The Sun. — London, England, 1851-06-13 00:00:00

tht9 ell opt of igis irt. ,of V Ell DIP ° 3 the vote of 8 , 12,1931, for naval store , , f ,, r th e buildin g and repair of ships, &e., M r lIUME proposed to reduce the :mount of the vote one-third. The nurr.l34r of shi p s in ordinary already we re f , more than would be required tmdcr any state of Itcumstances in Europe which the ingenuity of man 'unld divine, even supposinp; the time of Bonaparte c ould come over again. Why as recommended by the Committee, return to the system of former times, a nd limit the number of ships to the wants of the ser lee? In the United States as soon as war ended L'ilktiilding was stopped. The increase of expenditure 1 . 1 1 this servic e h a d b een so great of late years that re trenchment was absolutely necessary, and he kn ,w no r anch in which it could be made with so much pro- Priety as in this. Mr. W. WILLIAMS supported the amendment. TRELAWNEY said that an enormous sum of money had been wasci , cl in Plymouth, because the wrong site had been selected for the docks there, when a na turaldock m i g h t h ave b een ma de with great ease, and at expense, in Plymouth Sound. He thoug h t a g reat cting might be effected by building the smaller ships contract. A further saving might be effected by hay. g this sails of their ships tanned, when they wouid last eo usiderably longer than they did under the present s ystem. He could see no reason why their men-of-war t r tt ould not have their sails tanned as well as other ships. e Complained also of superseding their harbour - masters after only a six years' service. The consequence was that 1 „Pon and inexperienced hands were frequently called „Pc, o to fill those offices in the place of men who had tic- Ltured a thorough knowledge of their business by their ' 4 ,years' servi Admiral BERKELEY said that these attacks upon the number of their ships had been so frequently an swered that he could have very little to add to what h e had already said. It was clear that if they were to be e efortunately involved in war they could not have less t han 25 sail of the lino in the Mediterranean, and 35 sail !f th e li ne i n t h e Ch anne l . Thi s f orce it was absolutely n ecessary to keep up if they wished to warn the enemy f rom their shores. If that be the case the Committee would agree with him that the present number was not more than that which was wanted to meet such an e niergency. The total number of battle-ships in their . 1147 3 , was 70 sail of the lino. Of these 70 there were j ° 'luny as twelve or fourteen of the small seventy-fours ,eft since the last war. These ships could not be any . °tiger considered as fit to cope with the ships of other aations, which were built of a superior class and of greater tonnage. It was not their fault that this should Lei the case, as they had contrived to keep them through a 1 °at-protracted war, while those of other powers were eestroyed, and new ones built in their stead. They had tw enty sail of the line on the stocks building , bat the s e Were not to be launched immediately, except some that :me building with screw propellers. That being a new ta e sention it was quite necessary that one or two should launched for the sake of trying how the screw would act in case of a war. So far far from their expending ' 0 large a sum of money as was alleged in the bulling of s hips, out of that sum one-fourth only went for build 10g, while the remainder of the sum was swallowed up . 1 . 1 repairs. When they talked of the great increase in their expenditure at the present period compared with former one, they should recollect that at the former Period referred to they had no such thing as a steam h " 51 7, and that it was mach more expensive to keep those steamers in repair than the other description of ships. ~t 1 Concurred in the opinion expressed by an Honour "Qie Member, that it would be a much more economical Plan „ to place their ships upon slips in order to preserve 112 4 copper, and so save their wear and tear; but the expense of getting up those slips would be enormous. The Hon. Member who spoke last suggested the pro- Priety of tanning the sails of their ships. That Hon. entleman, however, had never been up the topsail yard r eefing the sails, as he (the Gallant Admiral) had been. $e should like to see him gathering up a tanned sail in gale of wind.--(Laughter.) MA.CGREGOR slid that the speech made by the Hon. and Gallant Admiral was as superannuated a speech as he had ever heard uttered.—(ob, oh, and l aughter.) He (Mr. Macgregor) contended that they Were now in a position to defy the attacks of the whole world. What was the condition of the British navy? There were 12 ships of the line, 11 of 120 guns, one of !ICI guns, 50 of 104 guns, four of 92, two of 90, 11 of 84 , nine of 80, seven of 78, 18 of 72, two of 70, being 70 of the line, and 13 on the stocks and nearly finished, Which gives a total of 83 sailing ships of the line. rigates Afl nat-25 of 50, 10 of 44, 22 of 42, four of 40 , one of 38, one of 36; total, 63 frigates. Afloat arid on the Stocks—Two douhlebanked 60 gun frigates, equal to ships of the line, and six of 50, making alto gether 71 frigates, 65 of which would be found far more than sufficont to destroy the whole Russian fleet. Besides the foregoing, we have 21 corvettes of 24 to 28 guns, eight of 18 to 22, 18 sloops of war from 14 to 18, 4 9 brigs of 6 to 16, 11 sailing packets, besides surveying !hips, troop-ships, yachts, and tenders. In all 4 9,407 tons in commission, 25,630 tons in or dinary, or in all 329,020 tons, exclusive of 11 43 on the stocks and steam-ships. Now he Would get Sir W. Symonds and others to plant these They the best ships of the line belonging to Russ ia . titey were fully equal to any ships of the line of any Other power but France. There were only two Ameri- Can ships superior to them, Their steam-fleet was nu merous, They were building their steamers with such tepidity as to render many of them obsolete, when corn- Pared with the other ships that were building with irn- Provernents made every day in their machinery. They bad also a number of ships belonging to private com panies which were equal to the ships of any country in Europe. They had 147 steam-ships (including 3 in Canada), and 32 iron steamers, 11 ranging from 1,547 to 1,980. Of these 4 wero formerly 76-gun ships, and Lave now engines of 450 horse-power. The largest, the Terrible, of 1,980, has only 35 0 -horse power. The Terrible, however, of 1,850 tons, has engines of 800 horse-power; the Termugant, of 1,547, has 620 horse- Power; while the Arrogant, 1,872, has only 360 horse- Power. The Retribution, of 1,641 tons, has 400 horse- Power. One of the above 11, the Penelope, Was a 46-gun frigate ; 15 steamers from above 1 ,200 and 1,500 tons, 27 above 1,000 and under 1 ,200 tons, 23 above 700 and under 1,000 tons, 9 above 500 and under 700 tons, 27 from 250 and Yoder 500 tons, 22 from 150 and under 250 tons, 4 from 42 to 149, 3 on the Likes of Canada, 1 of 406 and of 90 horse-power, and 2 of 750 and 200 horse-power; 12 Packets, 237,720, some of which are very fine vessels; 58,643 in commission, to 58,501 in ordinary. Of the steam-ships, there are built of iron the Sineoom, 1,984, and the Vulture, 1,764, both 350-horse power; the Gree nock, 1,418, and 550-horse power; the Birkenhead, 1,405, and 556-horse power; the Niagara, 1,395, and 35 horse power; the Trident, 850, and 350-horse power; the Antelope, 650, and 264-horse power; the Jackal and Lizard. 350, and 150 horse power; the Bloodhound, 373 and 150-horse power; the Grapper, 557 tons, and 220- horse power; the Sharpshooter, 503, and 202-horse power; the Harpey, 344, and 200 horse power; the Myrmidon, about 350, and 180-ho:se power; the Sphinx and Fairy, about 300, and about 110-horse power; and 4 small vessels of 20 to 90-horse power. Six of the packets are iron vessels. Screw-steamers on the stocksviz , 1 80-gun screw at Devonport, 1 80-gun screw at Wool wich, and 1 80-gun at Pembroke. In all 150 steam chips. Oi flag officers in commission, there were 2 admirals, whose pay was 5,3401.; 3 vice-admirals, 7,6651.; 4 rear admirals, 8,7601.; 1 rear-admiral, 1,825/.; 5 commodores, 3,2851.; 11 flag-lieutenants, 2,2071. 10s.; in dockyards, 2 rear-admirals, 2,1901.; 2 commodores, 1,277/. 10s.; 3 flag-lieutenants, 565/. 155.; 58 captains, 30,124/. 13s. 4d.• 82 commanders, 24,692 L 55.; 376 lieutenants, 13 . 2491 . los, Total, 540, and 101,4821. 3s. 4d. Theme were on the active list 140 admirals, whose pay was 7,6041. 7s. 6d.; 399 captains, 82,3711. 7s. 6d.; 669 commanders, 107,630/. 2s. 61; 1,390 lieutenants, 13,462 t 155.; 231 masters, 23 ; 889/. 55.; 5 mates, 2231. 2s. 6d.; 47 chap lains, 5,5291. 155.; 4 inspectors of hospitals, 1,332/. 55.; 237 surgeons, 31,262/. 55.; 43 assistant surgeons, 2,6551. 78. 6d.; 317 pay masters and pursers, 34,6021.; 6 secre taries, 1,058/. 10s.; 15 naval instructors, 855/. 2s. 6d. Total, 3,504, and 506,711/. 53. Retired List-50 cap tains, 9,581/. 4e; 314 commanders, 42,763/. 55.; 47 com manders (late masters), 7,7471. 2s. 6d.; 7 lieutenants in holy orders, 6661. 2s. 6d.; 2 masters in holy orders, 237/, 55.; 4 inspectors of hospitals, 935/. 6s. 31.; 7 de puty inspectors of hospitals, 1,843/. 55.; 2 physicians, 547/. 10s.; 48 surgeons, 5,6751. 155.; 116 surgeons unfit for further service, 12,464/. 15a.; 33 assistant surgeons, 1,825/.; 4 dispensers, 3651.; 29 paymasters and pur sers, 4,498/. 12s. 6d. Total, 653, 89,183/. 3?._9d. Marine officers-7 major-generals, 4,7341. 7s, 6i.; 4 colonels, 2,4721. 17s. 6d.; 6 lieutenant-colonels, 1,8781. 4s. 6d.; 2 majors, 4651. 7s. 6d.; 12 captains (brevet -majors), 2,7431. lls. Bd.; 108 captains, 17,2881. 16s. Bd.; 135 first lieutenants, 11,5091. 13s. 4d.; 102 second lieutenants, 5,627/. 