The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-31 00:00:00

NEW VIENNA PROTOCOL. (li Th following is a translation of the Proto col 0 . 6 ) of a Conference held at the office for Fo b;t: Affairs at Vienna on the 23d of May, 1854, ee 1 1 the representatives of Austria, France, eat Britain, and Prussia The undersigned Plenipotentaries have held it Z t ? r tnable to th e a rrangements contained in the Pro o of the 9th of April to meet in conference to com e 4 ea te reciprocally and record in one common act t he it°ltive n tions concluded between France and England on tii ° ,ne hand, and between Austria and Prussia on the lh e e Lnpon the 10th and 20th of April respectively, in Present year. 1:A-fter a care f u l exa mination of the aforesaid con the undersigned have unanimously agreed , 14, 1 ( 4 ., ‘ • That the convention concluded between Fran ce tipV, n gland, as well as that signed on the 20th of b etween Austria and Prussia, bind both of them e e l() relati ve s i tuat i ons t o w hi c h they apply to secure li th • maintenance of the principle establishe d b y the °f Protocols of the Conference of Vienna. il l : 4 . That the integrity of the Ottoman Empire and b eN : a euation of that portion of its territory which is h lj ' e d by the Russian army are and will continue to I e constant and invariable object of the union of t he 'l4 % l) °%vers. k ti -. That, consequen tly, the acts communicated and' tb eXed to the present Protocol correspond to the en trZeot which the Plenipotentiaries had mutually con the-Thu• on the 9th of April to deliberate and agree upon Z t ans most fit to accomplish the object of their ti l° " o ' and thus give a fresh sanction to the firm inten 4°f the Four Powers represented at the Conference reaolterms, to combine all their efforts and their entire 1 5481° otio n m to accoplish the object which forms the of their union. " BUOL SCHAUENSTEIN. " BOURQUENEY. " WESTMORELAND. " ARNIM." e following is a true translation of the identical and ild ee , tl :ve memorandum relive to the Eastern question Ile r lf l latro-Prussian Convention which the Vienna and Di et il L s. eabinets have transmitted ' to their Envoys at the ,„„ n i iii et e envoy s are c h ar ged with the following commi tho° :—When the camplications that had arisen in En y b ait were discussed (besp ochen) in this high assem kis9cri the 10th of November last; war between bn t al a and Turkey had, it is true, already broken out ; th . . to e Cabinets of Vienna and Berlin were still entitled che risht l4 , o and express the hope that the united efforts of Bean Powers would succeed in bringing about Ti k ai er stauding between the belligerent parties, and in r r tai ning the blessings of peace for the rest of Europe. ke ia ' i .7 lB hope has not, unfortunately, arrived at fulfil- France and Great Britain have taken part as s . (Bundesgenossen) of Turkey in the war against en," , 1 41 ; and Austria which had then (damals) strength- LT' 48 Pacific hopes, even by readily reducing its army, .‘a kilit7 er ned it necessary now to place a considerable force upon the southern frontier of her empire. cePt he High Diet (Bundez (Versammlung) will not ex f4h; a wearisome (erschopjendi) detail of negotiations and Tb e ewhich have preceded the present state of affairs. Pa tti e aPPertain partly to general publicity, or have been z a 3 7 brought t o th e k n owledge of individual Govern- the y F ew observations will suffice to indicate and justify to Point of view whence Austria and Prussia think they inake (machen zu MUSSC2I glauben) the present com 'cation to their high allies. Ah o i Both C a bi ne t s h ave agree d with (sickbegegneten) co: fi e ," Paris and London in the conviction that the lo nge d between Russia and Turkey could not be pro of ted without affecting (berukrcn) the general interests kr, lir °l 3 e and those also of their own States. They ac ero , te r ,teuged in common that the maintenance of the in %e of the Ottoman empire and the independence of khu llita n 8 Govein.nent are necessary conditions of the t eal balance, and that the war should, under no cir t or la s i t4n ees, have for result any change in existing terri te Positions. The respective declarations and assur tikes of the belligerent parties off_red a prospect of Itp eeBB to the mediatory activity of the four powers 14,:esented in conference at Vienna. The partici , - kit: l these negotiations and the grounds of their Let e are apparent from the five protocols of this con •thee-,e'e, Which are herewith laid before the High Diet. llt t .'?' B t of these shows that, albeit France and Great it o ,'Tl have m eanw hile entered into the war against ci p :a, the four cabinets invariably adhere to the prin h4,,es proclaimed heretofore by them in common, and . d l il.nited in regard to the basis (princip) on which (P lei e ttberate in common as relates to the appropriate Vou r 9 : l ,eten) means for attaining the object of their endea n; l k einrernehmens). ltti o '" august Courts of Vienna and Berlin have ac- Wledged, under these serious circumstances, an aug ti,:serve red summons to avail themselves conscientiously of at.tions of most intimate confidence and long - pr e- „ th e lriendship, which bind one to the other, to test loi stm o gers which ave emanated from existing circum ,ees, within the h circle of their power, and which re ot:e beenng ( nachhaltigen) remedies. They have ti or , able to disavow ( erkennen) that the prolonga of the development of military force on the Lower Pe r il t iTh e is inconsistent (unvereinbar) with the most itn tho„aet neighbouring interests of Austria, and also with kai" of Germany. Not only will existing political e relations (macht verhaltnissen) be menaced in a pr'l,llier detrimental to Germany, but will most acutely 4 1 % 11 , 4 7 lee the development of its material welfare (ma , ,-cen, Wohlfahrt in empfindlich.ster weisebeeintreichtigt •vcr c i en , "I mpretri ssed with this conviction, the Courts of Aus th: 4 a nd Prussia address themselves with confidence to ‘ernian allies me They have already expressed to individual Govern the 4 their intimate conviction, and they hold it to be th at duty so to do also within the circle of the Die t, 1 :t the ndin interests for which they answer in the midst of complications are according to their very essence ~e i n) also the i n t ere sts of entire Germany. p o i lv t seems t o th em t o b e a r equirement (forderung) of the ti ve r i cal positi on o f G erma ny—an e!ement of her conserva - Te l exhaltene n ) p o li c y—a condition of natural develop theent for her national wealth—that in the countries of (7 e ,, l 'Per Danube there should exist a well-regulated kdete) state of affairs suitable to the interests of Europe l e the The t he industry and commerce of Germany open for f or giselve s in the East a wider and more fruitful field Grao, e t el ePetition with other nations—a territory which eri acquire greater importance for the estimation of rp or el4 n intelligence and manufacturing strength the ti o : quickly articles of general cultivation and rela -1,4 °f traffic are extended. The material interests of tliL -414 eY are susceptible of most powerful elevation . th e - h it gh the great water channels to the East, and it is ""gener:lly incumbent (ein allgemienes Anliegen) on b e a Zny to secure, as much as possible, the freedom of jan commerce, and not to witness (zusehen) the r T r tai animation of water communications with the ,rePulsed by restrictions (durcle Beschrenkungen ( - " c D 'gedreingt.) ec.