The Sun. — London, England, 1857-06-02 00:00:00

kONEV COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Letters from Liverpool mention that tho Cotton and yest er d ay man if es t e d a firm appearance, prices were well supported. The sales at vi°33 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the ex 1151Pirlters• The Railway Share Market closed quietly, The Was a slight improvement in prices. g e vessels from Australia, which have been so Irri lon g detained by contrary winds, are now slowly 1111 , 11 1 11 g, and in the course of a few days the large cl o r „ P l ties of gold so anxiously awaited will b 3 no tV't announced. The Wane cf Life is reported cop o l3 , l t . °llli ng, but her specie freight is very limited, L' i ng only 4,000 oz. or 16,000/. There has kir T a nother imp or t a ti o n, however, of a more im -14,41.11t chara c t er , name ly, 632,372 1 ., from the In dies mad Mexico. This is a very opp ortune tekl.",, :: 7 sas such active operat'ons are in progress for te lit r, a nces to India and China. The quantity in e4 for shipment ou Thursday has no doubt tff o ll se emed already, but the present influx wil l he r d almost enough f or t h e succee ding mail, and h t e t e a consid era bl e p or tion of the Australian gold ofb: i arr ive may be retained in this country in stead ng Bent to the Continent, as apprehended. 1/ 01 ," - tk a annual meeting of the Bank of British ii ith " America has just lceon held—Mr. Cummins be f : c hair. The report showed the net profits to e nk -r , t he past year 90,943/. 18s. 6d. Tnd state of tAt e ''', a. had been satisfactory. A dividend at the 1) 04 - : )L 6 per cent, per annum was declared, and a ti l d 4 i 3 O f 3 0s. per share. The report was adopted, The retiring directors re-elected. e Silver Market is firm, and bars are nomi -4 62 ( 1 . - per ounce standard. t , a , ' l ink of England directors have given notice it., 'el will make advances on stock during the 1 ., 6 at per cent. These loans will I:e kog ri°( - 13 not exceeding 14 days, and the aecom ion yvll fe il e l . cease on the 11th July, as at that Of transfers can be made, cn the payment of Yesterday afternoon a good deal kilinlcertainty was felt upon this subject, as some tlay °l l , l " e raent was expected last week, next Thurs . - iep t i" ein g settling day. The Directors are . ev it y. cautions in their opal talons, and by lim - to 4 t loans to 14 days they prove their anxiety th e t 0 e ninmit themselves too far in an y measure i t ma y adopt. rirttl f ,,, c tive demand still prevails fcr discount 4 , Tt i -'4 rates are therefore current. iti t , d aa nnoucement made by the Bank has pro lAti',lncreased firmness in the Funds ; but specu itttte Lr ansactions,. owing to the preparations for the bit t i: lne nt, are very dull. Rather a larger money 1 14 1 0 .. 51 has been done, and during the next week Oo t , - ,T e nts will no doubt be more freely made. Th il `" for transfer have been 93,1 to for 4 11cl f s ,, la Y riext 04, alternately buyers and sellers, ar e r July o , q /. The New Three per Cents. 2 121. -8 and the Reduced 92 Bank Stock is kk e l' a nd Indi a St oc k 221 to 222. The March l'er ti ec i- n er Bills are 2s. to 6s. premium, the " Ad -41 ! r e d." 2s. dis. to 2s. premium, and the Bonds Asp 0 - tgri securities are very dull. Turlish 6 ellte * are 951 1 Portuguese 3 per Cents. 00,:t -And Dut c h 4 per C en t s ., 971. Chilian 6 per I ,, (1 3; . „ Itr ! 101 1, and Venezuela Active have risen :tol:::3:wingt to the reported discovery of gold at followingare the nominal prices of Foreign 2 ' :-- Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61:1 ; Mexican Peruvian 41 per Cents., 761 771- ; ditto 3 per 531 5 11 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45\- 461 ; s `? 9 1 f ," 415 per Cents., 107 109 ; ditt 34.1 per Cents., terr e ,i S panish 3 per Cents., 411 2 ; ditto De e, 25 i A ; ditto Certificates, 6! 2 ; ditto Pas -7 A a .k b. mo derate business has been done in the Rail kik° s , h are Market, and. improved rates have, in 1 4 4 all instances, been current. Caledonian, I , 4tl e44 hire an d Y orks hi re, and . Midland, have ad ‘ee'l 10 s. North Western 155., and North T h ti li i ,. . tr e ra York 1/. G rea t W es t ern , South Western, !„ale of Neath, however were about ss. lower. Rer rqtch lines were not dealt in, and prices 4 , l (l ,notninally rather firmer. Grand Trunk of , 4 advanced 103, Great Western of Canada East Indian ss. to 108. illc: in ing Shares have shown no material . chang f e .„ wheal Ed .vards brought T e in h Cr 2 a . . j,tridge Consols 11., and Santiago de Cu ha a ti arte 'llt- St , )ck Bank Shares ruled dull. i on s, Ott o W estminster de.dined 55., Oriental Bans ; " e an, Bank advanced ss. kt h ,n Miscell aneous Shares wore quiet, without , ti' ll ' a nateri a l var i at i on i n pr i ces t o report. Canada I "re 149, Electric Telegraph 92, and Pemn 4nd Oriental Steam 70''. q,tr :4-1 FUNDS.—CLOSING P RICES —THIS DAY. (Prom the °ffle"l List:) Bustnessdone. P t", stei*k 92 - .-eut. tleflueed Annuities ~Der ;ant 94 h 3i - 4 8 3 i qa \i , • Consols Annuities Lo a Per Cent. Annuities 923 iti i Ti -4 Aini -t- • • r * Jan . 1860... -16 411, 8 111 lee, expire sth kii i t , oo t ......."."........................ 1) 1 4 4 -e4d3 ' Zi **--". -.... ..... * Ta co ksoi 93. wider £lOOO t o ilier Ateount • • •, e 94 qter Tiiii 3 2ad t,112 4 ) 0 .= ' . N 6 l"a 2 reli p . 1 June. ... • ..... 400. ........... ......". ............. 6 2 p Firlitil .................................. .... 44b Pitt o , A:(1;:e . ............ • .......... ...,.... ... ... 9 .. 6 . 1P2 9 2 5 p i ci, t = ) u 0114. . 1 858. 34 per ' 5 .1%59 r t 4 ItI CES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. -- 0 1 2 z i l t l ft o n v 5 Per Cent .Ilia , ems'. 1852, 4i per Cent. Pe rt , -- , 4 - .ends, 6 per Cent. loli DC'ese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 bitt 1 , 85 3, 3 per Cent. 461 ti p , . ° Accou n t Ditto A osds 3 per Cont. bltitt2 Atc.ount 25j Til t . : c r', New Deferred, 3 per Cen . 0- 0 ...'" R ell(13, 6 per cent -- p i"e Account elle 37 6 zlicla bonds, 41 per Cent bv„,.. '4s Went= al the aoove —" Ex 1 2 C0nt.,12 Guilders -- ~y 4,;,) In Lonacn. Ditto _e Imag e , per .....—J " te 4 Piz. Cent. Certificates ectisel ,money .. 3 THREE 9 0' 4 TOCK. ,tte Account June 4 94 i L. ....P 4l3 , ll crt OF A SCREW WELLED FISHING SCHOONE R. p ro Q oAturday last the first welled fishing schooner, the 147 1 Y of the British Steam Fisheries Company, was l t , e, nued from Mr. Lungly'S yard at Deptford. She is 1 0° " l arkably fineelooking model screw steamer, 100 feet d,,,,g) 16 feet beam, and measuring about 120 tons bur til;' She was constructed under the superintendence of e,,, s e ctropany's engineer, T. B. Winter, E-q., and will be vi e ": lll aanded by Mr. Charles Eiffe,svofhe n th e h e m r er c e h i r an e t f R e e n r is": Ban experienced fisherman. 15 -horse power each, are fixed, she will p be sent Sea Immediately, to commence fi.hing . operations. th ° Port of Harwich, on account of its contiguity to a u e d li ngger and other fishing banks in the North Sea, s t i,Per railway to the London marke t, is the p lace acted as a depot. When the capabiliti e s of this Peri th, n-leatal fishing steamer are fairly tested, vari company intends stationing similar ste amers at It h ,°, llB Ports of the United Kingdom, wh erever there xis pt,' near a fishing bank. These vessels are also e Peeled to be excellent nurseries for training boys to be k t P re seamen. The only principal difference in nom- Iv ria , et a i nns betwixt this iron-welled vessel, and the cl: e na ones at present used are, the wood vessel's well it)tniB level, and the funnel (where the fish is put into tinzlids nearly perpendicular , and the holes for ad!ni b d. '„,"".