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 Thrm. 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 com- 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 uTgers' 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 unfilled soil, and the unknown wealth which doubtless lies concealed in our auriferous districts, our mining population Will be gradually approaching a state of general haebkruptcy. Th e rus h t o th e D an d enong R anges 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 In 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 _, T extensive r us h h as a l so t a k en p l ace on C omm i ss i oners ' ' Arrarat, and is fast draining the population 111 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 35 buckets of stuff, another 31- 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 F rom in from all the neighbouring diggings. -rrom the older diggings there is little to report. SOCIAL. In the soc i a l state of the colony during the past month but little change has taken place. We /night perhaps go the length of saying that our course has been retrogressive. A crime hitherto `most 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 add 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 the mastery. With regard to crimes of vi o l ence an d d run k enness there has been 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 the dispute between 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 that 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 the Geelong and Ballarat line and some of their employes. The railway works are being pushed forward vigorously. Upwards of 2,000 men brig' a sho r t ti me ago, employed constructing a Ige over the Moorabool River intersecting, a N 3° . 'lion of th e G ee l ong an d B allarat l i ne. Much u•istress is reported to exist in the sister colony of South Wales, a n d we h ave reason t o b e li eve d _ at the labour market is th us , t o some ex t en t, eeranged by this as well as by more moderate local j a ,, ll es• We certainly have not observed so many t hucations o f pauperism in the streets o f the c i ty as durin g the previous month. This may be taken as an indication of some improvement. COMMERCIAL. The escort returns this week are considerably below the average of the year, and about 10,000 oz. under the correspo n di ng returns of last year. The ur ns th returnxkis bit a p decrease of over 4,000 oz. upon The ,for the sam e p er i o d o f 1858. d awn total quantity of gold hitherto brought 55 , to Melbourne by the public escorts is 1416,705 oz. 13 d t ; r th s. e total exported is , 60 ,940 oz 12 dwt. w 23 . ' Under money market continues unaltered. Loans b ut fe ,000 have been negotiated at 10 per cent., r larger amounts, a n d on goo d secur iti es , Money ma cl ass Ybe obtained at 8 per cent., but fit arao_ amount are reported so scarce that the b an Z t. of business doing is very limited. The at ar, issue drafts on England for 60 days' sight unNer'lnd at per cent. premium for amounts d i _ £ 5 O for 30 days' sight. Freight on gold by rect steamers or sailing vessels, lid. to 3d. per e°lel,,ngee, d eliverable in London ; insurance, per "; by the over l an d route, I- per cent., or about e'e'et. per ounce ; insu r a nces , 11 to per en Money continues tolerably plentiful for loans ?, ° °d• securities, at from 10 to 12 per cent., and iliirst-class city securities at .8 per cent., but with vw tr ansactions taking :place. For commercial Purposescur s , the banks charge :—For bills under 95 eurrYs currency, 8 per cent. ; from 95 to 125 days' an d ell eY, 9 per cent. ; over 195 days, 10 per cent.; ,`„:311 overdrawn accounts, 10 per cent. ~__lne Stock and Share Market has been chiefly 7marka.ble during the last few weeks for the great uepression in the shares of the various insurance comn panies. This has been solely attributable to the numerous and destructive fires which have recently ed, and which were supposed, without reason, t_u_ have entailed heavy losses upon the insurance u .,°_ lll l l allies. Timid shareholders, taking groundless "__' 4 .rm, have therefore manifested an anxiety to sell out which of course operated to reduce the ruling quotations. This reduction has proved an advan tage to a few sagacious buyers, - who, looki ng be yond i mme di ate losses, have no t hesitated to buy Prices up the sh ares to advantage. Pric are, however, now rapidly ra ll y i ng, and generally through the Stock and Sha re M arket a feelingbetter exists, and more activity i s manifest. Among the latest sales we may notice : —C o l onial Bank, .26 2s. 6d • Bank of Victoria, £33 10 s . to .£34 ; National Bank,.. 15 per cent. discount ; Hobson's Bay u s t cent.ra l a Railway, £74 ; Colonial Insurance, 295. to 30sil A per Sian, 21 s . t o 235. ; Cas Comp any ' s, Premium. TEE Ex-MAYOR OF MELBOURNE. --- Some I ndignation has been excited, but more amuse ment occasioned, by the conduct of the corpo ration of Melbourne, in reference to the disapp o i n t ment - exper i ence d by th e late M a y or , xr r• J. T. Smith, in not receiving the honour of knighthood when he visited England and presented a naddress to her Majesty. Eight city councillors 'With more zeal than discretion, called upon the ,llesent mayo r t o conve ne a special meeting for the vlrpese of considering a resolution tantamount to ft.vote of censure u p on th e Q ueen . The propos'. t t .10 met with the prompt and emphatic condemna waef the p ress , an d on th e d a y o f th e meeting the °Nina' resolution was quietly dropped, and another s ubstitut e d, m ild er i n i ts l anguage, b u t a s i mpertinent v i n it s sp i r i t as t h e f ormer one . It w as 111 1814. ° 11 ely resisted, and v arious amendments ii ,°ved by a rational minority in the Council ; but w as eventually carr i e d, a ft er a di scus sion more r emark a bl e _ f or i ts duration than its decency, as was 4 4 _ 180 anoth er reso l ut i on, calling upon the governor to, tr ansmit the impe r ti nen t message t o th e home o ve rmnent. It i s genera ll y ant i c i pate d . that his anrace.lle.ncy will decline to receive such a message ; toit is right to add that Mr. Smith is understood _ be no arty to the movement, and that public °_olnnio.n .