The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-06 00:00:00

M 0 N MIARKET AND COMTNIE .r IO7:AL INI'ELLICIENCE. CITY, Two o'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, yet firm, and previous pr'ces were well maintained. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed with an active appearance, and prices were steady. The advicei from Nets York by the steamer Arago add very little comm real information to t hat has previously been rec&vel. The specie held by th e c ity b an k s con ti n ued to increase, not vithst ad , di ng the exportation to Europe. Accor chng to a return complete" by these esfablish nlents, the total amounts depo , ited in their coffers " the 18th ult. was 13,594,606 dollars, and thea 4 3 e0 eite were 67,005,589 dollars. The loans and ls 'eunts had reached the large amount of 117,36-,321 dollars. _ About 20,0001. in gold was taken into the Bank of England yesterday, and it is be'ieve I that a farther addition will be mule in a few days ; the demand for that metal being quieter. Silver is firm at 61d. per ounce standard, but business is hither limited. At the meeting of the Bank of London to-day— S ir V. Shelley, Bart., in the chair—the report showed a net divisible profit of 11,5371. lOs 4d ; but ai their was a less of 7,0391. in their govern llent securities at the price of the day, the d;rectors Proposed that there should be no division of profits at this period. The chairman dispelled the vat ious aspersions cast upon the bank by malicious persons, and considered that their prospects were now more cheering than ever. The report was adopted. At the half-yfarly meeting of the London and .Thcounty Banking Company, held to• day—D. Nicol, •, in the chair—the report stated that the net Profits were 39,1041. for the half-year, out of which they declared a dividend of 5 per cent. for the l lalfiear, and carried 14,0001. forward to the next account. The business had greatly increased since the last meeting. At the meeting of the National Discount Com pany to-day, Mr. J. D. Morrison was elected an auditor by a large majority. The Directors of the Bank of England, at their "parlour" meeting to-day, le-ld a protracted dis cussion, but they separated without making any „ ch ange in their terms of discount. During the last IoW days many have expressed the opinion that an advance of -1 per cent, would be determined upon at once, in order to resist the pressure f. , r accommoda tion and the withdrawal of gold. As the Bank bad been gaining strength for some weeks previously, however, it could scarcely have been anticipated that a slight temporary retrogres , ion would have n ecessitated the adoption of restrictive measures ; but it is quite possible that such may ulti blatelY be found indispensable. The present ad lance of price is too rapid to be continued Without seriously disarranging the Money Market, already overburdened, and if it does not suheide, the natural course of events, restrictions must i nevitably be imposed, seeing that the imports from our various sources of supply are insufficient to 12 eee' the wants of shippers, and that the deficiency -u4, therefore, be obtained at the Ban l L The E ngl i sh funds have been rather firmer to day, in the absence of unfavourable rumours or oontinuedcalls of importance. The transactions re corded are chiefly in connection with the liqu i dat i on o 1 . 0 the monthl y accoun t now i n progress . Consols :;, 14 ` 311 e3r have been 936 g and 906 1, while for the T 7 Pros., they are m a r ked 901 2,901 i and 906 /. i n h e present pr i ces are 901 g and 001 respectively. th he New Threes have been quiet at 904 1, and e Reduced 901 8. Bank Stock, in which there here bee n several barga i ns, are quo t e d 2151, 217, 2 a nd 2166. Exchequer Bills are par, and India Bonds 225. to 15s. discount. 13118 ineas in the Foreign Market continues dull, a nti to-say the fluctuation has been unimportant. lir 'gsli 6 per C en t s. have been 946 f, and they are how , 94 6 ; ' Spanish Deferred Bonds aro 251 ; e lls : La n 5 per Cents. 112 ; andDuteh 21 per I° ' 64 6; Grenada New Active are 221 ; Buenos Ayresx96; Brazilian 5 per Cents. 102 ; Peruvian 4 2 per C ents. 811. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks: —Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 66 ; Mesio3n, 22 1 6 ; Peruvi an 41 per C en t s . 80 82 ; ditto 3 per .1 41, 11t '' • ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 ; Russian 5 per Cants., 110 12 ; ditto 46 Der Cents., ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 391 401 ; ditto Deferred, 24 7 s 256 ; ditto Certificates, 51. 2 ; ditto PaSsive, 51 t. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are iu round figures as under : 1357. 1856. Great Western £33...T74 £31.657 North-Western South Western frighten Midland B 3uth-Eastern .. Caled on i an Great Northern 23.303 22,733 Lancashire and Yorkshire 27,662 25,905 titlienbead 3,025 2,942 Manohester Shffield, and Lincoln 11.166 9 755 North-Eastern North Lo n d on • 2,681 2,572 Oxford , VVorc t and W Iver 5,745 4,128 Booth Devon eg er' ° 7 3 08 6 3,182 • dinhurg Glaryb h, Perth, and Dundee 6,632 6.179 nigh and GlaTow gow and South-Western Grand,,, Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada ... ....... There was a very limited business done in Rail way shares this morning, and lower rates were in most instances current—Chewter and Holyhead, .„. ac kern Countie s , L ancas hi re and Yorkshire, and '"lauchester, Sheffield and Lincoln declined ss. ; a nd Gre a t West ern, 1/. ; Midland improved ss. ; an d North Eastern, York, ss. In the French lines thev only transaction reported was in Northern of J a nce, which improved about 7s. 6d. The Cana dian lines were flat, Grand. Trunk of Canada de clined 10s.; and Great Indian Peninsula, ss. ; Great jWestern of Canada advanced about ss. ; and Pun aqb Were dealt in at i premium. In Mining Shares a few few bargains tack place. Wheal Edwards realised 5 3 / 4 . Cobre Copper was rather firmer at 42 3 / 4 43 and United Mexican bro ught 3A i i • , J oint Stock Bank and MizcPllaneous Shares *were very quiet. London and County, and Otto man Bank realised yesterday's quotations. Aus tralian Agricultural receded about ss. Electric Telegraph, Crystal Palace, and South Australian Land brought about former values. Et [MISR FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY (from the Official List.) Extik Stock . . 215 i 17 15 16: $ -,e* Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols A.nnuitles ( Oh 1 90 . t; New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9 Ol I i its. Bonds, £l000 c • gola ?or i e^mint (Sept. 9) ........ 901 A i i 1 .Enheves Bills, 2iN • rt w v5OO -1 p • . Vrenequer bongs, PisB, :i4 per Cent.— . Ditto, 1959 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Br tzilian 5 p er C ent. , nitte, 1843 99 Crew& N ew A ctive, 21 per Cent. Pe 1171111 tionis, 4, per Cent Ditto Account ........ Po tuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 -- Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent li mean Ronde, 1422, £ St., 5 per Cent ll2 a Ditto, 4i per Cent. ....................... -.• 98 i 9 Bp ah B qa. is, 3 per cent. .. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cetr. .... s ti Ai eh Ponds , 6 per cent ..... ~Ditto Account . .......... 91a i Ditto Guaranteed, I per Ccuit. .•. 99:4 Diviamds on the above payabl e tu T.nticn. Dtitch.Elch ano, 2A per Cent., 12 Guilders lii h THREE O'CLOCK. ecrwrlp money ........... ..... 4 Consols for account, September 9 A. Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, Downing street. All the Ministers were present. DEATH OF LADY BELLEW.