The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-29 00:00:00

tllority ndiug .-what- oWatiC uperor oils for 01 ject 6 6 well ;ore on ❑burd's influ- gay L' otyped u 4 i 1 n by the .ogo is oldiers orks 0 pon- rising e-ine❑ - Ha g )ort, tJ s he no j moral closely dolie orencef rrange o write xicts of lomatio auds of .aphical 3dionoy 3d to a. The untains a, mind .clencie 3 lie, be )fl,t our by, is a L nation ;owards Sir J• Italian nee on shlftiog ma and ►uby t° a bles as they present s tep be 1t ssous French 3 to lose sending ootstel 9s lave not priVeS us Pope di -3 Court* liuisters ) hardly' BuG vision Of tl Of the Fereigli Lrk as if be Eli).- on Arato ma, and ogua , so oy gre:it y of the P ° ;rocs the how the ative at the pre aises 0 . 0 credi t he ha s acknoss" Thesaly, e betweel l lost pro, astery A t es th c cat' be . 1L .ia) a ny ?, 1 .„. goo o aye tend er .61 Nord 14 1° bay 4, ,r ; crll ---11•6 fDailY e nte ,ust p s w arX b. B ut caugu: vly b" e u pon r aving unto°. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGEIiCr. CITY, Two o'CLocK The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday elos-d quietly, and prices of all kinds wer3 the same as last week. The sales were 6,000 bales, 2,500 of which were taken for speculation. The Railway Share Market was very dull, an I price of all the lea ling stock have declined. _ _ . The following circular has been addressed to the shareholders of the Bank of London : " You are probably a mare that statements, stronely reflectinv on the character of the directors of this Back, and calculated to prejudice its interests, have been of late industriously circulated. The progress of the busi ness has not in any way indicated thatsuch statements have affected public confidence ; yet it is evident to the direc tors that the highest credit is liable to be shaken by a bold reiteration of calumnies if uncrntradictnd, arid they feel that your interests and their own positim alike de mand the refutation of such malicious aspersions, al though proceeding from a very obscure source. " With this view, the board have already taken the opinion of eminent counsel, and, under their advice, proceedings will, at the earliest possible moment, he commenced against all persons whore the law can reach. " Meanwhile, the directors desire to assure the shareholders in the most direct and positive manner that the imputations souulit to be conveyed by such state ments are entirely false and groundless, and that the business of the Bank is in a perfectly sound and satis factory candition." As the subscript;on list for the Grand Russian Railway scheme is now opened, the agents will no doubt make the most strenuous exertions to entice the public, but it is evident, from the unfavour able manner in which the project is viewed, that the applications will not be very numerous. The deposit on applications is 21. per share, and the first call will be 61. The Russian Government con template the removal of the prohibition against the exportation of gold, for the purpose, it is presumed, of facilitating the operations of the promoters. The meeting of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway Company was held to-day, when the re port, which showed a uet profit on the half-year of 14,9181. 125., was agreed to, after a satisfactory explanation as to the retirement of Mr. Nicholson, the late manager. The Foreign Exchanges were generally firm yes terday afternoon. In Lombard-street and at the Bank of England the demand for discount accommodation is fully Supported, and on the Stock Exchange as much as 742 per cent. has been paid for short loans. This pressure is fully accounted for by the approach of the 4th of the month, and the settlement in Con sole, Foreign Stocks, and Shares. When these liabilities are discharged, some relief may be antici pated, but in the meanwhile, increased stringency is not improbable. • The market for English Securities exhibits no symptoms of improvement, as the active demand for money in the " House," as well as in Lombard street, is a depressing influence. Business is ex ceedingly dull, and there is not likely to be any revival until after the settlement of the speculative account on the 7th proximo. Consols have been 92 1 and 921 -1" fl for money, 92i1 it, for May, and 931 2 for June. The New 3 per Cents. are 9.1 g a, and the Reduced 911 if. Bank Stock remains dull at 213. The March Exchequer Bills are 24 discount to 2s. premium, and the Bunds 98z1 8 2. Very little business is recorded in the Foreign Market, and the quotations are flat. Turkish 6 per Cents, have been 92i and 92$ Y. The 4 per Cents. are 993 but the transactions have been limited. Sardinian Bonds are 91 ; Spanish Deferred, 25i ; and Danish 3 per Cents., 85 g. Mexican Stock in flat, at 23k. Buenos Ayres are 86 ; and Bra zilian. 5 per Cents., nog. The subjoined communication is from the Com- Mateo of Spanish American Bondholders : "11, Austin-friars, April 28, 1857. "The Committee of Spanish AmericAn BondhoAlers have received the following communication in answer to the application which they made, that the holders of Peruvian Bonds issued in payment of the debt of Peru to the Siates of New Granada and of Ecuador might re• ceive the dividends thereon by the transmission of the coupons to New York instead of the bonds themselves, 48 had been heretofore required:-- (Copy) " 'Foreign-3ffice, April 25, 1857. ." Sir, —I am directed- Cy the Earl of Clarendon to State to you, for the information of the British holders ,n_f bonds of the Peruvian debt to New Granada and 4 cuador, that her Majesty's Charge d'Affaira in Peru has, in pursuance of instructions from Lord Clarendon, represented to the Peruvian Government the inconveni ence to which those parties would be subjected if it Were considered necessary that the bonds should be Sent to Now York with the coupons; and I am now to enclose to you the translation of a decree of the Peru- Van Government, which Mr. Sullivan has forwarded to Lord Clarendon, from which you will learn that the t e oupons of the bonds alone will be required to be signed °I the Peruvian Minister in London.—l am, &c., (Signed) '• 'SHELBURNE. Mr. J. D. Powles, Chairman of the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders.' (Translation of a Decree of the Provisional Government of Peru, dated Lima, Feb. 12, 1857.) " Reply—That the intere s t of the debt ut the Repub lie to those of New Granada and Ecuador will not be Paid until the interested parties present a certificate given by our financial agents in England, and signed by the resident Minister of the Republic in that country, proving that the coupons have been cut from the origi nal bonds. (Signed by H. E. the President ) " The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 3 / 4 7 ; Mexili ►r,, 23i g; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 77 78 ; do. 3 per Cents., 54 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Do. 4 3 / 4 per Cents., 95 7 ; Spanish 3 perCeuts., 411 ; ditto Deferred, 25 ; ditto Certificates, 6 g ; ditto Passive, 5 3 / 4 6. A very limited business has been done in Rail l!ay Shares. The arrangements for the half taenthly settlement having engaged the attention e l Some of the principal dealers, prices with one et' two exceptions have exhibited a downward t endency. Great Northern and Great Western declined 10s. ; Midland and Eastern Counties about ss. ; Caledonian, Lancashire gad Yorkshice, a nd South Eastern rose about ss. ; and Brighton, In the French and Canadian undert6.kings a f ew dealings were effected. Grand Trunk of C anada receded ss. ; Eastern of France , 1/. ; and Northern of France, 10s. ; and Antwerp and Rotterdam, ss. • I British, Foreign, and Colonial Mi n i ng Sh ares 've ruled exceedingly quiet. Wheal Kitty brought 41 and Sortridge Consols realisel 14. Per Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares t he inquiry was limited. National Provincial of England improved 10s. Bank of Egypt an 1 4 ° 1 1don Joint Stock realised previous rates. Pen &liar and Oriental Steam shares improved I.os. N etherland Land shares, and Subterranean Tele graph shares were dealt in at about former 'Notations. ktiTISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( lro2n the Official Ltsti) Business done. 