The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-29 00:00:00

Thirb ISbition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. EPSOM RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE OAKS. Blink Bonny Sneeze Mce:tissima Imperieuse.. Thirteen ran. Won by eight lengths. Four lengths between second and third , and four lengths between third and fourth. RAILWAY PLATE. Squire Watt. Unexpected.. Renown. Nine ran. PADDOCK PLATE. Uner:zpected.. St. Ratrick.. Queationable F've ran. FOAL STAKES. Antorr. GLASGOW PLATE. Nereus.. N ougat rJeres Ten ran. . Walked over. LATEST BETTING. THE OAKS. sto 4on Blink Bonny (offered) A to 2 asst Imperieuse (taken) 12 to 1 agst Sneeze 15 to 1 agst Mcestissima 20 to 1 agst any other. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. • Lord H. G. Lennox and Mr. B. Baring took the oaths and their seats. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Thn following bills were rend a third time and passed : —The Dublin an-t Wickl w Railway ; Dumbarton &e. ; Great Western and Brentford Railway ; and Ming ton Parish. The following bills were further considered and ordered to be read a third time :—Briton Ferry D mks, Burslem a od Tunstal Gas, Glasgow City and Suburban Gas, Glas gow Gas, Kidsgrove Market, Saint Helens Canal and Railway, Scottish Central Railway, Waterford and Tra more Railway, NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. HA.YTE ft, a new writ was or dered for the borough of Leeds, in the room of Mr. R. Hall, deceased. RETURNS. Various unopposed returns wore ordered to be laid on the ta'oie of the house PETITIONS. Petitions were presented for an equalisation of the poor rates in the Metropolis ; against the paper duties ; for and against the present beer bill ; against the May nooth grant ; against the opium traffic in China ; against the regulation clauses in the Savings Banks bill. WHITSUN HOLIDAYS. Lord PALMERSTON moved the adjournment of the house, on its rising, till Thursday next. Mr. HUDSON put a question to the noble lord at the bead of the Government, relative to passing tolls on shipping, whether it was the intention of the Govern went to introduce a bill this session for the removal of this charge at Whitby. Burlington, and Hull, and whether it was the intention of Government to deal with the question of local charges on shipping, and also the regulation of pilots ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the question of passing tolls was in the hands of the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, who would, after the Whitsun holidays, if the questions were repeated, state what wouH he done. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) thought the state of public business was such as to prevent the introduction of a bill this session on these subjects. The motion for aojournment was then agreed to. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Lori PAIVIERSTON moved that on Thursday, the 18th June next, and every succeeding,* Thor , day, orders of the day should have preceoctnce of notices of motions, in order to facilitate the business of the session. NE WCASTLE-UNDER-LYNE. The SPEAKER announced that the petition against Ihe sitting member for this borough had been with drawn. the arguments 14 used on the second reading of the bill. He added that the annuity would not be furnished out of the taxes of the people, but out of the Crown estates given up by her Majesty, when she ascended the Throne, which returned 260,0001. to the Exchequer. He characterised the present proposal as being a shabby one, and said the question whether the Queen of Prus sia should or should not be a pensioner of the country, rested with Prussia and not England. It was our place to make proper provision for the marriage of a princess. The time was come for the house to consider ;upon the present system of com pelling her Majesty to make such appeals to the house, and Le could not approve of the jealousy of the people of this country that deprived her Majesty of the possession of territorial rights that would enable her to make provision for her family. Sir F. BARING, after some remarks relative to the hereditary revenue of the Crown, said he should oppose the amendment Mr. ROEBUCK said that, as the "sense" of the committee appeared to be against the proposition of the honourable and learned member, as it was against him on a former occasion, he advised him not to divide the committee. ' After some discussion the amendment was withdrawn. The clause was then agreed to, and the bill passed through committee. (LEFT SITTING.) LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.) WHITEHALL, MAY 27. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and a pp o i n ti ng the Right Honourable Sir Charles Wood, Bart., G.C.B. ; Vice-Admiral the Right Honourable Sir Maurice Frede rick Fitzhardinge Berkeley, K.C.B. ; Rear-Admiral the Honour able Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, K.C.B. ; Rear- Adniii at Henry Eden; Captain Alexander Milne; and Thomas George Baring, Esq., to b e h er Majesty's Com missioners for executing the office of Lon I High Admiral of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land, and the dominions,islands,and territories thereunto belonging. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 27. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Richard James Code Hitchins as Consul at Kingston, Jamaica, for his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway. MEMORANDUM. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAT 28. In the "Tariff of Expoits," inserted in Article VII of the Convention of Commerce and Navigation concluded on the Ith of December, 1556, between her Majesty and the Sultan of Morocco, and presented to both Houses of Parliament, by her Majesty's command, on th' 21st of March last, the rate of duty on " all other grain" was stated at half a dollar per cantar (a weight). It should have been per full fanega (a measure). The one, however, is Dearly equivalent to the other. CRO WN-OFFICE, MAY 29. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Penryn—Thomas George Baring, Esq., one of the Lords Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom. WAR-OFFICE, MAT 29. Military Train—Paymaster Mel Williams, from the late Transport Carps, to be Paymaster. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Food Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant John Archibald Stewart Nicolson has been permitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his Commission. 