The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-24 00:00:00

~....e.s.l.taway....mwors vaa MONEY , 4„ 4 .tt T ANDS COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCY. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday mani fested a heavy appearance, and prices of most kinds were rather lower. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, 500 of wh•;.ela were taken by the ex Porters. The Ra;lway Share Market closed quietly, and prices were a shade lower. During the past week the business transacted in Foreign and Colonial produce, although rather quiet, has been quite as exterpive as could have been expected, considering the tightness of the money market and the general disposition to con fine operations within a narrow compass. The quotations also have been well maintained, al though in oue or two instances a slight decline may be reported. For sugar there has been a good in quiry, and a large business has been done among the refiners. West India descriptions have also realised previous values. Coffee, on the con trary, has ruled dull, and Plantation Ceylon early in the week declined is. to 2s. per cwt., end Peaberry 4s. to ss. per cwt. The inquiry for Cocoa has not been active, and common grey kinds are ls, t o 2 s . p er c wt. cheaper. Tea is quiet, and common.„ Congon realises about is. to i s . O l d p er '°. Rice has receded 3d. per cwt. Saltpetre is ~.t r tler, and also cochineal. In spices the re have been a few operations at about late rates. Pimento ! 3 rather dearer, and cloves are seady. The Tal low Market has remained dull. A meeting of the Treleigh Consolidated Mining Company was held to-day, to confirm the resolution °E- the former meeting for the dissolution of the company, and the disposal of its assets for the bane fit of the shareholders. The Golden Fleece leaves for the Brazils to - day With 83,0001., chiefly in sovereigns, for the Bank °f Rio. This withdrawal became known on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and produced some uneasiness, and also caused a slight degree of heavi ness in the Consol Market. There is more activity to-day in the Money karket, and full rates are charged for the negotia tion of commercial bills. No pressure is yet _ e ° o3 plained of, but there are symptoms of return ing stringency, and as the period approaches When the settlements in Consols, Foreign Stock?, . r a nd Railway Shares takes place, the demand in Lombard-street and at the national establishment Wlll in all probability become somewhat excessive. At present the general appearance of the mar 'et is quiet, but owing to the limited supply o r the eagerness of capitalists and others to make the most of any emergency, and e Uet as high terms as possible, it requires a very limited extra demand to render it extremely ti ght• About 195,4481. in Australian gold has just been announced from the antipodes, and the 1311 1 1 1) 1 Y is very opportune, since it will avert the li b ee 'SßitY of drawing the requisite means from the for to p a y f or w h a t ev e r silver may be wanted exportation to the East on the 4th proximo. It not expected that any of this remittance will "e sold to the Bank, but immediately ab !„,erhed for the Continent. A. very favourable B ank return is expected in this evening's Gazette, outin g to the large influx of gold during the week °ver which it will extend. Besides an addition of .u Pwards of h a lf a m illi on i n th e b u lli o n, it is t hought that the other securities and the reserve of notes, will each exhibit a marked improvement. A dull and rather heavy market exists for the English Funds, owing to the increased demand for loans and disco un t s . A f ew s p ec ulative sales have been 'lade, and the market is better supplied with money stock. Beyond a decline of about per cent., there i s no alteration to record. Consols lace been 93 to 031. account. for money, and 93i sellers for the The Long Annuities are 2 7-16, and the 30 Years' Annuities 17 1516 18. Bank Stock 1 8 213 t o 215 . The March Exchequer Bills (under 2 00 /.) are 2s. discount, and the June ditto 4s. to 48, discount, being flatter. The Bonds are 984, and India ditto 3e. discount. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 2 ;', e ks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7 ; Mcxi an, a ; Peruvian 4. per Cents., 77 4 u ; (10. S per c ents,, 54 56 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4 1 Per Cents., 96 98 ; 4 .panislt 3 per Cents., 411 2 ; ditto Deferred, 25 -g-; ditto Certificates, 611 ; ditto I( Passive, 51 6 . According to Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., •kna ther e is nothing new to report of the market for erica n Securities ; bu , iness during the past Week has been moderately active, but prices have Undergone no material change : GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 01 1064 tr nited St a t es 6 per Cents. 1863...106 106, Un ited Stat es 6•- Cr Bond. 1867 R — el. 1:e Cent, ( 3 m 1. 1 . 1 r A dat - Dana 5 per j) e e n r t Ccnt. Bonds 11 ,_arylan d 5 per Cent. STATE SECURITIES. (Sterling Bonds) '4•llaisasig.chusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds): Ponds 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. u' s u i rs . lB4l-1871... 40 42 '"ts sippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 16 18 P ennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock ... 75i 761 P ennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds '877... 80 82 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds ... 83 84 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1 5 86 ... 83; 84' Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ...1888... 84 80' ' LOANS OF CITIES. hfontreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 82 84 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... 75 77 ~.._ ... 78 80- ... 89 91 ... 99 100 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible . 1875... 90 92 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 86 88 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds lB6O-106 108 Illinois Central (Shares), $3O paid 27 29 p Idiehigan Central B P. Cent., Convert 1860 ... no do. do. 186 9... 90 92 N ew fork C en t ra l 7p. C e nt., Convert 1864... 93 95 w York Central 6 per Cent., not N ew 1883... 81 83 York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort ' aoe 1883... 83 85 t ig •lfork and E r i e 7 p . C en t. C onver tibl e 1862... 77 79 York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 82 84 .1 , area 7 p er C en t ., I s t M or t gage 1865... exi nsYlvania Central 6p. Cent., lst Mort 1880... 88 The tran sac ti ons repor t e d i n th e R a il wa y Share Market have been very circumscrib-d, but in most i t list ,rices prices have shown a slight downward i e n il ' e ncY. Midland declined 55., North-Western ether and North-Eastern, Berwick, 10s. The cl uer lines dealt in barely supported yesterday's bc)sing quotations. In the French lines prices are 0 ° , 1)1 ,2 1 „," 1, no dealings having been effected, and the have are depressed. Grand Trunk of Canada e a " receded about 1/. ; and Grett We,tern of h a e t n' s s. East Indian, Geelong and Mel ite'C'll') Great Indian Peninsula,, and. Dutch :nish Were at previous values. Mining i s no change ter report h the value of . " 4in ing Shar es . "int Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are Bank '13 7 dull, the only dealings reported being L of London at o3k, City Bank at 64 1, an d °ll dnu General Omnibus Company at 4i. 141IITISII PET/MS.-CLOSING PRICES -THIS DAY. (From the o.lru,tal List.) Easiness done. Ihnk Stock 213 15 ......... De, Qent. Reduced AnnuitlN Nee r . e 6nt. ~ . kin/Isola Inomities 93i 3 92A 1 i r - tit ::: o r , C ir en , t. A i Annuities 0 7-16 '"'IL", Annuities ex 'ire I,tt. Jan. IS" - " 16 111 ' 11- Stock 422.;..) ears, cY.pire sth April, ISBS lB 17 15. incti % g„ da 3 d £'lotlii ...