The Sun. — London, England, 1853-06-09 00:00:00

J " 71 ‘- i, ~, 2I • 'gl °I If O V vi ed 1, 8 1 0 ., og. , coof , ' 50 10 4 0- ,AlllO s A 0. I J'a led , I " of re, itsio 16 , I . , 40 Pe lio°lo l 10 0 1 1 0 1 , St 1 ;$ 0 0 ,rl‘, r ell 1; 1 ; 1° 1 ; ftolcfr 8c 1 ; te' al e ffi iiC l l,4 ; 1 1 0 to l o rP 4 tO". SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Yesterd a y, th e half-yearly ordinary meeting of this ompany t oo k place at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street ; Lord de Manley in the chair. A report was read which stated that the directors congratulated the proprietors on the very successful manner in which the submarine telegraph cable had been laid down between England and Belgium. Since the 6th of May, when the cable was safely secured at Middlekirke, on the Belgian coast, the works between that port and Ostend have been completed, and the submarine wires carried into the teleo•raphic office of th e B e l g i an G overnmen t at Os tend, and there unite' with th e ma i n t e l egra ph at Brus rl, s• At the South Foreland the submarine wires have been joined to the line between Dover and London, so that at the present moment an uninterrupted and in 11tantaneous communicati on ex i s t s b e t ween L o ndon and Brussels, and experimental messages have been daily transmitted since the first of the present month. The advantages of thi s di rec t t ransm i ss i on o f d ispa t c h es to and from Brussels, avoiding the intermediate stations o f D over and Ostend, cannot be too highly appreciated, an d f rom the li b erality and enl i g h tene d to of th e B elg i an Government, the company expect 0 obtain still more important privileges, by which Berlin and Vienna may equally be brought into - immediate correspondence with London. The directors need hardly Point out the very large amount of messages that will Pass over this line of telegraph, as it opens up a direct communication to Belgium, Prussia, Hanover, the Zoll- Yerein, and, i n fact, the whole of the north-eastern por tion o f E uroe o p , which, tegether with the rapid increase f teleoTaphic dispatches generally between Great 1 3ritain ' and the Continent, warrants their anticipating a very large revenue. The working of the first five m o nths i n 18 52 of the Submarine Telegraph between ver and Calais, shows the transmission of 4,899 mes sages, yielding a revenue of 2,2171. lls. ld. In the first fiv• months of the present year, the number of messages transmitted has amounted to 12,151, producing the sum of 6 ,582/. 4s. 10d , being an increase of reve nue of nearly 200 per cent', within twelve months. The Bel gian Subm ar i ne T e l egraph wi ll b e opene d for the public transmission of messages on the 20th of the present month, from which date this line and the tele graph between Dover and Calais will be worked in Perfect unison, the capital of the companies being equal, the s h ares bearing the same value, and participating equally i n expenditure and receipts ; and when it is re- Membered that the companies possess the exclusive right of telegraphic communication to all parts of the con tinent via, France and Belgium, the directors cannot be t hought over sanguine in anticipating a brilliant success to their undertaking. The report was adopted, and the retiring directors h aving been re-elected, the business terminated. MR. VANDERBILT'S STEAM-YACHT. T he public were a d m itt e d o n board the gigantic b:rn-yacht, the North Star, belonging to Mr. Vander , an American gentleman, now lying in the South ampton Dock, yester d ay, f or th e fi r st time, and hun- A !__ " st ee abl ds of t h e nobility and gentry ava i le d t h emse l v es of Privilege during the day. The American consulate ishinent has been besieged for days past for tick ets to view th e North Star, and persons have come from a great di stance to see her. Every ticket admits ten persons. The public will be admitted for three days previous t o t h e owner ' s departure for St. Petersburg, Wedn es d a y (yesterday), to-day, and to-morrow. Toe saloons and furniture appeared yesterday magni ficent in th e ex t reme. E veryt hi ng on board the North Star is American, and it is very evident that in many _ t the useful an d ornamen tal arts the Americans are our equals in point of taste and skill. Surprise has been expressed at the small quantity of fuel consumed n board the North Star when her great speed is considered. She made one of the quickest passages ac ross the Atl an ti c on recor d, and consumed only 50 to ns of coals a day, w hile the consumption ordinarily i such steamers is from 70 to 100 tons daily, S he has been ena bl e d t o traverse the ocean with such s peed at so little expense, by her being driven by what : 4 called a beam engine, an American invention, which has never before been used in a steamer to cross the Atlantic. The fortune of Mr. Vanderbilt is estimated in America at nine millions of dollars, or very nearly t wo millions sterling. He has risen from the ranks. when informed th a t people of Southampton would like to visit his yacht, lie immediately consented, and only stipulated with his agents, who were empowered to 'sane tickets of admission, that poor people as well as r ich should see the North Star, and they felt every curiosity to do so. The crew of the North Star consists ,_"_a captain, two mates, four quartermasters, and four "yen seamen, twenty-four engineers and firemen, and ei ghteen stewards and assistants. Th e ca p tain's name i 1 Eldridge. He was for many years comm ander of a S hip between Liverpool and Americ a . A de p utation froth the chief inhabitants of Southamp ton have g one to Tendon to invite Mr. Vanderbilt to a ba n q uet at the Town-hall in that town, and a universal feeling prevails t nere that the friendly and magnificent visit from a mer chant prince of the New World should be welcomed With becoming splendour and cordiality. All who have seen the North St a r believe that we may learn as much from her in the building and engineering of passenger ocean steamers as we learnt from the celebrated Ame rican sailing yacht two or three years ago in the building and rigging of sailing ships. THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA. The Panama Star gives the following statistics of the traffic across the Isthmus of Panama :—" During the past month three American steamers entered the port of Panama from California, with 454 pass engers an d $2,618,000 i n gold dust and ' specie. Two British steamers from the south arrived, with 67 passengers and $465,221, principally silver, in bars and dollars. Of sail ing vessels arrived, there were—American, 3 • Peru, 1 ; Ecuador, 1 ; New GrF.nada, 2 ; t o t a l , 7 . The departures during the same period were—Four American steamers to San Francisco, with 1,772 passengers ; and three British steamers to the south, with 57 passengers. Of sailing vessels cleared there were--British, 2 ; New Granadian, 5 ; Costa Rica, 1 ; total, 8. Besides these, her Britannic Majesty's corvette Dmdalis arrived from the coast of Mexico with 900,000 dollars in silver. The following is the account of the specie imported for transit across the Isthmus of Panama, during the months of J anuary, February, March, and April, 1853 : January. Prom Peru and Chili ... $ 535, 525 Acapulco ... „. 80,009 California ... 3,489,050 $4,824,575 Prom Peru an d Chili .. February. ..• ... $ 530,000 California ... ... ... ... 2,710,000 3,240,000 March. Fpm Pe and Chili ... ... ... $ 527,000 California ... ... ... •.. 7,836,009 _ . 8,363,030 rimn P eru and Chili ... April. ••• ••• $ 465 ' 221 Mexico .. . ... .. • • 9 0 0 ,000 California .. —.—. 2,618,000 3,983,221 $ 20,410,796 The California passenger transit for same period was : Arrd. from. Sailed for. ilainrta r y ... 842 1,159 February ••• •.: ... 487 2,419 Mar c h -' ••• •• ... 1,325 1 986 ... April ''• ••• 521 1,829 ••• _ - 3,1757 ,393 VE L 4 SQUEZ'S "BOAR HUNT" IN THE NATIO/TA L CI - AL T Na-E"•—Some curious disclosures have been made cre the. committee on the state of the pictures in the ''''ational Gallery On Monday Mr. Lance was ex 4ailltain.ed: He said he was at present a painter of flowers and /Nits but had formerly been employed as a his- Lori 1 ' e a pinter. He was instructed by the keeper to restore the "Boar Hunt," by Velasquez. Several t tie n,is of the picture . were entirely destroyed when it hand ' placed in his hands. One portion (on the right —as 1 Was .large as a sheet of foolscap—of the picture . entirely bare. In fact, more than one-half of the picture had to be restored by witness. He was sorry had 4 2,1 that the cleaning which it had lately undergone . h _d 4ritii.ost entirely destroyed his reputation and partially 11:1:ed Velasquez (Laughter.) Mr. Baring Wall your 1. 1.A,0-11,1. y r o ea u tA) a r n at y io - pla 2 ie of the - "Boar Hunt" to aid you in ----..... e y ou a n . Mr. Lance—No. pla M te r. of ß it W in all e — x. -be e ware whether there is any (L a • Mr. Lance—No ; I hope there is not. dam aged. ) I had not seen the picture before it was -ta th e n x VAC ANT .A.LDERMANSHIP.—In consequence of laezlnlPointmeut of Sir John Key, Bart., to the Cham liaa-7,lt3hip of the city of London an aldermanic vacancy r John''''s -en place in the ward of Bridge Without. S bn t was chosen for the ward of Lan bourne in de l e B ea 2 a 3 e , of j.rnoved to Bridge Without 1851, upon the 1 _ er_ rtiewir c . 