The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-27 00:00:00

demand ed e ; its law it was on nperor of deratioo, protocol aspatcha nester at given by a.ty co.a ly satin d a , were, ito three he East. y stated, by Gene crArbou- believed in which in the ,ributed• nes, and between These t is also in Maf definl- the ex )d in the in the teamped nt for or Mar" ,ve been Appertt evert g is the entrated ributed. nes, and men the will be lation to but tbis ), at the as guar r was In icamped ,sudden 5. The hin the to the at 68f. 1 they -and-a le Nevi ,130 f. ; Ahern, , 597 f. to the 645 f. ; oral of 475 f. ; issued it ap 7inees y the 7 ; 661 ,thing ee re- year's lmer funds ueeu I pre could state MONEY MARKET AND COM Ar h'ECIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000 taken for export. The market was dull. and prices in favour of buyers. Railway shares were steady and firm. The gold receipts had not apparently come into the Bank return up to the 20th inst., although they may in part have been available in meeting the demand for remittance, and even the next re turn published will not show the full effect, as a good deal has yet to be delivered. The demand for discount accommodation is proved by the in creased amount of the other securities ; but a far more remarkable feature is the reduction in the Government Securities to the extent of nearly a million and a quarter sterling. The probability is that the Bank sold Exchequer-bills, though it may have disposed of stock likewise, in order to meet the increasing demand upon it. The amount to the credit of the Government had not much in creased, and the balances of private depositors were further trenched upon. In the reserve of notes there was a satisfactory augmentation, and the circulation of notes was curtailed by the opera tion in Government Securities above referred to. ' Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follows : Active circulation Decrease Bullion Decrease Rest £20,679,065 464 925 12,513,969 75,397 3,225,731 10,834 2,671,551 67,886 10,146,428 44. - 0,582 1,069,784 41.779 10,406,309 1,219,183 15,425,281 281,242 5,100,030 386,750 Increase Public Deposits Decrease, Other Deposits Decrease Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Increase Notes unemployed Increase There was no particular alteration yesterday afternoon in the rates for bills of exchange upon the principal continental cities, but they were firm. Paris, 90 days, 25 25 t o 27k ; Hamburgh, 13 54. to ; Amsterdam, 11 16i to 17 ; Frankfort, 1181 ; and Trieste, 13 46 to 50. Bar silver is flat, ss. Ifd. per oz. Dollars are S. ld. The gold recently brought from Australia was delivered at the Bank yesterday, and nearly all offered to it for purchase, owing to the high rate of exchange. The Devonshire Great Consolidated Copper Min ing Company, yesterday, at the Board meeting of the Directors, declared a dividend of 11,2641., be ing 111. per share for two months. The Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada will have its meeting next Tuesday, when the Di rectors intend to recommend a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum. All the purposes con templated in the original formation of the Company have been well carried out, 454,5321. having been invested in Canada on first-class security, while the flourishing condition of the colony affords the best guarantee for the future. We see in this instance what English capital may accomplish, where there are great natural resources awaiting development, and far preferable is the employment of our surplus means in such manner to their wasteful misappli cation in loans to bankrupt foreign states. The last New York accounts report dull markets for imports. One account states : " Foreign manufactures are without improvement in any respect. The regular trade movements are insigni ficant and worthless as a guide to the market, purchasers generally finding it less difficult, and more advantage ous, to procure stocks in tne auction-rooms than of the importers, who have not a great deal on hand, or of commission merchants, who are rather unwilling to sell privately at prices to suit buyers. Still it is quite evi dent that owners are anxious to close out what goods— especially such as are of an unpopular or inferior kind --they retain, and to do this they evince an inclination, even by abating their cl a i ms . F a ili ng t o accomp li s h their object by these means, they resort to the public sales-rooms, through which they are distributing their ritocks, chiefly among near-by country and local dealers, Without much regard for prices, which are all in favour of the purchasers. Hence the present dulness and de pression of the business." The amount of gold exported direct from Lon don during the week to Thursday last was 5,275 ounces, and of silver 14,180 ounces, all to the Con tinent. The steamer Indiana has arrived from the Cape of Good Hope. The letters by the steamer Australian, transferred to the Meander, have been delivered this morning, but the dates are old. The private accounts from Paris are very satis factory. Great buoyancy prevails there, and money is so plentiful as to impart a decided stimu lus to trade. The official report upon the French Budget has been perused in the City with consider able interest, and is regarded as favourable upon the whole, a small surplus being shown. The finances of France were, indeed, seldom in a sounder condition. The Funds have improved considerably again this morning, and there is a good business doing for transfer and account. The rise in prices is to per cent., the advance of 1 per cent. at Paris Yesterday, and the confirmation of the treaty be tween the four powers, having a great influence. Consols have been 90k 1, and since 90g if. There have been several buyers for investment, the pub lic having taken courage, and being anxious to secure the dividend next due. The New 3/ per Cents. have realised 90k to /. Bank Stock is steauy at 204 to 205. Exchequer-bills have been at par to 4s, prem., and the " advertised" at 2s. discount to 2s. prem. India Bonds are ls. to 4s. prem. The foreign securities have been quiet, and there is no change of interest. Mexican Bonds are worth 241, and Grenada Deferred 6/. Buenos Ayes have been at 551. Russian 5 per Cents. have been up to 96 and 97. Dutch 21- per Cents. have been at Wk. , Railway shares have been brisk, and there is an im• provement again in all the quotations. The • orth Stafford have risen upon the new agree znent with the North Western. North Western are, 11. higher than they were yesterday morning, ualedonian better, and Midland, Great Northern, and some others in proportion. Foreign shares are up likewise. Northern of France have advanced le. upon the rates of yesterday morning. The Mining shares are duller, the Banks fully supported, and the Land Companies' again in the ascendant. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Front the Official List. I _ Rumness done Rank Stock .. . • 3 per Ce n t. R e d uce d Annuities B9h $ 3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities 9o} $ A $ New 3i per Cent. Annuities B9/ 901 A New 2i per Cent. Annuities long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 — bittg., 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4a India Bonds, £lOOO . .................. Ditto, under £lOOO 2 1 4 p tank Stock for Account 2054 Consols for Account CO June 9O B i i Exchequer Bills, 2jd. £IOOO 1:500 Small 4 p Ditto Advertised 2 p 2 d PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ssi Grenada Bonds, Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 97 6 Ditto 44 per Cent B3 Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull TWO O'CLOCK. Console 9oi $ Ditto Juno Account . 9O $ SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Night.—By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Euxine, Captain Cooper, we have dates from Constantinople to the 10th, Smyrna, to the 12th, Malta to the 16th, and Gibraltar to the 21st inst. The Euxine brings 22 passengers and a carg o of Levant produce. On the 17th she spoke the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Simla, on t he 20th the transport-ships Negotiator and Bannatyne, ° l l the 21st a steamer, No. 4,862 first distinguishing Pendant, and the Culloden, War Cloud, and three other t laneports, on the 224 the steamer Madrid, on the 2 3d the„ steamer Colo m b o , a n d on the 24th the screw-steamer 'tYdaspes off Cape Finisterre. The steamer Tonning W as at Gibraltar, embarking. troops for England, and e sailing-transp-rt No. 25. From Constantinople and Malta the Euxine brings no later news. b_lorirr ORDERS.