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The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-31

FRANCE.

General Baraguay d'ffilliers has returned to
Paris.

It is said that Tunis sends 10,000 men, infantrh
cavalry, and artillei-v, to the Porte.
The Marquis of Clanricarde arrived on Monday
in Paris. The Earl of Carlisle leaves Paris for
London to-day.
The English and French Governments are still
pushing negotiations with Spain and Portugal, in
the hope of inducing those two Governments to
furnish a contingent of auxiliaries in the war ill
the East. As respects Portugal, there will pro-
bably be no difficulty in the matter, as she is
bound by treaty to furnish a contingent on being
called upon by England to do so—England paying
the expenses. Spain is not bound by any such
treaty; and hitherto the negotiations do not appear
to have led to any good result.
Baron James de Rothschild has contributed a
further sum of 50,000 f. (2,0001.) to the support of
his co-religionists at Jerusalem.
A great sensation has been created in the Muni-
cipal Council of Paris by a project submitted to it
by the Government, to the effect that the expenses
of the College Stanislaus should henceforth be de-
frayed exclusively from the funds of the city of
Paris. The members of the council were at first
disposed to resist this new and unjust burden cast
on the resources of the city ; but M. Haussemann,
the Prefect of the Seine, silenced all opposition by
announcing that the existence of the council itself
depended on its voting the measure.
A curious circumstance took place at the Grand
Opera on Monday evening. During the latter part
of Meyerbeer's opera of the Prophete, a shot was fired
in one of the side boxes. The greatest alarm 111"
stantly prevailed throughout the house, under the
impression that it was an assassination, but it turned
out to be a case of suicide. The unfortunate mall
was a Prussian officer.
The latest news from the Danubian provinces
states that Marshal de St. Arnaud had left Varna
for Schumla. Lord Raglan remained at Varna.
The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 70f.
20c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a'
Half per Cents. 96f. 25c. ; and the New Loan, at
69f. 90e. • Orleans Railway Shares, 1,130 f. ; Rouen,
930 f. ; Havre, 475 E ; Great Northern, 872 f 50c. ;
Strasburg, 755 f. ; New Shares, 595 f. ; Paris and
Lyons, 917 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean,
790 f. ; Western of France, 655 f. ; Bordeaux and
Cette, 585 f. ; Great Central of France, 480 f.
Lyons and Geneva, 482 f. 50c. ; Bank of Credit
Mobilier, 672 f. 50c.
London, England, 1854-05-31

FOREIGN.

9 Antwerp&Rotterdam
3 Belgian Eastn. June.
8 Beziers to Graissessae
2s. Bombay, Baroda, and
Central India,Scrip

... Central of Italy ,
all Charleroi & Erqueliu
all Demerara

14 Dijon andßosa,ncen
9 Dutch Rhenish

all East Indian
2 Do. Extension
all I:A. Indian Peninsula
10 ;3rd. Junct. of France
7. Grd. Trunk of Canada
30 Do. Debentures
all Do. do
10 Gt. Central of Franc(
all G t Western of Canada
Shares

Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7
all Hamilton & Toronto
all Do. 6 per ccut.
5 Lake Const. & Basle'
all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c
pref
15 Luxembourg
10 ' Do. (Railway)
2 Do. Pref

10
20
20
20

3 Do. (Canal)
5 Do. 6p. et. prof
8 Lyons and Geneva
12 Lyons & Mediterran
13.; Nladras

ii3l4 Nlaria Antonia
all. Do. do. New
2 Nie'bourne Dk. &Ry
all Namur & Liege (witl
interest)
all Do. (ex interest)
all Northern of Franc!

Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds•
all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.)
all NorwegianTrunkPret
10 Paris and Lyons
all Ditto Bonds . ......
all Paris and Orleans
all Paris and Ronen
all Paris and Strasbourg
10 ParisCaen & Chorbrg
10i Quebec & Richmond
all Rouen and Havre
12 Royal Danish
2 Royal Swedish
all Sambre and Meuse
6 Do. 5i p. cent. Pref.
6 Southern of France
8 St. Andrew's and
Quebec (A)
all West Fla,uders
all Do 5i per c. Prof ,
10 Western of France
7 West. of Switzerland,
2 Wiesbaden
15 Zealand
London, England, 1854-05-31

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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LIVERPOOL, MAY 30.
There was a better attendance of town and country mi.
lors and dealers at our Corn•exchange this morning than
on any day for the last fortnight. They purchased, how-
ever, very cautiously of wheat and flour, and the business
done was moderate at a slight decline on Friday's prices,
making the reduction on this day se'nnight 3d to 4d per
bushel on wheat, and 2s 6d to 3s per barrel on flour.

IPSWICH—MAY 30.
A determination by the millers to hold no stock of
wheat, and so buy only from " hand to mouth," caused
the samples of wheat to be much handed about ; hence 16
slow sale and dull trade ensued. Wo must call the refine•
tion fully is and 2s per qr. Choice white wheat, however,
realised extreme prices. Wo quote prices to the growers:
PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER.
Wheat, red (old) 76s to 795 Barley, grinding 00s to 003
Ditto (uew)
Ditto, white (new) 83s to 875 Peas
Ditto (old)
Barley, malting ... 37s to 00s1Flour, per sack

, ~ -- -- -••-
AVERAGES FOR TIM WEEK ENDING MAY 3 ), 1854.
Wheat
Oats - 003 Od
Bears
Bailey
Peas
London, England, 1854-05-31

all Agua Fria
all Anglo Austrin. Gold
all A.nglo Californian
2 Australasian
6 Australian

all I.tustraliau Cordillera
all Australiau Freehold
all Ave Maria

all Baden (Gd. Duchy of)
all 31aenarvon Ir. & Coal
all British A ustrin. Gold
13. i British Iron

244 Bra.zilianlmp.(issuedi
at £5 pin
all Do. Cocaos &
15 Do. St. John Del Rey
Carson's Creek ..
Clarendon Cou.

' I Co. of Jamaica_
all Cobro Copper ..... ,

!olonial Gold .

