The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-15 00:00:00

NNW tion alike :lie rights Lb, states )00 men, )ation of that the tion. _ monthly France, 7 r 0: 18,429 50 L 2,147 57,35 3 3 [2.561 53 13,82 2 - 22,600 -- 34,693 -- 16,136 10 39,950 -- 73,000 -- 59,220 -- )0,000 -- 10,000 - )0,000 -- 17,573 97 )0,000 -- 19,033 -- 53,432 8 ! )0,400 60, )3,001 OD )3,409 OS 50,000 -- 30,750 11 )0,000 -- '0,400 32,675 E 0,615 1 10 31,001 39,499 71 )3,353 1 4 10,612 12.864 2 5 '6,024 2 1 4,069 85 ;9,196 12 [2,438 44 13,409 03 Ince, X.RGOUT• E . ; /no- Arrived': -Emervidr lymouth p a leak , Belleisle , a, for St• krrived — • a Kenji• Arjadne► Areal. spool, for tirrived -- ramburgh :en in Col - London, Berth en sailed flao, and Bailed for Elisa and —Nanc/ 'obago• is Napo . ; Sully, ea-83r . Dm StrAl' t of Salt- i ron ) of landed at Witham , Richard the south er throw• ore 13th h a white .e. aising off Elfsnab' 2y, from Engli ichon, of a wreck. time. it), from , roceeded a water mg. 6 E'l 0 A.m. dna and delphia Christi- Et.) S a.m. air - itius ; .mburg ; 1,), .A.nt oulogne. ) a.m. Acted to ong us. di e d to to tto; realise' Ve sub to be t num the en creastd died to of the etained ar taxa such a hat the i . Our on the vithout year ; [uietly, r, and ties on , not a ,mount No ; g i l t to .se the woked all this a Con - Istriaa f our for it. that , tbout my of li Sea s e% - inube rown i like TIM ~~ .! THE OVERLAND MAIL. INDTA. AND CHINA , L A few days ago we published our usual telegra phic despatch from Trieste, in anticipation of the Overland We Lave now received our papers by the same route. The following is the summary of the Bombay Time's, date I April 14 : The latest accounts from Burmah still represent the state of the country as most unstiefactory. A detachment of Sepoys, escorting provisions to Pronae ' had been attacked by Docoits, w hen two Sepoys were killed and 14 wounded. The Party numbering 70 men of the 10th Be ngal Native Infantry, - under the command of Captai n Phillot, when five miles from Taphocn, Was fired into from the dense jungle through which t he road lay, and in which the dacoits were con cealed. On the first fire the cart drivers unyoked their bullocks and ran away, so that Captain Phil lotcould neither advance nor return without leaving the wounded men of his detachment behind, the Only doolv lie had being occupied by a wounded man who subsequently died. However, the Captain charged his assailants and drove them through the itingleat the bayonet's point, but no sooner were they di slodged from one point than they appeared at ano ther. After two hours' hard fighting, Captain b hillot's detachment was reinforced by a party of the 4th Sikhs, under the command of Lieute nantl Dunbar, who were accompanied by two de nuaalts, upon which the wounded were placed, and all returned to Taphoon. Captain Phillot is said to have had a most narrow escape ; the pony he was °ll was shot dead, the ball passing through the animal and grazing the rider's leg. Another bullet went through h is forage cap and lodged in the shoulder of one of the sepoys. The loss sustained upon this oc casion by the Burmese has not been accurately asc ertained but a wounded chief who had been m ade prisoner died on the road to Taphoon. Major -, utha.ll has marched from Yargun with 250 of the 1 9th and 47th Arracanese and Peguese in search of Gounghee, and it is hoped he may be suc cessful in capturing that dacoit leader. The re- Gn that M a j or All an , th e D e puty Quartermaster eneral, had been attacked and wounded and the announcement that the King of Ava had been d,, Pcisoned, are , as we a nticipated, alike without foun dation. All parties concur in considering an ad a;a,nce on A va unav oidable, and some dissatisfaction beginning to be expressed at the policy pursued i n refere nce to th e Burmese by the Governor-Gene ral. Sir S. W. Steel, K.C.8., it is confidently as serted, h as b een ap p o i n t e d to the command of the f orces in Burmah, and is to proceed there forthwith. From Persia we have no intelligence upon which "° can place much confidence. It is, however, st ated that 800 P er sians had besieged the fort of A s" --h as) in which was the Arab Chief, Mahomet a ' e ern, and about 1,000 men. A three - masted a eesel, with 500 troops on board, was also firing on t he Persians, who are said to have lost 110 men. t is also a dd e d th a t th e Persians will be obliged to retire, as the Arabs are well supplied with am munition. Sh e ik K an noon of Aboo Dubbee and ale Charga Chi e f were i nc li ne d to assist the Arabs, td had set sail to do so, but they were pre . c iated by the British agent, who desired them not i nterfere. The Ryots of Bunder Abbas were safely located at Kissim. A report was also cur rent at C a b u l that the King of Persia had sen t an ambassador to Mahomed Saeed Khan, s on of the late Vuzeer Yar Mahomed Khan, of Beret, advising him to place his family at, Neeshapoor (a Persian province in Khorassan, States Herat) until peace is established between the at" of Khoorshaid. Khoola (Sunny Cap, meaning • , thealso Emperor of Russia) and the Sultan. He has a .,a 3 0 directed him, as well as the Chiefs of Can tualiar, to keep their troops ready, and march them ° any side he may authorize hereafter. "Nou roz," the equinox, was fixed as the day for the de parture of the families from Herat. The Persian -Ambassador, it is alleged, is deeply engaged in gain ing the confidence of the population of Herat, both Persians and Afghans. He treats them with every .assuran ce of kindness on the part of the Shah of Persia. As to Dost Mahomed, his reported offer of friendship is said to have been a piece of duplicity on his part, but nothing certain on the subject has transpired. It is alleged that the Khan of Khiva, the King of Persia, aid the King of Bokhara have entered into a treaty offensive and defensive, and that Dost Mahomed, influenced by Burukzaee chiefs of Cabul through the advice of the Kokan merchants, had secretly deputed Jaffer Khan to the King of Persia. Sooltau Mahomed Khan, the ex-Chief of Peshawur, had also despatched Allandad Khan to his Majesty on his own behalf. - From Madras we learn of the total loss of the ship Banker's Daughter, bound from Port Philip to Bombay, and of the barques Hosannah and Ramoody of this port ; the two former vessels were Wrecked on the 'Maldive, the latter on the Lacca dive Islands. We are happy to add that the crews Were all saved. Sir H. Pottinger is to leave India theeY the ste ame r of the 24th inst. Gen. Stavely, Commander-in-Chief, loft Madras on the 23th V•`,intendingo, on a tour of i ns p ec ti on and review in the - Ysore Division, intending to proceed from thence ° Coonoor and the Nelgherry hills, but the eie petted change of the President-in-Council necessi dates, it i s sa id, hi s spee dy re t urn t o th e Presi liency, that he may be present in Council at the e i s we ,arine• in of the new Governor. Lord Dalhousie in tlO take effectual measures to secure peace 'l ll O Nizeen's country. 0 , e s " F rom Bengal we learn that Government had cha rtered thteamer Precursor, a proceeding that Missed many opinions to be surmised. One was that to was destined to convey troops to Pegu, another ea carry them to Persia, but the most reasonable ve l , l ,. s e assigned is, that the ve)sel is destined to con -13 J. information to the officer commanding the b p r , iti sh squadron in China of the declaration of war prepared, England and Russia, so that he may be f a :P a red, by receiving earlier intelligence of this oot, than the Russian 'Comm ander, to ke measures a n l) ,"ect our settlements in that part of tb) worlo, tt - i ) if advisable, bring the Russian squadron to an r- , aagernent. i st "he latest accounts from Ceylon confirm the ex vence of gold, but it is extremely doubtful indeed te ?„ e t her it can be procured in sufficient quantity to ";tinerae parties digginges for it. ,_4 fairamount of busins has been done in the 4eneral market, but money is scarce. • CHINA. fur last reports from the northern capital (to 30 th of January) c ontain nothing of novelty, wi d lough they are important as confirmatory of l at was p u bli s h e d o f t h e pa t r i o t s ' progress at the c) il 'e of last ye ar , v i z ., th a t th e y w ere qu ite able to ka 414 tain the p os iti on t a k en u p f or w i n t er q uarters 9. 