The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1853.

Victoria Tower, or thereabouts. Vain attempt ! It
strikes me they must be burnt on the sly ; perhaps they
light the House of Commons fires with them ; the " man
wot lights the fires" keeps a little buggy, and hasn't smelt
lucifer matches for years; he gets lots of money for his
cinders—they are worth buying ; ANGUS CROLL, good
gasman, and Sheriff of London, would give something for
hem in the way of business. LEIGH HUNT, with whom
I began, is now iron-gray, enjoying his quiet with his bit
of a pension—X2OO a year ; not so bad when we recollect
how he used to snarl at every government in his young
writing days : a wonderful change-has come over the crea-
ture within the last two years ; he is now as amiable as
he was heretofore currish,—delightful in all he says and
writes.

To our foreign and country friends now beginning to
visit the metropolis—for the visiting season, like the west
I wind and the " sweet south," has really commenced, as
those who live in London kno iv—l could not recommend
a greater treat than a visit to the House of Lords in the
day time, during the hearing of an appeal. Go in and go
tidy, that's all you have to do—nothing to pay; and, for
; I the foreign visitor, there is a little funny German engaged,
who would make a fortune were he to try monopologue,
for he can speak any tongue from Tooley-street to Tim-
buctoo, right and left. I think the little varmint is a
German ; he has been everywhere, can describe the place
of one's birth, whether in an obscure nook at the foot of
the Alps, or Grampians, or great Pyramid, Peak of Derby-
shire, or among those sweet roving blades, the "boys of
Kilkenny,"—a song, by the way, which the youth in
question can sing very well. The present Earl of SHAF•
TESBURY'S father, who was long their Lordships' chair-
man of committees, was vexed, good man, to see so many
foreigners come for admission to the House, some of them
offering money,and making themselves but littleunderstood ,
ordered that all decently-dressed foreigners should be ad-
mitted during debate without peer's orders; and to aid them
still further the worthy old Earl got the polyglot shepherd,
referred to, always to be in waiting to answer the com-
ment rota portez vous of the Frenchman ; the wie be-
finden sie sick ? of the German ; the musical come sta
ella ? of the Italian, and so on, for I believe, if a stinking
Hindoo, in his greasy turban, had presented himself, our
worthy friend, with all befitting courtesy, would have ad-
dressed him, ap ka mizti kaisa hai The amazement of
these foreigners at this period of the year is not a bit
greater, scarcely less drolly expressed, than by most of our
own country people who visit the gorgeous chamber in
which the peers of England meet. lam now speaking of
it in the day-time, when an appeal, probably, from the
Court of Session is being heard. If one judges of the
litigious character of a people from their number of law-
suits, the Scotch must be the most law-loving people on
the face of the globe. Three-fourths of the appeals heard in
the House of Lords are Scotch, of the remainder a few
are from Ireland, the rest from the LORD-CHANCELLOR'S
own courts. An appeal from PHILIP in Westminster-
ball or Lincoln's Inn to PHILIP in the House of Peers.
An appeal to the House of Lords sounds magnificently ;
it is hollow, meaningless, almost. In such cases, three
peers make a house; one of them, the youngest bishop,
comes for no other purpose—and it is enough—than to
implore Divine Wisdom on their councils. The bishop
may stay, if he like ; most commonly he retires ; that
leaves the house in possession of the CHANCELLOR and
one lord, knowing, perhaps, as much of law as I do of
low Hebrew. The young peer, however, is busy ; he sits
at the table—writes notes—three-cornered several of them,
sonnets to his mistress' eye-brow, or directions about
dinner. Meanwhile old rusty black, in his metallic wig—
for the harsh invention is driving meal from the heads of
the learned in the law—is going on at the bar spinning, far
more ignobly than spider or silkworm, quiditities of no
use except to the owner,—thus Mr. Brief goes on till
within a few minutes of five o'clock, when the pleasing
intimation is given, " Brother 8., we will hear the re-
mainder of the argument next week." Books are bagged,
counsel are off, the CHANCELLOR has doffed his wig to
cool it, and in a twinkling is eating his minced veal with
a glass of sherry to help him. This is in the room, within
a jump of the woolsack, which he must occupy in five or
six minutes. Numbers of Chancellors I have known,
mostly all of them with good teeth, take a mouthful or
two of the article named as dinner when they were
pressed,—l asked the reason—it was because they had not
time to masticate; I laughed, and said that some of them
ruminated long enough. After the appeal visitors can
walk round and round the house. I assure your readers
it is quite refreshing to see the attention paid to foreigners
and other country people when they visit the upper cham-
ber of the Legislature.

