The Sun. — London, England, 1857-06-01 00:00:00

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The Liverpool CoAon Market on Saturday closed With a quiet aspect, and prices rerifeined without any particular alteration from Friday's currency. The Railway Share Market was dull, and prim Were unchanged. No improvement is reported in the state of trade in the manufacturing districts of the North Of England, and the " short time" system, already introduced into Manchester, Stockport, Bacup, and Burnley, it is thought will soon extend to other The demand for most kind of goods is very limited, the dearness of money and the un favourable condition of foreign_markets checking operations. Although the applications for discount accemmc dation during the last few days have been rather mere numerous, the additional pressure is not greater than usual immediately before the liqu;da tiou of the engagements of the "fourth." Besides the preparation for these liabilities, the settlements at the Stock Exchange, and the arrangements con nected with silver remittances by the Indus, have assisted in augmenting the general inquiry. kt these influences will continue in force a few days . longer, it is probable that an Increased degree of stringency will be experienced, but the improving position of the Bank, and the ample supply of capital in the Market induce many to believe that some relief will be felt before long. Business in all departments is contracted, and speculation being inactive, it is thought that the demand will diminish. The most Unfavourable feature just now is the drain of silver t° India and China, which baffles all calculation as to the future, and in many cases gives ri-3e to dis couraging anticipations. It is estimated that about 8 00,000/. will be despatched on Thursday, and if the efflux is continned at that rate, say a million and a half sterling per month, we shall not derive lunch benefit from the receipts froei Australia. The crops of silk are progressing in France and and, if the harvest should prove of an average character, these shipments may eventually be reduced, but for a time at least there is no pro 'Poet of a mitigation of the evil. During last week the imports of the precious metals amounted to about 724,0001., and the ex• Ports, as far a; they can be ascertained, to 37,000/. The Donal MlCay has arrived from Melbourne With 12,098 ounces of gold, and the Europa from the 'United StatQs with 1,064,590 dollars. Later advices have been rect.ised from New South Wales by the Alnwick Castle, which has performed the voyage home in the short space of 76 days. The intelligence is therefore four days later than that received by the overland route. The meeting of the Bombay Board of the Cen tral India Railway Company has just been held. The report was adopted and a memorial was read Preparatory to preseutation to the H. E. I. C. for allowi ng the company to make the line from Bom bay to Surat, with the same guarantee, which was approved unanimously. Very little alteration has taken place in the tig'ish Stock Market to-day, the quotations pre lenting a firm appearance. An one period, an up ward turn was observable, but a few sales have c aused a slight degree of flatness. The ar t:tin' of the Donald M'Kay has added to t he strength of the market, and the ex retation a l s o thatloans ou stock will be granted the Bank during the shutting, has some effect. Consols for transfer and the 4th inst. have been 9 3 94. the former having touched 941. For the J uly account they are 94 t. The New Threes have Stock 92i the Reduced 921 R•, and 92i Bank is 212, and India Stock 221. The March Exchequer Bills are 2s. to Gs. premium, andthe al- Yertised, ls. premium. Foreign stocks are very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95 to 931, and the 4 per Cents. 1011. Spanish Deferred have been dealt in at 25} ; Belgian 41 per Cents., 961 ; and Dutch 6 per Cetits.,97. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i ; Mexican, 221 3i ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 76 77 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 531 511 ; Portuguese 3 Per Cents., 451 461; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 109 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 1 - ( 95 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41t 2f ; ditto De- 1 ( erred, 1 ; ditto Certificates, 64 7 ; ditto Pas sive, 51 1: _A very limited business has ben done in Rad.- .7 11 Y Shares, and only one or two of the leading All ies' have shown any variation in quotations. Lau tt - c. ),... aehire a n d Y or k s hi re i mprove d a b ou t s s . to 10s. ; N orth Eastern (B erw i c k) 10s. ; North Western, ss. ; North Eastern (YOrk) ss. ; and South Eastern about The French Lines were not dealt in, and ruled no minally at previous rates, as also Grand Trunk ' 2 'f Canada ; Great Western of Canada declined 1 ; abo ut 5 9., and Antwerp and Rotterdam advanced b s g• ; East Indian, Madras, and Sambre and Meuse realised former rates. Al ining Shares rule very quiet. Wheal Ed.vard are dealt in at 5/ 6, and Santiago de Cuba at 2i. Joint-Stock Bank Shares exhibit rather more b - f , ll° Yanny, but prices are steady. London and ' ol nity advanced about 55., and Union of London, 5 1 ,. 8 ' to 10s. ; London Joint-Stock, London and ." e siminster, Ottoman Bank, and Union of A.us tralia realist previous quotations. 4 , In tho Miscellaneous Shares business ruled inac r".• Aust ra li an A.rticultural declined 10A. ; Pen quollar and Oriental Steam, Electric Telegraph and er Ystal Palace were dealt in at former value. 33: ItITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE ._Y'OLOCIi.. (From the Offictal Gut.) Pusiness done. tank Stock .- - 3 per -out. Reduced Annuitiss xr.' to P ... e_r dent UOUIBOIS AIIIIIIMOB t '4 31 4i 1 I per Cent. Annuities 92A 4 num Sck Consols for Ac It count ...... .. 934 4 ' 4 Chequer Bills, ltd. March. £lO3O t I • '.500 . , 3 6 2 p Hmell ....- • ** Ditto Advertised .. 1 p -- PRICES OF YOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Spanish Bowls, 3 per °Ant. Ditto IS ew Deferred, 3 per cen . Ditto Account 23. Turamok i ;odds, ii pgr cent Ditto Account 95 5 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Gent. 1 teen i , ! lli s,be above navable in Lolit.n. Belgian, 2i per Cent., ex. 25 francs — Ditto 4 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs bateti Exl,augQ, 2 per Con:;., 12 Guilders ' Ditto 4 per Cont. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money Ditto for account Ditto, Account (July) June. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. — The last re hearsal o „ Judas Maccabeus" by the 1,100 chorus singers of the London division takes place at Exeter-hail this evening, tinder the direction of Mr. Cosa. WHIT SUNTIDE HOLIDAYS . — By the kind permis sion of Lord Aberdeen, the ranger, and General Sir William v villiams, commandant at Woolwic h, also of Colonel - I ,! l °°refield and Colonel Browne, the Ro y al Artiller y and - b ° 3'al Marines' bands will play in Greenwich Park on the afternoons of Monday and Tuesday. CAPTURE OF A FORGER.—An extraordinary sensation ali been created in Bedford and the whole district by discovery that a man just apprehended for horse "te44ng turns out to be the notorious John Thang Har rad fles the great bill forger in Huntingdonshire. It le with regret that we announce the deat h of Mr. E dward Holmes, director of the water-colour gallery an d engraving court at the Manchester Exhibition. The designs for the New Palaces ociA.dminia'ration W hich shall find most favour in the eyes of the judges twaßillls a he exhibited made.ihi tedin Westminster-hall separately after the 1 1 T— C RYSTAL PALACE.