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THE TIMES, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1857. 10 SECOND EDITION. THE TIMES-OFFICE, Tuesday Morning. EXPRESS FROM PARIS: The following the letter of our Paris corre. spondent, dated yesterday (Monday), 6 p.m.:The Emperor leaves to-morrow at noon for where he passes the night.

The chief administrator of the Eastern Railroad Company set out this morning from to meet him at Epinal. The Emperor expected in Paris on Wednesday erening next. A medal commemorative of the laying of the first stone of the building at is shout to be struck at the Mint. The medal will be inscribed with the words spoken on that occasion by the Emperor. Several foreign officers hare at their been pormitted by the Minister of War to request be present at the mana uvres at the camp of Chalonssur-Marne, which are to commence next month.

The Duke of Rivas, the Ambas of the Queen of Spain to the Court of the nador Tuileries, arrived here yesterday. The Bey of Tunis has, it is said, granted an indemnity to the family of the Jew who was lately murdered by the rabble. At the demand of the European Consuls severe measures are to be adopted to prevent the repetition of such scenes. The French Government, which had not heen informed by telegraph of the result of the elections in Moldavia, on the 19th has received a despatch on that subject from the French Consul at Janey. It is beliered that France will demand that these elections shall be annulled, and that it will be proposed to regulate, at a Congress to be held in Paris, the various points of detail raised by the question of the Principalities.

Supposing all that is mid about illegality he true, with the recollection of the late French elections fresh before us, it is to see this Government all of a sudden so amusing squeamish about electioneering morality. A letter from Jasey, of the 13th, says, that the conduct of the Turks at Ismail had become Intolerable, and that it is calculated to exasperate those who are most friendly to the independence of Turkey, Nome days previously a hand of Turba crossed the Danubes, under pretence of visiting the old fortress of lamail, and on arriving there they ascended to the belfry, and alarmed the whole population by violently ringing the hella. They enteral the churches emoking, and insulted the images of the Kaints, The population could no longer restrain their indigna tion: they rushed on them, and struck them. It became necessary to call out A military force to put an end to the disturbance. The same scenes hare been repeated.

Other advices from the same place state that in consequence of the illegal conduct of the Government functionaries of Moldaria prerious to the elections, the P'erkelal (Prefect) of Galatz had sent his resignation to the Kaimakan on the 12th. The acts of which that functionary complains are, that the electoral lists were falsitied by the erasure of several names inserted by the Prefect and the substitution of others; that several Sub Prefects were dismissed without cause assigned; that system of terror prevailed throughout the district that the grossest illegality Was practised on the revision of the that the Sultan's firman was disregarded or violated; that the was and sent P'refect remored on 8 mission to Bessarabia at the moment he ought to have presided over the Commission: and that the population of eight suburbs of Galatz were deprived of their political rights. In conclusion, the Perkelal informs the Kaimakan that, measures of intimidation still preventing the electors from voting freely, he feels it his duty to resign his functions, as; it is impossible to perform them under the system pursued by the Government. A telegraphic despatch announces, further, that a considerable number of Moldavians of note have decided on protesting against the elections which took place on the 19th. This being the dead season, there is bardly any change to be noticed in the trade of Paris.

The manufacturers are doing little, and the shopkeepers less. The same observations apply to the departments. Manufacturing operations are, moreover, impedel by the continued high price of cottonwool ani silk. Cotton has risen 2 per cent. within the last two years, and the corresponding rise in the manufactured article is not more than from 20) to 25 per cent.

The last accounts from the United States do not promise the manufacturers much relief. The production of cotton used in manufactories under the name of "middling" is far from sufficient for the consumption. Similar causes prevent an improvement at Lyons. The silk: crop, though less 1-a than was apprehended, is inade pate to supply the wants of the manufacturers. High prices are consequently maintained, and on the other hand the so of silk goods both in Euro; aul America 15 still suthcient for the limitel demand which exists.

The principal business trans. acted in silk good- is done by speculators, who Jong since parchased Lions a large quantity of raw ani munfactured -ilks without having any im mediate demand for them. The accounts from the fair of baucure are suisfactory. There were many large transactions daring the t.rat few days, but they were slightly che he is mently by the very high prices demandel for all the arti les exposed for sale. The he wher, and pedlars bought largely they fond a ready sale among the farmers, who have plenty of money to spare, having sold their produce at exorbitant prices during some years Colonial produce was looking do last week.

The last time 111 the price of tar has caused a reaction, and coder is less in demand. The fall in the price of corn and wine lately noticed has not been main tain-1. It la said that' the has made rajul progress within the last eight days in the ral-lais, notw.thstanding the Aboral of r. Flour has dorm: the same tune become mote for hate d. livery, but the ottera 1 time bargains ate numerous and the terms lower.

It is certain that the bars est in nearly three wooks earlier than last year, and new wheat would have been alreads offered for sale in sosoral markets but that the gathering of the 14 rotardod by the want of hamla, The wheat harvest in nearly con eluded in the suith of France, and the department of the north. always the latest in France, 18 now occupied with a similar operation. The rye has he stacked in every arrondissement of the departmont, and the early wheat 18 bring reaped. The harvest 15 everywhere of the finest description. Theoats, potat we, bertroot, eventhos planted twoor three times, are most -hing.

There is not much, said of the potato blight, although it ha- appared in some places, The last country corn markets were less abundantly suppled than those of the preceding week, and prices were more firm. Nevertheless, the farmers are unanimous in declaring that for 10 years there has not been so abundant a wheat harvest. The produce is estimated at one-third more than last year. Notwithstanding the appearance of the ordium in the Bordelais, the sale of inferior wines is difficult. The commission agents at Bercy were never more abundantly supplied, and further consignments arrive by railway.

