The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-23 00:00:00

FRENCH PLAYS. MR. MITCHELL'S BENEFIT.—WEDNESDAY NEXT. Under the Gracious Patronage of Her Majesty. MR. MITCHELL respectfully aznounces that his BENEFIT is fixed to take place on WEDNESDAY next, May 25th, 1853, on which occasion will be presented, for that night only, the favourite Comedy of LE MARIA A LA CAMPAGNE, and (for the last time it can be repeated) LE BONHOMIE JADIS, in which Mons. Regnier will repeat Ms admirable performance of " Le Bonhomme Jadis ;" being also the last night but Two of the comedy Pesformancea. Mr. Mitchell solicits the favour of an early application for boxes and stalls. Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, 19th May, 1853. THEARTE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. *hide' the management of Mr. BIICIUItOIIB. THIS EVENING, MA! 237 Will be produced (Bth time) THE MOUSETRAP. 41hararren, aeters by Messrs. Tilbury, Chippendal e, Rogers, Buctstone, W. F a Howard, and Edwards ; Mrs. Poynter. M isses A. Woulds, Louis Mrs. Fitzwilliam, and Mrs. Stanley. After which, MR. BUCIESTONE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR NASSUS. To conclude with THE SHERIFF OF THE o mpt COUNTY. Buck Sup - ported by Messrs. Tilbury, Rogers, H. Cord, Con, and stone ; Mrs. Stanley, Misses A. Vining, E. Bromley, and E. Chaplin. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. TIIII.EYENING, MAT 23, WM be performed the Tragedy of MACBETH. Principal cha racters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To be followed by THE PILOT. Characters by Messrs. T. P. Cooke, Wright, Wright, W. Lacy, Ryder, Graham, Everett, F. Cooke,. and Baker ; Mrs. W. Lacy. Mn. Daly, Misses Vivash and Des borough. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Valdes. THIS EVENING, MAy 23, will be performed A HOUSE OUT OF WINDOWS. After which, A FAST TRAIN—HIGH PRESSURE EXPRESS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, and Suter. To be followed by (3fl time) THE LAWYERS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Roxby ; Mrs. F. Matthews, Misses Robertson and Ellis. After which, A DIVERTISSEMENT. To conclude with TRYING IT ON. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. THEATRE ROYAL /DELPHI. Proprietor. Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. Met 23, Will be performed THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Cha racters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Leigh Murray, Parselle, G. Honey, A. Wigan, Paul Bedford, R. Romer, Cullutford, and H. Bed ford ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. Keeley, Miss Mary. Keeley and Miss Woolgar. After which, ♦ DESPERATE GAME. To conclude with GOING TO THE DERBY. Characters by Messrs. G. Honey, P. Bedford, and Rogers; Misses F. Maskell and B. Harding, and Mrs. Lamle. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager_ Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, MAT 23. Will be performed THE MILLER OF DERWENT WATER. Characters by Messrs. H. Farren, Sbalders, G. Cooke, Clifton, and F. Charles ; Mesdames E. Turner and Anderton. To be followed by THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Bags, Mr. F. Robson. To conclude with MACBETH. Supported by Mr. Samuel Mac beth, Mr. F. Robson, Mrs. Sarah Macbeth, and Mrs. A. Phillips. ASTLEY'S ROYAL A.MPIIITHRATRE. Solo Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. --- -- Immense success of the Holiday Novelties. Second Week of the EQUESTRIAN GALA. THIS EVENING, MAT 23, And during the week, the Entertainments will commence with the with new scenery, costumes, and highly successful lii;•pii Mama, appointments, entitled THE CHASE, or LIFE ON THE TURF — in which will 110 represented a FOX CHASE, with REAL FOX and HOUNDS, illustrative of the daring and celebrated Aylesbury Leap of the Horse over a Dining Table—the Race—Steeplechase, &c., &c. To ho followed by an unprecedented display of Equestrian and Gymnastic Achievements In the ARENA, introducing Mr. Cooke's b gbly-trained Horses and Ponies—supported by the eminent Artistes of the Establishment; and the Premier Horseman, Air. Alfred Cooke, and his talented •Fanilly in the new classical and beautiful Act entitled TUE KING OF IHE AIR, or SHINING HERALD OF AURORA, which hat been nightly received with perfect enthusiasm. li).-ow.e open daily from Eleven to Four. Staje Manager, M W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN'S. Open for the Season. The Zoo'oglcal Colleen , n contains 'a variety of interesting speci mens, and the Carlens throughout have been improved and beautified. The Pictorial Representation is an extensive VIEW or the BAY and FORT; of CHIT , AN, painted by Messrs. Danson, and at dusk is represented the attack of the Chinese Ere-rafts on the Br tish fleet, explosion-sh•ps, Soc.—Grand Vocal and Instrumental concert. Erpag,,, ent of the eminent vocalist, Bliss Cicely Lott. Conductor, Mr. Godfrey.- An extra Military Land (Wirtz the day time; and at dusk a grand display of Firework3,.combined with the Feast of Lanterns and other displays.—Doors open Irons 9 in the morning. Admission, Is. .D.A 1 b Y TVEATHER TABLE. MONDAY, MAY 23, 1353. State of the wind and weather at each of the following r laces at nine o'cloels. Saturday morning. Tho stations are an•anged in order of latitude. HASTINGS—N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. SOUTHAMPTON' - N.E.; strong breeze—cloudless. FOLKESTONE—N., gentle breeze—overcast. CAMBUIDGE—N.F.., gentlo breeze—cloudless. BASINGSTOKE 7 '_N.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GRRENWICa—N.E., gentle breeze —partially - elotuly. Sisoor.--E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. YARMOUTH—E., gentle breeze—cloudless. . _ The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Saturday morning at nine o'clock : ITAsTINGs—N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless. GREENWICH - N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. CAME RIDGE—N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGIT. To , . DAT —lroning 40 min. after 1 I Evening' 3 miu.aft. 2 To-Menzow—Nforuing 27 min. a 2 1 Evening 51 min.aft. 2 VIE WEATHER.- SuN OFFICE, MAY 22. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63 —highest since noon ye sterday. 43—lowest this morning and during the night. 65- this day at noon. BARONIR ER, 3015. WIND, E.—Smart breeze, and fine, sunshiny weather, with heavy clouds passing. Y 23. 66 highest since noon ,y esterday. 48-Iswest this morning and during the night. 67—this day, at noon. Biutomre ES, 3018. WIND, E.N.E. to E.S.E.- -Fines sunshiny weather. THE PUBT.i.ICATION OF " THE SUN" COMMENCES EVIERY AFTERNOON AT THREE O'CLOCK, AND TER THIRD EDITION, LATE OR CONTAIN] NG THE DEBATES IN PARLIAMEI VT THE SAME EVENING, With all other News arriTi ng up to the hour of Post, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK. EXPRESS EDITIONS will be forwarded after i he Post is closed by the Latest Trains. An't• LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 23, 1853. On Saturday we poi - ailed out some of the numerous and, unanswera objections to the pro posed duration of the rel lowed Income Tax, and explained that even if the great inequalities, the flagrant injustice by which it is so painfully dis tinguished, were removed, and the entire system placed on a sound and politic foundation, it would still be unwise and impoli tic for the Representa tives of the people to divest themselves of the power constitutionally pltioed in their hands, or to give so great an accession of strength to the Go vernment for the time 13(31;ng, no matter to what party, or clique, or pat ch-work Coalition they might belong. The pow ex of stopping the sup plies, though unquestionably very great, is not alone sufficient to establish the sovereignty of the people on a secure and r tnassailable basis. If, unfortunately, a collision s hould occur between the executive and legislative authorities, and such untoward events have take n place, and similar ntests may again be excitod, the refusal to sanc tion the application of the xnoney would be of but trivial importance. If it could be collected, and the Exchequer thus reple flashed, there would be but li ttlehesitation on the part of the Minister as to appropriatinglie ',light thin]; the f un d il t o suc h p ur p oses as Per, and I trusting, when his power was completelyropre-esta blished, to obtaining an act of indemnity for the illy :gal application of th e public money. Ho wouldll'ius have at his dis posaa a potent instrumentsuokerewith to crush the the demonstra tions liberties, and to of popular indignation Pre T ss h w'th which they would be defeated by the weapon thee nselves armed the oppre3s or, mul. they lead thee only have to thank the disgraceful subsor • vienee of their Representatives for the evils under which th ey nail lit be suffering. ;Such a state of affairs is unquestionably very immobable, and under our present beloved SOW.