The Sun. — London, England, 1857-04-30 00:00:00

1,71 inri iNT av,A, 1.0 COMMERCIAL INTMLIGE?:TOF. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and last week's prices were fully maintained. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by the exporters, and 1,000 by the speculators. The Rail- Way Share Market closed with an active appear ance,• and with a slight advance in prices. kik The Vimeira has arrived . from New South Wales, with advices to the 25th January. She is not supposed to have any gold on board. Several vessels are now due from Australia, and as they convey a large supply 'of gold, their appearance is awaited with some anxiety. Although the shipments of • silver on the 4th by the steamer to India and Chiva are not expected to prove •so large as of• late. The will probably exceed half a million sterling. Even if the comparative. reduction is limited, however, it is encouraging, as this movement of the precious lnetals is one of the chief causes at present affect ing the money market. The demand for silver is not very active, but moderate receipts are still an nounced from the Continent, about 25,0001. having arrived yesterday. The Directors of , the Bank of England, as was fully anticipated, have not imposed any addi tional reshictions, and their deliberations at the Weekly court to-day were not protracted. Dur ing the next few days the money market will no doubt remain in a very stagnant state, owing to the preparations for the 4th proximo, and the settlements in the .Stock Exchange. To-day there is a full inquiry in all departments. Out of doors high rates are charged for discounts, and in tile "Howe" 7 to .8 per cent. has to be paid for loans on Government Stock. A failure has been declared on the Stock Ex change this morning. The party in question has lbataiued heavy losses in French shares, Turkish . stock, and similar fluctuating securities. His lia bilities have not yet been ascertained. There has been no movement of importance in the English Stock Market to-day, but.business is v ery dull, and thee - quotatiorm remain heavy. Since the Bank meeting. separated the market bas been a shade firmer, but as the arrangement of the Foreign Mock and Railway Share . accounts is now in Progress speculation is exceedingly quiet. Con sols have been 92 / for money, 92/ for t he 7th proximo, and 93i g for June. The New Threes are marked 911 f, the Reduced, 91t t he March Exchequer Bills 2s: discount to is. premium, the June ditto ss. to 3a. discount, and - 11 15 t India Bonds; '9s. discount. The Foreign Market is very dull, and prices have ended downwards. Turkish 6 ,per Cents. have b een 921 1, and the present value is about 92 iltianish 3 per Cents. are 41 to 41g. Russian Small lIP T. Buenos Ayres 85, and Dutch 4 per Cents., 94. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1867. 1856. N orth-Western Western £28 ,439 £ 26 . 743 60,853 59.327 I l l o uth-Wastern t ighten 14,478 17.260 Midland G reat . 17,656 16.8 36 Northern 22,421 21,743 'l`,4icat4hire and Yorkshire : 3 !uitol and Exeter 6,335 6,035 jPeet er an d H o l y h ea d feat L ancash i re 6,259 5,852 ircaster and Carlisle aaqheste r , Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,228 9, 5 6 1 No rth Sta‘fard vxf„ • urd, Worcester, and Wolverh 4,014 3,332 qinbur hand Gla-gow 61 a , g • gow and South-Western t hud Tr un k o f Canada gre at Western of Canada... ...... ~. following are the nominal prices of Foreign 2 , 4 l "? e ke :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 617 ; Mexic c ' e t ; Peruvian 4,4 per Cents., 761 771; ; do. per 148 . 531 54i ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 45 ; R ussian 5 per •, C uts 104 6 ; Do. 41 per Cents., Cents., 9, 4 , 1 ; Bparfish 3 pmr Cents., 41; ditto ditto Deferred, "It 25 ; ditto Certificates, 61 ; ditto Paslive, 51 6. In the Railway Share Market the transactions re ported are extremely lmited. Prices, however, 'ave shown a, slightly upward tendency in some in ilvt.tknces. Eastern Counties improved ss. ; Great Western, ss. ; South Western, 10s. ; Midland, ss. tO 108., and North Eastern, Berwick, about ss. Ia the French lines prices hive receded to tconsiderable extent, particularly in Paris and 'lons, which have fallen fully 21. to 31. Northern !!France 10s. to 155., and Eastern of France ss. ?rand Trunk of Canada, and Great Western of C anada have b'en rat h er fi rmer, as a l so East In -4lan, and Great Indian Peninsula. Minin g Shares exhibit no change in values re- I tl iting a report. Joint Stock Benk Shares have been dull, and tellorally at lower quotations. London Joint t 2 e k have declined 10s. ; Oriental Bank, 153 . „ Ottoman Bank, ss. 40 4 1 the Miscellaneous undertakings prices show oril alteration of impo r ta nce . London General tub u s Company, and. Peel River Land were a 4 a ide lower. tR T ,, -4 LBH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY (Front the afiaal List.) Buslnas done. Stock be? (l en*,. , 'ATM Reduced Annuities Neal'l2l lila - Iv , ,Cent. Consols Annuitie s Lo ut : ) , Per Cent. Annuities 9ls i i ? 4 mintlities. expire ith Tan. 186(),.. xab.-Mie htblitto.3o Years, expire 10th Oct.,, 1859 2 3.1 6 "! ;:::` i?onds, gluon C otl a t te• under £lOOO 9 a 1 44 1'0 1 x ?or Account 92/ St ° .0 c Etch count . 222 i chftquer gl'ls, 2id. March. 1 June. 1 0 , 00 M5O Rzusil .2 d 2 p 5 d par • .. 11: I tICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Dr ia n 6 per Cent. k ttO New, 1852, 44 per Cent. b p s. Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. lei- cl t Account B5 Qa° 3 ' - Cent ..... _ bitt er Cent 23a 4nB Ac p cotuit .... Dl an Honda, 1i22, il St., 5 per Cent.... 1)1 , 44 per Cent. — t o, tto Sm a ll iL b il BoAde, 3 per CAnt. - NHew Deferred, per . ,ki-0 N 3 Cen` 25 , r. , b. - u ponds, S per cent.... 924 i a f n',lto Account -" 4 fi i t 6 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ..... D ate DtridealA 0 , '' , a above , ava blo don. iitErchange, 2a per Cent., 12 Guilders 6 5 "' 4 per Cent. Certificates THREE O'OLOCK. 90naols, money 92i i Ditto, Account (May 7) LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This . thv: ugh -43 0N, April 30.—Wind this day at noon, north; th breez e and cloudy. t t „"Tmlioh nit, April 29. —Wind N.E.—Arrived— H. M.S. p o ;LY, from Malta. Sailed—H.M.S. Winchester. Off I , Breeze, from Mauritius. Fl 4l ,:jliount, April. 29.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Jane and for °h, from Camillas , for Antwerp. Sailed—Cape Rouge to ..44143 e0 Off port—William and Mary, from Camillas, "lott • Rotterdam. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. tti.&Pived—Yer (ss), from Ferrol ; Alicia Elizabeth, Ams k,r44l ; Bridgewater, Boston ; Balboa Os), Havre ; Pe till: Rotterdam ; Aerolite, Amsterdam ; Sosmorroatro, 4 d ;,Wm. Penn, Baltimore ; Inca, Montevideo. /40 3 - 4 : 1--- n. Midas, for Newfoundland ; Bostock, for San DUBLIN, April 29. Wind .E. arri ved —Belvidere, from Antwerp. HOLYHEAD, April 29. ind B.N.E . f.rnt ll Exmonth, from Glasgow, and Helen Hughes, 1.41 Liverpool, for Rouen ; Catherine Proser, from Liver- Dool for Gilboa. Wi n d SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. N. fine. Tv e,d — Alms., Susannah, and Rose, from Newport; ' l4 PhNew -York. :BE SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.59 a.m. windA_. norther] tide three hour's . ebb ; fine. 0 Trri ed—Dido, from Norkisping , Sarah, Antwerp erp ; tC.4, h4 tina Stralsund ; Vrow Gobke Norderschlmse , Bor " and dargreta, Fredneifsand ; Johanna, Dantsic ; Ame ean Congress, New York ; Concordia, Memel. DEAL, Thursday; 9 . 