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' Church, and refuse to be bound by any religious
law not contained in or based directly on the
precepts of " the Book of Books."
There might be some justification if an attempt
were made to compel the members of the Church
of England to contract or its ministers to solem-
nise such marriages ; but every religious scruple
that they can put forward is respected. All that
is asked is that those who feel no such scruples may
be permitted to do that which they consider to be,
if not laudable, at least perfectly harmless—to pro-
cure the most faithful and affectionate guardians
for their motherless children—to unite to them-
selves by indissoluble ties the women whom they can
love and esteem—with whom they can brave the
most arduous struggles of "the battle of life," and
pass through this world in thehumble and Christian
hope of a glorious hereafter. This is the just, the
moderate, the irresistible demand of the advocates
for the repeal of the existing law—that each man
should be permitted to act in accordance with
the dictates of his own conscience in a matter
where the national welfare is not concerned ; and
this must be speedily conceded if there be any
foundation for the claims of liberality put for-
ward by the Ministers and the members of both
Houses of Parliament.
It would have been a cruel mockery to have
prevented the retrospective action of the law to
have allowed all marriages contracted before a
specified time, and all after a subsequent period,
to be legal, while those solemnised during the in-
terval would remain null and void. It would be
inflicting a severe punishment on innocent per-
sons for that which was now considered justifi-
able. There has been no instance of the execution
of any person under a repealed enactment, even
though he might have offended against it while
in operation. Why, then, should the punishment
be continued when the legal prohibition to act
has ceased ? The question does nct admit of
argument, more particularly by those who, because
the succession to a high and ancient title and
princely estate was at stake, sanctioned all such
marriages contracted before 1835
But why, we repeat, does not Government take
up the question ? Lord PALMERSTON has spoken
clearly and explicitly in favour of the abolition of
the restrictions. We cannot doubt the opinions
of the proposer of the repeal of the Test and
Corporation Acts. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL
has, as usual, exerted himself nobly in
the good cause. We believe that there is no
difference of opinion in the entire Cabinet.
Why, then, is it not made a Ministerial question ?
Lord PALMERSTON may rest assured that no act
would confer greater strength on his Government,
or do more to consolidate his power. Let every
independent voter then press on his representa-
tive to urge the importance of the topic on the
Government, and to insist on its immediate set-
tlement. Ministers are already well inclined.
They only require a little pressure from without
to do that which is just and reasonable, and which
would satisfy the justice of the case, and meet the
wishes of the People.

rents of wind ; but the deep, thunder-like tones, of
the cannon at the moment of discharge, and the loud
rush through the air of the shot, and the compara-
tively uniform intensity of sound, bespoke the weight
of the metal which together was forming the iron
shower raining upon the town and earthworks of
Sebastopol. It could easily be distinguished that no
guns of small calibre were among the number.
Our casualties, as yet, have been very few, both
among the men of the Naval Brigade and those of
the Royal Artillery. The Russian shot have fallen
wide of their mark. Precision of aim could not be
looked for in face of such a storm.

Captain Mortimer Adye, R.A., has been brought
into camp severely scorched. He experienced a mi-
raculous escape. He was standing with a sergeant
and bombardier when a shell exploded in front of
them. The blaze singed the hair and skin of all
three, the sergeant being most severely injured, but
no one was struck by any portion of the fragments.
Lord Raglan, who, at the opening of the fire,
took up a position in front of the Third Division,
afterwards passed round the camp, and called at
the Right Siege - Train to inquire respecting the
casualties. The troops loudly cheered the Field
Marshal as he rode by. General Pelissier, with a
large staff, also passed toward the Victoria Re-
doubt, and was greeted with loud cheers.
9 p.m.—During the last two or three hours the
Russians have fired very sparingly, scarcely one in
ten of the rate at which they at first replied to our
batteries. The Mamelon redoubt was perfectly si-
lent during one hour, then, commencing on the
left, fired once from each embrasure. It appeared
as if done out of bravado.

JUNE 7.

