The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-30 00:00:00

Itcrpoot ::=Dtanbarb. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING Ittratorms " multiform and mixed" regarding the war and its progress continue to rattle along, the electric wires with a speed which has no parallel, and an independence little less remarkable than their general opposition to truth, and their unscrupulous contradiction of each other. The midday despatch brings an intimation of the capture of Revel and the successful bombardment of Cronstc dt and, while all is rejoicing, and every thing is stuffed with martial glory ; while every cracked flute and barrel-organ is pouring out the melifiuent strains of " CHARLIE is my darling," lo the evening's flash suddenly envelopes him -and his fleet in the fogs and mists of the cold north, and condemns them all to a worse than useless combat with the floating bulwarks of " Jack Frost," and his battlements of " thick-ribbed ice." On shifting the negative pole of the electric wire from the dread north, we obtain a spark which instantly blows up the defences of Sebastopol, and with magic celerity delivers into the hands of dreamy ` DIINDAS all the Black Sea armament of the Russians.- From this comfortable state of telegraphic belief, we are suddenly shocked into a. knowledge that the thunders of our war galleys in the east are chiefly employed in warding .off the consequences which might befal our squadrons, if left to combat in ignorance with the blackening vapours, which, from the earliest ages, have given a character and bestowed a name upon the forbidding waters of the stormy Euxine. Every evil, however, is said to have its cure — each poison to grow in proximity to its antidote. , If the character of the intelligence communicated by telegraph be naturally as evanescent as its conveyance is fleet—as .uncertain and unsatisfactory as its narrative is laconic and condensed, its misrepresentations are corrected, its arnbi guities cleared up, its omissions supplied, its meagreness amplified, and the celerity of its operations all but rivalled by a class of active, busy, intelligent, and fearless indivi duals, who, in the capacity of correspondents for the daily journals, accompany, watch over, and, in not a few in stances, anticipate the fleets and armies, whose operations they are to chronicle, and whose valour they are to cele brate. This corps, and the due discharge of its duties, occupy an important position in public affairs, and oftener than once within the last few months have their sayings and doings engaged the attention of the legislature. On the faith of their veracity, have members of both Houses of Parliament impugned the arrangements of the execu tive, and on the testimony of ministers of the Crown we are informed that they are " gentlemen of education and position." Among the most important camp-followers in modern warfare is that band of "heroes of the pen," who, defying danger, and braving the hardships attendant on sickly clime and an uncertain or scanty commissariat, are not. Seeking the bubble reputation, Even in the cannon's mouth ; but court only opportunities of recording with celerity and truth the heroic acts of others. Who, amid the roar and din of battle—in the tented field or trenched lines— on the deck of fame, surrounded by the thundering crash of hostile fleets, are always at their posts plying their ceaseless vocation with that calm fortitude which pro claims the courage of the hero as truly as that can he evinced by deeds of wildest daring. While our warriors are dauntlessly wielding their implements of destruction, " our own correspondents " are equally busy with pen and tablet, taking careful note of the heady fight, anxious only that their narrative may be as truthful and complete as it is lucid and instinct with animation. Of such men any country may be justly proud; and a press which employs boasts of, and rewards such an agency of intellectual culture and moral courage, is an honour to our nation and our time. The staff of those gentlemen is necessarily numerous to meet the emergencies of camps and flotillas. Its members are, indeed, everywhere, and more than re alise the fabled vigilence of Argus ; should Sebastopol be bombarded to-day, or Cronstadt be reduced to obedience to-morrow, the events, in all their minuteness of detail, would be laid before an admiring and gratified public with the celerity of sleepless speed, and with a fidelity and fulness unknown to any other age or nation. Such achievements, so effected, constitute one at least of the elements of our boasted progress of knowledge, and mark an era in its march such as the future historian will refer to with bride and satisfaction, as distinctive of the objects and means of legitimate inquiry in opposition,to a vagrant and insatiate curiosity. The debates, in the House of Commons have been im portant, in more signifiealons of the term than one. On Monday evening, the financial policy of Mr. GLADSTONE underwent a sharp rubbing-up at the hands of Mr. T BARING, who, in moving that "it is not at present expe dient to authcrise any further issue of Exchequer Bonds, with the engagement of repayment within the next six years," embraced the opportunity of smartly reviewing the pretensions of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to the character of a financier. He made some telling hits, and provoked the mirth of the House by more than one of the numerous pictures of incompetency which he drew, and ingeniously embellished Mr. GLADSTONE'S recommen dations with. The honourable gentleman had his laugh, and all the satisfaction it could afford him,—but his oppo nent had the triumph, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER'S resolution being affirmed by an overwhelming majority. On Tuesday, Sir W. CLAY, aided by a heterogeneous mass of Dissenters and Anythingarians, succeeded in obtaining leave to bring in a bill for the abolition of Church-rates, without even hinting at the provision of a substitute. The debate and subse quent division on this motion did not a little to faci litate the dissolution of the curious mixture called the liberal party; several of its leaders, headed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, taking ground in opposition to the intro duction of the bill; while Mr. WILSON, in company with Lord STANLEY, voted for the motion. Curious surmises have of late been rife as to the leanings of his lordship, and it is looked on as a somewhat doubtful indication of his sound conservatism, to find that he is patronised and patted on the back by the organs of the liberal party. Thursday night was set apart for the review parade of the radical battalions, on the annual motion of Lord Joni; RUSSELL, for the abolition of the parliamentary oaths. Every one felt confident that the measure would be suc cessful in the Commons; but the division showed a differ ent result. Sir F. TRESIGEE, in moving that the bill be read a second time that day six months, gave a new turn to the discussion by insinuating that an alleged want of alacrity on the part of Lord JOHN in bringing on the pro posed measure, arose from a difference in opinion upon the subject between his lordship and Mr. GLADSTONE, the latter of whom he indirectly charged with an intent to emancipate Puseyite consciences from the trammels im posed by the oath of supremacy. To rebut the insinuated charge, Mr. GLADSTONE rose with gallant alacrity, but somehow or other, in what Burma denominates " a decla mation mist," he lost the thread of his argument, if it ever had any, and astonished his friends as well as alarmed himself, in provoking a perfect storm of cheers from the dissenting members of the house, by advocating the rights -of non-conformists to a full participation in parliamentary privileges, and a further deutukulaCiutt of the of oaths and tests in general. On a division the amendment was carried by a majority of four, and the bill was conse quently thrown out. Conflicting opinions as to the cause of this result are loudly uttered in the city, a very general one being that the author of the measure was in reality the author of its defeat, and not a few of " his friends in the city" are, it is said, prepared to pay off the debt he has thus laid them under, at the next election. As military matters are at present the subject of general discussion, it is no cause for surprise to find many details connected with the clothing and equipments of our soldiery exciting frequent, and in some instances it may be uncalled-for remark. Complaint has long been made in relation to the inconvenient mode in which the accou trements of both infantry and cavalry, but particularly of the former, are disposed of. The disposition of the knap sack is held to be particularly obnoxious, the straps by which it is secured confining and constraining nearly every motion of the chest, shoulders, and arms ; serious condemnation is also bestowed on the hard, heavy, and unyielding covering which, in obedience to orders, they are necessitated to wear upon their heads ; and of late attention has been drawn to the in jurious effects produced on the men by the stiffness of the leathern stock. This latter part of the military costume has fallen into additional disfavour within the last few days, in consequence of three young soldiers, belonging to the Guards, fainting while on parade, during a hot day, the immediate cause of syncope being charged directly against the suffocating effects of the stock. Of course this charge is supported by numerous arguments, several of them more curious than conclusive ; but as it is never too late to learn, it may be worth while