The Sun. — London, England, 1860-03-26 00:00:00

fire so arranged, so as to go off in about 10 minutes ; the other beneath the remainin. , part of the fortress, with a port-fire calculated to burn until we ourselves were safe on board the frigate. After several days' anxious expectation of the arri val of reinforcements from the Junta, and severe fighting, at least as far as the walls and enemy's guns were concerned, for the fort could not return a shot, the French, having established what they considered a practicable breach, assaulted the fort ; but when they had reached the summit of the breach and thought that all was won, they met with unexpected and insurmountable obstacles, and their retreat was precipitate. The citadel, however, from the want of rein forcements, which never arrived, was compelled to surrender, and then, and not till then, did. the gal lant Cochrane evacuate the post, which be had held when all deemed it impossible, his only regret being that one of his charges missed fire, and that the fort was only half blown up, thus leaving enough standing for the French to place their flag staff. Verily people are never satisfied. Having returned to England, he was appointed to command the fire-ships in the Basque-roads, and in this affair, like all 'others, he was most unfairly dealt with by the Admiralty. Having been requested by Lord Mulgrave to form a plan for destroying the French fleet at Rochefort, he did so to the satisfaction of the Board, and was requested to take the command ; this he declined ; but upon urgent en t rea ty reluctantly consented. When ar rived in the Basque-roads there was a bad feel ing against him, senior officers not liking a junior to take a responsible command, forgetting that they themselves had been unable to form any plan which bad any prospect of success. The Ad miral, however, stood his friend as far as his deference to the others would let him ; but, like many other well organised schemes, to a great ex tent it failed from the want of unity in:the camp. Lord Cochrane saw this, and he saw in the end that without some decisive movement the French fleet would escape, solely that he might gain no credit for his undertaking. In this unpleasant predicament he determined on a bold and clever stroke to draw on an action. Although his fire ships had done no damage themselves, the f.ar of them had effected almost as much as a collision would have done. All the French ships were found to be ashore in the morning, heeled over at low water, an easy prey to the English fleet, yet no effort was made for a considerable time to ap proach them. Lord Cochrane's impatience to go to work can best be expressed by his signalt— the Imperious© being nearest to the enemy, he could of course see all. At 7 a.m. we signalled again, "All the enemy's ships, except two, are on shore ;" this signal, as well as the former one, being merely acknowledged by the answering pennant ; but to our surprise, no movement was visible in any part of the fleet indicating an intention to take advantage of the success gained. Reflecting that, from the distance of the British force from the stranded enemy's ship's—viz., from twelve to fourteen miles, the commander-in chief could not clearly be acquainted with their helpless condition, I directed the signal to be run up, " The enemy's ships can be destroyed ;" this also meeting with the same cool acknowledgment of the answering pennant. Not knowing what to make of such a reply, another sig nal was hoisted, " Half the fleet can destroy the enemy." This signal was again acknowledged by the answering pen nant, the whole fleet still remaining motionless as before. On this I made several telegraph signals, one of which was probably regarded as impertinent, viz., " The frigates alone can destroy the enemy," though it was true enough, their ships aground being perfectly helpless. To my astonish ment the answering pennant was still the only reply vouch safed Eight and nine o'clock passed without any indication of movement on the part of the fleet, though the tide was now fast rising, so that any ships sent to the attack of the stranded vessels would have had the flood tide to go in and the ebb to return, after having accomplished their destruc tion ; and it was evident that if not attacked, the same flood-tide would enable the French ships aground to float and escape, with which view some were heaving their guns and stores overboard. On ascertaining this, I again sig nalled, " The enemy is preparing to heave off ;" and enter taining no doubt that the Commander-in-chief would not permit such a catastrophe, the Imperieuse dropped her anchor close to the Boyart Shoal, in readiness for any ser vicethat might be required. At 11 a.m. the British fleet weighed, and stood towards. Aix Roads. By this time the Ocean, three-decker, and nearest ships aground were busily employed in heaving off, with a view of making sail for the Charente I The advance of our fleet had been too long delayed ; nevertheless, as the bulk of the enemy's ships were still aground, good service might have been rendered. To our amazement the British fleet, after approaching within seven or eight miles of l the grounded ships, again came to anchor' about three and a half miles distant from Aix—that is, just out of range.' There was no mistakingthe admiral's intention in again bringing the fleet to an anchor. Notwithstanding that the enemy had been four hours at our mercy, and to a conside rable extent was still so, it was now evident that no attack was intended, and that every enemy's ship would be per mitted to float away unmolested and unassailed , I I frankly admit that this was too much to be endured. The words of Lord Mulgrave rang in my cars, Admiralty is bent on destroying that fleet before it can go out to the West Indies." The surprise of the enemy at seeing the fleet anchor was probably greater than my own. Before that, they had been making great exertions to lighten and heave off, but no sooner had the fleet brought up, than, seeing the possibility of escape. they strained every nerve