The Sun. — London, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

!~" ra rptb Of )owa ster the 01fi c ' ° ' - r e E, 3 that be f Pal ° e with A , e lo ve le anti° D A A Of f 124 coYe a0 1 ) 0 , 00 10 ,0 ir for r o 011: 0 ) , ;9 „ 30 01 0 s t " ro o 01 ) 1 civ"•1 0 0 " hol. 0 1 , tip) as, aoriii 0 0 1 0 )n. ef t , Pe r t 1111 :00 ;goer fet! ,d. , 4 1 - to 0006! t '‘ or 1 ____ ._.._-,...... MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The Wes of cotton at Li ver pool yesterday W,cre eitimated at 7,000 b a l es , o f which 2,500 . ..morican w ere t a k en for export and on specula -11011. The market was firm without animation. The fiales comprised. 5,000 American, 70 Permian and Maranham at 6id. to 7id , 350 Bahia at 60. to 6 P*2 800 Egyptian at 61d..t0 10d., and 500 Surat 4 ' 3 1d. to 4W. per lb. Railway Shares were de pressed, and prices lower. In reviewing the present condition of the tallow de, and referring to future prospects, of special interest at this moment, Mr. Nicholas Soames re marks `The repeal of the soap duty (if completed) is likely to be a stimulus to trade, and, consequently, advan tageous to all concerned. The year ending June, 1853, exhibits f requent alterations and fluctuations in prices. English t a ll ow, s i nce last September, has been reported short in produce' by the tallow melters generally. Our Present stock of (say) 24,000 casks, consists of (say) Am erican, 18,000 cas k s Peters b urg h , 1,2 5 0 cas k s S outh ,p te 4,500 cas k s A us t ra li an , 600 cas k s sun d r i es . "L' , quantities entered for home consumption during the Yearl 18 52 have exceeded the year 1851 by 3j per cent. t uo,oo o casks i s ( a t presen t) th e presume d supp l y o f jve tallow at St. Petersburgh for this year, which, therewith about 7,000 casks of last season's, left over forthe (6 841 year cas of casks actual), give a grand total 107,000 casks. Our consumption h a s bee n somewhat in the following proportions :—Of atersburgh t a ll ow , 66 parts i n 100 ; o f S out h Ameri r"' 12 ; Australian, 19 • of sundries, 30. South America has furnished 11,719 casks, against 14,000 casks estimated last June : present prices, 445. to 48s. ELer ?wt. ! against 335. 6d. to 355. 9d. per cwt. last year. kia; about 1,250 cas k s , aga i ns t 1,500 ca sks last year. mated import for next year, 12,500 casks. Much pilitical and soc i a l di squ i e t s till p reva ils in these coun tries, but the la rge p ro fit s on t a llow that must have 7tl realised this year are an earnest that our market Will not eventually be neglected for the year ensuing ; !Naliti es h ave continued very good. Present stock , 0 Lo n d on about 1,700 tons. Estimated import from llne 1, 1853 to 185 4, 5, 1 00 tons. T h i s est i mate i s b ase d "PonSydney the no ti on t h at supp li es f rom a ll ports except may be suspended this year, and from the Sydney a u, Ply 10 pe r cen t. on th e quan titi es rece i ve d i n th e y ears ' B5l and 1852 is deducted, in deference to general ex- Peetation nothing authentic being known. We have to e !ngratulat e thi s i n t eres t on th e ver y la rg e p r ofits that have been realised on tallow for some months past, which, I ll oi tuany instances, have been considerably more than Per ton, offering a great inducement to continued shipments to London, and to the permanent cultivation of this trade." The Australi an acc ount s vi a Madras are dated g 37 uncY, March 23. The Ovens " diggins" were . i 1(1 t Yieldi ng so we ll, many o f th e m i ners b e i ng in "-sPosed t o p ay th e h eav y li cense . Th e bush rangers were troublesome, and this prevented gold I , e ing freely b roug ht d own t o th e t own . Th e mar kets Were very b uoyan t f or i m p or t e d goo d s w ith di minished stocks. terein Hobart Town there are advices of about 1 4 . 1 ? Same date, viz., March 23. The want of been was m uc h f e lt, a n d the town council had :'?en considering the propriety of employing con 'lets on th e p u bli c wor k s . , 0 , New Zealand letters state that the harbour ..",: w lanukan was to be surveyed by her Majesty's s c hooner Pandora. tt It appears that the effort to obtain from the A st ° Me Government some sort of charter for new co mmunication Banks, is not yet abandoned, but a sent to one of those which has just Wo undp up, convin c ingly proves that the views of tkuke of Newcastle are not in any way changed. thmorning cotemporary states, that according to e construction put upon a letter just received from 1 " 0 Colonial -office, it was not intended that every "auk should have to make special application to each „ e l , °l "Y, in order to determine whether a charter uould be granted ; but there is some ambiguity about this, and the only conclusion arrived at by Parties who have carefully perused the document th question is, that nothing will be done here until e ,sanction of the colonies is obtained. As the r s ues of the Sydney Legislature were formally ,p r esented two or three months since, not the fl i ghtest justification can exist for a departure ` l ', °in them, pen di ng a re f erence , an d if any further Pr oof were wanted of the settled determination of the New South Wales Legislature not to allow p r ivileged banks to be started there without their ecntrol, it would be afforded by what appears in the very latest Sydney papers to hand. Some i stro ng.... remarks appear in a Sydney journal dated , h :', - alarch, and to this the attention of parties - "rested may be usefully drawn. Th e English Stock Market has been flatter, re f" I 'eign newsa sales baying been made. The t; reads unfavourable. Consols have ' „e u 9 8g to ft, the New n per Cents. 101 and he Three per Cents. 99. i /. While political affairs ° ,,Utinue in an unsettled state there is no mone h Tu rkish , y • The statement of the capture of two little ship s by a R uss i an f r i ga te obtains very t 4 le cred ence , an d p ro b a bly th e v essels belonged the Circas s i an s. E xc hequer Bills are 2s. to 3s. Pre mium, only being a decline of Is. to 2s. wForeign Securities share to a slight extent the eariness of Consols. Mexican Bonds have been i; 3 27 i to 28. Equador are quo t e d 6. The Swedish l a tu is at discount. Spanish 3 per Cents. bring t o 2 I, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. 39 ; Austrian T h uus are 9N-, and Dutch 21 per Cents. 641 to 65. i t ;ere ha s b een a bargain in French 41 per Cent. ROntesat 101 50 with the exchange at 25 5. 11.4tailway Shares are all flatter, owing to the ( Vier t one o f th e E ng li s h St oc k Market. The ei is /to per cent. generally, and the prin.- Aal transactions have been in Caledonian, Great ae,stern, North-Western, and York and North d a 7, ll d. French shares have been very little ot e i7 4 in, but they participated in the decline in r„.x. securities. 1 5 , 4.4 Gold Mine Shares are dull, but have not ell quote d l ower. '4 O Shares of the Australian Banks are neglected. th e li p Land Companies' Shares are drooping again, Agricultural being down about 21. Peel jer are k to 1 lower. 6, ainaica Mine Shares are 21 to 1, Metcalf 5i to Sue River to 2 pm. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. ( Front the Official List.) Business done. 3 11411 k Stock ... 228 9 3 1) ,„," Celit. Reduced Annuities. ........ 99- 19 shut 5 ,. 4 - ''' Cent. Consols Annuities ... ,'' :hut• Per Cent. Annuities 10 1 :i 3 A big, . /. , i n 0t u 1d ui 5 t , ie x 5, 10 E 0 x 0 p 1 i . r . e .. 5 .. t,!2 . J .. ;..tn . ..,...1 . 8 .. 6 . 0 5 2 :9 8: 3 i-1 64 15-16 u Isola for Account Ex i coequer Bills, El. tlOOO .E 0 Small .. 32 6 3 2 6 3 2 A lIII CE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. -11 fatb. b all . .41 Bonds, 5 per Cent.' b 1 .', 4 130nds, 1825, 3 per Cent B5 t, 144 , 5 per Cent. Ift-vter Bonds Po e' ' ie4 t , 3 per Cent. gal tt A ii in"e Bonds, 4 per Cent. sbani s h Bonds, 5 per Cent 94i N , a ls i, - per Cent 4Bi i i i s w _ 4 ...oew D e f en . ed 3 per Cent 23h 'edlah L oan , 1 dis p re! , ~_ Dividends on the above payable In London. An -. ;,. ; c11 antes, 41 per Cent. ...... . 101 f 50c Ex. 25f 5c bu s t - V s a u tonds 5 - per Cent. 10 Cu. • ••• ••• 861 Ip` Exchange 2i per Cent at ° 4 _ 06 per Cent. ' Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. 