The Sun. — London, England, 1853-08-08 00:00:00

/ .; C' ship. Istru 'd the° . w ords , D o' f ho ld, 400' • bi ;ten l ,l' , for th, tra4 e ' 40 1 Sor e 000t h° tO short SHERIFFS' COURT,-(THIS DAY.) (More R. Gurney, Esq., Q.G.) EVERETT V. WILES. The plaintiff in this action is a news agent, in Broad street, City, and sought to recover of the defendant, agent, &c., at the Auction Mart, City, and Wolverhamp ton, the amount of a bill for the supply of the Times a* d Mining Journal, from August, 1852, to February last. The case had been adjourned for the attendance of the defendant, who had, however, since g one to Ireland on business. Th e d e f ence was, t h a t the Mining Journal Was not ordered, although a friend in town had been spoken to about it, but that in fact the journal was sent direct to him, and defendant, who was only occasionally in Lond on, t h e b usiness being conducte d by clerks, and be knew nothing about the order or delivery, but the c laim as to the Times was correct. Defendant not ap- P elt ing, and the positive evidence of the fa ct of the P l aintiff remainin g unshaken, judgment was given for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.--(THIS DAY.) Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, the commissioner of the day, was engaged in his private room upstairs, over pri vate meetings. CLOSING OP THE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE.-- Notice has been issued by order of the Lord Chancellor, that the office of the Accountant-General in Bankruptcy will be closed on the 10th instant, and re-open on the 3 d Oct o b er next. During this recess no dividend warrants will be issued or paid. RLBO.ROUGII-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) CHARGE OF ROBBERY. John Rogers was brought up before Mr. Bingham for unal examination on the charge of having stolen a silver spoon, t h e property of the Earl of Lucan. William Peto deposed that he was assistant to Mr. al lhan, pawnbroker, of 163, Oxford-street, and that ja W ednesday, the 27th of July, the prisoner came into I .!!k_e shop and offered the silver spoon produced for sale. tylvitness asked sentwhere he got it from, when he replied tat a man had him with it. "Witness told him to im ~end the m an t o him, which he declined doing. Wh ! then gave him into custody. B polic e - constable Lister, 146 D, said he was called into e'Vau ghan's shop, and took the prisoner into custo d y . at told witness that he had picked up the spoon in the t r ed, and that he swept a crossing near Hanov'er :are. In consequence of this witness made inquiries a , p oow th nil e ii n am eighbourhood, and found out the owner of the .:111°v" Wood, under-butler to the Earl of Lucan, 20, square stated that the prisoner had occasi?x!- y bee employed to run errands by his lordship s le"ants. The spoon produced was the property of his ordship. t jhe priso ner, who persisted in adhering to the state trilit. he had made to - the policeman, was committed for THE CONDEMNED CONVICTS. tet az°-i• lae Sherw oo d, the young woman who was sen- T,..ed to be executed at Lewes, has been reprieved. a i° memorials were forwarded to the Home Secretary m oo d ays ago, and on Thursday last the following reply received : " Whitehall, August 3, 1.853.—5ir,-- , esaint Palmerston havinc , carefully considered your la.PtPilii,caati.on in behalf of Caroline Sherwood, I_ ha - ye u t m he . , ta f , satisfaction to acquaint you that under all the clre e be has felt warranted in advising her Majesty to l ife mute the prisoner's sentence into transportation for 4 0 1; --- „, I am, sir, your obedient servant, H. WADDINGTON. A ll II:. Auckland, Esq., solicitor, Lewes." Plac e similar commutation of punishment has also taken ee in the case of Jane Chenworth, convicted at the ort assize s at Bodwin of drowning a child ent rusted l " b Y Its mother, under pretence of having occas ion wi v e ave the it orf a short time to make some purchases , but a i nte . ntion, as subsequent events proved, of de of the gettin g it. The circumstances attending the commission . ° . fre nee were very peculiar, and the advisers of the tio:oaftelt justified in giving effect to the recommenda t.,,h Jury in the prisoner's favour. vie •alarshall, who with two other persons was con ed at the last High Court of Justiciary at Edinburgh Vhe t re hr i,, wi t g a man out of the window of a brothel, Prieve—d" be was killed on the spot, has also been re take its by her Majesty, but the law has been left to e far~ ne "urs upon her accomplices, Hans Smith Abe and Helen Blackwood. THE O BROURANTISTS IN IRELAND, (Lc. ( From the Press.) It is behind n ot at all i mprobable that even t s n ow occurring s e t he scenes a t D u bli n ma y l e ad to political con quences of importance. I::The National Board of Education has never been poot ar with the ultramoutanists. The system was n th a , e t re ", b ; its founder, Lord Derby, as the most perfect that -0'1414 devised in theory, but as the only one land. the State could consistently establish in Ire old T° educate the Roman Catholics through the ; Protes tant sch oo l s was man if es tly i m possible, espe liallY after th e act of 1829. On the other hand, for the i b tA b te i; t ° found R oman C at h o li c sc h oo l s , a nd to allot s eti - le Money for th searate support, wou r l o d ye b a e 1 4/ 7 r i ng a rale that would, n qvi for overthrowing th the P i rs:e t s s ta w nt o t n u g r'eh P . It is Si tits, however, that th a is re is a t i h m e in p g oin to t t r h e a a t nh. Dr.Cull . en 1 .46 ultramontams s . .. e .- t tito ad t o which they Th a e r y e a d t e t s a i e r k ou A s re o h f b a is m h " o v p in w g hbayteciieryn tizte ' 4 approaches. its 9 4 asibly in order to daniage the Board o th ar e d y ; ho a p n e d, n a p s o s n o i,10.1.17 shall have destroyed la - b erect an ascendancy over educational influences Noland, Russell would have called, th4s in What Lord John alit are they without hopes of obtaining English 0 4 i Years since, "their insolentandinasmideionugss't' pr ea headay last a journal, notorious schemes.t li e d . a i . y te tt ! for its scarcely concealedhp.natroonbasgeequoiefsthefeirtihn-e Isi at !°n, exults at the aPp ' roac r. l !toric was displayed j r „ iotaa Board. Its invidious 4' in nuendoes against what it was ,4 `,lolirless Christianity" n o asserting pleased t h a t t o call the t oar ' °it went the length ec-a,tive religion," It happens, ititi.„, d Was expiring of " s o enilit d y.' o ' th t ,"'"! that, owing to deaths an Lae 'National last fficia fi l b er , B received a reinforcement of severa(lthneewmmasetraer it, ',-,,,_ a mongst others Mr. Murphy ton an d the Itom'oancery), Sir Thomas 45-44 Catholic clergyman, Dea lt : . attending lenar'(;)rewthhialen, 23in )`S ara its of its efficiency, although it is 3ilin n eg o Y it s ;;° l d, it has now half a million of children thi,l,"ols, with nearly six thousand teacpherso;seasndinwtihthe pr,,,s.ast Machinery it requires for 1. - - 514 session of Parliament a ant of W e o - f ur l) less than the efficiency of th e N ._ ?otice these imputations u but as Board, not, h o wever, p f o o n r e t y h e e a i l r ed ii . npo p rt o a r n o c u e r , pa rt ° t he symbols of a the system fo nia ' a we believe the choice lies between policy yet unr Give up the std by Lord Derby and Obscurantism. The national system and the Obscuranti tt s sh t hy s oasu m tte u m st tiiuni ou li. d and Irish Roman Catholics are too poor to build schools h P ea theirs°l)Port teachers. They did not do than w now, and ; country was more prosperous tl „ ),Wouldtgivies nearly absiird tw to o presided oveaerl3, t_poundssandanrhament rl, u a n Ilrish I educational supposeundred be rash3' the priest'. At the same time it 1 e tt to under -estimate the audacity of the allies of 3,4111.1a1 Wiseman in the Cabinet. We may, possibly, viz X i ' of the appropriation clause in another shape— t _ --eat separate sectarian education in Irelan . , r i o h . Lailitnetion and support of the State. It is not . im a p_ 0. tate: under some plan of the kind is now being ?1 b con " i 'der Cullenian auspices to be advocated in due no - o r se with Gladstonian subtlety. In 1834, at the was an rent of certain propositions, the , N , Vhi Whig partythe ma % 1 , 1 asunder, and Sir James Graham fr n e t a i l i lY as - " to ane similarand h i i n s genoilelietiaygeue disposition n'ay r . ekqnl i io n iwr e t s li t e ° public re ifbl le