—General Post-office, May, 185 4 . nland—On the let June, a major money order office ~."1 1 be o p ene d a t W es t H ar tl epoo l , coun ty Durham. Minor money order offices will be opened at the under tlentioned places on the respective dates named : Shirley (Hants), head office, Southampton, June 20 ; D Stre tford (Lancaster), h e ad o ffi ce , Ma nc h es t er , June 26. el and—Clontarf (Dublin), hesdoffice, Dublin, June 1; ~,u P rt (Mayo), head office, Westport, June 1 ; Oughte r (Galway), head office, Galway, June 1. Scotland— earrhead (Renfrew), head office, Glasgow, June 1 ; Inhernauld (Dumbarton), head office, Glasgow, June Gourock (Renfrew), head office, Greenock, June 1 ; te;Mnxt own (S t i r li ng), h ea d o ffi ce, Gl asgow, June 1 ; J°llnek s h aws (Renfrew), head office, Glasgow, June 1 ; fre w (Renfrew), head office, Paisley, June 1; Shotts nark), head office, Motherwell, Juno 1. On the I s t n se a' major money order office will be opened at Strom- B.!, Orkney. -rROS ECUTIONS AT ASSIZES. —Among the sums to be voted • assizes the current year is 250,0001. for prosecutions co nt zes and quarter sessions, formerly paid from the y rate r s. Thi s is an i ncrease o f 10,0091 , i n th e pre ''44l2g Yea, CAPE MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, May 27.—The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's splendid ship Indiana, Cap tain G. P. Lambert, arrived at five this morning, with the usual mails from the Cape of Good Hope, &c. Her dates are—Calcutta March 15, Madras 20, Ceylon 21, Mauritius April 9, Table Bay 21, St. Helena 29, Ascension May 2, St. Vincent 12, Lisbon 23. Her Majesty's ships Racehorse and Saracen ar rived at the. Cape April 18. The Hermes left Simon's Bay April 17 for England ; the Tortoise and Philomel were at Ascension. The Locust left St. Vincent, Cape Verde, for England, May 12; the Medea left Lisbon for Jamaica, on the 22d ; the United States corvette Marion was at St. Vin cent. Spoke the following vessels :—April 15, lat. 65 S., long. 21 E., British ship Hempsyke, lat. 18 S., long. 3 W. ; Rafatston, May 1, lat. 13 S., long. 8 W. ; Seringapatam, May 8, lat. 10 N., long. 20 W. ; British ship, second distinguishing pendant No. 8,316 M a y 17, lat. 30 N., long. 20 W.; an emigrant ship standing to the southward, second distinguishing pendant, No. 8.410. The Company's ship Argo left Table Bay March 29, and the Pro pontis left St. Helena April 13. The Indiana brings a full cargo of indigo, silk, and lac-dye, and 158 passengers, among whom are the Bishop of Natal, Commissary-General Mac Lean, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Badnall, Captain Blankley, 6th Regiment ; Captain Curbet, from the Cape. From Calcutta : Rev. W. Stur rock, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Mason, Colonel Hope Dick, Dr. Wood, Major Bradulph. From Madras :—Brigadier-General James, Colonel Mil ner, 94th Regiment ; Lieutenant-Colonel Bond, 15th Hussars; Major Hecker, do. ; Dr. and Mrs. Beauchamp. The ship Earl of Balearres, from Bombay, with troops, put into Table Bay March 13, totally dismasted, having encountered a hurri cane in the Mozambique Channel. The Indiana made rapid a passage from Calcutta to Table Bay in 32 days, including stoppages, having arrived April 16. She completed pier coaling on the 18th, but was detained by order of the Lieutenant. Governor, till the evening of the 21st, the reason given being that she had arrived before her con tract time. She put into Lisbon for coal. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. During the month few public events of much importance have occurred within the colony. The attention of the inhabitants has been chiefly occu pied with the elections fur their first Parliament, which is expected to assemble for the despatch of business about the end of June. General Jackson, who has recently accompanied Sir George Cathcart on a visit of inspection to the various frontier posts, and been introduced by his Excellency to the different Kaffir chiefs, succeeds to the command in British Kaffraria, under circum stances apparently highly favourable to the con tinuance of peace. The abandonment of the Orange River sove reignty has been carried into full effect. The troops have been withdrawn into the colony, and the fort erected by Sir Harry Smith, Blomfontein, is now guarded by burghers, under the Government of the Yolks Raad. A. highly satisfactory interview took place betweeno the chiefs Moshesh and Moroko and the new authorities of the Orange River Free State, at which the most friendly sentiments were expressed on both sides. Copper ore of excellent quality continues to be raised in Momahualand. Gold in the north fron tier is still found, but in small quantities. The Australian was to leave the Cape on the Bth of May for England. At Mauritius trade was pros perous. The sugar crop still looks well. MARKET Nl+ WB-('['HlS DAY.) COVENT GA EWEN. A steady demand was experienced for most articles, as follows : FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s Od to 10s Od each ; hot-house grapes, 6s to 12s; foreign ditto, is Gd to 3s Od per lb ; peaches and nectarines, 24s to 42s per doz.; apricots, green, 6d to is per puttle ; strawberries, 6d to Is 6d per small basket ; apples, 6s to 8s per bush. ; pears, 3s Od to 6s Od per doz. ; goose-berries, 3s Od to 5s per half sieve ; currants, is 6,1 to 2s per small basket ; forced cherries, 10s 3d to 13s Od ; French ditto, 4d to is Od per pound ; lemons, 9d to 2s ; oranges 4s 6d to 12s per 100 ; almonds, 2s to 3sper lb.; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 9(1 to is 6d ; Brussels sprouts, is 0(1 to 2s Od per half sieve ; brocoli, 9d to 3s Od per bund.; greens. 2s Oct to 4s Od per doz. bunches ; French beans, IsOd to 2s Oct per 100 ; potatoes, 140 s to 20i)s per ton ; new ditto, 18s to 25s 0.1 per cwt.; asparagus, 2s to Es per 100; sea-kail, Od to ?13 per punnet; 8d to is per lb. ; young turnips, Os 8d to is ; young carrots, is to Is Gd per bunch ; cucumbers, Os 3d to is 0(1 each ; celery, 6d is Is 6d per bundle ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per sieve; spring onions, 31 to Gd per bunch ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, Id to 2d per bunch ; shallots, 5d to 8(1 ; horse-raddish, Oil to 4s Oa per bunde ; parsley is Od to 2s 0(1 per half sieve ; rhubarb, Os 3.1 to Os 8d per bundle ; endive, 2s to 4s Od per score ; beet, is to is 6d per dozen bunches; parsnips, is to is t'd per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; mushrooms, 9d to is 3d per pottle ; artichokes, is Od per half seize ; cos lettuces, Is 61 to 2s per score ; sorrel, 6d to is per half sieve ; radishes Gd to 81 per dozen hands ; shelled green peas, Is 3d to is 7d per quart. NE WGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey poults, 5s to 7s ; Goslings, 5s 6d to 7s each ; Duck lings' 2s to 4s; tame Rabbits, 8,1 to Is 6d ; wild do , 8d to is 6d ; Guinea Fowls, 3s to 3s 3d_ ; Pigeons, 7d to 9d each; Surrey Fowls, 6s Oil to 413 0d; ditto Chickens, 6s o,t to 6s 6d; barn-door Fowls, 3s Od to 4s 6d per couple; Capons, 3s to 4s Od ; Chickens, 2s Od to 2s 9d per couple ; leverets, 3s Od to 4s Od each. English Eggs, 7s 6d to 8s 6d; French ditto, 5s Od to 7s Od per 120 ; fresh butter, 9s to Iss per dozen lbs. BILLINGSGATE. _ _ Turbots, 2s Od to lls ; Brills, is to 7s Od each ; Salmon is lil to is 8d per lb; Cod Fish, 2s to 6s Oct each; Soles, 4d to is 6d per pair ; Eels, 8d to is per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 3s Od to 12s per doz.; Common Oysters , 9s to 16s • Natives, 40s Od to 48s pei bsh; Mackerel, 32s ' to 40s per 100; Smelts, 3s Od to sspr doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is Gd to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is 6d to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks, 6s to 12s per doz. ; Plaice, 4d to is Od each ; Carp, 2s Oct per brace; Tench, 2s Od to Os Od per brace ; Garnets, 4d to is Od each ; Halibut, 6d per lb. • Salt Fish, 2d to 5d Der lb. ; Prawns, 2s 6d to 4s Od per lb. ; Flounders, 9d to is Gd per dozen ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb.; Pike 6d per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are frors 10d to 11d; of household ditto, Bid to 9id per 4 lb loaf. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3a 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 5s Gd to Gs 4d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 8d 4s 10d per Blbs. WHITECHATEL. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8(1 ; Lamb, 5s 2d to 68 4tl; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Sibs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. _ Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2d to 3d; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to Od; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 30 ; 801 b to 881 b, 30 to aid ; 881 b to 961 b, 3id to 4d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1011 1 ) to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Od; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 5s 6d to Os Od; polled sheep, Os Oil to Os Od; Kents, 7s Od to 8s Od; Half-breds, Os Oil to Os Oil ; Downs, 5s Od to 6s 3d ; Lambs, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Shearlings, ls 6d to is 7d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 5/ Os ; clover titto, 3110 s to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 2s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. UUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to N 5s ; clover ditto, 31 8s to 61 Os; and straw, 11 17s Co 21 33 per load. Trade rather dull at about stationary prices. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 5/ Os; clover ditto, 3/ 8s to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 27. Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; fresh breeze, and squally, with rain. OFF DOVER, May 26.—Starling, from Leith, for Mel bourne. CowEs, May 26.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sam Mansell Segundo, from Rio Janeiro. PORTSMOUT 1, May 26. Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— H.M.S. Royalist, from Hong Kong ; H.M.'s steamer Stam boul, Eastward ; H.M.'s steamer Teazer, Coast of Africa, and sailed for Eastward ; H.M.'s steamer Star, do. ; Tan tivy, London, for Sydney, and sailed for Southampton. Off Port—Sir R. Peel, New York.—Part of the deck and forecastle of a vessel of about 20...) tons, which appeared to have been recently in collision, was fallen in with on the 19th May, in lat. 47 N., 25 W. FALMOUTH, May 26.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Her man Daniel, from Monto Video ; Sa4o, Porto Rico ; Olaf Rye, Rio Grande ; Felix, Monte Video, for Hamburgh. Sailed—Clifford, for the Cape of Good Hope. Off Port — Jenny, from Paraiba, and sailed for Gluckstadt. SOUTHAMPTON, May 26.—Sailed—Kingston, for Hobart Town. PLYMOUTH, May 26.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Strenge, from Sierra Leone, for Chatham ; Marchioness of Douglas, do. ; Cos Addaidos, Havann'th ; Indiana (s), Calcutta, &c. Sailed—Virginia, for Honduras. YARMOIITH, May 26.—The Brilliant (s), from South ampton to Madeira, got on the Mud, near Hurst Castle, but came off and proceeded. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived—The screw steamer Kangaroo, from Constan tinople. After coaling she is ordered to Woolwich to em bark warlike stores for the East. LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10.30 a.m. Wind S.W., moderate, and fine. Arrived—Globe, from Pernambuco ; Middleton, St. John's, New Brunswick; Bannockburn, New Orleans; and Countess of Sefton, Callao. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.20 a.m. Wind S.W., tide one hour and a hair a flood, weather moderate and fine. — Arrived, 26th—Aberfoyle, from Calcutta; Eliza, Mau ritius ; Dispatch, Colombo; Launceston, C a l cu tt a; Elec tric, Cadiz ; Farewell, Memel ' • Admiral, Antw er p. Arrived, 27th. — Pioneer (s.) from Hamburgh ; Seine, Boulogne. DEAL, Saturday, 9 a.m. Wind, S.W. ' • strong and cloudy. Passed.—Fantome, from Jamaica ; Lady Stanley, Co lombo ; Candahar, Mauritius ; William Simpson, Batavia; Wanderer, Bombay ; Tinto, Bombay ; Ebb a B ra h ee, Chinca Islands; Brunette, Port Glasgow ; Monsoon, Mau ritius (87 days out) ; Thebes, Penang ; British I s l es , De merara—all for London. Lattan, from London, for Singa pore. Brig Valiant, of Arundel, with loss of bowsprit, and other damages, having been run into by steamer off Dun geness, has takeg assistance, and ?wooded to Ramsgate for main. SPORTING NOTES. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1 eaid.l RAmwAirs. Leasing Compans. A NOTE OF PREPARATION. I.:losing Prices yesterday. Business this day. The tendency of speculation daily becomes more signifi cant. The hopes which were once entertained of the return of Autocrat and King Tom to favour seem now utterly de stroyed. They still encounter the most determined oppo sition. Dervish is steady in the market, and Wild Hunts man has a large pack of partisans. Andover will perhaps be superseded in the betting by his stable companion, Hermit. From the ranks of the " outsiders," Knight of St. George and The Trapper are coming into increased force. Hospodar, too, is advancing with a steadiness which indicate growing' confidence of his supporters. To morrow morning early I shall be off to Leatherhead to obtain occular proof of the boasted fitness and condition of Dervish. My remarks on the probabilities I shall reserve until Monday, when, having carefully noted the changes in the betting, and all the "movements on the board," I shall enter fully into the discussion of the comparative chances. Hastily formed opinions must be strictly guarded against. May 27. A FRESH MAN. BRITISH RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletchley._ Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Dire. - ; Do. New Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway__ Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. d Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preferenc Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. \tanch. Bxtr and Matlock Aiddlesbro' & Redcar London & N. West. RAILWAY.. Closing Prices yesterday. Buaineu dome this day. Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Gt. Westn Y . k. New. & Berw. it. &NDid Da Do 3. Eastern' Do Norfolk.. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DA Y. L.& N. W. & itekton & Dar:int. Aid (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) THE LYCEUM THEATRE.-IN RE CHARLES J. MATTHEWS. To-day was appointed for the last examination of Mr C. J. Mathews, late lessee of the Lyceum Theatre. The balance sheet having been recently published in de tail, it is only necessary to give a summary, as filed by Mr. Thomas, of Basinghall-street, who had acted as trustee for the creditors in the proceedings under the Arrangement Act. Aidld.Bradfd Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p t Prest. & Wyre E. Count. D 0... Do L.&N.W &Lniak Do. Mares. iloystniz Hit. Do.Shepth. St Sher. Roth.a-d Goole g. 5 p.c. S. Staffardsb. Near Valleygr 6 per cent Do The balance sheet commences 2d April, 1851, and ends 7th April last, and shows—debtor to creditors, 22,4451.165. 9d. ; to ditto holding security, 7001. Profits from the Lyceum heatre, including amounts from provincial en gagements, 6,548/ ' • less keep of carriage three years, 9001. Tileatrical wardrobe ditto, 60,1. Creditor—By property in the hands of creditors, 7001. ; expense, interest, and law costs, 4,7171. ss. 2d. ; repairs and alterations vouched, 5031. 6d. ; ditto unvouched, 4501. ; domestic and personal expenses, estimated at 3,0191. 6s. Bd.; annuity to Messrs. Park and Freeth, three years, 9001. ; deficiency April 2, 1851, 17,7271. 9s. 6d. ; loss on sale of furniture, 170/. ; balance in the hands of Mr. Thomas, under the arrange ment, 61. 14s. 6d. Mr. Lawrance appeared for the bankrupt, and said he believed the accounts to be as satisfactory as could be ren dered, and applied that the bankrupt be discharged. Mr. Hare, for the assignees, said they had no opposition to make, and the bankrupt passed in the usual manner. Mr. Lawrance then applied for an early day to be named for consideration of the certificate, and his Honour ap pointed Friday, the 23d of June. Glt North Do Lancash & Yorksh. A.MClean -itockt. & Darlingt. Do Wilts&Somrst The court - Was crowded by creditors, principally as sistants at the theatre, who proved for small sums. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day. ) During the past week the business done in our market has been of a limited character ; and, as there appears to be a very reserved feeling existing with regard to metals generally, the demand is not likely to improve to any extent at present ; indeed, it is not improbable we may continue to experience an inactive market for some time. If the value of metals is estimated in proportion to their consumption, it is evident they have realised their highest point, for the supplies are now becoming more than adequate to the demand, with the exception of iron, for which a strong enquiry exists ; and should our market be pressed with heavy stocks, holders would be compelled to submit to some concession in price ; and as gradual changes are always preferred to sudden fluctu ations, there would seem policy in making such alterations at once, to meet, if possible, the views of buyers. Although, during the week, information has been received that several of the Californian gold mining associations are in active operation, and making returns, yet no decided improve ment can be said to have taken place in this stock. Quartz Rocks have declined, Ague Fria and Anglo-Californians have been somewhat firmer ; but, ou the whole, the market may be considered quiescent, buyers and sellers showing little tendency to operate. The several accounts which have come to hand from California have been more than ordi narily favourable. Business was generally reviving in San Francisco Coals from Vancouver's Island were selling at $2O per ton ; and as the Hudson's Bay Company had largely increased their facilities for working the mines on that island, a full supply of coals could be depended upon from the Pacific side, for both mining and domestic purposes. The mines continued to increase in production : the last arrivals at New York from San Francisco brought in $2,714,520 in gold-dust. At Yankee Hill, near Columbia, a piece of gold, weighing 271b5., had been dug out by a man who, the previous day, was so poor that he had not sufficient funds to provide himself with the necessaries of life. As will be seen from the reports of the several companies, quartz crush ing is progressing favourably. The Agua Fria Company have received a remittance of gold, amounting to 3193 ozs. Sir HenryC.pa .y,reports Huntley, the th a s t u p o e n r i w n t h e a n t d e h n a o st already h t . e a h e d y A n g beenl o- Ca l crushedi forni a n a N n vas ext m m ad a e d . and Th e e th re at p r o e r m t remit tances N peb o ry u t v to e hn a e u Monde Mining Company arn.ffie J. A . from wAo. upl Ipos forwardedst. o t o t s h t e . M is anxiously looked forward to, and now that the accredited companies are making returns, it is anticipated that a reaction will take place, though it is at the same to be de sired that several of the associations which are now dragging on a lingering existence should be wound up, as while they continue in the market, even though at nominal prices, they injure, with the less-informed portion of the public, other stocks ; and if business in these descriptions is to regain a healthy tone, those associations must be expunged from the list. The Sydney Escort Company, it appears, at their last meeting, had lost, on their year's transactions, 6,6771. is., and had petitioned the Government for a grant of 5,000/. : this was conceded them, on the condition that they resumed their useful labours for another year ; but it would appear that they ima gined the grant should be afforded them untrammelled with any restrictions The Hobart Town journals state that rich discoveries have been made in the Ben Lomond district. At the Eureka diggings, a nugget, of the weight of 207 ozs. had been found; and it was reported that one at Ballarat had been taken up, which, sinking the quartz, weighed 685 ozs. (?) The gold-fields would seem to have no decrease in produce. and the diggings were as brisk as at the first discovery. The arrivals of bullion this week have been—Kangaroo, from Melbourne, 10,111 ozs. ; Aberfoyle, from Geelong, 21,108 ozs. ; Constant, from Melbourne, 12,000 ozs. ; Kent, from Port Philip, 63,735 ozs. ; Maidstone, from Sydney, 15,705 ozs. In addition to this, 127,6501. has been received by the American steamers, Arabia and Pacific, as well as 1,2351. per the Tagus. The gold on board the wrecked steamer Australian, 78,907 ozs. has been landed at the Cape of Good Hope. The arrival has been announced of the Surrey, from Melbourne, whence she sailed ou the 27th Jan., but it is not yet known if this vessel has any gold on board. In addition to the imports already recorded, the Irene, from Adelaide, has 5,337 ozs. of gold on freight ; the Wellington, from Hobart Town, 1,10" ozs. ; and the Derwentwater, from Hobart Town, 240 ozs. ; in all 6,677 ozs., worth 26,7001. The Mary Queeu, from Portland Bay ; the Francis Ridley, from Melbourne ; and the Hero, from Launceston, have no gold on freight. The Stirlingshire is also in from Launceston, but is not known to bring any gold. The Ajax sailed from Melbourne on the 20th of Feb. for London, with 10,000 ozs. of gold on freight ; and the Marquis of Bute, on the 25th of February, with 766 ozs. In Iron and Coal Companies during the week, business has been remarkably dull ; in fact, there have been scarcely any actual transactions. STATE OF TRADE. From the Manchester Guardian of this clay.) MANCHESTER, May 26.—During the last few days, there has been fome increase of business in mule and water twist, as well rs in shirtings and other goods, suitable for India and China; but rather lower prices than before have been submitted to, producers being anxious to obtain orders, especially for goods the supply of which is greatly increased by the resumption of work at Preston. There is also rather more doing, by the home manufacturers, in yarns, chiefly weft, for such cloths as domestics ; prices having receded to figures which are deemed pretty safe for the present. But, making the most of those operations, the market continues extremely dull, and the decline in prices at large is more marked throughout than it was last week. Sonic accumulations are beginning to show themselves in goods, aud, in a less degree, in some descrip tions of yarn also ; as yet, however, there are no stocks which a little lively buying would not clear away in a few days. But the perils that hang over Europe are keeping the continental merchants out of the market for anything beyond what may be necessary in the way of assortment; while the stringency of the money market exercises a strong and Lreneral restrictive influence upon transactions. The advices from Calcutta are favourable for our produc tions. NOTTINGHAM, May 25.—The lace and hosiery trades con tinue dull, the former particularly so, especially in the home department, which is unusually flat for the season. Many machines have been stopped in consequence of this, and many of the females usually employed in the teade are either unemployed or are obtaining only half work. Foreign orders fer all articles of hosiery up to the present are more limited this season than for some years past. Very little business is doing in cotton yarn or silk. LEICESTER, May 25.—The home demand continues dull and unprofitable. There are a few more American orders given out, but they do not produce au increase of employment to any extent, and the operatives generally are in a deplorable condition. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1854. !Aberdeen. Ambg, Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena. Birmiug. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., X2O Myth &Tyne original .C 25 (issd. at £45 ) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass. Cornwall Crieff Jun Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dundee Perth &Aber deeu Junction Do. New East Anglian Do., (XlB E & H) Eastern Counties..,, Eastern Union, AI Stock Do., B. Stock Do., Now 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 & Blackwell Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths D0.101.5h.der&8...0 Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Litwin Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. N wpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., 1 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London 'Do. New £lO N . &S. Wstrn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. 6c Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ; Do. Halvesd. • Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales IS. Yrksh. 6i Riv. Dun Do Staines, Wok &Wok Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares. I Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Ncath Waterfd. & Kilkenny's Waterforcl&Limerickl West Cornwall West Eud of London! and Crystal Palace West London Wimbledn & Croydon ) York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland 23 - 24 41 - 4i 8 - 9 13 —l2 disj 15 17 8 7 d 90 - 92 - 14 15 9 11 ii - ii - 8 15i -16 i 14 : iii 59i - 60; 53 - 55 23 - 24 58 62 88. BB4 72 74 121 - 123 89 - 91 744 - 74 85 87 10 12 o 10 12 p 61 614, 7i— 7i dl ••• • • • 12 ni 8i L 01.4 1 0 24 97a 97i lad 1 d ad— id la— d' 774 —78 a 12 111 10 9cl 19i 60 u 32 - 34 I'd 7 5a 6 8 46 48 3 3}o 31 ... 32 50 - 54 * iP 41 iia 7 - 74 . ''''.. • • • o• ^". ••• 29 - 31 85 87 52 54 53 - 58 53 - 58 3 - 2A,! 14 - 16 7 ' - 8 10 1 2 4 - 1:j - 15 621 - 34 - 35 4 - 4 - 5 30 - 32 , • --' • • • PO ...... • •• 3 -- 3i 17i A 18i 4 -- 5 20 -.4 22 4 = €6 67 1 8 - 81(1 5t 47 -- 48 FOREIGN. 9 3 8 2s. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessae Bombay, Earoda,ann Central India,Serip Central of Italy Charleroi & Zrqueliu Demerara • Dijon an(' !esancon Dutch Rlienish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula, Gd. Junco. of Franca: Grd. Truulc of Canad,' Do. Debentures Do. do 100 - 20 [0 Gt. Central of France 11 Gt.Westernof Canada Shares Do. Bands (Ist is. )'S; ii Hamilton & Toronto al Do. 6 per cent. 5 Lake Const. & Basle Xll Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref . .5 Luxembourg .0 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. PreZ Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Alediterran Madras Maria Antonia Do. do. New 34 —3 cl an 33 —24 d d-ip P 4 d 2 1 d P _ d . 