The Sun. — London, England, 1854-06-21 00:00:00

two English armed steamers, a large and smaller vessel, arrived at Degerby custom-house, in the EouVI-east of the Aland group, on the 29th of May. number of sailors landed, whereon the inhabitants took to flight ; but the officer in command gave his arms to an attendant, and, reassured by this act, th e people returned and spoke with their visitors, two of whom (one of them a native Alander) spoke Swedish. The English requested permission to buy fresh provisions. This has been forbidden under dreadful penalties by the Russian Government, and Was therefore refused. One old man, however, pro duced four score of eggs, which were highly paid for. The English officer then invited all the custom house people to visit the ships, but they refused. It was said in Aland that the nglish met with a se vere loss in their attack on Hangey Point, and that the Russians lost 400 men at Eckness. The garri son at Bomarsund is reported to be too weak, and to have no reserve. Nearly every able-bodied man has been sent into the interior. On the same i day (the 29th) 20 Russian gunboats, each manned 1 1 GO men, bad been seen iu Storfiord, some miles 'torn Nystad. Ten of them were towed by a S teamer, the Storfursten. They were said to belo ng to the Abo squadron. A letter from Dantzic, of the 15th, states that a tumour was prevalent there that the squadron ttnler the orders of Admiral Parseval•Deschenes had effected its junction on the 13th with the English squadron. The following is a letter from a gentleman cruising in his yacht, in company with the fleet under Sir Charles Napier : "Off Sweaborg and Helsingfors, June 12.—My last , as in great haste from Baro Sound, a few days back. we left it with our steam fleet on the 9th, and after a short „Cruise hither w e all anchored in the gulf off Ronskars Lighthouse (on Porkalla Udde) till this morning on account believe of the thi c k, nasty we a ther. Yesterday Admiral Oorry's sailing division of the fleet came up the gulf, and was lent into our old berth Baro Sound, where it now is. Thus ours handy to each other are these two great divisions. van ( s t eam screw) numbers nine line-of-battle ships, i ncluding the Austerlitz, two screw frigates, and a few Paddle-wheel steamers. The sailing division numbers 12 line-of-battle (of which three are screw), besides le aser ships. We left our anchorage this morning at ," o'clock w ith th e s t eam fl ee t, an d were honoured 7 being towed by the St. Jean d'Acre—our good friend ""Ppel. On our reaching this, in a few hours, three Paddle-wheel steamers were sent towards the en trance to Sweaborg (round Miolo Bay), where they : Lin are, and are engaged, probably, in taking sound- Ne, exploring the coasts, and making out the channel f or an early entrance of the fleet to closer quarters with t he enemy. Meanwhile, we are anchored within seven or eight miles of him, our good little Esmeralda holding f ast in this deep water by a hawser from the St. Jean dlikere. This is our first summer's day. We clearly 1 , 8 " Helsingfors, the Sweaborg fortifications, and the :mission fleet of nine or ten big ships. One of them, flagship, is moored across the only now possible " D "r big ships) entrance to Helsingfors—that between Ustafsvarn and Back Holmen Island. Gustafsvarn, Laugern, and the th re e Svarts's Islands are very strongly fo rtified, but I believe Back Iloltnen is not. The other R ussian ships are anchored in a line along the north end 1 5 4 Back Holmen, from the flag-ship to its N.E. extremity, ,et it s eems th a t it i s t oo l ong f rom N. t o S. f or th em t o " harm to our ships if in the bay outside. However, W e, like others, are quite in the dark as to what can be i nd What will be done ere long in this locale. We hope to learn more after we have had a nearer view of the l ncli-vaunted impregnability of this Sweaborg. When llth at, will be I know not. We may at any moment, after Ole return to head-quarters of those three steamers, be trdered t o go i n an d anc h or i n Mi o l o B a y, near S wea - Org, or return to Baro Sound. My impression is, that „e are on l y now corne up to reconnoitre the ground, and "eat w e shall not attempt anything great till the arrival nt the French fleet. It was at Kiel three weeks ago, tnac4'Y' did not come u Just e reday to Baro Sound morning rue ships were s een com i ng f r om the westward ; per haps they are the French. "The Bulldog is just ordered to proceed with the ;master of the fleet close in to reconnoitre Helsingfors. T he fleet are under way." „ h 3he following letter, dated June 13, is from an 'quer on board the fleet :-- `` The grumblers in England, who imagine that the j; 4 3% of Nelson and Collingwood are passed, will, per ,l;ltPs, be gratified to hear that Sir Charles Napier has °l'm that still some of the spirit of the olden time sts by advancing close off the srong fortresses of Weaborg, Revel, and Ceonstadt with a squadron of nine line-of-battle ships (the remainder of the fleet s ,tlng detached off Gothland to form a junction with the t each fleet on their arrival in these waters), thereby th rowing down the gauntlet to the bragging Russians, Al i • in those ports, within a few hours' sail of his small iltinadron, lie protected by impregnable forts, which can ael Y be attacked by one ship at a time, in the hope that Bo ale casualty may happen to our brave ships that will aable them to pounce on our fleet when in a disabled From a lighthouse on an island close to where I°.e are anchored we can overlook them lying quietly !neared in Helsingfors, while the English flag is con oltaptuouslv waving in their waters on board a squadron n ot half their force, blockading their ports and de- Bt r oving their trade. It is the universal opinion in the fleet (anxious as iWe all are to distinguish ourselves) that, however dash g a thin g it m i g ht b e for our gallant Admiral to rush ma dly against stone walls, it would be the heig r,„ ht of - "Y to endanger the disabling of our fleet, thereby leav vilg the seas open t o th e R ussians , who would know too Show to take advantage of such a state of affairs. ti l l . Charles Napier is by no means in an enviable posi t•lla, with the eyes of Europe upon him, at the same Iti ll ne necessitated to act with 'discretion,' which renders t l leb caution necessary to enable him more effectively Iv ° , forward the real object for which he is sent here— iftlieh we all understand is to keep in check and destroy, We can, the all-vaunted Russian fleet, of which we , I lre heard so m u c h of l a te years. Revel is in sight on miles,l; -11 right hand, and Helsingfors on our left—Revel 15 Helsingfors 12." t The f o ll ow i ng are th e present (June 12) stations °' the fleet Sir Charles Napier, with the advance squadron, con eiating of the Duke, Edinburgh, St. Jean d'Acre, Prin ji'tsa Royal, Caesar Hogue, Blenheim, Cressy, Auster litz (French), screw-frigates Imperieuse and Arrogant, steam-frigates Bulldog, Driver ; and Dragon, are j,. ll leing off ° Helsingfors, and going in a day or two off 1 1 4 °nstadt, where some advanced frigates have already , ee ll• The Lightning has just returned from a survey trip to Aland Islands, which are reported to be very b ; ° ,,agly fortified. Admiral Plumridge, with the Leo in, Valorous, and Vulture, has been away five weeks irti the Commander-in-Chief in the Gulf of Bothnia ; news of them since they left. Admiral Corry, with ,` l ine-of-battle ships and two or three steam-frigates, is i .ll, unng off Gothland (now ordered up immediately to " :1111 the Commander-in-Chief). The Amphion, Conflict, C eliser, and Archer are in the Gulf of Riga, blockading ; f eather at Stockholm, and Penelope off Hango Head. weather cold ; strong easterly wind, with rain. Fleet ealthy. The Neptune had several cases of small - pox ; O r, le now. Also Breslau, French line - of - battle ship , small-pox ; now ended. French fleet, en route, ex pected t o j o i n i n us i n a w eek or so. Austerlitz, a h i t c ' b le ship, does her work well. We can count 13 isian line-of-battle ships and several steamers in Hel e~hgfers. A chain is said to be drawn across the narrow e ntrance into the harbour. GREECE. lYlissoLoNcriu, June 14.