08 a x d 0011 6 0 1 s for Opening 19th July English goo s. noitne commercial intelligence by the overland d mail A is t tektccouraging with regard to lip ° , ay there has been a further d cline consequent hlth" the desire of holders to realise, while e t a h t er C e al w cu a t s ta a , diru 9ll h Prices were nominally the same,. v irlished demand, and the tendency, with the excep ft I,O °ll ' of tl weakness. •as h le metal market, was towards arel „owever, the dullest season. I . leChine h s a e v 7 n c g co h u e n e t n s teliee'''' unf avourable, a concession in rates Pehtl ye tt, at liong Kong by larg? ,so transactions. The Uporteat intelligence by this occasion cew Mercantile interests, is satisfactory, fa t r he t a h s i e n it t N e b n i ld a l e r rn d s Pre e l Z, ll „. o f the rich cotton district of Berar by W hee - ' lll g a means for obtaining n°u respectn abstaince ketitelrer facilities shall be given by the lm p l o n r d t i a a n n t G r o e v su er l n ts - I nee t I° internal improvements, while the a t n o fr oh , f the intention of the European Powers e 0011., nee til e -I uderfere in China has relieved in that Ih er uta created by previous accounts. l c th e eased anxiety for news from the Estt w V g ll b to e felt e eort,,A,,P, IV during the next day or two, b la --,i ou a via erl ,lants tibmotsth univ o ers e a n i t ly th e e i ß p Molda rue s s s s 1 5 a d n s e y n t t e h r e Proil" Ch2ristia t po e p in ulc in t n will take advantage of the A dit-s;etion thus II d (1 1 l and rise to expel the Turks._ 0 freule-ellt olnino: is entertained by many persons7h. e, D ail their trading relations with the Black . Sea and .u t_ll . ing Tibi4l) Pri ncipalities, Possess opportues o t.o j n d a g re i tife r i o tit they admit that their means of informa i T he r to those enjoyed by the Greek houses. v•ces _ the details from Shanghai in the general acl . 1 s an in.i.,lr,leseent mail state that, since the last ad . viee , f a , , ,P 011. ion had become prevalent at Shanghai . of an un tewar%thie feeling being entertained by the insurgents e at4l. (1 , 8 the foreign residents. This circumstance . had . _ N adi a _ ll 3' arisen from their injudicious demonstrations of inee t zluB a, to become partisans on the side of the Govern haeu 'le attempt of the United States' ship Susque exeurai °ge the Yaiag-tse-kiag, followed by an direetir°ll of t nother vessel called the Science in the acted Pro-11, Naninbot of which are said to have of acotive—being little calculated to induce a belief rt t Th e .Y. The advices from Singapore are to the 2d of May. beuo,,,,arkets had been active, but had subsequently 6`" quiet, There were no later accounts from -7"41. 8/ 2s St. St. St. St. 13~ 20 20 50 10 6i 50 SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost 1 and Eastn. Junet ! Binning : Wolverh. Stour Valley . Birkenhd. Lancsh & Cheshire Juuct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., X 20.... Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead ) Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber- deer Junction Do. New East Anglian Do., gm E & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh... Do., do ... IDo., B. and C. East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. Junc..., Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Ediu. Prth. & Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock 0., B. Stock ...... . Gt. Sth. kWest.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle I Do., Thirds Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths D 0., Wst. Riding Un. Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &Southpt London & BlackwaD Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright & S. Cst. Loud. and N. Wcstn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. 5h.,M&8...0 London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndudrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. & Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmug. & Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. l Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 'Norfolk . Northn.Counties Un ,North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Stockton & Hartlop' Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall. Wimbledn & Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland._ Closing Prices V,is day. 27 - 28 - 8 6 die] 20 - 22 3A 2A i 100 - 101 67 -67 i 214 - 224 20 - 21 34 -44 p 8- 9 54 - 52 34 - 4 12f - 131 n - 12 - - 714 - 74 54 - 57 70 - 72 29 7= 31 86 - 87 53 - 53 134 - 136 1110 - 112 881 - 891 - 8 95 - 97 15 - 16 p 77J1 - 78 41- 31 - 151 - 15 8i -- 9 1/ -- lip 1034 -- 1044 114. -- 115 2ip 1 -- I4p 88. -- --894 5. 44d 4. -34 d 12 -- 13 19 -- 21 29i -- 304 3/ -- 2id 714 140 -- 42 ... -^ . 52 54 i i P 4i - 4 d 2i 3 7s 50 —5 28 i 3i 20 33 ... 34 5 - 4id 81 - 9 47 3 / 4 - , t& 95 - 96 59 - 61 62 - 64 70 74 ' li id 17 19 13 15 3i — 34 d 20 21 701 711 354 36 13 14 23 - 25 2i - 3 14' - 154 9 94 31 33 10 10 id par 68i 694 7' 7i 2i 2id 59 -- 60 PREFERENCE SHARES, Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Cork &Bandonsb.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (£7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Lancash.6 p. cts. Edinb Prth.&Dundee 5i per cent. Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. Do. , q p.c. Scrip Gt, Southn.&Westm (Ireland) Eighths) Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock , London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Man., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c Do. 4A per cent. all 3 all all Do Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. Guar. 5i per ct Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolyerh. £l5, 6 p.c Do Shrews. &Birm.N.G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. NeW S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. o. 4 per cent. Pre. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N. Midland H and S. Porch 100 all 3 100 92 96 88 - 92 107 - 109 1108 los 19i —20 i id ipm 6i -- 6 4 -- 4 5 -- 5. i —1, p -- 21 14i -15 h 19i -- 20 3.# - 3i 128 iio 111 - 113 i - 1p 8$ - 84 7 i 105 -- 107 101 - 103 102 - 104 - l 1152 --154 p I WA 1 - - - 157 3i-- 4pl 10 - 11 131 - 14 8 -- 9 101 -- 11 P ... --. ... --- ... . ....." ••• 150 152 par I 116 118 118 122 115 - 117 25 -26 i li -- li 10 -- 11 17 —18 i 1 14, —15 i par i pi 261 -26 A 112 -- 114 19} -20 i id -- 1 103 -- 105 51— 5A i - i pi GN. FOR: A.utwerp &Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. Bcziers to Graissessae Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besaugon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c prof Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. ct. pref Lyons & Mediterran Niadras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (filly. B. SE Ams. Shs ) NorwegianTrunkPrel Paris and Lyons Paris and Paris and Rouen._ Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen anti Havre Royal Swedish ianibre and Meuse ith-Eastrn. of France Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5:1 per c. Prof._ Western of Fiance West. of Switzerland Zealand., 11 d p l 4 —l5 A 5 1p 11 ——1 i 5 it —21 p id 61 -= Pi 4 - - li - 1 11 - i ll ji - .2pl 7i - 71 34i 35 14 —l5 8i 9 15i 15. 10 —42 39 —4l 341 —3; 3h -- 4 d par 181 19 8 82 -5 r - tp - 5 4 4 3 - - - 9. i P 3 = 2 cl, Business done this day. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 185 P. MINES. 1 all'Aqua Fria 1 all Anglo Austria. Gold 4d par 10s. all Anglo Californian ip 1 10 2 Australasian ld par 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera d p 1 all Australian Freehold 4(1 1 all Ave Maria — 1 all Baden (G d. Duchy of) d par 1 all British Austria. Gold d p 20 13.5 British Iron 35 244 Brazilian Imp. (issue d at £5 pm 4 5 30 all Do. Comes & Culada 4 1 5 4/ 20 15 Do, St, John Del Rcy 31 33xd 32 1i 1 all Carson's Creek 40 all Cobre Copper ••• 5 1 Colonial ... 14 Cepiapo St. all Copper Min. of Eng 6O —7O 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 74 p 5 all English and Austria Copper Smeltg. Co 2 —14 d 20 all General 2 all Great Nugget Vein l4 lip 34 2 all Do. Registered ••• 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co. g 1 all Mariquita 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 74 8 1 all New Granada par— 4 p 14 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 10 5 Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg 5 1 Port Philip id 4p 1 1 all Quartz Rock 59 all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 7 9 30 10/ Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian l a p 10 7 Tin Croft 8 —lO 284 all United Mexican 4 44 1 all Waller d 1 all West Granada Id— par 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia BO 82 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 4 —14 p i 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Lond — 20 10 English Scottish and Australian 20 124 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia l4 24 p 144 / 50 20 London and County — 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22,i National of Ireland — 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 5l 53 52 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australn. Bkg & Gold Imp Co id— id 25 all South Australia 5O 52 25 all Union of Australia 76 78 ... 24 Do. New B4 8 i 50 10 Union of London — 40 all !Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 67 69 67 9 20 8 Australsn.Pcific•Mail 10 7 Anstraln. Royal Mail . . 50 38A Brit. American Land 69 71 70 100 324 Canada 65 70 5 5 Crystal Palace 2/— 2ip 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 4 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 20 14 General Screw Steam ... 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land ... 