The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY EVENING M LINES LEASED: t A e T asin F g lXE Clo D sin it g RENTALS. 3 Prices Business A Y 17 ) I 8 53. ... , I SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION. cot I THE FRENCH EMPIRE. SHARE MARKETS.-•-(TifIS DAY.) rri° SPORTING NOTES-No. CCCCXXIV. DUBLIN, MAY 16. -• 'oilv two o 131 TH MEETING.-To-morrow's races commence at On Saturday, during the whole period that the Indus- Whitsunday was kept as a holiday at all the BRITISH RAILWAYS. mar. raid. RAILWAYS. Comr , aas• yesterday. this day. 10 0 'clock, with the City Cup of 100 sous. added to a trial Palace remained open to the public it was filled offices of the Paris journals, and consequently not - - - D oer sweepstakes of 10 so vs. each, to start at the . Red Post with visitors, fresh arrivals continuing to pour in from one of them was published yesterday. Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Closi ng Prices. Business done Yesterday. this day. 50 all Bedford and London 8 ------ ----- ----"- cS had go once round-a few yards over two miles and a- , . ln its sitting yesterday, the Corps Legislatif __ twelve until five o'clock, a lth oug h th e l as t corners had •adopted the Civil Pensions Bill, as submitted by 3 5 .1 t .. 100 28 BB A ,s Lii Aberdeen E r e n d an sg e ht e . nd n ,‘,. . v . L aj . ou . 1 . vnn . e . cc . is. . . hit. .... . . . . . 64. . . 2: 1 3 6 ° 1 6 29 : a - Bletchley. _N. West. .., ..... ... 301 all B g n a -m ara . & nt O ee x . f . d .. . 6 0 Twenty-on e animals are entered for this stake, Gt.Wcstn ... ___ ... but two-thirds or more have very little chance of seeing scarcely an hour to enjoy the scene. The peculiar fine- the Government. The numbers were-for the bill, 1 2 4 0 ai B l 6 Ambg. Nottng. Bost the R ed 304 all Do. withoutgr Do Post. Weathergage, of course, does not run, ness of the day was an additional inducement, and the 154 ; against it, 76. A large number of private•• - ... 0 304 all Birne , Wolv. & 11c)r PeggY. The probability is that AuDuRoN, if not Dudley guar. Do V rendered too stale by his exertions this day, will be the t b a u , il e d . ine• in every point of view looked to great advan- bills were afterwards passed without any discus sion. The debate on the Budget for 1854 has been _tour Valli 'iy 10 - 1.0, so.l all DO. W jaguar. Do • ... -- winner, as none of his opponents seem better adapted to ~ . Saturday ' On .. - the total number of visitors, exclu - ... ;e o fixed for Wednesday. St. 100 Bucksrhamsh. L.ItN.W. 107 - 109 the course. sive of exhibitors, was 5,113, of whom 231 were admitted Cheshire Junct...... 61 -6i d it 1: -straihtA moderate amount of business only was trans- 271 all Do. Chesh. & Birk., 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 54 -56 The Weston Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 50 added, T.Y.C. on payment at the doors. Holders of season tickets art acted yesterday at the Bourse, at a general decline £5O & £25 Cons.... 21. - 22 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. half-mile- 7 will be a test of speed and . temper admitted at the entrance of the Great Nave, and those 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 150 - 152 1 1 '', ' betweensni the Cheshire . Marquis, Mouser, Oliver, and in prices compared with those of Saturday, all de- g 18i Do., £2O 3l -21 (-, 25 all Glstrot Dn.Fr Gt. West] 331 -34 on payment at the doors at that of the Northern Hall, s'criptions of stock having fallen, except the Four- st .. _lOO Bristol & Exeter lO2 - 104 100 all flrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. ala i se r e " A lw ou aY sE , and , it . would not surprise me . in the least . to and-a-Half per Cents., for cash, in which no change 50 all Chester & 100 Caledonian. - 686 701 1 701 Railway & Berw. ... - ... ~ 0 , R the winner, although Cheshire Marquis and . where it may be well to observe that a notice is affixed Holyhead 23 - 24 fver, both darkies, are held in high estimation by their intimating that "n o c h a n ge can b e re t u rned." This is occurred. The Three per Cents., fur the account, 50 all Cork and Bandon.... 22 1 - 234 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &Mid 112 - 114 friends, Epaminonas is said to be amiss, and conse- for the obvious purpose of preventing delay. The egress declined 50c., the Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 20c. • 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. .. - ... - 25 all Do. i Shares. Do 56 - 57 quentl 12A all Do. 4 Shares. Do 271 - 281 for Y Will not run. Himalaya, who has been backed for all visitors is through the porch of the Southern Hall, and the Three per Cents., for money, 10c. Bank of 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc 4 5 le 4 -,,„., some /none • France Shares remained without variation. The 25 all Dundeeßer - P th &Aber- 14 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 144 - 14-i 14 i o c! Nightshade y, is also a non-starter. Py rrha and no person being allowed to pass out through the other . . ~ F deen Junction ....... 8 - 9 20 all Do. Preference Do 26 - 27 hashe D e are, I believe, also in the same predicament. doors. The sale of season tickets still proceeds with closing prices IA ere- or cash : Three per Cents., 5 all Do. New .............. . - 20 100 Lowestoft gr. c of'fyrham Stakes of 100 sovs each, mile and a half, great vigour. 81f. 70c.; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 104 f. For 4 per cent. Norfolk 9B - 100 obt • 25 all East Anglian (£25 L. .• ... al° aimed thirty-five nominations, and I should say The work of unpacking and fitting up additional cases Will produc e the the end of the month : Three per Cents., 81f. &E.&L. do D.)..... 6 - 64 20 100 Do. 6 per et. 51 all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W. - - - . 'rd boron 1, , largest field during the meeting. Russ- goes on apace in all quarters, and Mr. Thompson, under 50c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 104 f. 10c. ; 18 all Do £lB E & 20 all *, ( E. . H.).. 4-I• • and Matlock & Midld. 3 - 31 ( Eastern Eastern Counties__ 13A- - 13/; s';' h ave gu (-toes not run. Lamartine, at Bst 101 b, cannot whose able superintendence they are classified and ar- Bank Stock, 2,725. The Mortgage Bank shares 25 allso all Middlesbro' & Stckton & f Union, Class 86 _ v a o ny chance. Old Clothworker stops at home. ranged in their respective positions, is pressing forward declined 2f., closing at 88f. 50c. There was a fall ße dcar 19' 11 A. late E. U. Sh l Ol -11 ••• r iiina r,: o re is overdosed at Bst 81b. Cardinal Wise- the arduous labours of his department with unceasing of Of. in those of the Societe Mobiliere, which were 25 81 Do , do.. • ... 00 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland. • 106 - 108 1071 i0: 1 Ethelwol chance, at Bst 71b, together with Stapleton's, zeal. Waggons laden with packages continue to arrive last quoted at 949 f. 75c. The favourable condition 25 all Do:, B. do C..... 7 1 - ....I 50 all Northern and 0 0 Weights - fB, la,nthe's, Abdallah's, and all the middle at the building, and Mr. O'Hagan, who has charge of business reported as existing in the Railway St. • 2 7 100 East Lancashire ::: ... 721 - 2 Easternsp.c. E. Count. 65 -67 clef 5t ,.,- k , is very indifferent. ' Gossip is the first that their reception, is still actively engaged with his assist ., es m of Share Market was not maintained to-day, 5O all East i & West Ind. Dk. 73 1 50 all Do. 6 per et. Do ••• - ••• iov l p ossess Y eye in running down the list that seems to ants in superintending their storage and facilitating their inso all Do. t . & W Ds .. - ... tf th •ci 1 lin having • shares(l i & Binnino% June.... 54 -56 w • a respectable cha nce . H e fi gures a t th e same di s t r ib u ti on i n their proper classes. Further arrivals mos 0 e prm pa es b c9erlence St. wo Edinb 25 all Prost. & Wyre L. & N.W. urgh'& Glasgow 73 - 74 el' eightt 4 but little demand, with a general decline in the&Ln&Yk ... -10 Ed' kno w n . lb-as Lady Emily and Tweedside. I are yet expected, of which the most important are among .. ll nab. and Peebles... , - ;l4 121 lil Do. 1 Shares. Do - ... , nothing in favour of the four year old Harry, or the French contributions, which will, .when completely quotations. Paris and Strasbourg fell Of. •; Nor- St. 100 Ediub.Prth.&Dunde, 32 - 31 iGf Ceres : but I e St. 100 Ro stn.k Hit. Gt Northn 151 - 153 Y r Il la tnler b xpect to see Katty Darling and Massena developed, form a very interesti g n section of the foreign therns, 7f.; and the remainder from if. to sf. each, St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western ... - ... ' St. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do l5l - 153 ( or for the ly well. To arrive at a point, I shall look display. with the exception of Paris and Orleans, Lyons to St. st. 100 Great D Northern Stk.. 88 -89 891 25 18 She:. Roth.and lAncash& ( Of i Ai_senwinner in GOSSIP ; and that Katty Darling and On Saturday a still further advance towards comple- the Mediterranean, and Rouen and Havres, which St. 100 Do" A. Stock , B. Stock '' : Al - 134 55 Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. ~. - .., Y d', 1 , 8 , e %will occupy the next two places I. reckon upon. tion was apparent in the improved appearance of all parts remained unchanged. Final quotations :-Nor- St. 100 Gt.' Sth.