The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-24 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA. PLYMOUTH, MAY 23. By the Atrevida, Captain Sheare, which left Port Philip on the 23d of February, we have re ceived some Melbourne papers, the latest of which is dated the 18th of February. Mr. Edward Knull, bullion broker, of Melbourne, has prepared a set of valuable tables, containing statistics of the gold fields, &c., from which the following extracts are made : " Quantity of gold dust brought to Melbourne and Geelong. —By Government escort, 1,339,8450 z. ; by Victoria Escort Company, 821,1430 z. ; by private hand, 601,6480 z. " Shipments of gold from the ports of Victoria. — From Melbourne, 1,886,2170 z. sdwt. ; Geelong, 84,0200 z. 14dwt. ; Portland, 3,0390 z. ; Purt Fairy, 1,6900 z. 7dwt. ; total, 1,97 4 , 9 7 5 0 z. l3 dwt. " Amount of gold dust remaining at the 31st of De cember.—ln the Treasury, Melbourne, 83,6730 z. ; Vic toria Escort Company, Melbourne, 53, 8 2 ; banks, Melbourne, 380, 000 0 z. ; banks, Geelong, 135,0000 z. ; private hands in Melbourne and Geelong, estimate 130,0000 z. ; total, 787,6600 z. "Quantity of gold dust taken to Adelaide.—By over land escort, March to December, 1852, 223,5330 z. ; shipped from Melbourne, 17,3310 z. ; taken by private hand, 178,1600 z. ; estimated quantity taken in addition to above, 166,6870 z. ; shipped from Adelaide to London. February to December, 1852, 263,5640 z. " Amount remaining in the banks, assay-office, and private hand at Adelaide, 299,8160 z. " Quantity of gold taken to Sydney in the year 1852. —Shipped, per Melbourne Customs' return, 280,5890 z. ; by private hand, 341,7390 z. ; estimated quantity taken in addition to the above, 100,000 oz. , quantity held by the banks and private bands, 150,0000 z. ; total, 872,3280 z. " Quantity of gold dust taken to Van Diemen's Land in the year 1852.—Shipped, per Melbourne Customs' returns, 1,953 oz. ; taken by private hands, 140,546 oz. ; estimated quantity held by th e b an k s and in private hands, 50,000 oz. ; shipped from Launceston, per Cus toms returns, 36,946 oz. • estimated quantity held by the banks and in p r i va t e hands ' 20,000 oz. "Vummary of produce during the year 1852.-173 tons 19cwt. lqr. 121 b. 30z., at 70s. 14,163,3641., exclusive of gold dust in the hands of diggers, store keepers, and others, and on the road to Melbourne and Geelong. " Amount of specie imported into Melbourne and Geelong in the year 1852.—January, 20,000/, ; April, 40,000/. ; July, 200,0001. ; August, 90,0001. ; Septem ber, 533,0001.; October, 432,0001.; November, 397,8001.; December, 150,000/. ; estimated amount by private hand, 632,2001. ; total, 2,500,0001. " Number of persons who arrived in the colony and the number which left during the year 1852.—Arrived, January, 7,494 ; February, 7,460 ; March, 5,063 ; April, 4,111 ; May, 5,631 ; June, 3,872 ; July, 4,271; August, 6,552 ; September, 15,855 ; October, 19,162 ; November, 10,947 ; December, 14,255 ; total, 104,883. Left, January, 550 ; February, 847 ; March, 1,239 ; April, 1,511 ; May, 1,629 ; June, 1,614 ; July, 2,383 ; August, 1,618 ; September, 1,841 ; October, 3,637 ; November, 4,287 ; December, 5,866 ; total, 27,022. Addition to population, from immigration alone, in 1852, 77,661 ; arrived overland from Sydney and Ade laide, and in vessels over those reported to the Customs, also estimated increase from births in the colony, 20,000 ; total increase, 97,661." The Argus of the 7th of February says, in refer ence to these computations : " The total amount raised from our various gold mines during the year 1852 appears to be 4,175,247 oz., which, valued at 3/. 10s. an oz., shows a national income, under this item alone, of 14,13,364/. sterling. We are glad to find that there is very little discrepancy between this estimate and that published in our summary for the steam-ship Great Britain. Ours was a little higher, but Mr. Khali has avowedly made his estimates when actual data were wanting, upon a very moderate scale, and the real total is doubtless higher than even the annexed cal culations would show. With such mines of uncounted wealth at our command, what might we not become if our energy, our intelligence, and our public spirit were equal to our riches ?" The Argus of the 16th February states that, from the tables compiled from official returns pub lished, the startling result was elicited, that while in Victoria an average population of 26,000, during the 15 years ending in 1850, acquired 354,765 acres for the sum of 707,1681., being at the rate of 1/. 19s. 10d. per acre, and 13a. 2r. 23p. per head, an average population of 22,648 in South Australia, during the same period, acquired 622,653 acres for the sum of 678,1621., being at the rate of 1/. Is. 9d. per acre, and 27a. Jr. 31p. per head. It may, perhaps, be said that the lands of Vic toria were, even before the gold discovery, worth intrinsically more than those of South Australia. This, however, would be a mistake. The excellent quality of the land of South Australia, as well as the superior system of land sales, are abundantly proved by the fact, that the colony, in the last four or five months, has sent to Melbourne 4,000 tons of flour, which has uniformly realised the highest price in our market, and that we have received from Adelaide, in the past year, farm produce valued at 250,0001., or more than half of our entire imports under that head. The true explanation of the mystery is, that the Government in South Australia have invariably kept the supply of land in the market in excess of the demand, while here the process has been exactly reversed. In reply to this the Melbourne Herald of the 11th says : "WI cat is the remedy ? Let the Government put up for sale land in the largest quantities that in the aggre . gate it can reasonably expert to sell, but in lots so accommodated to the wants of individuals, that all of moderate means may have it in their power to purchase, and the mere land jobber would find himself subdued by competition. It is no argument against such a pro ceeding that the supply offered would be dispropor tionate to the present amount of population. If land in the hands of a private individual has reached arkun natural and dangerous price, this alone should be taken as an indication that the Government should be at work —it should watch the land market as the engineer watches the valves of his steam-engine ; and there is that at work now which will as surely lead to an ex plosion, if some means be not taken to avert it, as an accumulation of steam pressure will send to atoms the engine which is working with a force it was never in tended to exercise." In the Leg,islative Council, on . the Ist of Feb ruary,- the motion of Mr. Fawkner was lost by 15 to 4. His motion went to repeal the order in Council made at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, March 9, 1847, which put certain restrictions on the sale of waste lands. The Geelong and Mel bourne Railway Bill was read a second time at this Council. A letter from Ballarat early in February says : " In my letter to you lately I have given favourable reports of these diggings, and yet the escort returns have rather diminished than increased in amount. It is im possible to judge of the yield of Ballarat by the escort. The week before last I knew personally of more gold going privately than by escort. The near ness of Ballarat to Geelong, the safety of the road, and the cheap and regular conveyance, make the journey so easy and available that few lucky diggers will use the escort ; and I know many who boast of never having transmitted it. On horseback you can go to Geelong front Ballarat with ease in six hours. Before the news of the nugget they wero coming up rapidly, but the rush now is immense. A new gully at Creswick's Creek, and new diggings at Wahnup, were opened last week.' lam told that there are heady a thousand at the latter place already. The price of gold has risen to 3/. Bs. 6d. ; some stores giving 3/. es." On the 6th of February three diggers, named Gough, Sulley, and Bristoe arrived in Geelong from the Ballarat diggings, bringing with them a box con taining two masses of gold, one of which actually weighed 771 b. Box., and the other 691 b. 60z., the proportion of pure gold being more than eight-ninths. They were both found at Canadian Gully, between 30 and 40 yards from the bed of the 1341 b. nugget, and within some 50 feet of the sur face. It is further stated that accounts had also been received of the finding of a 1001 b. nugget in the same golden locality. The for - innate finders' of the immense nugget at Ballarat are four now comers ' three of whom ar rived in the colony in August last per ship Lady Head, and the fourth came in the steam-ship Great Britain. The three first proceeded. to Bendigo diggings immediately after their landing, 'where they remained for some two or three mouths, and mrde nearly 1,0001. worth of gold. They then joined the fourth person, and went to Ballarat diggings. Out of one hole in the Canadian Gully they obtained the large lump,. weighing 1341 b. Boz., another weighing 51b. 50z., and 21b. 4oz. of small gold—_making