The Sun. — London, England, 1857-07-23 00:00:00

E R MAJESTY'S THEA.TRE. FAREWELL PERFORMANCES AT REDUCED PRICES. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, J u ly 23, LA TRAVI ATA. Violetta, Madlie. Piccolomini ; Alfredo, Sig. Giuglini ; Germont Giorgio, Sig. Beneventano. Between the ti a Divertissement, in which Madlie. N. Taglioni and M. Ch arles will appe.i.r. To conclude with the new Bal'et Diverliss ment of MARCO SPAD Madame Rosati, Mdlle. Katrine, M. M ssot, Signori Bontti, Cecchetti, and Ronzani. PRICES: Pit Tier, Grand Tier, and One Pair. £ 2 12 6 T wo Pair R a lf Circle 1 1 0 Pit Stalls Gallery Boxes. Gallery Stalls 0 3 6 Gallery Side Stalls 0 3 0 Pit 0 3 6 Gallery 0 2 0 No free list.—Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. Doors open at 7, jpera to commence at half past 7. ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE Farewell Performances at Reduced Prices. To accommodate the families of non-subscribers, and to open the opera to all who may desire to visit it before the final departure of the Company, the close of the season will be followed by a short series of EXTRA PERFORMANCES, at reduced prices, in the course of which each of the favou rite Operas will be once represented with the same cast- as during the subscription, and Mozart's NOZZE DI FIGARO, and Rossini's CENERENTOLA will be presented for the first time this year. The Extra Season commenced on MONDAY last, the 20th inst., and will be continued every day in this and the following week. The following arrangements have been already settled : THIS EVENING, July 23—LA TRAVIATA. FRIDAY, July 24—LA CENERENTOLA. Fourth Act of I MARTIRI. SATURDAY, July 25— IL DON GIOVANNI. The entertainments in the Ballot will combine the talents of Madame Rosati, Ma,dlles. Katrine, Bosehetti, and Marie Taglioni. . Prices as above. THEATRE-ROYAL,DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY. Firices—Pit and Promenade, ls; Boxes, 2s. 6d , 25., and Is. ed. ; Galleries, 6d. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at 8. JACK THE GIANT KILLER, with novel effects. ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING will be performed Shakespere's Play of TfIE TEMPEST. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. TIIIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled VICTIMS, in which Mr. Bnckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. Wiliam Farren, Miss Reynolds, &e., will appear. After which, by general desire, oho late Douglas Jerrold's comedy of THE HOUSEKEEPER. To conclude with a now Ballet, THE GLEANERS. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price. a. d. Dress Boxes 5 0 D-ess Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes .. 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 0 Pit, 1 0 Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL, A D ELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS . EVENING, will be performed THE CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. After which, a new drama, TIIE FAIRY CIMLE ; or, Con O'Carolan's Dream. Mr. ald Mrs. B. Williams. Followed by a new farce, LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. R 0 Y.. 4 L OLYMPIC THEATRE, Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, will he revived WIVES AS THEY WERE AND MAID 'AS THEY ARE Mr. Addison, Mr. Mr. F. Yining, Mrs. Stirling, Miss S vanborJugh, &c. To conclude with the original Extravagann, by Itlbert B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, (Ire. ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. OYAL SURREY THEATRE. fit, Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. Eighth appearance of the ;Telt English Tenor, Mr. Henry Squires. THIS EVENING. (Thursday), will be performed IL TROVATORE. Mr. H. Squires, Lucy Eseott, and Miss Lanzr... To conclude with THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGI MENT. Mr. Manvers and Miss Dyer. ASTLEY'S ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. The ever popular Spectacle of MAZEPPA continues its triumphant career. The renowned Parisian Equestrienne, Madlle. Mililos, nightly hailed with enthusiastic approbation. THIS EVENING (Thursday), the entertainments will commence with the superb spectacle of MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE. Dfazeppa, Mr. James Holloway. The entertainments concluding with a recherche pro gramme of Mr. W. Cooke's SCENES in the ARENA, intro duc'ng the talented Equestrian and Gymnastic Artistes, and Madlle..Mililps, the Brea' Parisian Equestrienne, in her daring SCENk 'b'EQUITATION. Commerce at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 3s. ' • Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking: Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at ball-past Eight. 1.3 , ,x-alco open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. G REAT NATIONAL STANDARD _ THEATRE. Proprietor. Mr John Douglas. TWO NIGHTS nottE OF THE WIZARD. THIS EVENING, Professor ANDERSON, the Great Wizard of the North, in his entirely New \iagical Drama, A NIGHT IN WONDER-WORLD ; or, M tgic, Mirth, and Mystery. Extraordinary novelties every night, and three new tricks each night for the concluding week of wonders. Att-action incre'sing every night. Great success of Mr. G. Po:de, who is the King of Comic Vocalists. CIANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— IL} OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of e:electioms from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, ac., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Palmyre, Miss ontt, Miss Brunel], Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr St. A byn, Herr F. longhmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant. S., see. J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An tonio M. 1 e Solis, and E. L. Hime ; Master Corri; Messrs. Sam Collins; and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks ; liartnonium, blaster Willi tms Director, Herr F. Jenghtn , trit Zlornmence at Seven o'clock precisely. 534- pars, sto., until twelve o'clock SIGH WATER. AT LONDON BRIDGE. T 'is DAT—Morn. 12 min. aft. 3—Even., 35 min. aft. 3 TO Woßitow--Morr., 53 min. aft. 3—Even. 13 m'n aft. 4 WEATHER—SUN OrricE, JULY 23. . TIIRILLIONTITER, IN THE SHADE. 77. Melon !bleu noon yesterday. 63 ?lowest this morning end during the night. thle day a t Dorn. 30.08. WTICP; SW., light and fine, but cloudy. Some rain in the morning early. :),,yt 31141 c.. LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1857 The standard of revolt is openly d splayed in the lonian Islands. Nay, more, it has been ex hibited, in, the Legislative Assembly and, amongst others.- 1 4 members of the Government, who re ceive English pay, and to whose hands the honour and interests of Great Britain have been confided. They have declared that "not only is every lonian ready to make use cf every means in his polet to object to any petition foe colonisation, but he is at the same time Wiling to sign with, a pen dipped in his own blood, that union with Greece is their sole wish and desire 1" At this announcement the assombly rose en masse! The l'resideut got up, and with him all the members of the House, crying with enthusiasm, ye s , yes, yes I While the Speaker, a certain Signor LOM BARDO, lashing himself into wrath, exclaimed with fervour, " Let us, therefore, prove t) the foreigner, what we have already proved, that what is'niost grateful to us, is to get rid of his protection." .;for was this all ; encouraged by the extraordinary demonstration above alluded to, what was the sangninary declaration of Signor PADonfi, Minister of Public Instruction? He said : " That if any base creature who shall have part:- c ip a ted in the scheme should happen to put his foot on any part of the count ry where I have influ eiic9 4u,1 kits grave th ere, f or the