-- •-••••. . 93i eon 1 . ..... .... eo.s ?or .keeount ...••• • Ltallequer Bills, 2ad March. I June. 1 d ... 1000 .... . .. ... >5.1:11) . ....... 2d2 1) 4 ld nitt o Small 1 d.. 2 p 41 d Bonds, 1858, 3 per Cont.— bitto, 1359 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. :krazilian 5 pe r C ent t en i t a t d o a t N e e f w err A t c a tive, 21 per Cent. rertivian liOnil s 41 Cent - Dit to , Account ' per 77 ,tttesian Bends, 1522, 4 , St., 5 per Cont lO4l Its.rdinian riom s , 5 per Cent. ~, Ditto Account .... °PitniElt Bowls, 3 per CAnt. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per c:cir. ii\:Drkit'tkoll Account per cent 94i 91 31 Yenezuela L'oud s 4/ per Cent Beh an Ot ,, den 1,, ,‘: is mao .ve ,7 ad . btl 2a er Cent2s francs ..; " et , Ee, p ang,,, 2t per Cen.;., i'2 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifi 97cates ' Consol s , money THREE O'CLOCK. 93 i Ditto, .A .count (May 7) Vai g grei men t do- •fare. rston ntry ; ebita that d by really Had t had 3rred, olicy, onour. I S one 'mous loans con• •it by and over, )endi st be pendi vn to 1 10.6 n nosII• One )ssible own isiong, In tha to in. ) insti ir na- 0 saP Etnt of eCeSSi • u g the l a uso at the wool .teroP han do, d sa e ' tha ;Ove d ' part Pa t , Itionab ere s 4 ht b e ile the Isitioor Li not the°. „i,tero - t e, 130 , I . lo of c baro Lied 11 nist er4 OffiCe. in tile 3O :ab o°. 0 to ,g th ° A t B. 1 s. 1 3 1: 0:too , kntoPs le f°f 1 ..... 1 """ : `,' 1 ..... • 3 1 ..... 2 1 • '. 1 '-:::-:,--_, IrARKETS—(this Day). .L RAILWAYS Closing Price% this day. Business done this day. RAILWAYS. Shr.i l ra•o, Nottng. Bost & Eastn. June...... Belfast & Ballymenc Birmng. VVolverh Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh 4 Cheshire Junct...... !Blackburn !Myth & Tyne original £25 (iss. !Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian. C'llestr it Holyhead Corklnd Bandon... ,Cork, Black. & Pass. (Cornwall D.. A St. 1100 st. 100 St. 100 50 all 20 all 20 all 10 all 10 8 I Do. B - 1 50 45 DublinaßelfastJunz 25 all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. St. 100 East Anglian ......... 20 all Eastern Courties..... St. !100 Eastern Union ,A. stk St. 100 Do., do. 8............. 25 Si jDo. New 25 1741 East Kent ...... St. 100 :East Lancashire 20 all ;East Suffolk 10 4 1 Do. St. 100 ;Edinburgh & Glasgow 0 all lEdinb. and Peebles._ t. 100 lEdinb.Prth.&Dunde 0 all IForth and ClydeJunc. St. 100 ';Furness St. 160 'Glasgow & S.Western 10 all ,Great N. of Scotland St. 1100 Great Northern St. 1100 'Do., A. Stock "*:t. 1.00 .Do., B. Stock ..... St. .100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) St. ;100 Great Western. St. 1100 Do.. Str.V.R gua. St 12 1 all Irish South-Eastern 5a all Lancaster & Carlisle. 16i 1411,D0., Third 5........... 16 12 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshir , 16 1 6 Do., do. F. £l6 3 1 Do., Wet. Riding Un 20 ; all Do. Southport. all London di Blackwall St. ; 100 Loud . Bright .& S. Cst. St. 100 London &N. Western 20 I all Do. Fiftb.t. 10 . all Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...01 124 ; 2 ) Do. Eighths St. ,1001Lond on S._ Weaterm 5 all 15 all ii. Iwo Lnii.ncirry.6zeolerain( fAidnarry. 6L Ennisk. ;t. 1100 ;t. 100 iCt all 5 all i 8 i all !O 1 all it I 100 It. 1100 ;t.l too St. 100 St. 100 St. 00 1:5 231 •?,r) all ;t 100 ;t. WO .0 31.1 !O 17 !O all LO all it. ,100 vfanch.Siief. &Lincln. Ifetropolitan ......... Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ...... Midland ...... Do. Birming.di Derby Midland West.(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle &Carlisle.. sT ewpt. Aberg.&l46l. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Restrevor Norfolk Northn. Counties Un North British NTorth Devon, Rail & Dock Stock ........ Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension 'Do do. G.N.E.Purch Do Leeds Do. York North London N. R. S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June 'Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton !0 16 i Portsmouth - .0 10 'Rhymney ;t. 100 Scottish Central _ it. 100 ,Scot. N.E.Abrdn.St ;t. 100 Shropshire Union .0 4 .Sitingbourne &Sheer 9 all mouth Devon it. 100 iSouth Eastern .0 all ;Do. 4i per c. Shares it. 100 ;South Wales 0 17 S. Yorksh. Rival . Dun 0 , 7 ......... .......... all IStaines,Wok.,&.Wok 15 all Stockton & Darling ] 5 15 Do. do., 1854 15 3 Do. do 1.8'6 •i 1.6 Stockton & it. 100 Taff Vale it. j 100 Do. Pref., No. 15 122 Thames Hay. D. &R. 10 all IVale of Neath 10 all iWaterfd. & Kilkenny i 0 all i Watt; rford&Limeri ck 10 all ;West Cornwall i 0 all West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 all Do. A 5 all Do. B 10 all iWest London LO all Do. First Class f,ll all Lo. a econct LO all I Wmblecion &Croydon 0 I all .8 I 9 8 all !Oi 10 b'loo )0 100 )0 1100 30 2s. 20 2s'd 20 lOs 20 1 114 all ;t. 1 100 0 15 10 all ;0 all ;0 4 !W, all !Cli S 10 all 10 all !O all !O all :0 10 !,0 5 h) 5 i 0 se. 5 ?,0 all 10 I all 20 1 18 KR TISFI Atlan. and St. Law. liemb ty,l33.roda, and Oen. I nd i guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo di Lake Hur. ; Buff. , Brut. dr Golch. '6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72; Do. do., 1 July, '73: Do. do., 1 June, '741 Calcutta and S. East. ;Central Oude (Lim.); 'Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Id. Trunk, of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable 's7' ['o. do., p. '60... Do. do., '73, do. ...' Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4 i p. c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i 3 ; p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ea ., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ea., do , ude (Limited) , 3cinde, guar. 5 per c, Do FOR: A ltwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes... Belgian East. Junct. lEeziers to Graissessae 'Carmea.ux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry ;Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New iEuphrates Valley IGt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca. & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons Sr, Mediterran. MariaAntr:zia IDo ' New . .. Namur & Licge Do. do. 6 p c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Prof Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran , (Perham.) g. 7 p. C n Rome and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse_ all "'Jo. s:t i per cent. pref all Southern of Franc all West Fland ers all ,Do. 5 l per c. Pref . all IW. &N. W. of France, 6 Western of Austria... all (West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden a ll Do. Bp. cent. pref. all Zealand . JOINT-STOI 'Australasia Bank of Egypt 'Bank of London Bri. Col Bk.&Ln.Co t British N. American C. Bk.of Ind.AL&Ch City Colonial Commercial of Lond Eng. Scot. &Aus. Cht Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust Ditto New London and County Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank ;New South Wales :Oriental Bank Corp ;Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New R.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co iouth Australia Union of Australia._ Du. New Union of London Unity Mutual Westrn Bk,of 5i - 53 8i - 9 65 - 67 81 - 9 89 - 91 681 - 691 34 - 36 4 --- 8i - 9 ^ 19 - 20 11i - 114 54 - 56 361 - 37 8i - 70 98 - 95 56 - 57 - r 8 - fq, 96 - 97 81 - 88 1 21 - 123 103 - 105 6 - 67 63 - 65 - 72 6 - 8 rl 6 - 8 p 1011 - 104 6 - 61 108 - 110 104!. - 105 id par 1001 39 - '6 82 - 82 53 - 54 1G - 16 59 - fl 3i - - 41 86 87 32 3 d 2 2i 394 40: , 2 65 96 99 5 ; 5 d 76 8 10 11 29?, , - 30:j 6 - 4 106 -103 26 - 27 48 - 50 1&1 17.1 -18 i 74:1- - 75 87 - 88 - st ; - 40' 41 - 43 20. E -20 i 4{ -- 43 7 - 9 2A - 3 6i - 6 ISSESSIONS. 