The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-07 00:00:00

MI4 MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL I NTELLIGENCE --(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 3,000 American Were taken for export and on speculation. The Inarket closed firmly. The sales comprised 5,500 Pli„erican ; 300 Pernam and M aran h am a t 6d. to •t 0 7 ; 350 Bahia at 6&d. ; 200 Egyptian at 60. A; and 1,700 Su ra t a t 3d. to qd. per lb. way shares were fi rmer . The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. per It) and the last week's sales are reported at 430 The following is part of a statement by Messrs. f . ".oll.ghton and Levy, of Liverpool, concerning the °r eign Currant trade " The stocks at this port are now reduced to scarcely o ne - half of that of the same period last year, and the clearances are proceeding at the rate of about 60 tons per week. There is still a quantity of superior fruit held ,ZY some o f th e wholesale houses, but ent i re l y withdrawncra the m ar k e t at present, the holders anticipating Lgrther i mproved rates which' we have but little doubt Will be obtained, as the crops of next season will be so exceedingly small. The stocks also being materially 41111inished, and without hope of any supplies from the Contine n t or elsewhere, the difficulty will arise how the autumnal demand is to be met. The high prices will, no do ubt, in a measure, check consumption ; but having now become an indispensable article, we feel assured a further rise will yet take place as the approaching season Advances. „„" N.B.—Since writing the above we have recei ve d 141 11 later advices to hand this evening, stating that in many of the principal districts, where the vine is chiefly cultivated, the failure will be total." On the 20th ult., Mr. George Ridley was exa ed before the committee on the public-house licensing system. He gave some practical sugges tions for reforming magisterial mismanagement, he showed the morals of the people did not depend on 'the vigilance at present exercised by magistrates in connection with public-houses • that the several licensing act s operated as a cloak for fraud in the sale of adulterated malt liquors, &c., securing a large profit to a class, who by these fraudulent fleans carried on a profitable business, whereby high premiums are obtained for public-houses. It Was suggested that the " description of trade" car ped on by Fearon and Sons, St evens an d S ons , C l_urral and S ons , an d such l i ke, should b e adopt e d as mo d els for throwing the trade ,yen, for th a t t h ose gentlemen have obtained the YlFtnalling license ostensibly to carry on a retail 1119 and spirit business, but have not houses for Public accommodation, or for consumption on the Prer e j aes. Th e tient,following facilities (we think) would suffi the ;Y . cure the present corrupt monopoly. That a vie -Legislature should (on the plan adopted by Fearon and other genteel houses), holdstout Ina gisterial authority, concede to house ,_,.t, with sureties for good conduct, the ti ne ege °f selling small quantities of spirits (not Penalt. consumed on the premises under heavy parties, les) ' d own to half a pint • and liberty to Consume n ci et dealers in spirits, to sell wine, to be slifficientl °ll the meet tilt, evil, to the foreripremises where sold—this would at present so injurious Prom then_urine and spirit trade in general. it that York accounts, received to-day, h ad v a l' rr 'r ci tnat the Crescent City, from California, doin„. at San Francisco. The miners were en " e I, and the prospects of the farmers were ccnira ging. Trad e probable,that was dull, and there was an sPeculation, but an early revival was estimestimated that rin- the last six months it was ated b utt oo Indians had fallen victims to ake n. by whites, his this disease very seldom was about th e e l ' e s• Some apprehension was felt expected, the 8 not turning out so well as was structive. . ent- worm having been very de destroyed, and Zile All attee places whole fields had been planted. ground ploughed up an t d hraed teeasu fruitless. Th m e 1 8 :its to on destroy in Lcra s mento secteder"roductive. The prairies are now inter tile with comfortable lin:s of stages. The Sacra manlll° and American rivers were rising and in Zy parts had overflowed for the third time this ' c ar) and it was feared if they rose much higher Weat dama ge wou ld b e d one t o th e cro p s . There "a great demand for labour, and teams of every kind Were in increased request. Most mechanics Were on the strike, and this had extended even to Milliners and dressmakers. The English Stock Market has been rather de pressed this morning, Consols being now quoted 9 7i to 98, after having been done at 98 and 98k. The IS 3/ per Cents. are 101 to 101/, and the 3 per Cents. from 982 have receded to 98/. Bank Stock is heavy at 2281, and India Stock at 256 Xxcheouer Bills are Is. to 4s. D re m i um- In Foreign Securitias scarcely any business is doin g , Spanish New Deferred Bonds are at 22/, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been done at Equador Stock is at sk. Brazilian Small !1.01:1ds realise 100/. Dutch 2/ per Cents, bring " 6 4 ex dividend. The accounts from Amsterdam Inention that there was more uneasineßs there. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1853. 1852. £22,323 £19,464 54,699 50,961 16,312 14,248 11,662 12,096 24,913 23,051 17,851 16,342 • 10,232 8,832 • 15,817 11,353 19,142 17,785 Great Western...... North Western South Western Brighton Midland Cale South Easte rn d0nian.......................... Great Northern„ .................. L ancashire and Yorkshire....., York and North Midland, Newcastle and Berwick, and Leeds Northern 30,984 24,459 prove These returns are p ar ti cularly encouraging, and mor e valua that, ble tha intrinsn it was.ically, railway property is m uc h , The an Share Market has been quite inac tive, and prices are rather lower than they were yesterday. the di French Shares have been more offered, SCON ery of an alleged conspiracy at Paris hav ing an injurious effect. -Upper India Shares are better. In Gold Mines there is nothin doing, and nomi nally they ar e l ower. g The Joint Stock Banks are about the same. Land Companies' Shares have declined. BRIT' "SIT FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOC K. (From the Offi c i al List.) Business done. Bank Stock ....... ...... ... ...... . ...... .. ........ 228 i Per Cent. Reduced Annuities.... ...... ....• 981 1 A 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ... ............. 98 i 74. x d India New 3/ per Cent. Annuities .................. 104 / I India Stock ......... . ......................... 2561 Bonds, £lOOO ......... ... ......... .. ...... 25 South Sea Old kaouities Co nsols for A cco ..................... I 9Bi CO/ ........................... 1 Exchequer Bills, l.d. 8 7 21000 ......................... ............ 1 4 BPRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. razilian Bonds, 5 per Cent ... ............... ___ EDitto Small ................................ .... 100 i quader Bonds .......... ... .. . .............. 5h Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent.. ........... 40i Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent .......... 22/ (.l Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent ..... ......... 631 x d Consols for Opening HALF -P AST TWO. 19th July ............. .. 98 i x d THE INCOME TAX.—In consequence o f the extension of th e i ncome-tax to inoolnes of 1001. p er annum, the tax will b e deducted from all the dividends n ow due, and must make fresh c l a i ms, so parties entitl e d to exemp ti on as t o prevent future deductions, and also for it s return in the present instance. SILVER. —The dollars and yesterday at .594 d of sold Royal mail steamer were continuance silver brought by lie. andlast 614 d. per ounce, the demand for China and India. seine caused chiefly . by the cont EMIGRATION TORIISTRALIA.— emimrant ships . a plac e in dispatching the Governmenthe difficulty e in getting taken Southampton in consequence of the delay has ',efficient emigrants, agricultural labourers The ship Statesman, greatly in demand in this country n nearly her quota of I Ying at the above -named port, has e being now l , and it is emigrants on board, and she will sail on . the 9th inst. She will sail on the great circle principenet 76 , ... s. expected she will reach Port Philip in ab letters, aa _Y___ "e 'will carry out a large number of . many of theta duplicates of correspondence sent this week b the Australian overland mail. been COMP Pc*ITGIBAUD SILVER LEAD MINING AND SMELTING re-constituted .