grave the proper - place for sucll aborainable and ilaitious beings." The speaker continued—" We have voted I today unanimously our national resurreetior. Thanks to you, Mr. President, you have been the first to rise and vote for it ; thanks to you, mem bers of the house, and particularly to you, Cefa lonists, you have been amongst the first to declare that you subscribe with your blood the union with Greece. Who dare now say that the foreigner can find any support in these islands ? With enthu siasm and unanimity we have voted our national resurrection ; henceforward, therefore, it is by force only that the present political system can be kept up. Order, therefore, that our proceedings of to-day be printed forthwith." The house una nimously ordered the printing thereof; the Ad vocate-General on this adding, " We are a Greek independent State like Greece, with the sole differ ence that we are under British protection. We all wish for the greatness and the glory of the nation ; but the question as to when a union with Greece and the whole nation will take place, must be decided by time and by circumstances." This incendiary document was signed by the President and Secretaries of the Assembly, and transmitted throughout all the Islands, on the false and frivolous pretext, " that a petition was circulating, praying that Corfu may be declared a colony !" The assertion appears to have been without the slightest particle of foundation. It was a wicked and mischievous falsehood, promul gated for the sole purpose of eliciting, even from the paid members of the Government, expressions of ill will towards England ani the English, and of the determination to become amalgamated with Greece whenever a favourable occasion should • arise. It is manifest that it has been excited by Russian propagandists, who have encouraged the notion that England's difficulty affords the golden opportunity, not to be wasted or misapplied. These miscreants have exaggerated the effects of the Chinese War and the Indian Afatiny, and hence this "storm in a butter boat." Hence the mendacious manifesto—the wicked display of insubordination and bad feeling ! The matter cannot be suffered to remain in statu quo. There has been a most deplorable exhibition of disaffection and disloyalty. W e are openly told that it is " by force only that the present political system can be kept up," and the delinquents have been feted at the High Com missioner's table, on the very day after these most atrocious proceedings. England is not, as yet, so humiliated, or so powerless, as to submit to such proceedings ! We have still sufficient strength to deal with the lonian Islands. Aye, and with all who may cast down the gage in their behalf. It is, however, essential that the national defences by land and water should be placed on the most satisfactory foundation. We earnestly hope that the matter may not be suffered to pass sub silentio, but that stringent interroga tories may be exhibited to the Premier and the Colonial Secretary, in order to ascertain the course about to be adoptsd under the circw-n -stances. It is not a time when we can tamely submit either to insult or to injury without for feiting the prestige that has constituted a great portion of our sfrength, and which caused us to be respected by other nations. Of course we can easily deal with the lonian malcontents, and we must be prepared to show their aiders and abettors, whoever they may be, that we are ready and wil ling to deal with them also, and to inflict con dign chastisement for their improper interference. It is not the first time that the lonian Assem bly has displayed a similar spirit. We should now adopt such means as would make it the last, or, at least, render any repetition of the like proceedings, very improbable indeed. Mr. SEED, a straightforward and consistent monetary reformer, has brought a very important resolution under the consideration of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce. It is in the form of a memorial to the House of Commons, to the effect "That this Chamber, believing that the frequent fluctuations in the state of the money market arise from an imperfect monetary system, respect fully request your Honourable House will appoint a committee for the purpose of considering the question in its entirety." After some discussion it was finally decided that the matter should be referred to a select committee, who were to report to the Chamber at a future meeting on the subject. The question thus raised is one of the most important that can be brought under:the consideration. of a commercial body interested in the welfare and prosperity of the industrial community, and we rejoice that it should have fallen into such com petent hands. We have already had occasion to notice the clear and distinct views taken by Mr. SEED on the all-important t laic, and by his very able speech at the meeting he has exhibited fur ther evidence of his fitness for the self-impos e l task. He has shown that dear money is exceed ingly prejudicial to the trade and commerce of the nation, inasmuch as, assuming the average circulation of bills of ex change to be 600,000,000/. in the year (by no means an exaggerated estimate) the increase of 1 per cent. in the rate of discount, is a less to the trade profits of the nation of 6,000,0001. But this is not all. A still greater loss is oc casioned by the absence of facilities for legiti mate pecuniary accommodation. The circula tion is unduly curtailed at one period, while it is improperly expanded at another. At one time trade's and manufacturers are like the children described by LOCKE, as " pulling at• a scanty coverlet, insufficient for all, and each striving to protect himself at the ex pense of his "neighbour." At another the wildet and moat extravagant speculations are stimulated, because money is a drug in the market. Hence these extraordinary fluctuations in the value of money, which Mr. COBDEN described as having occasioned more mischief than the failure of all the banks of issue that ever stopped payment. l Under the Charter of 1844 new banks of 1 issue are virtually prohibited. No mater how Iperfect the security they offer. Notes of small and convenient denomination are not permitted to circulate, and thus, " the life-blood of indus try is rendered stignant and inadequate for the work required." The amount of the paper circu lation might have been sufficient for the export and import trade of 1844, but it ii totally inade quate to that of 1857, which has inc rease d b y at least 150 per cent., t) sly nothing of our inter nal trade, which has expanded in a stilt greater ratio. The amendment 3 suggested by Mr. SEED were to the following effect : "Ist. That all restrictions upon the quant;ty and value of the notes issued be rescinded, leaving them to be regulated by the natural law of supply and demand, the convertibility of the notes being retained as at present, founded upon a basis of one-half or three-fourth 3 of the amount being ludged with Government, either in specie or other approved negotiable security. 2d. Tbat the Bank of England and Bank of Ireland notes be made legal tender throughout the United Kingdom. 