The Sun. — London, England, 1853-06-17 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. ender the management of Mr. Backstone. THIS EVENING, Jura 17, Will Fa performed (the 11th time) THE CREEL KINDNESS. Characters by Messrs. Barry Sullivan, Howe, W. Farren, Rogers, Corsi, and ituckstone ; Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. L. S. Buckingham, Miss Reynolds, &c. To be followed by RAPPINGS AND TABLE MOVINGS. After which, MR. BUCKSTOITE'S ASCENT OF MOUNT PAR NASMIA. To conclude with THE BOARDING SCHOOL BALL. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, Juns 17, Will be peribrmed PERFECTION. Principal characters by Mr W. Lacy and Miss C. Lec lercq. Atter which, will be presented Lord Byron's Tragedy of SAR DANAPALIN. Principal characters by Mr. and Mrs. C. Kean. To conclude with TURNING THE TABLES. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Wads. THIS EVENING, JUNE 17, Will be perfirmed A.S.S. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Suter, and Rosiere ; Mrs. Macnamara, and Mies Wyndham. After which, A FAST TRAIN—HIGH PRESSURE EXPRESS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, Baker, and Suter. To be followed by THE LAWYERS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, and Itoxby ; Mrs. F. Matthews, &c. After which, A BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. To conclude with TRYING IT ON. Principal character by Mr. C. Mathews. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL Proprietor. Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. JUNE 17, Will be presented Tilt , . FLOWERg OF THE FOREST. Cha racters by Messrs. Parselle, 11. Bedford, O. Smith, Woolgar, and P. Beitord ; Madame Celeste, Miss Woolgar, and Mrs. Keeley. After which, NORMA. To be followed by BETSY BAKER. To conclude with THE DANCING SCOTCHMA)T. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. ______ THE LAST NIGHT of THE CHASE, which must be withdrawn for the production of the Grand Military Spectacle of the BATTLE OF WATERLOO, on SATURDAY, JUKE 18th, the Anniversary of the great national victory. THIS EVENING, JUNE 17, The Entertainments will, as during the week, commence with.the lUßtly successful Hippo Drama, with new scenery, costumes, and appointments, entitled THE CHASE, er LIFE ON THE TURF — illustrating a Sporting Man's Career. To he succeeded by graceful and classical equestrian Achievements in Seenes of the ARENA, supported by the most talented Artistes in Europe. The Equestrian Wonder, Miss Emily Cooke, will appear in her unparalleled Feat of Leaping through 16 balloons, both forward and backward, never before attempted Dy any other Artiste, and which Las been nightly greeted with deafening applause. To conclude with the Melodrama of THE FOREST OF BONDY, M which the celebrated Dog Hector will appear. Bot-oftlce open daily from Eleven to Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. THIS EVENING, JUNE 17, CHITSAN and the FEAST OF LANTERNS. Splendid MENAGERIE, containing a vast number of Specimens of Natural History, including an Orang-Oatan, the only one exhibiting in this country. taonraEr's unrivalled MILITARY BAND. Vocal and Instrtimental Concert. At Dusk a most brilliant display of Fireworks. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. }l , , DAY —Morning 57 min. after 9 I Evening 28 min.aff. 10 To- Moaaow—Morning 58 min. after 10 I Evening 27 min.aft. 11 THE WEATHER.—Sm ()mos, JUNE 17. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE 74—highest since noon yesterday. 56 --lowest this morning and during the night. 73 this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30'14. WIND, W.—Fine. 4 \ b. , - . zetztri,., LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1853. The mantle of Sir CHARLES WOOD appears to have descended (we shad not say with double " virtue," inasmuch as the term would be very inapplicable, but) with double power on the present Head of the Financial Department of the Government. Mr. GLADSTONE may not be quite as blind to the signs of the times as his Whig pre decessor, but he is equally indifferent to the voice of opinion, whether expressed through aggregate meetings, the public journals, or even the chosen representatives of independent constituencies. He will not surrender a single crotchet, on any degree of pressure or under any circumstances. He is even a more mischievous Administrator than Sir CHARLES WOOD, because so much better qualified to assign plausible arguments in favour of his de cisions, and "to make the worse appear the better reason." The propositions of the " Ministerial Marplot " stood forth in all their naked enormity, without covering or concealment, exciting the indignation of independent Members within, and of the coin munity in general outside, the walls of Parlia ment ; but the present Chancellor of the Exche quer is unfortunately but too competent to con ceal or gloss over his projects with a grace of diction and persuasive eloquence sufficient, if not to convince, at least to appease the scruples of those willing to be deceived, and to vote according to their interests rather than their convictions, if any plausible pretexts could be assigned for such a course. Besides, the Right Hon. Baronet, like his Whig associates, "is made of squeezable ma terials." No man could possibly exhibit a greater indifference to arguments founded on such com mon-place considerations as those of equity and justice ; but when the assault became really for midable—when the hour of trial approached— concessions might be wrung from his fears which could not be obtained from his sense of jus tice. But although not exceeding, perhaps not equalling, him in perversity—th e qua lity of the inferior and longer-eared animal— Mr. GLADSTONE possesses equal or even greater " obstinacy " ar "firmness of purpose," which in duces him to persevere —aye, and successfully— la here his predecessor would shrink dismayed from the arduous contest. He is, therefore, a more dangerous Financial Minister than the Rus sellito Chancellor of the Exchequer, and that not to his opponents only, but eventually to his friends. It is unnecessary to multiply instances in sup port of these views. Two remarkable instances may, however, be briefly alluded to. First is the ainyielding determination on the Income Tax— the obstinate resolution to resist any amelioration or modification of its monstrous and iniquitous provisions, and that under circumstances when further resistance was apparently useless,—when an almost unparalleled concurrence of opinion had proclaimed the necessity of discriminating between precarious and permanent income,—when even the Ministerial/ Leaders in both Houses of Parliament had,, if not directly, at least impliedly, promised that there should be a recognition of the distinction, and, at least, an .effort made to obtain, if not perfect equality of taxation, a greater approximation thereto than under the system previously in operation, and which promises greatly to diminish, if they did not altogether suppress, the litigation on the subject. And, secondly, on the minor point of theAdvertise merit Duties, of which the total abolition had been demanded by the all-but unanimous opinion of the community, and sanctioned by a decisive ma jority of the House of Commons. There was surely no principle, however erroneous, to be as serted in the retention of a portion of this ob noxious impost. Nothing could be gained by con tinuing the complicated and expensive machinery and the vexatious regulations essential for the col lection of even an infinitesimal fraction of the tax. Re might have yielded gracefully, more especially as the vote had been given —the opinion of the Rouse had been expressed—before the delivery of hie Finn Statement, Statement, and he would have had nothing to to retract or explain, no amendment yield to. There might hav e b een c i rcumstances under which i t l"uld impo rtiuvfer, a large have been ne cessary t o do fend th e i evenu or a very el h amount of m one y, result. But there principle, was involved in the Advertiseinent Duties. n