The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-02 00:00:00

B e igraof• oor of bis state Visit has pro delivered languag e • 3chools. of • Aiedioue the ques- ienna and j 0 bara indication ilder wea nsylvanid" 3 Viennese I,lld it mar tal the S o' ithusias' „ ; pinion ), .(,- e the ml [ with the 7uct a ye) rail ; years years to get the f ro3 Po ts ° ria to Lon"_, It is cal Per e, )urs. Fo r iontenegr° h e Frenc h he Austro' Ldergone of iditions I st. It! 7l ' come , 111 to t th e A 6.— ro °sB ra t il has be rPuck's id it 7 n ion• . e A u strian , rov er I'ito bourn. Lrg late °n clg E Satur parried en 1 )1 0111 0e " erlio• in a °e " c o !s 7 7 . 61 1 11 . °°/ yore f at4l. o for s °l3 B l ll lar kets on 'J eri* c oo Heal ° a ,olieu bo a skin , tLrrlii verYie boles' Of le .A iliVa tea 3 eXP e' the n ee O. " a,beth nu ke deot, -1" o f ilecOlas g ll " ' s a . bothve , til , e v e tag° . o des rld ePI e D uk e zed. by .- in la y th° lt. the Y of e obje • , m thorit l w e place l ot r.' rerlY as ag lisb O ro , were P ee p i_ 3t has p ation• o o how onto :*ether i t ' El s of "'De ons ° f s t of hate li " r s trig, ive a re volo- 1 "11 • 11° Wr it ',eff I e' Do Du 11 1 a +.% % ° •03 no m. pin d enenlie3 con Sr cop- te 15 l g o o h o . f I,tl of the u mg abII SU P , I • oo 24'. ol C° Or e i ; Ded into AN• g.) CO 15 t . O il ~•,' cf A 1 t gar' 1 %0 ha s J 1,0 Y. ? Of tj' 0.0 11 nia liS. .llll r soli thP' bir uch t/t 0 days f fo r°o aglne olja he bo 2 0 0 01, j iTerP o ijje ote a ras q uest, per rs 101.) "s-1 71 1 'ow , L . 0 11 " 0 for . 41 tot s s how. b 0 f 10 1 f ° 0 ) 1 or gable ce a tin t P t bar rti ,r 131 ~ wa re 1 1 ° a - l o t po t t e nd er vie d rig° e ban' an d aap„,v ,ur t, . o for 35 kivb 0 ,0 od he fact s ICere to °e e 1: 1 9 Wee e e O rre" ° f c coa trolo ect e vrl qu icix 13 I VIONiY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. The s -, CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. ales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday - weui i .,„__'llated at 6,000 bales, of which 2,000 American a r r. ! taken for export and on speculation. The Lket closed steadily. The sales comprised 4,000 e hl er ican, 90 Pernam and Maranham, at 6d. to 4V 300 Egyptian, at 6g-d. to 10,-d. • 200 Bahia, per t 0 6 0. • and 500 ' Surat, at 31d. to 4`,ld. Pressed The Railway' Share Market was again de ed) and closed heavily at a further delete in In de- Prices th e produce markets this week there has been Ye b7clerable animation, and full support has been e n to prices, although the advance in discounts eYheassteerday had had some effect in checking pur has ,s• Scotch pig iron has declined to 625. Sugar genad a good sale this week - , and coffee has ed d an advance. Rum and brandy have been ,r, Cochineal has been in active demand ; ii 7t , still on the advance ; pepper in request at , t g i ier rates, and cotton dull. Tea has been I.„ ea dY, and tallow on the decline. About 15,000 next ( " les of indigo are expected to be offered at the sales. Tie following is part of a report upon the dried trade, received from Messrs. Houghton and L evy of Liverpool' be `` Our markets for currants during the past month has b ee ` ch aracterised with the usual dulness at this period li rnite e d Year ! the transactions by the trade being very par ch , ls , and specul a ti on b e i ng so lely confined to a few vance of old fruit ; on this description a further ad been to lOs per cwt. on our last quotations has clitained, and the market is now comparatively Me not the ent i re stock being held by a few parties who M se llo tjet disposed to realise—anticipating a further eit;„ w c uieb, undoubtedly, will he obtained, as the scar eon" sn . this sort will be severely felt as the season for thersnmption advances, there being no hope of any fur eou arri val , of importance, and the stocks in thi, ii e 4,, tr Y, gradually decreasing. New fruit has been quite fir le but the bulk of this description does not admit firizi e extent of speculation as the old. We, however, are th c " qualitiesh the autumnal demand commences portrtter will yet command higher rates, as this sa ln ,r is only very small, and, to judge from the r oen t' e we have seen of the new Patras fruit as a speci -I,„_ nf the best of this year's growth, it is considerably ee eror to last season's. The telegraphic dispatch re toljaed _!: ) C the 7th inst. was the most unfavourable yet l ate a ng; which l e d t o th e operations above-mentioned ; tot a l adv ices enter more into detail, and state that the t er°lo will not exceed 18,000,00 0 lbs., or scarcely e-third that of last year ;of this quantity only about " i e l .th id will be merchantable fruit, which will princi ftY be from the Morea and Cephalonia, the latter othe r no t havino- suffered so much in proportion as the r ° n 'er isla nds. The only arrival consists of 427 barrels, t o e ' e d from Trieste. The clearances, in comparison fo former months show a considerable falling off, being t o r n , ll 2 l ne consumption only 100 tons, and export 30 f l e Th e conditi on o f th e M an chester market is thus Iry sfribed by Messrs. M`Nair, Greenhow, and be `' The action of this market during the month has erne those influenced, and its prevailing features o e of a changeable and fluctuating character, others°,nalactivity at one period and depression at an ether,flaying alternately preceded and succeeded each e ert Primarily in importance was the ,nextcontinud un the aMty d tot he result of the Turkish question ; , • 'Votes as existing between the masters and opera tive, to as to the increased demand for wages ; thirdly, as h e increased dearness of money, as applicable to le ;lo`litiate commercial transactions, aided by the unfa,- c il lable account s by th e O ve rland Mail from India and ; and, lastly, by the unfavourable change in hast liv4 at uer which has recently taken place, and which -eessarily tended . to produce an apprehension that the rate s ha, of discount would increase, and if so, as naturally r ,::°Perations, from the absence of facilities in that di %nen, would be much restricted. Reverting to these B thi e , r al considerations and causes, we are happy in p• -ii 'ing that, fom the a ccounts received to-day in re wrd to the Rus r sian and Turkish affairs, so long in inju i:ns existence, that it will now soon be peacefully brought a conclusion that as to the disputes between t. nail, and operatives, that matter has, for the time, n' settled by the conceding of the demands into e o en p e e e rath r - e es m - and . from the somewhat improved f Ca'cutta, and Bombay, by the last ref " matters may work much better ; and lastly, in er e ,„_._ pn refe rence to the state of the weather at this date, we are 4th.,-,t,ebensive that money will still be dearer, and from mo re as a consequence, business operations will become ,: r e restricted. Our market, as also that of the whole . the c o —. manufacturing districts, we are happy to observe ninues t o exhibit undeniable proofs of subs tantial t.sPerity. We are, nevertheless, apprehensive, that mo at th e increasing extent of production, and the ° a. el s eral state of the foreign markets, so unfavourable in wh 'erounerative point of view, that a day will arrive bene great distress to parties interested will be expe eed. To use a familiar phrase, we would appear to . Ping 'too fast.' " I l k generally active silk market is reported by e„,llrY flu aton. ehe innce of the advance in the Bank rate of tr 'punt would probably not be so much felt, but a:: ,c weather is still lowering and ungenial, lio e j l tile such is the case, there cannot but be siness and reserve. There is also very rea ex4:bl,e apprehension upon the subject of the tt s r i e L l s ive shipments to Australia, a most ( 1 .4 1 - , -411 g illustration of the injudicious Ivef t he Times advice given in the leading article n Times some weeks back, when the merchantls th-,re reproached for not having sent enough, that 4; 11 01 it was notorious to practical men a k e - g e fleet was on the eve of arriving out at Sydney, ,hii hav ing made very long passages. Per . sons ha c :ZY unacquainted with the Australian business hat e shipp e d so liberally, that the older hands k ih t : f 7i n ,tly consider that there is increased ris .a r th a+ trade. Undoubtedly, it is desirable iiif",„‘ne colonies should be amply and cheaply sup- It i - z e g, but if a glut ensues, another evil will result, T' re newed scarcity for a period. Ivith e Funds have been heavy this morning , b ut aft er ° , ll t Particular change. Consols bring 97 42 4 „! gh a - ' lav ing been 971 The New Three-and a Il ah ler per Cents. have been quoted 1002 to 1. S e Stock is rather firmer at 227 to 228. South dis e ; tc 'ek is worth 115. Exchequer Bills are 2s. r s 4 A to is. premium. ilale: 1- r e' gla stocks have been a shade worse, but the good ar e not numerous. Spanish New Deferred ;,aitt e l, s , h ave realised only 224 to 23 , but the Com te/les Certificat e is firm at 61 to Mexic,a9n, to '3 are dow n t o 261 to g, and Brazilian New 991 4 Der Russian Bonds are 116 ex div. Dutch Cents..rp bri ng 981. I ‘'la z -° l l 'emitta nce for the Mexican dividends per '' 441 1 - 10, (e " is nder ,00 dars, and Santa as been u unable 22 to 0 raise oll money for a divi lis4lwaY Shares are rather worse again, the Eng- Vi o . 