The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

RP ball Her AJEsTy ever tallbarb, M next will eclipse it. It may be worth mentioning that the QUEEN broke ground on Friday afternoon in the Park, the first time for a long'period. The Royal carriage, in which were Her MAJESTY and the Duchess of SAXE GOTHA, was driven over the greensward in beautiful style : 'attended by the usual retinue, the whole had a very fine effect. The SOVEREIGN and her Grand Falconer alone have this privilege. The opera, the other evening, though not a state occa sion, presented one of the grandest spectacles ever wit nessed inside or outside the walls. The opera was Roberto. About nine o'clock Her MAJESTY arrived, accompanied by Prince ALBERT, his elder brother, the Duke of SAXE GOTHA, and his duchess. In the course of the evening they made quite a family party in the royal box. The QUEEN always sits in the corner of the box facing the stage, giving her profile to the audience. In the opposite corner sits Prince ALBERT, the centre seats being occupied by the more illustrious of Her MAJESTY'S visitors or suite.'i Soon after the arrival of the royal party, the Duke of SAXE GOTHA and his wife—he a fine manly fellow, she a brilliant blonde, with the genuine flaxen hair of Germany in abundance —entered the QUEEN'S box. Prince ALBERT rose and gave his brother the royal chair, whilst the former had a little chat with his sister-in-law. They appeared to laugh and talk like humble folks when they meet, with this difference, perhaps, that they did not seem to care a penny in what language they talked ; now English, anon German, then French. The only thing common among them appeared to be laughter, which smacked as much of the real jolly English as any I have heard for some time. FORMES, the German basso, sus tained the part of Bertram°, and reached a musical grace beyond his] D profondo, verifying the glories of MILTON, that in the lowest deep there's a lower still. Her MAJESTY applauded most heartily, and the loyal German artist bowed profoundly. Was the QUEEN in greater joyance than usual, because of the reality she had witnessed outside the porch ? No doubt of it. The mu tual attachment which exists between VICTORIA and her Highland subjects is well known : Balmoral, to wit ! It so happened that on the night in question the ever glorious, brave, unstained 42nd Highlanders had just made a halt in the metropolis en route for the encampment at Chobham. Bow-street, in which the Royal Italian Opera is situated, has not many poetical associations belonging to it, though it is a street most popular—named, heard of in all the quarters of the globe. Who has not heard of Bow-street's famed Police-court ? Yea, it may be. who in London, with a spark of " life," has not, on some wrong, fancied or otherwise, been before his worship the beak? Of thousands I know scarcely one who has not. And this is not by way of brag. Well, Bow-street, if not so poetical ground as that on which RODERICK DHu and his men bristled,:it had, on the occasion referred to, as gallant fellows. The 42nd had an hour or two to spare, and, to use the words of a brawny serjeant, " they used their pree vilege as a body garde to the Queen." And right loyally did they acquit themselves. Having done honour to the Majesty of England, the gallant corps set off for the camp. The whole affair had an unexpected charm about it, and pleased the QUEEN immensely. The worthy serjeant re ferred to said they had just returned from drilling the South Lancashire Meeleetia. There have been music meetings three or four times a day during the past week. The debut of Madame ME. DORI, on Saturday evening, at the Royal Italian Opera, is deserving of notice. The role selected by MEDORI was the heroine in Maria Di Bohan, admirably well adapted to a cantatrice more histrionic than musical. The lady comes from St. Petersburg, the capital above all others remunerative to Italian vocalists,—fastidious, also ; hence an artist, who has gained applause at the opera of that otherwise cold capital. may fairly reckon on achieving triumphs elsewhere. For criticisms in French or Italian papers, nobody at all acquainted with them cares a rush. An individual may cause quite a furore at La Scala, or at the opera Des Italiens, and yet make a poor figure in London. Nor do I think MEDORI will cause Grust much alarm. The former belongs to that numerous class where art, elaboration, mechanical skill, things to be attained by study or purchase, educational and schooling, in short, some taste also it may be, and all the drossy advantages which, put together, are outweighed by one little word — genius. MEDORI, of course, is a soprano ; it is of the usual register, with no very great charm in the quality. She is careful, however ; her sound musical education is apparent ell through. She is, moreover, very earnest, yet does not reach the heart. She was most kindly re ceived by a brilliant house. Contrary to expectation Her MAJESTY'S horses' heads were directed to Oxford-street, on Saturday evening, to the Princess's Theatre,where the royal party witnessed the representation of " Sardanapalus." Mrs. KEAN is beyond praise as the lonian slave Myrrah, her fine features, per fectly Grecian, telling with admirable effect. A large sum has been lavished on the production of this play, but it seems well expended ; the house is crowded nightly, and likely to be so for a long time. CHARLES KEAN is the only successful manager we have had for years ; though not to be named as an actor with MACREADY, the retire ment of the latter has left KEAN sole possessor of the stage. MACKREADY'S refusal also to read a Greek play with music before the Court, allowed Mr. KEAN to step , in—not to read—but to roy a l f avour , w hi c h h e h as taken 1 good care to retain and improve. He has now an ample fortune, and the badge of a knight when he likes to have it placed round his neck by the royal hand. A new diorama was opened to-day, illustrating the route of the ocean mail, via' the Cape, to India and Australia, including Plymouth Sound, Eddystone Light, Lizard Light, Madeira, Teneriffe, and so on to the Mount Alex ander diggings. The picture is by Messrs. GRIEVE and TELBIN. The work far exceeds in beauty and grandeur any previous attempts of the kind. Every spot of interest is delineated, and some of the effects ar e magn ifi cen t, f or instance the interior of the saloon of the steamer at ni g ht —a splendid transparency—the breaking of the sea on the shore of Ascension Island, a marvellous piece of mechan ism,—a moonlight view of the Maldives,—paintings of the Cape, Sidney, St. Helena, Mauritius, the Diggings, &c., all upon a very grand scale. The artists have ex- hausted fancy and ingenuity in giving life to the pictures ; and, when it is added that such explanations as may be necessary are given by that prince of lecturers, J. H. STOCQUELER, the world will have some idea of the cha racter of the entertainment offered to its palate. gave ; but it is understood the OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. LORD ELLENBOROUGR, one of the smartest old peers in the house, opened the Indian campaign on Monday even ing. I make use of the word " smartest" in a double sense. Though now in his sixty-third year, he is tall and straight as a poplar tree, with Hyperion curls, &c., dresses well, sits his horse well, and altogether has a jaunty air when viewed from a distance; upon close inspection, the observer detects the falling off in his lordship's eyes— " the effect defective"—they are weak, oblique, dissimilar, and unsteady. The noble earl has been twice married — no children. The disastrous history of his last lovely and languishing spouse, the only daughter of Admiral DIGBY, is fresh in the memory of most of the readers of the Standard. She was the loveliest creature I have ever seen at court or elsewhere. She was living in loved ob- scuritv, a short time ago, about the Regent's-park— something in the Magdalene manner. But to return to his lordship. He by no means approves of CHARLIE WOOD'S bill of fare for India. The noble earl wants the constituency for the election of the board of directors generally to be better informed on Indian affairs. It ap pears that out of a constituency of 1,730, only 200 had ever been in India. To remedy this apparently great fault, Lord ELLENBOROUGH proposes that all persons in the civil and military services, and colonels on furlough, should have the power of voting in the elections for directo-s. Good. But, my lord, .1 remember you, when you were twenty years younger than you are, and long before you went to India, bolding forth night after night about the government of that vast empire like a native—one to the " manner born." Your lordship, 1 opine, would have thought it rather scurvy treatment, had you been twitted with talking so much about India, a place you had never set foot in. However, though the board of directors did call you home, and though the nasty gates of Somnauth was an untoward affair, in some people's eyes, you have now a perfect right to call Sir CHARLES WOOD to order, seeing you have secured the advantage over him, having governed in India a dozen of years ago. The noble earl owes the court of directors a grudge ; he had a fling, in consequence, at their patronage, denounced the evils of a " double government," and so forth. He