7th Foot—Lieut.-Colonel Reginald Yonge Shipley, from half-pay 7th Foot, to he Lieutenant-Colonel. 12th Foot—Lieut. Edward Herrick to be Captain, by purchase, vice Segrave, whoretires ; Ensign Horatio Lloyd Williams to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Herrick; Edward 'Tallies Dudgeon, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Williams. ...... 17th Foot—Ensign Henry Alexander Little to be Lien tenant, by purchase, vice Fowler, promoted to an Unat tache I Company ; Charles Smith Perry, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Little. 38th Foot—Lieutenant William Kiloton Elles to be In structor of Musketry. 41st Foot—Ensign Montague Stephen Williams has been permitted to resign his Commission. 46th Foot—Lieut. George Henry Knapp to be Captain, by purchase, vice Fane, who retires; Ensign George Philips to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Knapp. 56th Foot—Lieut. Robert Thomas Thompson to be In structor of Musketry. 57th Foot—Lieut. Henry Bird to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Hugessen, who retires ; Ensign Walter Hedger to he Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bird. 60th Foot—Captain John Henry Chads, from half-pay 23rd Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Cozen, deceased. 62nd. Foot—Lieutenant Herrick Augustus Palmer to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel C. F. Neynoe, who retires. 68th Font—Paymaster Luke Fitzgerald Bernard, from the 8 nd Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Hughes, appointed to the 82nd Foot. 82nd Foot—Paymaster William Hughes, from the 68th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Bernard, appointed to the 68th Foot. 86th Foot—Assisstant-Surgeon E. C. Ryall, from the 18th Foot, to be assistant-Surgeon, vice Assistant-Surgeon W. A. Mackinnon, whose removal from the 42d Foot, as stated in the Gazette of the 12th instant, has been can celled. 92d Foot—Lieutenant M. Mecham, has been permitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his Commission. 95th Foot—Major the Honourable H. Littleton Powys. from half-pay 38th Foot, to be Major, vice Brevet-Lit:lute nant-Colonel H. B. Harvey, who exchanges ; Brevet Major George Courtenay Vialls to be Major, by purchase. vice the Honourable H. L. Powys, who retires; Lieute. rant John W. J. Stockwell to be Captain, by purchas?, vice Vialls. Gel-I Coast Artillery Corps—Captain Charles Augustus Daniell, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Duke, deceased ; Lieutenant James Taylor to be Adjutant, vice Andrews, who resigns the Adjutancy only. I HOSPITAL ST k FF. The Commission of St iff-Assistant-Surgeon Frederick Oakes to bear date 27th February, 1836, instead of sth December, 1836, as previously stated. Acting Assistant-Surgeon Wiliiam Henderson has ceased to do duty, there being no longer occasion for his services MILITARY EDUCATION. Sir D. L. EVANS gave notice that on Thursday, the 11th June, he should submit resolutions for the conside ration of the House on military education. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. Mr. BASS asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the course pursued when candidates for em ployment in the civ!l service were nominated by mem bers of Parliament ; whether a candidate so nominated was necessarily 'admitted to examination ; whether there was any competition for employment in the civil service ; whether, in fact, with the exleption of a simple exami. nation as to the ordinary qualifications for office, the old system of patronage and favouritism did not remain in full force! The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that an the particu , ars of the regulations referred ta would be found in an order iu council, dated May, 1850, whi,:b contained all hon. members should know— (laurzhter)—beside-; which, if he studied the report of the Civil Service Commission, he would find the manner in which that order had been carried out. CORRUPT PRACTICES PREVENTION ACT. Mr. CROSS asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it waFithe intention of the Government to extend the provisions of the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, 1854, to municipal elections? Sir G. GREY said it was not the intention of the Go verument at the present, at all events, to apply this act to municipal elections. POLICE (SCOTLAND). Mr. MACKIE asked the Lord Advocate if it was his intention to introduce a police bill for Scotland during this session ! The LORD ADVOCATE said it was his intention to introduce such a bid this session. HONDURAS. Mr. DISRAELI inquired of her Majesty's Govern. rnert as to the rea.ons for the non-ratfication of the Treaty between her Majesty and the Government of the United States about Honduras ; as to the present state of the negotiations ; and whether papers would be laid before Parliament. Lord PA.LMERSTON said that in the course of last summer, two treaties were concluded—one with Hon duras and the other with the United States—by the former treaty the Ruatan Islands were ceded to Honduras, under a convention that existed, pro vision being made for the protection of the inhabitants, who were to be a neutral and not a military station. He then referred to the conditions of the treaty betiveen this country and America, one pert of whieh was that Great Britain and the United states engaged henceforth to acknowledge these islands as a part of the territory and sovereignty of Honduras. These treaties had been sent, one to Honduras, and the other to the United States, for ratifica tion. Up to this time nothing had been heard from Honduras, but the Senate of the United States thought proper to alter their treaty, none of which alterations were important, and her Majesty's Government had waived all their objections to the aiterations except one. The one to which he alluded was that no reference should be made to a convention that existed relative to the Ruatan Islands, but that the treaty should simply state that henceforth they would acknowledge these islands as t art Of the ter r ito r y of H on d uras , which would have the ri ,P_'''_ e .airerkee of a concession. Her Majesty's Govern 3eustrlyt,s could i. not co n s en t t o th a t a lt era tio n , a nd her Ma the Unitedovernment had made certain representations to States, which it was hoped would be ac cepted. edeclin e d n producing any papers on the sub ject, but would rather wait till the treaty was ratified, lay it on the table for the consideration of the house. After some further remarks Lord PALMERSTON the . e from Mr. DISRAELI and subject dropped. w dropped. The motion for adj urantrld A asthen agreed to. THE PRINCESStuR. committee DOWRY. t into The house then wens, annuity tee on this bill. On clause 1 , granting an 8,000/, a -y e ar to her Royal Hiaihness on her marria ge , yof Mr. BOWYER moved an amendmenttoadd, provided, however, that in the event of her Royal Highness be coming Queen Consort of Prussia, the said an nuity sal cease and determine from the date I of the acce , sion of hi s Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia to the throne of Prniai u . in the event of her Royal Highne ,, s surviving her hus band he proposed that the annuity should be revived. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER resisted the amendment, and said he would much rather the house had not consented to the second reading of the bill than agree to the present amendment.. (Divide.) Mr. W. WILLIAMS, who had g iven notice of a similar amendment, supported the amendme nt of the Ron member (Mr. Bowyer). He thought a prince must be a man of mean spirit to accept with his wife an allP) ui ty to be taken from the high taxed people of aro tk.er country. Mr. WALTERS cool; not support the amendment as it now stood. If the annuity was to cease on her Royal Highness becoming Qieen of Prussia, the amount should be increased. Lie had no objection to make a compromise, viz., that if the period of the amount was limited the amount should be increased to 12,0001. a year. (hear, and laughter.) Mr. DISRAELI opposed the amendment, repeating ~.""~, t 'lf k 8U N, LuND (M I I' It II) Nv District Court, Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Clare, Liverpool; Knight, Birmingham. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Neil Maccallnrn, drysalter, Glasgow. Allan Forbes, flesher, Dunfermline. Witliani Wight, builder, Kilmarno ck. John Greig, baker, Tolbooth-wynd, Leith. John and Samuel Macbeth, furnishing ironmongers, Aberdeen. Warren and Company, merchants, Glasgow and London, BANK OF A Account pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturda: ENGLAND. 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, fo r, the 23d day of May, 1887. ASTILTZT. _ I/803 DEP. Notes issued ........ 23,533,315 Government debt.... 11,015,100 Other securities...... 3,469,500 Gold coin and bullion 9,058,315 Silver bu11i0n........ - 4 ,--. £23,533,315 £23,533,315 E. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier Died the 28th day of May, 185 BANKING DE' PAZTMENT. Proprietors' capital .. 14,553,000 Rest Public deposit F (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ing's Banks, and Dividend Accounts) 5,555,566 ,ther deposits .. 9,084,620 -cyst' Day and other Governmentsecnrities (includg•DeadWeitllit Annuity) .......... 10 326,131 Other securities...—. 17,668,848 Notes • • 4,501,835 Gold and silver coin.. 746,512 111113•• •• •• •• .• •• 4. 694,333 £33,243,326 I X 33,243,326 M. MARSHALL, Chief uaaiatet Dated the 23th day of May, Isa. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the returns made in the week ending May 26, 1857, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or pvable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : s• d• From the British Possessions in America 44 2.} ':: , a.val, aild .IY.lll)V4i . y Ilitelli4eLki:e. Yesterday a telegraphic despach was received at Chatham by Col. E. A. Parker, Commandant of the Pv)val Marine; ' directing a detachment of that corps to embark at Sheerness, on board the Aga memnon, 21, for the purpose f filling up casualties. On receipt of the order the detachment left Chat ham for Sheerness. _ _ The new cement mills which have been con structed at Chatham Dockyard having been com pleted, are now being fitted with their machinery. The mills consist of two buildings, each 122 feet in length and 35 feet wide, and adjoin the convicts' workshops, which are now completed and occupied by the convicts who follow various trades. The workshops are 240 feet in length and 30 feet wide, and provide accommodation for several hundred convicts. Among the other buildings which have been erected at Chatham Dockyard is a large police station, the old one having been taken down to give additional space for the alterations and im provements which are being carried out at that es tablishment. The Vesuvius, 6, paddle sloop, Captain Charles Wise, arrived at Spithead from Plymouth yester day evening, and remains, with the Exmouth, 91, screw, Capt. Eyree, C.B. ; the Colossus, 81, Capt. Thompson ; the Malacca, 17, Capt. Farquhar ; the Brisk, 14, Commander elutes ; the Devastation, 6, Commander Marshall ; the Rolla, 6, Lieut. Nel son ; the Sealark, 6, Lieut. Lowther ; the Snake, 4, Commander Commerell ; snd the Volcano, 2, Master Commander Hockley. The Melville, 72, hospital ship, Commander Trol lope, was taken into dock again yesterday at Ports mouth, being still leaky ; this is the third time of docking during this outfit. When she will he ready for the 23d Fusilet.rs, or to go to China, at this rate, no one can foresee. The news of the less of her Majesty's fine 50-gun sailing frigate Raleigh, under the command of Com modore the Hon. H. Keppel, was telegraphed to Portsea yesterday afternoon, and on its dissemina tion caused the saddest excitement ; she was a noble ship, and most admirably officered and manned ; she was commissioned on the 17th of September last as the senior officer's ship for the India station. The freight ship Euphrates has been taken up by Government to ship 14 tons of ammunition from the Ordnance stoics at Woolwich for Algoa Bay. The hired screw steam troopship Mauriiius, at Deptford, is having her storeroom filled with artil lery supplies from Woolwich for Hong Kong ; and the Runnymede freightship, of heavy tonnage, also at Deptford, is embarking a similar cargo for the same destination. The guns, shot, shell, and other heavy portions of the cargoes are hoisted into a number of barges alongside the wharves at Wool wich Arsenal by the hydraulic cranes, and are con veyed up the river for shipment on board at Dept ford, where the vessels are taking in victualling stores for the army and navy in China. The freight ship Fortitude, in the London Decks, is also em barking Ordnance supplies for Ceylon. The Earl ofMar and Kellie freight-ship, having completed her cargo of engineering