4 l , n es bein g d own ,1 to per cent. Being pre dear depressed, th ere is not so much room for 41 e• French Shares are dull. Ve y . e Australi an. Bank Shares have given way ztbly .I. l aterially again, and the cause is unquestion- T h ne great competition arising. -Liand Companies and Mines are very flat. BRITISH FUNDS T I E: 8 I t ! ) DAY. ( From the Officia l l a /ail lt Sto c k . .. 3 Pe r e,,y. tit. Reduced Annuities Kv;',,,eut. Consols Annuities 2 9 B9277 B 7 Bnes s ido;e. 1004 4 i 123 i 11:;;N:0, Pueurcie.eren:.lo:onnuities 1,0,,,,„',Per Cent. Annuities. 1860 , si Ille 't4littities, Expire sth Ja n. , 4 tO4CIF3 XlOOO ........ .. ..... ...••• • l3 15 115 ' u ' t ‘,. 4 Sea Stock ............................... 100 , 3 o ' Sea New Annuities 974 a LI g 2 liszols for Account Bth September ''' chequer Bills, N. 1p 2 d 4 °oo I ..... 1P 2 d "°° 1p 2 d fniall THIS DAY. T h - ilie ........... FUNDS HIS ~razr,. OF FOREIGN _ tigttolanstonds, 5 per Cent x d Ditto xrlelall .......................... N ew, 1 862, 4?i per Cent . 102 tt li T t eir, 1813 keziada -0116 s, Deferred 32,,11 3 per Cent. 26i i 11,,,,,;‘'0 for the Account ami,„4!l 13°rIds, 6 per Cent. lipa,CF3rll,l3onds, 5 per Cent. lipalli, - ' °111 :16 3 per Cent 47/ 23 2i 3 i 4,,, New Deferred, 3 per Cent 3 1)0 "illgh Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 61 g b, blvidends on the above payable in London. gteh .L., x d b,„. 'zehange 2i per Cent. .....---- L,,, c , 4 Per Cent. Certificates ..... _, C onsols .. THREE O'CLOCK. 97 a 1)14 ° SelA;ml; ... ..c. ............................ d i LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —(THIS DAY.) 1 40/ Th .I‘l.. ~°l l , Sept. 2.--Wind is day at Noon, N.W., to bt."lght breeze and dull cl o ud y weather. _ 1)444L, Sept. 2 (9 a.m.)—Wind, N.W. by W. cloudy. r og, i --Jasn, from Odessa, for London ; Del hi, Tagan both °A.Is Rull. Sailed —Ville du Dunkerque and . S ch wa n , from Lo .I.°l' Dunkirk. Anchored —South American, -44 1 ! 1 : 11 , for R avi , ; Drorno, London, for Dartmouth. ,-, 1 ed from the River—Brisk, for Cape Coast Castle. ...,p p Cowl/Ulla-AE, Sept. I. Christiane Sophie, Quebec. (s), New Sept. I . — Wind, S.W. Sailed —Franklin Yo r k ..„c i . glsouTU, Sept. I . —Wind, W.S.W. to W. Sailed Ilelirtistian a, ew. York. girl, I)twATt-tt Se t• I.—Wind, W. Arrived—Village Quebec ' P • n • ~,. iti,,,'EBTER, Sept. 1.--Arrived—Collins, Quebec. . laailed-'„ns, Sept. 1. - Arrived— Gipsey, Valparaiso. Su --;,,,,"'belecon, New York. A 11---',LAXD, Sep ...t.l .—Arrived—BlackPrillee Q. 1.1131.3,130: '‘aell VePt• I.—Arr ived—Mercury, St. John's, -N. 16 • , w4aT allace, XS. 4aei, pt'lPoan, Aug. 31 . — Wind, W.S.W. Sailed —Law. orreatal, Quebec. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Shr. I Paid I RAILWAYS. Business done this day. 100 86 'Aberdeen ...... ....... Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Birning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons—. Do., ....... Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon—. Cork, Black. & Pass. Dublin&BelfastJune. l Dundee Perth &Aberfi deer Junction ' Do. New . Last Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.)..... Do., (X,l S E. &13.).. Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... Do., do.. . Do., B. & C......... .. ast Lancashire ...... East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. June.... Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... Edinb.Prth.&Dunde( Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk.. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) Great Western..... • • • Iriffn South-Easters.. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds • Lancasb. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths ...... Do., Wst. Riding Un. Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. & So utbpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright. & S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 London & S. Western Do., Do., £10...... Lndndrry &Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.&Lincln. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. IMidland . Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West.(lr. ) Do. Shares ..... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newmark et IDo. Bury Extensions Nricwpt.Aberg.&Htfd 'Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k..... Do., New... ...... Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No.l Do., No. Dc., i A Deferred Do., a B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westru. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westn Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun, IDo. Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath........, Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West C0rnwa11........ Wmble ou &Croydon Woodford York Newctl. & Berw. Do. Extensions....... Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland.. PREFEREN Aberdeen .. Do. No. 2, 7 p. C. Bris. 8.: Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5? per cent Cork &Bandons4-p.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglian (£3los) I_6 per cent Do: (X 5) 7 per cent. Do. (t 7 17s) 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent ... East Lancash. 6 p. cts. Edinb Prth. &Dundee 5 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 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4,i 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., 1552 Do. New Guar.6 p, c. Loudon & S. Western Con. Thirds 0 Londonderry& Color Shares 11 Condy.&Ennis.Sh 11 ,fan., Shef., & Li n ., ± Shares, No. 1. 11 Do. New, £lO 3 Do. Di Niarypt.& Carl. 4 p.c. 1D0.4 per cent iDo... Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. V, per cent ) Norfolk Extension ,Do. 5 p.c,Ext Do. Guar. S per et._ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c Do Shrews. & Birm.N.G Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon.... ',Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i percent. Pre. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk .613. c. York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N. Midland H. and S. Purch FOREIGN. 5 Antwrp &Rotterdam 3 Belgian East. Junct. 11 Charleroi & Erquelin 0 Dijon and Besnon 8 Dutch Rhenish 11 East Indian 1 Do. Extension U Gt. Indian Peninsula 0 Gd. Junct. of France Oi Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares 3 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per Cent. pref. 5 Luexembourg 0 Do. (Railway) 2 Do IDol(Canal) Do. 6 p. cent. pref. !Lyons & Mediterran: !Madras Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege (with interest Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B. &Ams. Shs. I all NorwegianTrnk. Pref 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all ;Paris and Strasbourg 4 I Paris Caen& Cherbrg. 101Puebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre all Sambre; and Meuse , 4 IDo. 5i per cent. pref 6 'Southern of France 2s. 'Upper India Scrip all West Flarders Do. 54 pc? c. Pref Western of France... ill N yOst. of Switzerland ow 3 - 3i 10 -- 11 13i -- 14, 71 -- 8A 10$ -10 A P ... - .. ... - .. , 148 150 par i 114 116 118 122 ... - ... 115 - 117 24i - 251 2 4 - 2b 11 - 11' 17:1 18 14 —l5 P par p 251 - 26 110 - 112 19 - 20 i b al jlOO - 112 I 5 -5, !par pl ljd 11 [3i - 2: 1 ; 2i 2 - d - a 7 2 2/p 2 2Rp id i id 1 1 ' 7 4 4i l' 1 IJ,: a 1-d, - .• - • ••• -- ••• 61 - 7 3 - i -35 i 14 -14 i 84 -- 9 18 -- 1811) 50 -- 51 43 -- 44 38 -- 381 4i -- 5i 1* -- 1 d 20 -- 21 8i —9l 5 - d i I 4 4 9/ - 9i 3 - - 9i 101 9 7d 19 -- 21" -- 221 d 99 -- ICO 66/ -- 66'4 20; -21 i. 19 -- 194, 34 41p 5i - 3i 4 13 - 46 - 48 ... - • • 33 - 3 5 70 - 71 72 ~-i 74 . - ... 27 - 29 ;36 - 8 1 51 - 52 129 - 130 110 - 112 86 -- 864 7 - 76 105 - 107 17 - 18 p 74 - 744 58 - 444 34 - 24,1 15 -15# 8/ - 81 14 - 41; 160 - 101 109 - 109 -16 p - lip 83 84 9 8 d 8 7d 11 13 18 20 25 . 