othing of th e ki n d i n t h e more than 60,000/ • .. e sum at st a k e -- no t an t o , lision for ; and every poi n t o r in g to risk a col favour of total abolition ratheri)rtihn ciple was i n The insult to the maj or it y who an reduction. MILNER GIBSON'S motion was the vote d for Mr. more conspicu ous, inasmuch as he succeeded without eolieitation and without legitimate object. Anoth er item oi revenue, of almost equal amount, drawn from a journal, if not from journals, and which the donor of the gift had not even gg su ested as differing, in any respect, from the g eneral question of the Stamp Duties. If, as the Right Hon. Gentleman himself argued, the postal facilities, the gratuitous conveyance throughout the entire kingdom could be regarded as an eq uivalent for the News paper Stamp, surely that stamp should be increased when the bulk was inordinately increased, something more should be demanded renewing the charter. In 1830 three years were taken to settle it, although at that time the Pun jaub and Russia were both subjects of anxiety. Yet now, though all is peace in our own Indian terri tories, we are told of the dangers of delay. Doubt less there is grave danger, but it is to the Court of Directors, and to the practical irresponsibility of the Board of Control and its President, cer tainly not to India. At present it appears to us that the real friends of India must stand to the demand for further inquiry. We really need it. Some points are pretty well settled in the minds of most of us, but it wero folly for any man to pretend that he is yet master of so vast a subject. Sir CHARLES WooD, with his six months' cramming, cannot be; Mr. BRIGHT, though a student of several years standing, would gladly learn more. The evidence of a set of one-sided witnesses before a one-sided-committee is of little worth indeed. Dr. PHILLIMORE, Mr. BRIGHT, Mr. DANDY SEYMOUR, and BLACKETT, at least should be added to it, and witnesses of 'every class, Native and British, be called before it. The chief set in of the current is plainly against the Board of Directors. Sir JAMES HOGG has done his best to dash it aside, and Mr. Huron quietly to erect a dam against it. The Board of Control, however, feels itself also in danger, for the friends of the Directors seem unable to defend the latter without throwing all the blame on the former. If, say the Directors, the Board of Con , trol has made all the wars, and absorbed all our surplus revenue, and compelled us to borrow as much as was requisite to pay our dividends and the cost of our public works, why, then, get rid of the Board, and not of us. The Directors, however, get little mercy ; they are incontinently told of their origin from a set of annuitants having no possible inte rest in the prosperity of India ; of their election by a canvass so degrading as to exclude but the other day an intelligent and competent gentleman, long conversant with India, for a young banker's son utterly ignorant of it, with no qualification whatever but his paternity. They hear of their vast patronage and its unquestionable nepotism ; and even the very doings they boast of are turned against them. They abolished, they say, the odious transit duties, and permit English goods to traverse India freely. It turns out that they re sisted the abolition to the uttermost—that after it had been imperatively enjoined by the Board of Control, they still resisted by mere vis inertice for four or five years, and that at last they were abolished only by the refractoriness of one of their own intelligent servants. They take credit to themselves for the increase of Indian exports and imports ; but unhappily they are reminded that all this increase is due to the abolition of their commercial powers ; that they resisted an open trade to the uttermost, that they predicted all manner of dreadful results from it, and that, therefore, the increased trade of India has all arisen in spite of the Company, and not beneath its fostering care. In like manner, Sir JAMES Hoao (who, it appears, enjoyed in India an income of only 22,0001. a-year) asserted that during the seventeen years preceding 1851, the Indian revenue had increased upwards of 7,000,0001. per annum, and that without the im position of new taxes ; a proof, he contended, of increased prosperity there, similar to one fre quently made use of here. It appears, however, that more than 4,000,000/. of this is due to the increase of the opium revenue—a revenue derived entirely from Chinese and some others, certainly not from Indian consumption ; the prospect, too, being close at hand of this revenue vanishing en tirely through the Chinese growing their own opium. Moreover, with the deductions for tri bute, confiscations, or "rescriptions," Mr. BLACKETT showed that SirJAs. HoGG's 7,000,000/. shrunk down to the miserable increase of not more than 200,0001. on so large an increase of popula tion. The same authority endeavoured to prove, in opposition to Mr. BRIGHT, that the salt duties had increased. Mr. BLA CKETT, however, success fully showed that they had decreased. Indeed, taking into account the increase of population, that they had very largely decreased ; and as salt to persons living on vegetable diet is a necessary of the first i mportance, nothing could more conclu sively show the poverty of the great mass of the PoPulation. If, indeed, one fact were better evidenced than another in the course of the debate, we fear it was the deep andprzeidye-a-xspere.ad po of the s o il. Poverty of the cu lti va t ors turists." The Goveneed, " distress e d agricul rrlnade'is th e i r l an d lord, and so exorbitant is th e rent :t laded that in f our t een years, according to the ConapanY's owII r and the figures, though frequently adverted ans to, were never corrected—.not Ulu. 60 3000,0004 . for carrying and distributing a paper weigh ing four ounces than one not exceeding two ounces. If, as has been proposed, a postage-stamp should be substituted for the original newspaper stamp on all journals transmitted by post, a limi tation of size would be expedient, if not essential, and could not reasonably be complained of. It would be regarded simply as an expedient neces sary to prevent the over-crowding of the bags. But everything should be yielded to suit the pur poses of a single journal, which might hav e exercised a powerful influence on the fate of the Budget, more especially on that part of it relating to the proposed renewal of the Income Tax, without change or modification, and for a very prolonged term. Now that the exigency has passed away—that the once powerful advocacy for a just discrimination between the different kinds of income has been withdrawn during the emergency —the proposition is altered, and ren dered at the same time more equitable to Jour nalism and less favourable to the Leviathan. Are such courses to be sanctioned or tolerated --will independent members permit themselves to be regarded as the obedient serfs of a financial autocrat, with no power beyond that of registering his ukases ? We call upon Mr. MILNER GIBSON to vindicate his own character and consistency— to insist on the full and fair carrying out of the proposition which he has so efficiently maintained at all times, and under the most disadvantageous circumstances. We call on the majority by whom he was sustained, and through whose assistance he achieved a triumph so signal, not to be wanting in the hour of trial, but to follow up the vigorous blow formerly inflicted. We are convinced that these applications will be honourably responded to, and that another salutary lesson will be given to the right honourable gentleman, to teach him that he must not trifle with the feelings or disregard the decisions of a decisive majority of the House of Commons, and (with a solitary exception) the free and unshackled press of the United Kingdom. 