The Sun. — London, England, 1857-06-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton — l2 , Market yesterday manifested a firm appearance, and prices were well supported. The sales at ;3, 6 ) 0 00 bales, 1,000 of which were taken by the ex- Porters. The Railway Share Market closed quiet'y, sl and there was a slight improvement in prices. 2L The ve sse l s from Australia, which have been so 25 long detained by contrary winds, are now slowly s , ar riving, and in the course of a few days the large St supplies of gold so anxiously awaite d will be no 8:6 doubt announced. The Wane of Life is reported 20 this morning, but her specie freight is very limited, 20 c o mprising only 4,000 oz. or 16,0001. There has 1( 'len another importation, however, of a more im -2550 I rtant character, namely, 632,372/., from the West Indies and Mexico. This is a very opportune 20 s upply, as such active operations are in progress for Sf .remittances to India and China. The q uantit y in- 25 tended for shipment ou Thursday has no doubt 2! b een, secured already, but the present influx will 21 afford almost enough for the succeedi n g mail, and 14 hence a considerable portion of the Australian gold s' yet to arrive may be retained in this country instead "b 4 ng sent to the Continent, as apprehended. The annual meeting of the Bank of British Ct. 1100 :5 I It. 100 ;t. 100 ',t. 100 0 all 0 8 t. 1100 all ,t. 100 t. 100 :5 I 1.7 i . 100 ;0 all .0 4 it. 100 0 all t. 100 0 all North America has just been held—Mr. Cummins I n the chair. The report showed the net profits to be for the past year 90,943/. 18s. 6d. Tnd state of Canada had teen satisfactory. A dividend at the rat e7bf f. per cent. per annum was declared, and a bones of 30s. per share. The report was adopted, and - the retiring directors re-elected. The'Silver Market is firm, and bars are floral /41l Pd. per ounce standard. The Aank of England directors have given notice that they will make advances on stock during the ahuttin "at per cent. These loans will be for • g ' period 4 not exceeding 14 days, and the accom modation will cease on the 11th July, as at that _,P e ijodspecial transfers can be made, on the p a y ment w a small fee. Yesterday afternoon a good deal of uncertainty was felt upon this subject, as some a nnouncement was expected last week, next Thurs "Y beitig settling day. The Directors are evi dently cautious in their operations, and by limit *Lug the loans to 14 days they prove their anxiety sotto commit themselves too far in any measure th ey may adopt. 41 1 active demand still prevails for discount., I " full rates are therefore current. 4 he annoucement made by the Bank has increased firmness in the Funds ; but specu i_7tive transactions, owing to the preparations for the settlement, are very dull. Rather a larger money rllduess has been done, and during the next week vestments will no doubt be more freely made. Consols,_ for transfer have been 93 1 to 94 k, for ,r,ll . `. l rsclay next 94, a lternately buyers and sellers, 4114 for July 94a 2 . The New Three per Cents.. 92 and the Reduced 92i 4. Bank Stock is and India Stock 221 to 222. The March mazeh --equer Bills are 2s. to 6s. premium, the " Ad yee• 'ag e d ), 2s did. to 2s. premium, and the Bonds Oat I. ' • F oreign securities are very dull. Turkish 6 46 , Cents. are 951 I Portuguese 3 per Cents. tt arid Dutch 4 per Cents., 9n. Chilian 6 per Cents.to 37, - are 101 i, and Venezuela Active have risen d'r j Owing to the reported discovery of gold at -` l Peta. 84. _he following are the nominal prices of Foreign r,k B :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6f ; Mexican is Peruvian 41 per Cents., 7 6 1 ; ditto 3 per ellti .) 53 1 511 ; Portuguese 3 per C ents., 45 i 461 ; it vr tlasian 5 per Cants., 107 109 ; ditto 41 per Cents., - Spanish 3 per Cents., 4112 i ; ditto De ,7ced, 25i A ; ditto. Certificates, 61 ; ditto Pas- A %N A 51 It r °°tloraio business has been done in the Rail aY Share Market, and improved rates have, in . 4 :.5 3 4t _al instances, been current. Caledonian, 4 alleashire and Yorkshire, Ind Midland, have ad -I:auce4. 10s. North Western 155., and North 4 estern York V. Great Western, South Western, p ..and dale of Neath, however were about ss. lowpr. to French lines were not dealt in, and paces were nominally rather firmer. Grand Trunk of %nada advanced • 10s, Great Western of Canada .and East Indian ss. to 10s. Mining Shares have shown no material change in values. Wheal Edwards brought 6i, Tin Croft 4 4) Sortridge Consols and Santiago de Cuba 21i. joint -Stook Bank Shares ruled dull. London 411 d Westminster declined 5 5., Orienta l Bank ss. ; ulteMan Bank advanced ss. The Miscellaneous Shares were quiet, without an ymaterial variation in prices to report. Canada liend were 149, Electric Telegraph 92, and Perlin elder and Oriental Steam 701. ;t.'loo .0 all ;t. 100 3t. 100 :t. 100 it. 100 It. 100 it. i 100 1611 14f 1611 12 St. 100 16 6 20 all ll all St. 100 St. 100 .Z 0 all 10 all 12i 2; 5t.,100 25 I all 25 all St. 100 10 1 10 1 1 St. !100 St. ilOO 50 1 all 25 all 00 all 25 j all 50 9 20 all St. !100 50 1 3 . ; St. 'lOO 5t.,100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 23 25 MI 50 all St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 20 17, 20 all 10, all st. o 10 ;t. [OO ;t. 100 ;t. 100 .0 6 i 0 all ;t. 100 LO all it. 100 :5 all :5 15 l 5 3 100 It. 100 5 22 all all all 20 20 50 20 all .0 1 all 5 I all 0 1 all !O all LO I all ,t 0 all LO all 0 all 8 9 .8 I ii.ll _lO, )311ITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Offictal Lid:) Business done. ' ll4ll k Stock 2l2i s Per Cont. Reduced Annuities 92i i i per Cent. Consols Annuities 94,i 38 4i 3j tor 3 , per Cent. Annuities 92s i 1 '':g " 1 -nullities expire sth Jan. 1860 2 7-16 ntha Stock ' 222 1 • ,Ladit, Bonds £ lOOO ~ Ditto, under £ lOOO 3 d "I'lle*ls for Account 94 Et v, c-•elitter Bills, 2.td. March. I June. £l000 £509 •• 6 2 p 1 Belsil Ditto Ad ver tised 2 p 2 d Ditt o B onds, i ti sB p 34 per Cent. Ditto, 1359 PRIORS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK , OW ''an Bonds, 6 per Cent lOll ro r tuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent. — Ditto A ccount • 46 1 . ttr kie.h Bonds, 6 or cent Ditto Account P 951 i li llezuels. Bonds, 41 per Cent .31 loemis a. the above vsvable in iionien. D utch Exchange, 24 per Cen?,.., 12 Guilders Dftto 4 per Cent. Certificates . 97i TWO O'CLOCK.- . Consols, money Ditto for account 94 i Ditto, Account (July) 0 2sr,d 9 lOs ;t. too ;0 15 )0 all )0 all tO all it. ICtO 10 all 0 all all :Oi )0 all - I 100 - 1 100 , - e) I all :0 1 10 ;,5 I ail LO tall o I 18 5 1 all 6 an O 12 O all O all O 2s. 9 18 !O 18 .'LAUNCH OF A SCREW WELLED FISHING SCHOONER. • - •0a Saturday last the first welled fishing schooner, the Property of the British Steam Fisheries Company, was . launched from Mr. Lungly's yard at Deptford. Sbe is a remarkably fine-looking model screw steamer, 100 feet long, 16 feet beam, and measuring about 120 tons bur „den. She was constructed under the superintendence of „gie" company's engineer, T, B. Winter, Esq., and wilt be Commanded by Mr. Charles Eiffe, of the merchant ser vice,.an experienced fisherman. When her pair of en gines, 15-horse power each, are fixed, she will be sent to sea immediately, to commence fishing operations. The port of Harwich, on account of its contiguity to the Dogger and other fishing banks in the North Sea, • and per railway to the London market, is the place selected as a depot. When the capabilities of this oxpeririiental fishing steamer are fairly tested, 'the company intends stationing similar steamers at various ports of the United Kingdom, wherever there is a rail near a fishing bank. These vessels are also ex pected to be excellent nurseries for training boys to be active seamen. The only principal difference in con struction betwixt this iron-welled vessel, and the Wooden ones at present used are, the wood vessel's well deck is level, and the funnel (where the fish is put into it) stands nearly perpendicular, and the holes for admit ' tll B the water into the well are round, of about inch diameter. The iron vessel's well-deck and funnel, which .are in one, is constructed with a cu rve, that is supposed will ease the surge of the water as the vessel rolls and tumbles about in a sea way ; and the holes, for admit ting. the water into the well, instead of being round, are slits of about 4 inches long. The launch of the 'Vessel went off beautifully ; her name is the Albatross. ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A MANUFACTORY., —Early on al l Thursday morning the inhabitants of the village of Conjs. b emugh near Doncaster, were alarmed by a violent ex- 100 40 all plosion in the sickle manufactory of Messrs. Booth. On 50 all • examining the place it was found that a bag containing a 20 8 quantity of gunpowder had been placed in the drum of a 00 .50 machineand that it bad been ignited by means of a long 100 25 Ifusee which passed through the adjoining premises, a dis- 100 120 tense of upwards of 10 yards. The project of blowing up 120 ' all (la the place, however, failed, and only a trifling amount of 20 all inage was done, principally to the roof, the tiles of 20 all :which w ere th ro wn off. A watchman employed by 20 20 Messrs Booth, named Richard Swallow, was appre- 50 50 hended , on F r iday on suspicion of being concerned in 50 10 West offence. On the same day he was examined before the 1 00 5 20 00 3 Riding magistrates at Doncaster, but remanded. 20 10 bout year ago an explosive missile was thrown into 50 2q . the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Booth in the dead of the 20 all night, and they both had an extremelynarrow escape with I - all their lives. These diabolical attempts to injure life and 2 property have arisen, it is supposed, out of disagreements 10 on trade matters. ' FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. j On Sunda l t evening, one of the company's guards lost 2. his life. is supposed that Page mounted the roof of the carriages to close one of the office doors, and in the i tryin g fell on to the line, an d met with his death in to cross the train al ong the buffers. lG I 4 ?.0 all . 10 all Z 6 5 all !O all !O all .o'l all O all O all .6 all 1.0 all !CI all M) all O 7 10 7i O all 5 all .?.0 all LO all ZO all o 3 15 :0 all 5 1 15 all t. 5 ll 4i , ICI DO SO 00 ' FOR] Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes.. Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeanzez Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Dutch Rhenish ...... Eastern of Franco Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt., Central of France I Great Luxembourg Italian Junction...... Lake Const. & Bale Lierro and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.P. Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Mediterran, Maria Anteula ...... Do. N rew .............. Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France. NorwegianTrnk.Pre; Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse )o. 5i per cent. pref, Southern of France. 8i all West Flanders.. 10 all Do. 56 per c. / 4 20 all IW.&N.W. of France 20 6 Western of Aust r i a. _ 20 all West. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden ........ . 6 1 all I Do. 8 p. cent. prof, 20 all Zealand A and rote from untess wager Creve- Julie, aateall c Cdr. hence. ottancy ed by over' ,he De ong to posi- b%cure es pag- cover, I"eter- we his ,olence She scorn- has he ing his d love, I. The it, put r to hie condi call the for his pairing ieuer i-6 [a corn- t of the 3ge the prcbard, ountes 3 act, or ie years tr belief 3fU cool his,, t retire - ; desire , ' school. Sabine). r. Edward ounced-, lit at this ce. questril the kind •eeted thusiaSi c ' jtitaFiq It leai/i l4 I with th e . perforial, .est order' ed fot to - In a Te r i !, on to n ew sod and Ore s ; ith a 3 10 ;9 3 season to be alg r dying t 4° os drams," O as. W' ► opeowv h, as Dol l de rn Joie iing ? g assign :•formar lo . r effeet tq l alleeted A le Villa ° Lad iat, ° ' dr. ..1 (l a ; Margars'a he sec ol . l 11 of qui e a 113 . 411° 4 corn Oft.- it .n riiral t / cur.T l3 : 6 oth e a , o and 1 19 '„i" L from ° t 0 p lace ' aryPu : , 0 F. . ,r Bose ° 1 11110 1188 ' . of_ resu lt 1 1 6 dug th i n the ju t ;atific se, oveltf• off o-tn enorr title aiog ref; W asted 0 ir11 001313 : L ever ' an' bag d i The te o ra , e , meta' wi ll house *4 ' 18 w hich jo ;eficiare v otic oni 66 • o t a ° , x pire‘A ar .-- +tiroe r o ffe me n d i a te mine jayde il 18 " 0 . )ut Of e ls ° baVe MAgiiETS--(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday Business dons i st, this clay. a. --..... 1 25 ,i I raid RAILWATB. A.mbg. Nottng. Boat. di Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena Btrmug. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsh & Cheshire Janet...... Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass ' Cornwall De. A Do. B Dublin&Belfast Jam.. ' Dun. P. & A.ber. June. East Anglian ...... Eastern Counties.. Eastern Union , A. stk. Do., do. B ...... ....... Do. New A ..... ....... East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ........ Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth. &Dundee Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness . Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock IDo., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) 'Great Western. Do. Str V.R. gua. St hush South-Eastern. Lancaster & ,Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash &Yorkshire Do., do. F. £l6 Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport London & Blackwall T,ond.Bright.dlS.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths . Do. ,161.5h.,31&8...0 Do. Eighths London do S.Waatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Litwin. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Nlidland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares ......... Newcastle &Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British North 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. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Devon South Eastern Do. 4. per c. Shares South Wales.. IS. Yorksh. River Dun Do Staines,Wok.,&Wok Stockton & Darling Do. do 1854 Do. do., 18K5 Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath. ..... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon , 20 • 12/, 25 20i 2O St. St. BRITISH Pi Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur Buff., &lit & Gooch 6 p.c.bds., I Aug.,'72l Do. do., 1 July, '73 i Do. do., 1 June, 'NI (Calcutta and S. East.l Central Oude (Lim ) Ceylon „hares Do. B. do. Demerara .."4, Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben... Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. I Gt. Westn. of Canada IA Do. New Do. Bds. payable '57, , Do. do., "76, p.'6o 1 Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4A p.c Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten.' Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c.' Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) IScinde, guar, 5 per c Do 51 - 51 8i - 9 67 -69 8 - 9 89 - 91 7zi - 73 35i - 36; 4 - 5 9 -- 10 18i -- 19 11fi -- 11; 52 -- 54 35 -- 36 - g 3 / 4 7id 97 98 59 - 61 ii - A 95 - 97 8 - 9 90A - 97 88 - 89 121 - 123 103 - 105 64i -65 f 63 - 65 70 -- 74 6 -- 8 P 6 -- 8 p 1001 -- 10*01 • • • •. • 6. di In — ]12 , 101 -10 I• id A dl 93 - 100; 42i - 42; 83i -83 t 54 = 55 ••• -- •.. 14 - 15 62 - 64 31 - 34 4 43 - 44 88 - 89 - ni 24 - 2 414 - 42! 67 - 68 96 - 99 5 4id 7i 10 —10 i 30i - 31 7 - 5 105 107 I 25 26 48 50 3 2 d 18 19 741 —74 i 87 88 6 5:l 6 5 di 40 - 1 42 •• - 46 • • • - 9 -3; SSESSIONS. ••• ""' ••• ... - ...P' la par 194 96 - I 91. 93 91 93 .•• - ••• 11 - 1 i P ••• - ••• i - 107 -- 109 i 1k - lip 19} -- 20 63i -- 64} 91 -- 92 21 -- 21. i -- -- if, 231 23i , 1 100 -- 101 X llO -- 114 410 -- 114 1 106 - 108 19 - 20 21 - 214 id - tP - •• - ••• li - lip 6a --.. 6i par 1 p 5 - 5,1 2 - li , 29i - 29 par ii. 2 , 24R 1 6t, 6i ~ ~.. ... 5i- 5p 29 - ~: 8 - 201 - 38 - 9 - 58i - 56 - * d.... Par li 1 6 i li 81 r s i 8 8 i 30. 31 4 5 9 9i 30 31 par 1p • • • '''' • BANKS. 