to hasten the operation. In place ca the fleet, or even the frigates, a single bomb, - syhioh, being , armed with a 13-inch mortar, could project her shells to ° a great distance, without being exposed to aao ger from shot was ordered in to shell the ships aground. beZdeftaokul her comm ander, "what attack was going to knew nothin enemy by the fleet ?" he replied , that "h e bombard the g eb. f . urther than that he was ordered to no intention of 'Os ashore." Thi9was proof enough that attacking with the fleet, or any part of it, existed. In despair, lest the ships agro und should fs9ef i fect their escape, at one p.in Im perieuse to be hove atrip, and ordered theanchor of d we driited ste the stern fore mostm- towards the enemy. I - say " drifted," for I did not venture to make sail, lest the movement might be seen from the flapship, and a signal of recall should defeat my purpose of making an attack with the Imperieuse ; the object of this being to compel the Commander-in-chief to send vessels to cur assistance, in which case I knew captains would dt once attack the ships which had not been allowed to heave off and eacae. Had this means not been resorted to, not a single enemy's ship would have been destroyed, for all could have hove off almost without damage, and that, to all appearance with out the slightest attempt ' at molestation On the part of the British fleet. It was better to risk the frigate, or even my commission, than to suffer such a disgraceful termination to the expectations of the Admiralty, after having driven ashore the enemy's fleet ; and therefore we drifted by the wind and tide slowly past the fortifications on Isle d'Aix, about which the Commander-in-chief had expressed so many fears in his letter to the Board ;:but though they fired at us with every gun that could be brought to bear, the distance was too great to inflict damage. P rocee ding thus till 1 . 30 p.m., and then suddenly making sail after the nearest of the enemy's vessels escaping, at 1.40 p.m.,khe signal was run up to the peak of the Im perieuse I' Enemy superior to chasing ship, but inferior to the fled." No attention being paid to this signal, at 1.45 p.m. I again signalled, "In want of assistance," which was true enough, being in a single frigate, close to several enemy's ships of the line. As this signal, according to the code then in use, was coupled with the oxe signifying " In distress," the signal officer on board the flag-ship thus interpreted it to the brief m mander-in-chief; a circumstance which will require explanation. In order to divert our attention from the vessels we were pursuing these having thrown their guns overboard, the Calcutta, which was still aground, broadside on, begrn fir ing at us. Before proceeding further, it became, therefore, necessary to attack her, and at 1.50 we shortened sail, and returned the fire. At 2 the Imperieuse came to anchor in five fathoms; and veering to half a cable, kept fast the spring, firing upon the Calcutta with our broadside, and at the same time upon the Aquilon and Ville de Varsovie with our forecastle and bow guns, both these ships being aground, stern on, in an opposite direction. This proceeding—though there could be no doubt of our being "In want of assistance," seeing that our single fri gate, unaided, was engaging three line-of-battle ships—did not look much like being " In distress," as the signal officer of the Caledonia had interpreted the signal ; the nature of which could not, however, have deceived the commander in-chief, who must have witnessed the circumstance under which the signal had been - made by the Imperieuse. After engaging . the Calcutta for some time, and simul taneously firing auto the sterns of the two grounded line of-battle ships, we had at length the satisfaction of observing several ships sent to our assistance—viz., Emerald, Uni corn, Indefatigable, Valiant, Revenge, Pallas, and Aigle. On seeing this, the captain and crew of the Calcutta aban doned their veasel, of which the boats of the Imperieuse took possession before the vessels sent to our "assistance" came down. A considerable portion of the French fleet was thus destroyed, which, but for the determined conduct of Lord Cochrane, would have all escaped. Is it to be *wondered at, that after such want of energy on the part of a commander, Lord Cochrane should protest in the House of Commons when it was proposed to give a vote of thanks to Lord Gambier —who thereupon demanded a court martial—the account of which is given at full length ; but upon which it is unnecessary to make any comments. Public opinion was pretty freely expressed on that 'subject at the time ; and by that all-powerful organ the saddle was put upon the right horse. We cannot quit this interesting subject without expressing our satisfaction that Lord Cochrane has t hroughout, while vindicating his own conduct and expressing his keen sense of the neglect and in justice he has experienced, always maintained with his pen the same straightforward course which did so much honour to his sword; and that however much he may stigmatise the conduct of an opponent. he never fails to do him justice. We look forward with pleasure to the next volume. Evenings with Grandpapa ; or, the Admiral on Shore. Naval stories for children, from the Fireside Stories 9f the late Vice-Admiral Sir Jahleel Brenton, Bart., K.C.B. By his daughter Harriet M. Carey, authoress Harp of France," " Matilda of Normandy," &e. Dean and Son, Ludgate-hill. These stories are admirably adapted for intelli gent juvenile readers who have a liking for naval subjects. They are simply but clearly and forcibly told, and the whole of them are perfectly true, having been told to the authoress in her childhood by her father, the late Sir Jahleel Brenton, a dis tinguished admiral, who received his title for high professional services. The little stories are pro fusely and ably illustrated. Cochrane rhich were men laden !d to port mdlesticks following sometimes asts of Spain a, a Spanish ild and silver nd about the When the and the Pal rate property re