needed not be at the trouble ; the directors are the lords of India, with " voice as double as the Duke's." The noble earl was listened to with marked attention, and he got the corres pondence he moved for—and there was an end for the present. Lord ELLENBOROUGH must be profoundly rich by this time ;no family —no great state to keep up —no poor relations ; even his accumulations as one of the Clerks of the Pleas in the Court of Queen's Bench,—•a place left him by his father—must now be considerable. I believe the salary is £9,000 a-year, and all the " clerk" has to do, is to put his name—l think even that is lithographed —on those suspicious, razor-strop looking bits of parchment which make the stoutest hearts sometimes quail. Who does not know what a writ is ? Lives there a shepherd so simple ? Then let him sit the live-long day outside the high-brick wall, topped by its terrific revolving chevaux de friese, which guards the captives of the Queen's Bench. There let the simple swain sit, and with Melibeean pipe cheer them with every strain but one—" Hope told a flattering tale"—abolition of im prisonment for debt ! Sham. Within these accursed walls, of which Lord ELLENBOROUGH, with his £9,000 aforesaid, is joint clerk, hope deferred has made sick the souls of many prisoners at this very moment, not withstanding all the babble of all the Law-lords about the abolition of imprisonment for debt which has been uttered during the last twenty years. The Queen's Bench Prison is a very different place now, as compared with what it was a few years since. The authorities have certainly contrived to make the prisoner's position as irksome as it may well be. A drop of beer, twice a-day, is all the lush. as it is called. No taking the chair now at nine o'clock in the coffee-room, and discussing the affairs of the nation, with liquor ad lib., and the " whistling shop" afterwards till five o'clock in the morning ; followed by the pump for the rat-attor neys, the late breakfast,—the dinner of three courses, and a dessert, at seven—band of musk, &c. Glorious days for the " poor debtors." I have seen them as a visitor ; but now gone—clean gone for ever are those agremens of sweet imprisoment, making the memory of the Queen's Bench dear to many an illustrious but unwary man. Now, the turnkeys, I am told, at midnight, poke their noses into the key-boles of the cells, to ascertain if the caitiffs within are enjoying the cheap stupefaction of a screw of tobacco. This is too bad. The annual parliamentary exhibition, the vote by ballot, came off a few evenings since, being opened, as was fit, by Mr. BERKELEY, the usualahowroan on such occasions. The debate is deserving of the passing tribute of a notice, as it was characterised by some half-dozen features which rendered it more interesting than most of its predecessors. The talking was of a higher order than usual—more dis cursive—wider in its range —more matter, if not less words. It was shown, too, that America, the land of the ballot in several of its states, had found that it did not answer the boasted purpose of freedom and independence of the voter. For example, it was proved that a great number of votes Were reckoned which ought not to have been taken. And still stronger . ,—a candidate, whose sup porters were known to be more than one-half the consti tuency, was defeated by a majority greater than the whole of the constituency taken together. A curiosity in the present discussion was found in the fact, that ten members of the piebald government voted for the measure, and against Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the leader of the House of Commons, who every day is becoming a greater nuisance in the cab. ; but then half that number, and in the list is Sir WILLIAM MOLESWORTH, the great champion of the humbug, did not speak at all,—thus trying to please two masters in part—voting to please a certain portion of their constituents, and remaining silent in order to offend their leaders as little as possible. Messrs. Sir MOLESWORTH, OSBORNE, VILLIERS, Sir COCKBURN, and STRUTT, this won't do. But it is not to my purpose—certainly it can not be to the delectation of the readers of the Standard to pursue the debate—to argufy the topic ; it is a capital bait for an electioneering hook ; there is something so " popular " about it ; but it is rendered nugatory, of no avail, for the simple reason that, in the most extensive constituencies, the political bias of all—nearly all—the voters is as well known at the market cross, as at their own firesides. This is undeniable, in small and country constituencies, where the ballot, if of any practical good, would be really valuable. If GILES, the small tenant farmer, could vote, according to his own free political thinking, by ballot, 'twere well done if done in secret; but then my Lord SPARKINGDALE has known GILES since they were boys, and it is vain for the farmer to blubber and deny ; his lordship knows in which compart ment of the ballot-box the vote was dropped, as well as GILES himself. Mr. BERKELEY, who, by the bye, is rather proud of having achieved what he deems a victory, lost his motion by 60. Sir ROBERT PEEL surprised no body by voting for the ballot; it was as a braggadocia ; he wants to be considered a fine independent fellow, I know ; he is not without vanity; and, if he cannot make himself great among tritons, he may among minnows. Come with me to the QUEEN'S ball—sweep at once in a nice Clarence, you are set down in the grand entrance amidst a throng, every one of which is as gay as th e painted butterfly , — cant help it ; modest and discreet withal, bounce won't do. Here you meet a noble crowd without crowding. The surliest man in public, it may be also in common life—take DISRAELI for example—is all bienseance here. DIZZY, if he can't get up stairs for half-an-hour, will sit down in one of the capacious corners of the Parian staircase, with a bevy of titled dames, young and old, around him, talking and laughing : thus DIZZY will sit, having banished spleen, spite, and satire. But ho ! who goes there, with the tall white wand tipped with bullion,—that fine square-built old man, in blue and gold, grayheaded, his countenance instinct with honesty and earnestness,—who is he ? The Marquis of BREADALBANE, a highlander, the QUEEN'S Lord Chamberlain,—JoHN CAMPBELL ; he who first entertained HER MAJESTY in Scotland, at Taymouth Castle, mid heather and highland heartiness, the claymore, the kilt, and philabeg, with rank and file of highland retainers ;—the fathers and grandfathers of these lads of thew and sinew tuned their Jacobite pipes to lays of a different description than they play now t Who is that other fine-looking man, quite brown in his complexi on — w ho ? Hi s grand uniform you cannot describe—it is covered with stars and ribands and orders; he is elegant and affable, yet formal; his smile is exotic—forced—it is less natural than BREADAL- B ANE'S ; the wearer evidently studies to make it natural. He bears a wand also. This is STAPLETON COTTON, Viscount COMBERMERE, Her MAJESTY'S Goldatick. Nobody can tell his age, for all his fine looks. No wonder Goldstick smiles by rule; he has been a soldier in all parts of the world — w as at the head of the g all ant 25th Light Dragoons in the Indian war against TIPPOO SAIB, the Indian BONAPARTE of our boyhood. Fight —fight in Spain, and back to India to settle the hash at Bhurtpore another lifetime ago. There are not two men, perhaps, in the world like COMBERMERE and ANGLESEY; so old, yet so clean and carefully dressed, they look smarter than many boys. Go on about the ball. How soft and fluent the music; to be sure, you would not have the_ strepito— the blare o f 'VERDl—here ; ophecleide and trombone fightin g which should out-blare ? There's the QUEEN there's Prince ALBERT, his brother, and a list of earth's great ones, innumerable almost. Don't make a toil of a pleasure is the rule; dancing begins—all fall back—a qua drille is formed—the QUEEN foots it with MECKLENBURG STRELITZ—the ball is opened to the last strains of Rigo/etto,—the music denuded of several of the aforesaid '-rers- lam not to attempt a description of the coin how well some looked, how queer others. About k it was impossible to tecognise a friend unless ch other, the crowd was so great. One thing earticularly—the Spartan simplicity of the ,ress. Sometime since a ,Rash fashion made rapid short progress among our belles of England • I'll wear to patches on chin and cheek, a la Ho9„;h,s,_ to powder and hair brushed back and further a ISSUE DEP . Notes issued .. £31,991,065 ARTMENT. 