The Sun. — London, England, 1859-05-16 00:00:00

Ministry in showing favour to one and neglecting the other, were all involved in this lengthy debate. Several hours were thus occupied, and at length the Ministerial party prevailed, the alterations were disallowed, and the bill, restored to its original form, was returned to the Council, with a not very courteous request that their " lordships" would be pleased to retract their previous resolution. In the Upper House the whole matter had to be discussed once more, and at about 11 o'clock, after keeping his Excellency in waiting since half-past four, the will of the Assembly was rather ungraciously com plied with. Parliament was then prorogued in due form. Forty-eight bills were introduced during the session. Arrangements are now in progress for completing the new electoral rolls, under the act recently passed. It is anticipated that these rolls will be completed towards the end of May, and the general election will probably take place shortly after. THE GOLD FIELDS. Our monthly summary of gold-fields' intelligence is not of the satisfactory kind which in bygone times we have been enabled to give. Despite the proofs of untold wealth afforded by numerous pay able rushes, a steady falling off in the yield is only too well evidenced by the weekly returns as corn. pared with each other and with the corresponding weeks of last year, and amply corroborated by dis mal complaints from the diggers themselves, and the hungry countenances of able-bodied men in diggers' attire which crowd the streets of Mel bourne. All these delays are combining to produce one result, and by the time that legislation comes, despite the fertility of our untilled soil, and the unknown wealth which doubtless lies concealed in our auriferous districts, our mining population will be gradually approaching a state of general bankruptcy. The rash •to the Dandenong Ranges nas not fulfilled its early promises. Gold has been obtained, but not so largely as anti cipated. It is believed that by no means the richest spot in this locality has been yet dis covered. Another promising rush has taken place at the Indigo. With sanguine expectations the discoverers have christened it New Ballarat. The old ground on the Indigo has been almost deserted iu its favour. Little certainty yet obtains as to its real,value, beyond the fact that one shaft —l6O feet deep—has been bottomed with a result variously stated at from one to four oz. to the dish. This is accepted as very favourable, the gold being evenly distributed through the wash dirt. A very extensive rush has also taken place on Commissioners' UM, Arrarat, and is fast draining the population from neighbouring gold fields. There are now between 5,000 and 6,000 people on the spot. Like most other leads in the same district, the sinking is deep, dry, and easy, the wash dirt in some places two or three feet thick, and paying from 20 dwts. to 20 oz. to the load. Amongst the prospectors one party are reported to have washed 405 oz. out of 3 5 buckets of stuff, another 3 oz. to the load, and a third 4 oz. to the load. The average yield has-been estimated at 3 oz., and great numbers are socking in from all the neighbou r i ng di gg i ngs . From the older diggings there is little to report. SOCIAL. In the social state of the colony during the past month but little change has taken place. We might perhaps go the length of saying that our course has been retrogressive. A crime hitherto almost unknown in the history of the colony, has become comparatively frequent—we mean incen diarism. In one or two instances, suspicion has fallen on individuals, but the proof has been insuffi cient to establish the guilt of the accused. An enormous amount of property has thus been de stroyed. Nor has incendiarism been confined to our homesteads and dwellings ; it has found its way amongst our shipping. One fine vessel was de stroyed only a short time since in Hobson's Bay; another was fired, but the flames were subdued before they had obtained themastery. With regard to crimes of violence and drunkenness there has teen no improvement whatever. RAILWAYS AND LABOUR. There is but little, if any, change to report in the state of the labour market. There are still large numbers of persons unemployed, not merely in the metropolis, but also in the more thickly populated Parts of the provinces. It is satisfactory to know that th e di spute b etween the masons and railway contractors has been settled in a satisfactory manner Messrs. Cornish and Bruce have agreed to let no work on the subcontracting principle, and it is further arranged th a t any future alteration in the relation of employer and employed shall be made only after six weeks' notice thereof shall have been formally given. The same difficulty as we reported in our last still exists between the con- tractors for th' Geelong and Ballarat line and some of their employes. The railway works are being Pushed forward vigorously. Upwards of 2,000 men brie' a short tim e ago , emp l oye d construct i ng a ge over the Moorabool River intersecting, a P o rtion o f th e G eelong and Ballarat line. Much Ill : stress is reported to exist, in the sister colony of New ow South W a l es, an d we have reason to believe that the labour market is thus, to some extent, derang e d by this as well as by more moderate local causes. We certainly have not observed so many indications of pauperism in the streets of the city as d uring the previous month. This may be taken as an indication of some improvement. COMMEIiCIAL. The esco r t re t urns thi s wee k are cons id era bly below the average of the year, and about 10,000 oz. under the corresponding returns of last year. The returns exhibit a decrease of over 4,000 oz. upon the r e t urns for the same period of 1858. dow T he total quant i ty of go ld hi t h er t o brought n to Melbourne by the public escorts is 15,516,705 oz. 13 dwt ; the total exported is 18,06 0 , 940 oz. 12 dwt. 23. grs. The money market continues unaltered. Loans "Under £l,OOO have been negotiated at 10 per cent., but for larger amounts, and on good securities, M oney may be obtained a t 8 p er cen t., b u t first Class securities are reported so scarce that the a!nount of business doing is very limited. The t nks is sue d rafts on England for 60 days' sight I Vtr, and at per cent. premium for amounts directlP X5O for 30 d ays ' s i g h t. Fre i ght on gold b y steamers or sailing vessels, 21d. to 3d. per "lice, deliverable in London ; insurance, 11 per e i., c llt.; by th e over l and route, I per cent., or about 4 u. per ounce ; i nsurances, 11 to 1 per cent. Money continues tolerably plentiful for loans °I) good securities, at from 10 .to 12 per cent., an d .Ott fi rst-class city securities at 8 p er cent., b ut with -Lew t ransactions taking 7place. For commercial P, ar Peses the banks charge :—For bills und er 95 'Lays' currency, 8 per cent. ; from 95 to 125 days' eurrenc—, .Y► 9 per cent. ; over 195 days, 10 per cent.; and on overdrawn accounts, 10 per cent. The Stock and Share Market has been chiefly remarkable durinc , the last few weeks for the great depr ess i on in the' shares of the various insurance companies. This has been solely attributable to the num erous and de s t ruc ti ve fires which have recently occurred, and which were supposed, without reason, to have entailed heavy lcsses upon the insurance coi meanies. Ti m id shareholders, taking groundless al arm, have therefore manifested an anxiety to sell out, which of course operated to reduce the ruling quotations. This red uc ti on h as proved an advan tage to a few sagacious buyers, who, looking be yond immediate losses, have not hesitated to buy up the shares to advantage. Prices are, however, now rapidly rallying, and geneially through the Stock and Share Market a better feeling exists, and ore activity Victoria, is manifest. A mong t h e latest we ma £33 10s notice : — Colonial Bank, .