----This company, it is stated, has lately , and the management undertaken 1 ,, ,y Taylorlles Taylor and Sons, of London. Mr. lt,chard , of this firm, is now at Peeatgibaud, r.rganising Ilae Li s -v- t , lll ' es to bring the mines into; profitabl.'.; working. the et;111"45111. ELECTION. —M.-e T. B. Iforsfall, one of s me etin g of h . day ev!rvative candidates, arrived in town on Tue - rou s In 1111 . 1 g from the Continent, and addressed a nume- Lerday. The tr is supporters in the addressed th e 44- ` 4l . Mr. Liddell was also present, and ' ' Amphitheatre yes- Moore, it is sa c id , Bramley d ons r ' electors. Mr. Will ad: : fr ee , the re eetning forward, and ijtotihsen-dstaat.ed Sirhe Erskine Perry isefakjett° a from the hustings spect of the more th gaining the good opinion and y re tors of Liverpool. of his constituents iimeghtful and intelligent of the elec on. Yldressed a verynumerous body even i ng. The opinion parties is that the "ro uesday evening, and also last f many shrewd and observant Sir Erskine the an electorsr.tl r b s e fm ?ecided in favour of last AT RAMSCATE.—On Wednesday afternoon t a man himself by jumpin g over the cliff. It app.ears destroyedtthe deceased sat himself on the edge of ,?•11the cliffs by the Mount Albion -parade, took out a razor, by it across his throat, makin g a deep incision ; he afterwards returned it to the case, putting that into his pocket, and then either fell or threw himself over the cliff, which at this spot is nearly 100 feet high, the body falling near some children. Assistance was soon at hand, but he was found to be quite dead —as gazette. fi'= SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH R ,AILWAYS. Basiness done this day. Fakll RAILWAYS. Closing Pricer Yesterday. 100 26 -26 i 84 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. di Eastn. June- 5 i all gang. Wolverhi Stour - 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. 1 Cheshire Junct 9 7 d all Do. Chesh. & Birk., ' , £5O & £25 emir_ 20 22 18i Do., £20....... ....... . 3i d 100 'Bristol di Exeter 100 101 100 Caledonian. — 68 all ',Chester di Holyhe. ,, 22 22. 1 , all Cork and Bandon.. 20,‘ 216 all Cork, Black. & 45 , DublindißelfastJu all 'Dundee Perth daile. deen Junction all Do. New . all !East Anglian (£25 L. (&E.& L. & D.) — s i all Do., (£ lB E. di H.) 3 4 all !Eastern Counties 12g 121 CL allBilDE7)..t,edrno.. Union,ll4 A late E. U. Sh 11/ all Do. B. & C 8 8} 100 East Lancashire 71 72 all East & West Ind. Di 1 di Birmin-s. Jure 50 55 100 iEdinburgl- di Glasgo 70 72 I:llEdinb. andreebles. • —••- 100 lEdinb.Pr.h.&Dunde - , 28 30 100 'Glasgow & S.Western 100 'Great Northern Stk 1 100 'Do., A. Stock 53 55 d 100 IDo., B. Stock l-0931 - 136 110 100 IGt. Sth.&West.are.) 100 Great Western 87 11 Itrieh South-Eastern all ,Lancaster &Carlisle 1 1110 105 113 Do., Thirds... lB 1 P I_oo I cash. di Yorkshire! 78i 771 16 ,Do., Fi ft hs — 4fid 11 Do., Wst. Riding 'Ga 3 i a d d all , e3eds Northern I4A 15 all _iiv.ersby.&Soutbi3t — all London di Blackwa y 3 Lond. Tilb. di Sthene. P 100 Lond.Bright.&S.C.,L. 103. IG4* 100 'Jondon &N. Westerr 1194 —115 k 12 Do. Fifths 1 )0.,10/.Sh.,M&T I . .0 1 lip 100 ,radon & 0.1.Teb . . _ 89 90 42 , )o. 5 i — 41 d 34 . Do., ...... 44 3 2 c1 all Lnercirry Colerfolte, 11 13 all Lndndrr C: Enu;sk ! 18 20 100 Manch.E, le".dildneln ', 28i —29 i C, Do., LI dL T .I n. UA 1 • —(1 - too Mir' and ........, 7 0 1 —7 1 i 100 )0. Birir -.di - Dori) ; 40 42 47: 2 , ' G.lYest.(F - , ) 17 Do. Sba-es . . all Nowastle Caz e lewmarket. W. Do. Bury Exteqslon 16 NeNi t .); - ,E - _.&Ht t. 7 : : Newly .1 Enniskillet all ,Newry Warierpo't 23 - 3ip 8 --- 51 571 P - . d 2 d; Thistrevor.. 100 Norfolk.. all ;Do., New............ 3. N orthn. Counties 00 North British 13 .North Devon, 61 Do., No. 2 all IDc., A Deferred ... 5 (Do., B Guaranteed 17?, North Staffordshire.. all North Western........ 10 N. & S.Westrn. June.' 100 ;Osiord Worcester L.. Wolverhampton.... Scottish Central Scottish Midland.— ' ,hrewsbury &Biring.! Do., di Ir. Westn. I Cuarauteed -- 4itrewsby. Jti Herefd.l Sarewsby. do Chester: (Nor. W. Min.)..... Do. Halves, do. Do. Oswestry ..... Shropshire Union South Dev0n.......... South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. IVvarD nu Do. Stocton Hartlero'.! Thar.'s Haven D 0,21 - tia;lway Vale o: Wateed. dz Kilkenay' Waterford&LimericL Weal; Cornwa7L. Wmbled on Z.Croydoi.' Woodford York Newctl.&l4ervy IDo. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland 8 - 9 49 - 51 3i-2 d 33 —34 tee ''''' 4', • 4d Si 48 - 49 92 - 94 58 -- 62 58 - 62 68 -- 72 1i idis 18A -- 194 91— 94 13A 3i -3 4 d, 19 -- 21 70 -70 A 35i --364 1 13 -- 14 23- 25 - 15 9 - 30 - 32 10 - 10, 68 69 8 2 2d 58 59 PREFERENCE SHARES Aberdeen .. 92 Do., No. 2,7 p. c 88 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. o. St 'lO7 Do. 4 p. c. Shares ;Caledonian £lO lO7 (Chester & Holyhead I Guar. 5? 2 , per cent Cork&Ba lid on N p.c. DundeePerth&Aber ' deep Junction EastA uglian (£3 I Os) 6 per cent. Do. (£5) 7 per cent.. Do. (27175) 7 p. ct.. eastern Gann des Ex tension, 5 p. c. N Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. Eastern L :don, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Ea stLa.ncash. 6 p. et! , . Edinb.Pflh.&Dundec 5 per cent Glasgow ,^; S.WesLera gua... 5 per cent Great No. air 50. L • Do. 5 n. c.,Redeem , at 16 p. c. prvnl • Gt. Sotu.lin. &We'.i t. (Ireland) Eight.,,. Gt. We, u. (Berl,.s Hants Ex. 5 1 1 . ~) I G. West. Excx , 4-' & Vo - A. , IDo., 6 p. c., . .ioni,,on and Brigti, (uarauteed sp. c. . 100 '' , •)o. Pref., 5 p. c. ala Do. Con vertiblc, 5 . c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 5 London &S,Westent, 100 6 100 100 Con. Thirds 10 _Jondonderry& ' Shares all ..oudy. dE Ennis. '; S , all ,Man ch. ,She 7., dt tin , Sbares, No. 1... all )o. Now, 2 3 '90., £6 ....... 12i 12 12i St. per ciDo. 4i2 larypt.dte a rl ent. . 4p. c. Do . Wid.Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per ceut Do. Pref. 4i per ceub Norfolk Extent,lon Do. Guar. 5. pei• Do. Way. Val. 5 P c, North British North Staffordsli: Ox;ord Worcester (St' Wolverh. £15,6p. c. Do ... all all 100 all 100 Shrews& Birm. • Shrewsby. & (Nor. W. Min),3 p. c. Do. 5 per cent.. South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Read . .tn• Ann.,) of £1 Os. ; , . 1. 1 S.Yorksh .4p. c.Gu.:r. Waterfd. c. York N ewcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. Do-. ................ York& .M idland S. Pnrch.. 10 25 10 1.0.1 F 0 A.nt,iv-erpd otter i • Lin — Belgian Eastn, June. Beziers to GraisEe::,,ae Charleroi & Erg...m..1 in. Dijon and Besan9on.. Dutch Rhenish East Indian... Do. E _ Gt. Irdiau Juliet. of Fra: ce IGt.WbstcrnofCanada Shams . . • • Lucca & Pietbja 5 p.c }arei Luxembourg Do. (itzi2way)... . Do. 10 20 20 20 Do. (Canal) Do. 6 ct. prc: Lyons a Medße...an Madrau Nawr it Liege (with c..ost) Do. (c interes:)..., ' ;',lern of Do. '2O/. 3 p. c :'ds. (fin.l7-.11.6t Ncim - 2gianTrun:, 'ref is and Paris and Orh • !Paris and Roue:. Paris and Stray urg risCuen & CI, , rg. Qr occ & R , e; and Rouen and Ha-yr:. 10 20 10 20 -- 96 - 92 -- 109 1091 19i —20 i id Par 6A- 4 -- 4 5 -- 5i -- lip -- 2i -2 p 14 -15 i 20 - 20 3k -3! its —l3O 1111 - 113 8 i - si 7 105 1 07 * d — ipm 151 154 ••• ....• , ••• 1 ,1i:1 - ii 3i - 4 10 -- 11 122 -- 1:4 8 -- 9 10i -- 104 i - 41) ••• ....... • 1150 152 Par P 116 ilB 118 122 116 - 118 25i - 26, li -- 1 i 101 -- 10 171 18 1p 14 2 1.5 Par i P 25 26, 19A 20. id pa 102 - 104 51 - ipl :IGN. i i-- - - - - _ . 7 - 1 -- .d , :I . • 1 3 ; 1 -§ 14 15~ 2 1 3 ar— 1 p 8 a 1 1 --- 3.1P,D 1 1P- i tt 4p d 64 i 7 4 —4; 11 11 1 1-1 2 . --- - 3 . 6 i 7 - - ..5; 114 —l5 8 9 16 41i 43 - 40 —41 i 36 4 —36 i 4 5 •(1 rpa 18 194 81 - ... 4 - 5 i - 8 p 4 - 5 9 L lis p 3 - id 2 cl 'Royal Swedish _ ...... Sambre and MP. 4e Sth-Eastrn. of 1; :nee' Southern of Frit .ice Upper India S, ip West Flanders Do. 53 per e. Pref Western of France West. of Swit zer l an d Zeabilld e . .......... St. 10 St. St. 50 161 Bt. 194 .... 