altogether 1421 b. Go z . ou t o f o ne hole. They then sold their claim for 3001., and went to Melbourne. They were offered 8,0001. for the one piece. Argus say s , th ere i s no d ou bt that industry and perseverance will succeed at the gold fields. The .The disapp o i n t e d ones are th e faint hearted, h go l Tay not discover in disgust because they can and incompetentge _at once, or belong to that idle to dig, and do notelasgs who are ashamed or unable A correspondent at the in preference to beg. February, gives the' the Ovens, on the 15th of gold diggers to the Lieutenantco a petition from the ing of acts of wanton inju Governer, complain- Gold Commission officials a e n : i lt the hands of the The petitioners are alarmed at thethe police force. by several squatters, occupinc, practice adopted the gold field, who seize the cattlewannlad rs near the diggers. The latter consider themsellovrsesese of titled to graze their cattle on the land adjacent en titled to tents. The Ovens' River escort, which arrived at the Treasury on the sth of February, brought 11,655 l ounces of gold ; and the Mount Alexander escort, same date, 6,132 ounces. The gold dispatched from the Ovens on the 15th of February was 4,4780 z. ; on the 16th 1,5000 z. were deposited for the next escort. Up to the 12th of February many persons were leaving Fryer's Creek for new diggings discovered on the Loddon, which were reported to be ver y rich, and called the Bendigo diggings, though The sale of Crown lands on the 10th of February exceeded by upwards of 7801. that of any one day's sale during this or the past year. The average price was a fraction over 11. Bs. per acre. Last sale of Burras, 1331. Dalton and Kelly, two notorious bushrangers and murderers, have 'been captured. The former was seeking change for notes at 11 o'clock at night at a coffeeshop, when Brice, formerly a cadet in the police force, offered to procure it, and, instead of taking him home, led Dalton by a back road into the police station, where he was secured, with three loaded pistols, with one of which he would have shot Brice, had he not been overpowered. Large sums of money were in his pockets, and he and his comrade would have been off on the next day by the Northumberland, had not Dalton been so cleverly and courageously captured by Brice. From the commercial intelligence of the Mel bourne Argus, February 16th, the following is extracted : " Price of gold yesterday was 31. 15s. 6d. per ounce ; English and colonial cheese, ls. 44d. per pound ; Van Diemen's Land flour, 161. 10s. per ton ; men's navvy boots, 275. per pair ; palings, 545. per 100 ; quartering, 465. to 535. ; Singapore cedar, 9-inch wide. 61d. the running foot ; apples, 14s. 6d. per bushel ; pickles, 18s. per dozen ; onions, 6d. per pound ; black pepper, 90. ; Liverpool salt, 51. 10s. per ton ; loaf sugar, 10d. per lb. ; colonial butter, is. 44d. Auction sales—real pro perty, western half-acre, 308, Grote-street, 4001. ; two acres and cottage, at Mount Barker, 2001. ; section, No. 40, in the Morundee special survey, with a public house thereon, 3001. ; a plot of land at North Adelaide, with 30 feet frontage to Dunn-street, 661." Steam fares to and from Melbourne and Geelong —cabin, 20s. ; fore cabin, 12s. 6d. ; freight, 30s. per ton. The steam-ship Melbourne was expected at Port Philip on the 15th of February from Sydney. Vessels advertised for London : The Bombay, 18th of February ; Henry Gillespie, 19th ; Bar rackpore, Syria, Florence, Beulah, Queen of Eng land, and Blackwall, 20th ; Ann Bridson, and Aberfoyle, Ist of March ; Windermere, Nelson, and James Alexander, 7th ; Emigrant and Con dor, 10th ; Golden-Land, 15th ; and Clara Symes, 20th. some distance from the old diggings on . that creek. Frimi Fryer's Creek to Loddon issaid to be 40 miles. On the 1 2 th a man had arrived froni the latter place with six pounds' weight of gold, the fruit of 10 days' toil. The best Van Diemen's Land flour was selling at Fryer's Creek at 41. per bag ; potatoes, 9d. per lb. ; apples, Is. a dozen ; pudding raisins, ls. ; and bread and meat at former quotations. Gold buyers were offering 3/. 12s. 6d. In the district of Belfast, on the 31st of January, hundreds of acres of wheat were ripe for the sickle. The harvest was plentiful, but the labourers few. Though 355. an acre was the price for cutting, many and many a field would fall ere a hook could be put into it. _ A letter from Geelong, of the 17th February, says the bidding at the Government land sale on the 16th was spirited, and the prices realised were as high as on any former occasion. Unseasonable weather bad prevailed during the previous week. The South Australian Register, of the 7th, states that, "Although there is at the diggings everything to in dicate gold in large quantities, none have succeeded in realising their hopes. The majority content themselves with what they can get on Chapman's hill and gully, knowing that, if a fresh place is discovered, they will stand as good a chance as those who have spent months in trying to find better ground. The quantity of gold taken to the Assay-office having, during four consecutive weeks, amounted to less than 4,000 ounces, the Gover nor has proclaimed that after the 17th of February the office will be closed." MILITARY TROUBLES IN CUBA. THREATENED SEIZURE OF GREYTOWN. The United States mail steamer Daniel Webster, from San Juan de Nicaragua (Greytown), arrived at New Orleans on the afternoon of the 9th inst. We learn from a private telegraphic dispatch, that it was currently reported at Greytown that the State of Nicaragua would immediately take possession of the town, and abrogate the local go vernment. The same arrival brings Havannah dates of the Bth inst. Disagreements between the authorities were notorious, and more disaffection had broken out among the troops in the interior of the island. —Morning Post. CRICKET. Two SELECT ELEVENS OF THE MAUTLERONE CLUB, WITH Two BOWLERS ON EACH SIDE. This is the usual match on the Monday in the "Derby Week," and if it does not always bring out the finest players, it not merely exhibits good play by others, but gives rise to considerable interest. On the present occa sion the elevens were selected by Mr. Kynaston, hon. secretary of the M.C.C., and the Hon. R. Grimston. The former won upon the first innings, it being a one day match. The score stood as follows when the stumps were drawn for the day : HON. R. GRIHSTON'S SIDE. Tho Earl Strathmore, b Dakin 10 c Curtis, b Adams, Royston, c Worcester, b Adams 7 Poilitt, run out, . , Hon. R. Grimstou, b Adams ... 1 b Adams 6 Lane, Esq., b Adams... 0 R. Bowles, Esq., b Adams 9 b Dakin 3 Lord Guernsey, b Dakiu 0 b Dakin . 5 J. B. Alexander, Esq., run out 4 not out l9 J. Tower, Esq., b Adams 3B c Curtis, b Adams ... 10 H. Murray, Esq., b Adams 3 absent, ill 9 Hicks, Esq., not out 4 not out .......... ... ... 19 Byes 3, legs 1 balls -7 Total B5 Total 96 MR. KYNASTON'S SIDE. Adams, b Royston 57 Dakin, c Murray, b Royston 0 Sullivan, Esq., b Royston R. Kynaston, Esq., c and b Royston 3 Earl Winterton, b Royston Marquis of Worcester, b Murray 2 A. Haygarth, Esq., b Murray 3 F. Bathurst, Esq., b Royston J. F. Curtis, Esq., b Murray H. Deacon, Esq., not out l2 Hon. J. Fiennes, b Murray Byes 7, wide 1, no balls 1 9 Total B9 Mr. Kynaston's side won by four runs on the first innings. THE GREAT RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN Tll.B UNITED STATES. A New York paper, speaking of the scene which oc curred at the dead house, after the railway accident at Norwalk, says,- • "The place was literally besieged with people who had arrived from New York, New Haven, and other places, in search of friends or near relatives. Personal grief set aside every other consideration. A gentleman upon the outer edge of the closely wedged mass would cry Let me in to find out if my dear brother is dead.' Another would say, cannot endure it; I must get in and know if my friend is there.' A man, stupid with grief, would totter forward, saying, `My wife ! my wife !' while delicate ladies, heedless of the maddened rush, would maintain their places, sobbing out, The bride of yesterday !