£6 2s. 6d. ; ; National Bank, 15 per cent. discount ; Ilobson's Bay Railwa £74 ; Colonial Insurance, 295. to 30s. • Australya, 34 per cent. sian, 21s. to 235. ; Cas Company's, premium. THE EX . -MAYOR OF MELBOURNE. Some indig,nation has been excited, but more amuse ment occasioned, by the conduct of the corpo ration of Melbourne, in reference to the disappointment experienced by the late Mayor, Mr. J. T. Smith, in not receiving the honour of knighthood when he visited England and presented •an address to her Majesty. Eight city councillors • With more zeal than discretion, called upon the Present mayor to convene a special meeting,for the Purpose of considering a resolution tantamount to a vote of censure upon the Queen. The proposi• tian met with the prompt and emphatic condemna• L I , of the press, and on the day of the meeting the ° Llginal resolution was quietly dropped, and another !übstituted, milder in its language, but as 1111 Pertineat in its spirit as the former one. It was , "garbusly resisted, and various amendments it by a rational minority in the Council ; but II was eventually carried, after a discussion more remarkabl e f or i ts d urat i on t h an it s d ecenc y, as w as also another resolution, calling upon the governor to transmit the impertinent message to the home g o vernment. It is g enera lly an ti ci pated that his xcellency w ill d ec li ne to rece i ve suc h a message ; toand it is ri g ht t o a dd t h at Mr. Sm i th i s un d ers t oo d be no party to the movement, and that public u _Plaibn (which is no t represente d b y or i n t h e c it y u ncil) is diametrically o pp ose d t o th e ac ti on ,isalcourenne Aby the corporation i n thi s matter.Mel vge. • ANOTHER STEAMER LOST IN THE ARCTIC SEA.— The loss of the steamer Volunteer, of Newcastle, was an trounced on Saturd a y, a t Ll oy d' s. On the 19th March, about she ws steering a cours N.W.W. at the l'ats of abo p ut eight miles an hour, whe n e she struck' a mass of ice with such force as to cause her to spring a severe leak. She began to fill so rapidly that the crew had scarcely tim e to get to the boats to save th e i r li ves b e f ore the steamer foundered. The captain and crew were picked up by the Arctic, of Peterhead. The Volunteer was a fine vessel of Upwards of 300 tons, and her loss will amount to several thousAuds of pounds. MONBI MA ITY NEWS. ORDINARY CITY, Two o'CLocx. There was little change of importance in the state of trade in the manufacturing districts during the past week. The woollen cloth business at Leeds has been rather more buoyant, and light fabrics have been dealt in to a fair extent. Army and Navy cloths have also been inquired for, but prices generally are a shade lower. At Bradford the export houses were very dull, little or no business being reported for any of the foreign markets. For the home trade, however, there was a limited inquiry at slightly reduced values. Cotton goods at Manchester have been more actively in quired for, particularly those suited to the Indian and Chinese markets. The demand for the German markets, however, is very inactive. For the home trade there has been a moderate inquiry, and most of the manufacturers in this branch of busi ness are fairly employed. The iron trade of South Staffordshire has shown rather more activity, but at Birmingham there is little change to report in the various fancy trades of the town and neighbourhood. The hosiery trade at Leicester has been exceedingly dull, and in Sheffield and Wolverhampton some large orders have been received from the United States, which have in some measure relieved the late extreme dulness. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed with a very heavy appearance, and prices of all descriptions were unaltered. The sales were esti mated at 5,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market a very small amount of business was trans acted, at about former quotations. In consequence of the alteration in the corn laws in France, wheat has been active at Mark-lane to day, at an advance of from 2s. to fully 3s. per quarter. It appears, by the arrival of the Australian mail to-day, that gold to the amount of £660,048 is en route for this country. There is still a very moderate demand for money, both in Lombard-street and at the Bank. The directors of that establishment now experience the effect of the competition out of doors, where rather easier terms are accepted for the negotiation of commercial securities, but they still retain a fair share of the discount business at present transacted. The market is well supplied, and the rate of interest allowed for deposits appears to have attracted large quantities of capital, which are now available. Although easier, however, the market is not expected to undergo any important change, as there is a steady absorption for miscellaneous purposes, and a Go vernment loan is not improbable. At the half-yearly meeting of the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Company to-day the receipts were stated to be £9,001 Bs. 2d., and the expen diture £5,350 ss. ld., leaving a balance in favour of the company of £3,651 3s. Id., which, after the payment of interest on loans, would leave a sur plus to the credit of revenue of £547 ss. 4d. A meeting took place to-day of the creditors of Messrs. Lloyd, Beilby, and Co., merchants, engaged in the Australian trade. It appeared from the balance sheet that the total liabilities were £143,087 16s. 3d. ; crs. partially secured, £2,855 ls. 2d. ; and unsecured, £140,232 15s. ld. The assets showed a surplus of £34,364. Some discussion took place, from which it appeared that there would be every facility afforded for realising the assets in Australia. A resolution was passed for winding up under inspection. There has been a very heavy market for public securities to-day, and the funds have been at a fractional decline. This depression is mainly attri butable to speculative sales, but upon the whole the Blythe and Tyne it per market is better supported th an might have been c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. Exet.4p.ct.Stock anticipated, white affairs ab roa d are i n suc h an A 2O Do. do. do. Shares tock Caledon £lO, 4/ per cent unsettled situation. Consols have been 911 1, 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. and 9112 for transfer, and 911, 2- and 911 1 for the ac- Stock I SI O 7 8 ( 1 0 7 At p li c oy lid, 5/ pc t. count. The latest quotations are 91: -a respectively. I so u r n kl er le , 1- 1 1 . n e ,The New Threes and Reduced have ranged il oc z ik k , E D .t . n do gp . c . vzs ß A 6 7 p tr . spe p . from 90 to 901 ; the New 21 per Cents. 76, and Do. do. Class C 7 pc Exchequer Bills 28s. to 30s. premium. Bank Stock 11. 0 cg o un . . Ex. 5 pct. No.l N 0.2 Stock is 220 ; India Debentures are 931 ; ditto Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock New 921 931 ; India Bonds are 18s. to 19s. dis-t East Lane. 6 per et. count. _ 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Shares Railways. 12.10 13.14 Stoeki Stock Stock Stock Stock• Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16t 1613 41 Stock) Stock Stock Stock 121 Stock Stock 10 ' Stock ] Stock] Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock ,ock Edin. &Glas. 5 pc shares ock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. :ock Furness, 5 per cent ;ock Glas. &S West. r a. spc ,ock Great Northern, 5 p. ct ock Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm ock Do. 4/ p. c. do. do. 00 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nli. of Scotld, Ist pf lock f Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland) 4 p. 50 Great West. pre (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct ock Do. Redeemable, 41 pet ock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct ,ock Do. Irredeemable, do ock Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref lock Do Binning. guar. stock 26i- Do. Chester guar.shares 134 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. took Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock took Lon.