86 - 88 2 -- 50 - I • .... •4 • ••• — • id 62 61 17t -17 t 17 .- 171 •• "•-• ••• 11111 ..• ••• 46 . 48 36i 39/ is Pal 61 i''! 63 .94 .•••• ••• 55 •••••• 57 6 -- 7 .•• 1 JOINT-STOI Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col Bk. & Ln. Co British N. American C.Bk.of Ind. Au.&Ch City Colonial Commercial of Lond. Eng.Scot.e.tAus.Cht. Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust. Ditto New .......... .. London and County Lnd.&E.Bnkng.C or p London Joint Stock.. Lond.andWestmin st. National Pro. of Eng. Do. New ............... National Bank ...... New South Wales .... Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank ...... Provincial of Ireland Do. New R.Arts.B. &G.Im.Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual ......, Wejtrnßk of Loa d , rnE SUN, LONDON,' TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1857; Paidl RAILWAYS. 100 \ Buckghamsh 100 1 0lydesdale Jc. all I Col. St our Vy. 100 'E. Lin. g. 6 p.c all E. Un. H. Sll. 100 alas. Barr. & _ . Neils.Direet. 100 Do. New all Glstr.S.;Dn.Fr all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares all Do. Shares 50 25 12 12 20 all !Lon:at Greenw all Do. Preference 100 Lon. Til., &S. 74 Do. Bark. all Mancli.Thrton. and Matlock 100 Mdld. Bradfd. 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. all NT.&Est.5 p.c. all Do. 6 per ct.. sIl Do.Fixedsp.c all Prest. & Wyre pq, _ .2i all Do. Stirs. A it. 100 Roystn.&Hit. 0 all Shrews.& Her .2 all S.Staffordsh i 0 all WearVal.g6pe ;5 all ,Do., it. 100 !Wilts &Sorarat Leasing Companies Lia. &N. W. (32.1. don E.U.dtE.O Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do qt. Westn Y. & N.M. Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do hdidland E. Count. Do ........ I Do ... Do L. &N. W Do Gt.Northn, T. Brassey' M. MCI ean' &Dar. Do Ot.Westn PREFERENI all Blyth and Tyne 10 p e.pref. (iris& at 501.) 100 Bris. & Ex. 4 P.C. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares 100 Caledn. £lO 44 p. c 100 Ches. & Ho. 54 p.c 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork &Bandons4p.e all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J 2 E. Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo. l all Do. No. 2 .... . . all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. all East -Un. ' G.. 6 p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debontr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per Dent, 100 East Lancash.6 all E.&W. York. J. stbs 5 Ediu.& Gl. sp, c. Sh. ,100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c." 100 Furness, 5 p. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. C. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem._ 100 Do. 44 per cent .. . 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N .of Scot.lst Pre 100 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&ll.Ex. s pc 100 Do. con. zed. 44 p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. all Do. Winn. Pre'. Sb all Do.CbesterBP.c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh all. Do. do. do all Do. do. do 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St.' 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et.,. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares all Londy.& Color. 4Sh. all Londy. &Ennis. 4 Sh. 100 M., S.,&L. 6n. Cent. 44 Do. do. do. £6 100 Do. do. 31 per cent all Mary pt. &Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 44 per cent 104 Do. do. 100 Aid.Consol..6 p.c. St.. 100 Do.Con.Br.B ; r. 6 p.c. 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St. 10Q Do. L. &H. Pref. St. all New.,Aber. • &c., pr. 5 p.c. red. 5 p.c.p - m. 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. all Norfk.Deb.4p.c.Sh. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 34 p.c. pf , 1847 100 D0.Wv.Y.5p..,1 84 7 100 North British 34 Do. 71. Preference 100 N. E. Berw. 413. c. Prf 8i Do. do. do ..... ... 13 Do. Leeds ipc. No 11 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York EL &S. Pur. "all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & WolY. 6 p.c., lat guar. 1100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar 1 1 ! all Scot. Cent. New Pref. 1100 Sc.N.E.Aber.r.6p.c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.'o:-pf. St. 1211 L o a &am, pf. St.. all Do. fixed 46 pr cent. B all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent 1100 Do. Fixed 46 p.c. Sh , 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c , 100 Do. do. 44 p. c all S.YorkshAp.c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. t'll July 1, '56 5 all IWaterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. (lifting Prices yesterday. 93 - 95 ii - 13 'ai = ii ... - ... 106 - 108 I lie 12i 22i 234 106 pat—gyp 21 - 88 - 90 i id - 54 561; 130 - 133 8 - 9 9 - 9i ••• 314 - 32) 88 - 89 1 E SHARES. gj - 94 94 - 96 s 1 = &. i 108 - 112 108 - 112 I -- IP OP 12 -12 i 71 - 72 -: 116 1 105 - 107 1100 - 102 61. - 63 10k - 10 5i.-- 6i 93 -- 95 83 - 85 85 -- 87 100 -- 101 9A -- 10 16i -- 17 91 -- 101 72 -- 74 19 -19 i 14k -- 1 4 i 134 -- 136 138 - 141 115 - 117 .54 - 156 I - IPI 66 - 68 ... •• • .30 - 132 95 - 97 86- - 88 101 - 11 101 = 103 91 • •02 id ••• - •• 22} - 22 111 - 113 114 - 116 105 - 110 iv • •.• - ••• 22i - 29 98 - 100 95 - 100 100 i 27 - 2 - •.. ••• 2a 2i BRITIS ki MINES. . . 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 18 - 19 - 20 14 B r itish Iron ... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 150 - 160 10 1 Dev• Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 465 - 475 ... 14s 1 Great South Tolgus l6 - 18 ... 1113 G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk ) 7 - 7. ... 7 iGrt.W. Vor (Helstn ) 4 1 - 5. 11 ... 13s1Lady Bertha - 4 ••• 71 N. Frances (Illogan) 16 -- 18 ... ... N.W.Basset (Illogan) 19 1 - 20 1 ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 5 .-- 6 ... 11 Par. Cons. (St • Blaxy) 22 - 23 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 41 - 51 ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co l - 11 11 ... 24 S. Camden (St. Cleer 330 - 340 ... 2S. earn Brea (Illogn. 51 - 61 19 S.V. Frances(lllogn. 300 •-- 310 5 4. Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 14 - 11 10 9 Tin Croft 4l -4/ 41 ... 40 Un.Minee (Gwennap) 1 9 0 --; 21.0 ... 12s 6,V. of Towoy (Caviar.) i - 1 ... 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 3O - 31 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd ) 140 - 150 ... -54 Wh. Basset (Illogan) 260 - 270 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth) 350 - 360 51 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 5/ - 6 61 I ..... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 17 19 .„ 8 Wh.Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 46 - 48 ... 41 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 23 .- 24 FOREIGN MINES. 20 7 Australian- i - 4 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at C 5 pm) - 11 • 30 all Do. Cocaes & Culla& ..• ••• 20 15 Do. St. John Del Bey 15 -• 17 ' 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica...-. i - id 40 all Cobra Copper 54 - 56 16 Copiapo - 13 .. • 2 all Fortuna - id 20 all General - 17 3 all Linares 5 14 Lusitanian - p 1 all Mariquita , - 1 1 all New Granada 4 - I 1 all Noyeau Monde -• ••• 20 all Pont.Sii.LdMA Sm' t 6 - 8 5 1 Port Philip - ••• 30 16, Santiago de Cuba - 24 121 1 all south Australian - ... 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all Do. 10 p. c. Pref ,. . - ... 28i, all United Melican 3l - 4 MISCELLANEOUS.2S 19 Australian Agricult. 181 - 1 9 1 10 all Austral% Royal Mail . . •-.• ... 10 all BerlinWaterWorks.. .4 - 5 50 40 Brit. American Land ... - ... 103 32s Canada ' l4B - 152 149 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 112 - 1124 112/ St. 100 Do, 6p. c • Feh.&Aug. ... - ... St. 100 D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. t ._. - . . St. All Copper Min. of Eng. 30 - 3 . 5 25 all Do. 