The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-28 00:00:00

NIoNEY - MARKET. AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton ' l ;tarket y es t er d a y closed quietly, and prices of all Qescriptions were without alteration. The sales W ere estimated at 5,000 bales, 500_ of were takeni by th e exporters. The Railway Share Mar et opened with a dull appearance, but subse quently improved, and closed firm. The shipping accounts published by the Board °I Trade show an increase in the amount of ton nkT employed in the foreign trade of the United — " i gdom for the first quarter of the prese nt y ear, " °Ql loared with 1856 of 118,306 for the entries in-, : ar ds) and of 202,953 tons for th e clearances out -4.4. In the coasting trade for the like per'od 0 99 9 tons more were employed for the eLtries tl wards, and of 163,159 for the clearances out- Itards.. Later advices have been received from America by th e steam er A s i a , but they do not contain any new feature of importance, either in connexion with ino-. liet ar3 7 or commercial affairs. The last City Banks' retu rn completed to the 11th inst., exhibited some tltellqve changes. The loans and discounts having i i n , r cltscd $510,815, and the specie being reduced Through this expansion of discount °Aerations, the money market was comparatively ° a ' l 7, but as they represented a tot al of $115,374,717, ` l t was thought that some contraction would soon L ue advisable. The Exchange in London has further '4 „ Pre ' v ed, viz., to 109 to 1094, so that we may have remittances of gild from New York. : 3 is a favourable circumstance at the pre nt moment, when there is such a continued ' C a a to the Continent and the East. y yt N accounts from Paris notice the falure of ..ea rs• Vahe and Co.,bankers, of Paris and ' r e. The amount of their liabilities is not 4ee ttained, b u t th e ca pit a l of the firm is said to Ithave been very small, viz., about 24,0001. 4 meeting of the Shareholders of the London anti tr, East ern B an ki ng C or p ora tion was held to - day - r eceive th e repor t o f the Directors on the pre -4" e4t Position of the affairs of the company, and the t LJ' as nres taken by them to provide means to enable : 8170, to meet its engagements ; also to consider the ° P r iety of dissolving the company. The claims was fake d 't O by Col. A. Tucker, C. 8., who read the report, teh as that of the directors, aided by the coin lt!'e and stated in substance that the engage ments of the company had been all provided for o ) : t hc prompt assistance of the Oriental Bank and fl get assistant banks, so as to protect the public : 11110 89, the shareholders having given in their t l , 4l imery notes for the calls unpaid as security. On 1)'44.23 the estimate then presented showed a sur a, but according to that made since the 11th r il) wh en M r. S tewar t un d er t oo k th e manage s:tlr on the part of the Oriental B ink, the general Reefseta had ex hibit e d a t o t a l d e ficiency of 6,2301., 38having been discovered that Colonel Waugh's , I)r t3r would not realise the advances by at least 1 11 47 4 The report of the directors and com e° was adopted, and Mr. C. Stewart was ti„ . _ • c o"ued manager, under the authority of the o a nittee, and as the representative of the r ental Bank Corporation. It was also agreed that ..ttns the Bank e should nit he dissolved. These 04; olu passed unanimonsly in the absence w e dir ec t ors, i n regard to who4e transact i ons i t a r a ll deemed prudent not to interfere at present. A ur tLe c lial vote of th an k s was passe d t o the directors of Oriental Bank, to Mr. Stewart, and to the meeting. The • demand for money is still very active, at 'id rates. to ha s just been stated that the Bank has refused Zwgraut loans on Consols for a longer period than ) 414. e . !k• This may ba the case in some instances, the rule is not general. Th e a rize unas opened wi t h a fi rmer appearance , an d likit of - I per cent. took place. As soon as the a .r , ati en in certain cases of the period for loans h ovi rriols a t t h e B ank to seven days b ecame k nown, ev er) prices became heavy, and re!apsed into 1 2 , 1 r Previous condition. Consols have been fo and 921 1 for money, 921 I, and 921 93 Tr account, and 93i l for the June account. 1 11 are now, however, 9 2 ft -1 for transfer, 92:1 tt i l , 1 : 11 for M a y, and 93-1 4 for June. The New 3 C ants. are 91 1, the Reduced 914 f`,. Long it 18e~uities, 3')years, 1859, are 24 3-16, and ditto, I 2 1 Exchequer Bills, June, 3s. to ss. die., ditto Bonds, 98:14 Poreigm. Market has been rather firmer, 1( 1 1 , 4 vests has been very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents at 9 3b 5 an dealt in at 921, e t 1, and the 4 per Cents. 11 o e Zt' Brazilian 41, were 981, Gautemala 5 per at6'9'''• eats are quot e d 56, French Rentes 3 per Cents. 0, and the Excha nge 25 22i, Dutch 2] s - per 5. S The following are the nominal prices of Foreign :—Grenada Deferred &arida, 617 ; Mexi art, t g . o e ; Peruvian 4} p er C ents ., 77 7 8 ; do. 3 per 11 t 3 4, 54 55 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ti!lkriista 3 per Cents„ 411 ; ditto Defer re d, 25 ; itto Certificates, 6l ditto Passive, 51 6. thevery limited busin ess h as b een transacted in t ':ltailway Share Market, and prices with one or t o exceptions h ave ex hib i t e d b ut li ttle variation. i • ! 4 estern improved a b ou t s s. ; Lancashirell g Yorktihire, ss. ; North Western, 10s. ; South 1 lvi%tern , ss. ; and South Eastern, 5s to 10s. ; ki lehest e:r , Sh e ffi e ld an d L i ncoln, North British, `-',lll-orth Stafford declin e d a b out Sc. he Eoro:g n and Colonial undertakings have been Dr:. e rately a c ti ve . G ran d Trunk of Canada im hm'ea about 1/ . ; N orthern of France dec li ne d 15 s. ; Great Western of Canada, 53. Namur and gi kt e a ySambre and Meuse ri alise previous atl o , • I•4l, riti sut, Foreign, and Colonial Mining Shares r • Y dull. Great Wheal Alfred decl n-d to ; Tilt Croft, 44 ; and Cobre Copper, to 595 60. kk ‘)i ' ll 4l t- Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares I/ at ; -lower values. Australian Bank declined erttal Bank, ss. ; and Ottoman Bank, ss. ; O r i a Land receded about 21. Peninsular and ab o , ll . ta l t Steam about 10s. ; and Royal Mail Steam Qt i. htt h , -I ' ll-1 FIT,IDS 'MIS DAY AT ONE o'Ci,i) , 4i.. (From the 0 11'1141h . ' . 213 15 ' Dt• tom .. Itiaai Lig° Business done. k. ,„.. , ................ : 0000 • 000 91 -,1),,. ,;. t. hedneen AnaUltlea A Plt .', 92 tw i mneelg • kenßities to. t .:‘ iPnr .Cent. Annuities 9l, ii 1 . bit;::.4lAuities, expire s tn Jan . 1869 --; 346 „1.1117,, :I'9 Years, expire 10th Oct , 1859 24 o""'" ZO Years,' k -x-4 kr A.e expire 21 1 3 ki p ,_ i uouot i ,,,7 . 1 . 1 .61. Bills, 2t,d. i:.tn .... . ....... ..... •• • triitrZt• ........................... ... March. 9B I 3 June. s d par illig" io"t;;l;,i;4s;iA per Cent. ••• • ), • V . 14 - ' 3 Oil' FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE 0 3 (31-A 4. 7 , 0 ,_ Quitoml Nowr Cent. 1 852, 4i . er Gent. .11•Ittilla Bonds, 25 per p cent 55 D itto M 804,4,, 6 92A 4 . , per cent . . Ditt o Account .. 931 1, ° Quaranteed, 4 per Cent. . %,.. 1 , 1 , (te n i s a., the atiova ,Ayable in Lou,' Al. 1711 lent e s e 4l t per Cent. — kitittot per 2 per Cen"2 ,;1, ' '''''''ange., 2: , ' •12 Guilders 65 ex 25f. 22 . 