The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-29 00:00:00

THE SUN,. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1854.

CONTRACT FOR ASH HOOPS . ateriiiiaii
"Devartrastrt of the Comptroller for. Victualling
services
ssi,
oners for Somerset-placeEx,
ecuting 28th June,the Office of
1854.
THE CO Lord nigh Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, do Ilereby Give Notice, that on Tnuasnav, the 13th
Jnly next, 0 One o'clock, they will be ready to treat with such
„meta ips may be willing to Contract for supplying and delivering
Imo her 1443o:eV's Victualling Stores at DLPTFORD all such quan-
titiesof

shall ASH TRUSS HOOPS
as from time to time be demanded for 12 months certain, and
afterwards Until the expiration of 3 months' warning.
Samples must be produced by the parties tendering.
The contitiOns of the revised contract may be seen at the said
office. No tender will be received after One o'clock on the day of
treaty, nor any noticed, unless made on the printed form provided
for the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the
Said Office.
Every tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty,
and bear in the left-hand corner the words" Tender for Hoops," and
must also be delivered at

THEATRE itOYA.G DRURY LASE;
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Sinith.
THIS EVENING, Suits 29,
Wilt be performed Pallas Opera of LA SONITAMI3ULA.
Amles, Valle. Burr ; Ltss, Madame Greiffenhag n ; Theresa, Ma-
dame Heinrich ; Alessio, ^,ig, or Uregorio ; Count Rodolpho, Signor
Arnoldi; and Elvin°, Herr Pecz.
Followed by the New Ballet DivertliSement.
73; Ores& Circle. 5s ; Boxes, 3s ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery,
le.; and Private Boxes, Oa?, Two. Three and Four Oulneas. The
itl
Box-oce ore dilly from Ten till 9.1 x, where places may be
and
eseured. Private Boxes ant Stalls to be had of Messrs. Leader
Cool. New gond-street.
Notice.—Doors-opeliat Ilalf.past Sev,ma. Per`ormance commences
•t Eiglit. Ha f-price, at Haiti)* t aLe.

TtIF, VIRE ROYAL lIAYNEARK&T.
trader the managensont of Mr. rAuckstono.

THIS EVENING, :ma 29.
Will be performed the Drama of T RN-MITTS OF THE
ar.
ROUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, G.
Vandenhoff, W. Farren, Compton, and Buckstone ;
alss Re welds
Nisi E. Grey, awl Mrs. Fitzwiliiann.
Followed by RURAL FELICITY. Character, by BUNN, W.
Farren and Buckstene; MN. Fitzwilliam, 3,lLiss Featherelo4e, &c.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S TILEA.TRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CZABLES Kw.
TU( TATEI4IIOI, Jun 29,
Wnl be performed FROM VILLAGE TO COURT. Principal
characters by MAisrs. iiariey, FT3her.and Cathcart; Misses Mur-
ray, Heath. and Vivash.
y00...4 by ra.us'r AND MARGUERITE. Characters by
Messrs. C. Kean and Da/id Fisher ; and Mts. Daly, and Miss C.
leciarcq.
To conclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLET.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
Tinder the management of Madame Vestes.
TUB EVENING, dors 29,

•
Wlll be performed A CETAIINIING WIDOW. Principal charac-
ten by Mr. C. Mathews and Miss Talbot.

- . -
Followed by a new Drama, entitled SUNSTIINE THROUG 1
THE CLOUDS. ( haracters by Jlessrs Rosiere, Gladstone, F.
Matthews; Madame Vestris, Miss Hughes, and Miss Oliver.
. .
To conclade with BEFORE BRFUICFAST. Characters by Mr.
C. Mathews, Messrs. F. Matthews and Baker; Miss Wadham, &c.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI.
Proprietor. Mr. B. Webster.—Dtrectress, Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING, Jusra 29.

