The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-04 00:00:00

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Lmers--• Lisbon, 4, 4.30 to the troops, a.m.--- opany's for the steamer screw t, Vigo, ton, in Iberia, Dryad. banged 7 p.m. altitude ip. illS. igation ler R. n, from a, and rairalty [l. light rch 20 ; ;econd whom ze, and brls. of of ele- A* silk, ions of and 1 earners )ope to riental Inalaya of the ,mptou 's brig 37 30 sexing adant, tward. i ship, 9450. m Na lporto. Dff the iat beg lon the ised to tion of a view the de erraed, bead of iy wiDa tow L bit CHELTENHAM RACES. (TR'S DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEi;Rit PIT. ) UNITED HUNTERS' STAKES. Charley Gaylad Blue Dick Eight ran. Won easy. CROXTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC 71:LEGRAPIL) BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES. Sine•qua•Non CRIMINAL COURT.---(THIS DAY). OLD COURT. (Before the Rec.)rder. Robert 111 ontaguc, 24. labourer, was indicted for em• bezzling the sum of 6/. 175., the property of Samuel Woolfe, his master. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Joyce; who appeared for the prosecution, stated that the prisoner was carman to the prosecutor, a baker, at Woolwich, and the prisoner had been sent with a horse and cart to buy flour at the D ptford mills. He, however, absconded, leaving the cart and hor,e ou the high road, which was subsequently taken to the Green yard by the police. The prisoner said he was very sorry for what had taken place, and it would not have happened hail he not got drunk and fel! in with some men, and when he was sober found all the money he had been taken from him. Police-constable Gladman said the prisoner had been several timei convicted, and once tried in this Courc f horse•stealing. He was sentenced to 12 months' impri sonment and hard labour. Philip Brown, 39, engineer, was indicted for stealing SIX diei and four screw taps, valued at 21., and a metal roller, valued at Bs., the property of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, his mistress.- Mr. Bodkin said the prisoner was an engineer in Oh, Woolwich dockyard, and was ,topped coming out of the dockyard and searched, and the things tAken from under his coat, and upon his lo lgings being searched, a gran• tity of tools and property belonging to the Crown was found. The prisoner had been seven years in the employ• went of the company. The recorder asked what salary the prisoner had. Tho prisoner said he had one pound four a week. The prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was sentencel to eight months' imprisonment, with hard labour. Thomas Rowe, aged 17, was indicted for an assault and highway robbery upon the person of James Baggatt, and stealing a watch and guard, and Bs. in silver. The prisoner had knocked down the prosecutor upon the evening of the 26th of February, and with some vio lence stole the articles, and then ran away ; but, being known to the police. was taken sh , .rtly after. Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Joyce, for the prisoner, called witnesses to prove an alibi. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. Sentence—six Years' penal servitude. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 4.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. ; light breeze, and tine clear, dry weather. COWES, April 3.—Wind, N. Arrived—Charles Fer dinand, from Callao. Sailed—Falcon, for Bombay. OFF BONCHURCH —Gwalior, from Calcutta. OFF THE START—H.M.S. Cumberland, from the West PORTSMOUTH, April 3.—Wind, N. to N.N.E. Sailed— Southampton, for New York ; Emanuel, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, April 3.—Wind, W. Arrived—Courier, from Moulmein. SOUTHAMPTON, April 3. Arrived—Esk, from the West Indies ; Ripon (s), Alexandria with remaining portion of the Overland Mail. Sailed—Magdalena, fur the West Indies ; Argyle (s s), Carentan. SHOREHAM, April 3.—The Anne Logan, of Maryport, from London to St. Vincent. West Indies, has put in hero With cargo on fire. MALDOTI, April 3.—The Duke of Sussex, of this port, Was totally lost on Whitby Rock on the 31st ult. ; crew saved. CUXHAVEN, April I.—The Gipsey, from Hartlepool, has been assisted in very leaky, having been aground. COPENHAGEN, March 30. —The steamer Caroline Amalia, front Flensburg to this port, struck on the ground on the 25th inst., and arrived here in a sinking state on the 2Gth ; she had 200 sailors on hoard for the fleet. FAYAL—The Ithona, from Antwerp to Boston, has put in here to-clay very leaky, and with about half her cargo thrown overboard. Extract from a letter received from Mr. Lord, the master of the Northumber!and, from Lon don to New York, dated March 18 :—" The ship wholly diamasted, badly strained, and very leaky, caused by a hurricane on March 12, in lat. 46, long. 42. We have lost nearly all the water and provision -4; shipkept east, in hopes to get into Cork. The Sarah (barque) bound to Liverpool, is lying to for us till morning, when we hope to receive as siatance. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LivERPoOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, N.W. ; fresh breeze, and fine Arrived last night, the Alps, screw steamer, from New York, with 99,928 dollars in specie. Arrived to-day , the Louisa, from Barbadoes ; Berger, St. Michael's. Off the Port—John Bull, from Bombay; Calliope, Mau ritius. (By SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVEiEND, Tuesday Morning. W ind, N . W. ; tide, four hours' ebb ; weather light and IVY fine. Arrived, 3 d—Two Sisters, from Rotterdam. 4th—Talbot, from Bahia. MARKET .NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. an , B "„Alt• — The market has been quiet for home con but exporters are more Inclined to operate. 0.,v Havannah, duty paid, has been tiold at 35s Gd iv 0 98 641 per cwt. The quantity of British Plantation i s a tt, week at the East and West India Docks was 707 4 " 8 24 tierces, 189 barrels; there were taken for home consumption„ 830 hhds, 69 tierces, 602 barrels. The stock same place is 2,119 hhds, 6+l tierces, 899 barrels - gelled has been in rather better demand; brown lamps to 438 fid, ' (:) "'EE.—This article looks 5 , mer. IsT' tive Ceylon abo ut 45s buyers. Plantation has had a better sale, as Bell aa other descriptions. 11 11 . —The quantity landed last week at the East and W est Indi a D oc k s was 310 puns 63 birds. There were taken f or home consumption 176 puns 7 hhds, and exported i 8 Pons 70 hhds. The stock in the same places is 5,097 ' T ens 773 hhds. Demerara has been at 3s 9a to 3a lld per gallo n . I n _ lt icE.-1,202 bags Batavia offered by auction, all sold at ,` 4 " 6d to for ord yellow. :4,897 barrels, were ;Aken. in at 14s 61 for mil Coringa, 157 4O half barrels was bought in at 21s 6d. SA LTPETRE.-26/ hags Berigal offered by auction was , I ,?eght in at 453 . for ord 104 to 94 per cent. refraction. T he market droops. TU.—There is very little doing. Tar LoW . .—P.Y.C. Is about 68s 6d per cwt on the spot. HAY MARKETS. ditto, 31 hay, 2/ 15s to 51 Os ; clover A. lt t 4) , 31 15s t o 6/ 04 ; an d s t raw, 11 U s t o 2/ 2s per l oa d . tooderate supply, and a steady demand. urime EßLANß.—Meadow hay, 2/ 17s to 51 5s ; clover 7 4 140 , 31 158 to 6/ Os ;---a-nd stray, - 1/ 185 to 21 5s per load. -t teply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. l. hay, 2/ 15s to 51 Os; clover ti e .ltto, 3 / 15% t o 616 s • an d s t raw, 1116 5 t o 21 2 s p er l oa d. ouPPIY good, and trade steady. EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION AT KINGSLAND.