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' ' Wel onths, -I Uses .sed an retnvg aid " l ife got t° h g tbe I.,boug - t he g al OP the ~u P w , 4l -00 t i t to v terO g d;c3 l a y s was Ap. lar d i 2r• 1 to. ail -" li r re ;us t be+ ° , J re r° e e . xP,e °sB r O. 9011• Y satisfi e d Dstb °tl 3 CO of 3tich''''r u ci v id st 3 ` e ,, ,pt 113v i . n ,r )i., wh'y %coa l° of the •n s lnthe - louelY St. 14 ' h The c o is close g-th h i g h the allot' e anifia% Cilsa withT WOW . ' of Vr i "; 'Ay of Lave boo'. Libros Per . tbirb Xbittion. YORK RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CRAVEN STAKES. Orestes Rum Munea Two ran. SPRING ST LEGER. Hospodar Barrel .... Reveille .. Nine ran. ZETLAND STAKES. Bessie . Mary .. Bianca . Twelve ran. GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP VIRAGO Lough Bawn Balrownie Seventeen ran. Won easy by a length. CHART OF THE BALTIC. BY JAMES WYLD. There is no interruption or pause whatever to Mr. Wyld's enterprise—now that the war with Russia has fairly commenced. In proof of this we have here an admirable coloured Chart of the Baltic, as a companion to his previous works of a similar kind representing the whole of toe coasts of the Euxine and of the Mediterranean. The pre sent map extends northwards as far as Wasa in Finland and southwards as far as Dresden and Cologne, eastwards to St. Petersburg and west wards to Portsmouth—including, in fact, besides the Baltic or East Sea, the Gobs of Finland and Livonia. At a moment such as the present, it is scarcely possible to exaggerate the interest with Which we cannot but pore over the chart of those Seas where the gallant tars of England and France are advancing under the orders of Napier and Par seval-Deschenes against the common enemy of liberty and civilisation. Mr. Wyld, in his admirable series of maps, enables his countrymen to follow step by step, the united armaments of Western Europe in this movement towards the strongholds of the northern Autocracy. By so doing, it is needless to add he is applying to noble purposes his enter prise as a man of business and his skill as a geo• grapher. TEE THEATRE OF WAR. A MAP BY JAMES WYLD. A sixpenny map of the " Seat of War" has com pleted the whole range of Mr. Wyld's admirably timed publications. A sixpenny map, mirabile dicta, embracing in one ample view—the Baltic— the Black Sea—Russia, Turkey, Austria, Prussia, and the Mediterranean ! Incomparably the cheapest, this masterly sketch of the whole theatre of war, extending from England to the confines of Hindos tan, is, in many respects, one of the very best even among the costlier productions of a similar kind recently issued from Mr. Wyld's establishment. LiTERAT TIRE. Evenings in my Tent. By the Rev. N. Davis. Two vols. Arthur, Hall, Virtue, and Co. The author of this work observes in the preface that the writer of a work on Africa possesses an advantage over others, which is, that he cannot be accused of having selected an exhausted subject. The interior, in particular, has been little explored 9r studied ; therefore, the narrative of a traveller in these comparatively unknown regions, in which he professes to describe " the moral, religious, so cial, and political conditions of the various Arab tribes of the African Sahara," at least presents the attraction of information which is rarely to be ob tained from an eye-witness. Having long desired to visit the interior of the country, the author was glad to be able to accompany Sidy Mohammed Bey, the heir-apparent to the throne of Tunis, on a jour ney he was about to take on public business. The horrors of slavery are touched upon, but the writer fears that the means adopted for the suppression of the inhuman traffic serve only to add to the suffer ings of the victims. He asserts, in contradiction to those who would place the negro lowest in the human scale, that their intellect in many instances has proved equal to that of the whites. He says tat one of the finest logicians he met with was a b lack man, and that he was acquainted with au- Other " whose poetry equalled the seven famous Poems of Mecca." He also maintains their fidelity and affection. Several characteristic anecdotes are related of the Arab tribes and the Moslem customs. The volumes contain nearly thirty illustrations, most of them coloured, and many of them scenes from the ruins of Carthage, which place the author visited. ART-UNION OF LONDON. The anniversary meeting of the subscribers to this society, for the purpose of receiving the report of the council and distributing the prizes, was held tins day, at noon, in the Lyceum Theatre. Lord MONTEAGLE occupied the chair. The stage of the theatre was thronged with artists and supporters of ; the fine arts. The boxes and pit were crowded. The company included many elegantly dressed ladies. Mr. GODWIN read a report, from which we make the following extracts : 3 " The subscriptions for the year amount to the sum of 12,910/. 165., and it would have been larger but for ex traneous circumstances (the disturbed condition of the public mind, and the threatened imposts which follow in the train of " grim-visaged war.") None have more rea son to deplore the necessity for war than those who desire to advance the arts of peace. The achievements of our gallant countrymen and allies will doubtless supp:y mate rials for our painters and sculptors hereafter, and still it is to be earnestly hoped that the struggle will be short and decisive. "Each subscriber of the current year has received an en graving of Mr. Stanfield's picture, `Tilbury Fort—Wind against Tide,'—worth in ordinary commerce a guinea and a half. "The subscribers of last year have also received the engravings, " The Surrender of Calais" and "Christ led to Crucifiction." It may serve to suggest the extent of the society's operations if we mention, that in distributing the last named prints over the country, in one week at the end of last year, five hundred packages were for warded to that number of local secretaries and agents, containing . 