3 - iP i - i 1 3 }96 - 98 95 - 97 95 - 97 1 - 107 • 109 - 1:p 20i 21 63 64 89 90 t 1 21a 21$ 1 pl 21i 27 , C 2i 212 99 100 120 —125 120 -- 125 100 108 19 20 211 —21 i i d par i $1) § BP it = 21p. 7 4 74 •••g ••i• l l 3 4p 5 i 5$ 1 (1 338 —33 a, par iP 1 23i 2,t 7 7i d - .SJP 81 -- 20i -- 211 39 -- 390 1 9 -- 10 Glf -- 624 58 -- 59 id~ i pl 17 19 1 1i 9 9 321 33 4; 5 91 10 30 31 par 1p a BANKS. 89 91 21 lid, id 63 65 in -- 17i1 17A -- 18 174 -- 46 - 48 i :: i-a 58 6i - 1 - 2 7 1 , 10d1 THE SUN, LONDON, FIUDAY EVENING, APRIL 24 1857, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) LITERATURE, RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices this day. Business this day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN BE BAINBRIDGE AND DELL. Alcazar ; or,. The Dark Ages. By J. R. Baste, Esq., author of "The Wabash," " Modern Society in Rome," &c. Three vela. Hurst and Blackest. These bankrupts were described as of Southwark bridge-roal, Southwark, shoenrtkers, and to-day was appointed for their last ex onination, which bad been adjourned on several occasions in consequence of the discrepancies between the accounts rendered by the bankrupts. The announcement of a new work by this bril liant and successful writer must have been gratif:- ing to many. Those who had wandered with him through the lonely and perilous Leek wi , oils, or who had taken part in the stirring scenes of the Italian insurrection, must have looke i forward with pleasure to the prospect of another work from the pen of a writer so attractive and original. The success of his former productions wits indeed suf ficient to encourage another attempt, and though the age, the events, and the characters are different, we anticipate that his readers will admit that the charm of the style and the interest of the narrative remain undiminished. Apparently resolved to avoid the charge of monotony, he carries us back. seven centuries among the descendants of those bold Normans who conquered Sicily. William of Hauteville, the grandson of the great Roger, filled the throne, but without obtaining much glory, for posterity has since confirmed the title jestingly bestowed on him by a rebellious subject, " Wil liam the Bad." He is represented as a man of a cruel and avaricious disposition, a relentless tyrant, whose slothfulness induced him to let the reins of government fall almost entirely into the hands of his favourites. The chief of these, the Lord High Admiral of Admirals, was also the most unworthy. He encouraged all his master's crueltie?, and added many of his own, his great object being to destroy the King and reign in his place. He occupies a prominent part in the opening of the story, but meets the just reward of his crimes from the hand of one he had injured. The haughty Norman barons, each of them a little king, were ill-disposed to brook the tyranny of one whose grandfather had been their equal. They formed several strong confederacies against the king, and proposed that his sou, a child, shoUld reign in his stead. Unfortunately a chance shot, aided by a blow from his cruel father, killed the poor little monarch of half-aiday, and the king taking advantage of the fickle temper of the people was soon reinstated in all his dignities. The short sighted people allowed themselves to be in fluenced by the Saracens, whom King William had always favoured, and by the priests, who, from a mistaken wish to preserve order, exerted themselves to procure the release of the aggressor. The re venge of the treacherous sovereign was soon felt by the sturdy band of confederates ; one of his favourite punishments had always been putting out the eyes with red-hot basons, and it may be imagined he did not hesitate to employ it on such an occasion. Hanging, exile, confiscation, impri sonment, soon left King William leisure to enjoy, undisturbed, the couches of the Alcazar—the old Saracenic name for the royal palace of Sicily. The love story of the Baron Mathew of Taverna and the fair Countess Clemente, the hero and heroine of the story, is also founded on fact; indeed the author assures us that with the exception of a few subor dinate characters, whom he names, all the actors in this stirring drama really existed and acted as he describes. Mathew of Taverna is portrayed as a true knightly hero, and the leader of tiie baud of rebels. He was the slayer of the hated favourite of the king, the head admiral, and was hailed by the people as their deliverer. He applied for the King's consent to his marriage with the Lady Clemence, but was rudely refused, though supported by the entreaties of his brother nobles. He retired with h s friends to his castle to concert measures, and they finally decided on his marrying the Countess without waiting for per mission. This daring step precipitated the rebel lion, whose failure we have before all uued to. The previous adventures of the Lady Clemente and her friend, her courageous escape from imprisonment, and the wild and stormy scenes that f flowed her marriage, are full of interest. The conclusion of their adventures we will leave to be lean- d from Mr. Beste's enthralling narrative; as to those unac quainted with tue history of that remote period it will possess all the attractions of novelty. The following passage will give some of t.ie excit ing nature of the incidents and the graphic power of the writer. Majone, the Lord Admiral, having induced the Archbishop Hugo and Mathew of Taverna, his kinsman, to join in a plot he had formed to depose the King, gave the Archbishop reason to distrust his motives. He opposed his plans, and Majone, finding him inflexible, invited him to supper and poisoned him. The next day he kindly came to . visit the sick man--- , • " Caro Hugo !" he exclaimed to the sick prelate, "for give the familiarity of my address, dear monsignors, but it touches me to the heart to see you in this plight." The archbishop turned away his head in disgust. "Rejoiced am I to see so many friends and followers in attendance around you," continued Majone. " This is not such a wicked world, after all I The sympathy your friends show for you proves that a good man is prized—even in this life." "Do not leave the room, Roberto !" cried the arch bishop to his chamberlain. "No, do not leave us, good Roberto," said the admi ral. I have brought here a medicine prepared by the most skilful mediciner of Italy ; and you shall adminis ter it to his reverence. Sure I am teat it will soon re store him to his wonted health." " I am deeply beholden to your lordship, but I had rather decline it," said the sick man, in a tone and with a look of concentrated and bitter irony. "You are too fond of the infidel Saracens, monsignore ; I shall really suspect that you are only half a Christian," persisted Majone, jestingly. " I never trust those Sara cen leeches myself. One cannot be certain that they have a conscience. "Roberto," cried the archbishop, " come hither. Here, to this side of the couch. Stoap down. It is poison," he whispered. "I know it is poison, and he will force me to swallow it. Send and summon Taverna, or some other kinsman ; tell them, for the love of Heaven, to come and save me." The chamberlain left the couch hastily. " Send in the Bishop of Syracuse before you go," cried the sick man. "Did you not say he was in wait ing! Send him in. Instantly! instantly?" "You had really better take this medicament first," persisted Majone ; " it will give you strength to enjoy the converse of your friends." The chamberlain, however, without quitting the room, had, through the half-opened doer, made a sign to those in the adjoining apartment ;and the Bishop of Syracuse here entered and took a seat beside the pillow of tne ' 6 1 am endeavouring to persuade our worthy friend," said the High Admiral, addressing him, " to take a potion which I have mixed with the