t , e , j e l l I yal t e r with proposals which tend in the same di moTl:_° Proceedings of Thursday in the House of Corn di," furnished two more instances of the prevailing bids josition on the Ministerial side to play . i , o f t ke connnittee of inquiry on nunneries, for a he Obscurantists. In abandoning e convenient s ny m e o n t ie io n n t of mb ar for Bath broke down a no longer usefulbridg o e f "vletetreat, while he dexterously yielded the prestige f` et o„. ~ u ra.mon n • to to the lt ta ist allies of his political h ow °- in the second instance, Lord Johnßussfeor,.. tot ejer mindful, of the " insolent," conveniently non our uttZed` insidious" part of Romish aggressioh vi nd t social machinery, when he giving 0 destroy the law of superstitious uses,„ rum tho se tlie priestly interest a perpetual s e tr xe v m e Pti y on ai side by Which provisions of the New Charitable Trusts Bill tlta were intended to protect all alike against spin e a ', 01 temporal fraud, whether practised by Roman Lnolic death -bed harpies or lax latitudinarian ti115 ...73. . ..7 3 . The noble lord might have regarded this new th P" to th e spiritual reversionists as an amende, nega- Z i ' and 'VVhiggish, for some o f the superfluous insu l ts etandelam, limiting Du ramletter ; but the amen d ment o f M r . the ope ra ti on o f the med i tate d ::,, lice to t wo years. was adopted by Lord J. Rus th:U. as the sole means of saving his own. Even -,,oe,Mendment was too subversive of the object of the '-, lesiastical Titles Act, and of the principle of the _ ge neral law relating to charitable trusts, to be permitted , ; and on Sir Frederick Thesiger resisting it " as an ad. ' '' . .-. lB Sion that a. system was to be applied to Roman Ndatholie charities different from that adopted towards . rag eff ecting ireeectnteietosofef r, the irh i l ° el's," there was a very close division (in which, it is worthy of remark, Lord Palmerston was not available), then ieoefw iliol bill by e a hdayoffpataiiro isnt majority rgitithis to o H f e a 4 1a in - o n -R u s s e 1 1 the only u eleven.ltrani oti t a rr u i n s e t theirth e e m pe o r n a e t y ion p a o . we l r n of t t h h ee e fa a T e i o a f tix th -o e y i e r a i r s s h ' education system, and of conventual establishments, th ey are not so fortunate - being conemned to the tantalising task of continually watching the fluctuating ti de of public indigntion. .T.s.l'llE CROLERA.—The choler a con t inues its ravages iu Per:nark with scarcely any diminution. U inst. 3,12 2 had fallen victims to the epidemicp to the 2d Nearly 30,000 of the inhabitants had quitted the city, which presented a most deserted and melancholy aspect. It is stated that the disease is much aggravated by the appear ance of the yellow fever, brought here by vessels from St. Thomas, and that it presents some new %Attires North, of observation. -- ""~_. MARKET NEW--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXAiti 6r.E. The near continental markets have ruled steady for most • kinds of grain, the prices of which have been well sup ported. In the Black Sea ports, the value of wheat has considerably advanced, with an active demand. The latest advices from the United States are to the effect that wheat and flour were very dull and drooping. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were fairly supplied with wheat, in which only a limited busi ness was transacted, at barely stationary prices. In spring corn and flour very little was doing. The arrivals of English grain up from market, coastwise, were but moderate. From abroad we received 40,747 qrs. of wheat, 5,120 barley, 37,323 oats, 850 rye, 148 beans, 133 peas, 130 tares, 7,205 linseed, 75 mustard seed, 120 sundry seeds, 2,230 sacks and 8,402 brls. of flour. Fresh up to-day the arrival of wheat coastwise from K . ent was somewhat extensive, even the time of y ear con sidered, and we received a full average supply from Essex, in excellent condition. By laud carriage the receipts were but moderate. The aggregate supply being good, tho im ports from abroad extensive, and the news from Russia more favourable, the demands for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled exceedingly heavy, at a decline in the prices of Monday last of fully 2s per quarter. There was very little business doing for for ward de livery, even though the growers freely offered parcels at 2s to 3s per quarter less money. We were rather extensively supplied with all kinds of foreign wheat. Millers and others o p erated with great caution, and the trade was in a depressed state at a fall in the currencies of fully ls. per qr. Floating cargoes off the coast were very dull : In prices, however, scarcely any change took place. Indian corn for forward shipment was quite negleated. A sample of new English barley—the pro d u ce of Kent, and in good condition --changed hands at 395. per qr . Foreign barley sold at lat e rates, with a fair average quan tity on offer Malt was in fair average supply a nd moderate request , , at full prices. The show of all kinds of oats being very large, the oat trade ruled heavy, at a decline of from 6d to is per qr. Beans changed hands slowly, on former terms. The demand for peas was steady, at late rates. We had only a moderate inquiry for flour. In prices no change took place. CURRENCY FEB IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat —Essex Sc Kent, Malt—Chevalier •• .. 61s to 63s Red • • new 45s to 51s Oats Yorkshire and old 458 55s Lincolush., Feed 193 24a Jitto, White new 458 553 Potato Ditto.• • • .... old 47s 67s Youghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- 81ack....... lgs 22s coin, Red, old 45s 55s Cork, White ..... 21s 24s Ditto new •••• .. 41s 50s Scotch, Feed. •• 24s 27s Rye—Old ••• • • • ...... 28s 30s Beans—Tick ... •..... 37s 4}s N ew 29s Bis Pigeons...... 393 47s Barley—Grinding .•• .. 268 29s Peas—Grey .. •. • ..... 331 38s Malting .•• • • .... 303 32s Maple... •• • . 369 39s Chevalier •• • • ... 333 36s White... •• •• 39 438 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •• • • ..... 40s 43s folk ••• • • • ...... 52s • 58s Flour—Town-made .• . bOs Brown ..... .......... 46s 52s Suffolk 37s 39s Kingston and Ware bis 60s Stocktn 84 Norfolk 37s 42s Ditto SMITHFIELD. During the last week the import of foreign stock into London amounted to 5,273 head. In the corresp ondin g period of 1852, we received 7,733 ; in 1851, 7,885; 1850, 6,250 ; in 1849, 5, 248 ; and in 1848, 4,400, and in 1847, 7,564 head. IMPORTSINTOLONWNLAS' imm Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. —. 23 16 —.-- -. 200 _. 400 —.- 41 _. 1,867 .-331 . 1,384 243 —. 370 —. CaBBlves. rigs. ••• 67 From Harlingen. Tonningen Hambu - rgh Rotterdam Amsterdam Antwerp Ostend 3S .. 4 . 17 . Boulogne.. Bremen Total ... 738 ... 3,677 ... 213 ... 517 . The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1852 ....... ...1,335 ... 4,446 950 ... 514 4 8 8 1851 ......... .1,135 4,908 520 653 ... 639 1850 ......... . 1,083 3,999 578 ... 461 129 1849 ......... . 639 ... 3,980 ... 324 224 81 1846 ......... . 563 ... 2,993 ... 346 ... 498 ... The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was exten sive, but in very middling condition. The demand for it was less active, at about stationary prices The arrivals of beasts fresh up t o-da y from our own but ver graz ing districts, were tolerably good as to number , y deficient in quality. The attendance of buyers being nu merous, the beef trade ruled steady, at fully last Monday's prices. The general top figure for beef was 4s 4d ; but a few very superior sorts realized 4s Gd per Sibs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 500 Scots and short horns ; from the northern grazing districts, 1 , 700 short horns ; from ot parts of England, 400 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 240 horned and polled Scots. With sheep, we were tolerably well but by no mea ns , extensively, supplied. The trade was decidedly firm, and prices were well supported in every instance. The best old Downs sold freely, at 5s per 81bs. Lambs—The supply of which was tolerably good, moved off slowly, at the currencies obtained on this day se'nnight, viz., 5s to 6s per 81bs. The supply of Calves was but moderate, yet the veal trade ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Pigs were very dull, but we have no change to notice in the quotations. Per Slbs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. (1. Inferior Beasts.... 