- Glij all but impossible. But, unhappily, the fervent love and enthusiastic affection of her peo- PIP cannot insure longevity to the Monarch, and the adoption of, and s trict adherence to , ever y co ns titutional precaution, cannot for a moment be tc ,rtured into anything remotely approaching to a I eeling of distrust against the mild rule of QUEEN VICTORIA. Besides, it is not against the SOVE- I aEtGic, but the Minister, that the safeguard is required. Circumstances might arise from illness, infancy, or other causes that would render the Monarch but little better than a puppet in the hands of the Premier—and it may. be of vital im portance to the welfare of the , SOVEREIGN, and the preservation of the reigning dynasty, that an adequate check should be maintained over an un scrupulous and unconscientious Minister. That very control may cause a constitutional settlement of disputes, averting internecine strife, and pre venting the soil of England from being polluted with the blood of her best and bravest, shed, not in defence of their native land, or in repelling invasion from its shores, but in civil contention, when brother was arrayed against, brother, and father against child, and the members of the same household were enlisted under hostile banners. These views may appear to be too far-fetched. It may be said that we are conjuring up bugbears to " fright the isle from its propriety ;" but five years since, when the spirit of revolution stalked with giant steps over the entire Continent—when the tranquillity of the sister kingdom was endan gered, and myriads of loyal subjects deemed it expedient to enrol themselves as special constables to preserve the peace of the metropolis, and the military skill of the hero now departed was put in requisition for the same purpose—such appre hensions of civil war might not have appeared totally unwarranted, and it is impossible to pre dict in what quarter or what manner may again arise "Civil dissension, with its vip'rous tooth, That gnaws the bowels of the commonwealth." The best way of averting the danger, however, is by maintaining the legitimate control of the independent Members, and that can only be accomplished by placing not only the control of the supplies, but also of a moderate proportion of " the ways and means," at their disposal ; and, as we have already shown, the Income or Pro perty Tax is the only one suitable for the pur pose. We can easily conceive the anxiety of a Chan cellor of the Exchequer—more especially of one determined so far as in him lies to preserve the odious inequalities of the impost, without change or modification—to avoid frequent discussion on the disagreeable subject. It would, indeed, be an important coup to get the tax renewed for seven years in place of three ; but that could only be accomplished by exciting an expectation of its ultimate abolition. We do not wish to impute to Mr. GLADSTONE any unfair intention of practising a gross deception en Parliament and the country. 1 All he has done is to show, or endeavour to show, •that it may be practicable to reduce the tax in 1855 and 1857, and to abolish it in 1860. He does not pledge himself to do so, and it would be utterly impossible for any man to predict what might be the circumstances or the exigencies of the country at any of these periods. ror our own part, we believe that the tax can never be dis pensed with, or even materially reduced. We are convinced that a considerable increase is by far more probable than a diminution—that the voice of public opinion will loudly demand the further extension of the principles of "Free Trade," or " unrestricted competition," by the re moval or modification of many indirect duties now in operation —a demand which can only be complied with by means of a large addition to the Property or Income Tax, whichever it may be. But were it otherwise, and that the tax were really to be first reduced, and subsequently abo lished, would either of these operations be in any degree prejudiced by its renewal for two years only, in place of seven years, as demanded ? Most unquestionably not. The only thing that could be produced would be that the intervention of the popular branch of the Legislature in 1855 would be secured, and that we would thus have the cer tainty of the subject being again investigated, and the system possibly improved in that year. It is by no means impossible that there will be a speedy revision of the entire fiscal system. If so, it is possible that even a greater reduction than that of a penny in the pound proposed by Mr. GLAD STONE may be deemed practicable and expedient. Why, then, should the House of Commons divest it self of the constitutional control placed in its bands ? The greatest admirer of the Budget, as a whole, can assign no valid reason for voting for the prolonged term ; and inasmuch as Mr. GLADSTONE cannot assert that time is the essence of his proposition, a defeat on that point would not endanger the stability of the Government, or lead to the much dreaded alternative—a speedy dissolution of Par liament, an early appeal to the country. Once more, then, we call upon all professing Parliamentary and Fiscal Reformers to stand firm on the question of time, and so far to endeavour to repair the mischief they have already occasioned. • Farringdon-street is at length, we do really hope and believe, likely to be turned to some ad vantage. Blocked up for years in one part, and disfigured by an enormous cavity in another, it has long continued to be a source of anxiety in the very heart of the metropolis, and not only a source of anxiety, but a subject for perpetual wrangling, a provocative of the most frivolous and irritating speculation. Every adventurer in the complicated scheme of street improvements has contrived to render it the main object to wards which his proposed alterations were to be directed. It has grown, in this manner, at last to a positive nuisance. So that we cannot but feel grateful to any one who shall be instrumental in ridding the public of an intolerable, because pro tracted and almost uninterrupted, annoyance. Thoroughly open the northern extremity of Far ringdon-street, and adequately fill up the waste ground left vacant by the removal of the Fleet Prison, and it will thereafter be impossible to have the name of that locality continually dinned into our ears as the suggested arena for every con ceivable or inconceivable innovation. Farring don-street for Model Washhouses ! Farringdon street for a Viaduct ! Farringdon-street for this— Farringdon-street for that—and Farringdon-street for the other I—need no longer then be the cuckoo-cry of every self-sufficient schemer ready, in turning a penny, to gain a shadowy reputation for philanthropy. Deputy HARRISON may now be regarded as the victorious champion of the project for a Central Railway Terminus—precisely as Deputy BENNOCH may be viewed as the advocate (par excellence) of certain comprehensive propositions in reference to Bridge accommodation across the river Thames. They have severally identified their names each with his respective undertaking. Saturday witnessed the successful introduction of this favourite suggestion, made by Mr. CHARLES PEARSON, for the formation of a grand Central Terminus in the City—its introduction we mean into the Court of Common Council for rejection or acceptance ; perhaps, we should rather have said, for more immediate consideration, or for still further postponement. After an agitated discus sion of six hours and upwards, the motion pro posed by Deputy HARRISON was carried by a ma jority of thirty-four in a meeting of just ninety members of the Corporation. Sixty-four voted in favour of this motion, and merely twenty-eight in favour of the opposing amendment. The motion was simply a proposition for the exami nation into the possibility of raising the sum of 386,0001.