The Sun. — London, England, 1853-05-12 00:00:00

OVERLAINTD MAIL. (BY SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.) TRIESTE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 11. The steamer Calcutta arrived on the 10th May,. at ni ne p.m. in 106 hours f rom Al ex andria. On the 19th March the force under Sir John Cheap captured the st rong h o ld o f th e ro bb er chief IY r ea Toon, near Donabew, after a fierce combat of Ive ur hours' duration, and a loss of 102 killed and anded, rank and file. stateo of affai rs at Ava, or respecting the ulterior t hing further h a d t ransp i re d respec ti ng th e Movements of th e B r iti s h t roops. Lork F alkland will probably remain anpther Year at Bomb ay. Luard, of the civil service had been dis -"ssect for having offered, if a public investigation 11148 beeped,ant to prove that two superior officers _ YVe guilty of infamous conduct in the exer lass of their judicial functions. .91ard' s A public investigation, to test the truth of Mr. affirmation, is unanimously demanded by the Indian press. ettGreat in dignation has been e xc it e d by a report lat th e G overnment was about to renew the aa rter years, for t en elusion. without waiting for a dis tt - " v ices from Chi na of the 27th March state hat Sir G . Bonham had proceeded to Shanghai. The insurgents in Chi na h a d ma d e so much pro that the Emperor was co m p e ll e d to sue for id . in • T ile adviees from Alexandria are to the 6th tant. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. By the Overland, Mail we have advices from the u aPe to, the 22d Marcia. Th e 'war with the K firs had terminated by the complete with a of the rebel chief Sandilli. The treat li e and his tribe are driven beyond the Kei. ',sllthe 9th March. Y with General Cathcart was concluded aluiL vale The Queen of the South, Harbinger, Aciaide to FRENCH EMPIRE. 4. Eir,„„.• : , coreog`44l convention for the electric telegraph trl;"noation. between France and Bavaria, the kinenrg, Wisseriburg, and the circles of e !or i - ;,• /v , a8 On Tuesday signed by the Minister of , ‘l'Aff e -.-- •tutairs and the Count de Quadt, Charge O n al t re s of the he • 6 Kane , of Bavaria. 4 1, 1is vigati on s3eca-s ion of the treaty of commerce and . recently concluded between France and cilliit de t he Grand Duke has just conferred mon reerei.,‘-03 Lesseps, director of consulates and Affai;si the at the Department of F St. j r ,.' ~ Cross of Commander of the Order of r e Pn• M. Meurant, sub-director, has been Ted Th e 7 , Chevalier of the same Order. :oth er ' ll .ion• of yesterday, in the absence of any . r e . . subject on which it could indulge in the ex regksion o c , o b ,-,,, 4 its distrust of England, implores the do get Goverment to take precautions against the Xtq, - ; w hich would otherwise result from per ;. cinie g tLt a ai n egr English company to lay down a sub soaph to Algeria. The Union does not 4 hook s° 8° far as to say that the English will place a .Algeria at the end of the cable and drag aw y but it to tO annex it, climate and all, to `England, de_ de learning Perceives. in this teleph a scheme for . leaZitg he French eventually of their colony m by au ~„-g lour by hour, and minute by ini4e e , fully - doing there, so that the English may - I° cot' Prepared to snap it up when their appetite for bo w ci e tle st shall have become ravenous. Supposing, o Ici a /- er, that it is really an object with England_ to 1, °l v with oase s - „greater celerity that at present what cal l b • 'l lgeria, we do not see what danger there wish beh io . e to the French Government of this he 1 7' e gra tified on any occasion when secrecy would i ,kligl o l l BB4 ,, l *Y. The writer of the Union, ..n e . bis e Icll 4 . - °ula, ' overlooks the fact that the Al ro i a „ e °Tlt .4S °f the cable will be entirely d under the that no inesage Can French authorities, an thei r - tp ' e 11 be transmitted to England without apologyli'4 n-: 1 ils ° i 8s I l ludicrous The that a t alarmN* e should m allif e ste consider cl b . y the a o n t Perc e r i le c essary for alluding to it, if we did n +.„ .1 -aY hold ul ef th e manifestation a determination to --i t,,, e , x , cit e a rerY occasion, with or without reason, s vv ., - VY h 7 b,; t usPicion that the English are con writer of f ar th -Illi ug designs against France. by in ß o ii ic - ,e a rticle which we subjoin, must have 'I the , - T -e ,' with the foresight that he exhibits b ah : rammed of some turning table. The Union th --Ilti o -ere be still time we could wish to call the at kifi c't the Legislative Body to the project for esta eria, hag,.„an electric telegraph between France and Al %lap, 4-he Government has treated with an English /vll lOl l -3 'l which is already master of the submarine cable t PreBelitnnites Dover and Calais. This comp , an e y_ Prep°, co nstructing the cable from Dover to Ostend, rn d, e ls o a m nd . till t i ei3 a plan for putting Africa and F . dil lia, eati " passing- by Piedmont, Corsi f r c a a, a r n y d ing S t a h r e - N e i , to t i ona, with the ulterior project English possessions in j, d r °ro the African coast to the great "P • a la ' Evidently there is in it s t e h e i m s s be t f o or u e s t a i l , l at thi th n e g re s are ~,,... English interest. And it au enterprise which so to 6' eat dangers for France E (dish hands, by day od l ,e 4 k would t oa.t .lionr by houprl,actehei knoledgeof precisethe Atpresen s t i , - t ~,I , ° ll of our Algerian possessions. iNzauci ho bas accredite consuls and represen -41v w l all V i i th eS On near l y the points of the globe, has no one title in Algeria, because she has not Z ll°S ell ta to ° r ffi ec ct o a gnise our right bf possessing it. Now to • e ede by a public act to an English company, which l e tit 4ll ,l l Perted by very important personages, the right of f lulislaing the submarine telegraph on Algerian soil is 4 - d "t_ilig else than authorising in that spot the obligatory ill_ioerreanent presence of foreign agents naturally but o d m ' s posed towards us, and who may, on m . orethan_ y on a e io go od ,be very disagreeable to us. It alread 1 ) .,_ deal that an English place, Malta, . : should have th e the central point of the steam navigation of tak e ek4 e ,diterranean basin ; and measures asures ought to be frot„ becoming preventing another English place, London, tel em ecorning the central point of the universal say th el system, including Algeria. It is vain to f ree t the French Government would always be to it stop th e news, w hi c h it would be important tel e t ° keep s ecre t. F or all those who know the It e g u r ,aPh syst, that is a completeerror hav e tr, s sin em g the thi ng possible, France W And even would always n ews 'ear that once arrived in Piedmont, the important la ud would take the line of Ostend by way of Switzer flow ' till " Germany. If the cable of Ostend be notyet c l o a n id . c oa j l, it is because it is of importance to have the con eau of the African line first assured. That is the real . 4,, ' e of the delay which has taken place in the laying s.p ro lo kve 4 ° l. f the German telegraph . line. Moreover, if we lines 'ue -English alone to establish the electric telegraph tro t : f i ls t w ill happen th a t th e com mercial news going Aorta l . "' North to the South and the South to the bli % h ' w ill all be enregistered in the central-office esta liah el ' l at London, and will thus be known to the E . ng clegti ,before reaching the persons for whom it is al otie e u• The establishment of a French company can Liaile neutralise such a danger, which interests in the otl ae : t degree , the commerce of France, and that of rth countries. in th:l4l,egislative body sat yesterday, M. Billault, IV i• IS el ' a ir• Leave of absence was accorded to a 0 Itilesc...at, The President read from the chair a i es.si o , l3 %,lal decree declaring that the Legislative 4 , ath -, ;f °t_. l 8 5 3 , which ought to terminate on the 'hg i Via month, shall be extended to the even- Zelite% " at urdaY, May 28. Two bills were pre -401144 cule relative to public baths and wash nlent ' a nd the second proposing the final settle ''eatc(l.l4 the tel of 1851. M. Legrand pre the bill re Port on a local bill. The discussion on l'it a i l relating to the mode of forming the jury in °l:ed al ea s,es was resumed, and the measure h a 5..,,, th at ' Four local bills were also adopted, as --`; ''• of +. - I,‘"` n ding to prolong the provisions of Chap. kon; , o , "-ue F orest -code. The bill on the civil pen diseos-;as then brow ht forward, and after some eeedint°l adjournedgto the next day- The pro t,ing, th e ' lie u terminated. Before the public sit ,,anied fisrePresentatives met in their bureaux, and L IA , •,„ -...re e Ov -(ref Committees_,t ; one, on the . bill_ .. toallow tie er th 1. ur Police of Paris to exercise full . power e e oanlieue ; a second, on that relating to ecut.' ivs CO a l/ a o l 4 °ll , .: 31 aline of electric . telegraph between Gr e e/ eeli ' Vi o 44-1 / , ge P a ; and the third, on the bill for e nable, - c". a railway from