&Brig.spc. fr, U. No.l :ock Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 ;ock Do. New gua., 6 p. ct. ;oak Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 ;ock Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. lock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares 121 Londondy & Cole, 1 she 121 Londondy.& Ennis Ish lock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct 6 Do. £6 lock Do. 34 per cent. 121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c oi f Do. D 4 per cent ,ock Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock ,ock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct ;ock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 Lock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 10 Newport,Aber,&c.prer.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n m 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 10 Norfolk Deb. 4p. c. shares Mock Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Mock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 lock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Mock North British, 5 per cent lock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent lock Nth.Dev.Rait& Dek.Co. lock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. lock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 12/ Do. do. Quarters, 1846 25 90. York, IT. &S. Purch 20 North Staffordshire Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua .. ' Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db.stk.in perp ' 84 Scottish Central, new pr Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb ' Stock DO. 31 per c. pref. stock ' Stock Do.Aberdeen.g,ua.6pc. : Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. : 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Stock Do .41 per cent Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is Stock Do. New do., 2d issue ] Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c 1 Stock Do. 44 per cent 1 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua 25) Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c. 25 Do. 6 per cent Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Foreign Securities have also shown signs of weak- st ness, but the settlement now occupies almost gt exclusive attention. Turkish 6 per Cents. have It: been 591 61, and 60 62 ; the New, 491 50 and 49 st( to 51 ; and the 4 per Cents. 991 100. Transactions 1( 1 ) are recorded in Spanish 3 per Cents. at 381, ditto st( Deferred, 26Z ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. 39 to 40 ; 5 and Peruvian 811 ; Russian 42 per Cents. are St( marked 921 93; and Sardinian 74 to 76. St( Business in the Railway Share Market is corn-st( St( paratively inactive, and, under the influence of the 1 arrangements now in progress for the settlement of 1 the account, prices in several instances have shown st, a downward tendency. Eastern Counties, Great Northern, Brighton, North Western, and Midland s : have declined ss. ; Great Western have advanced st, ss. ; South Eastern, 55.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, st: 10s. ; and Caledonian, £l. st( The Foreign and Colonial Lines ar e ve r y inac- St( tive. Lombardo-Venetian, Old Shares, have de- st' clined to 5, and the New Shares to 4.2 ; Grand Trunk of Canada have receded to 30 ; Great Indian st, Peninsula to 93; and East Indian are steady at sti 951 96. 1 Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show 12 a steady upward movement. London and West- st( minster have improved ss. ; Bank of Egypt, 10s. ; st( Canada Land, £2 ; and Peninsular and Oriental st 4 Steam, £1 to £1 10s. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Rank Stock per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Ol 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities, 914 1 1 I NRW 3 per Cent. A nnu iti es New 21 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7l ndia Stock Ditto Debentures Ditto Loan Scrip [AU° Bonds, £1,000 Ditto under £l,OOO onsols for Account (June 7) 9ll 1 March. June. 'xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 11d.. —j --.. Ditto Small, 1d 3O 24 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1843, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4/ per Cent. 1858 Nlexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian 41 per Cent Bll Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. • 39 f Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent 75 6 4 Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent. 3Bl Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. ' Turkish 6 per Cent. 591 62 59 Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuelan. 5 per Cent. .. 34 5 Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ll Consols for Account, June 7 .. • STEADY, OLD LASS. By la E ss D , -" a r thine ancientAnßdDbiCddeAi ERN. y, y, Maintain For thou canst keep the hounds at at bay sea-dogs wind s sga isles, hdind They'll scour th e main a th thee I Let but thy sea -do That fai n would tear And,That wafts the thaneethtne Britain' olun miles ! Steady, old lass I and bide thy ay There's might and pluck enou g h in To keep all hungry h ounds at bay Or sink them in the sa vage sea 1 , Steady, old lass ! thy little rock Is Europe's throne of liberty ; And well can bear a battle shock, Held in its mother's arms—the sea! We scorn the threat of cruel knaves, And bravely can our bosoms bare; The love of life we leave to slaves, Our freedom is our only care Steady, old lass ! Yet, England, thou art only strong When thy right hand of strength is bare; When foemen fear to do thee wrong 'Tis when thy sea-dogs bark—Beware Thy glory never was in war — Thy glory is in being free ! And, by the help of Heaven, thy tars Will hold thy heritage—the sea! Steady, old lass I DOCKS SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Price. 1 Cin g I Bug "' Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Jupotion Belfast and Ballymena., Wol., and Str. Val, Birk., L anc., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage. Cornwall A A roves. no div D °• until6p.c.per an Do. B hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßelfast June Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lta.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee ' Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds • Lancashire & Yorkshire, Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coasi London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn, L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland; Do. Shares Newbastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and City .Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sitting bourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok.. Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1855 Do. do. 1858 Stockton & llartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&R ail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.noaiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class Si 7 8 58 80 loi ni 32 85 87 89 74 74A 4 5 8 9 13 14 Mi 5.2 35 40 25 27 12 14 84 85 68 70 22 24 87 90 10 10 93 95 75 80 124 128 [OO 102 504 5q 50 55 77 82 8 10 p 8 10 pi 84i 851 2 1d lid 59 6: 107 109 854 sai &I 86 5 7 33 31 - --d 93 94 69 71 ..'I 9 11 52 55 34 3 d 50i 51 &3i 841 3 21 d 42 43 68i 69. .00 104 61 51 d 13 14 6 8 27 28 8 sd, 104 106 24 26 78 80 41 43 6 4 d 39 41 61i 02} 58 60 63 67 8 11 34'36 58 62 5/ 6/ 3 1 71 74 16f 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railways. Closing Business Price. Done. 49 51 93 95 99 101 98 10 1 108 112 104 110 108 111 107 110 122 127 78 80 68 70 107 109 Ll 5 117 107 110 102 104 61 63 11 11i 91 93 83 85 84 86 99 101 91 16 17 94 10 70 72 18 19 9 94 134 144 1134 136 1155 165 7 9 118 120 at 6/ P 1135 138 99 101 91 93 P 1 9i 10 104 114 8i 9 104 106 93 95 14 1 p i I d 22,1 23} [l5 120 [l5 118 98 100 10 10 22 23 100 102 100 102 27 28 30 32 45 55 Bedford and Blotchley Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c E Union,llarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge . Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. :Ln & N.W Ln & N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. 95 98 99 101 16 17 133 138 4} 41 Caledonin 1 1 Do. Do. New Gloster. Dean Forest ffartlpool.Dek.&Rall Hull and Selby Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. 107 110 Do. 4 D Lon Do. 'd ß P e Teranteri Lowestoft, ea. g t g rA znreec i g e : en g . uw 1 4 a t r p e e c . n s e . d t ..• Do. k. .c. Preston I DN . 1%1?I r000 e o gn m . dd r. . n st o.s6 tFd e ah pb. n a a l l x. kea . r n S &6 ri e d k iß ta l d xfc p t ' eun re . e e t es , r a drnn a T i dr de p e s t. t we rsr i t & ese r: r r yn y g : f t tcs. I[6 : . ta ecp X n h .. t . .c. t. Do. 4 Shares A. Roystn,Hiteh.,&Shep Sh Itoth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrowsbry&Hereford South Staffordshire.. Wear Valley, g. 6 p. c. Do. do Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn S. East Do. Peto &Co r Do. 64 66 115 120 8 8 00 Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . &Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N %V) & L.Yk. 5 Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassey M'Clcan . Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtn 2} 1! 94 96 P i!) 54 56 J Share Docks. 132 137 ti' 10 89 8 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Buaines Co.'s. Price. Done. 87 89 8 9 Sto , k Com mercial ~ .. Stook Do 4 pere ent.Pref . Min . 100 00 — St° , k East and 'West India_ .. 100 _ Stock '.on don ...... 100 _ Stock St. Katharine............ 100 _ S tor k Southampton .......... 100 Stoc k Victoria ............... 110 96 99 20 1)9 New ........ ...... 18 ...... I Paid Closing Business Price. Done. 80 I 25 96 1 201 Qf 4 100 100 all 100 161) 100 100 100 100 100 100 84 bi 85i 94 3 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 e 3 la, 174 all all 100 all 414 21 691 40} 40 61} all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all 93 2 '2l 4 PM ISI 'ON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 189. - . Share)Paid. Closing Businoss Railways. Pa 's" Price. I Done. ..--..—.................... • 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 77 SO n Leased at 6 per cent.. 18 Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd 13i 16 17 18 gu. 5 percent Do 18 Do. Addit. Capit a l A 6 21 lid 18 Do. Do. B 4i 2 1i d 64 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 6 201 Do. New i 161 5 7 100 I Buiralo,BrantAGodrich i / ice _ 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 J 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 190 Do. do. 1 J une, 1874 100 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. id par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 11 f d I 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. -- 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 7i li 4d 7 174 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 2 14d 3 tock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 94 96 9 5 4 85 8 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 20 Do. Jubb u l pore 5 -- [OO D0.44p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 97 99 le I 20 Geelong-& Mel.gua.s p, c. all 18 20 to. I Geelong Corporation 6 I 100 _ __ per cent. Bonds took Grand Trunk of Canada 100 30 31 30 00 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 70 74 00 Do. 6 per cent. Pref: 20 Gt.lndiaPe n i n.g ua.s.p.c all 91 95 :93 2 2 0 0 Ghto..sNmefx.vin, g d u .L a. i s m p . e_r:e cri nt p 1 4 1 1 14d 2} 20 Do. do ~.. . .. .... .... . 4 - guaranteed 5 per cent. i 2s. 21 11 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 131 134 aoi Do. New .......... .‘. 13 7# 6 - 1 d 3O ( Do. Bonds pay. 'i , wi'n 1 all 100 103 t opt. till '6O )0 Do. do. '73 till '6O . all 100 103 )0 Do. do. "/3 without opt. all 100 103 )0 Do. 5# p. c. do. '77 do .. all 95 100 !O Madras, guar., 4i p. c. all 1 5 17 !O Do. do. 5 per cent. all 171 181 18 171 0 Do. 44 P. 0. Extension.. 15 16 17 !O Do. Third E x. gua.s.p.c. 15 21 11 d 13 3 0 Do. Fourth d o. . . ... . 5 2} 11 d2# )ck Melb. Corp. 6 pc. Bonds 100 0 t Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class ACa_pitl. Share .. . Do. do. Land d 0... .. 0 Do. do. B. C ap it a l do. 10 - d . Do. do. Land do. .. _.... 0 I Northof India Tramroa _ d 2s. Limited, Scrip D Oude (Limited) D Scinde I Do. + O. 4-3, 5 0 2 4 —l i Bd —l ll d d , ) Do. New el ) Do. Puniaub I Do. Indus. St. Flo ,„ 10 2 1 d ) St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 --- ) V, rinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Icl par I Sto. 1 Stock 100 100 20 f gi Stock FOREIGN RAILWAYS. [Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beaters to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail. Dutch. Rhenish Eastern of Prance Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bak Lierre and Turnhout._ Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva .... Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Lime Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman; gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medic. Paris and Orleans ......, Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. Do. 54 per cent. Pref. Southern. of France West Flanders Do. 51 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand II all all 22 -43 i 4 b} I 3 / 2d 7 8 18 20 34 35 - - P 8 9 30 31 44 46 3 i 3 (11 74 i 16i 174 5 6 84 18 20 7} & THIS !KETS. CORN EXCHANGE. ... Most of the cou n t r y mar k e t s h e ld on Saturday were somewhat firmer for wheat, and, in some instances', prioes had an upward tendency. Fine barley realised full quota tions, and other kinds were steady. Oats, beans, peas, and flour ruled about stationary. The Continental markets may be called firm for wheat, spring corn, and flour. In the United States the quota tions still continue to rule high. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English grain were moderate. From abroad we received 28,551 quarters of wheat, 8,970 barley, - 32,400 oats, 778 beans, 335 peas, 30 tares, 10,558 linseed, 22,143 rapeseed, 150 sundry seeds, 9,088 sacks and 3,591 barrels of flour. From Essex, Kent, &c., a very moderate supply of wheat was received fresh up to our market to-day; hence the show of samples was somewhat limited. The, abolition of the fixed duty law in France, both as regards imports and exports, and the re-establishment of the sliding scale of 1832, produced considerable firmness in the demand for English wheat, and prices were, on the average, 3s to 4s per quarter higher than on Monday last. Notwithstanding that the supply of foreign wheat was sea sonably large, importers were very firm, and sales pro gressed steadily at 2s. to 3s. per quarter above the rates current on this day se'nnight. Floating cargoes of grain off Falmouth were held for more money. There was a fair show of barley, yet all kinds sold readily at fully last week's prices. Malt—the supply of which was good—moved off slowly at late rates. We had less activity in the oat trade, and in some in• stances prices were a shade lower than last week. Both beans and peas, the supplies of which were limited, sold at late quotations. The flour trade was far from active, nevertheless the late advance in prices was well supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat —Essex and Kent, red, new 5OB to 59s Ditto, old —8 --s Ditto, white, new s6s 67s Ditto, old —s --s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old --s —s Ditto, new 49s 598 Rye—Old New —B. -8 Barley—Grinding. ~ 26 328 s 30s 29s Malting Chevalier 3Bs 43 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk. s2s 6658 Brown Kingston and Ware s2s 64 Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 22s 27e Potato Youghal and Cork, black 23s 26s Cork, white 23s 32s Scotch, Feeding 23s 328 Beans —Tick Pigeons 42s 518 Peas—Grey Maple White 4os 49s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 368 398 Stockton and Norfolk ... 