The Express. — London, England, 1851-04-22 00:00:00

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ADTANTALIEff tiY .‘,SIONG I'RI This oomeAsir. b additioe to • Isom aub.eribed nodal, palmy holden . have the =at ea meatranot fond of Three Hundred and Twenty TboUifand a. if n Income of Seemly-four Tlemmod Pounds • year, ebbs from the boor of u;.w.r.La ..1 7,M10 ;talkies. 1,0211*. tilt 1.14111 T Tenor iis.sfillff we ;he donna c)s.tm, wul be summit) entitled to bre ain. of the prolltv..n 1100 branch latter payment of nye yearly ), OMand the profit amismed toroth patty may either beaded secured, et II in redmtiort o 4 the annual proadno. /40,41)1),5t5, Olt I LOW ffllt:2111'21, ItItANCIL Ibetelbe ea the reopartieliaelne principle afford peculiar dean- Etslba simaselfA, not offered by say other cam—far where lbs b the loot yeeethie °Maly, the payment of a certain mu is se lbe orb, bolo r, us the death of the aesored, it s reduced Meet pathos. _ - - - — Tri - sigion.t:i. - --..: titio: — . ws. 4, 1 . 1 Tea. - await fain -- ... - tink - f• - vori. ; - bait - I - - s• - Er 1 --- — 47 Cs w its I Is! 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NICKEL NILVEIt, radioed 14 Fern ado * e. ben plated by His patent preen et Mama. =dorm sal Co., sa t o all comparison the very beet article meet to sterims ...yet that ea. be employed es each. either mdfilll se errentaii,, by .o porta' teat can it be disarray& trim Mr wirer. Mille Thread iiines Patera. Patten. Patter. Tea Amery per Area Dresert NU. „ SAW. t anonn• „ Table Fmk. Table arras „ Tel and entree sets waiters, cavilers-its, la.. at proportionato Misr All busks sal re-plating bee by the leant process. CHEMICALLY l'i:ltE NICKEL, NOT PLATED. Fiddle. Thread. Mmes. Teleadmems and Poeta, feller*, pet dam li. .., Ma. Darr dum and dabs—. 11e .2111. Tia ditto .. . ............... Ile. THIN BEDSTEADS NA CHILDREN'S CUM A very large aeserreat of time Error le lam sad Be-, 15... id. etch; Ors Moat In each, Stud with dovetail Mists and patent saidang, entirely free boat Meese ; ant, or pr. tiN N.H.E. at the show.roorns of WILLIAM N. KEETON, arra are be /sew,/ in Ihe .0.1.1 ; where Ma, al. be seen the PATP_NT r. to I,lPy 111115 i•PKING BED, welch applie-.10 alike to Min OM ...sten ...Meals. It Isaa Men towed, as am salary to part rest, superior teen to the water bed. The new Paint Fartable Iledstant, ISa.ld. rob. Cruses Ices beileters e 4 li. . 44....eb. - at:Aires, with erreviar orrery Irernersey arials, art ter pmt, tree. WILI.i.'.M 1111Eii Wet stork of OK'IEDAL PEENISIIING MON Moro .P.EY is In. ral'y the Writes; in the wend, ar as no Ira err tan he employed lo Igoe a correct idea of its misery and eater, parebars ate invited to cal/ „rad invert it. The onewy_retarned foe every satiric W r lat of. vo, tolY MD-STREET (sorer el peers street), and No. I, NEWMANditlitEt, Landow-04m Mired la Worrier I'tn. _ rF.AKI.Y TEK I 11. - IiOWLANI/S' OIX I NT O, 44 Phalli. DItS II) dire. • white poled'', eneepoueded et the 6, .t and nowt rm i.rrri.r inlaWlefili of the ()dental harem/ It 111111d1. - Mn. I Arta: (nut the teeth, reasons epee of Pulpiest dew, labia • 461 worm. the ream 1. hamar leg the mart pure sad peeri ng. wiraetsrme. and pt... pike, term end pteturne to the breath. Ileerry Is by its means erode 6 tat from the 'Maw, and a heakthy getkos owl ranee. arc induced ; as that the teeth (if tome) ere thus rodered Mrs in their markets. Its truly 4 eloest sad fragrant are- Nubs peopertem hare obtained its rogation hi the truces. the C seed the Uoy6l 1 sally at lirret Itrltais, and the earerettras= Ilebility throughout Kamm. Prise le. ad. per leas.—Chatioa The verde ... Itualecrse teas..." .see ore the aced Mixed re each hos. IMO be %. K. .WLAVIL , owl -CMS, 2u. Ilattosegerler. ter. n; • ... W e...nintega la. orrierhera 11 BAKKY'S Mk:VALENTA ARABICA FOOD. Teas.' It dagestieet, o.thelidetke, Narveemeaa, Asthma, Plitalahey. *prob. dithans Is tbe ltttateta I,aad Tathlttatt. tar tadaust date* agony ta .111,:b had merit Ise to each adapts that lvas mashie la 'NOR without antler, bay* am 'minty emoted * leAltard emoting mop—Maria Jolly Northam!, lad, Gleam Nth." eleathar teatuatuntait r Mee from the With klea the lord at duet de Dee" the Veoerabb /weak u.ott Maun de rude Mohr-OrwralTbondo Lutarah; Rada der Stuart, hammer dtulaw, lime'. Where. ettm I S O Yew.' P.m 40.:any j 004.0.11411.1 ewe. of beer. Whew, nereova aa a swami. ellethlutate, welt, rbt tiluteasree, trulpitatt at, he. eluld i. issistrru malt thatruettons, drighing Db., at b. 94. ; 21b, at 4i. 4.1. ; at lb.; 12th, at Lb.; ewe redattl anultty, Rata, at lib.; 36., ut.l2a. The loth. and 1110. esublet • ate Lrwunted Iris al degrade on receipt al a pmt-Mee anti". by DU MILL! us 41C°, 127, law Wad-Wien. Lataket . alto ut 1109 art 421, Wird; 4, thoadalde; 441, Grueetharetuutrest ; 45, Ciabotarda Withihy sal 11, K WM. THE LIVERPOOL DOCK BILL IMPOIiTANT DECISION. Yeatertlay a special meeting of the Liverpool Town Council was held, iu (entice to the bill now before parlia =nit, promotial by the American Chamber of Commerce, for tran.ferring the control of the Dock Trust from the council to a committee chosen equally by the ratepayers and the e..uneil. *lhe question has attracted considerable istercra among all classes in the town, and the attendance at councillors was consequently unpreeedentedly full, there being only six iihsentees out of the entire number of 64. &fore the commencement of business a suggestion was Imatle by Mr. Thompson to adjourn the proceedings for three or four days, in order to obtain the opinion of a town's meeting on the subject ; but the suggestion was not adopted. Kt. 11. 