The Sun. — London, England, 1853-07-11 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The leading country markets held on Saturday were but ) moderately supplied with wheat, in which a ft '1 average business was transacted, and the currencies had an upward tendency. Barley and malt were in somewhat improved request, at extreme quotations. Oats, beans, peas, and flour moved off readily, on higher terms. In the ContinentPl markets wheat has been in active request, and prices have advanced fully 2s per quarter. Al spring corn has realised more money. The latest ac counts from New York are to the effect that the demand for flour for export was in a very sluggish state, on former terms. The arrivals of English wheat up to our market, last week, were very limited. From abroad we received 27,183 quarters of wheat, 2,110 barley, 3,433 oats, 2,155 beans, 830 peas, 1,341 tares, 5,776 linseed, 767 rapeseed, 50 .asks and 5,291 barrels of flour. Thar., was an i sr aim I supply of wheat on offer to-day fresh up from Essex; out the arrival from Kent, Cam bridgeshire, &c., was very limited. By land carriage, the receipts were comparatively moderate. Notwithstanding that the show of samples of both red and write was far from extensive, the demands of all kinds of wheat of home produce, owing to the inquiry for floating cargoes of ioreign on French and Belgian account have almost ceased, was in a sluggish state, at last Monday's advance in tho quotations. Tho amount of business doing for forward delivery wa s trifling ; nevertheless, growers generally were firm, and refused to make contracts except at very full prices. There was a slight increase in the supply of foreign wheat fresh, as well as ex-granau. Good Baltic parcels moved off steadily, at full cerrencics. In all other kinds, very little business was transacted, and the late improve ment in value was with difficulty supported. For floating cargoes—the arrival which has been ex tensive since our last report—there was only a limited in quiry. In prices, however, we have no decline to notice. No English barley was on offer; and the supply of foreign was limited. The trade ruled steady, at full currencies. _ There was a fair i nqu iry for malt, the value of which was freely supported. The show of oats being very limited, the oat trade was rather active, at an improvement in the quotations of fully 6d. per quarter. Beans were in short supply, and fair request, at full prices. . _ The sale for peas was fir n, at previous rates. A steady business was transacted in English and foreign flour, at the late advance. CURRENCY FEB IN Wheat —Essex tic bent. Red .... new 429 to 48s Ditto.... • • •... old 42s 52s Ditto, White new 423 52s Ditt0....•... old 443 63s - Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old Ditto new • • It9s--01( •••••••• 'ERL&I. Id[EASITRE. Malt--Chevalier •• 61s to 63s 'Oats Yorkshire end Lincolns))., Feed 18s 23; Potato ...... .... 22s 26s roue , al and Cork 81ack....... 17s 21s 42s 52s 38s 47s 285 30s Cork, White ..... 20s 23s Scotch, Feed- .. 23 . 25u Means—Tick . • . •..... 37s 4 Is New .. 29s 318 Ea - ley—Grinding ..... 26s 29s Malting . ........ 30s 328 Chevalier •• • . .• . 333 36s Malt —Suffolk and Nor- Pigeons .....• 394 47s Peas—Groy 334 38s Naplo •••••• • • • • • 36, 39s White........... 39 • 43s f01k............ 52s 58s Brown 463 s'+s IClnllstOn and Ware 67s 60s Boilers •• • 403 438 Flour—Town-made... 423 473 Suffolk •••• •• • • 35s 37s Btockta & Norfolk 353 303 SMITH 'IELD. During the last week the import of foreign stock into Lor don amounted to 10,811 head. In tho corresponi"ng Period of 1852, we recoi .-ed 5,299; in 1851, 4,355; in 1850, 4,707 ; in 1549, 4,141; and in 1848, 4,108, and in 18 .17, 3,719 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WNKN. Prom Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Bromvershaven 24 118 ... 108 ... 207 ... 727 ... 16 ... 303 ... 534 Antwerp tiamburgh 54 ... 3,008 Rotterdam.— 790 ... 1,366 ...1153 ... 562 ... 23 Dordt 54 ... 440 ... 83 ... 11 ... Amsterdam Ni— en Diep 79 ... 450 ... ... 48 ... 11 °Btend T0ta1.... 1,254 ... 6,676 ...1360 ... 953 ... 5 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : , - beasts - . Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 185 2 951 ... 3,965 ... 386 ... 605 ... 392 1851 721 ... 2,669 ... 357 ... 464 ... 114 18 50 920 ... 2,332 ... 306 ... 434 ... 215 1848 1 849 536 ... 2,956 ... 196 ... 426 ... 27 449 ... 2,960 ... 130 ... 569 ... The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was very e xtensive, but in very middling condition. All breeds were dull in sale, and quite 2d per 81bs lower than o n Monday last. From our own grazing districts, the receipts of beasts were seasonably large, and of fu'l average weight. Although the attendance of buyers was extensive, the beef trade Was in a very inactive state, at Friday's depression in the currencies of 2d per 81bs. The top figure for boef was 48 4d ; but a few superior Scots realist d 4s 6d per 81bs. The arrivals from No:-elk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire, amounted to r,coo Scots and shorta ' hors, with a few homebreeds ; from other parrs of England, 600 Here fords, ru-its, Scots, &c. ; and from Scotland 300 horned and polled Scots. There was a considerable increase in thesupply of sheep, in which only a moderate business was doing. The piimest old Downs, from their comparative scarcity, realised full prices, viz. from 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs, but the value of all other breeds was 2d per Sibs lower than on this day se'nnight. With iambs we were rather heavily supplied. The sale for them was very dril; and the quotations were from 2d to 4d per 81bs lower than on Monday last. The top figure for Down breeds was 6s per 81bs. We had a dull inqu'-.y for caves—the supply of which was good— a t from 2d to 4d pe: 81bs less money. In Pigs very little was doing, at drooping currencies. Per Slbs to sink the ors is. ._ a. 0. d. . d s. d Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 ?lime Southdown 4 6 410 tpeeud quality.... 3 4 3 6 Large crso. calves 3 6 4 0 rialc large oxen 3 8 4 0 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 8 nf 1 me Scots, &c. 42 4 4 Large hogs 303 4 • erior Sheep ... 32 3 6 Small porkers 36 4 0 te?ond quality ...3 8 310 Suckling calves ..19 0 24 0 e crse.-wlled.4 0 4 4 Quarter old pigs 19 0 23 0 Lambs 4s 10d to 6s Od. t oast. Tox&t, SUPPLY. I FOBEIGN SUPPLY. Bli ' ••• •• ... ..... ... 4,688 i 8ea5t5......... .. ~ eel) and Lambs ...... .. 31,110 1 sheep .. • • • • • • • • • • • • " —• • 5'77 0 ...ab res ... B taterne stock nt, and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat Aro , Y-xhibitecl and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on 18 , July 12, 1852, and thi s day, Monday, July 11, 3. tul Per 81bs, to sink the opals. July 12, 1852.'Ju1y11,1853 s. d. s. d. s. d ... 2 6to 2 83 Oto 3 2 ... 210 3 03 4 3 6 _32263 8 4 0 3 8 3 104 2 4 4 210 3 0 , 3 2 3 6 _ 3 2 3 43 8 310 ... 3 6 3 B'4 0 4 4 310 4 04 6 410 ... 4 0 5 04 10 6 0 ... 2 8 3 43 6 4 0 3 6 4 o'4 2 4 8 ... 2 8 3 43 0 3 4 ... 3 6 3 83 6 4 0 3,721 4,688 ... 28,650 31,110 366 448 450 390 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality ditto . Time large oxen ... ... . prime ScoLs. cte • Coarse and inferior sheep . Second qualii,y ditto ... . Prime coarse woolled ditto . Primo Southdown ditto largo coarse calves Prime s. lan ditto .. Largo bogs ... Neat small porkers Beasts... Sheep ... Calves. Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, July 14, 1851.—Boasts, 4,196 ; sheep 1d lambs, 38,810 ; calves, 383; pigs, 405. 15, 1850.—Beasts, 3,578 ; sheep and lambs, 32,570 ; 401.; pigs; 245. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Sig ico or last report, the supplies of each kind of meat °ll s 'do in these markets has been seasonably extensive. lg chiefly to the prevai"ng hot weather, the demaud nam in ruled heavy, and prices have declined qu'le 2d Per S lbs. Per Sibs by the carcase. neer, inferior„ S. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Do., iniddling.....3 .... 2 8 3 0 I Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 6 2 3 4 Do. 42 4 6 Do., prim e l arge .3 4 3 6 Do. prime , middling 3 8 4 0 - ...P D o . , do. small ....3 8 310 I V eal 3 8 4 8 oil, large Lambs. .. .. ~.3 0 3 6 Pork, small 38 4 0 ...... . ••••••••...,4s 8d to 6s Od BOROUGH HOP. The demand for a'l kinds of hops is in a sluggish state. :In prices, however, we have no change to notice. Duty, Tl 4 COO/. Last week's mpor..l wer e 19 4 bales from Ham \ burgh, i rgh 190 from A •Itwerp, and 5 0 ditto from Rotterdam. 