The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-18 00:00:00

ASTLEY'S. !vidpart from his other merits as a manager, Mr. Cooke ently aspires t o f oun d a new school of equestrian urar n ,• , . a. -Ul SUalnlrig to follow in the steps of his re owned hi , Predecessors, he has struck out a new path for nls eu, and trusting no longer to the tales of medimval l i cli e j° , a lrY, or Oriental romance, for his materials, ~ ea betaken himself at once to the contemporanef 'e4is and doniestic apparently with full certainty of play there as ' excellent opportunities for the dis- Y of the resources of his establishment as ever were e tiro,— all -ie. from the historical novel or legendary poem. To aPpearances the pure, genuine Astleian drama, as i ., existed in the days of youth, with its "real armour, and ~ te file our . ever or rri c equestrian combats," has vanished for have , at least migrated to the provinces,. and we now in its place something which, if not quite ! I ° rote its in its interest, and gorgeous in its detail, Is at least more real and more calculated to .c point a In9ral and adorn a tale." To tell the truth, the mediaeval zl nne has been somewhat overworked, both by author, the and manacrer, and those who are fond of seeing tei:-1 Mirror held tip to nature may congratulate them , - es deporthe fact of it being closed awhile since Astley s Acid ed it, for, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer ' t a justice and the farmers the other day— " Extrema per illos, T he ~,,__ . —excendens terris vestigia fecit." th e 7 ,. whitsuntide Novelty —The Chase, or Life on geutr.); represents in its plot the process by which a by a _ enl a, nis ruined on the turf. Deceived and decoyed a j ,i il old schoolfellow, himself once a " pigeon," but now ezti ieg," the hero of the piece is reduced to the brink ilf . ye l : t Ln, but is saved by the bravery and daring o r f e a s hire to lad but who wins a race for him, and . rest iv o le. ph,_ wealth and happiness, while the sporting tt. - 6117°Pheles and his associates blacklegs and be ing iatihetekodeeepraere are handed over to the tender mercies of "Dii ultores "—the authorities at Scaote ilitrod Yar. Some very clever equestrian infinitely are spore interesting in the course of the piece, eoreb interesting and wonderful than the daring torsea!: of old. The death of the favourite , race with , 1 , 4 , 8 'very Well done, and the grace and docility deathdeliell the animal went through the struggles o v f en a 4 8t s i c ele she a high pitch of training unusual t e e ex 1 1,„? • The old sporting feat, well known all s e_ae..introduced, al p 71"e1.8, of a lea over a dining table, was ti t li t t ltn c i e „.. and p performed with an its an v `" greatly to diminish the idea of i impos- Ther e w• a 8 we remember always to have entertained. W ls.also a foxhunt with a real fox and beagles, o a little!'111 greatly amuse the juveniles, and perhaps not th e eirciinatruct some of their parents. In the scenes are ve l'Y fade l'he P er formances of the equestrian sprites ..esteiciaillirable, and excited considerable applause. v ili eh th Y ban afternoon's performance was at ' 4ll thei e r 0 5 's of the Duke of York's school attended .a.ad. -P4'31.4.LE EMIGRATION FUND. • s eaterd ing this V the thirty-second t the directors of the ris.l,,e°,°itrY under the auspices e of em,gratio , party o of ., emigrants, leav o - B right "rt. Sidney Herbert's oee4 G reen r°rn Gravesend in the WalemeheremCaesntglea,..°ende f o e f r A t l h r e . 0' to of ships. A steamer a was nd those who u w ae e k. i llter es Lt° convey the emigrants Lord re Vali 7 , r in the event, from the ' Bl e a o ck in f p ri a a n r the 1134iprers, and the • Martin-in-the-Fields J. , i s ed and by Ite v. , c ‘ :. the hon. A. party was Count ae Strzelecki, th e if ~lr, titahon• rector of St. Rev. T. Binney, Nle e v• T. T. 13 a2eley, rector of Poplar ; the Rev. Ar Nan th Rev'- Mr. ' Q kett the -,r, 1, , e Quekett, h ne Miss kei leracebridge, Sir John and' Mstessn,Bet u ' l r the Pim a e alith e e r ° e 'l of Macleod, Mrs.. Jai a n n e d gentlemen w s h e os of llat oe , 43 , and many other lad . ies d with the pregrfaevour -ab ov e long been identified one the . The weather was well a in da a p l t l e i d . 451. telt°ll Y, and the excursion was t Peeable relaxation and enjoymen . n b t Ts 1853, M sentr . es t p e ects IlaielPeared, from a document pren o t f ed em to ig u ra s °lit A, 3.4,e Secretary, that the number at the time rat ed society society previous to the Ist of January, in the), e( I tl 1 ,701, and there remainedof3,sool., availableent tcr th a e eds of the committee On the present 'kqa.si ktUre purposes of tl a de s s u o m eiety. ll of whom were bapst. ahead the number of emigrants, melv4,i'eady gone out, was 40 ; added to those calledho assembled a company on. boarddwith the v'' it- presence of the Mr. Kinnair whose 41 1 eßßel, and presented by the b on. Herbert, was accounted eave 4 .41544'4 4. 411511i t0ry letter from Mrs. ‘tr -•-, and that of Mr. Sidne Sidey Herbert, been compelled I to letter I N t ,he tact that they h f ad their health. The t 0 wouldw ard s N N c) r the benefit o_ the e,,,-4N the good that they eh other, Bierjia'legtßrits, andwishesofaMhrosp.cHerbert expressed fOrbearance to fet e y a depended 44(1 I,,,..kerttleness and com f or t and safety ' ns of the ship. Rrektl 'elleet that their It 1' n v al ki Pon their obeying t show their gr . a roving their "Qoh actra onished them o all the ing her of regulatio titude to those Herbert, inform . to the N m g iv en them this opp theit 1 , 4 ', by writing to Mr' ortunity of imp the NttL)'Pects in the colony, and , em) a portionht means Pe , should fortune favour there) by transmitting of cost, in order t to 411? Wil ieh th • passage had same advantage a h heir ttitera e afforded of extnding the p a te b. perhaps theea 4 . r. .ikurNA tila.:l.o4tlilVie emigrants, stating that this , the same obser- RDnext add o r u e t ss u ed uNd‘ a .elr f s e w . and 11: e ttt a PY the society would send the In the first place,. out G aliriee.B. There were various reasons aL(lver4 onefly explain them. for this, the - "`'gle wrileilt, Who were formerly averse to sending tZ t eDl ' 4 ° as emigrants, were now advantageous 74 41. s%sztft'ltehis society, and upon such. or 114, ,Beeps 4 committee no longer felt it necessary They would be will- I t; ll4 R ql or °4 a nd ° asexstiesetadntcoe•mane'd it was .surgtrestae o ud f sp th ic e e ir s t the benefit , the fll'AB):1 who wished 'to go outund under sum of t're°eoßY te'e,klea.ti.Y.; shoulu', if possible, s raiseao.e, htiq Il kit te 'a the cost of the passage, arrangements,init to lio\ve!ive th, e _ to complete the a a nd leae thirty seeo,‘ ,t e b e . 7 0 1., the advantages n which formed it wa t s h e ti t , h k'd hiei:Tr. The present party .eot, and he believed their _i ces was ab,:s'iltab ~,he .seciety had sent eilt4t.l,looot ernii,,,rants saili ; ng A un_ fr d o e m r th th e e ir opt,ericgae,,„__TheY had rece.ve- who had gone of those well k,4llll.Brid er''',l-Ituts of the conduct c a o u lo si nie_ gone He ryas A ti .,ed ti l , t 'Ogelr comfortable prospects. . n kltl io I°OE4 fm,l'Portunities of securing that, advancements very st 1 41... llgh, th e y ourable ; and they Danl. their bear in the e Liot all ey were going to a f distant nlalnind, from communication 4 t tu t out to estrange themselves a entirely Ateen the out ; for the means of fill e''.ol,d,,- 00lonies and home were nowGrseoenw,selbl c°arugtai: th e ip % gto the m anagement of year tti Y* elild l t i to other circumstances, eoun tl mid tll • reduced and the two eortb.,,,raw4 1 e distance re , hope o f the r ihat every krotl„lttee Was? ose together. The mupitotnedthaes '44' 11 to that the emigrants earnest would look com deb frie4 elle guidance they would be great measure ke tt ellrl o „ , as their hap h appiness would 4, hhowPict)l4 their regard Ping her in the in lig a h h t of offer r g a Willingness to acknowledge her authority. s ad by o e Peat to them. a bit of whichadvice heir welfare, koi,,.,thie 1T , 1 2e who felt a warm interest in. t aaumtheotrhiteyr! had been too great a kiii;kto eq;:-Tfiat they would not be tr4tlee oi. I:thealt,l_siations, but that t t he i y n would colony, h i a n t,e,tor, (f t , ttlle, nligilotvehrnavmeeSnotmaegkenn m ould seek the knowledge of likely to to l'heeti.id The 11 ,,,, e Per with whom they t li)o h ' ket ir,`", rgroittee were most anxious we impress ti t , - thek --"e good hands and they wished inds on tr,,1,03,age.a1l the their for ,-„, necessity' of improving towere e tbat they tith 4 ll the -1-aeY would have plenty of time 0 _ f books te°4l4. 