'of rent had to be remitted. Four millions and a quarter sterling per annum were these poor Ityots assessed more than they could by possibility pay ! So poor are they, that the seed and imple ments have to be furnished them, or they have to borrow money at 501. per cent. to obtain them, ere they can begin cultivation at all. est , ifi Even the largely-increased imports tell but a poor tale respecting the condition of the natives when scrutinised. They amount to but Is. 3d. per head per annum. Brazil, on the contrary, with a population half slaves, consumes of our produce not less than Bs. Bd. per head. It would seem as if our Indian freemen were worse off than Brazilian slaves. In the department of public works, deplorably as it is below the necessity of the case, especially where a Government is the sole landlord, the tenants miserably poor, and where irrigation, at least, is necessary to mere existence, more seems to have been done than has been stated. The lauded trunk road appears, however, to be fre quently impassable, the rate of travelling four or five miles instead of ten, as Sir C. WOOD told us, and in place of the security Sir CHARLES WOOD and Sir JAMES HOGG talked of, Mr. DANDY SEY MOUR showed, from Mr. MARKMAN'S evidence (as a newspaper editor, an excellent authority on such a subject), that even in Bengal and near Calcutta night robbery (dacoity) was so common, and committed with such impunity, that no man with 201. or 301. in his pocket could retire to rest without a prospect of being robbed of it in the morning ! As to the administration of jus tice, we much fear that the worst representations are the most correct. Mr. MACAULAY'S code still remains in the East India House, and Mr. PHIL LIMORE entirely substantiated the charge, " that the administration of the civil and criminal law is in a frightful state." At present all the humbler judgeships and magistracies are in the hands of the natives, but all the highly-paid covenanted service is in the hands of the Company's cousins, nephews, &c. The consequence is that 95 per cent. of the work is done by the poor native judges ; and that of the remaining 5 per cent. done by the rich covenanted service judges, an immensely larger proportion of judgments are re versed than in the case of appeals from native judges. It is made quite clear on the best autho rity that natives are quite competent, morally and intellectually, for the higher services, yet Sir JAMES HOGG has the hardihood to defend retain ing all the two thousands per annum and upwards for the nephews and cousins ; and leaving the fifties and the hundreds a-year to the poor natives ! It is rather singular that it should have been so generally overlooked, that if any " Company of Traders " have now any claim to be considered a proper constituency to govern India, or elect its Governors, it must be the various manufacturers and merchants who now trade so immensely with India. They certainly have an interest in Indian prosperity far beyond that of annuitants whose dividend is a first charge on Indian revenue, who are secure, therefore, in any case. Indeed, all our actual traders with India have even a far stronger interest than the Directors, in preventing those wars which Sir JAMES HoGG deplores. Commercial men will put up with almost anything rather than endanger their traffic. The India Debate has hitherto done little towards a positive issue. Indeed, the chief ques tion which needs to be settled—what is the best government for India ?—has been but little dis cussed. The East India Company, the Board of Control, and the Government measure have all been latterly attacked and bitterly defended ; but no homogeneous plan, none based upon a sound and acknowledged principle has yet been proposed, and placed in contrast with the Government scheme. The great danger is lest that scheme, with all its gross defects, should pass, because, (like Mr. GLADSTONE'S Income Tax) though re pugnant to the convictions of all but the interested, some scheme, it is presumed, must be adopted. In default of another, and time pressing, Sir CHARLES WOOD'S name is to be inscribed amongst those of legislators for India ! The plea of urgency is, however, but poorly sustained. Every party who employs it, Lord DALHOUSIE, Mr. MARSHMAN, Sir JAMES HOGG, and the Directors, is interested in hurrying through a settlement of some sort, and thus shelving inquiry. We think certainly with Mr. BRIGHT, that it is unpardonable to use Lord DALHOUSIE'S name without producing his whole letter. It might contain facts refuting his own opinion ; at least, the Noble Lord, though in India, knows nothing of it but through the agents of the Company who surround him. Sir HERBERT MADDOCK and Mr. Hum; whose opi nions are as valuable as any on this point, are for delay and further investigation. The danger of an Indian agitation, in any undesirable sense, is evidently a bugbear. As Mr. BLACKETT stated in 1793, there were ten years of discussion before ELECTION COMMITTEES.-(THIS DAY. LIVERPOOL. Evidence as to agency was proceeded with at the si ting of the committee. PLYMOUTH. The evidence before this committee during the morn ing had reference to the appointment of John Smith, an elector, to a situation in the dockyard. It appeared that his father and brother, who also were voters. had plumped for Mr. Mare. They were both called, but denied that the appointment had anything to do with their votes, though they greatly prevaricated during their examination. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY TWO O'CLOCK. TAUNTON. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY - EVENING, JITNE 17, 1853. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market was firm, but less animated, at previous prices. The sales comprised 7,000 American ; 100 Pernam and Maranham, at 6d. to 7d. ; 150 Bahia, at 6d. to eid. ; 500 Egyptian, at 61d. to 9d. ; and 1,000 Surat, at 4}d. to 41d. per lb. Railway Shares were dull at rather lower prices. In the Colonial markets this week business has been duller. Sugar maintains about previous prices, nor is any particular alteration to be noticed in coffee, Native Ceylon being quite neglected. Cotton is in favour, and there are good purchases. Rice has been in fair demand, for rum higher prices are asked, and tallow is held firmly. Tea is inactive, pending the arrival of the letters by the mail. Spices have continued at about the previous rates. The news by the telegraph in anticipation of the Overland Mail is very satisfactory as regards the prospect of greater activity in the conduct of the Burmese war, but it does not appear there is much alteration in commercial affairs. There have been, during the last tw o days, some large transactions in Canada Government 6 per Cent. Debentures, and Canadian Railway 6 per Cent. Debentures of the best class, the former at 117 to 117 i, the latter at 103 to 104—both in cluding the forthcoming July dividends. The increasing prosperity of that colony, and the yearly improvement of the revenue, naturally induce investments in these securities. Quebec and Rich mond ; Ontario, Huron, and Simeo ; St. Lawrence and Champlain 6 per Cent. Debentures have been those most in request. United States Securities have been much the same. The agent at Guayquil, of the Ecuador Bond holders, Mr. Mocatta has sent to the committee in London, a statement of proposals made to him by the Government of the Republic for a settle ment of the debt, and the following are the clauses "1. The Government of Ecuador acknowledges the division of the debt in its two parts, principal and inte rest. " 2. The Government of Ecuador will issue in London Ecuadorian Bonds for 1,424,5791. sterling, in exchange of the same amount of 21 per cent. Colo m bi an B on d s , b e i ng the proportion thereof assumed as its share ; and will also issue in addition the amount of one-sixth part of the deferred debt, which approximates to 400,0001. sterling, on tho cancelling the half of the said deferred debt, which amounts to about 1,200,0001. " 3. The Government of Ecuador binds itself to pay 1 per cent. annual interest on the new bonds—that is to say, on 1,824,5791., more or less, as may result on the liquida tion of the interest due, as also the current exchange on bills on London. OVERLAND MAIL. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) TRIESTE, THURSDAY. The steamer Calcutta arrived here to-day at 61 a.m., in 108 hours from Alexandria. "4. They payment of interest shall be made in Guay aquil monthtly, in acceptances of merchants for duties on Customs, and endorsed immediately in favour of the creditors. Belling, which had really been captured by Bur mese insurgents, notwithstanding the denial of the Bengal Government, has been re-captured by our forces, with the loss of thirty killed and wounded. The Burmese commissioners have not yet re turned an answer to the Governor-General's prof fered terms. Should they not return a favourable answer before thirty days, allowed them for con sideration, have elapsed, an advance on Ava will take place, and the steamers are being made to meet the contingency at Bombay. Trade was dull. gine delay in the arrival at Suez of the Precursor, from Calcutta, has enabled the Bombay mail of 23d May to reach in time for the Bengal steamer from Alexandria. Latest intelligence from Hong Kong to April 22. LATEST FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE. The Tozzlonais of the 13th says that the Jena and the Friedland, ships of the line, are in the roadstead ready for sea, and the rumour ran that the Marengo and Suffren are about to be got ready. The Government journals, which have come round to the opinion that Russia cannot occupy Wallachia and Moldavia, publish the treaty of Balta-Liman, for the purpose of showing that Russian occupation would bo a gross violation of the stipulations of the treaty. We read in the Assembles Nationale :—" Kossuth and Mazzini left London a fortnight since, and no one knows where they now are." The Moniteur announces several nominations in the Legion of Honour, and also various promotions and changes amongst the superior officers in the navy. At the Bourse yesterday the market for Government Securities has been generally inactive, although prices have on the whole been steadily maintained. Closing prices : For cash, Three per Cents., 77. 10c. ; Four-and-a-Haff per Cents., 101 f. 75c. For the account, Three per Cents., 77f. 30c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 101 f. 60c. ; Bank Stock, 2,660 f. Shares of the Bank of Credit Foncier declined 10f., and closed at 740 f. ; those of the Soci6tiS Mobili6re are still quoted at 810 f., no change having taken place. The amount of business transacted in the Railway Share Market to-day has not been very extensive. TURKEY. The following telegraphic dispatch, dated Constanti nople, 6th inst., received vid Trieste, says " The public mind is less excited, but the armaments still continue. It is saki that the last ultimatum of Russia has been also rejected by the Porte. Exchange on London is at 122." Another dispatch from Trieste, 16th, says : " 5. The 1 per cent, shall be paid, even if the Customs' revenues decrease ; but when the quarter part of the Cus toms' duties exceed the 1 per cent., then the quarter part of the total shall be paid to the creditors, let the sum be what it may, until this and the other means which are provided shall amount to cover the 6 per cent., as stipu lated in the primitive contract with the Republic of Colombia. " 6. That with the object of providing for the 6 per cent. the creditors shall receive, after deducting the one fourth part, the half of the increase of Customs' revenues over and above the sum of 400,000 dols., this settlement to be made at the expiry of each year, or in the month of January following. " 7. The obligation imposed on the Customs of Guaya quil is understood to extend to all Custom-houses which may be established hereafter in any of the provinces of the Republic. 8. The acceptances endorsed to the creditors that are not met at maturity shall be immediately exchanged for others of the same amount. " The Greek and Armenians Patriarchs at Constanti nople give pacific assurances on the subject of the inten tions of their co-religionists. The Chargé d'Affaires of the Dioldavia-Wallachian provinces had left Constantinople for Vienna." "9. Should the Customs' revenues decrease by any re duction of the duties or tariffs, the Government of Ecuador engages to supply with other revenue the deficiency in the interest at the rate it had reached at the time of such re duction, as also the proportionate increase which would have arisen if such diminution or change had not been effected. " 10. To assist in augmenting the interest until it reaches 6 per cent. shall be appropriated the part which appertains to the Government on all industrial enterprises, mines, roads, &e., as decreed on the 27th of September, 1852, in favour of the bondholders • and of all other con cessions made, or whi c h s h a ll b e made hereafter. " 11. The bondholders shall have an agent in Guayaquil empowered to act for them, and to fulfil all that is stipu lated in this arrangem en t ; this agent to receive a stipend from the Government of Ecuador proportionate to his duties, and having authority to guard against smuggling, and lay information thereof before the proper tribunals : the half of the amounts confiscated shall be appropriated to the payment of interest, and the other half to the Go vernment. "12. To pay the other half of the deferred debt the Government of Ecuador cedes to the creditors the claim which it has against tho Government of Peru, in the fol lowing form This dispatch makes no mention of the rejection of the ultimatum by the Porte, but there can be no doubt of the intention of the Porte on the subject. Much stress is laid in Paris on the following from the Frankfort Journal, a paper in the interests of Russia. But the La Presse, it must be remarked, doubts that mediation of Austria, as referred to had ever been offered. The German Journal of Frankfort, under date of Vienna 9th, says : "The reception given by the Emperor and the Archduke Francis to Baron do Meyendorf, at the Chateau de Schcen brunn, was of the most friendly kind. The Ambassador was brought back to the capital in one of the Court car riages. To-morrow ho will dine with the Emperor at Shoebrunn. As far as regards the overtures made by the Baron on the Eastern question he has declared that he was authorised to announce that his Sovereign earnestly desired to terminate the differeaces between Russia and Turkey by means of diplomatic negotiations, and that consequently ho was disposed to accept the offered mediation of Austria to that effect. We learn that in the conference which took place yesterday between Baron de Meyendorf and Count Buol Schauenstein, the conditions on which Austriawould take on herself the part of mediating power at Constan tinople, were agreed on. It is added that the Russian Ambassador pointed out the limits in which the Czar would consent to modify his demands, and he declared that Russia would consider as a cases kill any authorisation given by the Ottoman Porte for the English and French vessels to enter the Dardanelles." A letter from Warsaw of June 11, in the Ausburg Gazette, says : "Up to the present day the Russian journals have not made any mention of the return of Prince Menschikoff to St. Petersburgh; but travellers, who have arrived from that capital, state that he entered it privately, and that the news of his failure had caused a painful and profound sensation. Baron do Meyendorf had set out before the Prince arrived. The armaments in Bosnia were being continued. The greatest activity prevailed from St. Peters burgh to tho frontier of Poland. Since 1849 no such movement has been witnessed. Three battalions of the reserve of sappers have been directed towards the Pruth." This committee assembled to-day for the first time. Mr. Macaulay opened the case on the part of the petitioners. The two sitting members aro Sir W. Rainsden and Mr. Badcock, and the main allegations of the petition were that they obtained their elec tion by bribery and corruption. QUEEN'S BENCII-( THIS ' DAY.) (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Lord Campbell.) H'IVER V. DERING. This wto an action to recover compensation in da mages ag ainst the defendant, who is a gentleman, for a criminal conversation with the wife of the plaintiff, who, we understand, is an actor at one of the theatres. Sir Frederick Theelgtr appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant She for the defendant. _ _ Sir Frederick Thesiger, at the sitting of the court this morning, intimated that he and his learned friend had agreed to a verdict being entered for the plaintiff for 1501. The jury, under the direction of his lordship, accord ingly returned a verdict for that amount. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. -(THIS DAY.) MASQUERADERS.---4 if/WI Clifford, tobacconist, 114 High-street, Blaurnsbury, and Charles Workman of Milford-Orde, Tottenham Court-road, two effeminate bcmtv,'s; men, dressed in the style of ball e t d ancers , were rought before Mr. Bingham, charged w ith b e i ng drunk and disorderly. Police constable Silverton, 53 C, stated that about five o'clock this morning he was on duty in the Hay market, when he saw the prisoners got out of a cab in a state of intoxication, and on the fare being demanded they refused to pay the cabman. An altercation en sued, and a, number of people having assembled, at tracted by their strange attire, witness thought it his duty to convey them to the station. The defendants who admitted being the worse of liquor were fined ss. each, which was at once paid. HAYM.ARKET THEATRE. Last night a half-hour's exemplification of the new and absorbing subject of Spirit Rapping's and Table Mavings was produced, with much success and laughter. The plot is simple enough, but quite sufficient to give ample opportunity for some comical situations, a few smart allusions to the weakness of the times, and pass ing hits at passing absurdities. Orpheus - Augustus Toots (Mr. Buekstone), a professor of the cornet-u -piston, is in arrear of his rent, and has had notice to quit. This being inconvenient, for many reasons, he bribes the servant maid and errand boy, and sundry other persons to assist him in getting up a series of rappings, which so alarm his landlady and her two daughters that they entreat him to stay, and promise to forego the rent. Just, however, as matters are com fortably arranged for him, he is disturbed by a veritable mistress of the science, a Miss Misery Anne Hawkins (Mrs. Fitzwilliam), taking the first-floor for a public manifestation.. Now ensues a very well-arranged scene, in which a varied company assembles, and the spirits are invoked. The questions relate to the subjects of the day, and the answers are ingeniously incongruous. The party, however, is broken up by the appearance of a bailiff, who has writs against three of the gentlemen, who disappear each under a table, which go round, to the wonder of the company. There remains but one inquiry to make, and that is, if the audience are pleased with the half-hour's trifle ; and the answer being an nounced by many unmistakeable rappings in the front of the house, the curtain goes down to tumultuous applause, and the smart little piece is announced for repetition every night, and there is no doubt it will remain a fa vourite to the end of the season. SUICIDE OF THE QUEEN'S CHAPLAIN.—We regret to announce the death, by suicide, of the Hon. and Rev. A. P. Perceval, rector of Little Bookham, and one of the chaplains to her Majesty. This distressing event took place on Saturday last, and on Monday an inquest was held by Mr. Woods, the coroner for Surrey, when it was proved by evidence that the deceased clergyman had taken a large quantity of laudanum. The evidence was conclusive that the deceased had for some time past been labouring under strange delusions ; and the jury, after a patient investigation, returned a verdict of temporary insanity. SUICIDE OF A FEMALE DEBTOR IN HORSEMONGER-LAN E GAoL.—Yesterday morning a female debtor, confined in Horsemonger-lane Gaol, was discovered with her throat cut, and quite dead. The name of the deceased is Eliza beth Edwards, aged 70, and a widow. She had been confined for debt about three months, and had a room to herself. Nothing particular had been seen in her con duct by the warders, one of whom locked her room, and loft her as usual on Wednesday night ' • but when sh e went yesterday morning, and unlocked her apartment, she was horrified at seeing deceased lying on the floor dead. A razor was lying by her side. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION. —On Monday next the new diorama representing the Ocean Mail to India and Australia, which Messrs. Grieve and Telbin have for some time past been engaged in painting, will be opened to the public. From all we can hear this work will exceed in beauty and variety the previous works by the same artists. Not a remarkable spot along the whole of the route has been omitted. All the places of interest, from Plymouth to the Modern Ophir, and numerous accessory scenes replete with dioramic effects, will constitute the exhibition, of the popularity of which no doubt can be entertained. • " When the claim is liquidated with Peru, if that Go vernment should pay in money or its equivalent, then four times the amount so received shall be cancelled in bonds of the deferred debt. If the payment by Peru be in its home debt, then double the sum received thereof shall be cancelled in bonds of the deferred debt. "13. The balance which may remain of the deferred debt after the amount of the Peruvian debt is liquidated shall be payable in waste lands or Government property, in accordance with the existing laws, and bonds shall be issued in London, called Ecuadorian Bonds for Waste Lands.' " This is signed by M. Francisco J. Aguirre. Yesterday, 3751. of new 21 per Cents. were " ac cepted." In English stocks there has been a decided im provement this morning, Consols having risen about a per Cent. The cause of this is a tele graphic dispatch from Vienna, intimating that the mediation of Austria has been accepted by Russia. Supposing this to be correct, there would be every prospect of an amicable settlement, and large spe culative purchases have been made in consequence, though these may probably be connected in part with the closing of the accounts of those who had heard previously. Consols have been 98, and since, 98; to 99, being for a moment almost buyers at the highest of these rates. The New 3 per Cents. have realised 1011 to g, and the 3 per Cent. Reduced, 991 to /. Exchequer Bills are 3s. to ss. and India Bonds, 295. premium. Foreign Securities have not generally been much dealt in, but there is a rise in Equador to 6 and 6k, on account of favourable intelligence received by the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders. Mexican Bonds also have been in great favour at 28i to 28/. Brazilian New Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been at 99, and Chilian Six per Cents. at 1021. Spanish Three per Cents. realised 481, and Venezuela 40 for the Active Bonds. Sardinian are quiet at 95k. Dutch Four per Cents. have been at 96k. The market for Railway Shares has been up about per cent. since the start in Consols ' • but the rise is not quite supported at this moment, and the business doing is rather limited. The French Shares have improved 108. to 1/. Gold Mine Shares aro rising. Agua Fria and Australian Cordillera have improved. The Joint Stock Bank Shares have been steady but quiet. The Shares of the Land Companies are dull, at about the previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) . _ Business done. Bank Stock •. 2291 3 per Cent. Reaced Annuities ....... 99a 1 i 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ... shut Now 31 per Cent. Annuities lols i i New 5 per Cent. Annu'..ks shut India Bonds, £1000 Consols for Account 9813 9 8i Exchequer Bills, Id. £l000 £5OO 4 5 3'p Small 4 5 3 6 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto New, 1852, 41 per Cent 99 x d Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent Equador Bonds Mexican 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 4 pe r C en t. Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 9sk Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent Spanish New Deferred, 3 per C en t 24 831 0 Ditto Passive (Converted) Venezuela Bonds, 31 per Coat.... •• 40 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 96.1 i THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 19th July 9S &3c d ARRIVALS or GOLD.—The Woolridge has arrived from Geelong, Victoria, whence she sailed on the 15th of February, with 10,113 ounces of gold, valued at 40,0001. The Fancy, from Auckland, New Zealand, is also re ported, having sailed on the 2d of February, but she only brings, with other freightage, 22 ounces of gold. THE LONDON YACHT CLUB.—The second match for the present year by the boats of this club was sailed yesterday, and was productive of excellent sport, the variations in the positions of the yachts during the con test affording more than usual interest and excitement as to the events. Two classes of yachts contended. In the first were the Phantom, the Hand, and the Thought, each 25 tons burden. In the second the Vampire, 15 tons ; the Kitten, 11 tons, and the Pearl, 15 tons. The start took place at 54 minutes past 11 o'clock a.m. from Eritb, the match being from that point to Hales Haven and back. The prize for the first class winner was 40 sovereigns ; for the second, 30 sovereigns. The contest was a hard one, and it was not easy to predict which would be the winners. The Vampire ultimately became the successful candidate of the second class, arriving at the winning point at 42 minutes past 6 o'clock ; and the Phantom of the first class, arriving at 42 minutes 5 seconds past E, o'clock. In the course of the trip the steamer and yachts passed the King and Queen of Han over, who were on board the Black Eagle. The com pany cheered their Majesties, who acknowledged the compliment in the usual manner. A telegraphic dispatch received from Vienna this morning states that the good offices of Austria on the Turkish question have been accepted by Russia. The British fleet left Malta on Wednesday, the Bth of the present month. Dispatches from Athens, of the 10th inst., announce the arrival of the Chaptal on the previous day, which vessel left immediately for Constantinople. The French squadron was expected to sail on the 11th. The Turkish artillery has been created by the Prussian Lieutenant-Coloeel Von Kuczkowski, known in Turkey under the name of Muchlis Bey, in the space of 12 years. The most conclusive testimony to the excellence of this arm of the Turkish force is to be found in a remark made by the Emperor Nicholas lately to the Prussian General of Cavalry, von Wrangel, upon the latter's taking leave of the Emperor at St. Petersburgh, and setting off for Turkey. •‘ When you get to Constantinople," said the Emperor, " mind you examine the artillery well, it' s one of the best in Europe. We have to thank you Prussians for that. It will take hard teeth to crack that nut." The report which General Wrangel gives of the artillery corroborates the Emperor's opinion entirely. The field artillery consists of six regiments, five of whichh are attached to five Ordous, and the sixth is a reserved regiment. Three regiments are stationed in the immediate vicinity of Constantinople—the Guard Regiment in Scutari, the regiment that belongs to the Ordou in Roumelia in Daud Pascha, close outside the old wall of Constantinople, and the reserve regiment in Pera. The Ordous in Albania (Monastir), hi Lower Asia (Sivas), and in Syria (Damascus), have each of them a regiment of artillery attached to them. A regiment of artillery (park) consists of 12 batteries 4 8-pounder batteries on foot ; 2 12-pounder ditto ; 2 7- pounder short howitzer ditto ; 3 flying batteries, 2 of 4- pounder guns, and 1 of long 12-pounder howitzers, and 1 howitzer battery for mountain service. A battery consists on the peace footing of 4 guns, on the war footing of 6. The 6 batteries of the entire regiment are served by 1,638 men, including a nume rous staff of officers, a Liwa Pasha (major-general), 2 ohersten (colonels), 2 lieutenant-colonels, 6 majors, 6 kolasis (between a major and a captain), and to every battery a captain and 3 lieutenants, who have under them 6 subalterns and 30 privates. The howitzers of the mountain battery have a 12 7 pound calibre, and are loaded with fine powder ; they fire shells and canister shot : the canister contains 35 wrought-iron balls. Omer Pasha, a man who has experience in such matters (a Mungarian by birth), took a mountain battery with him on his late expedition into Kurdistan, and spoke very well of its efficiency on his return. Four men serve each howitzer • for loading and unloading it on to the back of the mule two more. It takes three mules to each gun : one carries the gun itself and the sheds ; a second the carriage and wheels ; a third the ammunition in two chests. The gun lies lengthwise on the back of the animal, with the mouth towards the tail, and seven minutes suffice to get it down, mounted, and ready for use. In warfare with the wild tribes of Asia, shells have been found to produce much greater effect than shot : the latter, the Kurds in the late expedition cared very little about, but a few of the former, "that came flying along like pigeons, but spit fire like the devil (Scheitan)," produced a speedy surrender. :'"' ITALY. The New Zurich, Gazette says—" According to tele graphic dispatch from Ticino, great agitation prevailed. at Milan, and the Government feared a new revolu tionary movement. The soldiers have effected nume rous arrests, and seized depots of arms. Reinforce ments, and especially artillery, have been sent from Como." The official journal at Turin announces the amicable solution of the difference with the United States. ASYLUM FOR IDIOTS. —Yesterday the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the new Asylum for Idiots at Earlswood, near Red-hill, Surrey, took place under the auspices of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who appe:Ne. on the ground, attended by Lord Robert Grosvenor, Viscoinit Ebrington, Lord Calthorpe, and many other distinguished persons interested in the cause of the institution. In the evening the anniversary fes tival of the in s tit u ti on t oo k .. t n London Tavern, i; lace ft the gentlemen sat down Bishopsgat e - s t ree t, w h en a b ou t _dodehouse. to dinner under the presidency of • , 4i ng f un d Subscriptions were announced towards the , amounting to 10,000 i. • BENEVOLENT SOCIETE or MbES.--I'his sOciety, COn • sisting of men educated at Christ's HospitalAheld a festi val on Wednesday evening, to celebrate the third cente nary of the royal foundation with which they are con nected. The occasion, as might have been expected, drew together a large muster, nearly 500 sitting down to dinner, and there being nearly 200 ladies present as sped. ators Alderman Thompson presided. The society makes donations, advances loans, and pensions destitute " Blues," their widows, and orphans. Its pensioners are 20 in number, and their annual allow have been recently advanced from a scale of lgf to men, and 101, to women—to one of 161. and 121. respectively. Since its establishment in 1824 it has received 1 4 680 applica tions from above 600 applicants ; it has affbrded pecu night it niy over 8,0004 ary aid funds weto the extent of 8,3101 ., and on Wednesday' ably re au g" 4 ted by 411 441 4 4 1 111 t eensider- NOTTINGHAM, WEDNESDAy.— The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of two new churches in this town, dedicated to St. Matthew and St. Mark, took p lace this afternoon, amidst a great concourse of speetai t oi To wards carrying out the above object more tha4 iB,OOO/. has been already subscribed. • ' SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Shr. Paid RAILW A TS. lAbercleen Ambg. Nottug. Bost & Ea.stu. June...... Wolverh. d. Stour Va11ey......... Birkcnhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £2O. ...... Bristol & Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead' Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. k Pass Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New ....... ....... East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., G els E. & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., do.. Do., D. & C..._ East Lancashire East & West Incl. Dk & Binning. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Mini% and Peebles Edinb. Prth. &Dnude Glasgow & S.Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. are.Y Great Western Irefn South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &YorLsh ire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv. Crsby. &So utbpt London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.& s.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths D0.,16/.811.,M&8...0 London k S.Western Do., £50......... ••• • Do., £40... -. . Ludndrry.&Colerainc Lndudrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet&Lincln. Do., Man. &Lin. U. Midland Do. ,Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. )1 Do. Shares .......... Newcastle & Newmarket ........... Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.dltfd Newry a Enniskillen 'Newry Warrenpoint & nostrevor Norfolk.. Do., New .. Northn. Counties Un North British 'North Devon, No.l Do., No. 2 Dc., i A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. Juuc Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do., L. & N. Westu Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herofd Shrcwsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry ...... Shropshire Union South D e von ..... South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. Rivsr Dun !Stockton dr Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and..... Vale of Neath......... Waterfil. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Wmbled on &Croydoi , 'Woodford . York Newctl. & Do. Extensions....... Do. G.N. E. Purchase ' York St N. Midlantl..l Closing Prices this day. 27 -- 28 5i - 5i 9i - 10,1 8 - 6 ~1 20 - 22 - 2i 41 100 - 102 68 - 694 20 - 21 20 - 21 2i - 3tip 8 - 9 54 - 3j 4 13 - 134 114 - 12 84 - 9 72 - 73 54 - 57 70 -- 72 26 . 87 88 54 56 134 136 110 112 B.i 891 74 8 95 97 144 —154 p 78A 79 44 41c1 31 151 16 91 - 14 - 1i p 104 - 11,5 115 i - 116 2 - 2/p 1 - 1/p 89 - 9U 5, 1 1 4id 4A 34 , 1 12 19 2t 30 31 31 - 24,11 72A - 73 10 - 421 52 51 4i d 2i 3 7i 50 •52 h - n (11 33 -34 ... di 5 • 4 8a Si 49 - 50 95 - 96 59 - 61 62 - 64 70 74 14 ldis 17 19 8. 94 13 15 34d 20 21 71i 72} 35i 35 13 -- 14 41 -- 23 25 21 3 14 . 1 - 151 9 - 9A; •=l. 33l 10 -10 f - pug 69 70 I 7i A -- 21c1.1 GO. —6lk Basittess done this day. 15# 15 70 ;1 12A Li i 60,f 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen Do., No. 2, 7 p. C.. . }lris. & Ex. 4 p. G. St, Do. 4 p. c. Shams .. Caledonian £l.O Chester & Holyhead' Guar. 5i per cent... 'Cork&Bandon jDundee Perth&Aber j dee.n Junction .......! East. nglian (X 3 1.0 s) 6 per cent............ Do: (.1Z) 7 per cent.. Do. (#7l7s) 7 p. et.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 ..... ........ Do., New 6 p. c. St.. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 p.ets. Edinb.Prth.&Dunde. s t i per cent.- ..... Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent.... Great North , 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom .... Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westu. (Bcrks & llants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. Wczt. - fixed 4,1 p c. Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., ti p. c., Stock... London and Briglitco. Guaranteed 5 p. c.. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 Do. Now Guar. 6 p.p. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds. Londonderrydz Color, Shares ..... L'Ondy. & Minh.. A Sh Mancli.,Slief., it Liu., Shares, No. 1 Do. Now, £lO Do., 26 Marypt.diCarl. 4 p. c. Do. per c0nt....... Mid.Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol Birm. 6 per cent Do. prof. 4.-1 , per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Guar. 5A per et Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British ... North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolyerh. £15,6 p. c Do Shrews& Birm. N. G. Sbrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Miu),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South boTon . Do. Now S. Eastern (Readini Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d•J S. Y orksh.4p.c.G ear. Waterfd. & Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. Do York& N. Midland H k S. Parch FOR: A ntwerp&Rotterdani BelgianEastn. Junct. %osiers to Graissessac Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Besanso Dutch Rhenish...... East Indian ...... Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Wostern of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp.c Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Jo. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. prof `^ons & Mediterran liMms 'wit) Vamuf A Meg* interest) 111 •ze... Do. (ex interest) gorthetn of France Do. 20/, 3 P. 6. Bds (fmy.B.SCAMIA.Shs.)' gorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbi g . - iiebec &Richmond Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse )o. 5 x p. ct. pref 3th-Eastrn.of Franc( 4outhern of France Tpper India Scrip West Flanders Do. Oi per e. Nesteru of France Nest. of SwitzerlaLd i Lealand.. 000000 .19 Us •••] • - - 92 199 !IU7 -- IG9 191 201 Awn - 4 -- 41 5 -- 5 11 41 ) 11 -- 2A p, ti -- 2 PI 14i -15 A 19i -- 2011 34 - 3 128 - 130 ;111 - 113 - 8 6i 74 I 105 107 A d a pm 1152 154 [5l - 157 3A -- 4 p 10 -- 11 133 -- 14 8 - 9 10 - 11 1 - i p . 150 152 ' Par i p 116 118 118 122 115 - 117 25i - 26, -- 10i --11 ? 17.; 1p 14, -15 j . Par - P 26 26 19i 21:11 id pal 'lO3 105 —b; - 1 r' d d par 14 -- 15 3 / 4 -- 33 / 4 1) 5 -- 5i p -l, -- 2A 7 -11 r id — p -- id 6/ -- 7 4 -- 4 4 11 -- d it - Z P 7~ } 7f - - ••• 3 35/ t fi , 54—"b' -• 14 -- 15 16 -- 161 40 -- 42 40 -- 42 351 -- 36 3i -- -- par 19 $ 81 -- 9 26 U i i 36 3 5i - ••• - 541) - gP 4 - i ...... idis P 15 10 2 3 101 684 94 9 Si a 9 88 55A 5 136 30 20 1 40 Igua Fria . Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of) British Austrin. Gold British Iron Brazdianlmp. sued at £5 pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Roy Carsons's Creek Cobro Copper Colonial Gold 89).4RA 15i pm 78 9A 105 1151 i 16 90 891 73 2 3i 3 English .. Irish .. .. Foreign .. Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent English and Austin Copper Sineltg. Co General is 11` ••• P 1 (1 par - - id- 3 AP """ d d d Par a par 7 9 4 -5 34 4 31 3 3 id— iP 1(M 114 65 75 8 - 9P] 2 1i d 5 —l7 11 d d -I 1 Great Nugget Vein.. Great Pohrocth Lake Bathurst Liberty Lond.&Californ Gold Quartz Crush. C 0... Mariquita Vfoxican&S.Amerien New Granada Nouveau Monde Port Philip 1 Quartz I Cock . Itirymney Iron Do. New Santiago do Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Granada West Mariposa Yaba ar 3 d— par Ad—Bpil h 1-. PI Ad— Pi par 26 28 7 9 5i pm 10 4 4A d— d 13,120 SMITHFIELD Per 81 - bs to sir s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Second quality.... 3 6 3 Prime large oxen 310 4 2 Prime Scots, &e. 4 4 4 6 Inferior Sheep 3 2 3 6 Second quality ...3 8 310 Prime crse.-wlled.4 0 4 4 Lambs 5s uk the offal& 1 11 6 i 21$ 1 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. astiri se The present week's arrival of English wheat co tod have been slightly on the increase—they having am °llll , o l. to 2,90 quarters. Fresh up to-day, the receipts by la ras carriage were very limited, whilst the show of satuPles / ti t y trifling. All kinds were in stead though not very bri inquiry, at prices fully equal to those , obtained un ig- " da rT:s anti at which a good clearance was effected. The imp of foreign wheat have rather exceeded 13,000 clus, r l:4,o There was a steady sale for most descriptions , and do rates were well supported. Several parties c hanged hail ibt for the east coast. Floating cargoes moved off steamy extreme rates. for The show of barley was limited, whilst the dem aild that article was firm, at full currencies. firm, Malt came slowly to hand, and the sale for it Was at late figures. There was rather more doing in oats, and AfenasY 'b vance was well supported. Beans, pease, and flour were quite as dear as las vised. roe. 10° ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. I Malt. 1 Oats. 2,940 I 340 3,870 I 25 0 2,270 I 30 ige. 7,850 le'4 The supply of beasts on sale here to-day was but yelv ; rite as to number, and rather deficient in quality. 