3 0 3 4to rime Southdown 4105 0 0 S eco nd quality.... 3 6 3 8 rge crse. calves 3 4 4 Prime large oxen 310 4 0 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 S Prime Scots, dLc. 42 4 4Large hogs 3 0:3 6 Inferior Sheep .. ,3 6 3 10ISmall porkers 3 8 4 0 Second quality ...4 0 4 4iSuckling calves ..21 0 26 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 BQuarter old pigs 20 0 25 0 Lambs 5s Od to 6s Od. Beasts . • ..... .. 4,832 Beasts•• ..•• •• • ........ .2,276 Sheep and Lambs ..•• 1 Sheep . ...... • •• • •••••5,010 Calves ..•• •• • • 361 Calves. • P A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Aug. 9, 1852, and this day, Monday, Aug. 8, 1853. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Aug. 9, 1852. Aug. 8, 1853 s. d. s. d. 's. d. s. d 2 4to 2 63 oto 3 4 2 8 2 103 6 3 8 3 0 2 6310 4 0 3.8 310 4 2 4 4 2 8 3 03 6 310 • 3 2 3 44 0 4 4 3 6 3 8 4 6 4 8 310 4 04 10 5 0 „, 4 2 5 25 0 6 0 , 2 8 3 63 4 4 0 3 8 4 04 2 4 ••283 43 0 3 6 3 6 3 83 8 4 0 4,416 4,832 32,880 29,700 395 361 410 320 FOREIGN SUPPLY. TOTAL SUPPLY. Coarse and inferior beasts ... Second quality ditto ... ••• Prime large oxen • ••• Prime Scots, &c ••• •.• Coarse and inferior sheep ... Second quality ditto ... ••• Prime coarse woolled ditto ... • Prime Southdown ditto Large coarse calves Prime small ditto ... Large hogs ... .. Neat small porkers Beasts... ..• Sheep ... Calves... Pigs - ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• - • SUPPLIES ON SALE, Aug. 11, 1851.—Bea,sts, 4,209 ; sheep and lambs, 33,0 u 0 ; calves, 415 ; pigs, 410. Aug. 12, 1850.—Beasts, 4,129 ; sheep and lambs, 31,920 ; calves, 28$ ; pigs, 205. 1849. 1850. 1851. 1852. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of each kind of meat on offer in to-day's market were tolerab l y good, but in very middling co tion.. The general demand ruled steady, as follows : Per 8113 s by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d s. d. . Beef, inferior 2 8 3 0 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 2 3 6 Do., middling ..... 3 8 4 4 Do., prime large 36 3 Do., prime ......... 38 4 ...... 464 1 0 0 Do., do. small 3 8 3 10 Veal ........... Pork, large 30 3 6 Pork, small ........ 38 4 2 Lambs 5s Od to 6s Od. BOROUGH HOP. All kinds of hops , th e show of which is very limited, are in but moderate request, at last week's currency. Duty 14,0001 The imports have amounted to 2S bales from Rotterdam, 110 from Antwerp, and 6 from Ostend. Mid ditto a , 12nd East Kent pockets, 130 s to 1809 ; "Weald of Kent Ss to 1455; and Sussex ditto, 115 s to 130 s per ewt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. No imports of foreign potatoes have taken place since Monday last ; but the supplies of English on offer are very extensive, and of good quality. A large business is doin g in them, at from 60 s t o 100 s per ton. WOOL. The colonial wool sales, which will be brought to a close on Saturday next, have been fairly attended by buyers since our last, and the biddings h ave ruled steady, as follows :—Port : Clean sheep's, is 5d to 2 s 4 d; scoured, 1s 10d to 2s 3d ; damaged do., is Gd to is 10d ; grease, is to is 4d ; pieces, i.s ld to is 5d ; locks, 10d to ls 4d ; lambs', 1s 8d to 2s 5 d ; clothi n g , is 9d. to 2s ld ; skin, is 2d to is 6d ; combing, is 9d to 2s.—Sydney : Clean sheep's, is 6d to is 100. ; damaged, is 4d to is 8d ; broken, is 2d to is Gd ; clothing, is 9d to 2s ; co mbing, 1s 8d to 28 • hoggett, is 8d to 2s ld.—Adclaide : Clean she e p 's, is 2 4d to is 9d ; lambs', is 6d to is 10d.—Hobart Town : Clean sheep's is 6d to is 8d ; combing, is 6d to is 9d ; hard washed, is 6d to is 9d Cape : Clean sheep's, is 2d to is 8d ; grease, 10d to is 1*1; lamb's, is 2d to is 8d. — Launceston : Clean sheep's, is 4d to is 8d ' • o th e r qualities, 10d to is 4d per lb. Rather large parcels of East India and foreign have changed hands at from 4d to is Gd per lb. In the private market there is rather more doing in Eng lish wool, at very full prices. Last week's imports were 500 bales from Algot), Bay, 1,927 do. from Melbourne, 105 from Hamburgh, 67 from Gibraltar, 792 from Port Philip, and 10 from Venice. SEEDS. A few parcels of new English rapeseed have made their appearance, and changed hands at from 241. to 251. per let. New carraway has ?Iso appeared. Linseed continues s teady, at v ery full prices. Cakes are firm. Turnip,White,per bush. 9s to 1231 1P r Swede .. ••.. • • Mustard, Brown •••• • • 7A s .. 108 White, new 78 lid 9 s Tares,Winter,new.... Os Od 030 d Spring .. • • 4s 6d 5s 6d Canary, per quarter .. 40s 44s Rye grass.. • ...• 28s 34s Clover, Red En s, . (cwt.) 44s 6 4 3 White 48s 65s Foreign Red.. • ... 44s 62, White.... sis 65s Trefoil, new.. • • .....• 243 28,1 Carraway. •• 468 48s Coriander.. • • 11 8 14s Hernpseed, per quarter 38s 428 Linseed, Eng. sowing.• 56s COs Crushing •• • • 4 9 8 518 Baltic ••••• . • • .. 475 50s Odessa ••.••• • • • • 483 50s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— ; English •• . 81 03 9 10s Foreign, per ton 77108 91 !Os Rape Cakes, pr ton 4/ 15s 5/ 5s 5 Ripeseed,New,prlst 2410 s 1710 s TALLOW. Owing to the pacific news from Russia, o ur market has become heavy to-day, and prices have a down ward tendency. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 52s Gd; an d for delivery during the last three months 51s 9dper cwt. Town tallow is 50s 6d per cwt. net cash ; rough fat, 2s lld per Bibs. , — ---- Stock this day ...... 22,646 ' 25,380 32,541 1 41,383 18.2`,8 39s 3d 36s 6d to 37s 9d to 38s 6d 52. 6d tO Price of Y. C. .... ito oo. ()a I Otis Od 38s 00 to 00. Od 00s Od Delivery last week .. 1,2G7 , 1.272 1,424 1,308 1, 6 ' 1 Ditto from June 1.... , 11,741 ' 11,493 13,052 9,345 13, 917 Arrivals last week .. 1 149 1, 5 91 31 2 153 1,247 Dittofrom June 1.... 8,917 11,249 9,060 10,100 8,860 Price of TOWLI ...... 40s Od 388 00 394 6d 39s Gd 5 34 6cl TILE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY • rfl SHARE MARKETS.-(TRIS DAY.) I th. ompaus fthti itAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. Business done 1 St. this day. 50 'lOO Buckgharesh. all Clydesdaloh. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent.— .. all Glstr.SzDn.Fr. all Hrtlpl. Dk. & L. &N.W Caledon.. Peal RATLWAY3. Gt.Northr Qt. - Testa Yk. New. & Berw. Y.&N.Md ,Do 1100 Aberdeen ..... ...... 86 Ambg. Nottng. Bost & East's. June. ... • • • all Btrmng. Wolverb. & Stour Valley ... • • • • • • 28 Birkenhd. Lancsb. 1 Cheshire Juuct all Do. Chesh. & Birk , £5O & £25 Cons 18i Do., £2O 100 ;13ristol & Exeter 100 ' , C a l e donian.. ....... all ;Ch e ster & Holyhead all I Cork Black. Ba & Band o a . ;;• all Cork, 45 Dublin&Belfast June all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction .... • . all Do. New .... all East Anglian (£25 L. I 1 & E. & L. & D.) all Do., (£lB E. & H.). all Eastern Counties all 'Eastern Union, Clas: A. late E. U. Sh 86 1 D0., do.. ........ ...... all ;Do., B. & C..... 100 East Lancashire ..... all East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. June... 100 ;Ed inburgh & Glasgow 16;Edinb. and Peebles... 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dunde 1.00 Glasgow & S.Westen 100 Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock ..... 100 Do., B. Stock ..... 100 i Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) 100 Great Western........ 11 Irish South-Eastera. all Lancaster &Carlisle..; 113 Do., Thirds... 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 16 Do., Fifths 111 Do., Wst. Riding Un all Leeds Northern ..... all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt. all London & Blackwall 7 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond.Bright. & S.Cst. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0 100 London & S.Western 426 Do., £5O. 34 Do. £ 40.... ..... ..... all Lndndrry.&Colerainel all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. ' 100 IVlanch•SheL&Lincln.' 48 Do., Man. &Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birming. &Derby 47? Midland G.West.(lr.) 17; Do. 6 Shares all Newcastle &Carlisle 100 Newmarket.......... 46 Do. Bury Extensions' 17. Newpt•Aberg.&Htfd 76 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoiut & Rostrevor 100 Norfolk.. all Do., New ...... 36 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 16 North Devon, No.l 11 6 Do., No. 2....... •.. ••• all Dc., 6 A Deferred... 8 Do., A B Guaranteed 176 North Staffordshire.. all North Western........ 10 N. &S. We strn. June. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... 100 Scottish Central ... ... 100 Scottish midland...... 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg. 100 Do., L. & N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock... 9 Shrewsby. & Herefd. 6 all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.)...... i all Do. Halves, d 0....... 1 all Do. Oswestry ........ 1 66 Shropshire Union... 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Staffordsh all WearVaEoPygr 6 per cent all Do.. iGt.Northn Do Lancash. & Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & Darling Do Gt.Weatn LOG 1 Wilts dcSomrstl MINES. 3ga 20 7 1 i 24 I 20 86 -- 14 - - 10 70 69 123/4 - 70i1 - 2i I 25 --61 d 59 60 591 601 1 25 PREFERENCE SHARES ^rice this day. LO7 -109 544 - 55 Business this day. 150 - 152 33 - 34 Ll3i - 11 56. - 57 27i -28 i - 14 26 - 27 98 - 100 3 - 3i 107 1 bi 08 - 109 65 - 67 1 . 60 150 152 151 50A ii i d ii - 3 3 1021 -103 i 1 all Agua Fria 1 lir 2i I.os. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian ld par t 20 5 Australian 2 -- 3 1 all Australian Cordillera —4 d r 1 all Australian Freehold. g d 1 all Ave Maria — 6 d 1 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 1d par I 1 all British Austrin. Gold . 1 a i 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 35 246 Brazilianlmp.(issued : at pm si 41 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiacla 3 4 ' 20 15 Do. 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American Land 64 67 100 326 Canada 5 5 Crystal Palace li 2 p Gig 7 4 4 Crystal Pal. of France i i 20 1 Eastern Steam ... ... 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir ... ..• 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat ... _ 20 14 General Screw Steam ... ___ :: ' 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar „•. . 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Land , id ; •. r 3 20 7)1 . Nrth.ofEnropeSteam . pa 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ' Do. 50 25 Do. .. ' 100 60 Royal Mail Steam . • *** '' ••• 72 25 25 South Austral. Land ii --..... ii 37i 8. 1 1 all Submar. Telegraph., 5 2 Univeral Emigration ••• ••• and Colonization., • 100 286 Van Diemen's Land A -- 17 161 i i ART-UNION PRIZES. AUGUST 8,185 3, on until about three years since, when we were intro duced to Mrs. Tom Ashton, who appeared an unwieldly, brazen-faced, flippant, middle-agel lady. " Why, what ever induced him to marry such an unsuitable person?" asked we whilst discussing the wonder. " I'll tell you, my dear," said an old gentleman, "she had thirty thou sand pounds, and that was the heaviest`dibber' Tom has ever been knocked down with." -" Indeed," we ex claimed, "and that levelled him with the married and happy, did it ?" "Query," returned our old friend, " just watch him and judge." Sure enough Tom sneaked about the rooms as though he were afraid of meeting what belonged to him, and seemed to have lost all his " big talk" and self-esteem. "So you are really mar ried, at last," said we as we greeted him in a quiet cor ner. Tom avoided answering, but we sat down and talked of old times. "Do you remember the scarlet beans ?" we asked with a smile. " Ay," said Tom, with anything but a smile, "they were happy days then. What a fool I was ever to pull up those beans ! but never mind, have you any commands for Australia ?" and sure enough within six month, Tom Ashton went to Australia, but without his wife. Ah, Tom ! our wooden dibber gave you an ugly blow on the face, but we sadly fear the golden dibber will leave y ou an u g lier mark on your heart, and that the fate of our second sweetheart is worse than that of our first. LITERATURE. Loreitzo Benoni ; or, Passages in the Life of all Italian. Constable and Co., Edinburgh. The reader may form whatever opinion he pleases as to the object of the author, for the work may be considered a work of fiction, an auto biography, or, what it appears to us more strictly to be, reminiscences of early days, written by an Italian refugee. The thoroughly English style in which the book is written proves beyond doubt that the author must have lived long in this country. The first half of the narrative is con fined to the childhood a n d sc h oo l-lif e of Lorenzo, which, but for the o cc a s i ona l i n t r oduction of amusing anecdote and description of particular character, . and a brief sketch of the manner in which Italian education was carried on some thirty years ago, would prove tedious to the reader, if his risible faculties were not awakened by the ex traordinary precocity of children of from ten to thirteen years of age ; for certain Lorenzo Benoni had an overweening self-esteem as a boy. On his leaving college he becomes a great dandy, which, however, he is soon ridiculed out of by his uncle, a matter-of-fact Genoese merchant, who, in all his after-troubles, is his staunch friend. His mode of life is a sample of that of the generality of the Genoese merchants at that time : "Uncle John's style of living was, like that of the greater number of the burghers of Genoa at that time, simple, and even parsimonious. The house in which he lived was situated in a narrow dirty street, as most of the Genoese streets are. It was choked up in front by another mansion rising just before it at the distance of a few feet, and at the back overlooked a filthy yard. In buying this house, some twenty years before, my uncle had been determined by the single consideration that it was not above five minutes' walk from Banchi, and that it was sure to let. As 'to air, open space, or light, he had thought no more about them than if things of the kind had never existed. Air, light, and prospect were superfluities ; if you could have them into the bargain, so much the better, if not, you did just as well without. " The suite of apartments which my uncle occupied on the second floor—the other stories were let—was spa cious and lofty, but dark, and looked empty and cold. It was, however, be it said to its credit, deliciously cool in hot weather. The walls were whitewashed, and their nakedness was rather set off to advantage, than con cealed, by the half dozen or so of old family portraits that hung here and there. Thinly scattered through the apartments, at a great distance from each other, there stood a few old-fashioned, heavy, dark pieces of furniture, looking so lonely in their corners as to make one feel sorry for them. An ancient Venetian mirror, six feet in height, a dozen old chairs covered with faded yellow velvet, and an enormous clock in tortoiseshell of exquisite workmanship, constituted all the luxury of the drawing-room. But the walls of this drawing-room, which was very large and lofty, were, by a happy excep tion, filled to an inch by pictures of the best Italian Masters, No arm-chairs, no sofas, no carpets. no lamps, nothing of all that contributes to comfort. Uncle John did not feel the want of it, or rather was not aware that there was such a thing in the world. He had, in common with most of his countrymen, a strong pre judice against fire, which he declared to be very in jurious to health, and the only chimney that existed in his apartment had been accordingly walled up. His only precaution against the cold, sometimes intense,. consisted in rubbing his hands, or, in extreme cases, in going out to walk. " His meals were of patriarchial simplicity. A cup of coffee for breakfast. For dinner, soup, most frequently the national minestra asciutta (that is, a pottage of macaroni or other Italian paste, boiled for a short time, then drained dry, and seasoned with gravy and par mesan cheese), a dish of meat or fish, a salad, and fruit or cheese. For supper, a dish of boiled vegetables with oil and vinegar, and nothing more. Such was the fare, from which he never deviated, but which he imposed on no one else, for his guests—when he had any, a thing of rare occurrence--always found an excellent table at his house. And on state occasions, such as his own birth day for instance, Uncle John would give us a truly princely dinner, both as to the profusion of choice dishes and wines, and as to the luxuries of linen, china, and plate." Being destined for the law by his father (who, be it known, was an affable and agreeable com panion to the world, but a sulky old bear at home), he enters the high college, of the manage ment of which, and the conduct of the professors, the author's own words can best express : "It was strictly required