The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-18 00:00:00

. , __- THE SUN, LOND( --- - ._ ....---, ________ o —.. VI 'I) trb 12b0n,, SHARE MARKETS. I LINES Le1...1.iD AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing !ming Prices Rosiness appear no d . . , whose incre . (THIS erred that itul ' ......__,—______. becomes 3 0 .—. _ —.—.—.. ------ • SHREWSBURY RACES. BRITISH RAILWAYS. ff the tutelao : ' ___ .. 5O all Belford au , ,0nd4 , 1) & 'dependen ce. , (THIS DAY.) Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Bleteldey... • W ,, t ... Closing Prices tinsitiegs done St. 100 B u ckgliainslo. L•&N.W• 93 — 9 5 Ibe contels.l , e 3 e.t.rday this day. 5o all Glydesdale.le. !aledou.. 94 —95 hbinet of v le • r i ' and hi.fli sr (BY ELECTRIC TELEORA PH.) Si. 100 Aberdeen. desire, ° al lci I , ', . . SALOPIAN STAKES. 2 2 5 0 0. till A l:: t : ° E t i t i n l l g y:i i l l: i B a i . 2 . 3 - cry of Via . St. Clair 1 and Eastu. Juliet.. 43 -4 5 25 all De. New...... Do . --- ••• 25 a Gilts. Barr. & ( ;al t. c lN e i n t i b a l u l : *** n the con)P li Medal D ll l3 : o i l ...k r :Li:l i g e ld s . I .:L T° l v ne e b s i i . .h i i. l .l ... i. (t & - 2317;13: all ••• Frltnce an d " . Five ran. at M. (noW 7 0 , ' Stour Valley ........ 74 81 Railway..,.. & Berw. ~. ... iris after his, • LOUGNER HALL STAKES. 50 all Hull & Selby V. 8; N NI: ; 101 103 1, 2 )0 5 all il G a bN l i s t eP t l i i e l - 1 1 . 31 1 ,5t i . c D D Den k i n tr .. e F e is i. t 'l , t k ..V N l - e. e s w tn ... ... ition which CI I Etheihald '' / Cheshire Juliet l3 —l2 dis 21 s 2 st s t: ii t ; ti ;i i l t. y li : t td i o l oi & nai ' a i l l n y a n F e , : l e . i t g - e i i . i . ;::; 08,49 i .... 55 55i 25 -- 26 .ustrian diplo,:i . Donald . 2 • , X5O an d t 25 Cons. 1 5 17 2 12 5 A . i g . : Easten 12 —l3 ; proceeding s,' Elevenvan. 22 184 Do., 420... ..... 8— 7 d 13;,;. a, all llll 1 11, ° Lo n. . 1 Shares. sGill .aeie.cusw. 20 all Do.Preforenc( ilo 22i —23 IlanatiOnS gil CLEVELAND HANDICAP. 20 WU Lowestoft gr. . X 25 (issd. at I:4r - ••• 4 per cent. gorfolk ... ••• v t be MOSt ea ' Mont , gue 'do . . 91. 20 we Do. 6 per et. ... rally Ivell- 1 , Lurley declared it ' Liberty . 3 2 55 0 °0 a aal l il l C (Ulj' o oh i ce :li t , ea ß ru l &d a c k ilß : ali di 'Ydi P loena:l: 1.35 - 1(I). 20 12 Cornwall il.:ef Id, 0 Jee New and Matlocli & Midld. 2, 2i fortnight, af ' ' s a id 1111! QUEEN'S GUINEAS. 50 all Nfiddleibro' & itck-tou & Lustria an n e c r ti t : s u tAb:r Itecicar Darlingt. ... ... Defianceln( all \liilld.l3riidfil ',Lifland.. 88 90 at also be , walked ove r ••• --- ••• 221 5 1 :5 0 ° !aa.ililli DD C : l o u no . blindilielfastJul 4 ** l. -- 4 - 3 . ' 50 all INTorthern and 3rvable in t he ____ Eastern. c. E. Count. 54 56 ng to the P ' f t NEWATABK_ET RACES 50 Do. 6 per et. Do. - .• ) &:. )o o Lti&Yk ... ad rel . . She 0 . • (leen Junction 7 8 .. ... ssia in ter 6 4 (THIS DAY.) ... ... 1g could disreifei • ew 25 ;ill East Anglian.... 15 —l6 .... , (XlB E & H)., ••• ••• 2 5 5 0 a al ll l i r,? i o a . s l: . ix s, ed w s y T L. & N. W . . ad at she appel l 1 (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) allortht: ... ... 20 all Eastern Counties l2 124 124 i arty to the 0 ,, , SWEEPSTAKES of 10 SOVS. I s 2 t 4 . too l 2 ! ) to ° y . sin ; . ll Cil re i s t . . ... ... St. 100 Do.Slieptli.St Do St. all Eastern Union, A 0 1 •-• ............... 1 St. 100 De., E. Stock ers to a c Pebble ... ... 25 It.l ih.of.liothl r (Awash & , Gooleg.s p.c. Yorksh. . .., MUM Consi de ' Chorus ... ... cations of p ••• 2 25 84 Do., New A ••• -- ••• 12 9? i. Stafforilsh. A.MCleaii 21 —2.1 d Four ran. St. 100 - East Lancashire 59 —6O 50 all .VearValler.ri tockt. & kese engage_„ °i ' t ) or less Ow' TWO-YR-OLD SWEEPSTAKE. St. 100 Edinburgb&Glasgo% , 33 55 6 per cent._ Daylingt. ... ... __ A 4.1.. +. the , Para lO 5." Edinb. and Peebles... ~.•,,,• ,wi 25 all no Jo.-- . 23 30 29 i i ... R+ Inn . RA ;v. 'PA 11 knl in a rk.• 4 ' ) .... St. I ( )(t AriltS&SOMll O ;t Westii 90 -92 92 TWO-YR-OLD SWEEPSTAKE. Para... Contention Edinburgh (It Glasgott Edinb. and Peebles... Edin. Pah & Duudet• Forth & Clyde June. , Wasgow & S. Weston Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stook Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth . &West. (Ire. Great Western Irish South-Easton, Lancaster & Carlisk Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds..... Lancash.andYorksl. Do., Fifths eIi,EFER&NUk. SUAKE6. .............. Six ran. MATcH.—Orinoco beat Nathan. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 SOVS. Half A.B.M. Handsome Buck ........................................ Freckle 58 62 85} 861, 72 74 Ll 9 - 121 88 - 90 721 73i 86 731 2 kuerdee Do. No. 2, p. c. Blyth and Tyue 10 pet c. pref. (issd. 50/; Kris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO HANDICAP PLATE. Sesostris filly I Five ran. s 3 87 10 12 u 10 —l2l 59i 601' 8 -- 7i d 93 - 95 Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent : . 3ork &Baudousip.c )uudee Perth &Aber deen Junction , :astAnglian (1:310s, 6 per cent )o. (.£5) 7 per cent. Do. (4:7 17s) 7 p. c. :astern Counties Ex. tension, 5 p. c. No. no. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. 'astern Union, Seri) Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Debeutr.Sh .list Laneasli.6 p.cts and West York shire June. Pref &hub Prth &D und, 5, per cent. asgo w & S. Wester), Guar. 5 per cent. . .rent Northu. 5 p. c. )o. 5 p. c. Redeem. , at 10 p. c. prem. 46 p. e. Scrip :t. N. of Scot. Ist Pre) ' :t. So utl n. & Westin . 'lreland) Eighths) .. Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sli. , 'lt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... Do. coy. red. 4. p.c. Do. con, red. 4 p. c. irred. 4 p. c.... Lan. & York. F. £2o Do. 6 p. c. Stock ,eeds N. 6 p. c. No. I Do. Quarters, 1848... Loudon and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1652 )0. New Guar.6 p. c Lon. &N. W., Coy. di I Nuueaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares Loudy. & Ennis. Sb. Kan., Shef., & Lin., LATEST BETTING. DERBY. 7to 2 agst Autocrat (taken). 7to 1 agst Dervish (token). 10 to 1 agst Andover (taken). 20 to 1 agst Hermit (taken). 25 to 1 agat The Trapper (taken). 25 to 1 apt Neville (taken). 6to 5 agst Autocrat and King Tom (taken). Wst. Riding tin Leeds Northern lii -7, iii Liv. Crsby.&Soutl I pt Loudon & Blaekwa: Loud. &Stlieud. Loud. Bright & S.Cat Loud. and N. West' Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Sh., M&8... • 'Do. Eighths London and.S. Westu Do., £5O Do., £4O ,1111tidrry di Col era.i t auludiTy. & Euuisk vlanelt.Shel.& Linclu 8-84 99 95i 96, lit 1 is a a 14 I, 77 12 -- 11 10 2 - 3i 3} - 4 - - P - 1. 12 - 12 23 - 24 ,ware of the lily, as wi tiO D • "c 6 Mail of gol" become the of i ships lately Emu, and the ? ners as soon Olt red to the Eor, it in the hoeho to Australia' [ie offers bei a j he compauf,,icel a which theYe speed, carp to; irs made, anc, used a pro fit he Australiat t, owever , that tP , rty of the Bri any other 10 k t ue.,, Isis fixed , afte l bonds of threeji to eleven no oaths. iterday at 66f, 9P, end of the inoo9 :lased at 93f. 9 as Railway Sgt''' .ore, 460 f. ' s f• 2' New 'Sill°ll • ; 397 f. 50c /4 restern at Po, ; Great C0;1 to Geneva, 41Y "io7f, 50c. THAMLS NATIONAL REGATTA. - 20 )0., Man. & Lin. Un. %!idland The preliminaries for a grand public fête in contem plation, bearing the above title, under the presidency of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, have so rapidly pro grei.std, that the days for it to take place have been named- It is to be, as in the time of the Thames Grand R egatta, at Putney, on the 25th, 26th, and 27th of July, and should the committee, through the liberally of the public, be placed in possession of suffi cient funds, we may anticipate a regatta such as its name should indicate, and one of which, not only Lon doners, but the whole country may be proud. There cer tainly never was a time when we were more interested that' now in inciting the aquatic propensities of our coun ti3 men, and no amusement can be con- idered more univer eally beneficial, than one tending to improve the physical condition of our watermen and boatmen. From this nliti , , in London alone, no less than three hundred have volunteered into her Majesty's service since the late wailike preparations have been made, who would soon become efficient sailors, and, for arming row-gun-boats, such as are now or likely to be mostly in