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

........."--, ,--, THE SUN, LOND he ame . cf * ( SHAR E MARKETS. . LINES LE.k..:::;ED AT FIXED RENTALS. I tthe uncle o f EPSOM RACES. Jerome cop y (THIS DAY.) (THIS DAY.) s Ahr. Pald. RAumais. Leasins ,:losing Prices 'Business 7ar of France , .-Z , . ' -AP compans. this day. this day. f his Wei, hi' ' s ,:,. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ---e# _ BRITISH RAILWAYS. Receive Mon' ~ 50 all Radford and Aendon & nguished cow THE OAKS. _ Bletchloy.„. N. West. .., - ••• RE DUCOS; :i MINCEMEAT 1 , hr. Paid. Earr..ways. 1 Closing Prices Business done St. 100 Buckghamsh. 14.&N. W • 93 —95 ;vated to the 'METEORA St. 100 -• ---.---•-••••—• 50 all ClydesdaleJc. laledon.., 94 --96 E. Lincoln gr. ast two days 'l` 11I, BERY 6 per cent. Ei recovery is 0 . 3 St. 100 Aberdeen 23 - 24 • • 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. animation of , Fifteen ran. 20 8i A.sabg, Nottng. Bost. Neils. Direct •••• ••• MEMBERS' PLATE. and Eastn. Junct 5 5i 4i 25 all Do. New...... Do — ... . Defiance . in daily ex' .- : Xoisette .. 2 13i all Binning. Wolverh. & 100 an Hrtlpl. Dk. & I r k. New* B encounter, ••• re. Stour Valley B— 9 Railway & Berw. ... _ ..• lussians and Four ran. 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & 50 all Hull & Selby I r .&NMd 1.02 101 103 Iby French , Cheshire Junet 27i all Do. Chesh. & Birk. 13 —l2 din 25 all Do. 4 Shares. Do 5l —52 n their mad MABKET NEWS—(THIS DAY.) ~ ln all Do. ± Shares. Do 25 —26 • £so and £25 Cons. is 17 13i all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 12i —13 i who is said , CORN EXCHANGE. 22 184 Do., £2O -8— 7 d 20 all Do. Preference Do 226 234 Will OW P , , ,i j i h t : d EllOW of English wheat in to-day's market was very 25 30 Rlyth &Tyne original 20 100 Lowestoft gr. ni the field , inenital34l yet, as the attendance of buyers was small, the £25 (issd. at £45) ~•,• „••,.• 4 per cent. gorfolk ... ... of Silistria ; u f o o t r at a s linds ruled inactive, at Monday's decline St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... u.) VD 20 1.00 Do. 6 per ct. • ••• to not think st. 100 Caledonian 144 - 154 50 all Chester & Holyhead. 57i 571 57 i I 54 all Manch. Bath.. L.&N.W. and Matlock & Miclld. 2.1 2 its come 1 1 1 ) . Foreign wheat—the imports of which are but moderate • - moved off heavily, but no actual decline took place in 50 all Cork and Bandon... 9 11 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton& trians have . Price s . 20 all Cork, Black, & Pass. ••• ••• Redear Darliugt. ... ... Little Va l. ~' Floating cargoes commanded very little attention. 20 14 Cornwall ••• ••• ln( all Vlidld.Bradfcl \Maud.. 89 —9l conduct of We were but moderately supplied with barley, in which fair supply 10 4 Crieff Junction ••• ••• 50 all Northern and one Prll ssllb . only a limited business was doing on former terms. 50 45 Dublin&Belfast•Tunc 42 —4 4 Ea,sternsp.c. E. Count. 55 —57 nner. 11 . 116 of which was tolerably good—was in • 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber 50 ,-. Do. 6 per et. D 0... ...... ... -- ... a.r request, at late rates. deep Junction 7— 8 50 all Do. Fixeds pv Do •• ..... • • • 11 t Prussia: 25 all •Do. New ••• .•• 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. & N.W. We had a dull inquiry for beans and peas, on former ing Heaven term s . 25 all East Ang1ian.......,,. 16 —l7 &Ln&Yk ... —ad the allied ip There was only a moderate business doing in flour, at 18 all Do., (£lB E& H) 124 -- lii 124 i 12i 12 Do. i Shares. Do .— ad iere apPeal monthly's currency. 20 all Eastern Counties. .... St. 100 Hoystn.&Hit. Gt Northn .., ••• St. all Eastern Union, A St. 100 Do.Shepth.St D 0... on the p a P t... ' ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Stock - ••. 25 18? Shef•Roth.arin Latleaglik .... Speaks Of 6 itch Wheat. Barley. Malt. oats. Flo 4 ur. t t rivi .. 810 330 2,060 90 . St. 100 Do., B. Stock ••• ••• Gooleg.s p.c. •Yorksh., ~. ••• a generally trore6y, •• •• _- s, t.;O - 25 84 Do., New A ~....,•, .•• 12 WS. Staffordsh., Nl.MClean 2,i —'2 d as the pre' a..... ~ -,a •• 11,120 2,180 15,230 3,150aks ii • 4,120brl St. 100 East Lancashire 6O —6160 1 50 all WearValleygr itockt• & illliiiish the 4.! , . .s. toit : — St. 100 Edinburgb&Glasgow 55 57 56 10 54 Edinb. and Peebles ‘,. . 0. , •• • D 6 o per cent... Darlingt. ... ~. Do . 28i 294 gIITTTITFTRT.7)_ Cs 11111 Rdin_Prtn &Dundee 40 1 244 24 g. tg Wilts&Somrs• ltWestn. 90 - 92 . 91i The Three , sed at 721. extracting It. is, 61 . 0 of taxesi g i continue nces ; o ,l ° f the pro' ilway and 0* H; ..,.. SMITHFIELD. We .„.,_. e were well supplied with most breeds of beasts , in "ulch a very limited business was transacted, at a decline n ,11,th1 qu o tations, prices of 2d per Sibs. Prime Down sheep re dised 411 but other kinds of sheep were dull, and 2d Per 81bs lower. Lambs were in good supply, and heavy l'equest, at a fall in value of 4d per 81bs. The sale for c alves was very dull, at 4d per 81bs less money. In pigs ' next to nothing was doing. kilch cows were heavy, at from 141. to 181. 10s each, in . eluding their small calf. Per 81bs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 'I n feri or Beasts.... 