41 e two m on th s b e f ore ) aga i ns t a ll th e f orc es Ven-fung had power to bring against them ; in deed the se re p or t s are more th an con fi rma t ory . i 5 Certain that the Imperialists have sustained i ev ere defeats. What may have oc c u rre d w ithin 1 4 eight w ee k s w hi c h have el a p se d s i nce th e l as t e Lin Gct:ette was published, it is impossible to Say with certainty ; but if the winter has been a . Mild in China in 40 deg. north as it has been 41 lower latitudes, we may soon expect to find that both northern and southern capitals being in th e hands of the new dynaAy, the first duty of our new Plenipotentiary will be to treat with the de facto Government regarding our relations, RPeedily requiring, as they do, an effective amend zukeol. From Nankin we have most pleasing accounts of the steadiness and good sense of the members of the new Administration, and there is reason for believing that whilst Thae-ping-Wang, in a praise- Worthy spirit of humanity, is desirous of effecting conclusion of the struggle by beleaguiting Pekin, !" Il dealarmine - Hien-fung into flight from his palace, 41 other provinces of the Empire his Majoity is Wetly consolidating his power. During the cur tit month we have had reports of three provincial es havin g fallen under his sway. thatW e mentioned in our last overland summary 1,,,—;4, the Tartar General Heang - yung was expected b .. '" his forces to make a final attempt at Shanghai, b ut the order to break up their encampment and p a rch southwards appears to have been the signal t I ,,, g n eneral disarranment and thousands upon r of the troops at once either declared l a n in ew So , Nereign s further movements about Shanghai, in ,or deserted from the Tartar flag. Ilz ec e absence. of Heang-yung, are confined to the to asional daily hire of three or four thousand men ha zak e a show. These men—rebels in heart, f,„ - v ie s by principle—put on the Imperial um -1111 for small pittances. Canton men for a sum ie•tquivalent to is. a day. Natives of Shanghai do re cent 9 d. On the occasion of Sir S. G. Bohnam's With visit to Shanghai, and interchange of calls bu n t h aa S lr a amr m ,gs q ,e ua, there were some strong musters, proportion of them forgot to return t th L eir . which afterwards found their way into ILeurgent barracks in the city. An extensive co s h or t time Piracy was discovered i n Samqua's camp a , e ago, and several o f hi s o ffi cers h ave b een t Ot to Soochow and there decapitated. Altogether ellanc ( s of the Imp erialists' a bilit y to retakeh 's'euaeghai, no w nearly half a year in th e rebels' pos c_sion, are very sma ll. A t ot h er places on the coast all appears to be quiet. _l e a Ca nton on Thursday last there was a great C Utioll • three were partially flayed, then cut in pieces, and their hearts taken to the Mandarins for I , lslB Pectio n • one was crucified, and G 5 others simply f i tecapi tat _ c i . e The horrid spectacle was witnessed by llr or five foreigners, neither of whom, unfortu nately,A._ from ignorance of the language, could un uerstand the nature of their crimes. exchange at Shaighai; on'the 14th inst., was as 1 Y. ) follows :—On London, Bank bills, 5.8 ; on India, 270 r. per $lOO. Exchange in Canton on London on the 25th inst. was ss. 10. to ss. 2d. On India 243 r. per $lOO. Freights in Shanghai on the 14th inst. were, for England, nominally 8/. In Canton, on the 23rd inst., were, for England, Cl. to 7/. per ton. Oieium.—ln Shanghai, on the 14th inst., Malwa, $470 ; Plat na, $370. In Canton, on the 25 t h inst., Malwa, $465 ; Patna, $3621; ; Benares, $375 ; Turkey, $390. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY MA RKETS. FROII THE 231.11 MARCH TO THE 13TH APRIL. • We have no change to report in the state of the Money Market since our last. Money continues very scarce in the Bazaar, but in other quarters the pressure has not been felt much, and rates of discount at the the barks have not been altered. Government securi ties and Bank shares are quite neglected, and prices continue to drop. S;nce last report transactions have been but limited, and any alteration in value will be found under each separate heading. Metals.-Iron still remains steady at former quota tions. Copper has experienced a dnclin, f 8 a. per cwt. ides are as ia, , t reported, 5Sr. to 59r. ;11eatliing, 645. to 65r. ; brazier's, 64r. to 65r. ; raised bottoms, 66r. to 67r. ; bolt, 61r. to 6'2r. ; nails, 60r. to 62r. per cwt. Iron.-trit , sh bar, 40r. to 41r. ; Swedish, 54r. to 57r. ; nail rod square, 39r. to 40r. ; round, 50r. ; sheet and hoop, 71r. to Sr. p e r cwt. ; steel in tu bs, 12r. to 121 r, ; fagg . ot, 11r. to 13r. ; spelter, 144 r. to 141 r. Been-Since our last the first A llsop's October Brew arrived per Result has been landed, but we do not hear of any sales as yet reported. None of Bass's has as yet arrived. Nominal price 80r. Cotton, since our last report, has remained steady at our last quotations, and this in the face of unfavourable accounts from both England and China- most purchases being still made by natives ; we quote from Surat and Broach, 96r. ; Dhollera , 90r. to 91r. ; and Oomrawuttee, 94r. Produce of all descriptions is held at present at ex treme rates. Wool, 95r. to 170 r per candy. Pepper.-Butcole in demand at 86r., and Malabar 80r. to 81r. per candy. Coffee.-Mocha gr. to 91r., Malabar Qr. to 7r. per mantic! of 41 lb. Freights.-Since last mail, a nu•nber of large vessels have arrived. Freights still keep firm and unchanged, but may be quoted at 4/. 5s to Liverpool, and 4/. 10s. to London ; to China the rates have declined, shipments are going slowly forward, and freights may at present be quoted at 17r. to 18r. per candy. Exchange has fluctuated a good deal since our last the following may be quoted as the rates of the day :- 2s. 1 1-16 d. to 2s. lid. for first-class credits, and 2s. lid. to 2s. lid. for documents. MONEY MARKET, APRIL 13. EXCHANGES. On London—At 6 months' sight, per R., 2s. 1 3-16 d. for doct. bills ; 6 months' sight, per R., 2s. Id. for cre dit bills. On Calcutta—At 60 days' sight, 982 r. ; 80 days' sight, 99r. ; at sight, 99r 5-161. On Madras—At 30 days' sight, 991 r. ; at sight, 991 r. On China—At 60 days' sight, 224 r. to 225 r. FREIGHTS.—To London, 41. ss. per ton ; to Liver pool, 41. 2s. 6d. to 41. ss. per ton ; to Calcutta, nominal per rass ; to China, 19 to 191 rs. per candy. CALCUTTA MARKETS. A few of the heads of intelligence per 24th February mail were received by electric telegraph from Agra on the 30th ultimo, but the Ilindostan steamer, with the mails themselves, did not arrive till the 2d inst. Indigo has been neglected. Since the date of our last report only one small public sale of 240 chests has been held, which went off feebly, shippers being disin clined to touch the article at current iates ; 23,770 chests containing fy. mds. 90,524 have been shipped to date, of which 15,295 chests are for Great Britain, and 5,169 chests for France. Sugar has come into better favour fur the English market. During the past month 48,000 mds. have been exported to Great Britain. Saltpetre is in good demand : refined, of European manufacture, has realised 7r. sa. per md. The ship. ments of rice to the same quarter have fallen off only 40,700 Inds. having gone forward in March against 142,000 mds. in February. Raw silk continues nei glected, especially the native filature sorts. The ex ports are, chiefly on account of proprietors. Combs remain in favour, but the supplies in the bazaar are much over dressed. Lac dye and shellac are unchanged. A fair demand oxista for hides, without any alteration in prices. The high rates of freights have checked opera tions in linseed, which has declined to 2-8 and 2-10 per md. Rapeseed is neglected. Jute is in good inquiry, but the bazaar is ill supplied with desirable qualities. Rum attracts more attention for the British market, to which 74,600 crallons have been exported in the course of last month.'Cutch and castor oil also command more notice than they have lately done, as will be observed on reference to those heads. The few arrivals which have lately taken place, and the consequent shortness of supplies have had the effect of maintaining the tone of our market for cotton piece goods and of disposing dealers to operate with less re serve. Plain goods, such as skirtings, madapollains, jaconets, and mull mulls, have been in comparatively ac tive demand at slightly improved prices, but light and fancy goods are still greatly neglected and very inert. Mule twist continues in fair request ; Nos. 70 and 80 have further improved 21 to 3 pies per moral' ; Nos. 30 to 40 have also risen to 1 pie ; Nos. 50 and 60 have regained what they lost in value in the earlier part of last month ; Nos. 90 and 100 have advanced 1 to 2 pies ; Nos. 110 to 200 are also looking up. A mo derate demand exists for Turkey red yarns, both Ger man and home dyed, at former prices. Orange :lad green yarns are in limited demand, and somewhat lower in value. The discrepancy which still exists between holders and dealers continues to limit operations in metals; a sale of 1,500 mds. Spelter is reported at 11-1 per md. Requirements for accommodation have increased in the money market but calls backed by fair securities are freely met at current rates of interest. Joint-stock shares continue to have an upward tendency ; Bengal Coal Company shares have realised 1,200 each ; Agra Bank Stock is quoted at '/20 ; Bengal Bank ditto at 6,650. Government Securities are quoted as folio ws— Transfer Stock, 105.12 to 106 ; Company's Rupees 4 per cent., at 99-10 to 99-12 ; Sicca Rupees ditto, at 90 to 98-8. Exchange has scl.reely altered since we last wrote First-class credits are selling at 2.0 i to 2-0-1, and docu t ments at 2-1 to 2-11. Bank of England post bills a sight are worth 1.11 to 1-111. Drafts on China are scarce, and quoted at 200 to 281 r. per $lOO at 60 days' sight. Tonnage continues scarce, and freights have further advanced. The rates to London now are 71. 