2s. 6d. Total, 1,029, 133,903/. sa. Retirement under Admiralty circular of August, 1846-44 rear-ad mirdls, 20,0731.; 95 captains ( 36 with rank of a d m i ra l with increase o pay), 3,4651.; 45 captains, 1,478/. Bs. 101 Total, 184, 69,532/. 10s. Abstract —Ac tive list , 8,504, at a cost of 506 711/ 55.; retired list, 1,024,135,903 e ea ; ditto under circular,lB4, 69,532/. 103. 9d. Total cost, 7121471. Now, let them compare their strength with that of other countries:—With respect to the Rae sian navy, the present Emperor seems endeavouring to realize the favourite object of Peter I. But however powerful the men may be he has, sooner or later, to ac knowledge that nature is more powerful still. As long as Russia Itseps within her natural limits the Russian navy will continue the hobby of the Emperor; and in his (Mr. Macgregor's) mind the view of the naval power of Russia, gathered together at the cut de sac of the Gulf for the amusement of the Czar—the gate of his capital —has caused only a painful impression. The vessels, which will inevitably be lost in a few winters, without having rendered any service, suggested to his mind images —not of the power of a great country, but of the useless toils of the poor unCortunate people condemned. The ice is a more terrible enemy to this navy than foreign power; for a time the pupil returns to his prison, the plaything to its owner, and the first begins to wage its more serious war upon the Imperial finances. Lord Durham once remarked that the Russian ships of war were but the playthings cf the Russian Sovereign. During three months' naval exercise the young pupil, remain performing evolutions in , the neighbourhood of Cronsta4t, the mere advanced extend their voyage of sli.seovery to Rigs, and some few ships go so far as Co penhagen, and a solitary ship now arid then strays into the Atlantic. To admire Russia in approachin,, it by water it is necessary to forget the approach to Zdgiancl by the Thames—the first the image of death, the last of life. The thoughts of a navy being destined to perish without ever having been in action appeared to him like a dream. If the sight of such an armament im• pressed him with any sentiment it was not the fear ef war, but the curse of tyranny. Tne maxim of Peter the Great was, " The sea at any cost," and he founded the maritime capital of the Selavonians in a marsh, among the Fins and in the vicinity of the Swedes. Bat the outlet to the sea is closed during eight months in the year. The navy of Sweden was as follows:-10 ships, 8 frigates, 8 brigs and corvettes, 6 schooners, 8 mortar boats, 22 THE transports, 256 gun. bests, &e., 12 steamers. Total, 330. The navy of Norway wni 2 feigates, 3 corvettes, 1 brig, S 5 schooner.', 4 steamers, 4 steam-packets, 132 sun boats; • 1 seamen, 5,009, from sixteen to thirty years of ege. The Danish navy was 5 ships the hue of 84 ; lof 66, 2 ,1 frigates of 43, 3 of -16, 2 of 40, 1 corvette of 25, 4 of 20,' 2 brigs of 16, 2 of 12, 1 scSonner of 8, anti 2 of 6, 1' coVer of 6, lof 4,2 of 2, Total, 29 ships, aad 996 guns; 18 mortar-boats, 15 mortar-barques, 41 gun-boats, 4 gon-ships, 4 stesiners. The navy of Ifeliand was 2 first-ala-s of the line of 84 guns, 5 second-class of 74 (3 in building), 3 first•class frigates of 60 and 51, 12 second-class (6 in building) of 44 and 38 guns. 2 frigates of 28 guns, 12 corvettes (3 in building) of 23 and 26 guns, 3 corvettes of 22 and 20 guns, 17 brigs and pasket-ships of 18, 14, and 12 guns, 24 gallsys of 14 and 3 guns, 1 corvette for naval instruction, 7 first-class steam-boats (in building), 7 second-class, and 4 third class; 1 admiral, 3 vice-admirals, 20 captains of the line, 31 captains of frigates, 292 lieutenants, 139 midshipmen, 85 medical officers, 50 administrative officers, 5.692 men and boys, 1,524 marines, 400 seamen, in Java, East Indies. Too navy of France amounts to 226 ships of the line, exasisting of 40 ships of the line (10 of tile first, 10 of the second, 15 of the third, and 5 of the fourth class), 50 frigates (15 of the first, 20 of the second, and 15 of the third), 40 corvettes (20 of the first class and 20 of the second), 50 brigs (30 of the first, and 20 of the second), 16 trans ports, 600 tons, and 30 tenders; 102 steam-ships, 10 frigates, of from 600 to 540-horse power; 20 corvettes, from 300 to 220-horse power; 30 cutters, 200 to 160- horse power; 20 cutters, 120-horse power and upwards. Total, 226 ships of the line and 102 steam-ships-328. The preceding was the number of ships of war, includ ing steam-ships, which was decreed to constitute the French navy, by the ordinance of the 22d November, 1846, but the whole number were not yet completed. By the announcement of the marine department, it ap pears that in the year 1850 the French Government were prepared for putting into commission 23 ships of the line, 31 frigates, 35, corvettes, 47 brigs, &e ; and that others were pariially ready in the dockyards and ports. The following is the number of officers and sea men:-2 admirals, 10 vice-admirais, 20 roar-admirals, 100 captains of ships of the line, 230 captains of frigates, 650 lieutenants, 550 midshipmen, 300 cadets—total, 1,862 officers, and 20,000 seamen of all kinds in the sea service and in the ports. The five naval ports are Cherbourg, Brest, Lorient, Rochefort, and Toulon. By the orders of the 16th of June, 1849, the following number of ships were directed to be in commission:-10 ships of the line, 8 _ . frigates, 18 corvettes, 24 brigs, 12 transports, 24 ten ders—total, 96 sailing-vessels. The steam-ships ordered to be in commission were 14 frigates. 13 corvettes, 84 packet-boats—total,lll steam-ships. The naval expen diture of France, which includes that of the colonies, amounted in 1851 to the following sums:—Central ad ministration, or Admiralty, 868,500f.=34,3401.; scien tific expenses to 404,100f.=16,1641.; colonial expendi ture (not including Algiers) to 17,902,000f.=716,080/.; for extraordinary constructions and other works, 3,955,000fee - --158,200/. The total expenditure amounted to 1060149,413E=4,257,9761. 135.; which sum includes the whole of the ordnance of the naval department of France. The interest of the debt of France is 391,154,760fe=15,646,1901. 10s., and the total expendi ture of Franco for 1851 amounted to 1,434,634,047f.= 57,385,361/. 183.4 d. This includes the expenses of col lection and 80,000,000 f. of drawbacks, reimbursements, and premiums, allowed for various exemptions, which reduces the amount by 3,200,000/., leaving a net expen diture of 54,185,361/. 18s. 4d. for 35,500,000 of a popu lstion. The whole of the expenditure of Englaod for the year 1850 amounted to 55,480,785/., and the interest of the public debt to 28,323,961/., the same being derived from the produce of the industry of not more than 21,000,000 of the people; for, in fact, as Ireland pays neither an income-tax nor any as sessed taxes, the revenue of that country does not amount to its expenditure. They therefore find that while the public debt of France is a tax of 9s. sd. per head upon the inhabitants, that of England amounts to 26e. 5d., being nearly three times the burden of the former country, or about 20s. per head, if Ireland paid the same proportion as Great Britain. 'The nary of Spain was-2 ships of the line of 74, 5 frigates (1 of 52, 1 of 45, 2 of 42, and 1 of 32 guns), 6 corvettes (2 of 30, 1 of 24, and 3 of 16 guns), 8 brigs (1 of 20, 1 of 18, 3 of 16, and 3 of 12 guns), 15 steamers from 40 to 350- horse power, carry ing 6 to 12 guns; 3 galleys, from I to 3 guns; 2 packet-boats of a gun each; 1 lougre, 1 fe- ' lama, 1 balanceale, transport ships, 1 frigate, 4 brigs, 3 guard. ships, 7 steam-ships, 140-horse power; 3 trans port ships; and 3 brigs to carry 16 guns were ordered to be built in April, 1850. The navy of Portugal was -2 ships of 80 guns, 5 frigates of 50, 1 of 54, 8 cor vettes, from 20 to 24; 11 brigs of 10 to 20, 7 schooners and 2 steam-ships. The navy of Sardinia was-4 frigates, 4 corvettes, 3 brigantines, 1 brig, 6 steamers, &c.—in all 60 ships and 900 guns; 1 commander-in chief, 2 admirals, 7 captains of ships, 6 captains of frigates, and 2,860 seamen. The navy of the Two Si cilies was-1 ship of 80 guns, 5 frigates of 60 and 44, 1 corvette of 22, 2 boneleships, 5 brigantines of 20, 2 gal lop of 14—total, 484 guns ; 6 steam-,ships of 300-horse power, 2 carrying mortars and 4 cannon ; 1 steamer of 6 guns, 1 of 180-horse power, 1 of 120, 2 of 50-horse power, 1 of 40-horse power, 2 of 300-horse power (in building), 113 officers, 76 surgeons, 100 pilots, 12 ship builders—total, 301 ; 3,468 marine constables, 1,650 marines, 70 labourers, 24 mechanics, and 150 telegra phists. The navy of Greece was-2 corvettes of 26 guns, 2 steamers of from 1 to 6 guns, 1 packet-boat, 3 brigs of 12 guns, 10 of 2 guns, 7 schooners of from 2 to 10 guns, 2 of 6 guns, 1 of 2 guns, 5 cutters of from 2 to 4 guns, 1 yacht, 12 sloops, with a total of 22 guns, and 2 barques of 2 guns each. The Turkish navy was-2 ships of the lino of 120 guns, 2 of 100 guns, 3 of 90 guns. 1 of 84 guns, 1 of 80 guns, 1 frigate of 56 guns, 1 of 44 guns, 3or 4 sloops, and 4or 5 steamers. The navy of Brazil was-2 frigates of 54 and 30 guns, 5 corvettes in all 98 guns, 2 brigs, of 18 guns, 10 brig schooners of 68 guns, 3 ketches of 13 guns, 2 schooners of 4 guns, 5 gunboats, and 6 steamers. Disarmed-1 frigate, 2 nutters, 1 barque, 2 steamers, and 6 transports. He had made these statements—(Laughter)—for no other purpose than to show that they were in a powerful condition, and fully able to compete as a naval power with the other countries of the world. He believed that they would do wisely if they did not lay down any new keels in their dockyards for two or three years, in order to be enabled to take advantage of the great improvements that were making every day in the machinery of ves sels. The .time had arrived when they should look narrowly into