Will be performed the popular Drama of THE DISCARDED
SON. Principal characters by Messrs. Selby, Murray, Bedford, and
Keeley; Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, and Miss F. Ma3kell.
After wilich will be presenfed the New Extravaganza, entitled
A MOVING TALF, supported by Mr. Keeley, and Mrs. Keeley.
To be followed by WAITING FOR AN OMNIBUS IN LOW-
THER ARCADE IN A RAINY DAY.
To conclude with 1113 FIRST CHAMPAGNE.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENING, JurrE 29,

Will be performed a Comedietta, cVled HEADS OR TAILS.
Characters by Mr Emery and Miss Marston, &c.
To be followed by the Comic Drama called MUSH MONEY.
Characters by Messrs. F. Robson, Emery. White, and Vincent; Miss
Dormer, and Mrs. A. Wigan.
To conclude with the Farce of THE WANDERING MINSTREL.
Jem Bagga, Mr. F. Robson.

STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee Mr. F. W. Alicroft.
THIS EVENTBO, JUNE 29,
The Performanevi will commence with" the Farce of LUCKY
STARS. Characters by Messrs Herbert, JOINS' and Sidney; 31iss
F. Beaumont,
After Which. TUE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Lady Teaee,
Miss Fitzpatrick. •
To be followed by Two Favourite Dances by the Misses thinness.
To conclude with a Favourite Farce.
Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, is. 6d; Gallery, 6d.; Private Boxes,
£l.lls. 6d.. to be had of Mr. Alicruft, 15, New Bond-strecl,

ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke.
TILTS EVENING, Jue 29,
Will be presented the new Grand Historical Military spectacle, en-
titled THAI COSSACKS ; or, Vive la France.
Followed by a series of Chef d'Onvres of Art, or Equitation DE
LA HAUTE ECOLE developed in the S,:enes in the CIRCLE, the
whole arranged and conducted by Mr:William Cooke.
To conclude with RUSSIA. AGAINST TURKEY, NOW ON
TRIAL.

unz-oflice open from Eleven UM Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W
West.

ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGIC tt, GARDENS.
Open for the Season.
THIS 'EVENING, Jcss 29,

Will be repeated an entirely NEW and BRILLIANT PIECE
of -FIREWORK on a gigantic scale, representing the British Lior.
anstaallic Cock Trampling on the Russian Earle. All the numerou,
attractions of the gardens as usual, including the beautiful Panorama
of,Chusart, by Damon—the extensive and interesting Menagerie—
Vocal and Instrumental Concert : Miss Poole, Miss Itansford. and
Mr. Manvcrs. &c. Concluding with the attack of the British Fleet
On Cntuctn —Explosion of the B rles and Ahips, and Idnal Gran.'
Irsplay of Fireworks, by 4,outhby. Feeding the anbnal,, Half-pas,
Five. Concert, fitlf-p•tit six, Fireworis, Quarter to Ten.
.Ad
mission to the whole, Is.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tnts DAT —Morning 12 nin.after 4 I Evening 30 rainotft. 4
To Wonnew—Morning 46 nin.after 4 I Evening 5 mtn.efi.t.

THE WEATHER.--.San Orme, JuNE 29.
' THIRMOMETER, 1N THE SHADE.
71—highest since noon yesterday.
56 —lowest this morning and during the night.
65—this day, at noon.

BAROSIETER, 29'72.
WPM, variable from W.S.W. to N.W.—Light breeze
and dull weather.

,:44

,gll3l,

but at heart the objects of their fullest sympathy), '
the defeated and dispirited Muscovites. From the
outset we have done our part in warning the public
against any credence in the good faith of Austria
as a power pretending to co-operate with France
and England in opposition to the Councils of St.
Petersburg. The latest proceeding of that power
in regard to the immediate belligerents along the
banks of the Danube tends, we conceive, to jus-
tify everything we have hitherto said in reference
to the suspicious and probably most treacherous
course about to be pursued by the Vienna Go-
vernment. Were Austria, in truth, faithful to
the cause espoused by
_France and England, she
would act at this juncture, otherwise than by
sending troops across her own frontier for
the purpose of occupying the Principalities.
Have not the Turks, we may ask, have
not the Turks, unaided by any but the
Egyptians, shown themselves capable of defend-
ing their own dominions, of so defending them,
of contending with their assailants with so much
vigour, patriotism, ardour, and determination,