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Gravesend, Greenwich, Kew, Wandsworth, Riehmond, liamp st.!ad, Highgate, &e,, were thronged all day. In Greenwich Park, by the kind permission of Lord Aberiean, the ranger, and General - Sir W.. liams, ,eommandant •at Woolwich, also of Colonel Bloomfield and. Colonel Browne, the Royal Artil lery and Royal Marines' band played for the grati fication of the people, and will also do so to-day. London was, neverthele4; not deserted, and the various places of amusement within its circle were resorted to by thousands Of the holiday folk. Hereunder we notice some of the' principal eihi bitions and, places of amusement, Atc. CRYSTAL PALACE. We may imagine, but can faintly describe, the horror with which an exquisite, whose acquaintance with the Crystal Palace had previously extended no further than its floral fetes, its grand concerts, and Saturday pro menades, must have looked upon the scene it presented yesterday—that is, supposing he could have brought himself to do anything so vulgar as to drop in there on a Whit Monday ; and in truth be would have had some reaso❑ on his side, for the contrast was most striking. On the days on which the palace and grounds are conse crated to aristocratic visitors from the regions of Mayfair and Belgravia, and those well-to-do people, with aristo cratic pretensions and decidedly plebeian names, who figure most numerously on the season-ticket list, an air of exclusiveness seems to pervade the building through out. Sedateness and propriety are supreme ; hoops and crinoline, patent leather boots and se bite kids are in the ascendant. Drill 'would dineelt must be on the tender capon—or tough as it may chance to be—the 'delicate neat's tongue, and the daintiest of salads ; your liquor a bottle of the b r ightestchampagne or most sparkling hock. Everything, in short, is eolnine it fact, and our City friends, the Smiths and tbe Browns, can at the close of the day retire to their hones with the pleasing fact im pressed upon their minds that for once at least they have moved in the higher circles of society, rubbed skirts with my Lord This and my Lady That, and perhaps taken up and restored the Hon. and beautiful Miss Blank's fan. Monday comes, and what a change ! St. James has-dis appeared ; it is now theadvent of St. Giles. The puffing and snorting of the engine are heard, and almost imme diately the doors are thrown wide open, and as rapidly as dexterous money-takers and busy ticket-markers can turn the tables, an irruption of men, women, and children takes place—a process which is repeated at very short intervals until the day is pretty far ad vanced, when the living . tide ebbs, and all hie homeward. The gasses have possession of both palace and park, aed the old habitue is not per mitted to remain in any doubt about the matter. There they are swarming the nave and transepts, climb ing to the topmost galleries, diving into the courts, wan dering into all sortsof out-of-the-way nooks and corners, in and out of the building. Soon tiring of their mental feast—and it is astonishing how soon, for in this respect " the appetite grows not with what it feeds upon"—their next care is to prcvide for more material and grosser wants, and to this end they distribute themselves in groups about the lark and grounds wherever the site is most inviting; and there, hidden amidst the flowering rhododendrons, or under the more umbrageous foliage of some lofty tree, th t y dine al fresco. From baskets innu merable—and almost everybody carries a basket—heaps of suteitantial viasda are drawn ferth,—which spread out upon the board thich nature and art combine to fur• nish, and flanked by foaming tankards of the liquor which Englishmen like best—the brown and the heavy — are partaken of frith a heartiness that makes one hope a good digestion waits upon good appetite, for the con sumption is enormous, both of solids and fluids, and suggests that a siesta should most naturally follow. But there is little time to waste. " Music hath charms to soothe," &c.—we will not offend by completing the line and applying it more pointedly. The performances of the Crystal Palace band and of the band of the Grenadier Guards demani a share of attention ; the display of fountains must also be witnessed ; and the archery and cricket grounds, too, are also to be visited. In this man-, ner the hours steal away until the lengthening shadows. remind the visitors—their own tired limbs failing to do so —that the time was arrtvau Lor cut, roturu uvula. ouuu is a day at the Crystal Palace, as spent by the working classes on a Whit Monday, in the view of one who is not too curious, and has not, therefore, cared to thread the mazes and penetrate the mysteries of those lower regions deep down in the crypt which are sacred to that portion of the public who are described as the " third class," and from which astonishing tales sometimes come with regard to the mountains of beef, pile a of bread, and oceans of porter, which are there disposed of. We are content with having once scented the locality from afar. Inconti nently we retreated, and have never approached it since. The weather being all th'at heart could desire, it is scarcely necessary to add that the people enjoyed them selves to the full. Of noise and mirth, rollicking fun, and boisterous laughter there was enough, and to spare; but it is with pleasure we record the fact, that although upwards of 25,000 persons were congregated in and around the palace during the day, we never saw or heard of a single instance of misconduct or disorder. ROYAL CRENIORNE GARDENS. The visitors to these popular gardens were con siderably more numerous than is usually the case in the holiday seasons. This fact may be accounted for by the extreme fineness of the day and the unusually attractive gala programme announced by the proprietor. Even at a very early hour in the after noon steamer after steamer kept discharging its holiday freight at the river entrance. and the investiture of the gardens was rendered complete by a most formidable array of pedestrians and patronisera of the various lines of " busses" who besieged the door in the King's-road. The gardens were certainly in a most favourable c)n dition for a visit. The thousands of d,rvers and flower ing shrubs which adorn every partion of the grounds being for the most pert in bloom, formed an attraction themselves, and by no means the least telling attraction either. It is not only the lovers of horticultural pur suits whose tastes are catered for by the proprietors. The re decoration . of the Great Oriental or crystal dancing platform holds a prominent position in the an nouncements, and no doubt an equally important one in the minds of the visitors. In real artistic lightness and beauty of decoration it may certainly vie with any thing of the kind ever exhibited in the metropolis. Tae inauguration of Royal Marionettes in . the new theatre a'so formed a conspicuous item in the programme of yes terday, and the general rush to be the first in the new edifice (as yet incomplete) was one of the most exciting episodes in the• proceeding:3-ot the. day, though by no weans the most pleasant for those who occupied the centre of the crowd. A. witty and very clever address by Mr Henry Brown was received with much applause. The performances in the circus were as pleasing and attractive to the audience as heretofore, notwithstanding the absence, of the principal female artiste, Mrs. Charles Aelatissi who met with a Plight accident during the rehearsal in the daytime, which prevented her from making h er a ppearance as advertised. The characters pourtrayed by Mr. Charles Adams are deserving of especial notice. We Would not omit to notice the capi tal comic ballet, "The Gipsy Girl ;" nor refrain from awarding our praise to BOSiiio'3 excellent music, and Miss L. Lecle.rec's spirited dancing. The display of firework", under the superintendence of Chevalier Mortrarn, were of the usual brilliant character, and the whole entertainment was of the most successful de scription. BEITISEE MUSEUM. --, MAIILBOROUGH-EtOUSE. Pro bably in consequence of the extremely fine weather yes terday the out-door attractions for the holiday-folks were stronger than ordinary, which accounts for the fact that there were a less number of visitors both at the Vernon Gallery and the British Museum than is usually the case on Whit -Monday. Groups, however, of country friends visited M ar lborough-hottse at an early hour, and kept dropping in throughout the day, so that in the end the numbers amounted t) about 3,000. At the British Museum the number w 45 very much larger, attributable, no doubt, to the greater extent, as well as the wirier fame, of this national tollection of curiosities. From first to last visitors to the number of 15,000 were pre sent, and the eagerness kith which they viewed the vari ous objects at once maged them as more than ordinary imingers. Tsu COLOSSEIIII.