3 / 4 263/4 ... - - d 68 - 6fq 39 - 40 55 - 58 4- g P 31 3 d 2, - i 3 i Si Si 53 55 ••• 3 d 32 —33 8 10 lz 2 7 5 4id 8i 9 14-22 p, 47 t 1 48 95 97 63 - 65 62 64 69 71 li ldis 18 20 9 10; 13A —14 i 3t 3id 18 -- 20 681 —68 i 36 37 12i -13 i 26 281 2A 3 15 -15 A 8i - 8g 32 - 33 9A - 10 674 -- 684 1 8 -- 2 -- 56 g -- 57 1E SHARES 10i3 ios 105 1,57 19 - P 6i -- 6$ 4 -- 5 -- 5. - 1p -- lip 13 - lip - 14fi -14 i 21 21. , , 7 12 . 5 - 1.127 110 -- 112 P 8i -- 8t 6i -- 103 --104 99 -- 101 100 -- 102 A P 1 150 d :: 152 d, Pm Pm 141 all r 100 all al 1 11i 100 lli all all all 100 42 100 42 17 3: 1 2 'lOO 100 100 100 100 21s.' 1 100 20 116 1100 1100 1100 1100 100 all 1100 10 ill 14 all 10 10 2 9 65 i i i i 81i 80i 1:1 80} 130 110 i 86 i 51 q 6 Pm 7 4 44 a 4 101 1091 9 i 13j ad 83 34 x x d 681i8# ixd 543 ad 12! x d 8i 68 i a 128 57 6 x d 4 Pm 4i 19& THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING-, SEPTEMBER 2, 1853. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. COURT CIRCULAR. LITERATURE. RAILWAYS. Leasing Compans. Closing Prices this day. Business this day. DUBLIN, AUG. 31. Yesterday morning at half-past ten her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, left the Viceregal lodge, escorted by a detach ment of cavalry under the command of Major Foster of the 16th Lancers, to pay a visit to the Dublin Indus trial Exhibition. THE MAGAZINES. Blackwood.—A delightful little story (apparently taken from the French) is the principal attraction in the number of Blackwood for September. It is entitled " The Duke's Dilemma," and purports to be a veracious chapter from the Chronicles of Nie sentein. Transferred in a dramatic shape from the pages of Maga to the boards of one of her Majesty's theatres, we would wager a triumphant success to the tale as a humorous extravaganza. Several of the incidents, indeed, are peculiarly dra matic in their character, especially those taking place in the arbour of the duke's garden, first of all between Baron Pippinstir and Colonel Florival, and, secondly, between Delia and Prince Maximilian. During the former interview Delia, and during the later Florival, will be found lying in concealment under the drollest imaginable circumstances. In fact the covert pre sence of the two lovers in succession partakes some what of the same species of genuine fun discoverable in a like situation of Benedict and Beatrice in the wittiest of the comedies of Shakspere. Taking the recently published volumes of John Hill Burton as the text of an historical article, another of the contributors to Blackwood pre sents us this month with a masterly paper, descriptive of Scotland since the Union—a paper that cannot fail to be read by the people of the United Kingdom, whether north or south of the Tweed, with peculiar satisfaction. It must always, by the way, be a somewhat consolatory re flection for the more devotedly and, so to speak, infatuatedly patriotic natives of Ca ledonia that if Scotland was in a manner subordinated to England by the Union, the former gave to the latter the sovereign on whose brows the diadems of the two states were first combined. Another writer—this time, however, a German, one Max Schlesinger—suggests to a reviewer in Maga an agreeable, gossipping essay, reminding us of certain " Foreign Estimates of England." A glance through this criticism will yield to almost any one amongst us a store of pleasaat amusement. A second instalment is then given us of an ingenious serial com menced in the previous number about the late extraordinary variety of "New Readings in Shakspere." After that we have the contribu tion already particularised by us as (to our think ing) the conspicuous feature in the current number of Maga—" The Duke's Dilemma," a Chronicle of Niesenstein. Immediately following which comes the ninth portion of the popular story (not yet concluded, as the eighth instalment, in some respects, would seem to have intimated,) of " Lady Lee's Widowhood." Besides, a rather dull poetical effusion, entitled "The Aged Disciple com forting," and an elaborate argument purporting to p " The Extent and the Causes of our Pro sperity"—Maga oddly enough, " Cora l Rin g s " — to which we wouldseri explain Y t—Maga contains a charming paper—desig nated, especially direct the attention of every reader of more than ordinary intellige nce. The contribu tion will be found to comprise, within very brief limits, a concise but compreh ensive description of the coral polyps, with a record o f some of the m a n y astounding labours of those marvellous zoophytes. 103 - 105 514, - 53 150 - 152 32 - 33 Upos arriving within the building an address was presented to her Majesty from the Exhibition Com mittee by Mr. George Roe, chairman of the committee Lord Talbot de Malahide, the Hon. George Hand cock, and Mr. William Dargan, who were presented to her Majesty, and had the honour of kissing hands upon the occasion. 110 --111xd 1 55 —s6xdi 27 —2Bxd 14f 14i 26 27 97 99xd An address was also presented to Prince Albert. Her Majesty and the Royal party then went round the bailding, and upon returning to the central hall a loyal address was presented to her Majesty on behalf of the Corporation of Dublin, by the Lord Mayor, Mr. Kinahan, and Mr. Francis Codd, and Mr. Joseph Boyce, Town Councillors, who were presented to her Majesty, and had also the honour of kissing hands. 3 - 3i 11052 —lO4 G 4 —66. a xd xd Prince Albert afterwards received an address from the Corporation of Dublin. In attendance upon her Majesty were the Lord Lieutenant and the Countess of St. Germans the Duchess of Wellington, the Hon. Mary Bulteel, the Earl Gran ville, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Hon. Colonel Phipps, the Hon. Colonel Grey, and the Hon. Colonel Gordon. 148 - 150 148 - 150 1(1 1 In the afternoon, her Majesty, Prince Albert, with the two young Princes, and the ladies and gentlemen of the suite, drove to the residence of Mr. William Dargan, from whence an extensive view of the surrounding country is obtained. Mr. and Mrs. Dargan received the royal party and had the honour of pointing out the principal objects of interest. The following had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday :- -The Earl Granville, the Duchess of Wellington, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl and Countess of Miltown, the Earl and Countess of Erne, the Earl and Countess of Donoughmore, Viscount and Viscountess Gough, Vis count St. Lawrence, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord and Lady Rossmore, Hon. Mary Bulteel, Hon. William Eliot, Sir John and Lady Young, Sir Edward and Lady Blakeney, and the Lord Mayor. I iia 3i 102 103 li A _ i p p 11 - 4 d 2 -- 2i i 1 d ft d dia par i id 7 9 2 -- 4 3 32 34 d par 44 45 10 — A 114, 55 65 61 -7, p 21 14 16 1 P 21 d d par 6 7 par g a id iclis — A P, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston arrived at their residence, in Carlton-gardens, on Wednesday evening, from Melbourne, Derbyshire. Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yes terday from the Governors of the West India Islands. Dispatches were sent to the Governors in the West Indies yesterday. d— par 7 _ 8 4 —4/ A d d d - d Dublin University.—ln this month's number the reader will miss the well-written narrative of " Sir Jasper Carew," which for some unexplained reason has suddenly been discontinued. There is a very interesting little sketch, called "Margaret Floreff," in which a lady, believing herself drowning, corn mitted a bottle to the waves, inside.of which she placed a paper, praying whosoever found it to say and cause to be said masses for her soul. It was picked up and given to a romantic individual, who determined to carry out the wishes of the departed; but finding himself likewise about to be plunged in a watery grave, he joined his prayers to those ex pressed by the lady, and finally recommitted the bottle to the waves. Subsequently he was saved ; and, at a church he entered in Madras, he heard to his amazement his note read aloud by the clergy man. After many adventures he found out that, like himself, the lady had again reached the earth, after having been fully prepared for an ocean sepulchre. In " Irish Rivers" this number describes the Suir, and gives a detailed account of the scenery, and several pleasing anecdotes connected with the events of the locality alluded to. In the " Recent Poems and Translations," it is observed that a great sameness is apparent in the poetical productions that issue so prolifically from the press nowadays. The words of Moore are applied to them— " Like the waves of the summer, as one dies away Another as sweet and as shining comes on." " The Flowers of the Affections" is a very interest ing article, and is enriched by "legend, tale, and song," illustrative of ancient customs and obser