° water into the well are round, of about 1i inch --- i„ e ""% The iron vessel's well-deck and funnel, which One, is constructed with a curve, that is supposedand t hrn - k 13 , 48 e the surge of the water as the vessel rolle ti es about in a sea way ; and the hulas, for admit s;'ee Water into the well, instead of being round, v e e ,,,:'," 41 of about 4 inches long. The launch of the i'', l ,,' Went off beautifully ; her name is the Albatross. r — „, I IIM PT TO BLOW UP 1 MANUFACTORY. —Early o n . bo r li o ;",AY morning the inhabitants of the village of Cows- Plo, i - gu , near Doncaster, were alarmed by a violent ex ia the sickle manufactory of Messrs. Booth. On ea~minin the place it was found that a bag containing a nate t t t i i n t Y °f gunpowder had been placed in the drum of a fu ee . c, and that it had been ignited by means of a long to w hich passed through the adjoining premises, a dis th4Qf upwards of 10 yards. The priect of blowing up dh rr V ec s however, failed, and only a trifling amount of v f ie k ge was d one , principally to the roof, the tiles of la:" were thrown off. A watchman employed by h e ' "I's Booth, named Richard Swallow, was appre tbncleffd-°° Friday on suspicion of being concerned in bon Riding On the same day he was examined before the <ith oi .; idi ng magistrates at Doncaster, but remanded. th, 3 - 1 7, 4 year ago andl)sive missile was thrown into - " r oom of Mr. Mrs. Booth in the dead of the ; ti ght, and they both had an extremtlynarrow escape with p r e o , r 2., iv es; These diabolical attempts to injure life and rvriy have arisen, it is supposed, out of disagreements trade matters. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTE RN RAILWAT. Oia Sun day tvening, one of the company ' s guards lost. Lie . It is supposed that Page mounte d the roof of the car riages to close one of the office doors, an d in the attempt fell on to the line, and met with his d eath in tryi ng to cross the tram along ' the buffers. SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day ,;Paid RAILWAYS. 2 2 1 10 I I Xmbg. Nottng. Bost. Eastn. June Belfast & Ballymena Blrmng. Wolvorh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & I Cheshire Juuct Blackburn Blvth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bri ;tol & Esc ter Caledonian laiester de Holyhead io all all ;t. pi) 15 all 15 all ft. 10 0 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 all !O all !O all .0 all .0 8 Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall. D'a. A Do. B ......... .... 50 45 IDublin&BelfastJune 25 all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc St. 109 East Anglian ......... 20 ; all Eastern Counties..... St. !100 lEasternUnion,A.stk. St. 100 iDo., do. 8.... . 75 I Si IDo New 25 r 17i East Kent ....... St. 1100 East Lancashire 21 all ntst Suffolk ........ 10 4 Do. . .. St 1100 Edinburgli & Glasgow 0 i all ,Edinb. and Peebles._ t. 1100 'Edinb.Prth.&Dunde , 0 ' all Forthand ClydeJunc. St. 1100 ;Furness ....... ....... St. 1100 Glasgow & S.Western 10 all Great N. of Scotland St. 1100 ,Great Northern St. ilOO Do., A. Stock .., 'I. 100 ,Do., B. Stock ..... St. 'lOO Gt. Sth.,klVestarc.l 100 Great Western. St. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua.St 12 all Irish South-Eastern. 5C all Lancaster & Carlisle. 16Fi 14f Do., Third 5............ 16i- 12 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash &Yorkshire 16 6 Do., do. F. £l6 ... 3 Do., Wst. Riding Un. 20 all Do. Southport. ...... 11 all London & Blaekwall St. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. St. 100 ,London &N. Western all 10 all 12A' 2 St: 100 Do. Fifths Do. ,10/.5h.,31&8...0 Do. Eighths London ix S. Weatern 25 all 25 ) all St. 10 ) 10 ) 1 10 1 St. 'lOO St. )).00 50 all Lndroin . y. &Coleraine rmcindrry. & Ennisk. Nranch.Shef. &Linen. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Aidland Do. Birming. & Derby "Midland G.West.(lr.) 251 all Do. Shares .... 00 all geWC:IS 11 e & Carlisle. 25 all 50 9 20 all Newpt.Aborg.Sillrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoini Roetrovor N0rf01k....... •• . • •• • Northn. Counties Tin North British North Devon, Rail. di' Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock IN.E3.st3rn Barwick, iDo. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E Perch ' Do Leeds !Do. York North London jti.& S. Wstn., Vamp stead, and City Ju !North Staffordshire !North Western.. N. ei S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.. St. 100 50 , 3i St. 100 St. WO St.l 1 100 at. 1 103 St. 1100 25 23 25 151 50 all St 103 St. iloo 10 ;3%1 20 117 20 all 10 1 all St. 1100 20 16 Portsmouth 10 10 IRhymucy St. 100 Iscottisli St. 100 IScot. N.E.Abrdn.St St. 10.) IShropshiro Union 10 6 •Sitilighlurne &Sheer 50 I all Devon.... St. I_oo South Eastern •• 10 all Do. 4i per c. Shares St. 100 South Wales 20 17 !S. Yorksh. River Dun 20 7 'Do.. . • .• 20 ,all 'Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 25 I all Stockton & Darling.. 25 15 . Do. do., 1854 25 3 Do. do., 18;5 ... 1.6 S toe: ton &Ha rtlepl St. 11.00 Taff Vale St. !100 ':Do. Pref., No. 1 25 22 Thames Hay. P. &R 20 j all Vale of Neath 20 all Waterfcl. & Kilkerar , 50 all "Waterford&Limerieic 20 I all West Cornwall...—. 10 I all West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 1 a11' Do. A 5 all De. B 20 n.ll ;West London 10 all Do. First C1a55...... 20 all Do. Second Class... 10 all INVinbledon&Croydou BRITISH P, 0 alllan. and St. Law. ' 8 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. FOR' 51- 51 8i - 9 67 - 69 Si - 9 89 - 91 -73 i 35 -36 A 4 - 5 9 - 10 13} - 19 110 -11 j, 52 - 54 35 - 3G 8 d 97 98 5 . 5 - 6. ii - ii 95 - 97 8 - 9 97 - 976 88 - 89 121 - 123 103 - 105 616 - 65 63 - 65 70 - 74 6 - 8 p 6- 8 p 100 i - 101 i - i 6 - 61 111 - 112 101 f -101 i }d— i dl 911 100; • - ••• 12i - 42 831 - 8t 54 - - 56 ii - ii- 62 - 64 3 1 - 3 1 ;I 43 - 41 - 894 3 1 - 2 1 - 2 42 - 43 684 - 694 96 - 99 5 - 74 - 8 10 - 1011 30:1 - . 34 7 - 5 105 107 25 26 4S 50 3 2 d 183 19} 741 74 87 88 6 s:i 6 5 d 40 7 - .4.2‘, io i —20 i 4 - 4i 7 - 9 21 - 31 5i - 6 ISSESSIONS. . - ... p 18 all Do. 20t 10t Buffalo & Lako Hur l id par 00 103 Buff. , Brnt.& Godch. DO 100 6 p.e.bds.,l Aug.,'72 : 94 96 Do. do., 1 July, '73 . 91. .00 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 1 91 93 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 20 . 2s6d Central Oude (Lim.)i 20 I.os Ceylon Ilares = 150. B. dO. Demerara l, Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.43 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent..,. t. 100 Gd . Trunk. of Canada 0 all Do. 6p c. Deben 0 all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c 0 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. 14 all Gt. Wostn. of , 0 10.1 Do. Now )0 a ll Do. This., payable '57 10 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O TO all Do. do. , '73, do. 1 )0 all Do. do., '73, without option 20 all Madras, guar. 41 p.c U) all Do. do., 5 per C. 20 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten 20 5 Do. 3d EL, g. sp.c 20 5 Do. 4th Ex., do 20 58. Gude (Limited) 20 5 Scindc, guar. 5 per c 20 all Do 20 1 17.4 all 20 2s. St. 100 20 115 00 all .00 all 20 all 107 - 109 -111 p 19i -- 20 634 -- 64. 