—The entertainments at the p al ace were of the most attractive character. It was the Bret flow er - s h ow o f the season, to which was added the display of the whole system of waterworks. The wsathtr proved propitious, and a numerous Essembly was col lected in the building. The arrangement of the flowers was admirable. The total number of visitors was 12,933, ; of whom 3,705 were ad naittedon payment of half-a-guinea, and the remaining 9,228 by season tickets. The prin -9341 successful competitors for flowers were Thomas read h'tb . gardener to Henry Coyler, Esq., Dart cotrriodth;,,Juhn Green, gardener to Sir B. Antrobus ; G. gardener to Sir John Cathcart , Chert , sey ; .. 4 WeB lieitch and Son, Exeter and C h el s ea ; an d Thos. 14 ack sen and So°, nurserymen , Kingston, Surrey. tait—Jatne a Nichol, gardener to General Studd, Oxton House , near Exeter ; John Da vis, Oakhill Pi ar ,net ; Robert Turnbull, the Gar dens , Blenheim ataee ; and W a lt er Davies, smith s ' Stt.rob-green, Hammer- SHARE MARKETS—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. .... - 1 2i 101 it. 1100 ft. 1100 3t. 100 ;t. 100 SO all !O all tO all L 0 all ,0 8 50 45 15 all it. 100 ?0 all it. 100 it. 100 83 5 173 it. 100 20 all 10 4 St. 100 !CI all St 100 0 all St. 100 St. 100 10 all St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 12 all 5C all 1651 145 165 12 St. 100 16 6 3 1, 20 all II! , ill St. .100 St. ,100 !0 i all LO all [ lOO 5 I all 5 all ;t. 1 100 1.0 1 1 .0i 1 >t. 100 ;t. 100 i 0 all 5 all all 5 all Do. Birming. dr Derby Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. A Shares Newjastle dr Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.dalra Newry di Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint Rostrovor St. 100 INorfolk. 501 34 St. 100 - St. 100 , Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock . ..... St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 23i 25 1 16/ 50 all St 100 St. LOO 10 3!.1 Do., A Stock Do., B Stock Y. 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 & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N E. Abrdu. S: - , Shropshire Union . Sitingbom ne &Sheer ' South Devon South Eastern IDo. 4;, per c. Shares Sout,ll Wales 'S. Yorksh. River Dun Do.. .... 20 I 17i 20 all 10 all •,'t. 1100 >0 16 10 10 31. 100 4. 100 ;lo) Lo i 0 all it. 100 10 all it. 100 !O all 15 all ;5 15 IStaincs,Wok., &Wok .1 ;Stockton & Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18N5 Stockton Hartlepl iTaff Vale ;t. 100 ;t. 1 100 15 I 22 !O i all Do. Pref., No. 1 IThawes liay. D. ' Vale of ..... to all i 0 all !O all , all Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Lim or' ck West CornwaP , West End of London and Crystal Palaco Do. A Do. B all all an all West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmblod on &Croydon 65! 6 100 H in / 1014 i 994 8.1 I'o all IS 9 .8 all oi, 101 )01100 10 1100 O 'lOO O 2s. !O 2scid ►o tos !O 1 all ;t. 100 0 15 )0 all )0 all all It. 100 )0 all !O all Oj all !Oi /0 all BRITISH P, Atlan. and St. Law. Rtroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur 13titT. , Brnt.& Gorf eh '6 p.c.bds.,l Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 'Calcutta and S. East. 'Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon hares Do. B. do Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p e.Bnds. ' '57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent G. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Debeu Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 1 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do '73 do ' , all Do. do., '73 without optiou a ll Madras, guar. 4i p.c a ll Do. do., 5 per c. 10 Do. 44 p. c. Este% 5 Do. 3d Es., g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. ss. .otule (Limited) S Sciude, guar. 5 per c all Do FOR: .0 I all Ant vrrp & Rotterdam 'Ardennes. Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Carrneaux& To ulous Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France 5 all !O 16 6 all l 0 12 ',O all ',CI all 0 2s. :0 18 !O 18 Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France' Great Luxembourg .G 4 !O all !O all Italian Junction...... Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout 0 6 Lombardo-Venetian 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.P. ?CI all Lyons and Geneva 30 all Lyons &, Mediterran 33k all Maria Ante:: 10 all Do. New ?0 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6 P. c. Pref 16 all Northern of France 10 all NorwegianTrnk. Pre( 20 all Paris and Lyons 20 all Paris and Orleans 20 7 Recife & San Frau , (Pernam.) g. 7 P. c. 10 7 a Rome and Frascati 20 all Royal Danish 5 all Royal Swedish 20 all Sambre and Mouse 10 all Do. 5i per cent. pref. 20 all Southern of France.. gi all West Flanders 10 all ,Do. 54 per c. Pref 20 all W.&N.W. of France 20 6 Western of Austria._ 20 all West, of Switzerland 6 all IWiesbaden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. pref. 20 all ;Z ealand . 0 all I t lBil all io all ;I) 8 JOINT-STOI Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co. British N. American 'C. Bk.of Ind. Au.&Ch ,City IColonial Commercial of Loud. Eng. Sco t.&Aus.Cht. Lon. Ch. Bk .of Aust. Ditto New L on don and County Lud. &E.Bakng.Corp London Joint Stock.. Lond.andWestminst . National Pro. of Eng. Do. New. ............... National Bank ...... New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank ...... Provincial of Ireland Do. New R.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. Now Union of London Unity Mutual ..... vostraßk of Loni. 25 20 all all RAILWAYS. l Ambg. Nottng. Bat. Eastn. Junc Belfast & Ballymena 'Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. di Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Calodonian....... Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D. A. Do. B Dublin &Belfast June Dun. P. &Aber.Jnnc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union,A. stk Do., do. 8.. ..... Do. New A East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ........ D a. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... Edinb.Prth. &Dundee Forth and Clyde June. Furness .. 'Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern IDo., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre )1 Groat Western. Do. Str. V. R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds.... ...... Do. New Thirds 41.ancash &Yorkshire Do., do. F. V 6 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London- & Black wall Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. London & N. Western! Do. Fifth. Do. ,161.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London 4: S. Wsatern Lndndrry.&Colerainel Lndndrry. & Ennisk. tanch.Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. .1. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland . Closing Prices Saturday 51 - 51 83 - 9 67 - 69 8i - 9 89 --91 721 - 73 35. -361, .1i 7 **6 ••• .. Goo 9 - 10 18} - 19 116 - lli 52 - 54 35 - 36 8 - 7i 97 - 9E ••• ..... • • , --- 33 - 95 - 97 8 - 9 96i - 9'g 88 --90 1121 - 12:3 .103 - 105 654 - 66 63 - 65 70 - 74 6 - Bpl 6 - 8 ilOO - 100. I - i 6 - 61 111 - ]l2 1101 - 101. id par 98 991 42 = i.? 83 - 84 54 - 55 15j - 16 62 - 64 3i - 42j - 4'M 87 83 3i 3 d 2i 2} 41 42 661 672 96 93 5 - 71 - 8 10 - 10.; 30:4 - 31 7 - - 5 1105 - 107 25 - 26 48 - 50 3 - 2 18 - 19 74i -74 i S 7 88 6 5 d 6 5 d it) - 42 201 20i 4 -- 43 ... --' 7 - 9 - 3i 5i -7 6 ►SSESSIONS .. • - p IA par }95 97 92 95 92 95 li -1 pl - A 07 - 109 - 1111) 191 - 20 63 - 64 91 - 92 21 -21 i 1 i - iP! 231 - 231 100 11 - 101 2hpi 110 - 114 130 - 114 106 - 108 19 - 20 21 - 214 *d- p, - 11 P iP .•• - ••• li - lip 6A - 6i I s_ Ipar 1 E. 5 51 29 par ip 243 21,? 6i 61 •••" 51, - 5 $P 29i -30 i .BA_ 83 20i -20 i 371 -38 A 9 -- 10 58a -- 583 56 -- 58 i d part 17 19 lk, - 8 —8! 30 31. 9 9i 30 31 par 1 BANKS. 8 6 88 2 lAd 50 52 ..• ••• ld 62 64 17. E -- iii 17t -17 i 17 -- 174 WI- ... ..• --- ••• 46 -- 48\ 386 -- 39 1 id -- par 61 ..... 63 ••• -- ••• 54 - 56 6 - 7 ye ail 9 -• 7d E Ns N, Business done this day. 25 St. 5 St. 100 100 all 100 all 100 100 54 II RAILWAYS. 'Buckgharnsli. ( Clydesdale Jc. (Col.Stour Vy. g. 6 p.( lE. Un. H. Sh. 