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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

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ground on Friday afternoon in the Park, the first time
for a long period. The Royal carriage. in which v7ere Her
MAJESTY and the Dachess of Sexe GOTH.A, was driven
over the greensward in bee.utiful style : Meet:eV by the
usual retinue, the whole had a very fine effect. The
SOVEREIGN and her Grand Falconer alone have this
privilege.
The opera, the other evening, though not a state occa-
sion, presented one of the grandest spectacles ever wit-
nessed inside or outside the walls. The opera was
Roberto. About nine o'clock Her MAJESTY arrived,
accompanied by Prince ALBERT, his elder brother, the
Duke of Saxe GOTHA, and his duchess. In the course
of the evening they made quite a family party in the rcyal
box. The QUEEN always sits in the corner of the box
facing the stage, giving her prodie to the audience. iu
the opposite corner sits Prince ALBERT, the centre seats
being occupied by the more illustrious of Her MAJESTY'S
visitors or suite.' Soon after the arrival of the royal party,
the Duke of SANE GOTHA and his wife—he a fine manly
fellow, she a brilliant blonde, with the genuine flaxen hair
of Germany in abundance—entered the QUEEN'S box.
Prince ALBERT rose and gave his brother the royal chair,
whilst the former had a little chat with his sister-in-law.
They appeared to laugh and talk like humble folks when
they meet, with this difference, perhaps, that they did not
seem to care a penny in what language they talked ; now
English, anon German, then French. The only thing
common among them appeared to be laughter,
smacked as much of the real jolly English as any I
heard for some time. FORMES, the German basso,
tained the part of Bertranzr, and reached a musical gr,
beyond his; D profozado, verifying the glories of MILTON,
that in the lowest deep there's a lower still. Her
MAJESTY applauded most heartily, and the lo} al
German artist bowed profoundly. Was the Or—
greater joyance than usual, because of the
witnessed outside the porch
tual attachment which exists between VICTORIA and der
Highland subjects is well known : Balmoral, to wit ! It
so happened that on the night in question the ever-
glorious, brave, unstained 42nd Highlanders had just made
a halt in the metropolis en route for the encampment at
Chobhana. Bow-street, in which the Royal Italian Opera
is situated, has not many poetical associations belonging
to it, though it is a street most popular—named, heard of
in all the quarters of the globe. Who has not heard of
Bow-street's famed Police-court ? Yea, it may be. who
in London, with a spark of " life," has not, on some
wrong, fancied or otherwise, been before his worship the
beak? Of thousands I know scarcely one who has not. And
this is not by way of brag. Well, Bow-street, if not so
poetical ground as that on which RODERICK Due' and his
men bristled,:it had, on the occasion referred to, as gallant
fellows. The 42nd had an hour or two to spare, and, to
use the words of a brawny serjeant, " they used their pree.
vilege as a body garde to the Queen." And right loyally
did they acquit themselves. Having done honour to the
Majesty of England, the gallant corps set off for the camp.
The whole affair had an unexpected charm about it, and
pleased the QUEEN immensely. The worthy serjeaut re-
ferred to said they had just returned from drilling the
South Lancashire Meeleetia.
There have been music meetings three or four times a
day during the past week. The debut of Madame ME.
DORI, on Saturday evening, at the Royal Italian Opera,
is deserving of notice. The role selected by MEDDRI was
the heroipe in Maria Di Rohan, admirably well adapted
to a cantatrice more histrionic than musical. The lady
Comes from St. Petersburg, the capita! above all others
remunerative to Italian vocalists,—fastidious, also ; hence
an artist, who has gained applause at the opera of that
otherwise cold capital. may fairly reckon on achieving
triumphs elsewhere. For criticisms in French or Italian
papers, nobody at all acquainted with them cares a rush.
An individual may cause quite a furore at La Scala, or
at the opera Des Italians, ead yet make a poor figure in
London. Nor do I think MEDOIII will cause GRIST much
alarm. The former belongs to that numerous class where
art, elaboration, mechanical skill, things to be attained by
study or purchase, educational and schooling, in short,
some taste also it may be, and all the drossy advantages
which, put together, are eutweighed by one little word—
genius. MenoßT, of course, is a soprano ; it is of the
usual register, with no very great charm in the quality.
She is careful, however ; her sound musical education is
apparent all through. She is, moreover, very earnest,
yet does not reach the heart. She was most kindly re-
ceived by a brilliant house.

ESPOIVDENT.