91 -- 92 21 -- 211 A - 231 -- 23i 1 - 2 / 2 100 -- 101 JlO -- 114 410 -- 114 106 - 108' 19 - 20 21. - 21; *d- *p - $p - tr. 14 - 2 p .0 all :0 18 5 all ?0 16 6 all O 12 !O all :0 all !CI 2s. !I) 18 ?.0 18 If 4 n all 20 all 20 t; 5 all ',O all 13 all l 0 all :0 all ,G all LO I all ?0 all ?,0 all ZO l 7 Idntwn) &Rotterdam Ardennes... ......... Belgian 'East. Junct Reziers to Graissessac Carm eau x & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley GL Central of France Great Luxembourg.•• Italian June tion Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.e.p. Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran 'Maria Antonia Do. New lON. - li par 5 - 2 -- 29 - par 24 - 6h - • • - Namur & Liege ...... Do. do. 6 p. C. Pref. Northern of France.. NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Ly0n5...... Paris and Orleans.... Reelfo & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. C. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish ...... Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse )o. 51 per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders IN. 5A per C. Prof W.&N.W. of France Western of Austria (West. of Switzerland 'Wiesbaden 4i 9; 30 par lb 1 r 1 5 14 2 Do. 8 p. cent prel Zealand • • ;is4 JOINT-STO "K BANKS. 86 88 1 2 lid 50 52 40 all (Australasia 25 18 Bank of Egypt 100 \ 50 Bank of London 40 a ll Bri.Col. Bk. & Ln. Co 50 all British N. Americ an 20 8 ,C. Bit .of Ind. Au. &Ch 00 50 City 100 25 Colonial ..... . . 100 201 Commercial of \ a 120 ' all Eug.Scot.daus.Cht. 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. 20 all Ditto New ............ 20 20 London and Couuty 50 50 Lnd.&E Thakng.Corp 50 10 London Joint Stock.. 100 20 Lond.andWestminst . 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New ..... ........ 50 22 National Bank ...... 20 all New South Wales .... 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 20 15 Ottoman Bank ... 100 15 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New 5 , 1 R.A.us.B.&G.Im.Co 25 all South Australia 25 11 Union of Australia w Uni oe t tru y 11 8 2i Do. New 1.0- Union of London .. 60 10 , a l u k tual d Londl l : . 1 . 0 - ed 1. 1d 62 64 171 -- 171 17i -17 i 17 -- 171 .. -- • • • 1111 - ... - ..• 46 _ 48 \ 38. 39,12 pax .... 63 Ei 6 - 7 Business done this day. 50 101 100 THE SUN, LONDON,I TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1857; Leasinc, lompanieF Ln. &N. W. rlaNcion E. U. dr E. C Gt. Northn E. Count Caldouian., Do qt. Westn IT. & N. 31 Do S. Eastern Do Veto &Co Do La. &N. W. & Midland... E. Count Do D 0... Do L.&11.W Do Gt.Northn, T. Brassey M. MCI oan ' Stk. &Dar Do of one slylling for the entirs, the undertakmg dederves the success that appears to be attending if. THE ROYAL POLYTECIINIC INSTITUTIOIL—That this institution de-ervedly maiutans its popularity is a fact which was practically shown last evening by the im mense number of vieitors. The 'building was crowded in every part, and the varied amusements provided for the holiday folks were welt selected. An entire new room was devoted to Steven's exhibition of 80 distinct and beautiful optical pictorial dioramic transparencies, with etereoseopic effects ; in coramendation of which we have often spoken. Mr. James, the ventriloquist, gave a remarkable exhibition of him powers in an original entertainment, abounding with much comic humour. The novelty was the appearance of Herr Veit Rahm, who had also performed in the morning, and who played some airs on the "tither,"' and afterwards sang and accompanied himself on tha guitar, giving at the same time imitations of the Inrn, &c. Goo I humour pervaded the company, 'who retired much pleased, especially with the musical entertainment and the dis solving views, which are o'f a very interesting character. ZOOLOGICAL GARDBNS, RECIENT'S PARK.—Perhaps on no similar occasion were these gardens so crowded as they were yesterday. Tb e extreme flueness of the day, no doubt, accounts in NOME) measure for this, but at all events the wild beasts must have been astonished. The dens of the lions and tigers were besieged —in fact, there was no approaching near them after about 12 o'clock. . THE GREAT GLOAT; LEIOESTER-SQUARE.—This stu pendous htlilding was greatly patronised yesterday by the holiday folks, who appeared much interested with the many attractions of the place. MAD:OIEI'I:IMM AND SONS, BAKER-STREET BAZAAR, whose collection of life-like figures in wax has been greatly augmented during the last few weeks, and con tains, in addition to former objects, capital likenesses of his Royal 'Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia, her Royal Highness -the Princess Royal, and various other notable personages. During the whole of the day the large room was Filed with members of the aristo cracy and others, drawn together principaPy to see the life-like figura of thAs future husband of the Princess Royal. . GORDON* COM9IE:V:I:S ENTERTAINMENT (THR LION HUNTER),—This exhibition was extensively patronised yesterday, in proof c?f which the great hall was densely crowded. The exhibition, upon the whole, is not only popular with the ma sass, hut at the same time is very instructive, and must tend greatly to elevate the minds of those who patronise the entertainment. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.—Excursion trains from the various stations on the South-Western Railway brought a good quantity of visitors into Southampton, many of whom availed themseThves of the excursion trips to the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, &e., by the steam boats ; others sought the New Forest, and not a few were yacht ing on the water. The benefit societies in the neigh bourhood, cmiprising• the Odd Fellows, Foresters, Ste., dined together, and passed the day in a festive manner. Amusements Of vari one descriptions were at hand to tempt the pleasure-st lekers. TEE LdST _EMBASSY TO CHINA. At the present monvent when tho public are anxiously looking out for tidings of Lord Elgin, it may not bo unin structivo to present our readers with a brief resume of Lord Amberst's mission. The story is highly charac teristic of Chinese civilization, and from the novel picture it exhibits of British and. Asiatic rol-tapoism in contact, .. -.........,_ . will always rank among the curiosities of modern diplo- macy. In 1816 the annoyances and impositions of the local authorities at Canton bad reached such a height of impu dence that the Government resolved to communicate direct with the Court of Pokin. Lord Aral:lent, formerly minis ter at Palermo, was selected to be the chief envoy, and as- sociated with him as second and third commissioners were __ . Sir George Staunton, who had accompanied Lord Macart ney, and the late Sir Henry Ellis. The embassy left Eng land early in February and arrived off Tiensing, the first town on the Pei Ho•about the middle of August. They —..._ _ were immediately boarded by the mandarins deputed for the purpose, an•l invited next morning to a grand banquet in one of the Emperor's country palaces. At this enter tainment arose the first difficulty about etiquette. Com missioner Kwang maintained that, as the feast was given by the Emperor, the foreigners must go through the same forms as though he wore actually present, and specifically required the Kou-to 'se, which is the grand court ceremony, and consists in kneeling and knocking the head against the ground nine times consecutively. Lord Amherst waved the question as to what he might do when he arrived at Pekin, but absolutely refused to execute this abject per formance before the yellow table which represented the "Sun of Heaven" upon the present occasion, and eventually the matter was compromised by his making a low bow for each prostration of the mandarins. After this the route up the river was one continued series of disputes about the Kou-tou. " Would Lord Amherst perform it before the Emperor ?" The affair was becoming serious, and Lord Amherst took counsel of his companions. Sir George Staunton declared that compliance was'` incompatible with national or personal respectability." The East India Com pany's officials at Canton believed it would be "highly injurious to the interests of the company," and pointed to the membors of the Dutch Embassy who, having shown much facility upon the point, were compelled to bang their heads about in a most ridiculous manner upon every trifling eccasion. On the other hand Sir Henry (then Mr.) Ellis and Dr. Morrison, the interpreter, wore of opinion that the ambassador should submit. Willing to conciliate, but ten tcious of the dignity of his sovereign, Lord Amherst made two very reasonable proposals, either that iu return for the performance, a Tartar of equal rank with himself should go through the same ceremony before the portrait of the King of England, or that the Emperor should de clare that if a Chinese ambassador should at any time be sent to London, he should be required to observe precisely the same f rm. The surprise with which the mandarins received these propositions and their refusal oven to lay them before the Emperor clearly evinced the implied mean ing of the ceremonial itself. In spite of these disputes the emba=sy still proceeded and reached Sing Chow, near Pekin, on the 21st of August, where a new mission from the Emperor met them to join in the discussions. It consisted of Ho, a noble of the first order, and Moo-tu-jin, a sort of Lord Chamberlain and President of the Board of Ceremo nies. These people behaved with great rudeness, alleging as their business that they were come to instruct the Em bassy in the performance of the Kou-tou. Lord Amherst had by this time fully male up his mind to decline the ceremony, aid entered at, length into his reasons, in a let ter to the Emperor, which he gave to Ho. To the great surprise 6f the Embassy, the moment he received this final decision, Ho desired them to prepare for fin immediate journey to the capital, naming a very early day for the audience, and hinting that all ceremonial would be arranged without any more concession on their part. After travel ling all day and all night they were conducted past the walls of Pekin to Yuen-min-yuen, where the Emperor then was. The Embassy were hurried into a small apartment much out of repair, and Lord Amherst had scarcely taken his seat before Ho sent a message to say that the Emperor wished to see him immediately. The impos sibility of such a proceeding was urged in reply—the fatigue incurred of travelling through the night—the want of proper costume—and, above all, the irregularity of ap pearing without credentials. Ho at last came himself and used every possible moans of persuasion, telling the Am bassador that he might use his own ceremony, and adding an invitation to his private apartments, where a reference to the Emperor might be more easily made. Lord A.m. herst, however, had included illness as one of the causes of his refusal, and it was obvious that if he could visit Ho, he could visit the Emperor, so he therefore positively declined to move. He then left the room, and shortly afterwards a message arrived from the Emperor, stating that he dispensed with the Ambassador's immediate at tendance, and would send his physician to give him medi cal advice. The medical gentleman came, and probably reported to his master the fallacy of the plea of ill health, for in a very few hours after it was announced to them that the Emperor, incensed at their non-attendance on his summons, had ordered their immediate departure Such was the termination of the last mission to Pekin. Lord Amherst was certainly right in refusing to degrade him self and country by submission to an act, of barbarian in solence, but it is to be regretted that he did not see the Emperor when the point had been conceded. CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE ILLING DAY, Monday, June I.—admissions on pa SH e ymnt, 25,081 ; o, by season tickets, 731 ; total visitors, 25,812. INTERFERENCE OF PEERS AT ELECTIONS.—An import ant petition has. been presented to the House of Com mans from certain electors of West Norfolk, praying for an inquiry into alleged interference in the late election for the division by the Earl of Leicester, lord-lieutenant of the county, Lord Hastings, Lord Sondes, and Lord Walsingham. The petition commences by citing "an ancient resolution of your honourable house" as fol lows .—" Tbat it is a high infringement of the liber ties and privileges of the Commons of the United King dom f o r any Lord of Parliament or other peer or prelate (not being a peer of Ireland at the time elected, and not having declined to serve for any county, city, cr borough of Great Britain) to concern himself in the election of members to serve for the Commons in Parliament (except only any peer of Ireland at such election in Great Britain respectively where such peer shall by himself or any others be proposed to be elected), or for any lord-lieutenant or governor of any county to avail himself of any authority derived from his commission to influence the election of any members to serve for the Commons in Parliament." The petitioners then state that they have reason to believe that proceed ings in direct viol Ltion of this resolution were practised at the last election by the noblemen mentioned, and par ticularly by the Earl of Leicester, lord-lieutenant, so as to compromise and supersede the electoral rights of the constituency, and they therefore pray for inquiry. The petition is to be presented by Ur. Roebuck, ALP., soon after the Wbittuatide recess, R AlLw A:Ye. Olosiric Prices • this day. it. 100 it. 100 5 all it. 100 5 , all it. 1100 Buckglmiash Clydesdale Jc. I 001 .Stour Vy E. Lin. g. 6 E. Uu. H. Sh. IWas. Barr. c: Nells.Direet. Do. New Glstr.SzDn.Fr , lull & Selby Do. A Shares Do. Shares Lon. & Greenly IDo.Freferenee 'Lou. Til., &S. ,Do. B Irk Sh. Haneh.Bx ton. and Matlock .14411. Bra,dfd. 'Newmarket BuryE.G.spe. , N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do.Fixed.sp.e. Prost. & Wyly Do. Shrs. 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New . ... 10 5 Netherlands Land.— la 1 $ 10 all Do. Do. 4 5 all Do.B p c.Pf.iss. at I d. 41 41. 5 1 Do. Do. 1.00 80 New 13. &N. S. Land 18 22 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov. s p .c.D. ... ... 1 all N. B. Australa sian... 4 i. 10 all Nrth.of Europe S team 9 10 91 1 all Oriental Gas 12 ss. Do New Shares.... . p 1p 25 all Peel 11r. Ld. & Minrl. 11 21 211 2 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... ... . 701 e 50 10 Do. New 50 all Rhymney Iron ...... 19 —2l 15 all Do. New .' .. . . ......... 5 ' 60 60 Royal Mail Steam.... 59 —6l 60 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 11 all Do. New - ••• -- S. Ans. Gov. 6p. c.bds ... ... 