1101tNItY, in a speech of great length, urged the council to proceed no further with their opposition, the promoters of the bill having rigsially failed in their object, which was to wrest the veto fr the council, but which die eorninittee of the House of Commons had rejected. lie noosed a relation to the effect, that the council having sioswidered the slight practical alteration which the bill, as it now stood, made in the management of the Dock Trust, sad the council possessing by the veto essentially the same eestrel over the Dock t'ommittee as at present, it is not advisable to offer any further opposition to the measure, but that the finance committee be instructed to watch over the bill, in order that no alterations prejudicial to the council or the town of Liverpool should be made in its future stages. Mr. Ald. J. HOLMES seconded the motion. Mr. FIIEME moved, as an iimenalinent, that a petition be presented to the house of Commons awainst the third reading of the bill, and that a committee be appointed to oppose it in all its future stages. Mr. FERN I HOUG H seeondeil the amendment. ?dr. Ald. ROBINSON saw no harm in the admission of three or (our additional ratepayers upon the duck com mittee ; and as the parliamentary committee had made such alterations in the measure as they thought would silence opposition to it, he would support the motion of Mr. llornby. Mr. B. HALL advocated the same views. Mr. Algernon Junes, Messrs. Fisher, Bennett, and Alder man J. Ferguson strongly advocated continued opposition to the bill, which was c haracterised as one of pains and penal ties, implying that the council had been guilty of malvena lion of their trust. Mr. THOMPSON charged the deputation appointed to orumse the bill before the parliamentary committee with having betrayed their trust, although on the 2nd inst. they said they would nail the colours of the opposition to the mast. Mr. GREGSON reminded the council that the joint debt of the Liverpool and Birkenhead hock estate was 7,300,0001., to meet which. in expenses and interest, a clause ought to be inserted in the hill for setting aside a sum yearly to liqui date the prineimil even if 40,0001. a year were devoted to that purpose it would take nearly two centuries to effect that object. Mr. S. HOLME said the opinion of the most able counsel who had been consulted on the subject was that if they carried the matter any further they wenld fare worseall Mr. AVISON suggested that the y should abandon further opposition in the Commons, if they meant to up pose with all their power in the House of Lords. Hr. J. A. TOBlNwent through the history of the dock waste, and showed that in the years 1836 and 1840 the same re measu, substantially, la dist saw before parliament, in re ference to the equality of rombem of ratepayers with those appointed by the ecoutail en tea Asa sommittm, had been sanctioned by meantime et dm Teem of Commons, and affirmed bv ate Limped less semi It was else the opinion of the bee Is. Ihriaiss fist the sombre sleet be equal, and be emalimell Me Appel le lambs MA adopted etomprsilast ememe . miss ea Os Melee et the four very Ale menneutis Os emesseehe they boa ens iite He asset ibem si e s e i mm* mme Wore they involved the townie OD armee a eastem Mr. Alderman PARKER leek mime *oh miming ft eta sew trial mists M tam& Able eba et tbeir Newel edelese tar mei ode* enter e ss aa t ie cilbeessaTadars.De e zi mesebolot VaS emA bi IL Tbe Wilma aides me Iles Mosel. ma doe eagmbsted, No far me the sand! b riessemsL appidiesr tbe WS of the Americas Climber et 01111. sere w ily b_ earts= of 2,000 i. a week Andes lb poisties beam SECOND EDITION. FROM THIS NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WHISEITALL, APRIL IS. The Queen has been plea-rd to grant the office or Solicitor-General for Scotland to John Cowan, Ext., Advocate. BANKRUPTS. ALFRED Swart BILTESZ and GEouou SMITH Bazaar, AyMum, Norfolk, ironmongers. Joserit "arm) RILHEM, HAlesworth, Suffolk, malatr r. WILLIAM NEWMAN, Great Chart-street, Hostas, colour SCOTCH SEQVESTRATiON. JOHN MARSKALL, Okitaw, baker. FIRST SPRLNG MEETING. BETTING 1.7 P TO 9 O'CLOCK, MONDAY NIGHT. I,' 00 01:171EAS 'RAKES. 3 to 2 .rt C OnfrlklOr I II to I se-% Okenntsrt 7to 2 - mountain /Vivito. (I ) I 13 to I Hurkniund to 3 llensadts 120 to l Cam.* 1,000 017110F.AS STARE7I. Ewen out A2hrodlte I 3 to 1 apt Iris II to 1 asst TeAdlnortait 13 to 1 Prana Minloler 11 to 1 YoustainSylph • 14 to 1 Comitellsdoo 23 to 1 apt Moreton, 30 to I The•eoo 4/1 to 1 The 113 ft 40 to 1 Maas. _ _ 7 to I mg{ Mr. Cnnriske's Bens itootbarg (t.) to I Sk J. llsolio's Aphrodite (I.) W I Lod Suet. r's Iris ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY. firtisoteAs; D. M.—l:rid, S yrs, B.t 1016; The Moor, ft yr., Fist 416; Strooghow, 5 yr., ist 12Th; Vasa, 5 yet, ist 61b ; Fabian, 4 yrs, 7st 31b; Castanero, 4 yrs, 6st 1216 ; Th,orem, 3/rs, Sat 121 b. litliEN's PLATE. 11. C.—St. RMlliak, sm; Bebee Bun non, 5 yrs; Kisoaway 4 yn; Subterfuge 4 yr.. SWEEPOTAILKO Full 3-YEAIVOLI)s, &e. r.v.c. Winner to be sold for 150/.—Thringarth, Fin; King of Dude, 4 yrs; rivslaw, 4 yrs. TUIS D.Y. [lty Veetris TBI , R•Ds•] 2,0(W) GUINEAS STAKES. Hernandez .. Mountain Sylph colt .. Glenhawk Ten ran. Won by a length. QUEEN'S PLATE. Kissaway St. Roe alia Subterfuge .. 1 .. 2 SWEEPSTAKES. Preslaw IRELAND. Drai.tx, Arnu..2l.. The election of a successor to Mr. Fagan, of Cork, takes place this week. The nomination has been fixed for ‘Vednesday next, and as yet Mr. Serjeant Murphy is the only candidate whose address is be- fore the electors. The learned serjeant has arrived in ('ork, and is carrying on a vigorous CtIIIVAMi. The following is the requisition issued fur the approaching meeting of Roman eatholies : We, the undersigned, request an aggregate meeting of the eatholies of Ireland, in the City of Duldin, on Tuesday, the 29th inst., fur the purpose of petitimin4 the imperial parliament against the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill, and the Religious Houses Bill, and to adopt such other measures a. may he best caleulated to protect the religious rights sad liberties of the eatholies of the Cuited King dom. It is generally expected that the meeting will be a failure. The Lord Mayor went in state yesterday to Christ Church Cathedral, accompanied by a large number of the aldermen and town councillors in their robes. A novel mode of doing honour to the festival of Easter was exhibited here by the crews of a squadron of Austrian and Greek corn ships, now lying in the river. Having obtained the permission of the authorities for the purpose, they tired salutes of 21 guns each at eight o'clock in the morning and at noon yesterday. The experiment of the pendulum in illustrating the earths motion on its axis was performed with com plete success in the theatre of the Royal Dublin So ciety on Saturday. The pendulum employed was 23 feet in length, with a Ivan 141 b. weight, and the de tleetion in an hour was found to exceed twelve degrees. Large numbers of the working . classes now attend at lectures in Trinity College University—a circum stance altogether novel. This was particularly the ease in a course of lectures on botany which has just been brought to a close, and during which the audi ence was composed largely of prretical horticulturists and working gardeners. Au inquest was held in the Richmond Bridcwell, on Satu rd ay, on the body of an unfortunate gentle man—Mr. 