— Thiy lady died on Mon day~ at Barmeath, county Louth, the re•idecce of the -- '- e . gut Lend Bell Sne wac in her 57th veer. t.-Evir GARDENS — Th e new museum, a very beautiful building of thr ee s t or i es, i s now open . Th e gar d ens are " 7 ° in all their Fullmer beauty and sitniclour they ar e open f ree every day at 1 o'clock, Similar at 2. The I ' 4l -hou se and 18 other conservatories close at 6 ; the gardens at 7 ; the pleasure grounds at 8. 42 - RAILWAYS. stir. Ifaid RAILWAYS. Cloxing Price. this day .12i 10 kmbg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. 50 all Belfast & Ballymena 13i all Eirmng. Wolverh. & Stour St. 100 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Jnnct all Mac' , burn 25 all Bluth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) St. 100 Briatol & Exeter St. 100 Caledonian. ...... St. 100 (Theater *Sr Holyhead 50 all Cork and Bandon—. 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. 20 all Cornwall • 10 all D. A 10 8 Do. B 50 45 Dnblin&BelfastJnno. 25 all Dun. P. AAber.Junc. Et. 100 East Anclian ......... 20 all lEastern Counties..... St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk. St. 1 0 0 Do. do. 8........ ..... 25 SA no. New 25 17t East Kent . St. 100 East Lancashire ...... 20 all East Suffolk 10 4 Do. St 100 Edinburgh& Glasgow 0 all Edinh. and Peebles -t. 100 Ed inb.Prth. &Dundee 0 all Forth and ClydeJtmc. St. 100 l Enrness St. 100 ialasgow &S. Western 10 all Great N. of Scotland St. 100 Great Northern St. 100 Do., A. Stock c't. 100 IDo., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) St. 100 Greatvirestern. St. 1 0 0 Do. Str.V.R gna.St 12 ' all Irish South-Eastern. 5C all Lancaster &Carlisle. 1611, 1 4 ; DO., Thirds.. . 10 i 12 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 16 1 6 Do., do. F £l6 3 I I Do., Wst. Riding Un 20 ! all Do. Sonthport t 1 all London & Blackwell St. 100 Lon d . Bright. & fist. St. 100 London &N. Western 20 all Do. Fifths . ..... . 10 . all D0.,1 S 124 5 Do. Eighths St:100 London & S. Weaternl 25 all Lndndrry.&Coleraine 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. St. 100 Nfanch.Shef. &Lincln. 10 i 1 Metropolitan 0 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement 100 *Midland 100 Do. Birming. & Derby all Midland O. West. (Ir. ) all Do. 1 Shares all Newcastle &Carlisle.. all Newpt.Aberg.dtHrfd 9 Newry A Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk. Northn. Counties tTn North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E. Porch Do Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jo North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester (St Wolverhampton Portsmouth all 1.00 100 31.1 I 17 all all ',lOO Rliymney I Seottish Central 100 100 100 I Scot. N.B. Abrdn. St S. Shropshire Union .... 10 13 Sitingbonrne &Sheer. 50 all ~qonth Dev0n.......... St. 100 'South Ea5tern... ...... 10 all per; . Shares St. 100 south 20 all Yorksh. Riviera= 20 10 .. 20 all 'Stain es,Wok.,&Wolc . 25 all Stockton & 25 15 Do. do., 1854 25 5 I Do. do., 18 5 5 16.1 Stockton & Hartlepl St. 100 !Taff Vale St. 100 iDo. Prof., No. 25 22 'Thames Hav,ll. &R. 20 all Vale of 20 all Waterfd. dr Kilkenny 50 all Waterford&Limerick 20 all West Col nwall 0 all West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A B West London 5 all 5 all 20 all 10 all 20 ill LO all Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbletion &Croydov SIT r%. ..t .2 Pa V 2 d:, . ) lict4i !less doue this day. BR.TTISR P, 5.4 - 8i - 9 GS 70 7i - 8i 90 - 92 77i - 78 35A - 36 q = i 7d 95 97 s~ : ss ia 1 : 344 -10199 8 - 9 97. - 91 - 93 120 - 122 102 - 101 - 62 63 - 65 70 - 74 6 - 8 p 6- 8 p 991 - 100} 64 - 6A 1105 - 107 11.03 - 103 a : - .8 - ,98 - 98 43 = iii 84 - 55j - 564, ••• ••• 141 - 15 63 - 65 3 - 46 - 47 6-4 - 95; 23 -23 X! 2 - llti 41 - 45 77i1 97 - 99 - 7i - 8 1.0 - 10,5 34 35 6i & he. 101 - 246 - 254 - 50 3 - 2 .1 164 -17 A 74 - 744 90 92 5} 40 5i —44 d 9 11 41. 43 21i - 22 34 - 4 7 9 si 4 5 - 1 1 - .. -... ... KO all Atkin. and St. Law. 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 18 all Do. 204 104 Buffalo & Lake Hut 4i 100 100 Buff. , Brut. &Go leh. 88 100 100 6 p.c.bds.,l Ang.,'72 f Do. do., 1 July, '73 ' 100 100 Do. do,, 1 June, '74 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 20 20d Central Oude (Lim.) 20 lOs Ceylon A shares 20 1 Do. B d , 174 all Demerara 20 2s. Eastern Bengal St. 100 East Indian 20 15 Do. C Shares 100 all D 0.44 p.c.Bnds. ' '57 100 all Do. do. do., '59, do. 20 all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent St. 100 Gil. Trunk. of Canada 100 all Do. 6p c. Deben 20 all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert 20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c 204 all th. Westu. of Canada 204 l 0 Do. New 100 all Do. Bois., payable '57 100 all Do, do., '76, p. '6O 100 a ll Do. do., '73, -do. 100 all Do. do., '73, without option 20 all Madras, guar. 44 p.c 20 all Do. do., 5 per C. 20 10 Do. 4/ p. c. Eaten. 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 20 5 Do. 4th Er., do. 20 ss. Onde (Limited) 20 .5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c 20 all Do id— par 85 - 85 -- • •• ....''" ••• - ••• 1 sod no, g FOR. 9 - 10 20 - 204 111 - 114 52 - 54 35 - 36 , SSESSIONS. 20 - 2011 53 55 87 83 lad 141 4.1 - par t I 21i —21 i, 99 101 107 112 107 -- 112 107 109 18 19 191 —19 i A icl 3 - -id par i pm ,IGN. ).11 utorrp & Rotterdam 18 Ardennes. all Belgian East. Rind. 16 Re zi ers to Graissessac all Carmeaux &Toulotup Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. New 2s. Euphrates Valley 18 Gt Central of France all Great Luxembourg I Italian Junction all Lake Coast. & Bale all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca & all Lyons and Geneva all Lyons & Mediterran. all Maria Anto - je. all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all Northern of France all NorwegianTruk.Pref all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 7 Reeife & San Fran , (Perham.) g. 7 p. c 7 Rome and Frssmti at Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all ")o. 5. pq cent. pref. all ctontliern of France.. all West Flanders all Do. 54 per c. Pref all W. &N.W. of Franc( B Western of Austria_ all West. of Switzerlatu all Wiesbaden . I . . all Do. Bp. cent: all 'Zealand......,. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all (Australasia 25 18i Bank of Egypt __lid 163 100 50 Bank of London 46 48 40 all Bri.Col Bk.&Ln. Co 50 all IBriti hN . American 20 8 .of Ind.Au.diCh 14 100 50 ,City 64 66 100 25 Colonial ••• 100 20 Commercial of Lond. 20 all Eng.Seot,..&Aus.Cht. 183 19 20 all Lon.Ch.llk.of Mist. 17 173 20 all Ditto New 26 20 (London and County 303 50 50 Lnd.&E.Bukng.Corp 50 10 London .(oint Stock 100 20 ( Lond.andWestminst. ... 47 Gi 100 35 (National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New ..... . 60 223 National Bank • •• • 20, all 'New South Wales.... 46 25 all ,Oriental Bank Corp. 34 36 35 i 20 15 Ottoman Bank 100 .(5 Provinciall of Ireland 1 .7 154 10 all D. New . ..• 5 IR. us.ll. SrGr. 25 an So , ith Nustmlia 33 31 25 all Union of Australia_ 52 53 6 21 23 Lio New 6 7 60 10 'rnion of London 261 100 50 I3 ,, ity Mutual .: ..d 1384 NO 50 Westraßk o f L ou d ,12 LOd 6 - sl 1 - 1} 4A - 5 271 - / 71 - 23} - 5P 24 7 - 7# 26 - 27 - ••• 71 - - 19-4 34i - 34 8.3 - 6=t 36A -36 i 57 - 63 i d part 16 - - 18 ' i 1 7 - 7i 8 - Eq 26 8 1 - 27} 4 - 5 - 91 28 - 29 St. 50 St. St. 20 20 10 St. 10 - 20 20 20 THE SUN, LoNDON, TAUR,§DAY EVII4IN6, AUGUST 6, 1)457 Patti RAILWAYS. 100 Buckghamsh. 100 nycleeale Je. all Col.Stour Vy. 100 ; E.L,u. g. 6 p. , all lE. Un. 11. Sh. 100 Olas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 100 Do. New all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hull Selby. all Do. Shares. all Do. Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do.Preferenkkc 100 ,Lon. Til ~ &S. 744:10. Bark. Slk. all Manch.Bxtou. I I and ~fatlock IWO Mkll (1. Bradf 1. 5.1 No orniarket 1 uryE.G.spc. all N.e.k Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per ct all Do.Fixedsp.e. all Prest. & Wyrf. all Do. Shrs. 100 Roystn. & Hit. all Shrews.& Her all •S. Staffordsh all WearVaLgepc all Do 300 ,Wilts&Soinrst Blyth and Tyne l 0 p. , e.pref. (issd.at 50 /.) Bris. &Ex. 4 p. c. ' 7,, t. Do. 4 per c. Shares CAledn. £lO 4A p. c Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Bandon 5 a p.c Dun. Perth. &Aber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. c Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l Gli Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10/. Dcbentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sths Hain. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.& Dun. 4p. c . Furness, 5 p. c Glas. dr -1.W.G.5 p.c rest Northn. 5 p.c Do, 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. C. prem , Do. 4a per cent ..... Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N.ofScot.lstPre Gt. S di W. (Ireland) Do. 4 pert. Pref. St Gt. W. (B. dill. Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i P.C. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per sent. Do 5 p. c. rod. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. 311 Do. CI tester Bp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gna. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St, 1 Lon. &R. G. 5 pc.No.l l D0.,P.,5 0.c.5t.N0.2 Do. Now Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. et... Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares all all 100 100 Londy.& Color. a Sh. Londy.&Ennis. A Sh. M., S., &L. 6 p. Cont. Do. do. do. £6 all 100 100 100 100 all Do. do. 3,1 per cent. Marypt. Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do. do. qid.Consol. 6p. c. St Do. Con.Br.Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St Do. L. &H. Pref. St New., AFer. • &c., pr 5 p. e. red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et Norf k.Deb.4 p.c. SI k Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 50} p.c. pf , 1547 Do.Niv.V.sp. ~1847 North British .. ..... Th). 71. Preference N.H. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No.l Do, do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York EL &S. Pur. North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do 6 p. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref Se.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 46 pr eent.l S. Eastern (Reading , Ann.) of Os. 6d. Do. 4? per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sli S. Wales Gus.. 4 p. c Do. do. 4 p. c S.Yorksh . 4 p.e.Guar Stock. &Dar„, sp. c Do, do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Wo.terfd&Kilk. 6 pc. Leasing Companies liosina Prices this day Ln. W. e n 91 - 93 E. U. & E. C qt. Norte n E. Count. Caldonian. - 133 - 135 I 34 - 4i Do Rt. Westzt Y. Bz, N.M Do Do 107 - 109 S. Eastern. 12 - 12, - 99 - 101 ;4 - p Poto &Co kDo La. &N. W. & Midld. Midland.., 2/ - 20 91 - 1;2 - 3 P. 55 - 57 E. Count Do Do ... ,Do L. 4 A. W Do Gt. Nortlin T. Brossoy M. MCI van Stk. &Dar Do Gt.Westu .•• - ••• 132 - 1 31 8 - 8 / 9 - 94 ... - i 32 - •'i 89 - 91 FERENCE SHAKES• 6 17 ii o i 7- k 5i - 61 1.11 - 115 112 - 116 - 12 • - 70 - 72 114 - 116 1105 - 107 1100 - 102 60 - 62 10} - i 92 -- 94 82 - 84 83 -- 85 99 -- 101 9; - 10 1 - 17 -- 171 91 -- 101 73 -- 75 19i -- 2(4 14i -- 154 136 - 139 1113 -- 115 1156 - 158 $ - 6tS - 68 133 1.35 97 - 99 87 - 89 11 - 102 - 104 93 - 95 1#- dd 22 114 116 99 101 18 - 19 22i -- 23 98 - 100 95 - 100 27 - 2 -- •.. 2i - 2i BRITISH MINES. 2/ 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 14 . ißritish Iron 20 ICondur3w (Cambrn.)', 1 ID ay. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 4 14s iGreat South Tolgus 11/ 3 G rt. W. Alfrd. ( Philk. ) 7 , Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) 13s 'Lady Bertha 74 N. Frances (Illogan) . N.W. Basset ( Illogan) 6/15 North Wheal Crotty 1 Par. Conb. (St.Blary) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Dim. Co 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleer 2 S. Carn Brea (Illogn. 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 44 Tam. F 4. Az. L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Minee (Gwennap 12s 6,V. of Towoy (Camar.) 1A W. Basset (Illogan) 20 N. Caradon (Liskrd ) 5k 'Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 5i Wh. Edward(Calstek 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht. 4; Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 17 - 18 6 - 7 30 - 140 130 - 410 16 - 17 7i - 8 3 - 4 10- --12 3 124 - 4 -- 134' 20 -- 21 5 -- 6 -- 2 315 -- 325 5 -- 6 375 -- 285 -- 1 4 4 -- 44 27 - 28 120 - 130 230 - 250 290 300 5i - 6 21. 23 48 - 50 23 - 25 FOREIGN r Australian r Braz ianlmp. (issued at .£5 pm) 1 Do. Cocaes ds Cuiada 5 Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica [1 Cobre Copper 6 Copiapo 11 Fortuna General Linares Lusi tanian Mariquita New Granada Nevem' Monde Pont. Si l LdM. & Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba 4outh Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. United Mexican AUSCEL. s.nstralian \nstraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works grit. American Land Canada Do. Go. 6pe. Jan&July Do. 6 p. e.Feb.&Aug., D 0,6 p.c. Msr.&Sept Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7§ p. cont Crystal Palace Do. Preference. Crystal Pal. o f F rance Daston Iron Oro Eastern Stcana , Electric Telegraph Electric Tel. of Irel. En. &Aust. Cop.SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jctu. Tel, Gen. Ir. Sc. Col. (lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Lond. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec, Tel, Mexican & S. Amerien Nat. Discount C 0.... Do. Now Netherlands Land...,) Do. Do. „. Do. 8 p e.Pf. iss. at 1 ( 1.1 Do. Do. New B. &N. S. Land N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. N. B. Auatralasian... l NAIL of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do New Shares Peelhr. Ld. & Peninsular 4 Oriental Do. New Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Do. New S. Aus, Gov. 6 p. c. South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trus. Lu. Co. Up. Can. Van Diemen'o Land„. MINES. i - i - 11 - - 13 41 43 10 12 Id 71 7i ld p - 8 -: 7 **l 7- •3g :_ ii ANEOUS. 23 - 24 4i - 35 - 40 138 • 142 113 - 114 30 35 24 26 la . 4a ! 100 - 102 ••• -"..• ... li -- li 31 3i i" 111 3 34 3 3A 1 - 18 - 22 97 -9) 84 - 94 - 34 .•-• 2 68 - 70 41 4ip 22 -24 6 - 8 58 - 60 11 - 1$ 1 166 32 - 34 1 - 1 11 --. 12 Business this cloy kizo,al anti The arrangements connected with the Inbatka .tion of the large force of Royal Marines for China, to rel;eve the 23d Welsh Fusiliers, 82d Regiment, 90th Light Infantry, and 931 Highlanders, or dered to India, a'e completed, and the two I,atta hong are expeced to embark at Woolwich and Ply mouth on Saturday. It has Leen decided that the men shall be equilapeil with the Enfield rifle. The Chatham division will fuinieh nelrly 400 officers and men, the whole of whom have been iti§pectAl by Col. S. R. We 4,-y, Deputy-Adj u t ant-Gen eral, who expressed to Col. E. Parker, the Command ant, his entire satisfactir,n wi•h the appear4nce of the men. As soon as the battalions have embarked for China, the battalions of Marines now stationed at De... 1, under the command of Lieut.