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CRIMINAJ COURT.--(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Creswell.) BRUTAL MURDER OF A CHILD. - 21 retry Anne Alice Stage, 30, was indicted for the wilful i n 9'. der of William Seago. Mr. Payne conducted the prosecution. The prisoner V , vas defended by Mr. Parry. The circumstances of this case were of a very distressing character. It appeared that the prisoner had been married to her present husband about twelve months, and that the unfortunate deceased was a child five years old, the son of the husband by a former wife. It would seem that the prisoner and her husband were in the habit of getting drunk, and that they frequently quarrelled, and lived very un happily together. On Sunday, the 21st of May, the prisoner and her hustrand had been out together, and the former came home 'about four o'clock, and she commenced prepar ing tea for herself and family. While she was so engaged, one of the children, named Thomas, told the pi isoner that his broater Billy had got him into "such a row," and that ' his fattier bad struck him. Immediately upon this it ap pearQA that the prisoner seized the poor little child, and thre wit with great violence upon the floor, and then ;p'at him into a tub of water. At this moment the w itusband of the prisoner came in, and when she saw him she made use of a filthy expression towards him, th.-t effect of which was that he said he would not stop in the house any longer, and as be was going out the prisoner exclaimed 'to him, " Go, you -, and take your -- children with you." The moment the husband was gone the prisoner commenced another most brutal attack upon the child, said continued to beat it and ill-use it until it ac -. Wally died under her hands. When the child was seen to be motionless and speechless, one of the other children called out to the prisoner, "Oh mother, you have killed Billy, and you will be hung." The prisoner upon this told the child not to say anything of what had happened, or else she should be hung. She then sent out for some brandy and tried to administer it to the de ceased child, but she found he was unable to swallow, and she then wrapped him up in a cloth and carri.-d him to the London Hospital, where he was found to be quite dead. When the prisoner overheard that the child was dead, she expressed great sorrow for what she had done, and said that she had loved the child. Upon her being taken into cus tody, she again expressed her regret for what had hap pened, but said that the occurrence was the result of acci dent, and that the child fell forward while she was washing it, and that its head struck against a tin box that was in the room. Mr. Parry made a most earnest and feeling address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, and after observing that it was clear she had caused the death of this poor child, he submitted that they might, under the circumstances, come to the charitable conclusion that she was not actuated by malice aforethought, and that she might, therefore, be convicted f the offence of manslaughter only. The Learned Judge having summoned up, the jury, after a short deliberation, found the prisoner guilty of man slaughter, and she was sentenced to be transported for life. NEW COURT. (Before Baron Martin.) THE MURDER AT NEWINGTON. Henry Hurray, 26, agent, Nvzs indicted for the wilful murder of Rose Murray. Mr. Ryland and Mr. Clark were for the prosecution, and .2,1 r, Clarkson defended. Mr. Ryland briefly opened the case, and in so doing ex pressed an opinion that there could be no doubt but that the unfortunate prisoner was of unsound mind. The first witness examined was Alfred Buxton, who stated that he lodged in the same house as prisoner and the deceased. Upon the morning of the 7th of June, at about half-past five, he was alarmed by the cries of Mr. Larkin, another lodger, and upon going down stairs he saw the deceased, who was bleeding, trying to crawl up stairs, the prisoner was standing near her. Ile was dressed, and had his hat on. In his had was a clasp knife, and before the prisoner could get up to the unfortunate deceased the prisoner drew the knife across her throat, and cut it again. He then closed the knife and came up to the deceased, whom witness had by that time picked up, and said the Great Bear had done it. ' Witness left the dying woman in the care of Mr. Larker, and went for a surgeon and the police, and when he came back she was dead. Ann Larker gave testimony corroborative of the first witness, and added that, as far back as Christmas, she had noticed his manner to be so strange that she told deceased it was not safe to let him be about. Mr. Baron Martin, after hearing this evidence, said he h ought it unnecessary to proceed furth3r, but the jury expressing a wish to hear the counsel, Mr. Clarkson then briefly stated that prisoner was not in a state to be accountable for his actions. In 1848 he bad received a hurt upon his head, on board a ship where he was a seaman, and from that time down to the present had been subject to fits of insanity. Evidence having been given of the fact, the jury acquit ted him upon the ground of insanity, and he was ordered to be detained. SBERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Undersheriff Burchell.) LIBEL—BADMAN V. VISCOUNT DRUMLANRIG. This was an action to recover damages for libel. Mr. Robinson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., for the defendant, who suffered judgment to go by default. The case was called in, and Mr. James addressed the jury, and said that they would be relieved entirely from any trouble, as it had been arranged between him and his learned friend that they should be discharged without giving a verdict. The action was brought by the plaintiff, who is better known by the soubriquet of Johnny Walker, for a libel published in Bell's Life in London. It was not - until after judgment had been entered for default of plea, *hat defendant knew anything of the matter, but he now openly said he did not cast any imputation on the plain tiff's conduct. Viscount Drumlaurig was unconnected - with any of the subsequent letters Mr. Robinson sai I after what had been stated, he was satisfied, as the plaintiff's sole object was to vindicate his character. Had the case been gone into, he should have called witnesses who would have completely refuted the slanders which had been repeated in every way to his great injury. He would have called uni m p eac hable medical witnesses, who would have proved that the only cause of plaintiff not fighting was severe illness, and not from the Motive imputed to him in the libel. The jury were then discharged. The damages were laid at 1,0001. MA.RLBOROUGII-STREET.- (THIS DAY) CHARGE OF ROBBERT.--Elizabeth Mendy, a woman of the town, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with stealing, at the Crambourne Coffee-house, Crambourne court, Leicester-square, a gold watch and 5 sovereigns, the property of a gentleman, name unknown. Joseph Tyler, waiter at the above coffee-house, stated that on the morn ing of the 15th of June, the prisoner came into the coffee room with a gentleman, and partook of breakfast. The gentleman afterwards fell asleep, and witness took no fur ther notice of him until he went to clear away the things. When he woke him up, at that time, prisoner was sitting close by him. After he had taken the things away, prisoner came and asked him to allow her to go upstairs, which he did, and while she was away he went to the gentleman and asked him if he knew the woman he was with, and if he had his property all safe. The gentleman felt, and said, " Oh, yes, it's all right; I know hwr well." The gentleman then fell asleep again, and in the meantime the prisoner went off. Witness at a later period of the morning aroused the gentleman, and again requested him to examine his pockets carefully, and on his doing so he discovered that his watch had been cut from the guard, and five sovereigns taken from his pocket. The gen tleman gave witness a description of th 3 watch, and re quested him to look after the prisoner, as he (the gen tleman) was obliged to go to Paris on business, and would not return for a few weeks. After the gentle- Man was gone, witness swept the room, and close by where prisoner had been sitting with the gentleman he picked up two gold studs and the swivel of a guard chain, which he now produced. On the following Satur day prisoner came into the house, when he taxed her with the robbery. She denied it at first, but on his threaten ing to give her in charge, she admitted that she had pledged the watch at a pawnbroker's in the New cut, and that if he would go with her to her lodging near there, she would give him the ticket. He accordingly proceeded there with her, but on the way she g ave hi m th e ' d ou bl e, " and got cl ear ff, and he saw no more of her till last night, When he gave her into custody. Witness added that the gentleman, whose name he understood to be Lewis, would be in town on Tuesday next. Mr. Hardwicke remanded the prisoner until that day. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WEST-END OF LONDON AND CRYSTAL PA- LACE The extraordinary general meeting of proprietors re quired by the Wharncliffe Order for the approval of the company's bill now before Parliament, was held yes terday at the offices, 8, Adelaide-place, London-bridge. Resolutions approving the bills and authorising the directors to proceed with them in Parliament were passed, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. The following are the titles of the bills :—• 1. A bill to enable the West-End of London and Crystal Palace Railway to extend their line from Nor wood Station to Bromley and Farnborough. 2. A bill to authorise the West-end of London and Crystal Palace Railway to enter into working arrange ments with the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. - - - THB GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. —Traffic return for the week ending June 25, 1854 £18,228 9 7 Corresponding week last year 15,817 19 11 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —Traffic re turn for the week ending July 2, 1854 £20,361 17 10 Corresponding week last year CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending July 2, 1854 £5,624 16 10 Corresponding week last year 5,475 8 9 --- Increase in 1854 £l49 8 1 SUSPENSION. —The suspension of Messrs. H. W. Lord and Co., East India and colonial brokers, was announced yesterday, the event having been caused by the other failures in that branch of business during the past month. The liabilities of the firm are understood to be considerable, and are stated to have been incurred in a great degree through advances on warrants which prove to be Worthless. AUSTRALIAN MINING SCHEMES.—Another action on the part of a shareholder in one of the Australian mining schemes against a director for the recovery of the purchase money on 100 shares, terminated success fully yesterday in the Court of Common Pleas. The undertaking in question was the Lake Bathurst Aus tralasian Mining Company, and the allegations of the plaintiff were that he had been induced to purchase the shares from seeing them quoted in the Stock Exchange official list, and that it had afterwards turned out that the committee of that establishment had been tempo rarily led to authorise their insertion by false represen tations, inasmuch as the requisite certificate of two thirds of the scrip havin!! been paid up had been im properly concocted for the purpose. The evidence was of a remarkable character, and the jury almost im lictliately gave a verdict for the full amount claimed. THE ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. The last of the floral exhibitions announced for this season by the society was held yesterday in the Regent's park. Owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, the attendance of visitors was not so numerous as usual; " but amongst those who were present were observed the E following :—The Duchess of St. Albans, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, Viscountess " Enfield, Lady Caroline Stirling, Lady de Tabley, Lady Rokeby, Lady Catherine Cavendish, Lady Clark, Lady M'Farlane, Lady Goldsmid, Lady Petters, Lady Buchan, Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady Marshall, Lady Jane Grattan, Lady Bayley, Lady Clayton East, Lady Brook, Lady Campbell, Lady Evans, Lord Rokeby, Lord Sands, the Bishop of Durham, the Venerable Arch- :3 deacon Jones, Sir W. Stirling, Sir James Clark, Sir Thomas Hare, Sir James Eustace, Sir G. Hodgkinson, 2 Baron Goldsrnid, Prince Gholarn-Mahrnoed, Duleep Sing, Runjeet Sin g , th e Spanish, Greek, an d B razi li an Am- 22, bassadors, a n d Miss B. Coutts. The collection in the great tent was one of exceeding s. beauty, and the general effect produced by the concen tration and grouping of the choice flowers exhibited ex- 5( cited universal admiration. Without particularising in- 5( dividual specimens or groups, we may point to one or 2( two new plants deserving notice, for instance " Una," a 2( very choice seedling pelargonium, shown by Mr. Turner, i f of Slough ; and " Eclipse," a seedling calceolaria, sent 25 by Mr. Cole, of St. Albans. The bands in attendance were those of the Royal 25 Blues and the Ist and 2d Life Guards, conducted by 25 their customary able leaders, Messrs. Sutton, Waddell, 18 and Grattan Cooke 20 The following is a list of the prizes : St, Extra Gold. —To Mr. J. May, gardener to Mr. H. Cel yer, Da, tford, for sixteen stove and greenhouse plants ;to St. Mr Williarns, gardener to Mr. C. B. Warner, Hoddesdou, 25 for twenty exotic orchids. St. Large Gold.—. Mr. Spead, Edmonton, for sixteen stove St. and greenhouse plants; Mr. Woolley, gardener to Mr. H. 10 B. lier, Cheshunt, for twenty exotic orchids. St. Mediu m Gold. —To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antr o - 10 bus, Bart., Lower Cheatn, Surrey, for sixteen stove and St greenhouse plants ; to Messrs. Fraser, Lea-bridge-road, St. Leighton, for twelve stove and greenhouse plants; to Mr. St. Frost, gardener to Mr. E. L. Betts, Preston-hall, Maidstone, St. for ten stove and greenhouse plants ;to Messrs. Rollinson St. and Son, Tooting, for sixteen exotic orchids ;to Mr. Hanle, St. gardener to Mr. R. Hanbury, Poles, Ware, for twelve exotic 12 orchids. 50 Gold.—To Messrs. Rollinson and Son, nurserymen, Toot- 16 i ing, for twelve stove and greenhouse plants ;to Mr. Gill- 16] ham, gardener to Mr. J. R. Scott, Leighton, for ten stove St• and greenhouse plants ; to Messrs. Rollinson and Son, uur seryinen, Tooting, for ten cape heaths ; Mr. J. May, gar- 14 dener to Mr. H. Colyer, Dartford, for eight cape heaths ; 5 ° to Mr. Gednoy, gardener to Mrs. Ellis, Hoddesdon, for 20 twelve exotic orchid ;To Mr. Turner, Royal Nursery, 11 Slough, for twelve pelargoniums ;to Mr. Holder, gardener ,tu to the Rev. E. C o l er id ge, E ton College, for ten pelargo- °t• niums ;to Mr. M`Ewen, gardener to the Duke of Norfolk, St. Arundel, for miscellaneous collection of fruit. 20 Large Silver Gilt.—To Messrs. Patnplin and Son, Leigh- 10 ton, for twelve stove and greenhouse plants ;to Mr. Barter 12 ! gardener to Mr. Bassett, Stamford-hill, for ten stove and St. greenhouse plants ;to Mr. Taylor, gardener to Mr. J. 50 Coster, Streatham, for six stove and greenhouse plants ;to 40 Mr. Iveson, Sion House, for six exotic orchids ;to Mr. 25 Gaines, Battersea, for twelve pelargoniums ;to Mr. Robin- 25 son, gardener to Mr. J. Simpson, Thames Bank, Pimli co , St. for te n p e l argon i ums; t o Mr. Robinson, gardener to Mr. J. 812 s Simpson, for six fancy pelargoniums; to Mr. Fleming, St , gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, for miscellaneous col- St, leetion of fruit ;to Mr. Wood, gardener to Mr. B. Scott 50 Murray, Binsfield, Berks, for three dishes of grapes. 25 Large Silver.—To Mr. Over, gardener to Mr. W. 1 00 111`Mullen Clapham, for s i x s t ove an d green h ouse plants; St. Messrs. Fraser, Leighton, for ten cape heath s ; t o M r. Frost, garden er t o M r. E. L. Betts, Preston Hall, Maid- 25 stone, for eight cape heaths ' • Mr. Roser, garden er t o M r. 50 J. Bradbu r y, Streatham, for six cape heaths ;to Mr. 20 Clarke, gardener to Mrs. Wells, Highgrounds, Hoddesdon, for six exotic orchids; to Mr. Turner, Slough, for six St. fancy pelargoniums ;to Mr. Turner, Slough, for six new 5 9 pelargonitime ; to Mr. Cowan, gardener to Mr. E. Jones, the Grove, Hampstead, for miscellaneous collection of fruit ; to Mr. Bayley, gardener to Mr. T. T. Drake, Sharde ots, Bucks, for four pine apples. MARKET NEWS-(TIIIS DAY). I GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended July 6, 1854, made up from the Returns of a e In-pectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale per Imperial Quarter. WREAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. J I BEANS. PEAS. 77s 8a 37s 21_I 31s 7d 435 Od 49s 511 47s 5d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. . WHEAT. PARLEY . I OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS: I 78s 7d 37s Id 303 2d 503 2d 49s Oct 46s Ild DITTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. IS Od lIS Od is Od Is Od ls od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GR kIN SOLD I.A.ST WEEK. Wheat, 57,945; Bar'ey, 4,14 eats, 7 417 ; Rye, 67 Beans, 2,733; Peen, 340 quarters. HAY MARKETS. • SIIITHIrIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 51 Os ;. oltVver ditto, ;110s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 12s to 2/ 01 verload. Supply moderate, and trade dull. CIIMRERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 8s to 51 Os ; clover litto. 