17,500 prints, with 17,500 sheets of tissue paper, 55,300 copies of prospectus, 13,578 r eceipts, and the same number of print - orders , 8,000 almanacs, and 10,265 other papers, making a total of 135,715 pieces. " For the ensuing year it is proposed to offer to each subscriber an impression of a plate by Mr. Willmore, A E.R.A. from the picture " A Water Party," by Mr. J. J. Chalon, together with a volume containing 30 wood e ngravings illustrative of "Childs Harold," from drawings by Messrs. Ansdell, Cope, R.A., E. Corbould, Dodgsou, Duncan, T. Faed, John Gilbert, James Godwin, F. Goodall, A.R.A., J. Holland, Hulme, Hart, R. A., Lake Price, Leitch, Selous, Tenniel, and Wehuert. The Council have reason to believe that this will be a beauti ful work. " The lithograph from Mr. Frith's picture from the Bourgeois Gentilhomme, "The Three Bows," which Mr. Maguire was commissioned to produce, has been com pleted, and the right to receive copies of it will be all , tted to-day. As it is a very satisfactory production, your Coancil have commissioned Mr. Maguire to make a com panion lithograph from " The Supper Scene," by the same artist, from the same play. " The Council have the satisfaction of announcing that the " Flaxman" medal has been successfully executed by Mr. Henry Weigall, and they congratulate the members on the production of so beautiful and excellent a specimen of a branch of art which they have always been desirous of encouraging, and which they consider not to be suffi ciently appresiated in this country either in an artistic or an historical point of view. The Council had entrusted the execution of a medal of Flaxman to the late Wm. Wyon, R.A., but his untimely death precluded the accom plishment of their purpose, and caused the delay which has occurred. Impressions of this medal will be allotted to day. The medal of the above distinguished artist, the late Mr. Wyon, by his son, Mr. Leonard Wyon, is com pleted, and will be issued on a future occasion. " Mr. Thorneycroft has executed an equestrian statuette of the Queen, as her Majesty was seen in the camp at Chob ham, an exciting scene foreshadowing a stern reality little contemplated. Copies of this statuette, in bronze, will be distributed to-day. Some bronzes of " Satan Dismayed," copies of the composition illustrative of " Wellington's Entry into Madrid," produced in electrotype, after the model by Mr. Jeffreson, and porcelain statuettes of " Soli tude," and the "Dancing Gi rl Reposing, will also be in cluded in the distribution. The manufacture of bronzes iu this country, notwithstanding the impulse given by our proceedings in this respect, is still very limited, and might most usefully be increased. There is here a promising field for the exercise of British ingenuity and skill at pre sent little worked. The production of artistic forms in zinc, a branch of art carried to considerable perfection abroad, is altogether neglected in this country, and the same may be said of cameo-cutting. " Following up their previous endeavours to aid in the improvement of iron castings, the Council have determined on the execution of an ornamental vase in that material, from a fine example in the British Museum, for the sub scribers of a future year. In other branches of art, they have commissioned the production, in porcelain statuary, of a reduced copy of the beautiful antique bust "Cleite, ' in the Townley Collection. They also propose to put in hand forthwith a volume of wood engravings, from fine pictures by deceased British artists—works " clothing the palpable and familiar with golden exhlalations of the dawn." 378 works of art were purchased by the prize holders last year from the various public exhibitions of the season, ranging in value from 2501. downwards. These were exhibited in the Suffolk-street, Gallery, by the kind permission of the Society of British Artists, and were visited by very large numbers of persons, as usual without the slightest accident, although for part of the time the general public were admitted without any restriction. " The Council have lost the co-operation of a valued member of their body, and frequent attendant at their meetings —the Honourable Mr. Justice Talfour d, of whom it is suficient to say that his death is mourned by the country. The retiring members are Baron de Goldsmid, William Leaf, Esq., and the Very Rev. the Dean of St. Paul's. To fill the four vacancies thus caused, the Hon. Mr. Justice Williams, E. W Field, Thos. Macdonald, Esq., and W. J. Smith, Esq., have been elected. The reserved fund now amounts to the sum of 5,7641. " The following is a statement of the receipts and expen diture : Amount subscribed £12,910 16 0 Set apart for purchase of pictures ---- and other prizes Cost of engraving 1,822 15 3 Printing and other expenses ..... 2,810 0 9 (THIS DAY.) A Sketcher's Tour Round the World. By Robert. Elwes, Esq., with Illustrations from original Drawings by e the Author. Second Edition. _Hurst and Blackett. This work has met with a favourable reception, 'which is not surprising, whether it be regarded as an ornamental or a useful production ; as the former, from the merit of the sketches presented to our notice, which represent the various scenes referred to in the travels, and the taste and skill displayed in the general arrangement of the book may appropriately grace a drawing-room table. As the latter, it contains much useful information, and presents graphic descriptions of places that have not heel' as yet much treated of in tours and travels. Besides these comparatively neglected regions, there are several celebrated and well-known localities which are rendered interesting by the amusing anecdotes and spirited sketches of society here given in their details. That time and place were not wanting to furnish opportunity and sub jects for the author, is apparent from the fact of his having been travelling for the space of two years and three months, a distance of thirty-six thousand miles. One of the most pleasin g passages in the book is that which refers to South America. " The first day in any foreign region is said to be One great era in one's life ; the first day in an ori ental town is certainly another; and the first day in a tropical country, like Brazil, is no mean third.' The tropical forests of unfading green are ably de scribed, and their appearance at night is an inte resting sketch. The scene given of the forest in the Organ Mountains is very fine :—" The trees thicklycovered with creepers and parasitical plants, formed a green arch over the torrent, and the sun shining through with a dim broken light could . hardly penetrate the thick veil. Every turn of the brook seemed more lovely than the one before it. Sometimes a huge tree had fallen across, Making a sort of bridge covered with vegetation; here a clump of bamboos overtopped the trees, and hung down again nearly to the water; there the Palrnito with its slender stem rose above all the rest, and waved its feathery crown in the air." The illustration of Lima by moonlight is very beautiful. COURT CIRCULAR. £12,910 16 0 "The sum set apart for prizes, to be selected by the prizeholders themselves, will be thus allotted, viz : 25 works, at £lo euch • 20 „ 30 „ 30 „ 30 „ 14 „ 20 12 , f 1 " To these are added— . 20 „ • 25 „ • 40 71 . 50 „ 60 „ ~ 80 ji jp • 100 150 „ , 2)0 „ ~ 250 ~ 5 Bronzes of her Majesty. 2 Bronzes of " Satan Dismayed." 5 Bronzes in relief of " The Duke of Wellington entering Madrid. 40 Tazzas iu iron. 60 Parian Statuettes. " Solitude." 70 Porcelain Statuettes, " The Dancing Girl Reposing." 