% T ,'"'„ut the two Powers not only regard it to be the (hope) general interest, but also the inviolable ch r , l4l - duty of German Federal Governments to take k2tvitieihren) that the pre-existing State relations of iu,ii ° Pean great States shall not be altered to the pre :l' of Germ Any by the present war. If the German linkederation was constituted in order that the national tzi,,, e . f Germans should be maintained, and Germany l'o w " 1:1 regard to external relations as a united gl obal of th er a political point of view, then will the streng th at om ° Confed era ti on have principally to prove itself ra ti r o ,Y sufficient against all local dangers within its ' e ( t rgweite), and to determine the rank which peop le ;pn are henceforth to take among themselves. Vi l ii - neJ closely allied Courts of Austria and Prussia, of they maintain, as European Powers, their p o i nt sat o - ,: W , in its present position, think they have at t he the same faithfully fulfilled their duties as members of (du,, G elman Confederation. They, therefore, may 411i4 e4 ) entertain firm confidence that their high federal 1 1 0m7. Will all (insgessammt) be ready to adhere to the is t i *n assumed in common by them. Their mission ev en at this moment preparation (vorbereitung) for all ttt"tualities ; and both august Monarchs will certainly tr, t e , er °, themselves fortunate, should coming events not ti, r " l , , the necessity of further intervention (waterer Austria)4ll: lP eite* Final decision still belongs to the future, in t ] and Prussia cannot intend to anticipate the Pr grile nt of their allies upon that which already, in the oft; n t state of affairs, calls for mature caution in favour ~e, general interests of Germany. 5t. 1 , 4 ‘ ,..' double object, howev, r, forms, under all circum- The" , the groundwork of their present communication. te o i! entertain for themselves (fursich , selbst) the live '&ll,' Wishes to obtain the tranquillising assurance that Ata attit lne;t3a 7alliucesie which they have observed during the con -7 increasing gravity or configuration of pending roe. ' 1)48 will meet with the approbation of their Ger- It has thus become a case of most urgent ti e : e :: z si 'Y that the decision of all members of the Confe tti:-'tonshould be made known (sick kund geben) through deirtBe?nstitutional organ of its will and proceedings (han xlme), 4. and that they stand firm and true by each other 'ue probations which the a pproaching future may 7 r , t iPon our common fatherland ie more Germany shows its elf in assured (ver etra'er)unity and un dividel strength, with so muehgreater Poi',.; . + 4 , s is will she maintain the honourable position ap tlori—eo for her and contribute effectually to the promo ." L e Word has, strictly speaking, a more active sense. J:ti t ZING OF PORTUGAL.—SOUTHAMPTON, May 30. 4 niipt e r , l(i ng of Portugal is expected to arrive at South- Part de -4 some tune on Friday next, his Majesty's 28 th 11 ; re from Lisbon having been fixed for Sunday, the itigi b 4oB t. The two Portuguese war steamers convey 11 - ", e , l ing and his suite will, it is understood, be ac -4110;; ril ed by the fine new Brazilian steamship Mage Li e b e — ng four d a y s f or the squadron to steam from t o n with th e present f avoura bl e w i n ds, there appears ti o , e no doubt th a t it s arr i va l will take place some de - °ll Friday, un l ess sonic alteration in the time of tel:arture should have occurred. Instructions have e rs r eceived h ere to telegraph, i mme di a t e ly th e steam to- are sight to her Majesty and Prince Albert at w . aa;ngfgt. _ m Palace. One of her Majesty's Lords in Alb - e n one of the Equerries in Waitin . g to l'ince t rtyvill arrive here on Thursday to be in readiness lqi re • cel ve his Majesty. Count Lavradio, the Portuguese ba lll ,, s ' t er in London With other members of the Em the will also, it is understood, come down to meet b illustrious traveller. The Royal carriages are to be y r o ciu t ght into the Docks in readiness to convey the 0r, 1 4 11 g IThz, and suite to London. A Tre;ignry ha , 3 been receiv , :cl by the C u stoms' au thoritks, I'4 in structions to g.vo every facility in passing the p a e g i g a ge of his Majesty, his brothers, and the other One attendanott on bin, rday King ulti- Othe even rdato t the cupY a will 3 his t urais trust bably Las ar- Lrked. aarko, Arta. LessalY 18th, 'aptain. L g o by k two Trieste ent by tly the .1. The known 3r pub utrality row, is iblieitir torous tiny for 3 which cts whO he Tnr rely •n of abw is allr part in Vienna Turkey. og a Ba . ecessary ;e noteil For the Iting on e many yet been s ry i di n, three simply: nce, two. S morn ity that nmoned when the con- ed that • entire bria and itted to 3, as re eserves, nce of a E Turin, ion con my wa o the pro )sent on of two- a their !ned to ifantrY, Monday aris for are still ugal, ill cents to war ill -ill pro - she i s n being paying ny such appear mted a ppor t of 3 Muni ed to it xpenses be de city of at first Len cast emann, ion by ;i1 itself Grand ter part vas fired arm ill" der the t turned Lte man .ovincea b Varna amp.. at 70f. r_and-a' ioan, at Rouen, f 50c.3 ris and ranean , ax an d 480 f..; CrOlt at., an voted of the entiary Prussia r trans' passe' es. ,hat the failed, a of in" of the e Conl7 O u. u silent EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE DERBY. ANDOVER KING TOM ... 2 .. ... 3 HERMIT Twenty-seven ran. LATEST BETTING. DERBY. 6to 4 agst Dervish. 4to 1 agst Andover. 10 to 1 agst King Tom. , 12 to 1 agst Hospodar. 12 to 1 agst Hermit. 12 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman. 14 to 1 agst Trapper was scratched this morning at 9.30, 'having been examined by Field, and found lame on near fore leg. Honeysuckle is also scratched for the Derby, not the Oaks. ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S RACES. TowN PLATE.—Orinoco, Comfit, Inder, Snarry, Cen sus, Mishap, Roebuck, The Monk, Lioness, Kennyside Hero, Little Tom, Black Bess, and Banstead.—Run. at 4. EPSOM CUP.—Star of Surrey, Woodcote, Punch-box, Cranbourne, Acrobat, Acute angle, Adine, Village Lass, Jonvence, Grapeshot, Kingston, Conspiracy, Little Torn, Ratapian, Hungerford, Little David, Old Noll, and Mayor of Hull.—Run at 4.45. ExHIBITION PLATE.—Frantic, Inder, Marchioness, Noisette, Cable, Kennyside Hero, Roebuck, Sir George, Assayer, Pollard, Telegraph, Sweetheart, Regius Pro fessor, St. Stephen, and Snarry.—Run at 6. Exmouth, Reiver, Kidnapper, Vestige, Old Soldier, and Sine-qua-non. TO KENNETH• (From Eliza Cook's Journal.) Kenneth, my hound, you are watching my pen, As you would the stag in Highland glen ; And as I've no " Memoir" nor " Sonnet " to do, I'll just tell in few words what I think of you. I kuow you could give a blazoned descent, With which even a Spaniard would be content; From the breed of the Gordons and old Glengary, The noblest of hunters—the fleet and the wary : But like many with pedigree rare and brave, You've a taint of something base — You've been stealing the bacon—you know you have, Dog of an ancient race. You have strength of muscle, and length of limb, — Your jaws are deep, and your beard is grim ; Your fangs are strong and ivory-white — Your mouth is as black as a cloudy night : No doubt the fangs and the mouth could drag Down low to the earth the wild red stag. They could grapple and hold on the trembling haunch, With a wound that the death-chill alone could staunch, 'Tis pleasant to hear the wise ones utter The worth of your power and pace ; But why did you swall on that pound of butter, Dog of an ancient race ? Your snake-like tail might fitly serve As a model of art, with its pendulous curve; Your body is fine in every line, With its broad deep chest, and length of spine : Your skin is the truest of colours they say, Neither black, nor blue, nor white, nor grey, But a mingling of all, which presents to the eye A grizzle of most unpaintable dye. You can lay your paws, with their ebony claws, On my shoulders, with elegant grace, But you help yourself from the pantry shelf, Dog