The Sun. — London, England, 1857-05-25 00:00:00

Naval and Military inteigtuit.t. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as General Commanding-in-Chief, will inspect the Guards to-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock, on the Parade in St. James's Park, as customary on her Majesty's birthday. Yesterday, being the anniversary of her Majesty's birthday, the Royal standard was hoisted on all the naval and military establishments at Portsmouth and Gosport ; and at 1 o'clock the battery on the " King's Ravelin" at Portsmouth led off a Royal salute, which was taken up by the flag and other ships in harbour and at Spithead, all " dressed" in honour of the day. Salutes were also fired by the Royal Victoria Yacht Club battery at Ryde and the Royal Yacht Squadron battery at Cowes. The Queen's birthday will be officially celebrated at the same places to-morrow, when the ships will again salute and the troops on either side of the harbour will man the walls and fire a feu de joie. Yesterday an order arrived at Chatham garrison, directing the whole of the troops attached to the Provisional Battalion who are available for em barkation this season belonging to the Indian re giments stationed in the Bombay and Madras pre sidencies to be held in immediate readiness to pro ceed to India to join the service companies of their respective regiments. Immediately on the arrival of the order the noncommissioned officers and men of the 43d Light Infantry, r4th Highlanders, and 84th Regiments, the head-quarters of which are serving iu Madras ; and the 64th, 78th Highland ers, 83d, and 86th Regiments, whose head-quar ters are in Bombay, were medically inspected by Dr. A. Maclean and the medical staff of the Provisional Battalion at the Garrison Hospital. The above depots will furnish an effective force of about 1,000 bayonets for service in India. The following officers belonging to the above regiments are also held in readiness to embark with their detachments—viz.:—Captain Mure, Lieut. J. B. B. Elliott, Ensign H. C. Talbot, and Ensign J. E. K. Morley, 43d Light Infantry ; Lieut. C. H. Laprimandy and Ensi , in W. Morrison, 61th Regiment ; Captain .C. Venables, Lieut. R. E. Deare, and Ensign F. Pavy, 74th Highlanders : Lieut. T. Anderson, Lieut. W. W. Young, Ensign E. J. Fitzimong, Ensign W. Thomson, anti Ensign R. P. Butler, 78th Highlanders ; Capt. W. Nott, Lieut. T. P. Wright, Lieut. G. Dunlevie, Lieut. C C. Gore, and Ensign N. Pennefather, 83d Regi ment ; Capt. S. Hughes, Capt. W. Du Vernet, and Lieut. P. Chute, 84th Regiment ; Capt. Welman, Lieut. T. B. Hamilton, Lieut. A. N. Wilson, Lieut. V. G. Coates, and Ensign G. S. Jackson, 86th Re giment. - The Admiralty State yacht Osborne, Commander G. H. K. Bower, Master R. N., will leave Ports mouth early to-morrow morning for Cherbourg, to await the embarkation of his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, and bring him to Osborne to visit her Majesty. The steam vessel Volcano, fitted out as a floating steam factory for the Crimea, and now refitted for like service in China, Master-Commander Hockley, proceeded to Stokes' Bay on. Saturday to test her machinery, after receiving her new boilers. The department of the Portsmouth dockyard steam factory were called upon during the preceding week for the first time to inspect the machinery of this vessel, and they reported the boilers as unfit for a voyage to China and continued service there ; the substitution of the new set of boilers has been ac complished in the short space of eight days—a fact which reflects high credit upon the engineer de partment which executed the work. The Hastings, 60, screw block ship, Capt. Mends, C. 8., K.L.H., will leave the basin at Portsmouth this morning, and proceed to Spithead after the adjustment of her compasses. The Brisk, 14, steam sloop, Commander Curtis, arrived at Spithearl yesterd.,y morning, from Ply mouth, and will go into harbour, after inspection, to be raid off. The Agamemnon anchored at the great Nore on Saturday evening, an dyesterday morning proceeded up the river Thames for the purpose of taking on board her portion of the telegraph cable. The B, scawen, 72, Capt. Powell. flag of Rear- Admiral Grey, was taken out of dock at Devon port on Thursday, and masted on Friday. The screw steam frigate Doris, 32, is now receiv ing her machinery at Ke j ham tsteam-yard, Ply mouth. The troopship Belleisle, Commander John Rodd, at Plymouth, will embark the 93d Highlanders during the present week, for service in China. The screw storesbip Buffalo, Master Commander John Petley, sailed from Plymouth, for Woolwich on Thursday. The paddlewheel steam sloop Vesuvius, 6, Capt. C. Wise, from Sheerness, arrived at Plymouth on Wednesday, and went into Barnpool on Thursday to complete her equipment before proceeding to Spithead. Two deep sea lead lines, of silk manufacture (each on patent reels, to be affixed to the engine fitting on board the Cyclops), have arrived at Sheerness yard. They are each 2,000 fathoms I,ng, and are of three-eights of an inch in circum ference. The Cyclops will hive 19,000 fathoms of sounding line and lines for slipping the cable weights, each weight being 561 b. The slipping ap paratus is simple and certain, several trials having been made as to its efficiency. The Cumberland, Capt. J. B. Dickson, was in spec►ed on Saturday by Captain-Superintendent J. J. Tucker. The Cumberland and the Cyclops are expected to leave Sheerness on Thursday morning. The crew of the paddlewheel steam•frigate Gla diator, Capt. C. P. Hillyar, were paid off at Ply mouth on Friday, and a portion embarked on board the steam transport Dee, Master-Commander Pullen, which sailed the same day with stores for the Eastward. The steam-tender Avon, Second-Master Palmer, from Deptford and Portsmouth, arrived at Ply mouth on Friday, and sailed on Saturday for Fal mouth.l The Turkish screw steam-frigate Geyvan. Bahri, 42, Commander Mustwha Bey, sailed from Ply mouth on Friday for Constantinople. In consequence of the third battalion of the Rifle Brigade, under orders to emb irk for service in India, being considerably below its effective strength, volunteering for that corpshas been opened at Chatham from the depots of the 10th and 29th Regiments, stationed aL Brompton Barracks. The pensioners belonging to the Chatham dis trict, numbering about 500 effectives, have been callA out for training under Major R. Jenkins, the staff officer. The men are to assemble for exer cise daily on Chatham Imes. The 4th (King's Own) Regiment left Dublin on Saturday morning, having been previously inspected by Gen. Lord Seaton, for Kingstown, and imme diately on their arriv a l there embarked on board the transport Lord Raglan, 1,952 tons register to replace the sth Fusileers, at the Mauritius, the latter having already proceeded from that station to the seat of war in China. The Lord Rai lan is fitted for the conveyance of 728 lank and file, 46 women, and 71 children, every attention to com fort and convenience being manifested in the arrangeonent3. The f illowing appointments have been made at the Admiralty S. Strong, master, to the Cornwallis ; R. Brown, master, has retired with the rank of captain, under Order in Council, Feb. 28, 1855 ; H. H. Harris, assistant-master, to the Cyclops ; C. M. D. Moor som, midshipman, to the Hastings ; G. B. Newton, assistant-surgeon, to the Victory ; P. W. Govett, assistant-surgeon, to the Impregnable ; Alex. M. Black, acting-assistant-surgeon, to the Monarch ; H. J. Howson, acting-assistant-surgeon, to the Cockatrice ; F. Baddon, assistant-paymaster, to the Hogue ; J. W. Coberd, assstant-paymaster, to the Anie-hyst ; H. N. Scaife, secretary to Rear-Ad miral Wallis ; J. Ray, Secretary's clerk to Rear- Admiral Wallis. VORACITY OP A C9D.—Asa fishing boat belonging to Barra was lately putting out to sea the men picked up a dead lamb,. and having skinned it threw the akin into the sea. They then proceeded, with a smart breeze right aft, out into the Atlantic, till they lost sight of land. Basing at length reached the fishing place they dropt their lines. The first fish taken up was a large cod, whose belly wee distended to such an extraordinary size as to excite the enrioaity of the crew. Thty cut open the fish, and to their astonishment found in it the self-same skin, wool and ail entire, which they had thrown overb )ard in the morning atter leaving the shore.—lnverness Courier. 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Thomas Ki: g, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other means of cure had failed. For further particulars respec!