39 a.m. Wind N.N.E., mode r at e an d squa ll y . Pulled in Tow—West, from Manilla, for London. i jPassed—lrene, from London, for Port Neuf. ased, April 29—Margaret Elizabeth, from London, for 1nic,,, 4 Ba, 3' : 11 .111; gunboat Leven, Woolwich, westward. .....4aalea—rwr' epic, for London, bildt from [,and a the about on tJle 16. Reap -13; 4st• 14. 15. new s les $ 4 qu i e t, crop 7 00 • and in a nd .) c utta, laY °' be en" w ater a Wi ll c o rbes a and rave 5 -. • ec e,bo s agastl Din 2f. er 1.9- rRE STUN, LONDONs THURSDAY .EYE -fIN 6, PIL 20 DlAltii.LTS—(ihi3 Day). RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Nottng. Bost• & Eastn. June Belfast k BanYmena Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley_ Birkenhd. Laucsh. & Cbcshii e Janet. Blackburn Birth It Tyne original .£25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter_ _ Caledonian.. ..... 100 all all all all 10 50 25 St. 8 45 all 100 Chester £ Holyhead, Cork and Bandon Co..k, Black. & Pass Cornwall D. A. Do. B DublindtßolfastJunc... Dun. P, dabar inno. East Anglian Eastern Cour C 05..... EasternUnion,A. stk. Do., do. B. ...... Do. Ne* A.... East Kent ... ....... East Lancashire East Suffolk ........ D o. Edinburgh di Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb. Pith. &Dander Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness ....... . Glasgow & S.Western iGreat N. of Scotland ;Great Northern po., A. Stock IDo., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. are. ) I Gie at Western. St. 100 Do. Str.V.it. gna.St 1 2 all Irish South-Eastorn 5C all Lancaster &Carlielp. 161 141 Do., Thirds 16? 12 Do. Now Thirds „, St. 100 Lancash &Yorkshirel 16 6 Do., do. F. £l6 7 3 1 Do., Wst. Riding lln 20 all Do. Southport 11! nll LondOn & Mack - wall St. .100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. St. :100 London &N. Wester.' 20 all Do. Fifths . 1 _ - 10 j all 12il 2i Ot. 100 25 all 25 azr St. 50 St. St. 20 20 10 St. --, 1(;0 100 231 all too too 31.1 . ... Do. ,10,?,.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London k S..Weaterni Lndndrry.&Colerainel Lndndrry. drEnnisk. MAnch.Silet&Lincln Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's a rran etc ent Midland Do. Birming.* Derby Nidland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares ..... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Nempt.Aberg.dtHrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warronpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern•-- Borwi ek Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrd.o, St ShroPshire Union Si ti ngbourne & Sheer South Devon South Eastern Do. 0 per. c. Shares South Wales S. YorksiL•RivorDun D 0...... ........ all iStaines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 15 Do. do., 1854 3 Do. do., 18K5 16?, Stockton & Ilartlepl 1.00 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref.,- No. 1 22 Thames Flay. D. &R all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West C0rnwa11....... all West End of Landon and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class.. all Wmbledon&CroydoL! RRITISTI all Atlan. and' St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,kuar. °p.c. all Do. 10.; 2 Buffalo &Lake Hur 100 Buff., Brut& Go4cb 100 6 p.c.bds.; 1 An'g.,'72' Do, do., 1 July, '73 1100 _Do. do., 1 June, '741 Calcutta 'and S.. East Central Onde (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. 'do. ....... Demczara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. I Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6 p . e. Debon.., all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c 4 Do. New; guar. '5 p.c: all Gt. Westn. of Canada 8 Do. New all Do, Bds., payable '571 all Tio, do.; '76, Ix '6O all Do. do., '73, do. all Do. do., '73, without option 20 all iMadras, guar. 4.) $ p.c `0 all Do. do., 5 per C. 20 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. 5P.c. 20 5 Do. 4th Ex., , do. 20 ss. Oudc (Limited) 20 5 Sciude, guar. 5 per c, 20 all Do 2sqd 10s FOR: all 18 all 16 all Antwrp &Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Juliet. Beziers to Graisscssac Carmeau x & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Dutch Rhenish -- Eastern of France ... Do. New - • Euphrates Valley Gt.. Central of France Great 'Luxembourg:.. Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian • , Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. I Lyons and 'Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria' Ante - Ja Do. New Namur & Liege • Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwogianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons • Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p.. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish all Rt am oiral Swedish ..'. all " bre and Lieus; .. . : all )o. 5i per cent. pref. all Southern of France,. all West . Fluuders ... .. all Do. 5a per c. Pref all 4W.&N,W. of Franc( 6 Western of Austria._ all Most. of Switzerland all ; Wiesbaden all j Do. 6 . p. cent. prof. all :,ZealAtid ..... —.. • „ 'Australasia ...... .•••• Bank of Egypt Brink of London Bri. Col. Bk.& En. Co IBritish N. American I C. Bk. of Ind, An. d; Ch City • • •• • Colonial Commercial of Load Eng . Scot . daus.Cht Lon:Oh. Bk.of Aust Ditto New London and County Lnd. (IfE.Bnkng. Corp London Joint Stock Lond.audWestminst National Pro. of Eng Do. Now National Bank • • New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp. Otto Man B - ank Provincial of Ireland Do.' New 3. A ti.s. B. Co. South Australia !Union of Australia i Do: Now Union of London Unity Mutual . ; Weistra J3k; f Lod , 7 - 71 la 2 - 3. p 5i k• - a 31/ —31 ii -• par iP I 231 —2: - 7i - 5 p 30 - 31 - .8i 20 - 204 37i - 38 8 - 9 584 4 - 59 56 - 531 i d• Pali 17 -- 19 1-11 Bi . -- 9 81 -- 'Si 311.-- 32 4A . -- 5 9A -- 10 29i . -- 304 par — 1P JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 88 co 2 —14 d 51. -- 53 1 ld 63. 63 ..v - ' 17i 17 i 17A -- .18 . 17i -- .1. - •.• 46 - 48 4 d 58 - 60 6i - 7t! ••• .•• 12; 10c1 Closing Prices this day. - Si - 9 G 5 - 67 81 - 9 88. 90 69 co: 34 35' 4 5 B i. - 9 ' 18 - 19 11A - 114 54 - 56 ;361 - 8i —71 d, 95 98 1 55 - .56 ii : ii 95 - 97 8' - ' - 98 86 - 88 121 ' - 123 100 - 102 66 - 66 63' - 65 65 - 70 5 . - i p 5 - i 7., 11001 - 101 6' - 6f 110 111 1104 -- 105 li—id 110,2 i 1014 39 - 39 82 - 82 - 543, is -. ss 60 - 62 3i - 31. - 1 42 - 43 85 - 86 - i 21 - 21 , 3 9 i -40 i 641 - 657 96 - 99 .5i 7t - 84 10 - 11 29 - .30 .6 - 4 106 —..103 26 26 48 —. 50 lAd 17 18 74 75 -87. t 6 5 :1 6 5 d 40 - 42 201 -20 i 44 - 4i 7 - 9 2k - 3 - 6 ~. -.... ... SSESSIONS 4 - - P 19G - 93 :35 - 97 95 - 97 1 -7 p 107 - - i - 109 '1 -lip 19 - 20 64 - 65 69 - 90. 21 - 21* - 1 p 24 - 244 2* - 247 99 - 100 ,116 - 121 1 116 --121 103 107 19 20 211 .--2.1 i g- d gP - - Business done this day. PATLWATS. Leasing Companies Buclighamsli. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour E. Ln. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Glai. Barr. di Noils.Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull & Selby. Do. i Shares. Do. i• Shares. Lon.&Greenu - Do.Prcference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Mathiak Mdld.Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spe. N. &Est.s P.C. Do. 6 per ct Do.FixedsP:e Prest; &Wire Do. / Shrs.'l4 Royan.& Hit. Shrews.& nor S. Staffordsli WearVaLOpe Do.. Wilts4Somrst Ln.S4N.W.' Caledon E.U. &E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Cald.onian. Do qt.lVestu Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern: Do Peto &Co Do • Ln. rtN. di Midld. Midland.;. E. Count Do Do Do L. WT. W Do Gt. Northn T. Braasoyl M.lViClcan Stk. &Dar Do Gt. \Vesta Blyth and Tyno 10,p. c.pref. (isid. at 501.) Bris.