50 20 11A 10 50 40 25 25 50 25 100 St. 100 100 100 100 all all 61 all 100 all 13i 20 20 50 21s. 1 100 20 100 - THEUSUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1853, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LITERATURE. NEWS FROM NEWMARKET. Fortune : A Romance of Life. By D. T. Coulton. 3 vols. Published for Colburn, by his successors, The "news" I have to communicate possesses little variety ; temporary interest only attached to the dif ferent races, and no movement bearing on coming events was made. Still, to-day's proceedings contrasted .uvour ably with those of yesterday . The different stakes were well contested, and the betting was occasionally brisk. The race for the Handicap Plate termi nated in a dead heat between Sharavogue and Mu sician. Sam Rogers rode Sharavogue with great judgment and patience, and on pulling up the horse was but little' distressed. Musician, on the contrary, ap peared to be big and lusty, and not exactly up to con cert pitch. The stakes were afterwards divided ; had, however, the deciding heal been ron off, Sharavogue would doubtless have achieved succer,s. Musician was the favorite at the close of the betUng, and was supported with considerable spirit. The Madinella gelding was also in strong demand, but the position which he occupied in the race showed that an egregious error of judgment had been committed in calcuating his chance. Sharavogue was scarcely mentioned in the betting ; indeed many persons were unaware of his starting until after the race, His number was not " telegraphed" until the break up of the Ring. The betting on the Two-year-old Sweepstakes pretty significantly indicated the " game" which was played with the Satire filly. It opened wt 2 to 1 against her, but when it was discovered that she was to be ridden by a jockey who had recently returned from India, suspicions were excited, and ultimately ary odds were offered against her, and 3to 1 was betted on Mary ! The in dignation which the proceeding occasioned was general, and was loudly expressed in no measured terms. The weather continued delightfully fine, but the com pany was far from numerous. No decided demonstration has yet been made relative to the Liverpool Cup ; Goorkali, however, is much dis liked by the cognocceir a, and the defeat sustained by his trial horse Blr.ck Doctor at Winchester and his recent performance at Newcastle, are certainly not calculated to lessen the prejudice with which he is regarded. lanthe's running at Worcester has occasioned a wide spread desire to " get on" Isaac Day's horses, but sonic uncertainty prevails as to whether Montague or Water fall will be the intended animal,: The betting, however, indicates Waterfall. Hurst and Blackett. There is no doubt that this will prove the most remarkable novel of the season. Others may equal it in style of composition, some may surpass it in interest of a, but for power, for thought, and for originality this stands unrivalled. It is to be questioned if we have met with so brilliant a work on the whole since the author of Coningsby has ceased to enrich our literature. Although it is far from attaining that standard, still we find such real talent evidenced throughout its pages, so much vigorous expression, and so vast a know ledge of life, that it is evident only a master hand could have executed what only a superior mind could have conceived. The general im pression conveyed by the perusal of the story is a melancholy one, but the moral is ap parent, that it is owing to the selfishness, the deceit, and the foolish desires of the worldly, that the world is so weary a desert to its devoted pil grims. If all they undertook was not so essentially the " vanity of vanities," all they experienced would not •be Ea invariably " vexation of spirit." The idea is a good one, of placing a young and ardent being in the trying position of a sudden accession to enormous wealth. Doubtless there are many such now in existence, who fancy, like Florian Tremore, that they would be miracles of talent and virtue if placed in a high position, but who would soon fail in the trial. The carrying out of such a proposition is, of course, at variance with the tenour of human affairs. This is the romance of the tale, but the rest is sober fact. Caven dish, with- his merits and crimes, his good im pulses and bad passions, is a creation of the novelist, to a certain degree ; but there are some hesitating yet honourable Bellstars, some en thusiastic unhappy Damers, some honest straightfor ward Smiths, while it is to be feared that there are onlytoomany spiteful and designing as Dudley, arro gant and ruthless as Laneton, crafty and unscrupu lous as Messrs. Flint, Stone, Rock, &c. It is a relief to meet with men like Parkinson an his class, as a refreshing contrast, after such an insight into errors and abuses. It is not only in the spheres of business that the author excels in his descriptions and details ; the gay scenes of fashion are vividly portrayed, and the votaries of its trials, its trifles, and its troubles are ably de lineated. " All is not gold that glitters" is the motto of its annals ; and turning from the brilliant Geraldine, a prey to unhappiness and discontent, the heiress Una, surrounded with all that wealth and position could attain, pining away in secret misery ; above all, from the wretched Florian, the hero of the day, the reader is forced to acknowledge that rank so coveted, wealth so prized, beauty and grace so envied, posi tion so sought after and treasured, are useless to a mind that is not at peace within, and a mockery to the heart that is desolate. The part of the narra tive which relates to the two sisters, Millicent and Griselda, is the most pleasing, and the best feelings are therein displayed. The spirit of Millicent was of the same heroic nature that has inspired the world-renowned warrior, and crowned the immor tal sage; but in her, action was denied. She had to bear inj sickness poverty and distress what might have shaken the resolution of men strong in feel ing, position, and friends. But she was faithful till death ; and although she did not see the object of her desires, she left her sister with a guardian willing to protect her cause. Griselda charms by her simplicity, as Millicent attracts admiration for her fortitude. Patient, persevering, and loving, she had her work to perform in a different way; but, although lower, it was arduous to he r . H er c h arac ter is thus beautifully described :—" Griselda's heaven was not far off ; to her fancy th e sorrows o f lif e a l o ne were buried in the grave, while O. that was peace ful, and joyous, and good upon the earth vanished but to enjoy an immortal existence. They blos somed here, their fruition wss above." Such de sires as hers may seem simple, and such thoughts trivial, but it is to be remembered that she cherished her visions of heaven while earth presented its bitterest cup to her lips, and she dreamed of peace in the midst of strife. Florian is totally d;ssimilar to the companions of his youth ; Fis boasted gran deur of sentiment was at last reduced to a mere grovelling impulse ; he only rank, and drew others down with him. Fortune was his wish, not that it might exalt Fm to the ranks where he might aspire to fame, free from the necessities of drudgery ; not that it might con duce to lettered ease and intellectual refinement ; not even that he might gain Mends and taste of the enjoyments of luxurious hospitality ; but that his senses might be gratified, his vanity indulged, and his idleness unmolested by incentives to exer tion. The possession of his desire brought him misery, and the deprivation of it entailed despair. The experiment was not a justifiable one on the part of Cavendish, although he did endeavour to counteract any evil tendency resulting from it. His career terminated better than is to be feared is natural. It is not often that after a course of wild and unsettled vagaries rea ion resumes her sway, and the haven of calm repose is found. It would be well if all restless, repining dispositions possessed the power to say with - Una, when, contemplating the sky where the clouds were shadowed, but where the rainbow shone, she replied to Caven dish's murmurs of its similitude to life—" Clouds to trouble, perhaps, she said, to perplex, and to alarm, it may be ; but, by that splendid arch, to overwhelm—never." It is thus that those who rely on Fortune waver at the touch of trial, while those who are indifferent to her smiles and inde pendent of her frowns can face the most appalling reverses, for the spirit of unflinching constancy and trust in Providence are in the canopy of life, as the rainbow hues of present glory and future promise. A FRESH MAN. Newmarket, Wednesday' night. ORDER OF RUNNING. 