3 / 4 c TWO O'CLOC K.,, 9251 02i—sellers ,;( 0 1A,1, 4 f roobev.... or account horr 1e4 ter.. b " 41.1 TO POIS ON Two CHILDREN.— A t ltas 443' Morning, Fanny Stanley, a servantof . l.s t P—d"rged with having attemp•ed to administer pollen bllbretlerick John Dunn, aged 3i years, and Mary Ellen of 3- 4e , cl _3 13 year. The prisoner was in the service 4- • -Dunn, Cashier to the Chester and Holyhead kopfin-4Y ompany, and between 5 and on Sunday b tea,d ll gla. , t, he told the prisoner to out the children some Vith-48•°d butter, which she did, and on going up stare ~ttaikho was met b y M rs. Dunn, who took the plate et• ; 11113 g the bread and butter from her, and then told op :g° and change her frock. Mre. Dunn then , 4 that the bread and butter was double, and 14 1 , 13 ,,I r ating two pieces found it was strewed over with btaci:u substance ; she imme.liately acquainted her uts -11.%ek,i.",4,°11 going to the kitchen they found an emp y 4:_eb.e.biriaebne, led "Poison" lying on the table, and a •he b • • substance to that on th Y covered over with a similar and butter. On being questioned, the girh 413 e* what it was, but assigned no reason for wea,, hired`• The girl had only been engaged a week, at the door. The poison had been purchased shelf . I.B * Donut° kill rats, and had been kept oa the top taiu e d the ki tc h en, out of the girl's reach. She hai oi i 4 by standi ng on a chair. An analysis of the r e , l l Al was %titled until ordered to be made, and th e prisoner as Wednesday. w e TRE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY .EVENT NGS ;hr.l Paid EA•LwAYi. ;t. 100 ;t. 100 5 all ;t. 100 5 all it. 100 It. 100 !ij all all 15 all 2A all .24 all !O all it. 100 .0 51 5; all ;t. 100 Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy, , g. 6 p.c E, Un. 11. Sh. Glas. Barr. do Neils. Direct. Do. NOV MStrADLar• `Hull dr Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. do Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til &S. Do. Bark. Sh. 'Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mild. Bradfd,, Newmarket BurvE.G.spc.' ' , :E-t 5 D 50 all Do. 6 per Ct 50 all iDo.Fixedsp.c 25 all i Prest. & Wyrp 12i! all IDo. i Shrs..4 5t...100 !Roystu.&Hit. 10 all Slirews.S: Her 12 all S. Statlordsh 50 i all IWcarVal.g6pc 25 ' all IDo St. 100 ‘Nrilt,s&Sornrst Closing Prices yesterdsy. 91 - 93 98 - 102 11 - 13 .33 - 135 3i - 41 Jon ------ 'Oil 121 13 23 —24 !102 101 i par p 2i 2$ 88 90 i - $ 54 -56 P 161 -- 1 . 34 8 - 9 , 9 - 9i 31i- iih 86 - 88 'E SHARES. Leasing Companies Ln.&N.W. Caledon Gt.Northn E. Count. 1 Caldonian. Do.. Gt.Westn. Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do La. &N. W & Midid Midland E. Count Do Do Do L. & N . W Do s3 P Cl ft . t .k .N . i r ac ° a D i s i l e s a h a e rn y n : Do M.VVosto 1 PREFEREN , :5 all IBlyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref.(issd.at 501.), it. 100 ;Bris.&Ex.4 P.C. St. 10 5 IDo. 4 per c. Shares.. it. 100 , Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. it. 100 !Ches. & Ho. 51 P.C. it. 100 !Do. do. 5 per cent... 61 all ;Cork &Bandonsip.c. 6i a ll IDun.Perth.&Aber.J. 0 2 ;E. Anglian Cls, A Sh. it. 100 [Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. it, 10) Do, do. Cls. C7p. c 6i all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo. l 6f, all I Do. No. 2 10 all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 9 all East lie., G. 6p. c. 5 all Do. 51., 0 per cent. .0 all Do. 101. Debentr„Sh, it. all Do. do. 4 per cent... it. 'OO East Lancash .6 p.cts. 5 all E.&W. York. J. st l is 0 5 Edin.& Gl. sp, e. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. 100 Furness, 5 p. c 100 Glas. & •i.W.G.5 p.c. 10) Great Nortlin. 5 p.c. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.... Do. 4i., per cent, Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prcm. G t.N. of Scot.lst Pre. Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. I Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex. S pc Do, con. red. p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Binn. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S. Do, do. 5 p . Do. Birm, Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh, Gua, Sh. Do, do. do Do. do, do Lan. & York, 6 pc. St Lon. &B. C. 5 pc.No.l D0,,P,, 5 p.c.5;;.N0.2 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Do, do. 5 p. c,, No. 4 Lou. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon.. & S, W. 7 perct late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. iSh Londy. &Ennis. Sh ' M., 5.,&14. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3i per cent. Han pt. - Carl. 4 p.c. Do. ‘4 per cent Do. do. Vlid.Consol.6 p.c. Do.Con.Br.Lir.6 p.c. Do. 43 p. c. Pref. S:;. Do, L. & H. Pref. St. New.,Aher.. &c., pr. 5 p, c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. N'orfk.Deb.4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wy.V.sp. ~1847 North British D% 71. Preference Berw. 4 p. c, Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848._ Do. York EL&S. Pur. North Staffordshire Ox.,Wor. & Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. p. c. 2d guar._ Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc.N.E Aber.g.6p:c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d0.:36 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 44 pr cent ' S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. It. 100 Do. 46 per cent 0 all Do. Fixed 43 p.c. Sh ;t. 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c it. 100 Do. do. 4. p. c 9 all ,S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar 5 all ,Stock. &Dar., sp. c J 5 15 I Do do. do. 124 all IStock. & Mirth g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 5 all IWaterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. ;. 100 ) 60 0 .11 t. 100 0 15 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 1100 ;t. 'lOO ft. Iwo .0 8 .0 all ;t. 100 it. 100 3t.'100 it.lloo 7 1 3A it. 100 l 7 I _Bl .2i . 9 ;5 10 !CI all ,100 St. 100 Bh' all St ;100 St. .100 St. 100 25; all 10 all L. 0.6, all BRITISH 2l i 2 Alfred Cons. (Philk.; I 0 i 14 British Iron ..... 20 ,Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 iDev.Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) I.ls IGreat South Tolgus .. j 10/ 3!G rt. W. Al frd. :Grt.W. Vor (Elelstn.) Bs64ady Bertha 7i N. Frances (Mogan) N.W.B tsset (Illogan) 6115',North Wheal Crofty ... 1 Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 Irorkellis U. (Wend.) Gs. Sort•. Cons, Min.. Co. • 21 IS. Caradon (St. Cleer) .. 2 IS. Carn Brea (Illogn.) 19 S.W.I Franees(lllogn.) 5 4j ITain. &L. Min. LO 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Miner, (GWennap) 1256,V. of Towoy (Camar.) IW. Basset (Illogtn) 20 IW. Carad on (Liskrcl ) ... 5A iNVIL Basset (Mogan) 'Wh. Buller (Rdruth) 5j Wh. Edwa.rd(Calstek) ... 1/ 7sVh. Kitty (U. Llant) ... 8 WILIIIa. Ann (Menht.) • 4j WhL Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN FOREIGN. 20 7 Australian ------------------ 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(iasued 10 all A itwrp &Rotterdam 7., 76 at £5 pm) 20 18 Ardennes. • ... ... 30 all Do. COCOAS & Cuiada ... ... 5. all Belgian East. Janet. ig ii 20 15 Do. St. John Del Re 3, 18 • 20 20 16 Beziers to Graissessac 3 —4p • 1 6 Clarendon Con. Min. 6 all Carmeaux& Toulou se Co. of Jamaica.