0 I, S. Hunter, Bart. The four . senior ld I .t. ;Poo the present occasion—viz., str 'Aldersgate), Charles Farebrother, Esq. ( i and Peter Laurie,. L ' .nle Thee% 'William T. Copeland, Esq. (Bishopsgate), an el °4 / a 8 I Celly, Esq (Farringdon Within), severally de tletied to remov e to ' Bridge Without ward, but the gen tle next on the rota (Alderman Wilson) has accepte i. nal ee, which, in several respects, is merely of a nom c wag aracter. Alderman Wilson wasichosen Alderman for of shelaYoard ward in 1831, in 1833 he served the office he el . ra ea , e t tln, and in 1838 he was Lord Mayor. For t _et 11 - -pg_ o wn there are two candidates, namely, A. A. t1e ° 4,,,7 4 . ( 1. (on e of the sheriffs for the present year), an a s orri;;"ggeridge, Esq., of the Company of' Innholders, are n e . ° , ll councilm an o f 9 years' standing. There this occasions ~_ , u. 3 possible about 210 voters who, upon ard. Th ose --sl.?n, possess the franchise within t . e y w _ 0 h oe „eiltitied to vote are "freemen occupiers, ou h n_ cii reeia tne right of voting for "aldermen, common c - gerid,,,' a nd ward officers." The friends of Mr. Mug t gentg - a PPear to be sat mine of the success of . that m in c onsequence' of his long residence in the lioeseY• WiMam Barber, Esq., of the firm of " Barber, l 'ited, 'b and Mead," in St. Paul's-churchyar.d, was . In a: ti ou fo heecial requisition to put himself in nomin ao• flee vacant aldermans ' hip, but he declined to do fo re e election, it is probable, will not take place be -I,IIE early part of the ensuing week. Cotnnd e 11- v. AIR. FORSTER, OF KENTISH TOWN.-- circles irable excitement has been caused in Evangelical pri nei ,r the open renunciation of their distinguishing Mr' F,,L! 3by one of their popular ministers, the Rev. aaxsasel„:ara,",solairi6rirtior:ivnizae phaasntodraoonifea numerous congregation, . a. large pert r . n m o n de o r f n- h b i u s il h t ea e r d er ifi a, ce it i i i s , Vlll 11.111Pathise With their minister's new views, and n ,u,• blcompany himtoanother place of worship in t ‘ lie_ ot e ll - e; eu rnood. to f-, 4 s 'tell of note in the _ Rumour makes free with the . names of 13, c , , vangelicalwo rid as being likely " ii4Ul gentleman ii exunple. THE ETON COLLEGE SPEECHES. Yesterday the annual speeches were delivered in the Upper School at Eton College, before a large and distin guished audience. Precisely at 11 o'clock his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by his Royal High ness the Prince of Wales and his Royal Highness Prince Alfred, and attended by Col. the Hon. C. Grey, Captain the Hon. Dudley de Ros, and Mr. Gibbs, arrived in two of the royal carriages, preceded by outriders, from Wind sor Castle. His Royal Highness was received in Wes ton's Yard by the Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, the provost ; the Rev. Dr. Goodford, the head master ; the Rev. T. Car ter, and several of the Fellows, with the assistant mas ters of Eton. As the Prince proceeded by way of the Cloisters to the principal entrance to the school he was loudly cheered by the spectators ; and as his Royal Highness passed through the ranks of the boys to the centre of the school the cheering was well-timed and most enthusiastic. The provost and head master walked by the side of the Prince Consort ; the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, whose meek and interesting features contrasted strongly with the boisterous gaiety of the Eton boys, followed hand in-hand immediately after ; the Archbishop of Canter bury and the Bishop of Manchester came next ; then fol lowed Col. Grey and Capt. de Ros (the equerries-in waiting), the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone (Chancellor of the Exchequer), and the Duke of Newcastle—the ap pearance of the two last, both distinguished Etoneans, being the signal for a renewed cheer. The procession was closed by the fellows and masters, with Mr. Gibbs (tutor to the Prince of Wales) , and a few of the neigh bouring clergy. The Prince Consort and the Royal Princes having taken their seats, surrounded by the College authorities and their distinguished visitors, the speeches were delivered. After the speeches, which did not last more than an hour, Prince Albert and the Royal Princes, accompanied by the distinguished party already described, repaired to the Provost's Lodge, and honoured Dr. Hawtrey by par taking of luncheon. A little before one the royal visitors returned to Windsor Castle, the lusty cheers of the boys accompanying them to the boundaries of the College. His Royal Highness, we understand, expressed himself highly gratified with his visit to the school. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN COLNSHIRE. The adjourned special meeting of this company was held yesterday in the Corn-exchange, Manchester ; the Earl of Yarborough in the chair. The Earl of YARBOROUGH said that some of the members of the committee appointed at the last ad journed meeting had declined to act, and consequently shareholders in the different towns had since met to gether to consider what course they had better take, and it would appear that all were desirous that the movement for a committee should not be allowed to fail on account of those refusals. The direc tors, in this state of things, accepted the names of certain shareholders for the committee. The names were those of Messrs. John Parker, of Lon don (formerly M.P. for Sheffield, and chairman of the old Manchester and Sheffield Company) ; Robert Ashton, of Hyde ; James Sidebottom, of Mottram ; Charles Haigh, of Rochdale ; Wm. Fenton ? of Roch dale ; W. P. Bradshaw, of Manchester ; Charles Com ber, of Manchester ; Johnl Adamthwaite, of Manches ter ; James Walker, of Manchester ' • James Heywood, of Sheffield ; W. Fisher jun., of Sheffield ; Thomas Coltman, of Lincolnshire ; J. Highfield, of Liverpool ; and W. C. Fosbury, of Liverpool. The directors felt no exception could be taken to these gentlemen, and if they were elected the directors would most un reservedly lay before them all proposals from other companies, and explain to them the system of ma nagement, and generally advise with them how it would be possible to put the concern in a more pros perous position than that it now occupied. It might be said the directors ought to retire if they were not able to manage the concern. (Hear, hear.) But he did not agree with that view, for the object of the board was to manage as well as they could the property given in trust. His lordship moved that the gentlemen he had named be a committee to consult and advise with the directors upon the present and future policy of the com pany, and to report thereon to the shareholders at a special general meeting. Mr. MELLOR seconded the motion. After some discussion, the resolution was carried by a very large majority of the persons present, and the proxies held by the directors were not, therefore, re quired. The report of the directors and the statement of ac counts, which was not passed at the half-yearly meeting, was passed, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN, and the meeting separated. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending June 4, 1853 £16,410 17 4 Corresponding week last year 16,206 3 9 Increase in 1853 £2o4 13 7 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending June 4, 1853 £12,016 3 7 Corresponding week last year 12,013 15 3 Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 228,646 6 9 Total of the half-year to this date, 1852 205,901 18 1 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WII3TERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re 'wurn for the week ending Jrne 4, 1853 £5,025 4 2 Corresponding week last yea: 4,094 11 7 Increase in 1853 £93o 12 7 THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return fo, the week ending May 29, 1853 (283 miles) £16,260 13 0 Corresponding week last year (223 i miles) 11,754 4 2 - LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending June 5, 1853 .....,£19,140 12 0 Corresponding week last year 22,108 3 8 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending June 5, 1853 £4,247 17 9 Corresponding week last year 3,702 2 7 Increase in 1853 £545 15 2 CORK AND BANDON* RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending June 4, 1853 £217 12 9 Corresponding week last year 144 11y1 SILK MANUFACTURE.—Advices from Lyons state that "the looms have been somewhat slack, but that renewed orders from London and Paris, to an extent equal to anything of late years, have again excited industry and capital. Some of the finest fabrics yet made, and through which this additional impetus to the trade of this city has been given, were commissioned by the Maison Delisle in Paris, and Sewell and Co., of Old Compton-street, London. The latter house appears of late to have arisen to considerable importance, if we may judge from its name being so often alluded to in the official Continental trade reports. FATAL OCCURRENCE ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. —Yesterday, Mr. Baker, coroner, received information [that a man named William Sprines, who resided in Bull-yard, Stoke Newington, had been killed on the Eastern Counties Railway, near Tottenham. He had been fishing in the Lea, and was crossing the line on his way home as the seven a.m. Hertford train came up, knocked him down, and cut him in two before the driver could bring it up. The deceased was in the habit of crossing the line near the same spot, and was frequently cautioned not to do so, as it was not a public footway. He was 70 years of age. LIBRARY IN NOTTINGHAM. —Yesterday morning the foundation-stone of a new building to be used as an artizans' library was laid in Thurland-street, Notting ham, by the Rev. Benjamin Carpenter, president of the institution. AMERICAN CRADLE.—An American has obtained a patent for a new cradle, which moves between two up right columns placed upon a moveable base, upon the principle of the pendulum of a clock: It runs by means of a weight in one of the columns, and when wound up will run 24 hours, or as much shorter time as the nurse may desire. AN ARGUMENT.