30 Silver Medals of Flaxman ; and 500 Impressions of the lithograph, " The Three Bows.' " Making in all 913 prizes,—being about one to every thirteen members. At a recent artistic dinner, Mr. Disraeli, commenting on the difficulty with which the mass of the people had been led to appreciate art, and sympathise with artists, and in quiring into the causes of this, asked with reference to those who attributed it to our devotion to money-making, if it were true that we are so entirely devoted to material interests, that a general feeling for the fine arts cannot be supported and maintained in England? "If we examine the evidence," said the speaker, " I must confess it does not seem to me to substantiate that theory. Who, for example, are the most munificent and most influential pa trans of the fine arts? Do we not find them among the most busy classes ? Among those who are suppposed to be entirely devoted to the pursuits of material fortune, the manufacturers and merchants of England. One of the , great features of the present day is the taste sh own b y the ' middle classes for the fine arts. "I do not mean to say," he continued, "that the aristocracy of England have not always been most distinguished by their taste for, and have not been foremost in their support of, the fine arts, by which they have benefitted by the refinement and cul tivation of their minds ; but is the great feature of society ha the present day that the most munificent patrons of the fine arts are found among the middle classes." That the Art-Union of London has greatly contributed to bring about this result is the chief boast of its supporters, and their chief reward ; and it is their further aim to extend this taste until it influence all classes of society." The noble CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report. Sergeant THOMPSON seconded the motion. The report was then agreed to. The drawing of the prizes was then proceeded with. The following were among the earliest numbers drawn from the wheel : 4,054 Mr. W. Saunders, of Burton-on-Trent... £lso 6,994 J. T. Jar Hakewell, Norfolk ... 100 •• • 1. • Y 1 6,995 W. Masiey __...,,, Walton, Norfolk SHARE MARKETS. WINDSOR, APRIL 24. The Queen and Prince, accompanied by the Princ e of "ales and the Princess Royal, rode out on horseback this morning, attended by the Hon. Mary Bulteel, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Colonel F. H. Seymour. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Princess Alice, Princ e Alfred, the Princesses Helena and Louisa, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, left Windsor Castle, at 20 l'aieutes before three o'clock yesterday afternoon, tra tra veiled by a specia l train on the Great Western Railway o Paddington, and proceeded in several of her Majesty's nri ges, escorted by a deticbment of Carbineers, to Buckingh am Palace, where they arrived at 23 minutes before four o'clock. The Ladies and Gentlemen in Wait ing were the Countess of Desart, Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, Hon. Mary Bul ',eel, the Earl of Listowell, Colonel the Hon. C. B. hiPPs, Major-General Berkeley Drummond, Lord r;harles Fitzroy, Lieutenant Colonel F. H. Seymour, tnd Mr. Gibbs. Her Majesty and Lis Royal Highness here received at the Palace by the Marquis of Breadal. 'lane, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord George Lennox, and Wylde. The Queen hell a Privy Council at four o'clock—pre lent. Prince Aibert, Earl Granville, Lord President, he Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury, the Zarl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, he Duke of Wellington, Secretary of State for War and the tolonies, Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Ad- Aira'ty, Sir Charles Wood, President of the Board of !patrol, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbe:t, Secretary at \Tar, and the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamber lan. At the Council a proclamation was ordered to be blue.' respecting the fat-t day. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in 13 e.iting. _Her Majesty gave au di ence to the Earl of Clarendon, K. , rl Granville, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of New- Catle, and Sir J. Graham. are l7 he Hon. John D uncan Bligh, Envoy Extraordinary Minister Plenipot ent i ary to the King ofHanover, vra presented at the Court by the Earl of Clarendon, g**etary of State for F ore i gn Affairs, and took leave of thelueeti on returning to Hanove r . via -Chamb er l a i n , Majesty was attended b y Lord Ernest Bruce, via -Ch am b er l ain , th e E ar l o f Listowell, Lord i l i Vga.inr-General Berkeley Drummond, r in W ill i ait" Wig, fad Vol. WDouall Silver Stick 11 . 1 Waillam n IViv Ibr. IPs.ld.l 2,839 John net, of Milton-terrace, Wandsworth road BO 10,535 C. Coles, of Winchester 6O 6 945 F. Alexander , of Rudham 60 7,820 Mr. Newbury, of Wilton 4O 3,229 Rev. W. Emery, of Cambridge 1.0,091 John Vining, Richmond-hill, Clifton 8,795 E. Jones, of Quebec , l5 7,2:30 A. Macrone, Lime-street, Preston 4O 8,1:34 John Stew art, Maitland-street, Edinburgh.., 25 1,302 Mrs. Walker, Upper Harley-street 1,105 C. Wilson, of Leadenhall.street 2O 5,076 G. Dale, of Chichester 1,245 E. Barnard, Cannon-row, Westminster l5 11,586 Mrs. Livingstone, Cheltenham 946 A. Wilkinson, of Sloane-street .1100 1 k. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. 1128 'it all Closing Prices this day. 2 I IS4 15 I 30 ;t. 'too ;t. 100 ;0 all :0 12 .0 .4 io 45 5 an 15 all 15 all 3 all t. I all 10C >t. 100 ;t. 100 l 0 1 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 it. 100 ;t. 100 it. 100 1.2 12 i 0 all 11 .6i 2 ;t. 100 .4 114. !O all 1.14 all 10 . 8.; ;t. 100 it. 100 Business don• this day. 52i f 145131 ~too 1 4Dj 5 all 15 all it. 100 2s 44 it. 100 it. 100 i() 476 ARRIVAL OF GOLD.—The whole of the recent Aus tralian arrivals have proved inadequate to meet the de mand for gold for the continent, and a further consider able sum was taken yesterday from the Bank of England. FALL OF SNOW.—Between ten and eleven o'clock yesterday morning the metropolis was visited with a fall of snow. The flakes were large ; but the descent was only of moreentary duration. About two o'clock ano ther fall of snow took place, which continued for Rome time. Considerable curiosity was manifested at so un expected an occurrence. )0 au" it. 100 6' 5 .4 5 17., 856 6 1191 724 i f 601 60 I , 10a in 974 8 7 954 61 14 764 6 7 AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MAREETS.-.- The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter dam produce markets mention that prices were rather firmer, owing to increased operations. In coffee the demand, although principally for local consumption, had caused higher rates. Sugar, raw and refined, was well supported. No great variation was noticeable in tea or indigo, and the quotation for rice was steady. ROUEIC—The letters from Rouen state that the market for manufactures had slightly recovered, the fa vourable state of the weather having influenced business. BAR SILVER.— The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer was sold to-day for the continent at 300. a decline of an eighth. DEPARTURES FOB AUSTRALIA.