implements, with 310 tons of Tower and victualling stores, Arc., for Hong Kong is to sail to-day from Woolwich. The Ordnance sloop Somerset has arrived at Woolwich, and commenced discharging her cargo, which consists of guns and general war stores from Portsmouth. The screw steamer Balaklava, Captain William Peilatt, in the special service of the Military Store Department of Woolwich, arrived there yesterday morning laden wit h 50 carronaties from Portsmouth, and 400 tons of returned war stores, bedding, cloth ing, &c., from the East. She made a remarkably quick passage from Portsmouth to Woolwich— namely, in 22i hours. TEE AMERICAN STEAM CORVETTE " IVIAGARA." The visit of the American steam corvette Niagara to this country has excited considerable public at tention, which has been increased by the fact of its occurring almost simultaneously with a spirited de bate in the House of Gunmons in which steamships of war were contrasted with ;hose of sailing ships, and the uses of large ships with , hose of small. A few considerations, suggested by a visit to this le viathan ve , sel, will not, therefere, be inappropriate particularly as non-professional persons are liable to be misled by indiscriminate statements respecting the proportions of a new ship, the sizes of her guns and the weight of the shot or shell which they are designed to throw. To prevent misapprehension upon these points, and to aid the public in estimst ing the merits of such a ship as theNiag , ,ra, we shall make reference to some of the new class ships of our own service, and compare her withthem. Thecompa rison will, we think, show that our own naval ad ministrators have but little to learn from our Ame rican brethren, either in foreseeing future require ments, or in adapting the structure and armament of their ships to such requirements. The Niagara is a vessel 345 feet long over all, 55 feet in extreme breadth, and when equipped for sea, will draw 26 feet of water. Her burden is upwards of 5,000 tons. Her armament is to com prise 12 11-inch guns on Dahlgren's principle, and these are to fire shells. She is propelled by engines havin g three cylinders (3 feet in diameter and of 3 feet stroke, each engine being complete iu itself, and capable of working without the others. Her propeller is 18 feet 3 inches in cliameer, and is provided with means for varying the pitch, being at present set to a maximum pitch of 32 feet. She is said to have attained a speed of 13 knots per hour under full steam power ; but if we set it down at 12 knots, we shall probably do her more than justice ; for when she was tried at New York she attained no more than 11 knots. Before proceeding further, we may state that the Niagara is, without exception, the ugliest ship of war we have ever seen. On visiting her at Grave send we approached her on the bow, and looked in vain for a single beauty of form about her. Her bow appeared to be one great plane, and her side another, the two being very differently inclined, of course, and breaking into each other with a harsh, sudden curve, on which the light struck so sharply that it produced a positively painful impression. Besides this, the shade lies so deeply along her long flat side, that she seems actually to narrow in midships, where she should, of course, be broadest. Further, she has no knew of the head whatever, but an almost upright stem, and consequently lacks altogether that ap pearance of haste and eagerness which cha racterises a vessel with a long and graceful knee. Her sheer is enormous and im presses one against his will with the feeling that her constructor expected her to break or " hog" greatly, and made allowance for the change. Nor does she convey any sense of excessive magnitude when viewed externally, although, when you have bearded her, and look away from ono end of her spar-deck to the other, it is difficult to realise the fact that you have but a 12-gun corvette before you. We do not over rate these defects of form, but having so often admired, and justly admired, the real beauty of many of our meta-of-war, we could not refrain from mentioning them. We pass on, however, to other considerations ; for a war ship may be very efficient and very terri ble, notwithstanding any extent of ugliness. But before we discuss her armament, we will quote from an article on the Niagara,. in the Journal of the Franklin Institute (America,n), contributed bye very well informed writer, the following remarks, which, so far as we observed, appear to be accu rate :—" Her coal bunker capacity will," he says, " only be about sufficient for 12 days' full steaming, if so much. Her capacity for stores is so much below what it should be, that her water-tanks are constructed to fit down to the bilges, filling the space be , ween the keelsons (which it is essential should be left open and arranged for easy cleaning in warm climates.) When the ship was commenced, 100 ft. was given up to the engines, boilers, and coal-bunks ; but since her internal capacity has been found so small, 7ft. of this space has been aken off, which has reduced the coal capacity to a very low point for her power. On the berth deck the officers' quarters are very roomy, and occupy a large portion of it ; while the forward part, devoted to the crew, will (considering the number that oc cupy it) be found very small. certain that the constructor of the Niagara finds many things overlooked, and hence the difficulty of finding room for all she has to carry." These are important conside rations, and will have the greatest weight in influencing the judgments which intelligent men will pronounce upon the ship. We now come to the armament of this unique engine of war. All the size, all the engine power, ,nfl all the sailing power of this Niagara • will have but the one object of sustaining, and carrying about at a high speed twelve great shell guns. This is the purpose for which she is made of 5,000 tons dis placement, and of enormous length, breadth, depth, and steam power, and has (or is to have) a crew of 750 men. The question arises—is the end worthy of the means ? Now, in our own navy we have two new classes of steam-ships--frigates, which carry guns on both the spar and the main decks. The first of these comprises the Emerald, the Liffey, the Shannon, kc., each of about 3,700 tons displacement—two hirds of that of the Niagara ; and each manned with 560 men—nearly 200 less than the Niagara cirries. These vessels have on the main deck 30 8-inch guns ; and on the upper deck 20 32-pound ers, and 1 68-pounder. Tne mean sped of the Shannon, ascertained by trial, in Stokes' Bay, on the 4th June, 1856, was nearly 12 knots (accurately 11.8 knots) per hour. They draw, when fully BREVET. The undermentioned officers of the East India Com pany's service, retired upon full pay, to have a step of honorary rank, as follows: — Colonel John Theophilus Boileau, Bengal Engineers, to be Major-General. TO BE COLONELS. Lient.