that the Russians have at last deemed it expedi-
ent to raise the siege of Silistria, and beat a re-
treat back-again across the invaded and ravaged
Principalities? And if the soldiers of the SULTAN
have shown themselves capable of doing this in
the hour of their utmost extremity, might they not
be deemed capable (particularly now that the
Anglo-French contingent must have arrived in
the vicinity of Schumla, and have concentrated
their forces at OMER PACHA'S head-quarters),
might they not be deemed capable, we may ask,
of retaining 'possession (without Austrian assist-
ance) of the provinces their own unaided valour
has enabled them to reconquer, or at least to cause
them to be evacuated ? No, we repeat again and
again, this latest movement on the part of the Aus-
trian troops must be regarded, to say the very least
of it, as most ominous, as most sinister, as most
suspicious.

Comparatively little can now be effected, there-
fore, in that direction, in the direction of Moldo-
Wallachia, under these altered and peculiar cir-
cumstances. Comparatively little can be effected
there by the allied armies under Marshal ST. AR-
NAUD, Lord RAGLAN, and OMEN. PACHA, with a
view to bring , about the close of the war, and
the arrangement of some satisfactory terms of
pacification. The Russians, as we have seen, have
retreated And to add to the obstacles in that
quarter, the Austrian troops have determined to
press forward for the purpose of themselves occu-
nying the evacuated Principalities ! The latter
movement, as we intimated yesterday, with the
simple and very apparent purpose of " encumber-
ing" Turkey, with help, at the very time of all
others when Turkey may be said to have least re-
quired assistance at Any rate on the side of the
Austrian Government.
Wherefore, it may be at once concluded
from all these considerations that the plans
of the campaign must require immediate
revision and very , considerable modifica-
tion. The Balkan range is no longer
in danger. Nay, the Danube itself is once more
relieved from the presence of an invading army of
Muscovites. The war is becoming a defensive
war instead of, as hitherto, an offensive war on
the part of the AUTOCRAT. His antagonists
must look therefore elsewhere at this moment
than mainly to the protection of those
provinces, which, in the contingency of a Russian
success, might have conducted the soldiers of the
CZAR in triumph, first to Adrianople, and then,
if not repelled or impeded, onwards to Constanti-
nople.

England and 'France, and Turkey, must look to
he seizure of the Crimea, to the capture of Sebas-
opol.

The necessity for this would appear to have
)een already recognised at the seat of war. Some
200 transports Kaye been already collected
,-,ogether at Varna, with a view to facilitate the
cmveyance of French and English troops across
,he Black Sea at the earliest possible moment, to
yid the combined fleets in their attack upon that
iotable peninsula and those redoubtable fortifi-
,:ations.

Our next hopes, therefore, are that the advance
if the Austrians into and the retreat of the Rus-
sians from the Principalities may be answered on
the part of England and France by a simultaneous
descent of their united forces—at last—upon
Cronstadt and upon Sebastopol.

The spider, celebrated in Scottish history for
the encouragement which its perseverance afforded
to " the BRUCE" was scarcely more -indefatigable
in its exertions than the Lord of the Manor of
Hampstead. For a quarter of a century has Sir
Tnomis MARTON WILSON steadily pursued his
object. Undeterred by failure, heedless of ex-
pense, he has returned to the charge again and
again, apparently gaining strength from each suc-
cessive defeat, until at the sixth application he
has succeeded in obtaining a considerable majority
in the Upper House in aid of his attack on ono of
the lungs of the metropolis. Yes, the divisign of
Tuesday night seriously endangers the integrity of
Hampstead Heath, for if the bill then read a
second time should receive the Legislative sanction,
we may look for the speedy enclosure of that
favourite place 'of resort, and the exclusion of the
public therefrom. It is therefore imperative on
every person desirous of preventing any further
diminution of the opportunities of breathing pure
air in the vicinity of London to lose no time in
offering the most strenuous opposition to the fur-
ther progress of the bill.