—The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week show a decrease. They have comprised altogether ten vessels--six to Port Phillip, with an ag gregate burden of 3,051 tons ; two to Adelaide, with an aggregate burden of 260 tons ; one to Sydney, o f 732 tons ; and one to New Zealand, of 640 tuna. Their total capacity of freight have go:wally-exhibited 1tea4,06 was, consequently, 5 , 329 tons. The rate, 19a a 58 7a lioo 101 i per cent. ao 25 124 1.1 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1854. Shr.in 571711 Leasing Com Pans. London & N. West. L&N.W. Caledon... St. 1.1 50 1 St. I.i 20' al 20 10 Qt.Nrthn. ,Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn New. Berw. T. faibid Do Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk.. 20 iii sii a] L.& N. W. & Midld. itekton & Darlingt. Nfidland:. 50 a: 1 E . Count . Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yk Do tlosnut Prices this day. 123 St. 101 St. 10 25 1 12 I 1 50 a] CitNorthn Do Lancash& Yorksh. A.MClean Stockt. be Darlingt. D 0.. . Ii tWestn. Ittuditeas this day. CHANGE 1N THE ADMIRALTY BOARD, MINES We (Herald) stated some months since that it was in contemplation to give the senior naval Lord of the Admiralty, Vice-Admiral Hyde Parker, a less responsi ble office than the one he has from ill-health and bodily infirmity so feebly occupied for the last two years, and that he would succeed Vice-Admiral the Hon. J. Percy as commander-in-chief at Sheerness. 21 11 i 29 i The whole service will be glad to hear that the gallant invalid has accepted the Sheerness command, and the navy and country will be still more gratified with the information, that the gallant and distinguished officer who returned yesterday from the command in chief of the North American and West India station, Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, K.C.8.,K.C.H., has been selected for the post vacated by Vice-Admiral P ar k er , an d in a few days will be installed as the senior naval lord of the Board of Admiralty. Next to that of com mander-in-chief of the Baltic fleet, Sir G. Seymour has now a position which, beyond must men on the flag list, he is the best qualified to fill. No man has had more experience either afloat or ashore-either in war or peace -either in a civil or military capacity, than Sir G. F, Seymour. Those in the navy who remember the gallant 1 deeds of Cochrane, will not forget the share the captain of the Pallas took at the Aix Roads expedition, and the manly, honest, straightforward evidence the " young officer" gave at Lord Gambier's court-martial. Sir George was a Lord of the Admiralty with Sir G. Cock burn under Lord Haddington's presidency. The following sketch of Sir G. Seymour's career is extracted from " O'Byrne's Naval Biography :"- " Sir George Francis Seymour, born in September, 1787, is eldest son of the late Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour (fifth son of Francis, first Marquis of Hertford, K.G.) by Anne Horatia, third daughter of James, second Earl Waldegrave, whose widow married, a second time, his Royal Highness William Henry Duke of Gloucester, bro ther of King George 111. He is brother of the late Lieut. Colonel Hugh Henry Seymour; is uncle of Commander F. P. B. Seymour, R.N. ; and is closely connected with the families of the Duke of Grafton, the Marquises of Cholmondeley,Huntley,Bristol, and Londonderry,the Earls of Drogheda, Grandison, and Lincoln, the Viscounts Chet wynd, and Torrington, and Lord Southampton. " This officer entered the navy Oct. 10, 1797, as first class volunteer, on board the Princess Augusta yacht, Captain Edward Rion, lying in the River Thames, and from March, 1791, until May, 1802, was employed on the Channel and West India stations, the last two years and four months in the capacity of midshipman, in the Sans pareil, 80, Prince of Wales, 98, and Sanspareil again, all flag-ships of his father, and Acasta, 40, Captain Edward Fellowes. In the Prince of Wales he witnessed the sur render of Surinam, in August, 1799 ; and in the Acasta he assisted in making a variety of prizes. He was subse quently, in the course of 1802-3, employed on the Home, Newfoundland, and Mediterranean stations ; in the Endy mion 40, Captain John Larmour ; Isis, 50, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral James Gambier; Endymion, asecond time, Captain Hon. Charles Paget ; and Victory, 100, bearing the flag of L•rd Nelson. Under Captain Paget we find him contributing, June 18 and 25, July 16, and August 14, 1803, to the capture of La Colombo and La Bacchante, corvettes of 16 and 18 guns, L'Adour store ship, and Le General Moreau, privateer, of 16 guns. In February and March, 1804, he was nominated in succes sion acting lieutenant of the Madras, 54, and Donegal, 74, and while in the latter ship, to which he was confirmed by a commission bearing date Oct. 12, 1804, he aided in taking the Spanish frigates Matilda and Amfitrite, the former laden with quicksilver worth 200,000/.-accom panied Lord Nelson to the West Indies and back, in 1805, in pursuit of the combined squadrons of France and Spain, and participated in the capture of El Rayo, of 100 guns, one of the ships recently defeated at Trafalgar. On Feb. 6, 1806, a few days after he had joined the Northumber land, 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Hon. Alexander Cochrane, Lieut. Seymour fought in the action of St. Domingo, on which occasion a grapeshot penetrated his jaw, and carried away several teeth. Having been ad vanced 22d January preceding to the rank of commander, he removed as such on the 9th February to the Kingfisher sloop, in which vessel, in the ensuing May, he took in tow the Pallas, 32, Captain Lord Cochrane, after that ship had been disabled in action, wider the batteries of Ile d'Aix, with the French frigate La Minerve. He was posted, July 29,1806, into the Aurora, 28, stationed in the Mediterranean • and was subsequently appointed, Feb. 15, 1808, to the Pallae, 32, in which frigate he took part in Lord Cochrane's celebrated attack upon the French shipping in the Basque Roads-Sept. 16, 1809, June 1, 1812, and Jan. 1, 1813, tothe Manilla, 36, Fortunee, 36, and Leonidas, 38;employed on the Lisbon, Irish, and West India stations ; and May 21, 1827, for a few months, to the Briton, 46, en gaged on particular service. In the Leonidas, which ship he left Sept. 14, 1814, Captain Seymour captured, May 23, 1813, the American privateer Paul Jones, of 16 guns and 85 men, five of whom were wounded during the chase. He was nominated a C.B. June 4, 1815; awarded, May 28, 1816, a pension of 2501. per annum for his wound; nomi nated a K. C.F. (accompanied with the honour of knight hood) in 1831, and a G.C.H. Dec. 9, 1834; and advanced to flag rank Nov. 23, 1841. He filled a seat at the Board of Admiralty from September, 1841, until appointed, May 14, 1844, commander-in-chief in the Pacific. He sailed for that station with his flag in the Collingwood, 80, and con tinued there until relieved in 1848 by Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby. " In 1818 Sir G. F. Seymour was appointed by his uncle, the Marquis of Hertford, then Lord Chamberlain, serjeant at-arms to the House of Lords. From August 4, 1830, until he resigned, Nov. 11 following, he was a naval aide de-camp to William IV. ; under whom he filled the office of Master of the Robes from Sept. 13, 1830, until the period of his death. Sir George married in March, 1811, Georgina Mary, second daughter of the late Admiral Hon. Sir G. Cranfield Berkeley, G C. 8., by whom he has issue three sons and five daughters." m in .