'thomas Blake, a native of Tower-hill in the county of Mayo—who died a lunatic, and in a state of extreme * destitution. It was stated at the inquest that the deceased exhibited the most marked appearance of starvation and utter neglect when taken into the institution, and his daughter, an only child, stated that she was unable to contribute any thing to the expense of his burial, declining at tfie same time to give her address. The deceased was a solicitor, and most respectably connected. DUBLIN POLICE. 1111 MD Pot.tee-orrice.—On Saturday Michael Minahan was charged by Edward Spence with an assault. The complatnant said he was employed to circulate papers in the neighbourhood of Old Kilmainham, one of which he left at the prisoner's residence, and having proceeded to the next house, he was followed by 31inahan, who knocked him down, anal called hint a bloody Orangeman," fur leaving such a paper. Mr. Charles Fitzgerald appeared for the prisoner, and admitted that be was guilty , of the offence complained of, but that he committed it under excitement at receiving a paper which contained language calculated to produce such. The document alluded to was then read. It was issued from the Priests* Protection Society, and purported to he a proclamation from the converts connected with the society to the Homan catholics of Ireland, stigmatising their reit glen as auti•Christian and idolatrous, cud stated that the Pope inculcated the practice of idolatry, by ordering them to revere a manufactured blinking image of the Virgin Mary at Rimini. Mr. Porter, the presiding magistrate, said he belonged to a church of which the Queen was the head—not in a spiri tual, but a protective sense—and the people to whom that document was addressed regarded the Pope as their spiri tual head ; and he conceived, if a document of a similar character and tendency treated of the Queen in the same language, it could not be looked upon otherwise than in salting to the feelings of the protestant community. It would not be deemed argumentative, but abusive, being addressed to the feelings and not to the sense. lie wished those persons who were inclined to enter into polemical controversy to luiderstand that the last thing which could be banished from men were their feelings. Certainly kicks and abuse would not do it. Ile thought publications of that kind could only tend to establish bad feeling among all slums of religionists. The complainant said he was a long time without em ployment, and wanted to make out a livelihood honestly. Mr. Porter—Forcing such papers on persons of a dif ferent religion is not an honest way of earning your bread. However warm men might be about matters of religion in other countries, I am happy to say that there was very little of that bitterness in Ireland. Complainant—l did not know that there was anything in it which would hurt the feelings of anybody. Mr. Porter—You should have been acquainted with the natant of the papers before you circulated them. I think the ue of such words as " blinking image of the Virgin Mary" were q uite unjuatifisble, and you should not have bees wrpeised at receiving the treatment you complain of. I de not think it is the way to speak of a person who is Wad is the Scriptures, which all Christians believe, as "Messed mous' wows, and that all generations shall call her Mewed and I, as a protestant, do not approve of such l i sspuege. Under the dressetenees, therefore, I will im pose- a Ise of harpists es the rimer. 811aTIMELD MaRIZT.—The select committee have referred the proposed bills of the government aad corpora tion, together with those for the incorporation and enlarge meat of Islington Market, and . the bill for the proposed metropolitan market, to be conadetid by one and the same massaittee. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1851. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK. (From the Mark Lana Eyre's.) Owing to Good Friday, many of the principal pro vincial markets have been held out of the regular course, which has to a certain extent interfered with business; and transactions have, on the whole, been of a retail nature during the week. The leading . characteristic of the trade has been a want of confidence in the future, and a con sequent disposition to purchase onl y . from hand to mouth. The prevailing opinion among practical men appears to be that, even with our present low range of prices, con siderable imports of Wheat will take place during the ensuing spring and summer; and few arc, there fore, inclined to hold stock. Unfavourable weather wuuld of course impart a different complexion to the state of affairs; but with a tolerably auspicious season it would scarcely be safe to calculate on a higher average for wheat than that now prevailing. Hitherto nothing hie occured to give rise to apprehension respecting the on the ground ; indeed the reports on this subject from agricultural districts are less conflicting than is generally the case at the same period of the year, nearly all agreeing in describing the wheat plant as promising. The sowing of Spring corn, which was interrupted by the rain which tell in the latter part of March, has again bees actively proceeded with during . the last ten days, and Is M hist drawing to completion in all parts of the kingdom. Thus far, therefore, all has gone on well; the lute cold, north and east winds have done no harm beyond keeping vcgetation somewhat backward, which, considering the mildness of the winter, may perhaps be considered an ad vantage. Since Thursday night we have had a shift of k wisd le dm oreetwerd. end a mateliel flee la the tempos. tete. The deliveries of wheat from the growers have not iss creased to the extent expected, nor have the arrivals from ' abroad been large ; the downward tendency of prices cannot, therefore, be attributed to any particular pressure of sup plies on the markets, and must be accounted ter rather by the belief that the future receipts are likely to be on a suf ficiently liberal scale to prevent anything like scarcity being felt. Flour having fur some time past commanded higher rates at Liverpool than in London, the French shippers have directed their consignments to that market ; and whilst the arrivals in the Thames have been comparatively small, up wards of '22,004 sucks were received during the week end ing 14th inst. at the first.named port. Our letters from Scotland state that the sowing of barley