15 leopiapo__

all Copper Min. of Eng,
all Do. Pref. 7. p. cent,
all English and Anstrin,
Copper Smeltg. Co.
all General

all Great Nugget Vein
all Do. Registered
all Great Polgooth
all Liberty
all Linares
all Lond.diCaliforn.Gold

Quartz Crush. Co
all Mariquita
9 Hexican&S.Amerien
all New Granada
all New Linares Mining
and Smelting Co
all Nou'reau Monde
all Pontgibaud Silver

Lead MM. & Smelt
1 Port Philip
all Quartz Rock
all Rhymney Iron
15 Do. New
10i Santiago de Cuba
all South Australian
7 Tin Croft
all United Mexican
all Waller
all West Granada
all West Mariposa
12s. Worthing Mining of
Australia-- •
1 all Yuba
London, England, 1854-05-31

Twenty-seven ran.

LATEST BETTING.
DERBY.
6to 4 agst Dervish.
4to 1 agst Andover.
10 to 1 agst King Tom. ,
12 to 1 agst Hospodar.
12 to 1 agst Hermit.
12 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman.
14 to 1 agst
Trapper was scratched this morning at 9.30, 'having
been examined by Field, and found lame on near fore leg.
Honeysuckle is also scratched for the Derby, not the
Oaks.

ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S RACES.
TowN PLATE.—Orinoco, Comfit, Inder, Snarry, Cen-
sus, Mishap, Roebuck, The Monk, Lioness, Kennyside
Hero, Little Tom, Black Bess, and Banstead.—Run.
at 4.
EPSOM CUP.—Star of Surrey, Woodcote, Punch-box,
Cranbourne, Acrobat, Acute angle, Adine, Village Lass,
Jonvence, Grapeshot, Kingston, Conspiracy, Little Torn,
Ratapian, Hungerford, Little David, Old Noll, and
Mayor of Hull.—Run at 4.45.
ExHIBITION PLATE.—Frantic, Inder, Marchioness,
Noisette, Cable, Kennyside Hero, Roebuck, Sir George,
Assayer, Pollard, Telegraph, Sweetheart, Regius Pro-
fessor, St. Stephen, and Snarry.—Run at 6.
Exmouth, Reiver, Kidnapper, Vestige, Old Soldier,
and Sine-qua-non.
London, England, 1854-05-31

TO KENNETH.

(From Eliza Cook's Journal.)
Kenneth, my hound, you are watching my pen,
As you would the stag in Highland glen ;
And as I've no "Memoir" nor " Sonnet " to do,
I'll just tell in few words what I think of you.
I know you could give a blazoned descent,
•With which even a Spaniard would be content;
From the breed of the Gordons and old Glengary,
The noblest of hunters—the fleet and the wary :
But like many with pedigree rare and brave,
You've a taint of something base—
You've been stealing the bacon—you know you have,
Dog of an ancient race.
You have strength of muscle, and length of limb,—
Your jaws are deep, and your beard is grim ;
Your fangs are strong and ivory-white—
Your mouth is as black as a cloudy night :
No doubt the fangs and the mouth could drag
Down low to the earth the wild red stag.
They could grapple and hold on the trembling haunch,
With a wound that the death-chill alone could staunch
'Tis pleasant to hear, the wise ones utter
The worth of your power and pace ;
But why did you swall on that pound of butter,
Dog of an ancient race ?

Your snake-like tail might fitly serve
As a model of art, with its pendulous curve;
Your body is fine in every line,
With its broad deep chest, and length of spine :
Your skin is the truest of colours they say,
Neither black, nor blue, nor white, nor grey,
But a mingling of all, which presents to the eye
A grizzle of most unpaintable dye.
You can lay your paws, with their ebony claws,
On my shoulders, with elegant grace,
But you help yourself from the pantry shelf,
Dog of an ancient race.

Your eyes areas clear, and as brown, and as bright,
As over kept antlered buck in sight ;
They gleam like flames from Vulcan's forge,
As you follow the game through the forest gorge :
They welcome me home with a look of love,
Blending the gaze of the eagle and dove ;
They beam and dilate, and sparkle and stare,
Till Laughter itself seems dwelling there.
They are beautiful eyes when they look askance,
From your favourite hearth-rug place,
But at dinner they have a sad " stealing glance,"
Dog of an ancient race.
Your bay is a musical sound I own,
'Twixt the howl of the wolf and the bugle's tone ;
But you should'nt "give tongue" with such ready zeal,
When I leave you alone with a cutlet of veal. .
Could you speak, you would tell me that breathings of
fame

Laud many who do precisely the same ;
And so I suppose while " high blood " is in vogue,
We must patiently wink at a well-bred rogue.
Sir Kenneth ! when venison flies through the glen,

Be a stag-hound in every pace;
But when dished on the board, be a tarrier * then,
Dog of an ancient race.

ELIZA COOK

4' We trust our readers will pardon this bad and " slow "
London, England, 1854-05-31

MISCELLANEOUS

lubin Coal and Iron
Australian Agricult.
Australsn.Pcific.Mail
Australn. Royal Mail
Berlin Water Works
Brit. American Land
Brit. & Coln. Smoltg.
and Reduction Co
Canada
rystal Palace
Do. New ..... •
Crystal Pal. of France
Eastern Steam
Electrit Telegraph(A)
Do. (B)
Electric Teleg. of Ir.
Gen. Steam Navigat.
General Screw Stearel
[rish Beetroot Sugar
Magdalena St. Navig.
Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel
Netherlands Land—.
N. S. W. Coal &Inter.
Steam Navigat. Co.
N. B. Australasian...
Do. New ...............
Nrth. ofEuropeSteam
. Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl.
Peninsular & Oriental
Do. Do.
Portland Iron C 0.....
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London, England, 1854-05-31

FOREIGN.

A ntwerp &Rotterdam
Belgian Eastn. June
Beziers to Graissessae
Bombay, Baroda, and
Central India,Scrip
Central of Italy

Charleroi & Erquelin
Demerara
Dijon and Besancon
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian
Do. Extension
Gt. Indian Peninsuli
Gd. Junct. of Frauct:
Grd. Trunk of Cana,do
Do. Debentures
Do. do.

Gt. Central of France
t. Western of Canada
Shares
Do. Bawls (Ist is.)'s7
aarnilton & Toronto
Do. 6 per cent.