25 all South Austral. Land 34 36 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip — 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus, Ln, Co. Up. Can. .. • • 100 281 Van Diemen's Land_ 11 -- 12 THE WIIIISUNTIDE HOLIDAYS. Yesterday the holiday folks bad no roam f r complaint against the English climat-. A more brilliant day was never seen. The sun was resplen dent, but a genii() south-east wind tempered its fierceness. Tire consequence was that the number of hliday-makers was immense, and the steam boat piers and railway stations were crowded throughout the day. Train after train, and boat after boa`, left filled to repletion. Gravesend, Greenwich, Kew, Wandsworth, Richmond, H.amp stead, Highgate, Asc., were thronged all day. In Greenwich Park, by the kind permission of Lord A.berlean, the ranger, and General Sir W. Wil liams, commandant at Woolwich, also of Colonel Bloomfield and Colonel Browne, the Royal Artil lery and Royal Marines' band played for the grati fication of the people, and will also do so to-day. London wm, neverthele3S, not deserted, and the various places of amusement within its circle were resorted to by thousands of the holiday folk. Hereunder we notice some of the principal exhi bitions and places of amusement, drc. CRYSTAL PALACE. We,may imagine, but can faintly describe, the horror with which an exquisite, whose acquaintance with the Crystal Palace had previously extended no further than its floral fetes, its grand concerts, and Saturday pro menadee, must have looked upon the scene it presented yesterday—that is, supposing he could have brought himself to do anything so ♦ulgar as to drop in there on a Whit Monday ; and in truth he would bays had some reason on his side, for the contrast was most striking. On the days en which the palace and grounds are conse crated to aristocratic visitors from the regions of Mayfair and Belgravia, and those well-to-do people, with aristo cratic pretensions and decidedly plebeian names, who figure moat numerously on the season-ticket list, an air of exclusiveness seems to pervade the building through out. Sedateness and propriety are supreme ; hoops and crinoline, patent leather boots and w hits kids are in the ascendant. If yost would dine, it must be on the tender capon—or tough as it may chance to ha—the delicate neat's tongue, and the daintiest of salads ; your liquor a bottle of the hrightestchampagne or must sparkling hock. Everything, in short, is eomnae it faut, and our City friends, the Smiths and the Browns, can at the close of the day retire to their homes with the pleasing fact im pressed upon their minds that for once etleast they have moved in the higher circles of society, rubbed skirts with my Lord This and my Lady That, and perhaps taken up and restored the Hon. and beautiful Miss Blank's fan. Monday comes, and what a change ! St. James has dis appeared ; it is now the advent of St. Gibs. The puffing and snorting of the engine are heard, and almost imme- diately the doors are thrown wide open, and as rapidly as dexterous money-takere and busy ticket-markers can turn the tables, an irruption of men, women, and children takes place—a process which is repeated at very short intervals until the day is pretty far ad vanced, when the living tide ebbs, and all hie homeward. The masses have possession of bath palace and perk, and the old habitue is not per mitted to remain in any doubt about the matter. There they are swarming the nave and transepts, climb ing ti the topmost galleries, diving into tha courts, wan dering into all sorts of out-ef-the-way nooks and corners, in and out of the building. Soon tiring of their mental feast—and it is astonishing how soon, for in this respect " the appetite grows not with what it feeds upon"—their next care is to provide for more material and grosser wants, and to this end they distribute themselves in groups about the park and grounds wherever the site is most inviting; and there, hidden amidst the flowering rhododendrons, or under the more umbrageous foliage of some lofty true, they dine al fresco. From baskets innu merable—and almost everybody carries a basket—heaps of substantial viands are drawn forth, which spread out upon the board which nature and art combine to fur nish, and flanked by foaming tankards of the liquor which Englishmen like best—the brown and the heavy— are partaken of with a heartiness that makes one hope a good digestion waits upon good appetite, for the con sumption is enormous, bath of solids and fluids, and suggests that a siesta should most naturally follow. But there is little time to waste. "Musio bath charms to soothe," &c.—we will not offend by completing the line and applying it more pointedly. The performances of the Crystal Palace band and of the band of 'the Grenadier Guards demaud a share of attention ; the display of fountains must also he witnessed ; and the archery and cricket grounds, too, are also to be visited. In this man ner the hours steal away until the lengthening shadows remind the visitors—their own tired limbs failing to do so —that the time has arrived-for the return home. Such is a day at the Crystal Palace, as spent by the working classes ou a Whit Monday, in the view of one who is not too curious, and has not, therefore, cared to thread the mazes and penetrate the mysteries of those lower regions deep down in the crypt which are sacred to that portion of the public who are described as the " third class," and frnn which astonishing tales sometimes come with regard to the mountains of.beef, p , l a of bread, and oceans of porter, which are there disposed of. We are content with having once scented the locality from afar. Inconti nently we retreated, and have never approached it since. The weather being all that heart could desire, it is scarcely necessary to add that the people enjoyed them e. . . selves to the full. Of noise and mirth, rollicking fun, and boistetous laughter there was enough, and to spare; but it is with pleasure we record the fact, that although upwards of 25,000 persons were congregated in and around the palace during the day, wo never saw or heard of a single instance of misconduct or disorder. ROYAL CREMORNE Gzk.R.DENS. The visitors to these popular gardens were con. siderably more numerous than is usua ly the case in the holiday seasons. This fact may be accounted for by the extreme fineness of the day and the unusually attractive gala programme announced by the proprietor. Even at a very early hour in the after noon steamer after steamer kept discharging its holiday freight at the river entrance. and the investiture of the gardens was rendered complete by a most formidable array of pedestrians and patrunisers of the various lines of " busses" who besieged the door in the King's-road. The gardens were certainly in a most favourable con dition for a visit. Lie thousands of fi )wers and flower ing shrubs which adorn every portion of the grounds being for the most part in bloom, formed an attraction themselves, and by no means the least telling attraction either. It is not only the lovers - of horticultural pur suits whose tastes are catered fur by the proprietors. The re decoration of the Great Oriental or crystal dancing platform holds a prominent position in the an nouncements, and no doubt an equally important one in the minds of the visitors. In real artistic lightness and beauty of decoration it may certainly vie with any thing of the kind ever exhibited in the metropolis. The inauguration of Royal Marionettes in the ne 77 theatre also formed a conspicuous item in the programme of yes terday, and the general rush to be the first in the new edifice (as yet incomplete) was one of the most exciting episodes in the proceedings of the day, though by no weans the most pleasant for those who occupied the centre of the crowd. A witty and very clever address by Mr Henry Brown was received with much applause. The performances in the circus were 113 pleasing and