11\°°111d find an abundant supply would de %,l kli o h ~ e, therefore trusted that they .read 111e :oh! Bditthtieir titne to the instruction . of w th o e u ir ld m g in iv d e s %,,, tiet, _yea on of their souls. Nothing kee.4ltlg'oiter pleasure than to hear of their being ost ear -1141151 hopeq°l,?: settled in the colony, and 1 1 .' ol t ,. that they would all find a com h f e ort m able and ?i rit 11 ' 4 '. k of t o a. Ilk]. 44, r: Illtit-SlA.'g then offered a few words them ioroltati`nnition to the emigrants, exhorting Nioia t'ol'ejasal of the word of God, ' he t I. Nv m,,°,%-violir by prayer. stating and a constant tteetttl; a acih,„,:• 4., ntittrT next addressed them, e _ 'hey °r th e his duty to superintend the arraN tklt We re t° fitting up that part of the ship which _ I,l4:veryth° occupy, and h ho ped they would find Ite1:41) 1' n t g l, 11 ; ad been don: ich could be accom - They th. ttilti-t°Nitled-w,e‘!:„.e°°lfort and convenience. pe With Qat .""• Plenty of books of all kinds, hf,tl,,,s e:PtY;ippo-eertautindwriting niat . erials, a . nd they • I t o gi 1 ekin ea.tie ,Ly of devoting their time to ur would I° t Wh . ll ' Ito had received communications A I,.ttliltti gran Clll L 114(1 leapt tr, ' thepassage, an , -. ..„ek a_,,ed with - a write on she 4 it klti 114 d fr amed case in which the fathewrroitfteann, .. t 'ivh4 a uras the only i ae(l a letter which she had m as ola,t(ot e,.pabi oneten ad ever got fro her, kt e ht 41 . ; la 0 , 4 e , _ of wig when she sailed . from °tie - ‘ee fr o er to show the what beneficial results illtQUissai te e r° llti t e h: exam it In would be in . their power ago two 1 . 1 ,, , th,ris w„ qett the fact that some time eil't\t, te;Yheafterw-ar‘d.O.nt 114der the auspices of this society, th2: , lat f , a ": p.. 17 sent home for their father, who was been t 4 r foo7i I.vitiaZeely.e,r on board this ship, having ts kt, (s e o oq la o rder 4‘.t.uty of conveying to t . be emigran , i n , to 1 / 41 nN _ense „,‘,O spare them the necessity of g 0 Aill'Aitt,,;4her,,, wken..e,Y. would find that this arrangement, :IA ; and hq t ti lat L'4l).ti heutili t!nd greatly to their comfort e 14 ktr LY ot been ,t, 1:11 ,. stfxl that they would p ()4, ki‘ae isi'evn_e.tor them, and show their grati- Itp,c . klzi• %dile, ri.wt!hes of their kind friend and kf iti ` Ind,, kiktnn 'O,"-lerbert. k o deo v uted to served that the emigrants we r e \ot?flyil4cul 4;7- Ql.l kett for the accommodation Loll Patood ZPerleuce having been so great . tha o t th td l e i id --,OW to fit up an emigrant ship s '4,ela4llt I; e b is ' ) o th e 4 . i V llci 4ffe'•4l witness a few words, and observed . that k,,lNiezil,,. Itipg 44t4Breeed was one of a deeply impre l'Pstl4. ol.' the 4411.8P1EL13 red a parting e,),441.:::1;e ofeitliltißrauts, the visintborisailPeft them, and at 114,il'htlle,Dropo,,e, ants proceedings the health of Mr. I N t dv o t .. betnß, ,s'al,td cordially responded to, a hih Ve t °t th ha(' dt:ct'autt° hiln ort account of the liberal I l it), e o e eto,i gt , a + ed all his arrangenaents for the tq1;44,4 rllpar, t.l--• tlyßr o oer th t , c • '°,l partaken of the refreshments eil,Ni„_"e shi i , 1 1 1 the cabin th steamboat was cast 11421.1, rht e ~,,:,. .1 which it ' had e b t i lnd ci tlt' e. 8 tllett. i",:;e_ hr,tled with a suceeeessiaotnaeofiehea'rty -'ends and well-wishers took theirde theN %,t 4, Ap,„74/t z , lbt , __ _ 1 '14* (71 1 '0 4 .., -LEtr..._.,3 d . i. ---", .tt 0 w iv; . r ere uave been received for (4 ge, o4 .ar karleog in the Sound, u der the 1P5),%,. Thevral C °' l 7, to proceedrio a cruise in klll °,'ker."ll4 We,-% /ver e t° have pt t n yeste.rdtillye ' egifth;) there Prevented froni ll • ° sea k alk t o °e! eXereised hi reefintngeaneadlismea'king Peal -y4(18, ko.—PiymOuth Mail, , . A FRIGHTFUL ACOMENT. Yesterday Mr. C. J. Wood, the coroner for West Surrey, :And a nuili ,, rou jGry, assembled at the :Railway Arms Hotel, FartMaio, Mr the purpose of inquiring the circumstances connected with the death of Charles Cannon, aged 20, a porter on the London and South- Western Railway, who was cut in two, and otherwise fearfully mangled, on Saturday last, on the railway, near this station. The inquiry appeared to excite considerable interest in the town. The Hon. F. Scott, M.P., the chairman of the company ; Mr. Crombie, the secretary ; Mr. Beattie, the locomotive superintendent ; Mr. Godstone, the general manager ; Mr. A. Scott, the traffic manager, and Mr. Eaton were present to watch the pro ceedings. The jury having viewed the remains of the unfortu nate sufferer, they returned to the inquest-room, when The Coroner, addressing the foreman and jury, said that they were summoned together to inquire into the death of the deceased, who, if he was rightly informed, had been run over by a special train at or near the Farnham station of the London and South-Western Railway, at the same minute, or nearly so, as the cus tomary passenger train arrives at that point. Where the ground is occupied or monopolised by railway com panies everything out to be done to take care not only of the safety of the public, but also of their own servants. It appeared to him (the coroner), that, if what he had been told was the case (but which he hoped was not), a special train arrived near the station at nearly the same time as the ordinary one. Now he thought, when an inquiry of so much importance to the public as the present took place, that the fullest in vestigation should be gone into. The duty of conduct ing that inquiry devolved on him (the coroner), and he had not the least doubt but that the foreman and the gentlemen of the jury would consider it their duty to make a full inquiry into all the circumstances attending the death of this unfortunate man. He did not make these remarks to prejudge the case ; he only did so in the hope that the case might turn out differently to what he had been told. He had been told that Captain Galion, the government inspector of railways, was a passenger by the stopping train, and he wished the case to be postponed, so that he may be enabled to give some evidence respecting the occurrence. If he had not wished it, he (the coroner) would have felt it his duty to have requested him to come forward and let them know all he saw. Mr. Hollis, solicitor, in answer to questions from the coroner, said that he begged leave, on behalf of the Government inspector, to ask the coroner to adjourn the case. Mr. Crombie, in answer to questions from the coroner, said that this was not one of the accidents which, ac cording to act of Parliament, the company were com pelled to give notice of, but, notwithstanding, they had given notice to the Board of Trade. The coroner said it appeared to him that that was not of the least importance. He then inquired of Mr. Hollis whether or not he was aware when the Government in spector could attend ? Mr. Crombie said that he apprehended that the Go vernment inspector only wanted to be examined as a witness of what he saw, and not in his official capacity as Government inspector. The coroner said that he had received a letter from Captain Galton about the case. kr. Crombie asked whether the coroner would allow him to state, in contradiction to what he had said, that it was a special train which had caused the accident ? The Coroner replied that he could not allow him at present. Mr. Crombie said that he only wished to state that the coroner had made remarks in that court, not of what had taken place there, but of what bad been said by others out of doors, and as his remarks would go before the public, be (Mr. Crombie) thought it nothing but right that the facts of the case should be known. The Coroner said that what he had said was only hearsay evidence, and he hoped it would turn out during the inquiry that the case was only an accident. James Edwards, gate-keeper of Farnham station, was then examined.