vances. The rose, the myrtle, the forget-me-not, the hyacinth, ac., are described. The following passage concerning the rose is interesting : " Abdulkadri, a learned Eastern sage, went to Babylon, intending to dwell there. The inhabitants did not wish to receive him ; but the laws of Oriental hospitality not permitting them to refuse him admittance in plain terms, they thought of a device to imply their rejection of him. Accordingly a deputation met him at the gate, in profound silence, and one of the party held a large bowl, filled to the very brim with water, so that it could not, without overflowing, hold another drop— thus intimating, as they expected he would perceive, that the city was already so full of sages, there was no room for another. Abdulkadri at once comprehended the symbol ; and plucking off a leaf from a rose that he held, he laid it on the surface of the water which sus tained it without running over, thus expressing that a man of merit would be an ornament, but no burden to the community. This silent reply appeared so ingeni • ous to the Babylonians, that they carried Abdulkadri into their city in triumph. " The rose is so universally and so deservedly a favourite, it seems incredible that it could ever have been an object of dislike to any one. Yet there are a few instances of persons who had an antipathy to this lovely flower, that may be considered a feeling contrary to nature. Among these instances are the Italian Car dinals Caraffa and Cordona, a Venetian noble of the Barberigo family, the Chevalier de Guise, and Lady Heneage (maid of honour to Queen Elizabeth). Both of the latter used to faint at the sight of a rose ; and Mary de Medicis, Queen of Henry IV., detested even a re presentation of the flower. Strange anomalies I when all the rest of the world have loved the rose, as sugges tive of so many and such various sentiments and feel ings ! It has imaged the brightness of beauty, and its quick decay. The lover has given it in tenderness and hope to his beloved, and has sculptured it in sorrow on her early tomb : it has mingled in the gaiety of ban quets, and in the slaughter of the battle-field : it has been the prize of eloquence and hieroglyphic of silence." Co/burn.—The first article, " The Bowl and the Duty," commences by attributing the decline of British eloquence in politics and divinity to the absence of the inspiration of the vine. " Literary Leaflets," by Sir Nathaniel, devotes the eleventh number to Sir Thomas Talfourd, which opens with the following well-merited commendation on his double success in law and literature, and his well known benevolence : " To win golden opinions (we speak not of fees) from all sorts of men, in and out of Westminster Hall, as Mr. Sergeant a n d as M r . J ust i ce, i s good. To win' re nown in literature —such renown as comes not of sound ing brass and tinkling cymbal—is—well, out with it ! better. To wi n th e l ov i ng esteem of all one's associates, as a man with hea r t l arge enoug h f or t h em all, i s b est. This it is better, b es t, h a th Si r Th omas N oon Talfour d . His is to enjoy at once the three degrees of compari son—the positive forensic, the comparative literary, and the superlativ e h umane. A case i n R ule of Threewith a splendid quotient. To 'take a rule' of that sort, is not allowed to many. But Sir Thomas has it all his own way—' rule absolute.' And probably, were his good wishes for his brethren as efficacious as they are cordial and general, there would be hardly an instance of rule refused.' But there is no surplusage of in stances of combined literary an d f orens ic success. To him who would be at once a great lawyer and a great poet, and would bind up together in his book of life the studies of Blackstone and the dreams of Coleridge,—to him Experience, harsh monitor, whispers, or if need be screams, Divide and conquer. Eminence in both de partments is of the rarest. Scott retained his clerk ship at the Court of Session, but who ever heard of the Wizard of the North as a law authority ? Jeffrey is one of the select inner circle to which Tal fourd belongs. Wilson and Lockhart—' oh no, we never mention them' in wig and gown. Sir Archibald Alison and Professor Aytoun, Mr. Procter, and Ser jeant Kinglake, Lords Brougham and Campbell, Mr. Ten-Thousand-a-Year Warren and a few others, are not all unexceptionable exceptions to prove the rule. And yet there has ever been, more or less, a hankering after the Muses and the Magazines on the part of Messieurs of the long robe. Very natural, too, if only by a law of reaction. But very hazardo us, notwithstanding ; and alarmingly symptomatic of a fall between two stools. One thing at a time the ambiguously ambitious avocat may do triumphantly; but to drive Pegasus up and down an act of Parliament, whatever may be done with a coach-and-six, is no every-day sight, no anybody's feat. Lord Eldon, when plain Jack Scott, keeping his terms at Oxford, obtained the prize of Engli s h compo sition, On the advantages and Disadvantages of Foreign Travel ;' and it has been remarked, we belie ve b y M r. Justice Talfourd himself, that since the subject of this essay was far removed from John's Newcastle experi ence, and alien from his studies, and must therefore have owed its success either to the ingen u it y o f i ts sug gestions, or to the graces of its style ; and that as, in after life the prize essayist was never di s ti ngu i shed for felicity of expression or fertility of illustration, and ac quired a style not only destitute of ornament, but un wieldy and ponderous ; this youthful su ccess sugges t s the question, Whether, in devoting all his powers to the study of the law, he crushed the faculty of graceful composition with so violent an effort that Nature, in revenge, made his ear dull to the music of lan guage, and involved, though she did not darken, his wisest words 3' happily no such qucere affects the career of the author of 'lon.' He, indeed, is not Lord High Chancellor ; which makes a difference. But neither did the great Eldon write a triumphant tragedy ; and that again makes a difference in the puisne judge's favour. Fancy Lord Eldon editing the Reliques of Elia,' or measuring Macready for blank verse ; and if that is not extravagant enough, then fancy yourself read ing the one, or squeezing into the pit to see th e o th er. " . _ _ _ _ • " A Month at Vichy" gives an account of a lively, agreeable French town and its neighbourhood. " I Night in California" describes a party of gold diggers. A criticism on Lieutenant W. Hooper's recent work of the " Tents of the Tuski," is fol lowed by a supernatural story, entitled " The Doomed House," interesting only to the lovers of the horrible. The story of the " Cadi and the Robber," from the Arabic, displays considerable ingenuity, though, perhaps, it would require Orien tal philosophy to be out-reasoned by a robber. "A. Tomb in a Foreign Laud" is another dismal, senti mental tale, ending with a tragedy. It is strange that authors should select such unpleasing and un profitable subjects for plots. " Chronicles of a Country Town," which is commenced in this num ber, promises to be an interesting tale, drawn from real life, its trials, and its sufferings. Ainsworth.—" Nicholas Flamel " is continued, and also the accompanying historical tale of " The Queen's Letter." " Sir Loin" is founded on the old tradition of knighting beef. " Queer People" is a series of sketches, which afford much amuse ment. The present instalment is not inferior to its predecessors. The usual variety of tales and incidents are given. The Literary Notices contain an account of the life and death of Savonarola. The poetical contributions consist of "Evenings in a Highland Inn," by G. Thornburg, and an " Ode on the Lakes of Killarney," by Nicholas Michell. The last i s we ll wort h y of the au th or ' s reputation. It possesses much poetic feeling and grace of cx pressio n. Bentley's Miscellany. —A new and singular cha racter makes her appearance in the history of " Aspen Court," in the shape of Miss Mary May nard, who seems likely to involve the hero in serious difficulties. " Luther in China "is an article which, at the present time, when attention is drawn to the Celestial Empire, is likely to interest the reader. " The Last Years of the Emperor Charles the Fifth" proceed as usual. When we shall hear the last of them it might be difficult to say. "Practical Jokes " is another of those melancholy tales in which the intended comedy is displaced by a tragedy. The numerous catastrophes which are recounted as resulting from this most culpable habit ought surely to deter the most mischievous from risking madness, or perhaps death, for a mo ment's amusement. " A Journey from Westmin ster Abbey to St. Peter's" leaves the traveller at Rome. There is an interesting paper on the Dead Sea and its vicinity, and a variety of other subjects of entertainment. Colburn's United Service.