Lake Coust. & Basle'
Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c
pref
Luxembourg
Do. (Railway)
Do. Pref

Do. (Canal)
Do. 6 p. et. pref
Lyons and Geneva
Lyons & Mediterran,
Madras
Niaria Antonia

Do. do. New

4t
1
1
A

Melbourne Dk. & Ry
Namur & Liege (with
interest)
Do. (ex interest)
Northern of France
Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bds
(finy.B.&Ams.Shs )
NorwegianTrunkPre
Paris and Lyons
Ditto Bonds
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg
ParisCaen & Cherbrg
Quebec & Richmond
Rouen and Havre
Royal Danish
Royal Swedish
Sambre and Meuse
Do. .54 p. cent. Prof
Southern of France-,
St. Andrew's and

Quebec (A)

West Flanders
Do 5A per c. Pref
Western of Frauce
West. of Switzerland
Wiesbaden
Zealand
London, England, 1854-05-31

THE BLACK SEA.

By the last accounts from the Black Sea the fleet
was still off Sebastopol : for several days there had
been a heavy fog, and they had to keep up constant
noises to prevent their running foul of each other.
The cable which is put across the mouth of Sebasto-
pol is described as consisting of a number of chain
cables twisted together and secured on each side by
strong masonry and is hove taut by capstans. From
its being formed of separate chains, it would be
sufficiently strong to keep out a steamer or any
vessel going at full speed.
London, England, 1854-05-31

STATE OF TEA DE.

( From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)

•
MANCHESTER, May 30.—There are varying accounts
given of this day's market by different parties ; some
stating that prices are generally somewhat steadier,
others that they are still inclining downward. We con-
sider that the business effected to-day has been at
the lowest prices of last week in most descriptions of ,
yarns and goods, and that, in this way, operations of fair
amount in the aggregate have taken placs. The
market is not worse than it was, but it is no bet-
ter. The most trifling difference in price sends
away buyers, who continue to act with the greatest
caution. India letters by way of Trieste are received,
and they report favourably of the Calcutta market.
This has led to some renewal of the inquiry for suit-
able yarns and the lighter sorts of shirtings and jacco-
nets, the prices of which continue steady. Little atten-
tion is paid on our exchange to the report of an increase
of sales at Liverpool yesterday. There was no life on
the other side, according to the last accounts.
HALIFAX, May 27.—We have again had a slack mar-
ket in our piece hall, and few goods of any description
have changed hands. In yarns and wools the transac-
tions are far from extensive, without any noticeable
variation on the quotations.
ROCHDALE, May 29.—We have not had much change
in the flannel market to-day. There is a better feeling
amongst the buyers, and a greater disposition to pur-
chase, but prices are much the same as those of last
week. The wool market remains quite as inactive as it
has been for some weeks past, and prices have under-
gone little or no change.
HUDDERSFIELD, May 30.—The market is still flat,
but a slight improvement on last week has been ex-
perienced. The manufacturers are disposing of very
few goods in the market ; and the quantity making to
order is very limited compared with what is usual at this
season, when orders for heavier goods are generally
looked' out by the export houses. There has been a
slight improvement in the wool warehouses, but no sales
of large amount effected. Manufacturers and merchants
seem to be acting very cautiously.
London, England, 1854-05-31

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all 'British Colonial Bank
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all British N. American
5 Chartd. Bank of Asia
2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India,
Australia, & China
25 Colonial
20 Commercial of Lond
12 English Scottish and
Australian
20 Lond. Chart. Bk. of
Australia
20 London and County
10 London Joint Stock
20 Lond. & Westminster
35 National Provincial
of England
10 Do. New
22 National of Ireland
all New South Wales
all Oriental Bank of

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20 - 21

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46 - 48

Corporation
5 Do. New
25 Provincial of Ireland
all Do. New
1 Royal Australn.Bkg
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all South Australia
all Union of Australia
21 Do. New
10' Union of London

ii - 43
70 - 72.
7 - 8

LONDON AND SOUTH- BASTBSN RAILWA
turn for the week ending May 27, 1854
Corresponding week last year

.Y.—Traffic re-
,216,033 11 8
. 15,679. 2 6

Imorease in 1854 s3s 9 2
London, England, 1854-05-31

HULL-MAY '3O.

To-day's market was well attended by farmers, with *
very moderate show of wheat. Millers wanted to buy at
prices to which farmers would not -submit. The business
done was very limited at a decline of fully 2s per qr. For
foreign we cannot reduce our quotations so much. Barrel
flour more inquired for. Oats support their present high
price. Barley in better demand. Beaus and peas dulL
The linseed market is 24 per qr. lower, and linseed cakes
meet a fair demand. Rape cakes fetch quotations readily.
In bones only extra qualities fetch our currency.
- - '

a aI
Wheat, English, red 78 to 80
Ditto white B2 to 86
Dantzie and Konigs-
berg
Pomeranian and Ham-
burgh
Danish, Holstein, and
Friesland
Russian and Odessa
Oats, English
Ditto Danish
Ditto Friesland
Ditto Russian ..
Barley, malting
Ditto grinding
Beans
Ditto foreign
Peas, white and yel.

1. 0.
Peas, grey and black 45 to 48
Linseed, Black Sea 67 to 68
Ditto Petersburgh . . 62 to 66
Ditto Riga and Arch-
angel
Ditto Konigsberg and
Memel — to
Per Ton.
Lins. c., Hull 101 2s 6d to 0101
Ditto fine for. 81 lOs 91 58 Od
Ditto inf. for Ol Os Od to 0101
Rapeseed OOl Os to 001 Os
Rape cakes
Tares, English oos to 001
Ditto foreign
'Guano 4l 10s 81 to 121 01
Bones l2os Od to 125, Od
Rye Meal

80 to 84

70 to 72
6d► to
32 to 34
30 to 32
• 32 to 34
• 32 to 34
• 38 to 4 •
• 34 to 36
52 to 56
47 to 52
50 to 54
London, England, 1854-05-31

THE FLEETS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL.

