The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-21 00:00:00

,nd in. re ?ea- teed. Tool- tsnal 160 ece , - Is of the hop, k to :beau ) the who toise. AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. in the w hich ; t6 do of the I were de 4 Of a d'un, Dry o f nes of of M. •elle," tiltiTISH IWNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (front the Officsed Lutz) Business done. : 411 't Stock 3 I) " '(tc.t. Reduced A.n u niti es o n 11 Per Cent nensols knnai tie s .. 924 3 1 •T "' 3 per Cont. Annuities 9ll i 2 li 2 L e vy 2 4 per Cont. Annuities "'hi: Annuities, expire ,th lan. 1869 .. -16 A Ditto 3'l Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7 15.16 '4014 Stock22o birth ( Binds. k: 1000 r ,l ) itto under £lOOO 3 p ' - ' l ,4sol s ior Account •• • 93k Etc'iequor Mlle, 20. March. 1 June. £l.OOO .... ....... ..... 2 6 d - 42 d Istonl Le ar- MoNiq 'kr ttil ARK ET CITY, Two o'CLoex. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily, and prices of all descriptions were without any material alteration. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, 2,00 D of which were taken by the exporters. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and prices were at a alight decline. The Colonial Produce Markets have opened with a steady appearance, and for some of the principal articles a good demand exists. For tea there is a fair inquiry, and sugar is also in request both for borne use and exportation. The market for tallow is thus commented, upon by Messrs. Smith and Charles's circular, dated last evening : "Tbe Tallow Market, which in the course of last week decli ne d t o 52s 6d f or d e livery in April, onened tnis morning with firmness, it being found that the prom-t s P to day of the tallow given off on 'April "Wads were met with punctuality in almost every eftB ''• Higher prices were asked, and 533 6 1 was psid for all April early in the day. On change a further con siderable upward mo-iement was exh bited, and 54-4 6d was given for the same period. The market remained first in al. Positions to the close, leaving off—Spot and all April, 54a 6 i • April and June. 534 3d to 533 63 • Octobe r and December, ber 533 63 to 534 .9i ; taltow oil, 37 4; do. B l a i ne, 48 3 64; town tallow, 531 3d nett cash." Accounts from New York, per steamer Europa, contain very little commercial intelligence of im portance. The demand for money continued active, but as there was a good supply the rates remained Without alteration. The shares of the Russian railway scheme are Mill called to 1 -prem., but up to the present tune it may be questioned whether any legiti- Mate business has taken place. The undertaking is unpopular, and prejudice against Russiawillmilitate against the exert ions made by Messrs. Baring. With the exception of speculators few would embark in 811eb a gigantic enterprise, which is to be completed 4110 Years; and then with a prospect of yielding very inadequate profits. Judging from the opinions beUtertained of the scheme, there is little probe of the attempt to raise the required capital at present being successful. The general demand for discount accommodation , continues qniet and in some instances the best bills are negotiated at sg per cent. It is not sup pos ed, however, that the aspect of the market has P e rraanently changed, although further restrictions ~1 1! e by no means apprehended. With further ar rivals of old, and large supplies are expected, the fav ourable tendency may be still further developed, ? nut th e B ank Directors w il l h es i tate b efore they : Ir ene thei r p o li c y, owing to the numerous de ,,-"aucle upon their resources, which, although tern -I,rarilY abated, may at any time revive with all their previous intensity. T here is very little animation in the English S t e ek Market, the speculators and the investing blic both operating with great caution. Al though the Money Market is rather easier, the ea rs evince no symptoms of uneasiness, and in t hei absence of purchases prices remain almost sta .l°,llarY. Consols have been 921, to 93 for money, -tig 93 i for account. The New 3 per Cents. h ave 9, been active at 911 to 92, and the Reduced at .„ 1 1 The i‘ ew 2i per Cents. are marked 77. T he Stock is 212 to 213, and India Stock 220. l ie March Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 2s. discount, and the June ditto 4s. to 2s. discount. For Foreign Stocks there is a quiet market, and previous quotations are generally maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents. are being flat, and the 4 Or Cents. 1001. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been dealt New at 25k f. P eruv i an 4i per Cents, 77. Equador New Consolidated 14i , and Brazilian 4i per Cents. 99. The'followin,g are the no m i nal prices of Foreign stocks :—Grenada. Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mexi 231 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 77 ►79 .. _Cents., 54 56 ; Portuguese 3 do. 3 per per Cents., 444 54 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 1 . 5 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 2 ; ditto Deferred, 413 A v i ; ditto Certificates, sg ; ditto Passive, 5k 6. B , ar ery little business has been done in Railway es, and with one or two exceptions prices have underg one but littl e var i a ti on. E dinburgh, Pertb, an d l Dundee, Midland and V a l e o f Ne at h d ecl i ned abou t 55., and Bristol and Exeter, V. The Foreign tit Colonial lines have l eeu at reduced values. orthera of France declined 10s. ; Paris and Y "5 , 1 1. ; Southern of France, 15s. ; and Eastern °f France,ll. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, ss. ; and great Western of Canada, ss. b A ! i ning Shares are at nominal values, the only "Inlet's reported being in Par Consols at 22i. F or Joint Stock Bank Shares there was little in- London and Westminster improved 55., -13 2 Western Bank of London 15s. The Miscell aneous undertakings areins ctive, at " ( nit previous rates. St.lloo St. 100 50 all 25 all 100 all 25 all 50 9 20 all St. 100 50 3i, St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. l loo 25 231 25 161 50 all St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 20 20 10 St. I all 1100 20 25 25 25 165 100 100 all all all all all all 2O 100 1 100 all 101 100 100 2sqd l lOs Mitt 3 1 s. %nal! ' 2 p par I Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. ' 9B/ b oitto 1559 ' ItI ORS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. ttstr;an Bonds, 5 per Cent. "azlitin 6 per Cent. i , bate. New, 1852, 4i per Cent I;quadorNew Consolidated l4l I O l ga u Bonils, 41 per Cent 3 A ccount 77 P .r.". l 'h do- . Ads, 3 per Cent. T o u r ,lt,te New Deferred, 3 per um I " 4 b Ronde pG cent i ' p e r 94 Account Ditto tto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ? en L • .•ervt, 1 ...e. above , aV.hl nin • ~,,i on. Lett Does, 4A•per Cent. 9lf. 25c. ex 25f. 25c. . e i ta n.n n a D ni o m. la m r o ß n o e n y ds, 40 per Cent. TWO O'CIT.OOK. , 92 i 93 Ditto for account 20 20 20 20 HARE MARKETS—(This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILITAYB. Closing Prices yesterlay. 5i - 8i - 9 65 - 67 81 - 9 89 - 91 691 - 69, 34 36 Business dons this dsy. S - ~4 .8i - 94 19.# - 20 11 -11 g 52 - 54 35 - 36 ••• • • 84 —74 d 98 -- 100 56 -- 57 iii - u 7/ -8, 96 - 97 87 - 88 [2l - 123 !04 - 106 66} - 67 63 - 65 68 - 72 6 - 8 pl 6 8 :j1 1011 102 i + d par I hi - 6k 108 - ]O9 jlO4 - 105 id par 101 102 1 39 - : io 82 -82 i 53 - 55 16 - 16?, 58 - 60 3i - 31.1 44- 45 864 —87 i Si 3 a 2i 394 2f 40i, 6ii 654, 96 99 5 4.id 7 4 a 10 - 11 29,1 - 3O 6 - 4 106 103 26 27 49 51 2 lid 174 18. 75 75' 87 - 88 4 - 44 - 41 - 2- 43 20j -20 i 4t -- 44 7 - 9 2} - 3 5i - 6 THE SUN, LONDON, . Ln. &it W. Caledon ... U. &E. C Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. , XARZET ]DEWS.