-Col. J. H. will be broken up, and. the officers and men trans,Tre(l to the Chatham divsion. The reinforcements for the 10th and 84th Regi ments, numbering 150 non-commissioned offluers and men, are ordered to proceed from Chatham and embark for India on the 11th inst., tonnage having been taken up for the m by th e Hon. East India Company. . _ _ Ar'ra;:gements are being made at Chatham garri faln for the at rival of the depots of the 7th FuailierB, 19th Regiment, 20th Regiment, 31th Regiment, 88th Connaught Ritiv2er3, and. 97th Regiment, which are ordered to ba attached to the Provisional BA! al ion. The Lady Jocelyn, one of the European and AmericAn Stearn Shipping Company', flotilla, Capt. B;rd, left Portsniionth yesterday for India, with 1111 j r Jones. Capts. O'Brien, Garko, Shift er, C. Thomson, and Barnett ; Lients. Stokes, Eyered, Parker, Stephenson, and Parr; Ensigns Spooner, Gossett, Sir C. Burdett, Coppino•er, Chute, and Edwards ; Assiitan'.-Surgeon Youll, 19 ser geints, 7 drummers, 19 corporals, and 307 pri vat€.s of the 51th Regiment ; al-o Licats. S. J. Maxwell and Veterinary-Surgeon Rapsley, one sergoant, tvo corw)rals, and 21 privates of the Royal horse ArtillPry. Tire ship is to make up her complement to 900 troops by calling at Queenstown and filling up with a detachment of Rifles. _ _ The Golden Fleece, another of the above com pany's transports, will embark the 34th Foot to morrow. Y-Isterday ordt>rs were is'ued to the 44th Foot at Por.smouth, and the 66th at Aldershot, to hold themselves in rea lineis for immediate embarkation for Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, K.C.8., visited Ports mouth vest relay, and went on b.ard the James Baires and Champion of the Seas, and afterwards on hoard the steam towing vessel Resolute, Com mander Jevous, with whose - engines and equipments for hau'ing iu hawsers and. getting 'in the anchors by steam he expressed much pleasure. The James Baines and Champion of the Seas, /e 3 s this day,yesterday, and will Captains M'Donnell and M`Kirdy, were shipping stores m h ark thean d 97 militarylo 'a tli gg ß "g giment and drop out to Spit'ierkd to-morrow. I n f orma ti on was communicated yesterday to Mr. Mackay, the owner of these ships, Viat they would b e h onoure d by an inspection from the Emperor and Empress of their e the French at Spithead, on Saturday, prior to sail ing for service. Sir C. Wood, Capt. Milne, end the other Lords of the Admiralty, when they visited the Royal Ma rino B ',necks ' at Plymouth, on Tuesday, paid spe cial attention. to those portions of the force destined for China. The battalion was conaknanded by Col.- Commandant Dwyer, and received their lordships with a general salute. The four companies ordered for foreign service were formed under Lieut.-Col. Hooker (eoond in command), separately into c litmus of companies ; they marched in slo.v time, awl were inspected mtnu" eV. This detachment will be eqn'ppe I with every requisite fer a cam paign and armed with the Enfield rifle ; th e y will problly embark for their destination in about a weAr. After expressing their approbation of the various improvements and alterations now making in the barracks, their lordships proceeded to the Royal William Victualing-yard, and, attended by Capt. Superintendent Craigie, Mr. Roberts, Master Attendant, and Mr. Tkiscott, storekeeper, inspected the bakery, mills, and stores,and then embarked in a steamer which conveyed them to theßreakwa'er. Before leaving the Sound they went on board the training ship Implacable, 72, Captain A. Lowe, and 'afterwards, in 13.3moaze, the Impregnable, 104, flag of Sir B. Reynolds, K 0.13., with whom their lordships dined in ti e Yesterday they dined with Admiral Superinterleikt, Sir H. Plum ridge. To-day they hold a levee, and in the even ing will entertain the heads of departments at Moorshead's Royal Hotel, Devouport. Six officers, 10 sergeants, and 313 rank and file, forming the last detachment of the first battalion of Ist Royals, embarked on Tuesday at Kingstown in the Defiance, sailing transport, 1,300 tons bur den. The following are the' names of the officers : Lieut. -C al onel Daveny, Brevet-Major Mai ne, Lieu tenants Manners, Howard, and Di age, and Ensign Lo;.--an. Ninety-eight men of the 3d battalion of the 60th Rifles, ti,:der the command of Capt. Tongue and Lieut. Hodons, embarked iu the same vessel. The Defiance sailed m the evening. The head quar ters of the 38th Regiment, consisting of 14 officers and 232 men, under the command of Col. Sparks, C. 8., embarked in the s t eam transport 'United. Kingdom, 1,500 tons, which left KillgStOWll Har bour yesterday morning. Six officers and 121 m en of the second battalion of the Rifle Brigade sailed by the same vetssel. The transports in Kingstown Harbour are—The Liverpool, Capt. Kenny; Balla rat, Capt. Jones ; Tyburnia, Capt. Coote ; Sussex, Capt. Scanlan ; and the John Bell. A telegraphic message was received on Tuesday at the Ordnance-office, Dublin Castle, for the troop Royal Horse Artillery, stationed at Porto• bello Barracks, under the command of Brevet Li eut. Col. Turner, to he in readine , s for immediate de parture f• a4Voolwich, whence the p roce ed to India. The C troop Royal H orse Artllery, stationed at Ballincollig, under the command of Major Fraser, have also received orders to proceed from Cork to Woolwich, and thence for India. Both these troo p s will leave their horses and guns behind. The Forward and Skipjack, gUn-bolts, are fitting at Plymouth for forie 4 n service. They a re to be supplied with a 32 peunder (56 cwt.), and two 24- pounder howitzer guns, in addition to the 68- pounder (95 cwt.) gun. Vice-Admiral S;r P. Hornby is to have the good service pension at the disposal of the First Lord of the Admiralty by a le d em i se o f Admiral Sir Hugh Pigott, K. C. B. Capt. C. Frederick is to have the good service pension vacant by the prom o tion of Captain the Hon. H. Koppel' to fl ig rank by the death of Ad miral Sir H. Pigott, K.C.B. Corn. F. Peel has been appointed to the Buzzard, vice Com. Porteous, who appointment has been cancelled. _ IRISH - .A1%. 7- DSCOTCIFIANKS. DISCOVKRY OF NATURAL GAS AT HULL. On the 28th ult. an extraordinary phenomenon Stather, aa r tse issuingspi Stather,ud p nc residence the same es p tani private ga firmte e dnoa w mlo a eaf t ru e g r tT w efhr o ito: r oni k md s pytshoo o enf f was witnessed in Crystal-street, Hull, at the pri vate fwToahrtotemhr civil engineers. It was that of fire and es xa M a mp n e r d e l fountain. Mr. Stather wished to sink a well, and rienced men. Up to 5 o'clock on Monday afternom the well sinker had bred to the depth of 48 feet below the surface, and at 45 to 48 feat had found a bed of peat, three feet thick, beneath which he came to a bed of gravel, containing broken flint and the remains of marine sbeltfi.h. As the water now issued from the surface of the boring in a bubbling fountain, varying in height from one to six cr seven feet, and from to 10 feet, spurting out volumes of gravel and fiee sand, the sinker, who had, in sink . tug other wells, previou s ly seen something of_ the kind, though on a smaller scale, being certain that Pais was occasioned, not by the force of water, but of gas of some kind, determined t o t r y w h e th er it was inflammable, a thing which he had never in his life attempted before, and to his surprise there arose a lurid flame, two yards in height, issuing from a tube three inches in diameter; and through which the water continued to flow and boil over without at all diminishing the volume of flame, which ascended considerably higher than the gar den wall, which is seven feet high. The flame was extinguished for the bight, for fear of alarming the neighbourhood. On Tuesday morning Mr. J. D. Sollitt ; the chymist and lecturer, and head master of the Hull Grammar School, was brought to the spot in consequence of the discovery, and during the day Sir Henry Cooper, M.D., a n d other, scientific gentlemen also