The following is from a letter from one of her
Majesty's ships, dated May 5 Now for a short
account of our doings before Sebastopol, that for-
midable fortress of the villauous Muscovites. Ever
since the combined fleet appeared before it they
have cruised off and on with look-out steamers
(their weather eye-lids lifting, in nautical speech).
Last Saturday, the 29th ult., wo all stood toler-
ably close in, and first the Arethusa and Sampson,
and afterwards the Agamemnon, went still closer
in to get a good look at the defences and see the
force inside. The Inflexible was first sent to repeat
signals to and from the flag, and then in the even-
ing to keep close company with the rear-admiral.
The scouts made out something like 24 sail alto-
gether (I think), 3 three-deckers, 7 two-deckers, 4
frigates, 1 corvette, 2 brigs, 3 small steamers, and
the mast-heads of 4 (presumed to be) large ships in
Dockyard Creek. They are moored up the har-
bour, and will rake us when we have forced the
outer forts, and silenced their 800 guns. But in
sober earnest I imagine we shall do nothing—can
do nothing—against the place without soldiers.
The place bristles with guns, hundreds of which
would hull the ships."
London, England, 1854-05-31

.00 I Aberdeen

8:11 AJnbg. Nottng. Bost

and Eastn. Junet...
all Belfast & Ballymena.
all Binning. Wolverh &
Stour Valley
28 Birkenhd. Laucsh dz
Cheshire Juliet

all IDo. Chesh. & Birk.,

£5O and £25 Cons.
184 Do., £2O
30 Blyth & Tyne original
£25 (issd. at £45)
WO Bristol and Exeter...
[OO Caledonian
all Chester & Holyhead.
all Cork and Bandon...
Cork, Black, & Pass.
1.1 Cornwall

Crieff Junction
45 Dublin&BelfastJune
all Dundee Perth &Aber

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all Do. New ::::

all 'East Anglian
all I Do., (XlB E
all ?Eastern Counties

all 'Eastern Union, A

Stock
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8. Do., New A
100 East Lancashire
100 Edinburgh & Glasgow
56 Edinb. and Peebles
100 , Edin. Pr L b &Dundee

1 IForth & Clyde Junc.l
100 Glasgow &S. Western
100 Great Northern Stk.
100 Do., A. Stock
100 Do., B. 5t0ck......
100 t. Sth. &West.(lre.)
LOO Great Western
12 Irish South-Eastern
all Lancaster & Carlisle
11i Do., Thirds
2 Do: New Thirds
1.00 Lancash. andYorksh
18:', Do., Fifths
..11i Do., Wet. Riding Un
all Leeds Northern
all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt
all London & Blackwail
Si Loud. Tilb. & Sthend.
.00 Loud. Bright &S.Cst.
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12 Do. Fifths
1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...(
2:3 Do. Eighths
.00 London andS. Wcstn.
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44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un.
.00 Midland
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5& Do., Bury Extension
1 .Z.; Nwpt.Aberg. & Ilrfd
7?-, Newry & Enniskillen
all Newry Warrenpoi.nt

and Rostrevor
1( )0 Norfolk
3 Northn.CountiesUn
1( )0 North British
l 6 North Devon, No. 1
: al Do., No. 2
zin Do., A Deferred
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al North London
\ 54 Do. New £lO
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North Staffordshire ,
11 North Western
1.0 N. &S. Wcstrn. June,
1 Nuneaton, Hinckley
and Leicester

)0 'Oxford, Worcester,&

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Wolverhampton
21 2s Portsmouth
IC 0 Scottish Central
10 0 Scottish Midland
10 D Shrewsbury &Biimg
10 D Do. L. &N. Western
Guaranteed St &Gk
101 Shrewsby. & llercfd
all. Shrewsby. & Chester
(N. W. Min ;
all Do. Halveso. a.
all Do. Oswestry
6.4 Shropshire Union
Do. A, 13, C,& D,fully
paid up at per cent
all South Devon
100 South Eastern
all South Wales
15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun
5 Do
21 2s Staines, Wok &Wok
all Stockton & Darling
163 Stockton & Hartlepl.

100' Taff Vale
8 Do. £lO shares.
100 Do. Pref., No. 1
21 Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
17 Vale of Neath
all Waterfd. & Kilkenny
all Waterford&Limeriek
16 West Cornwall.
-1. West End of London
and Crystal Palace
all West London

51s. Wunbledn &Croydon
100 York Newctl.&Berw.
20 Do. Extensions
130 Do. G.N. E. Purchase
100 York &N. Midland
London, England, 1854-05-31

BY TAMES WYLD.

It seems improbable that we shall ever' within reason-
able limits come to the end of these curious publications.
There is no perceptible diminution as yet in Mr. Wyld's
well-known enterprise either as a geographer or as a
hydrographer. Scarcely have we rolled up the last
bundle of maps and charts issued from his popular esta-
blishment, when others of a character no less attractive
are. waiting at our elbow, to be spread open and ex-
azmned. There are two additional productions of this
kind, relating to the immediate vicinage of the seat of
war, at the present moment lying before us, and careful
scrutiny has confirmed the impression produced by the
first glance, that, even with all the plates hitherto
printed off by Mr. Wyld at hand, these two supplemen-
tary maps must be regarded as really considerable and
noteworthy acquisitions. One is a military sketch com-
piled by the King of Prussia's general staff, and repre-
senting the important tract of country extending be-
tween the Danube and Constantinople. Towards the
top of the map is Galatz, towards the bottom of it
Varna—high up to the right, the three mouths
of the great river, the St. George, the Sulina, and
Kilia—about midway on the left Giurgevo. As
auxiliary sketches, introduced in the south-east corner
—otherwise a vacant space indicating a portion of the
Black Sea—are engra,ved distinct views of Serpent's
Island, or Fidonisi, of the Bay of Varna, and of the Bay
of Kustenjeh. The map embraces, of course, Bucharest
and Schumla, Ismail and Brahilov, giving, as it does,
considerable portions of Bulgaria, Wallachia, and Bessa-
rabia, a part of Moldavia, and the whole of both the
Delta and the Dobrudscha. The companion map is
chiefly restricted to a delineation of a division of Itou•
melia, and of a smaller section of Bulgaria—giving
northwards a part of the Black Sea, and south-
wards a portion of the Sea of Marmora. It is
principally aesigned according to appearance?, in order
to afford the observer a more vivid notion of the
precise geographical position of the city of Constan-
tinople. Stretching out in a north-westerly direction
is marked the trail of the. road winding from the Turkish
capital to Adrianople. Southwards we see another road
extending from Adrianople to the Gulfs of Enos and Saros.
Northwards we mark another road leading from the
same point through Karnabat to the Balkan mountains.
The Asiatic shores of the Bosphorus are defined, and so,
for that matter, indeed, is the principal outline of Anadoli
from Scutari to Nicomedia. Besides a plan of Schumla,
we find introduced into what would be the otherwise
vacant space indicating a portion of the Euxine, two
clever maps, or charts we might call them, one of the
Bosphorus and the other of the Dardanelles. Among
the many interesting works of this kind which have re-
cently been published by Mr. Wyld, none attest more
clearly by their boldness and their accuracy his eminent
capacity as a geographer.
London, England, 1854-05-31

MARRIED.