and oat+ was being brought to • close, and that the seed demand for these articles had fallen off. The supplies having, however, been very small, the recently enhanced terms had been well supported. Wheat had, on the tither hand, been difficult of disposal, and scarcely sold so well at Edinburgh and Glasgow ou Wednesday as on that day ivennight. From Ireland we learn that the large imports of wheat and Indian corn which took place in February last had, for the most part, gone, into consumption, and that, notwith. standing the dull reports from hence, full terms had been asked for both articles. Oats appear also to have become scarce in the Sister Isle, and all the accounts from thence agree in stating that the quantity likely to be shipped to England will be small. !laving had only one day for business at Mark-lane since last we addressed our readers ' we have nothing new or of inter:st to report. The attendance was (as is usually the ease on Wednesdays) far from numerous, and the transac tions in almost every article were on a retail scale. 'thew was scarcely a sample of Wheat exhibited either on the Essex or Kent stands, and from more distant counties there were absolutely on fresh offers. 'l'he millers seemed, how ever, to be in no immediate want, and the operations were of so little importance as to render prices almost nominal. The arrivals of Wheat into the port of London from ahr,rael have been on quite a moderate scale shire the close of last week, only 4.911 qrs. having came to hand up to this (Saturday) evening. There is still some quan tity remaining on board ship, the surplus of previous receipt+, and the stocks in granary are paid at this port ; the falling off in the supply has conlequently failed to influence buyers, and coweiderable difficulty was experienced on Wed ne-slay in effecting sales at the rates current in the begin ning of the week. Nothing of interest has transpired of late in floating cargoes of l'ulish Odessa, Danube, or similar descriptions of Wheat ; the fact is, that there have been few offers from the south, and the prices asked have been generally deemed too high by purchasers. There have been offers of wheat free on board at Baltic ports; without, however, leading to liii.iurw, our merchants being unwilling to pay the rates asked. The top prire of flour has been somewhat unsettled during the 'seek, souse of the millers quoting 385., and others 3Ss. per sack. In English ship flour there has been little doing, and prices were precisely the bank! on Wed nesday as before. The arrivals of the article from France have been less liberal than last week, and the finer sorts have nut been offered cheaper. Barley of Wane-growth has come to band sparingly, and the quality exhibited on Wednesday was quite trifling; the husinew actually done was therefore of very little import ance, but where sales were made Monday's currency was well supported. Foreign barley was in fair request, and sellers were in duced by tb smallness of the arrivals from abroad to insist no rather enhaneed rates; this tended to check business, and no quotable ads:ince on previous prices could be es tablished. The transactions in malt were on a retail scale, but the value of the article bail rather an upward tendency. The arrivals of Oats have been small since the cline of last week ; from our own coast only 1e36 qrs., from Scotland 130 qes., front Ireland, 400 qrs , and from abroad 11,070 qrs. having been received. It must, however, be recol lected that upwards of 30,000 qrs. of this grain arrived at this port (mostly from the Baltic) last week. Of that sup ply a large proportion remains undisposcd of on board ship, and the dealers appear to calculate on being able to put , chase on easier terms so soon as the time allowed for the discharging of the vessels shall have expired ; they were consequently not free buyers on Wednesday, but fedora manifested no anxiety to press sales, and quotations re mained much the same as on Monday. The few small lots of English beans brought forward were placed at previous rates, and Egyptian were held firmly at late terms. In peas there was very little passing, and no change re quiring notice occurred iu prices. There has again been some inquiry this week for Indian corn afloat ; but in the absence of offers of consequence, the actual operations have been unimportant. TILE FOREIGN CORN TRADE. The most recent ads-ices from the Baltic are not of so firm a tone as the accounts received last week from the same quarter, the subdued character of the English reports having had sonic effect on the other side. We have Dantzic letters of the 12th inst. Since the pre vious post day several sales had taken place of new wheat, part of the long expected river supply. Fine high-mixed of 611 be. weight had realised equal. to 391. ; good high mixed weighing 6011 n., 3Ste. ; fine mixed of the same weight, 378.6 d. ; and 5911.. to 6011 s. mixed, 355. to 365. per qr. free on board. The quality and condition of the wheat had proved better than expected, and about 6,000 qrs. in all had changed hands, principally in execution of orders previously received from England. A purchase or two of fine old wheat had also been made for shipment to London, at the high price of 425. per qr. free on board. Freight to Lon don was 3a., and to Newcastle 2s. 3d. to 2s. 6d. per qr., at which rates a few vessels had been chartered. The weather had for some time been fine ; equally favourable fur the autumn sown w heat and fur completing the sowing of spring corn. At Konigsberg, on the 10th April, business in wheat was languid; but the smallness of the stock on hand, and the belief that the supplies would not be large, had caused holders to insist on full terms, The weather was then mild and summer-like, and the navigation had, since the end of March, been quite free from ice. Ltexuroox, APRIL 21.-There has been rather nes At the Lower Baltic ports holders of wheat appear to business doing in the shore market to-day, and prices have have displayed great firmnees ; and a few purchases having an upward tenth ncy, closing firmly at the quotations. The been made on British account, very full terms had, it stems, following are the transactions _Aberdeen, 161-Birken been demanded. head, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 8 3-16 d.-Ditto late Stettin letters of the 16th instant state that 61 lbs. red Cheshire and Birkenhead), 201-Caledonian, 151 1-East Stettin wheat had realised equal to 345. to Ms. 6d„ and Lancashire, 171-Lancashire and Yorkshire, 64e 3[-Ditto Cckermark and Pomeranian of 62 lbs. weight, 355. bd. to ((fifth shares), 614.