MONDAY MORNING.
LORD ELLENDOROUGH, one of the smartest old peers in
the house, opened the Indian campaign on Monday even-

ing. i make use of the word " smartest" is a double
sense. Though now in his sixty-third year, be is tall and
straight as a poplar tree, with Hyperion curls, &c., dresses
well, sits his horse well, and altogether has a jaunty air
Then viewed from a distance; upon close inspection, the
observer detects the falling off in his lordship's eyes—
" the effect defective"—they are weak, oblique, dissimilar,
and unsteady. The noble earl has been twice married—
no chi!drrr.

The disastrous history of his last lovely
and languishing spouse, the only daughter of Admiral
DIGBY, is fresh in the memory of most of the readers of
the Standard. She was the loveliest creature I have ever
seen at court or elsewhere. She was living in loved ob-
scurity, a short time ago, about the Regent's-park—

something in the Magdalene manner. But to return to
his He by no means approves of CHARLIE
Woon's bill of fare for India. The noble earl wants the
constituency for the election of the board of directors
generally to be better informed on Indian affairs. It ap-
pears that out of a constituency of 1,750, only 200 had ever
been in India. To remedy this apparently great fault,
Lord ELLENBOROERH proposes that all persons in the
civil and militar

'vices, and colonels on furlough, should
have the power of voting in the elections for directors.
Good. But, my lord, I remember you, when you were
twenty years younger than you are, and long before you
went to India, holding forth night after night about the
government of that vast empire like a native—one to the
" manner born." Your lordship, 1 opine, would have
thought it rather scurvy treatment, had you been twitted
with talking so much about India, a place you had never
set foot in. However, though the board of directors did
e, and though the nasty gates of Somnauth
was an untoward affair, in some people's eyes, you have
now a perfect right to call Sir CHARLES WOOD to order,
seeing you have secured the advantage over him, having
governed in India a dozen of years ago. The noble earl
owes the con

No daub t

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it. The mu-

call you 100

_ _.., of directors a grudge ; he had a fling, in
consequence, at their patronage, denounced the evils of a
" double government," and so forth. He needed not be
at the trouble ; the directors are the lords of India, with
voice as double as the Duke's." The noble earl was
ned to with marked attention, and he got the corres-
pondence he moved for—and there was au end for the
present.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH must be profoundly rich by thia

mily—no great

state to keep up—no poor

relatEm

; even his accumulations as on© of the Clerks of
the Pleas in the Court of Queen's Bench,--a place left
him by his father—must now be considerable. I believe
the salary is £9,000 a-year, and all the " clerk" has to dc,
is to put his name—l think even that is lithographed—on

those suspicious, razur.strop looking bits of parchment
which make the stoutest hearts sometimes quail. Who
does not know what a writ is ? Lives there a shepherd
- le ? T:l2n let him sit the live-long day outside
:h-brick wall, topped by its terrific revolving
chevaux (le friese, which guards the captives of the
Queen's Bench. There let the simple swain sit, and
with Melibeean pipe cheer them with every strain but
one—" Hope told a flattering tale"—abolition of im-
prisonment for debt ! Sham. Within these accursed

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walls, of which Lord ELLENBOROUGH, with his X 9,000
aforesaid, is joint clerk, hope deferred has made sick
the souls of many prisoners at this very moment, not-
withstanding all the babble of all the Law-lords about the
abolition of imprisonment for debt which has been
uttered during the last twenty years.
The Queen's Bench Prison is a very different place
now, as compared with what it was a few years since.
The authorities have certainly contrived to make the
prisoner's position as irksome as it may well be. A drop
of beer, twice a-day, is all the lush, as it is called. No
taking the chair now at nine o'clock in the coffee-room,
and discussing the affairs of the nation, with liquor ad
lib., and the " whistling shop" afterwards till five o'clock
in the morning; followed by the pump for the rat-attor-
neys, the late breakfast,—the dinner of three courses, and
a dessert, at seven—band of music, &c. Glorious days fur
the " poor debtors." I have seen them as a visitor ; but
now gone—clean gone for ever are those agreniens of
sweet imprisoment, making the memory of the Queen's
Bench dear to many an illustrious but unwary man. Now,
the turnkeys, I am told, at midnight, poke their noses
into the key-holes of the cells, to ascertain if the caitiffs
within are enjoying the cheap stupefaction of a screw of
tobacco. This is too bad.