1 lid. and East Bent pockets 130 s .to 189 s ; Weald of U. tut, 12S to 1452; and Suseex, llos to 130 s per cwt. s BOROUGH AND SPITALFEELDS. '.These markets are seasonably well supplied with ne w ' ofmtoes, in good condition. The demand is steady: at om 8s to 20s per cwt. Last weeks upoits were 1 126 b %slots from Dunkirk, and 3,534 ditto from Rotterdam. WOOL. The next series of colonial wool sales is appointed to CC immenee on Thursday next. About 50,000 bales wall be of Pored. Although the early fairs are passing off extremely W. 311, the demand by private contractisheavy. Last week's io 'ports were large, viz. :-284 bales from Bombay, 63 do. fr rin the Mauritius, 126 from Alexandria, 1,303 from L a4rneeston, 700 from Geelow:, 543 from the Cape, 1,277 fr n Portland Bay, 60 f rom 'Gibraltar, 0< 1 from AlgoP. 7, 35 from Hambro', 12 from Antwerp, 2,036 freill p9,yd -11030.„ and 1,305 from Port Fairy. --- ( J alcutta 'insr is fi:sr, at 2 11 - ithe spot. Bl ac k S ea a fl oa II to best Calcutta rape is prof] Al 1 other seeds are very inactl do ar as last week. Tu rtnr ,White, per buith. 93 to lis Swede .. • • lOs 12s 4 ' ) tard, Brown .... .. 7s 93 , r White, new.— • .. 780 d 93 'a es,Winter, new.. • • Os Od Os Od RSprin .....• • ... 48 6d 5s 6d Elrl ary, p er quarter .. 403 443 Yj grass.. • • • • 288 34s 'AG 4 ter. Red Eng. 441 64s White .. . 48s 658 Foreign Red...... 44s 62s White.. •• 5 s 658 Abil, new.. •• ..•• 24e 253 from. 47s to 481 per quarter 1 is quoted at 45s to 45s Gd. Ittel , 2g 47s to 48s per (natter, eve ; but akes are o:uite as Carra way............ 488 4Ss Coriander.... „ .• •• •• is 14s Ilempseed, per •quarter 388 428 Linseee., Eng• Sowing.. 54s 58s Crushing • • 478 49s Baltic 458 49s Odessa •• .• ..468 48s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— EngliPh . 81 Os 91 58 Foreign, per ton 7110 s 91 Os Repe Cakes, pr ton 411C8 Cl Os Rapeseed, New, pr ist 2110 s 24<L8 TALLOW. The demand for all 'rids of ta"oNv still continues very Pll3 tive, at a further considerable rise in the quotations. I X( )-day, P.Y.C. on the spot is selling. at from 53s 9d to Sts, %Pad for delivery during the last three mouths 54s 6d ?,z• cwt. Town tallow is 52s not cash. The market at St. etersburgh is supported, but the business doing is h 18f O. 1851. ....!...___ 6 took this day ...... 21,727 I 26,593 I 34,063 1 'rice of Y. C. .. l't=d3oos9cod°3l)(3,‘9(octl° Ditto fro lhlty•ry last week .. 947 1.427 I,m Jane 1.... 6,416 G 537 7,462073 Arr ivals last week .. 2 , 048 2:936 659 , bittofrota Jute 1.... 5,670 7;506 5,003 ; Price ig Town ..... 390 6d 380 Od 380 Od 1852. 1553. 43,149 20 323 378 9d 53s 9d tO to 338 Od 548 Od 808 1,531 6,058 8 ,503 v 54 571 8,579 5,511 394 6d 543 zd r ~" . MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 6,000 bales all to the trade. The market was quiet without alteration in prices. The sales comprised 5,000 American, 109 Pernam and IVlaranham at 6id. to Id., 150 Egyptian at 6/d. to Bd., and 700 Surat at aid. to 41d. per lb. Railway Shares were steady at improved prices. This morning there are later accounts from St. Petersburgh, and as far as the private advices are concerned, they read favourable, the German party having used the greatest exertion to bring about a pacific solution, and the firm attitude taken by England and France having so much disappointed the previous expectations that a fair proposal was the more likely to beaccepted. On the other hand there is a document in town, signed Count Nesselrode, which is in some respects very offensive, and casts much censure upon the part taken by Lord Aber deen. This document may be variously inter preted, inasmuch as there is in one pai a sort of intimation that if the fleets were withdrawn, the Russian troops should leave the Turkish provinces. The St. Petersburg Gazette, in French, contains the document. Tallow here has not further risen this morning. The Stebonheath, from Melbourne, brings ad vices of April 5, and 46,000 ozs. of gold. The Syria, from Sydney, with dates of March 8, has 6,890 ozs. of gold on board. The New York accounts are not of importance. According to the synopsis of Santa Anna's new Mexican tariff, seven pores are (Iceland open to foreign commerce on the Gulf of Mexico, five on the Gulf of California, three on the northern, and two on the south ern frontier. The Auburn woollen factory, which originally cost one hundred and forty-eight thousand dollars, was on Thursday disposed of at public auction, by a special grant of the Legislature, for fifty-four thousand dollars. The political measures being adopted in Bogata, New Grenada, were exciting attention. The new constitution resembled that of the United States, being perhaps rather more democratic. Being governed by a different mode, it was uncertain whether the modification would prove successful, and the adoption of reciprocal freedom in trade would, it was thought, be difficult. Tobago had been visited by some fine rains, and the young canes looked healthful, arid the prospects were cheering. The present crop was being gathered and plenty of sugar was being made. ) The English Stock Market has been very firm, and with few transactions. Consols have been 98 to for Transfer, and the same for Account. The new al per Cents. have been at - , 101 a to 1, and the 3 per Cents at 98 to 99. Bank Stock is quiet at 2284 and India Stock at 256. Exchequer Bills are par to 35., and Inda Bonds 255. to 235. prem. In Foreign Securities the bargains have not been of any moment. Span'sh 3 per Cents. bring 461 ex dividend, and Brazilian 4i per Cents. 98i. f.Mexican has been at 26: to 27. Dutch 2 per Cents. ex diNldend, are worth 632, and Danish Bonds 1061. Russian 44 per Cents. cx div:dend, are worth 100 f. The Railway Share Market is dull, but prices are very fairly supported. In the French lints, a good business has been done. The Joint Stock Bank Shares are st-ady, and the Gold Mines and Land Companies' flat. The railway meetings announced are the fol [owing : COMPANY. DATE. PLACE, &C. Glasg., Rilm., & Ardrossan July 12, Glasgow. Great Luxembourg July 20, London Tavern. Do. Do. London and Greenwich July 12, 10, Coldman-st. London, Brighton, &S. Coast July 25, Bridgehse. Hotel. Madras July 19, 33, New Broad-st. Newmarket July 13, London Tavern. North Staffordshire July 29, Stoke-on-Trent. Paris and Rouen July 28, Paris. Sambre and Meuse July 28, 61, Moorgate-st. Do. Do. South Staffordshire July 27, Birmingham. South Yorkshire July 19, London Tavern. Western of Switzerland July 23, Lausanne. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (.From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock 2284 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9B 9 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities. ., 93. 8 New 31 per Cent. Annuities lOll Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 India Stock 256 India Bonds, £1000 Consols for Account 9BB 8 Exchequer Bills, id. 21.000 . 2500 . Small par 3 p par 3 p par 3 p PRICE.OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto New 1852, per Cent 9Bl I Danish Bonds, 1825, 5 per Cent IO6A Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Scrip 2 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4A per Cont. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent YOO/ . 46g Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 23 per Cent. Consols for Opening 19th July HALF-PAST TWO. 98 i x d COURT CIRCULAR. THE HEALH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT. The following bulletin was issued on Saturday : " Buckingham Palace, Saturday, July 9. " His Royal Highness Prince Albert has a good night, and the disease is taking its natural COU7SO favourably. "JAMES CLARK, M.D." The Queen, accompanied by the Pi:ncess Royal, and attended by the the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, took a drive on Saturday in an open landau and four. Colonel Bou verie and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon were in attendance on horseback. Her Majesty, attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn, the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Lord Camoys, Colonel Bouverie, and Lieut enan t-C o l one l t h e Hon. A. Gordon, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with her presence on Saturday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Anna 1‘12 , .:a Dawson and Sir George Couper, also honoured the Opera with her presence. - The following bulletin of the health of Prance Albert was issued yesterday : "Buckingham Palace, Sunday, July 10. "His soya: Highness Prince Albert continues to go on favourably. "JAMES CLARK ; M.D." The Queen, the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, and the Domestic Household attended divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel of Buckingham Palace. The Rev. Henry G. Liddell officiated. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by the Lady Anna Maria Dawson, went to her residence, Frogmoro, on Saturday morning. Her Royal Highness returned to Clarence-house in the afternoon. A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 was held on Saturday at the Privy Council-office. The. 13 were pre sent, Earl Granville (chairman), Lord Overstone, Sir A. Spearman, and Mr. E. A. Bowring (secretary). Cap tain Owen, R.E., also attended. The Bishop of Cape Town ha 3 an interview with the Duke of Newcastle on Saturday at the Colonial-office. REGISTER ! REGISTER ! REGISTER ! —The Liberal electors are reminded the 20th of July is the last day on which claims to vote can be received to entitle the names to be on the ensuing register. The county qualification is divided i n t o f our classes :-Ist. Freehold, which in cludes the ancient 40s. freehold ; 2d. Leasehold for a term Originally created, not less than 60 yelrs, of the Om; value 501. . of 101 . above repairs, or 20 years of the value of rent of Occupiers enpvhold of the annual value of 10/. ; 4th, r s to o 7. t land or buildings subject to a bona fide liveree„ . to the ` a - year. The claims must be sent or de ,i,on . . overseers of the poor where the quarfic4- ‘,. is situate. THE MAIL PAoRnTs ... INC.—The Great W es i e - SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY EVEN the collm.and of Captain Royal Mail Ur, mpany, l e n ft steam-ship, belonging to the yesterday afternoon, under with ',ler usual Brazilian, Onslow, late of the Toviot, 3 1 ,,000/. in specie, 11, g en , ra r' a ilm. She to o k v .:th her e 0 aout svy ' passengers. The Gre a t W es a a. , nd ab time since returned fr om intereolohn'laWl ing her stay in dock here, u n d er idllu6htiess,°thhas°e' ent sl a jo u r r t - She has been thoroughly repa;re se a thorough refit. t hroughout, and i s now considered a first-rate sea- go i ng vessel. Captain Captain the to 'h o Captain Onslow on board the Teviot, which vess e l i• f Jelicho, formerly belonging to her, will the Thames will be dispatched on inter-colonial dutiesw when ready. The Jay, Captain Revett, front the B ra zils, and the Orinoco, Captain Haßt, from the West. Indies, are due on the 16th inst. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship Iberia is due on the 14th inst. with the usual Peninsular mails. _ - THE CONSERVATIVE — LAND SOCIETY.—The eighth i public drawi ng for rights of choice of allotments n the society's estates took place on Saturday at the office ) Norfolk-street, Strand. The Rev. Dr. Worthing ,on, and Mr. Cribb, members of the executive committee, the solicitors and seci etary, officiated. Messrs. Long, of Holbeach, Richmond, and Cowling were appointed scrutineers, and th e secretary extracted the numbers. Sixty-four shar e s were drawn, and it was announced that 29 will be placed o n the orcler of rights by senioi:ty, a'd that the next drawing will take plac3 on the 13th of August,. AMEND' BENT OF THE FACTORY ACTS.-011 Saturday was print( 3d a bill to limit the hours of work of women, young pel sons, and children in factories. No protected person, fr om the Ist of January, is to be employed in any facto :7 between half-past five o'clock in the after n,,oa an, I six in the morning, or between two in the aLernoor. of Saturday and six on the Monday following. 50 40 25 25 20 20 10 St. 50 20 20 25 25 20 20 50 20 8/281 6i 25 50 20 St. St. St. St. 13 20 . 20 50 FOREIGN. —...-____ • 10 3 in:4o.l4Rotterdam li 1d• 5 3 flelgian Eas:,n. Jur.:. 1 7 ' 20 4 .:'.ezio ..s to Graiss s. c 1 . 20 ' all ,I,harlerOl& grc_.. - -: in. 14 —3 , 20 10 lijon and Besancon par— 1 p 20 all t East Indiar 20 8 ,Oatch RI ..ish . 2 li, o 20 1 I Do. Extension 1 :1. 1 41 , 5 all lat. Indian Peninsula 14 2 Lr 20 10 !rd.: ,17.• :,. of F .2- !e 9 •-• 1 p 20 1 all Gt•We7.3te2llofean:,;la !! id Sharas P 5 I 2 iLtlecsdl'istejasr.e 1 prof •~. 6i . 6/I 20 15 Ltureral::,'"-r5.• '''''''' ' . l 4 4A 4# 10 10 Do. (Railway)...,.. - • ' ' lA 5 2 Do.• . • 5 3 Do. (Canal) .... : . 41;,i• 1 - 10 2 D o . 6 r . e t. pref.. 20 9 Lyons & Moditerran ... -'•-- ..• p 20 7 madras li -- 2Ap 20 all Namur & Liege (with rtri all , iiiteic-it) li 1 a'' Do. (ex interest) 16 ••• .•• Northeru of Fraue.e,; 354 351 35 1 i Do. 26/ 31 . Eds. 4 • 0 a ll ' _aris and Rouen toi IL; L al, (fiiiy.B.Oi nis.Sl:l)ll4 ;•"--• is 20 :.:1 NorwegianTrunkPref 8 9 20 Is zil s and Strasbourg 36 -36 i ' 10 a -T , Paris and Lyons l6 161 264 20 Royal Swecl i i i all Paris P and Orleans., a 43 1 20 4 104 7 i RQou l ue 'it en C ec ae audr n d dr it el ici l l e ni rb ol . 4 0 _-- p t . Havre 20 all 50 2 20 all Sambre and s ku ... e . 20 2 Sth-Eastrn. O fF ra s n "• - - 20 6 Southern of France --ce ... sr, 20 2s. Upper India Sc • 4 r Scrip,. 1 P m Bil all West Flanders . l, R p a 10 10 Do. 51 per c. Pref.. 1 4 _ 41 , die 20 10 Western of France Bl 9A 194- - 9 10 2 West. of Switzerland id 20 6 Zealand 3 -- 2 d 100 1 3i 1100 161 17,' all 10 too 100 100 100 6} all ICO all 5 14 21s. 1C 20 11§ 100 12i 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 Aberdeen 92 - - 96 5 all Do., No. 2,7 p. c BB -- 92 St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p.e. St 107 • - 109 20 5 Do. 4P. c. Shares ESL 100 Jodonian .£lO 15 all qester & Holyheac ear. 5: per cent 193 201 34 • ±ezßan don 5: p. e id pxa 64 all ,mdee Perthdahe Jeen Junci 'on .. 63 33 all EastAnglian 0310 s) 6 per cent. 4 -- 5 all Do. (25) 7 per cent 5 53 7-4 2 Do. (,".Ir, 179 7p. et 3 —13 p 63 all EasLerti Co au ties Ex tension, sp. c. No. l 11 —23 p 6i all Do., No. 2.. ...... 2 p 10 all Do., New 6p. c. St. IA - 153 20 all Eastern (J&on, Guar. 6 per cent.. 201 204 St. 100 EastLaucasl , . 6 p.ct — 5 all Edinb.Prth.SEDund -53 per cent 34. -3. 1 j St. 100 llasgow S.Westerr guar. 5 :.or cent. St. 100 Great No thr 5 p.c l2B 130 St. 100 Do. sp. , Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom .. Llll 113 64 all Gt. Southu. &Westn. I (Ireland) Eighths B3 81 50 6 Gt. Westn. ( Berks 1 Rants Ex. sp. c.) 6 St. 1( G. 'West. fixed 43 p c lO5 107 16 6 ' Lan. d; York. F. £2O, Id 3 pm St. 100 Do., 6p. c., Stock 152 154 St. 100 :London and.Brightor I Guaranteed sp. c St. 100 I Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St 50 all Do. Conve; able, 5 p c.,1852 . ...... St. 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.e. 154 157 50 5 London d; S. Western, Con. Thirds 3l 4 123 10 Londonderry& Coler 3 Shares ..... 10 11 123 all Londy. & Ennis. 3SI 123 133 25 all Mauch.,She;., & Lin., 4 Shares, No. 1.-- 8 9 10 all Do. Now, £lO loa 101 6 3 Do., £6 .. . ...... a P 123 all Marypt.&C,arl. 4p. C. 123 all Do. 43 per cent.— p 123 83 Do . St. 100 Mid.ConsoL 6 p.c. St. ... St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... 150 152 16 3 5 Do. Pref. 43 per cent. par p 20 all Norfolk Extension... 11(i 118 5 all Do. Guar. 54 per ct.. 118 122 2 all Do. Way. Val. 5p c . . St. 100 North British .. . 115 117 20 all North Staffordshire.. 253 263 St. 100 Oxford Worcester & Wolvorh. £15,6 p. c. 15 15 Do.. it - 8 all Shrews& Birm. N. 101 104 10 all Shrowsby. & Cheo.er (Nor. W.Min),B p. c. 17i 17 10 10 Do. 5 per cetii, 4 1 p 25 all South Devon 143 153 10 14 Do. Now par 2 P 1.0.6 all S. Enteru (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os.6d e . 25 264 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 193 203 5 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. id par St. 100 York Newcastle and Berwick,4 p.c.Pref. 102 104 103 i 17 SDo 25 10 York& N. Midland H & S. Purch — P THE SETN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY il l 185 n. SHARE MARKETS.--(TIIIS DAY.) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. LITERATURE. Lady Marion. By Mrs.. Foster. 