The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-09 00:00:00

THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA.

The Panama Star gives the following statistics of the
traffic across the Isthmus of Panama :—" During the
Past month three American steamers entered the port
of Panama from California, with 454 passengers and
$2,618,000 in gold dust and specie. Two British
steamers from the south arrived, with 67 passengers and
$465,221, principally silver, in bars and dollars. Of sail-
ing vessels arrived, there were—American, 3 • Peru, 1
Benador, 1 ; New Granada, 2 ; total, 7. The departures
,during the same period were—Four American steamers
.to San Francisco, with 1,772 passengers ; and three
tgritish steamers to the south, with 57 passengers. Of
sailing vessels cleared there were—British, 2 ; New
1Q"
'
ranadian, 5 • Costa Rica, 1 ; total, 8. Besides these,
`, Britannic Majesty's corvette Daedalus arrived from
the coast of Mexico with 900,000 dollars in silver. The
4°ll°.wing is the account of the specie imported for transit
%cross th Isthmus f Panama, during the months of
a4unary,e February, o
March, and April, 1853
January.
rs:9ll Peru and Chili ... $ 895'525
Acapulco
... ••• 0,0
0
0
California ••• ... 3,489,050

$4,824,575
Fr®a Peru and Chili February.
$ 530,000
California 2,710,000

3,240,000
t°tia l'eni and March.
Chili ... $ 527000
California 7,836,,000

8,363,000
April. Pr.°lll Peru and Chilis 465,221
Idexico California 9°o'Cl°o
2,618,000

3,983,221

$ 20,410,796
l'ile California passenger transit for same period was :
,1„,1
ilrrd.fiord. Sailed for.
pebraryry . -
842 1,159
.- _.
tar
••• ... ... 487 2,419
41)ril -. • -. 1,325 1 986
••• ... ... 521 1,829

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VEta PI -
T IN
been ma
441 -Qpßz's "BOAR u
ii*
illosures have sin the
fore LElrr.Some curious disclosures
of
the picture
ii.., the committee on the state NATIONAL
as ex-
., TLI V__
d Mr. Lance
fwflowers
44`.1'5441 Gallery. On Afon aysnt a
painter o
a his-
andilfecl• lie said he was at pres
employed as
tiri rOits, but had formerly beeled keeper to
by the
resteal painter. He was instructed
Velasquez. Several..
perteiroe the "Boar Hunt,
kva_ ns of the picture were entbiryelydestrooynedthweh.eihrist
1.1,', Placed in his hands. One portion
—of the pin athe
k,,,_114---as large as a sheet of foolscap--of
than one-half of
to
147t0rtitirely bare. In fact, mo7' He was sorre3L ,
ay. that to be restored. by. witness.
140'4 the cleaning which it had ltaatteilnynuannddergportan
partially
re,vit entirely destroyed his repumn •
144v' td Velasquez. (Laughter.)
N. yOll any plate of the "Boar
_o* Mr. B. in ex-
our, _ . Ate restoration ? Mr. Lance—No.
plate of it
not.
niteeetl‘aware' whether there is any
hope
there is.t
was
II u n tß"atnonßagi toad you
_i n
(Lahr.l; Mr, Lance—No ;
ttael-al..eittde.r.) I bad not seen thel picture before i
„ 'tilt
In
chain'
14 a
.vatn-kilT, ALDERistAtismr.—
Dtrt., to the
I,,,iali'Poiptineut of Sir John Key, '
ha 4
talc hip of the city of London, vacancyan.adladeermwraitnhieout.
1823,"-1r
.01111 ,c,,ert Place in the ward of Bridge consequence of
-bourne
not ).„"as chosen for the ward of Lang
bourne
the decease
(if
~.'let)ved to 13ridge Without 1351,
four
Sir Peter Lal.inee".
in
'"kzip.,o%; Z Roister, Bart. occasion—viz., _Tvhize, Esq.senio r(Lalidn7-
iitr vtlderagate), Charles Farebrother.ho
sgate), and
Theoet), William T. Copeland, Esq. I
elio„lT'e tAly tag. taelii-a to remove to Bridge Without ward,.
) has accepte•
4 next ort the rota. (Alderman Wilson*,
(Farringdon Wi(tßhius)
ely of a nomi-
nal eLace, which, in several respects, is mur bPtltthe severally g de-
theefld.
the office
;ttle-liaeter. Alderman Wilson was!choSenAlderman for
of %le . aYoard ward in 1831, in 1833 he served
For -the
l'is.acao:lit and in 1838 he was Lord Mayor.immely, A. A.
,`-'rell, RI:1,11. there are two candidates,
k co4"-'4lggeridge,' Esq., of the Company
are
geo,,,Airsq. (one of the sheriffs for the presnefnitnynehar2idaershd,
g There
:1 nee ln
councilman of 9 years' staeum--s. who, ul:oh
t,hia eelY, a'S possible about 210 voter.
l'hos° en, possess the franchise
occupiers," who
L4,et,entitied to vote are "freemen
conmen coun-
tillo„" right of voting for " aldermwithtn the ward.
The ends of Mr. Mug;
keridg; aand ward officers." friends
h
rotleele,llPar to be sanguine of the success ofintltthe
,ciealit •,, In consequence of his long residence
"Barber,
ttooa,?. illiam. Barber, Esq., of the firm ofri,
was in-
vited:',ltnd isfead," in St. ,Paul's-churchyard,
nomina.
t 0 1.,,133' special requion, to put himself 1
so. :,1 the vacant aldermanship, but he decline.dact_o,deo.
f01,,,,,-ne election, it is probable, will not take pt e "
'titZ early Part of the ensuing week.
TowN._ -
Ortho 1I1W• ATE. FORSTER, OF KENTISH
ei,,ei qerable excitement has been caused in Evangelical
Pritt, l'Y the open renunciation of their distinguishingv
bitltes by one of their popular ministers, the lie
aaae4iiter, the
pastor of a numerous congregation,_.
ntls},th,,,4 41 a handsome modern-built edifice. 1.11
%kid -- '-ovirn. A large portion of his hearers, it I.s
lkill'a''YrnPathise with their inister's new views,. and
11„,elialiZenotti,..kPal7 him to another place of worship in hO,.
"'Lier ° -"eeti• Rumour utakes free with the names . I
to folinert of note in the Evangelicalwo rid as being likely
9.!f- tl4B gentleman's example.