Contrary to expectation Her MAJESTY'S horses' heads
were directed to Oxford-street. on Saturday evening, to
the Princess's Theatre,where the royal party witnessed the
representation of " Sardanapales." Mrs. KEAN is beyond
praise as the lonian slave Myrrah, her fine features, per-
fectly Grecian, telling with admirable effect. A large sum
has been lavished on the production of this play, but it
seems well expended ; the house is crowded nightly, and
likely to be so for a long time. CHARLES KEAN is the
only successful manager we have had for years ; though
not to be named as an actor with MACREADY, the retire.
meat of the latter has left KEAN sole possessor of the
stage. MACKREADY'S refusal also to read a Greek play
with music before the Court, allowed Mr. KEAN to step
in—not to read—but to royal favour, which he has taken
good care to retain and improve. He has now an ample
fortune, and the badge of a knight when he likes to have
it placed round his neck by the royal hand.
A new diorama was opened to-day, illustrating the route
of the ocean mail, ria the Cape, to India and Australia,
including Plymouth Sound, Eddystone Light, Lizard
Light, Madeira, Teneriff?, and so on to the Mount Alex-
ander diggings. The picture is by Messrs. GRIEVE and
TELBIN. The work far exceeds in beauty and grandeur
any previous attempts of the kind. Every spot of interest
is delineated. and some of the effects are magnificent, for
instance the interior of the saloon of the steamer at night
—a splendid transparency—the breaking of the sea on the
shore of Ascension Island, a marvellous piece of meehan-
ism,—a moonlight view of the Maldires,—painti-
the Cape, Sidney, St. Helena, Mauritius, the Higgins,
&c., all upon a very grand scale. The artists have ex

The annual parliamentary exhibition, the vote by ballot,
came off a few evenings since, being opened, as was fit,
by Mr. BERKELEY, the usual showman on such occasions.
The debate is deserving of the passing tribute of a notice,
as it waa characterised by some half-dozen features which
rendered it more interesting than most of its predecessors.
The talking was of a higher order than usual—more dis-
cursive—wider in its range—more matter, if not less
words. It was shown, too, that America, the land of the
ballot in several of its states, had found that it did not
boast'ad purpose of freedom and independence
of the voter. For example, it was proved that a great
number of votes were reckoned which ought not to have
been taken. And still stronger,—a candidate, whose sup-
porters were known to be more than one-half the consti-
tuency, was defeated by a majority greater than the whole
of the constituency taken together. A curiosity in the
present discussion was found in the fact, thatten members
of the piebald government voted for the measure, and
against Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the leader of the House of
Commons, who every day is becoming a greater nuisance
in the cab. ; but then half that number, and in the list
is Sir WlLLlass MOLESWORTH, the great champion of the
humbug, did not speak at all,—thus trying to please two
masters in part—voting to please a certain portion of their
constituents, and remaining silent in order to offend their
leaders as little as possible. Messrs. Sir MOLESWOLTH,
OSBORNE, VILLIEaS, Sir COCKBURN, and STRUTT, this
won't do. But it is not to my purpose—certainly it can-
not be to the delectation of the readers of the Standard
to pursue the debate—to argufy the topic; it is a capital
bait for an electioneering hook ; there is something so
" popular " about it ; but it is rendered nugatory, of no
avail, for the simple reason that, in the most extensive
constituencies, the political bias of all—nearly all—the
voters is as well known at tho market cross, as at their
own firesides. This is undeniable, in small and country
constituencies, where the ballot, if of any practical good,
would be really valuable. If GILES, the small tenant
farmer, could vote, according to his own free political
thinking, by ballot, 'twere well done if done in secret ;
but then my Lord SPAUXINGDALE has known GILES
since they were boys, and it is vain for the farmer to
blubber and deny ; his lordship knows in which compart-
ment of the ballot-box the vote was dropped, as well as
GILLS himself. Mr. BERKELEY, who, by the bye, is
rather proud of having achieved what he deems a victory,
lost his motion by O. Sir ROBERT PEEL surprised no-
body by voting for the ballot; it was as a braggadocia;
he wants to be considered a fine independent fellow, I
know ; he is not without vanity ; and, if he cannot make
himself great among tritons, he may among minnows.

hausted fancy and ingenuity in giving life to the pictures ;
and, when it is added that such explanations as may be
necessary are given by that prince of lecturers, J. H.
STOCQUELER, the world will have some idea of the cha-
racter of the entertainment offered to its palate.

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PATAGONIAN CHURCH MISSIONARY

SOCIE'T'Y.

