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

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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 market closed firmly. The sales comprised 5,500 American ; 300 Pernam and Maranhain at 6d. to 7-kd. ; 350 Bahia at 61d. ; 200 Egyptian at 60. to 71d. ; and 1,700 Surat at 3d. to 42d. per lb. Railway shares were firmer. The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. per qr., and the last week's sales are reported at 80,666 qrs. The following is part of a statement by Messrs. Houghton and Levy, of Liverpool, concerning the foreign Currant trade : " The stocks at this port are now reduced to scarcely one-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 There is still a quantity of superior fruit held by some of the wholesale houses, but entirely withdrawn from the market at present the holders anticipating further impro ve d ra t es , which we have but little doubt will be obtained, as the crops of next season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 diminished, and without hope of any supplies from the Continent or elsewhere, the difficulty will arise how the autumnal demand is to be met. The high prices will, no doubt, 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 received still 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 mined 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 acts 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 means carried on a profitable business, whereby high premiums are obtained for public-houses. It was suggested that the " description of trade" car ried on by Fearon and Sons, Stevens and Sons, Currall and Sons, and such like, should be adopted as models for throwing the trade open, for that those gentlemen have obtained the victualling license ostensibly to carry on a retail wine and spirit business, but have not houses for public accommodation, or for consumption on the premises. The following facilities (we think) would suffi ciently cure the present corrupt monopoly. That the legislature should (on the plan adopted by Messrs. Fearon and other genteel houses), without magisterial authority, concede to house holders, with sureties for good conduct, the privile ge of selling small quantities of spirits (not to be consumed on the premises under heavy penalties), down to half a pint • and liberty to p a rties, not d ea l ers i n sp i r it s, to sell wine, to be consumed on the premises where sold—this would sufficiently meet the evil, at present so injurious to the foreign wine and spirit trade in general. From the N ew York accounts, received to-day, it appears that the Crescent City, from California, had arrived at San Francisco. The miners were doing well, and the p ros p ec t s o f th e f armers were en couraging. Trade was dull, and there was an absence of speculati on , but an early revival was probabl e . During the last six months it was estimated that 400 Indians had fallen victims to small-pox, but that this disease very seldom was taken by whites. Some apprehension was felt about the crops not turning out so well as was expected, the cut-worm having been very de structive. In some places whole fields had been destroyed, and the ground ploughed up and re planted. All attempts to destroy the pest had been fruitless. The salmon fishery in Sacramento was very productive. The prairies are now inter sected with comfortable lines of stages. The Sacra 'lento and American rivers were rising and in ma ny Parts had overflowed for the third time this Y e ar, and it was feared if they rose much higher great damsge would be done to the crops. There id a fires demand for labour, and teams of every we re 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 0i to 98, after having been done at 98 and 98i. The New 3/ per Cents. are 101 to 1011, and the 3 per Cents. from 98i have receded to 981. Bank Stock is heavy at 228 k, and India Stock at 25613. Exchequer Bills are ls. to 4s. premium. In Foreign Securities scarcely any business is doing. Spanish New Deferred Bonds are at 221, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been done at 401. Equador Stock is at si. Brazilian Small Bonds realise 1001. Dutch 21 per Cents. bring 635 ex dividend. The accounts from Amsterdam mention that there was more uneasiness there. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under 1853. 1852. Great Western £22,323 £19,464 North Western 54,699 50,961 South Western 16,312 14,248 Brighton 11,662 12,096 Midland 24,913 23,051 South Eastern 17,851 16 , 342 Caledonian Great N or th ern ....... Lancashi re an d Y orkshire 15,817 11,35319,142 17 , 785 York and N ort h M idland, Newcastle and Berwick, and Leeds Northern These ret urns are p 30 ; 98 4 24,459 articularly encouraging, and prove th a t, i ntr i nsically, railway property is much more valuable than it was. The Railway Share Market has been quite inac tive, and prices ar e ra th er lower than they were the erday. French Sh ares have been more offered, discovery of an alleged conspiracy at Paris hay ing an injurious effect. Upper India Shares are better. In G old Mines there is nothing doing, and nomi nally they aro lower. • The Joint Stock Banks are about the same. Land Companies' Shares have declined. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. ( From the O f ficial List.) Busine ss d one : Bank Stock ...... ........... ....... 22Bi 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitie5:........... ...... ; 9R i i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities. . ..... 98 1 `.- - 1 i New 3i per Cent. Annuities lO4 '7 81 A 8 a d India Stoek .......... 6t I ndia Bonds, £lOOO ' South Sea St oc k South Sea Old Annuities 115; i Consols for Account Exchequ er Bills, id. ___ 21000 .... ..................... PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent eldlian Bonds, 6 Pe r ... Cent -... . ................... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 °° 05 i Equador Bo n d s Peruvian Bonds, 4c 4 i,;; Cent: .. .. Russian Bonds, DiDitto 46 per Cent. Tit. ................ - -,—,,,,, tto Small Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Ceuta . """ Rm. Spanish Bends, 3 per Ce 3 n p t. ; . 6 . i ........ Spanish New Deferred, : Dividends on the above payable in Londo 22 n Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cont. ... . • .... -••• 63 i i x d HREE O'CLOCK'. Consols for Opening 19th July — T ............ 97i . 8 x Sir,vEn.—The dollars and silver brought by the last Royal mail steamer were sold yesterday at 590. an d 610. per ounce, caused chiefly by the continuance of the demand for China and India. EMIGRATION TO!AUSTRALIA.—Some delay has taken place in dispatching the Government emigrant ships at Southampton in consequence of the difficulty in getting sufficient emigrants, agricultural labourers being now greatly in demand in this country. The ship Statesman, lying at the above -named port, has nearly her quota of emigrants on board, and she will sail on the 9th inst. She will sa i l on the great circle principle, an d it is expected she will reach Port Philip in about 76 days. She will carry out a large number of letters, many of them duplicates of correspondence sent this week by the Australian overland mail. PONTGIBAUD SILVER LEAD MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY. —This company, it is stated, has lately been re-co nstituted, a n d the anagement undertaken by l‘lessrs. Taylor and Sons, of London. Mr. Richard Taylor, of this firm, is now at Pontgibaud, organising _measurestv to bring the mines into profitable working. the eitoERPOOL ELECTION.—Mr. T. B. Horsfall, one of (la , Conservative candidates, arrived in town on Tues r4s7ne_ning from the Continent, and addressed a nume addrisse.lThe terd a ' e tiiig of his supporters in the Amphitheatre yes- Hon. Mr. Liddell was also present, and Mo ore, r, the Conservative electors. Mr. John Bramley will n ,i d :_ . s eaid, is coming forward, and it is stated he spect E rsk the electors from the hustings to-day. Sir constituen of th e Y Is fast gaining the good opinion and re tors of Live,,,,r4rJre thoughtful and intelligent of the elec of his -r • r°°l He addressed a very numerous body evening. Th e o p ; s cm Tuesday evening, and also last parties is that th •ili° n of many shrewd and observant Sir Erskine P erryßeAealmztoArisr.wiilol r b: fai d L ecided in favour of SUICIDE AT last, a man destroYer .I, 'PE. It appears that the de —On Wednesday afternoon iroself by jumping over the cliff. the cliffs by the Mount sat himself on the edge of and drew it across hi s trlobioia-parade, took out a razor, he afterwards returned it t at, making a deep incision ; his pocket, and then either o the 1 . 01 the cliff , which at this spotcase, puttingm n that into is or threwlf over body ialling, near some ehuc re n early 100 feet high, the at hand, b ut he was found tv.benAssistance was soon Eastern, Gazette. quite dead. —South- 50 40 25 25 812 s 6i 25 50 20 20 20 10 St. St. St. St. St. d SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Binning. Wolverh Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh Cheshire Ju.net Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20... Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, do Pass Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New...... East Anglian Do., (XlB E & II)._ Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., do ... Do., B. and C..... ... East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth. & Dundee Glasgow& S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. kWest.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle • Do., Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths 'D 3., Nat. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend., Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do JO/. Sh. , M&B 0 London and S. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lnndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Nanch.Shef.& Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland I D i c i ) ch ß a irm G n *e g.&De r rby ' Do. liali Sha s r t es (l e.) Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do. , Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. Newry & Enniskillen iNewry Warrenpoint and Bostrevor .. Norfolk Northn.Counties Un. North British North Devon, No. 1 I Do., No. 2 Do., A 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 Shrcwsby. & 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 & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeric West Cornwall. Wimbledn & Croydon York NewctL&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.,. PREFEREN , lAberdeen .. Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5z per cent Cork &Bandonsip.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 8 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts. Edinb Prth.&Dundee 5:4 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. 4 p. c. Scrip Gt, Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 R. c) Do cov. red. 4i p.c Do. con, red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 p. c Lan. & York. P. £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 I Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Mau., Shef., & Liu , Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 liarypt . 4k Carl .4 p.c Do. 4,-, per cent ID° 100 100 100 100 all 100 10 all 1i all Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. , q per cent Norfolk Extension Do. 5 p. c. Ext .Do. Guar. 56 per ct., Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolvcrh. Xl5, 6 p.c Do Shrews. &Birra.N.G Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. Now S. Eastern (Reading ] Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 41 per cent. Pre. S.Yo rksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfd.kKilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,and Berwiek,4 p.c. Pref 5 Do 10 York&N. Midland H and S. Purch 100 all 3 100 FOR: Intweritterdaul Belgian Eastn.Junc. Beziers to Graissessae Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besanoon Dutch Rhenish East Indian. ....... Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula lid. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. - • pref Lyons & MeClit. .............n Madras ....... !Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.) NorwegiauTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen &Cherbr(r Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse._ ith-Eastrn. of France =;outhern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 56 per e. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerhal Zealand CI wing Prices this day. 26 - 26 5} 91 10,1 9 7 dis 20 - 22 3A -- 2A 100 -- 101 67 -- 671 21 -- 22 20A -- 21_ 2A -- 3Ap 8- 9 34 4 - 4 12A -- 121 -11 i - 71 - 72 50 - 55 70 - 72 ii 30 SiSi 53 55 133 135 109 110 881 —88 i 74 100 105 17 18 p 76; 76 —40 d 3$ 3-0 144 —15 a 9 2 P 103, 104 1 :11 114 —114 i 14 —24 p 89 —9 0 r 5i 4Ad 4 11 13 18 20 28i 70i - Foi 40 42 54 - 57 - ) (I 8 - 9 49 - 51 1k - 21(1 33 ... 34 41- - 4d 8i 8t 47i - - 94484 92 58 - 62 58 - 62 68 -- 72 -- id 18i -19 A 9i -- 9i 14A 3i -- 34(1 19 -- 21 69 -- 70 35i -- 361 13 -- 14 , 23 - 25 1 41 8 - 9 30 - 32 10 -10 i, 68 69 8 7id 21 —24 d 58 -- 59 ;E SHARES 92 - 96 88 - 92 07 - 109 .Oi -109 19 ; 20} id par 68 6g 4 4i 5 5 11 28 1 2 p 14 158 20 —20 i 3i - 3i liii = iio 111 - 113 i - 1p sa 8i 105 -- 107 101 -- 103 103 -- 104 id- i i 152 -- 154 ligi =I - 157 3i- 4p! 10 - 11 121 - 13 8 - 9 10 - 104 - P .. .-- ... .50 152 )ar .1G 118 118 122 115 - 117 253 - 263 1k -- 11 101 -10 i 171 -17 i A -- 1 p 144 -1 5 A par— i p 25i 261 12 114 194 204 id par LO2 104 51 54 I— i P :IGN. 1 d 1 1 id —1 par— 1p 2 d 51 --. si p --. 2E; - $P iP ei ...__ 7 4 1 1 11 1 - 2ip 71 - 7i 34~ - 35; 114 — l5 8 9 15- —16 i 41 — 43 40i —41 i 351 36 4 6 id par 184 —19 i Ad 4 - 5 p iP 4 - 5 -- (ha -- 9i •—• 3 n 7 2 d Business done this day. 100 B.i 8i all 100 100 14 100 - 100 100 100 all 11 i 1 100 1 12i i 11i 84 4 72 85i 5 1341 881 Pm 114 i i a 68 i 8 251 6 51 35i i i i i pm THEISU'N, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1853, RAILWAY/. Enckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent ' Glstr.&Dn.Fr firtlpl. Dk. & Railway Run & Selby Do. A Shares Do. Shares Lon. 6t Greenw Do.Preferonce Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Manch.Baton and Matlock Mieldlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd. Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. dt Wyre Do. Shares. Roystn.di Hit. Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. do Goole g.5.p.c S. Staffordsh WearValleygr 6 per cent Do IWilts&Somrstl 106 -103 54 - 56 150 - 152 33 - 34 112 -- 114 56 -- 57 274 --28 141 -14 i 26 -- 27 98 - 100 3 - 31 LOG 108 j 65 - 67 151 - 153 151 - 153 li is 32 - 33 .05 - 106 Agua Fri:... !Anglo Califoi lAustralasian . Aus.ralian.... Australian Col !Australian F] lAve Maria.... i ßad©n (Gd.Dul ichy of) n. Gold British 'Austr British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at 25 pm Do. Comes & Cuiada l Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo . Copper MM. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7 4 p. cent. English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond. kealiforn. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita........ Mexican&S.Amerien New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian...,, Tin Croft United Mexican Waller (West Granada.. West Mariposa Yuba JOINT-STOC: Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Austral. and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Oriental Bank Cor poratiou Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg. and Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid MISCELL. Aubin Coal and Iron Australian Agricult. Australsn.Pcific.Mail Australn, Royal Mail Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada Company Crystal Palace Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam Electric Tel, of Irel Gen, Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat, Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land., N. B. Australasian nth . of Europe Steam Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular & Oriental Do. do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Do. New Scrip South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph Van Diemen's Land Leasing Compans. IL. N.W ICaledon Gt.Northn Gt.":Vestn Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N.DI(I Do S. Eastern, Do Norfolk Do Ln. &N. W & Midld Stckton & Darlingt. Midland E. Count Do L. &IS. W &Lodz Yk Do 1 Gt.Northn Do Lancash.& Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do IGt.Westn. MINES. Ilan . tillera I :hold. Closing Prices this day. 11 lap , s 2 - Par i -31 i d A d d -- par d 7 d i — 9 P 4 - 31- 4i 44 34 -35 id - iP i - 104 - llilb 60 - 70 7 - 8p 2 —li dj 15 17 1 —14 p 1— 4 d d d p d— par 7 8 par— * p 1 p d— par d p 26 28 7 9 5i d— par 8 10 3 - 44 id— p I AT- - p d d a BANKS. 79 81 x 12b i - 1 i - i .. - ... I - 1 - 49 - 61 ? d— par 46 48 77 79 8 8i EOUS. 68 - 70 "i :- 70 68 - 70 2 -- 3 p -- 1 p ••• ••• d - it P P -it = 2.pl - it 1 - 2 40 2: 42 is 4 Business this day. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWS FROM NEWMARKET. 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 waa made. Still, to-day's proceedings contrasted favour 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 heatbeen run off, Sharavogue would doubtless have achieved success. Musician was the favorite at the close of the betting, 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 calculating 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 at 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 any 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 ; Goorkah, however, is much dis liked by the cognoscenti, and the defeat sustained by his trial horse Black 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 some uncertainty prevails as to whetheriMontague or Water fall will be the intended animal. The betting, however, indicates Waterfall. A FRESH MAN. Newmarket, Wednesday night. ORDER OF RUNNING. 12.30 Selling Sweepstakes. 1.0 Selling Plate. 1.30 Chesterfield Stakes. 2.0 Handicap Plate. 2.30 Handicap Sweepstakes. ENTRIES FOR THE SELLING SWEEPSTAKES--Conmore, Hothorpe, Hazlenut, and Mirabeau. - . . ENTRIES FOR THE HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.—AzaeI, Hazlenut, Hambletonian. ENTRIES FOR 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. - -Emperor, Mustang, Baron Osy, Deerhound, Jacob, Ganieboy. ARRIVALS.—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 p ar t ies t o the I nternat i ona l 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 sale 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 OPIUM. —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 the same 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 the 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 position. The site of this building is about midway between the Epsom station and the racecourse. A tent was erected for the purpose, and some 3,000 or 4,000 persons were present. At the appointed hour (four o'clock) the secretary, Mr. John Propert, an nounced that his Royal Highness Prince Albert was pre vented from attending, having been attacked with measles. Mr. Propert read a letter from Col. Grey, stating that Prince Albert could not leave his room. but, in his absence, Earl Manvers, an old president of the society, would kindly perform the duty. A procession was formed to the tent, of which a number of children connected with schools in the neighbourhood formed part, and, after a prayer from the Bishop of Winchester, a request was formally made by Mr. Freshfield to Earl /slanvers, that he would perform the ceremony of laying the stone. The noble earl expressed his willingness to do so, but at the same time stated tho regret he felt at the absence of Prince Albert. A glass vase was then deposited in the cavity, containing the cur rent coins of the realm. There was a Latin inscription, and it was also testified in English that his Royal High ness Prince Albert had, on the 6th of July, performed the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Medical Benevolent College, projected, under Providence, by John Propert, Esq., himself a medical man, in aid of those of his fellow - practitioners who, having long alleviated the suffering s of others, need at last th• soothing hand of friendship themselves. The stone was lowered with the usual ceremonies. The building is to be in the third pointed style, of brick, with stone facings, and will form three sides of a quadrangle. It will include apartments for warden or master, and pupils, and also for pensioners. The building will accommodate 100 decayed men of the pro fession or their widows, and it is proposed to board and educate 100 children in the school. Hereafter it is hoped that the orphans of medical men may be entirely pro vided for in the building. A liberal subscription was announced, amounting to 3,0001. Earl Manvers sub scribed 521. 