The Sun. — London, England, 1853-06-20 00:00:00

MURRAY'S MODERN COOKERY BOOK. The extensive circulation of this established and popular Book (upwards of 200,000) enables the Publisher to issue the present revised Edition at the reduced price of FIVE SHILLINGS, strongly bound in cloth. John Murray, Albemarle-street. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, JUNE 20, Will be performed (the 13th time) THE CRUEL KINDNESS. Characters by Messrs. Barry Sullivan, Howe, W. Farrell, Rogers, Corn, and Buckstone ; Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham. Miss Reynolds, &c. After which, MR. BUCKSTONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR KAMM To be followed by RAPPINGS AND TABLE MOVINGS. To conclude with THE BOARDING SCHOOL BALL. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, Jorin 20, =Will be performed THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Sup ported by Mr. and Mrs. W. Lacy. After which, will be presented Lord Nyroll'S Tragedy of SAR DANAPALUS. Principal characte rs by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES. Characters by Moan. Harley, J. Vining, Chester, and Everett; Mrs. W. Lacy, Misses Daly and C. Leclercq. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Veatfia. THIS EVENING, `Juan 20, Will be performed A.S.S. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Suter, and Roslere ; Mrs. Macnamara and Miss Wyndham. After which, A FAST TRAIN—HIGH PRESSURE EXPRESS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, and Suter. To be followed by THE LAWYERS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Roxby ; Mrs. F. Matthews, &c. To conclude with TRYING IT ON. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Juwo 20, Will be performed GENEVIEVE. Characters by Messrs. Par- Cullenfonl, Woolgar, Leigh Murray, Ben. Webster, A. Wigan, Kee's'', O. Smith, C. J. Smith, and Paul Bedford; Madame Celeste, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, NORMA. To bo followed by BETSY BAKER. To conclude with THE DANCING SCOTCHMAN. ASTLRY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Immense Attraction. Celebration Of tha Anniversary of the glorious 18th of June, by the production of the Grand Spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo, in commemoration of the great national victory. THIS EVENING, Julia 20, And during the week, will be performed for the Second Time these Three Years, the popular Spectacle of THE BATTLE OF WATER LOO, reproduced with all its original dramatic, scenic, equestrian, and military effects. To be followed by an incomparable display of Mr. W. Ceoke's f3eenes in the Circle, supported by the most talented Artistes of the day, introducing the Equestrian Wonder, Miss Emily Cooke, in her unparalleled Feat of Leaping through 16 balloons, both forward and backward, which is nightly received with deafening applause. To conclude with the success:ld Hippo Drama of THE CHASE, er LIFE ON THE TURF—illustrating a Sporting Man's Career. By express desire of several Families of distinction, and in accord ance with the flattering req,est, Mr. W. Cooke has made arrange ment i to give a Series of Three more Grand Juvenile Morning Per forman'tes during the Midsummer Holidays, namely, on WEDNES DAY, JUNE 22, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, and WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. An entire change of Performance, commencing at Two o'clock. Box-office open daily from E.even to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Grand Extra Night, Friday, June 24.—1 n consequence of the un precedented attraction, and to meet the wishes of many of the No bnity and Gentry to see the matchless EXHIBITION of the FEAST of LANTERNS end EXPLOSION of the CHINESE FIRE RAFTS carried out to the fullest ext"n', the Proprietor has arranged with SOUTHRY to give an inc , cased display on FRIDAY EVENING NEXT, on which occasion severel new and startling effects will be intr,xluced, concluding with a discharge of 513 Asteroid and ocher I ockets. Adayssion at the doors, Is. 6d. ; Family Tickets, to admit Five, with entree to the Galleries, 10s. To be procured at Rams' Library, fall-mall; and Mitchell's Library, Bond-street. Cor.cert half -post Six ; Fireworks quarter to Ten. THIS EVENING, JUNE 20, CIIUSAN and the FEAST OF LANTERNS. Splendid MENAGERIE, containing a vast number of Specimens of Natural History, including an Orang-Outan, the only one exhibiting in this country. GODFREY'S wirivalled MILITARY BAND. Vocal Instruments: Concert. At Dusk a most brilliant display of Fireworks. DIGIT WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. gin DAY —Morning 25 min. after 12 Evening 52 min.aft. 12 o.M.mhow—Morning 19 rain. after 1, Evening 45 min.aft. 1 Til E ',v EITHER.—SUN ()Fries, JUNE 19. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 72—highest since noon yesterday. GO —lowest this morning and during the night. 64 this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'76. WIND, S. - Morning, continued rain —afternoon, fair. JUNE 20. 65 highest since noon yesterday. 50—lowest this morning and during the night. 65—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29•65—5ti11 going down. WIND, S.W.—Light breeze, with clouds and sunshine. zeb4uCaNt7p -- ta ATTI LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1853. Another Burial Bill is, we are given to under stand, now in preparation. Another I Already we have had several—with what benefit to the community is tolerably well known by this time we conjecture. Parliament has pottered over this measure, and cobbled that, and amended here, and improved there—and all to no purpose what ever. Practically speaking, without bringing to a close the atrocious and detestable system of intra mural sepulture. So notoriously, indeed, has this been the case, that it was found at last impera tively requisite for the Administration to resort to extraordinary proceedings—proceedings of a kind never adopted except under great emergency —with a view to put a definitive termination to, at least, some of these criminal abominations. Or ders in Council have, in this manner, effected in several instances what the Legislature with all its sagacity failed to accomplish. These, however, were never dreamt of being applied towards the solution of the difficulty until an energetic statesman like Lord PALMERSTON was happily— so far as this Dead Man's Question is concerned, we may say happily—placed at the head of the Home Department. Nevertheless with all the benefit secured by those out-of-the-way efforts of precaution or interference—the system which has at length contrived to close sundry of the more pestiferous London graveyards can only be re garded at the best as a makeshift. Until an efficacious enactment upon the subject shall have passed through its various stages in the Lords and Commons, and received the Royal Assent, and become thereby enrolled among our Acts of Parliament—it would be frivolous to hope that we can ever witness the total destruction of the old evil, the utter dissipation of the still flourishing sources of ingeniously -manufactured pestilence, the prevention of further interments in city burial grounds, and the substitution of the more rational, the more humane, the more decent, and the more Christian-like system of extra-mural or ultra-suburban cemeteries. If anything had been required to demonstrate beyond denial the inefficiency of the previous measures smuggled now by one, and now by an other through Parliament—it would have been fOund obviously in the necessity of resorting to those Orders in Council already particularised. Precisely in the same manner in 1845, during the course of that memorable November, Sir ROBERT PEEL proved the need of the subsequent Free-trade enactments, by an Order in Council opening our ports for the admission of foreign corn. Orders in Council in this way are the mere preliminaries to Legislative innovation. They are the tem porary means of extrication resorted to when an v unendurable press of evil testifies the necessity for the energetic interposition of the Legislature. In this manner we assert that the benevolent endea vours made, and successfully made of late by Lord PALMERSTON, demonstrate not only that in the direction pointed out, comprehensive efforts at improvement have come to be absolutely and im peratively requisite, but that all the so-called i mprovements which have gone before, have turned out long ago to be no improvements at all. The deduction is as clearly oh vinicuastra.s.o the r esu lt of t he simplest sum uni n. Everybody recognises the fact, because it happens to be under our very noses, and to be as plain as a pikestaff, and to be altogether incontrovertible. face daily in a l most all It stares us in th e directions of our metro polis. It has been loudly° proclaimed row by a Minister o f t h e , we repeat, bn—through th ose y Orders in Council obt a i ned There is n o blinking of Viscount PALMERS TON . the Philanth ropy It is adulated the truth, however disg,reeable. in spite of themselves, even by M essieurs the Sanitary Commissioners. Therefore, a n ew mea _ sure —another new measure ! like the " last ap pearance " of Mr. CRUMMLES ! "positi ve l y the last appearance" ! ! !