—His duty was to open and close the gates as the trains arrived. It was his duty to do so on Saturday last. The first train due after dinner was 31 minutes after two, and the next at 31 minutes after six. There was also a goods train which passed the station. The five o'clock train from London would be due at 31 minutes after six, and two minutes after that time a train came up and passed him, after he had signaled it to go on, when on seeing it pass he said that he was afraid it would not stop in time ; and seeing where deceased then was, he said to Hatfield, " That man will surely be killed." The train passed at considerable greater speed than he had seen before on that line. The deceased was running at the time from the fencing towards the station, and he saw that he would not have time to reach the station. When he was getting upon the wall near the fence the train knocked him down, and he (witness) cried out, "Oh God ! he is killed." He only saw him being carried away after that. He had no doubt but that he was killed on the spot. Mr. Crombie, in answer to the coroner, said that any of the company's servants, or any witness connected with them, the jury could examine without summoning them. The company was most anxious that a full in- quiry should be made, but he wished again to remark, that it was not a special train, only a special-service train for the use of the compsny's servants on the line, which was absolutely necessary for the safety of the public, the principal object being to see that the line was in perfect order. No person, he added, could moi-e regret the melancholy occurrence than the directors of the company. The inquiry was then formally adjourned for a week for the attendance of the government inspector. ACCIDENT ON THE WESTERN VALLEYS RAILWAY. On Monday morning an accident occurred on the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company's Western Valleys Railway, which, although it detained tho passenger train an hour, was not attended with any fatal results. It appears that after the first morning passenger train had gone up the line to Blaina, the mineral traffic train was on its way to Newport. It consisted of nine Columbus trains (so called from their enormous size) laden with coal. A portion of the railway passes through the park of Sir Charles Morgan, and is considered a somewhat dan gerous piece of road. Alterations have recently been going forward there; and on Monday morning, it appears, the mineral train, in coming over the "Park mile," was suddenly thrown off, when the immense quantities of coal and the heavy carriages fell over on the passenger line completely blocking up both lines by the debris. Speedy information was conveyed to the nearest station beyond the place where the accident hap pened, up the line, and fortunately in time to prevent the down passenger train running into the wreck. Had this collision taken place, there can be little doubt that a frightful loss of life would have ensued, there being a large number of holiday passengers in the train, and the broken carriages lying near a spot where a precipitous descent to the Ebbw river, running through the park at a distance of perhaps 60 feet below the line, would have occasioned the train to fall and have been smashed to atoms. The passengers were liberated at the Rhymney junction station, and made the best of their way by the high road to Newport; some, however, waiting until a train came up from Newport on the lower side of the broken carriages, to be thus conveyed to the Dock-street terminus. The succeeding up train dis charged its passengers likewise in the park, and they then walked to the upper side of the debris, where another train was waiting to convey them to their desti nation. Fortunately not a single person was injured by the accident. It is stated that one of the wheels of the mineral train coming off occasioned the accident. THB MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday, May 17. — The royal mail steam-ship Magdalena, Captain C. M. Chapman, sailed this afternoon with the usual mails for the West Indies, Spanish Main, Pacific, and California, in chargo of Lieutenant Scriven, R.N., Admiralty agent. She took out 75 passengers and a full cargo. The Orinoco, Lieutenant Philip Hast, R.N., Commander, with the homeward West India and Pacific mails, due on the 16th inst., is hourly expected. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation ship Tagus, Captain J. Joy, departed this afternoon with the mails for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, 32 passengers, a large general cargo, and specie value 30,0001., for Lisbon, and 7,0001. for Gibraltar. The Indus, with the heavy portion of the East India, China, and Medi terranean mails, is expected to reach Southampton about Thursday or Friday next. The United States mail steam-ship Humboldt, Captain J. D. Lines, with dates from New York to the 7th inst., is expected off Cowes, en route to Havre, in the course of Wednesday or Thursday. RomANTio SIIICIDE.—On Wednesday morning the body of a young man was discovered in a small copse near the Crystal Palace, with his head blown to pieces, and a new rifle pistol lying by his side. Information being given at the police station, Sergeant Sole and two constables proceeded to the spot, and removed the body to the bonehouse, Sydenham. An inquest was held on Thursday, when, from the evidence, it appeared that the deceased's name was Lawrence Cooper Mason, aged 17, and for the last four years he had been in the employ of Mr. Atwell, butcher, of High-street, Camberwell, and carried on a correspondence with. his young mistress, only 14 years of age, which his master endeavoured to put an end to, which induced him to leave his service, and terminate his existence as described above. Two letters, which were found on his person, were then read, the first of which was addressed to his master, and was as follows : " Sir,—l have been in your service upwards of four years, and I must say I have met with every en couragement I have wished for until lately. I have noticed that you did not seem satisfied with what I have _done, which has made me answer you at times very sharp, which you have noticed ; and, as I am to be separated from the sole object of my affections, there is no more comfort for me in this world ; my heart is ready to burst with grief. In fact, my agonies at the present time is more than I can bear, and therefore I am de termined to ease myself of them by taking my own life. No doubt by the time you receive this I shall have breathed my last. I hope you will forward my box and all that belongs to me to my afflicted parents. I cannot say any more, so farewell for ever." The second was addressed to his young mistress, of which the following is a copy :—"These few lines comes from your broken hearted lover, whose happiness is going never to return again. I hope you will accept this as a last token of of my love, and keep it in remembrance of me. I have now left the world, never to see you more, so farewell for ever. No doubt you will hear some sad news from your father after you have received this note."—The Jury returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity."— Kentish, Mercury. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENIING, MAY 18, 1863, THE FR . EMPIRE. The Corps Legislatif held a short sitting in the course of yesterday. A large number of private bills were passed without any discussion. The bill which provides that a reward, on the part of the nation, shall be given to the heirs of Philippe de Gerard, the inventor of the flax-spinning machines, has also been passed by the Assembly. General Perrodon, who commands the Artillery in the 4th military division has been appointed director of the service of gunpowder and saltpetre at Paris, and has been replaced in his former com mand by General Larchey. The Constitutionnel says :—" The deep interest which the Emperor takes in the execution of the great works of public utility has just been again revealed by the account which his Majesty has caused to be given to him of the state of the opera tions going on for building embankments in the Basse-Seine. We think we may state that these works, which were for a moment stopped in conse quence of a want of funds, will shortly be resumed on the important part of the river comprised be tween Quilieheuf and La Beaue. By order of his Majesty, the Council of State hashad a proposition submitted to it, tending to the allotment of a suffi cient credit in order that these works, which are indispensable for the navigation of the Seine, may be continued and completed." The consultative committee on railways has been during the last few days occupied with the exami nation of the question relative to the concession of the railway from Besangon to Mulhouse. It has heard the grantees of the great lines, who are inte rested in the execution of this prolongation, and those who have made fresh tenders, who have give. the most precise information as to the value of the line. The solution of this affair may therefore be regarded as likely to take place very shortly. The concession, if it be made, will, it is said, be