—dead—dead ! Oh, that I could see her lifeless form !' During this time the officials in charge of the door performed their duty with great tenderness, but firmness. To the entreaties of For God's sake let me ix,' the universal reply was, ' God assist you! I am sorry for you ; but at this moment you cannot enter, by and by you will.' When the door was opened, what an effect was produced. The floor was strewed with dead bodies, coffins, and torn dresses, while the air was filled with shrieks, announcing the recognition of a departed father, brother, mother, sister, or child. The bodies were not much disfigured. There were some bruised about the head, having the wounds principally upon the left temple, and the same side of the skull. This struck us as resulting; from the angular position at which the bodies touched the cars after being projected in the one fatal direction by the shock. The majority seemed to have died from slow drowning, and their coun tenances presented the true index of their feelings at the moment of the awful passage from time to eternity. The chisel of the sculptor has never caught the real de lineation of lineament and expression which could be there seen upon the faces of the lifeless human monu ments of the New Haven Railroad tragedy. One man lay with his lips slight apart, his hair literally erect, his eyes staring, his hands extended, as if in aversion of dan ger, and his retracted muscles showing his feeling of dread at being forced into the terrible gulf. Although stiff and cold as he lay upon his back, an observer would imagine that lie was still receding from the contemplation of the horrible catastrophe. Upon the countenance of the once robust Mr. Colbach, of Richmond (Massachusetts), you could see clearly the conviction of inevitable death, and the calm steady gaze of a man familiarised with its contemplation. Mr. Colbach was a ship carpenter, just returning to his native place. Near to the door lay the body of a gen tleman, said to be Dr. Bartlett, of Massachusetts ; it looked as if he had endeavoured to tear off his gloves, in order to attempt to free himself, but had not time to accomplish the act before he died. A beautiful child lay near to him, looking as if the cherub had returned to earth after the catastrophe, and lain down to sleep. etchoeloluard thies. rerhe Hopeless horror was pourtrayed upon the countenances Of niendous nervousfaces were - nnusually pale, even for th realised the owing to the departed. This was in some measure stopp age of the heart's action by the tre had struggled violently contraction when the unfortunate suf ferersswimmebubbles of foam, first idea of their fate. Some who their faces covered with lien cooped in the water had in the strong accounts state that endearvsoudrtsyei 1 wereagbeniiYig. ni b e a l d c e h e t d o forth 'which were bottom 'rime latest the trucks of the cars and up. There was a report that an l' er, a person could be seen at low water, and it was et that there were more bodies under the trucks. Gentlemen: your commission only wishes to submit serious questions to you, in accordance with what its members owe to themselves, and conformable to the pro found respect they entertain for your high digbity. It declines all forced interpretations of the terms of the Constitution, and yet it must render you au account of what presented itself to its mind, first under the form of a doubt, and soon afterwards with the character of a conviction. What do these words mean ? "The Senate is opposed to the promulgation of laws which might compromise the defence of the territory." Is it a law which would make the proposition to sub stitute for a system of defence of well-conceived fortifica tions, a new system inferior to the first ? But the land army itself, is it not the most precious-- the most efficacious element of the inviolability of the territory ? If it was proposed to you to renounce its present vigorous organisation, and which led it formerly to pro tect civilization in our own country and in Europe, to replace it by a vicious organisation which would deprive it of its tried leaders—which would weaken the princi ples of respect in all the ranks of the hierarchy, which would contain (very involuntarily, doubtless) principles in opposition to a sound military spirit, would it not be to weaken our forces for the guard of our territory ? And would it not be the duty of the Senate to reject such a project ? - The navy (la marine), g entlemen also contributes powerfully to the defence of the country. During the long war of the Revolution its squadrons protect e our coasts of the Ocean and of the Mediterranean. If a new war should break out, with all the new means of destruction at the disposal of all, our navy would have most important duties to perform, to contribute effi ciently to the defence of our continental and colonial territory. It would be its duty, either by the defensive or the offensive, by diversions afar off, or by operations on our coasts, to defend France from attacks meditated against her. England, it is known, calls her fleet her "wooden walls," and we call our ships our "floating citadels." To reduce our navy would he to compromise one of our great means of defence. Your commission is profoundly convinced that such would be the result of the proposed bill. It therefore concludes, " That the Senate should oppose its promul gation." To give a suitable explanation of the motives which determined our opinion, and to establish how the pro ject of law is opposed to that so important part of the Constitution, we pass to the examination of the project itself. To Government to justify the two grave derogations to which the law of 1841 was to be subjected, made known by the exposé des motifs, that it thought, as re gards the limits of age, there was an absolute necessity, a general and uniform rule, in the general staff-major of the two armies by land and sea. It also thinks that it is necessary in the interest of our naval power to open the ranks of the general staff major of the marine to officers who have acquired ex perience in steamers. And it points out that general officers on the retired list, or belonging to the reserve, as well as those raised to the dignity of senators, may, in virtue of the decree of January 29, 1853, be called upon in time of war to resume sea service. As regards the rules of promotion to the grade of vice -admiral, the authors of the project of law observe that the law of 1832, on promotion (Art. 14), makes it a condition on the promotion of rear-admirals to the grade of vice•admirals, that the officer should have been in command for a period of three years of a squadron of at least five ships of the line. The Government opines that it is equitable and con formable to the wants of the service to reduce by one year the period of command at sea, and moreover not to fix the number of vessels of the squadron or division in which the command shall have been exercised, so as to facilitate the accession to a higher grade. Your commission, gentlemen, has examined this pro ject of law with a care imposed upon it by the high in terest which the Senate takes in the good organisation of the navy so intimately allied to our national grandeur and the glory of our arms. The first of the dispositions of the project of law, that indicated by Article 1, having for object the reduction of the three years' service of general officers of the navy, would be of great prejudice to the naval service, and, consequently, would be of considerable detriment to the general and essential interests of France. It is depriving oneself voluntarily of the services of general officers at the very moment when a long expe rience at sea, a skill generally recognised in the exercise of command, renders the presence of those admirals at the head of their divisions more useful than ever. This question (to what age must the active service of naval commanders be limited) is not a new one. In 1841, on the occasion of the bill on the general staff, war mooted, discussed, and judged before the two Chambers, with as much freedom as maturity, as the discussion which was opened in the Chamber of Peers on the 28th January was not closed in the Chamber of Deputies till the 28th April following. What was said in 1841, and what is repeated to-day, to limit to 62 years and to 65 the active service of rear admirals and vice-admirals ? That conditions precisely the same should be adopted as regards the duration of active service of general officers, military as well as naval. To which Admiral Duperre, then Minister of Marine, and Vice-Admiral Lalonde, member of the Chamber of Deputies, replied successively : Admiral Duperr6 : "The duties of naval commander, though very onerous, do not demand that agility of movement, that physical exertion, which have been thought indispensible to the command of armies on land. A naval commander may direct the movements of his squadron, without being put to much bodily ex ertion. Accustomed to live on board ship, hardened by rough work at sea, he can at the age of 65 and 68 well suffice for the duties and exertions of com mand which, especially at sea, without great bodily exertion, demand rather. precision of judgment, which is alone required by long experience. If it is necessary to quote examples in support of this assertion, we could find in the histories of foreign navies, as well as in that of Prance, admirals who, though far exceeding the limit of age proposed, have illustrated their career by glorious successes. This is the time to quote the old axiom of every navy Old admirals, young captains.' " Vice-Admiral Lalande : "I find that this fixation of age is the very worst condition which could be imposed upon the limit of service, because that inexorable con dition will compel, for the greater part of the time, the maintenance in service of invalided officers, or deprive the service of valuable men whom time has spared, and who. though aged, have preserved all their physical and moral powers. But, however, if all unite to demand this limit of age , which I find so shortsighted, I think that it is as well to adopt the proposed bill as it has been amended by the Chamber of Peers, which