—has been concocted by th e. General Board of Health, and is about to be in troduced before Parliament. -It is announced that the Bill is to be laid before the House of Lords by the Earl of SHAF TES BURY. Of the benevolence of that distinguished Nobleman, ;we have always evidenced we believe the fullest and the liveliest appreciation. Never theless, when we find the new Burial Bill pre pared by the Board of Health, entrusted to Lord SHAFTESBURY, to be by him placed upon the table of the Legislature, we must at once acknowledge that we are very nervous as to the consequences. Why ?it may be asked. For a simple reason enough. But first, as to the cause of the ineffi ciency of the previous measures passed through the Lords and the Commons for the preven tion of intramural by the substitution of extra mural sepulture. That cause we ourselves have indicated from the outset in the plainest possible language. It was literally the subordination of the public interest to the clerical interest in this dreadful difficulty of the Dead Man's Question. That, and no other, has been the cause from first to last of the failure of the preceding attempts at improvement made by the Imperial Legislature. Our reason for looking with anxiety and care, we would venture to add with suspicion, upon the forthcoming new measure, is simply and honestly because we fear lest the relative value of those conflicting interests may not be rightly estimated by the Earl of SHAFTESBURY. Should our anti cipation prove to have been groundless, we shall be eager to make the amends honorable to the Noble Lord by commending him for the abandon ment of that deplorable course upon which, in this instance, he has hitherto adventured. Under any circumstances it behoves us all, of course, to examine minutely every clause in the new Bill, before according to it one word of praise or of condemnation. Another important witness has been examined before the Committee of Inquiry as to the state of the Pictures in the National Gallery. This time, however, not a distinguished artist, but a picture-dealer of some eminence—not an Aca demician, but an Auctioneer. From the evidence given by. Mr. CHRISTIE, it would appear that the - investigation now proceeding has not been set on foot without considerable reason. According to his estimate of things— and surely upon these matters he may be said to speak with somewhat of the authority of expe rience—the effects of the recent cleaning-process indulged in, in the unsightly edifice in Trafalgar square, have been such that he considers the market value of the paintings thus treated to have been seriously deteriorated. Recollect this is the opinion deliberately and dispassionately pronounced by a picture-dealer of high reputa tion—for undoubtedly Mr. CHRISTIE may be so designated in his capacity as an auctioneer. In that capacity a vast number of pictures pass through his hands—a fact testified by his own acknowlegment and a careful regard to the average run of sale advertisements. Consequently his views are not the crude or shallow views of mere amateur-ignorance. They are the results of lengthened and intelligent observation. Regarding them in this light, they rise, it must be admitted, to no small degree of importance. It is, there fore, with a full appreciation of their value that we take into account, one by one, the re markable statements made before the Committee of Inquiry by t l ais practised Picture-dealer, or rather, as we have intimated, Picture Auctioneer. Almost at the outset of his evidence, we find Mr. CHRISTIE asserting that, " as regards his sales, he always recommends that nothing should be done to the pictures, as [mark this !] they sell best in a dirty state"—a notable admission ! An assurance really painful to bear in mind with the remem brance of all the scrubbing and scouring that has been going on of late in reference to some of the pictorial treasures in the national collection—all the soap and water, all the skiming away of old varnish, all the `wiping and polish ing with sponges and silk handkerchiefs "It is a very difficult question to answer," con tinues the witness, "what has been the effect on the market value of the late operations performed on the pictures in the National Gallery, but a very general opinion prevailsthat their mar ket value is deteriorated." A deduction, of course, quite inevitable, after the previous assertion that pictures " sell best in a dirty state." Conse quently in a clean state they sell Worse—and therefore if cleaned the pictures must have their market value deteriorated. That is obvious. Either so much is certain, or the preceding state ment about pictures selling best when dirty goes for nothing. Manifestly, however, Mr. CHB ISTIE could speak without reservation when the subject of his remarks happened to be deductions from his own professional experience. When, on the con trary, reference had to be made to the National Gallery officials, and praise or blame had to be attached to their proceedings, his observations be trayed, as a matter of course, a more discreet cir cumspection. Therefore we find him gently in sinuating—not bluntly avowing it as a fact, but gently insinuating it—as a conjecture or impression, that " a very general opinion prevails that their (the pictures) market value is deteriorated." Be fore this witness had remarked that he had seen " sometimes good effects and sometimes bad ef fects result from cleaning pictures." " Some times good and sometimes bad ;" clearly, then, there is a risk in the operations ! That risk the public becomes, unhappily, but too well aware of, through the result of the late cleaning operations indulged in, in regard to the national collections. It has learnt the truth only when too late, in re ference to some of its most remarkable artistic possessions. Fortunately, out of that " nettle" Danger, in allusion to the Past, it is yet possible to pluck the " flower" Safety, in allusion to the Future. Similar proceedings may be prevented. We believe, indeed, that it is simply with a view to their prevention—with a view to their more effectual and more authoritative prevention—that this Committee of Inquiry has been orga nised. With this laudable purpose before them the members of the Committee are sitting from time to time examining witnesses, collecting and collating facts, taking notes preparatory to the compilation of their inevitable report—in fact, carrying on with untiring assiduity the labours of a detailed and elaborate investigation. Their first object is naturally to elicit from com petent witnesses facts indicative of the good or injury that may have been done to certain pic tures in the National Gallery, through recent cleaning operations. Conspicuous among these witnesses must now be ranked Mr. CHRISTIE, the picture auctioneer, who, towards the close of his evidence, gave his previous remarks about dirty pictures selling best a pointed illustra tion. He declared that he believed the Spanish Collection which he sold lately would not have fetched the price it actually did if put into the hands of cleaners ! This, recollect, from no mere theorist, or dilletanti, or amateur, or Pococu- RANTE—but from a practical man of business, a man acquainted with the market-value of pictures— in short, an eminent picture auctioneer. Reasons for the reorganisation of the National Gallery management are being found as plentiful as black berries. THE ACCESSION OF HER MAJESTY.—This being the anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne, the morning was ushered in with merry peals from the metropolitan churches, the shipping in the river and the dock were dressed with flags of all nations from their mastheads to the water's edge, the royal parish churches of St. Martin-in-the-fields and St. Margaret's, West minster, had the royal standard displayed from the summits of the towers, and double royal salutes were fired from the Park and Tower guns. As is customary her Majesty's tradesmen, the clubs, and principal theatres will be illuminated in the evening. THE ROYAL CHEISTENINO,—This august ceremony is fixed to take place on Monday next, the 27th inst., in the presence of the whole of the Royal family, including the King and Queen of Hanover. The infant prince will be christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, as sisted by the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of London. The sponsors will be the Princess of Hohen lohe, the Princess of Prussia, and the King of Hanover. The names to be given to the Prince will be Leopold George D uncan Albert. The Qileen in the evening will give a grand banquet, at which the Cabinet Ministers and great off i cers of state who havo been invited to the ceremonyony will he p r e sen t. Saturday COUNCIL.