The Express. — London, England, 1851-02-25 00:00:00

, ( -A . Tvbt (EtPrt% BE PERFELT SUBSTITUTE kr SILVER. — TTeo MEAL NICKEL WAIL labodefled 14 yam z w lt LLIAId nodURTON was dated by the yard prams *Welton Os, le brand all omparienn the very beet iodide salty daft" ellm that ea be employed es such, dam waddle areemonlldnY, am by so pads test can it be dictiegiddred froar pilaw& /riddle Mersa Klieg Panora. Nara. Patters. Tie Sawa prr dame Draft Mae „ Damn Baal Table Paha „ Tk Table Spoons . ....... .- 70a. Ile. Ti. sad oda ling oaten, mardeattcke, Me., at 'royalism*. Om. All kinds of apishly day by the .etent prosees. aIk.IIILALLIi PLEA NICKEL. NOT PLATED. F Tread. Kiaes. Table gyms. cad Ports, faded" per doses 11.. ... 211 e. Pd. Damn ditto sad dills. Ta att.. and ditto ditt0.._....._.... 3a. Ile. lb. ▪ Ro4 BEDSTEADS sad CHILDRE-VS COTS. ▪ A very Delp nemetment of theme Maas& In Iron aad Eram, tram 144. Id. met. ; sae. 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It, Jimegwallele. 16.8ilalage• LEARLY TEETH. —HOWI.ANDS' 01)ONTO, se PAIL DENTIVRICII, a dbite qea tr tompounded of the thd inset teetseethe ithretheste ef the Oriental herbal. It Ithdinstee teethe loth the both, rew•ones *both of in dem, s awl yereerete the es , t, fluidram the 'butt yore bad wool. bad sad em, rierethem mud perfume be breutb. .7t'by de weans erudite* ed her th e puma, sad healthy Mina and redrew ore mewed ; o that the WO (if tome) an ilmo iniskr..l Ana h th.r anektia. 111 trviy efficient aw we% thel Iteavaat wo• Molex proprrtee have obtained its selothius by the U Sod 11. Kurd hod! of Geed Withal.. add Ith 11 • 01 . 0 1th °9 = Blethlity tbrutothout Eorore. Velar tod. per loa.—Cantioa• TV imam lands' ImPetto. ve i.l the Wel based co ethik boa, Sid by A. lt4 It sad MINN 214 Itattstheardes, London; nod W mil ettemade tad pennant% rLAI. COLD, and NIGHT AIR.—FarGENTLE- NM a sow 1111CIE-WRAPPLIL of peculiar 1:011,011/1M111. NES, eietratly Magid* tbh protect*. to terry Mk omit. IMee. te* Yoe INVAUP 4 -•• P c*.l 0 6.4* parr de the soar brew ruabia. of NI. Jeffreys; ,4 cheep, eirhest, *A ufleetoha— Tido Lee*, Nov.*, I Phi. C. cith sect WILLIAMS'S ithliPUth- TORT ORGAN red ttlhaT Pi hottcrok, whole...loaf the Pete* lieu lit Prtalica-rai Palialt.• t. l *tail* KAVOItY sod 11002Ei erietal-to eti her Mer4y, 14$, !tem IleePhah : M at BPI r* Alta Pep*. rifh llailerit-aLI a (MUM col Co, 4, Claapetda= l Ihe prueetpel eitewarata. lewhertu Po, * the Kttericaru A . NOTHBR SURPRISIN(I CUN of ASTHMA F. bp Dr. LUCIICIIbt PUL.1101• IC wAvr.us.—vmmi Mr. wm. beim% ratUett, sir,- Itariaa bees knitted lot mea7 ram tik o •Mlt'et 0000 t . mkt datum, sad baying tried nll other nembellon to milt, I on, woonmenoted to to Dr. Lomeli, Writes. I emit is • boa ; and, to, re r rent soontetimeat, I found relief In the yore in wet, and bd.. • toaanneel to let better ewer Orme. Tbetr rant. me really sonde:ha My o pvedie team rod, whereas formerly I weld Namely leen 1 . 7 geed ed giamortb (Memo) MILL= Jletrem . Prier In lir oe. Mt. and 11. per boo. kohl by all mollerne vender. Aho IM. LAXIXICS FENALI tie het iM il e l aa I•effiwks• feu dtivettan, ate &ea with eTerl Ina. Al pllie 111,611' Anil. • Wren arc awMerkita. " 11PIFTY Y RAItW IN I )IGESTION, Constipation , ..11:tarwaas. I•th me. cough, ftatuleney, spume, Mamma at tle slmadad. had vadab c, the Mere, ibalne army of which had ra daaad whbl aehash,, Ida,. a•v• ___a• maid a d cone that 1 was crank MOM area m timly removed by DU VAKRY'S exesilma 1-tasTlnilw j Wolf—Num Jolly Wurthern, Ling, war Dim - NOM' trstbe °nisi of mum from the Might lion. the Lard dioart dr hiada'. tl re Tamable arebelearoa Alezander Stuart, of New; Natrif-fielwrie Mosso Niag, Kmarrith; N illiam Illoft. cavorter atelaw, hu , g '• Wiese. o.mbridlie. • IV" 01 P= , avid ▪ 44i1M1 OM* liver. WHOM. IMTMAM. M platots, We. rttnu OMMO, dieienwon. palptmtinn, ice. nold la erne. lelfe with lOU Iwo JMANNA, welc hin g lib., at al. Ed. • fib.. at ••• ebb, c c ; m super n Mud quaisty, MM.: adh. at Us. The leM nth. ermicler. are I rwarMiii feet olemfilira• fecalit Of • WI. tace eider, by DI; DANNY aad C0.,117, New Bonne Went, Weir. WWII • C .n.Ol. itElt 111.rsTR % TION UT JOUN LEECH. Oaths IMP• • i.ataat • a N l be publ mber iAnA, pries One Shlllhai, tha Mush of THA LADIES' COMPANION Red MONTIILY MI suzi:4lt, betha ii continuetion of" The Ladies' Companies St ner sad Abroad," e..nt.dung 4 , P 6/ IMP ..f 1.1 I.V.••• • Cahmad Dilates'. on by Jon% Leee .. and nunnToua Woodcut,. ennandat the arfttaf. , • the• pubitc.tan may be ndneed -• Mum Mitford, the author of " Ma, 5t.“..." NI," Jeendeuee, Williesee and Mary Hewitt, Mn. T. IL Itc my, Mb. Cornwell, Km Cfoiland, H. V. Charley, Es. ko. nk *tat Id Volume of The LADD'S' COMPANION at HOME and ABROAD .. Dow renly, pries Ina., elegantly famed In an embalmed COIN,. Inedbery and Emma. 11. lionveridentreet. Intend I..lition, is, may. ptice be. rr" g NUPTIALS of BARCELONA. • Tale ed Meetly Frailty sad aped& Tyranny. By R. le. Maus. " Ceemitertng the temper ticked by the yeast Popish blo.erneat • eat nwpri.les the this work h. ',wind a wend editiaa."— &Willy Chronicle. It abound.. With nub sad glowing dm riP4‘oo l . Indoluddlidd WM the area Warble. pattro."—Coart Jeurnd. " Mart. spirited. and intereilag."—COui.ist JouralL Commies p .4m. srry high sarrit."--itetro bleasrager. 5d.0... 1 e" 00 a7. ewlinehere, Cootaibetred. 1.• • kw dm, TILE MORAL ood SARI TART ASPECTS of the NEW CENTRAL CAME MAIIKET. hermit of the Corporatko of WNW.. 1O zolld by Pim mod Maras. By eTIMASOP M.D., Mew dile, loyal Collage of Myriam ot Llmtwaralt. *woe rhyolemi to Ib lielnopabee• 1hM110801•4 Author 4 " Cht4era rd W•C•r••• • as. W. P. urr sal Co ,Paaerasattr-row. NEW MONTULT PE1U01)1COL. Owen 14 ire u re ' t .111 be peab=So. 1. ore Work, entitled ANDREW CLAIBORNE; a Tale of Eoesall3md Emmet% $1 "CeLTSCC." Price lc Tobe orompieeed la twelve semern. tub somber will moton 32 meree dewy STY, end two ebeetrefinew on own by eminent Ammo. Laden: 11. J. OM. 4. Tovenwlemelet, tarsad, sod ell boat men. RAILWAY IitTALRIE. , .