(which is not represented-by or in the city e,a;uneil) is diametrically opposed . to the action ken by the corporation in this matter.—Mel uourne Age. • ANOTHER STEAMER LOST IN THE ARCTIC SEA.- The loss of the steamer Volunteer, of Newcastle, was an nounced on Saturday, at Lloyd's. On the 19th March, about 5 p.m., she was ste er i ng a course N.W.W., at the r ate of about eight miles an hour, when she struck a mass leafe With suc h f orce as t o cause her to spring a severe She began to fill so rapidly that the crew had scarcely time to get to the boats to save their lives before the steamer foundered. The captain and crew were picked up by the Arctic, of Peterhead. The Volunteer was a fine vessel of Upward s of 300 tons, and her loss will amount to several t housands of pounds. 7TI NEWS. I SHARE CITY, Two o'CLocK. 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 wel supplied, and the rate of interest allowed for deposits appears to haVce 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. ld., 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 market is better supported than might have been anticipated, white affairs abroad are in such an unsettled situation. Consols have been 911 1 and 9111 for transfer, and 91 t and 911 1 for the ac . count. The latest quotations are 91% d respectively. The New Threes and Reduced have ranged from 90 to 901; the New 22 per Cents. 76, and Exchequer Bills 28s. to 30s. premium. Bank Stock is 220; India Debentures are 931 ; ditto New 921 93/ ; India Bonds are 18s. to 19s. dis- count. Foreign Securities have also shown signs of weak ness, but the settlement: now occupies almoit exclusive attention. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 591 61, and 60 62 ; the New, 491 50 and 49 051 ; and the 4 per Cents. 993- 100. Transactions are recorded in Spanish 3 per Cents, at 381, ditto Deferred, 26-1 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. 39 to 40 ; and Peruvian 811; Russian 41 per Cents. are marked 921 93; and Sardinian 74 to 76. Business in the Railway Share Market is com paratively inactive, aud, under the influence of the arrangements now in progress for the settlement of the account, prices in several instances have shown a downward tendency. Eastern Counties, Great Northern, Brighton, North. Western, and Midland have declined ss. ; Great Western have advanced ss. ; South Eastern, 55.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; and Caledonian, Xl. The Foreign and Colonial Lines are very inac tive. Lombardo-Venetian, Old Shares, have de clined to 5, and the New Shares to 41; Grand Trunk of Canada have receded to 30 ; Great Indian Peninsula to 93; and East Indian are steady at 954- 96. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show a steady upward movement. London and West minster have improved ss. ; Bank of Egypt, 10s. ; Canada Land, £2 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, to £1 10s. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Hank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9Ol I 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 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 dia Stock Ditto Debentures Ditto Loan Scrip Ditto Bonds, £l,000 Ditto under "£l,OOO - onsols for Account (June 7) March. June. Ditto Small, lid 3O 26 I PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1843, 5 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian 41 per Cent Bll Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account .. 40 Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent ^ Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent 75 6 4 Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent 3B t Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 2 6 Turkish 6 per Cent 9i 62 Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money -• • 9li" Consols for Account, June 7 • • • • 91a ARRIVAL OF Excellency Count oli‘iinti Court of St. James's , -----------_ THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR.—His the Duke de P ers i---, guy the successor of Marshal Coun tess de Pers ,„icru Y ' e a s l;thoff, as Ambassador of France at the Albert-gate Y.°wwihan'udE from arrived in London shortly after 11 rem Paris_, accompanied by the Coun a.m., on Saturday , at 'Welke: weeks, his ExcellencyHouse , which will , cupy probably three t w he s C om ou e nt n e e s c s e P ss e7sign rep y a i i n rs ten a d t in the meantime to reside place, Knightsbridge. by auction to-day by Mr. Hod s Hotel, St. George's ludainndg HOUSEHOLD Woups . is periodical was sold his periodical Pr T in h t e in r g oom sto w ck as well i at l t , e 4 n o d o ed th b e y work publishers initerary men, and from stereotype plates, was quickly to D,550, at which pri ce it wasrun uP from £1,400 Mr. Arthur Smith, who was the knocked down to Charles Dickens. representative of Mr. COURT OF SESSION, EDINBURGH, T The Court of Session opened to-day for the hursday._ vaca tion, when Mr. Charles Baillie, late Lerd lnmmer sented his commission as one of the Judges Advocate, pre in room of Lord Murray, deceased. Mr. Baillie the dourt, sat as Lord Probationer in the outer house with afterwards loch, and afterwards in the first division ; and, having Kin eluded the usual formal probation, ho will take hisns!actoon the bench to-morrow, by the title of Lord Jerviswood. Th n e new judge becoming junior Lord Ordinary, the senior Ordi nary, Lord Benholme, will be transferred to the second division, in which court a seat is vacant by the death of Lord Murray. To-day, the new Lord- Advocate, Mr. Mure, and the new Solicitor-General for Scotland, Mr. Patton, also presented their commissions. GRESIIAM COLLEGE.