—A C a bi ne t Council was held on John Russell, dGo r l a v n o o ' , ll th j e o ay_ afternoon at the Foreign-Office, Downing street. deen The Ministers p resen t were —the Earl of Aber , uof Argyllssell,tlie , L th o o rd m l a ll r la ci n u c is ell o o f r, L E an a s r! GViscount Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, r the Duke of Newcastle the Cha nce ll or o f th e E xc hequer, Sir James Grah am , Charles W oo d, th e Ri g ht Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir Sr William Moleswo4b. The Council sat three hours. STOCKBRIDGE RACES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVALS. STEWARDS' PLATE.—Narcissus, Buckthorn, Prince Arthur, Adjutant, Cineas, Maid of Lorette colt, Ire land's Eye, Ninnyhammer, Amazon, Millstone, Psaltery, Telltale. TRIENNIAL TWO-YR-OLDS.—Andover, Bay Celia, Bracken, Changarnier. TRIENNIAL 3-YR-OLDS.—Amazon, Cineas, Millstone. TRIENNIAL, 4-YR-OLDS.—Aitch Bone, The Chase, Kingston. MOTTISFOUT STAKES.—Bay Celia, Changarnier, Circe, Hannibal, John o' Bruges, Miss Worthington, Pyrrha, St. Stephen, Triumph. CHAMPAGNE STAKES.—Bibury, Bay Celia, The General, John o' Bruges, General Breezo. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS.—Golden Plover. Rhinegrave also arrived ; Cobnut expected from New market. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE BARNETT. The bankrupt was described as of Napier-street, City road, watchmaker, and to-day was appointed for his last examination. The balance-sheet prepared by Mr. Hutton, of Moor gate-street, from January, 1852, to April, 1853, shows : —Dr. to creditors, 1,1321. Os, 10d.; secured, 521. 10s.; liabilities on customers' bills, 8941. 15s. profits, 307/. Os. Cr.—Bad debts carried to losses ; profits sold by Messrs. Engel and Samuel under judge's order, 254/. ; liabilities as per contra, 8941. 15s ; trade expenses, 411. ls. 3d. ; house and personal, 2041. ; wages, 771. 14s. 9d. ; rent, &c., 391. 12s. sd. ; losses, 2481. 4s. ld. ; deficiency, 6261. 17s. 9d. Mr. Solomon, solicitor, of Fenchurch-street, appeared on behalf of some execution creditors against whom the assignees had threatened to take proceedings ; Mr. Stopher, of Cheapside, represented the assignees, and Mr. Jones, of King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street, the bankrupt. The bankrupt was questioned as to whether he had given up all his books to the official assignee, and he replied in the affirmative. His Honour then asked how he arrived at his stock being 3311. only on the 10th of January, 1852, and he said from the watches he had sold. In answer to Mr. Stopher, the bankrupt stated that he had kept no account of the numbers of the watches sold, and if a robbery had been committed he should have been unable to give any positiv3 information to the police as to his loss. The accounts appeared defective in other respects, and after some discussion, in which Mr. Solomon and Mr. Jones took part, the bankrupt's examination was ad journed sine die for further accounts. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1 853. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. -(THIS DAY.) AN UNWELCOME VISITOR. Rackael Lipman, a fashionably-dressed woman, was charged before Mr. Hardwick with N iolently ringing at the door bell at Hammond's Coffeehouse, St. Martin's court, to the annoyance of the inhabitants. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Ander, the pro prietor of the above house, that about two o'clock yes terday morning, he was alarmed by hearing a violent ringing at the door bell, and fearing it to b an alarm of fire, he dressed himself, and directed his porter to see what was the matter • and on the latter going to the door, he found the defendant, who was in the act of giving a second tug at the bell. The porter de manded the reason of her pulling the bell at that late hour, when she said she wanted her husband. He told her he was not there, and persuaded her to go away, which she did. In a few minutes after, the bell was again pulled more violently than before, and as the prisoner persisted in her annoying conduct, she was given in charge. Defendant expressed her sorrow for what she had done, but at the time she was in a state of excitement, in consequence of her husband having left her for a week, and hearing that he was staying at the Coffee house, she went there to see if she could induce him to return home. Mr. Hardwick said respectable people must not be annoyed in such a 'manner at that time of the morning, and fined her 10s., which was at once paid. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Madame Medori, a prima donna of some celebrity abroad, made her debut on Saturday night. The opera, which we understand was selected, and even insisted on by herself, was Maria di Rohan, one not sufficiently po pular in this country to attract a largo audience, nor, as we think, of itself well calculated to display fully the powers of an experienced and talented artiste, as there can be no doubt Madame Medori is. Her voice is cer tainly a very fine one—a soprano, full-toned, sweet, and flexible ; her intonation seemed of unimpeachable just ness, her execution clear and as ticulate, and her taste and style (as shown by her embellishments and manner of phrasing) pure and musicianlike. Her acting is earn est and energetic, we must say, at times, vehement. Her debut was decidedly successful, but wo hope soon to see her in a part better suited to the powers which she evidently possesses. TilF. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Her Majesty and his Roy a l Jfk.fliness Prince Albert visited this theatre on Saturday night, for the purpose of witnessing the mag nificent production of Sardanapalus. ELEVATION OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL TO THE PEER AGE.—A report prevailed in the city yesterday that a vacancy in the representation may shortly be expected, on account of the elevation of Lord John Russell to the peerage.—Sunday Times. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Hon. Lionel Sack ville West, now paid attache to her Majesty's mission at Stuttgardt, is removed to Berlin in the same capacity. Mr. N. P. T. Barron, now paid attache at Berlin, is ap pointed to Stuttgardt. The Queen has appointed the Rev. M. M. Ross td the living of Tomintoul, in the county of Banff.—Observer. DEPARTURE OF THE AFRICA.—On Saturday afternoon the royal mail steam-ship Africa, Capt. Harrison, sailed from the Mersey with the usual mails for the United States and British North America, under the charge of Lieut. Scrivner, Admiralty Agent. Besides the mails the Africa took out one hundred passengers and a fair cargo of fine goods. Sin, DE LACY EVANS.—It is said, we cannot say with w h a t truth, that Major-General Sir De Lacy Evans, K.C.8., is to be the commander of the forces at Madras, in room of Lieut.-General Sir Richard Armstrong, K.C.B. The recent appointment to the command of a brigade at Chobham camp seemed indicative of a return to the duties of his profession ; and a relinquishment of the civil career, which, we think, he in an evil hour entered on, will be considered by many of his best friends as the wisest act of his life. The Chobham camp will rub off the rust, if any, and turn out once more a very chivalrous general.—Naval and Military Gazette. MAJOR-GENERAL ANSON.—This officer, who at pre sent represents South Staffordshire in Parliament, will shortly leave for Calcutta, to take upon himself the duties of general officer in Bengal, vacant by the retirement of the brave Sir Joseph Thackwell. General Anson is brother-in-law to the Earl of Chesterfield and Lord Forester. He has not seen active service since the battle of Waterloo. He was for many years Clerk to the Ordnance and aid-de-camp to the late Duke of Wel lington. It may be anticipated that a Liberal will be returned in his stead for South Staffordshire. Ma. BENEDICT.—The benefit of this composer and artist takes place on Wednesday next, at the Hanover square-rooms. The programme is of the most satisfac tory character, and as Mr. Benedict always fulfils his promises to the public, it cannot be doubted that the attendance on this occasion will be as large as usual, it being his first concert since his return from America with Jenny Lind. EXETER HALL.