'Cam. Barr. di Neils. Direct. Do. Now Glstr.&Dn.Fr 1 Hull di Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares Lon. &Greenw ( Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. ID.). Birk. Sh. Mancli.Baton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Nei riar;cet BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. &Wyly Do. A Shrs. A Roysi,n. & Hit. Stirews.& Her ' S. Staffordsh.. WearVal.g6pc Do Wilts&S.,mrst Leasing companies Ln.&N.W. claledon... E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian.l Do. Gt.Westn. Y. & N.M I Do Do S.Eastorn Do Peto &Co Do La.&N.W. & Midld. i all all , ,100 ! 20 I t 25 li 20 a St. 10 E. Count.. Do Do ... Do. L. do N Do. Gt.No T. Br M. Stk.4 Do. G t. W rthn igsey ;loan Dar. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Closing Prices Saturday. 93 - 95 ii = ii _ 3i - ii 1 106 - 103 112 —l2i 221 234 1101 106 I par i p 21 21 88 90 id - P 54 56 - 133 8 - 9 9 - 9A 31 - 323 88 - 89 1 E SHARES. 6 1: 6 5 96 51 - 64 108 - 112 108 - 112 # - b A - OP 12 - 121 .•• --- ••• 71 - 72 113 - 115 - 107 - 102 61 -- 63 10i -- 10$, t 64 1 93 i -- 95 83 - 85 1 85 -- 87 1 100 -- 101 91 -- 10 16i -- 17 91 -- 72 -- 74 19 -- 19? 9i -- 9i 14t -- 141 133 -- 135 i 137 - 140 115 - 117 1154 - 356 id 66 68 1 130 - 132 95 - 97 86 - 88 11 - 114 101 - 103 91 92 1i ld id 22* —22 i 94 i !tug! nese this dey 1112 - 113 891 9 pm i i LONDON: \ 50 22'120 all all 20 15 100 15 10 all 5 1 25 all 25 all EVENING, JUNE 1, 1857, MONDAY MARKET NEWS.—(rhis Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, and the demand for all kinds ruled steady on higher terms. Barley moved off freely at very full prices, and all other articles commanded extreme quotations. The continental markets have been firm for wheat on higher terms. Spring corn has sold at very full prices. Up to our market last week only moderate supplies of produce came fresh to hand. From abroad, the imports were liberal, viz.. 19,506 quarters of wheat, 20,667 barley, 35,983 oats, 1,013 beans, •21 peas, 1,603 linseed, 8,350 rape seed, 650 Indian corn, and 710 tmreli of flour. To•day'e market was but moderately supplied with Eng lish wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, but the general condition of the samples was tolerably good, compared with some previous weeks. For most descriptions, the demand was far from Active ; nevertheless, in most instances, prices were from ls. per quarter higher than on Monday last. The attendance of millers was n>t to say numerous. The show of fereign wheat was moderately extensive. For good heavy qualities there was a fair demand, at prices varying from 1 to 2s. per quarter above those current on Monday last. In other qualities, about an average busi ness was transacted, at full quotations. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, although numerous vessels laden ''with grain have reached the Thames, to-day, from the Baltic. The show of, both English and foreign barley was limited, and the demand ruled steady, at full prices. Thera was very little inquiry for malt, yet factors were not sellers on lower terms. • The show of oats was large, yet the oat trade ruled firm, and last week's prices were well supported. We had a good demand for beans, at an advance in the quotatiofia of Is per quarter. Peas were quite as dear as last weck. The supply was unusually small. The flour trade ruled steady, and country markets were held for more money. • • CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Eases L Kent, - ibtalt.-!-Chevaller .• •• 78s to 80s Red .... new 51 s to 62i !Oats Yorkshire and Ditt0........ old -.*-3 Lincolnsk.,Feed 20s 23s Ditto, White new 52a 72s Potato . Ditto.. •••••• old ~• 8 —I Youghal and Cork Norfolk and 81ack....... 181 coin, Red, old Cork, White .•• 193 Ditto new .• 59, 63'. Scotch, Feed. •• .• 203 Rye—Old —8 —s Beans—Tick •• 361 New ••.•........ 328 363 Pigeons Barley—Grinding .•• 263 328 Peas 7 -Grey.......••• 378 Malting ...•• 441 .413 Maplc •• 39s • Chevalier— •• • . 423 46s White...'.. 39s Kalt—Buffolk and No- Boilers • • •• 37s f01k...... 673 77s Flour Town-made.— 50s Brown ............... 62s 638 Suffolk •••• 40s Kingston acid Ware 69$ , 783 Stooktn &Norfoli 421 22 281 241 393 453 393 403 393 52s 42s 443 Land—'•!coured lambs, 2s to 2s 5 1; do . fleece, 2s to 'is 8,1: lamb's, 2s ld t o 2 s 7 1; superior flocks, 2s 00 to 2s 74d; averdge do., Iq 10d to 2s; inferior do., Is 8d to is 9.141; pieces and locks, is 6d to is 941 ; skin, is 5,..t Co is 1 , -A ; un washed, 1141 to is 2(1. Adelaide—Scoured la.nb's, is 9,1 to 2s ; do. fleece , is 9d to 2s 21d ; lamb's, is 81 to 2s ; superior flocks ; is 111 to 2a 011; average do., Is 4 1,d to is 100 ; inferior is 7.1 to ls 8.1; pieces and locks, is 50 to is 91 ; skin, is 6,1 to is 814 ; unwashed, 10 i to is 2 d. Cape—Seoured fleece, is 73 to 2s 1 d; lamb's, is 60 to is 10d ; superior flocks, is 93 to 2s ; average do., is 7d. to is ;' inferior, is 5141 to is 6d ; pieces and locks, is 9d to is 61; skin, is 63 to is 7141 ; unwashed, Od to is tol. New Zealand—Scoured fleece, is 8d to Is 91; is 10d to 2.. Odd ; superior flocks, is 11.11 to 2s ; average do., is 9.0 to Is 101.1 : inferior do., is 81 to is 93 • Pieces and locks, is 4,1 to is 5:3.1 ; skin, is 'l , l to 0 , 1; —l. Swan River—Lamb's, is 3d to is 941 ; aver ,go flocks. 13 t3,..(1 to is 1;10 ; pieces and locks, is 741 to is 8d per lb. By private' contract very little is doing. LVIL week's im ports were 3,017. bales from Adelaide, 1,031 from Mel bourne, 537 from Swan River, 70 from Mogad‘.r3, 28.3 from the Cape, 23 from Sr. Helena, 918 from Bowba,y, 3.32 from Buenos Ayres, and :ilO3 from other quarters, The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tegs, is 6d to Is 73 ; half-bred hoggets, 13 5.1 to Is 6d ; Bea fleeces, is 41 to Is 5,1; Down ewes, is 41 to is SI ' • Leicester fleeces, is 31 to is 41 ; combing Is 241 to is 41 ; flannel wool, is 1 1 to i s 5,1 ; aneblanket wool, 93 to is ld per lb. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. 'll4 - 116 105 - 110 18 - 19 •.• - ••• 22i 98 -- 100 95 - 100 11311 1 Sheep and lambs 22,920 Calves. J3B 27 - 28 2 - Sp Pigs . 4 - 2i BRITISH MINES. 2/ 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk. 14 !British Iron 20 !Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 1.4 s Great South Tolgus 1113 1 G rt. W. Al frd. (Philk. ) 7 'Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) I3a Lady Bertha 18 - 19 7 -- 8 ,50 - 160 165 - 475 16 - 18 61 - 7 44 - 1 16 - 18 19i -20 i 5 - 6 22 - 23 76 N. Frances (Illogan) ... N. W.BAsse (Illogan) 6115 North Wheal Crofty 1 IPar. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 IPorkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. 'Sort. Cons. Min. Co 2i S. Caradon (St. Cleer : 2 IS. Cara Brea (I1logo.) 19 S.W. Franees(lllogn.) 44 l'fain. S. kL. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 .Un.Minell (Gweunap) 1256. V. of Towey (Camay,) 1i Basset (Mogul) 20 IW. Caradoo (Liskrd.) 51 ; Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 (Wh, Buller (Rdruth). 5i iWh. Edward(Calstck) It 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Monht. ) 4j Wh. Trelawuey (Lis.) 5 6 1$ - 1i 330 - 340 54 - 309 -- 310 1 - 4 -- 190 - 210 - 1 30 - 31 140 - 150 200 - 270 360 - 370 51 - 6 17 19 46 - 48 11 23 - 24 5i I The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 2,229 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we received 1,617; in 1855,1,'652; in 1854, 3,657; in 1853,3,698; in 1852, 3,676; in 1851, 2,941 ; and in 1850, 2,490 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST won. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Hamburgh 6 633 Harlingen Derdt ... . Rotterdam 4B 146 36 ... 151 ... Amsterdam 2 ... 10 ... Antwerp Oporto 57 ... - Total—. 117 1,772 45 295 The yearly comparison of weekly Imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheen. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 1856 23 1,290 111 223 1855 231 943 155 ... 