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

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were sin% estimated at 8,000 bales, of which 3,000 American were taken for export and on speculation. The market closed firmly. The sales comprised 5,500 St American ; 300 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 20 7/(1. ; 350 Bahia at 61d. ; 200 Egyptian at 60. , to 7W. ; and 1,700 S ura t a t 3d. t o 42d. p er lb. -1- Railway shares were firmer. The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. per qr., and the last week's sales are reported at 27 80,666 qrs. 22 The following is part of a statement by Messrs. St. Houghton and Levy, of Liverpool, concerning the St. foreign Cur ran t t ra d e : 50 5 ° " The st oc k s a t thi s port are now re d uce d t o scarcely one-half of that of the same period last year, and the clearances a re p rocee di ng at t h e ra t e o f a b ou t 60 tons ; 1 2 ' 5 ' per we e k. Th ere i s st ill a quantity o f super i or f ru it held by some of the wholesale houses, but entirely withdrawn 25 from the market at present, the holders anticipating 25 further improved rates, which we have but little doubt 18 will be obtained, as the crops of next season will be so 20 exceedingly small. The stocks also being materially 25 diminished, and without hope of any supplies from the Continent or elsewhere, the difficulty will arise how the 25 autumnal demand is to be met. The high prices will, no 25 doubt, in a measure, check consumption ; but having St. now become an indispensable article, we feel assured a 50 further rise will yet take place as the approaching season St. advances. 10 " N.B.—Since writing the above we have received St. still later advices to hand this evening, stating that in St. many of the principal districts, where the vine is chiefly St. cultivated, the failure will be total." St. On the 20th ult., Mr. George Ridley was exa- s s L mined before the committee on the public-house st. licensing system. He gave some practical sugges- 12 tions for reforming magisterial mismanagement, he 50 showed the morals of the people did not depend on 16 the vigilance at present exercised by magistrates in connection with public-houses ; that the several 14 licensing acts operated as a cloak for fraud in the 50 sale of adulterated malt liquors, &c., securing a 20 large profit t o a class, who by these fraudulent 111 means carried on a profitable business, whereby st. high premiums are obtained for public-houses. It St. was suggested th at the " description of trade " car- 20 ried on by Fearon and Sons, Stevens and Sons, 10 Curran. and So ns , and such like, should be St. adopted as models for throwing the trade 440 0 open, for that those gentlemen have obtained the 25 victualling license ostensibly to carry on a retail 25 wine and spirit business, but have not houses for St. public a ccommodation, or for consumption on the 8/21 premises. St. st. The following facilities (we think) would suffi- 50 ciently cure the present corrupt monopoly. That 25 the legislature should (on the plan adopted by 100 Messrs. Fearon and other genteel houses), Sk without m ag i s t er i a l au th or i ty, conce d e to house holders, with sureties for good conduct, the 25 Privilege of selling small quantities of spirits (not to be consumed on the premises under heavy penalties), down to half a pint • and liberty to Parties, not dealers in spi r it s , t o sell wine, to be consumed on the premises where sold—this would sufficiently meet the evil, at present so injurious to the foreign wine and spirit trade in general. From the New York accounts, received to-day, it appears that th e C rescent City, from California, had arrived at San Francisco. The miners were doin g well, and the prospects of the farmers were e ncouraging. Trade was dull, and there was an absenc e of speculation, but an early revival was probable. During the last six months it was estimated that 400 Indians had fallen victims to s mall-pox, but that this disease very seldom was taken by whites. Some apprehension was felt about the crops not turning out so well as was expected the cut-worm h av i ng b een very de structive. In some places whole fields had been destroyed, and the ground ploughed up and re planted. All attempts to destroy the pest had be enfruitless. The salm on fi s h ery i n S acramen t o v 48 very productive. The prairies are now inter sected with comfortable lines of stages. The Sacra ruellto and American rivers were rising and in m any parts had overflowed for the third time this Year, and it was feared if they rose much higher great damage would be done to the crops. There Was a great demand for labour, and teams of every kind were in increased request. Most mechanics Were on the strike, and this had extended even to Milliners and dressmakers. 100 Aberdeen 86 Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Junct all Binning. Wolverh. Stour Valley ' 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 184 Do., £2O. .• 100 Bristol and Exeter... 100 Caledonian..... all Chester & Holyhead, all Cork and Bandon... all Cork, Black, & Pass. 45 Dublin &Belfastjunc. all Dundee Perth &Aber-' deer Junction.. all Do. New.., all East Anglian... all Do., (£lB E & H) all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, A. late E. U. Sh 86 Do., do •.. all Do., B. and C.... 100 East Lancashire ... East & West Ind. Dk. all & Binning. June.... 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow' 16 Edinb. and Peebles... 100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee 100 Glasgow &S. Western 100 Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 )Do., B. Stock ....... . 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire.)' 100 Great Western 11 Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 11i Do., Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksh 16 Do., Fifths 114 D a., Wet. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwall 5 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/. Sh., M&8...0 100 London and S. Westn. 42 6 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lnndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef.& Lincln 46 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby 476 Midld. G. West. (Ire.) 176 Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket 3 Do., Bury Extension 17 Nwpt.Aberg. Hrfd 7?- l lNewry & Enniskillen all``Newly WaiTenpoint and Rostrevor. . 100 Norfolk 3i Northn.Counties 100 ,North British 14 North Devon, No. 1 9 Do., No. 2 all Do., A A Deferred 6 Do., B Guaranteed 176 North Staffordshire all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 100 Scottish Central 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury & Birmg, 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed Stock 8 Shrewsby. & Herold. all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min.) all Do. Halves, do. all Do. Oswestry 66 Shropshire Union all South Devon 1100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do all Stockton & Hartlepl. 20 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 14 West Cornwall. 21s. Wimbledn & Croydon 100 York Newetl.Salserw. 20 Do. Extensions 114 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 100 - York & N. Midland,,. 86 266 53 55 133 135 109 110 881 88/ 76 100 105 17 18 p 761. 76/ —41 d 3/ 3Ad 1411 —15 i 85i 5 i 134} 76 ii pm 11— 2p 103 i -- 10.4 114 i -114 i lk 2ip 89 -- 9 0 p 56 --4 d 4 -- 3d 11 -- 13 18 -- 20 28i -- 291 114 I io 29k 9 701 -- 42 54 40 -- 1 20 Mi a 2 54 - 571 - P 8 - 9 49 - 51 Si - 33 ... 34 20 20 10 St. 4i 4d ai 8i 47i - 48. 92 - 94 58 - 62 58 - 62 68 - 72 1} -- 'id -- 18i 91 -- 19 1 13A -- 141 3A -- 3id 19 -- 21 69A -- 70 35 -- 364 13 -- 14 23 - 25 20 20 50 20 10 - 2i Pit - 154 - 30 - 32 10 -10 i The English Stock Market has been rather de pressed this morning, Consols being now quoted 97i to 98, after having been done at 98 and 98*. The New 31 per Cents. are 101 to 101 i, and the 3 per Cents. from 98i 1. have receded to 981. Bank Stock is heavy at 228-1, and India Stock at 256 g. Exchequer Bills are is. to 4s. premium. In Foreign Securities scarcely any business is doing. Spanish New Deferred Bonds are at 224, and Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been done at 19#1. Equador Stock is at si. Brazilian Small 6Slds reali se 1001. D u t c h 21 per Cents. bring __ l ex dividend. Th e accoun t s f rom Amsterdam mention th a t th ere was more uneasiness there. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under 68 69 8 7id.l 2sd 58 -- 59 Great Western North Western South W 1853. 