of an ancient race. Your eyes areas clear, and as brown, and as bright, As ever kept antlered buck in sight ; They gleam like flames from Vulcan's forgo, As you follow the game through the forest gorge : They welcome me home with a look of love, Blending the gaze of the eagle and dove ; They beam and dilate, and sparkle and stare, Till Laughter itself seems dwelling there. They are beautiful eyes when they look askance, From your favourite hearth-rug place, But at dinner they have a sad " stealing glance," Dog of an ancient race. Your bay is a musical sound I own, 'Twixt the howl of the wolf and the bugle's tone ; But you should'nt " give tongue " with such ready zeal, 'When I leave you alone with a cutlet of veal. Could you speak, you would tell me that breathings of fame Laud many who do precisely the same ; And so I suppose while " high blood " is in vogue, We must patiently wink at a well-bred rogue. Sir Kenneth ! when venison flies through the glen, Be a stag-hound in every pace ; But when dished on the board, be a Carrier * then, Dog of an ancient race. ELIZA COOK. * We trust our readers will pardon this bad and " slow" COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, left Osborne for London at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended by the Viscountess Canning, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, the Master of the House hold, Colonel Bouverie, Captain Du Platt, and Mr. Gibbs. Her Majesty and the Prince, with the Royal party, embarked at the Trinity-pier, Cowes, in the Fairy, Royal steam-yacht, crossed to Gosport, and travelled to town by a special train on the South-Western Railway, pro ceeding from the private station at Vauxhall in several of the Queen's carriages to Buckingham Palace, escorted by a detachment of Carbineers. The Queen and Prince arrived at the Palace at six o'clock, and were received by the Duke of Wellington, Earl Spencer, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Abercorn, the Marquis of Ormonde, Viscount Tor rington, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, and Mr. F. Caven- dish. Her Majesty, attended by the Viscountess Canning, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Marquis of Ormonde, and Colonel. the Hon. Charles Grey, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with her pre sence last evening. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Viscount Torrington, and Captain Du Plat, honoured the Archbishop of Canterbury with his company last evening, at Lambeth Palace. The Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Beatrice Byng have succeeded the Hon. Misses Cavendish and Macdonald as the maids of honour in waiting to the Queen. The Marquis of Ormonde and Mr. Frederick Caven dish have relieved Lord Rivers and Sir F. Stovin in their duties as the lord and groom in waiting. The Solicitor-General had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi dence in Downing-street. Despafches were received at the Colonial-of f ice yester day, from the Governors of New Zealand, Victoria, Mauritius, Labuan, Hong-Kong, and Malta. MARKET INT ELLIGENCE. • (From the London 'Veto Price Current of yesterday.) TEA.— Onlylimited purchases hare been made in Congou, either for the home or foreign markets ; supply is plentiful, and prices have downward tendency—ruling for low to good at 10L1 to 11d, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf 110 to is 4d, and strong to Pekoe sorts is 40 to 2s sd. In Pouchong little has been done, and there are sellers at lid to Bid, supply being on the increase. A large busi ness has been concluded in hyson and better sorts of gun powder, still prices have not improved. For other kinds there is a dull market. OlLS.—Prices are lower for Sperm su p p l y being now equal to demand, and 104/. to 1071. accepted for mid to fine quality. Cod remains in good request, and with diffi culty to be obtained under 401. Seal is wanted. To-day Linseed Oil was dealt in with 'more freedom, and prices are firmer, ruling at 37s 3d to 37s Gd on the spot. TALLOW.—Although reduced prices were taken last week for Russian, yet speculators and the trade were reluctant to do business. The currency was 60s to 608 6d on the spot for first sort P. Y. Candle, and 62s for Au gust delivery. Opinion increased that about 50,000 casks will be received indirect during the season. Of home melted supply exceeds demand, and prices are lower ruling at 58s 6d to 59s cash. Other sorts of tallow were not much required, and there was a decline ; Aus tralian, beef seling at 53s to 565, mutton 55s to 60s, and South American 55s to 60s per cwt. Stock of tallow is more than last year by 13,000 casks ; and deliveries 11,000 less ; still rates are 16s per cwt. above. For auction an Friday several parcels are declared. To-day there was a more active demand for tallow, and prices advanced ; first sort P.Y. candle on the spot selling at 60s 6d to 61s, and 63s for August delivery. SIIGAR.—To-day a good demand was experienced for British Plantation. Barbadoes sold at 35s to 395, for mid to fine yellow; Demerara crystallised, fine 40s to 42s ' ord to good 36s to 39 s 6 d ; Grenada, brown 3 1s 6d to 33 s 6d. ord yellow 31s to 34s 6d ; St. Kitts, brown 33s to 31s ; and St. Vincents, ord and mid yellow 34s 6d to 355. COFFEE.—To -day demand was limited for Plantation Ceylon Coffee, and at auction 365 casks, 30 brls, and 507 bays went at rather lower rates, good mid to good at 59s to 625, low mid to mid 56s to 585 6d, other sorts 52s to 55s 6d, and triaga 46s to 525. Native does not sell more freely, and 561 bags in auction were only in part disposed of at 43s for good ord. Of Costo Rica 400 bags went at 51s (3cl to 55s Gd. ODEssA,— The advices from Odessa reach to the 19th inst., and throw new doubts on the confident statements lately made in Parliament as to the existence of a block ade. Some neutral ships at Odessa, it is said, had been chartered to load in the neighbourhood, and they ba•d ,ear.l nothing of a blo;:kad4 but, on the contrary, had }) en given to understand that vessels were allowed to pass into the Black Sea unless they had coals or other naval stores on board. THE SUN, LONDON, VEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 31, 1854. . T• TS/ •••••• • • • •• .• . • . COURT OF ALDERMEN. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Basiness company yestorday. this day. • 50 all Bedford and London & Blotchley.... N. West. ..• St. 100 Buckgliamsh. L.&N.W. 93 95 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 94 96 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. ••• 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct ••• ••• 25 all Do. New ..... .Do 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt. Waste •.• 27 100 all Eirtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all hull & Selby Y. &N Md 1.01 103 25 all Do. Shares. Do 5O —52 1:4 all Do. Shares. Do 25 —26 134 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 12i —13 i 20 all Do. Preference Do 22A —23 A 20 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk — ••, 20 tOO Do. 6 per ct. 5a all danch. Bxtn. L.&N.W. and Matlock & Midld. 2 3 / 4 - 21 50 all Nliddlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. ••• .•• 10( all \fidld.Bradfd Midland.. 88 90 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. • Count. 54 56 50 •-•,. Do. 6 per ct. Do 50 all Do. Fixeds ps Do — 25 all ['rest. &Wyrc L. & &Ln&Yk 122 12 Do. :Is Shares. Do — xd St. 100 Royan.& Hit. GtNorthn ••• St. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do — 25 18$ Shcf.Roth.aed Lancash& Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. ..• • • 12 Staffordsh. .M.3,lClean 21 2 d 7i 50 all Wear Valloygi itockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. ••• ••• 25 all D 0..... Do 28} 294 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst ltWestn. 