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The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-03

[Aberdeen.

Ambg. Nottng. Bost.
and Eastn. Junct
Belfast & Ballymena
Binning. Wolverh. &
Stour Valley
Birkenhd. Lancsh. di'
Cheshire Junct
Do. Chesh. dt Birk.,
£5O and £25 Cons.
Do., .......
Myth &Tyne original
£25 (issd. at £45)
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Chester & Holyhead.
Cork and Bandon._
Cork, Black, & Pass
Cornwall
Crieff Junction
Dublin&BelfastJunc
Dundee Perth&Aber-
deen Junction
Do. Now
East Anglian
Do., (£lB E &
Eastern Counties
Eastern Union, A
Stock
De., B. Stock
Do., New A

'East Lancashire .

Edinburgh & Glasgow
Edinb. and Peebles
Edin. Pith & Dundee
Forth & Clyde June.
Glasgow & S. Western
Great Northern

Do., A. Stock..
Do., B. Stock..,

Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.)
Great Western
Irish South-Eastern
Lancaster & Carlisle
Thirds
London, England, 1854-07-03

BOROUGH HOP.

The value of mostkinds of hope, owing to the unfavour-
able accounts from the plantations, has an upward ten-
dency, but the business doing is by no means extensive.
The duty is called 85,0001. to 90,0001. Last week's
imports were 1 bale from Havre, 135 bales from Hamburg,
19 ditto from Rotterdam, and 100 ditto from Ostend.
London, England, 1854-07-03

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

There are now scarcely any old potatoes on offer, but the
supplies of new are very extensive, and in good condition.
The demand for them is active, at from 8s to lOs per cwt.
for new English, and 6s to 8s per basket for foreign.
Last week's imports were unusually large—viz., 18,250
baskets from Rotterdam, 700 barrels from Drontheim, 13
barrels 169 baskets from Guernsey, 1 box from Cork, and
124 bags from Belfast.
London, England, 1854-07-03

FR ANCE.

Yelp Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador, was to
visit St. Cloud yesterday, in order to present the
brother of Omer Pasha to the Emperor.
The Moniteur publishes a decree ordering that
the vacation of the Council of State shall commence
on the 15th of August and dose on the 15th
October.

The Moniteur contains a decree for the reorgani-
sation of the Grand Opera, which for a long time
past has been in a deplorable state in consequence
of the pecuniary embarrassments of the direotor.
In terms of this decree the opera will henceforth
be under the dixection of the Imperial Civil List,
and placed within the attributions of the Minister
of the Emperor's household. A commission is in-
stituted to give advice to the Minister on all ques-
tions of art, and on all the measures proper to in-
sure the prosperity of the opera. The commission
consists of M. Troplong, President of the Senatel
M. Baroche, President of the Council of State ; the
Count Bacciochi, First Chamberlain ; M. Rouher,
Vice-President f the Council of State ; the Count
de Morney ; M. Chaix d'EA-Ange, advocate ; and
M. Gautier, secretary-general of the Minister of
State. The whole of the present debts and liabili-
ties of the director of the opera are to be paid off
by the civil list, which is henceforth to conduct the
establishment at its risk and peril. M. Roqueplan,
the present director, is to be continued as director
under the new regime, but is to be merely the
salaried servant of the State, and to have no risk
or responsibility.
London, England, 1854-07-04

he close of the market.

WaUsend, Ste.

E. d•
Belthont ig 6
Hetton 2l 0
Haswell 21 3
• Plummer • • 20 0
South Hetton 20 9
Stewart's. ' 21 0
Caradoe
Hetton Hartlepool 2O 6
Eleugh Hall 20 0
South Kelloe 20 0
Tees . • 21 0
West Kelloe 19 6
Whitworth lB 6
Grey's West Hartley l7 9

RAIL WAY SHARE MARKET.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been flat to-dais
at a decline of 1 to 2 per cent. on all the leading stock/.
from the rates current on Saturday.—Caledonian, 31i;
East Lancashire, 164 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 66;
Loudon and North-Western, 105 ; Midland, ts6l; Newry
and Enniskillen, 51 dis. ; South-Eastern, 19g.

MANCHESTER, JULY 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day opened eon•
siderably worse than on Saturday, and prices were not
equal to those obtained on that day. The sales were
Blackburn, 4 15-16, 5 ; Eastern Counties, 13 5-16 ; East
Lancashire, 16a • Lancashire and Yorkshire, 664 ; London
and North-Western, 1054 ; ditto, Manchester and Bir•
mingham, Quarters C, # prem. • Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 21i ; Midland Railway Consols, 664, I;
South-Eastern, 19 5-16, s.
London, England, 1854-07-04

FORTIFICATIONS OF CRONSTADT.

Peter the Great erected fortifications both upon th°O,
island of Cronstadt, and upon other sites commandi°,:
the entrance to the bay by the south channel, fr°—
which have arisen a series of defensive works, whie,,:
aided by the natural position of the island, reticle.'"
Cronstadt, if not, as it has even been supposed by son3°'
impregnable, at least one of the most formidable fortresel
of modern times. Being encompassed by banks at
shoals, and to be approached only by narrow channel .
its position has afforded sites for many strong forts, °
which no less than six have been erected upon shcatt
sand banks, and rocks lying even with, or below, !1",
surface of the water, and within the cross fire from vil°c-
every vessel of any considerable burden must pass.
From the mole upon which we are now standing, 11,
the fortresses which defend the approaches to the 1`11„-g
are under our view. At this point fort Menzikoff vs;
above the barrier against the sea, with four tiers and /1
guns, which can rake the channel by which every vessli
must approach. Immediately opposite this, on thesolP,
side of the channel, rises the great fort of Cronslott
formed of granite and timber, from a small island at the
extremity of the shoals stretching out from the shore e;
this side, and mounting 56 guns in casemates, and 5
in barbette (uncovered).
The next fort, west of the bay, is that of Peter t,13.i.
First, which is seen rising out of the water in a siroll'
manner to that of Cronslott, and is built wholly of Os'
nite, and mounts 28 guns in casemates, and 50 in Or;
bette. Beyond this, in the same manner, rises F°,,f
Alexander, also of granite and casemated, with ft):
tiers, and 116 guns ; and yet further west is Fort o°';f;
stantine, of 25 guns in a single tier. The sixth fort
that of Risbank, built ef granite and timber, and risilj:
upon the south side of the channel, and, though yet UP'
finished, intended to mount 60 guns in two tiers. .40
On the west side the town is defended by raraPe'll
and a deep ditch, and on the north by ramparts 0..131
bastions, and twelve batteries, and at the north ei`:
point where the pier projects, by 16 guns in casernst,.,e";
On the east, where there is but three feet of water witw
guns' range, there are ramparts, but no batteries. r,
The island is itself defended by a fort called Fort Peter,
and by two batteries, all upon the south side, in.,,t„fo
rear of the forts which guard the channel, and by -r"3
Alexander upon the north side, and by redoubts o°,,i
lines near its extremity.--Bill's Travels on the Shores
the Baltic.