—LaBt night, between the hours of nine and ten, a fire of an extensive character, and attended with a considerable los s o f property, broke out in the premises belonging tc kr. Tapper, a cabinet-maker, carrying on business at No. 42, Laburnham-terrace, Baggerstone-lane, Itingsland road. The premises were of some extent, being three storeys high, and stretched- backwards a great dis tance.-- The several floors were filled with veneers, Was Mahogany, and other valuable woods. The discovery made by a police-officer of the N division who on p ass i ng t h e prem i ses , perceived smoke issuing from the lower part of the building. Feeling con vinced that a fire was raging within the premises lie gave an alarm, and sent off for proper assistance. In tie the c ourse o f a f ew m i nu t es M e ad ows arrived with Parish engine, and wa closely followed by the Brigade- eegines from Jeffrey-square, Whitecross-street, Wellclose-square, and Watling-street stations. The firemen then found the entire structure, together with ita valeable .contents, in a regular sheet of flame, and the reflection thrown up was so great that it not only illu minated th e ent i re ne i gh b our h oo d, but it could be seen over the whole of London. A plentiful sup- Ply of water - was at !lice procured, from which the enSines were set to work, but. in spite of the tor rent 0 - water thrown up on th e con fl agrat i on it ct r tn : t tueed t o extend, and it was with difficulty the fi e /nen succeeded in staying its progress towards the ltd i °l ni"g house s . Th e total loss will amount to several hundred s , if not upwards' of a th ousan d poun d s . A s to the origi n o f the disaster, nothing could be obtained that could be relied' upon. Th e propr i etor of the place was at the, time of the ou tb rea k , b ut it was ascertained • th e loss will fall upon the Atlas Fire-office. A vast crowd was c o ll ected by the light thrown u p, but owing to the exerti ons of the police no one was i n j ure d. T wo Z h t t ie r L fires occurred last night—nue at Stamford-hill. by a quantity of hay was destroyed ; the other in Z 7-1 tsigeware-road, but i n t h e latter case the damage scte, was fort unately only trifling. Ai Lua OF MESSRS. LEROY DE CHABROL AND Z 3 4 : 1 • 1:1 ;; 11 , r T o h l e-and ad vices Co. regarding- the affairs of Le of Pat is, state -that they are t in making up their accounts, but that- their smrtt_ in has not . yet been ascert tined. It is th at 4 7° , run which caused their suspension was so great tia5.,",:c3.? found themselves called-, upon during the few ta 10441 hcrAntill,llz44;o -ZtiabGlolo-641-4ROWitt-011161 vvivvCle ------- - 1 2 3 SHARE MARKETS. (TUTS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWATtI. .kberdeen A.mbg Nottng. Bost and Eastn. I,4ast & nallymena Binning. Wolverh. 6 Stour Valley iiirkeuhd. Lancsh..ll; Cheshire Juuct Do. Chesh. & Birk., :£5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20..... ...... lyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter ICaledoulau Chester & Holyhead, Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, &Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction _Dublin& Belfast June Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junucton..., Do. New East..... Do., (XlB E & H).. Eastern Counties..., Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock 110., New A.... Easi L„umtshire Edinburg h & Glas,gov Minh. and Peebles.; Edi n. Pith & 'orth & Clyde Jun, A tsgow &S. Wester: ~.lreat Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stuck. Gt. Sth. &West.(lre. )neat fish South- Eastern ~tneaster & Carliclt , Jo., Thirds Do. New Thirds Laucash. and Yorksh Do., Fifths D )., Wst. Un ateds Northern Liv.Crshy.&Soutlipt London & Blaekwai; bond. Till. &Stliervi.. Loud. Bright and N. Westn.! Do. Fifths Do.lo/.Sii., Do. Eighths t,multiand West!. t)o., )o. `aandrry&Colerailw' & Ennis": Liuch & Liu. 41iCI1311(1 • , o. Birmng. & Derb; . Anil& U. West. (1 rg , Half Shares Newcastle & Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. Newry & Euniskilleu Newry Warreupoiut and Rostrevor. Norfolk . Northn.Counties Un. North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 6 A Deferred Do., B Guarautee(i North London lbo. New £lO.. A.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp. stead, and City Ju., North Staffordshire., north Western . N. & S. Westru. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. Oxford, Woreester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central ~ Scottish Midland ihrewsbury & Bi Do. L. & N. Western. Guaranteed St (.03 Shrewsby. & H etefd Shrewsby. & Chestet. (N. W. Min ;. Do. Halves, •. Do. Oswestry Stiropshire Union I Do, A, B, C,&D,fully paid up at per een,. . - ;outli Devon iouth Eastern ,outh %Vales S. Yrksli. & Riv. Dul qaines, Wok. & Wol; . toekton & Darling. 4 tOekton & Hartlepi ruff Vale Do. £lO snares. Do. Pref., No. I 'lames Haven Doe and Railway Vale of Neatit... Waterfd. & -Waterford&Limerici, West Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace:. West Loudon. Wimblean & CroyttoL York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Exteusious 'Do. O.N. E. Purchase York & N. Midland._ Cl3sing E'rices yesterday. 204 - 21, 4 - 7i 13 —ll di 15 17 8 -- 7 o 87 -- 8j 5(4.-- 51 12 -- 8 • 10 :.3 . 6 - ii 7 - 8 15 - 11 11~ 5$ - 60 54 - 56 19 - 21 56 60 85 8$ 73 • 75 LlB - 120 84 - u 7L4 - 83 10 - 12 tj 10 - 12 - v 58 - 59 • --8 t Ii• - 11 7 i 7 1 4 d P 93 93i 944 — 1 4 ti d - rar 11- ti :3 75 11 13 12 11, - 564 30 - ti 411 - 5 4,1 6 - 8 42 - 45 3. 9 ... 304 50 54 par IP 7 6d 7 26 - 28 76 80 49 - 51 48 - 52 48 - 52 3i - 24 13 15 -- 74 10 -- 4 -- 3id 13 - 15 57 - 58 31 - ;i2 4 - 2t 4 - '2 . . i - 30 174 18', 4 - - 23 5 - 6 ~• - .. • 6 7 62i 64 94 - 9(I 5.1 4i:t 434 - - 441 PREFERENCE SHAH ES, ,:rdeett Do. No. 2, p. c. 3lyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 501: Iris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares .. Adedonian £lO .Thester & Holyhea: Guar. 5A per cent fork & Bautlous4 p.e Dundee Perth &Aber• Teen Junction .astlnglian (a los; 3 per cent (X 5) 7 per cent 4 , (X 7 170 7 p. c :astern Counties Es tension, 5 P.C. No. I Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent )o. 51., 10 per cent )o. 101. Debeutr.Sh ,:ast Lancash.6 p. cts. East and West York shire June. Pref Ediub Prth.&Dundee 5i per cent. Illasgow &S.Westeru Guar. 5 per cent. . =Teat Northn. 5 p. c. W. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem i)0. 4 6 p. c. Scrip , Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt. Soutlin.&Westin. all all [OO all (Ire - laud) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. coy. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c DG. irred. 4 p. c Lan. &York. F. £2U Do. 6 p. C. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No.l Do. Quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Couvertible,s p. c., 1852 Do. New, Guar.6 p, c. ',on. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton London & S. Western' Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler ► Shares Londy.& Ennis. sh. (an., Shef., & Shares, No. 1. ... 70. New, £lO Do. Z 6 Mary pt Carl. 4 p.c Do. , q per cent Aid. Como] .6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & TZirrn. Ii per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Debenture Do, Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 13. e. Ext. Do. 54 per et .pref Do. War. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c Do Scot. Cent., New Pref , inrews. & Birm.N.G. ihrewshy. & cheat er (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent 10uI 'Go 15 all all all South bevou Do. fired, 44 per cent S. Eastern (Readin t , Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4 ipei cent. S. Yorksh.4p.e.Guar Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. itockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 P. c. till Ist-'July, 1856 Waterfd.Stliilk. 