12.30 Selling Sweepstakes. 1.0 Selling Plate. 1.30 Chesterfield Stakes. 2.0 'HandicapPlate. 2.30 Handicap Sweepstakes. ENTRIES FOB THE SELLING SWEEPSTAKES--Conmore, Hothorpe, Hazlenut, and Mirabeau. ENTRIES FOR TIM HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.—AsaeI, Hazlenut, Hambletonian. ENTRIES FOB THE SELLING PLATE.—Shipwreck, Cyrus, Ada, Manilla, Child of the Mist, Archness colt, Jovial, Dear me, Sophistry. CARLISLE--(THIS DAY.) ARRIVALS. Lottery Stakes—Lough Bawn—Gipsy Boy, Agnes Wickfield, Harker, c. by Fitzallen, Friar'S Hall. Run at 2.30. Commercial Travellers' Stakes—All here• Run at 3.30. Her Majesty's Plate—All here but the Alp and Cory bantes. Run at 5. LANCASTER--(THIS DAY.) ORDER OF RUNNING. 2. 30 —Handicap Plate. 3.3o—Cup. The Stand Stakes did not fill. ENTRIES FOR ASHTON PLATE.—Emperory Mustang, Baron Osy, Deerhound, Jacob, Gameboy. AnurvALs.--Chief Justice, Little Davie, Patience, Happy Joe, Lerrywheut, Allegro, Bold Davie, Baron Osy. FOREIGN BOOKS.-INTERNATIONAL COPY RIGHT CONVENTION. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have caused to be transmitted to the Commissioners of Customs, for the information of their officers at the seve ral ports throughout the kingdom, a copy of a letter re ceived from the Foreign-office, and of a note from the Prussian Minister at this Court, enclosed therein, com municating an alteration which has been arranged to take place from the Ist inst. in the stamp affixed to works imported into this country from the States of Germany which are parties to the International Copy right Convention. The stamp hitherto in use for the purpose being of a black colour, and put to the title page of a book, very often spoiled the appearance, and made the sa!e difficult, and to avoid this, the Chevalier Bunsen intimates that this stamp from the first of July of the present year will be substituted by a dry one of the same design. LARGE IMPORTATION OF Orium. —Yesterday the monthly accounts showed a large importation of opium. In the month ended the sth ult., there were 9,699 lbs. imported, and in the five months ended tbo game day no less than_65,354 lbs., being the largest quantity for a considerable period. FOREIGN CLOCKS AND WATCHES.—Yesterday a par liamentary paper proved that : 'te value of clocks im ported in the month ended the sth ult. was 7,9341., and the value of watches in the same period 12,754/. MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE.—The first stone of a building intended to minister to the wants of decayed medical men and their widows, and also for the educa tion of orphans of members of the medical profession, was laid yesterday. The ceremony was to have been performed by Prince Albert, but his Royal Highness was unable to attend in consequence of temporary indis positioa. The site or this bolding is about midway between the Epsom s' _,tion and the racecourse. A tent was erect 'd :or the purpose, and some 3,000 or 4,000 persons were present. At the appointed hour (four o'clock) the s-cretaiy, M. John Propert, an nounced that his Eoyal Highness Prance Albert was pre vented .-om attnic"- - eg having been attacked with measles. M. Prope.;; read a leter from Col. Grey, stating that P.' lee A lbei;, cou'd not leave his room, but, in his ab ence, Earl Manvers, an old president of the society, wou'd k'udly perform the duty. A procession was formed to the to it, or which a number of children connected with schools in the neighbourhood formed part, and, after a prayer fro n the Bishop of Winchester, a request was forma .y made by Mr. Freshfield to Earl Manvers, that he world perform the ceremony of laying the stone. The noble earl expressed his willingness to do so, but at the same time stated the regret he felt at the absence of Prince Albert. A glass vase was then depos;ted in the cavity, containing the cur rent coins of the realm. There was a Latin inscription, and it was also tcstified in English that his Royal High ness Prince Alter;; hr d, on the 6th of July, performed the ceremony of lay r•g he first stone of the Medical Benevolent College, projc , ,,, -i, under Providence, by John Propert, Fsq., himself a radical man, in aid of hose of his :Pow-piaennoners who, having long a i l eviated the suffer i ngs of others, need at last the hand of f , :endship themselves. The stone W ahl: l g :ered with the usoal ceremonies. The was 1;w- be in the third pointed s tyl e , of brick, ' e , ss and building is tk . will form three sides , with stone :r.m.. '-' will • oe. It 7i r r d e.u a d i e apartments for warden of a quadran for pensioners. The or master, and papilg, 200;d O ecayed men of the pro building will accommodate ? pro co. ed to board and fession or their widoWei and 't . -9 herea cs,er it is hoped educate 100 children i n the ochoce. that the orphans of mod'cr' men rt ,:v be entirely pro vided for in the buildirg. A ;•:I .lera i - st ,:bs? . ription was announced, amounting to 3,0001. Earl 111.2..nyers sub scribed 521. 10s. ; Sir R. H. Faorne, 100.1. ; Mr. Win thorne, 525/. ; the London and Brighton R-.177al Com ' pany, 100/. ; and Dr. Forbes, 100/. THE MILITARY KNIGHTS 05' WINDSOII.—The vac:Olt stall at this ancient and honourable institution has just been filled up by the nomination of Colonel Sir John Milley Doyle, K.C.8., to be one of its mirtery knights. This distinguished veteran has served many years in the British army in various qua? . .,era of the globe, in Egypt in 1801, under the illustrious Abercrombie, during the whole of the Peninsular war, first in command of a regiment, and subsequently a brigade under the Duke of Wellington. In the records of that memorableperiod Sir John's name will be found as having frequently dis tinguished himself. In consideration of his " eminent services," he was nominated a Military K.C.B. on the 2nd of January, 1815 ; was also honoured with the Military Order of the Tower and Sword of Portugal, St. Ferdinand of Spain, the Ottoman Order of the Crescent, the Gold Cross and Silver Medal with Eight Clasps, as also various other military decorations from Spain and Portugal. Sir John served as major-general and aide de-camp to his late Imperial Majesty Don Pedro, Regent of Portugal, and remained in that service until the restoration of her present Most Faithful Majesty to the Lusitanian throne ; and, we regret to add, has been most unjustly treated by the Portuguese government, which he so efficiently served with zeal and fidelity for very many years. THE EXCURSION TRAFFIC. The excursion traffic of the season is beginning to show itself, but the long continuance of unfavourable weather has re tarded the development of this class of passenger traffic, which, otherwise, there is every reason to be lieve, would by this time have been is full vigour. It is not for want of opportunities of travel that the million are still kept in the city and the town, but for want of fine weather. On all sides there are invitations enough, and at a cheap rate, too. By the London and North- Western line, and its connections, a multitude of at tractive localities are thrown open to the excur sionists, particularly in the Midland districts, and for a longer stretch through Holyhead to London. On the Great Western, the Londoner may run to Bath and Bristol and back, for the moderate fare of 55., an d 4 -1 r the same line, the charming scener y of Worces -1 the Malvern Hills may be enjoyed at equally ter au- ' fares. Windsor lies also within reach of a trip economics- -er. Chobham, the seat of mimic warfare, for the Londoi... - -nth-Western, upon which line excur is touched by the b , .. '-nost daily for Southampton and sion trains are running ae- • nieces of resort, raid more Winchester, as well as nearer ',a n the Eastern Counties convenient for the naetropolis. v popular to the localities excursions are becoming of historical interest whichverre; whilst the South-Eastern, its trips to Tunbridge gate, and the like, titucles of passengers. settled weather is absolutely necessary, not yet had,—Rairay .Rt(or to be found upon.. this line, aitssticnocirist,iniriotraglatters:ffic and Rams whilst