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

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The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 3,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly. The sales comprised 5,500 American ; 300 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to ; 350 Bahia at 60. ; 200 Egyptian at 6d. to 71d. ; and 1,700 Surat at 3d. to 41d. per lb. Railway shares were firmer. The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. per qr., and the last week's sales are reported at 80,666 qrs. The following is part of a statement by Messrs. Houghton and Levy, of Liverpool, concerning the foreign Currant trade : " The stocks at this port are now reduced to scarcely one-half of that of the same period last year, and the clearances are proceeding at the rate of about 60 tons per week. There is still a quantity of superior fruit held by some of the wholesale houses, but entirely withdrawn from the market at present, the holders anticipating further improved rates, which we have but little doubt will be obtained, as the crops of next season will be so exceedingly small. The stocks also being materially diminished, and without hope of any supplies from the Continent or elsewhere, the difficulty will arise how the autumnal demand is to be met. The high prices will, no doubt, in a measure, check consumption • but having now become an indispensable article, we feel assured a further rise will yet take place as the approaching season advances. " N.B.—Since writing the above we have received still later advices to hand this evening, stating that in many of the principal districts, where the vine is chiefly cultivated, the failure will be total." On the 20th ult., Mr. George Ridley was exa mined before the committee on the public-house licensing system. He gave some practical sugges tions for reforming magisterial mismanagement, he showed the morals o f th e people did not depend on the vigilance at present exercised by magistrates in connection with public-houses ; that the several licensing acts operated as a cloak for fraud in the sale of adulterated malt liquors, &c., securing a large profit to a class, who by these fraudulent means carried on a profitable business, whereby high premiums are obtained for public-houses. It was suggested th a t th e " d escr i ption of trade " car ried on by Fearon and Sons, Stevens ,and Sons, Carroll and Sons, and such like, should be adopted as models for throwing the trade open, for that those gentlemen have obtained the victualling license ostensibly to carry on a retail wine and spirit business, but have not houses for public accommodation, or for consumption on the premises. The following facilities (we think) would suffi ciently cure the present corrupt monopoly. That the legislature should (on the plan adopted by Messrs. Fearon and other genteel houses), Without magisterial authority, concede to house holders, with sureties for good conduct, the Privilege of selling small quantities of spirits (not to be consumed on the premises under heavy Penalties), down to half a pint ; and liberty to parties, not dealers in spirits, to sell wine, to be consumed on the premises where sold—this would B.lifneierltly meet the evil, at present so injurious to th e foreign wine and spirit trade in general. Prom the New York accounts, received to-day, it a ppears that the C rescen t City, f rom California, doing a rrived at S an F ranc i sco . Th e m i ners were u we ll , and the pro s p e cts of th e f ar mers were e ncouragin g . Trade was dull, arid there was an abs ence of speculation, but an early revival was probable. During the last six months it was estimated that 400 Indians had fallen victims to stmall-pox, but that this disease very seldom was a t eri bY Whites. Some apprehension was felt exolit the crops not turning out so well as was str Peeted ) the cut-worm having been very de uctive. In some places whole fields had been destroy e d , an planted. an d the ground ploughed up and re been fruitless, attempts to destroy the pest had The salmon fishery in Sacrament() Was v ery productive. The prairies are now inter sected with comfortable lines of stages. The Sacra mento. and A mer i can r i vers were r i s i ng and in ma ny parts had overflowed for the third time this Year, an d i t was feared if they rose much higher great damage would be done to the crops. There Was a gr ea t demand for labour, and teams of every kind were in increased request. Most mechanics were on the strike, and this had extended even to Milliners and dressmakers. _ The - English Stock Market has been rather de pressed this morning, Consols being now quoted 971 to 98, after having been done at 98 and 98k. The New 31 per Cents. are 101 to 101 i, and the 3 per Cents, from 981 have receded to 981. Bank Stock is heavy at 2281, and India Stock at 256 Exchequer Bills are is. to 4s. premium. In Foreign Securities scarcely any business is doing. Spanish New Deferred Bonds are at 221, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been done at 40 1. Equador Stock is at si. Brazilian Small Bonds realise 100. Dutch 21 per Cents. bring 631- ex dividend. The accounts from Amsterdam mention that there was more uneasiness there. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1853. 1852. Great Western £22,323 £19 , 464 North W es t ern 54,699 5 0,961 South -Western Brighton 11,662 12 , 096 Midlh Eastern and 24,913 23 , 051 Sout Caledonian 10,232 8,832 Great Northern. Lancashire and Yorkshire York and North Midland, Newcastle and Berwick, and Leeds Northern 30,984 24,459 These returns are particularly encouraging, and prove that, intrinsically, railway property is much more valuable than it was. The Railway Share Market has been quite inac tive, and pri ces are rather lower than they were yesterday. French Shares have been more offered, the discovery of an alleged conspiracy at Paris ing hav better. Upper an injuri ous effect. lndia Shares are In Gold Mines there is nothing doing, and nomi nally they are lower. The Joint Stock Banks are about the same. Land Companies' Shares have declined. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Prom th e p. AY List.) Bank Stock . Business d0ne....•.... ....... .... 3 per Cent. Reduced A ...... . nuuities .. . .... ........ .... ..... 98228 i 4 i 3 per Cent. C onsols Annuities 9B A 7 4 - NCI9 34 per Cent. Annuities Ol-b i 1 India Stock 1. ... India Bonds, £lOOO ....... ..... ...... ... .... 100$ .... 98A 71 8 14 ............ Consols for Account ............... E xchequer Bills ..... , ld. £lOOO PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 00 EDitto Small ....... ...................... 100 i quador Bonds Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. 401 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent 221 Dividends the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cent .......... 631 x d HALF -PAST TWO. Consols for Opening 19th July ............. 98 it x d THE ThicomE TAx.—l n consequence claims, so so of the income-tax to incomes of 100 the extension /. tax will be deducted from all the dividends now annum, the parties entitled to exemption must make ;re's°l7F as to prevent future deductions, and also for its return in the present instance. SILVER.—The dollars and silver brought by the last Royal mail steamer were sold yesterday at 59/d. and 610. per ounce, caused chiefly by the continuance of the demand for China and India. EMIGRATION TO'AUSTRALIA.—SOMO delay has taken place in dispatching the Government emigrant ships at Southampton in consequence of the difficulty in getting sufficient emigrants, agricultural labourers being now greatly in demand in this country. The ship Statesman, lying at the above-named port, has nearly her quota of emigrants on board, and she will sail on the 9th inst. She will sail on the ffreat circle principle, and it is expected she will reach ' Port Philip in about 76 days. She will carry out a large number of letters, ma n y of them duplicates of correspondence sent this week by the Australian overland mail. PONTGIBAUD SILVER LEAD MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY __This company, it is stated, has lately been re constituted, and the management undertaken by Taylor, of and S ons , o f London. Mr. Richard ylor, of thi s fi rm , i s now a t P on t g ib au d, orga nising measures to bring the mines into profitable working. LIV ERPOOL ELECTION.