6 p.e. YCik,Neweastle.and PArwlel44 p.c Prat: Di ., • - York&N, Midland It t- - •.. ''" ••• • - ... ei = -66 6 - (34 3 -3) 4 - 4A 1 -- 1 - - 4 r. -12411 - 21 3 —3l ad - .. x(1 (05 -110 LO) - 10") 9 i -• 9i . Q 71 - 4 92 7 94 87 89 87 89 1(1 pal 125 130 .• - • • l• -"'"' • • • ~ -- ... ,• ..- •• • .• ''''''' •• • r . • ~, .-- ... XI li - 24 p 5.- d - d [25 - 130 - liti xd xd - x. 93 - 96 7i - 15A -16 A 9} —lO 11 -- 13 id --f p 214 - 22, 16 - 20 2 -1 • A 85 - 90 3- Buainess done this day. 51A i xd 811 75 121 872 8 72 4 PP 59 i 9 i ~ .1.e4 ~ ni lt 95 944 ' 3 4 3 lot THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 185 4, MAGAZINES FOR THE MONTH. exactly concur in their opinions, but that it was thought best to give them without further com ment, leaving the reader to draw his own conclu sions from the facts mentioned. " Adventures of a First Season" are continued, but the heroine is not likely to meet with much commiseration for her misfortunes, owing to her forwardness and singular conduct. "Arthur Arden," the medical student, is also proceeded with, and does not introduce us to very attractive acquaintances. " Random Re collections of Campaigns under the Duke of Wel lington" are concluded for the present. Grace Greenwood gives another instalment of her " Tour in Europe," in which she visits Ireland, and relates some amusing anecdotes. Another of Mrs. Moodie's impressive tales respecting " Practical Jokes" is likely to restrain those mischievous persons who delight in such cruel sport, by showing the danger they incur to themselves. They have not sufficient consideration for the feelings of others to make their sufferings a threat, but perhaps self-preserva tion may be a check. " Aspen Court" proceeds this month, but does not forward the development of the plot much. The poetical contributions con sist of some curious verses, entitled " The Watchet Pitcher," and a sonnet to the memory of the late lamented Justice Talfourd. Fraser.—There are some interesting subjects among the articles in this number. One of these is the electric telegraph. An account is given of the earliest discoveries and of the progressive im provements that have taken place. A description is added of the entire apparatus, and of the method of working it. It is asserted that "the full benefit of telegraphic communication will not be attained until arrangements shall have been made which will enable a message, as delivered at the telegra phic office, to be passed through the instrument without the necessity of its being translated into signals by an operator." It is manifest that this must be a loss of time, which, no doubt, some fresh invention or discovery will obviate. "A Day at Marathon" presents the reader with a short sketch of the scenery and bandits of that renowned region. A paper on Glaciers gives a considerable amount of information on a subject which is certainly very little studied. Some curious facts with respect to glaciers are mentioned. " General Bounce" is continued, in two chapters. A paper entitled " Old Stores" contains notices of several works which have appeared during the past year. Among them are " Lord Holland's Memoirs of the Whig Party," " Moore's Diary," and Knight's " Once upon a Time." The series of articles called " Gallina cana'' is not proceeded with. The number opens with a memoir of Mr. Maurice, whose removalfrom King's College lately excited so much attention. There is a fourth instalment of " The Decline and Fall of the Corporation of London," and a second of the criticism on " Ruskin's Stones of Venice." Papers on " International Law" and " The Reform Bill" conclude the number. A insivorth. —Ains worth's Magazine commences with Nicholas Flame], which has reached the thirty first chapter, but does not appear to approach a conclusion. A notice of Lady C. S. Wortley's re cent volume on Portugal and Madeira follows it. Another tale of the Reign of Terror, that favourite field for romancists, has recently commenced. A Village Tale and Hereward of Brunne are both continued. The usual tales are varied by an ac count of an emigrant ship, the incidents of a sea voyage, and a glimpse at the old age of Camden, the historian. Dublin University.—The first article is entitled " The War," and is a very well-written and intel ligent paper. It presents us with some startling facts, and shows forth some occurrences which have been kept in the back ground hitherto. It is re marked at the conclusion that " Russia is more to be feared for her policy than for her arms ;" that the present war is to set the courts and people of all Europe at variance with each other, and then make them play into her hands. It is further urged that all private or personal motives of mistrust and jealousy should give way to the public exigencies, and that now England should place all the great minds she contains in the van of the battle. The following passage affords a fair idea of the tempe rate spirit and earnest eloquence which charac terise this article : The National Miscellany has articles on several subjects of great interest. The chief among these is au excellent paper on the weekly periodicals. To the thoughtful and reflecting the number and cir culation of those which are worse than rubbish is, indeed, an awful consideration. It is especially so when we consider that it is impossible to calculate their evil results, for we cannot judge of the effects they produce upon minds whose only reading they are, and whose reasoning powers have never been cultivated. Who can tell the injury done by such works as " Paul the Poacher" or " George Bar rington, the Gentleman Pickpocket," in which, doubtless, felons and criminals are represented as heroes of courage and daring to an excited imagi nation and a weak principled mind. But even worse is a publication entitled "The Reasoner and Secular Gazette," which is here described as " a well-organised conspiracy for the spread of infi delity." What a disgrace to a Christian country that such a production should meet with sufficient encouragement to induce it to persevere. It is, indeed, time for the missionaries and the reformers to begin their work here. How can morality and order, content and honesty, be spread among our countrymen when their progress is opposed by such fearful barriers ? Another, though a far slighter evil, is exposed in this periodical in a paper entitled " Saturday Night." It justly reprehends the plan of paying wages at a late hour on the last day of the week. It justly satirises the universal mania of postponing the most trivial arrangements till that unreasonable hour. It asks in reference to this absurd custom, "If people are in the dark, why must they wait till hapless Saturday night to purchase a penny box of Punch's Congreves ?" The first part of "Medieval London" extends from the conquest to the reign of Edward the First. Among other subjects of interest in this number we may mention, " The Labour Parliament," and " Sea Life and Literature." " We would ,say to our countrymen—Do not let past error on the part of our statesmen irritate us into for getfulness of the national interests. We do not wish to see any entire change of Ministry. Let the Cabinet be remodelled—or remodel itself. Clarendon is a mere echo, and therefore not much to be minded ; but we cannot see how the Premier can remain in office, with out perilling that mainstay of all Governments—the confidence of the people. Let the Premier come out, therefore ; and if there be any other " Russians" in the camp, whether leaders or subalterns, let them come out also. We must, as the first necessity of our posi