— i Ad Coal Mines and Ry. 5 5 1 40 all Cobro Copper 59 61 591 60 20 12 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France ... 32 324 • • 2 all Fortuna 20 all Do. New - 20 all General 20 2s. Euphrates Valley ... par 2i 11:. P 3 all Linares 20 18 Ot. Central of France 23i 5 li Lusitanian 20 18 Graft Luxembourg... si 7h 7 1 all Mariquita lf, 4 Italian Junction — ... 1 all New Granada i i 20 all Lake Const. & Bale ... ••• 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... ... 4 20 all Pont.Sil.LdMot Smlt 6 8 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 5 5 iP 5 1 Port Philip 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... —• • 30 16.. Santiago do Cuba 20 all Lyons and Geneva ... 31 32 . 1 all . - 4outh Australian 20 all Lyons & Mediterran. ... ... 1 all Do. Scrip 33i all Maria Ante - szia 10 all Do. New — 284 all United Mexican 3l 3i 20 all Namur & Liege 8i - 20 all o do. 6p. c. Pref 204 --- 21 204 MISCELLANEOUS. ... .. 16 all Northern of France 3B 39 3it 25 19 'A us tralian Agricult. 204 214 10 all NorwegianTrnk. Prof 9 10 91 10 all Australn. Royal Mail 20 all Paris and Lyons 614 —62 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4 5 . 20 all Paris and Orleans V 0 7 lteeife & San Fran-, 100 324 Canada - 155 151 (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. I d par St. 100 Do.Go.6pc•Jan&July ... ... 10 74 Rome and Frascati... ... ... Et. 100 Do. 6 p.c.Feb.&Aug. ... ... 20 all Royal Danish l7 19 St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. ... . . 6 all Royal Swedish 1 11 St. iAI• Copper Min. of Eng. 33 38 20 all Sambre and Mouse 9 94 9i 25 all Do. Pref. 71 p. cent. 25 27 all p 0 . 51 per cent. pref B4 9 10 . 5 all Crystal Palace , 2i 24 20 all Southern of France.. 324 334 6 all Do. Preference s all 1 West Flanders 4/ 5 4 ail iCrysta••• 1 i Dustou Iron Ore ... l Pal, of France ... 10 all IDo. 54 per c. Prof . 9 10 , ... i ••• 2 all W.&N.W. of France 30 31 20 18 Eastern Steam — 20 6 Western of Austria... par —1 p St. 100 ElectricTelegra.ph 20 all West. of Switzerland ... ... 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. ... ... 6 all \Wiesbaden -- ••• 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo li li 6 1 all Do. Bp. cent. pref. ... ... 10 lOs. Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. , par ip 20 1 all Zealand — ••• • 25 all Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ... ... __----1-- dOINT-STOCIL BANKS. 15 l 4 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... . . 251 / 20 5 London. Discount ... 1 fa 40 'all (Australasia ... . ........ 88 CIO 89 4 all Loud. Gon. Omnibus 4 41 41 / 25 181 Bank of Egypt ...... 21 —14 d 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... ... 100 50 Bank of L0nd0n...... ... —• .. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... ••• 40 all Bri.Col Bk.&Ln. Co. ... ... 10 all Mexican& S.Americn 21 31 50 all British N. American ... ••••• ... 5 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... i --'• id 41 20 8 C.Bk.of Ind.Au.&Ch 11 --ld 5 5 Do. New ........... ..• ... ' 100 50 City 63 65 10 5 Netherlands ......... 4 • 1 100 25 Colonial - .- 10 all Do. Do. 100 20 Commercial of Lond. ... ....:, 5 all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at ld 45 4 i 4 1 20 all Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht. 17 1 —id X ' 5 1 Do. Do. p 10 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. 17i 18 LOO 80 New B. &N. S. Land 18 2 20 all Ditto New l7l ri St. 10 0 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. .., ... I 20 2 0 London and Cou n ty ~. ... 30 1 all N. B. Australasian... 4 1 • i , 50 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp ... ... 0 all Nrtb.ofEuropeSteam ... ...d I 50 10 London Joint Stock ... ... ... 1 all Oriental Gas 100 20 Lond.andWestminst. ... ... a ss. Do. New Shares par —4p Fm ' 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... ... 79 50 a ail ll R Pe :y i mn usu e lar y 25 all Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl.i 2 21 2 / - 20 10 Do. New •• •.. V 50 224 National Bank - 50 10 Do. New iron ... ... 67 —• ... p 20 all New South Wales .... 46 48 23 —25 t 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. . 401 15 all Do. New 6 8 20 ,15 Ottoman Bank r 90 115 Provincial of Ireland ... ... . 1 all Dot.Sc Austral.lnvest. 3/ 15 d 110 all Do. New 1 all N ••• • • r i 5 1 R.Ans.B.&G.Im.Co. ... ... Sr. 100 S.Aus. G 6 bd p 25 all South Australia • • ..... •• • 25 all South Austral. Land 34 —36 1- 25 all Union of Australia 5B 60 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip I— 1 ... 24 Do. New e 6i 71 1 all Do. Registered .00 10 Union of London.... .. -- •• 2120 5 Trust&Ln Co.U.Can . . Ls 100 SO Unity Mutual .. • . ~.. ... t ..! _. 1 10 0 234 Van Diemen's Land 10 . 12 100 . West= Bkof Lond . . 13 1:0(13. St. 100 , Ditto p.c.JaxtoSaJaly ... 0.6 • - ~.... •..- • 92 1-- 94 96 7 - 5 - 6 168 - 112 108 - 112 - Op - 12} N _ . I~ i 7"~ ~~ 1 il7~ 113 - ,115 1106 - 108 1100 - 102 60 -- 62 10i -- 10 3 ''4 - 83 -- 85 - 99 - 9i - Ih4 - 10 - 71 - 19 -9?; 141 - 132 64 96 85 87 .01 10i 17 10. 73 191 14 - 134 13i - 140 1113 -- 115 .54 - 156 - 66 - 68 .31 - 133 96 - 98 86 - 88 • l - - - - t lip ii - 2 iiii ft - 92 li - 1(1 21 - 22 109 - 111 114 -- 116 105 -- 110 65 -- 70 17i - 18 22} -23 i 98 - 102 0i - 10. 27 - 28 2 -- 3p ,„ -- ••• 2t - 3 133 2 96 MINES. 201 - 21 7 - 8 [6O - 170 140 - 460 13} - 141 4A - 5i 4; - 5 14 - 16 21 - 23 5 - 6 221 - 231 6 - 7 11 -- 330 - 340 6 - 7 320 - - 330 41 - 5 200 - 220 I - 1 30 - 32 150 - 160 !GO - 270 160 - 380 4 - 18 20 ' 44 - 46 23 - 25 BllaineS3 this day. NEWMARKET RACES. (This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 501. HANDICAP PLATE. Saraband Keetrel... Eight rau. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Tom Thumb Nougat S;:t ran, LATEST BETTING.-12 30 P.M. 7 to 2 agst Vedette 4to 1 agst Loyola 4to 1 agst Kent sto 1 agst Anton 11 to 1 agst Sydney 11 to 1 agst Larnbourn 100 to 8 agst Drumour 25 to 1 agst Turbit Racing Fixti 'es for :1857. Y. Chester Rambled .n bunt 7 i Harpenden 22 Shrewsbury l2 1 Ep som 26 Ludlow 14 I . JUNE. Redditch Cartm el 1 Manchester Wye Hawick 5 Ascot 9 Beverley, Hull, &c .10 Hampton l7 Newton 17 Newcastle 23 Knighton 23 Lenharn 24 Bibury Club 24 Stockbridje 25 Winchester 26 Carlisle 3O Chelmsford JULY. Worcester 2 Stoarbridge Newmarket _ . Nottingham 2l Stamford Knutsford Good wood .28 Odibana Liverpool l5 AUGUST. Ripon North Staffordshire 4 Radcliffe 24 Brighton Bright , th Club ' 7 . Stockton 27 Wolverhampton lO Hereford 27 Reading .12 'Maidstone 28 SEPTEMBER. Warwick Cardiff Lichfield Derby I Tbi rs k ll Newmarket. F 0 29 ART UNION OF LONDON—(This Day). The drawing for the prizes in the Act Union of Lon don took place this day at the Haymarket Theatre. The chair wan taken by Lord Monteagle. The report, which stated that the subscription for the present year amounted to 13,2181. 