DEFXRTURES FOR AIISTRALIA.—The departures frog
g
the port of London for the Australian colonies &urea
the past week show a decrease. They have con:11300
altogether nine vessels—four to Port Philip, with .`"tu
aggregate burden of 2,631 tons ; three to Adelaide, viviof
an aggregate burden of 1,637 tons ; one to Sydne,,,YLeir
765 tons ; and one to New Zealand, of 426 tons. '-"to
total capacity was consequently 5,459 tons. The
of freight ohibit a further tendency tc decline.
London, England, 1854-07-04

RAILWAY TRAFFIC BETU.RNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending July 1,
1854 £16,134 7 1
Corresponding week last year 11,662 16 9
Total of the half-yeas to this date, 1854 314,422 15 1
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 269,003 18 5
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic re-
turn for the week ending July 1, 1854 £18,688 16 8
Corresponding week last year 17,851 12 11

Increase in 1854 £B37 3 9
London, England, 1854-07-04

FARMING STOCK.

The Corporation having determined on a reduction of " One Shil-
ling per Cent." in the rate or Premium for thq Insurance of Farm-
ing stock and Utensil; in England and Wales, the Company.* agents
have been fully instructed upon the suhject, and are authorised to
accept Insurances on that class of propert r accordingly.

ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON.
JOHN A. 111011 in, Actuary and Secretary.

G R A VESEND STAR
PACKETS.
No other Packets call at the Greenhithe, and Purfleet Piers.
NOTIcE, kY TICKETs are ',sued upon the Gravesend Star
Packet=, available for return by them or by the Lon 'on and Tilbury
Rahway; the Return Tickets by the Rai way wid also be available
for return by the Star Packets.
The Packets gall at the t'iers as underlined (weather perm
FROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND.

Ming
London, England, 1854-07-04

COUNTBY MARKET&

CHELMSFORD—J-41'NR 30.
There was little business transacted in wheat to-clay,
and that at a reduction of fully is to 2s. Spring corn a
flat sale, barely maintaining la.t week's prices.
Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, old 60s Od
to 82s Od, new 60s to 83s ; red, old 50s to 78s, new 50s to
78s ; barley, 27s to 35s ; chevalier, 33s to 38s ; grindinc,
21s to 30s ; malt, 71s to 75s ; chevalier, 74s to 78s ; oats,
26s to 338 ; peas, partridge, 40s to 45s ; white, 47s to 495;
boiling 54s to 618; dun, new 40s to 42s ; beans, tick, 411
to 44s ; Harrow ticks, 393 to 47s ; Iliazagan, 40s t° 449.

COLCHESTER —JuLT 1.
Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 76s to 861;
red, 72s to 80s ; barley, 34s to 388 oats, 30s 14343 • beans,
;
Mazagan, 42s to 44s ; middle and mall, 46s to 48s; peas,
white, 56s to 60s ; grey, 42s to 445.

Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn,
in the port of London, from the follosvin
the 26th Juno to the Ist July, both inclus

&c., receivea
)g ports, from
live.

44 .
8 .2 .4 4
4 s

1

Colchester
Harwich
Leigh
Maldon

- - ' 340
121 - -
872 81 , 70,

iis

KIRKCALDY—JuLy 1.
Here to-day we had a fair supply of wheat, moderato
of oats, and a iew sacks of barley. Wheat and oats sold
at a reduction, the former of 2s, and the latter is per qr.
Barley sold at is under last day's rates.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Beans.
First 76s Od I 39s 01 I 37s 6d i Os (hl
Second dThird
Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 508 Od to 52s Od.

T.--JuLY 3.
London, England, 1854-07-04

By order.

Euston Station, June 1834.

BARON LIEBIG on ALLSOPP'S PALE
ALE.—" I am myself an admirer of this beverage, and my
cw, experience enables me to recommend it, in accordance with
the opinion of the most eminent English physicians, as a very agree-
able and efficient tonic, and as a general beverage, both fur the
invalid and the robust.—Glessen, May 6.
ALLSOPP'S PALE ALE ONLY is BOTTLED by PARKER and
TWINING, Beer Merchants, 5%, PALL-MALL.
IMPERIAL MEASURE. - Quarts, 83. ; Pints, 55.; Half-pints
(for luncheon), 3s. per dozen, Also in Casks of 16 gallons and
upwards.

LAURENT'S CASINO, ARGYLE Rooms
(Lessee, Cass. C. LAuIEsT, Onslow-house, Fulhsm-road),
—The above Rooms are now OPEN FOR THE SEASON.

and will continue open every evening, with L NITRE NT',,4
CELEBRATED BAND. Constantinople QuadriPe, Sultan Polka,
Fair Star Waltz, and Overland Mail Galop, by D'Albert ; also, by 11.
Laurent , the following Waltzes La belle Francaise, Leonora, Villi-
kins and his Dinah, Admission, Is. Doors open at half-past N.
Dancing to commence at 9 o'clock, and ter llinate at half-past 11.
London, England, 1854-07-04

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.

LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY.—
Traffic return for the week ending July 1,
1854 £16,134 7 1
Corresponding week last year 11,662 16 9
Total of the half-year to this date, 1554 314,422 15 1
Total of the half-year to this date, 1853 269,003 18 5
LONDON AND SOUTH-EASTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffie re.
turn for the week ending July 1, 1854 £18,683 16 8
Corresponding week last year 17,851 12 11

Inereaso in 1851 OA ,1,,,, £837 3 9
London, England, 1854-07-04

SHIPS.

Neptune (flag of Ad-
miral Corry) l2O
St. George l2O
Cumberland
Boscawen
Monarcb B4
Prince Regent OO
STEAM FRIGATES AND
SLOOPS, &c.
Leopard (flag of Admiral
Plumridge
Imperieuse 5l
FRENCF
SAILING SHIPS OF THE
LINE.