3/ 8s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 11 12s to 21 Os per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITEOFIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 83 to 51 03; clover ditto, 3/ 83 to fit Os ; and straw, 1/ 12s to 2/ 03 per load. Both hay and straw ruled steady, at our quotations. MEAT MARKETS. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The general demand ruled steady at this market to-day, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 8d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, July S.—Beasts and sheep moved off steadily, at extreme rates. In other stock very little was doing. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 0t ; Lamb, 5 s Od to 5s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 8d; Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 6d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, July 5.—A full average business was transacted at this market to-day, at the fallowing quo tations :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s Od ; Veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; Plsork, 26 3 s 10dac to Is 8d per Blb s . Q uarter old Store Pigs, 2to s eh. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July 6.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W., an d cloudy. GRAVESEND, July 6.—The Jeanne Marie arrived here yesterday a prize, in charge of Mr. Parsons. PLYMOUTH, July s. —Wind, W.N. W. Arrived—Morris, from ➢iaceio. PORTSMOUTH, July s.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Her Majesty's s. Star, from Sheerness. FALMOUTH, July s. —Wind, N.W. Arrived—Specula tor, from Alexandria ; Integrity, do., with damage to rudder; Tres Amegos, Iquique, and sailed for Hamburgh. COWES, July s. —Wind, S.W. Arrived—Franklin (s), from Havre, and proceeded for New York. BRISTOL, July 5. Wind, W. Arrived—Whampoa, from Batavia ; Forest State, Miramichi. SHIELDS, July s. —Wi n d, W. Arrived—Rolling Wave, from Girgenti ; Meika, Licata; Jantina, Garina. Sailed —Bride of the Seas, for Bombay. MILFORD, Julys.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Aeron Vale, from Rio Grande, with loss of maintopmast. PENZANCE, July 4.—Wind, W. Sailed—Sophia, for Berbice. ILFRACOMBE, July s. —The Market Maid, Bridgewater to Barnstaple, with bricks and tiles, left this harbour this morning, but sprung a leak north of Boggy Point, and went down—Downend bearing S. distant about 4 miles; crew saved. CARDIFF, July s. —Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Sorrans, from Malta. Sailed—Snow Squall, for Now York ; Bromham, Quebec; Swanhide, New York ; Perlen, Barcelona. HOLYHEAD, July s.—The John and Mary (flat), of Liverpool, hence to Bangor, in ballast, went ashore at Fydlin last night, and is likely to become a total wreck. BELFAST, July 4.—The Nuovo Providence, of and from Genoa, for Troon, in ballast, went ashore on Ringford Point, Ardglas, on the 2d July, and is likely to become a wreck. WATERFORD, July 4.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— Clio, from Marseilles ; Challenger, Baltimore. Sailed— Star, for St. John's, Newfoundland. QUEENSTOWN, July 4.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Jonge Amides, for Smyrna ; Unicorn, Callao, and sailed for London. ME3IEL, June 29.—The cargo of the Fortuna (sloop), which was brought in here a prize to the British, June 19, is being discharged. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Rajah, from Constantinople, Smyrna, Malta, and Gibraltar. LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 10.30 a.m. Wind W.S.W., moderate breeze, and rainy. Arrived—L'Aimable Virginie, from Santander; Indus trie, Ostend ; Charity, (s.), Montreal ; Shamrock, (s.), Havre ; Daring, Newfoundland ; A. , hburton, New York; Beltona, Demerara; Marie, Buenos Ayres. Sailed—Glaucus, for Valparaiso ; Clio, Quebec; Rattler (s), Lisbon; Janet, Halifax; Morgiana, Calcutta; Wave, Gibraltar. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GwßaAtVeErS;E fi N u D e ,.Thursday, 10 20 A.M. Wind W., tide hi g h Arrived, sth.—Jean Marie, from Elsinoro (prize); Granville, Calcutta. Arrived, 6 th.—Rainbow, (a), from Rotterdam ; Baron Osy, (a), Antwerp; Triton (s), Calais; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam ; Magnet (a), Amsterdam ; Columbine, Rotter dam ; Two Sisters, Honduras ; Rendsburg Company, No. 2, Rostock ; Dolphin (s), Cuxhaven ; Myrtle, Santander ; Young, Memel ; Neptune, Guernsey ; Sympathy, Bor deaux ; Florence, Porto Rico. D Wind W. by S., moderate. EAL, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. Passed—Marie Gabrielle, from Nantes, for London; her 3lajesty's ship Rhadamanthus to the westward. Anchered—Atkin, from Memel, for Shoreham. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—The Countess de Neuilly, accompanied by the Duo d'Aumale, Count Montmorency, and General the Count de Ducteau, visited the diorama of the Danube and Black Sea yester day. The following distinguished and fashionable par ties have also visited the above interesting diorama : The Archbishop of Armagh and party, the Bishop of Lichfield, the Bishop of Worcester and party, the Duchess of Atholl and party, the Duke of Leeds, the Marquis of Exeter and party, the Earl of Essex, the Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam, the Countess, of Desart and party, Lord Sondes, Lord Kinnaird and party, Lady Graham and family, Lady Cretnorne and party, the Hon. Colonel Cavendish and party, the Hon. Mr. Ellis, Lady Egerton and party, Sir James Hamilton, Lady Gardiner and party, Lady West and party, Sir John Benson and party, General Darby and party, Colonel Gage and party, Captains Fremantle, Osborne, and Hay, W. Seholetield, Esq., M.P., Mrs. Gladstone and party, H. Layard, Esq., M.P., and pa r ty, M rs. H a lf or d and party, Mrs, Gurney and party, &o. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 6, ) 85.4. SHARE MARKETS THE (THIS DAY.) LES. RAILWAY! Leasing Compans. .Iloslngle'rices Rust this tay. this d ness fay. The Journal of th e R oya l Agricultural. Society of England. Volume the fifteenth. Murray. There is a long account of the "Farming of Ox fordshire" given here, which presents many instruc tive details of that county. It is observed at the' commencement of the article, that many things may be better or worse than is mentioned in some case 4, but that for th e mos t part t h ey w i ll be found true. It appears that Oxfordshire is cold in climate, the amount of rain is more considerable than in Lan- don, while the thermometer is one degree lower. Some remarks are made on the necessity of drain age in the county. We select the following pas sage as a sample of the arguments : " When it is considered that the water passing through Oxford is drained from 850,000 acres of land, it is time that the weirs on the Thames, which have now only a water way of thirty feet, should have double that space ; for the evil of floods is a growing one, and the more extensively land is under-drained, the more rapidly will the water be poured into the valleys, and the greater should be the facilities devised for its speedy out-fall by a proper system of arterial drainage. Lower down the Thames, from Wallingford to Henley, the floods do lit tle datnaaas as they seldom occur in the summer. The traffic is Considerable, and the locks, being under the superintendence of the Thames Commissioners, are kept in excellent order. Moderato winter floods are even beneficial. In passing rapidly over the land the water leaves a deposit equivalent to a coat of manure. A high level of the river is also desirable. The Thames mea dows chiefly rest on gravel, and through this porous subsoil the water percolates, and by capillary attraction supplies nourishment to the roots of the grass in sea sons of drought. • " The Th ames stream is in a dreadful state ; in some parts the river is nearly silte.: up. A good rain is sure to send the waters out. There have been 17 floods in 12 months, and a third of the hay this season has been washed away. Many years ago a commission was ap pointed, and the bed of the river was cleared out ; a rate being levied on the landowners to provide for the necessary outlay. This measure needs to be repeated ; and the occupiers of the meadows would gladly submit to an annual charge of 5 per cent, on the cost. The banks of the river are planted with willows, and weeds and rushes for the most part enjoy unmolested security. Waterstock and Waterperry are exceptions, and at those parts all