without a subvention, and without any guarantee of inte rest by the State, and it is thought the government will not be averse to concede other lines in order to favour the combination which tends to unite the Mediterranean to the Rhine. The concession from Besangon to Mulhouse is eagerly sought for. There are eight companies who have made application, all of whom offer every necessary guarantee, and it is therefore probable that a fusion may take place. A still further decline occurred in the quotations of Government securities yesterday, to the extent of 40c. in the Three per Cents. for cash, and of 10c. in the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. In both the Three per Cents. and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents., for the account, there was also a fall of 10c. Bank of France Shares remained unchanged. The final quotations were—For cash : Three per Cents., 81f. 30c.; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 103 f. 90c. For the end of the month : Three per Cents., 81f. 40c. ; Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 104 f. The Mortgage Bank shares remain without variation, being still quoted at 880 f. 50c. In those of the SociFte Mobiliere there was a decline of 12f., closing at 937 f. 75c. There was considerable dullness in the Railway Share Market yesterday, and prices generally assumed a downward tendency towards the conclusion of business. A decline of 15f. each occurred in Lyons to the Mediterranean and Paris and Orleans shares ; of 10f. in Paris and Rouen, and of 2f. in those of the Bordeaux and Cette line. In Paris and Lyons shares there was an advance of sf. Those of the remaining principal lines ex perienced no variation. Closing prices :—Nor them 927 f. 50c. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,105 f. ; Pa r i s and Nor thern, 945 f. • Paris and Lyons, 972 f. 50c.; Paris and Rouen, 1,155 f. ; Lyons to the Medi- terranean, 842 f. 50c. - • ' Western of France, 790 f. ; Rouen and Havre, 550 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, 670 f. 50c. TURKEY. The Chaptal steamer, from Constantinople, with dispatches from the French Government, arrived at Marseilles on the 14th inst. The Patrie newspaper states that when the Chaptal left Constantinople the position of affairs was satisfactory, although the pending questions had not yet been definitively decided. The Chaptal left Constantinople on the 7th inst. She was closely followed by the British steamer Caradoc, with dispatches for her Majesty's Govern ment. The Caradoc left Constantinople on the Bth and arrived at Marseilles on the 15th inst. GERMANY. The New Prussian Gazette, under date of Berlin 14th, says :—" A grand military parade took place this morning. The King arrived from Potsdam at 11 o'clock, with his illustrious Tisitors. Prince Frederic of Hesse, the Duke of Genoa, and the Princes of the Royal family accompanied his Ma jesty to the Royal Chateau. The King imme diately mounted his horse, and proceeded to the parade ground, accompanied by the Prince and a brilliant staff. His Majesty first inspected the line of infantry, and afterwards the artillery and cavalry. On reaching the left wing, the troops were ordered to file off before the palace of the Princesses, whither his Majesty and his suite pro ceeded. The King wore the uniform of a general and the ribbon of the Order of Sardinia. Their jesties the Queens of Prussia and of Greece, the latter of whom had just arrived from Vienna, and the Princesses of the Royal House were pre sent at the parade. Many foreign officers in uni form were on the grounth There was a grand dinner at the palace at three o'clock. In the even ing, the Court went to Charlottenbourg, where it will remain until the departure of the King for Vienna." A letter from Vienna of May 12, in the New Prussian Gazette, says :—" The Emperor yester day paid a visit, in the uniform of colonel of the cuirassier regiment of Francis Joseph, to his illus trious guests, the King of the Belgians and the Duke de Brabant, at the hotel of the Belgian em bassy. The whole party afterwards went out together, and proceeded to the Imperial palace. This day the illustrious travellers received visits from several members of the Imperial family and from Prince Augustus of Coburg-Gotha. The Archduke Albert and the Archduchess Hildegarde, sister of the King of Bavaria, yesterday paid a visit to Queen Amelia of Greece, who is this day to continue her journey to Oldenburg, after having dined with the Princess Wasa. The new inter nuncio, Baron de Bruck, is to set out almost im mediately for Constantinople, and will be accom panied by the Councillor of Legation, Baron do Schloissen, who lately arrived from Paris. As to the instructions given to M. de Bruck, it is certain that he has received directions to support strongly the demands of Russia relative to the independence of Montenegro." ITALY. The Milan Gazette, of the 12th, contains a noti fication by the commandant of the fortress of Mantua, announcing the sentences passed upon 18 inhabitants of Ostoglia ; nine of them, who, with only one exception, are youths of from 13 to 16 years of age, are condemned to periods of imprison ment varying from a year in irons to three months without that aggravation, for having made a poli tical demonstration ; of what kind is not stated. Of the remaining nine, accused of subversive con versation, one has been condemned to a year's im prisonment in irons, three more to two months of the same punishment, while the other five have been acquitted for want of sufficient proof. The eight youths above alluded to have, however, been pardoned. The Official Journal of the Two Sicilies, of the 4th, publishes a royal decree, establishing a Neapo litan Consulate-General at Calcutta, and appointing M. Stanford to that post. The Venice Gazette publishes a sentence pro nounced at Udine, on the 7th, condemning a man to a year's imprisonment for subversive observations on the occasion of the attempt on the life of the Emperor of Austria, and two others to six and three months' imprisonment respectively, with two fasts per week, for having made anti-political (?) demonstration. Advices from Turin state that the contract be tween the Piedinontese Government and the Victor Emmanuel Railway Company h as b een ratified by th© all but unanimous decision of the Chamber. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 12th contain no news of interest. The Gazette publishes a royal decree which removes General de Ribero from the captaincy-general of Old Castille to that of Aragon, and Major-General Boignez from that of Aragan to that of Old Castille. The _Herald° says that the Minister of War, General Lersundi, intends to effect reforms in the army, in order to place it on a footing with the best in Europe. Orders had been sent to Carraca to construct a new frigate of 50 guns, which is to bear the name of the Princess of the Asturias. A letter of the 12th says that all the Ministers had left that day for Aranjuez, and that this had given rise to a rumour of a Ministerial crisis ; but that they had merely gone to hold the usual weekly council, under the presi dency of the Queen, in the evening, in consequence of her Majesty being engaged the next day with a reception in honour of the anniversary of the birth of the King Don Francisco. The letter adds that the newspaper the Throne has ceased to appear, owing to the responsible editor not fulfilling the conditions required by law. A letter from Madrid of the 14th inst., received by express, states that the Marquis de Viluma has been appointed Ambas sador of Spain at the Court of the Tuileries. The Three per Cents, were at 44k. B.HA_RE MA S DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Paid 1100 8 all 1 100 a East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk. & Birmiug. June Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Prth. &ID mide e Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk De., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.kWest.(lre.) IGreat Western ir:sh South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds all ,100 114 all ' all all 3 100 100 50 25 100 St. all 100 16' Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern L rjo iv n . d Ci o -s n b/. dr ß So lac u k th w p a t ii Lond. Tilb. dr Sthend. Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. ,ondon & N. Western o. Fifths D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...0 London dr S. Western Do,, £5O 0., £40... -.. .... .... Lnndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. dr Ennisk. aanch.Shef.drLincln. Do., Man. di Lin. Un. idland ...... .. ... ..... o. Binning.drDerby . idland o.West.