--This magnificent place of public instruction and entertainment was crowded, both day and evening. Of the herits of the Colosseum it is un necessary 'that we shoild say much. They are well known ; and, under br. Bachhoffoer's management, where the various departments may be seen at the charge of one ahlling for the entire, the undertaking deset yes the success that appears to be attending it. THE ROYAL POLYTECRNIC INSTITIITION.—That this institution deservedly maintains its popularity is a fact which was practically shown last evening by the im mense number of visitors. The building was crowded in every part, and the varied amuQements provided for the holiday folks were well selected. An entire new room was devoted to Steven's exhibition of 80 distinct and beautiful optical pictorial dioramic transparencies, with stereoscopic effects; in commendation of which we have often spoken; Mr. James, the ventriloquist, gave a remarkable - exhibition of his powers in an original entertainment, abounding with much comic humour. The novelty was the appearance of Herr Veit Rahm, who had also performed in the morning, and who played some airs on the "tither," and afterwards sang and accompanied himself on the guitar, giving at the same ,time imitations of the horn, &c. Good humour pervaded the company, who retired much pleased,_ especially with the musical entertainment and the dis solving views, which are of a very interesting character. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S PARK.—Perhaps on. no similar occasion were these gardens so crowded -as they were yesterday. The extreme fineness of the day, no doubt, accounts in some measure for this, but at all events the wild bewts must have been istonistied. The_dens of the lions and tigers were besieged —in-fast, there was no approaching near them after about -12 (From the-Examiner.) One of the many subjects which is to be cast upon the broa I shoulders of the next session is that of the compulsory examinations recommended by the com missioners of 1855, for the purpose of securing a competent knowledge of law by persons entering the legal profession.. The Inner and Middle Temples admit the propriety of such a system, hilt Gray's inn and Lincoln's-inu are recusant ; so that the subject is to remain over, with all the evils attend , ant upon the existing state of things, until the great legal cOrporations shall he of one way of think mg. Next session it will probably be said that Par liathentary Reform is business enough to engross its time and attention ; and thus a question will in all likelthood be postponed again in which the public has a very serious -interest. There is too much of this procrastination. It weie devoutly to be wished that there was sortie process to make the thieVes of time and their accomplices amenable to justice. Whatever may be urged in defence of things as they are, on the ground that the public is sure to decide correaly in the long ran on the qualifica tions of members of the bar freely competing fer professional business, there is a large and most im portant 'clasS of cases to which the arguinent is ut terly inapplicable. The public is surely entitled at least to have some guarantee for the capacity and attainments o f barristers appointed to all legal or judicial offices. At present there is none. A cer tain number of years' professional standing is the only peremptory qualification for a multirude of sittiatioris reqUiring a high degree of legal effici ency, and there are numerous places, especially in the colonies, for which the mere wearing of a wig and gown is the single test of eligib lity. Now, assuming it to be right to rely generally on the principle of competi , ion, or, in other words, to throwthe onus on individuals engaged in litigation to make a judicious selection of their legal advisers, ought there . not to be some be' ter security for fits ness in the case of a man employed and paidy the country for his professional services We have no' such blind confidence in the distribution of patro nage by any Minister as to leave matters of such moment as this absolutely in his bands, with no rules to govern him but that his nominees are to be of six or seven years' standing, or barristers in "actual practice." The Minister may possibly select competent men within those loose limits, but what guarantee is there that he will be guided in his choice by merit only What - protection is there against any of the influences that tend so strongly to improper selections I What reason . can the public have for believing that any given appoint ment has been conscientiously made on no other "ground but that of the requisite amount of know ledge and ability We do not live in Utopia. There is such a thing as nepotism. Dispensers of places, like other men, have sons, sons-in-law, and nephews. At all events, they have friendships and prepossessions ; or they are under political or pri vate obligations ; or they are influenced, by those who are ; in short, there a 'hundred temp tations to make wrong promotions, while, be yond the sense of duty to the public, which sits on most men so lightly, there is nothing whatever to direct or bind them. It is evident, therefore that there should at least be a public test of legal attain ments for candidates for legal offices. Until there is there will never be the confidence that ought to exist in the administration of justice. Unfit men will he always creeping into employments through the notorious variety of crooked and dirty ways ; and the most competent will not carry the weight which the public proof of their abilities would give them. We do not say that examination ought to be the sole test; but we are satisfied it ought to be one of the tests by which fitness for legal situations should be ascertained. Taking the instance of the .county courts, we cannot but think it would materially add to their consequence and usefulnessw‘eretheirjudgesknown to be men who had all passed with credit a compe titive examination in the principles and practice of law by the heads of the profession. It appears to us that much of the reluctance which we observe, even On the part of Government itself, to extend the jurisdiction of these courts arises from the want of confidence which a public demonstration of at tainments would supply. We have an instance of this in the diScuSsions in the Honse of Lords on the Divorce Bill. It was . suggested, and very properly, by Earl Grey, that some of the questions arising under the bill should be disposed of - by the judges of the county courts. "He could not understand," he said,. " why somelocal tribunal, upon due cause shown by the wife, and after the husbandhad a full opportunity of being beard, should not be empowered to decree a separation et mensa et thoro. He would not., however, give that power to a single justice, however high his opinion was of the magistracy of England as a body. HO believed that the desired Protection might be secured by bringing such cases within the jurisdiction of the cotinty courts." On the other hand, we collect from What fell 'num tau Lord TrnanteirOt sft& lid hh.S not sufficient confidence in the county courts to vest in them any part of the jurisdiction which the House of Lords is- about to part with. Although the de clared object of the bill is to extend to all classes