32s 36s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 2,487 head. In the corresponding week in 1858 we received 2,531; in 1857, 2,220 ; in 1856, 781; in 1855, 1,193 ; in 1854, 1,193 ; in 18.53, 2,582 ; and in 1852, head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST 'WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs, Rotterdam Hamburgh B2 .. 1,595 .. Harlingen Antwerp .. Ostend. Calais Oporto . 113 - • • '-' 13 .. 7 .. 9 .. Total 227 2,048 37 180 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheap. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1858 4BO .. 1,548 .. 101 .. 439 .. 13 1857 603 .. 1,332 .. 24 .. 257 .. 4 1856 207 .. 409 .. 43 .. 122 1855 557 121 6 .. 461 .. 7 1854 353 .. 1,012 .. 8 .. 396 8 1853 462 1,741 13 338 28 The show of foreign beasts and calves here to-day was limited, of sheep tolerably good. The latter, however, were chiefly derived from Prussia. From our own grazing districts only a moderate number of beasts came fresh to hand this morning ; but the general quality of the stock was good. The primest Scots, short s horns, and crosses were in fair, but by no means active re quest, at last Monday's currency. All other kinds were a dull sale, but not cheaper. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire amounted to 2,000 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses; from other parts of England, 320 of various breeds; from Scotland, 290 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 94 oxen and heifers. There was a fair show of sheep, both as to number and quality. For most breeds we experienced a fair demand, and last week's currency was well supported. The top price of Downs, out of the wool, was ss. per 81bs. Although the supply of lambs was by no means larger, the lamb trade ruled heavy, at barely last Monday's quota tions. About 650 lambs came ti hand from the Isle of Wight. - Calves were in short supply and sluggish request, on former terms. The pock trade ruled heavy, at barely late rates. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Piimeers-wool do. 4 6 4 8 Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 0 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 10 5 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small d 0... 4 10 5 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 4 0 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Second quality do. 4 2 4 4 Small porkers .... 3 8 4 2 Lambs, 5s 2d to Os 4d. Suckling calves, 18s to 21s ; and quarter.old store pigs, 18E to 21s. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 3,4BolBeasts Sheep Calves Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices 4:4 fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, May 17, 1858, and this da; Monday, May 16 ; 1859. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. 90 1,900 May 17, 1858. May 16, 1859. a d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. . . . •4 2 44 4 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior ;heap . . 3 2 3 6 3 6 4 0 Second quality ditto . . . . 3 8 4 0 4 2 4 4 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 0 4 2 4 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto . . Lambs Large coarse calves . . . 4 0 4 63 le 4 8 Prime small ditto Large hogs . . • . . . - 4 0 3 0 3 6 Neat small porkers . . . Beasts Sheep and lambs . . I 22,260 21,550 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 18, 1857.---Beasts, 3,830; sheep and lambs, 21,350; calves, 118; pigs, 405. 'May 19, 1856.—Beasts, 3,647; sheep and lambs, 18,930; calves, 109 - pigs , 250. ) NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with each kind of meat. Generally speaking, the demand is inactive, yet prices are supported. Per Blbs. by the Carcass. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior BQef 3 4to 3 6 Infr. Mutton. 3 6to 4 0 Mid, do 3 Bto 3 10 Mid, do 4 2to 4 4 Pm.largedo 4 oto 4 2 Prime do. .. 4 6to 4 8 Do. small do 4 2to 4 4 Veal Large pork.. 3 2to 3 S Small pork Lamb, 48 4d to 5s 6d. BRITISH ,ALINES, Share! Mines. Paid. Closing I BusineGs Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 6/ 74 oi 7 61 20 British Iron f- Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 i Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) 1 450 460 ;East Bassett (Mogan). 30 205 215 -- !Great South Tolgus l7s 131 141 1 IG.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 1/ 21 G. Wheal Vor (llelston) 91 Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan) 81 74 8, North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 6 7 N.Wli'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 74 84 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 12 14 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s I I 1 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 235 245 - South C. Brea( Mogan). 2I 21 24 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 185 195 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co '4l 11 21 10 Tin Croft 9 4/ 41 UnitedMines(G wenn ap) 40. - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s ed • West Basset (Illogan) l/ 211 221 W. Cara don (Liskeard) 2O 89 91 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5l 190 200 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 Wheal Edward (Cal s. ).. 51 2 24 Wheal lc thy (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 10 11 - Wh '1 Mary Ann (Mem hel 8 45 47 45 6 Trelawney (Lisle ) 41 28 30 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 74 1 Boil AccordC 9pper, Lim l OB 1a p 35 Brazil. Imp. (19. at £5 p ) 27 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 9 11 5 Do.L and and MiningCo all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 37 39 Copiapo l6 911 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.oo all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 21 23 3 Linares all , 8/ 9/ , 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 1 P 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 31 41 5 Port Philip 1 Ili 30 Santiago de Cuba ...... 164 28.2.81 - United Mexican JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ShareJoint-Stock Banks. 'Paid. Closing Business Price. ij Done. 100 lAgra&UnitedServicellk 50 68 70 40 Australasia .. . all el 83 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 22 204 1 100 Bank of London .... . 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all SO British North American all 55 57 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 12 -- d 100 City 5O 60 62 100 Colonial 25 - 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of Drndon 2O 20 Eng., Scot.,* Aus. Ch all 14 16 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 204 214 211 1 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock ... 10 ~ 301 100 London & Westminster 2O 48 100 Nat. Prot'. of England 35 20 Do. new . . ............ 10 50 National Bank 20 New South Wales . . 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all - - 20 Ottoman 8ank.. . .. . Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New .. - 25 South Australia 25 Do. New . ... . .... 174 25 Union of Australia ... .... all 25 Do. New 2O ISO Union of London ..... ' 100 Unity Mutual .. . ... . 