3 vols. Hurst BRITISH RAILWAYS. and Blackett. Although the scene of this novel is laid in our own time, the reader might well imagine it to be in the days of romance, for the incidents and events seem more to belong to the middle ages than to tae matter-of-fact nineteenth century. However, it is a very interesting tale, and will doubtless become a favourite with many. The characters are drawn with great skill, and the authoress has contrived to draw a useful moral from each important transac tion—a consummation not always attained in ex citing compositions. The principal point on which the story turns is the oft-repeated theme, that has been immortalised in legend, tale, and song, of a sister visiting a brother in concealment, and, from that circumstance, being subjected to all kinds of false accusations. It is most probable that such an event takes place but seldom in these days; but the same rule would apply to any attempt at con cealment or subterfuge—it always causes suffering, and sometimes produces fatal results. On the other hand, Lord Bertland was as much to blame on his side for being hasty and suspicious. Again, Agnes is admirably sketched. Her disposition was not naturally bad; but she perverted it by jealousy and vanity, till she did not at last possess the power to check her evil passions. Her object gained, she might be supposed to be satisfied : but it was not so to be. Her conscience reproached her incessantly, and herltalian palace was a more wretched dwelling than many a dungeon has proved. Her crime was ever before her eyes—in vain she plunged into the brilliant throngs, and mingled in the gayest of com pany, as the skeleton at the Egypfan banquets ; the memory of her cousin was there with her. Another portion of the story which deserves com mendation is that in which the evil effects rasultina from the agency of the Loosmanes is described. Common sense repulses the idea of an unprincipled and often ill-informed individual arranging the affairs and planning the conduct of one quite ca pable of thinking and acting for himself, and yet how often is such a course pursued. Idleness and want of leisure give rise to it at first, and afterwards it becomes a habit. In this case, the object of the employed was to persuade the Earl that his son was mad, and thereby supplant him in the father's re gard. From the Earl's wickedly encouraging these men in order to minister to his weaknesses, all the miseries that ensued were occasioned. Agnes died of a broken heart, Lord Bertland died of grief and misfortune, Marion's best years were clouded and embittered, and Rothuel nearly met his death pre maturely, and suffered innumerable calamities. On the whole, there is ample scope furnished for amuse ment and instruction in these papers, " to point a moral or adorn a tale." It is desirable to meet with a novel of this sort occasionally—it app ?als to the feelings while it charms the fancy, for its com position is the result of a brilliant imagination, in fluenced by high principle, and elevated by right judgment. Autobiographic Sketches. By Thomas de Quincey. Edinburgh : Hogg ; London : Groombridge. There is a great deal of interesting reflection in this work. A mournful pathos pervades its style, a sort of dreamy reverie at times appears to L.: expressive. In some respects it reminds the reader of " Contarini Fleming," where the same dreary feeling of isolation and uncongeniality with what surrounds him is bitterly lamented by the hero. The first part is the most pleasing of the work, where the biographer depicts vividly the impressions produced on a child by the sight of death for the first time. In these passages he refutes a common error, that of supposing that young children aro not capable of thoughts or feelings on such sub jects. If checked in their inquiries, they dwell on them nevertheless in their minds, and in after years of toil and trouble the vision of some de parted playmate or relative will come back to the memory, as it is here beautifully expressed, in " dream echoes fifty years later." The following thoughts on solitude are very fine : " All men come into this world alone, all leave it alone. Even a little child has a dread whisper:ng con sciousness that if he should be summoned to travel into God's presence no gentle nurse will be allowed to leas him by the hand, nor mother to carry him 'n her arms., nor little sister to share his trepidations. King and priest, warrior and maiden, philo..,opher and child, all must walk those mighty gal'eries alone. The solitude, therefore, which in this world -ppals or fascinates a child's breast is but the echo of a far deeper solitude through which already he has passed, and of another solitude, deeper still, through which he has to prq , —reflex of one solitude—prefiguration of another." There and Back Again in Search of Beauty. By J. A. St. John. 2 vols. Longman. Those readers who were interested in this author's pilgrimage of " lsis," and fascinated by his gorge ous descriptions of the scenery of Egypt and the amusing style of his narrative, will find much plea zule In the pel usal of the present work. It re counts his journey to and from Egypt ; his adven tures while there having been already told, and leads us from Switzerland, through Austria and Italy, and, in returning, through Greece and Malta. The object of the volumes is not so much to in struct as to entertain—not so much to afibrd infor mati©n respecting the political or social history of the countries visited, as to furnish an agreeable and amusing work, resembling more a romance than a book of travels. Indeed, a large portion of it is devoted to the curious and interesting tales re lated by fellow-travellers. The adventures of the author are also singular and entertaining. The fol lowing scene in the Mediterranean is one of many similar descriptions which prove the author not to have journeyed " there and back again" without succeeding in his search " Ali shook me by the arm, and said that if I would come on deck he would show me one of the most beaut'- ful sights in the world. I wished him far enough, and his sight too, whatever it might be. However, I fol lowed him, and, on reaching the deck, was smitten with unbounded admiration, which the reader perhaps will scarcely think justified by what lam going to say. We had made great way during the night, and the sun was now rising behind the island of Crete, a large portion of whose western exremity lay before us enveloped in shadow. The summits of the white mountains were bordered from end to end with a fringe of light, any thing like which I have never seen in my life but once, and that was afterwards at Thebes, when the sun, at its rise, gave the Arabian mountains behind Carnac a similar luminous appearance. In the case of the Cretan Alps there was infinitely more of real grandeur, for their apices were lofty, and ap peared to cleave the blue firmanent. Every instant the colour of the bright sky was changed from white to saf fron, from saffron to gold, from gold to purple and amethyst, which played and glittered along the rocks like a magical delusion. The precipices came sheer down many thousand feet towards the sea, where they terminated in dense forests, extending to the water's edge. Here and there we could discern breaks and gaps, showing the cerulean sky beyond, while no sign of town, or city, or human habitation of any kind occurred to dissipate the idea that we were now looking upon the fabulous cradle of Zeus, inhabited only by gods, or the recollection of gods. Presently the sun shot, as it were, with a bound above the mountains, and all in an instant was broad day, which dissipated every illusion, and re duced Crete to the condition of a common island, made of atone and earth, in the Mediterranean." VAUXHALL.— Prince Napoleon, cousin to Louis Na poleon, Emperor of the French, was among the distin. guished visitors at these gardens on Wednesday last. ROYAL SEA BATHING INFIRMARY.—A public met ing in aid of the funds of this institution took pla e on Friday, at Wilis's Rooms, King. street, St. Jamc-'s, Dr. Paris, President of the Royal College of Phyii cia,ns, in the chair. A report was read, which express: d regret that an institution which offered such valu able advantages to the public had not been more extensively supported. The hospital was establighed at Margate in the year 1796, for the relief of per sons afflicted with scrofula, and the total number of persons who had received its benefits since that period was upwards of 23,000. The building was capable of accommodating 220 patie nts by night and day, and the internal arrangements were of such a nature that every attention, medical and other ssise, was secured to the inmates ; but unfortunately the directors were under the necessity of charging the afflicted persons a weekly sum towards th e ir board, without which help to the funds t he hospital could not be kept open. This was the more to be regretted,. ea, from the peculiar nature of the disease which the ilisti tution was intended to treat , the hospital was espe:cinity deserving of liberal support. It was highly desirable, therefore, that the hospital should be free from all charge to the inmates ; but this could not be the case unless the funds were materially augmented. On the sth April, 1853, the amount of the funds . :was reduced t o 600/ ., and 1,400/. was req uired in addition to this sum t o k eep the hospital open , a nd to maintain it in full efficiency for six months. It appeared, however, that since th e p er i o d named there had b een new subscriptions and donations to a considerable amount ; but the directo rs were st i ll com pelled to call pub lic attention to the necessity of supporting the iufimary with a degree of liberality more commensurate with the claims of so useful a c h ar it a bl e institution. —The report was unanimously adopted, and the business terminated, a regret being expressed that Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, who had promised to take the chair, was from some unexplained cause absent from the meeting. HONESTY AT THE DIGGINGS.