10s. ; Sir R. H. Horne, 1001. ; Mr. Win thorne, 5251. ; the London and Brighton Railway Com pany, 1001. ; and Dr. Forbes, HO/. THE MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR.—The vacant 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 military knights. This distinguished veteran has served many years in the British army in various quarters 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 memorable period 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 in 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., and by the same line, the charming scenery of Worces ter and the Malvern Hills may be enjoyed a t equa lly economical fares. Windsor lies a , so within reach of a trip for the Londoner. Chobham, the seat of mimic warfare, is touched by the South-Western, upon which line excur sion trains are running almost daily for Southampton and Winchester, as well as nearer places of resort, and more convenient for the metropolis. On the Eastern Counties excursions are becoming very popular to the localities of historical interest which are, to be found upon this line, whilst the South-Eastern, with its continental traffic and its trips to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Margate, Rams gate, and the like, affords health and enjoyment to mul titudes of passengers. But to enjoy these, fine and settled weather is absolutely necessary, and this we have not yet had.—Railway Record. LITERATURE. Fortune : A Romance of Life. fly D. T. Coul ton. 3. vols. Published for Colburn, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett. There is no doubt that this will prove the most remarkr , ble novel of the season. Others may equal it in style of composition, some may surpass it in interest of narrative, 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 so 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 only too many 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 and 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 in' 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 a p s ro mi tec ll t i li c e e r n ca t a u t s t e. rac Grise tsad l m da ira ch t a io rms n fo b r y hr h e er s f im or p ti l t ic u i d ty, e. Patient, persevering, and loving, she had her work to perform in a different way; but, although lower, it was arduous to her. Her character is thus beautifully described :—" Griselda's heaven was not far off ; to her fancy the sorrows of life alone were buried in the grave, while all that was peace ful, and joyous, and good upon the earth vanished but to enjoy an immortal existence. They blos somed here, their fruition was 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 o f p eace in the midst of strife. Florian is totally dissimilar to the companions of his youth ; his boasted gran deur of sentiment was at last reduced to a mere grovelling impulse ; he only sank, and drew others down with him. Fortune was his wish, not that it might exalt him 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 friends 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 lie 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 reason 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. 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, 45c. 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 discovered that it had been dormant for three years 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 that 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. . . The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England: . _ There are several articles of interest in this pub lication. " Hereditary Diseases of Horses," in which a great deal of information is given to those concerned in such details. On " The different Breeds of Sheep," &c. " The Farming of Derby shire" is one of the most prominent papers, in which a most elaborate account is given of the different kinds of soil, and other matters relating to the geology of the country. In conclusion some remarks are made concerning the desirability of increased plantations ; the following extract 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 crusade 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 dependent on foreign supplies for domestic use. The extensive plantations which have already been made on the estates of the Dukes of Devon shire and Rutland, and at Stanton, Hopton, Middleton, have, without any doubt, improved the climate, and contributed in some degree (combined with other causes) to hasten the time of harvest in the upland districts. Nothing would be more interesting, in an agricultural point of view, than self-registering thermometers placed in immediate proximity to plantations, or within range of their influence; and compared with others in exposed and similar altitudes. This would be a valuable test, and sufficiently show 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 stranger, and treated as an exotic, and confined to a glasshouse ; 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, would flourish in the moorland 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 tri e d extensively." With re spect to the forest trees of the Himalaya, Sir Joseph says, " Some would possibly flourish in Derbyshire ; although the weather is cold in their native habitats, the great.ariount of sunlight elaborates their juices and per fects their wood, so that any aniount'Of cold can be en dured without injury. The Cembra pine would grow in the most exposed places its wood is not equal toqiiany. others.. 