of society a relief that hitherto has been the mono poly of wealth, and the county courts therefore so obviously present themselves as the natural deposi taries of a jurisdiction intended to be popular and cheap, they are not to be trusted with it : and this we cannot help ascribing to the feeling that these tribunals do not command all the respect that ought to belong to them, even in the opinion of the Lord Chancellor, who is chiefly responsible for their cha acter and efficiency. o'clock. THE GREAT GLOBE, LEIOESTER-SQUARE. —This sta• pendous building was greatly patronised yesterday by the holiday folks, who appeared much interested with . the many attractions of the place. MADARE TUSSittl) AND SONS, BARER-STREET BAZA AR, whose oollection of life-like figures in wax has been greatly augmented during the last few weeks, and con tains;in addition to former objects, capital likenesses Of his Royal HighnessPrinee Frederick William of Prulisia, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, and various, other notable personages. During the whole of the day the large room was filled with members of the aristo crncy and others, drawn together prinCipally to see 'the life-like figure of the future husband of the 'Princess Royal. GORDON CUMMING'S ENTERTAINMENT .(THE LION. HUNTER),r—TbiI rxbibition was extensively patronised yesterday, in,:pruof of which the great ball was densell crowded. The exhibition, upon - the whol, is not only` popular with the masses, but at the same time is very` instructive, and must tend greatly to elevate the minds of those who patronise the entertainment. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.--Excursion• trains from the various stations on the South-Western Railway brought a good quantity of visitors into Southampton, many of whom availed themselves of the excursion trips to the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, &c., by the steam boats ; others sought the New Forest, and not a few were yacht ing on the water. The benefit societies in the neigh- bourhood, comprising the Old Fellows, Foresters, acs.,, dined together, and passed the day in a festive manner. Amusements of various descriptions were at hand to tempt the pleasure-seekers. THE LAST EMBASSY TO CLIINef. At the present moment when the public aro anxiously looking out for tidings of Lord Elgin, it may not be unin structive to present our readers with a brief resume of Lord Amherst's mission. The story is highly charac teristic of Chinese civilization, and from the novel pioture it exhibits of British andjAsiatic re 1-tapeism in contact, will always rank among the curiosities of modern diplo macy. In 1816 the annoyances and impcisitions of the local authorities at Canton had reached such a height of impu dence that the Government resolved to communicate direct with the Court of Pekin. Lord Amherst, formerly minis ter at Palermo, was selected to be the chief envoy, and as sociated with him as second and third commissioners were Sir George Staunton, who had accompanied Lord Macart nay, and, the late Sir Henry Ellis. The embassy left Eng land early in February and arrived off Tiensing, the first town on the Pei Ho about the middle of August. They were immediately boarded by the mandarins deputed for the purpose, and invited neat morning to a grand banquet iu one of the Emperor's country palaces. At this enter tainment arose the first difficulty about etiquette. Com missioner Kwang maintained that, as the feast was given by the Emperor, the foreigners must go through the same forms as though he were actually present, and specifically required the Kou-tou, which is the grand court ceremony, and consists in kneeling and knocking the head against the ground nine times consecutively. Lord Amherst waved the question as to what he might do when he arrived at Pekin, but absolutely refused to execute this abject per formance before the yellow table which represented the ."Sun-of Heaven" upon the present occasion, and eventually the matter was compromised by his making a low bow for each prostration of the mandarins.'' After this the route Esu-tou. " Would Lord Amherst perform it before the Emperor ?" The affair was becoming serious, and Lord Amherst took counsel of his companions. Sir George Staunton declared that compliance was " incompatible with national or personal respectability." The East India Com pany's officials at Canton believed it would be " highly injurious to the interests of the company," and pointod to the members of the Dutch Embassy who, having shown much facility upon the point, were compelled to bang their heads about in a most ridiculous manner upon every trifling occasion. On the other hand Sir Henry (then Mr.) Ellis and Dr. Morrison, the interpreter, were of opinion that the ambassador should submit. Willing to conciliate, but tenacious of the dignity of his sovereign, Lord Amherst made two very reasonable proposals, either that in return for the performance, a Tartar of equal rank with himself should go through the same ceremony before the portrait of the King of England, or that the Emperor should de clare that if a Chinese ambassador should at any time be sent to London, be should be required to observe precisely the same f rm. The surprise with which the mandarins received these propositions and their refusal even to lay them before the Emperor clearly evinced the implied mean ing of the ceremonial itself. In spite of these disputes the embassy still proceeded and reached Sing Chow, near Pekin, on the 21st of August, where a new mission from the Emperor met them to join in the discussions. It consisted of Ho, a noble of the first order, and Moo-to s jin, a sort of Lord Chamberlain and President of the Board of Ceremo nies. These people behaved with great rudeness, alleging as their business that they were come to instruct the Em bassy in the performance of the Kou-tou. Lord Amherst had by this time fully made up his mind to decline the ceremony, and entered at length into his reasons, in a let ter to the Emperor, which he gave to Ho. To the great surprise of the Embassy, the moment he received this final decision, Ho desired them to prepare for an immediate journey to the capital, naming a very early day for the audience, and hinting that all ceremonial would be arranged without any more concession on their part. After travel ling all day and all night they were conducted past the walls of Pekin to Yuen-rnin-yuen, where the Emperor then was. The Embassy were hurried into a small apartment much out of repair, and Lord Amherst had scarcely taken his seat before Ho sent a message to say that the Emperor wished to see him immediately. The impos sibility of such a proceeding was urged in reply—the fatigue incurred of travelling through the night—the want of proper costume—and, above all, the irregularity of ap pearing without credentials. Ho at last came himself and used every possible means of persuasion, telling the Am bassador that he might use his own ceremony, and adding an invitation to his private apartments, where a referents to the Emperor might be more easily made. Lord Am hor.t, bovevoi, had included illness as one of the causes of his refusal, and it was obvious that if he could visit Ho, he could visit the Emperor, so ho therefore positively declined to move. He then left the room, and shortly afterwards a message arrived from the Emperor, stating that he dispensed with the Atabassador's immediate at tendance, and would send his physician to give him medi cal advice. The medical gentleman came, and probably reported to his master the fallacy of the plea of ill health for in a very few hours after it was announced to thet that the Emperor, incensed at their non-attendance on his summons, had ordered their immediate departure ! Such was the termination of the last mission to Pekin. Lord Amherst was certainly right in refusing to degrade him self and country by submission to an act of barbarian in solence, but it is to be regretted that he did not see the Emperor when the point had been conceded. THE NEW CLUB-HOUSE