&West.dre) 113 -- 114 113. 12 96 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean i --1 d 8i s i4_ll. ofr i urth race on the card is the Aristocratic Han- of the Exhibition. In the Great Nave several new 50 all Werr Valley gr Stockt. & idtherns, 928 f. ; Paris and Orleans, 1120 f. ; Paris St, 100 Great Western... .. 904 - soi 91 i I h al e .0 sovs. each, h. ft., with 20 added, mile and a cases for the display of manufactures were put up, Strasbourg, 944 f. 75c. ;• Paris and Lyons, 967 f, 12 11 Irish South-Eastel-a.. • St - 8i 6 per cent... Darlingt. ... - ... ( 0' F ALL -übas take will probably be carried off by WATER- and additional statues were mounted. The fountain, „c. ; 25 all Do Do 33 - 34 33i i Paris and Rouen, 1165 f. ; Lyons to the 50 all Lancaster dr Carlisle.. 94 - 96 I ach which is to form a very conspicuous ornament, stand- '-''' l6i llilDo., Thirds St . 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn. 1051 - 1061 Th e ,I 1 Mediterranean, 857 f. 50c. • Western of France 1 ra b,,, . sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added, in ing about thirty feet high at the eastern end, is rapitiq , and ' ) St. 100 Lancash, &Yorkshire 79 - 794 B,oi 480 - , Li mile h the , 90f. 50c •; Rouen Hai, re, 550 f. •; Bordeaux 20 15 MINES. 1 Al ~,,Q . eats, will bring the meeting to a conclusion. assuming its graceful proportions ; and, atDo., Fifths - 4(1 12 gr C 672 f. 75c. Caen and Do., Wst. Riding Un. 3-24 d 1 all Agua Fria li - lip PI sport A - '' ESTE R SPRING days'capital other extremity of the hall the foundations of a second and et te, ; Cherbourg, 645 f. 14 114 MEETING.-Three f o ll ow . ar e marked to come off to-morrow, and the two fountain, to correspond, have been laid. In the inter- 50c.; Dijon and Besang,on, 578 f.; Dieppe and Fe- 50 all Leeds Northern....... 16 - 161 16i I to her e t in g days. The first race to-morrow will be, I be- mediate space will be an oblong iron stand of consider- camp, 363 f. 75c. 20 all Liv.Crsby.dr Soutbpt. ..-. - ... 108. all Anglo Californian ~, g - 1 p he • 11A, all London & Blackwell • 9a - 91 91 10 .2 Australasian - 1 p en o e ' Meiklam Handicap of 5 sovs. each, 50 added, able dimensions, contributed by the Coalbrook Dale - 20 5 Australian e Mile 10 3 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 14 - 2 p 44 - iti p ing i , _, • There are several names of some note figur- Company, which, from its superior merits as a piece of • SPAIN. 1 all Australian Cordillera p - 1 p - 0 . i St. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. 104 - 165 105 1 /1 , 11 % 1 12 entry, among others, that of Longbow, whose ornamental casting, will, it is supposed, compensate for • The Madrid journals of the 11. th contain no news St. ,100 London &N. Western 118 1 - 1184 1 all Australian Freehold. 4d - par t v.,r' ii 41 , 44 ',„" e b I entertain doubts of.. Looking over the re- marring the effect of the fine vista which the whole ex- of interest of any .kind, foreign or domestic. The 20 12 Do. Fifthsi 2, -3 p 141 ex new 1 1 all Ave Maria 4d - par - 1 vact `i ll ; I should say the race will lie with Osbaldeston, tent of the great hall, in its uninterrupted prospect, 10 1 D0.,10/.81-.1.1618...0 1$ - lip 2dall Baden (Gd - 1 p tif vacant posts in the Ministry had not y t been . filled l all British Austrin. Gold i -; 1 P Or ig 4., !, and Dressmaker ; and the best of this trio is would present. On the platform at the western end , St. 100 London & t Western 90 - 91 0 ties t ', l ,'EsTolv. This, however, I give with the reserva- below the organ, two full-sized bronze figures have been up- that t Madrid letter of mentions a 50 421 Do., £5O •. ... 5 -41 d 4 I dl "at, • should Longbow start he will play secoid erected, and form conspicuous and classic ornaments. rumour a Queen Christinaintends to visit Italy. 40 34 Do., £40............... 4 -36 d 35 241 Brazilianlmp.(issued .., - l V 1 Ilet9...tione. They were cast by Messrs. Elkingten and Mason, of The Three per Cents. were at 441. 25 all Lndndr. - "-,Coleraine 12 -13 at £5 pm 5- 54 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiada 4 -,-- 5 z 25 all Lndndrry. ,1 Ennisk. 19 - 21 id' 05 Union Cup of 200 sovs., added to a sweepstakes London, from a design by Sir Charles Eastlake, and are Boy s PORTUGAL. St. 100 Mar ch.Shec.&Lincln. 291 -- 30. 304 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 -31 s / )1 1 ent ry 0 , %each, mile and a quarter, has the very large intended as ornaments for the House of Lords.. Their ay -81 4.A Do. Man. &Lin. Un. .31 - 2ia 1 i Carsons's Creek p- i P 40 all Cobre Copper 461 - 471 2 Alth h th I; b Par at i v ' E nxty-nine. I need not wade through the com- pearance in our industrial temple is an evidence of th? in- oug eis on mail has announced. that st. 100 Midland ... - 744 754 4 5 1 Colonial Gold li - 2 t give i t e merits of the animals engaged, but %sal at once terest feltintheExhibition by hi s Roy a l Highness Prince the Queen of Portugal had just performed the st. 100 Do. Birming.& Derby 42 - 44 ••• 14 Copp er - 9 0 th e b ,. as nay opinion (and not a very confident one by Albert. On Saturday afternoon, the opening of aponderous ceremony of turning the first sod of the projected 50 471 MidlandG.West.(lr.) ... - ... c St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 65 - 75 1 k id 2c) that the Begum colt will be about the mark ; chest attracted. general attention, and the name o:the exhi- railway, the private mercantile advises state that 25 176 Do. 6 Shares .......... .., - ... 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. 8- 9 p s 11 0 i,Cat old Gaffer Green and Placid may run forward. bitor engraved upon the outside in the significant terms, owing to the want of funds no expectation was 100 all Newcastle &Carlisle.. ... - ... 5 all English and Austin. c Tar . 0 Sapling Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h. ft., 100 added, " Her Majesty the Queen," excited an intense curiosity St. 100 New market....... : .... 50 - 52 .2 re entertained of the project being carried out. The Copper Smeltg. Co. li - 14 1 Whi c h has another strong entry, the major part of to witness the treasures which it was expected to con-Do. Bury E. elisions par - 4 p , 20 all Geneml - 17 wealthy natives are said to stand aloof from i-'6, 6 13d sl , Ila.p e b hag not yet appeared in public, and those that Lain. A crowd of spectators soon collecting around, ewpt.Aber_.,Ll d 2 all Grect Nugget Vein l4 -2 p f while the wise decision of the London Stock Ex- 50 71 Newry dr Enniskillen 2. 2 - - 3 1 if sur ,„,, ein g only inferior animals, it is almost an ab- awaited the tedious process of removing the mass of 3 all Great Polgooth. ( his';tLterapting to point out the winner in race like paper shreds in which the contents were envelopd, an h httll P t ' ' - - ' - g d c ange to suou a or uguese undertakings will 20 all Newry Warrenpomt 1 all ?sake Bathurst par- g p i - - 1 d 1 if o_ . ullt ^ - V-UlOn ~... 4 S it is considered necessary to give an were ultimately rewarded for their patience by discover- t 11 . b•• in England. any 6 mg eing obtained The revenin& Rostrevor Bi - 91 - 55 1 all Liberty 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold 1. P - P 1 ~, a y ou _ ,my accounts lead me to infer that DERVISH is ing that the enclosure, so carefully protected, cor sisted Minister, moreover, had declared the Chambers •15 all Do., New ......... ..... ... - ... Quartz Crush. Co I - i i 2 i t ,.. ug_s_te . r of some l'ttle promise. of magnificent specimens of regal plate. that as yet no contract had been signed confirming 50 31 Northn. Counties Un 34 -2i d 1 or 1 all Mariquita - par A d de ll , Third Produce Stakes of 10 sovs. each, 100 As an evidence of the interest felt as to the Exhibition the original concession, and it appears that a bill St. 100 North British ......... 351 - 361 10 9 Mexiean&SAmerien 8- 8A IP tw o r ulle-and-a-half. The major portion of the forty- by the French Government and press, we may state on London at 90 days for 30,0001. given by the 16 13 North Devon, N 0.1.. ... - ... d 1 all New Granada i- R - I) z • death ellt ries have their chances alre-dy disposed of by that the proprietors of the Pays, the Paris journal which projectors to tcomplete their deposit of 40,000/., 16 61p0., No. 2............. ••• -•-• 1 all Nouveau Monde l/4 - lip r )e' will or b e i n _ g out of haining. Some half-dozeel only ,is most directly in communication with the French Go- must be paid before the Government will take up 8 5 I ' - all le. A A Deferred... ... - ... 5 1 Port Philip par- 1 p t t $l h e Pnbably be led to the post. Master Notion, had vernment, have sent M. Alfred Busquet, one of' their ee en , • their promised share in the concern. Reports, it 21 17 1 i N l o o r . ll S B ta G Ef u o a rd ra s n hi teed 4.4 - iil 1 all Quartz Rock i-4 p 14 , t e l e „.., . o quite up to the mark, would have been a most distinguished writers, to Dublin, to report upon 50 all Rhy awe ) , Iron 24 -26 1 10 is added, were circulated in Lisbon that the pro- 20 all 2 North Western.... re•• . 