—The South COO* lad South Eastern Railway Companies have come into colliffou at Bastions. Hitherto the South Coast trains have pat no further than St. Leonard's, where the company bad a sta tion called the Ito-prep Station, and from hence their pas sengers were conveyed in vehicles to Hastings. By the completi.m. however, of the Ashford Extension line, the South 'newt was carried into Hastings, to the station of the South Eastern Company. as the right of running over this =tension hail been *crowd to the Brighton, Lewes, and 'lasting* Railway Company, which is now merited in the South Coast. Act= upon this agreement, the Routh Coast gate notice that. atter Saturday last, their trains would run to the Hastings Station instead of the St. Leonattl' , : and so they slid, without let or hindrance. But this was not to go on. It is said that the South Eastern disc...chat that parties wishing to go to London from Hastings preferred the South Coast to the South Eastern line. However that may toe, on Saturday night a body of men in their employ tore . up a portion of the rail between the St. Leonard'. and the Hastings station, and thus effectually prevented the South Coast trains from coming inta Hastings; and not only this, but they prevented the return of a gnat many carriages= a siding at the 'footings station to the St. Lealard . lll4.ltioo, so as to lock up the re sources of their rival. The energy of the South Coast °Seers, however, °rename this attempt to stop their traffic, and the trains ran as usual to London and Brighton, hut the down-trains supped, of course, at the St. Leonard's station, and the passengers were con. cycd thence in an omnibus to Hastings. :Cot stopping here, the South Eastern officers have eat of the supply or gas to that part of the Hastings station which was tined up lOr the South Coast officers, and sawed down the partition • kith divided the station into two ports; in spite of which. however, the South Coast .titian master kept hie poet—resolved to stand a siege until egotted by forte. The 111.'6 vs Vern, in Comment. inn upon there proceeding.. says, " This state of things has caused con-itlerable inconvenience to the public. The • through' pas-smaers have, in some cases, been seri ously 'tindery& not being able to get transferred with safe tient seed between the stations to take the following train. We wish the two companies could come to some equitable arrangement. and work into the hands of each other, to their own credit and the public comfort. The value of the property belonging to the Brighten Cowpony detained at the Hastings Station einaot ho less than 7.00 W." The South Eastern Company, it adds, " - refuse to acknowledge the London, Brighton, and South Coast Company as pos ossaiog the privileges originally granted to the defunct (Lewes and 'footings) eonipsay, ante actin proof to that effect be given. Till such proof be 'Herded, the South Eastern Company declare that their bald sule posses sion of the line. ,-,lhrirAters 11mq% EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Messrs. Quitter and Ball have prepared a report on the capital expenditure of this company, from the date of it formation in the year 1836, to the 4th of July, 1840, a period of fourteen years. "The expenditure which has bean subjected to examination amounted, according to the accounts published at the latter date, to the sum of 9,606,9211. Is. 3d. In conducting the investigation a three-told object has been kept in view ; namely, to ascertain lady. The reality of the expenditure charged; 2ndly. Its correct dis tribution ; and 3rdly. A more clear and distinc tive exhibition of the several purposes to which the capital has been applied. With reference to the first point, the reality of the expenditure charged, we lessy means of regular vouchers and other collateral and formal evi dence, satisfied ourselves of the genuineness of the accounts in this important respect. And silthough some pay menu fur land purchases and other purposes yet remain unvuuched, such instances are not numerous, considering the extent and variety of the transactions in volved; nor are there any circumstances attending the nun-production of such vouchers which raise in us any nor sal doubt as to the fart of the payments having actually taken place. At the same time, while stating this conclu sion as to the validity of the expenditure, we must not omit to observe that great laxity appears to have prevailed in the management of it, by which the cost of the works and pro perty of the company has been rendered excessive to a de highly injurious to the interests of the share holders, and which a prudent and considerate stew ardship of the funds subscribed by them would have greatly diminished, end might have wholly prevented. W. aft& pirdwieds. la the Mist, 1 the risk ea*, for works and buildings, amounting to u war of six millions and a half sterling, was incurred wit out putting up the contr.wn for their execution to competition . hail its salu tary influence been brought to hear upon this part, which constitutes the great bulk of the company'o expenditure, there can be no question that an immense saving of money would have been the consequence, and that the degree of depression in value, ender which the capital stork of the company is now suffering, would never have been reached. And, by way of indicating the extent of Inn and injury occasioned to the company by the neertapplication of the principle of competition to the letting of its pest great works, we may men tion that, in the case of certain works required on the Shelford and Sheprith Line, the present board of directors eedereil that the same should be let by public tender, the result being that offers were put in by different parties for their execution, which varied in amount from 11,000 f. to f2,flUoi. or thereabouts, and the hoard decided on accepting a tender amounting to 13,41094., or thereabouts. As to the policy or legality of certain of the outlay, and especially of the large amount incurred in opposing other companies, and in the promotion of undertakings which were eventually abandoned, we offer no opinion ; the cost of such proceed ings, so far as we have been able to distinguish it, is 344,:a11. 7s. 6d. As the next object in view, namely, the correct distribution of the expenditure in the accounts, we have found it necessary to mare the whole of the transactions, in order to ascertain the precise character of each payment, so as to determine the head of ac count to which it properly belonged, and to al low of its being classed accordingly. Our labours in this direction have not only elicited much useful information, calculated to throw light on the past working of the undertaking, but have led to valuable re sults in thi , adjustment of disputed accounts, in controlling the payments of unsettled demands, in the recovery of monies from parties to, whom payments had been made in excess of the sums really due to them, and in eliciting the state of the accounts existing between the company and their late *elicitor in connexion with the advances made to him from time to time for land purchases and other objects. The review incidental to this investigation of the fivancial questions which have sprung up between this and the Nor tulk Company under the agreements of May, 1648, and August, 1849, has also been productive o f I advantageous results to the Eastern Counties Company. In the revised statement of the capital expenditure we have attempted to exhibit the cost of each of the several lines and works and other properties of the company, and also to discriminate between what may be termed the natural and the accidental cost of the undertaking, by separating from the MUM of outlay those expenses which, though perhaps unavoidably incurred, swelled the that of produc tion without adding anything to the intrinsic value of the property. Such extraneous expendi ture alluded to being altogether independent of a large amount with which the capital account remains charged in respect of expenses resulting from the working of the tragic, and properly chargeable against revenue." SOUTIL WALES RAILWAY. By the report to be presented at the ensuing meet ing we learn that after defraying the working ex penses, and the interest upon the debenture capital of the company, an available balance remains, exclusive of the amount due for the conveyance of mails, of 6.1861. 