(lr.) o. i Shares .. . . ... ... Newcastle dr Carlisle.. Newmarket Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aborg.d;Htfd Newry dr Enniskillon Newry Warrenpoint j dr Rostrevor ;100 INorfolk 20 20 10 St. St. St. St. St. 13? 20 20 50 100 100 100 100 all 100 all 15 21s. 100 20 11 100 IDo., New Northn. Counties Un North British (North Devon, No.l, Do., No. 2........ ..., Dc., A Deferred...) Do., :1 B Guaranteed North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg, Do., L. dr N. Westn. Guaranteed Stock... Shrewsby. & Herefd. Shrowsby. & Chas Lei (Nor. W. Min.)...... Do. Halves, d 0....... Do. Oswestry ..,...... Shropshire Union.... South Devon ... South Eastern:: South Wales S. Yorksh, River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Havea Dock and Railway. Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall.. Wmbledont - Croyclou Woodford ...... ........ York Newctl. & Ber w. Do. Extensions....... Do. G.N.E. Purchase `York & N. Midland.. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottug. Bost. & Eastn. June Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey....., Birkenhd. Lancsb. ,k Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons._ Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Dublin&Belfast June Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction . 4 Do. New East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) ..... Do., (£lB E. & H.).. Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. 5h.... Do., do.. Do., B. & C. 291 3 74. 42 1- 52} :60 64 Closing Prices, this day. 29 - 30 6 - 10 - 10 7 6 dj 21 22 102 __lo4 2i d 69 i —70 i 23 A 24 22 —22 i i' -5p 8 9 ••• ea• 6 64 4i - 13k 13 10 -- 11 sir. Business dons this day. Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Business Compans. this day, this day, 50 all Bedford and 'London & Blotchley.... N. West 301 all Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee.... Gt.Westn 304 all Do. withoutgr Do 304 all Birm. Wol'r. dr Dudley guar. Do — 304 all Do.wthtguar. Do — St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.kN.W. 107 109 50 all Clydesdale Jc. Caledon 54 —66 55 St. 100' E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 150 152 25 all Glstr.& Dn. Fr Gt. Westn 331 —34 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw. . . . . 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 112 114 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do 56 57 121 all Do. 1 Shares. Do 271 281 13:1 all Lou.& Greenw S. Eastern 141 —14 i 20 all Do.Proference Do 26 27 20 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk 9B 100 99 20 100 Do. 6 per ct. 51 all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W and Matlock & Midld 3 34 50 all Middlesbre & Stckton & Redcar 00 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 106 108 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 65 67 66 7 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do . 50 all Do. Fixeds ps De — ••• 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. W &Lu&Yk 121 111 Do. 1 shares. Do St. 100 Roystn.k Hit. Gt Northn 151 153 1511 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do ..... . 25 18i Shef.Roth.and Laneash& Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. 12 9A S. Staffordsh. M.MCloan 1 d 84 50 all Wear Valleygr Stoat. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. 25 all Do Do 33 34 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst l GtWestn lO5l 1061 MINES. 1 all Agua Fria la -- lip 10s. all Anglo Californian 1 p 4 1 10 2 Australasian par 1 p 20 5 Australian 4 —4l p 1 all Australian Cordillera par p 1 all Australian Freehold. d par 1 all Ave Maria 4d ar 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) par p 1 all British Anstrin. Gold / pl 4 20 13.5 British Iron 8 1 35 241 Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm 5 51 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 5 51 53 654 20 15 Do. St. Joha Del Rey 30 —3l 311 4 1 1 Carsons's Creek par p 40 all Cobre Copper 461 471 5 1 Colonial Gold 1 14 21 14 Copiapo Bl 9 84 9 Si. all Copper Min. of Eng 65 75 26 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 8 9 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co. 14 14 20 all General l5 17 2 all Great Nugget Vein l4 2 4 3 all Great Polgooth . par— p 1 all Lake Bathurst. - d 1 all Liberty par p 1 all Lond.&Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co t 1 all Mariguita .... d— par 4 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 81 1 all Now Granada - p 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 —lip 2 6 1 Port Philip p 1 1 all Quartz Rock p 14 50 all Rhymney Iron 25 —27 15 Do. New 7 8 30 104 Santiago de Cuba 6 7 1 all South Australian...,, d— p l 4 10 7 Tin Croft . 281 all United Mexican 5 5 4 5 4 I 1 all Waller I p 1 all West Granada 1 all West Mariposa par— 14 1 all Yuba — 1 P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B6l 871 87 50 all British N. American ... ... 20 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China i 111) 3it 100 25 Colonial — ... I 100 20 Commercial of Lond ... ... 20 10 English Scottish and Australian li lap lla } 20 121 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 2i 3/p 151 1 50 20 London and County ... --... 50 10 London Joint Stock ... _ ... 100 20 Lond. & Westminster ... ... 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India - -par 50 221 National of Ireland . ... 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 53 54 25 5 Do. New •.. 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ... 10 all Do. Now • ••• 5 1 Royal Australu. Bkg. & Gold Imp Co id par 25 all South Australia 49 51 25 all Union of Australia.- 771 781 77A a ... 21 Do. New 8 81 50 10 Union of London ... ... 40 all Union of Madrid ... ... MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 77 79 774 8 7 20 8 Australsn.Pcific.Mail ... ... 10 6 Australn. Royal Mail . . . . 50 384 Brlt. American L an d '6 7 70 100 324 Canada 65 70 5 6 Crystal Palace 2f 34 8 0 8 4 4 2 Crystal Pal.of P rance 1 —l 4 034 4 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 ... ... a l all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... ... 10 2 Netherlands Land ... ... 20 71 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ... ... 50 all Peninsular & Oriental . . ... 50 , 25 Do. Do • ••• -- •• • 100 60 Royal Mail Steam ... 25 125 South Austral. Land 45 48 46 1 I all Submar. Telegraph 1 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization ... ... 1100 281 Van Diemen's Land 19 20 21 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPIAO-(TIIIS DAY.) QUARANTINE NOTICE. The Portuguese Government has given notice that all ships calling at, or by voluntary, or forced return, enter without a bill of health any port of the kingdom, or the adjacent Islands, will be able without difficulty to receive under quarantine any refreshments, provisions, succours, or objects of which they stand in need, notwithstanding the want of a bill of health. LONDON, May 18.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E. ; light pleasant breeze, and fine clear sultry weather. FALMOUTH, May 17.—Wind, E. Sailed—Oncla, Quebec. Off Port—Triton, Batavia, for Amsterdam. The Sarah Horne, Bonny to Liverpool, leaky, was spoken April 5, 21 N., 24 W. PORTSMOUTH, May 17.—Wind, W. to E. Sailed—Ame rican Eagle, New York. SOUTHAMPTON, May 17.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Mag. dalene (s), West Indies. BRISTOL, May 17.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Columbus, Mauritius. Sailed—Commodore, Melbourne ; Fanny, Bar badoes. SHIELDS, May 17.—The Nuova Vensider has come off shore without damage. OFF FOWEY.—Sir Charles Ross, Sydney, N.S.W. QUEENSTOWN, May 16.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Hen rietta, Callao, for Berwick ; Johanna Carolina, Rio Grande. Off Port—Oriental, Calcutta, for Liverpool ; Jenny Lind, Callao. Coinc, May 16.—Wind, S.E. Sailed—Zephyr, Barba does ; Ocean, St. John's, N.B. po W rt, E g E o r t o o ß n u t , he M L ay ong l6 B .