The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-02 00:00:00

ig „ —•:imr-iimer.0.,,,,.........._..._,__ • • ..,......._ !1 ... ne of a EPSOM RACES. SHARE MARKETS. . LINES LE A riFi'D AT FIXED RENTALS. uncle of 3e corn- (THIS DAY.) (THIS D A Y.) siu . . paid. Rium.rie • Leasing losing Prices Business Company. yesterday. this day. France, .• 4ll Life, his (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. , -- —.— --. e Mon- 50 .d 1 '3eclford and `..ondou & ed THE OAKS. Bletchley.... N• west- ••• ••• :;03 con- i i t ky \ fIOEIII.EAT to the "),,,, EORA. ' l so., BERY 2— 1 yesterday. this day. 50 all ClydesdaleJe. Jaledou... 94 —96 St. 1.(X) E. Lincoln gr. ro days 6 per cent. at.Nrthn. ... ... very Is • 4 3 St. 100 Aberdeen 23 - 24 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. ,tion of At Fifteen ran. 20 83 Asabg Nottng. Bost Neils. Direct .•• ••• Da MEMBERS' PLATE. and Eastn. Junct 4 i 5 4i 25 all Do. New... Do - ••• -At e !iot a e •••• 1 50 all Belfast &11,1.1ymena. ... ... 25 all Olstr.& Dia.Fr Gt. Westn ~. ... ily ex- ...etta 2 13i all Birmiug. Wolverh. & 100 all lirtipl. Dk. & Ylt. New. ninter, , ••. • Stour Valley ...... ... 8— 9 Railway & Berw. ... ... ins and Four ran. 31 28 Birkenhd. Lanesh. & 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 101 103 103 Cheshire Junct l3 1.2 die 25 a ll Do. 1 Shares. Do 5O —52 French : MARKET NEWS—(THIS DAY.) 271 all , Do. Chesh. dt Isirk., 121 all Do. i Shares. Do 25 26 it way £5O and £25 Cons. 15 17 13i all Lon.&Greenw 3. Easterr 121 131 is said • , • t ie CORN EXCHANGE. 22 184 Do., £20... ...... ... 8— 7 d 20 all Do. Preference Do 22i —23 I coat- limr_ lioW of English wheat in to-day's market was very 25 30 Rlyth &Tyne original 20 100 Lowestoft gr. 3 field. d7 44:11 1,; yet, as the attendance of buyers was small, the £25 (issd. at £45) ••• ... 4 per cent. Norfolk ... ... Istria ; it ia,_ " for all kinds ruled inactive, at Monday's decline St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... 92 94 20 tOO Do. 6 per ct. • ..• think ir !potations -4 .l'elg u wheat-- the St. 100 Caledonian s6i 571 57 1 6A, all ifanch. Bxtn. L.&N.W. 50 all Chester & Holyhead. 144 - 151 and Matlock & Midld. 21 2 --44,,,,, wheat—the imports of which are but moderate ne up. 50 all Cork and Bandon... 9 11 50 all Nfiddlesbro' & Stckton& litic bg. ' off heavily, but no actual decline took place in s have 20 all Cork, Black, &Pass. ... ... Redear Darlingt. ... ... Wal- cargoe s commanded very little attention. 20 14 Cornwall ••• ••• VW all Nfidld.Bradfd Nlidland.. 88 90 iuct of 0 / 4 ` , , , ,er . but moderately supplied with barley, in which 10 4 Crieff Junction ... ... 50 all Northern and 50 4o Dublin&BelfastJunc 42 44 Easternsp.c. E. Count. 55 57 ?russia 0 'limited business was doing on former terms. , The N t ::the supply of which was tolerably good—was in 25 all Dundee Perth&Aber 50 -c,. Do. 6 per ct. Do •.• -- ••• deen Junction 7 8 50 all Do. Fixeds pe Do W e t e st, at late rates. .• ..• russia : 25 all Do. New ••• ••• 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N.W. teri tc d a dull inquiry for beans and peas, on former Leaven 25 all East Anglian l6 17 ELLuSalc ... xd allied ko ll tid e a r °,was only a moderate business doing in fleur, at 18 all Do., (.£lB E& H) •••• —-• 121 12 Do. 1 Shares. Do .— xd appear 4 Y 8 currency. 20 all Eastern Counties..... 12 1 —12 i i St. 100 R,oystn.&Hit. GtNorthn ... ... St. all Eastern Union, A St. 100 Do.Shopth.St D 0... . -- ... le part 'A ` ARRIVALS THIS WERE. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Stock ks of a I N , ir ~-.-- -. i° . 810 230 2,060 420 493 St. 100 De., B. Stock Goole g. 5 p.c. forksh... '.,. . nerally 41 14 . " 3,130 25 81 Do., New A 12 91 S. Staffordsh. M.MClea.n _2i 2 d '• 11,120 2,180 15,230 3,1505 ks St. 100 East Lancashire 6O • 61 60 1 50 all Wear Valleygr STopki. Si he pre- 4.120br1 St. 100 Edinburgh&Glasgow 54 56 56 6 per cent._ Darlingt. .. ... ish the ~ -- 10 51 Edinb. and Peebles ••• ••• 25 all Do Do 281 291 hr. SMTTFIFTET,II. e+ 1(81 Valin_PrLli &Dundee 23 24 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn. 90 - 92 Three at 72L 'acting s, that saes in tinued ; also ie Fo y and Queen ad the Eiblish- ted in t, con a, the )y the SMITHFIELD. 'thi were well supplied with most breeds of beasts, in thek 4.41 7 limited business was transacted, at a decline fp~l Prices of 2d per 81bs. Prime Down sheep realised Per ,girtiotlower: ations but other kinds of sheep were dull, and 2d u v r „.", Lambs were in good supply, and heav N y t - , , at a fall in value of 4d per 81bs. The sale for 4elt no Vas very dull,dl 4d per 81bs less money. In pigs Itst.te thing do at ing. 1 44 " . " 1 1 cows were heavy, at from 14L to 181. lOs each, in their small calf. Per Sibs to sink the offalS. 141tetio, s. d. a. d.' 13 ea5t5....3 6to 3 8, Pri keL quality....3 10 4 2 tti ke 'Tr, ge oxen 4 4 4 6 itt e ,,,mots, die. 4 8 5 0 (!i to `'ut Sheep ...3 4 3 6 44 4 1 1 4 ( 14ality ...3 8 4 C I e rse•-rolled. 4 2 4 61 • , Lambs 14,44, ToTAJ.. SUPPLY. NBIN ..... .......... 1,404 P • . 8,500 NEWGATE AN] hoteneral demand ruled one Per Blbs by iler • s. d. ' I llferior 3 2 3 6 11 0 . ' g 3 8 3 10 prime large 4 0 4 2 forkl arge L all ,4 2 4 4 s 6 4 4 Lamb ING. ngton, to the on her N. d. d.. Prime Southdown 4 8 5 0 Large crse. calves 4 6 4 6 Prime small do._ 4 8 5 2 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Small porkers 4 4 8 Suckliugcalves 23 0 28 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 4s 10d to 6,4 d. Byng, visited yester• .seback ng. rineesS Gibbs, )uverie accoul• ,nd at• urray, louces. Liver• Card• ject of ith the official yester• lonian :lover- FORYIGN SUPPLY. Beasts •• ....... ..... . • 382 Sheep ..•...••...• •• ....•. 6 00 Ca1ve5......... 320 Pigs•..• .• •• •••• .••••• ) LEADENHALL. heavy to-day, at the following Lind ;cover defers- the carcase. s. d. a. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 4 Do., prime 4 6 4 8 Veal 3 8 4 10 Pork, small 4 6 4 10 4s 8d to 5s 10d BOROUGH HOP. kod i Cu.nfavourable accounts from the plantations have o considerable firmness in our market, and prices But ..7 th e advance. This week's imports are 6 bales from F r • ii d am, and 1 05 . from Ostend. The quotations are :—Mid and East Kent pockets, 6/. 6s to ditto Weald of Kent ditto, 71. 108 to 91. Os ; Sussex lOs to 81. 88 per cwt. COLONIAL. Ntr. , ` 4 .—British plantation has been steady, but the 41d - ",te transactions have not been large. Barbadoes 4 5s to 39s for mid to fine yellow, crystallised Deme- Pet at (Os to 42s for fine, and ord to good at 35s to 398 6d ote,,tt• Brown Grenada realised 318 6d to 338 6d, and NIZIPW 348 to 348 6d. St. Kitt's brown went at 33s to 4t i e r mi St. Vincent's ord to mid yellow at 34s 6d to 355. for I ndia.—Penang , Benares kind, brought 31s to 34s 6d 1) 1t - " 4 1 to fine soft yellow. Bengal has declined 6d to is 4 2r,t ; low to mid date yellow sold at 30sto 328; brown 294, and good grainy yellow at 39s to 40s. Mau 101p.' ' 6 about (-41 cheaper. Brown sold at 30s to 32s 6d, to aP ) . „good at 32 8 6d to 38s, low to fine yellow at 33s 6d 6 ( 1 , mid to fine brown at 31s 6ti to 335, ord to fine to Lat 323 to o ;„, 36s and mid to fine grainy yellow at 37s 6d ,74 4 _ 6d. Forei g n.—Havannah ' realised 41s for florettes. to,ltico and Cuba was taken in at 35s to 39s 6d for low barct . , Y ellow , and at 34s to 35s for brown. Refined has C f ,,," 41 , at 475 , for brown lumps. r i .`"E.—Plantation Ceylon had been in limited re t3o''- " 1 and the tendency in prices has been downwards. 56 4 "., Mid and good sold at 59s to 62S ; low mid to mid, at t l i a ‘° 58s 6d • fine ord small to low mid, at 53s to 55s ; 4; 4 arid go o d m id hold at 55s 6d to 645;; peaberry, 59s to 4,3,1, 4 11 d triage, at 45a to 62s per c w t. N a tiv e brought t til vor.go o d ord. Mocha,. mid, realised 59s t o 61s ; lo w )2 57s to 57s 6d ; and triage, 42a to 52s 6d. P or to Rico te taken in at 538 for colory. Costa Rica sold at 51s to ed per cwt. o CoA.—Not much has been done. Grenada sold at full 4e t but subsequently was taken in. Other sorts have inactive. to s Plc Es.—Pimento, ord to good ord coarse, sold at 51(1 4,, hi b r`• Cassia Lignea and nutmegs have been cheaper. t 4 Aore pepper, mid white, brought 9d to 9id. 12 1 - The market is dull. Bengal has been taken in at td , to 13s for mid white. Carolina went at 21s to 22s eing lower. f i ',LTPETRE.—The business done is unimportant. T -4 - -Ths article is quiet. ciALLOw. i The market has been inactive. , 1 41 - „ 1 1 4 N FRuiT.—The market continues good. Oranges .kt t t- 1 ,"ell 5s per box a parcel per Tagus (steamer), sold by t e , - "ng and - ' at public sale, realised that advance. t,, -O ,Tiiro roved Hunt, n value. Nuts of all kinds advanced 4 444 4 . 