At Christ Church, Everton, on the 20th inst., Mr. T.
Adams, to Miss Ellen Haydock.
At Kensington Church, on the 27th inst., Mr. J. SO'
mour, to Elizabeth Ann, eldest daughter f W. Green,
Esq., of Leicester-square, and Campden-hill, Kensington.

DIED.
At Pool-road, Newtown, Montgomeryshire, on the 27th
inst., G. Green, Esq., of that place.
At Stubton, Lincolnshire, on the 29th inst., Sir Robert
Heron, Bart, aged 88.
At Clayton Rectory, Sussex, on the 28th inst., Con-
stance Eleanor, younger daughter of the Venerable Arch-
deacon Garbett, aged 10.

LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG,
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112,
Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of
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London, England, 1854-05-31

FRANCE.

General Baraguay d.'Hilliers has returned to
Paris.

It is said that Tunis sends 10,000 men, infantry'
cavalry, and artillery, to the Porte.
The Marquis of Clanricarde arrived on Monday
in Paris. • The Earl of Carlisle leaves Paris for
London to-day.
The English and French Governments are still
pushing negotiations with Spain and Portugal, ill
the hope of inducing those two Governments to
furnish a contingent of auxiliaries in the war in
the East. As respects Portugal, there will pro-
bably be no difficulty in the matter, as she is
bound by treaty to furnish a contingent on being
called upon by England to do so—England paying,
the expenses. Spain is not bound by any such
treaty; and hitherto the negotiations do not appear
to have led to any good result.
Baron James de Rothschild has contributed a
further sum of 50,000 f. (2,0001.) to the support cg"
his co-religionists at Jerusalem.
A great sensation has been created in the Muni-
cipal Council of Paris by a project submitted to it
by the Government, to the effect that the expenses
of the College Stanislaus should henceforth be ,
de-
frayed exclusively from the funds of the city of
Paris. The members of the council were at first
disposed to resisethis new and unjust burden cast
on the resources of the city ; but M. Haussemann,
the Prefect of the Seine, silenced all opposition bY,
announcing that the existence of the council itself
depended on its voting the measure.
A curious circumstance took place at the Grand
Opera on Monday evening. During the latter pail
of Meyerbeer's opera of the Prophete, a shot was fired
in one of the side boxes. The greatest alarm in"
stantly prevailed throughout the house, under the
impression that it was an assassination, but it turned
out to be a case of suicide. The unfortunate man
was a Prussian officer.
The latest news from the Danubian province°
states that Marshal de St. Arnaud had left Varna
for Schumla. Lord Raglan remained at Varna.
The Three per Cents. closed yesterday at 70'
20c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a:
Half per Cents. 96f. 25c. ; and the New Loan, all
69f. 90c. • Orleans Railway Shares, 1,130 f. ; Rouen,
930 f. ; Havre, 475 f. ; Great Northern, 872 f 50'd
Si rasburg, 755 f. ; New Shares, 595 f. ; Paris an
Lyons, 917 f. 50e. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean]
790 f. ; Western of France, 655 f. ; Bordeaux an
Cetto, 585 f. ; Great Central of France, 480 L.;
of Lyons and Geneva, 482 f. 50c. ; Bank Credit
Mobilier, 672 f. 50c.
London, England, 1854-05-31

.00 ICaledonian...._

all Chester & Holyhead.
all Cork and Bandon...
all Cork, Black, & Pass.

14 Cornwall
Cried' Junction
2

4,5 Dublin&BelfastJune.
all Dundee Perth &Aber

decn Junction
all Do. New

all 'East Auglian
all I Do. , (XlB E & H)

all I Eastern Counties...

all _I Eastern Union, A

Stock
100 Do., B. Stock
Eq Do., New A
Al East Lancashire

ion Edinburgh & Glasgow•
54 Edinb. and Peebles...
100 Edin.Prth &Dundee
1 I Eorth StClyde June.

.00 Glasgow &S:Western
.00 Great Northern Stk.
.00 Do., A. Stock
.00 Do., B. Stock
LOO Gt. Stb . EtWost.(lre )
LOO Great Western
12 Irish South-Eastern

all Lancaster & Carlisle
11 Do., Thirds
2 Do. New Thirds
100 Lancash.andYorksh

1136 Do., Fifths
11i Dl., Wst. Riding Un
all Leeds Northern
all Liv.Crsby.&,Southpt
all London & Blackwall
8 Loud. Tilb. & Sthend.

.00 Loud. Bright & S.Cst.
.00 Loud. and N. Westn.
12 Do. Fifths
1 D0.10t.5h.,31&8 0
24 Do. Eighths
100 London andS. Westn
424 Do., £5O
34 Do., £4O
all Lncindrry& Coleraine
all Lndudrry. & Ennisk.
100 Nlanch.Shef.& Lincln
44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un
100 Midland
100 Do. Birmng. & Derby
474 Nlidld. G. West.(lrs.)
174 Do. Half Shares
all Newcastle & Carlisle.
100 Newmarket
5A Do., Bury Extension.
17?, Nwpt. Aberg. &Hrfd.
7; Newry & Enniskillen
all Newry Warrenpoint

and Rostrevor..
100 Norfolk
3 Northn.Counties Un
100 North British
16 North Devon, No. 1
all Do., No. 2
all Do., A Deferred ,
8 ,Do., B Guaranteed
all North London
5i Do. New £lO
IL is N.US.Wstrn.,HamP-
stead, and City Jn '
17 North Staffordshire
all North Western
10 N. &S. Westrn. June
1 Nuneaton, Hinckley,

and Leicester..
100 Oxford, Worcester, &
Wolverhampton
2/ 2s Portsmouth
100 Scottish Central
100 Scottish Midland
100 Shrewsbury &Bii mg
100 Do. L. &N. Western
Guaranteed St Gt.k
10 Shrewsby. & Belefd
all Shrewsby. & Chaste]
(N. W. Min
, all Do. Halves,l
all Do. Oswestry
6 Shropshire Union
Do. A, B, C,& &D full
paid up at per cent.
all South Devon
100 South Eastern
all South Wales
15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun

5 Do
2/ 2s Staines, Wok &Wok
all Stockton & Darling
16 Stockton & Hartlepl
100 Taff Vale
8 Do. £lO shares.
100 Do. Pref., No. 1
21 Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
,17 Vale of Ncath
all Waterfd. & Kilkenny
all Waterford&Limerick
16 West Cornwall. .
1 West End of London
and Crystal Palace
all West London
51s. Wimbledn & Croydon
100 York Newal.&Berw.
20 Do. Extensions
130 Do. G.N. E. Puiphase
. 100 York &N.Midland...
London, England, 1854-05-31

AUSTRIA.

A telegraphic despatch from Vienna this morn'
ing, says is reported on good authority that
Austria, the day before yesterday, summoned
Russia to evacute the Turkish provinces ; when
this is done Congress may meet to settle the con-
ditions of peace.
.'•pener's Gazette says :—" We are informed that
the German Governments declared their entire
adhesion to the Convention between Austria and
Prussia on the very day when it was submitted to
them. Holland and Denmark alone have, as re-
gards Limberg and Holstein, made some reserves,
which have probably for object the observance of a
strict neutrality."
A letter from Pavia, in the Opinione of Turin,
says that immediately after the notification con-
cerning the increase of the Austrian army was
published at Milan, orders were sent to all the pro-
vinces to recall the officers and men absent on
leave. These form, it is stated, upwards of two.-
thirds of the reserve. They were to join their
respective corps on the 25th.
London, England, 1854-05-31

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, May 30.—Tho moderators in the mathema-
tical school have given notice that candidates for mathe-
matical honours are required to appear Wore them on

Monday, the 10th of June.
ODESSA..— The advices from Odessa reach to the 19th , A new form of statute has been recently promulgated
inst., and throw new doubts on the confident statements for the regulation of the theological examinations. It
lately made in Parliament as to the existence of a block- is proposed to establish a class list, in this school, on
ade. Some neutral ships at Odessa, it is said, had been the model of that at present established in the final
chartered to load in the neighbourhood, and they had Echo o .
heard nothing of a blockade, but, on the contrary, had The delegacy appointed on the Eubject of the New
been given to understand that vessels were allowed to Museum has advertised for plans and tenders. The
pass into the Black Sea unless they had coals or other , amount of the estimate is not to exceed 30,000/, All
naval stores on board. offers mud be bent in on or before October 16.
-
London, England, 1854-05-31

EPSOM RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
THE DERBY.

ANDOVER
KING TOM
HERMIT

Twenty-seven ran.

LATEST BETTING.
DERBY.
6 to 4 agst Dervish.
4to 1 agst Andover.
10 to 1 agst King Tom.
12 to 1 agst Hospodar.
12 to 1 agst=Hermit.
12 to 1 agst Wild Huntsman.
14 to 1 agst Neville.
Trapper was scratched this morning at 9.30, having
been examined by Field, and found lame on near fore leg.
Honeysuckle is also scratched for the Derby, not the
Oaks.

ARRIVALS FOR THIS DAY'S RACES.
TOWN PLATE.—Orinoco, Comfit, Inder, Snarry, Cen-
sus, Mishap. Roebuck, The Monk, Lioness, Kennyside
Hero, Little Tow, Black Bess, and Banstead.— Run
at 4.
Ersom CUP.—Star of Surrey, Woodcote, Punch-box,
Cranbourne, Acrobat, Acute angle, Adine, Village Lass,
Jonvence, Grapeshot, Kingston, Conspiracy, Little Tom,
Ratapian, Huligerford, Little David, Old Noll, and
Mayor of Hull.—Run at 4.45.
London, England, 1854-05-31

MARKET INT ELLIGENCE.

•
(From the London 'Veto Price Current of yesterday.)
TEA.— Onlylimited purchases hare been made in Congou,
either for the home or foreign markets ; supply is plentiful,
and prices have downward tendency—ruling for low to
good at 10L1 to 11d, rather blackish leaf to blackish leaf
110 to is 4d, and strong to Pekoe sorts is 40 to 2s sd.
In Pouchong little has been done, and there are sellers at
lid to Bid, supply being on the increase. A large busi-
ness has been concluded in hyson and better sorts of gun-
powder, still prices have not improved. For other kinds
there is a dull market.
OlLS.—Prices are lower for Sperm supply being now
equal to demand, and 104/. to 1071. accepted for mid to
fine quality. Cod remains in good request, and with diffi-
culty to be obtained under 401. Seal is wanted. To-day
Linseed Oil was dealt in with 'more freedom, and prices
are firmer, ruling at 37s 3d to 37s Gd on the spot.
TALLOW.—Although reduced prices were taken last week
for Russian, yet speculators and the trade were reluctant
to do business. The currency was 60s to 608 6d on the
spot for first sort P. Y. Candle, and 62s for Au-
gust delivery. Opinion increased that about 50,000
casks will be received indirect during the season.
Of home melted supply exceeds demand, and prices are
lower ruling at 58s 6d to 59s cash. Other sorts of tallow
were not much required, and there was a decline ; Aus-
tralian, beef seling at 53s to 565, mutton 55s to 60s, and
South American 55s to 60s per cwt. Stock of tallow is
more than last year by 13,000 casks ; and deliveries
11,000 less ; still rates are 16s per cwt. above. For auction
an Friday several parcels are declared. To-day there was
a more active demand for tallow, and prices advanced ;
first sort P.Y. candle on the spot selling at 60s 6d to 61s,
and 63s for August delivery.
SIIGAR.—To-day a good demand was experienced for
British Plantation. Barbadoes sold at 35s to 395, for mid
to fine yellow; Demerara crystallised, fine 40s to 42s' ord
to good 36s to 39s 6d ; Grenada, brown 31s 6d to 33s 6d.
ord yellow 31s to 34s 6d ; St. Kitts, brown 33s to 31s ;
and St. Vincents, ord and mid yellow 34s 6d to 355.
COFFEE.—To-day demand was limited for Plantation
Ceylon Coffee, and at auction 365 casks, 30 brls, and 507
bays went at rather lower rates, good mid to good at 59s
to 625, low mid to mid 56s to 585 6d, other sorts 52s to
55s 6d, and triaga 46s to 525. Native does not sell more
freely, and 561 bags in auction were only in part disposed
of at 43s for good ord. Of Costo Rica 400 bags went at
51s (3cl to 55s Gd.