THE ETW

>PEECHES.

Yesterday the annual speeches were delivered in the
Upper School at Eton College, before a large and distin-
guished audience. Precisely at 11 o'clock his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales and his Royal Highness Prince
Alfred, and attended by Col. the Hon. C. Grey, Captain
the Hon. Dudley de Ros, and Mr. Gibbs, arrived in two
of the royal carriages, preceded by outriders, from Wind-
sor Castle. His Royal Highness was received in Wes-
ton's Yard by the Rev. Dr. Hawtrey, the provost ; the
Rev. Dr. Goodford, the head master ; the Rev. T. Car-
ter, and several of the Fellows, with the assistant mas-
ters of Eton. _ _ . .

As the Prince proceeded by way of the Cloisters to
the principal entrance to the school he was loudly cheered
by the spectators ; and as his Royal Highness passed
through the ranks of the boys to the centre of the school
the cheering was well-timed and most enthusiastic. The
provost and head master walked by the side of the Prince
Consort ; the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, whose
meek and interesting features contrasted strongly with
the boisterous gaiety of the Eton boys, followed hand-
in-hand immediately after ; the Archbishop of Canter-
bury and the Bishop of Manchester came next ; then fol-
lowed Col. Grey and Capt. de Ros (the equerries-in-
waiting), the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone (Chancellor
of the Exchequer), and the Duke of Newcastle—the ap-
pearance of the two last, both distinguished Etoneans,
being the signal for a renewed cheer. The procession
was closed by the fellows and masters, with Mr. Gibbs
(tutor to the Prince of Wales), and a few of the neigh-
bouring clergy. The Prince Consort and the Royal
Princes having taken their seats, surrounded by the
College authorities and their distinguished visitors, the
speeches were delivered.
After the speeches, which did not last more than an
hour, Prince Albert and the Royal Princes, accompanied
by the distinguished party already described, repaired to
the Provost's Lodge, and honoured Dr. Hawtrev by par-
taking of luncheon. A little before one the royal visitors
returned to Windsor Castle, the lusty cheers of the boys
accompanying them to the boundaries of the College.
His Royal Highness, we understand, expressed himself
highly gratified with his visit to the school.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN-

COLNSHIRE.

The adjourned special meeting of this company was
held yesterday in the Corn-exchange, Manchester ; the
Earl of Yarborough in the chair.
The Earl of YARBOROUGH said that some of the
members of the committee_ appointed at the last ad-
journed meeting had declined to act, and consequently
shareholders in the different towns had since met to-
gether to consider what course they had better take,
and it would appear that all were desirous that the
movement for a committee should not be allowed
to fail on account of those refusals. The direc-
tors, in this state of things, accepted the names
of certain shareholders for the committee. The
names were those of Messrs. John Parker, of Lon-
don (formerly M.P. for Sheffield, and chairman of
the old Manchester and Sheffield Company) ; Robert
Ashton, of Hyde ; James Sidebottom, of Mottram ;
Charles Haigh, of Rochdale ; Wm. Fenton, of Roch-
dale ; W. P. Bradshaw, of Manchester ; Charles Com-
ber, of Manchester ; John Adamthwaite, of Manches-
ter ; James Walker, of Manchester ; James Heywood,
of Sheffield ; W. Fisher jun., of Sheffield ; Thomas
Coltman, of Lincolnshire ; J. Highfield, of Liverpool ;
and W. C. Fosbury, of Liverpool. The directors felt no
exception could be taken to these gentlemen, and
if they were elected the directors would most - un-
reservedly lay before them all proposals from other
companies, and explain to them the system of ma-
nagement, and generally advise with them how it
would be possible to put the concern in a more pros-
perous position than that it now occupied. It might be
said the directors ought to retire if they were not able to
manage the concern. (Hear, hear.) But he did not
agree with that view, for the object of the board was to
manage as well as they could the property given in
trust. His lordship moved that the gentlemen he had
named be a committee to consult and advise with the
directors upon the present and future policy of the com-
pany, and to report thereon to the shareholders at a
special general meeting.
Mr. IVIELLon seconded the motion..

, After some discusSion, the resolution was carried by
a very large majority of the persons present, and the
proxies held by the directors were not, therefore, re-

_
quired. .
The report of the directors and the statement of ac-
counts, which was not passed at the half-yearly meeting,
was passed, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN, and the
meeting separated.