The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-12 00:00:00

110 - NEY MARKET. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The fineness of the weather during the past week has caused a more cheerful tone in several depart ments of business in the manufacturing districts. At Leeds the woollen trade has shown symptoms of improvement, athough buyers have acted with great caution ; prices however have been well sus tained for light fabrics suitable for present use. In M a nchester there has been a fair inquiry for both cloths and yarns, without any material change to record in prices. The hosiery and lace trades of Leicester and Nottingham have been more active, although a consideraule number of the operatives are still unemployed. In the hardware districts, viz., of Birmingham, Sheffield, Walsall, and Wol verhampton, no material alteration is recorded either as regards the business done, or the prices current. The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail way of Canada for the week ending the 28th ult. amounted to £9,836, against £9,422 last year. There was an active inquiry for cotton in the Liverpool market on Saturday, and prices were rather firmer. The sales were about 8,000 bales. A small supply of gold, viz., £2,000, was sent into the Bank on Saturday. The True Britain has arrived from Port Phillip with £129,196, and the E. A. Bright with £15,888. Th e Canada from America has brought £lO,OOO, the Tagus from Lisbon £1,609, and the Kangaroo from New York £171,300 in specie. There is still an upward tendency in the rates of discount, and bankers and brokers are proceed ing with increased reserve, owing to an impres sion that an advance may be shortly experienced. Except in special cases, where the paper offered for negotiation is of a very superior character, the mercantile public are therefore compelled to pay full terms for the accommodation they require, and within the last few days there has been a de cided augmentation in the number of enquiries at the Bank of England. CITY NEWS-THIS DAY. Two O'CLocx. Very little business has been negotiated in the English stock Market to-day, and it has not led to the slightest fluctuation, Consols remaining at 931 I for transfer, and 924- less the six months' interest, for the account. Speculation is inactive, and the investing public are attracted to other channels for the employment of their available means. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 9n- ; Exchequer Bills flat at 17s. to 20s. prem. ; India ,5 per Cents. 108 . 1 1091, being heavy. Foreign Securities show no material change. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are steady at 801 4 ; ditto, 1858, at 701 ; and the New Scrip, 21 1 prem. ; Mexican at 321 1 ; Spanish 5 per Cent. at 541; ditto Passive, at 191; but the Certificates, after being 9, have receded to 81 ; Venezuelan are Piet at 231 ; Sardinian at 83; and Egyptian at 21 preen. - _ The Russian Loan is I ; A prem. The operations in the Railway Share Market have continued inactive, and for most of the princi pal British lines slightly reduced prices are current. Bristol and Exeter, Caledonian, Eastern Counties, and North British have declined ss. ; and Great Northern and North Western, 10s. ; North Eastern (Berwick) and South Eastern, however, remained steady at previous rates. The Foreign and Colonial Markets have remained inettive, and prices have shown less firmness South Austrian and Lombardo-VenetiLn have re ceded to 21 Antwerp and Rotterdam realise 711 ; Great Lux4-mburg 141 141 ; and Sambre and Meuse 111. Great Western of Canada have de clined to 127 ; East Indian to 1031. Great Southern of India realise 1021, and Eastern I3engals 103. Joint Stock Bank Shares have also been dull. Ottoman Bank have receded to 241 25 ; Oriental Bank to 53 ; London and Westminster to 80; and Bank of Australasia to 64:1 65. The Alliance Bank Shares are 51 4 prem. ; perial -I prem.; Northern Counties 1 1 - 2 prem.; British Columbian Q a prem.; and Brazilian 21 3 prem. In the Miscellaneous Market London General Omnibus Company shares are steady at 1a ; National Discount Company at 51 ; and Peel River Land at 58 ; Crystal Palace ,Stock, however, has declined to 354. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 91f i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per. Cent. Annuities 9l* i * India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. lot 81, i 9 8a Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent 1113 , Ditto 6 per Cent i 109 8 Ditto 5* per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent , Oct. , 1863 1081 • ' Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100} Consols for Account, June 10 Exchequ e r Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Cent l7 16 19 p m . • D itto £SOO - bitto Small ---- - FOJtEIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Danish 3 pm Cent., 1825 ' B4l Egyptian, 7 . per Cent Greek ... it i li an 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) Ditto Scrip Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent 9ll Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1863 Ditto Account R uss ian 5 per Cent , 1822 £ St .. t Ditto Account Ditto 3 592 per Cent. 185 9 .. Sardinian 5 per Cent Spaniel 3 per Cent 542 Ditto Account Ditto Passive! Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 801 1 80i Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent ,1858 Ditto Account Ditto 1862 (Scrip) Ditto, Pain up Scrip Venezuela, 3 per Cent — Ditto Account .. Dividends on the above payaple in London. Dutch 22 per Cent., Exchange 12 Gull. .:, 641 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. . . 1001 talian 5 per Cent., 1861, ex 25f. 7Ol f THREE O'CLOCK. Contiols, Money 4 431 i • Ditto Account SP oRTI G NO I ES. At the Newmarket Meeting the leading Derby favourite!! all put in an appearance for the Two Thousacd, with the exception of Duckstone, r N ni e s staptunlus, and Zetland. From position i t the hollow style The M arquis was i m mediately advanced to the opponents, firs t for the blue riband of the turf, a p os itio n d off . n his of he will no doubt ma i n t a in, and justly so, till the day of the race. still holds his positio n in the market with hi Buckstone firmness, d eserve dly so, as no horse could be in better cond i tion,m and -either he or The Makquis are certain to wi n , but and advise my readers t o kee p a sharp lookout, -on Duke R ollo. o with regard to the races to be decided to-morrow at Cheater ; - my fancy points to RoYALLIETT, for the Palatine Cup - VALENTINE or INQUEST, for the Mostyn Stakes; JuNG FRAu, for the Chesterfield Stakes ; VOLTELLA or T, for THB PROPHET, for the Wynnstay Handicap ; and JULIE - the £5O Handicap Plate. I shall refer at length to-morrow 10 the Chester Cup, but in the meantime I can see nothing in the race likely to interfere with the success of . SILKSTONE or THE VEST COLT. A FRESH MAN. • BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATU RDA.Y. For Chester Cup, Silkatone and Fairwater finished very arm. 9to 1 was laid against Zodiac, but at the close 7to 1 was the highest venture, which, however, was freely offered. Early in the day 109 to 8 was readily taken about Hadji Stavros. As the day advanced he receded to 100 to '4 (offered), which price was subsequently improved to 100 o 6 through the support of his admirers. No qther event "to come off at Chester was touched upon. For'the Derby tall that transpired within our hearing were offers to take 5 to 1 about The Marquis, which were not responded to. Closing prices : CHESTER CUP. Bto 1 agst Silkstone (taken) Bto 1 agst Zodiac (taken) 10 to 1 agst Fairwater (taken) 11 to 1 agst Vest colt (offered) 12 to 1 agst Stampedo (taken) 12 to 1 agst Brighton (taken) 16 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (taken) 20 to 1 agst Carantacus (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sappho (offered) 30 to 1 agst Caller Ou (offered) 33 to 1 agat Princ e of Denmark (taken) 40 to 1 agst Tim "Whiffler (taken) A ilossA GE FROM TUE OCEAN.