ODEssA,— The advices from Odessa reach to the 19th
inst., and throw new doubts on the confident statements
lately made in Parliament as to the existence of a block-
ade. Some neutral ships at Odessa, it is said, had been
chartered to load in the neighbourhood, and they ba•d
,ear.l nothing of a blo;:kad4 but, on the contrary, had
}) en given to understand that vessels were allowed to
pass into the Black Sea unless they had coals or other
naval stores on board.
London, England, 1854-05-31

COUNTRY MARKETS.
_ _

LIVERPOOL, MAY 30.
There was a better attendance of town and country mil'
lers and dealers at our Corn-exchange this morning than'
on any day for the last fortnight. They purchased, hos"
ever, very cautiously of wheat and flour, and the busillos
done was moderate at a slight decline on Friday's plieeg'
making the reduction on this day se'nnight 3d to 4d Per
bushel on wheat, and 2s 6d to 3s per barrel on flour.

IPSWICH—MAY 30.
A determination by the millers to hold no stock 01
wheat, and so buy only from " hand to mouth," causal'
the samples of wheat to be much handed about ; hence*
slow sale and dull trade ensued. We must call the redo*"
tion fully is and 2s per qr. Choice white wheat, however;
realised extreme prices. We quote prices to the growers'
PER QUARTER. PER QUAltill'.
Wheat, red (old) 76s to 796 Barley, grinding ... 005 to Os
Ditto (new)
rn
Ditto, white (new) 83s to 876 Peas
Ditto (old)
Barley, malting ... 37s to 00s Flour; per sack

AVERAGES FOR TUE WEEK ENDING MAY 34, 1854.
Wheat
Oats
Bears
Barley
If 3Rs
Peas

HULL—MAY 30.
To-day's market was well attended by farmers, with Ib
very moderate show of wheat. Millers wanted to buy st,
prices to which farmers would not submit. The business
done, was very limited at a decline of fully 2s per qr.
foreign we cannot reduce our quotations so much. 135r,reh
flour more inquired for. Oats support their present 11411
price. Barley in better demand. Beans and peas (111,,;
The linseed market is 28 per qr. lower, and linseod es.,e"
meet a fair demand. Rape cakes fetch quotations readily
In bones only extra qualities fetch our currency.

s • s
Wheat, English, red 78 to 80
Ditto whito B2 to 86
Dantzic and Konigs-
berg
Pomeranianand Ham-
burgh
Danish, Holstein, and

IPeas, grey and black 45 to 48
ILinieed, Black Sea 67 to et
Ditto Petersburgh.. 62 to 66
Ditto Riga and Arc-11-
angel
Ditto Konigsberg and to
Memel
per TO.
Og
c., Hull 2s 6d to °
Ditto fine for. Si lOs 91 55 °;1„
Ditto inf. for Ol Os Od to 01
IRapeseed OOl Os to 001 04
Rape cakes
'Tares, English OOs to 0"
Ditto foreign
Guano 4l lOs 81 to 1210
Bones l2os Od to 125 s 04
Rye Meal

.. 80 to 84

Fries - Friesland 7O to 721
Russian and Odessa 60 to 70
Oats, English
Ditto Danish
Ditto Friesland 32 to 34
Ditto Russian 32 to 34
Barley, malting
Ditto grinding... 34 to 361
Beaus
Ditto foreign
1
Peas, white and yel. 50 to 541
London, England, 1854-05-31

ITALY.

The Piedmontese Gazette, of the 27th inst., an-
nounces that the Senate had unanimously voted
the project of law authorising the collection of the
taxes according to the budget of 1854, until Jlll9
next.

Sir Francis Baring had arrived at Turin.
Count Bernstorff, formerMinister-Plenipotentiary
and Envoy-Extraordinary of the King of Prussia
at the Neapolitan Court, whohas been lately trans;
ferred in the same capacity to London, had passed
through Turin, coming from Genoa to Naples.
A letter from Florence of the 24th states that the
landing attempted near Bocco di Magra had failed'
in consequence of the presence of a battalion of in:
fantry at Via RA ggio. The democrats of the
neighbourhood cli4 not move, althon b the Co,„111;
mittee lately announced its reorganisation. 1-1.",
this occasion it prudently resolved to remain silent
and inactive.
London, England, 1854-05-31

THE DANUBE.

According to intelligence receive via Orsova, the
Turkish Strand batteries of Turtukai had been
keeping a very heavy fire from the 15th to the
18th against tete de Pont partly erected by the
Russians at Oltenitza. On the 16th a red hot
ball caused a Russian powder magazine to explode.
Numerous arrests were made every day in Wal-
lachia by the Russians, and the popular discontent
against them was daily increasing.
Travellers state that all the right bank of the
Danube, from the frontier of Wallachia near Or-
sowa to Czitate is completely without Turkish troops.
The commanders of the latter were beginning to
organise in Little. Wallachia a sort of levy en masse.
Every inhabitant who promised to march against
the Russians in case of danger received a weapon.
Prince Paskiewitch, it was said, was about to
remove his head-quarters to Budechtli. All that
has been said about the great victories of the
Russians is exaggerated. The only troops that
had crossed the Danube are destined to make
sieges or surround places.
A letter from Bucharest of the 17th, in the
Swabian Mercury says :—" The Governor-General,
Baron de Budberg, has communicated to the
Boyards an order received from the Emperor of
Russia, which directs that Lesser Wallachia shall
be again occupied, and that not only Silistria is to
be taken, but likewise Turtukai and Routschouk."
The Press of Vienna says that on the frontier of
Montenegro 15,000 Turkish troops are encamped,
and a considerable camp is also to be established in
Albania. That mountainous country is completely
blockaded towards the Turkish provinces. _ _

According to the same journal, the march of the
Russians to the frontier of the Bukowina and
Transylvania has commenced. That corps will
consist, it is said, of 150,000 men, and is to occupy
the frontiers of the Austrian provinces.