of the professors that they should call over the roll of their auditors at the beginning of the lecture, and mark down those who might be absent, After three absences thus proved, the protes t sor was forbidden to give his signature to the student's t card, which occasioned a loss of three months. No thing so provoking was ever invented—nothing giving rise to so many acts of servility on the one side and of gross partiality on the other, as this confounded system of calling over the names. It was a sword of Damocles, continually suspended over our heads, and really put us at the mercy of our professors, for where was the student sure of not being three times in three month s a minute after the hour, and who might not want a little in dulgence on this score ? For the youth of independent character, who was above condescending to entreaty, the fatal cross was scaroely ever effa ced, whereas it I readily disappeared for one who could bow low, and make himself acceptable by fawning. " The letter was everything, the spirit nothing. The student who showed himself assiduously at the lecture, espeoially if very submissive, even although he never looked at his books, stopped short at the most simple question, and conducted himself in other respects no matter how, fulfilled the letter of the law, and that was sufficient—he was irreproachable. On the contrary, a conscientious young fellow who was above cringing, let him be ever so studious, ever so unimpeachable in his morals, was unmercifully pounced upon at the least in fraction of the letter of the law. The aim was to form machines not men. The University was like a huge press destined to squeeze out of the rising generation all independence of spirit, all dignity, all self-respect ; and when I pass in review the noble characters which never theless have escaped from this bed of Procrustes, I cannot help thinking with pride what strong moral ele ments our much-slighted Italian nature must possess, to come forth pure and vigorous from such a deleterious atmosphere. " A kind professor, who might sympathise with us— and there were some such—dared not give way to his good-will so much as he might have wished, for he knew that lie was watched as well as we, and that an unfavour able report might cost him his chair. The professors and the students were equally subjected to the espion age of the servants of the University, such as porters, beadles, janitors, watchmen, Ste., &c., who were all in formers —informing being a condition, sine qua non, of their obtaining and keeping their places. These wretches did their best to overhear our conversations, which they reported after their own fashion, sending up notes con cerning various individuals. They felt their power, and used it like uneducated creatures as they were—th a t i s, by conducting themselves with rudeness and i nso l ence. And the student who might be tempted t o ma k e one o f th e se men know his place, entered upon a perilous un dertaking, for between the affirmation of a student that of a servant, the latter was sure to obtain c a 1 re ' deuce." Navik i bakri pirate safer Farsli ilak Messeri Ferak Avni Sherif numar • Feajri Befit During this part of his career, being about twenty-three years of age, he, together with his brother and some old college associates, begi n t o take part in the political agitation which then agi tated Italy. The machinations of the Carb onar i , to which sect they belong, is, however, discovered, and the little party is almost annihilated by the sudden arrest of Fantasio, their leader, who is, however, only banished from Italy ; and at Mar seilles again infuseglife and vigour into his party, and organises another conspiracy, the fatal termination of which took place in 1833. The tyranny exer cised over the inhabitants of Northern Italy, and what the unfortunates suffered, is vehemently de . - pieted, and many examples of injustice and oppres sion are given as examples, although the public need them not, for they have but to read the daily accounts from Milan, or any of the Italian states, to meet with parallel cases "Piedmont lay prostrate under the worst of all des potisms, the desp o ti sm o f the sword. Military gover nors and commandants lorded it over the country, like true Pachas. The power of these men the 3 b .u e l l i na literally ;diction of unlimited, daily encroachmFnts. on the civil authorities became inevitab,lei;e a f n er d e i t n ip t i li .e e mney inex tricable confusion and constant s f tru u g Ch a state ,of things, which were the natural results of such where to seek the peaceable citizen, who f knewcourse the sufferer. The nor to find justice,. fol lowing fact may.givwefassoome idea of the dignity and mo deration these high uncAtioneanriteisemduinspnlaeytehdavillingthreaidise.d charge of their duties. . which the king chanced to be his hat as tithe arriage i drove by, .GONhepmonrwiotfh Gtheenomaesstudden ly virulent a t tu k s e e . d , him, and, loading knoCked his hat o g ff his head. It so t chanced e t f h (y a , t en t e h a is , gentleman belonged to one of the firs and was moreover personally known to, and highly esteemed by, the Emperor Alexander of Russia, with w hom he frequently corresponded. To these circum- iS U N 4 ....etki%,\ 7 ll7l - assel"N, ‘ stances, and on a demand from his powerful patroi s . ,h„ ,, Zj- 7 J...> - ,.: 'A owed the satisfaction, eventually afforded him, 4 ' • 'fir. :a's s t c - .Y.i2; l> ~.; removal of the Governor of Genoa to another •-•- ` 7 ~` 4 4;:-.*1 n-_ : .14, :t 1. 4 4 meat. But how many acts of similar, and even o riAti,....\s"` *- Vs,:'*'`, - gross misconduct, were left unpunished, for a singl ditiikA:fs, . 73.- - :.. " 1 - Z i that was not entirely so l ' \ , 4' .,: sj s .- . s' s "The sway of the Commandants in the small towipasa - v isUl k! k as arbitrary and unlimited as that of the Governors, aillos' "- ' • • ' still more immediately oppressive. In populous cities individuals escaped notice, but not so in country towns, where each man was known by name and by sight to the Commandant, and where, for instance, it became an unpardonable crime to pass before the little Pacha with out taking off your hat. " Next in authority, or rather in unlimited power, to the military, were the clergy, and the monks of every hue, especially the . Jesuits. This celebrated sect had, as it were, enveloped the whole kingdom in a net. They had establishments at Voghera, Nice, Aosta, Chambery, Turin, and Genoa. These two last towns were their head-quarters. They had, moreover, under their influence and immediate direction, many brother actlra:t tse girls, .1 i Raphael t, h the . , L st ad fco i .r e s children,w .of i t t hi such hoods, half religious half political, such as the Ignoran uColifttoi Sea.prhe., them ul tiplied Dorothea m e means C o ngre g ation nsofofr youcaction, ti 0 of p it is not surprising that they succeeded in monopolising public instruction. Primary schools, colleges, univer sities, all were un d er th e i r authority. The , J • • ca spirit reigned at Co ur t, among the high esuiti functionaries, and invaded every branch of governmental or functionaries, judicial administration. In short, to get on at all, affilia • ton, real or supposed, to this sect, was necessary. B of the confessional, and by corrupting servants, m t e sh an ey s obtained possession of domestic secrets, which they eom. municated to the police, thus causing divisions in fami lies, scandalous law-suits, and reprimands ; in short, all the variety of measures termed economical (econornida,e), a general name for all kinds of arbitary injunctions, and petty interference in all and every act of private life,-on the part of the police. Two Jesuits offered to the direc tor of police of Genoa to furnish him with all the infor. mation he could desire. . "The bishops, whose affiliation to the sect was nearly general, supported the Jesuits with all their might, and were in their turn supported by them in the most arbi trary and unjustifiable actions. The Bishop of Acqui caused a Jewish girl, afflicted with mental alineation, to be torn from her family, on the plea that she had mani fested some inclination to become a Christian. The mother and two brothers of the unfortunate girl, guilty of having claimed her, instead of redress were thrown into prison. The only daughter of the Belgian Charge d'Affaires at Turin fell in love with a young man whose situation in life forbade his aspiring to