greatest care. I saw the leech myself pour it into this flask," and he produced one of gold from the folds of his ample cloak. "Is not his lordship too kind ?" said the archbishop to his friend, in the sarcastic humour that comes over some men when ill. " Indeed I fear me that the stomach of his reverence is too weak to permit him to take anything at this hour," observed the Bishop of Syracuse. "Set it down on the table, good admiral," said the archbishop, emboldened by the vicinity of the ether pre late, and feeling that no violence would be attempted in his presence. " Set it down on the table, and I will swallow it to-morrow. Will not that be soon enough ?" " As you will, as you will," ejaculated Majone, with seeming carelessness. " I will carry back the precious medicine with me ; but you are ill-advised, pour Bacco. Let us talk of other matters. The king presses you hard for some pretended debt, as I have heard." "I thought your lordship had beard of it," sarcasti nary remarked the sick man. " Why, care archivescovo, *ye know that Giorgio Majone hears of everything that the king does ; and that his enemies charge him with instigating every harshness." "Poor injured man!" sighed the archbishop. "Indeed it is time that our scheme were put into exe • cution," persisted Majone. " What says Matteo of Ta verna! You have seen him since his return ?" "He heard of my illness, and, as a kinsman, hastened to inquire after me," replied the primate. A fit of spasmodic suffering here cams on —perhaps the show of it was rather encouraged by the archbishop in order to break off a conversation that might implicate his relative. It effectually prevented the continuation of the dialogue. Majone proposed to the Bishop of Syracuse to administer his boasted potion while the invalid was in this almost senseless state ; but to this the other strenuously objected. Foiled and angry, the High Admiral at length withdrew. The chamberlain, Roberto, meanwhile had been on the point of sending messengers to the Baron of Taverna, and other friends of his patron, when the young lord rode up to the gate of the archbishop's palace. "For God's sake, my lord," cried the chamberlain, "put an end to this. Majone is with my lord, and trying to make him swallow some fresh poisonous drug. His life is not sure for an hour." Taverna half drew his sword from the scabbard. "As well do it now as later,' he cried, and was pushing for ward. "Not in my lord's presence," said the chamberlain ; " besides he has his Mends and followers in the adjoin ing room. But what better time could you have than as he returns home ? You could come upon him in the shadows of the streets." " Dust take me for a dastard murderer I" exclaimed Taverna, angrily. Another noble Sicilian here rode up to our hero, and his conversation with the servant of the archbishop was broken off. But the new comer was one not likely to tame down the excited feelings of the baron ; it was Guglielmo Count of Lesina—a man of a stern and fierce temper, and one of the most violent enemies of the ad miral. The two rode aside together. Half an hour later, Majone, preceded and followed by a large body of friends and of servants of torches, was making his way towards the gate! o With Agate, on his return to his tower of 133 Y en many a laugh and witty jest at the good-oatuore of the admiral, who had allowed himself to be foiled ject with which he had visited the archbishop, and which seort cam seemed to be pretty accurately surmise i one hd, th o ne C haste back boisterously onwards. Suddenly, and whispered to the minister that the street was lined with groups of men in the colours , of the Baron of M Taverna and the Count of Lesina. atone turned pale ; but after a few moments' consideration, he said, ' It is Mr. Beard, from the office of Mr. Buchanan, now ap peered for Bainbridge, against whom no opposition was now made ; Mr. Lawrancc and Mr. Warrand, of Basing hall-street, fur Dell, who was opposed by Mr. Turner on behalt of the assignees. The facts have been fre quently noticed. The material point in the case is that Bainbridge went to America jast before the bankruptcy, and it was at first eupposed that he had. taken a consi derable sum of money, but on inquiry this did not appear to be the fact. There was, however, a large deficiency in the partnership account, , , which had been very irregularly kept. Dell's examination had been adjourned for further explanations, but those now given were still not deemed satisfactory. Mr. Lawrance said there was no opposition to Bain. bridge, and it would perhaps be better to allow both the bankrupts to pass, leaving Mr. Dell to adduce further evidence at the certificate meeting. His Honour said that he must have the best evidence as to the accuracy of the accounts; at present be had only the oath of one bankrupt against the other. If evi dence in corroboration could be given it would be better for all parties. It was ultimately arranged that the case should stand over for a month for Mr. Doll to procure the attendance of persons who, he alleged, could support his statements. CITY SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) iMPORTANT QUESTION UNDER THE INSOLVENT LAWS.- GRAVE V. AUSTIN. This was an adjourned judgment summons. It ap peared that after judgment had .been obtained i❑ this Court the defendant applied to the Court of Insolvency and obtained protection under the interim order. Mr. Buchanan then took an objection to the jurisdiction of this Court, and the power of the judge to commit, pending the proceedings in the Insolvent Court, and the case was ordered to stand over until the Court of In solvency had pronounced its judgment. Mr. Buchanan now said that the Court granted a final order, and it had been held elsewhere that this was a complete answer to any pro ceedings in respect of a debt for which the creditor's name was entered in the schedule. By the last Amended County Court A et, it was clearly laid down tbat the protection of the Court of Insolvency should operate as a bar to any punishment under the County Courts Act—he (Mr. Buchanan) had argued the case before Mr. Sergeant Manning, at the Whitechapel Court, and although that learned judge bad previously committed a great number of persons, he at last came to the conclusion that he had no authority, as it was quite clear that the whole of an insolvent's property, present, past, and to a certain extent, the future property of an insolvent, was vested in the Court cf Insolvency, for the liquidation of the debts existing at the time of the in solvency. His Honour said that under the City Small Debt Court Act there was no exception in respect of certifi cates in Bankruptcy or orders in Insolvency. Mr. Buchanan submitted that because his Honour happened to he presiding in the heart of the C;ty of Lon don, he would not act aiza;nst the spirit of an act which operates a few yards beyond it, and over the whole country. His Honour said that at present be would not make any order, as the defendant had no means, but another summons might be taken out hereafter, for he would not allow creditors to be defeated by such means. MARKET NEW2.—(this Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English wheat up to our market, this week, coastwise, have bsen seasonably goOd ; but the sup ply fresh up to-day, by land carriage, was limited. The attendance of buyers was by no means numerous, andmost kinds of home-grown wheat sold slowly, at Monday's ad vance in the quotations. Only limited imports of foreign wheat have been re ported. The sale for that grain was inactive, but we have no changa to notice in prices. Barley was in moderate supply and fair request, at full currencies. We have had a fair sale for malt, and prices were sup ported. The show of oats was moderate, and tho oat trade ruled steady, at very full prices. Beans, peas, and flour were firm, but not dearer. ARRIVALS THIS WEBS. Wheat. Barley.f Malt. Oats. Flour. 