3 3. That the possibility of a deficiency of the legal ten der arising be provided for by the Government." The first resolution applied to the question of Free Trade in currency. It is impossible to . jus tify the existing restrictions which establish p ro .. tcction, del that of the trust objectionable de scrip' Hon for the moneyocracy ! Why, if adequate seen rity be given for the convertibility of the note, should there be any restriction on the amount ? No one can explain or justify the prohibition, for it is a prohibition, for no matter howgreat the mar• gin, and perfect the guarantee, not a single note can be issued. Industry is starved that usury may thrive and grow fat on the blood of its victims. The second suggestion aims at a great anomaly. Why should not the notes of the Banks of Eng land and Ireland, so long as they are maintained, and are regarded as quasi national establishments, not be constituted legal tenders throughout the whole of the United Kingdom ? No mischief could possibly arise from the regulation which would be mutually beneficial to both establishments as well as the people of Eng land and Ireland. The third is, however, the most important point of all. We want a legal tender sanctioned and guaranteed by Government, and receivable in payment of all public obligations. If really national notes for 11., 21., and 31. were issued, the use of gold would be economised. It would be made available for our foreign trade in place of lying idle and unproductive in the vaults of Threadneedle-street, or circulating uselessly—from hand to hand—exposed to considerable wear and tear. If these mat tars can be placed on a satisfactory foun dation, the welfare and prosperity of the nation will be ensured, and such will be the case if we find other duly qualified persons and institutions to followt he example afforded by Mr. SEED, and the Chamber of Commerce at Belfast. LYCEUM THEATRE.-ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Last night Madathe Ristori performed Lady Macbeth at this house for the last time, and notwithstanding the fine personations on former occasions, that of last even ing surpassed them all. The audience was perfectly electrified by the grandeur of her earnestness in stimu lating Macbeth to consummate the witching glory of her daring ambition. Many of the scenes were splen didly executed, to . the unspeakable admiration of a crowded house. Madame Ristori was bailed with en. tht.Aa..tic applause at the termination of the play. She is, indeed, a first-rate artiste, and treads the stage with 3 . 1 the consummate confidence of one who feels the in nate promptings of irrepressible genias. She plays Bianco in "Fazio" to-morrow. The success of Mademoiselle Viotoire Balfe, as Lucia in Donizetti's opera of that name, on Tuesday evening, was complete. Our contemporaries aro unanimous in saying that the acting and singing of the charming young debutante was remarkable for artistic feeling and originality. Her performance in the last act was a chef d'oeuvre, and her brilliant execution of the exquisite ftoriture she introduced in the arias of her role was the theme of universal admiration. She wag recalled several times during the evening amidst showers of bouquets. A Cabinet Council .vas held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Dowmn g street. The Ministers presentjwere—Viscount Palmer_ ston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrowby, Sr G. Grey, the Earl of Clarendon,. Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. R Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Aldelley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. The Duke of Devonshire has left Chiswick for his villa, in the neighbourhood of Sydenham, where his grace in tends residing a few weeks, previously to going into Yorkshire. Tue Duchess of Wellington will give a dinner to her Majesty the Queen of the N,therlands at Apsley House on Monday next. The dinner will be followed by a con cert, to which a small circle of the aristocracy have been invited. The Duchess of Somerset's morning party at Wim• bledon Park, announced for Thursday, the 30th inst., will not take place. The duchess will receive, as usual, .0-morrow. The DUlce and Duchess of garnilton, with the youth ful Marquis of Douglas, arrived in town on Tuesday night front the Continent, atter a protracted absence. The Rid and Countess Spencer and the Lady Sarah Spencer have left town fur Althorp Park, Northampton- shire. The Earl and Countess of Abergavenny and Lady Caroline Nevi!l have left their house in Portland-place Birling Manor, near Maidstone. Lord and Lady Lyndhurst and the Hon. Miss Copley intend to leave town at the close of the Parliamentary session for St. Leonard's-on-Sea. His lordship has taken a mansion there for ttree months. Viscountess Goderich, with her infant daughter, are going on Pati , fact)rily. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday.—His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, attended by Captain the Hon. A. de Roe, Equerry-in-Waiting, landed in the docks this morn ing, about half-past 11, from her Majesty's yacht Fairy, Captain the Hon. Joseph Danman, and proceeded to Salisbury by special train, for the purpose of visit ing the Royal Agricultural Society's annual show, now being held in that ancient city. His Royal Highness was received on landing by Messrs. P. Hed ger and J. Levy, on the part of the Dock Com pany; and Messrs. Crombie, Scott, and Watkins, of the South-Western Railway Company, who accompanied t he Royal train to and from Salisbury. The Prince r'- urned to o,borne by the same route about 6 o'clock in the evening, embarking in the E;fin, Master-Com mander Baliiston, from the dock stairs. Her Majesty and the Royal children came up at the same time in the Fairy for an evening cruise, the latter yacht lying to in the river until the Eifin ca-ne alongside, when the Prince joined the royal party. We understand that the Prince C nosort leaves Osborne on Sunday for Belgium, to be present at the marriage of the Prince=s Charlotte, daughter of the King of the Belgians, and returns again on Wednesday. ANTIQUITIES FOR THE BRITISH MUSEUM.—The Gorgon steam-sloop, Com. Towsey, was yesterday removed into basin at Woolwich. She has on board a large collec tion of Greek and Roman antiquities, which will be forwarded to the British Museum. Amongst these the moat important are two immense stone statues obtained from the tomb of King Miusolui. These statues are a lion weighing about six tons and a horse of immense proportions, which is said to be a fine specimen of art. The latter statue is broken, but the three detached por tions camprise the whole of the animal. The weight is about 13 tons, and the entire length -f the statue, if con nected, i 6 13 fee`. The remainder of the cargo c )roprises mosaic statues, framents of the architecture of Halicar nassug, and several cases of beautifully carved frieze work, ex libiting figures of amazons on horseback, &c. THE RIFLEMEN OF SWITZERLAND.—The annual federal rifle match at Berne terminated on the 15th by the dis tribution of prizes, which led to a curious coinci dence, deemed worthy by the president of the central committee of being alluded to, namely, that the first prize, consisting of 3,000 francs in gold, was awarded to Captain Tscbanz, of the Company of Neufchatel Carbineerg, who had distinguished himself on Septem ber the 4th by mounting first to the assualt of the Gastle of Neufchatel, when in possession of the Prussian party. M. Tschanz is one of the largest manufacturers of watches in the Neufchatel mountains. The second prize of 2,500 f. was carried of by a gunmakerof Thal wyl (St. Gall) named Knuti. The town of Zurich is fixed for the next federal shooting match, which will take place in two years. THE JEWELLERY ROBBERIES IN EDINBURGH.—At the High C.mri.of Justiciary, on Monday, Thomas Kerr and Thomas Gilbertz.on, artisans, were charged with five acts of housebreaking and theft committed within the city of Edinburgh. The particulars of this case have been frequently published. The jury found the charges proved in so far as they applied to the housebreakinge at Calder's, Darling's, and Lennie'o, uo evidence on the other charges having been call A. The Lord Justice General, who expressed concurrence in the verdi c t , sentenced the prisoners to 21 years' penal servitude each. PUBLIC MEETING OF WOMEN.