'NI)Ic. Stock 213 3 3 Pei' .tient. Reduced Annuities Ne w W Per .it 030ols AnuAiti i ~w 3 per Cent. s eb Annuities l% t g '''''g. Annuities, expire Stu Jan. 1860 2 7-16 Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 2 3.16 .C°llsols for Account . .... .. 921 i t tehequer Bills, 2td. March. I June. £IOO3 11500 2p 2d 5 d Sznall bitw Bonds, 1858, 3. per Cont. l' Ditto 1359 itr ' — LOEB OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE tniIJOOK trazilian 5 per Cent. . I) itto Now,l 1852, 4 1 per Cent. 86 t, nos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. B ap ish Bonds, 3 pea .Cent., 1825 (3 icari 3 per Cent 2:3k ri %rd inian Bowls, 5 per Cent. PVli te th Bowls, :3 per Cent. T D itto Account l lrkitai .0n46, 6per cent 924 i a Ditto Account . .... 92A- Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Celt. ,t .icen..ts 3 :tic aeove ~ Ayable in 1,., ~n. TWO O'CLOCK. 92k 4 924 i. 931 Comols, money... Ditto for account Ditto June Account M ICROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—At the meeting Ltelel yesterday, Mr. J. Tbwaites in the chair, a lett er Fas read fro m t h e secretary o f th e C ro ydon L oca l B oar d , 10quiring whether the Croydon sewage .could be taken into the metrop o lit an sewers. A reso l u ti on was p asse d that it was not in the power of the board to grant the I,tPPlicatiop. Application was also made from the Lam p/stir vestry for permission to borrow on the credit of the t t _ a !" 9 ,0001., to d e f ray t h e expenses of construct i ng cer tun drains. The application Was granted. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AP BIL 29, 1,:57, 1 1N 1 , 1•4 T,EAsED AT FIXED RENTALS RAILWAYS. :2ompanles Closing Prices this day. Business this day. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) NEWMARKET RACES. (This Day.) ins vat y intelligence. SHARE MARKETS—(This Dly). RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. dr Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena Btrmng. Wolverh. dr Stour Birkenhd. Lama]. dr Cheshire Junct Blackburn E3lvtli & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian-- ..... Chester 4 Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. Cornwall . Do. _I 8 Do. B ......... 45 Dublin&BelfastJuno. all Dun. P. &Abor.Junc. 100 East Anglian . all ;Eastern Cour 100 lEasternlJnion,A. stk. 100 I Do., do. B. 8i 1D.% New A Kent ......... . 100 East Lancashire all E,ist Suffolk ........ 4 Do. 100 Edinburgh dr Glasgow all ,Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dunde! all Forth and ClydeJtme. 100 :Furness 160 Glasgow & S.Western all Great N. of Scotland 1 100 Great Northern St. 100 Do., A. Stock ..,... St. 100 ,Do., B. Stock ..... St. 1 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lro.) St. 100 Great Western • • ...... St, 1 100 Do. S tr. V.R. gua.St 12 ! all,lrish South-Eastein 5C all Lancaster &Carlisle. 164 144 Do., 16/ 12 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshirc 16 6 Do., do. F. £l6 ... 3 i Do., Wst. Riding Un. 20 all Do. Southport. 111 all London (Sx Blackwall St. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. St. 100 London N. Weston, 20 all Do. Fifths 10 all 12i 2 St. 100 Do. Eighths London ott S.Weatern 25 all 25 all St. 100 10i 1 10i 1 Lndmlrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet&Lineln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland St. 100 St. 100 50; all 25 all 00 all 25 , all 50 9 20 all St. , 100 50 , 34 St. 100 - St. 100 Do. Birming.& Derby 11idland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares . Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. . Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch Do Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Ramp , stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Wostrn. June !Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton 16 IPortsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Ahrdn. St 100 Shropshire Union 4 ,Sitingbourne &Sheer all South Devon... 100 'South Eastern.. all 'Do. 4i per c. Shares 100 South Wales.-- ...... 17 S. Yorksh. RivsrDuu: 7 iDo. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling.. 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 18N5 161 Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 IDo. Pref., No. 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. all Vale of Neath. ..... all iWatorfd. & Kilkenny all 'Waterford&Limerick all 'West Cornwall all ,West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, B troda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur Buff , Brnt. 61 God ch 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lin 3.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. 1 Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do .4 p.c. Bnds. '57 Do. do. do., 's9:do. Geelong do Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunk, of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada ' Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option. Madras, guar. 4i P.C. Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 41 p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. l Onde (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do 5i - 8i - 9 65 - 67 8i - 9 83 - 90 68i - 69 34 - 35 - .. .4 - . 5 8i - 183 - 193 -11 A 54 - 56 86 - 37,j! 8i - 70 97 - 98 55 -• 56 : iii 95 - 97 8 - 84 954 - 96 85 - 87 L 22 - 121 .02 - 101 654 - 66 63 - 65 j 65 - 70 5 - 7 r; 5 - 7 p 1 .00 - 104 I 6 - A:18 - 110 103 i - 101 Ma 00~" 1011 . _ ... 381 - 384 81 -81 i 53 - 54 16 - 163 60 - 62 3i - 3i(i 43 - 44 85 - 86 - 31 , ‘ 2i - 396 -40 J, 64 -65 y 96 - 99 5a 54 7i 84 10 11 , 29 - 30 6 - 4 106 —10 i , 254 26! 48 50 23 lid 171 183 733 744 86 - 87 6 - 5 6 - 5 41 - 43 204 -20 i 4t-- 4il 7. - 9 2: 1 ; 3 53 - 6 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. f - i - i P 196 - 98 95 - 97 95 - 97 1 - li pj - 107 -19 11 - lip 20/ -- 2041 63 -- 64 ' 89 -- 90 1 21a -21 a 4 -- 1 pl 24i -- 244 : 2 - 2A21 99 -- 100 118 -- 123 ;118 -- 123 1 106 108 I 19 20 211 —21 i d parl IP al) if - 26 FOR Rotterdam Reziers to Graissessac I: r el ti g ewrP i n an ne last. &Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt, Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Juuction Lake Const. & Bale Lierro and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca dr Pi st. sp. c. p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons Sr. Mediterran Maria Antrzia • Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife dc San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse... 70. 5i per cent. pref. tiii all Southern of France 81 all West Flanders .. .. . . 10 all Do. 54 per c. Pref . 20 all W.&N.W. of France 20 6 ' Western ofAustrik. . 20 all IWest. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden 6 all Do. B p. cent. pref. 20 all Zealand JOINT-STO I Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American C. Bk .of Ind. Au. &Ch City Colonial Commercial of Load Eng. Scot. &Ana. C ht Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust Ditto New London and County Lud.