6 i d 18} -19 i par 1 p 7 —9 p 5i 31 3i = lid 2 1 ... ... id par Aelbourne Dk, & Ry Namur & Liege (wits interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. ) NorwegianTrunkPre t Paris and Lyons Ditto 80 - ads ...... . Paris and Orlea.A Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish 7 7i .ii - 9 16i - 17 p lAgua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian I Australasian Australian Australian Australian Freehold Ave Maria 50 1 20 35 44 - 46 35 - 37 30i • -30. v Baden (Gd. Duchy of) Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal British Austrlu. Gold British Iron Brazilian Imp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del lteS' Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica— Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copia po Copper Min. of Eug Do. Pref. 7,i p. cent English and Austrin Copper Smeltg.Co General Great Nugget Vein Do. Registered all 13.5 "24i 15 Great Polgooth Liberty - I A d 1 d 2 26 4 8 10 3—s . 4i - 4i 2 - 2i 29 -31 - 43 - 45 i - li 10 - 12 50 - 60 2 - 4 13 3 _ 2d d . 8 8i - 21 331 i 1 = I all Sambre and Meuse 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref 6 Southern. of France 8 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5i per c. Pref..: 10 Western of France 7 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden . 15 Zealand ... - pm 1 - 16 i - $ 10 - 11 1 10 1 1 27i i Linares Lond.&Californ.Goldl Quartz Crush. Ca Nfariquita , ifexicangtS.Amerien !New Gravada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud Silvei Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymuey Iron Do. New ..• --- 4 d 5 1 3i —4l x( 6 - all all 15 10 Santiago de Cuba , Month Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa , Worthing Mining o: Australia. ..... Yuba 1 15i -- 16' 29 -- 31 8 —lO 3 -- 4 1 2 -- 4 $ 6d ~- -. i i iidl a - - a d 'i ----- if LAI 1 ....1 11....1.10•1.1 I " -a - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. MISCELLANEOUS 40 all Australasia 77 79 i 40 all British Colonial Bank 5 all. Rubin Coal and Iron ... --* •,•• ~.. and Loan Company ... ... 25 17! tustralian Agricult. 47 - -- * 6 *1 50 all British N. American ... ... 20 14 kustralsn.Pcific.Mail ... ••• 15 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 1 id 10 8 kustraln. Royal Mail ... ••• 20 2 Chrtd. Ink. of India, 10 4 Berlin Water Works ... -- ;.,: Australia, & China 2 lid to 50 40 Brit. American Land 65 lOO 25 Colonial . ••• 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. 100 20 Commercial of Loud ,.. ... and Reduction Co.. ... •—• ••• 20 12 English Scottish and 100 32i Canada BO 8 5 Australian 4 3 d 84 i 5 5 Crystal Palace 6l 7 4 7 20 20 Lond. Chart. Bk. of 5 14 Do. New li • n 3i Australia 2oi —21 i 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France ... • - 50 20 London and County ... ... 20 3 Eastern Steam . ••• 50 10 London Joint Stock.. „. ... 25 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) 17 18 100 20 Lond. & Westminster .., .., 25 all Do. (B) -- ••• 100 35 National Provincial ••• 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir. •.. ••• of England ••• ••• 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... ••• 20 10 Do. New . . . 20 18 General Screw Steam ... ..• 12 50 221 National of Ireland .., •.. 20 7. Irish Beetroot Sugar ... ••• 20 all New South Wales — 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... ••• 25 all Oriental Bank of 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ••• C or p ora tion 46 48 47 10 3 Netherlands Laud.... a ii 25 5 Do. New ... -- ••• 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. 100 25 Provincial of Ireland .. ••• Steam Navigat. Co. ... ••• 10 all Do. New ..• -- ••• 1 all N. B. Australasian... f li 1 5 1 Royal Australu.Bkg 1 i Do. New & Gold Imp .C 0......— •—• ••• • 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ... ... 25 all South Australia ...... 41 43 8 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. par— i d 51 5 25 all Union of Australia.. 69 -- 71 71 704 1 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... ... ... 2. Do. New ............... 7 50 35 Do. 50 10 ~ Union of L0nd0n..... ••• ••• 2 all Portland Iron Co i— iP , - 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest — Si —21 i REPRESENTATIVES.—The committee yesterday again 25 25 South Austral• Land 37 - 39 assembled, to further consider their report. They re -1 all Submar. Telegraph i - 1 • mained in consultation from one to four o'clock, at whic h i I P all Do. Registered t - 1 time they had not concluded , a nd the sub j ect of the r e . PO 28i Van Diemen Land 14 -.00 pert was adjooci =id after the Whitsuitide recon, ur ______ _ _ -- .. Ciao- 93 95 - 94 - 96 101 -103 50 - 52 25 -26 12 - 13 22i - 234 21 - 2i ii ----- e. 6 54 - 66 xd id ii -7- iid 29 - 30 90 -- 92 !raw, YREFERENC. tberdeen . Do. No. 2, p. c. Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 501) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO 100 5 100 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Cork d;Bandons4p.e Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (X 3108) 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. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- East Lancash. 6 p.cts. East and West York shire June. Pref... Edinb Pith. &Dundee 5i 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. 4i p.c. Scrip Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt. Southn.dtWestm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Prof. Sh Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4i 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.l Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c ,Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lon. &N. IV., Cov. di Nuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares Londy. &Ennis.iSh Kan., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Karypt.StCarl.4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & %rm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5 fper ct.pref Do. WaV. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c Do Scot. Cent. ,New Prei Shrews. & Birm.N.G, Shrewsby. & Chestm (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon De. fixed, 44 per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4 Aper cent. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent . Do. do. de. Stockton and Hartle- pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfcl. &Kilk .6p. c. York,Neweastle and l literwick,4 p.c. i'ref Do York&N. Midland H •Ind Pnre 'estn. 8 HAR ES. 93 -: 95 3 21 L i - 121 - 23 - 3 -31 113 -- 105 - 107 9 - 10 8 ad i 1 i 12i 24 95 87 88 Id 128 89 90 par 132 2i - n p - 65 85 9 id 131 133 11 —l#d 95 - 96 8i -- 9 15i -16 i 91 -- 10 11 -- 13 Id - P 22f -- 231 98 -- 100 15 -20 2 1d 88 - 92 3 - 36 11 la THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, May 26.—There has been a fair steady business done in the Cloth-halls this week. Both on Saturday and on Tuesday the markets were, on the whole, of a rather bet ter order, and a fair average quantity of cloth changed owners. There are regular deliveries taking place atthe merchants' ware houses; but the business doing in this way is rather less than it was, as many of the orders that have been given out to the clothiers are either nearly or fully completed, and as the merchants have for some time past been careful in giving direct orders, the goods that are now preparing and pro duced are mostly suggestions of what may be required, than to actual orders ; hence the Cloth-halls, it is very probable, may be the mart for their disposal. The mills and manufac tories in the adjacent clothing villages are generally in fair employment ; there is very little cessation in the trade of thin district, and as the wool purchases at the sales now proceeding find their way home, we anticipate that the textile manufactures of the district may probably continue in moderate activity. The demand for the home market being over for the spring season, and the shipping trade not having commenced, there is not consequently much doing in the warehouses. The trade in most of the warehouses has been dull and inactive this week. BRADFORD.—WOOL. —There is no change in the monotonous state of things we have had to report for some time past. The v for i ty , the e n the e has e better e n r trade for the autumn. home t m high prices of wool retard operations. Yarns.—The production at present is 50 per cent. less than it was at this time last year and yet the prospect is such that further limitation appears to be he b n oae r Stocks are exceedingly low, and th ere season t c t oaurrisiev. arrived d Pieces—There o f r buying in i s quantity is every hope that, as the season advances, increased activity will be induced. HALIFAX MARKET.