90 -- 92 Yesterday a court was held. THE CORPORATION INQUIRY. The LORD MAYOR informed the court that he had re ceived the report of the Commissioners of Corporation Inquiry from Lord Palmerston, in which report it was shr. suggested that the Court of Aldermen should be totally abolished. Alderman W I RE moved, without making a single comment upon the contents, that the document be re- 20 ferred to the committee of p rivile g es. The motion was carried unanimously. 50 Sir PETER LAURIE congratulated the members upon 13 the disposition they had shown to avoid all discussion 31 upon the occasion. Alderman CARTER said he was anxious to remit a por tion of the fine which he had inflicted on a complaint 27 against an inhabitant of the City for keeping a larger quantity of gunpowder than was sanctioned by law. He 22 at the same time stated th at he was induced to apply to 25 the court for their acquiescence, in consequence of the st. recommendation of the Secretary o f State, upon an in st. quiry into the circumstances. 50 Alderman FAREBROTHER said he perfectly approved 50 of the decision of Alderman Carter, who had taken a 20 most correct view of the question brought before him in 20 his magisterial capacity , a nd could not consent to depre- 10 ciate that judgment by remittin g any part of the penalty, 59 20 which he certainly cons id er ed to be necessary as a se curity from any awful danger. He spoke from the im -25 pression which the newspaper report had made upon 25 _ _ 18 BRITISH RAILWAYS. RaiLwAts. Closing Prices yestendal. I Business done St, this day. 50 him. Mr. Clemmett, in whose premises the gunpowder had, we believe, been found, here stated from the bar that the report from which Alderman Fare bro th b er' e s heard the subject, but was told that the court could not per mit any informality of the kind. Several members said the subject would be most pro perly investigated in a committee, and it was accordingly referred PREFERENCE SHARES. SWEARING IN OF THE ALDERMAN FOR QUEENHITHE. Mr. Horton, the clerk of the Mayor's Court, appeared at the bar with the return of the election of Mr. Wm. Anderson Rose, as alderman for the ward of Queenhithe, in the room of Mr. Hooper, deceased. The new alderman was then introduced by Mr. Ken nard, Mr. George Sewell, and a number of the most in fluential inhabitants of the ward. 1.00 A.berdeen 100 Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 Blyth and Tyno 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. 54 per cent 64 C.lork &B;Andons4p.e. all Dundee Perth &Aber- 6 - 95 16i 163 DELIVERY OP STOLEN PROPERTY. St. 1 Alderman and Sheriff WIRE presented the following 19 14 report to the court "In obedience to an order of this court of the 22d 50 April, to consider the p etition of Mr. R. Wallis, praying 20 the court to order the mon e y and jewellery found on the 11h person of Louis Myers by the police, upon his apprehen- 10 St. 1 sion on a charge of offe rin g stolen property for sale, upon which he has sinc e been convicted, may be de- St. 1 20 livered up to the petitioner for the benefit of the credi- tors of the said Louis My ers, and to report our opinion 10 thereon, we, your committ ee for g eneral purposes, do cer- I t. 1 2 tify, that, in obedience to the said order, we have S taken the petition into consideration, and have been at- 50 tended by the City Solicitor, and also by Mr. Teague, the 40 solicitor of Mr. Wallis, whom we severally heard thereon ; 2n5,.. and we directed a letter to be written to the Commissioner 4° of Police, to allow Mr. Teague and one person with him, to St. : inspect the said articles of j eweller y , for the purpose of 8128 St identifying the same, and w e referred the petition to Mr. . Sheriff Wire, to inquire i nto the circumstances connected St therewith, and to report to us his opinion thereon. 50 25 " That we have subseq uentl y been attended by Mr. , Sheriff Wire, who reported that he was of opinion, under ir,. all the circumstances , th e p ra y er of the petition might be L., complied with, upon sufficient security being given to in- 2 ., demnify the City and t he officers of the police in returning ~5 the said money and articles of jewellery, and we therefore u" re c o mmend this court to pa ss an order authorising the 20 police-officers holding the same toreturn it for the purposes St. aforesaid, upon the parties giving security to the satisfac -50 tion of the City solicitor." St. The report was then unanimously agreed to. 16 A report was brought up recommending that the 16 allowance of 2001. per annum granted for many years to the widow of an alderman should be discontinued. Al -50 dermen Farebrother and Copeland were for continuing 10 the allowance to the end of the year, but the great 10 majority of the court, amongst whom were Alderman Lawrence and Sir It. W. Carden, were most decidedly 20 opposed to the grant on the ground " that the lady had 20 1801. a-year of her own, and that all her family 10 are extremely well provided for." The report was 10 agreed to. ----•-•----."_. St. deen Junction all EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£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 per cent all Do. 10. Debentr.Sh -100 East Lancash.6 p. cts. all East and West York shire June. Pref all EdinbPrth.&Dundce 5,i percent. 1.00 Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent WO Great Northn. sp. c. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. 10 Do. 4 p. c. Scrip. 6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref all Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh, 6 Ca. Westn. (Berks & ' Hants Ex. sp. c) 100 Do. cov. red. 4i p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 1100 Do. irred. 4p. c.... 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O 100 Do: 6p. c. Stock ... 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 9 Do. Quarters, 1848 „. IDO London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c ... 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, 5 p." c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 1.00 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color 3 - 31 3 - 4 P - P - fi P 12,1 - 13 23 - 24 3 -31 114 105 - 19 - ri 8 xd MAfKET .NEWS—(THIS DAY.) 20 st. CORN EXCHANGE. To:day's market was very scantily supplied with Eng hall wheat. As the attendance of buyers was small, the demand ruled heavy, at barely Monday's decline in the quotations. Foreign wheat , the show of which was good, met a dull sale, at late rates. In floating cargoes scarcely any business was transactuaactedl Barley and malt sold heavily, b u t we have no change to notice in the quotations. The oat trade was heavy, but no further decline took place in prices. Beans, peas, and flour as on Monday. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. I Malt. 360 310 920 -- 7,520 750 Shares - all Lonely. &Enuia.i Sh. all Nan., Shof., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 44 Do. £6 all Warypt.&Carl.4 p.o all Do. 4. per cent 101 Do LOO Consol.6 p.c.St LOO Do. Consol. Bristol & Llirm. 6 per cent 5 Do. Pref. 4hper cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock 100 Do. sp. c. Ext 100 Do. 5l per et .pref 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, k Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c. Oats. \ Flour. -\ 20 370 410 20 1,200 20 8,810 1,7305 ks 25 3,460br1 English .. Irish • • •• Foreign .. WHITECIIA.PEL. 10 Each kind of meat was in good request, as follows : St. Beef from 3s 4d. to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8 3s d ; lamb, 25 5s 2d to 6s 4 d ; veal , 3s Bd. to 5s Od ; pork, 6d. to 20 4s 8,1 per 81bs by the carca se. 20 15 Do all Scot. Cent. , New Pref all Shrews. & Birm.N.G. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon De. fixed, 4i per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 4 c p en .c t ..Guar. and la:I Stockton s Do y . o 4 r tp s e h r . 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.e. 100 York, Neweastle,aud Berwick ,4 p.c. Pref 5 Do 10 York&N. Midlandli 111,1 S. Pura BOROUGH HOP. ou Owing to the unfavoura ble accounts from the plants- 20 talons, the demand for all kinds of hops is steady , at fully ••• the late advance in th e q uotations. 20 1 11 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) I St. 25 25 LONDON, May 31.—Wind this day at Noon, W.S.W. ; light breeze, and fine, but with passing clouds at times. OFF FOLKESTONE.—Tasman, from Hobart Town. PORTSMOUTH, May 30.—Wind, W. by S. Sailed — John Scott, for Trinidad. OFF MARGATE.—TrefuRis, from Dordt ; John and Ann, Goole, each with loss of anchor and part of chain. RAMSGATE, May 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Jeanne D'Acre, from Sunderland, for Nantes. CHATHAM, May 30.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Strang, from Sierra Leone. HARWICH, May 30.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Juli ana, from Gluckstadt, with loss of anchor and chain, and other damage. PLYMOUTH, May 30.—Wind, W. Arrived—The Satlej (transport, No. 90), from London, for Constantinople. Sailed—Europa, for Constantinople. BRISTOL, May 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Paquita, from Havannah. Sailed —Lord Duncan, for Africa. SWANSEA, May 30.—Wind, S.W. Sailed Conheath, for Caldera ; Sir J. L. Goldsmid, Cdba ; Ocean, Cadiz. b MILFORD, May 30.—Wind, W. to S. Sailed—Packet, for Melbourne. OFF HOLYHEAD.—lngleborough, from Bombay ; Lady Bassett, Tarsons, both for Liverpool. QUEENSTOWN, May 29.—Wind, N. Arrived —Rosa Maria, from Alexandria ; Vider, do. Loading—Bullfinch, 1 1 for Quebec. KINGSTOWN, May 28.—Arrived—Creole, from Cadiz; Palmyra (transport), from Liverpool. BELFAST May 29.—The Betsey (lugger), of and from Douaghadee, from this port, with goods, in going down the river yesterday, got in contact, below the Garmoyle Stone Beacon, with the Laurel (s.), of Lancaster, from Mortcombe to this port, and immediately sank ; crew saved by the steamer. HONG KONG, April 12.—The Euphrates, from Arracan, arrived here 31st March, leaky in her starboard quarter, and with part of cargo thrown overboard, having experi enced a heavy gale off Pelew Islands. KILKEA, May 28.—The carved work of a vessel's stern, 16 feet long, 1 foot broad at the ends, and 2i feet in the middle, painted black, with an eagle in the centre and a snake in its claws and beak, quite fresh, but broken in three parts, was picked up at sea this morning. MESSINA, May 20.—The Undaunted (schooner), from Corfu, arrived here to-day, reports having been chased by a three-masted, Sateen-rigged vessel, with a broad wite streak and bust figure, and supposed to be a Greek, in l h at. 38 N., long. 17 E., but that she gave up the chase upon the Cornucopia (arrived here) heaving in sight. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, 10.50 a.m. Arrived—Genova (s), from Marseilles. The Lyra, from Londonderry, was on fire this morning in the Nelson Dock, but the fire was subdued with trifling damage. Off the Port—John Barbour, Portland, and Globe. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 11.0 a.m. Wind S. ; tide, three-quarters ebb. Arrived, 30th.—Bencleuch and Mogador, from Mauri tins ; Rose, Rouen. Arrived, 31st. Aurana, from C ; James Gibson, Porto Rico ; Julia, Lisbon ; Naprima, Callao ; Rockliff, Dantzic ; Liberty! Guernsey ; Lousia, Lubeck ; Syren, Tlavannah ; Sophia Augusta, Lisbon ; Treasure Mauri tius ; Neptune (s), Sailed.—The Belgium (s.), for Ostend ; Seine (s), Bou logne ; Alar (s.), Dunkirk ; Florence, Barbadoes; Thames (s.), lamburg ; Kangaroo (s.), Memel ; Ashmore, New Zealand. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.45 a.m. Wind, S., light, and fine. Passed — Warlock, from Callao, for London ; Token, from Bombay, for London ; Jenny Lind, from London, for Newport. Anchored—Talavera, No, 98 Transport, from London, for Malta. Sailed—The British Tar, Alert, Nassau, Everdma, Elizabeth, K. S. Forbes, Christian, Huygens, Mary H. Kemball, Arab, Jenny Lind, Electric, Sir J. R. R e id, Governor, Carleton, Transit, Gevelia, Shepherdess, Val. paraiso, Leda, Camillus, B,owallan, Marlin, Elspeth South Carolina, Rookory, and General Wiltshire, with most of the outward bound. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, May 30.—The moderators in the mathema tical school have given notice that candidates for mathe matical honours are required to appear before them on Monday, the 10th of June. A new form of statute has been recently promulgated for the regulation of the theological examinations. It is proposed to establish a class list in this school, on the model of that at present established in the final school. '!'hu (ielega,:y appoloted on tha lulject of the New Museum has advertised for plans and tenders. The amount of the estimate is not to exceed 30,000/. 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American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 12 English Scottish and Australian 20 Lond. Chart. Bk. of 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 New South Wales all Oriental Bank of id 2 lid 4 - 3 al 20 - 21 -- -- --- 46 - 48 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 21 Do. New 10' Union of London ii - 43 70 - 72 . 7 - 8 LONDON AND SOUTH- BASTBSN RAILWA turn for the week ending May 27, 1854 Corresponding week last year .Y.—Traffic re ,216,033 11 8 . 15,679. 2 6 I mor ease in 1854 s3s 9 2 all Agua Fria all Anglo Austrin. Gold all A.nglo Californian 2 Australasian 6 Australian all I.tustraliau Cordillera all Australiau Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) all 31aenarvon Ir. & Coal all British A ustrin. Gold 13. i British Iron 244 Bra.zilianlmp.(issuedi at £5 pin all Do. Cocaos & 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek .. Clarendon Cou. ' I Co. of Jamaica_ all Cobro Copper ..... , !olonial Gold . 15 leopiapo__ all Copper Min. of Eng, all Do. Pref. 7. p. cent, all English and Anstrin, Copper Smeltg. Co. all General all Great Nugget Vein all Do. Registered all Great Polgooth all Liberty all Linares all Lond.diCaliforn.Gold Quartz Crush. Co all Mariquita 9 Hexican&S.Amerien all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nou'reau Monde all Pontgibaud Silver Lead MM. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 10i Santiago de Cuba all South Australian 7 Tin Croft all United Mexican all Waller all West Granada all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia-- • 1 all Yuba JOINT-STO I Paid., .00 I Aberdeen 8 : 11 AJnbg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junet... all Belfast & Ballymena. all Binning. Wolverh & Stour Valley 28 Birkenhd. Laucsh dz Cheshire Juliet all IDo. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 184 Do., £2O 30 Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) WO Bristol and Exeter... [OO Caledonian all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass. 1.1 Cornwall Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJune all Dundee Perth &Aber decii Junction all Do. New :::: all 'East Anglian all I Do., (XlB E all ?Eastern Counties all 'Eastern Union, A Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 8. Do., New A 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow 56 Edinb. and Peebles 100 , Edin. Pr L b &Dundee 1 IForth & Clyde Junc.l 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. 5t0ck...... 100 t. Sth. &West.(lre.) LOO Great Western 12 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 11i Do., Thirds 2 Do: New Thirds 1.00 Lancash. andYorksh 18:', Do., Fifths ..11i Do., Wet. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwail Si Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. .00 Loud. Bright &S.Cst. 00 Lond. and N. Wcstn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...( 2:3 Do. Eighths .00 London andS. Wcstn. Do., £5O 3i4 Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine ail Lndudrry. & Enuisk. (t 0 Nlauch.She f.& Lincln 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. .00 Midland 00 Do. Biriung. & Derby Nlidld. G. West (Ire.) t 74 Do. Half Shares a LI Newcastle & LC 0 Newmarket 5& Do., Bury Extension 1 .Z.; Nwpt.Aberg. & Ilrfd 7?-, Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoi.nt and Rostrevor 1( )0 Norfolk 3 Northn.CountiesUn 1( )0 North British l 6 North Devon, No. 1 : al Do., No. 2 zin Do., A Deferred S Do., 1 „ B Guaranteed al North London \ 54 Do. New £lO 1/ is N.&S.Wstrn.,llarup stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire , 11 North Western 1.0 N. &S. Wcstrn. June, 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester )0 'Oxford, Worcester,& _ Wolverhampton 21 2s Portsmouth IC 0 Scottish Central 10 0 Scottish Midland 10 D Shrewsbury &Biimg 10 D Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed St &Gk 101 Shrewsby. & llercfd all. Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ; all Do. Halveso. a. all Do. Oswestry 6 . 4 Shropshire Union Do. A, 13, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 21 2s Staines, Wok &Wok all Stockton & Darling 163 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 Waterford&Limeriek 16 West Cornwall. - 1. West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London 51s. Wunbledn &Croydon 100 York Newctl.&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 130 Do. G.N. E. Purchase 100 York &N. Midland FOREIGN. A ntwerp &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy Charleroi & Erquelin Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsuli Gd. Junct. of Frauct: Grd. Trunk of Cana,do Do. Debentures Do. do. Gt. Central of France t. Western of Canada Shares Do. Bawls (Ist is.)'s7 aarnilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Coust. & Basle' Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Pref Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran, Madras Niaria Antonia Do. do. New 4t 1 1 A Melbourne Dk. & Ry Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds (finy.B.&Ams.Shs ) NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. .54 p. cent. Prof Southern of France-, St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5A per c. 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Counterparts. ; or, • The Gross of Love. By the Author of " Charles Auchester." 3 vols. Smith an l Elder. " Two forms that differ in order to correspond, this is the true sense of the word Counterpart.' " With this text of Coleridge, we are introduced to the work. -It is a significant one, foretelling its depth of purpose and grandeur of design; yet there is nothing over-strained in effort or overloaded in ornament in the style before us. It is true there are flights of fancy which seem exaggerated to those who care not to consider how bright may be their course, or how exalted their aim ; and, also, we meet with passages of a more abstruse and rea soning kind, which will undoubtedly be classed by many as too grave and didactic. However, the question is, wh e th er occas i ona lly a wor k o f this character is not acceptable and welcome. If it does not hold out an attraction for the million, may it not contain trea s u res f or th e t h oug h t f u l an d re fined—for the many to whose high standard of taste but few spirits can minister, and who may rejoice at a meeting with a kindred intelligence ? There are some who do not always wish to be reminded of the most sordid and volatile attributes of their being when they turn to the contemplation of fic tion, whose desire is not to see reproduced for the thousandth time the giddy world of pleasure, or to peruse embellished accounts of the work-day world. Exciting and admirable as such themes may be, there are occasions when higher and purer thoughts intrude, and then it is acceptable to behold deli neated the workings of the world within. The feelings of the heart are the avowed and acknow ledged subject of romance ; but here they are ana lysed as well as chronicled, and striking events do not form a conclusion to a scene so much as they seem a prelude to the illustration of some hidden motive, or some forewarned ideas. The range of characters is not very extensive in the story, but there are enough for. the memory to grasp at once, as, though the incidents are not numerous, they seem so from their detail, and the place is so minutely described that the reader almost forgets it is a small city of the earth that gives rise to such vivid pictures. The complication of mischances and misunderstandings is almost mystical to trace, and yet on looking back on the past it all seems clear and simple. The most pro minent and perhaps most interesting of the cha racters is Sarona, a physician of extraordinary ability and untiring zeal. The beggar at his gate was served before the rich man waiting in his drawing-room • " where'er mankind or mi se ry was found" there did he hasten, and generally to be of service. His sister, Salome, does not appear to so much advantage as her brother ; her nature is not so thoroughly displayed to the view, and she must be considered as a sort of background to throw into relief the dazzling brightness of the first portraiture. Besides, her story is of the past ; she only feels for others—hpr day for self-suffering is over, whether for joy or sorrow. Cecilia Dudleigh forms the most striking part of the narrative. Many of her thoughts and actions seem quite original and unexpected, but then her position was a strange one. Bernard is a pleasing and fascinating study : it is natural to be led to contemplate his beauty, his talents, and his grace of mind and manners, till we lose sight of the higher and nobler purposes of his friend Sarona. The latter seemed to constrain admiration and enthusiasm, for his lofty disregard of self, and his proud priority of intellect, while Bernard invited all by his engaging airs and loving heart to rejoice in the powers he exercised with so benign an influence. Rose de Berri seemed as beautiful and fragile as the flower which bore her name, but in reality her spirit was strong, and too strong for her happiness. The extremes of pride and humility are made to bear the same sad fruits, and reap the same bitter consequences. Bernard, distrustful of himself, in comparison with Sarona's might ; Sarona, too lofty to let his most intimate friend understand him ; Cecilia, too self reliant to put faith iu others' best intentions ; and Rose, too timid to allow herself to see what was passing around her—all these varying feelings com bined to the same end. Misconception of motives did not lead to any confusion, as the mistake of one was worked upon as the mistake of all. Hence Bernard led Rose to the altar, while Sarona and Cecilia attended as their nearest and dearest friends, while each' felt that the ceremony they knelt to implore a blessing upon, was the sign manual of the separation of his or her spirit from its counterpart upon earth. In Bernard and Cecilia great resemblance was observable, if they did not meet as even friends outwardly, their spirits communed, as it were, face to face, each in thelglorious creations of the other. It was the melody of Bernard's poetry that first sug gested to Cecilia the harmony of her own composi tion in another sphere. He is first introduced to us writing in the midst of a storm, which did not affect the sunshine of his dreams, or the serenity of his visions. " There was blood in his veins which the thunder could not curdle, and his nerves were soft sheathed, like a sleeping