—(this Day.) Su r HAY MARKETS. et -in—.lkELD.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 41 Os ; clover do., 4 s e n 'il OA • and straw. 11 4s to 1/ 9s per l oa d . e f ,, -- • average supply ° and a sluggish demand. clol,Blllll.A.NDMadow hay, 21 105 to 41 Oa ; clover Tria'd;' ,iti li n 'a to 51 Os ; t) and straw, 11 4s toll 9a per load. do9l,TßollAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 105 to 41 05 ; clover Trade 54 to 5/ 9 pe r lead. 44° geaavolly inaclive. and straw, 1/ 4s to 11 3 TEA COLNIAL for all -An improvement O has taken place in the demand d g°°(l qualities, and a ra th er ac ti ve business has been 02L°.• e at full rates. Com mon Con,gou realises is. Oid. to ls. Per lb. ; G : Ut ." -- -The m ar k e t ru l es active , and a brisk demand . t ar +Or home use and f or expor tation ' is experienced vet q ua ntities ar e a d vert i se d for pu b l i c sale daring the and ps ices ln the re fi ned market business has been active, coare fully su p p o rte d . qu l ' i 'E.—Pl anta ti on and Native Ceylon are in good re briT ai.t, f ull rates, an d t h e demand for other qual i t i es ru l es Rin i in,sorne instances, a slight advance in values. van 1 1 , 7--- the market is very quiet; no alteration in pr ice s Ittr reported. ha t b 4 .----The demand is inactive, and but little business TAl,°e done : previous rates were barely maintained. p riee tow . __ t. The market has displayed more activity, and kit 6 d to an upward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot, th r „ 548 al ; May and June delivery, 538; and •last 144 tuuriths, 53s 3d to 53i 6d per cwt. A large business %II done iu home melted at 51s per cwt. 11! 444-181-Record tells the following extraordinary story uort time since a decently-dressed pedlar, in the of i i k e of his rambles,. called at a house at the west-end gairiP il d°e, and, by dint of perseverance, succeeded in b the drawing-room, w a ere the young ladies of the ho use f ati ,. were sitting. He presented his wares—laces and d ,ulonabls haberdashery of various kinds. Having 411 extolled his saleables, and having disposed of some ed, the m, he directed the course of conversation very Ar se Fa ber,' t , • ° l ,.t!y into quite another channel, and ultimately pro- Father: c e(lto be permitted to IntroduCe the young ladies to of the Brampton Oratory. Some stlr brelae Was expressed on hearing this proposition, and on Fa thers asked what he had to do with the `Oratorian riathers,' he admitted that he was htuastlf a French eB t, whose occupation it was thus to insinuate himself nto : "ciety, or, as the Apostle would say, to 'creep ,70 houses, end lead captive silly women.! So, it ap -an under ve4l.B, sve have in our midst aJesuit agency, —an current, trying to subvert the cause of Scripture 1 ' 11 9), and to subserve the cause of anti-Christian error." URYISTAL PALACFL—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Yesterday "le admissions t ick ets, on 634 —total v payment were 3,154 ;. do. by season isitors, 3,788. D Ambg. Nottng. Bost . & Eastn. Junc. Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsb. Cheshire Junct Blackburn ..... Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D. Do. B . .. Dublin&Belfas . tJtinc. Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A. stk Do., do. 8........ Do. New A East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ...... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow , Edinb. and Peebles Edinb•Prth.&Dundef Forth and ClydeJunc Furness ....... ....... Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern •••••• Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua.St Irish South-Eastern Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Third 5............ Do. New Thirds „ Lancash. &Yorkshive Do., do. F. £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport.... London & Blackwell Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. lrift%.. D0.,16/.5h.,Mck8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine hndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.drLincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L Ricardo's arrangement Midland ........ ....... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G.West.(lr.) Do. i Shares Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.drllrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk Northn. Counties tin North British ......... North Devon, Rail. * Dock Steck . ..... Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N.Bastern— Berwick Do. do. Extension ... bo do. G. N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. Juno. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney cottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn . St Shropshire Union S'iti ngbourne &Sheer 'South Devon South Eastern. ..... Do. 41 per c. Shares South Wales 8. Yorksh. River Dun Do.. Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 185 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale IDo Pref No 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London.... Do. First Class. Do. Second Class I Wmbledon tzeroydov, to no. the Lnce ►ute grew ving d to laid. tent, t the goted !ster-'. R.an• n th e itur© ; 1 as a leisle ; BRITISH P 1 Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Buffalo do Lake Hur. Buff., Brut. & Godch. 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara .. Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4)j p.e.linds.,'s7 Do: do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben G. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option 341 I 101 66 i 105 4/ 21 101 f I 401 651 i 5 7A i 1081 9 214 65 4i 9J Madras, guar. 41 p.c. Do. do., 5 per c.... Do. 44 p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. bp.c. Do. 4th Ex. do Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do FOR . 111 -atwrp & Rotterdam 18 Ardennes. all Belgian East. Janet. 16 Beziers to Graissessac all Carmeaux&Touions. Coal Mines and Ry 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. New 2s. Euphrates Valley 18 Gt. Central of France 18 Great Luxembourg 4 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Liorre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian allLucca & Fist. sp. c. p . all I Lyons PaßpNiaeopiresvisrufeeaag a a annd zin n ad d Geneva all Lyons Sr. Mediterran all all Maria Antr;:la all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6p. c. Prof all Northern of France all all n .OS L l Trn al y gin o .ea u k 7Fn ; r: Pr a..n. e c f 7 , 7i Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all ')o, 5 per cent. pref. all Southern of France.. all West Flanders,,,, all Mo. SA per c. Pref all IW. &N. W . of France 6 ' Western of Austria._ all 'West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Do. Bp. cent. pref. all ;Zealand ......... 39k 62 li 33 2f JOINT•STD 'all (Australasia 18 Bank of Egypt 50 • Bank of London all BA. Col Bk.& Ln. Co all British N. American 8 C. Bk .of Ind. Au. &Ch 50 City 25 Colonial . ........... 20 Commercial of Lond. all Eng. Scot. &Ans. Cht. all Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust all Ditto Now 20 London and County 50 Lud.diE Bnkng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 iLond.andWestminst 35 INational Pro. of Eng 10 Do. New 22A National Bank all New South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp 15 Ottoman Bank .5 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 171 a 1. R. Aus. B. &G. Im.Co all ,South Australia all Union of Australia ) 24 Do. New 10 ,IThion of London 50 Unity Mutual Westrn Bk.° f Lon I LINES LEASED AT FIXED KEN PALS 100 54 all 100 all all RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices yesterday. 