—There would be no counterfeits but for the sake of something that is real. For though all pretenders seem to be what they really are not, yet they pretend to be something thrt really is. For, to counter feit is to put on the iikene2s and appearance of some real excellence. There would be no brass money, if there were not good and lawful money. Bristol stones would no pretend to be diamonds, if there never had been any diamonds. Those idols in Henry the Seventh's time (as Loid Bacon calls them), Lambert Simnell and Perkin Warbeck, had never been set up, if there had not once been a real Plantagenet and a Duke of York. So the idols of the heathen, though they be set up in affront to the tree C od, yet they rather prove that there is one than the contrary.— Archbish9p Tillotson. INEBRIETY.—When this vice has taken fast hold of a man, farewell industry, farewell emulation, farewell atten tion to things worthy of attention, farewell love of virtuous society, farewell decency of manners, and farewell, too, even an attention to person : everything is sunk by this predominant and brutal appetite. In how many instances do we see men who have begun life with the brightest prospects before them, and who have closed it with out one ray of comfort and consolation. Young men, with good fortunes, good talents, good tempers, good heaLts, and sound constitutions, only by being drawn into the vortex of the drunkard, have become by degrees the most loathsome and despicable of • mankind. In the house of the drunkard there is no happiness for any one. All is uncertainty and anxiety. Ho u man tgo n f ° g r a ' any or his n in e ee d m ay in a g t e. a W tim he e n . Ne e e i s n not h no thews of same his be will rise, or when he will lie down to rest, is wholly a matter of chance. That which he swallows for what he calls pleasure, brings pain as hourly as the night brings morning. Poverty and misery are in the train. To avoid these results, we are called upon it to make no sacrifice. Abstinence requires no aid to accomplish it. Our own will is all that is re quisite ; and if we have not the will to avoid contempt, disgrace, and misery, we deserve neither relief, nor com passion.— Weekly Magazine. TRAFFIC IN AUSTRALIAN GOLD.-Mr. Pegler, a gold smith of Southampton, has received a consignment of Aus tralian gold. It was purchased at Melbourne for 31.125. 3d. per ounce a short time before the Sarah Sands left Port Philip. The expense of conveyance to Southampton has been exactly 2s. per oz., viz., 41d. per oz. for freightage, ls. 6d. per oz. insurance , and box in which it was sent home and the ship charges cost 10. an oz. more. The value of the gold in Southampton is as nearly as possible 41. an ounce. The transaction has, therefore, turned out a pro fitable one, realising as it does ss. 9d. an ounce. Before the Sarah Sands, however, left Port Philip, gold rose to 31.175. an ounce in Melbourne; and it is very evident that if that price is sustained gold-buying in Australia cannot be a remunerative employment. A box sufficient to hold 50 ounces of gold dust, and which is necessary for the safe transmission of the precious metal to England, costs in Melbourne, 6s. THE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1853. 4 • LAUNCH OF THE ROYAL WEST INDIA MAIL COMPANY'S STEAM-SHIP SOLENT. The launch of the above ship took place yesterday from the Medina Docks, Cowes. The event had been looked forward to for some time by the good folks of the Isle of Wight, for the Solent is the largest vessel ever launched into the waters of the Solent, being within three feet of the length of the Great Britain. From an early hour in the morning the people poured into the town, and long before the hour for launching had arrived every shop was closed, all the vessels in the harbour were gaily decorated, and one would imagine, from the immense quantity of bunting displayed on shore, that her Majesty's stores had been ransacked for the occa sion. The directors of the Royal Mail Company left the pier at Southampton at half-past ten o'clock in the Medina, which had been engaged for the purpose. This splendid little steamer made the passage down the Solent and across to Cowes in 51 minutes against wind and tide. Shortly after the Medina had landed her passengers the shores were knocked away from the Solent, and she glided gently into the water. The launch was one of the most beautiful ever known. The christening ceremony was very gallantly done by Donna Manulita, the daughter of the ex-Governor of Buenos Ayres. Donna Manulita was invited to give the ship her name, out of compliment to the interest taken by her father to estab lish steam communication with the Rio de la Plata, and we must give credit to the present Government of the Republic for their good intentions towards the British company in question. The dimensions of the Solent are as follows : Length over all ... 310 feet Beam ... ... 36 „ Depth of hold 28 „ Burthen ... 2230 tons Nominal power, 400 horses, but capable of working up to 600. The Solent is admitted by the most critical judges of naval architecture to be one of the most beautifully modelled vessels ever turned from the stocks ; and great credit is due to Mr. John White, the designer and builder, for his plans and workmanship. The Solent is constructed on the new principle. Her outer scantling is of oak, and horizontal, but, like the Banshee, she has layers diagonally inside. Below the load line she has four layers, and throughout three ; that is, the outer sheathing and two inside transverse diagonal linings of three-inch Indian teak. This mode of construction and the use of iron knees throw additional space between decks, and at the same time give strength and lightness. The Solent drew 9 feet forward and 10 feet 6 inches aft, or a mean of 9 feet 9 inches, and as she appeared moored in the river her graceful and elegant appearance was that of a fine clipper, and drew down the admiration of the thousands who witnessed the launch. In a few days the Solent will be towed up to the Thames to receive her engines, by Messrs. Miller and Ravenhill. When ready for sea she will make one trip to the West Indies, and then be placed as a regular packet between St. Thomas and Chagres. After the launch the Messrs. White threw open their house to the ladies and gentlemen, a most distinguished company, invited to see the sight ; and 31 persons sat down to a most sumptuous dejeune. The Royal Mail Company will shortly have another vessel launched at Northfleet, and on the Tyne a new ship is in a forward state. These three, of about the same tonnage, are intended to reinforce the inter-colonial service in the West Indies, and the company will then have a large reserve of sYis. Two will always be kept ready for sea at St. Thomas or Jamaica. Though re serve ships cannot prevent breaks down, still it will be a satisfaction to the company and the public to know there are vessels ready to supply the place of a lame duck, for it is impossible to ensure a vessel against a mishap to machinery. But as a proof of the attention paid to the machinery of the company's vessels, it may be stated that no serious accident has ever occurred to the engines, and none whatever to their boilers, and they have always returned home under steam (shipwrecks or fire excepted). Since the late arrangement of permitting their trans- Atlantic ships to stop at St. Thomas, the detention of passengers is remedied, and they now are carried on rapidly by the colonial branches to their several destina tions. As an earnest of what the company has done and is doing, it may be mentioned that the amount of steam-power, in work or under construction, is more than double what is stipulated for under their contract. The Camilla, a new ship, just purchased for the Rio de la Plata trade, is expected at Southampton in a few days. The Atrato, now receiving her engines, is in a for ward state, and in a few months the Royal Mail Company will have altogether six new and powerful steamers for the trade, in addition to the present fleet. It is confidently anticipated that before long the service between Southampton and Chagres, the entrepot for Panama, will be performed regularly in eighteen days. The last mail brought by La Plata was landed at Southampton in less than twenty days from its shipment at Chagres, and the new ships will still further reduce the time on the voyage. Early in 1854 we are promised the opening of the railway across the Isthmus of Panama. When the railway is completed an express train may perform the transit from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific in two hours ; or the whole of the passengers by the steamer, the mail, and goods, cou?d be dispatched from va, to sea in 24 hours. Here, then, we have a practical solution of a disputed nautical question, for whilst tc vc.is and seamen are arguing which cape ought to be "doubled" on the outward or homeward voyage by sea direct to Australia, this route, via Panama, will give both the "Horn" and "Hope" the double by steering clear of their tempestuous heads. From what has been here stated, it is evident the Royal Mail Company are buckling on their armour to compete with the other lines of steamers to Australia. NEW FACILITIES FOR CONTINENTAL TRAVELLERS.