—The insurrection in EAirus in is quelled. The troops are marching to i 'lleSsaly, where the insurrection continues. letter from Janina, of the Ist, in the Moniteur, ""Ys " Schamouria, as well as in the districts of Prevesa ; I li Aria, the mission of Fuad-Effendi has hithert o been lI T I Wned with the greatest success. The Sultan' s com leeioner has been anxious to show to the native Greeks ti i l t noch clemency as he displayed firmness relat ive to e adventurers from Greece. The peasants are re btl,lning their labours, confidence is reviving, and c alm is ,„ e lnic re-established. There is only at present, to s p eak th exactitude, the district of Arta that has not re turned to the state in which It was before the troubles ; A nd that c i rcu mstance is caused by a fact for which the Ottoman authority is not responsible. One of the first s ets of Karaiskaki, after having passed the frontier in F ebruary last, was to send off into Greece the inhabitants If k the villages which be seized on in the plain of Arta. T here pers e ons, at that time asked for nothing better 1 . t) remove from the theatre of war w i t h their fanai lee, flocks, and, in fact, all they could ca rr y with them. , 3 soon as the troops of Fuad - Effendi had resumed recession of the country, the emigrants solicited p e rmission to return home, and Fuad-Effendi at once Itec orded what they wanted. But the Greek au thorities, on various pretexts, opposed the return of these pop ula,- tl °r l s. The authorities had at first made a great noise A bout a pretended emigration of rayas, and it could not 11.114t0 th ei r that a voluntary return should give them the t i l erati declao ns. Vainly have Capt. Lefevre of Lte Prometh6e, Captain Peel of the British navy, Mr. 'sunders, and even the Lord High Commissioner of the lo • -r nan Isles exerted themselves to the utmost in the fatter ; nothing has been able, up to the present time, ° decide the Greek authorities to libera te their cap tivet.„ The following extracts from a letter of the 7th, a ddressed to the Minister of War, by Rear-Admiral le Barbier de Tinau, commanding the naval divi r" of the Levant and the expeditio nar y cor p s in Greece, are published by the illoniteur : tl :` On the 24th ult., there was a fresh attack made by Turks on the insurgents at Sculig,aria, in the neigh uourhood o f A r t a , w hen the Greeks were beaten, with ;e loss of sixty killed, and a great number wounded. f ; as it is hoped, all the chiefs should obey the 1 3 Ner w hi c h h as been sent them •by the new Ministry, t ° return to the Greek territory, this rencontre will e, I think, the last in Epirus. That province is f ,"' Completely clear ; it will, perhaps, still suffer l e itn some isolated acts of brigandage, but the insur ,,i"Letion there is put down for a long time to come. 0 chief s a d m it this, and almost all have abandoned t he , cau se . G r i v as and Tzavellas have both re turned, and their example will be followed by 13t erc of less importance—at least I hope so. The ,11 ust complete tranquillity reigns at Athena, as well as m the Piraeus. The inhabitants are accustomed to our soldiers, who behave well, and render themselves a greeal!e. The officers and sub-officers have received Permission to visit Athens in the daytime, and they are received there with the greatest liindueas, and the EC BY ass ert woo irlibl ; onse' d 0110 , oil- L . rod" but b gff Ls for f the to g° w ith 3 eing iniao ,rated ;e his order i n to ;cow ;g els, 10 of Jar vies° gone soldiers of the Greek army fraternise with them. There is not the slightest fear to be entertained, and I gave the permission in the interest of discipline. The French Minister was of opinion with me, that the presence of the French uniform could not but be attended with fa vourable results. The establishment of the camp is being completed. A regiment of English troops, 1,000 strong, arrived here on the 4th, and we feted their ar rival. Their disembarkation took place on the followirg day, in the boats of the English and French ships of war. An Austrian corvette, at anchor in the roadstead, also sent her boats to assist in the landing ; and this proof of community of opinion struck every one, and particularly the inhabitants of the Piraeus, who have hitherto entertained doubts as to the part which Austria would take. A guard of honour, the staff, the flags, and the band of the 74th regiment, were in attendance at the place of landing, in order to give the English troops a worthy reception. It was cordial, and even fraternal ; it may be said that we have the same flag. The English troops are provisionally under canvas. A barrack is being prepared, which will hold about half the 97th regiment, commanded by Colonel Lockyer." PRUSSIA. A Berlin letter in the Suabiam Afercury says "The last and most decisive step for the solution of the Eastern question has just been taken. The Count de Benkendorff is the bearer of an autograph letter from our Sovereign to his august brother-in-law, in which ho earnestly invites him to an interview on the frontier. An the non-official and semi-official refutations of this news do not merit any confidence. It is on ac count of this projected interview that the Prince of Prussia is to be with the king at Koenigsberg. The inspection of the regiments of infantry in Prussia and iu the Grand Duchy of Posen is only a pretest. If the Emperor of Russia does not accept this in vitation, and if the reply to the Austrian note of the 3d be negative, the mobilisation of 150,000 men will take place immediately after the return of the king." A letter from Berlin of the 17th, in the German fonrnal of Frankfort, says :—" The note of Prussia in reply to the propositions of the conference of Bamberg has been sent to the governments which are concerned in it. It is couched in conciliatory terms, but it clearly establishes this alternative— Either the government shall accede uncondition ally to the Austro-Prussian treaty, or there shall be no discussion on the subject of the treaty in the Diet. It is also said in the note that several points relative to the propositions of the conference of Bamberg have been since solved by the measures taken by the two great German powers. As to the participation of the Diet in the negotiations having for object future peace, the decision of that question depends not only on Prussia and Austria, but on the other European powers. As far as re gards the presentation of the treaty to the Diet, it will take place when the particular states shall have sent their separate accession." FRANCE. Marshal de St. Arnaud having made earnest ap peals for additional reinforcements, and the French Government being sensible that economy in that respect would at the present moment be highly injudicious, the utmost exertions are being made at Toulon to forward the necessary troops with the least possible delay. In consequence of this, it has been found necessary to postpone the forma tion of the proposed camp in the neighbourhood of Marseilles, there not being sufficient troops left in that part of France to make a respectable figure in the field. The sth division of the reserve has been ordered for active service, and a Gth division is in course of formation at the present moment at Toulon. It is reported here that Lord Stratford de Red cliffe and Marshal de St. Arnaud have had serious differences since the arrival of the latter at Con stantinople, and that the French Government is very anxious that Lord Stratford should be recalled. In diplomatic circles it is