impediments to the free course of the water are carefully removed. If all proprietors of land intersected by this river would adopt the same plan the destructive summer floods would become less frequent. " The waters of the Cherwell are soon out, and soon off : they rise with astonishing rapidity, and last July full three-fourths of the hay was swept away by the floods. In. addition to the impediments already adverted to, the numerous mills en this stream considerably aug ment the mischief, and the same may be said of those on the Evenlode and Windrush. "There are not many water-meadows in the county. At the foot of Blenheim-park are 70 acres on the Even lode ; these are well shaped and highly productive. The soil of the Thames meadows is well adapted for irriga tion. At all the mills and locks on the river there is sufficiency of fall to water at a small expense a large tract of meadows below. There are a few patches of catch-meadows at the foot of the chalk-hills; some grow ing an abundance of grass ; the most extensive are at Shirburn, where about 50 acres of the park are irrigated. A very well contrived catch-meadow has recently been formed on a hilly piece of ground at Chadlington, which shows how easily streams can be diverted for purposes of irrigation." An outline is given of the geology of Oxfordshire, which will be of service in explaining the facts men tioned. There is altogether much to attract atten tion in this prize essay. There remain, besides, some other papers of general interest, which we have not space to enter upon at large. A. transla tion is given from Esprit Fabre, on the "Species fi t g h u e r d es iti a.erreent ears annex e d o of Iclig,ilops of the South of F rance , showing forth their Transformation into Culti va t e d Wh eat, " a i ai s ne n o nu t e an r tt e u, s which g ic . h size represent a e n v d e r m a l a guided. which l the account, BRITISH RAILWAYS. !Paid.l RAILWAYS. Closiag Prices this day. Business do this day. The London Quarterly Review. Some very interesting subjects are considered in this number. It opens with an article on " Russia's Place in Christian Civilisation, " which subject has been so much discussed historically, geographically, morally, theoretically, and practically, that it can certainly no longer be considered an original one. An essay on the " Modern British Pulpit " gives some extracts from a recent work by the thoughtful and talented writer, Professor Vinet, of Lausanne. " A Memoir of the Dukes of Orleans," after a catalogue of the misfortunes and misconduct of the race, in giving a summary of their deaths, most of which were un fortunate, adds :—" Not one fell in the field, or died of the effects of over-zeal in the service of his country." It is followed by "An Account of the History and Progress of Anatomical Science." An interesting criticism on " The Recent Poets of America " selects three authors for consideration, Longfellow, Lowell, and Poe. A striking contrast —for the direct purpose and moral elevation of the poet of " The Psalm of Life " is hardly more differ ent from the wild and irregular enchantment of the bard of " The Raven," than the satirical wit and buoyant enthusiasm of the writer of the "Fable for Critics" is distinct from either. An article on "England under Henry the Eighth" affords much entertainment to the reader. A paper on " New Grenada, the Gate of South America," concludes the number. The Journal of Agriculture. Blackwood. This Quarterly contains much information on agricultural matters. The second article in the present number will arrest the attention of the scientific. It is on " The Steam Engine, and its Application to Agricult ure ," continued from the last number. It is illustrated by several figures, artd a plan of a portable steam boiler. A paper on " Italian Irrigation " gives some curious particulars respecting the physical aspects of Italy. It may not be generally known that the mean winter tem perature of Lombardy is even lower than that of Scotland. The summer temperature is much higher, which produces striking effects on vegeta tion. In the south of Italy the winters are very mild, and the grasses then flourish most, as the summer heats make the fields look as bare as our winter frosts. The farming is adapted to suit these singular circumstances. The sheep graze on the high grounds in summer and only visit the plains in winter. "In the great plain of Apulia, extend ing along the Adriatic from Bari to Otranto, about one million of sheep are grazed in winter, and re turn to the heights of the Appenines when the heats dry up the herbage in the low country." Papers on " The Breadstuff's of the United States and the Prices of the different Counties of Scot land" may also be noticed. They are followed by tables of the average prices of grain, foreign mar kets, butchers' meat, wool, (h. The usual account of the transactions of the Highland and Agricul tural Society of Scotland appears at the conclusion. The Journal of Pyschological Medicine and Mental Pathology. Edited by Forbes Winslow , M.D ., D.C.L, dc. Churchill. This quarterly is well known, as affording desir able information on a most important subject... It presents researches and details of an abstruse and scientific nature, which, if not attractive to the general reader, are nevertheless of vast interest to those engaged in such matters, or concerned in their carrying out. There is au article on " Para lysis and Diseases of the Brain," in which it is observed that clinical lectures, which is the form of the work referred to, are the best. " Remarks and notes made at the bed-side are indeed speci mens of the natural history of disease freshly gathered, and not a mere hortus siccus of pathology, concocted from the stores of a well-stocked library." In the " Autobiography of the Insane " some really remarkable facts are elucidated. The details are furnished by persons who have recovered from attacks of madness, and the reader is enabled often to trace the cause and occasion of the malady from the untoward circumstances in which the sufferer has been placed. No. 111. of the Lettsomian Lec tures is "On Medico-Legal Evidence in Cases of Insanity," a subject which is truly remarked as being of vast importance. After observing on the great difficulty of the task assigned to those sum moned before a bar of their fellow-countrymen to decide the existence or non-existence of insanity, the writer thus proceeds : "There is no possibility of our placing the diseased mental elements submitted to our critical examination in a psychological crucible or test tube ; we cannot avail ourselves, in these delicate investigations, of the aid of the microscope; there is no mode by which we can pene- trate the curtain, or tear aside the veil that divides the material from the immaterial—mind from matter; there is no possibility of our obtaining access to that myste riouse s chamber where the spiritual portion of ourruzlem,ur is elaborated ; we have no gauge, no ci by which we can ascertain in all cases, with -u an a y re approach to chemical or mathematical accuracy, an idea of accuratedea of the actual condition of the mind , when apparently under these points,riarentl we y under a cloud. In the elucidation . unaided mental sense are in a great measure left to our —to the uncertain guidance o f our own deceptive expe „ fallible judgment. rience, and alas ! often, The Freemasons' Quarterly Magazine. Routledge. This quarterly, which has recently commenced, is chiefly interesting to freemasons, as it is prin cipally devoted to characteristic subjects. A large portion is occupied by masonic intelligenCe, accounts of meetings, charities, &c. Itis not, however, without some papers suited to the gene ral reader, one of which is on " Silence, and its Ancient Symbols." Some verses are introduced, of average merit. THE SATURDAY HAL F - HOLIDAY.—The merchards and brokers engaged in the tobacco trade have agreed that busineze shall cease in future at two o'clock on" Satur dap. 100 Aberdeen 8, A.mbg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastu. Juliet._ all Belfast & Ballymena. all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd, Lancsh. &j Cheshire Junet all Do. Chesh. dr Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 184 Do., £20..... ....... 30 Blyth &Tyne original £25 (isscl. at £45) 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon._ all Cork, Black, & Pass. 14 Cornwall 3 Crieff Junction 45 DubliudißelfastJune all Dundee Perth &Aber I dean Junction _ all Do. New ..... ........ all East Ai ° 7lian.. .... all De., (1S E & 11).... all Eastern Counties..... all Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 83 Do., New A..,,,. .00 East Lancashire 00 Edinburgh & Glasgow 9) Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin. Pith dr Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June, 100 Glasgow &S. Western! 