—the amount required by the City Railway Terminus Company to be advanced by the Corporation for the carrying out of the in tended enterprise. The amendment was merely to the effect that the Memorial presented to the Court of Common Council on the part of the Com pany should—as usual—be referred to the Im provement Committee for deliberate examination. The same old, slovenly waiving. of a difficulty, against which we have so repeatedly inveighed. i The same seramblinc , evasion of a necessity - , which 1 at large _las long the wor ld recognised, Fortunately, disc • ago to th© full those present at the ussion on Saturday of " cedin g to tl perceived the folly the dissentients i? modest request made by ing once again forof th the negligent discard e TAYLOR insisted that the' vain that Mr. H. L. im provement. It w as ~ great suggested im originator of the motion %Zre. pursued by the grievous injustice. It was in vain that respect nagnificent plan that Mr. POWER ,what he called, endeavoured to the r drawn out by Mr. P in a truly tradesmanlike manner, " a pounds, shillings and pence project altogether." It was even of no avail when Mr. DE JERSEY indulged his feelings of antagonism by elaborating a passing sneer into a studied vituperation, following up his remarks with an extravagant flourish of rhodomon tade ! It was wholly ineffectual when he pronounced his belief—solemnly—that " the introduction of a railway into the City would. prove to be madness and a positive curse to the trade and commerce of the metropolis !" Vainly, too, Mr. LAMBE inter polated a motion " that this Court do now adjourn"—vainly did Mr. MARKLEY second It, for it was, without any debate whatever, summarily negatived. Nay, Mr. BARKLEY'S awful " warn ing" went for no avail, and the same may be said of Mr. HALL'S hinted threat, when he expressed his conviction that if the Court entertained such matters as the one before them, they would soon have plenty of applicants. Everything in the way of petulant and perverse opposition was alike useless. The " madness," already spoken of, infected a majority of the members of the Corporation. The " curse" hangs even now over the fated metropolis. For, out of 90 present, as already intimated, 28 only voted against the mo tion, and 62 against the amendment. The result of that division and disunion must prove, we take it, definitive. Definitive, that is to say, as to the ultimate realisation of Mr. CHARLES PEARSON'S proposition. It is true, of course, that all that the Common Council have thereby committed themselves to is, the consideration of the feasi bility or not of raising the required sum of 386,0001., as requested by the City Railway "Ter minus Company from the Metropolitan Corpora tion. That we may confidently count upon its feasibility, cannot, surely, we conceive, require one moment's reasoning, in the way of se rious demonstration. It would be preposter ous to suppose for an instant that the wealthiest capital in the world could find any difficulty in raising an amount, comparatively speaking, so paltry and contemptible, for the liquidation of charges incurred in carrying out so marvellously noble and splendid an undertaking. We may, therefore, rest assured that all doubt upon the matter has at length been set at rest definitively, and that before much longer the City of London will be in possession of a Central Railway Terminus worthy of its commercial pre-eminence, worthy of its surprising magnitude, and not unworthy of the skill, the enterprise, and the resolution of its civilised population. LORD LONDONDERRY AND LORD JOHN RUSSELL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE RUN. Holdernesse House, May 22, 1853. shall feel extremely obliged if you will have the kindness to insert a continuation of my correspon dence with Lord John Russell in your paper. I remain, your obliged and obedient servant, VANE LONDONDERRY. Chesham-place, May 21, 1853. My Lord,—l am"deeply concerned that the passage to which your Lordship alludes should have been published by me. My first impulse on reading it was to strike it out, both as extremely improbable in itself and as injurious to the memory of the late Lord Londonderry. In the hurry with which the publication was conducted, for a peculiar purpose, the passage was afterwards overlooked. I shall, however, expunge it from a new edition which is now preparing. The anecdote itself I had entirely for gotten, nor do I know who mentioned it, in the year 1825, at Mr. Rogers's breakfast-table. It is certainly inconsistent with the bold and open character of the late Lord Londonderry. Your Lordship's denial that there was any foundation for it is enough to prove its falsehood, nor do I require for that purpose the additional testimony of Mr. Bid well. The story must be placed among those calumnies which float in the idle gossip of the day, and I must re peat to your Lordship my regret that I should have been instrumental in reviving it. I have the honour to be, my Lora, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, J. RUSSELL. • The Marquis of Londonderry. P.S.—•I return Mr. Bidwell's letter. Holdernesse House, May 22, 1853. My Lord, —I have the honour - to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's letter of yesterday's date, and to assure you most unfeignedly that were my own hum ble character alone concerned, your honourable explana tion should here close a correspondence which I opened with regret and reluctance, and which has ended in a way, I trust, not less worthy to your Lordship than gratifying to me. But, my Lord, your Lordship on reflection must see that the name and fame of a great statesman, and relative of mine, have been traduced, and your lord ship's proposed redress of expunging the passages from a future edition would go but a short way towards re pairing the injury already so extensively done ; and, therefore, in justice to all parties, I think the public should be apprised of the result and truth of this affair, and I really am more decided in this course of proceed ing from feeling that your lordship's answer is, if I may presume to say so, as creditable to your candour as sa tisfactory to myself. I have the honour to be your lordship's obedient ser vant, VANE LONDONDERRY. I feel it proper to state here my intention of sending a copy of this letter and of your lordship's, to-morrow to the Timis. _ Note--In the last paragraph but one of my letter "and" is printed for " but." This dulls the contrast between the amusement of the scene, and the more serious appeal I made to Lord John. " And", confounds them ; " but" places them in contradistinction. V. L. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 185 3. M. 110ELMESZKY. A paragraph has recently ap peared in several of our contemporaries to the following effect :—" M. Jigel mezjky, who held an impotant charge in the Hungarian army during the campaign of 1849, and afterwards took refuge with M. Kossuth in Turkey, has been captured by the Austrian gensdarmes at llatrian, near Gyongos, in Hungary." And in reference tic/ this announcement we have this morning received a communicatinn from Captain Mayne Reid, dated from his residence at 14, Alpha-road, Regent's-park, requesting us to give the foregoing an immediate and authoritative contradiction. Captain Reid says—" I know not whether this informa tion may have been furnished by the Times, as I have not seen that authentic journal lately ; but the statement can only be true upon the supposition that M., Jigel meszky be possessed of a double identity. I had the pleasure of shaking hands with that gentleman yester day, at my house in Alpha-road ; and he was much sur prised to find that he was in the hands of Austrian gensdarmes. I believe I could not have convinced him that it was a fact, even had I shown him a report of it in the Times!" - In consideration, therefore, of the circumstance that M. Jigelmersky has friends on the Continent who may feel alarm for his safety on reading the paragraph above quoted, we here, on the reliable authority of Captain Mayne Reid, give the announce ment, in this way, an explicit and positive contradic- tion. DIE COURT.—The Queen will complete her 34th year to-morrow, when the auspicious event will be privately celebrated at Osborne, Isle of Wight. According to the usual custom, the band of one of the regiments in garri son at Portsmouth will perform a serenade under the windows of the royal apartments, and the day will be observed by the customary rejoicings throughout the kingdom. Ou Friday morning, the Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the whole of the Royal family, will leave Osborne for London, to remain [until Ascot Races, when it is expected the Court will repair to Windsor Castle for a few days, and visit the camp at Chobham, when Lord Hardinge and other distinguished general officers will attend on the occasion. CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION.—A royal Commis sion is shortly to be issued under the great seal, to inquire and report upon the constitution of the city of London Corporation. the only institution of the kind left untouched by the Municipal Reform Bill. The chief commissioners, to whom this delicate inquiry is to be entrusted, will be the Right Hon. John Patteson, ex- Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench ; the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, M.P., formerly President of the Board of Trade ' • and Mr. George Cornewall Lewis, for merly M.P. for Herefordshire, and Under-Secretary for the Home Department, and Joint Secretary of the Treasury.—Observer. SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF STEAM FRIGATES FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN. —Considerable activity was caused amongst the naval authorities of Portsmouth, in the course of Saturday, by the receipt of orders, directing the departure of the London, 90 guns, and Sanspareil (steamer), 71, from Spithead for the Mediterranean. The Highflyer, steam-frigate, 21, and Odin, steam-fri gate, 16, are also under orders for sea, and have the Blue Peter flying at tlse main. The Cabinet Council of Saturday was supposed by many persons to stand in some relation to the sailing of these vessels. GRAND REVIEW AT WOOWVICH ON THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.—A very imposing Military spectacle will take place on Woolwich-common to-morrow, the anni versary of her Majesty's birthday. The whole of the Royal Horse and Foot Artillery, Sappers and Miners, Royal Marines, and Pensioners, will be reviewed by the Duke of Cambridge, Viscount Hardinge:. (the Comman der-in-Chief), and a numerous and brilliant staff. There will be between 6,000 and 7,000 troops on the common, who will go through the exercises of a full field-day. The Common will be occupied about eleven o'clock. OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS._ he Queen has appointed the Earl of Home to be Keeper of the Great Seal, and Lord Panmure to be Keeper of the Privy Seal, for the kingdom of Scotland. Lord Augustus Loftus, her Ma jesty's Secretary of Legation at Stuttgardt, is transferred to be Secretary of Legation at Berlin, in the room of Henry Charles Howard, Esc h, now her Majesty's Mini ster to the Brazils. Mr. B. Murphy is appointed Vice Consul at Alexandretta, in the room of Mr. W. B. Neale, `appointed Consul at the Piraeus, MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-{THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO OICLOOK. hni, Egyptian, 5 . e The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly #t full prices. The sales com prisedow American, 420 Perham and Maran qd. to lid. ; 30 Bahia, at 6fd. ; 400 at 70: to 91d. ; 1,000 Surat, at 30. to 4/d. ; and 400 Sea Island, Is. 9d. to 2s. Id. per lb. Railways were firmer. In Mark-lane to-day the price of wheat is steady. Although the scheme of the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the voluntary conversion of a por tion of the National Debt has not obtained that ready acquiescence that was anticipated, the gra dual progress making justifies the impression that the amount required will ultimately be subscribed, and that the experiment will, so far, have a fair trial. The long period allowed to parties holding Consols or Reduced Three per Cent. Stock to sig nify their wish to convert, necessarily prevents the display of any eagerness ; but perhaps we may ex press some surprise that the South Sea Bank An nuitants, who are compelled, in terms of the act, either to accept new stock or to be paid off at par, do not come forward without de lay. They will be in an awkward position if their 1001. should be tendered to them, and they then have to purchase consols at 102 ; not an un likely contingency if a large number of persons de cide upon taking their capital. It may be as well to mention here, since numerous parties have neither read the act regulating the conversion, nor the details given in Parliament, that for South Sea Annuities and Bank Annuities, assents must be given prior to June 3, the South Sea Company are allowed until July 1, to give in their adhesion, with reference to their capital stock. These securities involve the sum of about ten millions sterling, and respecting their conversion not the slightest doubt can exist ; for the Chancellor of the Exchequer has ample means from the balance of public moneys in hand, and the arrangements he can make for temporary assistance from the bank, to carry through his intention. Holders of consols and re duced are allowed until October 10, to come in and voluntarily accept new stock, and when there are thirty millions of the T wo-and-a-Half per Cents. already asked for, even if they apply prior to the 10th October, they will only be allowed their proportion with others of the Two-and-a-Half per Cents., and must take Three-and-a-half per Cents., or Exchequer Bonds instead. There can be no reason to wonder, therefore, that applicants do not rush forward, four months and a half being allowed them to consider, which, in these eventful times, may bring folkh numerous circumstances to sway the inclination and assist the judgment. The first, and, as some think, the greatest difficulty of Mr. Gladstone, will be the renewal of Exchequer Bills, notwithstanding the permission to convert them into bonds, which will probably not be at first availed of to any extent. Much depends on the state of the money market, and if the bills keep at a small premium they may yet be renewed at ld. per centum per diem. Since the Act of Parliament regulating the con version is not in the possession generally of parties unconnected with banking and finance, it may be useful to give the heads of the different clauses. They are as follows :- 1. The annuities on the capital stock of the South Sea Company and certain 31. per Cent. Stocks, viz., the Old and New South Sea Annuities, Bank Annuities 1726, and 31. per Cent. Annuities 1751, to be redeemed. 