4 E36,767,577 PATAGONIAN CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. A most interesting meeting was held on the evening of Friday last, in the hall of the Collegiate Institution, in aid of the above society, —a society of which little was known, until a melancholy event with which all our read ers are long since familiar, the death of Captain A. F. Gardiner, R.N., Rev. Mr. Williams, and five other mis sionary associates on the shores of Patagonia. The chair was occupied, in the absence of Adam Hodgson, Esq., by Edward Heath, Esq. The proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. W. M. Falloon. Among those on the platform we observed the Revs. H. Carpenter, S. Minton, W. H. Wright, D. Anderson, C. W. Lawrence, W. H. Duck, W. W. Jolley, and W. Rawson, and T. D. Anderson, Esq., W. Jones, Esq., A. Ritchie, Esq., and R. H. Wilson, Esq. The attendance was highly respect able, although not so numerous as might have been ex pected. The Rev. J. Marsh, of Bleasby, Nottingham shire, brother-in-law of the lamented Captain Gardiner; the Rev. George Pakenham Despard, of Bristol, honorary secretary to the society ; and the Rev. G. Robinson, of Birmingham, attended as a deputation. The CHAIRMAN, in his preliminary speech, gave a suc cinct sketch of the missionary endeavours, and sad, yet cheering, end of the heroic Capt. Gardiner—of the vast field of heathenism yet unoccupied by the preachers of the Gospel, which it was the wish of that good man to illuminate with the light of Christianity—and of thet oo general but mistaken opi n i on o f th e wor ld, t h at th e fatal mission had been undertaken in a rash moment, and without due attention to the safety of the little band. With regard to the death of these excellent men, he be lieved and trusted that the happiest results would spring from the event. God, in His wisdom, not unfrequently rendered a death more effective for the good of mankind than the life. Every mission had its martyrs. The blood of the martyrs was said to be the seed of the Church ; and, in the hope that the society might from that event derive an unwonted impulse, they would ever regard that dying scene on the shores of Patagonia as one of the happiest events that could have happened for South America, into which it was the aim of the Patagonian Mission to intro duce the Word of Life. The Rev. Mr. MARSH, a brother-in-law of the late Captain Gardiner, then gave an interesting account of that true Christian and zealous missionary ; and in the course of his speech made an interesting allusion to Mrs. Gardiner and her family, whom he had met a short time ago on the eve of their departure for Cornwall, whither they went to visit the surviving relatives of those brave men who had perished on the Patagonian coast with Captain Gardiner. The Rev. G. P. DESPARD, the honorary secretary, delivered a most interesting speech, in the course of which he mentioned the fact that, a Liverpool merchant upon whom he called, had given him the munificent gift of £lOO for the Patagonian mission, and had advised him to get a mission-vessel built, furnished, and provisioned at Liverpool. Another friend of the cause in this town, a provision -dealer, had offered to provision the vessel at cost price. So that, even in Liverpool, they had acquired aid and agencies to keep them on in the work of evan gelising the remote nooks of Heathendom. The Rev. Mr. ROBINSON, and the CHAIRSIA.N, after wards addressed the meeting; and at the conclusion of the proceedings, a handsome collection was made in behalf of the society. CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION SOCIETY. A public meeting has been called for Thursday next, at the Royal Amphitheatre, in support of the above society, which has been established for the promotion of the edu cation of the children of the poor in the Protestant and evangelical principles of the Church of England. Among those who have been announced to take part in the pro ceedings are the Rev. Canon M'Neile, D.D., the Rev. Wm. Pollock, 1V1.A., the Rev. J. C. Ryle, 8.A., rector of Helmingham, Suffolk, and the Rev. Edward Girdle stone, M.A., vicar of Deane. A very full attendance is anticipated. —We announced some time since the appointraent Am f E t s h'e Rev. D. James FAREWELL OF THE REV. D. J and on Sunday to be Principal of Llandovery College, St. Mary's, next he will preach his farewell ser Kirkdale, of which he has been incumbent about years. contri._ period Owing to his unremitted exertions during upwards of £3,000 has been raised by voluntaryt buttons; the church has been considerably enlarged, and upwards of 130 free seats added, making a total of 525 sittings for the poor ; and the parochial schools have been built. A collection will be made next Sunday on behalf of education in Wales, and as Mr. James has done so much for England he has some claim on his hearers for the new scene of his labours. THE FRENCH LANGUAGE.—Some little proof was afforded of the advantage of the system of teaching French pursued by Mons. L. P. Plumtot, of Parliament street, at the public examination of his pupils on Friday last. During four hours, very young ladies, in the pre sence of their parents, replied very correctly, and with good pronunciation, to all the principal rules of the French grammar. One young lady, who commenced to learn the language by the French alphabet, with Mons. P. 's new sy s t em , a b out e i g h teen mont h s s i nce , w r ote, without assist ance , a letter of nearly fifty lines, with only four errors. ruck me . . ing upwards eauties— by aid had the boldness in this hyperborean metropolis of powdering their hair with a pinch or two of something ' • confounded like--gold dust. It had a pretty t its metallic lustre palsied the eye as it admired. done in honour of EUGENIA. At Buckingham Palace, on Wednesday evening, there was nothing of the sort, roses and diamonds chiefly in the hair, which iv/ S parted in the middle of the forehead, and brought out bulging magnificently at the sides. This was the grandest THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1853. COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NE ri S. MONDAY NIGHT. THE movements in the East, on the dispute between Russia and Turkey, have exercised the prevailing influence on monetary changes ; and the slight fluc tuation which has taken place, compared with the magnitude of the interests at stake, has afforded, perhaps, one of the best proofs of the healthy state of commercial affairs. Owing to the more favour able prospects of the Eastern question being ami cably settled, the Funds have slightly improved, although not to the full extent of the depression, and other species of investments have also risen in value. Money has been generally easy for com mercial purposes, at rates below the limit fixed by the Directors of the Bank of England ; and as the weekly returns again show an increase in the stock of bullion to the extent of nearly a quarter of a million, we may reasonably anticipate a continuance of the present favourable state of commercial and monetary affairs. Political questions appear to have affected trade in the manufacturing districts, though not to any great extent, and returning confidence in the main tenance of peace has led to an improved demand, with a prospect of prices going still higher when a settlement is finally effected. The demand of the operatives for reduced hours of labour is likely to be met by a compromise, though some are holding out for increased wages, particularly at Stockport. From the woollen districts the reports are similar to previous ones, the demand being good, and trade only checked by the high price of the raw material. The impetus to the Tea trade, which was antici pated, from the reduction of the duty, has not yet been realised, owing to the dealers being still occu pied in clearing their previous purchases ; but the accounts of the rebellion in China, coupled with the advance consequent upon improved demand, will not leave the consumer much gain from the slight decrease in duty. In Colonial produce there is little to notice, save the absence of speculation ; but there is a fair consumptive demand for most articles, and prices are well maintained. The repeal of the Soap duty, affecting as it does the duty on importation, has led to some little difficulty ; but, in order to frustrate attempts that were in contemplation to re-land Soap which had received the high drawback, upon payment of the mere nominal rate of duty of Sd. per cwt., the Lords of the Treasury have cancelled the order for the admission of this article at the latter rate. The return from the Bank of England, for the week ending the 11th of June, gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public deposits .. £3,737,044; Decrease £898,410 Other deposits .. 14,033,701 ; Increase 1,130,862 Rest .. 3,111,594; Increase 5,399 On the other side of the account— Government securities £13,124,910 ; Increase 257 Other securities .. 14,246,232 ; Decrease 386,127 Notes unemployed .. 8,907,985 ; Increase 541,015 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,083,080, being a decrease of £340,355 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £15,47 9,515, show ing an increase of £225,581, when compared with the preceding return. Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100 Other securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu1n.17,971,911 Silver bullion .. 19,154 THE CRIMINALS AND BEERH £31,991,065 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000 Gov. securities.£l3,l24,9lo Rest 3,111,594 Other securities 14,246,232 Public deposits. 3,737,044 Notes .. 8,907,985 Other deposits . 14,033,701' Gold & silv. coin 488,450 7-day, &c. bills. 