—The readers of letter wider t his . heal will be pleased to learn that the Hall arrived at Falmouth on. tho 6th of March ; la Bas ford 'Aster , withou t further -- -"" SHARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuKS. " sing ) Railways. ,aiu.ll price. Business done. 13.14 Bir., 1 , V01., and Str. Val. 10 Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co. at 'Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian 50 Cork and Bandon 20 :Cornwall 10 Do A A gets no div 10 B ti 116 p c.p been paid to B. 50 'Dublin & Belfast June. 25 IDun.,Perth,& Ab. Juno st iEast Anglian st [ Eastern Counties at Eastern Union, A stock st I Do Bdo do st East Suflolk at lEdinburgh & Glasgow at lEdin., Perth, & Dundee st It;lasg. and S. Western. 10 IGreatNrthn.of Scotland st ,;Great Northern.....• • • st Do A stock at I Do li do st IGt. S. an W. of Ireland at 'Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stock at Lancashire & Yorkshire at London and Blackwell at Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast st Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lon. & North Western at Lon. & South Western 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. et 11an., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 124 Do I shares.. 1 0 Metropolitan at Midland 6.4.0 D o N ew at Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line 100 Newcastle and Carlisle at Norfolk st North British at Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stocki at Do A stk ; A recs no di till 6 pc. has been pdBI K Do B stock at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase at Do Leeds at Do York st North London 72 8 6 7 91 03 1082 109 921 1061 i 6 6i 1 2 5 6 41 43 10 11 21 22 57 18 57 59 38 41 21} 1 57a t 89 91 30} to/ 102 101 140 145 1113} 1144 112 113 132 134 105 106 73 73} 55 57 107 1071 60 62 122 123 43 45 93a £4 924 1001 10 12 41a 42 1131 14i 13i 1121 } 73 107 122} 91 1 ; a 41i 8i 9 1282 7i 127 f 1281 1: lip 98 10) 71 73 621 621 Sid 961 o i f 1 554 554 841 85} 99 101 P Pm 4i 4S d 101 114 123 125 47 48 105 107 10 Do IIeNV .15.4 \'orth Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction st Scottish Central st Scot. N. E., Aber. stock st Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 shrews. and Welchpooll st Shropshire Union 1 st South Devon 25 S. Durham & Lane. Un st South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 staines,Wok.,an dWok. 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do '5 Do New, 1860 ;t Taff Vale.. It Do Pref. No. 1 ; 0 UlPter ' 5 Do .10 Do st Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim ;t Waterford & Kilkenny !O West Cornwall !O West London [0 Do Ist class 9 Do 2d class ;t Vv. Hartlepool Har.&R at West Midland -Oxford st Do Newport ft Do Hereford 46 48 42 44 87 83 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. IPaid. L ea sing l elosing Business Co. s Price. Done. I. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead. Buckingh ma_me. Chester &11 o'yilea:d.. 100 'Do 54 56 Do. 56 per cent 100 Do. 126 128 Do. 5 „ - 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon lO2 104 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.11.&E.0 E. LinColnah. g '-.- pr e. 100 Gi.Nerth. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 41 4a Do. Woodbridge.. 100 .. • • . • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drcl. 100 Cledon . .. ..Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. Wes . t. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 110 112 Do. halves Do. quarters , all Do. Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 199 202 Lon. and Chat. Ext. II ( 6 per cent Do. Bromley. 6 per c. all Do. ...... • • • • Da.New Sh 1861, 4 p.c. all D 0........ 20 22 Do.W . Ext. A, 46 pc. all Do ..... ... 8 9 Loudon & Greenwich i 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen , 1 100 Do. Lon.,Tilb.& S._ - thend i 100 Peto &Co B6 89 Lowestoft g - ua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 per cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& 31 3i- 41 Mid. Bradford Prefer-I cues stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 gua. 5 per cent... 5. 5.6. E Counts. p 6 p pm Northn.&Eastn. sp. c.; all Do. Do. 6 per cent. ....I all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... 1 all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool I ICO N. E. Ber. .. .. North Western ' all Midland 161 It I Not, Gran. RI. & Cl. 1 100 ,Gt. North. 92 94 L&N.W Preston and Wyre. 1 , all sr, ',Ai d 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. •• " _ • • Roystn.Hitch.& Shep, 100 Gt. North. 135 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 125 120 Do. Do. , 3 • • 11 lap South Staffordshire lOO Ln.&N.W _ .. Wilts and Somerset 100 Gt. West. 93 95 931 4 Wimbledn .0 Croydon, all IL.&Brgtn 81 911 PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing Business Share/ Railways. paid. Prim. Done. 'ltlythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 .... Bris. & EY.et 4p. c. st.. 101 Do. shares • 19 Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 10( Cork & Bandon, 5} p. C. al Cornwall. 5 per ant—. al' Dun. Perth, &Aber.Jun. al Do. Ist Class Pref al. E. Angn. Class A. sp. e. 10( E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 1.01 Do No. 10( Do. new 6 p. c. st lOl Eastern Union, 4 p. c— -11001 Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 101 Do. 1 p. c. guar. S. & 10 Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. 10 Great Northern, sp. c lO D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm. 10 Do. 44 p. c. do lO Do.sp.c.Redrc.atsp.c.pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. a G*. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent 11: Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. ot„ „ Do. redeem. 4 p. 1C Do. irredeem. 4p. ct IC Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. 1( Do. firm. guar. stock a Do. Birm. pref. stock . Do. Chester guar. shares 1( Do. ChesterB p.c. pf. shs 1( Do. Chester 5 p.c, pf. shs a Lan. & Carl. 4 p.c. pre( Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 11 Do.Barnstst£ s 2s 10dre 11 Do. 4 p. c. (East (BlaCkb. pur. 1 1 Lon.&Brig.sp.c.gu. No.l 1 4 Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 11 Do. 6 per cent. d 0... 11 Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 1 Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk 1 Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 1 Do. 4 p c.st.(div.detlir 65 1 Lon.Chat&Dov. sp.c.pf. 1 Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 1 Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. Ft, late 3d shares ,. 1 tondony. & Ennis. shs Man. Sh. &, Lin. S per ct. 1 Do. £6 Do. 3i per cent. ... • • Do. redeem. 6 percent Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c 4i Do. per cent ...... • • Midland Con. 6p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir.6 p.c. Do. 4i p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 4' p.c. irredeemable Do. 4 cent . Do.Leic. andliitiper et Nora. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 184 A Do. 54 p. c. Ppd. st. 1847 Do.sWay.ValEx.stlB47 Nort' British, 5 per cent. Do. New qua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g, prf. shs. NI Souths t op h i . ot D iolph.. v &Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. pref, stock Do. pr. et , redeemable Do. G.N. E. 4 p. ct. pref 1:N Do. Scottish o or oytoh. Aopsrbk ßerwick ,tNxearffffoedodre. 4 p. C. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No, 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. . n7; c p. . ea: p vs. cot e r o: e : n rt f & 64 . ld n i t S- ( s stock.... n iPa n r sue l ec. or North-Eastern p g u e r a cent 6Pe per cent Do, Fixed)4tupae.i4cent South Wales, p. Do. 44 per cent . c. Do: do. 1859:: Do. 5 per cent S. Yorkshire , 4 p. gua. Do. 5 p. c. gun. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. Do. B 6 p. c Do. C 6 p. c ffatrid & Kilkny, 6 p. c. V.111.id.-Oxt Ist stk Do. 2d do. o.Newport 5 p.c. pf.red. 4;4 Perpet.6 P. c. tif. 1866 Do. ll 1869 94 96 20 21 6 6i ,03 105 109 111 108 110 127 129 84 86 10 112 90 92 .16 118 Ll 2 114 LO4 106 [O7 109 97 99 100 102 91 93 92 94 102 104 76 78 76 78 170 180 103 105 37 139 102 101 115 117 115 117 138 142 115 117 152 156 129 133 77 79 193 95 14 14i 124 126 6 70 43 i 11251 [3B 140 LO3 105 94 96 10 112 .08 110 1 lipm 100 102 1 96 98 14 di Par i p 22i 23i 10s. 10 10. 6 100 100 109 all all li& 140 110 11 23i 24? 