The price of brandy declined, except that of Cognac, which is still firm. Armagnac, Saintonge, and Marmande have fallen from 12f. to 15f. the hectolitre. Spirit distilled from beetroot is quoted at 115f.

and 116f. the hectolitre. Prince Napoleon is expected at Havre on the 30th. The Emperor has been invited by the municipality ef Poland, since on the 30th he will leave Stettin for St. Petersburg.

Nor will the Grand Duke Michael proceed at present to Warsaw, as the Polish papers would lead us to expect; be also goes direct to St. Petersburg, and to superintend the tions now being made for the visit of his who will arrive there with the Empress-Mother. The Princess Cecilia of Baden will, in the course of next month, be confirmed in the faith of the Greek Church, and, having previously signified her adop. tion of it, and on the 28th of August or, perhaps the 1st of Septembar, her nuptials with the Grand Duke will be solemnized. The Empress-Motheintends to spend a few days after the Emperor leave: here at Muskau, a seat belonging to Prince Frederick of the Netherlands.

The Grand Duke Constantine is on a visit of inspection of the Baltic coasts. A fresh revision of the existing relations as regards the tenure of land on the Apanage estates of the Imperial Family has been ordered, with a view to remove everything which might seem calculated to prolong the state of serfdom among the peasants on those estates it is intended that their position shall be assimilated entirely to that of the peasantry on the State domains, who are de jure perfectly free, but de facto are still much circumscribed in the vindication of their liberty by the ill -will of the local subaltern authorities. We are accustomed to think of serfdom as an institution pervading the whole of Russia, and as consisting of one and the same unvaried relation of jandlord and villein, but this i is by no means the real state of the case. Not only is serfdom entirely abolished in the Russian Baltic provinces, but in Poland the position of a peasant who has availed himself of the exisiting provision of the law is almost that of a copyhold tenant. He is not entitled, it is true, to hold a copy of his entry on the domain roll as the title-leeds of his tenure, nor to sell land and present the buyer at the court-leet for admittance," but he cannot be dispossessed of his land as long as he fultils the terms of his tenure, though he is free to give it up, quit the estate, and settle elsewhere on giving three months' notice.

The rent is paid in a fixed amount of labour, called Robot, and not in money or in kind, This appears to be tenure introduced into the state domaina, and to which that now existing on the A panage domains is to he assimilated, Where serfdom still exists in it unmitigated form, as in the central provinces of Russia P'roper, serf ja a pure villein," He cannot leave home without the pet: miasion of his owner, and the amount of the labour he shall render for his land, la not specifically A custom has, howerer, been introdneed in the course of years which temla to alleriate this state of villenage somewhat. The Russian serf may by An arrangement with his owner become the at -will of his own self, or in other words obtain the usufruct of his own time and faculties on the payment of A fixed rent, agreed upon with his owner; this 18 called Obrok. Thus it com that serfs quit their homes and settle in towns, where they exercise their talents and in dustry; the rent they have to pay for themselves may, however, their success, be raised from time to time by their owner, whose property they remain. Hundreds tradespeople making good incomes in St. Petersburg and Moscow are serfs, and pay about 5,000 silver roubles rent fo: themselves, while merchants in that position frequently have to pay to the extent of from 10,000 to 20,000 silver roubles.

The Princes Sheremeteff, Demidoff, and others are possessed of serfs who are themselves millionairs; it will, therefore, not be surprising that, when any talk is made of emancipation against an indemnity, the figures should be put rather high -such as thousands, and sometimes a million of roubles. These circumstances make of the Russian serfs, which, since the commencement 0. this reign, has been the object of the Emperor's most assiduous endeavours, totally beyond the reach of any imaginable amount of money, if such a mea. sure were to be proposed for execution by the Government. The emancipation of the serfs by a money indemnity must therefore be left to such individual serfs as are possessed of pecuniary means even if the consent of the noble proprietors of souls could be obtained.

While the opposition on the part of the nobles in Russia Proper to this commutation or capitalization of the rents they derive from their serfs on Ohol. is as great as it is, no Emperor of Russia in his senses will venture on at tempting to enforce it, since such an at. tempt could end only in rebellion or revo. lution. The course that is left to the Government seems to be that of introducing into Russia the same relation as exists in Poland, where the owner is bound 011 the application of the serf to a local board to admit him to a tenancy of land at a rent to be agree upon between them, under the superintendence and intervention of the board, and make further arrangements for his eventual emancipation, The idea that has a also some advocates in Russia of introducing the plan adopted in Prussia at the be.

ginning of this century that of converting the Socagers into absolute proprietors of the land on the payment of a moderate quit rent, does not seein likely to prevail there; it was a grand agrarian rev lution, even in Prus-1. where the peasants were not quite serfs, but tenants in perpetuity and coull only have been carried out there in a time of great national adversity, when hope and enthusiasm gladly looked to the measure as the first step wards national regeneration. PRUSSIA. A telegraphic despatch from Berlin, dated July The Queen of Greece is expected here the day after to. morrow.

The Prussian Government, in reply to questions put on the subject, has officially declared it- full approval of the conduct of the Prussian Commissioner in the Danubian Principalities. The Government; of the Zollverein demand collec tively from England, through the medium of Prussia, an Indemnitication for the lose theurred by their fellow it eta at C'anton, the ban. bantment having taken place with. out a notitication having been made to the Consula." IT AY. In reply 1 to certain atri turna to mont by the Fran of Lombardy, the Opoone of Turn of the 25th says Far from heing pand to the calamities of insurrec lion, Sardinia is of all countries that which has known beat how to avert them.