the management of their docks. They ought not to keep up their establishment at Dept ford, but dispose of it for the commercial purposes of the Thames. Woolwich could be altogether dispensed with. Next year they would be compelled to take . the finances of the country into their most serious comader ation, and to show that they were determined not to waste the money that was taken from the industry of the people. In regard to the construction of ships, he be lieved that they could rely upon the private dockyards fur building their ships more rapidly and at less expense than in their own dockyards. There never was a greater premise of a long continuance of pcac 3 than they had at that moment, and he believed that the Grand Exhibition in Hyde Park would do more to cement the nations of the earth together, aided by that intercourse which steam would secure, than any thing that had ever before happened. There was nothing whatever to dread in the shape of hostilities, for, with the exception of Prussia, all the continental countries were in a state of financial embarrassment. There was, therefore, no excuse for continuing this enormous ex penditure. Admiral BOWLES was afraid that they could not place as much confidence in the continuance of peace as the Hon. Member for Glasgow appeared to possess. They had on a former occasion seen almost all these foreign powers coalesce against them, and it was pos sible that such a thing might occur again. The ques tion, then, was, whether they wore to be prepared to act upon the defensivein case of the contingency of war? He begged to ask those Honourable Members who argued in favour of a reduction of these establishments, whether they had read the history of the war of 1792? The same thing was then stated of France as was now stated— that it was impossible that she could go to war, and yet the very next year England found herself engaged in hostilities with an enemy much better prepared for war than they were. After a great loss of their merchant men, they were ultimately able to protect with effect their coast, their colonies, and their commerce.—(llear.) This fact should be considered now when such proposi tions as those of Hon. Members opposite were made. What happened to them in the Cape last year ? They brought home half of the garrison that was there. What was the result? By the reduction they tempted the Kefirs to attack their forces, and this country was now put to nearly double the expense to repel their encroach ments than what it would have cost them if they did not diminish their garrison there so much. In respect to the stores, it was given in evidence before the Com• mitten that for three or four years there was no work going on in the dockyards. But it should be recollected that it was absolutely necessary to keep up their stores for several years before they could be used. The con tractors in the Baltic had at one time failed to supply them with 1,000 tons of hemp contracted for, and when they were compelled to fail back upon the London market they could only procure 200 tons out of the 1,000 they Were deficient in. There was Keyham Har bour, which was commented upon as being of little ad vantage. lie, how ever , cons id ere d that that harbour, with its dockyard adjacent, was one of the most im portapncaatplacenurdlaartvenhdelluteoasbtdlheiastptoahrakadgeeelaptteuhlype.satpalptneearoreefsdp;hceatinrdtnoavivmyhaineiyhn nwtheeewreseyes of the people,. who were formerly so proud of thought,went, and thathe coul dwith speak some from cis y it, so w f n ar ex as .pe h r is en o c p e :n h io e n few own experience, British navy was never in a better state or mere . efficient than it was at that moment; and the new ships . they were building were every year de cidedly superior to those which they had formerly built. He also thought 'that a e should h ave committed- a very grave error if some of the proposals he had seen had been carried into execution; and if, inste a d o f endea vouring to rival the ships of foreign nations, which had iacrea-ed atunziegly In size and armament, we h a d con tinued to coes•ruct our ships.s after the old models, with out an attempt to introduce improvements thereon. Sir G. PECHELL insisted on the necessity of ace onmy. The impression of the country wes that gr ea t er economy might be carried out in the dockyards, and if it could be shown that that impression was erroneous let it be done, and th e impression at once dispelled. He himself was decidedly of opinion that the matting of ve , sels,for instance, might be much more economically conducted; for he understood that sixteen out of twenty ships masted at Sheerness and Chatham had been found ueeless. Those which were made of Baltic timber were perfect, whilst sixteen of the twenty mad e of Ameri can timber were very bad indeed. Mr. HUME skid that the First Lord of the Admiralty seemed to think that he (Ur. Hume) had forgotten that - LONDON, TO MISS VANDE IC. HOFF, ON WITNESSING HER EXQUISITE IMPERSONATION OF THE GREEK PARTHENIA," AT 'rt IE THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY• LANE. Who would not heed the t.3aching 0!' a voice like thine? The savage spirit reachit ►g, As a tone divine! Who would not linger n• gar thee, Cherish thee and guie O'er mountains guard a' id cheer thee, Tenderly, with pride?' Who would not bow bef tire thee Prostrate in the dust- - Like "lugomar" adore thee, Heal thy broken trust ? How many hearti are w eeping For a smile from thee,, Their painful vigils lie% in g, Fraught with misery! Bat like a bright star, be at ning In the heavens above, Thou shinest, ever seemi al; Heedless, cold to love! On, on, thy path the fair °I 4, Happiest, may it be— Thy fume the first, the ra r est Queen of Tragedy ! ZETUB. THE BOILER. EXPLOSION AT KINGSWOOD.—The inquest at the Rose and Crown, King ood, upon the bodies of the persons killed by this fatal iccident, which now amount to eight, viz., William Burch, ill, James Ricketts, Joseph Long, Samuel Bryant, Francis B ryant, John Burchell, Daniel Mountain, and William Burchel 1, jun., was resumed on Wednesday before Joyner Ellis, Esq ~ one of the coroners for the county of Gloucester. At the t ;ommencement of the proceedings, the coroner stated that Is had written to Sir George Grey requesting the attendsis ce of a Government Inspector, and Sir George Grey had prn )raised to send a gen tleman down, but as he had not an it 'ed the inquiry must proceed in his absnce. After hearing additional evidence, the jury returned the following yi 0 13 ict :—" That the de ceased died from injuries caused b yan explosion of steam from the bursting of the boiler of a c ?At in steam-engine; and that the . said expl os i on was caused by t h e wan t of care and attention on the part of John Burch efl, the engineer, who had charge of the said engine." The Chancellor of the Exci aeqa or returned to town on Wednesday night from Ilia jeton. hall, near Doneas;er. SUN, 'there was a steam navy; but tho Right Hon. Gentleman :was quite mistaken; and what he complained of was, that whilst the number of steam-vessels had gone on in• ?dreasing there had bola no decrease in the number of vesselJ, but, on the contrary, an increase. He found that in 1835 i we'had 155 sailing vessels and 12 eteamers; wheras.in' , lB4B we had 160 sailing vessels Saud no less tlikan 96 - Ateatner,?. Sir F. 13ARING:aisured the Hon. Gentleman that 'eat a...single sailing ship, had been ordered to be laid 'down-since' 18.19, aocl'flitit all the orders had been for s6 - rev:steamers. He was glad to hear the admission from so many quarters that the navy was in an efficient condition, and he thought it would be very unwise indeed to put an end to such a state of things. Mr. HENLEY opposed the amendment, though he agreed that the expenditure for the dockyards required close looking after. • He had voted for Mr. Hume 's mo tion to reduce wages, because he was of opinion that they had been kept up too high. The stores had not, however, been maintained in the same proportion. It might be possible to exercise further economy in the consumption of stems, but there was no evidence to prove that they ought to be reduced to the extent of one third. Mr. COEIDEN said the belief was general that great waste prevailed in the dockyards; that ships were being built only to rot, and thst the fleet already in existence W 33 sufficient for our protection, or at all events that we might go on diminishing the number of ships built with out danger to the security of the country. If we could not do this we could not make any reductions in other parts of the expenditure, and it would be better in that case at once to tell the public honestly that no reduction was to be made. Daring the last three years the Chan cellor of the Exchequer had taken credit for stores sold within that period amounting to a million and a quarter sterling. A largo portion of these were naval and ord nance stores, and he (Mr. Cobden) ventured to say that upon that amount of stores a loss had been incurred of at least two millions. He would assume that it was pos sible for this country to be involved in a war; but even in such a contingency as that might we not trust more to private enterprise than we had hitherto done; and did not the Right Hon. Gentleman think that by paying an extra premium for a quick supply, say 20 or 30 per cent. on the marketable value of the commodities, we might not get in any emergency all the supplies we re quired? He thought, therefore, that by accumulating this vast amount of stores in our dockyards, we were incurring needless waste and expenditure. He did not believe there was any danger of our going to war in any given month or week; and surely every country had something to dread from a war with England. We had seventy line-of-battle ships and twenty more building, and the Hon. Member for Glasgow (Mr. MacGregor) said that there were 140 Government steam-ships of all kinds, to say nothing of frigates and smaller vessels, and the steam-ships belonging to private companies; and he (Mr. Cobden) had had it upon the authority of profes sional men that the steam-vessels of the companies en gaged in the service of the Post-office were more than a match for the whole of the armed steamers of all the continental powers. Being of opinion that it was op posed to the good sense of the country to go on voting this 800,000/. annually for stores, he trusted his Lion. Friend would divide the Committee upon his amend ment. After a few words from Mr. HUME, ______ ....... ...... .. The Committee divided, whea there appeared— _ For the amepdment ... 