1852. £22,323 £19,464 54,699 50,961 'esters 16,312 14,248 liright on M idland So 24,913 23,051 S outh East ern 17,851 16,342 % , aled • ornan 10,232 8,832 Great Northern L aileashire a n d Y or k s hi re 19,1 42 17,785 York and North Midland, Newcastle and Berwick, and Leeds Northern 30,984 24,459 These returns are particularly encouraging, and Prove that, intrinsically, railway property is much more valuable than it was. The Railway Share Market has been quite inac tive, and prices are rather lower than they were Yesterday. French Shares have been more offered, the discovery of an alleged conspiracy at Paris hav ing an injurious effect. Upper India Shares are i t better. In Gold Mines there is nothing doing, and nomi nally they are lower. The Joint Stock Banks are about the same. Land Companies' Shares have declined. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) Business done. Bank Stock ....... 22Bi 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Bl 3Per Cent. Consols Annuities . 9B 88 8x d flew 34 per Cent. Annuities IOIA 4 1 itslia Stock Indi a South Bonds, £lOOO ..... ............ ...... 25 Sea Stock South Sea Old Annuities Consols for Account OBA 71 8 78 Exchequer Bills, id. £l,OOO PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS TH[S DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Small . . .... Chilian B on d s, 6 perCerii ................ • • 105 - Equador Bonds Peruvian B on d s, 4 4 per C en t en 84 . Portuguese Bonds,t. Ditto 41 4 Per C Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ................ per Cent. Ditto Small 101 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. ........ Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent:. ************************** . 9 4 4- Spanish New Deferred, 3 p er c ent. ................. 22 Dividends on the above payable in Lo n d on. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent. ..•••• ....... 63i =d THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Opening 19th July... ............ 971 8x d SILVER.—The dollars and silver brought by and Royal m a il s t ea mer were sold yesterday at 59d, 6l id. per ounce, caused chiefly by the continuance of the demand for China and India. EMIGRATION TOIAUSTRALIA.—SOMe delay has taken place in disp a t c hi ng the Government emigrant ships at Southa m pt on i n consequence o f the difficulty in getting sufficient em i gran t s , agr i cu ltural labourers b now greatly in d eman d i n thi s coun try. The ship Statesman lying at the abo ve - name d p or t, has nearly h emigrants o n b oar d, an d s h e w ill s a il on the 9th quota of 9th inst. She will sa il on the great circle principle, and it is exp ec t e d s h e w i ll reach Port Philip in about 76 days. She will carry out a large number of letters, m an y of them duplicates of correspondence sent this week by the Australian overland mail. PONTGIBAUD SILVER LEAD MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY.—This company, it is stated, has lately been re - constituted, and the management undertaken by Messrs. Taylor and Sons, of London. Mr. Richard Taylor, of this firm, is now at Pontgibaud, organising measures to bring the mines into profitable working. LIVERPOOL ELECTION.—Mr. T. B. Horsfall, one of the Conservative candidates, arrived in town on Tues day evening from the Continent, and addressed a nume rous meeting of his supporters in the Amphitheatre yes terday. The Hon. Mr. Liddell was also present, and addressed the Conservative electors. Mr. John Bramley Moore, it is said, is com i ng f orwar d, an d it i s s t a t e d h e will address the electors from the hustings to-day. Sir Erskine Perry is fast gaining the good opinion and re spect of the more thoughtful and intelligent of the elec tors of Liverpool. He addressed a very numerous body of his constituents on Tuesday evening, and also last evening. The opinion of many shrewd and observant parties is that the electors will be decided in favour of Sir Erskine Perry and Mr. Horsfall. SUICIDE AT RAMSCATE.—On Wednesday afternoon last, a man destroyed himself by jumping over the cliff. It appears that the deceased sat himself on the edge of the cliffs by the Mount Albion-parade, took out a razor, and drew it across his throat, making a deep incision ; he afterwards returned it to the case, putting that into his pocket, and then either fell or threw himself over the cliff, which at this spot is nearly 100 feet high, the body falling near some children. Assistance was soon at hand, but he was found to be quite dead.—Sonth- Eaaterit Gazette. . MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL SHARE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. INTELLIGENCE—(THIS DAY.) ..... Leasing Closing Prices B u siness • BRITISH RAILWAYS. tibr. Paid ILULWAYS. Compans. this day. this day. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. , _ _________ _ Clasing Prices Business done St. 100 Buckglutmsh. L. &N.W. 106 —lOB The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. this day, this day. 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 54 —56 timated. at 8,000 bales, of which 3,000 American ---- St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr. ere taken for ex p or t an d on specu l a ti on . Th e 6p. cent Gt.Northn 150 152 arket closed firmly. The sales comprised 5,500 St.loo Aberdeen 26 26} 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Qt.Westn. 33 —34 raerican ; 300 Pernam and Maranham at 6, 5 ,-d. to 20 8i Ambg. Nottng. Bost. 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. and Eastu. Junct 54 53 d. ; 350 Bahia at 61d. ; 200 Egyptian at 60. Rail way & Berw.. ... .., 13i all Binning. Wolverh. & 50 all Hull & Selby. Y.&N.Md. 112 114 7W. ; and 1,700 Surat at 3d. to 42d. per b.l Stour Valley ...... ... 94 104 25 all Do. ) Shares. Do 56 57 ailway shares were firmer. 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & 12 all Do. i Shares. Do 27i —28 A The six weeks average price of wheat is 455. per Cheshire Junct 9 7 dis 12 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern. 144 —l4 ~ and the last week' s sa l es are reported at 27. all Do. Chesil. & Birk., 20 all Do.Proference Do 26 27 £5O and £25 Cons. 20 22 ,666 qrs.St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 22 184 Do., £20... ~ 33 23 4 per cent... Norfolk The following is part of a statement by Messrs. st. 100 Bristol and Exeter...loo 101 St. 100 Do. 6 per et... Do oughton and Levy, of Li ve rpool, concerning the st. 100 Caledonian 67 671 67 4 5 all M a nch.Bxton. Lu.&N.w. i reign Currant t ra d e : 50 all Chester & Holyh ea d 2l 22 and Matlock & Midld. 3 34 `' The stock s a t thi s por t are now re d uce d t o scar cely 50 all Cork and Bandon 203 21. 50 all Middlesbro' & Stekton & 20 all Cork, Black & Pass ••• ... Redcar • Darlingt. _ ... -half of that of the same period last year, and the 50 45 Dublin&Belfastjune: 2a 3 48i 8 P 100 a ll Midld•Bradfd. Midland... 106 108 arances are proceeding at the rate of about 60 tons 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber- 50 all Northern and • week. There is still a quantity of superior fruit held 8 9 deen Junction Basternsp.c E. Count.. G 5 67 some of the wholesale houses, but entirely withdrawn 25 all Do. New g •25 all East Anglian 5O all Do. 6 per et. . Do in the market at present, the holders anticipatin 51 53 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do ... ... _ ... tiler improved rates, which we have but little doubt 18 all Do., (£lB E & H).... 3a 4 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &IN . W Ibe obtained, as the crops of next season will be so 20 all Eastern Counties..... 14 —12 i I &Ln&Yk ... ••• eedingly small. The stocks also being materially 25 all Eastern Union, Class 123 11A Do. 3 Shares. Do — ... iiuished, and without hope of any supplies from the A. late E. U. 5h.... 114 —11 i S. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 151 153 itinent or elsewhere, the difficulty will arise how the 25 8i Do., do •.. ••• ••• St. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do l5l 153 urnnal demand is to be met. The high prices will, no 25 all Do., B. and C 8 84 84 i 25 188 Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& tbt, in a measure, check consumption • but having St. 100 East Lancashire 7l —72 72 Goole g. 5. p. c Yorksh.. ... --- ... East &IVest Ind. Dk l2 96 S. Staflordsh.. MrMCl can 14 4d 8a v become an indispensable article, we feel assur e d a 50 all & Binning. June._ 50 55 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & ;her rise will yet take place as the approachi ng season 6 per cent,,. Darling. ... ••• ances. St. 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 70 72 714 10 16 Edinb. and Peebles •• • •• • 25 all Do D o 32 33 ' N.B.—Since writing the above we h ave rece i ve d St. 100- Eclin. Prth. &Dundee 28 30 28 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn lO5 106 later advises to hand this evening, stating that in St. 1100 Glasc.owk S. Western ... •••_, ......M........ PREFEREN I 1100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. c. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 1 1.00 Caledonian £lO all Chester k Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent 6i Cork &Bandonsip.c all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all EastAnglian (I:310s) 6 per cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7 p. c all Eastern Counties Ex- tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent 100 East Laneash. 