--Great caution is exercised in all the se veral branches of trade in our market, and under this influ ence business continues very dull. The tendency of long wool, with the exception of bright Lincoln, is rather to decline in price. We can quote no alteration iu short wool this week. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—TraffiO return for the week ending May 14, 1854 £17,174 6 2 Corresponding week last year 15,867 12 9 LANOASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY.--Traffic re turn for the week ending May 21, 1854 £19,386 12 1 QQ F r eVoadizil Week kat pler Ala 4 16i 16i St. 19h 812s1 100 - 100 474 174 all 100 i./ fi3l 20 20 10 10 2/ 2s 1.00 100 100 100 2/ 2sl 16t 100 St. 10 St. 25 17 all all 16 13§ 100 561 71 14f 12i f 88 9 64 I 84 I 102} 98 1 1 1 11 79 8 201 591 60i 331 i 3 13 i per cent. 63 2i 67i 7 47f 81 12A 134 20 20 12i St. St. 25 100 100 18 5 10 St. 5 16 St. 20 12 St. 12 12i 25 12A 123 12 St. all 44 all all 10i 100 ,100 100 100 100 all 100 15 8i 8 10 10 25 10 ..0.6 115 , THE GUARDS AT SCUTARI. The following letter has been received from Constan , tit - I.:vie. It was written by a private of the Scots Fusi lier Guards, and is addressed to his mother : " Scutari Camp, May 2. "Dear Mother,—We sailed from Malta on Saturday, April 22, and had rather a stormy passage, especially the . first two days. Th e n ame o f the vessel that we sailed in was the Kangaroo, and well named she is, for I don't think the animal she is called after can go through more antics than she did. The Grenadier Guards sailed at the same time ; the name of their vessel was the Golden Fleece ; so did the Coldstreams ; their ship is called the 'Vulcan, one of her Majesty's troop-ships, all screw-steamers. Our vessel was the smallest ; there was only room for one half of us below, consequently the rest had to be on deck 24 hours at a time. Ours is intended for an Australian packet, to take out emigrants. Being the fastest sailer she soon left the others behind. We soon had a hint of what sort of weather we might expect as we left the harbou r , b y meet i ng two of her Majesty's steam-ships, one towing the other, that had lost one of her pad ile-wheels and her funnel. I took up my quarters on a seat in front of the galley, and wrapped my blanket round me, to make myse lf as com f or t a bl e as possi ble. I wa s rather ' amused at seeinr , the troops rolling about the decks ; th ey were almost all' sick, with very few ex ceptions. I could have had as much victuals as would have served me a voyage half Sound the world. On Mon day mom ring the storm abated. We were very . nearl run ning on a rock, the weather being hazy, and aw a l s t t h i e le n‘a ra n t o t n the iouk out did not see it ; theca notice it ; he had been up all the n P igll ,s t er a w e n n d ot ga s Te strict r(i o s orders for the seamen to look out. We from it when it was first noticed. Shortly af x ter ya we passed one of the islands of the Greek Archipelago and anchored in Gallipoli Bay on Tuesday night, at 11 p ro. Thane were seven French an d one E ngl i sh wen-of-war l.l;ino there, and our regiments were e ncampe d some miles from where where we lay at anchor. The French occupy the town, and were busy fortifying it. A sergeant o f th e 93 d came on board ; he said the French and English soldiers agree very well, and are quite sociable together. We sailed from Gallipoli on that night, and had a stiff head-wind all the way that we sailed up the Sea of Marmora, and arrived at Stamboul at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The country all the way from Gallipoli appeared to be well cultivated, and put me in mind of the sea coast of Sussex. When I first saw Constantinople I thought it the finest city I ever be hold, it is so nobly situate, and the minarets and domes glitter in the sun ; but I believe it will not do to inspect it closely. Close to where we landed there is a fine square building that was intended for us, but it was swarming with vermin, so they have sent us to camp. There is a regiment of the line there ; they showed some of our men their arms and breasts ; they were quite flayed. We did not disembark before Friday, and went to our present station. The place where we are is like Hamp stead, only it is all green grass. The regiments of the line are stationed on a sloping hill on the left, and we on an other at the extreme ri g ht. At th e b o ttom thereis a fine green valley with a brook running through, where I go to wash my shirt, for I have turned my own washer woman since I left London. Close to the encampment there is a Mussulman burial-ground, three or four miles in length, it looks like a Scotch fir wood ; it is thickly planted with cypress trees and has a most gloomy and funereal appear ance. The gravestones have a strange look ; they are shaped like turbans, and the flat ones have a place that holds water, where the pious Mussulmans wash themselves when they pray. In fact, everything around puts me in mind of being amongst a people of strange manners and cus toms. Close to the wood there is a publicroad and the well where we draw our water, and not a day has passed since we have been here but a troop of wild, savage-looking horsemen have passed, headed by their sheik or chief, from the interior. I had a close look at a troop the other day, and a more villanous cut-throat lot could not be got to gether; they were of all colours, from a red to an ebony, and armed with all mannerof weapons, and such wretched looking horses ! The Sultan's artillery barracks are close to our encampment ; I cannot say much for the soldier looking appearance of the men. The place seems quite a Primrose-hill for the inhabitants. They come here in all manner of strange-looking machines, from a bul lock cart to a donkey ; the young roll about the grass, and the old smoke the pipe of meditation. We have quite a bazaar hero, and it is principally tenanted by Jews and Greeks. The suttling tents are kept by Greeks, and a ras cally lot they are ; I would sooner take a Turk's word than a Greek's oath. They have got a Greek in prison for at tempting to poison two soldiers of the 88th Regiment. It is only of the lower class of Greeks that I talk this way ; the better class are well enough. " Lord Raglan and the staff have arrived here. I don't know bow long we shall be here. We are all in the best of spirits and health, and havenot lost a man, but left a few behind at Malta to be sent to England. The Grenadier Guards had three men die while there, and the Coldstreams two by fever. The Turkish women, when they walk or ride out, have their faces covered all but their eyes. It gives them a strange look. Th ey seem t o b e as inquisitive as their sex in England. I have not received an answer to the two letters that I have written you, one from Malta, the other before w e sa il e d f rom Spithead : this will be the third." SURREY SESSIONS—May 25. (Before T. Puckle, Esq„ and a Bench of Magistrates.) SENTENCE OF THE REV. (!) MR. GIBSON. Just before the rising of the Court, Robert Gibson, alias the Rev. Robert Gibson, was brought up for judgment, he having been found guilty on the previous night, after a very lengthy trial, of committing an aggravated assault on Samuel Cookson Kelly, a y oung man 19 years of age, and son to a female whom ho had cohabited with, having seduced her from her husband and family. On the previous day, during the trial, he exhibited the utmost levity, and at one time distributed handbills among the auditory, maligning the character of the hu s b an d whose peace of mind he had destroyed, and vindicating that of the base woman who had so far disgraced herself, and dishonoured her husband and family, by living with ' him in open adultery. However, when placed in the dock to receive sentence, he seemed much chop-fallen and dejected. On the Chairman asking him whether he had anything to say why sentence should not bo passed upon him, he said that he had indicted four other parties at the last sessions for assaults upon him, and true bills were then found, and he should like them to be tried. He had, how ever, to say that, if ho struck the blow with the jug, it was in self-defence, as he was much pressed upon and threatened by a number of persons. Ho might have struck the first that pressed upon him, as he was much frightened, and knocked about himself. The Chairman said ho should then proceed to, ; en tenco. The defendant had not been sentenced on the pre vious evening, as it was the wish of the court that he should be brought up to-day, which would enable them to calmly and deliberately look over all the circumstances of his case and see what sentence he really deserved. They considered it a very gross and shocking case, especially in a man who professed himself a minister of the Gospel, and by such facilities as were afforded him by that profession to introduce himself into the bosom of a respectable family and ruin the peace of mind of those he ought to comfort. He had opportunities of seeing the dishonoured husband and disgraced children, and if he had ever any faith in the words he formerly preached, he ought to have comforted them rather than seduce the mother and wife from her family. And what did he do that for ?