3 pe r package. No Barcelona remaining in first IN 161 St. pi 81 261 64 25 50 20 100 186 114 all 5A 7 all all 5 is, 26 13i 20 20 Do. New East Anglian Do., (£lB E & H) Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A, Stock De., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Prth &Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths D 3., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern - Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwai , Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright & S. Cst. (Lond, and N. Westu. Do. Fifths Do.loi. Sh. , AMR._ t Do. Eighths London and S. Westu Do., £5O Do. £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch Sh ef. & Lin chi Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland 2/ 2s 100 100 100 100 1212 a )o. Birmng. & Derby Yfidld. G. West.(lre.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension, N wpt.Aberg. & dd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. Norfolk Northu.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London Do. New XlO 163 100 8 100 20 20 50 20 20 17 20 20 20 20 lence 20 25 100 100 20 206 N. &S. W strn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western. N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worceater,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth non. Scottish Central Scottish Midland all 51s, 100 20 ntry gew dy'fi the rely her 20 20 20 33A 20 10 20 40 Shrewsbury & Bi r mg. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St &Lk Shrowsby. & llerefd Shrewsby. & Closter (N. W. Min ;., Do. Halves,. • Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun ►ble Aire .on, iot, the Se- 20 20 20 10, Do Staines, Wok &Wok Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London Can Ira' 103 , 100 he be )r y 20 10 20 20 Wirnbledn & Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland FOR: 9 3 8 2s. 58 62 8 d 89 71 73 L 22 124 iii 7 ie 85 - 87 10• - 12 u 10 - 12 I, 611 - 62, 1 7f-- 71 thi : lit 8i- 8i 1t34 liB4 99 I#d 1 d d d - 78A -- 796 11 -- 101 10 -- Eintwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. Junu Bezierts to Graissessau Bombay, Baroda, and Central I n dia, Scrip Central of Italy Charleroi dt Erqueliu Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish..., East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula lid. Junct. of France Grd. Trunk of Canada Do. Debentures Do. do Gt. Central of France Gt.Westernof Canada ii 7 ioi 60j 60i 33 - 30 Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. k Basle Lucca 4 Pistoja 5 p.c pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Pref. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. ct. prof Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. do. New 6i -- 54& 2i -- 2t 6 - 8 46 - 48 34 34 324 ... 334 60 54 id iP 4 -- 401 1 -- 74 i 28 -- 30 85 87 53 55 56 - 60 55 - 6 0 3 - 24. 15 17 76 8 § 11 13 4 3id 14 16 62 63 34 35 4 2d 4 5 30 - 32 3 -- 3i 17i •j 18i 4 -- 5 20 . 22 5 6 i 67 e) . Si 8 d 5 4I 48i -49 i :GN. '.Melbourne Dk. & Ry. Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bda (fmy. B. di Ams. She.) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Ronen Paris and Strasbourg, ParisCacn & Cherbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse 34 1 d 34 iid - ip ..• -P 44 4 d 2 t a 4 - P :-; 9 7d' 89 81 95 76 5f 62 4 i ii9f 9 i 11i 11 79 i 60 ! I 60 59 per cent. 631 2f 18i -19 i par -- 1p 7 -- 9 P 67i 8 5 10 St. 5 12i 12i 25 12 126 12 St. St. 10 100 100 PE.EFEREN CE SHARES. 81 49 50 Aberdeen Do. No. 2, p. c. ' Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50i) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. C. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent Cork &Bandonsip.o Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAngliau (X 3 10s) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 5/. , 10 per cent. Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. East Lancash. 6 p. cts. East and West York shire June. Pref Edinb Prth. &Dundee 54 per cent. Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. Do. 41 p. c. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prof Gt. Southn.&WestM. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c).., Do. coy. red. 46 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. irred. 4 p. c Lan. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848„. London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lon.&N. W., Coy. Is Nuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Color Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Shef., & Lin., I Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Niarypt.&Carl.4 p.c Do. 4i per cent Do Aid. Consol.6 p.c St. 'Do. Consol. Bristol & liirm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 5i per ct . pref. Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire : Oxford, Worcester;l Wolverh..£ls, 6 p.c Do 1001 100 100 100 100 all 100 Scot. Cent., New rref Shrews. &Birm.S.O. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Miu), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon dig 51 51 31 31 1 1 lid ..• id par 10 25 10 1.0.6 las. fixed, 44 per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4 iper cent. 3.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stockton and Dar- 7 7i 33 - 8 -- 9 17i -174 p lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. ockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.&Kilk,6p.c. York, Ne weastle ,and Berwick ,4 p.c. Pref.l 100 H e•• ' • • 93 - 95 •e• "'^ . ..• '"" 3 - 34 - 4 - P - 4 - 124 - 13 23 - 24 • • • """" ••• .... ••• '''' 45 - 47 36 -38 301 • - 30 i ... - pm 3 - di 116 107 - 109 9i, - 101 76 8 xd 6 6i 95 97 87 89 89 91 ld pa 1128 - 132 ••• ''' •.• ..... •A 2* - p 1 9sl 1 10 1 1 51 67 81 9 id all 13.5 24i 15 all all all 131 133 1 li lid ... -- e. Do York&N. Midlandll Plirt•h„„ . - 8i A.gua Fria A.nglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West k holders Do 5A per c. Pref Western of France._ West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal British Austrin. Gold British Iron ... •a • .... • ••• '"" ... - pm ••• 96 - 98 *6 :10 15i 16 9i -- 10 1 -- 13 ia P 22i - 23} 98 -]OO 15 - 20 ••• ". ••• "" ••• ...." ••• 2 --1 d '27f 1 Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek .. Clarendon Con. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Co piapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7* p. cent English and Austria Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein... Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Loud. &Californ.Gold 88 - 92 3. - 3 Quartz Crush. Co Mmiquita nexican&S.Amerien Now Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud Silver 1 - li 11 i I i 1 / d d I ) 2 3 1 4 --- I - to 9 44 5i 1i r- 2 29 —3l idi 45 - 47 - 1 10 - 12 50 - 60 2 - 4 u - ~ -- ~ 3 5 6p 3 —44 xd 3j x d 16 97i 8 Lead Min. dr Smelt . Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron , Do. New Santiago de Cuba south Australian Tiu Croft 1 ii to ii - 1 United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Worthing Mining of Australia ..... Yuba 16 - 17 4 = - 31 9 - 10 3 3 / 4 - 4 3 / 4 2 - 4 21 - 31 161 • • • 00 —• i9 d •• ''-'• .. it - $ 6~ -- 4~d~ JOINT-S' BANKS. ic lia iact S la e ngli E d L cl LA uroitn. -,---- NE...017 47 451 -------- . 40 all Australasia 7O 81 80 40 all British Colonial Bank 2 5 6 a l l 7 l r.' Dubin and Loan Company ... _ ... 50 all British N. American .. _ .. 20 11 t ustral sn. Pci fic. Mai i 46 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia I, __ id 20 2 Chrtd.l•lnk. of India, 10 8 Australis. Royal Mail ;** *** Australia, & China 2 lid 10 4 .ierlin Water Works - *** ••• —. 50 40 Brit. Anita-lean Land 70 ... 100 25 Colonial •. 4." 5 1 irit. di Coln. Smeltg. 8° 100 20 Commercial of Lond ... ... and Reduction 0 12 English Scottish and I 100 32 Canada Co •• •• Australian 4— 3d , 80 85 5 1; Do. New.............. I - i Irystal Palace 2O 20 Lond. Char t. Bk. of 5 5 6i 61 6 1 i i A ustralia 2O _ 21 20/ 4 2 lrystal Pal.of France ~, 50 20 .. London and County ,,, . 20 3 Eastern Steam ........ _ . ::* 50 10 Loudon J oint Stock „, _ .., ElectritTelegraph(A) 17 18 100 20 Loud. & Westm inster ',.. ... 25 20 25 all Do. (B) lOO 35 National Pro vincial 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir „, _ ••• ~„ o f England ........... ... ~„ ••. 15 14 •;eu. Steam Navigat. •.. — 2 O 10 Do. New ... . .......... ... • • 20 18 General Screw Steam • .:: 50 22A National of Ireland.. ,„ „, 20 7 Irish Beetroot Sugar „, ... 20 all New South Wales.... 38 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ~. _ ... 25 all Oriental Bank of . 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel „, _ ... Corporation ........•. 43b —47 i b 10 3 Netherlailds Land i li 25 5 Do. New ............... ... -- ... 2 1 N. S. W. Coal di Inter lOO 25 Provincial of Ireland -...— ... 10 all Do. New ............... ... ... Steam Navigat. Co. ... ... 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. 1 all N. B. Australasian i li ••• & (lold Imp C 0.... ... "• 1 Do. New 25 all South Australia 42 44 20 10 Nrth. ofEuropeStcaan ... ... 25 all Union of Australia 7O 72 70 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Nlinri. par— ip 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... ... 