38 Against it ... ..• ... 106 Majority ... ... —6B The vote was then agreed to. On the vote, 298,389/. charge of new works, repairs, and improvements in naval establishments, Sir F. BARING stated, in reply to Mr. HUME, that in the construction of the works of Keyham docks they were following out the recommendations of the Com mittee on naval expenditure. The sum set down for the powder magazine—viz. 57,0001., was the cost , of the woi-ks, and did not include the price paid for the land, the amount fer which had beau voted on a former oc casion. Mr. COBDEN irquired if it was intended to proceed further with the Key ham dock without making a state ment of the plan to be pursued in reference to the com pletion of it? Sir F. T. BARING said they were followicg ont the recommendations of the Committee on naval expendi ture, and they did not contemplate the formation of a factory. Sir W. MOLESWORTH—Why, then, was the amount in the votes—viz., 210,0001.? Mr. COBDEN said that Sir H. Ward had declared, when Secretary to the Admiralty, that the whole ex pense for Keyham would be wasted if they did not com plete the factory. Sir F. T. BARING could only repeat that they did not mean to create a factory. Mr. PETO asked whether the two workshops had any connexion with the factory or necessitated an establish ment? Sir F. T. BARING replied in the negative. Mr. HENLEY said the difficulty arose from the mode in which the estimates were framed, the cost of the fac tory being bracketted together with the other items, in stead of being stated in separate sums. Mr. GEACH saw 4,0001. voted for a church; he there fore asked was there to be en establishment? Sir F. T. BARING said the vote was proposed in con templation of certain arrangements. Mr. GEACH thought the Government were going on upon a wrong system, and the sooner it was amended the better. There was au expenditure of 690,0004 already to no purpose. Would the House recognise the further expenditure of 80,0001. now proposed? Mr. HUME, referring to the expenses of Gibraltar, wished to know what had become of the revenue of Gib raltar—viz. 20,0001. per annum. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there bad been no remittance to the Treasury for many years past. The revenue was spent on the spot. Mr. HUME, referring to the works at Bermuda, said they were going on in a most unsatisfactory manner ; 400,0001. had been already spent, and now more was proposed. Sir F. BARING said the works were in accordance with the estimates framed by direction of the Committee, and they were necessitated by the number of convicts constantly kept at Bermuda. The vote was agreed to. So likewise were 26,0001. for medicine and medical stores. 62,5491. for divers miscellaneous services. Mr. HUME complained of the charges made by her Majesty's ships of war for rendering assistance to mer chant vessels. They could not afford them the slightest assistance but the ships put in a claim for conpensation. It was a reproach to England, that. ships paid by the Public should not render assistance to the merchant service without claiming payment. He had written to the Minister of Marine in France, to know what was the practice ; and th e rep l y was , that every assistance necessary was rendered gratuitonialy. He had also written to the Secretary cf Marine in America, and the reply was to the same cirect. In this country they saw from the reports there were vexatio us trials almost daily on the subject. Sir F. BARING said a few w ords, which were in audible. On the vote for the Post-office p sekets, Mr. HUME said, as this was a vote which would lead to some discussion, it ought to be postponed. Sir F. BARING having consented, Tho CHAIRMAN reported prc 'gross, and obtained leavt to sit again this day. Oa the motion of Mr. J. BELL, the House resolved into a Committee of the whale House, when a resolution was agreed to on which to found a, Bill for regulating the qualification of pharmaceutic al chemists, and for other purposes connected with the • practice of pharmacy. On the motion of Lord SEYMDUR, the following Members were nominated as a SO ect Committee on the New Forest Deer Removal Bill:- —Lord Seymour, Sir Win. Gibson Craig, Viscount Duncan, Mr. H. Drnm moad, Mr. Compton, Lord Charles Wellesley, and five to be added by the Cotnmitee of Sclection. On the motion of Mr. FITZROY, the following Mem bers were nominated a Select Committee on the Coro ners' Bill:—Mr. Fitzroy, Mr. Fr shfield, , Mr. John Evans, Mr. Sotheron. Mr. Child, M r. Beckett Denison, Mr. Bremridgo, Mr. Nicholl, Mr. 33 ouverie, Mr. Legh. Mr. Geach, Mr. Wakley, Mr. Napier, , Mr. Corbally, and Lord Dudley Stuart. The orders of the day having 'been disposed of, the House adjourned at One o'clock. FRIDAY PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes , 7.71,(1 Preece of the Haute of Commons THURSDAY, JUNE 12. SUPPLY. (IN THE COMMITTEE.) Moion made, sod Question proposed, " That a sam not exceeding 842,193/. be granted to her Majesty, to defray the Expense of Naval Stores for the Building, Repair, and Outfit of the Fleet, the Purchase of Steam Machinery, and for other purposes connected therewith, which will come in course of payment daring the year ending on the 31st day of March, 152:"—Afterwards Motion made, and Question put, " That a sum not exceeding 531,452/. be granted to her Majesty, to defray the Expense of Naval Stores for the Building, Repair, and Outfit of the Fleet, the Purchase of Steam Machinery, and for other purposes connected there with, w:iich will come in course of payment daring the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1832." The Committee divided : EVENING, MINORITY-AYES, 38. Barrow, W. 11. Greene, John Peto, Samuel M. Alcock, Thomas Gwyn, Ilowel Pigot, Francis Bell, Jacob Hardcastic, J. A. Salwey, Colonel T3cnnet, Philip Hastie, Archibald Scholelield, William Bright, John iieyworth, Lawrence Smith, John D. Brocklehurst, John Hutchins, E..T. Smythe, G. Child, Smith. Jackson, William Stanford, J. F. Clay, James King, P. J. Trelawny, .T. S. Clifford, H. M. Lushington, Charles Wawn, J. T. Duncan, George Meagher, Thomas Williams, W. Dundas, George Mangles, R. 1). • Ellis, John Milner, W. M. TELLIII.I. F ,, x, w. J. Molcsworth, Sir W. Hume, Joseph (leach, Charles Pechell, Sir G. Cobden, Richard zdAJORITY—NOES, 106. Anson, Colonel Ellice, Edward, jun. Palmerston, Vie. Arkwright, G. Elliot, John E. Parker, John Armstrong, It. B. Evans, John; Patten, J. W. Bagshaw, John Fergus, John Power, Dr. Baines, M. T. Ferguson, Sir R. Price, Sir R Baring, Sir F. T. Freestun, Colonel Reid, Colonel Bateson, Thomas Gallwey, S. W. Repton, G. W. Bellew, It. M. Gordon, Admiral Ricardo, Osman Beresford, William Grey, Sir G. Rich, Henry Berkeley, Admiral Grosvenor, Lord It. Romilly, Sir J. Berkeley, Henry F. Hamilton, G. A. Seymour, Lord Berkeley, C. L. Hatchell, John Shaito, R. 1). Bouverie, E. P. Hawes, Benjamin Shelburne, Earl of Bowles, Admiral Henley, J. W. Somers, J. P. Boyle, Colone, Herbert, 11. A. Somerset, Captain Brisco, M. Hollond, Robert Somerville, Sir W. Brooke, Sir A. B. Hope, Sir J. Stanton, W. H. Bunbury, E. 11. Jolliffe, Sir W. IL Thompson, Colonel Cabbell, B. B. xiiox, W. S. Thompson, Alderman Carter, J. 11. Labouchere, Henry Towneley, John Cavendish, C. C. Lewis, G. C. Towushend, Capt. Chaplin, W. J. Locke, Joseph Trevor, Thomas Clements, C. S. M'Taggart, Sir J. Tyler, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir A. Matheson, Colonel Wall, C. B. Coles, 11. B. Meigund, Viscount Wellesley, Lord C. Corry, H. Morgan, H. K. Williamson, Sir 11. Cowan, Charles Mostyn, E. M. L. Wilson, James Cowper, W. F. Mulgrave, Earl of Wilson, Matthew Craig, Sir N.G. Mundy, William Wood, Sir Charles Crowder, R. B. Naas, Lord Wood, Sir W. P. Dawes, Edward Murphy, F. S. Wrightson, W. B. Deedes, W. Norreys, Sir D. Wynn, H. W. Dod, J. W. O'Connell, M. J. Douglas, Sir C. Ogle, S. C. TELLEA3. Dundas, Admiral Ord, William Hayter, W. G. Dundas, Sir David Paget, Lord A. Hill, Lerd Marcus Edwards, Henry Palmer, Roundell AMERICAN NE WS. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. The Franklin steam-ship, Captain Wootton, arrived in Cewes Roads early this forenoon, from New York, which port she left on the 31st of May, bringing two days' later inrelligence. The Franklin brings one hun dred passengers, eight hundred thousand dollars in specie, and a valuable cargo. The stock market con tinued active, and the disposition to purchase daily get ting stronger. The dry goods trade was less active, with heavy stocks on heed. Cotton was selling at steady, but rather irregular prices. There was more ac tivity in the Flour market, and greater firmness and uni formity in price.