100 Western Bk of London 50 d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. P a id Closing Busines s Prices. Done. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 111 113 Do. 6 p.e.ll9.&Awr. 100 108 111 1101 13 Do. 6 p.e.3lr. & Sep. 100 108 111 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. Rau y 10C 108 110 Do. 6 p.c.A p. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 98 100 NovaSeotioGov.6 p.e. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 109 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc. Jan&Julk 100 107 109 Vict•Gov.6p.e.Jan&July 100 MISCELLANEOUS. Share) Miscellaneous. Paid.' Closing p rice. 'Business dons LO Anglo-Mexican Mint )0 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) t 5 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at .C 5 chs 50 British American Land SO Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. tO Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 tO Do. C . 10 Canada Land. l 0 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim.) Aack Cop.3lln.otEng.&Smltg 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference tO Eastern Steam A3ck Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co LO Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) IO Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim 15 Gen. Steam Navigation :0 London Discount 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) :5 National Discount Co 10 Netherlands Land A) Do do 5 Do 8 s. at Idi s 0 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) !O North of Europe Steam 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares 6 Peel River Land & Min )0 Pen. & Oriental Steam i 0 Do. New !O Red Sea & Ind. Telegr i 0 Rhymney Iron 5 Do. New .............. )0 Royal Mail Steam .. 1 Scot.Austrln.lnvAim.'. , „5 South Australian Land. 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered . . ... Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. Van Diemen's Land .. 121 131 [5O 200 / i 25 28 36 38 19 21 13 15 105 115 81 9i 23 24 1 4 6 98 102 i I 1 d 1J _ 5d i ii all all all 15s. all all - i 4 I d 2} 21 77 79 2 lid 22 24 Si 61 55 58 100 1121 34 30 I 1 79.71 81 25k 8 10 BOROUGH HOP. There is a full average business doing in fine weald of Kent and Sussex hops, of last year's growth, at full quota tions. All other kinds move off slowly, at late rates. Mid and East Kent pockets B4s to 147 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do 7os to 130 s „ Sussex do 6ss to 90s „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes haue fallen off considerably, and the demand for most kinds has become somewhat active, on higher terms. Last week's imports were 67 bags from Antwerp, 420 baskets from Lisbon, 115 bags from Rotter dam, 37 tons from Dunkirk. York Regents, 80s to 140 s; do. Flukes, 140 s to 200 s; Scotch, 70s to 100 s per ton ; Spanish, 20s to 22s ; Jersey, 14s to 30s ; Scilly, 18s. to 22s per cwt. WOOL MARKET. Although there is rather more spirit in the public sales now in progress, prices still rule lid. to 3d. per lb. beneath the previous terms. During the week the following quota tions have been realised :—Port Philip—Clean sheeps', 70. to 2s. ; scoured, 2s. to 2s. 3d. ; lambs', is. 7d. to 2s. ; pieces, Is. 4d. to Is. 10d. • grease, ls. to is. 2d. Sydney-- Clean sheeps', ls. sd. to is. 2d ; scoured, ls. 6d. to 2s. 4d. ; handwashed, ls. 4d. to Is. 9d ; pieces, is. ld. to ls. Bd. ; locks, ls. 2d. to ls. 6d. ; grease, Is. to is. 2d. Adelaide— Clean sheeps', is. 6d. to ls. 10d.; other kinds, Is. to ls. Bd. Cape—sheeps', is. 2d. to ls. 10d. Other wools have ranged from ls. 2d. to Is. 7d. per lb. Last week's imports were large—viz., 3,916 bales from Sydney, 716 from Swan River 1,204 from Port Philip, 3,643 from Adelaide, 884 from th Cape, and 1,327 from Algoa Bay. The private market is very dull, at almost nominal quotations. SEEDS. The linseed market continues without i mprovement, an d lower than last week. Refined c an on l y turn on easier terms. Cana r y i s d ull, and other seeds are quite neglected. Cakes are l ess active at barely he late advance. i White, p.bus.l2s to 14s1 Carraway .......... 40s to 43s r nrn p, Swede Mustard, Brown Bs lls Hempseed, per qr 30s 38s White, new l2s 20s Linseed,Eng. sowing 74s 76s Tares, Spring, new.. 9s6d 12s Crushing, ...... --s —s Old —0 —8 Baltic .......... —s —s Canary, per quarter 56s 76s Odessa Rye grass, new 22s 26s Linseed Cake, p. ton Clover, Red Eng., ct. 46s 76s English ..... £lO 5s £ll Os White Foreign Red s 2 os 64s Rape C a k es,p. ton II 5s 6 5s Trefoil, new. l Bs White 60s 88s Rapeseed , p. qr. . 6 ls 74s 1 20s TALLOW Our market has become flat, and prices have a droopin g tendency. P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling to-day at 555. 3d. per cwt. Rough fat 2s. 11d. per 8 lbs. 1857. Stock this day.... 40,680 16,380 10,052 9,745 9,016 Price of Y.C. 1 52s 3d to 46 s Od to 55s 6d to 53s 6d to 55s 3d to Del ivery last week —s Od 46s 3d —s —s Od —s Od 1,u13 2,591 1,751 834 1,358 Ditto from June 1 84,719 106,247 104,150 100,401 96,637 Arrivals last week 7,450 2,373 2,495 51 513 Ditto from June 1 95,339 76,094 97,222 98.436 94,136 Price of Town .... 535 . 6d 48s 6d 588 Od 548 3d 55s 9d 1855. 1856. 1859. SPORTING NOTES. The running at Newmarket influenced the Derby betting considerably, and made many people who had backed and betted against certain Derby horses, " unaisy in their minds." Promised Land won with an ease which reminded one of the triumphant "Eclipse first and the others nowhere." But it must be confessed that he beat a bitter bad lot ; and I make this assertion in the full remem brance of Phantom's performance on the Friday. The surprising manner in which Actaeon " chopped" North Lincoln has • directed attention to his Derby chance, and although a popular notion obtains that Actaeon is no stayer, yet his powers of endurance have not been tested in public at least. With Marionette and Trumpeter also in the race, the Days of Danebury are likely to be again dangerous over the Epsom coth•se, and to revive the good old days of Andover and Hermit, who in 1854 ran first and third, The question of who shall be premier in the betting is exciting as much attention as to who shall be Pre mier in the Government. Promised Land an 1 Musjid have each a staunch body of adherents, and a well-known bookmaker and a little captain are the leaders of the two parties. Already much money has been betted between the two horses as to which of them will retain the office the longest, but no efforts will be spared to keep The Land at the top of the poll. It has been denied on authority that Mr. S. has no share in the horse ; but if this be the fact, how came he to be a party to the match between The Land and Musjid? and how came he to sign the articles for that match ? Marionette's position in the betting was much damaged by the defeat of Ariadne, but with me he has unrolled no feature of his popularity. Ido not expect very great things of Trumpeter, who has a most doubtful leg, but still he may yet make a noise in the world. Musjid retains his position with much firmness, and the confidence of Sir Joseph and his friends is daily increased, Although Wells is rapidly recovering from his Chester acci dent, yet it is doubtful whether we shall see him in the saddle on the Derby Day. It is stated that Sir Joseph Hawley has engaged Johnny Osborne, than whom a more steady and accomplished horse man does not exist. The Oaks certainly looks " a foregone conclusion," for Mayonaise, but I do not believe that the Derby is such a " Moral" for Promised Land as is gene rally believed. lam inclined to look to the ranks of the outsiders to finish the winner of the Derby this year, and although I cannot at present deter mine under which thimble the little pea is hid, yet I fancy it will turn up in something of the Glen• buck and Old Robert shape. I am not going to Doncaster, and I know little or nothing of the proceedings appointed to take place. Many of the animals that have engage ments in the north have also appointments in the soith, and it is therefore difficult to say whether they will be intended for both meetings or reserved for only one. The Birthday filly may show the popular harle ' quin jacket again first past the post ; albeit many people seem inclined to believe that her York. suc cess was a mistake. She will have an awkward opponent in Lifeboat, who will be troublesome, despite the fact of his being out of his distance. Of course, Lupellus will win the Hopeful Stakes, if sent, but should Mr. T. Parr be disinclined to let him make . the journey due north so far, the good-looking Oxford may pull through. For the Steeplechase, Gibraltar and the Curate look attractive on paper, and as the reader pays his money he may take his chance. Mr. Saxon's best, or the Lady Mary colt, may win the Chesterfield Plate, and the :Spring Handi cap seems to lay between Shaftoa s nAl Princess Royal. AFRESH LAW lIVIT,E'LLIGENCE.