her hand. Her father was a Protestant. It sufficed that the young girl had whispered into the ear of a lady connected with the Jesuits that to marry her lover she was ready to become a Catholic, for the father to find one night his daughter carried off. After infinite search, it was discovered that the young lady was under the protection of the Ladies of the Sacro Cuore, but all the demands and solicitations of the diplomatic body failed to obtain the restoration of the misguided girl to the parental roof. " No warrant was necessary to put a citizen into pri son. The governor, the commandant, the director of police, the fiscal advocate, the justice of peace, the mayor, the carabineers, down to the lowest agent or spy of the poli ce , eac h had a right to arrest ; but if it was easy to get into prison, it was terribly difficult to get out again. A prisoner might be set at liberty to-day by order of the magistrate, and to-morrow an order from the governor, the director of police,the commandant, would send him back to confinement. One fact among a thousand. " The Marchioness of -- brought a criminal action against the mayor and common council of the burgh of Pecetto, for some alleged trespass on her estates. The Senate (the highest law court) non-suited the mar chioness, and acquitted the defendants. The judgment of the Senate seemed an insult in the eyes of the family of the marchioness, which was powerful, and had friends at court. So one day the mayor and the common coun cilmen of Pecetto were arrested and carried to the prisons of Turin. The barrister who had defended the cause before the Senate hastened to the director of police, and showed him the senatorial decree of acquittal. The director merely answered with a smile, • The Senate has pronounced well, but I have done better,' and so sent away the lawyer without any further explana tion. The prisoners were not released till it pleased the marchioness that they should be so, and were ob liged to promise that they would in future ' behave like honest men, with the fear of God and man before their eyes.' " A political prisoner, who had been long detained in the fortress of Mondovi, made repeated applications to the commandant for permission to be shaved. The com mandant referred the question to the governor of the province of Cuneo, who granted the requisite authority by the following dispatch, which I give verbatim : 'fhe prisoner shall have his hands, arms, and legs tied to a chair. Two sentinels shall be placed, one on his right, the other on his left, and behind him sa soldier with a naked sabre. Fronting him shall stand the com mandant, with the major of the fortress on one side and his aide-de-camp on the other. In this attitude,' con cluded the dispatch, ' the prisoner is permitted to have himself shaved at his ease and pleasure I' (con tutto suo comodo)." Lorenzo about this time fell desperately in love. A fair Italian, the sister of one of the Carbonari, overhears him taking the oath of that society ; and, with the sudden and wild affection of an Italian wo man, writes to him. Italian love-making and Italian lovers have been so often written on that little need be said on the subject, except that, true to her nature, she first loves to distraction, grows jealous, trifles with her lover, vows revenge, and as a climax, when he is on the point of being arrested, she warns him of his danger, and is willing to sac rifice everything for him. At length the fatal day arrived when all was to be brought to light. Hundreds were arrested, and. tortures of the most revolting nature resorted to by the unscrupulous authorities to obtain confessions, and many of the unfortunate prisoners were forced to make false statements to be spared further torments, and to be released by death. The unfortunate Lorenzo, at length, after hairbreadth escapes and great suf fering, reaches the French shore, where he is re ceived with open arms by his friend Fantasio. His less fortunate brother Caesar, and other of his com panions, were shot or hanged without even the show of a trial. So ends the narrative of Lorenzo Benoni, the Italian patriot. Whither he went, or who he is— who were his companions who, under fictitious names, have figured prominently in these pages—. he leaves no clue. They alone who took part in those disastrous struggles will be able to identify the master mind of Fantasio, or the chivalrous devotion of Caesar Benoni. THE TURKISH SQUADRON. (Front the Press.) We have just received the following particulars, im• portant at this moment, respecting the present state of the Turkish fleet, which is described to us as being, generally speaking, in capital order, and animated with the best spirit. We can vouch for the authenticity of the information we give, in all its details, excepting as to the names of some of the Turkish vessels, which we are doubtful whether we have rendered quite correctly:— IN BUYUK SERVAN. Guns. . 42 . .. 40 . .. 24 . IN BUTURDERE BAY. Item. 5 00 . 400 .. 400 .. 200 Faizi Marbout 2O Mahmoudieh 124 1220 Mookbiri sourour, 550 h.p. (5.).. 26 Mezhoudiek 118 ll4O Nesimi safer SO Peiki Messerit SO Shoe all i bakri 54 Nuzretiek 74 Kaidi safer 46 Aberdeen ~.... Do., No. 2, 7 p. c... Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. !Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... Caledonian £lO ...... Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... (Dundee 5i P.C. IDundee Perth&Aber-1 deen Junction.., EastA nglian (.£.3 10s; 6 per cent ...... Do. (25) 7 per cent.. Do. (1;7 170 7 p. ct. . 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.cts, iclinb.Prth.diDinadi 5i per cent ...... Glasgow & &Western guar. 5 per cent.... Great North , ' 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c.,Redeem., at 10 p. e. prim.... Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westu. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c•)•. G. West. fixed 41 p c. Lan. & York. F. ,t2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock... London and Brighton' Guaranteed 5 p. , 5 p. .c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 . ..... . Do. New Guar. G p.e, London & S.Western Con. Thirds _ 'Con donderry& Color. 5hare5........••• ••• 2 Loudy. & Ennis. , 1 1 Sh Man ch. ,Shel., & Lin., i Shares, No. 1...... Do. Nov, .t 10........• I\ K ary pt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4 per cent...... Do .. 7,lid.Consol. 6 P.C. St. Do. Cousol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4. per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Pref. per ct... Do. Way. 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A private view of the pictures took place on Satur day, at the gallery of the British Artists, Suffolk-street, which have been selected by Art-Union of London. As es the prizeholders of the been noticed in these Column e pictures have already 8 , when they t were first seen in the various exhibiti on will not be necessary to toalludea length. of the resent year, it The most remarkable them p at any_ change which we observed by the difference of hanging, was No. 4 of the present catalogue, entitled " The City of Syracuse, from the a ntient quarries where the Athenians were impri soned, B.C. 413," wh ich, certainly, does not gain in our esteem by being brought nearer to the eye, and therefore justifies the high position in which it was placed at the Roya l Academy, concealing, as it did, the pre-Raffaelite• detail of the near objects, and proves that "distance lend s enc h an t me nt to the view." The price paid for it, namely, 250/., the odd 5 01 . in exces s of the prize being added by the Hon. F. Lygon, is at least highly creditable to the liberality of that gentleman. Another example of a similar kind will be found in the selection, by Mr. T. H. Maudslay, of a view of " Cwm Ogar, Olareorganshire, No. 84," by T. Tennant, the amount of prize being only 801., and the price of picture 1251. In this instance we not only compliment the buyer on his liberal spirit, but also congratulate him on having vindicated his judgment in selecting a fine, deep-toned, and powerfully painted pic ture well worth the sum he ha s paid for it. The rest of the pictures have found buyers at about the valuation put upon them by the artists, and do not, conse quently, require further notice in that respect. We canno t help saying, how ever, that No. 44, The First Appearance of Columbus in Spain," by Mr. Hurl stone, is very reasonable at 1501., and