313 ... 10 1854 465 2,344 195 ... 653 1853 486 2,450 90 601 71 1852 613 ._ 2,368 _. 215 —. 451 ... 28 1851 3Ol 2,162 19 250 ... 212 1850 299 1,673 78 440 To•day's market was but moderately supplied with foreign stock, for which the demand ruled stea ly. With home-fed beasts we were rather scantily supplied, but the general quality was tolerably good. The beef trade was by no means so brisk as on Monday last, yet that day's currency was supported, and the decline in value on Friday was recovered. The b33t Scots sold without much difficulty, at 5s per 31bc. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,600 Scots and short horns; from other parts of England, 303 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 120 Scots; and from Iroland, via Liver pool, 14 oxen. . There was a fair show of sheep, the general condition of which was very prime. The demand for most breeds was somewhat firmer than on Friday last, at that day's decline in the quotations. The best old Downs sold at 5s per Blbs. . We were fairly supplied with lambs, which sold slowly, at from 5s to 64 per Sibs, being a decline of 4d per 81bs compared with Monday last. On Friday last the value of calves gave way is per Sibs. This morning prices ruled 81 higher than on that day, and the veal tr vie ruled steady, with a sh )rt supply. The pork trade was heavy, but we have no change to notice in value. _ _ Per Bibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. •d. I 'd. Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 PrlmeBonthdown 410 5 0 3econd quality.... 3 8 4 0 L4rge crse. calves 4 0 5 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime small d 0... 5 2 5 6 Prime Beets, dm 4' 8 8 5 V Loirge hogs I ' 3 8 4 2 Inferior Sheep ...3 A/ 3 4 Small porkers ... 4 4 5 0 Second quality . .. 3 6 4 0 Suckling calves-23 0 30 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 8 Quarter old pigs.2l 0 28 0 Lamb, 5s 84 to 6s Bd. 1 Beatts . TOTAL SUPPLY; "'--___ "' I 3,0601 Beasts FOREIGN STIFFLY. Sheep ani lambs .. l,OBO Calves 1951 Pigs L statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of rat stock exhibited and sold iu the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, June 2, 1856, and this day, Monday, June 1, 1857. _ _ _ Per Sibs, to sink the offals. June 2, 1856.,June 1, 1357 s. d. s. d. ls. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 oto 3 10,3 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto ... ... 4 0 4 2,3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen ... ... 4 4 4 8,4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c 4 10 5 0,4 8 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 4 4 4 63 0 3 4 Second quality ditto' ... ... 4 8 5 OA 6 4 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 5 2 5 4,4 2 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto ..., 5 6 5 84 10 5 0 Lambs 5 2 6 2 5 8 6 8 ___ ... ... ... ... ... - - Large coarse calves ... , ... .., 4 0 4 10,4 0 5 0 Prime small ditto ... ... ... ... 5 0 5 45 2 5 6 Large hogs .. ... ... ... • ... 3 . 2 4 0 1 3 8 • 4 2 Neat small po - Aers ... ... ... 4 4 4, 84 4 5 0 Beasts._ ... ... ... ... 3,423 3,060 Sheep and lambs ... ... 22,450 22,920 Calves... ... ,„ ~„ ,„ „, 159 138 Pigs ~, ~, ... ,„ ,„ „,, 250 195 SuPPLIIIS ON SALE, June 4, 1855.—Beasts, 3,670 ; sheep, and lambs, 21,491; calves, 178; pigs, 370. June 5, 1854.—Beasts, 4,149; sheep and lambs, 24,590 ; calves, 317 ; pigs, 320. . , FOREIGN MINES. 20 35 2 7 Australian 7 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) al Do. Cocaes k Cuiada ,5 Do. St. &in Del R.N . 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica...—. 11 Cobre Copper. Cop'spo 11 Fonuna 11 General ill Linares 1i Lusitanian ill Marinaita 11 New Granada 11 Noveau Mondo 11 Pont.Sil.TadM.& Sir': 1 Port PA:lip .6.. Santiago de Cuba 11 iouth Australian 611 Do. Scrip ' 1 Do. 10 p. c. Prof.., United Mexican 30 I al 20 1! 20 al 3 al 1 1 al 30 i li 1 I al 25 10 10 a 50 LOO 3 St. 10 St. 101 St. al 25 al 20 \ 1-i 10 10 I a' 10 al 5 a] 1 a' 12 25 al 50 50 1 50 al 15 a: 60 6 25 I al 1 al MISCEL: .9 Australian Agrieult. ill Australn. Royal Mail al Berlin Water Works.. LO , Brit. American Land Canada J Do. Go. 6pe. Jan&J 'y 10 Do. 6 p.e.Feb.SzAuT. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. Al Copper Min. of Eng. Xll Do. Pref. 71 p. cent al Crystal Palace ►ll Do. Preference Crystal Pal, of Franc, usto a Iron Ore I Rastern Stcam , Electric Telegraph ... 11 Electric Tel. of Irel. 11 En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo )s. Eur. & lud.Jctn. Tel. 11 Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lira.) .4 Gen. Steam Navigat. 5 London Discount ... 11 Lond. Gen. Omnibus Kagdalena St. Navig, all Mediteran. Elec. Tei.l al 'Mexican& S.Americnl 5 i at. Discount Co I 5 Do. New I 5 Netherlands Land Lll Do. Do. .. dl . Do.B p c.Pf.iss.at Id. 1 Do. Do. 03 New B. &N. S. Land ;0 N. S. W. Gov.s p. c.D.' N. B. Australasian... ill Nrth. of Europe Steam! 611 Oriental Gas 55.,D0 New Shares .11 Peeittr. Ld. & Minrl 11 Peninsular & Oriental) .0 Do. New 11 Rhymney Iron '1 Do. New. ................ Royal Mail Steam.... Scot. Austral.lnvest. al Do. New S. Aus. G 0v.6 13. e.bds al South Austral. Land .11 Submarine Tel. Scrip 11 Do. Registered 5 iTrup. La. Co. Up, Can. qINT Diemen's Land... 11 - 1g - ii Id 55 57 10 12 id 15 17 74 7i ld p 1 I 6 Z i. 2 - 24 3i - 4'; NEOUS. 18A - • 19& 4 - 5 148 - 152 112 -112 i 30 - 35 25 - 27 2 - 24 5* 5i ••• - ••• 92 91 ... -- ... li -- li *II 11 n 31 21 2i 1* -- id 1$ la 41 4. 4/ 4. par 18 22 9 10 11 id iP 1.1 21 20 -22 5 - 7 60 - 62 11 - li .. .... •• 31 - 36 - 1 I - 1 11 7: 12 4 1 all 2011; 5 al 10 IC 25 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are only moderately supplied with each kind of stock to-day. Generally speaking the demand is steady, and prices are well i3upportsd. Per 81bh by the carcase. N. d. s. d. N. 4. e. d. Beef, Interior 2 8 a t 0 Mutton, Inferior 210 3 4 Do., mideiling...„3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 6 4 2 Do. prime 1arg0..3 8 4 0 Do., prime 4 4 4 6 Do., do. small ....4 2 4 4 .. 3 4 4 6 Pork, large 3 8 4 2 I Pork. small 4 4 5 0 Lamb, 5s Od to 63 Od. BOROUGH ANDSi'ITALFIELDS. Only moderate supplies of home-grown potatoes have come to hand since Monday last, coastwise and by rail way. For the time of year the imports have been exten sive, viz., .5 tons from Ostend, 1,764 bags from Hambro, 622 tons from Antwerp; 49 tons from Harlingen, 28 tons from Ghent, 95 tons from Louvaine, 282 baskets from Lisbon, and about 100 tons from Ireland. The demand is far from active, as folloWs York Regents, 100 s to:1703 per ton ; Kent and Essex 1003 to 1603; Scotch do., 9a3 to 130 s ; do. cups, 903 to 105 s ; Middlings, 75s to 853; Lincolus, 90s to 110 s ; Blues, 85s to 95s ; Foreign, 80s to 935. iIORQINE HOP. The show of hops is molerAtely good, and there is a slight improvement in the clemand, at very full prices. The duty is called i50,000k Last week's imports were 96 bales from Hambro. - . ' Mid and East. Kent peekets 3/ 103 to 5/ 123 ; Weald of Kent; 31 5s to 31 15s Sussex, 310 to 3112 s ; yem lings, 1110 s to 3/. per cwt. . • SEE] Canary seed meets a slow sa Tares realise previous carrel Linseed is quite as dear as last quest, at full prices. Hemp se without alteration. Turnip.White,per Mat. 15s to 18 / 1 Swede • 16$ 184, Kast.srd, Brown• •• • 12s 22i White, new•• •• •• lOs Its rares. Winter. new....hs Od 6s Od Canary, per quarter •• 74s 80i aye grass (new).• •• •• 30s 42s Clover,RedSng. (cwt.) —s White • • ........ —$ ►le at barely last week's rates. Lcies, with a fair demand. t week. Rapeseed in fair re kid and mustard seed remain Carraway .. 44/ 4Gs Coriander.... 243 26s llerapseed, per quarter 45s 46s Linseed, Eng.iowing.. 74s 76s Crushing •• 62s 68s Baltic ...... •• ~ 583 60s OdeSsa •• • 64s 65s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. ••• ..91 Os 10? Os Foreign —E Foreign,pertoo 81 10b 10 , 10e Rape Cakes, per ton 61 Os 615 s Rapeseed, pr 808 84s --s Trefoil, new.. ••.....