We do not assert that because a measure has
been five times deliberately rejected a further
investigation should be sternly prohibited. We
do not assert that because the learned Judges to
whom the matter was referred had diStinctly and
unequivocally reported against the bill, that it
should therefore, as a matter of course, be thrown
out. We do not assert that, because the public
health and the public convenience are greatly con-
cerned in maintaining the existing state of affairs,
that therefore, ex necessitate, the House should re-
fuse its assent to the application. But this we do
say, that these various matters supply powerful
reasons for the greatest caution, before the extra-
ordinary powers demanded should be conferred on
the promoter. The Legislature may have acted
very erroneously in foiling the five previous at-
tempts. But when the matter was unconnected
with politics—when party feelings or predilections
could not by any possibility be enlisted against
the demand,—and when such men as Lords TEN-
TERRE'S, DENMAN, BROUGHAM, and CAMPBELL
were ranke Si amongst its most strenuous oppo-
nents, it shows an amount of authority, which it
is, indeed, difficult to overcome ; and which re-
quired more conclusive arguments than any ad-
duced on behalf of the promoter even to shake.
As to the
report of the learned Judges, the/Lord
Chief Baron, and
x"
we venture to -lu. Justice VAUGHAN WILLIAMS,
assert that nothing could fall more
o
strictly within the line
of their duty than the
ad
course which they
And we believe that
we shall receive the almptedost.
na
of every disinterested persouninniin statingeus concurrence
that these
eminent men have entitled themselves to the
thanks and gratitude of the community for their
report on the question. It is, ridiculous to say
that they departed from the usual rule. It may
be that such cases have seldom arisen---that the
public are not in any degree interested in 'what
are termed " Estate Bills," and that, therefore,
the only points rest between the tenant for life and
the remainder-men. But when it is otherwise—.
when the public in general, or any body of per-.
sons are concerned; then it is not only their privi-
'looo4Mait lOok t0,t214141-43.4 trig

parties, and to defeat any effort at self-aggrandise-
ment at the expense of others, although these
others may be _ unrepresented before them. For
what was the order of reference -which led to the
report ? It was, according to the statement of the
noble Marquis who brought forward the bill—
" whether, presuming the allegations of the pre-
amble to be proved, it
_was reasonable that
the bill should pass." They answered in
the negative, stating that " even if the al-
legations were proved they would not furnish
grounds for a bill at all ;" and they gave the
reasons, aye, spund and conclusive reasons, for
that opinion, by showing that, while the father
of the present applicant, under whose will his
title was derived, gave ample leasing powers over
the other estates, he avoided any mention of the
Hampstead property. If the omission had been
through a mere oversight—if it could positively
be said that it was owing either to ignorance or
negligence, there might be some grounds for an
application for relief; but neither allegation could
be sustained. It could not be through ignorance,
for, by making the provision as to the other
estates, he clearly evinced his knowledge of the
necessity fur such an enabling clause. It could
not be through negligence, for the mention of the
other estates specifically led to the irresistible in-
ference that it was his intention, "from motives
of patriotism and benevolence"—as Lord CAMP-
BELL well remarked—to withhold those powers
with respect fo the estate in Middlesex. Were not
the Judges then justified, aye, more than justified,
in stating that—" It may well be that the tes-
tator abstained from extending the leasing powers
to the lands in question, for reasons which would
have operated in his mind with equal force, even
if the lands had been as valuable for building
purposes at the date of the will as they are now."
Surely this was an admirable 3cason for reporting
that " under the terms of the order of reference,"
it was not reasonable that the bill should pass.

As to the term " spoliation" that could not
apply. The necessity for a bill proved that Sir
Mous MARyoN WasoN had no right that would
authorise him to build on, and thus exclude the
public from, these lands. He sought a privilege,
the concession of powers which he had never en-
joyed. It is not for the public benefit that the
privilege should be granted ; and, therefore, as
the Bishop of OXFORD declared, there could be no
injustice in refusing the favour. The limited
nature of the present bill was no reason for pass-
ing it, for even without the declaration referred
to it is quite clear that the indefatigable appli-
cant .would regard it only as " an instalment,"
and that it would afford a powerful argument in
favour of the next instalment, the demand for
powers authorising him to deal with Hampstead-
heath itself in a similar manner.