attractive to the audience as heretofore, notwithstanding the absence of the principal female artiste, Mrs. Charles Adams, who met with a slight accident during the rehearsal in the daytime, which prevented her from making her appearance as advertised. Tho characters pourtrayed by Mr. Charles Adams are deserving of especial notice. We would not omit to notice the capi tal comic ballet, "The Gipsy Girl ;" nor refrain from awarding our praise to Bosiqio's excellent music, and Miss L. Lecl-evq's spirited dancing. The display of fireworks, under the superintendence of Chevalier Mortram, were of the usual brilliant character, and the whole entertainment was of the most successful de -777 scription. ' BRITISH MUSEUM. —MARLEOROUGH-HOIISE. Pro ba.bly in cmsequence of the extremely fine weather yes terday the out-door attractions for the holiday-folks were stronger than ordinary, which accounts for the fact that there were a less number of visitors both at the Vernon Gallery and the British Museum than is usually the case on Whit -Monday. Groups, however, of country friends visited Marlborough-house at an early hour, and kept dropping in throughout the day, so that in the end the numbers amounted to about 3,000. At the British Museum the number was very much larger, attributable, no doubt, to the greater extent, as well as the wider fame, of this national collection of curioslties. From first to last visitors to the number of 15,000 were pre sent, and the eagerness with which they viewed the vari ous objects at once marked them as more than ordinary loungers. THE COLOSSEUSI.—Thig magnificout place of puLlio instruction and entertainment was crowded, both day I and evening. Of the merits of the Colosseum it is un necessary that we sho uld sa y mu ch. They are well I known ; and, under Dr. Bachhoffner's management, where the various departments may be seen at the charge Business this day 72i 3} 3 36 100 H 111 101 i 5 i i 2 99i ICO 91 43 2i i 83i 4 3i 4 883 93, 24 421 6 GB,l 6 9 4 9 30k 301 26 13 20 St. St. 12} 12i 12 8 1411 391 14s I PM a 100 i 1301 87 6j LEGAL . EDUCATION. (Fioeo the kvamine2..) One of the many snbjects which is to be cast upon the brea•l shou!ders of the nett session is that of the compulsory examinations recommended by the coals miseionere of 1855, for the purpose of securing a competent know'ek!'e of la* by persons entering the legal pi ore-Sion. The Inner and Middle Temples admit he propriety of such a system, but Gray's inn and Lincoln's-inn are recusant; so • that the subject is to remain over, with ail the evils'attend ant upon the existing state of things, until the great legal cerporetious shall be of one way of think ing. Next session it will probably be said that Par liamentary Reform is business enough to engross its !, time and attention ; and thus a question will in ad ! likelihood be postponed again in which the public has a very serious interest. There is too much of • this procrastination. lt weiedevoutly to be wished that there was some process to make the thieves of time and their accomplices amenable to justice. Whatever mey be urged in defence of things as they are, on the ground that the public is sure to decide correctly in the long run on the qualifica tions of members of the bar freely competing for professional business, there is a large and most im portant clazs of cases to which the argument is ut terly inappEcable. The public is surely entitled at least to have some guarantee for the capacity and attainments of barristers appointed to all legal or judicial offices. At present there is•none. A cer tain number of years' professional standing is the only peremptory qualification' for a multitude of situations requiring a high degree of legal effici ency, and there are numerous places, especially in the colonies, for which the mere wearing of a wig and gown is the single test of eligib lity. Now, assuming it to be right. to rely generally on the principle of competition, or, in other words, to throw the onus on individuals engaged in litigation to make a judicious selection of their legal advisers, ought there not to be some better security for fit ness in the case of a man employed and paid by the country for his professional services We have no such blind confidence in the distribution - of patro nage by any Minister as to leave matters of.such moment as this absolutely in his • hands, with no rules to govern him but that his nominees are to be of six or seven years' standing, or barristers in "actual practice." The Minister may possibly select competent men within those loose limits, but what guarantea is there that he will be guided in his choice by merit only ? What protection is there against any of the influences that tend so strongly to improper selections 1 What reason can the public have for believing that any given appoint ment has been conscientiously made on no other ground but that of the requisite amount of know ledge and ability ? We do not live in Utopia. There is such a thing as nepotism. Dispensers of place, like other men, have sons, sons-in-law, and nephews. At all events, they have friendships and prepossessions ; or they are under political or pri vate obligations ; or they are influenced by those who are ; in short, there a hundred temp tations to make wrong promotions, while, be vend the sense of duty to the public, which sits on most men so lightly, there is nothing whatever to Trees, or Void them. It is evident, therefore, that there should at least be a public test of legal attain meets for candidates for legal offices. Until there is there will never be the confidence that ought to exist in the administration of justice. Unfit men will he always creeping into employments through the notorious variety of crooked and dirty ways ; and the most competent will not carry the weight which the public proof of their abilities would give tliern..,We do not say that examination ought to be the solo test; but we are satisfied it ought to be one of the teats by which fitness for legal situations should be ascertained. Taking the instance of the county courts, we cannot but think it would materially add to their consequence and usefulness were theirjudgesknown to be men who had all passed with credit a compe titive examination in the principles and practice of law by the heads of the profession. It appears to us that much of the reluctance which we observe, even on the part of Government itself, to extend the jurisdiction of these courts arises from the want of confidence which a public demonstration of at tainments would supply. We have an instance of this in the discussions in the House of Lords ou the Divorce Bill. It was suggested, and very properly, by Earl they, that some of the questions arising under the bill should be disposed of by the judges of the county courts. "He could not understand," he said, "why somelocal tribunal, upon due cause shown by the wife, and after the husba,ndhad a full opportunity of being beard, should not be empowered to decree a separation d mosso, et thoro. He would not, however, give that power to a single justice, however high his opinion was of the magistracy of England as a body. He believed that the desired protection might be secured by bringing such cases within the jurisdiction of the county courts." On the other band, we co'lect from what fell from the Lord Chancellor that he has not sufficient confidence in the county courts to vest in them any part of the jurisdiction which the House of Lords is about to part with. Although the de clared object of the bill