The Sun. — London, England, 1857-06-09 00:00:00

''' / most un- Dresepted ich be ad- s of 3 3 11 1 . ! ieal pubis"collected charnoiq udle Le e popularl life-pain . the time •se of pub , and in at: Lip Plow: vsfortna' 'as chiefly rewspaPe r, ;, his own Led as (Ds" re was 0 11 ° vas alivsY a Pit. Mt; Ld read 7, 1 eak, 01 ' the sa . nlP • conce i ve with him we Nyou lu d renew-0i nhim est riq,' tP ld bee °ll3e what W as illy a de e s l i o sautrY, )n its fi it becal,6 has eau °ecl f Laracter ° more egr e ; L t blue of " nevoleue„, , h ea rt few and if nted escape 1; >nage W dit cban e old was - st it() qualitY, > bliterate ( !; Ls J er rold k proves a lie natur e ', stract, buy ials, eve° rated We ll :r who P t ;xeelled is the loss ° end wil° e it flowo,l' quired f °r Jerrold 0 b their 0" Priory s intelleo& d 0 ;, Per I°3'. clove r 03 ; p er A-- 1 Os ; cA ° f d l 1° per of iequeecc_ e Mors W.,. 'tog. T b !' - om petiilo i; highe r ' inues, t ' a 1 es of 13 ? nsiitep ti % rise, vat 0 for h°l3l lanta ti°ll P Fall ree t4 .! 0 suPeri" n in price. rule Sant :ara 3$ re" ire on t° ,o Se to t . idolo° .ht at ;,90. frowt 1 the roof office) ter nartle't she 036 when sh e he neig h ' she vi r°ls ,i w ee, an IVI NE ARK AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoCK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed with a hardening tendency, at the extreme rates of last week. The sales amounted to 12,000 bales, 2,500 of wh'ch were taken by the speculators, and 2,000 by the ex porters. The Railway Share Market closed w:th a dull appearance, and prices of all shares were a shade lower. It has been announced by the Union Bank of London that they are authori-ed by the Delhi Bank to arrange all the engagements of that esta hliThment drawn upon the London and Eastern Banking Company. The advices from China as already reported have increased the firmness of the silver market, and the demand continues active. The bars received by the last West India steamer haye been sold at 53 . lid. per ounce, being id. per ounce more than t he previous supply realised. Although the rates at Rung Kong and Shanghai are higher and will 4eep up the present drain of silver, it is satisfactory to notice.that the Indian exchanges are more favour !hie, the quotations both at Calcutta an..l Bambay being lower than was at first supposed. Further amounts of gold have been taken into the Bank of England, and a larger proportion of t▪ he late supplies is likely to be so appropriated ' t ,han most persons anticipated ; but of the 345,0001. 'rolight by the Sussex and the Walmer Castle, a 'heot 120,0001. has been sold to the authoritieß, 4 " a part of the remittances by the Kent, the South Carolina, '&c., will probably be also added to the stock of precious metals in Threadneedle- Istrp e t. An active demand still prevails for discount ac e(nlimodation, and at the Bank of England and in L ombard-street the applications are found .to be verq numerous. At the same time, however, no 'tenuity is encountered by parties requiring assist „an") and as the supply is large, there is perhaps 'ese pressure than of late. One cause of the sus tained inquiry is the activity with which the Go- Vernment collections, as usual at this period of the Year, when the dividend payments are approaching, are Made. Probably in the course of a f ew da y s 4 i, r - inquiry will slacken, but it is impossible at all ::_egles to calculate upon any beneficial c h a n g e, for " least increase in the demand seems to have a decided effect upon the market. The transfer books for Consols close to-say, and the market will now be solely under the influence of speculative operations. Subjoined are the clays appointed for the shutting and re-opening : Shut. Re-opep, Consols New 34 per Cents New 2i per Cents „ 10 ... ~ 37 5 per Cents. Annuities, 1860... Ditto, 1880 , s 10 ... „ 17 India Stock there is very little animation in the markef for Securities, and the quotations seem rather ~e a y.Y. It-is difficult to discover the real cause of of this apathy and weakness, but a 'prudent course o f 'Peculation is evidently dictated by the continued d emand for money and the specie drain. The tt endancc of the members of the " House" is li mited, and business in all departments is con tracted. Consols for transfer have been 93i 94, a nd for account 944 13- and 94g The New 3 t e r Cents. are 92R /, and the Reduced 92 a tik Stock is 2121 to 214. India Bonds are Bs. rl'eeunt, the March Exchequer Bills 2s. dis , and e Bonds 98i Consols are now 94 for money al l 94 i for account. . e oreign stocks are exceedingly inactive, not m ore than half-a-dozen bargains being recorded. Turkish 6 per cents. have beers 95k, and are now called 95. Peruvian 3 per cents. are 53 ; Dutch "2 Per cents., 651 ; and do. 4 per cents. 974. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—G rena d a Deferred Bonds, 6k ; Mez!can, , 2 1 3 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 7 6 i 71; ditto 3 per 534 44 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 454 61; n "rottiatt - - 5 per Cants., 107 9 ; ditto 41 per ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 21; ditto New Deferred, 25i 4 2 • ditto Certificates, 611 ; ditto Passive, 54 I._ ' The Railway -Share Market has been inactive, but the few dealings reported have in most in etannes-been at a slight improvement on yesterday's quotations. Great Northern and Lancashire and Yorkshire advanced ss. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and 7s. 6d. ; and Norfolk and North Eastern kitlerwick), 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial i nes no business of any importance was transacted. Great Western of Canada receded about ss. In Mining Shares the only business done was in obre Copper, at 52, being about yesterday's i quo- Joint-stock Bank Shares ruled quiet. London rd. Westminster improved about ss. ; Ottoman Bink: about ss. ; and Union of Australia de ed 10s. Very few dealings are reported in Miscellaneous Sh ares. North of Europe steam have improved ss. ; Royal Mail Steam declined 10s. 13 - '7 FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES -THIS DIY. ( From the Officzat List.) Business done. ank Stock S 7, re? Cont. Reduced Annuities 92A 5 12. 11 l eer Cent Consols Annuities 94 31 4 31 1 3i r ' 3 per Cent. Annuities 921 g ?Alia Stock 4 1 dlei Rends, £lOO3 n D itto, under .ElOOO 8 Cl 4 " 1) :iols for Accour• - , P.:chequer Bills, •Gd. tIOO 0 a 1 a 1 bitto Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent Ditto, 1359 a.Plthan SICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. 13r • u • per Cent. D itto 5 per Cent. (Rothschild's) b D itto New, 1852, 44 per Cent. 13tIenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto Account 3 per Cent Ditto A . ccoant . . . 223 ' ernvian Bonds, 4 1 per Cent 75 D itto 3 per Cent. . 53 likussian Bonds, 1822, t St., 5 per Cent.... 1093 I) ,., t niEh Bowls, 3 per Cent. vitto New Deferred, 3 per Cen.. Spanish, Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 6l .urkith R ond a , 6or cent 9sk Ditto Account .. 95 otttocnds o the above paranicin Lon 'Pm. batch Exchange, 24 per Caul., 12 Guilders 654 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates . 97?i Conaol s , money Ditto Account, July 9 THREE O'CLOCK. 933 4 9.4 a THE HARVEST.—The provincial papers speak most sa vourable'of the forthcoming crops. THE CASE or THOMAS FULLER BACON.—As the trial of Bacon for the wilful murder of his mother, at Stamford, will take place in London, the trial will not take place until after the judges return from circuit, Probably not until the August session, when a special day will be appointed. TRINITY MONDAY.—Yesterday being Trinity Monday a'special general court was held at the Trinity House on Tower -hill, at which his Reyal Highness Prince Al 13ert was unanimously reelected master, and Captain John Shepherd deputy master of that ancient. corpora• .lion for the ensuing year. The court then proceeded to t he parish church of St.Olave, Hart-street, where Divine eervice was performed, and an excellent and appropriate s ermon preached by the Rev. Lord. W. Russell. DEFALCATIONS OF OFFICERS OF SAVINGS-BANKS.