--.....M....---

A most interesting meeting was held en the evening of
Friday last, in the hall of the Collegiate Institution, in
aid of the above society,—a society of which little was
known, until a melancholy event with which all our read-
ers are long since familiar, the death of Captain A. F.
Gardiner, Rev. Mr. Williams, and five other mis-
sionary associates on the shores of Patagonia. The chair
was occupied, in the absence of Adam Hodgson, Esq., by
Edward Heath, Esq. The proceedings were opened with
prayer by the Rev. W. M. Falloon. Among those on
the platform we observed the Revs. H. Carpenter, S.
Minton, W. 11. Wright, D. Anderson, C. W. Lawrence,
W. H. Duck, W. W. Jolley, and W. Rawson, and T. D.
Anderson, Esq., W. Jones, Esq., A. Ritchie, Esq., and
R. H. Wilson, EN. The attendance was highly respect-
able, although not so numerous as might have been ex-
pected. The Rev, J. Marsh, of Bleasby, Nottingham-
shire, brother-in-law of the lamented Captain Gardiner;
the Rev. George Pakenham Despard, of Bristol, honorary
secretary to the society ; and the Rev. G. Robinson, of
Birmingham, attended as a deputation. _

The CHAIRMAN, in his preliminary speech, gave a suc-
cinct sketch of the missionary endeavours, and sad, yet
cheering, end of the heroic Capt. Gardiner—of the vast
field of heathenism yet unoccupied by the preachers of
the Gospel, which it was the wish of that good man to
illuminate with the light of Christianity—and of the too
general but mistaken opinion of the world, that the last
fatal mission had been undertaken in a rash moment, and
without due attention to the safety of the little band.
With regard to the death of these excellent men, he be-
lieved and trusted that the happiest results would spring
from the event. God, in His wisdom, not unfrequently
rendered a death more effective for the good of mankind
than the life. Every mission had its martyrs. The blood
of the martyrs was said to be the seed of the Church ; and,
in the hope that the society might from that event derive
an unwonted impulse. they would ever regard that dying
scene on the shores of Patagonia as one of the happiest
events that could have happened for South America, into
which it was the aim of the Patagonian Mission to intro-
duce the Word of Life.

Comeewith me to the QUEEN'S ball—sweep at once in a
nice. Clarence, you arc set down in the grand entrance

amidst a thronk, every one of which is-as gay as the
painted butterfly,--can't help it ; modest and discreet
withal, bounce won't do. Here you meet a noble crowd
without crowding. The surliest man in public, it may be
also in common life—take DISRAELI for example—is all
bienseance here. DIZZY, if ho can't get up stairs for
half•an-hour, will sit down in one of the capacious corners
of the Parian staircase, with a bevy of titled dames, young
and old, around him, talking and laughing : thus Dizzy
t, having banished spleen, spite, and satire. But
vith the tall white wand tipped with

The Rev. Mr. MARSH, a brother.in-law of the late
Captain Gardiner, then gave an interesting account of
that true Christian and zealous missionary ; and in the
course of his speech made an interesting allusion to Mrs.
Gardiner and her family, whom he bad met a short time
ago on the eve of their departure for Cornwall, whither
they went to visit the surviving relatives of those brave
men who had perished on the Patagonian coast with
Captain Gardiner. _

got

fine square-built old man, in blue and gold,
grayheaded, his countenance instinct with honesty and
earnestness,—who is he ? The Marquis of BREADALBANE,
a highlander, the QUEEN'S Lord Chamberlain,—JOHN
CAltenem, ; he who first entertained HER MAJESTY in
Scotland, at Taymouth Castle, mid heather and highland
heartiness, the claymore, the kilt, and philabeg, with
rank and file of highland retainers ;—the fathers and
grandfathers of these lads of thew and sinew tuned
their Jacobite pipes to lays of a different description than
they play now ! Who is that other fine-looking
uniformingman
quite brown in his completion—who ? His grand
you cannot describe—it is covered with stars and ribands
and orders ; he is elegant and affable, yet formal ; his
smile is exotic—forced—it is less natural than EREADAL-
.-- • tl.u. ,t-earer evidently studies to make it natural.
.and also. This is STAPLETON COTTON,
iscount COMDF:RMERE, Her MAJESTY'S Goldstick.
Nobody can tell his age, for all his fine looks. No
-nder Goldstick smiles by rule; he has been a soldier in
the world—was at the head of the gallant 25th
in the Indian war against TIPPOO SAM,
BONAPARTE of our boyhood. Fight—fight in
Spain, and back to India to settle the hash at Bliurtpore
another lifetime ago. There are not two men, perhaps, in
';ke COMBERMERE and ANGLESEY ;
sot old, yet
-refully dressed, they look smrer than
on about the ball. How soft and fluent
sure, you would not have the strepito—•-
iEßDl—here ; ophecleide and trombone
should out-blare ? There's the QUEEN-
-- his brother, and a list of earth's