53§ ... 2 ; Do. New 7 8 50 10 Union of London ... - 50 35 Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co 6— iP ' i 100 60 Royal Mail Steam ... . . ••• ROBBERY BY AN OFFICER'S SERVANT. —Yesterday 1 ' all Scot. Austral. Invest. ' Si —2i 23 morning information was received at Bow-street, that 25 25 South Anstral•Lancl 38 -- 40 33 Ephraim Poole y, servant to one of the officers of the 1 all Submar. Telegraph.. i 1 46th Regiment, now at Windsor, had absconded. He was in plain dress, arid wore his master's hat, and car. 1 all Do. Reisered. i .... 1 100 28i Tau Diemen laud 14 -- 16 ried off about 3001. THE SUN, LONDON. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1854. LITERATURE. THE MAGAZINES. Blackwood.—lf Maga this month falls foul of John Ruskin, it evinces towards Henry Morley the most generous, and towards Mary Mitford the most tender, genial, loving, nay reverent, appre ciation. The introductory paper for the June instalment is an encomiastic analysis of the auto biography of " Jerome Cardan," of Milan, mystic and physician—the memoir penned by the writer of the life of the ingenious potter, " Palissy." The criticism is as kindly in tone, and almost as coin mendatory as the one devoted not very long since to the thoughtful effusions of Mr. Helps, writings as popular as " Friends in Council" and " Com panions of my Solitude." The opportunity afforded to Ebony for graceful eulogiums on " Mary Russell Mitford," an opportunity o which the reviewer has not been slow to avail himself, has originated, of course, in the publication very lately of "Atherton," and other tales of the charming writer of " Our Village." "Our Village," says Blackwood, "is now a classic, and of age enough to hold its place unsupported in the ranks of modern literature." Between these two complimentary articles, one on Henry Morley, the other on Mary Mitford, the former a new corner, the latter an old favourite, is introduced a curious chapter enough, entitled for the nonce " Young Bengal." It opens with the subjoined apology for the fame of a satiric ballad from the Anti-Jacobin, an apology presented to the public under the guise of a passing word of explanation. " Our contemporary, the Westminster Review, some time ago expressed his astonishment at the wide and enduring popularity of Mr. Canning,'s Knifegrinder. It appears easy enough to account for it by 'remembering the deep and universal truth it contains. The friend of humanity ac costs a man apparently in very miserable circumstances, and invites a confidential communication of his grievances —inferring that they are, of course, owing to some one or other of the class who wear brpadcloth and wash their hands. ' Was it the squire, the parson of the parish, or the attorney ?' Alas ! for the disappointed sympathiser; he meets with a recital of physieal annoyances caused by the sufferer's own misconduct, backed by an appeal for pecuniary assistance, which he, the philanthropist, indig nantly repels ! It is the correctness of this example which the world—dull dog as it is generally accounted—has per ceived and honoured." , After the gentle greeting of open-handed wel come and warm-hearted farewell addressed to the venerable lady-Mithor of " Atherton," comes " A Letter from Madrid," dated from the Spanish capital, May 2, 1854, and signed Vedette. It affords us a timely peep into the social and po litical turmoil excited among the people of the peninsula by M. Sartorius, Count of San L • as the chief of the existing Spanish Govern ment. Vedette accuses Sartorius of aiming at the revival of absolutism—observing that his Cabinet " has adopted as its rule of conduct a ser vile and ludicrous imitation of the Emperor Napo leon III." A dangerous experiment, go o d C ount of San Luis—perilous for Isabella and propitious for Monteruolin ! We can scarcely question that its effects are now being watched with no casual vigilance by 'the Carlists generally, by Cabrera par ticularly, indiscriminately too by Moderados and Progressistas. Ultimately, perhaps before very long, there may come the anticipated day of reckoning. It was not for the revival of absolutism that the succession was altered, and the Salique law abolished ! Trevor improves upon acquai n t.. ance. His present metrical contr ibution, consist ing of some twenty pages of blank verse, entitled " The Villa," is the best production from his ha n d that has yet, to our knowledge, made its appearance. An important paper, shewing "The Recent Growth of the United States of America," abounds with valuable statistics, laboriously collected, well digested, and lucidly arranged. " The Secret of Stoke Manor : a Family History "—the oddest of romantic eccentricities—appears to promise be yond the present yet stranger revelations. A brief article on " The Glasgow Exhibitions to Oxford " completes the number, but this final contribution to the June instalment, is preceded by the on slaught already referred to, the determined and almost furious onslaught upon Mr. Ruskin in re fecence to his strictures on Painting and Architec ture. Ferocious though the onslaught is, however, it is scarcely surprising that Maga should be roused even to such anger, the southern stranger dealt with having had,the "exquisite good taste" to go down to Scotland, apparently for the especial pur pose of abusing their beautiful and palatial city of Edinburgh. and, while the Emperor of Russia is the puffed puPpet of a ; rotten social organisation, the Emperor of the French ' directs with a firm and vigorous hand an administrative system which, for unity and complex simplicity, has per haps no parallel in the world. The Emperor of Russia has proclaimed himself arrogant, haughty, passionate, , vindictive at baffled treachery ; the Emperor of the French has shown himself dignified, calm, reasonable, and tempe rate in the consciousness of loyal purposes. The one em bodies despotism in its most, the other in its least, odious aspect." A curious modulation of tone in regard to the Emperor Napoleon lll.—whom Fraser speaks of as respectfully and warmly to-day as it spoke of him scurrilously and even ferociously yesterday I After another instalment of " General Bounce," comes an eulogistic notice of Admiral Smyth's learned and timely treatise on the Mediterranean. A still more eulogistic notice is given shortly after wards by another reviewer, whose criticism, in deed, is scarcely so much a criticism as a panegyric. Allusion is made to the genial and really charming contribution devoted to the consideration of the poems recently given to the world by the elder brother of the Laureate—Mr. Frederick Tennyson. The paper is exquisitely NI rotten throughout, and evinces on the part of the writer the subtlest appre ciation of-the beautiful. There may be an appa rent inconsistency between the views enunciated in this particular article, and those advanced by the poetic reviewer of Fraser in former contributions of a similar character—but for our own part (and we speak dispassionately as dissenting from his opinions upon the divine art rather frequently) we cannot recognise in that seeming inconsistency any actual contradiction. The passage given be low from this exceedingly graceful tribute to Mr. Frederick Tennyson is worthy of reiterated quota tion. It could only have been penned by one (whoever he may be) who is himself, in heart and feeling, a perfect gentleman. The critic has been alluding to Ovid as " a r snob and a cockney," and to Tibullus and Propertius as, " in spite of all their fopperies," gentlemen ; and he adds— "And yet we cannot describe what makes a gentleman, or a gentleman-like poet. Not always good birth, for Shelley was as well-born a man as Byron; and yet Shelley is again and again vulgar ; Byron seldom, perhaps never. Good birth does not make it; and vet good birth gives an opportunity, which nothing else w does. Our late 'First Gentleman of England,' as base a man, perhaps, as ever lived, had the trick of it : his brother and successor, a bet ter man than he, had not. One has seen a few thoroughly vulgar noblemen; many vulgar-hearted onefi, who yet were outwardly blameless in their bearing, and could smile and emile, and be a snob,' if not worse. And yet, when a man of their class has the 4 grand air' in heart and spirit, as well as in the lip and letter, we pity him who does not feel the power and beauty of the spell. The man must be listened to, even when he is talking common places ; must be obeyed, even when he is doing common places. Valiant men on paper, or at the hustings, kick and protest against him like lions ; and when they come face to face with him, are gentle as lambs ; at which the mob cry out that they too are `flunkies' at heart, and love a title, and are traitors to the cause; and yet, if the mob itself comes within reach of the same spell, they do even as the flunkies and as the traitors, and bow down and wor ship that indefinable quality which makes them, whether they will or not, feel that the gentleman possesses some thing beautiful in itself, which their human instinct enables them to admire, even though they may at moments attempt to justify themselves for not possessing it, by denying its excellence." Dublin University.