vogue in the Baltic, will be invaluable. It therefore behoves not , O nly the publi c , b ut Government, to d o a ll t h ey can to foster such an undertaking as the present ; the chief and most de,•erving feature of which is, to make it annual and permanent. This, once effected, would tend most inateri to the improv e m e nt of men, not only in the trade b y which they get their daily living, but qualify them to be useful to their country on 'any rational emergency ; and as this is an art not to be learned in a year or two, the annual exhibition of proficiency will Teddetermination.e prize s iz i e enabl e th ose achieveto ev who would despair of success in one year, tin r h course of several, by perseverance 8 announced for competition are for men of Y grade and class of the rowing community, from e lor,ii oarsman in his aristocratic eight, to the humble apprentice "in his teens." They are for watermen (open aud...iinaeenti;if tts4h,eo to the world) for 8-oared, 4-oared, pairs, and scullers, and the same for tradesmen and gentlemen. Then follow coat in their competition, catinc galle h ys d a g n es d sculling hesides boats, other -oats, .and two a prizes fur appr and both above and below bridge. The general na ture e an i d ee a s, Wit of these awards offered for al sAisfaction if carried o ut, and it is to be hoped that nothing will arise f n ,:i ° l to give universal t,. 0 prevent the favourable consummation of the plans Jenne b 3 the committee, which are well worthy of Publi c support. 57i - 584 32 - 34 3 -3# 0. Nirniug. & Derb y vlidld. G. West.° rv., , • • .--. • • !: )0. l lalf Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket • • Do., Bury Extension wpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. Newry & Euniskillei , Newry Warrenpo i and Rostrevor Norfolk .... Northn.Counties North British North Devon, No.' 1, Do., No. 2 )0., 4 A Deferred Do. B Guaranteel id— id 6 4d 2f 2i 6 8 45 47 3i 31 roith London 50 - 54 i - iP bo. New .£lO N .&S.Wstru.,Hamp stead, and City dn ' North Statiordsliire North Western 6i - 64(11 I - 74 N. & S. Westru. June, Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester....... , Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth 26 - 28 Scottish Central Scottish Midland ihrewsbury & Bilk% Do. L. & N. Westeri, Guaranteed St ihrewsby. 41. fletefl ,Shrc wsby. & Cheste, 85' 86 51 53 51 - 53 51 - 53 3 - 2A Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. 1:6 ,larypt .& Carl. 4 p. c )o. 4i per cent Do (N. W. "min ;., Do. lialves,l • . [Do. Oswestry 13 -- 15 6i -- 74 10 -- 4 -- 30 khropshire Union O. A, B, C,St D,fully paid up at per ecui ' iotith Devon Mouth Easteru Liouth Wales i. Yrksh. (St Riv. Dui, Aid. Cousol.6 p.c.St. Do. Cousol. Bristol & V,irm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4 A per cent \Torfolk Debeuture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do, 5 p. c. Eat )o. 5 per ct.pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c Jurtl► British L. 3 published i; jury for 185 3 . of florins. 13 - 15 59i - 60 31 - 35 4 - 21 4• - 5 L. trea t y for a trew ,) All Oil ities to comma F 4taines, Wok. & Wok `itockton & Darling itoektou & Hartlepi ['all Vale 30 - 32 North Staffordshire.. ►xford, Worcester, 8: Wolverh. Cl 5, 6 p.c. Do. £lO shares.. Do. Pref., No. 1. ,• a ...... e• ials state that of, Schauenberg:i 'e peen condee ln police to rather been present 0,1 by an ana baptg kfort states f r lt i 0 I for the assert King o f Pre s? Prince of P ro° Lions. 3 is a runloar ir°Pone to seed!/10 instt ad of and England. o f that the Prin ce the , especial PI 3 ellin on the 7r;, e death of theY the royal foo Chamos Eiaven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick ( West Cornwall .. Artist End of Londol. I and Crystal Palace.. West London 3 - 34 7 18 34 - 44 19 21 scot. Cent. , New Prei 4ltrews. & Birnt. N.G. 41irewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Miu), 8 p.c. no. 5 per cent South Devon. ii I= 6i - )0. fixed, 46 per cent i. Eastern (Iteadfir ann.) of £1 Os. Gil ' Do. 46pei cent. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar 4tockton and Dar Nina>lean &Croploi: Vint Newetl.&Berw. Do. Extensions ' )o. G. N . E. Purehas, York & N. ti - 9.1 Sid 5t 41. i 45i -46. j liugtou, 4 per cent Do. do. do • toekton and Hartle. FORE: ON. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 185'. Vork,Neweastlo,an.l I Irwick,4 p.c. Prot,', 10 9 Autwerp&ltottcroatr• 34 -31 d an 5} xin 5 1 telgian Eastu. Jan ' :, - 1 20 8 iuziers to Oraissessa 1 4 - 3ti 20 '2B, io inbay , Baroda, atv • " Central India,Seril . Id - 5 p pm ... ... ventral of Italy - •.. 20 ill !hatieroi & Erqueli 0 ... - ... 17.', all )emerara - ••• 20 14 /kiwi and Besancon ... - p 20 9 hutch Rhenish. 4l - 4ii 20 All vast Indian l4 - 2 u 20 2 Do Extension ... 1 -t, a 5 all It. Indian Peuinsul i - i p 20 LU LI. Junct. of Franc ... - ... 2 • 7 :rd. Trunk of Canal - - - , I 24 100 :i .)o. Debentures 9 - 7 n 22 100 all .)o. do - ... 20 10 ;t. Central of Franc , i - 4 n 9a 2W, al; . :rt. Weste ru o f Cana. t,. Shares ... • 185 - 195 195 ) 0 . Bonds (Ist is.)'s". ... --` ...p ... ... 20 all Hamilton & Toronti p - 1p 100 all • )o. 6 per cent. 20 5 Lake Cuust. & Bash ... - ... 5 all Lucca & Ptstoja 5 p.c. pref ••• - dis . 20 L 5 Luxembourg 4} - 5 10 10 ;10. (Railway) 3 - 34 5 2 )o. Pref i - 1 4 5 3 Do. (Canal) i - 14 10 5 Do. 6p. ct. pref... - 14d 20 8 Lyons and Geneva ... 2 - 1 d 20 12 Lyons & Mediterrau. ... - ... 20 13: Madras i - par 33. 3s - , Maria Antonia - ... 10 all Do. do. New - ... 2f 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry ... - ... 20 all Namur & Liege (wit ' interest) 6} - 74 20 all Do. (ex interest) ... - .. 16 all Northern of France 311 -32 32 Do. 201.3 p. c Bds 20 all (ftuy.B.& Ams.Slis., ... - ... 10 all NorwegiauTrunkPre 8 -9 xn 20 10 Paris and Lyons lsi -16 :. 264 i ' 40 all Ditto Bonds .... ... - ... 10 all Paris and Orleans 43 - 45 20 all Paris and Rouen 35 -37 20 all Paris and Strasbour 24 • 294 30 i ad 20 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg ... - pm 10.1 10, '2uebec tit Richmond ... - ... 20 all Rouen and Havre..... ... - ... 20 12 Loyal Danish 25 -15 ti 5 2 Royal Swedish . - d 20 all Sambre and Meuse 8 - 84 ... 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. ... - ... 20 6 3outherr of France.. ... -pm 20 8 it. Andrew's and Quebec (A) . - ... 84 all West 1. lauders 3 - 4 10 all Do 51 per c. Pref.. ... -- d 20 10 Western of France 3 - 4 p 10 7 West. of Switzerland 31 - 44 ' 20 2 Wiesbaden ....... - ..• 20 15 Zealand 6 - stl 13 MISCELLANEOUS ' 2 25 0 5 a1 1 17 4 1.' uu u s ba t t i r a ll. a I C I ao n na 1 P Aa ' ng r i fi d . ci rs ul i rt:. 4. i -- 1 .T r a l t i r n a vy ln.. at ß e o c r l y w a e l ....-••••••-•- ii 45 .----.- 4 45 6 1 10 0 50 40 hit. A I 5 ,. t 111 )&4:an 1,..a.u,' 65 - 75 •ri . & Coln. -traeltg and Reduction C , : 100 32t canada .. ! 5 5 , rystal ........... .75 -85 1084 • 5 4 Do. New.. Palace " "- 7 7 4 2 rystal Pal. of iran . C • .. - ... . - 20 :3 %stern Steam .. t : - - - 25 20 ElectritTeleoTa. . h ... ' *** -. ' ' 25 all Do. (3),. . ''' P G k . 1 0 - 18 1 1 1 Electric Te . le . ... .of .... . ... - 15 14 len. Steam Navigat. ... - ... a 20 18 .leneral Screw Steam *** - *** ••• - . o . 20 7! Irish Reet:cot Sugai - ' MA • 20 10 Magdalena st:Navi. , . - - - e ! 1 a ll Nat. Pat. Steam FiLi ... —.... •••• 10 3 Netherlands Land._ • i - - 14 e 2 IN.S. W. Coal & 'liter % Steam Navigat. Co e 1 all N. B. Australasian... i -_, i • e 1 A Do. New ... - ... p, ' 5 all Peel Fr. Ld. & Minrl i _ ia 1, N'rth.ofEuropeSteam . _ ... . 2O .10 ji 5O all peninsular& Orieuta ... _ ... 50 35 Do. tr i - il , : 100 60 Royal Mail Steam - ... ° M r Works ' :• i - - ....: .):,. 