—III the year 1839, a person named John Bell, emigrated who ha t had carried Australia, arriedon leaning business as a tailor in Devonshire, several debts unpaid. In ea c h case t h e cre di tors marke d them as bad. To their astonishment, however, a parcel arrived in London about six weeks since, addressed to Messrs. Passmore and Savory, of Exeter. On opening it it was found to contain 12 oz. of gold dust. Nothing further was heard till a few days ago, when a letter arrived by the Melbourne, from Ball, requesting Messrs. Passmore to keep 8 oz. for themselves, and to forward the remainder to another creditor at Plymouth. This they accordingly did ; and th e y now e n te r tain some hopes of obtaining the remainder, St. 50 St. 25 121 12i 20 St. St. N 501 RAILWAYS. Cloling Prlccs Saturday. Aberdeen Ambg. NotLng. Bost and Eastu. Junct Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Laucsh. & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20.. • .. Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass. Dublin&BelfastJunc. Dundee Per th &Aber deen Junc'ilon Do. Ne A ...... East Do., alB E & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Cla A. lato E. U. Sh Do., do Do., B. an" C East Larca-thire East &West Ind. Di: all & Binning. June .00 EdinbuLgh&Glasgos ldinb. and Peebles 20 - 22 8- 9 Ei -64 34 - 4' 12g -12 i 3. 1 i - 114 8 -- 84 71 - 72 47 - 52 70 - 72 100 - &Dunde - 100 '4lasgow& S. Wester: - ) 100 great Northern Stk. 85 100 , Do., A. Stock „ 53 100 IDo., B. Stock . IZI 100 IGt.Sth. &West.(lre ) 103 100 it"' At Western Be; 11 Irish Sout;)-Eastern 74 all ; tneaster R. Carlisl 97 11! ! ~, Thirds 16 , 3 /4 100 wash.andYorksl 76 16 Fifths 11? 3., WSt..'"ding iJ 34 all ds Northern l4i all - i.v.Crsby.k_Souilipt ILandori & Blrckwa' Sthen' bond. Brig .3.7. - ,S.Csc bond. and N. Westr Do. Firths i;; io Do.lo/. London and S. West Do., £OO Do., £4O Lndndrry& Colerair Lndndrry. 'nnisk. Kaneh.Sher. Linelr I Do., Afa n. & Lin. Un Wdland Do. Birm- & Derby dle :est.(lre., 10. Half Shares mast) e & Carlisle ' iewmaf.,:et )0., Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd ',Newry & `Mowry Warrer E vint I and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Couuties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 ; Do., No. 2 I _ _ 86 55 136 110 89 1 102 —17 A 76, 4P,d 3,d 15 §4 - - 2 1034 - 104 . 1141 - 115. 1} - 2ip 1 - 89 - 90 5i - 4 . 0 4 - 11 - 13. 18 - 20 28i -29 A 71 - 71 40 - 42 52 - 55 1 2i— ...3d 8 9 50 52 b 33 ... 34 Do., h A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Wes;;e:n N. & S. Westra. June Oxford, ITo 3' 'ier, & Wolvc •hampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Birmg Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswcstry 'Thropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Sop th Wales S. Yrksh. & Ri v. Dun 81 41 - - Std 48i - 494 92 - 94" 58 - 62 58 - 62 68 72 18i —19 A 91 9 , 4 136 144 3 3id 19 1 70 70 3,5 i 364 12 13 Do Stoeli.on & Hartl Thames Haven Du, _ and Rally...lyy. Tale of Neatlt Waterfd. Kilkeun, Waterford&Limoriek West Cornwall. Wimbledn & Croydon York Newctl.&Ber w. Do. Extensions ilo. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland 23 -- 25 2i -- 23 144 -- 154 84 -- 94 30 -- 32 9i -- 104 • -- 68 - 6i 7k - 7d 2 -- 2sd 58 -59 A 26 - 2q 5i . 51 9i - 104 9 7 dial 3i -- 2i 100 -- 101 67i 22 --224 204 -- 214 ii :- iip RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh . Clydesdale Jc. E.Lincolu. gr. 6 p. cent..... Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hrdpl. Dk. & Railway __ trail & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. i Shares. Lon. dr Greenw Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent Do. 6 per ct Manch.Bston and Matlock Middlesbro' Recicar Midld.Bradfd. Northern and F3asternsp.c. Do. 6 per ct.. D o . Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. A Shares. Roysta.&Hit. Do•Shepth.St. Sher. Roth. & Goole g. 5. p. e S. Stafrordsh WearValleygr 6 por cent Do IWilts&Sonarstl Agua Fria Anglo Californian Australasian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Avo Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of; British Austria. Gold British Iro, t Brazilianlni,.).(issueti at £5 pm Do. Coates Cuiad , Do. St. John Del Roy Carsones Creek Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eug Do. Prof. 7i p. cent English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co Genera' Great 1\ ngget Vein Great Polgooth. Lake Bathurst.. Liberty Lond.&Californ. Gold Qu viz Crush. Co , its. Mexican&S.Americn Now Granada Nouveau bfvndo Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian Tin Croft United Mexican 'Waller West Granada rest Mariposa Yuba Leasing Compans. L. dr N.W. Caledon .. Gt. , ,Tortho Gt. - li r estn Yk. Now. dt Borw Do Do S. Eastern, po Norfolk. D 0..... Ln.&N.W. & Midld. Stckton Darlingt. E. Count Do L. &IS . W &Ludt Yk IDo Gt. Northn Do Lancash. York sh MrMClean Stockt. Darling Do t.w,;;;cii MINES, Closing Prices Saturday. 1.06 -108 54 - 56 150 - 152 33 -34 1112 -- 114 56 -- 57 27 -28 i 141 -- 144 26 -- 27 98 - 100 3 - 31 103 - 10 - G 7 151 - 153 151. - 153 ••• - - •• • 11 i d 132 - 33 1105 - 106 1A I. - par , - - 3.} d pare 6 - d d par 4p 9 4 - 4 - 34 -35 id - iP i - lip 104 - 114 60 - 70 7 - 8p 2 —1 d 15 17 1 11,p a i d p d-- pa r 7 8 par— p p a par d. p 26 28 7 9 4 52 a— par P par— p JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. Amer' can Chrtd. Bnk.of Austral. ' and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial Commercial of Loud. English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. 13nk of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of Epirland Dn .ew Na, , nal of Ireland Oriental Bank Cor poration Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Dkg. and Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union o: Australia Do. Now Union of London Union of Madrid 80 82 al2b $ Na id 14 49 - 50 i d— par 46 48 77k —78 k 8 8k MISCELLANEOUS. Rubin Coal and Iron) Australian Agricult.l Australsn.Pcitic.Mail Australn. Royal Mai Brit, American Lane' Brit. & Colu. Smeltf, and Reduc on Co. Canada Company... Crystal Pala 7,e Crystal Pal, of Franc Eastern steam Electric Tel. of Ire: Gen. Steam Navigat General Screw Steam: Irish Beetroot Sugar; Magdalena St. Navig. Nay .2t. Steam Fue' Ne 'Lerlands N. B. Australasian Nrth.o Rr. Ld. Peninsular .1 Oriental .• - •- 69 - 71 ..• .•• 69 - 69 68 - 70 n - 3p 4 -- 1 1:, 15 20 20 20 • d- A - Do. do. ?ortlan' 7 - on C).... Roy al Mail Steam.... - co ast 1.. nest. S SD u oou b t ma ' r Aw hi u o :te T rr e l l i e: :p 11 11 (1. Van Diemen's Land il - 2Ap ... - .. li - 2 40 - 42 16 = .1 LLOYD'S SHIPPING, -(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July ll.—Wind this day at Noon, S.W. ; light breeze and cloudy. DEAL, July 10.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Syria, Mel bovine ; Lisette, Calcutta ; Magiana, Mauritius ; Apollo, Grora d o , Arrived from the River, and sailed—John Tay lor, for New Zealand ; Dahlia, Ceylon ; Conservative, Mauritius ; Lady Helda, Darbadoes. Sailed—Southamp ton, for New York ; Georgia, Calcutta. COWES, July 10.—Wind, W. Arrived—Panope, Lon don, for San Francisco. PORTSMOUTH, July 10 .—Wind, W. Arrived—Cre denda, London, for Geelong, and proceeeed for Southamp ton ; Royal Stuart, do., for Melbourne, and sailed for do. ; Delia, Quebec. SOUTHAMPTON, July 10 . — Sailed—Great Western (s), West Indies. PWLLHELI, July 1 0.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Pries cella, Caernarvon, for Newport, leaky.—The Pelican, of this place, Chester to London, sprung a leak in Bardsey Sound, on the Bth inst., and was abandoned in a sinking five mi:es W. of Celoan Heads, or Cardigan Bay ; crew saved. FOLTHEAD, July 11.—The Persia, Quebec to Liverpool, is on shore near here, but expected off next tide. rn,TLAND FRITH, July B.—Tho Stettin (s), of Konigs hez . has been on shore, and will repair at Aberdeen. DUNCLNESS.—Jacob, Havannah, for Hamburgh. TORBAY, July 10.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—James Caulkshank - , London, for Hobart Town; Catherine, do., for Mogadcv,s. FREDERICKSHAVEN, July 4.—The Atalanta, Dantzig to England, struck on Laesoe, but came off, after discharging part of cargo. PANAMA, Juno 14.—The St. Mary, hence for Liverpool, struck on a reef, received considerable damage, and has put back. QUEENSTOWN, July 9.