1,332,238 £31,991,065 LIVERPOOL. OUSES 0 £36,767,577 The amount of business in our SHARE MARKET has again been very limited. The political uncertainty and uneasiness is quite sufficient to prevent buying, while it is scarcely alarming to a degree to frighten holders into selling, which leaves the market in the hands of the dealers, who operate each hour as the telegraph brings news, pacific or otherwise, and to them nearly all business is at present confined. Our local stocks continue very steady, finding ready buyers at the current quotations, and in some instances at an advance upon them. This day's prices are :-Caledonians, 344 4 4; Eastern Counties, 13 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 781 ; London Stock, 115 1144 ; Ditto Eighths, 4-p ; Sheffield Stock, 30 ; Midland Stock, 724 4 4 2 ; Dover Stock, 214 4 i 4 ; York and North Midland, 304 30 ; East Lancashire Pref. Quarters, 94 ; Great Northern £lO Shares, 4p ; Royal Insurance, lip. COTTON.-The opinions which we expressed two months since as to the supply of cotton not being greatly in excess of last year have been fully realised, and now that all doubts are set at rest, prices are firmly maintained. and would go higher but for the uncertainty about Russia and Turkey. The sales last week were larger in extent than ordinary, and a considerable amount was taken on specula tion, at fully previous rates, on fair qualities, while lower grades commanded an advance of 1-16 d. to 4d. per lb. TO-DAY the sales were 7000 bales, of which about 1000 were on speculation and for export, and the market closed fimly without change in prices. PRODUCE.-For sugar the demand has been almost exclusively confined to refiners, who have paid steady prices. Molasses arrive freely, but the reduction of duty so soon to come into operation in favour of foreign, dis inclines the trade to buy colonial, without a concession in price. Of coffee the public sales of Jamaica went off with fair spirit, particularly the ordinary descriptions. Trinidad cocoa sold at 325., and Bahia at 265. 6d. per cwt. Of rice 200 tierces Carolina sold at 235. 3d. to 245. 6d., and 7,000 bags Bengal, at 9s. 9d. to 11s. 9d., being rather dearer. There was au improved demand for rum. The tea market has been inactive; some few of the finest Congons have been taken by the trade at full prices, and common Congous, in second hands, at rather easier rates, but the dealers are still chiefly occupied with their clearances. Saltpetre remains dull. For guano there has been a fair demand at former rates. Turpentine in moderate demand, at 12s. 4d. to 12s. 6d. per cwt. About 1,700 Brazil hides sold at std. to 54d. for dry, and 44d. for wet salted. in olive oil a further decline has been submitted to of 10s. to 20s. per tun. Pale seal oil sold at £32 per tun. Seed oils steady at last week's prices. Palm oil rather lower ; about 125 tons on the spot having been sold at £34 to £35, and 500 tons to arrive at £34105. to £35 per ton. Tallow steady at 48s. to 48s. 6d. for Petersburg Y.C. Jute at public sale went off with fair spirit, at current rates. TO-DAY the Sugar market has been rather more active, the sales, including Saturday's business, comprising 50 hhds. Trinidad at 335. 6d. to 355. ; 120 hhds. Barbadoes at 335. to 38s. ; 100 hhds. Antigua at 335. 9d. to 345. 9d. ; 110 hhds. Demerara at 31s. to 345. ; 50 hhds. Porto Rico at 375. 6d. to 38s. ; 300 bags Benares at 375. ; 400 bags yellow Paraiba at 20s. 3d. ; and a cargo of Bahia, afloat, deliverable at an out-port, at 19s. per cwt. Of Molasses, 450 puns. Porto Rico are reported at 18s., 100 puns. Antigua at 18s., and 100 casks Cossipore Treacle, to arrive, at 17s. per cwt. Rum in good demand, 100 puns. Demerara having realised the late advance. 100 bags ordinary Rio Coffee brought 40s. per cwt. Rather more inquiry for Tea from the trade, at full previous prices ; but transactions limited, waiting the receipt of China letters. At auction, 400 bags Bengal Rice were taken at 103. 3d. to Ils. per cwt. 200 bales Jute, at £l7 15s. per ton for fair common, and a small parcel of Bombay Linseed at 48s. per quarter. Woo L.--The market has been very quiet during the past week. In the absence of any transactions, there is no feature worthy of note ; and, until the settlement of the disturbed state of politics in the Bast, it cannot be expected much business will be done. Manufacturers are afraid to operate at the high price ruling for this article at present, until they can see their way clear. Imports for the week, 2,141 bales, being about 670 above an average of the last six months. There is much interesting and momentous information to be obtained by a perusal of the annual report of the Head-Constable on the Police establishment. In making up the police statistical returns, facts, rather than fancy, recommend themselves to the compiler ; but we believe more may be gleaned in a few minutes from the elo quently significant tables of Captain Greig, which have been got up with great care by that gentleman, than from the most elaborate pen-and-ink sketches of those newspaper " commissioners," who devote their time and abilities to the description of the " homes and haunts" of criminals—their numbers, and the various ways in which they contrive to live. • The total number of offences committed in 1852 was 19,026 ; murder, 6; manslaughter, 7 ; cutting and maim ing, 23 ; bigamy, 3 ; deserting children, 4 ; concealing births, 3 ; rape, 2 ; indecent assaults, 9. The number of assaults on police-officers was 557. We do not appear to have attained the same eminence in the calendar of drunkenness as our sister country, Scotland, in whose ancient and romantic metropolis 1 in every 15 of the population is said to be apprehended by the police in a state of inebriation, which renders a short period of imprisonment absolutely requisite. In Liverpool, during 1852, 3,211 " drunk and incapables " were ap prehended, which is hardly so bad as " one in fif teen." Fifty-nine persons were apprehended for wilful exposure of the person ; three for being keepers of houses of ill-fame; forty-three for bastardy ; a hundred and two for gambling ; and thirty for deserting their families. 529 robberies had been committed by pickpockets, 554 by girls of loose character, and 402 by other means. 541 robberies were committed from vessels in the docks ; 359 from the dock quays ; and 627 of goods from the streets. Of the number taken into custody, 11,809 were males, and 7,217 females; summarily punished, 10,296; com mitted for trial, 522 ; bills ignored, 7 ; acquitted, 99 ; imprisoned, 517 ; transported, 93. The value of the property stolen was £14,042 12s. Bd., and of that re covered, £4,846 10s. 10d. Of the persons taken into custody on charges of felony, 3,366 males hadbeen pre viously in custody, and 2.211 females-425 of these total number of " old offenders" being under the age of 12. The number of prostitutes taken into custody and sum marily punished for being disorderly in the streets was 937, of whom 842 were committed. The informations laid by the police were, in the town, 4,208 ; of these 120 were withdrawn, 235 wrongly laid, nr summonses not served, 625 acquitted, and 3,228 fined—the amount of fines being £1,663 Bs. The dock informations numbered 2,809, and 2,298 offenders were fined—the fines amounting to £728 12s. It appears that there are 484 lodging-houses registered in the town, 2,999 empty houses within the borough, 33 houses in which stolen property is received, 162 old clothes shops, and 191 marine stores. The number of public-houses doing business was 1,406, of which 83 were irregular, 22 of them having music saloons. The number at present closed is 18. There is an increase in the north end of the town of 19, and a decrease in the other division of the borough of 8. 918 beerhouses do business, and of these 95 are irregular, and 59 have been added to the list since 1851. Of the 96 coffee-houses in existence 15 are irregular. Although no fresh licenses have been granted during the year, the increase has been occasioned by transfers and removals, particularly from the neighbour. hood of Wapping. The brothels kept by males number 113, by females 461; the total number of prostitutes is 1,706, of men residing in brothels 262, of other houses of bad repute 49, of houses where prostitutes lodge 69. Forty-four disreputable houses have been removed by the police, but there is still an increase over the previous year of 16 houses, although the number of prostitutes has only increased from 1,703, in the previous year, to 1,706. The professional thieves at work in the Queen of the Mersey, male and female, is 384, 62 belonging to the fair sex ; the occasional thieves, 106 ; and the suspicious characters, 90. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.- DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. On Friday, the lecture-hall of the Collegiate Institution presented a very gay appearance, being crowded with the boys belonging to the schools and their friends who had assembled to witness the distribution of prizes. The at tractive nature of the proceedings was enhanced by being presided over by the Right Hon. the Earl of Harrowby, who was accompanied by the Mayor, the Revds. Rector Campbell, Dr. M'Neile, J. C. Farrar, C. W. Lawrence, F. Ould, Dr. Hume, F. Amos, J. Cordeaux, J. H. Jones; Messrs. C. Inman, E. Molyneux, R Shand, Alderman Cooper Jos. Booker, E. Cropper, G. H. Lawrence. F. G Morris, S. Douglas, W. DatisOn,'W. Aked, J. M. Wood, J. K. Rounthwaite, William Gregson, James Tyrer, Dr. Ramsay, John Nicholson, Joseph Rawdon, Edward Jones, J. D. Anderson. Previous to the commencement of the proceedings, Mr. E. F. Smith played a number of miscel laneous pieces on the organ. The Rev. Mr. Howson gave out the exercises, at the conclusion of which the Earl of Harrowby delivered an eloquent speech. The Rev. Mr. Howson, the Principal, then made a few remarks on the characters and abilities of the boys who had earned the prizes; and having called in Masters Rawlin and Bishop, who had become entitled to the M'Neile exhibition scholarship, the Earl of Harrowby said it would not become him to make any remarks to the boys in that particular while the founder was there himself, and called on Dr. M'Neile, who rose, and addressed the assembly and the two boys alternately, congratulating the latter on their literary at tainments, and inciting them to increased exertion in the Pursuit of knowledge —so that they might follow in the footsteps of their predecessors, Farrar, Rigby, and 'White side. The Earl of Harrowby introduced Mr. Farrar, who paid some happy compliments to the bows whom he had helped to examine, and to the masters who trained them. The Principal then called the various boys to receive the prizes, which the Earl of Harrowby distributed, with a word of commendation to each. The following is the list UPPER SCHOOL. PRIZES SPECIAL PRIZES.—Junior Dig inity Medal : lago. Certifi cate, Rounthwaite, Tarbet.—Junior Historical Medal : R. P. Aked. Certificate, Rounthwaite, Dove.--Junior Mathematical Medal : W. Bartlett, or Rounthwaite. Certificate, T. Bart lett. M'lSTeile University Exhibition : H. H. Bishop. CLASS PRIZES.—tat Class : Egerton Scholarship : H. H. Bishop. 2d Class : G. Rawdon. 3d Class : Reg. Molyneux and Mod. Mitchell. 4th Class Reg. Caw and Mod. T. Bart lett. sth Class : Jeffrey and Pater. 6th Class. E. Aked. Preparatory Classes-7th Class W. Aked. Bth Class :E. Tarbet. Lower Bth Class : J. Lockett. EXTRA PRlZES.—Divinity prizes Junior Classes : W. Lowe, Scripture Lessons ; H. H. Bishop, Latin Verse ; Douglas, Writing ; R. P. Aked, Good Conduct ; Wood and rairclough, Arithmetic ; Cordeaux ; Carpenter ; Bouch, French. Certificates : Cordeaux, Michod, Rounthwaite, J. Birkbeck, Aked, Walker, Pater, Jeffery, Clough, W. Booker, E. Tarbet, J. Lockett. MIDDLE SCHOOL PRIZES SPECIAL PRlZES.—Divinity Medal, W. P. Swinden ; certi ficate, D. J. Dunlop, Old Testament History. Nomination to Upper School, T. Edwards. Historical and geographical me dal, E. T. Brunn ; certificates, G. H. Rigby, G. H. Cooper. Mathematical prize, Sinker. Arithmetical certificates, W. Carter, T. Swift, W. Parkin, Storey, R. J. Clayton. French medal, J. Bridson ; French certificates, B. Wilson, W. Parkin, Mac Master, H. Dnckworth. Drawing medal, Winsor ; draw ing, certificates, W. Nicholson, Boustead, T. Swift. Penman ship medal, J. M. Dickens; penmanship certificates, Edwards, E. Sudlow, Bocquet, Jordan, Foulkes, R. J. Clayton, Brock, and Brown. CLASS PRIZES.—iSt Class, Potter Scholarship, Boyd, trans ferred to B. Wilson; Certificate, J. Travis. 2d Class Prize, W. Swift ; Certificate, J. D. Parkin. 3d Class, Prize, J. R. Lewis ; Certificate, Bocquet. 4th Class, Prize, R. F. Dickins ; Certificate, H. A. Stamper. sth Class, Prize, Pearson ; Certi ficate, Ilbery. 6th Class, Prize, 0. P. Clayton ; Certificate, F. Maddock. 7th Class, Prize, Brock ; Certificate, Watkins Bth Class, Prize, Buckley ; Certificate, H. Molyneux. Natural History Prize, given by Head Master, F. Certificate, R. Worthington, Patterson's Zoology. First M'Neile Scholarship, Lewis ; Certificates, Parkin and Phillips, Divinity, History, and Arithmetic. Second ISPNeile Scholarship, Sinker; Certificates, Christian and Arthur. Divinity, Geography, French, and English. Principitl's Prize for Divinity, T. J. Edwards. French Master's Prize, Garratt. Mathematical Master's Prize, Boustead. Prize for careful Preparation of Arithmetical Exercises, J M. Castellanos. Archer ; THE ANNUAL GALA of the Total Abstinence Society, which takes place today, is expected to be an unusually brilliant affair. BOY KILLED.—On Thursday afternoon two boys were playing in Bakehouse-lane, Stanley-street, near a tem porary wall at Mr. Bennett's iron foundry, when a large door, insecurely reared against the wall, fell upon one of them, John Duryer, and killed him on the spot. STAITE'S ELECTRIC LlGHT.—During the past week Staite's electric light was exhibited as an open light, with no other assistance than a small twelve-inch re flector, placed so as to throw a pencil of light towards Woodside. This arrangement gave the greatest satisfac. Lion. The inventor is preparing to make some other ex. periments, one of which will be to show what can be done when fogs prevail, and in what way the light can be di vided, so as to produce two, at least, distinct rays, in different directions. ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH SCHOOLS, PLEASANT -STREET. —The examination of the pupils of these schools took place on Friday last, before a number of ladies and gentle. men connected with St. Philip's Church, and who take a lively interest in the welfare of this institution. The children were examined on different subjects by the Rev. C. H. Burton, and sever a l of the m sang and recited a number of select pieces, much to the delight of all pre. sent. At the conclusion, the rev. incumbent passed a high eulogium on Mr. Washington, the resident master, and Mrs. Walker, the mistress of the girls' school, for their assiduity and attention to the studies of their pupils during the last twelve months. There are in these schools at the present time upwards of 200 children. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—Mr. James Anderson has appeared during the past week, in " Ingomar," a piece of overpowering interest, " Macbeth," " Virginius," " The King of the Commons," and " The Robbers." We are of opinion that this gentleman is one of the most cor rect actors of the day. He appeared last night in " Hamlet," one of his favourite c ha rac t er s. W e p erc eive, with pleasure, that " lngomar" is to be repeated to night. This romantic play, which created an intense sensation in the metropolis when first produced at Drury lane, under the management of Mr. Anderson, has been put upon the stage by Mr. Copeland in excellent style. The acting of Mr. Anderson, as Ingomar, the brave leader of the Allemanni, is a most finished realisation of the author's ingenious conception ; while Miss Fanny Cath cart's Parthenia is a highly creditable performance. Nor can we say too muc h o f M r. R ay ' s P olydor, the character which that gentleman originally performed on the first production of the drama in London. The prominent actors are creditably supported by the other members of Mr. Copeland's corps. We trust that the support given to this well-cond uc t e d theatre during Mr. Anderson's brief stay among us, will be such as to encourage the manager to keep up the succession o f " s t ars " w h om he hasintroduced during the past EMMA f or the gratification of the play-going public, The Principal's Singing Prize, T. Phillips; Certificates, Parr and Brunn. LOWER 1 . 41-10021. PRIZES. _ SPECIAL PRlZES.—Divinity prize, A. F. Thomson : Certi. ficate, J. Parkinson. Nomination to middle school, J. South ward. Historical prize, J. B. Stride; Certificates: Tickle, Gillison, and Lobley. Writing medal, J. Parkiuson : Certifi cates, John Lee and Southward. Arithmetical medal, J. Nicholson : Certificetes, Parkinson, Yates t and Cl ar k e . Ist MNeile scholarship, A. F. Thomson : Certificate, G. Cranage. 2nd M'Neile scholarship, S. B. Fyfe ; Certificate, J. B. Stryde. Hayworth free nomination to middle school, W.M. Pendlebury. CLASS PRIZES.—First class. Ist Molyneux scholarship, G. Tickle; second ditto, J. Simpson. Second class. Prize of books, J. Turner; class certificate, R. Brown ; writing ditto, T. K. Bellis. Third class. Prize. W. Clarke ; certifieate, T. Middleton; writing ditto, H. Elias. Fourth class. Prize, L. Witham ; class certificate, J. Hicks ; writing ditto, J. Bishop. Fifth class, Prize, J. Clapham ; class certificate, M. Hart and Westmore ; writing ditto, J. Newton. Sixth class. Prize, T. Beezley ; class certificate, W. B. Lawton • writing ditto, T. W. Stafford. Seventh class. Prize, H. Bird; class certificate, D. Dawkin ; writing ditto, C. F. Wilton. Eigth class. Prize. J. Honeyburne ; class certificate, R. Maer ; writing ditto, J. Jas. Forshaw. Ninth class. Prize, W. Hughes; class certificate, W. Thornthwaite ; writing ditto, H. Southey. Names honour. ably mentioned : Gillison, Lobley, Nott, Royle, Clarkson, Smith, Caswell, T. G. Jones, Malcolm, Wellington, Wardell, Norbury, Pars!ow, R. Jones, J. Jones, Egan, Westmore, Hal sail, (who was nominated to this school from St. Augustine's,) West, Todd, Harrison, Bradley, Lamb, Davies, Morris, Fisk, Skellorn. Wighton, J. Jeffreys, Musker, Daft, Blease, C. Bell, and Hallam. EXTRA SPECIAL PRlZES.—Principal's prize, A. F. Thomson. Head-master's prize, S. B. Fyfe : Ist class geometry certificate, Lobley, sen,, and Pendlebury ; 2nd ditto ditto, Brown and Leatherbarrow ; ditto ditto, Loby, jun., and Middleton. Ist class French prize, Parkinspn ; ditto ditto, certificates, Lobley, J. Reeve, Nicholson, and Gillison. 