-0a Tuesday evening a public meeting, eJmposed exclusively of women, was held in the town-hall, Leicester, to consider the question of women's rights generally, more particularly in refer ence to the measure now before parliament. The ball was nearly filled, and the meeting appeared to be coin p)sed exc usively of women belonging to the, working classes, although it was understood that the expenses had been defrayed by some ladies in the higher circles ~f life. Mrs. `Woodford acted as president ; and the meeting was addressed by a Mrs. Watts and Mrs. Wingfield. Tho latter lady was the speaker of the evening, and addressed the meeting with great ability for upwards of an hour. Quoting copiously from the Old and New Testament, she contended that in every respact, except physical strength, woman was equal with man, but tiat the laws and social customs did not give her fair play. Mrs. Wingfield proposed the adoption of an address to the women of England, which was carried by acclamation. At the conclusion of , be meeting thanks were voted to the pro silent, and to Lord Lyndhurst for his reply to the Bishop of Ox'ord in the House of Lords. It was also decided to present a petition founded upon the al. dress. The meeting closed with singing the national anthem shortly after 10 o'clook, THE SUN, LONCON, THURSDAY EVE -4 ING JTILV 23, 1-5 LATEST NEW CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 11. The Sultan has authorised the formation of a high road from Beyrout to Damascus. At a banquet, at which the corps diplomatique was present, the Sultan replied to a speech by Lord Stratford de Redclifle. After the affronts that the English have under gone, Lord Stratford de Redcliffe on this occasion obtained a public reprimand of the guilty persons. General Outram has passed through Bagdad on his return from Bushire to India. Mohammerah has been evacuated by the Eng lish, but the Sepoys will hold Bushire till Novem ber, the period at which Herat is to be restored by the Persians. FRANCE, PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. Signor Ezeiuiel Montes, Envoy Extraordinary from the Mexican Government to the Court of Rome, has arrived in Paris on his way to his desti nation. Signor Montes was formerly Mexican Minister to the United States, and in that capacity signed at Washington the treaty of commerce con eluded between Mexico and the United States. Marshal Randon, Governor-General of Algeria, embarked on the 19th inst. at Dellys, on the steam frigate Cacique, to return to Algiers. A public re ception was preparing for him, and private letters state that his complete success during his late ex pedition against the Kabyles has produced a pro found impression upon all classes of the population. Admiral Hamelin, Minister of Marine, wi'l ac company the Emperor and Empress of the French to England on board the Reine Hoz tense. The appointment of Captain Montaignac de Chau vence, of the Imperial Navy, and commander of the floating battery Devastation during the Crimnn war, to the rank of Bear-Admiral is announced. Captain, now Admiral, Montaignac, is President of the Commission on Packet-boats. A great number of decorations are to be given to the army on the occasion of the fete of the 15th August, but very few to civilians. Eighteen deco rations have been sent to the Department of Marius by the Grand Duke Constantine, as a souvenir of his visit t) France. BOURSE, July 22.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents 3 per Cents 66 90 66 95 Bank Shares 2,900 Credit Foncier — Credit Mobilier ...... 945 Roman Do. Account 917 50 Austrian Belgian 41 Fiedmontese (5) BBi Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CABS. tr. c. tr c. Orleans 1,445 Western Northern Lyons Lyo ...... 910 New Ditto' 6'45 - gediterranean 935 Grand Central J 1 _ Geneva Midi AUSTRIA. " It is well known that the customs' union which has for the last five years existed between Austria and the Duchies of Parma and Modena," says a letter received from Vienna, " will very shortly cease and terminate. The following figures pr.rve that the dissolution of this union is for he inter, st of Austria. According to the treaty of union, Austria had a right to receive 12,500,000 lire (84 centimes each) on the nett receipts, but at ti:e same she guaranteed to the Duchy of Modena an annual sum of 1,159,000 lire, and to the Duchy of Parma one of 1,130,000 ]ire. The sur plus over and above these three sums was to be equally divided between the thee state. In order that these articles of the treaty m;ght be executed, it was necessary that the receipts should amount to at least 15,000,000 lire. As the expenses are very considerable, anal as ex perience has shown that it will be impossible to wt.tin that:sura, Aciatria► has not received her 12,500,000 lire, and has been obliged to account to the two duchies fur the stipulated sums. She has theretore DO interest in maintaining the present a rrange m en t. " SWITZERLAND. The Swiss fedei al government hasjust submi•ted to the new chambers a message, setting forth the various ac!s which have been the consequence of the acceptance on the part of Switzerland of the treaty of Paris, regulating the dispute with Prussia on the Neufchatel question. The message gives an account of the incidents which arose at the time of &going the treaty, and specifies certain measures which have since been carried into execution, all of which, however, have in a great measure lost their interest at present. ITALY. A letter from Naples says :—" There is no doubt that the Neapolitan Government wi I give up the Cagliari. The captain alleges that he took a Juan_ tity of muskets o❑ board for Turin, and 48 pa s,3n gers fur the same destination. The bills of lading and the passports of the passengers were perfectly regular. When on the open sea, the passengers made him and his crew prisoners, and took posses sion of the muskets. With these they were enabled to arm the prisoners of Ponza. At Padula, the juige was in their favour, and that circumstance probably induce I them to make Padula their centre of operations. This judge died fighting on their side." SPAIN. MADRID, July 21.—The Captain-General and the Civil Governor of Seville will be brought before a Council of War on account of the late troubles. The journals of the 1&h have arrived. Two of the spectators of the executions at Seville who were wound'd, as already stated, hail died. The execu tions had caused a profound s ensat i on i n th e t own, all the shops being closed and the streets dese:tni. The number of persons killed in the recent affairs was 98. The ban] which had appeared near Bay len had formed the design of seiz:ng Despenaferros, but had been disappointed. At Badajoz, the au th tri'ies were faking precautions from the fear that the chiefs of the recent conspiracy at Lisbon miAt make an attempt to cre ito di , turbances there. The Criterio of Madrid, which bad long been the organ of Marshal O'Donnell, had ceased to appear. The steamer Pirona had sailed from Cadiz for Pi.xto Rico with 60,000,00 i.) rea!s, destined to replace the local money, the intention being to have for the future only the coins of the mother country in the colonies. This, it is stated, is the first time that silver has been so sent out. POLAND. A letter from St. Petersburg of the Bth, in Voss's Gazette, says that the Pol.sh nobility of Witeb,k have addiesed the following petition to the Em- peror : Penetrated with veneration for the faith of our ances tors, and attached with all our hearts to the langaa i 4e which our children have spoken from their cradles, and in which we offer up our prayers to Gad ; and consider ing that it would be a great benefit to the country if the dying generation could receive a complete education, which they cannot do at present from the want of a university in the country, W e homily