said that Marshal de St. Arnaud, in his recent despatches, strongly insisted on the recall of his lordship. The retirement of M. de Persigny from the Cabinet, or at least from the Home Department, is again spoken of in political circles, and with much more confidence than on previous occasions. The health of the Minister rather than politics is as signed as the cause of the retirement ; and M. Baroche, quite as ardent a friend to the English alliance as the present Minister, is again spoken of as likely to be his successor. Others maintain that the retirement will be merely temporary ; in fact, a three months' leave of absence. The weather has again changed. The rapid fall ing of the barometer on Monday evening indicated that the atmosphere had not as yet become settled, and rain began to fall about 12 o'clock, and poured down nearly the whole of the night, and continued yesterday until about two o'clock. At four the clouds cleared off, and the sun shone for an hour or so ; at six the sky became again covered, but the rain had not returned. The Empress passed along the Boulevards yes terday afternoon in an open carriage with out riders, but no escort. The carriage traversed the whole length of the Boulevards at a slow walking pace. A conspiracy, having extensive ramifications in the South of France, has been discovered iu the department of the Tarn and Garonne. More than 150 persons have been already arrested. The jour nals have been ordered not to speak on the subject. The conspirators had formed themselves into a secret society, and their object is said to have been an attack on the person of the Emperor dur ing the visit which it is supposed he is about to pay to the baths in the Upper Pyrenees, in the coming autumn. The Prefect of the Tarn and Garonne has been dismissed for not having got earlier information of the affair ; and he is suc ceeded by M. Levasseur, an officer of the artillery of the time of the Empire, who accompanied Ge neral Lafayette on his visit to the United States during the Restoration. There are to be no more races in the Champ de Mars, the Emperor having determined that a race course shall be formed at the further extremity of the Bois de Boulogne, in the plain of Longchamps, near the village of Surennes. In order that the course may be prepared if poSsible for the autumn meeting, the crops on the ground have been pur chased, and the whole is to be laid down at once in grass. The first races will take place on the new course in October. The Pays endeavours to calm the public impa tience for news by stating that, although great events are near at hand, nothing important can happen either in the north or the east for some days to come. In the Baltic, Admiral Napier can undertake nothing till the fleet of Admiral Parseval- Deschenes shall have joined him ; on the Danube, now that the Russians appear to have suspended the siege of Silistria, the first news to be expected will be in the shape of an attack by the Turkish army on the Russian positions on the Danube; but there Omer Paella, in common prudence, cannot undertake a doubtful contest, against a superior force, at the moment when the allied armies are on the point of arriving, and that in such force as will make the defeat of the enemy an absolute certainty. Then with respect to the fleet in the Black Sea, its operations must depend on those of the army, and now that the fortifications on the Circassian coast have been destroyed, it must wait till the allied armies shall have commenced the attack. In these circumstances the Pays recommends patience, but holds out the hope that in a very brief interval great events will occur in both scenes of action. The Moniteur publishes decrees of six new senators, namely, M. David, Procureur-General at Rouen, and formerly a member of the Cabinet ; M. de Sivry, Prefect of the Meurthe ; General Lyauty, member of the Committee of Artillery ; Viscount de Pernety, general of division ; the Marquis de Cramayel, general of division ; and the Baron de Chasseron, ex-deputy. It also publishes a decree founded on a report of the Minister of the Marine, for the re-organisation of the personnel of the general staffs on board the fleet, an important branch of the service which has hitherto been regulated by a law passed on the 25th Floreal of the year 5, when the French fleet was very differently constituted from what it is at present. General Rostolan has left Paris for Avignon, where the cholera has broken out among the garrison. A letter from Vienna, in the Correspondent of Nuremburg, says :—" \Ye can affirm on good au thority that Baron de Bourqueney has declared to the Cabinet of Vienna, in the name of the Government of the Tuileries, that it is firmly re solved to oppose energetically any attempt to cause the Eastern question to serve for national demon strations which might make it assume a revolu tionary character, and that it has given Marshal St. Arnaud instructions and powers to that effect. It is believed that the English Government will make a similar declaration." Paris BOURSE.—Closing prices :—Four-and-a- Half per Cent. Rentes, for money, 97f. 70c. ; Three per Cents. for money, 72f. 75c. ; ditto, for account, 73f. ; Bank Shares, 2,940 f. PORTUGAL. The Caipe steamer, from the Mediterranean, put into Lisbon for coals, and brings letters dated the 15th inst., when the vessels and streets were all gaily decorated with flags, and everything pre pared for the Corpus Christi procession, at which the King Regent was to be present. The Royal mail steamer Thames, with the South ampton mails of the 9th, arrived at Lisbon on the 14th, and left, at 5 p.m. same day for the Brazils. Vessels of war in port on the 15th.—H.M.'s steamer Prometheus, and French sloop Le Newton. i The Lisbon Board of health had at last declared THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1854. all vessels from England and Scotland free from quarantine, but Irish ports were still kept under interdict. The Lisbon Deputies had, in two short sittings, voted a good deal of the budget, including the Board of Public Credit and Justice departments, and part of those for Finance and the Interior. The Peers voted the principal articles of the New Coinage Bill on the 14th, and it would no doubt be put in force in a few days. The Committee's report declining to put off the decision upon the validity of the Viscount Pin heiro's claim to take his seat as a deputy was op pe.sed by the Lower House on the 14th, it being held that the question could not be delayed by the Viscount's desire to be tried by a court-martial. The Duke of Saldanha continued much put out by this affair, but the other Ministers did not seem to sympathise so much with the Viscount, who is no favourite at Lisbon. . Eiiiirb ''..7.aOttionf SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. Business done S this day. 50 5 44 I Z ITALY. = • According to advices from Turin of the 15th, it is stated that the Judge Gabbri, who had been charged with the preliminary inquiry into the guilt of the persons charged with the assassination of the late Duke of Parma, was mortally wounded with three strokes of a poniard in the streets of Parma on the 12th inst., at five o'clock in the even ing. SPAIN. According to advices from Madrid of the 15th, Generals Orlando and Messina had been arrested on a charge of harbouring General O'Donnell. General Messina had managed to escape the vigi lance of his guards after the arrest, but General Orlando had been sent off to Galicia. Madrid was tranquil. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, 6.30 A.M.