has studied and discussed it with all desirable perspicuity." Eminent members of both chambers took part in that long debate, and among those who were favourable to the conditions of active service as demanded by Admiral Duperr4, we may mention a former Minister of Marine, Count d'A rgout, and the two reporters, who were lis tened to with much favour in either chamber—Baron Charles Dupin and Baron de Lacrosse. Gentlemen, what it is very necessary to point out among the circumstances which occurred in 1841, and which again present themselves at the present moment, is that many enlightened men, in applauding the pro- posed measure for naval commanders, saw therein, and still'see therein, always a strong piesumption that those conditions would be also applied to the army. In•fact, before 1848 the King could, in virtue of his prerogative, maintain lieutenant-generals in active service until the age of sixty-eight years, which was generally done. So that it may be said there is. a new importance to-day for maintaining the dispositions of the law of the 17th of June, 1841, in the double interest of the navy and army. What can, then, the real object be of the bill before us? Evidently it is not solely to assimilate the condition of commanders in both services, for to obtain that result it would have been more simple to adopt the rule which ameliorates both services than that which is detrimental to them. The chief object is, and the truth must be stated openly, to accelerate promotion in the navy. Well I let it be so. But some understanding must be come to on the subject. If it was only a question to adopt an ensemble of mea sures which, whilst respecting the tests of the laws of 1832 and 1841, would result in the more rapid promo tion from lieutenancies to captaincies of good sailors of long service, and distinguished captains of frig a tes who had given proofs, as commanders or second in command, A circular memorandum has been issued for the guid ance of the troops about to be encamped on Chobham common, and in other suitable localities during the pre- sent summer : " Horse Guards, May 11. . "1. It having been found necessary to revise the existing regulations for the encampment of her Ma jesty's troops, the General Commanding-in-Chief has been pleased to command that the following instruc tions be prepared and promulgated for the information and guidance of the army. "2. Although troops must be guided in the position and form of their encampments by the shape and nature of the ground, the proximity of wood and water, and, in actual warfare, by a variety of considerations which defy allrules, it is nevertheless desirable that certain definite forms of encampment should be established by authority, to be departed from in all cases whenever circumstances shall make it desirable to do so for the convenience arid effi ciency of the troops. "3. The following are the principles which have mainly led to the establishment of the forms of encamp ment which are laid down in these instructions, and which should, as far as possible, govern the disposition of all camps of whatever form, viz.:— " 1. That the front of the camp be made to corres pond in extent with the front occupied by the troops in line. "2. That the means of passing freely through the encampment with a large front be maintained. " 3. That the tents be disposed with a view to the greatest amount of order, cleanliness, ventilation, and salubrity. _ "4. That the camp be as compactly arranged as the above considerations permit. "'OF INFANTRY. " 4. The ordinary mode of encamping a battalion of infantry has been in open column on the reverse flank, but with the alternate companies closed, and encamped back to back, with a wide street in the centre, as shown in plan 1. "5. The space occupieeby a file is 21 inches. Thus, supposing a battalion of 850 rank and file could be brought under arms complete, its front would be :- 425 Files. 10 Captains. To which add for 1 Subaltern on the officers and co- left of the line. lours l4 Files. 2 Colours. 1 Centre Serjeant. Total 439 Files. Total 14 " But from this total (or indeed from the total rank and file actually in the field) the following deductions must be made, via. : Rank and File. Band 2O Pioneers ll Sick and hospital orderlies Mounted officers' batmen 90 or 45 files. " Calculating five sick men per company, and one orderly to every 10 sick men, with lieutenant-colonel, two majors, and adjutant. " This would reduce the frost of a complete battalion of 850 rank and file to 394 files. "394 files at 21 inches=229 yards 10 inches (say 230 yards). "In computing the frontage of a brigade or division, the intervals between battalions and brigades in line —viz., five yards, or six paces--will be maintained be tween the encampments of the contiguous battalions and brigades. " G. - The circular tents now used occupy a front of nearly 18 feet, and 15 men are allotted to each tent. " 7. A battalion encamped, as shown in plan No. 1. (occupying a front equal to its own line), will, under ordinary circumstances, cover ground to the rear ex tending perpendicularly to a distance of about 139 yards from the front line of tents, and a space for the parade in the front towards the quarter-guard of not much less than 80 yards in extent, being a total of about 220 yards from quarter-guard to rear-guard. The leading com pany's tents being placed on the prolongation of its front, as it stood in column after wheeling back from line, an interval is thus left between contiguous bat talions of the front of a company and six paces, whereby the free passage of troops is provided for through the lines on a large front, without traversing the actual en campments of battalions. " 8. But the mode of encampment, shown in plan 1, is not always practicable, as the ground may not in every case admit of the extent or depth indicated ; on such occasions the camp must be compressed. The diminu tion of the frontage may simply be effected by diminish ing the distances between the companies, and pro portionally likewise the intervals between battalions ; and the depth of the encampment may be lessened as shown in plan 2. " The I:;atmen and horses do not in all cases require a line, and in plan 2 they are supposed to be picketed in any convenient spot affording shade or shelter. " 9. Although the system of encampment in double streets, with a wide street in the centre (which has been used for parades of non-commissioned officers, musi cians, duties, &c,), has long prevailed, there is reason to believe that a simple encampment in open column, as shown in plan 3, each company encamping on the prolongation of its own front, may be occasionally adopted with advantage. " In this case the duties may be formed, as is the case in barracks, on the 0- eneral par a d e . " According to this arr angement, t h e compan i es ' tents can be turned in any direction, so as either to place the tent doors to leeward in driving rains or cold winds, or to windward in hot seasons ; and an encampment on this plan is snore expeditiously formed than that arranged on the double principle. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING-, MAY '2 4 , 1853. THE FRENCH _NAVY. The following is the report made in the name of the commission appointed to examine the bill on the gene ral staff major of the navy, by Admiral Baron de Mac kau. It w4s presented in the sitting of the 13th inst.:— Messieurs les Sdnateurs—The project of law which is presented to you, tending to modify the law of June 17, 1841, on the general staff•major of the navy (armee na vale) contains two distinct and chief dispositions for the service of the marine : it proposes : On the one hand to allow the retirement from active service of the general officers of the marine three years sooner than prescribed by the existing law of 1841 ; And, secondly, to modify by symplifying them, the conditions imposed by the law of Aptil 20, 1832, on promotions in the marine for rear-admirals to be raised to the grade of vice-admiral. . _ Befoi-e opening the debate, the commission decided to render you an account of the opinion it has formed on the constitutional question mooted by the project of law. The commission has devoted various sittings to resolve it. It has again carefully consulted the text of the Con stitution, and has repeatedly stopped before Art. 26, which runs as follows : " The Senate is opposed to the promulgation : "1. Of laws which should be contrary to, or an infring ment upon the Constitution, religion, morality, freedom of worship, individual liberty, equality of citizens before the law, inviolability of property, and to the principle of immutability of the magistrature ; "2. Of those which might compromise the defence of the territory." Thus, gentlemen, it might happen that a project of law might appear in accordance with the Constitution, and which might, nevertheless, contain dispositions contrary to, and infringing upon, great principles, and most im portant questions placed under your care by the two paragraphs of the 26th article of the Constitution—in that case it would be incumbent upon the Senate to re ject the project. Behold how great is the mandate