17 s. 6d, to 81. saltpetre ; 71. 103. to 71. 15s. sugar ; 71. 15s. rice ; 71. 15s. to Si. oilseeds ; shellac and lac dye nomi nal ; 71. 10s. jute ; 81. hides ; Si. to Si. 10s. indigo ; 71. 10s. to Si. silk piece goods ; 101. rum. To Mauri tius, 3-13 r. per bag for grain. To China, 11 dole: per chest opium. CANTON COMMERCIAL LIST. MONEY MARKET. CANTON, MARca 35. Bullion Rates —Gold, S2l 25 per Ts ; Sycee, Ts 3.2 per cent. premium ; Mexican dollars, par ; CArolus dollars, 19 per cent. premium. Exchange—Bills on Lo"don, ss. to ss. id. ; 0. B. Cor% bill on Calcutta, Rs. 242 to 243 ; ditto on Bombay, Rr. 242 to 243 ; East India Company's bills, Rs. 242 to 243. Freights—Port Rates—England, Cl. to 71. ; New YGrk, $2O for tea, &c. ; and $35 silks ; San Francisco, $25 per ton of 40 cubic feet ; Bombay $1 per pecul ; Calcutta, according to value of merchandise. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RICHMOND RAILWAY.— Last night (Sunday), at about a quarter to eleven o'clock, the various passengers travelling by the 10.30 p.m. up train from the Twickenham station on the London and South Western Railway (Richmond branch) were painfully excited, in consequence of the following frightful occur rence, which there can be no doubt has been attended with loss of life. From careful inquiries made, it appears that the train left the above station at the usual time, and proceeded onwards without anything particular occurring, until it had got about midway between Rich mond and Mortlake, when, in passing a beer-shop, which has some iron pallisading overhanging the side of the line, a terrible crash was heard, and the passengers assert that they experienced a sensation similar to the carriages being lifted off the metals. Being unable to communi cate with the driver, the train went on, and on reaching Mortlake stati on , th e s t a ti on . mas t e r missed the guard fro m his accustomed place. Having inquired of the driver what had become of him, the passengers related to him the fearful crash they had heard. Lamps were there upon procured, and the wheels of the carriages examined, when it was found that blood, hair, and brains were adhering to them, leaving not the least doubt but that the whole train of carriages had passed over the unfor tunate man's head, and killed him instantaneously. Some of the officials belonging to the Mortlake station were despatched back to look for the poor fellow, but up to half-past 12 o'clock this morning they had net arrived at the Waterloo terminus. It is the opinion of the engine-driver that the guard must have been looking out upon the line, as he had an outside break, when his head came in contact with the iron pallisading, which hurled him off his carriage, and that then the train passed over him. The man's name was Charles Day, and he is described to have been a very sober and careful guard. BANK OF FRANCE.—The accounts of the Bank of France for the mouth ending on Thursday again present remarkable results, and realise the anticipation of a fur ther large increase in the stock of bullion. Although in April there was the unprecedented augmentation of 3,000,0001., the present month shows an additional ac cumulation to the extent of more than 1,620,0001. From August, 1853, to February last the establishment had lost about 8,000,0001., but it has since regained about 5,200,0001. With regard to discounts, the returns of the present month seem to indicate a considerable con traction of trade, since there has been a falling off under that head of 1,830,0001. At the same time, the position of the Bank has been strengthened by a continued dimi nution of its advances on stocks and railway shares, the former exhibiting,a decrease of 113,0001., and the latter 1_ of 207,0001. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1854. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert left Buckingham pa'ace at five minutes past twelve o'clock on Saturday for Woolwieb Dockyard, to witness the launch of the Royal Albert screw steam ship. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, and were attended by tl e Duchess of Wellington, the Viscountess Jocelyn, Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord Rivers, Viscount Torrington, Sir F. Stovin, Colonel Wylde, Colonel Bouverie, Captain Du Plat, and Mr. Gibbs. The august party occupied five of the Queen's carriages, and was escorted by a party of Carpi veers. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness returned from the launch at five minutes before three o'clock. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lord James Murray, was also present at the launch of the Royal Albert. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the per formance of French Plays at the St. James's Theatre with their pi eence in the evening. The royal suite consisted of the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord Rivers, Colonel Bouverie, and Captain 1)u Plat. Yesterday the Queen and Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, and the domestic household, attended divine service in the Private Chapel of BuckirNhatn Palace. The Hon. and 1 Gerald Wellesley officiated. The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Lord James Murray, honoured the per formance of the French Plays with her presence on Sa- turday evening. The Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester-ho Use. CABINET COUNCIL—A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, on Saturday after noon. The Ministers present were the Earl of Aber deen, Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the D❑ke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat two hours and a half. Mr. John Boyle, acting trustee of the• Marquis of Bute's estates+, and Mr. Richard Roy, had an• interview with the General Board of Health on Saturday, with reference to the drainage of Bute Town, Cardiff. Despatches were received on Saturday, at the Colonial office, from the Guvernor of the Falkland Islands. On Wednesday next her Majesty is to give the first State ball this season in Buckingham Palace. The party will be very numerous, comprising the principal State functionaries and nobility, British and foreign. Saturday next i 4 appointed for the celebration of the Queen's birth-day. The Drawing Room held at St. James's Palace on that day will, of course, be the crown ing reception of the year, the whole of the elite of the Court making it a duty to pay their respects on this anniversary. The day will be celebrated by a great number of State banquets given by the Queen's Minis ters and her Majesty's State officers, each inviting the circle of gentlemen with whom he is officially more im mediately connected. NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Very moderate supplies of wheat were on offer in the leading country markets held on Saturday. All kinds sold readily, at a slight improvement in the quotations. Barley and malt were very dull, but oats were i❑ good request at extreme currencies. Beaus, peas, and flour were neglected. Very little change has taken place in the value of wheat on the continent and in the United States. Prices, how ever, have ruled steady. The stocks appear to have become limited in several quarters. Up to our market lasi week the receipts of English grain were very moderate. From abroad, they amounted to 21,940 qrs. of wheat, 8,645 barley, 9,797 oats, 4,604 beans, 14 peas, 91 tares, 4,369 linseed, 2.476 rapeseed, 11 mustard seed, 10 sundry seeds, 3,1-H sacks and 3,-75 barrels of flour. • Fresh up to this morning's market coastwise, the arri vals of wheat from Essex, Kent, were very moderate, but in good condition. By land carriage, they were limited, hence the show of samples was small. An elec tric message having reached us from Liverpool, stating that flour has advanced there, to-day, ls. per barrel, and the country markets coining firmer, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled rather active, at an advance in the prices obtained. on Monday last, of from ls. to 2s. per quarter, and a good clearance was effected. For forward delivery there were more inquiries. • 'We were well supplied wit's foreign wheat ; neverthe less, there was an active inquiry for all descriptions, at is to 2s per quarter above the rates of Monday last. Floating cargoes were in good request, and the quota tions had an upward tendency. The show of English barley was moderate. Of foreign good. Sales progressed slowly, but we have no change to notice in prices. For malt we had a very (lull market, owing to the ad vance in the duty. There was a moderate sale for oats—the show of which was by no means large, at full quotations. English beans were dearer, and quite as dear as last week. Foreign parcels were very dull. All kinds of peas moved off slowly on former terms. `We had rather more doing in flour, and Americaa par cels were is per barrel dearer than on this day se'nnight. CUttfit:NCY t•Ekt Whoa/ —Esiex Kent. Red •• .. new 73, to 853 ditto.. • • ........ old 77s 89• KutAL Mr,AstfitE. Malt—Chevalier • • •• 75s to 76 , !Oats Yorkshire and )ttto, White new 77s 893 old 76s 903 Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 73s 84s Ditto new ...... 74 84; Rye—Old •••• ••...... 51s 52s New , •• 50i 51s Oa:gay—Grinding.— .. 369 383 \letting .•••• 394 41s ... 423 44s att —Suffolk and Nor folk•• •••• 68s 71s crown .•• ••••........ 60.; 628 Line°ln3l4., Feed 30s 34► Potato Youghal and Cork Black. •..•.. 30s 3B Cork, White. •• .35s Scotch. Feed. .• 35s ....... 45s 54: Pigeons ...... 49 66. Peas—Grey .. 44s 48s Maple 48a 53s .... .. 56s 62. Boilers .......... sfis 6es eleur—Towu-made... 663 70s Auffolk 583 62, Atooktit & Norfolk 583 64s Xingston and Ware 73e Ws SMITHFIELD. Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were again very moderate, the total supply being only 898 head. In the corresponding week in 1853 we re ceived 3,401 ; in 1852, 1,995 ; in 1831, 2,893 ; in 1850, 1,376 ; in 1849, 1,363. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From 'Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Flamburgh 39 180 Rotterdam 4 93 ... 1 ... 138 Harlingen 2 ... 134 ... Ostend — ... Oporto ... . Guernsey Calves. Pigs 2 ... - 193 ... - ... 1 ... - Total— 327 ". 407 ... 2 ... 162 ... - The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1953 628 2,185 ... 5 ... 527 56 1852 lBO 1,414 3 394 4 1851 534 ... 1,850 8 442 ... 59 1850 3BB ... 731 15 ... 240 ... 2 1849 193 860 5 ... 301 ... 4 The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was again limited in number, and very deficient in quality. The whole changed hands at extreme rates. There was a decided falling off in the arrivals of home fed beasts fresh up to our market to-day, owing to which, and the large number of both town and country buyers in attendance, the beef trade ruled brisk, at an advance in the prices obtained on Monday last of fully 4d per Blbs. The general top figure for beef was 4s Bd, but a few supe rior Scots realised 44101 per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,200 Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of England, 700 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 592 horned and polled Scots. Notwithstanding that the 'supply of sheep was exten sive, we had a good inquiry for all breeds, at prices quite equal to those of Monday last. The best old Downs, out of the wool, realized 55 per 81bs without difficulty. There was a full average number of lambs in the market, and which sold readily, at extreme rates, viz., from 5s 2d to 6s 8,1 per 81bs. Calves were in good supply and fair request, at full prices. We had a slow sale for p in their value. igs, but no change took place Per Blbs to sit s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Second quality.... 3 8 310 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 1 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 81 Second quality ...3 10 4 4 Prime erse.-wlled.4 6 4 8 Lk the offals. s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 410 5 0 Large crse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime small d 0... 5 2 5 6 !Largo hogs 3 0 4 2 13mall porkers 4 4 4 8 iSucklingealves ..22 0 29 0 Ruarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 . 5s 2d to 6s Bd. Lambs.... TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .. • • • • .... Sheep . • • • • •• —25,09 1 , valves .. • • ............ •• 195 Pigs ~, •• LITERATURE. Phemie Millar. By the Author of "The Kinnears." 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The interest which unquestionably appertains to this story does not spring from variety of incident or change of scene. On the contrary, for the greater part of the two first volumes, there is rather a paucity in striking events, the narrative being the daily chronicle of the family life of the Miliars. The merit of the book arises from its re semblance to truth, from its faithful portraiture of home life, and home joys and sorrows. In the latter part of the story the interest is greatly in creased, and the general purpose of the author more developed. Mr. Millar, the father of the heroine, is a rough, overbearing sort of man in manners and hearing; although he really possesses great affection for his family, he renders them all unhappy from his want of forbearance and sympathy. He was continually exasperating his eldest son, Bob Mil lar, until at last the storm, so long impending over the unfortunate family, burst forth suddenly, and the hope and expectation of their hearts disappeared from them. They disputed on a day which " was memorable in the chronicles of Craiginch, as that on which a small party of emigrants were to take leave of their friends in train for the Australian bush, and a whale ship was to set sail for the Northern Ocean." Bob, driven to desperation by continued injustice and persecution, left suddenly in the twilight, none knew whither. However, all satisfied themselves it must be to Australia that he had departed, and waited, but in vain, fur tidings of him. Phemie, the heroine, is a strange character —not an unnatural one, but a very unusual one. She was not understood by her own family, and consequently not treated with that consideration and indulgence that her nervous and excitable dis position demanded. She pined under a " restless yearning for that intense entire sympathy which poets sing, and young enthusiasts deify." It is added that she was excusable in part for her de sire, as she was alone in her poetic nature. She was always " hearing voices and seeing sights," to which the rest of the family were deaf and blind. After many day-dreams, and fantastic vagaries of the imagination, Phemie at laSt attached her way ward affections, and devoted her fluctuating feel ings to a young aspirant for renown, born of very humble parents, Patrick Hay soon became re markable for skill in painting. He was received in the best society of the place, and thus introduced to Phemie. However, her parentsand officious elder sister did not approve of the connexion, and after some scenes of a painful nature the engagement was annulled. Phemie did not feel at all reconciled to a calm course of proceeding; she was constituted like her eldest brother, and her nature seemed to urge her to defiance, while duty counselled a patient en deavour for a time at least. Her only consolation was that the slighted object of her attachment might so distinguish himself as to become an ho noured guest, where he was now rejected in dis grace. Her consternation was great when she heard that Pat Hay had abandoned everything, and prepared to se t ou t on a w h a li ng ex pedition. She wrote to him, beseeching him by everything he held sacred and dear not to give up all the fair promises and disappoint the bright hopes of his life for the sake of one disappointment. In answer, Hay declared that he had an object in thus transporting himself, and that the pursuit of his art itself urged him in his course. "He was a sated guest at an exhausted feast, and the soil was not to lie fallow that it might send forth a truer crop." He further said that he looked to the north seas as a region of romance. In conclusion, he alluded-to the probability of his seeing her again. "If I be not permitted to return to Craiginch, do not recal my image with pain. You will have fond solemn chambers in your heart where you will retain the past, and where I will dwell with Bob and Cohn. Add my name to theirs when you kneel, as I see you nightly, beside your bed, with folded hands and eyes closed on this world's vanities. Commit nay body to the waves we have watched together, and my soul to our God and Saviour." The perusal of this touching letter was a sad task to Phemie, but it was only the prelude to darker events in the future. A long time passed, no news came from Bob, no tidings were received of Pat Hay, and, last of all afflictions, the favourite of the family, Colin, drooped and died. At last, when all hope was fading, even from the enthu siastic heroine of the story, a stranger entered at the twilight hour. He was Bob, the long-lost and deeply lamented son and brother, come not from the scorching sun of Australia, but from the ice bound shores of Greenland, where he had been closed in by icebergs, while they had fancied him forgetting them in the golden valleys of the New World. That was Phemie's triumph. In the first jubilee of the meeting never expected to take place on earth, and in the fulness of joy all were exulting in, her brother related to them how it was Patrick Hay who had tracked them to their gelid fastnesses,and that the man whohad been driven from the 2,liilars' home had brought back from a lingering death, the hope and pride, the only son of that home. " I was glad to see you all to-night, but I was more glad to see Hay's face in the North Seas." The reconciliation that followed may be imagined, and the transition of the long-suffering heroine from sorrow to gladness. In the sunshine and splendour of her now happy days much of the strange and unnatural in the past vanished from her manners and mind, but there remained some thing original and something remarkable