The Rev. G. P. DESPARD, the honorary secretary,
delivered a most interesting speech, in the course of which
he mentioned the fact that, a Liverpool merchant upon
whom he called, had given him the munificent gift of
£lOO for the Patagonian mission, and had advised him to
get a mission-vessel built, furnished, and provisioned at
Liverpool. Another friend of the cause in this town, a
provision-dealer, had offered to provision the vessel at
cost price. So that, even in Liverpool, they had acquired
aid and agencies to keep them on in the work of evan-
gelising the remote nooks of Heathendom.

- The Rev. Mr. ROBINSON, and the CHAIRMAN, after-
wards addressed the meeting; and at the conclusion of
the proceedings, a handsome collection was made in
behalf of the society.

He bears a.

all part
Light DE

CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION SOCIETY. A
public meeting has been called for Thursday next, at the
Royal Amphitheatre, in support of the above society,
which has been established for the promotion of the edu-
cation of the children of the poor in the Protestant and
evangelical principle 3 of the Church of England. Among
those who have been announced to take part in the pro-
ceedings are the Rev. Canon AVNeile, D.D., the Rev.
Wm. Pollock, M.A., the Rev. J. C. kyle, 8.A., rector
of flelminghain, Suffolk, and the Rev. Edward Girdle-
vicar of Deane. A very full attendance is
one,anticipated.A"

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FAREWELL OF THE REV. D. JAN—.
some time since the appointment of the Rev. D. ,James
to be Principal of Llandovery College, and on Sunday
nextnextof
he will preach his farewell sermons at S. Mary'.
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COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY NE Pr S. I Q