is to extend to all classes of society a relief that hitherto has been the mono poly of wealth, and the county courts therefore so obviously present themselves as the natural deposi taries of a jurisdiction intended to be popular and cheap, they are not to be trusted with it ; and this we cannot help ascribing to the feeling that these atibutials do not command all the respect that ought to belong to them, even in the opinion of the Lord Chancellor, who chiefly responsible for their cha acter and efficiency. THE NEW CLUB-HOUSE OF THE JUNIOR UNITED SERVICE CLUB, REGENT-STREET. (From the Builder.) The design is in the Italian style of archite3ture, the bow-window in Regent-street forming a promi nent feature in the composition, above which is a sculptured group allegorical of the army and navy. The whole of the sculpture and ornamental details throughout the building is characteristic of the profession of the members of the club. The exterior of the building is surmounte I by a richly-sculp tured cornice, with modillion and dentils, and beneath it an elaborate frieze, having medal- I lions with trophies and other suitable em blems, separated from each other bythe rose, sham rock, and thistle. The external walls of the build ing are of Bath stone, and the balustrade round the area is of Portland stone ; upon the angle pieces of this will be bronze lamps, supported by figures not yet placed in position. On the left of the entrance-hall is the morning-room, 63 feet by 30 feet, with a bow-window fronting Regent-street. On the rig'it of the hall is the members' coffee room, 65 feet by 41 feet, With a bow-window front ing harles-street. At the back of the members' coffee-room is the visitors' coffee-room, 55 feet by 21 feet, lighted by a turret-light, filled with painted glass, and separated from the members' coffee-room by Sienna marble columns in scagliola, in pairs. Communicating with this is the hou-m dining-room, 23 feet by 22 feet ; and beyond this the smoking room, 54 feet by 22 feet, lighted by a dome-light with painted glass, and approached from a corridor lead ing from the entrance-hall, with an exit for mem bers in St. Alban's-place. Upon the first floor fronting Regent-street, and over the morning room, and of the same dimensions, is the evening room, which is also used as a picture-gallery, 24 feet high, with a bow-window fronting Regent street. lu the gallery are portraits of military and naval commanders, her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Emperor Napoleon, and an alle gorical group in silver, presented to the club by the Emperor. Messrs. Nelson and Inues, of Whitehall, were the architects. Mr. John Thomas executed the sculpture. The total cost of the building will be about 50,0001. The Archbishop of Paris has narrowly escaped being poisoned. He partook of an ice, into which some colouring matter, composed of acetate of lead had been introduced. The Count do Nieuwcrkerke has made proposals to the legatees of M. Paul Delaroche for the purchase of several of that artist's pictures for the Louvre. A rumour is afloat that the Nord is to be given up. In most parts of France the appearance of the grow ing crops of grain is described as m ost favourable, e,but, owing to the reduction in the stoc ks, and to the activity of the demand for immediate consumption, the recent high prices are maintained. In the United States the wheat the seo:wa is backward, but the appearance of plant is generally promising. rrHE EDINBURGH, PERTH, AND DUNDEE AND SCOTTISH C ENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANIE S. —The directors of the Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee Railway Company have published a statement in regard to the workin g agree and the Scottish Central b e tween that c om p an y ITlR''ainitway Company. The agreement, which came into operation in January, 1856, and has now terminated, gave rise to a long correspondence with regard to the pr )portion borne by the actual working expenditure of each line to the expenditure with which it was charge atde under the agreement. The directors of the Edin burgh, Perth, and Dundee line state their conviction that the prospects of their company will not suffer by independent management. An elegant banquet of the officers of the Queen's Dra goon Guards took place yesterday, at the London Tavern ; the Hon. H. J. C. Cavendish, colonel of the regiment, in the chair, supported by Lieutenant-Colonel H. Campbell, Captains Keene, O'Hara, C. Hutchinson, G. P. Smith, Seymour, Silveeter, Calvert, Me roll, &c. THE COMING ALLlGATOR—Arrangements are making in the Z )ological Gardens, Regent's-park, fur the recep tion of an alligator, which is expected to arrive at Southampton in the West India steamer Orinoco about the middle of next month from the great swampy river near Grey Town ; in Central America, . .. . ,•, '5 4 1 A Colbarn's _New Monthly—The first article is en titled " Central Africa." It relates to Travels and Di,coveries in North and Central Africa, by Henry Barth. It is well worthy of perusal, and affords considerable information concerning the country in qu'stion. " A Stolen March," by the author of Ashley, continues the story of Sophia May, in this portion of the tale it becomes very exciting, the Stolen March being nothing less than a secret mar riage between the luckless Fre 1 Lyvctt, and the crafty Sophy. The interest is increases by the fact of the affair becoming known to a friend. of Fred's father, who essays in vain before the altar to stop the ceremony. It was in vain, for the elder Ly vett did not arrive in time though summoned by telegraph. The reader is left to infer that a long life of misery awaits the unfortunate youth. Doubtless we shall see more anon of there charac ters on a new stage. " The Aqueduct of Segovia," is a legend will and mystical in the extreme con cerning the of igin of the aqueduct. " The History f the Newspaper Press," is continued, it conveys various and interesting intelligence, and the foun dation of several journals is here recorded. "Scan dinavian Sketches," furnish many details of the northern countries, a graphic sketch is given of each capital, it is observed that " Norway should be the happiest country in the world, the people need not trouble themselves about reform bills, for they have no taxes to pay and are i g norant of game laws." "The Haunted Ship," by Mrs. Bushby, is a striking story, and will meet with the approval of those who favour the marvellous. It relates the adventures of a captain who murdered his wife, and was followed by her avenging spirit whio's haunted the ship for ever. MISCELLANEOUS. The National Magazine continues to presents its readers with ably written and interesting papers. The names among the contributors are a sufficient warrant against mere mediocrity. Conspicuous among the story-tellers are Miss Mulwilr and Holine Lee ; among the poets, Westland Mars' on ; and among the general contributors, Walter Savage Landor, and other well-known name;. It must be admitted that the Magazine does not ap pear to have attained the general excellence that would qualify it for a first-class serial, but probably time will witness satisfactory progress.— The Irish Metropolitan is a new candidate for success, but it is not of a very high character. It has some entertaining paper, and gives the spott ing intelligence of the month and an account of the regattas, &c., that have taken place. It is most suited to readers interested in these pursuits.