infant's, from s ympathies with the lightning." He wrote thus on and on, only pausing as his imagination whis . pered music too sweet for the poet to utter. In a different scene did Cecilia compose. In the night also, but a quiet one, came to her mind the forms of beauty which clothe with loveliness the poet's dreams, and crown with lustre the imaginings of the musician. " The ideas came down, the seraphs from their light in light, who are known without seeing, felt without hearing, the pulses of silence began to play, and the thousand-toned whole was hers, the one that is manifold as music." The last important passage in the story is en titled " Amaranth." "It was a day in the twilight month November, in the city whose autumn is like a second spring," when Sarona ventured to recal Bernard from his exile to return to his dearly be loved home. It was at a time of sickness that the two young and fragile ones had been sent to the sea, so congenial to both their tastes. In order to escape contagion they returned ; but how, to die in sight of laud and safety. The very measures adopted for safety for the susceptible Bernard were to destroy him. He landed at some infected town on the coast, and only lived to send for his friends. Sarona descended to the cabin where his heart's dearest friend was dying, while ho had supposed him safe for years. His professional Filial soothed the agonies he was enduring, and then Bernard demanded to be taken on deck to die in the light and breath of heaven. In the last hour he turned to her who controlled his spirit and ruled his heart. Cecilia was by to offer her assistance and support. "Then Bernard opened his eyes upon the twin of his immortal : his sister for eternity. " 'I should like to go to sleep', were the words of his last earthly voice. Cecilia felt that they were for her. " The old proud evening when her soul had mastered his, came over her, then sank : her memory turned dark within her. In his strength he had slept at her command ; but the charm was spent in her dry eyes and brain. And the will, her power and her pride, passed out of her in prayer : no inward voice, nor form of thought, nor recollected music ; but a passion which swept eternity and fainted at Jehovah's throne. While Sarona prayed that he might be spared, at least till they could bear to lose him—while Rose lifted up her infant longings for his life and health—the one who loved him with a love more strong than death, prayed only that he might die, and die in sleep. "And ho slept, with breath that slept between lips just open, till the first of the morning twilight ; when Sarona, who had never stirred, looked up in Cecilia's eyes. The phantom laid, should disturb the soul no more." ---- If misfortune and suffering are the prevailing features in the scenes hero enacted, there is nothing terrible in any of them. The sorrows are not always devoid of a peculiar calm and a solemn pathos, which made them iu somo mea sure appear as joys to the sensitive spirits they visited. In all the varying struggles in which the proud and the lowly were engaged there was the same holy purity of purpose, and the same triumph over the mean and the selfish. It was not their end when their hopes were destroyed, and Sarona and Cecilia seemed nerved anew to the struggle. The cross of love they placed with the other crosses of life. On one occasion Cecilia remarked on a pas sage of the " Pilgrim's Progress," when they heard " the bells of heaven ringing over the river," so is it with the spirit of this history. The counterparts could not be joined on earth, but they were cap able, by the intensity of th eir sorrow, t o measure joy ? what should hav e been the fullness of their In sounding its de p ths and g oin g u p to it s heights, there came a peace to the troubled heart, while the genius of poetry and the glories of music a like spoke the language of the land of promise and of rest. As the bells of heaven ringing over the river, they seemed to inspire them to the highest and the holiest • and in the c on t emp l a ti on o f th e subjects to which this life can set neither limits nor a bound, they sought the counterparts of their spirits in the immortal and the divine. Edward Willoughby. By the Author of " The Discipline of Ede." 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The writer of this work is already well known to the readers of fiction. Her former works have gained her a high reputation. She is not an author who writes from any trivial motive, but all her works show an earnest purpose, and that purpose is an elevating one. In her first work, " The Discipline of Life," the dangers and difficulties of the world were shown in various aspects, and the need of steadfastness and principle to meet them. Her second had a still more definite object, the portrayal 461 ex 10 of the evil consequences of two great, though oom• mon failings, "pride and Irresolution." And in the history of " Clare Abbey" the need of a firity of purpose, and practical devotion to the duties of our calling, are clearly ''exemplified. A trifling proof that this authoress preserves the importance of the story as the first object, is the fact that she has never published a tale extending to the estab lished length of three volumes. A direct object, such as the development of a character, or the results of one quality does not generally require that compass, and it is one of the secrets of the powers of the author's style that she never tanta lises the reader by wandering from the point to tedious descriptions, or useless discussions, which occupy so much space in ordinary romance. The present work depicts a strong and resolute character, possessed of many ad mirable qualities, which have been marred' by faulty education and contact with unworthy com panions, and with no higher guide than his own. will. It shows us the trials, faults, and repentance by which the fiery spirit was tamed, and the ener gies so often _misdirected turned to good. The story opens by introducing us to its dramatis per sonce at the moment when the hero is forming a plot, which has long been a favourite subject for writers of romance. Not to mention minor names, Goldsmith, in his charming " Vicar of Wakefield," has adopted it in the case of Mr. Burchell. But the authoress evidently does not approve of it, for Ralph Caradoc, the bero's great friend, and an ex cellent, high-principled character, objects strongly to the idea, and asserts that " good never came of evil," and that it is a deception and a cheat. Ed ward, however, persists, and at length his friend reluctantly yields. The plan is this.. Edward is the heir to an entailed estate, the owner of which, Sir Hugh Willoughby, is a cousin of his father's. Owing to a difference in political opinions, Sir Hugh had quarrelled with the elder Mr. Wil loughby, and his anger descended with double fury to the son. Led away by his father's opinions, Ed ward had allied himself to some worthless cha- ratters, in the belief he was pursuing Freedom, Justice, and Truth. Sir Hugh, who was a country gentleman of the old school, believed that every thing should be left as it was, and every landlord should reside on his own estate. He had heard of 's disreputable com pa n i ons , an d 'a tour a ai ddid not raise him i n hi s es ti ma tio n . Exag gerated reports reached him, which he fully be lieved. He returned Edward's letters unopened, rejected his advances, and looked ou him as an utterly worthless character. Edward, meanwhile, had set his heart on forming the acquaintance of Sir Hugh's family with the hope of marrying one of his daughters, of whom he had often heard. He therefore proposed that his friend Caradoo should take a house in their neighbourhood for a few mouths, and invite his company under the as sumed name of Leigh. The