2 1 all all Psoaorttl.axnudstlraroii.ilCuovest. ,ii. - 21 le i 25 25 South Austral. Land 35 - 37 364 I 1 all iubmalr. Telegraph -,1 - 1 7 1 all Do. Registered. - 1 100 • 28i. Van Diemen Land 11 =l2 I . . fork&N. Midland Ii th, in the Pa i d " :ing has t a ke' ) )xercises and 1 1 ally take place 1.,„ wever, the troe„r eir cantoninen I army of obse o o ° some surprise „, it present of erj F war. Th e hee :n sent to Ge ll ,l a, and bring P'„ linquiry respeo to take place. ,uustitution patch, celebr 3 )1n1). The king] e ministers, 0' 1) 4 authorities W e i lgs offered up out with t rr sym b o l s inter ons, while .the a n parade on tbo le garrison lino, id the adjoini n g re cathedral o.s assembled re ultr 1 1 family to t I be procession, )ple. The Wl* iii the pia" LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1854. ThE WAR AND THE MINISTRY. TO THE EDITOR OV THE SUN. SlR,—There are some striking remarks in your edi torial of the 15th instant on the subject of the war. In one I particularly concur. There is no heart in the cause on the part of the Ministers as a Cabinet. Indivi duals of them are, I should hope, hearty enough. If there are such, why do they remain connected with a Cal)inet that bids fair to entail more disgrace upon old England than any Ministry that has existed in this country for a very long period indeed. It is all very fine for the Aberdeen Cabinet to say that they hoped against hope for peace. It may almost be said literally that ninety-nine men in every hundred be lieved war to be inevitable at the time that the Cabinet hoped to preserve peace. Granting that they were sin cere and conscientious in this their hope, why should they not have taken certain measures of precaution in case their hopes should be disappointed ? The Emperor of Russia neglected no measure to enable him to make war effectively as soon as the season would admit. And why should not we have have been equally prepared to enter upon active operations the moment that we knew we must wage war ? Were we so prepared ? The daily events now occurring tell us that no such precautions, as in common sense and common prudence ought to have been taken, were adopted by the Cabinet of all the talents l These events are a sad and disheartening com mentary upon what has been done in contrast to what might have been done. There would not have been room for blame by any party had active measures of pre paration been taken as soon as the resolve to send au ultimatum to the trutl4ful Nicholas had been decided on. Transports might have been engaged, and many other matters discussed and arranged which would have simplified the execution of all the necessary arrangements for the embarkation of our gallant soldiers. More than a third part of the money now paid for transports might have been saved by engaging them conditionally only ; and instead of uncertainty as to the best mode of trans mitting our horse artillery and cavalry, by sailing or steam-vessels, the thing would have beau decided, and executive action only would have been required from our commanding officers. Lord Nelson used to say that when he died, frigates, frigates would be found impressed upon his heart 1 The chances are ten to one that Lord Raglan wilt have equal cause to lament the want of horse artillery and cavalry as Lord Nelson had to regret the want of frigates. PROVIDENT CLERKS' LIFE ASSURANCE AND BENEVOLh.IVT ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the members of the benevolent depart ment of this institution was held yesterday afternoon at the London Tavern, for the election of three clerks and four widows of clerks, additional annuitants on the funds, Mr. R. H. Jones, the chairman of the board presiding. The resolution of a form er meet i ng authorising the election of a further number of annuitants having been read. The CHAIRMAN said the directors had hoped to have seen one of the trustees present, but as none had attended he was called to occupy the chair in their absence. Mr. John Abel Smith, who promised to come, had suddenly been called from town. After carefully considering the resolution which had just been real, the board had arrived at the decision announced in the advertisement, viz , that there should be three clerks and four widows of clerks elected upon that occasion. He could have wished sincerely that there had been no contest, but, unfortunately, two candidates would be disappointed, though he trusted that in this, as in former instances, they would not forget those who were unsuccessful (Hear, hear.) Fe might mention that another candi date who had been admitted had died, and that his widow applied to be placed on the list in his place, but as this could not be done under the rules of the society, the board, owing to her distressed circumstances, gave her a gratuity of 10/. (Hear, hear.) He would take that opportunity of mentioning that a widow of a clerk had expressed to him her desire to get one of her children admitted into the London Orphan Asylum at Clapton. The child's name was Charles Win. Kennett, and he was the son of James Kennett, formerly a member of the association. He alluded to this case, in the hope that some members who were subscribers to the association in question might interest themselves on behalf of the widow. The cases of the different candi dates before the meeting had already been fully pub lished, the desire of the board being that the members should judge for themselves, and not be influenced by names, or indeed any other extraneous circumstance. The cases were stated just as they had appeared before the board, whose only wish was that the best and most deserving persons should be elected. It was a most pleasing occupation of the board to carry out in this way one of the main objects for which the insti tution was formed. In this branch of the society they had 34 annuitants, at the cost of 6001. a year, and they were now going to add to that number. Considering the time they had been esta blished and the means at their disposal, he thought all would agree that they had fulfilled the promises with which they commenced their career. (Hear, hear.) If any who were not members were present he could as sure them that, by a comparatively trifling subscription to the society, they would aid in doing a great good, and, then, little did they know what they might them selves require hereafter. So mary cases had transpired, showing the necessity of belonging to such an aesocia tion that he felt it his duty to urge all clerks, for whose relief and assistance it was specially designed, to become members without delay. (Hear, hear.) Thus, sir, the advantage of having all the talents as a Cabinet is dearly pai.i for, when, for business-like effi ciency, we get incapacity and want of zeal in the service of the country. Take my word for it, sir, these men are not the men to conduct, because they cannot orga nise the preliminary measures to insure a successful war. Is there any man that is satisfied with our want of preparation and readiness to strike a hard blow at the enemy ? Is there any one of the Duke of Welling ton's officdrs that thinks ae much has been done by deal Aberdeen and his friends as their old commander would have done ? No I not even Lord Hardinge, connected with these men as he is, can be sure that he has done justice to his country. He has no doubt been restrained in part, and in part, no doubt, by hesitating and imbe cile instructions. Where the heart to do the thing well does nut exist, there will be a want of precision, as well as decision, that will puzzle and perplex in all instruc tions coining from such a source. What n ew s y s t em o f 'Raking war is this that is to save armed men as much as possible ? Unwalled towns are, or ought to be, sacred against all active warfare ; but wherever there is resist ance to the hazard of loss of life, common sense and com mon humanity demand reprisals. Are the lives of her Majesty's sailors and soldiers to be sacrific e d t o thi s new doctrine ? It is warming, sir, to see the apathy of the people of this country to the manifest incapacity, and, as I think, something worse than the incapacity, of their rulers to conduct this war to a successful c onc l us i on . I t does nut require a professional person to see that there has been a total absence of that prescience of all the de tails of preparation for this war, and hence th e s t a t e o f our infantry now in Turkey, without artillery and with out c...valry, fit fur nothing but the defence of fortresses or the erection of field works. .There can be, there is n o doubt in the mind of any professional person, soldier, or sailor, that we might now, and we ought now, to be striking hard blows at our enemy. The people of Eng , land may depend upon it that the blame is not with th e commanders, but solely with an incapable and subser vient Government, abetted by the most unprincipled and inconsistent public journal in England, or it may be said in Europe. It is to be hoped, sir, that Lord Aberd een will no t much longer be allowed to assist his imperial friend o f forty years as much as he possibly can, and that the people of England will, ere long, insist upon something more for their money than a shall& war