—ln this number the story of " Sir atsper Carew" is brought "to a termination ; and it will doubtless be to the regret of many who have perused from time to time its stirring sketches and entertaining anecdotes. It ends satisfactorily, inasmuch as the heir is restored to the house of his ancestors, and after the wild storms of his early years there comes a calm. However, there is the drawback of his being nearly worn out with his preceding sorrows and annoyances, and having been bereft by death of many dear and cherished friends. He was solitary, too, after his toils and wander ings ; he did not rejoice in a home and the posses sion of descendants to carry down to posterity the memory of his long line. He was the last of the Carews of Castle Carew. " Yes, kind reader, and these, too, are our last words to you. Would that anything in these memorials of a life may have served to lighten a weary hour or softened a mo ment of suffering, since to the higher purposes of instruction or improvement they lay no claim. At all events, think of me as one too deeply conscious of his own faults to hide or to extenuate them, and too sincerely sensible of his good fortune not to strive to extend its blessings to others. Adieu." " Midsummer with the Muses" is a very pleasing sketch. Epitomising some of the later productions of the present race of poets, the most meritorious among those here cited is Bode, whose ballads from Herodotus are very fine. The one on " Thermo pyla3" is quoted here, and the last scene of the third day is effectively described "Seek yonder pass by the cold sea, Where Pyhe's walls are steep ; For there lie Sparta's hundreds three, Sleeping a glorious sleep ! Search every land, beneath the sky, Tell every nation's name; For there the true throe hundred lie, Reaping an endless fame !" " French Dramatists and Actors" is continued, and two ladies are selected as subjects for notice— Mdlle. Dumesnil and Mdlle. Clairon. Le Kain is also mentioned as an instance in which genius sur mounted as many impediments as were ever met with on the stage. Besides the foregoing, there are in Regina for June three other readable contributions. Colburn's New Monthly. —There are three articles in this number on the never-ending Turkish sub ject. They consist of an account of " The Black Sea Provinces," a notice of " Haxthausen's Trans caucasia," and "The Turkish Campaign of 1829." No. XX. of " Literary Leaflets" is devoted to the departed celebrity, Professor Wilson. A somewhat lengthy criticism, which is impartially written, will interest his numerous admirers. " American Authorship," by the same industrious writer, de scribes one of the most successful, James Russell Lowell. Ho is less known in this country than many of his compatriots, and the extracts here given may serve to introduce his eccentric humour and vigorous style to some readers. " A Day at Mal vern," by the author of " The Unholy Wish," is a sequel to " A Visit to Worcester," which was re cently published. This writer certainly deals in the marvellous, for in this tale of every-day life a for tune-teller's predictions are marvellously fulfilled. However, as the moral is always unexceptionable, the impressive nature of his stories may have a beneficial effect. The entertaining diary of .a first winter at Rome is continued. The poetical contri butions consist of war-song by Nicholas Michell, and some very pleasing and striking verses from the graceful pen of Mrs. Acton TindaL Bentley's Mlsceltany . —The present number opens with a memoir of the late Marquis of Anglesey, ac companied by a portrait. The " History of the Theatres of London" is proceeded with. "The Two Angels," from the pen of Professor Longfellow, shows his usual poetic taste and expression, though the meaning is some what obscure. A paper on the singular animal, "The Ant-Eater," gives an instructive account of the habits and peculiarities of this recent introduction to our menageries. The author of " Christie Johnstone," &e., has com menced a new tale with the poetic title of " Clouds and Sunshine," which appellation is somewhat in contrast to those which he usually selects. The continuation of "Aspen Court" is unavoidably postponed till July. The readers of Bentley will miss it with regret. Of course, there are two po litical articles, " Affairs in Turkey," and " Our Policy towards Austria and Prussia." The for mer corrects some generally-received notions on Turkish manners. "Haps and MiShaps of a Tour in Europe" are still descriptive of Ireland. There aro several instalments of the unfinished articles, and the commencement of a series entitled "My Aviary." Ainsworth. -- " Nicholas Flamers" adventures continue to occupy their usual place, and he does not appear to be at all near the point of a happy conclusion or satisfactory unravelment of his diffi culties. No. 1 of " A few Chapters on the Working Classes," by E. Rowsell, opens a new subject. The usual tales are continued ; among them we may mention " A Villa g e Tale," by Gustav Nieritz, and " Hereward, of Brunne," an old Saxon tale. The only poetical contribution is by G. W. Thornbury, the " Rhymings of a Rhymer." Fraser.—Another remarkable analysis of the strength of the Russian maritime armament, as well as of the method of its general organisation, appears this month in Fraser's Magazine. it is full of curious, and, we believe, reliable statistics, and will be found, on perusal, to be replete with im portant information. It is by no means surprising to find the place of honour awarde,d to it, whether we consider the paramount interest of the subject itself just now, or the ability with whif:h that sub ject is treated by the contributor. From the spirited and melodious war song which appears immediately afterwards, with " G. M." as its initial signature, we extract the animating verses subjoined : " By the Angels of Heaven I our Cause is so holy, That dread of the Sequel is God to distrust; At home, in His Presence, we are not less lowly, Because we here chorus Success to the Just! " In the law' of the motherly fears that alarm her, The Might she must gi apple, the numbers defy, Old England serenely has girded her armour, The Foe of Tradition her faithful Ally. The Gentleman's.—" Leaves from a Russian Parterre" is the first subject here treated of. The work is entitled "Secret History," but it is observed that it is not so much secret as unknown to English readers. The Russian senate does not appear to be very ably arrang - ed or appointed. The members of it are principally soldiers, who are never promoted until they are too old and stupid to learn the duties of the office :-- • • • • • • • "On the fields of renown, when the iro n rain rattles, And red through the smoke flash the long lines of flame, They will not forget that the great God of Battles Requires a pure soul and a chivalrous aim. "We are told by. Mr. Schnitzler that- a -manuscript has -been found in the handwriting of the Empress Elizabeth Petrowna, in which she had taken notes of the names of the officers of the guards, their term of service, their conduct, the distinctions Or the punishnients awarded to them, &e., and in which this singular note' was found under one of the names—'Dismissed from the guard, and sent to be a senator, on account of shallow intellect and improper behaviour.' This is authentic, and the following anecdote has the same quality to re commend it. In 1827, Cancrine, the minister of finance, presided in the senate at the adjudication of the farming of spirituous liquors. One of his friends seeing him there, asked him with a smile whether he had ever en couraged the idea of his being a senator I Why not I' replied that very sensible man, ' when we become old, must we not expect to be again in the company of children ?' " Some remarks are made on the " History of Christianity," in which passages are quoted that explain the nature of the first disputes and differences that occurred between the King and Beckett. " Our Lady of Montserrat" con tains an interesting legend of Ignatius Loyola. " Montserrat had much to do with the change of the knight of chivalry and hero of romance into a hero of the acto sanctorum." He was going on a pilgrimage when ho encountered a Moorish knight. Ignatius having mentioned the object of his jour ney to his companion, a dispute arose. Ignatius challenged the Moor, who, however, fled. Igna tius was about to follow, w h e n, remembering his vow, and the name he had taken as " Knight of the 'Virgin," he_ abandoned pursuit, and hastened to Montserrat, where "he hung his sword to a pillar near the altar, as