to inquire what are the benefits conferred by this obnoxious article of military attire. The only advantage which I have heard insisted on with any semblance of argument has been the erect ness of posture which the stock insures. To. Beet this, while it is admitted that an erect posture, by throwing the •weight of the body equally on the supporting limbs, is unquestionably an advantage—still, like other benefits, it has its absolute as well as its relative worth—and it is contended that in the instance undgr consideration the benefit is purchased at too high a price. This will be readily conceded, if it can be established that wearing the robust stock is apt to induce fainting fits upon men, under little more than what may be called moderate is exertion. ,Beyond the advantage of bodily equipoise, little .aYerred to be gained except a certain and no do ubt desirable uni formity of appearance. Soldiers, however, have higher and more important duties to perform than merely to look of uniform stature and deportment on parade ; how, then, does the stock affect them in discharge of these i duties ? A practical answer may be readilY formed n the dispositions considered requisite when the highest duty a soldier can be called on to perform is imminent, and the history of the Peninsular war affords numerous instances. I quote almost at random from a memoir of the late Duke of WELLINGTON, and the occasion is the important one • of the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo. Here, every dis position which natural sagacity, intuitive military skill, and great experience could suggest was sedulously brought into operation by the illustrious commander, himself a rigid disciplinarian, and a stickler for propriety of costume. In the life referred to I find the following extract : " A breathless silence prevailed, when our commanding officer, in a few words, announced to ns that Lord WEL LINGTON bad directed our division to carry the grand breach. The soldiers listened to the communication with silent earnestness, and immediately began to disencumber themselves of their knapsacks, which were placed in order by companies, and a guard set over them. Each man then began to arrange himself for the combat in such a manner as his fancy or the moment would admit of : some by lowering their cartridge-boxes, others by turning theirs to the trout, in order that they might the more conve niently make use of them ; others unclasping their stocks or opening their shirt collars, and others oiling their bayonets." The above is a practical commentary on the use and abuse of the stock, and the general inconvenience of the accoutrements, which infinitely transcends theoretical arguments, however feasibly they may be put, or how plau sible soever they may seem. From military inconvenience to naval improvidence the digression is not unnatural, nor is the step a wide one. A short time since, the public mind was startled by the information that the fine steam gun-boat Jasper had taken fire and been blown up almost as she left the harbour. An inquiry has been made into the circumstances, by a court-martial, and it turns out that the fire originated at a point where the deck-beams and the wood-work of the bulkhead were in close proxi mity with the boilers ; and, as might have been expected, every officer and man exerted himself to the utmost to extinguish the conflagration when discovered ; but the re quisite means for extinguishing fire on board had not been provided, and the efforts of course proved unavailing. The officers and crew werehonourably acquitted, complimented, indeed ; and the court reeorded its opinion that the " Jas per had not been fitted with the requisite means to extin guish fire on board." For this sad, and indeed criminal, neglect, surely some one must be to blame. Public feeling points strongly in reprobation of such systematic careless ness as is here manifested, by the exercise of which a crew of brave and intrepid men are sent to sea in a practical furnace loaded with gunpowder, without the means of rendering themselves the slightest aid when the calamity, which was inevitable, has overtaken them. Really incon siderate or false friends are more to be dreaded than open foes. Among the whirls and eddies which beset the current of affairs, few seem so singular on so equally marked and unaccountable as those which disturb the stream of theatrical affairs. It is but a short time since that every thingattempted in the capacious and commodious structure of " Old Drury" seemed not only devoted to certain failure, but even to threaten positive ruin to its contriver. The greater the amount of talent employed, and consequently the greater the amount of expense incurred, the more certain and inevitable seemed the adverse result. With drawing the talent and abridging the expenditure only procrastinated the final failure; but, recently, "a change has come o'er the spirit of its dream." It has been devoted to opera of a high character, performed at a low scale of charges, and the speculation has answered. The company maintained is one of great musical excellence, including, among its list of artistes, Madame CARADORI, Madame RUDERSDOEFF, Herr FORMES, Herr REICHARDT, Mr. and Mrs. SIMS REEVES, Mr. and Mrs. WElss, besides many other celebrities, and the house is nightly crowded. Nay, more than that, the speculation is a paying one ; and so surely is there - a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune, that I verily believe the prestige of " Old Drury" is once more revived—that fortunes will again be made out of it, as if in mockery of the ruin it has of late years caused. The event towards which the expectation of every class of sight-seers, in London, and many thrOughott all parts of the kingdom, is at present instinctively turned, is the opening of the Crystal Palace at the close of the week after next. Numerous visitors are daily attracted to the spot, and the greatest anxiety is evinced in the pro gress of the works, which are being carried forward at a rattling pace, under the immediate and energetic personal direction of Sir JOSEPII PAXTON, who seems to fare, indeed, " As with a ma❑ busied about conditions," he having been installed and exercising a full dictatorship within that fairy realm. Under his tasteful sway, order is rapidly springing up out of the charming chaos of sculpture, of floral and of arboral beauty, and of decorative art, which has been mingled in. sweet confusion in the further end of the etherial fane; and the several speci mens are now being ranged in their ultimate positions, a faint foreshadowing of the final arrangements of nave and transept now begins to show itself ; the general design unfolding its instructive beauties day by day with rapid stride. From what has been already achieved in this way, even the uninitiated can perceive the improvements dictated by experience and suggested by deep study over the splendours of the Hyde Park Palace. Here, every arrange ment which tended to divide the old Crystal Palace into subdivisions, and detract from its general effect of magni. tude and impressiveness, has been avoided, the lengthened sweep of the nave being unbroken, save by OSTLER'S famous crystal fountain, which will still occupy the inter section of the nave and transepts, thus acting, as of old, as an easily recognised point of rendezvous, and as a measure of magnitude ; the latter a service it will be aided in by the noble specimens of arborescent vegetation by which it is surrounded. Utility is so combined with beauty, and displayed in such a favourable array, as to afford the finest lessons of botanical arrangement. In this respect it forci bly reminds me of an incident in which Sir JOSEPH PAX TON performed a conspicuous part. The time was in the autumn of 1851, during the hot controversy which, for the time being, raged as to the propriety of declaring the sitting of the original Crystal Palace permanent in Hyde park ;" the scene a gay one, far removed from the noise, and hurry, and smoke, and unnatural excitements of Lon don, and placed amid the swelling uplands and verdant vales of North Derbyshire. A large assemblage of hunt.s and gentlemen, headed by a deputation of the Arelmolooiesl Society, and invited by his Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, were on an inspecting visit to Chatsworth, " the Palace of the Peak." The conduct of the party through the gay parterres and sylvan avenues, as well as through the stately galleries and noble halls of Chatsworth, devolved upon Sir JOSEPH, and to those who know him it is need less to say a more courteous, obliging, and intelligent cicerone could not have been found. The occasion was in all respects an interesting and exciting one, and here amid the beauties which in a great degree owed their origin to his genius he expatiated with judicious and unob trasive fondness upon the charms by which the scene was surrounded. Chief among the many objects of attraction by which Chatsworth is adorned is the noble palm-house or conservatory—the root from which all the crystal palaces have sprung—and within its precincts its origi nator appeared more than usually at home. Aided by the mechanical and chemical appliances for regulating or changing, for concentrating or diffusing the temperature, and having for illustration of his theory the gorgeous specimens of vegetation to be met with in tropical or frigid climes, which have been collected with such perseverance and at such cost by the noble owner of Chatsworth, Sir JOSEPH PAXTON unfolded his ideas of an educational plant conservatory, such as the then Hyde-park erection could furnish. The central portion, he