&E.Bnkng. Corp London Joint Stock 1 ond.andWestminst National Pro. of Eng Do. New • National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New R Aus. B. &G. I m.Co South Australia Union of. Australia Do. Now Union of London lJnitylfutual ' Westrn,Bk.of Load lIGN. 74 - 71 24 -34 p 4i - It - 1 314 - 32 par IP 234 2 6 1 1 '44 31 - 32 8 -- 8j 201 -- 20; 384 -- 39 9 -- 10 61 -- 62 58 -- 60 id— par 17 19 1 11 8} Ot 8} 9 321 331 5 94 10 30 31 par 1 p ,K BANKS. 88 - 90 2i - 1 . 0 51. - 53 Id 63 - 65 171 -17 i 17A.- 18 17i -- 17 ••• - ••• 46 - 48 i d, 58 60 6i - 71 ii ..7._ ilk\ Closing Price , yel3t3rday. Business done this day. Buckg,harush 'Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stouf Vy. g. 6 IL( E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr, & Neils.Dircct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby. , Do. ?- Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do.Prcference Lon. Til., &S. ,Do. B Lrk. Sh. Manclt.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. - Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N,&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct Do. Fixed sp. c Prost. & Wyre Do. A Shrs. illoystn.& Hit. ' Shrews.& Her ' Staffordsh.. . WearVal.g6pel: 'Do Wilts&Romrst Ln.&N.W. E.U.4E.0 Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do.. Rt.".Arestn. Y. & N.M Do S. Eastorn Do Peto &Co Do Lu. &N. W. & Miclld. Midland... E. Count.. Do Do 1 Do DLodzi\* W Gt. Northn' si% T it .. k ß 3.l4i r ci a ni s e s : e in y Do Do . Gt. W, PREFERENI IBlyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) S:Ex.4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. ' Ches. & Ho. 51 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork kßandonsp.e. Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. Do. (10. Cls. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 - Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash .6 p.cts. E.&W. York. J. sths Min.& Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Prth. &Dun. 4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c...... Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.n. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.... Do. 4i per cent ..... . Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 pert. Pref. St. Gt. W.( B.&H. Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4 P.C. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c. P.S Do. do. 5 p c. d 0... Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesil. atm. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lou. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 Do. , P. , 5 p. c. St. No. 2 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do, do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon, & N. W. , Cot. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lou. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares Londy. & Color. Sh Londy.&Ennis. A Sh M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 31 per cent. Marypt. x Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 42 per cent Do. do. Vfid.Consol.6p.c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H, Pref. St. New. , Aber. , &c., pr. 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Norf k Deb. 4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.lVv.V.sp. ~1847 North British Dr , . 71. Preference N. E, Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do, do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pura North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. di Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. e. 2d guar Scot. Ceut.New Pref Sc.N.E. Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 44 pr cent. S. Eastern (Redding Aun.) of £1 Os. 6d. D0..4 4 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh 4 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. C Do. do. do. 'Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH Alfred Cons. (Philk., 'British Iron ... ...... 11C3ondurow (Cambrn.) ev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) Great South Tolgus Grt. W. Alfrd. (Philk. ) Grt.W. Vor (ffelstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Blsse t (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Carn Brea (Illogn. S.W. Frances(lllogn. Tarn. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft lUD. (Gwennap) V. of Towey (Camar.) W. Basset (Illogan).. W. Camden (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstek Kitty (U. Llant Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Cmuni,sioner Holroyd.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. 91 - 93 98 - 102 11 - 13 133 - 135 3 - 44 To-day was appointed for the examination of Mr. Humphrey Brown, whose name has so prominently ap peared in connexion with the affairs of the above, of which the bankrupt was a director. His examination has been anxiously looked for, and the court was 106 108 I I crowded to excess. Mr. Linklater appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Brown wag assisted by Mr. Grevilie of the firm d Greville an 4 Tucker. 12:3 13 23 —24 1102 104 par p 21 88 90 Mr. Wylde, one of the assignees addressed the court in reply to some observations made at the last meeting, in which it was stated that the prolongation of the fnquiry was against the desire of the depositors. He justified the course which they had 'pursued, and be passed a high compliment on Mr. Linklater for his zeal in prosecuting the inquiry. His Honour briefly said that it was a duty imposed upon the Court, and the assignees were bound to bring the creditors before the Court. * - # P 54 - 56 !1.31 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9i Mr. Brown said he was desirous of giving an expla nation of his connection with the bank. He became a director in April, 1853, when, for the purpose of quali• fying himself as a director, he took up ten shares, fur which he gave his note of hand for 5001. He never paid in any other way. That note was paid on the 17th Jan., 1854. It was agree' by the directors that the directors should take up ten other shares, and be bought them of Mr. Cameron, giving a promissory note for 1,0001., which 311- 34 SG - 88 included the amount of the first note. The last note was not paid by him. In March, 1853, he opened an account by paying in 181. 4.., and on the same day he borrowed 2,0001, and gave a security. Oa June 10, 1853, he borrowed 4,0001. and 3,0001. The day he joined the bank be got a bill or note die-. counted for 2,0001. Could not say whether it was sub mitted to the finance committee. He was induced to join by Mr. Mullens and Sir John Shepherd. He was director of three other companies. A long examination followed with reference to other loans and renewals of bills. He did not thinkehe could answer such questions of figures without their being put into writing. He had not been an old friend of Mr. Cameron before he joined the bank ; he had only known him for two or three weeks. When be applied to Cameron for 4,000/. on discount, be wrote to him to say that he would within 48 hours deposit deeds or other valuable security. On the 16th of June, 1853, there was 3,0001. placed to his credit, and for the two sums he gave a bill of sale on the Allan Lindsay. They were renewals of the bills. (A. letter was put in from Cameron, stating that the bill of sale was only to be held as security, and not put in force.) On the 12th September he borrowed 5,000/. The opening account was only 18/. 45., and at its clos ing he was debited to the amount of 70,0001. The secu rity given for the 5,0001. was Gei the ship " Magdalena." Soon after he joined the bank he found that the Directors were in the habit of going to the counter and discounting their own paper, and he com plained of the practice, • and an order was made prohibiting it for the future. He mortgaged the two ships on the sth of February, 1854, to Mr. Walton, together with the Hero, for 10,0001. In 1854 his drawing account on the 20th Nov. was 13,3181. 