2nd class French prize, W. Garner, ; ditto ditto, certificates, Turner, Tadd. West, and Fisher. Mapping certificates, Jos. Lee, J. Nicholson, and Glover. Drawing prize, Jos. Lee, Ist class; ditto certificate. Yates, 2nd class ; ditto ditto, Malcolm, 3rd class. His Worship the Mayor moved, and Rector Campbell seconded, a vote of thanks to Lord Harrowby, which his Lordship acknowledged ; and, after a similar compliment to the Mayor, moved by Rector Campbell, and seconded by Dr. M'Neile, the boys gave three cheers for the Queen and three for Lord Harrowby, and the boys formally " broke up for the holidays." THE AZTE BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—An application has been made to parliament for a short bill to equalise the bonds held by the creditors of the Birkenhead Docks. The bill passed the standing orders of the House of Commons on Friday, and is expected to pass speedily. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentle men have just been elected fellows of the college : Messrs. T. M. Ashton, Ormskirk ' • K. Ellison, Liver pool ; and J. L. Minshull, Liverpool. At the same meet ing Messrs. R. T. Lodge, of Liverpool, and G. Wolsten holm, of Bolton, Licentiates of the Faculty of Glasgow, were admitted ad cundem members of the college. AN ENGLISH HOMESTEAD.—AII who can look with pleasure on scenes of rural life—and who can not ? should visit Mr. Isaac's, in Castle-street, to see Mr. Herring, sen.'s, celebrated picture, " A Glimpse of an English Homestead." It is one of those gems which always please ; and, as it is being engraved, we have no doubt that copies will be eagerly sought after. CONVERSIONS.—On Sunday- evening last five persons publicly renounced the errors of Popery in St. James' Church, Latchford, Warrington, and were received into communion with the Church of England by the Rev. James Wright, incumbent. This is the seventh time during the last fifteen months the rev. gentleman hag performed a similar pleasing ceremony. LILLIPUT lANS.-STRANGE ARRIVAL IN LIVERPOOL. !• America is the land of wonders. The mind of the model republic is ever bent on the contemplation of strange subjects—subjects stretching often beyond the boundaries of the material world. Spirit-rapping and table-moving have lately agitated every community in the States. The revelations in natural history, made from time to time by Brother Jonathan, have vastly enlarged the earth's vo lume of wonders ; but we hesitate not to avow that the most remarkable revelation of all has recently taken place which ever excited the surprise of the Old or the New World. We allude to the Aztec children, by some sup. posed to belong to one of the lost tribes of Israel, by others said to be of Siberian origin, and by some thought to be descended from the Egyptians. To the North American Indians, among whom they have been found, they bear no likeness whatever ; indeed, the difference is so distinctive from the Caucasian, the Mongolian, the African, and Red American races, that a mere glance is sufficient to carry conviction of their separate individuality as a race. The careful examination of the ethnologist goes but to strengthen the fact of their perfectly distinct character, physiologically and phrenologically. The couple of Aztec children, which arrived in Liverpool on Saturday, from America, are in the charge of Professor Anderson, the world-famous wizard of the north, who, after a successful American campaign, has returned to Britain with the youthful specimens of the hitherto unheard-of race. These children, wto were yesterday brought to our office in the care of Professor Anderson and Mr. Morris, present the most extraordinary phenomena ever witnessed by the modern world, let their origin be what it may. We have not here the unsightly copy of an American in miniature, whom the British public flocked to see in the person of Tom Thumb with an avidity which said little for the taste and judgment of the crowd. But we have creatures infinitely smaller in stature than Tom Thumb, albeit they look not like dwarfs, being, so to speak, perfect specimens of the Lilliputian race to which they belong, so far as the unaccustomed eye can discern. Had we read an account of these extraordinary people, we should have been disposed to class them with the fawns and dryads of the Arcadian vales; with the moonlight fairies—the little grey men of the Norse legends —or the green-coated gentry who frequent the valleys of Scotland. But they are neither sprites nor ells, but human beings, of real flesh and blood like our selves—the remnant, mayhap, of some strange and wonderful race—the mightiest marvel of the land of wonders—and who, if they bear a resemblance to any existing race are, in the case of the boy, allied somewhat to the Caucasian branch of the human family. The most learned and scientific men in the United States have made critical examinations of theae children, and unite in pronouncing them the most unique and extraordinary beings that have ever fallen under their observation. The attention of European men of science, ethnologists, physiologists, philosophers, and physicians is now called to these curious and remarkable children. In introducing to tire scientific and general public of Europe the Aztec Lilliputians, we deem it necessary to give an outline of the facts relating to their discovery and history. They are not introduced to the public as dwarfs, or freaks of nature in human organisation—but they are exhibited as types and spe cimens of a race of people long since supposed to be extinct— living links between the most remote ages and the present—a race of people of whom we in the present age know absolutely nothing—whose history is a sealed book, and the knowledge of whose manners and customs has been swallowed in the womb of time. Modern scientific researches, aided by monumental remains, enable us to surmise much; but here science must pause, for, after all, we have nothing but surmise to guide us in our attempts to penetrate the vista of long past ages, and gather something like a history of na ti ons as far advanced in civilisation as ourselves, nay, even more so. Central America has been and is comparatively a terra incog nita. The explorations of Mr Stevens, the great traveller, in these regions, and the publication of his work on Central Ame rica, have thrown some light upon the subject, and excited the wonder and imagination of all classes of readers, yet he failed in penetrating beyond a certain range, and, although his enthu siasm was excited to th e highest pitch of excitement by the rumours which reached him of great undiscovered cities and nations beyond the mountain fastnesses, he gave up the attempt of endeavouring to test the truth of these traditionary rumours, owing to the apparent hopelessness and impracticability of the task. Whilst in Mexico, occasional excursions by the troops of the United States, undertaken with no other object than the pur suit of roving bands of predatory Indians, resulted in the dis covery of native cities inhabited by people far advanced in civi lization, engaged in manufactures, tilling the earth, and in every way distinct, in habit, manners, and customs, from the r u d e barbarism of the Indian tribe of he more northern continent ; but neither the military nor the Mexican commission succeeded in penetrating the immense labyrintn of mountains north of the Gila, whither native tribes retreat when pursued. Stevens, in his second volume of Central America, relates a conversation between himself and a priest residing at Santa Cruz del Quiche, and the worthy padre's romantic relation of marvellous ruins in the surrounding country, some of which were little more than four leagues from Vera Paz. But the most exciting intelligence Stevens received was that a large and populous city actually existed far on the other side of the great Sierra range, whose sparkling domes and minarets the priest had himself seen from the summit of the Sierra, which, rising 12,000 feet, overlooks an immense plain, extending to Yucatan and the Gulf of Mexico—a city, whose people, manners, and customs were supposed to be in precisely the same state as when Cortes landed--where natives exist who alone are able to solve the mystery which hangs over the ruins of Central America. The ardent character of the American mind was stimulated by Stevens's recitals and the probability of dis coveries which would form a new era in the history of the world. Certain it is that the reading of the particular passage relating to the existence of a large and populous city far away in an unexplored country, on the other side of the Sierra, so inflamed the imaginations of two gentlemen—the one a Mr. Huertis, of Baltimore, and the other a Mr. Ham mond, from Canada, both of whom were possessed of ample means—that they determined to undertake the perilous enter prise which Stevens had given up as hopeless. We have intelli gence of their departure from New Orleans, and arrival at Belize, in the autumn of 1848; we trace them with a party of Indians along the borders of the Gulf of Amatique, thence south-west to Cuban, where they arrived on Christmas-day, and paused to rest prior to proceeding to Santa Cruz del Quiche, where Stevens first heard of this living city in the wilderness, and from which point the journey had, in fact, to be com menced. At Cobaa they were joined by Pedro Valasques, of San Salvador, a Spaniard; and from his lips alone can any re cord of their subsequent movements be obtained, as neither Mr. 