supplicate your Majssty, lst, to a'l ,w the re.iestablis.hmerit of tho catho lic churches, which are falling intl rums, and to establi-b cures in the towns and c .untry according to the wants of the inhabitanta qua 21, shall be spoken in the schools , • th a t your Mie,sty will order that the Polish lan and that the erection ge of a university at P olnok, o r in sense other town of the province, shall be permitted. The nobility of Minsk, Volbynil, and other dis tricts have pr.:seated eirniFir petitions. All have received ut,favourable replies. The following is that sent ti the nobility of `Vitebsk : The Secretary of State, Prince Galitzin, hascom municated to me the petition of the nobility of Witebsk. I have submitted the same to his Majesty, and coin rnunicated at the same time the written opinion of the military governor of \Vitebsk, who thinks that the nobility have no reason for making such applications ; first, because the nobility of Witebsk possess ample means for properly educating their youth, since there are two colleges and a military school ; second, beause, as regards the repairs and construction of Catholic churches, the same regulations exist as for those of the orthodox faith. I have on my part considered it my duty to call the attention of his Majesty to the evi dent tendency of the petition—namely, the preservation of the pretended Polish nationality, a preten,-ion that is the more frivolous that it is unfounded. In fact, the country has never had an existence of its own, and has , never been cons dered as conquered, but ae retaken by Russia, to which it belonged for ages. The representa. , tious of the nobility are moreover improper. The Etn• peror has conequently ordered that the petition rhali be considered as null and void, and the marshal of the nohili , y will be told that he has acted with weakness, and those who have signed the petition will be informed that they have done wrong in bringing forward requests which are unfounded, GORTCHAKOFF. EGYPT. Private accounts from Alexandra corroborate the statements mentioned some few days ago, relative to the efforts made by the Apostolic Vicar, backed by the French Consul, to force the Gregorian calendar on the United Greek s, the shutting-up of the church, and the banish ment of the officiating priests. The writer of the letter adds— " The population, who still refuse to accept the clendar, seeing the Consul interfere with matters which are fereign to his functions, inasmuch as the United Greeks are a nation apart and entirely under the protection of Turkey, and, being deprived of their church and their priest, m re than 100 families have applied to the Schismatic Patriarch, who has received them as converts to his faith. As soon at the Bishop of Cairo became aware of the fact, lie lost no time in proceeding to Alexandria, in order to demand of the Vicar Apos tolic by what right he issu,d such orders, instead of protecting, as he ought to have done, the united Gre.ks ; and also by what right the French Consul-General interfered in a matter with which lie had no concern. The Bishop represented that the people were determined to preserve their ancient calendar, that they opened a church for religious service, as the Patriarch had interdicted the use of his own, that fur doing so they had the full autho risation of the Government, and that it was not to be believed that the French Government would support their consul in these acts of injustice. " The' Bishop of Cairo then agreed with the Vicar Apostolic to set apart an altar in the church of the Pat iarch where a priest should celebrate mass fir those who refussed to accept the Grego rian calendar. The priest who was authorised by the Patriarch to p-rform that ditvy refused. He had an interview with the Vicar Aposti:lic to in duce him to alter his determination, which he at once did, being supported by the French Consul- General. The Vicar Apostolic had no right what ever to interfere. The Bishop of Cairo, feeling keenly this injury done to his religion, wrote a strong letter to the Patriarch, and announced to the seven bishops his colleagues, who, with their flocks, are opposed to the Gregorian calendar, the state of affairs at Alexandria. and how the act of the Consul in shutting up the chusch forced so many to go over to the Schism 'tics. In addition to those whohave al ready joined the schism, 50 families, seeing them selves wiihout a church or a priest, intend doing the same to-day (the sth). The bishop has just re ceived a telegraphic despatch informing him that great discontent prevails among the United Greek population of Cairo, in consequence of the changes in the calendar, and matters appeared to him so grave that he at once left for that city. I foresee that very unpleasant consequences will spring out of this tampering of the Vicar Apostolic and the Consul in our religious affitirs ; there are here hardly 30 who are disposed in favour of the Gre gorian calendar." ALGERIA. A recent publication on the colonization of Algeria purports to show what may be effected in that dependency by agricultural labour. In 1835 a military camp was established a t a pl ace ca ll e d amffarik. A number of fo!loivers opened canteens in wooden huts in the neighbourhood. Other f )llowers added to the structures, and by de grees a village was famed. But the residents who depended on the g:rrison all , rwed the laud to remain uucultivated, and the result was that au epidemic disease broke out, and carried off 20 per cent. of the tioops as well as civilians. Nearly the whole of the children were sweet away. When the presence of the troops was no longer necessary at Bouffarik they were withdrawn from the spot, which had the name of the " soldiers' cemetery," and it was anticipatel that the civilians, wkise means of existence depended on . the camp would soon melt away. Under these ctrcuwstauces the inhabitants set themselves to cultivate the ground. At first they experienced much difficulty, but by dint of perseverance matters assumed a more favour able aspect. The country sooubecarne salu brious,so much so that the mortality declineftto 2 percent. below the average d- aths in France. Sickly children and invalids are now sent there for recovery, and the orphan school of the Abbe Blumlull, which is established in the building formerly used as a bar rack, is in a state of prosperity. According to this account Bouffarik is the most tlouri,:hing agricultural colony in Algeria. It produces wheat, tobacco, mulberries, and cotton ; and the fruit trues are renowned for their richness. The hectare of laud (24 acres), which was sold some ten years since for 50f., now fetches at lest I,ooof. A Pole who set tled there in 1813, with a capital of only 2,000 f., is now possessed of landed property valued at 500,000 f. The writer asserts that Algeria may become as Bouffarik with proper cultivation; but the 60,000 Europeans establiShed there are not equal to tie task. It is calculatel that out of the 40,000 immigrants arriving every year at Algeria the colony loses 35,000 by fever or by uostalgy. BERLIN, July 21.