92 - 91 98 - 102 11 - 13 13:3 - 135 3 - 41 107 - 103 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 102 -- 101 89 —91. a it - a P 54 56 161 9 134 8 - 9 - All all 100 ••• 314- -32 i 87 - 89 :E SHARES. ••• -- ••• 92 - 94 94 - 96 'sl= i* 108 - 112 108 - 112 1 -u 11 12; 73 - 74 113 - 115 107 - 109 100 - 102 60 - 62 114 -10 i hi - 61 95 - 96 85 -- 87 99 -- 101 9i -10 i, 1 , 4 -- 17 10 -- 71 -- 73 19. E -19 i 14t -- 1 4 i 132 -- 134 137 - 140 113 - - 115 11.54 - 156 - P 66 - 68 - 134 96 - 98 87 - 89 ••• ••• 11 - 7- 103 91 - 02 1i- 1(1 d 21§ 22 108 - 110 Ll 4 -- 116 105 -- 110 65 -- 70 17i -- 18 221 - 231 98 - 102 9i - 10.} 27 - 28 2 - 3 p ••• "." ••• 21 - 3 ISSESSIONa - iP i - i P }96 - 98 _95 - 97 95 - 97 •-•• • • . 107 • 109 - lip 20i -- 21 64 -- 65 1 89A -- 9041 2a -- l -21 i i r, 25 - 25; 2i - 3 p 99 -- 100 123 -- 128 1122 -- 127 106 - 108 19 - 20 211 -21 i ,p IPP 1i -2 -4 P IGN. 7 - 71 ••• ••• la 3 - 4p 5 d par 33i —34 t par iP 23 - 6 61 . - ...fl .. 5i - si:' ii - i'3 - 81 20.1 - 211 391 - 9 - 10 621 - 624, 59 - 60 I par pl 17 19 1 11 9 96 81 9 33 33: tif 5' 10 30 31 Par " 1 BANKS. 81 21 2d) Id 63 - 65, 171 - 18. 173 -17 ti - 48 • . • 1 . d i d 58 601 6i - 7,1,i 12 2 16d' St. 12? , 122 12. 20 121 25 20 St. L 0.61 Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Je. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.c lE. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. di Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. 1 Shares Do. 1 Shares Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., 4t S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bston. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. T. & Est.s p. c. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. is Roystn di Hit. Shrews.B; Her ' S. Staffordsh— Wearlral.g6pc Do Wilts&SaTn rst Do.. rit.lVesto. Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do Ln. dzl§T. W. dr Midld. Midland... IE. Count Do D 0... Do L. dt is OW Do Gt. Northn T. Brassey M. MClean Stk.dtDar Do PREFERENI Gt.Wl Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd. at 50/.) Bris.&Ex.4 P.C. St. Do. 4 per C. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 41 p. c. Ches. dr Ho. 5A P.C. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork SL Bandon 5 Ap. c. IDnn.Perth.lzAbei.J, lE. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. c, Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 ...... Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. C. Do. Si., 0 per cent. Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6 p.cts. E.&W. York. J. sths Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4:1 per cent ..... Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N . of Scot . I st Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W.( B. &H. Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4:1 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do Chester Sp. c.P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Qua. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan.& York. 6pc.St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pe. No. 1 p. c.St.No.2 Do. New-Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. dr N.W.. Coy. di Nuneaton 5 p. et... Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares ... Lon dy. & Color. a Sh. Londy. &Ennis. a Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cont. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 34 per cent. I Marypt. x Carl. 4 p.o. Do. 4a per cent Do. do. Kid. Consol. 6p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. dr H. Pref. St. New., Aber.. &c., pr 5 p. c.red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct %Tort k Deb. 4 p.c. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1843 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British Dn. 71. Preference N. E. Bcrw. 4 p.c.Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No.l Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York ET. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist g uar Do, p. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pt. St Do. d 0.31 p.c. p:. St South Devon Do. fixed 44 pr cent.l S. Eastern (Readingl Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sb S. Wales Gna. 4 p. c Do. do. 4i p. S.Yorksh .4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 6p. c Do. do. do. Stock. & Hard. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISII Alfred Cons. (Philk. British Iron ... Condurow (Cambrn.) Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) Great Sout). Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk. ) Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Cam Brea (Illogn. S. W. Frances(lllogn. Tam. S. St L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Mineu (Gwennap V. of Towey (Camar.) W. Basset pose*. W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (fllogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstcl 'WI). Kitty (U. Llant Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 92 li d MINES. 2112 14s 1013 I 8 6d 61151 - 21 7 - 8 160 - 170 440 - 460 13h - 1256: 5. - 6# 5i - 6 lg - 17 23 - 25 5 - 6 1117s1 22 - 23 6 -•7 330 - 340 6 - 7 320 - 330 I 4 t - 5 200 - 220 - 1 31 - 33 - 160 260 - 270 .;50 - 370 4 3 - 4i 1$ 20 44 - 46 22 - 24 FOREIGN MINES. _ 20 7 Australian 35 27 Braziliaulmp.(issued at X 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ... ... 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 19 21 1 6 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica 1 Ad 40 all Cobre Copper 6O 63 16 Copiapo .. 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 1i Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 4 - i 1 .all Novena Monde 20 all Pont•Sil.Ld.M.&Smit 6. 8 5 1 Port Philip • ••• 30 16,, Santiago de Cüba 1 all South Australian 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all. Do. 10 p. c. Prof , ... —, ... . 284 all United Mexican „ 3l 31 MISCELLANEOUS. 125 19 Australian Agricult. 20 1 —21 h 10 all Australn. Royal Mail ... ... 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4 5 50 40 Brit. American Land ... ... 100 32i Canada - 155 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July ... ... St. 100 'Do, 6 p.c.Feb.&Aur. ... ... . St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. ... ... St. all Copper Min. of En g . 33 38 25 all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cen t. 25 —. 27 5 all Crystal Palace • 2i -- 24 2a 5 all Do. Pref. renco 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ...• ... 1 1 Duston Iron Ore ... '... 20 18 Eastern Steam ... ... St. 100 EloctricTelegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel . . - ... 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo II - 11 10 l Os. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. par 4p 25 all Gen. Ir• Sc. Col.(lim.) ~, ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. . . . 20 5 London Discount 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 31 41 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec., Tel. ... ... .10 alt Mexican&S.Ammicn 2i 3} 5 5 Nat. Discount Co 1 -- 1 d 44 5 5 Do. New 10 5 Netherlands Land i • 1 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do. 8 p c.Pf.iss.at ld ' 4 41 5 1 Do. Do. 100 80 New 13. &N. S. Land 18 22 St. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp.c. D. ... ... 1 all N. B. Australasian... l i i 0 all Nrtb .of EuropeStoam; ... ...d 1 all Oriental Gas i 2 ss. Do. New Shares par —4p Pin 25 all Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl l 2i 2 1 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... ... 67 50 10 Do. New ..... ... p 14i 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 all Do. New 6 8 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 62 64 1 all Scot. Austral. Ine s, 11 —li 1 1 all Do. New — ••• St. 100 S. Aus, Gov. 6p. c.bds ... 