in her gentle and gifted nature. The final impression stamped on her character by the lights and shades through which she passed is thus depicted : " Mamie has lost much of her individuality, she has shared a common fate, and in her true love which has struggled into a known authorised honourable fact, the self-absorbed, unpractical, bewildered being has melted away among a crowd of young innocent loving hearts, as happily drawn out of themselves, and as proudly sunk into another existence as her own, only individualised by the dreamy depths, the misty heights, the conscious freedom and .gladness of her genius share. Ah, yes, Phemie Millar has in many respects ceased to live an existence apart from others, but she cannot lose the pure gold ; although th e d ross o f h er na t ure f a ll away, sue cln never become an ordinary self-satisfied matter-of fact girl. By th e k eenness an d cons t anc y o f h e r joys and sorrows—by the liberality and charity of her views —by the thoughtful analysis which gives her a double experience of life—by the rich fancy which sheds upon pleasure, with a full yet controlled hand, a shower of pearly dew, and broods over pain with an exceeding humility and tenderness until the sting of anguish be come stilled into the repose of resignation, by all these tokens lift up a crown, not of mere glossy green laurel, but with the white stars of the amaranth shining through its dark leaves, and whispering not alone of human love and human fame, but of Heaven's truth and Heaven's blessedness, and place it on Phemie Millar's head so full of wonderful, youthful wisdom, most unique and pleasant to meet with." Manual of the Law of Maritiatt; Watjare. By Wm. Hazlitt and Henry Philip Roche, EAqrs., Barristers-at-Law. London : Stevens and Nor ton ; Edinburgh : T. and T. Clark ; Dublin : Hodges and Smith. This is an exceedingly well-timed publication. At a period when the portals of the Temple of Janus, which for forty long years had been rusting on their hinges, when the combined fleets of France and England occupy the Euxine and the Baltic—usually little better than Russian Lakes—and when ves sels are seized by our cruisers and brought into our ports for condemnation as prizes—the law of mari time warfare will be eagerly inquired into, not merely by professional men, but by every person who is interested in the trade and commerce of the country, or who has friends or relatives who may be concerned as captors or victims in the numerous and complicated transactions that must necessarily arise during the conflict. Full infor mation will be more eagerly sought after in conse quence of the laudable efforts made by the Western Powers to divest " Grim-visaged war" of a portion of its horrors. To the honour of England and of France they have cordially concurred in this noble undertaking. They have indignantly repudiated the semi-piracy of privateerism, and thus inflicted a death-blow on that atrocious practice. They have exhibited a degree of liberality previously unknown in their dealings with neutrals—a course of policy which, it is to be hoped, will prove as wise as it is generous, as expedient as it is equit able. For the present, at least, we cannot come into collision with other powers on the question of pressing British subjects from under their flags. We do not take them from our own merchant ves sels or our own ports. We cannot create heart burnings by undue interference with vessels sail ing under the flags of other nations, for " to preserve the commerce of neutrals from all un necessary obstruction, her Majesty is willing, for the present, to waive a part of the belligerent rights appertaining to her by the law of nations 1" The recent orders in Council to a certain extent constitute a new maritime code. It is very desir able to see the extent to which, according to the jas gentium, we have relinquished our strict rights, and to ascertain exactly the present state of the law. On this duty Messrs. Hazlitt and Roche entered, and it is but an act of simple justice to these learn2d gentlemen to state that they have most efficiently and ably performed the arduous task. That they have displayed great industry is manifest from the time at which they have brought forth their valuable work. That they have evinced sound discretion will be equally perceptible to any one who glances over its pages. They have alike avoided sins of commission and omission. They have steered very clear of " book-making." Th ey I might have inserted many matters from which they have cautiously abstained. By so doing they might , have swelled the bulk and enhanced the price of their volume, and with it their own profits. But ' the learned gentlemen have evinced an unequivocal deter;nination to give the public full value for their ' money ; and we have no doubt that they will receive their reward, for not only will they obtain professional purchasers—to whom the work is indispensable— but it will, doubtless, be eagerly sought after by the general public, as combining sound practical information with that which, at the present moment, is of surpassing interest to all. At first, from thi s sa l u t ar y determination, it appeared as if they had left something out that might be useful. But this is not so. If any vexata questio should arise, its clear, distinct, and unequivocal solution will be found in the volume under notice--that is to say, so far as may be practicabl e in the present state of the law. We can, then, earnestly commend the work, which embodies th e d ec i s i ons of Lord Stowell and other eminent English Judges, of the American Courts, and the opinions of the most eminent jurists. It is, indeed, well worthy o f ca l m and attentive perusal, and entitles the learned gentlemen to a prominent position among legal authors. ' The Stomach and its Difii , ,,nities. By Sir James Eyre, M.D. Second edition. John Churchill. We are not by any means surprised that the honours of a reprint have descended I)nn this masterly little treatise by S ir James i Eyre upon " The Stomach and its liiffieulties." We arenoit surprised, we say, at the circumstance of its repub lication, nay we shall not be at all amazed to ob secve the volume passing hereafter rapidly through edition after edition—because we ourselves have read it from the title-page to the last word of the appendix, and can therefore appreciate its ability, and can vouch for its fascination. Nevertheless, we don't by any means repose our faith in the existence of a panacea—be it conveyed through the oleagenous acridity of cod's-liver-oil, or through a saline stimulant like brandy and-salt, or through the pungent grit of a spoonful of mustard seed, or through the bean-flavoured mess of a basin of revalenta, or through any other of those astonish ing and eccentric remedies which occasionally captivate the understanding of the public like a madness, just as we may see the enthusiasm of the fashionable world engrossed at intervals by every imaginable species of monstrosity, from the dancing rags of " Jim Crow" to the abominably nonsensical vulgarity of " Villikins and his Dinah." Candidly, then we repeat, that we don't in any way believe iu the reality of any one of these miraculous curatives designed not for oue disease, or even for half-a-dozen, but comprehensively for "all the ills that flesh is heir to." Precisely as the gallows was conceived once upon a time to be the universal medicine of your legislating philanthropist, one to be applied with ad vantage to every conceivable infraction of the laws, as the saying runs,from pitch and-toss to manslaughter. We don't believe in these phantasies of the dreamers of jurisprudence—and exactly in the same way we altogether discredit the amiable hallucinations of those visionaries in the science of physic, who pro pose with any single agent to extirpate every de scription of malady endured by mortals from asphyxia to consumption, from toothache to hydro cephalus. In other words, returning to our original phrase—we don't believe in a panacea. We don't believe in it any more than we believe in the elixir vitce, or in the aurunt potabile, or in any other beautiful but preposterous imagining of the Rosi crucians. We can believe in a specific, but not in a panacea. We can perfectly well understand, of course, the advantage of employin g under different circumstances, here a narcotic and here a soporific, now a sudorific and now a paregoric. But an uni versal remedy I We could as readily understand the reasonableness of people being rubbed into health by St. John Long upon the principle of counter-irritation. And so—and so—with all de ference be it said, speaking, as we do, in this matter, after the gifted.pupil of the illustrious Abernethy —we venture to commend with unstinting terms of commendation Sir James Eyre's exceedingly clever and really delightful treatise on "The Stomach and its Difficulties "—although, at the same time, we can't for the life of us conceive that the oxide of silver [Sir J. E.'s hobby just as the science of Vauban was the hobby of Cor poral Trim and my Uncle Toby] is effienoious in the treatment of