% Freights to Liverpool steely, but not active. In the Canadian Parliament the Governor- Geeeral has roi'used to produce the correspoedence with the American Government in relation to the reciprocity of trade, anti it was recommended as the future policy of the Government to close the canal against American vessels as an ac 7; of retaliation. There is further news from Mexico, which coefirms the statement that the Mexican authorities have detained an American vessel, containing supplies for the Boundary Surveying Com mission. The ea-President PordrLzia, died en the 15± of May. The New York Herald asserts that the Cuban expedition was not abandoned. but that a new system of tactics was being formed in Now Orleans to pat it into immediate force. Letters had been received from Port-au-Prince to the 17th of May, which represent the probable settlement of the long-pending difficulties between Hayti and St. Do mingo. The Emperor had issned a proclamation to the inhabitants of the west, in which he states he is anxious for a reconciliation with the Spanish part of the island. The rainy season had set in with such severity that the roads were almost impassable, which prevented logwood and coffee being brought from the interior. Coffee was selling at from 96 to 100 dolls. per 100 lb., and legwocd at 60 dolls, per 1,000 lbs. Tranquillity prevailed. The steam-ship Isabel had arrived at Charleston, with advices to the 23d ultimo. The political news of the island is not very important, and tranquillity continued to be undisturbed. The inhabitants were very busily engaged in their ordinary occupations, without fearing a now invrsion. TRADE REPORT. NEW YORK, MAY 30. Breadstuffs—We noticed more activity in the flour market to-day, with more firmness and uniformity in prices. The receipts were not so large, whilst the de mand was more animated. The transactions in domestic embraced about 8,000 bbls. superfine No. 2 at dolls. 3 G2c. to dolls. 3 75e. Wheat was without marked change; 7,000 bushels Canadian were reported sold at some• thing under 95c., and small lots Michigan at 1 doll. 020. to 1 doll. 06c. Cotton—The sales today were about 1,000 bales at steady but rather irregular prices, generally on the basis of 91e. for middling Uplands. Provisions—Pork, with an augmenting stock, and only a limited inquiry, was dull, and the sales were confined to about 500 barrels; new moss at dolls, 15 12 to dolls. 15 25; old at dolls. 14 37 to dolls. 14 1 484 ; new pr i me a t dolls. 13 37k, and old at dolls. 12 37 . Beef was nomi nally quoted at 9 to 11 dolls. for mess, and 5 to 6 d o ll s . for prime, showing a reduction. About 130 barrels sold at these rates. Lard was more . buoyant, Some 600 barrels and tierces changed hands at 9a. to 91c., in cluding 400 barrels for shipment, on terms not ascer tained. Freights—Rates to Liverpool were steady today, but not active. A lot of Sea Island cotton was taken at 5-16 d., and some compressed square bales at 3-16 d. For corn, 44d., and for flour, Is. 3d. were about the rates offering. To London, 450 bbls. rosin, art d 600 ditto tur pentine were taken at 2s. per 2801 b. To Glasgow, 4,000 bushels of corn were engaged at sd. For direct ports to Ireland 61 was demanded for corn. NEW ORLEANS, MAY 28. The sales of cotton to-day were 4,000 bales, at an ad vance of one quarter to three-eighths of a cent since the receipt of the Canada's news. Tile receipts at all the southern ports aro now 284,000 bales ahead of last year at same tame. Oa June I,' at 3 P.M., lat. 40 SS, long. 68 48, the Franklin passed the steamer Waskingtln, from South ampton, for Now York. June 4, about ht. 45, posed several large icebergs. Juno 5, lat. 4 1 26, l ong . 7 13, saw packet-ship Margaret, Evans, from Liverpool for Now York. Juno 10, at 3 30 A.M . saw ship E. Bulkley. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty an d his Ro y al Hi g hness Prince Albert, acco mpanied by their Royal Highnesses th e D u k e an d Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, attended by the Hon. Nary Seymour, General Wemyss, and Colonel Bouverie, arrived at the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations at half-past nine o'clock yesterday morning, to resume their inspection of the Exhibition. The Baroness de Wan genheim and M. B. do Treskow were it attendance on the Duke and Duchess of Sexe Coburg G oths. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by M r. Birch, also vialted the Exhibi tion yesterday forenoon. The Queen and Prince Albeit, with their Royal visitors, left the Exhibitio n at twenty minutes before eleven o'olock, and returned to Bucking ham Palace. The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Celiurg Gotha and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, visited ned took leave of her Royal flightless the Duchess of, Gant yesterday mornieg, at Clarence House, St. James:. , The Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha also visited the Marchioness of Douglas at her residence in St. James's place. The Duke of Cambridge paid a visit yesterday to the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, at Buclengharn Palace, aad took leave of hie Royal Highness. Tae Queen, with the Prince of Wats and niece Alfred, accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, took a drive in an open carriage and four, on Wednesday afternoon, General Wemyse tad Lord Chas. Fa zroy attending on horseback. Their Royal Highuesses the Duke tad Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha and Duke Ernesto Wurtemberg, took leave or the Queen and Prince Albert yesterday afternoon, on their departure for the C ontinent. The Baroness de Wangenheim and M. B. elt Treskow were in attendance on their Royal Highnesses Her Majesty and Prince Albert, ettended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting and tie m aster of the Household, accompanied their illustrious guests to their carriage. His Serene Highness the Prince Leiniugen also took leav'e of their Royal Highnessei, The Duke and Duchess of Saxe Cokin g Gotha and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg quittel Buckingham Palace at half-past three o'clock, attended by Lieut.- Colonel F. Seymour, for the Londote-brdge Station of the South-Eastern Railway, and inamiately ~left for Dover. Tho Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured her Majesty's Theatre with their presence last evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Claarlemont, the lion. Mary Seymour, 11 0 Hon. Matilda Paget, Lord Camoys, Lord Charles Fitzroy, and Col. Bouverie. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by the Bareness de Speth„ went to Paler yesterday morning, and visited the Countess de D;euilly, and the French Royal Family. Her Royal . Highness the Duchess of t dent, accompa nied by his Serene Highness the Prince oLeiningen, and attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Lord James Murray, and Baron Ruppert, honoured the Lyceun Theatre with her presence last evening. The Westmire , ter Bridge Commission met y esterday at the office of her Mejestys' Commissisners of Woods and Forests, Whitehall-place. Present—Lord Seymour, the Earl of Lonsclale, Sir Robert 11. Intlis, Lord Sude- I Icy, and Alderman Humphrey. The Earl of Shaftesbury has returner to town, and yesterday presided at the meeting of the General Board of El , alth, Whitehall. Sir Hedworth Williamson had an ikterview 'ester• day with Sir George Grey at the Hgme•otfiee. Mr, Tremenhere had also an interview wilt the Right Ilea Baronet. JUNE l3, 1851. LITERATURE. POEJIS. By George Meredith. I. Vol. John Parker and Soa. According to an ingenious writer in Fraser's Ilfa gazine, toe " prevailing epidemic" is—not the cholerc, or the influenza, but —poetry. Every one has heard reiterated during the last Zustre the assertion that the present is a very prose and Inattpr-of-fact generation. And yet in this year cf grace 1851, with more steam engines than ever clattering over the railroads of tile three kingdoms, with electric telegraphs almost mo mentarily fleshing from London to Manchester and from Manchester to Glasgow, in the age of the spin ning jenny and the printing press, when moat of us are thirsting more eagerly after a glass of sherry cobbler than after the lymph of the Hippocrene, when the Graces of the Popular Temple are very sedate and homely graces indeed—X. S. D.being our Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne —a critic is found bold enough to aver that po e t r y, o f a ll t hi ngs i n t h e world, is the prevailing epidemic ! Experience tells us, moreover, that the assertion, strange though it may appear to the uninitiated, is, to some extent, at least, not altogether incorrect. As reviewers, we have long become conscious of an ambition for the bay garland having manifested itself among a great variety of aspirants. There have come tumbling in upon our table of late, to speak truth, a multiplicity of volumes in verse, for the most part sufficiently diminutive to tempt even the surliest curmudgeon of a critic to a glance, and in the majority of instances, too, sufficiently innocent in their tendencies to smooth the wrinkles cut of the brow even of a literary Rha danaanthus. Volumes as pink as the carnation, as yellow as their gilding, as blue as the skies . apostro phized in their pages, and as brown as the studies which they had very likely originated, books in short of all colour:, a n d s i zes , and subjects, and aspira tions—the fruits, no doubt, rather of hopes for fame than of dreams of profit. Now, for our own part, we never could understand that because a man pub lished a book, especially a book of verses, he was, therefore, to be arraigned as a felon and vilified as a malefactor. Many there are, of course—their exis tence has long been a matter of notoriety—who ap pear to look upon any indulgence in rhythm as nothing less criminal than larceny. Day-dreaming, to them, is an atrocity in every unfortunate Wight now-a-days, no matter what it may have been here tofore to their predecessors. Not thus is it with ourselves. Instead of being predisposed to tomahawk, we are rather inclined to cherish and welcome every new adventurer in the realms of imagination. It has consequently been with delight rather than dis• satisfaction that we