—Under the immediate patronage of her most gracious Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert.—The London Sacred Harmonic Society will perform Haydn's oratorio, Creation, pre ceded by Dr. Elvey's cantanta upon the birth-day of her Majesty, on Wednesday evening next, June 22, under the direction of Mr. Surman, founder, and for 20 years conductor, of the Exeter Hall oratorios. The proceeds will be devoted to the completion of the new wing of the hospital for consumption and - diseases of the chest at Brompton. The band and chorus will consist of nearly 800 performers. SUSPECTED SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY.—Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon information was forwarded from the various metropolitan police stations of the discovery of the body of a young lady that was found on Saturday in the Regent's Canal, Stepney. Sergeant George Brown, of the K division of police, has issued the following description :—Female, about twenty-five years of age, five feet five inches in height, thin brown hair, black merino gown, black crape bonnet, muslin do lain petti_ coat, flannel ditto, linen chemise, white stockings, laven_ der colour side lace up boots. A shell having been pro cured, the body was removed to the Gunmakers' Arms, public-house, where medical assistance was sent, and every aid rendered, but life was quite extinct. From the appearance of the deceased, it is evident that she moved in a respectable station of life. The body now remains at thu above-named tavern, to be owned and the inquest held. WELLINGTON TESTIMONIAL — THE WELLINGTON AND UNITED SNIXVICES BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. —On Saturday a roe.'eting of the subscribers to this proposed institution was Jield at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, for the purpose of promoting the foundation of a charity for the relief of veteran non-commissioned and petty officers, soldiers, sailors, ,anti marines. Lord Erskine in the chair. There were on ; , y seven persons present, and of these one stated that he Attended under the impression that it was to be a ineetitig. of the subscribers to another institution bearing the same nanslieng o The. fa reosnollain yb o usine business transacted was the reading of the minutes of previous committee meetings, and the pas pro posed by Lord Clarence Paget anal seconded by Sir J. Ross, appointing an executive council. The names to be supplied at a future period. Mr. H. Tommy, jun., the secretary, stated that the funds subscrilied in the country had not yet been paid in to the London banker, but when all was collected the sum would amount to between 2,0001. and 3,0001. THE BAND IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.—The band of the Regiment of Horse Guards stationed at Knights bridge barracks, have commenced their performances in Kensington Gardens for the summer season. The band plays from half-past four until half-past six o'clock on Tuesday and Friday afternoons, and the performance takes place at the south-eastern point of the gardens, facing the ride, and almost immediately opposite the Prince's Gate, LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE. Last evening the general subject of conversation in the political world was an interview which took place on Friday between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Drouyn de Lhuys, and the Russian Minister, M. de Kisseleff. The report is, that in the conversation between these two personages, M. de Kisseleff having remarked that the occupation of the Moldo-Wallachian provinces by Russia was now inevitable, M. Drouyn de Lhuys replied that if a single Russian soldier passed the Pruth, the fact would be considered by the French Govern ment as a casus belli. Whether there be any truth in this story or not, the fact is undoubted that the organs of the French Government, though not yet going the length of declaring the occupation of the principalities a casus belli, make it so nearly so, that it is difficult to distinguish the difference. The differences between France and the Republic of Ecuador have been settled. Admiral Despoint entered the river Guayaquil, and obtained the sa tisfaction France had demanded. The levy of sailors, which has been decreed by the Minister of Marine, will furnish a contingent of 4,000 men. A - Queen's messenger, with dispatches for the British Government, arrived at Paris yesterday from Constantinople. A decline in the prices of Government Securities occurred at the Bourse on Saturday, and, as usually happens at the close of the week, there was not much activity in business. The final quotations w ere :—For cash—Three per Cents., 77f. ; Four and-a-Half per Cents., 101 f. 30c. For the account —Three per Cents., 76f. 95c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 101 f. 30c. ; Bank Stock, 2,675 f. There was, not much movement in affairs at the Railway Share Market on Saturday, whilst a general depre ciation in the value of that description of public security took place. TURKEY. • The following important intelligence has been re ceived in PariS A . telegrttphic dispatch, dated Constantinople, the 10th June, states that, on the previous day, the courier 'bearing the demand of Russia for the acceptance of Prince Menschikoff's last proposal had arrived. This produced a great sensation. Within a few hours of this a messenger arrived, bringing news of the approach of the English and French fleets. This also created a great stir. Warlike preparations were being earned on with great rapidity and energy. Admiral Slade declared that the fleet was in excellent condition. Dispatches from St. Petersburgh state that Prince Gortchakoff, the same who was sent to the Duke of Wellington's funeral, had left St. Peters burgh on the 11th, to assume the command of the army which is destined to invade Moldavia. His instructions are, to await at head-quarters the re turn of the courier who was sent with the 'ultimatum to St. Petersburgh, and in the event of his bringing news of its rejection, to proceed at once, without waiting for further orders, to cross the Pruth and occupy the Principalities. The language of the Emperor is still full of menaces. Dispatches from Vienna state that Austria had a g ain offered her good offices, but, it is added, with but little hope of their acceptance. The following summary of the Turkish news is from the Constitulionnel : " Our correspondent writes us word that the Porte was making unheard-of efforts to place itself in a state of defence. It was continuing with as much activity as intelligence its preparations on various points at the same time, and neglected no means of protect ing the country from the oppression which seemed to menace it. The Porte was seconded in its efforts by the patriotism of the nation which in every class appeared greatly exasperated at the demands of Russia. The entrance of the Bosphorus was already suitably protected by the presence of the whole of the Ottoman fleet, which was expected to be reinforced in a few days by the vessels from Egypt. The forts which commanded the passage were being armed, and it was in contempla tion to establish a camp on the heights of the village of Buyukdere. Another camp was also to be formed, composed of the regiments of the guard, in the plain of Haidar-Pacha, near Scutari, in Asia. On the other hand, letters from Odessa stated that the Russian armaments are going on without interrupti on i n Bessarabia and in the Crimea ; and intelligence from Bucharest mentioned that from the date of the 24th of May, indications were perceptible amongst the Russian troops of movements preparatory to entering on a campaign. Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, it appears, had i n f orme d th e P or t e, i n a non-official manner that he expected to receive, in a very few days, instructions which would permit him to give him an official assurance that his Government would consider an attack on the part of Russia as a violation of the treaty of 1841, and that, should such a case occur, it "would intervene efficaciously in favour of Turkey. This communication had produced a great effect amongst the Turks, and it was thought probable that the French ambassador would make a similar declaration. "The Sultan was about to take up his residence near the village of Therapis, not far from Buyukd6re", to pass part of the fine season. This palace, situated about three leagues from the entrance of the Bosphorus, was also inhabited by the Sultan Mahmoud at the period of the war with Russia in 1826 and 1827. The departure of the Sultan was regarded at Constantinople as a certain mark of his determination to repel ener getically the attacks of Russia. As he thus places himself in the midst of all the military move ments, he has excited a great enthusiasm amongst the people. As the French and English ambassadors have summer residences at Therapis, ii was thought. by many that that circumstance might have had some effect in leading to the Sultan's determination. This year the importance of events caused the approach of the Rama zan (which commenced on the Bth) to be almost un heeded, and the Council continues to meet every day." " Thus," continues the Constitutionnel, "it will be seen that the present mail adds but little of real importance to what we have already received." The Constantinople Journal of the 4th June publishes, under the head of " Communication," the following document " As the two parties have not been able to come to an understanding on all the questions which his Highness Prince Menschikoff, who arrived lately at Constantinople with the character of ambassador extraordinary of the illustrious Court of Russia, has in conformity with the mission with which he was charged, put forward, his highness has broken the diplomatic relations with the Sublime Porte, put an end to his embassy, and left Con stantinople. " Although these facts, which have occurred at a time when the Sublime Porte was taking every pains to preserve and maintain its amicable relations with the Court of Russia, could not do other wise than give pain to th e G overnment of his Ma jesty the Sultan, it is nevertheless hoped that a just appreciation of his loyal and pacific intentions on the part of the Court of Russia, and a manifestation on the part of the latter of analogous and pacific intentions, will soon re-establish the good relations of the two Powers on the same footing as formerly, and the idea, besides, that Russia will not undertake a war for which there is no good motive, gives ground for hope that peace will not be disturbed. " Whatever may be the case, as the rupture of the official relations and the departure of the Prince are facts, which from the time of the departure of that am bassador have remained without the assurance that there would mot be any war, and as Russia finds herself in the position of having made great preparations for war by sea and land, the Sublime Powers at the same time that she has declared to the high Porte that she did not entertain the slightest hostile intention, finds herself under the painful necessity of adopting, as a matter of pure precaution, and simply in order to placet herself in state of defence, some measures, consisting in movements of troops and in fortifications ; in conse quence of which it has undertaken to put in a good state of defence, by the employment of troops and by other means, the imperial fortresses which are beyond the Balkan, and on the banks of the Danube, as well as in other essential places, and the straits of the Black Sea. The sending to that strait of the ships of war which were lying before Behicklasch makes a part of the mea sures of precaution in question. "As the employes of the Russian Commercial Chan cellery at Constantinople and the Russian consuls re main at their posts, and as the mercantile operations of Russian merchants and subjects continue to be carried on as in time past, the Sublime Porte, in order to give a new proof of its good feeling towards the Court of Russia, has sent orders everywhere necessary to the effect of giving to the merchants and subjects of that nation still more facilities, and to treat all Russian em ployes with proper respect. On this point the Govern. ment of his Imperial Majesty the Sultan is very anxious." The Porte having thought it advisable to con sult those diplomatists on the subject of a project of a note presented to Prince Menschikoff after that of the 18th May, announcing the rupture, they met on the' 21st, at Lord Redcliffe's, their senior, and, after a long discussion, the following reply was drawn up before they parted, to be transmitted verbally to the Minister of Foreign Affairs : " The representatives of England, France, Prussia, and Austria, in reply to the desire expressed by his Highness Rescind Pacha, to know their opinion on a projected note communicated privately by Prince Men schikoff, are of the opinion that on a question which so nearly concerns the liberty of action and the sove reignty of his Majesty the Sult an , his Hi g h nes s Res chid Pacha is the best judge of the line of action that ought to be taken, and they do not consider them selves authorised, under the actual circumstances, to express an opinion on the subject." It is said that in a few days a firman will be issued, conceding additional privileges to the Christians, Ottoman subjects Lord Redcliife had been thrown from his horse, but happily received no injury. The Turks are preparing to enter the month of the Ramazan. The bureaux of the Porte will be closed on the occasion. The Emperor Nicholas is expected daily in Odessa. OVERLAND MAIL. By the arrival of the overland mail we have re ceived our files of papers from Bombay to the 23d of May, Calcutta kith May, Hong Kong 23d April, Alexandria 11th June, and Malta 15th June. INDIA. BOMBAY, May 23.—Froin Burmah there is news down to the 24th of April, the only important item of which is, that the Governor-General has posi tively acceded to the remonstrances of the Burmese commissioners, and has given them thirty days for a final answer to his terms. If the latter are not agreed to within the time specified, a fleet of steamers is at once to proceed up the river to Ava. The reason for all the delay that has taken place in signing the treaty of peace is that the British com missioners endeavoured to annex a much larger piece of the Burmese Empire than was contemplated in Lord Dalhousie's proclamation of the 31st Dec. Some difficulty seems to exist regarding what is, and what is not, " Pegu proper," and as our advanced post of Prome is supposed not to be within the limits of that kingdom, our commis sioners naturally thought that a post which had cost us so much to take ought not to be abandoned without an attempt to retain the same. Two Roman Catholic missionaries, one of them a French Jesuit, the other a Portu guese secular guest, accompany the Burmese Com missioners, and act as pacificatory between them and the British officers. These gentlemen have been preaching the gospel in Burmah, and are well acquainted with that kingdom and its inhabitants. They say that the boundaries of " Pegu proper" have often been changed, and that when a Peguan dynasty reigned on the throne of Ava, it extended far to the north of Prome and Tounghoo. In many quarters, and by many officers now employed in Burmah, it is believed that the objection made to the proposals of the British Commissioners is only to secure time to fortify one of the large inland cities, many of which are said to be inaccessible to any guns larger than six-pounders ; and this being done, the robber chieftains of the north and east would be let loose :tci annoy, our detachments in every possible way, and to pay themselves by plun dering the inhabitants of the Pegu and Burmese provinces. 'This, however; they will hardly have time for, if . what is reported—that the Gover nor-General has determined upon an advance upon the capital, should the Ava Commissioners not come at once to terms. Commodore Lam bert has ordered the ten small steamers which are under his orde r s, t o b e ready for an ad vance up the river ; and in these General Godwin will convey 4,000 men in ten days, and with the greatest ease and comfort, to the gates of Ava. In other words, he will perhaps do in the beginning of the rains of 1853, what he might and ought to have done at the same period of 1852. The post of Beling, after being recaptured by the Burmese, has again fallen into our ands. Twelve of our Sepoys, who had been taken prisoners when the place fell, were found in irons, but had not been otherwise ill-treated. That many of the Burmese tribes must be favourably inclined towards the British may be inferred from the fact, that after Beling had fallen, some of the Burmese officers, who endeavoured to raise an insurrection amongst tribes of Karens and Toung-thous were seized by those people, one of them decapitated, and his head packed in salt and forwarded to the British Com missioner, with a message from both tribes that they would retake Beling for us without assistance, and would at once put down the insurrection. Before next mail, which leaves on the 30th inst., is despatched, the result of this reference to the Governor-General will be known, and it will be seen whether the Burmese