— The Customs authorities now allow the, luggage of pas sengers from Paris by the mail train to be brought to London without examination at Dover, in order to pre vent detention in the latter place. The new system came into operation yesterday morning. The passengers by the mail packet have merely to point out their luggage at the railway station after landing at Dover and take their places in the train for town. On arrival in Lon don the luggage van is run into the new Custom-house built by the South-Eastern Company on their London bridge station, where officers from the Customs are in attendance, and where the examination is made. At present this facility is confined to the train leaving Paris at 7.30 p.m., the passengers by which arrive London at 8.6 a.m., the following morning. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AT BROME RECTORY. —A bold but unsuccessful attempt was made to commit a burglary at the rectory house, Brome, the residence of the Rev. Mr. Paterson, between the hours of 10 and 12 on the night of Wednesday, the Ist of June. It appears that the rev. gentleman veal absent from home, and was on his return when he heard the alarm-bell of his house rung violently. The noise had aroused some of the vil lagers, and upon his reaching home he-discovered that the attempt had been defeated by the alarm. It is sup posed that two or three men were concerned in the affair, judging from the number of foot falls heard in their retreat. Upon examining the premises, it was found that an attempt had been made to force several of the windows on the ground floor with a chisel and ham mer, and the men seem to have been at no pains to con conceal their intentions. It is conjectured that the fel lows were well acquainted with the premises, and that they also knew that there was no man in the house at the time, having no doubt watched Mr. Paterson and his male servant drive out in the afternoon. Suspicion has alighted upon some parties, and the police are actively engaged in making inquiries.—lpsicich _Express. EXTRAORDINARY EFFECT OF ELECTRICITY. —A me, extraordinary effect, produced by electricity, has just hay. pened in one of the electric telegraph offices in France. A gentleman employed in one of the principal offices was in communication with one of his colleagues, when the elec tric wire for the purpose of transmitting intelligence hap pened to relax, and to come in contact with his arm. The electric current was passing through it, and the employe sustained a violent shock, which, raising him from his chair, violently threw him through a window opening on a garden. When he recovered his senses, he could not recol ect his adventure, and could only be convinced of it by perceiving that his hair and beard, which were previously of a beautiful jet-black, had become in various places as white as snow. It devolves on scientific men to explain this phenomenon, which will form an epoch in the,history of electricity.—Courrier de l'Europe. DISCOVERY OF OLD COINS.—A few days ago, in making some excavations on Castle-hill and in the churchyard, several old coins were discovered. Among them were a Roman coin of the Emperor Domitian, who began to reign A.D. 81. The coin will consequently be about 1770 years old. There was also a copper coin of the Emperor Trajan, who began to reign A.D. 99 ; a small copper coin of Tetichus, one of the thirty tyrants ; and a silver twopence of Queen Elizabeth, date 1580. The coins are now in the possession of Mr. Peter Roger son, and may be seen at his antiquarian depository, Bridge-lane.—Lancaster Guardian. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. —A discovery which may prove of some commercial importance appears to have been made by a British resident in Russia—namely, that the seed of the tobacco plant contains about 15 per cent. of an oil possessing peculiar drying properties, calculated to render it a superior medium, especially for paints and varnishes. The mode of its extraction is de scribed in the following communication:—"Sir,—Having been fortunate enough to discover that the seed of to bacco contains above 15 per cent. of its weight of drying oil, of superior quality and of easy extraction, I take the liberty of communicating this discovery to you, as one which, if published in England, may be of great advantage to those of the British colonies where that plant is cultivated. The process employed by me for the extraction of the oil is to reduce the seed to powder, and knead it into a stiff paste with quantum sviicit of hot water, and then submit it to the action of a very strong press. I then expose the oil thus obtained to a moderate heat, which, by coagulating the vegetable albumen of the seed, causes all impurities contained in the oil to form a cake at the bottom of the vessel employed, leaving the oil perfectly limpid and clear. The oil rom tobacco my e desirec l have t o seed, though extremely limpid , pos sesses the dryi ng qua lity t o a much higher degree thr.n any other o il k nown to me — a c i rcums t an ce which will render it of grea t va l ue to pa i nters an d var nish-makers. The only object bein mofakseitrivgietehitso i discovery country coveryknown W you is and fellow subjects, and my not having the mearri of pub lishing it myself in England.—Hopin g you will kindly condescend to pardon the liberty I have taken, I have the honour to be, sir, your humble servant, Alfred Hall - Tredinnick, Member of the Imperial Ruieian Geogra phical Society, and Gardener to his Excellency General Alexander Vsevolodjsky, at Tchernoy Rinoke, neat I Kisliar.—Tcherny Rinoke, near Kisliar, April 1." , - X' • THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM. WOOLWICH, JUNE B.—The Queen's pavilion was taken out of store at Woolwich yesterday, and has been set up on Greenhill, a place within the boundaries of the garri son, and in front of the new schools at the north-west gate. The pavilion has not been used, it is said, since the visit of Queen Charlotte, but it is now to be put into ' good condition here previous to its being taken to Chob ham Common, and erected there, as it is intended that her Majesty, Prince Albert, the Commander-in-Chief, and the Master-General of the Ordnance, will be present on several occasions to witness the encampment and evolutions, reviews and sham-fights which will take place to instruct the troops in the duties that would be ex pected of them in actual warfare, and a large supply of blank cartridge will be issued for that purpose. The Queen's pavilion is 60 feet long by about 15 feet broad, with two entrances covered over, one at the east and one at the west end, each about 20 feet in length, making a total length of about 100 feet. The roof in front and back is supported on eight arches, the two centre arches being large, and the three arches on each side of the two centre arches being of smaller dimensions. The canvas can be thrown open from any or the whole of the arches, to afford an uninterrupted view in front and in the rear; and the flooring is composed of timber frames formed of deal, about 6 feet long by 4 feet broad, for the conve nience of being carried on waggons. The marquee for the Master-General was also set up at Greenhill, but it has been taken down, and forwarded to the place of en campment on Chobham Common. It will take several days to complete the Queen's pavilion, so as to render it ready to be sent to the camp. . 2 k THE FRENCH EMPIRE. The Senate has closed its session. M. Troplong declared that the Senate dil not oppose the pro mulgation of the following bills :—that relating to an exchange of property between the State and the heirs Villepreux ; that authorising the aliena tion of some property belonging to the majorate of the Duke de Padoue • that extendin g th e jurisdic tion of the Prefect of Police of Paris to the ban- Hone ; that prohibiting the carrying of arms in Corsica ; and that relating to the supplementary and extraordinary credits of 1852. Some reports on petitions were then heard ; after which the Minister of State read a decree from the Emperor, declaring the session of 1853 to be closed. The members separated with cries of " Vive l'Empe reur." Yesterday, being the day fixed for the visit of their Majesties to the Hippodrome, every part of the building was densely crowded. In the box appropriated to the Emperor and Empress were, besides their Majesties, the Princess Mathilde, with several other ladies of distinc tion, Count de Morny, General Roguet, M. Abba tucci, ttc. Tho Emperor and Empress were accom panied on their arrival by several Ladies of Honour, Colonel Fleury, and M. Tasther de la Pagerie. In order to do honour to the Imperial visa, the place was fitted up with great taste, and the greater number of the costumes were new. After the tournament the Eolus balloon went up, carrying with it M. Letur and his apparatus. He had let go from the balloon with his parachute, by the aid of which and his wings he calculated on being able to come down gently to the ground; but it appears that neither one nor the other acted, for he descended with frightful rapidity in the -Champ de Mars, and it was feared by those who saw him that he was killed ; but it was found that such was not the case; but that he merely received a very strong concussion. The Emperor and Empress did not leave the Hippodrome until the balloon was completely out of sight. The Emperor has just accorded from his privy purse a pension of 1,200 f. a-year to Mdme. For nier, the eldest daughter of General Bisson, Count of the Empire and Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. Napoleon I bad created in favour of the general a majorat from the State-property, but it ceased in 1814. Mde. Fornierneverreceived from the succeeding Government any pension, and her little patrimony was pillaged and burned in 1814. The Emperor has also granted from his privy purse a pension of 2,000 f. a year to the Miles Corneille, descendants of the author of the " Cid." In execution of the Imperial decree of the Gth of March last, the Treasury paid over on Tuesday, to the old Bordeaux to Cette Railway Company, in the person of M. Tarbe de Sablons, the liqui dator of the company, a sum of 5,500,000 f., being one-half of its caution money. In consequence of this payment, and of those made on April 20 to the Fampoux to Hazebruck Company, and on the 23d of the same month to the Lyons and Avignon Company, the decree of March the Gth is now com pletely executed. The market for Government Securities was dull yesterday, though on the whole prices were toler ably well maintained. In both the Three and Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for cash, a decline of 15c. took place, and of 20c. in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. for the end of the month. The Three per Cents. for the term improved 20c. The closing prices were :—For Cash—Three per Cents., 77f. 10c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 101 f. 85c. For the Account—Three per Cents., 77f. 20c. ; Four and-a-Half per Cents., 101 f. 80c. Bank Stock, 2,674 f. 50c. A further decline in prices occurred in the market for railway securities. Final quo tations : Northern, 885 ; Paris and Orleans, 1,053 ; Paris and Strasbourg, 898 ; Paris and Lyons, 909 f. 75c. ; Paris and Rouen, 1,025 f. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 725 f. ; Western of France, 727 f. 50c. ; B•yaen and Havre, 485 f. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY 26.—The members of the Russian Embassy and its servants who were left behind have sailed this day for Odessa. The Turks are actively preparing for war. The arma ment of the fleet is carried on with much vigour, and all the porters of the port have been engaged for the transfer of ammunition from the arsenal to the various forts on the shores of the Bosphorus. The Minister of War has instructed Namick Pasha, in case the Russians should enter Moldavia, to march against them with an army of 40,000 men. The Constitutionnet has letters from Constan- tinople, stating that measures have been taken for the purpose of arriving at a peaceable solution of I pending questions by means of au arbitration. Redschid Pasha was in favour of such a solution, which did not, however, receive a decided support from some of his colleagues. The departure of the Russian Consul from Smyrna has produced a general alarm in that town. (By the Levant mail we have received Constanti nople journals to the 25th ult. inclusively, and Athens journals to the 27th. The facts mentioned in the former were already known to our readers, but we extract, from a summary given by the Courrier de Constantinople, some remarks which are of interest, as showing the view that is taken of the demand of Prince Menschikoff by the organs of the Turkish Government. The Courrier says : "We have no time to-day to develop the peremptory reasons of political right which are opposed to the ac ceptance of such a demand. We will merely say that, in acceding to these pretensions, the Sultan would abdi cate into the hands of the Czar a part of his legitimate authority ; he would create a state within a state ; he would introduce an element of dissolution into his em pire, and he would open a door to anarchy. Conse quently, out of respect to his imperial dignity ; out of respect to the charter of Gul-Hand, which guarantees to all Ottoman subjects—without distinc tion of religious creeds—liberty of conscience, life, property, fortune, and honour ; out of respect to the treaty of 1841, signed by the five great powers, in order to protect the independence and integrity of the Ottoman Empire, the demands of Russia could not but be rejected by his Imperial Majesty. What astonishes every one here is, that the Russian ambassador has not understood that if his demand might have been some time since in some degree tenable, it could no longer be so from the moment that Reschid Pacha returned to power. For is not Reschit Pacha, for the Ottoman Empire, as for all Europe, the man whom his august sovereign always seeks . in difficult circumstances ; the promotion of the Ottoman charter, the instigator of the treaty of 1841, the faithful ally and the most sincere partisan of progress, the man of national conciliation, the Richelieu of Otto man nationality ? PrinceMenschikoff demanded to pro tect people already protected, and who are too happy in the protection they now enjoy to wish to change it." , We read in the same journal : " The armaments continue with increased activity. Abbas Pacha, the Viceroy of Egypt, on hearing the reports of war hastened to place at the disposal of the Porte 45,000 troops commanded by Soliman Pacha (Colonel Seves) a line-of-battle-ship, two first-class frigates, 4 corvettes, 2 brigs, 2 steam-frigates, one of 850 and the other of 450 horse power. This sponta neous act has been very agreeable to the Ottomans and clearly shows the spirit of the Mussulmans. On the other hand Mustapha Pacha, an Albanian recently appointed Governor of Herzegovine, has offered to furnish th e P or t e with a levy of 200,000 Albanians, and to march them on any point which the Government of the Sultan might point out. Rendev-han Bey also demanded from the Porte to be - permitted to organise in the Kurdistan for the Ottoman Government a considerable body of troops. The following is the strength of the land and sea forces of the Ottoman Empire : ARMY. Regular active army (reserve) Irregular troops Auxiliary contingents llO,OOO 448,860 NAVY. 6 sail of the line of from 74 to 90 guns and from GOO to 900 men. 11 frigates of 52 to 64 guns, 400 to 500 men. 12 corvettes from 11 to 48 guns, 150 to 260 men. 4 brigs from 12 to 18 guns, 100 to 150 naen. 6 steam-frigates from 450 to 800 horse power. 22 cutters, schooners and other small craft." The Journal de Constantinople confirms the re port mentioned in the last letters from that city that the Divan has resolved on ameliorating the position of all the Christians in the Turkish empire, without distinction of sect. In its number of the 21st ult. the Journal de Constantinople, after giving details respecting the negotiations, which are known to our readers, expresses its regret that Prince Men schikoff did not wait for the Porte to communicate to him the decision to which it had come on this subject, and which it thinks would have been accepted by him as a satisfactory solution of the question. Ac cording to a letter from Constantinople of the 231, however, an intimation of what the Porte proposed to do was given to the Prince, and rather hastened than retarded his departure, as the proposal was of a nature to prevent the possibility of Russia ac quiring any additional influence in Turkey. Prince Menschikoff had demanded the signing of a treaty Which would have given to Russia the right of in terference in any case where a person professing the Greek creed should become the object of religious persecution, or be involved in any difference with the Turkish Government in matters unconnected with religion ; and this power being granted to the Russian Government, it could atm)) , time lay hold of the slightest pretext for intervention. The reported intention of the Porte to place the rights of Chris tians of every denomination under the protection of the Christian Powers generally would however, if realised, deprive Russia of all power of interven tion, except in concert with the other Powers, who are parties to the treaty of protection. As yet we have no positive information that the Porte had , come to such a decision, but . all the accounts from Constantinople agree in stating that this was the general impression, and then?. can be little doubt that the Turkish Ministry had submitted a project of this kind to the Sultan. II this was intimated to Prince Menschikoff, he must have regarded it. as a further proof of the d.etermination of the Porte not to concede to his 'demands, and at the same time to convince the world that, as far as pro tection from intolerance towards the members of the Greek religion was required, there was no necessity for giving extraordinary influence to Russia, and it may easily be conceived that he would not wait for an official communication of the decision. A lette r f rom Berlin, of the 4th inst., says : " We learn that General Count Von der Grceben, commanding the 7th corps Tarmee, and aide-de camp to the King, will proceed to Constantinople, charged with a private mission to offer in the name of Prussia to be mediator in the differences of Rus sia with Turkey. The Count, who was summoned from Munster by telegraph, has already arrived here." The Wanderer of Vienna, of the 3d, says : " Letters from Jassy inform us that the Bishop of Moldavia, M. Sofronius Niglesko, has adhered to the protest of the Patriarch of Constantinople against the acceptance of the protectorate of Russia, and has expressed a wish that the Porte should submit the matter to a congress of the sovereigns of Europe." The Bulletin de Paris, which has in some quar ters the reputation of being a semi-official organ of the French Government, has a long article on the rumour that a very large body of Russian troops have received orders to advance towards the fron tiers of Wallachia and Moldavia. The Bulletin, de Paris says it will doubt the truth of this rumour until there shall be some positive information to confirm it, but proceeds to express its opinion as to the consequences which would result if it should prove to be true. Whatever colour should be given by the Russian Government to the occupa tion of these principalities, whatever professions should be made by Russia on the subject, nobody acquainted with the character of Russian diplo macy, says the Bulletin, can doubt that if Russia should on the present occasion occupy the princi palities, it will be with the intention of keeping them as an important step towards future designs upon Turkey. " This occupation," adds the Bul letin, " would be a manifest violation of the treaties of Ackerman and Adrianople, and would be equi valent to a declaration of war against the Turkish Empire. The clause of the treaty of 1841, declar ing that the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus shall be closed to the vessels of war of all nations so long as the Porte shall be at peace, would, in the case of the occupation of the principalities by Russia, be no longer applicable, and the Porte would have a perfect right to apply for the presence of the French and British fleets." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 3d are destitute of news, and the Madrid letters of the same date men tion nothing but vague rumours of intended modi fications of the Spanish Ministry. We read in the Patrie, Paris paper :—" The Union announces, on the faith of letters from Spain, that Marshal Narvaez, restored to favour, has received the offer of a very important mission to St. Petersburgh ; this is said to have been the object of the recent journey to Paris of the Duke de Rianzares. In spite of our anxious desire to see the Duke of Valencia recalled by the will of her Majesty Queen Isabella, to again take in the coun cils of the Crown, or in diplomacy, the rank which his eminent services merit, we are well founded in our belief of the incorrectness of the account given by the Union of the mission of Marshal Narvaez, of which the Duke de Rianzares is said to have been the bearer. Marshal Narvaez has just taken a house in the Faubourg St Honore, and there is nothing to indicate that he is preparing to start for Russia. The Duke de Rianzares left Spain to settle some private business at Paris, and from thence to go to London to see one of his sons, who resides in England." Three per Cents., 45g ; def., 24f. SWITZERLAND. A resolution condemnatory of the attitude as sumed by the Federal Council has been adopted by the Grand Council of Vaud. The Grand Council at Berne has cancelled the forced loan decreed by the Fribourg Cantonal Go vernment, together with all the decisions of the Council of War, by whom 163 persons had been sentenced. The Wanderer of Vienna says :—" We have the pleasure of being able to announce that a re-estab lishment of diplomatic relations between Austria and Switzerland may be considered as likely soon to take place. Count de Karnieki, Charge d'Affaires at the Helvetic Confederation, has received orders to hasten his arrival at Vienna, withotit doubt to receive fresh instructions. M. Steiger, the Helvetic Charge d'Affaires at our Court, will replace the arms of his legation which he had caused to be taken down:" PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-JuE 8. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Common,. ) COURTS OF COMMON LAW (IRELAND) BILL. Clause 63 an any action for trespass, battery, or false fin prisonment, or other wrong brought against any sheriff, justice of the peace, mayor or bailiff, of any city or cor poration, headborough, portreeve, constable, overseer, or ' guardian of the poor, collector of taxe s , churchwarden, or other o ffi cer executing his office, or his deputy, or any other person who in his aid or assistance, or by his com mandment, for or concerning any matter or thing done by virtue of his office, the venue shall be laid withi n th e county where the act shall be done or committed, and not elsewhere, and the plaintiff shall not be entitled to a verdict unless he shall prove that the act was done or committed in the said county in which the venue shall be so laid as aforesaid).—Motion made, and question put, "That the clause stand part of the bill."—The committee divided ; Ayes 31, Noes 70. MINORITY—AYES, 31. Adderley. C. George, John P.: me, R. A 'exander, J. II"' Lord A. E. Sawle, C. B. G. Bentinck, Geo. P. Jodiffe. Sir W. Q.H. Smith, R. V Butt, G. ;a'. Kendall, N. Spooner, Richard Child, Smith Ker, D. S. Tyler, Sir George Christopher. R. A. 31 acartney. G. Vance, J. Crowder, Richard B. Michell, W. Vane, Lord A. Duckworth, Sir J. Montgomery, 11. L. Frewen, C. IL Moore, Ross S. Fuller, A. E. Mullinga J. Randolph Gallwey, Sir W. P. North, Colonel Watte,ide, Jame., Grlway, Viscount Percy, J. Napier, J. MAJORITY—NOES, 70. A'Couit, C. Ilex vey, Lord Alfred Price, W. P. Adair, Hugh E. Heya orth, L. Ricirilo, 0. Barrow, Wm. H. Hutchins, E. Itobartes, T. J. A. Berkeley, Craven F. Jackson, William F; obeli, Capt. Brady, John Keogh, William r.cully, V. Chambers, F. Kershaw:James Shee, W. Charteris, F. Langton, H. G. Sheridan, R. B. Cobbett, J. Morgan Lowe, R. Smith, M. Tucker Cockburn, Sir A. Luce, T. Smith, Rt. Ha. R. Corner, Robert P. Mag aim J. Thick iesse, R. A. Cowper, W. F. Maule, Colonel Thoraely, T. Crav Jrd, E. Muhl s. R. M. Villiers, Hon. C. Crook, J, Molesworth, Sir W. Wells, W. Duncan, George Monsell, W. IN aaiman, James Eluee, Rt. Hon. E. Murphy, F. Stack W,-itbr,ad, Samuel F- noncla, J. O'Brien, Patrick Wickham, Henry W. F.ve is, W Mom O'Brien, Sir T. Wilkinson, W. A. I' Herald, J. Oliveira, Berrie Din Wilcox, B. Fitzroy, Hon. 11. Patet, Lord Al -- ed Wilson, James Fox, R. M Peel Frederick Wrigleson, W. Leach, Charles Pellatt, A Gibson, T. M. Phan', Thomas Goodman, Sir George P'lkington, James firultield, George Potter, It. Hustle, Archibald Price, Sir R. IZY r • AO. Earl lie:keley, 0-envre The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry, and Lord Ernest Vane, have left Paris for Germany. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER NEAR EXETER.--AlthOllgh the police have been very vigilant in their inquiries for the man who was seen in company with the Jew pedlar, they have not yet succeeded in finding him. It appears, however, that for the present it is useless to prosecute further inquiry, inasmuch as the injured man persists in saying that the dreadful injuries on his head " came on of themselves." He has, it is understood, varied his story. At one time he intimated that he had received the injuries from another person, who was his com panion, by a stone ; and it will be recollected that a very large stone, covered with hair and blood, was found near him, when lying prostrate in the copse. It was utterly impossible that such injuries could have been produced by the poor fellow himself, and it is sincerely hoped that, if he should recover, he will be able to give some definite account of the dreadful affair. On Monday Mr. Steel, the Superintendent of the Exeter Police, stated to the Exeter Bench of Magistrates that he was in possession of important information respecting the affair. He knew the name of the party who was with the injured man, and he had his description. When Mr. Steel visited the latter, he admitted that he knew the person who was in his company, and said he should like to see him ; but he positively refused to enter into particulars, and denied that the other man injured him. TRAINING OF THE MILITIA.--:- . The Flintshire Royal_ com The totaltheirenced 2B number days' to be enrolled is county ya town, have Mold. is 300, of which about 230 have volunteered, leaving a deficiency of about 70, which it is hoped will be soon made up. The Carnarvonshire Rifles have assembled like wise at Bangor for the usual month of training. I The Shropshire Militia assembled on the Ist of June at ' Shrewsbury. About 250 men are now required to com plete regiment to its full number, upwards of 800 having been enrolled. The regiment for Cardiganshire has not been completed, a premium for volunteers having been offered, to avoid recourse being had to the ballot. OATLANDS GRANGE.—The visitors to the camp f Chobham, in changing t ra i ns at Weybridge, will -p:r4. ceive a beautiful ravine of overhanging plantations ' to the station. Over thi s rav i ne is the well-know:lole lands Grange, forming f ormerly a portion of the domain of the Duke of York. The Grange has 'list been bought taoetieetoyo,njlfor distribution for the Conservative Land ( 5 .,3 amongst the members. ficent view of St. ..‘nne's James Fox ; Chertwy, King of the French is buri d within three -quarter -6 of by the South,Weetenz Raillya Rill, the residence nlan s of a Charles King Castle, atc. The late . e at Weybridge, which is an hour's distance from town Y. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. The second exhibition of fruit, flowers, and plants, took place yesterday at the gardens of the society, Re gent's-park. Amongst the visitors present were :—The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Duke of Norfolk, the Duke of Argyll, the Bishop of Winchester, the Bishop of Durham ; Lords—Hobart, Panniure, Wick low, Blayney, Sheffield, Alvanley, Templeton, Clare, Kildare ; Ladies—Boyle, Pamnure, Jane Howard, Hume Campbell, Bailey, Phillips, W. Molyneux, Wick low, Barrow, Fellowes, Hamilton, C. Townley; Sirs— J. Doveton, W. Jones, G. Hodgkinson, J. Macdonell, E. Colebrooke, Henry Pym, J. Anson, J. Lushington, W. Erle, J. Dennis, J. Hamilton ; Ambassadors—Bra zilian, Portuguese, Sardinian, Bavarian, Prussian, Greek, Belgian, Turkish, Sicilian, American. The following is a list of the prizes : EXTRA. GOLD MEDAL. To Mr. Cole, gardener to Mr. H. Colyer, Dartford, Kent, for 20 stove and greenhouse plants. To Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing park, Middlesex, for 25 exotic orchids. LARGE GOLD. To Mr. Speed, gardener, Edmonton, for 20 stove and greenhouse plants. MEDIUM GOLD. To Messrs. Lane and Son, nurserymen, Great Berkhana stead, for 12 roses, in 13 in. pots. To Messrs. Fraser, nurserymen, Leyton, Essex, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants. To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir C. Antrobus, Cheam, Surrey, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants. To Mr. Williams, gardener to Mr. C. B. Warner, Hod desden, Herts, for 25 exotic orchids. To Messrs. Veitch and Son, Exeter and Chelsea, for 18 plants of exotic orchids. To Mr. Blake, gardener to Mr. S c h ro d er , Stratford green, Essex, for 16 plants of exotic orchids. GOLD. To messrs. Paul and Son, nurserymen, Cheshunt, Herts, for 12 roses in 13 in. pots. To Messrs. Rollison, Tooting, for 16 stove and green house plants. To Mr. Taylor, gardener to Mr. J. Coster, Streatham, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants. To Messrs. Rollison, Tooting, for 10 Cape heaths. To Mr. Smith, gardener to Mr. H. Quilter, Crown-hill, Norwood, for 10 Cape heaths. To Mr. - Turner, nurseryman, Slough, for 12 pelargoniums. To Mr. Carrigan, gardener to Mr. E. Lawrence, for 12 pelargoniums. LARGE SILVER GILT. To Mr. Francis, nurseryman, Herts, for 12 roses in 13 in. pots. To Mr. Terry, gardener to Lady Pullen Youngsberry, Herts, for 8 roses in 13 in. pots. To Mr. Park, nurseryman, Brixton-hill, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants. To Mr. Dodds, gardener to Sir J. Cathcart, Cooper's. hill, Inglefield-green, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants. To Messrs. Rollison, Tooting, for 18 exotic orchids. To Mr. Carson, gardener to Mr. J. G. Farmer, Cheam, for 16 exotic orchids. To Mr. Hume, gardener to Mr. R. Hanbury, Poles, Ware, Herta, for 8 exotic orchids. LARGE SILVER. To Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss Trail, Bromley, Kent, For 6 stove and greenhouse plants. To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir C. E. Antrobus, Cheam, for 6 tall cacti. To Mr. Fairbairn, nurseryman, Clapham, Surrey, for 10 Cape heaths. To Mr. Cole, gardener to Mr. H. Colyer, for 10 Cape heaths. To Mr. Smith, Crown-hill, Norwood, for 9 Cape heaths. To Mr. Taylor, gardener to Mr. J. Coster, for 6 green house azaleas. To Mr. Constantine, gardener to Mr. C. Mills, Hilling don, Herts, for 6 calcealarias. To Mr. Dobson Woodland's nursery, Isleworth, for 12 pelargoniums. To Mr. Holder, gardener to Rev. Mr. Coleridge, Eton College, for 12 pelargoniums. To Mr. Turner, Slough, for 6 fancy pelargoniums. To Mr. Smith, Dartmouth-house, Blackheath, for 6 fancy pelargoniums. To Mr. Turner, Slough, for 6 pelargoniums of 1851 or 1852. THE NEW TARIFF.—In consequence of directions from the Lords Commigsioners of her Majesty's Trea sury, the Commissioners of the Customs have caused to be transmitted to their principal officers throughout the United Kingdom the resolution of the House of Com mons reported on the 3d inst., for discontinuing and en tirely repealing the duties of Customs upon certain articles, and also for altering and lessening the duties on a large number of articles of foreign goods and mer chandise on importation into this country from foreign parts, with directions to admit the articles therein named either free of duty, or at the rate of duty therein speci fied, under the usual (nominal) condition of the parties abiding the ultimate decision of Parliament. THE LONDON DISTRICT POST LETTER CARRIERS. — Yesterday our reporter was informed that a letter had been received by the chairman of the committee ap pointed by the body of this hardworking class of public servants, from Lord Robert, Grosvenor, M.P., enclosing another from the Right Hon. the Postmaster-General, Viscount Canning, informing his lordship that he, the Postmaster-General, did not feel justified in recommend ing for them, to the Treasury, any advance of salary, with other statements we may be able to give shortly as well as information of an official character, in which attempts have been made to " gag " the publication of proceedings connected with the Post-office movement. The Right Hon. the Postmaster-General has evidently had the cause of these men misrepresented to him by some of the subordinate officers, but "the truth is mighty, and it will yet prevail."—Advertiser. SHIPMENT OF MARBLE FROM CARRARA.—Those who have visited the marble quarries at Carrara, and seen the immense and laborious traffic carried on there, must have been surprised at witnessing the process of shipping the blocks. The coasting vessels to be loaded are drawn up on the beach, and shears erected along side, by means of which, and a clumsy capstan and tackle, the blocks are hoisted on board. With blocks of ordinary dimensions, this is the plan adopted, but when these happen to be of extra sizes, another most singular method is employed. The vessel in which a large block is to be embarked, after being hauled up on the beach, has her masts taken out, and the hold filled with sand, and inclined plane of the same material be ing raised from the shore to the side of the craft ; these preparations completed, oxen are yoked to a sledge on which the block is placed : it is then dragged up the in cline, and ultimately deposited in the centre of the hatch way. The sand is then thrown out, and the marble gradually lowers into its place. The expense and delay connected with this system are beyond conception.— The Build -r. SUICIDE BY CHILDREN.—A few days ago a lad named Henry Havill, aged twelve years, son of an agricultural labourer, residing at Rockbeare, in Devonshire, was found hanging to the bough of an elm tree quite dead. It appeared from the evidence adduced at the inquest that the lad worked for the Rev. J. Elliott in his fields, and that he was occasionally in the habit of sleeping at the rev. gentleman's house. He left his father's cottage in good health and spirits, taking with him his food for ' the day. The night passed over, but the lad did not return. It was imagined that he was at Mr. Elliott's house ; and on the third day the father made inquiries of one of the servants, but found that he had not been there. On going to the field where he had been at work, the boy was found hanging to the bough of a tree by his handkerchief. There were no marks of violence on him, and there can be no doubt that he had committed self-desUruction. 'That could induce a lad of such tender years to commit ro rash an act was the question at the inquest ; but no one could assign any reason for it, as he had not evinced any distress of mind, and was in good health and sprits when seen at his work. A few months ago, however, his brother also committed suicide in the same way, and it is thought that this produced a morbid effect upon his mind, which led him to commit a similar act. REPRESENTATION OF THE COUNTY OF MIDLOTHIAN.— The death of Sir John Hope, Bart., having created a vacancy in the representation of the county of Midlothian (which the honourable baronet had represented since 1845), a general desire has been expressed among the constituency that he should be succeeded by the Earl of Dalkeith, eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch, the popu lar and respected Lord-Lieutenant of the county. With that view a requisition, numerously and influentially signed, is shortly to be forwarded to his lordship, request. ing him to allow himself to be nominated. The noble earl only attained his majority last autumn. SEVERITY OF THE WEATHER IN NORTH WALES, — The weather in some parts of North Wales, during the last month, has exceeded any season in severity during the last 50 years. In Montgomeryshire sleet and snow have fallen for hours, until the hills have been covered to a great depth, and animals have been unable to ex tricate themselves. In Merioneth, too, the season has been bitterly cold, and the loss to the farmers, arising from the deaths among the lambs, has been very groat. An immense number of these poor creatures, which had been sent to the Meroneth and Montgomery bills in April, perished in the drifts and by the cold, thus en tailing a serious less upon their owners. Deaths have also happened to men who have been overtaken in the storms, and, on the Berwyn, range, a poor fellow was found lying with a sheep across him, both frozen to death. 111 6 AMERICA AND THE IVEST By the United States' mail steam-ship Baltic, Comstock commander, which a :Tired at Liverpool yesterday, we have advices fron a New; York to the 28th ult. The architects of the Crystal Pa lace ;bad reported that the building would be corn? ?leted, so as to be ready for the reception of good: .4 by the middle of this month. The directors exp?,cted to open the Exhibition between the Ist and 15th of July. The State Department at Washington had given notice that Great Britain had complained that wild cattle had been killed and other depredations com mitted by the Americans at the Falkland Islands, in consequence of which a force had been sent thither to protect the inhabitants and their property. A vessel had arrived at New York from Rio de Janeiro with advices to the 4th of May, at which date the yellow fever was raging to a. fearful ex tent among the shipping. From California we have one day's later news, to May 1, but the intelligence possesses no new features. In the Canadian Council on the 26th 'the bill to increase the representatives in the Legislature was passed by a large majority. On the fo flowing day the bill to abolish seignorial tenures w AS defeated. Vice-Admiral Seymour, in the flag-s'ilip Cumber land, arrived at Halifax on the 16th - ult. It was reported that in addition to the presen.it naval force on that coast several small craft were to be fitted up for the protection of the fisheries. A rumour was very prevalent that Belle Island was to be ceded to the French Government, and. an address to the Queen, remonstrating against it, had been numerously signed. Her Majesty's stq..amer Agnes had arrived from Portsmouth. Accounts from Kingston, Jamaica :report