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) [OO Great Western 12 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 114 Do., Thirds 2 Do, New Thirds__ 00 Lancash.andYorksll 183 Do., Fifths 114 D 3., Wet. Riding Un. all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all Loudon & Blackwai all Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. .00 Loud. Bright &S.Cst. .00 Loud, and N. Westu. 12 Do, Fifths 1 Do.lo/. Sh., Mk/3...i 23 Do. Eighths 100 London and S. Westn . 423 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lillindrry& Coleraine all Lndudrry, & Ennisk. 100 Nra.uch.Slief.& Linen 4. Do., Mau. & Lin. Un. 1.00 Midland 100 Do. limning. & Derby 473 Nlidld, G. West. (I re.) 173 Do, Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle .00 Newmarket 5,i Do. , Bury Extension 194 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 71 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 34 Northn.Connties Un 100 North British 16 North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., 3 A Deferred,, 8 Do., i B Guaranteed all North London 53'Do. New £lO 1i 1 8 N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp. stead, and City Jn., 173 North Staffordshire , all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn, June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester 100 Oxford, Woreester,& 'Wolverhampton ... 2/ 2s Portsmouth 1.00 Scottish Central . 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury dr Bi i mg, 100 Do, L. &N. Westert Guaranteed St (AA._ 10 Shrewsby. & tlerefd all Shrewsby. & Chestoi (N. W. Min,; . all Do. Halves,i c . all Do. Oswestry 6t Slirepshire Union _ ~, Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent all south Devon .00 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 21 2s Staines, Wok &Wok all Stockton & Darling 161 Stockton & Hartlepl. 100 Taff Vale .. 8 Do. £lO shares. 100 Do, Pref., No, 1 21 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterforchnimerick 16 West Cornwall 1 West End of London) and Crystal Palace all West London 51s. Wimbledn & Croydon 100 York NewetL&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 13§ Do, G.N.E. Purchase 100 York& N.Midlattd . - 16 64 35 - 33 - 35 33 38 19 20 4 - 5 23 V 5 6 - 6A i• = i• 74 6i 4 --- 54i -- 75 — 64d 1. 301 55. 24 - 25 5 1 -5, ••• • 9 - 10 11i-10i d 17 18 7 6 98 - 100 621 - 154 - 16: 11 13 21 . 1 —par 7 - .7i - 181 13. E -- 13. 40 -- 44 29 -- 31 64 - 66 60 - 62 24 - 26 65 67 90 91 73 75 [26 - 128 -9) 78i - 70 89 91 . 11 13 o 11 —l3 p 66 —66 i 6 -- 68.11 iai 1. - is 83 11 114 106 107 104 i -104 i par 6 p 1 A -1 Pi I 9 8 I 8 7d - ... 21 - 22 664 66i 39 - 41 - ... - ... --- id— d 6i— i 6 (11 2 241 6 - 8 50 - 52 3 4 3 1 34 ... 35 -- ... - •.. 52 55 par p 4(1 p 48 7 74 ld —ll3l 31 - 33 92 5 3 6O 65 - 70 65 - 70 24 - 2 17 - 19 84 - 94 13 - 14 34 - 34:t FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziors to Graissesnac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India, Scrip ... Central of Italy all Charleroi &lin all Demerara 14 Dv on and Besancon 9 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France 10 Grd. Trunk of Canaan , 40 Do. Debentures all Do. do 10 Gt. Central of Fiance all Gt. Western of Canada Shares ..... Do. Bonds ast is.)'s7 all Hamilton & Toronto all ! Do. 6 per cent. 5 'Lake Coust. & Basle all Lucca (St Pistoj asp. c pref 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. Pref 3 Do. (Canal) 5 Do. 6p. et. pref.... • 8 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran, 13! .; Madras 334, Maria Antonia all . Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur & Liege (wit', interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds all (fray. B. & Ams. Shs. all NorwegianTrunkPref 10 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds ..... all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg, 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. , 10i Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre 15 Royal Danish 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 6 Do. 5i p. cent. Prof 6 Southern of France 8 St. Andrew's nd Quebec (A)......, all West I.lauders all Do 54 per c. Pref 10 Western of France 7 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 15 Zealand 3i 3 d —21 d id—ip • • ; 2i d 2g p d par p - 6 - 4 (11 par --- i P 19 —2O 3 5 p par 1p 5 7p clis , . ... ... ~ •-• ... ... .-. ... •-• i - i P ... ... par -- § p 8 7 8i iii - 41 8 -- 8 161 -- 16ip 46 - 48 41 - 43 311 • - 311 - pm 224 234 1 d ip 8i - 9 ... - pm 3t - 44 d 5 4 6iP , .. ..-.. ... i = i. 41 MISCELLANEOUS all kubin Coal and Iron 17(.. Australian Agricult 11 ustralsn. Pc ifi c . M a il 8 Australn. Royal Mail 4 Berlin Water Works 40 13rit. American Land 1 3rit. d; Coln. Smoltg. and Reduction Co 32 Canada 5 Crystal Palace 3A Do. New.... ..... 2 Crystal Pal.of France 3 Eastern Steam 20 Electrit Telograph(A) all Do. (B) 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 18 General Screw Steam '4 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navt. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Land 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co all N. B. Australasian Do. New 10 Nrth. ofEuropeSteam all Peel Er. Ld.& Minrl. all Peninsular& Oriental , 40 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest 215 South Austral. Land all Submar. Telegraph all Do. Registered 28i Yen Diemen Land ••• ... 46 - 47 io 76 80 4 5i par - ip •** - ,•• is - ] 'i = ii 1 - 1 id ... .... ..i -- ipli - - 38 12 =l3 Bedford and Bletehley.... Buckghatush. Glydesdalo Jc, E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New._ 315tr.14 Dn. Fr Dk. & Railway..... Eiull & Selby Do. Shares. ' Do. d Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. .Nfauch. Bxtn. and Matlock tili(ldl e e x s re b na t s -o ap ' n Bz, :i Redear . ... Aidld.Bradfd North Easternsp. e . Do. 6 per et. 100. Fi Crest. & Wyre Do. 6 Shares. Roystu.& Flit. Do. Shoptli.St Shot'. Both.arnu Gooleg.sp.c. S.Stafordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Nilts&Somrsr London & N. West. L.&N.W. Calotion._ Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian, Gt. Itie,stn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NMd Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk.. L.& N. W. & Midi& Stckton & Darlingt. E. Count. D 0... L. &NAV &Ln&Yk Do Gt Nortin Unleash & York. sh. A. MClaan itockt. & Darlingt. ltWestn 241 i 10 St. 20 95 -- 100 95 - 97 134 - 137 ii -- io 103 - 105 514 - 524 254 - 264 12 - 134 234 - 244 23 - 21 93 - 95 57 - 59 157 A i]ii - 136 ii --- lid 30 - 31 93 - 95 PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, p. C . 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per' c. pref. (issd. at 501) 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per coat 6,i Cork &Bandonkip.c all Dundee Perth &Aber deeu Junction all EastAnglian (i:310s; 6 per cent all Do. (4'5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (1.7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex• tension, 5 p. c. No. : all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrii Guar. 6 per cent , all Do. 5/., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh foo East Lancash. 6p. cts. all East and West York- shire June. Pref... all Ediub Prth. &Dundee 4 per cent. .00 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent... 100 Great Northn. sp. C 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. ; at 10 p. c. prem. .. .00 Do. 4A p. c. Scrip , 6 Gt.N.of Scot. lstPrei all Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... LOO Do. coy. red. 4.4 p.c. LOO Do. con, red. 4p. c. .00 Do, irred. 4p. c.... 6 Lan. & York. F. £2o' . 00 Do. 6p. c. Stock ... 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.] 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 .. 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c LOO Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 .00 Do. New Guar.6 p. c .00 Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 Loudon &S. Westernl Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Coler Shares all Londy. & Ennis. Sh. all Kan., Shef., & Lin. Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 44 Do. £6 all .Nlaupt & Carl.4p.c all . Do. ‘4 per cent... 104 Do :-i ii 2: is 3} 34 4 4i 4 i Ic. 1 - V - lip 131 --131 22 - 24 5 10 St. 5 , 100 - 11Iid. Consol.6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & 12irm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4A per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock . 100 Do. sp. c. Ext , 100 Do. per ct.prof , 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c 15 Do all Scot. Cent., New Pref all Shrews. & all Shrcwsby. & Cheater (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon De. fixed, 4 per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 41per cent. all . 3. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do. all Stockton and Hartle. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 100 York, Neweastle,and Ilerwick,4 p.c. Pref 5 Do 10 York&N. MidlandH a Lod S. Porch ...... ~ r ' - Ana Fria-= all Anglo Austria. Gold all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian .......... 6 Australian ............ all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave M tria ............ all Baden (Gd. D uchy of) all Blaenarvon Ir. & Coal all Esritish Austria. Gold 13.5 British Iron .......... 24?, Braziliaulmp.(issued at £5 pm............ all Do. Comes dt Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica... all Cobre C0pper...,.,.., 1 Colonial Gold ...... 15 Copiapo .............. all Copper Min. of .. E . ng . . all Do. Prof. 74 P. cent. all English and Austria. Copper Smelt g . Co . all General ............... all Great Nugget Vein... all Do. Registered all (Great Polgooth all Liberty ........ all Linares ............ . ... .. a ll Lond.drealiforn.Golcll 1 10 1 1 30 1 10 28A 1 Quartz Crush. Co. all Niariquita 9 Nlexiean&S. Amerien all New Granada all New Linares Mining' and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde all Pontgibaud Silvei Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 10i Santiago de Cuba all 't , outh Australian 7 Tin Croft all United Mexican all Waller. all West Granada all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining of Au5trafia............ all I Yuba JOINT-STOI 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 16 91 12 id i - 17 101 14 i P i - 1 I 1 Id li 2 s - 4 - 7 - i = io 3i - 44 li - 24 28 - 30 1 i - g(11 44 - 46 i - i 11 - 12 50 - 60 2 - 4D 14 - 2 •i -= I' 1 fi A to ng 4 6 4 - 6i i - i 1 16 _ lB g 32 _ 34 i - 104 4 - 5 2 - 4 34 - 4 - A •• • ....... i'''... i - - B.LINTgs. all Australasia ............ all :British Colonial Bank and Loan Company) all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. I,lnk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial ................ 20 Commercial of Lond. 12 English Scottish and - 83 1 - gcl ... - ...a Australian 20 ILoncl. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22 National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 5 Do. New 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co all South Australia all Union of Australia.. 2; Do. New 10 - Union of London ''...... ••• 3 —24 dl 93 4 21 - 214 4i i 48 - 49 42 - ii 74 - 76 8 - 10 20 xd 17 i 16i xd 75 4 SMYRNA.—According to the latest from Smyrna, the harvest there is everywhere abundant. Piracy is increasing. There is a continual arrival of French troop. 34 - [6 - al 109 - 111 LOO - 102 • xd 6 6i 98 100 90 92 93 95 Id - 35 137 • ••• • ••, • ..... .., • - .... '..... • •• 2i - 3 pi 99 63 3 18j 18 13i 123 St. St. 25 90i 74 3j 4 &. st. 794 81 20 St. 15 66/ 106 i I 7 ' 104 21a 66i I 134 i 65 3G Z i 5 per cent. 19j i 754. E 13i die St. 20 25 55i 4} 5 I 25 112 li22i i 54 21i 1 203 5 i 4,1 5 34 109 8 10 I .311(1 .ffOrr I . I MISCELLANEOUS' MAGAZINES. The manager of BCtitley's Monthiij .Review, final in; the name interfered with it, • has -changed its title to•the New Monthly R ev i ew , with witrplx the British Journal is now incorporated. :Me 'firit number promises well. It opens with a memoir of Mr.' DiSraeli, remarkable for Sits impartiality and appreciation of genius. It is so mUch the fashion. at present to attack and decry all t ose whom their abiliti:es - haVe raised above the co Hu on level—it Seems to be so generally considered, ;by the .envioua and mediocre, a mark of taste alid judgment to , affect a , lofty 'superiority over those l More brilliantly giftedi-thut a- generous and fair suited criticism on .a celebrated author and politiciah -Is- something. quite original. A chapter on " The • Origin • -of• Great Names" is curious and entertaining. " A Trip to Parnassus," which mountain seems to be quite out of reach, to judge from the specimens given, is very amusing. The writer suggests that some Government measure should protect the pub lic from the "mental assaults" of "ruthless poetas ters ;" and that, as in military or nautical offices, candidates must answer certain questions, aspi rants for poetic honours should pass an examina tion in Horace's Art of Poetry, before allowed to publish. The _National Miscellany . gives us the third number of the " Military Geography of Tur key." A - paper, entitled "How to Settle our Poor," considers an old question in a new light. "The Political and Military ASpect of Sweden" is :tha subject of some importance at present, and may, erefOre, prove attractive. A criticism ob.\ `"Kean," a drama by Alexandre Dumas, favours the reader with the plot, which is the most absurd and improbable that. could well be , Tait! s Edinburgh Magazine opens with2a-paper'ore "Testimonials,". 'which are certdiO h"growing numerous and general. " rlted gmiis con s! and foreign. tinued. Several sketches of traii6l place's are 0'1;6 met with. Among thectreinalL;ing subjects may . be mentioned "University- Refo rm •,,• and' " FalStaff and Mistress Ursula."--1-11facph a ib s Edinburgh Journal has many sensiKe papers, chiefly on ecclesiastical subjects. Some remarks on the war are very just.—The ScOtisk presents the reader with an essay on ." Epidemic DelusiOns," in which, of course, table-rapping finds a place. :It is propo se d i n a attire article to in quire into the nature of these delusions, and the mode of remedying them. A paper on "English Literature and the Reformation" scarcely renders justice to Alexander Pope: —The Assurance Magazine has much information on busines.s points. —The Family Friend and Home Companion are continued with their usual variety.—Vrr's Circle of the Sciences progresses sati s f ac t or il y.—SnighCs Cyclopedia is p ublished in monthly parts, and will plajie- a valuable work - of reference When coin pret ed.—The Lund we Live in has reached the fourth , part.—The fifth number of Macaulay's Essays has now appeared, and contains the exciting "History of Lord Clive," the eloquent essay on " Von Rabke's History of the Popes," "Gladstone on Church and State," and the "Comic Dramatists of the Reformation." ZOLLVE.REIN DUTIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUN. SlR, —Although differing from you in many points on the principle on which our new commercial policy has been established, and believing that the first step towards its true establishment in the world should have been the forming of a British Zollverein, with no customs duties or imports, between each and all our possessions, and then Ohs ve offered to admit, on the same terms of perfect reciprocity, other countries, excluding slav er y f rom t h e compact, and whi c h would, I feel convinced, have laid the foundation for universal peace, and the extension of our Reformed Faith, I am yet induced to address you, believing, as I do, that you cordially hate slavery and despotism in any form. In 1846, as a bribe to Manchester for its support, in the hope that with it the house of Bedford would be enabled to hold the purse strings and patronage of the empire at command, Lord John Russell passed his unasked-for bill for the equalisation of duty on slave sugar when imported into tbis.country, it being at the time asserted in arguing in its favour by his Lordship, and also by the then Colonial Minister, Lord Grey, that such was the energy and industry of free as compared with slave-labour (owners), that the latter would speedily succumb to the former when thus stimulated to compe- • tition. In 1830; according to the last United States' Census, he total population of 14 of the principal slave-holding tates of the Union was 5,498,943; in 1840 it was 6,661,945 ; and in 1850 it is stated to be 8,734,646, te ing an increase of upwards of 2,000,000 in the 10 years in which the system of slavery was so powerfully stimu lated by this country. Coupling this increase of population in these slave states, into which the tide of European emigration does not flow, from the fact of its being impossible for them to labour and live in the humid heat in the level and swampy lands of the southern states, which produce the greatest abundance of cotton, rice, and sugar, with the increase on them of cotton alone, which in 1821 con sisted of 2,000,000 bales for export and home consump tion of all kinds, and which in 1852 had increased to 5,000,000 bales for export, and the increased home con sumption,' one is naturally led to ask, with these facts before us. From whence comes all this slave-labour, re quisite to produce this great increase in the supply of cotton ? and also to inquire if our Indian Empire, with its 100 millions of population, and when the degradation of the last is unknown, has kept pace with its slave competition in the West, and can show similar results' in increased productions in the same period ? In truth, are we not compelled to ask, Has not our cotton production in India decreased from the period that Sir R. Peel gave the boon of id. per lb. to the slave-grower, when he took that import duty off his pro duce, at our Custom-house, and was it not at the ex pense of our Indian growers when thus brought to Man chester ? And this was done despite the fact that Ameri. can ships, bringing their thus encouraged slave produce, had some 10,000 miles less of ocean to traverse than our British ships bringing home our free produce from India.