OF THE JUNIOR UNITED SERVICE CLUB, REGENT-STREET. (From the Builder.) The design is in the Italian style of architecture, the bow-window in Regent-street forming a promi nent feature in the composition, above which is a sc ulptured group allegorical of e army and navy. The whole of the sculpture and ornamental details throughout the building is characteristic of the profession of the members of the club. The exterior of the building is surmounted by a richly-sculp tured cornice, with modillion and dentils, and beneath it an elaborate frieze, having medal lions with trophies and other suitable em blems, separated from each other by the rose, sham rock, and thistle. The external walls of the build ing are of Bath stone, and the balustrade ro und th e area is of Portland stone ; upon the angle pieces of this will be bronze lamps, supported by figures not yet placed in position. On the left of the entrance-hall is the morning-room, 63 feet by 30 feet, with a how-window fronting Regent-street. On the right of the hall is the members' coffee room 65 feet by 41 feet, with a bow - window front ing Charles-street. At the back of the members' coffee-room is the visitors' coffee-room, 55 feet by 21 feet, lighted by a turret-light, filled with painted glass, and separated from the members' coffee-room by Sienna marble columns in scagliola, in pairs. Communicating with this is the house dining - ro om, 23 feet by 22 feet ; and beyond this the smoking room, 54 feet by 22 feet, lighted by a dome-light with painted glass, and approached from a corridor lead ing from the entrance-hall, with an exit for mem bers in St. Alban's-plaCe. Upon the first floor fronting Regent-street, and over the morning room, and a aie same dimensions, is the evening room, which is also used as a picture-gallery, '24 feet high, with a bow-window fronting Regent street. In the gallery are portraits of military and naval commanders, her Majesty and Prince Albert, and the Emperor Napoleon, and an alle gorical group in silver, presented to the club by the Emperor. Messrs. Nelson and Innes, of Whitehall, were the architects. Mr. John Thomas executed the sculpture. The total cost of the m, building will be about 50,0001. ID The Archbishop of Paris has narrowly escaped being poisoned He partook of an ice, into which some coburing matter, composed of acetate of lead had been .citroduced. - the leNatees of M. P aul Delaroche for the purchase of The. Count de Nieuwerkerke has made proposals to several of that artist's pictures for the Louvre.. _____--.----nce of the grow- CRYSTAL PALACE. —ONE SHILLING` DAY, Monday, In most parts of Francreibtn a a p s p m ea o r s a t favourable, but, June I.—Admissions on payment, 2,081 ; ditto, by ing crops of grain is de . sc A rumour is afloat that the Nord is to be given up. season tickets, 731 ; total visitors, 25,812. fon the recent 'mmediate censurer> t , INTERFERENCE OF PEERS AT ELECTIONS.—An import. of the demand for . u l tained. In the United States the ant petition has been presented to the House of elm- high prices are mai . owiugto the reduction in the . stocks, and to the activity but the appearance of the wheat in - ms from certain electors of West Norfolk, praying for• season is backward,generally an inquiry into alleged interference in the late election plant is , PERTH, AND DUNDEE AND SCOTTISH for the division by the Earl of Leicester, lord-lieutenant THE EDI 11BAILWAY COMFANTEs.—The directors of the of the county, Lord Hastings, Lord Sondes, and Lord CENTRAL , Perth, and Dundee Railway Company have Waleinghatn. The petition commences by citing "an Edir i i . b sh u gb promising., r ed a statement in regard to the working agree ancient resolution of your honourable house" as fol- puha; between that company and the Scottish Central lows .—" That it is a high infringement of the fiber- rj, l e, lway compan y, The agreement, which came into ties and pritilegea of the Commons of the United di ng - r.a' >oration in January, 1856, and has now terminated, Joni for any Lord of Parliament or other peer or prelate ( g l ave rise to a long correspondence with regard to the (not being a peer of Ireland at the time elected, proportion borne by the actual working expenditure of each line to the expenditure with which it was charge. not having declined to serve for any county, c a it n V d t ; able under the agreement. The directors of the Edin burgh, Perth, and Dundee line state their conviction or 4 borough of Great Britain) to concern himself n i s that the prospects of their company will not suffer by the election of member ono serve fur the Co l ni n me at in Parliament (exi.;',l3t y any peer cf . Ire a where such election in GCrer: Britain respectivel w independent management. such peer shall by himself or' An elegant banquet of the officers of the Queen's Dra. be elected), or for any lord-lieute,2ant or Le rived from h i s goon Guards took place yesterday, at the London county to avail himself of any aut.hoi:itY any members to Tavern ; the Hon. H. J. C. Cavendish, colonel of the any others bveeprrnoYoproosfedartiyo commission to influence the election a ' 'lie petitioners regiment, in the chair, supported by Lieutenant-Colonel serve for the Commons in Parliament." l ' t ,; at proceed- H. Campbell, Captains Keene, O'Hara, C. Hutchinson, then state that they have reason to believew were ->ractised G. P. Smith, Seymour, Silvester, Calvert, Meynell, &c. ings in direct violation of this resolution ionedt k- au , d par. , .HE COMING ALLlGATOR.—Arrangements are making at the last election by the noblemen t in the Zoological Gardens, Regent's-park, for the recep electoral rights of to tion of an alligator, which is expected to arrive at to compromise and supersede the ticularly by the Earl of Leicester, lomrden•lieutenant, Q. as Southampton iu the West India steamer Orinoco about xi' . Ic. , „,,,, the middle of next month from the great swampy river for inquiry. The constituency, and they therefore . - 1. 'I °"1'!I ) u tor Grey Tom), iu Central America, after the Whitsuntide recess. petition is to be presented by Mr p . r ß ay oebt . tc , k, ~.. 721 3} 61 100 - i 6k 1013 3 83i 4 31 '2 42} i 68§ 8 9 30i li 644 4 91 21/1 23i a LEGAL' EDUCATION. MA Colbarn's New 31onthly—The first article is en titled " Central Africa:!' It relates to Travels - and_ - Discoveries in North and Central Africa, by Henry - Barth. It is well worthy of perusal, and affords considerable information concerning the country in question. " A Stolen March," by the author of • Ashley, continues the story of Sophia May, in this portion of the tale it becomes very exciting, the • • Stolen March being nothing less than a secret mar riage between the luckless Fre l Lyvett, and the' • crafty Sophy. The interest is increased by the fact of the affair becoming laiown to a friend of Fred's father, who essays in vain before the altar to stop the ceremony. It - was in vain, for the elder; , Lyvett did not arrive in time though summoned by telegraph. The reader is 'left to infer that a long . life of misery awaits the unfortunate youth. Doubtless we shall see more anon of these charac- • ters on a new stage. " The Aqueduct of Segovia," is a legend wild and mystical in the extreme con cerning the origin of the aqueduct. " The History of the Newspaper Press," is continued,•it conveys various and interesting intelligence, and the foun- • dation of several journals is hererecorded. "Sean- dinavian Sketches," furnish many details of the northern countries, a graphic sketch is given of • each capital, it is observed that " Norway should be the happiest country in the world, the people need not trouble themselves about reform bills, for they have no taxes to pay and are ignorant of game laws." "The Haunted Ship," by Mrs. Bushby, is a striking story, and will meet with the approval of , those who favour the marvellous. It relates the adventures of a captain who murdered his wife, and was followed by her avenging spirit which haunted the ship for ever. MISCELLANEOUS. The National Magazine continues to presents its readers with ably written and interesting papers. The names among the contributors are a sufficient warrant against mere mediocrity. Conspicuous among the story-tellers. are Miss Mulock anti , Holme Lee ; among the poets, Westland Marston_; and among the general contributors, Waite. - Savage Landor, and other well-known names. It must be admitted that the. Magazine does not ap pear to have attained the general excellence that would qualify it for a first-class serial, but , probably time will witness satisfactory progress.