-Colonel William Abercrombie, Bengal Engineers. Lieut.-Colonel E. Du Pre Townshend, Be• gal Infantry. Lieut.-Colonel J. S. Du Vernet, Madras Infantry. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL. lf , jor Jas. Gordon, Bengal Light Cavalry. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. County Palatine of Durham—Marmaduke Chas. Salvin, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant. Royal Lancashire Artillery Regiment of Militin.—Ma kr Thomas Atchison, of the Royal Lancashire Militia Ar tillery, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Sir Duncan MacDougall, resigned. Rifle Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia. — Alex. Wright, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Grant, promoted. WHITEHALL, MAY 22. The Right Hon. sir Alexander. Edmund Cockburn, Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed Alfred Henderson, of the city of Bristol, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the city of Bristol, and county of the same city, also in and for the county of Somerset. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-house, May 28, 1857. Notice is hereby given, to all parties interested therein, that preparations are now making for the intended die tribntion of prmeeds arising from coals seized on the coast of Circassia by her Majesty's ship Sampson, in the months of May, June, and July, 1854. Agents or other persons having any just and legal de mand, unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are required to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that officer, an ,I paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said Court. Agents and all other persons holding powers of attor ney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they mny be legally entitled to claim the share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accomp ivied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Depart ment of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admi ralty, Somerset-house." Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the commence ment of distribution ; and at the same time, the amount of an individual's share in the respective classes will be announced. BANKRUPTS. Lewis Henry Myers, dealer in Manchester goods, Wel lesley-street, Stepney, to surrender, June 9, at half-past twelve, and July 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street. John Best, linen draper, Halifax, Yorkshire, Jane 16, a t half-past eleven, and July 14, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Edwards, Halifax; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. John. Hill Govett, builder, Dennett-road, Peckham, June 10, at one, and July 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptey. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-cham bers, Basinghall-street; Pocock and Poole, Bartholomew close. Adolphus Harrison Feistel, wine merchant, Bucklers bury, City, June 8, and July 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Barrow, Clayton-place, Kennington. Thomas Lawrenson, shipsmith, Liverpool June 9 and July 6, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze nove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Evans and Son, Liver- ' - pool. 8, John J M n a l r y k 1-110", ac h at two, maker, atß ell-street the CourtPa o d f d ingto n Bankruptcy. Ju n e Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Jennings, Ipswich. George Bates, soda water, lemonade, and ginger beer manufacturer, June 11, and July 14, at eleven , at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Bevan, Bristol. John Pringle and John Thurman, lace manufacturers, Nottingham, at Nottingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Bowley and Ashwell, Nottingham. Robert Atkinson, hair dresser; York, June 16, and July 14, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Smith, York ; Clarke, Leeds. George Baiter and George Toone, dyers, Nottingham, June 16 and 30, at half-past ten, at the Shirehall, Not tingham. Harris, official assignee, Nottingham ; Dererill, Nottingham. William Edwards, brewer, Stamford, June 16, and. 30, at half-past ten, at the Shirehall. Nottingham. Ha rris, nts.;ial assignee, Nottingham; Thompson and Phil; tips, Stamford ; H. , deson and Allen, Birmingham, John Geor4o Thomas, da flask manufacturer, ng worth, Halifax, June 12 and July 3, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leech'; Wavell, Phillmick, and Foster, Halifax. William Turner, cotton spinner, near Ashbonrne, Derbyshire, June 16 and 30, at ten, at the Birmingham COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tais DAY. tn,terdarn•• •• •••••• 11 1834 Gibraltar ......•• •• •• •• Ditto, three months .. 12 34 , Leg:lora .. •• •• •• •• 29 70 Rotterdam ............ 12 5 5 4 Genoa ... t 5 li2Y Antwerp •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 55 ;Milan •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• - Brasses •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 55 ; Venice. ••a •• •••• •• •• •• - Bamburgh 13 8% . 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Duke of Bedford's Walmer, by Chatham,gat 111 b Rogers) 1 Mr. Combo's Pitapat, Bst 111 b Betting.-6 to son Pitapat. Won by a length. The Two year-oli S akes, of 10 soya each, with 50 added; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. Any winner before starting 51b extra. Half a mile. 23 subs. Mr. Saxon's Princess Royal, by Slane, Bst 41b (Hayward) 1 Mr. J. Barnard's Yaller Gal, by Sirokol, Bst 91b (including slb extra) (1) Hughes) 2 Mr. Howard's Chutnee, Sat 41b..... (J. Goater) 3 Tae following also ran :—Pavilion, Royal Sovereign, Little Treasure, Coalition filly, Botany, Fra,mlis, lEthon, Melita, and Yaller Gal. Betting.-2 to 1 agst Princess Royal, sto 1 each agst Chutnee and Botany, 10 to 1 each agst Little Treasure and }Etbon. Won easily by half a length ; earns distance between the second and third ; Royal Sovereign was a good fourth ; Melita fifth. Little Treasure, Botany, and Pa vilion were next. Framlis got badly off. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, for mares only; three-yr-olds, 7st ; four, 8 t 91b ; five, 9st 21b ; six and aged, 9st 51b. Great Metropolitan Stakes Course (24 miles). Mr. Sax m's Marv, by Idle Boy, 5 yrs Osborne) 1 Mr. F. Fisher's England's Beauty, 3 yrs (D. Hughes) 2 Mr. Harvey's Renown, 3 yri (Daley, jun.) 3 Tue following also ran :—lnspiration, Sealark, Co medy, Brabantia, Isabella, and Maid of Perth. Bating.-3 to lon Mary ;7to 1 aget Renown. Won in a canter by a length ; bad third ; the others were tailed off. The Grand Stand Plate of 100 sovs. (Handicap.) Winners extra. Derby Course. Mr. Saxon's Toni Thumb, by Game Boy, 4 yip, Set 21b (Hayward) 1 Mr. Mellish's Tome Deer, 4 yrs, Salt 111 b (Fordoam) 2 Mr. J. S. Dougla-.'s Tinwald, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Plumb) 3 The following also ran :--Claude Lorraine, Hollander, Theory, Ruth, Nougat. Betting-5 to 2 agst Nougat, 4to 1 aget Theory, sto 1 each aget Claude Lorraine and Tom Thumb. Won by half a length, a neck between the second and third ; Claude Lorraine was a moderate foutth, Ruth was fifth, Hollander broke down. The Selling Stakes of 5 sous. each, with 30 added, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. New T.Y.C. Three-guar ten of a mite. Capt. Christie's Unexpected, by Pompey, 4 yrs (401.), (D. Hughey) 1 Lord John Scott's Bobby 8., 4 yrs (601), Bst 71b (Kendall) 2 Mr. Mellish's Dramatist, 4 yrs (401 ), 7st 111 b (Fordharn) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Unexpected. 3to 1 agst Dramatist. Won by a head ; bad third. The winner was bought in for 155 guineas. The Cobham Plate of 50 sovs. (Handicap.) New T.Y.C. Three-quart , ra of a mile. Mr. Simpson's Fright, by Alarm, 3 yrs, 6st 2lb (Plumb) 1 Mr. Saxon's Red Robin, 5 yrs, bat 4lb ........(Dales) 2 Mr. F. Fisher's New Brighton, aged, 9st 41b (D. Hughes) 3 The following also ran :—John Peel, Borderer, and Ceres. Betting-5 to 4 apt New Brighton, sto 1 agst Ceres, 6to 1 aget Red Robin, 7 to 1 agst John Peel. Won by three lengths : half a length between the second and third ; bad fourth. LATEST BETTING. THE OAKS. sto 4on Blink Bonny (taken). 9 to 2 aget Imperious° (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mceitissima (taken). 12 to 1 agst Sneeze (taken). 15 to 1 agst Aspasia (taken). THE OIICS.—PRORAILE STARTERS AND RIDERS. Miss Whip Filly Lady Hawthorn Blink Bonny Charlton. Imperieuse — Flatrnan. Mce3tissin:ia Aspasia S. Rogers. Vigil A Day. Sneeze Tricolour Augury . Si-ter to Jesuit Sly. Orianda D. Hughes. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE• MENTS. May 22, at noon, Hamlet, out of the Derby. May 23, at 3 30 p.m., Kingmaker, out of the Derby. May 25, at 12.50 p.m., all the horses trained by Mr. John Day, out of the Derby, except Anton and Gaberlunzte ; and all out of the Oaks, except Vigil and Aspasia. May 25, at 5 35 p.m., Vanity, out of the Oaks. May 26, at 10 a.m., Glentnasson, ont of the Derby. May 26, at 10 35, Cerigo, out of all his engagements. May 26, Magnifier, out of the Derby. May 26, at 4.30 p.m., Blue Jacket, out of the Derby. May 26, at 3.25, Pyrrhus the Second, out of the Derby. May 27, at 9.m., Glover, out of the Makerfield Handi cap, at Newton. ASCOT RACES. Acceptances for the ASCOT ,STAKES. Two miles and a half. The highest weight accepting being under Bst 71b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the rest in proportion. Age st lb Pretty Boy 4 8 12 IViukfield 6 8 9 Artillery Kestrel • E , nigrant .. . Prince of Orange 4 7 3 Tame Deer 4 7 1 Mysterious Jack 3 6 13 Vulcan 5 6 12 Gortechakoff 4 6 11 Cerva 4 6 11 Apathy 3 6 9 Martinet Huntington (in. 71b ) 3 6 8 Redemption 5 6 7 Westminster 5 6 5 Age st lb Triton 5 6 5 Xanthus a 6 3 6omerset Dusty Miller 3 6 0 Theory South• Western Companion Alice Wentworth 4 5 11 Bro. to Preston 3 5 9 Chow Ruth Pauli Monti Claude Lorraine 3 5 3 Rotterdam Traitor Hobgoblin Th,e London Racing Indicator, private circular, of Saturday next, contains probable Winners at Man chester, and for Northumberland Plato and Ascot Stake. In previous numbers sent Blink Bonny and Adamus for Derby ; Vedette for 2,000 guineas ; Im perieuse for 1,000 guineas ; Skirmisher, Great Northern and Adamus, City and Suburban Handicaps. Price thirteenpence. 1, Savoy-bill, Strand, London. 0 LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAT 28. STOOK EXOHANGE.—The market has not recovered from its dullness, and closed quietly at about previous rates. Eastern Counties, 11/. 16s. 3d.— Lancashire and York shire, 1014 —London and North Western, 105 .I—Ditto (Eighth shares, new), d. 3s. 9d—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43 434 Midlands, 831 I —North Eastern, Berwick, 22—oaledonian, 368 a—Great Western of Canada, 23.13.9. —Ditto, new shares, p. 2—St. Helens, 117 —Grand Trunk of Canada, 16—South Eastern, 22i — Dutch Rhenish, d. li. LEEDS, MAY 28. STOCK EXCHANGE. North Weterns, 7 13-16—North Eastern, Leeds qrs., p,—Midlands,Bl—Victoria Mine d. .t..;iItNING, MA Y 0 7 '. kgfil. equipped for sea, 21 feet of water forward and 22 feet aft —4 feet ess than the Niagara. The cost of constructing one of these ships would fall short of that of the Niagara, if-built in England, by many thousands of pounds, and the cost 4.f maintenance in the two cases would, exclusise of ihe cost of fuel, be roughly in proportion to the number of men ; that is as 550 to 750, or as 11 to 15. The second class of these new frigates comprises the Diadem, Doris, &sc., each of about 3,500 tons displacement also about two-thirds of that of 'he Niagara ; and each manned with 475 men—nearly 300 less than the Niagara carries. These vessels have on the main deck 20 10-inch shell-gum, and on the upper deck 10 32-pounders, and 2 68-pounders. The speed of these ships will be much greater than that of the Shannon, as, though of smaller dimen sions than she, their engines are of considerably greater power, the nominal horse-power, in the one case being 600, and in the other 800. The Diadem and the Doris, when fully equipped fir sea, will draw 19 feet of water forward and 20 feet aft-6 feet less than the Niagara. The cost of constructing one of these frigates is stilt less consi derably than that of the class first described, and the cost of maintenance is also reduced in propor tion to the number of men as before. Although a frigate of the Emerald class could have many advantages over one of the Diadem class, vet, as the latter has a speed unquestionably