'Riga deals are made Oa great variety of pines, and the common Scotch fir (Pines sylvestris rigensis)." Nothing but a judicious examination of the soil and sub soil, guided by experien ce , could determine the kind o f British trees be s t adapted `for particular soils or situations. All the trees will flourish in the lower Valleys : in South Derbyshire• there are magnificent Speciinens 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 had no place for ships to discharge their cargoes convenient to the railway, and the result was, that vessels were Ire 4uently delayed three or four days, 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 preveßt 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. BOND, 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 authorising the conversion of the 6 per cent. and 7 per cent. shares into a 6 per cent. and 7 per cent. stock, in order to save expense. The CHAIRMAN then announced 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 present 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, 1,600,000/. 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. S. resolution approving of the bill was carried unani mously, and the meeting separated. REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES ON RAIL- WAY BILLS. TYNEMOUTH DOCKS, AND MORPETH AND SHIELDS DIRECT.—Mr. Evans reported from the committee on this bill, that they had examined the allegations 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 authorise 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 piovisions whatever in reference to the Llynvi Valley Railway Coinciany, or the Lbtnelly Railway and Dock Company, and the furtherloowers 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 gra,nted 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 hare 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 18} acres. Mr. P. Broil 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 the preamble of the bill for constructing this proposed line was "not proved to their satisfrction, and that the committee had arrived at this decision solely in consideration of the financial position of the company, but the committee considered the extension of railway communication in a north-western direction from Waterford to Kilkenny in itself highly desirable." EAST KENT.—The committee of the House of Lords on this company's bill, the Earl of Verulam in the chair, have declared the preamble proved, inserting clauses 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. SOUTH-EASTERN.—Yesterday the same select com mittee also 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 tho week ending June 26, 1853 (283 miles) £15,817 19 11 Corresponding week last year (2234 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 tarn for the week ending July 2, 1853 £4,731 12 2 Corresponding 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 £2o2 19 2 Corresponding week last year 174 18 4 Gota).--The Templar has arrived from Sydney, whence she sailed the 9th of March, with about 3,000 ounces of gold. The Stebonheath, 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, MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended July 7, 1853, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. RYE. I M BEANS. I PEAL 47s 3d 29s 10d 20s 6d 1 32s Gd 40s 35s 10d • THE SIX WEEK'S AVERAGE. WHEAT. 453 Od NULTY. I OATS. 1 RTE. BEANS. I PEAS. 29s 8d 19s 4d 33s Cd I 33s 4d 34s 4d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WIIEIT. BAILEY. OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. I PEAL Is Od I is Od Is ad Is Od Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 80,C66 ; Barley, 1,712 ; Oats, 12,405 ; Rye, 137 ; Beans 3,118; Bess, 269 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 4s; clover ditto, 4/ 5s to Si 5s ; and straw, 11 7s to 1/ 14s per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. CUMBERLAND.—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. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 41 48 ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to Si 5s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 11 14s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. MEAT MARKETS NEWGATE ANIi LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady at this market, and prices were well supported. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per Sibs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, JULY 6.—The supply of each Mud of stock was tolerably good, yet the demand ruled steady, at full quotations :—Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8{1; Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4a 10d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, JULY 6.