4,030 510 4,360 720 1,460 English Irish Foreign 12,010 I 9,320 15,360 1 330 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Only a moderate supply of beasts was on sale in to day's market, yet all breeds moved off slowly at Monday's decline in the quotations. We were rather scantily sup plied with sheep, which sold freely, and prices were well supported. Owing to the change in the weather, the lamb trade was heavy at a decline of 2s. per 81bs. About 400 lambs came to hand from the Isle of Wight. The show of calves was rather extensive, and the veal trade ruled heavy at a decline in value from 4d. to Si. per 81bs. In pigs and mulch cows very little was passing at late rates. Per Bibs to sink the offalr. s. d. 0. d.I a. (1. S. ' Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 61PrimeSonthdown 510 6 2 &wend quality.... 3 8 4 o?Large crse. calves 3 8 4 8 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 B:Prime small do 410 5 4 Prime Scots, 4e. 410 5 Ciliarge hogs Inferior Sheep ...4 6 4 10 , Small porkers Second quality ...4 0 5 2'Snckling calves 23 0 30 0 Prime crse.-wlled.s 4 5 81Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 Lamb, 6s OctOd to 63 1(•d. TOTAL SUPPLY: I rorziox SUPPLY. Beasts.. Sheep and lambs Calves 3lO Calves l9O Pigs 340 Pigs — NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The demand generally was steady, as follows : Per 81bs by the carcase s. d. s. d. Beef, Inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 310 Do., prime large 4 0 4 2 Do., do. small 4 4 4 6 Pork, large 3 10 4 2 Lamb, 5s s. d. 5. (1 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8 Do., middling 3lO 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 S Veal.... 3 6 4 10 Pork, small 4 6 5 2 d to 6s 4d. BOROUGH HOP. Our market continues to be well supplied with most kinds of hops. Fine samples move off steadily, at full quotations, but other qualities are dull. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ lOs to 51 12s ; Weald of Kent. 3/ 55 to 3l 18s; Sussex, 3/ Os to 3/ 12s; year lings, 1/ 10s to 3/ per cwt. Clydesdale ß uclzgliinsj" c. C0 v.:. ;1. 4 Vy. p. e E. Uu. H. Sh.' Glas. Barr. dz. Neils Direct. Do. Now Glstr.&Du.Fr Hull & Selby 1 Shares ' Do. Shares Lou. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. I I I Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdid. Bradfd.' Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N. &Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp. c 1 Pfest. & Wyre Do. A Shrs. 4 Roystn. & IS. & Her S. Staffordsh W o.. e . ... ... g6pc D Wilts &Soutrst Ln. & - N. W. Calvdon E. U . &E. C Gt. Norton) E. Count.! Caldonian. Do ".3t.".Vestu Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do rte,. &N. W. & Mitlld. E. Count ' Do Do Do L. & N . W Do Gt. Northu T. Brassey i M. MClean Stk. &Dar Do Ot.Westri PREF EREN, Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Calcdu. £lO 4?; p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5:1 p.c. I Do. do. 5 per cent...) Cork &Bandonsip.e. IDun.Perth.BtAber.J. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do, do. Cis. B Op. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l Do. No. 2 IDo. New 6 pr. c. St. 'East Un., G. 6 P. c. Do. 51. 10 per cent. Do. 10i. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash.6 p.cts. E.&W. York. J. sths Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Pr th.&D un. 4p.c Furness, 5 p. c....... Glas. & p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem.... Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N . of Seot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&ll.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i p.c. Do, con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per 'ent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesb. Qua, Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. G. 5 pc. No. 1 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nlzneaton 5 p. Lon. &S. W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares Lonly.& Color. 6 Sh. Lowly. &Ennis. A Sh. S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Po. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3} per cent. INlarypt. 4. Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4# per cent Do. do. IVEid.Consol.6 p.c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New., Aber. , &e., pr. 5 P. e. red. 5 p. c. pre. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. !sTorf k .Deb. 4 p. c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 184 G Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do:Wv.V.sp. 1847 North British DD. 71. Preference NI. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No, 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848_ Do. York 1 - 1.& S. Pur. North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d0.:3 p.c. pf. St South Devon 1 Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4,1 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., s p. c Do, do. do. !Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 1 p.c. till July 1, '56 lWaterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH Alfred Cons. (Funk. British Iron ... ..... Condurow (Cambrn.) Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) Great South 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 Caradon (St. Clear I ' .5 Cana Brea (Illogn. I S. W. Franees(lllogn. Tam. S. & L. Min. Co. Tin Croft lUn.Miucti (Gwennap) T. of Towey (Camar.) IW. Basset (I11ogdn).. W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Mogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Edward(Calstck) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wli.Ma.Ann(Menlat.) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 91 - 93 98 - 103 11. - 13 1133 - 135 31 - 4. ••• - ~. --- 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 102 -- 104 2a 2 88 - 90 54 - 56ir - 1131 - 134 8 - 9 9 - 9i il:?; - 32 86 - 88 ,E SHARES. 92 - 91 94 - 96 - ... J 1 - 6 - 112 - 112 - iP - $P - 124 - 74 - 115 - 102 62 10 - 64 - 101 - 10& - - - 14 - 131 ' - 140 - 115 - 156 $ - P 66 - 68 - 134 - - 89 la leo - 103 91 92 11 1d 1 la 211 22 - 111 - 116 - 110 - 70 - 18 22 3 / 4 - 23 3 / 4 98 - 102 - 10 ; 27 - 2 - ••• •• 2/ ."' 3 • MINES. 20t - 24 7 - - 8 - 160 - 170 140 - 460 13,i - 141 4 - 5 i - - 16 21 - 23. 5 - 6 22 - 23 6 - 7 335 - 340 ' 6 - 7 320 - 330 - It 4A - 200 - - 220 - 1 30 - 32 150 - 160 260 - 270 360 - 380 4 - 18 20 44 - 46 22 - 24 COLONIAL. TEA.—At the public sale of this article, yesterday, out of 15,6C0 packages offered, about :3,003 were sold, consist ing chiefly of green. Common young hyson realised 10d to 1s per lb., and superior congous 2s 21 Common congou is quoted lOid per lb. SUGAR.—The market rules firm, and a moderate busi ness was done in all descriptions at fully previous quota tions. In the refined market there has been a brisk de mand at improved quotations. Brown lumps are 63s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—The inquiry for native and plantation Ceylon has fallen off, and prices have declined is to 2s per cwt. on inferior qualities ; other descriptions barely sustain previ ous quotations. RICE.—A very limited business has been done, and pre vious quotations are barely supported. Rum. —The Market has been dull, and the few sales effected have been done at reduced values. SPICES. , —A steady demand has been experienced for cloves and nutmegs, at previous rates, and ginger and pimento rule firm. SALTPETRE—There is a rather active demand for the higher qualities, at full rates. TALLOW.