15s. Ild. 'Jibe directors consider it of great im portance to a full development of the traffic of the district and to the ultimate valise of the undertaking, that communications should be formed with the various docks and valley lines of railway in proximity to your own line. For the purpose of effecting this object the' have made application to parliament for powers to authorise the construction of branches to join the Western Valleys Rail way at Newport, the Taff Vale Railway at Cardiff, the Bute Docks and the Glamorganshire Canal Basin at the same place, and the new docks proposed to be formed at Raglan Bay. By the some bill, it is proposed to authorise the construction of certain alterations and improvements in the South Wales Railway and in the Forest of Dean Roil way which your directors also consider of much importance. Another bill has been introduced into parliament for the purpose of ratifying and confirming certain sub scriptions made by this company to other railway companies. By the traffic account of the Forest of Dean railway, which is likewise annexed to this report, it appears that since the company has been in the receipt of tolls on that branch, it has, after deducting the expeuaes of the line, earned some what more than sufficient to pay five per cent. interest on the purchase money. The directors have entered into an arrangement with the Great Western Company, under the Sth clause of the agreement of 2nd January, 1847, for the use of the rolling stock, dm., provided by that company upon terms which they consider lair and equitable. The principle noon which that arrangement has been made is to apply only to the portion of the line between Chepstow and I Swansea, and until the completion of the line to Glou tester, when it will be open to revision. Instruc tions have been given to the contractors west of Swansea, whose operations have been suspended since the autumn of 1848, to proceed with the construction of the works to Fishguard. The extension to Carmarthen may be finished in the course of next year, and the entire undertaking to Fishguard, if steadily prosecuted, within about two years from the present time. fhe capital of the company authorised to be raised will, the directors have no doubt. he amply sufficient to complete the line under the I to runs of the lease, but us it will be necessary to raise funds for the completion of the works west of Swansea beyond throe which the borrowing powers of the company will produce, a scheme for the issue of preference shares, under the provisions of the South Wales Capital Act, 1840, will be brought under your consideration at a meeting to be specially convened for that purpose. In this scheme will be comprised the shares which may have been forfeited, end the shares authorised to be issued by the art of 1846. The consent of the shareholders at the ensuing meeting is merely required to the creation and issue of the shares authorised by the Gloucester and Dean Forest Act, 1816 ; and by the 'N ale of Heath Railway Amendment Act, 1848, representing a capital of about •.1.17.9001. The resolutions proposed to be submitted to the proprietor. embody the terms upon which the directors recommend the creation and issue of thug shares. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN SHIRE RAILWAY. The report of the directors to be submitted to the 1 meeting to-morrow, the 26th instant, contains the following partiulars : " The net receipts of the past half-year exceed those of the previous half year by 29,961/. 16 , 5., and of the cones- I ponding period of 1849 by 33,2/17/. 12s. The whole of the shares authorised to be created by the revolution passed at I , the special general meeting, held in October last, have been taken up by the shareholder , , and the calls duly paid , thereon ; and out of the funds so placed at their disposal , the directors have discharged nearly the whole of the as certained liabilities of the company. The second tunnel it Woodbead Is completed, with the exception of a small por- ; tion of the masonry and the laying of the rails ; its open ing for traffic is expected to take place not later than the ensuing month. The directors have entered into a guaran teed contract for the complete execution of the en tire works at theOrirnsby Docks, including warehouses, crimes, itc., for a sum not exceeding the estimates, and the contractors are also bound, under heavy penalties, to have the dock ready for business not later than the end of March. 18.32. The works at New Holland arc completed. Nearly* the whole of the spare land on the west side of the basin has been already let, on advantageous terms, for bonded timber vents, and the greater part of the scouring reservoir hes also been let for timber ponds. Satisfactory progress has been made with the works required for the extension of the traffic. The additional accommodation afforded at the various stations on the line has resulted in a largely-inereased traffic both in goods and coal. With a view to increased coal trade, the directors strongly recom mend the shanholders to sanction the purchasing of land, and constructing the whole or such part of the Barnsley ; branch as, a,ter mature consideration, they may judge ca -1 PediCnt. They are prepared to arrange with highly . respectable parties for the formation of this branch, i who, they heave reason to believe, are willing to had, upon advantageous terms, the requisite capital, not only for the entire completion of the branch, but also for the plant necessary for the efficient working of the traffic. Traffic arrangements bare recently been effected with the Great Northern Company which the directors believe will tend to the mutual benefit of the two companies. The directors have appointed a law clerk, at a yearly aalary, to superintend and conduct the whole legal business of the company ; and have secured the services of Mr. Stable, a gentleman long engaged in similar business in connexion with some of the most important railways in the kingdom, and they anticipate the advantage of a considerable annual saving. The increase in the receipts of last half year has not, it is stated, been accompanied by a commensurde in ' crease in the working expenses; and it is confidently be lieved that a large portion of the further increase which may be expected on the opening of the Continental spring trade, with which the undertaking is now brought into communication, will he, for the moat part, available as pro fit. The result of the half year's operations is. that after payment of the debenture interest there will remain a balance of 37,5561. le. Sd. applicable to dividend, increased by the ba lance from last half-year's account to 45,249/.10x., out of which it is proposed to pay 16,741/. to the holders of No. 1 quarters ; and 21,8001., being As. per share, to the holders of 10/. pre ference stock ; leaving a balance of 6,708/. 