The .4gram Gazette says, from Belgrade, 17th—
" The Serviau Government having received a posi
tive assurance that so long as public order is not
troubled no foreign army will occupy the princi.
pality, has suspended its armaments."
London, England, 1854-05-31

THE CHOLER A!!!!
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the Faculty is all cases of Cholera and Contagious Dleases. Bold
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bridge.
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London, England, 1854-05-31

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 30.
STOCK. EXCITAIIGE.—The share market has been rather
flatter, and very little business doing. Prices, however,
closed steadily, at the following quotations :—Caledonian,
2S ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 614 ; London and North'.
Western, 97,i ; Midland, ; North British, ; South-
Eastern, ISi, 7-16.

MANCHESTER, MAY 30.
STOCK EX.CIIINGE.—The business to-day has been very
fair in extent, prices fluctuating, and having a downward
tendency. The sales were :—Eastern Counties, 12 5-16;
Great Northern, A, deferred, • Lancashire and York.
shire, 61i ; London and North-Western, 98 ; Blanches.
tor, Buxton, Matlock, Midland, 2 ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 20 ; Midland Railway Consols, 59 60;
South-Eastern, 18A ; Whitehaven Junction, 13.


COLOGNE CHORAL
HANOVER-SQUARE itOOMS.—Mr. Mitchell respectfully
announces that the COLOC/-.14-2. CHORAL UNION will give a LAST
and FAREWELL FArEI.U.NG CONCERT at the above rooms (in
passing ,through Lcindon from Liverpool, on their route to Cologne),
on SATURDAY.. Johle 3, on which farewell occasion the society will
execute twelve, 'et their most admired morceaux. Parties disap-
pointed in a 'mining stalls for the concert last week will have the
priority Aladce for Saturday next, June 3.—Application for stalls
and tickets‘ at Mr: Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
-4. Madame CELESTE (Directress of this Popular Establish-
'Anent) begs to inform the nobility, gentry, and public in general, that
Les ANNUAL BENEFIT will take place on WEDNESDAY next,
June" t when will be revived (for this night only), the celebrated
drama of THE THIRST OF GOLD ; or, the Lost Ship, and the
Wild Flower of Mexico. With the unique grand scenic effect of the
Sea of Ice. Madame Celeste, Mr. Keeley, and Mr. B. Webster sus-
taining their original characters. After which will be produced
(Never Acted) a NEW and ORIGINAL FARCE by Mark Lemon,
Esq., supported by Mr. Keeley, Miss Mary Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley.
To conclude with the popular Nautical Drama of the CABIN BOY.
Julien (her origiv.lll character), Madame Celeste. Tickets, Places,
and Private Borer to be had at the theatre.
London, England, 1854-05-31

COURT CIRCULAR.

The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of \Vales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, the
Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, Prince Arthur,
and Prince Leopold, left Osborne for London at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended
by the Viscountess Canning, the Hon. Beatrice Byng,
Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps, the Master of the House-
hold, Colonel Bouverie, Captain Du Platt, and Mr.
Gibbs.
Her Majesty and the Prince, with the Royal party,
embarked at the TrinityLpier, Cowes, in the Fairy, Royal
steam-yacht, crossed to Gosport, and travelled to town
by a special train on the South-Western Railway, pro-
ceeding from the private station at Vauxhall in several
of the Queen's carriages to Buckingham Palace, escorted
by a detachment of Carbineers.
The Queen and Prince arrived at the Palace at six
o'clock, and were received by the Duke of Wellington,
Earl Spencer, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis
of Abercorn, the Marquis of Ormonde, Viscount Tor-
rington, Colonel the Hon. C. Grey, and Mr. F. Caven-
dish.
Her Majesty, attended by the Viscountess Canning,
the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the
Marquis of Ormonde, and Colonel the Hon. Charles
Grey, honoured the Royal Italian Opera with her pre-
senc•e last evening.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the
Marquis of Abercorn, Viscount Torrington, and Captain
Da Plat, honoured the Archbishop of Canterbury with
his company last evening, at Lambeth Palace.
The Hon. Eleanor Stanley and the Hon. Beatrice
Byng have succeeded the Hon. Misses Cavendish and
Macdonald as the maids of honour in waiting to the
Queen.
The Marquis of Ormond() and Mr. Frederick Caven-
dish have relieved Lord Rivers and Sir F. Stovin in
their duties as the lord and groom in waiting.
The Solicitor-General had an interview with the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at his official resi-
dence in Downing-street.
Despafches were received at the Colonial-office yester-
day, from the Governors of New Zealand, Victoria,
Mauritius, Labuan, Hong-Kong, and Malta.
London, England, 1854-05-31

THE• FLEETS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL.

The following is from a letter from one of her
Majesty's ships, dated May 5 Now for a short
account of our doings before Sebastopol, that for-
midable fortress of the villanous Muscovites. Ever
since the combined fleet appeared before it they
have cruised off and on with look-out steamers
(their weather eye-lids lifting, in nautical speech).
Last Saturday; the 29th ult., we all stood toler-
ably close in, and first the Arethusa and Sampson,
and afterwards the Agamemnon, went still closer
in to get a good look at the defences and see the
force inside. The Inflexible was first sent to repeat
signals to and from the flag, and then in the even-
ing to keep close company with the rear-admiral.
The scouts made out something like 24 sail alto-
gether (I think), 3 three-deckers, 7 two•deckers, 4
frigates 1 corvette, 2 brigs, 3 small steamers, and
the mast-heads of 4 (presumed to be) large ships in
Dockyard Creek. They are moored up the har-
bour, and will rake us when we have forced the
outer forts, and silenced their 800 guns. But in
sober earnest I imagine we shall do nothing—can
do nothing—against the place without soldiers.
The place bristles with guns, hundreds of which
would hull the ships."