health ail enjoyment t o mul- But to enjoy these, fin, e a nd and this ve have d, The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology. Edited by Forbes Winslow, M.D. There are various articles in this number ; all, however, bear reference to the same subject—Ele ments of Psychology, the Dietetics of the Soul, &c. Insanity in India is considered, and it is remarked that nowhere can a more extensive field for obser vation be found, but that, unfortunately, but few discoveries have, as yet, been made concerning the origin and existence of madness in the East. It is mentioned in a paper at the conclusion that it is of the most vital consequence to discover at the com mencement, the fact of insanity existing. Two cases lately came to the hospital in which the friends of the sufferers supposed the evil to be of a few weeks date only, but it was soon d;scovered that it had been dormant for three y:_.1.3 in one instance, and fifteen months in the other. In one case all hope of cure was gone, in the other it was but a distant prospect. To add to the horror of the subject, it was believed that if measures had been adopted at first, the disease might have been pre vented from spreading. It is of consequence thlt such a fact should be known more generally than it is at present. Friends and relatives should be informed that it is false kindness to the afflicted to hide the first symptoms of madness, as by such inconsiderate conduct they produce the very evil they wish to avoid. Th - Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England: are several articles of interest in this pub icßeireditar Diseases H ve o n rs t e o s, tho i s n e The,ne • greczt w eal i, ofinformation i ? s f gi details. On " The different lication. which a concerned in 5ue1... Breeds of Sheep, " cc The Farming of Derby int;st prominent papers, in shire" is one of the ac ,;ount is given of the which a most elaborate different kinds of soil, and tithe: matters relating to the geology of the country. I ponclusion some remarks are made concerning the de.%_rability of increased plantations ; the following (DEW - At will best serve to explain the writer's views : " The usefulness of plantations is admitted on the up land farms, and occupiers are looking forward to the time when a thriving plantation will afford shelter to his homestead, and protect his stock from north-western blasts. The continued ci usadc going forward against hedgerow timber renders it imperative some restoration should be made, lest the country be disrobed of its syl van beauties, and entirely depend ent on foreign supplies for domestic use. The extensive plantations which have already been made on the estates of the Dukes of Middl Devon n, shire and Rutland, and at St anton, Hopton, eto have, without any doubt, improved the climate, and contributed in some degree (combined with other causes) to hasten the time of harvest in then pland districts. Nothing would be more interesting, ian agricultural point of view, than self-registering thermometers placed in immediate proximity to plantations, or within range of their infl uen ce, and compared wit h others in ex posed and similar altitude s. This would be a valuable test, and sufficiently s how the advantage of giving shelter, and explain the secret of growing wheat at the elevation of Stanton -house. But then comes the question, would it pay ? and what kind of trees would best flourish on _Derbyshire mountains ? 150 years ago the larch was a s,`..ranger, and treated as an exotic, and confined to a glows-house ; and it is probable that many foreign trees of the pine tribe, now luxuriating in the wilds of Canada, or the snowy heights of Kamtschatka, or the Himalaya, ' wo uld flourish in the moo rland waste or the rocky pre cipices of the mountain-lime and the millstone-grit. Sufficient at present is not known of these plants to give a definite opinion as to their usefulness on English soil ; but the inquiry is going forward, and will, without doubt, result in the importation of many useful forest plants from northern wilds. In accordance with these views, I have the high authority of Sir Joseph Paxton, who, in reply to my inquiry, states, " the red pine (Pinus resinosa) produces the yellow deal of Canada, and would, without doubt, grow well in the highest situa tions, but it has not been tried extensively." With re spect to the forest trees of the Himalaya, Sir Joseph says, " Some would possibly flourish in Derbyshire ; LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. iraid.l RAILWAYS. Leasing Comp. Closing Prices Yesterday; Bedford andl Bletchley....i Birm. & 0 xfd. I guarantee.... Do. withoutgr Birm. Wolv. dt Dudley guar. Do. wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale J c. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway..... Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. d Shares. Loa.&Greenw Do. Pre:eren ce Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per co. Manch. Than. and Malock Middler o' Redcar Midld.L ..dfd Northe -- and Eastei_t;; - 9.c. Do. 6p: ct. Do. Fix . . - ...5pe Prest. & Wyre Do. Slrres. Roystn.k.Hit. Do.Shepf .S Shef.Rof , • 1( Goole g . 5 p.c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst 'London & N. West. lGt.Westn. ......... Do ......... D 0......... L. &N. W. Caleclon.. , Gt.Nrthn. Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw• Y. St Nild Do Do S. Eastern Do INorfolk.. L.& N.l.' & Midid. Stekton Darla Midland.. E. Connt Do & N NV. &Ln& - , rk Do !GtNorthn 'Do La.ncaql2& Yorksh. M.MClean Stockt. Dornagt Do GtWegn 106 - 108 54 - 56 150 - 152 33 - 34 112 -- 114 56 -- 57 27i -- 284 14i -14 i 26 -- 27 98 - 100 3 - 31 1166 los 65 - 67 151 - 1 53 151 - 153 dj 32 - 3 3 105 - 106 MINES. Agua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian . Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy o _ British Austrin. 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Bk. of Anstra :a. London and County London Joint Stock Lond. S; Wes illinster London of Aus-, traliaand India ' National oZ Ireland Oriental B^ak oZ Corpora. 5 25 all 1 Do. Isiew Provinci2l. or troll:to - Do. New Royal Aus.....aln.Bks , & C Imp Co Son h 1 astralia U rim co: A ntralia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid.— 179 813E12 b. - 1 PI id i p li —li p - 49 -51 d par' 46 48 77 7 9 8 8i MISCEL: 100 20 10 50 100 astra , *an Agricalv. Austral sn.Pcif c.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Brit. American Land OD'S 6,§ - 70 68 - 70 Canada Crys'cal Palace Ca is al Pa'. of irar Eastern Steam Electric Teleg. of Ie Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Su'ar Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land Nrth. of Europe &earn Peninsular & Orieu Do. Do. Royal Mail Steam ... South / us -al.Land Submar. Te'egraph.. Ii iiveral Erai,gaa.t'on and Colonization.... Van Diemen's Lard id LP 20 50 50 100 25 ii 1 - _ - : ii i..6i 7- rd 70 68A 70 8 7/ MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended July 7, 1853, made up from the Returns of or Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and We. per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 'EARLEY.' OATS. I ME. I BEANS. 1 35$ AS. 47s 3d 29s 10 i 2Js 61 1 323 6d 401 ld lod THE SIX WEEK'S AVERAGE. WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. mg. 45s 01 29 , 8d 19$ 4d 33s Od 38s 4d 34s 4d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RTE. I REAM. 1 PEAL Is Od is Od is Od Is Od is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 80,166 ; Barley, 1,712; Oats, 12,405; Rye, 137 ; Bears 3,118; Peas, 269 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 4s; clover ditto, 4/ 5s to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 14s per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. CIIMBERLAND. — Meadow hay, 3/ 8s to 4/ 7s; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 15s per load. Trade steady, at late rates. WarrEcaArEL.—Meadow hay, 31 5s to 41 4s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5.! 5s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 11 14s per load. A fair average E..ipply, and a sluggish demand. MEAT MARKETS NZVOATE A _:D LiADENHALL. — The trade ruled steady at this market, and prices were well supported. Beef, from 2s 10d t- 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 48 10d to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per 8113 s, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, JULY 6.