3 6to 3 8 Prime Southdown 4 8 5 0 ,' S econd quality—,3 10 4 2 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 2 ' rlime Scots, &c. 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 . 'atelier Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Small porkers 4 4 4 8 t lecond quality ...3 ' 8 4 0 Su c klingealves ..23 0 28 0 Nine crse. -wiled. 4 2 4 6iQuarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 Lambs 4s 10d to 6s 4d. TOTAL FUMY. 1 FOREIGN BIIPPLT. Naa p s .................. 1,404 i Beasts •• . ..... . ........ . 382 ahe e ................... 8,500 Sheep ....................600 4 Calves „ .............. 498 Calves.. •••.••••• • • • • • • • • • 3_20 all ebi 11 6-'6 2 it. 100 .N 186 .4 Ili Le Queen , and th e -establish' iserted 1 0 aith, ca . arma, the :d by the ►RNINO. shington► * to the ht on her ice By fig; at, visited ,er yester horseback kiting. Prinsesa fr. Gibbs, park. Bouveric !sty. _..... NEWGATE ANI The general demand ruled -quotations . ;, accol ll , and at' Murray, ham. Per 81bs by s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 3 2 3 6 b O ., middling 3 8 3 10 ,0., de, s prime large 4 0 4 2 mall 4 2 4 4 Pork, large 8 6 4 4 Lamb ) LEADENHALL. heavy to-day, at the following Gloucee• of Liver• E. Card ubject of with the official e yester a lonian e Gover I Y. ) U.) SHIP id Lind' recover e defea• Ldence non. the carcase. s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 4 4 Do., prime 4 6 4 8 Veal 3 8 4 10 I Pork, small 4 6 4 10 . 4s 8d to 55 10d liThl unfavourable accounts from the kuduced considerable firmness in our market, and prices tt - e.„., on the advance. This week's imports are 6 bales from P 4l tterdam, and 105 from Ostend. The quotations are 4 Pa r , follows:—Mid and East Kent pockets, 6 /. 6 s to 9s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 71. lOs to 91. Os ; Sussex altto,2t. 10s to 81. 8s per cwt. BOROUGH HOP. %hi antations have oa all !O all .1A all LO 8f ;t. 100 lt. 100 0 12 .0 1 .2 ;t. 100 5 all 5 all it. 100 2s 4h it. 100 it. 100 i 0 47 5 174 1 5 71 7 all ;t. 100 .6 16 L 6 all COLONIAL. StraAß.—British plantation has been steady, but the aggregate transactions have not been large. Barbadoes told at 35s to 39s for mid to fine yellow, crystallised Deme rara at 40s to 42s for fine, and ord to good at 36s to 39s 6d Per cwt. Brown Grenada realised 31s Gd to 33s Gd, and ord yellow 34s to 34s Gd. St. Kitt's brown went at 33s to 3 48, and St. Vincent's ord to mid yellow at 34s 6d to 355. teat India.—Penang, Benares kind, brought 318 to 34s 6d for mid to fine soft yellow. Bengal has declined 6d to is Per cwt ; low to mid date yellow sold at 30s to 325; brown at 25s to 29', and good grainy yellow at 39s to 40s. Mau ritius is about I'd cheaper. Brown sold at 30s to 32s 6d, low to good at 32s 6d to 38s, low to fine yellow at 33s Gd to 378 6d, mid to fine brown at 31s 6d to 335, ord to fine grey at 32s to 365, and mid to fine grainy yellow at 37s 6d to 408 6d. Foreign.—Havannah realised 41s for florettes. Porto Rico and Cuba was taken in at 35s to 39s 6d for low t ° good yellow, and at 34s to 35s for brown. Refined has been dull, at 47s for brown lumps. COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon had been in limited re quest, and the tendency in prices has been downwards. Uood mid and good sold at 59s to 62s ; low mid to mid, at 5 68 to 58s 6d • fine ord small to low mid, at 53s to 558; mid and good mid hold at 55s 6d to 618; peaberry, 59s to 64 a ; and triage, at 45s to 628 per cwt. Native brought 438 for good ord. Mocha,. mid, realised 59s to 618; low Mid, 57s to 57s 6d ; and triage, 42a to 52s 6d. Porto Rico was taken in at 53s for colory. Costa Rica sold at 518 to 5 38 6d per cwt. CocoA.—Not much has been done. Grenada sold at full rites, but subsequently was taken in. Other sorts have been inactive. SO I all 10 si ,0 liilB A 1 1711 !O .0 10 .0 1 ;t. 1100 0 212s' it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 .0 10 !6! all .3i all 0 all 2 6i. Stock De., B. Stock. Do., New East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Ediub. and Peebles Edin. PrLU & Dundee r'orth & Clyde June. Glasgow &,S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. Great Western Irish South-Easteru Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths D a. , Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwell Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright & S.Cst. bond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths D (3.10/. Sh. ,M&B l Do. Eighths London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.&Linclu Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension N wpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. Norfolk Northn.Counties Un. North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., 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 SPlCES.—Pimento, ord to good ord coarse, sold at Sid to sd. Cassia Lignea and nutmegs have been cheaper. Spore pepper, mid white, brought 9d to 9id. - The market is dull. Bengal has been taken in at 12! 6d to 13. for mid white. Carolina went at 21s to 221 6d, being lower. 16-44ZETRIC.—The business done is unimportant. :310 - 4--,l4is article is ctuict. Z*p.ovf:;.4•The miii•ket has been inactive. . • *SEA F4gIT.