10s. to be earriml to the next half-year's account. The directors having decided upon the forfeiture of 20 Sheffield and Lincolnshire 231. shares, and 60 Grimsby and Sheffield 201. shares, the con firmation of the proprietors will be asked to complete such forfeiture. A considerable portion of the deferred interest and dividend warrants have been paid in to the company, on account of calls on the New Preference Stock ; the balance which may be outstanding it is proposed to pay in cash un presentation to the company's banker, on and after the 25th of March. IBECONSWILDITION. FROM THIS NIGHT'S GAZETTE. 1 P FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 25.—The Queen has been graciously plmsed to appoint William Dougal Christie, Esq., now her Majesty's Agent and Consul-General at Mosquito, to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation to the Swiss Con federation ; also been graciously pleased to appoint George Aikin, Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul in the State of California. ST. JAMEAs-PALACE.—The Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Lord William Paulet to be one of his Royal Ilighness' Equerries. CROWN-OFFICE..—MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRMENT PARLIAMENT.—Feb. 24: For the County of Stafford, Northern Division, Smith Child, Esq., of Rownall-hall, in the county of Stafford, in the room of George Granville Francis Egerton, commonly called Viscount Emckley, who has accepted the office of Steward lof her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds—Feb. 2i : For the County of Bedford, Richard Thomas Gilpin, Esq., of Hock liffe-grange, in the county of Bedford, in the room of John Burnt Egerton, commonly called Viscount Alford, de ceased. OFFICE OP ORDNANCE, TVs. 14. Royal Roelof Artillery.— Major-Gen. N. W. (haves to he tol..ccen mandant, vice Major-Gen. J. Forel% dee.; Nree..Maste C. R. S tote Iteat..ooL, vice Nevett, dee.; Me. Cart. A. Metros to be not, vice Species, Ftrst Lino. W. F. Loca to be ace. apt., ties Maude; Sec. boat. It. 011 , II1LD to be OM Reek, eke Lock. BANKRUPTS. JA)I1C8 Bl' .BELL, Blackmore, Essex, victualler. Jartu Marra, Edgeware-road, ironmonger. CILIMAIS FIIEDZILICK THOMAS, Bristol, ship broker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIOSS. Joint MUNDT.LL, Edinburgh, stationer. WILLIAM LOGAN, Kirkintolloch, slate merchant. JOXEPH RODEUTSON, Cdclingston, Lauarluthire, cart- wrigbt. JAMES CRICHTON, Greenbank, 1 THOMAS MAILTIN, Glasgow, tile THOMAS WATSON, Portobello, grocer. JAMES Owns and Lulus llnowx, Glasgow, manu facturer. dyer. REVIEW OF TILE BRITISH CORN TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK. (Pros the Mark LOPS* Express.) The general tone of the grain trade has undergone very little change since our but, and though the arrivals from abroad have been on a moderate scale at most of the principal ports on the coast, the downward movement in prices of wheat has not been checked. Liverpool is almost the only place at which anything like a large sup ply has come forward during the week; but even at those places where the receipts have been the lightest, business has remained quiet, buyers having refused to purchase more than needed for immediate wants—a course of pro ceeding which plainly indicates a want of confidence in the future . The weather has, on the whole, been favourable for out door-labours, and farmers have been rather busily employed in the fields; they have, nevertheless, brought forward fair supplies of wheat. The reports from the agricultural districts respecting the appearance of the autumn-sown wheat continue of a satis factory character ; the plant is described as strong and healthy, without being prematurely forward—a circum stance which unquestionably has its influence as tending to cheek all disposition to enter into speculative investments. The arrivals from the Black Sea and Mediterrunean ports off the coast have not been so large this week as previously, but a considerable number of vessels balm with Wheat and Indian corn are known to be still on passage; and as there is a prospect of shipments from some of the nearer conti nental ports being soon commenced, we are not likely to be long without supplies from one quarter or the other. Business at Mark-lane has throughout the week been languid, and the transactions in most articles have been of too little importance to warrant any alteration being made in quotation;. Iho total arrival of wheat coastwise into the port of Lon don has up to this (Saturday) evening amounted to 2,2110 qrs., and scarcely any has been offered fur sale since Monday by land-carriage samples from the neighbouring counties. On Wednesday the Essex and Kent stands were nearly bare, and, in the absence of sales of any consequence, prices remained 'manually as before. On Friday there were a few lots exhibited front the first-named county, mostly in rough condition; the demand was as luaguid us at any perilous period, and some difficult y was experienced in clearing 01l the little on sale at former rates. The general weekly average price for Wheat for the kingdom, published on Thursday last, is 375. fid. per qr., and the next return will probably be still lower. A material falling off has taken place in the arrivals of wheat from abroad, only 9,336 qrs. having come to hand within the last eight days. There is now, we believe, little on passage from the Baltic, and the shipments from nearer continental ports having le en small of late, it is not impro bable that the supplies may for a time be more moderate than we have been accustomed to. Hitherto we have had a plentiful display of samples from on board ship and cx granary; and stocks are sufficiently large to prevent any scarcity being experienced, even if the receipts should for a time be comparatively small. The atteialimet of country buyers at Mark-lane was very thin both on Wednesday and Friday, and the large town millers manifested no symptoms of being in want of old Wheat; the operations were, consequently, confined to small purchases made by needy consumers, who had to pay former terms: but to have succeeded in selling to any ex tent, it would have been necessary to have accepted lower prices. Polish Odessa Wheat, off the coast, has been offered at 335. to 345. per qr., cost, freight, and insurance ; and one or two