vienna, and which is the answer of Prussia to the answer of Russia, was in the first instance communicated to M. de Budberg, the Russian Minister. The partisans of Russia, in Paris, are in great spirits at present. They say that not only are Austria and Prussia exerting themselves to re commence negotiations on terms which will be favourable to Russia, but that in the meantime the military operations of the allies are nearly at a standstill. The attack upon Sebastopol, they affirm, is adjourned indefinitely; the attack upon Cronstadt will not take place this year; and even the great battle in the neighbourhood of Bucharest, which has been so anxiously expected for the la3t two days, is more than problematical. The opera tions of the war are consequently reduced to a simple blockade, and with the exception of the bombardment of a few insignificant villages, Russia has nothing to fear. With such prospects, they anticipate the triumph of Russia, by the same means_which,have availed her on former occasions —namely, her' diplomacy. DESERTERS FROM THE RUSSIAN ARMY. SHUMLA, June 3J.--The desertions from the Russian camp are frequent, and the deserters com plained of ill-treatment and want of food. Not the least among the extraordinary features of this extraordinary siege is, that the besiegers came for food to the besieged. The deserters said that whole regiments would go over if they were certain of a good reception, and that their generals would not give the troops rations, saying the soldiers must starve until they had taken Silis l ria. These are the assertions of deserters, and, though not improbable iu themselves, they may nevertheless have that strong colouring which deserters are in the habit of giving to their accounts of the state of affairs in their own camp. But another fact I can give on the authority of a British officer. The Russians had opened a trench, and established a battery within a very short - stone's throw of the Arab Tabia. The besiegers and the besieged could hear one another, and they very frequently in dulged in an exchange of not very friendly words and sentiments. But on one occasion, when there was a pause in the firing, a voice was heard to ex claim from the Russian trench, "I say, you Turks, have you any tobacco ?" The answer was—".Of course we have, you pesewang (anglice, pimp) ; more than you can smoke." " Would you mind selling me some ?" said the Russian. "No, you may have it—we will send for it to the town, and you may fetch it." The Russian then, cautiously advancing from the trench, flung a silver rouble into the Arab Tabia, a soldier went to the town and came back with several okas of tobacco, which were duly flung over to the Russians. This mer cantile affair being settled to the satisfaction of both prrties, the firing re-commenced. OMER PACHA AT THE BRITISH CAMP. CAMP AT DEVNA, Monday, July 3. We have just had a very exciting review. The men, who had had a four hours' drill between half-past 4 and half-past 8 o'clock this morning, had finished dinner when news arrived that Omer Pacha was coming on his way from Silistria to Varna, and that he might be expected in a, hour. Presently the Brigade Majors rode up from the Brigadiers with orders to the Colonels to hold their regiments in readiness to turn out, and in about half an hour more the bugles sounded the assembly. The Turkish infantry down on the plains below were ob served to fall in, and draw up in solid columns in front of their tents. About two o'clock a faint streak of dust rose over the white lines of the road winding far in the distance over the hills which lie towards Shumla, and through the glass could be discerned two travelling carriages, with a small escort of horse, moving rapidly towards the village of llevna. Arrived there, they halted, and the whole of the staff present with the division hastened to pay their respects to Omer Pacha ; . Brigadiers Airey, Buller, Brigade-Majors Mackenzie and Maxwell, Colonel Sullivan, Captain Mac donnell, Captain Pearson, Mr. Campbell, as well as Colonel Bentinck, Brigadier-General of the brigade of Guards, . and Captain Byng i his aide-de-camp, who happened to have ridden up from Aladyn. Omer Pacha mounted his horse, and attended *by Colonel Dieu, by an English officer attached to the British Embassy at Constantinople, and seve ral of his suite and followers, rode up the hill towards the. camp, in front