RAILWAY COMPETITION.—We hear that the London
and North-western and Great-western Railways have or
are likely to come to such terms as may enable them to do
without the Shrewsbury lines.
A PLEDGE.—On Saturday, at half-past nine, a live
female infant, a month old, was left in the shop of Mr.
Siddles, pawnbroker, Brownlow-hill. As this was a pledge
not calculated to return interest, it was at once trans-
ferred to the workhouse.

COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—We understand that Mr.
Percival, who was educated at the Upper School of this
institution, stands first in classics, in the second year, at
Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and that he has been
elected a scholar.

THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL
STEAM-SHIP CANADA, Stone, commander, took her de-
parture hence for Halifax and Boston shortly after one,
p.m., on Saturday, with the usual mails and a fair com-
plement of passengers.
Mr. C. P. RONEY, to whose exertions the success of
the Dublin Exhibition may be attributed, will receive
from the government, early in autumn, a well-merited
recognition of the services which he has rendered to
Ireland, and the cause of industrial progress throughout
Great Britain and our colonies. On the occasion of formally
closing the Dublin Industrial Temple, either in October
or November, the Lord-Lieutenant will confer upon him
the honour of knighthood, as an evidence of the high
estimation in which his energetic labours for the benefit
of Ireland and the intellectual advancement of the Irish
people are held by the government. Mr. Roney, we
believe, will sail from Liverpool on Saturday next, by the
steamer for America, to assume his duties as managing
director of the Canadian Grand Trunk Railway.
ARRIVAL OF THE SARAH SANDS.—The four-masted
screw steam-ship Sarah Sands, of Liverpool, Commander
Thompson, from Australia and the Cape of Good Hope
for Liverpool, put into Plymouth on Saturday through ,
stress of weather and want of coal. She left Melbourne
on the 14th of February and arrived at Table Bay on the
31st of March, having nine days previously encountered
severe westerly gales, which detained her at the Cape until
the 10th of April. On her passage from the Cape to Eng-
land she again experienced contrary north-east winds,
which compelled her, on the 18th of May, to put into
Fayal for supplies, whence she sailed on the 20th for
Liverpool. Strong gales from north and west have obliged
her to put into Plymouth for coals to proceed to her des-
tination. The Sarah Sands reports having seen, at four
a.m. on Friday, the 27th, 18 miles off Brest, seven Eng-
lish men-of-war under sail, standing south-west, supposed
to be Admiral Corry's fleet, which left Plymouth on Wed-
nesday. The Sarah Sands has a large number of passen-
gers, there being 300 souls in all on board. Her cargo is
—from Sydney and Melbourne, 80,000 ounces of gold
dust; and from the Cape, 20,000 ounces in silver.

WRETCHED ECONOMY IN THE POST-OFFICE.--During
the past week a most distressing affair has occurred in the
Post-office of this town, which has excited the utmost
sympathy from every official connected with the depart-
ment. A poor bag-collector, named Wright, died on
Friday morning under very deplorable circumstances.
He had for some time past been in a very delicate state of
health, and symptoms of a consumptive tendency were
becoming quite palpable. Not long ago he appeared on
duty in a state of intoxication, and, it being the second
offence of the kind, he was reported to the Postmaster-
General, and the result was his lordship ordered two
weeks' wages to be stopped ; but he was to continue to
perform his duties notwithstanding. As a natural conse-
quence, this reduced the poor fellow to abject penury, and
almost literal starvation, and has doubtless'beenthe primary
means of bringing him to an untimely end. He has left
three helpless orphans in absolute poverty ; and were it
not for the sympathy of the clerks and letter-carriers, the
parish would have had to consign him to the grave. He
was employed in the Post-office about fifteen years, re-
ceived but 18s. per week, and was only twice reported for
drunkenness. In connection with this, it may not be out
of place to mention that the senior letter-carrier, a man of
irreproachable character, has lately been absent through
sickness nearly three months, and during that time he has
received on an average only about eight shllings per
week ; and had he not been able to resume his duties a
few days ago, even that miserable pittance would have
been withdrawn. His wages are twenty shillings per
week, which is precisely the same amount received by
the man who was appointed but a few weeks since,
although he has been in the service nearly thirty years.
The above are two fair specimens of that wretched eco-
nomy which is obtaining a firmer footing every year in
the Post-office, and which has no parallel in any other
department of the civil service.