Guns.
Inflexible (flag of Vice-
Admiral Parseval Des-
chenes)
Breslau
Tage
Hercule
Jemappes
Duguesclin
Dnperre
Trident

FRIGATES.
Sernillante GO
Andromaque GO
Vengeance ............
Total force of English guns
Total force of French guns
London, England, 1854-07-04

COAL MAR]

Prices of Coal per ton at tl

s. Bate's West Hartley 17 d.
6
Hasting's Hartley lB 0
H01ywe11..... .. ..• l9
Howard's West Hartley
Netherton 18 0
North Percy Hartley l7
Tanfield Moor Butes 17 3
Walker Primrose
West Pelton l7 0
Wylam 19 91

Wallsend, &c.
}Tartan lB 9
Wharneliffe lB 9
Bell l9 6

RAILWAY SHARE MARKET.

LIVERPOOL, JULY 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been flat to-day,
at a decline of 1 to 2 per cent. on all the leading stocks,
from the rates current on Saturday.—Caledonian, 314 ;
East Lancashire, 16i ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 66;
London and North-Western, 105 ; Midland, 661; Newry
and Enniskillen, 5i dis. ; South-Eastern, 19g.

MANCHESTER, JULY 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market to-day opened con-
siderably worse than on Saturday, and prices were not
equal to those obtained on that day. The sales were :
Blackburn, 4 15-16, 5 ; Eastern Counties, 13 5-16 ; East
Lancashire, 114 • Lancashire and Yorkshire, 664 ; London
and North-Western, 105 ; ditto, Manchester and Bir-
mingham, Quarters C, prem. ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 21i ; Midland Railway Consols, 664, i;
South-Eastern, 19 5-16,
London, England, 1854-07-04

BIBTIIS.

OF A SON. the
On the 29th ult., at the Rectory, Hertingfordburil
wife of the Hon. and Rev. Godolphin Hastings. tii°
On the 30th ult., in Chester-terrace, Regent's-park'
wife of Captain Fanshawe, R.N.
OF A DAUGHTER. the
On the 30th ult., at Thornycroft Hall, Cheshire'
wife of the Rev. John Thornycroft.
„rod'
On the Ist inst., at 25, Abbey-place, St. John's'
the wife of George T. Hertslet, Esq.

MARRIED.
On the 12th of May, at Nusserabad, Ensign Arthiltte°
pitt, 10th Regiment N. 1., to Erina, the eldest clang',
Surgeon Malcolnison, 3d Light Cavalry.
On the 29th ult., at St. George's, Bloomsbury, tree !
only daughter of Mr. Josh. Timmins, of BloomsburYtre
to the Rev. William Collins Badger, M.A., of shay-
Dorset.

DIE D.
„,, 011'
On tho Ist inst., at 40, Upper Bedford-place, -007;p0i3•
square, Amy Stuart, youngest child of Is . C. C
ter, Esq. as,
On the Ist inst., in his 75th year, the Rev. John r
oft
vicar of Sherborne Dorset. 0
On the 27th ult, , aoed 39, Mr. John Cartmale, 501 A
of Lichfield. • ' CAPti"
On the 29th ult., in Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, t,
Harry Atha,m Cumberlege, of H.M.'s 64th Regimetd

LONDON : Printed and Published by KURD° YNo,IIOI
of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun OffiCe►
• Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the c
on
I Middlesex, Tuesday, July 4,1.854.
London, England, 1854-07-04

'ourtfiV2Vttion

SUN OFFIGA

WORCESTER RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

TRIAL STAKES.

Domino

Patience
Le Juif..

Three ran.
TWO-YELR-OLD STAKES.

Bessie

Helene

Nine ran.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.)
Their lordships assembled at 5 o'clok.

Lord CAMPBELL presented a petition from a place
in Scotland against the Scotch Bankruptcy Bill.
Lord BROUGHAM repeated that the measure was
supported by the great majority of the mercantile classes
in Scotland.

The Earl of CHICHESTER presented a petition from
Lewes against the employment of dogs in drawing carts.

-CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BIL

Lord ST. LEONARDS, in moving the second read-
ing of this bill, said its object was simply to extend
the present law against the use 'of dog-carts, which was
applicable only to the metropolis to all parts of the
country.
The Earl of EGLINTOUN was sorry to differ from
his noble and learned friend as to the necessity of the
bill, which he considered was a piece of over
legislation. He never yet heard a case mentioned,
on authority, of a dog having gone mad in conse-
quence of being used in drawing carts. He moved that
the bill be read a third time this day three months.
Lord BROUGHAM considered that, as dogs were
not designed by Providence for the purposes of draught,
it was an act of cruelty to employ them in carts.
The Marquis of WESTMINSTER tendered his thanks
to Lord St. Leonards for introducing the bill. If the
present law were allowed to remain, it ought to be ap-
plied to all the country districts, where the nuisance of
dog-carts was more felt than even it was formerly in
London.
London, England, 1854-07-04

SPORTING INTALLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL-'S—MONDAY.
The business that Ras transacted afforded little room
for comment.

Hungerford maintained his lead for the Liverpool Cup,
but was closely pressed by Heapy. Dr. O'Toole was
backed for some money at 8 to 1, and Talfourd was in
force at 20 to 1.

The betting on the Goodwood Stakes showed Diana
to be in the ascendant, and that renewed confidence was
placed in Tros. Heapy obtained some support at 10 to
1, and a small outlay indicated that some hope was
somewhere entertained of the notorious Nancy.
The principal bets on the St. Leger were 3 to 1 to
upwards of 2001. about Dervish, and 6 to 1 t 3 a good
deal of money about the Trapper.
For the Derby Oulston was backed at 15 to 1, Bonnie
Morn and Dirk Hatteraick at 20 to 1 each, Strood .1 30
to 1, and Dr. Cooke, a new outsider, at 33 to 1. Moon-
beam, colt, backed for upwards of 5001. at Stockbridge
at 30 to 1, receded to 40 to 1 (taken and offered). 50 to 1
was laid to 1001. agst Rambling Katie, and 2,500 to 25
agst her winning Derby and Oaks.
The prices at the close were as follows :
NEWMARKET JULY STAKES.
sto 2 on Bonnie Morn.
WORCESTERSHIRE STAKES.
6to 1 agst Knight of St. George (taken).
LIVERPOOL CUP.
4to 1 agst Hungerford (5 to 1 taken).
sto 1 agst Heapy (taken).
7to 1 agst Dr. O'Toole (8 to 1 taken freely).
12 to 1 agst Umbriel (taken).
15 to 1 agst Lady Bird (taken).
20 to 1 agst Talfourd (taken).
GOODWOOD STAKES.
8 to 1 agst Diana (taken).
10 to 1 agst Heapy (taken).
12 to 1 agst Tros (taken.)
20 to 1 agst Nancy (taken.)
ST. LEGER.
3to 1 agst Dervish (taken).
7to 2 agst King Tom (4 to 1 taken).
6to 1 agst The Trapper (taken).
10 to 1 agst Ivan (taken).
DERBY.
15 to 1 agst Oulston (taken).
20 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (taken).
20 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken).
30 to 1 agst Strood (taken).
33 to 1 agst Dr. Cooke (taken).
40 to 1 agst Moonbeam colt (taken).