of which the whole division was drawn up in line in a very short space of time. The English staff rode after him, and at his side were the two Brigadiers. The coup d'ceil was magnificent. The blue outlines of the distant hills, over which played the heavy shadows of rapidly-gathering thunder clouds—the green sweep of the valley below dotted with tents, and marked here and there with dark black masses of Turkish infantry—the arid banks of sand, and grey cliffs, display kg every variety of light and shadow—and then the crest of the hill, along which for a mile shone the bayonets of the British infantry, topped by the canvass walls be hind them—formed a spectacle worth coming far to see. Omer Pasha was dressed with neatness and simplicity— no order glittered on his breast, and his close-fitting blue frock-coat displayed no ornament beyond a plain gold shoulder-strap and gilt buttons. He wore the fez cap, which showed to advantage the clear well-marked lines of his calm and resolute face, embrowned by exposure to wind and weather for many a year of a soldier's lif and the hue of which was well contra s t e d w i t h his snow white whiskers. In the rude and rather sensual mouth, with compressed thick lips, was traceable, if physiog nomy have truth, e n o rmous fi rmness and resolution. The chin, full and square, evinced the same quali ties, which might also be discerned in the general form of the head. Those who remember the statue of Radetzky at the Great Exhibition will understand what I mean. All the rougher features, the coarse nose, and the slight prominence of the cheek bones, are more than redeemed by the quick, penetrating, and expressive eye, full of quiet courage and genius, and by the calm though rather stubborn brow, marked by lines of thought, rising above the thick shaggy eye brow. In person he appeared to be rather below than above the ordinary height ; but his horse, a well-trained grey, was not as tall as the English chargers beside him, and he may really be more than 5 feet 7or 8. His figure is light, spare, sled active, and his seat on horse back, though too Turkish for our notions of equestrian propriety, was firm and easy. He wore white gloves and neat boots, and altogether would have passed 'ous ter very well in the ring at Hyde-park as a well-ap pointed, quiet gentleman. His staff were by no means so well turned out, but the few Hussars of the escort were stout soldier-like looking fellows. One of them led a strong chestnut Arab, which was the Pasha's battle-charger. As he rcda by, the troops presented arms, and when he reached the end of the- line they broke into column, advanced, and performed some simple field-day manceuvres, to the great delight of the Pasha. As the men moved off after exercising for about three-quarters of an hour the cavalry came up at full trot and at once rivetted the attention of the Paella. There were one and a half squadron of 17th Lancers, a troop of the Bth, and a troop of the 11th Hussars. The Artillery horses and Dragoon horses were out at water. There were two or three magnificent charges, and the Pasha is said to have declared that such infantry and cavalry could dash over any troops in the world. As he retired from the field, the men , who had all been dismissed, thronged, in shirts and fatigue jackets, to the front of the lines, and cheered him enthusiastica ll y , to his great delight. About six o'clock, after reviewing the Turks in the plain, he drove to Varna. It is said the Pasha brings n ews that the Russians are retreating on Braila, and that he has gone to consult M. St. Arnaud and Lsrd Raglan concerning an advance of which we have heard rumours the whole of this day. Sir George Brown re turned this evening from a forty mile ride through the rain and rode over to see the Brigadier. He was much di s appointed in not being in time to see Omer Pasha. Another letter from same place, dated July 8, says : It was expected that Omer Pasha would have returned from Varna on the following day (Wednesday), but he was so busily engaged in transacting business and con sulting with the French and English Generals that he did not pass by till last Thursday. As the heavy cavalry under Brigadier-General Scarlett, and the horse artillery and artillery battery had not been inspected by him on the 4th, orders were given that they should parade on the extensive plains near the camp by eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Orner Pasha left Varna early, and on arriving at Aladyn he found the Duke of Cam bridge's division ready to receive him. He expressed in the most lively way his admiration at the magnificent appearance of the Guards and Highlanders, and after the review he retired with his Royal Highness the Duke to his tent, where he remained for some time, and partook of some refreshment. Meantime the Dragoons and Artillery remained drawn up in the plain under the sun till they were ordered to dismount and stand at ease. General Sir George Brown, Iris Brigadiers Buller and Airey, Colonel Sullivan, and the officers of the divi sional and brigade staffs, rode along. the road towards Aladyn, and remained waiting for some time, and an escort of two troops of Turkish cavalry which had been sent out to meet the Pasha, tarried in vain hour after hour for his coming. At length a cloud of dust rose above the brushwood of the hill side, and it was thought Omer Pasha was at hand, but as the horseman followed by two mounted officers drew near, the men recognised the well-known features of Lord Raglan, who had ridden over to pay a visii to. the Light Division. His lordship looked somewhat tired after his ride, and did not scorn the use of a white cap cover, a "night cap" which Sir George Brown has not yet been driven to adopt. He informed the officers of the cause of Omer Pasha's delay, and then, after he had gone down the line and inspected the dismounted Dragoons and Artil lery, he repaired with Sir George Brown to his quarters to partake cf some refreshment. About two o'clock Omer Pasha's travelling carriages, escorted by Turkish cavalry, appeared in sight. The Pasha, mounting one of his led chargers, and followed by a small suite of aides, pipe -bearers, &c., rode up towards the review ground, and was receivd by Lord Raglan, Sir George Brown, Brigadier-General Scarlett, the Brigadiers of Division, &c. He was dressed simply, as on the first day he visited us, except that he wore. a star on his left breast, and he seemed vivacious and pleased as he en tered into conversation with the English Generals. After a time the Dragoons went past in splendid order, and then the two troops of Royal Horse Artillery and the battery came by at a trot, which was gra dually quickened into a dashing gallop, so that the 61b. and 91b. guns, and carriages, and tumbrils went hopping and bounding over the sward. The evo lutions were simple but effective and imposing. A charge in line, which shook the very earth as men and horses flew past like a whirlwind, wreathed in clouds of dust, particularly excited the Pasha's admiration, and he is reported to have said, " With one such regiment as that I would ride over and grind into the earth four Russian regiments at least." He was particularly struck by the stature of the men and the size and fine condition of the horses, both Dragoon and Artillery, but these things did not lead him away from examining into the more important question of their efficiency, and he looked closely at accoutrements, weapons, and carriages. 3t his request Sir George Brown called a Dragoon and made him take off his helmet. The Pasha examined it minutely, had the white cover taken off, and requested that the man should be asked whether it was comfort able or not. The soldier replied that it was, and it is to be hoped that the Turkish cavalry may get something better than the wretched fez to put on their heads now that the Pasha sees that brass and leather can be fashioned so as to protect the skull without inconveni ence to the owner, The usual field-dAy inanceiivres were performed by the Artillery. They did just what they are wont to do when his Royal Highne s Salts' some-place-or-other visits Woolwich, moving like pie man, wheeling as if men, horses, and guns formed part of one machine, sweeping the plain with th e f orce and almost the speed of steam-engines,_unlimbering guns, taking them to pieces, putting them together, a nd ; vanishing in columns of dust. The inspection was o ver at half-past 3 o'clock, to the great delight of the men ; and Omer Pasha, who repeatedly expressed his gratification and delight at the spectacle, retired with the Generale to Sir George Brown's quarters, and in the course of the evening renewed his journey to Shumla. Fren l ' what he is said to have let drop to those around him there can be no doubt