—Mr. T. B. Horsfall, one of the C onservative candidates, arrived in town on Tues roLeivening from the Continent, and addressed a nume- Y:a"; fleeting of his supporters in the Amphitheatre yes dde The H on . Mr. Liddell was also present, and M ll he Corvative electors. Mr. Jhn Bramey willati,i t r t e is said, n is se coming forward, and it o i t h e a stated he Er s k in a the electors from the hustings to-day. Sir speet o is fast gaining the good opinion and re tors of Liverpool. more thoughtful and intelligent of the elec of hi s e rPOOl. He addressed a very numerous body onsTti,tuents on Tuesday evening, and also last evening. Sir Erskine parties i s th " opinion of many shrewd and observant as aic_in_E at the electors will be decided in favour of SUICIDE $T P erry and Mr. Horsfall. RAMSCATE.—On Wednesda l y afternoon the cliffs b it appe"larzisnthdaestroyed himself by jumping over the cliff. th t e th e deceased sat himself on the edge of hanedafdtreerwwairytd Mount Albion-parade, took out a razor, across his throat, making a deep incision ; s returned it to the case, putting that into his pocket, and then either fell o r th rew hi mse lf over the c liff, which at this eperildire e nearly 100 f ee t hi g h, th e body f a lli ng near some at hand, b ut he was found ton. be Assist ance was soon quite dead.—South- ECCatnt Gazettes St. 20 25 25 St. 50 SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. Baldness dons this day. 26 -- 263, 51 - 5i 9i - 104 Aberdeen ..... Anabg. Nottng. Bost & Eastn. June Wolverh. & Stour Valley B'rkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk , £5O & £25 Com Do., £20.... ..... 31 24 d thistol & Exeter 100 101 Caledonian. 671 68 Ches: or & Holyhead i 22 224 ,Cork and Bandon.. 201 211 Cork, Black. & •• • •• • Dublin&BelfastJ Imo. 21 3?,p Dundee Perth &Ah c :- deon Junction 8 9 Do. New East Anglian (.£25 L &E.& L. &D.) 54 51 Do., (418 E. & H.) 3l 4 Eastern Counties ; 12g - 121 EasLc -n Uon, CD A. tie E. ni U. Sh ll4 11 Do., do. . Do., B. & C.. East Ls.neashire East & West Ind. DI & Birminr. June lEdinburgh &Glasgo‘ , Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.h..,h.&Dunde Glasgow & S.Westeri, •• • •• • Great Northern Stk B5l 861 _ Do., A. Stock 136 ) G Do., t h B. . Great Welitern. Irish South-Easters 7l 7i L anca ster & : 100 105 kSwtoecskt ... .ar; 109 110 . 134 ,Do., Thirds 17 18 p IL ar cash. &Yorkshir: 76i 774 ;Do., Fifths 4,} 'Do., Wst. Ridingtn 34 heeds Northern l4l 151 Crsby. &So nth pt . • •• • London iii Black vv., 8i 9 I Loud Tilb. & Stheml , •• • p ILond.Bright.&S.Cs.. 1031 1644 r.,ondon Sr, N. Westert ,ll4 l 1154 Do. Fifths 2Ap Do. ,16/.Sh.,M&B C, 1 lip 1 ,m 1 on &C. lest ;89 90 Do., 51 'Do. : O A.C, ...... 41 31 , 1 Lndndrry &ColeraMt 13 Lndndrrv. & Ennisk.! 18 20 Manch S aef.&Lincln.l 281 294 ,Do., Man. & Lin. Un.i ——d Midland . I Do. Birns' •' , ..& - Derl3 40 42 I G.West.(lr. ••• Do. A Shares ". ." ' e wca sti e & Carlisle •• lewmarlat 5l 57 Do. Bury Extension 4 P Nev. ) ' ••• d New:.. - 3 Newry IV-rrenpo'n & Ros revor 8 9 49 51 NTorfolk. Do., New... ....... ••• •• • 3 Northn • CounticiUn k—2i d 33 —34 North British North Devon, No.l 1 ••• --- • - Do., No. ....... De., 4 A Deferred 1 Do., 2 B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June , Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Scottish Central S •ottish Midland oorewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & Westn ( 'uarauteeo S rewsby. k Herald. ‘Orewsby. & Chested ) (Nor. W. MM.) Do. Halves, do. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern-- South Wales S. Yorksh. Ri yer D 9 7 al 8 - 8i 71 - 72 50 - 55 70 -- 72 28 . -7 - - ai ... ..: 4i • 4gd 8 i 84 ... - ... P 1 48 - 49 92 - 94 58 - 62 58 - 62 68 -- 72 lt dis 18A -19 i 9t 94 13A -14 i 19 -211 d 70 -70 i 35i -- 361 13 -- 14 Stockton dr Hartle Thar '9 .finven Do• . I:ailway Vale c • Neath Watek:d. & Kiikon! , Wate,:ord&Lireer.' ,. .. l West C0rnwa11....... .I Wmbl ed OD fECCrOye.O!. Wood':ord.. York Newctl. & Berw I. Do. Extensions ....... 'Do. G.N.E. Purelaa - IYork & N. Midland. 23 - 25 213 2 14t 154 1 ft - 94 90 - 32 10 - 1011 68 69 8 7id 2i 2d 58 59 PREFEREN CE SHARES. B.A.ILWAY B . Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. c... & Er. 4 p. a. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester dr Holyheac Guar. 5i per cent... 'Cork &Bandon 5 p.c Dundee Perth &Abe r dcen Junct'on jEastAnglian (£3lO ) 6 per cent............ Do. (2 . .;) 7 per cent.. I Do. (27175) 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counaes ten.ion, a p. c. Nu. IDo., Nc o !Do., New 6 p. c. Si.. Eastern Uaion, Guar. 6 per cent.... EostLancash. 6 p.c. Edinb.Prdt.&Dunde'e. 5.1 per t.ent.... Glasgow S.lVes;,c. a gua 5 per cent . Great No, th , sp• • Do. sp. e.,r,edoele , at 10 n. c. pron.— Gt. Son..m. &West t. Eighths.. Gt. We (Berke Lx. 5 p. c.) . G. Wt. nxed 4i p • Lan. & vork. F. £2. Do., 6 p. c., Stock... London anctßrightt Guaranteed 5 p. c. )o. Pref., sp. c. , Do. Convertible, 5 ; c., 1852 . Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. London & S.Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. Shares 4ondy. dr Ennis. Manch. ,She. , dr Lin ~ Shares, No. )o. New, I 00., £6 ...... larypt. &Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 46 per cent.—.... D 0.......... Mid.Consol. 6 p.c. St Do. Cousol. Bristol & Vim. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per ceu Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5. per c Do. Way. ral. s'p c North British No th Staffordsk. Ox 'ord Worcester dt Wolverh. £15,6 p. c. Do nye cvs& Birm. - • Shrewsby. & Chc r (Nor.W.Min),S p. e. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Read Ann.,) of £1 05. , .;,1. S.Yorksb .4p. c.Gr Waterfd.&Kilk.6 ~c. York Newcastle s Berwick,4 p.c.r. f Do York & N. Midland Ti & S. Purch FO !.t: Antw erp&Rotterc:m Belgian Eastn. J. Beziers to Graiss-2- ac Charleroi& Ercia., ;n. Dijon and Desanc 1 Dutch Rhenish .. East Indian,. ........ Do. Extension Gt. Indian Penin, ala Gd. Junct. of Fru_ le Gt. Western of CALD ida Shares ........ Lucca & Pistoja ~.c pref Luxembourg — Do. (i1af1way)......: Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons & Medit:.• an Madiv.s ............ Nam :tr & Lier,( in • ve5t)........ Do. ( interest) N u _ ,*:ern of Fra Do. 201. 3 p. c As. (7ni B.aAnas. is.) No: 3gianTruii. 'ref Pa:'s and Lyon , P. -."•3 and Orlea • Pa - Zs and Rouen Fars and Stras" org 1); - .•: , ;(..1.en &Clic irg. - ce & R•ch - ard 'Roam and Hay.] d Royal Swedish Sambre and Me . Sth-Eas 'an. of F2ance Southern of Fri -ACC Upper India West Flanders Do. 5.3 per e. Prof 1 Western of FraLce.„ West. of Switzerland Zealand 92 - - 96 88 - 92 107 -- 109\ l iiir itio 19i -20 i id -- par 6i -- 6j 4 -- 4i -- B -- lip lk -- 2i p —2 p 14 -15 i 20 - 20? 31 - 3i ki . E . ; ::: lio Int -- 113 8i- - 105 107 d — iPm 151 154 ••• ---- ••• 154 - 157 3/ - 4 10 - 11 12/ - 13 8 9 na 108 I in 150 1521 par p 116 118 118 122 116 - 118 25i - 26; 11 -- 101 -10 i 174 -- 18 I-- P 144 -15 i par -- p 251 -- 26 194 -- 20 id 77 par 102 -- 104 51 -5& i - iPI li 1 d 1 li 1 4(1 14 —l5 2 1 1par— d p 5 i l 5r 1 1 p 1 2 p ''. 1 p id ip _ 7 d 4 1.1 71 : 7t 14 -- 15 8 9 16 -16 i lit -- 43 40 -41 i 36i -36 i 4 -- 5 Ad -- par 18. -19 i d -- 7/ -- 4 5 p b 4 a 5 13 dis -- 10 p id 2 d 9 3 i - 184 100 100 all all all 8 all 100 all 100 42 34 all all 00 100 100 100 100 8 8 H 76$ 11i pm 1141 i 29i 9 70i i 68 i 9 58k li 351 i i i pm THEUSUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1853. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LITEI?ATURE. NEWS FROM NEWMARKET. Fortune : A Romance of Life. By D. T. Coulton. 