have observed the variety of re cent noviciates in versification. Their effusions, though, it is true, most frequently yielding dis appointment, have seldom failed to give us some few glimpses at least of the beautiful. Several indeed have extorted from us a more than moderate mend of approbation; for at any rate there has been displayed a veritable boldness of enterprise in several of their more conspicuous productions, from the " Goethe" of Mr. Kenealey to the " Abd-el- Kader" of Lord Maidstone. Occasionally also we have rejoiced to hear voices of real melody singing to us through the din and dust of that common high way- the Age, when we have lingered over the " Roman" of Sydney Yendys, or the miscellaneous "Poems" of Mr. Allingham. Simply and unostenta tiously calling his book by the same suggestive ills: syllable, the author of the productions here sub mit:eel to our consideration has contented himself at the outset of his career in poetry with a collection of detached and what ere termed fugitive compositions. In these he has displayed, however, facility and sweetness as a versifier, touching the strings of his lyre to almost every measure, and cbaunting of love end of nature to the pulse of the spondee and the dactyl, somet i mes i n a j oyous an d sometimes in a dolorous rhythm. What appears to us the most charming piece in the eedume is the subjoined " Requiem, an exquisite and touching lament, which we quote thus early and entire as, perhaps, the most favourable specimen we could give of the powers of Mr. Meredith : " Where faces aro hueless, where eyelids are (lawless, Where passion is silent and hearts never crave; Where thought hath no theme, and where sleep hath no dream, In patience and peace thou art gone—to thy grave! Gone where no warning can wake thee to morning. Dead tho' a thousand hands stretch'd out to save. " Thou cam'st to us sighing, and singing and dying. How could it be otherwise fair as thou wort? Placidly fading, and i in and shading, At Last to that shadow, the latest desert; Wasting and waning, but still, still remaining. Alas foe the hand that could deal the death hurt! " The summer that brightens, the winter that whitens, The world and its voices, the sea and the sky, The bloom of creation, the do of relation, All—all is blank to thine ear and thine eye; The ear may not listen, the eye may not glisten, Nevermore waked by a smile or a sigh. " The tree that is rootless must ever be fruitless; And thou art alone in thy death and thy birth; No last loving token of wedded love, broken, No sign of thy singleness, sweetness and worth; Lost as the flower that is drown'd in the shower, Fall'n like a snowflake to melt in the earth." Whether regarded as to the harmony of the stanza or as to the gentleness of the sentiment, we take these verses to be in every way beautiful. They reveal a tender nature and a fine ear, with all a poet's sensi bility. Not so " The Rape of Aurora," which is as artificial in manner as it is to our thinking gross and even licentious in character. The writer in it appears to have mistaken the sensual for the sensuous, and for once to have overstepped that modesty of bearing which best becomes the bard even when rapt in Saphic fury or Pindaric enthusiasm. Deliberate reflection must convince Mr. Meredith himself, we are satisfied, that the effusion specified had better have been expunged than published. Our opinion that such must be the case ultimately is confirmed by the circumstance that elsewhere in these pages we discern the tokens of a chastened taste and a delicate susceptibility. "Daphne," iris true, is marred by a somewhat similar indecorum of style, but, than the following, what can be more charmingly pure and graceful?— " Under yonder beech-tree standing on the green sward, Couch'd with her arms behind her little head, Her knees folded up, and her tresses on her bosom, Lies my young love sleeping in the shade. Had I the heart to slide one arm beneath her! Press her dreaming lips as her waist I folded slow, Waking on the instant she could not but embrace me— Ah ! would she hold me, and never let me go?" In that single stanza we have a perfect picture, and one not undeserving of illustration. Sometimes we caunot but think our author over -venturous, as where he addresses the " Nightingale," already apostrophised by Keats, and the Skylark," already hymned by Shelley. Gladly, however, can the most fastidious forgive the daring of the attempts in con sideration of such vigorous effusions as " The Ship wreck of Idomeneus." In the " Will o' the Wisp " we cannot but detect a certain resemblance to those quaint nursery rhymes of Mr. Allinghatat— " Up the rushy mountain, Down the reedy glen, We daren't go a hunting For tear of little men. Weo folk, good folk, Trooping altogether; Green jacket, red cap, And grey cock's feather." It is bat seldom that we find Mr. Meredith tripping in his rhymes, yet at moments we come upon such words as " lamps" and " swamps" (p. 46.), or as " thrush " and bush " (p. 77.). Our author has mastered much of our noble language, compacting poetry into the very sound of some of his lines, ex. gi..— " With pictures of a warmth, and frozen glow Spread over endless fields of sheeted scow; And white untrodden mountains shining cold, And mufiled footpaths winding thro' the zooid, O'er which those wintry gusts cease not to howl and blow.' There is a strange force to us in the effect of the close vowels, in that line which we have marked in italics. Oa occasion, our author is apt to repeat himself un awares ; one phrase, especially, is of somewhat fre quent recurrence, thus— " Their prophet harmony of leaves."—p. 41. A gain " One prophetic water rolls Its gas-lit surface for their soule."—p. 76. Again— " The blossom sheds its loveliness divine; Its mission is to prophecy the fruit."—p. 118. While we are enumerating the few and scattered ex ceptions which force themselves on our consideration, we may observe that the phraseology seems now and then affected, as where at page 44 we hear of " bosky tanglery," and that the expressions introduced are sometimes even intensely unpoetic, as where in page 45 we come upon—" All a muddle," and at page 146, find mention of the robin's "fadeless waistcoat. With such minute blemishes, nevertheless, there are blended graces of real, and at times bewitchingte beauty. How much loveliness of itnage,r,Da h those two brief, but suggestive, lines in " And in vain the listening Dryad p h r there e i in Shells her hand against her ear 1 W m e h n a t t fr p o o m w e t r he of o ppaaisnttoirnagl,ste, in th delicious frag "l rise and drink the fresh sweet at air l . Each draught a future bud of spring; Each glance of Eke a birth of green; I will not mimic yonder oak That dallies with dead leaves e'en while the primrose peps." From these scanty examples alone it will be per ceived that we are not without finding reason to wel come Mr. George Meredith among the number of our young poetic aspirants. With one lamentable ex ception, already particularised, we may commend his volume of poems to those who have an affection for evidences of a love for nature, and who sympathise, moreover, with a really impassioned and emotional temperament. Major Bis.set, Major Rogge, and Mr. Owen, had an interview yesterday with Earl Grey at the Colonial office. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Another day of incessant storm and rein has added to the misfortunes of the sight-seeing public, yet, undaunted by the state of the weather, 48.318 persens visited the building yesterday, and 2,2331. 76. Wil3 the ann.-seat taken at the doors. Toe Qeoan and Prince Albert were there I to the morning ehortfy after nine o'clock, sod remained till half-past ten. They exs.mined Curing their stay those objects us the Russian department which they had not provioutly to eked at, and especially the brocades and raw produce, which, as we have already said, are extremely interesting. They also greatly tvircirsd at to imperial fur cloak, valued at 3,400/., which is exhibited in the north gallery of tae nave, and is made of small pieces taken from the neck of a species of fox, the quality of the pile being peculiarly limp and delicate. Here, also, a very remarkable silk shawl was examined by them. the pattern of which is the eame on both sides. Mr. Kamensky, the Russian Commissioner, M. Sherer, and Dr. Hemel!, accompanied the Royal party, who afterwards proceeded to the apartment furnished with the Freech national manufactures, for the purpose of in specting a new and very splendid specimen of tapestry illustrative of the massacre of the Mains- Jukes by Mehemet Ali. This is a magnificent ex ample of what the Gobelins can effect and as a work of art and of manufacturing skill is equally admira ble. Yesterday the Executive Committee were ectively engaged in making arrangements for the reception of a very tine collection of objects forwarded to the Exhibi tion from Buckingham Palace, and which consists of pre sents made to her Majesty by the Nowab Nazica of Bengal. The principal contributions are elephant State trappings, a State palkee, a State throne with canopy, a pair of moorchals, or emblems of rank, said to be very valuable, and a palkee, or evening conveyance, intended to be carried by bearers. This collection is to be placed in the north-east gallery, at the corner nearest the tran sept. There are several other. changes in the interior, completed or contemplated, which deserve notice. The first of these is that the gigantic American eagle which overshadowed with its wings the east entrance of the building has been entirely eclipsed by Messrs. Gray and Davidson's organ, which has been recently removed there. The king of birds, after a vain effort to cover the emptiness of the Yankee compartment, appears to be shrinking abashed behind the melodious shelter afforded