St. Rambert to Th e • aft a • il laetiVit h, i rs at th_ Y reported as existing on M . onday in l. q 004 ,,..0 pourse has again been continued, for telt u.Ltaone h a • bu 7, w a t having been maintained with diffi endency to decline at the close of Whille with(h lace il st an i T hree per Cents. for cash fell 5c., in h e in t,lrovement to the same extent took 4 % an. iinpr-"oolir-tuad_a_galf per Cents. There l(r4r es. p i _ . , veraent of sf. in Bank of France tits. itud!rsquotations :—For cash—Three per. 11,!1.7,?;_e•-6.0;., po p i o u r o• t ; he F o a u ee r o - an on d t__ -a- T H h a r l e f e perper Cents., va 4 r ll i a k t tock, 11 2 , r 7 -4 3 11 0 (1 1 : 4- , 1 1alf per Cents., 104 f. 35c. Mort acre Bank Shares no 4 t leeli (34 Qeeurred, Closingg ' th© 14 4 , 4 ); quotation l th e fi Ile °I 7 f• in those at 885 f.; but there was se of the Societe Mobilere, veu,"7"way Share bei ng... 9 40 f. 50c. The aspect of Ito in prices Bt.' eliite""9le) riOt tu ' u r e e h • l3l d a rket Was again very unfa- S ee l ra ri r at e il l a ndi i t h i e e x i gi s au ting, and the de teullteotik su s l ,3 I. Orlean i s l kaini og 1 . -, and of if, and 2f 0- i w n a e Paristo t the e and e x no• e c I th • generally in the re kof4sinf.ed.: unilLs. Lyons to e Mediterranean re rico 41 gre at ! N'however, and there was a rise - r1 s Iv er . ~,„. North( sl im .. , es. The closing ' aaje a ..1 ' •----Aorther U 6 6f. ~'IL, Str ae b n s , 05L; Orleans, 1,105 f • ukk burg, 936 f 5 • , ~ N, 4 ) • Oc.; Paris and Lyons, ....11i1 and R ou en) 1 , 1 60 f.; Lyons to . GERMANY. , 8i; A telegraphic dispatch dated Vienna, 10 th in st., St. states that Prince Menschikoff has delivered inlis St. ultimatum relative to the affair of the patriarchate. ,T A letter from Vienna stat es that the Prince of ?Lob' Montenegro is still the object of great attentions E L . from the court of Austria, and has had the honour 25 6 of dining with the Empero r. The German Journal of Frank f ort states, from 50 Vienna, that the Austrian b ud g et for 1854 will, by 20 the reductions in different branches of the public sb. expenditure, exhibit a reduction of taxation. 15 The German Journal of Frankfort has the fol- 50 lowing from Posen, dated the 3d :—" Yesterday 12 St. Jesuits arrived here, and are to commence preach- mg to-morrow in three or four churches at the sa me 8 time. They are to preach in German and in Polish. 8 The Jesuits had obtained from the superior ecde- 20 s iastical authorities the cession of the convent of 20 Olobok, in the circle of Ado lnau, but the Govern- 0 ment has not considered it right to approve of that St. cession." A letter from the Hague, of the 4th, states that, St. SL on the previous' day, at the commencement of Divine Service in all the Protestant chu rches, the St. pastors exhorted their congregations to give alms 10 to the poor Catholics. The King manifested his 26! great satisfaction at this act of religious tolerance, and charged the Minister of Public Instruction to 20 13i inform the pastors officially of it. 2 5 3 The Bavarian Government has j ust decided that Englishmen travelling in Bavaria must get their sb. passports vised by the Bavarian minister at the 50 2 20 places where taken • and consequently a d ecree of 20 the 4th April, 1846, rendering this forma lit y un necessary, has been repealed. 25 The Prussian Government has authorised the foundation of several houses of Jesuits in the Rhen- 20 20 ish province. ' 50 CITY THOROUGHFARES.—In a few months the new 10 street from London-bridge to St. Paul's will be opened 10 to the public, and a considerab le increase of traffic along St. Ludgate-hill and Fleet-street may, cons e q uentl y , be an- 25 ticipated. It is astonishing that no ste p s have been E taken to rprovide for this by widening Ludgate-hill. Even at present there is no part of London so crowded, and where so many stoppages are continually occurring ; and what will it be when a fresh str eam of traffic is St opened into St. Paul's Churchyard Slf Ludgate-hill st. were widened by throwing back the north side from the 20 Old Bailey, a fine view would be obtained of the cathe- st. dral from Fleet-street. At present a projecting.bend of 15 the street intercepts all views from any distance of that glorious building ; and the churc h of St. Martin, Lud- 6 gate, stands presumptuously directly in front. —Builder. 6 DEPLORABLE OCCURRENCE. —In consequence of its 31 having been found impossible, from the rocky state of the soil, to drive stakes into the bed of the river for the ,61 erection of a scaffolding for the repairs of the Pont Notre-Dame, it was necessary to sink what is called a gril, a sort of wooden frame. This operation was pro- ei ceeded with to the day before yesterday, in the famous 10 Arche du Diable, by five boatmen. The m en p laced 20 themselves on the frame to direct it. In doing so one of them let slip a rope ; this gave a shock, which de prived the men of all control over the frame, and carried St by the current, which is exceedingly violent in that spot, it went towards one of the piles of the bridge. Seeing st. that it was in danger of being dashed to pieces, the boat- s t. men leaped into a boat which had been placed near by way of precaution. This, however, was swamped, and 6i the men, plunging into the water, swam with the cur rent towards the Pont au Change. Two of them sue- 50 ceeded in reaching that bridge—one caught hold of a ring, the other placed himself on a buttress, and in a few St• seconds a boat put off and rescued them. As to the 16 other three men, after struggling for some time against St. the current, they were drowned before it was possible to st. render them assistance. They were all married and had families.—French , Paper. St. CREMORNE GARDENS.—We were favoured, on Wed- 50 nesday last, with an opportunity of viewing the various alterations and improvements that have been made by St. the proprietor of this favourite place suburban resort 50 since last season, and, familiar as we e e rie en be for years 12 .alth its leading attractions, we wer lighted and astonished at the new and striking additions that were ni presented to our notice. The lover of al fresco recrea tion will find these charming grounds more lovely than 25 ever. Numbers of rare and costly shrubs have been planted, adding much grace and beauty to the lawns 10 and parterres. Valuable additions have been made 6 to the statuary, amongst which we were particularly 12 struck with two colossal statues of Wellington and Na -12 poleon, placed most judiciously in contraposition on either side of the principal wal k. Chromatropes and St. kaleidoscopic lights, upon a most magnificent scale, catch the eye from all points, and illuminate the grounds 16 , 1 in a novel and brilliant manner ; and the tout ensemble 20 of the scene evidences the extensive and judicious em- 5 ployment of art in the embellishment of the natural 2 beauties of this charming spot. A rich bill of fare is provided in the way of entertainment. Signor Bosisio St. still wields the baton of conductor in the orchestra, and _2O Mons. Milano will continue his maste rl y mana g ement of the corps de ballet, while a perpetual round of daily 15 amusement will be provided by these and a long list of 8 other artistes. Among other entertainments it is in tended to give a series of bal masques, the first of which 10 is to take place on Wednesday, the 25th, the Derby day ; and no doubt it will fully sustain the high character of 10 Cremorne as a place of amusement. 25 HOLMFRITH.—HEAVY FALL OF SNOW. — Th is town 16 and the immediate neighbourhood were on Monday 3.0 visited with a tremendously heavy fall of snow, such as 20 was never before witnessed by the oldest inhabitant at 5 this advanced part of the season. The snow began to st. fall about 6 o'dlock in the morning, and continued with out intermission throught the day. The train from 17 Penistone to Holmfrith,in consequence of the line be- 25 ing blocked u p, was seve r a l, h ours behind its time ; several others, we understand, were in a similar predica ment. locality of Holmfi ith were nearly stuck fast in the snow; Several carts and other vehicles travelling in the pedestrians were obliged to abandon the di road altogether. 705 heart of the town it averagedfuy an lB ;ri n e On the hills it was four feet deep, h th e e s. v T al h le e y t s re a e n s d , 2 2 0 0 on the verge of bursting into full leaf, were completely 20 loaded, and the surroundin g landscape appeared more 20 like January than May. One poor fellow, it crossing the 20 hills from Dunford-bridge to Holmfr in the snow, and but for the timely assistance was stuckof twof as t persons passing he would in all probability have o perished. 20 Woman lives, 5 GREEK PRIESTS AND THEIR WIVES. 20 on the average, too long. She lives longer which is not good for her. It makes hertoo and, therefore, less valuable. There are women w ho 2 1 0 0 for the last thirty or forty years of their lives are en fit w nothing but the fireside. The y can not take a walk, 5 they cannot take a j ourne y , the y can scarcely go upstai r s 10 to bed ; their strength fails, their breath fails, they are 20 ever ailing, they always have been ailing, they live 20 and yet they live on an average longer than men who ail not. People who move about most live in general shortest. 