-(THIS COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, (Before 3fr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE RICR.&RDS-TUDGMENT. - His Honour gave judgment this morning in the matter of this bankrupt, who was described as a wire worker, who applied a short time since for his certificate, the granting of which was opposed on behalf of Messrs. Seale and Low, of the deposit bank, Leicester-square, on the g roun d th a t they had been induced by the bankrupt to discount bills drawn by a person named Welshman, described as of Castle-terrace, Hastings, who was stated to be a gentleman of fortune, and that the bills had been given for work done. Welshman was brought up on the last occasion, being in custody for debt, and he swore that he signed the bills in blank for the bankrupt. His Honour ordered a suspension of the certificate for twelve months, and when granted to be of the third class. SHERIFFS COURT. RR. HERR, THE NEW JUDGE-BUSINESS OP THE COURT. The newly-elected judge took his seat this morning, and from his manner it appears that he is quick and endowed with great coolness. He was to all appearances quite at home in his judicial seat, and he combines great severity of manner with a not too stiff dignity. Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Clarke, of Bedford-rtm, and Mr. Beard having consulted as to the business course to be pursued, Mr. Buchanan applied that applications should be taken first, adjournments second, and new trials last. It very frequently happened that a professional man who had an application to make was kept sitting about all day, until the rising of the Court, whereas if the business of the Court was slightly altered matters would be greatly facilitated. His Honour was extremely anxious to facilitate business. But supposing that there were many applications, suitors summoned for a quarter to ten would be kept waiting. He would consider the matter. Mr. Clarke, of Bedford-row, said—He had been ' induced to apply to his Honour upon a subject of the greatest im portance, and one that affected solely the suitors of this court. A short time since, he, Mr. Clarke, had to pay a heavy fee of £2 ss. merely to apply for his fee. Defendant had paid the debtuponithe morning of the trial of the cause, and in every other court, in Such a can, applications for the solicitor's fee were not subject to the payment of-hearing fees. • His Honour found that it was not in the power of the iudge to make any alterations, but he would like tohave the pro applications in writing before hitu. when he should take ime and thoroughly consider them. T filli ID !. , .:1) I 1 1 1 01N. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. TATTEI?SALLS'--(THIS EVENING.) A full room, and attention principally occupied by the settling. Only two city men were reported • hit and missing; one of them has not for is long time been deemed as,sound as a bell. Promised Land receded to sto 2, taken and offered, whilst Electric and Ticket of Leave were in the most demand throughout the afternoon. Marionette was again looking up. Even money wan at one time belted on the two first favourites agoinst the field. DONCASTER HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Burgomaster (taken) 3to I apt Far West (taken) sto 1 agst Clara Webster (taken) 6to 1 agst Princess Royal (taken) Bto 1 agst Shafto (taken) DE RBY. sto 2 agst Promised Land (taken and offered) 4to 1 agst Musjid (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Electric (taken) 13 to 1 agst Marionette (taken and offered) 21 to 1 agst Ticket-of-Leave (taken) 22 to 1 agst Cavendish (taken) 25 to 1 agst Trumpeter (taken) 33 to 1 agst Enfield (taken) • 40 to 1 agst Schuloff OAKS. sto 4 agst Mayonaise (taken) 6to 1 agst Ariadne (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rosabel (taken) ARRIVALS AT DONCASTER. Turret, Quicksilver, Lupellus, Attraction, Pescatore, Omar Pacha, Burghley, Tom King, Sir Harry, Antidote, Edwin, Lucknow, Butterfly, Griffin, Weasel, Amy Sedg wick, Glautius. Vault, Eva, Sunrise, Spring, Romani, Drone, Meanee colt, Paul Jones, Chance, Clara Webster, Layton, Recluse. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments were made this afternoon at he Admiralty : Lieutenants—John Gunn Robins, to be harbourmaster at Falmouth; George Naylor, R.M., to be adjutant at the Woolwich Division of Royal Marines, vice Fraser, pro- . moted. Mates—C. R. Buckle, R. G. Pasley, and E. G. Jermain, :o the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, for special service. THIS DAPS SHIPPING. LONDON, May 16.—Wind this day at noon—North east ; light, with cloudy weather. PLYMOUTH, May 15.—Wind N.E.—Off port—W. H. Chandler, from Bermuda for Portsmouth. OFF QUEENSTOWN, May M. — Arrived—Manilla, from Sourabaya. PORTSMOUTH, May 15.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Hero, for Portland. Off port—American Congress, from London for New York; Saracen, from Lon don for Melbourne. neyOFF DOVER, May 15.—Arrived—Damascus, from Syd , N.S.W. PORTSMOUTH, May 15.—The Diana, from Hamburg for Cardiff, which sunk in the Harbour Channel on the 6th May, has been pumped out, and towed into Southampton. MAURITIUS, April 14..--Thc; Esmeralda (barque), hence for London, put back 17th March, leaky, has discharged, and been recoppered. 'O3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived--New York, steamer, from Bremen; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan. Arrived, May 14.—Susan Elizabeth, from Newport; Ondine, steamer, from Dublin ; Louisa, front Swansea; Fox, from Newport ; James, from Neath. Sailed.—Ondine, steamer, for London; La Poule, for Cherbourg. LIVERPOOL, Monday Mong. Arrived, May 15.—Burns, from Tocopillo • France , 4- I•om Samanco ; Eliz a R ae an d G retge Koen, 'from Nantes ; Garnet, screw steamer, and Auguste Louisa, from Dun kirk. Sailed, May 15.---Heinrich, for C. Bolivar. Arrived, May 16.—Harry Clem, from Pera ; Eastern Queen, from Savannah. Sailed, May 16.—Germania, for Texas ; British Queen, screw steamer, for Havre ; Aarie Key, for Antwerp. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind, N.E. ; tide, three hours' flood ; weather, cloudy. Arrived, May 15.—F. Nightingale, from Buenos Ayres ; Adolphus, from Uddewalla ; Pursuit, from Memel; Gem of the Ocean, from Valencia ; Eclipse, from Adelaide; Mary Ann Wilson, from Calcutta ; British Merchant, from Sydney; Victor Emmanuel, from Demerara; P e rcy, from Hobart Town. Arrived, 1 6th.—Selide, from Dunkirk; Dolphin, from Antwerp; Sir E. Banks, from Calais. DEAL, MondaY Morning. Passed in tow.—Hotspur, from Calcutta, fo r London. Passed Dungen ess , May 15.