- ing this invaluable food our rea d ers are referred to Du Barry' advertisement in another part of this paper. - EQUALISATION OF POOR RATES. A public meeting of the ratepayers and inhabi tants of Hammersmith, convened by the church wardens, in pursuance of a requisition, was held at the National School-room, near the parish church, on Friday evening, for the purpose of considering the advisability of petitioning the Legislature in favour of an equalisation of the poor rates through out the metropolitan districts, and to adopt such measures as might be deemed expedient for the pur pose of effecting the object proposed—the Rev. E. E. Boyle, the vicar, in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he bad been anxious for some time past that the inhabitants of Hammer smith should join in the movement for an equalisa tion of poor rates throughout the metropolis. The only objection he had heard urged against such a course worth notice was that if you begin in the metropolitan districts you are sure to advance to a national rate at last, but if it should terminate in that, which he by no means believed, he did not see why it should prevent an equalisationin the metro polis, in some parts of which the present mode of assessment was so injuriously felt. Mr. AINSWORTH moved the first resolution : " That the present law, by which each parish or smaller district is charged with the relief and main tenance of the poor residing within its limits, ope rates injuriously and unfairly by throwing an un due proportion of the burden on the poorerparishes, who are the least able to bear it, and almost ex empting those who have it in their power to con tribute towards the support of the metropolitan poor." The question was a very simple one. The laws as they now stood were unfavourable both to the poor and the ratepayer—to the poor by driving them from the richer parishes to the poorer ones, and to the ratepayers from the consequent increase of rates. That was especially the case with regard to that parish, the rates of which had been for some time past rapidly increasing. The rateable value of property assessed to the poor-rate in the metropo lis was 10,000,000/.—the expenditure for the poor 600,000/. ' • so that if th e p oor - ra t es were equa ll y assessed there would be an uniform rate of ls. 20. in the pound. But the present rate of assessment was most inequitable, inasmuch as no two parishes would b e found assessed in the same proportion. The total amount expended in relieving the poor in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, in the year 1847, was 21,363/. ; and in the year .1856 it was something less than that. Whereas, in the Fulham Union, to which the parish of ammersmith belonged, since 1852 the amount of relief to the poor had in creased upwards of 4,0001. per annum. Now, he thought that was sufficient to show the injustice of the present system, and the necessity for some better system being organised. Nothing could be more unjust than driving the poor from the neigh bourhoods in which they were employed, with spe cial advantage to those neighbourhood, to others where they become a burthen in the event of want of employment, sickness, or old age. In 1856, the rate in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square was 74d. in the pound, whilst that of the Fulham Union was 2s. 101 d. He contended that the pre sent high rate of assessment in some of the parishes prevented the carrying out many good works much required, such as baths and wash-houses, model lodging-houses, dispensaries, and the like ; and the poor in those parishes were deprived of those ad vantages which, if the tax were more e qu it a bly levied, they would have conferred upon them. Mr. FITCHEW seconded the resolution, and re ferred to the enormous expenses connected with the present law of settlement of the poor. Mr. W. GILBERT, chaorrnan of the Association for Procuring an Equalisation of the Poor-rates, also supported the resolution. He had ascertained from personal inquiries that the more the poor were congregated together the greater was the state of their demoralisation, and the accounts he had received from the various London hospitals on the subject were perfectly horrifying, and surpas-ed anything that could be related iu reference to the sufferings in the Crimea, or the horrors of slavery. The resolution having been further spoken to by Mr. WARRIOR, was carried 'nem, con. Mr. CHESTER, a solicitor, moved the second re solution. The proposition which he should lay before the meeting was self-evident. The state of the poor socially, as between man and man, was bad, but as between man and God it was worse. (Bear, hear.) The conduct adopted by our wealthy men was repul4ive to human nature, for while they enrich themselves by the labour of the poor, they drive them from them in order that they may not contribute to their support when they are no longer capable of rendering, or when their service is no longer required. Such a course of conduct was manifestly opposed to the first principles of Chris tianity, and he felt sure that the result of the pre sent agitation would be that the Legislature would take the matter up, and adopt such a measure as that proposed. Re moved " That this law, besides being unjust to the ratepayers, is injurious to the poor, forcing them to reside at a distance from their employment, as particularly instanced in the case of Hammersmith, or compelling them to herd to gether in other districts in a manner alike destruc tive of health and morality, and in both cases placing them in a position where they cannot ob tain adequate relief." Mr. BURGE seconded the motion. As the medical officer of the district he bore testimony to the des titution existiog in that parish, the rates of which were totally inadequate to the proper support of the poor residing in it. In that parish at the present time they were entirely unable to improve the con dition of their poor by means of sanitary institu tions, to say nothing of providing for their mental improvement, in consequence of the heavy rates. Mr. BLATCHFORD supported the resolution, which was alsb carried. Mr. VALENTINE STEVENS then moved " That the poor of each parish of the metropolis are the poor of the whole metropolitan communi , y, and ought not, therefore, to be a charge upon the particular parish in which they reside, but should be relieved and maintained by an equal rat asiessed upon an uniform basis throughout the whole of the metro polis, and that petitions to that effect be presented to both houses of Parliament." The resolution was seconded by Mr. BERNARD, and having been spoken to by several other gentle men, was also carried. Petitions to Parliament were then adopted em bodying the foregoing resolutions ; and a vote of thanks to the rev. chairman brought the proceed ings to a close. THE ATLANTIC SUBMARINE CABLE. - We learn that Mr. W. Brown, M.P., chairman of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, Mr. Brett and Mr. Pickering, directors, accompanied by Captain Kells, have been on board the noble ship Niagara, Captain Hudson, at Gravesend, to confer and ar range with him about laying that portion of the submarine cable which is to go to the westward, to connect and bind the Old and the New World, permanently, we trust, in harmony and peace. Nothing could exceed the gentlemanly and cour teous feeling with which they were received by Capt. Hudson and his officers. After going through the ship it was fraud, to their extreme regret, that without ruining her, by cutting away stanchions, there was not space to make sufficiently large cir cular coils of the cable to secure its safe delivery into the ocean, which in such an enterprise is the first point to be attended to. Indeed this is not surprising, for although Sir Baldwin Walker was most anxious that the British Government should furnish suitable vessels to do their part of the enter prise, Capt. Kells was three months looking over the dockyards to find ne that would do. Tne Agamemnon was at last fixed on, but she required considerable alterations. If time admitted there can be no doubt that among the United, States navy would be found a suitable vessel, and that the Go vernment would Fend her here to aid in this great international undertaking. Capt. Hudson stated that his orders from the Secretary of the Navy were to do everything in his power to forward the enterprise, and that he, his officers, and crew f elt a deep interest in it, and were ready to do anything that would contribute to its triumphant success. It was felt by all par ties that these two great nations must be united in carrying out this important work, and probably the best thing that could now be done was for the Niagara to bake on board the shore end of the cable, and lead the van of that part of the squadron going to the Western World, and be ready to give every necessary assistance. In this suggestion Capt. Hudson most cheerfully acquiesced, saying he was ready to do anything the deputa tion wished to aid and assist the undertaking. The United States, desirous of conferring all the honour possible upon this country, sent one of their noblest ships, and, to a person who knows what a vessel should be, an inspection of the Niagara would be worth a voyagß across the Atlantic. Everything was in tht. most perfect and beautiful order. She is constructed for sailing and for purposes of war, and not for carrying such a length of cable as is necessay to annihilate time and space between the twokindred nations. None but p ract i cal engineers who have been in the habit of laying down submarine cable could foresee what constructio n of vessel would best answer the pur pose, and leave l east r i sk in payinc, out the cable ; c, • a bight or a " kink" might c' be fatal to the whole operati on, This no thing must be l e ft to chance. After s a t bolder the e n s q t e u r a p d r r i s o e n , uas started we shall look forward with much in m Newfoundland, informing terest to a mtssago f ro us that all is right.