THE GOOD
WEIGHTS OORREOTEI

WOOD CUP.
1 Er TO THE 3D INST.

Age st lb
Kingston
West Australian 4 9 6
Nabob 9 4
Defiance
Cobnut
Rataplan 4 9 1
Stockwell
Exact 4 8 11
Crusader 4 8 10
Balrownie
Goorkah 4 8 10
Indian Warrior 5 8 7
Muscovite
Jerry Kent 4 8 1
Andover 3 8 1

Age at lb
Jouvence
King Tom 3 7 10
Ulster 4 7 8
Hercules 3 7 7
Hermit
Aquila
Virago
Bracken 3 7 2
?+itz•Gladiator
Papillon
Roscommon
Lincoln's Inn 3 6 13
Erycina
Valeria

DEATH OF MR. SAMUEL BEETON. —We regret to an-
nounce that this event took place somewhat suddenly
last Sunday morning. By a very extensive circle of
friends and acquaintance Mr. Beeton was held in the
warmest regard for his practical benevolence, cordial
sentiments, and strict sincerity. In the sporting world
he occupied a very prominent position—the strongest
testimony of the zeal with which he espoused the inte-
rests of the turf being in the establishment of the Great
Metropolitan Stakes, and in the general tuccas4 of the
Epsom Spring Meeting.
London, England, 1854-07-04

FINAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

This day, at one o'clock, the Sheriffs assembled in
Common Hall to receive the final declaration of the num-
b :rs polled, during this contested election, for two persJLS
to fill the office of Bridgemaster.
The prcceedings did not create the least public interest,
and but few were present to hear the numbers declared.
They stood as follows :
Ledger
James
Jardine
Booth
Majority for James over Jardine, 236.

. 1,093
. 682
. 415
LO

The successful candidates having made the customary
addresses, the proceedings terminated.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY,.

COLONIAL

SUGAR.—The market is very quiet, as the alteration in
the duty comes into operation on the 6th inst. The quan-
tity of British plantation landed last week at the East
and West India Docks was 1,097 hhds 46 tierces 471 brls,
there were taken for home consumption 1,769 hhds 221
tierces 716 brio. The stock in the same places is 7,263
hhds 1,242 tierces 2,182 brls. Refined has been in improved
request.
COFFEE.—This article is firm, native Ceylon selling at
44s to 45s for good ord.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 926 puns 42 hhds, there were taken
for home consumption 116 puns 10 hhds, and exported 14
puns 107 hhds. The stock in the same places is 8,363 puns
1,930 hhds.

SALTPETRB.—At auction 1,719 bags Bengal; a few lots
only sold at 34s to 34s 6d for 4 to 4A per cent., the rest
being taken in at 36s to 37s for IA to 8A per cent. refrac-
tion.

RICE.-1,411 bags Java sold publicly at 15s 6d to 16s
for good white, and 1,098 bags Madras partly found buyers
at 11s for mid pinky.
SPICES.-12 cases nutmegs sold at is 8d to 2s 2d for ord
small brown, and 6 cases mace at 2s to 2s ld for ord.
ARROWROOT.—At auction 395 tins were offered and
taken in at bid per lb.
TEA.--Very little is doing. Ord congou is lld ; green
also is quiet.
TALLOW.—The market is firm, at 65s 3d to 65s 6d per
ewt on the spot.
London, England, 1854-07-04

ENGLISH SHIPS.
SCREW LINE OF BATTLE
SHIPS.

Guns.
Duke of Wellington (flag
of Sir C. Napier)
Royal George
St. Jean d'Acre
James Watt 9l
Nile 9l
Princess Royal 9l
Caesar 9l
Cressy BO
Majestic 9l
Edinburgh (flag of Ad-
miral Chads) 6O
Hogue 6O
Blenheim
Ajax
BAILING LINE OF BATTLE

SHIPS.
Neptune (flag of Ad-
miral Corry) l2O
St. George l2O
Cumberland
Boscaweu
Monarch
Prince Regent ........... 00
STEAM FRIGATES AND
SLOOPS, &c.
Leopard (flag of Admiral
Plu rn ridge lB
Im perieuse 5l

FRENC:
SAILING SHIPS OF THE

LINE.

Guns.
Inflexible (flag of Vice-
Admiral Parseval L)es-
chenes)
Breslau
Tego
Hercule
Jercappes
Dugueselin 'A
Duperre
.. B2
Trident

FRIGATES.
Semi'lante 6O
Andrornaque 6O
Vengeance 6O
Total force of English gin
Total force of French gun

Grand total (exclusive o 1

Guns.
Arrogant ..... 46
Euryalus .. 51
Penelope 22
Odin
Bulldog 6
Vulture 6
Rosamond 6
Basalisk 6
Amphion
Cruizer
Archer
Desperate
Conflict
1
6 Valorous
Magicienne
Dragon
Driver 6
Hecla
Gorgon
Alban 4
Porcupine
3
Lightning

Total guys 2045
STEAM GUN-BOATS
Pigmy
Cuckoo
Zephyr
Otter
HOSPITAL SHIP.
Belloisle
SHIPS.

Guns.
Poursuivante
Virginia 56
Psyche
Zenobie
London, England, 1854-07-04

ROYAL HIGHLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY.