I—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, C. THE WAR-AUSTRALIAN SHIPS. Mr. THOMSON HANKEY here entered the room, and was received with cheers. Mr. J. W. WELCH, deputy-chairman of the board, said it was extremely gratifying to find that the association had been enabled to confer such benefits upon its members, and particularly so to himself who had very strongly and very frequently called upon clerks to give it their sup port. Perhaps his appeals were not responded to to the extent they might have been, but still he was glad to see that they had not been without their effect, and that there was a growing disposition on the part of clerks throughout the country to become members of this noble institution. (Cheers.) A circumstance had recently come within his knowledge which induced him to view with greater leniency the backwardness of some clerks joining it earlier. He had interested himself on behalf of a widow lady, whose husband died recently, and he was happy to say that he had been instrumental in pro curing three of her sons situations. He then pressed on them the necessity of joining an institution like this, which, he said, was always ready, through its influence with bankers and merchants, to endeavour to obtain situations for deserving members, and which might be of great use to them on a future occasion, if they happened to lose the friends they now p ossesse d. They promised to become members, and the day before yesterday he re ceived a very beautiful letter from their mother, thank. ing him for what he had done, and alluding to the desire expressed by her sons to belong to the association. She assured him that the only reason they had not fulfilled their promise was, that being placed in very painful cir cumstances by the death of her husband and the illness of one of those sons, the salary received by one of the young men--he was quite a youth—was totally absorbed in supporting the family in a state of respectabaity; but, he added, that so soon as they overcame their little dif ficulties they would join the society without delay. (Hear, hear.) He mentioned this to show that clerks could not always be in a position to subscribe their guinea in consequence of having, like those boys, mothers or other relatives to support, or to assist in supporting. Therefore it was that the institution had a claim on the general commercial community of the country. They had already aided it nobly, yet still it required to be more known, and he was sure they might calculate on a large amount of additional assistance from the great body of traders if they mace them acquainted with the good which the society did to that class of per 4ons who were so essential to their welfare. He thought they were fully justified in appealing to the puolic for support, and he doubted not that the fact of the associa tion transacting its business with a degree of delicacy which could not wound the feelings of those who ha l once held a respectable position in society, would induce many humane and benevolent individuals to come for ward and subscribe to their funds in proportion to their means. (Cheers.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SON. SIR, —There is one point connected with the " War Question," like many others on the same subject, en veloped in a cloud of mystery, which undoubtedly may be highly proper in some cases, but which in my opinion might, without detriment to the secret service, in this case have official publicity given to it for the satisfaction of the public, more especially that part, whose nearest and dearest interests are connected with it. I allude to the provision made by the Government for the safety of our Australian mercantile marine, and the emigrant ships with their precious freights, from capture by the Russian frigates now at large, two of-which of 50 guns each, you will be aware were at Valparaiso by the last advises. What would be more easy for them than to Put themselves in the track of our homeward bound ships by Cape Horn, with their valuable gold freights, and the capture of one of these galleons would amply repay them the trouble, and act as a very strong incisntive to recom mence operations ? A few days more sail would also bring them in the route of our "outward bounders," with their large living cargoes, and from what we know of the Russians from recent events, their treatment, in, the event of being taken, would be none of the tenderest, devoid as their captors are both of honour and common • humanity. I do not assume in these remarks that our interests are not attended to in this respect, but I certainly think there should be some definite assurance given that they really are so, fur the trauquilisin' of a large number of individuals in this question, amongst whom is—Your obedient servant, X. Scarborough, May, 1854. LETTERS, dc., FOR THE BRITISH FORCES IN TURKEY AND THE BLACK SEA. The French Government having liberally offered to place the British forces in Turkey and the Black Sea upon the same advantageous footing with the French Mediterranean packets, and her Majesty's Government having accept ed this offer, closed mails will hereafter be sent to the British forces in Turkey by the route of France ; and all letters and newspapers upon which the requisite amount of postage has been pre-paid will be sent in these mails, unless otherwise addressed. Upon the correspondence so conveyed, the following combined British and French r a t es o f p os tage must be paid in advance, viz. : Mr. THOMSON HANKEY, M.P., could not forbear say ing a few words before the opening of the poll, upon what had lately very forcibly struck urn as a matter likely to affect the institution. He meant the increased amount of income-tax which was about to be impo-el on all classes in the country in consequence of the neces sary expenditure of the war. As that tax had not long. igo been extended to a lower class of incomes than for merly, it necessarily fell with peculiar severity on many of those in whom the association took a particular in terest, and whom it numbered among its mea), rs and supporters ; but now that it was about to be doubled in amount over the whole year, and rendered, moreover, in a certain degree, a tax of a permanent character, its Payment by this class, who only hail very moderate sala ries, would be still more keenly felt, especially when it was considered that they had just come through a period when they had unusual difficulties to encounter, arising from the high price of provisions. (Hear.) It could not, therefore, be too strongly impressed on clerks generally, that here was an institution, by subscribing to which they would not only make a provision for themselves in the event of being overtaken by misfor tune, but, if they were lucky enough not to want that, would know they were benefitting their less fortunate fellow-clerks. (Hear, hear.) If the advantages of the association were felt formerly, how much more so would they be now, and how peculiarly gratifying it must be to those who had taken time by the forelock by becoming members, and thus, as it were, anticipated a period when the lower or middle classes would be limited in their means by being obliged to contribute a larger share to the taxation of the United Kingdom. (Hear.) This was a point which he thought deserved some notice. It was just one of those Circumstances which corroborated and strengthened the arguments on behalf of the associa tion. For a letter addressed to an officer of the British army or navy, or to a non-commissioned cfficer or private soldier or seaman in Turkey or the Black Sea—weighing under oz. 3d. ; weighing oz. and under oz., 6d. ; exceeding oz, and not exceeding 1 oz., ls. ; exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding 2 oz., is 2d. ; exceeding 2 oz. and not exceeding 3 oz., Is. 4d. ; exceeding 3 oz. an d under 31 oz., ls. 6d. ; exceeding 31 oz., and not exceed ing 4 oz., 2s. 4d. And so on, adding 2d. British for each additional ounce, and 10d. French postage for every 31 ounces. Newspapers will be liable to a postage of 2d. each, which must also be paid in advance. As the French mode of charging postage is by the quarter ounce, it is necessary that a letter should be under a quarter of an ounce in weight, in order to secure the advantage of the lowest rate. The French mail packets leave Marseilles for Constan tinople on the Ist, 6th, 11th, 16th, 21st, and 26th of each month, and the latest period for