dyspepsia to such an extent as to be not only marvellous, but really and truly very little indeed short of being absolutely mira culous. As a specific, or let us say simply as a remedy in some cases of dyspepsia, we can readily credit the advantage of employing this wonderful oxide of silver either in a fluid form, with a diluted mixture of acacia, or in powder in combination with pulv. acacii and a small quantity of pulv. glycyr i rhive, or in pills, cum mica rani& But as an infallible and universally applicable medicine for the victims of dyspepsia—the luckless martyrs of indigestion—well, we leave the ardour of our in credulity implied by a note of admiration ! Lite rally by a note of admiration, for with this reserve in reference to any enthusiasm in regard to the oxide of silver, we can speak of the book "as we find it," at once eulogistically and conscientiously. It is penned from first to last in the pleasantest spirit imaginable—in a tone of sustained vivacity and good humour infectious, we would wager, even to the most despondent. Knowing the author only from the name imprinted upon the title page, we would, nevertheless, from the internal evidence in his own regard conveyed, it may be, quite uncon sciously and unwittingly through his admirable little treatise on the " Stomach and its Difficulties," we would undertake to avow our belief at onoa without fear of contradiction from his worst enemy, if he have any (the possibility of which we should almost question), that Sir James Eyre is the very reverse of a curmudgeon. Probably enough he may have had great personal experience in regard to the malady of which his book treats, but when he wrote it we are quite satisfied that he could not by possibility have been dyspeptic—the volume contains every where the evidences of the naens scum in corpore sano, the gay good humour of a man blessed with a sound body, and a clear head, and a light heart, and an unruffled temperament. Besides transcrib ing upon the fly-leaf of his treatise the memorable aphorism of Ilippoerate3, Vi, z brzvis, ars longa, our author takes as the happy motto of his volume that wise and humorous passage from Horace : " In primis vceerzs leaf ; nam variFe res noreant homiui , eredac, memor Mins eseas, Qua), simplex, cairn tibi sederit : at simul assis Miseueris elixa, simul conehylia turdis, Dahlia se in bilem verteut, stoinitcliogue ttsatultum, lenta feria pit gee." The author of this thoughtful and rational argu ment in reference to " The Stomach and its Diffi culties," might have continued to quote from that golden leaf of the satirist—he might have asked with Horace— "Vides, ut pallilus omnia Cama desurgat dubia, ?" - He who has throughout his sagacious volume re probated the chief origin of the agonies of indi gestion, the source of the megrims, and the blue devils, and dyspepsia, might well have closed his excerpt from the verses of the classic epicure :- ---..--- " Quin corpus onusturn Hesternis vitiis animum quoque prcegravat una, Atque adfligit hum() particulam aura." Does any one who opens the book before us as a confirmed dyspeptic sufferer, desire by rational means to recover that "divince particulam aurm" from the melancholy torments of indigestion—he will find wise counsel enough in the anecdotal pages dedicated by Sir James Eyre to "The Stomach and its Difficulties." Our author is always honestly outspoken, like that wise master of his —John Abernethy—.to whom his volume is reve rently and tenderly inscribed in " affectionate remembrance." Hear, for example, how Sir James Eyre speaks of GLUTTONS AND GLUTTONY. " But eating in excess is the vice of the present day, and so well managed, that even religious persona will not see its sinfulness—sinful, no doubt, as absorbing and wasting so much more food than the body requi res , which so many absolutely need ; and unwise, regarding it in the lowest point of view, as lessening the enjoy. ments of appetite by inordinate use. Thus these sell manias dig their graves with their teeth; and surely march thereto by the slow but certain steps of prema ture decay. But as our constitutions b ear not bold an d s udden changes, the snag - rein must b e a dd e d to t h e b r idle of common sense thus recommended, an d so the v i c t or y over superfluous feeding gra d ua ll y obtained." Hearken to what he says about alcoholic drinks generally : " And here let me say, in regard to port wine, that where my patients have had the resolution to renounce it as a habit, and drink good full bodied claret, with Scotch or Irish whisky and water occasionally, their old enemy has invariably left them. Sherry agrees with the majority of persons better than Madeira, and assi milates bett er w i t h th at se d uc i ng tempter — c hampagne;' which never having been seen formerly, excepting at the tables of the rich and the great, is now found every where. The dietetic physician cannot say much in its commendation. A single glass even would cause the cheeks of Napoleon to become red ; but then, though a great sufferer in other respects, his stomach was his weakest organ. An outside barbarian,' a remnant of the olden time, will be seen occasionally to venture upon a jorura of John Barleycorn, or even a glass of port, with his cheese, an article of diet which, being only eat able with the aforenamed liquids, is rwilly lo:ing caste. Ale and porter with the middle and higher classes are now rarely introduced at table, their use with wine, ex cepting with sherry, bein incompatible. Malt liquor is now prescr bed by physicians, in certain suitable cases only. The lower grades of society prescribe it for them selves empirically, and without consideration." Listen, moreover, to his judicious HINTS FOR THE SICK ROOll. " If valetudinarians would confine themselves, while under medical care, to one kind of meat on each day (ringing the changes occasionally), with wholesome stal bread, taking brandy-and-water, or sherry-and-water, as beverage therewith, how greatly would their cure and their ability to indulge in other thing% be expedited; hut they must clamour for unwholesome puddings and ce;etables, and even (to them) poisonous pastry. Of 3oine of these t h u former a selection can always be made, out one of the greatest annoyances which medical men , neet with, 14 the cuckoo cry from the friends, (l) not the patient, of ' What may we give him to eat, doctor r not knowing, and therefore not considering, that where hundreds have died from starvation, millions hats perished from stuffing." However, we might so go on quoting down to the end of the chapter, until the extracts accumulated into a veritable infringement of the law of copy. right. Wherefore, let us close the volume without further parley, thanking Sir James Eyre for hie sage advice and his agreeable anecdotes—obdurately reserving our opinion in regard to the efficacy of the oxide of silver as a remedy for the dyspeptic, but ready at once to accord to the book and its author the guerdon of our sincere and unaffected commendation. Day and Night Songs. By William Allingham. Routledge and Co. From his first appearance, we have all along thought that Mr. Ailingham stands in the foremost rank among our young poets—with Mr. Patmore and Mr. kleredith, with the author of the "Life Drama," and the author of " The Roman," and the author of "Babe Christabel." His earlier volume, notwithstanding its many beauties and its varied merit, appears to have been recalled from publica tion by the writer himself—either as being un worthy, or as being, let us suppose, unsuccessful. However this may be, the book has been re called, and is no longer purchasable. A selec tion of the best of the minor poems con tained in it, together with several which have ap pea,rol since then (1830) in lloysehold Words and Fraser's Magazine—numbering thirty-two al together —are here given to the world again in a shilling volurnett e , issued from the press by the firm of w hi c h the enterprising head is Mr. George Routledge. Several of these fugitive pieces are eminently fantastic, and some o f th em t oo emi nently beautiful. Among the former, that is to say among the eminently fantastic, we would class " The IlEolian Harp " and " The Lover and the Birds." While among the latter, that is among the eminently b eaut if u l , we would grant a conspicuous place to " The Wayside Well" and " The Venus of the Needle." The last mentioned might have been written by Leigh Hunt. We give the charming little poem entire as a favourable specimen of the more quaintly graceful mood a the muse of Mr. Allingham. VENUS OF THE NEEDLE. " 0 Maryanne, you pretty girl, Intent on silken labour, Of seinpstresses the pink and pearl, Excuse a peeping neighbour ! " Those eyes, for ever drooping, give The long brown lashes rarely ; Bnt violets in the shadows live, — For once unveil them fairly. " Hast thou not lent that flounce enough Of looks so long and earnest ? Lo, here's more ' penetrable stuff' To which thou never turned. " Ye graceful fingers, deftly sped ! How slende r , a nd how nimble ! O might I wind their skeins of thread, Or but pick up their thimble ! " How blest