Austria in mistaken when she sage that during the late disturbances her Italian provinces hare not suffered from Mazzini's It used to be said that; the ashes from the pipe of a French corporal would create in Italy a conflagration fatal to Austria. We will not say the same of the pipe of A Piedmont corporal, but it is certain that the report of Sardinian cannon in Italy would have quite a different effect from th Mazzinian conspiracies for it would be A signal in which the people would bare confidence, because they would he convinced that if such an enterprise were commenced it would he with sufficient means, and that it- object w. u'd he in harmony with the wIshes of the nation whil although Austria thinks him more logical 111 bi- endeavours, has neither means equal to the resis ance meet with nor an ob. Ject sanctioned by pubne The Lis, the Catholic journal of Florence, announces that the Pore was to arrive on the 21st at Ravenna, whence he would return to Bologna, where he will hold, the 3d of August, the con. sistory already spoken of.

It is in the course of the second fortnight of next month that his Holiness will visit the Grand Duke of Tuscany at Florence. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING. Demetrius, screw steamer, from Beirut Town from Jamaica Mary Sparkes, from Singapore from Oporto Resolute, steam-tug, from Reafrew Colma, from 8t. Andrew's; Charter Oak, fro New York; Beandall, from Rio Janeiro Schela Schmidt, from Maracaibo America, from Bombay Cadiz, SCrew steamer.

QUEENSTOWN, JOLT 26. Wind 8.8. W. Arrived. -Despatch, from Malaga; Victoria, from Buenos Agree Thoughtful, and Istamboul, from Galatz.

DUBLIN, JULY 27. Wind 8. Arrived. Anna, from Kostock Lady Campbell, from Saffolk, from St. John's (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, TUESDAY, 10.20 A.M, Wind tide fourth hour's ebb, showery.

Arrived, July 28. -Tegner, from Quebec Charlotte Ann, from Hamburg Edwin Louise, from Lisbon Sunderland, from Halifax Devereux, from Quebec Sir Chas. Napier, from Calcutta; Champion, from Havannah; Brothers, from Hobroe; Mary Bradford, from New York: Nancy, from Rabat; 0, P. from Rotterdam; Rosoley, from Odessa Star Queen, from Bombay. Sailed, July Service, for Montreal; Onward, for St.

Helena; Corporation, for Cape Coast Castle. DEAL, TUESDAY, 9 A.M. Wind W.S.W.; moderate; fine. Panned, July 97. -Industrie, from Quebec; Mary Bigford, from New York; Sir Charles Napier, from Calcutta Champion, from Havannab Borgina, from Quebec: Windermere, from Quebec; Granville, from Trinidad -all for London.

Passed, in tow. -Ballarat, ship, from London, for westward, Passed, July 28. -Yocks, from Shields, for Alexandria. Sailed. -Blenheim, for Calcutta.

STOCK EXCHANGE. TUESDAY MORNING, 11 o'CLOCK. Consols for Money 91g to 914 Ditto for the Account (6th August) 914 to 918 FESTIVAL AT THE ROYAL SURREY GARDENS. The grand military festival for the benefit of Mrs. Seacole, which had been so long announced and eagerly anticipated by a large part of the public, took place last night in the music- hall of the Royal Surrey Gardena, under the direction of M.

Jullien. Nothing could have been more triumphantly successful. entertainment had evidently been organized con amore by the directors, and the talent and indomitable energy of M. Jullien, as usual, surmounted all obetacles. Not withstanding that the charge for admiasion was quintupled, there was an immense course in the hall, and it need scarcely be said the audience was of a character more exclusive" than is customary at transpontine musical performances, The hall was tastefully deporated with English, French, Har dinian, and Turkish raga, a magnificent tranaparency being above the preheat Far Mescale sat in state in front of the centre gallery, supported by Lord on one aide, hy, lord on the other, and suffounded by the members of her committee.

Few names were mote familiar to the publie during the late wat than that of Mrs. Seacole. A Creole by birth, and a antler by profession, she set out for the Crimes soon after the landing of the British troops. At con siderable cost she erected the British Hotel, and esta blished restaurant for officers and soldiers. Here the medical knowledge she had acquired in the West Indies proved of eminent service.

Her hut was daily besieged by the Army Works and Land Transport men, for whom she would prescribe in cases of diarrhowa, dysentery, and other camp maladies. Not satisfied with this, she supplied them and, indeed, all who required her aid -with creature comforts from her store, in most cases without payment or any hope of it. Mrs. Seacole, in short, was the first to give a new character to the trade of sutler, and rescue it from the im putation of worthlessness and plunder, This estimable person was ruined by the peace which others welcomed with such enthusiasm, having laid in a large stock of stores, purchased at high prices, most of which, at the termination of the war, could neitber be sold nor removed. It is hoped that the proceeds of this festival, projected by a society of patrons with the Commander-in-Chief at the head, will enable her to recommence her career of usefulness and activity.

In the Crimea she nursed the sick, succoured the wounded, and performed the last offices to many of the most illustrious dead. Mrs. Seacole is not inclined to lead an idle life, and if the exertions now making in her behalf prove successful it is, we understand, her tention to start at once for India, where she will be enabled to resume those self-imposed duties which earned for her at the recent seat of war the title of mother" of our soldiers. The concert itself was one of great and varied attractions, the performances of the united military bands forming, as it was natural to expect under the circumstances, the chief points of interest. The gigantic combination of martial music WAS composed of the bands of the 1st and 2d Life Guards, the Royal Horse Guards Blue, the Grenadier Guards, the Coldstreams, Soots Fusileers, Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery, and Marines -nine in all.