posting in London letters and newspapers intended to be forwarded by these packets will be the evenings of the 3d, Btb, 13th, 18th, 23d, and 28th ; but when the month has 31 days, letters, &c., may be posted on the 29th instead of the 28th. Letters must be posted on the previous evenings when any of the above dates fall on a Sunday. Letters for soldiers and seamen serving in the British army or navy in Turkey or the Black Sea may still be forwarded under the usual regulations for a postage of one penny, in the British packets by the route of South ampton and Malta, and thence by a vessel of war ; but the opportunities for the transmission of these letters beyond Malta are necessarily uncertain. The ballot was then proceeded with, and was kept open from two till five o'clock. Shortly after the close of the poll, the CHAIRMAN an nounced the numbers to be as follows :-- WIDOWS OF CLERKS. F. G 2,898 M. A. G. 1,799 A. S 3,779 E. S 1,191 S. B. H. The CIIAIRMAN, therefore, declared the election had fallen on CLERKS. J. G. - 325 W. H. S 2,767 H. W. S. 2,674 R. W. 1,976 CLERKS. W.H.S., to an annuity of £25 I H. W. S. PP 25 1 R. W. 25 WIDOWS OF CLERKS. G. F., to an annuity of £2O M. A. G. PP 15 A. S. f! 15 E. S. 31 15 A vote of thanks to the chairman was then moved by Mr. H. B. Reynolds, and seconded by Mr. R. H. Menzies, of Prescot, Lancashire, after which the meeting termi nated. REPRESENTATION OF HULL.-1 monstrous process is going on at Hull. The report of Commissioner Flood has demonstrated that the bribery at Hull was originated, conducted, and avowed, by one of the members unseated by a committee of the House of Commons—the same who, it appears from the report, says, "no Reformer can be elected at Hull along with Colonel Thompson," —viz., because Colonel Thompson will not wink at bribery. And now the so-called Liberal paper at Hull announces that they will have nobody but this indivi dual's nominee. So the unfortunate freemen who have yielded to the solicitations of this individual are to be disfranchised for ever. But the individual who was the Author of all the mischief is only to be ineligible till mother Parliament, and, in the meantime, is to appoint his nominee. Colonel Thompson was asked if he would come in as his nominee ; and replied, that he would as soon sell his daughter for a concubine at New Orleans. —Berwick Advertiser. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—The anniversary meeting of this society for the election of officers, pm, will be held at Regent-street on Monday the 22d inst., at one o'clock. During the ballot the royal medals "for the encouragement of geographical science and disco very," will be presented to Rear-Admiral W. H. Smyth and Captain Le M. McClure, R.N., by the president, the Earl of Ellesmere, who will then deliver his annual , address. The dinner will take place at the Freemasons Tavern. ST. PETERSBURG,—The letters from St. Petersburg reach to the 9th inst., but contain nothing new, except ing that, in consequence of the amount of produce still in course of exportation, the rate of exchange on Lon don has recovered from 35}d to id. From Riga the dates are to the 11th, when the weather was exceedingly warm and fine. "Although the British cruisers," it is remarked, " have not made their appearance here again, they have refused neutral vessels at Domesness to enter here." Domesness is a neighbouring Russian port. PRESENTATION TO MR. SUERIDAN KNOWLES.—On Friday last, the anniversary of his birthday, the stu dents of Stepney Baptist College, presented to this dis tinguished author a splendid copy of Bagster's compre hensive Bible, elaborately mounted with silver. Mr. Knowles has for some weeks been deliveringletchtuyree:roton elocution at the college , a nd the st udents availed them selves of the occasion of . his entering his 70 offer him this mark of thou' atm, TRANSPORTS SPOKEN.—The Taurus screw steamer, just arrived at Liverpool from M alta, s p o k e the follow ing transport ships : viz., The Pride of the Ocean (tpt.) and Melbourne (s.s), both 4th May, 3 7 N. 6 E. ; Arno (s.s.), 7th, off Malaga; Dunbar, same day, off Gibraltar; Medway (a.), same day, Gibraltar Bay; Transport, No. 47, 10th, off Oporto. THE PORTLAND BAZAAR. —Yesterday and the two preceding days the committee of the London Ragged Schools had a fancy fair, under the patronage of th e Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury , at the above well known b zaar, Messrs. Crerner, the proprietors of the Portland Bazaar, having generously placed at the dis posal of the committee for the three days above men- tioned both ends of their gallery for the sale of the new patent art toys, made exclusively by the children of the schools, and also the whole of the profits arising from the sale of their own valuable stock during that period. On Saturday most of the articles made by the children were privately exhibited at the resi dence of the Earl of Shaftesbury. On Monday the admission being is., the attendance was not large, but 301. were taken at the doors, in addition to a very considerable sale which was effected in the Bazaar. On Tuesday the galleries were thrown open to the public, and above 6,000 persons, among whom were many members of the aristocracy, visited the Bazaar. Nearly the whole of the articles manufactured by the children, and the greater portion of the stock were dis posed of during the day. Yesterday, though the at tendance was not so large as on the previous day, the galleries were thronged during the hours of admission, and the whole of the patent toys and remainder of the stock were sold before the evening. The committee con sider the undertaking eminently successful, and arrange manta are expected to be shortly made with Messrs. Cremer to keep a portion of their bazaar exclusively for the sale of articles made by the children of the ragged Ochooll, St. 2u St. 15 60 1 i 100 96i 6 774 i MAIL. WEDNESDAY' Magdalena W e .ts, and dates ll' , and Callao the tion CompanK' ma on the 20w ght. at the Russiall 23d of Mark' 3. The British Ind at the 10 0 at Calks. The in Governnieu , le markets were were low, the >een numerous; the scarcity 0' ]portance is t°, t La Paz, an d bills, the Pero' 3 was about t° 3 city of Cuzco t on the 16t''' i to be in the Echenivue re' ;c1 march at the hin 20 days t f i If Liberator o f at Ariquipe• ,vernment 1 05 revolutionary ish ship An il nzu on the 7t4 There wero t the Chincha s ships La Fort Seamen wer e r 1,000 eltr a lying at tho I home. Ea" States, 5 per MAL:AEI' LVLS tllr., DAY.) for I:4ENERAL AVERAGE PRICER OF BRITISH CORN , L e week ended May 1! ,184. made up from the Returns of ti e tn.heetnm hi the different Cities and Towns in tantiand and Wale , Per Ir nPerial Quarter. ;7' ; 4 '. , I BARLEY. 1 OATS. I BEE. I BEANS. PEAS ' 37s Id .29:. ad 024 Id 48 ,, 91 146 s 9d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. Wa tA , 78, -.•• i PARLAY. I OATS 1 BYE BEANS. I PEAS. - 34 I atis Ild I *iBs 2d 50s 7d I 46s 8d 44a 3d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. ernb,„, i. ~,•• I BAILEY. I OATS. I BEE. I BEANS. I PEAS - w ‘a is Od is lid I Is Od Is lid Is Od w ,.. QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLI, LAST WEP K. ""eats 57,150; Bar Py, 9 218; Oats, 14 385; Rye, 82 ; Bears, 077; P , •46 35 I quarters. HAY M ARK ETS. T SMIT RI P IELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ 53 ; clover tto. Vis to 61 ; and straw, I/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. su pply moderate, and trade ti derably firm eado h / 165 to 153 to 2l 2s per load. 5/ OS ; clover ditt o , uay a n d straw sold slowly. wt ay w r l a y w . )304.1, L MEAT MARKETS. ti IsTi,"'GATE AND LEADENHALL.—These markets con- El n e2 e f fir ua, ane prices are well supported, as follows : Larol ' ls "' 2d to 4s 2d ,• .Hutton, 3s 6d to 4s hod ; 4E;',.5e4t1 tool 6s 41; Veal, 4s 01 to 5s 2d ; Pork, 3s ld "'Per 138, by the carca. wa'u"T"LL' May 17 —Th . : supply of stock here to•day follo imxiel l t e• On the whole the trade ruled steady. as 4 from 3s 2d to 49 4d •, Mutton, 38 lod to Pork, ' - '0 4113 b, 5s 8d to Os 4d ; Veal, 4s Od to 58 Od ; R O " 8 °tl t ° 4s 6d. per Albs, to sink the °dais. thi v°4l), May 17. We bad a fair demand a t o ; 4l2 2 ar ket , to•da , i for each kind of stock, on the following t o Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6,1; Mutton, 38 zid p oii ,' " 1 ; Lamb 5s 8d to Os 8d; Veal, 4s 0,1 to 5s 2d ; ", 6 (1 to 4s , 6d per Blbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 223 to 25s each LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 18 Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ; light breeze, and cloudy weather. C °NVES, May 17.