proposed, should represent the equatorial or torrid region of the earth, with its intensity of heat and moisture, and the not less wonderful magnificence of its flora ; the temperate, and even the frigid zones, having also their representative at the extreme ends of the build ing. The details of this arrangement he minutely de scribed ; while his mechanical contrivances and botanical resources, even at Chatsworth, were extensive and varied enough to furnish him with means for demonstrating all the vicissitudes of aerial temperature, from the languid torpor of equatorial calm, through every gradation of change—from the grateful influence of tropical zephyrs, barely sufficient to abate the oppressive heat and gently rustle the rank and heavy foliage, gradually increasing in power as the current agitated and stirred the stately palms, throwing their long broad leaves about in wild confusion, and swaying their graceful stems with creaking sound and rapid motion—to the wildest varieties of atmospheric strife which accompany the tornado and give character to the hurricane—and these means enabled him again as suddenly to withdraw the stormy influence and ex hibit the lovely scene bathed in sunshine and smiling in repose. To many a studied educational thesis I have listened in my time, but such a piece of prac tical teaching, enforced as it was by the natural and earnest eloquenoe of him who, having conceived, planned, and harmoniously arranged its order and concomitants, it never was before or since my happiness to meet. As cv.r r c“skoa, from all ; and when, at its conclusion, Sir JosErn inti mated that what he had been enabled to show through the munificent and cultured taste and the princely li berality of the DUKE of DEVONSHIRE was scarcely a shadow of what he could effect with a structure of such magnitude and varied resources as the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, if its permanency were conceded, and the in stitution backed by national support, the anxiety and en thusiasm of every one present, for the preservation of that edifice, bust forth in loud and long-continued acclamation. If effects so wondrous, so gratifying, and so instructive, could be produced by one master-mind under such circum stances, what may we not be justified in expecting from the undertaking at Sydenham, where the genius of Rex- TON has been allowed to revel and "to wander at sweet will," assisted by the leading spirits in every art and science. To those familiar with Chatsworth, and its numberless fountains, its endless groves and sparkling cascades—its floral loveliness, and natural combined with artificial beauty, it will be enough to say, that at Syden ham those attractions are multiplied a hundred-fold, and all of them are on a greater scale,—to those who have not the pleasure of such familiarity it is not too much to say, that Versailles, in all its splendour, pales before it, and that it will bear a favourable comparison with the feigned gardens of Bagdad, and will not suffer in contrast with the fabled fields of the classical Elysium. ON Sunday week (says the Leicester Mercury), dur ing religious worship, the congregation of the Wesleyan Chapel, Twyford, was disturbed by a person entering, and in a most violent manner beating his wife, who was among the congregation. ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS.—There arrived at this port on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 9th and 10th inst., 4,418 immigrants, as follows :—From Antwerp 1,899, Havre 1,881, Dublin 204, Bremen 357, Glasgow 20, Liverpool 57. Some of the vessels bringing these passengers and others from Europe, report having experienced very severe weather, and also seeing large quantities of field ice and numerous icebergs. The brig Detroit, from Neuvitas, reports, April, 28, in lat. 30 25 lon. 79 20, was struck by lightning, which shivered the fore royal mast to pieces, split fore topsail and fore topgallant yard and head of fore mast, severely stunning one man. The ship Atlantic, from Antwerp, arrived yesterday ; reports 20th April, in lat. 466,10 n. 34 38, passed a large clipper ship, bound west, with loss of top gallant masts and fore topsail yard, pro bably the Challenge, Kenney, from Havre, March 29th ; same time saw two other ships, with loss'of top gallant masts and other spars ; 26th, lat. 44 25, passed four large icebergs; crossed the Banks in lat. 42 30, and saw large quantites of field ice ; lost during the voyage six pas sengers, namely, Christian Wilbert, aged nine months, Eva Benner, 50 years, James Schmidt, three months, Aug. Banman, six months, Carolina Klumback, 14 years, Frei erika Banman, six months. The schooner Edwin, from St. Mary's, Ga., reports , B th inst., off Cape Henry, saw a ship with a signal flying at her wizen-peak ; could not arrived dis make it out ; the ship was painted black, with painted ports ; she fired seven guns, but they in distress. get near enough to ascertain what she was, or if n distress. The clipper Challenge, 89 alludedpass passengers.—New ers above,.has Ne ty sinceek Courier, masted, bringing 7 THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. COMMERCIAL 4 , MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. WITH no fresh bulletins of glorious victories by sea or land to inspire national enthusiasm, and confirm hopes of the successful termination of the war with Russia, the money market has been improving from day to day ; and with some reason, for the protocol which has been signed at Vienna by the representatives of the Four Powers, is more likely to bring the Czar of Russia to reason than the bombardment of Odessa, or even the destruc tion of Sevastopol might prove. The daily increase in value of the public funds has 'shown the confi dence of the moneyed interest in m6rcantile se curity, nor has anything occurred in fluctuations of market prices or failures of large houses to disturb this feeling of confidence. Consols, which fell on the first declaration of war, and since declined as fresh demands were made on the national resources, have now recovered their former value, and will, no doubt, go still higher, should no unforeseen disaster occur to disturb the tran quillity which now prevails. The returns of the Bank of England, published on Friday, show another diminution in the stock of bullion to the extent of £75,397 ; but it is stated that some of the recent arrivals of gold from Australia have been offered to the Bank, which may place the next account in a more favourable position. There has also been a slight advance in the rate of Exchange with France, which may tend to the same result. In the Cotton manufacturing districts there has been more business doing, induced by the favour able advices from the India and China markets, as well as a slight improvement in the home trade ; but prices have been rather lower, influenced no doubt by the easier state of this market and the reductions which have taken place in the wages of the operatives. There is, however, an evident indisposition to purchase for the continental mar kets, a feeling which is likely to prevail until something more definite is known as to the proba ble turn which warlike operations may take. In the Woollen districts dulness continue to prevail, but still it is expected that before long some signs of increased activity will be visible, as stocks gene rally are low from the discontinuance of manufac turing. In the Hosiery and Lace trades business is still dull, but prices have been fully maintained. The Corn market has been heavy during the week, and prices have gradually declined. This has been owing partly to the large supplies from abroad, the lower prices of Flour in America, and the more favourable state of the weather, which not only gives fair promise for the harvest, but by bringing forward the spring crops of vegetables, tends to diminish the consumption of bread. The declared value of our produce and manufac tures exported in 1853 was no less than £98,933,781, an increase of above £20,000,000 over the export of the previous year. The export of cotton manu factures increased from £23,223,432 to £25,817,249; of woollen manufactures, from £8,730,934 to £10,172,152 ; of iron and steel, wrought and un wrought, from £6,684,276 to £10,845,422 ; of apparel, from £1,246,677 to £2,766,696 ; of beer, from £754,627 to £1,291,357 ; of butter and cheese, from £393,319 to £520,656 ; of haberdashery and millinery, from £2,074,180 to £4,156,494 • of hard wares and cutlery, from £2,691,697 to £3 ,665,051; of leather, from £666,304 to £1,278,491. The amount of business in our SHARE MARKET, though decidedly on the increase daily, is still not great. Since the date of our last publication prices have continued steadily to advance ; stock has been scarce, and the demand has extended to almost all descriptions of shares. During the last two or three days the rise has been more marked. London Stock has nearly reached par again ; Midland, 61; Leeds, 63. The settlement just passed has ex hibited a scarcity of stock of almost every kind, and the dealers have had, in most instances, to pay a back for the loan of stock to supply sales. We close this evening at about the best of the week. The prices of to-day are :—Caledonians, 281 1 1 1 4 : Eastern Counties, 121 : Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62 *1 1 11 2; Leeds Northern, 13 ; London Stock, 981- f 8 ; Sheffield Stock, 20 ; Midland Stock, 601 1 11 1 2 s g / t i c+ 8 • North British, 81 1 ; South Eastern, 19 18fc 15-16 18 15-16 s 13-16 1 ; York, Newcastle, and Ber wick Extensions, 84d; East Lancashire 1 pref. shares, 8 ; Bank of Liverpool, 201. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 20th of May gives the following results, when compared with the previous week :- r unlit; £2,R71,A7.1: Ilocrense £76,886 Other deposits ... 10,146,428; Decrease 440,582 Rest ... ... 3,225,731; Increase 10,834 On the other side of the account— Government securities £10,408,309, Decrease £1,219,183 Other securities ... 15,425,281; Increase 281,242 Notes unemployed ... 5,100,030; Increase 386,750 The amount of notes in circulation is 220,679,065, being a decrease of £464,925 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £12,513,969, showing a decrease of £75,397, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £25,779,095 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 'Other Securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu11'n.11,779,095 Silver bullion ... £25,779,095' DA.NICING DEPARTMENT. £26,779,095 Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Got. Securities £ 10,408,309 Rest ... ... 3,225,73110ther Securities 15,426,281 Public Deposits 2,671,551 Notes ... 5,100,030 Other Deposits 10,146,428 Gold & Silver Coin 734,874 7-day & other bills 1,069,784 £31,666,494 £31,666,494 COTTON.—The market during the week up to Friday was in an unsatisfactory state, owing to the large quantity thrown on the market of recent arrivals, and prices were again reduced about per lb. on middling and lower qualities. The sales were 41,050 bales, of which 2,370 were taken on speculation, 4,950 for exportation, and 33,730 for the trade. On Saturday, however, there were signs of improvement, and the sales reached 7,000 bales, but there was no advance in prices. To-DAY the advices per Africa were received, confirming previous accounts of damage by frost to the grow mg crops. They have, however, but little effect on this market, which is governed more by home affairs, and the state of the money market, which is continually improving, discount being easier and the funds continuing to rise. There was a much better demand, and the sales reached 8,000 bales, of which about 2,000 were taken on specu lation and for export, but prices were without +l-,„ Ancuul following is a comparison of present rates with those of the corresponding period last year 1853. 1854. leans, middling (3d. 51d. fair 6td. middling fair ................ New Or] Uplands SALES. IMPORTS. STOCK r ...--. A.---.., „----...--...., -.......... onscairrioN palm. Week Previ- Week ending ously ending i This Year May 26 this yr. May 26 . Ma Y a6 .._,_____ Sea Island 9 0429 590, 9140 I 1 Stained — . 620 17754 281,024 Bowels 33 63 7960 169000 Mobile 4 6* 7270, 86950 )44020 570120 582260 New Orleans. 31 74t 17120 341650 Pernams,Bze. 6* 83 460 19140 75i 12902 17270 Bahia, &c. illaranham Demerara,Blc 10 j 10 330 .... 164 100 Egyptian : 6 11 2010 44940 1860 195731 58760 Com.W.l.&c. .. 2340 .... 11861 3060 Surat •.. 114688 202880 Madras 1190 .... 974 1 '3670 Bengal — •••• --- -- —,- -1 41050 817440 64385 1036517 899970 PRODUCE.—There has been little to notice during the week, the markets generally having been dull, with but little alteration in prices. The grocers having shown more disposition to purchase Sugar, the sales on SATURDAY and TO-DAY comprise 50 hhds. Barbadoes, at 345. to 38s. ; 120 hhds. Deme rara, at 345. to 355. ; 400 bags Cossipore, at 425. ; and 1,500 bags Benares, at 38s. 6d. to 395. 9d. ; besides which we 'have to report 1,800 mats Mauritius taken, for refining, late on Friday, at 335. per cwt. Nothing has taken place in Molasses. Of Rum, 80 puns. Demerara have found purchasers at 4s. per gallon. 30 tees. Jamaisa Coffee have brought previous prices. In Tea a fair amount of business has been concluded, at former rates. The Arracan Rice offered this morning was not sold, but by private 3,100 bags Bengal have realised chiefly 12s. 3d. to 13s. 9d. including one lot at 14s. per cwt., for low middling to fine white. A small parcel of Lima Wood has been sold at £l2 15s. ; a few tons RioHacheFustic, at£6 7s. 6d. per ton ; and 1,200 pockets, 80 bags Bengal Lin seed, at 625. per quarter. WooL.—There is no new feature to notice in this article, the reports from the manufacturing districts show no signs of improvement, yet prices continue to be well maintained. Stocks in this market are not so extensive as imagined, the im ports for the last three months will come under 17,000 bales, while the imports for the correspond ing three months, in 1853, amounted to upwards of 29,000. The attention of the trade still conti nues to be directed to the public sales in London, which are progressing steadily, without any mate rial change ; the low Wools commenced on the 22d inst., and have gone off so far at about the expec tations of the trade ; East India, which command a fair show of competition, sold at about previous ruling rates, while Barbary, Turkey, Egyptian, and other Mediterranean descriptions were neg lected, and prices not coming up to the owners ideas, were nearly all withdrawn.—lmports for the week, 1,999 bales, viz.: 93 East India ; 342 Buenos Ayres • 89 Mediterranean Ports ; 256 Por tugal ; 1,180 *est Coast of America ; 28 Irish ; and 11 Coastwise. THE - MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY.—Amonz the candidates for one of the three chairs, that of natural science, in the university of Melbourne, now about to be established, we understand our talented fellow-townsman, Dr. Thomson, is one. Of the scientific and literary claims possessed by Dr. Thomson, for filling such a situation, it might be deemed presumptuous should we venture an opinion, although we have no reason to disguise our judgment as to his general qualifications in those respects. Other and more competent authorities will, no doubt, bear willing and efficient testimony to his literary and scientific attain ments ; these, however, he has put favourably before the world in several publications, conspicuous among which is an able elucidation of meteorological science, besides numerous contributions to scientific journals of eminence. What falls more legitimately within our own sphere, is to speak of him as a gentleman and fellow-citizen. To his courteousness, affability, and good feeling, all who enjoy the pleasure of his acquaintance will bear ready and strong testimony. The facilities he possesses for communicating in a pleasing manner the stores of varied information he has acquired, have been often remarked. As the appoint ment above alluded to has become an object of ambition to Dr. Thomson, we, in common with his numerous friends, sincerely wish him success • although ix that success Liverpool will be deprived Of an eminently useful and talented citizen. BIRKENHEAD AND TRANALERE FERRY.— Yesterday, an arrangement was entered into by Messrs. Willoughby with the crews of their boats, who struck on Sunday, and the working of the ferry is resumed this day (Tuesday). BODY OF A MAN FOUND IN TUE RIVER.-011 Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock, the captain of the flat Black Diamond found the body of a man floating in the river, nearly opposite to Birkenhead ferry. The body, which appeared to have lain long in the water, was much de composed. THE DEAD BODY of a female child, whose parents were unknown, was found in a German lodging-house, in St. Anne-street, on Friday. At the inquest, on Saturday, Mr. Kemp, surgeon, deposed that death had resulted from pneumonia, caused by measles. FIRE.—On Saturday a fire was discovered, at an early hour, on the premises of Mr. Simpson, baker, &c., Great Howard-street. Information was immediately conveyed to the fire-stations, and the brigade being speedily in attendance, the fire was subdued before much damage had been occasioned. THE LOCAL PENSIONERS went through six days' drill last week, at the militia parade-ground, Everton, and on Saturday, about noon, they marched to the Exchange flags, played " God save the Queen," and gave three cheers, after which they marched back to Everton, and were dismissed until called up again. BOOTLE CRICKET CLUB.—The opening match for the season of this club was played with the Walton club, on the Bootle ground, on Saturday last. In the second in nings the Waltonians declared themselves beaten, and gave up the game. The day was fine, the company nu merous, and the greatest unanimity prevailed. The num bers were, Bootle, first innings 77; second innings, 118. Walton, first innings 35; second innings, 4. ACCIDENTS. — On Saturday a German boy, Erdman Birktholz by name, fell down some steps at the Emigrants' Home, Moorfields, and sustained a compound fracture of the skull.—On Sunday lago Fahar, a seaman on board the ship Aeril, in the Trafalgar Dock, fell down the hold, and received a severe scalp wound and contusions about the body. Both cases were conveyed to the Northern Hospital. SHOCKING RESULTS OF INTEMPERANCE. — On Friday, Jane Hibbert, aged 44, died suddenly, at her husband's house, Birkett-street, Soho. On the following day her husband and two neighbours, a man and woman, repaired to the Coroner's-court to report the case; but they were all so drunk, being scarcely able to stand, that Mr. Curry was obliged to dismiss them, after taking the man's name and address, until he was iu a more fit state to give evidence on so solemn a subject. SUDDEN DEATH. — On Sunday evening Mr. Thomas Joseph, a commercial traveller, aged 54, residing in 78, Seel-street, dropped down in his bed-room, and died almost immediately. It appears that Mr. Joseph, who had for some time been troubled with a difficulty in breathing, particularly when making any exertion, went up stairs, along with Mrs. Joseph, about ten o'clock, to go to bed. When entering the bed-room, he seemed to be suddenly taken in a fit, and, laying hold of the bed-post, called for some water. He shortly after relinquished his grasp, and almost instantly expired. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—On Wednesday, the Ocean Chief, Captain Tobin, belonging to Messrs. James Baines and Co.'s " Black Ball Line," took her departure for Melbourne with 326 passengers, and a ship-letter mail, being the fourth vessel despatched by that firm within two months, each of which have had a full complement of passengers engaged some weeks before her departure. The fine ship Bloomer. Captain Allan, one of Messrs. Gibba,Bright, andeo.'s " Eagle Line," sailed for Melbounre on Friday morning, with a full complement of passengers, and cargo. She took out 282 passengers, 19 of them first class, and a ship-letter mail. The Bloomer's berths were all taken a fortnight previous to her sailing. WIGAN MAY FAIR.—On Wednesday last, the holding of the annual Charter fair, known as the Rector's Fair, was commenced, arid, in conformity with ancient usage, a procession, consisting of the Rev. H. J. Gunning, rector and lord of the manor of Wigan, the mayor, several mem bers of the corporation, and other gentlemen, walked the boundaries of it at twelve o'clock, preceded by a band, and the halberd, mace, and sword bearers of the corporation. The fair was proclaimed in front of the Moot Hall. After wards, the gentlemen forming the procession partook of a dinner, provided at the Victoria Hotel, Wallgate, by the rector. Several toasts, including the health of the lord of the manor, and the mayor and corporation, were drunk —Manchester Guardian. DEATH FROM DEINRING.—A man, advanced in years, named Matthew Bridson, a cooper by trade, was observed on Sunday afternoon sitting on some steps in Marl borough-street, and was seen by a woman to roll off the steps. He died almost immediately. It appears the de ceased, who lodged in Tenterden-street,was much addicted to drinking, and had returned to his lodgings about one o'clock on Sunday morning in a state of intoxication. He had gone out again before his landlady's family were up, and had been drinking throughout the day. VILE INGRITITUDE.—A Portuguese youth, who gave his name as James Ruebins, was charged at the Police-court, yesterday, by Mrs. Mary Graham, who keeps a lodging-house in : Hurst-street, with stealing several articles of wearing apparel, and some small valuables. From the evidence of Mrs. Graham, it appeared that the prisoner, a fortnight ago, had come to her house in a destitute state, and in bad health. Commiserating his condition, she afforded him shelter and support, and even obtained medical attendance for him; in return for which he repaid her by plundering her house of everything he could lay his hands on. The prisoner did not deny the accusation, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for one month. ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF A. MARINE STOTLEDEALER. — Yesterday a man named John M'Clarty, a marine store dealer in Marlborough-street, was brought up at the police-court, charged with having in his possession a considerable quantity of copper nails,. which he could not account satisfactorily for the possession of, and the pur chase of which he had not entered in his book, as required by the act of parliament. It appeared that suspicions as to the fairness of M'Clarty's dealings had been on several occasions entertained by the police authorities, but he had always previously evaded detection. He was ordered to nay a fine nf and uepiived of his licence. TnE AECTIC. — This United States mail steamship was surveyed in the Huskisson Graving-dock, on Wednesday, when it was ascertained that the planking had been torn to the extent of about seventy feet along the bottom of the hull, from forwards towards aft, and that six of the fut tocks were so strained as to necessitate their being replaced with new ones. In other respects she was not injured. She was ready for sea before the close of the week, and was enabled to take her departure for New York on Sunday. She took out eighty-eight passengers, forty six of whom were on board when she met with her mishap, and who had, preferred waiting until she was again ready for sea to having their passage-money returned. GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.—Captain S. T. Downes, of the screw steam-ship Rattler, being about to leave that vessel and take command of another, he has been pre sented, by the officers, engineers, and crew of the Rattler, with an elegant silver basket, which was accompanied by the annexed gratifying address :—" Understanding you are about to leave the s.s. Rattler, we, the undersigned, highly appreciating your conduct as a commander, and your unvarying solicitude at all times for the comfort of those under you, beg your acceptance of the accompany ing small present, as a token of our esteem for you as a man and master.—Wishing you all happiness and pros perity, we remain, dear sir, your ever obliged and grate ful servants, The Officers, Engineers, and Crew of the s.s. Rattler. At sea, 27th May,1851." WontAit POUND DuowNED.—Yesterday morning, a woman, named Elizabeth Graham, 80 years of age, was found dead, with . her head and body inverted in a water barrel, and her feet out. She had resided in Green street, off Crown-street, and was the mother of the late Mr. Graham, market-looker. Ann Atherton, who lived in the same house, saw the deceased comfortable in her bed the preceding night about ten o'clock, and on going to her bed-room in the morning between seven and eight o'clock, was surprised at not finding her there. She im mediately went down Stahl to the front cellar, and found deceased in the manner stated. A small step-ladder stood against the wall near the barrel, and the supposition is that, having got on the ladder, the deceased either fell or had thrown herself head foremost into the barrel, which was about three feet deep, and had eighteen inches of water in it. •• --- RIOT, AND VIOLENT ASSAULT ON THE HEAD-CON STABLE.-011 Sunday evening, about half-past eight o'clock, as two police officers were engaged in removing a man who was intoxicated and creating a disturbance in Simpson-street, at its junction with Brick-street, a mob, which had gathered round, interfered to rescue the pri soner, and commenced an indiscriminate attack on the officers, who, having no means of defence, were in a fair way of being overpowered, when Captain Greig, who hap pened to be passing at the time, interfered. He was mstantly assailed on all sides, knocked down, kicked and maltreated severely. After considerable exertion, he was rescued from the mob and conveyed home. He was cut on the forehead, and injured in various ways. Three men, named Hugh Roan, Patrick Coleman, and James Loftus, were taken into custody, and yesterday morning they w e r e brought before Mr, Mansfield, the stipendiary magistrate, on the charge of having been engaged in per, petrating the outrage. The evidence not being oom, pleted, the prisoners were remanded till this day. MESSRS WIN STANLEY sold on Monday and Tuesday at their rooms, in Church-street, a quantity of Chinese fancy articles, ex Security, all of which brought good prices. TEsumonsL.—The Rev. W. J. Brown, curate of St. Thomas's Church, Tosteth-park, having been appointed to the curacy of the parish church of Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, the congregation of St. Thomas's, wishing to testify their high respect and affection for him, for warded to him, on Thursday, a splendid set of robes, com plete, along with a suitable address. . _ BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS. —A meeting of the influential inhabitants of the township was held last night, at the Woodside Hotel, with the view of agreeing upon a list of names to be submitted to the ratepayers as candi dates at the election, which is fixed for Tuesday next. E. G. Willoughby, Esq., was in the chair. After some dis cussion the following names were agreed to :—Messrs. Chas. Cook, Henry Watson, John D. Hore, T. B. Colborne, Robert Lamont, Win. Keightley, Henry Millar, and John Holme. The great object to be gained by the election of the above list is to prevent the imposition of an additional rate on the householders for the benefit of the bondholders, and also to cut down as far as possible the expenses of the township, particularly as regards the extravagant mode in which the ferry has been conducted. SIR GEORGE CAMPBELL, elder brother of the Lord Chief Justice, died a few days since at his seat, Edenwood, Fifeshire. He was in his 76th year. CAPT. GALWAY, son of the late General Sir William Payne Galway, Bart., and cousin of Earl Dunraven, was married on Wednesday, to the daughter of Archdeacon Warburton, of Rathkeale Glebe, county Limerick. DEPARTURE OF CHEVALIER BUNSEN.—His Excellency only awaits the arrival of Count Bernstorff from Naples to leave England for Germany, and the valuable objects of art collected by Chevalier Bunsen at Rome and Other cities in which his diplomatic life has been spent are now on private sale at the Prussian Legation. THE BIRTHDAY of her Royal Highness the Princess Helena Augusta Victoria was on Thursday last, when the youthful Princess attained her eighth year, having been born on the 26th of May, 1846. SCOTCH AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.—The Scotsman says that a vote of £6OOO is to be proposed by govern ment for the obtaining of a complete system of agricul tural statistics in Scotland, to be carried out through the medium of the Highland Society. SUBMARINE.