93., having been read by Mr. GODWIN, Lord MONTEAGLE rose to move its adoption. In doing so, the noble lord congratulated the meeting on the pro sperity that continued to attend this institution, and said the circumstance of their having increased the subscription from 4001. to upwards of 13,0001. spoke more forcibly in favour of the society than any observations he could address to them. Having passed a glowing eulogium upon Mr Sheep shanks, for this noble bequest to the nation, the noble lord concluded by moving that thereport just read be adopted. Mr. BENNOCII seconded the motion. He felt that great benefit was conferred on art by an institution such as the present. This was the 21st anniversary, and during the period of their existence they had expended upwards of 250,0001. in purchasing works of art. The motion was unanimously adopted. Tbanks having been voted to the Council the drawing commenced. 4,907 Mr. Sayer, Newport, Monmouthshire £l5 ~ . . 3,462 General Wenuss 11,742 A. Z., Tottenham-court.roal 9,454 Mr. Rhead, Tavietock l5O 2,695 R. Everard, Wandsworth _,....._ _ . 3,309 W. Follett, Ashton-under-Lyne l5 825 Mr. Dent, Cockspar-street l5 8,206 N. Wood, Hetton Hall 4,111 Mr. Douglas, Lancaster 4,073 Mr. Saunders, Kidderminster 3O 10,560 Mr. Hawkes, Whitechapel 5,322 Mr. Bastable, Portsea 8,541 Mr. Harvey, Singapore 4,410 Mr. Dood, Liverpool . 5O 102 Mr. Sanders, Oxford 3O 528 Lieut. Bougler 7,890 B. Gering, Farringdon 7,541 G. Oliver, jun. 9 335 Mr. Nevicome, Long Melcombe 3O 10,399 Mr. Taylor, Golden-square 1.402 It. Stafford, Hy..le-park square 6,401 F. Mills, National Bank 2,034 Mr. Benton, Ilighbury Park 11,539 It. Johnson, Bishop arearmouth 35 10,181 J. Davis, Daily News 2,739 Mr. Randolph, Croydon 3,275 Mr. Foster, Manchester 5,023 Mr. Cook, Norfolk 1,859 J. Pound, Lee, Kent 10,348 Mrs. Bailey 826 Rev. Mr. Tower 4,185 Mr. Willands 4,803 Mr. Johnson, Want widh -,,,,-- 12,113 Mr. Foly, Troubridge 5,051 H. Cloves, Norwich 2O 511 Mr. Watkins, Peckham 10,179 Mr. Powell 5O 10,161 Mr. Campbell, Leadenhall-itieet 75 1,770 J. Jones, Kentish-town 10,180 F. Dent, Daily News 3,686 Mrs. Slice, Birmingham 4,482 Mr. G ming, Lowestoft 25 2,197 Mr. M roer, Cambia 3O 1,270 Brigadier• General Steel, Cornhill l5 2,79 Mr. G. Mallett, 7, iCatharine•street, Lambeth... 4,014 Mr. Herries, Isle of Man 6,873 Mr. Gregory . 6,759 Mr. Strickland, Lanceston 3,321 Mr. Selfe .. 3,132 Duke of Norfolk 9,805 Mr. Sloane lOO The remaining picture prizes having been drawn from the wheel, the drawing for the bronzes, statuettes, vases, models, and mezzotints was proceeded with. A vote of thanks to the two young ladies who had drawn the prizes from the wheel concluded the pro• ceedirg4. SALE n F THE RUINS OF THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—(This Day.) The sale of the ruins of the Royal Italian Opera took place to day in the courtyard of the building. The pro ceedings commenced at one o'clock, at whirl time there was a large assembly of persons present. The first lot of bricks brought 701.. The stone portico was knocked down for 25/. The iron and wood work fetched very good prices. The catalogue comprised upwards of a hundred lots. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Yesterday the admissions on payment were 1,851 ; ditto by season tickets, 393 ; total visitors, 2,244. A VESSEL ON FIBS.---Ou Sunday morning early, the brig Jessamine was discovered on fire in the canal at Southwick, between Shoreham and Brighton. A party left Brighton to fish in thecanal, and being struck by the quantity of smoke issuing from the brig, they watched her for several minutes. At last it poured forth in such volumes that there was no doubt ac to the cause ; they then went on board, when their surmises were realised that she was on fire. They gave an alarm, at d Lieut. Steddy, of the Fishergate Coast Sta tion, with some of his men, were quickly on the spot, and endeavoured to check the progress of the flames, but to no avail, and then scuttled her. The brig, a very fine one, is the property of Mr. E. Lucas, of Luton, Bedfordshire, formerly of South wick, and hails from Poole ; she bad only arrived from Hartle po 1 the day previous, and had 300 tons of coals on board. The cause of the fire is at present unknown. If the occurrence bad taken place at sea the vessel would have been destroyed. NEW STATUE IN ST. STEEEIEN'S HALL.--Yesterday a statue of Grattan was taken into St. Stephen's hall, of the New House of Parliament, f , r the purpose of being raised upon the pedestel set apart for it, next to that of Chatham, and directly opposite to that of Fox. There are now ten statues in the hall on pedestals, and two pedestals still vacant at the western end of the hall. ST. JAMES'S, CLERKENWELL.—Yesterday, at a vestry convened by Churchwarden Jones, the Rev. R. Maguire was once more elected minister of this parish, this time without protest or poll. The rev. gentleman's induction may now be expected immediately. EMBEZZLEMENT FROM A SAVINGS BANK AT RUGBY. — George Samuel Essex, an auctioneer, 74 years of age, was brought before the magistrates at Rugby, on Satur day, charged with extensive embezzlement from the Rugby Savings Bank, of which he bad been a clerk ever since its establishment in 1818. He was committed for trial. The fraudulent entries in the cash-books of de posits reoeived went as far back as 1842, and the amount of which the bank has been defrauded is believed to be about 1,300/. ZHAKE MARKETS—( Chis Day). RAILWAYS. Closing ?rim yesterany. Ihr.!ra 2il 10 io all 3i all ;t. 1100 15 all os all 100 all all all all 8 RAumAys. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. 1 1di Eastn. Junc. Belfast & Ballymena 1 Birmng. Wolverh. do Stour Va11ey......... ißirkenhd. 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Buff., Brnt&Go , ich.' ;6 p.c.bds.,l Aug.,'72 Do, .10., 1 July, '73, Do. do., 1 June,'74' 'Calcutta and S. East. (Central Oude Ceylon A. share 3 Do. B. do. ....... Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian i - iP *- I P 196 - 98 95 - 97 95 - 97 1 - li m --- 3 -- i. I 107 - 109 ii - lip 201 -- 20i1 61 -- 631 89 -- 90 21i -- 21 24-- 1 ! . -24 i 2g 2a.„) 99 —lOOl 1.18 -- 123 418 -- 123 'lO6 —lOB 19 20 21k —21 i ' i d par i f P 4 )4P see ...... *es li ..'.. 2ip Do. C Shares.. Do. -1A Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong; & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben... Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Ct. Wcstn. of Canada l D D o. o. B N ds e . w , payable '57 !Do. do., '76, p. i Do. do., '73, do. I Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 44 P.C Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per e Business done this day. St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 50 9 20 all St. ilOO 50 f 31 St. 100 St. ;100 St. ;100 St. 100 St. 100 25 24 2F lfii all it 1.00 it. .0 ,31.1 !O 17i .0 I all 3t. (100 6561 ioli i 1041 3i 41 100 i 39x40 641 i 29} 9 73i 4i 621 31 21i i 2U i 104 101 100 APRIL 28 18571 LAW INTELLIGENGE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commisbioner Franc) IN RE G. ADAMS-THE WARE AND HERTFORD BANK. To•day was appointed for the adjourned examination of this bankrupt, who had carried on business as a banker at Ware and Hertford. The accounts, prepared by Messrs. Thomas and Cop. ley, have already been published, and the only ground for an adj')urument until to-day was for al amendment in the account, as the bankrrpt hod placed a loan of 3,0001. dow❑ to personal expenditure and other items. Johnstone had had transactions with a young gen tleman named Kay, whom he defrauded, and Kay, when of age, filed a bill in Chancery against him, and bankrupt was made a party, as some of the securities had been deposited with him. The bankrupt, however, did not like it to appear that he also had bee❑ duped by Johnstone, and put the loan to him down as expenditure and loss as ab2 , ve stated, but the assignees did not impute any fraudulent intent to the bankrupt, as nothing could be got from the estate of Johnstone who had be. come bankrupt. The amendment having now been made the bankrupt passed his examination. CITY SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, QC ) IMPORTANT TO BENEFIT SOCIETIES AND MEMBERS.