25 "'all South Austral. Land 35 37 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 4 1 I all Do. Registered 120 5 Trust&Ln Co. U.Can . . ... 100 HA Van Diernon's Land 11 13 Sty 11.06" Go 6 p.cJanokcJuly •.. ..• .• • TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 21 1857; YORK RACES.—(This Day.) Business this day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEORAPiI.) SPRING ST. LEGER. Ignoramus . walked over, 7. ETLAND STAKES. Sister ti Ellington LATEST BETTING. GREAT NORTHERN. 3to 1 agst St. Giles (taken) 7 to 2 agst Skirmisher (taken frec.ly) 7 to 1 agst Chevalier d'lndustrie (offered) 100 to 7 bar three (offered) 25 tl 1 agst Odd Trick (taken) Nothing eiFe Lamed. ARRIVALS. Conntes of Westmoreland, B,n Bolt, Rawcliffe, and Princess of Orange. THE DENISON CASE. ARCHES COURT —THIS DAY. (Before Sir John Dodson.) DENISON V. DITCHER. The appeal in tbis case, from the decision of the Archbishop of Canterbury, delivered at Eatb, in the matter of certain artides administered at the instance of the Rev. Mr. Ditcher, vicar of South Brent, to the Ven. Archdeacon Denison, was resumed this morning. Dr. Spinks in following Dr. Bayfo:d, who addressed the Court yesterday on the part of Mr. Ditcher, con tended that the proceedings were not null and void in consequence of the lapse of time. At the conclusion of the learned gent'ernan's ar -110 I guments, Sir John Dodson said he should reserve his judgment, in order that he might fully consider the poiut that had been rai:ed by Dr. Phillimore, viz., that the . proceedings against the archdeacon were null and void under the Church Discipline Act, in consequence of two years having Elapsed between the commission of the alleged offence and the citation to appear before the Court at Bath. llf 12 73; 3 [lt is expected that the decision of the harned judge on the point will be given on Thursday morning next.] LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) To-day was appointed for an audit meeting under this estate, but the proceedings were pro forma. The works which had been carried on by Mr. J. Johnstone, the messenger of the Court, have been concluded, and the whole of the property sold. The assets realised on the sales amount to 37,0001., besides which there are engines for the South Wales Boat Company, supposed to be worth 6,0001., and there will be a further sum under the Government for the mortars and the shaft for the large ship at Blickwall—these contracts having been adopted by the hew company. At present it is impossible to say what the first dividend will be, as it will to a certain extent depend on any additional proofs made at the dividend meeting which will take place on Thursday next. TIII CRYSTAL PALACE FRAUDS.-IN RE W. J. ROBSON. To day was appointe 1 by adjournment for the divi dend meeting under the estate of the bankrupt, who had been a clerk in' the service of the Crystal Palace Com pany, and has bee❑ convicted of forgery and fraud in respeot of shares of the cutopany. The dividend bad been adjourned in order that the company might furnish a detailed statement of the ac counts en which they sought to prove for a sum of 17,8891. against the estate, which they had done, show ing the following items :—" Transfer from Robson of shares not in his own name, but of other persons. Shares transferred in the names of other persons on ac count of Robson, such persons not being proprietors of the shares, 5,8671. ; shares issued by Robson without payment of any call, 4,6201.; money received by Robson for season tickets not accounted for, 9151. Amount of receipt by Robson in the name of the Union Bank of London, for calls on preference shares in the name of T. Holt." Mr. Lawrance appeared to support the , proof, which was opposed by the assignees, as facilities had not been offered of access to the company's book. The case was ultimately adjourned until the 9th of May. Mr. Bagley and Mr. Ingram appeared for creditors. TIM LATE EXPLOSION AT LUNDHILL. LUNDHILL, MOND A.l", The preparations for the recovery of the bodies are in full progress. The operation of draining the mine bas been continued since Saturday. The water has been considerably reduced, and every thing appears favourable for the exploration of the mine. On Sunday the three bodies which were reco vered on Saturday were interred in the presence of a great crowd of persons. The body of Thomas Gray was interred in a graveyard at some dis tance ; the others were placed in the large graves in Darfield e'aurchyard. The critical po4tion to which affairs have been brought has caused the excitement to increase to a great extent, and the neighbourhood of Lundhill was crowded with people during the whole of Sun day. Yesterday (Monday), in consequence of the no tices which had been issued, the men who have volunteered to descend the mine and assist in the search for the bodies assembled at the offices of the company, where their names were taken down. They were.mostly experienced men. Some of them had come from Wigan, in Lancashire ; others from Olaycross and Alfraton, in Derbyshire. They num bered over 100. On Sunday, Mr. Coe, manager of the pit, along with several other experienced men, descended into the mine, and endeavourt , d to penetrate the workings, fur the purpose of a‘-certaining beyond doubt that the fire was extinguished. They suc ceeded in penetrating a little further than on Satur day, hut the roof had fallen down to such a degree that they were not able to reach the more distant points to which the fire had extended. . ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. NO MINATION. COUNTY LEITRIM.--Brady, Montgomery, and Tenison. —Poll demanded. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 21.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; moderate breeze and fine. PLYMOUTH, April 20.- -Wind W.N.W.—Arrived - -Cape Kong, from Cardiff, for Quebec. POOLE, April 20.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Sta,dacina, for Quebec. CARDIFF, April 20.—Wind W.—Arrived—Alma, from Savannah. CLYDE, April 19.—Sailed —General Hemsworth, for Moulmein. , • , DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN, April Ig.—The Alexander and Jenny, for Bristol, has put bask leaky, and is discharginv. OFF DOVER.—Allerton, from Moulmein, for Sunderland. COWES, April 20.--Wind W.—Arrived—Manor, from Callao. _ NEWPORT, April 20. ---Wind W.—Arrived—Caidea, from London, for St. Thomas. Sailed—St. Michel, for Sierra Leone; Nicaragua, Quebec. LElTH.—Sailed—J obn, for Montreal. BIDEFORD, April 20.—Tbe Elizabeth, of and for Pad ston, from Newort, was abandoned in a sinking state near Clonelly, 17th inst.; crew saved. CAGLIANI, April 15.—The Virago of Hartlepool, and the Conquering Hero, of South Shields, put in 13th inst., after being in contact off Cape Spartivento ; the latter re ceived considerable damage, and must repair. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived—Pelican, screw steamer, from Rotterdam; Fe rozspore, Manilla; Laurcl, Charente; Bencoolen. Bombay. Sailed—Onward, for Quebec; Conductor, Yarmouth; Constitution, New York. The Charlotte, which sailed yesterday for Monte Video, has put back, having been aground. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.47 a.m. Wind W.N.W. ; tide last hour's flood; fine. Arrived, April 20.--Heinrich, from Antwerp ; Hand of Providence, Rotterdam ; Mary, Rouen ; Canton, Rot terdam. Arrived, April 21. —Margaretta liendrika, from Bruges; Britannia, Rouen. Sailed, April 21.—Lady of the Lake, for Port Natal. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.37 a.m. Wind N.N.W., moderate. Passed—Rhoda, from Leghorn, for London ; Effort, Granada, London ; Catherine, Hamburg, Briatol ; Maid of Judah, London, Sydney ; Highland Home, London, Algoa Bay ; Royal Victoria, screw steamer, London, Oporto. Sailed —Moresfuot, for Hong Kong. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY ' S - INN - ROAD.—The num ber of patients relieveq at this hospital durinq the week ending April 11, 1857, is 1,966, of which 653 were new cases. • _ _ SUNDAY BANDS ON WOODHOUSE MOOR, LEEDS.—The first meeting of the Lt eds Sunday Recreation Society has just been held. Ir was resolved to commence this season on the second Sunday in May. As the arrange ments are under the direction of the old committee, we may expect that they will be carried out as satisfactorily as they were during the last season. Darnton Lupton, Esq , is again the chairman of the committee, and is joined in that body by no fewer tlmn seven borough and county magistrates. The funds are in a prosperous state.—Monchesto . Guardian. LITERATURF. Songs of the CavalLvs and Ro , tndhead3. By George W. Thornbury, author of "Nature and Art. Hurst and Biacket , ." We have from time to time admired Mr. Thorn bury's animated effusions as they appearei in the Magazines, in the form of rollicking, fighting, drinking songs and ballads of the Caval . er and Puritan epoch, when long pikes, and longer prayers, headlong battles,• and hypocritical cun ning, pottle-deep revelry, and fanatical ven geance, curiously and wildly amalgamated in car rying on the contest for ambitious rule. The sub jects afford more scope for dashing, daring, happy go-.lucky sort of outpourings than for deep poetic thought or elevated sentiment ; and our auth , T, thoroughly identifying himself with the spirit of the cause, has presented us with a characteristic and valuable collection of stirring compositions. There is a freedom and exuberance of expression in most of them, which evince a highly- perJeptive mind, and rich descriptive powers. The clash of the sword-blades, the rattle of the bulltt, the flaunt of the helm-plume, the reeking wine flagon, the roaring jollity, and the exciting scenes stir rcuuding " 011 Noll" and his doings, are vividly and graphically set forth in these chauntings ; and we are b erne into the thick of the " troublous times," whetter we will or no. We as cordially congratulate Mr. Thorubury on his exhibition of verse as wa did on his specimens of prose. His lately published volumes, "Art and Nature," are doubtless by this time in many a well-selecte 1 library, and his present production may be worthily placed on the same shelf. We would venture to suggest to the author a degree more attention to the measure of his rhythm. He has been a little careless in the construction of such a verse as the following : " An 1 I seem to myself alone with the dead, In a twilight purgatory, Till I sit and croon the merry oil tune, That I made for ➢Zargery." Mr. Thornbury is too soundly gifted to hermit him self to be indifferent to the melodious " scanning" of his songs ; and, like all sterling and sensible writers, he will take our hint in kindly feeling. We shall expect to see more poetry from - his hand, for his talent promises largely, and we bel'eve will not disappoint the public. We cannot resist giving a portion of "Rupert's March" to our readers. Numerous temptations present themselveS in his miscellaneous poems, and we would fain make ex tracts of " The King of Champagne," " Regrets," " Hatve,t Rhymes," and many other sweet arid glowing lyrics, but we must content ourselves with the following, referring our readers to the volume itself for the ample verification of our high estimate of its author : "RUPERT'S MARCH. " Girabine slung, stirrup well hung, Flagon at saddle-bow merrily swung ; Toss up the ale, for our flag, like a sail, Struggles and swells in the hot July gale. Colours fling out, and then give them a shout— We are the gallants to put them to rout. " Flash all your swords, like Tartarian horjcs, And scare the prim ladies of Put itau lords ; Our steel caps shall blaze through the long summer days, As we, galloping, sing our man Cavalier lays. Then banners advance ! By the lilies of France, We are the gallants to lead them a dance. " Ring the bells back, though the sexton look black, Defiance to knaves who are hot on our track. ' Murder and Ere !' shout louder and higher ; Remember Edge-hill and the red-dabbled mire, When our steeds we shall stall in the Parliament hall, And shake the old nest till the roof-tree shall fall. " Froth it up, girl, till it splash every curl, - October's the liquor for trooper and earl ; Bubble it up, merry gold in the cup, We never may taste of to-morrow night's sup. (Those red ribbons glow on thy bosom below Like apple-tree bloom on a hillock of snow.) " No, by my wor,l, there never shook sword Better than this in the clutch of a lord ; The blue streaks that run are as bright in the sun As the veins on the brow of that loveliest one ; No deep light of the sky, when the twilight is nigh, Glitters more bright than this blale to the eye. " Well, whatever may hap, this rusty steel•cap Will keep out full many a pestilent rap ; This buff, though it's old and not larded with gold, Will guard me from rapier as well as from cold ; This scarf, rent and tern, though its colour is worn, Shone gay as a page's but yesterday morn. " Here is a dint from the jags of a flint, Thrown by a Puritan just as a hint; But this stab through the buff was a warning more rough, When Coventry city arose in a huff ; And I met with this gash, as we rode with a crash Into Noll's pikes on the banks of the A. , 11. " No jockey or groom wears so draggled a plume As this that's just drenched in the swift-flowing Froom. Red grew the tide era we reached the steep side, And steaming the air of old B trbsry's hide ; But for bratch of that oak that saved me- a stroke, I had sunk there like herring in pickle to soak. " Pistolet crack flashed bright on our track, And oven the foam of the water turned black. They were twenty to one, our poor rapier to gun, But we charged up the bank, and we lest only one; So I saved the old flag, though it was but a rag, And the sword in my hand was snapped off to a jagg. " The water was churned as we wheeled and we turned, And the dry brake to scare out the vermin we burned. We gave our halloo, and our trumpet we blew; Of all their stout fifty we left them but two; With a mock and a laugh, won their banner and staff, And trod down the cornets as thrashers do chaff. " Sa idle my roan, his back is a throne, Better than velvet or gold, you will own. Look to your match, or some lorm you may catch, For treason has always some mischief to hatch ; And Oliver's out with all Haslerigg's rout, So I'm told by this shivering white-livered scout." The Rose of Ashurst. By the author of "Emilia Wyndham," "Evelyn Marston," kc. 3 vols. Hurst andßlackett. In the works of this authoress there is always I something more than mere display of talent, or the sole purpose of creating an amusing narrative. To be appreciated they must be considered in their true light ; and it will be seen that, in a simple man ner, some of life's sternest lessons are disclosed, and the hardest struggles, the most bitter trials, are not those that meet the eye of lookers-on, but the hidden conflicts the spirit at war wages within itself, the bitterness of its own that only the heart kr weth of. In the present instance, one of the most painful phases of.society is shown—that of an idle and unprincipled individual, marring and de stroying the peace and prosperity of a worthy family. Paul Lewis is an apt illustration of that class of intellectual' idlers who consider their talents to exempt them from exertion, instead of being an additional 'inducement to labour, and who commit the still greater error of believing they have a claim on all who belong to them. "Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel," is the doom of their lives, I