THE FIRST VESSEL FROM THE FRESH WATERS OF
CANADA TO ENGLAND.—By the Toronto papers of the
sth inst., we perceive that a handsome compliment was
paid to Capt. Gaskin, prior to his departure in command
of the Cherokee, to Liverpool. The citizens of Toronto
invited him to dinner, at which the Mayor presided, and
which was attended by a large number of the principal
merchants of the city. A general feeling of respect for
Captain Gaskin appeared to have pervaded the assembly.
He was spoken of in high terms by all the speakers. The
Mayor, in proposing his health, said very few who were
pioneers in any new enterprise, either in this or any other
country, but had lost money. It was their successors
who reaped the benefit of the experience of such pioneers
who, as a general rule, realise the profits ; under these
circumstances Captain Gaskin was entitled to the respect,
sympathy, and support of the merchants of Toronto, as
well as those of Kingston. It was due to any man who
exerted himself to promote the interests of this country,
that he should be encouraged, and every exertion should
be made to promote the interest of Captain Gaskin and
his good ship, the Cherokee. The cheering which fol-
lowed the toast having subsided, Captain Gaskin said he
was a sailor, and could not make a long speech. He had
for ten years hoped to get a vessel to trade between
Toronto and England, and now that his first wish was
gratified, he hoped to see it followed by many others. He
was sorry that he had to go to Oakville for cargo, he had
hoped to have got a cargo in Toronto ; but he would
bring his vessel to Toronto and clear from that port, and
hoped in three months to see them again. Fresh-water
sailor as he was called, he intended to show some of the
fast sailors how to work up the Channel. He was glad,
very glad,
.to receive this compliment of a public dinner
from the citizens of Toronto. On resuming his seat, the
greeted with loud bursts of applause.
captain was again

PERSONAL BEAUTY.—Among the most valuable attri-
butes of Beauty, whether regarded as conducive to manly
purity and grace of aspect, or as auxiliary to Feminine
Loveliness, a Beautiful Set of Teeth must ever rank
amongst the most important elements of a favourable
Personal appearance. The embellishment and preserva-
tion of the Teeth and Gums have therefore ever been re-
garded with peculiar interest ; and among the mass of
preparations suggested for these desirable purposes, we
could particularize " Rowlands' Odonto, or Pearl Denti-
frice,' as unrivalled for its excellence in purifying, em-
bellishing, and preserving these important alai altraCtire
objects,.-6'ft Advertitienicnt a

COMMERCIAL 4ND MONETARY NE J 1 S.

MONDAY NIGHT.

The Public Funds, during the week, have experi-
enced some slight fluctuations, owing to the uncer-
tain and contradictory reports as to the relations
between Russia and Turkey. In other respects, the
tendency has not been unfavourable, though money
for commercial purposes has not been so easy, owing,
probably, to the more active resumption of trade
after the Whitsun holidays. Some influence may
also have been created by the recent large failures in
the iron trade, as well as by the continued drain of
gold, as the weekly return of the stock of bullion in
the Bank of England shows another decrease to the
extent of £268,000, notwithstanding the previous
large receipts. The financial scheme of the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer for the conversion of the
Three per Cents, into a stock bearing a lower rate
of interest has proved such a miserable failure, that
it is difficult to predict what may be the result of it.
His plan includes the compulsory conversion of
about ten millions into three new varieties, with an
additional permission to other holders of stock to
accept two of the new species of security to the
extent of 30 millions each, and of the third to an un-
limited extent ; but so little has the scheme been
appreciated that the whole of the acceptances, up to
Saturday last, amount to only £2,000,000.
The reports from the manufacturing districts
show a considerable improvement in prices since the
termination of the holidays. In Manchester, the
manufacturers appear to have opened their eyes to
the folly of waiting any longer for that fall in the
Liverpool market, which seems to have been in-
definitely postponed, and the increased rates for
almost all descriptions of Cotton goods betoken a
continued demand, and a prospect of industrial
activity, which can only be interfered with, should
the operatives persist in their absurd threat to turn
out for higher wages. Accounts from other manu-
facturing towns are of the same favourable charac-
ter ; and as there is no reason to believe that specu-
lation has been carried beyond the verge of safety,
we may fairly calculate upon a continuance of com-
mercial prosperity. The mania for emigration,
which was somewhat checked a short time since,
owing to the unfavourable reports from Australia,
has, in some measure recovered, from recent ac-
counts being of a Letter character, while the incli-
nation to emigrate to America, as a shorter, cheaper
and less perilous voyage, has lately considerably in-
creased. This has given activity to the Shipping
trade, and the number of vessels already announced
to sail leave no reason to doubt a busy season at
this port.