84 - 8 tl andri_ ;e_rtainty ;as it is, I must look to Mocessin the Exhibition. M. Busquet al -rived on Saturday. M.- 15 Do. New - 8 sli 11, 4 , 1 , 1 °. .VERNON to fill the first and second places. LemOine, of the .Tournal des D . ebats, and two of the best jectors hope to dispose of their interest whenever 10 10 N. dr S. Westm. June. ... - ... p 30 104 Santiago de Cuba..... 6- 7 ii rf they can secure an valuable concessions from the St. f ar c -maiden Plate will terminate the first day's bill of artists of the Paris illustration, will be here in the Government, ~ Y in e e, 100 Oxford Worcester & 52 - 531 54 1 all South Australian Ad- i P 10 7 Tin Croft ........ ...... ti course of the ensuing week. and some went so far as to assert that St. 100 W Scottish olvh c a e m n g a t o l n .... : : : 064 - 98 284 all United Mexican 5 - 51 o a THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. M. Salamanca was in treaty with th em . Thi s, St. 100 Scottish Midland.-- 61 -- 62 1 all Waller ~ g - ii , . MANNING THE ROYAL NAVY. however, was not credited. Meanwhile it was St. 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. 65 -67 1 all West Granada id- 1 p d BATH.-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ' • (From the Times.) believed that the Government were desirous that the line should be carried out in defiance of the St. 100 Do., L. &N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock... 73 - 76 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba par- p *- P n 0 0 a„tfoßsEs ARRIVED.-In the number of horses arrived ban put upon it in this country, so that they might 10 8 Shrewsby. & Herefd. 11 - °Pis t( 0 - " l iv L Alb Alfred d by I) ex', a ' alheureuse, Harry, colt y, ant reference . The Order in Council of the Ist of April, 1853, with . ' . . 26i an Shrowsby. & Chester escape the necessity of abandoning their course of (Nor. W. M* .). ..... .18 - 20 a' idl t a „,, r• Paustus, Monie Moses, Amazon - Ireland's Eye ulart* 1 Nay deserves to be to the manning of the Roya 1. considered as the charter of the British fleet. We spoliation. A statement having been circulated 134 all Do. Halves, do. 9 - 10 JOINT.STOCK BANKS. it We ine, Gossip, Audubon, filly by 'Venison out or have already described in general terms its leading pro-' in Lisbon, that the Portuguese Government and 20 all Do. Oswestry ... 13 15 Twe„,'lng D ay, Sharavogue, Red Lion, Dabchick, Chase,. . itself . 40 t'usicie, Francesca colt, Cestus filly, Massaroni, Glen- visions , but, as the document has just _ st been pre. the Bank of Lisbon had come to an arrangement of 20 64 Shropshire Unio . 3 -34 d 40 all Australasia B6l - 874 I N 1$ V, 0 , 11 ' ,Dandy, Diomedia, Norna, Montague, Waterfall, e' e th • differences to Parliament, together with the report of a, com- their the Bank has 0 all South Devon 20 - 214 notified that the • ••••••••• , A 50 all British N. American .., - ... 87i S St. 100 South Ea5tern......... 74 - 744 75 . 1 20 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, mittee of naval officers and the correspondence of the report is entirely false. 0 1 , :%). ' , ante s Lady Emily, Massena, Tame, Spinaway, A ~,__,_„_ __ „,_ , : `, rm._ -_ * , nn .11 0_4., i i i _ 3 n, l • 1 • •• ...• • 1 1 _ 111 BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TrOR a't'e oi .SES ARRIVED.—In the number of horses arrived 1 1 jiv er, La Malheureuse, Harry, colt by Alfred, dare LZr• Paustus, Monie Moses, Amazon Ireland's Eye, *Martine, Gossip, Audubon, filly by ' Venison out of l';'„, ui ng Day Sharavogue, Red Lion, Dabchick, Chase, Francesca colt, Cestus filly, Massaroni, Glen- V, 0 -11 ' Dandy, Diomedia, Norna, Montague, Waterfall, yybant es Lady Emily, Massena, Tame, Spinaway, : 4 V, Mouser, Ceres, Spiro, Balmoral, Cheshire Mar 6Xatty Darling, Cardinal Wiseman, Abdallah, Clio, kau i tshad e , Royalist, Miss Talbot, Topsy, Zenith, `e by Lothario, Joe Miller, Odiham, Economy, Lady )30 10 ek, Volusia, gelding by Idas out of Avon, Ceres, Russborough expected. The Order in Council of the Ist of April, 1853, Rah reference to the manning of the Royal Naa I, deserves to be considered as the charter of the British fleet. We have already described in general terms its leading pro visions ; but, as the document itself has just been pre sented to Parliament, together with the report of a com mittee of naval officers and the correspondence of the Admiralty on this subject, we propose to state with more detail the precise advantages which the new system holds 'out to seamen entering the Queen's service. It is extremely desirable that the utmost publicity should be given to these arrangements, which are highly favour able to the interests of the seafaring population ; and it is impossible to overrate the importance of the subject to our national interests. The principal object of the committee of naval officers and of the Admiralty has been to substitute a fixed engagement of ten years for the present mode of entering seamen. From time immemo rial the practice of the navy has been to enter men for particular ships selected by themselves, nominally for five years, but practically for only three years, unless the ship be deta' led longer on a foreign station ; and then, after much expense, time, and labour bestowed in training them, they are disbanded, and often lost to the service. Some carry the fruits of their training to forei g n flags ; the larger number return at periods dic tated by their own convenience, and not by the wants of the service. Hence it is uncertain when ships can be got ready for sea. Several instances have recently oc curred of first-class vessels detained for months for their complement of men ; and the 5,000 additional seamen voted last December have not yet been entirely raised. The evil, therefore, becomes one of serious magnitude when the rapid equipment of a fleet is required by the public interests or public safety. The object of the mea sure now put into execution is, "to give the Royal Navy a permanent constitution, in order that it may be brought to a higher point of organisation, efficiency, and discip line, and thus be enabled to fulfil the expectations of the country." These are the terms in which the Secretary of the Admiralty describes the scheme, which has since received the approval of the Crown. The first step is therefore to render the condition of boys and seamen who shall engage for a continuous period of service in the navy of ten years from the age of 18 considerably better than that of seamen entered on the former system. For this purpose all seamen enter ing herea;',,er on these terms, including in the time of their engagement their present period of service, will have an increase of pay to second-class ordinary seamen of a penny a-day, to ordinary seamen of twopence a-day, to petty officers and able seamen of threepence a-day. A class of leading seamen is established with twopence a-day in addition to any other pay to which they may be entitled. Men and boys are permitted to purchase their discharge on a principle similar to that in force in the army and marines. The ratings of petty officers in line-of-battle ships are increased 3d. a-day, and a con siderable increase will be made in the number of petty officers who are eligible for the good-conduct gr atuities of 71. and 51. when ships are paid off. Pensions as at present will be awarded to men for continuous and general service after 20 years, instead of 21, reckoning from the age of 18, instead of from the age of 20. But the Admiralty have now a discretionary power of granting short service pensions of 6d. or Bd. a-day to men who have served 10 or 15 years respectively, on condition of such men holding themselves in readiness to give further service, in the event of an armament or of war. The number of men in the receipt of such short-service pensions is not to exceed IC,OOO ; but the existence of this reserve of seamen-pensioners would enable the Admiralty, in case of emergency, to equip a squadron with well-trained seamen, and with the utmost despatch. The pay of the warrant officers of the fleet is increased by about one fourth ; and warrant officers who have distinguished themselves by acts of gallantry and daring in the service will be eligible to hold commissions in the fleet in such rank and position as they may be deemed worthy and competent to fill, and such warrant officers will receive, on promotion, an outfit of 1001. These changes have been framed and adopted with an earnest desire to improve the condition of the seamen and petty officers in the Royal Navy, and we hope they will have the desired effect. At the same time they imply, to some extent, a change in the habits of that class of men to which they are always averse, sinoe they are to surrender their liberty of choice for a particular ship, and the advantages offered them are more pros pective than immediate. But the permanence of the service, the rank which may be acquired in it, and the certainty of a pension for life, are advantages which the merchant service cannot offer in the same degree as the Royal Navy ; though, if a mere i ncrease o f pay were proposed, the effect would probably be a general rise in seamen's wages, leaving the proportion between the two services the same as it is