1C Hence clergymen live longer than medical men, and 2C travellers are generally short lived ; they live quickly. 2( When everything goes on well the two sexes are equal 1( in number. In some of the most wretched places in 2( North Africa the women constitute more than two thirds of the inhabitants. How horrible to be a woman 10 .in such circumstances! She is then a drudge. Singular 220 0 it is, that the more numerous women are the g reater drudges they become. The Greek priests are the nen 20 for husbands. They can never marry twice, and there- 20 fore they take great care of their wives. They will 10; even wash and scrub to save them the trouble, 20 for they say very naturally, "If I lose this wife I can 20 never have another." This makes woman valuable—to 10 20 be a rarity. CHIMNEY SWEEPERS. — L ord Shaftesbur y has laid on 20 the table of the-House of Lords a - bill to amend the 1 1. Chimney Sweepers Act. Persons under 16 are not to 20 use the trade of a chimney sweeper under a penalty of 10 10/. The law has been evaded in this respect. 20 the Mediterranean, 852 f. 50e.; Western of France, 798 f. ITALY. The committee appointed by the Chamber of Shr. Deputies at Turin, to consider the question of a st. railroad to Switzerland, brought up its report on 20 the 6th. It proposes that the Government shall be authorised to treat • with the Federal Govern- 14 meat for the speedy construction of a railway from 31 the northern bank of the Lago Maggiore to the Lake of Constance, and to grant 10 millions of 27 francs to the company that shall undertake the work, in return for a corresponding amount of g shares. In its sitting of the 7th, the Cha mber of Depu ties of Turin adopted the Ministerial bill for the 50 Novara Railway by a large majority, with an addi- 20 tional article granting t w o millions of francs to the G , fr works to be executed in 1853. rovernmen, :or w. The Parlament° of Turin states from Florence, Ist, that Marquisrostabili, a refugee, has received orders to quit Lombardy, but that the Prince de Lichtenstein is actively exerting himself in his favour. The Bologna Gazette of the 29th ult. states that the Pope has presented a gold chalice and patella, with beautiful sculptures, and a silver ostensorium set with precious stones, to the city of Bologna, as a mark of his peculiar affection. His m e s s Hoe has s also sent 2,500 f. from his privy purse for elief of the poor. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 6th publishes the gt: royal decree by which (as already stated by tele- s t , graph) the corrigedors are suppressed. These S. functionaries were upwards of 100 in number, and St. cost annually from 800,000 to 1,000,000 reals. M. c , L. Melchor Ordonez, Minister of the Interior in the 3.1'2 Bravo-Murillo Cabinet, has been nominated civil 50 governor of Barcelona. The Ministry of Foreign 16i Affairs had not been filled up. The committee of St. the royal council charged to examine the conces- ?? sions of railways held its first meeting on the sth, ;-`t i under the presidency of M. M artinez de la Rosa. 20 The news of the death of the Marquis de Valde- ni gamas had caused a very painful impression. The 10 accounts received by the Ministry of the Interior St. from the authorities of Gerona st ate that it is not 8:6 true, as had been reported, that an armed band of 10 thirteen insurgents had appeared in that province, st. but that a cabecilla, named Cargol, and two men, 50 had shown themselves, but had been so hotly pur- 40 sued as to be obliged to take refuge in France. 25 25 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1853. TH - E SE raidl ‘ 100 Aberdeen 86 Amog. Nottng. Bost & Bastn. Jun et— all Birmg. Wolverh. & Stour Valley_ 2 8 BirLenhd. Lancshi & • Cheshire Junct. n Do. Cl7esh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 18i Do., £2O 100 Bristol and Exeter 100'', Caledonian a ll Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon.. Cork, Blackrock and Passage 45 Dublin&BelfastJune a n Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction i all Do. New i all East Anglian (£25 L and E. & L. & D ) 3 all Do. Do. (18/. E.& 11 ) ) a ll Eastern Counties 5 all Eastern Union, Class A. (late E. U. Sh.) 5 86 Do., do 5 all Do., B. and . 0 t. 100 East Lancashire 0 all East & West Ind. Dk. & Birming. June t. 100,Edinburgh & Glasgow 0 14 !din. and Peebles.... Edin. Prth. &Dundee .00 Glasgow &S. Western .00 Great Northern &k.. 00 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 700 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 'lOO Great Western 11 Ir!sh South-Eastern a ll Lancaster & Carlisle ni Do., Thirds 100 Lancash.& Yorkshire 15 Do., Fifths 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un a ll Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southp t. all London & Blackwa r 3 i Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond.Brigt. &S. the. 100 London &N. Western 12 Do., Fifths. 1 D0.,£10 Sh.M.&B. C 100 London &S. Westein 421 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Londerry. &Coleraine a ll Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch. Shef. &Lincln 4i Do., Man.& Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do.Birm ins . . &Derby 476 Midland G. West.(lr.) 17 Do. Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket 34 Do. Bury Extension 16 Newp. Aberg. &Ilftd 76 Newry & Enniskillen all Nevvr,y, Warrenpeint, and Restrevor 100 Norfolk. a ll Do., New 36 Northn.Counties Un 100 North British 13 North Devon, No. 1 8 6 Do., No. 2.. . ..... . a ll Do., A Deferred . 5 Do., B Guaranteed 176 North Staffordshire a n North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June. 100 Os ford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg 100 Do., L. &N. Weatn uaranteed Stock 8 Shra wsby. & Hereford all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all Do. Halves do all Do Do. OswesLiy 6i Shropshire Union all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yorksh.ltiver Dun 5 Do. NI Stockton & Hartlepl 19 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford& Limerick 14 West Cornwall Wimbledon&Croydn 1 Woodford IC) York Newctl.&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions Purchase 100 York &N. Midland RKETS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Yesterday. 29 - 6 - 10i 61c1 21 —22 cl 34 2id 102 104 68i —68 i 2.3 g 214 22j 10 - 6 - ••• 4i siipinl 8 -- 41 - 134 - 104 - 4 111 - 73 - 74 64 - 51 72 - 74 ii -: ii 89 -90 i 55 - 57 132 -134 113 -- 114 91 -91 A! 81 -- 84 . 92 --94 1 13i -- 14 p 79 -- 80 i -- 3 d, 3 -- 2i dl 16 -16 i 9; —9i 1044 -- 1054 , 118* -- 1191 14- 90 — 1 alp 5 -- 4Ad 4 -34 d 12 -- 13 19 -- 21 30 -- 304 31 -- 2d 75i 42 -- 44 50 - 52 - 53 8 55 4 - 9i - ••• 3k 28 d 354 —36 i d 4 —4a d - - 8a 53 - 54 98 - 10 0 62 - 63 66 - 68 73 - 76 II - (V 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 13 -- 15 311 d 20t -- 21; 75 — 7 5 i 36 37 14 -- 15 -- 19 -- 21 2i 3i 15 154 9 104 31 35 104 —10 i d par 70 - 7 i - 6 2 - 1 __ 71 7 d 2?,:d 62, Bus ness done this day. 50 Paid' ' RAILWAYS. Leasing Compans. 'Loudon &I N. West. all Baron' and Blotchley. all Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee all Do.withontgi all Birm.Wolv. & Dudley guar. all Do.wthtgnar. 100 Buckghamsh. all ClydesclalsJe. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. 6 p. cent .. . all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares all Do. 4 Shares all lon.&Greenw l all Do.Preferenee all Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent all Do. 6 per et a ll Ilaned.Bston. and Hatloe'i' all Misldlesbro' & Redcar all blidld.Bradfd. all Northern and Eastern 5p . c. -all Do. 6 per et all Do. Fixed 5p c all Prest. & Wyre Gt.Westn ,Do L. &N.W. CaMon_ 'Gt.Notrhn Q4.Westn. 'Yk. New. & Berw Y.&N.Ild Do Do Closing Prices Yesterday. 107 -109 54 - 56 150 - 152 133 -34 112 114 56 57 27i 28 14 14Lsi 26 27 IS.Easteru !Do Norfolk Do Lu. &N. W & Midld Stokton & Darlingt. Midland 3 - 31 106 - 108 E. Count Do !Do L. 41N. W ttzlandrYk IDo 11A Do. Shares. 1.00 - Roystn.dE Hit. LOO Do.Shepth.St. 18i She?. Roth. dry Goole g.s.p.ci OA S. Staffordsh all WearValleygr 6 per cent all Do Gt.Northn Do Lancash.& Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. Darling Do 1100 IWilts4Somrstl Gt.Westn MINES. 65 - 67 151 - 153! 1151 - 153 i li d Business this day. 1112 i 13i 33 - 34 105; - 106 \ all Agua Fria 1 all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 5 Australian is 2 p p par-- i p 4 - 41 P par id par par *— # P 8 10 all Ausbralian Cordillera all ustralian Freehold all Ave Maria all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) all British Austrin. Gold 13.5 British Iron 24i Brazilian Imp. (issued at £5 pm.) all Do. Cocacs & Cuiaba 15 Do. St. John Del Rey all Carson's Creek all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 14 Copiap o all CopperMinerso: Eng all Do. Pr&'erence all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co all General all Great Nugget Vein all Great PolgooiN all Lake Bathurst all Liberty all. Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co all ,Mariquita 9 Mexican &S. Americ. all New Granada all Nouveau Monde 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 103 Santiago de Cuba all South Australian 7 Tin Croft all United Mexican all Waller .. . all West Granada all West Mariposa all Yuba 2 3 2 5 - 41 4t 30 - 31 - P 46 -47 i 1- i p 8, - 2 9 70 - 80 8 - 9 p 1A 1d 15 17 2 p par— P t d * P I A d par 8 A 8A p 1 - 1 P par— # P 24 —26 P 7 8 6 --- * 9 11 IP 4 5 par I P Ad P * P * P 4a JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B7 88 87i 50 all British N. American ... • 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China # 1 p 2a 00 25 Colonial •.• ••• 100 20 Commercial of Lon don ... ... 10 English Scottish and Australian 1 18 p 20 12): Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 311. 50 20 London. and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock 100 20 Lond. &Westminster 20 2 Loudon Bauk of Aus tralia and India 50 22i National of Ireland 25 all Oriental Bank o: Corporation 53 —5l xn x new 25 5 Do. Ne 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg do Gold Inn. Co d— par 25 25 South Australia 49 51 25 all Union of Australia 79 80 79. ... 2i Do. New 8 9 50 10 Union of London — 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 100 35 Australian Agric alt iB2 84 824 20 8 Austrlasn.Pcific.Maill 10 6 Austrian. Royal Mail' 381 Brit. Americn. Land; 73 77 72 100 321 Canada ' 65 70 5 5 Crystal Palace 24 2 8 3 71 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France' 1 f 3A -20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric. Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 50 General Screw Steam ... 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar i 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 2 Netherlands Land 1 20 7i Nrth.of EuropoSteam 50 all Peninsular &Orien4d i 50 25 Do. Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 77 8 25 25 South Austral. Land 4.6 48 1 1 Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Universal Emigration and Colonisation...l 100 28A , Van Diemen's Land.. 19 —•- 20 194 LLOYD'S SHIPPIAG-(T.HIS DAY.) LONDON, May 12.—Wind this day at Noon, N.E. ; strong breeze and cloudy. FALMOUTH, May 11.—Wind, v ar i a bl e . Off Port — Herman Daniel, Ti inidad de Cuba, for Bremen. BRISTOL, May 11.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Jane Black, Africa. _ SUNDERLAND, May 11.—Sailed—Niger, Quebec. WARRENPOINT, May 10.—The Margaret, Drogheda to Working von, has been on the rocks. SWANSEA, • May 11.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Renshaw, Cape of Good Hope ; Francis Yates, do. ; Cuba, Co quimbo. QUEENSTOWN, May 10.—Wind, N.W., strong. Ar rived— Nicholas, Philadelphia, and sailed for Londonderry ; Dexterous, Mazagan. CORK, May 10.—Wind, N.W. sailed—Thomas and Robert, Miramichi. BREST, May 9.—The Elizabeth Rees, Manilla to Lon don, has put in leaky, and will probably have to partially discharge. NEW ORLEANS, April 25.—The Albatross (s) was wrecked on the 10th inst. ; crew and passengers saved. CON S England,T A NT I s N 0 0 n shor e P LE, A pril n the -Thepiril2s.-Back s Teeale;rn a cho, Ibrall to 9. assistance has been sent to her. MARKET NEWS-(THIS IMY•) CORN. 91: plus. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended May 12, 1853, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and TEAMS lu England and Wales, per imperial Quarter. .. I WEATTAES.EY.IiII. 1 PI A "' I I'EAS. 4411 6d 3ls 4d 19s Od 130 s 7d 35s 2d 33s 3d THE SIX WEEK'S AVERA.GE. WHEAT. I HAUNT. I OATS. I SYS. lAGE•I AGE• BEANS. I PEAL WHEAT. I EARLET 44s 7d 31s 6d 18s lid I 3Cs Od I DUTIES 0 IN . FOREIGN 1 L. 1 32s lid Is Od lis Od is Cd Is Od is Od Is Od I QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 93,996; Barley, 18,042; Oats, 16,333; Bye, 83; Beans 5,059 ; Peas, 6 58 quarter°. HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 42 153 ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 5/ lOs ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 16s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. ComBEELAND.—Meadow hay, 31 5s to 46 17s ; clover clqt,o, 4/ Os to 5/ 8s; and straw, 1/ as to 1/ 16s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade firm. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 315 s to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 8s • and straw, 118 s to 11 16s per load. Supply good, and trade flat. and at :t e , t to-day,r quoted. . MEA T MARKETS. NFTGATE AND LEADEN HALL.—Each kind of meat w m a e s de in ra f te air r a eg ve u ra es te at average ipsn.me: k l from 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Mut ton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 611 to 4s 8 d ; Pork, 3s 4d tO 4s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, MAY 11.—The supply of each kind of stock here to-day was tolerably extensive, yet the demand ruled steady. Beef, 3 9 Od to 4 Veal, Mutton, 35 6d to 5 s 2d . Lamb, 5s Od to so 10d ' sink 30 6d, to 4s 4d ; Pork: 3s Od to 4s Od per Sibs, to the offal. ROMFORD, MAY 11.—The demand at tltis market to-day ruled steady, and prices last quoted wore well supported.— Beef, from 3s 2d to 40 We al, Mutton, 3s fid to 5s 4d. ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s 2d ; 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per Slbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 19s to 24s each, and suckling calves, 20s to 255. THE RECENT CHARGE AGAINST M. KOSSUTH.— MEETING IN LAMBETH._-A very numerously-attended public meeting of the inhabitants ofthe the borough of L a mbeth was held last evening, at Horns, Ken nington-common, to consider the alleged e calmp loymin theent of the police by the Governm ent as politi spies oas e of M. Kossuth, and especially in reference to the late proceedings at Bow-street Police-office. The for cha he ir was tlken by Mr. Williams, the member t borough. Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Mr. Murrough, M.P., and several of the principal inhabitants rom of the parish were p resent. Letters were read f, Mil 'Wilkinson, M.P., and Sir J. Walmsley, stating their i na blility to attend , b ut expressing sympathy in the L object of tho meeting. THE LATE DMIRALTY. EXAMINATION OF MR. DISRAELI. The Committee to inquire into Dockyard Appointments and Promotions met at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Disraeli, M.P., was the first witness called. Lord Seymour (the chairman) informed Mr. Disraeli that the committee had been informed by Sir Baldwin Walker that, in a particular conversation, Mr. Stafford had used these words :—" It is of no use to blink the question. I am so pressed by Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Exchequer that I cannot help myself." He (the chairman) vial ed to ask blr. Disraeli whether he did express to Mr. Ste fiord any opinion regarding the management of pro motions in the dockyards ? Mr. Disraeli—l never had any conversation with Mr. Stafford, or any person who held office under the late Ad ministration, as to such matters. Lord Seymour—ls the committee to understand that you did not give any opinion as to the patronage of the dockyards ? Mr. Disraeli—Mr. Stafford never consulted me upon any such subject, nor did any one holding office under the late Administration. It was a subject not falling under my department, and he did not speak to me on the subject. The Chairman referred to the evidence of the Duke of Northumberland, who stated that Mr. Stafford complained that, being responsible for all the patronage, he had not its distribution, and was, consequently, without the means of doing his duty, and said unless he was invested with that power he could not retain his office. Do you (addressing Mr. Disraeli) remember Mr. Stafford making any com plaint to you, as a member of the Government, under these circumstances? Mr. Disraeli—lf the committee wish it, I will state what took place within my own knowledge of the facts and parties, which Rill lead to the real cause of misunder standing. I did not come prepared to give such evidence, bnt if the committee desire it I will state the facts. When the late Government was formed, the Duke of Northum berland, from a high sense of public duty and a great love for the profession of which he was a member, was most anxious that a Board of Admiralty should be formed as free as possible from what are usually called political in fluences, and the board was formed, according to the wishes of his grace, of distinguished naval officers, whose sole object was the best administration of that great branch of the public service. But the consequence, I have no hesitation in saying, was that there existed a want of that understanding between the board and the House of Com mons which had hitherto prevailed, and which prevails at present. The present Board of Admiralty is represented in Parliament not merely by the Secretary, but by the First Lord, and