Shortly after sunset the Russians ceased firing
from their batteries. An incessant shelling was
kept up all night from our works, to prevent the
enemy from repairing damages. So silent were the
Russian works that it seemed probable the guns
had been drawn from the embrasures and placed
behind the parapets, and that the gunners them-
selves had also retired to places of shelter. At 8
a.m., however, they again opened fire, but even
then seemed to have a limited number of artillery-
men, for only two or three guni were served at one
time in each battery.
10 a.m.—An explosion took place in our 8-gun
battery, right attack. Two shells burst on the
root of the magazine, without doing any material
damage ; a third fell, and penetrated into the in-
terior. A portion only of the gunpowder was ex-
ploded. A quantity of fuses were lost. No one
was killed, and only two men wounded. The mis-
chief done to the work will be repaired without
much cost of time or labour.

Captain George Frederick Dawson, Royal Engi-
neers, was killed this morning.
It has become known that operations are to be
commenced in earnest this evening. The French
are to assault the Kamptscatka Redoubt on the
Mamelon Hill, and also the redoubts on the east
side of Careening Bay. As soon as the Mamelon
is secured, the English are to take the Quarry work
in front of the Redan, and the Russian trenches in
front of Frenchman s hill. The French have had
served out to them cooked rations for 48 hours, and
a pint of wine each. All are in high spirits, eager
for the struggle, and confide 4 of the result.
5 p.m.—A very exeiting scene has just transpired.
The French divisions have been marching .to the
attack. The Second Division, with General Carnot
at the front, led the way. About six or seven hun-
dred yards from the entrance to the Karabelnaia
ravine the regiments were halted, and shortly after-
wards General Bosquet arrived, with his staff, and
addressed a few words to each regiment in turn. By
each, at the conclusion of his remarks, the General
was greeted with loud cheers. The order to move
forward was then given.
The Second Division was scarcely lost to sight in
the winding valley of the ravine, when the Fifth
Division came in sight. This body of troops had
been brought up from the plain during the night :
they had quitted it at 2 a.m., and arrived at their
position in the camp before Sebastopol at 7 a.m.
Their move could hardly have been observed by
the Russian Rickets about the Tchernaya. This
division, under General Brunet, was arranged to
form the working party, to secure the hold of the
Mamelon Vert as soon as the attacking columns
had taken it. It included the 4th battalion of the
Chasseurs-a-pied, with the 11th, 25th, 69th, and
16th regiments of the line, altogether 10,000 men.
At the same time, Omer Pacba moved with a force,
apparently about 15,000 strong, of Ottomans and
Egyptians, and occupied the space on which was
formerly encamped the 2d British division, and the
brigade of Guards, near the Inkerman heights.
Soon after the French divisions had passed down
the ravine, General Pelissier, with General Can-
robert, and an immense staff, amid loud cheer-
ing, rode past the front of the British troops, and,
going by the right of the Victoria Redoubt, took
up his station in a small outwork, made for the
purposes of observation, about five hundred yards
in advance. From this observatory a full view
could be obtained of the operations on the right
of the Careening Bay Ravine, as well as of those
immediately in front against Kamptscatka re-
doubt on the Mamelon Vert. Lord Raglan, it was
understood, was to take up his position in advance
of the Third Division, whence there was a good
view of the Quarry in front of the Redan, the more
immediate object of the British attack. This quarry
cannot be seen from the look-out station near. the
Victoria redoubt, being concealed by a hog's-back
rise in the fore part of Frenchman's hill.
The English troops•told off for the attack of the
Quarry, and the Russian rifle pits and trenches in
front of the works of Frenchman's hill (the British
right attack), were now in the advanced parallel
and its approaches. A detachment of 100 men of the
88th Regiment, from the second brigade of the Light
Division, and a like number of the 7th Fusiliers from
the first brigade, together with a similar force taken
from the 47th and 49th Regiments of the Second
Division were reserved for the attack. They were
under the immediate command of Lieut.-Colonel
Campbell, of the 90th Regiment. Colonel Shirley,
of the 88th Regiment, was the General in com-
mand in the trenches of the right attack on this
evening. The working parties were supplied in
certain proportions by nearly every regiment of the
Light Division. All the troops not thus employed
remained under arms in reserve.