20 74 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 42 44 43 24 1 all Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization 100 284 Van Diemen's Land 18 19 PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JuNx 20. ( From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons. ) SUCCESSION DUTY BILL. Clause 21 (In estimating the annual value of lands used for agricultural purposes, houses, buildings, tithes, teinds, rent-charges, and other property yielding or capable of yielding income not of a fluctuating character, an allow ance shall be made of all necessary outgoings ; but there shall be included in such estimate, in the case of a succes sor not restricted from cutting the timber thereon, the computed annual value of such timber, not being timber planted or left standing for the shelter or ornament of a mansion house, and valued therewith :—Amendment pro posed, to leave out from the word "outgoings," to the end of the clause :—Question put, " That the words but there shall be included, &c.' stand part of the clause :"—The Committee divided—Ayes, 150; Noes, 153. MINORITY—AYES, 150. A'Court, C. Fox, W. J. Mure, Col. Alcock, Thomas Gardner, Richard Norreys, Lord Anderson, Sir James Gladstone, William O'Brien, Patrick Barnes, T. Gladstone, Captain Oliveira, Benjamin Bass, M. T. Glyn, George Carr Osborne, Ralph Beaumont, W. B. Goderlch, Viscount Paget Lord George Bell, J. Goodman, Sir G. Palmer, R. Berkeley, Adm. Graham, Sir James Palmerston, Via. Bethell, Richard Greene, J. Pechell, Sir G. Bonham-Carter, John Grenfell, C. Pellatt, A Boyle, Col. Hadfield, George Philippe, J. H. Brand, H. Hall, Sir Benjamin l'hillimore, R. Brockman, E. D. Basile, Alexander Phinn, T. Brotherton, J. Butte, Archibald Pilkington, James Bruce," 11. A. Headlam, T. E. Pinney, W. Butler, Charles Herbert, Sidney Robartes, T. J. A. Bymr, G. H. Charles Hervey, Lord Alfred Russell, LordJ. Cardwell, lion. E. Hindley, Charles Russell, F. C. Challis, Alderman Hogg, Sir James W. Russell, F. W. Chambers, T. Hughes, W. B. &obeli, Captain Christy, S. Butt, William Seymour, W. 0 Clay. Sir W. Ingham, R. Shafto, R. D. Cobden, Richard Johnstone, James Shelburne, Earl Cockburn, Sir A. Johnstone. Sir J. Shelley, Sir J. V. Collier, Robert P. Keating, Robert Sheridan. It. B. Cowan, Charles Keogh, William Smith, R. V Cowper, W. F. Kinnaird, A. 1. Smollett, A. 1 Craufurd, E. 11. J. Kiik, William Stuart, Lord D. Crook, J. Labouchere, 11. Swift, R. Crossley, F. Laing, S. Tancred,:ll. W. Crowder, Richard B. Langston, J. M. Thicknease, R. A. Dalrymple, Vise. Langton, 11. G. Thompson, G. Dasliwood, Sir G. Layard, A. 11. Villiers, Rt. lime. Davie, Sir H. Locke, J. Vivian, J. H. Denison, E. Lowe, R. Walmsloy, Si r J. Duncan, George Luce, T. Warner, E. Dunlop, A. Mackie , J. Wickham, H. Whitbread, Samuel Ellice, E. Macgregor , John Elliot, John Marshall , W. Emlyn, Viscount Massey, W. Wilkinson, W. A. Esmonde. John Masterman, John Wilcox, B. Evans, William Matheson, Sir I. Williams, W. Ewart, William Mauls, Colonel Wilson, J. Fagan, W. Miall, E. Wise, A. Fergus, J. Milligan, R. Wortley, Jas. Stead Ferguson, Col. Mills, T. Wrightson, W. Fitzgerald, W. R. S. Milner, W. M. E. Wyvill, M. Forster, Charles Monck, Lord Young, Sir John Forster, J. Moncrieff, J. TELLERS. Fertescue. Chichester Monsen, William Hayter, W. G. Fox, R. Morriso D. Berkeley, Grenville. MAJORITY—NOES, Is. Acland, Sir T. Farrer, James Neeld, John Adderley, C. Fellowes, Edward Newark, Viscount Aglionby, it. A. Filmer, Sir Edmund Newelegate, C. Alexander, J. Floyer. John Oakes, J. H. P. Archdall, Captain M. Forbes, W. Packenham, E. Arkvir right, G. Forster, Sir (leo. Pakington, Sir John Aspinall, J. T. Franklyn, G. W. calmer, Robert Bailey, Sir J. Frewen, C. H. Parker, R. T. Baird, James Graham, Lord M. W. Percy, J. Ball, Edward Granby, Marquis Pigott. F. Bankes, G. Greaves, Edward Pollard-Urquhart, W. Baring, T. Greene, T. Portman, W. Barrow, Wm. 11. Grogan, E. Powlett, Lord W. Bateson, T. Gwyn, bowel Prime, R. Bennet, Philip Hanmer, Sir J. Ramaden, Sir J. Bentinck, Lord 11. Hawkins, William Robertson, P. F. Dentinck, G. P. Hayes, Sir E. Rushout, Captain Berkeley, Craven F. Heneage, G. F. Sanders, G. Blair, Colonel Henley, J. W. Sawle, C. B. G. Booth, Sir R. Herbert, 11. A. Seymer, 11. K. Bowyer, George Hilciyard, R. Seymour, Lord Bramston. T. W, Hume, W. F. Sibthorp, Colonel Browne, V. Irton, Samuel Smijth, Sir W. Bruce, C. L. C. Joliiffe, Sir W. G.H. Smith, W. M Buller, Sir J. Jones, Captain Smyth, R. J. Bunbury, W. Kendall, N. Somerset, Captain Burrell, Sir C. M. Ker, D. S. Spooner, Richard Burroughes, Henry N. King, James King Stafford, A. Butt, Gco. Medd Kingscote, R. N. F. Stafford, Marquis Butt, I. Knlghtley, Rainald Stirling,:W. Calrns,ll.M`Calmont Knox, Colonel Strickland, Sir G. Campbell, Sir A. Knox, W. S. Start. 11.9. Carnac, Sir J. Rivett Laflan, R. M. 'Talbot, C. Cayley, E. S. Lockhart, A. E. Tudway, R. C. Chelsea, Viscount Lockhart, W. Tyler, Sir G. Christopher, R. A. Lovable, Lord Vance, J. Clive, R. H. Lowden, P. Van sittart, George H Clive. R. Lowther, Colonel Villiers, Francis Codrington, Sir Wm. Lowther, Captain Vivian. J. Ennis Colville, C. R. Macartney, G. Vyvyan, Sir R. Conolly, T. Manus, Richard Waddington, H. Davison, R. March, Earl of Walcot, Adm. Dent, J. Maxwell, James P. Wall, Charles Baring Hering, Sir E. Michell, W. Walsh, Sir J. B. Dod. J. W. Montgomery, Sir G. West, Frederick R. Drummond, Henry Moo -e, Ross S. Whitmore, Henry Duff, G. Mostya, E. M. Wyndham, W. buncombe, W. E. Mullings, J. R. Wynn, Herbert W. Dunne, Col. Mundy William York, E. T. East, Sir J. B. Murrough, J. P. TZLLF.IB. Egerton. E. Naas, Lord Troltope, Sir J. Farnham, E. Basil Napier, J. Taylor, Col. LLOYDS' SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) br L ee O z N e D n O n N a , cl J o ll u n d e y, 2 w W 0. nd at Noon, E. to N.E. ; light FALMOUTH, June 20. —Wind, N. Arrived—Cam oneza p , Bahia ; Archimed es , M a t an zas ; C. C. Dow, H avanna h. with in. Off Port—Vernon, sombay. BRISTOL, June 20.—Wind, N. E. Arrived—Ajax, Trinid a d ; Empire, Havannah ; Humboldt, St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Jessy, Barbadoes. HARTLEPOOL, June 20.—Wind, N.E.; variable. Sailed —Den Elspout, Singapore. HARWICH, June 20.—A bag of about 200 tons, sup posed to be the Jane or Return, of Sunderland, is sunk in , 10 fathoms water, betwe en the ' Nudelli and the Barrows. QUEBEC, Jun e 4.—The Daedalus, arrived here May 29, from Falmouth, was in contact, May 12, lat. 47, long. 50, _Hull, an T d he rec io e n iv a, ed ir s o o ta m p e ai da m m o a u g th e ; makes with m AtuhLeltitss Aprilof three inches water per hour, and the crew refuse to work. I3osToN, June 8.--The Douglas (British brig), Bridport to Maitland, U.S., went on shore on Guy Head 3d inst., but was expected off. The Bombay Government have given notice of the re payment of the 5 per cent. debt of 1825-26, holders having the option of accepting in its stead the 4 per cent. loan opened in 1843. COURT CIRCULAR. The Society of the Cologne Choral Union attended at half-past 9 o'clock y es t er d a y morning in Buckingham Palace, and sung several of their vocal pieces, conclud ing with " God Savo the Queen." Their Majesties the King and Queen of Hanover visited the Queen yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace, where they arrived at 20 minutes past 3 o'clock, and were received on their arrival by her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting. In attendance on their Majesties were Baroness Ga belentz, Lord Elphinstone, Major-General Buckley, and Baron de Boddien, A.D.C. The Queen of Hanover left, attended by Baroness Gabelentz. The King of Hanover accompanied the Queen and Prince Albert at 10 minutes before 4 o'clock to the St. James's Theatre, to honour with their presence the per formance of the Cologne Choral Union, for the benefit of the German Hospital at Dalston. The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Desart, Lord Rivers, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Major-General Buckley, Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, and Baron de Boddien. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompa nied by her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, visited her Majesty yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Saxe-Cobourg Gotha, attended by Baroness de Wanghenheim and Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, went yesterday to inspect the Tower of London. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Glocester yesterday at Glocester-house. The Crown Prince and the Princesses of Hanover paid a visit to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yes terday at Clarence-house, St. James's. A deputation from the Protestant Alliance had an in terview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Home-office, to present a memorial to her Majesty on the subject of nunneries, praying the Queen to grant her sanction to a measure which will provide for women in convents such facilities as are requisite for the unre stricted enjoyment of the rights assured to British sub jects, and the privileges granted in general to the inha bitants of her Majesty's dominions. The deputation consisted of the Earl of Shaftesbury (chairman), Lord H. Cholmondeley, M.P., Mr. W. Miles, M.P., Sr Harry Verney, Mr. E. H. Baldock, M.P., Mr. A. E. Fuller, M.P., Mr. R. C. L. Bevan, Rev. Dr. Duff (Calcutta), Mr. T. Hamilton, Mr. H.Gore Langton, M.P. (Bristol), Mr. Brocas (Shrewsbury Protestant Alliance), Mr. Croft Moody and Mr. John Elliott (Southampton Protestant Alliance), Mr. W. H. Frend (Durham), Mr. P. T. O'Malley, Q.C., Rear-Admiral Hope, C. 8., Rev. Dr. Bryson (Wolverhampton Protestant Alliance), Captain John Trotter, Mr. Oliphant, Rev. R. Parkinson (Lowes toft), Major Little, Rev. Dr. Bunting, Mr. J. Lord, Mr. Thomas Thomson (Taunton), Rev. W. H. Rule, Mr. J. Cook Evans, Rev. Charles Kemble, Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel, Mr. Street (Clerkenwell Protestant Al liance), Rev. Dr. Steane, Mr. W. Dugmore, Lieu tenant-General Maclnnes, Rev. W. Arthur, the Earl of Roden, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Rev. Sir H. Moncrieff, Rev. Dr. Candlish (Scottish Reforma tion Society), Colonel Alexander , and Mr. G. Poynder (Blackheath Protestant Alliance), Rev. A. L. Courte nay, Rev. Dr. Marsh, Mr. J. Braithwaite, Mr. Bal lance, Dr. Macbride (Oxford), Mr. Harwood, H. Har wood, Mr. H. Graham (Carlisle Protestant Alliance), Mr. F. Hickman, Mr. Wells and Mr. Fidler (Newbury Protestant Alliance), Mr. Henry Hose (Norwood Pro testant Alliance), Rev. W. Bruce, and Mr. E. Upfold Bristol Protestant Alliance), Mr. J. Partridge (Bir mingham Protestant Alliance), Mr. D. Hazard and Rev. R. Maguire (Islington Protestant Institute), Rev. Henry Robbins (East London Protestant Alliance), Mr. Wilbraham Taylor, Rev. Dr. Thomson, Rev. J. W. Reeve, Mr. J. M'Gregor khonorary secretary), and Captain Giberne (secretary.) The Turkish Minister visited the Earl of Clarendon yesterday at the Foreign-office. A deputation on the subject of the Galway Harbour and Improvement Bills had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell yesterday at the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Mr. O'Flaherty, M.P., Mr. Blake, M.P., Mr. Blakeney, solicitor, and Mr. Brydon, Parliamentary agent. The Duke of Beaufort had an interview with Vis count Palmerston yesterday at the Home-office. A deputation from the Scotch Universities—consist ing of Rev. Dr. Brown, rector of St. Andrew's ; Sir David Brewster, Principal of the United Colleges ; Dr. Day, Professor of Medicine ; Mr. Connell, Professor of Chemistry ; Dr. Allen-Thompson, Professor of Anatomy, Glasgow ; Rev. Dr. Jackson, Professor of Ecclesiastical History ; and Dr. Anderson, Professor of Chemistry— had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday. The deputation was accompanied by Mr. Lockhart, M.P. for Lanarkshire ; Mr. M'Gregor, M.P. for Glas gow ; and Mr. Thompson, M.P. for Aberdeen. A deputation, consisting of Dr. Candlish, Dr. Cun ningham, Dr. Duff, and Sir H. Moncrieff, had also an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Home-office. HER MAJESTY'S CONCERT. The Queen gave last evening, at Buckingham Palace, a Concert, to which their Majesties the King and Queen of Hanover, the members of the Royal family, and a large party of the nobilay and gentry were invited. Their Majesties the King and Queen of Hanover ar rived at the Palace at 26 minutes past 9 o'clock, attended by Baroness Decken, Baroness Gabelentz, Countess Bernstorff, Baron de Malortie, Le General Count Decken, Lord Elphinstone, Major-General Buckley, Baron Hedemann Baron de Boddien, Baron de Reitz enstein, Baron d'lssendorff, Baron de Wense, Dr. Kauf mann Dr. Lex, and Mr. R. Fitzroy Somerset. _ . Their Majesties were received in the Grand Hall by the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord Chamberlain ; Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice-Chamberlain : and also by the Lady and the Maids of Honour in Waiting to the Queen, and the Lords, Grooms, and Equerries in Waiting to the Queen and Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Glocester was attended by Lady Georgina Bathurst. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary arrived, attended by Lady Suf field and Baron Knesebeck. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Cobourg Gotha joined the Royal circle, attended by Baroness d• Wangenhelin, Baron Seebach, and Baron Treskow. Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess and the Duchess Caroline of Meck lenburgh Strelitz arrived, attended by Lady Caroline Cust, Baroness Wenchstein, and Baron Liihe. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge was at tended by Lord W. Paulet. Her Serene Highness the Princess Adelaide of Hohen lobe was attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their august guests, and followed by the distinguished party honoured with invitations, entered the Picture Gallery, which was fitted up for the concert, at a quarter before 10 o'clock. The Queen and the as sembled company being seated, the concert commenced. The following was the programme : PARTE PRIMA. Chorus, " Witmer fahrt," by the Cologne Choral Union, under the direction of Herr Franz Weber Mendelssohn. Air, " Macht man ins Leben," Herr Formes (Die Throne) Holzel. Trio, Giovinetto cavalier," Mesdames Bosio, Castellan e Viardot (II Crociato in Egitto) Mayerbecr. Air, " Deh vieni non tardar," Madame No vello (Nozzo di Fizaro) Quartetto " Dall' oriente," Mesdames Bosio e Viardot, Signor Gardoni e Herr Formes Rossini. Air, " Figlia mia," Signor Ronconi Handel. Quartett and Chorus, " Die jungen Musikan ton by the Cologne Choral Union Kuckon. PARTE SECONDA. Chorus, " Das Kirchlein," by the Cologne Choral Union Air, " Mi par the un lungo secolo," Madame Bosio (Nina Pazza) Duo, " Quel sepolcro," Madame Novello o Signor Ronconi (Agnese) Paer. Romanza, " Della scra quando e I'ora," Sig nor Gardoni (Euryanthe) Duo, " Vanne se alberghi in petto," Mes dames Castellan e Viardot (Andronico) Mercadante. Chorus, " Liebe and Wein," by the Cologne Choral Union Mr. Costa presided at the pianoforte. THE KING AND QUEEN OP HANOVER. The King of Hanover gave audience yesterday morn ing to Lord and Lady Lyndhurst, and several other pri vate friends of his Majesty. At 3 o'clock his Majesty, accompanied by the Queen of Hanover, who left the residence of the Legation for the first time yesterday, went to Buckingham Palace to pay a visit to the Queen and Prince Albert. The Queen left the Palace, attended by her lady in waiting, at 4 o'clock, and drove to St. James's Palace, to pay a visit to the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Ma jesty returned to the Legation, and afterwards took a drive in the Parks with her illustrious relative. The King of Hanover accompanied the Q ueen an d Prince Albert to the St. James's Theatre at 4 o'clock, to honour the performance of the Cologne Choral Union with their presence. Her Majesty brought the King home to the residence of the Legation in her own car riage at 5 o'clock. The King afterwards took equestrian exercise in Hyde-park, accompanied by Baron Reitzenstein. The Crown Prince and the Princesses of Hanover paid a visit to the Duchess of Kent yesterday, and after wards took a drive to Hampstead. In the course of yesterday the King of Hanover in structed his Excellency Count Kielmansegge to wait upon the Countess de Bille at the residence of the Danish Legation, in Lower Berkeley- s t ree t, f or t h e pur pose of offering his Majesty's condolences on the melan choly bereavement she has sustained. The King and Queen of Hanover attended the State concert at Buckingham Palace last night. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.—A meeting took place at the Town•hall, Manchester, last evening, to confer upon the propriety of representing to Parliament the necessity of securing at this juncture the future deve lopetnent of the resources of India. VESSEL STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.—During a severe storm of thunder, lightning, and rain whi c h passe d over Liverpool on Sunday, the fine ship the Prince of the Seas, from St. Johns, N. 8., lying in the Brunswick Dock, was struck by the electric fluid, which split her main royal-mast, royal yard, and destroyed her signals. COUNTY OF EDINBURGH ELECTION.