— an Th k, e an J d eu c n a e m L e o o u ff is ;vi water in her hold. M th ara fiv u e s fteoetthiofs MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat in to-day's market was large, and chiefly the refuse of Monday. As the attend ance of both town and country buyers was very limited, the demand ruled heavy, at Monday's decline in the quo tations, and a clearance was not effected. The show of foreign wheat was not extensive, but in fair average condition. All descriptions moved off slowly, and lato rates were barely supported. Floating cargoes met only a moderate inquiry. Scarcely any English barley was brought forward ; but the supply of foreign was rather extensive. The trade ruled heavy, on former terms. In malt very little was doing, yet holders were firm. Owing to the large arrival from abroad, the oat trade was heavy, but no further decline took place in prices. Beans and peas were quite as dear. Flour ruled dull, at barely late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. English Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 100 170 60 910 3 13,240 4, 6 -20 -1, 2 2 75 g 200 sks 4,360 brio Irish Foreign .. TVhoat. 1,720 WHITECHAPEL. The demand for each kind of meat at this market to-day ruled steady. The following are the quotations : Beef, 2s 101 to 3s 10d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; lamb, 4s 10d to 6s 2d ; veal, 4s Od to 48 10d; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcase. at Al ful l i k p in ri d e s es a . re in very BOROUGH HOP. limited supply, and steady request, ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.—A representation having been made to the committee of -governors of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, that many of the in-patients who are in indigent circumstances, and have no friends to visit and assist them with such small necessaries of tea and sugar, and that others who have these comforts are unable to make their own breakfasts have ordered that each patient, whose complaint will admit of the in dulgence, shall be supplied with a pint of tea, sweetened and milk in it ; the tea is made in the respective wards, and consequently issued to the'patients hot ; being sup plied with a sufficient quantity of bread and butter, they are placed in a much better position than the in mates of other similar institutions. 70 - 21 -- 63 - PREFERENCE SHARES, lAbe Do., No. 2, 7 p. c... Brie. 6: Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. C. Shares ... Caledonian .£lO Chester d; Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... Cork&Bandon 5i P.C. Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction....... EastA uglian (£3los; 6 per cent ..... Do. (J 5) 7 per cent Do. (I:7 178) 7 p. ct• • Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No.l Do., No. 2 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent EastLancash. 6 p.cts Edinb.Prth.&Dunde 5i per cent Glasgow & S. Western guar. 5 per cent Great Northr sp. e Do. 5 p. c.,R edecm., at 10 p. c. prom Gt. Southn. &Westn (Ireland) Eighths Gt. Westn. (Berko & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) G. West. fixed 4i p c Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852. .. Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Loudon & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Col er. 1 i Shares . Coady. & Ennis. Sh Manch. ,Shef., & Lha., I Shares, No. 1 Do. Now, £lO , Do., £6. Marypt&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4i per cent Do .. Mid.Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol di Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4} per cent. Norfolk Extension... Do. Guar. 51 per et.. Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British ...... North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolverli. £15,6p. c Do Shrews& Birm. N. G Sbrewsby. & Chester ___ (Nor. W. 3E0,8 Do. 5 per cent..,.,,, South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d. S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. \Vaterfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p.c.Pref Do York& N. Midland H k S. Porch 92 - i -- d 106 --108 iiii : 109, 19i -20 i P iPm - 6 4- 43 li - 5i P 11 -- 23 1 -- 2 14 -15 i 18 -18 i Si - 3 L3O - 132 112 - 113 8i - 71 Q - 106 p -- 108 152 - 154 ... xd •• --- xd ••• --- ... LM - 157 3i -- 4 p 1 0 -- 11 13i -- 144 8 9 -- loi 114 -- I p 149 - 151 i- i P • 1.1 - lii 25 - 24 2$ iip 10i -- 174 -18 i -- 1 15 -16 p par' — p 26 -- 261 19i -- 20 . id -- p 104 -- 106 5i -- 51 - FORE Antwerp&Rotterdam BelgianEastn. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Charleroi & Erquelin. Dijon and Be sanon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension .... Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France Gt. Western of Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoja sp. a pref... ..... ............ Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. prof Lyons it Meditcrran Madras Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of Franco Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen &Cherbrg. Quebec &Richmond.. Rouen and Havre Sambre and 'Meuse_ Do. 5i p. et. pref Sth-Eastrn. of France Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 5a per c. Western of France West. of Switzorland Zealand ........... 1 - 1 - 1 i - fp 13i 14 2t 3#p 11 1 dis 5 P 1 — 5113 P 2 20 2 20 par i 7 d Tar 4 4 1 1 1 _ (.1 - - P 2 36i -- 3 7 141 - 14 - 8 - 94 18 -18 p 44 -- 45 45i -- 4 5 / 374 - 3 8 51 -- 51 21 9 4 -21 i -E9 44 P ;dis 11d 11ip fi lid 103 70t 69170 i 69i 22t i 49i 13j i 89i I 554 , 134 i 4 1113 91 i 79t I i i 12 8 4 i 161 105} 118 i 14; ex new 901 741 i 551 70i 70 13 P 11/ Fool 5k 6i 6 lii 17 16 3n i ii LITERATURE. The Theory and Practice of Caste in India. By W. A. Irving. Smith, Elder, and Co. In this little work it is proposed to consider the effects of caste on the institutions and probable destinies of the Anglo-Indian Empire. The author truly remarks that it is astonishing how little the people of this country know about India generally, considering that the happiness of nearly one-eighth of the whole human race depends upon our exer tions there. Most minute details are given of the origin, formation ' and workings o f cas t e . Th ere are four principal classes, the sacerdotal, the mili tary, the industrious, and the servile. After de scribing at large the advantages and disadvantages of this system in the political, military, and civil institutions, the book goes on to portray the effects on the natives themselves. It has fostered civi lisation up to a certain point, and then retarded it. The future is finally brought under our notice. It is declared that the necessity for caste is over—it is no longer desirable, but that at the same time it should be gradually relinquished, and not forcibly and suddenly uprooted. It is truly observed, that when enlightenment shall have spread further and wider, then will caste be suppressed effectually and for ever. When the inhabitants no longer believe that the world is a flower, of which India is the cup, and the other countries the leaves. There is a great deal of sense and reason in this work. Much information is given, and it is well said that hitherto India has been regarded too much as the marvellous and romantic, and that to obtain a real acquaintance with its customs and ceremonies requires much serious attention. The Land Tax of India. By Neil B. E. Baillie Smith, Elder, and Co. This work explains the nature of the land tax of India, according to the Mohammedan law. It is necessary to understand the language in which they are written before it is possible to form any just idea of these records. Hitherto only very im perfect translations have been made, and even the commentaries are in the Arabic. The author has studied the subject, and trans lated from the Futawa Alumgeree such portions as seemed most abstruse, and hitherto misunder stood. A long introductory essay is given in which the principles of the law are given and applied to the present system of land revenue. There are six chapters, in which are explained the relative bearings of the Khiraj, or land tax, and the Ooshe, or tithe, the Rhooms, or metals, and buried treasures ; and, lastly, a contract called Moojarrant, which regulates the relations of pro prietor and possessor of the soil. An appendix is affixed to these accounts, in which documents are given showing the various wo"kings of the law. A vast amount of time and trouble must have bee'. expended on a work like this, as every item of in telligence conveyed has been compiled from many sources, and translated from languages difficult to understand thoroughly enough for such an elabo rate purpose. But the labour has not been lost, inasmuch as the reader will inevitably find these explanations very serviceable in enabling him to form an idea of the mode in which Indian affairs are conducted. Peace, War, and Adventure. By G. L. Chester ton. 2 Vols. Longman. The author of thi s wor k h as h a d unusual oppor tunities of obser va ti on , h av i