but that he will at once order an advance of the troops under his command across the . Danube about Rustchuk, and that the army between: Silistria and Shumla will be sent into the Principalities r if their movements depend on the will of the Turkish Generalissimo. He cannot understand the delay which has taken place in our movements, and, accustomed to; the easy foraging habits of their troops and a Bashi' Bazouk Commissariat as they are, it is very hard for- Osmanli Generals to understand how we are haniPered and impeded forwent of carts and arabas. Indeed, sew ° of the men about Shumla do not hesitate to attribute " cowardice " to French and English, though they hav e seen Silistria at least saved by the skill and devotion of our countrymen. There is one phrase which serves as the universal ek ponent of peace, goodwill, praise, and satisfaction be— tween the natives and the soldiery. I have been unable: to determine its origin exac tly, b u t I rat h er t hi n k iw arose from the habit of our men at Malta in address' ing every native as " Johnny." At Gallipoli Oa. soldiers persisted in applying the same word t° - Turk and Greek, and at length Turk and Greek began to apply it to ourselves, so that stately Gen e ' rals and pompous Colonels, as they stalked down the, bazaar, heard themselves addressed by the proprietor s as " Johnny ; " and to this appellation " bono wa s , added, to signify th e exce ll ence o f t h e wares offered iir public competition. It is now the established ell of the army. The natives walk through the carol"; calling out " Bono, Johnny 1 Sood, sood " " Bono, Johnny ! Yoomoortler " (eggs) or, " Johnny ! Kasler" (geese) ! as the case may b e ; an d the - dislike of the contracting parties to the terms offered el l ' either side is expressed by the s i mp l e p h rase of "N° bono, Johnny!" As you ride along the road friendly natives grin at you, and think, no matter what foil; rank, that they have set themselve s r i g ht w ith y o u, OP paid a graceful compliment, by a shout of Johnny." Even the dignified reserve of Royal Duk e " - and Generals of Division has had to u n d ergo the ord _,. of this salutation from Pashas and other dignitaiies. a benighted Turk, riding homewards, is encountered by a picket of the Light Division, he answers the challenge` of " Who goes there?" with a Bono Johnny," andif,ii immediately invited to "Advance, friend, and all's well! and the native servants sometimes use the same phrase. to disarm the anger of their masters. It is really a moi o • wonderful form of speech, and judiciously applied, it might now " work " a man from one end of Turkey Europe to the other. The most singular use of it WO • made the other day, when Omer Pasha first visited the camp. After the infant6* had been dismissed to their. tents, they crowded to the front of their lines in fatigus° jackets and frocks to see the Pasha go by, and as he ap' , proached them a sh ou t o f "B ono 1 b ono ! Johnny rent the air, to the great astonishment of Omer, w hile - aef flight of " foragers " into th e a i r gave hi m some no tion -! of a British welcome. He smiled and bowed severe times in acknowledgment, but it is said that as the whoops, hurrahs, and yells of the Connaught Ranger! rang in his ears, he turned to one of the officers near WO and said, "These are noble-looking fellows, but it Must be very hard to keep them in order 1" He could nct comprehend how such freedom could - be made consistett with strict discipline in the ranks. BRITISH TROOPS ON THE MARCH. The special correspondent of the Times gives tie following account of the march of troops from t 3 ° camp near Varna to Devna "On Friday morning (30th June) tents were strutig at half-past three o'clock, and the men were parad? 4 • and in readiness to march at half-past four o'clock. It five o'clock they commenced their march. The followilg is the order of march for the Light Division, but in ail,: instance we bad no light cavalry :—First there is an vanced guard, consisting of a squadron of Hussars its" ' two companies of the Rifle Brigade, cavalry or infanirl leading, accordi ng t o th e nature Of the country ; ci•""„1 comes the Horse Artillery ; thi r dly comes the iti'w Brigade, under the command of Colonel Lawrence ; fourthly, the infantry of the line, right or left in front, as may be directed, and the surgeon s ' p ann i ers in thil rear of each battalion ; fifthly, the reserve ammunition; sixthly, the pontoons • seventhly, the led h or ses of th e : Generals and Staff Officers ; eighthly, th e baggage°':' the divisional staff ; ninthly, the baggage of the 13. 