—Wind, variable. Arrived Hydra, from Rio Janeiro, for Antwerp. DARTMOUTH, May 17.—Wind, E. Sailed--Jet, for Mel bourne. OFF DOVER.—Uhland, from Bremen, for New York. MALT A , May 11.—The foll ow i ng are th e names o f th e Britibh vessels thnt slipped from their moorings and put ' to sea on the morning of the bombardment of the place by the allied tieets b.. 1 goes— exford, of Wexford; Martha Kay, of Sunderland ; Conciliator, of Shields ; John Old ham, of London • Themis, of Sunderland ; Menassia, of - Wexford ; and the brig Adelphi, of Shields. The follow. ing vessels were dis , barging wheat in the Inner Mole. and unable to get out :—Barques—Billow Queen, of Arbroath ; Sea, of Sunderland ; and the brig John Eleanor, of Shields. not allow e d The f o ll ow i ng vessels wore ballasted and ready to sail. but go out --Brigs—Regina, of Sunderland; Catherine, of Leith Richard Mount, of London ; and the barque Swift, of Shields. On the Ist of April the Rus sian authorities had demanded and obtained the registers of all the British.vesaels in port. STROMNEM 51 -ay 15 _W E. Arrived—lsabella, Qu fromebec Shileaelds. (qy. Aberdeen); Elizabeth, do., both for , ky. ELSINORE, May 11.--The Jantina Jikkina, from Memel to L ou d e n, put in here to-day with l oss o f mizeu•inast, from contact with a Norwegian vessel. (BY ZIACTRIO TICLEGRAPIL) LIVERPOOL, Th uradaY, 10.30 a.m. Wind, N.; cloudy and doll. Arrived —Margaret (s.), Havre; Lady Eglin t oun (ss), London. Off the Port--Witch of the Wave and Troubadour (s). (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEP.N TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thai■ lay, 1 0.3 a.m. Wind, N.N.W.; tide, five hours ebb; fresh. Arrived, 17th Patrioten, Gulf of Bothnia ; Baron Osy (8.), Antwerp; Alar (s.), Dunkirk; Eliza, Belize; Con cordia, Lemoeg ; Rhina (s.), Rotterdam ; Earl of Auck land, Rotterdam. Sailed—William Jolliffe (s.), Calais ; Twee Zusters, Port Philip. DEAL, Thursday, 9.37 a.m. v ere, Ja ma i ca ; Wind, N.N.W.; fresh, and cloudy. Passed—Rangoon Madras ; W o odstock, Arena, and „ Passed—Rangoon, Newton, S . Kitt's ; Gilbert Munro, St. Lucia ; Leila, Nassau ) • Ceres, Oporto ; Racer, Newport— 11 from London. Anchored Panama, Callao for London ; H.M.S Bell isle, Portsmouth for the Baltic ; French war steamer, Cherbourg for the Baltic EVENING SCHOOLS FOR ADULTS. —ln taking the census, accounts were obtained of 1,545 evening school s for adults in E 'gland and \Vales. The amount of weekly payments varied from 1 , 1. to 2s. ; in the majority it did not exceed 4d. There were 39 ,783 students a•tendin,, these schools, nearly a third of th em females. ' Returns were made of the tempi:. ions of the above two•thirds ; 14,405 were arti,ans, 4,418 factory bands, 6,709 agricultural la bourers, 1,317 domestic servants. R :acting, writing, and arithmetic were the thing 4 tanght in these schools generally, but some were of a superior class. Grammar was taught in 3;;9. veo,raphy in 344, history in 172, mathematics in 135, modern languages in 36, bookkeep ing in 29. These schools are distributed all over the country, but Lancashire and the West R•ding of York shire stand at the head of the list of counties, greatly exceeding all ottitne :kgua Fria kuglo Austrin. Gold \ it& 'aliforuian lustrilasian lustraliau %.ustrallan Cordiller. , .lustraliau Freehold %.ye Maria 'laden (Gd. Duchy uf) llaeuarvou Ir. & CO3 iritish Austell. Got., Iron . irazil ia n Imp. (issueo at L 5 pm Coeaes & St. John Del 'arson's Creek 21arendon Con. Min ' Co. of Jamaica lobre Copper lolouial Gold .;opiapo :opper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7? ? p. cent English and Austria Copper Smeltg.Co General :3reat Nugget Vein , Go. Registered Great Polgooth Linares I.4ond.&Califoru.Goli Quartz Crush. Co Vlariquita •iexicau&S.Americu , low Granada... ..... New Linares Mining and Smelting C 0... Nouveau Moude... Pontgibaud Silve. Lead MM. 6; Smelt Port Philip uartz Rock lymuey Iron ;)o. New Aautiago de Cuba :wth Australian Ciu Croft Juited Memcan Nailer West Granada West Mariposa vorthiug Mining o Australia„ (Yuba JO INT-STOI 111 all 2. 1 tl k lustralasia !3ritish Colonial Saul: and Loan Company ,tritish N. America. ')hartd. Bank of Asia ttuk. of India Australia, & • .•olonial lominercial of Loud. in; lisp Scottish an, Australian 7,ond. Chart. Bk. of Australia !,ondon and County.. London Joint Stock.. ',mid. & Westminstil National Provincia, of England Do. New National of Ireland. New South Wales hiental Bank 01 Corporation Do. New ............... 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At Vienna the money market has again taken an adverse turn, and the funds have declined, while the rate of exchange has advanced to 13.22, -- ...xd -- 114 - 106 - 9i 74 -- 8 .. ad 89 90 pal 132 ''' ••• ••. 21 - 21 pl 6. 9 par 132 I.ld 93 - 95 'i -= ..6 15A - IGA 9i - 10 11 - 13 - f F 2,21 -22 i 98 - 100 15 - 20 i id 87 - 92 - 3§ U lb Ad- 17 1 - AEI 1 - 2 A 4 _ 8 - 10 = A 4,i - 24 - 3 29 -31 - 40 42 la 10 12 50 60xd 2 4 I, li - 21 i - i i -----. ii 1 - $ 10 - 11 55 64 a i -= 1. 15 3 / 4 -- A - -din 29 -- 31 8 -- 10 3 -- 4 - 6 2 -- 4 d ••• •-... .• • i i ti •• - K BANKS. 131281 I 7 2. all lU 1 St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 17 all all 16 per cent. 59i 60 34 all all I,H. all :00 100 100 6 100 12t 12. 25 °°l o ° o lii 100 100 10 25 10 ..0t 60 1 20 35 1 10 1 1 50 50 100 100 20 LO O 2 35 10 '42 all all 25 al I 88 Id 128 4 45 i 6.1 5i 6 81 LITERATURE. Aubrey. By the Authoress of " Emilia Wynd- itam." 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The writings of the authoress of "Emilia Wynd ham" have a peculiar fascination. They are quite dissimilar, both in the freshness of their style, and the originality of their sentiments, to the majority of those three-volumed fictions which, to the habitual novel-reader, present such a wonderful resemblance to one another. Mrs. Marsh, for such we believe is the name of the authoress of "Emilia Wynd ham," has a most delightful manner of narrating her story, even although, at times, it degenerates into mannerism—she appears herself so heartily interested in her own characters, she talks of them as if they were realities, as if she knew them and loved them, and sympathised with them. Those who speak from their own hearts appeal most forcibly to the hearts of their hearers, and the earnest interest which this au thoress feels in her own creations is one cause, and not an insignificant one, of the vivid interest which they inspire in the reader. In the incidents, as well as in the narration of her story, Mrs. Marsh oftens ventures to deviate v - idely from established r ou ti ne. In "Emilia Wyndham" she did not hesitate, in opposition to every custom of fictitious justice, to render her heroine ulti mately happy with the unattractive Mr. Danby, instead of fol , l tk followingi i tg _the custom of di oer novelists, by mmilia a widow iu the beginning of the third volume, and the happy wife of he r ear l y lover in the las e t , chap ter. " Aubrey" has, how ever, no such satisfactory termination. It is a rec or d o f the sufferings of siny and error, rather than a picture of the triumphs of virtue. The story is in many p arts painful, and in some quite improbable ; nevertheless, it displays a wonderful degree of power both in the conception and delineation of the characters. Granted that many of the incidents of the tale are most impro bable—those incidents are but the framework for the development of the characters, and the mi -1 natural circumstances serve to exhibit a very natural picture of human passion and action. The truth of this may be seen by a hasty glimpse at the main features of the story. Lady Emma is one of those heroines whom Mrs. Marsh loves to describe, endowed with every natural perfection, with good impulses, and a good heart ; but that heart being undisciplined by guidance, and those impulses unstrengthened by principles, she is weak and yielding as a child to the circumstances around her, yet she evinces throughout her many sorrows so much gentleness and sweetness that we love and pity even while we blame her. In the first scene of this eventful history, Lady Emma is in a ball-room, and sitting on a little couch in a retired corner, listening