• Half past six.—Four incendiary rockets have
just taken their flight from the Victoria Redoubt
towards the town. They are the signal for the
starting of the attacking columns. The fourth
rocket had no sooner taken its flight than the
parapets were cleared. Forward went the lines,
throwing out a cloud of skirmishers. The Rus-
sian trenches on the side of the Mamelon Vert
were climbed over, trench after trench, appa-
rently without any opposition. Then the steep
sides of the hill were mounted. The French were
seen in three columns, one ascending towards the
west face, another towards the east face of the works,
while the third moved directly up towards the face
fronting the Victoria Redoubt. But the whole sur-
face of the hill was soon covered with their skir-
mishers. After one discharge from some of the
heavy guns, the Russians got into the embrasures
and upon the parapets, and fired a few shots from
their rifles, without, seemingly, doing any execu-
tion ; but the volleys from the skirmishers, or else
the consciousness of the inutility of resistance,
compellei them quickly to retire. Their force
was evidently small. They had not expected
an attack at such an hour, by daylight.
Nothing could be finer than, the " dash" with
which the French troops ascended the steep
slope—a natural glacis—towards the parapets. The
Russians were evidently staggered. At first, the
Malakhoff batteries, and the Redan offered no at-
tempt to impede the progress of the assailants.
Whether the tremendous fire which was poured
against them from the English batteries of both the
left and right attacks restrained them, or whether
they were bewildered at the nature of the assault,
they scarcely fired a shot while the first columns of
French mounted thehill. Presentlythe French were
swarming into the embrasures, mounting on the
parapets, and descending into the work. Shortly
afterwards the Russians were observed escaping by
the way leading from the redoubt toward the hill
crowned by the ruins of the Malakhoff Tower and
the numerous
,batteries around it. Here, to all
appearance, occurred the grand • mistake, which
subsequently entailed a great loss of life among our
allies. The arrangements had been made for taking
and securing the large redoubt on the Mamelon
hill, but it was not intended to go further at that
moment. Such, however, was the impetuosity of
the troops, such the excitement of the officers and
men at their first success, that they could not
resist the pursuit of the Russians on the one hand,
or the attempt to storm the Malakhoff itself.
Between the Malakhoff and Mamelon hills is a
deep saddle-like hollow. Across this saddle,
dipping down towards the right of the Malakhoff
hill, is the ordinary way of communication be-
tween the Marine suburb and Mamelon. In this
direction the Russian troops took their flight, and
these and their pursuers were soon lost to sight be-
hind the ridge. But the great body of the French
troops moved straight across the saddle and mounted
the Malakhoff hill. The Russians, aware of their
danger, poured down a heavy fire upon the assail-
ants from the batteries, and apparently brought field
pieces so as to take them in flank. In spite of these,
the French still mounted and at last were seen to
reach the abattis work drawn around the hill. So
short a distance was this from the lower tier of bat-
teries that the Russians could no longer depress
guns sufficiently to hear upon them, and stand-
ing upon the parapets they were seen to throw
large stone4f besides keeping up a heavy mus-
ketry fire against the French. The French had
evidently met with a difficulty they could not