These, added to the justly renowned orchestra of M. Jullien, and the chorus of the Royal Surrey Choral Society, consti tuted a vocal and instrumental force of little short of 1,000 performers. The effect of the national anthem, with which the concert began, may be well imagined never was the strong sentiment of loyalty, which is a distinctive and happy characteristic of the British people, expressed throngh the medium of sound with more powering grandeur. The audience were "electrified "-and no wonder. In the British Army and the English quadrilles two of M.

Jultien's most famous comp sitions of the class termed descriptive the strength and etticiency of the united bands formed the theme of unqualified admiration, and their precision was equally matter of surprise. Never were the indications of the conductor's stick -so long trained and experienced in the art of directing vast masses -followed with greater quick. ness and unammity. Not a passage wavered, net a hitch occurred, and delicacy with which the solo variations were accompanied were just as remarkable as the effect of the united phalanx of instrumentalists in the louder passages was prodigions and astour ding. The last figure of the Enlush Quatrille was encored with acclamations.

Rule Britannia, Partant Tour la Syrie," and the national anthem in which the chorus added their voices to the harmonious thunder of the bands -brought the concert to a termination with congenial spirit, and excited enthusia-m without bounds. But M. fullien had pr vided other treats for the patrons of Mrs. Seacole. A sele -lon from Mozart's Don Groranni, consisting of some of t'e most popular airs and duets, contributed by those el ellent artists M.

and Madame Ga-sier, and concluding with a part of the first finale; the Hermian of M. Jullien; the two last move ments from minor symphony Purcell's Come if you dare," magnificently declaimed by Mr. Sims Reeves, and encored the finales to Mendelsohn's Loreley, the solo part by Madame Rudersdorff: and Ah non giunge," by Madame osier, were also included in the first part of the concert. In the interval the Hallelujah" from Handel': M. south was given by the chorus; and, beides what has been mentioned, the second part included the well known on the Humenota a very graceful ballad.by Mr.

Frank Mori, Who shall be fairest!" for which Mr Reeves obtained another encore the trio and chorus The Heavens are telling" (Creation), and other piecer. The whole passed off with unflagging spirit, and was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience, who indulged, nevertheless, somewhat too frequently in the encore system which protracted the duration of the concert to an unusually late tour, and must have fairly tired out both condu tor and performers. At the end of both the first and the second parts the name of Mr-. Seacole was shouted by a thousand voices. The old lads rose het place and smiled benignantly the a-bombled multi nde, amid a tremendous and concheering.

Net dit woman seem happier, and Lt was br arty and kindly greeting bestowed upon object. This evening the it, with the whole of the military will he repeated, al Va, did, entrance, On Wednes das and Thur day the last days of the fastival, the pubiio wilt he admitted at the ordinary prices, THEATRE. After an absence of sets al weeks, during which Mr. and Mrs. Barnes Williams constituted the ante attraction of the iphi Theatre, the regular force, comprising Mr.

Wolster. Martame Celeste, Mr. Wright, and Mr. Paul Bel red, re-a: pwared last night and were heartily welcomed by the amiience, The new rama, George Dar vile, which been checked by the nigration of the company in the of -necessful rut resumed its place in the bills. and two of the most recent farces concluded the evening': entertainment.

Such a change of performance may be con sidered almost equivalent to the commencement of new season. L.1 NOTICES. -(This Day.) BANKRUPTCY (Refore Mr. COURT. Commissioner BASINGHALLATREET.

1. Gratrick It. tion at 10 0. For -audit and certificate at 11. Bravery -choice of assignees last at 11.

J. Nelson -choice of amrigneea at Sedgrove and E. examination at 11. C. Rust, choice of at 12 Linnit last examination at half-past 12.

J. al certificate 1. J. c. urned cert.

ticate at 1. Bevan and Ben at halfpast 1. last examination at 2 R. H. Lankesterexamination at 2.

H. -last examination at 1. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT, (Before ('bief Com LAW. -As 11.) Adjourned Protection. -W.

Gillies, Final Order. -J. Catton. (Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS, 11.) Original Protection J.

Westlake, jun, Small Debta, -Green v. Rook wood, jun. (Refore Mr. Commissioner MURPHY. 10.) Rail -J.

Giles. Original Sweetlove, Giles, J. F. Patzohka, C. Stacey, A.

V. Wing, R. B. Sparrow, Original Protection. -J.

Leggill, T. Card, J. Stacey, A. de Brignola, J. Elon, J.

Spea x7. Adjourned Rule -R. Bleackley. Sinall Debis Levy 1. THE TEA TRADE, July deliveries in London estimated for the week were being less than in the previous week, No news from India having arrived up to the termination of business this evening the funds hare remained without variation.

Consols opened at to for money and to 1 for the 6th of August, and manifested great steadiness to the official close. After regular hours, however, there was some heaviness, owing to the receipt of lower prices from Paris. Bank Stock left off at 215 to 216; Reduced, 91; to New Three per 911 to 1 India Stock, 214 to 217; India258. to 15s. discount; Exchequer- bonds, 98; to and Exchequer- hills, 6s.

to 2a, discount. Foreign securities have again been dull through out the day, few transactions taking place, except in Turkish, which clused at decline, Other stocks were firm, in some cases at an advance. Russian Five per Cents. were negotiated at 111; Mexican, for the account, 22; Portuguese, for the account, 454; Spanish, the Certificates, Turkish Six per for the account, 944, and the Four per Cents. Guaranteed, 1021 Belgian Four-and-a-Half per 974; and Dutch Four per 984 and 981.

The corn-market this morning was firm at the prices of Monday last. final notation of the French Three per Cents. on the Paris Bourse this evening was 66f. for both money and account, showing a fall of nearly a quarter per cent. Up to this evening the India mail can scarcely be said to be overdue.