101 103 101 103 85 87 4 1p 28 2 9 1 33 34 33 34 42 45 125 1 ,- .7 120 125 103 105 123 125 119 122 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 1110 112 Can.Gor. 6 p.c.Ja. &July _ 1877-82 .......... • Do 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. Sept.&oo 108 110 & Do. dp. c. Mar. Sept. 1 00 1 2 1 . 3 , I ' ,, 1 4 Do. per cent .. .. 100 1014 - Do. Inscribed cent........ 100 100 101 ICape p 0,1873 100 1 09 111 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 110 112 Do. 1890 100 .111 113, Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 114 Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p o 100 p.o.Ja.dtJuly 100 108 109 1,3. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. (-,ov. 6p, c.,1866 100 100 101 - Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. d0.,1888 dcupwds 100 9n 08i - ti ew Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875,. , E 100 109 110 S. Au5,G6p.0.1878.& up.. 100 111 110 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 168 110 Do, do. 6p.a ApagOot.... 100 100 1051 111 1011 1 1001 99-1 1051 i Share; 97 i 61 d 46 48 35 57 831 84 (7 68 98 ICO 6 7 371 381 8 i 9 i 6 61 144 148 554 561 24 3i _3; d 92 94 130 135 61 6,1 83/ 4 3i 67 101} 1031 94" THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, EV ENINO, MAY 12, 1862. Business done 1021 i 6} MARKETS-THIS DAY. pieces, Is 14 to is 9d ; grease, is fd 1s 2a. Port Philip —Clean sheeps, is 6fd to 2s id; scoured, is 8d to is lid; lamb, is 8d to is llfd ; pieces, &c., 10/d to is 72d. Cape —Clean shops; is 2d to is 6fd ; Scoured, 101 d to is 3d ; handwashed, is 3d to is 4d ; grease, 81c1 to 10d. per lb. Privately the market for English wool is dull, and prices have a downward tendency. There were no imports of colonial wool into London last week. EIRITISFI POSSESSIONS. Mailwa.ye. Paid. )0 lALtlanric &St Lawrync Bom.,BarodaJz.Cent Ind I I Gu. 5 per cent........ ?Oi Buffalo and Lake Huron Ai Do. New 10 Do. Preference o Butralo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, IK2I )0 illo. do. July 1, 18:'31 100 Do. do. June I, 1,;4 5 Cleutt a.cVS. Ear; la. ) all Cape Town &Deck Scrip 174 iDernerara.. stock :Eastn. Bengal go. 5 p. e stock 'East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. 20 Do. do. G Ext stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct 100 Do. 6per ct. Dehentr 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 100 Do. do. 1872 stock G't.lncliaPenin.gua.sp.c 20 Do. New gua. 5 p. c stock Gt. South.of India(Lifn guaranteed 5 per cent. 20 Gt. W. of Canada Shares 20 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt 100 Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do 100 Do: lB7B , ck Nladras guar., 5 p. c. , ck Do. 41 p. c. Extension , ck Do.l ick 31elb.Corp. fi p. c. Buds. :0 Newßt unswick ct Canda Ity.&Land(Lim.)g.6pcl 100 all all all 100 Class A Capital Share fa" Do. do. Land d 0... ..... 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. .- ....I all . 0 ock Scinde .......... r. . 141; 100 1 40 Do. Punjaub .... La c ,5 15 :0 Do. Do. .- ...... .i c .' l all )ck Do. Indus. St. F10.r . ,,g. 100 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 FOREIGN RAIL CIO Price. 07 72 102 103 6 6 81 9 83 86 81 84 80 5 (i 201 21 102 103 103 1 1041, 24 25 69 72 57 60 37 40 43 96 33 38 36 38 102 102] P 1011 104 12g 12a 8i 7k 102 104 93 p 5 93 05 101 102 44 96 92 94 WAYS 9 , Algerian .0 ,Antwerp & Rotterdam. :0 Ardennes.— Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 5 Belgian East. Junction Cormeaux Mine & Rail )0 Copiapo .......••• ••• • • • O Ditto Extension .... :0 Dutch Rhenish ..... • . 9 Eastern of France !O Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c. ;0 Gt. Luxem., Con. slis... O Italian Junction ...... 9 Lyons & Geneva ...... !O Namur & Liege .. !O Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ ;0 Northern of France.... ;6 Do. New Shares _ .0 Norwegian Trunk Pref. '0 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aldn) Paris,Lyons, & Medi ter. ;0 Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) " I gua. 7p. ct. lim ;0 Riga & O Royal Danish 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... 9 Sambre & Meuse ...... 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref..... :0 an Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. !O S.Aust &Lomb Venetin ?,6 S. East Portugal 7 p ct.l ?,0 ISouthern of France.... West /'tandem 10 Do. 5i pc. Preference.. 20 W. & N.W. of France .. PREFERENCE SE) Dividends contingent on the 5 7 4 6 103 104 201 201 L 9 100 d 103 104 1 at 7f 7f - -v 1 1 1i 11 12 4i 4 10 lip 'l .3 14a 14i Pi 81 20 21 41i 92i 8 10 8 7 43 (4 51 53 4 3d 13 15 11k 121 96 10 ; 3 1 31 324 33; 78 1O 111 21 22 i A - ND SI of each SI 102 104 120 123 131 134 80 82 103 105 92 95 103 105 d jd 102 101 9i 10 ipm iPrn given half subsequent .year not to be t half year. 431 21 31 141 14 MARK-LANE. Much inactivity prevailed in the demand for English wheat in the leading country markets held on Saturday, and prices had a drooping tendency. All descriptions of spring corn moved off heavily at barely previous rates. The continental markets continued very quiet. Advices from New York state that both wheat and flour were rather dearer, although the export demand was limited. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were less extensive. From abroad we received 27,100 qrs. of wheat,. 14,472 barley, 30,0510at5, 2,154 beans, 2,816 tares, 30 linseed, 4,458 rapeseed, 22 sacks and 2,424 barrels of flour. There was very little fresh English wheat on sale in to day's market, but several samples were offered which had been left unsold at the close of business on Friday. The total show of samples was moderate, and their general con dition satisfactory. For both red and white qualities, the trade was quite as heavy as on Monday last, and, in order to effect sales, a further reduction of from is to 2s per quarter was submitted to ; indeed, an almost general fall of 2s took place. We were well supplied with foreign wheat, a fair portion of which was of superior quality. The trade was very dull for all descriptions, and prices, compared with this day se'nnight, declined quite is per quarter. For floating cargoes of grain the demand ruled inactive, and the quotations had a drooping tendency. Malting barley was very scarce, and the few samples on offer changed hands at full currencies. Grinding and dis telling sorts, the foreign supply of which was large, sold heavily, yet no material change took place in their value. Fine malt was in moderate request at late rates, but in• ferior and medium parcels met with very little attention. The supply of English oats was small; of foreign large. Fine samples moved off steadily, and prices were fairly supported ; otherwise, the oat trade was dull, and in some instances the currencies ruled in favour of buyers to the extent of 6d per qr. Beans were in short supply, and the market for them was firm, at full quotations. Peas, the supply of which was small, moved 3ff steadily at quite previous rates. In all kinds of flour, sales progressed heavily, on rather easier terms. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old —s s Ditto, white, new Ms 62s Ditto, old —s —s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —B s Ditto, new Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 2BB 29a Malting Ms 92s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 66s B Msrown Ki n gstown and Ware '',E3 70s Chevalier 66s 25s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 2ls 2 s Potato Youghal and Cork, black . . . 