eouquer ; they were observed to be looking on all
,ides for an opportunity of advancing, but yet were
unable to move on. Presently a sudden sense of
their dangerous position seemed to seize them, and
they retired back towards the Mamelon. The
Russians by this time had assembled their rein-
forcements behind the Malakhoff works, and, as the
French were moving along the dip of the saddle
towards the Mamelon, these troops were seen to
come up in a dense mass, pouring a heavy flanking
fire against our Allies. At the same time they came
within range of the guns of the works around the
Malakhoff Tower (the Korniloff Bastion), which,
notwithstanding the shower of shell and rockets
from our batteries, kept up a galling fire against the.
French as they retired. Some confusion followed,
the Russians followed the French into the Kampt-
scatka redoubt, and the latter were next compelled
to evacuate it. That was a time of deey anxiety for
all who were watching the engagement. But con-
fidence was again resumed, when the French, who
had descended the Mamelon Hill, were seen to be
steadily reforming in the Russian trenches which
surrounded its base. Up they went again, sending
a shower of balls among the Russian .who were
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now in crowds covering the parapets. The redoubt
was fringed with smoke and flames from the fire of
Russian rifles against the French as they mounted
the hill, and the hill side was covered with the fire of
the assailants. It was now a few minutes before 8
o'clock, a dense bank of black clouds rested on the
horizon, and the sun had just sank behind it. The
Russians made for some time a gallant resistance,
but in vain; as the French mounted they were
seen to waver, and just as the French reached the
parapets, they leaped down and retired. Our Allies
were again masters of the Mamelon Vert. In vain
the shipping in the harbour, the guns from the
batteries on the west side of Careening Bay, and
some on the north side of the roadstead, tried to
drive them away. The guards were thrown out,
and the working parties speedily set to won's to
turn the redoubt against its late possessors.
While this bad been going on, a sharp struggle
had ensued between the French and Russian troops
occupying the redoubts on the east side of the Ca-
reening Bay ravine. The French had been seen to
rush from their advanced appioach, and from the
right flank of their works, towards the foremost re-
doubt. In front of this were two large ambus-
cades and a trench ; one volley appeared to lie
fired by the riflemen in the pit, after which they
hastily fell back on the redoubt. The contest at
the first redoubt was speedily settled : at the se-
cond redoubt the resistance was more obstinate.
Here the Russians had a deep and secure covered
approach, which descended the slope of the cliff,
crossed the ravine, and was connected with a like
approach from the Mamelon redoubt. • A com-
plete parallel was thus formed. Zile enemy in
the Careening Bay redoubts were evidently dis-
mayed when they saw the Mamelon Vert fall
into the hands of the French, for this prin-
cipal communication by which supports could
arrive to then was thus cut off, and they
were not in strength sufficient without reinforce-
ments to resist with effect the overpowering force
of their antagonists. They retired therefore partly
by the covered way, and partly towards the slope
of the hill, as it falls upon the roadstead, and the
work remained in the hands of the French. A
large number of prisoners was taken in these re-
doubts. The number of guns, including some field
pieces, taken by the French, is stated to be 24 ;
the heavier guns were spiked.
As soon as the Mamelon was taken by the French,
the order was given by Colonel Campbell for the
small force told off for attacking the quarry to
advance. One end of the quarry, that looking
eastward in a direction towards the Malakhoff
Tower, was connected with three parallels which
• the Russians had dug in front of the most ad-
vanced works on Frenchman's Hill to prevent our
further advance. The large rifle-pit which the
Russians contrived to throw up after " Egerton's
pit" had been taken from them, was connected
with the foremost of these parallels. When the
order was given for our attacking party to advance,
the 88th and 7th rushed out from the right of the
zigzag approach on the left of our advanced work,
the men of the 47th and 49th regiments from the
left of the approach. While some rushed up the
hill towards the Quarry, others took possession
of the enemy's rifle pit and advanced trench.
It appeared that the Russians on seeing
the attack of the FrenCh against the ,Mamelon
had moved along their trenches towards the right,
where they became connected with the trenches or
other works on the Malakhoff hill, so that the left,
that side against which our men advanced, was
almost wholly deserted. A trifling opposition met
with in the Quarry itself was quickly reduced, and
our troops congratulated themselves on having
gained an easy victory. Carried away by their
enthusiasm, they even advanced towards the
Redan, and perhaps, had they been in force,
such was the confusion and alarm of the
Russians, they might have carried this im-