examined the ex traordinary phenomenon. A tube, three inches in cl , amAer and six fe t high, was added. to the one which was a few inches only above the ground, and the water and Vie gas s'ill flowed freely to- gether. but after a time the water ceased to rise so high, and gas only escaped. At 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning Mr. Sollitt etat.d that the quan tity of gas which had escaped through that orifice —supposing it to have continued with the same force as he witnessed-'-would, from 5 o'clock on the preceding afternoon, h Ave more than filled the largest gasometer at any of the gasworks in Hull, and would, in fact, have been sufficient to light during the night all the store's in this town of 100,000 inhabitants. This gas is the true fire damp, which recently proved so fatal at Lundhill, and has frequently done so in many other collieries. It was burning when Mr. Sollitt arrived, and he at once pronounced it to be of purer quality than the carburetted hydrogen gas with which the streets of Hull are lighted. The appearance of the flame was, he said, like that produced by car buretted hydrogen, but, on having the flame ex tinguished, he stated that from the smell the car burette l hydrogen evidently contained free sulphur. He stated that it arose from the decomposition of vegetable substance—as grass, trees, &c., in the state of transition from the vegetable condition to that of coal ; and he repeatedly remarked that it was a very pure gas—much purer than that pro duced from coal. The duration of the supply would depend upon the quantity of peat. If the bed of peat had hem. 18 ft. to 20 ft. in thickneis, as is sometimes the case, the continuance of the supply of gas might have been calculated upon, but as the seun was only three feet thick it was less likely to be long cmtinued. . In the evening , of Tuesday Mr. Stather had some gas piping affixed to the aperture and eight burners were kept lighted in his engine house, while a very large and powerful flame continued to issue from the aperture of the main tube, directly over the well. It should be observed that at that time the sinkers had got two feet below the bad of peat, and that, thereore, the flow of gas was no lone-r through the interior of the boring tube, but ascended along its exterior— and of course its volume was very materially diminished. Mr. Sollitt anticipated that the supply of gas would entirely cease when the boring irons reached down the rock. The full supply can, however, be recovered by again boring to the depth only of the peat. The water obtained at the same level as the gas was of a very soft quality, and would be good for washing purposes. On Wednesday evening twenty-one, burners were sup plied with gas from the boring in the well, without the intervention of any g-toinetr. Since then the boring has been carried down to the solid rock, which was found at a depth of fifty feet, and the supply of gas has for the present ceased.—Thal Packet. THE FRENCH PRP - SS ON THE INDIAN MUTINY. (From the Siecle.) The serious events which at present menace the power of Great Britain have naturally communi cated fresh ardour to the enemies of the English alliance. Certain journals perceive danger for England in Egypt, Persia, India, China, Greec Canada, and other countries, and, to judge from their conclusions, England's clAys are numbered. We cannot for our part so soon forget that our sol diers wear on their breasts, ac a mark of 11,:nour, the effigy of Queen Victoria. Were a revolt to burst out to-morrow in Algeria, which God forbid, and we were to see the English rejoice over that event and prognosticate our ruin, we should as suredly treat them as b.tcl allies ; we should point out to them the sacrifices made by France at luker mann and elsewhere. But another reason ought also to restrain the said journals from condemning the existence of EugLind, namely, the simple fact that she is still upright and unhurt. We cannot lose from sight the history of our ally, formerly our gigantic foe ; we cannot forget those wonderful strokes of fortunes which her energy had prepared. We know the immensity of her resources—the struggles she has formerly sustained ; and far from considering present events as a blow, we look upon them as a warning from which she will derive pro fit. England will learn (what the Crimean war and the' contests with Persia and China have also taught her) that if commerce and finances are powerful auxiliaries they must be supported by a military organisation based on equality. We are persuaded that the English will understand, and will ithpress that knowledge on their public men, that the time of old traditions has pas d, as like wise that of a tortuous policy. A frank and de cided policy is the only one suitable to the present age. We are convinced that the English are well able to meet their present dangers. We have seen in China how they can strike whim necessary, and certainly British patriotism will accomplish all that is required in India. Without aspiring to pro phetic powers, we foresee that the first result of the Hindoo crisis will be the transfer of the adminis tration of India from the hands of the Company to those of the Britiih Government. India will be come an English colony. ((From the Gazette de France.) The old system of colonisation has crumbled t 9 pieces, and England h as a n e w world before her ; it i s on the manner that she will comprehend her , task that depends either a new lease of greatness or the ruin of h 7 commercial and political prepon derance. This predi c ti on i s by no mea n s exagge rated. India has formed the strength and power of England ; and it is through that euipire that she exercises that undoubted supremacy in the world which Russia now covets, and which formerly was exercised by France. An attack on the Indian colonies is tantamount to an attack on the mother country ; all poliqcal or military men who have undertiken, or wished to undertake, a campaign against English influence, have turned their eyes to her Asiatic possessions. The projected expedi tions of Napoleon to the banks of the Indus has not been forgotten ; and we have recently se , n Russia at work in the same region. As regards the new organisation of the army, the company will ex perience great, and perhaps unconquerable, diffi culties. The system which consisted in employ ing native forces as a powerful means of . i defence is exploded for ever ; on the other hand, it s equally impossible to confide the active service to European troops. Without entering deeper into this complicated queston, England, we perceive, is engaged in one of the greatest struggles she has ever had to sustain, and on the result of which depend her fortune, her influence, and glory. The returns of circulation of the Irish and cotcb banks for the four weeks ending the 4th of July, 1857, when added together, give the following as the average weekly circulation of these banks during the past month, viz.:— Average circulation of the Irish banks ............ 4 G,•81,343 Average circulation of the Scotch bank s ..... ..•. ,101,000 Average circulation during past mouth —£10,682,343 On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks, as given in the Banking Almanac, the following appears to he the stale of the circulation : The Irish b.tuks are above their fixed issue £226,8t9 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 1,013,791 (From the Univers.) It is a matter of surprise that the majority of the consorts of the kings, who ru'e the petty Statf s of India under ihe*protection of the English Govern ment, give birth only to daughters. Is this rfsult to be attributed to the Providence which watches over the interests of the company, or are the mid wives,. who deliver these Queens, bribed to sub stitute female for male children • We read in the Paris Pays :—" Several English journals, speaking of the recert events in India, ac cuse one of the great powers of Europe of having by its intrigues excited the natives to revolt. These accusations appear t:) be devoid of foundat'on, and we are assured that they are c,mtradieted by an official document recently issued by the Governor- General of India himself. 