—The Sheriff has fixed Saturday, the 25th inst., for the election of a mem ber for this county. LITERATUBR. l'he Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon. By Nalieob Risk Allah EffenCli. Madden. The object of this work is to give a description of the religion and habits of the people of Syria. The Author has made use of the parabolical style in the choice of the title. " The Thistle that is in Lebano,u is the harassed, weak, yet simple disciple of the E l Istern Church; and the Cedar that was in Lebanon is the true Church of Christ, whose seeds were first ( 2enved from those holy shores." It is truly stated in these pages that the love of country is inherent iLi every race, and that the native of neglected Syria still clings to the soil that gave him birth. The book is well written throughout, and indeed in some pants the style is adorned by elo quent expression. .In conclusion, the author ob serves that, in passig through other countries, especially in observing eie wealth and magnificence of Great Britain, he conk! not but mourn over the barrenness of his own land. " How are the mighty fallen ! But Hope shall shine in the eastern skies, and the bright morning star rise again." None can fail to echo this wish after reading the touching descriptions and moving details here met with of the Land of Promise. Annals, Anecdotes, and Legends—a Chronicle of ‘fe Assurance. By John Francis. Longman and Co. It is justly observed in the preface of this work that " men toil, work, slave—nay, almost sin for their families ; they do everything but insure." It is indeed strange how comparatively few avail them selves of its advantages, and the author's chief de sire is to induce those who are ignorant of the system to turn their attention to the subject. In tracing the history of life assurance we are con ducted through many striking scenes, and learn many curious incidents. The anecdotes, however, are not always creditable to human nature, for many dark instances are cited when insurances having been effected for sinister purposes, the in sured mysteriously died soon after. Whether the author thinks these annals are an inducement to insure we know not, but it is singular he should show us so many dark sides of the picture when his object is to recommend the system. Though it is true that in all the cases want of circumspection on the part of the officers, or want of prudence on the part of the sufferers, caused the calamities. The latter case is especially exemplified in the tragic history of Helen Abercrombie, the victim of Wain wright, the original of Gabriel Varney. It is indeed a curious and interesting record on a subject of sufficient importance to attract and originality to entertain the reader, and in the chequered chronicles of life assurance we may find much to study, to amuse, and to improve. Traits of American Indian Life. By a Fur Trader. Smith, Elder, - and Co. Being one of a class who necessarily hold much intercourse with the Indian tribes, the author has thought the present assortment of anecdotes and sketches would possess the value of authentic in formation. Those unacquainted with the pecu liarities of the American Indians will here find much novel and entertaining variety. The ac counts on the whole are not favourable, as it is curious to observe how many of the anecdotes relate to murders, suicides, and other family tragedies. The Jerusalem Delivered of Torquato Tasso. Translated by Alex. Cuninghara Robertson. Blackwood. It is most probable that this work will be a source of gratification to many. The celebrated poem it represents to our view in our own language will never fail to attract attention and excite en thusiasm. The mode of expression here chosen is very pleasing and graceful. The text is adhered to sufficiently for the purpose, while it is not over studied, so as to . produce harshness or unevenness in the metre, as is often the case in works like the present. The following two verses are a specimen of the style : " I sing the pious arms and captain, who Gave liberty to Christ's great sepulchre ; Much did his counsels, much his right hand do ; To win the glorious prize, much did he bear : In vain hell thwarted him ; and vainly, too, Asia and Libya leagued together were ; For him God favoured, and his comrades led Back to the holy banners when they strayed. " 0 Muse ! not thou who dost thy brow attire With the swift•fading bays of Helicon ; But who on high, amid the angelic choir, Art crowned with an immortal starry zone, Do thou my breast with heavenly flame inspire ; Do thou my song enlighten ; nor disown The bard, if sometimes, to adorn a hue, He weave in it a charm which is not thine." Tropical Lays and other Poems. By Henry G. Dalton. London : J. Evans, Portugal-street, Lincoln's-inn-Fields. .111 - Oif Of the pieces in this collection were written at an early age, and necessarily bear the impress of immature judgment and untutored fancy, though by no means deficient in taste or poetic feeling. The tropics are rich in material for the poet, teem ing as they do with a luxuriance and variety of vegetation unknown to higher latitudes ; and in some of the verses, devoted to the description of local scenery, we obtain a glimpse of the region to which they refer with its colossal shrubs, its silent savannahs, its gorgeous birds, its burning sun, and the rude aboriginal who treads its torrid soil. We select the following from a poem entitled " The Sea Shell," which appears to us picturesque and characteristic : " Oh 1 I could linger on each fertile spot, And sing their beauties with a heartfelt praise, And speak of Martinique and Guadeloupe, Antigua, Montserrat, and neighb'ring isles, Whose coral reefs and dread volcanic earth, Now bloom with foliage of the palm and cane— Could tell a legend sad of death and crime, Of India's wronged and slaughter'd race, Of bold adventurers and of slavery; Of lawless buccaneers and pirates fierce, Who liv'd like serpents coil'd about these rocks; Of battles perilous by sea and land, Of civil broils, and riots, and revolts ; Of tempests wild, and dreadful hurricanes, Of awful earthquakes, and of pestilence, Which strikes the white man down like lightning flame, And sweeps him from the earth as if in wrath." The idea in some subsequent lines of " The Sea Shell," assuming, in the author's words, " A voice within Like to the wailing of departing soul," is highly poetical and well expressed. We are sure our readers will concur with us in considering that the following excerpt from a poem on "Morning" convoys a very favourable impression of Mr. Dal ton's poetic powers : " Mark the whole earth awake like man to toil, And do the bidding of their destiny : The lofty tree to spread its branches out, The lofty mind to stamp its deeds on time ; The humble plant to strive and seek to live, The lowly heart to do its work and die." It is to be regretted that some of the verses in this volume relating to miscellaneous subjects do not display the taste in selection or skill in treatment which we should have anticipated from the majority of the author's productions. This remark, however, does not apply to those portions of the work in which he depicts the scenes and traits of character peculiar to the tropics. The book is very neatly got up. We shall look with interest to another work from the same pen, which would, we have no doubt, be very acceptable to many who may peruse the present publication. The author pos sesses many of the elements essential to success, and, with care and attention, he may assume a very respectable position among the poets of the present day. THE EARTHMEN, EXHIBITED AT 31, REGENT-STREET. —" The proper study of mankind is man," and the two individuals, male and female, of a race nearly extinct, are a proper study for the Ethnologist, as they form the last connecting link of the human chain. They are a South African tribe from the Orange River, and derive their name from the fact of their burrowing in the earth. The Hottentots and Kafirs hunt them for sport as vermin. The two specimens now exhibiting are 40 inches in height, and they never exceed 4 feet. They are 14 and 16 years of age, respectively, but they appear only as children of 5 or 6 years. Since their introduction into this country in 1851 they have ac quired some knowledge of the English language, and will no doubt become very intelligent. Already they con verse, dance, sing, and play on the piano. They possess a cast of features somewhat resembling the Chinese, but the flat nose devoid of cartilage, and the thick lips denote their African origin. They have a bronze skin smooth to the touch, with hair growing on their heads in ball like tufts. They are naked to the waist, which has a girdle of feathers, and the neck decorated with coloured glass beads. They are well proportioned with a natural grace in their movements, and altogether . there is a pleasing attraction in these little dark fairy's. As far as can be judged of such elfin-forms, the physical confor mation of the head denotes a capability of the mental powers, if not to the fullest extent, certainly to an extent that many Europeans never attain. The intention of the exhibition is to form a fund for their education and future maintenance. THE CHURCH IN WALES.