equal to that of the Niagara, we will confine our atten tion to the smaller frigate. Let us then imagine that the Diadem with her 32 guns meets in battle the far more bulky and costly Niagara with her 12 Runs, and let them fight first in close ac tion, and secondly at long range. . Fis st, then, while near her foe, the Diadem opens fire with 10 10-inch shell guns, 5 32-plunders, and 2 68-pounders„ the latter being pivot guns, and capable of - ba:ng fired both on the same side of the ship. The Niagara returns the fire with 711- inch shell guns. Now, supposing the broadsides of each are discharged with equal rapidity, we shall have the Diadem delivering 10 10-inch shells for every '7 of the Niagara's 11-inch, and surely the combatants would not be unfairly matched if these shell guns nixie were fought. But in addition to these the Diadem is pouring into her antagonist 5 32-pounder, and 2 68-pounder solid shot, and not a single shot has the Niagara to give in return for these. At the same time the Niagara presents to her foe a surface for attack nearly three times as great al her foe presets' sto her. And further, as a matter of fact, the guns of the larger ship could not be worked with anything like the rapidity of the frigate's guns ; for every one of the 11-inch shells weighs more than even two men can conveniently continue to raise for any length of time, and requires to be got into the gun by cumbrous means, while the gun itself is of such large proportions as to occasion great labour in working it. Moreover, every shell must be got up as it is required from the shell-room belew, while the solid shot of the frigate lie in abundance ready to band round every hatchway, and close to the guns from which they are fired. In addition to all this the whole of the guns of the Niagara are at a considerable height, 15 feet from the water ; and consequently, if there is a little sea on, are rolled about through large angles, while those of the frigate, being near the water, are comparatively steady, and therefore aimed with a precision and destructive effect which are quite unattainable in the larger ship. We cannot therefore doubt that in close fighting the Diadem would speedily cap ture her great, ungainly, and costly enemy. It would be absurd to say that the Niagara is not designed to engage in close action, and would inva riably avoid doing so. We may quote Sir Howard Douglas with advantage upon this point ; " It will not," he says, " be always in the power of the com mander of a ship, however desirous he may be of avoiding close action, .to be able • to accomplish that purpose ; for in thick weather, or in a dark night, vessels may unexpectedly fall in with, and bs very near before they discern each other. These contingencies may happen, and a close action may thus be suddenly brought on." (" Naval Gunnery," 4th editien, p. 257.) In addition to these eventu alities, there is the very probable one of the ship falling short of fuel, and being unable to avail her self of her steaming powers. Next let the same ships engage at long range. The speeds of the two ships being supposed still equal, we have only the relative merits of the armaments to consider in this case also. Now, it is well known that shells are fired over great distances- with far less accuracy than solid shot, and also that their range is much less. Shells are much more affected than the solid shot by the action of the-wind.; and are also very liable to irregular rotations, because of the want of coin cidence betw4n their centres of form and centres of gravity, which results from irregularities in the thickness Of the metal of the shell, from the re moval of a portion of the metal to form the fuze hole, and from the weight of, and resistance upon, the fuze itself. By experiments made on b ,ard the Excellent gunnery ship, it was proved that the number of shells which struck the objects filed at, was only two-thirds of the number of solid shot which hit when fired under precisely similar cir cumstances. It was also ascertained that at a dis tance of 3,000 yards, the differences between the 'ranges of hollow shot (or shells) were between 300 and 400 yards, while the differences between the ranges of the solid shots did not exceed 200 yards. Now we have as yet discovered nothing which in duces us to think that the shell guns of the Niagara are to be unattended by the ordinary drawbacks of shell guns. Indeed, the excess of their magni tude above that of our own 10-inch shell guns would manifestly tend to increase their comparative disadvantage. Sir Howard Douglas, than whom we know of no higher authority in these matters, distinctly tells us that "A 10-inch gun for firing hollow shot (or shell) is inferior in range to a 68-poulider gun with solid shot. The difference of weight bet wt en these two pieces of ordnance is only 9 cwt., but the supe riority of the latter in power of range, accuracy, and penetrating force is of vast moment in steam warfare. . . . Comparing a 10-inch shell gun of 84 cwt., charge 121 b., and a hollow shot of 841 b. with a 68-pounder gun of 94 cwt.,,rharge 161h. ' and solid shot, in respect of their range, we see that at an elevation of 1 deg. the difference of range is 142 yards, at 2 deg. it is about 190 Yards, in bo h cases in favour of the latter ; at 3 deg. the 68- peunder ranges about as far as the 10-inch gun does at 4 deg. ; the range of the former at 4 deg. is greater than that of the other at 5 deg..; and at higher elevations the differences in favour of the 68-pounder it considerably. At 15 degs. the range of the 10-inch gun is 3,050 yards, and that of the 68-pounder gun 3,673 yards . . . It should be added that hollow shut (or shell) being greater than solid of equal weight, are more liable than the latter to suffer lateral deflection from the action of the wind and other causes." With these facts before us it is easy to predict that the Diadem, with her long-range, accurate, and effective 68-pounders in addition to-her 10-inch shell guns, would deliver a-far more effective lire into her huge antagonist, than the latter could hope to return. Thus we have seen that under.both conditions— , of close action and long range—our cheap and small ship is superior to the American experimental mon ster. It is also well worthy of remark, that the comparatively light draught of water of the Diadem would etiable her to be use] in many operations to which th e Niagara would be altogether inapplicable. Having thus forth