—Conflict, from Melbourne ; Merida, from B a hia ; H ans h o lrneboe, from Syra ; Anna Maria, from Jamaica; all for London. :Sailed in tow.—Sydenham, for London. GRESHAM COLLEGE.-17.110 lectures of Easter Term were concluded on Thursday, when Mr. Taylor gave his third lecture on Music to a crowded audience. The attendances during the last term have been after the cus tomary averages, with the exception of the Latin lectures, only ono of which was delivered, Mr. Abdy on the 4th hav ing an audience of four. The attendance at the English lee • tures have been as follows: Astronom.y7()et,hro2rwe2e,d2lee6dc,tthu2orexe;s)Gc,ee7sosB:, 76, 58 ; Physic (three), 70, 40, 42 nthetoric (two), 28, 32 ; in D e r y ir ti St ee h ) re , 02 4, 3 3 2 4 , , 26, 30; 31 1 ; us L ic a N ( v th ( r th ee t and impossible to obtain correct numbers. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. -(THIS DAY. - (GUILDHALL. EXTENSIVE PLATE AND CASH ROBBERY. —Sarah Smith, a stout, well-dressed woman, was charged with being in unlawful possession of a quantity of silver plate, valued at £4O, stolen from the premises of Messrs. Bell and Salter, dentists, of 17, New Broad-street, on Friday last. It appeared that the prisoner went into Sirrols, in Barbi can, on Saturday evening, and offered to sell a quantity of plate. As the plate tallied with that advertised by the police she was detained, and Bull and Leonard, City de tectives, sent for: . The prisoner, who declared the plate was her property, was taken into custody. The plate was identified this morning by the prosecutors, who stated that it was stolen from their premises by burg lars, and that £5O in cash had also been taken. The prisoner was remanded to Friday next. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. .STEALING A HORSE AND CAB.-- GeMTV ' lll:4,3e, 54 Swinton-street, Grey's-inn-road. driver of cab 3,936, was charged with stealing a cab (2,68 G) and horse, of the value of £4O, the property of Mr. Arthur Stopley, cr.b proprietor, of 7, Warwick-street, Golden-square. From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that the prisoner entered his service on the 7th inst. as a driver, and on the evening of the 9th went out with the horse and cab, of the value of £4O, and never returned. He heard nothing of him till the previous night, when ho was in custody, and when he admitting selling the property for £lO to a gipsy in Whitechapel. . _ Batcheldor, 430 A, said that on the previous night he was in Swinton-street, Clerkenwell, when he saw the pri soner and another man about to enter a house, and on ask ing him if his name was not Rowse, he denied it, and ran off. He, however, pursued him, and took him into custody, when he admitted selling the horse, cab, and harness for £lO ; and on searching him he found the sum of a 3s. Ild., and that he was wearing a new coat, which he said he had bought out of the money; and on the inspector (Mr. Holden) asking what he had done with the rest, he said he had spent it. In answer to Mr. Bingham, the prisoner said he wag tipsy at the time he sold the horse and cab. The prisoner was remanded for a week. SIR JOHN 1 3 .1 RING TON ..,4-17) SIR JAMES GRAHAM. We have been requested to publish the following correspondence : Ma 12. ( "Dear Si r J ames Graham,— A I feel dmiralt ob y to to call your attention to the following passage in your speech at the Carlisle dinner, as reported in th e Times : " Captain Carnegie informed the First Lord of the Admiralty he had made inquiries at Dover, and he was satisfied success was impossible without the use of means which, as a man of honour, he could not use. The First Lord of the Admiralty said " there is no option," and intimated that he must go to Dover.' " You have thus imputed to me that I pressed Captain Curnegie to stand for Dover, knowing at the time I did so that he could only win by corrupt means, " I am sure you would not have made this 'impu tation had you been aware that it is totally un founded. "I have no recollection of a single word having passed between Capt. Carnegie and myself as to corrupt practices being essential to success at Dover. " Captain Carnegie did not allege in his pub lished letter that he had made tome any such state ment. "I know nothing of the Dover constituency my self, and I am not aware that I have ever heard or read a word imputing corruption to that constitu ency-, except a paragraph in Captain Carnegie's letter to that effect. It is true that I told Captain Carnegie he had, , in my opinion, no honourable option ;' but those words referred to the conditions on which he had accepted office, and were spoken, as I think I hardly need assure you, without the slightest reference to imputations upon the people of Dover, of which I had never heard. " I shall await your answer before I make this letter public. " I remain, dear Sir James, yours faithfully, " JOHN S. " The Ri g ht H on. Sir James Graham, M.P." " Netherby, May 13. " Dear Sir Soh n Pakington,—My reference to Captain Carnegie's refusal to stand for Dover was based entirely on Captain Carnegie's published letter, giving a detailed account of that transaction. " I have no copy of that letter here ; and some time has elapsed since I read it. But I stated what appeared to me to be the substance of Captain Car negie's declaration, and I used nearly his words as far as I could remember them. " I considered myself at liberty so to do, because Captain Carnegic's letter has hitherto, to the best of my belief, remained uncontradicted. " You now tell me that the imputation of having still pressed Captain Carnegie to stand for Dover when informed by him that the means to be used there to insure success were inconsistent with his honour is totally unfounded. "If I have erred in any particular, or have in the least misrepresented the purport of the conver sation between you and Captain Carnegie, I readily express my regret. GRAHAM. " I can , a , s l su a r m e y y o o u ur t s ‘ ha ,e t ry l had no faithfully, intention. "The Right Hon. Sir J. S. Pakington, Bart., --- a t r e li s r hal l i : London successor D r to O lfy lt m . af Exce l le nc y - (mn l 1-hoff, as Ambassador of France at the the Duke do a.m., on ' • Saturday, from PEarriersiFvEgnedENyi,:lithLeoAnsMdu om Paris, accompanied by the Coun tessto some necessary Owing repairs at Albert -gate House, wthe will occupy probably three ARRIVAL OF TH wee k s , ins Excellency and the Countess Persigny intend in the meantime to reside place, Knightsbridge. HOUSEHOLD WORDS. Court of St. C J l : l nt a e ta :::, at Wallace's Hotel, St. George's --This periodical was sold by auction to-day by Mr. Hodgson. The room was well attended by publishers and literary men, and from £1,400 the work including the printing st oc k an d stereotype plates, was quickly run up from £1,400 to £3,550, at which price it was knocked down to Mr. Arthur Smith, who was the representative of Mr. Charles Dickens. AN INSULT TO SCOTLAND.—The following letter explains itself :—London, May s—Sir : I have received your letter containing the strange charge of having stated in the House of Lords that the Queen had obtained Scot land by conquest. I call it " strange" because you found your interpretation on a perfectly correct report of my speech, which you quote as follows :—" I know of no other title by which her gracious Majesty holds the kingdom of Scotland, her en'pire of India, and some of the colonial de pendencies of the British Crown than these three—right of inheritance, of conquest, and of treaty." You must be ig norant of the construction of our language if you do n o t o s ee s in this sentence a successive application of tir _rcj,, " inheritance to Scotland, " conquest" to India,ain, u,,l__" . " treaty" to Malta and other dependencies.— , i e.. _ d o: (signed), Malmesbusy. John Steill, Exit., Ur . wa Edinburgh North Briton. aba =I all 3m -1 a 'he ich ree on