—to live in adultery with her. However, he had to remark, that he was not tried for adultery, but for committing a very aggravated assault on a lad—one of thesons of the unfortunate woman he was living with. It was feasible that her children must have a desire to see her, and when they were in her pre sence he ought to have humbled himself, or conducted himself in a much milder manner to the injured children. It ill became him, in his disgraceful position, to take up a jug and t A•ow it at the head of one of these children. The Court, it must be considered, in passing their sentence, did not punish him f o r a d u lt ery • that they w uld now entirely forget, and m ere ly l oo k to the offence h • was con• vioted of. The opinion given by the jury that his witnesses had perjured themselves, greatly aggravated his case, and no fine that the Court could inflict upon him would be adequate punishment. Tho sentence of the Court was, that he be imprisoned in the House of Correction at Wandsworth, with hard labour, for three months. The defendant received the sentence with much surprise. Tho other cases stand over until next sessions. GOVERNMENT PRINTING AND STATIONERY.—No less than 255,560/. is required for the expenses of printing and stationery. Last year the vote was only 216,420/., showing an increase on the present year of 39,1401. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES.—PROBABLE Loss OF LIFE.— ' A fire happened between fou rand five o'clock on Thursday morning in the premises occupied by Mr. J. Stanton, a printer, carrying on business at 5, Bishop's-court, Old Bailey. The discovery was made by a police-officer of the City force, who, on passing the end of the yard, per ceived smoke pouring forth from the composing-room on the third floor. The officer, knowing that the pre mises must be on fire, at once sent for the engines and fire-escapes. In a very few minutes the Royal Society's fire-escapes attended, closely followed by the brigade en gines from Farringdon-street, Holborn, Crown-street, and Chandos-street, with others from Jeffrey-square and Wat ling-street, and also that of the West of England station in the Waterloo-road. A plentiful supply of water having been procured, the engines were with as little delay as possible set to work, and by conveying the hose to the top of the adjoining houses, the firemen were enabled to scatter torrents of water through the windows until such time as the flames penetrated the roof, which, however, was scarcely done when the firemen took advantage of the breach made, and directed the water from their engines into every part of the floor in flames. This was a work of no little risk, but fortunately it had the desired effect, and in less than two hours the conflagration was extin guished, but not until the floor in which it originated, together with the valuable stock of types, cases, frames, &c., contained therein, was entirely destroyed, and the lower floors seriously damaged by water, &c. The origin of the fire is unknown, and it could not be ascer tained whether or not the sufferer was insured. The police mustered in strong numbers, and kept a great crowd out of the way of the firemen.—Yesterday fore noon, between eight and nine o'clock, a fire of a dis tressing character broke out in the premises of Mrs. Har rison, No. 22, Crispin-street, Spitalfields. It is pre sumed that a spark had shot forth from the grate, and alighting upon some wearing apparel in the room set the whole in a blaze. Unfortunately, at that time a child a b o ut 16 months old was in the apartment, and became surrounded by fire. The inmates rushed into the place, and with the aid of buckets of water they succeeded in getting the flames subdued, but not until the greater portion of the furniture in the room was seriously da maged, and the unfortunate inf an t so dreadfully burnt that little hopes can be entertained of its recovery. The child was forthwith removed to the hospital, where it at present remains. The sufferer waa not insured for a single penny. LAMBERT'S MAP OF THE SEAT OF WAR, Price is. 6d., in neat case, 2s.—lt would be difficult to produce a Map more satisfactorily distinguished by the merits of clear ness in printing and accuracy in arrangement. It cannot but be eagerly welcomed by our intelligent population.—Sun. It is an easily intelligible, accurate, and complete delineation of a region with which every one should now be as familiar as with the Map of Eng land or Palestine.—Nonconforinist. We have already found it of great use for reference, and can confidently li e recommend it to our readers, for it is, in our opinion,_ _ the most useful Map of the Seat of War yet publisb . !l ,..n. York Herald. Lond on Dobbs, Kidd. and Co_., - burgh : Menzies ; Newcastle : Lambert, and all ,Seller&wldNertiieittent. 21 i DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL PAR K I 0.8. We stated yesterday that Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker, C.D., was so ill that he was not expected to recover, and we now regret to announce his decease, which took place at Ham yesterday morning. Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker was the son of the cele brated Sir Hyde Parker, and grandson of Vice-Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, Bart. The late descendant of those illustrious flag-officers entered the navy in 1699, and in early life saw much active war service, but started in the navy as he was, his promotion was rapid, and in later life he had the good fortune to be almost continu ously employed. He commanded the Rodney, 92, as the finest two-decker in the navy. He served as com mander in chief of an experimental fleet, and for many years as superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard. He was selected as senior naval lord of the Admiralty under the Duke of Northumberland, and when the coalition ministry succeeded Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker remained as its senior professional member. He married the daughter of the late Sir F. M. Eden, Dart., sister of Captain Charles Eden, of the LondOn, 90, in the Black Sea, and his son, Captain Hyde Parker, com mands the Firebrand, 6, steam-trigate, in the Black Sea. By the death of Vice Admiral Parker, Captain Michael Seymour (1826), now serving as captain of the fleet, be comes rear admiral of the blue, placing a good-service pension at the bestowal of the First Lord of the Ad miralty. The following account ot the brilliant services of the deceased Admiral is given in V' Byrne's Naval Bio g raphy :- " This officer entered the Royal Naval Academy Feb. 5, 1795, and embarked in September, 1799, as a volunteer on board the Cambrian, 40, Captains the Hon. Arthur Kaye Legge and George Henry Towry, employed at first in the Channel and then in cruising among the Western Islands. In November, 1801, he removed as midshipman to the Narcissus, 32, Captain Ross Donelly ; and while in that frigate, of which he was created an acting and a con firmed lieutenant October 6, 1603, and September, 24, 1801, he saw much active service. On July 11, in the latter year, in particular, he assisted with the boats of hie own ship and of the Maidstone and Seahorse, 10 in number, under the orders of Lieutenant John Thomson, and was highly spoken of for his conduct at the capture and destruc tion of 12 settees, lying at La Vandour, in the Bay of Hyere, after a conflict, in which the British, encountered by a tremendous fire of grapeshot and musketry, as well from the vessels themselves as from a battery and the houses of the town, sustained a loss of four men killed and 23 wounded. In the following year Mr. Parker, who, in July, 1803, had contributed to the capture of L'Alcyon, of 16 guns and 96 men, accompanied the expedition to the Cape of Good Hope ; on her passage whether the Narcis• le and elos on 70 n, im privateer,oeunn,trine t og o f o 23 k 22 t g h gtm e an E sa n a, gn andldi 5 2 1 5 o m d mr e o r ev c n h a n os t au b a he i sus, besid es ma ki ng pr i ze of Le President privateer, of 12 g i N t i o a n p N s o p c l o r u l le e no the . to the reduction of the Cape, Mr. Parker on the surrender there of the 46-gun frigate Volontaire, was placed on board that ship, under the orders of the Captain the Hon. Joce line Percy. In June, 1806, having been advanced to the rank of commander on the 22d