-- Wind, N.W. Arrived—Lady Harvey, Sierra Leone. Off Port—Gibb, Callao, and pro ceeded for London ; Circassian, St. Stephen's. BELFAST, July 9.—Wind, N.B. Arrived—Patrie, Miran:debt ; Lady Falkland, do. ; Tasket, St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Lady Mary, Bathurst. TUE FOREST OF DEAN,. GLOUCESTERSR IRE . - This wonderrul mining dist r ict is rapidly rising i n t o vas t im portance, its treasures being made acc ess ibl e b y means of railway communication, not only to the ports on the Sevein, but to every town ( . 1)f consequence , i whilst the new Goveinment port at I nmspill s intended for large vessels in the forei:,.l trade. The coal of this district is now much in demand. Two well-known collieries, the Arthur and Edward and iU ary stock are, we perceive, to be offered to public sal' on the 21st inst., and when it is considered they contain the finest coal of the Forest, much competition amongst capitalists may be expected. LICENSED VICTUALLER:' SCHOOL FETES.—Monday and Tuesday, the 18th and 19th inst., have been fixed upon for the celebration or the annual fête in aid of the funds of the Licensed Victuallers' School. The festivi ties this year will take place in Cremorne Gardens, and no exertion will be spared by the governor and the com mittee of the Istitution to render the entertainments in --ery way deserving the patronage of the friends and 0.. •*ers of these excellently-conducted schools. It ilti - -an ed that 6,1) children of th e sc h oo l s are htta beenppol a,. g to visit the rrat_ ls each day. ANOTHEn WEI No GAROTTE ... , OBBE g R a Y r OTTING- Orte W robbery Saturday.—Anoth.er audacious Was perpetrated early this Iriorn;ng, in a street in the centre Gf the town, and neat to all Ae principal tho roughfares. if appears that about ork.e o'clock this and clock and bobbin moining, Mr. Croppt;, , si watch and carriage maker, was returning home, and bad got within about a dozen yards of his own house, when four men rushed out of a passage leadnug to the Ship'Tavern, in Chandler's-lane, and before he had time to give any alarm, throttled him and rendered hinvinsensible. When Mr. Croppe recovered from the shock he discovered that he had been robbed of a gold watch, and ether articles. Ile had also in his possession another gold watch and several sovereigns, which the desperadoes it would appear had not time to secure. This is the second garotte robbery which has taken place in the town during the week. Business thts dayi 100 81 184 100 100 all 5 100 100 12 1 100 42 34 all all 100 Business done this day. 261 i 88 i 91 103 f 4 1151 141 29 i 71 I 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 113 100 100 18 all 13.5 24i 30 20 1 40 107 803 x bon 49i x cl&b THE COMBINED FLEETS OF ENGLANO AND FRANCE.. Intelligence :rem Besika Bay to the 26th of June, states that the two fleets remained at that anchorage, exchanging visits, salutes, dinners, and toasts. The utmost cordiality prevailed, from the highest grade to the lowest. No less than s;x admirals' flans were flying at one and the same time. To reinforce do first French squadron under Vice-Admiral Baron de la Susse, and the second under Rear-Admiral Jacquinot, the Gomer, bear ing the flag of Rear-Admiral Romain Desfosses, arrived from Smyrna on thelBth ofJune,with the Chaptal, Heron, and Narval sten mers' by which arri va l s th e F renc h f orce i s raised considerably beyond that of Great Britain, not only in number, but likewise in armament ; and the un civilised Turk, who looks more to quantity than qua lity, is already drawing, to the prejudice of England, unfavourable inferences as to the comparative resources of these two great Powers, in which, for many conside rations, the Government would do well to set him right by ordering a few more ships to the East, so as to make the British force, if not superior, at least equal in vessels and guns to that of France, which country has certainly sent for this service her finest ships and most distin guished officers. On the 20th of June, in honour of the Queen of England's accession to the throne, Admiral. Dundas en tertained at dinner the three French admirals, with their respective staffs, and the whole of the captains, as of the French as of the British fleet. Of course the healths of Queen Victoria and of Napoleon 111. were drunk with three times three and one cheer more, under royal. salutes from the Albion and Rodney, the report (if whose guns boomed over the now quiet plains of Tro:,-. Admiral de la Susse, in acknowledging the complitne . lt paid to the Emperor, expressed his gratification witnessing the prevailing cordiality, in a very neat speech, which he wound up by proposing the health of Admiral Dundas and the officers of the British squadron. This was responded to by the British ad miral's drinking the- health of Admiral de !a, Susse and the officers of the French fleet, declaring that incaleri able good could not but result to the entire world from the union of two Powers whose combined forces he might, without risk of being accused of vanity or boast ing, pronounce irresistible, let whatever Power, or even all the other Powers together, attempt to battle with them. This speech was received with deafening shouts of approbation, and indeed the noise made almost equalled that of the salut:2 - 1 previously fired. Many other toasts were drunk, and the party did not break rig until nearly ten o'clock. The French admiral subse quently entertained Admiral Dundas and most of the captains of the English squadron at dinner, when the like toasts were exchanged. FATAL AFFRAY AT SMY.R.VA The Smyrna correspondent of the Sentlphoee of Mar seilles, in a letter dat the 28th ult., gives the following account of the disturbance which was mentioned in a telegraphic despatch : "On Wednesday last M. Vekbeeker, Austrian Con sul-General, informed the Sardinian Consul that a thie7 was concealed in a Sardinian house, and demanded an authorization to search it. The request was granted, and in the afternoon ten Greek boatmen, all known to be assassins, entered the house by force, and there eeized, not a pretended robber, but M. Costa, Hungarian, A ide-de- Camp of Kossuth, end who had just returned from the United States. Not being able to oppose any resietance to the sbitri, excited by the reward of %000 pia' vas which had been promised to them, M. Costa was gegg,ed and handcuffed, and pushed into a boat in such a bri manner that be fe'l overboard, and was with gLeat, diffi celty saved. He was then conveyed on board an Austrian brig-of-war called the Husee , which had arrived on that day, where he was thrown into the hold and put in irons. This act of barbarity, which. unfortunately, hes been often repeated of late years. committed against the law of nations, rovs.'d the indignation of the European popu lation, and the; emigrants in particular, finding them selves no longer safe, utiartd c.ies of vengeance. A3i Pasha and the Consuls warmly offered their good offices in order that tho prisoner should be banded over to the t authorities;loci but the Austrian Consul would not listen to them. On the following day the American frigate St. Louis entered the pork e and the captain was informed by the Consul of his nation that a refugee, who,. he thought, hal a right to the protection of the Unit ad States, was detained on board the brig. The captain and the Consul immediately went on board her, but the per son in command said that he knew nothing of such a man, and that, in fact, no prisoner was on Loard. These gentlemen then procef . led to the Austrian Consulate, where, after a scene of the most violent kind, they obtained from M. Vekbecker an avowal that M. Costa was Oh board, and that they might intereogate him. On returaing to the Hussar the American capt , :n Fa. d to Commandant Schwartz. 