ng b een formerly of the Field Train departm en t o f th e R oyal Artillery, and a Captain in the Army of Columbia, and he is at present Governor of the House of Correction at Coldbath-fields. The greatest part of his autobio graphy relates to his fo re i gn a d ventures, but not the least curious and interesting portion describes his efforts, after his appointment as Governor of the prison, to reform and remodel its management. He had to encounter the greatest difficulties, and the most violent opposition was not from the prisoners, although they vehemently resented his interference ' with their arrangements, but from the turnkeys and other officials. These were in the habit of re ceiving large bribes from the prisoners and their relatives, and to those who gave the largest bribes the most numerous indulgences were accorded. Having at length succeeded in dismissing these culprits, and in obtaining efficient subordinates, he succeeded in remodelling the arrangements of the prison, and is justly proud of the service he has rendered to society. The travels are chiefly in Spain and America, and contain a lively and varied account of the events which occurred under the author's observa tion at the important period in which his journey was undertaken. The volumes include a descrip tion of Antwerp and Brussels. The writer com menced his voyages in the year 1812, consequently he was an actor in some of those exciting scenes which were then passing. The following is from the Preface : " Enterprises of rare occurrence, perils in distant and savage localities, and extrication the least probable from the last possible extremity, appear primd facie to em body all the materials calculated to instruct and to amuse. The manner in which the tale is developed, and the scenes and incidents illustrated, would appear to constitute the chief difficulty. In those respects I have sought to employ a simple narrative style, devoid of in flated pretension, and to relate the events of my life in their due order, without exaggeration, adopting the autobiographical form in deference to the counsel of ex perienced advisers. There is, however, a second, and perhaps more powerful, reason for the task I have under taken. The British public can hardly fail to listen with sensibility to a review of the sacrifices, the heroism, and the hapless fate of whole masses of their countrymen, whom a love of liberty and a spirit of adventure had allured to the distant provinces of Spanish America. Their services and sufferings are worthy of record ; while it is due to our national reputation that the futile tactics of incompetent leaders should be exposed, and the miscarriage of British co-operation ascribed to its real cause. The aggrega t e o f th e auxi li ary f orce dis patched by private enterprise from this country was computed at 6,000 men, of whom the merest fraction survived to relate the trials and miseries of the conflict ; while I, individually, appear in this and in other adven tures to have providentially borne a charmed life. "Again, as governor of this vast prison, where for nearly twenty-four years I have had so wide a field for the contemplation and study of the criminal classes, I 1 cannot but conceive that I have much to disclose calcu lated to interest mankind in general and philautkropists in particular. Here, therefore, is another fruitful theme for useful disquisition, and a subject of momentous in terest to society at large." The Patentee's Manual. By J. Johnson and J IL Johnson. Longman. This little work is a treatise on th 6 law and practice of letters patent, especially intended for the use of patentees and inventors. It treats of the patentable invention, of its utility, novelty, &c., of the duration and extent of letters patent, of the title and the specification, of disclaimers and alterations, and all the other various practical points connected with the subject. It will, there fore, be seen that it presents a concise, although complete, volume of information. M'Leod's Carpenter's Spelling Assistant. Longman. This is a new edition of Carpenter's Spelling Assistant, which contains many important addi tions and alterations. One of the chief of these is the division of the words into syllables which cor respond with the pronunciation, such as " mon-ey," instead of " mo-ney." All inaccurate definitions have also been removed, and the work now presents a most efficient and valuable spelling assistant. Classic and Historic .Portraits._ By James Bruce. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The object of this work is to convey a more ge neral idea than we at present possess, and to im part a better knowledge than is usually displayed, of the celebrated characters of the world. The author has confined himself to no narrow limits, —each country, every age, and all ranks have con tributed to fill his records and illustrate his mean ing. The style is very lively and descriptive, and evidently the subject has been taken up by one who is deeply engrossed with its importance and interest. It is truly observed in the preface that, in spite of the cursory style of historians, and the curtailed accounts of biographers, the general reader is anxious to be informed of the personal appearance and peculiar characteristics of the distinguished in dividuals submitted to his notice. It is this which is the'subject matter of the volumes in question. It is probable, as is here suggested, that erroneous impressions have been formed concerning many of the persons of celebrity now before us. For in stance, it is argued that iEsop was not considered ill-looking in his own time, although, since, posterity has insisted on making him deformed. The testi monies of various writers of celebrity are brought forward to prove the falsity of this assertion. Char lemagne, we are told, was immense ; indeed, from the account here given, he appears to have been on a colossal scale. Some very interesting pages are devoted to Abelard and Heloise, though • cer tainly they do not add to the romance of their history. He, it appears, was more than forty when he first made her acquaintance ; she was a girl of seventeen. His sin w as apparently knowledge t li e entirely premeditated ; she erred from a simple, irresolute, yielding nature. Mary s Q i u lo ee t nbeoefnBdon o w f e h a e i t e b i na nf r o s rm on e t d,and the declaration, evidently our Scots, but the justice to—her real beauty has suffered her loveliness imagination of painters. The fame of has come down to our days, description is Madame de Stael not adequate to the renown. misfortune in another i laboured under a singular capacity. Her mental endowments' wore - not appre- Jinxed . "Napoleon was mean in his conduct to. wards her. Alexander would have honoured her as a princess. Caesar would have adored her." The varied information here met with renders it a desirable work for all studiously inclined, while there ir s at the same time, much to afford enter tainment. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING - THE WEEK. (From, the Registrar-General's Return.) The mortality of London last week was considerably higher than is usual in the middle of May, but it exhi bits a reduction as compared with that of the preceding week. The number of deaths registered in the last three weeks were 1,089, 1,159, and 1,099. The mean tem peratures in the same times were 4.2 . 5°, 47 . 9°, and 45 . 