—The 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 tho cus tomary averages, with the exception of the Latin lectures, only one of which was delivered, Mr. Abdy on the 4th hav ing an audience of four. The attendance at the English lec tures have been as follows: Astronomy (three lectures), 78, 76, 58 ; Phy s i c (th re e), 70, 40, 42 ; Rhetoric (two), 28 , 32 ; Divinity (three), 32, 26, 32; Law (three), 22, 26, 20; Geo metry (three), 54, 34, 30; Music (three), crowded to excess, and impossible to obtain correct numbers. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. C rr l . aing Business ' 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Juproion 10 54 54 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 fir., Wol., and Str. Val all 74 81 Stoek Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 50 62 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 32 35 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all - • 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passagc all 20 Cornwall all 4 5 A roves. no div all 10 Do. A until6p.c.per an O,, 10 Do. B t hasbeen pd.toß 50 Dublin andßelfast June all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.June all 8 9 , stocir East Anglian lOO 13 14 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 514 524 52 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 35 40 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 25 27 25 Do.Ntv.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 25 East Kent all 12 14 Stock East Lancashire lOO 84 85 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 68 70 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 22 24 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn l6b 87 90 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 Stock Great Northern lOO 94 95 931 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 75 80 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 124 128 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 1 00 102 Stock Great Western Stock Do,Str,Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 50 55 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 77 82 78 1134 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l5 8 10 p 25 Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 84 4 854 16 Do. do. F £ l6 6 2 1 d 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 14 14d 3 Do. West Riding Union 4 20 Do. Southport Stock London and Blackwall all 59 61 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Stock Lon.,Brip, - ,hton &S.Coast 100 106 107 Stock London & North Westn 100 85 864 864 54 124 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 84 854 85 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 f,'derry & Enniskillen all 5 7 Stock Sian., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 33 84 10 Metropolitan 3 d Stock Midland lOO 921 931 931 3 Stock Do. 13irming, & Derby. 100 . 69 71 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 25 Do. 4 Shares all --- 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 11 10 Newry & Armagh (def. , 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all Stock Norfolk lOO 52 55 50 North. Counties Union 31 3 d tock North British l OO 5Ol 511 ;took Nor.Dev.Rait&Dk. Stk lOO ;lock 1)o.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 ;tock Do. B Stock lOO itock North-Eastn.---Berwick 100 834 844 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 3 24 d Bock Do. Leeds lOO 42 53 411 24 ;took Do. York lOO 68 4 69 4 69 1 >took North London lOO 100 104 10 N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 ls. 20 North Staffordshire l7l 5 4 5 4 d 20 North-Western - 13 14 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 6 8 'took Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 27 28 10 Peebles all -- 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO took Scottish Central lOO 104 106 lock Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 24 26 lock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 78 8 0 lock Shropshire Union lOO 41 43 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 6 4 d tock South Devon lOO 39 41 401 40 lock South-Eastern lOO 61 62 614 lock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 63 67 20 Do. do lB 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 34 36 25 Do. do. 1855 7 25 Do. do. 1858 7 Stockton & llartlepool 161 bock Taff Vale lOO bock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 100 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 bock Vale of Neath lOO 58 62 ock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 8-} 5 Do. B all 74 n m, West London all [0 Do. Ist Class all !0 Do. 2d Class all - Stock Stock Stock 12 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 60 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock 25 Stock Stock PREFERENCE SHARES. Share Railways. Blythe and - Tyne 1( per c. pref. (issued at 250) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 4i per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 5 P. et. _ _ Cork & Bandon, 5 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun. E.An t .,crn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 p et. No.l Do. do. N 0.2 Do. New 6 per et. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares : Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S Went. 2. a. s pc Great Northern, 5 p. ct Do. 5 Red m.,lop.c.pm pc Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pin Gt. NIL of Scotld, Ist pf f Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.et Do. Redeemable, 4i p et Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do.. Do. sp. of. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 100 Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 26 1 13 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stocki 12 121 1, Stoc Stock 12i 120 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 1 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock, Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Sr Stock Stock, Stock. Stock 1.0.6. Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock 25t 25 at ! - - shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., p. c. No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p ct... Do. do. 5 p. c No. 4 Lon. & N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, shs Londoudy. & Ennis sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31per cent. I Marrport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent... Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. et. Newport,Aber,&c. p ret.s p. c. redeem, at sp. c. n Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p. c. shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 18471 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Delt.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d aua Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk. in perp Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 3/ per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4} per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 4/ p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 4} per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Closing Business Paid ' I Price. Done. all }lOO 100 100 100 100 all 1031 49 51 93 95 98 100 1 98 101 108 112 107 110 108 111 107 110 122 127 78 80 68 70 107 109 115 117 107 110 102 104 61 63 11 111 92 94 83 E 5 84 86 99 101 91 91 16 17 0 t 10 1 70 72 18 19 9 91 134 144 134 136 [55 165 7 9 118 120 el) 65 67 135 138 99 101 ip 90 92 91 10 101 111 81 9 \ [O4 106 93 OS li 1 p d 22 1 i 23i 15 120 15 118 98 100 10 104 22 23 [OO 102 100 102 27- 3 / 4 28 30 32 45 55 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. I Leasing I Closing Co.'s. Price. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction, Colchester, Stour Val. F.. E Ln & N.W Ln & N.W Caledonin E.U.SLE C Gt. North. E.C,ounts. 95 98 09 101 16 17 133 138 4} 4! Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret. Caledonin Do. mew Gloster& Dean Forest. Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. I Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per, cent 3fanc.,Buxtn. & Matk 3fidsb.& R eder, g.fip.e Mid. BradfordPrt. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. ) Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.o. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Slit Roth. &G 01.g.5p.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. oar Valley, g 6 D C Do. do • • Wilts and Somerset. Wim bledon& Croydn: Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co. Do. Norfolk . Do. LN w&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N Wj & L.Yk. j Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassey M'Clean Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtn Docks. DOCKS Stock C ommercial .... ....... Stock Do 4 perC en t Fret . Min . Stock Eamt and West India... Stock London ......... ... .... Stock St. Katharine... 94 N P 54 56 1132 137 8f 01 10 101 87 89 8 9 •• ioo ..... Stock Southampton .......... 100 Stock Victoria ............... 10 0 96 99 r 9620 DO New 1%. ••• • • 11 ..41 SOSO . 1$ - Businee Done. Paid Closing Business Price. Done. M 0 P 142 Y MA Share THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1859. IS DAY.) Share 1 RaftliSrs• inn Atlantic &St Lawrence) all 77 8 0 - Leased at 6 per cent Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 18 131 16 17 gu. 5 percent 18 Do all -...- 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 21 11 , 1 204 Bu ff alo eß a l ii rv d au L t. a st k a e Huron 18 Do. Do. 8412411 d 64 1 a i1 1 006 1 4 _5 4 _6 l, 4 100 20 f Bu D ff o aiNo, / 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 ) 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 - - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 - -- - 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. id par 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 25. 11 .1 el 4 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.0 7l 11 1 d 171 Demerara - -- 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 2 lid 3 Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 94 96 951 6 5 20 Do. C Shares .... ' , . 20 Do. E Shares EA 15 - - 20 Do. Jubbulpore .... - - 100 D0.41p.c. Bds, pay, , 59 all - 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.sp. a. all 18 20 s to. I Geelong Corporati on 6 1 100 _ per cent. Bonds ... . . ) -lock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 30 31 30 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay,`7B all 70 74 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. ... 100 90 02 20 Gt.lndiaPeningua.sp.a, all 91 95 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 11 11d 21 20 Do. do . - - Gt.S.of Ind Lim.-Scrip 1 o 20 guaranteed 5 per cen t. i 46 . 