&Ex.4 p. c. 'St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lo' 4, p. c. Ches. & Ho. 5 P.C. Do. do. 5 per cent Cork & - Bandonsip.c. Dun.Perth.taber.J. E. Anglia n' Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cl 3. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.E.x",sp.cNo.l Do. No. 2 . ...... .. . Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10/, Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lane asb .6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sths Edin. & GI: 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Prth kDun .4p. c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c GreatNorthn. 5 p.c Do. sp. Redeem at 10 p. C. prem Do. 4 per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. C. prep' Gt.N. of Scot.lst Pre Gt. 8 & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc Do, con. red. 46 p.c. IDo, con. rod. 4 p. c. Do. irred.' 4 per tent. Do 5 p. c: red. pref. Do. Birm: Pref. Sh IDo.Chester Bp. c .P.S Do, do. 5 p c, do Do. Birm. Gus, Stk Do.*Chesh., Qua, Sh Do. do., do Do, do. do. L. 1%& York. 6 pc.St. Lon.&ll.G. 5 pc. No.l Do. i P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 . p. c., No. 4 Lon. di N.W., Cov. & Nuneatoxi 5 p. ct... Lon. di S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. ASh Londy. &Ennis. Sh 141., S., &L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. Do. do. 31 per cent larypt. N, Carl. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent Do. do. ‘fid. Congo]. 6 p.c. St Do:Con.l3r. Bi r. 6 p.c Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St Do. L. &It Pref. St New.,Aber., &c., pr 5.p. c. refl. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct N . D eb. 4 p.c. Sb Do. 5 p. c: Ext. 1846 Do. 54 p.c. pf ,1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 North British Do. 7L Preference... N. E. Berw. 4 p. c. Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeda 6pc No.ll Do. do. Qrs., 1848 . Do;York Pur. North Staffordshire Ox., Wor; & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. p.c. 2d guar Scot. Ceut.New Pref Sc.N.E Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. do.al p.c. pf. St ' South Devon Do. fired Y pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Aun.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 41i p.c. Sh 4 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c• Do. do. 4. p. S.Yorkili.4p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. Stock. (tr. Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 WaterfOrKilk. 6 pc'. 92 - 94 iii - 56 51 - 6 108 - 112 108 - 112 • -1) -12 i iVi --: 'Fit 113 - 115 10G - . 108 100 -- 102 60 -- 62 10k --* 101 94 96 83 -- 85 85 -- 87 99 -- 101 9i -- ,101 16i -- 17 91 -, 101 71 -- 73 19 --191 '9i -- 9i 132 , 14f . 14t -- 134 137 - 140 113 - 115 154 - 156 - iP 66 - 68 131 -13 i •96 - 98 •86 -• 88 11 - IBp 'lOO - 102. 91. = 92 . 1i 1(1 1 - 21§ --- 22 109 - 110 1.14 116 'lO5 -- 110 - 65 70 17i = 18i 22i - 23} 98 - 102 104 27 -- 28 2 - 3 p ••• ,--- ••• 21 - 3 MINES. 20 -- xi 7 -- 8 160 -- 170 140 -- 460 13i -- 141. 61 -- -- 4 --- 1d -- 18 21 23 5 6 22 -- 23 6 -- 7 •-- .330 340 6 -- 7 1320 -- 330 - 4i 4i 200 - 221 - 30 - 32. 150 - 160 260 - 270 360 - 380 18 20 45 - 47 24- - 20 91 -. 93 98 - 102 - 13. 133 - 135 - 4i. iiii = viii 1 . 12 -- 13 123 -- 24 102 -- 104 par -- p 2i— 2i 88 -- 9U P P 54 -- J 6 - 1 1 3 8 - 9. 9 - 9i - ••• :311.- 32i 86 - 88 'PI FtRBNCE. SHARES. 1106 a 85 1001 1 BRITISH 121 12 ;Alfred Cons. (Plink. ,1 British Iron .... 1 14 s 1113 iBR6d 16/1.51 40 1 1256, ICondurow (Ombra.) I Dev. Gt. Oasis. (Tay.) I Great SeUth Tolgus.: Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) Girt. Vor ) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Porkellie U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caraffon (St. Cleer Cam Brea (Illogn. S.W. Frances(lllogn: 'Pam. S. St L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Mines (Gwennap) ;,V. of Towoy (Camar.) W. Basset (Mogan) W. Carfidon (Liskrd ) Wh. Basset (Illogan) Wh. Boiler (Ildruth): Wh. Bat; ard(Calstek) Wh. Kitty (U. Limit) Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis.•) 5 i It 78 8 4} 21 204 6i I 21 xd FO aEIGN MINES. • 20 7 Australian 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issuod at L 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 18, 20 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica a —cl 40 all Cobre Copper 5B CO . . 16 Copiapo 2 all Fortuna 20 All General 3 all Linares 5 1 Lusitauian 1 all Masiquita 1 all New Granada — 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Pont,Sil.LdM.& Scat 6 8 5 1 Port Philip ••• 30 16., Santiago de Cuba 1 all 4 outh Australian 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Pref 28i all United Mexican 31 31 371 MISCELLANEOUS. 2S 19 Australian Agriciilt. 20 —' 21 10 all Australn. Royal Mail ... 10 all BerlinVater Works.. 4 5 45' 50 40' Brit: American Land 100 326 Canada - 155 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July St. 106' Do, 6p. c • Feb.&Auv. St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. . . St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 3 . 2 37 25 all. Do. Pref. 7ti p. cont. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace 24 2i 5 all Do..preference 4 all Crystal Pal„ of France •.. 1 I Duston Iron Ore •• 20 1$ Eastern Steam : St. 100 EleetricTelegraph•-• 92 • 91 1 all Electric Tel. of ltd. • ... 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 1 11 10 10s. Ear'. & Ind • Jetn. Tel. par —. 25 Xll God. Ir. Sc. 41 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat; 20 5 London Discount 1 Id 4 all Loud, Gen. Omnibus 4 4i 4 20 1Q Magdalena St. Navig.• 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... 10 all Mexican&S Americo 24 31 : 5 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 4 •41 5 5 Do.. New • ..• ••• 10 5 Netherlands Land,,.. - 11 1k 10 all Do.-Do. 5 all Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at ld. 46 41 5 I Do. Do. 100 80 New 11. &N. S. Land 18 22 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.o.D. 1 all N. B. Australasian... $ • 0 all Nrth.ofEuropeSt e am 9 —10 i 1 all Oriental Gas 12 ss.Do:'New Shares a ip 125 all Peelßr. 141. & Minn Z -- 24 2 5 0 all Peninsular & Oriental ... 676 50 ,10 Do. New r 50 all Rhymney IrOn 15 all Do: New 6 8 100 60 Royal Mail Steam— 6O 62 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. /1' 16 1 all Dv: N e w ••• St. 100 S.A.n3. Gov.6p.o.'bds. 25 all south Austral. Land 34' :16 1 all Submarine Tel. 'Scrip 1 j all Do. Registered • ' 1 12 0 A Trust&Ln Co.U.Can. ••• 10 0 28)1 Van' Diemen's Land ,10 •••• 12 f3t. ,LQQ Ditto p,o;Jan,4rduly ss LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner llolroyd.) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. ADJOURNED EXAMINATION UNDER THE RANI:Mina; AND Closing Prices this day. Itueness this day. 4- . 4tli 111 r t - .~ r " 4 4,, -; - -cu , - • SUN OFFICE, 0' Clock.. NIMMARICET . RACE 3. (This Dv.) (BY ELECTRIC .TBLEGRAPIT.) ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. Imperiense Tasmania Ayacanora Eight ran. Won by half a length. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOUS. Keepsake . • Traitor HANDICAP 'SWEEPSTAKES. • • Saxe Weimar Evening Star - Colt Four ran. • SWEEPSTAKES OF 10. SOT'S. . I Spinet Delusion Azimuth Five ran. . • 50/. HANDICAP PLATE: Newton le-Willows Kestrel .. Foqrteeri TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE. Flying Duke Happy Land G. by Tadmor Seven ran. A fine race. 501. HANDICAP PLATE. Newt )r.