by a naval lord, so that the present board has opportunities of effecting a perfect understanding with the House of Commons. But when the board was formed under Lord Derby's Administration there was only one member of it who was a member of the House of Commons, and that member, although a highly distinguished naval officer, upon taking his seat at the board, found himself in the presence of his su periors in professional rank, and of course was greatly in fluenced by them. Upon Mr. Stafford, therefore, devolved the expression of the feelings of the Rouse of Commons, as he was the only civilian connected with the board, and upon that duty he entered not only without experience, but, under great difficulties. I may perhaps add that the con sequence of this was, that from the first there was not that sympathy between the board and the House of Commons which is so necessary in our Parliamentary government. I have no hesitation, from my position as leader of the House of Commons at the time, in giving this as my opinion. Mr. Stafford was placed in a difficulty by having mainly to consider the House of Commons, without having any one to support him at the Board of Admiralty, the mem bers of which looked to what it considered the good of the service, not only in matters of patronage, but in other questions; and I felt it my duty to support the Secretary of the Admiralty, as the present leader of the House of Commons would do in questions of public expenditure, which the secretary, acting upon the views of the House of Commons, would feel it his duty to bring under the notice of the Board of Admiralty ; but that board, consti tuted as I have said, listened to those views with some de gree of jealousy. In fact there was not that harmony which should exist between the House of Commons and every branch of the service, and which can only exist when a considerable number of the members of that branch are members of the House of Commons. I mean to say that the Board of Admiralty only looked to the benefit of the service, and only considered the efficiency of the service. They did not understand the spirit of our Parliamentary government—that in conducting their affairs they must consider the temper of the House of Commons, which, in the present bo ar d, i s re presented by several members. Take, for instance, the Secretary of the Admiralty repre senting to me, as his duty was, that the expenditure was exceeding the estimates, it was my duty, as the guardian of the public purse, to attend to that representation, and I ordered a weekly account to be sent to the Treasury. These things happened early in our Administration, and this order was looked upon by the board as rather an un warrantable interference with the functions of the Ad miralty. The Chairman—You, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and responsible for the public expenditure, were naturally anxious to keep a control over the expenditure of the Ad miralty; that I can understand. Mr. Disraeli—l do not lay much stress upon that in stance, save as an illustration. Such a direction, under ordinary circumstances, would not be received with any jealousy by the members of the board, if they were also members of the House of Commons. Mr. Stafford was placed in circumstances of great difficulty, and he com municated them to me. I advised him to conciliate as much as possible, but to do his duty, and not to bring for ward any proposition which the board was not prepared to support. Sir H. Davie—Did Mr. Stafford state that his difficul ties arose from professional matters only, or from pressure put upon him in the disposal of patronage? Mr. Disraeli—He would not speak to me upon such small matters, but generally upon the extreme difficulty he found in carrying on his office, and he naturally came to me for counsel and support. Our conversation took place in the House of Commons, behind the Speaker's chair, after questions had been answered, and not at formal in terviews. My advice to him was to conciliate as much as possible, and I painted out the novelty of the position of several of these gentlemen ; and I must say I always found Mr. Stafford extremely desirous of acting upon the general advice I gave. Sir H. Davie again invited the attention of Mr. Disraeli to the expressions imputed by Sir B. Walker to Mr. Staf ford. The Right Hon. Gentleman replied—l thought I had an swered that question. I never pressed Mr. Stafford nor any member of the late Administration on the subject of patronage, or to induce its exercise with a view to the coming elections. Such a matter would not occur to me nor any one in my position. Mr. Stafford expressed to me from the first the great difficulties he had to contend against, arising from this spirit of jealousy and suspicion, created as I have before stated. The Chairman—Did Mr. Stafford express to you that his difficulties were increased by the fact of the preceding Government having filled up all the appointments, and given all promotions to their own friends ? Mr. Disraeli—No. He never went into details of this kind ; but I think it right to state that he did mention to me that he was placed in a difficulty with regard to the Surveyor-General, and I remember I gave him my ad vice. I may say, did not go into details. I looked upon the Surveyor-General as a permanent civil servant of the Crown, and my advice was to treat these permanent civil servants of the Crown not only in a conciliatory manner, but so as to invite cordiality and confidence ; and upon that point I spoke from my own experience. When I went to the Treasury the principal civil servants of the Crown there were men of, I may say, extreme liberal opin ions, having been appointed by the preceding Government. I treated them with implicit confidence, and they served me with zeal and fidelity, and even devotion, and so I recommended Mr. Stafford to treat the Surveyor-General. I did not go into the causes of the misunderstanding with that officer, but Mr. Stafford told me he would act upon my advice, and I think he did so act. That was the only personal instance brought before me; but some time after, Mr. Stafford spoke to me in the House of Commons about the letter of Sir B. Walker to the Duke of Northumber land. Ido not know whether the letter he showed me was the original letter or a copy to prove to me that he had not succeeded in establishing that good understanding which I had recommended. When I read that letter I was very much annoyed, and made this observation, "If this is the mode in which your overtures are to be met, I think he had better resign." Mr. Stafford replied, "That is quite out of the question, for the Duke of Northumber land considers this as a strictly confidential communica tion, and I will do what I can to make things ple2.,sant." I said—" If this is the case, and Sir B. Walker com plains of your interference, you had better see him, and have some conversation with him, and make him understand your wish to go on cordially with him. To this Mr. Stafford agreed, and from that time, in March, I never heard of the matter again until late in the autumn, when Mr. Stafford called upon me in Downing-street to go through the naval estimates. I then asked him how things were going on in his office, and he said nothing could be better—that he had a perfect understanding with Sir B. Walker, and that it was impossible for anybody to work better together. The Chairman asked Mr. Disraeli if he was to under stand that from his official experience ho had found that the heads of departments, although principally appointed by preceding Governments of different views, had acted fairly towards him? Mr. Disraeli—l can only speak from my own knowledge of the Treasury ; but I can say that the permanent civil officers there do their duty cordially and completely, and would do so if a change of Government were to take place to-morrow. That is my decided opinion of that depart ment • but, of course, I cannot speak of my own knowledge of other offices. In answer to the Chairman—As far as my personal ex perience extends, I can say that I believe the administra tion of affairs was carried on in perfect cordiality and good faith by every office which came under my notice, with the exception of the Admiralty, and that exception did not arise from the absence of good faith in individuals, but, as I have before stated, from the want of a perfect understanding between the Parliamenta7 administration of the Admiralty and the general administration. Every other branch of the public service was snffieientlyrepre sented in the House of Commons excep t, the Admiralty, which consequently regarded all questionings and inter ference of the house with jealousy. The Chairman—Was there any other • ground of dis satisfaction, except upon the question of expenditure ? Mr. Disraeli.