—The Baltic has brought $626,550, and dates from New York to the 10th inst. She passed the Pacific, from Liverpool, on the 11th inst., and the Union from Southampton, on the 16th inst. The steam-ship Arctic, from Liverpool, the Her mann, from Southampton, and Clyde, from Greenock, had arrived at New York. Full satisfaction was about to be made for the Black Warrior disagreements, owing mainly to the interference of the British Government. News had been received from Texas to the 31st ult., from which it appeared that the Indians were assembling in great numbers, and committing se rious depredations. Many lives had been lost, and a large quantity of cattle. The President's proclamation had created some uneasiness in New Orleans among the Filibusters, and their movements were to be re-organised in order not to violate the laws. Money market without alteration, and 7 per cent. was considered the minimum of interest. Exchange in moderate demand. We quote Lo ndon, 1091 to 109 ; Paris, sf. 11/-c. to sf. 132.. ; Amsterdam, 41a to 41i; Hamburg, 361 to 36i ; Bremen, 791 to 791 ; Frankfort, 418 to 411. Stocks had declined generally. New York Rail road, 41. ; Hudson River, 1 ; Reading Railroad, 1 ; Haarlem Railroad, 3; Panama, 1; New York Central, 1. Cotton steady, without change in price. Wheat and flour had declined in price, while the demand was dull. Little freight offered, and freights declining. The Gauntlet, Dreadnought, Ben Nevis, Philan thropist, Isaac Webb, Hussar, and Irene, from Liverpool ; Ocean Queen, from London ; and Za chariali, from Havre, had arrived at New York. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. A very limited supply of English wheat was on sale in to-day's market. For all kinds the demand was- in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. Foreign wheat, the show of which was good, moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in its value. Floating cargoes were dull. We were scantily supplied with barley ; nevertheless, the sale for all kinds was slow, on former terms. The malt trade was heavy, at Monday's currency. Oats were in good request, and the turn dearer. Beans, peas, and flour sold at late figures. ARRIVALS THIS WEBS. Barley. I Malt. 3,910 Wheat. 350 Oats. 20 Flour. 420 English .. Irish •• • • Foreign •• 11,240 3,390 11,110sks 960brl NEWCASTLE RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAND STAND STAKES. f by Chanticleer Lord Alfred Five ran. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. Grapeshot 1 HAMPTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.) STAND PLATE. Banstead Cranbourne..... -Five ran. SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES. Cock Pheasant Allington 1 2 Seven ran. NEWCASTLE RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LATEST BETTING-12.15. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 3to 1 agst Early Bird (taken) 4to 1 agst Kingston (taken) Bto 1 agst Grapeshot (taken) 9to 1 agst Baalbec (taken) 10 to 1 agst Hunc,i Munca (taken) 16 to 1 agst General Breezo (taken) Goorkah has arrived. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords amendments to the Birmingham and Mid land Institute Bill were considered and agreed to. The Selkirk and Galashiels Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The following Estate bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed :—Landon's Estate ; Mas ter's Estate ; Smith's Charity Estate ; Stirling's Estate. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. BROTHERTON from Salford, against the Police Bill ; Mr. FREWIN, from a local body of clergy, against the Church Rate Aboli tion Bill ; Mr. GORE LANGTON presented a petition from a Dissenting body, in favour of the bill ; Mr. BAINES, from the Guildford Board of Guardians, in favour of the Poor Law Removal Bill ; Mr. GOULBURN, from the National Society for the Education of the Poor, against certain clauses in the Mortmain Bill ; Mr. MIALL, Mr. BELL , Mr. A. PELLATT, and other hon. members, praying for the total abolition of church rates; Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR, from the corporation of Sunder land, against the Police Bill ; Mr. J. B. SMITH, from Chichester, to the same effect. REGISTRATION OF BILLS OF SALES BILL. This bill was passed through committee. EPISCOPAL AND CAPITULAR ESTATES BILL. This bill was committed pro forma, for the purpose of introducing amendments. The bill was afterwards ordered to be reprinted, and re-committed this day three months. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. Mr. MIALL, in the absence of Sir W. Clay, who had charge of this bill, moved that it be read a second time. Mr. PACKE hoped as neither the hon. bart. who had charge of the bill nor any member of the Government was present the second reading would be postponed until after the other orders of the day. He therefore moved that the debate he adjourned until then. Mr. A. PELLATT said the hon. bart. would be in the house shortly, while since the noble lord the President of the Council had come in since the motion for ad j ournment. Mr. PACKE under those circumstances withdrew his amendment. Mr. A. PELLATT supported the second reading of the bill, and contended that it was too late to offer any compromise, for no less than a third of the people of England had already r elieved themselves from the burden of majorities in their respective parishes, another third were still subjected to the evil for the benefit of the remaining third, who ought to be placed on the same footing as their fellow-countrymen, who maintained their own churches upon the voluntary principle—the only prin ciple upon which religious teaching, based upon the Holy Scriptures, could proceed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. MURROUGEI characterised church rates as un just in principle and oppressive in operation. He there fore gave the bill his cordial support ; believing, at the same time, that it was neither for the interest of the Established Church itself nor the Dissenters that there should be any compromise on this question. Mr. GOULBURN regretted that the bill had ever been brought in, because he considered it was unjust in principle, while it was as inconsistent with political wis dom as it was with Christian charity. He was not one who would say that the law of Church rates did not require alteration and amendment ; but the bill went far beyond that. It dissevered the State from the Church, and the house might depend upon it that if they once passed this bill the entire aboliti ,n of the existing_connection between the two would speedily fol . _ low. He had a decided objection to substituting pew rents for church rates, and he warned the house that, if they abolished church rates on the ground of the con scientious objections that were entertained against their payment, they might hereafter he asked to abolish poor rates and war taxes upon the same ground. He moved that the bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. LIDDELL (Liverpool), seconded the amend ment, though he admitted that it would be the duty of the Government hereafter to bring in a measure to amend the law of church rates, and to place them upon a more satisfactory footing than they rested on at present. He argued that it was the province of the State to provide religious instruction for the poor, and under these cir cumstances it would be highly unjust to abolish the legal claims of the Established Church to its just dues and rewards. Mr. E. BALL approached this question with anything but a feeling of sectarian bitterness, as he was one of those Dissenters who was warmly attached to the Esta blished Church, and who believed that nothing would be more disastrous to dissent than its downfall. But, at the same time he thought Church rates rested upon a most unsatisfactory basis. They were not legal unless sanctioned by a majority of the parishioners in vestry assembled, and hence they gave rise to much heart burning and ill-blood. (Hear, hear.) The large towns had already succeeded in virtually abolishing Church rates, and, as time advanced, they would bring their influence to bear upon small towns to the great detriment of the Established Church itself. He therefore advocated their abolition, because he felt that it was high time that this great cause of strife in the country should be put an end to. Besides, consi dering the benefits which the dissenters had conferred upon the country, they were entitled to some considera tion in this matter. They were the originators of the Sunday school system which had effected so much good in reforming and educating the people, while their num bers, as shown by the last census, attending their places of worship exceeded those of the Established Church by at least half a million, and upon that ground they were entitled to have this question conceded to them. He implored the house then, as much for the sake of the Established Church as the Dissenters, to pass this bill. (LEFT SITTING.) MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London New Price Current of yesterday. ) SuGAR.