Commissioners are wise enough to profit by this last chance which has been given them, or whether they intend again to draw the sword, and give our troops another season of fighting. If the latter alternative is adopted, no thing can save the whole of the Burmese empire from being annexed to the Company's territories. From the Nizam's dominions we learn that the terms offered by the Governor-General to his High ness have been agreed to. Territory yielding an annual rent of 36 lacs (360,0001.) is to be given up to the English Government, and for this not only is the entire debt due by the Nizam remitted, but an annual payment by his Highness of 40 lacs (400,0001.) is also done away with. This last item was for the payment of the conting ent force, which is called th e Ni zam ' s army, but wich, in point of fact, is under the orders of the British Resident. Since his arrival at Hydrabad, the new Resident, Colonel Low, has - certainly o bt a i ne d an i nfluence over both the Nizam and his Minister, which the late Resident, General Fraser, never possessed. The same long list of murders and outrages is to be met with in every letter which comes from the capital of the Deccan. Along the north-west frontier of India every thing is quiet. At Cabool, Hyder Khan, the son of Dost Mahomed, is about to proceed on an expe dition to aid the Khandahar chiefs against the Herat troops, which are said to be on the march towards that city. Sir Frederick Currie, having terminated his five years in the Surreme Couacil of India, has left India, and has been succeeded by Mr. Dorin. The Governor-General is at Calcutta, and the Governor of Madras at his seat of government. The Gover nor of Bombay, Lord Falkland, is at his pleasure house on the Mahableshwar Hills, and will most likely not visit the Presidency until the early part of 1854, being the average of eight months in every twelve which he passes away from Bombay. The news which is creating the greatest sensa tion in commercial and other circles is, that the United States Government seems determined to relieve England of a portion, at least, of her Eastern trade. A direct steam communication is to be opened immediately between California and China, ana a line of railway is to be completed in two years between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the termini being at San Francisco and at New York. This, with an American settlement in Japan, and the ports of that kingdom open to the ships of America, will very soon form a second Anglo-Saxon empire in the East. A second petition from the Bombay Native As sociation goes home by this day's mail. The chief points-in the document pray that the Charter Act may be renewed as a temporary measure for three years only, and that a Commission of Inquiry, under the immediate directions of the Parliamen tary Committee, be forthwith sent out to each of the three Presidencies, to inquire into the griev ances under which the country labours. The Madras Atheneum has published the evi dence taken before the Indian committees, of Lord Gough, Col. Grant, Mr. Halliday, Sir Edward Ryan, and Sir Erskine Perry ; and the manner in which the latter gentleman seems to have stepped out of his way to defend the notorious Nursoo Punt, of Baroda Blue-book notoriety, and to attack the judge (Mr. Frere) who tried the man, is only equalled by the astonishing manner in which he abuses the Company's judicial servants, after hav ing praised them as he did in the dedication of a law-book some three or four years ago. The dismissed Sudder judges is still the topic of conversation in all the circles of the service at and throughout the presidency. The senior dismissed judge (Mr. Le Geyt) leaves Bombay to-morrow to take his seat ps judge of Poona. The junior (Mr. Grant) left India by the last steamer, and was at tended on board the vessel by hundreds of natives, who were anxious to testify their respect for Mr. Grant, and to see the last of one of the best friends they ever had in India. Since the last mail left, a number of ships have arrived from England and other places, but freight still continues high. The market is very dull in deed, and safe investments for money continue very high. The Bombay papers announce the death of Col, Nepean, of the Madras army, on the 14th of May, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Prom the Commercial Report of the Overland Bengal _ _ Efurkaru Price Current.). CALCUTTA, May s.—The Bombay Express Overland Mail, bringing London dates to the 24th March, arrived yesterday- The eXport market appears to have kept in a remark ably even course, with a good deal of business doing at steady prices for most articles. In indigo the shipments of the month of April reach to 3,336 chests, out of which 2,987 were directed to Great Britain, and only 117 chests to France. Sugar continues to attract a great deal of attention, and the shipments of the month are heavy, being 2,28,247 mds. Raw silk remains in brisk demand. Silk piece goods continue decidedly quiet. Saltpetre has been in fair de mand for Great Britain and the United States. There has not been much inquiry for the article on French ac account. Rica has commanded a fair share of attention for shipment to the Mauritius and Bourbon. To Eng land the exports have greatly fallen off. Shellac and lac dye have both been in excellent request. Safflower, nothing doing as yet. Hides command much attention. The exports in April were near 2.1 lacs of pieces to Great Britain alone ; while 85,268 pieces passed the custom-house in the same period for North America. Oil seeds remain iu previously good request. Linseed has sold as high as Co.'s Rs. 2 14 0 per maund, and the de mand for North America is exceedingly brisk. Castor oil has been shipped to Great Britain to the extent of 4,967 maunds in April. Jute remains in good favour among shippers, and prices are kept up by the active demand existing. Rum is in fair request for various quarters. Shipments of raw cotton are very much confined to China at present. Opium quotations in the Bazaar were yesterday 1,024 to 1,025 for Patna, which is a decline on former rates. Most of the drug from the last sale has gone forward in the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers For- , mosa and Lady Mary Wood, and a small quantity in private clippers. The next sale will be on the 20th inst. In our Money Market there is nothing particularly new to report. Shares and Company's paper both con tinue of steady value. Profits of the Bank of Bengal for the last three months declared at 4-1-4 per cent, per an num. A Government notification was issued on Satur day, the 23d ult., intimating to the public that the Sicca Five per Cont. Loan, Nos. 1,151 to 5,500, will be paid off on the 25th of July next. This is a large sum— something like three crores of rupees, it is said, and, as might be supposed, four per cent. paper is already more valuable in consequence. Of the Import Market it is necessary to speak in much less favourable terms than of late. There has not been so good an inquiry during the fortnight, and prices of many of the chief staples are considerably lower. The exchange is rather higher, and this, although a favour able feature, very often operates as a check on buyers, who, under such circumstances, seem to think that hold ers must sell in order to avail themselves of that ad vintage, and so hold aloof from buying as long as they possibly can. Of grey shirtings only a moderate quantity have been sold, while in jacconets and mada pollams the reported transactions are decidedly small. White shirtings continue in request ; but nearly all other bleached goods are very quiet, and difficult to get rid of in quantity. Mulls and books are both in very poor demand. Lappets continue to find buyers to a fair extent. Turkey red goods are without alteration in value, and sell to a fair extent. Prints of various kinds are saleable, and about 10,000 pieces of Bengal stripes have been sold at Co.'s Rs. 2-3-6 and 2-4 per piece. Fancy muslins and dress pieces are very saleable: A large business has lately been done in various sorts of beads. The mule twist market has been wanting in briskness. Sales reported are small, and prices are down 1 or 2 pic per morah. Turkey red has been in fair inquiry at fully former prices. Orange and green have both sold in small quantity. Respecting metals there has been more doing in iron than for some little time previously, and prices appear to be well supported. Lard has sold at Sa. Rs. 7-6-0. Spelter at Ct. Rs. 9-4-0, and subsequently at Ct. Rs. 9-14-0 ; but as this article goes up and down so fre quently, and without any apparent cause, there is no saying how the market may rule by the time these lines are published. Tin plates are in fair demand. Exchange is rather higher again. Present rates are as follows :-Ist class credit, 2s. 11d. to 2s. 1 ad. per rupee; ditto documents, 25.,18d. to 2s. lid. Freights.