19s 28s . Cork, white 198 24s Scotch, Feeding 23s 268 Beans—Tick l3B 368 Pigeons, Peas —Grey Maple White 37s 40s Boilers Flour—Town -made Suffolk 3 , s 4?s Stockton and Norfolk METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of foreign stock in to-day's market was very moderate, but its general condition was tolerably good. The quality of the Ge rman shee p st ill exhibits a decided improvement, compared with former seasons. home-fed beasts we were f a i r ly supp li e d as t o im mrit v h ement, number, and the condition of all breeds was very prime. Some remarkably fine Scots and crosses came to hand from Scotland. Prime beasts ecramanded a steady sale, at prices fully equal to Monday last; otherwise the beef trade was in a sluggish state, at last week's quotations. The top figure was 4s 4d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,200 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses; from other parts of England 750 various breeds ; from Scotland 550 crosses ; and from Ireland, 90 oxen and heifers. We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily supplied with sheep, most of which appeared in good saleable condi tion. Downs and half-breds moved off somewhat freely, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs ; but all other breeds were a slow inquiry, at late rates. The best Downs out of wool realised 4s 10d per 81bs. Lambs—the show of which was only moderate—sold readily at extreme rates—vir., from 6s 8d to 8s per 81bs. About 400 lambs came to hand from the Isle of Wight. We have to report a fair demand for calves, at Thursday's decline in value. The top price was 5s 2d per Sibs. There was only a limited business doing in pigs, at about stationary prices. Per 81b. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 3 0 Primecrs-wool do. Second quality do. 3 2 3 61Pme. S' thdown do. Prime large oxen 3 8 4 Or Large orse. calves Prime Scots, &c. 4 2 4 4 I Prime small do Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 6 ILarge hogs Second quality do. 3 8 3 10 Small porkers ... d. s. d 40 4 6 4 8 4 10 4 2 4 8 4 10 5 2 38 4 0 4 2 4 8 Lambs, 6s 3d to 8s Od. Suckling calves, 10s to 235; and quarter-old etoro pigs, 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. POILEIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 24,680 Sheep and lambs .... 1,956 Calves 125 Calves .. 105 Pigs 430 Pigs . ... The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 1,537 head. In the corresponding week in 1861, we received 5,306—in 1860, 5,959—in 1859, 2,487 —in 1858, 2,581—in 1857, 2,220—in 1856, 781 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAS') WEEK. From Beasts. Rotterdam .... 116 Harlingen .... Hamburgh .... 12 Calais — Corunna Dordt Amsterdam — Vigo — Antwerp. - • Ostend .. Medemblik Oporto ....... • Nieu Diep . Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 648 .. 79 .. 244 .. 36 . . - 365 • • • • • • 64 ...... .. ... • • - • • --- _ .. - • • 12 .. .. 21 .. - Total .... 128 .. 953 .. 79 •• 277 .. 100 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. .861 498 , . 4,267 .. t 210 .. 206 .. 185 LB6O .. 441 .. 4,878 .. 62 .. 321 .. 258 1859 227 .. 2,048 .. 37 • • 180 .. [B5B 4BO .. 1,548 .. 101 .. 439 .. 13 1867 .. 603 .. 1,332 .. 24 .. 257 .. 4 1856 207 .. 409 .. 43 .. 122 .. A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, May 13, 1861, and this day, Monday, May 12, 1862. Per 81b. to sink the offal. May 13, May 12, 1861. 1862. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 2 10 to 3 0 Second quality do Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 3 8 4 0 Prime Scots, &c. , 4 8 410 4 2 4 4 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality dn. .. 310 4 2 3 8 310 Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 4 8 4 0 4 6 Prime Southdown do. .. 410 6 0 4 84 10 Lambs Large coarse - calves Primo small do. Large hogs Neat smallTporkers 4 8 5 0 4 2 .4 8 Beasts Sheep and lambs.. 21,980 24,680 Calves Pigs 360 430 SUPPLIES ON SALE, MAY 14, 1860.—Beasts, 3,440 ; sheep and lambs, 22,160 ; calves, 135; pigs, 400. MAY 16, 1859.—Beasts, 3,460 ; sheep and lambs, 21,450 ; calves, 129; pigs, 450. NEW'JATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair supplies of each kind of meat have been on sale at these markets. Lamb is in good request at our quotations; otherwise the trade is a sluggish state at about previous currencies. SEEDS. Linseed and rapeseed are dull, and prices have a down ward tendeney. Clover, canary, and tares command but little attention, and other seeds are a slow sale. The cake trade is dull, at about previous rates. Turnip,White,p.bus.lls to 14s Carraway 22s to 25s Swede —s —s Coriander 145 18s Mustard, Brown .. 12s 14s Hempseed, per qr sos 52s White, 7sod 9sOd Linseed,Eng.so - wing 72s 745 Tares, Winter 7s 6d 8s Crushing GOs 68s Old per quarter 3..3s 42s Baltic 545 58s CKnary, per quarter 44s 62s Odessa Rye grass, new —s —s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s Clover, Red Eng., ct 4?s 68s English ...... £lO Os X.O 108 White Foreign Red.... 44s 50s Rape Cakes,p ton £6 Os 6 15s White. 60s 84s Rapeseed, per qr.... 63s 66s Trefoil, new TALLOW. The tallow market continues inactive, and prices, though without material change from Monday, have a drooping tendency. To -day, P.Y.C. is quoted at 46s 3d per cwt, on the spot. Rough fat, 2s 4d per Blbs. 1858. 1859. I 1860. 1861. 1862. Stock this day.... 9,795 9,066 28.731 67.009 35.042 Price of Y.C. ( 53s 6d t015553d to 5356 d to 58s0d to 469 3d to —s Od --s Od —s Od Od —s Od Delivery last week 831 1,358 832 1,327 1,219 Ditto from June 1 1u0,404 96,637 77,' 03 76,015 115,271 Arrivals last week 51 , 113 611 104 20 Ditto from June 1 98.436 94,136 91.652 116,530 93,467 Price of Town 595 3d 55s 3d 54s 3d 57s 3d 46s 6d CRIMINAL COURT--THIS DAY. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) The May sessions of the Central Criminal Court com menced this morning before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Carden, Finnis, Gabriel, the Recorder, and the Sheriffs. The calendar contains the names of 128 prisoners for trial, many of the offences with which they stand charged being of a very serious nature. The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said the number of prisoners awaiting trial was much larger than usually was the ease, but that no doubt was owing to the time that had elapsed since they last met. The offences charged were, .he regretted to say, of a very serious nature, although it had been hoped that crimes attended with violence against the person were on 'the decline. He regretted to find it was not so, for the present calendar contained one charge of wilful murder, and no less than four for wounding with intent. Another cause of regret was that the parties in all cases were husband and wife. The charge of w ilful murder was against a person, named Lawrence, who was accused of shooting a female at Hendon. The learned Recorder then detailed to the jury the whole of the circumstances of the case, which have already appeared at length in The Sun, The unfortunate woman, he observed, died from the effect of a gunshot wound, and the prisoner had also attempted to destroy his own life with the same wea pon. No person had witnessed the deed. Therefore, it would be for the grand jury to determine, after hearing the several witnesses, whether a true bill would lie against the accused. In the next four indictments for wounding with intent, the first was that in which 'a husband was charged with shooting his, wife ; in the second, the prisoner was accused of striking his wife with an'axe ;in the the man was indict - td for feloniously beating his wife with the leg of 'a chair; and in the fourth, a shoemaker's knife was the deadly weapon with which anether husband had assaulted his wife..- Thera. was also a charge of administering poison, in which one of the party was separated from her husband, and , the prisoner, it ap peared; became jealous of her from having seen her walk ing with her husband, and if the evidence bore out the charge, it was one of a serious description. Thrit, however, as in all. the other cases he had alluded to, would be for the grand jury to consider. He did not think the other cases called for any remark, as they did not appear to him to be attended with anything of a doubtful or difficult nature. In the event of the assistance of the Court being rccp4imi it would most readily be given. The grand jury then returned to their room. - • ' - PUBLISHING Et LIBEL. • • Edward Crotty, a respectably-dressed man, pleaded guilty to an indictment, charging him with publishing .6 libel. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, who had been specially re tained for the prosecut ion, said the prosecutrix was a lady of the highest respectability, named Stewart, and some years ago the prisoner had been on friendly terms with her, but the acquaintance had been broken off, and that had led to the publishing of the letter upon which the present pro secution was founded. The lady was actuated by no vin dictive feeling, and as she had been appealed to by the wife of the prisoner, he, on her behalf, asked that the sen tence of the court might be as lenient as possible. The Recorder said the oi/ence to which the prisoner had pleaded guilty was a most aggravated one, and had he not been recommended to the merciful consideration of the court by the prosecution he should have felt it his duty to inflict a much more severe punishment than that he was about to do. The learned judge then sentenced the pri soner to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour, and that at the expiration of the sentence that he enter into his own recognizances in the sum of £lOO to be of good behaviour for two years. POLICE---THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY. ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.—CharIes Howlin, a drover, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Charles Davey, 47 C, and there was a second charge of assault against him, but the person did not attend. Davey said that at 12 o'clock on Saturday night he was called by a female to take the prisoner into custody for assaulting her. As soon as he did so the prisoner said, I'll fight 40 such men as you if you don't use your staves,' and immediately struck him a blow in the mouth with his clenched fist, and gave him a violent kick on the leg. With assistance of two other constables the prisoner was at last got to the station. The female who was assaulted now re fused to appear. Prisoner said he bad been assaulted by the constable. The constable denied this, and said whatever marks the prisoner had were caused by his own violent conduct on the way to the station. The prisoner said he had been knocked about. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked him what : else he could expect when he behaved in the way described. Fined 20s. or 14 days. ASSAULT ON A RIFLE 1 7 OLUNTEER.—George Williams, 6, Wilmot-street, Russell-square, was charged with assault ing James,Garlandi of 47, James-street, Oxford-street, a rifle volunteer.- The complainant said cn Saturday night in Oxford-street he saw a crowd round a woman who was in a fit, and while looking on the defendant came up with a companion and walked away, saying, " Oh, it's only a woman in a fit." He remarked to the defendant who he thought very unfeel ing, " How would you like to be in a fit ?" and the defen dant then followed him along Oxford-street, and said, "Who shot the dog ?" and afterwards struck him in the eye, and blackened it, _ Mr. Tyrwhitt--Were you wearing yoUr uniform at the time ? Complainant—Only my volunteer's cap. Defendant said he did remark, "Oh, it's only a woman in a fit," and the complainant was then very offensive, and said, "Go home and chain up, ugly," and he (defendant) then did say, " Who shot the dog ?" but the complainant made use of an offensive expression respecting his mother. A witness, who said he was unacquainted with either the complainant or defendant, said the complainant did use an expression of an offensive nature, notwithstanding the com plainant denied it. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was bound to believe the witness, and discharged the defendant. THE EAST AND THE WEST.—The Eathen of to-day has a pleasant sound. It comes to us with a music of £30,000,000 annually in our commerce. It warbles of European tastes, sympathies, politics, and social organisa tion. It prompts amongst us the rise of such corpor " ations as the "Oriental Commercial Company of London, first founded by Levantine capital, to transact in our markets the exuberant and urgent business of 18,000,000 of people, supposed, until lately, to be the least prone to progress in the weed. A wise policy has necessa ril y much to do with such a gratifying state of things. A prospectus has been issued of the Laguna Silver Mining Company, with a capital of £20,000, in shares of £5 each. The mine is situated in the district of El Chico, 70 miles north of the city of Mexico. FRENCH POLICY AT ROME.—The Paris corres pondent of the ./IforningPost says :—"I learn from a u th e n t i c so urces that the Emperor i s about to recall two regiments from Rome. THE MAY-FLY' —lt is now th e M ay - fly season, and an adjoining r iver is celebrated f or th e vast number of those insects which at this period of the year pour forth from its waters. It is noon, and the sun is shining in all its splendour. The stream is so calm, that the waters scarcely seem to move. Now the May-fly begins to ma ke its appoyance, and what a si g ht i t i s to w i tness I Myriads of these ephetnerm pour out from the r i ver (but not in a perfect state), 'following each other in ra p id s uccession. They attach themselves by the legs to some object. Its skin then opens at the back—the insect emerges and flies, But it has not yet reached its last state. In about twenty minutes it settles aga in, casts another most beautiful and delicate skin, and then attains its perfect state. During this process, the in sects become a prey to swallows, wagtails, and other insec tivorous birds. Those that escape them settle on the water, and begin dropping their eggs in it, which sink to the bottom and in due time become future fIies,—EDWARD JESSE in Once a Week. all all all all k.RE S Profits at *Caledon. £ lO Gua. Stk 100 20 [Cornwall 4i p.c. ga.perp all at I*E. Anglian, Claß, r, p.c. 100 at 1* Do. ClaC, 7 p.c. 100 st 'EdinPrth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100 at Lonci'n, Brig'tn, &c., 44 per cent... .... . . 1858 100 at I Do. do. 4 per ct. 1860 100 at Do. do. 4) per ct. 1861 100 5 IDo. do. 4 per et. 1861 31 10 Lon. & Chat'fn, Metrop. Ext. B, 6 p.c.... 7; at Lon. &S.Western 4), p.c. 100 10 ,North British £lO Gua. all Shares, 1861 ;t *Ss7ottishCentral46 p.c lOO irred. pref 10 S.-Eastern 46 p.c. 1859 ' all 10 Do. 5 p.c. June Iti6l (rd ) 5 10 1110. 5 p.c. Aug. 1861 (rd ) 36 * Failure of full dividends in any made good out of the profits of any BRITISE 'hilack) A lfred Consols (P] British Iron Clifford tievon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Mogan). • East Caradon ••• • • I East Cam Brea ..... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.)l Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus.... ' G. Wheal Vor (Ilelston)I Grenville... Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Ilargaret (City Lel ant) 'Mark e Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) North Downs North Frances(lllogan)i N. Wh '1 Basset (1110 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey)! :0 Providence(UnyLelnt.)i Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l - South Caradon(St.Cleeo - S. Carn Brea (IlloP. - ,an)..! - Fran. (Illogao)d Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 10 Tin Croft West Basset (Illogan) W Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (It edruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) MIN ;S. 3.9.3 28 430 440 44 46 44 45 14 141 21 3} 134 14 5 5i 3.0.0 7.10.( 561 17s d.ls.fi 5.12 4.14 1.14 4.3.0 12:3 2.3 0 2.2.0 1i 10.6.7 3.11.6 1 28.9. 4 7 4 3/ 37 39 2 2 4 1 42 f 4 10 10i 2 1 4 48 2i 3 1 2-i 2/ 5 6 40 42 4 a ' 335 A 5 21 31 97/ 102 311 321 1* .11 101 111 121 13/ 34 36 255 265 02i 971 571 624 lf If 12 13 11 13 16 17 1.7.2 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper • Lim al 1 11 4 5 Brazil Land As Min.Co all 6 1 1 Clarendon Cons.MitiCo, 4 - dia. 30 Cobra Copper all 29 81 20 Copiapo .... .. 16 6 8 2 Capula Silver 1 Dun s.loun.Cop.Mine.Co ail 1 11p 1k 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 4 I 2 Fortuna. all 21 31 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr ll 1 1 d - 11 Kapunda (Limited) 1 # 1 p Linares all 7 71 5 Lusitanian 2 1 d pm 1 Slariquita all 5 # 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 1 1 /ds 0 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 1 11 1 Santaßarbara GldMine 1 4lpm 4 1 scottish Austrin. (L.) los. 11 Op m 20 St. John del Rey (L.).- 15 58 60 60 59 28.2.81 United Mexican . 1 Worthing (Limited.) all 1 # DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO - stock Do. 4 per Cent,Pref.Min lOO - stock East and West India stock London , lOO 54 58 stock St. Katharine. I 100 57 59 stock Southampton ' 100 - 20 Do New.