~: RLILWATO. Aberdeen.. A.mbg. Nottng. Bost and Basta. Junct Belfast & Ballymena 111/111iDg. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do. Blyt:h &Tyne original £25 (isad. at £45) , Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Cried' Junction Dublin&BellastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian 'Do., (£lB E & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh do Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. 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New 22 National of Ireland all New South Wales 'mental Bank of Corporation. 5 90. New 25 i'rovincial of Ireland ah Do. New 1 :toyal Australn.Bkg & (4old Imp Co all ,uth Australia all llniGn of Australia 2 Do. New 10',Union of London - 6 :I ii -d 1 i6 3 / 4 6 - 6z 1 :4 __. 18 ••• 1 - 3 ." i ---• 1 ... -- •. 1 1 i . d ••• --- ••• 1 -- iP 34 2ixd t 6 1 U JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 7 2 74 -- 11 lid 5 4 cll 3 2dl ~. ~.. ,re*X. 44 - 46 ... "". ... 36 - 38 61 - 66 6 3 / 4 -- 7i LONDON AND SOT:ITN-EASTERN RAILWAY.—Traffio Ill• turn for the week ending April 22,1854. £19,030 18 5 c orres p o nding week last year 12,651 3 2 Increase in 1854 56,379 15 Bag* Trask Isst mr, efi 6.1! Agua Fria Xll Anglo Austrli ill A.nglo Califon 2 Australasian 6 Australian „. ill Australian Col ill Australian Fi ill Ave Maria ... ill Baden (Gd. Du ill Blaenaryon Ir, ill initish Austrl 3.5 Rritish Iron . icily et , & Coat Li. Gold ,(issued 35 1 24:1, Brazilianlmp at £5 pm 11 Do. Cocaes (1: Cuiada 5 Do. 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Registered. 28:, Van Diemeu's Land LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 25.—Wind this day at Noon, N. to N.N.E. ; moderate breeze, and cloudy. There were a few degrees of frost during the night. HARWICH, April 24.—The Ann and Sarah (not the Annan Sailor), brig, of Newcastle, has been wrecked an Wqitby Sand ; crew saved. PLYMOUTH, April 24. —Wind, E. Arrived—Arena, from Jamaica ; Bekaunte, London, for Cape Coast Castle. Off Port—Euclid, London, fur Quebec ; Bloomer, Callao and Queenstown. PORTSMOUTH, April 24.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—London, for Now York. _ _ _ - - FALMOUTH, April 24.—Wind, E., strong breeze. Ar rived—Druid, from Charlestown for Havre ; H.M. steamer Alecto, Sierra Leone for Portsmouth. QUEENSTOWN, April 23.—Wind, E.S.E. Arrived—Vel vadale, from Guayaquil. YARMOUTH, April 24.—The Fortitude, from Whitstable for Hartlepool, has been assisted in with loss of topmasts, &c., from collision with a vessel which has put into Lowe stoft. KOSTOCK, April 22.—A great many vessels of war, all steering to the eastward, have successively passed this roadstead, hut most of them at a great distance off. Our last official Gazette contains an order prohibiting the ex port of arms, gunpowder, saltpetre, brimstone, balls, gun caps, and other articles of similar nature used in war, to the countries of the warfaring powers, under penalty of confiscation and imprisonment, or heavy penalties in money to the ciders and abettors. There is every reason to be lieve that the German Conference will for the present keep up o strict neutrality. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind N.N.W., moderate, and tine. - Arrived.—Cintra, from Oporto ; .olus, St. Andrew's ; Wanderer, from Alexandria ; Danube steamer, Marseilles; Jacob, Santander ; Anneberg, Copenhagen. Off the Port.—A dismasted brig, name unknown, in tow of a steamer. Sailed.—Gazateer, for New York. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. Wind N.E., fresh and cloudy; tide half flood. Arrived 24th—Hoffnung, from Nykobing ; Laurente Mathilde, Nykobing ; Diana, Skive ; Johanna Frederick, Nykobing ; 011 off, Gothenborg; Marsala, Jersey; Peter Wilhelm, Griefswold ; Charlotte, Cobitsham ; Glueckza, Stettin ; Elide, Gothenborg; Ida Nicolin Frederick, Ny kobing. Sailed—Duncan, for Barbados. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.45 a.m. Wind, N., fresh, and cloudy. Passed in tow.—Royal George, from Calcutta, for Lon don. Rowallan, No. 418, second pendant, from Batavia, for London, anchored. Passed.—Estrella Maria, from London, for Glasgow ; Surprise, from London, for Scilly, The Anemone lies in the same state as reported last night. A quantity of railway iron has since been landed. MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. &MAlL—This article has been steady. The quantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 2 hhds 1 tierce 2 brls. There were taken for home consumption 771 hhds 62 tierces 445 brls. The stock, in the same places, is 2,754 hhds 697 tierces 1,050 barrels. COFFEE.—The market is flat. Native Ceylon, to some extent, is being offered. Rum.—The quantity land last week, at the East and West India Docks, was 206 puns 157 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 179 puns 14 lihds, and ex ported 30 puns 131 hhds. The stock, in the same places, is 5,415 puns 919 hhds. SALTPETRE. — At auction 990 bags Bengal were all taken in at 43s to 45s for 6i to 4 per cent refraction. SPlCES.—Pepper, 194 bags, sold publicly at sgd to 54d for good shot Malabar, and 12 bags conga were taken in at is Old per lb ; nutmegs, 3 cases were taken in at 2s 8d; mace 32 cases, at auction, sold at 2s 3d to 2s 6d for mid and good. Cloves 104 bags sold at 521 d to 50 for mid and good. ARROW ROOT, &c.-1180 tins G. C. Jamaica partly sold at 8d to 9d per lb. Tapioco, 100 barrels, partly sold at 4d to 4id per lb. TALLOW. — P.Y.C. is 64s 3d to 64s Gd per cwt. on the spot, and town 64s 9d. Buyers Seem to have acquired a little more confidence, chiefly from the absence of sellers. There has been scarcely any business done during the last two days. Our concluding prices are—Y. C. on the spot, 618 6d to 658 • May and June, 64s 91:1 to 65s ; July and August, 65s ; August and Sept., 66s 6(1 to 67 ; Austra lian sheep, 61s 6d ; do. beef, 628 6d ; South American, 64s ; French tallow, 62s ; tallow Elaine (English), 60s ; tallow oil, 39s ; town tallow, 62s 6d nett cash. Cocoa nut oil—Ceylon, 51; Cochin, 52 ; palm oil on spot, 48s to 48s 6d. Petersburgh 3d (15th) April, between let and 3d inst., 400 casks tallow had been taken on the spot (just arrived by railway from Moscow), at 117 s to 120 s for transmission to Memel, 110 s. to 112 s 10s. down, was the price for August. From Moscow, we learn that tallow was being sent direct to Memel, to a certain extent. PALM OlL.—Liverpool arrival is steady at 481. per ton, rather buyers. r......... ...... HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 51 Os ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. A full average supply, and s fair demand. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ 5s ; clover 'tato, 3/ 15s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 17s to 2/ 4s per load. Trade s teady , full pri ces. w straw. 1/ 15 s t o 2/ 4 a per l oa d. T t e i C a CI L. — Mead ow hay, 2/ 15 s t o Si O s; c l over ditto, 3/ 15s to 6 / 68 ; a nd Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. 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Iwo L 5 15 81 all 8 all LO all .olio 15 all t.,. 100 .',O all !ti all !`2 ' ?,l all 5 3 .t. 100 .7 5 15" 10 111 10i 12 20 20 21 204 li 100 al 20 I 20 L 10 li 10 20 20 E 20 11 20 16 I a' 2011 1 40 a 20 a , 20 al 20 11 101 11 841 al 20 10 20 2011. 5 i al 25 I 1 20 10 15 20 20 20 50 2 100 1 25 [ON. 2j id 60 4 i 4; Ti i I THE WAR. THE FRENCH FLEET. PLYMOUTH, Monday Evening.—The squadron seen off this port on Sunday afternoon included six sail of the line, two frigates, and a steamer. By electric telegraph from Torquay we learn that the Brunswick steam packet, Captain Russell, which left Plymouth at 1.15 this afternoon, saw the French squad ron off the Bolt. It consisted of seven ships and a steamer, sailing on a wind under reefed topsails. The wind dropping light the head ship would not stay, and therefore wore round: All the others followed in line, then loosed topgallant sails, and stood away to the south ward with a very light breeze. The British and Irish Steam Company's packet Nile, Captain Moppett, which arrived here this evening at 9 o'clock, reports that at half-past 5, the Start bearing north-west, distant 12 miles, she saw eight sail of the line and a paddlewheel frigate. The sailing vessels were under topgallant sails and royals, the steamer under easy steam and fore and aft canvas. They were all reaching off in a south-east direction. Wind E.N.E., very light. MELANCHOLY DEATH OF CAPTAIN FOOTE AND FOUR SEAMEN OF H.M.S. CONFLICT. A letter from Memel of the 19th inst. reports the melancholy death of Captain J. Foote, of the corvette Conflict, a most meritorious officer. Captain Foote came on shore on the m orn i ng of the 19th, with another officer, on business connected with the prizes. About five in the afternoon he wished to return on board. A fresh north-wester had been blowing for some time, right against the stream of the Haf, where it debouches. There was a heavy surf, especially between the moles. The head pilot at Memel strongly advised Captain Foote to take a larger boat for his return, but in vain. The captain, with his lieutenant, got into a long narrow gig that was manned with five sailors. In less than ten minutes after the boat suddenly disappeared. In an instant the life-boat was launched and manned with pilots, but it came too late to save all ; the lieutenant and one of the men were still alive and clinging to the thwart-straps of the boat, but half frozen ; the captain, with four of his men, had already found a watery grave. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The screw-frigate Termagant, 24, was placed in the steam-factory dock of Portsmouth yesterday, to be pre pared for commission. Having no machinery on board, this will take some time. The Pigmy steam-vessel, 100-horse power, is ordered to be commissioned at Portsmouth as a tug and gun boat, to attend on the Baltic fleet. She will have a crew of 35, and will carry one long 32 and two long 18- pounder swivel guns. The Rosamond, 0 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Commander George Wodehouse, got up steam yester day, and left Sheerness at noon for the Downs, on her passage to the Baltic. The Majestic, 91 guns, new screw steam-ship, Captain James Hope, has proceeded through the Queen's Chan nel for the Downs, on her way to the Baltic. The Ma jestic will wait in the Downs the arrival of the French squadron from Brest, and keep them company. Her Majesty's brig Frolic left Gibraltar on the 12th iust. for the westward. The following appointments have been made : Paymaster James C. Pinhorn (1852), serving in the Comus, 14, sloop, on the East India station, is appointed secretary to Commodore John Adams, who is to succeed Commodore Lambert on the Madras station. Paymaster John Retallick (1853) from the St. Vincent guardship of ordinary at Portsmouth, to the Comus, vice Pinhorn. Master's Assistant James R. Harris, to the Amphion. 34, screw steam-frigate, in the Baltic Sea. Clerk's-Assistant W. F. Simmonds, to the Miranda, 14, screw steam-sloop, refitting at Sheerness. Mr. Martin, treasurer of Portsmouth dockyard, has been promoted to be foreman of shipwrights at Chatham vice Blessley, appointed from Chatham to Portsmouth. By the arrival of the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's steam-ship Tagus at Southampton yesterday, we have accounts from Gibraltar to the 14th inst. The royal mail steamer Orinoco, with the 7th Fusiliers, reached Gibraltar on the 10th inst., in five days from Southamp• on. The Trent, with the 23d Fusiliers, arrived the fol lowing day, in six days from Southampton. The steamer Tonning, 4fl days from Deptford, having on board Brigadiers Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.8., J. L. Penne father, C. 8., and R. Airey, with a detachment of the 19th Foot and a number of horses, arrived on the 11th. The steam-ship City of London, six days from Woolwich, having on board a part of Lord Raglan's staff, including General Sir de Lacy Evans and a company of Sappers and Miners to form the pontoon train, arrived on the 13th. The Medway, seven days from Portsmouth, with the 95th Foot, arrived on the 13th. All these steamers, after coaling, proceeded at once to Gallipoli, the Tonning am.' Trent to call at Malta ea route. The royal mail steamers Medway and Trent, after landing their respec tive regiments at Gallipoli, were under orders to return to Gibraltar to embark the 30 As and 50th Regiments from that garrison for the scene of war. The Cunard steam-ship Niagara, with the SBth (Connaught Rangers) on board, passed through the Straits at 11 a.m. on the 10th. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamer Colombo, four days from Southampton, had ar rived at Gibraltar, on her way to Malta and Alexan dria. She took out orders for Staff-Surgeon R. J. O'Flaherty to join the expedition under Lord Raglan. The Edmundsbury, hired transport, embarked the fourth portion of the 17th Lancers at Portsmouth dock yard yesterday morning, consisting of Capt. Morgan, Lieut. Musgrove, Dr. Powell, and 40 men and horses, and sailed with them in the afternoon for Turkey. The headquarters and last troop will embark this morning in the Eveline. The Rodsley, No. 37, the Rubicon, No. 3S, and the Harkaway, No. 39, horse troop transpoi is under the charge of Lieut. James H. M'K. Robertson, R.N., agent for transports, arrived at Woolwich from Dept ford yesterday, and were all taken into the basin. At 2 o'clock Capt. Maude's troop of Royal Horse Artillery and a portion of Capt. Swinton's Field Battery arrived at the dockyard and embarked their horses and guns. The following six sailing vessels, which have been for sonic tuee past at Liverpool, fitting up for the