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MONDAY NIGHT.
, on the dispute between
sed the prevailing
influence on monetary changes; and the slight fluc-
tuation which has taken place, compared with the
magnitude of the interests at stake, has afforded,
perhaps, one of the best proofs of the healthy state
of commercial affairs. Owing to the more favour-
able prospects of the Eastern question being ami-
cably settled, the Funds have slightly improved, RUSSIA: AND' TURKEY
although not to the full extent of the depression, (From the Times.)
and other species of investments have also risen in I A letter from Smyrna of the 7th inst. announces that
value. Money has been generally easy for corn-
mercial purposes, at rates below the limit fixed by two Turkish vessels, one having slaves on board, the other
laden with grain, have been captured by the Russians in
the Directors of the Bank of England ; and as the I the Black Sea.
weekly returns again show an increase in the stock
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rtheroutlbielevjarfuirny,theand Caucasu
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the
ad
of bullion to the extent of nearly a quarter of a 1-!-etF
;Russians have suffered a defeat at the hands of Schamyl
million, we may reasonably anticipate a continuance .
The Times city article says—" Increased anxiety for
of the present favourable state of commercial and news from the East will be felt in the City during the next
monetary affairs. I day or two, owing to the conviction almost universally
Political questions appear to have affected trade
enterhytllllo?draeveika
thei erccilrains
Christian
hpautptuhl
population
t n momentwi
will
taketh e
in the manufacturing districts, though not to any Russians
great extent, and returning confidence in the main- advantage of the protection thus affordei, and rise to ex-
pel the Turks. A different opinion is entertained by
tenance of peace has led to an improved demand, many persons, who from their trading relations with the
with a prospect of prices going still higher when a Black Sea and 'the Danubian principalities, possess op.
settlement is finally effected. The demand of the portunities of judging, but they admit that their means of
operatives for reduced hours of labour is likely to
information are inferior to those eitoyed by the Greek
be met by a compromise, though some are holding houses.
(From the Morning Post.)
out for increased wages, particularly at Stockport. The Turkish Ambassador has received by telegraph,
From the woollen districts the reports are similar via Selim, a despatch from Constantinople informing him
to previous ones, the demand being good, and trade that the Porte has rejected the ultimatum of Russia,
only checked by the high price of the raw material. taking its stand on the memorandum forwarded to the
The impetus to the Tea trade, which was antici- Great.
pated, from the reduction of the duty, has not yet A despatch Vienna states that letters from, Sassy
say that the Russian troops had not yet crossed the teen-
been realised, owing to the dealers being still occu- tier, as the answer of the Porte to the last demand, of
pied in clearing their previous purchases ; but the Russia was not known.
accounts of the rebellion in China, coupled with The Morning Post's Paris correspondent writes ae-
the advance consequent upon improved demand, follows %—" Despatches from Berlin confirm the intelli-
will not leave the consumer much gain from the
maredsidattioonyowuasthuant_uthe news of_ the. acceptance..
t untied, and its probability
slight decrease in duty. In Colonial produce there tr ru
slt
_fioarnw
remote."
is little to notice, save the absence of speculation; Prince Menschikoff is at Sebastopol waiting for the
but there is a fair consumptive demand for meet
, Emperor's carders. P • riva te Odes ea advices of the 10th
articles, and prices are well maintained, i report the war question in as much uecertainty as before;
The repeal of the Soap duty, affecting as it doea. but commercial classes had evidently in some measure
the duty on importation, hac led to some little' recovered from their first alarm, and a good extent of
difficulty ; hut, in order to frustrate attempts that the week,
htis ines
om
ha.dbeeend whichrans were f
transacted. Puorrehdlivaeseseorfy grain railiuly andurin
were in contemplation to re,land Soap which had i August, had comprised about 30,000 ere. of Wheat, and
received the high drawback, upon payment of the 46,000 of Rye. No mention was made of any expected
mere nominal rate of duty of 3d, per cwt., the visit of the Emperor of Russia.
Lords of the Treasury have cancelled the order for VIENNA, JUNE -16.—The semi-official journal Wan-
the admission of this article at the latter rate. de's,. says the news- of an Austrian mediation in the
The return from the Bank of England, for the Oriental question is . premature ; nevertheless, it is
week ending the 11th of June, giver the following asserted that this mediation will soon be accepted, and
resulte, when compared with the previous week : sa't' the Russian
Cabinets will, by means of the good offices of Austria, be
Public deposits .. .. £3;737,044; Decrease £898,410 brought to a satisfactory settlement.
Other deposits .. .. 14,033,701 ; Increase 1,130,862 PARIS, MceeDAy.—The Friedland, of 120 guns, has
Rest .. .. .. .. 3,111,591 ; Increase 5,399 left Toulon to join the French squadron in the Darda-
On the other side of the account— nelles. She will take the place of the Montebello, which
Government securities £13,124,910 ; Increase 257 will return to Toulon. The Paris Bourse wea dull on
Other securities .. 14,246,232 ; Decrease 386,127 Monday, and, after various fluctuations, the Funds closed
Notes unemployed .. 8,907,985 ; Increase 541,015 at a decline. The occupation of the Danubian Princi.
The amount of notes in circulation is £23,08.3;080, gliitiq,uwuars
acuodnsildiearievedeaslfrtfarainu.us. Thirteasw'
acio;ieudareast
being a decrease of £340,355 ; and the stock of
were
bullion in both departments is £18,479,515, show-
mitrieddutoll., and to effect 'sales a decline had to be sub-
ing an increase of £225,581, when compared with
the preceding return.

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ZEISITS DEPARTM27IT.
'ores issued .. £31,991,063 1 Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,1(10
Other securities 2,984,9013
Gold coin& bu1n.17,971,911
I Silver b sllion .. 19,1541