tion, have a Government possessing the confidence of the country; and we must have one that perceives the real nature of the contest, as on the eve of becoming one between Absolutism and popular Government—be tween Russianism and civilisation. Palmerston knows this, therefore let him be the chief. He, moreover, is trusted by the country—and that, at present, it is of prime importance We might mention Lord Stratford de Red cliffe as a suitable ally for such a Premier, and equally well known for his anti-Russian sentiments—to super sede Clarendon in the Foreign-office. We are not de sirous of changes—we wish to avoid them ; nevertheless, in war, the financial management of a country is every whit as important as the actual guidance of its armies ; and to our other proposed changes, therefore, we must add the prescient Disraeli, vice the short-sighted and in competent Gladstone." " A Third Visit to the Dramatic Gallery of the Gar rick Club" concludes this interesting subject. The remarks here made have contributed materially to increase the meagre amount of information pos sessed by many on histrionic topics. "Life and Adventures of an Opium Eater" enters in some degree into the nature of that remarkable produc tion, which it is truly observed by the reviewer cannot be classed in the usual category of publications. " A Fresh Start in the Gold Fields of Discovery" possesses, in an eminent degree, the charm of novelty. After several hints on the why and wherefore of the plans proposed, it is mentioned that the outfit is not costly or diffi cult to procure. The adventurer must take a pickaxe in the shape of a sharp appetite for what is out of the way. The shovel of perseverance is requisite, and likewise the sieve of discrimination. Let him not forget the banner of truth and a little of that gunpowder which is necessary to explode inveterate prejudices. Finally, the treasures of the deep are alluded to, as being not lost for ever, although gone below. " From the chariots of Egypt, heaped under the Red Sea, to the literary proceeds of Sir Stamford Raffles, at the bottom of the Eastern Straits, all ages have contributed to enrich the shell caves of the unrefunding deep. The sea may one day be obliged to pay its debts ; it all events, whatever has been lodged in that vast receptacle of a nature to resist the action of water is there still safe and sound." These ideas, incongruous as many will call them, are at any rate amusing to dwell upon, and may perchance lead to a useful discovery of some sort, in whatever element chance directs. Several other subjects of interest are met with in this month's number, but doubtless its readers will miss " Sir Jasper Carew," which is omitted for someunexplained reason. The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Re vietv.—" The History of the Protestant Refugees in France" is the first subject that occupies the attention in this number. It contains a brief sum mary of the frightful sufferin g s and privations that the unfortunate victims of intolerance had to endure. " Traits of the Czars" is by far the most interesting of the articles before us. It goes back to the origin and foundation of the fends and strifes between Russia and Turkey. It commences, by stating that it is exactly a thousand years since Runic, the Scandinavian chief, assisted by a pirati cal force, invade&the.eastern shores of the Baltic. After an epitome of the Emperers who ruled for centuries, we come to an important account of Peter the Great. An anecdote is mentioned worthy of notice concerning an ancestor of Count Orloff. A number of Strelitzes were condemned to death for having espoused the cause of an enemy of the Emperor. They were called to the block in succession. When the turn of Orel came, "he boldly advanced, and as the heads of his comrades impeded the way to the block, he put them aside with his feet, saying, Make room, comrades, lam coining to join you.' " Peter, struck with admira tion of his courage and boldness, saved his life, and, ennobling his name, conferred on him the dignity now worn by,his descendant, Count Orloff. In a subse quent portion of this essay an account is given of the expedition of the Czar Peter to Turkey, the unfortunate results of which to himself and army are well known; and a hope is expressed that they may yet be envied by his imitator, Nicholas. The Czarina Catherine was a most extraordinary woman. She was raised from a low rank to be the Empress of all the Russias, and certainly courage and constancy in dangers entitled her to hold a high place. "She could neither read nor write, but she had as much sense of the strong, common sort as half-a-hundred princesses who could do both." After perusing details of these singular occurrences and remarkable persons, one is inclined to coincide with the truth of the expression here met with—" So strange are all things in the land of the Czars." Colburn's United Service.—" A. Ramble in the, Islands of the 2Egean " is likely to be very accept able at the present time. We are informed that " this article is not what it appears, a mere page of ancient history and manners, but it is a careful parallel between the ancient and modern Greeks, and a closely reasoned examination of their character and pretensions." After an analysis of the rival claims set forth by Greeks and Turks, the decision of the writer is in favour of the latter. His views and opinions may be gathered from the subjoined passage, in which he ably sums up the question : " No matter what may be the faults of a nation or of an individual ; if they have an earnest desire for know ledge, they will at length find truth, and be corrected. Europe cannot now assist the Greeks. Every states man has in turn abandoned their slippery cause—no person can hear their pretensions mentioned with pa tience ; and let Demotes' say what he will , it is im possible, for the present, to change our opinion of them. Had they been plain-dealing men instead of intriguers, honest instead of dishonest, united instead of factious, true men instead of false, they would long since have been restored by the general voice and power of Europe to the place of a great and free people. The cross would have again glittered on the dome of St. Sophia, and the flag of a Christian power would have been once more whispering to the gales cf the Bosphorus, and floating f rein the towers of beautiful ConstantinoPle " As it is, if restored, they might be worse than the Turks. Let us still hope, however, in the Greeks ; ear nestly hope in their patience and native wit, in their marvellous talents and perseverance ; but let us leave time to correct them ; and let us beware of them !" " The Siege of Syracuse" is concluded, and a great deal of useful information is derived from its per usal. It is interesting to notice how it appears to strike the mind of a traveller to contemplate the scenes of any past celebrity. Time has not greatly changed the place since the Athenians were there. Some lines appear at the end in which the Athenians lament their downfall, and the decadence of ti The fortune of those mighty deeds By which th' Hellenic -race of yore, Victorious o'er th' invading gedes, Their name to Glory's :manna bore !" MISCELLANEOUS. Tait's opens with " Recent Travels and Discove ries in Syria." It is followed by a continuation of the concluding article on the interesting subject of the " Mythology of the World to Come," giving a review of the religious fables and fancies of many and different ages, supported by quotations from some of the best-known writers. A paper on " English Hexameters" will be interesting to poeti cal readers, and an essay on " Wooden Legs" may attract the attention of the curious. " The Law of Acoustics" is a tale more calculated to excite horror and surprise than to please or entertain.