a sign of the 'renunciation of earthly warfare," and left on his new mission. "Memorials of Amelia Opie" will furnish the reader with some interesting accounts of that distinguished writer. • • • • - " By the Angels that see us! this Cause is so holy, We'll send our last ship and last man to the fight ; Still singing, while Faith in our bosom prays lowly, Farewell, gallant brothers, Success to the Right !" An article, entitled "Forlorn Hope," after the name given to his boat by the gallant Dr. M'Cormack, recounts the final effort made in the way of search after Sir John Franklin. The writer of this enthralling but lamentably disappointing chapter of arctic adventure, closes his remarks with the avowal of his conviction that "the time has come when, with full hearts, we must bid adieu to Hope, and turn to Resignation." From the next contribution to the pages of Regina, a paper on " The Personnel of the Russo -European Question," we give the following earnest tribute to the imperial ally of England, the Emperor Napoleon 111. : " The Emperor of the French is our ally, and in that ca pacity demands a suspension, at least, of the controversy his career has provoked. In our tableau he fills a conspi cuous place. He, like the Emperor of Russia, personifies an idea of military force ; but, unlike the Emperor of Russia, he does not use it to oppress or conquer his neigh bours. While the Emperor of Russia has been the tempter and the conspirator, the Emperor of the French has been the loyal uph o ld er of the honour of his country, and th e steady advocate of j ustice. Claiming inheritance from the greatest conqueror of modern times, he uses his heritage on the solemn pledge that the age of conquest is past. The last Emperor of Russia helped in raising Europe to crush and punish the last Emperor of the French; now the not-hew of that vanquished conqueror steps forward to check the rapacity of the Emperor of Russia. In one re- apect, there is too- much resemblance between the two monarchs ; that is to say, iu the despotic character of their rule, and in the suppression of opinion by which it is ac companied. For the Emperor of the French is urged the plea of necessity ; while the omnipotence of the Emperor of Russia argues choice. At all events, the despotism of the one is employed for good, while that of the other is devoted to evil. The Emperor of the French seeks appa rently to represent a sort of midway state between the heaven-derived patriarchalism of Russian theory, and the ianarchy of democracy which resulted from French prac tice. The genius of Liberty presides at least over his councils, if it does not direct his domestic government ; HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS.—The Misses M'Alpine have announced their annual concert for Tuesday next, the 6th inst., under the distinguished patronage of the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marchionesses of Abercorn and Drogheda, and several other leaders of the bristo cracy. A fashionable and crowded attendance may be anticipated on that evening from the high estimation in which the qualifications of those accomplished ladies are deservedly held, as well as from the attraction presented by the array of talent engaged for the occasion. Mr. Sims Reeves and Mar Jame Amadei are to contribute their powerful assistance, with other celebrated artistes. blExto&N BONDHOLDERS. —On Tuesday evening, Mr. J. L. Rickards entertained a distinguished party at dinner at Gloucester-terrace, Regent's-park, previous to his departure for Mexico, on the 2d inst. (to -day), as commissioner to represent the interests of the Mexican. bondholders. Among the company present were—His Excellency the Mexican Minister, Sir Castello y Lanzas ; Mr. Charles M‘Gaul, chairman ; Mr. David Robertson, deputy-chairman; and several members of the commit. tee of Mexican' bondholders ; Sir Fitzroy Kelly, M.P., Colonel North, M.P., Mr. Macartne y , M.P., Mr . Grogan, M.P., Mr. Alexander, M.P., the Rev. T. J. Judkin, Mr. Henderson, Mr. C. Tagart, Mr. Sadler, Mr, Sancton Wood, Mr. G. W. Harris, Mr, Heians, Mr, Mow); &c., &c. ~ r, LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) 11 4 44 : 1 1, 1i June 2.—Wind this day at Noon, N.; mode cs'-'reezes, and dull, hazy weather, with rain. Z 4 1,%7E8, June I.—Arrived—Washington (s), from New t,. left May 20. ldtt r ,, - ,. v rt, June I.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Ann and IPtir. from Chichester, for Sunderland, with loss of bow tor b ft nd cut-water, having been in contact with a steamer t' Oel faat, about midnight, off this port. vo tkh . ' , MOUTH, June I—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—pe '`if ir l re, from London, and sailed for New York. Sailed VLS Sealark, on a cruise. Rat,trROUTII, May 30.—Wind, E. Sailed—Stephen and It 7 , b ,' for Rio Grande. June I.—Wind, E. Arrived—Hercules, Memel.. tro tri 'lt n 'N 9 ErTil, June I.—Wind, E. Arrived—Urania, 1) 1, Q uebec. I. ,ro t t ,M o UTEr, June I.—Wind, E. Arrived—Maitland, London, for Hobart Town. Sailed—Lord Raglan a Pert), for Constantino t ,le. 4 414' ; MOUTH, June I.—Wind, E., strong. Sailed—ln -6".°L 'or Gibraltar • Anna Constantinople. tor i 4 PEA, June I.—Wind, ' E.S.E. Sailed— Felicite, 4 -4 "2. ; Louise Marie, Gibraltar. tl-114)8, June I.—Wind,Arrived—Chevy Chase 4 46, Rotterdam•• Grantham, Hamburgh. Sailed — o "4, New York ' • Wolga, do.; Themis, Constantinople. ( lot 'TOBY ROADS, June I.—Arrived—Peggy, from L?n -;4,4.'0; Shields, with loss of mainmast, bulwarks, and side °Lo having been run into by the Susan (Norway •Li t ir t °) Yesterday, about six miles N.E. of the Newsand ten ° ,I I7I4 TOFT June I.—The Topsey, of and from Hull for 4 410. 4 q,". grounded on Halm Sand last night, but was Off this morning, making no water, and proceeded. 11151 ) ;'14011111, June I.—The Caroline, of Riga, from St. b o ys, with salt, arrived here yesterday, in charge of Mr. ° - tf x f7 l ` l. , having been captured, April 29, in Riga Bay, 1 1 1 • 7 `"-5 ;Wainer Amphion. ittik a — Tktr, May Maria, of Pauline, bound to Astih o " ll , ballast, arrived here yesterday, having been over- Vra °Y a British ship of war off Leperort, and was r , r tled off . ,ro T • to llltrzßußG, May 26.—The Justus, from Stockholm, T his Port, is reported to have been lost off Forsvik. Ll,PlializitG, May 10.—The Isbjorn (sealer), of this place, (11;4ved here yesterday with 3,000 seals, and considerable wage by ice. (at ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Find E., moderate andlaVveZr y ßP fi o n o e L, Friday, 10. 30 a.m. f t ,_drrived—Otto Sod e k en d e, from Nykiobing ; Pallas and 'ta , Maria, from Memel. Off the Port—Tohn Mackenzie an d (BY SUBMARINE AND RMIOPEi D TH ev rE i g t er . H.) ci atreniday, 10.35 a.m. i eb .n b edar ; r r o t hlt n l W ind, N.B. ; tide, thGretff ~ <; •- t ived —Progress, from Rotterdam e in j'aborg ; Ex ll ' r aY, Dantzic ; Excel, Dunkirk Emilie, t g anizic orcum ; ti Ares, Neufchatel • Paul, Riga ; -I* Dido, Memel ko,. • Johanna, Calms , ; Maria, Copenh ag en itoienrot, Acirl.F aber g ; Garnerholm, Copenhagen ; Dantzic. Vito E . strong, with rain. 4'l,,`"vale• Sailed —Flying Childers, For Boston. - ",ari i i , 6 ' l— City of Rotterdam, (s.), for Dunkirk ; City o. %de: i ( !•), Boulogne ; Concord, Constantinople ; Salm iaon. A DEAL, Friday, 10 a .m. Pr , ca ti thhe contest. tihnethweei_umasekri;, tilil /4,e nate on the night of the passage of ta4l'a e ulogium upon slavery was prono unced by Mr. i N y h g L er, of No r th C aro li na . Referring to t he affection h ia n n u m existed b e t ween mas t er an d slave, he mentioned ``mammy," the negro woman who had c nursed iN ehraska u ld eex complaine he cou'd th d not cars at if slavery this old sho negro woman 11,itii if he we n t there. To this is Mr. Wade, of Ohio, fro m d, that h e k new not hi ng to pre vent the senator erept-% t aking hi s mamm y" w ith him to Nebraska, ex - that he could'nt sell her when he got there. )3 11,i ultia c REVENUE AND CONSOLIDATED FUND CHA.IIOfESr tar r ;. -- This bill, brought in by the Government,. is o th e -r i ng into effect the new arrangement for bringing . putpse income of the country into the Exchequer, and bill I , r ;g an end to the system of deductions from the 15 n11 °- " In its progress into the national trea,ury. The th us p r ovides that most of the payments which have Übe" deducted shall in future be submitted an -004„1,e in the sh a p e o f v o t es in supply, to the House of --"" ; but the salaries of the Scotch judges, the atagti nen tation of stipe n ds of Scotch clergy under various und er eB ' and the compensation for loss of fees granted various acts of Parliament, are to be charged on tericonsolidated fund. The bill provides that the guar of kannounts are to be made up in future to the end thsanrebt June, September, and December, instead of 'leer " e °I the following month. This is quite unob -I"able, ; but there is another provision of somewhat c lneßtio n th a n aole character—that the finance accounts" bu t 14 future be made up, not to the end of December, Drov t i lle , e nd of March. This makes necessary another P ar i i 'on.