entrusted to your patriotism by the Emperor. Your vote would suffice to stop the Government if it had unwittingly been misled into a wrong path. that they deserved promotion, there would be no diffi culty in the matter. The English Admiralty showed in 1851 how questions of this nature, and even much more difficult ones, can be resolved. But if, on the contrary, the particular object is to accelerate the promotion of captains, and for that pur pose rear and vice-admirals are to be raised from the list three years sooner, and thus prevented from rendering to their country the most important and perhaps the most glorious services, then opinion becomes divided in a most marked manner, and we think we may say that men who know best what a naval life is will energetically oppose the system of the proposed bill. The report then enters at considerable length into a statistical statement of the changes in promotion in the navy dering the last ten years, comparing it with the scale of promotion in the English navy. It then gives a list of admirals of seventy years and upwards who rem dered great services to their respective countries. The report concludes as follows : The project of law tending to modify the law of 17th of June, 1841, relative to the naval staff, submitted to the Senate, would, if adopted, be detrimental (funeste) to the marine service both present and future. It is illegal. It is an infringement on one of the great interests placed by the Constitution under the protection of the Senate. The commission is of opinion— That the Senate should oppose its promulgation. The following is the project of law : Art. 1. Vice-admirals at the age of 65 years accom plished, and rear-admirals at 62 years accomplished, who cease to belong to the first section of the cadre of the general-staff-major, to pass into the second. Art. 2. No one can be promoted to the grade of vice admiral without having served for two years at sea, with the rank of rear-admiral, in a squadron or naval division. Art. 3. Are maintained the dispositions of the laws of April 20, 1832, and June 17, 1841, which are not con trary to the present law. THE ARMY. " OF CAVALRY. "10. The cavalry has usually encamped in open co lumn of troops, but with the alternate troops closed and encamped back to back, as shown in plan 4. " In this case, as with the infantry, the leading troop should encamp on the prolongation of its own front in column in order to leave a sufficient interval between contiguous regiments, and thus admit of the free pas sage of troops through the lines. " 11. The front computed for a mounted troop-horse in the ranks is one yard, and when picketed four feet, and the front and depth of encampments are computed accordingly, allowinc , quarter intervals in the front be tween squadrons, and a similar distance between conti nuous regiments in brigade. Thus the actual interval between the encampments of contiguous regiments equals the front of a troop and a half. "12. The encampment of a cavalry regiment on the war establishment of four squadrons each, of 160 horses, is shown in plan 4, 12 cavalry soldiers being the propor• tion established for each tent. _ "13. But with the present reduced establishment of regiments this mode of encampment could not be conve niently carried out ; the front covered by a regiment oc cupying too small a space for encampment in column of troops. - - - " - The most convenient mode therefore of encamping a regiment of cavalry of the present establishment of 271 horses will probably prove to be in column of squad rons, as shown in plan 5. " 14. Cavalry encampments do not admit of so great an amount of compression as those of infantry, as the cavalry horse must have four feet, or three feet and a-half, at least, allotted to him at the pickets ; but with a strong regiment the front may be reduced by lessening the troop or squadron distances. " OF ARTILLERY. " 15. As it is important that officers of the service generally should be acquainted with the principles ob served in the encampment of troops of other arms than their own, and with the space which they occupy when encamped, the General Commanding-in-Chief has fur ther commanded that the existing regulations for the encampment of field artillery, as established in the Royal Artillery by command of the Master-General of the Ordnance, be annexed to these instructions fur the ge neral information of the army. "By command of the Right Hon. the General Com manding-in-Chief, "J. FREETH, Quartermaster-General. "N.B.—All the plans accompanying these instruc tions are framed upon the scale of 40 yards to an inch." It is understood that the King and Queen of Han over will proceed' to England on a visit to her Majesty in the course of a fortnight. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia will also arrive in England in the course of next month. If any portion of our troops be out in camp during the visit of the Prince of Prussia, we would recommend them, for the honour of their cloth, to look to their work at field-days, for they will have a spectator whose eye is as sharp as his knowledge of detail is perfect. The Black Eagle, Admiralty yacht, Master Comman der John E. Petley, came into harbour last evening, from Devonport, with the Master-General of the Ord nance (Lord Raglan) and engineering officers, from their official inspection of the western fortifications. The Duke of Wellington, screw, 131, Captain Henry Byam Martin, is bending sails, and using every energy in getting ready for sea. The new proposal for the better manning of the navy has worked its magic up on the hitherto-neglected British sailor, whose heart is as big as the First Lord of the Admiralty, and its imme diate effect is shown by the number of good men who are daily joining this noble three-decker. The Fairy, yacht, Master Commander D. N. Welch, is on the gridiron, shifting her propeller and taking in a supply of brick coals. Imperieuse, 60, [screw, Captain Rendle B. Watson, has hoisted the blue peter at the fore, and is under im mediate orders for foreign service. The Simoom, 18, screw, iron troop-frigate, Captain John Kingcome, will come into the steam-basin dock, to have the state of her bottom examined. The Encounter, 14, screw, Captain G. W. D. O'Cal laghan, received her boilers to-day under the sheers, and will soon be ready for active service. The Conflict, 8, screw, is painting, and only awaiting the arrival of her new boomerang-propeller, which is to be of much stronger make than the one that gave way on her trial. It is stated that three of our steam reserve are to be sent down to Plymouth, such as Gorgon, Bulldog, and Stromboli. The splendid American liner Prince Albert, Captain Macgill, arrived from London last evening, and having embarked passengers from this port, sailed to-day for New York. The Victoria, Captain Champion, arrived here this morning from New York ; landed passengers in Garratt and Gibbons' tender, and sailed for London this evening. She left New York on the 23d April. !PLYMOUTH, MAY 23. The orders for the departure of Admiral Corry's fleet at 4 o'clock this morning have been countermanded, and the ships will not leave until after her Majesty's birth day, to-morrow. It is stated that they will go to Lisbon. WOOLWICH, MAY 23. APPOINTMENTS. Captain lion. Charles G. J. B. Elliot (1841) to com mand the Sybille, 40, commissioned this day at Devon port. Lieutenants.—Edward W. Tumour (1843), at present studying steam at Woolwich Dockyard, and to be exa mined as to his knowledge of the working of marine steam engines during the present week, to the St. Jean d'Acre, 101, screw steamship, at Devonport ; Augustus I. Kingston (1848), Allen Bathurst (1850), and Henry W. Comber (1846), to the St. Jean d'Acre ; James E. Bickford (1848) and Frederick Park (1853) to the Brisk, 14, screw steam sloop, at Devonport. Masters.—Henry G. Raynes (1841) to the St. Jean d'Acre ; George H. Blakey (1849) to the Brisk. Surgeon.—James Peters (1851) to the Vulcan steam frigate, at Portsmouth. Paymasters.—Thomas W. Parker (1819) to the St. Jean d'Acre ; John Tweedie (1850) to the Brisk ; Ben jamin J. Hooper (1849) to the Sybille. Mate.—Claude A. C. De Crespigny (1851) to the St. Jean d'Acre. Clerks.—William H. De Carteret (1847), recently clerk in charge of the Riflemen screw steam sloop, to the St. Jean d'Acre ; George N. Warren (1847), from the Ajax, 58, screw steam flag-ship at Cork, to the Brisk ; John Hay (1852) to the Comus, 14, sloop, at Sheerness. Clerk's Assistant.—F. J. P. Shapcote, to the Impreg nable, flagship at Devonport. Gunner.—James Cooke, to the St. Jean d'Acre. Boatswains.—Andrew Ogden, to the St. Jean d'Acre ; Edmond Dean, to the Brisk. Carpenters.—Richard Earl, to the St. Jean d'Acre ; James Lucks, to the Brisk. Lieutenant-Colonel Dawes, Royal Marines, Woolwich division, has obtained two months' sick leave, from the 24th inst. Captain Buchanan has obtained three months' leave, from the 25th inst. CANALS. Names of ri Dividend .... . Names of g Dividend Companies. A per Priceper Companies. t Price. ..1 Annum. v. Annum. 0, 1 £ X Ashtn& Oldh 98 V. p. ct. 140 Macclesfield . 100, 2/. 10s. 50 Barnsley— •• 160 Ne a tk .. •• •• 1001 161. iitrimk&Abrg 150 5!. 