each. The similar for izer, so that Lgain. Lord ie Spaniards, to give them immediately i to pipe all Purpose, the with all our lime cheers." y fertile in previous oe [nal mode,of !3 the wind, us hand over Lrne indispen" iull. However, I p to the mast" secured, evert lunging fore irsuers, which ared away we After soma , one keeping within half a .t. or sailing, it Lich might be ng, as stated, Le frigate, tile ul down eyed, eing execute* and a-weather , e—the a to stein, is uers were ue iteract it, thel les before thei .ack. Indeed , even this N ote wn masts. Dr Lord CO termined, i! co ," litary WO The Free e 4 Rosas, 11: 6 assistance .YA . two BritTr it being aceeded to T i session of yid e safety of t ip xhorn Capt e i ipanish gLi saminin g ( 4) hat the p i ed) asly defers o v L the corm be ling, whq of tf Ise in the iff Accord/olio en, and se „ P., 1 0 )osition o af igine our 14i/ 4 ter AbbeY.,,,, T from the ,ver, so that,L", tcorls.; )sponded hence he n s , , it would to tli tower up to overcl o to get d O ,O points I ,' r eec vent the eat' 'hero the ” ro e ofty bow tt r P c . 1 3 0; ;ht. Til i tert e t t o the I ve rt lenity la, 1, e drew% i l e,s!„ B nch plutig e , o ol be) ak in the „aro „en / ntured ootrot beael l, o f % as the fa idiot, t from 13 ? t t ilt il e )s_ .1 3 . r ovidea 11 to,rether o ' - woodeo r -the lip f• rom BO P ; wa s it:op-1014 „ on behi n t , t of fifty toe old have proof. do 0 , 0 . fi nd 0 • to the ✓ ln lost °P o' the 60 , 1 0 O t of n•t fieP2 he ca " S' • t y Ol. e [ A , vow MONEY .31.1.RKET 4ND CITY NE WS. CITY, Two o'CLoalc. From the manufacturing districts the accounts are satisfactory. During the past week a fair busi ness has been done at Manchester, and the demand for India goods has decidedly improved. In the woollen trade at Leeds a better business has been transacted than for some time past, and most of the manufacturers are fully employed. At Bradford wools were in good demand, and yarns wore sought alter for the home trade. Piece goods, however, remained dull. The cotton hosiery trade at Lei cester continues active. At Nottingham, no ma terial alteration has taken place in the various de partments of the lace trade, but there has been a good demand for hosiery. Business in most de partments at Birmingham has been quiet, but at Sheffield and Wolverhampton rather more activity has prevailed. There is a brisk enquiry for money to-day, and during the next fortnight the pressure is expected to increase rather than diminish, owing to the set tlements at the Stock Exchange, the preparations for the 4th of the month, &c. As new Joint Stock Companies are coming forward, and several Foreign States are likely to attempt the negotiation of loans, it is expected that the market will continue to present a firm appearance. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed quietly, and prices were unaltered. The sales were 8,000 bales. In the Railway Share Market business was rather active, and quotations exhibited a considerable improvement. 4 The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Euxine, which leaves to•morrow for Bombay, will take out £3,500 in gold, and £185,280 in silver, making a a total of £188,780. The only arrival of importance this morning has been the Cleadon, from Melbourne, with £68,500. The English Stock Market opened this morning with a steady appearance, the intelligence from the Continent not containing any new feature cal culated to produce depression. Very little busi ness, however, was negociated, speculation being very dull. Consols have been 941 for money, and 94: fi for account, but owing to a few pur chases they have improved to 94Z- 1, and 941 respectively: The Now India Loan is steady at 1044 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is flat at 98 2; and Exchequer Bills remain at 16s. to 19s. prem. A moderate amount of business is recorded in Foreign Securities, and prices are steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 79-1 to 80 ; ditto New, 621- to 621 ; and the 4 per Cents. remain at 1014-; Peruvian Uribarren at 831, and Brazilian 41 per Cents. at 91 ; Dutch 2 per Cents. are firm at 66, and Rus sian 5 per Cents. are 107 x. The New Brazilian Loan is par to a prem. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 31 prem. ; the Universal ditto, 4 prem. ; the Buenos Ayres Railway are 12 prem. ; and the Canada Scrip is 11 2 prem. The Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and several of the principal lines have shown increased buoyancy. Caledonian, Great Northern, Great Western, North-Western, and Midland have improved ss. ; and South-Western, 10s. North- Eastern (Berwick), Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton, and South-Eastern, have declined ss. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets business has been inactive. Paris and Lyons declined ss. Northern of France, Lombartlo-Venetian, and West Flanders are a shade flatter. Grand Trunk of Canada are steady, at 34 ; Great Western of Canada, at 13Z ; East Indian, 1021 to 10211. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. Bank of Australasia have declined £1; Union of Australia, ss. ; Canada Loan, L 2 to £3; Peninsular and Oriental Steam New Shares have improved ss. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY .&T ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities l ois, Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. ' Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent. Ditto 5 per Cent. 93i } Consols for Account (April) India Stock for Account . Ditto Account, 5 per cent. lO5 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Ditto £5OO )itto Small, 14d. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 4.1 per Cent. 1858 Grenada Now Active, 31 per Cent. Ditto Deferred 41 per Cent Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Ktissitin 1822, St., 5 per Cent lO7l I: urkish 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in Lonuoa. Data. Exchange, 12 Guil. 2 per Cent 66 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 941 I Ditto Account .. • 62 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY AND DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT 0 F CONSTABLE.