The dinner for this charity having been postponed for
this year, the secretary has been sedulously engaged pro-
pitiating the pious aid of the clergy. On Sunday, the 25th,
the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury preached in Portman
;
Chapel, Baker-street, to a crowded audience, when a col-
lection of 551. was made. On Sunday last the Rev. Ronald
Macpherson made an eloquent appeal to his congregation
in the Scotch Chapel, Swallow-street, Piccadilly, both
morning and evening, when the collection amounted to
331. The rev. gentleman, in describing the woes and
wants, and the unrepining endurance of the people of the
North, brought tears into the eyes of many of the assembly.
He described with force and fidelity the vast advantages
which the Highlands and Islands of Scotland had derived
for a period of nearly 150 years from the opera-
tions of this society, which had rescued so many
thousands from ignorance and poverty to seek and to
obtain a livelihood in a foreign land, and who have
become an honour to their country and to religion.
Iu alluding to the society's schoolmasters, he said that
many of them wore men of education, capable of giving
instruction equal to any charity school teaching in the
kingdom, and the cost of a child's daily education for one
year was' under ss. ! The Duke bf Roxburgh and family
wer© present. We understand that Mr. Mackie, the secre-
tary, has bespoken the services of Dr. A. Fletcher, on
Sunday, the 23d of July ; after which, we regret to learn,
tehxacteeltlirt.hliat aoefk:onnweirllyeraerssig. n his arduous office, so long
sustained amidst difficulties which wouldhave discouraged
and defeated a less zealous and patriotic man. The re-
mittance to Scotland this year will, we learn, very far

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LORD ERROL.--The misunderstanding which oc-
curred between the Earl of Errol and his Colonel has
been amicably arranged to the satisfaction of all parties,
and Lord Errol has returned to his duties. Every one
is exceedingly pleased at this termination; as Lcrd Errol
is very popular in his brigade,—Herald Varna Come.
Sondont,
London, England, 1854-07-04

FORTIFICATIONS OF CRONSTAD2

Peter the Great erected fortifications both ups n the
island of Cronstadt, and upon other sites comma ndiug
the entrance to the bay by the south channel, from
which have arisen a series of defensive works,
aided by the natural position of the island, re nd ere
Cronstadt, if not, as it has even been supposed 133 r sot no,
Impregnable, at least one of the most formidable fortes sea
of modern times. Being encompassed by ban Lks and
shoals, and to be approached only by narrow d tannels,
its position has afforded sites for many strong f wets, of
which no less than six have beer, erected upon ;shoals,
sand banks, and rocks lying even with, or beLo w, the
surface of the water, and within the cross fire fro
re twliele
every vessel of any considerable burden must pass .
From the mole upon which we are now standing, all
the fortresses which defend the approaches to th, a Neva
are under our view. At this point fort Menziko Ef rises
above the barrier against the sea, with four tiers and 4-4
guns, which can rake the channel by which every vessel
must approach. Immediately opposite this, on tlee south
side of the channel, rises the great fort of Cronslott,
formed of granite and timber, from a small island_ at the
extremity of the shoals stretching out from the shore on
this side, and mounting 56 guns in easel:crates, and 32
in barbette (uncovered).
The next fort, west of the bay, is that of Peter the
First, which is seen rising out of the water in a similar
manner to that of Cronslott, and is built wholly of gra-
nite, and mounts 28 guns in casernates, and 50 in bar-
bette. Beyond this, in the same manner, rises Fort
Alexander, also of granite and casemated, with four
tiers, and 116 guns ; and yet further west is Fort Con-
stantine, of 25 guns in a single tier. The sixth fort is
that of Risbank, built of granite and timber, and rising
upon the south side of the channel, and, though yet un-
finished, intended to mount 60 guns in two tiers.
On the west side the town is defended by ramparts
and a deep ditch, and on the north by ramparts and
bastions, and twelve batteries, and at the north east
point where the pier projects, by 16 guns in casemates.
On the east, where there is but three feet of water within
guns' range, there are ramparts, but no batteries.
The island is itself defended by a fort called Fort Peter,
and by two batteries, all upon the south side, in the
rear of the forts which guard the channel, and by Fort
Alexander upon the north side, and by redoubts and
lines near its extremity.—Bill's Travels on the Shona of
the Baltic.

DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures from
the port of London for the Australian colonies during
the past week show a decrease. They have comprised
altogether nine vessels—four to Port Philip, with an
aggregate burden of 2,631 tons ; three to Adelaide, with
an aggregate burden of 1,637 tons; one to Sydney, of
765 tons ; and one to New Zealand, of 426 tons. Theis•
total capacity was consequently 5,459 tons. The rateer
of freight exhibit a further tendency to decline.
London, England, 1854-07-04

RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS.

BELGRADE, June 29.—The retreat of the Russian
army into Wallachia continues, and the right bank of
the Danube must at this moment be evacuated entirely,
with the exception of the fortified positions of Matschin,
Toultscha, and Isaktscha. The concentration is being
operated in Moldavia, and in the northern part of Wal-
lachia, on the frontiers of Transylvania. It is a com-
plete change of front with 80 leagues of ground lost,
50,000 men hors de combat, left on the field of battle, or
carried off by illness, and a profound insult to the honour
of the Russian flag.

THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON IN THE PACIFIC.
MAURITIUS, May B.—Admiral Stirling has sent de-
spatches to Admiral Laguerre, commanding at Re-
union, requesting his co-operation to effect the capture
of the Russian ships in the Eastern seas. The French
frigate, Joan d'Arc, 50, is here to repair some trifling
damage. She is to sail for China in search of the Rus-
sians as soon ts her repairs are completed.
London, England, 1854-07-04

COLCHESTER -JuLT 1.

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Ai'
Prices to-day were as follow :—Wheat, white, 763 to 8- :
red, 72s to 80s ; barley, 34s to 38s ; oats, 30s to 34s ;
Mazagan, 42s to 44s ; middle and small, 46s to 48s ; Pei"'
white, 563 to 60s ; grey, 42s to 445.

Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, dm., receic-
in the port of London, from the following ports, fr°o3
the 26th June to the let July, both inclusive.

~.. 43
=3 ,%744
Pa

3

A- ,i,

Colchester
Harwich
Leigh
Haldon

- - 280
- 340

- -
872) 83 ) 70

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0

KIRKCALDY—JULY 1. ta
Here to-day we had a fair supply of wheat, modeoo
of oats, and a law sacks of barley. Wheat and oats Or,
at a reduction, the former of 2s, and the latter is per qty
Barley sold at is under last day's rates.