- DOOLET V. BISHOP. This was an action brought against the defendant, as the secretary of the National Mutual Benefit In.titu tion, Threadneedle-street, to recover the sum of 1/. 133. 4 the amount of a claim on the superauuation fund of the institution. Mr. Buchanan, Basinghall-street, appeared for the defendant, and took an objection to the jurisdiction of the Court on the ground that the suhject was matter for arbitration, and Mr. Tidd Pratt had given his opi nion to that effect. The facts of the case are of contd• derable importance. It appears that the society bad been established a great number of years, and plaintiff was ad mitted as a member in Feb., 1821. After some years he declared on'the funds, and for Rome time received 20s. a week, but as he eventually became aim )et blind he was placed on the superannuated list and received ss. per week; but in January, 1850, in consequence of the sick fund being much reduced the plaintiff consented to take 3s. 4d. In 1855 it became necessary to make a further reduction, and plaintiff, with other members, a 'reed, and the allowance was further reduced to 61 a week, and the question now was whether the reduction was to date from the beginning or end of 1856. Mr. Buchanan said that the plaintiff ought in equity to take the reduced allowance, for although he had only paid in 401. he bad already received 1501. from the funds. Mr. Bishop said that in 1850 it was discovered that there had been an error in plaintiffs age, and he had been for years paying the lower rate, but no advantage was taken of that fact, and be was retained on the books, and he was not even called upon to pay up the deficiency, but it was allowed to stand to be deducted from the money which will become due at bis death. His Honour decided that he had no jurisdiction, and it was then agreed by all parties that the matter should ba referred to Mr Osgood, the clerk of the court, and that his award should be entered as the judgment of the Court. Mr. Osgood now gave his award in favour of the plaintiff, as neither the original nor amended rules pro vided for the case, and there had not been any general meeting to rectify the omission. There was a rule as to how a surplus should be dealt with, but not how to make up any deficiency. His Honour said that it was the case with most of these societies ; they were too liberal at first, and never calculated on a deficiency—they went on all very well while the members were twenty-two and twenty-three, but when they got to sixty, they all declared on the funds at once. NV Judgments was entered for the plaintiff, but Mr. Osgood said he did not consider it a case for costs except for those out of pocket. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 28.—Wind this day at noon, north ; moderate breeze and dull cloudy weather. SEAFORD, April 26.—Arrived —Stanley, from Jamaica for Bremen. CARDIFF, April 27. —Wind N.—Sailed —Ayrshire, for Hong Kong ; Infanta Ascension; Jonadab, Corfu. PORTSMOUTH, April 27. Wiod EN.E.— Arrived —Her Majesty's ship Winchester, from Chios. Sailed—Empe ror (s.), for Japan. DARTMOUTH, April 27.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—Chris tins, for Bi!boa. • FALMOUTH, April 27.—Wind E.N.E., fresh.--Arrived —Cepolonia, from Bahia. PLYMOUTH, April 27.--Wind N.E.—Arrived—Angle sea, from Melbourne. FLEETWOOD, April 27.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—Cleo patra, for Mirawichi. HOLYHEAD, April 27.—Wind N.B. to N.N.W—Ar rived—Livonia, from Liverpool, leaky ; Newhouse, from Liverpool, for Baltimore. CLYDE, April 25.—Arrived—New York (s.s.), from Now York. Sailed—William, for Trinidad. SHIELDS, April 26.—Sailed—Maria, for Rio Janeiro ; Vibilia, Quebec ; Gulleon, Montreal : Alice, Trieste. ,SUNDERLAND, April 27.--Wind N.E. —Sailed— Phan tom, for Calcatta ; Vest Ransom, Siugapore; Louisa, Bayonne. LOWESTOFT, April 27.--Wind E N.E. -- Arrived—Her Majesty's steamer Porcupine, from Orfordness ; her Ma jesty's steamer Seagull, ditto. PENZANCE, April 27.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived—Mane, from Newport, for Philadelphia, leaky. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Wind N. Arrived —Ono, from Cardiff; Queen of the South, steamer, Bremen. Sailed—Marquis Bute, and Miriam, for Sunderland. LivititrooL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S.W. Ariived—Louis Napoleon, from Fayal ; Prima Donna, Mauritius. The William Rogers, from New Orleans, has not arrived, as was reported 24th inst. Sailed— Edward Heibert, for Vul parai so ; Samuel Locke, Melbourne; Shelter, Trieste; Quebec Packet, Newfound land ; May, Buenos Ayres ; Magnet, Bombay. QUEENSTOWN, April 26. Wind E.S.E. Arrived —Jenny Lind, from Alexandria. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITt S.l TELEat'APII.) GRAVFSEND, Tuesday, 9.46 a.m. Wind N.E. ; tide last hour's ebb ; weather cloudy. Arrived,. April 27—Frithiof from Kragaroe ; Emilie, Korseor. Arrived. April 21—Herman, from Stettin. Sailed, April 28—Seino, for Boulogne ; Paotolus, Bar bados. DEAL, Tuer.lay, 9.30 a•m. Wind N.N.E., moderate. Passed, April 27—Vere, for Jamaica ; Solent, Auckland ; Georges San Sebastian ; Cote d'Or, Ceylon ; A dmiral, Hong Eong--all: from London. Sailed—Mignon, for London. MARKET NEWS.— 1 - ) ay ) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 41 05 clover do., 31 55 to 51 Os; and straw, 11 45 to 11 8; per load. Trade dull. • CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 10; to 41 03: clover do., 31 105 to 51 05 ; and straw, 11 43 to 11 9s per load, A fair average supply and a t. 'low demand. WHITECEAPEL.—Meadow Nay, 21 10; to 41 03 clover do., 31 10s to 51 Os ; and stray, 11 15 to 11 Os per lead. A dull inquiry. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been very insctive, but prices are well supported. Common congou realise,: is. 00. per lb. A considerable quantity is advertised for public sale on Thursday next. . S UGA R.—A good business has been done by private con tract at full rates. During the week large quantities are announced for public competition, attd full prices are ex pected to be realised. COFFEE. — Very little business has been reported, and previous rates are readily accepted by holders. There ai e large quantities announced for public competition du ing the week. Rim—There is a rather active cletnand, and full rates are current for all descriptions. CINNAMON.—At the quarterly salos of this article an advance of fully ld to 2d per lb. has b, en realised for the first qualities, but other descriptions nil 3 rather lower. TALLOW.—The market is brisk. P.Y. , C ,4 ,on the spot, is quoted 58s to 58s 34 ; May and June, 553 to 56s ; and last three months, 51s per cwt. M. SOYER.—M. Soyer left Paris yesterda •)? for L'in don, on his return from the Crimea, bei.