12% Oxford— •• •• 100, 13'. Birmingham 40 41. 105% Peak Forest. 78 31. 18s. 70 Cove qtry.. • • 100 251. Regent's ...• 33 ii. Os. 18 Derby ••- -. 100, 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 21. Elhoirt&Chs 69 2% p. ct. 34% Somrset Coal i so, GrandJanctn 100 St. pr. ct. 68 Do.Lk Fd St 12, Do.. 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. Stffrd & Wore Ho, 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100! 21. 10s. Shrewsbury.. 125 Grand Union 100 11. 10s. PI% itotirbrldge.. 1 45 20!. 290 Kqnnt & Avli 39 6a. 04. 7% Severn anal t , 21.05. 24 Lancaster • 100 Wye Rail. ( 2,, Leeds& Livrp 100 251. 550 Warwid & I Leicester.... 100 5!. 66 Ilirmins. j 1 0 41. 40 Latest &gth 83 41. 44% Warwlc)& I A 31. 28 Llughboregh 142 70!. 510 Walston.. S 0 Mninsouthsh 100 Worcstr & t 8 31. Mntg,merysh 100 Binning. S ! MeltnM wbry. 100 I Wilts & Brits —t 10s. 7 rf 12.brttiou EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HORTON STAKES. Antonina Saville . Nine ran. MANOR PLATE. Calot .. . Coalition Nine ran. LATEST BETTING. 8 to 1 agst Orestes (taken). 9 to 1 agst Sittingbourne (taken). 40 to 1 agst Jerry Kent (offered). 500 even on Sittingbourne against Pharos. 5,000 even on West Australian, Honeywood, and Orestes against the Field (taken). NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAT 23. THE ELECTION OF CITY CHAMBERLAIN. The election for Chamberlain having been appointed by the Lord Mayor to take place yesterday, a Common Hall of the Livery was summoned for 12 o'clock, to pro ceed to such election. As soon as the doors were opened the vast hall was speedily filled, and considerable interest appeared to be created in consequence of the resignation of Alderman Farebrother, narrowing the contest between Sir John Key and Mr. Benjamin Scott ; in fact, it being a struggle whether the office shall be perpetuated in the Aldermanic Body, or opened to the Livery gene rally. The Lord Mayor entered the hall at one o'clock, attended by the Sheriffs, and a large body of the Alder men and Town Council. The Town Clerk, in the ab sence of the Recorder, briefly opened the object of the meeting. Mr. B. W. Crawford came forward, and said that although a young member of the corporation, he had thought it incument on him to come forward to propose Sir John Key, who had filled all the offices of this great city with honour and dignity to himself, and for the benefit of the citizens. • Raving referred to the exertions of Sir John Key at the time of the Reform he con cluded by saying that he thought the Livery could not fix upon a more fit person to fill the office of Cham berlain. With respect to the other candidate, Mr. Benjamin Scott, he thought the Livery would be of opinion that his claims were far below those of Sir John Key. (Mingled cheers and confusion.) Mr. Deputy BENNOCH seconded the nomination. Mr. GEORGE HANBURY then came forward and was received with partial cheering. He then proposed Mr. Benjamin Scott as a fit and proper candidate. Mr. B. SEELEY seconded the nomination. Sir JOHN KEY and Mr. BENJAMIN SCOTT then severally addressed the Livery. On a show of hands, a very large majority were in favour of Sir John Key, and the Sheriff declared it iu favour of Sir John Key. A poll was then demanded on the part of Mr. Scott, which will last seven days. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MIT 23. ENTERED INWARDS.—The James Shepherd, from Ja maica ; Sir John Rae Reid, St. Kitt's ; Dispatch, Co lombo ; Victory, Callao ; Joshua, Melbourne, &c. ; Wil liam and Ann, Belize ; Anna Maria, Barbadoes ; Meg Merrilies, Iquique ; Ruby, Sydney ; Cassaterides, Shang hai ; Laurel, Charente ; Susanna Elizabeth, Ibrail ; Chris tian Charlotte, Stettin ; Gloxmnen, Frederickstadt End racht, Dantzie ; Emma Heyen, Dantzic ; Alta, Rostock ; Ida Charlotte, Uddewalla ; Ho pet, Gothenburg; Enighe den, Saunesund ; Garland, Stettin ; Leopld Auguste, Nantes ; Argus, Aarhuus ; Marianne, Vordingborg ; Ac tive, Malmoe ; Minerva, Uddewalla ; Lobertia, Alexan dria ; Twee Goedvrienden, Amsterdam ; Gezina, Gronin gen ; Margina, Horsens ; Neptune, Salonica ; Sir James Ross, Sydney ; Condor, Rotterdam ; Progress, Antwerp ; Twee trusters, Worcum ; Vriendshap, do. ; Valierce Gerard, Memel ; Carisse, Lucon ; Sarah, Caen ; Arnold, Pillau ; Nordsten, Dantzic ; Wilhelniine, Oporto ; Johanna Christine, Drobach ; Union, Cadiz and Gibraltar ; Hilma, Gothenburg ; Merlin, Stettin ; Helena, Uddewalla ; Ague norms, Stettin ; Gretha, Nibo ; Vorwarts, Stralsund ; Ingeborg, Nakskow ; Larkan, Malmo° ; Besse', Dantzic ; Vissery, Worcum. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Dolphin, for Konigsberg ; Resolutionen, Aalborg ; Fidele, Monte Video and Buenos Ayres ; North Star, Hong Kong, &c. CLEARED OUTWARDS, WITH CARGO.— The Maria, for St. Petersburgh ; Falcon, Bermuda; Fleotwing, Port Philip ; Geogiana, Konigsberg ; Ingram, Cadiz ; Transit, Archangel ; Resolution, Aalborg; Forfarshire, Trinco malee and Madras ; Clara, Swan River ; Waterwitch, Mogadore ; Amaranth, Hobart Town ; Isabella, Green. LIVERPOOL, MAY 23. Tho New York, from Liverpool to New York, was spoken May 12, in lat. 50 N., long. 10 W. The Jane Sharp, Newport to Quebec, was spoken May 9. lI.M. B. Grecian was spoken in the Mozambique Channel. The William Badger, Liverpool to Boston, was spoken April 19, in lat. 24 N., long. 33 W. The Rapid, Mazatlan to Plymouth, was spoken April 17, on the Equator. GIS•LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ,- £ s. d. £ s. d. British •• •• •• •• •• •... Ditto Provincial.... 1. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 23 8right0n.............5i. 20 0 0 20 0 0 16 City of London 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 130 Cmtinental (31 Cap.)... 41. 75 0 0 43 10 0 67% Equitable.. .......... 50/, 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Great Central'...... • 10 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 14 Imperial •......... 31. & bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 87 Independent ......... 6!. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 L mdon• • .... • . •..... - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do.. 1 arl. Preference 61. per cent. 25 (f 0 25 0 0 247. Pm is ............. 341. per cent., 50 0 0 49 0 0 28% •• ....... 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 70 United G enera l .• • • 11. 50 0 0 AO 0 0 20% Westminster ( bartered Si. per cent, 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 Ditto, New .... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank of Scotland •• 71. per cent. 100 u u lOU 0 0 190110 British Linen Comp.... 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 2121 0 Caledonian Rank City of Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 0/ 13s Clydebdale hank Commercial Bank Eastern hank* 61. percent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10/ 9s E link &Otsego' .. • • 31. per cont. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41. 9* Exchange Bnk of Scot.. 100 0 0 31 5 0 89. ed National hank •• 6% per cent. hO 0 0 10 0 0 16/10s NorttiolScotland hank 51. per cent. :0 0 0 210 0 4/3s fel Royail)ank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 5110 Union Bank of Scot. Western Bank ... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 76/ Og Alliance Fire and Life B% Lpr cent 10 0 0 10 0 0 24110 s British Guarantee caledeniau Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 261. Od City of Glasgow Lilt* 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 4/ 10s Colonial Life Edinburgh Life Incur. it, per cent . 100 0 0 13 0 0 251 Os Eng. & scot , Law Life 51. per cekt. 50 0 0 217 6 1 4/ Os Life &mum. of Scotland 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 10 4 . Os National Fire and Life 61. per cent 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 13s North British Incur. * 51. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 35/ li.n Scottish Union Insrnc. 741. pr cent. 20 0 0 I 0 0 IL 14d standard Life •••• .. • Si. per cent. so 0 0 7 0 0 151 e s United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent 10 0 0 1 0 s 1/156 * Ex Dividend. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Milford Packet, Poole to Newfoundland, May 11, lat. 48 N., long. 31. W. The Walsingham, London to Grenada, April 21, lat. 20 N., long. 39 W. The Nordstjernen, Newcastle to New York, May 7, lat. _46 N., long. 26 W. — The Dittmar, Jamaica to Bremen, 13th, lat. 48 N., long. 13 W. The Juverna, Payta to Liverpool, May 17, lat. 51 N., long. 8 W. The Agnes, Liverpool to New York, May 8, lat. 45 N., long. 30 W. The Isabella, of Liverpool, from Norfolk, United States, lat. 4r) N., long. 23 W. MISCELLANEOUS. ' Dividend Amount Name of Company. per. of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. i X s. e. Assam Tea ••.. •• .... 50 0 0 20 0 0 10% Auction Mart .. ..... 21.65. 50 0 0 —3% Australian A griculturl 1/. 100 0 0 35 0 0 81 Australian Trust .... 61. per cent. 35 0 0 30 Australian Royal Vail 10 1. n 6 0 0 knrio-Metican Mint.. 11 10s. 10 0 0 to 0 0 _ British American Land 151. 38 10 0 71 f•al•r.da ... ..., ...... 