—CHARGE AGAINST A LIEUTENANT OF INDE • CENT ASSAULT.—Lieut. Frederick Glover, of 27, Bury-st , St. James's, was charged before Mr. Beadon with inde cently assaulting police-constable John Hall, 126 C, in Ter royn-street, at two on Sunday morning. Mr. Sleigh (instructed by Mr. Lewis, jun., of Ely-place) appeared for the accused. _ _ - - The constable (Hall's) evidence went to show that the accused came up to him at the corner of Duke-street about two on Sunday morning, and committed the assault com plained of, and he then took him into custody. The constable was subjected to a long cross-examination by Mr. Sleigh, and his answers in many respects were to taily inconsistent with truth, and on Mr. Inspector Bowes, who took the charge, being called, he proved the constable (Hall 126 C) to have committed a wilful falsehood. Mr. Sleigh addressed a few remarks to Mr. Beadon, stating that the accused was an officer in her Majesty's ser vice, and a man of the nicest morality, and the learned gen tleman animadverted in the strongest terms on the constable (Hall's) evidence, stating that it was frightful and deplor able that in this metropolis a gentleman should be exposed to be charged with such an offence and by such a man, who to his own inspector had told a deliberate falsehood. Mr. Beadon said .no jury under the sun would convict on such evidence, and he could say no more than that he did not believe the prosecutor's evidence. The accused was then discharged, and left the court with several friends. THIS DAYS SHIPPING. LONDON, March 26.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; fresh breeze, and cloudy. Cowes, March 25.---Wind, N.W.—Arrived—Adler, from Santos. QUEENSTOWN, March 25.—Arrived—Anna, from Ma tanzas; Cambria, from Cardenas; Africa (s), front Now York, and proceeded for Liverpool ; Niagara (s), from Liverpool, and proceeded to Halifax. Sailed—H.M.S. Ariadne, for Portsmouth. TORBAY, March 24.—Wind, N.N.W., blowing hard.— H.M.S. Centurion, with about 40 or 50 sail of merchant men, have arrived here. PonTsmounr, March 25.-Wind W.N.W. to N.W.— Amazon, from London for New York ; Jason (ss), from London for Milford and Rio de Janeiro. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind, N.N.W. Arrived, March 24.—Lady Eglinton, steamer, 'from Dublin ; Wonder, steamer, from Havre ; Despatch, and Atalanta, steamers, from Jersey ; La Poule, from Cher bourg. Sailed, March 24.—Contender, for Sunderland ; Lively, for Seeharn ; Lady Eglintori, steamer, for London ; Alice, for Llanelly ; British Lady, Susannah, and Argo, fur New port. , Arrived, March 25.—Cabana, steamer, from Havannah, via Santander; John Hull, from Shields. Sailed, March 25—John Masterman, for Cape of Gohd Hope; Annie Vernon, steamer, for Cardiff; Charlotte, for Guernsey; Charlotte, fur Jersey. ($1 SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind, N.W. ; tide, low water y ; weather, fi ne . Sailed, March 25--Scaudia for Rio' Janeiro ; Baroness Fecco, for Constantinople; North, for Port Phillip; Bryn Ynier, for Ascension. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind, N.W. by W., moderate. Passed.—Cluth, and General Neill—both from Calcutta ; Richard and llarriett, from the East Indies —all for Lon don. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—We have much satisfaction in stating that her Majesty has honoured the " old opera house in the Haymarket" by her patronage, having taken a box for the season 1860, and a similar pa tronage has been bestowed by his Royal Mighness the Duke of Cambridge. 111 E 'SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1860 SHARE MARXET.-( THIS 1)417.) ORDIN_OdrY SIIA. ,L 3 a. Sham illiS DAY'S ArAizirErs. BRITISH OPSSESSIONS. Railways. Closing I paid. I ; attness done Price. BRITIS Mines. 'Alfred Consols (Philack) Walsh Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Mogan) East Caradon ........ E. W'l (Tavistk.) Gam..SESt.Aubyn(G wen.) Great South To G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 4'. Wheal Vor (1Ielston) Grenville Herod' s-Foot Hingston Downs , Lady Bertha Margaret ( uny LelauP North Downs. ' North Franc* s ( - 1 'Logan) N.Wlel Bane`, (Illogan) North Wh.eul Crotty Par Ce".isols (St. Blazy). Pm,vidence (Uny Lelut) Jortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St. Cleer) Serfh C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan)' Stray Park Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Mogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cale.) Wheal Kitt (U. Lelant Wh'l MaryAnn(Menhe Wh '1 Trelawney (Lisk. FoREIG Australian ••• Bon AccordCopPer , L im. Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) Do.St.Johndelney ,Lim. Do. Land and Mining Co. Clarendon Cons. 31in Co Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Col Fortuna General Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr Linares Lusitanian Mariquita IsLlthineCop.of S. Ikus.L PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip...... Scottish Australii. (L.) United Mexican JOINT-STOI Shar e' Joint-stock Banks. I Paid A ,c; ra&Cni tcdSery iceßk' A toitraliesia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. St LoanCo t:rltish North American ChM. Bank of Cli.Aler.ot In. Lon.ACh t City Colonial Corn. Bunk of Canada Commercial of L .ndon Eng Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen 'Bk. of Switzerlandi Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. London and County London Joint Stook London & Westminsterti Nat. erov. of England, Do. new National Bank ....... New South Wale. Orient .Bk. Corroraition Ottoman Bank Provincial. of Ireland Do. New South Australia Union of Australia Union of Loudon Unity Mutual , CORN EXCHANGE. Nearly the whole of the country markets held on Satur day were rather scantily supplied with wheat, for which the demand ruled steady, at a further advance in the quo tations of ls. per quarter. All kinds of spring corn moved off freely at very full prices, and the value of flour had an upward tendency. Higher quotations have been paid for wheat in the Con tinental markets, and rather large quantities have sold for export to England. Other articles have continued firm. In the United States both wheat and flour have realised rather more money. The arrivals of English produce up to our market last week were limited. From abroad we received 2,800 quar ters of wheat, 3,350 barley, 2,792 beans, 501 tares, 10,620 linseed, 5,459 rapeseed, 50 sundry seeds, 40 sacks and 300 barrels of flour. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, was again limited ; hence the show el samples was small. For all kinds the demand ruled some what active at an advance in the quotations realised on Monday last of from is to 2s per qr, and at which a clear ance was speedily effected. The general condition of the supply was by no means first-rate. We were rather scantily supplied with foreign wheat, owing to many of the importers having withdrawn their samples from the market. A fair average 'Jusiness was passing in most kinds at fully is per qr over the rates cur rent on this day se'nnight. There was an improved inquiry fofi floating cargoes at full quotations. The few samples of barley on offe'c were readily disposed of, at fully last Monday's currency. There was only a limited sale for malt, nevertheless prices were supported. We had a fair inquiry for oats.. In prices, however, very little change took place. Moans moved off steadily, at extreme rates. Most kinds of peas were arm, but the demand for them was not so very active. The flour trade was rather active, and prices had an up ward tendency, i. CUPLRENCY PER IMPERTAL MEASURE. / 17 ' 1 ° 0 —Essex and Kent, red, new 448 to 50s Ditto, old Ditto, white, now 5lB 57s Ditto, old 49s 64s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 4OB 458 Ditto, new. 4ls 46s Rye—Old —8 —s New 3OB 32s Barley—Grinding . ... 23s 29s Malting :43s 40s Chevalier 4le 463 Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk 523 668 Brown 5OB 52s Kingston and Ware s2s 04s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolush., Feeding 22s 26s Potato Tits 32s Youghal and Cork, black 23s 26s Cork, white 23s 32s Scotch, Feeding 23s 32s Beans —Tick Pigeons 4le 48s Peas—Grey Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 32s lie Stockton and Norfolk. Aigoa Bay, 106 from Cape Town, and 1,324 from Hobart Town. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total importations of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 2,351 head. In the corresponding week in 1859 we received 3,065 ; in 1858, 414 ; in 1857, 1,094 in 1856, 268 ; in 1555,1,'x78 ; and in 1854, 1,424 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Harlingen klamburgh Dordt 7.. 180 .. —.. Ostsnd — .. Calais - .• 3 .. 100 -- •• ---- 12.. - 8 .. - Total ... 131 1,886 234 100 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is its follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1859 232 .. 2,786 .. .. 47 1858 94 .. 158 .. 16'2 1857 406 541 145 1856 92 .. 1855 BlO .. 1854 613 .. 102 ~. 365 .. 557 .. 74 .. 203 .. 218 Tho show of foreign stock was very moderate to-day, and sales progressed steadily, at full quotations. Rather a limited supply of beasts was on offer from our own grazing districts, and the general quality of most breeds was rather inferior. The best Scots, crosses, &c., were in improved request, and, in some instances, prices advanced 2d per Sibs, otherwise the beef trade was inactive, at last Monday's currency. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,300 Scots; shorthords, and crosses ; and from other parts of England, 220 various breeds ; from Scotland, 180 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 160 oxen, &c. We were seasonably supplied with sheep. For Downs and half-breds there was a steady, though by no means active inquiry, at full quotations. White-faced sheep moved off slowly, on former terms. The best Downs, in the wool, sold at 5s 8d; out of the wool, 4s 8d per 81bs. There was a fair demand for lambs, at full prices—viz., 5s 8d to 6s 8s per 81bs. Calves, the supply of which was limited, was in moderate request, at full currencies. Pigs moved off slowly, nevertheless the quotations were well supported. Per 81bs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Croft. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 61 Primeers-wool do Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 I Pme. S' thdown do. Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Largo crso. calves Prime Sects, &c. 4 8 4 10 ' Prime small do Cree. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 01 Large hogs Second quality do. 4 2 4 8 ; Small porkers Lambs, Ss 8d to 6s Bd. Suckling calves, 19s to 22s ; and quarter .old store pigs 24s to 30s. s. d. S. d. 4 ]O5 4 56 5 8 4 8 5 0 52 5 6 3 63 10 4 2410 TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts 3,380 Sheep . .. .. 21,240 Calves FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . 85 Sheep Calves Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, March 28, 1859, and this day Monday, March 26, 1660 : Per 81bs, sinking the offal. March 28, 1859. March 26, 1860 s d. s. d. s. d. a. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto 3lO 4 T '2 8 4 0 Prime lar g o ox e n 4 6 4 8 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. . . . . Coarse and inferior sheep . . 4 3 10 4 4111 8 4 0 Second quality ditto . . . . 4 6 4 10,4 2 4 8 Prime coar s e- woo ll e d ditt o . . 5 0 5 614 10 5 4 Prime Southdown ditto . . Lambs Large coarse calves . . . 310 4 814 8 6 0 Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers . . . Beasts Sheep and lambs . . Calves Pigs, SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 29, 18.58.---Beasts, 3,364 sheep and lambs, 18,320 ; calves, 80 ; pigs, 170. March 30, 1857.—Beasts, 3,381; sheep and lambs, 16,500; calves, 89 ; pigs, 270. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. We continue to be soaewhat heavily supplied with each kind of meat slaughtered in Scotland and various parts of England. Generally speaking, the demand ruled heavy, as tollows: Per Blbs. by the carcase. s. d. t. d. Inferior Beef 2 6to 2 10 Mid. d 0..... 