• 21i 22i TALLOW. Our market continues steady, and prices generally are well supported. P.Y.C., on the spot, - Ms, per cwt. Some vessels have got up to-day from the Baltic with tallow. 1853. Stock this day ....,47264.03010 G T 2 .5 0 9 4 2 trice of Y. C I • 4 CIJ 0, Delivery last week • • , I,_ 135 923 Ditto from June 1.• 123 563 Arrivals last week.. i 2.715 96 3 Ditto from 1,608 • 15 5 Price of Town 149 3.1 Gis 1854. 1557. 47,152 526 Odt, 52s 3d 1,484 563 608 17.709 13,009 4Gs 01 to 58s 0.1 to —s Od —s Od 1,405 1,074 106,456 2,195 51s 3d I 102,485 489 Gd 58s 9d WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool have ben brought to progress 63,335 were disposed of, aNelse. t aon averageD g h ur During ei of f lid per lb., and the following prices were realised :—Sydney—Scoured lamb's, is lid to 2s 51d ; do. fleece, is 10d to gs ; lamb's ' is 90 to 2s 2d; superior flocks, 2 s 0 ;d to 10d ; average do., is 10d to 2s ' • inferior do., is 8 d to is 9 Ad ; pieces and locks, is Bd. 'to26 • skin, is 4id to is 7ilid; unwashed, 10d to is 3Ad. Nut Philip—Scoured lamb's, 2s to 3s id; do. fleece:ls 10d to 2s 9d; lamb's, 2s to 2s 6Ad; superior flocks, 2s to 2s 40 ; average do., is 10 d to is 11Ad ; inferior do., is 7d. to is 91d; pieces and locks, is 4d to is 10d ; akin, is ;51to is 9id unwashed , 10d to le Ed. Van Diemen's the importance of which may be estimated from its having been styled " the epoch from which to deduce the history of the modern science of inter national law."- It is observed, as a remarkable fact, "that fiermany to this hour, though two centuries have intervene], has never recovered from the effects of the thirty years' w:sr." It has not been so with other nations—Spain after the Peninsular war, Italy after the campaigns of Napoleou, or th e Netherlands in their various conflicts. Tire prin cipal cause which let to such frightful devastation was that the forces consisted of standing armies without regular pay, subsisting on the country itself The writer gives an account of the four divisions by which the war is chronicled, and alto gether a good idea is obtained of that eventful period by the article before us. A new story is commenced by Shirley Brooks, entitled, -"Tire Partners," it protnis-s to be very interesing from the partial glimpse that can alone be visible in a first instalment. The various charact-rs are sketched with decieion and energy. "A Tae - of Florence" is of the romantic chit, concerning the lives and ambition of two young painters ; it is told with feeling. "Tutors of the Young Idea" is continued in this number. It presents a • sketch of " The Governess's Family," which is very well done, and discloses a life-like picture of vulgar gentility. There are also some very wise remarks on the evil practice of frightening children, which prevails to so great an extent among mothers and nurse. "Tee Romance of the'Wreath;" by Jonathan Freke Siing.by," is a pletteing sketch, of the same style as those th IA have before enlivened the pages of this magazine, half bing in prose andt,alf in poetry. The verses are written in a flowing style, and attract interest, although . the subject is not a novel one, b-ing the fiend emblems of the United. Kingd•:m. To which the prefe.ence is as gned, wid be seen in the following :e- • ‘A The Shamrock ! the shamrock ! how modest it grows; Not flaunting and bright as the gay, glowing R)se',• No sun lover taints every charm till it fades, But unchanging it lives, like our own mountain maids. " The Shamrock ! the shamrock ! it seeks not to brave The storm like the Thistle when wintry wind 4 rave, But lieth in peace, like th.;se meek heart.: that rest In the trust of their love on some sheltering breast. "'The Shamrock ! the shamrock ! an emblem divine ! In holiest meaning its triple leaves twine, ' Take, Sco.ia, thy 'rhistle—take Albion, thy Those, But the shamrock for me, and the land where it grows 1" John Miller's extraordinary career- is proceeded with. The details are more entertaining than they were. An article is written on the " Genius of the Rev. Charles Kirgsley," who is here de scribed as "a man who has the boldness to de clare his opinions • freely and openly, without sham, and who has pen - tips gained the widest popularity which an English writer of his class has ever eojoyed.'' The motives wlrch have led Mr. liiugdey b write his books are di-cussed in a candid manner, and for the most pirt in a com mendatory spirit. Fraser's Magazine—The opening article in Pith ser is entitled, " What are the functiousof the artist," and takes for iti sobject Ruskin's Modern Pain ters. It is by the talented writer who wr,tes on ler the name of Shirley, and it takes a lofty view of the true purpose and character of real art, and what should be the ainrof every true artist. There is a tendency to be slightly metaphysical, but this is redeemed by the sensible and practical remarks very frequently met with. The following piece of advice might be followed with advantage by many write s and painters : " A skilful draughtsman resembles an expert work man ;he knows how to express himself. Execution is the language of art. Unless a man understand the English tongue, there is not the slightest reason why he should write it. Most people in these days, however, appear to consider that it is their duty to appear in print. They are quite mistaken. They may depend upon it that they had much better hold their peace. The world can afford to wait until they have mastered their grammar. The painter likeviise must be able to use his language with skill, clearness, decision. Till he is able to do so, whatever else he may be. be is not a painter. This is his first task, and until he has suc ceeded in doing it thoroughly, he need not attempt any thing besides.! It is with regret that we find an author who can write 5'3 well and reason so clearly, inclining so strongly to the pre-Raphaelite school. An io tetesting story by the author of Meg of Elibank follows, called " A Wooing and Wedding of 17—" a romance of a century ago, written with freshness and feeling. The writer of "The Press and the Pub lic Service" receives a severe criticism. The "Inter preter," by G. Whyte Melville is continued in its usual style. A paper with the amusing title of "Blackey at School," takes us into an In&an educa tional establishment on a visit of inspection, the result of which is highly satisfactory. An article entitled "Edgar Allan Poe," contains a sketch of the miserable life and remarkable writings of that worse than unfortimate author. We think the critic is mistaken, however, in asserting , that little is known of him in this country. I.lis works may have been unfortunate in their introduction to the public, but sketches of his life, and criticisms of his genius like the present are frequently met with. There are many, how ever, unacquainted with his history ; t , ) suchit possesses a mournful interest, and to those gifted like him , :elf, without a due regard for principle, or a habit of moral control, it offers a terrible warning. The critic admits, as all must do, the wonderful power exhibited in his "Raven," while censuring the extremes into which his love of eccentricity, and fondness for refrains, sometimes leads him. Of his prose writings several extracts are given. They are all much of the same class—wonderful in the inventive power they display, in the ingenuity of their construction, in the elaborate process which makes the greatest improbabilities appear simply natural, and in the horror and weird-like character of their interest.. While they must be regarded as literary curiosities, many of them will only eXci'e in readers of good taste and right feeling a sense of aversion and disgust. The celebrated tale entitled " The Facts in the case of M. Valclemar" is one of this class. If such writings