-Ditto (fifth-shares West Riding Union), 365. 6d. per. qr. free on board. Barley had meanwhile been 3 Id. -Leeds and Think , 191 -Liverpool, Crosby, and in lively request, and for 52 lbs. Silesian 35a. to 365. 6d. p e r Southrt, Ip.-London and North Westeru,l3o 1 1-Ditto qr. free on board had been paid. (new shares), 51p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and. I.incoln, From Rostock we learn that the supplies of wheat from 364-Ditto (1 shares No. 1-71-till 1853), 14-Midland, 631 the growers had not increased materially ; and several or- -Ditto (1 shares), 121 d -Shrewsbury and Birmingham den having been received from England to buy, holders 12s. 3d. B)), 61-South Eastern and Dover, 27York and North Midland, 271-Great Southern and Western had manifested no disposition to lower their pretensions , 621 b. qualities being then quoted at 375. to 374 . 61 . per qr. (Ireland), 421. free on board. The supply of barley had scarcely kept pace MANCHESTER , APRIL 21.-Thou g h there has not been with the demand, and 17s. 641. per qr. free on board had a:large businets, an advance was obtained where sales were been readily paid for the finer sorts. effected. Leeds stock was dons at 641 in the morning, Hamburg letters of Tuesday last inform us that the de- bring an advance of nearly 21., but declined to 631 in the mend for wheat had slackened since the previous pos t- afternoon ; London New Quarters, 6i, 11-16 prem Sher day, the English accounts being considered less eneou - field, 363 ; South Eastern, 271; East Lancashire, 171; raging ; for wheat, on the spot, of 811Ibs. weight Eastern Counties, 71; Caledonian, 151. 395. 6d. per qr. free on board had, however, been asked ; LEEDS , Aram 21.-The Exchange opened better this from outports there had been offers at rates' varying from morning. Quite an average number of shares were sold, and the quotations generally era an advance upon those of 31s. up to 375. per qr. (according to quality), without leading to much business. Barley had been much sought Saturday. Lancashire and Yorkshires opened at 641 (beied at ng after ; the stock of Seale on the spot was small, and equal an advance of 30a. upon Saturday's sales), but clos to 21s. 6d. per quarter free on board had been paid for 631. The other closing sales were ;-Lancashire and York -491h4. quality. The offers from the Danish Islands had shire Fifths. 63. Bs. 9d. dis. ; East Lancashire!, 171. 164. 3d.; mostly been placed at prices varying from 18s. 6d. to • Leeds and Thinks . 19; Great Northern', 181 ; North Bei 19s. 3d. for 53 to 541bs. qualities, and holders had be-j tishAot; Midland stock, 641; Think Extensions, No. 1, come unwilling to continue sales at the rates named. 64 • aa. dn.; alas, No. 3, 1 dia. Oats had come to hand sparingly, and had realised very Bianieona Aran. 21.-This market wore a firm 'Al fa prices. peat to-day. and 111firmInghans B's were done In the Dutch markets very little change appear to at 3j dls., owi South Zootoroo at IS. In local stocks, War have taken place in quotations of wheat, but prime of Niter mad Comb were deco at 37 ; and oats seem to have tended upwards in most parts of 010 • 1018 fte y Amu at 27 4. Holland. Pain, Aram 1.-- amines blakt bank), 170; Ver- The latest accounts trots Frame describe business as 01 1 1 . 4 ,.. 1 79 90 ; Park *ad 011.0 1 1 6 ; Paris sad BMWS. very dull, and prices of wheat,. which had the week 1171.7:411 ; 2"; es. al Ml i re; Avi6 7in e li sesale ll ea: before shown some symptoms of improvement, had again 240 ; 40 77 , 7.. r b uni . 4 73 , Paris tad otter retrograded. tome, lie; Tsar, sad ?lazy 177 N. TALLOW MAILKET.—TIIIS DAY. is The market is quiet at the prices quoted below: Town 13 1 Tallow, Us. ; Petersburg 1. C. on the spot, 395. Od. ; 121 April, 39,. 31. to 395. 6d. ; last three months, 395. lid. so WOOL MARKET.-THIS DAY. . - The demand for most kinds of wool, both English and 60 foreign, in the private contreet market, continues inactive, XS and low qualities are offering on somewhat lower terms. The imports into London last week were limited to 100 'l , bales, but several vessels are coming in or expected from the I colonies, &c. 111 SIITIIFIELI) HAY MARKET.—TIIIS I)AY. ti Messrs. Cooper and Davis report trade heavy, at the fol lowing quotations :—Prime meadow Hay, 80s. to 905.; in- 23 ferior ditto, to 7,15. ; lioweo, his. to 70s. ; Clover, old, 755. to 905.; second cut, 70s. to SOs.; straw, 275. to 30s. to COALS.-LONDON, APRtL 21.-Ccosx or THE MAR - Bates West Hartley, 13e. 6d.; Buddle's West 1 Hartley, 14s. 3d.; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, 14s. 3d.; Longridge's West Hartley, 14s. 3d.; ltedheugh Main, 135.; 'ranfield Moor Butes, 135.; West Wylam, 13s. ; Wylara, 13s. 3d. ; Walls End Brown, 13s. ; Walls End Eden, 11s. ; Wall. End Gosforth. 145.; Walls Ead Harlon, 1 Is.; Walls End Hilda, 13s. 3d. ; Walls End Riddell, 7 13s. 9d.; Walls End Walker, 13s. Gd.; Walls End Wharn eliffe, 145.; Eden Main, 14s. Gd.; Walls End Bell, 145.64. ; Walls End Belmont, 14s. Gd.; Walls End Braddyll, 1 , 59. ; io' Walls End lietton, 15s. Gd.; Walls End Haswell, ISa. 6d. ; 20 Walls End Kepler Grange, 15s. ; Walls End Lamhton, 3 13s. 311. ; Walls End Richmond, 14s. 6,1.; Walls End Itus errs Hetton, 15s. 3d. ; Walls End Scarborough, 14s. 3d. ; le Walls End Stewures, Gd.; Walls End Whitwell, 101 ! 18.. 9d.; Walls End Hartlepool, 15s. 6d. ; Walls End 53 ' Heugh Hall, 14s. Gd.; Walls End Kelloc, Lis. 6d.; Walls End South Hartlepool, 155.; Walls End South Kellen., 141. 6,1.; Walls End Whitworth, 12s. 6d. ; W‘lls End Ade laide Tees, 15s. ; Walls End South Durham, 13s. 9d. ; Walls : End St. Helen's Tees, 13s. ; Walls End Tees, 151. 6d. ; Cowpen Hartley, 14s. 3d. ; Hartley, 13s. 6d.; Nixon's 10 Merthyr and Cardiff, 215.; Sydney's Hartley, 14s. 3d.- Ship.' at market, 155 ; sold W. SS RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. REPORT OF THE ROYAL HOSPITALS. The following is a condensed report of the number of children and other people maintained in the several Royal Hospitals of the City of London, under the care of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and governors thereof, for the year lam past. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. Children put forth apprentices and discharged from Christ's Hospital, the year last past, 219; 9of them being instructed in mathematics and navigation, were placed forth apprentices to commanders of ships, out of the mathematical school founded by King Charles 11. Children deceased the year last past 6 Children now under the care and charge of the hospital in London and at Hertford 1,392 To be admitted on presentations to bo granted to this time 1,574 The expense of repairing and keeping up the buildings of ell. 1 this hospital having been found to be extremely burden- — 3 , some, a fund war established in 1802 with a view to the 20 gradual and complete rebuilding of the whole fabric, and a great part has accordingly been restored in a most comma IS diens sad substantial manner, without reducing the num- U. bee of children upon the establishment during the progress th " te of the works. Much, however, yet remains to be done, and 5 , 0 the governors regret to state that the fund originally sub- ss ecrilett has been completely exhausted, and a very consi derable sum expended from the general funds of the IS charily; hut they are willing to hope that the generosity of 8 . • • • • the public will ailbrd the means of completing this great work, and prevent the necessity of encroaching further Is upon the permanent income of the hospital, soul thereby Is diaishlriti the scope of it. atehtisees. • ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL. st. 23 There have been admitted, cured, and discharged le during the last year 5,522 in-patients, and 69,755 M medical and surgical out-patients, including ca- to sualtios ; most of them were poor, sick, and lame III! persons, and many of them being destitute of all 12 relief have been supplied with money, clothes, Su St and other necessaries, to enable them to return to their several habitations—amounting together to 75,277 so n Dead na to Remaining under cure—ln-patients 407 at. Out-patients 2,549 Is The governors call upon the public to assist in defraying ill s the very heavy additional expenses incurred by the eaten- ; sive enlargement of this hospital for the relief of the annu- 14 ally increasing necessities of the poor. 10 ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL. St. t. There have been admitted, cured, and discharged, 25 during the last year, of sick, wounded, manned, ir diseased pawns, 4,239 in-patients, and 46,93'2 10 medical and surgical out-patients, including PA. casualties; some of whom have been relieved Su with money and necessaries at their departure, to to accommodate and support them in their IS journeys to their several habitations Died alter much charge in their sickness Remaining under cure—liepatients 4f'sS so Out •patients St. So that there have been during the past year of poor miserably objects wider care, and destitute of other proper care, in ull 53,195 to The governors of this hospital also make an appeal to the 00 public to enable them to defray the heavy charge incurred 30 by the increased accommodation made fur the patients and ti the still greater outlay necessary.to complete the plan of F t , improvements now in progress. 10 HHIDEWELL HOSPITAL. 30 Received into this hospital during the year, under k t commitments by the laird Mayor and the aldermen of this city, as criminal and disorderly pa sons who IS have been kept to hard labour, or received correction 613 14 Apprentices sent by the Chamberlain for confinement 20 lo Received poor person, who had been found wanders ril l ing abroad and begging iu the City of Lordon .... 321 - - uj 984 a r i , A:favourable account of the results of the House of Oc cupation attached to lleidewell is appended. It appears by from this account that there were at Christmas, 18a0, re- M. mainiug in the house 108 males and 101 females. TO HETHLEHE% HOSPITAL. . 25 ..............,... ..--- ....... 74 It appears from the report that there were remaining in the hospital, Ist of January, 18.30, including those out on iii, leave of absence, 213 males and 184 fentakw ; and that 48 there were admitted during the year 15$ males and 215 2 0 females ; making a total of 770. Of those 74 males and 3 . 123 females have been discharged cured; and 40 males and :., 37 females are incurable. The sub-committee meet:every 23 Friday, at Bethlehem Hospital, to admit and discharge pa- u tients from all parts of the United Kingdom, without re- et. Terence to their relations or friends. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING-LANE—THIS DAY. The public market is closed to-day, and the only article 10 fur which there appears to be inquiry is Coffee, and good ordinary native Ceylon 6 quoted firm, at 42g. fie Tile public sales declared fur to-morrow consist of : Sugar: 150 hhds. Barbadoes, 10,000 bags Mauritius, and 1,000 bags is Bengal. Coffee 2,500 hags and 200 casks plantation Cey ' lon 1,200 hogs Costa Rica, 300 half-bales of Mocha, and 17 1 300 bugs of Java. l'Ea.—There will be small public sales to-morrow. Inutoo.-3600 chests declared fur the neat quarterly sale, 13th of May. BAIL WAYS. THIS DAY. Two o'CLoex. The share market to-day shows a drooping ten dency, in continuation of the retrograde movement which manifested itself yesterday afternoon. Prices generally are quoted rather lower though only fraction ally worse than at theclose ofy esterday's market. Mid ' lands, Manchester and Shettields, North British, and York and North Midlands, are depressed. Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshires, and Brightons were dealt in at a decline, but afterwards partially rallied. The operations, in the aggregate,.. are of a fair average extent, but chiefly in the way of sales. SHARES AMU *rums UNOU tRANTEiD. Coriw vma Yestrrday. plclec today up to 1 o'clock. RAILWAY.. tbeydees Aalborg., Notting., Bona 1 and Mrc Junction *** *** I 131 1 BirchWay. it Stour Valley 100 Briatel and En= 30 'Caledonian SO 'Metter and litighettd St n and Belfast Juno . 'East Aboltin (CU L. di E. 1 1 2, 1 rJate Do. r ld i tg onatfs 1 1 Eastern Cam, On= A (late &U. tlh.) _ Do. etas 6 sad &ditto U and larealin di Do. Wed sans 00 Edinburgh tad Glue= • U Edinburgh, PertlLLtundra Ole hunter and Exmouth dl Wavle h South Western [Dint Northern - lit - 53: i;hirea,A,Dalerrare, 121 Do. 1 Pharos 8./visa; 50 Ct booth. aril West. (Ire.) 17 Da. 617 _., ... R 4 Imaraillar sad OarUsla ... 111 Da. Thirds . . .... ... ISO lassisblre sad Yo, /WM U Di% 1 *hares ... ... ... 11/ Do. Filth. ... Ili Do. Wrot Riding Unto. 34) Lades Anil Think ... 11111arulon and Bluekwall .. I 11 Do-Tilbury Eztenn.iierig 100 Loa., Brighten. aS. Coast Ital on. ra North-Western 17 Do. do., New 1 slums. 12 ISo. Viftha _ I W../ In sh.,M.and 11.