—The supply of each kind of stock was tolerably goad, yet the lemand ruled steady, at full quotations :—Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 10d io Gs 2d ; Veal, 3s 10d. to 4510 d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per 81b5, to s' ak the offal. ROMFORD, JULY 6.—Our market was fairly supplied with stock, in which a good business was doing as follows : Beef, from 3s 4.d. o 48 6ci ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 1(k1; Lamb, 5s Oct 1.3 63 4d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per 81bs. Mach cows, with their small calf, IW. to 191. lOs each, LLOYD'S SHIPPINO.-(THIS DAY.) ligijht°l4bDree"4, July at Noon, S.E. ; DIAL, July 1. —Wind, S. W. .Arrived—Couranto, , Calcutta ; Alma, Buenos Ayres, for Amsterdam. Arrived and 7 n . e. —Willa this day from the River—Atrenida, for Bombay ; Duchess of Sutherland, Sydney, ; Johanna Hendrika, Gee long; Charles Brooks, Sk, Vincent.—A screw steamer, reported to be French, is 0.1 the Goodwin. COWES, July -S-. W. Arrived Minnet, Havannah. Sailed—Franklin (s), New York. PoRTSMOUTII, July 6.—The Tino, of Sunderland , has been got off shore and towed in here. PLYMOUTH, July 6 W . d S. W. Arrived—Nile, Maceio. '47liicstrrizt, July W.S.W. j Atalanta, Rio Grande. Off Port - Maria, Trinidad de Cuba, for St. Petersburgh ; Naiad, Aux Caves. for Hamburith. ' Brazilian), whicli Trees, fo Swiiisit,i, lob, 6,,---The Netv,...- gaped he nce on the 4th inst. for the CAM ~..,,d ° dered last night tbfkr t'se Me n • A rniailued9g, BIMTOL, July 6,.._ Wind, ;‘,IVV". "Aewirliva(27-'--- ilea — Matanzas ; Enterprise, Prince Edward's Island, Sal Champion, Melbourne Louiaa, Demerara, a Favou rite, Gloucester, for New York ; Helpenon, Dublin, NewOr- NEWPORT, July ; Celia, Cherbourg, for 4t. Thomas; Kilby, do. leans. Col -6.---Arrivod—Old England all for A A n drew SHIELDS, July 6.7-AVind, S.W, Saile..--- ville, Coquimbo. CARDIFF, July. G.—Wind, "ci r. Sailed—,St. Michael's St. Thomas ; Ceres, Ilavannah. BELFAST, July S.W. Sailed—Emulous, Barbadoes. • CORK, July s. —Wind, W. An ived—Lioness, X9'294611. FLEETWOOD, July 6.—Wind ' "w . ATrived—Gertrude, Stoplien'o, although the weather is cold in their native habitats, the great amount of sunlight elaborates their juices and per fects their wood, so that any amount of cold can be en dured without injury. The Cembra, pine would grow in the most exposed places ; its wood is not equal to many others. Riga deals are made of a great variety of pines, and the common Scotch fir (Pinus sylvestrig rigensis)." Nothing but a judicious examination of the soil and sub soil, guided by experience, could determine the kind of British trees best adapted for particular soils or situations. All the trees will flourish in the lower valleys : in South Derbyshire there are magnificent specimens of the oak, the elm, and sycamore ; but the land is too valuable to grow timber except for ornamental purposes." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EAST ANGLIAN. A special meeting of the holders of original shares in this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, to consider a bill now before Parliament to authorize the company to make an extension line to the quays at Lynn, and to regulate the capital of the company ; Mr. H. Bruce in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, that the meeting was convened, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords, to consider a bill for enabling the company to construct an extension line to the quays and harbour of Lynn, with a view to increase the traffic and accomo date the merchants of Lynn. At present they bad no place for ships to discharge their cargoes convenient to the railway, and the result was, that vessels were fre quently delayed th'-ee or four d-.ys, and some of them had to discharge their cargoes into lighters, and then they had to be conveyed to the railway. They now car ried on their traffic at a great disadvantage, in conse quence of the station being so far from the warehouses. The proposed extension line would pass along by the storehouses, so that the goods, &c., could be delivered to the parties from the railway, instead of being carted from the railway to the storehouses. In some cases farmers found it less expensive to cart their produce the whole way to the quays at Lynn than to send it by the railway, and then afterwards to convey it from the rail way to the stores, but this disadvantage would be ob viated by the proposed extension line. They would also have a new traffic from steamers and other vessels in consequence of the facilities they would be enabled to afford the shipping at Lynn. The low price of wages and food for horses had also enabled the boats to compete with the railway, but the late rise in these would give the advantage to the railway. Agricultural affairs were now far more cheering than for years past, and on the whole the prospects of the railway were better now than at any former time. The clause in the act of 1852 for enabling the East Anglian and Eastern Counties Company to enter into a lease or traffic ar rangements was now in operation, as the Norfolk Com pany had not exercised their option during the twelve months ending the 17th of June last of preventing them. There was nothing now to prevent the East Anglian Railway being leased to the Eastern Counties Company. All the debts of the company had been set tled, and the amount of their borrowed money was small, as compared with the extent of their undertaking. Mr. Born), the secretary, then read the heads of the bill, authorising the company to make a railway at King's Lynn, at a cost of 18,0001., and specifying that the works should be completed in three years from the passing of the act. With regard to the capital of the company, it was fixed by the bill at 1,600,0001. The directors were authorised to issue ordinary stock in the company to the holders of the Class B and C preference shares, to the nominal amount of 269,2061. in full satis faction of all interest due on those preference shares up to the 31st of December, 1835 ; after which time, the net revenue of the company to be appropriated half yearly in the following order :—First, in the payment of interest on mortgage and debentures ; 2d, on calls paid in advance ; 3d, dividend to class A shareholders ; 4th, dividend to class B shareholders sth, to Class C shareholders ; and 6th, the surplus to be paid by way of dividend on the ordinary stock of the company. There were permissive powers in the bill to enable the holders of 6 per cent. and 7 per cent preference shares to accept a lower rate of interest than that authorised by former acts, the consent of four-fifths of each class of share holders represented at a meeting specially convened for the purpose being requisite to enable the permissive arrangements between the ordinary and preference shareholders to be carried into effect. - - -- On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. L. SIMPSON, a resolution approving of the bill was carried unanimously, as was also a resolution authm:sing the conversion of the 6 per ant. and 7 per cent. shares into a 6 per cent. pnd 7 per cent. stock, in order to save expense. The CHAIRMAN then announc d that a meeting of the 7 per cent. preference shareholders would be held at 2 o'clock, and of the 6 per cent. shareholders at 3 o'clock, to consider the bill which the ordinary shareholders had approved of at the present meeting. The special meeting of the 7 per cent, preference shareholders was held at the appointed time ; Mr. Bruce in the chair. A discussion ensued, in the course of which it was stated that the pr' lent amount of ordinary shares was 764,4001., and to which was proposed to be added a nominal amount of 269,206/. in order to satisfy the claims of the preference shareholders for interest, up to the 31st of December, 1853, and from which time no further arrears are to accrue ; the amount of A stock is 375,2501., of B stock 120,0001., and of C stock 70,8731.; total, 1,600,0001. After some/opposition to the proposed outlay at Lynn from Mr. Kettrick, and other shareholders, a resolution approving of the bill was carried unanimously. At 3 o'clock the special meeting of the 6 per cent. preference shareholders was held ; Mr. Bruce in the chair. Some discussion ensued, in the course of which Mr. Maclaurin warned the directors against placing the property of the company in the clutches of the corpora tion of Lynn, and recommended them, before laying out any money on the proposed extension, to ascertain whether the corporation could lay any further claim upon the company, and whether they would be disposed to re duce their present exorbitant tolls in consideration of the company's proposed outlay, and of bringing increased traffic to Lynn. The CHAIRMAN said, he believed there was every dis position on the part of the corporation to meet the com pany on liberal terms. A resolution approving of the bill was carried unani mously, and the meeting separated. REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES ON RAIL WAY BILLS. TYNEMOUTH DOCKS, AND MORPETIT AND SHIELDS DIRECT.