cargoes have, we believe, changed hands on those terms. Flour has crested little attention ; the nominal top price of town-made has, however, been supported, and good qua lities of foreign have not generally been parted with at lower rates than last week. The arrivals from abroad have consisted of 7,164 sacks (principally from France), and 2,990 barrels from America. The supplies of barley have not been particularly exten sive, only 2,141 qrs. haying been reported coastwise, and 700 qrs. from abroad, during the week. The inquiry for tine nudting qualities has been rather active, and th 6 best simples have been easily placed at last Monday's currency. There has not been much doing in secondary qualities, but sellers have manifested less anxiety to realise; and prices were certainly quit: as high on Friday for both English and foreign barley as earlier in the week. Malt has moved off in small quantities at about former terms. The arrivals of oats from our own coast and Scotland have been tolerably good, but from Ireland and abroad the receipts have been decidedly small. The dealers have throughout the week conducted their operations with much caution, and the transactions have not been by any means extensive. Factors have, nevertheless, shown a greater degree of confidence than of late, and have insisted on prices fully equal to those current on Monday last; indeed, really tine corn could scarcely be secured on Friday at for mer prices. The trifling business which baa been doing in beans and peas has been at similar prices to those previously paid. Indian corn talent has been held steadily, and a bargain or two have, we believe, been closed at about former terms. THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE. The weather appears to have been of much the same character since the beginning of the present month on the continent as in this country, and we learn from the Baltic that the chief ports were free from tee. Business bad, nevertheless, remained in a dull state at the prin cipal markets, and the bargains closed for spring ship ment had been comparatively unimportant, owing to the high pretensions of sellers. We are, however, inclined to think that foreign merchants will, after a time, become more tractable ; and we are fully convinced that, if no thing should occur to give as impetus to prices here, quotations will arrange themselves abroad to our standard. RAILIVAYS. - Tills DAY. Two o'CLocF. The share market opened very firm this morning, and many descriptions marked higher, Caledonians reaching 12! ; ; Midlands, 62; ; Berwicks, 21,1; and York and North Midlands, 24i. There has since, however, been a reaction, and most shares have re turned to , yesterday's range, whilst two or three of the heavier stocks have receded below the rates current at the close of yesterday's market. Thus, London and North-Western stock has declined to l 32;; Great Westerns to WI; and London and South-Westerns, to 891. Only a moderate business has been done, operations being restricted by the political uncertainty now prevalent. , oraaa. 11.1. °INCAS Alga to-day up ek. Pd. I.ltootottoo..- - to I o'clock. clones sew. Yesterday. An •I 3 I 3 41 ralley ISt 110 y err .. 171 1.• 1:c II 911jAlw.does . 131 lilt 90 04 .4.99995 g, foolig, 1191i9 .11. 1 1 sad taut Almelo., .. I 41 dis 131 131 Birro.Woly. &Stan. MI 111 M. ISO !Urinal sod Emmy ... ... Si 119 St. 50 .Ceedosi..o . ..._ ... 1111 111 341 10 'Mester and 11Wybeed .. 1 244 219 60 43 ;MI6 o.d belt./ ame .J 22 60 Ws 25 23 'Le* Anglian (623 L.& IL, SI 4 mid /..8/ D... . . .. I IS Do. (.111) E. 11:) ... 21 21 . 20 , Warp Counties - , Ei 7. 23 its CoWs. flaw • . ' Dote &U. IM.) - , ni 7 13 Da dui 8 Did 0 ')O1 41 49 ) 25 Fait lasseldre _ —, 14 14 4 es di. 23 'Y.dlsterph. Perth,Dow3.9 6 7 18 1 35 1. : .. 1141Ablall Exeter tod asd e.amou °l63l" ls ...'', 31 35 23 25 Great Northers —. l 17 IA 111 121 Do. 4 abares,A.Delerrod 6 121 1 Ili. I.M. 1 abere..ll,llperes.l 11 II So SO 06 South. sod West.(lre.)l 4 1 43 9.1 1 195 lOreot Weetero ... ...I 91 9/ sMy 17 17 Da. New 317 ... .1 I) If die. ~ h5O II ildawa De. idse d. wed Carlisle .. 7 9 9 3 77 pm I, Thir ~. .. 1 4741Lasimhwead Pintos - „ W. 100 ildemeoldr• mid TeriaklZe, 81 116 f 23 25 1 Do. a .bates ... ... .. , 1111 101 Ms. 28 111 Dm MM. ~. .. ...t 71 7 211 It Do. Mew RidlrolVolool II 5 „ 64/ 81 'Leeds sad Tlair,ll . .. 14) 19 111 111Low.loo sod iStackw . dl .. i 71 7 10 I f ) Do. TiThur7 EZWILSOIip 85. .99 ; Lam, Bright.a, a 9.0. re - St. MB 'Laudon & Nort.b.Weeten 13 17 Do. do., New lettere. . If 12 Do. Sikhs . . to 1 : D0.ct0,h.,1120,i it* et 100 Lnodos &S. utta-Weotern! iii 424. Do. New, .630 ... .. 49 34: Da. Now. 3ro .. , 14 31 310ncd..110z., and Mallook IL 1100 1 Idweeh.,l92.l,kklaeohaii. Si 4f Po. 11•11.16 Linr.l.l.:Moa Ilt.. ISO illidlaad _ ... _ ... SO ,SS Do. 6311 . 111Afti_ -. .. 18. lia Do. liwm. arA Drty - 211 l3 N0WT02,1% ... ... . . 14 ISOI 1 " 1;0. 11 27eiii20: . ... ...... ...... IL 13 'North MAIM ... ... ml7l' North StegeMMrs.. ... 111 1 114orlb k3wlhWes....loat. SI SO Oztord, Wore., & Waver St. 23 115oottah Central _ .. 13 II ',Scottish Ilidlood ... ... IS 221 Do. New. . ... ~_ ... 1/ IS Shrew.. 8 Mrs., Cloe. / 1 9 1 1)0., Clames.... .. ell ,SOFewsbary ma r . . __. 1i , . , 1 131/ pm 21 6 pl% 159 10 6 3 tits 4 3 Ms St Stu. Is 4 33_. . - 1 - if do 61 61 It 131616 31_ $3 41 5 1 24 26 Wes: : iyase.l N 1J dla 91 7 61.11 s s Pal 14 , Is 1e 9i 194 7 is 13i all 20 , 20 W. ••• o. Halm Oaroky Do. NM Sitp.palure Cline !South Devon South Eastern ,South Wales . &oath Yodreb.illiverDun ran Vet Extension .. ,Ver!er of Nestle Writerfordandliikenny.. West London Trek,Neweastlehlienetek r Do. do. ExtellEsna De.O.N.E.Parthalle ITOIII and North Midland it Lasso AT Pular BANTAM Perks k !lents. Fiat. & per Ct. (leaser ro GOA' esters l ihrtanniturnatOatordDirs oalladulypd.,nrerithguar. 1 antee (tea .to Gt. Weer Ditto Without &guarantee I I (hand loGreattresterr 8irnt...N:010 . ., and Dudley 4U, 4 4 die ii. se SO 20 li ii . l iii 23 I I mom 74;;;;A:3 - 6icaiiii Ditto withoutagusi 174 ' 171 ss i 25 so 1 so 121! Sop 12; 121, 20 ; 20 20 so I . so 13 le 7i 8 11 15 li 1 die 2 21 dia 17 18 28 V/ 27 37i 111 71d1.1 Es 4 5 21 21 4 4 as. 1 12 dli $4 $4 13f f 3 i ii i 1 pia 221 291 17 22 Pli I f l t 24 144 eidlv Si; bi 111 a 91 901 ex di, 38i 8 nt, 4 (hued to Uro t M', to London& N.W4tern,l .utLincolr.h.g.r 6p.et. I (I. asod a,Ot. Northern)l tlullMelby(LYorkeN Kid Do.B seam (dttW) .• Ito. *hares (ditto) . ',Leeds& Bradfoed (Midland, London and Greenwich (leaned to South Easter* Ditto l'referenon (ditto,, Lowestoft Guar.4pertent. l (eased to Norfolk) .. Northerna Eastern prrCe (leased to East-Conntlee Ditto New (date) Protest& Wyre (leas. Lon NN.West.t tanc.atTeek 81 91 poi: 7 $ pm „ 90 119 k 62 1 11 194 33 i .. ay i 41 91 101 at dim 19i 1 19 lbl 51 d l i 41 dim Si tei i 171 171 22 32 102 104 51 53 23 24 944 974 ex In ll i 201 7j NI i 2411 f I 2ISI 124 10$ ' Drii; 'bans (A)lditio) 20 t i 20 '.Read., Guild., and Reigate 10'. (leased to Sloth Ea•teto I 11 1 , elitoystoo and Hitchin (less to Great Northern 64 t o t a llhepreth Ezten.