2. Proprietors of said 31. per Cents. may for 1001. of their stock receive 821. 10s. New 31. 10s. per Cent., 1101. 21. 10s. per Cent., or 1001, Exchequer Bond carry ing interest at 21. 15s. per cent. not later than Ist Sep tember, 1864, and after at 21. 10s. per cent. 3. Tr6sury to fix the term for payment of 21. 15s. per cent. on Exchequer Bonds and the options of redemp tion. 4. Dividends charged on the Consolidated Fund. 5. Annuity on'South Sea Stock and dividends on New South Sea Annuities, Bank Annuities 1726, and 31. per Cent. Annuities 1751, to cease from sth January, 1854, and dividends on Old South Sea Annuities to cease from sth April, 1854. 6. South Sea Company to have the same option or commutation as proprietors of said 31. per Cents. 7. Assents of proprietors of said 31. per Cent, how to be signified. 8. Proprietors of the South Sea and Bank Annuities not assenting to commute, to receive 1001. for every 1001. stock on the sth January, 1854, and those of Old South Sea Annuities on the sth April, 1854. 9. South Sea Company to be paid principal money, the interest on which they may not assent to commute. (Time of payment not stated). 10. Power to Accountants-General in Chancery and Accountant in Bankruptcy to assent. 11. Executors may assent on account of South Sea Securities. 12. Trustees may assent. 13. Proprietors of Consols or Reduced 31. per Cents. may commute on same terms as proprietors of aforesaid 31. per Cents. 14. Commutations into New 31. 10s. and 21. 10s. per Cents. limited. 15. Assents of proprietors of Consolidated or Reduced 31. per Cents. how to be si g nified. 16. Executors may assent on account of Consols and Reduced Threes. 17. Dividends on New 31. 10s. per Cents. and 21. 10s. per Cents. to be payable on sth January and sth July. 18. Books to be opened at the Bank of England and Ireland for receiving the entry of the New 31. 10s. per Cents. and 21. 10 per Cents. ; payment of dividends of stocks commuted till April, 1854. 19. South Sea Company to certify to the Bank of England amounts of stock assented to and not as sented to. 20. New 31. 10s. per Centum and 21. 102. per Centum Annuities to which the South Sea Company may be en titled under their assent to be entered in the name of such company. 21. Bank to appoint a cashier and an accountant general. 22. Said accountants•general to examine receipts and payments. 23. The annuities created by this act to be several joint stocks. 24. Annuities to be personal estate. 25. Certificates of amount of stock exchanged or paid off, &c., to be sent to Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt. 26, Bonds or contracts to transfer said 31. per Cents. to be deemed satisfied by transfer of Few Si. 10s. per Cents, or 21. 10s per Cents. As to payment of dividends. 27. Lenders of 31. per Cents, redeemed on contract to replace may demand 1001. money for every 100/. hock. 28. Powers of attorney for sale or transfer of 3/. per Cents. redeemed to continue in force. 29. Trusts as to stock commuted shall extend to newly created stocks. 30. Questions as to trusts arising on commutations under this act may be decided by Court of Chancery or by the Court of Session. 31. New stock transferable at Banks of England and Ireland may be mutually transferred conformably to di rections of 5 Geo. IV., c. 53, as altered by 6 Geo. IV., c. 79. 32. In respect of every 1101. of 21. 10s. per Cents., a yearly sum of ss. to be paid to the commissioners . for the reduction of the National Debt. 33. Stock, Bonds, and money received in respect of the annuities in the names of the Commissioners for the Reduction of thelNational Debt to remain subject to the same rights as such annuities. 7& 8 Viet,. c. 80. , 34. Redemption money of stock not demanded for ten years, and stock on which the dividends are unclaimed for ten years, to be transferred to Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt. 35. Unclaimed Dividends on 31. per Cent. Annuities transferable at the South Sea House to be transferred to the Bank of England. 36. Indemnifying Banks of England and Ireland and South Sea Company for acts done by their officers under this act. 37. The Treasury may cause Exchequer Bonds to be issued. 38. Limitation of amount of Exchequer Bonds to 30,000,000/. 39. Treasury to regulate the issue of Exchequer Bonds. 40. Relief in case Exchequer Bonds should be acci dentally destroyed. 41. Persons forging Exchequer Bonds, &c., guilty of felony. 42. Bank to continue a corporation for the purposes of this act, until the annuities hereby granted shall be redeemed. _ _ - -------- The ship Atrevida, arrived at Liverpool, has on board 27,000 ounces of gold. She left Melbourne Feb. 13, not Feb. 23, as stated in the telegraphic dispatch to the Times. Referring to this subject, it may be mentioned that last week two erroneous telegraphic dispatches were transmitted, stating that certain vessels had arrived of the coast, each with half a ton of gold on board. The state of the colony up to the 13th Feb. was highly prosperous. The Sarah Sands left Feb. 11 for the Cape. The steamer Canada, from the United States, brings 167,292 dollars in specie. The money mar ket at New York was easy, but stocks were not brisk. The English stock market has been rather flatter upon the Turkish news, though the general im pression is that Russia has already given way, and abandoned her pretensions. Consols have been 100 k 1, and are now 1001 for transfer, and about 1008. for account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 1021 /, and the Three per Cents. 99i to par. Bank Stock has been firm at 229 and India Stock at 263. The South Sea New Annuities have been at 1001. Exchequer Bills of June are .par to 2s. discount, and East In dia Bonds 295. premium. Foreign securities are rather heavy. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been marked 49k, and Portu guese 4 per Cents. 401. Brazilian New 4i- per Cents. have been quoted 101 k. Equador Stock is worth 61, being firm. Peace is defini tively concluded with Peru. Venezuela Stock has been at 37. Sardinian Bonds have realised 94. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been at 1041 to g. ...... . . . . Railway Shares have been quieter, and have riot supported the highest prices of Saturday, either for the English or French. Gold Mine Shares have been quite neglected, although the Californian and Australian advices are very encouraging as to the gold production. Crystal Palace Shares are firmer. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. ( From the Official Lot.) Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lOO 99i 3 per Cant. Consols Annuities 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 New 31 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire bth Jan., 1860 India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO South Sea Old Annuities 99 South Sea New Annuities Consols for Account Ist June Exchequer Bills lid. £lOOO.. £5OO . Small June. March. par 2 Tar 3p 1 d par 3 p 1 d par 3 p 1 d 3 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Newßonds, 1829 & 39, 51)er Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent. (Rothchild's) lOl Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent lOl Chili= Bonds, 3 per Cent. 79 Equador Bonds Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent. B7 Peruvian Scrip 2l A Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. Russian , Bonds, 4i per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 9B Spanish Bonds 3 per Cent Ditto for the A.ccount , Swedish Loan Venezuela Bonds, 3i per Cent. 49 li dis 37 Consols Ditto June Account THREE O'CLOCK. 