-le•Willowe Kestrel Billy Fourteen ran. LATEST BETTING. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6 to 4 on Blink Bonny 7to 2 agst Ayacanora Bto 1 agst Arta 10 to 1 agst Dripericuse .10 to 1 bar three 50 to 1 12ur four • DERBY. Bto 1 agst Skirmisher (taken freely) Bto 1 agst Blink Benny (offered) 15 to 7 agst Lady Hawthorn (taken freely) CHESTER . CUP. 7to 1 agst Leamington (taken) 9to 1 agst Dulcarnara (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mincepie 20 to 1 agst Van Dunok 25 to 1 agst Pretty Boy • • 30 to 1 agst Bay Hilton 40 to 1 agst Pantomime (taken) 40 to 1 age. Sir Colin (offered) 100 to 7 agst Riseber (taken) 100 to 1 agst Worcester TIIEOAKS.- 4to 1 agst Blink Bonny (taken) SALE OP THE ROYAL PANOPTICO (This Day.) Much interest was excited thia day at the auction mart, on Messrs. Chinnock and Galaworthy introducing this property to the competition of the public. There was a large attendance, evidently 'Consisting chiefly of shareholders, attracted to the sale to•see the extent of the inevitable sacrifice. Alter a full description on the part of the auctioneer.of the propeity to be sold--its applica bility for other purposes than those originally intended ; the coat of the building, - and expenditUre since its foundation—the question 'of price was approached. It was some time before a.. bidding was made, when Mr. E. T. Smith commenced wild' an offer of 5,000/. The biddings progressed in five hundredeto 10,0001., when it was declared that the property _ could. not be sold at that sum, there being no further competition, Mr. Smith was coniOelied to advance on his own offer to the reserve price fixed by the Matter in Chancery, viz., 11,000/ , at. which sum the hammer fell, amidst much excitement, and Mr. E: T. Smith, the enterprising manager. of. Drury-lane. Theatre was announced as the future owner of this favourite place of public amuae_ ment, as the Panopticdn will now, under the hammer, be stripped of it's works of art and scientific objects. Ia s.ll probability. it will be converted to other purposes than those of a scientific insitution. Itie rumoured that Mr. Smith : intends to take advantage of the present sea son and open the building as a "'Cirque Fr3nclise." NAVA APPOINTMENTS.=(This Day.) The following appointments were made at the Admi ralty this afternoon : Lieutenants—S. W. H. Tompson, P. E. Luard,ll and G. T. Nicholas; to the Leopard ; J. R. Veitch, to the Cyclops. Masters-11: Harris, to the Leopard ; Wm. Luke, to the Boscawen. • • ••. • Paymasters—Nicholas Giles to the Cyclops ; Kenneth Sutherland, to the Agamemnon ; Francois Auret, to the Boscawen John Lindsay, to the Castor. Assistant-Paymasters—Wm. Young, to the Aga memnon ; C. H. Wells, to . the Boscawen. Assistant-Clerk—J. M.. Cidevoipe to. the Boscawen. Naval Instructor—George Foster, to the Boscawen. Cbaolain—Rev. E. W. Ft z to the Boscawen. Clerkd—Edward Knevitt• to the Cyclaps ; A. B. Se veicke to.the Boscawen. MEETING FOR TELE PROOF 07 DEBTS. To-day was appointed for the last examination of the director?, who had been called upon to prepare the balance-sheet of the company, and alio for a meeting for proof of debts. Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, said that no accounts had yet been filed, but they were satisfied that every possible exertion had been made to get them completed ; an adjournment was, therefore, necessary, and he pro posed an adjournment not to extend beyond the last week in June. His Honour said that a day could be settled tith the Registrar, hut the exact day wag not fixed. Mr. Linklater said that in order to conform with the law the directors ought 'to attend onthe present occa sion. Messrs. Esdaile, Valiant, Gillbt, Hurst, and Butt were present ; but Mr. Alderman Kennedy, Mr. Stapleton, and Mr. McLeod did not appear. Ia refer ence to Alderman Kennedy, a medical certificate, verified by affidavit, was put in, stating that Mr. Kennedy was at Weisbaden, in an extremely bad state of health, and not holding out any great hopes of his being likely to be able to come to England for some months ; and it al luded forcibly to the fact that Mr. Kennedy was in his 67th year, and that, he had been for many years physician, general of the Bombay army, which had impaired his health generally, and that for years he had been labouring under severe. ,illneas, and that. any: mental or buddy fatigue would probably terminate fatally. Mr. Linklater said that he had no 'reason to doubt that Mr. Kennedy was Suffering froth acute illness, but he did not believe that it. was of that. serious character which would prevent him from attending at the ad journed meeting. Mr. :Reed 01r. Commissioner Ken nedy's solicitor) would perhaps gu4rasitee his attendance, as it would be highly satisfactory to have Mr. Ken nedy's examination. Mr. Reed said that be would guarantee that Mr. Ken nedy would attend so soon as his state of health could possibly permit, but he could not pledge himself as to time. His Honour'said that protection, tinder such circum stances, would be enlarged. Mr. Linklater then said that as regarded Mr. Staple ton there was no reason to believe that he was inten tionally absent, but he had thought that his examination had concluded. His Honour in this case extended' the protection, as also in the case of Mr. . Cameron, who is ill in Paris _(Mr. Cameron, jun., was sworn to-this fact)—and Mr. M‘Leod, who now resides at 7, Clarendon-road, Ken sington, but who is invalided under a severe attack of small pox Mr. Linklater then said that he should proceed with the examination of several of the other direCtors, but it would not be requisite for him to do so at aoy great length, for, with the exception of Mr. Kennedy, he thought it Would not be necessary for him to continue an inquiry which had been carried to that extent, and which would enable the . court to oome to a conclusion on the merits. The case was proceeding, but there was no idea that ony new farts would be elicited, and -it ropy therefore be reasonably prognosticated thai a, the end of Julle the proceedings in bankruptcy will have terminated, ex cept with regard to the dividends to be paid out of the assets aftepaying laW'bosts," Navdi alici failltaxy - Lient.-Col. E. B. Hamley's company of Royal Artillery, 'l2tll battalion, consic.tinz of Mljor' P. Dickson, Capt. A. G. Miller, Lieut. W. G. Dram!cu., Lieut. B. L. Foster, 20 non-commissioned officers, an 120 gunner.; and artificers have arrived at head quart,,n, Woolwich,. from L - Ath Fi - Rt. Lieut. Gor don's company of the 14th battalion of Royal Artil lery have also arrived at Woolwich froth Guernsey, and with Co'. Hamley's company were yesterday morninginspected by the Commandant and Staff. Tho latter company - is ,composed of the following officers and men S. E.'Gord. n, in command ; Capt. C. Johnston, Lieut. W. 0 .24;1m0ur, Lieut. E. Egan, Lieut. L. R. Cottingliam, and 14t) rank-and file. Her Majesty's steani . storesbip .Buffalo, in tem porary charge of Master-Commander Petley, of the Admiralty yacht Black Eagle {Second-ma - stnr Jones having.beenxemoved from the Buffalo), left Wool wich yesterday with d oc ky a rd s t ores forDevonport. The storeship Industry likewise sailed thence with a similar cargo, for the same destination. Yes'erday afternoon the troopi i.tat ionel at Ch,:t ham garrison, consisting of the Provisional Batta lion (the depots of which were formed into two bat talions, under the respective .commands of Col. H. Jervis and Lieut.