-- The British Journal contains its usual tales, frag ments, and sketches. Newton's London Reper tory presents much information on scientific topics. Le Follet has an additional attraction in a sheet of patterns for embroidery, along with its elegant plates. The Dod Family Abroad completed.—The Home Companion and Family Friend aro two cheap serials of a generally attrac tive character. Orr's Circle of the Sciences has reached the fifteenth number, which contains the third part of the principal forms of the skeleton, by Professor Owen. Handley Cross continues with unabated attractions for sporting readers. The Chemi . stry of Common 'Life is a series designed to give information on the articles in common use. It is calculated to afford much useful information. The Twopenny Post is a little serial of a religious character. THE DRESS OF THE ARMY. Colburn's New Monthly Diagazine.—The most conspicuous feature in Colburn's is the re:appear ance, after so long an interval, of Mr. Harrison Ainsworth's story of " The Flitch of Bacon ; or, The Custom of Dunmow." The fifth part com mences, of which four chapters are given. It is to be hoped that the readers retain a distinct recollection of the relative positions of the different characters, for some very important discoveries and- elucida tions take place. It is told in the author's usual entertaining style, and in his liveliest manner, and its readers will be glad to welcome it once more in the pages of the New Monthly. A paper on the late Justice Talfourd gives some recollections of him by one with whom he was personally ac quainted. At the close it is observed, in refer ence to the frequent disappointment of the ad mirers of well-known names, " Death has sealed his high character. He has departed, having kept up his reputation to the last. He cannot change now, fall off, or forfeit our esteem. He —e cannot cause a retractation of our opinions, lessen our regard for his memory, or e xhibit unkindly feeling, so different to his former n ature : action with him is no more." It is, indeed, of few that it can b e said that they have preserved their fame without wavering, or the esteem of o thers without a check. No. X VIII. of " Literary Leaflets" recounts the writings and characteristics of Isaac Taylor. At the present season, when e verything approaching or relating to Russia or Turkey excites attention, " A fortnight in Finland" wil l possess attractions. An interesting treatise on "Art Prospects in Eng land" laments the little interest or knowledge on the subject in this country.. " The Cardinal's Levee, and Midnight Mass in St. Peter's" is a slight sketch of Italian customs. Of course, an article on the war with Russia is among the con tents. The only poetical contribution is a song ou the same subjeet by J. E. Carpenter. . _ Bentley.-,4here are several articles oil the great topic .of the_ ; ay in this number ; for instance, " The War' ancrifs — Policyc " A Future. f or Tur key," " The Baltic Fleet, Pmei Pasha." A acto aqua§ tha they®: 58Y tal 3, 4s'dQ 4Qt r - - • 10 5 20 20 FOREIGN. 9 3 S 2s. A ntwerp&Rot terdaio Eastu. Jun( Reziers to Graissessa. 13ombay, Barotia, auu Centia4 (:'entral of Italy ;11arleroi& Erqueiiii. 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Australasian_ 1 2E 0 x d 1 4 Do. New •• ••• 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeStean „, 5 all Peel Rre Ld. 111 -- 41 50 all Peninsular& Orieu _ _.sli - 50 35 Do. Do. ... -- 2 all Portland Iron Co 1 ip 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all scot. Austral. Invest. 1 lip 25 25 South Austral• Land 32 34 1 all Submar. Telegraph -- 1 1 all Do. Registered # 1 100 28, Van Diemen's Land ... ,„ FIRE AT MILES'S LUNATIC ASYLUM, HOETON.— Last evening, shortly after eight o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive and well known range of premises termed Miles's Lunatic Asylum, situate at Hoxton Old town. The flames, when first discovered, were raging in one of the Cottages in . the private grounds, used as apartments for gentlemen patients. Fortunately, how ever, the inmates had been removed some short time before the outbreak to the principal building. The fire men, upon reaching the scene, found the building in which the disaster commenced- a double-fronted struc ture—in a blaze, and the flames issuing - through the windows. The mains of the New River Company afforded an abundant supply of water, from which the Whitecross-street engine was set to work, and by attach ing several lengths of hose to th e mac hi ne th e firemen, under the direction of their principal officers, went to work is admirable style, but the cottage in which it began was entirely gutted. Fortunately no other por tion of the asylum received the least injury. THE CONVICTS UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH.—The execution of William Thompson, for the murder of Lorenz Beha, has been fixed by the High Sheriff to t tke place on Saturday next, the Bth inst., at Norwich Castle. He Las fully admitted his crime, and confessed that no other person save himself had any share in the transaction. He appears quite resigned to his fate. The execution of James Hohinan, for the murder of his wife, at Crowan, in Cornwall, will take place on Mon day next, at Bodmin. The prisoner persists in the statement Which he made at the trial, that the murder was the result of accident, and that it was neither pre-, meditated nor wilful. James Bailey, who was found guilty of the murder of Emily Coles, at Taunton, will be banged at Wilton on the 15th. The High Sheriff of the county of Salop has fixed the execution of Lloyd, who was convicted of the murder of Samuel Gittens, for Friday next, at Shrewsbury. THE Hot= OF CoMMoNS.—Mr. Clementson, who has for half a century been Deputy-Sergeant-at-Arms attending the House of Commons, retired from that office on Friday last, and was succeeded by Mr. Gossett, - who entered on his duties for the first timelast night. Immediately en taking his satin the 'Sergeant's chAir very many - members offere - d him their warm"congratilla -tions. • lie -is- nuderztood - to be very- polar 'the, -•—. • . - ---• TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUE. Sin,—Your very clever correspondent's communica tion on the lance prompts me to throw out a few hints on the present dress of our army. Is it not opposed to the principles of common sense and reason to send a man into the field to endure the certain aim of the Minid rifle in a coat of scarlet braided with white, the very colours chosen, on scientific principles, for the use of railway signals and bulls' eyes, an addition of 10 per cent. on his liability to be picked off over any other colour ? I would suggest that future uniforms be made of some mixture, Oxford grey, or a heather mixture, which shall render themas indistinct as possible—the very contrary of what they now are ; or if our national colour, red, is to be kept .to distinguish us from the Russian green, French blue, lec., would not a deep rich crimson, desti tute of the white tape now spread over the breast of a private's uniform, and the saving thereof invested in a better quality of cloth, be much handsomer, and alto gether to the wearer more satisfactory, as he would be conscious of not being quite such a pedestrian bull's eye as he now is for the shot of his enemy l Let everything in military matters be formed on the principle observed in Christian art. Discover first what is requisite, and then render it ornamental—not ornamental construc tion, but construction ornamental. The French mili tary cloak, with a hood instead of is cape, is a vast im provement over the same article supplied to our army. It is absurd to suppose that everything supplied to our army is on the most approved model. There are hints to be gathered from the continental forces in little par ticulars which our Government would do well to take under their judicious consideration. —I atn, sir, yours truly, A BRITISH OFFICER. THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Monday, April 3.