--__-.., stick Victoria . lO O2 4 9 d 8 p l a o r o I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. all ! 4 . 2 _ 1 !! 4 65 44 itedService B. 60 88 90 ---.._ 1001 11 1 117:aclon ... ... eß h o ra t . N no l O l t : Y Prlotnht. t :L lndia , oi American o: a.l 54 36 a al l l l 2 84 01 2 8 0 5 1 2 3 0 4 1 1 100 City 100 Colonial .. ...- ... ... 25 89 40 nil COM. Bank ' of Canada.. all - 20 Eng., Scot., •it Aus. Ch.. all 184 114 194 19 181 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all - 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 254 26 251 20 Do. new all 251 i 50 London and County 4 6 40 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Africo.n lO 1 }pm 101 100 London & Westminster 20 791 801 130 100 Metrop. & Provinl.Bnk. 10 i d pr 84 10 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 - . 20 Do. new 50 National Bulk .. 25 - - 29 Nee South Wa1e5...... all 39 11 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 501 511 51 1 20 Ottoman Bank ... •• ~ .. all 14 25 25 41 It 1 100 Provincial of Ireland.. 25 87 E 9 88 1 10 Do. new ..•• • - - 25 South &nett's! la .. ... all 36 37 25 Union of Australia ....I all 44 46 441 # 50 flaw:. of London 100 Unity Mutual 6O ..... - MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 18 9 10 Atlantic IL 511. Stm (1d) all 2 3 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 27 28 264 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 4} 55 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 25 FO 20 Do. 8.7n.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. all 9 11 324 Canada Land all 110 114 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 25 at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent all 12 15 at. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 109 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 74 14 Do. B. 74 14 04 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 par 4pm 15 at. Electric Telegraph 100 49 101 25 Do. New l5 5 English &Aus. Copper all 25 21 15 Gen. Steam Navigate mi 14 255 261 1 Great Slip Limited) all 1 Do 175 pct Preference all 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 45 31 35 d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all if 11 If 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2 3 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 3i 44 10 Do. 8 per cent, pref all 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 4 4 p5l 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 id 1 , ,a 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.ati dis all I 15 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 13 10 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all la 15 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 11 a5 : 2: 0 n;: O pRE ta Pen . r l eeht oedy Janeiro l adzen . nLa l :Oen n yri . rrdi ri t c rno e 3itne a ltai m iy. (m4 I l tLie i pramt.i Steam la a aol l lol l l 1 : 6858 5 65 751089 64 5 6 698 1 9 10 12 " DO. New 102;5. SouthS' t e O pa . *i:131:111 Australian v m . ( L i P m l aaa3olooll 112 Submari n eDoTe l eg r aphdo . itegit r To a se l ti l len a .r n adc. L ri.. a p rt : d aaalll 2 17 6 2 19 65 49 51 505 50 1 3 34 2 5 4 4 145 1:4 10 D o. do. . a-1 I 1 10 Trust and Agenc a y (L o 'l 1 id pr Austrlasia(lim)ist is. I 20 Tr.,l;Ln.Co.ot Upr.C an 5 id ,11) 1 15 5 IL dom Tel. Co. ( li ni .)b 1 100 Pan Dlo9len'S Lund %tic 44 1111 12} 211 'OCKS parate Year. Per 81b. by the carcase. s u s Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 Middling do. .. 3 2 3 Prime large do. 3 6 3 Do. small do. .. 3 10 4 Large pork .... 3 10 4 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 adsd 0 Middlirigmutton 3 10 4 0 4 Prime do . 4 2 4 4 8 Veal 3 8 4 8 0 Small pork 4 6 4 10 4 Lamb 8 BOROUGH HOP. Generally speaking our market is inactive. The business doing is still confined to good and fine new hops for home consumption, and to useful old samples for export at last week's currency. Mid and East Rents 126 s to 168 s per cwt. Weald of Rents l2os 135 s ~ Sussex BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of home-grown petat - es to these markets since our last report have considerably increased, and about 6,000 bags have come to hand from Continental ports. The trade consequently has been much less firm, and a fall in many instances of 10d per ton has taken place in prices. The imports are-130 bags from Stettin, 16 fr. m Ham burg, 1,600 from Ostend, 400 Antwerp, 1,700 Dunkirk, 51 sacks from Boulogue, and 2,500 Loxes from Lisbon. Scotch Regents l4os. to 150 s. per ton. Ditto Rocks l3os. to 140 s. ~ York Regents Ibos. to 170 s. ~ Ditto Flukes ..180x. to 200 s. 1j Ditto Rdcks l3os, to 140 s. ~ Kent and Essex Regents —B. to —s. ~ Lincolnshire ditto 1208. to 140 s. ~ Foreign WOOL. The publio sales are progressing heavily at a decline in the quotations, compared with last series, of from id to 2d per lb. Sydney—Clean cheeps, is 6d to 5s 6id ; scoured, is 401 to 2s 2d i lamb, is 9d.; skin,_ls 74 to 2s ; lochs and 'o r ,j EDIT ON SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING-THIS DAY. TAT TERSALL'S, THIS EVENING. CHESTER CUF. 7to 1 agst Silkstone (taken) Bto 1 agst Stamped° (taken) Bto 1 agst Fairwater (taken) 10 to 1 agst Vest colt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Zodiac (taken) 10 to 7 agst Wild Rose (taken) 14 to 1 agst Caractacus (taken) 14 to 1 agst Hadji Stavros (offered) 15 to 1 agst Brighton (taken) 60 to 1 Sappho (taken) CHESTER-MONDAY. The following horses have arrived: —Paradox, Leonora, linutsford, Sheffield, Zodiac, Reindeer, Rara Avis, Dr. Pusey, Hare, Coronet, Prince of Denmark, Zuleika, Abron, My Mary, Maid of Chestetfield, Ophelia, Hugh Lupus, Cutler, Rock Scorpion, Costa, Vest colt, filly by Augur, Doncaster, Defender, Escape, Dusk, Brighton, and Weasel NEWHAE KET.—Th a following have left here for Chester: Wild Rose, The Prophet, Rudiments, Madge Wildfire, General Hess, Stampedo, Sawcuttcr, Chere Arnie, Agag, Jung Frau, Hetty, Royallien, Valentine, Palestro, Hadji Stavros, and Allez• y-rondement. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT CHESTER. Voltella, Alchym,st, Jacob,Watekkird, Caller Oui, Elec tor, Dictator, Pilot, Ross, Tim Whiffler, Formidable, Blithefield, Middle Watch, Erin go Bragh, Caractacus, and Lachesis. The Newmarket horses have all arrived but StAmpedo. Weeare requested to state that Mr. Sturt is not the owner of ,Silkstone. Mr. Grimshaw is the proprietor of the mare. IMPERIAL PA xz LIAAIENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, after alluding to the distress at present in Lancashire, asked whether her Ma jesty's Government were prepared to consent to any relaxa tion of the administration of the poor laws, more especially wish respect to the labour test ? Lord OVERSTONE hoped everything that was pos • sible would be done to alleviate the present distress. Earl GRANVILLE said her Majesty's Government fully sympathised with those at present suffering so much distress in Lancashire. The guardians of the poor had at present power to dispense with certain regulations as to re lief under the poor law; and in the event of that relaxation being made, then they were called upon to report to the Poor Law Board. Local committees had been organised to act with the poor law guardians, and it appeared to be the wish of those parties, for the present, that they should be left to themselves to meet the emergency that had unfortunately arose. The Government had, however, sent down an inspector to make certain inquiries, and he confidently hoped that the distress that at present prevailed would soon diminish instead of increase. He could not re frain from expressing his admiration of the patience displayed by a great body of people under their present sufferings. The Earl of DERBY paid a tribute to the admirable manner in which the calamity was borne in Lancashire. The large manufacturers, be was certain, had done, and would continue to do, their utmost to alleviate the distress ; and, in the event of their means becoming exhausted, he felt certainthat the whole country would come forward. He thought any application of the public funds towards the present, aihtress ought to by the last resort s The milfect theii dropped. • PRIVATE BUSINESS. Mapkintosh Farr Fond Bill and the London, Brighton, and. South Coast Itailway (enlargement of station) Bill were read a second time. THIRD READINGS, The Bridport Road (second ditltriet) and the Barnsley Local Board of Health Bills were read a third time and passed. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS BILL. - - Lord LYVEDON moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which is to provide a sort of index which would facilitate an examination into the list of voters. The Earl or Salisbury, Lord Chelmsford, and the Earl of Carnarvon opposed the bill. The motion for the second reading, after a few words from Earl GRANVILLE, was agreed to. (I.Err SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER, took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Tho East Gloucestershire Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. The tollowingbills were considered and ordered for third reading :—Berwickshire Railway—Bridge of Weir Rail wrcy—rEest London er —Furness Railway—TeNekeizi bury and Malvern Railway—Wen and Bron3garth-Roods. Some private bills were hlso read a second time. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented from different parts of the United Kingdom, praying that the income tax should not be ex tended to incomes under £l5O a-year ; in favour ef Union rates in Ireland ; in favour of an alteration of the Poor-law in Ireland ; by Sir G. Bowyer from persons employed in the General Postoffice, praying for redress of certain grievances of which they complained, which was laid on the table of the house ; against the Revised Code; in favour of the public-houses (Scotland) Act; against the Educa tion (Scotland) Bill, &c. LUNACY. Mr. ROEBUCK moved for a return of the number of inquiries that have occurred in cases of lunacy since the passing of the Lunacy Regulation Act in the year 1853 to the 28th day of :April, 1862,,; distinguishing the oases that were submitted to a jury from those which were decided without that aid ; also stating the number of days which each jury ease oecupied.—Ordered. . PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Lord R, MONTAGU gave notice that he would ask the noble lerd at the head of her Majesty's Government whether it was intended by the GoVernment to carry out the recom mendations of the commissioners on this subject. THE IMPRISONMENT OF THE BOY THOMAS A't' MAIDSTONE. • - Mr: SEYMOUR gave notice that on ThursdaY next he would call the attention of the house to this matter, which had excited so much public indignation. THE KANTURK UNION (IRELAND). Mr. V. SCULLY gave notice that he would ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland some questions relative to cer tain circumstances connected with the Kanturk Union, in cluding the accuracy of a statement which had been made, to the effect that two of the inmates of the union had ob tained leave of absence in order to go rabbit-hunting. (Laughter.) THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN. Colonel SYKES asked the Lord Advocate on what grounds and at whose suggestion the class fees had been increased, and many bursaries abolished, in the University of Aberdeen, without previous communication with the authorities of the University ? The LORD ADVOCATE said that he understood the question of the hon. and gallant gentleman related to two ordinances which had been passed by the Commissioners of the Scotch Universities which were laid on the table of the house, and would be referred to the Privy Council. As Go vernment wasnotresponsiblefor the ordinance, ho thought it would be inconvenient to enterintoadiscussion of the subject in the house, but he would state that the revision of theclose fees had been proceeded with in accordance with the recom mendations reported aft e o r f h th av e in c g om fu n i t l i y ss i i n on ve o s f t i g 18 . 2 t e 6 d a t n h d e s l u B3 b j s e , c w t had Mr. ALCOCK asked the First CommissiCAßoner N o D' of Works c whether he saw any objection to allow h e a r to ckn y a void Park cabs to • i pass through a portion of Hyde - p ark in order lane, renderedrtltr.ol i mpassable at times owing ne iewthothh was erarasffic now to the Exhibition e s l s i e e d v e t d h r P o u a r g k h - 1 a it,n e a w n a d s too t e nar h best m re o w for thels:ilerhCa NtcouldVtFraffle E R be wsa a hi d di o c p hh t e e p d ba was to widen it or to lengthen Hamilton-place. It would be very inconvenient to transfer any portion of the traffic to Hyde-park. SOLDIERS' IN ,TITUTES AT PORTSMOUTH. Mr. W. E WART asked the Secretary of State for War, if a Soldiers' Institute would be formed at Portsmouth, i conformity with the report of Captain Pilkington Jack .11 P o t a rbeede been o n l ? Sir G. LEWIS said that he should bheadprne y a portion of the money granted in the estimates to this a" pur pose, but the site of the institution . agreed upon. T RIEBAULT—IRISH THEI%I M r.SCUILIRLDYEartskeOdFthEMeIRLkief Secretary if he had any official information to the effect that the recent murder in the county of Tipperary w as highroad,eTnmitted about 3 p.m., at a pelentinv,el within most open spot on the public r e e w s th e police station2f miles of respectively, com mission was not k 3 that m it il s esnf known to the police at New Inn until 7 p.m., at Cashel until 8 p.m., or at Golden until the follow ing morning. He als o asked whetheethe Irish bills on the paper would be proceeded with this ? evening Sir R. PEEL said he was not aware of the exact dis tance of the place where the murder was committed, from the police stations the parties suspected of this murder had been arrested the day after it was discovered. As regarded the Irish bills, considering that the first order of the day, the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill, would in all probability last a consi derable time, it was not likely they would be brought on this evening. THE DISCOUNT FOR CIVIL CONTINGENCIES. • In reply to Lord R. MQNTAGU, Mr. PEEL said the money which had been spent with out the sanction of Parliament had been repaid. ALLEGED DEFEAT OF HUSSEIN PASHA. In reply to Mr. FREELAND, Mr. LAYARD advised the hon. member not to pay much attention to the telegrams from Ragusa. As far as her Majesty' Government were concerned, they were in formed that the Turkish froops in the Herzegovina were successful, although they had sustained some temporary reverses. The Government were not responsible for the accuracy of the telegrams which had been received from Ragusa, CAPTAIN COLE'S SHIELD. In reply to Admiral WALCOT, wi Lord C. PAGET said that Captain Cele's shieldth him was to be tried, and the Admiralty had commun icated in accord on the subject, and the shield would be p repare d ante with his own plan and design. CUSTOMS AND INLAND REV this BILL. n this bill , On the moticn for going into committee :. objections that had Mr. NE WDIGATE repea::ed thet-a on e bill a number of been urged last year to combining _e different items of public income. li course was not only imm i ne nt, but con tended that such a unconstitutional, and was leading to the introduc t i o n of a precedent that mi g ht hereafter prove most d an g erous. [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.. NEW YORK, LPRIL 29, 1862. SlR,—There appears to have been so mu eh said in Parliament and written in the British journals respecting the late so called "Naval Battle" in Hampton Roads, and, as it may be expected b 7 the time this letter reaches England, the "great ex cite meat" which the New York press describes to hetve been created by the wts:mderful doings of the Moni tor, &c., may have somewhat subsided—and, tht re fore, any lengthened observations of mine would be of little interest to your readers—l shall condense my remarks upon the subject (one, however, of much indirect importance to all maritime nations) —into as few words, and those as practical as may be. Indeed, it does seem to me that many persons in the "old country" have been misled by the usual rather grandiose and sometimes very ima!l:native style of description practised by the gei:er ttlity ot newspape rs i n thi s country , i nto su pp os i n g th a t the case of