'rids document declares that the revolt was spontaneous, that it was pro duced by numerous internal cawg.es, and that up to the present time no trace of any foreign excitation has been discovered." On the other hand, the Prose states, on the au thority of a traveller jut arrived front Ems, that at a grand dinner given the Qther day, at which Russian Boyards only were present, the host pro posed the health of the " Great Mogul," and that the toast was received with frantic appiauze. LITERATURE. ho v gr. at is the debt due to Moore for rescuing such besutiful melodies from such verse. More than one bun red aiid twenty songs are in this Life and ifs Realities. By Get rgiana Lady Chet. volume, with some of which few modern favourites terton. Auth sr of "Home Sketches," "Rambl e s wou ld b ear a compar i son . Th e mus i ca l pu bli c are in the South of Ireland," &c. 3 vols. under greet obligations to the publishers for placing Hurst and Blackett. this elegant book of standard music within thei There is more b strike the reader in the vario us reach. - characters introduced into this work than in the stsry itself, which is rambling and disjointed. The Colburn's Neer Monthly.—" Notes on Note first part of it is the most pleasing, and it offers a Worthies of divers orders, either' sex and every fair promise, which the succeediug pages do not age," has f r its subject this time the late altogether realise. We are conducted to a country Douglas Jerrcld. As may be supposed, the aricle parsonage in a pleasant sp t, and made acquaiiitel i s peculiarly i nterest i ng, with iis inmates, Mr. and Mrs. Lennox, and their the m er it s o f t h e man, b not only on account of but from the circumstance two daughters. The eldest is in no way remark- l o f hi s h av i ng been so recently summonsd from this passing scene. It i s like vise attractive from the but the parents and their youngest child, Lucy, are pre-eminently attractive. Mr. Lennox, superior style in which it is written. While doing though littleisseenof him,4is the most superior deli- justice to the great pi,wers of Jerrold, the writer neation of the authoress. He was a cergyman, and observes that "his satirical vein was of a q ua lity possessed eh those qualif es which in such a sphere considerably acrid." In consequence of this many j are so estimable.. He is brought into our notice a ventured too far in their hasty judgment, till the short time before his crud, when he had nearly com- author once declared of bsmsslf that "if his ink pleted the term of his valuable labours. We are were redolent of myrrh and frankincense, there dad that "he had reached - the shining sunset isles was a sort of ready-made criticism that would cry, that fade into the eternal heavens," a n d, while lin- with . e denouncing shiver, ' Al oes ! Aloes " goring ou their confines, Vie memory of his well- High praise is here awarded to "Mrs. Candl e 's spent life was his glory and his crown. His latest Curtain Lectures," which is declared to be the most act was to dissuade his favourite child, Lucy, from successful of all his works. It is unquestionable forming an engagement wieh Augustus Derwent, that much satisfaction will be derived from the who,. unfortunately for the family, had made their perusal of this clever criticism. " The Detective acquaintance. He was of an excellent disposition Officer," .by the author of " Ashley," follows up naturally, but his principles were not fixed, and he the story of the wretched Sophia May, last month, was under the dominion of his brother, who was a entitled " The Countrywoman and the Child." worthless man. The force and energy with which I n this part a decisive retribution falls upon the the descriptions of Derwent's speculations are guilty head of the designing schemer. After a writte n bring the case before us in the strongest series of astcunding revelations and surprising in light. This. i s th e way in which it should he treated formations, the agents of justee are successful in when the subject is broached at all. No half-mea- their search, and to the indescribable horror of the sures can answer in dealing with so dangerous a husband, his wife is t duet to a police-court on the propensity as that of speculation, whose fatal spell charge of murder. The arrangement of the plot and evil in fl uenc e have cast a blight and thrown a regarding the traces of the crime is very ingenious, shade over many a home, and after quenching its and displays the artistic skill which has before been household fires, have sent forth its once happy in- seen in , his author. From some delay the emi mates into tire wilderness of the world, with a grant ship had not sailed, and thus the chief wit stain on their names and a burden on their minds nets against her, whom Sophia imagined far away for ever. Lucy is rather a disappointing character : out of sight and hearing on the high seas was at it will be seen teat she di I rot carry out the resolve hand to read of the murder and to identify the of her youth, but married Augustus Derwent atter b -dy of the child t whom she had been a mother, some time had elapsed. However, all the good in kindness and affection. Tto late did Frederick seed implanted by the just man did not Lyvett find out the effects of his folly in disregarding die, and, by her influence, her husband was counsel, and despising father's a i !hes. The eventually led to good, whsle the blessing sequel to the tale will in all probability be a strik that descends to childrcm's children, rested lug one. The paper "Crushed on a Sundae," con on his works in his granddaughter Mary, in whom tains some just observations on the narrowemind he lived again. With the softness of her aunt, the' edness, and bigotry of those who would debar the niece joined her perception of good to decision of poor man's recreations, and on the wickedness of mind, by which alone all great things are accom.- those who have the presumption to think that they plished, and without which nothing good can be can trace the causes of calamities and thus read the brought to perfection. Besides tees,' estimable mystery of heaven's judgments. Great stress is characters there are many others in the course of laid upon the advantage to these who live in the the story to be met with. Frederick Renton is an darkest and dirtiest abodet, wh;ch must accrue instance of what a had disposition and evil passions, from cheap travelling on the only day which undisciplined and unchecked, will become. Both hard work permits them to possess. It is he and his father were led on by degrees, from said that many have never considered the state selfish ease, and love of money, to the final commis- of the courts and alleys of Landon, sion of crimes of magnitude. Hubert is an inte- which are in such a state that. those passing resting study, with his difficulties to contend with, through hold their breath, to escape the noxious An innate sense of power urged him on, but atmosphere ; " and if we, thus troubled for a few he had many enemies to thwart him, of minutes, shudder, shall we not deeply commiserate whom the chief was his base cousin Frederick. the life-long burden to be borne by those whew) lot Some of the scenes he