-e; his first visit to England since his departure thence r n his mis sion to the East. Since he quitted the seat of war he bas travelled in various parts of the continent for the purpose of collecting materials for a future wor V, which will comprise the principallnational dishes most in , :i ague in various countries. Twice M. Soyer bail the honour of an in erview with the Emperor Louis Napoleon at the. Tuile ries. He has been deputed, moreover, to visit t the Fourneaux de limperatrice, or soup-kitchens. • They are sixty-eight in number, and are established in every quarter of Paris, as well as in the suburbr. Ind spec dently of being under the patronage of their Maje :sties, they are subject to the inspection of the Prefect o nor the Seine, the provisions are supplied by the sup and of the holies et marches and the management, cookiu,b and distribution are confided to the Sisters of Charily! No thing is given gratis, but the soup and otNer.articl e 3 . of food are sold under cost price, thus affording' great re!ief to the recipients. In the report M. Soyer suNialtted to the Emperor he spoke in high terms of these in sti.tu tions, and proposed several improvements for adoption on the re-opening of these kitchens nest winter. .He ' also intends to introduce several new and cheap race ipts ' for the benefit of the working classes. Ho Lamm lied • how beneficial it would be if this system were adopted by all nations—as in the winter season, :aid especially i n t large manufacturing bowing, thousands of artiliams ate annually thrown out of employment foX U time. ST. JA 5,S' .3 Th FIAT.RE. THI MARQUIS' OF IvORMANBY AND THE _FRENCH 11,'VOLUTION. The _Nord of Brussels publishes the following letter from the Marquis of l'..lonnariby, Et4ilis mi nister at Florence, but the dite of it is not given : " Sir—l have received this morning your jour nal of the 14th. Ido not dispuie that a journalist is always free to appreciate the opinions of a public man, but I do not admit that he has the right to impute to him controverted facts. In an '4oticle containing a pretended memoir of Lord Palmer s'ou, there is a question of m°, in connection with. the revolution of 1848. 1 will confine myself here to denying each precise aile4ation. I was never in open (or secret) connivance with the men who conspired again s t th e - govern ment of Louis Phil lippe.' Never did I receive at my house the leaders of the movement, or the journalists who professed republican opinions.' Your correspon, dent adds, Lord Normanby was seen to frequent with remArkable familiarity these ministers of chance.' The fact is that, being then only at Paris non-officially, I never visited those gentle men, whom I did not know personally. It was never nec:esary for me to address a word to a sin gle meml er of the Provisional Government, with the exception of M. Lama tine, minister of foreign affairs, with whom naturally I maintained daily re lations. No one ever saw. me present at 'the filing of of the corporations of workmen, going, about 200,000 in number, and headed by flags, to signify their will to the indescribable government (cc pou voir sans nom) which sat at the Rotel de Ville.' It is therefore unnecessary to add that the assertion that 'this spectacle appeared to enchant hint' is a pure invention. On the who'e, there is not a word of truth in what concerns me in the article. It is true that I foresaw, to my great regret, the probability of the revolution, and when it bad b. oken our, I did my best, within the limits of my duty and my powers, to diminish the sad conse quences of it. I beg of yu, sir, in a spirit of fair ness, to give the same publicity to this letter that you have given to the anonymous accusations of a writer who meditates a reproduc'iou of his article, since he reserves to himself the right of translating it.—Accept, sir, &c., " NORMANBY." THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE A 7' TOULON. The following letter from Toulon of the 24th gives an account of the further proceedings of the Grand Duke Constantine : " The representation given on Thursday evening at the theatre in honour of the Prince was ex tremely brilliant. The house is rather a barn than a theatre, but by dint of flags and other ornamen taVous, it was transformed into something really handsome inside. The amphitheatre was arranged with fauteuils for the Prince and his suite, and the other persons who accompanied him. His Impe rial Highness reached the theatre about eight o'clock in an open carriage, accompanied by Baron Du bourdieu, the maritime perfect, Admiral Behrens, and Genera,'„ Totlelieu. The other officers of the squadron followed in other carriages. On the Prince and his staff entering the house, they were warmly greeted by the audience, and the orchestra immediately struck up the Russ'an national march. The representation of the " Mousquetaires de la Reiue " then commenced. During the per formance an enormous white cat, doubtless an amateur of music, came on the stage, and gambolled. about for some minutes, in spite of all the efforts of the persons there to drive it off. The movements of the animal appeared to cause great amusement to the Grand Duke, as well as to the audience. The Priece, on leaving the theatre, expressed his satisfaction at the manner in which the opera had been performed. The next morning, after break ' fast, the Prince went to visit the fine building yard of the Mourillon. The large sheds, upwards of 500 metres in length, built for storing timber, par ticularly struck his attention, as did also the largo steam saw-mills. He asked numerous questions from the different persons who acted as bis guides, and took notes of all he saw. The Prince after wards visited the new fortifications, and also Fort Lamalgue. In the afternoon, he went on board the Bretagne line-of-battle ship to partake of a dinner given by Admiral Trehouart. The Prince returned to the maritime prefecture about seven o'clock, to prepare for the grand ball given there by Admiral Dubourdieu, and which was an exceedingly brilliant affair ; the only draw back was that the number of invitations given was so great that the rooms could not contain them all conveniently, and several persons Mt without having been able to penetrate into the Grand Salon. With that exception the fête went off most admirably. The variety and splendour of the uni forms, the elegance and richness of the ladies' dresses, presented a charming coup d'ceil, and when after midnight the roams became less crowd ed dancing went on with great spirits. The Grand Duke and the officers of his squadron took a very active part in the dance, an amusement of which the Prince appeared to be particularly fond. This morning the Prince did not quit his apartments be fore breakfast. He passed agreat part of the after noon in visiting the fortifications, and stopped two hours at the Pyrotechnic School. He frequently interrogated the artillery officers on points of its orgunisation, and dictated notes to his aides-de camp. At four o'clock he visited the naval hos pital, and expressed his admiration at the order and regularity winch prevailed in that establishment. He was accompanied by the surgeon of his own vessel, who bad in the morning beau present at the dressiug of the patients. That officer seemed par • ticulatly struck with the choice quality of the food