of the preceding January, he went on half-pay. His next appointment was in March , 1807 7 , to the Promotheus sloop ; from which ve s s e l, f or hi s services during the expedition to C o p en h agen, h e was I promoted, October 13 following, to Post-rank. He after. wards obtained command, March 11, 1811, of the Mon. mouth, 64, bearing the flagin the Downs of Rear-Admiral Thomas Foley; April 15, 1812, of the Tenedos, 38, attached to the force on the coast of North America, whence he re turned in August, 1815 ; March 15, 1818, of the Iphi. genia, 46, which ship was paid off Jnne 12, 1821 ; May 1, 1830, of the St. Vincent, 120, bearing the flag of Sir Thos. Foley, at Portsmouth ; February 16, 1831, of the Asia, 84, on the Lisbon station ; December 19 following, again of the Victory, employed as before, at Portsmouth, where he remained until February, 1833 ; and August 29, 1835, for upwards of four years and a half, of the Rodney, 92, on the Mediterranean station. While in the Tenedos Captain Parker was engaged, in company with the Shau -1 non, 38, Captain Philip Bowes Vere Broke, in blockading, during the month of April 1813, the port of Boston, in which lay the American frigates President and Congress ; he afterwards, in April, 1814, united with the Junon, 38, Capt. Clotworthy Upton, in chasing the Constitution frigate into Marblehead Harbour, whither he was prevented from following her by a signal of recall from the Junon ; and on January 15, 1815, he ' witnessed the surrender of the above named President to the British frigate Endymion, Captain Henry Hope. In the Iphigenia, atter having conveyed the Duke of Richmond to Quebec, he proceeded to the West Indies, where the fever in a few weeks carried off 84 of his officers and men. On September 5, 1831, Capt. Parker was nominated an Extra Naval Aide-de-Camp to King William IV. He attained flag-rank November 23, 1841; and from August 4, 1842, until the close of 1847, he held, the appointment of Admiral-Superintendent at Ports mouth. In 1845 he commanded an experimental squadron. He was nominated a C.B. April 18, 1839." LORD STANLEY AND THE NEWSPAPER STAMP. The following letter from Lord Stanley has been pub- lished by the Association for the Repeal of the Taxez on Knowledge : Albany, May 24. Sir,—No division having been taken on Mr. Milner Gibson's motion, and the motion itself not going the length of a repeal of the stamp duty, I wish to give in my adhesion to the movement which you are promoting, so far as the abolition of that duty is concerned. The paper duty, as a financial measure, stands on a different footing. But the stamp duty is professedly imposed as a postal charge only, and not for purposes of revenue. It may, therefore, be dealt with quite apart from any considerations arising out of the war. I only know three reasons which really influence men's minds against its removal. Some persons fear the politi cal or social results of a large increase of cheap period icals. This objection is removed by the existence, un controlled by law, of a cheap unstamped press, dealing with every subject except the news of the day, and even dealing with that in the way of comment. The danger which they fear already exists : the proposed change of law will diminish instead of aggravating it, by giving to the cheap press a character of greater respectability. Other; conceive that what - is demanded amounts to this, that newspapers should be posted gratuitously. It would be well to have this delusion thoroughly removed. Newspapers cannot claim gratuitous transmission any more than letters ; all that you ask.is, that only those which require postal accommodation shall pay for it, and that the small provincial journals, which does not use the post-office, being distributed entirely by hand, shall not be taxed 50 or 100 per cent. upon its value, in order that a copy of the Times may pass four or five times through the post at the cost of a single transmission. You cannot put it forward too clearly, that it is not the removal of the postal charge, but its equalisation, that you desire. The pre sent law is as though a penny stamp were put on every sheet of paper, so that a note sent by hand, on a written memorandum kept for private use, should pay postage as well as a letter transmitted in the usual manner. Its anomaly and injustice could net have been tolerated 'until now, were it not that proprietors and editors of estab lished journals circulating largely, have, or conceive themselves to have a 'direct interest in maintaining a system which checks competition, and favours large capitalists. I believe the fallacy here mentioned, " that what re. formers ask is a gratuitous transmission of newspapers by post," has done more mischief than, from its ab surdity, would be supposed. The third objection taken---3 fear lest the Post-office revenues should fail off—seems wholly groundless. Any one who looks at the returns of that department will see an enormous increase of late years in the amount of work which it has to do, and consequently also in its receipts. I believe that a diminution in the number of newspapers conveyed by post would more than compensate, in con venience, for the pecuniary loss which it might cause. But it must also be remembered that a large increase in the number of newspapers would render the paper duty (while that tax lasts) more remunerative ; and, as was urged in the debate, that it many inure newspapers are published than at present, it is probable that at least an equal number will still pass through the post. Justice has scarcely been dime to the claim of the pro vincial press. Take such a case as this : and it is not an imaginary one. A heal journal, published in a small borough has 1,000 subscribers ; of these, 900 live within the borough, their copies are consequently transmitted to them by hand, only the remaining 100 copies are sen t by post, the charge for which, at ld. each, would be Bs. 4d. But the law imposes, under the name of a postal charge, this penny tax on the whole 1,000 copies, amounting, in all, to 4/. 3s. 4d. on each impression ; or, in other words, taxes the journal in question at the rate of 10d. for each copy which passes through the Post-office. Can it be imagined that this injustice should be defended, as I have seen it defended, on the ground that what is thus taken from the small journa list is put into the pockets of his metropolitan rival? To those who apprehend that the character of journal- , ism will suffer by an increase of cheap local papers, though holding their anticipations t o be erroneous, should reply simply by a refusal to discuss that question. We contend that as a matter, not of policy, l but of sim ple justice, postal charges sh ou ld fall u benefit by the services o f th e Post-office on t ‘ h v o h s a e t s w y b e o r may have been the private opinions of public men, no minister of late years has dared a to avow that the stamp duty is imposed purposelyas check on low-priced peri odical writing. o admit this, is to assert the principle of a the existing duty, amounting to a tax ofloo censorship,per T cent, For on penny journal, amounts, in fact, to a prohibition ofall such journals. But, if this prohibition is designed, it ought to be put in express words. What the Legislature does should be done openly. The question, therefore, is reduced' this — wheth er Parliament will continue to limit the right of publication to journals sold at and above a certain price That, this is the effect of the law is clear ; that it is also the object of the law, though that object is not acknow ledged, seems impossible to doubt. Formerly the stamp duty was defended on financial grounds alone ; nto_we, w are told that the fiscal question is tans;unimportath the ex cuse varies from year to year, nately clung to. policy tillobs ti succeed ; but the ultimate result is certain , Two or three years must probably stillpas.sbmeefaonretiymo:: e r v e o rn us e i dy ni t u h e a ti t ee w . which isl shallaat once gladly agreatj.oin attemptingimnpnicy and a g th ri I remain, your obedient3s r vant, STANLEY. Secretary to the Association for Repeal of Taxes on Knowledge. THE EGYPTIAN BAILROAD.—ThiSI' gad is in good working order and answers exceedingly well. The trains do not run on it at present at any statea periods. It is c hi e fly used when European or English passengers arrive in Egypt. English engine -drivers are emp.oyed on it. The speed is about 20 miles an hour. The railway the whole distance between Alexandria and Cairo will soon be 'open. It passes through a level and most fertile • country. The Arabs do not know what to make of it. They were dancing before it some time since, and haying no conception of its speed, they did_ hot get out of . the way iA time, atld an Arab woman waa . 411 W. . _ P B5 ''.............. I I