3 vols. Published for Colburn, by his successors, The " news" I have to communicate possesses little variety ; temporary interest only attached to the dif ferent races, and no movement bearing on coming events was made. Still, to-day's proceedings contrasted favour ably with those of yesterday. The different stakes were well contested, and the betting was occasionally brisk. The race for the Handicap Plate termi nated in a dead heat between Sharavogue and Mu sician. Sam Rogers rode Sharavogue with great judgment and patience, and on pulling up the horse was but little distressed. Musician, on the contrary, ap peared to be big and lusty, and not exactly up to con cert pitch. The stakes were afterwards divided ; had, however, the deciding heatbeen run off, Sharavogue would doubtless have achieved succeas. Musician was the favorite at the close of the betting, and was supported with considerable spirit. The Madinella gelding was also in strong demand, but the position which he occupied in the race showed that an egregious error of judgment had been committed in calculating his chance. Sharavogue was scarcely mentioned in the betting ; indeed many persons were unaware of his starting until after the race, His number was not " telegraphed" until the break up of the Ring. The betting on the Two-year-old Sweepstakes pretty significantly indicated the "game" which was played with the Satire filly. It opened at 2 to 1 against her, but when it was discovered that she was to be ridden by a jockey who had recently returned from India, suspicions were excited, and ultimately ary odds were offered against her, and 3to 1 was betted on Mary ! The in dignation which the proceeding occasioned was general, and was loudly expressed in no measured terms._ Hurst and Blackett. There is no doubt that this will prove the most remarkable novel of the season. Others may equal it in style of composition, some may surpass it in interest of na._. z,tiA e, but for power, for thought, and for originality this stands unrivalled. It is to be questioned if we have met with so brilliant a work on the whole since the author of Coningsby has ceased to enrich our literature. Although it is far from attaining that standard, still we find such real talent evidenced throughout its pages, so much vigorous expression, and so vast a know ledge of life, that it is evident only a master hand could have executed what only a superior mind could have conceived. The general im pression conveyed by the perusal of the story is a melancholy one, but the moral is ap parent, that it is owing to the selfishness, the deceit, and the foolish desires of the worldly, that the world is so weary a desert to its devoted pil grims. If all they undertook was not so essentially the "vanity of vanities," all they experienced would not be so invariably " vexation of spirit." The idea is a good one, of placing a young a n d ardent being in the trying position of a sudden accession to enormous wealth. Doubtless there are many such now in existence, who fancy, like Florian Tremore, that they would be miracles of talent and virtue if placed in a high position, but who would soon fail in the trial. The carrying out of such a proposition is, of course, at variance with the tenour of human affairs. This is the romance of the tale, but the rest is sober fact. Caven dish, with his merits and crimes, his good im pulses and bad passions, is a creation of the novelist, to a certain degree ; but there are some hesitating yet honourable Bellstars, some en thusiastic unhappy Damers, some honest straightfor ward Smiths, while it is to be feared that there are only too many spiteful and designing as Dudley, arro gant and ruthless as Laneton, crafty and unscrupu lous as Messrs. Flint, Stone, Rock, &c. It is a relief to meet with men like Parkinson and his class, as a refreshing contrast, after such an insight into errors and abuses. It is not only in the spheres of business that the author excels in his descriptions and details ; the gay scenes of fashion are vividly portrayed, and the votaries of its trials,its trifles, and its troubles are ably de lineated. " All is not gold that glitters" is the motto of its annals ; and turning from the brilliant Geraldine, a prey to unhappiness and discontent, the heiress Una, surrounded with all that wealth and position could attain, pining away in secret misery ; above all, from the wretched Florian, the hero of the day, the reader is forced to acknowledge that rank so coveted, wealth so prized, beauty and grace so envied, posi tion so sought after and treasured, are useless t o a mind that is not at peace within, and a mockery to the heart that is desolate. The part of the narra tive which relates to the two sisters, Millicent and Griselda, is the most pleasing, and the beat feelin gs are therein displayed. The spirit of Millicent was of the same heroic nature that has inspired the world-renowned warrior, and crowned the immor tal sage; but in her, action was denied. She had to bear in] sickness poverty and distress what might have shaken the resolution of men strong in feel ing, position, and friends. But she was faithful till death ; and although she did not see the object of her desires, she left her sister with a g aardian willing to protect her cause. Griselda charms by her simplicity, as Millicent attracts admiration for her fortitude. Patient, persevering, and loving, she had her work to perform in a different way; but, although lower, it was arduous to her. Her character is thus beautifully described :—" Griselda's heaven was not far off ; to her fancy the sorrows of life alone were buried in the grave, while that was peace ful, and joyous, and good upon the earth vanished but to enjoy an immortal existence. They blos somed here, their fruition was above." Such de sires as hers may seem s i m pl e , an d suc h th oug h ts trivial, but it is to be remembered tb al she cherished her visions of heaven while earth presented its bitterest cup to her lips, and she dreamed of peace in the midst of strife. Florian is totally dissimilar to the companions of his youth ; his boasted gran deur of sentiment was at last reduced to a mere grovelling impulse ; he only sank, and drew others down with him. Fortune was his wish, not that it might exalt lim to the ranks where he might aspire to fame, free from the necessities of drudgery ; not that it might con duce to lettered ease and intellectual refinement ; not even that he might gain fiends and taste of the enjoyments of luxurious hospitality ; but that his senses might be gratified, his vanity indulged, and. his idleness unmolested by incentives to exer tion. The possession of his desire brought him misery, and the deprivation of it entailed despair. The experiment was not a justifiable one on the part of Cavendish, although he did endeavour to counteract any evil tendency resulting from it. His career terminated better than is to be feared is natural. It is not often that after a course of wild and unsettled vagaries reason resumes her sway, and the haven of calm repose is found. It would be well if all restless, repining dispositions possessed the power to say with Una, when, contemplating the sky where the clouds were shadowed, but where the rainbow shone, she replied to Caven dish's murmurs of its similitude to life—" Clouds to trouble, perhaps, she said, to perplex, and to alarm, it may be ; but, by that splendid arch, to overwhelm—never." It is thus that those who rely on Fortune waver at the touch of trial, while those who are indifferent to her smiles and inde pendent of her frowns can face the most appalling reverses, for the spirit of unflinching constancy and trust in Providence are in the canopy of life, as the rainbow hues of present glory and future promise. The weather co - atinti-d delight:ully fine, but the com pany was far from num?,roug. No decided demonsa,tion has yet been made relative to the Liverpool Cup ; Goorkab, however, is much dis liked by the cogro,cer'i, and the defeat sustained by his trial horse Black Docor at Winchester, and his recent performance at Newcastle, are certainly not calculated to lessen the prejudice with which he is regarded. lanthe's running at Worcester has occasioned a wide spread desire to " get on" Isaac Day's horses, but some uncertainty prevai's as to whether Montague or Water fall will be the intended animal. The betting, however, indicates Waterfall. A FRESH MAN. Newmarket, Wednesday night. ORDER OF RUNNING. 12.30 Selling Sweepstakes. 1.0 Selling Plate. 1.30 Chesterfield Stakes. 2.0 Handicap Plate. 2.30 Handicap Sweepstakes. ENTRIES FOR THE SELLING SWEEPSTAKES—CO=Ore, Hothorpe, Hazlenut, and Mirabeau. ENTRIES FOR THE HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.—AzaeI, Hazlenut, Hambletonian. ENTRIES FOR THE SELLING PLATE.—Shipwreck, Cyrus, Ada, Manilla, Child of the Mist, Archness colt, Jovial, Dear me, Sophistry. CARLISLE--(THIS DAY.) ARRIVALS. Lottery Stakes—Lough Bawn—Gipsy Boy, Agnes Wickfield, Harker, c. by Fitzallen, Friar's Hall. Run at 2.30. Commercial Travellers' Stakes—All here. Run at 3.30. Her Majesty's Plate—All here but the Alp and Cory bantes. Run at 5. LANCASTER-(THIS DAY.) ORDER OF RUNNING. 2.3o—Handicap Plate. 3.3o—Cup. The Stand Stakes did not fill. ENTRIES FOR ASHTON PLATE. - -Emperor, Mustang, Baron Osy, Deerhound, Jacob, Gameboy. ARRIVALS.