-Liverpoo/ 4/bion. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1857. CUSTOMS DUTIES ON CURRANTS. Crisp, of Rugeley, soon after which Brown made a full confession of his guilt, which was taken down by the inspector, and to which he affixed his sig nature. We are informed that he charges his ac complice Jackson with being the one who knocked the deceased dOwn first, and also with being the man who gave him the blow which took his life, a dreadful fracture of the skull and side of the face of the deceased showing but too clearly the fearful blow aimed to destroy him. On Saturday a deputation, consisting of Messrs. C. W. Martin, M.P. J. Vhatman M.P. H. Wickham, M.P., G. Ridley, M.P., D. Nicoll, M.P., J. Ewart, M. P., and other members of Parliament and gentlemen connected with the currant trade, waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, at Downing-street, in order to urge a reduction of the duty on currants. Mr. CRAWFORD, M.P., opened the subject, and said there was one point which they wished to press —viz., the inequality existing between the duty on currats and the duty upon raisins. He was aware that a deputation which bad lately waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of raisins had failed to produce a successful impression on him, but a new circumstance had occurred which gave additional weight to their arguments. A new tariff comes into force next month in the United States which will reduce the duty on currants from 40 per cent. ad valorem to 8 per cent.; and by this the Americans, instead of accepting our currants front Greece, will be able to take them to the United States, on account of the low rate of duty. This will place us at a great disadvantage. In former times currants were rather a luxury, but now they are a necessary of life. Soon afterwards a rigid search was made by Etheridge on the premises where each of the pri soners live, and on removing the bottom of an old hayrick, on Jackson's premises, Mr. Charlesworth's purse was found, containing about 101. in gold and silver. The prisoners were taken to the Uttoxeter police-station, and placed in separate cells, where they will remain until the magistrates meet in petty session on Wednesday next. The prisoners are both young men, and have nothing about their ap pearance to lead any one to suppose them capable of committing such an atrocity. Jackson is but 20 years of age, and is a labourer ; a n d B rown i s a groom or gentleman's servant, and had hut left the service of Mr. Fletcher, surgeon, of Uttoxeter, a fortnight ago. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—How can they be considered as a necessary of life ? Mr. CRAWFORD—When meat is dear the working classes mix them with their bread. That practice particularly prevails in the northern districts. Mr. CLAY, M.P., said that in Yorkshire there was not a cottage or a hovel in which currants were not mixed up, as a compromise for meat, when meat was dear. DESTRUCTIVE AND FATAL FIRE AT THE CAEGLAS FARM, LLANDOVERY. THREE PERSONS AND A HERD OF CATTLE BURNT TO DEATH. BRISTOL, SUNDAY. Yesterday a shocking catastrophe occurred at the Caeglas farm, parish of Cilycwn, Llandovery, by which a very large amount of property and cattle was destroyed, and the farmer, Mr. David Williams, and two of his children, David Williams, aged nine years, and Thomas Williams, aged seven years, lost their lives. For some reason connected with the domestic arrangements of the farm, which has not yet transpired, the two children have been allowed for a short time past to sleep in a sort of loft which overtops the cow-shed, which is under the same roof as the dwelling-house, and at one end of which was a quantity of hay. Between ten and eleven o'clock last night they were sent to rest as usual, a lanthorn being given them for the purpose of lighting themselves into bed. There was a lighted tallow candle in the lantern, but it was protected by a horn outer case, through which. its light was reflected. At about midnight Mr. Williams, their father, fancied that he smelt fire, and his alarm was speedily increased by finding that a large quantity of smoke had penetrated into and filled his dwel ling house. It at once occurred to him that some thing must have happened at one of his out-build iiigs, and on looking out he was horrified to find that the loft to which his two children bad retired was completely wrapped in one mass of flames. His first anxiety was for the safety of his sans, whom he resolved at all hazards to make an attempt to save. Notwithstanding that the fire burnt with the greatest violence, and the smoke issued from the burning buildings in dense and suffocating volumes, he boldly rushed towards the loft, and unhappily perished in the attempt. He was never seen alive afterwards. An alarm was gi.ven, and the neighbours immediately hastened to the spot, and used the most praiseworthy exertions in en deavouring to arrest the progress of the conflagration, but it spread with resistless fury. A. daughter of Mr. Williams was so much pained by the groans and melancholy cries of the cattle, that she made a desperate attempt to penetrate into a part of the out-buildings in which were six valuable cows and a favourite calf, but her efforts proved unavailing, while she was herself so seriously burnt that con siderable apprehension is felt respecting her ulti mate recovery. Notwithstanding all the exertions so gallantly used, the fire could not be got under for several hours, nor before some stacks of hay and corn, a number of cattle, the barn, cowhouses, stables, &c., had been reduced to a heap of smoking ruins. The dwelling house connected with the farm was only saved by an act of judicious fore thought, which induced some of the parties to pull down a portion of the roof which connected it with the out-buildings. This morning a search was made for the missing bodies, which were found by a police-constable named Joseph Davis amongst the ruins ; that of the unfortunate father was found on a wall which divided the cow-house from the stable. It had been burned literally to a cinder. Of the poor children nothing but a few charred fragments could be found, and those were picked up amongst the remains of the cattle almost imme diately underneath the spot in which they had been sleeping. The deceased farmer had a large family, and has left a widow and several children. It will readily be supposed that so dreadful a catastrophe has pro duced a melancholy sensation throughout the neighbourhood. Mr. CRAWFORD continued—The present duty of 15s 9d pec cwt. bears a larger proportion to the ori ginal cost of the article than is the case with any other commodity. The price in bond is 40s. The reduced American duty will be 3s 3d per cwt. In France it is ss, in Holland is 10d, and the duty is greatly reduced in Russia. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The con sumption in those countries is not large. Mr. CRAWFORD—It is not so large as in England, but the high duty will cause that trade in England to be lost, and the carrying trade will• be lost also. A duty of ss. per cwt. in England would in the long run amply repay any loss incurred by the re duction in the first instance, and therefore they now ask that the duty be at once reduced to 10s. per cwt., and ultimately to ss. Mr. EWART said that in the northern districts currants were a necessary nutriment, and Mr. Gladstone had said that the blight alone compelled him to retain the duty on currants, and that when that obstacle was removed the duty should be equi valent with that on raisins. Messrs. PEASE, M. P., SCHNEIDER, M.P., and other gentlemen having spoken, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no doubt that currants promoted the comforts of the bumbler classes, and were at.times a necessary. Nevertheless, the consumers had not manifested any great feeling in favour of a reduced duty. The movement chiefly originated with the trade. He did not see how the American reduction to 3s. 3d. per cwt. could meet the objections which he bad raised, and unless our duty were at once reduced to ss. the position of the English importer would not be improved. But he could not see how we could be said to compete with America, for Ameri cans are consumers as well as ourselves. If both countries were joint producers he could understacd the argument. But that was not so. The United States have very small naval and military establish ments, ours were large, and therefore we must sub mit to high duties. If we were to take the Ame rican tariff for our guide, we should go a long way beyond currants. We should go to tea and sugar, for instance, the American duty thereon being much lower than our own. No doubt some in creased consumption would follow reduced duty, but a reduction to 10s. per cwt. would cause a great loss on the year's revenue. As the process of in creased cultivation, in a half-civilised country like Greece, must be very slow, it had never been in tended that the duty on currants and raisins should be different, but that was considered as only a tem porary state of things. This is, however, an un favourable moment for reducing the duty on raisins, as the cultivation of the vine is at present very limited. However, he admitted that the subject was a fair one for consideration, but he could not hold out any hope of an alteration in the law. Several gentlemen said that the proposed reduc tion would lower currants one halfpenny per pound. They were now sevenpence. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was quite familiar with the subject, but would not un dertake—at all event in this session—to make any alteration in the rate of duty. The deputation then retired. FRENCH SUPPLEMENT TO A STOCK SHOW. A somewhat characteristic mode of testing the ( merits of the various prize animals at the recent fat stock show at Poissy, near Paris, was adopted by the jurors of that exhibition. After the animals had been slaughtered as required by the regulations under which the exhibition took place, and the weight had been ascertained, the jury were enter tained at a dinnerin which portions of the various prize animals were served up ; the "object being to test which breeds give the best quality of meat." The flesh of the first prize animals was selected to undergo the ordeal. A. portion of each animal was cooked separately ; the time taken to make ready, the weight before and after cooking, &a., were gone into with considerable minuteness." The writer in the North British Agriculturist, from whom we take the particulars of this novel agricultural com petition, says :—" Those who have not paid much attention to this subject, esteeming meat simply as fat or lean, would be astonished at the difference in the taste of the soups, and of the meat from which they were prepared,lwere they to make the experi ment. They would find that the flesh of cer ain breeds is better adapted than that of others for boil ing—others for roasting." On each dish the jurors came to a division, which was often very close, seven to seven, the votes being taken by a show of hands. Each juror took notes by the numbers— the number being the only distinguihing mark. The votes were put after each division of soups or meat was partaken of. First came th e t r i a l o f soups, of which eight specimens were prepared from the flesh of oxen, English and French. The soup made from the Duke of Beaufort's prize shorthorn ox was considered by the majority to have made the best soup. So the best boiled meat, that from which the soup had been made, was considered to be that of the same ox. Next was the trial of roast pork. And the first quality was found te be that from a cross of the new Leicester pig with a French breed called Augerou. Then came roast mutton, of which eight sorts invited the trial of gastronomic discrimination. The Cotswold was placed first, though the compe tion was very close, the first division being equal, one juror on a second division giving his adhesion to the Cotswold roast. We think this quite right, for though in this country it is the fashion to like the darker-fleshed mutton, an unprejudiced taste must, we think, prefer the Cotswold, which pro duces much more lean meat than the Leicester to all other breeds. We should notice that the re porter, obviously a Scotchman, demurs to the mutton decision. Last of A. was the trial of roast beef, of which there were no less than 13 specimens, "all very good, requiting on the part of the jurors more than ordinary balancing of points of merit." Nor was the difficulty of the final trial lessened by the circumstance of " the appetite being somewhat palled by the food previously partaken of." Indeed, i giving all credit to the small portion only from each dish of which it is the French custom to par take, we can scarcely understand how the jurors could have undergone the labour of devouring even a mouthful from each specimen. And yet we learn that between each trial course there intervened some ion -competing course, such as fish, fowls, sweetbreads, asparagus, and so forth. The roast beef had been cooked " before a small grate con taining charcoal, with a bat,lelor's oven behind ;" and the colour of several of the roasts was not good. Some, however, " would have gr a tifi e d th e taste of the most fastidious epicure." The follow ing are the results :—The West Highland ox of the Duke of Beaufort was first ; the Devon ox of the Earl of Leicester, second ; the Charolaise, third ; the ox of Mr. Dudgeon, shorthorn Angus, fourth ; Mr. M'Combie's ox A ngus, age d , c l ass fifth ; the Limousine, sixth ; the Duke of Beau fort's short-horn ox, seventh ; Parthenais, eighth. The others were not classed. Probably the testing powers of the jurors had by this time been over powered. It is said, " a ft er vo ti ng on th e roa sts, which was atten led with cons id era bl e excitement, eachjuror. appeared to acquire considerable confi dence i n his judgment and taste as the testing pro ceeded. The dinner concluded with fruit and pastry. —Economist. g[ADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills.—Let the Sick take Heed.—The stomach is the commissariat of the physical system. It furnishes the material sustenance of every organ. If disordered, the whole body lan guishes : but however severely affected, its tone and vigour may always be restored by a course of these frill. sistible Pills ; bile, indigestion, liver complaints, and other disorders of the stomach can easily be cured by the use of Holloway's Pills ; thousands attest to this asser tion, and no sufferer that has ever tried them will deny their supremo efficacy.—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world, at Professor Holloway's Esta blishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maide❑lane, New York ; by A. Stampa, Constantinople ; A. Guidicy, Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta. THE GREAT SHREWSBURY CASE. The claim of Lord Talbot to the earldom of Shrewsbury is now at length fairly before the House of Lords, and it will come on for hearing at the earliest possible opportunity after Thursday next. As it directly involves the first and oldest earldom in the land, acid indirectly affects estates of the annual value of 40,0001., our readers will readily believe us when we say that the Shrews bury case will rival in interest and importance the great Douglas and Berkeley cases. The printed document formally asserting the claim on the part of his lordship was laid upon the table of the Upper House on Thursday last. It consists of 41. pages of genealogical and other mat ter, and is entitled " The Case of the Right Hon. Henry John Chetwynd, Earl Talbot, claiming to be Earl of Shrewsbury." It states that the claimant having presented a petition to her Majesty, praying that the title, dignity, and peerage of Earl of Shrewsbury might be declared and adjudged to be long to him, and that a writ of summons to Par liament might issue to him by the title and dignity aforesaid, her Majesty was pleased to refer the said petition, together with the Attorney-General's re port thereon, to the House of Peers on the 9th of May, 1857, who, on the 11th day of May, referred it to the Committee of Privileges to consider and report thereon. It first recites the terms and limitations of the patent under which the earldom