the Monitor, or the Monitor part of the case, decided or suggested even any new or any impor tant point whatever. It may appear dogmatic, but I give my opinion, quant. val., an opinion formed upon a general knowledge of the construction of " iron -clad," and " unclad," and " turreted," and so forth, vessels of war ; and that I have read " all and sundry" the accounts and reports, official and other, published connected v 6 jar the affair at Hampton Roads ; and the conclusion I have arrived at is, that the Monitor may or may not be a great "improve ment," and be, as the New York journals in effect, and some in words, describe her, as the greatest war-ship " all creation," but there has been no trialofhe it'l her in a bona jEcle sense. She, as you are aware, came in at the end (vir tually) of thebusiness ; and only for the steam-tugs which accompanied her in her voyage from New _York to James River, would not (as the Irish phrase would have it) have come in for "that same." Because the "sea," which did not affect them much, yet nearly put her fires and herself hors de combat. And in relation to her " Yard arm and yard aim fight" with the Merrimac, I seek not to be hypercritical in. phrase in such things. There were no masts nor yards in the matter; but talz;ng. the term in the allegorical sense—as a fact, the Monitor (probably very judi ciously and ski! fui!y) kt pt "dodging about" as far from her rather -looking customer as the shoal water permitted, ta..l that customer being the Mer rimac, which had bten fighting and firing the day before, it appears to haw been forgotten by most commentators, to. the ey.haustion, m are or t eas, of crew, coal s and ammunition, obviously h: g d no ob ject in continuing an encounter und'..r the circum stances. No doubt the Merrimag performed much, but also it is evident she " stole &march" on the United States vcssel.s, and on the authorities at Fort Monroe. The New York papers have been mu tntilly accusing each other and excusing themselves for having systematically persisted in despising that said Merrimac. They stated for months before she was " no good,". was "lop sided," would run 'tier &e., &c. Howereer, she rostrum into the mud," appears to have been well managed, but in an engi• neering point of view it does appear, to me, with all duo deference to the opinions given in Parliament and elsewhere, but with soAne reliance on the facts of the affair, that also, in reference to her, there has been " too much talk about it." Herantagonists were unprepared—some aground and some ran aground—and as an important point in considering the abstract question, but as no re proach (for there never was fault to find with the skill or courage of the United States navy), the sudden appearance of this new sort of craft did " scare" them a little. Why, some of the "promi nent men" of this city itself are still " scared" at the " idea" of a visit from her. Anyway, the firing at her was most irregular and hurried, and possibly any smart and equally well managed and fast steaming war vessel of wood or iron would have done as much in the same time. However, there has been, in my humble opinion, quite enough " imagination" already, and 1 shall not add there• to. -It appears to have escaped the notice. of the -commentators in England that the Monitor used cast, and not wrought, iron balls. It is stated, that the latter,were considered too dangerous to the guns on account of the rapid firing required. If the Monitor had sustained without serious daniage one broadside from a large man-of-war, or a volley from a fort of large guns, that might have entitled her to be considered the non-such all in the New York and many in the British newspapers, &c., appear to have determined her to be. All I maintain is that _in the broad bona fide sense she had no trial whatever of such importance as to con stitute her a " criterion or example." How or why fortifications have been brought on the Lapis quoad any results from or of this" Hamp ton Roads battle" appears to me also strange. Probably some of the British public in reading the rather poetical and diffuse accounts of the fight imagined Fortress Monroe took part, whereas it had no more say to it than the Tower of London. I am, sir, your obedient servant, A BRITISH TRAVELLER. From the accounts given after the first descrip tion of the " naval engagement," it appears several of the lives lost on board the Congress are attribut able to Federal troops on shore firing on friend. and foe when the steam-tug of th e Merrimac was alongside taking possession afte r the Congress had, surrendered. I merely allu de to the circumstance to show that it would be unfair to j ud g e of the merits of the Merrim ac alto g ether from the lostt and damages sustained by her antagonists in the encounter. SHIPPING-THIS DAY. LONDON, May 12.—Wind this day at noon—Westerly; light breeze, and dull Weather. PLYMOUTH, May 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—J. S. Means, from St. Thomas. QUEENSTOWN, May I L—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Scotia, steamer, from Liverpool, and proceeded for New York. FALMOUTH, May 11.—Arrived—Diana, from Bahia for Stockholm. (13/ ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived —Little Dove and Elza, from Plymouth. Sailed—Tribune, for Newport ; Alliance, for Llanelly. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, blonday Morning. Arrived, May 11—Antio, from Girgenti ; Fortitude, from Guernsey ; Giovanni, from Bari ; Gwain Maid, from. Genoa; Alfred Maria, from Smyrna; Margaret, from. Dominica ; George and Adolph. from Taganrog ; Haabet and Amant, from Alexandria; Helen, from Lubeck; Only Son, from Guernsey ; American Congress, from New York ; Elizabeth Ann Bright, from Melbourne; Minna, from Aalborg ; hetis, from Frederickshaven ; Elise, from Calmena ; Concordia, from Genoa ; Maria Nashildon, f. oar' Thisted ; Jacob Silus, from Nantes; Clarence, from Trini dad ; Chryssalite, from Canterbury ; Star of Peace, from Sydney. Arrived, May 12—Caledonia, from Hamburg; John o'Gaunt, from Calcutta ; Borneo, from Callao ; G. A' Stamler, from New York ; Sunshine, from Mauritius. DEAL, Monday Morning... Passed in Tow—Daphne, from Sydney; Alpine, itc"- Calcutta—both for London. and Anchored--A. IV. Spencer, for Teneriffe ; Any ', Cal- Susan, for Genoa—both from Shields ; Aurnc~G xunt , for dera; Confidence, for Port Phillip; John 0 Miachief, Calcutta ; Stephen and Sarah, fur Perna ~,bu c,O Lo;ndon. for Trio lad ; Hanover, for Galatz—all from t hers west. Sailed—Gauntlet and Monarch, west, sc't h o „,loN By direction THE POLICE AT THE EXIIIBLend , detectives has been organised and is now on duty liii selected from each division of the the Exhibition build ing.. The men have beenn se j e aro under the direction of metropolitan police forcer,, andeants Tanner and Thomas, from CENTENARY F ESTIVAL .• -- staff of experi.e,in those efficient officers S ..: a rd• acquainted with the northwest, orSeell°°lnisainEYftianijther travel will teach them thalt IB r i e T rth-east of France are apt to conclude pervades the wholeland of th e B T i c H r h i ft E e f . office, l‘ p ra hn y ,oo n i a Strangers w th fa e ith unquestiondd; but history, as we th tat i n the west and sou -wes least, a reformed, religion has k deep and ancient root. Whenever the two opposing suite creeds came to try issues it was a 3 the meeting of fire and water. In 1562, just 300 years ago, the city of Toulouse tthhaetntahrethlioamaaun a mused itself with a public rehearsal of the massacre of St. Bartholomew. Four thousand Protestants who had been inveigled into laying down their arms, were slain on Whit- Sunday afternoon, by assailants who rushed out of vespers for the purpose. An eye-witness, of some experience, de clared that he never saw heads flying about in such meuslet-t tudes. This is the glorious victory of which tlr_Pra cen tenaryamiable Archbishop of Toulouse proposes to hold on and about the 17th of May, 1862, and rear , 1 g .eatirnite that good Catholics in ,411 as celebration, to last a week, as a Feast of 4;1127_0,7ra:f1y festival, although prohibited, _ ~,, we , , where there's a IN ill there's a way —•vtua Year Round.” MINIMP I w .w 1 1021 i 1021 2 121 14i i 211