to the conversation of an old wimiral, she wins the heart of William Aubrey, who staudsat a distance contemplating her. The admiral's conversation is about the gallantry and heroism recently evinced by a young naval captain—Edward Aubrey, the twin-brother of Wil liam—and while Emma's eyes are yet dimmed by the tale she has been listening to, the young captain enters, is introduced to her, and, like his brother, loses his heart, but, unlike him, obtains an equivalent for the loss. The char acters and the contrast of these two brothers afford one of the happiest evidences of the author's skill. Edward, who is the elder, is the darling of his father's heart and the heir to his immense wealth, whilst William is neglected and disliked, and allowed but themerest pittance, lest his claims should encroach upon those of the elder son, though the difference of their ages counts by minutes rather than years. Edward's disposition is genial as the sunshine, easy, happy, and loving; he regards his brother with affection, which, however, William finds it ciifftcult to repay, for from infancy his brother has unconsciously robbed him of all he coveted—not his father's fortune only, but his father's heart, and the hearts of all around him. William is by far his brother's superior in intellect; his temperament is of that exquisitely nervous, and sensitive nature which renders neglect and unkind ness doubly severe. In the opening of the story our sympathies are entirely with William, most especially when, with a passion p ecu li ar t o suc h a nature, h e attaches himself to Lady Emma, only to find her immediatelyafterwards destin e d t o his brother. Ed ward Aubrey, with his good nature, is weak, and easily led away by evil companions. Lord Alger non, the brother of Lady Emma, entices him to the gambling-home. The jealousy of the over affectionate father is aroused by his favourite son's frequent absences from home, and want of con fidence towards him, and William for a time stands nobly between his father and brother as the advo cate of the latter, his own successful rival. We cannot pursue all the mazes of the story ; suffice it to sty, that at last comes the catastrophe. Lord Algernon (and this is one of the Unpro bahle incidents to which we have alluded) forges a cheque in E !ward's writing on Mr. Aubrey's banker, and, leaving the country nu inediately, draws away his unconscious friend. The banker, perceiving the mistake, sends to Mr. Aubrey, who, believing the writing to be his son's, orders the money to he paid forthwith, an 1 inalles no inquiry. E tward's absence is deemed a contirtnati,ui of his guilt—lie loses his place in his father's affection, and the inheritance i 3 transferred to William. The li:therto neglected William now sees life open ing to him iii a new aspect., and Lily Minna is within his reach, for L tidy Emma's f ewily are them • selves so impoverished that a wealthy suitor is cer tain of success. Poor Emma had just begun to dream of happiness. Edward was coming to hold important converse with her father the very (lay her unworthy brother summoned him to his side. The picture of Emma's eager happiness and gradual disappointment and' heartrending suspense, as hour after hour on that day passed by, and he came not, is most vividly portrayed. The alternations of hope and fear—" the hope that keeps alive despair"—at length give way to heart breaking certainty. Information is given her of Edward's guilt ; her parents renounce him, and, with the prevailing gentleness of her disposition, she believes the terrible story she is told, and submits to the threatened separation,even while she cherishes in her heart her warm affection. Meanwhile Mr. Aubrey is dying. Edward has discovered his friend's treachery, and writes a long letter of excul pation to his brother, imploring him to explain everything to his father, and then he hastens to that father's death-bed. What a temptation to place in the hands of William !--a letter that is to rob him, not only of the rich inheritance, but of all chance of obtaining her whom he loves, not wisely, but too well. William is absent from his father when ho receives the letter. He does not deliberately yield to temptation, but he hesitates — he delays his journey a little, and at last, gaining a tardy victory, sets forward—too late. Mr. Aubrey is dead. Edward has arrived in time to receive his dying curse. We shall betray no further the incidents of the drama, but what we have done was necessary to corroborate both our comnienda tion and our censure. Here is abundant evidence of the painful nature of the story, and of the im probability of some of the circumstances which it narrates, but the position of the characters is one ' well qualified to exhibit their individual peculiari ties. Throughout the novel the character of William is admirably sustained. Yielding to the influences of an overwhelming passion he wanders in the path of duty, but no happiness can alleviate his after sufferings. A little of that courage which springs from an inherent principle of right would have rendered William Aubrey a noble and a happy man. A similar lesson is conveyed by the experience of each of the chief actors. Edward Aubrey is of an other order of being to his serious and sensitive brother. Such a fault as William committed would have been impossible to his frank nature; but lie too yields to another temptation, to one assuredly of less powerful attraction , an d yet in its conse quences fraught with misery incalculable. Tue lesson which "Aubrey" teaches is, after all, the lesson of life. The best of human beings, the most intellectual and the most generous, the highest in telligence and the gentlest heart, are alike as saikole by temptation, of one kind or au other. Without au abiding sense of duty —without an adherence to principle rather than a blind following of a good impulse no virtue can endure, no individual excellence of temperamen' can sustain its possession in the day of trial. Such lessonsare hackneyed enough, such sayings are trite and commonplace, and yet it is necessary that they should be occasionally presented to our contem plation, and most unostentatiously is the lesson set forth in " Aubrey." Not a word of sermonising is to be found. The moral may be drawn by every reader from the picture of life presented in these volumes. One character we have not men tioned—Alice Craven, the nurse of William. Her conduct is in many parts exaggerated, but her affection and her jealousy are naturally portrayed. At the close of the third volume we learn that she is in reality the mother of her nursling, and this fact, which we had su rm i se d l ong before, affects nothing as regards this story of " Aubrey ;" but from a hint in the concluding lines, we are led to expect that " Aubrey," like " The Wilmingtons," will have a sequel, and in consequence of the non relationship of William and Edward, the widow of the one may, we imagine, in the next book, become the wife of the other—thus differ,: ing from the se que l of " Emilia Wyndham. More than once Mrs. Marsh has continued in a second novel the history of its predecessor , a n d this is, we believe, attributable to the characteristic we have alluded to, her intense realisatio n of the individuality of her heroes and heroines. To her • they are living beings ; she cannot bear t o lose sight of them—she must follow their fortunes- yet fur ther than the proscribed period. Although We generally dislike sequels, we can apprecia 1 • these feelings in the authoress of " Aubrey, and we shall look with interest to its future conclu sion. In that, however, and in all her future work a, we would ent rea t M rs. M arsh to d o more justice to her true appreciation of the beautiful, and her. admirable delineation of the natural, and to avoid such improbabilities and exaggerations as are to be found in "Aubrey," such, for instance, as Lord Al gernon's forgery, and the deception practised by Alice. An abundance of startling incidents are not required to give interest to the pages of ono who can so thoroughly recognise and so vividly portray the varying impulses of the human heart. The Professor. A Novel. By Emilie Carlen, Author of " The Events of a Year," dre. 3 vole. T. C. Newby. _ This is one of Emilie Carlen's . pleasing stories, simple and natural, conveying an impression of home life and manners. There are a great many personages altogether in the tale, and the variety of their characters