3°. The depression of temperature at the end of April was followed by an increase of mortality at the beginning of May. s t 2 h , e t hwee average v k e r t a h g a e t o c f o t rr h e e sp y o e n a di rs n IgB4t3o endfned the e st t S e a n tu w rd e a e y k , s, number of deaths was 934, which, with a correction for increase of population, becomes 1,027. Hence the 1,099 deaths of last week exceed the estimated amount by 72. On reference to the Table of Fatal Diseases a diminu tion of greater or less amount will be seen under most of those heads that contribute the largest proportions to the weekly sum. Typhus forms an exception, for the deaths from this disease have risen from g4l in each of the two former weeks to 71 in the last. From hooping cough also the mortality is high, and does not show much disposition to subside ; it was fatal to 59 children. In the sub-district, Waterloo, 2d part, at 8, Charlotte place, on 9th May, the son of a musician, aged 1 year, died of "scarlatina (3 weeks), cedama (one week)." Mr. Daws, the registrar, a dd s : " The father of the child stated, that at the back of his house a neighbour kept pigs, the smell from which was most offensive ; that his family were constantly ill, and that a medical attendant had told him this was to be attributed to the nuisance at the back." On 6th May, at 7, Croply-terrace East, in Hoxton New Town, the son of an engraver, aged 2 years, died of " scarletina maligna (7 weeks), hydrothorax, ascites." Mr. Ansell, the registrar, observes :—" I am informed by the mother that the family are subject to dreadful smells in the morning when the water comes on, that she had herself been ill for some time, and her husband had given notice to leave the house." The medical certifi cate states :—" This is a remarkable case, and shows the uncertainty of recovery from scarlatina, even after lengthened periods from the commencement of the pri mary attack, and when all cause of alarm appears to be removed ; it also shows the fatal effect of sudden change of temperature in such cases." In the sub-district of St. James, Clerkenwell, at 4, Sandyard, on 6th May, the son of a labourer aged 11 months, died of "fever typhoid (7 days)." Mr. God dard, the medical attendant, writes on his certificate : " This is the third case of fever that has occurred in a few days in this room, in which are two families consist ing of 12 persons, all living, sleeping, cooking, and doing their other domestic business." In the sub-district of St. John, Marylebone, at 9, North-street, on Bth May, the daughter of a coachman, aged 4 years, died of malignant scarlatina (13 days), in flammation of tonsils and maxillary glands." Mr. Allen, the medical attendant, adds, that "this is the seco n d death occurin g i n th e same family within two days. The type of disease must be attributed mainly to the poison ous exhalation arising from defective drains." At 4, Devonshire-terrace, Balham, on 9th May, the daughter of a gardener, aged 4 years, died of " typhus (10 days)." Mr. Withall, the registrar, makes the fol lowing statement :—" The offensive odour which per vades the whole of the house, arising from the decayed state of the wall between the washhouse and the privy, is at times unbearable. Complaint has been made to the landlord, but nothing has been done to remedy the evil. Four other children have been attacked with scarlatina, but they are all recovering. Tke medical attendant stated that the smell was enough to create a fever." On sth May, at 8, York-road, King's-cross, a farmer at Leak, Boston, Lincolnshire, aged 43 years, died of gastro-enteritis (12 days), febris typhoides (4 days)." Mr. Watts, the registrar, mentions that "the deceased was travelling by rail from Boston to Brighton for his health, but on arriving at King's-cross was found in the train bent double, and in that state conveyed to a coffee house close by, where he was known and there re mained till he died." , The following additional cases are selected from the returns :—" A labourer, aged 49 years, died in Batter. sea of " mercurial paralysis (7 years)." At 23, Ash burnham-road, Greenwich, a painter, aged 15 years, died from " effects of lead (14 days)." In New Bond street, a warehouseman, aged 58 years, died of •' ma lignant disease of upper lip, gums, and alveolar process, inducing diarrhoea and exhaustion, from inability to take food." In University College Hospital a spinster, aged 57 years, " erysipelas, laryngitis ; tracheotomy (30 hours)." Post-mortem. At 63, Lower Fore-street, Lambeth, the son of a painter, aged 7 months, " porrigo larvalis marasmus (6 months)." In the workhouse, Borough-road, a man, aged 61 years, who had come from 60, Surrey-street, died on the 7th of May of " self destitution." A master mariner, aged 3S years, died of " orchitis (14 days), gangrene (3 days)," A woman, aged 35 years, died of " soft cancer of kidney (2i years), and both lungs (5 months)." Post mortem. The de ceased was confined on Ist May ; the child lived only one day ; the cancer weighed 14 lbs. In the City of London Workhouse, a boy, aged one year, died of pneu monia. Mr. Castleden says that this child was found by a policeman in St. Swithin's-lane when about a month old, and no information could afterwards be ob tained concerning it. A carpenter, aged 28 years, died from "injury by a nail passing through his foot (3 weeks), tetanus three days." A boy, aged 5 weeks, died of "convulsions arising from venereal disease." No medical attendant. The Registrar says :—"From the unasked statement of the mother it appears that she has had six children who have all died in the same way. She bad no medical at tendant at the birth, a neighbour having been called in to perform the necessary offices. She stated she could not afford medical advice, although, from what I learn, the husband is earning 28s. or 295. per week." Last week the birth of 870 boys and 806 girls, in all 1,676 children, were registered in London. The aver age number in the eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 was 1,383. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29 . 760 in. The mean temperature of the week was 45.3 deg., which is 6 . 6 deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day of the week, and this depression amounted to 12 deg., 10 deg., and 9 deg. on the first three days. The air became gradually warmer, and on Saturday the mean was 51 deg. The mean difference between the dew+oint temperature and air temperature was 7.9 deg. ; the greatest difference was 17 . 4 deg, on Thursday ; the least was 2.1 deg. on the same day, MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 14 Zymotic Diseases 235 Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases 212 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses ll5 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration 199 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digeston 70 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. , l6 Childbirth, Diseases of th e Ut erus &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 2 Premature Birth and Debility 32 Atrophy 43 Old Age . 37 Sudden 0 Violence, Privation, Cold, and I n t em p erance 23 Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES . 1,099 Population Deaths in con - Deaths Enumerated. spending week in the 1831. of 1852. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts..... 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals Males Females 1,070 1,099 594 505 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females Total 1,676 . m—eeg ef S g O e C n l e E r T a Y l Yester day morning the iber s to this society was held at the friends and subscribers the purpose of receiving the London Tavern, for . the 1 BRITISH AND FORElGN twentieth SA a i n L n ° u ß a s i the chair. The report stated that, re port, and upon . other business ; Rear-AdmiralC. R. Moorsom, V.P., in in consequence of a donation of 501. h av i ng been given for the purpose of providi ng a ddi t i onal missionaries to labour on the Thames, two had been added to this staff, which now amounted to eight, inclusive of the minister of the Sailors' Church. By this means a more efficient system of ship visitation had been established, and the major part of the 15,000 sailors, who are said to be always within the port of London, are brought into contact with Christian men and Gospel truth. During the past year the large number of 1,130 Bibles had been sold by the society's agents to sailors in the port of London alone. In connection with the Sailors' Church wo, in which th ree services are held every Sabbath and t during the week, a Sunda Sch and a elievin Society h ave been established 001 , and are in efficient and useful operation. The reports from auxiliaries in vari ous parts of Great Britain and Ireland are of a very satisfactory nature. The report concluded by thanking the committee of the Religious Tract Society, from whom th e y h a d aga i n received grants of English and foreign tra c t s o f t h e value of 451. The total receipts from all sources amounted to 2,6001. 4a. Bd. T a her Hens, re port having b een rece i ve d an d adopted nei.te con., vote meeting of thank s was passe d to t h e ' c h a i rman, and the separated. ALTERATION IN THE PATENT LAWS.—An amende d bill of the Lords has just been printed, to authorise the sale of specifications under the Patent Act, and to dis pense with the transmission of specifications to the offices in Edinburgh and Dublin. 10 25 10 1.0.6 100 5 100 all 12A 12. 12. St. --, 100 100 all all all 100 all 100 10 all ' 1i all 10 20 20 20 .IGN. 89 56 135 114 Si 96 14 p 80 4d 2i d 161 164 1184 lipp 91 2 d 34 ... d ... PI 54 98 62 66 76 Oidis 20 10 15 Sid 30, 2ii 75 44 53i 4 63i i 6k 7 361 i