at present. It is stated by the Registrar-General of Seamen, that the actual number of persons employed in British registered ships in 1851 was 175,000. The Committee of Naval Officers have not thought fit to recommend the adoption of the ballot, or any system of compulsory enrolment, because, at the very moment it might be most needed— on the sudden outbreak of hostilities — the best seamen would escape its operations by their absence abroad. But the committee relies mainly on voluntary is, the formation of naval reserves upon the now,prin ciple, as s n w d e to this see e n nd , d t i h re e et p e o d l . icy T o h f e the difficulty Admiralty tis as British seamen are scattered over every part of the globe, it is computed that not more than 21,000 are to be found at any one time in the United Kingdom • though, of course, the sudden check w hi c h would be given to maritime trade by the commencement or near approach of hostilities must render a far larger portion of the seafaring population available for the defence of the country. The French navy, though vastly inferior to our own in the number and force of its vessels and materials of war, has this great advantage, that by the admirable or ganisation of the whole maritime population the entire fleet of France could in a short space of time be manned for sea. The maritime conscription is, relatively, and in time of peace, less severe than the military conscrip tion, and the persons subject to it are free from all other demands of the public service. With fewer vessels and fewer seamen, the French naval forces might, at a given moment, he more available than our own because they are more immediately dependent on the will of the State. To provide against that first emergency is, therefore, the most essential point ; for, that once past, we have not the slightest doubt that the resources and the pa t iotism of the country would do the rest. It now re mains to be seen how the proposal of continuous enlist ment for ten years is received by the seamen, when the new conditions offered by the Government are fully un derstood by them ; and if, as we hope, it proves success ful, no further time should be lost in organising the re serve, which might be formed at once of old men-of-war's men who have already completed the requisite period of service. ITALY. ' In its sitting of the 12th, as already stated by electric telegraph, the Piedmontese Chamber of Deputies discussed the Relief Bill in favour of Sar dinian subjects whose property is under sequestra tion in Lombardy. M. Valerio, of the Opposition, gave his adhesion to the bill and to the spirit of the report of the committee, but wished it might be understood that the bill did not propose to divide refugees into two distinct families. M. Asproni observed that there were many refugees who had not yet obtained naturalisation in Sardinia, and asked whether Ministers would object to extending the benefit of the bill to them, by naturalising them. The Minister of Finance, Count Cavour, expressed his satisfaction at the unanimity dis played by the chamber on this question, and then said he could not at present answer M. Asproni's question, but so much he would say that he was ready to do what he had done hitherto, always fol lowing the rules of good policy and justice. The Minister's speech was received with loud applause, and the bill was voted by a majority. of 127 to 7. The Chamber then proceeded to consider the Savoy Railway Bill, the discussion of which was ad journed to the following day. A letter from Turin says :—" The Prefecture of the Apostolic Palaces at Rome has seat a very handsome present to the Grand Dukes of Russia who lately visited Rome, consisting of a copy of two groups in the gallery of the Vatican, repre senting a stag bitten by dogs." The Augsbv rg Gazette has the foil om;ng from Milan of the 18th :—" A rumour has been in cir culation here, that it was in contemplation to at tempt another rising, but we believe that if the audacious crime of February 6 should be again essayed, the result would be even a greater failure than the first. The military authorities have adopted all the measures necessary to prevent such an event. It is worthy of remark that this ru mour of a new attempt at revolt at Milan had been disseminated at the same time in Switzerland, Piedmont, and Savoy. The plot was directed at the same time against the Austrian Government, and against that of Piedmont." all all 62 all 100 all South Devon. South Eastern.. South Wales.... S. Yorksh. River Dun D 0..... ....... ----------------- Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock, and Rai1way......... Vale of Neath......... Watcrfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West C0rnwa11........ 21s. 1 100 73 76 3.1 - ()Pis 18 20 9 10 13 15 3 -- 3ict 20 214 74 —74 t 36 37 13. r 144 4i -- 19 21 Wmbledbn &Croydol; Woodford 21 34 15 -- 15 ; 9 i 3 31 34; 10f d York Newctl. dt Berw. Do. Extensions ..... .. Do. G.N.E. Purchase York 'lt N. Midland.. 61 70 7. di 2 62 63 75 I 364 Australia, & China 1 p 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Lond — 20 10 English Scottish and Australian - 20 121- Lond. Chart. Bk. oil Australia 23 31-p 50 20 London and County — 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22 2 National of Ireland — ~ 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation s3i —54 i 3 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — ..• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co id. par 25 all South Australia 49 51 25 all Union of Australia 7B. 794 78a 21 Do. New 8 9 51 10 1) aion of London — 40 all Lesion of Madrid — 35i i 111 100 634 1 4 3f PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 lAberdeeu - - 95 d 5 all IDo., No. 2, 7 p. c ••• d St. 100 Bits . & Ex. 4p.c. St lO6 - - 108 20 5 iDo. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 Caledonian .210 15 all Chester dr Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent 194 204 6i 34 Cork&Bandon 5 a p.c p --apm 6all DundeoPertlutAber deon Junction G4 64 33 all EastA nglian (..310s) 6 per cent ....... 4 43 5 all . 0 4 Do. (25) 7 per cent — 54 5 7,3 2 Do. (27171) 7p. ct 3 —13 p 6i all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. :Tod 1k —24 p 6i all Do., No. 2 l/ 2 p 10 all Do., New 6p.c. St l4i 154 20 all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent lB 184 St. 100 EastLancash. 6 p.cts — 5 all Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 5:1 pc, 3a 3i St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent — St. 100 Great Northr 5 p.c l3O 132 St. 100 Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. e. prem ll2 113 64 all Gt. Southn. &Westn (Ireland) Eighths B ll —8/ 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks dr Hants Ex. sp. c.) 6 74 St. 100 G. West. fi-ed 41 p c lO6 - 108 16 6 Lan. dr York: F. £2O, p —I p St. 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock 152 154 St. 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed sp. c — xd St. NO Do. Pref., sp. c. St ... xd 50 all Do. Convertible, 5p c., 1852. ........ St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. 154 157 1561 50 5 London & S.Western, Con. Thirds 3l 4 p 124 10 Londonderzy& Color 1 Shares 123 all Londy. & Ennis S., 13 1 144 25 all Manch. ,Shef. ,dt Lin., Shares, No. 1...... 8 9 10 all Do. Now, £lO lOl 114 6 3 Do., £6 121 all j Marypt.&Carl. 4p. c. 123 all IDo. 43 per cent — p 12 8,3 Do. . ••• St. 100 Mid.Consol. 6 p.c. St. St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol dr Birm. 6 per 149 —151xd,150 16i 5 Do. Pref. 41 per cent. 1— 4 P 20 all Norfo' k Extension — 5 all Do. Guar. 51 per at — 2 all Do. Way. Val. 5p c . . St. 100 North British 20 all North Stallbrdshire 254 264 St. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c. 15 12 Do 2,1 2fP 8 all Shrews& Birm. N. G Di 1 1 4 10 all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. 17i 18 4 10 10 Do. 5 per cent — 1 p 25 all South Devon l5 16 10 Do. New par 4 P 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 05.6 d. 26 26 1 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Gnar. 194 20 5 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. id spar St. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. 104 106 17 SDo 54 5 4 25 10 York& N. Midland H & S. Purch P FOREIGN. 10 3 , Antwerp&Rotterdam 1 4d 21 5 3 BelgianEastn. Junct. 1 14 20 4 Beziers to Graissessac i P 20 all Charler o i &E rq uelba. 134 — 13-1 20 10 Dijon andßesanpn 3 3 1 P 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 1 1 ais 61 20 all East Indian . 5 —5l p 20 1 Do. Extension .. 1 liP 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula 20 2gp 20 10 Gd. Junct. of France 21 2. 203 151 Gt.Wcstern of Canada Shares par a p 5 1 Lucca & Pistoja sp.e prcf 20 15 Luxembourg 7l — 7 i 10 10 Do. (Railway) 4 41 41 5 2 Do. 5 3 Do. (Canal) 1 1 10 2 Do. 6p. ct. pref / — P 20 9 Lyons di Mediterran — —— P 20 43 Madras 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) 74 8 20 all Do. (ex interest) - 16 all Northern of France 36/ 371 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.) 141 —14 i 10 all NoiwegianTrunkPref 8 9 20 10 Paris and Lyons lB —181 P 20 all Paris and Orleans 43 444 20 all Paris and Rouen 453 461 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 370 3 8 381 20 4 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. 