the prevalence o f y e llO w f ever at that port. ' The following is the speech of the overnor of Jamaica on the first day of the new si?,ssion after the late rupture between the Council an.dc the House of Assembly "Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaks T, and Gen tlemen of the Assembly,—lt may be exp edient to in form you that in consequence of the priuci pal revenue acts having expired on the 30th of A pril without any others being substituted, it is cali iulated that between the first of this month and ti se tenth of October, if matters should remain on tleeir present footing, there will h ave b een l eg i timate de mends upon the Island Treasury for payments to this amount of 100,0001., and that there will not be money 3 vherewith to pay more than one-fifth of the amount ; iii which case the remaining four-fifths, or about 80,0001.,, by virtue of pre-existing enactments, of which it is yakn for any one branch of the Legislature to attempt to get rid by reso lutions, would become an augmentation of the debt of the island, which might be legally claimed as payable on demand. But many, on whose accounts those payments sooner or later would have been made, cannot wait for a postponed satisfaction of their claims, and the indif ference which may be felt in some quarters as to a score being run up against the Island Treasury as not a suf ficient sanction for that mode of feeding prisoners, nor of paying a police force, consequently, I am preparing to discharge at once the female prisoners from the several prisons of the island, and, at short intervals after wards, all the male convicts also whose labour cannot be made to provide for their maintenance. The police force, by the interruption of their stipulated pay, will be legally released from their engagements% consequent on their enlistment, and I contemplate tine necessity of asking for the advice of her Majesty's Executive Council as to the expediency of calling upon all justices of the peace and other legal subjects of the Crown to form local associations for the maintenance of the public peace by voluntary contributions, and. by personal ser vices of watch and ward. If any delusion :has prevailed under which gentlemen have persuaded themselves that the governor, on such occasions as this, has authority of license to resort to the Commissariat or Ito the Home Government for pecuniary assistance, it ist time that I should put an end to it. I neither have any such power at present, nor do I entertain the slightest expectation that her Majesty's Government or the Imperial Legis lature will think it reasonable to supply by any aid whatever the absence of a revenue which the Island Legislature had the means of renewing instantaneously if it chooses to do so. " Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly,—ln this position of affairs I ask you in her Majesty's name to grant, in the ordinary manner, the ordinary supplies; which may at any time be done by renewing and con tinuing the Import and Rum Duties Ache of the pre ceding year. The whole receipts of the Treasury in the month of April were about 30,0001., and already in one short fortnight we have thrown away far more than the whole of what you thought of saving in the first half-year. The principal officers of Cus toms report to me, that in the first two weeks of May the merchant vessels which have arrived in the port of Kingston alone would have been liable to 11,000/. of import duties if the act of last year had con tinued in force, instead of 1,0001., under the 2 per cent ad valorem, which is the duty that is now in force ; it must be admitted, indeed, that it is not by any means certain, if the revenue bills had been re newed, that the unprecedented number of vessels from the United States would have come in, and, dismissing do the painful suspicion of any plan having been concerted here for private gain, the intelligence cf our dissensions, communicated, no doubt, through the ordi narypublicchannel; has enabled our more clear-sighted neighbours to make, as they had a right to make, their own advantage out of our legislative policy. Upon the most moderate calculation; however, the suspensions of the revenue accounts between this time and October would inflict upon the island a loss of more than ten times the amount of what could have been savedin that period by the Retrenchment Bill of the last two sessions ; and those who may be on the watch to turn the public loss to their own profit will have the opportunity of stocking their stores at this season of the year with undutied rum at the rate of 1,000 puncheons a-week. Was it really, then, economy for which this struggle was begun, and for which it is kept up Can it be gravely said that it has been a plan rationally conceived for the relief of the inhabitants which sacrifices ten times the amount of import and ruin duties in an effort to enforce a retrenchment which, although it would have been a grievous deduction from the in comes of individuals, would have been comparatively insignificant to the public, and would have been ab solutely unfelt by the poorer classes of the people ? What is it, then, that has brought us to the present pass ? The maintenance of a principle ? Gentlemen, I know the tenacity and the sensitiveness with whieh you repel, as contrary to your very peculiar privileges, any advice or suggestion on the part of the Govern. ment in relation to measures which are before your honourable house ; but I believe that, according to your own views, I shall give you no offence by speaking of the proceedings of past sessions, which have become matter of history, and are now before you for deliberation. Let me attempt, then, to define what I understand to have been that ' prin ciple' for which former Houses of Assembly and this house, in former sessions, have contended. There is not any question as to the right of the House of Assembly to have appropriations first carried in that house, for it has always been conceded that it must be so. It is not even disputed that legitimate appro priations may be made here on the same bills by which the supplies are granted ; for although it is the general rule and the established practice in the British House of Commons to have the grants and the appro priations made by separate bills, that is a matter even there of convenience rather than of principle ; and the frequent and customary deviations from the practice in this colony, while they have introduced a confusion of appropriations which, sooner or later, it is to be hoped, will convince you of the superiority and advantages of the English rule, have established a sort of island usage which, whatever I may think of it, I certainly do not think at present of attempting to prohibit without your assent. But when in former sessions the House of Assembly, adhering to the practice of granting the principal revenues only from year to year, has asserted a right to pretermit pre-existing charges on the Island Treasury which have been regularly established by law, and so to marshal in a new order the appropriations of its grants as to defeat former appro priations permanently established by the whole Legisla ture, and in effect to repudiate those legal charges, whe ther it be wholly, or only in part, with a reservation of a power to repudiate other portions at any future time, it has seemed to me to be, in reality, not a contention for a principle, but the assertion of a right to do wrong, which it was the duty of the other branches of the Legis lature firmly and steadily to resist ; and which, if it were to be generally conceded in the colonial empire of England, would be destructive of the prosperity of all its parts ; would everywhere generate distrust, and make confidence in public faith impossible, and would dissemi late political confusion in the four quarters of the globe. " Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker and Gen- tlemeu of the Assembly,—With the prospects which are before us, it is, perhaps, of little present use to say what might be done by a single-minded effort, for the peace and welfare of the island. But, as all this ruinous distraction, by the frequent recurrence of which Jamaica has been throughout its annals so unhappily distinguished, appears to me to be the direct and unavoidable result of some perversions of the model institutions of England, so I believe that the main and immediate mischief would b o e remedied ules, at once by reverting in th ose f ew particulars t Englis r and by being content e d with the H on. H ouse of Assembly a power as perfectly analagous to the British House of Commons al it might be possible to make it, which after all, perhaps, would be found to be as great a power for any good purpose as that which it possesses at present, or even supposes itself to possess. Therefore, whensoever and in what soever manner opportunity and leisure may be found or created, I recominend that your attention should be given first, to a regulation of the civil and ecclesiastical establishments by reductions which shall either be pro spective or sh a ll b e made upon the basis of a fair and moderate compensation for existing interests ; m n secondly, et of to the p rov i s i on o f a permanent fund fortheyn thethe Governor fjrtheestablishments t time i ie enabling t m o p to, y Ministerial of officers, holding s ea t s i n th e Assernb to bring forward e G o x v c h r e i ni H e o n u t s n e i e o a f s u A re ssam s in b U i l y a ho use. bad declared Kingsto n a free port. Niw ZiALAND.—Advices from N Q ' ! ,Zealand to the Gth April state that coal of superior quality had been found on the shores of the Oeholsk sea, in longitude I.sti E. TL ;LER9~ II;i 0 65 1i 1 5 91 40 P ,4