'Muds nor Mr. Hammond ever returned to tell their own tale. Certain it is that they saw and were seen by the old padre, who related the same story he had told Stevens, and that when shown the illustrations in the published travels of the latter, both Velasquez and the padre recognised the sketches of ruins and monuments immediately as objects with which they were familiar. Re-assu re d by th ese and other proofs of the truthfulness of Stevens's statements, the party again com menced their onward march towards Totonicapan on the 10th of April, and their safe arrival at Gueguetenango can also be traced, where they procured mules, guides, and provisions, and, strengthened their band. They then commenced the ascent of the Sierra, and, on the 19th of May, at an altitude of 9500 feet, in latitude 15 degrees 48 minutes north, they reached the sum mit. On the 20th the morning was fair, the Pacific Ocean was• plainly distinguishable; as, also, whole groups of ruins and pyramids through the telescope far away in what was supposed to be the state of Chiapas. At two o'clock p.m. on the same day, all doubt of the history, as given by Stevens, vanished, for the entire party, guides and all, distinctly saw what was evi dently a richly monumented and inhabited city, of extremely large dimensions, of an Egyptian character, lying at some leagues' distance in the plain below, apparently not more than 25 leagues from Ocosingo, in the same latitude, and in the direct course of the river Legartos. Domes and minarets were apparent in such a state of preservation as precluded the idea of the place being deserted, and thus stimulated by what they had seen the intrepid travellers determined on exploring the plain below ; but the descent of the Sierra on that side was an entire impossibility. It was therefore agreed that they should return the way they had same to the bottom of the ravine, thence trace its north-east course to a large vil lage they had seen on the banks of the Legato (subsequently discovered to be named Aguamasinta), where Messrs. Iluertis and Hammond were to halt whilst Velasquez and the guiles returned to Quezaltenango for surplus arms and ammuni. tion, and to recruit a band of Indians to accompany them. Velasquez did return to Quezaltenango, and fulfilled his mis sion, leaving there most of the people who had accompanied. him on his first trip ; and the fact of his rejoining Huertis and Hammond at Aguamasinta in the beginning of the following July is also on record. Thenceforward, with the ex. ception of the account of Velasquez, the Spaniard, without notes or observations, and with no personal corroboration (for no other member of the adventurous band returneclN all is a confused and irregular account of their proceedings, almost too marvellous for belief but for the living evidence of the ;two Aztec Lilliputians, whom Velasquez was found in possession of at San Salvador during the following February. His account briefly is, that they had penetrated. to this city in the wilderness—which was of vast proportions, with heavy walls, battlements, and a moat throughout its circtunference—full of temples, gigantic statues, and all the paraphernallia of paganism —where the people still retained the worship of the sun as a deity—where the habits, customs, sovereignty, and primitive simplicity of the Peruvians in the days of Pizzaro, combined with Assyrian magnificence and civilization, still existed intact and without allay from the outer world—and where. the heredi tary priesthood of Kaana were kept isolated from the other in habitants, reserved for the purpose of paganism, its rites and ceremonies, with the same religious reverence as in the days of the Egyptian rule—where the people were bound to remain, neither seeking nor permitting any intercourse with the white race, to which on the one side the lofty and impracticable Sierra presented an apparently insurmountable obstacle, whilst on the other desert plains and leviathan forests completely shut out the civilised world—a city where straggling white men had previously penetrated, but whence no white man had ever returned, the choice of death or remaining being the only alternative. But as the truth of his narrative concerning this pagan city of Iximaya, with its exact locality and existence, will be determined by the United States survey, now in course of formation, the question will be soon set at rest. Mean time it is cerlain that neither Hammond nor Huertis returned; the former, Velasquez says, died from a spear wound received in the first skirmish with the native band set on guard against intrusion on their domains ; and the latter, it is evident, was sacrificed after taking upon hi mse lf moral obligations to re main, and then attempting to esca p e . Velasquez was more fortunate and more politic ; for, after lulling his captors into a state of security, he not only escaped himself, but brought with him two of the children of the Kaana priesthood. His description of this extraordinary race of beings is simply this :—That, forbidden by sacred laws from marrying any but those of their own caste, they had here, in the course of centuries, dwindled down to a few individuals, who, though diminutive in stature, are held in great veneration by the Iximayan community as living types of an antique race of priesthood, nearly extinct, who had accompanied the first migration of the people of the Assyrian plains. If we doubt the narrative of Velasquez and the other evidence before us, the natural inquiry is,—who and what are these ex traordinary people, and where did they come from? for they are evidently unlike every other branch of the human family ever seen by civilized people, and different in physical organi sation to any and every other specimen previously seen in a living form ; whilst their appearance at places in Central America nearest the region whence they came created just as much bewildering astonishment and intense curiosity as have ensued during their exhibition throughout the most enlighten. ed portions of the United States; whilst their life-like resem blance to the sculptured figures found in the ruins of Central America, and on the ancient marbles in the British Museum, confirm the belief of their origin and history as given by Velasquez. Their guardians solicit the most searching investigation, and the aid of scientific research to elicit the truth. All the facts in their possession are freely given, and they do not shrink from, but court the fullest inquiry, convinced, as they are, that these two Aztec Lilliputians will prove to be the greatest scientific and historical curiosities ever brought before the public, whilst their existence may tend to throw some light on the mysteries, and elucidate the ceremonies, of bygone ages. Maximo and Ilartolo (for by these names the two Aztec children have been baptised) are by medical men supposed to be of the respective ages of 17 and 11, which opinion is corrobo rated by the appearance of their teeth, which indicates a much greater maturity than that which at first sight would be awarded to beings of such an infantile form. The formation of the cra nium in both is most peculiar, and totally different from any other race of human beings with which the scientific world is acquainted; whilst the phrenological and medical prefession will at once observe that, in both instances, there is a maturity of development in keeping with the dental arrangement, whilst the forehead and cerebellum present types and characteristics of the most interesting character to the scientific inquirer. When brought to the country, they were unable to speak any language. They were extremely lively, intelligent, and active, and most inquisitive and imitative in their habits; in Maximo, especially, these characteristics seem to be largely developed. The exhibition of any strange article, with whose form and ap pearance he was previously unacquainted, excites his immediate attention, and intense curiosity is at once depicted 'on his face, the failing to gratify which immediately creates the ap pearance of both sorrow and displeasure. He evinces much del ight at seeingpersons either write or draw, and the possession orspencil immediately induces a crude and futile imitation on Theyart, which evidently affords him extreme satisfaction. are both perfectly formed, and enjoyed during their sojourn in America robust health. Whether the climate of Europe will affect them yet remains to be Wen ; but for the sake of science it is to be hoped that, with tender nurture, they will be long preserved. The little people, on their visit to our office, appeared exceed ingly cheerful, and were on the best of terms with their custo diers, as well as with those who were introduced to them for the first time. They are able to articulate a few words in Eng lish, and even to join in the prayers which they have been taught since their arrival among Christian men. The boy, who is the elder of the two, is about 36 inches in height,—the girl somewhat less. Their figure is thin, and they both seem to be supple and active. In colour they resemble the Creole; the eye is clear and sparkling; the hair a beautiful jet black, and in the case of the girl curly. The boy's nose is aquiline, and his brow low and receding. He has a very strong Jewish expression in his countenance; but, between him and his com panion, there does not appea r to be any family resemblance. They are on very good terms with each other, and gentle and kind to all with whom they come in contact. We understand that they will be taken to-morrow to London , where they are to be shown to Her Majesty previous to being introduced to the British public. LATEST INTELLIGENCE• MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. OVERLAND MAIL. LONDON, MONDAY, 1 30 P.M.