* • • All their lordships'iree-labour theories, as it appears to me, are therefore utter fallacies. Moreover, how will they now reconcile the anomaly, •if their theory has any substance, of the recently passed Nebraska Bill for the perpetuation and the extension of slavery, and of the Fugitive. Slave Bill for its guardian ship and protection ? And it must now be observed that if, after eight years' experience of the erroneousness of their assertions, their lordships do not take some stens to put a check to this terrible sacrifice of human life, and of human Misery, at this shrine of their free-trade theory, their lordship's hearts must be held to be as callous to' human suffering, and to the:beStliterestiof civilisation, as those of the Legrees who benefit by slavery. • Again, if freedom be such a stimulant to labour iii tropical heats, how comes it that our sharp :Yankee cousins are so partial to slavery as to be ever increasing the numbers of their human chattels, of which some are now valued at 3001:, that nine years since would not, have realised but little over 1001. ? Unless something lie speedily done to mitigate this cry ing injustice and inhumanity, one will have no other al ternative left but to think that a large section of the people of this • country are favourable, to the system of slavery, or that they have taken leave of their wits, .or of their powers of common observation, now that this sophism of free'labour subduing slave labour (owners), of my Lords. Grey and Russell is patent to the world ; bearing in mind also the contingency, than which many more improbable have occurred, of a serious outbreak or sudden revolt among the slaves of Cuba or in the United ' Suites, and which would a t o n ce t re bl e the price of ant ton . and. sugar, and, for years before .our now semi-para- Tiiect and sinking colonie s cou ld r ecover an d ma k e up I .the deficiency. " . • In conclusion, I cannot but express an opinion that :there is a more subtle•power than even the sophistry al. luded to at work among us, the object of which is to de- Stiny the free Protestant British empire. We have been told nvera - nduver again, and by some in high pos ition !. that' ngland would, be better without colones, r, as 1 Yau4ee suppose' we must now, in abcordance .with our e xtension of nempetitors, phrase it, "ann ex ations" for the Which for themselves, they however appear inclined t o imperil the present great prosperity he country. . . . Yours, sir, obedien &N OLD PLANTER', W H O A SKS FOR JUSTICE TO • OUR COLONIES. • St. John'e-Wvod, June, 1854. page 19, that the 'largest s wa e t n er t e out i b o y r seemed to have in reserve a lower Also, at productions * in his 9, „ that ?fp matter to how low a point American M eis a te e r k n ey in t a h i e s, ge . n t y i em is prices might of _eoton tlie ji r a ei ns point still." , page •ht drop, they' tMoaliaBclh9e.ster FOREIGN y ' S t reasury PEsßßi'Ei ts . have— liceauLsoerddL bemtrmanis:mioit:l to t f c o niliiissioners of C ustoms, for the information and the eir d k a i n n ma e g e dom, an order in council, giving to the subjects of the King of Hanover the benefit of the Foreign De serters' Act, 1852. By virtue of this order, seamen, not being sla ves , and not being British subjects, who desert from merchant ships belonging to subjects of the King of Hanover, within her Majesty's dominions, or the terri tories of the East India Company, are liable to be appre hended and carried on board their respective ships. SMOKE PREVENTION.—" Among the most effectual plans hitherto adapted to furnaces, are those by Messrs. Jucke, Hall, Hazeldine, and Lee Stevens. * * Mr. -Lee Stevens's plan has the great advantage of requiring no machinery ; so that no inattention or unskilfulness of the stoker can affect its action. We have witnessed and tested its efficacy at the office of the Times news paper, at the famous jalacking mart of Day and Martin, and at the great sweetmeat manufactory of Hill &Jones." —Dickens's Household Words.—" After having wit nessed the operation of Mr. Lee Stevens's patent furnaces under many varying circumstances, and having ourselves watched with impartial scrutiny the results, as well as having made the strictest inquiries, we have no hesita tion in stating our, conviction, that the invention pos sesses all the advantages which the patentee claims for it : that steam can. be got up by it in two-thirds the time required by the ordinary furnace ; that ft will effectually prevent the emission of smoke, to the flan re luirvment of the Act of Parliament; that it is, most • economical in first cost, and will effect a saving in fuel, varying from 15 to 30 per cent., according to circum stances. "—Mining Jourftcd. . A RCH 2 E OI, OOI - 01L - INSTITUTE. This concluded the formal proceedings in the Senate house, and the Prince, rising, crossed to Prcfessor Willis, cordially shook him by the hand, and remained smile few minutes in conversation • with him and the Very Rev, the Dean of St. Paul's. His Royal High. ness then retired, and honoured the Vice-Chancellor and Mrs. Geldart of Trinity Hall with his presence at luncheon, after which the Prinoe, accompanied by Pro fessor Willis, visited the unique chapel of Jesus College (lately restored), and paid a visit likewise to the museum of the Institute. His Royal Highness finally left for London about 4 o'clock. THE AUSTRIAN AND PRUSSIAN TABATY. , The following is a translation of the additional article to the treaty between Austria and Prussia, dated April 20, 1854 : " According to the conditions of Article 11. of the treaty concluded this day between his Imperial Majesty the Em peror of Austria and his Majesty the King of Prussia for the establishment of an offensive and defensive alliance, a more intimate understanding with respect to the eventua lity when an active advance of one of the high contracting parties may impose on the other the obligation of a mutual protection of the territory of both, was to form the subject of a special agreement to be considered as an integral part of the treaty. "Their Majesties have not been able to divest them selves of the consideration that the indefinite continuance of the occupation of the territories on the Lower Danube, under the sovereignty of the Ottoman Porte, by Imperial Russian troops, would endanger the political, moral, and material interests of the whole German Confederation, as also of their own States, and the more so in proportion as Russia extends her warlike operations on Turkish ter ritory. " The Courts of Austria and Prussia are united in the de sire to avoid every participation in the war which has broken out between Russia on the one band, and Turkey, France, and Great Britain on the other, and at the same time to contribute to the restoration of general peace. They more especially consider the declarations lately made at Berlin by the Court of. St. Petersburg to been important element of pacification, the failure of the practical in fluence of which they would view with regret. According 7 to these declarations, Russia appears to regard the original motive for the occupation of the Principalities as removed by the concessions now granted to the Christian subjects of the Porte, which offer the prospect of realization. They therefore hope that the replies awaited from the Cabinet of Russia to the Prussian propositions transmitted on the Stfi will offer to them the necessary guarantee for an early withdrawal of the Russian troops. In the event that this hope should be illusory, the Plenipotentiaries named, on the part of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, Freiherr Baron von Hess and Count Thun, and on the part of his Majesty, the King of Prussia, Boron Mantenffell, have drawn Up the following more detailed agreamept with re spect to the eventuality alluded