By the return of the Bank of England for the
week ending the 17th instant, it appears that the
amount of notes in circulation is reduced to
19,700,5751., being a decrease of no less than
613,5301. within the week. If this were taken
by itself it might not be regarded as very alarm-
ing ; but when we consider that it follows a steady,
continuous decline, protracted during a consider-
able period, and that, in consequence of the in-
creased war taxation, a larger amount of currency
is required, it must be obvious that the indus-
trious classes must suffer greatly from the absence
of an adequate representative and measure of
value. The high rate of discount, even on unex-
ceptionable bills, and the extravagant prices of all
the necessaries, which prevent the possibility of
any reduction of the cost of manufacture, must
materially cripple the operations, and. paralyse
the energies, of the creators and producers
of national wealth. But the real state of the
case is even more than it appears to be. From
that 19,700,5751., supposed to be in the hands
of the public, must be deducted the loss and
missing bank notes, which, though still what is
technically termed "open" in the books, and
therefore included' in the available circulation, is
utterly useless to all intents and purposes. The
paper placed in this position must, as we pointed
out in a recent impression (that of the 17th inst.),
amount to some millions sterling—a very formi-
dable reduction from what would, even if every
pound were in active circulation, be but a scanty
supply for the wants of the community. Surely
these things should be locked to while there is
yet time, and before the commercial and
manufacturing communities have been reduced to
the verge of ruin by a too stringent adherence
to thd letter of the law—already, if the amount at
which the paper circulation of the country was
fixed in 1844, 700,0001. (in round terms) has
been taken away, by the withdrawal of the notes
of private banks, either through failures, or ar-
rangements with the Leviathan establishment. If
to that we add, two millions for lost or missing
notes (which we believe to be far below the mark
we find nearly three millions sterling, or about
fourteen percent. abstractedfronithe 22,000,0001.
allowed to be issued, without a deposit of specie,
and the Bank of England notes in actual circula-
tion will be found to be little more than seven-
teen millions and a half, a sum totally inadequate
to the increased wealth, increased population, and
increased taxation of the country.
It has been said that the alioVe estimate is too
hi.ll—that the amount of lost bank notes is com-
paratively insignificant. We should, indeed, be
delighted to have it proved that we were mis-
taken. We would submit to the imputation on
our judgment, for the sake of the general com-
munity, -but we fear that it is not so—that ours
has been "an over-true tale." None but the
Bank itself can clear up the doubts, and it will
not consent to do so save on the authority of
Parliament. Will any monetary reformer—any
opponent of the Act of 1844—move for a return
of the notes which have been alleged to be lost,
and for which claims have been lodged, or payment
stopped, and also of notes issued morethan a certain
time, say three years, a large proportion whereof
may fairly be regarded as missing, inasmuch as
the Bank is bound to make weekly returns
of its assets and liabilities, it could
not, we conceive, if required by Parliament,
object to give any particulars calculated to throw
additional light on the subject, and which would
be indispensible in order to prevent the public
from being grievously misled by that which was
intended to. provide authentic information.
It is, we believe, generally supposed by those
who have never had occasion to make application
for the restitution of the value of a lost bank-,note
that the authorities are very liberal in their deal-
ings with 'the losers—and that, either on a 'satis-
factory indemnity being given, or on very clear
evidence of the destruction of the note, so that no
claim could be preferred in proof thereof, the ac-
count would !•:e forthwith, or_ after a short delay,
restored. Never was there a greater mistake.
Not only is clear and indisputable evidence,
much more than would be required in a
court of justice called' for, coupled with an un-
exceptionable indemnity; but payment •is pro-
tracted for no less than five years, until the pa-
tience of the sufferer is exhausted, and he relin-
quishes a pursuit impeded by so many difficulties.
As an illustration of these impediments habitu-
ally created, we shall refer to a case that occurred
a few weeks since. In the month of August, 1852,
a gentleman forwarded 101., which he had just
received, to his wife in the country. She was at
thedtime engaged in looking through some accounts
and documents, which she subsequently burned.
No person was in the room but a child a few
months old. The note was immediately missed,
and from the evidence no doubt could exist that
it had been burned with the other papers. The
gentleman ascertained the number of the note,
and on or about the 16th August, 1852,
made application to the Bank, stating all the cir-
cumstances. All the particulars were taken down
at the time, and he was requested to call at the
end of tsllve months, when the matter would` be
dealt with. Eta was obliged to cross th6Atlantic
during the interval, and some twenty months
elapsed before he sent an order to a friend to re-
ceive the value of the lost note. Applieatson 'was
accordingly made; but, after hearing the nature
of the evidence, and finding that the note was still
" Open," a reply was given to the following
effect ;—That as no one had. actually seen the
apt& bill4edrit:ol4l4- DA be paid for.Eve'yta=