£31,991,065

£31,991,065
BANKING DEPARTMEr<
Prop's capita1.£14,553,000 Gov. securities..£l3,l24,9lo
Rest 3,111,594 I Other securities 14,246.232
Public-deposits. 3,737,044 Notes ..... 8,907,255
Other deposits . 14,033,701 Gold & silt. coin 488,450
7-day, &c. bills. 1,332,238
--
£36,767,577 £36,767,577
The amount of business in our SHARE MARKET has
again been very limited. The political uncertainty and
uneasiness is quite sufficient to prevent buying, while it is
scarcely alarming to a degree to frighten holders into
selling, which leaves the market in the hands of the
dealers, who operate each hour as the telegraph brings
news, pacific or otherwise, and to them nearlsell business
is at present confined. Onr local stocks continue very
steady, finding ready buyers at the current quotations,
and in some instances at an advance upon them. This
day's prices are :-Caledonians, 34} k 4; Eastern Counties,
13 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 78k ; London Stock,
115 114:T ; Ditto Eishtlis, p ; Sheffield Stock, 30 ;
Midland Stock, 72 1- 2;. Dover Stock, 211 ;
York and North Midland, 30+ 30;. East Lancashire
Pref. Quarters, 91 ; Great Northern £lO Shares, kp ;
Royal Insurance, lip.
COTTON.-The opinions which we expressed two months
since as to the supply of cotton not being greatly in'excess
of last year have been fully realised, and now that all
doubts ore set at rest. prices are firtnly•rnaintained, and
would go higher but for the uncertainty about Russia and
Turkey. The sales last week were larger in extent than
ordinary, and a considerable amount was taken on specula.
tion, at fully- previous rates, on fair qualities, while lower
wades commanded an advance of 1-16 d. to id. per lb.
TO-DAY the sales were 7000 bales, of which about 1000
were on speculation and for export, and the market closed
fimly without change in prices.
PRODUTE.-For sugar the demand has been almost
exclusively confined to refiners, who have paid steady
prices. Molasses arrive freely but the reduction of duty
so soon to come into operation in favour of foreign, dis-
inclines the trade to buy colonial, without a concession in
price. Of coffee the public sales of Jamaica went off
with fair spirit, particularly the ordinary descriptions.
Trinidad cocoa sold at 325., and Bahia at 265. 6d. per cwt.
Of rice 200 tierces Carolina sold at 235. 3d. to 245. 6d.,
and 7,000 bags Bengal, at 9s. 93. to lls. 9d., being rather
dearer. There was an hisproved,densand for rum. The
tea market has been inactive;, some few of the finest
Congous have been taken by the trade at full prices, and
common Congous, in second hands, at rather easier rates,
but the dealers are still chiefly occupied with their
clearances. Saltpetre remains dull. For guano there has
been a fair demand at former rates. Turpentine in
moderate demand, at 12s. 4d. to 12s. 6d. per cwt. About
1,700 Brazil hides sold at 5/d. to skd. for dry, and 4k3.
for wet salted. In olive oil a further deciine has been
submitted to of 10s. to 20s. per tun. Pale seal oil sold at
£32 per tim. Seed oils steady at last week's prices.
Palm oil rather lower; about 125 tons on the spot having '
been sold at £34 to £35, and 500 tons to arrive at £3l les.
to £35 per ton. Tallow steady at 48s. to 48s. 6d. for
Petersburg Y.C. Jute at public sale went off with fair
spirit, at current rates. TO-DAY the Sugar market has
been rather more active, the sales, including Saturday's
business, comprising 50 hhds. Trinidad at 335. 6d. to 355. ;
120 hhds. Barbadoes at 33a. to 38s. ; 100 hhds. Antigua
at 335. 9d. to 345. 9d. ; 110, hhds. Demerara at 31s. tce
345. ; 50 hhds. Porto Rico at 375. 6d. to 38s. ; 300 bags
Benares at 375. ; 400 bags yellow Paraiba at 20s. 3d. ;
and a cargo of Bahia, afloat, deliverable at an out-port,
at 19s. per cwt. Of Molasses, 450 puns. Porto Rico are
reported at 18s., 100 puns. Antigua at 18s., and 100 casks-
Cossipore Treacle, to arrive, at 17s. per cwt. Ruin. in
good demand, 100 puns. Demerara having realised the
late advance. 100 bags ordinary Rio Coffee brought 40s.
per cwt. Rather more inquiry for Tea from the trade, at
full previous prices ; but transactions limited, waiting the
receipt of China letters. At auction, 400 bags Bengal
Rice were taken at 10e. 3d. to. Ils. per cwt. 200 bales I
Jute, at £l7 las. per ton for fair common. and a small
parcel of Bombay Linseed at 48s. per quarter.
Woon.-The market has been very quiet during the
past week. In the absence of any transactions,_ there is
no feature worthy of note and, until the settlement of
the disturbed state of politics in the East, it cannot be
expected much, business_ will be done. Manufacturers are
afraid to operate at the high price ruling for this article at
present, until they can see their way clear. Imports for
the week, 2,141 bales, being about 670 above an average
of the last six months.

Tia ANNUAL GALA of the Total Abstinence Society,
which takes place to-day, is expected to be an unusually
brilliant affair.