--that the finance accounts shall be laid before bef, anent, not (as at present) in March, but on or .re the 30th O f June, when Parliament ought to be ‘ 444411 4 up. A MINISTER OF WAR. (From the Times.) We rejoice to be able to announce that the conduct of war against the greatest military power in the world is no longer to be left to the leisure hours, if any, of the 'Minis ter who is charged with the superintendence of fifty colo nial Governments. It is finally resolved to separate the Ministry of War from that of the Colonies, and the Duke of Newcastle is now to decide, if he has not already de cided, which of these two he will retain. Such is his Grace's appetite for work, and so elastic the spirit with which he has met the accession of an Europan war to an amount of business already beyond his time and his strength, that we can readily believe he will feel it pain ful to give up to anybody else a function which has once devolved upon him. As we have intimated before, there is virtue in giving up as well as in retaining ; and, heroic as excessive industry may be, it is still more heroic to take care that the public weal shall not be jeopard ised. His Grace has now to choose whether ho will retain the duties which he was commonly believed to undertake on his acceptance o f o ffi ce, or those others which have suddenly and unexpectedly fallen on his already over-taxed energies. Should ho reta i n the colonies we shall then have to look for a Minister of War. Probably, the first name that will occur for thi s p urpose i s that of the man who, with an almost unequalled experience of European atlairs, is now in a position which gives no scope for his peculiar powers. Lord Palmerston would certainly se em more in his place as Minister of War, di rec ti ng t h e forces of this country against what we may call his old en emy, Russia, then engaged in a series of squabbles, from which he reaps no glory, witk parochial vestries and sewers commissions. There is little doubt that he would gladly emerge to the larger and loftier sphere, and, if his powers of annoyance should prove as formidable to the Czar as they have usually been to his Parliamentary oppo nents, we shall have all reason to congratulate our selves on the change. The Home-office will then remain to be filled, and, among other names that may be mentioned, it is possible that Mr. Sidney Herbert might.be glad to take it in place of his present office,which, then under a separate Minister of War, would probably become even more a matterof routine than it now is. There are, however, others, perhaps, more qualified. Either Sir G. Grey or Mr. Baines would discharge the office well, and be a valuable accession to the Cabinet. Should the Duke of Newcastle elect to retain the Ministry of War, we shall then have to find a successor for the Colonies. The import ance of this office is beyond all ordinary estimate, for the work to be done, and the distinction to be acquired in it, depend entirely on the energy and talents of the Minister. It is possible, of course, to undertake the government, or rather the supervision of fifty States, and really do nothing but—return well written extinguishers to popular demands and indignant remonstrances. But we have entered on an other phase of colonial administration. We have lately given several of the colonies self-government; we have laid down the outlines of an Australian empire ; and we have actually resigned into independent hands a con siderable territory in South Africa which we had learnt to call our own. A Colonial Secretary may no longer do nothing, but he may, if he pleases, do a great deal. There is one member of the Cabinet in the anomalous position of leading the House of Commons without any office. Lord John Russell might possibly undertake a department which gives more scope for inventive statesmanship and consti tutional science than any other, and might find in it that employment for his peculiar powers which he was expected to find in Parliamentary Reform. Should his lordship prefer his present comparatively inactive position —one the very inactivity of which tempts him to political adven tures of a lesf necessary character—there are others who have been thought of for the colonies, such as Lord Pan mure and Sir George Grey. But the Cabinet already pos sesses a man who has made colonies the study of his life, who recoils from no labour, and who, besides the work of his own office, has assisted at some of the most important changes in our colonial system. In the eye of the British public, nobody would seem so much at home in the colonies as Sir W. Molesworth, The colonies them selves would possess in his numerous publications and speeches the best guarantee for his doing as much for them as Minister can do ; and Sir William himself would do*btless be glad of the opportunity to carry out his views. It is to be hoped that all the necessary changes will be made before the recess is over, and that when Parliament meets next Thursday we shall have a Cabinet the work of which is somewhat more e7enly distributed to its members and more adapted to their pecular powers. Notwithstanding the praiseworthy endeavours of a Parliamentary section that nothing shall be done, and notwithstanding its triumphant tone when that object has been partially :fleeted, there is much to be done. The first thing to be done, in existing circumstances, is to provide for the honour end safety of the empire, at stake as they undoubtedly are in the pending struggle. As to those other measures, that are expected from every Ministry in proof of its power and in illustra tion of its principles, the best and safest are those that come in the most regular form from the several depart ments of the Administration. There is always a degree of risk in those speculative measures to which Cabinets aro often forced by the pressure of the Opposition, by the violence of controversy, or by the undisciplined zeal of political enthusiasts. Of such measures it often hap pens that, while they are less urgent, less wise, and loss elaborated than those which any ono Minister may have to propose for the better administration of his own department, they nevertheless assume the serious character of Government measures, involving more or less the existence of the Cabinet. Of course we do not deny that every Government must do something, and that a session without some remarkable achievement of legisla tion will be considered a blank. A Roman Consul was thought small honour to his family or the State if he did not achieve some conquest or procure some law, or other wise mark his year. There is much the same necessity to be discharged every session of our Parliament. But it is not every year that we are called on to attack a formid able enemy along seine thousand miles of frontier or of coast. We have this year to do it after forty years' peace. We have to find out and repair innumerable deficiencies in the material and conduct of war. We have to change almost everything, and the first change is the most serious, for it is in the very head and front of the whole affair, in the Administration itself that is charged with this tre mendous responsibility. If that is done well, and if before the end of the session the progress of the war indicates greater concentration of personal energies at home than is possible under the present system, that will be about as much in the way of success as the most exigent. and un scrupulous Opposition can have the decency to require. (Prow. the Daily .I'cros.) If the war does nothing else, it seems likely at all events to give us an additional member of the Cabinet. It is now understood that we are to have a Minister of War, who shall be specially charged with the control of the whole military forces of the country, in order that when it be comes necessary for that force to be used, it may bo put into active operation without the crippling delays that have hitherto so often marred our military success. At present it is not that showy servant of the Crown, the Commander-in-Chief, nor that notable parliamentary per sonage, the Secretary of War, who has power to move our forces. Both those high officials are in fact mere subordi nates to a third person whose style and title would never lead any one to suppose that he was the real and original Mars of England. Yet so it is ; for the Secretary of the Colonies is the man heretofore and at present possess. ing the power of sending our armies into the field. We need not go into any long historical explanation of the way in which this strange result has come about. It is enough for present purposes to state the simple fact, that the Minister who has charge of the interminable busi ness of our vast colonial