165., 7d. On the 25th of May it was 2,368/. 4s. Bd. On that day the bank discounted bills on Walton for 6,0001., but that was bills renewable. On June 29, he borrowed 2,000/. on convertible securities, that also was a re newal. On Sept. 4,1854, the balance on the overdrawn account was 7,0001., and discount account was 22,8441. 2s. 61. He considered that the mode in which the accounts was unsound and calculated to mislead—he WAR liable to the bank for 22,844/. 2s. 63. A further examination wat gone into through a mass of figures. Mr. Brown complained of the course of examination pursued, and declared that he was only anxious to afford the fullest information in his power—it was not fair to impute that he made any reservation. The case was proceeding and not likely to be concluded to-day. !E SHARES. 9:2 - 94 94 - 96 5/ - 6 108 - 112 108 - 112 tip 11 - 12 ••• •.• 72 - 734 113 - 115 106 - 108 100 - 102 60 -- 62 108 10; 64 94 -- 96 83 85 85 -- 87 99 -- 101 91 -10 i -- 17 91 -- 104 71 -- 73 19 -- 19{ 91 -- 91- 144 -- 14 132 -- 134 131 - 140 113 - 115 1154 - 356 $ -4 , 66 - 68 -w- " 131 - 131 96 - 98 86 - 88 - 101 -16 91 - 92 1i- 1(1 1 21n 22 1109 - 110 114 - 116 105 - 110 65 - 70 17i - IFq 22j - 23} 98 - 102 - 104 27 - 28 2 - 3p ••• ••• -.3 MINES. 12112 20 1 14s 10131 1886 d! 161151 20; 21; 7 8 160 170 140 460 131 -- 14; 1 4 -- 5# 4. 5; 1 - 7 1256: lit 781 21 - 23 5 - 6 22i - 231 1 6 - 7_ --• 330 - 340 6 - 7 320 - 330 - 11 44_ - 5 1200 - 2201 - 30 - 32 1 150 - 160 260 - 270 1363 - 380 4i - 44 18 20 44 - 46 23 - 25 FOREIGN MINES. 20 7 Australian 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .£5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes 4 Cuiada ... . 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 18 20 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica 1 Ad 40 all Cobre Copper 59 61 . . 16 Copiapo 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 1/ Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 4 4 1 all Noveau Monde -, ••. 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.4 Smlt 6 8 5 1 Port Philip - ... 30 16, Santiago de Cuba 1 all iouth Australian 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Pref . . —... ... 281 all United Mexican .31 — 3 l MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agricult. 201 211 10, all Anstraln. Royal Mail ... . 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4 5 50 40 Brit. American Laic' ... -- 100 324 Canada - 155 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&J&y ... ... St. 100 Do. 6 p.c.Feb.&Anr. ... ... St. 100 D0.,6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. ... . . St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 33 38 25 all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace 2l 21 5 all Do. Preference 4 all (Crystal Pal, of France ... ••• 1 1 Dustou Iron Ore ... ••• 20 18 Eastern Steam ... ... St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel ... ... 5 all En.4Aust.Cop.SmCo 11 —. 11 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. par • iP 25 911 Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.)t ... _ ... 15 1.4 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... - _ 20 i 5 London Discount 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 4 - 44 1 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... . ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec.wlel. ... ... 10 all Mexican& S.Amerion 21 31 5 5 Nat. Discount Co I- la 5 5 Do. New 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 - 11 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p c • PLiss•at ld 44 -- 41 4 5 1 Do. Do. 1.00 SO New B. &N. S. Land 18 22 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. .' . ... 1 all N. B. Australasian... 4 1 0 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ... ...d 1 all Oriental Gas 12 ss. Do. New Shares par 4p pm 25 all Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl 2 21 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ~. ... 674 50 10 Do. New 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 all Do. New 6 8 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 6O 62 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest ll 11 1 all Do. New • ••• St. 100 S. Aus. Gov. 6 p.c.bds ... ... 25 all South Austral. Land 34 36 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 5 I all Do. Registered 120 5 Trust&Ln Co.U.Can _ ... 100 l 3; Van Diomen's Land 10 .z-- 12 I St. 1.0(1 Ditto p.o.Jan dkTuly, .... • goo __, 1.6. , IN- RE GREIG. His Honour (Goulburo) gave judgment on a proof tendered on behalf of Mr. Harding, the official manager of the Bank, in respect of calls made under the Winding up Act, on shares held by the bankruct. The case was reported a few days since, his Honour rejected the proof, and it was understood that the judg ment would be appealed against in order to obtain the deci*ion of the court above on this highly important question. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EAST INDIA. The annual meeting of this company was held yesterday at the offices, in Alderman's-Walk, Bishopsgate-street---Mr„ J. W. Crawford presid ing. - The report, which has already appearel in the The ,Sun having been t a k en as rea d, The Sun , said that the line extended over a distance of 1,100 miles, of which 1211 miles were already open to traffic, and of the rest the spade was in the ground over the whole space. The ob stacles which arose to the progress of the line were caused by difficulties in the manufacture of bricks in sufficient quantity, and also by differences be tween :the contractors and the company. In the lat- ' ter case, a law suit which was brought before the Supreme Court, and afterwards referred to arbitra tion, resulted in an award of 20,000/. in favour of the company (applause). As the construction of rail ways in India, however, was better understood, it was to be expected that much greater progress would be made. There had been a considerable increase, both with respect to the conveyance of goods and passengers, up to the 31st December last on the line already open. For the fortnight before that date the traffic had realised 7,0001., and at that rate, deducting 41 per cent. for manage ment, a large balance in ftvour of the company would be yielded over and above 5 per cent. After the payment of more than 5 per cent. guaranteed ' interest, there was a sum of 31,0001. available for payment of interest to the East India Company The general aspect of the company's affairs being thus favourable, he thought the matter to bechiefly attended to was to push on the line already in hand, and to resist the numerous applications for exten sion. After a short consu'tation the report was adopted, and the usual resolutions passed. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 28.—Wind this day at noon, north; light breeze and fine. DARTMOUTH, April 28.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed—Mer sey, for Quebec; Castilian Maid, Labrador. OFF DARTMOUTH, April 28.—Arrived—Adoyl von Nahsaw, from Java for the Hague. PLYMOUTH, April 28.----Wind S:—Arrived--Heinrich Gustav, from Hong Kong, for Bremcn. FALMOUTH, April N.E.--Sailed—Richard for Newfoundland. CARDIFF, April 28. Wind W.—Arrived—Leigo, from Marseilles. Sailed—Globe for Martinique; Phoenix, Malta ; Alessandro Alexandria ; Nicolina, ditto. ILFRACONTE, April 28.—Wind N. W.—Sailed—Wil liam, for Civita Vecchia. PILL, April 28.