—The first portion of an electric cable, destined to be laid down across the Mediterranean, the longest and largest at present existing, has just been com pleted by Mr. Breet, the projector of the undertaking. It is about 110 miles in length, and weighs 800 tons. The moment it is laid, London will be in immediate communi cation with Cagliari. _ . A DR. PATRRNE has discovered a means of " submarine navigation." By some process, it is stated, he can supply sufficient air to a crew of fourteen to enable them to remain under water four hours. At Marseilles, Dr. Payerne and three sailors recently went to the bottom, and rising again at a considerable distance, climbed into the port-holes of a man-of-war without being perceived by the crew, DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BELFAST.—On Friday morning a fire broke out in the spinning-mill of Messrs. Duffin and Co., Belfast, which completely destroyed the interior of the building and its contents. The loss is estimated at from £B,OOO to £lO,OOO. THE NIAGARA, British and North American mail steam ship, Captain Leitch, sailed on Saturday hence for Halifax and Boston, with a full cargo and 150 passengers. MA.RRIAGE.—The Earl of Durham and Lady Beatrice Hamilton, second daughter of the Marquis and Mar chioness of Abercorn, and niece to the Duke of Bedford and Lord John Russell, were married on Tuesday, at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. Lord Wriothesly Russell, in the presence of the Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, Lord and Lady John Russell, Lord and Lady Ribblesdale, Lord Aberdeen, &c. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN SWEDEN. Eight per verts to the Romish Church have been found guilty by the Stockholm Consistory of having "renounced the pure evangelical doctrine," and given over, in virtue of the ordinance of January 24, 1781, to the.civil tribunal, by which their accuser demands that they shall, in confor mity with the ecclesiastical law of 1680, be condemned to be banished from the Swedish realm, and to lose their right of inheritance and all other civil privileges. Several Protestant Dissenters in Dalecarlia have likewise been sentenced lately, under the conventicle placard, to a fine of 200 rix-dollars, or fifteen days' confinement on bread and water. VICE -ADMIRAL HYDE PARKER, SENIOR NAVAL LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY, died at his residence, Ham, on Thursday evening. He was first Naval Lord of the Admiralty under the Duke of Northumberland, in Lord Derby's administration, and still retained his seat at the Board under Sir James Graham, on Lord Aberdeen's ad vent to office. By his death, Capt. Michael Seymour, Superintendent of Devonport-yard, a Capt. of the fleet under Sir C. Napier, in the Baltic, gains his flag rank. CARDINAL LAMBRUSCHINI died at Rome on the 11th instant. He was a Cardinal of the Order of the Bishops, Subdeacon of the Sacred College, and Bishop of Porta S. Rufina and Civita Vecchia. He was one of the oldest of the cardinals, having been born in 1776. He was created a cardinal in 1831, by the late Pope Gregory XVI., under whose pontificate he filled the office of Secretary of State. WHOLESALE ROBBBRY BY A SHOPMAN.—On Wednes day, at the Leeds Court House, William Wood, a man of middle age, was brought up charged with stealing 140 pairs of boots and shoes, boot fronts, linings, and other articles, the property of his employer, Mr. Paley, shoe maker, Briggate and Commercial-street. The prisoner, who, some years ago, was a master tradesman of Wake field, had been lu the service of the prosecutor about seventeen months as shopman. During nearly the whole of this period it would appear from the evidence that he had been carrying on an extensive system of thieving up to Friday week, when he was taken into custody. On that day he went to the pawn shop of Mr. Rawlinson, and of fered two pairs of women's cloth boots in pledge, but as Mr. Rawlinson had seen him in Mr. Paley's shop and was somewhat suspicious, he told him to call in the evening, ggl in the meantime he (Mr. Rawlinson) called upon Mr. Fdley, who called at Mr. Raw linson's, when he was shown the boots, as well as some others, together with some French lasting, and other articles, which he at once iden tified as his property On subsequent inquiry it tran spired that the prisoner (upon whom was found about 40 pawn tickets) had pledged boots, shoes, and fronts, at al most every pawnbroker's shop in Leeds, since March, 1853, under different names. From the various pawn brokers not fewer than 144 pairs of boots and shoes which he had pledged were recovered. The prisoner, who said nothing in his own defence, was committed for trial. — Leeds /nte//igenecr. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE WAR. The Times correspondent at Vienna writes:— " Vienna, Sunday evening. " On the 21st inst. a fierce attack was made on the out works of Silistria facing the Danube. According to Aus trian official reports from Bucharest, one redoubt was taken, but implicit confidence cannot be given to this, as a different version of the affair has reached Vienna. It will probably be found that the Russians were repulsed with tremendous loss. " The carrying of articles contraband of war in Aus trian vessels is prohibited, and will be punished accord ingly. " Austrian vessels on the open sea must submit to search. The only Austrian port to which captured vessels can be taken is Trieste, but they can only be sold when con demned as lawful prizes by a competent court. " An Adrianople correspondent, writing on the 11th of May, says, the Intendant Segouville, with nine officers, had arrived there, to make preparations for 40,000 French, expected to arrive in the course of the month. (1,,e hundred and fifty Bashi-Bazouks, who came from Albania under pref..... or joining tne army, having com mitted all kinds of excesses, the Muchir of Roumelia sent out a body of cavalry against them. 120 had been taken." The following fact fully explains the false reports which have been circulated from Russia in Germany, and on the continent. After an engagement, the Russian generals are accustomed to send in three returns. Ist—A report to the Emperor, where the truth must be told, as he alone reads it. 2ndly—A return to the Minister, which is a garbled document, misrepresenting everything, and turning defeats into victories. 3rdly—A report of the most exaggerated and lying description, which is only published in the Russian language, and is never translated for the Euro pean. This tissue of falsehoods is not only affixed to the walls of the churches, but is also read and promulgated by the priests. There are conflicting accounts respecting the siege of Silistria. One version is that a redoubt had been taken, and that the Turks had sent out a flag of truce. A Turkish report is that, after storming two redoubts, the Russians were repulsed ; whilst the Times correspondent at Marseilles telegraphs that news had reached that city of the complete investment of Silistria by the Russians. Two Russian transports have been captured in the Black Sea : they were conveying munitions of war, specie, and 150 soldiers. It is stated that the Turkish troops at Kars almost entirely dispersed at the approach of the Russians, on the sth May. A part formed into guerilla bands; the rest were sent to Erzeronm. Selim Pasha's corps is in a satisfactory position at Batoum. The Paris correspondent of the Daily News hears that 12,000 French and 5000 English troops are ordered to Sweden, to support the expected declaration of war by that power against Rnssia. At Vienna Baron Meyendorff is not without means of influence, though not perhaps in the highest quarters. The Times considers that the protocol signed at Vienna, May 23rd, may be fairly considered the last step but one in that course of policy which the British and French governments have systematically pursued. Whilst The Times trusts that the good understanding may last until the contest is successfully . concluded, it is not less im portant to observe that the operations of England and France are wholly independent of anything which the German courts may or may not undertake. The allied forces are already at or near the seat of war, and will act in complete independence of the military preparations of Any other state. T - In Germany, although the Russians have losegromu considerably, they have not thrown up the game. Al Berlin the government is in the hands of a party which hopes to turn the engagement with Austria to the ad vantage of their master, the Emperor of Russia. The Times does not doubt that nothing would so effec tually strengthen the authority of our diplomatic agents as the news of some important military or naval success. It is on our military and natal power that the allied courts rely to maintain that ascendancy in the affairs of Europe and the East which they have been compelled to assume, and all the protocols which may be signed in Europe ought not to retard for a single day those opera tions which can alone give effect to them. The Times -city article says, a strict blockade of the Baltic and Black Sea ports is intended, but the White Sea is excepted, and trade with Archangel will be conti nued as usual, so far as neutral ships are concerned. The reasons for the exception are not yet understood. The Daily News has a Bremen letter, which says, the vast merchant quarter of Riga has been levelled to the ground for fear of a landing of the allied forces. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. MONDAY EVENING, MAY 29. LoNDON.—The CommercialDailyListsays,—On'Change little business was done, and prices are drooping. Native Ceylon, 425. 6d. to 435. Rum : Proof, Leewards, 3s. 2d. White Bengal Rice, 12s. to 13s. 9d. Saltpetre, to arrive, 375. Pig Iron firm at 925. 