--•?lte market continues 00a. Oranges ad*oed 5s per box ? a•parcel per'TainOteemer), sold by sOeling and Hunt { at' public sale, realised that advance. Lernans improved in' "value. Nuts of all kinds advanced la -to 2s ,per peekage. No Barcelona remaining in first hands. 10 all it. 100 K) all ;0 15 !O 5 !O 21 28 ;5 all 16 ;t. 100 .0 8 it. 100 ;5 21 Hill, d As ) has Post ,ken- )f the ,erin etter Intl/ New sty's 'the very her able hire ron, Sot, the Se- can sm• say 300 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central, Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Bi i mg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Si Ga.—. Shrewsby. & Rerefd Shrewsby. & Ci.ester (N. W. Min ; Do. lialves,a Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, D,fully paid up at per eelit South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. dr Riv. Dun 58 62 89 90 71 73 122 - 124 /6 leo 86 88 10 12 u 10 12 p 62/ —62 a 7a -; 131 -13 i 81 - 8i 1 - a 103 -lu4 u9l 9.4/ d- 1 d id - 1 -- d 79 - 80 11 - 10 11 10 - 9.41 Do Staines, Wok & Wok Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl raff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkonny Waterford&Limeriok West Cornwall. %Vest End of London and Crystal Palace West London Wimbledn & Croydon York Noweth&Berw., Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. iii : 203 61 61i 33 - 35 d di 6i Sidi 24 - 24 6 8 46 48 31 31 33 34 50 54 id-- I p --- - 7t 29i -30 i 85 87 53 > 55 58 - 62 58 - 62 3 - 24• 15 - 17 7 - 8 11 - 13 4 - - 16 61 631 34 - 35 4 - 21 4 - 5 . • . - • • • 30 - 32 3 - 34 18 19 4 - 5 20 22 !O 17 :0 all i 0 all ;Co 16 .. 1 !O all .0 51s. >t. 100 4 68 69 8* 5 - 49} -- 50.4 5 I 13 it. 100 89 si 92 121 95 6 76 5f 61 111 11 14 13t 621 i 103 b 99 1 9 iii llb 11 li 79 i 80 alb 601 f 1i 1 8 331 4 131 1 54 60 59 3i 1 - 31 - 20 0 1 9 5 3 3 d, a-IP r • """' be !O an L 76 all ?,0 14 .• """" • • • per cent. 63i 2i 344 31 i 18 31 .11 P 44 4 d 1/ 2 ---- Pit EFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aberdeen.. LOU Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. e. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent 64 Cork &Baudons4p.c all Dundee Perth &Aber- dcen Junction O all CI 2 5 all !O 10 !,5 74 o• ....".. ••• all EastAngliaa (£3los) 6 per cent all Do. (X 5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (X 7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex- tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. a. St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.., all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh [oo East Lancash. 6p. cts. all East and West York shire June. Pref... a ll EdinbPrth.&Dundee 5 10 St. 5 5. per cent. 100 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. 10 Do.4Yp.c. Scrip 6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prof all Gt. Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. 100 Do. cov. red. 4A p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. e. 100 Do. irred. 4p. C. 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock . 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 9 Do. Quarters, 1848, 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 100 Lon. &N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 London &S. Western -- • • Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Coler, . Shares a ll Loudy. &Ennis.6Sh all kiwi., Shef., & Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 46 Do. £6 all Niarypt.& Carl. 4 p.c all Do. 46 per cent Do 106 LOO ylid. Consol.6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & 93 1= 95 3 - 3} - 4 - P I - P 121 1.1? 23 - 24 • • • '''' '''''' 3 -34 114 -- ii,x6d 107 - 109 - %rm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4A per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 101► Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock WO Do. sp. c. Eat 100 Do. 5i per et.pref 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c.' 15 8i 8 10 15 Do all Scot. Cent. , New Prel all Shrews. & all Shrewsby. & Cheater (Nor.l.V.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon 67i 8 I 81 49 50 0 36 10 all 9 10 96 all 10 25 10 1.01 7a 8 .. xd . fixed, 44 per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Aun.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4Aper cent. all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent 6 6A 95 97 87 89 90 92 ld par L3l 133 5 Do. - do: do.' all n ockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 ••• .•• - ••• 2i - 3 p 6i id 3 WaterfclAKiik..6p.c. 1100 York, Ne wcastle And! Berwick,4 p.c. Pref. 5 iDo 10 York&N. Midland II and S. Parch..... 