Last year the accounts by the corresponding mail did not reach Trieste till the afternoon of the 28th of July, and it is the same steamer (the Bengal) that will now have performed the passage from India to Suez. Consequently the only reasons for expecting an earlier arrival on this occasion consist in the assumption that every etfort would be made for increased speed, and that a steamer with Government messages would at once be sent from Alexandria to the telegraph at Cagliari, 50 as to anticipate by several hours anything that could come by other The continental exchanges continue with a rather appearance. At Hamburg discount unfavourable, In Belgium money is dearer, and an increase in the rate is expected. A further sum of about in bar gold was withdrawn from the Bank day for exportation to on the continent. The amount of silver to be sent to India and China by the Ripon on the 4th of August is estimated at about or The suspension was announced to-day of the house of Mr.

J. P. Ginstiniani, a tirock merchant, with engagements estimated at from to MI, CM MN, Hia business was principally with Constantinople and Paris, and he was largely engaged during the Russian war in supplying steam: to the Turkish Those operations to have batt profitable, but latterly speculatite Insapa are believed to hare been mis tained, and for some time past there has been a diss position in many quarters to a withdrawal of confidence, In the course of the afternoon statementa were circulated that the existing dittienities would be remored before the end of the day, but these were not fulfilled. The specie from America to-day is only the whole of which will be sent to the Continent. The Columbia, on Thursday, will probably bring a further amount, and, although the remittances are now small as compared with those received a few weeks back, it is not expected there will be any cessation of shipments thronghout the remainder of the year.

The advices on present occasion describe no material alteration in the stock-market. Erie Railway shares were quoted 28 to Reading, 771 to New York Central, 807 Panama, 871 and Illinois Central, 118 to 120. The recent improvement in the weather had acted wonderfully upon the growing crops, and wheat and barley would be abundant. With regard to Indian corn there was still some uncertainty. The advices from Mexico to-day rui America are to the 3d of July.

They confirm the statement that more than in silver may be expected by the Parana on Saturday next, which vessel, it appears, will also bring at least in Californian gold, The trade reports from the manufacturing towns for the past week are wholly uninteresting. At Manchester, pending the arrival of the mail, the business for India has been nearly suspended otherwise there has been 8 fair demand. The Birmingham iron-market has been well maintained, while for the general manufactures of that town the home and export prospects are encouraging. At Nottingham the transactions in lace have been satisfactory. In the woollen districts the tone continues firm, and in the Irish linen-markets prices are steady.

The prospectus has been issued of the Westminster Palace Hotel Company, with a capital of in shares. The site is a plot of ground close to the Abbey in Victoria-street, and the promoters point to the advantages to be derived from its proximity to the Houses of Parliament and the courts of law. The building is to comprise 200 sleeping rooms. At a meeting to-day of the Western Bank of London, Mr Roebuck, M.P., in the chair, the report and accounts adopted, and a dividend was declared at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum.

The congratulated the proprietors on the prochairman, bank, although it was formed at a period of great trial to the class of persons likely to become shareholders in such undertakings. He observed that great difficulties have been met, and a severe crisis gone through; but, notwithstanding these disadvantages, they have in their first year reached a point which the London and Westminster in the corresponding period of its existence did not attain. The capital is applied solely to the legitimate purposes of banking, discounting bills and loans on security for short periods. The relative proportions of the capital and liabilities are such as to give perfect safety to depositors. Some discussion took place reference to the appropriation of the profits, and two amendments were moved, the one setting aside 1, for the directors' remuneration, and the other increasing the reserve fund and writing off a smaller sum for preliminary expenses, but they were both rejected.

SAN. was voted as remuneration for the auditors, when Mr. Jay observed that the audit had been real and complete, the cash, bills, notes, securities having been carefully examined. Annexed is an abstract of the report and The directors have the pleasure of laying before the proprietors the results of the operations of the bank during the nr-t year of it existence. By the annexed statement it will he seen that after payment of interest to customers on their current and depo-it accounts, amounting to dis charging all current expenses, and writing off all bad debts, and all bills overdue, there remains disposable balance of 1.W.

net profit, which the directors appropriate in the following manner, In payment of a divulend at the Fate of per cent. per Album 08 the paid up capital, for half year, in reduction of preliminary chace, 1, 11 a lug to Four fund, 2,244, carry tog to profit and now for rebate on billa but u8, 1, By the above appropriation the desire to indicate their wial But to foceivo any remunofe al present fut their past sefrices, They Leg to aware the proprietors that, notwithstanding the many which have heset the hank at ita commencement, the beat. la very steadily and satisfactorily Increasing, and they feel the most entire confidence that by a prudent and anHitching adherence to the legitimate principles of banking shall ultimately obtain for it a position among the most prosperona joint stuck hanks of the metropolis, WENTERN RANK OF LONDON. LIABILItie A--are, 30. 1857.

DR. Subscribed capital £100, 0, 0, To paid up capital £50 p- share on 4.000 shares 200,003 0 To amount due by the ha it current deposita, ke. aco unta, interest accrued, sc. 121,251 To protit and loss acovunt 7.743 14 399.025 Cr. By Government securities 100.000 By billa discounted, promissory notes, loans on sect rity, 324.777 0 0 By cash on hand and at Bank of London 31,700 15 11 By Freehold premises in Hanover-aquare, add premises 1n Brook -etreet unsold, and at upwards of £,,000 £19 700 0 By building and alterati 8,550 By Attings for offices and bouse furnitare 939 14 29,113 16 10 By preliminary expenact 11 399,025 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

Dr. To Rebate of Interest on Bills not due To Dividend of 23. per cent. per annum on £300,000 tor half-year from lat January to 3ith of June 3,000 amount written off preliminary 16 11 To balance carried to rotarre fund 21,743 14 Or. balance brought down 8 7,743 14 By prom profits Te charges for surrent expenses, and bad and doubtful debts £5,249 17 11 Lnterest paid to 3,751 19 9,001 16 11 1.743 14 9 1,743 14 The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for -MARKET and CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Monday Evening, 1 of Manchester to that city during his sojourn in England. He replied that nothing would afford him greater pleasure if time permitted. The Three per Centa, closed to-day at 661. 70c. for the end of the month, 'and the Four-and- Half per Centa, at 931.