the respective merits of the war ships which the surveyor of our own navy has prepared, and of that which the American Govern ment have produced, it only remains for us to state that the Niagara has been found incapable of fulfil ling the object for which she came to this country: This is a circumstance, however, which in no way affects her absolute qualities. The accommodation re quired is of an extraordinaryexten*, and such as it is nos easy to obtain. is required to stow no less than 1,300 miles (weighing 1,200 tons) of electric cable, in one ,piece, in each of two ships. In the Agamemnon, a 90-gun steam-ship of our own navy, we have found a vessel which has a disposable space in the hold of no less than 45 feet in length, 47 in mean breadth, and about 12 deep ; and if this will not take quite the whole of it, she has an extremely roomy _ orlop deck, upon which a pot tion may be placed in sufficiently late coils. The Niagara does not, and we never expected she did, contain clear spaces of anything like the same extent. Our Government will. therefore, endea vour to supply a second ship adapted to the pur pose, and the will of our American friends will be taken for the deed. The Niagara will, however, accompany the telegraphis t , expedition, and will soon, we trust, see the able landed successfully upon the side of the ocean whence she came.— .211echanics' Magazine. INSTINCT OF A HOUND —One day last week a bitch hound, which had been sold, with others, at Mr. Greavea's recent sale at Ongar, and taken into Norfolk (where she had had a litter of puppies), left them, and found her way back to her old kennel at Ongar. She has been again sent per train to her new owner.—Euox Standard. WILFUL MURDER AT NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LTNE.—A brutal murder was perpetrated about one o'clock on Sunday morning last, in Blue-buildings, Fletcher street, Newcastle. The name of the Victim is James Rogers. He is about 40, an Irishman and unmarried. 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Do. irred. 4 per tent. • Do 5 p. c. red, pref. Do. Birm. Pref. 4h Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S. Do. do. 5 p c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. I Do. do. do I Do. do. do 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all Lan.& York. 6 pc. St, '.on. & B.G. 5 pc. No. D0.,P., 5 p: c,St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares Lowly. & Color. 6 Sh. Londy. &Ennis. a Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 . Do. do. 31 per cent . Narypt. Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent Do. do. ... . ..... Kid.Consol.6p.c. 'St, Do.Con.Br.Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St, Do. L, Pref. St, New., Aber.. &c., pr. sp. c. red . 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Vorfk .D eb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. sp. c Ext. 1846 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British D 7t. Preference Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No. l Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur. North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do 6p. c. 2d guar._ Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc.N.E Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 41 pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 41 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 41 p. c all all 100 100' 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 all 11 S.Yorksh.4p - .c.Guar, .I 1 Stock. &Dar., 5p c .5 Do do. do. dl Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, '56 all Watertd& Kilk. 6 pc. - 95 94 -- 96 51 = 6i 108 - 112 108 - 112 -13 P - 12 - hi 71 - 72 di = iii 1105 - 107 1100 - 102 61 -- 63 10i -- 101 5t- 61 93 - 95 83 - 85 85 - 87 100 - 101 94 - 10 16i - 17 91 - 101 72 - 74 19 - 19 9 - 9 . 14 - 14; 133 - 135 137 - 140 ,114 - 116 1154 - 156 - 66 - 68 130 - 132 96 - 98 86 - 88 "it - li:i - 91 92 1i ld id 22k —22 i 1112 - 113 114 - 116 105 - 110 19 . 22) - 23: 1 2 . 98 - 100 95 - 100 27 - 28 2 -- 3 ••• • ••• 2a 2i HISCEL. rANEOUS. I V •tustralian Agrieult.' XllAnstraln. Royal Mail Lll Berlin Water Works..' 18i -- 19. 'i = g* Brit. American Land at Canada 148 - 152 1 112 -- 111,i 0 . Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 0 Do, 6 p c.Feb.&Auw. 0 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. .11 Copper Min. of Eng. .11 Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent '1 Crystal Palace 1 Do. Preference 32 - 37 25 - 27 2 - 2i (Crystal Pal. of Franc Dugton Iron Ore • tEastern Steam. )0 lElectric Telegraph all Electric Tel. of 11*(31.1 ll lEn.&Aust.Cop.SmCo' Eur. & tud.Jctu. Tel. 11 Gen. Ir. Sc. Col. (liin.) l .4 Gen. Steam Navigat.' 5 - i - ii -7- li London Discount 1 ILond. Gen. Omnibus 3i Nfazdalena St. Navig. jMediteran. Elec. Tel., .1i Illiexican&S Americnl 5 'Nat. Discount Co. 5 IDo. Now .0 I 5 2i 2i 11 - Netherlands Land 1 iDo. Do 13 4 41 4•-` par p 18 22 11 Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at Id. 1 Do. Do. 30 New K. &N. S. Landl )0 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D.I - N. B. Australasian-1 ill Nrth.of EuropeSteana l ,11 Oriental Gas ss. Do New Shares 31 Peeair. J 4. & Mimi ill Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Rhymney Iron - 16 id iP is Do: New J Royal Mail Steam_ dl Scot. Austral. Invest. 20 22 5 - 7 60 - 62 'Do. New S. Au.s. Gov. 6p. c.bds. all South Austral. Land all Submarine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 5 Tres. Ln. Co. Up Can 28t V Diemen's Land 34 - 36 - 1 i - 1 if - ii THE SUMMER CIRCUIT& The following arrangements have been made :-- liono.—Tce Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Willey' OXFORD.—Mr. Baron Martin 'and Mr. Baron 81 1033. WESTERN.—Mr. Justice Colridge and Mr. Justice Crompton. NORTHERN.—Mr. Baron Watson and Mr. Bar° P Channell. NORTH WALEs.—Lord Chief Justice Cockburn. SOUTH WALES. --Mr. Justice Crowder. NORFOLK —Lord Campbell and Mr. Justice WOO* MIDLAND.—Mr. Justice Cresswell and Mr. Justic e Erle. • Mr. Justice Wightman will remain in London' , spa attend to the business to be transacted at chambers. [Anvzivrissmsxrd—We have read with much pleasure I 2 ,1 1„ Barry's report on the cure of diseases with ou t me di c i ne by Barry's Food, of Indigestion( Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Constipa tion, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthot'' Consumption, and Debility. 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