100 a 1001 COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, SATURDAY. The Queen and Prince walked in the grounds yester• day. The Duchess of Kent drove out in the aftermion. The Royal Dinner Party yesterday included the Duchess of Kent, Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Hon. Colonel Phipps, and Mr. Gibbs. !SUNDAY. Prince Albert, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, embarked in the royal yacht Fairy yesterday morning, and proceeded to Portsmouth to witness the gunnery practice on board the Excellent, Captain Chads. The Prince returned to Osborne in the afternoon. The Judge Advocate-General arrived from London, and had an audience of her Majesty. The Queen and Prince, the Duchess of Kent, and Princess Adelaide of Hohenlohe, attended by the Marchioness of Ely and Lady Anna Maria Dawson, drove out yesterday. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the Foreign-office, Downing -street. The ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord J. Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Palmerstone, the Earl Clarendon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William Molesworth. The Council sat three hours and a half. A deputation respecting the City Terminus Railway had an interview with the Right Hon. E. Cardwell on Saturday, at the Board of Trade. The deputation con sisted of Mr. T. H. Hall (chairman), Mr. Deputy Cor ney, Mr. H. L. Taylor, Mr. James M. Bernard, Mr. Henry Blake, and the City Remembrancer. The Marquis of Lansdowne arrived in town on Satur day morning from Brighton. HER ITIAJESTY'S INTENDED VISIT TO THE DUBLIN EXHIBITION. We are informed that it is the present gracious inten tion of the Queen to honour the Exhibition in Dublin with a short visit of three or four days, en route to Scot land, at the end of the session of Parliament. Her Ma jesty will be accompanied by Prince Albert and the royal children, and by some of her royal and distin guished foreign guests. It is now considered that if no unexpected delays shall occur, Parliament may be ad journed at the end of July, or, at farthest, in the first week of August. This mark of her Majesty's conside ration for, and of favour to, this successful attempt of her Irish subjects, cannot fail to excite the most lively feelings of satisfaction amongst her people on the other side of the channel, now scarcely divided by space or af fection from the rest of her most loyal and devoted sub jects. It is also fully expected that a very large sprinkling of lords and commoners will avail themselves of the cessation of their labours for the session, to enjoy the natural beauties of the Emerald Isle, and to judge for themselves of the feelings and the condition of the people of Ireland.—Observer. STATE BANQUETS IN HONOUR OF THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. The Earl of Clarendon, Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, will give a grand dinner in Down ing-street to-morrow, May 24, in celebration of her Majesty's birthday. The following have accepted his Lordship's invitation : The French Ambassador, Count Walewski ; the Austrian Minister, Count Colloredo ; the Russian Minister, Baron Brunnow ; the Prussian Minister, Chevalier Bunsen ; the Hanoverian Minister, Count Kilmansegge ; the Spanish Minister, Count Isturitz ; the . Turkish Envoy, M. Musurus ; the Sardinian Minister, the Marquis D'Azeglio ; the Greek Envoy, M. Tricoupi ; the Swedish Minister, Baron Rehausen ; the Bavarian Minister, Baron Cetto ; the Dutch Minister, Baron Bentinck ; the Danish Envoy, Count Bille ; the PerSian Envoy, Shaffir Klan ; the American Minister, Mr. Ingersoll ; the Neapolitan Minister, Count Carini ; the Portuguese Minister, Count Lavradio ; the Brazilian Minister, Signor Marcedo ; the Mexican Minister, Signor Facio ; the • Peruvian Minister, M. Mendiburra ; Mr. Van Buren, formerly President of the United States ; the Marquis Messimo d'Azeglio, ex-Prime Minister of Sar dinia ; Mr. Buchanan, Mr. 0. Leary, Sir Robert Peel, Colonel Rose, Lord Wodehouse, and Mr. Addington (Under Secretaries of State) ; the Hon. Spencer Pon sonby and the Hon. W. F. Cavendish, Private Secre taries ; and Sir Edward Cust, Master of the Ceremonies. The dinner to be given by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer in celebration of her Majesty's birthday, at his official residence in Downing-street, will be attended by the Hon. E. P. Bouverie, M.P., the Right Hon. W. G. Hayter, M.P., and Mr. James Wilson, M.P., joint Secretaries of the Treasury; Lord A. Hervey, M.P., Hon. F. Charteris, M.P., and Mr. John Sadleir, junior Lords, and Sir Charles Trevelyan, assistant secretary of the Treasury ; Sir W. Molesworth, M.P., the Right Hon. E. Strutt, M.P. ; Mr. E. Cardwell, M.P. ; Lord Stanley of Alderley ; Sir J. Herschel!, Lord Canning, Colonel Maberly, the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, the Chairman and Deputy-Chair man of the Board of Customs, the Chairman and Deputy- Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, the Chairman of the Audit-office, Sir A. Spearman, Captain Gladstone, M.P., and the Private Secretaries, Hon. F. Lawley, and Mr. R. W. Wilbraham. Lord Palmerston, as Home Secretary of State, will give a grand banquet to-morrow in celeb ra ti on f the birthday of the Sovereign, at his residence in Carlton gardens, to the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, Mr. Vice-Chancellor Kindersley, Mr. Vice-Chancellor Stuart, Mr. Vice-Chancellor Page Wood, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Wightman Mr. Justice Cresswell, Mr. Justic e Erle, Mr. Baron Platt, Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice Talfourd, Mr. Baron Martin, Mr. Justice Crompton, the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, the Dean of the Arches (Sir John Dodson), the Judge of the Admiralty Court (Dr. Lushington), the Secretary for Ireland (Sir John Young, Bart.), the Lord Advocate for Scotland, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Mr. Sheriff Carter, Mr. Sheriff Croll, the President of the Poor Law Board (Mr. Baines, M.P.), Mr. Masterman, M.P., Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., Mr. Waddington, the Hon. H. Fitzroy, M.P., Mr. R. W. Grey (Private Secretary). The Earl of Aberdeen will entertain the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, and a distinguished circle of peers and members of Parliament, at Argyll house. The usual dinner will alsobe given by the Lord Cham berlain, the Lord Steward, and the Master of the Horse to the several officers of her Majesty's household. The Attorney-General will entertain the Queen's coun sel, the serjeants, and the leading members of the bar, at the Albion. The Duke of Newcastle, Secretary for Colonial Affairs, will entertain at his residence in Portman square, the Under Secretaries, the heads of the emigra tion Board, the Commander-in-Chief, the Secretary-at- War, the Master-General, the Surveyor-General, and Clerk of the Ordnance, &c. The clubs and leading houses at the west-end will be brilliantly illuminated in the evening. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—l am a constant reader of your Evening Sun paper. Allow me to thank you very sincerely for your leading article on Friday last. When such men as Hume and Cobden act so strangely inconsistent, it is gratifying to observe you will not allow them to pass scot free. Both these worthies have denounced the injustice and unequalities of the Income Tax since 1846, and strange to say they are going now to support its continuance. As for the tax to expire in 1860, not one man in ten believes it. Free Trade principles are to be carried out, consequently direct taxation will be the necessary result. Then the sooner the Income Tax is put upon the sliding scale principle the better. lam quite of your opinion ; Mr. Cobden, to have been consistent, should have sup ported the late Chancellor of the Exchequer in repeal i fullng one-half of the malt duty.