Orleans Railway Shares, 1,4371. 50c. Great Northern, 8421. 50c. Strasburg, 688l, 75c.

New Shares, 670f. Paris to Lyons and the Mediterranean, 918f. 75c. Western of France, 7271. 50c.

Bordeaux and Cette, 685f. Grest Central of France, cool. Lyona and Geneva, Bank of Mobilier, 930f. Austrian Rail ways, 670f. Cours Authenti-que.

PARIA, July 27. --Cash Four-and-a-Half per Centa, (not relabursable for 10 years), 93f. Three per 66l. 80c. 75c.

80s. 75c. Bank of France, ditto (275l. paid), 2, Fondler, Obligations of 5001. Four per ditto Three per Ceuta, ditto Tenths, Four per 871.

50c. ditto Tenths, Three per 80f. MobiHer, 9450. 9350. 9.9f.

9350. Discount Bank, Piedmontese Five per 891. ASL. Tic. Austrian Five per kaf, 804.

Spanish Deferred Converted Debt, 25. Exchange on London, at right, paper, 250. 2240. money, 251. three months, paper, 241.

money, 240, 850. BELGIUM. BELGIUM. The first of the series of fites in commemoration of the marriage of the Princess Charlotte of Belgium with the Archduke Maximilian of Austria took Sunday, the 26th inst. The whole town of place on Brussels and the environs wore gala suit in honour of the occasion, and the inhabitants vied with each other in the decoration of their houses.

Nearly every house had its flag, with appropriate motto, and the decorations were such as Belgian artists know so well how to make. The weather, fortunately, was fine, both on the first and second days, and all appears to have passed off to the great satisfaction of every one. The great feature in all fits in Belgium -the contests with the longbow, the crossbow, and ritle, appear to have drawn the most attention, and to have excited the greatest interest. The latter weapon, although a great favourite in these modern war times, was completely beaten out of the field on Sunday. People would not stop to look at the black- looking rifle when the accessories of dress and historical fame of the former appealed so loudly to the senses and the imagination.

The other great feature of the fi't. of Sunday was the floricultural exhibition in the park, The flowers Were arranged with the beat entent and the happiest art they called forth the admiration of Ilia Majesty the King and his guests, who wore delighted with the beauty of the arrangements that prevailed around. Elegant tents were pitched here and 1 there in the park, and these cot tained the choicest specimens of floricultural art -and those which were unable to bear the ruder temperature without. At half- past 1 their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Brabant, the Archduke Charles Louis, and the Archduchess set out from the palace for the Exposiaccompanied by the Count and Countess de tion, Lannoy, the Countess de and MM. d'Overchie de Neerische and Burnell, aides de-camp.

The party were received by the Committee of Management of the Royal Floricultural Society, the Duke d'Ursel, President, and MM. Putzeys, Monen, Simon Brunelle, and E. Mottin, who had the honour of offering magnificent bouquets to the two Princesses, Their Royal Highnesses compli. mented the managers of theE xposition for the taste which they had displayed in the brilliant results which they had obtained. Their Royal Highnesses returned afterwards to the Palace.

On Monday, the 27th the marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte took place in the l'alace of Brussels. At half-past 10 a.m. carriages, containing those who had been invited to witness the religious cerecontinued to arrive. The civil ceremony took mony, place in a room of the Palace called the salon bleu, and was witnessed by members of the Royal and Imperial Families only. This was the more from the small size of the apartment.

The sary guard of honour in the interior of the Palace was formed of pupils of the Military School, and Swiss, in splendid liveries, stood at every door. At 11 o'clock Ili- Majesty the King, giving his arm to the Princess Charlotte, and accompanied by the rest of the illustrious party, proceeded from their apartments to the sal.m be where everything had been arranged for the civil ceremony. His Majesty commandel his Grand Marshal, the Count de Marnin, to introduce the Burgomaster of the town of Brussels, M. Ch. de and M.

Wafelaer, the secretary of the Communal Administration. M. de appeared in his ofticial costume, and wore the various symbols of his office. He placed himself in the chair which had been reserved for him, and, after having performed the various formalities required by the civil law, addressed those whom he had legally united in the following terms Monsieur and Madame, -I am deeply moved. The act which has just been accomplished presages happy both, and crowns the wishes of the King.

I future for you feel, also, that it is another day of happiness to a Queen who has experienced so many misfortunes. You, Mon sieur, will follow in another land the career you have run with such intelligence and success, You, Madam, in bearing the wi-he- and regrets of Belgium to your new home, will there revive the inappreciable qualities of your mother, both showing, yourselves worthy descendants of your illustrious grandmother, who has left such glorious among us. Henceforth new bond unites Austria; your Royal Highnesses will share in the ment we have vowed to the King, and we shall follow. your footstep- with the most lively interest. Monsieur and Madame, I do not know how to congratulate myself sutticiently for having been the instrument of the law in thus expressing to you the sentiments of respect and devotion of the capital, and, I feel assured, of the entire The Archon hews Charlotte (for her marriage now gives her this now title) listened with visible emotion to the ad dress of the Burgomaster.