—There was no other Cause of misunder standing between the Admiralty, and 'the parliament, but I can understand that various members or Parliament, looking to the particular patronage which has been alluded to, may have pressed, and did press, upon Mr. Stafford for its disposal ; and if he found himself unable to comply with their wishes, that might possibly be a thee understanding, as the persons wh o support , atGovern- ment naturally look to a fair distribution of its prona o 9. That may have led to a misunderstanding., I only wish it to be understood that, so far as I am concerned, it was not brought under my cognisance. The Chairman—We have heard from the Duke of Nor thumberland that he gave up all his patronage to Mr. Staf ford, thus leaving to the Secretaryall the patronage usu ally enjoyed by the First Lord. Would not that rather as sist the Secretary in dealing with the House of Corn mom ? Mr. Disraeli —Probably it might ; but this was a matter d e cons' ere never brought under my notice. I hav the question of promo tions in the navy or dockyards at all. The right hon. gentleman then retired. Captain Duncombe , o ne of the members of the late Board of Admiralty, applied to the committee that a cer tain portion of the evidence of Captain Dundas, given on T ue sday, relating to a compla int from the board respectin g a cask of raisins, should either be struck out, or the sub ject be gone into fully, as it d i d not in an y w a y relate to the late. Secretary of the Admiralty. The committee decided upon striking ont the portion of the evidence alluded to by Captain Duncombe. Mr. Stafford was then recalled—He said his first diffi cultiets arose from being the only civilian at the board, which had a stronger regard for the efficiency of the ser vice than for the estimates voted by Parliament, and he had felt it his duty to protest against measures which, he feared, would cause an expenditure beyond the estimates. He considered it his dutyto control the expenditure withthe assistance of the Surveyor and Accountant-Generals, but never felt it a duty to consult the Surveyor particularly upon the question of savings to be effected by not filling up vacancies. In cancelling the circular of 1849 he did not think he was destroying the efficiency of that control on the part of the surveyor. He did not consider that by taking the correspondence relating to vacancies to himself he prevented the surveyor from offering any suggestion as to savings by not filling up vacancies, as that officer, being in constant communication with all the dockyards, must have been fully aware of every vacancy that occurred. Upon the question of the agreement of the board with the House of Commons, Mr. Stafford said—The committee must be aware of the increasing habit of the house to inquire into the minute details of every branch of the service • and consequently, being alm os t th e on l y mem b er of the Aniralty who sat in Parliament, it was necessary for him to be acquainted with all the correspondence that took place relating thereto. The chief difficulty, as he bad before stated, arose from Parliamentary friends complaining that all dockyard pa tronage was given to hostile patties. Many names were mentioned of people passed over from political causes. He made no inquiry into them, because he thought the best way to meet the difficulty was by cancellinc , the circular of 1849, which he did not th en thi n k o f suc h importance as it was said to be now. Mr. Parker surrendered, in 1849, the little patronage which was left him by Sir H. Ward. The Chairman reminded Mr. Stafford that he had, in a speech upon the motion for this inquiry, led the House of Commons to believe that the circular of 1849 had been something like a delusion during the period when Sir Francis Baring was First Lord and Mr. Parker Secretary to the Admiralty, and asked him to explain. Mr. Stafford replied that Mr. Parker surrendered his patronage to Somerset-house, and that portion he (Mr. Stafford) sought to get back by the cancelling of the cir cular of 1849. It had been represented to him that the pa tronage was bestowed on persons opposed to the Govern ment, and that although Sir B. Walker might know of it, this was done by other people in his name. He could not mention any names to prove this statement. In cancelling the circular of 1849 he had not intended to diminish the power of the superintendent of the dockyards in recom mending persons to fill vacancies. Several cases of direct appointments from the Admiralty without the intervention of the Surveyor, were explained by Mr. Stafford, who stated that all those cases were ap pointments to the lowest classes, which he considered were to be looked upon as first entries, whether the men had been previously in the dockyards or not, and in most cases, he was not aware, when making the ap pointments, that the people were already employed in the service. Sir B. Hall referred to the evidence of the Duke of Northumberland, who had said Mr. Stafford had informed him that the circular of 1849 had been issued by the sole authority of Mr. Parker, and not by a board minute • and that as he possessed the same power as that gentleman, he should cancel it. The hon. member asked Mr. Stafford if he had informed his Grace that the circular was approved by Mr. Parker and minuted by the First Lord. Mr. Stafford said—He had not. On the 2d of April he wrote to the Surveyor, saying that his friends were dissatis fied with the distribution of the patronage, and he could only remove that dissatisfaction by cancelling the circular of 1849. It was not in consequence of consultations with political friends that he cancelled that circular, but they had complained that all the influence was used against the Government, and he did all he could properly do toremedy that complaint by cancelling the circular, which had been done without any order of the board, as it had been issued without such authority. Sir B. Hall asked if Mr. Stafford declined to name the friends whom he consulted' before cancellin g c , the cir cular ? It was necessary to know that in order to decide upon the course of the inquiry, as, if the names of those friends were given, it might necessitate an extension of this inquiry. Mr. Stafford considered the communications with those persons had been quite confidential, and he must, with all respect to the committee, decline to mention names. In reply to further questions from Sir B. Hall, Mr. Stafford stated that he received no instructions from the Board of Admiralty to visit Devonport. He arrived in that port on the 22d or 23d of June, and met Sir J. Maxwell and General Berkeley the same afternoon at Moreshead's Hotel. Sir B. Hall referred to the evidence of Mr. Triscott, who spoke of being present at a dinner given by Mr. Stafford, at which were present also Sir John Maxwell, one of the candidates, Messrs. Beer and Smith, his agents, Dr. Butter, chairman of Mr. Mare's committee, Dr. Blan cross, Admiral Morris, and several others, who took active parts in the pending election. Mr. Stafford admitted that it was not consistent with his duty as Secretary to the Admiralty to invite those per sons to dinner at that period, but he must observe that there were two dinners included in the charge of 421. 15s. The first party included 17 persons, who were all con nected with the service. The second party comprised 19 persons, of whom the majority were also officers connected with the service ; and, although he was sorry that he had invited the particular gentlemen alluded to on the second occasion, he must say that neither party was got up with any view to election matters. It was true that he was at Plymouth in April a few days after Mr. Mare became a candidate for that borough, but he had not the slightest notion of that gentlemaiis candidature at that time. The reason of his going upon that occasion was that, from the commencement of his taking office, he had felt a strong desire to have a trip in one of her Majesty's vessels, and Admiral Parker placed the Retri bution at his disposal during the Easter vacation. Upon that occasion he did not believe he ever was in Mr. Mare's committee-room. He admitted that Commodore Seymour was correct in stating that he (Mr. Stafford) went round the dockyard with the two Conservative can. didates. He repeated now what he had told the House of Commons, that it would have been better if he had not done so ' • but he declared that his reason for stopping a t the gate to see all the men pass was to view the extraor dinary manner in which a vast number of men deposited their tickets in a short space of time. It was impossible to expect that his appearance with the two Conservative candidates could have had any effect upon the men, who passed through so rapidly that very few could have seen him at all. He had gone through Deptford-yard with Mr. bolt, but simply upon that gentleman's request that he would accompany him through the yard, and not with any view to influence the votes of the men. Had such been his object, ho would have adopted the same course at Chatham. Captain Dundas had stated that he (Mr. Staf ford) had written to him asking him to use his influence i n the yard in favour of Mr. bolt, but, to the best of his recollection, he had never written to Captain Dundas in his life, and regretted exceedingly