2 1 14 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shars all 131 131 24 Do. New 1 a l3 ll 100 4 103 " 4 100 (Do, Bonds pay, '76,with / ept, till '6O . .. 100 Do. do. '73 till : 60 all 100 103 100 Do, do. 'Y3 without opt all 100 103 100 Do. 8/ p, 0, do. '77 do , all 95 100 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. a: all 16 17 20 Do. do, 5 per cent. all 171 181 18 174 20 Do. 41 p. a, Extension. 15 10 17 20 Do. Third Ex. g - ua.5.p.0: 15 25 11 dl3 20 Do, Fourth do, . _!,.*„ 5 21 11 d2l Stock Melb, Corp. 6 p,e, Bonds 100 , - - ( Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 iW,aLand(Lina,)g,Cpc 10 _ 4 Class ACa_pitl.Share. • Do. do. Land d 0... .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 1 10 -- - d .. Do. do. Land d 0... ) N orthoflndia Tramroad __ 20 I 2s, Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) - - 20 Scinde . ...,4 15 -d - (11 20 Do. § all 18 19 20 Do. New lO 2/ 14 dl1 20 , Do. Puniaub 21 11 20 ;Do, Indus. St. Flo b10,., 10 1 d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 10 'Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 4d par _.......- FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam! all 31 41 I 20 Ardennes all - - p 20 Balh&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 11 Id' 31 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 20 Demers to Graissessa.c all - ._ 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 1 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 7 624 1 d 6 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 29. - - p 20 Great Central of France all - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 41 51 10 Italian Junction .. -. . 8 - - 4 20 Lake Constance & Bale all - - 20 Lierre and Turnhout all - _ 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 34 214 5 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf all - _ 20 Lyons and Geneva - - 331 1 Maria Antonia all - - 20 Do. do. New - - 20 Namur and Liege all 7 7/ 20 Do. do. 6p. C. Pref. all 18 2 0 ' 16 Northern of France all 34 35 20 Do. New Shares - - p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 8 6 20 Ottoman, ,Tua. 6 per cent 7 - • _ 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 30 31 20 Paris and Orleans 20 i Recif gtia. e& 7 p S . . F et ra t t im (Pri )1 9 34 3 d 20 Riga and Duniburg 4 - -- 10 Rome and Frascati - - all - - 20 Royal Danish all - - 5 Royal Swedish - - 4 20 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 7 81 sam Do. b 7 r p e e a r n c d e 3 n i t e . u r a e r e . f.. . : : allal - 4 - 51 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 5 6 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 18 21 20 Western of Austria 6 - - , 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Zealand all - - BRITISH MINES. Sherel Mines. raid 1 Cloning 1 Ba l an cing "' Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2 .11.19 64 74 20 British Iron " l5 2 3 Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 450 480 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 205 215 Great South Tolgus l7s 131 141 G.Whcal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 11 21 G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 91 Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan) 81 71 8 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 6 7 - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 74 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 12 14 Porkellts Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 21 235 245 South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 24 S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9185 195 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l If 24 10 Tin Croft 9 4 44 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s flel West Basset (Illogan) l4 214 223 W. Caradon (Liske2rd) 2O 89 91 Wheal Basset (1llo:Tan) 53 1 0 0 200 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 ;`ll5 125 Wheal Edward (Cal 5.).. 51 i 2 24 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 10 11 Wh'lMaryAnn (Menhe) 8 45 47 Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 28 30 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon Accord Copper, Lim lOs p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27 .4 14 20 Do. St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 9 11 5 Do.L and and MinmgCo. all 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobra Copper all 37 39 Cepiapo l6 9 11 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 21 23 3 Linares all 61 9 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 e p 20 PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 31 41 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba 164 28.2.81 , United Mexican JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sharei Joint-Stock Banks, I Paid. e r lo ri a ce ing . I. EDueolainee.as 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 • 68 70 40 Australasia all 81 83 25 Bank of Egypt all 20 22 244 100 Bank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American all 55 57 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 12 d 100 City 255 0 60 62 100 Colonial - 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 14 16 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 204 214 50 London and County 2 0 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 2O 100 Nat. Pray. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales . . 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all •20 Ottoman Bank all 14 16 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 174 25 Union of Australia all. 25 Do. New 2O SO Union of London lO 100 Unity Mutual 100 Western Bk of London 50 d COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. p a i d. Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 111 113 Do. 6 p.c.Fl3.&Aug. 100 108 111 1101 13 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 108 111 N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 10C 108 110 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 98 100 NovaScoaaGov.6 p.c. S:. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 107 109 S.Aus.Ot.6pc.Jan&July 100 107 109 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 MISCELLANEOUS. MN cellaneous. Paid] C P r s ioe in s Inidneso done Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at 25 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C... Canada Land Chan. Islands Tel.(Lim ) Cop.Min.of Eng.&Smltg Do. Preference 74 per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Ce Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) Gl. Iron Screw Col. (Li m Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lon d. Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co Netherlands Land 124 13k, 150 200 !6 29 j / I 25 28 36 38 19 21 13 15 105 115 81 91 _... ..... 231 21 1 I 4 5 98 102 i I 11 11 i d 11 l 41 1 51td Do do DoBp.c.Pref.,iss.atldis N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim ) North of Europe Stearn Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot.Austrin.lnvalm.) South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can Pori Diemeu's Land .„ i it "I i l I i- d i 21 77 79 2 lid 22 24 Si 55 55 64 ,00 1124 34 36 II I p aid. Closing I Business Price. Done. 8 10 T.HIS 'SETS CORN EXCHANGE. 1 Most of the country markets held 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 sos to 69s Ditto,' old -8 -s Ditto, white, new s6s 67s Ditto, old -s -8 ' Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —8 Ditto, new 49s 598 Rye—Old —8 -s New Barley—Grinding...., 26s 29s Malting .37s 38s Chevalier 3BB 43s Matt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingston and Ware s2s 64s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 22s 27. e Potato Youghal and Cork, black 23s 268 ' Cork, white 23s 32s Scotch, Feeding 23s 32s Beans —Tick Pigeons 42s 51s Peas—Grey • 42s 448 Maple White 4os 49s Boilers Flour—Town -made Suffolk 36s 398 Stockton and Norfolk .. 328 368 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into Loudon last week were 2,487 head. In the corresponding week in 1858 we received 2,581; in 1857, 2,220 ; in 1856, 781; in 1855, 1,193 ; in 1854, 1,193 ; in 1853, 2,582; and in 1852, head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Rotterdam Hamburgh . 82 1,595 .. Harlingen Antwerp .. • Ostend . • • Calais Oporto - .• - 13 .. 14 .. - '-' • • -' • • Total . 227 2,048 37 180 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1858 4BO ~ 1, 548 .. 101 .. 439 .. 13 1857 603 . - .n 1 ~ 332 .. 24 .. 257 .. 4 1856 207 .. ,409 .. 43 .. 122 .. 1855 557 . . ‘ - ,',4,7":121 . . 6 . . 461 . . 7 1854 353 .. '4,012 .. 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 thi s morn ing; but the general quality of the stock was good. The primest Scots, short horns, and crosses were4n 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 t 9 hand from the Isle of Wight. _ _ Calves were in short supply and sluggish request, on former terms. The pork trade ruled heavy, at barely late rates. Per Blbs, to sink the offal. B. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool d, Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pine. S'thdown& Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Large crse. calve/ Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 4 0 Large hogs Second quality do. 4 2 4 4 Small porkers Lambs, 5s 2d to 6s 4d. Suckling calves, 18s to 21s ; and quarter •old store pigs, 18s to 21s. s. d. a. d. 46 4 8 10. 4 10 5 0 .ts 3 10 4 8 .4106 6 3 0 3 8 3 84.2 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 3,480 Beasts 9O Sheep Calves Pigs .... 450 , Pigs A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, May 17, 1858, and this day, Monday, May 16, 1859. Per Blbs, to sink the dials. May 17 1858. 11 a d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto 3 4 3 6 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 Prime Scots, &c.. . Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 2 3 6 Second quality ditto . .. 3 8 40 , Prime coarse-woolled dittO . . 4 0 4 2 Prime Southdown ditto . . Lambs Large coarse calves . . 4 0 4 6 Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers. . . 4 2 4 4 Beasts Sheep and lambs . . 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. fay 16, 1859. s. d. s. 41. 3 2to 3 6 38 4 0 14 2 4 4 -14 6 4 8 ;3 6 4 0 14 2 4 4 -4 6 4 8 14 10 5 0 ;5 2 6 4 ; , 3 10 4 8 A- 10 5 6 30 3 6 38 4 2 3,920 21,550 93 500 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 Beef 3 4to 3 6 Infr. Mutton. 3 6to 4 0 Mid. d 0... .. 3 Bto 310 Mid, d o 4 2t o 4 4 Pm.larn-edo. 4 oto 4 2 Prime do. 4 6to 4 8 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 j Veal 4 2so 5 0 Large pork.. 3 2to 3 8 Small pork Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 6d. 