(ditto 11 , Stafford.hire (leased 00 lttr. Itt'Clean IS 11) Wier Valley. 6 p. Ct. sue. limed to etnsitoo&Due. Se 10 Wilts, S.lnerset, &Werra. ((leased to Get. western Pat:raw:cc Susan. St 8$ Aberdeen-, 10 lo Caletimion .ClO .. 15 11S 'Chester and Holyhead 6iEssihn6ltan(3l.los)6p.Ct. 91 6$ Erten Counties Esteem i . 5 per Ct No. 1 9 4 Ditto do. No. 2 10 ' 10 pe. New 6 per Cent. Stoat 20 20 .I(eat.Uslon. 4 alpsu.Sp.Ct 11 121 Great Nonbeen 5 per Gen , 64 24.01.8takWe-ten(l)Eightbe 20 I 6 LaneuhiernYorks. t CI, St 100 ' L 10.6 per Cent, Stock . 121 9 Leeds&lbirsk Duarte.' Se. Bt. ,10u , Loadoa,Beishtos,d South , Pref. 5 per Cent. ; I Pi Coot, eds,lll3l,trososol.rh.E. I 50 SO DiroConert. 5 p.Ct., 1113/ St. 100 Ditto New suer. G per Ct. 1 SO 5 , Londnoilt Sill Western New 28 LS fLtLiese. leh.Nol 10 10 Do. New ElO 6 : Do. La Is 16 11 7pm 04 04 $ 9 pm 214 11l Ta Ili li II pas Si $ dis 24 23 21/ 1 16j 16 isi DI i us 7 11l i ISO 29 Kt. ton MidtAn .Cons.l3-111.61 20 ?.0 Norfol k Extension .. -- Di: at. 5 North British 8 e ,Itrevrsbary&Binats.Nott 10 10 Shrew. &Chola(lisr.W. Ma.) 0 per CPL.. .. ,South Devon „ York, Newoutle,k 111 W, Ot.North of Nkomo 1i IS 2$ 17 17 15 11; 472 — alt Nr7;i4334rsaWdll. Fuze van ItAinwaes. 20 1 20 Boulogne and Auden, .. 20 'Central F ndue (Viers a) 20 I 24 II Mat Indian 3 3 Great Indian Peulnaula.. S Do. 20 II Luxembourg sh 25 Maria Antonia IS 731 Do. do. New 20 40 'Namur awl Liege 20 IS ,N,ribera of Frame 20 • 'lldeana nd Bordeaux .. 20 10 tam and Orleans 20 20 rail. and Bonen 20 IS ;Pali. and Straab.larg 20 120 Amen and llama 20 is I AMOR and Mean 20 • IS .Tasxs and Nantes 4s 44i 1 fri s. II 11 ` isi Is is s 1 i C 1 ! ice 114 120 37 ell IS3 139 21 pm 131 114 12 1 770 126 130 1171 16 t 41 3 I 3 10 104 fa 14 144 Is 14 111 U 41 41 11 I Ws 1:1 1: " S 1 dla I 1 pm Pv 2 11 1 71 8 Ili 141 131 11 4 dY 34 3f_ ii iii ex 3 4,1 dis in 3 gal 9 foldia LIVERPOOL, Feb. 24. SVOCIL-EICRaNar.—A general improvement in prices was the eharscteristie ot to-dues market, and bushier, likewise, am very fair. Aberdeen, 134 2 —Birkenhead, Lancashire. and Menhirs, 9.ld.—Caledonian, 114 4 4—Ditto (pprtee t. dame), 54—. Chewer and Holili• ad, 2—La st Lancashire, I —Lanesshhe and Yorkshire, 54—Ditto Olfth shams), 7 2-16 d.— tto, fifth duns, (Wag R. VW. Sld.—L•nraater and Clfillie (third area).. P. — Lwerpool, Crosby, and Southrrt, I p.—Loodoo and North Western, 1331—Dino (new stare), 64 D.—Ditto (fifth shares), 6 p.—Man. ennui, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 34—Ditto (pref. sham), 11 1 1346 7 Matlock sad Midland. M.—Midland, 62 14 2—Ditto (1 shares). 13 1 (IL 12.. Id. 6.). 54—Sbmwsbury tad Chester ((Piet Iner.. 3 15 1.16d.-4orth disffor.ishire, 74.-6udbury and Rinninfihnal per (m), 441 —Sw.th &stens and Dover, 20I—York and North Mulland, 244 r...—Dublia and Be arty Junetkai, 2124.—Dutch Rhenish, 4ld. BIRMINGHAM, Fsb. 24. STOE - a EICHAXOE.—This market recovered very much of tta dramas today, and Ogee advanotd gessrally. Booth Stat. folds veers don* at 21d. LEEDS, Feb. 24. STOCK EXCHANOL.—We have no material change to note piece fieturdoy, times 1M =lmmortal arida Om trotted in some ?immure to weaken the market. Thealwarniselea sere: Ca%echelons, 111. 13e. 9.l.—Great Northern% IT —Lastaablne sag Yorkshires.Sel— -1 Thfrek ratenrions, No. I, to. ed. ;die klidland Stock. elf —North Materna, W. la SC elm—South touters sal Dove. 214—York sad North Ifullanda, 241. MONEY MARKET. THIS DAT. Two o'Ccoonc. Lord John Russell's explanations hive left the public in no less perplexity than before, and all pos sible combinations of ministries are canvassed. The one most discussed, and which, from the expressions of the press, is now considered probable, is a ministry under the Earl of Aberdeen, of free-traders, conser vatives, and liberals, which would present the greatest array . of practical men, command the greatest majority in the House of Commons, be best able to stand a general election, and for which seats in the cabinet would be provided at the expense of the family whigs. It is considered the Peelites are holding out for an undertaking of this kind, and hence their indisposition to pledge themselves to Lord John or to Lord Stanley, and their endeavours to prevent either from heading an administration. Meanwhile a strong impression has prevailed in commercial circles that the country will benefit by the break-up of the old administration, and by the infusion of a stronger element in the councils of the nation, notwithstanding the present p e rplexing aspect of affairs, and to the confidence thus generated the steadiness of the market for the last few days is mainly attributable. The prolongation of the crisis, however is now beginning to excite rather more anxiety, and has brought forward sellers of stock, a circum stance which has resulted in a decline of 1 per cent. as compared with the first prices of the morning. Consols opened good at 943 to for money, and 96; to 1 for the account, and were maintained at that figure for sonic time by the operations of the government broker, but whilst we write the market rs depressed by sales, and the quotation has fallen to 964 to I, both for cash and the 11th of March, at which it now stands. The prices of business re corded in the official list are :—Three per Cent. Consols, 90! 1; ditto, for Account, 961, 1; Reduced Three, per bi'mt., 97, 1; New Three-and-a-Quarter per:Cents., 984, 1. Long Annuities, 1860, 7,11-18; 1 ditto :so years, 1859, 74. India Stock , 263 5 . Bank l Sock is not quite so good, marking 2141. Exchequer Bills show no signs of a rally. The l i large bills have been sold at 465. and 495. prem.; ditto WV., at ,Os. and 4135.; ditto advertised nt 46. India Bonds have not been touched. The operations in foreign bonds have not been important, but the market opened firm, with a ten-, dency towards improvement. In most instances this has not been supported, prices being at this moment affected by the flatness prevailing in the other de rtments of the " house ;" but the prices of business reported in the official list, it will be seen, generally show a fractional improve ment, as compared with yesterday's. They are as follows : Brazilian Old Five per Cent. Bonds, 93. Danish Five per Cents., 1031. Two-and-a-Half per Cents. Dutch, 381•, ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 911, 4. Grenada Deferred, 4. Mexican Bonds, 335 for account. Peruvian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 1849, for account, 804 ; ditto Deferred, 365. Portuguese Five per Cents., 884, 1. Russian Five per Cents., 1131 ' • ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 97 Spanish A ctive Five per Cents., 20 ; do. Three per Cents., ;84, 371. The following shows the latest quotations of ex change on Loudon, and which arc in favour of 4 " provement : Previous I.atest Quotations. Quotations Amsterdam (short) 1111. 