5. 6 p 10 7i Quebec &Richmond — 4 p 20 all Roueu and Havre 2l. 11 20 all Sambre and Meuse 8 94 10 4 Do. 53 p. ct. pref ... ... 20 2 Sth-Eastrn. of France ... ... 20 4 Southern of France 6l ——6 i r ., 20 2s. Upper In dia Scrip i 2 P Pa) 10 8 i al B l .D W o e . st sA n p a c n r a c e . r s r ref i t --___ 1 20 10 Western of France ll } lliP ) 10 2 West. of Switzerland fid. ild 20 6 Zealand ll 11' MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 79 81. 80 20 8 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 6 Australia. Royal Mail 50 383 Brit. American Laud 68 72 100 326 Canada 65 70 5 5 Crystal Palace 34 3# si 98i 4 2 Crystal Pal. of F r a nce 14 20 1 Eastern Steam ••• 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 20 14 General Screw Steam 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land..., 20 7i Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral,Land 46 48 1 all Submar, Telegraph — 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization — 100 28q Van Diemen's Land. 18 19 21 20 a', r'w MANCHESTER.—THis DAY. BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. ilt-e8 , for the Queen's Plate . Three years old, 7st 121 b • four, 9st 21b ; five, lOst ; six and aged, lOst 51b. pl ree miles and a distance. yrglef Justice, 6 yrs—Red Lion, 4 yrs—Georgy, 3 yrs '" 4 „..elwolf, 4 yrs—Audubon, 3 yrs—Lady Agnes, 4 boro,Tasaroni, 3 yrs—King of Trumps, 4 yrs—Russ .„Alp-4,", 6 yrs—Th Itch, 3 yrs—Saquenay, 3 yrs—The 44.1 4,3, ged-- Weathergage 4 yrs—mare by Faugh a of May of Miniature, 5 yrs—colt by Drayton, out ' u aY's d Run on Thursday. am, 4 yrs. liaP lit -r i l es for th e Maiden Plate. Two miles. -I,ightfoot, aged—colt by Drayton, 4 y u ( 1 1 ; b),a Ina r,ze yrs— filly by Verularo, 3 yrs—Minerva "e'lae 47 . I f lorist, 3 yrs—Hafed, 4 yrs. Run on Vat; v ALs ve y „ - .4t, The Alp, Brown Brandy, Lerrywheut, 111 0 ; 1 ; Inc et "gbow, Osbaldeston, Dressmaker, Sur- It af 3 ,orn, A Wellesley,ng, Gaffer Green, Orange e ") Il a j'AnOr Master Norton, Buccaneer, -e °t, and Little Fam a. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. To 1 , THE DERBY. Ds e City ph , business ruled remarkably dull. a4 N-° ll ll ci ril e :l e iy i a i l rase tions were in reference to the fa whonmsac3 to 1 was taken to nearly a thou• ! f 11 h1: 4 - '"s; several of his old . supporters hardening in th e e, and increasing their investments, whilst . some . 14 re e e ,,,: held division," wo had been dead against him, 411 10 t - riently getting on for the purpose of reducing the point , of their liabilities. Sittingbourne gave way a .. 1 0 i a t first 800 to 100 was taken, shortly afterwards - ' O O was laid, and finally, 9to 1. 1,700 to 200, N vood :° 2 00, and 1,500 to 200 were booked about Honey eloge., 8 to 1 was, however, the current price at the C islo to 1 was taken to upwards of 5001. about t 'loo' 444 10,000 to 1,000 afterwards offered. 1,200 411 d tr'„, hedgin g b e t, was a l so l a id. Ph aros , O res t es, riel were backed for various sums at 11 to 1 10W:. ,-e..,urther commentnnecessary. at the conclusion of business were as fol- SO MERSETSHIRE STAKES. 7 to 4 agst Audubon (2 to 1 taken). to 2 agst Diomedia, (taken). 8 to 1 agst Red Lion (taken). DERBY. 3 to 1 ag s t W est Austral i an (taken freely.) to 1 agst H oneywoo d (ta k en ) . 9 to 1 ag s t Sl tt i ng b ourne (taken). 10 to 1 agst Ci neas ( ta k en an d o ff ere d) . 1 1 to 1 1 agst Pharos (t a k en ). : :00 1 agst O restes (taken). 2 11 to 1 agst Umbriel (taken). I agst J erry Kent (taken). 2 5 to 1 agst Ni nnyhammer (taken). 1° to 1 agst E t h elbert (taken). t",, to ato 1 1 agst Pe gg y ( ta k en to 1001.). i o gst Filbert (taken). l oo v to 10 agst Golden Plover (taken to 351.) ° to ()0 agst Bevelae (taken). f rera to take 1000 to 15 about Talfourd. 4 to 1 OAKS. 4 t agst Mistlet oe (t a k en ) . 7too agst Catherine Hayes (9 to 2 taken). The 10 agst The Queen (taken to 1001.). Will roo t .. ° I .agst Lady Louisa (taken) ; b t_o will be open every day this week. Satur t.P.iiik be o- open comparing day. 1,4104 Cup,TER.--This horse was scratched for the late, at Manchester and for the Northumberland rote tour o'clock yesterday afternoon. tri Seott's Derby horses passed through London) em 4° Leathe rhead, last evening. The N,ll-4,,±kCING- FI XTURES FOR 1853' 4. within parenthesis denote the number of It days' racing. e dit MAY. 18 44 (2).. (2) ........ 16 Manchester (3) 24 ... ....... IN.evi, ••• • . ......... 17 Epsom ( 4 ) A R I% (3).. . JUNE. 42 ot (4\ .............. 2 I 32 iie44113 ..... '' . IStockbridge ( 1 ) (2)... ........ 7 28 eri ey, liun •• • .... . .... 15 1 Winchester (1) 2g 1%,, 'C• ( 2 )— •15 I Newcastle (3) • 1,17-0/Niarket (3).. . JULY, 19 ChiZeqer (2............ 5 Stamford (2) oi t iv fil e ( 3)... ) • .......... 5 Nottingham (2) 26 er Pool (3):: ............. 5 Goodwood (4) )1 ......... .13 b l ldt •''tif..l, l . °4 (2). . AUG NI, , ..„( b ., ~...1 1 • • • ....... ... ..,, 051ve,:21 h (1)... .... . V rth Salrfr°rl ( 3 ). ... . . 8 ita,rrtioilth rdshire(2)... 9 eklirig ( 2 p).• •• . ......... 9 l'ir a ., . • . .......... 10 4,t'/i. wt,f,..e.,1( (2).... l-)TE: u0n,,..11.4.tet (2) ... • •• • ..... 6 st er (4) • ..• .... • • .... 8 Lei e „°, l l 4 (2).... •'" .... —l3 ''''er (2),,, :•• •••• • • • • .20 'l l , 4 qer A el lak e lltll4l ll () .. °CT° V,,,, t 0. (6 .,.. ... 4 ‘ ) • .10 As t er (2)... NOVE •. o'l Aut4 '''• • ..... 1 tiv, r2dge (2 )...... 3 Auntooi (2.A.... utlita,'(2).:-. UST. . York (3) 17 Radcliffe (3) 22 Egham (2) 23 Derby (2) 9 4 Eccles (3) 29 Lichfield (2) 30 1/11I3ER. Lanark (2) 22 Manchester Autufrin (2) 22 N ewmarket F. 0. (3) 27 Northallerton (2) 29 i TER. Richmond (2) l9 Newmarket II (6) 2 MEER,. Warwick Autumn (2) 16 Shrewsb ury (2) 23 Aberystwith ( 3 )..Last week ,„:l!,1`. N I , -------------- -----__ inat. 114.!111:(11G. ---Letters from St. Petersbur of the of mild o r her th:6lte .that owing to the setting in. y Ilroti*Ileoe• The a Zat ii i s eliii was ielxpeeteifl tallowfrom becoming 4 (1. to '..:nrable for this country, and the quotation was l, . ip % da,t, tb -- r°lll Piga the and are to the 9th, at " Weather was fine and warm. THE BRAZILS. The clipper-ship Reindeer, Captain Hunt, arrived at Liverpool yesterday morning with athices from Rio Janeiro to the 24th March, ten days later than by the last Brazilian mail steamer. The Reindeer sailed in company with the Joshua, of London, and Catherine Swanston, for Constan tinople. The Ranger had sailed a few days previ ous for Bahia. The fever was raging to an alarming extent among the shipping at Rio Janeiro. Business generally was good. Dates from the United States to the Bth February had been re ceived at Rio Janeiro, advising an advance in the price of coffee, which caused some excitement, and a large purchase was made at advancing prices, chiefly for shipment to the United States. Supe riors are quoted at 4,000 to 4,200 reis, and good firsts 3,800 to 3,900 reis. The stock in first hands was estimated at 35,000 bags. Exchange on England, 28 1 d. to 281 d. Freights to the Channel, 655. to 705.; New York, 100 to 105 cents.; and New Orleans, 110 to 120 cents. AUST_RALIA. Australian advices have been brought by the overland mail more than a month later than those previously received. They reach to the 3d of March, and are from Melbourne, whence the accounts that last arrived in England were to the 30th of January. Their contents are of a casual nature, as they had . "rived only by a trading vessel (the Marian Moore) to Ceylon. One very impor tant fact, however, is announced—namely, that there has been a rapid advance in the price of gold to 775., and in the exchange on London to par, so that shipments of coin from this country may now be expected wholly to terminate. By a previous arrival at Ceylon, Melbourne papers had been re ceived to the 26th of February, and in these it is mentioned that a lump of gold, exceeding in size any former discovery, had been found by four men about two nines from Ballarat, its weight being 1341 b. 8 ounces. With regard to the general pro duction at the mines no details are given, but the tone of the remarks respecting the state of trade and the progress of the colony seems to indicate that it must have been very favourable. At Sydney, according to the latest intelligence received at Melbourne, the date of which is not given, busi ness was exceedingly active and money plentiful. The immigration at Melbourne had been continu ously heavy, and some cases of death from exhaus tion and destitution are said to have occurred. The total arrivals had been 11,699 in December and 8,101 in January, and this pressure of population, Iv About any adequate preparation for it, appears subsequently to have caused many to resolve upon seeking more quiet pursuits in the adjoining colo nies. An expectation that some part of the over- Laa flow would fi n d i ts way to Western Australia, wh n en d, ce even the at d the es baelgsoinrieua.ng of February reach to the 3d of March, is mentio ne d, an d it is stated that in Van Diemen's property l a ) t e r Launcestoncent. upon had h t been e prices een sd acu rtan ne , n t a landedf advanceel v weeks h e previously. Melbourne steamer arrived a t M e lb ourne on The the 4th of February, and the day on which the Sarah Sands sailed appears to have been the 10th of February. The finders of the nugget of 1341 b. had taken passage in her. LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(TIIIS DAY.) LONDON, May 17.