'When I e Are on board a short time since you lieutmant lied to my face ; the mennesi; of my cabin boys would not have been guilty of such cowardice. Where is the prisoner ? I wish to :,e0 him.' As Commandant Schwartz hesitat; 1, the America - t captain added, 'Bear in mind that it the prisoner claims my protection, rid has the slightest rial.r to it, I will remove him myself, and not &low fia to remain another minute on board. Unforture.t the generous efforts of the American captain we e useless. The prisoner prevaricat - .1 and betray: himself so much in his replies that he did not giN e his defenders the slightest chance o 7 saving him. as soon as this result was known on shore the ernigrare, ; rose in revolt. In the afternoon an attempt was made '0 assassinate the officers of the frigate, who were luck' . lIMV 14C 12a 5:.u4. h. .c. , unnr..m the Oita: t "IPq w hi ch w already raised against them. Everything leads to a fe. of a tregicel issue to the affair. It WTS known that the Italians had formed a proje to attack ti e Austrian Consulate, b eel; fire t> it, and to kilt the Consul, unless Costa was set at liberty. The Turki ii riolice did not show themselves. The Consul armed his household. and the emigrants did not conceal their intentions. In the evening about 2'oo emigrants as sembled round an Erglish coffeehouse, where three Anse trian midshipmen were sea. ed. Inc owner of the house recommended them to leave, but no sooner had they got outside than they were attacked with a cry of 'Death to the traitors!' One of them was fortunate enough' 13 escape unhurt in the scuffle, another was knc eked down by a blow on the head from a heavy stick, and the third, when pierced with daggers, had strength enough to throw himself into the sea. whence his body was taken out on the following day, and he was interred. Ho was a fine young man, 18 years of age, and the only son of a field-maiehal. Every one deplores this victim to popular passions, and blames the brutal conduct of M. Vekbecker. For the last four days all the approaches to his hotel have been guarded by Austrian soldier', and no one is allowed to approach. Ali Pasha, the Governor, has energetically protested against this despotism ; be has sent off his officers to Constantinople with an ac count of the affair, and the Austrian Consul sent off, at the same time, his account of it to M. De Bruck. The refugees have sworn to assassinate the ten Greeks em ployed by M. Vekbeker, and on their side the Greeks have sworn to kill ten Italians for emery Greek that may be injured ; and as the latter are the most, numerous it will be easy foe them to keep their word. No A , rest has yet bean m- ;^, although the assassins are well known. It is Paid that the Italian refuge:a line about to be expelled. That would he justice ; but ought not justice to fall on the author of all this mischief ?" FATAL EXPLOSION OF FIRE-DAN e ABOPID 5H..2.- - CARD) FF, JULY B.—An explosion of fire-damp aboard ship in these docks, which ended in loss of life, serious injury to several others, and much dawQge to the vessel, :ormed the subject of a lengthened investlf i at:on yesterday before Mr. L. Recce, the coroner. The pro ceedinga were more than usually important, from the circumstance of so many ships, it den with Welch co:A, exploding of late. It appeared that the barque Inde pendent was lying ;n the Bute Docks, and had taken in 250 tons of Aberdare coal for the West Indies, when a quantity of gas, which had generated in her hold, sud denly exploded with fearful violencs. The deck-beams were snapped asunder, the entire deck was blown up between the fore and main-mast, and the long beat, which was stowed near the hatches, was thrown up a considerable distance. D: teased, one of the seamen, was standing on the du.ik at the time, and the poor fellow received the, full force of the concussion. He Wr , dreadfully burnt, as were others of the crew. racy were forthwith removed to the infirmary, where the deceased died on the following day. The other sufferers continue in a sad way. The cause of the accident conld not be learned, but it was stated that the explosic,a could not have happened without a light being intro duced in the hold. The j ury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," with a hope that every care would be exercised in shipping cargoes of coal from the port. NEW MARKET IN COPENHAGEN FIELDS.—The fol lowing is the architect's estimate of the further expendi ture which will be necessary for the carrying out of th's project :—Enclosed market, with pens for 42,320 she?o, and rails for 6,794 bullocks, 125,721 V ; roads on the land, 25,0001., or if paved with granite. 12,0001. more ; lairs for 3,000 bullocks, 54,000/. ; lairs for sheep, 2,800/. ; public slaughter-houses, 13,0001. ; private ditto, 11,700/. ' - taverns and clerk's residence, 11,000/. ; public-houses, 15,000/. • enclosures on north and east sides of market, 5,500/. ; total, 278,721/. The total estimated expenditure is put down at 343,2211. The estimated revenues are—Tolls and market charges, 8 ,7041. ; sheep pens and bullock tyres, 6501. ; lairage for 3,000 beasts, 3,9001., at 3d. per night, for two nights each week, say average 6f per week, 3,1201. (the usual charge is 3d. per night) ; irage for 8,000 sheep 2,1211. I 125., at ls. per score per night two nights per week, say average 401. per week, 2,080/. ; two public slaughter. houses to slaughter 100 bullocks daily, 3001. ; six pri vate slaughter-houses, say 150/. • two taverns, with stabling, sheds, and paved yards, five public-houses, and twelve banking-houses, 3,1501. ; total, 18,350/. De duct expenses at 22 per cent., or say 4,3501., remain ing 14,0001. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—HALSTEAD, ESSEX, SATUR DAY.—An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Cc 3d, the county coroner, on the body of Miss Blackiston, aged 21, daughter of Colonel Elackiston, of Thorpe, near Norwich, who was found drowned under the most shocking circumstances :—The unfortunate young lady had been on a visit to Sisted the seat of her un , ie Saville Only, Esq., a numerous company having been invited to the mansion on the occasion of a guild florA fete, which took place on Wednesday. She then :Ip peared in cheerful spirits. On the following day .lf Phe complained of indisposition, and e xcused hers f -urn joining the general company. She kept her room,_ and, upon being sought for after dinner, sh e was nowhere to be found. The park was then carefully gone over, and about 11 o'clock at night her body was discovered iu one of the ornamental ponds contiguous to the mansion. She was quite dead, and apparently had teen so some hours. It is almost needless to remark that the catav itrophe produced the most painful sensation. The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned. 7, _ . Su Dr • THE TURKISH QUESTIO -1" ` t 't: 7,1 : \ 1 (Frain the Tintes.l The short explanations given in the Hour& mons on Friday, with reference to the postpcnke . settelif Mr. Layard's motion, and especially the lanw.gf7r Lord Palmerston on that and on the preceding caiebtfr, ' have at least bad the effect of showing that, althout this discussion is deferred, the Government rely eth perfect confidence upon the support of the House 1?. Commons and the country in the present critics '.posit4a of affairs abroad, and that the Union of France and En;- land on this question is of the most strict and confide tial character. Indeed, the French Cabinet has pledge I itself by the strongest assurances to this country,.an , also by M. Drouyn de Lhuss - very able answer to t'. Russian circular, to pursue one line of policy and condtia with the Queen's Government—a line of policy which na be described as equally remarkable for the moderati and forbearance shown in every stage of this negotiatio? and for determination not to submit to the condition. which Russia affects to dictate not to Turkey only, b ,, to the world. There is, in fact, one incontestah. • advantage in the cautious and conciliatory line of polio`' which the British Government has purred—that now receivas assurances of confidence and support fro;. those members of the Legislature who would have be :. most eager to oppose the semblance of a rash or unprc yoked war. When even Mr. Bright and Mr. Hum.. express their belief that, with Lord Aberdeen at tlo. head of the Cabinet, everything will be done which th utmost temper and sagacity can suggest to avoid war ; without sacritleing the honour and interests of the ne.