—.Chief Justice, Little Davie, Patience, Happy Joe, Lerrywheut, Allegro, Bold Davie, Baron Osy. FOREIGN BOOKS.-INTERNATIONAL COPY RIGHT CONVENTION. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have caused to be transmitted to the Commissioners of Customs, for the information of their officers at the seve ral ports throughout the kingdom, a copy of a letter re ceived from the Foreign-office, and of a note from the Prussian Minister at this Court, enclosed therein, com municating an alteration which has been arranged to take place from the Ist inst. in the stamp affixed to works imported into this country from the States of Germany which are parties to the International Copy right Convention. The stamp hitherto in use for the purpose being of a black colour, and put to the title page of a book, very often spoiled the appearance, and made the sale difficult, and to avoid this, the Chevalier Bunsen intimates that this stamp from the first of July of the present year will be substituted by a dry one of the same design. LARGE IM2ORTATON OF OPIUM. —Yesterday the monthly accounts showed a large importation of opium. In the month ended tile sth ult., there were 9,699 lbs. imported, and in the five months ended the same day no less than 65,354 lbs., being the largest quantity for a considerable period. FOREIGN CLOCKS AND WATClTES.—Yesterday a par liamentary paper proved that ie value of clocks im ported in the month ended the sth ult. was 7,9341., and the va'.ue of watchos in the same period 12,7541. MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE.—The first stone of a building intended to minister to the wants of decayed medical men and their widows, and also for the educa tion of orphans of members of the medical profession, was laid yesterday. The ceremony was to have been performed by Prince Alber:,, but Ms Royal Highness was unable to attend in consequence of temporary indis position. The site of this bdidinsr is about midway between the Ep'om s Aion and the racecourse. A tent was erect:3 l' - or the pPrpose, and some 3,000 or 4,000 persors were present. At the appointed hour (four o'clock) the s - cretaa y, Mr. John Propert, an nounced that bis Royal. Highn-.ss Prince Albert was pre vented 1•om at usc"ng, having been attacked with measles. Mr. Prope- t read a le.ter from Col. Grey, stating that P-'-ine.A Theft cou'd not leave his room, but, in his ab mee, Earl Manvers, an old president of the socie4, wou'd kinc"y perform the duty. A procession was formed to the tent, o 7 which a number of children connected with sclools in the neighbourhood formed part, and, aL,,er a prayer f'-o n the Bishop of Winchester, a request was ."o_lnolly made by Mr. Freshfield to Earl Manvers, that ho would perform the ceremony of laying the stone. The noble earl expressed his willingness to do so, but a:: the same time stated the regret he felt at the absence of Prince Albert. A glass vase was then deposited in the cavity, containing the cur rent coins of the realm. There was a Latin inscription, and it was also testified in English that his Royal High ness Prince Albert had, on the 6th of July, performed the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Medical Benevolent College, projected, under Providence, by John Propert, Esq., himself a medical man, in aid of those of his - fe l low-practitioners who, having long alleviated the sufferings of others, need :.;; last the soothing hand of friendship themselves. The stone was lowered with the usual ceremonies. The building is to be in the third pointed style, of brick, with stone facings, and will form three sides of a quadrangle. It will include apartments for warden or master, and pupils, and also for pensioners. The building will accommodate 100 decayed men of the pro fession or their widows, and A is proposed to board and educate 100 children in the school. Hereafter it is hoped that the orphans of mcdical. men may be entirely pro vided for in the building. A l'beral subscription was announced, amounting to 3,0001. Earl Manvers sub scribed 52/. 10s. ; Sir R. H. Forne, 1001 . ; Mr. Win thorne, 525/. ; the London and Brighton Railway Com pany, 100/. ; and Dr. Forbes, 1001. The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology. Edited by Forbes Winslow, M.D. There are various articles in this number ; all, however, bear reference to the same subject—Ele ments of Psychology, the Dietetics of the Soul, etc. Insanity in India is considered, and it is remarked that nowhere can a more extensive field for obser vation be found, but that, unfortunately, but few discoveries have, as yet, been made concerning the origin and existence of madness in the East. It is mentioned in a paper at the conclusion that it is of the most vital consequence to discover at the com mencement, the fact of insanity existing. Two cases lately cameto the hospital in which the friends of the sufferers supposed the evil to be of a few weeks date only, but it was soon discovered that it had been dormant for three r ars in one instance, and fifteen months in the other. In one case all hope of cure was gone, in the other it was but a distant prospect. To add to the horror of the subject, it was believed that if measures had been adopted at first, the disease might have been pre vented from spreading. It is of consequence that such a fact should be known more generally than it is at present. Friends and relatives should be informed that it is false kindness to the afflicted to hide the first symptoms of madness, as by such inconsiderate conduct they produce the very evil they wish to avoid. THE MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR.—The vacant stall at this ancient and honourable institution has just been filled up by the non:l:nation of Colonel Sir John Milley Doyle, K.C.8., to be one of its military knights. This distinguished veteran has served many years in the British army in various quarters of the globe, in Egypt in 1801, under the illustrious Abercrombie, during the whole of the Peninsular war, first in command of a regiment, and subsequently a brigade under the Duke of Wellington. In the records of that memorableperiod Sir John's name will be found as having frequently dis tinguished himself. In consideration of his " eminent services," he was nominated a Military K.C.B. on the 2nd of January, 1815 ; was also honoured with the Military Order of till Tower and Sword of Portugal, St. Ferdinand of Spain, the Ottoman Order of the Crescent, the Gold Cross and S'lv.r Medal with Eight Clasps, as also various other mil;tary decorations from Spain and Portugal. Sir John served as major -general and aide de-camp to his late Imperial Majesty Don Pedro, Regent of Portugal, and remained in that service until the restoration of present Most Faithful Majesty to the Lusitanian throne ; and, we regret to add, has been most unjustly treated by the Portuguese government, which he so efficiently served with zeal and fidelity for very many years. The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. . There are several articles of interest in this pub lication. " Hereditary Diseases of Horses," in which a great deal of information is given to those concerned in such details. On " The different Breeds of Sheep," RTc. " The Farming of Derby shire" is one of the most prominent papers, in which a most elaborate account is given of the different kinds of soil, and other matters relating to the geology of the country. In conclusion some remarks aro made concerning the desirability of increased plantations ; the following extract will best serve to explain the writer's views "The usefulness of plantations is admitted on the up land farms, and occupiers are looking forward to the time when a thriving plantation will afford shelter to his homestead, and protect his stock from north-western blasts. The continued crusade going forward against hedge-row timber renders it imperative some restoration should be made, lest the country be disrobed of its syl van beauties, and entirely dependent on foreign supplies for domestic use. The extensive plantations which have already been made on the estates of the Dukes of Devon shire and Rutland, and at Stanton, Hopton, Middleton, have, without any doubt, improved the climate, a n d contributed in some degree (combined with other causes) to hasten the time of harvest in the upland districts. Nothing would be more interesting, in an agricultural point of view, than self-registering thermometers placed in immediate proximity to plantations, or within range of their influence, and compared with others in exposed and similar altitudes. This would be a valuabslheeteesrt: and sufficiently show the a dvanta g e of giving lt and explain the secret of growing wheat at the elevation of Stanton-house. But then comes the question, would it pay? and what kind of trees would best flourish on Derbyshire mountains ? 