from the first application, and that, at the end
of that time, 'the case might again be brought
forward, and would be favourably , con-
sidered on a satisfactory indemnity being
given. Was there ever such a farce as this. It was
true that the evidence was entirely circumstantial,
but it was such as would be sufficient to warrant
a capital conviction. The Directors, however,
choose to ignore it for five years, even with the
clearest guarantee against loss. We believe that
the amount could be recovered in a Court of law ;
and we earnestly hope that the responsibility of the
Directors for lost notes may be tested by a legal
decision. We have referred to this case, which
we have verified by indisputable testimony, to
show that there is no real foundation for the much
vaunted liberality of the Directors ; and that,
therefore, the amount of lost notes must be very
considerable. A return such as we have indi-
cated would however decide the question, which
must be one of c3nsiddra.ble importance when the
question of the renewal of the charter comes to be
ventilated, as must speedily be the case.

ACCIDENT TO THE STEAM-SI:TIP
HIMALAYA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

The Himalaya steamer ran on a bank off Yar-
mouth last night. Three steamers are gone to
assist her off. She is within a stone's-throw of the
shore, but has twenty feet of water under her stern.

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday
were estimated at 12,000 bales, including 4,000
American, and 1000 Surat, taken for export, and
on speculation. The market closed very firmly
at full prices. The sales comprised 1.0,750 Ameri-
can ; 550 Pernam and Maranham at 51d. to 7id. ;
100 Bahia at 6/d. to 61d. ; 300 Egyptian, at 6d.
to 81d. ; 3,000 Surat, at 3d. to 4(.1., and 300 Sea
Islands at 10d. to 2s. 2d. per lb. Railway Shares
were buoyant.
All applications for the Belgian' loan for less
than 17,000 frpmcs will receive 500 francs, and sub-
scribers of 17 to 34,000 francs will have an allot-
ment of 1,000 francs.

The steamer Atrato brings 1,898,345 dollars in
specie, and the West Indian and Mexican mails.
The advices from the West . Indies are not of a
very encouraging nature, in respect to trade at
Jamaica, but one scarcely expects any improvement
in that respect. The duties collected upon ruin
for the first of January amounted to 3,2471. The
introduction of new copper coins was affording
much accommodation. The Island Notes and Ex-
chequer-bills were much depreciated. Referring
to this, a Jamaica writer remarks :
"But we sincerely trust that the period is not now
distant when it will be in our power to announce that
the Government has applied to Parliament for authority
to guarantee a loan for this island, and that the prospect
of an early redemption of the paper now in circulation
has presented itself. With Consols at a rate which
yields 3i per cent. interest, we do not despair of our four
per cent, stock being taken at par. When this is done,
we trust all complaints will be put an end to by the
withdrawal of the Island Notes, and especially and par-
ticularly that our trading friends will never again be
subjected to the inconvenience they now experience."
The crops in Trelawny were abundant, and were
being fast taken in. Rum, however, owing to its
relatively higher price in the London market, was
more freely manufactured than eugar.
Costa Rica is at present, it is said, in a more
flourishing state than it has ever been, and is de-
cidedly the most prosperous and advanced part of
Central America.