1 all 1 all LO s. all 10 2 20 6 1 a l l 1 all 1 all 1 all ,32 134 1i —l4d .. d i 7d I P 18A —19 i par 1p 7 9 p 9 1 i 1 all 9 13.5 15 ZIA !Co i all )0 all !CI 5 5 all 10 all ;0 15 1 1 0 15 .0 10 5 2 5 3 LO 5 die - 31 31 11 11 —11 d ... .. ... id Phr 97 - 99 91 - 1(4 >t. all 15 all 5 all 13A 33 .0 all if 2 :0 all 0 all 2 all 2 all 3 all 1 all 3 all 1 all :be be • n'y the 7 - 71 !O all L 6 all iii 7- - iii 1 all LO 9 1 all 1 all 8 -- 9 171 -- 17Ip 45 - 47 36 -38 30 - 30& - Pm "a 84 ... - PM - 3 4 '.. - did 15i 9i -- 10 11 -- 13 id-- # P 221 -- 23} 99 -- 100 15 -- 20 5i Gip xd 2 1 di 1 I all .t 0 all 5 1 1 1 1 all .5 I 15 Ag►ua Fria Anglo Austria. Gold Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) illaenarvon Ir. dr Coal Enitish Austria. Gold British Iron 88 - 92 3 - 3§ 11 all Brazil ian Imp. (issued at £5 put Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min: Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copia po Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7 t i p. cent English and Austen. Copper Smeltg . Co . General Great Nugget Vein Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Loud. &Californ . Gold i 1 all 1 l 12a. i i pm t pm 99 1001 97i 8 i - li lf i i d - - p 1 i d 2 3 1 4 _ 1 i io 9 4 3 / 4 5 3 / 4 2* 29 31. d 45 - 47 - It 10 - 12 50 - 60 2 - 4p - 21 1 : il 1 - 14 it 10 - 11 Quartz Crush. Co fariquita Wexicau&S.Amerien New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgibaud Silva] Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymuey Iron Do. New 6 11 1 - 11 all iantiago do Cuba 9 uth Australian Fin Croft United Mexican Waller I 16 - 1 7 2-31 9 -10 4i - 5 I - 4 2 - 4 2i - 3} - West Granada West Mariposa Worthing Mining o Australia Yuba 5i - 41111 JOINT-S' .d, *i - ii BANKS. THE rum LONDON, FRIDAY nvrwiNG, JI7NE2, .11%54., 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 com 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 culogiums on " Mary Russell Mitford," an opportunity of 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 comer, 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 broadcloth 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 physical 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-author 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 Luis, 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 leond s a I n I s p d e a r n i lgoeurso forus experiment,lsa belllsabella a for Montemolin ! We can scarcely question that its effects are now being watched with no casua l vigilance by the Carliste 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 acquaint ance. His present metrical contribution, consist ing of some twenty pages of blank verse, entitled " The Villa," is the best production from hi s h an d that has yet, to our knowledge, made its appearance. An important paper, shewing "The ReceutGr ow th of the United States of America," abounds with valuable statistics, laboriously collected, well digested, and lucidly arranged. "The Sec re t o f 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 ference 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 ! 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 written 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 contiadiaroti. - The passage given be low from this exceddingly 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 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 yet good birth gives an opportunity, which nothing else does. Our late First Gentleman of England,' as base a man, perhaps, as ever lived, bad 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 ones, who yet were outwardly blameless in their bearing, and could smile and smile, and be a snob,' if not worse. And yet, when a man of their class has the 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 he 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 momenta attempt to justify themselves for not possessing it, by denying its excellence." Besides the foregoing, there are in Regina for June three other readable contributions. Dublin University.—ln this number the story of " Sir Jasper 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 pylm" is quoted here, and the last scene of the third day is effectively described :-- "Seek yonder pass by the cold sea, Where Pylme'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 three 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 impedi m ents as were ever met with on the stage. 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 awarded to it, whether we consider the paramount interest of the subject itself just now, or the ability with whi , 2h 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 ! 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 ! Colburn's New Monthly.—There are three articles in this number on the never-ending Turkish sub ject. They oonsist 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. He 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 a war-song by Nicholas Michell, and some very pleasing and striking verses from the graceful pen of Mrs. Acton Tindal. Bentley's Miscellany. —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," &c., 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 iu 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 Village 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." The Gentleinan'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 arranged 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 : "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 punishments awarded to them, So., and in which this singular note was found under one of the names—' Dismissed from the guard, and sent to be a senator, on acc9unt 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 ?' replied that very sensible man, when we become old, must we not expect to be again in the company of children V " • • • • • - " In the fase of the motherly fears that alarm her, The Might she must g I apple, the numbers defy, Old England serenely has girded her armo ur, The Foe of Tradition her faithful Ally. 