Wheat. 1 Barley. I Oats. I Betulti
First
oa
Second
Third s4s Od I 32s Od I 328 Oil j Os
Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 50s Od to 52s Od'

:ET.—JULY 3.
he close of the market.
Wallsend, Ste.
London, England, 1854-07-04

never to do things until the very last moment,
and then, if they can possibly so contrive,
only partially. But for this curious. perversity
the troops we are about to despatch into the
Euxine for the purpose of swelling the ranks of
the Anglo-French contingent under ST. ARNAUD
and RAGLAN, would accompany to the Baltic
those brave Gallic soldiers who are about to em-
bark at Cherbourg on board our British men-of-
war. It may not be too late for the alteration.
What say you, my Lord of NEWCASTLE ?
London, England, 1854-07-04

ROYAL COMMISSION.

Mr. PIILMAN, the Yeoman-Usher of the Black Rod,
appeared at the table and. summoned the house to attend
in the House of Lords to hear the Royal assent given to
a number of bills.

The Speaker and several hon. members then repaired
to the House of Lords accordingly. The Speaker, on
his return, announced the names of the bills, for which
see Lords' report.

PUBLICATIONS BY POST.
Sir J. SHELLEY asked the Secretary of the Treasury
what proceedings have been taken by the Post-office or
the Treasury with regard to the infringment by The
Athenaeum and The Builder of the Treasury Order of
1838, by which stamped publications not exceeding two
ounces in weight are alone permitted to pass free through
the post, The Athenceuin and The Builder having been
reported to the Post-office as exceeding two ounces i❑
weight.
Mr. WILSON said, since the minute in question was
passed, Parliament had altered the legal size of a news-
paper, and the Secretary had in contemplation to in-
crease the weight in proportion,
London, England, 1854-07-04

endeavour to act upon them as far as he was able. The
subject then dropped.

GAMING HOUSES BILL.
This bill waq read a third time and passed.
INCUMBERED ESTATES (WEST INDIES) BILL,
The report of amendments was considered and re,
ceived.
Their lordships rose at twenty-five minutes to eight
o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock.
The Lords' amendments to the following bills were
considered and agreed to :—Ayr and Maybole Junction
Railway, Perth and Dnnkeld Railway, and Stourbridge
Waterworks Bills.

PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented by Mr. HORSFALL, from
Liverpool, for closing public-houses on Sundays ; by
Mr. H. MADDOX, against the 13th clause of the Mort-
main Bill by Lord R. GROSVENOR, from Brentford,
with a similar prayer.

VALUATION (IRELAND).
Sir R. FER6USON moved for returns showing, in
the counties in Ireland in which the townland valuation
has been completed, under the act 6 and 7 Will. IV.,
c. 84, the name of each county, the acreable contents,
the annual value, the cost of the valuation by the acre,
the cost by the 101. of the valuation, and the date when
it first came into force in each county: Of similar details
as to each county of which the tenant valuation has been
completed, under the Act 9 and 10 Vic. 110, and 15
and 16 Vic. c. 63: Showing, in each Poor-law Union
in Ireland, in which the tenement valuation is in force,
the name of each such union, the cost (if any) of the
valuation, &c. of such union above its share of the valu-
ation of the county, the date when it first came in force
in each union, the number of revisions of each union
which have been made under the 29th and 30th sections
of the last act, and the date and cost of each
revision, with the date of payment of each by the union :
Of similar details as to any towns under the tenement
valuation. And, statement of the progress and prospect
of completion of the General valuation of Ireland, with
the average cost by the acre, and by the 1001. of the
valuation, comparing the townland valuation with the
tenement.
The motion was agreed to.
London, England, 1854-07-04

PUBLICATIONS BY POST.

Sir J. SHELLEY asked the Secretary of the Treasury
what proceedings have been taken by the Post-office or
the Treasury with regard to the infringment by The
Atheneum and The Builder of the Treasury Order of
1838, by which stamped publications not exceeding two
ounces in weight are alone permitted to pass free through
the post, The Ath,eatllllll2 and The Builder having been
reported to the Post-office as exceeding two ounces in
weight.
Mr. WILSON said, since the minute in question was
passed, Parliament had altered the legal size of a news-
paper, and the Secretary had in contemplation to in-
crease the weight in proportion.
London, England, 1854-07-04

endeavour to act upon them as far as he was able. The
subject then dropped.

. .
GAMING HOUSES BILL.
This bill ww, read a third time and passed.
INCUMBERED ESTATES (WEST INDIES) BILL.
The report of amendments was considered and re-
ceived.
Their lordships rose at twenty-five minutes to eight
o'clock.
London, England, 1854-07-04

SHIPS.

Neptune (flag of Ad-
miral Corry) l2O
St. George l2O
Cumberland
Boscawen
Monarch B4
Prince Regent

STEAM FRIGATES AND
SLOOPS, &c.
Leopard (flag of Admiral
Plumridge lB
Imperieuse 5l

FRENC'
SAILING SHIPS OF THE

LINE.

Guns.
Inflexible (flag 0, Vice-
Admiral Parseval Des-
cheues) .................. 90
Breslau ..................... 86
Tage ........................ 100
Hercule ..... . ...... . ........ 100
Jemappes .................. 100
Duguesclin .................. 90
Duperre ............... 82
Trident ..................... 82

FRIGATES.
Semillante 6O
Andromaque GO
Vengeance ............
Total force of English gti
Total force of French gu

Grand total (exclusive o 1
London, England, 1854-07-04

FAST and WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY.
—The Court of Directors of the East and West India Dock
Company hereby give notice, that a HALF-YEARLY COURT or
GENERAL MEEEING of the said COMP ANY will be held, pursu-
ant to the direction of the Act Ist and 2d William IV., cap. 52, at the
DOCK HOUSE, No. 8,1111 liter-square, on FRIDAY, the 14th of
July next, for the purpose of choosing and appointing Eight Directors,
in the room of those going out of office by rotation. At which Meeting
a Dividend will be declared on the Capital Stock of the Company, for
the Half-year ending the 30th Jane.
By Order of the Court.
GEORGE COLLIN, Secretary.
East and West India Dock House,
No. 8, Billiter-square, Ist July, 1854.

N.B.—The Chair will be taken at Two o'Clock precisely.