supplied to tee convalescent, and remarked, Wo cannot equal this in Russia ; half of our time we should net be able to procure the medicaments you use or the food you distribute.' The Prince went slowly through all the wards, asking a number of questions, and expressed great admiration at the manner in which everything was conducted." THE ITALIAN OPERA. (From the Dublin Daily Express of April 27.) The announcement of the farewell appearance in Dub. lin of Miss Catherine Hayes lent much additional interest to the attractions of the performance of Satur day night, and brought an audience which crowded every part of the house. For sorne years-past the name of Catherine Hayes has been famous throughout the world. Not atone in sunny Italy and sprightly France it greeted with applause, but throughout the vast region of the United States, in the remote valleys of San Francisco, amongst the planters of the West Indies, the descendants of Pizarro and Almagro in Peru, the nabobs of India, the gold diggers of the Australian fields, and the grave Dutch settlers of Java, her sweetest notes and most impassioned songs are remembered with enthusiasm. It required no ordinary woman to brave the dangers of such travel ; it was the thought of no ordinary songstress to give the most refined of Eurapean pleasures to the dwellers in those remote and savage regions. She rt. turned to the British islands with talents unimpaired, and in a lengthened visit to her native land has prove, by the representation of characters never before enacted by her, the range of those talents, and the still corn mending power she wields. To one of these we refer red when speaking of the artistes triumph in " llTrove tore ;" another demands notice in refrence to the opera of Saturday night, Donizettes "Lucrezia Borgia." Here, as in other parts, Miss Hayes had to contend with the majestic impersonation of Grisi, to whom nature hal accorded much that fits her for the enactment of the terrible scenes of lyric tragedy, as it has Miss Hayes for more graceful aid therefore less thrilling parts ; and yet with a lull remembrance of what Grisi was and is in the role of Lucrezia, speaking of her vs an w ithout fear of contradicti on , t h at in e points w e as surpassed by the performance of hoi actress, siaty, was miss H a y es . This observation particularly applies t 3 the whole of the first act. In the second the balance trembles between the two. In the last terrible scene the agony of the wretched mother was more horribly drawn by . the songstress of Mil an, t h e gr i ef more ten derly depicted by the songstress of Ireland. We ha ..e seldom seen a stage picture more grand than the su - tamed look of bold indignation that promised retribu tion, when one of the noble; tore the mask from he - - face in the first act, and the warm applause of the audience rose to enthusiasm when, with perfect origi nality, as her tormentors digitised, the haughty and in sulted princess threw herself upon her knee, her ar a outstretched, her eye flashing, and her whole et unt berme lit with the diabolic hope of vengeance. Upon this picture the curtain fell, and amidst a storm of a . )- plause the artiste was called to the front. In the scene with Don Alphonse there were native majesty and gra ie combined, and throughout the whole second act, without effort, there was undoubted originality. Of the pece liarities of the last scene we have already spoken. Aft , r the second act, again, and twice after the green' curtail had fallen, Miss Hayes wits called to the front and greeted with genuine enthusiasm. Should it so happen that Miss Hayes, as we understand to be her preset t determination, will not again visit this city, regarding her not only as Irish vocalist, but as au artiste in ti 9 abstract, in many points "we shall not look upon her 1 ke again." Siemer Badiali had little comparatively to do in th, part of Don Alphonse, but be did it iu such a way as t o cast into complete shade all other artistes who have at tempted it in Dublin. His noble voice, managed with a skill but too rarely possessed, was heard throughout wish pleasure, and in the " Vieni la mia Vendetta" he was rapturoudy encored. Vol pini acted well, but his voice does not suit the character of Geunaro, and with the del cious notes of Mario still falling on our ears, the unplea sant middle voice of Velpini, which he so profusely need on Saturday night, was by no means calculated to rai e th a t artiste in our esteem. For such parts as Pollio and I E tgardo nature has fitted him ; Gennaro should not be included in his list. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant was present, and remained in his box until Miser Hayes came a second time before the curtain. A really reinarkableentertainineet—an entertainment reniaritetle at once for its splendour an i originality IA as the St. James's Theatre. It given last evening at was the first of three consecutive nights' representations. It was fer the Benefit of the Royal Patriotic Fund, and was performed under Royal Patronage. As to the cha racter of the entertainment—that in truth requires some few words of explanation. The performance being all but unprecedented—what the puff advertisements are in the habit of calling " unique," For the " Crimean Relics," as the entertainment has been designated by its accomplished Author —Captain F. A. Wilson, K.L G.S.—although modestly described in the prOgramme as merely an I lestrated Concert—was to all intents are/ purposes no more a Concert than it was a Drama, or an Opera, or a Masque, or a Lecture, or an Eetre-Acte, or a Vaudeville, or a Spec tacle, or a Divertissement.. But something very like a melange of all these ingeniously blended together. It combined, in fact, the charms of music, of costume, of scenery, of acting, of singing, of decla mation. It appealed to the different senses, either SUCCtfi hively or simultaneously. .A nd it illustrated, as its title sufficiently well intimates, all that was actually most worthy of iiluetra , ion, in regard to the great contest re cenrly raging on the shores of the Euxine, between the legions of Russia, and those of the Allied Powers. Cap tain Wilson says himself, explicitly enough, in his Pre fece t) the printed libretto, as we may call it, of his Musicc- Dramatic Entertainment, "The object of my design • was to comprise, in rapid sketch, a general review of cur late Crimean carnPaigns, from the earliest scintilla tions of that patriotic spirit, which fired our whole nation at the 'first signal of hostilities, and which gradually aug mented in proportion as the war progressed, until it at tained that enthusiastic intensity which even the advent of Peace has yet sc ircely been able to extinguish." Adding, " More particularly still did I seek in these pages to commemorate the warlike energy and loyal de votion which sudden service in the field so gloriously awoke in the breasts of a young army, and to pint in the vivid and impressive colours of verse and music those distinguishing traits of character and feeling which are habitual with the British soldier and sailer when under going the dangers and vicissitudes of war ; aiazing at the same time to delineate many of the most prominent duties and details iccideatal to a camp, and all with as much faithful adherence as possible to matter of recorded fact and the simple truth of nature." 