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 Do. 5 per cent Bonds 5/. per cent. i —1021 i Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. per cent. 116% env Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. Electric Telegraph (A) 25 0 0 20 0 0 22 Ditto .. •• • • .... (B) -- 25 0 0 10 0 0 Equitable Reversivary 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 116% Ditto New ••—• • •• 50 0 0 12 10 0 Oen. Revers. & Invest. sp. c.& Us, 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 Gen• Steam Navigation 10 p. et. 15 0 0 14 0 0 31 Hudson's Bay .. ...... Stock. 211 Hungerford ...... •• .. 21. 10s. 100 0 0 100 0 0 47% London Institution ... London Reversionary Si. per cent. 15 0 0 15 0 0 Russell Institution •• • . 12 10 0 Price's Patent Cand.Co. 10/. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 2 , 34 Reversionary Int. 80c. 4►)41. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 106 Royal Mail Stearn .... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 77 South Australian... • • 51. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 46 Trust and Loan Ccmp. of Upper Canada •• .. 20 0 0 3 0 0 CANCER HOSPITAL, WEST BROMPTON.—The church in Victoria Street, Westminster, recently erected at the sole expense of Miss Coutts, has been kindly offered to the Committee of this Institution, for the purpose of a sermon being preached therein in aid of its funds. The patrons of the institution are daily increasing, among the latest subscribers may be mentioned —His Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Marchioness of Downshire, the Earl of Zetland, the Earl of Cork and Orrery, Sir H. B. Houghton, Bart., the Earl of Tankerville, Vis count Sydney, the Countess of Roseberry, Sir Willoughby Jones, Bart., the Rev. Deacon Morrel, Captain Hall, of H.M.S. " Styx," the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, and the Bishop of Durham. _ _ SAi SLICK'S WISE SAWS AND MODERN INSTANCES ; OR, WHAT HE SAID, DID, OR INVENTED. 2 VOLS.—We do not fear to predict (says the Standard) that these de lightful volumes will be the most popular, as beyond doubt they are the best, of all Mr. Haliburton's admir able works. The " Wise Saws and Modern Instances" evince powers of imagination and expression far beyond what even his former publications could lead any one to ascribe to the author. We have, it is true, long been familiar with his quiet humour and quaint, racy narra tive ; but the volumes before us take a loftier range, and are so rich in fun and good sense that to offer an extract as a sample would be an injustice to author and reader. It is one of the pleasantest books we ever read, and we earnestly recommend it to all who can enjoy such works. —Standard. PRICES SHARES. IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUF.g)AY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 17. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. P ice. Annum. Share. . - • X s. d. X s. d. Australasia........... 61. per cent. 40 0 0 40 e 0 81% British North American 6.. per cont. 50 0 0 : 0 u 0 62 Commercial of Loudon. 61. per cent. 1 0 0 0 :0 0 0 - Co'onial .............. , 31. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - lonian ............... 6i. le - cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Lend. Char. Bk. of Aus. I - 2 0 0 210 0 15% London and County .. , 6'. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Londu and Westminstr 161. per cent. 1 100 0 0 20 0. 0 35% London Joint Stock ... 61. per cent. 51 0 0 10 0 0 23 Provincial of Ireland.. ; 81. per cent. leO 0 0 25 0 0 - • Ditto, .2 ew......... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 16 0 0 - rational of Ireland.... 141. per cent. 50 0 0 22 lu 0 - Nat. Pioviteial of Eng. ; 6?. per cent. 100 0 0, 35 0 0 - Ditto, New .... -- , bl. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - Oriental Bank corpora. 81. p. et. It be. 25 0 0 12 0 0 53% South Australia .. .• .. .6?. p. ct. & be. 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 1 4 Union of A ustralia .... 6 p. et. & b. 3 25 0 0 25 0 0 78 Ditto .............. ' 61. per cent. - 210 0 834 Uni , nof London ..... 7. per Cont. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Union of Madrid ... •• i - 40 0 0 40 0 0 - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of I 1 Paid. Pr: e. Annum. Share. X e. d. £ s d Albion .......... •... 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 90 Alliance Brit. and For. 71.148.00.b5. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine.-- 61. p.c.& be. 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 Anchor .............. 6 per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Atlas .srgus Life British Commercial .. 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 3 0 7 Clerici.Med.&Gen.Life ' spr ct. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 ye.% County . . .., Crown .......... „ Eagle.. Equity and Law...... 4% per coat. 100 0 0 5 0 0 6% European Life ...... ... 15s. 20 , 0 0 All paid. 21% Genera 1.............. - 5 0 0 ~ 5% Globe ••• .... 61. per cent. Stock. 15054 Guardian ............ 51. per cent 100 0 0 45 0 0 61% Imperial Fire ... 121,per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 - Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.- I Leh. & ..e. 100 0 0 -20 0 0 6% Law Fire .... Law Life............. -. 100 0 - 0 10 0 0 50 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5% London Fire ... London `hip.... Marine ..... .......... 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 26 Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4%1. per et . 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 Minerva ........ •• .. Sp. ct. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 6 Monarch ...... ...... - 5 0 0 1 0 0 21s. National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% Palladium Life ~ Pelican - - - 45 Phoenix - - - - Professional Life- .• .. 51. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 14 P ^ovident Life ........ 11. 50. & be. 100 0 0 10 0 0 41 Rock Life............ ss. 5 3 0 010 0 8% Royal Exchange ....•• 61. p.ct. & be. Stock. all 236 Sun tire ...... 61. 10s - 1 I - Ditto Life .... 1/. Gs. - Of 65 United Kingdom .... 41. p. ct. & be. 20 0 0 4 0 0 5 Universal Life ... Victoria Life - 412 6 5% BRIDGES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of raid. Price. Annum.' Share. £ s. d. £ e. d. Iltingerford - - - 12 Smiths, a^k .. - 100 0 0 - - DIU° New of 7% pc. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - 11; Waterloo...,, - 100 0 0 - - Vitt° Old Ann. of 81. 2/. Se. Od. - GO 0 0 - " Pith) Nw ditto of 71. 21. 2s. Otl. - 40 0 0 - Vauxhall .. .... .. Av. 2/. 70 10 3 - 21 WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount i Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. X, s. d. East London Grand Junction Kent ...... - 84% Lambeth - 100 0 0 - - New River Company 2l. 103. - -- - Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per cnt.. 100 0 0 - 9(1 West Middlesex - - 114 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. 1 Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial ........ • 4r. pr cent. Stock. East and West India 6!41. pr cent. Stock. 1(;2y, East Country.. 2os. per ek. London .... 5l. pr cent. Stock. 10 U<i Ditto Bonds 41. per cent. St. Katharine 4 per cent. Stock. El uithampton ll. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 38 Victoria — 20 0 0 2 o 0— COUNTRY MARKETS. CHELMSFORD—MAY 20. Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, old 37. 4 (ki to .543 (Id, new 35s to 52s ; red, old 34s to 4 4 5, new It t 4 0,. 3 42s ; barley , 25s to 27s ; chevalier, 31s to 3 7s ; 0 21s to 275; malt, 55s to 56s ; chevalier, 55 s to 58s; 7 19s to 25 boiling ' ,s ; peas, partridge, 30s to 35s ; white , 32ts to ,11' 3Ss to 41s ; dun, new, 29s to 33s ; beans ick, to 345; Harrow ticks, 31s to 3Gs ; Mazagau, 296 to ‘Li. COLCHESTER —MAY 21. Prices to-dly were as follow :—Wheat, white, 445t05C4; red, 38s to 44s ; barley, 34s to 38s ; oats, 189 t 0249; b ear !? Mazagan, 30s to 83s ; middle and small, 339 to 33 9 ; Pe' white, 40s to 42s ; grey, 32s to 345. lIADDINGTON—MAY 20. lie The following are the prices of grain at our ll> to-day : First... Second WHEAT. BARLEY. 50s Od 34s Od 4Gs 10.1 31s 8d 136 04. OATS. 223 6 ,1 363 ja 21s 74 1 Ca 20s al I 3 > 2 3 B° ' 526 qrs., n= 3 9011 205 qrs., 144 qrs. , ;01 , 1 If 96 qrs., 89 AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Average of wheat £2 6 10 5.12tb1; Ditto of Barley Ditto of Oats - lig Ditto of Beans 112:22tttbt Third 4ls 0,1 I 29s 6d Total quantity•of wheat in market, PI PP barley PP PP oats 13 beans KIRKCALDY— MAY 21. 1 o t ' Here to-day we had a fair supply of wheat 3 13 ` and a few small parcels of barley. Sales ready l ur sorts, and at prices not obtainable last market daY• Wheat. I Barley. Oats. I l le „ sn oli I First pJ Second sos Od 30s Oct I 20s Oct Os 0,1 I Third 42s Od 27s Od 188 Od I , Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs 28s Od to 290 The following is the official statement of the qns, ll , t . it f i o e l l ' of corn, &c., received in th e p or t o f L on d o n froul:% e ltr lowing ports, from the 16th to the 21st May, be sive Colchester Harwich . Leigh Malden 1 Fil r A 244 - 544 65 1846 83 COAL MARK Prices of Coal per ton at tl s. d. Bate's West Hartley l6 0 Chester Main 15 • 6 Hasting's Hartley 16 6 Hol ywell l6 6 Hartlepool West Hartley 16 6 North Percy Hartley l6 0, Tanfield Moor Butes 15 6 Townley 14 9 Walker Primrose .. . l4 9 Smith's West Hartley _l6 6 Wallseud, &e. Acorn Close l6 6 Bell and Brown 16 3 Gosforth 16 3 Harton l6 3 Hadley 16 3 Ships at market 1' RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 23. .11$!' STOCK EXCHANGE.