and diversity of their actions form an effective contrast. The most pleasing is Rosa Widen, who is a charming heroine. Her father, Commercial Counsellor Widen, failed, and the whole family was reduced to great misery and privations. Rosa sustained them by her courage and constancy, and brightened the gloomy tenour of their life by her praiseworthy exertions. The young candidate, Frank Mannerstedt, is very per severing and talented, thus differing widely from the volatile and imprudent Frederick, the nephew of the old Professor. Professor Ling himself is an eccentric old man, full of kindness at heart, al though repelling and abrupt in his manners. After many disappointments and self-denials the two most deserving of the young group, Rosa and Man nerstedt, who were the favourites of the Professor, were to be united at his house. Frank Manner stedt had been very successful at college, and was made rector ; he returned with a good reputation and profession to the town he had left poor and almost destitute. As he proceeded on his journey he was comparing the past with the present; he was now iu a better worldly position than the proud Counsellor Widen, who had looked down on him formerly. " His feelings can only be un derstood by t h ose who, after a lone and. arduous pilgrimage over the thorny path; of poverty and self-denial, at length find themselves at the goal of a long-cherished, though far distant hope. The soul lingers as between two worlds; the past is the material gone to rest, the future is the living spirit soaring aloft to higher spheres on the wings of faith." The conclusion is sad, for the festival is interrupted by death. The kind friend of the young circle collected at the wedding had hardly wished them happiness, when he was called away from them for ever ; " and around Professor Ling's lifeless form kneeled, weeping, the beings whose happiness he had promoted." The Boatman, of the Bosphorus. By the Osmanli Abderahman Effendi. 3 vols. Newby. An interesting and romantic historical tale of some twenty years ago, in which Russians, Turks, Poles, and Jews form the dramatis persona. The name will no doubt prove a great attraction to many, but the work itself will repay perusal. The scenes and characters are diversified, and the events, though striking, not improbable. The in terest is well sustained, and to those who prefer this description of romance, with plots, arrests, escapes, insurrections, and similar incidents, to the more quiet narratives of domestic life, this work will give great satisfaction. The Railway Library. Routledge. Though many are found to lament the diminu tion in the price of literature, and to fear that it may lead to a deterioration of style, none can br ing forward these objections to reprints. " The Rail way Library" is especially remarkable for the ex cellence of the style of publication, and from ths fact of the works selected being generally those which have attained some degree of estimation. Among those which have recently appeared in this series are "Singleton Funtenoy," and the " Lanca shire Witches.," The former of these is a naval novel, by J. Hannay ; the latter, one of the nume rous and striking productions of Mr. Ainsworth. Among other recent republications of Mr. Rout ledge, we may mention " Sir Roland Ashton," a novel, by Lady Long, and another naval story, by an author not so well known as Mr. Hannay. It is entitled " The Midshipman; or, Twelve Years at Sea." Needs of Naval Daring. By Elward Gifford. Murray. This is a second series of the Anecdotes of the British Navy, which was published some time since. it is a volume especially suited for the juvenile lovers of adventure and daring. It is likely to divide the empire of "It thinson Urusoe" in its exciting and thrilling interest. But it is to b.) trusted that older and wiser readers will feel the exploits of British seamen to be a subject worthy of record and remembrance. The reader of this work will indeed feel inclined to admit the truth of the song— " Ah, gentlemen of Enghnl, who live at home at ease, How little do you think up,in the dan;ers of the seas " Ev:Ty variety of risk an 1 peril seeins to be the su eject of some courage ,us haz tr:l or chivalrous adventure. To those, therefore, who are attracted by tales of daring and endurance, awl who triumph in recalling the heroism of their countrymen, this work is especially suited. A Hand Atlas. By W. M'Leod, F.R.G.S. Longman: A very small, but clear and compendious ads% comprising twenty-nine coloured maps. It does not, of course, pretend to the elaboration and con►- pleteness of large works of the kind, but as a pocket atlas, or for studying the outlines of geography, it is well calculated. It is principally intended for class teaching. The Works of George Herbert, in Prose and Verse. R,outledge. This is a collection of the works of this eminent writer, edited by the Rev. Robert Willmott. His poems are, perhaps, better known than his prose writings ; this volume, however, will give his admirers an opportunity of comparing his styles as it contains about equal portions of prose and verse. It is the first edition that has recently' appeared with the advantage of notes. i It is ele gantly bounce and illustrated, and the introduction gives us a memoir of the author. Russia as It Is. By T. ReynellMorell. Rotitledge. It is asserted that this little work is intended to meet the wants of a large class of . readers. Cer tainly at the present epoch every one in contem plating i the scene of action (or inaction) is desirous of knowing something of the disputants. It is justly observed, moreover, that many persons a re better acquainted with the peculiarities of the an tipodes than with their uncouth neighbours." The author, therefore, being desirous of pres en ti ng the curious with a manual of information at a mo derate rate, has published this littl e vo l ume pro fessing to describe "Russia as it is, its Court, Government, and People." It treats of ali these subjects and many others, such as its history, its church, its language, and illustrative anecdotes. A concluding section relates to Poland and Oircassia. It also contains a map of the Baltic. All those who, finding themselves uninformed on the great clues - tion of the day, desire to correct th e i r i gnorance, would do well to study this little volume, whi c h will explain to them the historical, geographical, and other peculiarities of the domains of th e Autocrat. The Pocket Peeraje. By R. Rumgey Forster. David Bogue. This is the fourth year of this useful little publi cation. It coinpr.ses the usual genealogical awl historical azeounts of the peerage, a list of the Archbishops an l Bishops, the Bitrouetage, the Privy Gitine,il, dzc. In presenting all this infor mation in an unusually small compass it forms a convenient and valtrible refer,!e. Record of the GNat .Exhibition of 1653. By T. Jones. Falconer, Dublin. Numerous volumes and accounts of the Great Exhibition of 1851 have been published, but a com plete volume on the Dublin Exhibition is not so common. The present little work has therefore less to fear from rivalry. Those who were not present may here find a description and account of the wonders they did not see, while those who have witnessed it may take pleasure in having their im pressions revived, and their recolipotions of the various departments renewed by this little treatise. n te iv d e w rs i a t r h y f t es h ; tiv d al r of th i s --tyTcohennaenc of Freemasons , m was celebrated at the hall in Great FREEMASONSo's? elxlicLefcleSnCtHcOhOaLr.i oQrueen-street last evening, the Right Hon. Lord Louden borough, P.G.S.W., in the chair, supported by nearly 350 of the brethren. His lordship pointed out the advan tages which the charity bestowed on the children of the brethren, and urged in eloquent terms the claims which it had on the craft for support. Thefts were now 66 children in the school, and though upwards of 600 had been educated within its walls, it was most gratifying to feel that not one could be traced to have departed from the paths of rectitude. The children having been intro duced, presented a most interesting appearance,' and sung a hymn of praise, which met with great approba• tion. A medal having been presented to Rhoda Davis, as the senior girl of the school, a subscription list was announced, the total of which amounta to nearly 1,5001., and the comp any separa t e d b etwee n e l eve n, lad twolve o'clock.