—To-day there was a good home trade demand for .BritislL Plantation sugar, still at previous rates merchants were desirous to sell better sorts of yellow and grey, whilst they submitted to a reduction of 6d per cwt for inferior and brown. TALLOW.—An increase last week took place in opera tions in Russian both for speculative and consumptive purposes ; prices also advanced, and ruled for first. sort P.Y. Candle on the spot at 63s Gd to 64s and deliveries in last three months of the year at 65s 6d to 665. Of home melted demand was equal to supply, and 62s to 62s 6d is now the currency cash. A more active demand for other sorts of tallow, and there is an advance : Aus tralian mutton selling at 58s to 63s 6d, beef 55s to 61s, South American 57s to 63s 6d, French melted 61s to 635, and supply is not larger than previously. Another advance has taken place for fat. Stock of tallow is 10,000 casks more than last and deliveries smaller, still prices continue to rule above that period. It is yet a matter of uncertainty as to the quantity of Tallow likely to be received from Russia during the season. Only limited parcels declared for auction on Friday. To day the tallow market presented a quiet appearance, and rates closed for P. Y. Candle on the spot at 63s 3d to 63s 6d, and for deliveries at 61i to 65s according to periods. OlLS.—Linseed, 36s 9d to 375; pale selling at 42s to 42s Gd, and brown 40s to 40s 6d ; 41s 0,1 to 46s Od for mid to fine quality. Cocoa Nnt—Cochin at 47s to 48 , ,, and Ceylon 46s to 475. Gallipoli at 511 to 551, and other sorts 501 to 531 per ton. Sperm is cheaper. CUSTOMS.—The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, considering that a uniform rate of remunera tion shou'd be fixed for payment of officers in the 038- ton - is Department for attendance beyond the regular official hours, their lordships have authorised a fixed MVO of remuneration to the officers and clerks employed in the department in London, and at the several ports I Stroughout the kingdom, in lieu of the one hitherto adopted for the purpose. THE PARKS, &,e.—Her Majesty's Board of Works are about to erect new gates at the entrance to St. James's park, Great George-street, Westminster, commonly called Story's-gate. The board is also about to erect a 2 5 suitable entrance from Bayswater to Kensington-gardens, 1 in lieu of the common door by which the public have 1 hitherto been admitted. 1 WHITECHAPEL. The general demand today ruled steady, as follows : Beef from 3s Od to 4s 2d ; mutton , 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s 3d to 5s 8t1; veal, 3,3 Bd. to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per Sibs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Although there is less activity in the demand, last week's prices are well supported. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, June 21.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; light breeze and cloudy. MARGATE, June 20.—The Enchantress (barque), from Demerara to London, was the upward bound ship re ported to have gone on shore on the Shingles this morning ; she was assisted off by a steam-tug this evening's tide, and proceeded for the river. PORTSMOUTH, June 20.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— Valkyrien (Danish corvette), from Iceland ; Phantom, London and sailed for New YOrk ; Esmeralda, London, for Wes ' t Australia, and sailed for Southampton ; Tonning (s), Southampton, for Mediterranean. Sailed—Nile, for Madras and Calcutta ; her Majesty's steamer Locust, for the Baltic. SOUTHAMPTON, June 20.—Sailed—Ripon (s), for Alex andria. DARTMOUTH, June 20.—Wind, W. Arrived—Mohawk, from London, for Sydney, N.S. W., with jibboom, cut water, and figure-head carried away, and other damage, having been in contact with the Era, off the Start, in the morning ; the Era, from London, for Valencia, with lar board-quarter stove, and other damage. PLYMOUTH, June 20.—Wind, W.S.W. Sailed—The Peninsula (s), for London; her Majesty's steamer Mariner, for the westward. FALMOUTH, June 20.—Wind, W. Arrived—Haner, from Aux Cayes ; Louisa, Porto Rico. Off Port—Graf von Schlieffen, from Aux Cayes, and sailed for Antwerp. GLOUCESTER, June 20.—Arrived—Nicaragua, from Que bec ; Thomas James, do.- The crew, consisting of 12 men of the Liburn (brig), of Newcastle, wrecked in the ice bergs on the Banks of Newfoundland, have arrived here in the Nicaragua, from Quebec. BRISTOL, Juno 20.—Wind, W. Arrived—Effingham, from Callao ; Wm. M`Dowell, Barbadoes ; Huntress, Havannah. LIVERPOOL, -June 20.—An American schooner, laden with oil, for Queenstown, was spoken, June 14, in lat. 50 N., 13 W., disabled, and with lower masts standing, but not wanting assistance, by the Prima Donna , arrived here. SHIELDS, June 20.—Wind, S. Arrived—Eurichetto, from Licata ; Hannah Codner, Girgenti ; Teresa, Genoa ; Aspem, Etaples. SUNDERLAND, June 19.—Wind, S. Arrived—Mar garet, from Caen ; William, Etaples. SWANSEA, June 20.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Catherine Jenkins, for Coquimbo. BELFAST, June 19.—Wind, S. Sailed—Baldur, for Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, June 19.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Mina, from Rio Grande ; Liffey, Barbadoes ; Deodata, Ha vanuah ; Franchise, Charleston, and sailed for Elsinore ; Minerva, Vienna. Off Port—Sir Cohn Campbell, from Callao, and sailed for London. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, 10.45 a.m. Wind W.S.W., moderate, and fine. Arrived—Oiwego, from New Orleans ; Alpha, St. Vin cent; Jane Glassin, Quebec; Chilton, Sines; aggitaria, Marseilles. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.45 a.m. Wind, W.S.W., fine ; tide, three hout's flood. Arrived, 20th—Enigheden, from Holmstrund ; Wilhel mine, St. Übe's ; Ocean, Trinidad; Wild Irish Girl, Moul mein; Liberty, Antwerp; Spring, do.; Don Colino, Guern sey; Odessa, Belize ; wo Gebl oders, Belize ; Portenta, Krugen; Lyods, Calmar; Trafalgar, Madras; Tanjore, Mauritius. Arrived—Albion, steamer, from Boulogne ; City of Lon don, steamer, Dunkirk; Holland, steamer, Ostend; Elizabeth, St. Übes ; John Williams, Emden; Herald, Mauritius; P ouven, Aalborg; Providentia, Hernosund ; Enchantress, Barbados ; Margaret, Philadelphia ; Super, Uddewalla ; Blenheim, Calcutta ; Mangoin, Cuba ; Vrow Maria, Leer. Sailed—City of Rotterdam, steamer, for Dunkirk; Flecha, steamer, for Ghent. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.35 a.m. Wind, W.N.W., light, and cloudy. Passed—Bell Rock, from Matanzas, for London. Anchored—Braganza, from London, for Brazils; Amity Hall, London, for Quebec; Symmetry, London, for Cey lon ; French war-steamer, Lacrosse. METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMIIISSION.—Yesterday a I special court was held at the chief office in Greek-street, , Soho-square, principally for the purpose of ordering the execution of extensive sewerage operations. The com missioners who attended were the chairman, Lieut.