portant work. As it was, the enemy - returned
with comparatively powerful reinforcements, and
suddenly opened a flanking fire, which compelled
our men to abandon the quarry. It was not armed
as had been anticipated. A second time cur men
moved against this work, and took it from the ene-
my, who had again entered it ; nor was this the
last time, for still later in the evening a third con-
test for its possession took place, which ended as
before in our being victors, but at a severe expense.
No. less than 18 officers, and a large number of
men, amounting to upwards of half the original
attacking force, were placed hors de combat, in-
cluding killed and wounded. Col. Campbell behaved
with the most determined gallantry. He was struck
no less than four times, and once so severely by a
musket ball, which providentially was prevented
from inflicting a more serious wound by striking
the front of his sword belt, that he fainted. No-
thing but the unflinching bravery of the troops
could have enabled them to retain the Quarry after
'they had wrested it from the enemy. The ground
at the back of the Quarry was, fortunately found
to be loose and soft,
.so that the working party
were enabled to throw up some cover in this di-
rection without much difficulty. Our exact less is
not known, nor will it be until after an armistice
has enabled the dead outside to be collected, and
communications to be made respecting prisoners.
Lieutenant Maclean Lawrence, of the 34th Regi-
ment, who was wounded a few nights since, was
killed. Captains John Peel and Brown Westhead,
of the same reei'iment, and Lieut. Saunders were
wounded, and Lieut. Clayton is reported to be
missing. Of the Royal Engineers, Lieut. Graves
Lowry, a general favourite and most active officer,
was killed by a musket shot, which penetrated the
back of the neck. He is said to have volunteered
for duty with the storming 'columns whenever a
general assault might take place. Lieutenant An-
derson, 96th Regiment, doing duty as an assistant
engineer, was also wounded by a musket ball, but
not dangerously. The casualties have been scat-
tered among so many 'various regiments, and the
statements given by those most closely engaged are
so imperfect and often contradictory, that until,the
regular returns are collected and published, no
satisfactory conclusions can be made either as to
the extent or precise nature of our losses.
The loss of the French is variously reckoned from
eleven to fourteen hundred in killed and wounded.
Many of their bodies are lying scattered over the
Malakhoff Hill. The number of Russians lying
upon the Mamelon Hill is immense ; the slaughter
chiefly occurred when the French, after their tem-
porary retirement from the Mamelon Redoubt, re-
turned with renewed energy to the attack against
the Russian reinforcements, and drove them back
behind the Malakhoff. The ZouaveA again suffered
severely. The 6th regiment of the line is also said
to have lost a great proportion of officers.
JUNE 8.

The working parties have not been idle. The
wall of the covered approach leading up to the
redoubt on Mount Sapone has been turned, and
now faces Aowards Careening bay. The embrasures
of the Mamelon redoubt have been converted into
lodgments for riflemen on the:sides facing the
French. and English frontiers, and some guns, pro-
bably field pieces, have been turned toward the
enemy. The covered approach from the left of the
Mamelon redoubt toward the Karabelnaia ravine
has been reversed in its aspect, and the French
troops are now safely placed under its protection.
A new covered approach has been carried up from
our advanced zigzag in the right attack to the
Quarry, and on all sides our new acquisitions ap-
pear secure.
Several bodies of troops have been observed to
.come over from the North side. What bar
have
also been towed over, conveying what appeared to
be stores of ammunition. The enemy have scarcely
fired at all from the Redan ; and only four guns
have been worked in the Malakhoff batteries. An
incessant discharge of shells was kept up all night
from our mortars against'these two series of bat-
teries. Some carcasses were also thrown from
our left attack into !the town. As they were dis-
'charged from a very advanced position, the charge
of powder was not required to be s• great as that
which caused them to burst, and destroyed their
efficiency, when thrown from the first parallels in
the two attacks a few nights ago. A fire at present
burning in the town, but seemingly confined to one
small house, is attributed to the action of one of
these missiles.

Various rumours aro prevailing as to theintended
operations to-night. Among the French a belief
prevails that a regular attack is to be made against
the Malakhoff hill, while the English assault the
Itedan. An attack by the enemy, with a view
to recover some of his losses, is not considered un-
likely. An attempt was made on the Quarry

at daybreak this morning, but was quickly re.
pulsed. A vigorous fire of musketry from the
troops within it, and soma deadly discharges freo
the four-gun battery near our advanced work 00
Frenchman's hill, compelled the Russians to retire.
They were in great force. These continued c
reverseo
cannot but have had a very.dispiriting influence !
their troops, and now that sufficient time 135'
elapsed to strengthen our newly-gained pooest
tow
we have no reason to anticipate any Unard Fi.e
1-
suit, even should the enemy advance in con
siderabl
numbers.
Strong gales of wind from the north-east, Oa
clouds of dust have been sweeping over the cater
nearly the whole day.