went through in it is to know no other homes than these, until they London are vividly depicted. What with the jea- shall have been called to enter the common home busy of friends, the mare of foes, the sneers of our . race !" "A Swedish Voyage Round the of ignorant patrons, and the scorn of over-clever World" contains an account of the Friendly Is reviewers, who mistook abuse for argument, and lands, which is agreeable to peruse. The traveller confounded criticism with censure, the aspirant for observes that Conk had reason to name the group fame had no royal road to its temple. It is setis- of Islands "Friendly," for the people are the most factory, after all her sorrows, to leave Lucy at good-natured in the world. " The - Baths of Lucca" last at peace surrounded by her family and friends, present some details of Italian life, and in criticis and her path made bright " with a holy love and ing a ball given there, contrasts the manners with 'hope, and a ligh which is not borrowed from this those of England. With us it is reality ; here it is world's uncertain sunshine." In picturing Life with appe :radices that are attended to, is observed in some of its derke-t, and m any of its saddest Reali- dwelling on the reserve that characterises the the authoress has beeu often successful in ward demeanour; but it is aided, "Let us not arousing the attention and awakening the sympa• lift the veil." Among the other contributions, thies. Amid the varied teachings and the different some amusing travels are recorded in " A Trip to examples, the best lesson is that taught by the Norway ; " arid a voyage "From Pesth by the De- Rector o eHartfield :—" He is the bappyman whose nu b e and Black Sea to Constantinople," affords life e'en now, shows somewhat of that happier life information of the various localities mentioned. to come." Eutrapelia continuos the series of lively sketches. Summer Months among the Alps. By T. W. Hinchliff, Barti.;:ter. .Lon - gman. A fresh and spir:ted account of a pedestrian's exploits among the Alpine glaciers. Having spent three long vaca.tions in Switzerland. and Savoy, and having explored many of the retired and compa ratively unknown localities, the traveller justly thought that his account of his route alight b.. 3 useful to those who have. net yet visited those rea 4o 'oeq as well as intere-tnz to those more or less - . . . . . acquainted with them. Notwithstanding the great number of travellers who have furnished us with descriptions of Switzerland and Savoy, the present volume is not without novelty, as the writer has very wisely given the greatest prominence to that part of his route which is the least known. Thus he has afforded more space to Monte Rosa than to Mont Blanc. The maps and draw ings are a great advantage to the reader, and epahle him readily to follow the narrative. The traveller has a full appreciation of the beauties of nature, and tells us of the wonderful effects pro duced by sunset and mosnlight on the untrodden snows. In speaking of "the monarch of moun tains," he says that it is impossible t) appreciate its grandeur close at band. At the Buet he had tLe finest view. " Never till then had I been able to term a just idea of the magnificence of Le Mont Blanc,' as the Chanioniards delight to call it. At this distance, of 15 miles, it looks infinitely higher and grander than when seen from the nearer and more commonly visited points of view. Far up int) the deep blue sky rose the dazzling whiteness of its summit, comp!etely dwatfing the vast and elegant aiguiiles which surround its base, and which appear almost as lofty as itself when seen from the neighbourhood of the valley. Finding how great a distance was necessary to show it iu perfection we were enabled to form a proper idea of the immensity of the mountain." All who con template a continental excursion, and do not shi ink from the fatigues inseparable from travelling among the mountains, would do well to follow the example of our energetic author, who appears to have derived the greatest enjoyment from his visit to the glaciers. The Mechanics' Magazine.—This useful maga zine has several topics of interest. A summary of Professor Faraday's acc'unt of the experiments be had made on the relation of gold to light will he full of attraction for all students of natural science. In addition to the scientific papers, the miscellaneous intelligence is full of cu r i ous Lot.- mati tu. In this department we meet with the results of an experiment made by Dr. Edward Smith on himself; at the Coldbath-fields prison, to ascertain the influence of labour at the treadwheel over respiration and pulsation. He arrived at the conclusion that it taxed the energies of the lungs and heart to a very injurious extent, and that the effects would soln be serious in persons of weak constitution. He therefore justly argues that it is not a fair punishment, as its severity i 4 not regu lated by the guilt of the sufferer, but by his phy sical capabiliti-3s. The principal law cases of the month relating to patents are given, and all [inven none, improvements, ctc., are brought under con sideration, and their various properties and merits ably discussed and described. This magazine should be in the hands of all connected with mechanical pursuits. The Eclectic Review. —We meet in this number with a very interesting paper on Michael Angelo. Mr. Harford's recent volume on the mighty Floren tine and his contemporari_s furnishes the subject. The education of woman is considered in a thought ful paper, and treats of the subject in a careful and sensible manner. The culture of cotton is also treated of in connection with Indian irrigation, and offers some facts for the consideration of those in terested. A paper on Felice Orsini, and a review of Mr. Perry's work on the Franks are among the tetnaiuing contents of an interesting number. The Commercial Traveller's Magazine. —The Commercial Travellers maintain their little serial with spirit, and give, at the opening of the present number, a report of their benevolent institution and schools. The rest of the magazine, however, is not restricted to the discuss'on of subjects of per sonal interest, but will furnish entertainment for a much large r circle. There is plenty of amusement, as well as commercial inf. ,rmation, and the little sketch of the life of Richard Arkwright sets a worthy example to the fainthearted. We trust this magazine will meet with the encouragement it merits, both from the general public and from the influential body for whom it is more especially intended. Essays contributed to Blackwood's Magazine. By the Rev. J. Eagles, M.A., Oxon., Author of " The Sketcher." BI:!.ckwoocl. All habitual readers of Blackwood's Magazine will remember the clever articles which are here collected. Those who have not previously met them will do well to avail themselves of this oppor tunity if they appreciate sound sense, kindly hum our, and considerable ability. The previous vo lume of the writings of Mr. Eagles was entitled " The Sketcher," and was entirely devoted to the record of the wanderings and conversations of two travelling artists on subjects connected with art. On these topics Mr. Eagles was well qualified to discourse, for his abilities as an artist were, we e told, considerable. The reader will at once detect his familiarity with this subject in his " Few Hours at Hampton Court" and " Sitting for a Portrait" in the volume before us. His clerical experience is also te,tified in his essays on church music, medi cal attendance, and other parochialS. In aet iti ciem on Mr. Thackeray's lectures he defends Swift with indignant energy from the attacks made upon him by many modern writers. His essays show the libArality and benevolence of a capacious mind, elevated far above the narrow limits of bigotry and Puritanism. His defence of wit, in the essay on Swift, and of the theatre, as it might be, in treating of national education, prove this, and eviderw no small degree of moral courage in attacking preju dice. His penetration enabled him to detect the f tllacy of supposing human nature couldbe measured and restricted to the exact limits of sta calculation, that people could be reasoned and leo tured into intelligence, and that theory and prac tice were the same thing. His attacks on the harm less census tables are undeservedly severe, but afforded him an excuse for attacking some more serious evils. His warfare against fanaticism and hypocrisy is unsparing and annihilating. ''lv-- ever much the leader may differ from his opiet:fnsa, if he can find pleasure in the productte ion r s t thatifie thoughtful and cultivated m i n d, he willt 1,3 r this volume. We trust it is not h ) will be collected from th e p a p ers of the lamented e last . author. Tibe National Magazine.