6p. cts all Edinb Prth.&Dunde• 56 per cent. 100 Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 . p. c. prem 5 Do. 4.;1). c. Scrip all Gt, Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)... 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks Hants Es. 5 p. c)... 100 Do. cov. red. 4A p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4p. 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 10 Londonderry& Coler Shares all Londy. &Ennis./ Sh all Man., Shef., & Lin , Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO 3 Do. X 6 all Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c all Do. 41 per cent 8? 2 Do 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St 1 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent .. _ 5 II Do. Pref. - 4 per cent 6 Norfolk Extension 100 Do. sp. c. Est 100 !Do. Guar. 5 per et 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. £15,6 p.c. 12 Do . _ all Shrews. &Birm.N.G. all Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon lilDo. New all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4 per cent. Pre. all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 3 Waterfcl.&kilk.6p,c, 100 York, Newcastle,and BerWick,4 p.c. Pref 5 Do 10 York&N. Midland H ' and S. Purch !E SHARES 92 • 96 88 - 92 107 - 109 liii - 169 19i -- 204 id -- parl 6i— 6a 4-41 5 - 5 i - lb 1i -- 2i 1" -- 2 p 141 -15 i 20 -20 b 31 - 3i lii i - 130 111 -- 113 i -- 1 P 8i -- 8f 105 -- 107 101 -- 103 103 -- 104 id -- i P 152 -- 154 lii = in 7 3y- 4p 10 -- 11 12A -13 i 8 -- 9 10i -- 101 -- 4 P ,• ..• 1150 152 'par i 116 118 1118 122 115 - 117 2ti -26 i 101 -10 i 171 -17 i 14 -15 i par -- p 25f -- 261 112 -- 114 19A -20 A id -- par 102 - 104 51 - 5i ip FOREIGN, 3 Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 4 Beziers to Graissessac all Charleroi & Erquelin. 10 Dijon and Besanv3n 8 Dutch Rhenish .... all East Indian... ......... 1 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 G(1. Junct. of Prance all Gt. Western of Canada Shares 2 Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c pref 1.5 Li.embourg 10 Do. (Railway) 2 Do 3 Do. (Canal) f 2 Do. 6P. et. P re 9 Lyons & Mediterran. 7 .. Madras ..... all Namur do Liege interest) ............ all Do. (ex interest).... , all Northern of France. Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds. all (finy.B.& Ams.Slo.) all NorwegianTrunkPref 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg 7i Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 2 Sth-Eastrn. of France 6 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. 5i per c. Pref... 10 Western of France.,, 2 West. of Switzerland, 6 Zealand li 1 d 1 11 1 id 14 —l5 par— 1 p 2 —li d 5 sy ) 1 1 p 1 2 p i ... a i d —i: 66 7_— id 4 ___ 41 1 -- 1 • id li -2 •24' 71_ 7i iii - .35, 14 -- 15 8 9 15i -16 i 40i --41 i 354 -- -- 36 4 5 id -- par 18i -19 i d-- P 7i -- 8# 4 s p l P, 4 --5 dis 8. 4 id --d 3 2 10 6 12. 12: ad ad 10 25 10 1.01 10 20 20 20 10 20 10 20 MINES. all Agua Fria all Anglo Californian 2 Australasian 5 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold all Ave Maria all Badon (Gd. Duchy of) all British Austrin. Gold 13.5 British Iron 24} Brazilianlmp.(isrsued at £5 pm all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold 14 Copiapo all Copper Min. of Eng all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co all General all Great Nugget Vein all Great Polgooth . all Lake Bathurst.. all Liberty all Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co all Mariquita.. 9 Meziean&S.Amerien all Ncw Granada all Nouveau Monde 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 10i Santiago de Cuba all South Australian...., 7 Tin Croft all United Mexican all 'Waller. all (West Granada.. all West Mariposa.: all Yuba 4 l i lap r i d par 2 -- 3i ; d par a 1 d 1 d par 7 d — 1 1) P 4 4' 3 , 1 4f 34 35 id i pi -- lip 104 -11 i 60 -- 70 7 -- 8 p 2 d 15 17 1 -- lip 1 2a d P d— p g ar 7 8 par-- p -- 1p !a— par id-- ip 26 -- 28 7 -- 9 d-- par 8 10 id P 4l- far ƒ p p d d JOINT-STOCK BANKS. all Australasia all British Colonial Bank' and Loan Company all British N. American 2 Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China 5 Chrtd. B. of Asia. 25 Colonial . 20 Commercial of Lond. 10 English Scottish and Australian Chad._ 123 London Chrtd. Bnk of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond.andWestminst 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22 National of Ireland all Oriental Bank Cor poration 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australis. Bkg. and Gold Imp. Co 25 South Australia all Union of Australia 2i Do. New 10 Union of London all Union of Madrid 79 81 x 12b - 1. - 49 - 61 d— par 46 48 77 79 8 MISCENLANEOUS. 100 20 10 50 5 Aubin Coal and Iron 35 Australian Agricult. 8 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 6 Australn. Royal Mail 381 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. •• • - 68 - 70 and Reduction Co 32i Canada Company._ 5 Crystal Palace ••• - ••• 68 - 70 2 Crystal Pal, of France 1 Eastern 5team........ 1 Electric Tel. of Irel. 14 Cen, Steam Navigat. 14 General Screw Steam 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 4 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel 2 Netherlands Land... all N. B. Australasian.. 68 - 70 2 1 - 3p i -- 1p 7i Nrth.of EuropeSt3am all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular & Oriental 25 Do. do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam.... all Scot. Austin'. Invest. . * d- P P 50 50 2 100 Do. New Scrip 25 South Austral. Land all Submarine Telegraph 28i Van Diemen's Land ••• - ••• li - 2 p ..• - •• li - 2 40 - 42 i . o . i = 17il 70 68i 70 68 8 71 8 2i i 76 i 39 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) OENEItAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended July 7, 1853, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 47a 3d 29s 10d 20s 6d I 32s 6d 40s Id 35s ltd THE SIX WEEK'S AVERAGE. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS. 45s Od 29s 8d 19s 4d 33s Od 38s 4d 34s 4d WHEAT. Is Od DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. BARLEY. OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. I YEAS. l ls Od is Od Is Od Is Od is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 80,666 ; Barley, 1,712 ; Oats, 12,405 ; Rye, 137 ; Beans 3,118; Peas, 269 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 4s; clover ditto, 4/ 5s to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 14s per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ Ss to 41 7s; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 70 to 1/ 15s per load. Trade steady, at late rates. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 5s to 41 48; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 78 to 1/ 14s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. MEAT MARKETS NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled steady at this market, and prices were well supported. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4e gd ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 68 2d ; Veal, 3s 10d. to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od per Sibs, by the carcase. SOUTH ALL, JULY 6.—The supply of each kind of stock was tolerably good, yet the demand ruled steady, at full quotations :—Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s likl to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, JULY 6.—Our market was fairly supplied with stock, in which a good business was doing as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; Lamb, 5s Od to Gs 4d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Oct per 81bs. Mitch cows, with their small calf, 16/. to 191. lOs each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, July 7.—Wind this day at Noon, S.E. ; ight breeze, and fine. DEAL, July 7. —Wind, S. W. Arrived—Couranto, Calcutta ; Alma, Buenos Ayres, for Amsterdam. Arrived from the River—Atrenida, for Bombay • Duchess of Sutherland, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Johan na dendrika, Gee long; Charles Brooks, St. Vincent.—A screw steamer, reported to be French, is on the Goodwin. COWES, July 6.—Wind, S. W. Arrived Minnet, Havannah. Sailed—Franklin (s), New York. PORTSMOUTH, July 6.—The Tino, of Sunderland, has been got off shore and towed in here. PLYMOUTH, July 6.—Wind, S. W. Arrived—Nile, Maceio. FALMOUTH, July 6.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Heli con, Havannah ; Atalanta, Rio Grande. Off Port - Maria, Trinidad de Cuba, for St. Petersburgh ; Naiad, Aux Cayes, for Hamburgh. SWANSEA, July 6.—The Nettuna (Brazilian), which sailed hence on the 4th inst. for the Cape de Verd, foun dered last night near the Mexen ' • crew saved. BRISTOL, July 6.