Boy KlLLe.e.—On Thursday afternoon two boys were
playing in Bakehouse-lane, Stanley-street, near a tem-
porary wall at Mr. Bennett's iron foundry. when a large
door, insecurely reared against the wall, fell upon one of
them, John Duryer, and killed him on the spot.
STAITE'S ELECTRIC LlGHT.—During the past week
Staite's electric light was exhibited as an open light,
with no other assistance than, a small twelve-inch re-
flector, placed so as to throw a pencil of light towards
Woodside. This arrangement gave the greatest satisfac-
tion. The inventor is preparing to make some other ex-
periments, one of which will bo to show what can be done
when fogs prevail, and in what way the light can be di-
vided, so as to produce two, at least, distinct rays, in
different directions,

ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH SCHOOLS, PLEASANT-STREBT.
—The examination of the pupils of these schools took
place on Friday last, before a number of ladies and gentle.
men connected with St. Philip's Church, and who take a
lively interest in the welfare of this institution. The
children were examined on different subjects by the Rev.

LONDON SHARE & STOCK MARKET.—TH:s DAY.

NOON QuorATloNs

THE FUNDS.—Consols for Account, 98111 ; Bank Stock,
228+ ; Exchequer Bills, L and Si-March, 3s. ; Three and. a
Quarter per Cents., 1011 / a ; Mexicans, 28 71.
RAILWAY SHARES. Caledonian, 671 8 ; Eastern.
Counties, 13 ; Great Northern, 3-7; London and North.
Western, 115 10; London and. South Western,
Manchester, Shefliold, and Lincolnshire. 291; Midland
Stock, 711; North Staffordshire, 1214 ; York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, 691 ; York -and North Midland, 59.
111INEs, &c.—California Gold,- 24; Port Philip, 1
Agricultural, 57 ; S. Australian _investment, 3 ; Crysto-
Palace, 711.

MANCHESTER STOCK. EXCHANGE.—THrs DAY
NOON Q UOTATIC
Lancashire nnd. Yorkshire, 771

LEEDS STOCK.EXCHANGE.—Tins DAY.
NOON 'QUOTATIONS;
East Lancashire, 1B'; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 77i ;
Leeds Northern, 171.

£l. Burton, and several of them sang and recited a
:lumber of select pieces, much to the delight of all pre-
sent. At the conclusion, the rev. incumbent passed a
high eulogium on Mr. Washington, the resident master,
Mrs. Walker, the mistress of the girls' school, for
-siduity and attention to the studies of their pupils
during the last twelve months. There are in these schools
at the present time upwards of 200 children.

'"The of

ROYAL AMPITITHEATRE.—"Mr. Jaate3 Andereon has
appeared during the past week, in " Ingomar,"
overpowering interest, " Macbeth," " Virginias,
King of the Commons," and " The Robbers." We are

of opinion that this gentleman is one of the most cor-
rect actors of the day. He appeared last night in
" Hamlet," one of his favourite characters. We perceive,
with pleasure, that " lngomar" is to be repeated to-
night. 'his romantic play, which created an intense

ition in the metropolis when first produced at Drur
under the management of Mr. Anderson, has '-
upon the stage by Mr. Copeland
of Mr. Anderson, as Ingonia
.uemanni, is a most finished r

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,

Chapmans, from Mauritius ; Prince Edward, from
River Gambia ; Niord, from Port-au-Prime—ill at
Gravesend, 20th instant.

The Anria Elizabcth, at HelvoEt Jur.e 16. th; the Emma
and Felieitc, at St. Nazaire June 15th ; the Joveu and
Justitia, at Santander June 13th ; the Sydney and Jane,
at Malta June 14th—all from Liverpool.
The America, sailed from Cadiz for Liverpool, June 10th.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET.--'rrais DAY.
Our supplies coastwise and from Ireland. though still
very moderato, nearly equal- those of. last week. Of
Foreigu Wheat, however, partly from Canada, the Ame-
rican States, and Egypt, but principall7from Baltic ports,
as well as of Flour from the two former sources, we have
to note, daring the week ending yesterday, arrivals to a
rather-. liberal amount, including a few small parcels of
Peas, with a trivial quantity of Indian,Corn thence, and
I,Boofrs. of Beans from Egypt.
The marzet to-day was but thinly attended, and the
demand. for Wheat of all kinds was very slack, at a re-
duction of ld. per 731 h., while. Flour may be quoted 6d.
per barrel below the rates of this day week. For Barley,
Beans, and Peas there was a moderate demand at firm
prices. Oatmeal was 'rather easier. In Indian Corn no
alteration.

u-drt s t-arthenia is a highly creditable performance. Nor
can we say too much of Mr. Ray's Poly dor , the character
which that gentleman originally performed on the first
production of the drama in London. The prominent
actors ere .

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ported by the other member
We trust that the support g

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theatre during Mr.
mong us, will be such as to encourage
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