JUNE °'
No event of importance took place duewe ring the
night. The Russians made no advance, their :
generally slack : a few shells and occasionally, sem
round shot were thrown from the line of batteries the
tending from the west side of Careening Bay to tr
Karabelnaia suburb in rear of the Malakhoff bill
and were directed against the redoubts now in Pw
session of our Allies on the right of Careening 135_1"
The shipping also threw a few shells at the Mern:li
ion redoubt. Our shelling has been kept ,t 113,0
night withoutlinterruption, and a heavy fire ili "
going on from our batteries.
Nothing sure is known of the intentions resP be
th
ing a further assault, but it will probably lrd:n
long before the attack is made against e
and Malakhoff positions.

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SWEDEN•
A letter from Hamburg edish
at the s' a ill
Government is at present stag
COeu"" the fro'
states 0
_Td ore
placing in a respectable state
doomdefen
and tbe P°
rious fortified places of the king . oral alle:e,
in which are established the princiPoThtinuedlee,
nale. In consequence of the long-e _u 1,
somewhat neglected, but the
the regular repairs of the fortaifioevdierPnni?ecereisltpirsatils.to:Bl.lo
perceived that it could not any 'c'n,Doence, gl the
such a course, and it hag, in ous"ersod et st
orders to have considerable orks.eiPo as well es ,
fortresses of Carlscrona and Cartotdig; the 031;
the fortifications at Molar,
Aciefent number °f Lir
to the port of Stockholm. -,-.- v.ansts, and it is s
are now employed on thole pOl w months.
posed that all will be finished in
t 0
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TAIX'
rat nceS
ann--132-
tid
an
a the 11°
dingo Trotti, the present ?anis a A letter from Turin
to owe' aocl
tart' division of Alexr,cl.."'3:iarroora in the com.niths
General Alexander do l%
4 sardinian army 111. oof
of the 2d division of ' theoefothuentrotl;
1848-9. 0001
0 war of
a good officer in th .
thdedrfraessuleder6 the C°llll '
uiredgtaillioe
Crimea. General Trotti ac
that with regard
reputatlo
party, announces
sion a convents in r1;00
ppres
The Armotiia °t hat
passed for the en ionftsb:
ueh the
I::
i. os
:ft
the bishops of Savoy _ ___ of . tbs. 00
addressed
or
their clergy, aPPIY--- session of 0 0010,
ing to
all usurPers /41,ifeto er
of Trent, which , enacts that
dt be iPS°J--
the 11th chapter of the 22d
siastical property ars) considere o
communicated.

._,.
SPAIN.
The Madrid journals of the 15th °opting.
news of interest. The Gazette mention' the The
fittoiret.or dispersal of two small Car list bathe
to
591,5m3g6,d9e8197t; which on the Ist gay 00011210 to
681,840 160 teals,
' Teal& The committee Of tur,ei, tvber
on the tar' iff's had resolved to propose to the Lit 110
rose on the Ist of this nortes
to abolish all prohibitions, and to dolor: "--
protecting duty should exceed 40 per dare
& f the 18th
................
says—"
The
,G,
WermeahnaveJobtet rfonrael
uosf
trhrea ntkelotrvoti°-r:
which M. de Glinka wrote in Prelfthee3litehtttileff
Diet of rankfort the Russian notege°of the l
which April.
aThesedfollowing
saitisdt tVigtighlehri3rae°petithr°lYre;.:jis t
au
note had beenGofemrtmohdeainpfieris
august sovereign,oainnttfialcucdeepttihnegntya.ciftobepragshirlislhetiabPeiihrhbreeeeirtaraiteetoitiniloit.::
obtained in the
ee
Danube,erencrs at
a::::: arid t° the
wthe r
wards
us t
Russiau re position
the
h eC
ennanvdigaititninonthoaft
tthh
in the existing political complicatiMie•
wh°
nt
it
ins . dogs

The intelligence from GermallY "113;1' at W 414 I
much interest. The situation of the °lRerte,o dia
still continues the same ; it is imPossible nevi ber•
more perseverance in indecision. ft, I°,, bind 1,-6s
evident that Germany does not intenu 000° "oti
self in any way, and that she Wilt not Pt
--.00
co-operation to the Western Powers; OP'
she will her neutrality to Russia•
A aiir