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Archimedes, Matanz as ; Enterprise, Prince Edward's Island. Sailed— Champion, Melbourne ; Louisa, Demerara. NEWPORT, July 6.—Arrived—Old England and Favou rite, Gloucester, for New York • Help eno n, D u bli n , f or do. ; Celia, Cherbourg, for St. Thomas ; Kilby, New Or- leans. vificSeHA:RcEDOLlqDruizraJi4uouly ly 6 .—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Andrew Col- St. Thomas ; Ceres,6.lTaWvainlinda,h7. Sailed—St. Michael's BarbaBELFAST, July 5.---Wind, S.W. Sail e d—E mu l ous , does. CORK, July s.—Wind, W. Arrived—Lioness, Mangan. 6.—Wi n d , W . Arrived—Gertrude, St, s tFLEETWOOD,Stephen's, n,s JulyN.B. 88 i 100 100 69i 20 50 50 100 100 6818 9 58i i 1281 112 i 103 4 1531 115 261 i 1121 6i 7 10i 98 71a 25/ 6 51 viii a i pm THE' !SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1853. SPO.RTL IGENCE, NEWS FROM NEWMARKET. The "news" I have to communicate possesses little variety ; temporary interest only attached to the dif ferent races, and no movement bearing on coming events was made. Still, to-day's proceedings contrasted favour ably with those of yesterday. The different stakes were well contested, and the betting was occasionally brisk. The race for the Handicap Plate termi nated in a dead heat between Sharavogue and Mu sician. Sam Rogers rode Sharavogue with great judgment and patience, and on pulling up the horse was but little distressed. Musician, on the contrary, ap peared to be big and lusty, and not exactly up to con cert pitch. The stakes were afterwards divided ; had, however, the deciding heat been run off, Sharavogue would doubtless have achieved success. Musician was the favorite at the close of the betting. and was supported with considerable spirit. The Madinella gelding was also in strong demand, but the position which he occupied in the race showed that an egregious error of judgment had been committed in calculating his chance. Sharavogue was scarcely mentioned in the betting ; indeed many persons were unaware of his starting until after the race, His number was not "telegraphed" until the break up of the Ring. The betting on the Two-year -old Sweepstakes pretty significantly indicated the " game" which was played with the Satire filly. It opened at 2 to 1 against her, but when it was discovered that she was to be ridden by a jockey who had recently returned from India, suspicions were excited, and ultimately any odds were offered against her, and 3to 1 was betted on Mary ! The in dignation which the proceeding occasioned was general, and was loudly expressed in no measured terms. The weather continued delightfully fine, but the com pany was far from numerous. No decided demonstration has yet been made relative to the Liverpool Cup ; Goorkah, however, is much dis liked by the cognoscenti, and the defeat sustained by his trial horse Black Doctor at Winchester, and his recent performance at Newcastle, are certainly not calculated to lessen the prejudice with which he is regarded. lanthe's running at Worcester has occasioned a wide spread desire to " get on" Isaac Day's horses, but some uncertainty prevails as to whether Montague or Water fall will be the intended animal. The betting, however, indicates Waterfall. A FRESH MAN. Newmarket, Wednesday night. ORDER OF RUNNING. 12.30 Selling Sweepstakes, 1.0 Selling Plate. 1.30 Chesterfield Stakes. 2.0 Handicap Plate. 2.30 Handicap Sweepstakes. ENTRIES FOR THE SELLING SWEEPSTAKES--Conmere, Hothorpe, Hazlenut, and Mirabeau. ENTRIES FOR THE HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES._AzaeI, Hazlenut, Hambletonian. EN TRIES FOR THE SELLING PLATE.—Shipwreck, Cyrus, Ada, Manilla, Child of the Mist, Archness colt, Jovial, Dear me, Sophistry. CARLISLE-(THIS DAY.) ARRIVALS. Lottery Stakes—Lough Bawn—Gipsy Boy, Agnes Wickfield, Harker, c. by Fitzallen, Friar's Hall. Run at 2.30. Commercial Travellers' Stakes—All here. 3.30. Run at Her Majesty's Plate—All here but the Alp and Cory. bantes. Run at 5. LANCASTER-(THIS DAY.) ORDER OF RUNNING. 2.3o—Handicap Plate. 3.3o—Cup. The Stand Stakes did not fill. ENTRIES FOR ASHTON PLATE. — Emperor, Mustang, Baron Osy, Deerhound, Jacob, Gameboy. ARRIVALS.--Chief Justice, Little Davi e , P a ti ence, Happy Joe, Le rr y w h eu t, Alegro, Bold Davie, Baron Osy. FOREIGN BOOKS.-INTERNATIONAL COPY RIGHT CONVENTION. The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have caused to be transmitted to the Commissioners of Customs, for the information of their officers at the seve ral ports throughout the kingdom, a copy of a letter re ceived from the Foreign-office, and of a note from the Prussian Minister at this Court, enclosed therein, com municating an alteration which has been arranged to take place from the Ist inst. in the stamp affixed to works imported into this country from the States of Germany which are parties to the International Copy right Convention. The stamp hitherto in use for the purpose being of a black colour, and put to the title page of a book, very often spoiled the appearance, and made the sale difficult, and to avoid this, the Chevalier Bunsen intimates that this stamp from the first of July of the present year will be substituted by a dry one of the same design. rn o L n e t h u l O y E a c IMPORTATION e d OF a a r O g P e ni p . o — rt . : o s n t e r o d f ay the opium. In the month ended the sth ult., there were 9,699 lbs. imported, and in the five months ended the same day no less than 65,354 lbs., being the largest quantity for a considerable period. FOREIGN CLOCKS AND WATCHES.—Yesterday a par liamentary paper proved that the value of clocks im ported in the month ended the sth ult. was 7,9341., and the value of watches in the same period 12,7541. MEDICAL BENEVOLENT COLLEGE.—The first stone of a building intended to minister to the wants of decayed medical men and their widows, and also for the educa tion of orphans of members of the medical profession, was laid yesterday. The ceremony was to have been performed by Prince Albert, but his Royal Highness was unable to attend in consequence of temporary indis position. The site of this building is about midway between the Epsom station and the racecourse. A tent was erected for the purpose, and some 3,000 or 4,000 persons were present. At the appointed hour (four o'clock) the secretary, Mr. John Propert, an nounced that his Royal Highness Prince Albert was pre vented from attending, having been attacked with measles. Mr. Propert read a letter from Col. Grey, stating that Prince Albert could not leave his room, but, in his absence, Earl Manvers, an old president of the society, would kindly perform the duty. A procession was formed to the tent, of which a number of children connected with schools in the neighbourhood formed part, and, after a prayer from the Bishop of Winchester, a request was formally made by Mr. Freshfield to Earl Manvers, that he would perform the ceremony of laying the stone. The noble earl expressed his willingness to do so, but at the same time stated the regret he felt at the absence of Prince Albert. A glass vase was then deposited in the cavity, containing the cur rent coins of the realm. There was a Latin inscription, and it was also testified in English that his Royal High ness Prince Albert had, on the 6th of July, performed the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Medical Benevolent College, projected, under Providence, by John Propert, Esq., himself a medical man, in aid of those of his fel low - practitioner s who, having long alleviated the suffering s of others, need at last the soothing hand of friendship themselves. The stone was lowered with the usual ceremonies. The building is to be in the third pointed style, of brick, with stone facings, and will form three sides of a quadrangle. It will include apartments for warden or master, and pupils, and also for pensioners. The building will accommodate 100 decayed men of the pro fession or their widows, and it is proposed to board and educate 100 children in the school. Hereafter it is hoped that the orphans of medic a l men may b e ent i rely pro vided for in the building. A liberal subscription was announced, amounting to 3 ,0001. Earl Manvers sub scribed 521. 10s. ; Sir R. H. Horne, 100/. ; Mr. Win thorne, 525/. ; the London and Brighton Railway Com pany, 1001. ; and Dr. Forbes, 1001. THE MILITARY KNIGHTS OF WINDSOR.