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Lord Dun can, from Africa. TRALEE, April 27,—Wind N. W—Arrived—Colonist, from New York. (PER ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S.E. Airived—Princess Royal, from Leghorn; Anneberg, Stettin. _ Sailed—Anna, for Rostock ; Egberda and Anna, Narva; Italian (ss), Havro ; Depon, Havannab; Catherine Rosser, Bilhon. ; Persian (ss), Alexandria; Euphemia Fullerton, Archangel ; Cornopea, Mauritius ; Nymph, Santandar ; Fortunate Parid', Genoa; Monttnorencie, Calcutta; Sarah A Nichols, Matanzas; Hendrich and Ed, Santos. WATERFORD, April 27. Wind S.E. The St. George, from Liverpool, to Newfoundland, put in ber to-day in a leaky state, after being ashore near Tuskar. Arrived—Manilta, from Philadelphia ; Edward, Sydney: Seabird, Bonmahon. QUEENSTOWN, April 27. Wind S.S.W. Arrived—Glenbervie; from Calloa. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITa SG TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Tuesday, 9.25 a.m. Wind N.N.E., moderate. Anchored—Strive, barque, from Westward, for London. Passing—Camillus, from London, for Barbadoes. Passed, 28th —Hai. Majesty's dun-boat Slaney, from Woolwich, for Plymouth; Graces, from Shields, for Aden. Sailed, in tow—Chanticleer, :and American Congress, for London. ST. GEORGE'S HALL.—A concert was given last even ing by Mr. M`Gregor Simpson, the eminent Scottish barmonist, who was well supported on the occasion by his " brethren of the mystic tie," and other numerous admirers of his talents, who thronged to the ball of melody in St. George's-road. Mr. W. G. Ross and other well-known singers contributed to the entertain ments of the evening, in addition to the bencficiare, who gave several of his celebrated Jacobite songs with great applause, and introduced his latest composition, "0, dinna cross the burn, Willie." The performance of his brother, Mr. Thomas Simpson, piper of the 79th High landers, on the national instrument, and the spirit and agility of Mr. Macbean, who gave the sword dance, attired in the Highland garb, contributed likewise to the general satisfaction of the audience. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPI7.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SON'S. Comquot Aster Vigliacconi SELLING HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES, Miss Nightingale Azimuth colt Mabel Eight ran. LATEST BETTING. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 4 on Blink Bonny 4 to 1 agst Ayacanora (taken) CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Turbit 20 to 1 agst Gemma di Vergy 25 to 1 agst Commotion 25 t ) 1 agst Riseber 40 to 1 agst Polestar 50 to 1 agst Pantomime 100 to 1 agst Longsight 100 to 1 agst Barfl,!ur DERBY. Bto 1 agst Antjn (taken) 8 to 1 agst Biink Bonny (nfiereti) 9 to 1 agst Skirmisher (off..red) 100 to 6 agst (taker.) 25 to 1 agst Lady Hawthorn (taker.) 25 to 1 ',gat Adamas (taken) 25 to 1 aget Sydney (taken) 25 to 1 aget Loyola (offered) 40 to 1 agst Blue Jacket ffered) THE OAKS. 7to 2 agst Think Bonny 10 to 1 agpt Lady Hawthorn STORMING OF A , BETTI G HOUSE BY THE POLICE. Yesterday afternoon, between three and four o'click, acting under the authority of Sir R. Mayne, the Com missioner of Police, the superintendent of the C division of police, accompanied by several inspee.ors and a body of 40 police-constables, proceeded from the Vine street station, to Little Newport-street, Leicester-square, and invested a house kept by Gideon and Fisher, in that street, ostensibly for the sale of cigars. The constable.~ were quickly drawn up, to prevent all egress or ingress to or from the premises, and the superintendent, accom panied by several officers, immediately entered and sur prised between 30 and 49 persons, busily engaged laying bets upon the events pending at the Newmarket meeting, the Chester Cup, Derby, and other forthcoming events. Several parties, on seeing the po!ice, rushed upstairs, in their flight throwing their betting-books out of the win dow ; some few got on to the parapets, and by scram bling over the roofs of the adjoining houses, got clear away. Gideon, one of the proprietors, however, was captured, and his assistant and 13 persons who were there far betting ; the police searched the prisoners and found large sums of money, betting books, &c. By this time thousands of people bad congregated in Newport street, and the police bad to procure six cabs to carry their prisoners to the station house, the mob loudly cheering as each vehicle drove off. Such as found bail were released, the rest were locked up in the Vine-street station, and were brought up at Marlborough-street police-office this afternoon at 2 o'clock. We shall give the result of the case in our late edition ] THE PERSIAN WAR. (From the Gazette of last evening.) INDIA BOARD, APRIL 28. The following despatch has been this day received at ,be East India House : From the Governor-General of . India in Council to the Secret Committee of the East India Company, Fort William, March 24, 1857. (Extract.) We forward a printed copy of a notification, publish ing Sir James Outram's despatch to his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Somerset, reporting his signal victory over the Persian army, commanded by Shooja-ocl-Moolk, in their entrenched Camp at Borax goon, on the Bth ult. We beg to bring to the favour able notice of your honourable committee the service rendered by the officers and men on this occasion, and the manner in which it has been performed. NOTIFICATION. FORT WILLIAM, FO iIEIGN DEPARTMENT, MARCH 12. The Governor-General in Council has great pleasure in publishing the accompanying despatch* from Lieute nant-General Sir James Outram, K C.B. It describes a new success of the British army i n Per. sia, achieved, between the 3d and the 9:h of February, against a force much superior in number, and in the face of difficulties which have made conspicuous the energy and promptitude of the commander and of the officers associated with him, as well as the courage, discipline, and cheerfulness of the troops. The rapid and toilsome night-marches, deliberately planned and accomplished with precision ; the inclement weather, against which no protection of any kind was available to men or officers ; the steady resistance to an attack in circumstances the most trying to the patience and order of an army ; and the utter rout and contu-ion of the enemy with very heavy loss, when the morning light enabled our soldiers to discern their assailants, — have marked this operation against .the Persian en trenched camp at Borazoon, as one of which the force under Sir James Qutrain's command may well be proud. In the course of it officers and men have exhibited all the qualities which make an army invincible. To Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, and to his brave Companions in Arms, the Governor-General in Council desires to offer an early assurance of the warm approbation and thanks which they have so well earned. These are especially due to Major-General Stalker, C.B , and to Colonel Lugard, C. 8., Chief of the Staff, who are described by Sir J. Outrun as having guided the troops to victory in the time—most happily not of long con tinuance—during which be was disabled by a severe fall of his horse. But they are due to all of every rank who have taken share in this signally successful exploit, which bas called for extraordinary exertions from al, and in which al have borne themselves with gallantry. The Governor-General in Council will have the great est satisfaction in expressing to the Honourable Court of Directors his appreciation of the service rendered, and of the manner in which it was performed. The Governor-General in Council has to lament th.e loss of one gallant young officer—Lieutenant Frankland, of the 2d European Regiment—who, acting as Brigade Major