Mr. H. Wilson ought to be well satisfied with having obtained, on terms so easy, by far the best picture the artist ever painted, and we are not quite certain whether, upon the whole, it is the most suggestive production of the year. "The Walk to Emmaus," by Mr. Henry War ren, is a water-colour drawing of considerable preten sions ; and although the general breadth of style in which it is treated is rather interfered with by the botanical detail, of which we complained when it was first exhibited, still we are happy that this approach to the high style of art should have found a liberal patron, to the extent of one hundred guineas, in the person of Mr. W. A. Richmond. These are the most - striking points o f the p resent exhibition of prizes— the remainder co nsist of specimens by many of the established favourites, and when the difficulty of ob taining a picture to fit the amount of the prize, and to suit the fancy of the prizeholder, together with the frequent want of pecuniary means to make the neces sary addition to obtain a more desirable picture, are taken into consideration, we think that it must be ad mitted that the present display of selections gives a rather favourable indication than otherwise of a gradual improvement in t he p ublic taste, and sustains the hope that great benefit will be ultimately derived from the lottery of the Art-Union. __--.............1•11 H O RRIBLE DEA. TH. —On Friday last a frightful acci dent occurred to a young man tamedd William Abbott, engaged as foreman painter, in mploy of Messrs. Heathcote and Co., of Tiverton, which shortly after wards terminated fatally. It appears that, on the day in question, the deceased was at work at Wiveliscombe, when he accidentally fell into a partly filled furnace of boiling liquid ; the unfortunate sufferer was, after a short space, rescued by some persons taking hold of him by the hair of the head. Surgical aid was called in, but the case was hopeless, and the poor fellow, after lingering in great agony, breathed his last the following morning.— Exeter Gazette. The genial weather of the H AR VEST IN THE WEST. past week has had a most beneficial influence on the grain crops in the west, and the wheat harvest has commenced in many parts of Devonshire under the most cheering auspices. On Friday, in the Exeter market, some prime samples of this year's wheat were exhibited. If the present fine weather ;hould continue, there is every pro bability of the hariest being a most abundant one. The crops generally are in fine condition. The barley in many places looks as promising as could be wished. The potato disease has attacked the leaves and stalks in many inst ance s, but the tuber s are not materially affected, and the crop being exceedingly abundant, the loss has been very immaterial as yet, BY,ELIZA COOK. ( From Eliza Cook's Journal). Do not think, gentle reader, that we intend to indite a rook of revelations, touching all the.wooers we have had in our train : certainly not ? We shall betray no serious feeling, and trespass upon no delicate ground. No breach of faith 'shall be made in any way ; but as the harmless truth of the portraiture of poor Ben Hewitt, our "first sweetheart," appeared to give general satis faction, we are induc e d t o believe that a few words re lative to Tom Ashton, our second devoted admirer, may prove welcome to those who can smile over " simple annals." At the time of this " tender attachment," we were living in the suburbs of Lo.ndon, and had just arrived at what should be, and what really was with us, the gawky rollicking age f twelve. We are perfectly aware that in this fast age, young ladies of such a matured span begin to have definite notions of bridal dresses, and learn to "con duct themselves with propriety ;" but we were brought up in a different atmosphere. We bad a mother who cared much more for our principles and constitution, than for our politeness and conventionalism, and we had the constant fellowship of brothers, with whom we played, tivarrelled, and fought, on the broadest system of " Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity," to say nothing of our natural predilection for anything save " worsted work," or "sitting up like a lady." It must be admitted that we were about as rude a specimen of primitive Tomboyism as ever horrified a finishing governess. We were " dreadfully uninformed," often tore our frocks and trousers, and scorned a parasol ; but our spine was perfectly straight, our disposition as frank as daylight, and our mind untouched by the sentiment of French novels. We were quite as innocent as when Ben H ew itt _ _ lifted us up and kissed us, just as a life guardsman might Tom Thumb ; and we had certainly lost nothing of the audacity which had prompted us to empty Dame Hewitt's jug of Camomile tea and fill it with her best October brewing instead. The four years which had passed over our head had done little for it but deepen the shade of its curls. Would to Heaven the darkening shadows had always kept outside ! We had acquired no accomplishments beyond a most crude notion of ex ercising our toes in Paine's First Set, and our fingers in the Battle of Prague, and a pretty mess we often made of both,—in short, we were as wild and wilful as any scion of civilised humanity could be, and have often won dered since how we grew up into such a quiet reserved adults as we proved. At this time our brothers made acquaintance with Tom Ashton—a small-limbed, dark-skinned, black headed boy of about thirteen. He was the only child of a corn-factor in the neighbourhood, had never known his mother, and had been brought up between a very severe aunt and a very indulgent father. Tom held that ex treme degree of contempt for anything in petticoats which we often see entertained by boys of that age, and when he excluded us from "Catch-ball," refused to turn the skipping-rope for us, and said we were not wanted at "Hide and Seek," our amazement and indignation were not slight. He impressed our brothers, too, and they were becoming despotic in their adoption of the Salle law. Tom evidently despised us. We bore his abominable conduct as well and as long as we could, but at last the crisis came. We were working in a strip of ground, honoured by the name of garden, and with a tool in our hand, known as " a dibber," were planting scarlet beans. In came the boys, with Tom Ashton, and of course we must "get out of the way" directly, and let them finish the beans. "There, be off," said Tom, " and give me that dibber." " I shan't," was our emphatic and laconic reply. "Yes you shall," said he, "for I want it directly," and he forthwith attempted to take it by force. We resisted vigorously. At length he gave us, not exactly " a blow," but something between a hard gripe and a desperate "shove," which sent the blood of all the Howards into our right arm ; and we have to record the disgraceful fact of positively knocking him down with the dibber, and that our brothers cheered us lustily for the feat. Tom got up, looking very crest fallen, tried to cough, and said it was " only his fun ;" while we stood over our yard and a half of beans with a face like a crimson "passion flower," if there be such a thing, and quite ready and willing to " fight it out," if necessary; but Tom's masculine tyranny was crushed for ever; whether it arose from admiration or fear of our courage, we never questioned ; but certain it is, that he was in spired with a different feeling toward us from that moment. He allowed us to bathe his temple, only beg ging that none of us would tell a word about the affray. He wanted to shake hands and make it up ; and on the instant we offered him the disputed dibber, the rest of the beans, and a lot of sweet peas into the bargain. Tom's nerves were rather too much astonished to allow him to accept our generosity just then, but he came the next morning, black eye and all, and while he set the beans, we covered them with earth. Adam and Eve could not have agreed better in Eden. He even insisted on carrying the heavy watering-pot for us—an attention which we soon after returned in the shape of a beautiful new marble-bag. Tom never turned us out of any game we could play at, after this incident ; and if we hap pened to be reading a fairy tale while the boys were at leap-frog, he would suddenly leave them, and asked if we would read it "out loud" to him. Then Tom began to give us ounces of " hardbake," wholesale portions of peppermint, and