75 Mt. 771 Ditto (two months) llll. 67 1111. 70 Augsburg 9ll. 44 911. 44 Berlin Bremen 616 616 Christiana 4.58 4.60 Copenhagen (short).. Ditto (three months) 8.87 8.87 Gothenburg Hamburg (short) a Ditto (three months) Lelpsig i 6. Lisbon Milan 29 lire 07 29 lire 12 Naples New York lO9l 101 110 Paris Riga Stockholm (short) Ditto (90 days) Trieste The French shareholders in the Paris and Stras burg Railway have sent over a special agent to sup port the English directors in their plan for a loon in aid of calls. The advantages of this plan we were the first to make known; and that they were ac knowledged by capitalists here was shown by the', rise in the shares. On Thursday, without any cause assigned, the French directors rejected the plan for the loan. The shareholders at Paris, and elsewhere in France, have come forward in strong numbers, and signed a requisition calling .1 on the directors to put the question of the loan in the erdre du jour for the approaching meeting in April, in order that the plan may be discussed. Un less this be done the question, according to the French statutes, cannot come on, and will be protractedly adjourned. The English shareholders are called upon to come forward and join iu this request, vhich, it is believed, the directors will not refuse. The Railway Times hints at the organisation of an opposition to the re-election of Mr. Waddington as director of the Eastern Counties, supposing that lien tlemun should allow himself to be put in nomination, and states a belief that some of his chief opponents will be found in the special committee. In reference to the differences between the Brighton and South Eastern Companies the Rail way Times intimates that, although the Brighton proposals have not been accepted, other propositions have since been made. Ilerapath's Journal gives the following budget of dividends: The excess of the Great Northern re- ceipts over the working expenses is 89,0001., which, after being reduced by the mortgage interest and guarantees, will leave a balance ; and this, added to the former balance, will make it about 20,0001. A dividend of 2s. would exhaust 19,5471. No dividend, however, will be recom mended. The directors of the Ambergate Railway intend to propose at the meeting on the 27th inst. a dividend of per share for the half year, which, as there are 60,000 shares, will require 3,0001. The available surplus on the half years working being 4,0211., this dividend can be paid and a balance left over of about 1,0001. The directors state that bene ficial arrangements have been made with the Lou don and North Western and Midland Companies for an interchange of traffic, and much is expected from the opening of the direct line of the Great Northern. The directors of the South Eastern ltail way have determined upon recommending a divi dend of 10s. per share (or 30/. stock) for the half year ending the 31st of Jan. As regards the York and North Midland, the dividend proposed is 10s. The subjoined calculations show the rate per cent. per annum yielded by the various securities cited at the average of the prices which ruled this day. Where the asterisk (*) is prefixed it is to be under stood that the share rate of interest is less the in come tax. Three per Cent. Marais MON/ price 964 yhddper oent...£l 2 4 Three per Chat. Reduced 3 1 New Three.andto.Quarter pa Cents.— is 3 6 Bank otock (di.. 7 per cen t per aaa.) 213 3 3 4 India Stnek (aty.lo4 per cent per an.) 26 7 1 ~ 3 18 3 Itzeisquer Bills (ant. ltd. per day) SOU „ 2 4 6 Great Western* £lOO ob. (dl.. at the aersehlre raiser prr and Tor emu perk shWe ann.) x £lOO 92 Stock* ,la-t dl.. at the rate of 2 pee out per Ma tasks It South l.) Western* Stuck (pro ls bible forthcoming dw. at the rate per ma- per eon. Lou of d 4 on and North Weeter ) efitock (peo. so 48 91 bible lorthconting die. at the rue of 31 per cent. per ann.) Midland. Stock (probable tormenting div. at the rate of 24 per a.m.? ann.) t 2 ee 4 0 74 South Erten,* Stock (voluble birth commie dividend 10e. per WI. share, equal to 3f. 6e. Bd. per cent. per ann., 264 3 16 ti The intelligence from the copper mines of Lake Superior represents the mines as doing well this year. 1,500 tons of copper ore have been shipped, of which the Cliff Mine, the largest undertaking in that region, supplied 800 tons. One of the greatest p 4 AI 1.114 expenses experienced in getting the copper ready for shipment is the cutting of it up into moveable masses, which is effected by a tedious process with hammer and chisel. Various have been the expe dients devised to facilitate this operation ; machines have been rigged in various ways, and at great ex pense, to saw the blocks, but the copper is so mixed with stony particles that the saws cannot be made to work. The miners are now about trying a new plan ; they are constructing a gigantic furnace to melt the masses and cast them into such pieces as can be handled. Should they succeed in this operation, the expenses of mining vvill be very materially lessened. The traces of ancient mining continue to be found in great number and extent, and these prove of great service to the present workers, by directing them to the best locations, and by presenting to the miner excavations which could only be effected by a vast amount of labour. The people on the spot estimate then• age at 2,000 years at least, but nothing has been found to trace their connexion with any existing rnce, except the bare fact that the copper mined was carried off by way of St. Mary River and the lakes; and this is only pre sumed to be determined by detached portions being found along the route from the mines to Ste. Marie. An analysis of the ore brought down by one arrival at Quebec shows the per centage of copper on the average of the cargo to be 15.78 per cent. From New York, under date the I Ith inst., wo have received the f'ollowiug in reference to metals: The copper market continues firm at previous quotations. Iron—Scotch pig moved to the extent of 100 tons, at 21 dols. tke., six months to arrive, English bars were held at 41 dubs., with buyers at 40 dais., usual credit. Lead-50 tons English were sold during the past week at K. per 100th., and 50 tons of Spanish at 4 dole. 75e. Sales of Spanish, to arrive, were made at 4 dole. 80c. Sales of Galena have been made be low 5 dole. on time. Tin—A sale of banes (government) was made at 21c. 'MULISH VUNDN.—Teto Dar. Doak 9teell, 2144 114 3 per Ct.tuto Are., 964 3 per Cl. Ital. Atm.. 930 7 I3s Pr , Ct , .981 3 per CL Con. AIM.. 904 tatebeetter Dm, 466. to 50r. AMNION 1 , 1 4 3 DNA per Cl. Au44lon 1160.16. 1 per CL Growls 1441 e., IT IS 44 per Cl. Dean. Hood, NI 3 Itreree.le Deterred 111... 31 40 per Cout., fi 1 , 4 N Ct ‘1,5. 8.16.. 