— The Mechanics' contains a great deal of useful scientific information, adapted both for amatiurs and for practical purposes. — Newton's London Journal is chiefly devotc_d to the record and des cription of recant patents. The illustrative dia grams are very useful.—Charles Knight's excellent periodicals proceed with their usual ability, and continue to preserve their high character.—The serial stories of " Paved with Gold," by the Bro thers Mayhew ; and " Ask Mamma," by the au thor of " Soapey Sponge," are continued with spirit. —Lc Follet is, a; u•ival, the most graceful of books of fashion. MARKET NEW .—(This Day.) HAY MARKETS. SmrranELD.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 4s ; clover do., 31 lOs to 51 53; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ 104 per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 Ss to 41 4s ; clover do., 3110 s to 5/ Os ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 lOs per load. Trade dull. ---- ----- WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 108 to 41 48 ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 51 5s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 1110 s per load. Supply gcol. COLONIAL. TEA.—No business of any importance has been trans acted in this article, and prices are unaltered. SUGAR.—The public sales announced during the week are rather numerous, but the private transactions are ex tremely limited, for both home and foreign consumption. Prices, however, rule steady. In the refined market the demand has improved, and prices rule rather firmer —being 69t Gd to 72t for good grocery. COFFEE.—Considerable quantities are announced fo: public competition, but prices are not expected to rule lower. The private sales have been unimportant, at about previous rates. RlCE.—There has been a good demand for all qualities, and a large business has been done at extreme prices. Rum.--The market rules very quiet, no business of any importance having been reported, prices, however, rule firm. TALLOW.—There is a fair amount of business transacting and rather higher rates are current. P.Y.C. on the spot realised 58a to 58a Gd, and last three months 57s par cw t. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, June 2.—Wind this day at noon, S.E.; pleasant breeze, and fine. PORTSMOUTH, June I.—Wind S E.—Arrived—Her Ma jesty's ship Mariner, from the West Indies. Sailed—Her Majesty's steamer Osborne, for Calais ; her Majesty's steamer Colossus, Sheerress ; her Majesty's steamer Ex mouth, Plymouth. CROOIdHAVEN, June I.—Arrived—Caroline Schenck, from Paraiba. SOUTHAMPTON, JUDO I.—Parana (1.), from the West Indies. OFF PLYMOUTH, June I. Wave of Life, from Sydney, N.S.W.; Liverpool, Calcutta. CLYDE, June I.—Arrived—Sir Charles Napier, fvout Trinidal BELFAST, June 1. —Sailed —Mischief, for Thirbadoe?. OFF PORTSMOUTIL—EIbe, from Now York for _Hamburg; Golenda, Cale uttn. FALMOUTH, Juno I.—Arrived—lda, for Rangoon ; Cock of the Walk, from London for Mogador. BRIDLINGTON, Juno I.—The Chase, from Noweastle, pushed upon au anchor in the harbour, and fills with the tide. ST. THOMAS'S, May IG.—The Mary Bibby, from Deme rara to Liverpool, put in hero, 13th iast , leaky, and is dis charging. - - (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tueedty Wind S. ; rain. Arrivod—Llydaspos, steamer, in 25 hours, from Antwerp. Arrived, June I—Harmony, from Memel; Saint'', Col mar ' • Auguste, Christiana ; Brett., Rouen ; Catarina, Hamburg ; Leon, Paul, and Thule, Dantsio ; Anna Col linsonf Christiania ; Planet, Rouen ; La Pottle, Cherbourg; Ernestine, Memel; Margaret LlV ha, CArolinida. ERPOOL, Tuesday Morning Wind S. Arrived—Dodo, screw steamer, from Rotterdam ; Elise, Dantsic ; City of Manchester, and Mary Canon, Bombay ; Emily, Para ; Castries, steamer, St. Lucia ; Earl of Shaftes bury, St. John's, N.B. Sailed--Jeannette Melanie, for Ostend ; Anne, Havre ; Margaretha, Narvo, ; Sussex, Cronstadt ; Eliza Hands, Rio Grande; Chase, Newfoundland ; Adelaide, Havannah. QUKENSTOWN, May 31. Wind S.S.E. Arrived- -Carolme,from Barbad , va ; Aurora, Demerara; Eagle, Vera Cruz ; Australia (a.), Trieste; liegpath, Ca tania; Der Aldo Pelter, Memel. MUSLIN, June 1. Wind S. Arrived—Vision, from Sovillo ; Burgomaster Peterson, Memel; Emma, Cadiz. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND , Tuesday, 9.50 21,111. Wind S.S.E. ; tide, high water; fine. Arrived, June I—Leone, and Furst, from Gravelines. Arrived, June 2—Aphelia, from Konigsberg; Etna, Dunkirk ; Traveller, .Autworp ; Trifoluua, Stettin ; Lark, Bruges. Sailed, June I—Alexandria for Algoa Bay ; Tracian, Sydney; Bosphorus, Port Phillip, DEAL, Tuesday, 0.36 n. m. Wind southerly, light. Passed in tow —Sorato, from Adelaide, for London ; La flog,uo, Sydney, London. Passed—Wilton, from London, for Jamaica ; Azorian Lass, London, Lisbon ; James Holmes, for Balbadoes ; Margaret Evans, for London. The rumour of the intended amalgamation of the capitals of the Punjaub Railway and the Indus Flotilla with that of the Scinde Railway is untrue. OXFORD, June I.—Theprie for a sacred poem has been this day awarded to C. H. Pearson, M.A., Fellow of Oriel C,llege, formerly of Exeter. Mr. Pearson ob tained a first class in Lit. Humanior., Michaelmas Term, 182. CAMBRIDGE, Jung I.—The Adams prize for the best e y on m athematics, astronomy, or some other branch o natural- philosophy, has been awarded to J. C. Max well, 8.A., Trinity College. AFRICAN COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Monday. Some cotton grown in Algeria was exhibited to-day in the Under xriters'-rooms. The best sample is somewhat of the Sea Islands quality, and worth about ls. 6il. per lb. THE CLOCK AND WATCHMAKERS' Asmum.—Yeeter day the ceremony of lsying the foundation-stone of the above asylum, took place upon a most eligible piece of land beautifully situate at Colney-hatch, near the Great Northern Railway Station, Mr. T. S. Buncombe, M.P. for Finsbury, officiating. There was a large assemblage of company. CRICKET.—THE ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND AND Tag UNITED ELEVEN OF ENGLAND.—Yesterdaya crowd congregated at Lord's Ground, to: immense the Uuited of the Cricketers' i e match which the Eleven of All Eogland and Eleven were to play for the benefitt ne ss the tutors assembled. Betting- 6 _e t Ee land, first innings, Fund. It is computed that from 10 4 ,0 0 0: to A 1 1 1 2, E 00 n O gl s a p n e d c . - Unite 3, fist innings, 143 ; All i day g at 12 o'clock. 136. The game was resumed t f i t held on ct o "Chance 1 1;1 e d b l e e l y o , r ' e ' was body of Edward James &net doi f e daanti overdosets par en t o e; r b e o tl . u ' a Q r u c u g e l h d E , T c N o a r E t o S n a s n:in o tue v t a e he rdi b who te qu e h n a c d e house, Circus-Street, the has as " quietrisss," administered burst, aged sixteenmciinntchosn, an opiate P P r u . la S r he has had six children, all of whont attaining the age of the deceased, and in the habit of glving the deceased the she had been . . edicino since its birth.— Liverpool Albion. _ , sarn ln e le n a l b h y av i e ts dred ol ie e fo re WASTE G LAND IMPROVEMEN T Cour.exa. .13- was pro . petition has been presented to the Goon of Chancery, in Ireland, to wind up this company, waste jested a short time since to improve and lands in Ireland, whic h reclaim oh, pro- The its tory tho rced :ion Nard for this Jor rian the stic. ping 110 W 1011 sup the ;ma- Aral- :ond L uiet Ted and Tow itled Pe" i of mse very an neW l ed,' w ill w ill the .e is on ned 11 , 2 r fate dull ern' ulso 9T 7 83 65. 5 62 3 1031 R 4. 4 911 213/4 41 234 a 6 i 3S} i