the youth whom love should bring, And happy stars embolden, To change the dome into a ring, The silver into golden ! " Who'll steal some morning to her side To take her finger's measure. While Maryanne pretends to chide, And blushes deep with pleasure. " watch her sew her wedding-gown, Well conscious that it is hers ; Who'll glean a tress, without a frown, With those so ready scissors. " Who'll taste those ripenings of the south, The fragrant and delicious— Don't put the pins into your mouth, 0 Maryanne, my precious ! "I almost wish it were my trust To teach how shocking that is ; I wish I had not, as I must, To quit this tempting lattice. " Sure aim takes Cupid, fluttering foe, Across a street so narrow ; A thread of silk to string his bow, A needle for his arrow !" There is something odd and gracefUl, too, in that genuine nursery song about the " Fairies," be. ginning : "Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a hunting For fear of little men ; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping altogether; Green jacket, red cap, And grey-cock's feather :" Perhaps the two loveliest stanzas in the whole col lection of these " Day and Night Songs" are those in the poem already mentioned as " The Wayside Well," and to the music of which we remember to have first listened thruu ;h the pages of Household Words : " Fair greeting face ascends, Like a naiad daughter, When the peasant lassie bends To thy trembling water. " When a 1 Lddie brings her pail Down the twilight meadow, Tender falls the whisper'd tale, Soft the double shadow !" Mr. Allingham is selditn, if ever, happy in his refrains. He has not the ear of music or the gift of judgment, for which Berauger is so wondrously remarkable. The " refrain"' for example to the song of the "Milkmaid" becomes, before the close of the third verse, intolerably monotonous. Occasionally, moreover, our young poet has the fashionable vice of young poets nowadays that of obscurity— but generally, let us say, however, in justice, his lucidity is in the highest degree commendable. Whatever faults he has, nevertheless (and of these faults some have been here indicated), they are almost all of them faults readily admitting of refor mation. That he can so reform them we are no less satisfied than we are convinced that his contem porary, Mr. Coventry Patmore, has already shown himself capable improvement. Commending him to the development of his undoubted powers, therefore, commending him earnestly to that " la bour of love," we would bid farewell for a while to Mr. Allingbam, with an acknowledged interest in his progress, as among the latter class of those friends of his to whom the little volume before us is thus dedicated— " To my friends, known and unknown :" with our acknowledged interest we say, as among I his " unknown friends," in looking forward to the more mature growth of the young poet's budding reputation. Zea . land. With a f Aaeeklaaul ro : th ln :•ec t e t i l l i t )l S la u i r o v f e) N rs. ew bmtth, Elder, and Co. Enticingly are the holy words inscribed upon the title-page "This land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of thesetreas ures"—a glorious motto for the title-page of this history of Auckland, with a view of Auckland opposite as the befitting fron tispiece. Altogether, this volume is very remark able. It deserves the most earnest examination,as the carefully-arranged and scrupulously im partial narrative of the rise of a very noble colony—the advance of its population from uncertain fortune to prospective affluence. It con sists, of course, as the title indicates, principally o f a description of the capital of New Zealand—the mushroom metropolis of the little empire grown almost, one might say, in a night, though not des tined, it would seem, to pass away quite as quickly as it sprang into existence—the remote city of Auckland. Besides the account of Auckland, how ever, the work describes the country adjacent, and includes likewise a number of interesting particu lars in reference to the gold discovery in New Zea land. Although the book issues from the press anonymously, we are given to understand that it is the production of one qualified to write upon the subject from his own experience—one who is himself a resident at Auckland—Mr. William Swainson, the naturalist. To Mr. Swainson all those who are interested in the future of Auckland, the probable advance of New Zealand as ofe of the most important of our southern colonies, will find themselves, on a perusal of his vol um e,indebted for a work replete with information, an d fraught with entertainment. It is . the production of con. siderable industry in the way of continuous obser vation—a production in no respect either superfi cial in knowledge or disjointed in arrangement. Mr. Swainson has here in these eight chapters and an appendix contributed abundant materials for the future annalist of Oceania. CRONSTADT.—We understand that a clergyman of the Church of England, who left this town (Norwich) some year or two since and settled in St. Petersburg, has just returned, and imparted some rather important informa tion to the Admiralty res p ecting the p aiition and re. sources of Cronstadt. We believe his opinion is most decidedly that that place is pregnable, more evecially from one point with which he is well acquainted, and, having formerly been in the British service, his opinion and judgment must be entitled to some respect. The rev, gentleman considers also that, however formidable the fortifications may be, they would, in the event of an attack, prove more destructive to the defenders than to the attacking party—being so ill constructed that the first discharge of the long gnus would utterly destroy the unfortunates who man them, the smoke being alone sufficient to suffocate them. - The rev. gentleman was also able to put the Admiralty in possession of full par ticulars of the, so-called infernal machines, which, it ie said, consist of cylinders charged with powder and com bustibles, sunk beneath the suiface of, the watts- and dented by a buoy, and upon a collision with the ship's bottom will explode, with what effect zza7 be iraigizod, I. •-Norfolk 076ronicie, SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. This society performed Beethoven's Grand Mass in D at Exeter Hall on Friday night. It is a sufficient evidence of the advance of musical taste in this country that a work of so elevated a character at tracted so large an audience. It is said that Beethoven preferred this composition to all his other works. It occupied him during three years and a half, during which time he also produced three sonatas, but he would not regard the Mass as complete until he had again and again revised it. It was completed in the year 1822, and in 1824 some selections from it were per formed at a concert of his works which took place at the Karnthnerthor Theatre. What a melancholy proof of the vanity of even the highest pursuits. The wonderful genius, to whom all those composi tions which enraptured the audience were due, stood by the side of the conductor to indicate the tune, unable to hear a sound! He remained unconscious of the enthusiasm of the hearers until Madlle. Ungher, one of the singers, turned him towards the audience, showing him the universal delight and acclamation. It was first performed in England at a private party in 1832, and it was produced by the Philharmonic Society in the following year. The Sacred Harmonic Society dis played their usual ability in its performance. The orchestra consisted of nearly7oo performers. The wonderful choruses were given with great effect, and the principal vocalists, Madame Clara Novello, Miss Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Herr Formes, four singers of unusual ability, fully sustained their characters. The hall was crowded, and the audience seemed much gratified by the performance. ROYAL OPERA, DRURY-LANE. On Saturday Beethoven's Fidelio was given here, in the German language, and, on the whole, in such a manner as to both sustain the credit of the theatre, and to make a valuable and lucrative addition to the repertoii'e. The house was filled in every part by lovers of the beau ideal of German dramatic music. The great feature of the performance, and one of the most elaborately finished and graphic impersonations ever seen, was the Rocco of Herr Formes. In the hands of this fine artiste the part of the gaoler was made the promi nent and abiding figure of the drama. The stern and anti-human qualities which may be supposed to belong to one who has been for years employed in the wretched occu pation of a gaoler to a state prison, were so artfully blended with that original kindliness of nature which length of service in a degrading office has been inefficient to eradi cate in Rocco, that the picture appealed irresistibly to the sympathies of the audience. From beginning to end—in the familiar conversations with Fidelio and Marcellina, as in the sombre and terrible scenes where the dungeon of Florestan is preparing to be his grave — the acting of Herr Formes was natural, earnest, genial, and