The Maximilian and the King himself were also much moved. The civil ceremony having terminated, the august couple signed the marriage deeds, which had boon prepared by M. Waefolaer, as also the King, the Queen Marie Am lie, and the following auguat por -The Royal Highnesa Prince Albert of Save Coburg, Prince Consort of England: the reigning Duke of Nave Clotha: the Archduke Charles Lous, Governor of the Tyrol: and the Archduchess Marguerite, the Duke Anguste of Sase-Coburg and the Duchess Clementine his wife; the Duke and 1u hesa de Brabant, the Comte de Flandre, the Prince de Linange, and the following right witnesses: -The 1'rince de Ligne, P'resident of the Senate: M. Delehaye, P'resident of the Chamber M. Dedecker, Minister of the Interior; and M.

Nothomb, Minister of Justice, for the P'rincess Charlotte. His Excellency the Count d'Achinto, His Excellency the Prince Clary, His Excellency the Baron de Vrients de Truenfeld, and the Count de Miry Zichy for the Archduke. Immediately after the civil marriage the Court proceeded to the Chapel, where the religious part of the ceremony was performed. The spectacle that here presented itself was magnificent, and the Chapel was crowded to excess with Royal and dis. tinguished personages, most of them superbly dressed.

RUSSIA. (FROM OUR BERLIN CORRESPONDENT.) BERLIN, JULY 26. The information which the Russian papers tain as regards the time and the route of the Emperor's return is evidently incorrect. He cannot Wind N. set out on his return thither on the 26th since Arrived.

he arrived here, or rather at Potadam, this very of Liverpool, morning at 9 o'clock; and he will not return by way Don Alfonso, the past month abow an increase, June, 1856, of about 13 per cent, in of entries and clearances, although the value of our consignmenta presented no This increase has been divided among foreign vessels, with the exception of which there has been falling off. the general totals Entered inwardTonnage for the month 1854. 333. 024 391 733 United Stater 85.173 131.216 Other countries 167.634 111.788 The clearances British United States: Other countries 585,836 634,137 714,030 outward were1855. 1854.

475,479 104. 793 134.144 108,974 349.405 131.483 850,707 313,847 936,634 The returns for the first half of the present year exhibit an aggregate increase of 10 per cent. in the entrances and clearances, The increase in British tonnage has been 7 per cent. In that of the United States there has been a diminution of 4 per and in that of other foreign countries there has been an increase of more than 30 per cent. With regard to the coasting trade it appears that the tonnage entered inwards was 1,064,228 in June, 1855, and 1,074,796 in 1856: while in the present return it is 1,145,342, including 4,665 of foreign.

The clearances outward were 1,148,845 in June, 1855, in 1856, and 1,217,401 (including 2,317 of foreign) in 1857. In the general business of the port of London during the past week there has been increased activity. The number of vessels reported inward was 325, showing an increase of 154 over the previous week. The number cleared outward was 131, including 14 in ballast, showing a decrease of 7. The total of ships on the berth loading for the Australian colonies is 60, being 6 less than at the last account.

Of those now loading 8 are for Adelaide, 4 for Geelong, 4 for Hobart Town, 4 for Launceston, 9 for New Zealand, 16 for Port Phillip, 4 for Portland Bay, 10 for Sydney, and 1 for Swan River. The George Marshall has arrived from Sydney with in gold. An account has been published of the coinage of gold, silver, and copper at the Royal Mint from 1847 to 1856 inclusive, from which the following totals have been gathered Tess, Gold. Buver. Copper.

461 :59 10 86, 440 110. 509 190. compared with aggregate declared alteration. British and American, in Subjoined are ending Jane 33, 1857. 708 166,535 114 8 TE 8.191,399 OF 143,717 de of the stret emploged in the above of £1,191.

300 51.134, The ecst of the copper employed in abore coinage of £143,717 was 324. TRADE REPORT. Monday Erening. TALLOW. -The market is quiet; 58s.

9d. on the spot; 59s. September 5As, sellers last three montha, Annexed are the particulars of stocks and prices 1854. 1868. 1856.

1857. Steek 33,618 44.837 13,229 Delivery last 139 2.468 2.079 1,526 since June 1 8,686 13,665 17.656 10.393 Arrival last 1 779 1.749 3.438 1.781 since June 1 6,301 10.777 13.175 11,214 Price Y. C. 66a, 56a, 51a. to51a.

64. 584, 9d. Town 678. 6d. 534.

6d. ARRIVALS FOR THE WERE. Ruwa 300 Casios, Odessa Other places 109 Sonth America 1.036 Total 1,781 With regard to the general state. of the trade, Messes, Colchester and Woolner report There has been very little activity in the tallow- market during the week, prices being rather lower, caused more from the absence of ness than from any alteration in the position of the article. The accounts received by telegraph from St.

Petersburg quote high prices -185 roubles having been paid for immediate shipment, and 179 to 180 roubles with hand money for August. There is still very little tallow on the way to London; the quantity, we believe, does not exceed 1,500 casks, To-day little is doing 58s. 9d. is paid on the spot, 59s. for September, and for the last three months 58s.

is demanded, and 57s. 6d. offered. South American tallow is held for 58s. 6d.

Odessa, 54s. beef, 58s. sheep town tallow, 578, 9d. net SHIP NEWS. NOTICE TO MARINERS.

The existence of a dangerous sboal off the mouth of the river Lempa, San Salvador, in the direct track of vessela steering between La Union and Acajulta, having been forwarded for the information of the Admiralty, a communication has sibon been received from that department to the effect that the said shoal had been approximately laid down on the Admiralty chart of the West Coast of Central America, abeet 7, No. 1,148. LIVERPOOL JELY 26. 26, say's The Lampedo for 8t. Juba's New Brunswick- -the City of Toronto, for Montreal -the Waterlilly, for Prince Edward's Islandthe J.