were indeed, as has been often stated, the reflection of his mind, what wonder that he was whirled down a moral Maelstrom, more fatal than that lie so vividly de scribed ? A paper on "Deer" continues the series on Natural History, which has already treated of Fish, Ravens, Crows, awl other species. "Gleanings from the Re cord Offic ," is the title of a paper.which investigates chargea brought against Henry the Eighth, and defends him from the accusation. " Abdallah and Saida" is the title of an Eastern tale, heard among the Arabs, which tells of the adventnres of an Arab chief and the daughter of a wealthy merchant. The poetical contribut.ous do not rise above me diocrity. Colb)trh's United Service. —The United Service contains its usual amount of naval and military information. It commences with another article on " Military Education," which is to be com pleted next month,- and merits the attention of those concerned in the education of youth. The closing years of the late Sir Charles Napier fur nish an interesting paper, which gives a summary of many of his most 'remarkable actions, and gives him his due share of admiration and respect. A paper on " English Life-boats and American Life cars" commences by satirising the eccentricity of our humanity, which is territied and appalled by a railway accident, if but one or two are killed, but does not carry its benevolent anxiety to the disasters at seA. The writer wishes that some of the zeal for investigation,. and the punishment of the culprits on shore would be extended to the casualties that occur on the ocean. The wreck chart shows a black fringe of dots, every one of which represents a lost vessel, and perhaps many lives. He gives the reader the following statistics cunpiled from the Admiralty returns : RETURN OF WRECKS UPON THE SHORES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR SEVEN TEARS. In 1850 there were lost 692 vessels and 780 lives. „ 1851 7 , 701 „ 750 ~ „ 1852 „ 1853 „ 1854 9 1,115 9 920 ” 832 9 987 9 If 987 9 1,549 „ 11 1,141 9 649 ” ~ 1,153 9 421 " If-.....-..---4 .„ 1955 „ 185 G 6,621 5,876 "The impressivenees of this astonishing document should bo enhanced in the eyes of every Englishman, in ii the ,ter absence of colouring or varnish. Losses w which, if estimated by a money value, would reach a fabulous sum, are chronicled by a few brief figures ; and aa e 'flee of human equal to that by which many a sacrifice brilliant victory has ben won, is compressed int o an unpreten ding line. If we descend from generals to particulars we shall gather some startling facts. Now, if we take the wreck experience of last year, we find that 1,153 vessels were lost, and the burden of this enormous fleet is estimated at 229,936 tons, and that it was manned by 10,014 men. And yet, except to a few professional individuals, this mass of ruin and misery has comparatively failed to arrest public attention. The great bulk of the community know nothing about it, although ono would think that the magnitude of the loss was national and overwhelming. "At the risk of tiring the reader's patience we will pursue our analysis a little further. Out of the 1,153 vessels, 309 were totally lost by the following means :- 148 by stress of weather ; 10 by mistaken lights ; 37 from being unseaworthy ; 38 by fogs and currents ; 5 by defective compasses ; 3 from defective charts ; 12, errors of judgment ; 3 ignorance of coast ; 7, errors of pilot ; 3, want of pilot ; 21, neglect of lead ; 11, want of cau tion ; 2, by intemperance ; and 9, of general negligence. This statement, dry and ball as it is, proves that it is not the winds and the wares that are always to blame MAGAZINE DAY. Blackwood.—Glorious news for the readers of Blackwood! Bulwer again wi ii all his vivacity, with . all his orizinality, with all his genius, faci e princeps among Maya's noble b incl of contributors. Here, in tact, is the commencement of his new story, under the rather eccenttic title " What will he do withiit ?" Another great composite fiction —" By Pisistratns Caxton"—delinew,ive of the " Varieties of English L;fe." No hist irical romance taking us back to the days of Epaminon dasto the age of the Plantagen4ts—to. the epoch of Boccaccio—to the comparatively recent times of our own Bolingbroke. But in lieu of this, some thing far better from a great mater-hand like.that of Bulwer Lyttoa—a picture of ourselves " as, ,we are" seen by those keen eyes of his, with our sorrowi,. and our hopes, and our loves, and our aspirations —all pasSed in turn thro' the al , rabic of Lis gene kits sympathies ! L is a new vereion of " England and the English !" Thera are no less than eight chapters in the present . (the initial) instalment. An it is not difficult to conjecture through those eight chapters the scope and diversi , y of the ornate and elaborate work of art of which those eight chap- . ters are but the commenceme ut. The dry hu ;nom' of Our Atithor twinkles out upon us even through the terse explanatory heading of Chap. One, intimating that it (ch. i.) descriptive of various mat t 3rsof not e, " conveyed in artless dialogue after the manner of Herodotus, Father of History (Mother unknown)." One of those quaint thoughts one marvels no one ever lit upon before—a scholastic freak that de 'r old Austin Caxton himself would have chuckled over—and one that another dear old friend of 'us all (Charles Lamb) would htve relished like a :nut ! Already we can see enough of the new tale by our English Sir Walter—this strangely-entitled story of " What will he do with it?"—to recognise i s striking dissimilarity from all its famous and diver sified predecessors. It promises to be as different from them, one and all, as they have been each different from the other. Yet, so to speak, with something generically kindled to " My Novel," as befits a purely wholesome English story penn , A by no other pen than that of Pisi',trttus Caxton, vivi-. fled by a genius ever sparkling, fresh, and adoles cent.. As to that genius—nothing appears to pall, or fade, or mar in any way its "infinite variety:" Its advance is still steadily—Upwards. Read in troductory chapters of " What will he do with it ?" and they read with all the exhilarating vivacity of " Pelham" —but with ripened wisdom glowing through their animation. The tree is not all leaves now, sprinkled with casual blossoms, but has go'den fruit clustering in among the branches plentifully. Everything around him appears to be strangely suggestive to this vigilant and meditative observer. The scene opens in the midst of an English_ Fair upon a village. green in Surrey. Sir E. Lytton has not sauntered through one of those gay, homely rural scenes to no purpose ! He has not (to speak of these things in common parlance) talked, with an Astrologer for nothing ! He has not peerel himself into the mystic fairyland, dreamland, cloud land of a Magic Crystal for nothing ! Hence— Merle the Cobbler 1 Hence—the egg-shaped ball of a glassy something, in the which ale Juliet Araminta sees the reflection of her own sweet face distorted—" so long !" Already—lightly sketched in, though they are as yet (and that necessarily)— the characters introduced are, many of them, radiant with originality. Waife, iudeed, is a veri table creation—a wonderful creation : worthy of being ranked with Burley The Ruined Genius, or with David Fallen in " Not so bad as we Seem." Here is the sketch Of GENTLENIAN WAIFE—THE" • STROLLING PLAYER. "Yes, the Bandit, who appeared but in the last scene, and even then uttered not a ,word, was the once great actor on that itinerant Thespian stage, known threugh many a fah: for his exuberant humour, his im promptu jokes, his arch eye, his redundant life of drol lery, and the strange path os or dignity with which he could suddenly cacAlt a jester's part, and call forth tears in the startled hush of laughter ; he whom the cobblcr had rightly said, "might have made his fortune at