of Cavalry, fell dead in the first of the brilliant charges by which our small body of Horse on that day distinguished itself. Captain Forbes, commanding the 3d Regiment of Light Cavalry, and Lieu.. Greentree, of her Majesty's 64th Regiment, have been severely wounded. But, upon the whole, the casualties on the side of the British Forces have been few compared with the very heavy loss inflicted upon the enemy both in men and munitions of war. By Order of the Right lion, the Goyernor.General in Council, G. F. EDMONSTONE, Secretary to the Government of India. * Published in the London Gazette of the 3d of Apiil, 1E , 57, pages 1,213 to 1,216. MEMBERS RETURNED TO THE NEW PARLIAMENT. (From the London Gazette of last evening.) CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 27. Members returned to serve in the Parliament summoned to be holden at Westminster, the 30th April. Borough of Dartmouth—James Caird, E-q. Borough of Devizes—Simon Watson Taylor, of Ercb font, Wiltshire, Esq. ; Christopher Darby Griffith, of Padworth, Berkshire, Eq. APRIL 28. County of Wilts, Northern Divieion—Walter Lonr, Esq. ; Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron Esteourt, Esq. Southern Division—The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert ; William Wyndham, E;q. • Borough of Chippenham—Lieut..Colonel Henry Geo. Boldero ; Robert Parry Nisbet, Eq. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT.—MANCIASTER, TUeS• day.— There has been a very flat market to-day, the demand for all counts of yarns being exceedingly limited, and although there may not be a decided fall in prtces, still some spinners would enter into contracts at 1-16th to 1-Bth per lb. decline of last Tuesday's rates. In clo'h there is very little doing ; manufacturers are compelled to make a concession to induce purchasers to buy. ' NOVEL INVENTION.—It might bo thought that the almost entire loss of health which to so large an extent arises from exposure to the sudden changes of the atmo sphere would have originated some effectual kind of pro tection for ladies while passing to their carriages, in full dress costume, from the Opera, or other place of faeldon able resort where the air is at a high temperature. What, however, is the practice ? What do we actually witness at the termination of any gathering of the beau monde, where groups of lightly-dressed, elegant, and delicate figures come forth from suffocating heat to the rude winds of a bitter winter's night to await the arrival of their car riaaes ? One beholds the strange pl-ienomenen of men well buttoned up in great coats and muflliars, while the softer sex are less clothed and protected than on any other occasion. Wby this reckless exposure ? Doubtless, it is consequent on the want of some full-dress graceful cloak, constructed to exhibit the desired effect in the concert-room or theatre, and without trouble to krill it self into a means of secure protectiou from cold on hP.V ing it. This grand desideratum appears now to 6e ac complished ; and if the invention, i.iluetr,a,: seven,je ed i , n t t h b e e la A t l li a e y s Fashions of the Illustrated London Roes even approaches the perfection which it is there said to posses, will have substantial reason to reuxembertbe4oeturvreintro-irrss and patentees, Messrs. Jay and Smith, time of the Sponealia, in Regent-street. The Dill, e of CA mbriJge having founded a musical school at Knelter-hall for the instruction of boys . Wonging to the army in musical education, ttie commanding officers at Chatham garrison have re c?ived directions to select a certain number of boys who have a knowledge of music from their respec tive corps, in order to their being trained for band masters in the army. The authorities at the War Department have sanctioned the is3uo of 6d. per diem by the reliev ing officers of parishes to all those - soldier's wives, infrried with leave, who have been left behind on the occasion of their husbands embarking with their regiment 4 for special service in China. The Winchester, 50, Capt. T. Wilson (1854), late the flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C.8., on the China station, is ordered to Chat • ham to strip and pay off. The Winchester is relieved by the Calcutta, 84, Capt. W. K. Hall, C.B. A new steam screw-corvette, of 22 guns and of 1,470 tons burden, to be called the Orr'hus, is ordered to he laid down at Chatham Dockyard, on the slip from which the Racoon, 22, was recently laurich‘d. She wilt be constructed from the designs of Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.B. A large 91-gun screw-steamer, to be called the ..ktlss, with eng nes of 1,000 hcrse•power, is also to be laid down at Chltbam, with another vessel of equaly - l-trge dimensimis and tonnage. The Royal Sovereign, 131, was taken into the ~t yarn basin yezterday at Portsmouth to reedy° her steam machinery. The Assistanci iron steam troop-ship, Com mander Heath, went out of harbourat Portsmouth ye3ter3ay, to pr: )ye her engines, &c., prior to being reported ready for the reception of troops for China. The Amphitrite sailing-corvette, 25, Captain Tatham, fitted out for the Coast Guard sorvioe, is re idv for the adjustment of her compasses in Ports mouth harbour. The Pith Royal Fusileers, from Aldershot~, ar rived in Pottsmonth garrison yesterday, and have taken up quarters in Colewort and Cambridge Bar lacks, and at Gosport. The frcightship Margaret Elizabeth, laden with war store 3 for China, ,is shipping ammunition off WnolwiCh Arsenal ; and the Eglintoun, having embarked a number of 24-pounder howitzers and pivot guns, with a quantity of 'reserve s'ores, has saile I for Greenbithe, whence she is to take her de parture for Hong Kong. The 2d Battalion Royal Military Train, under the commlni of Major tobertion, - embarked yeA terday on boird the freightsbip Blenvie Castle, from Woolwich pier, and sailed at 4 p.m. for Hong Kong. The battalion consisted of Major Robertson, Capt. Clirke, Capt. Inglefield, Lieut. Blake, En sip Bodkin, Adjutant Thompson, Paymaster James, Surgeon M'Arthur, one quartermaster, and 262 non-commissioned officers and men. The gunboat Leven was again brought up to Woolwich yesterday for repairs from Greenbithe, whi►her she had proceedel asecond time to b 3 ad justPd for China. It was found necessary to have her after sternpost strengthened. She is ordered to sail again to-day. The gunboat Slaney was also ordered back to Woolwich from Greenhithe yesterday, in order to enlarge her hammock nettings. Her Majesty's screw steam storeship Hesper, freighted with stores for China, was removed from Woolwich basin yesterday, and is ordered to sail to-day for Greenhithe. Mr. Cornelius T. A. Noddall, Master, was yes terday appointed to the Agamemnon ; and• Lieut. J. Dayman was also appointed Lieutenant in com mand of the Cyclops, both ships being commissioned for special service of laying down the Transatlantic *able. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty Captain—J. B. Wainwright to the Leopard. Lieutenant—J. Dayman to command the Cyclops, mmissioned for special service of laying down the ,ransatlantic cable. Master in Command—Cornelius T. Noddall to the Agamemnon. Surgeon—W. R. Dalton to the Princess Charlotte. Assistant Surgeons—John Caldwell and C. A. Lees :acting) to the Princess Charlotte. NAVAL OBITUARY. Retired Captain James Oliver (1851) died on the 24th inst., at Bath, in the 85th year of his age. We extract the following account of the services of this gallant officer from O'Byrne's "Naval Bio graphy :"-" This officer entered the navy in 1782, as second-class . volunteer, on board the Otter sloop, stationed in the Baltic. From 1783 until 1785, and from 1788 until 1790, he served at Newfoundland and Gibraltar, in the Merlin, and Mercury, and on Bth June, 1797, he was promoted to a lieutenancy in the Alcmene, 32. Continuing in that ship for a period of nearly four years, he contributed to the capture, 26th June, 1799, after a long chase and Twining fight, of the French privateer Courageux, of 28 guns and 253 men. He also, 18th July follow. ing, assisted, in partial command of the Alcmene's boats, at the capture (though protected by two forts and a detached gun in Vivero harbour, on the north coast orSp , tin) of La Felicidad, a ship of about 800 tons, pierced for 22 guns, with a cargo of hemp, lower masts, and ship timber ; on 3d April, 1805, being at the time first lieutenant of the Bacchante, Mr. Oliver assisted at the capture of the Spanish war-schooner Elizabeth, of 10 guns and 47 men. Two days afterwards he was sent with two boats, containing about 35 seamen and marines, to cut out three notorious French privateers reported to be in the harbour of Mariel, near the Havannah, the entrance to which was defended by a round tower nearly 40 feet high, armed at the top with three long 24-pounders surrounded with numerous loop holes for musketry,. and garrisoned by a Spanish captain and 30 soldiers. Being discovered during his approach, Lieut. Oliver, who was in the foremost boat, immediately landed, and with a degree of gallantry as irresistible as it was heroic, rushed through a tremendous fire that badly wounded one of the only thirteen men with him, to the foot of the tower, which, without further loss, he scaled and carried. Having performed this noble exploit, he left a sergeant of marines and six men as a guard at the fort, and having been joined by his other boat, under the orders of Lieutenant John Campbell, he proceeded in search of the privateers, but to his mortification found that they had sailed the day before . on a cruise. Although thus disap pointed he contrived nevertheless to obtain posses sion of and bring off two schoonersladen with sugar, notwithstanding they were lying alongside a wharf, under repeated discharges of musketry from the troops and militia, whowere pouring down in numbers from the adjacent country. In spite, however, of the glowing terms in which his conduct on this oc cwion was reported by Captain Dashwood, Lieu tenant Oliver was suffered to remain unpromoted for upwards of eight years. During that period he was present, in ihe Franchise, at the bombardment of Copenhagen, in September, 1807, and at the capture, in December, 1808, of the town of Samaria St. Domingo, almost the last port of refuge on tip.; station for the enemy's privateers. In the Decou verte he sustained so serious an injury in the left eye, from arduous and active service, as to be ob liged, as above stated, to invalid ; and, in April, 1812, he had the misfortune to lose the Carlotta on the coast of Sicily, on which occasion, through ex ertion and fatigue in saving a quantity of specie, he again lost the use of his eye. His advancement to the rank of commander at length took place Dec. 4, 1813." Retired Capt. David Edwards died on the 25th inst., at the house of his sister, 20,' Grove-place, Brompton, aged 78. He entered the navy July 31, 1795, as a volunteer, on board the San Fiorenzo of 42 guns. While in that ship, besides being much in attendance on the King off Weymouth, he assisted, in company with La Nymphe, at the capture of La Resistance, of 48, and La Constance, of 24 guns, March 8, 1797 ; passed soon afterwards through the mutinous fleet at the Nore ; took part in a very warm conflict of nearly two hours, which termi nated in the defeat, by the San Fiorenzo and her consort, the Amelia, 38, of a French squadron, consisting of three frigates and a gun vessel, April 9, 1709-and was present, July 2 follow ing, in an attack made by hear-Admiral Charles M. Pole on a Spanish squadron lying in Aix-roads. Towards the close of 1801 Mr. Edwards proceeded to the West Indies as master's mate of the Centaur, 74 ; and on Sept. 5, 1803, was there promoted to e Ulysses, 44. From Out. 27, a lieutenancy in the 1804, to June 24, 1806, be next served in the Mediterranean with Captain George Digby, on board the Beagle, 18, and Swiftsure, 74, one of the prizes t ikon at Trafalgar ; and in July, 1809, he assumed the command, under Captain Philip Caterret, of the first division of gun boats em ployed on the WalchVren expedition. During the two last years of the war Mr. Edwards appears to have been attablred, on the Leith station, to the Adamant, 60, and Latona, 38. He was advanced to the command, May 11, 1827, of the Barham, 50, on the Jamaica station, where he removed, Sept. 12, in the same year, to the Fairy sloop. He returned to England in 1828, and has since been on half pay. Retired Commander S. Burroughs (1855) died on the 22d just. He entered the navy Jan. 26, 1804, as first-class volunteer, on board the Rat tler, 24,' Captain F. Mason, and was for many months, while stationed off Ostend and Dieppe, constantly engaged in warm conflicts with the enemy's flotilla,. In Jan., 1805, he removed, as midshipman, to the Diadem, 64, Commodore Sir Home Popham, whom ho ultimately accompa nied in the expeditions to the Cape of Good Hope and Buenos Ayres. He was next, from I December, 1806, until July, 1808, employed in 20 20 10 St. 18 20i .00 .00 20 20 20 204 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 33' 10 20 20 10 20 20 20 I '2 all all all all all 101 100 100 2sqd 108 63 5B 1001 uo~ 39.3 643 5 1081 . succession on board the Sampson, 64, Leda, 36, and Namur, 74, on the South American, Cork, and Nore stations. He then joined - the Venerable, 74, in which ship he attended the expedition to the Wal cheren, in August,. 1809 ; and he afterwardsserved, until promoted to the rank of lieutenant, Nov. 2u, 1812, in the Fisgard, 36, and Victory, 100, flag ship f Sir James Saumarez, both employed in th Baltic, where he contributed to the capture of several privateers. Mr. Burroughs was subse.. queatly, May 12, 1813, appointed to the San Josef, 110, bearing the flag, in the Mediterranean, of Sir Richard King, under whom he witnessed, Nov. 5, 1813, and Feb. 13, 1814, the partial engagements between Sir Edward Pellew and the Toulon fleet. He was paid off in August of the latter year, and has not since been employed. LITERATURE. The History and Life of the Rev. Dr. John Tauter, of 'Strasbourg ; with Twenty-five of his Sermons (temp. 1340). Translated from the German, by S. Winkworth, with a preface by the Charles Kingsley. Smith and Elder. The eloquent rector of Eversley—the author or " Hypatia," and " Alton Locke," and " The Saint's Tragedy," has conferred a boon upon the lovers of ecclesiastical literature, by (Isis introduction to the Rev. Dr. John Tauler, of Strasbourg —and not to the lovers of ecclesiastical literature only, but to the far greater number of those who seek from a. religious teacher not the angry arguments of con troversy, but the earnest exposition of the Gospel lessons of love, will these sermons of Dr. Tauler be right welcome, and highly aceptable. The translator, Susanna Winkworth, also the translator of " Theologia Germanica," gives the following reasons fur thus presenting Tauler's sermons in the English tongue :—." In publishing a selection from the - writings of a divine who flourished in an age and under social conditions so remote from our own, as those of. a German Dominican Monk of the fourteenth century, it seems right to state at the outset, whether the aim which has governed the selection, is chiefly historical or doctrinaL The present work was undertaken, in the first in stance, with a simply practical object. My earliest acquaintance with