—The Royal mail steam-ship Magdalena, Captain George Ab 'bott, took her departure this afternoon with the mails for.the British and foreign West Indies, Havannah, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the Pacific, and Cali fornia. The Magdalena has 55 passengers, among whom are the Hon. A. B ur y , Colonels M arlow and Mackindy, Captain Middleton, Commander Morrish, Major Robeson, Dr. Dakyns, itc., and on freight a full cargo of English and French merchandise, specie, value 20,0001., and 560 bottles q uicksilv e r, val ue 3,295 e. - The Royal mail Great Western, C a pt a i n Strutt, is to take out the Brazil and Rio la Plata mails, and-will leave Southampton On the 10th, inst., in, consequence of 1 the 9th - failing on Sunda.. lhosorew:steanier : Bik, re.l dogretriroyed Vidintereolonial.. serv i ce , i n th e Vast ; 1 ac4fga Urivoci herb on .Satarday. St. Moran,. 20 25 100 100 20 20 20 20 20 10 all 15 b 1 10 1 1 all 9 all all 28 i X new a new LORD RAGLAN AND HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY. Henry, fifth Duke of Beaufort, K.G., Lord-Lieuten• ant of the eNinties of Monmouth and Brecon, &c., suc ceeded his f,t'ler while in his minority, being born the 16th October, 1744. In 1766, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Admiral Boscawen, son of Hugh, Viscount Falmouth, and by her had issue :- 1, Henry Charles, Marquis of Worcester. 2, Charles Henry. 3, Edward Henry. 4, Arthur John Henry. 5, William George Henry. 6, John Thomas Henry. 7, Fitzroy James Henry. This noble duke, like his august progenitor, the founder of the order of the Garter, may be emphatically styled "a father of heroes ;" for he had no less than four sons, the companions in arms of Arthur Duke of - Wellington, (luring his celebrated campaigns in Spain and Portugal, and partakers with him of the glorious victory of Waterloo, viz. : Lord Edward Somerset, who commanded and led the household brigade of Horse Guards against the supposed invincible, but then discomfited, Cuirassiers of Buona parte, whom he totally overthrew ; and for his distin guished gallantry, on that and other occasions, in France, Spain, and Portugal, received the unanimous thanks of both houses of Parliament. The Lord john Somerset, who acted, on the same memorable day of Waterloo, as aide-de-camp to the gal hint Prince of Orange, was a most distinguished officer, and left his name on many a well-fought field. He died while in command of the Bristol Staff. There is a circum stance connected with his Lordship and his military life which is not sufficiently known. In one of his actions in the last war a Col. Martin, a man of large fortune, was at taoked by two gigantic soldiers of the enemy, and would have been killed, but that Lord John rushed to his rescue, and ran one of the assailants through the body. Upon this Col. Martin turned to his lordship, and said—" Lord John Somerset, I am indebted to you for my life, and shall not forget the obligation." Years passed, and Lord John recently died in Bristol, leaving his family in rather straitened circumstances. However, not long since, Colonel Martin also died, and showed he had not forgotten his debt, by leaving to Lord John's eldest son, Mr. A. Somerset, 10,0001. a-year, and to each of his daughters 10, 0001.— bequests not a little resembling that of Lord Beresford to Captain Pack. The Lord Fitzroy Somerset (now Lord Raglan), w h o also bore his part, serving as aide-de-camp to the Com. wander-in-Chief, and losing his right arm at the very moment of victory. So much was he endeared to that great Duke, that he chose him for the depository of his inmost confidence, in the office of his private secretary. His singular merit also advanced him to the post of Secretary of Embassy to the Court of France, and to the delicate and difficult office of conducting a special mission to the Government of Spain, on the breaking out of civil commotions in that disordered and unhappy country. Anno 1823. Henry Charles, sixth Duke of Beaufort, and brother of the Commander of our forces in the East, was Mar quis of Worcester ; Earl of Glamorgan, Viscount Gros mont ; Lord Herbert, of Chepstow, Raglan, and Gower ; Baron Beauford, of Caldicot, and Baron Botelourt, K.G., Lord-Lieutenant and Custos-Rotulorum of the Counties of Gloucester, Monmouth, and Brecon ; Lord Warden of the Forest of Dean ; Constable of St. Bria vels Castle ; Hereditary Vice-Admiral of the Severn ; Colonel of the Monmouth and Brecon Militia ; D. C. L., &c. Lord of the several castles and manors of Raglan IVlutecastle, Grossnont, Skenfrith, Monmouth, Chep stow, Striguil, Usk, and Newport ; also of the de mesnes of the Abbey of Tintern and the Priory of St. Kingsmark (including the Manors of Portraseg, Tielleck Grange, and Magor, and Redwick), and the Manors of Trelleck, Dingestow, Pen rose, Landenny, Kilgoggan, Pillenay, Landilo- Cresseney, and Maindiff, in the county of Mon mouth ; and the castles of Swansea and Oystermouth, and the Seigniories of Gower and Kilvey, in the county of Glamorgan ; and the castles and manors of Crick howell and Tretower, in the county of Brecon ; and manors of Tidenham, Wollaston, Badminton, Stoke, Gifford, &c. This most worthy and exemplary nobleman preferred, like his father, the quiet of a private life to the distrac tions and perplexities of a public career. In the domes tic relations of a father, husband, friend, and patron, he had scarcely an equal, certainly not a superior, in his exalted station. Such was the strict punctuality of his habits of business, whether as Lord-Lieutenant or other wise, that he was never known to fail in an appointment once made, unless prevented by unforeseen and insur mountable obstacles ; and such his scrupulous regard to his word and promise, that there were few on whom so unhesitating a reliance could be safely placed. He was succeeded in his titles and honours by the noble duke, recently deceased, who was a most dis tinguished officer, and earned for himself the highest distinction in the field of Waterloo. His was a dis position singularly kind and benevolent, and his friends were stedfast and many. As lord of princely Bad minton, his hospitality was noble and generous, and will make Badminton be long remembered by many who fill the highest places in the different continental courts. His son, the present duke, on the appointment of his great uncle as Commander-in-Chief in the East, was anxious to emulate the warlike glories of his family, but he has been dissuaded front the idea by Lord Raglan, he being the noble head of a family that in the present century, at least, have done enough for fame. Lord Raglan, eldest son of the late Major Somerset, was a worthy scion of his illustrious house. He inherited in full perfection his father's fearless courage and splen did conduct in the field, and excited universal admiration during the Indian campaigns, in one of which he nobly fell. He greatly distinguished himself at the battle of Maharajpore, in 1843, by fighting hand to hand with a dexterous Mahratta warrior, though he had left a sick bed for the fight. In the Sutledje campaign of 1845, he was the foremost in the field, and amidst confusion and darkness, at Moodkee, when the bravest troops were for a time