(C) .100 London a bouth-Weatens' , : 421 Do., £lO ... ... ... 151 De„ L lO ~. ... .. 51 Wanch.,Ruz., and Rattai. 'lOO vlsoctr.,oher,aLincolneb. l 1 14 Ito. man.sLascL Coital 100 Midland ... ...' ;35 Du. .C5O awe; .. ' 1100 W. hum. and Derby.. IIS Newularket _ ... ... I' Newport, Aberpeenny„ and llereford... ... ...' ;100 Norit•lk . . _ _ ... 15 W. New C 20... , /I Northern Counties * Union 7 Newry and Enniskillen - IS North British ... ... .. VI North atidaireskire... .. 13 North Wei.tere .. , . 1 Sorb. 3ta SSiuth est.Junc. 30 Oxford, Wore., a Wolvcr 25 sib tah Central ... ... 25 Seo.tish Midland ... ... 231 W. New . ... ... 13 i :threw, a Rim., Claw A lii, lro., Clare 1t.... _ ..,, 4 4hreweburyartlerefordold 1 all iihrewabory and Chaver (Nor. W. Min.) ... ... all Do. Hulce. .. 20 W. Oswestry ... 1 Do. New ... ... ... GI Shrtipalore 1 . 111012 ... .. 130 South Pegnn _ ... 30 tooth Euetern 30 South %Vales 13 truth Yorkab.&RlverDun 6 therf.,ltoth.,WGoote,S.l.w. 16! ag.ocktua and I lartlepool.. 91 raw Vale Eatertakot I 7 (tumid logrenDoclallail. 13 Vale of Neath 30 %Vatert.rd and Lunerick 9 'West Cornwall I 2.5 York,Neweoatlealkewiek 10 Do. do. Extesuggons 9 Do.O.N.E.Purehwge . 30 g York uad North Mull:tad LINES LEASED AT 6 !Dirks & IlautA faits p 671eroe 7 toGi.ThieO SO IfirmangSamtv.Ox {myth 724;110ilidyETtitigusi: Ogee Ora . to tit. Went, 110 Ditto without • guarantee • ••• - 1176;.tiin6r;;ti. IS Birni., Wolv., and U adddlt!ypd.,nrwitt . .... tielteetll:•thrat% 13 IDltto wrthoutatuai (lea+rl to (ireYtK' 111' Buckinghamshire Gomel to L andon& N.Western) Si .F.aatLinotinsh.guar 6p.0. ilt anvil to fit. Nurtbendi 22 I IS .010ucester & Dean Verret Dewed i•GreatWestern, 30 I I olLtnelby( L 1 orktliN Mid' 21 D 0.6 shares (ditto) 121. Do. I shares (Mao) SO Leeds.% Bradford blidlaad 121 London and Greenwich (leased to South Eastern 30 Ditto Preference (ditto) SO 'Northern t Eastern 5 perCt: (teased to Eiet.Counties 43 indto ditto New 23 PresmnacWyrs (lam. Lan. &N.Weat.tlmacAtlfork 101 Ditto 4 Marrs (A) (ditto) 10 Read., Guild., and Reigatt Geared to $ mai Easter a 61 Royston and Ihtchla (lean' to treat Northeti 3 Do. Sitenreth Eatec.(ditto Booth ntatfordshire (leased to Ile. al.Clean 23 I Wear Valluy, 6 p. Ct. Rua ' (lewd to ntoenton&Dar Wilt., Sornemet,33Weym (lased to Urt. Western 34 43 6 pm 42 41 7 1 81pm 24 Ile 71 le 11 inn 21 21 dim 24 24e 441 46e PREFERENCE RIMEL& Oil Si:Aberdeen... Ma par 10 ;10 ,Caledobina £lO ... Ci 15 'l5 'Chester end llolybesd ... 16 1661 ei all :Dundee, Perth, sad A ber ! &en laactlos ... ...I i dis ij di Eaatbnalim(3l.lo.l)6p.a.., 21 1 I 2 I Ditto In. 1744 7 per Cant' L 1 6i' l EadernCuumies 5 per .24a. pia 11 61 DRW Lt do. No. 2.. (Us par dv 10 D*. New per Ond.l4lata 1 Ili 20 EaatUalud ra genp6p.Ct, 16i 17 5 Edinburgh, Pend sad Dundee, Si par Oral clic par a d. 1Y Gnat Northern! per Orm 13i 13i , 21,61.810 d We-tra(l)Elglitha , I pm 6 I Lancsehireltgorka. F ZVI 1 1~ dl4 'beret-No.l, q.cosal.,l iarbt:A.- 11 "16;br 4 DIIs Ifew Puet" gl are" : 6 .l:per Elll et. ll LestkellakhWrotens New', 26 Mea.Bheff. &Lime. fillt.Nol , 10 Do. New . 100 liffilea Aloss.ll.& B.llp.Ct I 20 Norfolk Esteasioa I Do. 2,1 ppeerr Cent. Gear. 2 Oxford, Worcester, and Waiver., 512.8 per Cent • 4breirsburyikßlneaf.New to Shreve& elfester(Nar.W. Mlo.) 6 per Coat... . 21 South Davao 17 IYork. Neweastict Derv., Ot.Nortk of Essi.pareh. Ditto au 139 ! We 13 14 11 111 131 Is 4 PIP 17 IS 41 41 3 if I le Po 11 1111 13 l 13ie 13 16i 111 II 1 1 as FOREIGN IL 30 Bonloam sad Maass 30 Centro.' Maw (Vivian, 3 !Guest Indian Nslank -24 Do. ILWAYS. ei 10 174 174 ex div 3 44 164 1 11 ee 1 2 Pm 3 $4 7 6 az dly 3 3 ~ $4 141 13 4 0441. 33 33 ex ttl• 13 36 10 — AT ;:: 95 Yana 7i Do. s. Now 30 Naomi MA IMP 11 Nurebers et ?ma . a Urbane BM lira 90 Paris gal Odom r 0 1 . 14373374 ;7. tO 16 MY sal Illroboarg 30 le tom sal nom $ $ letalreaul Mow So IS nen SO 111 Wet lira= I 7 da io 1 ii. 1 Si 3 I die S 3 101 i n d 1 {+ 6 3 3 GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—Thia company are taking contracts for the stations, goods warehouses, and locomotive workshops on what is called the towns lines be tween Peterborough and East Belford. ACCIDENT AT THE LINE-STREET STATION.—On Sunday night an accident took place at the Lime-street Station of the London and North-Western Railway. The train from Scotland, which is due in Liverpool at 10.10 p.m., cams through the Liate-etreet tunnel last night at a greater speed than usual, and ran against the spring buffer which is provided in the station. One of the carriages sus tained some damage ; but, with the exception of a few slight bruins, we believe that the pasessgsrs escaped per sonal injury. Si 104 SO ISi Si 20 31 dg 11g 82 15; 25 18 dim ti 7 7 61 T. 4 5 17 141 33i 361 $ 181 18 8 6 121 1! 12 43 M 89i 2. al. 80 82 63 ii 6F6l6. 6 (it is 130 sips 6 „ 3 ,1 Pro 6 i et. 3 4 dim 34 3013 36 37 3 21 die 64 61, 13 12, die 36 38 2 1 9 i Si 31 die 37 22 13 12 die 21 34 du 4 41 du 14 Itl 6 61 die 10 10 di, I Ixo 17i 18 17 17 ex div 91 104 16 13 die 4 31 du 31 3 die 21 11 di, I dis 1 21 die IN 19i 31 124 dim par 4 5 9 10 4 dis .GI ai. 5 4 di' 221 22 '1 11 As 2 dia 211 29 RE(TAI i 1 pm 232 292 27 29 8 8 9 8 1 871 7 8 pm ►r4 ►8 321 321 101 103 3O 311 221 230 I 911 100 n ni 214 24 51 151 1 214 264 IT GI SI 114 t 6è i 62 63 6; 9Ai 7 In 4 9Z4 , 17e 891 90 911 Li 2 31 63 1 4 3 1 41 22 it* 101 f 10 f It I 2f Is 17f 4 dii 19 18 28 7,1 Si 31 14i 22e II 17 7 1 2;s 16 II Bi.'IOO S Ditto 10 iltorki [THREEPENCE MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY Two o'CTorx. Business continues restricted in the English stock market, but prices being uninfluenced by any news of importance, either at home or from abroad, and being morcovtr supported by the purchases of the government broker, which to-day are renewei as usual, the range of quotations is unaltered. Consols have been quiet all day, at 3.estenlay's rates, 97; to I, both for money and the 13th of May. The official report of business is: Three per Cent. Consols 971, : do. for Account, 97: ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 96Z 4 ; New Three-and-a-Quar ter per Cents., 9M, ; Long Annuities, 1860, 7 .5-10, Ondia Stock, 261. _ . The market for the unfunded securities is very quiet, though nominally unaltered in price. Exche quer Bills 1,0001., mark 5-Is. prem. ; do. small, 575. ; India Bonds,' under 1,0001., 595. prem. The foreign stock market is very quiet, the only feature being a continuation of the sales of Mexican Bonds, which have further depressed the price to 311. Some degree of uneasiness is tat at the small ness of the remittances as yet received on account of the dividend at the reduced rate of threo per cent., which falls due on the Ist July next, the amounts, in hand and coming forward, it is alleged, being insufficient to meet the dividend. Some ex planation is very properly looked for from the com mittee. Other foreign investments arc nominally unaltered. Business is restricted to the following, viz. :—Mexican Bonds, 351; do. for the account of the 30th April, 33, 1, 31„ 351. Peruvian Deferred Bonds, 391. Portuguese Four per Cents., 33. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 99',t, 4, 1. Spanish Active Five per Cents. for account, 10 1 ; ditto Passive, s'l. •' A case has lately transpired which has excited much sensation in shipping circles, not less than twenty sham bills of lading for cargoes of corn, flax, Sze., attested by a consular certificate, having been pledges' in various ports of England, and money raised upon them. As the consular seal was looked upon as a guarantee, some of the merchants consider the government should be in some degree held re sponsible for the nets of their subordinates ; but, at any rate, it is very evident a stringent inquiry should be made into the conduct of the consul, not simply by the Consul-General, but by a superior officer of the Foreign-office. The last quotations of exchange on London at foreign places are as follows : Previous Latest Quotations. Quotations. Amsterdam (short) 118. 75 1111. 7.5 ditto (2 months) 118. 671 MI. 671 Antwerp 251. 071 2.51.071 Bremen Copenhagen (short) 8.88 8.90 ditto (3 months) 8.82 8.84 Christiana (short - 1.68 ditto (3 months ) 4.60 62 4.62 Frank fort Gothenbunr(9o4ays) 11.39 40 11.10 39 Genoa (3 months) Iliiiiil.urg• (short) ditto (3 mouths) Ihraila 6711 P. 67 1 i P. K init.! on, Jamaica, (90 days) 1 top. cent. p. par ti Leipsie (3 months) .:81 6.201 Madrid Mauritius .Milan (3 months) Naples 564 563 New Orleans lO9l 1101 New York (sixty days) Paris (short) - • ...ot. I 1 A ditto (3 mouths) Rome Riga (3 months) 37ld. Id. 37 13-16 d. Stockholm (short) 11.41 40 11.4:1 12 ditto (94) ihiya) SanFranciseo(short) 48d. 4th). ditto (00 days) St.Petersburg(3mo) 37 11-16 d. :d. 37 11-16 d. 13-16 d. Trieste l3ll. 1:31. Venice 291. 30 291. 30 Vienua Antwerp letters of Saturday evening report little business in the stock market, and a decline in Aus trian and Spanish 'Three per Cents. The prices quoted are : Belgian Two-and-a-Half per Unita, 501 to 1,; ditto, Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 911; ditto, Five per Cents., 1848, 984 to a. Austrian Five per Cent. Metalliques, 711 to 1. Spanish Ardoin 11l ; ditto, Home Three per Cents., 34 9-16. Sar dinian Five per Cents., 331. Roman Five per Cents., 741 to 1 . At Amsterdam on Thursday and Friday, much firmness was observable on the bourse. Prices wero quoted as follows: Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 57 9-16; ditto, Four per Cents., 88L Spanish Ar dein, 519 i., 12 9-16 to 7, ; ditto Inland Three per Cents., 34 11-16 to f ; ditto Foreign Three per Cents., 39 ; ditto Passive, 55. Portuguese Five per Cents., (London) 331 to 7,; ditto Four per Cents., 33, 324, 11-16. Old. Russian Bonds, 1044; ditto Four per Cents., 86 7-16; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 941 1-16 to 4. Austrian Five per Cents. Me talliques, 681 tol : ditto New, 76; ; ditto New Two and-a-Half per Cents., 361 to 1. Mexican Bonds, 31). Danish Five per Cents., 99). Venezuela Three per Cents., 31: ; ditto Deferred, 12. Grenada Deferred, 4 5-16. Frankfurt letters of Thursday quote the last prices of the Bourse as follows :-Austrian Five per Cent. Metalliques, 715; ditto, Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 631 to A ; ditto, Four per Cents., 674 to 1 ; ditto Two and-a-lialf per Cents., 38. Russian Four per Cents. (Stieglitz), 861. Spanish Inland Three per Cents., 34 13-16. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 571 to 1; ditto, Four per Cents., SB;',. Sardinian Five per Cents., 82 to (. Tuscan Five per Cents., 891. United States Six per Cents., 1161 to 1. 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 (1 is prefixed it is to be under stood that the share rate of interest is less the in come tax. It will be seen that in every case we take the rate of interest last declared as the basis of our calculation : Time per Cent. Carets average pia 971 yieldper ant. £3 1 74 Three pee Cent. Reduced ll5l 3 2 2 New Direeand-a.2.learter per Cents 96 " 3 6 31 Bank Stock Idly. 74 per ant. per au.) 212 . 3 10 9 India Stock (dry. 104 per ant. pars.) 2624 ~ 4 0 0 gathmuer Bute (Int. 14d. per day) s6s. pm. . 3 4 44 Great %Venus. £lOO oh. OUT. et the rate at 4 per sent. I. snosoltire end Yorkshire RlOO Stock* (div. at the rate of 2 per ant. per ann.) Conan and South Western* Stock (der. at the eaten( 4 per et per ann.) 90 Ueda and North Waters' Stock (dl at the rave of 04 per cent. per ann ). 1904 Midland* Stock (di.. at tag rate of 24 per ant. per min.) loath Mauve Stock (dividend 10s per 301. 'ham equal to 32.65. Sd. per mot. per ann.) 284 3 10 2 Advices have been received by the kten Mining Association, dated 21st ult. The reports are rather more favourable than those last received, and the produce for the month of February had increased, being equal to 7.75 tons of fine copper. 3 2 (I .. 1 e fi 4 1 111 3 13 li aNGI :OB II III F O U N NDI VVIff .-751a Root Stook, 211 12 I 3 per 01.0 m Ace.. 94 f 3 pr Ct . Pod. Ousts. , 9036 I V par Oto al 3 3 per Ct. Ow. Anna, V7l 1 iii ih ilg. T. 64g. to 57e. 6 par Ct. Augtrtsa Booth. 1 per OL GPM& Ms 16117 a pee Ct. Bag. Hoods. 91 4 Orem& Deferred — /I per Coot.. 5 per ID Met rho. 364 6 tar Ct. linilliao Mu 14 90 Persar fits. o. ..= utio Now. 86 S • Portman a ter Ct. Wows Arra. 54 4 5 per OR leo. 1170..111 - 112 Ow Ct. Chillso ISla.. 102 1 Clue P= .6 13‘.. li Uitto Cobb.os Def. ad, 3 = Ct. Deo% Columblan 3:gooier bdo.. 33 4 . Deemed ado. 3 or Ct. Doha Ng., 76 8 Date Palos De5..94 9 53 per Cl. Dutch Ms. 69 I 21 pie 04. Vahoosis L. ss s suer Ct. Dusts Orb.. 90 i 3 omesols Dashed Doha. 1.1 13 LATEST FOREIGN EXCIIANOES. PAHA Aran. 21. For Mr Dry. 3 per Omits. ..... b per OW& 44 per Cse44. do. Now Loo , S pee Coots. Beiga'po.ll4lllll.4i lof 1 : . t ml 1 7 47 . PO. 41 Piedmont 6 p.O 1349 SI SO 3? SO 92 40 II 0 111 5 91 IS I? 40 IC 40 et 6 91 SO 61 30 ft 40 ... isi, IN 117 i. N•pias Lab 11.4arb Boma 1•44 a. Do, IS&O 1 Maer, Sosis I Busk ellans IWO ... 151 S 10 fi