—The clergy of the diocese of St. David's have resolved to present their diocesan the Right Rev. Dr. Thirlwall with a portrait of his lord ship, as a token of the high estimation in which he is held by his clergy, and an acknowledment of the talent and ability with which he has administered to the tem poral and spiritual wants of his diocese. The execution of the work has been intrusted to Mr. Samuel Lawrence, of London. Many of the edifices throughout the prin cipality have been repaired and reopened lately, and at several places new churches are in course of erection— viz., at Verwig, near Cardigan ; Bala, Aberystwyth, Carnarvon; Egiwysfair, Sic. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY. ) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. The Spitalfields to Shoreditch Improvement Bill was read a second time. TURKEY' AND GREECE. Colonel DUNNE understood that a dispute had arisen between Turkey and Greece relative to certain villages situated on the frontiers of the two countries, which were claimed by Turkey. This dispute, it was said, had been referred to this country for arbitration, and he wished to know if that really was so ? Lord J. RUSSELL said there had been no arbitra tion on this subject, but the Turkish Government having stated their intentions to send troops to occupy these villages, the Government of Greece, who disputed the claim of Turkey, resolved to dispatch a force to the frontier for the purpose of resisting the attempt of Turkey to take possession. The English ambassador, however, in connection with the representative s of other powers, intimated a wish to the Turkish Government that no force should be resorted to until the whole ques tion had been considered by Great Britain, France, and Prussia. (Hear.) These powers, after going into the whole question, came to the unanimous opinion that according to the settlement of 1832, the villages rightly belonged to Turkey, and upon the expression of that opinion, the Greek Government im mediately withdrew their hostility to the claims of Turkey. SUCCESSION DUTIES BILL. The house then went again into committee on this bill. Clause 17 was agreed to. On clause 18, " Duties to be paid on the successor be coming entitled in possession ; but in case of outstanding interests, on the determination thereof." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER proposed the following proviso :—" Provided that no duty shall be payable upon the determination of any lease purporting at the date thereof to be at rack rent in respect to any in crease accruing to the succession on such determination." A long conversation ensued, in the course of which, Mr. HENLEY said the proviso would, no doubt, be an improvement; but was it intended to extend to leases on lives in the same way as to leases for years? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that the clause would make no distinction latever be tween the two species of leases. The question of the per sons that would be in possession before the commencement of the act's operation, stood over. Sir F. KELLY saggested a case where a man was the holder of a lease upon a piece of land covered with houses, the ground rent of which was 1,0001. a year. When the lease fell in the property might be worth 10,0001. a year. Would the duty become payable on that increase of value accruing? Ho might also put a case where no duty had been paid, but in which, at some future period, leases might fall in and increase the value of the property. Would duty be payable in that case also ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that under the clause the operation of the bill would be exactly analogous to that of the Legacy Duties Act. Mr. MULLINGS begged to move that those words be added to the proviso, "Or for a fine, or partly for a fine and partly for a reserved rent." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was a very obvious distinction between the case contem plated by the proviso, and that contemplated by the pro posed addition. In the former all the tax that was justly due would have been paid ; whereas in the latter case the duty on the increased value would remain unsatisfied. Mr. FRESHFIELD suggested that difficulties would arise as to whether a lease had or had not been at rack rent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the same point arose under the existing law, and was to be determined by the simple fact whether or not there was any other consideration named in the lease. If there was not, it would be assumed that it was at rack rent. Mr. MULLINGS suggested the words, " Or as to a lease granted after the commencement of this act." The SOLICITOR-GENERAL was willing to accede to this latter suggestion. Mr. HEADLAM said the two classes of leases which had been referred to were very different. In the one case the increased value on the renewal of a lease would be very small, having arisen only from cultivation or similar causes, and the tax ought not to be charged. In the other case, the increased value arising from the falling in of building leases would be very great, and ought to be taxed. Mr. MALINS did not see that the difference between cases in which the lessee paid, say a premium of 1001. and a rent of 51., and where he paid no premium, but a rent, of 81., was so great that they ought to bo treated dif ferently. Mr. BARROW said it would be most unjust if the enor mous estates at present on building leases should be al lowed to escape. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the proviso guarded the possessor of property from being charged with the succession duty on any higher value than was indicated by the reserved rent, provided that could be considered a rack-rent at the time the lease was entered into. It was also applicable to leases for years ; and these two provisos he thought would render the clause acceptable. Sir F. KELLY called attention to the case of leases which were renewable on a small fine, and where conse quently the rent could not be considered a rack-tent. He hoped such leases would have the benefit of the proviso. Where there was a great increase in the value of the pro perty between the granting and the falling in of a lease, as of house property in the metropolis, he understood such property would be liable ; but if any doubt existed, it would be better to set it at rest by the introduction of a few words into the clause. The SOLICITOR -GENERAL said, they could not draw a line without placing on opposite sides cases that were very similar. There was, however, a great difference between leases granted at a rack rental, and those on which a small premium was payable. But there would be no hardship, as all the successor would have to pay on would be the dif ference in amount between the reserved rent and the actual value. There were numerous cases presenting small points of difference ; but it was beyond the power of humanity to legislate for every one of these. After a few words from Mr. Michell, Mr. Headlam, Mr. Millings, and Mr. Spoouer, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the general rule of the bill was this :—That where there had been alienation, and in consequence of that alienation the alienee became liable to a succession duty, that duty would be determined by the relation in which the alienor of the property stood to the successor. The proviso was then agreed to. On the question that clause 19 do stand part of the bill, Mr. HENLEY called attention to an alternative in the clause which gave the tax collectors the option of either enforcing the tax the moment the succession took place, or not until the rents and profits were received. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there was a provision in a subsequent clause which would prevent the duty being enforced immediately. Or, if that were not so, words to that effect would be introduced. Sir J. PAKINGTON referred to a case where a gentle man had inherited property from his uncle, but the aunt continued in possession for life. He was about to build a house on the estate for his own convenience, and wished to know whether, under this bill, he should be subject to the succession duty on the money he laid out in building. He (Sir John) should be glad to have the opinion of the learned Solicitor-General on this point. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said if the right hon. baronet would give him a copy of the case, he should be glad to give his opinion on it. (Great laughter.) From the statement now made, assuming that the widow would have no interest in the house, he presumed the duty would not be payable. If the widow was willing to surrender her life interest, pro Canto, so as to enable the reversioner to build a house, it would be impossible for that to be consi dered as part of the life interest. Sir J. PAKINGTON put some other similar questions, to which The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that it might be easy to answer those questions, but were he to do so, he might be called on to answer a number of others, where the circumstances slightly differed. Sir J. PAKINGTON said this was a case which had come under his own knowledge, and there were doubtless numerous others where great hardship would be inflicted ; for instance, where the reversioner had already laid out, his money, and would not take the precautions pointed out by the Solicitor-General. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said he could not but admire the care taken to protect real property under this bill. (Hear, hear.) Real property, it should be remembered, paid only half the duty that would be paid by other property. If the gentleman referred to by the right hon. baronet had invested his money in funds or the shares, ho would have been taxed much more heavily. There was not a servant in the right hon. baronet's employ who would not have to pay on a legacy of 201., left him by a stranger in blood, twenty times as much as the gentleman whose case had been referred to. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H. DRUMMOND complained of gentleman speak ing without understanding the operation of the clause. Mr. WILLIAMS said his observations were in reply to the remarks of the right hon. gentleman (Sir J. Paking ton), and were not intended to apply to the clause itself. After a few words from Mr. PHILLIMORE, The SOLICITOR -GENERAL said that he-would con• Bider whether a clause might not be introduced enacting that where money was laid out by the reversioner to an estate before the reversion accrued the money so expended should not be taken into account in the computation of the value of that estate. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the hon. gentleman the member for Lambeth was justified in speaking as he did, because the right hon. gentleman (Sir J. Pakington) had instanced the particular case he put as a proof of the unwisdom of the general principle of the bill. But that case applied to leasehold property, and it seemed rather strange that the right hon. gentleman only now found out that it was so exceedingly oppressive. (Hear.) He admitted that difficulties appertained to the bill ; but they were not now introduced for the first time, having existed in the same form, or rather in a greatly exaggerated form, in the Legacy Duties Act. (Hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON expressed his satisfaction at the intention of the Solicitor-General. With regard to the remarks of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that he had not found out till now the oppressive nature of this tax, he had only to state that he had never been called on to express an opinion of the existing legacy duty. (Hear.) If he had been called on to give au opinion, he should not hesitate to declare that no tax could be more oppressive or more painful in its character, for it was on misfortune. (Hear.) But it was no reason because this tax—which was a bad tax--existed already, that it should be extended to real property. Mr. WILLIAMS said that if a poor widow had been left 201. by her father-in-law, she would be liable to a tax of 12. per cent. (Hear, hear.) They had heard a good deal of late of rateable property, but the right hon. gent]: - man (Sir J. Pakington) did not seem to be aware that more than one-third of the existing rateable property paid legacy duty and probate duty also. (Hear, hear.) The clause was then agreed to. On clause 20, which proposes that the interest of the successor to real property is to be considered an annuity, Sir F. KELLY said that this bill, if carried out in its present form, would produce inequalities and injustice great as any that existed under the Income Tax Bill. 31 0 would put the following case. Suppose two children of four years of age each wore left estates of 1,0001, a year. Their interest would be equal to 20 year s ' purchase, or. 20,0001. He would suppose these two children to be iu that degree of relationship to their predecessors, that would make them liable to the tax of 5 per cent., that was to say 1,0001., which was to bo paid, as the clause was now framed, in fire years, at the rate of 2001. a year. Now, ono of these children might die at the end of the five years, when the estate would pass away from him and perhaps from his family ; the other child might live for 50 or 55 years after that period ; so that the person who enjoyed the estate for this lengthened period woulttonly pay the 1 same amount of duty that was paid by the other in live years. Was this justice ? Was it not rather strikingly unjust and unequal? (H ear , hear.) Now he proposed to remedy this injustice and inequality in a very simple manner, namely, by enacting that the 1 ,0001. duty should be levied, not by instalments of 2001, for five years, but by an annual payment of 001. a year as long as the indi vidual should live ; that was to say, he would levy the duty in proportion to the duration of the enjoyment of the estate by the individual. Ho was aware t h at 1,0001., raised by 501. a year for a man's life, was not quite equiva lent to 1,0001. raised iu five years at 2001. a year, and that it might he necessary, on that account, to make a small addition to the amount of the tax. According to his pro posal, then, if the person lived but two years, he would only pay 100/. ; but if ho lived 80 years, ho would have to pay 501. a year for that period. He would not propose any alteration in the clause till he heard what answer the Government gave. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not certain whether the honourable and learned gentleman meant to apply his remarks to all descriptions of property or to real property only. (Hear, hear.) Sir F. KELLY said that he confined his suggestion to that which was the subject of the clause, but he would have no objection to apply the same principle to personal property if the circumstances were strictly analogous. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did not think the hon. and learned gentleman had well con sidered the nature or the consequences of his own sugges tion. The hon. and learned gentleman said it was urgent that the change he proposed should be made on the ground of injustice, but if it was urgent in the case of real pro perty, it vas more urgent in the case of personal property. (Hear.) The hon. and learned gentleman drew a very piteous case of two children of four years of age coming into the enjoyment of 1,0001. a year, but he ought to recol lect that in the case of personal property the tax—and therefore the injustice--was equal. The hon. and learned gentleman proposed to substitute an annual payment for that proposed in the bill, as a means of remedying the in justice and inequality which he said existed ; but how would that apply in the case of a person coming into pos session of unsettled property, where the party had to pay ten per cent. legacy duty an d 2A per cent. prob a t e duty ? (Hear, hear.) The effect of such a change would be to break up the legacy and probate duties. (Hear.) He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) saw no political or social evil or injustice in the present mode of raising the tax. Did the hon. and learned gentleman suppose, when he talked of a child of four years old coming into the enjoyment of a property, that the demands upon that child were as heavy as when he was 30 or 40 years old ? The hon. and learned gentleman did not think so. What then became of the inequality? The care of the hon. and learned gentleman seemed to be for that class of pirsons whom the late Syd ney Smith described as " the little legislators who were receiving the plums ant cake after dinner." (Hear, and laughter.) The principle of a succession tax was, that it was a tax on the transference of property from one gene ration to another ; but the hon. and learned gentleman eroposed, in respect to real property, to change the succes sion tax into an annual tax. But if they did that they must extend the same principle to personal property, and when that was done they would have that property tax which the right hon. gentleman opposite (Sir J. Faking ton), quoting Adam Smith, so much objected to. How would this annual tax work? The range of inequality under the tax would be from 1 to 20, irrespective of the shortness of life. Did the hon. and learned gentleman think that an annual tax so graduated would rest on a safe basis ? (Hear.) Did the hon. gentleman consider whether she person whose tax was measured by 20 or the person whose tax was measured by 1 would be the greatest suf ferer ? The tax, if levied in the form proposed by the hon. and learned gentleman, might afford some mitigation in the case of the succession of the stranger, but it would lead to a multiplication of the tax in the case of the direct successor. (Hear, hear.) He did not know if this was present to the mind of the hon. and learned gentle. men when he made this proposal, but he would recom mend the hon. and learned gentleman to consider it in the interest of the gentlemen by whom he was surrounded. (Hear, hear.) Then how would the hon. and learned gentleman deal with the mass of property engaged in trade and commerce? Would he have an inquisition every year into the amount of every man's capital? (Cheers.) That was the proposition, and