CRYSTAL PALACE.—SHILLING DAT---, jtin. .--1.47iP1V
BSuioiTnaurS
zoannmapayment, 8,898; ditto by season ticim-,
total, 10 1
, 76. rrh Pavia
AoItriSe.n—SOUTHAMPTON,--4;;:c..3110
Soy, left this afternoon with the usual malls who 0 are
and the Mediterranean, 88 passengers n0304'4'1 gris'
Captain_ and Hon. Mrs. Barrington, 'Captain Arle.o for
India,.bienson, and Lieut. Johnson, 361,468/. in sPei cittrge'
17,9691. for Alexandria, and a genera or
Theti Sultan, Captain Burney, with full
hhiso
on of these mails, is expected to-morrow. The oOr
Captain Cook, with the mails from Vigo OPer'l4o'
bon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, is looked for early 01 thee
norts
This vessel will convey these outward mails to i11e11.,,r0, t
on the 27th inst. The Alhambra, Captain ahrhl,"/1. 001
new screw steamvessel, bought for thud eninewi' , of
Oriental Company by the Messrs. Sam Brother; io
Blackwell, of 720 tons burden, and 140.120r3e TOfis'op'
expected at Southampton on Monday next. She etaie
pointed to convey•the Peninsular Mails, and Ifill r the
the duties on that station hitherto performai 131 OP
Iberia. The United States' Mail steamship
Captain Higgins, left this afternoon for New lefic„derh
the German. French, and English mails, 250 paso."
and about 550 tone of general merchandise. Iferoloith

ISIONF4Y MARKET!