LONDON and NORTH-WESTERN RAIL-
WAY.—TRAVELLING to SCOTL ‘1,113 via CARLISLE.—
The Public are requested to take notice that on and after the Ist of
July (and until further notice) Third-class Passengers from London
Will be conveyed daily to Edinburgh and Glasgow only by the Train
leaving the Euston Station at 9 a.m., reaching Edinburgh at 8 p.m.,
and Glasgow at 8.20 p.m., and Third-class Passengers to these cities
will cease to be conveyed by the 6.33 a.m. Train. In like manner
Third-class Passengers will be conveyed from F dinburgh and Glasgow
to London only by the Trains leaving Edinburgh at 10.30 a.m., and
Glasgow at 10.10 a.m., reaching Euston at 11.25 p.m., and Third-
class Passengers from these cities will cease to be conveyed by the
Trains leaving Edinburgh at 4.50 and Glasgow at 4.30 a.m. Third-
class Passengers from London to Stirling, and stations north of it,
are conveyed by the Train leaving the Euston Station at 8.55 p.m.
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, and from those stations
to Londo, on the same days, by the Train leaving Aberdeen at 2.33
P.m., arriving in London at 11 o'clock the following morning.
Passengers with first and second class through tickets by any train
to Stirling, and stations north of it, may break their journey at Car-
lisle, by remaining the sight and proceeding the following clay. The
new hotel adjoining the station there is open,
The usual allowance on family tickets (above a certain amount)
will be made to parties proceeding to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and
Stirling, and places to the north (.f the latter town. Full particulars
may be obtained on application to the station-master at Euston.
By order.
Liston Station, June 1854.
London, England, 1854-07-04

BANKRUPTS.

William Paton, warehouseman, Bread-street, City, to
surrender, July 17, at twelva, and Aug. 18, at oue, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Bas-
inghall-street ; Murray, London-street.
AAlfred Iden Horscroft, builder, Union-road, Clapham,
July 10, at half-past one, and Aug. 19, at two, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Basing-
hall-street ; J. and J. H. Linklater, Sise-lane.
George Edwin Tovey, innkeeper, Evesham, Worcester-
shire, July 17 and August 9, at ten, at the Birmingham
District Court. Bittieston, official assignee, Birmingham ;
New, Prance, and Garrard, Evesham, or Reece, Birming-
ham.

Charles Mee, Berlin wool repository, Bath, July 17 and
August 15, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Mil-
ler, official assignee, Bristol ; T. and R. Cruttwell, Bath,
or Bevan and Girlie ,Bristol.

Charles John Cafi',.ll, auctioneer, Rickmansworth, Hort-
fora, July 13, at half-past two, and August 8, at two, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-
street ; Haynes, Somerset-street, Portman square.
William Henry Unwin, builder, Belle Vue-terrace, Cam-
berwell, July 19, at two, and August 8, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Lee, official assignee, Moorgate-
street ; Moss, Gracechurch-street.
Rebecca Crichton and James Crichton, upholsterers,
High-street, Newington-butts, July, 18, at two, and Aug,
8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official
assignee, Basinghall-street ; Cooper and Hodgson, Gray's-
inn.

Arthur Henry Cox (of the firm of Flexman and Cox),
corn and seed merchant, High-street, Kensington, July 18,
at half-past two, and August 9, at two, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Basinghall-street ;
J. and J. H. Linklater, Sise-lane.
George Forster, stock and share broker, Liverpool, July
14, and August 4, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Lowndes,
Robinson, and Bateson, Liverpool.
Isaac Cook, painter, Sunderland, July 13, at one, and
August 15, at twelve, at the District Court, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne. Wakley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne ; Griffith and Crighton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Charles Frederick Tibbs, shipowner, late of America-
square, City, July 10, at half-past twelve, and Aug. 19,
at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official as-
signee, Basinghall-street ; Linklaters, Sise-lane.
Alfred Fielding, jeweller, Greenwich, July 10, at two,
and Aug. 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pen-
nell, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Chilton, Barton,
and Johnson, Chancery-lane.
London, England, 1854-07-04

THEATRE ItOTAL DRURY LANE:
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
Tlll3 EVENING, JOLT 4,

Will be performed Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA.
Amine, Mc!lle. Bury; Lisa, Madame Greiffenhag:n ; Theresa, Ma-
dame Heinrich ; Alessio„.4igror Gregorlo ; Count Rodolpho, yignor
Arnoldi; and Elvino, Herr Pecz.
To conelada with the popular Ballet, entitled UNE FETE EN
OLYMPE,
Prlces—atalla, 7e; Dress Circle, 53.; Boxes, 35. ; Fit, la• ;
and Private Boxes, Ow., Two, Three and Four Gainew. The
Box-Pftce opeo daily from Ten WI Six, where Places rnaY andbe
secured. Private Boxes and Stays to be had of Messrs. Leader
Coo't, 63, New Bond-street.
Notice.—Doors open at Half-past Seven. Performance commences
at Eight. Ha f--price at Half-past

THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Illuckstone.
THIS EVENING. Jour 4,
Will be performed the Drama of THE KNIGHTS OF THE
BOUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, G.
Vaudenhoff, W. Farren, Compton• and Buckstone ; Miss Reynaldoi,
Miss E. Grey. and Mrs. Fitswilliam.
Followed by AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS.
To conclude with the Farce of DR. DILWORTII.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. CHAILZB Klux.
THIS EVENING. any 4,
Will be performed TELE MARRIED US MARRIED. Characters
by Wall's. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart; and Misses Heath and
Ddurray.
Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by
Messrs. C. Kean and Daiid Fisher ; and Mrs. Daly, and .11iss C.
L e!ereq.

To conclude with THE HkLT OF THE BALLET.
London, England, 1854-07-04

IHE MAIL STEAM-SHIP for AUSTRALIA,
August 4, 1854.—The magnificent screw steamship " CAL-
CUTTA," 1,800 tons, Captain J. GOODALL, another of the fine fleet
belonging to the General Screw Steam Shipping Company. will be
despatched with her Majesty'.: Mails for Adelaide, Port-Philip, and
Sydney, on the 4th August next. This floe vessel has maintained
her high reputation for rapid sailing and punctuality, and is a sister
-hip to the " Argo." which has made the quickest voyage to and from
Australia up to this time. The Calcutta has been employed carrying
the Mails to and from England and Calcutta, and from her superior
sailing and steaming qualities, it may be fairly assumed that she will
make the run in 60 days. Rates of Passage from 30 to 100 guineas.
She will be followed, on the 4th of October, by the Camsus, of 2,500
tons. Full particulars as to Freight and Passage Money at the Com-
pany's Offices, 27 Cannon-street, City.