to in the above,-,mentioned Article If. of the Treaty of Alliance of this day : . a gINGIM ATITICLE. ' _ . ,c MB • lmperial AustritinkGoverivri f i r e o n n t i w ,t i h ll e aM ic o mp o e n ro Z side, address a communiation to the Imperia4 Ru ssian. Court, with the object of,obtaining Russia the necessary, orders that an immediate slop ho territory, as also to request of his I v m ac pe a ri be put to the further advance of his armies n. uti Government will Tur kishntAthsoesietsbtyea guarantees for a t n h d e t p h r e om p p r t ns e si s already manner, sipport these sufficient Danubian Should the answer of cwlimauganiinca,tiionnsthweimthorstriferemenphacettoic their. proposal sent to St. Petersburg. . , . the expectation= -not .beof a Russian Court to these steps of the Cabinets . of Vienna nature to give them entire satis faction. upon the two and Berlin—contrary to points aforementioned, the measures to be taken by one of the contracting partiei; for their attainment, accord ing to the terms of ~krticle 11. of the Offensive cud Defen sive Alliance signed on this day, Will be on th e understand ing that every hostile attack on the territory of ? ne of the fcontracting parties is to be repelled with all the military forces at the disposal of the other.' .1 "But a mutual offensive advance is stipulated for only in the event of the incorporatiouvf , the Prineiptaities, or i a the event of an attack on or passage of the Balkan by Russia. "The . , present convention shall be submitted for the rati ficatiOn of the high Sovereigns simultaneously with the abovementioned treaty. ' . "Dome 't •' a .Berlin, the 20th of April, 1554. • ' - . ' ' '‘, i - 0 Ti ." l'" THIIN. , . " 31A.NTEUTFEL.) BANNING _,BETURNS. The returns of circulation of :the Mali and Scotch banks for the four weeks ending the 10th of June, 1854, when added together, give the following as the average weekly circulation of these banks during the past month, viz. : Average circulation of tle l lrish banks £6,180,288 Average circulation of the Scotch banks.„ 4,319,098 Average circulation during the past month £10;499, 386 On comparing the above with the fixed igsukis of the several banks, as given •in the Banking Almanac, the following appears to be the state of the cirettlatibn The Irish banks are below their fixed issue.— £174,206 The Scotch banks are above their fixed bone 1,31,889 month have been Total above fixed i55ue............ £1,0b7,683 of T th h e e e a e m ve o r u e n l t h s a o n f u go d ld ori a n n g d stihlveerpalr at the head offices as follows : _ Gold silver held by the Irish banks ..... 21,927,752 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks... 1,634,440 Total of gold and silver held £3,562,192 Ecn o g m la b n h d ied fo s r vit t h ho th s e a a m v e erag pe e rio c d ir , c s u h l o at w ion a a r n e k turn of s, of T tl h ie es ß e decrease of 1,712,56 61 . in the circulation of notes in Eng land, and a d ecrea se of 1,766,306/, in th e c i rculation of the United Kingdom, when compared with the month ending the 13th of May ; and, as compared with the month ending the 11th of Juue, 1853, the above re turns show a decrease of 2,449,639/. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 1,342,696/. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of England in both departments during the month ending the 10th of June was 1 2,683,2551., being a decrease of 173,6111. as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of 5,473,875/. when compared with the .same period last year. The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 10th of June was 3,562,192/., being an increase of 70,470/. as compared with th e p rev i o u s return, and an increase of 887,028/, w h en compared with the corresponding period lad year. VISIT OF PRINCE ALBERT TO CAMBRIDGE. CasrmirDGE, W EDNESDAY.-=AllCainiaridge was abroad is ommittr; 0- titgifis%W, r l4 - Taictation of the arrival •of the- Pii&ethant`ellef,' Who I:eached the Cambridge littlisizaly;Weial train, about half-past 11 o'clock. Highness was met at the station by the pri vate Carriage of the Vice-Chancellor, containing that rdi t ilitai f' a ii 4 .thTlWlProfessor Sedgwick ; the Rev. the Master of Tgiblifyikiaiiihigsoindothe Provost of the Kings were also Rresent,...l:ll3oll',leaving the station, 'the carriages ,sproceeaed at a rapid pace to Trinity-hall Lodge, wherelifs Royal Bigness robed, and proceeded iev a iß§ettate-iislllittLhY Sen a t e -h ouse - passage, amid the litizzas of the spectators, ljThf .9cpa4i9n of the Prince's - visit . was' 'We' 'ineefing'oT thi',.4,,rehasqlogical Institute, .which, under the' presidency et laord` Talbot de Mala hide is none iniAssion at Cambridge. The proceedings of t he society commenced on the previous evening, at the Townliall; when a complimentary address was pre sented by 'the corporation,•andsPeeches were made and papers read,.. This- morning the museum of the insti tute was opened at ten, and was much frequented dur ing the day. A n large collection of carved figures in ivory, most of them liaore than five centuries old, were exhi bited by Aug. W..Frank4 and-A. Nisbett, Esqrs. ; they are principally .Scriptural. designs :,—The Crucifixion, St. John the Baptist, our Lord and Saviour, St. John the Apostle, the Woman taken in Adultery, &c. The mirror cases andliblets attracted_ much notice, as did the old-failalta:neil:o4 4T . (il;er tankards and cups. A. subject Of great ine'eFeii was the warrior's boot, from Bropiligu4nlll; iadifeißedford, which formerly belonged to Sir Lewia_Dvre, a royalist, and was sold to the Tre ,vor family in.,4.74.7,.anokbegneathed by L or d H am pd en to the prese n t Lard 15evbr, in 1824. It has a curious wrangasjfiar.heliiiia; and a spike in front, connected by a chain on oa.ch.frii4v.,.....A..varietywfirolifEri ngs , all sizes, were amongst the collection, and *walls of lead, and many singular badges. 'Yn one cor ner was Oli ver Crom well's liat,'We'bi•ope r ty of Constable and Son, very simi larl.TfOraftettacftrifilistwakes, only th a t it has a cord cal top. The parchment chartersbookal9f the corpora. 'ticiii 'Of ' 'Cambridge, whip if oppNa.,Tto have been roanmenced hi the Toiffiatith`century; and is still in ex. cellent preservation, was also shown. There were also beads and carnelians from Wt,lst Ctowe, kind an Anglo- Saxon sword from StoaVegeatli fats° some Anglo-Saxon fibul -and some - Anslo-Saxo n . beads found near St. s Iltfary' CburoliVard, - aiiiis i taken -.-freinf7Saxon graves in ( West Stowe, a longand, very r us ty Dani s h swor d f oun d le :the river at Npi-vvieli, a statue of: Albinus, Emperor of BOtain, A.D. 197, found in ;the Thatries, and many other objeets eqnally curious. A. few minutes befor e 12 the Price-Chancellor en tered, marshalled in , by, the Esquire Bedells, and attended by the •Vice-Chancellor the President of the Institute, the Rev. the Master of Trinity College, Pro fessor Sedgwiek, and one or two other eminent mem bers of the'TJniversity. The PR ESIDENT„ (addres,sing his Roy a l Hi g h ness) ez plaiikiio him that the learned Master of Canis College (Dr.' Guest) was celebrated for the attention he has be stoited, and the light his researches had thrown on the remains of the Romans and Saxons in this country. R e was sure that the learning and the archological lore with which the learned' master would illustrate and em belii,l his subject would make it most attractive to all who had the pleasure of hearing him. ' Dr. GUEST - then proposed to lay down a theory which he 'had formed about the " Great' Boundary Dykes of Cambridgeshire "=namely, that they were tne work of the Belgic tribe, who invaded this part of the country, and got possession of it after landing upon the coast of Kent, and made a century. and a half before the invasion of the Romans, and for the purPoiie of dividing the dis trict in which they were discovered. When the doctor had finished his arguments. The PRESIDENT proposed a vote of thanks to him, and seized the occasion to express the gratification which they all felt at the visit of his Royal Highness, whose noble influence, he said, was felt in the advancement of the fine and industrial arts, and all that tended to raise the position of the people of the country. The vote was carried by acclamation, and the Presi dent then resigned his place to Dr. Whewell, toe chair man of the architectural section, who then declared the same to be open, and called upon Professor Willis to read a paper "On the Buildings of the University?' When this paper bad been read, another vote of thanks was proposed by the Master of Trinity, who also addressed Prince Albert, and welcomed 'him amongst them, I 10 20 20 20 LOO 5 5 4 50 50 2 100 1 25 St. 10 St. 25