—Quoted rates are as follows :—Sugar, Si. 17s. 6d. to 4/. ; saltpetre 3/. 17s. 6d. ; rice, 4/. ; jute, 3/. ss. to 3/. 7s. 6d. ; hides, 3/. 17s. ; oilseeds, 4/. 2s. 6d. to 4/. ss. ; shellac, 3/. ; lac dye, 3/. 15s. To Mauritius Co.'s Rs. 2 0 0 per bag, payable there at 50 cents.. Indigo.--The public sales held during the fortnight, of which particulars are given below, have gone oft with rather more spirit. The exports as given below are con siderable during the last month for the lateness of the season, but there cannot now be much more available for shipment. The falling off, as compared with the two previous years, is very heavy, and ought to have a sensible effect on the home market. From some parts of Jessore complaints of want of rain are loud, and with out which sowings cannot be completed. Other districts appear to be equally ill off in this respect. In the neigh bourhood of Calcutta we have had only one north-wes ter with rain of any consequence, wbich is certainly most unusual for so advanced a state of the season. The weather is desperately hot. REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE BOMBAY MARKETS. [FROM THE 10TH TO THE 21ST MAY INCLUSIVE.] There is little to remark on the state of the Money Market since our last report. The speculative demand for Government Securities that arose in the early part of the month has entirely subsided, and prices have some what receded. The transactions in Bank Shares have been very limited, and altogether our market is un usually inactive, even for this season of the year. Since the date of our last commercial report we have had large arrivals of shipping, and a fresh supply of goods having been thrown upon a market already dull, owing to the near approach of the close of the season, added to the anxiety shown by holders to realise before the monsoon, and the caution evinced by dealers in mak ing purchases, have tended to reduce the previous value of manufactured goods. Grey Shirtings-40,in 5f to Vb. ready for delivery, still commands Rs. 3 7 ans., 6 at 611 b. Rs. 3 12 ans. to Rs. 3 14 ans., 7 at 711 b. Its. 4 at Rs. 44 per piece, those of 8 at 941 b. are with difficulty got rid of at Rs. 410 ans. to Rs. 50 per piece. Goods of 45 in. may be sold in small quantities-6/ at 71b. from Rs. 46 ans. at Rs. 4 8 ans-74 to 81bs. 4 7 ans. at Rs. 5 per piece. Grey Long Cloths.—These goods are out of season, and few sales have been made. Grey Madapollams. —This class of goods of 24 at 31bs. are saleable at Rs. 1.11 ans. at Rs. 2 per piece ; for those of 31Ibs. there has been less inquiry for Rs. 2 to Rs. 2 1 ans. per piece. Grey Domestics.—There is very little inquiry for this class of goods. Grey T. Cloths.—The same remark applies to these goods. Grey Jacconets.--The lower qualities of this class of goods are saleable at Rs. 1 3 ans., at Rs. 1-8 ans. for4o in. ; 45 in. would meet with a ready sale at Its. 1 14 ans. at Its. 2 per piece. There is little or no inquiry for the better qualities. Bleached Goods.—Low qualities are still saleable in small quantities; for the higher qualities there is no inquiry. Lappets and lappet scarfs are still saleable. White satin checks there is little inquiry for. Turkey red goods are quite neglected, so that there are no sales to report. Yarns having been brought in large quantities by the ships which have lately arrived from England, and the export season being now closed, very few transactions have been entered into, and those at a very material decline on the rates formerly quoted. In Turkey red yarns nothing has been done. Orange yarns have arrived in large quantities, and some sales forced ; the price may be quoted at 10 to 11 annas per lb. for the usual numbers. Ball threads sells in small quantities at 81 to 12 annas per lb., according to qua lit y . Crown glass is in request at Rs. 121 for 200 feet. Quart bottles sell easily at Rs. 1 2 ans. at Rs. 1 6 annas per dozen. Pints at 13 to 14 annas per dozen. Corks are difficult of sale at Rs. 2 per gross. Marine Stores.—Canvas is in small demand at 11 to 16 Rs. per bolt. Cordage and twine are in demand, the first at Rs. 20 per cwt., the latter 9 annas per lb. Turpentine and linseed oil are likewise wanted, the first at Rs. 2 to 21 gallon, boiled oil at Rs. 2, and raw oil Rs 1 10 ans. to Rs. 1 12 ans. per gallon. Linseed is held at Rs. 3 10 ans. per cwt., although some was sold at a few annas less. Cotton.—As freights fell, holders raised the price so considerably as to have restricted purchases to those who are compelled to fill up the vessels loading. Prices may, however, be expected to fall shortly, as the new crop is arriving freely : the stock in hand is heavy, and it will be necessary to store all which may remain un sold previous to the setting in of the rains. The fol lowing are the prices last paid :—For Broach and Jum booseir, Rs. 106 to Rs. 108 ; for Dhollera; Rrs. 100 ; for Oomrawutty, Rs. 98 per candy. At these rates, with other charges, it could not be laid down in England at less than 4-1-10th d. to 4-6-10th d. per lb. Freight. —Owing to the very large arrivals of shipping from England and Australia since our last, the rates fell rapidly from 31. 15s. to 21. 10s., at which rate tonnage was taken up briskly for Liverpool, and 21. 15s. per tons to London ; within the last two days freights have again advanced, and may now be quoted at 31., at 31. 2s. 6d. to Liverpool • for ready ship s 3/, s s. per ton. In China freights there is no business doing, the rates being still further reduced since last, and may be quoted at Rs. 121 at Rs. 13 per candy. Exchange operations have been rather briskly entered into within the last few days ; few Documents Bills were offering, and with a scarcity of China Bills in the market, and may now be quoted for first-class credits 2s. 11d. to 2s. 11d., six months' sight. On Calcutta Rs. 99, on China Rs. 226 to 227 per 100 dollars 60 days sight. 0 him to assure the people of Shangbae that the ral es d war at present in port would protec t them, enu,,,ek effective assistance to defend the city from any 3 " -- on the part of the insurgents. " I told him it would be necessary that I shogiulvdoetalchitowe your Excellency's instructions before I could any reply, and, in corformity with these, I have n state that I directed Mr. Interpreter Meadows to,l, upon the ' Taoutae and inform him that your -rA. l ' .. ce ency could hold out no promise whatever of assista n _ t in the defence of the city if attacked by the insuri_ forces, but that unquestionably you would defend; property within the foreign settlement, if all at r e. be upon it were made. In regard to any danger to e afg of ended from thieves or marauders within th wlt' the city, you would naturally desire to assist the autho: ri bt he t fa i o e tr s ye o i y n ao p um r . e u v s e t n tin reservet h e to i l y l a o g u e rs o e f it. h t o h n e e s t ci ti ze n e u '. mine what course should be pursued when the stances which might call for any intervention vie s `• I have the honour to be, Sir, your Excellency most obedient, humble servant, A c rla E. (Signed) "RUTHERFORD "To his Excellency Sir GEORGE BONHAM. P 4 ''' K. C. B &c. "True copies ( Signed) etOcidrceu.tTr; CHINA MARKETS. , ar ticle Cotton.—A declin e i n th e value of this st a r ° very is noticeable, and the business transacted has beeves small, amounting only to 400 bales Bombay, Suq Bengal, and 200 bales Madras, at the following raw:d, Bombay, ordinary, 4.7 to 4.9 taels ; middling te dii 5.4 to 5.6 taels ; best, 6to 6.2 taels. Beng al ' n () " . 5 ;BO; 4.6 to 4.8 taels ; middling to good, 5,3 to v.- ; best, 6to 6.1 tads. Madras, ordinary, sto 6. 1 2 1 ;d5, middling to good, 5.5 to 6.2 taels ; best, 6. 5 t 0 feri Western, 4.8 to 5 taels. The presen t deman d slight, and prices hav e s till a downward tendency' as . Opium.—llle present quotations for the drue r L a ts 425 for Panta, and drs. 435 for Benares. quoted drs. 430, and Turkey drs. 350. There are rot stocks both here and at th e nor th, an d no early jog) ment need be looked for. Exchange.—On London, six months' sight, 411. SINGAPORE MARKET.27th A 61 ' Singapore, P The arrivals from Great Britain since the 14411fary have been the 'Canada, Flora Muir, Stephan° , , Stewart. Early in the month considerable activity Prep to and large sales made of B r iti s h man ufactures, the Siamese traders, but the demand having b ab y re sided the market is now quiet, and will Pr°.