accom modation of horses, are expected at Kingstown :—The Glendalough, the Tyrone, the Asia, the Warcloud, the Panola, and the Paramatta. Immediately on their arrival the 11th Hussars, who are under marching orders, will embark for Malta, cn route to Gallipoli and the seat of war. Seventy-two large guns, of 9 and 11 inch calibre, cast by Walker and Co., of the Low Moor Ironworks, for the Turkish Government, have been proved at the Royal Arsenal, and sent up to the dockyard, that a few of each may be sent out in the transport ships for their destination. These fine pieces of ordnance are different in the calibre from the 8, 10, and 13 inch guns used in the British service. They appear to be cast on Monk's principle, or closely resembling it, with a great solidity of metal at the breach, and are well adapted for defensive operations, The companies of the 3Sth Regiment, doing duty for some time past at Woolwich, have been placed under orders to march from the garrison at 5 o'clock a.m. to. day for New-cross, and proceed thence by railway to Portsmouth, where they are to embark in the Alegrera iron screw steam-ship for conveyance to Gallipoli, there to join the head-quarters, which embarked at Chatham in the Melbourne. Lieutenant-Colsnel Dacres and Captain E. B. Hawley,of the Royal Artillery , embarked from Gibraltar o n th e 7th inst., by the steamer Sultan, for the East. The British transports Earl of Shaftesbury, the Mercia, No. 2, and the Alipere are reported to have passed ,the Straits of Gibraltar. A detachment of the 6th Enniskillen Dragoon Guards arrived in Exeter on Saturday evening. They con sisted entirely of the dismounted portion of the regi ment, and travelled the whole distance from Birming ham by railway. They pro cee d e d at once to the Artil lery Barracks, which are situated about two miles from the city. The remainder of the regiment, who are mounted, are on their way. On Saturday they arrived at Cheltenham. They are not expected. to arrive at Exeter until Saturday week. A detachment of the Bth Hussars left Exeter yester day morning en route for Plymouth, whence they will almost immediately embark for the East. The men mustered early in the Artillery Barracks, Topsham-road ; and, on passing through the city, were received with antliusia.stic cheers by the inhabitants. They were ac companied some distance out of the town by the band of the 3d Light Dragoons. Two companies of .the 90th Light Infantry are under orders to proceed on Thursday next to Carlow and Mary. borough respeotively, under the command of Captains O'Gorman and Meredith, replacing detachments of the 46th Regiment, ordered to England. It is said that seven companies of the 90th Regiment are to be sent out on detachments, in addition to the one now at Tel lamore, leaving at the head quarters in Dublin two companies only, with just a sufficient number of duty men to furnish the Castle guard once a week. The second or last division of the 14th Regiment, under the command of Major James Watson, arrived in I Cprii or, Friday, by vial, and took up tioir quacirti iii barracks. Malta, for the present, is to be their dentina• tion. The Bombay transport, a fine vessel of 1,200 tons, arrived on Friday in Queenstown for conveyance of this regiment. Some four-wheeled hospital waggons were yesterday despatched from the manufactory of the Messrs. Holmes, at Derby, to Woolwich, whence they will be immediately shipped to the seat of war. The body of each waggon is divided into compartments, fitted to receive four severely-injured men, in a recumbent posi tion, on easy and commodious stretchers, and the front locker has seats upon it to accommodate six men, leas disabled. The whole is hung upon long elastic springs, which on very uneven roads will be relieved by contact with india-rubber buffers ; the sides of the waggons fold down, and form convenient receptacles for bedding and stretchers during their transit by water. The method of detaching and packing the wheels, undercarriages, canopies, medicine chebts, &c., is very convenient and simple. THE MILITIA. The 2d Royal Lancashire' (Duke of Lancaster's Own) assembled for their 28 days' drill at the parade ground at Everton yesterday. The regiment, which is commanded by Colonel Sir Thomas flesketh, is very strong, consisting of about 1,200 men, almost all of whom were on the ground, and looked in admirable con dition. The 2d Regiment of Warwickshire Militia assembled on the parade ground at Leamington on Friday to re ceive their colours. A square having been formed, the colours were solemnly consecrated by the Rev. T. Bowen, curate of the parish church, and were then presented to the ensigns by Lady Skipwith. Colonel Sir T. G. Skipwith then addressed the, men. The ground was kept by the Yeomanry Cavalry, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Bolton Bing, Captain Lord Willoughby de Broke, and other officers. Colonel Boultbee, of the Ist Militia Regiment, was also pre sent, and a large number of the most influential resi dents in the county witnessed the ceremony. _ _ A notice has been issued directing the men belonging to the Hertfordshire Regiment to assemble at Hatfield on the 27th inst., instead of on the 26th (as before ar ranged), it being the day appointed for prayer and hu miliation on account of the war. After receiving their clothing, arms, &c., they will be marched to Hertford, where they will remain under training for 28 days. The Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry Militia assembled for 28 days' training on the 20th at Mon mouth, under the command of Lieutenant• Colonel Clif ford, M.P. Both the men and officers of this regiment have evinced much military ardour, and the latter have offered, in the event of the war continuing, to place themselves unreservedly at the disposal of the Govern ment. The let Devon Militia under the command of Earl Fortescue, the lieutenant -colonel of the regiment, will assemble for 28 days' training on the 31st of May at Exeter. By that time the Bth Hussars—two troops of which now occupy the Topsham Barracks—will have left for the East, and it is therefore expected that the Militia regiment will occupy the barracks, which will be much more convenient and comfortable than billeting the men at public-houses. The 3d Royal Surrey Regiment of Militia assembled yestei day morning at 10 o'clock, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Challoner, at Kingston-on- Thames, for 28 days' training and exercise. The men, who did not muster in as large numbers as was expected, appeared to be in first-rate condition, and fit for the duties they will have to perform. A great number of visitors were on the ground during the morning. The Royal Wiltshire Militia mustered at Devizes on Thursday last. The muster was very large, only a small number having entered the regiments of the line. The men are in good condition, and will shortly be an effi cient corps. The period of training terminates on the Ist proximo. The West Essex Militia have assembled at Chelms