-Col. R. N. Philips), the Royal Marine Light Infantry, commanded by Col. E. Rea, and the Royal Engine4rs, under the command of Major C. D. Robertson, RE., were drawn up on Chatham Lines for the purpose of undergoing, an in inspection by Col. W. H. Eden, in command of .Chatham garrison. The regiments of the Line took up their position' in the centre of the column, with the Royal Enginers on their right and the Royal Marines on their.left. The entire brigade then want through a variety of manoeuvres, which were per formed in a highly effiCient manner. The following changes have taken place in the quarters of the several depots attaChed to the Pro visional Battalion, Chatham :-60th Royal Rifles, from St. Mary's .Barracks to Chatham Barracks ; 74th Highlanders, from -Chatham Barracks. to Brewton Barracks ; .90th Light Infantry, from Chatham BarrackS to St. Mary's Barracks. The strength of the Provisional Battalion is nearly 3,000 men of all ranks. . . . Yesterday morning an inspection of the cavalry and infantry troops stationed at the invalid t'lepnt,. Chatham, was Made by Lieutenant-Colonel R. 'Anderson, when the names of 100 non-commis sioned officers and men, for whose discharge an order bad been received from the• War-office, were read by Adjutant J. Pope, and each man informed of the amount of pension avvarded• him:" They will be discharged from St. Mary's Barracks this morn in _ _ _ Owing t) the large number of men who have re cently:received their discharge from the Royal Ma rines at the Chatham, Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Woolwich divisions, that branch .of the service now much below its prescribed strength ; an order has con=equently been issued for recruiting pavies to be sent out immediately,•and• the Lords of the Admiralty have reduced the st%ndard for recruits to sft. Glin. Her Majesty's ship Cressy, 80, Capt. R. L. War ren, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the Mediterranean station. She left Maim on the 15th ult., and Gibraltar on' the 7th inst. Having made so long a passage :she - has no news. She bro-aght home about 50 military invalids from va rious regiinnts at Malta and Gibraltar, and is or dered to Sheerness (where she• fitted out) to be paid off. • The following appoiutment3 were made ye3ter day at the Admiralty :—Liens. C. J. Balfour, to the Princess Charlotte; Lieut. 11. H. M. Magrath, to the Vesuvius ; Lieut. S. P. Brett, to the Adven ture ; W. J. B. Hilliard, H. A. Moriarty, and J. Bodie, masters, to the Aga:Memnon ; R. E. Malow. paymaster, to the Leopard ; It L.. Sutherland, paymaster; to the Agamemnon ; J. J. Willcox, clerk, to the Leopard. THE...NOBTLIERA ..73SLLE. The following despatch has been oreceivel by Lord Clan4iden from Mr. Dallas with reference tl the loss of. the Northern Belle : "The United States' Minister • at the Court of St. James's hai the honour to transmit to the Earl of Cla rendon 21 silver medals and a bill of ealhange for 2701. sterling; and to request that•his lordship .will be pleased to cause these testimonials to be delivered to the brave individuals for whom they arc intended by the President of the United States in acknowledgment of the services rendired insavirig the lives of the cro.v of the A.meriaan ship Northern Bac. "The incident a connected with . the fate of this vessel occurred too recently and too close to the British coast, creating too universal and deep a sensation, to render ;heir detailed repetition at all necessary. on' this occasion. It will, however, be• recollected by his lordship, that after performing. her voyage across the Atlantic from New York, and while approaching the porn of her destinat►on, London, the Northern Bell, of 1,000 tons burden, on the sth Jan. last encountered a gale of unusual violence, and was obliged to anchor off Kingegate at less than a mile's distance from the shore. She rode heavily, and the sea occasionally broke completely over her. Her main and misen nos.ate were out away. The fury. of the storm in- creased, and raged during the whole of the day, render ing, vain every effort at assistance, and engulphing a Margate lugger that attempted it. The ship parted from her anchors at night, and, a prey to the tempest, drove, amid darkness, hail, sleet, and snow, upon the rocks be neath the cliff. Her crew, 23 in number, lashed them selves to the rigging of the only remaining mast, strug gled through the horrors of the night,. and were disco vered from the beach at early dawn. Gallant and humane exertions were at once made to rescue them from their desperate condition. One lifeboat, manned by 10 brave men, pulled through a boiling - surf at imminent peril, reached the wreck, and returned . to shore with seven of the sufferers. A second lifeboat, emulating the daring adventure, brought 14 others safely tolland, and finally, though Ling thwarted by their determination to perish rather than to leave the Northern Belle, the same means redeemed the captain and the pilot *from Impending death. "These are the leading features, as reported to his Go vernment by the Consul of the United States in London, of the series of successful acts of courage and humanity which it is the desire of the President to mark by tokens of American gratitude and thanks. The undersigned has therefore been specially instructed to lay before the Earl of Clarendon the list, accompaning this letter, of those truly heroic spirits who manned the li'ehoats, and to beg that his lor Iship will CaUff, Each individual therein men tioned to be presented with the silver medal inscribed to him, and also,,from the amount of the bill of exchange, with the sum stated opposite his name (augmented ac cording tc the number of risks incurred), in evidence of the high appreciation and acknowledgment of their con duct by the Government and people of the United States "The undersigned avails, &0., " Signed) " G. 'lll. DALLAS. "Legation of the United States, London, April 23." John Castle £lo 0 0 George • astle lO 0 0 William Hiller, jun lO 0 0 Robert Miller • lO 0 0 James Rowe Edward Emptage 10 11 0 John Sandwell. 10 0 0 Thomas Holborn William Ralph. Robert Gilbert 10 0 0 Jery Walker Frederick Lawrence lO 0 0 T wenty-ol Thomas Sandwell £lO 0 0 Robert Simpson lO 0 0 James Bev) lO 0 0 Alfred Emptage lO 0 0 Robert Parker John Cowell William Wa'.es Jethrow Mtller George Emptage Meclals. MARKET NEWS.—(rhis Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended . April 30, 1857, made up from the Re• turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS R.YB . BEANS PEAS 538 2d 438 7d 228 9d. 35s 9d 39s 8d 393 3d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT BARLEY OATS I RYE 1 BEANS I TEAS 54s 4d 45s 10d 23s 8d 38s Od 39s 8d 39s Od ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 98,343; barley, 20,600; oats, 11,834; rye, S 1; beans, 5,237 ; peas, 661 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEIVGATE AND LEADRNFIALt.—The trade ruled steady, at our quotations :—Beef, from 3s 4d to .43 6d ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s Cd ; Veal, 3s Sd to 4s 8d; Pork, 4s to 53 per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, April 29.—The show of cattle was tolerably good, and the demand ruled inactive, as follows :—Becf, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Priutton (out of the wool), 33 8d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 5s Od to 6s 01 ; Veal, 3s Sd to 4s 10d; Pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Sibs, to sink the offal. RostvonD, April 2).—Our ma' ket ruled dull, and prices were barely supported. Beef, frOm 38 4d to 4s 6d ; Mut ton, 31 6sd to 6s Od; Lamb, 5s Qlto6s Od ; Veal, 4s Od to 4s IQd ; rcrk, 4s to 5s Oil per Sibs. HAY M AREETS. SMITHFIELD.