that that officer had destroyed the letier, which would have decidel the ques tion whether it was an election hoax or a genuine one. If Captain Dundas had believed it was a hoax, he ought to have sent it to him (Mr. Stafford) ; but, if he believed it came from the Secretary to the Admiralty, with a view to induce the superintendent of a dockyard to canvass for a particular candidate, then he should have sent it to the First Lord of the Adiniralty. In answer to Lord Hotham—There was no fixed rule at the Admiralty respecting the distribution of patronage. He believed that not many years ago the clerks of the Ad miralty were considered as the clerks of the Secretary. At present the board usually arranged its own distribution of patronage. Captain Dundas was then recalled, and said he received a note from a gentleman with the compliments of Mr. Stafford. He could not state the precise terms of the note, but it conveyed the general impression that it was desired that he (Captain Dundas) should give what assistance he could to Mr. Rolt. He knew the handwriting of that note to be Mr. Stafford's. If ho had the slightest doubt upon that point he should have been most happy to acquit Mr. Stafford of writing that note, but he had not the slightest hesitation or doubt upon the matter. Mr. Stafford re-asserted that he had not the remotest recollection of having written, on any occasion, to Captain Dundas, especially in a manner so completely out of his ordinary line of conduct. He, of course, assumed that Captain Dundas must have received such a note, but was inclined to believe it to have been an election hoax, and deeply regretted that it should have been destroyed. Sir Baldwin Walker, being recalled, repeated his former evidence that Mr. Grant had stated to him that he had been sent by Mr. Stafford to inquire what vacancies there were, to which he replied that having held the office of Surveyor for four years without allowing political influ ences to interfere with his duty, he was not going to begin then for Mr. Stafford or anybody else. The gallant cap tain then proceeded to reiterate several points in his former evidence which have already been published. The sailing orders of the Black Eagle were produced, with an original order, dated June 19, and addressed to Commodore Eden, directing that vessel to be sent to Ports mouth, which order was marked with the initials "H. P." (Admiral Sir Hyde Parker.) The Chairman then asked Mr. Stafford whether he had any further evidence to give, or any witnesses to suggest? Mr. Stafford remarked, that the committee had not gone into the proceedings of any Board of Admiralty but the last. The Chairman reminded Mr. Stafford that he had asked him on a former occasion whether he had any witnesses who could elucidate the statement he had made in the House of Commons respecting the evasions of the circular of 1819, practised in the time of Sir F. Baring's administra tion. The hon. gentleman had also read some letters in support of that statement. Mr. Stafford replied, that evidence on such a subject was extremely difficult to obtain. The Chairman—But you have had the best opportunities of obtaining It.. I have always found that all persons who consider themselves injured by an outgoing Govern ment take an immediate opportunity of bringing their grievances under the notice of a new Government, Mr. Stafford said, the people who wrote to him had given all the information they could, and he remedied their complaints as far as he could, but they feared personal consequences if they were called upon to give evidence. The Chairman—Then wo are to understand that your statement that there was jobbing and lax practices under Sir Francis Baring's administration rests upon anonymous communications only. Mr. Stafford—l believe I could produce some evidence upon that subject, but I expected the committee would have gone into it. . h aHalld originally called Mr . moved n a q t attention i o n intoto tthhee exer cisefct,thaStirhße g of e iiinpthriebdolcBksy2a(rtehl so since of t the patronage cdoantue of ft the can e b o su i , b o s f the circular of 1819), but had struck out the io n wor o d f s s"isr F. ine the 19th of April, 1852," a t the suggest had made in o n account of the state ment he (Mr. Stafford)e in his address to the House on that occasion. morro w (this day) to consult the other members of the late Mr. Stafford askethe committee to allow him until Board of of Admiralty. Captain Duncombe then tendered his evidence in expla nation of his reasons for sluing Cotsell's appointment. H e said he backed Cotsell's warrant as master-snaigr.gp or t, mouth, knowing all the circumstances of ,the case and be con curred with Mr. Stafford in thinking that the appoint ment of he h Wells aa e by ee n upon Admiral Admiral Parker'si rr. e g u table l a r his minute e be lieved approving of Wells's nomination, but took no notice of it, Parkerha d th li a o n m he or ( e C a power ptai (Captain t a e s h ap e po co in n t si a de m re a d st t e h r a s t m A it d h m a ir t al Portsmouth D an u i n n c t e r m od b u e) ot h io a n d t f o ro s m en t d h t e he p lee a t te to trade_ sea. It was, moreover, a practice which the late Board of Athiairalty had s set their faces against. ',.§StairffoFra said . not A knowu that that ir . He etdseilldmith had. recommended senior master smith in the service,' ways that Cotsell was to Portsmouth'. He 'Giulio agreed -and was anxious to go it was' merely a %rfirisfer and o not percei've the slightest injury ing . a man to lead in a tilled an inferior situation, .in promoting an A.B. with 'the Secretary that ought to be allowed. Could hard to the service in appoint to i b i ! ) any Admiral Berkeley was then was present with Sir 33. RI which he .had previously, more than there would be boatswain in the same ship. _ called, and stated that he Walker when the latter officer read over to Admiral Parker his statement of Mr. Stafford's words, " That it was of no use blinking the question ; he was so pressed by Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the 7; Exchequer, that ho could not help himself." When those words were read he (Admiral Berkeley) said, " Surely, no man could be guilty of such an indiscretion." Upon which Admiral Parker turned round and said, "He did, though; I heard him." In answer to the noble Chairman, Admiral Berkeley said, he had been on six Boards of Admiralty, and believed 1 the practice to be, that the appointment of men to enter the dockyards for the first time was the Secretary's pa tronage, but that when once a man had entered the yard the Secretary had nothing further to do with him as to pa tronage. That was the practice under Lord Auckland and Sir F. Baring. The committee then adjourned until to-day. AMERICAN AFFAIRS. - - The commercial advices from New York indicate a state of business not unlike that which is observable on this side. The prices of securities show great steadiness, and the tendency is towards an advance ; but owing to the activity of the legitimate commerce, and the con stant employment for capital, there is little disposition for mere stock speculations, and the market is conse quently without excitement. The general movement fof increased wages was also manifesting itself as exten sively as in England, and strikes were causing inconve nience. The importations of foreign manufactures con tinue large, and there was a renewed disposition to an advance in the rates of exchange, but the demand for money was still sufficiently felt to cause all remittances to be delayed where practicable, and hence the ship ment of gold by the present packet was inconsiderable. The first parcels of the new silver coinage had just been issued from the Mint, and so great is the want of small silver that they fetched a premium of 11 to 2 per cent. The Crystal Palace was to be ready for the reception of goods on. the Ist of Ericssonehinery, and ship June; and, m e anwhile, the pric e o f it s s h ares of $lOO each was s t ea dily maintained at $l4O. The onstolheter July,ma- was ss to receivinghf ready some fer ad sead additions the when, it is said, she will proceed direct to London. The emigration from New York to Australia was increasing, and it was believed that 600 persons had left within a fortnight. A bill before the Massachusetts Legislature, to compel the banks of that State to keep specie to the extent of 10 per cent. of their capital, had excited remark from its uselessness, since the capital of these institutions is no measure of their relative circulation, some of those with the most-usoderate capital having the largest issue of notes. The arrangements for the California mint had at length been decided upon, and the Government at Washington had accepted a tender for the building of it at a cost of 239,913 dollars, or 48,0001. The intelli gence from the territory of New Mexico, of the act of aggres sion on the part of Governor Lane in taking forcible possession of a district claimed by Mexico, had created no disquiet, the opinion being general that it was a pre cipitate proceeding, and