and its evil influence extends to others. There could not have been a greater contrast than that between the brothers Walter and Paul. It is a question whether the former was just . fied in sacri ficing the prospects of his son to the claims of his brother. if it had been a matter of per sonal advantage it would have been diffe rent, but the future welfare of a promising child was beyond the idle requirements of ono like Paul, who did not even yield gratitude for the ser vices of his brother. Kate Lewis, the w.fe of Walter, is a noble character, generous and kind hearted; without the least trace of weakness in her disposition, she was always firm and resolute in her manner when occasion required. It is a - touching scene, in which 'Walter Lewis is called away to attend his last patient in a contagious fever, at a time when the young surgeon was sinking under exhaustion of body and mind, having returned home worn out with attending upon the fever stricken village. Just as he was on the point of retiring to rest, a fresh summons arrived from one lying in the last stage of illness. By that intuitive perception often visible at such critical junctures both husband and wife felt that the voice of the messenger was as the destroying angel's trumpet. Walter Lewis was ready at the call ; to the agonised entreaties of his wife that he would first take rest, he replied, " Nothing can authorise the honourable soldier to forsake his post. This is my mounting of the breach. It is here that I command the for lorn hope." In this spirit he set forth—to soften the horrors of his return, he could only say, " Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." After the death of Walter Lewis, the interest of the story is centred in the heroine, Amy Grant, the Rose of Ashurst, and Fabian Lewis, the son of Walter and Kate, and whose early years of high promise had caused such delight to his father and mother. The sudden death of Walter, in the priMe of life, cut shott the means of continuing the youth's education ; but at the last hour the father thought of the idle brother to whom he bad advanced so many sums, and wrote to him, imploring him to refund by degrees, as best suited him, the money owed, in order that Fabian might not lose what no after advantage could replace, the benefit of early study. To this rightful claim, coming as it were from another world, Paul made answer to- the widow and fatherless in a manner peculiarly his own. He repudiated the idea of loans, except as regarded the sum of two hundred pounds once ad vanced by Walter to free him from prison. He proposed to invest this sum in procuring Fabian a situation at Mr. Bowish's, a mercer in the Cit y , where he had been himself once employed/ and in procuring necessaries, &c., for his outfi t . The in dignation of a high spirit like K a te's may be Just anger. i ima gined, nor was she unsupported in her Amy Grant, who had hastened to her n affliction, was awaiting with her, alike the answer from Paul and the arrival of Fabian. The failure of the one made them t rem ble for the appearance ' of the oth e r. They need not have done/ for Fabian s talent was different to that of his uncle ; i e was no way w. r fitful eeniue, that could never command or ton ro' himself, but one whose mind, young, as he wag, was equal to any emergency. If he telt disappointeielit more keenlytean one less gift , d with susceptib he possessed more fortitude to endure than one of I the • common herd could have dow.. To the surprise and indignation of his kind friends he expressed his - determination to comply for the time with Paul's suggestion, since he could never, with their present means, complete his education. It was a struggle to his mind to keep to this resolve, but he ovarcame, and set forth. Meanwhile, Amy, in her turn, was caleil upon to give up her lives. She had relinquished a situa tion of great advantage to herself, as governs-s in a noble family, in order to be .with Mrs. - Lewis, who was afflicted with a dangerous illness, in con sequence of her over-exertion iu attendiug to her husband. She was desirous to occupy herself with something wherewith to obtain means of affording necessary luxuries to her friend, and, if porsiele, to lay by something towards that future which hung so darkly over Fabian. Te fulfil this pur pose her plans were unromantic, they consisted in her taking the place of attendant at a little inn close-by, which was kept by a worthy couple, who were Kate Lewis' best friends. It may seem quits out of charac . er to suppose a hero and a heroine reduced to such straits of respectability as that one hould serve leshind a counter and the other wait on customers at a bar,- but it is the prieciple that actuated them to cast a;ide. their worldly a Ivan tages to serve distress that made them remarkable, not where. they were nor what they did. They chose a harder path in a common line, than if they had set out on exploratory voyages, or engaged in the hardships of the most arduous cempaign. They were not of the unscrupulous class who believe the end sanctions the means, but where no harm was done, and they only were the sufferers, they were brave and unmoved. Nor had they any fool sh pride or false shame to deter or draw them back, it was the cause which led them to work, not the effect of that work, which subdued them. Over minds so intent on an important object, over hearts so wrapt in the welfare of others, over spirits that had sacrificed self at the shrine of duty, what power could the world possess? Upon them (to take an illustration from Coningsby)v "the conventional Euperiorities of life pro luced as little effect as a flake falling upon the glaciers of the high Alps." The incident of Lord Raymond's arrival at the inn, and meeting in a humhl.. cepa city her whom he had considered the ornament of his cousin's circle, and the grace of Lady St. Elvis' drawing-room, is an exciting passage. In the con cluding scenes the power of the authoress is dis playedin the fitful career of Paul. The generous conduct of his ill-used nephew was the only thing that at all affected the ,indifferent nature of this man. When he felt what he had been doing he was grieved ; before he would' not dwell upon it, but turned away. It will not appear an extraor dinary instance of good fortune that Fabian is at last rescued from his ungenial occupation, and re stored to his chosen vocation. The time he had spent in humble pursuits had been of more service to him, than what he could have gained from the lore of sages, or the treasures of colle g iate research. He had learned to know himself, which "know ledge is power." He had ruled over his own incli nation, and in that gained a victory greater than his who taketh a kingdom ; and, lastly, he had practised the virtue, the hardest for human nature, and the highest, " which blesses him that gives, and him that takes." Amy Grant had nut lost in the estimation of others, nor in that of her own conscience, by waiving for a time her peculiar fancies. She had resolutely withstood the tempta tion of worldly greatness which even in this lowly sphere had found her out. She had the sorrow to know that she had not been able to carry out her grand project of doing something, as she had first intended, to restore Fabian to his right place. The sweet temper and high qualities which more than her beauty made the " Rose of Ashurst" re garded, did not allow her to repine 'nor to be un grateful if she coull not succeed, The early hours of her young life, when we meet her wandering among the wild flowers, like her in the spring time season of beauty, were not without their profit. Their promise was fulfilled in the sunshine, hers in the shade. She had always through life the idea of duty, and to realise that entailed many hard ships and sufferings ; but, by beginning with small, she became prepared for great things. It is peculiarly on this that the authoress's stress is laid here as elsewhere. She would show the diffi culty of an ardent spirit resting on common-place things, but she would alio show that the end crowns the work, and the zeal is not without profit. " Self-sacrifice is to the soul what the dream of the patriatch, withea still higher meaning, repre sented steps of that ladder which lead from this world to the gates of heaven, and upon which the angels are seen ascending and descending." Marguerite's Legacy. By Mrs. T. F. Steward, Author of " The Prediction." 