Tauler's sermons was made while hearing them read in a family service ; and believ ing, from further study, that they contained ele- InentS of truth not often brought in'o sufficieet prominence in these days, yet possessing a most direct and valuable influence on Christian life, I wished to compile a volume of sermons for the Sundays and holydays of the year, such as any bead of a family might read to his household, or any dis trict visitor among the poor." The preface by Mr. Kingsley is full of interest—literary, historical, and spiritual. Repudiating the idea that he assumes in this instance the office of critic or commentator, he modestly observes—" The critic of Tauler no man has a right to become who has not first ascer tained that he is a better man than Tauler. The commentator of Tauler no man has a right to be come who has a strong belief (as I have) that Tauler's sermons need no comment whatsoever, but that all wnich is good and eternal in them will recommend isself at once to their hearts, let their form of doctrine be what it may, who have hold. of, or are seeking after, Eternal Goodness." Very beautifully and truthfully does Mr. Kingsley call to account those who, glorying in the advantages of the present day, look with,contemptuous scorn upon the labourers of the past—who are "so satisfied with the good fruit as to think very little of the tree which bore it." "Thus," he adds, "standing upon the accu mulated labours of ages, we are apt to be ungrate ful to those who built up with weary labour, and often working through dark and dreary nights, the platform which now supports us. We complain impatiently of the blindness of many a man, with out whom we should riot have seen, and of the in completeness of many a man's doctrine, which was only incomplete because he was still engaged in searching for memo truth, which, when found, he handed on as a precious heirloom to us who know him not." After these commendations from the editor and the translator, let us add one word as to the character of the teaching of Dr. Tauler. While his theology is so spiritual as almost to transcend at times the ordinary scope of the human intellect, his teaching is nevertheless of a singu larly practical nature. While Archdeacon Hare, in his notes to " the Mission of the Comforter," has translated portions of the sermons of Tauler in reference to that sacred subject, we find in one of his discourses—that for the tenth Sunday after Trinity, on the text, " There are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all"—we find an exposition of those same homely truths which obtained such -a wide and deserved celebrity for Mr. Caird's sermon on " The Religion of Common Life." Says Dr. Tauler in his discourse, speaking of the homely duties of daily life—" If I were not a priest, but were living as a layman, I shouldtake it as a great favour that I knew how to make shoes, and should try to make them better than any one else, and would gladly earn my bread by the labour of my hands. Each 'must fulfil the office for which God has fitted him. There is no work so small, no art so mean, but it all comes from God, and is a special gift of His. Thus let each do that which another cannot do well, and for love, returning gift for gift." We wilt not, how ever, emulate the example of Hierocles, and give such isolated specimens of thi s goodly editice. Those who are likely to appreciate Tauler will re joice over this volume, and feel a new source of gratitude to Mr. Kingsley for having been the means of introducing this hitherto, in this country, unknown divine of the middle ages. The intro ductory history and remarks are full of informa tion, and Mr. Kingsley's preface, as we have said, abounds with interest of a high order. The volume is of goodly size, and bound after the medieval. fashion. THE AUST.RAMIN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY. Yesterday a special court of proprietors was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of electing a deputy-governor and four directors, in the room of Mr. C. Dashwood Bruce, Mr. T. Dyer Edwards, Mr. E. W. T. Hamilton, the Hon.,J. T. L. Mel: ville, and Mr. G. R. Smith. Mr. RAVENSHAW, who occupied the chair, ex plained the reasons which rendered it necessary to call the proprietors together, for the purpose men tioned in the advertisement. The old directors did not wish to take upon themselves the responsibility of carrying out the new Act of Parliament, and all but two were about to retire and only held their seats till gentlemen were elected to replace them. There were certain questions con nected with their affairs in the colony which re quired decision and action. It would be necessary t send out instructions with regard to the new act, and it was thought that the new board should be the persons to send out those instructions. (Hear, hear.) He had himself sent out instructions to Mr. Hodgson on some matters, but there were others with regard to which he would not take the respon sibility of sending out instructions. in addition to these reasons, Mr. Freshfield, the solicitor, told him that if there was a delay of three weeks, it would' render the carrying of the act during tho present session of Parliament precarious. This was the position in which they now stood. Too gentlemen who were candidates for the vacant offices were Mr. Leslie, who was a candidate for the office of deputy governor ; Mr. Goodson, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Cattley, who were candidates for seats on the board. Thera were only three candi. dates for the four vacancies, but he hoped that Mr. De Salis would be nominated to fill the other vacancy. A PROPRIETOR inquired who were the two re. maining directors The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Davidson and Mr. Thorton were the remaining directors, in addition to himself. Mr. GRIFFITH proposed Mr. Leslie to fill the office of deputy governor. Mr. HEATH seconded the motion. Mr. PRICE moved ax an amendment that Mr. De Salis be elected deputy governor. Mr. Ems seconded the nomination of Mr. De Mr. DE SALIS said that he would not accept the office of either deputy governor or director if lie was not unanimously elected. On a show of hands Mr. De Salis was elected by a majority of 25 to 13. Apoll was demand on behalf of Mr. Leslie, which was fixed for Friday week. The three gentlemen proposed for the direction were elected, which leaves one vacancy unfilled. The meeting then adjourned. A rather heavy fall in the price of wine has taken p1,, e0 in Paris during the last Jew days. The accounts frltn the sixty-six wine-produc.ng departments ere to the effect that the vines are [in such fine condition as to profiles a most abundant crop. It must be remarked, however, that the account of the state of the wine 'his tricts was made up before the bitter cold weather of the last few days set in. A letter from Rome says:—" Everbody that pays s visit to Mr. Gifson's studio just now is enchanted I, ith his bust of the Duchess of Wellington. It is a noble transcript of dignified and classical beauty. Mr. Gib-on has presented his favourite coloured Venus with a pair of gold earrings, skilfully executed by the jeweller Cis. tellani, from an antique pattern, and the marble goddess shakes them very coquettishly when she is turned round upon her pedestal before the eyes of admiring spectaturs. The boring of her ears was a source of great anxiety to the sculptor, although the operation was most cautiously performed by one of his best workmen , and supported with great fortitude by theVtna (herself.' ,! • Est 244 f 101 1061 6i 7 3~~ ~ ;9 211 100 20 12} 25 20 St: L 0.6; 100 all 100 100 all all 20 25 25 124 94 5 .„