—The departure of th 3 Em peror Alexander from Kissinger) has been postponed is consequence of the arrival of the Grand Duke of Hesse. The King's he llth continues t 3 improve. M. Czerny, the well-known composer and pianist has just dial at Vienna, aged 66. The numblr of his published pieces is 849, and he leaves a greater nu!nber of others behind. Not having any fatnily he has bequeathed his fortune, which is consider able, to the Conservatory of Mus'e of that city and to charitAble soviet es. 4‘ Th e Queen of Greece," says a Vienna letter of the 19th, "is now on a visit to her sister the Ba roness de Wassington, nec Duchess of Oldenhur , , at her country seat in Styria. The Queen, in a f-lv days, is to arrive at Weilburg, near Baden, on a visit to her sister-in-law, the Archduchess Flilde garde." " Our correspondent at Vienna," says th e •A ord, " corroborates the report thatimportant reforms in the Austrian administration are in contu-npla lion. A commission has been firmed w hi c h meets at the Ministry of the Interior to prepare the bases of a project of reorganisation." The Ernprss Dowager of Russia, accompanied by the Grand Duke Michael and his fiancee, the Princess Cecilia of Baden, arrived on the 18th at the railway sta'ion of Wildpark, where they were welcomed by tbo members of the Russian lega'ion. AUSTRALIA. We have received by way of Constantinople the I , llowing message from our correspondent iu Alex andria : " ALEXANDRIA, JULY 14. "The Simla arrived at Suez on the 12th of J uly, with dates from Sydney of May 25 Melbourne, May 30 ; Ceylon, June 23. "She has 33 passengers and gold to the valua of 40,0001. " Her mails are despatched to Malta to-day per Scamander, whence they wilt he conveyed to Mar seilles European and Australian Royal Mail Company's steamer Cambria. They will probably reach Marseilles on the 24th or 25th inst. " The Great Britiin left Melbourne on the 21st of May with 101,600 ounces of gold. "At Melbourne money was plentiful and seen ities high ; flour at 22/. ; gold for escort, 100,000/. per month less than last year. " The O'Shauassy Ministry has resigned in'cor segnence of being defeatel in the Assembly. Mr. Haines was Chief Secretary. " Sydney share-market firm ; wool, ls. 10d. to 23. for superior clips." LIVERPOOL, JULY 22. Messrs. D. and C. Wfver havefavoured. us with the following advicee from Australia, received by them this afternoon by telegraph from Constanti nople "The' Simla arrived at Suez on the 12th inst. with 33 passengers, 14 boxes of gold, valued'at 40,5811. and 43 packages of cargo. " She arrived at Sydney on the 9th of May and left Melbourne on the 30th of May ; King George's Sound, the 6th of June ; and Ceylon, the 2d of July. " The mails ex Simla are forwarded to Malta by tht: Scamander, by the Consuls authority. The Oneida left Sydney on the' sth of May and the Columbian loft Galle on the 15th of June, and Vie European left King George's Sound on the Ist of June, "Sailed from Melbourne for London.—The In domitable and Swiftsure, with 116,486 ounces of gold. For Liverpool.--The James Baines (arrived), the Lightning the 3unamer Cloud, tine Sardinian; and the Gre t ritim (May with 112,482 ouhl ce4 ' 20) with ]01,647 ouL lee ' ? ' " Arrivals from tiv. Dunsandle, the Dee, the th.e Morning Talern, and the Pomona.", rpool.—The Indian. the 'Broughton, the David '-e Montuion , nr.,y, the AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. The European and American Company's steam ship Jason, Captain Britton, with 168 passengers, and dates limn New York to the Bth inst., and the Vanderbilt steamer North Star, Captain Lefevre, with advices from New York to the 11th, arrived off Cowes this evening. The Jason proceeded on to Bremen, calling at the Victoria Docks in the Thames to land her pas sengers, 185,000 dollars in specie, and cargo, of which she has 1,000 tons. On the 21st instant she exchanged signals with the Dutch ship Dagger Bank, in long. 1.0 deg., lat. 49 deg. 30 min. She had fine weather throughout the voyage. The North St'ir has 165 passengers. She pro ceeded on to Bremen. There is scarcely any news since the list arrival. Froth Washington we learn that Mr. Mandeville, formerly of New York, has been appoir►te I Sur vey. r-Geueral of California, in place of Colonel Heys, who has been appointed the Surveyor-Gene ral .of Utah. Mr. H. E. B. Stowe, son of Professor Stowe, was drowned in the Connecticut river on the 10th. He was a student at the Dartmouth College. Judge Leavitt, on the 10th instant, discharged the United States' Deputy Marshal and his assistant; from the custody of the sheriff of Clarke County, Ohio. The Marshal's offence was connected with the arre4 of an alleged fugitive slave. The New York street commissioners' dase is in a _more complicated state than ever. Two more vic tims, of the riot of July 4 were recorded on the llth —viz., Thomas Sparks, appointed a policeman on the 3d, and John Myers ; the former was clubbed, and the latter shot. The British officers who took home the Panchita as a slaver from the Coast of Africa were arrested on the 10th at the suit of Mr. 3; P: Weeks, and held to bail in 15,000 dollars. The owners of the bark were confident they can prove a wrongful sei zure. The rumoured massacre of Colonel Sumner's command received no credence at the War Depart ment at Washington. The New York stock market on the 10th was untie tied, and prices variable. Tennessee Sixes declined ; and Ca'ifornia Sevens, 2' • New York Central Sevens rose 1 ; Delaware and Hudson rose ; Pennsylvania Coal, ; Erie declined & ; Read ing advanced 2 per cent.; Michigan and Southern Old, 1 per cent. • and Cleveland and Toledo, 1 ; Milwaukie and cent.; el- dined 5 ; and La Croix, 1. Money was easy, and grew more abundant daily. The cotton market was exceedingly firm and business re3tricted in consequence. Middling Up- Lnds were quoted 14ic.; Mobile, 14/c ; and New Orleans, 15c. Flour had again slightly declined. Corn-meal dull. The market for pork was 10c. better in mess, but prices of other descriptions were without material alt ration. Demand dull. The sugar market was scarcely as arm, though there WAS no abatement in prices. • Freights fiat, with no immediate prospect of abatement. TIM Ex-ROYAL FAMILY OF FRANCE.—FETE CHAM PETRE AT ORLEANS HOUSE.—The Duke and Duchess d'Aumale gave a fete champetre yesterday afternoon, at ()deans House, Twickenham, on which occasion there was a rdunion of the members of the ea• Royal family of France. The second ordinary general meeting of the share hqlders •f the,Bank of London is called for the 6th of August. " Letters have been received from Sir James Brooke (ways the Bury and Norwich Post) by his Norfolk friends, in which be states that tranquillity had been restored to Labuan. and speaks of its reviving prospects." The King of Naples, emulous of the French Govern ment, has been doing a little bit of tra Ns in the slave liar s', Alt xuldria. According to the Presse d'Orient, the Ne►poli.an consul there lately purchased 40 negroes to sent into Europe, for a pious purpose, as ho said. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.—The twenty-third report of the directors states that the d:rectnrs recom mend a dividend at the rate of 41. per cent. per annum, leaving a balance to carry forward of 3,2431. 6s. JUMPING ON A TRAIN IN MOTION.—On Monday, at the Wakefield Petty Sessions, Mr. Christopher Elliot, a farmer near Barnsley, was charged with having jumped on to one of the Lancashire and Yorkshire trains, which was leaving for Barnsley. lie was fined U. 10s. Creditors of the Timber Preserving Company are re el to prove thelr claims bef)re Vice-Chancellor W d, who proposes on the 6th of August to api.oint an official manager. _ _ _ Akclounts from Vienna state that a line of packets from Trieste to American ports is about to be established by the Austrian Lloyd. _ _ A Parliamentary piper, published yesterday morning informs us that a further sum of 400,000/ will have to be voted this year towards the reimbursement to the Elst India Company of a moiety of the expenses of the war with Persia. From a Parliamentary paper, printed yesterday morn ing, it appear,* that the amount of prize money realised by the seizure of Russian ships during the war was • 72,0001., of which upwards of 41,0001. was distributed in the nancial year 1356-57, leaving 30,3301. balance on the let of April la , t. THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION IN THE QUEEN'S PRISON —At the Southwark police-court, yesterday, thez Gower and Authoni Salvi, the two persons who stand charged with the above crime, were again brought up on remand, before Mr. Combe, the sitting magistrate, f re-examination. They were again remanded. NAVAL PRIZ IC-MONEY.