—Prices in the market rule very unsteady, with very little business doing. For forward delivery there is a fair demand. P.Y.C., on the spot, 578 to 58s; forward delivery, 51s to 51s 6d per cwt. THE ROYAL LONDON MILITIA.. —The permanent staff and stores of the Royal London Militia, under the com mand of Colonel Wilson, were, on Wednesday last, in spected by Colonel Robert Percy Douglas, the inspect ing officer of militia for Great Britain. He put the staff through the manual, platoon, and other exercises, and then proceeded to examine the stores and adjutant's office and quarters. Colonel Douglas expressed himself highly grat,fied with the whole of the arrangements and general efficiency of the corps. ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCES OF OIIDE IN LIVERPOOL.— LIVERPOOL, Thursday.—About half-past 3 o'clock this afternoon their Royal Highnesses the Princes of Oude, with their suite, arrived here from Manchester. They were met at the railway station, at Lime-street, by his Worship the Mayor of Liverpool, who left the Town hall shortly before in his State carriage, accompanied by Mr. William Brown, M.P. for North Lancashire ; Mr. Charles Turner, chairman of the Liverpool Dock Trust; and Mr. John Torr, president of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. From the rail way station the royal party proceeded to the Adelphi Hotel, where apartments were taken for them yesterday by Captain Brandon, who came to Liverpool to make the necessary arrangements for their reception. DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN BRAIN.—The human brain is built up by a wonderful process, during which it assumes in succession the form of the brain of a fish, of a reptile, of a bird, of a mammiferous quadruped; and, finally, it takes upon it its unique character as a human brain. Hence the remark of Oken, that "man is the sum total of all the animals."—Milier'e Testimony ,of the too late to retreat.' We are a strong body, also. Go and greet the Baron of Taverna on my part, and bid him come to me," he said to the man who had brought the information. The message was repeated to our hero, who stood be. side the gateway with the Count of Lesina.l " We are discovered, friend," cried the latter. bins, at once !" Both set spurs to their chargers, and Taverna soon came in sight of the bulky admiral. " Here I am, traitor, villain, poisoner !" he cried. "Here I. am, th u monster of all wickedness, Thou dis hounurer of thy king ! Draw, and defend thyself !" Ha struvk at him furiously with his sword ; but the admiral had also drawn. He was a good swordsman, and he easily parried the blow. A few more were inter chaqged. They were well matched ; but the youth and skill of the younger man prevailed ; and Giorgio Ma jorie fell to the earth—dead ; while, strange to say, the whole company of his friends and followers fled from his side without having raised an arm in his defence. The novelty of the scene, the remoteness of the epoch, the stirring and warlike nature of the times, give to the work an air of vigour and freshness which is rare among narratives of a.later age. The number and variety of the characters introduced keep the scene continually changing ; they include in their goodly company the slothful King, the ambitious and evil favourite, the bold and haughty barons, the cunning Arabs, the truthful and valiant Irish squire, and a crowd of minor persons, who, nevertheless, sometimes play an important part. The heroines, too, are not wanting in diversity of attraction. There are the wily Queen, the beautiful and high-souled Clemente, the gentle Agate., the calm and pious Theresa, and the hermit princess, to whom the wondering villagers gave the- name of Santa Rosati% A darker nature, however, mingles with this fair sisterhood. Corazza, the daughter of Majone, and betrothed by her father to Taverna, is the cause of much suffering to those who have thwarted her vehement passions. In his preface Mr. Beste defends . his former works from some attacks that had been made on them, and totally disclaims all intention of indulging in controversial or religious disquisitions. " I write," he observes, " for the general public, and am neither a divine, a polemic, nor a missionary." His profession would rather seem to be that of a historical novelist, and he appears to possess the requisite qualifications for that difficult pursuit. He justly regards as one of its highest recommendations the power it pos sesses of familiarising the reader with the details of history ; and in the hands of a skilful and con scientious writer, it is no doubt a forcible means of impressing information. The author has added another to his list of successes, won in a more stubborn field. He has forsaken the personality and excitement that lends so much interest to an historical romance of our own days, to trust to the unaided light of his genius to pierce the gloom of the dark ages, and awake for the long forgotten struggles of that earlier time, the atten tion so readily accorded to the narrative of a mo dem insurrection. It is a matter of congratula tion that he has so well succeeded in such an arduous attempt, that he has invested the stern old barons, whose swords have long been rust with the interest of heroes of fiction, leading his readers far along the dusty highways of history, but strewing them with the flowers of romance. The Botta Pass ; or, Englishmen in the Highlands. By Erick Mackenzie. 3 vols. Smith and Elder. It may be an agreeable diversion to those novel readers who are weary of hackneyed places, and stereotyped descriptions, to follow iu fancy the heroes and heroines of this novel through wild and romantic scenery; to connect their fitful careers snd s'rsnge adventures, with the legendary lore that still pervades " the land of the mountain and the flood." Characters such as are presented to our notice must interest whenever, and wherever met with, but they strike with a peculiar force, and are invested with an added charm, when the attributes with which they are surrounded are congenial to their nature. It is not only with those indigenous to,tlie soil that this applies, but the visitors are seen to more advantage than if we had taken our first glimpse of them amid the crowd of fashion's idlers, or in the glare of courtly saloons. March moracn and Auber, with those innate qualities, that single out, and set apart their possessor, if he aspire to distinction, were yet the very men to allow themselves to be overcome by the various casualties of time, place, or circumstance. With their companion, Harold, it was otherwise, he was the same always, straightforward and decided. The attractions of the story are so numerous and varied that it would be difficult to single out any one point of it for attention, but the chief regard is centred in the fortunes of Esmd. Hers is a fine character, oue not often met with in the pages of fiction, the lights and shades of Pier disposition are so finely blended, the weakness of her nature, when sinking under nervous depres sion—yet the energy with ! which she again rose to her former level, the never-ceasing struggle after something higher, nobler, greater, than anything she had hitherto attained to, all bespoke a different temperament to her sisters. Another, but whether a better was questionable, Esme required other friends than those surrounding her, to assist her in the perilous journey of life. She contrived to es cape the many and serious dangers that beset her, but it was at a fearful risk, and she had to spend what should have been youth's happiest season in suffering. It would not be just to a narrative like the present to attempt detailing its course, as it would be impossible fully to appreciate the events without studying them in their relative bearings one towards another. - Yet it will appear to every attentive observer that the situation of Esme at the period of the visitors leaving the Highlands, is a skilful construction