7 ' gades, in the order in which they respectively mara; tenthly, the slaughter animals ; eleventhly, the rest' guard of Riflemen or Infantry. Their duty is see that neither baggage nor stragglers are left .hind. The morning sun was excessively hot, the road were covered with fine duet and sand, which iiefu in clouds into the faces of the troops, and the air minable shako, which is at once hot and heavy, caused so much annoyance that many of the men carried them on the points of their bayonets and marched 0* either with uncovered heads or with handkerchiefs 01 0 them. Every one—officers and men—complain of the*. Even the white covers fail to make them m ore bearabl* and the heavy bob of wood (pompon), covered with COP,' , • ton plush, and its long brass shank, serve as a kindot lever to weigh the shako down on the head of the weak'' The bob certainly adds to the height and a pp ea rance ' the men ; but in war everything should be sacrificed t 0 utility. A stout forage cap with the peak of - the, slisi o put on, and a roll of linen round it, turban faehia t '! would be far more suitable to this cli ma t e . Notwitn i standing the heat few men fell out on th e ma rch, b_ A " every regiment had some. About 9 o'clock th e advancu"" guard (two companies of the Rifle Brigade) reached tbe‘, camping-ground, and the regiments of the division civil, slowly up the hill after them. They were an hour at a-half covering and taking points ere they pitched they tents. The tents are drawnyup in double rows to the t ! = number of 28 (56 rows in all), and in each row are eigh t tents for the men and two for the officers. During th e f march Sir George Brown rode out from Varna, s"`;', overtook the baggage guard, whom he "stirred O ch very vigorously. The baggage was, indeed, in a goo deal of confusion, and some was left behind on tr , dsl; march. All the sick men were sent int o V arna thel before, in accordance with orders, as the Generals a" not wish the division to be encumbered with them." A DESERTED CAMP. We extract the following from a graphic accoun t of a camp near Varna, after the departure o f tho' British troops : • "As my baggage-horses were laid up—one staked himself, and the other being lamed by a nail '— shoeing—l had to remain on the ground after the troop left. Nothing can exceed the desolate appearance of deserted camping ground. In the place which once), r e ' sounded with the hum of men, the neighing of bar g e the trumpet call, the bugle, and the drum, silence leig n i l uninterrupted save by the cry of the vulture as he Oa overhead in search of carrion, or by the buzz of il)„, 1111 ,. merable flies of every variety of shape and colour. little arbours and shady bowers constructed by the 0 ,7 for the o ffi cers and women , all blanched and faded, au, to the blighted look of the plain, seared and scorcbe! as it is by the camp fires and marked with arid circle' where the tents once stood. A debris of old coo ea tins, sardine•eases, bottles, pickle-jars, old ropes, bro ke pack-saddles E addle-perches, waterjars, bits of accou tre ; ment, old ;hoes, and the etceteras whi c h a 'wain . ? off' always deposits, litters the ground, and bits c ci letters and newspapers flutter about the bushes. BY ap by tortoises of retiring habits, wh o h a d taken to t" bush in a fright, and lay ther e till th e men w ent, W e !, out and waddle about inquiringly among the tent Peg',4 snakes and lively little li zar d s , o f diff eren t s hades "f green, stray about am ong th e mumm ifi e d 'corpses 12 their tribe which ma r k th e energet i c lif e ldestroy i l g e . habits of the depart e d so ldi ery ; an eag l e com es 81 ° sI r j a '- along, allured by the scent of a deceased mul e A l i perches on a stump h ar d b y, eye i ng t h e tem pting " ' ea cacy with a steady stare, only diverted by a quick elect at the stranger in thedistance. Then comes a to, Bulgarian, as s hy, as w ild, as cau ti ous as an y of tu ver and prowls ab ou t th e s it e o f th e camp , pon dering °:.,a r ' claret bottle cap su l es , pi c ki ng u p cor k s an d bottles , ,_Se: grovellin g ove r battered ti n ca s e s a n d lids of c°°"`" TEE SUN, LONDONL FRIDAY EVENING. JULY 21, 1554