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light pleasant breeze, and fine clear sultry weather. PLYMOUTH, May 16.—Wind, E. Off Port—Georgia, Calcutta; Mary, St. Croix, for Copenhagen. FALMOUTH, May 16.—Wind, E., fresh. Arrived— Ceres, Buenos Ayres, for Liverpool. BRISTOL, May 16.—Wind, S. Arrived—Nancy Treat, Havannah ; Malina, do. LIVERPOOL, May 16.—The Madonna delle Grazie, Naples to Hull, got on shore near Longo Sardo, Bth instant, and went down with three of her crew. SHIELDS, May 16.—The Nuova Vencedor (Portuguese), from Antwerp, has come on shore on the Mussel Scarp. POOLE, May 16.—Sailed—Mountaineer, Newfoundland. CLYDE.—Arrived—Jane Clark, Bombay ; Countess of Durham, Callao. Sailed—Hugh Walker, Sydney, N.S.W. ; British Princess, Quebec. LIMERICK, May 15.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Adelina, Barbadoes. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. fg The markets will re-open to-morrow. SUGAR.—The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,548 bhds, 307 tierces, 418 barrels ; there were taken for home con sumption 960 hhds, 52 tierces, 273 barrels. The stock, in the same places, is 6,531 hhds, 1,209 tierces, 1,304 barrels. COFFER.—This article is nominal in the absence of public sales. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 181 puns, 16 hhds ; there were taken for home consumption 213 puns, 26 hhds, and ex ported 186 puns, 180 hhds. The stock in the same places is 8,750 puns, 529 hhds. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 47s per cwt on the spot, and town 49s 3d. TEA.—The public sales are going off steadily. HAY MARKETS, SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 4/ N to 5/ lOs ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 15s per load. A full average supply, and a steady trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 16s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to Si 10s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Supply good, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 10s ; and straw, 11_7s to 1/ 15s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. INDIA.—The commercial adv:ces by the Overland mail to-day show no revival in any of the markets, but an absence of heavy arrivals had operated, both at Bom bay and Calcutta, in preventing an increase of heaviness. At Canton transactions had been more numerous, but at lower prices, except for metals ; while at Shanghai, in consequence of the progress of the rebellion, business was in a great measure suspended. The Singapore dates are to the 4th April. Transactions were limited, the Chinese dealers having refused to buy at present rates, and holders being firm. Four vessels had been char tered to load coals at Labuan, and the accounts from that island and Borneo Proper were to the sth of March. The new Sultan of Borneo had formerly ratified the en gagements made by his predecessors with the Eastern Archipelago Company. FATAL ACCIDENT.—Loss OF EIGHT LIVES.—About four weeks ago, a fishing-boat, containing eight men, put out to sea near the district of Ness. The practice is to shoot the lines used in the deep sea fishing, and when night comes on the parties lull themselves to sleep in the bottom of the boat. The friends of thelicrew in question, having found that the boat had not returned as usual, went in search, when they discovered that it was stove and upset. As the wreck was tied to the ' painter, which is generally secured by a stone and a buoy to denote the boat's position, ' and as a vessel was seen hovering out at sea not far distant from where the boat was floating, it was thought that, during the darkness of the night, and while the crew were fast asleep, the vessel must have run her down. Thus instantly perished eight persons. The vessel's name cannot be ascertained, and the cause of the acci dent is merely conjectural, as none of the crew sur vive to tell the sad tale.—lnverness Courier. MAIDSTONE ELECTION. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL. In consequence of the conflicting statements put forth with regard to the numbers polled, the official declara tion of the mayor was looked for with some interest, and it was anticipated that a protest would be made against the return of Mr. Lee, on the ground of the proceedings at the Corn Exchange, the effect of which, it was said, was to prevent a number of Mr. Martin's voters from going to the poll. At 11 o'clock yesterday morning the mayor took bis place upon the hustings. Mr. Lee only was present, accompanied by a large number of his friends. The mayor then said that upon a correct examination of the votes he had ascertained the numbers polled to be the following : Lee Martin 747 737 Majority for Lee And he therefore declared W. Lee, Esq , to be duly elected to serve as a burgess in the present Parliament for the borough of Maidstone. This announcement was received with loud cheers. PERTH AND INVERNESS RAILWAY. (Prom the Inverness Courier.) The Commissioners of Supply of the County of Inver ness held their annual meeting on Saturday, at the Court-house, Inverness, for the transaction of business ; Cluny Macpherson in the chair. Among those pre sent were Duncan Grant, Esq., Convener ; J. M. Grant, Esq., of Glenmoriston, Vice-Lieutenant of the County ; Colonel Mackintosh of Farr ; Duncan Forbes, Esq., of Leanach ; Andrew Belford, Esq. of Glenfintaig ; Wil liam Fraser, of Culbokie ; Captain Fraser Tytler, yr. of Balnain ; the Mackintosh ; Arthur Robertson, Esq., of Inshes ; A. Fraser, Esq., of Abertarff ; Eneas Mackintosh, Esq., of Raigmore ; W. H. Colquhoun, Esq., Sheriff- Substitute ; Patrick Grant, Esq., of Ballifeary, Clerk of Supply ; T. P. B. Biscoe, Esq., of Newton ; Anea,s Mack intosh, Esq., of Dalmigavie ; James Sutherland, Esq., Provost of Inverness : and the following Heritors, or mandatories for Heritors, and Justices of the Peace : Mr. Patrick Grant for Dochfour and Leys, and as judicial factor on the estate of Dunmaglass ; Mr. Mac tavish, solicitor, for Lord Macdonald and Mr. Maegil livray of Aberchalder ; Mr. Mr. Alex. Grant, account ant, for Glengarry's curators : Mr. Charles Stewart, solicitor, for Lord Lovat and Achnagairn's trustees ; Mr. Peter Anderson, solicitor, for Mr. Clark of Fingask; Mr. Robert Smith, town-chamberlain, for Bunachton trustees_; Mr. Falconer, solicitor, for Miss Macpherson of Belleville ' • Mr. Macpherson, solicito r , f or M r . Mathe son, M.P. ; Mr. 'Wm. Stewart, solicitor, for th e E ar l of Seafield and Col. Gordon of Clun ; Mr. George Anderson, solicitor, for Glentruim's trustees ; M r . Forbes oiLeanach for Culloden ; Mr. Simpson, solicitor, for Reelig ; Mr. William Robertson, Aigas, for the Chisholm ; Major Macpherson, Falls of Truim ; Mr. Fraser, Abersky, for Balnain, Balnespick, and Corry brough ; Mr. George France, Lovat • Mr. George Mackay, Millert on C o tt age ; and Mr:Macleod, Hill park. Mr. MACKINTOSH of Raigmore said that he had a motion to submit to the meeting respecting the move ment now being made to establish railway communica tion between Peer and Inverness. They were all aware that when the project was before the public in the years 1844, '45, and '4B, it met with great supp or t th rou gh ou t the north-of Scotland, 75 petitions having been forwarded in its favour from the northern counties. The bill had been thrown out, in direct opposition to the purport of the-evidence of Mr. Locke, the famous engineer. The ostensible reason given for throwing it out was that Par liament had no knowledge of the practicability of gra dients such as were proposed. As to what other reasons might have influenced them, it was needless at this time to discuss. The line was abandoned as a speculation, but it was never given up by those who were thoroughly aware of its great national importance, and convinced of its practicability ; that is to say, of the reasonable cer tainty that such traffic as might be fairly calculated on would yield an ample return on all necessary outlay. Since that time every circumstance connected a ith rail way enterprise had been minutely investigated, and the result had tended to prove the soundness of that opinion, and a committee of gentlemen was formed for the pur pose of carrying the scheme into effect. There were many circumstances which justified them in that course. With regard to the gradients, it was now known that the ruling gradients on the Caledonian line were as great as any which were proposed on the Inverness and Perth Railway. There had been one of about two miles near Nairn, as a branch line, which was very severe, but it was not in the main line. This could, therefore, be no obstruction, since it offered none on a line on which the traffic was about the heaviest in this country, being at the rate of about 501. a mile a week. The length of the line proposed was about 1251 miles, but the traffic was now nearly double