was origir.ally con ferred in 1442 upon John Talbot, the great Earl of Shrewsbury, and General of the English army in the wars with France, and carries down the pedi gree, step by step, through seven generations, from father to son, in a direct line, until the elder branch of the family became extinct on the death of Edward, eighth earl, without issue male, on the Bth of February, 1617. It then shows how, on the failure of the elder line, the earldom descended upon tha heirs male of Sir Gilbert Talbot, of Grafton, K.G., as represen tative of Gilbert, third son of the second earl, and was enjoyed by them successively down to the year 1856, when it became extinct by the death of Bertram Arthur Talbot, the late earl, at Lisbon. It further recites that Earl Talbot now claims to be entitled to the earldoms of Shrewsbury, Wex ford, and Waterford,,as nearest heir male of the said Sir Gilbert Talbot, through the second mar riage of his son John, and consequently as nearest heir male of the body of the first earl, and that he begs leave to lay before this most hon. house the present " case " in support of his claim. The " case," which is signed by Sir F. Thesiger, Sir F. Kelly, and Mr. T. F. ElliEj, barrister-at-law, as counsel for the claimant, alleges that Sir John Tal bot of Albrighton married as his second wife Eliza beth Wrottesley, by whom he had issue two sons, of whom the elder died young, while the line was continued by the younger son, John, of Salwarp, who married Olive Sherrington, and whose son, Sherrington Talbot, left by his second marriage, with Mary, daughter of John Washbourne, three sons, of whom the two elder died without leaving issue, and that the line of descent was continued by the third son, William, some time Bishop of Dur ham. He was the father of Charles Talbot, Lord Chancellor of England, who was raised to the peerage in 1733 as Lord Talbot, and whose son, created Earl Talbot of Ingestre in 1784, was grand father of the present claimant. We understand that the opponents of his lord ship's claim are three in number—first, the Duke of Norfolk, as guardian of the interests of his infant son, to whom the late earl bequeathed his magnifi cent property at Alton Towers ; secondly, the Princess Doria Pamphili of Rome, as °illy surviv ing child of John, 16th earl • and thirdly, Major Talbot, o f C as tl e T a lb o t, co unty Wexford, as a ri val claimant to the title. In event of . Earl Talbot being able to establish his' claim to the earldom of Shrewsbury to the satis faction of the Committee of Privileges, his lordship will become premier earl of England and also of Ireland, as also Earl of Wexford and Waterford ; and then we imagine a further suit will have to be entered upon bolero the Court of Chancery for the possession of the Shrewsbury estates at Alton and other _places in the counties of Stafford, Oxford, Worcester, and Berks. In case, however, that the House of Lords should decide that his lordship's claim is " not proven," the other claim—namely, that of Major Talbot, will be submitted for their lordship's decision. The gallant Major, as we un derstand, traces his pedigree up to William, fourth son of George, the fourth earl, who was made a Knight of the Garter for his valiant conduct at the Battle of Stake, June the 16th, 1447. NUISANCES REMOVAL ACT. —lt appears that returns have been furnished under the Nuisances Removal Act by 11,222 parishes in England and Wales out of 14,398. 1,954 sanitary inspectors appear to have been appointed by local boards of health, town-councils, highway boards, and other acting authorities. BRUTAL ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A WIFE. An attempted murder of a most appalling and brutal character took place on Saturday evening, at the house No. 7, Little Russell-street, Covent garden, immediately opposite the stage door of Drury-lane Theatre,"and within a few yards of the Scotch Presbyterian Church of which the Rev. Dr. Cumming is the minister. The back room of the second floor in the house alluded to was occupied by a young couple named James Geary, aged 23, and Emily Geary, aged 19, who were married on the 4th of this month, just three weeks since, and to all appearance lived happily together until the night on which he made so determined an attempt on her life. Both James and Emily Geary were originally silk spinners, but lately the husband has filled the situation of porter to a furniture dealer in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn. On Saturday afternoon the newly-married couple paid a visit to the mother of the wife, and during their stay there occurred nothing which led to a suspicion that there was or had been any disagreement between them. On their way home, however, there was some dis pute about going to a concert-room, the result of which was that they parted, and the wife went home to Russell-street. At half-past 10 o'clock James Geary returned home, and, as appears from the statement which has been made by the unfortunate woman in the prospect of death, having dashed his cap on the ground, went to the cupboard and took out a dessert knife. He then rushed at his wife, knocked her down, and cut her throat. She strug gled with him, screamed as loudly as she could, and exclaimed more than once, " Oh, dear ! oh, dear ! Don't murder me." These cries were heard by Mrs. Emily Baylis, the wife of police-constable 85 F, who occupied apartments in a higher part of the house. She ran down stairs, and having communicated the facts to Mrs. Evans, the landlady of the house, they went up together t 3 Geary's room. On opening the door they saw Geary and his wife struggling violently with each other on the floor, Geary hav ing the knife in his hand, and the woman bleeding from the throat. Mrs. Baylis and Mrs. Evans were horrified, and ran down stairs with a view of obtaining assistance. At the street door they met Baylis, the police constable, who was just returning home from duty. He went up stairs and, found Geary and his wife struggling on the land ing of the second floor. The brutal fellow had his wife down, with her head on the bottom of the flight leading up stairs, and directly he saw the officer he stuck the knife into his wife's throat, and worked it about. The woman exclaimed—" For God's sake save me ! " Baylis at once seized him, and drew the knife from the woman's throat. At this time Geary had inflicted three slight wounds on his own throat. Additional assistance having been obtained, Mrs. Geary was conveyed on a stretcher to King's College Hospital, where her case was at once attend e d t o by Mr. Charles Heath, the house surgeon. He found on the right side of the neck, about an inch below the jaw, a wound three quarters of an inch long, communicating with the windpipe and with the msophagns. Above and below this were two superficial cuts, and immediatelybelow the right ear was a ragged wound extending under the skin for nearly an inch, Immediately above the collar bone, on the same side, was another superficial cut. On the left side of the neck; mid way between the collar bone and joy- was a trans verse cut one inch lon g , penetrating three-quarters of an inch into the neck. Close to the left ear was a superficial cut. On the back of the right hand were three superficial cuts, each about a quarter of an inch in length. Immediately after the attempt on his wife's life Geary was conveyed to Bow-street station, where the wounds in his throat were dressed by Mr. Snitch, the divisional surgeon. They were found to be very slight. The prisoner remainsin custody, and will be placed before the magistrate for exami nation this morning. He is very reserved, and does not appear to be in any way affected by a recollection of the fearful crime he has committed. Yesterday morning, at 4 o'clock, Mr. Inspector Mackenzie having been informed that the unfortu nate woman was sinking, conveyed the prisoner to King's College Hospital, and in his presence the statement of his wife was taken down. He ap peared to be quite unmoved during the recital of the horrible narrative. The mother and sister of Mrs. Geary visited her yesterday at the hospital, but the interviews were very brief, in consequence of her critical situation. Hopes are entertained of her ultimate re covery. Sbe is described as a careful, persevering, industrious young woman, very peaceable in her disposition, and one who was unlikely to offend her husband by any misconduct on her part. In some quarters it is said that Geary was jealous of his wife; but there do not appear to have been the slightest grounds for such a suspicion. ATTEMPT AT MURDER. An attempt at murder was yesterday made at Witham, Essex, under the following circumstances : —A young woman named Freeborn, cook to Mr. James