of social manoeuvres, and re dounds to the honour of the artificer who so planned and devised it. It was not that she was' fickle or changeable, nor that she desired false ex citement, and mystery in her affairs, but she did not know her own mind in the strange and perplexing views of life presented to her. She found what many dreamers have before awakened to, that it is not the best preparation for emergencies to be con tinually dwelling upon them. Had she strength ened her mind by inward discipline, an outward calm would have taken the place of those fancied visions and gloomy reveries. She would have risen superior in her native strength to the terrors of predictions, and been enabled to overcome as they arose any danger or difficulty. Nevertheless, by her very unguardedness, Esme is rendered fascinating. The germs of the good in any form or shape bear the impress of light and the image of beauty, but they are peculiarly developed when they are shown in the life of a young maiden like Esme. By her pure existence she held out a charm to the highest in the land ; they could not find her equal in their exalted stations. There was one thing, however, in which they could not suc ceed in aVracting her; they wanted truth, and she felt tbis—they were not true to themselves ; hence they could not be to her. In Auber she felt his scorn and contempt for what she prized, and when with Marchrnoram she realised that he was divided against himself. In h;s best moments of devotion to nature and appreciation of art, a warning voice seemed calling him away to more dazzling scenes of worldly honour, wealth, and distinction. In this he forgot himself ; it was this endeavour to be great that prevented him from being so. Had he cherished the feelings that animated him in the glories of nature's solitude, their majesty would have given him the courage of a hero, and have brought him uut of the conflict more than con queror. He . regarded them as romantic and visionary, as idle suggestions to be trampled under feet, before he could pursue his course. It was the turning point in his career when he met the Highland maiden on her native mountains. Had be then yielded to his natural impulse, had he joined his fate to that of one so exalted as Estee, he must have been successful in his after life. The unworldliness of her nature would have triunsphed over the artifices of his. judgment ; with one always beside him to speak of his better self, he would have evidenced and illustrated in his actions the noblest ambition, and have aspired to that high standard of success ' , which is moved not by the breath o f the world s flattery, nor disturbed by the shadow of its passing frown. It may be more true to paint Marchmoram , as a failing, however, and it ser ves to display more of the power of Esme, by leaving her al one in the ' terrors of a discovery from wh ich the boldeshtmight have shrunk. The inner l ife of they oungheroine mysteries and disturbed by was filled with strange rays passing clouds, but, as often occurs, its outer exist ence was carried on in different guise. M any a time in the curse of these events did Esme f orm one of a gay and h a ppy group, who assembl e d i n various spots to do honour to the travellers and strangers ever welcome in that country. Those impromptu fetes, and spontaneous rejoicings, must h av e gladdei:ed the spirits of world-weary men who were escaping from the " rack of a too easy chair," when they hurried to the mountains to rest is the pursuit of imaginary hardships. The interest is preserved by here and there some touching scene, or melancholy passage of existence, which in the midst of youth and gaiety brings home the mutability of life and happiness. Such is the " Highland Shepherd's fate," as described in the season of Christmas mirth. A mourning party set out to track the spots "Mid the wild mountain heather, Where the pilgrim of nature lay stretched in decay." Huistan died faithful to his trust, and many might thus envy the lonely death on the Snow-covered hills. The last scenes are powerfully described, and the way in which Esme discovers the treachery of Marchtnoram is in accordance with the wild nature of the place, while it is dramatic in the intensity of its excitement. .Heir subsequent closer on the 66i 7 6i 101 a f 1011 if 1014 20; 643 3 4 33 90 211 25 3 10a a • • • .. >~ ~ all all all 100 s.'i 121 St. 10 12 50 1 all 100 all all all all St. 1.00 St. 100 it. 100 it. 100 6i all 61 all 0 2 it. 100 it. 109 6 all 6f all 10 all !O all 5 all all ;t. all it. 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Sil.LclM.& Smlt 6 8 5 1 Port Philip . . . 30 16, Santiago de Cuba 1 all south Australian 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 P. c. Prof ... .... ... Z Ol l 4 all United Mexican 31 —3/ MISCELLANEOUS. 25 lb Australian Agricult. 204 214 201 11 10 all Australn. Royal Mail ... . 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 4 5 42 50 40 Brit. American Land ... ... 100 32 Canada - 155 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July ... ... St. 100 Do. 6 p.c.Feb.&,Auv. ... ... St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sopt ... St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 33 38 25 all Do. Pref. 7; p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace 23 2a 24 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France ... ... 1 a Dustou Iron Ore ••• ••• 20 18 Eastern Steam ... ... St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. ... ... 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 1a la 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. Par ip 25 all Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. . . . 20 5 London Discount ... 1 id 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 4 41 4i 4 i 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... ... 10 all Mediteran. 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The story must be considered as a success, whether it is regarded as a brilliant social picture of stirring scenes and striking adventures, or as a sketch of the deeper and higher sentimnts which relate to the world of thought. In either sphere the chronicles of the "Roua Pass" may challenge attention, and they are further made memorable by the superior manner in which the scenery is described. Ro mance can never exercise its spells more potently thin when its scene is laid in pleasant places,— whether in fair gardens, or on sea-washed shores ; bat for a purpose like the present the sublimity and beauty, of the mountain pass and the wooded glen, are most congenial. A nature like Esme's Could never have developed in a crowded city, in conventional drawing-rooms. Her free spirit re quired its attributes of light and air. She reigned as on a throne in the majesty of mountain solitude, where the flowers of earth laid a garden at her feet, and above her the clouds of the heavens spread a canopy. THE LATEI MAJOR-GENERAL MATHIAS EVEBARD, C. 13., K.H. This gallant and distinguished officer, who died on the 20th inst. at Southsea, commenced his bril liant career as an ensign in the 2d or Queen's Royal Regiment in 1804 ; was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1805 ; in 1807, he was selected to lead. the forlorn hope at Monte Video, the party under his command on that occasion consisting of 32 non commissioned officers and privates, of whom 22 were either killed or wounded. For this service he was promoted to a company in the 14th Regiment in April, 1807. For his gallant conduct on this memor able occasion he was presented with a sword bythe Patriotic Fund at Lloyd's, and honoured with the presentation of the freedom of the city of Dublin. In 1809 the 2d battalion of the 14th was employed in the expedtion to Walcheren, and the siege of Flushing. On the 12th August