The delay which has taken place in passing the
Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget, has na-
turally induced a lull in those articles more directly
affected by it ; but as no apprehension seems enter-
tained of its ultimately receiving legislative sanction,
at least as far as commercial transactions are con-
cerned, there has been no perceptible re-action,
merchants preferring to wait the turn of events,
rather than speculate further on probable effects.
The return from the Bank of England, for the
week ending the 21st of May, gives the following
results, when compared with the previous week :
Public deposits .. .. £5,815,477; Increase £719,786
Other deposits .. .. 11,953,498 ; Decrease 57,904
Rest .. .. .. .. 3,156,577 ; Increase 4,831

On the other side of the account—
Government securities £13.124,653 ; The same as before.
Other securities .. 14,368,263 ; Increase 354,087
Notes unemployed .. 8,724,030 ; Increase 305,b10
The amount of notes in circulation is £22,638,755,
being a decrease of £524,050 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £17,950,524, show-
ing a decrease of £268,493, when compared with
the preceding return.

ISSUE ENT.
Notes issued .. £31,372,785 DEPART
GovrMnt. Debt.. £11,015,100
Other securities 2,984,900
Gold coin& bu1n.17,353,631
I Silver bullion .. 19,154

£31,372,785

£31,372,785
BANKING DEPARTMENT.
Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000 Gov. securities.Cl3,l24,6s3
Rest 3,156,577 Other securities 14,368,263
Public deposits. 5,815,477 Notes ........ 8,724,030
Other deposits . 11,953,498 Gold & silt'. coin 577,739
I
7-day, &c. bills. 1,326.133

£36,804,685 I £36,804,685
Our SHARE MARKET has been somewhat more
active this week. A large speculative business is
springing up in the new London light shares, which
are considered very low in price in comparison with
the stock. Other shares present no new feature.
The day's quotations are :—Blackburn, ; Cale-
donians, 35; Eastern Counties, I3i ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 791 ; Midland Stock, 741 I;
Royal Insurance, lip.
COTTON.—A fair demand from the trade, a little
buying for export, and some investments on
speculation, with increasing confidence on the part
of holders, have given additional firmness to the
market, and, in some instances, in the middling
and better sorts of American and Surats, a slight
turn of advantage to the holders. The low and
inferior dirty qualities are still heavy. All other
descriptions than American are without change,
varying, however, in some degree, as to their
tendency. For instance, Brazils fully support
themselves, while Egyptians, especially the common
quality, are freely offered in every quarter.—
TO-DAY the prices of cotton continue firm, with a
steady demand, the sales being 7000 bales, includ-
ing about 2000 on speculation and for export.

I M POUTS

DESCRIPTION.I PRICES. Week Previ-I r 1
Week
ending onaly ,ending
May 27. this yr. May 27.

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Sea Island 1 21. @4O 87011 103501
Stained lO 15 101 820 130151
Boweds 5 61 7620, 195150 1
Mobile 4ll 7 5670 126730 1 34„ 77'
New Orleans. 34 84 262* 432420 '
Pernams,&c• 6# 8 1 18101 29020 2213
Aracati, &c 62 7
Bahia, &c.
Maranham
Sawginned 6 6 1 1920! 17110 }•• • •
Demerara,dec —I 220 43
Egyptian 6 11#J 34401 56750' 240
Barbadoes
Peruvian
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Laguayra.. . 51 - 660
Com.W.l.Sic. .... 4040 2696
Carthagena — ....
Smyrna .... ....
Manilla
Surat
Madras
Bengal 14237
34 —200 i ....