—A °tu rn published yesterday gives full particulars cf de falcations discovered to have taken place in savings banks, since the Ist of July, 1851, with all the cor '7l3ondenee thereto relating. Defalcations have tak en p l ace in the f o ll ow i ng bank viz , in the Ongar branch 9,,f, the Romford savings bank, the Dunmow bank , the 43 -,eivport (I s l e o f Wi g ht) b an k, th e Runcorn hank, the Bradford (Wilts) bank, the Southport bank, the Yoxali 4 d l' ld Bart on b an k, th e R ug by b an k, the West Lon °ll bank, the Bromleybauk, and the Leicester hank. ~..I : I P PRESSION OF A FAIR AT DEPTFORD.—On Sunday ' mo rning some hundreds of persons assembled on some t r ltlnd near the Deptford Station of the Greenwich t a dway with the intention of holding a fair. Superin. endent Mallalieu apprehended a man who was driving S takes into the ground for the purpose of erecting a mar quee. In the evening a great number of vans as sembled on th e same ground ; and th e po li ce h av i ng i stopped three which were entering, were informed that theyetustodb; longed to a Mr. Manley, who had taken the g r ound to hold a fair, who came up and was taken into Manley and the man who was driving in the s takes, and who was in his employ, were brought up at the Greenwich police-court yesterday. A letter was p r oduced from Mr. Davidson, solicitor, of Spring-gar dens, Stating Stating that no one had power to let, or had lot, teats fer the purroee hel , ling a fair. The rnegis• into ordered M an l ey t o fi n d bail in 401., and to enter ° his own recognisances in the same amount for his rod behaviour for three months. The other prisoner was discharged. St. 50 St. St. 20 20 10 St. .00 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 FOREIGN. 10 I all lAntwrp &Rotterdam ' 61 7 20 18 Ardennes. • ••• 5 all Belgian East. Junct. lf 1 20 16 Beziers to Graissessac par 1 - p 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse - . Coal Mines and Ry. 4i Bh 20 12 Dutch Rhenish 2' 20 all Eastern of Franco 20 all Do. New 20 2s. Euphrates Valley 20 18 Gt Central of France 24i —24 R 20 18 Great Luxembourg 66 61 6i IL 4 Italian Junction 20 all Lake Const. & Bale ••• ••• 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... ...el 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian ti 5 p 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... •• 20 all I and Geneva 20 all Lyons & Mediterran. ... ... 33i all Maria Ante - , - .la • •-••• ••- 10 all Do. New — ... 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Prof. 213 206 16 all Northern of France 37i 38 f i 10 all NorwegianTruk.Pref 8A 9.6 20 all Paris and Lyons s7i 58 57i 20 all Paris and Orleans 56 58 20 7 Reeife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7p. c f d par 10 74 Rome and Frascati... ... ••• 20 all Royal Danish l6 18 176 5 all Royal Swedish .z. 14 20 all Sambre and Meuse 8 82 10 all Do. 56 per cent. pref Bl 8 i 20 all Southern of Franco 29# 291 81 all P. Flanders 10 all !Do. 56 per c. Pref 20 all I W.& N.W. o f F rance 30 31 20 6Western ofAustria„ pa r p 1 20 all West. of Switz er l and - ar I 6 all i Wiesbaden ..... —"• ** ' 6 ; all \ Do. Bp. cent. p re f — ... 20 1 all Zealand ......... "• ••• . ••• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. - 40 all (Australasia BB 90 88i 25 181 Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London; 5O n 40 all 1.3ri.C0l Bk.& Ln. Co ... .. 50 all !British N. American ... —. ... 20 8 C.Bk.of Ind.Au.&Ch 11 id 00 50 ,City 62 64 63 100 25 Colonial 100 120 Commercial of Lond ... .. 120 all Eng.Scot.&Aus•Cht l7l 17/ 20 all Lon.Ch, Bk.of Aust l7/ 174 20 all Ditto New l7 17 4 20 20 London and County .. ... 50 50 Incl.&E Bnkng•CorP ••• ... 50 10 London Joint Stock ... ... 100 20 ILoncl. and Westminst. ... .• • 491 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... ... 20 10 Do. No* 50 2.26 . National Bank ...... ... ... 20 all New South Wales .... 47 49 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 39 40 20 15 !Ottoman Bank ...... Id i p 15 100 35 'Provincial of Ireland 61 ••••• 63 10 all Do. New 5 1 IR.An.s.B.&G.Im.Co .,. ••• 36 25 all !South Australia 25 all !Union of Australia 55 57 556 i 1 ... 24 Do. New 6 7 50 :0 Union of London 100 "4:1 Unity Mutual „•..• —d 100 00 Weetrußk of Loud lO -- Sd r 7,7 ARE MARKEES—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Price Business done this day this (ley. rrAid RAILWAYS. ) imbg. Nottng. Bost. dz Eastn. Junc Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkonhd. Lancsh. di Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter- Caledonian........ Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Ds. A Do. B ......... Dublin&Bolfast Juno. Dun. P. &Aber.Jn.nc. East Anglian !Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A. stk. Do., do. 8.... ...... Do. New A East Kent ... East Lancashire East Suffolk . ..... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth . &Dundee Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness ........ Glasgow& S.Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., R. Stock ...... Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) Great Western. Do. S tr. V. R. pa. St Irish Sonth-Eastern. I Lancaster &Carlisle. g Do., Thirds..... Do. New Thirds Lanpash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 ... Do., Wst. Riding Uri. Do. Southport.... London & Blackwall Lond.Bright.& S.Cst. London & N. Wostorn Do. Fifths Do. ,101. . ;52 &B C Do. Eighths London 4z S. Weateru Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.&Lindn. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's • arrangement ...... Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West.(lr. ) Do. Shares Newcastle do Carlisle.. Newpi.Aberg.&lirfd. Newry dr Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrovor Norfolk. o Northn. Counties Un North British ......... North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock ...... as ter Berwick Do. do. Extension ... I tDo do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London ..... N. & S. Ws tn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn 1 North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Wostrn. Juno Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhy mney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn . St Shropshiro Union Sitingbourne &Sheer. Sontli Devon South Eastern Do. 4i per . Shares South Wales . . S. Yorksh. RivarDun Do. Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling.. Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18n5 Stockton .k Ef.artlopl 1 Taft - Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hat. D. kR. Vale of Neagh Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall.. West End of London and Crystal Palace.. Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class... Wmbledon&Croydon BRITISH P, Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Con.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. i3uffalo At Lake Hur. Buff., Brnt. & Go4ch. 5 p. c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72l Do. do., 1 July, '731 Do, do., 1 June, '7 41 Calcutta and S. East. Central Cade (Lim.) Ceylon .bares Do. B. do. . 1 Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.41 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong dr Melbonrne guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert ,Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Westn. of Canada. Do. New • Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. IDo. do., '73, without' option ;Madras, guar. 4. p.c. Do. do., 5 per c. , - --- Do. 44 p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Eg. , g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex.; do. 'We (Limited) 16cinde, guar. 5 per c I Do 53 - 53 8i - 9 67 - 69 8i - 9 89 s 1 72i 1 ' 36 37 • . .. - 4 - 5 9 - 10; 181 - 198. 1111 - 17 52 - 54 - 36. 8 7 d 97 98, 53 o ..• .... 33 - 333 95 - 97 8 - 9 - 87 - 89 121 - 123 102 - 101 64i 64i 63 - 65 10 - 74 8 pl 6 --8 ;), loot up`2l - 6 - 61 111 112 1104 - 101?., id— i ci 9J 10011 4ii 83i -83 i 51 - 55 15 - 16 61 - 63 3i - 31 , 1, 42i 434, 89 -- 991 3 -- 2i , 24 -- 2 431 -- 44. 68j -6 9 h 96 -- 99 5 - 7} - 8 10 -10 i 30f - 301 7 - 5 1105 107 25 26 49 51 3 2 d 14 19. 