'This picturesque and patriotic design of his, Cap tein Wilson has, we are bound to say, most effec tively and powerfully realised. He has in it, we should conceive, more than fulfilled his most sanguine friends' expectations. Tue framework of his " Illustrated Concert"—as we suppose for want of a better explana tory title it must still be designated—admits of being clearly and succinctly defined as follows :—An opening Symphony, preluding the First Part—" England"— discovers on the rising of the curtain a Fortification. Here " First" and " Second" Gowers (vide SliakAptre's Henry V.") are the interlocutors : the first Gower being a Chelsea Pensioner, and the second Gower a Greenwich Pensioner. Their dialogue is descriptive of the sudden and startlingalarna by which the country was roused from the calm repose consequent upon 40 years most uninterrupted tranquillity. Immediately afterwards, comes " The Last Review" upon the esplanade of Buck ingham Palace, followed by an animated chorus "Hurrah fur the Queen !" At the close of which is a song for the baritone " Hark ! the Trump of War," succeeded by an inepiritieg song chaunted by a Chelsea Pensioner with a wooden leg and a crutch, who is led on in marching order by a little boy to the tuck of his toy drum ! The soldiers and the crowd mingling their voices together, drown the din of the old vete ran's ditty and the clatter of the child's plaything in a grand chorus—" Forward! March !" " Scotland" is the next scene, and even upon the mountains w• witness "The gathering"—the tenor carolling as a solo, "The Lass of Balmoral," and the soprano, " Fare weel to the Hielends." Presto 1 we have left the pur pling heather for the pavement of St. James's ! An offi cer of the Guards here votes the tocsin a bore in a blas6 tenor solo, " Ho ! War is Proclaimed !" But a Sergeant coming in with a bass solo, fraught with stern senti ment, they harmouise their views at last in a serio comic duet, changing from the andante to the allegro, to the celebration of the contending charms of Lady Pbccbe and Mary Muggeridge ! Afterwards comes the glorification of "The Fleet"—Scene, "A Sea Port"— Ships riding at anchor—discovered sailors and an old Commodore. The last-mentioned a very tough old gen tlenin, perfectly nautical, amazingly inflammable, and thoroughly patriotic, as an old Salt should be, sings a bass song, beginning, " Fresh on the breeze I catch the scent of roses !" How, say you, "the scent of roses?" Listen awhile— " Such as the lips of British cannon breathe; Housed from a lull old pluck in vain reposes, Eager to leap like cutlass from its sheath. Home to the fleet my seaward thought returning, Pines for the deck, hot broadsides to prepare, Glory once more sets sailors' bosoms burning, ' Laurels' the word—and I must reap my share." Then a sailor entering, with a bundle on the end of a stick, carols a truer ditty, "Fresh hope fil , s cheerly." Ending with this loyal chorus— " Then hurra, red and blue ! Be the word,' jolly crew 1 Ind while fighting through fire and through flame, Let us still bear in mind Whate'er danger we find, Victoria and Victory's the eisine." Subsequently comes " Tne Departure "—scene " A Railway Station"—among the crowd "Soldiers, Women, and Children" interspersed with the "stage business," being a Drummer's mezzo soprano song, " The News of War Fires"—followed by a trio and a quintette. An Irish Farewell being succeeded by a Soldier's Chorus, addressed to the girls they leave behind them—" Come, Dry your Rosy Cheeks !" Next we have gracefully as well as gratefully commemorated "The Sisters of Mercy," two ladies in the Nightingale uniform singing like night ingales successively, the first (a mezzo soprano) "0 Lethe, Blest River !" and the second (a soprano) " O Time 1 Ruthless Time !" Another soprano song, sung by another lady similarly equipped, is the prelude to the tenor Bravura d la Polacece, "Hence, Froward Care !"—the First Part of the Entertainment thus ending with a celebration of the patriotic ardour dis played by the Gentlemen Volunteers ! Two other Parts follow the First, commemorative and illustrative (among other thing-), of "The Voyage" and "The Landing," of " The gentry" and " The Letter," of " The Trench" and " The Outpost," of " The Bivouac" and " The Battle." The Third Part—and last—relating in a humorous strain to " The Forage," in a pathetic, strain to " The Hospital :" the whole winding up with a Peace of Triumph at the Pacification. One of the most characteri-tic scenes in this portion of the enter tainment being entitled "Sebastopol's Last Valtz"—the said valtz ending with "A shot from an English gun — shrieks of alarm without—French officers laughing : exeunt." For the more effective performance of this very navel and attractive entertainment, Captain Wilson, author and composer, has secured the services of a very powerful corps of artistes, together with a Chorus, Fifty in Number, under the direction of Mr. Smythson, aided by ex orchestra, (presided over by Mr. Leigh Smith), including Violins, Altos, Violin cellos, Basses, Flutes, Oboes, Clarionets, Bassoons, Horns, Cornets, Bugles, Fifes, Trumpets, Drums, and Trombones ! Last evening, as we have said—the First Night's Performance—was dedicated especially to the Benefit of the Patriotic Fund ! This evening, Tuesday, the 28th inst., the proceeds of the entertainment will be for the benefit of the Fund for the Soldiers' Daughters. To-morrow, Wednesday, the 29th inst., the Benefit of the Nightingale Fund will be the aim and object of the third representation. Assuredly, after what we have said, it must be obvious to anybody, to everybody, that it were superfluous to descant upon the extraordi nary attractions of this very singular e ntertainment, as it would be most certainly a matter of s upererogation if we seriously undertook here to demonstrate its origin ality,' Captain Wilson's "Crimean Relics" deserve suc cess, and that success they will realise. The entertain. merit has our cordial good wishes, and we doubt not that it will secure to itself and its ingenious originator a remarkable degree of popularity. SURREY ThEATRE. The legitimate drama was revived at this theatre last evening by the performance of the tragedy of " Brutus, or the Fall of Tarquin," Mr. Creswick, who is a deserved favourite with the audience here, sustaining the part of Lucius Junius Brutus. His performance was through out forcible ; and in the early part sarcastic and sugges tive, so long a the proud and heroic spirit is compelled to seek in a fool's demeanour safety from a tyrant. The burst of passion with which he breaks the long conceal_ nient of his patriotic indignation was finely given ly Mr. Crt•swiek, and drew down long-continued applause. The usual honours were paid to the chief actor, and be Was called on at the end of the third act, as well as at the close of the tragedy. Two pieces followed, the musical drama of .‘ Our Ntlly," in which Miss Poole performed for the first tune, and the entertainment concluded with the grand spectacle of the "Dumb Savoyard and his Monkey," ea that every portion of the audience had a full opportu nity of enjoying its favourite amusement. lit he es 83- in [-or -ho hi, he ;be :ed ed In me he it e ;o- ni 81 4 211 1091 5i 4i