the two flack com panies, one of which he commanded, supported by the regiment, stormed. one of the Dutch entrench ments, in co-operation with a detachment of the King's German Legion, carrying the entrenchments, capturing 1 gun and 13 prisoners, and establishing a lodgment within musket shot of the walls of the town, for which service the regiment was thanked in General Orders, and the flank companies in Divi sional Orders ; he also served during the same year at the battle of Corunna. He commanded the 14th Regiment at the siege and capture of Hatras in February, 1817 ; he also served in the Pindaree and Mahratta wars in 1817 and 1818, and. was promoted to the rank of Major in 1821. In 1826 he commanded the 14th Regiment at the siege and storming of Bhurtpore, for which service Lord Combermere stated in his public despatch, "I have the pleasure to acquaint your lordship that the conduct of every one engaged was marked by a degree of zeal which calls for my unqualified ap probation, Out I must particularly remark - the behaviour of his Majesty's 14th Regiment, com manded by Major Everard, and the 59 th,commanded by Major Fuller ; these corps, having led the columns of assault, by their steadiness and deter mination decided the fate of the day." The Divi sional Order by Major-General Sir Thos. Reynell states—" Major-General Reynell congratulates the troops of his division—European and native—en gaged in the storming of Bhurtpore this morning upon the brillant success which attended their gal lant exertions. It is impossible for him to convey half what he feels in appreciating the conduct of his Majesty's 14th Regiment, that led the principal storming columns ; it has impressed. his mind with stronger notions of what a British regiment is capable of when led by such officets as Major Everard, Major Bishop, and Captain Mackenzie, than he ever before possessed. The Major-General requests that Major Everard will assure the officers and soldiers of the 14th Regiment that they more than realised his expectations." For this service he was pro moted. to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on the 19th of January, 1826 ; he was made Colonel on the 23d of November, 1841, and Major-General on the 11th of November, 1851. Her Majesty was graciously pleased, ou the recommendation of the late Field-Marshal Viscount Hardinge, Command ing-in-Chief, to confer on him 2001. a-year as a re ward for distinguished services. EXHUMATION OF THE BODY OF A LADY. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Wakley, the coroner, accompanied by his deputy, Mr. Brent, opened an inquest at the Wellesley Arms public-house, Robert-street, Chelsea, on the remains of Mrs. Dinah Heaton, aged 68 years, a lady of property. The deceaesd was the widow of a Mr. Heaton, a horse-shoe nail manufacturer, who died about 16 years ago, leaving her in comfortable circum stances. For some time previous to her death she resided at 13, Wood-street, in the same locality, and was attended by a Mrs. Cutler, who lived with her as a kind of nurse and com panion. She had other relatives, and was ou very friendly terms with them, promising to leave them what she was possessed of upon her demise. About the second week in March last she was taken ill, and died on the night of the 22d of March. The body was interred in the churchyard. of St. Luke, Chelsea. In the course of time, how ever, a will was produced, whereby everything that belonged to her was bequeathed to her friend and companion, Mrs. Cutler. The immediate relatives feltvery much aggrieved at this, and memorialised Mr. Wakley to hold an inquest, and after re peated applications he had the remains disinterred, and summoned a jury. Mr. Rogers, Professor of Chemistry at the St. George's School of Medicine, was entrusted with the post mortal'', examination and an analysis of the contents of the stomach. As soon as the jury had returned from viewing the body, which was lying in the coffin in one of the vaults of the church, the coroner asked Mr. Rogers to what extent he advanced in his ex amination ? Mr. Rogers said that he had pro ceeded with the chemical analysis of the contents of the stomach to a certain extent, but so far with negative results. The evidence of Mrs. Trafford, a step-daughter of the deceased, was then taken, and it went to show that she had always been on good terms with her mother, and saw her on the day of her death. She did not see the deceased alone, Mrs. Cutler being present ; but her mother did not ask the former to leave the room, nor did Mrs. Cutler volunteer to do so. In answer to some questions put by the coroner and jury to Mrs. Cutler, the latter replied that she had known the deceased for many years, and she (witness) was to have been married to her brother, who has been long dead. The property in questions did not be • long to the deceased, but to the brother, and witness had always been given to understand that it was to revert to her in the way it has done. Some other evidence of a formal character was then i given, and the coroner adjourned the inquest for the purpose of completing the chemical analysis. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, April 24.—Wind this day at noo E. to N.E. light breeze, cloudy and cold. PORTSMOUTH, April 23.—Wind nelia, for St. Thomas. NEWPORT, April 23.—Wind N.E.—Arrived ;Robert Bruce, from Bristol for St. Thomas. Sailed—Erasmus V. Hemminger, for Singapore; Spartan, St. Thomas SUNDERLAND, April 23.—Wind E N.E.—Sailed—Ann Adamson, for Point de Gallo ; Daylight, Port Louis. OFF HURST CASTLE, April 24.—Alhambra (s.s. for Gibraltar, Lisbon, &c. HARWICH, April 23.—The Anne, of London, from New castle to Cann, has been assisted in very leaky, h av i ng been on the Long Sand. WATERFORD, April 22.—Wind Marion, Dunbrody, all for Quebeo ; Lavinia and Nancy, both for iiiiramicin. STETTIN, April 24.—The Antelope (a s.), hence from Hull on Wednesday , returned to-clay ; gr oun d e d near t h e West Mole; weather boisterous. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPILY SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Wind E. ; fine. Arrived— Cambyees, from Swansea; Margaret Cicely, and Atalanta Sunderland. Sailed—Or:dine, steamer, for Dublin; Argyll, steamer, for Carenton ; Le Coq, for Cherbourg. _ _ LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—William M. Rotgers, from Orleans. Off.—Samuel Willett, from Bdmbay. Sailed—Emorald, for New York ; Lykkens, for Haab Horsens ; Diamond, for Riehibuctoo ; Alida, for Narva ; Marianne, for Halifax ; Lisbon, for Gloucester, U.S. ; Mar tine, Buctuck ; Pyte de la Havannab, Havannah ; Lizzie Spalding, Halifax ; Mary, Newfoundland. QUEENSTOWN, April 24. Wind S.W. _ Off—Hermann, from Rio de la Hache ; Lalla Itookh and Charleston —both from Liverpool. CROOKHAVEN, April 20. The Neator, from Cardiff, for Quebec, has fput in here with cargo shifted, and starboard chain bolts started. (BT SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND. Friday, 9.11 a.m. Wind N.E. ; tide two hours' flood; weather flesh and fine. Arrived, April 23 —Rapid, .from Aaalberg ; Amazon ' Kona; Perseverance, Medirnhnk ; Catherina, Thist e d. Sailed—Panther, for Bo ulo g ne ; Rajah, Calcutta ; No. lius, Hong Kong. DEAL Friday, 8.52 a.m. Wind E. N.E. ; moderate, and squally. Passed, April 23—John Scott, f rom S un d er l an d , f or Calcutta; Claudia, Leghorn ; Enchanter, Geelong—both from London. COMUUTATION OF SENTENCE. —DUBLIN, Thursday.— The Lord Lieutenant in Council to-day commuted the sentence of death passed on Norris and Power, who were to have been hanged en Monday next, for the Spike bland murder. " On ,uct jug the ear, and its the. oper ; ap ugll ►r as 20 33i 10 20 20 100 100 100 20 IGN. 99 8 95 7 821 2 60 i 43i 4 8 , 3 i i 20i 65i5 2961 131 inBi 161 9i i 30i i 25i -'i