—The receipt of naval prize, bounty, salvage, and other moneys, during the year ended the 31st of March last amounted to 88,9511, and the payments to 48 2701., leaving a balance of 40,6811. The amount distributed or paid away in the year 1856-57 on account of captures made under the "Prize Act (Russia)" amounted to 72,0551., and the balance on the Ist of April last was 30,330. BESSEMER'S PATENT. —Tne Scientific Arceriecia states that Mr. Bessemer's American patent for those im provements in the manufacture of iron and steel which attract d so much attention on their announcement a year ago, has been set aside by the Paten:-office,.it having been held as proved teat the patentee was an ticipated in the invention by Mr. W. Kelly, of the Suraune Iron Works, Kentucky. RAILWAYS. —lt is stated that amicable arrangements have been resumed between the Eastern Counties and Blackwell Railways, by which the public and proprietors will be beirefited. A new railway called the Devon Valley Rarlway is proposed for the county of Kirross. Arrangements are being made for the construction of the long projected railway f x'ension from Hungerford west ward. The first turf of the Vale of Clwyd Rtlway is to be turned on the 7th of August. The foundation Stone of the docks at Stlloth Bay is to be laid on the 4h of August; the jetty of 1,000 feet is already com pleted. TEIE AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, Ju'y 22.—The United States Mail Steamship Company's steamer Erics son-left the Mersey, for New York, this afternoon, at one o'clock, with toe usual mails, a lull cargo, and 14 passengers. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The European and American Company's steamship Argo, Captain Benson, sai'e I hence this afternoon for New York, with 360 pas sengers and 400 tons cf freight. The screw steamer Teutonia, Capt. Gm le, arrived last night from Hamburg, and leaves on Friday with ship-letter mails, passeng and cargo for Lisbon and the 13r ziis The Ji.SOl7l, belong• ing to the European and American Germany, Captain Britton, arrived off C .wes this evening from New York, which she left on the Bth rust., and her aivicee have consequently been aeticipated by the Persia. She has a very large cargo, principaly composed of sugar for London and about 200 passengers. SALE OF MDLLE. RACHEL'S FURNITURE, &c.—The , admirers of Mdile. Rachel wilt shortly have an oppor tunity of testifying their enthusiasm, and of renewing, in another place and in a different manner, those ova ti )ns of which they have always been so prodigal. The great actress is, we aro informed, about to dispose of her costly furniture, which will be sold by auction cn the 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th July, under the direction of M. Haynaux du Tilly. The multitude of articles which crowd her apartments will become souvenirs-- relics w hose possession will doubtless be warmly dis puted; while the works of art, whose value has been enhanced by their sojourn in the Hotel de la Rue Trudon, will be werthily appreciated by amateurs. SALE OF AN ISLAND.—Yesterday, at the auction matt, Mears. Dowers ()tiered for sale Branksea Island, the property of Colonel Waugh, whose name has for some time been before the public in connexion with the London and Eastern Banking Company. The property comprises the entire island of Branksea, situated in the harbour of Poole, 'Dorsetshire, and containing about 750 acres of freehold land, with the castle, dwelling houses, farm buildings, and a church. It abounds in clay fit for pottery, china, and bricks, in sand grit and other minerals, and manufacturing premises. The bid dings reached 118,0001., but the property was bought in at 119,000/. THE FIRST VOYAGE OF THE SHANNON.—The Shannon, 51, screw frigate, Captain Peel, made her passage to the Cape in 52 days under sail, having experienced fine weather all the way. She made 302 milas the last 24 hours ; force of wind 8, and north ; and sailed 15 knots without pressing her, wind abeam. Two fatal accidents occurred on hoard during the passage—Mr. Cuaker, master' assistant, fell from aloft, struck t;le fore chains, and fell deal into the water; and the other, George Brown, a boy of the first-class, who fell from aloft in board, and was killed. But for the admirable facility afforded by Clifford's plan of lowering boats, with which rho frigate was fitted, the body of the unfortunate young officer c mild not have been recovered, nor the life of another boy, who fell overboard, have been saved. On both occasions the vessel was going at from 11 to 12 knots under all sail, not withstanding which the boat was manned and lowered in little more than a minute. The boats were 30 feet cutters, the largest hung from man of-war's davits,' and carrying from 17 to 20 men eacb, and weighing. with gear complete, from two to three tons. BELFAST CHAMBRE OF COMMERCE. The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Chamber or Commerce was held on Wednesday— Robert Grimshaw, Esq., in the chair. THE CURRENCY. Mr. SEED remarked that the currency question ws one of such importance that he would again press its consideration upon the notice of the Cham ber, F , nd would take leave to move the following re solution, addressed as a memorial to the House of Cominons :—" That this Chamber, believing that the ft equent fluctuations in the state of the money market arise from an imperfect monetary system, respectfully request your Honourable House will appoint a commis tee for the purpose of considering do question in its entirety." Mr. BRISTOW stated that this motion was un called for, as a committee on the question was air, ady sitting in the House of Commons. Mr. SEED reminded Mr. Bristow that the com mit•ee he alluded to was confined to the investiga -ion of the "Bank ChArter," which was only one branch of the great monetary question to which he was calling their attention. He went on to say— Every increase of 1 per cent. in discounts is a loss to the trade profits of the nation of 6,000,000/. per annum, as the average gilculation of bills of exchange is reckoned at 600;000,000/. sterling: This amount, discounted at 6 per cent., is and at 4 per cent., - £36,000,000 ...... 24,000,000 leaving a difference in favour of trade of no less than 12,000,000 The Bank Charter curtails the circulation, and aauses the Bank to advance its rate of discount when the supply of geld dimin . shes, and expands it when gold incteases, thus acting •in an inverse ratio to the requirements of commerce. It deprives the Bank of England note of legal tender in Ire land, and the Bank of Ireland note of legal tender in Great Britain ; thus crippling the circulating medium t') an important extent. It restrictsthe issue of notes in England below 51., thus offering a prerhium to the people to hoard up gold to an enormous extent, to the great lessening of the supply in the coffers of the parent bank. The Bank Charter thus obliges an immense a,maunt of gold to lie idle and unproductive, to the great detriment of every branch of industry. The Bank Charter prohibits the establishment of additional banks of issue, under any circumstan, es, even if 40s. in the pound in hard speci e were deposited in lieu of every paper note issued. The restrictive circula tion now existing was framed to suit the trade of 1844, when the value of the imports and exports of the country alone was 80 per cent. less th a n it is now—thus assuming that a circulation of 38,000,0001. to 40,000,000/, sterling will suit a trade valued by imports and exports alone at 250,000,000/. sterling, as well as it did one of only 140,000,000/. The following amendments were suggested ,by Mr. Seed as primarily neces sary, in order to bring this charter more into unison with " Free Trade" principles: —" Ist. That all restrictions upon the quantity`. and value of the notes issued be rescinded, leaving them to be regulated by the natural law of supply and demand, the convertibility of the notes being retake.' as at present, founded upon a basis of one-half or three-fourths of the amount being, lodged with Government, either in specie or other approved negotiable security. 