3 oto 3 4 Pm.largedo. 3 6to 4 0 Do. small do. 4 oto 4 2 Large pork.. 3 6to 4 2 s. d. s. d. Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6 Mid. do .... 3 Bto 4 2 Prime do. .. 4 2to 4 4 Veal Small pork BOROUGH HOP. There is a fair average business doing in good and useful hops of last year's growth, at full quotations. Otherwise the trade is heavy, at late rates. Mid and East Kent poekets..B4s to 147 s per ewt. Weald of Kent do 6ss to 84s 2 , Sussex do. ... 64s to 80s „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. About average supplies of potatoes have come to hand since our last report, coastwise and by land carriage, in middling condition; but the imports have not exceeded 6 bags from Harlingin. Goad sound qualities command fall prices, but inferior parcels are very dull. York Regents. .. 100 e to 150 s per ton. Do Flukes Kent and Essex Sootch Do Cups " Dunbars • loos to 120 s Foreign s „ MUDS. Prices of linseed are fully supported, the supply on offer being barely equal to the demand. Rapeseed, although in not Olio so active request as of late, fully maintains its valae. Cloverseed commands a fair sale, at full prices ; but all other seeds sell slowly, on former terms. The cake trade is quiet, at barely last week's currency. I`urnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 146 Carraway Swede Mustard, Thrown— . 128 14s rHempseed, per yr 34s 36s White, new.... 13s VA Linseed,Eng.sowing 668 701 Tares,Winisar, new.. 7sod 8s Crushing Old -8 —8 Baltic .......... --8 —8 Canary, per quarter 50s 54s Odessa ........ —8 —s Rye grass, new 228 26s Linswed Cake, p. ton Clover, Red Eng., ct 4Bs 6 0 s English ...... £9 5s £lO 15s Foreign Red 448 52s Rape Cak es, p . ton 4 15s 6 56 White White 80s 948 Rapeseed , p. qr. .... 56s 60s Trefoil, new WOOL MARKET. The public sales of colonial wool, at which nearly 40,000 bales were disposed of--have been brought to a close. During their progress very full prices were realised. By private contract only a limited business is doing, at late currencies. Last week's imports were 2,278 bales from Launceston, 3,898 from Adelaide, 2,142 from Geelong, 1,057 from Port Zlizatelh 15‘74fr0 Port Philip, 971 from 1856. I 1857. 11858. 11859. lB6O. Stock this day.... 24,059 16,746 14.341 16.186 33,955 Price of Y. C... 47a 6d to Os Od to 55a Od to 53a Od to•s7s it dto j —s Od —s Od —s Od , 53s 3d I--a Od Delivery last week 947 1,158 1,212 1,134 i 1,077 I Ditto fr , ,nn June 1 10,22 2 5 92,589 92,751 87,194 69,997 Arrivals last week 940 486 350 285 325 Ditto, from June 1 68,742 92,355 95,378 01,813 91,876 Priem of Town .... 48s 6d 550 9d 56s 6d 55s Od 58s Od Sharel Itailways. 12.10 Authen,..., ()mug. Bost I and Eastern Junction 50 BelfaA and Ballymena 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Gtr. Val Stock Birk.,La.,andCh. June '46 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne 10 Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Conn Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage 20 Cornwall 10 Do. A A rcves.no div. 10 Do untililp.c.per an. ' B hasbeen pd.to B. 50 Dublin andrielfast June. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Abr.June. Stool:- East Anglian Stook Eastern Counties Stock Eastern Union A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee 10 Forth & Clyde Junction Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn 10 Great North of Scotland Stock Great Northern Stock Do. do. A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock Stock Gt. South.&Wstn.(lreld) Stock Great Western Stock'Do.Str.Vl.Rail Oua.Stk 12 Irish South Eastern Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire Stook London and Blaekwall. Stook Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover Stock Loudon & North Westn , 12f Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. Stock Man., .het., & 50 Maryport and Carlisle . 121 Do. do. Shares 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland Stook Do. Binning. & Derby.: 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) 25 Do. 1 Shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do. (Cray Line) 100 Newcastle and Carlisle 25 New., Aber., & Herefdi 10 Newry & Armagh (act.) 20 Newry, Warpt., & Stock Norfolk 50 North. Counties Union Stock North British ' Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. until fip.o.hasbeenpdß Do. - B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purohase 1 Do. Leeds Do. York North London North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N. 8., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&ltiv.Dun Staines, Wok., & Wek Stockton & Darlington Do. do. Stockton & iThrtlepool Stock Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesnavenDk&Rail 50 Ulster 25 Do. 12 10 Do. Stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Station & Pim Stook Waterford & Kilkenny 50 Waterford & Limerick 20 West Cornwall 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class 20 Do. 2d Class Stock Stock Stock Stark Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railways. Pail)Closing Business Price. Done. Blythe and Tyne It per o. pret. (issued at g5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon 210, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. 0. Cornwall, 5 per cent I)un. Perth,& Aber.Jun 141.Angn. Class A 7& spe Do. do. Class 13 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 po E. Coun. Ex. 5 pet. No.l, Do. do. N 0.2 Do. New 6 per et. Stock Eastern Union. 4 per et.' Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. l'urness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. , : a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. ct Do. 5 pcßedm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.e. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Seotld, Ist pf Gt.Srk& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Bergs and Han ts) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 44 pot. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. ' Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Prof. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh. Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do. Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Do.l3arnsl.St.ts 381.0dpc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) Londlißrig.spo. gu. No.l Do. , 5 p. o No. 2 Do. gua.. 6 p. ct. Do. do. 5 p. c No. 4 Do. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. 44 per o. shares Do. 7 percent. Pref. St. D 0.6 p.c.do.()Y.E.&C.P.) : D 0.4 p.c S.(div.def.til'6s) Lond. Chat. and Dover Lon . & N. W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, londondy & Cole, she. Londoudy.&F,nnis 4 sh. Nran.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et. Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent Ilaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent .. Do. %lid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do. Con. Brig. & Bir.6p. at. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leio. & Hitpref. it. NewportAber,&e.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n tn Do. Perpet, 6 p. o. with option till 18M Do., till 1869 Nerfik 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lB4B Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 D 0.5 WavVal.Ex. Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, ceu a. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rall.& IDsk.Co. N-East.Cons. Pret4p.e. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters,lB46 90. York, A. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. Redeem., 2d glut,. • • Do. Irredeem., 24 gua. Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pi Scottish North-Eastern Si per a. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc Do. 7 p. 0. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s Do. Fixed 4i per cent South Eastern (Reading Ann. 1.0 6 ) Do .41 per cent Do. Pixed 4i p.a. Ist is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 4} per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 plc. qua. Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.p. Do. 13 6 per cent Do. C 6 per milt"' : Watri'd & IC — , " any, ()p.c. LINES LEA Railways. C I3B h eu (l e e ik s ° I e rn r etg & h4 narldr Buckinghamshire,,,, Is 1 y li ei h rw e e h a . d i. e. . Y 11 0 1000 - - D - D 1 '4 ' I: : . :ArA .. LIN : . g rt: C 1 1 :)D Y g o e : S dd d oo n : 1 55 e I J P u p n e e tc t i iC. • 70; 1 1 C 3 10; ,... 0 t t: _ lf ii e o . d o . o . r n t . l ll . l . l . Ciole i h n e co st i e n r s , i S ii t r o c u a r .o V p a e l , 100 a h jj &E C HUnion,HarwiehShs all Do. Woodbridge lOO k) unts„ Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret 100 Caledontu Do. New lOO Da. Gloster& Dean Fore. t all fa. West. Hartlpool.Dek.&Rail., all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby Do. i Shares , all 'Do. ~ Do. 1 Shares . all. D 0.... Lano.&Cartgua.s p.c ; 100 '..l.n.tiNiW London&Greenwich • 100 S. Ea s t... Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend.! 100 Peto &Co. cent a ,4p; et. 1 100 Norfolk .. IDroa.n6o.l.)Beruxtnst i I at1t .. . 1 1 1 2 ° 11 D LN ° W&M Mid. Bradford Prefer encetlewmaSrktotyilu.r.y.B,2i ... 5. 100 5. 6. i M itl .un i c d o land ts .. guaranteed 5 p. C. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.e I all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent ...! all Do. I Do. Fixed 5 per oeut. all Do. North Western...... all Midland L& N W Preston and Wyro. I all & L.Yk. Do. 1 Shares A. all Do. — Roystn,lliteli.,&Shep 100 iGt.North. 135 137 Shrewabry& Hereford 100 , T Brum , 104 106 Do. Do. 1 I 1! . • ii P South Staffordshire .. all ,Brulean . 101 11 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West. 90 92 Wimbledon& Croydn. , all I.&Brittn 71 81 DOCKS. Paid 1 arrilen'' 100 - 100 -- 100 -- 100 - 100 -- 100 -- 100 100 VI I -- 96 98 1100 102 5i 6 99 101 110 113 103 106 111 113 110 112 125 127 82 84 110 112 89 91 75 77 118 120 117 119 109 111 103 105 84 86 96 98 08 100 87 89 90 92 100 102 91 10} 17 18 10/ 74 76 19+ 204 9/ 101 14/ 111 139 141 116 118 116 118 140 145 ,116 118 IS4 158 la 9 136 66 *3B 22 22 115 117 104 114 1125 127 88 70 IP [39 141 [O9 103 94 91P 91 10 Ili 12 par I p 11 113 10 112 01 93 44 96 li 1 d 2 11 A L 24 126 too / Stk 20 20 10 100 S took stock Do. do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. By. & Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. New { g Do. Punjaub °, Do. Indus. St. Flo. e r ; St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad( Limi tedl Scrip stock so so 20 50 15 100 Stock 25 1 1 20 Ica Atlantic 4sc St Lawrence a n I Leased at 6 per cent ilom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd too gu. 5 percent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. 13 . 11 Buffalo and Lake Huron all Do. New all Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 100 6 p. ct. bda. 1 Aug., 18;2 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 Cleutta.&S.Eastrn.l.im. 1.3 0. Cap e, Eastn Prov. (Lim.) 2s. Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. Central Gude (Limited) 3s. Od. Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c ll Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 East Indian, ell. '5 p. c lOO Do. F Shares Ext lO Do. Jubbulpore lO Do. 41 p. c. Detbentrs I all Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861_, 100 C; r elong& Melbourne all Geelong Corporation 61 100 per cent. Bonds Grand Trtink of Canada 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.._ all Do. 6 percent. Debentr all Do. 7 per cent. 1862 all ,Do. do. 1867 ! all IDo. do. 1872 ' ; all . Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 1 100 Do. New,gua.s per cent 6 • Gt.Soutli. of Ind.Lim.