3 Vols. Hurst and Blackett. Whatever faults may be found with this work. it cannot certainly be charged with want of originality, or paucity of incident. The scene changes from Ireland to France. The characters include French emigres and politicians, Irish par venus and peasants, Engl:sh noblemen, negroes, pirates, and dwellers in the French provinces. The epoch is supposed to be towards the close of the Imperial dominion, and some of the remarkable events of the day are interwoven with the story. It open-4 with the meeting of two long parted f. iends, Cecile de Polignac and Marie de Perigord, who had formed part of the brilliant court of Marie Antoinette, and had been forced to leave France by the revolution.‘ Cecile had become a convert to the Hugenots, and having married a cure of that persuasion, when happier times arrived they had returned to France, and settled at Montauban. Marie hal become the wife of a Marshal, and wan dered about Europe like many other emigres. They met again in middle life, Cecile, Madame de Munci, being the mother of au only son, and Marie, Ma dame d'Estaing, having an only daughter. i•ve ever, the romance that the novel reader would be likely to anticipate, is not realised, as Pauline d'Estaing is already married to an eminent French statesman, M. D'Argenson. She is beautiful and gifted, but somewhat wilful and imperious. She is devotedly attached to her husband, and pro vok- d. at the neglect and indifference she meets with from him. Their adventures form a promi nent part of the story, indeed its central point. Madame d'Estaing procures the post of secretary to M. D'Argewon, for Louis de Monci. He enter tains an enthusiastic admiration for his patron, who is a man of great abilities, but with a cold reserved demeanour, having a high character for public and private virtue. lie is finally discovered to be a treacherous, designing, and vindictive man, whose virtues are all assumed for an end, and who hesi tates at no crime. The deception as to his charac ter is cleverly maintained. Marguerite, wbo gives the name to the book, is a poor Irish girl, supposed tip be an orphan, whom Madame d'Estaing had kindly adopted during her exile, and who is the devoted friend of Pauline. She subsequently disco vers her father, who has entered the Spanish army, and made a large - fortune. Her legacy is an old illuminated Testament, filled with notes and directions by her mother, who had been a Hugenot. This book sustains_ and supports her through the many trials of her life, and makes her the comfort and solace of all around her. The story becomes more complicated towards the conclusion ; events thicken, the characters increase in number, and the plot becomes more intricate. Suffice it to say, .therefore, that the interest is well sustained, and the must exciting interests are wisely de ferred till the end. Itwould be difficult for the most experienced novel reader to divine the direc tion which the events take, and this alone will be to many a great recommendation. Perhaps the most pleasing part of the book, however, is the first volume, in which Madame d'Estaing writ -s for her , friend a history of her adventures in Ireland, as schoolmistress, and the obstacles she encountered from the arrogance of some genteel people, who t thought the manner of the Parisian Court lady not sufficiently distinguished. Talleyrandis frequently hatt.) and the introduced, and appears in a favourable story is certainly improbable, b ut the tim li e g events prove a sufficient excus might, plot e. The with advantige, be less intricate ; it reminds the reader somewhat of the old school of fiction, though that cannot certainly be said of the style, which is The authoress, in her anxiety clear and sparkling . to introduce celebrities, has occasionally marred the effect. The greatest part of the work is written in the form of lettera, though it opens and con cludes differently. It is a work which testifies an unusual amount of talent, a power of striking and gra phic delineation, a great amount of skill in dis cerning and depicting the prominent features of va ried characters, and the art of attracting and en chaining the attention of the reader. In conside ration of these merits there are few who would not be willing to overlook its errors and deficiencies. May Hamilton. By Julia Tilt - , Authoress of " Lays of Alma," " Laura Talbot," &c. 1 Vol. Booth, It-gent -street. This is an interesting story of domestic life, told in an unpretending and attractive manner. . It narrates the fortunes of a young orphan girl, the only child of wealthy and indulgent parents, who is suddenly reduced to poverty by the death of her father, and, by the loss of her mother shortly after, is left almost unfriended. It is written in the form of an autobiography, but the first two chapters, for some unexplained reason, are in the third person. The story is full of interest, though, at last, of a painful (that acter f and the incidents are no inproballs, The plot is well arranged and the story effectively to d, though the autheri ss would do well to pay mor • a ttent on to her style. There is a certain wain, of elejauce, which sometimes noon the reader in the middle of an otherw; se at •iking passage. These is a little carelessness ' in the co att ;inn of her sentences. Such fau , is as these are easily :amended, and should not be allowed to mar the works of one who can write with both vivacity and pathos. Toe pictures of the vulgar and helpless Mrs. Ardor), her formidable mother, neglected children, and distracted husband are ably, th•iugh rather extravagantly, drawn. The chief interest of the narrative lies in May Ham 1- ton's unfortunate attachment, and the love story is told with much feeling and interest. It is a tale likely to attract the reader and to engage his atten tion ; while, from its brevity, it will not weary any. The moral is also excellent, as it shows how little a striking appearance or fascinating manner are to be accepted as a test of character, and that sterling worth and steady principle will not fail in the end to assert their superiority, although cast into the shade by more dazzling acquirements. As an in teresting story of domestic life, with a proper mix ture of sentiment, it commends itself to the nu merous class who admire romantic fiction. TAE UNSCCCEsSruL PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES AND THE RIsFO.R3I QUESTIo Y. A public meeting of the working men of London was held yesterday evening, at the Cowper-street Sclicol-room, City-road, "to express regret and sympathy with the unsuccessful Parliamentary can didates at Manchester, Huddersfield, Rochdale, and Oldham, and• to take the sense of the working men of Lei' on as to what reforms ought to be demanded ft om the new Parliament." The room—an immense o e—was crowded. There could not have been less than front Buo to 1,000 persons, nearly all of whom' belonged to the operative classes. The chair was taken by Mr. S. LUCAS. Mr. WILES, o n ris.ng to move the first resolution, said he regretted the exclusion of Messrs. Cobden, Bright, and