2d. That the Bank of England and Bank of Ireland notes be made legal tender throughout the United Kingdom. 3d. That the possibility of a deficiency of the legi ; ; tender arising be provided for by the Government. Mr. JOSIAS CUNNINGHAM remarked that it would be much bettersto allow matters to remain as they are, than to give unrestricted permission to the issue of notes, as Mr. Seed proposed, as it would , lead to a great increase of " kiting," and greatly increase the risks of commerce. Mr. SEED stated that Mr. Cunningham had quite mistaken his proposition. He (Mr. Seed) W quite as much against kiting as Mr. Cunningba o was, but he was quite prepared to leave that to the bankers themselves, as their own interests would. prevent them from discounting illegitimate paper,' and the system he proposed bound the banker s themselves to deposit a security with the Govern ment for every note they issued, so that there could be no danger of undue acoommodation, e' s • Mr. Cunningham apprehended. Mr. WORKMAN stated that he hoped the tines'', tion raised by Mr. Seed would not be allowed tol: drop, as it was one of the most important that conic' te brought before them, involving frs it did the . great commercial interests of the kingdom. fle would suggest that a committee be appointed to, examine into, and report upon the matter to the , Council of the Ch imber. After s ime conversation, it was finally arranged , : privately, that Messrs. James Kennedy, Johl Workman, Wm. Evart, jun. ; James Barnett, and' John Seed, should form themselves into a commit tee, and report to the Chamber at a future meet' ing on the subject. The meeting then separated* LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, July 23.—Wind this day at noon, S. I V *; fresh breeze, and fine. PORTSMOUTH, July 22.—Wind Aeel -- Shadaeons, from Quebec. Sailed—Sutleg, for Calcutts, Mary, Valencia. • FALMOUTH, July 22.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Brita n• nia, from Shields for Toulon; Harriet, Havanna ; Ncr folk Hero, Terra Nova. OFF FALMOUTH, July 21.—A rr i ve d—Vi ago , from - 110 Janeiro for Antwerp. MILFORD, July 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Lady Cism e ' . from Quebec. CARDIFF, July 22.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Aspasia, &- Alexandria. SOUTHAMPTON, July 22.—Wind N.W.— Sailed"' Arago (e.s.), for New York. Cowan, Jnly 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Jason (8.4; from New York ; North Star (s.), ditto, and both left fo r Bremen. QUEENSTOWN, July 2l.—Wind W.—Arrived—SniP e r; from Mazatlan; Mariner, Quebec. GLOUCESTER, July 22.—Wind a Tho r ; green, from Quebec. • cal'. DARTMOUTH, July 22.—Wind N. W.—.. A ._rrive mitt., from Quebec.. RAMSGATE, July 22.—Wind fro m, Shields --° Shields for Rouen. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning' Wind W. ; weather fine. Arrive]--Pacific, from Middlesborough ; M a ry, Water ford ; Ellen and Sarah, Llanelly; Ellida, Odense. Sailed—Charlotte, for Guernsey ; gnu and Sarah, SO derland ; Sincerity, Hull. Wind W. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Arrived—John Ravenal, from Charlestown.; Agenorist Quebec ; Fanny, Laguna ; Lilian, Picton ; William, Prine° Edward's Island ; Emily, Montreal ; Liberia, Quebt ; Aurora, Prince Edward's Island ; Italian, screw stearnwf Havre; Neptune, D an t z i c ; Rosalie, Ostend; Cid, 1 101°- burg. Sailed.--Pleiad, for Scoria MooHa ; My Catherine' Ma.mitius • Christie Parr, Chri s ti an i a; H arvest Q u een' New York; Monarch of the Seas, Melbourne. Wind W. QUEENSTOWN, JULY 21. Arrived—Lucy Ring, from St. Stephen's ; Urania; Quebec, for Cork; Cygnet, Ibraila; Remy, Bordea ux' Yalta, Smyrna. • Wind W.S.W. WATERFORD, July.2lo Arrived—Theresa, from Stralsund ; Jenny Lind, Owens Thistle, and Gem, Quebec; Windward, St. John's, N. DUBLIN, July 22. Arrived.—Vision, from Galatz ; Mary Sweet, Oport o '• Sutcliffe, St. John's, N.B. (BY Sin: MARINE AND BRIT? RH TELEGRAPH.) - GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning, 10.30 Lin' Wind W. ; tide, first hour's flood • fine. Arrived, July 221—Cindat Cas firm:from Pillau ; Magne t ° Cronstadt • Widow, Grefswald ; Adeline, Konigsberg/ Johanna Elizabeth, Genoa; Agnes Garland and Chieftai°' Constadt ' • Demetrius, Taganrog. Arrived, July 23—Rnekes, from Barbados ; Dunkirk; Prow-Johanna, Havannab. Sailed—City of Nantes, steamer, for Nantes ; Sir Banks, steamer, Calais. DEAL, Thursday, 10.20 a.ra Wind W.N.W., light. Passed—lrene, from Port Neuf; Achilles, St. Stephed!„; Hoppet, Quebec; Ailsa, Quebec • English Maid, Quebe c , all for London ; Stuart Wortley, barque, and Ver, Monarch, screw steamer, from the north for the westwa rd ' Genoa, screw steamer from London, Genoa ; Susan, fr ool Antigua, for London (32 days' passage ) • Passed in tow.—llarpley, from Bombay, for London . Passed, July 22, off Dungeness.—Village Girl, Jainair n ; Emily Furmin, St. John's; Sedgmoor, Madras— all LC rid on . Anchored.—Philotine, Riga for Rochefort ; Coquimb o ' London for Coquimbo. Sailed.—Windsor Castle, Gomelza' Olive Bra 0c1 , 1 ; Bothnia, Byron, Ellen, Triumph, Lord Dalhousie, Pri l ,7 o Rupert, Flora Wright, Onward, Sydenham, with all t' outward bound; Delta and City of Hamilt on —th e forte t in tow. CRICKET. NORTE" V. --This match WI brought to a conclusion at Lord's yesterday mornirg• i i ,t favour of the South, by 14 runs. S core :— S ou ther inning.), 165,; 21 incing s , 95. N or th—l e t i nn i ng s, 12 2d innings, 122. o f VOYAGE TO INDIA.-Mr. H. Consitt, Commander hi, the Vern u n, i n a l etter to a contemporary rays :- 111 t o o debate on Monday night in the House of Common s . the question of despatching troops to India, Aclic°lo - is reported to have said that the quickest Pao sage to India he had ever heard of was made bf is ,,o, Medusa frigate, which made the passage out in 87 0 u T he &0., " but that was an unparalleled circumstance• b i o ta gallant Admi r al c an k no w very littl e o f th e !Mpg li itto d now sail to India, or he would never have comm it himself to such a statement. Ono of Mr. Green's 6 the Nile, then commanded by Captain Nisbet, of t l l7 l I was the chief officer, made the passage to Indith i to Bays; and in four consecutive voyages; from I °," o hip 1851, averaged 77 days out; and this reagnificel:.'bips still continues to make the same passages. OtteLal 87 c Instantly make the passage to India in less t i ,', 43 00 14 days during the season, so that the feat of the or frigate cannot certainly be called "an unparalleleu f' Lett( Alarket of all c: Good I week. Were to The Ra and pri The ; drive, m now en eludin g Britain Sardiui large a Plie3 ar Seale. to Suez bourne reaeiptE th e Sam Then cenditi( very E transac arrival A.bot Englan 7 The c Comp ai at the x distrib t to be et. Alth( m g , a , gaini ng minitut director Co n , t i The del the con P l qine: eoUnt fi In Sro; cent Incre lisp St( Busitie s relative depress) thereto' Consols Several The Ne duced and B, lower, . In th been lit Cents. Mexical 6 per C The f Stocks:. 22i 8 ; 6 ; Pori Per c, Spanish ditto Ce The L to this d Th e , a gain b a dow r °eAt. h ; shar es . North , 13 erwie; 4411 PtC Easter n e anadi a nd Gr ast Ii 251, al Join of Aus 10s. 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