Covent Garden." There was the remnant of the cl,l popular mime I—all his attributes of tl9quence reduced to dumb show ! Masterly touch of nature and of art in this representation of him—touch which all, who bad even in former years seen and heard him on that stage, telt simultaneously. He came in for his personal por tion of dramatic tears. Waife, \Vaife!' cried many a village voice, as the little girl led him to the fr•mt of the stage. He hobbled ; there was a bandage round his eyes, The plot in describing the accident that had befallen the Bandit, idealised the genuine infirmities of the man —infirmities that had befallen him since he last seen in that village. He was blind of one eye; he had be come crippled.; some malady of the trachea or larynx had seemingly broken up the once joyous key of the old pleasant voice, He did not trust himself to speak, even on that . stage, but silently bent his head to the ru,tic audience ; and Vance, who was an habitual play goer, saw in that simple salutation that the man was an artistic actor." Sophy, the little girl who can't see into the Crystal, and "Grandy," as she calls poor broken down Waife, her grandfather—are as unlike another little girl and her grandfather, familiar, long since, to the leaders of English Story, as any human beings can well be. Yet, in their mysterious wan deriugs together, do these two bear a dim resein biance, in some faint degree, to Little Nell and her Grandfather, in the " Old Curiosity Shop." The ghost-like semblance of this shadow of ashade of a similarity, we doubt not, will disappear alto gether as the tale advances in its elaboration. We wish much, very much indeed, however, that some of the names selected for the dramatispersonce in "What will he do with it 1" were not provokingly and con fusingly identical with other names with which we have elsewhere become familiarised. Merle, .the astrolog;cal cobbler, for example, reminding us of the Jew Gauibler in Lever'sestoty of " The Mar tins." And Rugge, the strolling manager, clashing in our memory with Pancks's l-gal friend at Pen tonville, in Dickens's " Little Dorrit." Enough, however, very nearly has - been said in 'regard to this notable introductory contribution to, the June number of Blackwood. It is Maga in her glory with Billwer in his glory—a deer favourite 'of us all, redivivus So—may they long flourish together. So—may we linger enthralled for many mouths to come over the pages tending to reveal to us,,bit by bit, What he will do with it . . . As Sir Edward Lytton's story begins, Mrs. Oliphant's story is brought, as we anticipated het month it would be brought; to a'conclusion. - It con fi retie our admiration for the genial and graceful abiiitiesbf the authoreS;L'lt itaeharming tale charthingly told, and one that closes (save in regard to the one fact that it tiocg• - elose) to everyone's satisfaction,' There is one lapsus, however, in the plot,• that, -honestly b 3 it said, altogether passes our comprehension., Mrs. Oliphant describes and Blackwood's Magazine prints the solecism as a mere matter of course—B. .w Lord Winterboutne's title and estates are made the subject of a Trial at the Assizes, instead of in the House of Lords ! What does Mr. Warren say to such a "-slip" as this in the magazine, glorified twenty years ago by the legal lore, as well as the social drolleries of "Ten Thousand a Year?' Has he winced-at it We have scarcely left ourselVes lei sure to remark otherwise than cursorily of the seven other contributions in this number of Blackwood, —one of these seven contributions being a graceful poetic celebration of Maga'S Birthday, .zitatis, Five Hundred, An art-critic ably surveys in one paper, the " Manchester Exhibition of Art-Treasures '— while a book-critic weighs in the balance, no_ less ably in his way, the historical writings of Sir Francis Palgrave. " Stewart's Practical Angler" is examined scrutinisingly by another reviewer; and " China and Japan are scanned by yet an other contributor to Maga, through the lens of certain recent " American Explorations." A tolerably familiar serial by this t.me, the delinea tion of " Phases of Clerical Life "—is continued. A new serial, portraying some fresh " Seaside Studies," will be foUnd wisely descriptive of the Scilly Islands;" in this its first instalment. So— ' flourishes. Blackwood perennially. And so — "And long may she flourish in beauty and worth, The loved of the muses, the pride of the North ! Long, long may she shine in her bountiful light, t Like the ruddy Aurora that kindles the night . And when she has doubled the span of her age, With the vigour of youth ever stamped on ber page, That someaane canul in s w t i r t e h l M n rapturen e a nd thousand triumph c d o In e p c a l dar e , e , . The Dublin,.—" The Cardinal Treaties of Me diveval and Modern History," by Professor Creasy, are again resumed this month ; the subject here under consideratioais "The Peace of Westphalia," .w.~:.,,:;.,. PREF ERENI Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref.(isvd.at 501.) J Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. •'A., 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. 10 Caledy. £lO 41 p. c. 10 Ches. & Ho. 5. p.c. 10 Do. do. 5 pm- cent... dl Cork &Bandonsip.e. 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St 10 St. St. , 41:11 St. 20 a: 25 al 25 1; 123 a 5 I al 1,989 for the loss of life and property, but that the reckless. ness and ignorance of captains, and owners, and the cupidity of merchants, have their share in the matter. "Let us hope that, in our commercial marine and its management, the thing that has been shall no longer be. Indeed, it will be observed in the above table of returns of wrecks that, during the last two years, although the loss of vessels is upon an average as great or greater than previous years, yet that the loss of life is much less. As compared with 1854, the sacrifice of human life in 1856 by shipwreck is reduced to nearly one-fourth. The Board of Trade Returns also show that '1855 the num ber of lives saved upon the shores of the United King dom amounted to 1,883 men, women, and children, and in 1856 to 2,243." The author subsequently gives the number of the life-boats in Great Britain, an , ' the places where they are stationed. He also analyses the wreck returns for 1855, and informs us that more than half the wreckage of that year happened on the east coast, where the life-boats are most plentiful, but where the harbours of refuge are neglected. The account of the American life-cars will be inte resting to those concerned in this important ques tion. Their plan of saving lives is different from ours. Instead of launching a boat and setting off to the ship, by means of a peculiar apparatus they draw the sufferers to the shore by lines. "The Notes on Military Science," addressed to candidates for commissions, which 'last month closed their review of the campaigns of Caesar, take in this number the interesting topic of Napoleon's Notes on Caesar's Commentaries. —An article on Sarawak of course gives us some account of the career of the Rajah Brooke. A more complete history is promised. The narrative of the " Egyptian• Rev olution of 1798-1841." is continued. "The legends of the Black Watch" chronicle the exciting adven tures of C tptain Grant. He is left under the most unfavourable circumstances a prisoner in the hands of the French. There are numerous other articles on subjects of importance, and the usual compen dium of military and naval information for the month. The Commercial Traveller's Magazine.