6d. to 935. Tallow dull at 60s. on•the spot. The Globe says :—Parliament will rise on Friday till Thursday, for the Whitsuntide recess. THE W A R. The Times' Paris correspondent writes on Sunday even ing, that a private telegraphic despatch had been received from Vienna, announcing that the storming of the fort Abdul INledjid, by the Russians, was followed by its cap ture, not, however, without a loss to them of 1,500 men. Although no official despatch has been received, confirming the fact, yet the news is expected to reach, from one hour to another, that the fort referred to, and that even Silistria, had capitulated. The Moniteur publishes the account of the bombard ment of Hangoe, already transmitted. BOMBARDMENT OF HANGOE. (From the Second Edition of the Daily News.) MONDAY.—Despatches have been received here to-day from Copenhagen, under date May 28th, which bring the intelligence that three steam frigates of the British fleet had destroyed the outworks of the fortress of Hangoe. The English had three men killed, and some wounded ; the Russian loss was considerable. The Magi cienne, by which the news was brought to Copenhagen, had left Sir C. Napier before Hangoe on the 23rd, and he was about to attack the principal fort. THE LOSS 6F THE TIGER. The Vienna paper Presse says the Tiger's guns were dismounted. Three Russian guns killed 20 men, and wounded 33 severely. To the request of the English Admiral, that the prisoners might be exchanged, the Russian General answered that he must apply to Prince Paskiewitch for orders. The reply was that, if the men were not liberated by the 20th, Odessa would be reduced to a heap of ruins. The inhabitants of the city were in a state of extreme anxiety. Another account says the captain has had his leg amputated, and that the midship man who had both his legs shot away is dead. Also, that negotiations were open for an exchange of prisoners. There is no later news from the Baltic than the an nouncement of the positive fact that the detached forts at Hangoe are captured. No further telegraphic advices from Turkey or the Black Sea. THE OVERLAND MAIL. The Overland Mail arrived at Marseilles at eight on Sunday morning. The Dundee, Capt. Scott, of Dundee, and the Lusianna, Capt. Bruce, of Glasgow, have been lost in Port Fairy, Victoria. The despatches which reached London to day state, that Burmah still caused much uneasiness, but Lord Dal housie was negociating with the King of Ava. The report that Russia had concluded treaties with Persia, Bokhara, and Khiva appears to be partially borne out by the Indian papers. The North Western Frontier was unsettled. A tornado had done great damage at Rnngpoor, in Bengal, and a vast number of lives were boat. The ship William C'eariall was lost, three of the crew drowned, and it was doubtful if the cargo could be saved. From China there is no news of the insurrection that can be depended on. INDIA AND CHINA. BOMBAY, APRIL 27.—Money tighter. Considerable business in imports. Arrivals large. Any change in prices was in favour of buyers, Ships abundant. Freights still maintained at £4 to £4 ss. for Liverpool, and £4 ss. to £4 10s. for London. Exchange, 2s. 13-16 d. to 2s. ad. CALCUTTA, Arun 18.—Business in imports limited by holidays. Plain Goods in demand, at better prices ; but Fancy goods neglected. In Iron little done. Exchange, 2s. id. to 2s. 14d. Money easy. Freights tending down wards. CANTON, APRIL B.—ln Tea no new feature. Freights to London £7 los. SHANGHAI, )Lutcs 30.—Goods dull. Tea advanced. In Raw Silks a large business. ROUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY, 31 . 1 X 29 Owing to this being Restoration Day, their lordships did not meet. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MoNDIT, MAY 29. In reply to Sir J. Shelley, the ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated that there was no intention on the part of govern ment to make any alteration at present in the patent law. In reply to Sir J. Pakington, relative to the proceedings of the Governor of New Zealand, Mr. F. PEEL entered into a lengthened statement, in defence of the Governor, and the course taken by him in connexion with the new constitution granted to that colony. In answer to Mr. Blackett, Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Vienna protocol, which had just arrived, contained no special sanction or recognition of that article in the treaty between Austria and Prussia which guaranteed neutral operations in defence of each power. In reply to a question, Lord J. RUSSELL, in reference to the present position of affairs in Greece, said that a force of 6,000 men had been sent with instructions to occupy the Piraeus, which step was taken in conjunction with the French Govern ment. He further stated that this course had been re solved upon in consequence of the intrigues of the Greek Government, and the attempts of Greek officers to raise an insurrection against the government of the Sultan. Correspondence had been seized containing evidence of this fact, and showing that the Greek Government were fully cognizant of thc3c attempts ; and it was with the intention of preventing the Greek Government acting as an ally of Russia in this war, and raising an insurrection against Turkey, that France and England had come to a determination to send troops to occupy the Piraeus. In reply to Mr. Gibson, Lord PALMERSTON said the government had a bill in preparation on the subject of county rates and expenditure, and it would be laid before the house after the Whitsuntide recess. Sir J. GRAHAM, in reply to Lord D. Stuart, described the postal arrangements for conveying letters to and from the fleets in the Baltic and in the Black Sea. The arrangements that were now made were such as would afford satisfaction to the public and to the two services. Mr. D. SErmorn asked whether it was true that the newspaper correspondents in Turkey had been prohibited from proceeding with the forces to Varna and elsewhere? Sir J. GRA.HA.Nt replied that he had no connection what ever with the movements of the army. (A laugh.) THE BRIBERY BILLS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL withdrew the Bribery Bills which had relation to Hull, Canterbury, Barnstaple, and Cambridge. He dwelt upon the difficulty of dealing with the subject, and said it was from this cause, as well as from several grave objections to the provisions of the bills themselves, that the government felt compelled not to -proceed with them. Sir F. THESIGER expressed his satisfaction at the deter mination. A short discussion took place, in the course of which, Mr. J. SMITE asked government what course they in tended to pursue with respect to the issue of writs for the places in question Lord J. RUSSELL said it was the opinion of government that the writs should not be issued until after the com mittee now sitting should have made their report upon the Bribery at Elections Bills, and before the House of Lords had expressed its opinion of those bills. Mr. G. BUTT contended that the writs ought to issue forthwith. _ _ _ Mr. T. DIINCOMBR thought the writs ought not to issue in the present session. Mr. DISRAELI said seven measures had been promised by government, three of which they had withdrawn, on three of which they had been defeated, and on the seventh they had received several considerable, though partial defeats. They had been defeated on the Bill for changing the law of Settlement, the Education Bill for Scotland, and the Parliamentary Oaths Bill ; they had withdrawn the measures foe the disfranchisement of a large portioil of the constituency, the measure for chang ing the Civil Service, and the measure for Parliamentary Reform; and the seventh was the Oxford University Bill, on _which they had been partially defeated. He asked government what prospect they had of carrying these bills when they brought them forward ? Mr. Baia.= doubted whether the noble lord would be able to support the view he had expressed. Lord J. RUSSELL defended the government, and taunted Mr. Disraeli with not having made any attempt to disturb the government. The right hon. gentleman could , not say, with reference to the Exchequer Bonds for instance, that he possessed the confidence of the house. Mr. DISRAELI warmly vindicated himself, and re proached Lord J. Russell with having deserted his party. Sir G. GREY regretted the acrilnoneous discussion, and TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1854. attributed it solely to Mr. Disraeli. He had et. advised Lord J. Russell to join Lord Aberdeen's CI 1 Colonel PEEL, though a Conservative, would n ot party to such attacks on the government. Wye of J. RUSSELL again vindicated himself. If h e It o of opinion that the government was not carrying tale war with vigour, and with a view to a safe and hollow peace, he would not continue a member-bf it. „of Mr. OSBORNE animadverted strongly onthe con Mr. Disraeli. Mr. DISRAELI offered a few words in explanation; andifs Mr. WALPOLE declared his entire belief in Mr. Distrae. sincerity with reference to Jewish emancipation, fended the course taken by the Derby Administrati ell 'o Mr. BRIGHT was convinced that Lord J. Russellm4 actuated by highly honourable motives in joining,n,i Aberdeen's government; at the same time it aMi t ici! that the cabinet contained in its elements t be prevented its being able to act for the welfare O . country, yet in its financial measures it was of niably successful, but in no others, although raPnie its measures were admirable. If, however, the n e er? lord found that all the measures of government f t ) a failure, he (Mr. Bright) was not quite sure that it scc!