—The vacant stall at this ancient and honourable institution has just been filled up by the nomination of Colonel Sir John Milley Doyle, K.C.8., to be one of its military knights. This distinguished veteran has served many years in the British army in various quarters of the globe, in Egypt in 1801, under the illustrious Abercrombie, during the whole of the Peninsular war, first in command of a regiment, and subsequently a brigade under the Duke of Wellington. In the records of that memorableperiod Sir John's name will be found as having frequently dis tinguished himself. In consideration of his " eminent services," he was nominated a Military K.C.B. on the 2nd of January, 1815 ; was also honoured with the Military Order of the Tower and Sword of Portugal, St. Ferdinand of Spain, the Ottoman Order of the Crescent, the Gold Cross and Silver Medal with Eight Clasps, as also various other military decorations from Spain and Portugal. Sir John served as major -general and aide de-camp to his late Imperial Majesty Don Pedro, Regent of Portugal, and remained in that service until the restoration of her present Most Faithful Majesty to the Lusitanian throne ; and, we regret to add, has been most unjustly treated by the Portuguese government, which he so efficiently served with zeal and fidelity for very many years. THE ExounsioN TRAFFIC. The excursion traffic of the season is beginning to show itself, but the long continuance of unfavourable weather has re tarded the development of this class of passenger traffic, which, otherwise, there is every reason to be lieve, would by this time have been is full vigour. It is not for want of opportunities of travel that the million are still kept in the city and the town, but for want of fine weather. On all sides there are invit a ti ons enough, and at a cheap rate, too. By the Londo n an d North western localities t a i ened are its thrown connections, a multitude of at tractive e to the excur sionists, particularly in the Midland districts, and for a longer stretch through Holyhead to London. On the Great Western, the Londoner may run to Bath and Bristol and back, for the moderate faro of 55., and by the same line, the charming scenery of Worces ter and the Malvern Hills may be enjoyed at equally economical fares. Windsor lies also within raach of a trip for the Londoner. Chobham, the seat of mimic warfare, is touched by the South-Western, upon which line excur sion trains are running almost daily for Southampton and Winchester, as well as nearer places of resort, and more convenient for the metropolis. On the Eastern Counties excursions are becoming very popular to the localities of historical interest which are, to be found upon this line, whilst the South-Eastern, with its continental traffic and its trips to Tunbridge Wells, Hastings, Margate, Rams gate, and the like, affords health and enjoyment to mul titudes of passengers. But to enjoy th ese , fi ne , an d settled weather is absolutely necessary, and this we have not yet had.—Railway Record. LITERATURE. Fortune : A Romance of Life. By D. T. Coulton. 3 vols. Published for Colburn, by his successors, Hurst and Blackett. There is no doubt that this will prove the most remarkable novel of the season. Others may equal it in style of composition, some may surpass it in interest of e, but for power, for thought, and for originality this stands unrivalled. It is to be questioned if we have met with so brilliant a work on the whole since the author of Coningsby has ceased to enrich our literature. Although it is far from attaining that standard, still we find such real talent evidenced throughout its pages, so much vigorous expression, and so vast a know ! ledge of life, that it is evident only a master hand could have execu t e d w h a t on l y a super i or mind could have conceived. Th e genera l im pression conveyed by the perusal of the story is a melancholy one, but the moral is ap parent, that it is owing to the selfishness, the deceit, and the foolish desires of the worldly, that the world is so weary a desert to its devoted pil grims. If all they undertook was not so essentially the "vanity of vanities," all they experienced would not be so invariably vexation of spirit." The idea is a good one, of placing a y oung an d ardent being in the trying position of a sudden accession to enormous wealth. Doubtless there are many such now in existence, who fancy, like Florian Tremore, that they would be miracles of talent and virtue if placed in a high position, but who would soon fail in the trial. The carrying out of such a proposition is, of course, at variance with the tenour of human affairs. This is the romance of the tale, but the rest is sober fact. Caven dish, with his merits and crimes, his good im pulses and bad passions, is a creation of the novelist, to a certain degree ; but there are some hesitating yet honourable Bellstars, some en thusiastic unhappy Damers, some honest straightfor ward Smiths, while it is to be feared that there are only too many spiteful and designing as Dudley, arro gant and ruthless as Laneton, crafty and unscrupu lous as Messrs. Flint, Stone, Rock, &c. It is a relief to meet with men like Parkinson ant his class, as a refreshing contrast, after such an insight into errors and abuses. It is not only in the spheres of business that the author ex ce l s i n hi s descriptions and details ; the gay scenes of fashion are vividly portrayed, and the votaries of its trials, its trifles, and its troubles are ably de lineated. " All is not gold that glitters" is the motto o f its annals ; an d t urn i ng f rom t h e b rilliant Geralding, a prey to unhappiness and discontent, the heiress Una, surrounded with all that wealth and position could attain, pining away in secret misery ; above all, from the wretched Florian, the hero of the day, the reader is forced to acknowledge that rank so coveted, wealth so prized, beauty and grace so envied, posi tion so sought after and treasured, are use l ess to a a mind that is not at peace within, and a m oc k ery to the heart that is desolate. The part of th e narra tive which relates to the two sisters, Millicent an d pleasing, spiritnd the be s t f ee li ngs of Millicent was are Gris t e h l e da rein is of the same heroic nature that has inspired th e world-renowned warrior, and crowned the immor dtihseplmayoestd . The tal sage ; but in her, action was denied. She had to bear inj sickness poverty and distress what might have shaken the resolution of men strong in feel ing, position, and friends. But she was faithful till death ; and although she did not see the object of her desires, she left her sister with a guardian willing to protect her cause. Griselda charms byhersimplicity, as Millicent attracts admiration for her fortitude. Patient, persevering, and loving, she had her work to perform in a different way; but, although lower, it was arduous to her. Her character is thus beautifully described :—" Griselda's heaven was not far off ; to her fancy the sorrows of life alone were buried in the grave, while all that was peace ful, and joyous, and good upon the earth vanished but to enjoy an immortal existence. They blos somed here, their fruition was above." Such de sires as hers may seem simple, and such thoughts trivial, but it is to be remembered that she cherished her visions of heaven while earth presented its bitterest cup to her lips, and she dreamed of peace in the midst of strife. Florian is totally dissimilar to the companions of his youth ; his boasted gran deur of sentiment was at last reduced to a mere grovelling impulse ; he only sank, and drew others down with him. Fortune was his wish, not that it might exalt him to the ranks where he might aspire to fame, free from the necessities of drudgery ; not that it might con duce to lettered ease and intellectual refinement ; not even that he might gain friends and taste of the enjoyments of luxurious hospitality ; but that his senses might be gratified, his vanity indulged, and his idleness unmolested by incentives to exer tion. The possession of his desire brought him misery, and the deprivation of it entailed despair. The experiment was not a justifiable one on the part of Cavendish, although he did endeavour to counteract any evil tendency resulting from it. His career terminated better than is to be feared is natural. It is not often that after a course of wild and unsettled vagaries reason resumes her sway, and the haven of calm repose is found. It would be well if all restless, repining dispositions possessed the power to say with Una, when, contemplating the sky where the clouds were shadowed, but where the rainbow shone, she replied to Caven dish's murmurs of its similitude to life—" Clouds to trouble, perhaps, she said, to perplex, and to alarm, it may be ; but, by that splendid arch, to overwhelm—never." It is thus that those who rely on Fortune waver at the touch of trial, while those who are indifferent to her smiles and inde pendent of her frowns can face the most appalling reverses, for the spirit of unflinching constancy and trust in Providence are in the canopy of life, as the rainbow hues of present glory and future promise. The Journal of Psychological Medicine and Mental Pathology. Edited. by Forbes Winslow, M.D. There are various articles in this number ; all, however, bear reference to the same subject—Ele ments of Psychology, the Dietetics of the Soul, &c. Insanity in India is considered, and it is remarked that nowhere can a more extensive