150 years ago the larch was a stranger, and treated as an exotic, and confined to a glass-house ; and it is probable that many foreign trees of the pine tribe, now luxuriating in the wilds of Canada, or the snowy heights of Kamtschatka, or the Himalaya, would flourish in the moorland waste or the rocky pre cipices of the mountain-lime and the millstone-grit. Sufficient at present is not known of these plants to give a definite opinion as to their usefulness on English soil ; but the inquiry is going forward, and will, without doubt, result in the importation of many useful forest plants from northern wilds. In accordance with these views, I have the high authority of Sir Joseph Paxton, my inquiry, st a t es , " th e re d pine w ho, in reply to (Pinus resinosa) produces the yellow deal of Canada, and would, without doubt, grow well in the highest situa tions, but it has not been tried extensively."' With re spect to the forest trees of the Himalaya, Sir Joseph says, " Some would possibly flourish in Derbyshire ; THE EXCURSION TRAFFIC. The excursion traffic of the season is beginning to show itself, but the long continuance of unfavourable weather has re tarded the development of this class of p assenger traffic, which, otherwise, there is every reason to be lieve, would by this time have been in full vigour. It is not for want of opportunities of travel that the million are still kept in the city and the town, but for want of fine weather. On all sides there are invitations enough, and at a cheap rate, too. By . the London an d N or th- Western line, and its connections, a multitude of at tractive localities are thrown open to the excur sionists, particularly in the Midland districts, and for a longer stretch through Holyhead to L on d on. O n t h e Great Western, the Londoner may run to Bath and Bristol and back, for the moderate f are o f 5 5 ., an d by the same line, the charming scenery of Worces ter and the Malvern Hills may be enjoyed at equally economical fares. Windsor lies also within reach of a trip for the Londoner. Chobham, the seat of mimic warfare, is touched by the South-Western, upon which line excur sion trains are running almost daily for Southampton and Winchester, as well as nearer places o f resor t, and more convenient for the metropolis. On the Eastern Counties excursions are becoming very popular to the localities of historical interest which are, to be found upon this line, whilst the South-Eastern, with its continental traffic and its trips to Tunbridge Wells , Hastings, M ar gate, Rams gate, and the like, affords health and enjoyment to mul titudes of passengers. But to enjoy these, fine and settled weather is absolutely necessary, and this we have not yet had. —Railway Record. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. `Paid. Leasing Compans. Closing Frices Yesterday!, RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletchley Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee Do. withoutgr Birm. Wolv. & Dudley guar. Do. wtht guar. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrt]pl. Dk. &! Railway Hull & Selby Do. A Shares. Do. Shales. Loa . & Greenw Do. Preference' Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock 'o' & Redcar Midld.E ,dfd. Norther) and Easteriisp.c. Do. 6 ix • et. Do. Fix .spe, Prest. & Wyrc Do. A Shares. Roystn.k Hit. D o. Shepth .St Shef.Roth.aod Goole g. 5 p. c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst I London N. West. I Gt.Westn Do L. &N. W. Caledon.., Gt.Nrthn. Gt. Westn. Yk. Now. & Berw. Y.&NMd Do S. Eastern !Do !Norfolk.. L.& N. W. & Midld. Stckton & Darth.gt. Midland.. E. Coy tit Do G.&N.W 1 &Ln& Do Gt Nor ,:hn Do Lanca• h& York,h. M.VC l, 3an Stockt. & Darliuigt. iGtWestn. ,106 - 108 54 - 56 150 - 152 33 - 34 112 -- 114 56 -- 57 27i -- 24 14i -- 26 -- 27 98 - 100 3 - 31 1106 - 108 65 - 67 151 - 153 151 - 153 • 32 - 33 1 105 - 106 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria 1 all Anglo t tr.n. Gold d par 10s. all Anglo Californian 1 par 10 22 k I„lasian ,Ad par 11 20 5 t is . .ra"an ; 3 1 all Australian Cordillera I 4 d par 1 all Australian Freehold' id 1 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy o , 4d pa:. 1 all British t ustrin. Gold! a dis— id 20 13.5 British Iron 35 241 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .t 5 pin 4 41 30 all Do. Cocaos & Cuiadal 41 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 34 —35 1 all Carson's Creek 40 all Cobro Copper — 5 1 Co'o 11 2 ... 14 Copiapo St. all '; ,pper Min. of Er 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cen, 7 -- 8 p 5 all English and Aus r Copper Smel,g.Co - lid 20 all General 2 all Great Nugget Vein 1 —14 p 2 all Do. Registered 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co. 1 all Mai iquita 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 7l 7g 7* 1 all New Granada Yar— p 1 all Noaveaa Monde 1 p 10 5 Nova Sco la Mining ... and Copper Smeltg 5 1 Port Philip 4d —ar 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 7 9 30 10i Santiago de Cuba 41 —5l 1 all South Australian id p 10 7 Tin Croft 8 —lO 28i all United Mexican 3i 44 1 all Waller id P 1 all West Granada par p 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 179 81 xl2 b. 79i x b 50 all British N. Americar I d 20 2 Cnrtd. Bnk. of India,i Australia, & Chins! I p 100 25 Colonial — ••• 100 20 Commercial of Loud — 20 10 Englia cottish ane Austr: an lid P 20 121 Lone. Chart. Bk. o , Austral 'A -- 1 p 14 131 50 20 London and County 50 10 Low' on Joint Stock — 100 20 Loud. ; Y7estminste — 20 2 Loadoi 3anl of A us-1 tralia and India . 50 22 Nat'owl o' Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank of Corpo:a:,ior 25 5 Do. New 100 25 Pro viucial of Rola& 10 all Do. New 5 1 Royal ft ua .raln_Bkg. } & Gold Imp C 0.... 1 d par 25 all Sov istralia 46 48 47 25 all U../ion of I. isaalia 77 79 77i 8 ... 21 Do. New 8 81 50 10 Unioa or London 4() all Union of Madrid — MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 A astravan Agricalt. '7l 73 70 681 70 20 8 A..stralm.PciPe.Mail 10 7 Anstraln. Royal Mail 50 381 Brit. American Land 68 70 100 321 Canada 6B 70 5 5 Crystal Palace 2l 3 p 871 4 2 Crys' al Pa. of ran 1 20 1 Eastern Steam ••• 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ii — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 14 General Screw Steam ..• 20 5 Irish Beetroo; - • Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fael . . 10 2 Netherlands Land gd 20 71 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Orieu.al 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam ... .•• 25 25 South A usLral.tand 41 43 1 all Submai. Telegraph 5 2 U Eraigrat'on and Colonization.... ... 100 28 Van Diemen's Land 161 171 i 6 . - 17.1 MA.RKF;T NEWS--(THIS DAY.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended July 7, 1853, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and We'^g per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. 1 IBARLEY. OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. 1 PEAS. 47s 3d 29s 10d 1 20s 61 1 328 Gd 401 Id 1 35s 10d THE SIX WEEK'S AVERAGE. WHEAT. i HARVEY. I OATS. 1 RYE. I BEANS. PEAS. 45s Od 299 8d 19s 4d 33s Od 38s 4d 34s 4d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OATS. 1 RYE. BEANS. 1 PEAS. is Od is Od Is Od is Od lis Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 80,666 ; Barley, 1,712; Oats, 12,405; Rye, 137 ; Beans 3,118; Peas, 269 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 5s to 41 4s; c'over ditto, 415 s to 515 s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1114 s per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 8s to 41 7s; clover ditto, 41 Os to 51 5s ; and straw, 11 7s to 11 15s per load. Trade steady, at late rates. WHrrECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 31 5s to 41 4s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 515 s ; and straw, 117 s to 11 : 14s per load. A fair average vapply, and sluggish demand. - ' MEAT MARKETS NEWGATE A - . 1) LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady at this market, and prices were well supported. Beef, from 2s 10d tc 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 38 Od to 4s Od per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, JULY 6.