—MeadowIay • -2110 a to 41 4s ; clover do., 3/ Os to i 1 Os; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 9s per load. A slow trade. • • • CIIMEERLAND. —Meadow hay; 2/ 12s to 41 4s ; clover do., 310 s to 51 Os , ; and straw, 11 la to 1/ Os per load. supply goood,.and trade steady; • • WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hiy, 21 lOs to 41 Os ; clover do., 3/ 103 to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to .1/ 9s Per lead. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. BREAK-UP OF THE QUEEN STEAMER.—The Aberdeen, Leith, and Clyde steamer Queen, which last week struck upon the Carr Rock, and from thence fin to Crail, has now, contrary to expectation, become a total wreck. The S.E. winds ollast week entirely thwarted the ieffoes Of a large number of men, headed by . Mr. Hall, of Aber. -31), find M i r. MeLz;e!,,of et her off. Thc, v.rt:,(l :Afore th 2 p a ddl e : t)earn en Saturday !ore noon. As the vessel did not 'Can. 'either going roan or south, there were some 3001. worth of articles for par. ties belonging to /vlacduff, besides a large quantity of Other good. for Banff, Turriff, tt c.—Banffeltire Journal, r-TTERATURE, life and Ente,wises of B. W. Ellistom, Comedian By George Raymond, author of •' "Drafts for Acceptance," &c. kc. itoutleciga. and Co., Far . ringd on- street. The name of Robert William Elliston i 3 a dear and familiar one to all the lovers of the drama, and marked in the Thespian System as a " bright, par ticular star," which shed a memorable brilliancy on the age of its ascendancy. He was the first come dian of his time, a sound tragedian, and, when he chose to "wear motley," an exce'lenr. buffoon. Few men save Elliston could play the role which he filled with such fascinating and masterly apti tude. One night Lord Ogleby, the n'xt Macbeth ; followed in succ,s,sion by Hamlet, Rang r, Richard the Third, Rollo, Mercutio, Harlequin, and even Clown at a pinch—all acted to perfection, and eliciting clamorous applause from crammed audi ence'. It was our fortune to see him once, and once only, at the close of his career, in the character of Charles Surface. We were very young, but such was the impression he made on our opening mind by his finished performance, that to this rile merit we experience an obs - inate conviction that we have never "looked on his like again" in the assumption of the g.cinerous gentlemanlike spend thrift ; and we have often regretted that we did not live earlier to have enjoyed a stronger "taste of la's qually." This volume is replete with the mingled yarn of an actor's life. Letters and correspondence in con nex'on with Elliston, original anecdotes of himself and the surrounding "greatnesses" of his day, inci dents and adventures of stirring and powerful cha racter, are plentifully and ably given. Moreover, his individual habits, virties, and failings are justly set forth and commented on, alike untinged with the glowing inflation of partial enthusiasm and the dark bitterness of uusympathising prejudice. Mr. Raymond has done his work well. He begins with Ellistori's birth on the 7th of April, 1774, in Orange-street, Bloomsbury, and ends with his death on the Bth of July, 1831, in Great Surrey street, Blackfriars, filling upwards of 400 pages with valuab'e and entertaining matter. We cannot resist giving an extract or two, though we cannot possibly do justice to the work in our limited space. Thu following elviract9ristie of our " fanner king," George the Tniri, and our el;nrer aetor Elliston had acted this .season at Weymouth, a place to which the King was Ext.remely partial, and where it was no unusual thing for him to talc, his stroll, unat tended. 01 the morning of Elliston's beneti', he had been enjoying one of these afternoon wanderings, when rain coming on just as he was passing the theatre-door, in he went, and finding no one immediately at hand, proceeded at once to the royal boz, and seated himself in his own chair. The dim daylight of the theatre, and slight fatigue, which exercise bad occasioned, induced an inciina , ion to drowiiness. His Majesty, in fact, fell into!' comfortable doze, which presently became a sound sleep. In the mean time, Lord Towushend, who had encountered Rai:sten in the neighbourhood, inquired whether ho had seen the King, as his Majesty had nut been at the palace since his three o'cloc% dinner ; and it being then nearly five, the Qseen and princesses were in some little aneety about him. But his lordship gaining no direc tion from the dramatic star, pursued his object in another course. Eliiston, now making his way to the theatre for the purpose of superintending all things necessary for the re ception of his august -patrons, went straignt into the King's box ; and on perceiving a man fast asleep in his Majesty's chair, was about recalling him to bis senses, in no gent]- manner, when, very fonuna.ttly, ho recog niz-d the King himself. What was to be done! Eliiston could not presume to wake his Majesty—to approach him—to speak to him —touch him, impossible ! aid yet something was neces sary to be attempted, as it was now time the theatre shou'd be lit. Elliston hit on the following expedient ; taking up a violin, from the orchestra, he stepped into the pi', and ',lacing him-telf just beneath his truly exalted guest, struck up, dokmenie, "God Save the King !" The expedient bad the desired effect : the royal sleeper was gently loosened from the spell which had blund him ; and awaking, up he sprang, and, staring the genuflecting comedian full in the face, exclaimed, " Hey ! bey ! hey !" what, what ! O'a, yes ! I see, Ellston—::a ! ha ! rain came on—took a seat—took a nap. What's o'clock ?" " Approaching six, your Majesty:" • "Sx!--six o'clock I" interrupted the King. " Send to her Majesty—say I'm here. Stay—stay—this wig won't do,—eh, eh ? Don't keep the people waiting— li;ht up--light up—let 'em in—let 'em in—ha! ha! fast asleep.—Play well to-night, Elliston I Great favourite with the Qaeen. Let 'em in—let 'em in." The house was presently illuminated—messengers were sent off to the royal party, which, in a short lapse of time, reached the theatre. E.li,ton then quitted the side of his most affable monarch ; and dressing himself in five minutes for his part in the drama, went through his besinees with bounding epifit ; nor was his glee at all diminished, when, on attending the royal visitors to their carriage, the King once more nodded his head, saying, "Fast asleep, eh, Elston !—fast asleep !" We meet with rather a cur:ous composition of Edmund Kean's, acld.rassei to Elliston, betraying th,t the "green-eyed monster" proves rather savagely about the buskins and "footlights." " Rothsay, Isle of Bute, Oetobor 23. "Elliston,—l cannot be in London till Monday, tho 11th of next month. Advertise me for Richard on that night; you must forgive roy being jealous of my hard• earned laurels. Young has many advantages that I have not—a commanding figure, sonorous voice, and above ail, lordly connections ; I kick all such pests to -the devil, for I hate a lord. I am, therefore, coming to meet an opposition made up of my own enemies (which, like locusts, almost darken the sun), Mr. Young's friends, and his very great abilities—with nothing but humlle genius to support me,—.l mere ephemeron, at the command of caprice—the same breath that nourishes the flame this day, t3-morrow puts it out.