334 5 iv i r , : ; ' ,. t. l4 H . ztl 9 l l rte 3 lll.l.., 93 4 4 1 4 per Lt.Pe-44.67• l4s >4 59 6 per CL Bunke Ayres. ,S 3 5 514. CA Rue. 413 14 ever Ct. Milian IND.. 193 6 p e r Spanish Ittle. , 100 9 9 4 1611.0 Columb. Dcl. DI, 3 per CL 9441111•41 11.1.. 374 30 Cettunitiaa Equalne Rd. , 31 4 ho. 14 . 46 T 6 e 4 14414 .. Der Ct. Dataieb TA Pe Ditto PI...SATO 41 24 per Ct. Dutott 134 A. 264 9 pee "I. Versestein Bea.. 30 2 4 per Ct. Dutch Cert... sli 2 Veoeelwt, it,terre.• Itoode. 11 12 LATEST FOREIGN EXCHANGES. MADRID, FRO. 19.—Three per Cents., 341; after Bohm, 34$ cash, 341 paper. Four per Ceuta., 13$. Five per Cents., 14; • after Bolsa, 144 to 15 cash. Coupons, 91 ; after Bolles., 8 3-1 G cash. Passives, 5 3-16; after llolsa, 54 cash. Bank of St. Ferdinand, 97. Exchange on London, 50.60. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING-LANE.-THIS DAY. SVGAR.—The public sales arc going off well, at full prices. Barbuda% sold at a slight advance, prices 41s. to 445. Re fined market dull ; grocery lumps 495. to Ms. Coarse.-180 bales and 200 half-hales of Mocha are sell ing steadily in public auction, but at a slight decline upon the full prices of lust week. Good ordinary native Ceylon remains at 465. 6d., yesterday's price. TEA.—Thcre continues to be a fair amount of business doing, particularly in good common Cougou. lttee.—.l,ooo bags Roll 900 packets were offered in public sale, and about half sold at rather lower prices, 93. td. to 10+'; inferior, SR. GIL to 9s. . PIMEN7U.-3.50 bags sold in public sale at previous price, 61. Itrea continues dull. . CorroN.—There it a slight improvement in this article. SPICTA remain steady. INonio continues in limited demand, at the late quarterly sale prices. In other articles no material alteration. TALLOW MARKET.-TIIIS DAY. The market is very steady. There is rather more inquiry for delivery in March and April to-day. Quotations rule as follows :—Town Tallow ; 375.; Petersburg Y. C. on tho • • , spot, 37s Gd • March and April, 375. Gd. ; last three months, 38e. 6d. SMITHFIELD HAY MAHKET.-THIS DAY. Messrs. Cooper and Davis report trade dull, at the fol lowing quotations: Prime Meadow Hay, 755. to KN.; inferior ditto, 60s. to 70s. ; Itowen, 60s. to 635. ; 70s. to 80s. ; 2nd cut, 635. to 705.; Straw, 255. to 30s. SOUTHWARK POTATO MARKET—THIS DAY. Our market continues well supplied frum Yorkshire and Scotland; the weather being so mild, this has been the worst week fur trade we have had for the season, and it is with difficulty' our highest quotations are realised. Thu following arc the quotations: York Regent's, 70s. to 90..; Scotch ditto, tiOs. to 70•.; Scotch cups, .Os. to 701.; Cambridgeshire and Lincoln Regents, 60s. to 735. ; French whites, 50s. to 60s. Ilnisroi„ Feb. 24. STOCK EXCHANOR,—The market hutl quite recovered from the temporary deo...mica or naturimy, ling wan, H anything, firmer than terure the "-; s • (Sod deal of business dine in Greet Westerns. The Old pliancy, hiet eine . edoe , Satujda . u y_at oponeikat :, 02, and clamed firm at 9t nN cf -• d. due el. di.. . New £l7 Wiens ktt cff at lid. et day. Culeaonoo. dune at 11 1. and there were memo, barna nn in doutb nitwit eluded at 27. The other *bared dealt In were purely lueaL MASCHENTER, Feb. 24. STOCK E ellANoll.—There was not a very con , iderablo amount of bu4ness, but prices were rather higher, especially in She/beds, which went up from 321 to 34, ; and Wears, which ad dooul 41 to 2cl. East Lane whire, 141 ; London and North Western, 133 k; South Wales, 27. WINDING UP OF JOLNT-STOCK COMPANIES• SHROPSHIRE MINERAL ItAILwAY.—On Saturday there was a meeting before his lionour Master Kindersley, with reference to the delivery up by Mr. Westmacott of the books and papers to enable Mr. Aaron, the official manager, to proceed with the settlement of the company's affairs. Mr. Kemp, who appeared for Mr. Westmacutt, stated that that gentleman claimed a lien upon them, and required them fur the purpose of prosecuting a suit, which, if success j ful, wood bring back a large sum of money to the company. Mr. Westmacutt, however, was perfectly willing to give the official manager access to all the books and papers without prejudice to the alleged lien. This proposition, with tho concurrence of Mr. Bristow, solicitor to the estate, was then agreed to. The first list of contributories brought in by the official manager contains the names of 112 persons who paid the depost of 2/. 25., but who did not receive bark tho o dividend of 15s. per share; and the second list of 268 per ; SAM who paid the deposit but who did receive back that j amount. IMERCHANT TRADERS' SHIT LOAN AND INSURANCE AISAOCIATI.N. ACVEAL AOAINST THE APPOINTMENT OE OFFICIAL MANACCIL—In this matter, which has tissm Itransferred from the Court of Bankruptcy, where 70,0001. worth of debts were proved, there is un appeal to Vice- Chancellor Bruce against the order of the master, Sir W. Horne, by which he appointed Mr. It. P. Harding, of Guildhall Chambers, official manager, in lieu of Mr. Hut- ton, the official assignee of the creditors under the bank ruptcy. This is the first appeal against an appointment I which, under the act of parliament, is in the discretion of o gan n madt c I tcovi the Master in Chancery, who may appoint one, or reject all o fiii!uetnin. and interested made ofit tp eme f hnr. oee t ,:000 et h dloa cht e idiecitt p a tio,oht tt f t liNeahcipnaw parties,elr 2. shou l dplntuai the suh t d e : :: oru e u p? , atgtol e gia claims nuh T runse gecn h oictti e e, r n gnorcaid,atilfnipu that ctp setmont a appeal siddhoiehenw, afd i ie s rr cal understood INCREASED IMPORT DrEs is CUBA.—The inten tion of the Spanish government to raise the rates of import and export duty levied in the isle of Cuba, in order to reim burse the government treasury fur the extraordinary expenses recently incurred in defending the island has already been announced. The royal ordinance on this subject was promulgated at the Hayannah on the 18th of December: it provides that duties on foreign importations shall be augmented by If per cent. Duties on the national l i importations are to be increased by Is, 7d. Every chest of sugar exported es to pay a duty of four reels (two francs, 70 cents.) en addition to the existing impost. Leaf tobacco will pay two real+ per quintal on exportation, and two additional reals will also be levied on every thousand cigars. The national flour will pay an additional Is. 7d. of duty. . The ordinance is to remain in force two years. In carrying out the decree of the royal government, the financial junta of the island direct that the new duties shall be levied on all produce arriving from America front the lot of February of the present year, with the exception of articles coming from Rio de la Plata, Brazil, and other parts • of South America, which will be submitted to the measure from April 1. The produce of Europe will be affected by the new decree on and after March the lot. X ...s * \ Z- . -,r ::-. g -- e ...,,,.: IC Z . dfl. • ', sztv 4 Ili , I I