would meet with no countenance from the American Cabinet. The accounts from Oregon by this arrival contain further references to the discovery of the new harbour on that eoast, but make no mention of its actual capacity. Gold is said to be found in its vicinity, and a city, to be called the Crescent City, is already rising there. The agricultural progress of the State was very favourable, and great efforts were being made to raise large crops for California. • With regard to the gold discoveries in the State of Texas, the following is the principal paragraph, which must be taken with every allowance for the interested motives of land jobbers : " A new El Dorado is now being found in out own beau tiful State. Rumouri are rife of large quantities of gold being found throughout the western portion of the country. We understand that there is great excitement prevailing at Austin, San Antonio, Seguin, Gonzales, and other points up the count - Ay, and that several companies have left those points within a few days past in search of the hidden trea sure, and others are making ready to follow. These mines are found on the Upper Colorado, Hamilton's Valley, and various other places, and are said to be very rich—supposed by some to equal the best California mines. We have been shown a letter from a merchant at San Marcus, fully confirming the above reports. If these reports should prove to be well founded (as 3 we have every reason to be lieve they will) it will turn the tido of emigration from Australia and California to our own State, being more accessible than either of these points. One person sold a piece of quartz in San Antonio for 25 doll." SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCCXXII. The past couple of days racing at head quarters has furnished us with a few mews. worth recording. The Rowley Mile Plate, the winner of which once won the Derby, was this time carried off by Feversham with considerable ease. Now, as Feversham is consideered to be something like a stone inferior to his stable com panion Sittingbourne, the latter's chance was imme diately set down as first-rate for the Derby, and he was backed accordingly to win clone upon 20,000/. at 9 and 10 to one. That Sittingbourne's chance is a good one is my own opinion ' • but I doubt very much his capa bility of beating his former conqueror, West Australian. Ethelbert's victory in the 25 sovs. Stakes over Har binger enabled the party to obtain a bit of a line be tween him and Pharos ; and from their backing their horse immediately after the race at 25 to 1 for the Derby, it is evident favourable hopes are entertained of him. I have no idea of his winning, after the three or four preparations he has had this season. Two out of the three stakes I commented on in my last notes came off in exact accordance with my antici pations ; Lord Exeter's colours having been in the as cendant for the Suffolk Stakes, and Mr. Greville's Frantic having won the 50 sovs. stakes. I selected Father Thames for the 25 sovs. stakes, thinking it very improbable at the time I wrote that Ethelbert, with the Derby staring him in the face, would go to the post. SHREWSBURY MEETING.-There is a stake of some little importance to be run off at Shrewsbury to-morrow, over the mile and a quarter course, called the Shropshire Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, 3 ft, with 50 added. The entry numbers no less than forty-seven names, and a large field may be expected at the post. The top weights from Weathergage to Red Lion. with the exception of the Prime Minister, possess but little chance. The Minister may run forward. Father Thames, Warwick, and the Trueboy mare have their hopes disposed of by Bardolph. Evadne does not seem to be a starter, or her chance at 7st 11b, would be first rate. Le guif is not over bur dened with weight at 7st. The Alp is too slow. Old Clothworker, with but 7st up, is treated very leniently ; and, but for being particularly stale, would have finished in front. St. Michael, Bourton, Candlewick, Liberty, Young England, and Thunderbolt are disposed of by Forester and Melford, both of whom have a moderate turn of speed—the great requisite in this race. Lerrywhent, at 6st 41h, is let in on splendid terms, so good that, in all probability, he will be the winning animal. Surveyor, Waterfall, Octavia. Calot, Tame, and Llanforda are not of the slightest use on this occasion. Audubon looks somewhat mischievous at sst 71b, and Placid and the Evening Star are not badly treated at sst each, Maria Bell might have created some sensation, but I understand she does not run. In conclusion, it is my opinion that LERRYWHENT will be the winner ; or, should he fail, Placid will occupy his intended place. Le Juif, Audubon, and Evening Star will finish well up. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. DEATH OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH GILBERT, BART. The announcement of the death of Lieutenant-General Sir Walter Raleigh Gilbert, Bart., G.C.8., and Member of the Council of India, will be received by the entire body of the Indian army, and by the portion of her Majesty's forces which served recently in the East, with deep sorrow. This sentiment will be largely shared by Sir Walter Gilbert's late commanders, Lords Hardinge and Gough. Sir Walter Gilbert had attained the age of 68 ; yet Ills death is regarded by his comrades as premature. So brilliant a soldier was he that no one could hold him to be other than young. Sir Walter Gilbert entered the Bengal army in 1800, and in the following year was posted to the 15th Regiment of Native Infantry, commanded by Colonel (afterwards Sir John) Macdonald, of the Bengal army. With this distinguished corps he was present at the defeat of General Perron's brigades at Coel, at the siege and capture of Allyghur, at the battle of Delhi, and capture of 68 pieces of heavy artil lery, 13 tumbrils, and 11 s t a ndards, taken from General Louis's force ; at the storming of? Aga, at the memo rable battle of Laswaree, where 70 pieces of cannon, with the whole of the enemy' s ammunition and baggage, were captured. In this battle the 15th s prese Native nt Infantry was particularly distinguished. He wa at battle of Dieg, in which the enemy lost 87 pieces of artillery and all their ammunition ;t at the subsequent fall of the fortres s of Dieg ; and at he desperate, but unsucc essful, assaults o n Bhurtpore, under the personal command of Lord Lake, who highly esteemed the young soldier for his gallantry. In all these arduous services Lieutenant Gilbert exhibited the same heroism which later in life induced him to dismount when he found that his horse would not approach a huge boar which threatened the life of his friend, and charged the enraged animal on foot with his single spear. As Captain, Major, and Colonel he was subsequently employed in various responsible offices ; but it was on the Sutlej and in the Punjab that the public notice be came fixed on Sir Walter Gilbert as a first-rate com mander. Lord Gough, in describing these heroic and noble services, said,— " I want words to express my gratitude to Major-Gene ral Gilbert. Not only have Ito record that in this great fight (Perozeshah) all was achieved by him which, as Com mander-in-Chief, I could desire to have executed ; not only on this day was his division enabled by his skill and cou rageous example to triumph over obstacles from which a less ardent spirit would have recoiled as insurmountable, but since the hour when our leading columns moved out of Umballah I have found in the Major-General an officer who has not merely carried out my orders to the letter, but whose zeal and tact have enabled him, in a hundred in stances, to perform valuable services in exact anticipation of my wishes." And thus it was at Moodkee, at Sobraon, at Chilian wallah, • at Goojerat ; wherever Gilbert was, there you were sure to find successful bravery. No wonder that such conduct should elicit from Sir Robert Peel " envy of the profession of a soldier." His last crowning act finished the campaign in the Punjab, 16,000 old and tried Sikh soldiers having grounded their arms to him. DEATH OF MDLLE. VAN DE '4VETER.—We regret to announce the demise of riddle. Evelyn Van de Weyer, second daughter of his Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, who expired on Monday, after three weeks' illness, at the early age of five years and seven months. PREFERENCE SHIRES. 100 Aberdeen ........... all Do., No. 2,7 p. c 100 Brix, & Ex. 4 p. c. St 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledor* n £lO all Chester Sr, Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent. 51 Cork&Eandon 5a p.c. all Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction all E. Ang. (705.) 6P . c. all Do. (X 5), 7 per nt. 2 Do. (.£7 17s), 7. p et. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l all Do., No. 2 all Do., New 6p. e. St all Eastern Union Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 100 East Lancash. 6p. cts all Edinb. Prth.& Dund 100 Glasgow &S. 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