field for obser vation be found, but that, unfortunately, but few discoveries have, as yet, been made concerning the origin and existence of madness in the East. It is mentioned in a paper at the conclusion that it is of the most vital consequence to discover at the com mencement, the fact of insanity existing. Two cases lately came to the hospital in which the friends of the sufferers supposed the evil to be of a few weeks date only, but it was soon discovered that it had been dormant for three years in one instance, and fifteen months in the other. In one case all hope of cure was gone, in the other it was but a distant prospect. To add to the horror of the subject, it was believed that if measures had been adopted at first, the disease might have been pre vented from spreading. It is of consequence that such a fact should be known more generally than it is at present. Friends and relatives should be informed that it is false kindness to the afflicted to hide the first symptoms of madness, as by such inconsiderate conduct they produce the very evil they wish to avoid. The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. There are several articles of interest in this pub lication. " Hereditary Diseases of Horses," in which a great deal of information is given to those concerned in such details. On " The different Breeds of Sheep," &c. "The Farming of Derby shire" is one of the most prominent papers, in which a most elaborate account is given of the different kinds of soil, and other matters relating to the geology of the country. In conclusion some remarks are made concerning the desirability of increased plantations ; the following extract will best serve to explain the writer's views : " The usefulness of plantations is admitted on the up land farms, and occupiers are looking forward to the time when a thriving plantation will afford shelter to his homestead, and protect his stock from north-western blasts. The continued crusade going forward against hedge•row timber renders it imperative some restoration should be made, lest the country be disrobed of its syl van beauties, and entirely dependent on foreign supplies for domestic use. The extensive plantations which have already been made on the estates of the Dukes of Devon shire and Rutland, and at Stanton, Hopton, Middleton, have, without any doubt, improved the climate, and contributed in some degree (combined with other causes) to hasten the time of harvest in the upland districts. Nothing would be more interesting, in an agricultural point of view, than self-registering thermometers placed in immediate proximity to plantations, or within range of their influence, and compared with others in exp ose d and similar altitudes.i This would be a valuable test, and sufficiently show the advantage of giving shelter, and explain the secret of growing wheat at the elevation of Stanton-house. But then comes the question, would it pay ? and what kind of trees would best flourish on Derbyshire mountains ? 150 years ago the larch was a stranger, and treated as an exotic, and confined to a glass-house ; and it is probable that many foreign trees of the pine tribe, now luxuriating in the wilds of Canada, or the snowy heights of Kamtschatka, or the HimalaY a would flourish in the moorland wast e or the rocky pre cipices of the mountain-lime and the millstone-grit. Sufficient at present is not known of these plants to give a definite opinion as to their usefulness on English soil ; but the inquiry is going forward, and will, without doubt, result in the importation of many useful forest plants from northern wilds. In accordance with these views, I have the high authority of Sir Joseph Paxton, who, in reply to my inquiry, states, " the red pine Tesinosa) produces the yellow deal of Canada, and would, without doubt, grow well in the highest situa tions, but it has not been tried extensively." 'With re spect to the forest trees •of the Himalaya, Sir Joseph says, " Some would p oss ibl y flourish in Derbyshire • , although the weather is cold in their native habitats, the great amount of sunlight elaborates their juices and per fects their wood, so that any amount of cold can be en dured without injury. The Cembra pine would grow in the. most exposed places ; its wood is not equal to many others. Riga deals are made of a great variety of pines, and the common Scotch fir (Pious sylvestris rigensis)." Nothing but a judicious examination of the soil and sub soil, guided by experience, could determine th e ki n d o f British trees best adapted for , particular soils or situations. All tho trees will flourish in the lower valleys : in South Derbyshire there are magnificent specimens of the oak, the elm, and sycamore ; but the land is too valuable to grow timber except for ornamental purposes." RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EAST ANGLIAN. A special meeting of the holders of original shares in ;his company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, ;0 consider a bill now before Parliament to authorize the company to make an extension line to the quays at Lynn, and to regulate the capital of the company ; Mr. H. Bruce in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, that the meeting was convened, in compliance with the standing orders of the House of Lords, to consider a hill for enabling the company to construct an extension line to the quays and harbour of Lynn, with a view to increase the traffic and accomo date the merchants of Lynn. At present they had no place for ships to discharge their cargoes convenient to the railway, and the result was, that vessels were fre quently delayed three or four days, and some of them had to discharge their cargoes into lighters, and then they had to be conveyed to the railway. They now car ried on their traffic at a great disadvantage, in conse quence of the station being so far from the warehouses. The proposed extension line would pass along by the storehouses, so that the goods, &c., could be delivered to the parties from the railway, instead of being carted from the railway to the storehouses. In some cases farmers found it less expensive to cart their produce the whole way to the quays at Lynn than to send it by the railway, and then afterwards to convey it from the rail way to the stores, but this disadvantage would be ob viated by the proposed extension line. They would also have a new traffic from steamers and other vessels in consequence of the facilities they would be enabled to afford the shipping at Lynn. The low price of wages and food for horses had also enabled the boats to compete with the railway, but the late rise in these would give the advantage to the railway. Agricultural affairs were now far more cheering than for years past, and on the whole the prospects of the railway were better now than at any former time. The clause in the act of 1852 for enabling the East Anglian and Eastern Counties Company to enter into a lease or traffic ar rangements was now in operation, as the Norfolk Com pany had not exercised their option during the twelve months ending the 17th of June last of preventing them. There was nothing now to prevent the. East Anglian Railway being leased to the Eastern Counties Company. All the debts of the company had been set tled, and the amount of their borrowed money was small, as compared with the extent of their undertaking. Mr. BOND, the secretary, then read the heads of the bill, authorising the company to make a railway at King's Lynn, at a cost of 18,000/., and specifying that the works should be completed in three years from the passing of the act. With regard to the capital of the company, it was fixed by the bill at 1,600,0001. The directors were authorised to issue ordinary stock in the company to the holders of the Class B and C preference shares, to the nominal amount of 269,2061. in full satis faction of all interest due on those preference shares up to the 31st of December, 1835 ; after which time, the net revenue of the company to be appropriated half yearly in the following order :—First, in the payment of interest on mortgage and debentures ; 2d, on calls paid in advance ; 3d, dividend to class A shareholders ; 4th, dividend to class B shareholders sth, to Class C shareholders ; and 6th, the surplus to be paid by way of dividend on the ordinary stock of the company. There were permissive powers in the bill to enable the holders of 6 per cent. and 7 per cent. preference shares to accept a lower rate of interest than that authorised by former acts, the consent of four-fifths of each class of share holders represented at a meeting specially convened for the purpose being requisite to enable the permissive arrangements between the ordinary and preference shareholders to be carried into effect. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Mr. L. SimrsoN, a resolution approving of the bill was carried unanimously, as was also a resolution authorising the conversion of the 6 per cent. and 7 per cent. shares into a 6 per cent. and 7 per cent. stock, in order to save expense. The CHAIRMAN then announced that a meeting of the 7 per cent, preference shareholders would be held at 2 o'clock, and of the 6 per cent, shareholders at 3 o'clock, to consider the bill which the ordinary shareholders had approved of at the present meeting. The special meeting of the 7 per cent, preference .shareholders was held at the appointed time ; Mr. Bruce in the chair. A discussion ensued, in the course of which it was stated that. the present amount of ordinary shares was 764,4001., and to which was piciposed to be added a nominal amount of 269,206/.,in order to satisfy the claims of the preference shareholders for interest, up to the 31st of December, 1853, and from which time no further arrears are to accrue ; the amount of A stock is 375,2501., of B stock 120,0001., and of C stock 70,873/.; total, 1,600,0001. , After some:opposition to the proposed outlay at Lynn from Mr. Kettrick, and other shareholders; a resolution approving of the bill was carried unanimously. At 3 o'clock the special meeting of the 6 per cent. preference shareholders was held ; Mr. Bruce in the 'chair. Some discussion ensued, in the course of which Mr. Maclaurin warned the directors against placing the property of the company in the clutches of the corpora. tion of Lynn, and recommended them, before laying out any money on the proposed extension, to ascertain whether the corporation could lay any further claim upon the company, and whether they would be disposed to re duce their present exorbitant tolls in consideration of the company's proposed outlay, and of bringing increased traffic to Lynn. The CHAIRMAN said, he believed there was every dis position on the part of the corporation to meet the com pany on liberal terms. A resolution approving of the bill was carried unani mously, and the meeting separated. REPORTS OF SELECT COMMITTEES ON RAIL• WAY BILLS. TYNEMOUTH DOCKS, AND MORPETH AND SHIELDS DIRECT.—Mr. Evans reported from the committee on this bill, that they had examined the allegations contained in the preamble of the bill, but the same had not been proved to their satisfaction. SOUTH WALES (POWER TO PURCHASE, &c.).—Lord J. Manners reported from the committee, that by the bill as originally introduced, it was proposed to authorise a lease or purchase by the South Wales Railway Com pany of the undertakings of the Llynvi Valley Railway Company and Llanelly Railway and Dock Company, or working arrangements between those companies, as well as to grant further powers in reference to leasing and selling the undertaking of the South Wales Railway Company to the Great Western Railway Company, and to authorise working arrangements between those com panies ; but the bill, as submitted to the committee for their consideration, and as passed by them, contained no provisions whatever in reference to the Llynvi Valley Railway Company, or the Llanelly Railway and Dock Company, and the further powers of leasing and sale by the South Wales Railway Company to the Great West ern Railway Company were limited to the works to be executed, or for the execution of which further time may be granted by acts of the present session. CHARD.—Viscount Jocelyn reported from the com mittee, that the works authorised by the bill will not involve any further outlay of capital than the company have already power to raise. The length of the proposed new line is two miles, three furlongs, and 8 . 50 chains ; and it will be constructed on a gauge of seven feet. The steepest gradient is 1 in 100, and the smallest radius is a curve of 30 chains. The estimated cost of the railway is 25,0001., and the quantity of land required 184- acres. Mr. P. Bruff was the engineer examined in support of the bill. The committee were satisfied of the fitness in an engineering point of view of the proposed railway, and they had inserted in the bill the necessary provisions for insuring the completion of the line. KILKENNY AND GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN.— Yesterday the select committee of the House of Lords, the Earl of Derby in the chair, declared that the preamble of the bill for constructing this proposed line was " not proved to their satisfrction, and that the committee had arrived at this decision solely in consideration of the financial position of the company, but the committee considered the extension of railway communication in a north-western direction from Waterford to Kilkenny in itself highly desirable." EAST-ICENT.—The committee of the House of Lords on this company's bill, the Earl of Verulam in the chair, have declared the preamble proved, inserting clauses to to the effect that the South-Eastern Railway Company shall make a station at Strood, to suit both their own and the East Kent line, and that if the South-Eastern Company make the portion of the line between the Medway and the tunnel, the East Kent Company need not do so. SOUTH-E ASTERN.—Yesterday the same select com mittee aiso passed this company's bill for a line between Strood and Maidstone, and for dissolving the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending June 26, 1853 (283 miles) £15,817 19 11 Corresponding week last year (2234 miles) 11,353 1 8 LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —Traffic re turn for the week ending July 3, 1853 £19,142 2 7 Corresponding week last year 17,785 9 9 CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAT.—Traffic return for the week ending July 3, 1853 £5,475 8 9 Corresponding week last year 3,919 0 3 Increase in 1853 £1,556 8 6 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re ,ttrn for the week ending July 2, 1853 £4,731 32 Corresponding week last year 4,105 16 7 Increase in 1853 625 15 7 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending July 2, 1853 £2o2 19 2 Corresponding week last year 174 18 4 GOLD.—The Templar has arrived from Sydney, whence she sailed the 9th of March, with about 3,000 ounces of gold. The Stebonheath, which left Mel bourne the sth of April, has on board 40,000 ounces of gold, valued at 184,000/., and may shortly be expected, Gold continues to be ,sent from London to Paris, not withstanding the large purchases of grain lately made on this side for , French account. 7/ if 79i 801 x bon 14 131 491 1 a div & bonus 47 77i 8 TIIE CAMP AT CIIOBH2IM COMMON. Yesterday the troops enjoyed a well-merited day of rest after the fatigues of the pontooning operations at Virginia Water. On all such holidays as these the camp presents a scene of interesting animation, which is as characteristic and picturesque as can well be ima gined. Before most of the men's tents is a kind of extemporaneous clothes-rack, made of a small fir tree, with its branches lopped off short, and its root stuck in the ground. Upon thienocontrements and clothei of all kinds hang out to dry or air, and the aspect of the ground thus seen at a distance, covered with habili ments of all colours fluttering in the breeze, gives an extraordinary appearance of gaiety and life, which can only be appreciated by those who have seen the camp thus on a fine summer day. In addition to this, the different streets among the tents on a holiday are thronged with busy thousands, clad in every variety of costume, and engaged in every variety of occupation or amusement which can charm the eye or interest the general spectator. Here is a little group of sun-burnt, hardy veterans, reclining full length in the shade of their tents, enjoying the luxury of the fragrant weed, and criticising, with rather more than military freedom, the whole of the manceuvres of the previous day, or else scanning, with an offended aspect, the civilians who loiter about the lines affecting to pity the hard ships of a soldier's life. Others again may be seen collected in a circle, round some serjeant or corporal of their company, mending up with careful hands such parts of their uniforms as may have sustained a rupture in the shifts of camping —while the serjeant, seated in the midst, with a newspaper three or four days old, reads aloud from its columns the • account of their achievements on a field day. On these occasions, if the name of their particular regiment happens to be praised for its martial appearance or superior discipline, there is a general pause while the flattering paragraph is re read again, when each man smiles and looks more proudly round, and seems to feel as if the eyes of the nation were upon him. On the open space between the general line of tents and those of the quarter guard, crowds of the soldiers collect to indulge in those athletic games which are so much encouraged by their command ing. officers as tending to keep the men in cheerful spirits and good health. The English soldiers as a body have always been renowned for their great physical powers, and certainly the feats of strength and