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 ado 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, when, remembering his vow, and the name he had taken a s " Kni g ht 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. • • • _ • "On the fields of renown, when the iron 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. . . . • • • " By the Angels that see us! this Cause is so holy, We'll send our last ship a nd 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 :--- "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, t h e Emperor of the French has been the loyal upholder of the honour of his country, and the steady advocate of justice. Claiming inheritance from the greatest conqueror of modern times, he uses his heritage on the solemn pledge that the ago 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 ne;lew of that vanquished conqueror steps forward to check the rapacity of the Emperor of Russia. In one re spect, there is too much resemblance between the two monarchs ; that is to say, in 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 patriarchs,lism of Russian theory, and the anarchy 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 ; HANOVNR-SQIYARE Rooms. —The Misses M'Alpine have announced their annual concert for Tuesday next, the Gth inst., under the distinguished patronage of the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marchionesses of Abercorn and Drogheda, and several other leaders of the aristo 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 Madame Amadei are toed contribute their powerful assistance, with other celebratartis. MEXICAN BONDHOLDERS. —On Tuesday evening, Mr. J. L. Rickards entertained a distingr, wished par ous ty at dinner at Gloucester -terrace, Regent's-pprevi 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'Ga ul, chairman David Robertson, deputy-chairman ; and several members of the commit tee of Mexican bo ndholders ; Sir Fitzroy Kelly, MT , Colonel North , M.P., Mr. Macartney, M.P., mi... Grogan, Mr. Alexander, M.P., the Rev. T. J. Judkin, Mr. Henderson, Mr. C. Tagart, Mr. Sadler, Mr. Sancton Wood, Mr. G. W. Harris, M r . Homan, Mr. Moxon, Zo. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) • I.4oNDOrti June 2.—Wind this day at Noon, N.; mode rate breezes, and dull, hazy weather, with rain. COWER, June I.—Arrived —Washington (s), from New York ; left May 20. DOVER, June I.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Ann and Marys, from Chichester, for Sunderland, with loss of bow sprit and cut-water, having been in contact with a steamer for B e lf as t, about midnig ht, off this port,. PORTSMOUTH, June I.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—De vonshire, from London, and sailed for New York. Sailed — 4l.M.S•Sealark, on a cruise. WEYMOUTH, May 30.—Wind, E. Sailed—Stephen and Sarah, for Rio Grande. RYE, June I.—Wind, E. Arrived—Hercules, Memel. DARTMOUTH, June I.—Wind, E. Arrived—Urania, from Quebec. PLYMOUTH, June I.—Wind, E. Arrived—Maitland, from London, for Hobart Town. Sailed—Lord Raglan (transport), for Constantinople. FALMOUTH, June I.—Wind, E., strong. Sailed—ln dustrie, •or Gibraltar ; Anna . Constantinople. SWANSEA, June I.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—Felicite, for Malta ; Louise Marie, Gibraltar. SHIELDS, June I.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Chevy Chase (s s), from Rotterdam • Grantham, Hamburgh. Sailed — Isabella, New York • iVolga, do.; Themis, Constantinop le. GRIMSBY ROADS, 'June I.—Arrived—Peggy, from Lon don, for Shields, with loss of mainmast, bulwarks, and side stqe, &c ., having been run into by the Susan (Norway barqu e ) yesterday, about six miles N.E. of the Newsand Light. 14wEsToTT, June I.—The Topsey, of and from Hull for Loudon, grounded on Halm Sand last night, but was assisted off this morning, making no water, and proceeded. YARMOUTH, June I.—The Caroline, of Riga, from St. labbes, with salt, arrived here yesterday, in charge of Mr. Boyle, R.N., having been captured, April 29, in Riga Bay, by H.M.'etteatner Amphion. • PILLAu; May 26. —The Maria, of -Pauline, bound to Riga, in ballast, arrived here yesterday, having been over hauled by a British ship of war off Leperort, and was Warned off. GOTHENBURG, May 26.—The Justus, from Stockholm, to this port, is reported to have been lost off Forsvik. TONSBERG, May 10.—The Isbjorn (sealer), of this place, arrived here yesterday with 3,000 seals, and considerable damage by ice. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday, 10.30 a.m. Wind E., moderate and very fine. Arrived—Otto Sodskende, from Nykiobing ; Pallas and Clara Maria, from Memel. Off the Port —Tohn Mackenzie and Devonport. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 10.35 a.m. Wind, N.E. ; tide, three-quarters' ebb ; raining. Arrived—Progress, from Rotterdam ; Caroline, Faborg ; Economy, Dantzio; Excel, Dunkirk ; Endraght, Worcum ; Express, Neufchatel • Paul, Riga ; Emilie, Dantzic ; Juno, Riga ; Johanna, Calma ; Maria , Copenhagen ; Robert, Konigsberg ; Garnerholm, Copenhagen ; Dido, Memel ; Adrian, Dantzic. DEAL, Friday, 10 a.m, Wind, E. ; strong, with rain. No arr i va l s . Sailed--Flying Childers, For Boston. Sailed—City of Rotterdam, (a.), for Dunkirk ; City of Paris, (s.), Boulogne ; Concord, Constantinople ; Saun dada, Lisbon. A HOME THRUST.