„,, 0 050, main so until the change of the Monsoon. Th e n— 0 ' received from China of the rapid progress and sol e ill the rebels, and the consequent stagnation of tr the northern ports, have crea t e d grea t anxietY. 3 nol B the Junk traders, who, up t o th e p r esent per'°`",, c o• refrained from investing largely for their r eturn e a ,ltate In the event of opium conti nu i ng i n the depres se ', r ,ders and low price named in the last advices these " ufae may be induced to purchase largely in cotton 1 11311 tures and Straits produce. l o pe mand, principal articles of export continue 'leo, mand, but, with the exception of tin, at ra t h er rates. O5 Exchanges.—On London—The Oriental 333 n" s ' l no drawing early in the mon th a t 4 s . Bd., but bt s . 0. lowered the rate to 4s. 74d. s i x mon ths' sigh , s, hill • three months sight, and 4 s . 6d. a t s i ht. Prit is a na l have been negotiated to som e ex t en t during t h e ° at 4s. 84d. ix months' sight. A oist s Cotton.— s Stocks are moderate, but no deman d at present, and quotations are therefore nominal' EGYPT. &nen 5° The Nile has not been known to have low during the last 30 years. to 99 Exchange at Alexandria has been run UP and 99i- piastres per pound sterling. MALTA. f tbe Our letters from Malta, to the morni l C.o 15th of June, bring nothing of moment ull"" e " f io 04 head beyond the arrival on the 13th of the -V ":„. steam-frigate from Gibraltar, which left oft tu ti e es of lowing day at noon with the London dispAt c , i ' ori' the Bth idem ; to hand by the Peninsular ental Company's steamer Euxine from Marne the for Vice-Admiral Dund as , w h ose departure fob Levant, under date of th e Bth, we have 207"folli nounced. No later tidings h a d b een real"' Constantinople. CHINA. We have received files of papers from Hongkong, ro the 22d April inclusive. We make the following extracts : (From the Overland China Mail of 22d April.) The lona arrived in this harbour from Shanghae on the morning of the 20th, having left Woosung ou the 16th. The latest intelligence regarding the insurrection is to the effect that the rebels, having captured Nankin on the 21st March had been compelled to evacuate it, and in little more than a fortnight-- on the 6th April—had been defeated by General Heang-yung at Tan-yang, about thirty miles south ward from Nankin. The news, which reached Shanghae on the 12th, is the more worthy of cre dence as the insurgents are reported to have lost only about 2,000 killed, and 130 wounded ; and five days before the intelligence reached Shanghae the Taoutae had announced Heang-yung as on his march against the rebels, and expecting to en counter and defeat them at Tan-yang. The foreign residents would appear to be in a state of considerable alarm and excitement, having held several public meetings, and formed them selves into a volunteer corps, to resist any attack which might be made upon them by the rebels ; and we are told that 300 men of the 59th, and 100 of the Ceylon Rifles, are ordered to hold themselves in readiness to proceed to the North, should their services be required. The China papers do not mention that the foreign residents took any part in assisting the Imperialists to defeat the rebels. The following official notifi cation had been issued at Shanghae " NOTIFICATION. " British Consulate, Shanghae, April 8, 1853. " Her Majesty's Consul is directed by her Majesty's Plenipotentiary to circulate, for general information, the annexed copy of his answers to his Excellency the Taoute's application for assistance in the defence of the city. (Signed) "RUTHERFORD ALCOCK, Consul. " To the British Community at Shanghae." (Copy, No. IG.) " British Consulate, Shanghae, April 7, 1853. " Sir —I have the honour to report that H. E. Woo, Taoutae, paid me an official visit to-day in order per sonally to urge the expediency of a declaration from the foreign consuls at this conjuncture, which would enable gwsmNo....""' AUSTRALIA. (BYIELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.) 11 , PLYMOUTH, MONDAY, I-V; s 4 • The Derwentwater, 620 tons, Captain _ D A more, from Hobart Town in 106 days, Panpil' Channel this morning for London, and landea boo t, passengers out of thirty h ere in a pilot Arclr amongst whom are th e R ev . J. Reibey and deacon Marriott. s ll° She has a small quantity of gold and vrool• fr iJe spoke the Carnatic on the 19th of May, t bis itive the line ; the L ou i sa f rom Callao off „he bO , Plate. The A us t ra l as i a and Southern urulateh sailed two or th ree d ays b efore the Derwcw'"- and the Cornhill and Colonist were to follow. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SATtlle;o By the Royal mail steam-ship Europa, Snieir commander, we have rece i ve d a d v i ces fro m York to the 7th, and from Boston to the 8 She has brought 174 passengers, and $1 04 ) specie on freight. c ar The Royal mail stea m - s hi p C ana d a, LallF froo mander, arrived at B os t on on t h e Bth iz's" this port. 0 The Washington, Union. the supposed org`• sea )pu the Government, declares that unless the clir of the Me.silla Valley by a Mexican foree, iS it avowed the United St a t es cannot hesitate P° act. color It is stated in letters from Halifax that th e nial fishing schoo ner V e l oc it y h a d been drLvejiliatif St. George's Bay a French cruiser. The stul? . 00 of Clarke arrived on the 28th with the last div isl the 26th Regiment. According to the New York Herald a P i l o ttirs has been presented to the Canadian Lege 10 04 _, from the municipal council of the county 0 . ..0 0 A representing that by reason of the rapid 111 1, f the coloured population of the said countY__ : ,. migration from the United States many evr,,,gfot resulting and were likely to result, and Poll . — the adoption of certain resolutions. The accounts from Texas of the progress of discoveries are very discouraging, the 1 1 ";. a tb° metal being very s carce , no t su ffi c i en t to reP" labour expended on its search. ce tisl Advices from Havannah o f th e 31st ult. o de' that the Captain-General had severely rePre/ois fot the professors an d mas t ers o f cer t a i n sell ° As teaching the scholars too liberal opinion s ' , 10 4.1 attempt to get up an " indignation' nleeti%edeit been suppres se d. H er M a j esty ' s s t e amer ixii rs oo arrived at Hava nna h on th e 28th. AL).go f named Dalrymple h a d b een arres t e d on a CP robbing the British Consulate. at li es( Very brief ad v i ces h a d b een rec eived York from San Francisco to the 16th t il e char general mining account s are o f a favoull‘ cb ratter, and some lar ge l umps o f go ld had b ee ' covered. ril Sandwich" Island letters to the 16th of •••-t ) c olar port that the King had nominated as his suu to The the e his son Lihos. es ssr ' New thron ip York money market costinue a „Log with rates in favour of the borrower. Flr? a oa e nv., paper was readily di scoun t e d at 6 per e s toe loans on call at 5 to 6 per cent. In t i ne e market the sales were light, at a small de e r, 10 9 1 pared with last rat es . Forchange on Lonaeow to to lo9i ; Amsterdam, 41 to 41k; Hamburg, 36i; Bremen, 791 to 79i. prices.ott on s i a n es good sinc d e demand, but abmuetr,wist,h2ooou,tbaievilless:eat 000 Flour inactive, at a slight decline. 11 ; at 67 t,, alteration. Indian corn in good deman u t,, , a nd 6 i 67i for southern yellow, 63 to 64 for raiseu to 62 for damaged. at s l3 i Pe r Mess pork inactive at $l6, and prim e rj , ' oar_ barrel. Beef in go o d supply, with Lea rioderaw ket. Cut meats, hams, and shoulder s in e r hha• demand. p_ oito Freights to London—Tobacco, atr6 per 28 i t. r 6 t d o • D P . measurementflou2s. per bgaorrocetsl: 25s.turp teontsoinse., F oir ruN quest l at the —.-------.----- MELANCHOLY E— DEATH OF AN OCTOGENARIAN ...AD ,_, —Last Saturday , SLaitnurdn, Great Warn riv. Ga.rnSe.rl3ertreeent4hecildesurkeli:,,P we l, on Mrs. Elizabeth Brunt, a lady of fortune, ,g 7; 80. It appeared from the evidence that deceased vaaoP enfeebled as not to be able to move about without se; aistance, and that during the absence of her nurse r. contrived to push the chair u on which she was slu g to the lobby, when she overbalanced herself, and, fal _ I ' ll* : down stairs, sustained such severe injuries to her he 4l- 1 that death was the result. Verdict, "ticeidel° death." P ester. AWFUL VISITATION TO A MARRIED LADY._ .. nf day afternoon, an awful instance of the uncertaiebn% human life occurred to Mrs. Eugene Guairlant, ge;l‘.. years, who resided in Henrietta-street, Brill:19111er square. It appears that the deceased had been ill ~.A , usual health and spirits, and went to look a t a nevi rvi, dente, which was just taken for the family in eeln iir d.. street, near Oxford-street, up on entering Which she O w denly fell down. 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