Upson, farmer in the parish named, became " engaged" to a young man named Charles Finch, who was then working at a farm in the neighbour. hood of Kelvedon. Soon after the commencement of this engagement he went out to the Crimea to join the Army Works Corps, or as a " navvy," and but recently returned to the neighbourhood. In the meantime it seems the young woman had formed an attachment in some other quarter, which appears too likely to cost her her life. A few minutes after three yesterday she left her master's house for the purpose of proceeding to the parish church, di s t an t a b ou t h a lf a mileandso far a s h er own statement can b e understood, had not proceeded many yards, before she saw Finch sitting on the bank, much to her surprise, for she had not seen bim since his return, and indeed believed him to be in London. He waited until she was quite close to him, then suddenly sprung upon her, threw her down in the ditch, and with a razor cut her throat, without uttering a single word. He then made off ; but apparently fearing he had not fully accomplished his purpose he returned a few minutes afterwards, and made a second incision, and then immediately made . off. The poor girl must have been very soon found, for about 3.30 a messenger arrived at the Witham police station. The constables, with the exception of one, were at the parish church ; they were, however called out during the service, causing, as may be supposed, no small consternation among the congregation, and, with Mr. Superintendent Cooke, of the Essex con stabulary, were speedily on the spot, Mr. Thomas Tomkin, a medical gentleman, being already in at tendance. The young woman, who is about 24 years ofovd age, e a nd bears a r es p ec t a bl e c h arac t er, be ing to her master's house, search was im mediately commenced in the woods, and in a few hours Finch was captured by a labouring man named Green as he was attempting to escape from the wood. Police-constable Medley, who was near, took him in charge, and by 7 o'clock in the evening he was lodged in a cell at the Witham police sta tion. The windpipe is completely severed, but the main arteries have escaped ; so that there is some chance of the poor woman's recovery. MURDER AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY 12f STAFFORDSHIRE. A most atrocious and cold-blooded murder and highway robbery was committed on Saturday morning last, near Abbots Brumley, in this county, on the person of Mr. Win. Charlesworth, a respec table farmer, residing at Ridware, near that place. Friday, the 22nd, was the day •for holding the annual cattle fair at Abbots Bromley, and the deceased, who was about 60 years of age, attended it for the purpose of business, having, it is supposed, a large sum of money in his possession. Late at night he was drinking at the Coach and Horses Inn, in company with a good many per sons, amongst whom were two young men named Charles Brown and George Jackson,. natives of Abbots Bromley, and an itinerant musician known in the locality by the soubriquet of " Du!cimer Jack." About one o'clock in the morning Brown and Jackson left the house, in company with the musi cian, and proceeded along the turnpike-road leading towards Ridvare (which is the high road from Ut toxeter to Lichfield) ; when about fifty yards from Abbots Bromley, they all sat down by the road side, when Ja c k so n used some threatening language in speaking of Charlesworth, who was about to leave the public-house when they came away. On observing some one coming down the road, Jackson and Brown run further on, and the musician re turned to the house, meeting Mr. Charlesworth on the road ; this was the lag time he was seen alive —except by his murderers--as shortly after four o'clock his lifeless body was found on the road, his pockets emptied, and his brains literally strewed about. A large hedge stick was found near his body, with 'which it is supposed the murder had been accomplished. Information was immediately given to Edward Etheridge, the police officer stationed at Abbots Bromley, who, after a few inquiries, proceeded to the Coach and Horses inn, where he found Jackson sitting. On examining his clothes, large spots of blood were found on the sleeves of his jacket, and on asking him how they came there he said he had hit his nose by a fall and made it bleed, and that he was at home and in bed by ten o'clock. Directly after Brown came in, and on examining his jacket similar marks of blood were found. They were then both taken into custody, and removed to the police I station, where Etheridge was joined by Inspector PRICES OF S.HABES. Prom the Official Last. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON. FRIDAY, MAT 22, 1857. CANALS. Names of Companies. Ashtn &Oldh Birmingham Coventry.... Derby .. • • • • GrandJunctn Do., 6 pr. Ct. Grand Union Kennt & Avn Leeds &Livrp Leicester.... Leicstr &Ntb Lought.orogh Macclesfield. Neath • . • • .. Oxford .. .... Dividend, Aper us Annum. I N 71. p. ct. 40 41. 100 111. 100 61. 15s. 100 21. pr. et. 10 61. pr. et. 100 7s. 6d 40 6s. 100 251. 100 61. 83 11.55. 143 701 100 21. 10s. #OO 161. 100 Name of Company. Berlin ...... East London Do. 4 per Cent. Pref. Do. 5 per Cent. Pref. Grand Junction .... • • Do. New .• •• • • Kent .... • • .......... Lambeth • • .... • • • • .. New River Company.. Southwark & Vauxhall West Middlesex ...... Do. Do, .. •• .. Name of Company. flungerford.... •• .... Southwark .......... Ditto New of 7% p.c. Waterloo ..... .... •• •• Ditto Old Ann. of 81. Ditto Sw ditto of 71 Vauxhall Name of Company Commercial .......... Do. Preference East and West (mita Grand .4urry D. & Canal 1)o. Loan Notes .. .. Do. 5 per cent. Pref. London •• • . •..• • • • it. Katharine •• •• • • • • outhampton ........ Victoria .. ••..•• •• •• Ditto New ........ Name of Company. British Frovincial .... Brighton •• •• •• •• •• .. City of London .. •• •• Equitable . •• .. •• .• European .... ..... .. lreat Central ........ Imperial :: •• ........ Ditto New Ditto Dehentures.. Do. Continental I st Cap. Do. Do. 2d Cap. Do. Do. 3d Cap. Do. Do. 4th Cap. Independent ... London Parl. Preferen. Phoenix ............. Rateliff •• .. • ........ Surrey Consumers .... United General .. • • • . Westminster Chartered Ditto, New .... • Western A Ditto B . .. Name of Company. Albion .... • • .... • • .. Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine ....... Athenaeum .......... Atlas .. argue Life British Commercial .. Church of England .. City of London .. •• .. Gen. Life County Crown .............. Eagle .. Equity and Law...... European Life Family Endowment Globe Gresham Life . ....... Do. Do.. ....... Guardian ............ Imperial Fire... • • .... Imperial Life •• •• Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire .......... • • Law Lite.• • .......... Legal and General Life London . . .. London & Prov. Law • . Med. Invild & Gen. Life Minerva • .. •• .• •• Monarch • • • • • • • • . • .. New Equitable Pelican •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Phoenix Professional Life •• .. Provident Life•• .• •• .. Rock Life.-- •• Royal Exchange ...... Sun Fire •••••• Ditto Life ... United Xingdom .... Universal Life . • . Victoria Life Name of Company. Australasia........... Bank of Egypt .... Bank of London ...... British North Americ a, Ch Bk. Ind. Aust & Ch. City . Colonial . • • • Commercial of London. Eng Scot. & Aust. Ch. Lond. Cnar. Bk. of Aus. Do. New .. • • . . • • • • London and County • • Lon. & Eastn. Enkg. C. London doint•Stock . • • Londn and Westminstr Nat. Provincial of Eng. New ...... Ditto ditto Nationr.l Bank ••.. • • New • oath Wales • Orientui Bank Corpora. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New.• • 10nian........ ..... South Australia Union of Australia Ditto .............. Union of Hamburg.... Union of London.— .. lJni' v Mutual Western Bank o , Londn 201. per cent X s. d. 40 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 1 100 0 0 100 0 120 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 1 50 0 Ploo 0 0 ao 0 ,100 0 0 iloo 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 51. per cent. 9 per cent. 4 , per cent. 51. per cent. 71. p. c. & bs. 4 , . per cent. 51. per cent. IN. per cent. 6! per cent. 28 per cent. 18 per cent. 16 p c. & bs 51. per cent. 20'. per cent. 101. per cent. 4 1 1.. p. p . p c ee t rr . & cc e : nn s t . t.. Si. per cent. 121/. per cent. 151. per cent. 15 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Price.l Names of Companies. Dividend , . per Annum.] Peak Forest. Reg ex t's • • • • Wochdale ... • Stffrd &Worc Stottrbridge. Severn and Wye Rail. Warwick & Birming. j Warwick & Napton..s Worcstr & Birming. :Wilts & Brk• WATER-WORKS. Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. Paid. Price 5L per cnt. tit. per ent. 4/. per cent. 51. per cent. 4t. per cnt. 51. per cnt. 4L per cent. BRIDG Dividend per Annum. 10e per cent.l U. 12s. Od. 11. Ss. Od. 28s. DOCKS Dividend per Annum. st. pr cent. 6/. pr cent. 41. per cent. 51. pr cent. 4%1. per cnt. 4 per cent. 51. Os per c. 71. per cent. 51. per cent. 21. per cent. 21. 61 per cent. Si. per cent 101. per cent. 31. ss. 4/. 15s. 41. 10s. 61. per cent. 5y 2 per cnt 51. 8/. - per cent. 16s Od peßsh. 1, 7;per cent. X s. d. 10 0 0 Stock. 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 1100 0 0 100 0 0 61 0 0 5 1 8 Amount of Share. X s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 70 10 3 Amount of Share. s. d. Stock. stock. Stock. 100 e 0 ►oo o 0 25 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 51. Os. 17s. 281 I2L 10s. 11. 16s. 10s. 7s. Od. 4 s. d. 100 all 4 s. d. Paid. Price. Z s. d. Stock. 00 0 0 0000 5 0 0 stock. 50 - 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 102% 92% COMPANIES. aAs-Lion' IT AND COK Dividend per An - num. Amount of Share. Paid. Price. s. d. 20 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Stock 50 0 0 60 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 TRANCE COMPANIES. Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. Price. 71. per c. 71. 145.6 d. 61. p.c. & bs. 15s. Od. & bs 41. per cent. 71. 10s. 71. 10s. 5/. 5 pr ct.Sz bs. 4/. per share a. 18s. ss. 5% per cent. 11. aper cent. 6 per cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent 121. per cent :143. 5/. p. et. &bs 2s & 2s bons 2ii. per sh. 4s. per share 4% per cent 5i per cent 51. per cent. 6 per cent 51 p. ct. 51. per cent 51. per cent 12% per c. g p c. &bs .3% p. c & bs,, i/ 14s 41. & bonus. 5/ & bonus. 54. & bonus TINT-S roCK Dividend per Annum. s. d. 500 0 0 'lOO 0 0 100 o 0 1 0 0 50 0 4 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 1100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 kOO 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 6 5 0 WO 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 ANKS. 4 s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 25 0 0 all 5 15 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 all 4 0 0 47 5 u 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 2 10 0 13 0 0 2 10 0 12 10 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 o 10 0 IC o 0 0 10 0 5 10 10 0 0 5 0 0 Amount of £ s. d. all 150 0 0 12 10 100 0 42 15 0 41 0 0 43 10 0 41 0 0 52 0 0 16 0 0 10 0 0 all 4 0 0 Paid. Z a. d. all 18 15 0 50 0 0 all 6 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 - 6 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 22 10 0 15 "o 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Divideud Arne= Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- - X s. d• Bank of Scotland .. - 71. pe r cen t. 100 CO . 100 0 19710 s British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 231/03 Caledonian Bank ..... 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 210 3/ 16s City of Glasgow Bask 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 131 5s Clydesdale Bank -.. 5%1. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 14 2s C , mmercial Bank .. 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 248 iOs Eastern 8ank........ 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 14/ es Edinb. & Glasgow.... 234/. p cent. 5 0 5 0 5/ 2s National Bank ...... 6% per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 1921 10 North of Scotland Bank 51. p er cent 20 0 0 210 51 1/8 Royal Bank of 8 coil. .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 13711 e ' Union Bank of Scot. .. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 10910 s Western Bank .... .... 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 84/ Os Alliance Fire and Life.. 8541. pr cent. 100 0 0 11 0 171 Its British Guarantee ... 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 1/ lls Caledonian Fire Insur . 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 251 Os City of Glasgow Lite.. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 4/ Is Co'onialLtfe ......... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 3 0 , 1/ Os Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 28115 s Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51.00 r cent. 50 0 0 3 5 4/ 6s Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 40 0 0 3 0 61 15s Nationa, Fire and Life 64 per cent. 10 0 0 1 4 21 Os North British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 36/15s Northern Assurance Co. 20 0 0 1 0 1/ 17s 'Scottish Provincial .... - 50 0 0 2 0 2/ 19s Scottish Union Insrnc. 7%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 II 15s Standard Life .. ••.. • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 22/ Os MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount per of Paid. P r i ce . p Name of Company. Annum. Share. - --- --- - £ s. d. 4 s. d. - Acadian Charcoal Iron .. 10 0 0 2 0 0 - African Steam Ship .. • • 20 0 0 10 0 0 - Assam sea •• ........ 61. rer cent. bo 0 0 20 0 0 - Auction Mart........ 2 1 4 /per cent. -50 0 0 - - Australian Aericulturl - 25 0 0 19 0 0 /9% Australian Trust .... 81. pr cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - AustraAan Royal Mall - 10 0 0 all - Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 all - British American Land 5/. per cent 50 0 0 40 0 0 - Canada ••••••••• •• •• 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 150 Do. 5 per cent Bond. 51. pee cent Stock 100 0 0 - Ditto, 5 per cent bds 51. per cent Stock 100 0 0 - Ditto, 6 per cent... 6/. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 - Ditto, 6p c. bds 1874 61. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 - Ditto, 6p c. bds 1876 6/. per sent Stock 100 0 0 -- Crystal Palace ...... 2/. per cent. 5 0 0 all 2% Ditto Preference.... 71 pr. cent 5 0 0 5 0 0 5% Crys. Palace of France - 4 0 0 all - City Navigation Bonds 3M/. per cent - - - Electric Telegraph .. 64 per cent. Stock. 100 0 0 93 Eng.&Aus. Cop. Smelt. - 5 0 0 all - En g.&lris. !lag. T. Co. - 50 0 o all - Equitable Reversionry 51 per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Ditte New . ...... 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Gen. Revers. B:lnvest. 51. p c and 11. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Gen. I. Sc. Col. (Lim.) - 2 5 0 0 all - Gen.SteamNavigation 10/. per et. &15 0 0 14 0 0 24% London Gen. Omnibus 12/. per cent 4 0 0 all 3% Hudson's Bay.. .• •• •• 54 per cent. Stock Stock - - Hungerford .......... 2/. ss. 5% Lou. Ne. &Na. Mauso. - 10100 0 0 al al l l - London Reversionary 54 per cent. 100 0 0 all Mex. & S. American - - 25 0 0 5 0 0 41,E Nat. Discount Comp.. - - 100 0 0 - N.S.W. Gov.sp.c. Deb. Si. per cent. Nor. Bri. Australasian 6d. 1 .0 0 all North of Europe, Stra. Price'sPatentCand. Co _ 29 0 0 ll 23% 81. per Cont. 20 0 0 17 1 a 0 0 _ 5 0 0 all 2 Peel River Land&Min. Pen. & Oriental Steam 71. per cent. 50 0 0 all 70% Ditto New - 50 0 0 10 0 0 15 • Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent 100 0 0 all - Ditto New •••• • • • o le /. pr cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 • Royal Mail Steam ... • 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 61 Scottish Aus. Invest. 11/. per cent. 10 o all 114 South A ustralian Land 71. per cent. 25 0 0 all 353( Trust and Loan Comp. 7%. , . pr cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 - Vaa Diemen's Land • • . 10 s . 100 0 0 28 1 0 0 - Do. Gov. 6 per ct.l3ds. 6 per cent. , -. i 17 - _ AQUATICS. ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB. The opening trip of this di4inguMied club took place on Saturday, when a very large pasty of l-ading yachts men were pre-ent. The rendezvous was Blackwell, and at two in the afternoon there were nearly 20 yachts at and about the station, The noble commodore (Lord A. Paget) hoisted his flag on board the vice -commodore's (Mr. .R. Green's) yacht Pbcenix, and at half-past two they all started iu very pretty order towards Gravesend. The wind was fresh from the eastward, and the afternoon remarkably fine ; and on their arrival at Nortbfleet salute of 10 guns was fired from the beautiful schooner the Ruby Queen, 86 tons, which with several others wag gaily dressed out in coburs ; and a similar mark of respect was paid at Gravesend, where they debarked, and the members and their friends repaired to Wales's Hotel, where a very handsome dinner bad been provided for the occasion. A. very large party sat down to it, Lord Alfred Paget presiding, faced by Mr. R. Green. After the cloth bad been cleared, the CHAIRMAN pro posed "The Queen," with an allu.ion to the time she had reigned, of which he was reminded by the projected marriage of the Princess Royal, to whom he felt the club would kindly in their hearts, if not in words, wish a happy marriage, while they did honour to her Majesty's health. The toast and allusion to the marriage were received with loud cheers. The toasts of the "Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family," and "The Army and Navy," were succeeded by "The Royal Thames Yacht Club," "The Royal Squadron," and other royal clubs, proposed by the commodore, who dwelt upon the great success the Royal Thames Yacht Club bad attained, and the pleasure experienced by the whole of its members on the unanimity of feeling that prevailed, which he was sure would ever continue amongst them. Mr: CRAIGIE then proposed his lordship's health. He would not dwell upon his qualifications, as the act would be unpleasant to their not,la commodore himself, and unnecess.ry, as they too well appreciated his merits to call for comment. (Long-continued cheering.) His LORDSHIP expressed his acknowledgments, and the pride he felt in he prosperity and advancement of the club in becoming terms. This was succeeded by Mr. Morgan proposing the health of Mr. It Green, the vice -commodore, whose qualifications having been treated uponand received with every demonstration of re gard, Mr. Green replied briefly, and said that he should always be im , st happy, much as he might be engaged in mercantile affairs, to devote all needful time to the in tereAs of the club. Loud plaudits followed, and the evening's proceedings terminated in the greatest harmony. CRICKET. UNITED ALL ENGLAND ELEVEN V. SIXTEEN OF TEE HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE, WITH WILLSFIER AND BICKLET. —This match was to have been continued on Friday', but owing to the continuous rain no play took place, and ou Saturday the Brigade was unable to attend ; conFequently the match wan drawn. MARYLEBONE CLUB V. THE UNIVERSITY OE CAW BRIDGE.—On Friday this match was resumed from the previous day, but little play took place owing to heavy rain, and the match was therefore drawn. We pub lished the full score on Friday, which was—M.C.C., 182 ; University, 66 (with five wickets down), which on that evening was made into 89, with seven wickets down, when the game was stopped. MARYLEBONE CLUB V. WESTBOURNE. —This match will be played at Lord's ground to-morrow, and from the names announced to play, is likely to prove attractive. Country Markets. HADDINGTON GRAIN MARKET —MAT 22. WHEAT. BARLEY I oeTs, i ssAz\s. First 63s Od 41s 6ci 33s 9d 1 48i Od. Second 438 3d ; 38s 3d) 31s Od ; 44s 2d Third 33 s Od 131 s Od 1 27 s 6d 1 408 Od Total quantity of wheat in market, 658 qrs., 578 sold PP PP barley „ 122 qrs., 91 sold PP , oats ~ 291 qrs., 294 sold PS SP beans ~ 9J qrs., 99 sold AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat, 2/. 3 3 10-12ths I Barley, ...11. 18 3 4-12 tbs Oats, ... 11. 11 0 2-12ths J Beans, ..... 21. 4 2 o.l2tbs DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—MAY 21. Qrs. Best. Current. Interim 297 Wheat 62s 6d 42s 'lid 3b. Od 461 Oats 3ls Od 27s 111 d.... ..... 23• Od 71 Barley ?8s tid 3ss 6id ...... ... 31- Od 79 Peas & beans 46s Od 42s lid 3G i Oct ABERDEEN-MAY 22. Potato oats 25s Od to 25s 6d Common oats 24 s Od t o 25 s Od 1401b8 per bushel Bere 'ls Od to 35s Od 1 531bs ~ Barley 31 s Od t o 35 s Od Wheat, red (spring)3Bs Od to 403 04 white 35s Od to 46s Od 1 621bs „ , Oatmeal 19s Od to 203 Od per boll. Flour 418 Od to 45s Od per sack. PROVISION MARKET. Beef, per lb 6d. to 94 Butter, plb. Os 104 to is 03 I Mutton, per lb 6d t o 94 Eggs, p doz. Os 61 to 03 104 Lamb, do., Os Od to Oh 6d I Hens, p pair 3s Od to 3s Od Veal, per lb .. 9,1 to Os —d I Ohickens , do.2s Od to 2,6 d Pork, perlb....os 64 to Os 7d Ducks, do., Os Od to 0: 04 Salmon, per lb —.le 2d Ducklings,do Os Od to 2s 6J Grouse, per brace......Os to Os Turkeys, each 48 Od to 53 OA Tallow, p stone, Os to Ils 6:1 Potatoes, per peck, Od to 141 1 Rabbits, each 3d to 4d. Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt.... 808 to 84s Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen RETAIL PRICES. Flour,l4lb 0s 011 to 2s 6d Barley flour,l4lb.Os to 2s 2d Oatmeal Os Od to is lid „ dust, ..... Os to Os 10d Beremeal Od to I a 10d , per lb 2d to 2id Peasemeal... Os Od to 2s 8d Sids, ld Cheese, per imperial stone, 4s. Od. to 4s 6a 4-lb. 10af...7d. I 2-lb. 10af...31d. DUBLIN, Max 22. --- At the opening of the market today business was rather firm for everything. Tuesday's currencies were fully supported for any description of grain. Indian corn must be quoted is higher. White wheat, 33.6 d to 37s 6d ; red ditto, 32s Od to 36s Od; ditto new, —8; barley, malting, 16s 6d to 25s 6d; grind ing, — 3 to —s ; oats, old, 13a 3d to 16s; ditto, new, —8 Oct to —s Od ; oatmeal, 15s to 17s Od; bore, new, —s to —a 0 , 1; rape• , d, --s Od to —a Od per brl ; flour, 198 Od to 24s Od per cwt ; Indian corn, 36s Od to 38; 6cl per 480 lbs. LOCAL SHARE MARKET& LIVERPOOL, MAY 23. --- - - STOON EXOFIANGE.—The market was dull to-day, but prices slightly easier. Eastern Counties, 11/. 13s. 9d. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 100 4—London and North Western, 104 A —Midland, 824—Dutch Rhenish, d. is. 3d.—Blackburn, 6—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln, 414 2—Great Western of Canada, 22/ Ditto, new, 1.13.9. p.—South Eastern, 22k—London Eighths, 3a. 9d. d.—Grand Trunk of Canada, 16 1.3- Luxembourg const., 108 d.—Chester and Holyhead, 18—Caledonians, 358. MANCHESTER, MAY 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. -- The market was quiet, but with only a moderate business, and no material change in prices. The sales were—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 42A f—Grand Trunk of Canada, 16—Great Western of Canadas, 23i—Ditto, new, 1 5-16 p.—East Lancashire, 9 i—Ditto, new, d.—Midlands, 82$—South Eastern. 22 5-16—Londons, 1041 Lancashire and Yorkshire, lint lt;04. LEEDS, MAY 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. - North Westerns, 7i —Derbys, 54—Midlands, 82a A—East Lancashires, Qrs., 81—Eastern Unions, B, 9—Commercial Buildings, 14, BIRMINGHAM, MAT 23. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market is quiet to-day, sad prices are about the same as yesterday. Great Western, 664 —London and North-Western Eighths, kto A die.. midland, Birmingham, and Derby, 544 f---Birmingham Canals, 90i—Ditto Banks, 32. CRYSTAL PALACE, SATURDAY.—HALF-CROWN DAY.-r Admission on payment 917 ; ditto by season tickets, 1518.—Total visitors, 2,435. BIRTHS. OF I SON. On the 22d inst., at Hampstead, the wife of Henry H Taughan, Esq. On the 22d inst., at Paris, the wife of Fred. Ricardo, Esq. OF A DArGIITER. On the 23d inst., at 26, Belgrave-road, the wife of Geo. Sh a w, Esq., barrister-at-l aw . On the 22d inst., at 3, Woburn-square, the wife of Geo. Johnson, M.D. MARRIED. On the 23d inst., at St. James Church, Gravesend, by the Rev. John Joynes, A.M., incumbent, Charles Lake, Esq., jun. of billeted, eldest son of Charles Lake, Esq., of Rodmersham, to Alice, second daughter of the late Thos. Alston, t sq., orCheyney Rork, Sheppy, all in the county of Kent. On the 23d inst., at St. James's, Bermondsey, Daniel, younger son of the late Joseph Maskell, Esq., Comptroller's Office, H.M.'s Excise, to Emma, youngest daughter of W. Robins, Esq., of St.. Olave's, Southwark, and 5, Crimscot street, Grange-road. On the 23d inst., at St. James's Church, Holloway, C. Powers, Esq., of Biggleswade, Beds, to Sophia Ann. widow of the late John Burdor Squire, Esq., of Cross- Hall, Bedfordshire. DIED. On the 21st inst., John Lett, Esq., of Dulwich House, Surrey, aged f;5. On the 22d inst., at the Hibernian Stores, Old Compton street, Soho, Mr. Henry Landon, of the above place, and of the Gordon Hotel, Covent-garden, aged 52. On the 23d inst. at Greenwich Hospital, Lieut. Job" Wood Rouse, R.N. late Superintendent of the Roya l Hospital S c h oo l s, aged 72. On the 22d inst., at Elm Cottage, Great Cornard, Suf folk, Thomas Layzell Tiffen, Esq., at an advanced age- On the 21st inst., at Raven's Lodge, near Dewsbury , . Yorkshir e , Ri c h ar d C raws h aw, E sq., o f th e l a t e Oros 01 Messrs. J. and R. Crawshaw, aged 52. On the 21st inst., at Brocklands, Havant, H. Baynes Ward, Esq., last surviving son of the late George W ard, Esq., of Northwood-park, Isle of Wight, aged 64. --- LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Mice. No 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Monday, May 25, 1857. ~_-,~- eess o Lauri> hind eight, ten. - R Paid. Paid. Price. Price. Price, h ~ M radar ING and S Poly, been e thei — r OF / Raton Stalls C : Rope Harm lante, raents 2 8. 6d next, Work.' daily, br. rh.ne 4 —Ti Eat; Ulm; unriv l lilt 10 Lectu With at ter Cookie The the PI who I DUCI paid. 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