plan was carried out and went on successfully. Sir Hugh took a fancy to both strangers, and invited them constantly. Edward Willoughby did fall in love, as he h ad pur posed, with Sir Hugh's eldest daughter, Clare, an almost perfect character. But the storm was coming. On the day of the marriage of the young est sister, Ellen, many strangers were invited. Ili the evening an inquisitive and meddlesome guest recognisefEdward, and betrayed him to Sir Hugh. He had that very day told the truth to Clare while confessing his affection for her. Sir Hugh, of a violent temper, though a kind-hearted man, was like a madman. The two friends left the house, and, notwithstanding subsequent attempts to soften Sir Hugh, left the neighbourhood in despair. The lovers met once or twice, but Clare, firm in her filial duty, would not give hope or pro mise. She could only beg him to deserve her father's favour. He left her in bitterness, vexed at having his will thwarted ; half indignant with Clare in his most reckless mood, he u ent to the house of his friend Caradoc. There he found his sister Lilia, a beautiful spoiled child, whose atten tion to her invalid father interested him, and whose kindness to himself was still more attractive. Despite the warnings of his faithful friend Ralph, in a moment of madness he proposes to her—she , accepts, and he is miserable. He feels that ills love for Clare is not, and never will be, guished, that ho is almost indifferent to his chosen wife, and though his case seemed before hopeless, yet he himself has put the finishing stroke. While struggling with these thoughts, Ralph enters with a letter sealed with black. Sir Hugh is dead ! Half an-hour earlier would have saved him. To ..addv to his remorse he subsequently discovers that Sir , Hugh had relented on his deathbed, and desired that his daughter should be made happy as soon as Edward was worthy of her. He confesses his misery to Clare, and she, ever just and right-minded, though appalled by this unexpected blow, bids him keep his word unless Lilia releases him. But Lilia does not know all the facts of the case, and loves him too well to diaw back readily. They are married, Clare goes to live near her sister, and Edward brings his bride to dwell in her early home. But the reformation has begun before this. In solitude and repentance he has learned his weakness and his wilfulness, and he turns all the energy of his fiery nature to subdue and control himself. But they are miserable. His wife knows that he does not love her, and her ill-regulated temper will not let her be contented with his calm and considerate attention. After two years she dies, and Sir Ed ward remains superintending his estate and depen dents. He will not hastily approach Clare, as though she could be taken up and cast off at his pleasure. Besides, he does not feel worthy of her. Four more years elapse, and at length, all troubles over, the two long-severed ones are joined, and their hopes realised. The years of suffering have taught Clare an angelic patience ; but to Edward they have brought more—they have taught him that it is not always good to have our own will, but that happiness is to be found in a strict main tenance of principle above impulse, duty above in. clination. We cannot help regretting, however, that the writer, who is certainly not deficient in imagination, should have resorted to the old, im probable, and unworthy expedient of the death of the husband or wife, who is in the way of a happy conclusion. It ill accords with the moral or with the character of her story. Every , thing else is probable and true to nature, but this one catastrophe belongs to the senti mental school of romance, and to the style of an author inferior to the writer of " Edward Wil loughby." It would have been bettor to have sepa rated them by other means for a time—to have made Edward commit some other rash act or guilty imprudence—than to have resorted to such an in cident. In real life we feel shocked and pained if we hear anticipations or rejoicing respecting a death ; and when the characters aro so vivid and life-like, it produces something of the same effect in fiction. Where there is so much to admire, however, we may well make some allowances ; and. we are sure that its readers will not be disposed to cavil. The most important lessons are impercept ibly taught—the beauty of firmness in a right course, the sin of obstinacy in a bad one. We are shown that good cannot come from evil, nor evil from good ; that the wilfulness of our wishes does not lead to happiness any more than an obedience to the Divine will and an accordance with duty leads to sorrow. Rigid moralists have objected to the perusal of fiction : it would be well if many more serious works impressed these lessons. as strongly as " Edward Willoughby." TRUST AND LOAN COMPANY OP UPPER CANADA.—A. dividend at the rate of S per cent. per annum was de clared yesterday at the meeting of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada. an d the report was carried. THEATRE ROYAL, LIVERPoo L. r• Wright tr appearedput at this theatre on Mon da y evening, as Paul Pr y , and a more pleasing piece of studied drollery never before an audience ; the busy, meddling, innocent, unin suitable Mr. Pry, in his t radi tional boots and baggy smalls, was there, but not only as the image, but in thought, word, and action. Mr. Wright caught th• humour of the part, and the result was laughter—im moderate and irresistible. In certain parts there was a r e e i s c s g io n n la s r obfapipluinmeossurof point indeed, in nwgie vrianrgelyforstahwsinsuglch effecteeaxn paerColonel produced,oel u a C an h y ar m le a s n A , la b t u h t e N w v s e when Paul makes an exclamation it ar s Y d threatened to break his bones. with eMr. greater effect than fi m r u es st a b yield ni th o e t palm t saying a droll thi ng . Th e comedy, as far as the gentle men in entle men went, was v e ry well played. Mr. Wright is to continue a round of his best parts during the week.— Northern, Daily Times. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—When complaints of emigrants as to their accommodation and treatment on board of vessels destined for this important and extensive colony are so general, and, in the majority of instances, well founded, it is gratifying to find a few exceptions in which not only has there been n o complaint, but the captain and other officers have received the warm con gratulations of the passengers for their conduct towards them, and for the nautical skill they displayed in bring ing them safely on so long and hazardous a voyage. Tiis was the case with the fine and fast sailing ship the Utopia, which sighted the Australian shore at Mount Gambier, in SO days from the time of leaving Liverpool. She crossed the line in four weeks, and reached Portland in seven weeks and six days from thence ; thus beating the clipper ship Eagle by two days from the equator. For six weeks the Utopia averaged 200 miles a day. The emigrants were of a very superior class ; throughout the whole voyage they conducted themselves with the greatest propriety. On the Utopia reaching her destina tion, Captain Wilkinson, who is a native of Campbeltown, Argyllshire, was presented with testimonials from each c lass of emigran ts, ex p ressin g their admiration of his seama nship, thanking him for his kind, amiable, and s their wish he gentlemanly conduct, and conveying might be long spared to be a successful commander and ' benefactor to those who under his care Aus traliandaesn lranTdiolofntil:iies,iranaddohpitsiolnac.iy, might seekn ol a cknowledgments for their attentionTatlhsoeoreecrgesicveke duringreceived a P r e m r. the paesage. tied .ing 3ra ,hat lest ion. •lier 0 in kaVe a of and I. fol at 3 vhich Vivo h led 3ry of g . CII 1 1 20 5 • I