—Priees lower th an o n Pa - , 11 , 1 0 0' Caledonian, 351 35; Chester and H o lyh ea d, 244 ;,'„,ioo shire and Yorkshire, 804 ; Leeds Northern, 16i and North Western, 1184 ; Midland, 75$ ; shire, 4A d. ` South Eastern and Dover, 22i ; Y° r 55.1 6 ; North Midland, 32$ ; East Lancashire (fifth shares), Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln (6/. new), 9-16 P. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 23. as do pe l , ? STOCK EXCHANGE.—A good amo un t o f ousi ne , advanced prices. Eastern Countie s were d o ne l'a t of London and North Western Eighths, at I prem. ; shire Unions at 3a. LEEDS, MAY 23. STOCK EXCITANGE.—A dull market this rno - v,..„ 0 'Change. In heavy stocks little is d o i ng . Lancash":Or Yorkshires have been done at I.s. York and North lands 32A, closing at 32g. North Western 811. MANCHESTER, MAY 23. •a, STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market ha s b ee n langu l rather lower prices, and the only sales were in the T o di ing. London New Eighths, 9-16 p. ; Midl an ds, 751; Northern, 16 13-16. SEABORNE MAILS. -of d (N signifies that the malls are sent from the General root )3 , the night—and Al by the morning —dispatch.] by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.] e n Day when m ade up From what j ' a , COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port ~.,„tity Office, London.* Dispatched. c3 301' America(byltrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool America (by United Sts. „ v packet) ........N May 31 Liverpool. America (by U. States packet) .. ....N May 25 ........ South am pt on Jell . 1 Australia (ria South. ampton) .......... M July 4 ..... • .... Southamptonl •To• -r, :31 Ditto (via Marseilles) N July 8 Hope) ............N June 4 ........ .. Plymouth ..1 3— „,,1 11 Africa (West Coast)..N 23rd of the mo n th. Pl ymouth .. Alexandria..........N 8,9, 24, &30of m. Dover .... • • 7,e 4 Alexandria... ... ....31 4th & 20th of m on . S ou th am pton . 411 ':, Bahamas ........... N 1 2nd of the month Southampton JO' lli Belgium .......... ..N f Dover ...• • • I t o 16 Brazil 9th of the month.. Southampton jjuiie Buenos Ayres ........31 9th of the month.. SouthampUin, 4 , 1 11 p Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth ••. Zr oL lt, Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth " Cape de Verde ......N 14th of the month. Plymouth • 12 6 Ceylon (see I Ceylon.... India ) .... ....N 14th of the month Plymouth •• „,, AP1 :1 1 11 pY Channel 151e5.... ..N Mon ~Wed.,&Frid. Southampton ..1.',„0 I 2d & 17th of month Southampton( so China (see India) . 1201 , Constanttpople ..N 7,8,17,21,&27 of m. Dover •• ja pe ;di Constantinople ........; 4th & 20th of mon SouthanliM n .lo' cont. of Europe NI & N Twice daily Dover .. •• • 01/ Egypt (see India) W IC 44 France .. & N Twice dai1y...... Dover .• •• •: IT ssy - Gibraltar .. .... 31 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of Tu. *mithampto". I I Greece (see India) O° Greytown ..........31 2nd & 17th of mon. SoutbamP••• neap Httmburgh Tuesday & Friday London .• • "Vette„. o o Havannah .......... m 2nd of the m ou th Southampto n ispo.l 6 Holland ..... ....... MWednesday & Sat. London "'JO Honduras NI 17th of the month. Southam9ni n l o ne; India (viaSouthampt.)3l 4th & 20th of mon. Southampt on say India (via Marseilles)3l Bth& 24th of mouth Dover ...• lonian Isles (see India) Ireland ........M & N Twice daily Holyhead •• • Lisbon. ..... ........31 7,9, 17, & 28 of nt. Southampton Jose Madeira ............31 9th of the month SouthamPtonloe P Madeira .... N 23rd of the month Plymouth • " 0 Malta (see India) 81 Aralta 7,17,19,28, 30 ofrn. Dover ...• •• 31 0 Mauritius (see India) • AP ° , Mauritius ..........N 14th of the month Plymouth Joa o Mexico 2nd of the month. SouthamPt ° ' issl Naples ..... sthl3tl,2sthof mon. Dover • • ••, ' 1 7,1,10 11 01 .01 11 New Granada .. NI 2d & 17th of month SoutbamP O ojne New Zealand By private ship .. Various Po , jone;4 Papal States ...... sthisth2sthotnion. Dover •• • Q .; 740 Peninsula th I 7t1,28 thotmon SouthamPt gue, Peru 31 & 27th of mon !izouttiatop toil pr il , Port Natal 14th of the mouth Plymouth • • i pte ; Sicily •• • • ..........N sthlsth2stholmon, Dover .• .• " lot! i Tuscany .. Venezuela ..........1N 2d & 17th of month SoathtUt 7 P w I Van Diemen'sLan d (see rie I Atralia .......... West Indies ) 31 2cl & 17th of month Southaropton. he ( * When any of these dates fall on a Sunday, 016 , the lo" iia ,j 1 13 dispatche on the following day, with the excepti. ,l o ' o oo l Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will be day preceding. / [ADVERTISEMENT.]---EPSOM AND ASCOT 9, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly observe, oPrik York Hotel. The Royal Exhib'tion 11 1 rf.ll 'Fe iste° able, newly-invented, very small pov , ° - .. t h P at' pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by whic d i ,0 00 can be seen and k nown one m ile and a h ti rce , 0 00 they answer e ver y p ur p ose on the raee - N ti ,j o srli v et opera-houses, country scenery, and ships are c' t i o g, a e op at 12 to 14 miles. They are invaluable for 0.110)001)ot stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, g entlemen , g . 3 haPv. f o rf and tourists. Telescopes—A new and Ine_, r ortil i d invention in telescopes, possessing such e;„i e ce; powers that some, .3A inches, with an extra eY c f . stl ? i p show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's double stars • with the same telescope, weigit;eo,lli,leo. ounces, can be seen a person's countenanVto , 20 t e vt. and a half distant, and an object from 16 tot-11°011 and are of larger and all sizes, They supersede every other kind for the . wais_ si a accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, 4 ° 16 W I, _Viie 1p distant. an object can be clearly seen, froM.Z io , a ` t . t elf, Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, jui tee4jeo, vented invaluable preserving spectacle le.nses,overy. they are placnd before imperfect vis,°,?Pdefeetiv.atbfo' with incrve!.,, i ron appears clear and distinct, the most aged , it , you ver y becomes bright and brilliant, is brought.;,? o piscl a p t natural, and original state. Dcafne?' „.,werNere v , The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarYourarely newly-invented instrument, for Del.dness'the 16 11 4 d t i e o from all others, to surpass anything 0 , Beig eo b o , been, or probably ever can be prod ucea iihle ; it„b1:0 ti same colour as the skin, it is not perg an d at r oio t, t , deaf persons to hear distinctly at churca singing oil semblies ; the unpleasant sensation of tTo s r T a n s t1 1 01 , 8 4 ) ,': the ears are entirely removed and it a , . 0 ance that possibly could be desired. —S. " Amists and Opticians, 39, Albemarle -0 Observe, opposite the York Hotel. eS Di a g te 0 39 0 ;T-MAY 21. io close of the market a, Lawson .................... Northumberland ....... • • ..` O3 Riddell ..................••• 1 6 Gibson .................... •17 Edon Main ........... ••• ••' l 6 Bell ......................... Belmont .................. ••; 7 Lambton ............... 17 Cassop .................. .• 1 / 9 , Kelloe ....................... tr. West Kelloe .............. . ; 6 0, Whitworth .............. .• ,. / 5 Clavering Tees ........ .••• 1 6 Hartley ................ .•••0 Fothergill's Aberdare •••0 9 Myer's Stone Coal ...... .29 I Sold B3. ,-` __J---~,.-. BIRTHS. 4 ,..; Ili OF A 802 T. e n f P"` On the 20th inst., at Chalcot-Yillas, the wil t ' - Edward Streeten, Esq. OF A P DAUGHT ER. , ' rcle botA On the 21st inst., in Nottingham-place , ' lady of Lancelot Shadwell, Esq. oli ii° MARRIED. o , o ll,tot b‘ On the 20th inxt., at St. Giles's, Cam - idest - I - Sli ° Footner, Esq., of Peckham, to Sarah Susan, ~a ci., o ter of the late William Walters Footner, •`'.' ' o h same place. bio leb P l ' On the 21st inst. at the parish church o f s e icbg 3 o oo, Kent, Richard Edtuonds, Esq., only son ef s jt. C% uo r, monde, Esq. of Hatcham, Surrey, to FrallesiacuP P third daughter ' of James Cousens, Esq., °' o t, Kent. DIED. f IP P iot ,, lea 60 a, On the 22d inst., aCiferstham RectorY, go od, „fi b s Y; wife of George Lyall, jun., Esq., of Nl3-0110 P , near Relent°, and only child of the Nev. cootit, rector of lersthata, Surrey, a r ,_ed 29. f 6, t Oa the 21st iust. Henry J. Jones, Bscl4l.otree ' terrace, Camberwell Ncw-road, and 30, - 1 ." y' /4 1, James's, in the 41st year of his age. _......1511> ----2--------jkt-efO lf :1 li di LONDON : Printed and Published by ofgoe , 1 :0ii of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun: IA ;0 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoys lijk " Middlesex, Tuesday, May 24, Iso3.