—There is a short ac count of military schools and colleges in France here met with, in which it is observed that " of all her many institutions France should, perhaps, be proudest of her military schools and colleges." La Fleche department de la Sarthe, sixty leagues from Paris, is the establishment chosen for descrip tion at present, and after a long account of the rules and observances, (45c., we are given a story of a revolt that took place on an anniversary of Louis Philippe's birth-day, many years ago. " Organisa tion of the Russian Army" is continued, but not yet concluded. After very copious details of the plans and arrangements, much is still reserved for a future occasion. It must be satisfac tory to the general reader to meet with so much information on this subject. Following these papers on foreign nations, the " Editor's Portfolio," at the conclusion of the magazine, expresses great satisfaction at the state of our own country's army and navy. After declaring that the Camp at Chobham was admirably conducted by all the various grades assembled there, the writer observes that the great naval review was worthy of the nation. "It was supposed by some that the spirit which shone at Trafalgar and Waterloo had expired," but the late events have proved that it was not dead, but sleeping. A high compliment is paid to the Government of Lord Derby, for their praiseworthy exertions in these respects, observing that it is owing to the energetic efforts they made that " a small but highly efficient army is on foot ; our artillery has been strength ened ; a powerful militia, raised entirely by volun tary enlistment has been organised and the finest fleet in the world effectually guards our shores." Tait.—" A. Triad of Great Poets—Greece, Italy, and England," would seem to promise a criticism on the three celebrities mentioned by Dryden ; but the heroes of this memoir differ in two of the im mortal names, lEschylus and Dante being substi tuted for Homer and The subject is to be continued. No. 2of " India its People and Go vernments," describes the Moguls. One of the worthies of that empire held it as a rule that a sovereign should never altar a decree, even if he were persuaded of its injustice, in order that his authority might never be disputed. "Recollec tions of my Youth" is a pleasing and entertaining account of juvenile adventures. "The Legisla tion of the Long Session" is a political paper, in which the writer's admiration of Mr. Gladstone induces him to call the past session " unprece dented for its usefulness." The Sultan of Turkey may have a different opinion. The Eclectic Review.—An historical article on Merivale's fall of the Roman republic commences this number. " The Philosophy of Help" is founded on " The Greatest Plague of Life," and gives sensible advice to all ladies "in search of servants," cautioning them against the opposite errors of undue severity and unrestricted indul gence. A criticism on the less known Ameri can poets is full of interest. Lowell, Poe, Reed, and Holmes, are those selected ; and to the gene rality of readers familiar with the writings of Long fellow and Bryant, they are little known, as their works have only been recently published in this country. With the exception of "The Raven," that wonderful poem, which is well known, the lyrics of Edgar Poe have been little read. The criticism before us justly observes, that though his morbid imagination often tinged his prose works with the horrible, he seems to have kept his poetry sacred to his better feelings. The pathos and beauty of some of them is increased by their originality, and the quaintness of their metre. Mr. Read is a young author, whose verse does not seem to possess many striking qualities, from the sample given. We demur to the judg ment that would place Mr. Holmes on a level with Hood for humorous verse. Such praise is very high and scarcely merited. The critic observes— " It is a fact well worthy of admiring record that all the best poets of the New World have been fearless in their denunciations of slavery." It may be remembered that the numerous tributes to the cause of liberty were sufficient to fill a small volume recently published. The following ener getic stanzas are from the pen of Mr. Lowell. " We owe allegiance to the State ; But deeper, truer, more, To the sympathies that God hath set Within our spirits' core. Our country owns our fealty— We grant it so; but then, Before man made us citizens Great Nature made us men. " God works for all. Ye cannot hem The hope of being free With parallels of latitude, With mountain range or sea. If man before his duty With a listless spirit stands, Ere long the Great Avenger Takes the work from out his hands." An article on the French Pulpit notices the " CEuvres Completes," and " Les Oraisons Fune bres" of Fechier. There is also a paper on Felice's History of the Protestants of France." Superior in attraction, however, is a painfully in teresting memorial of Hayden. The misfortunes of the artist, part of which were of his OWn creat ing, are chronicled, and they form a gloomy tale, ending with a catastrophe, upon which, whatever may be the extenuating circumstances, mankind must always look as a blight on well earned fame. The Gentleman's Magazi ne an d Hi stor i ca l .Re view.—" The Grenville Correspondence" is criti cised in the first paper of this periodical, and a high eulog,tum is passed upon it. " The Byzan tine Caesars of the Iconoclastic Period" contains an epitome of the career of those celebrated men. The first on th e li s t was C onon, w h ose f a th er was a grazier, but who rose by his own exertions to the rank of Emperor and King. He was not satisfied to rule peacefully over his new dominions, for he engaged in a quarrel with the Pope concerning images and pictures used in churches, which ended in a complete rupture of treaties. " Thus did the Eastern Emperors cease to exercise influence in Italy, and the Italian Popes to enjoy authority over the wide dominions of the East." Irene, the wicked wife of Leo the Fourth, was the ruin of her ill-fated son Constantine the Sixth. She broke off his marriage with the daughter of Charle magne, and finally she put out his eyes with hot irons. But she did not enjoy her power when gained after so many crimes ; she was overpowered by enemies, and " after supporting herself by her own handiwork as an embroideress, she was summoned by death to abide her sentence at the tribunal of eternal life." Michael the drunkard was murdered by Basil, his companion, who instantly "assumed the imperial puiple, and the Eastern EmPlre found Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E.Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent Glstr.ScDn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. 2 ?. Shares Do. Shares Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent..: Do. 6 per ct Manch.Bxton and Matlock Middlesbro' & 1 Redcar Midld.Bradfd. Northern and 13-asternsp.c. Do. 6 per ct.. D o. Fixed sp. c Prest. dzWyre Do. i Shares.. Roystn.&Hit Do.Shepth.St Shef. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p. e S. Staffordsh WearVallvigr 6 per cent Do Wilts &Somrst 1511 111 s d xd. 28 ad 31,- x d INCREASED RATE OF DISCOUNT. The Bank of England to-day have raised their rate of discount to 4 per cent. This time last year the rate was 2 per cent. It was advanced to 21 per cent. on the 6th of January, to 3 per cent. a fortnight afterwards, and to 31 on the 2d June last. Within less than eight months, therefore, it has been doubled. So rapid a movement is without precedent since the passing of the Bank Charter Act, in 1844, except during the panic of 1847, and even then, although the rise was practically more considerable, inasmuch as it was from 4 to 8 per cent., it was spread over a longer period. There can be no question, however, that the Bank have acted soundly. The propriety of their previous steps in the same direction has been demonstrated by experience, although on each occasion the public, who were unaware of the immediate extent of the drain in progress, were disposed, while they approved the prin ciple that had been pursued, to consider that it had been carried out with almost undue promptitude. But the steady diminution in the stock of bullion was the true guide for the directors, and, by following it implicitly, and thus giving the system of Sir Robert Peel its natu ral course, they have saved the commerce of the country from any violent shock, and prevented an extension of commercial speculation which it is now seen would have ended disastrously. Yet, while the necessity of a continuance of decisive measures is admitted, there is nothing to create alarm. The causes of the drain which has continued, almost without interruption, for exactly 12 months, and which has taken away upwards of 5,000,000/. of bullion, are all perfectly distinguishable, although they have mostly arisen from unlooked for casualties, and been protracted beyond any period originally contemplated. These causes have been-1. The shipments of coin and mer chandise to Australia, the merchandise being created out of raw material imported and paid for in cash, while the returns from the colony must involve the lapse of a year. 2. The rise in wages and the general employment of the working classes, so that every family, including those that were previ ously destitute, have now perhaps on an average two or three sovereigns in their possession. 