—Th3 supply of each kind of stock was tolerably good, yet the demand ruled steady, at full quotations :—Be3f, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to Gs 2d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s lOd ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od. per 81bs, to F . ik the offal. RUMFORD, JULY 6.-0, r market was fairly supplied with stock, in which a good business was doing as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6. ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 5s Od to Gs 4d ; Veal, 3s Sd to 48 10d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per Blbs. 31 . lch cows, with their small calf, 16/. to 191.10 s each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON', July 7.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; light breeze, and fine. DEAL, July 7. —Wind, S. W. Arrived—Couranto, Calcutta ; Alma, Buenos Ayres, for Amsterdam. Arrived from the River—Atrenida, for Bombay ; Duchess of Sutherland, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Johanna Hendrika, Gee long ; Charles Brooks, Vincent.—A screw steamer, reported to be French, is o'i the Goodwin. COWES, July 6.—Wir-1, S. W. Arrived Minnet, Havannah. Sailed—Franklin (s), New York. PORTSMOUTH, July 6.- The Tino, of Sunderland, has been got off shore and towed in here. - - -- - - -- PLYMOUTH, July 6.—Wind, S. W. Arrived—Nile, Maceio. Arrived—Heli con, Havannah ; Atalanta, Rio Grande. Off Port - Maria, FALMOUTH, July 6.—Wind, W.S.W. Trinidad de Caba, for St. Petersburgh ; Naiad, Aux Cayes, for Hamburgh. SWANSEA, July 6.—The Nettuna (Brazilian), which sailed hence on the 4th inst. for the Cape de Verd, foun dered last night near tie Mexen ; crew saved. BRISTOL, July 6.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Archimedes, Matanzas ; Enterprise, Prince Edward's Island. Sailed— Champion, Melbourne ; Louisa, Demerara. NEWPORT, July 6.—Arrived—Old England and Favou rite, Gloucest er for New York ; Helpenon, Dublin, for do- ; Celia, Cherbourg., for St. Thomas; Kilby, New Or leans. SHIELDS, J u l y 6 . —Wi n d , S.W. Sa i le d — A n d rew Col ville, Coqui m b o. CARDIFF, J u l y 6. —Wind, BELFAST, July 5 . St. Thomas ; C eres, Havannah. W. Sailed—St. Michael's —Wind, S.W. Sailed—Emulous, s. —Wi n d , W. Arrived—Lioness, Mazagan. e \ s v . ooD, July 6 . —Wind, W. Arrived—Gertrude, St.B acFi,E r boStephen's,COßE,July N.B. although the weather is cold in their native habitats, the great amount of sunlight elaborates their juices and per fects their wood, so that any amount of cold can be en dured without injury. The Cembra pine would grow in the most exposed places ; its wood is not equal to many others. Riga deals are made of a great variety of pines, and the common Scotch fir (Pinus sylvestris rigensis)." Nothing but a judi c i ous exam i nation of the soil and sub soil, guided by experienc e , could detei aline the kind of British trees best adapt e d for particular soils or situations. All the trees will flourish in the lower valleys : in South Derbyshire there are magnificent specimens of the oak, the elm, and sycamore ; but the land is too valuable to grow timber except for ornamental purposes." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EAST ANGLIAN. A special meeting of the holders of original shares in this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, to consider a bill now before Parliament to authorize the company to make an extension line to the quays at Lynn, and to regulate the capital of the company ; Mr. H. Bruce in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, that the meeting was convened, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords, to consider a bill for enabling the company to construct an extension line to the quays and harbour of Lynn, with a view to increase the traffic and accomo date the merchants of Lynn. At present they had no place for ships to discharge their cargoes convenient to the railway, and the result was, that vessels were fre quently delayed three or four days, and some of them had to discharge their cargoes into lighters, and then they had to be conveyed to the railway. They now car ' ried on their traffic at a great disadvantage, in conse quence of the station being so far from the warehouses. The proposed extension line would pass along by the storehouses, so that the goods, &c., could be delivered to the parties from the railway, instead of being carted from the railway to the storehouses. In some cases farmers found it less expensive to cart their produce the whole way to the quays at Lynn than to send it by the railway, and then afterwards to convey it from the rail way to the'stores, but this disadvantage would be ob viated by the proposed extension line. They would also have a new traffic from steamers and other vessels in consequence of the facilities they would be enabled to afford the shipping at Lynn. The low price of wages and food for horses had also enabled the boats to compete with the railway, but the late rise in these would give the advantage to the railway. Agricultural affairs were now far more cheering than for years past, and on the whole the prospects of the railway were better now than at any former time. The clause in the act of 1852 for enabling the East Anglian and Eastern Counties Company to enter into a lease or traffic ar rangements was now in operation, as the Norfolk Com pany had not exercised their option during the twelve months ending the 17th of June last of preventing them. There was nothing now to prevent the East Anglian Railway being leased to the Eastern Counties Company. All the debts of the company, had been set tled, and the amount of their borrowed money was small, as compared with the extent of their undertaking. Mr. BOND, the secretary, then read the heads of the bill, authorising the company to make a railway at King's Lynn, at a cost of 18,000/., and specifying that the works should be completed in three years from the passing of the act. With regard to the capital of the company, it was fixed by the bill at 1,600,0001. The directors were authorised to issue ordinary stock in the company to the holders of the Class B and C preference shares, to the nominal amount of 269,2061. in full satis faction of all interest due on those preference shares up to the 31st of December, 1835 ; after which time, the net revenue of the company to be appropriated half yearly in the following order :—First, in the payment of interest on mortgage and debentures ; 2d, on calls paid in advance ; 3d, dividend to class A shareholders ; 4th, dividend to class B shareholders sth, to Class C shareholders ; and 6th, the surplus to be paid by way of dividend on the ordinary stock of the company. There were permissive powers in the bill to enable the holders of 6 per cent. and 7 per cent, preference shares to accept a lower rate of interest than that authorised by former acts, the consent of four-fifths of each class of share holders represented at a meeting specially convened for the purpose being requisite to enable the permissive arrangements between the ordinary and preference shareholders to be carried into effect. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. L. SIMPSON, a resolution approving of the bill was carried unanimously, as was 5130 a resolution authorising the conversion of the 6 per cent. and 7 per cent, shares into a 6 per cent. and 7 per cent. stock, in order to save expense. The CHAIRMAN then announced that a meeting of the 7 per cent. preference shareholders would be held at 2 o'clock, and of the 6 per cent. shareholders at 3 o'clock, to consider the bill which the ordinary shareholders had approved of at the present meeting. The special meeting of the 7 per cent. preference shareholders was held at the appointed time ; Mr. Bruce in the chair. A discussion ensued, in the course of which it was stated that the present amount of ordinary shares was 764,4001., and to which was proposed to be added a nominal amount of 269,206/.,in order to satisfy the claims of the preference shareholders for interest, up to the 31st of December, 1853, and from which time no further arrears are to accrue ; the amount of A stock is 375,2501., of B stock 120,0001., and of C stock 70 873/ • • total, 1,600,0001. After somelopposition to the proposed outlay at Lynn from Mr. Kettrick, and other shareholders, a resolution approving of the bill was carried unanimously. At 3 o'clock the special meeting of the 6 per cent. preference shareholders was held ; Mr. Bruce in the chair. Some discussion ensued, in the course of which Mr. Maclaurin warned the directors against placing the property of the company in the clutches of the corpora tion of Lynn, and recommended them, before laying out any money on the proposed extension, to ascertain whether the corporation could lay any further claim upon the company, and whether they would be disposed to re duce their present exorbitant tolls in consideration of the company's proposed outlay, and of bringing increased traffic to Lynn. The CHAIRMAN said, he believed there was every dis position on the part of the corporation to meet the com pany on liberal terms. A. resolution approving of the bill was carried unani mously, and the meeting separated. REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES ON RAIL- WAY BILLS. TYNEMOUTH DOCKS, AND MORPETH AND SHIELDS DIRECT.