3 ' 1° ,11 breeds moved off slowly, yet Monday's prices were et supported. The primest Scots realised 4s 44 to 4 s 6(1 ,,P 81bs. We were fairly supplied with sheep, in wh ic 'ta, good business was doing, at full quotations. The best cyf Downs were worth 4s 8d per 81bs, although the number lambs were on the increase ; the demand for that de scril ; tion of stock ruled firm, at an advance of 24 per 81bs, t h ,, top figure was 6s 4d. The supply of calves was verYi ;e tensive. The veal trade was firm at full prices. - 1- ` highest quotation was 53 per 81b. In pigs very little doing. flg Milch cows were in fair request, at from 15 1 . J— -191. 5s each, including their small calf. s. d. s Prime Southdown 4 6 6 Large erne. calves 310 1 ! 0 Prime small d 0... 4 8 a o Large hogs 3 4 Small porkers 310 0 Suckling calves ..19 0 2 ", 0 Quarter old pigs 19 0 2 ' Od. to 6s 4d. 0 Beasts• • ...... . .. • • • • FOREIGN STIFFLY• 2 pm 1124 12 1171 164 1151 161 15 MINES, TOTAL SUPPLY. Ben-sts .. •........... • • 1,034 Sheep and Lambs .... • • —10,400 .......... • • . • • .. 480 rigs ........ ••••• . • • • • 370 NEIVG ATI', AND LE ADE NIIALL. The supplies on offer were tolerably good, yet general demand ruled steady, at full prices. Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 8 3 0 Do., middling 3 2 3 4 Do., prime large 3 4 3 6 Do., do. small 3 8 3 10 Pork, large 3 4 3 8 Lambs.. s. d. t 6 Mutton, Inferior 3 0 0 I Do., middling 3 8 4 6 Do., prime 4 2 4 p Veal 3 10 4 '4 Pork, small 3 10 4 4s 10d to 6s 2d BOROUGH HOP. The plantation accounts are not considered satisfactoll:d the duty has been done as low as 120,0001. All king hops are in request at this m ar k e t t o -d ay , a t higher Salts, Quotations as follows :—Mid and E as t K en t pOC 126 s to 170 s ; Weald of Kent, 120 e to 149 s ; and Sus' 115 s to 130 s per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has been a dull market, for British P 11: tation, but previous rates have been generally cur ren, At auction, Barbadoes realised 333 6d to 383 6d for 10w05 fine, and Domerara 32s 6ti to 33s 6tl for fine brown i t, o low mid, anti 343 6d to 358 64 for good grocery. Jn in i a to brought 32s to 33s 6d for mid and good brown, and S' s 0 31s 6d for low mid. East India—Mauritius has n ot hf c , cheaper, but the demand has been slack. At auction, ujj, brown and low yellow sold at 32s to 335, mid 34s 6d to 355, and good strong grey at 35s to 35 ' *cl Bengal was taken in at 36s to 36s 6d. for mid and good 13 1 0 1 ,. white Benares. Penang sold at 31s for mid, 32s 6(1 „. 0 low yellow, and 31s to 36s for mid to good grey. - F °ll l o - 70 —Floating cargoes have been iu good demand at Pr ov ": 110 rates. Cuba Muscavado was mostly taken in at 33s V ta ia for good and fine, and 35s 611 to 37s 61l for low and oil grey and yellow. Relined has been in moderate des' by home consumers, brown lumps at 453 to 45s 6d. _ is COFFEE.—There has been a reluctance to do busines!ad, Native Ceylon, but Plantation has been in good derna' l o ,l, At auction the" latter has realised 608 to 623 6d falls °520 colory, and 563 to 598 fur low mid and mid ; t to 548, and triage, 503 to 525. Native Ceylon has b e l e d - f s or 46s 6d to 475. Costa Rica brought 51s 6d to 5 48 , ‘ „i fine fine ord, and low mid pale and Jamaica was lii°" -° at 608 to 658f0r tine fine ord pale. yellowm, oft COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at 30s 6d. for ord g _ anti IC 38s 61 for fine red. A whit e E.—The demand has been fair and good, a m. Bengal has been sold at lls. per cwt, being 3d adanc". lium.—Holders ask high prices generally. v erf COTTON.—Thero has been a good business do ne ev full prices. SPlCES.—Nutmegs have been in request, and macetols been slow of sale at previous rates, old to mid 2s 6a , is 10d, and good pale to 23 11d to 3s 2d. Clove s sold Tiset lid to is 34d for good and fine. African re 3 aim 25s 6d to 26s 6d for mid and good mid rough, and JO' 47s to 725 for small to mid bold white. r ota TALLOW.—For the last 3 months there has be e " doing, P.Y.C. is at 47s 6d to 47s 9d per cwt on the opnt• TEA.—The market has been rather inactive. GREEN FRUIT.—The 'reduction of duty ® n °Pnf l: lemons, and nuts, has caused more steadiness in the tr e t ; o f and a good business is doing in all kinds. Some Pa t i e rin o, oranges and lemons from Lisbon, Messina, and Pa e mo go sold by Keeling and Hunt, went at prices similar tOt will, obtained last week. The reduction of duty on publiche no doubt, lead to increased importations, and tu e op will eventually reap the benefit of the same by large plies and lower prices. LLOYDS' SHIPPING.—(THIS DA r.) LONDON, June 17.—Wind at Noon, S.AV. ; ligh t u " reele, and cloudy. COWES, June 16.—Wind, S.W. Sai led — for Helingsford. • I °' FALMOUTH, Juno 16.--Wind, variable. .Arrivea -- o ff hanna Juliana, Galatz ; Antonio, Odessa • jos k 3 , dcoi. and Port—Esperanza, Valparaiso ,• Felix, FLio Jane ir ' j ues• sailed for Flamburgh ; Axel, New York; Carolina, an andria, for Limerick; Navigator, Drsgonaeistra, """ iled for Bristol. • cl ' sailed PORTSMOUTH, June 16.—Wind, S.W. Arrived-- venture, Oporto; Arthur, Memel. S.W. A r ri (1-4, 6°' PLYMOUTH, June 16.—Wind, — ve d po i - rich, Solonica. Sailed—Propontis (s), Cape of Goo and Mauritius ; Augusta, Bergen ; Idas, Ilull.. ,_st a dt RAMSGATE, June 16.—Wind, E.N.E. Sailect Nignegen, Batavia. —ProglW t ' DEAL, June 16.—Wind, S.S.W. ' Arrived for Cs tte ; Newcastle, for Barcelona ; Maria, Christiania„ _ailoct Dublin, for Berbico. Arrived from the River, a11" . ',,,,- -Walcheren, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Europa, Icy, Caldera ; Anne Anena, St. Mos enc 2 3; _t: n i d . Batavier, Batavia ; and the whole of the outwarl;;ived-- LIVERPOOL, June 16.—Wind, N.N.AV" . „ " I 'd c a stle , Otterspool, Akya,b ; Urania, Dantzie • Woow an o , Nor Barbadoes ; Fxcelsion, Rio 'ladle ; 'Constitut.inueo, ja_ York ; Cherokee, Toronto. Off Port—MarY Americanl- ship maica ; Prince, ; Gannet (s), ----; cainero once, Corks; Sailed—Firefly, Melbourne ; Adolphus, do_ : .; „ mow , nian, Calcutta y ; J. 0., Monto Video ; Udell, b -'-' m a lts. Mary Muir, Quebec; New Zealand, do. ; P , A".,,, n r g:, Barbs' BRISTOL, June 16.—Wind, W. Arrive a- r=i, LI L - . -tale, New does ; Zephyr, St. John's, N.B. ; rcs i_pero, Com, June 15.—Wind, N.W.W Orleans.Arrived---Berigah3r; BELFAST, June 15.—Wind, N.W.W Jenne Eliza, A- r- BELFAST, New Orleans ; Fanny, Barllne j .piernel ; Thorns dean ; Elizabeth, Stralsund ; Eugus, T r ini - Chalmers, Duncan, Riga. •verpool to STETTIN, June 14.—The Otto, from Li er ,___. dad, went on shore near Colberg Deep Yost cl `_ . 9 ' t h„, Cly de , New York ." •g oa The Martha's Vineyard, from Ne h after bein which sunk in the Lower Bay on the 17th ~._.,_ ya k. Arrivect shore, has been floated off, and towed into IN" PROmoTION OF SCIENCE AND ARTS AMONG TO Il; DUSTRIAL CLASSES. —The Lord Mayor, determined the_ 1,.. 1 1e provinces shall not receive exclusively the benefit, ot h i s ::tte movement to promote science and art among th! deserve chi.bses, has invited that neglected bussesnaoss. deserving class of persons, the masters and mistre ,iit our schools, to ;...n entertainment to be give. for 01 benefit at the MaVsion-house, on the 30th instant, en,. the treasurers and secretaries to a conference, to Mel her Majesty's Commissioners, and devise the mean ° ° improving the schools of the metropolis and its e n X ll BAL MASQUE AT VAUXHALL.—VaIIEIiaII Was in all its glories last night. The beautiful weather attracted one unusual numbe Masksthe votaries of this 'popular pee amusement. of all descriptions thronged I'D long and brilliantly-illuminated avenues. 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