73i 744 87 - 88 54 - 51 - 40 - 92 204 - 21. 4 7 - 9 - 3i 5i - 6 iSSESSIONS. i in ld par 93 95 91 - 94 91 - 94 •.• - ..• n - li r 108 109 JA lap 19.1 - 20A1 631 - 91: - 92 21 - 211 23} - 23 1 ' - 2 p 100 - 101 ' 110 - 115 1.10 - 115 106 108 19 20 21 21* d iP a ... - ... li - lip all 100 t ,100 8 100 all 100 all 100 all 1.00 100 r R:E Is N, 1:0 NlO LINES LEAS ED AT FIXED. RENTALS. all 100 7; 25 12i St. 100 Lensing .Ilompanies Ln. &N. W. (laledon E. U. St E. C Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt. Weatn Y. k N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do La. &N. W -& Midld E. Count Do Do ... Do Closing Prices this day. 93 - 95 ll - 13 131 - 133 - all 'lOO all all all 106 :a 12: 2 - 23 101 - 106 - P 2f - 2i 88 - 90 id - 54 56 Do Gt.Northnl T. BrasseYl M. MCleani Stk.drDar , Do Cit.Wostn - 133 7i - 8 i 9 - 94 Business this day 89 31 - 321 87 - 89 i 104 34 sia a 100 i 1011 4 43 I i f 431 89i a 90 23 i $ i 109 81 12g riA. , LWAYS. Egackghamsh. Clydoe.alo Jc. Col.Staur Vy. . E.Lin. g. G p.e E. Un. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New IGO all all all all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. Do. 1 Shares. Lon. &Greenw Do.Preferenee Lon. TR., &S., Do. B ►rk. Sh., Maneh.Bxtou. JJ and Matlock' Maid. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc., &Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp. c Frost. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn. & Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc Do.. I Wil ts dr.B,lrarst , Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 50/.) Brie. &Ex. 4 p. c. qt. Do. 4 per c. Shares,. Caledn. £lO 4p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5 p. c. Do. do. 5 plr cent Cork &Bandon 5 ip. c. Dnn.Perth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A. Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 ...... Do. New 6 pr. e. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash .6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. Rho Min.& Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furnecs, 5 p. e Glas. & 4.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent ..... Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S &W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Gt.W.(B.&ll.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i P.C. Do. con. red. 4 p. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. rod. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do.ChestorBp.c.P.S Do. do. N p c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Mesh. Glut. Sh Do, do. do Do, do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon.&B.G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. Now Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & p. W., Coy. az Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lon. & S.W. 7 porct. late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. Sh Londy.&Ennis. kSh M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent I Do. do. do. Do, do. 34 per cent. Niarypt. t, Carl. 4 P.C. Do. 44 per cent Do. .do. Kid.Cousol.6p.c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4. p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. & H. Pref. St. New., Aber. , &c., pr. 5 p. c. rod. 5 p. c. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. lorfk.Deb.4 p. a. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext, 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British . Do. 7i. Preference 8. E. Berw. 4 p. e. PK Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No. 1 Do. do. Qus., 1848 . Do. York &S. Pur. North Staffordshire Ox., Wor, & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar.,. Scot. Cont. New Pref. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Anu.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. SL S. Wales Gila. 4 p. c Do. do. 4 a p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. PREFERENCE SEARES. ••• -- ••• 9'2 - 94 93 -- 9~ 5i - 6 108 - 112 108 - 112 - 12} -12 i 70 - 72 114 - 116 105 - 107 199 -101 61 - 63 10k - 101 hi -- 93 -- 95 83 - 85 85 -- 87 100 -- 101 91 -- 10 16i -- 17 91 10 72 -- 74 19 -- 19 91 -- 91 . 14. f -- 14 134 -.136 138 - 141 115 -. 117 1154 - 156 a 66 68 130 - 132 95 - 97 80 - 88 11 - lli •.• - ... 101 - 103 91 93 ld 22i - 22 1111 -- 113 - 116 105 -- 110 18 - 19 224 -- 24 98 -- 100 95 -- 100 - £3 24 - 3 2i - 3 BRITISei MINES. 1 2/12,Alfred Cons. (Alit • 14'British Iron • 20 Condurow (Oambrn.) 1 1 'Del. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.> I I4s Great South Tolgus 11/3 :G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk ) 7 I Grt.W. Vor (Helstn ) 13s ,Lady Bertha 7. Frances (Illogan) . IN. W.B isset (Illogan) iillslNorth Wheal Crofty 1 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 I Porkellis U. (Wend.) Cs. :Sort. Cons, Min. Co 2i IS. Caradon (St. Clear) 2 S. Carn Brea (Illogn.) 19 S.W.I Frances(lllogn.) • 4i !Tani. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Minea (G weunap) I2s °IV. of Tovrey (Camar.) 1. 7. Basset (Illog•in) 20 IW. Caradon (Liskrd.) 54 IWh. Basset (Illogan). 5 IWIL Buller (Rdruth). 5i Wh. Eilward(Calstek) 1/ 76 Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 Wll.Ma. Ann (Meuht.) 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 17 - 18 7 - 8 L4O - IF - ;0 65 - 475 16 -18 7 - 7i 4 - 5 - k 14 - 1(1 18 - 19 4 - 5 22 - 23 56 325 - 335 5 - 6 290 -- 303 - 4 - 4. 175 - - 1 29 - FO - 145 . 250 - 255 303 - 320 6 - 64 17 19 46 - 48 23 - 24 FOREIGN MINES. 20 7 Australian 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .C 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes 4 Cuiada . ... 20 15 4 Do. St. J on c ohn om Del Rey 11 16 1 Clarendon Co. of Jamaica $ fd 40 all Cobre Copper 52 51 52 3 . . 16 Copiapo 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 li Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada * g i 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.4 Smlt b 7 5 1 Port Philip 30 16, Santiago de Cuba 1 all 4 onth Australian 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Prof. 281 all United Mexican 3i 4 31 MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agricult. 18 19 10 all Australn. Royal Mail ... ... 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4 5 50 40 Brit. American Land ... -- 100 323 Canada 148 - 152 St. 1 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 1121 11 t 1 1121 I i St. 11100 Do. 6 p.c.Feb.&Aug. ... ... St. aOO D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. ... . . St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 30 35 25 all Do. Pref. 70 p. cent. 25 ~.... 27 5 all Crystal Palace 2 --2 f 5 all Do. P r eference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France .. _, ... 1 1 Duston Iron Ore .. ••• 20 16 'Eastern Steam.... St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel 1 ••• .. ••• 5' all En.drAust.Cop.SmCo l 11 11 10 lOs.,Eur. & Ind.Jctn • Tel. ... . ... 25 all Gen. Ir. Se. Col.(lim.)i ••• ' ••• 15 LI Gen. Steam Navigat.l ... ; •••, 20 5 London Discount _1 11 ' fa 4 all Loud. Gen, Omnibus 3i 3i 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig.} ... ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel.l . . ... 10 all Mexican& S.Americi 21 2/ 21 5 5 'Nat. Discount Co ll -- id 3if 5 5 Do. New ... ... 10 5 Netherlands Land._ 11 11 11 1 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at 1 d 4l 4. 41 5 1 Do. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 18 22 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. ..., 1 all N. B. Australasian... 