activity which we have seen them display in their sports at the camp would do honour to the athlae of ancient Rome. The various nationalities of the regiments are strikingly displayed in their respective sports. With loud shouts, and occasionally a strong expletive, the English indulge in their favourite games of cricket and foot-ball—the Irish, with all that energy of excitement peculiar to the natives of the sister isle, have fiercely-contested games of " hurley," or leaping and running matches—while the cool and cautious Scotchmen collect in little knots to put the stone, or toss the caber, and witness with unmoved countenances the most stupendous throws, reserving their admiration until the precise number of inches the stone has been tossed beyond the mark is ascertained, when their applause at the exploit is given with the same slow, punctual accuracy as the measurement by which the length of the throw was decided. But the hardy Scot is not always so phleg matic, when the " pipes are up," and the air of some favourite fling or reel is struck up, the fierce ani mation with which he indulges in the pleasures of a dance has something in it, which, if not beautiful, is at least strangely fascinating. Such scenes as these we have attempted to describe meet the spectator of the camp on a holiday at every turn. These is a kind of settled comfortable look, which seems, to increase about the camp every day according as the men get more thoroughly at home in their quar ters. This cleanly —if we may use the expression —ap pearance of permanency, is more observable in the quarters occupied by the household regiments than in any other part of the field. We stated a few days since that their ground was decidedly the neatest and the best drained and dyked in the camp, and a more minute inspection has only confirmed this opinion. This locale, when the Guards first pitched their tents, was undoubt edly worse than that assigned to any other brigade, it being nothing more than a mere morass. Any person who visits it now can scarcely imagine it to be the same. Deep broad drains intersect their ground in every di rection, which are here and there bridged over, when they cross a roadway, with much strength and neatness. The drains round the tents are neatly cut, and kept carefully clear of obstruction—the latter piece of neat ness being one which appears to be quite overlooked- by the other regiments. Many of the officers of the Guards have also displayed a taste for floricultural pursuits, which if properly directed and zealously persevered in might, in course of time, entitle these gallant cultivators to other and more pacific medallion decorations they are ever likely to meet with than in the field of Mara. Several of them have contrived to make a garden bloom in the wilderness, by planting flowers in the little spaces of ground around their tents. Of course such floral inno vations on stern camp rule were at first much derided ; but among the officers of the household troops at least the example has been pretty generally imitated ; and this incident, slight as it may at first sight appear, has not been so trivial in its consequences, for to its example we believe may be traced the superior order and neatness of the Guards' ground. We, however, merely mention it as a symptom of the spirit which exists among the household troops to make their allotment as cleanly and cheerful in appearance and as comforatble in reality as the rough of camp life will permit. As might be ex pected, after this description of their quarters, the men of the Foot Guards are also about the cleanest in their undress uniform of any infantry force in the camp. The most untidy men, when off duty, we are sorry to say, may generally be found in the quarters of the High land regiments, though upon parade there are none which make so orderly - and - soldier-like an appearance. All military men look anxiously forward to the result of the present encampment to relieve the soldiers of some of the oppressive burdens under. which they now literally groan. The following table gives the principal of the weights carried by the Guards, and an ordinary marching regi ment, the 42d Highlanders, and we think it will show at a glance that the memorials which we believe have been addressed by old military officers for years past to those high in office, to lighten the men of some of this packing, have been most unjustly and undeservedly slighted : BRIGADE OF GUARDS. Heavy Marching Order. Light Marching Order. lb. oz. lb. oz. Contents of knapsack 35 5. Contents of knapsack 22 1 i Pouch and belts 6 5 Pouch and belts 6 7 Ammunition 6 7 Ammunition ...... .... 6 7 Grenadier cap 2 7 Grenadier cap ........ 2 7 Cooking kettle 2 4 Rifle and bayonet.... 14 0 Canteen (full) 6 0 Rifle and bayonet l4 0 Blanket 3 11 Odd blanket 5l 3 11 Total 76 71 I T0ta1.... ..... 55 Now we believe that the total of heavy marching does not include the weight of the great coat, and it most certainly does not count the weight of the three days' provision which every man carries when in heavy marching order and upon actual service. It likewise excludes from the reckoning the weight of the knapsack itself, exclusive of the contents, and which we believe amounts, with its support ing-straps, to about 4.1 b. Boz. Taking it, therefore at this, and the w e i g ht o f th e great coat to b e as mud ; as the blanket 31b. 11 oz., and the three days' provision to be 101 b, more, it gives.a grand total of 941 b. 181 oz. to be carried by every man in the household brigade when in heavy marching order, and exclusive of the actual uniform or dress in which he stands. In the 42d Highlanders the packing is not carried out so systematically as in the Foot Guards, though it is still more than sufficient to call for the serious attention of the military authorities. It is as follows : 42D HIGHLANDERS. Heavy Marching Order. Light Marching Order. lb. oz. lb. oz. Contents of knapsack, Contents of knapsack 18 0 (including the blan- Bonnet ket) 2B 6 Belts 4 2 Canteen (full) Cooking kettle Bonnet, belts, haver- Musket l4 0 sack, and ammuni tion . Musket .................. 13 4 .................. 14 0 45 4 63 141 To this h eavy marching order, as in the case of the Guards, must be added 181 b. 3oz. for provisions, great coat, and weight of knapsack, making a gross total of 821 b. loz., also exclusive of the dress in which they stand. It is almost unnecessary to comment on these facts. To every intelligent and humane reader, or one who has the true interest of the service at heart, they speak for themselves. MESSRS. ALLSOPP AND SONS' BITTER BEER.—Yes terday Messrs. Allsopp and Sons formally opened the new warehouses, which have been erected by the Lon don and North-Western Railway Company, iu Haydon square. A branch line of railway in connection with the East and West India Dock Junction enables Messrs. Allsopp to convey their beer the entire distance from the brewery at Burton-on-Trent to Haydon-square by rail. It is not the least interesting sight to observe how skilfully not only the ba rre l s b u t h ea vy-laden trucks are raised with great rapidity by means of hydraulic means cranes a to va t s h t e am hi o g u h n er t of labour tiersofthise saved,wareh oauusdes. the process of of loading and unloading greatly simplyfied. The com pany having inspected this portion of the tyarehouses, tierw er e after cond tier i e c r t e of t l h a r r o g u e gl the e i as cellars, kspiledu iv p h i e n remt be endless seetisucces sion. Some idea nay be formed of the business done, which Dr. Johnson, in reference to another ce l e b ra t e d brewery, termed "the potentiality of boundless wealth," tu l a 4 n and square Poplar fee and, and Blackwell, thckevi quantity when it is known that the stores in Haydon-square alone contain an area of turned over averages per week about 2,000 tuns. T he proceeded to to sq inspectedcompany h t th e e n warehouses there, which are used entirely aniy 3i t.a then lity passed Messrs.s e d over Allsoppt o Greenwich, a tt be Tarnadfal for the export trade. The area of th e f ormer i s 20,000ra square feet, of the latter, 25,000 square feet. The co lnbga t was red thrownta sopartook.Trafalgar of th DISCOVERY OP A POR TRAIT BY R APHAEL.—A person Nismesat chalk, it . had f or a l ong time in his possession a draw ing which amongl Io some attae wastehed so paper.little A value n amateur having recently seen it, purchased it from him for 2f. The purchaser having brought it to Paris showed it to some arti s ts, w h o t o ld him it was an ad mirable sketch, an d h e accor di ng l y presente d i t to t h e director of the Musees. Soon after his return to Nismes he received a letter of thanks from an inspector of the Beaux Arts, in which it was stated that after minute investigation the drawing was found to be the portrait of La Fornarina, by Raphael, and was esti- L mated as being worth, at the lowest, 10,000 f.