he (the Chancellor of the Exche quer) maintained that no inequality in the mere amount of the tax would be half so grievous an oppression to the trading and commercial classes as the inquisition proposed by the hon. and learned gentleman, in order to ascertain the amount of capital on which the commutation for the tax was to be paid. (Hear, hear.) But he did not think the house was prepared to agree to the principle of a pro perty at all. It was true that a succession tax was analagous to a property tax ; but there was this difference —that whereas a property tax was levied once a year, a 3nocession tax was levied only once in a generation. (Hear, hear.) Without entering into details, his fundamental Objection to the proposition of the learned gentleman was, that it would establish a property tax necessitating from year to year that inquisition which was felt to be so grievous once in a generation, and attended with all the dangers which every property tax necessarily involved. He need not say, therefore, that he could not assent to the proposal. (Hear.) Sir F. KELLY said it was only because no one could tell the precise number of years that any one would live, that the right hon. gentleman was obliged to resort to averages ; and he proposed his amendment as a substitute for the system of averages, which, being unequal, must be unjust. He would frame his amendment in a substantive form with the view of submitting it for the consideration of the committee. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said the hon. and learned gentle man had admitted one very important priniple, namely, that personal ought to be placed on the same footing as real property. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Williams) decidedly objected to the clause, though for a very different reason from that of the hon. and learned gentleman. The right hon, gentlemen had brought on himself this factious oppo sition to the proposed tax, by giving landowners a conces sion of rk per cent. Had he placed real property on pre cisely the same footing as personal, such opposition could not have been offered. The amount of duty in the case of the first degree of consanguinity was only one-half per cent. and that would be the cause of nine-tenths of the real pro perty which would come under the operation of the act. A distinction of half per cent. between the two kinds of property appeared to him most unjust. He ought not, perhaps, to make any complaint against the Chancellor of the Exchequer; he knew the right hon. gentleman's diffi culties, and was sensible that ho had exhibited a degree of courage to be found in few public men. (Hear, hear.) Still he hoped he would reconsider the clause with a view to amendment. It should be recollected that personal pro perty would pay probate duty, 3 per cent. for all property under 30,0001., and 1k per cent. above 30,0001. That description of property must pay the probate duty before the owner could touch it ; and then it had to pay the legacy duty within 21 days after possession ; while real proporty was allowed four years and a half. He trusted the right hon. gentleman would at all events fix the pay ment of the duty on real property at the end of twelve months ; and if the landowners were dissatisfied with such an arrangement, let him allow them 17i per cont. After a few words from Mr. H. DRUMMOND, Sir J. PAKINGTON complained of exaggeration on the part of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the comparison which he had drawn between the payment on personalty and on realty, putting the first at 1 per cent., the case be ing that of the first degree of consanguinity, and setting against that the payment of 20 per cent. by a stranger. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said in every syllable that he had uttered he was strictly and rigidly accurate. He had said that the payment by per sonalty, under the bill, as he computed it, would be double the payment by realty. Ho then said that the extremes of payment under the bill would be represented by 20 and by 1, the 1 applying to the case of direct succession by land, and the 20 to the succession of a stranger to per sonalty. Ho ought to have added that there was a charge for probate duty, which would increase the inequality above 20 to 1. Mr. MALI NS hoped the hon. member for Lambeth would be convinced that be at least was not "factious," when he heard him declare that ho was totally unable to concur in the proposition of the hon. and learned member for Suffolk (Sir F. Selly)—(hear, hear)—whose argument had been fairly met by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. There were many hon. gentlemen around him, who, he be lived, took the same view ; and he hoped his hon. and learned friend would not press the matter to a division. Mr. PHILLIPS thought the hon. member for Lambeth —who, he believed, was a countryman of his—should have borne in mind, that in Wales rents were generally six months in arrear. Mr. W. WILLIAMS said his were not. After a few words from Mr. A. PELLATT, Mr. AGLIONBY said he did not perceive any ground for tho hon. member for Lambeth's answer of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. The concessions appeared to him to be all in favour of personalty. (Hear, hear.) Tho measure ought to have been accompanied with one for facilitating and cheapening the transfer of land. The Re gistration of Assurances Bill would certainly be no relief to the landed interests. He confessed that he did not liko the present bill, though like many others whose feelings were similar, he had supported it. (Laughter.) The law yers would no doubt be benefited by it, but he was not sure that it would benefit any other class. After some further discussion on the same point, and upon some other verbal and unimportant amendments, in the course of these discussions Mr. W. WILLIAMS giving notice that on the bringing up of the report he would move an amendment, the object of which was to preclude the adoption of the principle whereby the tax might be paid upon certain properties by instalments, the clause was agreed to. Upon clause 21, A discussion arose on a suggestion of Mr. DRUMMOND, that the definition of "ornamental timber" of a mansion house in clause 20 was too vague. Sir J. TROLLOPE said that unless some clearer defini tion was given he must move an amendment for that pur. pose. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was be valued with the mansion to which it was attached ;and proposed that the timber which sh ould be exce p ted wa s to he proposed to add to the clause the words " for the pur poses of this act." Mr. HENLEY inquired what was the meaning of the words " necessary outgoings ?" They were not very de finite. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL. — These words were well understood, and had a definite meaning in all courts of law and equity. The timber to be excepted was that which answered the description of ornamental timber, and was connected with a mansion -house, was not severed in owner ship from the mansion -house, arid was not in the same suc cession ; the valuation only applied to such timber as the tenant for Nmnsaid life might lawfully tht a cut. Sir J. uthey were not to legislate in a manner, and accept definitions that were only intelligible to courts of law. The hon. and learned gentleman argued as if land on which ornamental timber grew, and mansion houses were bequeathed separately, which was never the case. He (Sir J. Hamner) did not know what was really meant in the clause by ornamental timber, and whether it was exempted from taxation or not. He wished clearly to understand the bill, and to see that it was so framed as to prevent future liti g ation. There ought to be an accurate definition of what," ornamental timber" was. Again, he wanted to know what the words " property yielding, or capable of yielding, income" meant. Was it to be left to tax-gatherers to decide what estates or parts of estates were capable of yielding? He objected to any tax on tim ber at all ; they were taking off the duty on foreign tim ber, and why should home timber be taxed? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER deprecated the mode of discussion which was goinz on, and the mix ing up of two or three clauses together. It was desirable to dispose of the first moiety of the clause, which related to the " necessary outgoings." Property not yielding pro fits would, of course, not be taxed. With regard to the words " allowance for all necessary outgoings," Govern mentted three expressions for the purpose of pre venting ha had litigation and alarm. They decided that the mat ter should remain, as far ar, possible, on the ground of established usage and practice, and though that usage might not be perectly certain and uniform in all cases and in all parts of the country, it was, upan the whole, better to trust to it than to attempt to frame definitions. 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