—. The Irish Metropolitan is a new candidate for, success, but it is not of a very. high 'character. I has some entertaining papers, and givei ttie sport lug intelligence of the mßrith and..amtecount of the . regattas, &c., that have taken pla* It is most suited to readers interested in. tliese.pursuits.— . • The Mechanics' contains a great deal of useful.• scientific information, adapted both for amateurs and for practical purposes. Newton's London Journal is chiefly devoted to the record and des cription of recent patents. The illtiStrative dia grams are very useful.—Oharles Knight's excellent periodicals proceed with their usual ability, and continue to preserve their high ebaracter.---The . serial stories of " Paved with Gold," by the Bro thers Mayhew ; and " Ask Mamma," by the au thor of " Soapey Sponge," are continued with spirit. —Le Follet is, as usual, the most graceful of books of fashion. - • MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2110 s to 4/ 41 •, clover do., 31 10s to 51 5s ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 lOs per load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 8s to 41 Is ; clover do., 3110 s to 5/ Os ; and straw, II 5s to 11 lOs per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.--Meadow hay, 21 10s to 41 4s ; clover do., 3110 s to 51 5s ; and straw, 12 5s to 1110 s per load. Supply goed. COLONIAL TEA.—No business of any . importance has been trans. acted in this article, and prices are unaltered. SUGAR.—The public sales announced during the week are rather numerous, but the private transactions are en. tremely limited, for both home and foreign consumption. Prices, however, rule steady.. In the r efined market the demand has improved, and prices rule rather firmer—being 69s 6d to 72s for good grocery. COFFEE.--Considerable quantities are announced for public co mpetition, but prices are not expected to rule lower. The privat et sales have been unimportant, at about previous rates. RlCE.—There has been a good demand for all qualities, and. a large business has been done at extreme prices. Rim —The market rules very quiet, no business of any importance having been reported, prices, however, rule firm. TALLOW.—There is a fair amount of business transacting and rather higher rates are current. P.Y.C. on the spot realised 58s to 58s 6d, and last three months 57s per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) . LONDON June 2 —Wind this day at noon, S.E.; light, pleasant breeze, and fine. PORTSMOUTH, JIIIIO I.—Wind M.—Arrived—Her Ma jesty's ship Mariner, from the West Indies. Sailed—Her Majesty's steamer Osborne, for Calais ; her Majesty's steamer Colossus, Sheerress ; her Majesty's steamer Ex mouth, Plymouth. CROOKHAVEN, June I.—Arrived—Caroline Schenck, from Paraiba. S OU THAMPTON, June I.—Pararla (c). from the West Indies. OFF PLYmoUTH, June I.—Wave of Life, from Sydney, N.S.W.; Liverpool, Calcutta. CLTDE, June I.—Arrived—Sir Charles Napier, from Trinidad. BELFAST, June I.—Sailed—Mischief, for Barbadoes. OFF PORTSMOUTH. — EIbe, from New York for Hamburg; Golenda, Calcutta. FALMOUTH, June I.—Arrived—lda, for Rangoon ; Cock of the Walk, from London for Mogador. BRIDLINGTON, June I.—The Chase, from Newcastle, pushed upon an anchor in the harbour, and fills with the tide. ST. THOMAS'S, May 16.—The Mary Bibby, fr auderara to Liverpool, put in here, 13th inst., leaky, is die charging. (PEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Wind S. ; rain. Arrived—HydasPes, steamer, in 25 hours, from Antwerp. Arrined, June I—liarmony, from Memel ; Saluta, Col mar • Auguste, Christiana ; Breeze, Rouen ; Catarina, Col- Ham ; Leon, Paul, and Thule, Dantsie ; Anna Col linsonf Christiania; Planet, Rouen; LaPoule, Cherbourg; Ernestine, Memel; Margaretha, Carolinida. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning Wind S. Arrived—Dodo, screw steamer, from Rotterdam ; Elise, Dantsic ; City of Manchester, and Mary Carson, Bombay; Emily, Para ; Castries, steamer, St. Lucia ; Earl of Shaf tee bury, St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Jeannette Melanie, for Ostend ; Anne, Havre ; Margaretha, Narva ; Sussex, Cronstadt ; Eliza Hands, Rio Grande; Chase, Newfoundland; Adelaide, Savannah. QUEENSTOWN, May 31. Wind S.S.E. Arrived--Caroline, from Barbacloes ; Aurora, Demerara ; Eagle, Vera Cruz; Australia (s.), Trieste; Megpath, Ca tania; Der Aide Pelter, Memel. DUBLIN, June 1. Wind S. Arrived—Vision, from Seville ; Burgomaster Peterson, Memel ; Emma, Cadiz. (UT SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGEAPN.) GRAvEsEND, Tuesday, 9.N s.m. Wind S.S.E. ; tide, high water ; fine. Arrived, June I—Leone, and Furet, from Oravelines. Arrived, June 2—Ophelia, from Koniggberg ; Etns Dunkirk ; Traveller, Antvrerp ; Trifoluna, Stettin ; Lark, Bruges. Sailed, June I—Alexandria for Algos Bay ; Traoisn, Sydney; Bosphorus, Port Phillip, DEAL, ►Puesday, 9.3 G a.m. Wind southerly, light. • Passed in tow- from Adelaide, for London ; La Hogue, Sydney, London. Passed—Wilton, from London, for Jamaica ; Azorian Lass, London, Lisbon ; James Holmes, for Barbados ; Margaret Evans, for Loudon. The rumour of the intended amalgamation of the c apitals of the Punj aub Railway a nd the Indus Flotille with that of the Scinde Railway is untrue. OXFoRD, June I.—The prize for a sacred poem h as been this day awarded to C. H. Pearson, 1t4.A.., Fellow of Oriel Gillege, formerly of Exeter. Mr. Pearson ob. tained a first class in Lit. Ilutnanior., Michaelmas Term, 1852. C AMB RIDGE, June L—The Adams prize for the b es t essay on mathematics, astronomy, or some other branch of natural philosophy, has been awarded to J. C. Max well, 8.A., Trinity College. AFRICAN COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Monday. Some cotton grown in Algeria was exhibited to-day in the Under writers'-rooms. The best sample is somewhat of the Sea Islands quality, and worth about ls. 6d. per lb. THE CLOCK AND WA.TCHMAILERS' ARTLIIM.—Yester• day the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the above asylum, took place upon a most eligible piece of laud beautifully situate at Colney-hatch, near the Great Northern Railway Station, Mr. T. S. Duncombe , for Finsbury, o ffi ciating. There was a large assemblage of company. CRICKET.—THE ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND AND THE UNITED ELEVEN OF ENGLAND. —Yesterday an immense crowd congregated at Lord's Ground, to witness the match which the Eleven of All E ng land and the United Eleven were to play for the benefit oofetthoel2Croiockoeters' Fund. It is computed that-from 10,0 , s p ec . to 4 on All England. tators assembled. Betting All Chance E Thursday,M edl before,'' was the United, Thefirst g a minnings, els4u3n,fe ngland, first o ,cl inning , re:tiQratTeldE,TNatEsasn,"—inciAtievsetrdhiceldoton borough coroner, on the body of Edward James Smet hurst, aged sixtee n months, who had died at its parents house, Circus-street, in consequence of an overdose of popular known as " quietness;' administered bybyoitpsiamteother. She ly has had aix children, all of whom have died before attaining the age of the deceased, and she bad been in the habit of giving the deceased the sam e medicine since its birth. Liverpool Albion. IRISH WASTE LEND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.—.S petition has been presented to the Court of Chancery, in Ireland, to wind up this company, which was pro jected a short time since to improve and reclaim waits lands in Ireland. SIGN. 9Ti 7 83 65i 5 43 21 62i 3 108} Bli i 1301 87 6i