—Mr. Evans reported from the committee on this bill, that they had examined the allegations contained in the preamble of the bill, but the same had not been proved to their satisfaction. SOUTH WALES (POWER TO PURCHASE, &c.).—Lord J. Manners reported from the committee, that by the bill as originally introduced, it was proposed to authorise a lease or purchase by the South Wales Railway Com pany of the undertakings of the Llynvi Valley Railway Company and Llanelly Railway and Dock Company, or working arrangements between those companies, as well as to grant further powers in reference to leasing and selling the undertaking of the South Wales Railway Company to the Great Western Railway Company, and to authorise working arrangements between those com panies ; but the bill, as submitted to the committee for their consideration, and as passed by them, contained no provisions whatever in reference to the Llynvi Valley Railway Company, or the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company, and the further powers of leasing and sale by the South Wales Railway Company to the Great West ern Railway Company were limited to the works to be executed, or for the execution of which further time may be granted by acts of the present session. CHARD.—Viscount Jocelyn reported from the com mittee, that the works authorised by the bill will not involve any further outlay of capital than the company have already power to raise. The length of the proposed new line is two miles, three furlongs, and 8.50 chains ; and it will be constructed on a gauge of seven feet. The steepest gradient is 1 in 100, and the smallest radius is a curve of 30 chains. The estimated cost of the railway is 25,0001., and the quantity of land required 181 acres. Mr. P. Bruff was the engineer examined in support of the bill. The committee were satisfied of the fitness in an engineering point of view of the proposed railway, and they had inserted in the bill the necessary provisions for insuring the completion of the line. KILKENNY AND GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN.— Yesterday the select committee of the House of Lords, the Earl of Derby in the chair, declared that the preamble of the bill for constructing this proposed line was " not proved to their satisfrction, and that the committee had arrived at this decision solely in consideration of the financial position of the company, but the committee considered the extension of railway communication in a north-western direction from Waterford to Kilkenny in itself highly desirable." EAST KENT.--The committee of the House of Lords on this company's bill, the Earl of Verulam in the chair, have declared the preamble proved, inserting clauses to to the effect that the South-Eastern Railway Company shall make a station at Strood, to suit both their own and the East Kent line, and that if the South-Eastern Company make the portion of the line between the Medway and the tunnel, the East Kent Company need not do so. SOUTH - EASTERN.—Yesterday the same select com mittee aiso passed this company's bill for a line between Strood and Maidstone, and for dissolving the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending June 26, 1853 (283 miles) £15,817 19 11 Corresponding week last year (223 i miles) 11,353 1 8 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAlLWAY.—Traffic re turn for the week ending July 3, 1853 £19,142 2 7 Corresponding week last year 17,785 9 9 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending July 3, 1853 £5,475 8 9 Corresponding week last year 3,919 0 3 Increase in 1853 £1,556 8 6 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re- Lurn for the week ending July 2, 1853 £4,731 12 2 corresponding week last year 4,105 1G 7 Increase in 1853 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending July 2, 1853 £2o2 19 2 Corresponding week last year 174 18 4 GOLD.—The Templar has arrived from Sydney; whence she sailed the 9th of March, with about 3,000 ounces of gold. The Stebonheath, which left Mel- bourne the sth of April, has on board 46,000 ounces of gold, valued at 184,0001., and may shortly be expected' Gold continues to be sent from London to Paris, not withstanding the 'large purchases of grain lately wade on this aide for French account. Business this day. all 100 all 100 all all all all all 100 100 100 18i all THE CAMP AT CIIOBILAia i COMMON. Yesterday the troops enjoyed a w ell-merited day of rest after the fatigues of the poi itoor ing operations at Virginia Water. On all such boll days as these the camp presents a scene of intere sting • animation, which is as characteristic and picturesque a s can well be ima gined. Before most of the me:a's tents . is a kind of extemporaneous clothes-rack, mat le of a small fir tree, with its branches lopped off short , and its root stuck in the ground. Upon this accoc itre.nients, and clothes of all kinds hang out to dry or a ir, and the aspect of the ground thus seen at a distance,. covered with habili ments of all colours fluttering in the breei:e, gives an extraordinary appearance of gaiet and life,, which can only be appreciated by those who have seen the camp thus on a fine summer day. In addition .to this, the different streets among the to 'ats on a holiday are thronged with busy thousands, cl ad in every variety of costume, and engaged in every v ariety of occupation or amusement which can charm t' ae eye or interest the general spectator. Here is a li' Ale group of sun-burnt, hardy veterans, reclining full length in the shade of their tents, enjoying the luxury- of the fragrant weed, and criticising, with rather more than military freedom, the whole of the manoeu-vres of t he previous day, or else scanning, with an offended aspect, the .civilians who loiter about the lines affecting to pity the hard ships of a soldier's life. Others again may be seen collected in a circle, round some ser3ean t or corporal of their company, mending up - with careful hands such parts of their uniforms as may have sustained a rupture in the shifts of camping —while the serjeant, seated in the midst, with a newspaper three or four days old, reads aloud from its Columns the account of their achievements on a field day. On these occaosions, if the name of their particular regiment happens to be praised for its martial appearance or superior discipline, there is a general pause while the flattering paragraph is re read again, when each man smiles and looks more proudly round, and seems to feel as if the ( yes of the nation were upon him. On the open space ketween the general line of tents and those of the qu tarter guard, crowds of the soldiers collect to indulge in titose athletic games which are so much encouraged by their command ing officers as tending to keep the men in cheerful spirits and good health. The English soldier sas a body have always been renowned for their gre4 it physical powers, and certainly the feats of strength a nd activity which we have seen them display in their sp. arts at the camp would do honour to the athln of ancient Rome. The various nationalities of the regiments are strikingly displayed in their respective sports. With It iud shouts, and occasionally a strong expletive, the English indulge in their favourite games of cricket and foq t-ball—the Irish, with all that energy of excitement peg tliar to the natives of the sister isle, have fiercely-contei ited games of " hurley," or leaping and running umbel les— while