A magnificent steam sawmill, imported from
the United States at a cost of $40,000, is now
being erected at Putna Arenas, and will soon be
completed. _ _

The crops are good and_increasing every year,
and the revenue of the republic is now consider-
ably greater than the expenses, so that the Govern-
ment is at present enabled to undertake several
fine public works, which do much credit to the
country. A very neat theatre has recently been
erected at San Jose, and ,is under the management
of Mr. Further, who is very successful in big per-
formances. A splendid public hospital is being
erected at San Jose, and another at Punta Arenas.
Trade throughout the country is tolerably brisk,
and the country generally in a very satisfactory
position.
A very serious calamity occurred at San Jose on
the night of the 26th February. The coffee mill of
Mr. A. Joy, through some neglect, caught fire,
and the entire establishment, with about 700 sacks
of coffee, was totally destroyed. The loss is esti-
mated at $30,000.
The Government of Costa Rica has ceded to Mr.

Luis Bayer the privilege of fishing for pearl shells
on the Pacific coast by submarine boats, for the
sum of $12,000 annually. It has also granted to'
the same gentleman the privilege of extracting
cocoa nut oil from the trees which exist on the
free lands of the coast, for the, sum of $4,000
annually.
A very neat and well compiled periodical, entitled
El Compilcidor, has been recently started. in San
Jose. It promises well.
At the meeting of the Canada Company this day
a report was presented which stated that the re-
ceipts from the land sold in the half year was
100,3531. 12s. 9d. The balance in hand was
85,0261. A dividend of 2/. per share was declared.
The English funds have been very firm again,
and rather higher even than previously. Consols
have been 94i and 94i, and. since 93i to 94, the
latest political intelligence regarding the alleged
retirement of M. Drouyn de l'Huys being calculated
to excite uneasiness. The New 31 per Cents. have
been 941 to 941, and the 3 per Cents. 931 to 94g.
Exchequer Bills have been at par to 3s. premium,
and the Scrip of the New Bonds at to prem.
Foreign Securities have been quiet again, but
the prices are not depressed. The amount received

for the Mexican dividends is stated to be 54,000
dollars. The Bonds are at 24/ to R. Grenada
Deferred Stock is at 61. Russian 4i- per Cents.
have been 8G to 87. Sardinian Bonds are flatter
at 85 to 86. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been 40g
to 41, and the Deferred 201.
The following-are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks :—Peruvian, 66 to 68 ; Ditto Three per
Cents., 50 to 52 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41
to 43 ;Russian Five per Cents., 97 to 99; Spanish
Certificates, 4 to 4/ ; ditto Passive, 4to 41.
The Railway Share Market has been extremely
active, under the influence of the settlement of the
account, and the advanced prices of yesterday are
exceeded. The lines most dealt in have been Lan-

cashire and Yorkshire, which have risen again ss.
to 10s. The Caledonian up nearly It., the Great
Northern 21., the Midland 11., the York and
Berwick 11. 10s., and the Eastern Counties, North
Stafford, and some others, in proportion. These
prices are' given relatively to yesterday morning.
French shares were dull.

The last week's railway receipts ascertained up
to this day-are in round figures as under :

• 1854. 1853.
Great Western
North-Westf•rn
South-Western
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern 17,688 17,197

Caledonian, and Edin. and Glasgow 16,309 14,498
Great Northern •
~
18,114 15,904
Lancashire and Yorkshire 20,360 20,244
York and North Midland '
Newcastle and Berwick 32,918 28,038
Leeds Northern

The Australian Land Shares are rising. Mines
and Banks are firm.

BRITISEI FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES,

Front the Oficial List. )

Pnaines!
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94,i 31 44 4
34 per Ceut. Annuities 944 3 44
India Bowls, 11000
Ditto, under £lOOO 2 d 2 p
Bank Stock for Account - 208
Consols for Opening 19th July • 944 4 4 g 31 4 3,
exchequer Bills, 24d.
£IOOO
2500 1 p par

Small • •
2 p par
Exchequer Bonds Scrip, 1855.
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Equa,dor Bonds
Grenada Bonds, Deferred.
iexican 3 per Cent.
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St _

„ . .
Ditto 44 per Cent B7 6
.
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent B5l 6 54
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 4os 1 40/
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 2O/

Diyiden,la on the'ehoye payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 21 por Cent. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates..,~,
THREE O'CLOOK.
Consols (or Opening 19th July 93 j x d