Boyd, for New York the Persian, for Hobart Town- -the Kitty Cordes, for Bombay -the Chataworth, for Boston -the J. Richardson, for Savannah-the Adelaide Bell, for New Orleana. JULY n. Wind, fresh. Arrived.

-The Alliance, from the Queen, from Quebec -the Gle from Dunks- the Knuderberg, from Dantaic-the Secret, from Blackwater Bank- -the Dalemain, from Caldera--the Lodore, from Asyab. off the Port. The Mary Sparks, from America -the Town of Liverpool, from Lahore the Demetrius, and the America LONDON, July 24. Wind at noon. light breeze, and cloudy: FALMOUTH.

July -Wind. W. Arrived off the Port, the Vio toria, from Mobile for Portamouth. Arrived, the Mary Louisa, from Ihrail, and the Juno, from Akjab. Sailed, the Eventide, for Liverpoo, BRISTOL, July 27 Wind.

W.8. light. -Arrived, the Bella Donna, from Barbadoes the G. A. Phillips, from Richibucto -the Apollo, from Newfoundland- the Sovereign, from Liverpool.

GRAVESEND, JULY 26. (BY MAGNETIC TELEORAPH.) (From Lloyd's) Arrived. -The John Barrow, from Port Wallace -the Child of the Regiment, from Autwerp. JULY 7. 9 30 Wind, tide, fourth bour's eob: weather, fine.

Arrived, -The Ida, from Dunkirk- the Stadt Outerbruck, from -the Zuma. from Stettin -the steamer Metropolis, from ternthe steamer Pyenoord, from Rotterdam- -the steamer Countess' ol Lonadale, from Hamburg--the steamer Clarence, from Antwerp. Sailed. -The Robina, for New York -the steamer Triton, for Calais, 1 p.m. -Wind, tide, first hour's flood; weather, fine.

Arrived. -Toe steamer Hanover, from Havre -the steamer Albion, from Boulogne. 3 p.m. Wind, tide, third hour's flood: fine. Arrived.

The Powerful, from Constantinople -the Lionne, the Furet and the Puret Lavalle), So all from Gravelines, Sailed. -The Hennet.a, for Cape Palmas. 7 30 p.m. -Wind. side, two bours' ebb: fine.

Arrived. The Fairy, from Jersey the Adelaide, from Dantsic-the Ganges, frotu Sierra Leune. DEAL. JILY 27. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) (From Loyd's) 9 a.m.

-Wind, 9.W., fresh. Pasted on the 9th -The Edgar, from Jamaica for London, and not the- Zephyr, as mported last night, which vessel hoisted pendant over bet winter instead of drat pendant the from Grtinaby tut Bombay the Arfu, from Taganrog for the porth' ward. Arrived. The Mary Gillespie from A jainas for New castle, and not for Louiton, so reported last night. Passed.

The Kagle, trois Lanaton for New Yurt' -the steamshla Powerful, the we. leant, aunt the Nunieu, from quebee, both toe Anchoret, The it from Laneton foe Bahia the Plaarro, from Letten for Litotpeed the Kiteahoth, frain for -Alesane the Thorns Realit, from Miella her Derofose, from queles the The from he London- the Monarch, the Blenhehn, Hoth frets for Caleutta. Anchored, The fruts L-mdon foe Jams les -the Africana tr London fir Listo, the from Lafion for A lerandriathe Royal Arthur, from London fut the Cape of Good Hope, 2 m. Wind W. 4 very strone.

Paased in Tow. The (lire, from for London. Panel. The Minerva, from Quebec for Majesty's Agamemno: from the river for the westward. Anchored.

-The Gofped, ti from Newcastle for Gence, Put back. -The Bieub-im. fur Caicutta, 1.30 p.m. Wibd, 5 fresh. I The Fear Nor.

from Taganrog for the north ward. Anchored. The Do pain. from Laudon for the Swan River- -the Louise, the Maria from Blyth Louisa for from -the Amsterdam Wage, for from F. from Dunkirk for Liverpool.

SPOKEN WITH. The Startled Fawn, Apru 30, in lat. 138., long. 86 E. Actif, May 6.

in lat 14 E. The The Esmeraida, from Madras for London, same day. The Zemindar, from London, June 24, in lat. 3 long. The Cato, from Buenos Agree for London, July 6.

la 19 41 W. The Baronet, from Braz is for Falmouth, July 7, in 30 long, 41 W. The Fleetwood, from Msulmein for Sunderland, July 13, in la4, long. 37 W. The Volta, from Algos Bay for London, same time, The America, from Bombay for Liverpool, June 4, in la4, 11 8., long, The Preciora, from Iquique for Falmouth, July 10, in lat, 33 1, long.

42 W. The Earl of Betton, from Akyab for Liverpool, July 11, in lat, 34 long. 41 W. The Fernand, from Pernantuco, July 12, to lat. 33 N.

long. The Lazadowse, from Ceylon July 15, in lat. 39 long. which had spoken the Hermondrer, 140 days out from Caloutta, The Duke of Argali, July 19, in lat 39 May long. 14, 37 in W.

lat, 29 long, Hetton, from Bow bay for Liverpool, The Volante, from for Queenstown, May 31, in 30 5., long. 11 The Jane Ewing, bound south ward. The Kedgeree, from Liverpool for Bombay. May 26, In lat, 4.3., long. -25 W.

The Kari of July 12, in lat. 30 W. The John Lugars, from for is, in dal. long. 31 W.

HIGH WATER AT LUN DON -BRIDGE THIS DAY. min, after 6 4 min, W..