4 10 all Nrth.ofEuropoSteam, 90 I.oi 10 1 all 'Oriental Gas 12 ss • Do New Shares p iP 25 all 'Peen.. Ld. 4 Mimi ll 2 2 50 all Peninsular 4 Oriental 69 —7l 50 10 Do. New 5l —si 50 all Rhynmey Iron 15 all Do. Now 6 8 60 60 Royal Mail Steam 59 61 59i 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 1$ 11 all Do. New ICO all S. Ans. Gov. 6 p.e.bds. ... -- 25 all South Austral. Land 34 36 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus. Li). Co. Up. Can .., -- • • 100 281 Van Diemen's Land, ll 12 11 PM 114 15 I 8 5 7: 7 , 1. V it, 1 I'i N 141 9, TUESDAY z Ao-, 4 4. t4:11 13,11,TVitte - 1 4 _ :SUN OFFICE, ,Feven, o'clock. laqt. by a shot frA from the French war schooner Ma ratch. Lord PALMERSTON' . said that her Majesty's G-i -vernn-ient had received information with regard to the melancholy circumstance. It appeared that this vessel entered the roadstead of Belleisle without her colo'iri flying, which was very wrong, becan o a foreign vessel entering a harbour ought to have her national colours flying. (Hear, h. ar.) UnqueFtilnably the C3P duct of the officer in command of the French vessel was unjustifiable, although ho ordered two blank mus kets first to be fired. The noncompliance of the master of the schooner was no justification of the French com mander's precipitatien in ordering a shotted musket to be discharged against the schooner. (Hear, hear.) His explanatLn of the unfortunate affair was that be ordered the person who fired to fire high, the conse quence of which was the striking of the seaman referred to. The French Government had, however, given her Majesty's Government no opportunity of remon strating against this act, for Count Walewski imme diately on the circumstance becoming known, volur teered a communication to her Majesty's ambassador at Paris, of the most satisfactory and handsome kind, ex pressing the deep regret of the French Government at the occurrence, and stiting that orders would be given by the French Government to dismiss the French otfictr from their service, who ordered the firing of the musket —(heAr)—and that the French Government was about to make inquiries to ascertain in what way and in what degree it was possible in their Power to mitigate the applications of the family of the unfortunate seaman who may have suffered from the sacrifice (this life. Nothing could be more honourable or propr than the manner in which the French Government had acted, and intend still farther to act in this unfortunate and melancholy catastrophe. (Hear.) GRAND JURIES (METROPOLIS). Sir F. THESIGER moved for have to introduce a bill to dispense with the attendance of grand juries at the Central Criminal Court, and at courts of General and Quarter Sessions holden within the metropolita❑ police district except in particular cases. The hon. and learned gentleman referred to the feeling of the public against the continuance of grand juries, as well as many of our jtufges ; and he referred to the practice of grand juries throwing out bills, and of persons going privately before grand juries, and preferring bills against prisoners for the pur pose of extortion, and gave a variety of illustrations of the working of the system.in support of his argument. The secresr of the proceeding faCilitated its being abused, lie proposed that no case` should be tried in the metropolitan districts without a previous investi gation Wore a magistrate, by which means attendance of the grand jury might be dispensed with, and thereby save much loss of time and inconvenience t) persons having to prosecute prisoners, from their not being re quired to attend before grand juries to prefer bills of in dictment. A great saving would also take place in the costs of pr3secution. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the measure would receive the cordial support of the Government, who bad not touched the subject, from their having had under their consideration a comprehensive plan con nected with the appointment of a public prosecutor, which would have taken the subject under consideration. After some remarks from Mr. BOWYER, leave was given to bring in the bill. [LEFT SITTING.] ASCOT RACES.--(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Early Bird. York Rosa Bonheur Eighteen ran. ASCOT STAKES. Claude Lorraine E,ademption Ruth Fifteen ran. ASCOT DERBY STAKES. Sydney Turbit, Chevalier d'lndustrie Four ran. ASCOT GOLD VASE. Arsenal Strathnaver Mary FIRST TRIENNIAL STAKES. C1yde5da1e.............................................. Wood Nymph .......................................... Happy Land SEVENTH BTENNIAL STAKES. Aleppo Pitapat Polmoodie LATEST BETTING. ASCOT. GOLD CUP. sto 1 r.O Skirmisher (taken) (in force) t 7 to 1 agst Gamma di Vergy (taken) (in force) 100 to 6 agst Rogerthorpo (t%ken) Arrived—Heroine, St. Giles, Trie)lor, and Hobgoblin. Not here—Cerra. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—{T'nis Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR to9k his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. MUTINY OFNA.TIVE INDIAN TROOPS. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGHI7ad been in hopes that it would not be necessary to draw their lord ships' attention to the lamentable mutinies which had taken place in the native army of India. The news which ho had read list night gave so grave a character of the !mutinies which bad occurred in India, that he did not think it consistent with his duty to refrain from putting a question to the noble lord the President of the Council. Their lorJships would, of course, be acquainted with the mutiny of the 19th Native Regiment, the march of that regiuient, and its subsequent disband went at Barrack pore in the presence of five other native regiments. They must a'so have perceived wiell apprehen sion the spread of diraflection amongst the native army, but a circumstance had occurred that gave a more serious aspe.cf to the affair, namely, the spread of incendiary fires. From V:e IGth to the 25th of April no less than seven incendiary fires tad occurrel in the district occu pied by the disaffected troops. A regiment amounting to four hundred sabres had been permitted to remain in open mutiny without any effort being made to check the progress of the disaffec tion. He could not uuderstand how it was so in Mee rut, where the Government had a strong force of artillery, dragoons, and carabineere, who could have been depended upon. Open mutiny was, in fact, open war, and it was only to be ...net by open war. There must have been some strange exagge ration in the eccounts that bad been received, but having carefully perused the accounts which had been published in the Bengal territory, he could come to no other conclusion than that the whole of the dis content was caused by the fear that the Government intended to interfere with the religion of the natives of India. He found the names of six officers, and several otherputle functionaries all connected with the mis sionary proceeding ; and the Govern - or-General (Lord Canning) was said to he a large subscriber to every so ciety having for its object the conversion of the naives. The house must remember that the Governor-General could not separate himself from his public char ,cter Governor General, - and if any attempt was made to in terfere with the religious rigs of the natives, a bloody revolution would take ' , lace, the result of which would be that the English would be driven from India. The question he wished to put was, whether instructions had been sent out to India, directing the several govern ments to make known to the army that the Home Go vernment would protect all their subjects in the undis turbed r xerciso of their religion ? Earl GRANVILLE thought the noble lord had taken a course which might lead to very disastrous cormequerices in India. His question was based upon a tel.graphic dospatch, whiou might give a very exaggerated account of the state of the native troops in India ; but he felt bound to defen led Lord Canning from the nape reions that had been cast upon him. He could assure the noble earl that the Government would not for a moment countenance any attempt to interfere with the religious rites of the natives of India. [LEFT SITTTING HOUSE OP COMMONS —('his Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at fur o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. DEECROPT took the oaths and his sent for Leeds. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed : —Banff, Macduff, and Turriff Extension Railway ; Brighton, Hove, and Broston Constant Service Water ; European and Indian Juncion Telegraph Company ; Forth and Clyde Junction Railway ; New River Com pany ; Portsmouth Railway (New Title), and St. Philip's Church, Liverpoool Bills. The following bill was further considered and ordered to be read a third time:--Wycombe Railway. The following bills were read a second time—London Gas Light Company (Capital), and Mallow and Fermoy and Great Southern and Western Railways. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR IRELAND. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on this day week he would submit a motion for the consideration of the house, substitutinEy, a Secretary of State for Inland for the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireand. GRAMMAR SCHOOLS. Mr. W. EWA.RT gave notica that on this day f rt night he should bring under the notice of the house the ►ormation of grammar schools throughout the country. THE BALLOT. Mr. H. BERKELEY postponed his motion on the ballot from the 231 inst., to the 13th of July. RETURNS. Numerous unopposed returns were ordered to be laid on the table of the house. PAYMENT OF LOCAL CONSTABLES. Mr. MILES asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it was his intention to in troduce a bill fur th e payment o f l oca l cons t a bl es ap pointel under - the Act 3 and 4 Vic. c. 88, s. 16. during the present session ? Sir G. GREY said that the act at present in operation had worked well for many years, and no difficulties had hitherto arisen under it. Tee local constables had power to go beyond their district to serve summons, Sec., but at the expense of the persons employing them. He was not aware of any fund out of which constables could be paid, but he would look into the law. CONSOLIDATION OF THE STATUTES. Mr. POWEltheusked the First Lord of the Treasury• what progress had been made by the Commissioners appointed for consolidating the statute law, in the preparation of measures for that purpose, and whether it was intended to introduce during the present session a bill for the consolidation of any portion of the statutes ; and, if such was the intention of the Govern ment, what portion of the statutes would be dealt with ? Mr. BAINES said that the report of the commis sioners was ready, and would be laid on the table of the house ina few days. It was the intention of the Lord Chancellor, in a few •days, to lay on the table of the House of Lords a series of bills that had been prepared under the direction of the Statute Law Commissioners. THE POOR-LAW BOARD. Mr. CRAUFU RD asked the President of the Poor law Board, whether the hon. member for Boston still continued to hold the office of auditor under the Poor law Board ? Mr. BOUVERIE said that the hon, member referred to was appointed by the local guardians, though liable to be dismissed under certain circumstances by the Poor law Board. He was not aware that his election for Boston prevented him from holding the office of auditor, which hitherto he had discharged with satisfaction. PARK LANE. Mr. BAILLIE asked the First Commissioner of Works, whether, in pursuance of the recommendation of the Metropolitan Improvement Committee of 1855, he bad been able to devise any plan for relieving the great increase of traffic which now passed through Park-lane, and bad become dangerous to the public ; and, whether there would be any objection to open to the public the read through the park, from Stanhope street Gate to Hyde-park Corner ? Sir B. HALL, after referring to the report of the commissioners, said that he took proceedings last year to carry out its recommendations, but he met with opposition from eight or nine residents, and on confer ring with the law officers of the Crown, they agreed with the objections urged by the residents. It was, however, desirable to Widen Perk-lane if possible. With reference to the second part of the question, he thought it could not be acceded to, because if opened in the day it must be at night, and that would be objectionable. THE DEATH OF. JAMES WILLIAMS. Mr. DILLWYN asked the First Lord of the Trea sury whether her Majesty's Government had received any information respecting the circumstances attending the death of James Williams, a seaman on board the John and Edward schooner, of Aberystwitb, who was killel in the harbour of Blleitle on the 24th day of May THE PERSIAN WAR. (Front the Gazette of this Erming.) INDIA BOARD, JUNE 8. The following notificaion, issued by the Governor-Gene• ral of India in Council, on the 22 l of April, M 57, has been this day received at the East India House : NOTIFICLITION. FORT WILLIAM, APRIL 22, 1Q57. It is with great satisfaction that the Governor-General in Council directs the publication of the accompanying despatch s* received from the seat of war in Persia. They describe fully the operations of the British sea and land forces in the attack and capture of Mohamra on the 2dth of March, the flight of the Persian army, thirteen thou -I.and strong, and the complete success of the British areas at every point. Ihe scheme of the attack was chosen by Lieutenant- General Sir James Outram with excellent judgment.; it was carried through with precision ; and it has led to the accomplishment of the object in view at a small cost of life. The Governor-General in Council desires to offer to Lieu tenant-General Sir Jaines Outram his brat congratulations and thanks for this happy result. The engagement was on the side of the British arms a naval one,—no land force, with the exception of one mor tar battery, having taken an active share iu it.. The manner in which the task was performed is most honour able to the Indian Navy. That the Officers, Seamen, Artillerymen, Marines, and ()there of the squadron did their duty with intrepidity and ardour, is the smallest part of the praise which is owing to them. The plan of the naval attack, which was to be carried out in shoal and narrow meters, and in a rapid current., by steamers of heavy daught, aomoof them encurn beced with vessels in tow, and the thoroughly successful execution of every part of it, without miscarriage or con fusion of any kind, in the face of strong defensive works at point blank range, havegiven proof of a cool judgment, a well-ordered discipline, and a skilful management, of which Commodore Young, and the officers and men under his command may well be proud. The cordial thanks of the Government of India are emi nently due to Commodore Young, and tothose who shared that day's work with him ; and the Governor-General in Council will have pleasure in expressing to the Honour able Court of Directors his hearty approbation of the con duct of all concerned. It, will be his agreeable duty to bring to the especial notice of her Majesty's Government, and of the Honourable Court of Directors, the merito rious services of those whom Commodore Young has named in his despatches of the 27th Marsh. The disembarkation of the troops above the forts took place under the able direction of Brigadier-General Have lock, C. 8., rapidly, and in good order ; but -before the landing was effected, success was already complete. The whole Persian army was in full retreat, leavinc , in our hands seventeen pieces of ordnance, their tents, 'baggage, stores of all kinds, and largo magazines of ammunition and provisions. An accurate return of casualties has not yet been received. These wore confined to the squadron ; and it is believed that the number does not exceed six killed and thirty wounded. It is estimated that the enemy log two hundred killed. For the judicious arrangements by which the troops were held in readiness, and their landing facilitated, the thanks of the Government of India are due to the officers of the General Staff, and to the other Staff and Regimen t a Officers indicated. in Lieutenant-Genera Sir James Outratn's despatch. The Governor-General in Council will not fail to call the attention of her Majesty's Govern ment, and of the Honourable Court of Directors, to the zeal and exertions of these officers, as also to the assistance rendered to Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram by the officers and others serving on his Staff. The Governor-General in Council cannot close this notice of the operations at Mohumra without tendering his thanks to the commanders and crews of the tran•ports en gaged on this occasion. The alacrity with which a dan gerous service, far beyond their strict obligations, was un dertaken, cud the courage and skill with which it was per formed, entitle the officers and men of those vessels to the best acknowledgments of the Government of India. By Order of the Right Honourable the Governor-General in Council,: G. F. EDMONSTONE, Secretary to the Government of India. * Published in the London Gazette of the 17th of May, .857, pages 1722 to 1730. LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.) WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 6. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Stanton, of the Royal Engineers, to be an Ordi nary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. COLONIAL-OFFICE, JUNE 5. The Queen has been pleased to re-constitute and re-ap point Thomas William Clinton Murdoch, Esq., and Sir Frederick Rogers. Bart., to be Her Majesty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners. CROWN-OFFICE, JUNE 5. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TUE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Leeds.—George Skirrow Beecroft, of the Abbey House, ICirkstall, Leeds, Esq., in the room of Robert Hall, Esq., deceased. BOARD OF TRAM, WHITEHALt, JUNE 9. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of. State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from Her Majesty's Consul-General at Chris. tiania, transmitting copy of a royal rescript regulating, as follows, tho rate of exchange at which foreign silver coins arc to be received at the Norwegian Custom-houses, in pay ment of duties on foreign goods entered for consumption. Norwegian skill. Sp. Dol. Swedish silver specie dollar equal to 1 0 Danish R. B. dollar . •, 0 60 Spanish dollar ,, 0 107 Prussian dollar ,, 0 77 Russian silver ruble.... ....... Half ditto ditto. 7 , 0 40 English crown ,, 1 0 Half ditto . English shilling ,, 0 24 Two half Dutch guilders 79 0 110 One ditto ,, 0 41 Five franc piece ......... ... ~ 0 100 Two franc piece l/ 0 40 One and a half franc piece „ 0 30 Franc piece f 1 0 20 COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Warwick—Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bart., to be Deputy Lieutenant. County of Dorby—Francis Noel Mundy to be Deputy Lieutenant. - Rifle Regiment of King ' s Own Staffordshire Militi a — Edward John Jervis, Gent., to be Ensign, vi c e Ki ng , a ppointed to 2d West Regiment. • The Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry—William P. Alan, Gent., to be Cornet, vine Hamilton, promoted. [The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared iiitbe Gazette of 13th February last.] Prince of Wales' Royal Regiment of Renfrew Militia— John May Somerville, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Dunlop, promoted. BANKRUPTS. Charles Cullen Mercer, builder, Margate, to surrender Juno 18, at one, and July IG, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, offinal assignee, Basinghall-street; Bischoff, Come, and Bompas, Coleman street. William Haslam, horn dealer and horn cutter, Sheffield, Yorkshire, June 20 and July 18, at ten, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. Brewin, official assignee, Sheffield ; Unwin, Sheffield. Samuel Wroth Anthony, commission merchant, Liver pool, June 30 and July 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Pem berton, Liverpool. William Lyon, butcher, Guildford, June 19, and July 21, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official as signee, Aldermanbury ; Lowrance, Flews, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers. Joseph Brook, stuff merchant and manufacturer, Law rence-lone, City, Jane 18, at two, and. July 24, at eleven, LITERATURE. The Fairy Family. A Series of Ballads. Longman • and Company. An elegant and, charming gift-book, comprising within it some twenty-three very dainty Ballads and Metrical Tales, commemorative of our Fairy Mythology. Our Fairy Mythology, observe—the Fairy Mythology of the Europeans. The Family is a very large one, embracing among its numbers Fairies of the Woods and of the Groves, of the Fields and of the Mead ,- )ws, of the Hills and of the Caves, of the Sees and of the Rivers, of the Hearths of the Homestelds. As one of our young poets sings With a sweet treble voice (William Allingham wit)-- ' " Wee folk, good folk, trooping all tomether-- 7 . Green jacket, red cap, and gr3y coek's feather !" The motto of eie b)ok imprinted upon its titic page appears to be addressed rather to its subject than to its readers— "Love them that honest be, And help them in necessitie." A pleasant little scrap of poetic prose from Luther is tagged on to the Lack of this title-page like a sort of a mystic amulet—half apology, half encomium : " I would not for any quantity of goki hart with the wonderful tales which I have retained from my earliest childhood, or have met with in my progress through life." Who wouti? Would any mercenary old hunx in the land ? If so—here is our retributive ill wish for him—May the gold so chosen prove in very truth to be " fairy - gold," melting away in the grasp of his hard like snow flAces, or crumpling up in its hot pressure into withered leaves !. So much for the momen tary 'musing lyrn of that thought of Lu ther, prettily chosen by the author for his volwine—like the tiny printed clistich from a Christ mas comfit twist, cl up into a little explosive "kiss !" Whoever the writer of the volume may bl—it hAs evidently been, in regard to the hand that wrote it, a manifest labour of love. The Preface—which is dated Oxford, Apiil, 1857," (so that the Fairy Family has been evidently nurturei, not inappr.ipriatey, all things condlerad,witilin the laving arms of Alma Mater)—announces, as the "reason" for this Book, the fact that hitherto our Fairy Literature has been to all intents and purposes nothing brAtar than a " moral poison"—" weakened by unmeaning ex travagances, 'polluted lay indelicate allusions, and disfigured by purposeless cruelties and crimes." We can fancy Tom 110 id, much as he loved them, ten•lerly as he sang of their glor;es, sweetly and de liciously as he °haunted his lamentation over their disappearance, adding (with a twinkle of fun in *a eyes) to this enumeration of their imputed rascali ties—" Little Varmints !" Let that pass, how evtr; and let us (for the sake of our author's ar gument) admit the accuracy of his reprehensive al lusions to 'our Fairy Literature—in spite of Hood's " Lament," in spite of Co!eridge's poatic we ikness for the "Pixies, ' in spite of Ariel in the bill of the Cowslip, and the tiny rabble rout of "Midsummer Night's Dream" from Oberon and, Titania down to Puck, Cobweb, and Peasblos.:om ! Granting our author's objections for the sake of his argument—we accept his book for its own sake gladly and right heartily. He, in sooth, must neads' be an unconscionable curmudgeon, who cannot find inhis bosom so:ne little gossamei threads among the fairy clrdage of his heart-strings• to tie to it tte Good Folk trouping fantastically over these pages—to the music of the author's rhythm, to the clinking cymbals of his rhyme, in the rosy, glowing light of his imagination. Sylvan Fairies —the: Elf-folk, the Korrigan, the Moss Woman, the Vila, and La Dame Abon le ! Pastoral Fairies—the Wee fair folk, the Lutin, the Moniciello, the Fairy Woman, and the Fairy at) , ! Water Fairies—the Fata Morgans, the Rusalki, the Merman and the Neck (or, as Mathew Arnold more pleasantly has it in his exqui site little song, " The Neckau") Cavernous and. Hill-Country Fairies—the Still-Man and the Hill- Man, the Trolls and the Dwarfs ! Lastly, the Fair es of Home and Hearth—Pixies, Kobolds, and Brownies ! Ah, the " wee folk" and the beautiful " Little feet that scarcely press Tee gowan to the grass Tottering with eagerness !" Sometimes—and this not infrequently—our author einbalms the memory of sane herdc tale in the amber of a Fairy Ballad. It is thus with his me trical narrative of " The Vila," in which he has celebrated the moving story of the Life and Death, the Glory and Shame, the Rise and Downfall of Kara George, the Liberator of Ser via! Already tho histery of Kara George we very well rememter, has been recounted with touching eloquence by Miss Laura Jewry (afterwards Mrs. Valeniine) in her charming three volume romance entitled the "Forest and the