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PRODUCE.-For Sugar the demand continues
steady, but being fairly met by holders, no change
in prices can be quoted ; the sales consist of 100
hhds. 8.P., 9,500 bags Bengal, and 2,000 mats Mau-
ritius. The transactions in Brazil have been insig-
nificant, but about 500 hhds. Porto Rico and Cuba
Muscovado have been sold. Of Molasses, the sales
are 700 pun., including 600 Barbadoes at 188. to 18s.
3d., and 80 Trinidad at 16s. 6d. per cwt., for arrival.
Coffee.-The sales comprise 30 tcs. Jamaica, 180
bags ordinary Rio, 50 bags Ceara, and 150 bags St.
Domingo. Rice.-300 tcs. Carolina have been sold,
chiefly at 245. 6d. to 245. 9d., and 3,000 bags Ben-
gal, at los. gd. to I ls. 6d., being rather dearer, and
one cargo of Arracan, to arrive, at 9s. 6d. per cwt.
Rum.-The business is 100 puns., at the full rates
of last week. The market for Tea has not been so
active, but prices are maintained. The accounts
from China may probably give a further-stimulus to
the demand. In Saltpetre, only a small parcel sold,
without change. In Guano, a good business has
been done at the quotations. The demand for Ame-
rican Rosin is extensive ; 3,500 brls. sold at 4s. 6d.
for common, to 10s. 6d. per cwt. for fine quality.
Of Hides, a few salted Buenos Ayres Horse have
been sold at 7s. each. For Olive Oil the demand
is nearly suspended, and for the few sales made a
slight decline has been accepted. Seal and Cod Oil
are in limited request, without change in price.
Small sales of Linseed Oil are reported at 28s. 6d.
per cwt., and pale Rape at 355. 6d. Spirits of
Turpentine are in fair demand at 48s. per cwt.
There continues a limited demand for Palm Oil,
but the price is steady at £35 per ton, at which
about 150 tons on the spot, and 250 tons to arrive,
have been sold. The Tallow market is steady at
475. 6d. to 48s. for Petersburg Y.C. ; 100 hhds.
North American sold at 475. 6d., and about 200
pipes South American at 455. to 475. per cwt.
American Lard is dull of sale. Nothing worthy of
notice has taken place in Baltic Hemp. The sales
of Jute have been at prices in favour of the buyer,
and only 400 bales taken at £lB to £2l for good
common to very good, being a decline of 10s. per ton.
TO-DAY the Sugar market is without change, the
transactions since Friday consisting of 170 hhds.
Barbadoes at 345. to 38s. 6d., with 1,200 bags mid-
dling white Benares at 365. 6d. to 375. per cwt.
There is nothing to notice in Molasses, Rum, or
Coffee. The Tea market is quiet. Of Jute 2,000
bales have been sold to arrive, but the price has
not transpired. 200 bags Sago Flour have realised
20s. per cwt.
W ooL.-There is nothing new to report in this
article, Business here is not so animated, and in
the absence of any particular transaction prices
may be considered nominal, yet holders are firm.
In the manufacturing districts prices are a little
easier. The attention of the trade is chiefly occu-
pied with the public] Gales in London, which are

GRAND CRICKET MATCH.- LIVERPOOL
OLYMPUS v. ALL ENGLAND.

Yesterday, a match between twenty of the Liverpool
Olympus Club (with Crossland and Armitage given in),
and eleven of All England, was commenced on the ground
of the Olympus, in Prince's Park.
The earlier part of the day being unfavourable, there
was some delay in commencing the play. Notwithstand-
ing the somewhat unpropitious state of the weather, there
was a numerous and highly respectable body of spectators
present. All England having won the toss, went in first
to the bowling of Crossland and Armitage, and, after
some splendid batting, the last wicket was bowled for a
score of 127, out of which, it will be-seen from the sub-
joined' particulars, that Caesar obtained 44 runs and An-
derson 26. The bowling of both Crossland and Armitage
was much admired. Liverpool then went in for their first
innings, and when time was called (at seven o'clock), two
wickets only had been lowered for 17; runs, leaving 18 to
go in in addition to Gardner and Clare, who had posses-
sion of the bat when time was called. The following is
the score :