—This miscellany pro ceeds in its usual style, and has several attractive articles. Holme Lee contributes " The Story of a Haunted Houst , '," and Mrs. Crowe, the well-known authoress of " Susan Hopley," &c., a tale entitled " Greenhill Hall." In a more serious style we meat with several essays on the aspects of social and political ad.vancunent, and some interesting papers of art cr,ticism. The engravings are numerous, and though not of a very high class themselves they are taken from many well-known pictures. The poetical contributions are numerous, and semi of them above mediocrity. The department called "The Home" hag tome curious information, and a sensible s-ries of papers on the beneficial effects of ventilation, on which all-imfortant subject much remains to be learned by the generality of dwellers in towns. The Irish Metropolitan Magazine is not below the average, though not prcbouting any btriking not-elty. The contents range from " John China man a t home," to the Dublin Rigged Schools, and S include papers on "Bowell's Letters," ad "Hog huoting in potting papers and intelli gence occupy a prominent place, and tales and verbes are also met with. • Newton's London Journal has its usual list of pawnt4 with the scientific noti ces , & c., of the month, and the illustrative diagrams. The Ire iiminary att;cle is a new feature, and a decided improvement, it is this m on th on the recent work on the origin and progress of the manufacture of Cioutchouc in England, by Thomas Hancock, and traces the various processes which that important branch of industryhss passed through before attain ing its present development. - - -- - ............ Moore's Irish Melodies, ve itbSy mphonies and Accom ramimeuts by Sir J. Stevenson. Longman. This beau' ifill v olume offers a prize to all lovers of music. We are told in t he p reface that titsecaoirni tows in a intended com plete form have been hither.tot cess ible. In th e ori g inal editions many of h were g iven only es h armonised for two or three voiee4, but with few exceptions the y wt re m by the poet to be sung by a single voice, as his ow n well-known performance of them testifies. In the rresent volume nearly all the airs are reduced to part itbe f p o u r b o i t i l s e h v ed oic i e n , and the harmonised their concerted form t lil b e e lo k d a ie d s in w g in a separate volume. We are also promised Moores Sacred togs la a similar work. The arrang3ments and s ymphonies, composed by Sir John Stevenson and Sir litnty Bishop, beAdei having the authority of two such names, underwent an•h who fully satisfied him self of their e xac t adaptation °r to the . air awl spirit of his poems. The words and l 1y a collection of them is certain o recistd, than this immediate e tended circulation. They ran the alms are both so well known and so widely from and t x grave to gay,ege and the most opposite tastes must find some gem to suit them. The old names of the airs prove Tait's Edinburg Magazil . ie.—Two of the moss interesting p a p ers i n Tap's, are the concluding notices of the lives of George Stephenson and of Handel. In both instances an outline of the adventures and achievements of the subject of the biography is given, 'which will be full of interest to a r ticulars of those who have not met with tha volumes. The "Sketches of Jersey," give ua another tale, but as very s u r es app t the u s o e p pu r l i ala a n t epll places. pursuedt e a s k . e takes the narrator leaves the islAaapadpeirnotnahnoisdirnetuhumme pshteoalrni,ttiwicie presume they have come to e s c onclusion. The nar rttive of " Twenty lmifeis,'s' i s s m al i s l o w c s on c t a i s i e nT a d nd an e d en " V : 3 :on a account f o t f h the C osmopolite 's p teliveidterialeveelgleivretso along abuydthlietparaoisye_nuatrioina.ti,;eTaocnegulepdy talk and The teh es Train assemblage of tales, ske audaportrait of Mr. Buck hi, si, ne prefixed to a memoir of that amusing c omedian. Same ver s e s ca ll e d "Sembody else are amusing from th e i r a b sur dity. Those who are and ea.aisr - e a s i amusing not very critical will be sure to find laughter ix its pages. Total above the fired issue £3,240,610 The amounts of gold and silver held a►t the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as follows :-- Gold and silver held by the Irish banks £2,309,104 Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks... 1,731,554 Total of roll and bilvet held f.',1,040,668 The above statements complete th 9 returns of the cir culation in England, Scotla.nd, and Ireland for the month ending the 4th of Ju'9• These returns, combined with the average circulation of the Bank of England for the same period, will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : Ja:o 6, July 4, 1857. 1857. Increase. Decrease. -- X £ £ Bank of England 19,034, 1 4 65 19,016,811 11,846 Private Banks Joint-stock Banks • ---- --..— Total in England ..... 419,350 Scotiand Ireland .. ••. • • • 332,488 --- -- 3' 9) ------ ----- United Kingdom .. •• 47,393 - a 9-6 1 33,a I, - 9 1,039,027 Showing a decrease of 419,2.50/. in the circu lation of notes in England, A and a decrease of 1,039,0271. in the circulation of the United Kingdom, when compared with the month ending the dit of June ; and, as compared with the month ending the sth of July, 1856, the above returns show a decrease of 607,9051. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 237,826/. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 4th of July was 11,244,4611., being an increase of 1,249,0891. as comoared with the previous month; and a decrease of 1,295,903/. when compared with the same period last year. The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 4th of July, was 4,040,6681., being a decrease of 200,0061. as compared with the previous return, and an increase of 19,0751, when compared with the corresponding period last year. 77k i 35,1 20 1 111 I 61i i 1 f i 93i 1001 105 1031 3 84 i 56 44 76i 7! ln i I 4 all St 100 St. 1100 St. 100 25 I all 10 all L 0.6 all St. 'ioa St. 100 St. TOO St. 1® 20 all 25 . all 25 15 12i all 61 all 100 091 55 4i 19i i 21i i I llf 4i 6i 7 43 2i li Mil i 110 A 10 113 102 3 2i ear. the ear. ugh is ed on red pro. om- on i 1 e )ck . lade ared ) be ;her i in r of ,r of 9 riy, Ho and IN 9.8 sing that ssed this y go ;e of don, 'coy and ialis- Rail -1-1 of 'Died 21:1C0 1. to this r:00- the Id of ;tli3g ainal sty's was Mr. 3ahlr. r tha )lica i no It he lg at hem a ey e of • Fri. , Re as in rally 0 45 63 ; siuk sup. uled 6d; ock, too, 1 to nevi ()ad. 43 ; new old. new 2ad. IWO act Lino St. St. 25 it. 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