I'o:tress." Supposng the writer of this graceful celebration of '' The Fairy Family" not to have read that historical tale already, be will thank us, we doubt net, for commending him now to its perusal. As as suredly the authoress of the " Forest and the For tress," under similar circumstances, would thank us equally, we rest assured, for bringing to her knowledge the fact that here again her hero has received the grateful tribute of a sigh—here, through the dulcet echoes of this pathetic legend of " The Vila." Altogether the work under our hand, is a charming book—and one, if old in its subject, certainly new in its treatment. It con stitutes in itself a wondrous treasury of elfin lore— welcome, alike, in the boudoir and the library— pleasant reading no less by the winter fire-side than under the green shade of the stammer leaves. Nothing New. By the author of " John Halifax, Gentleman !" (Sac. 2 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. These volumes are a collection of various stories, previously published, but though many may be disappointed at not finding an original work, few will regret . - the opportunity thus afforded them of et* -perusal. With the exception of " M. Artiste sius," there is not one of the tales not far superior to the ordinary novels met with, that, although clever is too painful to be dwelt upon, and even as a warning it might have been conveyed to the reader in a better manner. An air of melancholy pervades all the writings of this authoress, and these brief sketches of existence are no exception to the rule, It is a softened and subdued senti ment, nothing morbid or extravagant is seen ; the same is observed in the description of the happier phases of life. All those who are introduced to our notice have passed through the ordeal instead of being unmindful of its terrors; if they smile, it is at the:respite from care, not because they are igno rant of its approach. Her aim and endeavour is to exhibit a matnrer season of human lire than that generally chosen by novelists. Youth is not shown with unsullied freshness and undimmed bright ness, and, however fair in a picture, such is not a true symbol of existence, but, after many a storm has been encountered, many a trouble borne, and many a sorrow gone through, the hero and heroine is seen, in som e favourable instances, to recover strength and spirits to continue the long journey before them. As it is thus written of one of the characters, " Trouble had passed over her, ripening, not blasting, and left her in the Indian summer of her days, a season a l most as b eau tiful as s ' r p • n " This passage occurs in the " Water Cu Cure," which is the best, and also the most attrac tive of the stories here met with. It cenceins the adventures of two cousins, men who, in different w ays, had exhausted themselves physically and mentally. Austin had led a career of pleasure, and Alexander Fyfe had toiled in an intellectual sphere. In a happy hour for them did these friends repair to the mansion of their acquaintance, Dr. Currie. There they underwent what Fyfe styled the "spiritual water-cure." It was not only their bodies that required bracing, but their minds re ceived a new tone and impression. The details are exceedingly interesting, and the recnliar power of the authoress is strikingly displayed in the energetic yet sympathising James Corrie, the sweet and resolute nature of Ellice heir, the vivid impetuosity of Fyfe, and the kind, though indo lent disposition of Austin Hardy. The friends were successful in their objects to procure health of mind and body, if something Mill was wanting it was not the fault of anyone, but the iuevi table doom of mortality, tha*, in the blos€Din of their hope, fixed the canker and the blight. Each went off to his appointed place in the great highway of life, Austin to superintend personally labours and cares he bad hitherto dela gated to others, a task his great energy, whicb, though hidden, was considerable, eminently 'Wed him tor. Fyfe in his turn resumed his task, but in a different frame from. that in which he had relin quished it, his "work was whllesome, cheerful, brave', such an one as is the Io Triumphs' of.si great spiritual Marathon." "A Low Marriage" is a clever story, it brings before the reader one of those painful but oft-recurring scenes of trial when an afflicted parent beholds the son or daughter of their love form an engagement in every respect undesirable. Mrs. Rochdale is a proud dignified lady, and her feelings may be imagined. It is not right, however, to give way entirely to pride and prejudice; and this the mother found out at last, in a time of suffering. "A Family in Love" is merely a sketch, amusing in its way, indeed, the rno,t lively of the series before us. "The Lait House in 0 Street" is of a sombre style, and the "Double House" represents a painful affliction. The story is told in a most ingenious manner, and it is not uutil quite at the conclusion that the secret is discovered. " Alwyn's First Wife" is a narrative written with great feeling ' • it is not, perhaps, very likely to occur, in fact, but it is related with a touching earnestness, and a depth of sentirnellt that . arrests the attention. "Lord Erliatoun" is one of the later productions only just completed. It is of a more every day class than those just before mentioned. Jean Douglas, the heroine, is an estimable character, but she does not ga'n upon the reader as others in the novels have done. Lord Eriistoun himself is not a man distinguished for much, and the chief interest centres iu Mark Browne, the young mer chant, who, in his busy career possessed a regard for the welfare of others, and a sympathy with their troubles, that stamped his nature with a grace, that all Lord Erlistoun's outward refinement could not match. These stories may amuse a gay, but they will be found more suitable to a grave hour, to the study of the reader who would see life as it is, not as it may be in . fancy, bat never in reality—such will appreciate these pages. They will welcome these added gems to a casket, whose t , easoros are not counterfeit. They will acknow ledge them as not unworthy of what has gone before, for they are powerful and brilliant in their design and execution. THE MAN ABOUT 'TOWN ON THE DERBY DAY. A delightfully humorous article, in a recant num b u. of our weekly contemporary, the Sunday Times, has so exhilarated us in the perusal of it, that (while regretting, on account of its extreme length, the impo3sibility of our giving it here in its entirety) we cannot resist the wish to afford our readers the amusomeht of a few illustrative and very laughter moving quotations. It is an article that in parts Chsrles Dickens himself might have written, and. that Thomas Hood might not have marred hiri repu • tation for drollery by "fathering." We will give the cream of it, however, so that our readers may judge for themselves. Il€re is the commencement —and, remember, the theme is Tue Darby Day : at the Conit of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, A.lderceaubury ; Linklater and Hackwood, Sise-lane, Bucklersbury. Thomas Greenwood and Somuel King, builders, Cannon- Devonport, June 22, and Aug. 3, at one, at the Exeter District Court. 1:1 irtzel, official assignee, Queen street, Exeter; Edmonds and Sons, Plymouth; Stogdon, Exeter. Joshua Shuckford, !milder, Lambeth, Juno 2.3 and July 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, otficial assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Lawranco, PleNts, and foyer, Old Jewry-chambors. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Colquhonn and Cowpany, bleachers, Paisley. Robert .Reid, baker, Glasgow. Walter Jamieson, wood merchant, Paisley. Robinson and Niven, drysaltcrs, Greenock. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. —THIS DAY. +matezdam............ 11 14 Gibraltar ...• •••• •... Ditto, three months .. 12 u Leghorn .• •• •• ••29 70 fbtterdatn 12 Genoa .. :5 80 Antwerp •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 52x, Milan •• •• •• •• .• •• •- -- Brussels •••••••••••••• 25 521 0 Verdee•• •••••••• •• •• Elamburgh .........•.. 13 8% Naples •.. 