the cool and cautious Scotchmen collect in 1 ittle knots to put the stone, or toss the caber, and wit ness with unmoved countenances the most stupendot is throws, reserving their admiration until the precise number of inches the stone has been tossed beyond tb .e mark is ascertained, when their applause at the exploit is given with the same slow, punctual accuri icy as the measurement by which the length • of the :throw was decided. But the hardy Scot is not alwayi ; so phleg matic, when the " pipes are up," and i .he air of some favourite fling or reel is struck up, the fierce ani mation with which he indulges in the plea sures of a dance has something in it, which, if not beat itiful, is at least strangely fascinating. Such scenes at ; these we have attempted to describe meet the Specta tor of the camp on a holiday at every turn. There is a kind of settled comfortable look, which seems to increase about the camp every day according as the men get more thoroughly at home in their quar ters. This cleanly —if we may use the expression—ap pearance of permanency, is more observible in the quarters occupied by the household regimen ts than in any other part of the field. We stated a fey/ days since that their ground was decidedly the mats st and the best drained and dyked in the camp, and a ni ore minute inspection has only confirmed this opinion, £his locale, when the Guards first pitched their tents, wa s undoubt edly worse than that assigned to any other brigade, it being nothing more than a mere morass. 4 Lny person who visits it now can scarcely imagine it to b• e the same. Deep broad drains intersect their ground hit every di rection, which are here and there bridged over, when they cross a roadway, with much strength run d neatness. The drains round the tents are neatly cute and kept carefully clear of obstruction—the latter piece of neat ness being one which appears to be quite overlooked by the other regiments. Many of the officers of the Guards have also displayed a taste for floricultural pursuits, which if properly directed and zealously persevered in might, in course of time, entitle these gallant cultivators to other and more pacific medallion decorations they are ever likely to meet with than in the field of Mars. Several of them have contrived to make a garden bloom in the wilderness, by planting flowers in the little spaces of ground around their tents. Of course such ;floral inno• vations on stern camp rule were at first mmmh derided ; but among* the officers of the household tro ops at least the example has been, pretty generally imitated ; and this incident, slight as it may at first sight appear, has not been so trivial in its consequences, for to its example we believe may be traced the superior order and neatness of the Guards' ground. We, however, merely mention it as a symptom of the spirit which exists• among the household troops to make their allotment as cleanly and cheerful in appearance and as comforatble in reality as the rough of camp life will permi'. As might be ex pected, after this description of their quarters, the men of the Foot Guards are also about the cleanest in their undress uniform of any infantry force in the camp. The most untidy men, when off duty, we aro sorry to say, may generally be found in the quarters of the High land regiments, though upon parade there are none which make so orderly and soldier-like an appearance. All military men look anxiously forward to the result of the present encampment to relieve the soldiers of some of the oppressive burdens under which they now literally groan. The following table gives the principal of the weights carried by the Guards, and an ordinary marching regi ment, the 42d Highlanders, and we think it will show at a glance that the memorials which we believe have been addressed by old military officers for years past to those high in office, to lighten the men of some of this packing, have been most unjustly and undeservedly slighted : BRIGADE OF GUARDS. Heavy Marching Order. Light Marching Order. lb. oz. lb. oz. Contents of knapsack 35 5. Contents of knapsack 22 Pouch and belts 6 5 Pouch and belts 6 7 Ammunition 6 7 Grenadier cap 2 7 Cook" ng kettle ... Canteen (full) 6 0 Rifle and bayonet l4 0 Blanket 3 11 Ammunition ri Grenadier cap...,..,, 2 7 Rifle and bayonet l4 0 51 6i Odd blanket 3 11 T0ta1............ 76 7i I T0ta1............ 55 Now we believe that the total of heavy marching does not include the weight of the great coat, and it most certainly does not count the weight of the three d a ys' provision which every man carries when in heavy marching order and upon actual service. It likewise excludes from the reckoning , the weight of the knapsack itself, exclusive of the contents, and which we believe amounts, with its support• ing-straps, to about 41b. Boz. Taking it, therefore, at this, and the weight of the great coat to be as much as the blanket 31b. 11 oz., and the three days' provision to be 101 b, more, it gives a grand total of 941 b. 181 oz. to be carried by every man in the household brigade when in heavy marching order, and exclusive of the actual uniform or dress in which he stands. _ In the 42d Highlanders the packing is not carried out so systematically as in the Foot Guards, though it is still more than sufficient to call for the serious attention of the military authorities. It is as follows : 42D HIGHLANDERS. Heavy Marching Order. Light Marching Order. lb. oz. lb. oz. Contents of knapsack, Contents of knapsack 18 0 (including the blan- Bonnet kot) 2B 6 Belts 4 2 Canteen (full) Cooking kettle Bonnet, belts, haver- Musket . sack, and ammuni- tion l3 4 Musket 6 15 14 0 45 4 63 111 To this heavy marching order, as in the case of the Guards, must be added 181 b. 3oz. for provisions, great coat, and weight of knapsack, making a gross total of 821 b. loz., also exclusive of the dress in which they stand. It is almost unnecessary to comment on these facts. To every intelligent and humane reader, or one who has the true interest of the service at heart, they speak for themselves. MESSRS. ALLSOPP AND SONS' BITTER BEER.—Yes terday Messrs. Allsopp and Sons formally opened the new warehouses, which have been erected by the Lon don and North-Western Railway Company, in Ilaycr square. A branch line of railway in connection with the East and West India Dock Junction enables Messrs. Allsopp to convey their beer the entire distance from the brewery at Burton-on-Trent to Haydon-square by rail. It is net the least interesting sight to observe how skilfully not only the barrels but heavy-laden trucks by are raised with great rapidity mean s of hydraulic cranes to the higher tiers of the warehouses. By this means a vast amount of la4oUr is saved, and the process of loading and uuloadinf'greatly s haplyfied. The com pany having inspected this portion of the warehouses, were conducted through the cell ars, where might be seen tier after tier of large masks ,piled up in endless succes sion. Some idea may be formed of the business dor e, which Dr. Johnson, in reference to another ce l e b ra t e d brewery, termed "th e potentiality of boundless wealth," when it is known that the stores in Ilaydon-square alone contain an area of 20,000 square feet, and the quantity turned over averages per week about 2,000 tuns. The company then proceeded to Poplar and Blackwall, and inspected the warehouses there, which are used entirely for the export trade. The area of th e f ormer i s 20,000 square feet, of the latter, 25,000 square feet. The com pany. then passed over to Greenwich, and partook of the hospitality of Messrs. Allsopp at the Trafalgar. DISCOVERY OP A P ORTRAIT BY R APHAEL. —A person at Npmes had for a long time in his possession a draw• ing in red chalk, to which he attached so little value that it was thrown aside among some waste paper. An amateur having recently seen it, purchased it from him for 21. The purchaser having brought it to Paris showed it to some artists, who told him it was an ad mirable sketch, and he accordingly presented it to the director of the Muges. Soon after his return to Nismes he received a letter of thanks from an inspector of the Beaux Arts, in which it was stated that after minute investigation the drawing was found to be the portrait of La Fornarina, by Raphael, and was esti , mated as being worth, at the lowest, 10,000 f. k 50 20 11A 10 40 25 25 St. St. 50 25 100 St. 20 20 50 20 25 10 1.0.6 all all all 100 all 100 10 20 20 20 :GN. 1281 251 6 4. •