- tion, it may fairly be inferred that the case is one t command, in the last resort, the unanimous concurrence of the British Parliament, except, indeed, of that - tional or fasi;iovs portion of it who contend that, in un der to avoid war, we ought to have plunged mile: earlier into it. The question as it now stands may be summed tip very brief terms. If the Emperor of Russia is desiroi of escaping from the position in which he has placed hi own empire, the East, and the other nations of Europ: he can do so, even after all that has happened, withoi difficulty and without dishonour. The British an , ' French Governments hal already intimated that, eve , after he had execut ad his thraat of occupying the Princ: panties, they did not regard that invasion as an imme diato casus bull, but should seize that opportunity make a final attempt at negotiation. .We believe they have acted on this principle. About the middle of la:. weak, and immediately after the receipt of the lute. ligenco that the Russians had crossed the Pruth, proposition was adopted by the British Government; to which we presume that Franca has given he - assent, containing such an amount of concession as the Porte may, in the judgment of its aims, be advised make, and as the Russian Government may, if it thin', fit, accept. Without entering more particularly into the nature of this suggestion, we may observe that has repeatedly been said that nothing could prevent the Porte from making a collective declaration to all the Powers as to the rights of its Christian subjects, and that the Porte would also be ready to renew by a fresh engagement, though not to extend, the rights eready claimed by Russia under existing treaties. On some such terms a fresh negotiation may perhaps be opened, and, if Russia accede to them, little doubt need be en tertained of its prompt success. Supposing that thi proposition is now on its way to St. Petersburg, a week or ten days may elapse before the acceptance or rejection of it can be known here. Beyond this fact, which we believe that we have cor rectly stated, anything else must be conjectural and speculative ; for one man is almost as well qualified as another to draw an inference from what is already known as to the future course of the Emperor Nichols. Of these elements of the question the manifesto of th 2tlth of June is by far the most significant and important, fc'r it is difficult to measure or to exaggerate the influenet , o f each an appeal addressed to a nation and a churc; like those of the Russian empire. The existence of suc a document, and the use of such inflammatory langurg., by a Cabinet and a Sovereign usually very sparin,; of all that may kindle popular excitement, can only be accountad for by one of two supposition. Either the En:peror Nicholas is convinced that then) already ersts In Russia a party willing to obey the signal for a holy war, and animated by a degree of fen your and of enthusiasm which it would be unsafe for the Imperial Government to resist, or else he is himseli impelled by some combination of fanaticism and ambi tion to call such a party into being, and to slip it on prey, regardless of all consequences to the empire an I to the world. Beal these alternatives are unfavourab: to peace, for, in the former case, the Emperor is th . instrument of a national force, to which he thinks it pedient to bend, even at the sacrifice. cf his person: .- pledges and his public alliances, because he cann control or, in the second case, that national force ' - a power creat: I by his will and wielded by his band which he has already dire,:;ted to this especial objet - .. and which, therefore, he probably will not relinquish repress. For these reasons we cannot look with ver - fringuine confidence to the acceptance of the propositior recommended to the Emperor by the Western States Europe, and, whatever may be the precise nature that proposal, we are confident that it wall not costa:.. that recognition of that unl'inited protectorate of 4,1,. Oteek Church for wh;ch the Emperor, both in the pr. posed &net and in his more recent manifesto, hr - contended. lin,der these circumstances, and supposing that tt dispute 19 not speedily settled on the terms sue., Bested, it Ca not easy to forsee what the policy of 1111F'., will be. Her object .svffl be to protract as much as poi. 141 . 1 •• --erSense ; to exhaust the resources Turkey by keeping he r in a state of alarm and militare preparation far bey mil her weans ; to reach, if pc sible. that season of tl.w - ye wlaen the attic I fleets France and Engl.ind can no longer hold the anchorage off Tenedos, and when the Paltie is alt. gether inaccessible ; and, finally, occupy Principalities in such strength during the ne:.. autumn and winter that she may be enabl, to 'advance beyond the Danube with irresistlb power in the spring. Russia declares he has at presen , no intention of cam yiug war beyond the Principalities. We should believe her, even if she were bent upon wra. because if she could make good her position she wou. ! have gained, without firing a shot, all the advantages sl. cocild anticipate from the first campaign ; and, in the po, tjan i which the other Powers have aasumed in this disrav our* fleets would be condemned t/ watch, perhaps fr, mon,cho. the course of events over which we could hay- no couirPl. Such a state of things would become la jutious tU cur commerce and incons!stent with every i: terest we have at stake is this question. The paramour:l duty of Englaa d and France is, if possible, to bring tic matter to an imn:ediatc end. (Prom 01 Morning Post.) ;~j=,l "The Austrians have entered Bosnia." Such is foe. important news which we re.:•eive by telegraph front. Vienna. This event, which we expected--for we announc - 4: the preparations for it on Thursday last-- , is the mo: ominous that has occurrr I slnce the Emperor of Russh published his manifesto to the nation. Of three things, one. Either Austria enters the north western provinces of the Ottoman Empire with a sc3ret understanding with Russia, that the two despotic Pow , shall despoil Turkey of Ole donvirion and independer oaranteed to her by the Great Powers in 1841. Str:.:l a resolve would be fatal to the peace of Europe. Or, Austria, enters the provinces in order to presc:v their peace, and hinder any disturbances between Chrf dans and Turks, whose religious feelings are at th -, A moment so t.Ntrongly worked upon. This would be excise, but not a j ustification. Or, Austria en:ters the Turkish territory in order th e event of the partition of fr. s ecure for herself, in European Empire of Turkey, Bosnia and Sen:a, they fall into the hands of Russia, whom she era allow to appropriate more thon. the lion's share. The last hypothesis is, we think, most likely I:a correct; but, in whatever way the Viet of the new inv-- sion is regarded, it cannot but be seen that it ads: . greatly to the d•mgerous and difficult complications c: the present crisis. At Constantinople much alarm ex:stg, and it w, feared there that the Russian fleet was on its ttay to the Bosphoi us. As we have received no inte ligence confirmatory of this, it is to La hoped, as is most probable, that rumour was, in this i. - stance, mistaken. The fact of some portion of t!- Russian armament having left Sebastopol, pored; . r for the mouths of the Danube, is likely to have given ri J to some such report as that which produced so muck excitement at Constantinople, and induced the Sultan l. inquire of the Ambassa fors of Frgland and Fran:. , whether, in the event of a Russian fleet appearing bee: the Bosphorus, the English and French fleets won . pass the Dardanelles. To 'this, of course, the reply w. . as prompt as the action would be if the event anti pated should unfortunately occur. The new aggression upon the territory of the Pori will, we should imagine, cause the Sultan to requi the immediate presence of his allies at his ; we can hardly believe that whilst the Russian eagle 'S planted at Jassy and Bucharest, and the Austrian sta .- dard waves over Bosnia and Servia, the combined flee will any longer remain on neutral shores. It is tir that the protecting flags of England and France shot float over the Bosphorus, firmly forbiddinS" spoliatlc and freely offering peace. THE FREE LIBRARY AT HAMPSTEAD. —At last month. meeting, on the 7th inst., at Cbqlk Farm, 31 ,- . E. La in the ;hair, on +he motion of H. .D..Gaiffith, s-,;•.ond by Mr. Jam( • Nevk um, the follom.ng resolution 7 agreed to,_ viz., " Thlt a vote of thquirs h 3 given R , chrrd Of' st , er, Esq., for his kind offer of a fourv4 volume of b's Home of Native Industry,' f - ,r hi:of Hampster and that the rime t a h c e ce F pt r e e d e L fo i l br t : honour ef truth." This library pro gresses most "%von-ably—books s 4 ' ll come -1 1 " wltho - lt money and without Flee," some even new f.om publishers —yet whit other part of tlis metropolis is arousing itself for such treasures of knowledge ? Verly apathy and ignorance walk hand in hand ! We merely talk of knowledge in England !—on the Continent they enjoy it. SOUTH WALES EXTENSION RAILWAY.—The opening of the South Wales from Carm , rthen will mainly depend upon the completion of the b:idge at that town, and, as that structure will be finished in about ii;x weeke, it is thought that the line for traffic will be ready in two months. It is quite decidei that the line will be opened upon a single line of mils, which is now laid Giotto in many places, and to within a short distance of the town of Haverford-west. The station at that town, with the approaches are progressing rapidly. The cutting at Shoalshook is pushed on night and day, and it will shortly be ready for the permanent rails, which may be safely calculated to be laid down during the whole length in about six weeks' time. P i