42% Altima •• •• •• •• •. •• •• • • l'alermo •••• ...... •• •. 130 PArls— ••.... 25 30 ,Messina • .. 130% Ditto, three months .. 25 72% Lisbon .. Marseilles.. ...... 25 75 ,Oporto ........ ...... 52% BourdeAus •••• •• •• jltio 'Janeiro ..... ....... irrankfort-on-'tlaine 11?% ;Buenos Ayre.J...• •• Berlin •••••••••••• •• NOW York,V , days' sight Vicuna.. •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 16 24 Philadelphia •• •• •• •• •• , Irleste•• •• •••• •• •• •• •. 10 36 PSICES 07 SIMI lON PEE OE. Petersburg ............ 36y' s ,Foreign Gold In Bars 317 9 Madrid 48% 'Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 C uliz 49% Mexican Dollars .... 0 5 1% r , elona • New Dollars 00 0 Sevilla Silver in bars ...... 0 5 1 - A Confession. Idalet go ! There ! London way tumble into chaos, and the comet may entangle itself with our planetary system and upset Jupiter's satellites as, an illustra tion of that terrific tail that is to be continued in our next • and Mr. •Curnming may be quite right after all, and Mr. Robert Oven as soon as be likes may pro claim from the front of the Royal Exchange the tact of the millennium having commenced, and the Record newspaper may bring out its next number with combo woodcuts, and Exeter Hall may be turned into Canterbury Hall, and Mr. Wright of the Adelplid ms advertise bimeelf as Hamlet for Monday next, and Ma dame Grid may sing " Casta Diva" as Norma on horse hack, in Reenter round the circus, and all sorts of equally extraordinary things may occur, in any extraordinary manner that may be considered desirable, fur no fact can ever a;ain be t xpected to startle the nineteenth century so completely as the one with which I have appalled the public at the bead of this column. I DIDN'T GO ! I am prepared to be exinguished by Heir Wohlgeamth's magical cone, at five minutes' notice, or I will undertake to obliterate the memory of the bottle conjuror, and creep into any gas-pipe about the streets for the remain der of my days ; but truth is great and will prevail. I repeat it —at the imminent grammatical risk of two negatives snaking an affirmative—l DIDN'T GO ! The analytical horrors of this awful situation I leave some future Goethe to do justice to, in a life-epio that shall out-Faust Faust.' I—the Ego of the profound pon derer—the Eido!on of the perpetual peripatetic--- , the obstract entity of the lounging Londoner whether regarded objectively or subjectively v in the concrete or in the abstract, in the esoteric or exoteric Jens. of existence in general and of mine in particular—l, even I, did not go to the Derby !" Here is the middle of it—descriptive of the Man About Town's Accidental Encounter (upon the Derby-day, while 'all London. WAS away upon Epsom Downs) with— _ Peter Schlemil in, Fleet-street. " When I sallied forth once more into Ficet-etreet, I rejoiced when a startling phenomenon produced a rev: , sensation—l saw my shadow on the pavement ! It is m right that can only occur to the lonely promenader down Fleet-street on the Derby-day. Narcissus-like, I stood for some time contemplating my old friend with a new phase. Another straggler past, and after him went his shadow too ; a second and a third, and then—horrible to behold !—a fourth, and behind him fell no dark reflec tion. I looked at the substantial form of the shadow less Elan. He was a sma.l German, in the peaked hat and tunic-like coat of the legendary period. I might have passed him on other days in Fleet street, a thousand times, without detecting the little peculiarity which marks his memorable compact. It wits Peter Schiemil himself. I could not resist the temptation to inquire after his lost appendage, and we then begi❑ to fraternise famously. At last the gambling spirit of the day influences our fancies, and he offers to toss me for ray shadow, setting his own substance against my insubstantiality. Peter spins a new half-crown I lend him spirally into the air, and it comes down with a ringing reverberation in the solitude of the great tho. roughlar. Schlemil wins, and hecornes owner of a sha dow once agate —illy shadow. I look iu the direction where mine should Bill, and find it missing. The Man About Town is even shadowless on the Derby-day. Truly, .1 - c suis dcsold ! The old companion of my wan derings—no matter. 'Forgive, blest shade, this tri butary tear.' &hieing now fetl4 adequate to the Derby, and having the only thing that, not having had, ke t him away from the great gathering, he varlishes, too, with tho rest." Here is the end of this wonderfully comical extrava ganza. The Man About Town has just seon Blink Bonny announced (a few minutes after the race has been run) as the winner of the Derby of 1857, in the window of the news' office ; and, seeing it, ho walks in to greet the publisher with tbil astound ing -4 Canard. ‘" Ha ! ha! Capital race, wasn't it ?' I exclaimed, on entering, with an effrontery which was intended to remove all suspicion. 'Never enjoyed myself so much in my life. Saw hosts of people—glorious sport—course covered with carriages ! Saw one man lose thirty tbou sand pounds with the greatest coolness in the world, and make a good dinner atter it. Wouldn't have been ab sent on any account.' " Why, you don't mean to say-1' " Of course I do. All London was there, and if I hadn't been I should have been ashamed to havelooked London in the face again.' " But really it seems impossible that'—and the pub lishei consulting his watch, compared it with my own chronometer, and arrived at a careful correctness— ' that in the time you could.' "'Oh, am I the first back ? Ah! well, we came spank. ing along the road with four famous nags in first rate style, I assure you.' " ' The road ! What, all the way from Epsom in half an hour ?' "'Did I say the road ? Pooh ! absurd. Too slow for me. The rail of course. Finest engine in the w or ld, and never stopped a minute for anybody.' "'But such a quick return'— " For a small prophet,' I added quickly, hazarding a save m e a e v,p b e, o l , e sßs i joke,ubtiunnecessarylti tilyei first t ,r h ss e te etdvrmeaalgsianuy extraordinary, after r p oot e of orhkde anraa rrceyetuwon'trsmotheringbna ticket.' eihkt have i h vts e e.n: obvious tTe next half-ht br o o u u r g h a t its passengers to London-bridge for the least r " 'Train ! Pooh ! did I say train ! Not half quick enough. I took my return ticket by the ELEOTRIS TELEGRAPH ! ! !' u Who 'is this " Man About Town ?" Certainly, beyond all manner of doubt, a very waggish gamin Londres ! THE - FRENCH PEASANTRY AND THE GOTERNUENT.- The changes which have taken place in France since 1789 had thrown into the hands of the peasantry a large pro. portion of the land of the country. As every owner Of land, whether of large or of a small estate, has au equal vote, the peasantry hold an overwhelming majority in the franchise. The constitutional monarchy had unwisely debarred this large class of the landholders of France from political power; but by that principle of society which seems to be one of the most deep-seated and irresistible conditions of political existence, no sooner were the existing institutions of the country overthrown than the supreme power in the State reverted, as it were, to its source, in the owners of the soil. There, and there alone, the Government of the second empire has a basis —that is the main, if not the sole, condition of the pre sent tranquil submission of France to a form of cove. reignty which has annihilated every semblance of free dour ; and the only shim to originality we can discover in the fabric raised by the Emperor Napoleon 111. 1111 his discovery that a Government may be founded and maintained the for lauded p easantry, in aconsi considerable p erio d of time, by the sole supportof spite of the disaffec tion of the towns, the aversion of the upper ranks, and the ridicule and vituperation of the educated classes. 6y.) all all 1100 100 all 24 'lOO all all ,100 100 100 all all 3i ,100 1100 17i all all [lO3 all 10i 100 100 2s6d lOs all 101 all all all all 11i en .i 121 f 100 100 100 all all all all 100 all 1100 1 100 100 100 100 100 100' 100 100 all St. 12 124 St. all 100 100 100 100 LO.O 100 100 WO 100 all all 20 25 25 12i 61i 2 1311