dependencies is also in possession of the duties properly belonging to a totally distinct de partment. Whilst we were in comparative peace—for we seem never wholly at peace—it was with difficulty this anomalous system dragged its involved and cumbrous weight along. It was found to work so badly on all occa sions that even a conflict like that with the Kafirs went far towards upsetting it. The demands of the finan?ial reformers also put the system from time to time in peril. The separation of the different military departments— Ordnance and Horse Guards, for instance—leads to a double staff of public servants, with (of course) double burthens of pay and pension, and these facts have more than once been powerfully urged as good reasons for a change. But so strong aro official abuses—so catlike in their vitality—that not until we had positively declared war against the Czar did any sign of active reformation show itself. Those signs, however, have really come at last, and, as we have just stated, it is now understood that the actual establishment of a Minister of War is a mere question of weeks—and of personal arrangement. The chief remaining difficulty is said to be the onowhieh ever has, and ever will, perhaps present itself under simi lar circumstances—Who shall fill the new place? Who is to be the man ? At present the twin ministry of Colonies and-War is held by a Peelite, who may not be quite will ing for any change at all, but who, if constrained to give way, might prefer the portfolio of "War to that for the Colonies. But then he has been rather a good Colonial Secretary, and is not at all likely to be a good War Minister. And here may come a hitch. To bring the present war to a rapid and honourable close, we want an acute, clear sighted, prompt, and practicallstatesman—like Lord Pal merston, for instance—not a well-meaning, mediocre, even-tempered, and decidedly prosy Peelite Duke. In speaking thus to the point, we are impelled by no wish isli to say anything personally dist asteful to his •race of Newcastle. But truth must in such urgent cases be told. The Duke of Newcastle is not the man for the new place, and it w ould be more patriotic on his part to go on with the d uties of the highly y onourahle and important Secretariat of the Colonies, than to desire to retain that control over our forces which he now exer cises. The despatch of our troops toTurkey hament s not brought any great honour t on those by whose manag the process was carried e Th e military stoppage at the Malta half -way house and the ill-figure we cut in compa rison the French on lan din g at Gallipoli gave a sig nificantrnse foretaste of the probabilities which attach them selves to any appointter. ment of his Grace the Duke of New castle as War M inis Hitherto the Horse Guards and the C a bi n et at large have borne all the blame of any de fects in our military arrangements for the war, but fair p l a y re quires that a due share of the odium should now fall upon the shoulders really responsible for it. Those shoulders belong to his Grace of Newcastle. Under the contemplated new arrangement, too, the duties of the War Minister would be more onerous than ever. Of course, when anticipating the appointment of that official, we assume that the reforms we long since contended for will be effected—that the Horse Guards and Ordnance, for instance, would be united, and the whole mass of emplo j no w ranged in our different warlike establishm en t s be com bined as one whole. Such combination would involve the need for a chief not only of eminent but of more extended experience than the present Secretary for the Colonies can boast ; and for these and various other reasons his best friends must hope that the Duke of Newcastle will not stand iu the way of the expected reform by making an unwise claim to the new post. If f or th e W ar•o f t i ce he is unfit, and if, as simple Colonial Minister, he is unwilling to serve— might he not find a still more ambitious and far more lucra tive appointment by becoming the successor of Lord Dal housie in Hindostau? In that part of the world there is scope enough for the talents and the industry of the most ardent official. Honour and profit may both be won. British India is in itself an empire literally more noble than even that of the Czar. A hundred millions of sub jects must surely satisfy the desire for rule of any Vicer o y . Unbounded opportunities for reforms and improvements of all kinds may be found there, and to that field for the exercise of his abilities let us commend the attention of our present Colonies-and-War Secretary. If our view of this Ministerial arrangement should be realised, we may before the end of the Session see . one new Cabinet office established, and two Cabinet vacancies occur —the Duke of Newcastle becoming Governor-General, and Lord Palmerston Dlinistor-at-War. The Horne-oface and the Colonial-office would thus become vacant. Let us hope we may to , that time have a good reforming Premier to settle who shall fill them. ( From the Morning Chronicle.) The institution of a Ministerial Department for the ad ministration of War probably continues to occupy the attention of the Cabinet. When the newsy stem is intro duced, it will be reasonable to assume that it has been suggested by practical experience; and it may rea dil y b e believed that the Colonial-office, athough it ham recently been strengthened by the addition of a, Military Assistant- Secretary, finds itself unequal to the permanent discharge of the double duties with which it is at present burdened. It certainly seems desirable that a Minister of the highest rank should concentrate his energies on that branch of the public service which is at this moment the most im portant; and it may be left for subsequent con sideration to decide whether the proposed arrange ment shall be continued after the termination of the war. As regards this point, it may be well to bear in mind that the post which, of all others, offers the most attractions, under existing circumstances, to an active and ambitious public servant, would sink into comparative in significance with the conclusion of military operations. If a Secretary for War had been included in the Cabinet for the last forty years, his office—relating exclusively, as it must, to matters of mere routine—would have fallen to the share of those secondary administrators who have hitherto been relegated to the Duchy of Lancaster or the Privy Seal ; and the consequence would have been that, at the outbreak of war, no confidence would have been felt in the functionary responsible for its conduct. The combi nation of the War Department with the Colonial-office has at least insured the services of a leading Cabinet Minister. Until it is known whether the impending vacancy will occur in the Colonial-office or in some other department, all speculations as to the new Cabinet Minister who must be appointed will be necessarily vague and uncertain. General report has named an experienced and popular statesman, whose accession to the Government would be agreeable both to its members and to the House of Com mons ; but there is reason to believe that all rumours on the subject are at present premature. It is undoubtedly true that a Secretary for the Colonies cannot usually be expected to possess, on his entrance into office, any special knowledge of military organisation. Once only within the memory of this generation have the seals of the dep ar t ment been held by a general officer ; and. it is not probable that such a coincidence willspeedily recur. AiftPreciselythheetraditions offices t end he of sa haoa m l fdo same nbg d ec i pie ffi eenna c difficulty separated oamnrpal would,ytaeiadgflcampaigns e;fore t however, he have rese been nt cr andisis. eter an ac p i soldiers vilian c r a e n t retain the at the utmost, only have mastered the details of depots, of reliefs, and of the due rotation of home and colonial ser vice. Yet it is practically necessary that all the great de partments of State should b e a d m i n i stered by Parliamen tary leaders, to the exclusion, or ra th er to tho subordina tion, of those who possess merely professional knowledge. Two systems have been devised for the combination of technical skill with observance of constitutional precedent. The Board of Admiralty consists of a Parliamentary chief —generally a civilian—with a body of officers representing more or less fully the administrative ability of the navy. All substantial power and patronage are vested in the First Lord, but his colleagues regulate the technical details of the service. Many objections have been made to the practical supremacy of a mere political functionary, and admirals have more than once been placed at the head of the Board ; but it has not been found that any real advantage is derived from such an arrangement. In a free consti• tution, political and Parliamentary position must ne cessarily supersede all other