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLo-tilt.
The Cdtton Market at Liverpool yesterday
closed heavily, and prices declined d. per lb.
compared with Friday's rates. The sales were esti-
mated at from 4,000 to 5,000 bales, comprising 200
Pernam and Maranham at M. to 7&d., 100 Bahia
at 70. to 7-gd., 200 Egyptian at 60. to 70., and
500 Surats at 4 id. to 53/4d. per lb. The Railway
Share Market was firm, with more business doing.
The criminal charge against Messrs. Strahan,
Paul, and Bates is one which, if established, will
go far to destroy all confidence, unless it be found
that the law can punish such a case. It is a very
Common practice with parties keeping a banker
to allow the latter to collect for them the
interest that accrues upon the various securities,
and in the instance of foreign bonds to cut
off the coupons. Such appears to have been done
by Dr. Griffiths, and we believe there are plenty of
other persons in a similar position. Some different
forms of misappropriation are, however, under-
stood to have been likewise practised. Instruc-
tions have been given by clients to purchase
India Bonds, and it is said that these were pro-
fessedly carried out, but that since the bankruptcy
took place it is discovered that no purchases were
Made, It will depend entirely upon whether any
broker's note was furnished whether this can be
deemed an offence. The strongest desire is ex-
Pressed in City circles that, if frauds have been
committed, strict justice should follow.
The New French Loan is spoken of now in a
More definite shape, and the statement that it is
to be raised differently to the last is calculated to
excite some attention, if not surprise. It is pos-
sible that greater difficulty would be experienced
a borrowing from the people at large than upon the
last occasion, as there must be a limit to the accumu-
lations and the savings of every class,and they cannot
111 a few months be supposed to have amassed suffi-
cient to make up an aggregate subscription of 20
or 30 millions sterling. Prosperous times would
licarcely allow the smaller class of annuitants to do
• this, and we must remember that the war has rather
.3-vTpaired than strengthened the ordinary resources.
ith the capitalists and bankers, however, it is
far otherwise. The curtailment of trade has thrown
large amounts out of employment, and these have
koumulated in the " till," and would be willingly
brought
out for investment in Government secu-
rities, nor is it improbable that our bankers would
co-operate.
:The bills for limiting liability and for Rartner-
iP'.4
are expected to be brought on again in Par-
Lenient to-morrow evening, and as regards the
Measure regulating public companies, it is proba-
t that a motion will be submitted for leaving the
4Mount both of the capital and the deposit, at the
discretion of the projectors. We think 11. shares
fully paid up, and 20,0001. as the total, would give
satisfaction.
There has been rather a flat market for English
stocks, but the actual difference in price is but
Per cent. Consols have been 91‘,b. The absence
°,„,f news from the Crimea has undoubtedly some
effect upon values, but the French loan also ope-
-I.4,te- The calling together of the Senate for the
2d July is supposed to be in connection with this
mea-sure. Exchequer Bills at 2kd. are 18s. to 215.,
„7,11 d at 2d., 14s. to 17s. premium. The Exchequer
Bonds have been 104 to 101 k. The Omnium is
/1/‘ 4i prem. The 30 Years' Annuity is at 164
Lo 15-16ths.
Foreign Bonds are steady generally. Turkish
are better again, being 82k to 82k. Dutch 4 per
Cents. are 95 to 951. Spanish Deferred Stock is at
1oi• Sardinian Bonds have been 86k ex dividend.
Russian 5 per Cents. have been quoted 991. Pe-
ruvian per4l Cents. are 691, and Mexican 21g.
Brazilian 42 azi T ian 41 per Cents. have been dealt in at 93i
"5941 ex div.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 7 ; Mexi-
can) 21i to 21i ; Peruvian, 68 to 70; ditto Three
Per Cents. 48 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents.,
41 to 46;. Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ;
ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ;
,SPanish New Deferred, 18k to 183- ; Ditto 3 per
381 to 394 ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 4 ;
Ditto Passive, 4 to 41.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as follow :-
1855. 1854.
Great Western
North-Western
South Western
Brighton
kidland
outh-Eastern
Caledonian
tat Northern
eat Northern 19.251 17,487
Licashire and Yorkshire 20,904 19,874
th -Eastern
h,,,Ae Railway Share Market has been firm, but
h7tive. The transactions have been principally
a.4Ualedonian, Great Northern, South-Western,
10
north-Eastern, Great Western of Canadaare
Namur flat. The French lines are scarcely so good.
reuse
and Liege are higher, and Sambre and
I,•se have slightly declined.
o'rojiteQ,Poreign Mines are merely nominal ; the
a fair'took Banks rather in favour of buyers, with
trap amount of business doing ; the South Aus-
heavian Land to 3/4 -
higher ;and the Crystal Palace

BErpra,-, -----__
``alot FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 1.,L
(Prom the Onicial Litt.)
Tuydoens don.
113 41k. Stock . ...
te:;,,cent. Reduced Annuities ....... .
" a Per Cent. Annuities . .... ... .. .
T.,11g Annuities En,' e sth Jan. 1.8E41 .. 3i 4
"ittc 30 Yea.l%, Ex ire 10th Oct., 1859 3 1 i-16
Dittyl,... 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1883 164 15-16
'""..a Bonds, £lOOO ..........
2-7
n_ultte, under £h)00
~olisole ' 918 i
India ior Account, 10th July
Stock •
onibui.tutrao for the Account . -2-35
4i
It;elloquer I3ills,
18 21 9d
2ed•
•-' •
21.000
',50,3 18 21 14 17
z • Small . 18 21 ,
, 3i per Cent.
4 chequer Bonds 1858 14 17
Ditto 1859, ~ , looi 1i
Ptr
It -,CE OF V
FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE OLO .”C
razdian Bonds 5 Der Cent. .. .
Ditto New, 18.52', 4i per Cent .... ...
94P1 1, , x d
'lean 3 per Cent.
Ilivlan Bonds, 44 per Cent —
rt Ditto for the Account 69i
ttaalan 80nd5,1822, sper Cent. £St 99
ilardi •
Ulan Bonds, 5 per Cont.
'Danish Bouds 3 per Cent
Deferred,
,Ditto New 3 per Cent.
'4l'lcish Bonds, 6 per cent —
Ditto for the Account B2i 1
.
Ditto Small
D Dividends on the above payable in Londe!,
dch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gull —
Ditto 4 per Cent. CertifieateS
HALF-PAST TWO.
Consols