-Col. Dawson, and Messrs. Baker, Smith, Redhead, and Gib- ; son. The secreta r y reported an available balance of upwards of 36,0001., to which should be added the amount of the deposit account, 80,0001. The Court ' then agreed to payments amounting to 8,5241., which sum includes the quarter's salaries of the officers. A report was presented from the general committee, which recommended the execution of works in the Surrey and Kent district to the amount of 62,4011, ; in the Greenwich district, to the amount of 3,2961. ; in the western division of the 'Westminster sewers, 501. ; in the Ravensbourne district, to the amount of 171. ; in the Limehouse level, to the amount of 5651. ; in the Lower Wapping level, to the amount of 501/. ; in the eastern division of the Westminster sewers, to the amount of 2901. ; total amount of works recommended by the general committee, 67,363/. The court then unani mously agreed to the above recommendations. Rates of 6d. in the pound for six months were declared upon the subjoined districts —;Finsbury division, Ranelagh district, and Richmond ; and estimates were received for a rate of 4d. in the pound on the Regent-street and Regent's-park district, and advertisements were directed to be inserted. The remaining business transacted was of a formal charaotw. RAILWAY/. 100 8i Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ...... Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20.. . Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester ii Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New ...... ........ East Anglian.... Do., (£lB E & II)... Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, A Stock ... De., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire 16 16t St. 194 8/ 2s St. 20 20 10 10 23 - 24 5 - 5 8 - 9 12 —ll d 4 17 - 18 7i - 96 - 98 62i -63 j 154 - 164 7 - 8 I'4 --- i'i 121 -12 A 34 - 33 26 - 28 63 - 65 58 - 60 Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. PALI & Dunelee Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow &S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds . Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern - ii - i 6 58 62 91i 92 , 70 72 123 -125 5/ 7 iiq all 11i 2 ,100 184 114 all 87 -- 89 11 -- 13 11. -- 13 p 64 7 i • 65 , -- 6i 41 lg . = ii all all 100 100 Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Sh.,M&B ( Do. Eighths London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrrydt Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shcf. & Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmn g. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket 104 1 1 4 103 104 10211 - 103 Par 4 P d par d 85 86 8 7 7 6 d 100 - 42? 2 34 all all 1.00 20 - 21 Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London ,'Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn ; North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June. Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcestery& Wolverhampton 4 Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland 64i 65 36 - 38 2/ 2s 100 100 100 100 26.5 13A 20 20 '2/ 2s Shrewsbury & Bi Do. L. & N. Western, Guaranteed Stock ' Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Ol.estet (N. W. Min ; Do. Halveso. C,. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent South Devon South Eastern South Wales Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do itaines,Wok &Wok itockton & Darling Stockton dz Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale 'of Ncath St. 10 St. 25 16 100 8 ,100 Waterfd. R. Kilkenny Waterforcl&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West Loudon. Winibledn & Croydon' York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. O.N.E. Purchase York? N.Midlaud id— id 6i— 6 d 24 3 6 - 8 48 - SO 34 31 35 ... 36 52 551 par 4 p id P I 5 4Aci 7 7 4 ld 1 p , 32 - 34 88 92 55 • 67 60 - 70 60 -- 70 2i— 2, 170 -- 18 8/ 1 9 12i -13 i 3t 34a 14 - 16 63} Olt 34 - 35 4 - 2,1 1 - 5 63} ii - ii 18 19 4 - 5 20 22 51 - 5i 6 ... - 1* 71i .724 7i - 7 a 44 4d 52 -- 53 per cent. 641 5 41 34i FOREIGN. 10 9 A u t wer p&Rotterdam 3i Sid 5' 5 3 Belgian Eastn. Junc. lt 20 8 Beziers to Graissesaac 31 24(1 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip jd—ip pm Central of Italy 20 all Charleroi & Erqueliu — 1.74 all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besancon — 20 9 Dutch Rhenish 3— qd 20 all East Indian 2 2 p 20 2 Do. Extension 4d par 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula I p 20 10 Gd. Juliet. of France •.. 25 10 Grd. Trunk of Canada 6 5 d 100 40 Do. Debentures 7 5 d 100 all Do. do• 20 10 Gt. Central of France p 10i 204 all Gt.WesternofCanada Shares l9 194 ... Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 • p 204 all Hamilton & Toronto 4 d 41) 100 all Do. 6 per cent. 20 5 Lake Coust. & Basle 5 all ' Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c prof ..• du 20 15 Luxembourg — 10 10 Do. (Railway) ••• 5 2 Do. Prof — 5 3 Do. (Canal) — 10 5 Do. 6p. ct. . 20 8 Lyons and Geneva 20 12 Lyons & Meditorran 20 136 Madras id —ip 334 33 3 Maria Antonia 10 all Do. do. New 20 2 Melbourne Dk. & Ry. 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) Bi 9 st 9 20 all Do. (ex interest) — 16 all Northern of France 34l— 343 341 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. 20 all (fniy.B.&Ams.Shs.) 10 all NorwegianTrunkPrel 8 9 20 10 Paris and Lyons l7i —lB p 40 all Ditto Bonds . ...... 10 all Paris and Orleans 46 48 20 all Paris and Rouen 3B —4() 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 31/ -- 32 20 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. —• pm 104 10; Quebec & Richmond 20 all Rouen andHavre..... 19 —2O 201 20 20 12 Royal Danish 2d par 5 2 Royal Swedish — d 20 all Sambre and Meuso_ 81 9 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. 20 6 Southern of France —pm 20 8 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) — ••• si all West Flanders •3 " • 4 10 all Do 54 per c. Pref — d xd 20 10 Western of France 6 7 p 10 7 West. of Switzerland 20 2 Wiesbaden • ••• 20 15 Zealand 5 l MISCELLANEOUS 5 all Aubin Coal and Iron 25 174 Australian Agricnit. 44 46 20 14 Australsn.Pcifm.Mail 10 8 Australis. Royal Mail 10 4 Berlin Water Works 50 40 Brit. American Land 74 77 5 1 Brit. do Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 100 32i Canada BO 85 5 5 Crystal Palace 5. 5 1 5 1 1 5 34 Do. New • g 4p 3i 4 2 Crystal Pal.of France 20 3 Eastern Steam ••• •• 25 20 Electrit Telograph(A) 18 19 25 all Do. (B) 1 1 Electric Toleg. of Ir — 15 14 len. Steam Navigat — 20 18 i7reneral Screw Steam .„ 20 7i Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Land — 14 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navi b rrat. Co. 1 all N. B. Australasian —1 g 1 s Do. New • ••• 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam -- 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. id -- 4 p 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 531 50 35 Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co 4 100 60 Royal Mail Steam --- 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest si 2a 25 25 South Austral. Land 38 -- 40 24 1 all Submar. Telegraph .. —l4 1 all Do. Registered. 28elaa Dimon Land 121 115 171 13 I S 92 St. 71 1 St. 124 t 25 80 791 801 St. 20 643 51 5 I 6 .6, lb I 3 8/ 43 103 6, 5 10 St. 5 201 5 651 41 5 St. 35 5 St. St. St. 16 St. 20 71 12, St. 13 I St. 50 57 6 I 12, 25 10 5f 25 10 1.01 dig St. 72 20 121 25 81 9 3 1 1 341 LINES LE.I3ED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Compant I:lotting Prices yegterday. RAILWAYS. Paid. l It. I too all t. 1100 15 I all 15 all 15 all )0 all kr.l I all 15 I all I2A all 3'i all !O iOO si . all i 0 all 15 i all .24,1 12 100 100 15 18i .2 9:R i 0 all 15 all ;t. 100 Bedford and Bletcbloy.... Buckghamsh Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.d/ Dn. Fr [lrtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Ranch. Bxtu and Matlock \liddleAro' & Redear ',fidla.Bradfd N'orthern and Easternsp.e. )o. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p' l'rest.S;;Wyrt• Do. Shares. :toy stn Hit. Do. Slieptli. St Slier. Botha - r. Goole g. 5 p.c. .3.Stallordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do wilts&Somrst PREFERENC. .00 Aberdeen WO Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 BlythandTyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent 64 Cork &Bandonsip.c all Dundee Perth &Aber- deeu Junction all EastAngliau (X3los) 6 per cent all Do. (X 5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (X 7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 ner cent all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh -100 East Lancash. 6p. cts. all East and West York shire June. Pref... all Edinb Prth. &Dundee 5,i per cent. 100 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. 5 p. e. Redeem , at 10 p. c, prem 10 Do. 41 p. c. Scrip 6 Gt. N. of Scot. lst Pref all Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)... 5 Do. 4 per c. Prsf. Sh. 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... 100 Do. cov. red. 4.4 p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 irred. 4 p. 6 Lan. k York. P. £2O 100 Do. 6 p, c. Stock 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No. 1 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 100 London and Brighton. Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. all 'Do, Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. dt Nuneaton 5 London &S : Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color Shares all Lonely. S.; Ennis. Sh all Ilan., Shof., & Lin ,1 --- Shares, No. all Do. New, £lO CI Do. £6 all Aarypt .8; Carl. 4 p. c all Do. 41 per cent 101 Do 100 %lid. Consol.6 p.c.St too Do. Consol. Bristol & firm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 41 per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 101 i Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock 100 Do. 5 p.c. Eat 100 Do. 5 ; 1 2 per ct 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. P.C 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls,6 p.c 15 Do alb -;cot. Cent., New Prei all ihrews. & Birm. N.G. all ihrewslw. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 110. 5 per cent lAoutli Devon J.. fixed, st- percent all 3. Eastern (Readily Ann.) of £1 Os. Oil. 100 Do. 4lpei cent. all i.Yorksll.4p.e.Guar all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do. all ockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c• till Ist July, 1851 i 3 Watc & K t3p. e. ilk York, Neweastle,and Berwick ,4 p.c. Pref. 5 Do 10 Vork&N. Lod n. fi n ch London & N. West. L. &N. W. Caledon... Clt.Nrthn. ,Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn Yk. New. Berw. V. NMd Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk, . G.& N. W. & I%fidld. itekton Darl.ingt. Count Do L.&Y.W kLu&Yli Do Gt Northi, Lancaili & Yorksh. A.Melean tockt. & Darlingt. D 0... CAWestn 96 - 98 94 - 96 133 - 136 27 - 49 103 -- 105 513 -- 524 254 -- 264 Il2i-13i 224 -23 i 2i - 2i -- 56 - 58 133 - 136 2 lid 29 - 30 92 - 94 IHAR ES. i;6 - ii . • ....... 3 - 3j 3 - 4 - P lin lip -- 1p 131 -- 13 i Business this day. 103 - 105 96 —lO4 15i -- 9A -- 10 li -- 13 id -- P 23 -- 234 99 -- 101 15 -- 20 '' :: i-d 92 95 3 34 id all Aqua Fria all Anglo Austria. Gold all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave ➢laria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) all Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal all isritish Austria. Gold 13.5 British Iron 1 - 21 t - 1 ! - 10 241 Brazilian Inap.(issuodl 7 9 34 44 2 24 30 32 a id at .£5 pm all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada l 15 Do. St. Johu Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Con. Min Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 44 - 46 11 -12 i 50 -- 60 2 - 4P! 15 Copiapo all Copper Min. of Eng all Do. Pref. 7A p. cent all English ancfAustrin Copper Sm el tg. Co all General all Great Nugget Vein all Do. Registered all Great Polgootli all Liberty all Linares all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co all Mariquita 9 Mexicau&S.Americn all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting C 0..... all Nouveau Moude all Pontgibaud Silver _ _ n - 24 i -: 1. .. - ••• 1 _-- 1 10 - 11 .1 = 1 til - 6i i - i 16 3 / 4 -- 174 32 -- 34 9i -- 101 4i -- 5 2 -- 4 Lead Min, & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 10i Santiago de Cuba „ all F , outli Australian 7 Tin Croft all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining 01 - 4i - ..• •• i i• d all Yuba i 77- JOINT-S' K BANKS. 81 - 83' all Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. link. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 12 English Scottish and .. wit A us tralian 20 bond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Gond. Sr, Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 2'2: National of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New 3i 3 d 211 —21 j ... - . 474 - 48, 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & (old Imp Co all iontli Australia all Union of Australia 2 : Do. New 10 Union of London • -"" 43 - 45 70 - 72 7 - 9 RISE IN THE PRICE OF NEWSPAPERS.—In consequence of the great advance which is taking place in the price of paper, it is enmoured that a movement is now going on in Glasgow to raise the price of newspapers ono half penny each. The Birmingham Mercury has taken the initiative among the English journals, having just added • kailf-petuly to its price. 50 1 20 35 1 10 1 1 30 1 10 28 Do.. 105 4i 1001 " THE VICTORY " AT GIBRALUR. [SECOND NOTICZ.] It was recently our gratifying duty, as among the more humble it may be, but at any rate also among the more watchful observers of the progress made in the National Schools of Art, to comment upon the varied merits of this really remarkable masterpiece—still submitted to public examinatioa at 23, Cockspur-street, by the Messrs. Agnew and Sons of Manchester. Another visit to the room in which the original painting continues to be "ors view" has enabled us to sit in judgment, as it were, over the assumed accuracy of our first impressions. Those earlier opinions in regard to the picture we are now more than ever disposed to regard as very far, indeed, from having been crudely formed, hastily adopted, or founded merely upon what may be termed, for want of some better phrase, histo rical partialities and artistic prepossessions. Apart from the manifold prejudices resulting not unnaturally, and, it may have been, at the - Him quite unconsciously, from the inspirit ing associations connected with the subject here treated with such consummate skill by the band of our great sea painter —apart from the influence of those associations, we do believe that this notable picture of " The Victory," as it ap peared on the evening of the 28 th of October, 1805 (nearly half a century byegone), when towed, with the body of Nelson on board, into the bay of Gib. raltar, is a work of art in all respects eminently worthy of Mr. Stanfield's reputation. It must be regarded as such, we conceive, even when contd. tiered—if it can be so considered—apart from its historical a n d h er oical associations. Viewed, we mean, simply as a representation of one of the aspects of nature, as a wonderful delinea. tion of sea and sky—with a rocky headland as the background and the time selected, the evening when a gale of wind has but very recently subsided. Regarded simply in this light, the painting must, we conceive, irresistibly command our admiration. But , embracing the loftier associations of the picture in our examina• tion of its beauties, that admiration for it, so to speak, in the abstract—as a limnin g from the face of Nature—is marvellously and appreciably en hanced. Remembering, that is to say, that the scene is the impregnable Gibraltar—th e d ate t h e morrow of the most glorious sea-fight of