—Our market was fairly supplied with stock, in which a good business was doing as follows : Beef, from 3s 44 to 4s 6(1. ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 5s Od. to 6s 4d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s 44 to 4s 04 per 81bs. Milch cows, with their small calf, 161. to 191. 10s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y.) LONDON, July 7.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light breeze, and fine. DEAL, July 7. —Wind, S. W. Arrived—Conranto, Calcutta ; Alma, Buenos Ayres, for Amsterdam. Arrived from the River—Atrenida, for Bombay ; Duchess of Sutherland, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Johanna Hendrika, Gee long ; Charles Brooks, St. Vincent.—A screw steamer, reported to be French, is on the Goodwin. COWES, July G.—Wind, S. W. Arrived Minnet, Havannah. Sailed 7 -Tranklin (s), Now York. PORTSMOUTH, July 6.—The Tino, of Sunderland, has been got off shore and towed in here. PLYMOUTH, July 6.—Wind, S. W. Arrived—Nile, Maui°. . ffArtr Port d_- 31 11 er e t l a i : cou l:A i T a i v o n u n T n it a , h; July Atal 6 a . n — ta W , R in io d, G W ra . n S.W de. Trinidad de Cuba, for St. Petersburgh ; Naiad, Aux Cayes, for Hamburgh. exiled S NvA h rr e s e H o e e , Julyon the 4 6 t . h —T i o h e e t N f o e r t t t u h n e a dered l ast night near the Mexen ; crew saved. Ca (B pe ra d z e ili Y an e4 w fo h u ic n h - BRISTOL, July 6.—Wind, S.P. Arrived—Archimedes, Mat anzas ; Enterprise, Prince Edward's Island. Sailed-- Champion, Melbourne ; Louisa, Demerara. NEWPORT, July 6.—Arrived—Old England and Favou rite, Gloucester for New York ; Helpenon, Dublin, for do. ; Celia, Cherbourg, for St. Thomas; Kilby, Now Or leans. Col ville, Coquimb o. SHIELDS, July G.—Wi n d, S.W. S a il e I—A n d rew C O l - CARDIFF, July 6. St. Thomas ; Ce res , Havanna)]. s._ W w in in d t , i, W. Sailed—St. Michael's ELFAS, July Bar B badoes. T S.W. Sailed—Emulous, CORK, July s.—Wind, W. Arrived—Lione ss , M azagan . FLEETWOOD, July G. — Wind, W; Arrived—Gertrude, St, Stephen's, N,B. 791 804 a bon 14 131 491 i a div & bonus 47 77i 8 70 68b 70 68 8718 THE CAMP AT CLIO. 13 -a412 - , OMMON. Yesterday the troops enjoye d a Well-merited day of rest after the fatigues of the p natooeing operations at Virginia Water. On all such holidays as these the camp presents a scene of inter( we tines ?animation, which is as characteristic and picturesq . ie as can well be ima gined. Before most of the m e n's tents is a kind of extemporaneous clothes-rack, in s,a le of a small fir t ree , with its branches lopped off sh,ol a t tr , slant:lad Ltsaruodetcisottuhceki in the ground. Upon this saes, of all kinds hang out to dry or a in; and the aspect of the ground thus seen at a distinct /, covered with habili ments of all colours fluttering in the breeze, gives an extraordinary appearance of gaiet y 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 to nts on a holiday are thronged with busy thousands, cis el in every variety of costume, and engaged in every variety of occupation or amusement which can charm th-3 eye or interest the general spectator. Here is a littl group of sun-burnt, hardy veterans, reclining full lei sgth in file 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 th e previoui day, or else scanning, with an offended aspet s the civilians who loiter about the lines affecting be pity the hard ships of a soldier's life. Ott,* rs again may be seen collected in a circle, round soma serjeant or corporal of their company, mending up wit ,11 t careful hands such parts of their uniforms as may hay. 3, sustained a rupture in the shifts of camping —while t he serjeant, seated in the midst, with a newspaper thret or four days old, reads aloud from its columns the account of their achievements on a field day. On those occasions, if the name of their particular regiment ha ppens to be praised for its martial appearance or superi or disci Aline, there is a general pause while the flatten ng paragraph is re read again, when each man smile t and I ooks more proudly round, and seems to feel at t if the ;yes of the nation were upon him. On the opera space between the general line of tents and those of the quieter 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 i; a 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 an ? I activity which we have seen them cisplay in their spot •ts at the camp would do honour to the athlae of ancient Rome. The various nationalities of the regiments are !strikingly displayed in their respective. sports. With lottd 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 pecti'dar to the natives of the sister isle, have fiercely-contested games of " hurley," or leaping and running niatche s— while the cool and cautious Scotchmen collect in litle knots to put the stone, or toss the caber, and witrsess 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 e xploit is given with the same slow *tpunctual accuraca, as the measurement by which the' length of the throw was decided. But the hardy Scot is not always VO phleg matic, when the " pipes are up," and th e. air of some favourite fling or reel is struck up, the fierce ani mation with which he indulges in the pleasr ryes of a dance has