ford, under the command of the Hoa. C. H. Maynard. The entire regiment numbers about 800, but the number at present under training does not exceed 680. The 4th Royal South Middlesex Militia, Lieutenant- Colonel Bagot, was yesterday summoned by Adjutant Prosser to muster at the head-quarters at Hounslow on the 15th of May for 28 days' drill. This regiment num bers 1,000 volunteers. Militia barracks are to be built at Norwich and Yar mouth for the accommodation of the Norfolk Militia. THE DAY OF NATIONAL HUMILIATION. From a Supplement to the Gazette of Friday, pub lished last night, we extract the following : By the QUEEN—A PROCLAMATION, For a Day of Solemn Fast, Humiliation, and Prayer. VICTORIA R. We, taking into our most serious consideration the just and necessary war in which we are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that he will gra ciously bless our arms both by sea and land, have re solved, and do, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, hereby command, that a public day of solemn fast, humiliation, and prayer be observed throughout those parts of our United Kingdom called England and Ireland, on Wednesday the 26th day of April instant, that so both we and our people may humble ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most devout and solemn man ner send up our prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty, for imploring his blessing and assist ance on our arms for the restoration of peace to us and our dominions ; and we do strictly charge and com mand that the said day be reverently and devoutly ob served by all our loving subjects in England and Ire land, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid his wrath and indignation ; and, for the better and more orderly solemnising the same, we have given directions to the most reverend the archbishops and the right reverend the bishops of England and Ire land to compose a form of prayer suitable to this occa sion, to be used in all churches, chapels, and places of Public worship, and to take care the same be timely dis persed throughout their respective dioceses. Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this twenty-fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and in the seventeenth year of our reign. God save the Queen. By the QUEEN—A PROCLAMATION. For a Day of Solemn Fast, Humiliation, and Prayer in Scotland. VICTORIA R. We, taking into our most serious consideration :the just and necessary war in which we are engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that he will graciously bless our arms, bdth by sea and land, have resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our Pi ivy Council, hereby command that a public day of solemn fast, humiliation, and prayer be observed throughout that part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called Scotlnnd, on Wednes day the twenty-sixth day of April instant, that so both we and our people may humble ourselves before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and in the most devout and solemn manner send up our prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty for imploring His blessing and assistance on our arms for the restoration of peace to us and our dominions ; and we do strictly charge and com mand that the said day be reverently and devoutly observed by all our loving subjectsin Scotland, as they tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid His wrath and indignation. Our will is, therefore, and we charge, that, this our proclamation seen, ye forthwith proceed to the Market Cross of Edinburgh, and all other places needful, and 1 1 there, in our name and authority , make publicatioi • hereof, that none pretend ignorance.. And our will and pleasure is, that our solicitor do cause printed copies , hereof to be sent to the sheriffs of th e severa l shi re s s t ew arts of stewartries, and bailiffs of regalities, and their clerks, whom we ordain to see the same published ---and we do appoint the m t o sen d cop i es h ereo f t o th e seve ral parish churches within their bounds, that, upon the Lord's•day immediately preceding the day above mentioned, the same may be published and read from the pulpits immediately after Divine service. Gitvwenentayt-foouurrthCoduaryt Buckingham April, i n Palace, of the year this of our Lord one thousand e i g ht h un d re d and f i fty-four, and in the seventeenth year of our reign. God save the Queen. THE CAPTAIN OF A STEAM-BOAT IMPRISONED FOR NEGLIGENCE.—On the 31st of December last, a collision took place on the Granton and Burntisland ferry, be tween the steamers Leviathan and Express, which created much alarm among the passengers, though fortunately no loss of life was occasioned. Blame was attributed at the time to the parties in charge of the steamer Express, and, after a preliminary investigation into the cir cumstances, the Crown deemed it necessary to insti tute a prosecution against Samuel Barker and John M`Lellan, captain and mate of that vessel. Their case was tried before Sheriff Monteith, at the Sheriff Criminal Court of Cupar, on Tuesday. The indictment charged them with culpable and reckless breach of duty —the former in having left the dock without sufficient reason ; and tho latter in not having kept a better look out, and in having failed to put his helm to starboard, so as to pass the steamer Leviathan, in consequence of all of which the two ships came in violent collision, and injured several of the passengers. Some of the witnesses who appeared for the prosecution alleged that the cap tain lett the deck in order to sell whisky to the passen gers. The captain and mate got excellent characters from the exculpatory witnesses who were examined. The jury found both panels guilty as libelled, but unani mously recommended them to the leniency of the Court. The Sheriff sentenced Captain Barker to imprisonment for three mouths, and 11H:ell:in, the mate, to imprison ment for two months, The Sheriff, while passing sen tence, reprobated the practice of selling whisky on board j the vessels on the ferry.—Scotsman. EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY or Colss.—A very ex traordinary discovery was made by a labouring man in the neighbourhood of Coleraine the other day, while) cleaning out a ditch. He found an urn containing 1,937 coins, together with 341 ounces of silver in pieces of various sizes. The coins are Roman, in the most perfect state of preservation, of the most antique description, and, what is very singular, no two coins appear to bear the same superscription. The silver is composed of a large number of weighty ingots and ornamental pieces, supposed to have been used on armour for horses. There are also several battle Axes, marked with Roman characters. The whole is now in the po'session of Mr. James Gilmour, watchmaker, Coleraine, where they may . be seen by a ny one curiousScitg,CO 41444. I lutmoiNCtioraix: arettilte. - 41 all .o 6 i al 71 I 4} 1 99 f 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 2at li sll 1 i 6i i 72i 2