E ng l an d —the incident the towing of the " Victory' into shelter, the battered hull of the great war-ship bearing on board the remains (literally the remains, shorn of an arm, 'reft of an eye, and scarred by a hundred noble wounds) of the darling hero of Britain—Nelson of the Nile and Trafalgar ! The promised engraving from this masterpiece has already so far advanced under the hands of Mr. John Cousen that an impression of the etching may now be seen by those who visit the apartment in which the original picture still continues on exhibition. As an etcher, Mr. Cousen reveals in this plate a skill in the handling of the needle truly marvellous. The work, even as far as it has yet proceeded, is worthy of an artist facile prineepi among the line engravers of his generation. The light and sparkle of the whole performance entitles him to all commendation—whether it be in regard to the drifting and scattering glories of cloud laud, or to the undulation and transparency of the billowing water. Scarcely anything is want ing to complete the illusion beyond colour, and here and there even that is wonderfully implied by the magical graduations of shadow, the fluctuations or alternations of " shine and shade" —not less ingenious in effect than the perspective revealed through that diaphanous atmosphere. Everything promises, indeed, that the genius dis played iu the original picture by the great sea painter will be emulated, as far as the limits of a lesser art will admit, by that cf the distinguished line engraver to whom the difficult task of copying the scene upon metal has, fortunately both for Mr. Stanfield and for the subscribers, been most judi ciously entrusted. LITERATUBIL Recollections of my Military Life. By Colonel Lanctmann. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. These volumes form the second part of the his tory of Colonel Landmaun's adventures ; the first portion having been published some time since. They are what their name implies—not a connected narrative, and not personal memoirs, but recollec tions of striking or entertaining incidents, full of variety and interest. There are anecdotes of peace and war, and some narrow escapes and perilous exploits. One of these occurred at a great powder magazine at Rozier Bay. As the writer was passing by he thought to his horror that he discovered a smell of burning. Having aroused the store keeper, at the risk of their lives they entered, and, after a few moments of terrible anxiety they dis covered a burning match actually in the magazine. They were fortunately in time to remove it before an explosion, and had thus been the means of preventing a terrible calamity. Another anecdote is the dilemma in which Colonel Landmann was placed by dining on board a ship that was appointed to sail for the West Indies . with the first change of wind. He was not aware of the strict regulation that existed that no one was allowed to leave the ship after the evening gun was fired. He was com pelled to wait that night on board, and was aroused at daybreak by hearing that the wind had changed and the ship was preparing to start for her voyage. He was in despair, thinking his prospects were ruined for life, when a small boat passing under the stern of the ship, he swung himself over the side, regardless of all rules and regulations, and escaped the threatened exile. Those who find amusement in these volumes will be glad to find a promise at the conclusion that the third part, which contains many details connected with Junot's army, is in course of preparation. Oakjieid; or, Fellowship in the East. By W. D. Arnold, Lieutenant. Second Edition. 2 vols. Longman. A great deal may be gathered from this work on Indian life and customs, and hence it is interest ing, 'although it is not very pleasing. The hero goes out to India in high spirits, and expects to find in the excitement and engrossments of foreign service an agreeable change from the uncongenial pursuits of an academical life. He is doomed to disappoint ment from the outset. The gorgeous splendour of an oriental career is soon discovered to be vanity and vexation. Oakfield had besides some peculiar notions of his own, which did not accord very well with the free and unconstrained ideas of a military existence. He was consistent and honourable throughout, however strange and erroneous might be his opinions. He did not meet with the respect which was undoubtedly his due. He was once summoned before a court-martial, the accounts of which are given in the course of the story, and are very interesting, affording an insight into the way such matters are arranged abroad. The hero came off victorious, but ho did not get on more satisfactorily notwithstanding. The very circum stance of his having triumphed against their opinions only urged on his opponents to more violent demonstrations of and hatred. Hardly any one would speak to him for some months. It was not till after a fierce battle had taken place, in which Oakfield rescued the colours of his regiment as the enemy was on the point of carrying them off. After the courage so unde niably manifested on this oc casion, the .s.ssociates of Oakfield wore compelled to retract their former opinion. But the fatigues and annoyances to which he had been subject had made fearful inroads on his health, and he was obl i g ed to return home. There, in the society of his dearl y cherished relations, he departed from the world he had found so hard and cold. " The last words of that young w arr i or , a word which his counte n ance, as it settled into the sleep of death , confirmed, that word was Peace," saying which, h e p assed away." TFIE MUSICAL UNION. —The sixth concert of the Musical Union was held yesterday at Willis's rooms. Much praise is due to M r . Ell a for the judicious selec tion of the music and the performers engaged, which rendersthisTisle programmeocie tyoneof othoemfiprrisetedmusical highest so cieties in Europe. • hest talent Wilhelmina Clangs, Ernest, Piatti, Goffrie, and Hill. The announcement that Mdlle. Clause was Co perform in I\lozart's Quartet in G minor drew an un usually large audience. The performance was• in every respect, perfect. Beethoven's quartet in C (No. 9, Op. 59) is one of the finest compositions of that great genius. We do not hesitate to say that it is one of the best compositions we have heard, and the manner in which this most difficult m usic was executed elicited the enthusiastic applause of an appreciating audience. The Clauss performing Men 'rte." With the exception (cioeiseorhto,ceo,n,ciAlui(eleidor hoyhnlNel(Nlvlko, it has been acknowledged that theree nd never el° ss W IT S himself,an iriterpreter of his music equal to this gifted lace perfoatr m Willis s er. I\,fd l roo le. ms ClauonssSaturday next,'s grand annual th c e ormr h t t a k es p instant. Tug PRESTON STRlKE.—Another balance sheet was last week issued by the Amalgamated Committee. It shows an income for the two weeks of 57/. Os. 11 d. ; of which sum 191.55. 6d. has been paid over to weavers, 191. 193. lid. to spinners, 51. 4s. to distressed families, 31. to the secretary and treasurer, 61. for printing and for other expenses, the amount of the balance, minus 4s. 10. 1 2 d., still in the treasurer's hands. The address is a brief one, and is principally taken up with lamenting that the masters are not disposed to forego the prosecu tion of the " conspirators." It is stated that 280 indi' viduals connected with the various branches of (factor* labour are yet out of employment.—Prcston, Chronicle. RUSSIAN PRISONERS.—The Press of Vienna say' that nine Russian officers, who have been made prisoner', have been sent from Varna to London, on board an English transport. 332 iring more seen et of a the .atere )arge a io , rs at a nd active some now I t the bility that gOt I °E the, ~:~r ~~'4`: 96 8 7 92 Id '133 ... 5 8 id 118 6A 98 89 94 pal 135 91 8 I I