— During the contest in the Ameri can Senate on the night of the passage of the Nebraska Bill a eulogium upon slavery was pronounced by Mr. Badger, of North Carolina. Referring to the affection which existed between master and slave, he mentioned his old " mammy," the negro woman who bad nursed him, an d complained that if slavery should be excluded from Nebraska, he could not carry this old negro woman with him if he went there. T o this Mr. Wade, of Ohio, replied, that he knew nothing to prevent the senator f rom taking his "mammy" with him to Nebraska, ex cept that he could'nt sell her when he got there. PUBLIC REVENUE AND CONSOLIDATED FUND CHARGES BlLL.—This bill, brought in by the Government, is for carrying into effect the new arrangement for bringing the gross income of the country into the Exchequer, and Putting an end to the system of deductions from the amount in its progress into the national treasury. The bill provides that most of the payments which have thus been deducted shall in future be submitted an nually, in the shape of votes in supply, to the House of Commons ; but the salaries of the Scotch judges, the augmentation of stipends of Scotch clergy under various statutes, and the compensation for loss of fees granted under various acts of Parliament, are to be charged on the c onso lid a t e d f un d. The bill provides that the quar terly accounts are to be made up in future to the end °f March, June, September, and December, instead of the sth of the following month. This is quite unob jectionable ; but there is another provision of somewhat questionable character—that the " finance accounts" shall in future be made up, not to the end of December, but the end of March. This makes necessary another provision —th a t th e finance accounts shall be laid before Parliament, no t ( as a t present) in March, but on or before the 30th of June, when Parliament ought to be breaking up. FOREIGN. Autwerp&Rotterdara Belgian Eastn. Juuc Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central I n dia, Scrip Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Janet. of France) Grd. Trunk of Canada' Do. Debentures Do. do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is. )'57 Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake (Joust. & Basle Lucca dr Pistoj a 5 p.c. pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Pref Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Madras 'Maria Antonia Do. do. New Melbourne Dk. 6i Ry Namur & Liego (wits interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. Do. 20(. 3 p. c Bds. (fmy.B. & Ams. Shs NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds . Paris and Orleans Paris and Rotten Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen di Cherbrg. 'Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse... Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. Soutberr of France.. St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West F lauders Do 5{ per c. Pref Western of France._ West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand !O I all 0 all d) 1 all .0 all n 10 10 n all 12 5 2 !O all !O 1 8 $i all 0 all :0 10 .0 7 I 15 27f I 3 1 i x d 16 i 16j i 411 rAtn.NE4SO:: 46i 451 6 ZU 11.7 ILiettlalle. 1 .2 .le • I -- - --- —..... 40 all Australasia 79 81 80 5 al , § Aubin Austra la i n i o u a i l B :n u : A i 1 : 1 1 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company ... 50 all British N. American 25 1 ••• ... ••• 25 5 Chart& Bank of Asia 1 * id 20 14 Austr a l is. 20 2 Chrtd. Link. of India, 10 8 Australis. Royal Mail ... Australia, & China 2 lid 10 4 .lerlin Water Works :*: .._; 34 100 25 Colonial 50 40 Brit. American Land 70 -- 80 100 20 Commercial of Lond 5 1 irit. & Coln. 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New ••• ••• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg 1 all N. B. Australasian... i 11 11 . • S; Gold Imp Co ... 1 Do. New ••• ••• 25 all South Australia 42 —44 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ..• _ ... 25 all Union of Australia.. 69 71 70 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Mimi. par— i p 2 , Do. New 50 all Peninsular St Oriental ... .• • 53.4 50 10 Union of London , ... ••• 50 35 Do. Do. ..• ... 3 5 ; i 2 all Portland Iron Co i— iP .......... 100 60 Royal Mail Steam ... ..• _ ••• ROBBERY BY AN OFFICER'S SERVANT.—Yesterday 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. Si —2i 21 morning information was received at Bow-street, that 25 25 South Austral. Land 37 —39 38 Ephraim Pooley, servant to one of the o ffi cers of the 1 all Submar. Telegraph.. 1 46th Regiment, now at Windsor, had absconded. He 1 all Do. Regisered. ....... --• 1 was in plain dress, and wore his master's bat, and ear -100 . 28i van Diemen Land . 1 ...... 