—The letters have arrived► and will be despatched to the provinces by the night mail' - - INDIA AND CHINA. The news brought by this mail, beyond the confirmation of that already received by telegraph, is of little impor tance. Nothing further has transpired with regard to the progress of our negociations with the Court of Ava. . The Nizam has decid e d upon ce di ng to the B r itish Government the territ or y w hi c h i t d emanded of him al lieu of his debt, and stipulated annual payment to the contingence. The affair of the Suddur Judges still es' cites great interest. A second petition from the Bowl* association, and other native inhabitants of the Presidency' , comes by this mail, soliciting for a committee on the spot , and various other matters not referred to in their previous petition. _ The advices from Bombay extend to 23d May, The political news has been anticipated by telegraph. Large arrivals of shipping and goods tended to reduce the previ ous value of manufactures ; the market was unusually in' active, even for the s eason . F re i g h ts to L i verpool, £3 to £3 2s. 6(1., and for ready ships, £3 55., but had pre' viously been lower. Exchange at Bombay, 24-. CALCUTTA, MAY 21.—Sugar in good demand. Rice, large export business. Hides active; shipments to England large. Linseed two annas higher, demand active. Jute, good inquiry. Cotton goods dull; the demand had fallen off very considerably, with, in some instances, a trifling decline in value. The rates of interest tend upwards. Freights to London: Saltpetre, £3 17s. 6d. Sugar and rice, £4. HONG KONG, APRIL 22.—The political advices are very vague. Foreign powers remained neutral. The coast was alarmingly troubled with pirates, and attacks had been made on European vessels. At Canton all was quiet. There was a large business doing in imports at reduced prices. Little done in test only a small quantity left. At Shanghai business was suspended. EASTERN AFFAIRS. No later authentic news of importance. Letters from Kassey and Bucharest state that the governments of Mol davia and Wallachia had apprised the Sultan that if the Russian troops should cross the frontiers of those princi palities, they will enter a protest against such violation 9f their territories, and will withdraw to the Ottoman terri tory. These letters come from the best source. A Constantinople letter of the sth states that a firman grants to the Christian subjects of the Ottoman empil:e new immunities, so that they may regulate all their spiritual interests without being obliged to demand the assent of the Porte. The greatest possible freedom of worship is accorded to them. This firman would appear to accord all that the ultimatum required. The Daily News Paris correspondent says, private reliable advices report that there had been a bloody battle between the Circassians and Russians, in which the latter had been defeated with severe loss, a General with 12,00 0 - men and thirty pieces of cannon being captured by the mountaineers. TATTERSALL'S BETTING.—THIS DAY. STOCKBRIDGE STEWARD'S PLATE.-6 to 4on Rataplan. FIFTH TRIENNIAL STAKES.-6 to 4on Autocrat. NORTH UMBERLA ND PLATE.-4 to 1 agst Goldfinder, offered , 5 to 1 agst Colsterdale, taken ; 6 to I agst Chief Justice, taken; 8 to 1 agst Garforth ; 20 to 1 agst Songstress. GOODWOOD STAKZS.-9 to 1 agst Little Harry ; 10 to 1 ags t Sextus; 100 to 6 agst Joe Miller, taken ; 25 to 1 agst Coral. &r. LEGER.--5 to 4 agst West Australian ; 5 to 1 agst CineaS 11 to 1 agst The Reiver. MANCHESTER BETTING.—THis DAY. NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.-5. to I agst Goldfinder ; 3 tOl agst Colsterdale ; 7 to 1 agst Chief Justice. FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. The nature of the Turkish news this morning influenced English Securities to a decline at opening, which made further progress in the forenoon, but subsequently a rally occurred , and eventually prices closed as at opening. Railway Shares were much depressed in the forenoon on the fall in Consols: and the tendency of dealers being decidedly "Bearish,!, the market remained without recovery. Land descriptions. influ enced, it is said, by country sales, gradually declined all day- In Mexican Bonds the threatened difficulty with America, relative to the Mesila Valley, has caused a decline. Foreign market generally hea v y. of I per cent. PRIPCES. Bank Stock 22Bi 9i Excheq. Bills, L. & S 3 6 pia STOCKS. Spanish Passives- Turkish .... Swedish SHARES. London & N. Western 115 i London & S. Western &Si 9/ Manches., Sheff., and Lincolnshire 293 30 3 Midland Stock Nor thl2ritish ...... 33 4 Do. Preference 115 17 Norfolks North Staffordshire Shrewsbury and Bir mingham Do. L. & N. W. guar S. Eastern and Dover York, Newcastle, and Berwick .. Do. Extension Do. Preference- York and N. Midland 59 6 0 Do. Preference a HARES. Nugget B. Australian Freehold Australasian Colonial Mariposa HARES. Peel River South Australian British America. 250 260 645 2970 292 CLOffING Consols, Account .. 1 98i Do. Money .... I Three & Qr per Cents roi' i FOREIGN Mexicans 271 Si Do. Threes - Spanish Deferred Do. Threes si RAILWAY A , mbeq.,Nottingham, and E. - Junction — Bristol and Exeter — Caledonian Do. Preference East Anglian Eastern Counties East Lancashire. , Eastern Union A Ditto B and C Edinburgh & Glasgow 70 2 Great Northern Sei Do. Do. Great Western' Lane. and Yorkshire. Do. Fifths Leeds, Northern London, Brighton, and South Coast In 131 Novean Monde Registered .... Cordeliera Ave Maria Carson's Creek Port Philip 103} 44- ) LAND S. Australian Agricultural 6 72 S. Australian Invest l 2 Van Diemen's CORN MARKET. The supplies of English Wheat are short ; trade is steady, at previous currency. Foreign unaltered. Flour is dull, at 44s per sack. Oats, Beans, and Peas, are 6d per qr. &are/. Barley is rather higher. Clover Seeds dull. English. Irish. Foreign. . 3559 15312 336 5984 270 4070 8636 5944 40 201 Wheat Barley Oats .. Malt Beans Peas .. Flour., 86 sks & 1634 brls. PRODUCE MARKET. Sugar: In Foreign little business doing, but fall terms are asked. Refined _ More active home demand brown lumps 458 to 45s 6d. Coffee There is more demand ; Native Ceylon 46s 6d to 47s ; low to fine Plantation 52s to 80s. Rice is less wanted, but prices are maintained ; white Bengal 10a 6d to 128. Brandy is brisk, and rates advancing. Cotton is not much in demand, but rates are kept up. Tea quiet ; common sound Congou 11 dto le. TA MAKET. Tallow is firm LLOW ; fine Y.C. 47s 6d on the spot. The stock is 24,100 casks, against 40,807 casks last year. The deliveries are 1,292 casks, against 1,627 casks last year. CATTLE MARKET. Beasts, Sheep, and Lambs sold readily at an advance on last Monday's. quotations. There is a demand for Calves at FridaY' s prices. Beef 2s 104 to 4s 6d Veal Mutton 3s 104 to 48 10d I Pork • Lambs ' 45. Bd. to Gs. 0d: - - 4161 1 Calves 24710 Pigs ARRIVALS. Norfolk and Suffolk Beasts Cambridge, Leicester, Lincoln, and North ampton Beasts Scotch Beasts Holland Beasts Do. Sheep Do. Calves Do. Pigs Prussian Beasts Spanish Sheep French Sheep Beasts Sheep. and Lambs MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. Eastern Counties, 13-4 ; ditto 4 per cent, pm. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 78 ; London and North-Western Righths. pm.; Midland, 72i j i; North British,B/ ; South• Eastern and Dover, 21U; York and North Midland, 30. LERDS K EXCHANGE. East Lancashire IS; STO Lanc C ashire and Yorkshire„ and North Midland, 30. GLASGOW CORN MARKET. There is little business doing ; prices are much the same ag on last Wednesday. - 78 ; Yoric LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Cathayer, and Countess of Wilton, hence at Shanghai, 29th March; Catherine Sharer, hence at Hong Kong, 19th APc il ! Patriot King, and William Harley, 12th May; Jumna, 1 3 ti" Coriolanus, and Mengostien, 14th ; J o h n Ham i lton, Ist1 1 ; Aunt Mary, 19th, and Borderer, 20th, all hence at Bombay' Endymion, hence at Madras, 9th May; Oro, hence at C, 0 1 1 1 : stantinople, 2nd June ; Melita ( s ), 2 n d, an d Teneriffe ( s), 1 2: 1 , hence at Malta ; Excel, hence at Valencia, 10th ; Tyro, le er and Marquis de Pombal, 14th, h ence at Li s b on ; Vronn EgL: dine, hence at Breme n , 15th ; M aaeppa, hence at Charen.', 16th June. Carib, from Shanghai, Sth April; Hero, from Hong K°D 16th; George, from Malt a , 2 n d J une — all sa i led for this r l 2 , .'` fa ARRIVED OFF PLYMOU TH , 20 TH J UNE .—Ad m i ra l ~ fleet, from the Mediterranean, also, the Derwentwater, from Town, with a small quantity of gold and wool. ARRIVED AT DEAL, 20TH JUNE.—George Marsden, frOra a Demerara ; Danubio, from Ale x a n d r i a . ' Passed.—Cambrid t rl from Calcutta; Hindostan, from Singapore ; Robins, from Bahia ; Prince Edward, from Colombo. froni ARRIVED AT GRAVESEND, 19TH JUNE.—Chaucer, „,, ra Penang; Clydesdale, from Sier ra L eone ; S anta A n na, ty, i n Pernambuco; New Express, f rom Trinidad • Falcon, Antigua; Florence, from Ja ma i ca ; P atr i c k 'Hall, from Kitt's ; Axle, and New Orleans, f rom N ew Y or k ; Fiorenee, from St. John's, N.B. 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