—The most remarkable feature in this month's number is the fact of the completion of the first volume of The Commercial Traveller's .Magazine. We con gratulate the enterprising conductors, and we trust that their success may be permanent. If it is com mensurate with the merits of the little serial it. aasuredly wili be, for, without •any pretentious in struction or elaborate science, there is a variety of pleasing and useful information to be obtained from its pages. Those who wish for light reading will find stories and sketches for their entertain ment, and thoso engrossed in business will find plenty of useful notes on commercial matters. Other b. dies and institutions would do well to follow the example so worthily set by the Commer cial Travellers, and in the mean time we commend it to public encouragement and support. The Train—The Train is a lively and entertain ing miscellany, not displaying any unusual origi nality or talent, but well calculated to amuse a leisure hour. It has among its contributors several well known writers, and contains a pleasant variety of amusing tales and sketches. It has several rations, among them a portrait of Mr. W. Wilkie Collins. LITERATURE. Essays and Sketches. By the late W. P. Scargill. Author of " The Usurer's Daughter," etc., etc. Hardwicke : Duke-street, Piccadilly. Such a pleasant volume as Mr. Scargill's is not often presented to the public in so cheap a form. Considerable original power is displayed, blended with easy and clever perspicuity, causing the reader to hang over the pages with cheerful interest, and imparting no mean "knowledge of the world" by means of those popular agents—satire, sen timent, .arid sense. We avail ourselves of a short extract, warmly commending the work to public favour : "The world owes much to labour, but what does it not owe to wit I Is it labour alone that rears the com modious dwelling, that builds the lofty temple, that poises the graceful dome, and spreads the everlasting arch I Labour is all very well in its way, useful to in. dividuals, beneficial to the community, conducive to health, comfort, and good order. But what is labour without wit I A pair of hands without a head ; strength without mind ; a solitary, silent, painstaking thing, moving through the dull earth, and blind as the earth in which it works. Labour is a brute beast, which wit harnesses and guides. Labour is wit's slave. By labour a man may live, but it is only by wit that he can live well. By labour, food and clothing may be produced, but by wit come life's ornaments and embellishments. Labour grasps a handful of earth, wit compasses the globe ; labour has but two hands, wit works with a thousand ; labour digs, wit ploughs ; labour toils heavily at the oar, wit spreads the broad sail or imprisons the struggling power of steam ; labour writes and, slowly ,multiplies the copies of its thoughts, wit prints, and its wisdom flies through the - world on a myriad of wings at once; labour grinds wearilyat the band-mill, wit catches the vagrant winds, binds up the strength of the lazily flawing stream, and makes them work Its will; labour has no legs but its own, wit appropriates the speed of the horse, or flies unwearily on the wings of the wind ; labour sits spinning at its solitary wheel, and slowly produces its fruits, while wit sets a thousand wheels at work at once, and the fable of Briareus ceases to be a romance - labour is man's humiliation, that brings him and binds him down to the earth, sensualising his mind, and making him feel as though the very end of his being were but mere existence • labour asks no questions, has no d ou bt s , no thoughts, no aspirations, no intellectual ambition ; it sees nothing in nature but night and day, darkness and light—the night to Bleep in and the day to work in ; and so it moves its melancholy, monotonous round, till it sinks to the dust and sleeps in a forgotten grave. But by wit man lives to all that is around him, above bins, beneath him. It is the übiquity of the mind that converses at once with the course of the planets and the customs of the antipodes. It is ever busy in seek ing to solve the great riddle of being. It is the living principle of life, and is that whereby man feels that he is. It is the exercise that strengthens but wearies not: It is the activity of intellect that ficds as much pleasure in the arising of new doubts as in the solution of its old ones. It is the muscle and nerve •of the soul, that longs for difficulties to wrestle with, and has an appetite for mental conflict. Labour, if it thinks at all, thinks only of and for itself ; wit, though it thinks for itself, thinks of others ; it makes universal acquaintance with universal nature, it reads human thoughts, and sympathises with human interests. La bour is selfish even in its generosity ; wit is generous in its selfishness. Labour has but one object, simply to be; wit has a thousand objects, and a thousand ways to each of them. By labour life grows wearisome, the senses dull and obtuse ; by wit the monotony of being is sweetly brokin, and modulated into a thousand har monious combinations." The Reason Why. Liouiston and Wright. Paternoster-row. Many of us become "great scholars" and re gular" walking dictionaries," and, yet, are curiously ignorant of the most simple phenomena of nature cunstintly surrounding us. This volume is offerel as an interpreter of things which are more fre quently seen than understood by the mass of man kind : and to those anxious to learn while thy wonder, and admire while they ob erve, it will eon , titute a compact and valuable book of refe rence. The information is necessarily very con centrated, but the subjects are myriad, and the interrogatory style attractive. LLOYD'S SIIIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON, Juno I.—Wind this day at noon, E. to E.S.E.; moderato bleeze, and fine weather, PORTSMOUTH, May 3i.—Wind N.E.' to S.—Arrived— Her Majesty's steamer Archer, from Greytown ; her Ma jesty's steamer Osborne, Cherbourg; her Majesty's steamer Albyn, Westward; her Majesty's steamer Buffalo, East ward. Sailed —Royal Saxon, Algoa Bay. Off purt—A wa . zon London. A TM OUTH, May 31.---Wind S.S.E.— Arriyed—lndetati gable, from Honduras; The Dunbar, Sydney, New South Wales.oNv Cows, May 31.—Wind variable----Arrived —Hermann. (s.), from New York, and proceeded for Bremen. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISJ. TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.10 a.m. Wind S. ; tide two hour' ebb ; fine. Arrived, MIT 31—Thames, from Hamburg ; Lord J. Russell, Dunkirk; Altun, Fradrickshaven; Chino°, Pillau; Loo, Konigsberg ; Bosphorus, Callao ; Pasha, Amsterdam, Sophie, Stettin ' • Norfolk T ar, A mster d am ; A ct i ve , E o• ni,gsberg ; Z wei Deo, Dantsie. Arrived, June I —Mary Ant, from Antwerp ; Alice Thalton, St. Jago de Cuba ; Luck's All, Antwerp ; Cor nelia, Worcum ; Meteor, Worcurn ; Venture, Antwerp. Sailed — Adventure, for Sierra Leone; Austral, Geelong. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind S.E. by E., light. Passed in to w —E as ttl e ld, f rom M a uritius, for London. Passed, May 31—R e d sc hid, from London, for Genoa ; Robert Bri g ht, f rom L on d on , for the Cape Good Hope. A Russian and Dutch frigate passed ea stward outside of the Goodwin Sands. THE BROMLEY HURST MllRDER.—Jackson and Brown have made confessions. They state it was then inten tion to rob Mr. Charleswortb, but not to kill THE LATE ATTEM PTED MURDER IN LITTLE RUSSELL STREET.—We are gla d to state that the uthrtunate m Emily she will Gea:iyib progressing favou ra bl y, an d i t i s expected an e able to attend at Bow-street on wo that the occasion of her husband's examination. She ex presses the greatest reluctance to give evidence against her husband, and often manifests a strong desird to see T H E WooLwicH MURDER.—On Saturday an order vras received by Mr. llillyer, the governor of Maid stone Gaol, appointing Thursday, the 4th of June, for the execution of George Bays, who was convicted at the last session of the Central Criminal Court of the murder of Samuel Long, a corporal of marines, on board the Slaney gun boat, to which vessel the prisoner was alto ' attached ae an able seaman. ---, .IGN. 74i R 88 13/ 1061 10 i 51 6i i 304 32 49 1121