---I am, yours very respect- Doncaster, May 20. C. S. St. 10 St. St. 50 25 100 St. TRAFFIC WITH FRANCE.—By a: Parliamentary docu ment issued on Saturday, it appears that in 1851 the exports to France were 4,496,198/., and the imports, 8,083,1121. SHARE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) Paid 13?. 1 20 20 50 1 12A 126 126 St. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. 29 - 6 64 10 7 64 10 - 2 d 104 —71 i 241 21. 21 -- 102 70i 23t 4 - 5 p 8 - 9 ••• 7 6 - 6.1 4 41 13t . - 13 10 -- 11 10 25 10 1.0.6 71 - 7i 74 - 75 Bigness done this day. 52 - 55 74 - 75 31 - 33 20 20 20 8i 10 20 'Aberdeen . 1100 8i B Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June. irmng. Wolverh. & Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesh. & Birk.,! £5O & £25 Cans—. po., £2O _ Bristol & Exeter ICaledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New . East Anglian (X 25 L. & E. & L. & D.) ..... Do., (£lB E. di H.), Eastern Counties..., Eastern Union, Classi A. late E. U. 5h.... Do., d 0...... ....... Do., B. & C.......... East Lancashire ..... East & West Ind. Dk & Birrning. Junc... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 11, 100 ' lli all all all 100 42i 34 all all 100 Edinburghdr Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... Edinb. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western, Great Northern Stk.. De. , A. Stock Do., B. Stock Laneash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern & Rostrevor, Norfolk.. , 100 all 3 100 411 5 17, all 100 100 100 100 IDo., New.. Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western.. Irish South-Easters Lancaster do Carlisle Do., Thirds iv. Crsby. & So utb pt. London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.& S. Cst. London & N. Western o. Fifth. 4 • Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0 ond on & S. Western Do., £5O. Do., £4O. Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk., Manch.Shef. &Lincln. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland Do. Birming.ei Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. Do. a Shares Newcastle & Carlisle. Newmark et........... Do. Bury Extensiousl Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpointl, INorihn. Counties Un North British (North Devon, No.l. Do., No. 2............ Dc., A Deferred Do., A B Guaranteed; ;North Staffordshire ; kNorth Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birm;. Do., L. do N. Westn. GUaranteed Stock... Shrewsby. & Herefd. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Do. Halves, d 0....... Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union.... ;South Devon ISouth Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. RivirDuu Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway ' Vale of Neath......... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Wmbledon &Croydou Woodford York Newctl. & Eerw. Do. Extensions....... Do. G.N.E. Purchase York- & N. Midland.. PREFEREN 100 all 100 5 100 all 100 6 100 100 all I 8 100 100 all all all 100 all 100 Abet en 55 - 135 - 1113 - 901 - 9 104 . 4 118 Do., No. 2, 7 p. C Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5. per cent Corkdißandon 5 p. c Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Ea.stA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent ...... Do: (E 5) 7 per cent.. Do. (il7 17s) 7 p. ct.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip I Guar. 6 per cent EastLancash. 6 p.cts Edinb. Prth. &Dundee 5i per cent Glaagorr & S. Western guar. 5 per cent.... Great Northr sp. c. Do. 5 p. c.,R edeem., at 10 p. c. prem Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 4i p c. Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock... London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852. Do. New Guar. 6 p.o London St S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler. A Shares Condy. & Ennis Sh Manch.,Shef., &Lin., Shares, No. 1...... Do. Now, £lO ..... . Do., 26 'Maupt.&Carl. 4p. c. Do. 44 per cent. D 0... ............. ......- Mid. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Console Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4i per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 5i per ct.. Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British ......... North Staffordshire., Oxford Worcester d Wolverh. £15,6p. c, Do.. 1 Shrews& Birm. N. G. 1 Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. ) o. 5 per cent.. 1 South Devon . .4 Do. New .... S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £105.64.' 1 S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfd. &Kilk.6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. Do York& N. Midland a & S. Parch.. FORE: A utwerp&Rotterdam BelgianEastn. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besa%.on.. Dutch Rhenish ~ East Indian ...... Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares ............... Lucca & Pistoja, sp. c. pref........... Luxembourg Do. Do. (Railway) Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons dr Mediterran Madras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ox interest) Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. &Ams. Shs.), NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons _ _ - Paris and Orleans. Paris and Rouen... Paris and Strasbourg .ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 5i p. ct. pref Sth-Eastrn. of France Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders.. Do. 5i per c. Pref... Western of France.. West. of Switzerlan, Zea1and................ 1651 —118 k - 162 90.1 5d 4d 13 21 301 752 44 24 d 36,1. _ 44d 811 - 84 53 - 54 96 - 98 60 - 62 64 - 66 76 - - 19 3id 214 75.1 37 -14 i 2 3k 15 —15 i 101 .33i 344 101, 10 par, 71i 74 7i 6id, -- lid 64 65 SHARE fi - - f d 106 108 fos, 19i -20 A i 1) - ipm - 4- 4i 4;4 - lip - 54 § 2 -- 2i I -- 14t -- 15 18 - 18 . 31 - 1130 - 131 IU2 - 113 8i - 8 6i - 7i 106 108 153 - - 154 xd xd 154 - 157 3i -- 4 1) 10 -- 11 I , 13i -- 14 8 - 9 10i -11 i - 1150 - 1521 - • 118 - 1 120 115 - 117 25i - 26. 21 - 2 1)1 lot - 1.4 174 18i X— 1 p 15 16 Par p 26' 26 19i —20 A id 1104 106 ria 5a - i P . _ 1 OAd 1 ji par i p 134 14 3 i 1 3 11 1 di 1— ) 5i p lip 2 2 p 2 2 p par i pl par 1 k - 14 11 111 - d p 2 7t - 7i 36i -- 37 141 -14 i 18t -- 184 44 -- 45 444 -- 454 37 -- 38 5t -- 5i 21 -- 21 --949 61 6i 4 - jl , 5 idis par 11 11 p fid sd 2 --id Leasing Closing Prices this Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Compans. this day. this "Y. 50 all Bedford and London & Bletchley.... N. West 30i all Birm. & Oxfd. • guarantee ... Gt.Westn. 30,} all Do.withoutgr Do ••• 304 all Birm•Wolv. Dudley guar. Do ... ••• 30i all Do.wthtgnar. Do — •• • St. 100 Bnckghamsh. L. &N.W lO6 —lOB 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Calsdon - 56 541 St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr. 6p. cent Gt•Notrtm 150 152 25 all Glstn&Dn.Fr lilt.Westn. 33A —34 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw.. • • 50 all Mull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 112 114 25 all Do. A Shares Do 56 57 12A all Do. i Shares. Do 12 all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern l4l —14 t 20 all Do. Preference Do 26 27 100 all Lowestoft gr. 100 4 per cent... Norfolk 20 all Do. 6 per ct... Do — - 5 all Manch•Bxton. Ln.&N.W. and Matlock & 3 34 50 all Misldlesbro' & Stokton & Redcar Darlingt. 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 106 108 50 all Northern and Basternsp.c. E. Count.. 