what it was assumed to be when first proposed, and it was hoped that the length would be shortened, especially if the Midland extended theirs to Dunkeld, which was in deed no object to this company, as the country there was populous and wealthy. It was also expected that the line would be shortened in various parts. Near Carr bridge, for instance, on one of the worst parts of the - line, Mr. Mitchell hoped to gain nearly three miles, and a considerable saving on the expense of the line, as ori ginally calculated, would be made by a more careful sur vey and by the altered feeling of the proprietors on the subject. They were now alive to the advantages to be derived from a railway passing through their property, and were ready to give every assistance in their power. He was glad to see the following article in a recent number of the Railway Times :—" The men of the north have gone out in search of experience, and, after edu cating themselves with th e examples f England, Scot land, and America, they arrive at the sound conclusion that it would be profitless to construct a line at 35,0001. a mile, when one at 5,0001. is sufficient. These researches into economy are exceedingly useful, not merely to the parties more immediately interested, but to companies in which the desire of extension and encroachment can not possibly be stayed. When less is made by lawyers, engineers, and contractors out of projects on the economic system, the excessive urgency as to their being at once taken in hand will not, of course, be so readily apparent ; and thus, if by no other means, proprietors may be secured a longer rest than their over-busy prompters and counsellors might be inclined to sanc tion. Our Highland friends having thoroughly opened their eyes to the advantages of railway communica tion, continue in the exercise of their national cau tion. More inquiry, closer investigation, reduced esti mates, new allies, avoidance of offence with existing in terests—these are the means of progress which they use, and although little may appear to be accomplished in any particular session, we doubt not the healthy result will be a remunerative line, paying a dividend sooner than many of earlier construction. The example is decidedly praiseworthy. Would it were found contagious. But it would be a great matter, if they had the promise of sup port from the proprietors, that they should have a guar antee to that effect, namely, some document signed by them expressing their views on the subject. All useless land should be given gratis, and arable land at what it is worth, and no more." (Hear, hear.) The original cal culation of the length of the railway to Dunkeld was 1171 miles. The cost was formerly estimated under 1,100,0001., or 9,400/. a mile. The traffic returns were estimated at 130,0001. by Mr. Pare, the principal statist of the day ; so that if they allowed the working ex penses to be 45 per cent., they would have 75,0001., or fully 6A per cent., a-year to pay dividend. But he must remark that Mr. Pare had always been so moderate in his calculations of traffic, that they had been invariably within the actual result ; and in assuming the working expenses at 45 per cent, of the gross receipts. he (Haig more) assumed about the highest sum paid by any line, and arrangements might be made by which they would be much less. For instance, an arrangement which he might mention was that by which the Caledonian line worked the Edinburgh and Glasgow line at 35 per cent. on the gross receipts. The Great Midland, also, worked the North-Western, which wa s a li ne o f a b ou t 50 miles in length, for 50 per cent. until the income should amount to 47,0001., and for 33 per cent, of the gross revenue when the income rose beyond that sum. In this way many of the southern railways would be glad to work the Inverness and Perth line, as a feeder to their own traffic. The gentlemen who now took up this subject were re presented by a committee which embraced the corn growers, the merchants, and all the important interests of this part of the country ; and they were assisted by gentlemen who to a very high professional character joined a knowledge of the nature and capabilities of this country which was possessed by no one else. Having entered upon the necessary investigations on the sub ject, these gentlemen now came forward to ask of the county of Inverness to put upon their records some ex pressions of the great importance of this line, and of their confidence in such arrangements as had been entered into and furthered by all parties interested in it. There was nothing unusual in expecting the county to do this ; in fact, it was only due to the county to put some such expression upon their records. It would be a strong guarantee to capitalists in the south that i f they had any intention of taking part in this scheme, they would have to deal with men who would act as members of an enlightened public body. This was, rfter all, a matter of some importance, when they re membered how some of the early lines had to fight their way as if every estate was a separate stronghold, and each proprietor an independent robber-chief, intent on spoil. (Hear, hear.) Besides that, so much was due to the cuunty for the maintenance of its own character, such a line of conduct would furnish a strong ground to go upon, if hereafter it should be thought advisable to appeal to Government for assistance in prosecuting the scheme. This was a course which he did not look for ward to adopting, but which it would b e not hi ng ex traordinary for them to do, as it was but in accordance with the policy of Government in assisting them to make roads and bridges, and in the drainage and im provements loans—railways b e i ng now acknowledgedas a legitimate mode of developing the resources of a coun try. They cot:id ask aid with a much better grac e if they could come f orwar d w i th some g u arantee as that which he p ro p os s uch rA for thefaarlopeotion of the meeting, eunntitioens tthoarteesoe:eraisel To show how genera l i t was some such pri nc ipl e , h e az se, -eTwthhaetmwseaslvesthfeorsatmhee might or Irish counti es vo l untarily promotion of railway purposes thing, agreed to assess them se traffic if neces sar y, though in ves to s u p p l ement the obliged to do so. I t Was thuson case had th e y been the security o the county of Fertnanag,h, that the Dundalk and Emrski f llen Railway Company had raised 120,000/., at four per cent. from Government. But the receipts of the line ha d been enough, and no assessment was necessary. He would not insult the meeting by saying one word on the advantages to be derived from railway communication. It had been put very pointedly to him, by a gentleman of much experience near him (Mr. Waterston, bankers, by the illustration, that the Perth and Inverness Rail way would put Inverness in the position with respect to London that York had been in the days when mail coaches were the fastest conveyances between the north and south of England. There was no doubt that if this line were once made, the extension of it would be very great. We should soon have lines to Fort-William, to the north, and to other parts of the Highlands. if they would allow him, he would allude for a moment to the traffic returns on the different railways throughout the country. Those which he held in his hand were for the month of April, which, as they all knew, was a poor month on almost all the railways. Now, it appeared " that the traffic returns on the Aber deen Railway in April 1853 were 221. per mile per week on 72 miles ; on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, 411. per mile per week, on 89i miles ; on the Glasgow and South Western (Dumfries) Railway, 251. per mile per week, on 171 miles ; on the Caledonian Railway, 51/, per mile per week, on 189 miles ; on the North British Railway, 231. per mile per week, on 149 miles -56 being main line, and all the others, Dunse,' North Berwick, and Hawick, branches ; Dundee and Arbroath Railway, 301. per mile per week, on 16i miles ; Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Railway, 241. per mile per week, on 31 miles ; Edinburgh, Dundee, and Perth Railway, 311. per mile per week, on 78 miles ; Monklands Rail way, 231. per mile per week, on 37 miles of railway ; Scottish Central, 401. per mile per week, on 50 miles ; Scottish Midland, 211. per mile per week, on 32 miles of railway. From the above statement, it would be seen what the returns were per mile per week on the Scottish railways. To pay 7 4-7th, or 8 per cent., on the entire scheme of the Perth and Inverness, would i reqi!ire only a return per mile p er wee k of 191 . 