qualifications for high office. The dominance of the House of Commons is really se cured, not by the power of withholding supplies, or of re fusing mutiny bills, but by the necessary presence of some of its leading members in every successive Cabinet ; and it is found by experience that administrative ability generally accompanies the force of character which is im plied by success in the competition for high official rank. An admiral or general may possibly possess equal capacity with a Cabinet _Minister; but his professional rank alone cannot carry with it the confidence of Parliament. A different mode of meeting a similar constitutional necessity has been devised, or has grown up, in the administration of the army. A member of the Govern ment—otten holding, as at present, a seat in the Cabi net—is charged with the entire financial business of the department. A Minister of still higher rank ex ercises, in addition to his ordinary functions, all the powers necessary for arranging the distribution and employment of the troops of every arm ; and during peace, the Secretary for War is guided by an easy routine, although his department rises into primary importance as soon as war commences. The professional administra tion of the army is committed to the Commander in-Chief and the Master of the Ordnance. The civil au thorities in these departments possess no direct patronage, though important commands are only distributed after con sultation with the Minister of the day. In the lower grades of the service, the questionable system of purchase almost entirely supersedes any exercise of discretion. The rewards of professional merit are, it is thought, more equitably distributed by the Ordnance Officeand the Horse Guards, than would be the cage if they were placed at the disposal of a Minister subject to Parliamentary pressure. ABDUCTION.—Mr. Atkinson, musician and organist, of Appleby, was brought before the Carlisle magistrates on Friday, charged with the abduction of a young lady, about 13 or 14 years of age, the daughter of F. Ward, Esq., from a school at Appleby. The parties had been married in the Gretna Green fashion, at Sark, the day before, and the prisoner was arrested by the Carlisle police on his return from the nuptial ceremony, the tak ing of an unmarried girl, under sixteen, out of the pos session of a parent or guardian being a misdemeanour, punishable by fine and imprisonment. Prisoner, who is thirty years of age, was remanded till the girl's age can be satisfactorily deposed to. THE LATE OUTRAGE IN DEVONSHIRE.—The prisoner Llewellyn Garrett Talmidge Harvey, charged with the violation and attempted murder of Mary Richards, a young woman 22 years of age, residing at Langtree, North Devon, was brought up at Torrington for final examination on Monday last before Sir Trevor Wheeler (chairman) and a full bench of magistrates. Upwards of a dozen witnesses were examined, and their evidence fully bore out the particulars of this brutal outrage, which have so recently appeared in The Suit. The ac cused, who exhibited the most daring effrontery through out the proceedings, cross-examined the witnesses with considerable shrewdness and at great length, but without eliciting any material contradiction of their testimony. On being cautioned in the usual way, he made a long, rambling statement as to his whereabouts on the day and time in question, and accounted for the possession of the hammer found in his house by saying that he found it in a field, but that he did not know to whom it be longed. The magistrates fully committed the prisoner for trial at the next Devon assizes on a charge of high way robbery, and wounding with intent to murder, and he was taken back to the lock-up amid shouts of execra tion from the crowds who thronged the streets of Tor. rington. On Tuesday morning, at an early hour, Har vey was removed to the county gaol at Exeter, where he arrived about an early hour. The unfortunate girl, who had been gradually sinking under her numerous injuries for the last four or five days, expired the same day. The coroner (Mr. H. A. Vallack) has formally opened an in quest, which has been adjourned in order that a writ of habeas corpus may be applied for to bring up the pri soner. The poor woman Richards bore an excellent character in the neighbourhood, and was an active mem ber of the Christian Bible Society. ANNIVERSARY GATHERING OF THE METROPOLITAN CHARITY CHILDREN.—The anniversary meeting of tb* charity children of the different parochial schools of the metropolis, in St. Paul's Cathedral, took place yesterday. The details of the present anniversary must of necessity present a great degree of similarity to those of the pre vious occasions. It was, however, evident that the at traction of this very interesting ceremonial has not num bers all diminished, but, on the contrary, increased, for the in bers that flocked to the metropolitan cathedral yesterday were beyond the precedents of former anniversaries.fh cathedral d before r t e e n opened,o'cl oe , a at g r N e v a h t i which o h w o d u r h t a n d e a d s o s o o r m s e dt in commencement e e n n t t l . y o f u ntdhie mthien i c s h h u e d rch u y n a t r i churchyard, thel an d tu t u h e e for t numberthe c o w m a m s the sermon was preached by ,D • service. There was, as usual, the full Prince o L r e a u l , s t e h rv e ie ß e i , sh an u d p t the n e c x h t e r s e t m e r e .. The e e ff h e a e r t ity of e t h h i e l d s r c e e n n , e m w a a n s y m o a f g t n h i e h m c e n i i o n fl‘ th i fully occupied every place very their quaint costume s, were present to the number of about 4,000, and th e con g regation place set apart for their a econnnodation. Upon such an occasion as this, the solemn but simple ceremonial of the Church of England, with a full choral service, most efficiently given by the gentlemen of the choir, assisted at times by the children, could be seen, heard, and felt in a most impressive manner. The amount of the col lection at the doors has not yet been stated. THE LUXBOROUGII MURDER.—The following is the substance of the confession recently made by the mur derer in reference to the above barbarous mut.. On the morning of the murder I went to the bdae rrnwh'ere the deed was committed, to search for a piece of chain. Eliza Coles shortly afterwards came into the barn, began calling me names, and made fun at me. I took my belt out of my pocket and pulled it over her head quite tight, but it broke. I then held her w fo ud i • . round the neck with my left arm, an d cut h er throat beirthtae a knicfeorwnhericho of the h th e e ld h i a n rz y righthere hand.se was I then took n This is all I have to say."—Sherborne Journal. lar Cß g E a li rd O e ß n N s E wGiAIIRDoEpN.— open n SOn for t Monday h e sease next n. h Many t an e y s e a r p e o pope-' the alterations and improvements which have taken place during the recess. This is particularly observable in the floricultural portion, nearly the whole of which has been altered and re-laid, and every available space has been made subservient to one general and uniform plan, which presents n ove l t i es in landscape gardening of a remark ably pleasing character. The decorations of the znanf curious refreshment bowers, stalls, and boxes are in re ri : ina.rkably good taste, the arrangement of the col vieing and contrasting with the grand Chinese orchestraet.ce in true artistic taste. Nor would we omit toszl visitor—we alteration which cannot fail to strike every t which, v seen' allude to the newly-opened supper-roo illuminated by several; from the dancine , arena, s plendidiy gated lamps, and reflected and multiplied may M 'lted by variei , , be sup mirrors, gives an idea of vi hat a c haracters, and posed to be. The new ballet, to Le superior, in scenic effects, comicanything which has thefair3yridal Morn, is said choreographic representation, to hitherto been produced. E as t India Company the on Treasury has been published. The this subject between t he nv had a total CHINA EXPEDITION. ---A lengthened correspondenced for SO6 5051. The Govern. c l a im on the Governm ent company h me nt postponed the p a y ment of this sum until t e Re counts were audited, and then disputed the payment of the Company's troos employed in China, on the ground that the "ordinary" expenses of the expedition were to have been borne by the company. The company rely on a letter from the secret committee--the Treasury on de clarations made in the house by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The controversy is not yet settled. THE SUPPOSED MURDER IN MARYLEBONE.—Yester day an inquest was held before Mr. Brent, touching the death of Mrs. Preston, the aged woman supposed to have been injured by her daughter, who was arraigned on her account last Monday at the Marylebone Police-court. The jury found that death had resulted from natural, causes. _ .T,~ ~-~-.~ .1 • .. 1 7 ..r NI IPA H J ..,,