ST-EAM TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
In compliance with numerous applications from persons de-
siring to proceed to the Cape of Good Hope, the Directors of the
General Screw Steam Shipping Company have determined to de-
spatch their Steam ship " CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" to TABLE
BAY, on the 7th of July next. The " Cape of Good Hope," H. D.
BENSON, Commander, has just returned from a most successful
voyage to Constantinople with passengers and general cargo, is 700
tons burthen, and 100 horse-power. Built by Messrs. Mare & Co.,
Jt Blackwell, and an extremely fast ship. Her accommodations for
passengerS are little If at all inferior to this Company's first-class
steam ships so well known OR the Cape and Calcutta line. The rates
of passage money are,—First Class, 60 and 65 Guineas each; Second
Class 35 to 45 Guineas each. The ship will load and sail from South-
ampton. As her capacity for passengers and freight is limited, early
application should be made to the Company's Offices, 27, Cannon-
street, City.
London, England, 1854-07-04

RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS.

BELGRADE, June 29.—The retreat of the Russian
army into Wallachia continues, and the right bank of
the Danube must at this moment be evacuated entirely,
with the exception of the fortified positions of Matschin,
Toultscha, and Isaktscha. The concentration is being
operated in Moldavia, and in the northern part of Wal-
lachia, on the frontiers of Transylvania. It is a com-
plete change of front with 80 leagues of' ground lost,
50,000 men hors de combat, left on the field of battle, or
carried off by illness, and a profound insult to the honour
of the Russian flag.

THE RUSSIAN SQUADRON IN THE PACIFIC.
MAURITIUS, May B.—Admiral Stirling has sent de-
spatches to Admiral Laguerre, commanding at Re-
union, requesting his co-operation to effect the capture
of the Russian ships in the Eastern seas. The French
frigate, Joan d'Arc, 50, is here to repair some trifling
damage. She is to sail for China in search of the Rus-
sians as soon as her repairs are completed.
London, England, 1854-07-04

THEATRE ROYAL DELIIY LANE;
Lessen, Mr. E. T. Smith.
THIS EVEN TG, JULY 4,
WM be performed Be Opera of LA SONNIMETTLA.
Amine. Mdlle. Barry; Lisa, Madame Grelffenhagen ; Theresa, Ma-
dame Heinrich; Alessio, slur or Oregorio ; Count Rodolphe, Signor
Arnold!: and Elvino, Herr Pecz.
To cot:dada with the popular Ballet, entitled UNE FETE BN
OLYMPE,
Pr:cee—Stalle, Ts; Drees Circle. 53.; Boxes, 30.1 Pit. 2a- ; Galled.
le.; and Private Boxes. One, Two, Three and Pour Guineas. The
Box-eflice opal daily from Ten till Mx, where 'Places may be
secured. Private Boxes and Stalls to be had of hissers. Leader and
Coot, 63, New Bend-street.
Notice.—Doers open at Half-past Seven. Performance commences
at Bight. Hal-price at Half-past Nine.

TILEATRE ROYAL H.AYSLA.RKET.
Under the management of Mr. Backstone.
THIS EVENING, Jimi 4,
Will be performed the Drama or THE KNIGHTS OF THE
ROUND TABLE. Characters by Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, G.
Vandenhoff, W. ?wren, Compton, and Buckstone ; Miss Reynolds,
lase E. Grey, and Mrs. Vitzwilliam.
Followed by AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS.
To conclude with the Farce of DR. DILWORTII.

ROYAL PRISCESS'S THEATRE. OXFORD-STREET.
ruder the Management of Mr. CHARLES KIAN.

THIS EVENING, JULY 4,
W.ll be perfume THE MARRIED UNMARRIED. Characters
by Items. W. Lacy, Ryder, and Cathcart; and Misses Heath and
Murray.

Followed by FAUST AND MARGUERITE. Characters by
Messrs. C. Kean and Datid Fisher; and 3irs. Daly, and bliss C.
L clercq.
To conclude with THE HALT OF THE BALLET.
London, England, 1854-07-04

SHIPS.

Poursuivanto
Virginie

Psy-che ..
Zeuobie

STEAMERS.
Austerlitz (screw ship of
the line)
Darien
Phlegethon

Souffleur
Milan
Lucifer
Aigle

Total guns 1246

ins
ns

steam gun-boats) 3,291
London, England, 1854-07-04

CHURCH RATES.

To the Editor of the Wakefield Journal and Examiner.
Dear Sir,—There appears to be considerable difficulty
amongst our legislators on the subject of church rates.
If I were a legislator I should try to carry out the
following. I am truly,
Wakefield, June 2, 1854.

LAlcus.

Parish churches are the property of the parish in which
they are situated. This being admitted, it follows as a
natural consequence that those parties who own the
property should be by law compelled to keep them in
proper repair.
Legally, it is true that parishes are bound to provide
for the sustentation of the fabric, and also for the decent
performance of divine service ; but there is a difficulty
in the machinery for the compulsion of those who refuse
hence an alteration is necessary.
At present the charge is on the land of the country. To
remove the charge from the land to the tax payers would
be unjust, therefore, in any alteration it is desirable to
keep in view the old principle, viz., a charge on the land.
Poor rates are a charge on the land. It would be easy
then to charge on the poor rates the expenditure re-
quired in every parish for the sustentation of the fabric
of its parish church. The churchwarden, elected by the
people would assess upon the overseers the amount re-
quired for repairs during the year, and in order that no
churchwarden might refuse to do his duty, he might be
compelled by penalty or otherwise.
The principle here contended for exists as regards the
estreat for public bridges in counties ; the one kind of
property is as much the property of the country as the
other, and each has an equal claim to be repaired at the
public expense.
So much for the fabric : now as to the more difficult
one of support for divine worship.
In too many instances parish churches have become
private property by the sale and holding of pews. In
all these cases a rate might be laid on the pew owners to
cover the expenses—such rate to be levied by the church-
wardens, and, if not paid, to be stopped from the occu-
piers. If not occupied to be free from rate.
In all other parish churches where pews are free the
pew holders to pay a rate to be levied by the church-
wardens.

THE OFFICE OF BRIDGEMASTER.