—Mr. Evans reported from the committee on this bill, that they had examined theallegations contained in the preamble of the bill, but the same had not been proved to their satisfaction. SOUTH WALES (POWER TO PURCHASE, &c.). —Lord J. Manners reported from the committee, that by the bill as originally introduced, it was proposed to author:ge a lease or purchase by the South Wales Railway Com pany of the undertakings of the Llynvi Valley Railway Company and Llanelly Railway and Dock Company, or working arrangements between those companies, as well as to grant further powers in reference to leasing and selling the undertaking of the South Wales Railway Company to the Great Western Railway Company, and to authorise working arrangements between those com panies ; but the bill, as submitted to the committee for their consideration, and as passed by them, contained no provisions whatever in reference to the Llynvi Valley Railway Company, or the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company, and the further powers of leasing and sale by the South Wales Railway Company to the Great West ern Railway Company were limited to the works to be executed, or for the execution of which further time may be granted by acts of the present session. CHARD.—Viscount Jocelyn reported from the com mittee, that the works authorised by the bill will not involve any further outlay of capital than the company have already power to raise. The length of the proposed new line is two miles, three furlongs, and 8.50 chains ; and it will be constructed on a gauge of seven feet. The steepest gradient is 1 in 100, and the smallest radius is a curve of 30 chains. The estimated cost of the railway is 25,0001., and the quantity of land required 18L acres. Mr. P. Bruff was the engineer examined in support of the bill. The committee were satisfied of the fitness in an engineering point of view of the proposed railway, and they had inserted in the bill the necessary provisions for insuring the completion of the line. KILKENNY AND GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN.— Yesterday the select committee of the House of Lords, the Earl of Derby in the chair, declared that th e p ream bl e of the bill for constructi n g this proposed line was " not proved to their satisfretion, and that the committee had arrived at this decision solely in consideration of the financial position of the company, b u t th e comm i ttee cons idered the extension of railway c ommun i ca ti on i n a nort h- we stern direction from Waterford to Kilkenny in itself highly desirable." EAST KENT.--The committee of th e H ouse o f L or d s on this company's bill, the Earl of Verulam in the chair, h a ve declared the preamble pro ve d, i nser ti ng c l auses to to the effect that the South-Eastern Railway Company shall make a station at Strood, to suit both their own and the East Kent line, and that if the South-Eastern Company make the portion of the line between the Medway and the tunnel, the East Kent Company need not do so. SOUTII-EASTERN.—Yesterday the same select com mittee aiso passed this company's bill for a line between Strood and Maidstone, and for dissolving the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending June 26, 1853 (283 miles) £15,817 19 11 Corresponding week last year (2231 miles) 11,353 1 8 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending July 3,1853 ....,£19,142 2 7 Corresponding week last year 17,785 9 9 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending July 3, 1853 £5,475 8 9 Corresponding week last year 3,919 0 3 Increase in 1853 ... £1,556 8 6 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending July 2, 1853 .. £4,731 12 2 `Jorresponding week last year 4,105 16 7 Increase in 1853 £625 15 7 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending July 2, 1853 Corresponding week last year 174 18 4 GoLD.—The Templar has arrived from Sydney, whence she sailed the 9th of March, with about 3,000 ounces of gold. The StebonhPath, which left Mel. bourne the sth of April, has on board 46,000 ounces of gold, valued at 184,0001., and may shortly be expected, Gold continues to be sent from London to Paris, not withstanding the large purchases of grain lately made on this side for French account. Business this day. all 100 all 100 all all all all all 100 11 100 100 18g 76i i 13/4 1141 30 20 1 40 25 , 1 6 35i i pm 7 791 x b x d 11 13/ 491 A 47 77i 8 THE CAMP AT CHOBHAI s r COMMON. Yesterday the troops enjoyed a well -merited day of rest after the fatigues of the pontooning; operations at Virginia Water. On all such holidays as these the camp presents a scene of interesting anintstion, which is as characteristic and picturesque as can w ell be ima gined. Before most of the men's tents is a kind of extemporaneous clothes-rack, made of a small Er tree, with its branches lopped off short, and its root stuck in the ground. Upon this accoutrements and clothes of all kinds hang out to dry or air, and the aspect of the ground thus seen at a distance, covered with habili ments of all colours fluttering in the breeze, gives, an extraordinary appearance of gaiety and life, which can only be appreciated by those who have seen the camp thus on a fine summer day. In addition to this, the different streets among the tents on a holiday are thronged with busy thousands, clad in every variety of costume, and engaged in every variety of occupation or amusement which can charm the eye or interest the general spectator. Here is a little group of sun-burnt, hardy veterans, reclining full length in the shade of their tents, enjoying the luxury of the fragrant weed, and criticising, with rather more than military freedom, the whole of the manceuvres of the previous day, or else scanning, with an offended aspect, the civilians who loiter about the lines affecting to pity the hard ships of a soldier's life. Others again may be seen collected iu a circle, round some serjeant or corporal of their company, mending up with careful hands such parts of their uniforms as may have sustained a rupture in the shifts of camping —while the serjeant, seated in the midst, with a newspaper three or four days old, reads aloud from its columns the account of their achievements on a field day. On these occasions, if the name of their particular regiment happens to be praised for its martial appearance or superior discipline, there is a general pause while the flattering paragraph is re read again, when each man smiles and looks more proudly round, and seems to feel as if the eyes of the nation were upon him. On the open space between the general line of tents and those of the quarter guard, crowds of the soldiers collect to indulge in those athletic games which are so much encouraged by their command ing officers as tending to keep the men in cheerful spirits and good health. The English soldiers as a body have always been renowned for their great physical powers, and certainly the feats of strength and activity which we have seen them display in their sports at the camp would do honour to the athlw of ancient Rome. The various nationalities of the regiments are strikingly displayed in their respective sports. With loud shouts, and occasionally a strong expletive, the English indulge in their favourite games of cricket and foot-ball—the Irish, with all that energy of excitement peculiar to the natives of the sister isle, have fiercely-contested games of " hurley," or leaping and running matches—while the cool and cautious Scotchnien collect in little knots to put the stone, or toss the caber, and witness