as for parched peas, the amount de voured between us was unknown. Within a short period, the annual vacation ball was given at Tom's school, and we were among the invited. During the preceding fortnight, Tom betrayed a stfinge anxiety to learn a few steps, and actually asked his father to let him join the dancing class, applying himself so suc cessfully that a quadrille ceased to be a mystery, and a bow a disgraceful impossibility. We shall never forget his asking us to be his partner in the first set, nor how he stooped to tie our sandal, nor how he took a large slice of cake with extra citron upon it apparently for himself, and slily insisted on exchanging it for our sweetmeatless piece, nor how he' squeezed our hand at breaking up ; but then Tom had had a number of glasses of negus. One day we admired a pair of primrose gloves on a young gentleman, and when Tom next appeared he sported a new pair of pale yellow kids, which har monised beautifully with a very school-boyish jacket and trowsers, all grease and grub, and considerably whitened at the wrists and knees. Then we fancied some white mice, and Tom brought us a "darling" pair in a round about cage ; but as the perfume from these little ani mals affords no trace of rose or jasmine, an ejectment of summary character was served on them by our paternal guardian, to Tom's great vexation, and so severely did he threaten the peace and well-being of the ejector, that we trembled lest he should commit a per sonal and murderous assault on the head of the family ; however, the mice were ensconced in Mr. Ashton's corn-loft, and Tom was never so happy as when he could persuade us to go there three times a day just to see how they were getting on. We went on in this fashion for two years, when matters become so serious on Tom's part that he worried his father for a tailed coat, and had the temerity to send us a valentine. It came very early in the morning, and put a temporary stop to the rapid consumption of a huge slice of bread and but ter. It consisted of a sheet of highly-glazed post, em bossed with pink, blue, and silver flowers of some "genus" unknown, saving that they are generally seen to grow in " fools' paradise." In the centre was a re markably plump Cupid, in ballet costume, flinging a remarkably plump heart at a young lady with scarlet roses and yellow shoes, and the perspective afforded a miniature likeness of St. George's, Hanover-square, and a sort of sage-green gooseberry bush with a couple of doves perched thereon. Beneath the imposing emblems, the following original lines were printed:— Loved of my soul, this heart of mine I give to thee—Oh give me thine ; But if thou wilt not deign to take it, Thy cruel words I feel will break it; and in an autograph P.S. was added, " your most de voted admirer, T.A." We remember that many remarks were made on the subject, which we could not fully under stand. We distinctly heard our parents declare that valen tines in general were very silly things, and that Tom's one in particular was the silliest of the silly; and Mary in the kitchen, to wham we confidentially showed it, said some thing about "Master Ashton being rich when he ‘growed up,' and being able to keep us a carriage if we'd like to marry him by-and-by,"—both observations being swept from our consideration by the announcement of " Punch and Judy" being before the door. At this period, Tom was placed out in the world at a merchant's office, and we were taken into the rural shades of extreme Surrey, where we grew and flourished along with the other weeds and wild flowers. Tom had given us a " love of a work box" before we parted, and. we had presented him with a tiny silver snuff-box, of no earthly use to either ; but people generally do make presents of what the recipients least need. Tom had uttered many words of folly on the strength of the valentine, and wanted us to promise eternal love and fidelity ; our parents were too wise to interfere in the matter, or possibly we might have deemed our case a very important one, and obstinately have fallen in love with Tom ; as it was, we only thought it " a bit of fun." During the summer months, Tom kept asking for undue holidays and got them (what a premium his father must have paid), and came down to our cottage on the pretence of fishing. As autumn came on he merged into a considerable dandy, began to talk a great deal, and whistled opera airs when we asked him to climb the wild cherry-tree for us. At last he began to hint that we were not sufficiently womanly, and did not think enough of o urselves—informationwhich we could not quite fathom the meaning of, but which nevertheless excited an inclination to box his ears. Then he mentioned the charms of Miss Louisa Newton, his master's niece, and implied that she was a very superior young lady to what we were. She had such lovely black hair in Grecian bands (ours was only eommon brown, and strongly emulative of limp corkscrews), her skin was like the spring snowdrop (ours was the tint of autumn wheat), her eyes were a sparkling black (ours were sober grey), she danced like a fairy, she sang like a syren, she talked like an angel, and in short it was becoming quite evident that Miss Newton had knocked him down with another sort of dibber. How lucky it was we had not vowed eternal fidelity ! How lucky that we become perfectly indifferent about his attentions ! kberwasinaglwwai ready Little to Dick help usM o e r a l t e e y, t h, the p w o h n e y e , h o v r r right's blackberrying son, a e us, and what did we want more? Tom was boasting one s a o t n t h la i e s Polish white t e b e a t l h l and unt h l w o we lostsh e al a l day of how many times he had danced with th n m am ent e e d d la h a im y so upstairs we went and brought down the huge workbox : "Here, Tom," said we, "take back this rubbishing thing, for it's no use to us, and don't come botheri again, for nobody wants you ;" an d Tom never down here again, but was the devoted s wa i n of - 1 never did come Miss Newton for a whole year. We met him four years afterwards at a Chis wick fete, with a very fair-haired told us that Tom was a fickle young lady. A friend fresh affection every few months, quicksilver, and had a heard within another year thathes4 and sure enough we girl ; however, he broke that off , aandengagetpanistho gave workboxes another daughter of Eve, and this is the way To m wen AT ANADOLU KAYAK. . 36 . 20 CRUISING IN PRE OFFING. . 350 . 150 .. 20 INSIDE THE BANKS. Oul refig . bjai ferah OFF SEINE BOURBON. . 60 .22.. lBO .24 . 22 lBO .18 Nizamieh Nedjat i fer Nedjmi feshan Suragli u bakri Fetki balent AT BESHIK TATH. . 22 20 - STEAMERS (PADDLE). Medjidieh, 450-horse power 22 3 ° 1 3 .......... Jfeeef, 450-horse power 22 ............. 390 Faizi bakri, 450 - horse power 22 ............ Saiki rhade, 450-horse power 22 ............ 300 Esseri Dgedit, 300-horse power 4 ............ 150 Ereghli 180-horse power Tair bakri, 180-horse power. Messeri bakri, 120-horse power 2 ............ 0 Several small steamers from 40 to 100-horse power. FITTING OUT AT TETE ARSENAL. Somieh ................................ Menedouieh 5 90 2 With the exceptio n of the g uns on some of the upper decks, the line -of-battle shipsof 3 an - d frigates' armaments com posed of guns pounder calibre and are chiefly a bove. Except in g the " Faizi marabout," the corvettes and brigs are feebly armed in respect of calibre and quality of guns. We have not received such precise detail s p th e state of the Turk ish la ud forces , but the following, reg eet i"g we are informed, are substantially to be relied on : Sixty thousand men, regulars and Redif (Landwehr), are assembling in the fortresses on the line of the Danube, and at Schumla. and Varna ; and ten thousand irregular Albanians are marching to occupy the passes of the Balkan. All these are under the command of Omer Pasha, a Croatian b y birth, a renegade, who ran away from the Austri an army twenty-five years ago. He is war with theKur the only genera l in turkey. Kurds andHe h t a i s i e b e A e n l b s a u n c i c a e n ss s f , u l b u i n has never had regular troops opposed to him. H has the merit of looking well after his men, by who he is much beloved. In Asia forty thousand men ar being assembled, in the direction of Kars. The w ea points of the Turkish army are want of good officers an thel l absence of a commissariat. In the capital there are about twenty-five thousand men. dy. Che ;ra-