1(1 rigid ofiabout Mt. A MINISTER OF WAR. (From the Times.) We rejoice to be able to announce that the conduct of a war against the greatest military power in the world is no louver 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 he will retain the duties which he was commonly believed to undertake on his acceptance of office, or those others which have suddenly anti unexpectedly fallen on his already over-taxed energies. Should ho retain the colonies we shall then have to look for a Minister of War. Probably, the first name that will occur for this purpose is that of the man who, with an almost unequalled experience of European affairs, is now in a position which gives no scope for his peculiar powers. Lord Palmerston would certainly seem more in his place as Minister of War, directing the forces of this country against what we may call his old enemy, Russia, then engaged in a series of squabbles, from which he reaps no glory, witti parochial vestries and sewers commissions. There is little doubt that he would gladly emerge to the larger and loftier sphere. a n d, if hi s powers of annoyance should prove as formidable to the Czar as they have usually bean 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, amens , other names that may be mentioned, it is possible that Mr. Sidney Herbert might be glad to,ta.ke 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 ho 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 inure 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. Moresworth, 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 doubtless 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 evenly distributed to its members and more adapted to their 'secular 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 effected, 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 aro expected from every Ministry in proof of its power and in illustra tion of its principles, the best and safest aro 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 are often forced by the pressure of the Opposition, by the violence of controversy, or by tho undisciplined zeal of political enthusiasts. Of such measures it often hap pens that, while they are less urgent, less wise, and less 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 wo do not __eny 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 some 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. (Prone the Daily Xews.) If the war does nothing else, it seems likely at all event, 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 be 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 aro 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. partinent. Whilst wo 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 financial 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 are 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 bo the one which 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 practicalistatesman—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 to say anything personally distasteful to his Grace of Newcastle. But truth must in such urgent cases be told. The Duke of Newcastle is not the..cm.ann his the now place, and it would be more . pat honourable part to go on with the duties of the highly n honourable and important Secretariat of the Colonies, which t b ha a n n t o o w desire to retain that control over our forces t exer cises. The despatch of onurt_ those eops Turkey has not by S o hose management brought any great honour o h The military stoppa.ge at the the process was carried out. Malta half-way house and the ill-figure we c ut in compa rison with tho French on landing . at Gallipoli gave a sig nificant foretaste of tho probabilities which attach them selves to any appointment of his Grace the Duke of New castle as War Minister. Hitherto the Horse Guards and the Cabinet at large have borne all the blame of any ourde military arrange ments for the war, but fair p fe l c a t ; re n 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 now 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 employes now ranged in our different warlike establishments 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 bast friends must hope that the Duke of Newcastle will not stand in the way of the expected reform by making an unwise claim to the new post. If for the War-office lie 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 Hindustan? 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 Viceroy. 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 e realised, we may before the end of the Session see Cabinet office established, and two Cabin et vacancies occur —the Duke of Newcastle becoming Governor-General, and Lord Palmerston Minister-at• War. The Home-office and -- ..~, ---- - _Y -1 A . ..L.,-T.‘T)ITaTi. the Colonial-office would thus become Taelieit - . - - Let no hope we may by that time have a good referin*Premier, to settle who shall fill them. - . 7: ' (From the lifornim Chrokirelej The institution of a Ministerial Depart mart - for the sk ministration of War probably continues tboccupy th attention of the Cabinet. When the new system is intros`'' duced, it will be reasonable to assume that it has been suggested by practical experience ; and it may readily be believed that the Colonial-office, although it has 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 outbrealk 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. 