„0: not be his duty, and that of his colleagues, to endes,ll,ll to form some other combination which might prove ov successful. Sir J. PAXINGTON defended Mr. Disraeli. 1 nO s Mr. GLADSTONE entered into a lengthened exP-a n tbe of the circumstances connected with the defeat oimi Derby Government, and afterwards vindicated the r t i of the present administration. The discussion then minated, and the bills withdrawn. The order of the day for the second reading of thef; chequer Bonds (26,000,000) Bill having been read, .7, discussion took place, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY expres s rty hope that precautions would be taken to preceni t. bonds being converted into a permanent funded de'', be The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the could could only state that there should be no addition to t ba funded debt without the consent of parliament ; b 0 declined to pledge himself with respect to the future. t y Mr. HUME recommended the Chancellor to obtswa sanction of Parliament for every step which he faun necessary to adopt. 01,0 After some remarks from Mr. Trrousamr, Mr. and Mr. HENLEY, the bill was read a second time. at y The Ways and Means report was brought up, o n Consolidated Fund Bill read a third time. 'll I# On the second reading of the Excise Duties 1 31 tri 3 proposed, Mr. RICARDO hoped that the bill would 11 °, 1 4 pressed until an opportunity had been given of disc us, this measure. a nd Mr. WILSON explained the details of the meantl'tetif maintained the justice of the scale of duties ~03. stating his belief thit one uniform duty was whof r , l' practicable. It was the intention of Govern m ent to p d i! hibit refining in Bond in future, and therefore to reitle those clauses in former acts which gave that power• t stated the reasons which influenced the Governm en in oar deciding as they had done on the subject of 01 ° freet breweries. As regards the time of the duties taking e O O he now proposed four weeks instead of six weeko , first intended ' • and, with respect to the amount, posed that the duty on foreign sugar should be that the old duty should remain in duration four longer. A discussion followed, in which Mr. RlcAnno MILNER GIBSON opposed the bill going into that evening, in order that further consideration given to it after the Whitsuntide recess. Mr. GLADSTONE suggested that the second should be taken, and the bill be considered in on Friday ; but, if it were the wish of the house, be postponed to the Thursday in the Whitsuntide Mr. MorrATT moved that the bill should not sidered in committee until Friday week. The suggestion of the CITA.NCELLOR of the Exo postponing the committee until Friday was agreed to. On the second reading of the Stamp Duties Bill , Mr. VANcE objected to the imposition of a Foreign Bills of Exchange. Mr. HUME also opposed the bill, and gave notice he should move to strike out the 3rd and 4th committee. On the motion for the Medical Graduates , London) Bill going into committee, Lord PALMEESTON moved that the bill be s this day fortnight.—Agreed to. The Ecclesiastical Courts Bill was read a secon d Several other bills were advanced a stage. In reference to the Stannaries Courts Bill, The ATTORNET-GENERA.L said a measure was consideration. The bill was withdrawn. The Industrial and Provident Societies Bill poned till Tuesday, June 13. The LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to bring, on the subject of parish schoolmasters in Scotian(' previously spoken at some length on the geneial of education. Mr. DUNLOP, and other Scottish mem►.. the House on the bill, in connection with the education in Scotland. Other orders were disposed of, and the House at five minutes to one. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—Tins DA DERBY.-3 to 1 agst Dervish (at one time 9 t o 4 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's two, 6 to 1 act Ando agst The Trapper, 10 to 1 agst King " 11 12 Wild Huntsman, 15 to 1 each and Neville, 25'to 1 agst Knight of St. G eor g ( ' each agst Canute, Alembic, and Early Bird , 60 New Warrior, 1,000 to 10 each agst Welha m Plover, all tk ; 10 to 1 agst H er mit„ so to 1 SO both offered. ags t Hospodar, O&xs.-3 to 1 agst Meteora (at one ill. 5 to 1 agst Bribery, tk, 10 to 1 agst Sortie, Honeysuckle (at first 6 to 1 tk), 12 to 1 agsi i ,„‘ FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE At ARl °4f p, P ie . no tiO, D e . English Securities opened with increased ani d 9 1s , Consols, influenced by an excess of purchases , liiny to ~ l ceipts of specie from America, advanced rapit oo so,'', buyers; from this point a reaction set in, and goil, 0 1: ceded to 91, buyers, but closed a shade higher , per',,tr i fluctuated with Funds, and an average advance or ' d ` Cr 20 44 which occurred, was not maintained. Land l in e 11 1 Palace shares receded on a pressure of sales. Ba n ro - veriVe'' displayed activity, and, in some instances, in 3 P„„ ri t, '- Foreign, Russian in demand, and advanced 1 per cans heavy. CLOSING PRICES. 040 6 0 Consols, Account .. 1 ~,,. i Bank Stock ... , ... :Or ' Do. Money.... l "" 4 Facqr. Bills, L. & .... Three&QrperCents 901 1 [ FOREIGN STOCKS. 4t Mexicans 241 Spanish Passives •• '9 6 4 Spanish Deferred Do. Threes 391 Do. Four &1- ~0,;;; `"' ;1 , RAILWAY SHARES. 1 1: Amberg.,Nottinghani, Leeds Northern .• • • 9 61 •' 0 9 and E. Junction 4l 1 London &N. Wester 19 Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 6O 1 Midland Stock ••• • ". / Edinburgh & Glasgow 54 6 North British ...... •,,, ~ 1 , Great Northern BBl 91 Do. Prefer f", ." Do. A 73 5 North Staffordshire .1. 9J , Great Western Lanc.and Yorkshire 621 York, Newcastle, $ 5 9 Do. Fifths 7/ 7 Berwick ... London,Brighton,and York and N. Audis ;a , South Coast lO2l 31 Do. Preference.• ' c o pal{ LAND SHARES. 0 .. Australian Agricultural 461 71 Peel River ....... :. II S. Australian — Van Diemani. ..... 4 S. Australian Invest 2l IN. B. Australian " • LIVERPOOL 14,,,, 7 i pornUt 40/ Printed and Published every Tuesclq C KgRi..17.% Al , Proprietor, ROBERT PEARSON' TtiA„ , 1. , rp, f r Percy-street, at the STANDARD GENEtt, Dile , OFFICE, No. 4, ST. GEORGE' CalsseN" Tuesday, May 30, 1834. ties takinii - 0 P six weekS,e amount, b ,uld be 165 "' e e0 ation four if ,ICARDO an d . ttel into coul t y eration second re . ,^ iit tet 3d in will:id le house, " t fi g. err : ° h: l e:E l ::c i t O t b io eQr tel sties of a St 3Vl ; . av e notie e as id 4th el 3u- Rs (Unicersiti tte 4 rill be C0 ,,, ' d a secoa- . 3ill, subre was E t 1 a I : s co ring 1 s general q tubers, 7 1 a cid + l :, the quO* ° Elouse adi° sii) e l;nlL-GiP ° n :n e i l rin li, h de°lf te d aa::13111:10:.5a:: c/11:11:.,:55jt:14iir611.f:,!..; 1. S. Australian Invest. 2i IN. B. Australian .• -..."- ..,0 1 CORN MA'RKET. ..11r sup ` D The show of English Grain is scanty, but tbe trs. e o pi , Foreign Wheat and Oats good. English Whes.l„, ig if e , and at present scarcely anything doing. Fore' ,sjoilfdo,o instances, offered rather cheaper. Town - made 01 04 8 " changed ; prices supported for Barrel. Barlep. a 1,0 'J Oats dull, at a large decline. Nothing yet ai and Peas. ARRIVALS. re ef English. Irish. 470 Z Wheat 1931 44' Barley Oats B4O 18105 249 9 . 1 Malt 2926 87 1 4 Beans Peas 125 34 59 Ole' Flour .. 1928 150 01, 1 1 4 f PSI 4 101 SECOND REPORT.—The Market closed verY , ,0 4 4 A, dine of Is. to 2s. per quarter. To effect sales °.: i d similar reduction must have been taken. F 1 0 01 , 00" terms. Barley very dull. Beans and Peas uneb' fully 6d. to is. lower. Seeds unaltered. CATTLE MARKET. .oti oct Beasts sold readily at adv an ced p r ices. She e p o e a in demand at Friday's rates—trade brisk. 068 Beef 35 2d to 5s 2d 1 Pork .. 38 ,0 Oft Mutton..... 3s 10d to 5s Od Lamb...... 5 s 0 9 Veal ARRIVALS. Beasts 3476 I Calves ...... •• ~.ij3 Sheep and Lambs Holland Beasts .... .................. •:.• 189 Do. Sheep ‘.' 1 00 Do. Calves Spanish Sheep Scotch Beasts , •• ... Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts • 7 . 0 . ;1 11 " 1 0 0 Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and ,o- ampton 8ea5t5........... • ".' el' PRODUCE M- ARK'ices; -nd D r r 0 4P Sugar: Foreign, fair export demand at ft l l, l -00 0 ( 0 0 0 1 'itr t quiet ; brown lumps, 465. 6d. to 475. Cs'n"lst l " - 0 11 1 11- mand—Native Ceylon, 425. 6d. to 435. 6d.1 Ales a ri . o to 748. Tea : little d eman d, b ut no decline. qv , btl , White Bengal, 12s. 6d. to 13s. 9d. Cotton : ' no decline. . 4 04: TALLOW MA- RKET'. Ca s o, 84 , - 3 6 5l Tallow, dull and declini n g. Stock, ' 2e ies, 9 24,383 ca s k s same t i me last year; deliv against 792 casks same time last year. 0 0 41 : -c•VOITAS d r l gOil MANCHESTER STOCK ..-- n so ie, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62 ii ; Lonclo _win western, 98f ; Manchester, She ffi eld, a nd Ln cu. Midland, 60i ; South-eastern, 18i 15-16 A. td/ - 0E . i• LEEDS STOCK EXCHAA- 6 2 1 i Caledonians, 2SI ; Lancashire and Yorkshire , : .G land, 60g. , o . JP .....................________--- _ 4 4110 0 f 5 WrinE the West Kent Militia we re e ge r ; t h in °ll o l qd forge f o week, one of the men in his hurry h , . fro nt 0 his ramrod; the colonel was standing in ~, wo; 7 , in conversation with a friend, and on . 1 0 1 X „. ~ being given, the ramrod passed between tie"' , n ----- , IsT 1 v COLOGNE CHORAL u —__ TWO CONCERTS, June, On the Ist and 2 d o f 0 0,c AT THE ,--,. A Lib' iia ti.o , PHILHARMONIC -11-r- iess l `,o 4° " The effect of these Eighty Voices is i noetvheirnteen r i ,... 44 ' venous. They surpass anything that has _ _, L j u a g, „.../ heard in this country. London Times, 13 i' See Advertisement. ________ .00