ENGLAND. FIRST INNINGS.
Arnold c Armitage, h Crossland.... 2
Caesar
Caffyn c Lee, b Paget ll
Parr c Paget, b Armitage lB
Guy .. c Paget, b Crossland 4
Box
Anderson
S. Parr Hurt ........ .............. 0
A. Mynn, Esq Not out 8
Clarke c Armitage, b Crossland.... 2
Diver
b 1, 1 b 2, w 2, n b

LIVERPOOL. FIRST iliNmus.
J. Fairclough h Arnold
J. Lee
P. Gardner .... Not out 4
W. Clare Not out 2

HISTORIC SOCIETY OY LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.
—The eighth ordinary meeting of the session will be held
in the board-room of the Collegiate Institution, Liver-
pool, on Thursday next,, at seven o'clock in the evening.:
COLLECTION.—On Sunday the sum of £lB 14s. was
collected at St. John's church, Liscard, after a sermon•
on behalf of the Church Missionary Society, by the Rev..
W. Rawson, M.A., of Seaforth.

SMUGGLING TOBACCO.—At the Police-court, yesterday.,,
a man named Alexander Coombe, was placed before the
magistrates charged with smuggling 51bs. of tobacco from
a vessel in the Waterloo Dock. The officer stated that
on Saturday night he met the prisoner coming out of the
Waterloo Dock, and, on :examination, found him in pos-
session of the above-named quantity of tobacco. Part of
it was concealed about his person, and the other in a box
containing a false bottom.—The defendant was fined £5
and costs, and in default of payment, one month's im-
prisonment.

THE MuariA.--The following commissions have been
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of
Lancaster :.--lst Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's
Own Militia Lieut. J. Kirkes to be Captain, vice Parker,
resigned ; Ensign A. W. Munro, to be Lieut., vice Cary,
promoted ; Ensign C. E. Knowlys, to be Lieut., vice
Hansard, promoted ; Ensign G. Robinson, to be Lieut.,
vice Oughton, resigned ; Ensign J. W. Whitle, to be
Lieut., vice Brown, who exchanges ; Ensign, I. S. A.
Herford, to be Lieut., vice Marshall, who resigns.-2d
Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's own Militia : W.
H. Manifold, Gent., to be Ensign and Assistant-Surgeon.
—3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia :
Lieut. J. Bayly, to be Captain.-sth Regiment of Royal
Lancashire Militia : R. Lomax. Gent., to be Ensign.—
Artillery Corps of the Royal Lancashire Militia : G.
Hall, Esq., late Capt. and Brevet Major of Artillery, in
the Hon. East India Company's Service, to be Captain,
with Brevet Rank of Major ; J. Hay, Esq., late 15th
Foot, to be Captain ; W. G. Furnivall, Gent., to be
Second Lieutenant.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—A paragraph in to-day's Albion having appeared,
stating that a firm, named " Taylor and C 0.," have ab-
sconded, and the police are after them, you will oblige by
inserting in your paper to-morrow, the fact, that our eon-
cern has been established thirty years in Liverpool as
Printers and Stationers, and that we have no connexion,
either directly or indirectly, with the missing firm in
question ; such a statement, unless contradicted, being
calculated to do As a serious injury.
We are, Sir,
Yours respectfully,
T. TAYLOR and CO.
37, Dale-street.

Monday Evening, May 30, 1853.

A MONSTER SALMON.—The largest fish of the above
description captured for many years past out of the waters
of the United Kingdom was taken a few days since from
the River Tay, on the estate of Lord Gray. This prodi-
gious prize weighed 59 pounds, being three feet nine
inches in length, and one foot in diameter across the
shoulders.—Kelso Chronicle.

REPORTED REINFORCEMENTS TO THE MEDITERRA-
NEAN.-It is not true, as reported, that Vice-admiral
Deans Dundas's fleet will be reinforced by the 25th. It
is a matter of impossibility, for the only ships available
for reinforcement to the Mediterranean fleet are not yet
out of the channel. The force under the gallant admiral's
command at present is—Britannia, 120 guns, 1,000 men ;
Trafalgar, 120 guns, 960 men ; Albion, 90 guns, 820 men ;
Rodney, 90 guns, 820 men ; Vengeance, 84 guns, 750
men ; Bellerophon, 78 guns, 650 men ; Arethusa, 50 guns,
500 men ; with as many steamers, including a screw.
sloop.