bewildered, he rode along the ranks, with his cap raised on the point of his sword, cheered on the men, and told them that he would lead them on to glory. He fell on the night of the 21st December, riddled with shot, and could hardly be recognised when morning revealed the carnage produced by the Sikh cannonade, which continued all night. Since the days of Clive there never has appeared a more brilliant soldier on the plains of MR. GLAD ST ON THE INCOME TAX. It will be recollected that on the extension •f the in come tax to all persons receiving 1001. per annum, Mr. Phelps, a gentleman resident in Birmingham, addressed a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, respecting the compensation proposed to be given by the remission of the tea, soap, and other duties, for the imposition of a direct income tax. Mr. Gladstone replied in a letter, which was published at the time. Mr. Phelps has since addressed the right hon. gentleman again, re questing explanation as to the manner in which he could reconcile his statements of last year with the present higher and increasing prices of all commodities. To this second application Mr. Gladstone has courteously re plied in the following letter " Downing-street, March 23, 1854. " Sir,—My attention has been called this morning to a short letter written by you, and headed with my name, which has not reached me, but which I see printed in a London daily journal. " You inquire of me what has become of the equiva lents which I assured you last year that you were to obtain by way of compensation for the infliction of the income tax? "Having replied to you personally at a period of peace, cheapness, and prosperity, when your letter of inquiry and your individual case afforded me a conve nient opportunity of stating propositions susceptible of general application, I think it but just that I should not shrink from doing the same at a moment of difficulty, of extremely high prices, and of immediately impending war. " I deeply regret the pressure which you and others have felt from a nearly doubled price of bread, together with a greatly augmented cost of numerous other articles, and which you will feel from the increased taxation at tendant of necessity upon warlike operations • but in the letter which I addressed to you last year, I find nothing to regret and nothing to retract. " In that letter I proceeded upon the principle that had the receivers of incomes of from 1001 . to 1501 . a ye derived from the imposition of the income-tax aba;etit —firstly, much greater than any compensation enjoyed by those who had, up to that time, exc lusively - borne the burden of the tax ; and, secondly , much greater than the amount of tax it was then proposed to lay upon them. " kt that moment there was an income tax in exist ence, and the question w hich the Government had to consider was this—whether those who had before borne the whole burden and reaped the smaller share of the benefit might, on its re-enactment, fairly ask that per sons in your position, woo had so long profited by the measure, should at length be called upon to pay the im post, at least in a mitigated form. "Th e answer of Parliament and the country was, I ma y say, unanimous in the affirmative, and your own sense of justice led you honourably to concur in the general judgment. But I also went on to say that the fathers of families in your class of life would realise savings from the changes we had proposed to Parliament greater than the cost at which (by payment of the income tax) they were to obtain th em . I showed that the deductions from price whi c h wou l d be realised within 3 years from that time upon certain articles would more than reimburse the amount withdrawn by the tax. My proposition was founded, not upon arbitrary estimates, but upon actual returns of cases fairly taken, and exhibiting the propor tions in which these articles entered into the general expenditure of various classes. _ _ . " But you appear to suppose that in promising to you a deduction from price, to follow up the diminu tion or removal of a duty, I guaranteed to you a reduc tion of price absolutely and independently of alt causes whatsoever. Now, this was alike beyond my language and my power. " Parliament could not, for example, by lowering the tea duty in England put an end to the state of war and confusion in China, which has raised the price by an amount about equivalent to the first instalment of remis sion. Have you and others, then, not been gainers by the reduction On the contrary, had the reduction not taken place the consumers in England must have borne the . Jiressure of both the full duty and of the increased cost of the article in bond. I will go a point further. Ido not hesitato.to say that by this first reduction of 41d. the cprisuin-erhas been r.elieved_eve,llteci. greater amount, 1 geeaTlal - tlial; rcductiou brou g ht ED4iand, coped with other countries, a larger proportion of the whole year's export of tea from China than would otherwise have been sent here ; and thus far, besides the saving in duty, acted upon the price in bond. " The case is the same as to soap and as to other articles. Parliament cannot guarantee to the country that the prices in scarcity shall be the same as those in abundance, or the prices in war the same as the prices in peace. What may be justly expected of it is, that it should not aggravate the evils of scarcity by bad legislation, and that it should not allow itself to be provoked or drawn into war except by th e c l ear ca ll of duty. Has it discharged its proper office in these respects ? I think it has, and 1 find a proof of the first in the still very great, though necessarily abated, measure of prosperity which attends our trade and in dustrv,—of the second, in the general content, and even cheerfulness, with which the nation addresses itself to the efforts and sacrifices entailed upon it by the in creasing demands of the public service. " With these explanations, " I remain your very obedient servant, ' 4 W. E. GLADSTONE. "Mr. J. Lloyd Phelps." COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, at Buckinghmam Palace, for the reception, on the throne, of Addresses from both Houses of Parlia ment, in answer to the Queen's Message. The Lord Chancellor arrived fitom the House of Lords at a quarter before three o'clock, accompanied by the following Peers, viz., the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Montrose, the Marquises of Bath, and Cholmondeley, the Earls of Derby, Donoughmore, Sheffield, Delawarr, Harrowby, Lucan, Clare, Eglinton, Malmesbury, Cawdor, Lanesborough, Powis, Desart, Erne, Howe, Denbigh, Strathmore, and Carnarvon ; Bishops of London, Oxford, and Llandaff; Lords Mon teagle, Dufferin, Campbell, Dynevor, Redesdale, Col chester, Colville, Beaumont, Ashburton, Clarina, and several other Peers. The Lord Chancellor wore his gold official robe, and was attended by Mr. Pulman, as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, and Mr. John Shaw Lefevre, Clerk Assistant of the Parliament, together with his secretary and officers. The Queen was conducted to the throne by the Lord Chamberlain ; Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales being by her side. The Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T., was on the right, and the Vice Chamberlain, Lord Ernest Bruce, was on the left of the throne. The Groom of the Stole to the Prince, the Marquis of Abercorn, stood near his Royal High ness. The Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Suther land, and the Lady in Waiting, the Countess of Desart, were on the Queen's right. The Treasurer of the House h rld, the Earl of .Mulgrave, and the Comptroller, Vis count Drumlanrig, stood near the Lord and Vice-Cham berlain. The Ministers of State, the Lord President, Earl Granville, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Earl of Aberdeen, K.T. ; Lord Joh n R ussell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, K.G. ; the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Viscount Palmerston, G.C.B. ; the Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Earl of Clarendon, K.G. ; the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, the Duke of Newcastle ; the Chancellor of the Exche quer, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone ; the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir James Graham ; the President of the Board of Control, Sir Charles Wood ; and the First Commissioner of Public Works, Sir William Molesworth, occupied their usual stations on either side of the throne. Her Majesty's Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gen tlemen-at-Arms was on duty in the Throne Room under the command of the Lieutenant. The sub-officers, Lieut.