others, because it showed the low and enslaved state of the constituency - of England. (" No, no," and cheers.) Much was said of negro slavery, but there was a worse slavery in th a coun try. What must be the state of the working clauses when thousands of the poor crowded the' workhouse doors, and could not obtain relief ? (Hear, hear.) The white slavery of England was at least as bad as the black slavery of America. Having been re- . quested by the chairman to confine himself strictly to the resolution, he would read what he had to pro pose, viz., "That this meeting views with regret the exclusion from Parliament of Messrs. Cobden, Bright, Gibson, Miall, and Fox, at a time when they laboured successfully in che cki ngd icta torialpo we r and promot ing beneficial reforms in Church and State, advanc ing popular education, substituting international arbitration for war, and an open int -rcourse betwee; t all the nations instead of secret diplomacy, reducing the burtnens of taxation, extending free trade, and establishing amicable relations with all the peoples of the earth : and this meeting thankfully aeknow-' ledges th- great services these eminent men ren dered to the commonwealth, and desires to see them speedily replaced in positions of public use fulness, for which their superior talents and moral wor , h pe:uliar:y fit them." If, he added, the people of England all possessed the franchise, there was no place in the country where such men would be rejected. Mr. Cobden had made the aristocra:y succumb to the trade of England. He had enabled the people to procure bread cheap. (Laughter, and a voice, " Sevenpence a loaf.") The gentleman who m+ de that exclamation forgot that the price of bread during the French war was twice what ithal been recently. (Hear ' hear.) If Mr. Cobden h a d done nothing else, he had immortalised his name by securing the abolition of the corn laws. (Cheers.) Mr. Bright, they all knew was the able coadjutor of Mr. Cobden. As to his peace views, he was known to have always held them. Mr., Gibson was the great instrument of obtaining the • repeal of the newspaper stamp ; Mr. Miall was the uncompromising advocate of religious liberty ; and as to Mr. Fox , there was no man mor e worthy to represent the working classes. (Cheers.) He had never pandered to them, but had alwaps advocated their rights and interests. As regarded the representation, it was well known that there were in this country about 6,000,000 adult male, and that of these only 1,000,000 had the franchise. This state of things ought to be done away with, and the remedy for the evil included the establish ment of the ballot. (Cheers.) _ _ Mr. CVNNINGTON seconded the resolution. Mr. LAURIE moved as an amendment that Sir Joshua Walmsley should bs included in the tribute of symp3thy expressed in the resolution, contend ing that his services in the cause of the working classes entitled him to that distinction. (Cheers.) Mr. HEALEY, in seconding the amendment; sai in his opinion the gentlemen excluded from Par liament would be of more use out of the house than they would have been in it. (Cheers.) If there was a man more worthy than another of the pro posed expression of sympathy and regret it was Sir Joshua Walmsley. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN observed that the mover and seconder of the resolution Were quite willing that the name of Sir Joshua Walms!ey should be added to the resolution, and it would therefore be in serted. (Hear, hear.) A person in the body of the meeting here rose to address the meeting. He observed that the real question was whether Messrs. Cobden and Bright were the friends of the working classes. He was an advocate of high wages, and what had they done to promote that object ? hear.) Distress and misery had increased to an awful extent, and when any measures were proposed in Parliament for the benefit of the working classes those gently men opposed them. (Cries of "Name.") When the Ten Hours Factory Bill was proposed, Cobd in and Bright were found opposingit. When Lord ft. Grosvenor proposed a measure to benefit the work ing bakers, Mr. Bright spoke against it. Again, Sir H. Raiford repeatedly proposed a measure to put nn end to the truck system, and Messrs. Cobden, Bright, and Gibson male powerful speeches in oppositim a to it. Now, because they were expelled from the House of Commons, they began to talk about Par liamentary reform. (" Hear, hear," and " 1~10, no.") Every man who had read the newspapers atm:dye:3r must know that what he had been saying was correct. (A voice, " Not as to Fax.") No ; and the name of Mr. Fox, the most popuLer of the unsuccessful candidates, was introduced _to secure the carrying of the resolution. (Hear, hear.) He was himself a Spitalfields w ea ver, an d h e could speak from experience of the distress of his class. (Hear, hear.) He concluded by moving as nn amendment that the expulsion of Messrs. Cobde Bright, and Gibson from the House of Commons was a just retribution for their opposition to mea sures for the social benefit of the working classes. Another person in the body of the meeting, who stated his name tolbe THOMAS GALE, seconded this amendment. The original resolution and the amendment et pre.lsing disapprobation of the conduct of Messrs. Cobden, Bright, and Gibson, were tlien submitted to a show of hands, and the Chairman declared the former carried. The numbers appeared to be pretty nearly equal. Mr. J. J. LOCKIIART enlarged at some length upon the defective state of the present representa t on, and the injustice which it involved to the working classes, aid concluded by moving—" That this meeting is of opinion that any measure of re form in the representation of the people to satisfy the country at large should at leabt contain—firir, manhood suffrage ; second, a more equ a l distribu tion of electors to popu l ation ; third, no property qualification for members of Parliament ; fcirth, vote by ballot ; fifth, triennial Parliaments. (Cheers. er8 B ) . O'BRIEN seconded the resolution, re serving his right, he sai d , to go hereafter for the whole six points of the Charter. Mr. BLIGH, who declared himself to be an un compromisuig Chartist, moved an amendment in favour of annual Parliaments and the payment of members. Mr. `YELLS seconded this proposal. Mr. HURST. who said he had been a factory ope rative in Manchester for 20 years, observed that the Chartists of that city, who were likely to kw'w Mr. Bright best, had done all in their power to se-. cure his return at the last election. (Hear.) The resolution as proposed to be amended was then put and carried. Mr. J. P. ADAMS proposed a resolution declaring the meeting to be in favour of a scheme of national secular education, to be supported by the money now paid to the clergy. This resolution was seconded by Mr. HEALEY and carried unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. EMIGRATION To AUSTRALIA. --A ponderous blue book, of the light•coloured species, just issued to the public by the printers of Parliament, contains a mass of copies or extracts of despatches relative to emigration to the Australian colonies (in continuation of Paper No. 42 of session 1855). It occupies a s p ace o f near ly 200 pages. A te l egr aphic account from St. Petersburg of the 15th states that the ice had on the previous day began to break up on the Neva. That important fact was announced to the inhabitants by a salute of guns fired at sunrise and sunset. It is expected that the naviga. tion of the Gulf of Finland wil lbe fully open between the 20th and the 25th inst. The second division of the Russian experimental squadron will leave Cronetadt in the early part of May. 40 25 LOO 40 110 5 25 25 all 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 all all