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 84s 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 pyogress, 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', ls. lid. to 2s. ; scoured, 2s. to 2s. 3d. ; lambs' ls. 7d. to 2s. ; pieces, ls. 4d. to ls. 10d. ; grease, Is. to ls. 2d. Sydney—. Clean sheeps', Is. sd. to 2s. 2d ; scoured, ls. 6d. to 2s. 4d. ; handwashed, Is. 4d. to ls. 9d ; pieces, ls. Id. to ls. Bd. ; locks, ls. 2d. to Is. 6d. ; grease, le. to ls. 2d. Adelaid e — Clean sheeps', ls. 6d. to Is. 10d. • other kinds, ls. to Is. Bd . Cape—sheeps', is. 2d. to ls. 10 d. Other wools have ranged from is. 2d. to Is. 7d. per lb. Last week's imports were large—viz., 3,915 bales from Sydney, 716 from Swan River, 1,204 from Port Philip, 3,643 from Adelaide, 884 from the Cape, and 1,327 from Algoa Bay. The private market is very dull, at almost nominal quotations. SEEDS. The linseed market continues without improvement, and prices are the tura losyer than last week. Relined can only be disposed of on easier terms. Canary is dull, and other seeds are quite neglected. Cakes are less active at barely he late advance. furnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede Mustard, Brown Bs 11s White, new l2s 20s Tares, Spring, new.. 926 d 12s Carraway 4os to 43s Coriander N 12s Hempseed, per qr 30s 38s Lin seed,Eng.sowing 74s 76s Crushing —s Baltic Odessa Linseed Cake, p. ton English £lO 5s £ll Os Foreign, p ton £9 lOs £ll Os Rape Cakes,p. ton 5 5s 6 5s Rapeseed, p. qr..... 04s 74s Oid — s —8 Canary, per quarter 56s 76s Rye grass, new . 22s 26s Clover, Red Eng., ct. 46s 78 8 White Foreign Red Us 64 s White 60s 888 Trefoil, new. lBs 20s TLLO Our market has becom e fiat, a nd prices have a droopin g tendency. P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling to-day at 5513. 3d. per cwt. Rough fat, 2s. 11d. per 8 lbs. 1855. 1856. 1857. 1858 . 1859 . Stock this day.... 40,680 16,380 10,052 9,745 9,066 Price of Y. C, s2s 3d to 468 0d to 55s 6d to 53s 6d to 55s 3d to —s 3d —Od —8 Od Delivery last wee 1,613 0 d 46s 2,591 I, s —s 7sl 834 1,358 Ditto from Jun e 1 8 4,719 106,2 4 7 104,150 100,401 96,637 Arrivals last week 7,450 2,373 2,495 51 513 Ditto from June 1 95,399 76,094 97,222 98.436 91,136 WWI of Town .... 538 ed 48s 64 588 Od 548 3d 558 9d SPORTING 11' 0 TES. 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 "chopp e d" 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 mum,. 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 and )fusjid 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, bow 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 con elusion ," for Mayonaise, but I do not believe that the Derby is such a " moral" for Promised Land as is gene rally believed. Larn 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 pro cee di ngs appo i nted to take place. M any of the animals that have engage ments in the north have also appointments in the south, 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 Shafto and Princess Royal. A FRESH MAN. ARRIVALS AT DONCASTER. Turret, Quicksilver, Lupellus, Attraction, Peseatore, Omar Pacha, Burghley, Tom King, Sir Harry, Antidote, Edwin, and Lucknow. SIR .1012 N PAKINGTON AND SIR JAMES GRAHAM. We have been requested to publish the following correspondence : " AdMiralty, May 12. "Dear Sir James Graham,—l feel obliged to call your attention to the following passage in your speech at the Carlisle dinner, as reported in the 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 cif 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 Carnegie 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 ;ation had you been aware that it is totally un• rounded. "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 to me 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. PAKINGTON. " The Right Hon. Sir James Graham, M.P." " Netherby, May 13. " Dear Sir John 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. " Ihave no copy of that letter he7e ; 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, be cause Captain Carnegie'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 st an d f or D over 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. " I can assure you that I had no such intention. " I am yours very faithfully, " J. It. G, GRAHAM. " The Ri g ht H on. Sir J. S. Pakington, Bart., M.P." STEADY, OLD LASS. BY EDWARD CAPERN. Steady, old lass, and bide thy day, Maintain thine ancient dignity ; For thou canst keep the hounds at bay That fain would tear and worry thee Let but thy sea-dogs scent the wind That wafts the foe to Britain's isles, And, wilder than the bounding hind, They'll scour the main a thousand miles I Steady, old lass ! and bide thy day; There's might and pluck enough in thee To keep all hungry hounds at bay, Or sink them in the savage sea Steady, old lass I thy little rock Is Europe's throne of liberty; And well can bear a battle shock, Held in its mother's arms—the sea! AVe 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 1 Steady, old lass ! Yet, England , thou art only strong right hand of strength is b are ; When foemes fear to do thee wrong 'Tis when thy sea - dogs bark—Beware When thy i e s h in elp be o in f Hgflea.eveenl, thy tars Thy glory never was in war— Thyheritage--the sea I lass I Will Ans dt a g hba l oy o yl r d: y hold y LAW INTELLIGENCE.-( VHS 1),A)) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY." (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE RICHARDS-JUDGMENT. His Honour gave judgment this morning in the matter of this bankrupt, who was described as a 'wire worker, who 1 1)Plied a short time since for his certificate, thqxranting which was opposed on behalf of Messrs. Seale watt ,Low, of the deposit bank, Leicester-square, on the ground that 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 gektlethan 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. MR. KERR, THE NEW JUDGE-BUSINESS OF 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 row and Mr. Beard having consulted a s t o 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 Hono ur 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 debtupon:the morning of the trial of the cause, and in every other court, in such a cage, 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 judge to make any alterations, but he would like tohave the two applications inwriting before him, whenhe should take time and thoroughly consider them. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TRIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. EXTENSIVEPLITE ♦ND 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 Sine's, 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 CAD.—George Rowse, 51, Swinton-street, Grey's-inn-road, driver of cab 3,936, was charged with stealing a cab (2,686) and horse, of the value of £4O, the property of Mr. Arthur Stepley, cab 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 hoard nothing of him till the previous night, when he was in custody, and when he admitting selling the property for £lO to a gipsy in Whitechapel. Batchelder, 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 10 ; and on searching him he found the sum of £8 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 was ipsy at the time he sold the horse and cab. The prisoner was remanded for a week. THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT WEST- MINSTER. 107 110 64 66 115 120 88 90 2} '►i Share Stock Stock; all all all 15s. all all 79 71 2SI 106} all all 5 THE INQUEST. On Saturday afternoon Mr. Charles St. Clair Bedford held an inquest on the bodies of the five persons killed, whose names have al r eady a pp eare d in he Sun, in th• Board-room of Westminster Hospital. _ _ The Coroner stated that the course he proposed to pursue was, that the jury having seen the bodies, they should, if they thought fit, visit that portion of the premises where the accident took place, and then in quire into the cause of death which they would obtain from the medical officers, and adjourn to a future day, when the facts might properly be gone into, and he would there fore propose, at the termination of their inquiry this day, that they should adjourn until Tuesday, the 23d inst., at two o'clock. The jury having acquiesced in this arrangement, Evidence of the identity of each of the parties killed was taken, and Mr. P. K. Adair, the house surgeon, having deposed to the immediate cause of death from the injuries they had sustained, no post mortal; examina tion being necessary, The Coroner then proposed to adjourn, w h en _ _ Mr. Charles Russell, the chairman of the company, asked the coroner whether it would not be convenient to allow the works to proceed, because delay would be most injurious to the company, and also to the contractor. Tho Coroner said he was most anxious that no diffi culty should be raised as to proceeding with the building, but at the same time he must request that the portion of the building where the accident took place should be left "intact," so that the jury might form their own opinion on view of its construction, and the care taken for the protection of the men ; the latter they must learn from the evidence. Mr. Craer, the secretary to the company, assured the Coroner nothing should be removed, and that Mr. Myers, the contractor, was most willing and anxious to afford every information. Mr. Burchall, the solicitor to the company, was present during the inquiry, as were also the principal directors. The Coroner adjourned the inquiry to the 23d inst., at two o'clock. The scene outside the hospital was of a most painful character, hundreds of persons being assembled; friends and relatives desiring possession of the bodies of the deceased persons, which were delivered up to them, but not without some difficulty, the aid of the police being re quisite. The excitement of the parties was natural in their anxiety for the deceased ; they wished to have the usual "wakes," the deceased being natives of the Emerald Isle. THIS DAY'S 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 15 . —Arrived—Manilla, from Sourabaya. PORTSMOUTH, May 'l5 —Wlnd N.E: Sailed—tea Majesty's ship Hero, for Portland. Off port—American. Congress, from London for New York; Saracen, from 1421- don for Melbourne. OFF DOVER, May 15.--Arrived—Damascus, from Syde ney, N.S.W. Nian Cardiff, ha w s which p s u u m nk ped in PORTSMOUTH, May 15.—The Diana, from Frambwg for n on ems,p th .to e enn 6 . th ea MAURITIUS, April 14.—The Esmeralda (barq ue), hence for London, put back 17th March, leaky, discharged, and been recoppered. outth,eanHdatotedurinCtohaSonnuethal (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) S O UTHAMPTON, Monday )corning. s teamer, from Bremen; Argyll, Carenta %u n Elizabeth , f Arrived, May 14. Du blin ; • e steamer, from u , Lo u i sa, from S wansea ; oil o n x din fro , f r o m N ew port ; James, from Neath. and ana Gr etg e Sailed—Ondine, steamer, for London; La B a d e, steamer, m New York, for Cherbourg• LIVERPOOL, Monday Mo ' • from ran N ee Lte: l ; Arrived, May 15.—Burns, from Toeopillo • F fro m Auguste E:°e Lo n uis i a, from Dun kirk. - - - - - - G S a :: e n t , e 43 s;creEwlizasteamßaeer, Sailed, May 15.—Heinrich, for C. Bolivar. Arrived, May 16.—Harry Clem, from Pera; Eastern . Queen, from S avannah. 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.B. ; 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 ; Percy, from Hobart Town. Arrived, 16th.—Selide from Dunkirk ; Dolphin, from Antwerp ; Sir E. Banks, Calais. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed in tow.—Hotspur, from Calcutta, for London. Passed Dungeness, May 15.—Conflict, from Melbourne ; Merida, from Bahia; Hansholmeboe, from Syrs; Anna Maria, from Jamaica ; all for London. Passed.—Faders Minde, for Cardiff; Catherine Elizabeth, for St. Kitt's ; P. C. E. C. W. C., for Odessa ; Stad Amen, or Adelaide—all from London. StdlA in tow.—Sydeniutm, for London.