- Colonel Nevill and Major Cooke, were on duty with the Corps. The Lord Chancellor and the Peers, who all appeared on this occasion either in uniform or in court dress, having assembled in the green drawing-room, were met at the door of the throne-room by the Lord Cham berlain, and were by his lordship conducted to her Ma jesty. The Lord Chancellor read the address from the House of Lords, to which the Queen returned a most gracious answer, and his lordship kneeling received a a copy from her Majesty. The noble lord and the Pew then withdrew from the presence of the Sovereign. The Speaker of the House of Commons, the Right Hon. Charles Shaw Lefevre, arrived at the Palace at five minutes past 3 o'clock from the House of Commons, accompanied by about 300 members. The right hon. gentleman arrived in his state coach and was attended by the Sergeant-at-Arms, Lord Charles Russell, the Clerk of the House of Commons, Sir Denis Le Mar chant, the Chaplain to the House of Commons, and his Secretary. Among the members present were the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, Mr. J. Hume, MY., Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Glyn, Mr. W. Williams, Sir John Pakiogton, the Right Hon. H. Goulburn, the Right Hon. E. Strutt, Lord Lovaine, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Greene, Mr. Malins, Dr. Michell, Colonel Sibthorp, Mr. Jonathan Joseph Richardson, Mr. Loftus Bland, Mr. Holmes Baldock, Lord Elcho, Mr. Hudson, Sir George Pechell, the Right Hon. W. G. Halter, Mr. Grenville Berkeley, Mr. Frederick Peel, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Lord George Paget, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Norreys, Sir John Johnstone, the Right Hon, G. Bankes, Mr. Drummond, Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Locke, Sir James Duke, the Right Hon. H. L. Corry, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Mr. Hutt, Mr. G. Butt, Mr. F.W. Russell, Mr. Mowbray, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Lyons Montgomery, Mr. F. Hume, Mr. George, Mr. Mur rough, Mr. Wells, Lord Eltnley, and Sir John Shelley. The Speaker and the members were ushered on their arrival into the library, and after the reception of the peers the House of Commons were conducted by Sir William Martins and Mr.Wilbraham Taylor, Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting, up the Grand Staircase to the Throne-room. The Speaker advanced at the head of the Commons, and read the address in reply to her Majesty's message. to which her Majesty returned a most gracious answer, and afterwards gave a copy to the Speaker, who, kneel ing, received it from the Queen. The right hon. gentleman and the members then re tired from the royal presence. The Queen gave audience to the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord John Russell, Sir Ja.men Graham, and the Duke of Newcastle. The court was attended by the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Lord Foley ; the Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard, Viscount Sydney ; the Lord in Waiting, Lord Byron ; the Lord in Waiting to the Prince, Lord George Lennox ; the Groom in Wait ing, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore ; the Groom 'in Waiting to his Royal Highness, Colonel Wylde ; the Lieutenant of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Lieut.-Colonel Topham ; the Lieutenant of the Yeoman of the Guard, Sir George Lee ; the Equerry in Waiting, Lord Charles Fitzroy ; the Equerry in Waiting to the Prince, Lieut. Colonel F. H. Seymour ; the Standard Bearer of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Major Harmar ; the Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Department, Mr. Norman Macdonald ; the Gentleman Usher in Waiting, the Hon. F, Byng ; the Silver Stick in Wait ing, Colonel M‘Dottall ; the Field Officer in Brigade Waiting, Colonel Stanhope ; the Adjutant in Brigade Waiting ; the Adjutant of the Yeomen of the Guard, Lieut.-Colonel Fitzmaurice ; the Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of the lion. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, Mr. Joseph Skip Lloyd ; and the Pages of Honour in The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty iu the Grand Hall and Staircase under the command of Captain Par ker Rickford, the Exon in Waiting. Mr. Joy had the honour of submitting, on Friday last, for her Majesty's inspection, a portrait of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Napier. Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, rode on Horseback yesterday, attended by his Equerry in Waiting. The Princesses Helena and Louisa visited the Zoolo gical Gardens in R e aent's-park. The Queen had a ° dinner party last evening at Buck ingham Palace. The company included the Duchess of Kent, the French Ambassador and the Countess Wa lewski, the Duchess of Inverness, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Baroness de Speth, the Earl and Countess Cowper, Viscount Drumlanrig ' Viscount and Vis countess Mahon, Lord Adolphu s Fitzclarence, Lady and Aliss Peel, Sir George Couper, Colonel Wylde, and Mr. Gibbs. The band of the Grenadier Guards was in attendance, and played during dinner the following selection : Movement de Marche, " Partant pour la Syrio" Selection "La Clemenza" - Mozart. Nocturne, " Quadrille" Finale, " Macbeth" Walzer Fahrbach. March, " Martha" Flotow. A deputation ou the subject of the abolition of sub scription to articles of faith on admission to the Univer sities of Oxford and Cambridge had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation consisted of the Rev. Thomas Madge, the Rev. Edward Tagart, Mr. J. A. Yates, and Mr. Henry S. Bicknell. A deputation from the Society of Apothecaries of London had an interview yesterday with the General Board of Health, at their offices, Whitehall. The de putation consisted of the Deputy Master, Mr. Edward Bean ; the Wardens, Mr. N. B. Ward, and Mr. R. C. Griffith ; Mr. J. Bacot, and Mr. R. B. Upton, the Clerk to the Society. Despatches were sent from the Colonial-officerst4r" day to the Governors of Australia, Hong Kong, Malta, and Gibraltar. yeylon, for sale, other GUN-EoATS.—Until the new and pow erful gun and. despatch boats are ready the Admiralty are wisely availing themselves of the old steam-packets are iket fitting. an their possession, lately advertised them, at small expense, for gun -boat and service* indispensable in a large fleet. We have already s t a t e d that the ex-llolyhead and ;Mediterranean paddle-packets Medina, Medusa, and Merlin, each of 312-horse power, are being prepared. 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