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 department been held by a general officer ; and it is not probable that such a coincidence will speedily recur. Precisely the same difficulty would, however, have been felt if the offices had been separated before the present crisis. At the end of a long peace, only a few veteran soldiers retain the traditions of ancient campaigns ; and a civilian can, 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 be administered by Parliamen tary leaders, to the exclusion, or rather to the subordina tion, of those who possess merely professional knowledge. civilian —with of Aw hv d i a t m h i e r observanceableet y n c d on e a y si i bodyss ot e d ffs constitutional or o:f the officers combinationreprecedent.p Parliamentaryre representing of nctha. chief sf t T e leThe wnßio co aair —generallydsiill systems more or less fully the administrative ability of the navy. All substantial power and p a t ronage are vested in the F a irst . 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 sonic 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—often 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 aro 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 Office and the Horse Guards, than would be the case 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 DEVONSIIIRE.—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•beforc 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 Sun. 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 unforturate 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 beria the Christian Bible Society. _ _ ANNIVERSARY GATHERING OF THE METROPOLITAN CHARITY CHILDREN.—The anniversary meeting of the 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 at all diminished, but, on the contrary, increased, for the num bers that flocked to the metropolitan cathedral yesterday were beyond the precedents 'of former anniversaries. Long before ten o'clock, at which hour the doors of the cathedral were opened, a great crowd had assembled in the churchyard, and the number was apparently undi minished until the time for the commencement of the service. There was, as usual, the full choral service, and the sermon was preached by Dr. Prince Lee, the Bishop of Manchester. The effect of the scene was magnificent in the extreme. The charity children, many of them in their quaint costumes, were present to the number of about 4,000, and the cengregation fully occupied every place set apart for their accommodation. 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. DIE LUXBOROUGH MURDER.—The following is the substance of the confession recently made by the mur derer Bailey, in reference to the above barbarous mur der :—" On the morning of the murder I went to the barn where the deed was committed, to search for a p i ec e of chain. Eliza Coles shortly afterwards came into hu seerheadthe I t b e o a qk r u n began im, quite belt tight, c of t my t me l yb pocketr n o a k m e names, s a , and In nd dthen made pulled he ilftdu overn her at e t r round the neck with my left arm, and cut her throat with a knife which I held in my where she I then took her to a corner of theLarsi terhnter ne Journal.. CREMORNE CREMORNE GARDENS.---0 11 M s found. This is all I have to say: • lar gardens will open for the Monday next Many t a h n e y s ep a re o pt the alterations and improvements which have taken place during the recess. This is particularly observable in the floricultural portion, nearly the wh o le of which has been alr v e in - e ia t id t: and every available space has been m t a e d r e e d and s ob subservient novelties ion one lan g d e a n o a e p r a e ganardduenniifnormofplaan, which ably pleasing c h arac t er. The decoration g s of threenmuirank; lrkcuriousahiry goodefres taste,hinentbowers, stalls, and boxes ar e in re the arrangement of the colours vieing and con t ras ti ng w ith th e gra nd Chinese orc hestra in true ar ti s ti c t as t e . N or wou ld we omit to notice an re markably which cannot fail to strike every visitor—we allude to the newly-opened supper-roorn, which, seen from the dancing arena, splendidly illuminated by varie gated lamps, and reflected and mu ltiplied by several mirrors, gives an idea of ,A hat a fairy land may be sup posed to be.' Thu new ballet, the _Bridal Morn, is said to l e superior, in scenic effects, comic characwhichters, an had choreoc;raphic representation, to anything hitherto been produced. CHINA EXPEDITION. ---A lengthened correspondence on this subject between the East India Company an adtota the Treasury has been published. The company had l claim on the Government for 506,5051. The Govern ment postponed the payment of this sum until the ac counts were :iudited, and then disputed the payment of the Company's troops 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 aas Exchequer. The co n t rovers y is no t yet settled. T H E SUPPOSED MURDER IN AI.ARYLEBONE. Y e ster• day an inquest was her hdea the aged vi held before re w Alii woman o Mr. . w i Brent,touching been deathi Preston,nojfulVirerds.by supposed'gn d on her arrai.e to have a ccount last Monday at the M ar yl e b ono Police-court. The jury found that death had resulted from natural causes.