something in it, which, if not beautelul, is at least strangely fascinating. Such scenes as .Vaese we have attempted to describe meet the spectator of the camp on a holiday at every turn. Then) is a kind of settled comfortable look, which seems to increase about the camp every day ac cording as the men get more thoroughly at home in the it 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 m idoubt edly worse than that assigned to any other brit ;Ade, 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, amd kept carefully clear of obstruction—the latter piece of neat ness being one which appears to be quite overlocZked 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 insight, in course of time, entitle these gallant cultivators to other and more pacific medallion decorations they all) ever likely to meet with than in the field of Mars. Sesteral 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 d erided ; 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, 1.z.1s not been so trivial in its consequences, for to its exam] )le we believe may be traced the superior order and nea Ltness of the Guards' ground. We, however, merely rat :lotion 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 comforatble in reality as the rough of camp life will permit. As might 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 appearai ice. All military men look anxiously forward to the :result of the present encampment to relieve the soldic rs 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 memorials which we believe have been addressed by old military 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 OF GUARDS. Heavy Marching Order. Light Marching Order. lb. oz. lb. oz. Contents of knapsack 35 5i Contentsof knapsack 22 li Pouch and belts 6 5 Pouch and belts ... 6 7 Ammunition 6 7 Greuadier cap 2 7 Cooking kettle 2 4 Canteen (full) 6 0 Rifle and bayonet l4 0 Blanket 3 11 _ . Ammunition 6 7 Grenadier cap 2 7 Rifle and bayonet l4 0 51 63 Odd blanket 3 11 Total 76 761 T0ta1............ 55 Now wo believe that the total of heavy marching does not include the weight of the gre'coat, and it most certainly does not count the weig,llt of the three days' provision which every man cai'ries when in heavy marching order and 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 bo as much as the blanket 31b. 11 or., and the three days' - prevision to be 101 b. more, it gives a grand total of 941 b. 181 oz. to be carried by every man in the household brigade when in heavymarching 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 :-- 42n HIGHLANDERS. Heavy Marching Order. Light Marching O r d er . I lb. oz. lb. oz. Contents of knapsack 18 0 Bonnet ' , 2 3 Belts 4 2 Haversack and ammu nition 6 15 Musket . l4 0 Contents of knapsack, (including tho blan ket) 2B 6 Canteen (full) Cooking kettle Bonnet, belts, haver sack, and ammuni tion l3 4 Musket 45 4 63 141 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 knapsack, making a gross total of 821 b. loz., also exclusive of the dress in which they stand. It is almost unnecessary to comment on these facts. To every intelligent and humane reader, 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 formally opened the new warehouses, which have been erected by the Lon don and North-Western Railway Company, in Haydc!zi 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-square by rail. It is not the least interesting sight to observe how skilfully not only the barrels but heavy•laden trucks are raised with great rapidity by mean s of hydrau lic cranes to the higher tiers of the warehouse s. B y this means a cast amount of labour is saved, and the process of loading and unloading greatly simplyfied. The com pany having inspected this portion of the warehouses, were conducted through the cellars, lars, where might be se en tier after tier of large casks piled up in endless succes sion. Some idea easy be formed of the business done, which Dr. Johnson, in reference to another c e l e b ra t e d 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 th e f ormer i s 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 Nimes had for a long thne, in his possession a draw• ing in red ch a lk, to wh i ch 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 2f. The purchaser having brought it to Paris showed it to some artists, who told 'him it was an ad mirable sketch, and he accordingly presented it to the director of the Muscles. Soon after his return to 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 he the portrait of La Foramina, by Raphael, and was esti mated as being worth, at the lowest, 10,000 f. I I :es, e nt ,in- un -3 in pun the y of once uth. of ' e 1 of I do rness sting 263 133 20 20 50 12 25 1 122 1 2 2 S : 10 25 10 1.0.6 10 20 20 20 10' 20 10 20 114 all all all 5 100 100 100 42. 34 all all 100 100 100 47 171 all 100 3 17. all 17 all 10 .00 100 100 100 100 29i 9 7 0 i a 9 58; 128 f 112 i 103 4 1531 115 a 264 112 t 2i 6 7 10 9a 7i i 481 a 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 100 20 10 50 100 5 4 20 15 20 20 20 20 5 50 50 Paldl St. 50 St. 11 100 100 all all all all all 13.5 24 14 all all all all all 15 10i all 12i 20 10 20 35 60 all 25 1 all 28 71 . i 2i i 3 11 ; 76 i 39