to it, and our cousins really have reason to congratulate themselves that their eagle at last shows some traces of modesty and diffidence. Another point of public interest relates to the Koh-i-Noor. After all the work which has been made about that I celebrated diamond our readers will be rather surprised to hear that many people find a difficulty in bringing themselves to believe, from its external appearance, that it is anything but a piece of common glass. Amid all the adventures that have befallen it, there is, perhaps, none more odd than that its genuineness should now be doubted. Yet so it is. The fact is, that the "Mountain of Light" has been shockin g ly ill-used in the cutting, and that when placed in the open light of day, without any arrangements to draw forth its brilliancy, it does not sparkle and gleam like other jewels of the kind. To obviate this disadvantage, and demonstrate to the world that the Koh-i-Noor is a veritable diamond, it is to be surrounded with a canopy or tent, the interior of which is to be lighted with gas, and the idea is that this will develop° its beauties as a gem of the purest water, with a certainty and splendour which undoubtedly are not attained at present. A remarkable feature of yesterday's experience in the interior of the Exhibition was the appearance there, at an early hour, of nearly 800 agricultural labourers and country folk, from the neighbourhood of Godstone, in Surrey, headed by the clergymen of the parishes to Avhich they respectively belonged, and organized for the 'bccesion into companies like a regiment of militia. They pitid Is. 6d. each towards the expenses of the trip, the rest being defrayed by the gentry of the neighbourhood; and, notwithstanding the state of the weather, they were conveyed to the Exhibition and beck again to their own homes in a very expeditious manner, and with the utmost care for their comfort. The railway station was reacia.d by waggons, and from Loudon-Fridge terminus to West minster they were brought up by steamer. Thence, after seeing Wctstuiinster-hall, they proceeded on foot and in marching order to the Crystal Pelee°, and, having spent several hours there in exploring the wonders of art and industry, at four o'clock they- took their 'departure, returning as they came. The men wore their smartest sraoclefrocks, the women their best Sunday dresses, and more perfect specimens of rustic attire, rustic laces, end rustic man ners could hardly be produced from any pert of Eng land. The town portion of the assemblage gather( cl round them as they mustered before departing in the transept, with locks full of curiosity, not unraingled with a species of half pitying interest; and many were the questions put to them as to what they thought of the Exhibition? What they were most struck by? Whe ther they understood what they had seen? And if they would like to come again? After some little marshallieg they left the Exhibition in close order, 'moving three abreast—an affecting array of young and old, male and female, in which each observer might read with his own eyes the evidences of a laborious life, little relieved by intelligence or edecation, but simple, unpretending, and not unaccompanied• by domestic virtue and happiness. They trete chiefly, we understand, from the parish of Liegfield, and their rector, the Rev. Mr. Hutton ' who attended them, deserves great praise for this truly bene volent and pastoral act, which ought to be extensively imitated. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, JUNE 12. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. June 6. Gondola yawl, W. H. Woodhouse, Esq., from the Mediterranean. 7. Osprey cutter, John Petro, Dsq., from Portsmouth. 8. Erminia schooner, Earl of Ellesmere, from the Me diterranean, and proceeded for Portsmouth. 10. Seagull cutter, William Moore, Esq., from Ly mington. 11. Lailia cutter, Tweston Hodges, Esq., from South ampton; Brilliant schooner, G. H. Aikus, Esq., from ditto. 12. Freak cutter, William Carling, Esq., from Ply mouth and other ports. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Resolution, Merlin, Leda. Titania, Coquette, Brilliant, Drift, Elizabeth, Stella, Osprey, Lavrock, Turquoise, Seagull, Spider, Meritania, Nautilus, Freak, Lailis, Gondola. The American steam-ship Franklin arrived here this morning, at nine o'clock, from New York.- She brought 157 passengers, 59 of whom landed, with 14 mad bags and 142 packages. At eleven o'clock she proceeded on for Havre. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. VICE-ADMIRAL SIR CHARLES ISIALCOLM.—We re gret to learn that Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm has been struck with paralysis, and is said to be beyond the hope of recovery. lie went down to Brighton last Thursday, to endeavour, by change of air, to get rid of a cough which had been clinging to him. Poor Sir Charles was attacked by paralysis some years ago, but it was thought that he had entirely recovered the shock. Caledonia, 120, Captain Carter, arrived in Plymouth Sound from Malta on Wednesday afternoon, at five o'clock. Cambrian, 40, is ordered to be repaired at Deyon port, at a cost which would go far to build a new screw sloop. Devastation, 6, steam-sloop, Commander C. Y. Camp bell, arrived in the bound on Wednesday morning from Portsmouth, and was to sail yesterday for the West Indies. Megmra, iron screw troop-frigate, Master-Commander Hoffmeister, has met with a sad mishap, the conse quences of which are serious at this moment. On her way to Queenstown to embark troops for the Cape, she broke her engine -crank, and has been obliged to return to Sheerness. We believe her engines were constructed by the Rennies. Triton iron steam-packet, Lieutenant-Commander Charles J. P. Guth. arrived at Devonport on Tuesday evening, from the Mediterranean; she took iu coals, and was ordered for Portsmouth. Her dates are—Port Mahon May 29th; Gibraltar, June Ist; Lis bon, sth, sailed the 6th. The, Triton has brought the following passengers:—Dr. if eckett, inspector of hospitals, Gi braltar, and three doughters; Miss Colin Smith, Lady Georgina and Lady Olivia Stratford, the Rev. Mr. Ma lony, Lieutenant G. Cooper, 44th Regiment, on leave; and thir teen seamen and marines, invalids. PEMBROKE, Juatz 10.—A great number of the men employed at this dockyard purpose availing themselves of the Admiralty order to visit the Exhibition. This ' liberality is considered a great indulgence, particularly as no pay is mulcted, nor any extra work expected to be performed. Royal Dockyard Battalion—lt has been arranged that for the future every Saturday afternoon shall be devoted to the purpose of training and drilling the dockyard bat talion, in inthesummer r order to secure a due efficiency drills. In or der to meet this arran g e 7 th en e t , and to workmend have that no loss shall occur to the service b ee n directed to work an extra half•nour ev er y t his means one half of the battalion will receive an ay a . B fter y . noon's training and exercise every week. The fortified barracks are in full possession of the 82d Regiment, the left wing of which, c ons i st i ng of four companies, now garrisons the dockyard. The martello towers at the dockyard are furnished with detachments of the Royal Artillery, hitherto sta tioned in the barracks; they have been removed to make room for the full complement of the 82d. This arsenal has been garrisoned by the Royal Marine Corps ever since 1833. Tho 82d is commanded by the following officers:—Major S Slater • Captains J. L. Phillips, Halli day, and Graves; Lieutenants Tighe Jarvis, sod mith; and Ensigns B arron, Ha ,wood, i'arren, Luard and Mau.le. M ARRIA GE IN HIGH LIFE. --the marriage of John Floyd , Esq . (Captain in the 3d Re g i men t B u ff s ), _En' a e ld e st son of Colonel :it Henry Fl oyd, Bart., of Powys, Pa' y ons hire, with Thomasine H arr i ett, eldest daughter °Ube Eight Hon. Frederick Shaw, of himmage Reuse, county Dublin, was solemnized on Wednesday at the pariah church of Crumlin. The bride was given away by her father. The bridesmaids were Miss Shaw, Hon. Elizabeth Moack, the Misses Steele, and two youthful Misses Shaw. Among those present were the E ar l o f Mayo, Viscount an d Vipz OUbteaS Shirdale, Mrs. and th e Mi sses Steele, Miss FinucslEe, Lady sh aw ,, Mrs. Charles Shaw, Harriett and Miss Osborne, Hon. Augustus Jocelyn, Sir R Q • Mrs., and Miss Lees, &c. EADVEIITIsEmENT.I Holloway's Pills, a moat bert Shaw,Bart., Mr. Ponsonby extraordinary Cure of biopsy effected by their use.—Mr. Mr., The entire company drove George Rowl e y, o f Tobago, had suffered from this disease for from the church to Kimmage House, where an elegant de upwards o f fi ve years , during which period he underwent the jeuner was prepa re d, a ft er which Captain and Mrs. Floyd left ope ra ti on o f t a ppi ng „ t i mes . Hi s malady was skilfullym.clt. in a trav e lli ng c h ar i ot an d four for Palmerstown, th e sea t 9 treated by several practitioners, notwithstanding which he got the Earl of May o , near Naas. gradually worse, his strength and health failing so fast as to THE METROPOLIS WATER RlLL.—Last evening a render any hope of recovery almost vain. As . a last resource he tried Holloway's Pills,th • and by persevering in their use an- crowded and important meeting of the delegates from the various metropolitan parishes took place at the Court-house, cording to the directions affixed to each box he was completely cured in a few months, and he is now restored to a good state for Marylebo i n%, for the purpose of taking the necessary measures a determined opposition to the Government of health.—Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's __ organising Water Bill. Mr. John Whitmore, of Oxford- Establishment, 244, Strand, London. Metropolitan g Wa street, was in the chair, and nearly all the metropolit g o ooriing to the Census returns the Population o f par i s h es wer e represented by delegates. Mr. Mowatt, M.P., the county of Argyll is now 88,567, which is a falling off, as and Sir B. Hall, Bart, M.P., were present. A series of re. compare d with the enumeration of 1841, of 8,809. There is ' solutions condemnatory of the measure was unanimously a decrease in 41 out of the 52 parishes, burghs, or districts, passe d ; and on the motion of Mr. Horne, of St. Luba's% it of 10,188; and an increase in 11 districts to th e extent o f wa s resolved that a deputation be appointed to wait on Sir 1,479. The decrease in this shire is easily accounted for from George Grey, to point out to him the strong and insuperabl e the tide of emigration which has lon g set in from the main-1 objections entertained by the ratepayers of the metropolis laud and isles of the West liighlawa r .:, against the principles and provisions Of the Bill. ~, n s tr Iv ......._,- 0t i t1z . 4 ,..,,,,, . , , r ,„,,,, ~,,,,,,, RAILWAY INTELLIG-ENC LlV.z‘s .. ,- . 4 , 1, :_,.... , , ::/in SAMBRE AND MEUSE. -••-,...:. •.- .-- -.., t:....: - . P . 1 - I The twelfth half-yearly general meetin g o f th e F ' te -Fs•A, - , , tors uf ties comp.sLy was held oa Wednesd a y, at 1 4 7 v I .mss ii..; GI, 14(iorgate-street. Mr. W. I'. achards in tho chair. The report e.vieg been read, The CIiAIRMAN congratullted the proxietors .arpon the prospect of eroaperity which they aa length enjoyed. There had been a din - lint:tier" in the expenditure of the halt , -)ear, nod an increase of income. When the iron trade revive -, in Belgium there word be a pro portionate incecaso in their reoeipts ; but as that revival could in no way depend upon the directors, they were not prepared to base ally immediate cal culations neon it. Whoa the lele was carried out to Vireux, they rnieht, however, safely rely upon a large traffic in coals for the supply of the whole district; in deed, were it only for the traffic in coals they had every reason to desire the completion of the line. The supply of coals to the district of Ardennes and the north of Frank,' had been estimated at 140,000 tone. But if they calculated the supply at only 100,001) tons, they would have a return of 2 4,0001., which, added to their present profits, would yield about 34,0001. to the company. They managed their present traffic at a cost of about 8,3001. ; and if ;,800/. were added for the increased expense, which was the estimate made, they might calculate upon a profit of 2 9 ,000/. This profit would arise fi rn tho traffic in coals alone; and they had, in addition, to calculate all the items, which swelled the estimated profits to 96,000, or, at the lo wt estimate, to 70,0001. The b ranc h li nes which it wsis proposed to make would cost at the most 2 00,0001., and for this amount they had a Government guarantee of four per cent. Compared with last year the situation of the company was decidedly good. They were then emharraased with a contract from whieh they had sustained great loss, and with other runious expense:. There was no friendly understand ing with the Belgian Government, and they did not know how to raise the necessary funds to carry on the works. All this was now changed. They had got rid of the contract which embarrassed them, and were pre pared to make what now new engagements they chose. They expected to save from twenty to thirty per cent. in their contracts alone. The Belgian Government was now most friendly, and had given facilities for raising the required capital on very reasonableelino to v termisr,esuox for they would be able to complete the about 0 00,000/. In conclusion he begged to move that the report and statement of accounts should be approved, adopted, and circulated. In answer to a question, The CTIAIRMAN stated that the interest on debentures already issued had nut been paid, in consequence of the accident which had occurred in the autumn of last year. It amounted only to about 1,8001., and would be paid as soon as they had money. They had the power of paying off the debenture debt after three years, end he hoped that this would be done. The report was unanimously adopted. Mr. Showard was unanimously of the company. re-elected as a director The meeting then became special, for the conitidera• tion of the terms of the agreement with the Belt& Lan Go vernment, and a series of resolutions were paned, by which the meeting approved of tho propositipnigpron sionally accepted by the Minister of Publi c Belgium, and signed by Mr. .S . hewstrd on behalf of the ccuipany,authorised NSIONs in and the airectors to carry them into execution, and empowered them to raise a snm not ex ceeding 400,0004, by debentures on the line, or by t h e creation of preference sharer, or otherwise, for the pur pose of completing the line. A vote of thanks to the Cheirman concluded the pro ceedings. SCUT!' STAFFORDSHIRE. A special meeting of the proprietors in•tho above com pany was held at Lichfield on Wednesday, for the pur pose of obtaining their sanction, according to the sttod ing orders of the .1 - 2ouse of Lords, tow Bill, now before Parliament for constructing a branch to connect the South Staffordshire with the Stour Valley and Lciadou anti North-Western Railways, in the parish of Tipton, in the county of Stafford. Mr. R. C. Chawner presided. Mr. WAGSTAFF, the solicitor, having read the provi sions of the bill, The CE AIRMAN Explained that the proposed breach would not be more than half a mile is leugtb, and the cost about 6,000/. Mr. M'Cleen, the lessee, had made a traffic arrangement with the London and North-Western Company, and it would be to the interest of that gentle man and to that of the shareholders generally that the proposed branch should be constructed. It it was not done by them it would be done by somebody eke. They would secure a good division of traffic., and it was desir ablo that the arrangement should be at once completed. He moved that the Bill be sanctioned, and the motion being seconded was co..rried unanimously. The meeting then broke up. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN S. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—(MiIes in work, 236.) —Return of Traffic for the Week ending .. . June 1, 1851 : Passengers parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, and mails ....£7,2C6 IS 5 Merchandise and minerals ... 3,5f:9 14 2 Cattle • ..• ••• 205 7 9 Total .. £10,942 0 4 Corresponding week, Juno 2, 1850 (193 miles) : Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £1,572 18 7 Cattle ... ... 1,502 13 0 Total £3,075 11 7 EASTERN COUNTIES AND NORFOLK EAILWAY....TrAfiII: return for the week ending June 3 : Passengers, parcels, &c. ...£10,037 11 10 Merchandise, cattle, and cartage 5,894 19 3 Total ... £15,932 11 1 Corresponding week of IMO ... 16,758 3 S BRISTOL AND EXETER RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending June 1: Passengers Goods Parcels ... Mails ... ... £2,957 0 7 .. 1,077 8 6 ... 191 9 11 ... 223 4 2 Total £4,449 3 2 LONDON AND BLAGKWALL RAELWAY.....Amount of revenue for the week ending June 8: Passengers Goods ... ". £1,245 1 1 ... ... 24 5 0 Total £1,269 6 1 Corresponding week last year ... 1,027 1 3 SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM BAILWAY....TIACIC ceipts for the week ending June 8 :—. Passengers ••• £303 5 2 Carriages, horses, and parcels 9 4 5 ... Live stock 38 10 3 ••• ••• ••• Merchandise and minerals ... 320 17 8 Total ... £671 17 6 Corresponding period last year.. 7SI 2 6 SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAT.—(Open 29 miles.)—Traltis for the week ending June 8 : Passengers, parcels, &c. Goods and live stock ... £395 15 7.4 ... 193 0 10,E Total £SSS 16 61 Corresponding week last year ... 545 6 01 MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNC TION RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending June 8 : Passengers, &c. Merchandise £167 8 10 60 16 0 Total ... -.. ... £228 410 Corresponding week last year ... 154 '9 4 SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the W ee k ending June 8, 1851 : Passengers (11,106), parcels, horses, and carriages ... Goods, cattle, &c.... ... £973 7 3 ... 827 410 Total . 1,800 12 1 Corresponding week in last year... 1,398 16 1 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, JUNE 12. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day was extre . nelY flat, and but trifling business transacted. Taff Vale New Shares were done at 2 1 4 p, LIVE.ReOOL, JUNE 12. STOCK EXCHANGE. ---The share market was very fiat to day, with prices tending downwards. The transactions were as follow : —East Lancashire, 14714—Lancashire and Yor/tshir . e , 541,a c. London and North-Western, —Midland, Halves, 17A; c. dis.— South-Eastern and lover, 23%—York and North Midland, 2 t: , ;.i. . New Quarters, 3% C. MANCHESTER, STOCK EXCHANGEmembers Very few afternoon for the Whitsuntide holidays. done was limited; —The Exchange juNE came in the morning, and the businep heightened prim., The but the increase in London tra ff ic wasl2e.losed again this transactions were as follow South-Eastern and 1243 4 —North Staffordshire, 8 dis. Dover, 23:1 1 . :—Londand North-Western, STOCK Excnexax.--The shareovtraffic relearns market this morning, earns of the g r i n at tributable mainly to the improved urns, with an inclination t o a f at BIRMINGHAM. JUNE 12. .. cipal lines of railway, w of holders of stock to sell, the sales effected w ere not nu merous. At the clos e of ther advance of prices, bu:a o wing to a reluctance o n th e part and there was a tenden c y d ownwns. ket be c ame flat, 'Change a reaction occurred, tin mar The on t r ansactions reported were—Midland (for next account), dland (Bristol and Bi rm i ng h am), 13214. Sh r ewsbury a nd Birmingham Stock w as steady and in ly 52 IA ..... 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