14s. 6d." Vhile up on this subject he could not but recal a letter in which one of their own number—than whom none was more respected (he meant Macleod)—had contrasted the disadvantageous position of the Western Highlands, as regarded the markets of Glasgow and of London, when compared with the Irish coast and with Scotland. In conclusion, he begged to move " that the meeting should acknowledge the great and pressing importance of the extension of railway communication from Perth, the present centre of the Scottish railway system, by the most direct route to Inverness and the northern counties ; and recommend to the favourable consideration and sup port of the public the preliminary measures now in pro gress for carrying out that object." Provost SUTHERLAND, of Inverness, said he seconded the motion with very great pleasure. He expressed his concurrence with what had been said on the subject by Raigmore. The direct line was decidedly the line which was most wanted, for to save time was the great object of all travellers ; and there was no other line by which a man might breakfast in London, dine in Edinburgh, and go to bed in Inverness. No other line could com pete with this in advantages to the public. But he did not wish to throw cold water on any other line of com munication. If any other company would bring a line of railway to Inverness, he would give them a hearty welcome—a Highland welcome. But he thought, nevertheless, that the direct line came from the p ro p er quarter. The public and the landed proprietors were now fully alive to the necessity of having railway com munication with the south, though recently it was otherwise ; and when he saw so many proprietors along the line—like their worthy chairman, Cluny Macpherson —offering their services and their land to promote the undertaking, he had no doubt that it would be supported by all the northern counties and by the public. (Hear, hear.) There was a very important railway proposed to provide railway communication with the east. The Inverness and Perth Railway Company would offer no obstruction to It. He also understood that his friend Mr. Mactavish was desirous to promote a great scheme of communication by the west coast, to be called, he heard, "The Glen-Mutchkin Railway." He would give it a hearty welcome when it came, even though he should go the length of Aldourie to meet it. (Laughter.) RAIGMORE said he forgot to mention previously, when speaking of the traffic estimates between Inverness and the south, that there had been an enormous increase in the passenger traffic through Inverness. He was afraid to trust to his memory for the exact figures, but he be lieved he might say that the number of passengers who travelled last year through the Caledonian Canal was nearly double that in 1846. The CHAIRMAN having been alluded to in the conver sation, felt called upon to congratulate the meeting upon the fact that this movement had been so well supported. He was one of those landowners on the line who would materially benefit by the establishment of the railway, but he did not on that account feel disqualified from taking this opportunity to express his hearty desire to see this movement meet with success and the support of the county of Inverness. If once established, railway communication between the north and the south would be the greatest boon that could be conferred on the north, and on the town and county of Inverness in par ticular. It was clear that the most direct and shortest route to the south, and the one of easiest construction, was the most desirable and eligible. This line embraced all these advantages, and it was clearly the advantage of all connected with the north, and particularly of the county of Inverness, to promote this scheme by every means in their power. But to induce capitalists and influ ential parties in the south to embark their means in a pro ject of this kind, it was necessary for those promoting it to be able to announce to the public that they were supported by the landowners along the line, and by the public bodies connected with the towns through which the line would pass. For this reason it was de sirable that the county of Inverness should record on their minutes a favourable expression of opinion with regard to those parties directly moving in the matter. This he trusted would be the case, and ultimately it might perhaps be the means of crowning the labours of these gentlemen with success. Most of the proprietors along the line who had been communicated with on the subject, had expressed themselves favourable to the un dertaking, and many of them took a warm interest in the success of a project which would be particularly beneficial to their interests. It was impossible to calculate the results that might flow from the present movement. They were in a superior position to those who had pro moted it in 1845, inasmuch as nearly all the preliminary expenses had already been incurred, and those which were still to be incurred were merely to reduce the general expenditure. Further, all the c a l cu l a ti ons of the traffic on oth er li nes had fallen short of the actual result, and he was sure that this would not be an ex ceptional case in that respect. He concluded by com mending the motion to the meeting. • Mr. GRANT of Glenmoriston said he had the misfor tune to have been connected with this movement when it was first commenced, and he had been greatly disap pointed by the result. He was very glad, however, to associate himself with the present movement, and he had no doubt it would turn out well if sup ported by the county and town of Inverness. The town would perhaps benefit more than the county by the establishment of a railway with the south, by inducing persons to come on to Inverness and to stay in it. But he could not but see that the whole country suffered a great drawback in their markets ; for their corn and cattle must be sold at a disadvantage as compared with the south. There the dealers could bring their corn and cattle to a great market, but here, before one could hear of a good market it was already too late. There was really no object connected with the county of equal im portance to this, and he thought they were bound to support it heartily. Mr. Robertson of Indies entirely concurred with the preceding speakers, and expressed his willingness, as a proprietor through whose lands the railway would pass, to do all in his power to promote the scheme. Mr. Alexander Mactavish said that as the Provost of Inverness had, with his usual good taste, chosen to allude to other railways, he felt called upon to reply. It certainly would h ave been better to have left them alone, for no obstacle was sought to be thrown in the way of the Perth and Inverness line. No one wished to discourage the undertaking, and he certainly would not have taken any part in the discussion but that he had been alluded to in the manner he mentioned by the Provost. There were many persons in the north of Scotland, however, of influence, position, and property who did not think that direct communication with Perth was the way in which they could most directly and best bring the north into connection with the great markets of the south, and on their behalf as well as in justifica tion of himself, he must express his opinion that a coast line was the proper one. He must say, that if these discussions were to be provoked at the 'outset, he could tell the Provost that the success of the scheme would not be such as he supposed. Let this scheme, now be fore the meeting and the public, be tested upon its proper merits, and not by casting reflections upon other lines. (Hear, hear.) The PROVOST said he was very sorry to find that what he had said had been taken up so keenly. He had said that with regard to any other lines coming to Inverness they would throw no obstacles in the way, but would give them a heal ;.y welcome. He was sure, however, that if the merits of the different lines were to be cons', dcred at a public meeting of the inhabitants of Inver ness, they would decide in favour of the direct line to Perth. It was the best line for Inverness. Mr. MacrAvlsH mentioned that he had that morning received a letter from The Chisholm, in which hreelenx-- pressed himself highly favourable to the motion before movement the AN Dlici e s y oN ha s d ai h d, aci th t a o t the meeting. possinbillitwyitohf this W line of the public as to the the outlay. He has just obtained a state pignar c e y 3 r a i l en t r dg • difficulty u If P iot r ment of the highest impoi lance, and whi c h h e thought would rem ove a ll d oubt on the p s e u i b t j h e c. The t ra ffi c on which they c a l cu l ated on the and Inve rness rail way was 1,020/, per mile a-year." There was not in the whole kin g d om of Greate•ll Britain and Irela n d, w ith one exception (the East Anglian), an), a li ne on which the traffic returns were lower than 1 , 0201. an d the exception was under such peculiarcircumstance s th at it ought not to ned. He would read merely th e traffic of Scot tish railways for the year ended April 15, 1853 : Aberde en , per mile Dundee, P erth, and Aberdeen ••• ••• £l2OO • Edinburgh, Pe r th, an d D undee •• 1259 1855 Scottish Central ... ••• 2260 Edinburgh and Glasgo.W ••• ••• 2360 Glasgow and South Western .. l4lO North British • ... • ••• 1325 Caledonian . ••• ••• 2C40 Average of railway tittffic in Scotland, pe r m ile, per an ••• ••• £lB2O Do. of Great Britain and Ireland, per mile 2400 They were, therefore, putting themselves at the bottom of the scale when they asked credit for only 1,0201., and it would be a very extraordinary thing if they could not realise this. _ The CHAIRMAN then put the motion, which was agreed to unanimously, and directed to be co 11i to the members for the county and burgh.