3. The demand for an increased circulation to meet the larger payments caused by a rise of prices. 4. The heavy draughts of the English and American merchants at the Chinese ports on the London houses with whom they have credits, such draughts being consequent on the in crease in the value of money in consequence of the hoarding practised during the rebellion. 5. The aug mented demand for specie on the continent for the armies set in motion on the Turkish question, which has caused all available credits on this country to be used at Ham burg and elsewhere. 6. The considerable although not excessive number of foreign undertakings in course of completion by British capital, and lastly, the fears re garding the harvest, and the consequent enormous speculations in wheat, under circumstances that have been aggravated by the apprehension of equal or greater deficiencies in France, Italy, and elsewhere. Among this singular combination of powerful in fluences, those from the Chinese rebellion, the Turkish dispute, and the deficient harvest have all been acci dental, while even the Australian speculation, inasmuch as it has now been carried to a point that, notwith standing the favourable accounts hitherto received of the markets, may warrant very great anxiety, is also to be included as exceptional since it is strangely in con tradiction to the apathy at first exhibited. We have here, therefore, three or four of the most important elements of the whole movement, which are to be re garded as entirely of a temporary nature, and which must all cease at certain limits, and be followed by a proportionate reaction. The Chinese drain, serious as it has been, must ultimately find a check in the ex hausted credits of the merchants, since, however tempting may be the prices at which they can now buy tea and silks for cash, the process will soon assume a specula tive character that will excite reserve on this side. The Turkish affair seems already to have been removed from the list of dangers, althouh the coin it has c alled into employment months. A mayns regardsot return the grain oits ordinary speculation,ch anri owinge channels for some to the want of comprehensive statistics no reliable opi nion can be formed whether it has yet been carried be yond proper bounds, but is impossible not to see that there have been for some time indications of an ardent ten dency in the market, especially when the rates of freight are taken into consideration, such as usually end in par tial losses. At all events, although a question which still depends in a great degree upon weather must be out of the reach of argument, the turn which affairs will take after the requisite supplies, whatever may be their amount, shall have been obtained is a matter of certainty. In none of these cases, therefore, is there any cause for disquiet (such as arises from hidden processes which seem to Vindicate some unsound condition of the coun try generally, and the end of which cannot b e defined. They may continue longer, and operate, as they h a ve done already, to a greater extent than any one calcu lated upon, but they can lead to no destructive eff ects, and the ultimate recovery of them is certain. I n the case of the Australian shipments the pr os p ects of an inevitable reaction is still plainer. If the hopes of the exporters are realised, the homeward remit tances of gold must soon be continuous, and far ex ceed any that have yet been received. If, on the contrary, accounts should eventually come of fail ing markets, the rage for sending goods will be suddenly stopped, and the process of the past year will be reversed, since, while we are receiving payment, although perhaps, at depreciated prices, for the supplies already sent, we shall be sending nothing from this side, and thus the stream, instead of being a comparatively exclusive one of merchandise from En g land to Australia at a heavy outlay, will be one of gold from Australia to England, with little going hence in return. ___. The remaining circumstances that have operated on the money-market, and which, unlike those just named, were all foreseen, are such as are not likely to have much further influence. The coin absorbed in consequence of the improved circumstanc es of the p oor er classes, will not need any addition , since , after eac h family has be come provided, as is now the case , wi th sufficient gold and silver for their current wants, all sur plus accommo dations will find their way to savings - banks or general investments. At the same time, the call for extra circu lie a ta t n has oans be already continued rendered read y obviously n e onlyce s s a i necessary thebbe ye been rise the beyond should higher what can b e ac - go on ; an d , as prices o f goo d s counted for by the influence of the gold discoveries, there would be no reason to suppose that this will be the case, even if it were not rendered impossible by the pre sent movement of the Bank of England. Under all circumstances, therefore, the conclusion is evident, that the position of the country is safe in every way, and that at no distant period a decided and steady reaction from the existing condition of the money-mar ket is to be looked for. But this safety, and the early prospect of greater ease, can be rendered certain only by a vigorous adherence on the part of the Bank to the prin t ciple of letting the currency contract with the efflux of bullion, so as to increase the value of the capital which noam felt is it of is being extracted from us , until the i nducement for the drain shall be terminated b y its beco ming dearer here than in other quarters. It ma y be ho ped that the step taken to-day will finallyans a w tn e ,o r atn sptdheaetdipiy be purpose, but tahneothhaerrymesotncituhemstiuosnt elapse,a b t ei l n e g ast entire any so settl as to doubt admit before ac that o f n u fi r, dt further, e f entrth advance d i r e ve w as nu el can te wbi desired will l arrivedbe should adopted without further hesi tation.—Times. PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB.—The committee of the above club met last evening at the Craven Hotel, Strand, to consider the protest of the owner of the Julia against Mr. Walliss, the owner of the Valentine, for having fouled him in rounding the steamer in the match, last Monday, and also for using his foresail as a square sail. After receiving evidence, the committee decided that the protest was valid, and Mr. Walli s s was accord ingly disqualified. The first prize, therefore, goes to the Britannia, the second to the Julia, and the third to the Blue-eyed Maid. L. &N.W. iCaledon.., Gt.Northn et.'Z'Vestn. Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N.Ild Do S. Eastern Do Norfolk Do Lu. &N. W & Midld Stckton & Darlingt. Midland E. Count Do L. Zas . W dELn&Yk Do Gt.Nortlua Do Lancash.& Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do IGt.Westa. MINES. Agua Fria • . Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austria. Gold British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Culada Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General.. Great Nugget Vein Great Polgooth . Lake Bathurst Liberty Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co Mariquita.. Mexi can &S. Americo New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron D o New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada. West Mariposa Yuba JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 75 77 77 5i 7 40 all British Colonial Bank ... and Loan Company 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China p 2/ 25 5 Chrtd. link. of Asia. id. par 48 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lond — 20 10 English Scottish and Australian Chrtd d— p 108 94 20 15 London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia - 2ip 178 17 50 20 Loudon and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lond.andWestminst 100 35 National Provincial of England 20 10 Do. New 50 22i National of Ireland — 25 all Oriental Bank Cor. poration 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — 5 1 RoyalAustraln. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co 4 d— par 25 25 South Australia 4O 42 41 40 25 all Union of Australia 64 66 65i 56 4 21 Do. New 7 8 50 10 (Union of London 40 all (Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 5 5 Aubin Coal and Iron ... 100 35 Australian Agricult. 33 35 20 8 Australsn.Pcific • Mail 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail 50 38i Brit. American Land 65 68 66 7 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co — 100 326 Canada Company 5 5 Crystal Palace — 2 p 4 2 Crystal Pal, of France 8 1 p 20 1 Eastern Steam 1 1 Electric Tel. of Irel• ••• ••• 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 14 General Screw Steam ... 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 4 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Land —idain 2i xin 1 all N. B. Australasian id 8 p, 1 20 7i Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. # p 5/ 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... 50 25 Do. 2 I all Portland Iron Co 100 60 Royal Mail Steam — 72} I all Scot. Austral. Invest. 18 lip 2i 1 A Do. New Scrip, — 25 25 South Austral. Land 35 37 36 6 I all Submarine Telegraph .. 100 284 Van Diemen's Laud 1 . 6 17 161 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. This week's arrival of English wheat up to our market coastwise has amounted to 1,520 quarters, almost wholly from Essex and Kent. Fresh up to-day, the receipts by land carriage were trifling, and the show of samples was small. Although the trade was not so brisk, factor w e re very firm, and most of them refused to sell except at an advance of from is to 2s per quarter. From abroad 10,980 quarters of wheat have come in. That article was in good request, and prices were a shade higher than on Monday. Floating cargoes realised extreme rates. There was a good sale for barley, and new qualities sold as high as 40s per quarter. There was an improved demand for malt, the value of which had an upward tendency. Good sound oats were scarce, and rather dearer. Low and middlin g parcels were firm. Beans and peas sold on former terms. There was a good business doing in flour, and the best town-made was worth 60s per 2801bs. Wheat. 1,520 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. 1 Barley. I Malt. 40 1 690 Oats. 110 Flour. 940 English .. Irish .. • • Foreign 10,9 - 80 I 5,750 300 sks 2,650 brl 300 12,960 SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was very moderately supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality ; nevertheless, the demand for all breeds was in a sluggish state, at Monday's currency. The primed Scots sold at 4s 4d per 81bs. The supply of sheep exhibited a slight falling off; yet the sale for that description of stock was rather inactive, at the late advance—prime old downs having realized 5s 2d per 81bs. Lambs met a dull enquiry, at, in most instances, a decline of 2d per Blbs. Prime small calves commanded full quotations. Inferior veal was 2d per 81bs lower. Pigs were steady, at late rates. Milch cows moved off slow' including their small calf. Per Sibs to sij s. d. s. d.l Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 41 Second quality.... 3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen 310 4 0, Prime Scots, &e. 4 2 4 4 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 10 1 Second quality ...4 0 4 2 Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 8 Lambs ly, at from 15/. to 181. each, the offals. s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 410 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime small d 0... 4 6 5 0 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers 3 8 4 2 Suckling calves ..21 0 26 0 Quarter old pigs 20 0 24 0 is 6d to 5s Bd. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .......... ........ 1,100 Sheep and Lambs .. • • •• Calves 480 Pigs •• •• .... • ........... 440 FOREIGN SUPTLY. . 380 Sheep ...... 400 Phis•••• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• .. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. A fair average business was transacted, at the following quotations : Por Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, - inferior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 8 Do., prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small 3lO 4 0 Pork, large 3 0 3 6 Lambs s. cl. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 4 Do., prime 4 6 4 10 Veal 3 8 4 10 Pork, small 3 8 4 4 .4s 6d to 5s 6d. BOROUGH HOP. - -- - There is a slight improvement in the sale for good Sussex pockets, at full prices. In all other kinds of hops very little is doing. Duty, 160,000/. The quotations are— Mid and East Kent pockets, 128 s to 180 s • Weald of Kent ditto, ,115 s to 130 s ; and ' Sussex ditto, 1108 to 122 s per cwt. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN FACTORIES.—To day (Thursday) the new act to regulate the employ ment of children in factories comes into operation. NEW DUTY ON RACEHORSES.—U nder the new Assessed Taxes Aet, which will take effect next month, the duty every racehorse is 31. 17e. a-year. all all all all 50 25 12. 12 20 all 13.5 246 i i xin itself fallen lower than ever into the hands of a Macedonian power." "The Fine Arts at Rome in the years 1736 and 1737," p resen t s ome curious s p e cimens of ancient designs to our notice. At the conclusion of the extracts the author remarks that, after five months' sojourn at Rome, he had only spent one hundred pounds, including music masters and many things he bought. In the no tice of " The Memoirs of Dr. Bathurst, Bishop of Norwich, by his daughter, Mrs. Thistlethwayte," it is observed " that the book has done nothing to heighten our esteem morally .or intellectually, though it removes the offensive material with which Archdeacon Bathurst surrounded it." The latter alludes to a former work. LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA. Mr. P. H. Howard, of Corby Castle, has received the following letter from an emigrant from the neighbour hood of Carlisle, which contains interesting particular' concerning Sydney : _ " Sydney, March 26, 1853. " Sir, -I take the liberty of addressing these few lines to you, sincerely hoping you will not be offended at my freedom, but when I think of the many acts of kind ness I have received at your hand, and particularly the time I called upon you in London a few days previous to my leaving England, I thought it but my duty to let you know of my safe arrival and pro spects in this colony. lam happy to inform you that I have not been disappointed in my expectations, neither in regard to climate nor wages ; the climate, I am confident, is suitable for English subjects. I have been here the whole of the summer, and with the ex ception of four days (which were certainly very hot, the thermometer ranging from 90 to 112), it has been much the same as a summer at home. It is now autumn ; the weather is very favourable to vegetation, getting at intervals fine refreshing showers. Sydney is a large stirring town, with a great many excellent buildings, but as there is a great many new buildings in course of erection in nearly all the principal streets, they give it an unfinished appearance ; but I should say in a few years it will be second to no port town in England. There is a very fine park and botanic gardens, which are very extensive, and always open to the public. The harbour on which the town is built is one of the finest, I should say, in the world. They are making a large dry dock, which was very much wanted, as there is great inconvenience in repairing vessels without one. Shipping is very much on the increase to this colony, and no doubt will continue to do so. There has been a great many arrivals this week from all parts, amongst them the Chusan steamer, with the Eng lish mails, and two ships from Plymouth, one the Bussorah Merchant,l36pas with sege3oonr; amongst emigrants,thm e the is otte o r rd t H he en ß r e y so s l c u o te tt , with and Lord Schomberg Kerr ; also a ship with 280 Ger man emigrants-in all, from different parts, upwards of 1,200 were landed in Sydney daring the last four days. But population is what is most wanted here ; there is