—Aut Omar act nullas, is my text. If I become secondary in any point of view, I shrink into absolute insignificance. "I have taken a house in Scotland, for the purpose of retirement with my family at the termination of my en gagements, and all I ask of you is, to let me go with my reputation undiminished. As the Covent-garden hero comes upon my ground the challenger, I have doubtless my choice of weapons ; be must play lago before I act Jaffier. lam told he is wonderfully great in Pierre ; if so, lam beaten : This must not be. I cannot bear it. I would rather go in chains to Botany Biy. lam not ashamed to say, lam afraid of the contest. Will you take the thousand pounds, and dismiss me! "Eiliston, my dear Etiston, I know you. I see the deep entangled web you have extended for me ; but that Providence which has guided me through all the perils of worldly chicanery fights for me now, and will defeat the plot, though Coutts's Bank flowed into the coffin of my enemy, and its suite composed of lords and auctioneers.—Yours, "E. KEAN." Here is a lesson in Cupidezn economy for the benefit of all frugal Strephous— Mundeo's eccentricities, and his tendency to parsi mony, are well known. The folloeiug is a little amusing trait of bis besetting foibleasc Not very many years before his retirement, Munden fancied himself in love ; the otject of his sly passion being a country actress. The role of a lover on the stage of life is always, more or less, an expensive part to play—a feature as unpalatable to our friend, Joe Mun den, as to any perhaps who had stepped forward in the character. Amongst other things, he announced to his mistress that he was anxious to possess her likeness, in the form of a miniature, and requested the would make him happy by giving the limner a sitting. But the history of the portrait was this ; Munden had had in his possession, time out of mind, a little old miniature of some obsolete relation of his own, in the costume of the year '45. This miniature was liberated from its thin wiry frame, and put into the hands of a young friend, an artist,—"just to alter the features," as poor Joe observed, to resemble the lady who would sit to him. This order was given with great secrecy, and ' duly executed. Tne article being now replaced in its fragile frame, and brushed up a bit, with the finger of an old glove, Munden carries it, in topping ecstacy, to his lady-love. "See cried he, " here it is ! and what a likeness ! My friend is a genius, I assure you—only one sitting ! and see how perfect I —what a likeness ! The old cos tume," added be, cunningly, "is more picturesque than the silly attire of the present day, so I have had you painted as one of the beauties of the Court of George the Second." Mundell died in February, 1832. The learned in gastronomy may be amused by the particulars of a lady's "dietetics" as detailed here. Amongst the heavenly bodies, which at this period were noticed in the Brummagem hemisphere, was the luminary Allsop, daughter of Mrs. Jordan. During her sojourn at the above town, Mrs. Allsop took up her quarters at the "Flea and Chickens," and at the expiration of three weeks, her " little account" amounted to 401. Feeling "astonished beyond mea sure" at this sure total, for the mere necessaries of a lone woman, Mrs. Allsop applied to Elliston to tax the bill, On investigation it appeared the menage had been ordered as follows :—Breakfast, composed of a roast cbickea (one perhaps especially picked from the firm), barn, eggs, boiled mushbrooms, honey, and Scotch cake. This was fcllowed by a meridian lunch of cold partridge and noyeau, which two meals con stituted the first act of the Lenten day, before re hearsal at the theatre. At four o'clock Mrs. Allsop dined—a repast, w h ereo f " th e or d er of the course" consisted of all delicacies of the season, and ex pensive specialties. The hot lobster was charged six sbilliegs ; the cool cucumber, fain.; the diurnal bottle of Madeira, ten ; and the port wine, seven ; fresh straw berries and preserved cherries bad due consideration. After the play, Mrs. Allsopp supped—supper was her "favourite meal," for she had mere time for its discus sion. Broiled kidneys, grilled bones, and brandy and water, were deemed sustaining alter the excitement of acting ; and on one occasion, Mrs. Allsopp having found herself indisposed, a few extra articles were in requisi tion. Offering our warm thanks to Mr. George Ray mond for these able memoirs of " the joyou- - est of once embodied spirits," and to George Crwkshank and " Phiz * for the capital illustrations accompany ing them ; we can but cordially commend the ex tremely cheap volume to an appreciAting public, and conclude our notica with ills author's final words— In the " business" of the stage, Elliston was always popular. He was, what is called a "fair actor,"—never appropriating the scenic effects of others, but always playing in such a manner as might bring into best opera tion the professional merits of those around him. This fact, and a total abeende of jealousy towards rising actors, rendered him always popular with his brethren. One thing further we may be permitted to observe (for with those at all acquainted with theatrics, life, it will doubt less be a claim to commendation) : Ellistou never was guilty of the coarse and ungentlemanly act (to say the least of it) of common swearing. No one ever heard an oath pass his lips ; and though be lived in too great neglect of religious observances, no man was readier to respect those of better example than himself, and be was the very ast to treat with levity any question t,f a sacred nature. We may, in fine, term him as a kind of dramatic Alci biades ; great vereat lity, eccentric enterprif.e, strange inconsistcncies, with a fervent devotion to the puldic duties to which fortune had called him, constituted hina in his time, if not an exemplary general, at least a bril liant soldier. The Fr SS and the Public Service. By a Distin guished Writer. Routlodge and Co. Thera is a large amount of truthful and powerful wr:ting in this work, whether the author be dis tinguiAhed or not. He handles subject 4 of impor- tant and vital interest to the pub!ic, under the headings of " Liberty of the Press," " Anonym ous Writing," " Personalities," " Offical Secrets," ttc. We are not prepared to admit all the writer advances, but we are far less able to refute the pre ponderance of his arguments and assertions. Most of his opinions are clear, dtcided, and just; and a liberal tone, combining popular sense and constitu tional policy, pervades the whole of the work. Few of our readers will deny the plain accuracy of this statement : "Let an English Government always take care to make its administration correspond with the true spirit of the constitution, end nothing will ever endanger it. Let It seek to maintain abu.es by severity and coercion, -neither laws nor arms will long support it. It is never in such fear of being brought into ridicule and contempt as when disfigured by the indiscreet zeal of ignorance and fanaticism. It had better adopt almost any counsel of conduct than that which shows it in no other light than tains punishing, and restraining." "If Government suffers sometimes severely from the effects of popular ignorance, this arises simply because it has taken away the key of knowledge. If it is ever assaaed with blind fury, that is only because it has re quired an equally blind submission. The people are generally right in their disputes with Government; they have no interest in disorder. Whenever, therefore, they make complaint, they should be heard at least with re spectful attention. If they judge one way and Govern ment another, it