with unmoved countenances the most stupendous throws, reserving their admiration until the precise number of inches the stone has been tossed beyond the mark is ascertained, when their applause at the exploit is given with the same slow, punctual accuracy as the measurement by which the length of the throw was decided. But the hardy Scot is not always so phleg matic, when the " pipes are up," and the air of some favourite fling or reel is struck up, the fierce ani mation with which he indulges in the pleasures of a dance has something in it, which, if not beautiful, is at least strangely fascinating. Such scenes as these we have attempted to describe meet the spectator of the camp on a holiday at every turn. There is a kind of settled comfortable look, which seems to increase about the camp every day according as the men get more thoroughly at home in their quar ters. This cleanly—if we may use the expression—ap pearance of permanency, is more observable in the quarters occupied by the household regiments than in any other part of the field. We stated a few days since that their ground was decidedly the neatest and the best drained and dyked in the camp, and a more minute inspection has only confirmed this opinion. This locale, when the Guards first pitched their tents, was undoubt edly worse than that assigned to any other brigade, it being nothing more than a mere morass. Any person who visits it now can scarcely imagine it to be the same. Deep broad drains intersect their ground in every di rection, which are here and there bridged over, when they cross a roadway, with much strength and neatness. The drains round the tents are neatly cut, and kept carefully clear of obstruction—the latter piece of neat ness being one which appears to be quite overlooked by the other regiments. Many of the officers of the Guards have also displayed a taste for floricultural pursuits, which if properly directed and zealously persevered in might, in course of time, entitle these gallant cultivators to other and more pacific medallion decorations they are ever likely to meet with than in the field of Mars. Several of them have contrived to make a garden bloom in the wilderness, by planting flowers in the little spaces of ground around their tents. Of course such floral inno vations on stern camp rule were at first much derided ; but among the officers of the household troops at least the example has been pretty generally imitated ; and this incident, slight as it may at first sight appear, has not been so trivial in its consequences, for to its example we believe may be traced the superior order and neatness of the Guards' ground. We, however, merely mention it as a symptom of the spirit which exists among the household troops to make their allotment as cleanly and cheerful in appearance and as coro 4 .'oratble in reality as . the rough of camp life will permit . As m i g ht be ex pected, after this description of their quarters, the men of the Foot Guards are also about the cleanest in their undress uniform of any infantry force in the camp. The most untidy men, when off duty, we are sorry to say, may generally be found in the quarters of the High land regiments, though upon parade there are none which make so orderly and soldier-like an appearance. All military men look anxiously forward to the result of the present encampment to relieve the soldiers of some of the oppressive burdens under which they now literally groan. The following table gives the principal of the weights carried by the Guards, and an ordinary marching regi ment, the 42d Highlanders, and we think it will show at a glance that the memoria's which we believe have been addressed by old muitary officers for years past to those high in office, to lighten the men of some of this packing, have been most unjustly and undeservedly slighted : BRIGADE OP Gtqups. Heavy Marching Order. Lighi marching Order. lb. oz. lb. oz. Contents of knapsack 35 5i Contents of Oaapsack 22 1. Pouch and belts 6 5 Pouch and beit , s 6 7 Am munition 6 7 Ammunition 6 7 Grenadier cap 2 7 Grena dier ca p 2 7 Cook' ng kett1e........ 2 4 Rifle and bayonet l4 0 Canteen (full) 6 0 Rifle and bayonet l4 0 Blanket 3 11 51 61 Odd blanket 3 11- Total 76 7 :1 I T0ta1............ 55 1i Now we believe that the total of heavy marching !Wes not include the weight of the great coat, and it mot certainly does not count the weight of the three days' provision which every man e.,rries when in heavy mai - ehing order awl upon actual service. It likewise excludes from the reckoning the weight of the knapsack itself, exclusive of the contents, and which we believe amounts, with its support ing-straps, to about 41b. Boz. Taking it, therefore, at this, and the weight of the great coat to be as much as the blanket 31b. 11 oz., and the three days' provision to be 101 b. more, it gives a grand total of 941 b. 18ioz. to be carried by every man in the household brigade when in heavy marching order, and exclusive of the actual uniform or dress in which he stands. In the 42d Highlanders the packing is not carried out so systematically as in the Foot Guards, though it is still more than sufficient to call for the serious attention of the military authorities. It is as follows :- 42D HIGHLANDERS. Heavy Marching Order. Light Marching Order. lb. oz. lb. oz. Contents of knapsack 18 0 Bonnet 2 3 Belts , 4 2 Haversack and ammu nition... 6 15 IMusket ...,.., l4 0 Contents of knapsack, (including the blan ket) 2B Canteen (full) Cooking kettle Bonnet, belts, haver sack, and ammuni tion l3 4 Musket G 3 14 To this heavy marching order, as in the case of the Guards, must be added 181 b. 3oz. for provisions, great coat, and weight of knai.isack, making a gross total of 821 b. loz., also exclusive Pf the dress in which they stand. It is almost unnecessary to coLnment on theso facts; To every intelligent and humane rescler, or one who has the true interest of the service at heart, they speak for themselves. MESSRS. ALLSOPP AND SONS' BITTER BEER.—Yes terday Messrs. Allsopp and Sons formalljr opened the new warehouses, which have been erected by the Lon don and North-Western Railway Company, in Hayden. square. A branch line of railway in connection with the East and West India Dock Junction enables Messrs. Allsopp to convey their beer the entire distance from the brewery at Burton-on-Trent to Haydon-squere by rail. It is not the least interesting sight to obse c z how skilfully not only the barrels but heavy-htd!'n are raised with great rapidity by means of btir , ' , A ,,t' cranes to the higher tiers of the warehouses. isiZocelmss3 means a vast amount of labour is saved, an d . the of loading and unloading greatly . si n ni Com pany havinc , inspected this portio i l g es h s t b su e e s e e m en . P o i r th e : wa Th reh e ouses t w ie e r re af c t o e n r d t u ie c ° r te e d f tlahrroguegheasthkes cellars , u w p il i e n r en in d sion. Some idea may be formed of the business done, which Dr. Johnson, in reference to another celebrated brewery, termed "the potentiality of boundless wealth," when it is known that the stores in Haydon-square alone contain an area of 20,000 square feet, and the quantity turned over averages per week about 2,000 tuns. The company then proceeded to Poplar and Blackwall, and inspected the warehouses there, which are used entirely for the export trade. The area of the former is 20,000 square feet, of the latter, 25,000 square feet. The com pany then passed over to Greenwich, and partook of the hospitality of Messrs. Allsopp at the Trafalgar. DISCOVERY OF A PORTRAIT BY RAPHAEL.—A person. at Nismes had for a long time in his possession a draw ing in red chalk, to which he attached so little value that it was thrown aside among some waste paper. An. amateur having recently seen it, purchased it from him. for 21. The purchaser having brought it to Parie showed it to some artists, who told him it was an ad• mirable sketch, and he accordingly presented it to the director of the Mus6es. Soon after his return tea Nismes he received a letter of thanks from an inspector of the Beaux Arts, in which it was stated that after minute investigation the drawing was found to be the portrait of La Fornarina, by 'Raphael, -and was esti! , mated as being worth, at the lowest, 10,000 f. 45 4 S U N :4c,gy Y:14: ~~ CENs Cl~'+~~.~ #~ !~G` ~\~ ~~ 8 8 1 i 294. 9 70i i 68 I 9 5 4 4 12281