plenty of employment and good wages for workmen of all descriptions. Labouring men's wages are ranging in Sydney at this time from ss. to 10s. per day ; stone masons' 10s. to 14s. ; carpenters' and blacksmiths' much the same ; in fact all kinds of tradesmen will meet with constant employment at from 3/. to 3/ 10s. per week. Domestic servants are also very much wanted, both male and female, and wages are very hi g h. l am sure if it was onlyknown in England what a beautiful country this is, the demand there is for labour, and the remuneration they receive for it, a great many more would come to this land of plenty than does, for there is no want here. I have not seen a beggar since I landed. For a man that has a young family and nothing but his labour to depend upon in England, he would be doing them a greater service by bringing them to New South Wales, than leaving them at home with 1001. each, for their wages will be more in three months here than in twelve in England ; and I know unless it is altered since I , left, there is many a good hard-working man begging to get work to do, with a wife and family of children half-starved at home. Now such as them I would advise by all means to try to get out here, where they will find plenty of employers glad to engage them, and where, if they choose to be very industrious, poverty will trouble them no more. But I have made a long digression from the description of Syd ney which I was attempting to give you. There is a very good market-house, well-built, and pretty well supplied with all the commodities of life, both colonial and exported produce. The following is the present price of the articles named, retail :-Beef and mutton, 2d. to 3d. per lb. ; bread 7d. per 21b. loaf ; cheese, colonial, 6d. to 7d. ; English, is. to ls. 3d. ; bacon, ls. ; eggs, ' 2s. per dozen • potatoes, 12s. per cwt. ; b u tt er , ls. 4d. per lb. ; tea, 2s. ; coffee, is. ; sugar, 3d. ; all kinds of vegetables are very dear. Cabbages, 9d. to ls. each ; carrots, turnips, and parsnips, 2s. to 3s. per dozen ; peas, 10s. per bushel ; beans, 6s. ; and all other vegetables in proportion. Fruit is more reason able. Grapes, 6d. per lb. ; apples and pears, 2d. per basket ; melons, 10s. per dozen ; peaches, 2d. per dozen ; but the fruit season is nearly over. Fruit is very cheap in the summer, and the market well sup plied. This climate suits a great many sorts of fruit that are not grown in England, such as the loquet, orange, lemon, guata,-pommegranate, fig, peach, nectarine, and apricot, which grow very fine ; and the grape, I have no doubt, in time, will form a great branch of our exports, as it may be cultivated to great perfection, at little ex pense, the climate is so suitable. The olive grows to a great perfection, and begins to claim no small share of attention. Several plantations have already been laid out, and no doubt, in time, will be very remunerative to the originators. The cotton is also beginning to be largely cultivated, particularly in Morton Bay district ; and the tobacco plant is likewise cultivated to some ex tent. But all these things are only in their infancy yet; what they may eventually become is difficult to say at pre sent. The inhabitants of Sydney are composed of nearly every nation and colour; but the English and Irish are certainly more numerous than all the rest put together. Of course we have places of worship to suit all parties. There are four churches of Rome, six of England, six Scotch, and thirteen chapels of various Dissenters. There is a museum, which is open to the public two days in the week ; also a public library, a mechanics' school of arts, and a botanic and horticultural society ; also a benevolent asylum, infirmary and dispensary, and female refuge society, the Australian society for the encourage ment of arts, science, commerce, and agriculture in Aus tralia, and a society for promoting the culture of the vine ; also several minor associations, &c. The compa nies are almost out of number. There is the Railway Company, Steam Navigation Company, Gas Company, Copper Mining Company, Great Nugget Gold Company, Australian Gold Mining Company, Quartz Crushing Gold Company, Gold Escort Company, Sugar Company, Trust Company, banking companies, and thirteen insurance companies, &c. In the neighbourhood of Sidney the land is very uncultivated yet, it being very expensive to break up, the bush is so very rough, and full of stones and craigs ; but there are seve ra l gen tl emen ' s h ouses an d huts stragging up and down, with small clearings round them. But bad as the land is it sells at a very high rate. At a sale of crown lands, last week, some lots brought as much as 150/. per acre, and some was sold for less than 1001. This ground is on the north shore, about a mile from Sydney ; it is only suitable for build ing upon and gardens ; there is no land suitable for agricultural purposes within several miles of Sid ney. House rent is very high ; a small two-roomed cottage is 10s. per week, and large houses are very hasd to get at 1001. to 2001. per year ; the population has in creased so fast lately that builders have not been able to tkoeeeprepcatcbeawrkithhutthse.m' They so that are m so a o n n y p f u a t m u ili p e . s are obliged bark,obliged which is about 2 inches thick, is taken from the tree 6 feet long and 3 feet broad, and answers for both wall and roof, and will last for a long time. A great many of the stone buildings are roofed with bark, although shingle is mostly used. I have only seen one slated house since I have been here. Firing is also very dear in Sydney ; wood is 17s. per load, and coal 31. 10s. per ton. Horse provender is also very high : hay 20/ per ton, and Indian corn 13s, per bushel. The gold diggings are still as prolific, or, in fact, more so than ever • the arrivals by the gold escort are quite surprising. There have been several new diggings discovered lately, both in Victoria and New South Wales, and many hundreds have made their fortunes already ; but the new corners need not despair, there is plenty of gold undug as yet. I sincerely hope both yourself, Mrs. Howard, and family are all in good health, and will continue to enjoy that greatest of blessings. lam happy to say I have not had one hour's sickness since I left England. I must now conclude by remaining your obedient and humble servant, " ROBERT ELLIOT, " Gardener to Wm. Carr, Esq., " 229, Elizabeth-street, Sydney, N.S.W." THE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.- - The report that the Lord Mayor escaped injury is a mistake. His lordship's face was much bruised, his nose and mouth were much cut, and he speaks and swallows with much pain. It was considered very for tunate for him that he bled most profusely. He passed a restless night, and is still confined to his bed. LIVERPOOL DOCK EXTENSION.--The Committee of Works recommended, at the last Dock Committee, that the trustees should avail themselves of the opportunity to purchase three parcels of freehold land Ire" tae canal, containing 28,836 square yards. The Prig waBii * T 2 h g e Hid. per yard, and the total cost 33,1131. 15s. purchase was considered desirable, in reference to any increased accommodation that might be required in con nection with the docks.—Liverpool VALUE OF A DAY'S FISHING AT WICK.—On Tuesday week the value of green fish delivered in the Wick dis ltarbicetaraninioeuanrtieedg are to ald2d,Oedo,olt.h;e waghgernegbaaterraelms,eusnaltt,weaunldd be fully 20,0001. a S'. / miller,a 1 L A a n t DEATH.—ADuei air, w a r s e s t p , :c e ta d ble y em ago e named p e a d r pouring wheat into the hopper of his men the end of his cravat caught in a part of the machinery awl he was instantaneously strangled. ELECTRIC WEAVING MACHINE. .The Chev a li er Bonelli, of Turin , director of the Sardinian telegraph s , has invented ele ctric weaving machines destined to re place with advantage the frames a la Jacquart, for weaving figured stuff s. . Details are as y e t want i ng re specting this invent ion, in n, which appears destined to pro duce a great change i ndustr ial matters.—Galignani. THE LIVERPOOL BOROUGH BEGISTRATION.--There will be a very abundant crop o f li t i gat i on i n t h e Liver pool Registration Court, if all the objections and claims made by the two parties are persisted in. They form, together, a grand total of five thousand one hundred and fifty - 6 one bje ca cti s o e n s' s and 7 t 2 h B e c s l e aini th s e ; a ß n e d fo t rm he e c r s o n s h e a r ; s e ti mad e o who are not far behind thejn, have made 1,754 objlc tions and 703 claims. 25 25 St. 50 50 25 [OO St. 10 25 10 1.06 10 - 20 10 20 1511 125 i 150 1 38 i