is the duty of a representative ministry to accept the judgment of their countrymen. If they have any objections to offer, the pen should settle the controversy, not the sword. Power applied to influence opinion is inerely a means of upholding fallacies, and no Euglihh GovernMent will surely profess to study Arbuthnot's art of convincing people of salutary false hoods for some good end.' Slould they do so, "it wilt be well to keep their design a profound secret, for the people will naturally ask, To what end ? To an end which ap pears good in the eyes of authority or in the eyes of the people ? The Opposition also in such a case would be entitled to ask whether the right of coining political falsehoods was a monopoly belonging exclusively to the Government, as the right of printing almanacs was for merly reserved to the universities." In a very competent essay on " Public Service, speaking of promotion, the author says " The man who first pulls down the house of fraud and nonsense; who seeks to bottom his reputation upon doing good ; who uses the gifts of reason and the efforts of genius to rectify those evils which all the genius and talent of his profession have previously been employed to support and protect ; who turns jobbers into honest men, scares away the plunderers of the public; and is a terror to wrong-doers ; such a man is surely the fittest man who can be chosen for advancement. " The hope of renown is the instinct of great souls. Are public ser►ants to be taught that for them the tem ple of Fame shall be merely an inner chamber in the palace of Indolence I Away with so enervating a cheat. Toe shortest road to riches and preferment should be over the straight rough way of toil and thought." ' A chapter on " Subordination " conveys some valuable discussion on palpab'e facts—too lately and too - frightfully illustrated. ; and we regret we cannot afford epace fur a more lengthy extract than the following : "Men placed in situations for which the strongest talents wonld not be more than adequate, have fre quently no talent at all. The furniture of their minds is often made up of discordant prejudices ; and they fol low that prejudice by which their interest or the gratifi cation of their humour for the moment is most promoted. So won as an employment becomes a source of conside ration and of power, it is sought atter, bought and sold, or tricked and intrigued away by sharpers who have neither inclination nor power to render themselves use ful in it. Such places are the mere appanage of jobbery, or even the prize cf some act too shocking to speak of. So snugly have matters been managed by jobbers, that some of the most considerable offices in our empire are not less clear of obligation than a seat at the opera. When they have been begged or bought. all the occu pants 'ewe to do, after they have once taken possession, is to enjoy. "Such persons may exercise their power, without the smallest regard for'the public welfare, in whatever man ner may be most agreeable or convenient to themselves; and it is the influence they exercise, and the use to which their influence is put, which constitutes the great political disease of our times, and which must ultimately being about some sweeping reform as a remedy. "It is impoivible to feel respect for a man merely be cauie he fills high office under such circumstances as these. It is a melancholy thing enough to see some mean and cunning intriguer fed and lodged at the public ex pense, endowed with a rich portion of the product of other men's industry, using all the influence of a great situation, perhaps. to deepen the ignorance and inflame the fury of his fell )w-creatures. It is sad enough to know, that in times of trouble and difficulty, the greatest obstacle in the way of every settlement will be found in those to whose counsels the country ought to look for dignity and peace; There is something quite revolting in the power given to such men. Officials, who have with the utmost influence and in the face of day com mitted the worst acts of injustice and oppression, whose incapacity has been repeatedly testified by the grossest blunders, may unblushingly avow their guilt and inca pacity, and punish any ono who has conscientiously ex posed it to the country. They have persecuted such men with a cold-blooded ferocity, the more determined because they have been conscious that the truth only has been proclaimed against them. " But shall the nation look on approvingly while criminals are protected from the slightest breath of cen sure, and their accusers, wh ) have gallantly risked every thing to bring them to justice or stay their mad career, are put to the rack with impunity 1" The Night Side of London. By D. Ewing Ritrohie. iweedie : strand. The night side of London is doubtless dark enough ; but we trust that Mr. Ritchie's general denunciatory tone is somewhat exaggerated by the "one idea" which evidently occupies his brain and rules his pen—viz., that no source of sorrow, suf fering, or wickedness exists, save in " drink." If our author pursues his well-intentioned subject with more expansive perceptions and deductions he will probably arrive at numerous ethical points of poli tical and educational defalcations which demand the first and fullest attention of all true " re formers of the people." Mr. Ritchie very justly deplores and condemns the moral fungi of intem perance, but appears not to notice the more latent social heap of foul subsoil which promotes the poi sonous growth. The advancement of " Teeto talism" is unquestionably the aim of this little work •, but we have a notion that far more power ful and practical levers must be applied to raise the mass of our population, before public-houses, police-courts, and lunatic asylums will become tenantless. Wild Adventures in Australia and New South Wales. By Frederic De Brebant Cooper. James Blackwood, Paternoster-row. This little volume contains some startling inci dents by sea ; and more, scarcely less startling, by land, in the northern part of Australia, where the remains of the Aborigines are still met, and afford ample opportunity for the full gratification of those who are eager to seek a strange and exciting exis tence iu far-off lands. Hunting, fighting, gold digging, and hasty sketches of savage and bush lifo are bountifully scattered through the pages, and will no doubt be welcome reading to those who revel in the bold and wonderful. Aldershot, And all About It. By Mrs. Young. Author of " Our Camp in Turkey," &c. dm. Routledge and Co., Farringdon-street. Mrs. Young has entered with considerable spirit into the doings and sayings at Aldershot. She gives us lively sketches of public barracks. private theatricals, Royal collations and regimental balls, with some account of the surrounding country and objects of interest. The illustrations by thq author are very fairly executed ; and, altogether, the book is very readable. The Angler in the Lake District. By John Davy, M.D., F.R.S. Longman and Co. The disciples of Isaac Walton will find in this a most attractive and charming work. The book is full of sound piscatorial information, poetic ele gance, and entertaining matter. Those who would possess a recherche volume on their favourite pur suit of " hunting for silver in a sapphire tide," cannot do better than secure Dr. Davy's produc tion, as its refined and classical tone recommends it as much as its practical excellency. A SELF-ELECTED PBOCTOE.—At the election of con. vocation proctor at Norwich, on Tuesday, Rev. 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