65 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do — 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &N. W &Ln& Yk 12 111. Do. Shares. Do — . . St., 100 Roystn.&llit. Gt.Northn 151 153 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do l5l 153 25 18i Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& Goole g. 5. p. c Yorksh „ 12 9i S. Staffordsh.. MrMClean g 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent ... Darling. ... 25 all Do Do 33 34 St. 100 Wilts&Soii Gt.Westn losi 106 1 all Agua Fria 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian par 1 pi 20 5 Australian 4 —4l p 4 1 all Australian Cordillera ar 4 p 1 all Australian Freehold. d par 1 all Ave Maria d par 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) d 1 p 1 all British Austrin. Gold p 20 13.5 British Iron 7 --- 9 35 241 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 5l 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 5 6 20 15 Do. St. Joha Del Rey 31 —32 32 1 1 Carson's Creek par 40 all Cobre Copper 46 48 5 1 Colonial Gold l. 2 14 Copiapo B3 9 4 9 4 Si. all Copper ME. of Eng. 65 —75 25 all Do. Pref. 71 R. cent. 8 9 p 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. 3.1 14 20 all General l5 —l7 2 all Great Nugget Vein... 1/ —2l 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst 3 4 d 1 all Liberty Par 4 p 1 all Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co — 1 1 1 all Mariquita d— pa 10 ' 9 Mexican&S.Americn 73 84 81 1 all New Granada Q- P 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —13 p 5 1 Port Philip I all Quartz Rock —7 I P P 50 all Rhymney Iron 25 —27 15 Do. New 7 8 30 101 Santiago de Cuba 6l 7i 1 all South Australian par 1 p 10 7 Tin Croft 281 all United Mexican 5 51 1 all Waller 1 all West Granada -4 d— p 1 all West Mariposa par 4 p 1 all Yuba Par P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 ; all Australasia B7 88 50 all British N. America 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 11 —13 p 100 25 Colonial — 100 20 Commercial of Loud — 20 10 English Scottish and Australian l4 20 121 Loud. Chart. Bk. o Australia 2l —34 p 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lond. & Westminster 351 6 20 2 .adon Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 221 National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation s2i 531 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — 6 1 Royal Auatraln.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co id par 25 all South Australia 5l 53 25 all Union of Australia 771 78/ 21 Do. New B4 83 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid — MISCELLANEOUS 100 5 Australian Agric t. 7 79 78 20 8 Australsn.Pcific. Mail 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail 31 50 381 Brit. American Land 74 77 100 32/ Canada 65 70 5 5 Crystal Palace —3 A 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 1 3 4 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 3ll 1 20 14 General Screw Steam 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land 20 71 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 81 2 50 25 Do. Do. ••• 444 100 6() Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 44 46 45 1 all Submar. Telegraph 6 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization 100 281 Van Diemen's Land 19 20 193 ;_ t- . ) -00./"." :IGN. 1021 3 71 701 1 701 24i 4 74a 521 75 31j 1 89i 9 135 i 112 t 13i 91i 90A 1 901 Pm 80 a I i I 16i i 15 ci 11 0 81 i 4 xn 141 x n 24 x n 904 89i 90 35i 6 5,14 75i i 71} 2i 12i 1 9i 64} I 107 6 157 54 106 i ll 10/ 37M LLOYD'S SHIPPMG-(TIIIS DA 1' LONDON, May 23.—Wind this day at N00 n, ..t0!4 E.N.E.. ; moerate bre e z e , an d fi ne c l ear su ltry If700`" DOVER, May 22.—Wind, N.E., strong breeze. . jst 4 , to —Theela, Rio Janeir . PORTSMOUTH, M ay 23.—The Providence, ",bcf° Rio Janeiro, has put in le a ky, h av i ng be en l on ' 43°- Dungeness. e d-sis FALMOUTH, May 22.—Wind, E. Arriv ir ol 4.0 Cuba ; Alma, Buenos Ay res ; Ch r i s tian Grande ; Blonde, Bahia ; A s p r y, d o . ; Britariith o vannah. The Sarah (brig), o f St. John's . ola 4 signal of distress flying, and an English barcluL t , lea, with her boat out, was p asse d on the Bth "" for 40 W., by the Bolivar, arrived here. PLYMOUTH.—.Arrived—lsabello Ann, Iti?,.:„don t Christiana ; Walmer Castle, N e pt une , from If bst for Adelaide, S.A. Off Port—Naomi, Sl6 1 19 ' , Louis, Calcutta, and both sa il e d f or Live00,°,..,."•d 0 , P" -- SOUTHAMPTON.—TaiIed—Magdalena, Brilliant (s), Madeira. , g at tiuT LIVERPOOL, May 22.—Th e S. S. L e wis ( 0 ) , . - . 1 . saw Saail'rancisco, got on shore north of BalinaJZ7' coir catty a total wreck ; crew an d passengers "% m on bof - .GIBRIL,TAR, May 9.—Th e H arpo , Queens— I.sto - sta:l4inople, - -put in here in a sinking state, 6th f . 7 4. ing struck on a sunken rock off the coast of B11.1"-' AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—The following 21 ,,,,°,, ; tice i , 11°2114 :1 4 issued o f t h South e 4 Wales, e nvex P itc o tin s o t r T ona as th t : e o r tu - o G th e b n Ae er cu a os l ut t ia ` ed : l " - a i b ; ; ,4! : 0: 0 '1 :., y h o t f h am G h e eo n nt e thi r eo a rn l ,e mentioned and owsshoil a c, lhl will arelieltl t n e bo r e s t , men's Land will be made up at this office on lig,. --- lipr r barque Stratford, under a contract with the re ll D/ - add:id:3;a; s tc sfe h ocir ed ttoh b e y bect:fl:°ll3 :s 6-tA ro tieti tti lli The packet rate of - letter letters transmitted by the Stratford, but no c be made on newspapers. Tty PI/ THE DOCKYARD APPOINTMENTS INAVI"-•---er,to Friday and Saturday last many of the recentl ti y' bt , gr : men in the Devonport Dockyard were exarnioecdirjecell Serjeant Gasalee, a commissioner sent down bYdocie; of the Committee of the House of Commons' c c throcg appointments to inquire as to the influences 0,101.: which they were entered on the establishMent•„, sure quiry took place in the office of the couunoleror intendent, and in the presence of Commoclere it has been conducted privately. f oofi r rail/ 00. RYE ELECTION.—At eight o'clock on Sato , o , el 0 ing the voters commenced polling, and at no_ e b ich 00 Mr. Mackinnon had a considerable majority, n i o li continued to maintain at the close of the P c ' the numbers given were— 21 8 Mackinnon ........................ ••• , 8/ 0 0 Pomfret ............................... 1 ' IN l' soil' . 1 1 Is' LAUNCH OF THE LARGEST MERCANTILE ._ ck. vii WORLD.—To morrow afternoon, at two oc 1 ,) 3 1,01‘ 0 0 , launched from Mr. Mare's establishment, stion Co o the Peninsular and Oriental Steam I"V i g f3 650 0 0 , pang's screw steam-ship Himalaya, a ohiP c 4h ; p er!! , burden, 340 feet 6 inches in length betweee_l'd 3 4 f ov o , diculars, 46 feet in breadth for tonvage , e a d u w ith wean . inches in depth in hold. She is to be fitt_o_ of Gr engines of 700 horse power, by Penn and u hunch cht'' - wich. , i , .--The t the CANCER HOSPITAL, WEST BROMPTa, • e _„ te d A , ko in Victoria Street, Westminster, recently d l ogereof', sole expense of Miss Coutts, has been I . c . i .. c 2 ur poso Coe the Committee of this Institution, for y,if_r fun cls. l . o vg sermon being preached therein in aid 6: 1 lif .. . in g, at ~,y patrons of the institution are daily inerer__Sisiltire, the latest subscribers may be mentio u0„,0,00,,ir the Duke of Wellington, the Marchionessn! -b'crerf„Pis, the Earl of Zetland, the Earl of Cork a t i ,. /r ille, Z 1 , 5, H. B. Houghton, Bart., the Earl of Tou"'wlioug° f Sir 1 11, ° count,Sydney, the Countess of RosebeiTY,„_tain 01 t he Jones, Bart., the Rev. Deacon Morrel, tAst' d worth, Anu H.M.S. " Styx," the Rev. Dr. Wor s r e' Bishop of Durham. riote d ° e.P' was P- f j POOR Lim RELIEF. —On Saturday 09 0 1 0,, nded the ' • IreoP turn showing that in the year e relief oi ..,,,,. tember last, the expenditure forlpoor law reliev ej was 871,0701. 11s. 74d. The nurnbe 4 911. In-door, 60 4 , 864 ; and out-door, 1 ,