hearty, and, although full of striking and picturesque effects, did not exhibit one solitary instance of what is technically called "point-making." His make-up, too, was perfection, and his singing throughout was admirable. Not to enter further into details, those who desire to see a striking ;example of what is sterling and good in the representation of the modern German lyric drama should not fail to go and see Herr Formes in the character of Rocco. The Florestan of Herr Reichardt was a sensible and thoroughly artistic performance ; and he sang the great air of the prison scene with such true passion and sentiment, that it was unanimously re demanded by the audience. The musician-like qualities of Herr Reichardt, moreover, proved of the highest conse quence in all the concerted pieces where Florestan has a part. Mme. Caradori's Fidelio displays an intimate know ledge of all the traditions derived from Madame Schroder Devrient, of whose performance it is a very close imita tion. In the first act Madame Caradori was much less successful than in the last ; and in the grand and diffi cult scene, which contains the apostrophe to hope her singing was somewhat tame, which rather sur prised us, since in her Italian characters she has shown more than ordinary energy and power. In the grave scene, however, Madame Caradori's acting and singing were equally good, and all the stage business was done to a nicety. In the last finale, Madame Caradori's singing, and, indeed, that of all concerned, was excellent. The chorus, which in the prisoners' chorus was sadly out of tune, completely redeemed its laurels ; and the ensemble generally was so good that the finale was encored with enthusiasm, and Herr Lindpainter, who had left the orchestra, was forced to come back and begin again. Mademoiselle Sedlatzek did her best with the music of Marcellina, and Herr Hbizel was careful and efficient as Don Pizarro. .The small parts of the Minister and Jacquino were allotted to Mr. Hamilton Braham and "Herr Lane." The opera was completely successful, and all the singers were recalled after the repetition of the finale. BATH AND SOMERSET COUNTY MEETING. TUESDAY, AIAY 23. The MEMBERS' STAKES (Handicap) of 50 save. Once round. Age st lb Odiham (h b) 6 8 7 Ireland's Eye 4 8 7 Bordeaux Willsbourne (h b) 5 8 4 Hybla Magnet 4 8 0 Georgey. Waterfall The Friar 4 7 7 Massaroni 4 7 7 Battery Rose of Ellel 4 7 4 Montague a 7 4 Calamus ....... Nonsuch (h b) St. Spiro 3 7 0 Balmoral3 7 0 Bridesmaid _ Age st lb Fanny Hermitage 3 6 12 Sir George 3 6 12 Lina Postulant Albert King Alfred 3 6 9 Roebuck Cable 3 6 8 F by Sir Hercules, out of Miss Shir- , ley Queen of Egypt 3 6 6 Red Rose .. .... 3 6 0 Betty Pockets Farsa 3 6 0 Stonehenge Danube (II b) 3 5 7 WEDNESDAY. MAY 24. The DYRUAM STAKES (Handicap) of 100 sous. The win ner of the Sornersetshire Stakes, 71b. extra. Once round. Yrs st Leopold 5 8 12 Orinoco Charley 4 8 3 Pharos Ireland's Eye 4 8 2' Oct LI/la ' 5 8 0 Odiham (h b) 6 8 0 Georgey 4 7 9 Hybla Calamus 3 7 2 Quince The Druid 3 7 2 St. Faith Rose of Ellel 4 7 0 Queen's Own 3 6 13 Convict Balmoral Noisette 4 6 12 St. Spiro Sir George 3 6 10 Yrs st lb Bridesmaid ..... 3 6 10 Miss Goldschmidt 5 6 10 Lioness Postulant Eccleston Lina Roebuck Cable 3 6 6 Little Charley f by Sir Hercules —Miss Shirley 4 6 4 Hercules I Albert Stonehenge Betty Pockets •Tephson 3 ii 12 St: Stephen ,r. by Gabblel— ' Lady Mayoress 3 7 FOREIGN SUPPLT. Beasts • ........ . 715 Sheep .. ••.• •• .... • ....... 790 Calves...... • • ............ 235 Pigs. k statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exEl - .l: . ed and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, 1 .1. 1 1.1 y 16, 1853, and this day, Monday, May 15, 1854. Per Blbs, to sink the otfals. May 16, 1854. IMay 15,1853 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 2to 3 4 3 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto ... 3 G 3 8 3 8 310 Prices large oxen ... 310 4 0 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots, (Sze ... 4 2 4 6 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep 310 4 0 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... 4 0 4 2:3 10 4 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 2 4 4'4 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto .. 4 4 4 64 10 5 0 Lambs ... 5 0 6 o's 2 6 8 Large coarse calves ... 4 0 4 6!4 4 5 0 Prime small ditto ... ... 4 S 5 0;5 2 5 6 Large hogs ... 3 4 3 8;3 0 4 2 N e at small porkers 310 4 414 4 4 8 Beasts... ... 4,064 4,106 Sheep ... 2j,460 25,090 Calves... ... 217 295 310 SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 17, 1852.—Beasts, 3,714 ; sheep and lambs, 22,980; calves, 207; pigs, 340. May 19, 1851.—Beasts, 3,499 ; sheep and lambs, 22,850 ; calves, 269 ; pigs, 510. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Since our last report the markets have been well sup plied with each kind of meat, in which a steady business is doing, as follows : Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 10 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small-3 10 4 0 Pork, large 3 4 4 0 Lamb . Mutton, Inferior Do., Do., prime Veal Pork, small 5s Od to 6s 4,1 5. d. o. d. 3 8 3 10 .4 0 4 6 _4 8 4 10 .3 10 5 2 ~4 4 4 8 BOIL° UGH HOP. There is a fair amount of business doing in fine hops of last year's growth, at full prices. In other kinds, very little is doing. We have had no imports from abroad since Monday last. The quotations are as follows : Mid and East Kent pockets, 5/. 5s to SI. Os; Weald of Kent ditto, 51. Os to 61. 103 ; Sussex ditto, 51. 5 s to 61. Gs per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since Monday last, the arrival of potatoes, coastwise and by railway, have been very moderate—the imports have been confined to 90 tons from Rotterdam. For most kinds the demand is steady, and the quotations to-day are as follows —York Regents, 145 s to 145 ; Scotch ditto, 125 s to 1555; ditto cups, 110 to 1355; and foreign, 110 to 120 s per ton. WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool have commenced heavily, and prices show a decline compared with the pre vious auctions of from a halfpenny to lid per lbs. Th 2 following quotations have been realised :—Port Philip— Clean sheep's, is 3d to is 9Ad ; teas, is 9.;d ; scoured, is 2d to is 3d ; mixed, lld ; damaged, Oa ; hoggetts, is 5d ; lambs', is 7d to 2soid ; pieces, 11(1 to is 4(1; grease, 9id ; part ditto, ls. Cape—Scoured sheep's, 8d to is lid ; damaged, Bid to lld ; black, 7d to I s Od ; handwashed, lld to is ; damaged, 84 to 90. Sydney—Clean sheep's, is 3d to is 41d ; scoured, is 6d to Is 6,d. South Australian—Clean sheep's, is ld to is 4d; lambs, is 5d ; grease, 81d to 10d. Van Dieman's Land—Clean sheep's, lld to is 6(1; skin, llid to is ; skin hand was h e d , is lid to Is 5(1 : grease, 7d per lb. The private market is dull, and lower. Last week's imports were 9 bales from Leghorn, 1,020 from Launceston, 128 from Bilbao, 25 from Buenos Ayres, 25 from Alexandria, an d 50 from Bombay. The prices of English wool remain as follows : South-down tags and half-bred h ogs , is Oid to is ld, South-down ewes, clothing, is ld t o 1 : lid, do. combing fleeces, is ld, Kent fleeces, is ld to le 3d, combing skin, lld to le, flannel wool, lld to is 3d, blanket wool, 7d to is ld, Leicester fleeces, is to le ld per lb. SEEDS. Our market for linseed is not quite so active as last week. Prices, however, are tolerably firm. Odessa on the spot has sold at 68s to 68s 6d per quarter. Fine Cal cutta rape is worth 58s. In other seeds very little is doing. Cakes continue firm. T trnip.Whae, per bush. 14s to 20r Swede .. • • .... • . 24s 388 Anstard, 8r0wn...... 1 Us 13, White, new ...... 101 14s rares,Winter, new.... 9s Od 986 d carrawaY• •••••• • • • •• 423 48s Coriander ••••..• • • • •. 103 las ilempseed, per quarter 4CB 441 Linseed, Eng.Aowing.. 74s 76s Crushing •• ••• • •• 6's 68s Baltic ••••. • • • .. 661 709 Odessa •• • • ••• • • 663 70s Linseed Caks, pr. ton— 61d— .: • • .... 7s Od 8s Od Canary, per quarter • . 44s 48. (lye grass.. • .. • • ... 243 28s' Clover, Red ELIA (cwt.) 583 643 1 White • • • • .... • . 54s 82 Foreign Ited.. ••• • Cs 55a fiOs Trefoil, new.. • • 183 24, English .. . 10/ Os 11 103 Foreign, per ton 915 s 111 10s Rape Cakes, pr ton 6/ 153 7 , 53 itapeseed,New,prlst 3S/Os 40. Cs TALLOW. Our market is very flat, and prices are fully 2e per cwt. lower than on Monday last. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 625, and for delivery in August, 63s 6d per cwt. Town tallow is 59s 3d per cwt. net cash. Rough fat, 3s 30 per 3 lbs. 1851. 1851. 1853 Stock this day ...... Price of Y. C: .... I 24,3+2 36s 9d 37, Od 3 ~974 4'2,301 /4,377 37s 3d •,o 3 , 1 s 9d to 47s Od 37s 6d. 1 37s Od to 00 Od 5' ~221 794 89,176 101,3 ?6 100,483 1 283 807 98, , 34 107,093 84,232 33s 6d 33s 9d 499 34 Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1 .... Arrivals last week.. Dittofrom June 1.... Price 0 Tow"? " 1,415 92,15 i !91 91,069 Od 1.454. 35.324 i2l to 00s lid 937 91,527 450 103,536 61s9d ea such little could most r for leasY hay' Is for itly ; Rus noel ain ; ly a 8 give laps, )osts e so l e ast lo to ►.