— 10 guaranteed 5 per cent Gt.W. of Canada Shares all Do. New Do. Bonds pay. all spt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O I all Do. do. '73 without opt ' all Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do all Madras, guar., 41 p. c. 100 Do. do. 5 per c. - mt. 100 Do. 41 P. c. Extension., 100 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.o. 100 Do. Fourth do. I 10 86 z 8 97 98 d sd 5 61 7} 77 82 72 77 70 75 Par #P li I d 11 d id d 1021 1021 I 1003 101 1024 1021 201 211 36 37 93 94 73 74 8.5 87 73 75 72 74 998 100 Id }d 1 fd 12i 131 81 8f 95 1(0 95 160 95 ICO 91 94 97i 92 97i 981 92 V 4 id Id 5 7 5 7 14 201 id fdi 19 19} Id par 931 4 734 19} 20j FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 16 Antwerp a Rotterdam all 44 20 Ardennes all 20 Itali.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. 7 dpar 5 Belgian East. Junction al' . 4 20 Beziers to Graissessaa... all 6 Carmeaux Mine & Fail. 1 all 25 25 100 Copiabo 10 Ditto Extension 1 all lf 20 Dutch Rhenish %. 115 55 5 d 20 Eastern of VKitee all 25 26 20 Euphrates Tall ey 1 p 20 Grand Rua. Guar .5 p.c ' 6 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. sha all 01 65 20 Italian Junction „ 20 Lake Constano.t & Italy all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 26 Lombardo Venetian lO 15 20 Lyons and Geneva 334 Marla Antonia all 10 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 8 85 20 Da, do, op, 0. Pref. a ll 195 19f 113 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 ' 10 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 35f 36 351 20 Paris and Orleans ....• • a ll 54 66 20 1 Recife &A. Fran. (Perp.) puii. 7p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg , 10 10 Rome and Frascati all 20 Royal Danish all 13 15 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref all 20 Sambre and Meuse. all 51 55 10 Ds. 54 per cent. Pref all bl y 4 20 Southern of Frazee all 195 2o r 8} West Flandera all 5 51 5f 10 Do. 51 p, v. Preference 20 W, & N.W. of France I all 224 235 20 Western of Austria 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all $0 Zealand...—. all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.ilov.6p.C.J a. & July 100 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. l 100 Do. 6 p.c.lllr. 4 Sep. 100 Do. 6 per cent. 1877 10: Do. 6 per cent. 1879 100 N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 10C Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. C. Del). 106 D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1876 100 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 NovaScoSaGov.6 p.c. SL Deb. redeemable, 1876 100 S.Aus.G t. 6 pc.Jan &July 100 Vict•Gov.6o.c.Jan&July 100 Do. do. April & Oct. 100 114 116 109 111 110 112 briSCELLA 'A EMS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Min.'„ „ , all 000 Atlantic Tel, (Liv.ited). all 25 Australian Age.eultural 19 10 Australian P.03-al Mail . all 10 Berlin Wai.er Works ... all 50 British .A.merican Land 40 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 20 Do. 's, 7p. c. till 18(12.. all 20 Dc„ (3 •• , all 100 i . t ' lanada Land 32i 1 0 Chan.lslanda Tel.(l.im )1 all Stook Cop.llif,.ofEng,.&Sniltii all 25 Do. Preb-rence 7i per ct all Stock Crystal Palace. lOO 5 Do. Preference al Shia 0. 6p. c. l'erpet. Deb -100 Stook 'Electric Telegraph . 100 25 Do. New lEnglish & Angt. Copper Steam Navigation. ,Great Ship (Limited).. Indian & Aust. Telegr.l 'Condon District Teleir London Discount 14 15 m Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co.; Madras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg.l ed. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co Netherlands Land DoBp.o.Pret,iss.at ldis N.llr.f&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australasi an (1.65 1 Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Orientl. In. Stearn, A Ditto It Ditto C Peel River Land & Min. Pen. & Oriental Steam. Do. New Red Sea A. Ind. Telegr Rhyinney iron Do. New Royal Mail Wain Scot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim.) South Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered . . ... Tr.& Ln.Co.ot Upr. Can. Van THernon'a Land 100 all all all 6 28f 32 33 34 44 37 39 20 22 141 14 1.26 130 74 84 22 27 24 254 25 30 100 102 k 102 les - 107 1 4 p 2k 2t 1 id II 1 d 1 2 2i 100; t ion 3 4 1 i d 10 l5 d par 49 51 78 NO 14 15 22 i 23 P 6 7 51 5'2 120 130 35 36 I I 111 i 291 t 151 , 11 12 117 119 77 79 123 125 13.5 140 10i 11 231 231 101 103 101 103 83 Yu ( : , 0 101 iSO 88 28 29 321 34 32 33 50 53 LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. I p a i d. I Leasing Closing Business I Co. s. Price. Done. chleali az Pl. W • • e 100 Ln& N.W 18 100 j 99i ead.. 100 Do sli 52 51} •• • • 100 Do. 100 Do.. .. . 112 114 Jon lOO Caledonia 102 104 r Val all E.I.J.&E C' 16 17 6p.e 100 Gt. No rt h. 190 142 hShs all E.Counts. 4} 4} rye.,. 100 ,Dret lOO Caletioniu 100 Do. 'orest, all Gt. West. all ,Yk.N.&Br all Yk.N.Md. 110 112 all Do. ...... all Do. .5 p.c. 100 ,Ln&N 4 W 205 20S with .1 100 IS. East 6l 66 100 Do. ll5 120 ...... uteud.l 100 Pcto &Co. 93 0 4p. ct.l 100 Norfolk .. ... 100 Do Matk.l all IN WSIM 21 21, 'refer . ! 100 Midland . 96 97 ..... Y E ' c 5. 5. 6. , E.Counts. I I p P.C. 57 68 1. 5 p.c all 'Do. .! all Do. r ce n t , all iDo. — .... a L&N ll . 14} 141 Stock 12.10 StoCk Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock' Stock, Stock Stock Stock - 261 20 Stack Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock 12 12 Stool Stook 1241 Stock Stock: Stock Stock 10{ 12 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 8i Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Share Dock'. % StoekiCommercial Stock 'Do 4 pvrCen 1 Pref .llfin Stock East and W‘st India.., Stock. London Stock'St. Katharine Stock Southampton • StockiVicturta •• so pa New nib talpiuteass! ND STOCKS. Closing Price. Business (i CI 8 Si 69 71 114 12i ea 7 102 104 90a bl ei 6 74 8 15i 16i 55 L 6 37 39 26 28 :9 SO 29 294 lioo tin 1111 1121 11+ 116 131 133 113 115 681 681 60 65 1011 1011 C 8 70 111 113 12 13 18 984 02 S 3 9 11 40 42 21 . 7 d 114 114 90 92 10 11 56 58 34 1d 61f 621 93 931 2 14 d ust 46} 76} 76i 1(16 1(8 31 3f.d 9 - 01 40 41 8 9 14 16 5 i 6} 116 118 31 32 87 89 47 49 3i 24 A 42 44 88i 89 73 76 6 8 38 30 81 9 I)] 554 56i 2} 3i p d * p 58 62 WI 10 51 61 112/ 1161 6}B 102 11 21 1112 11 98f 9j f 9 i 921 42 14 t t i 90i i 1 17 IGI 55i 103 84 5 4i all }lOO Business Dose. 5 1 1 28.2.81 100 100 20.11 100 102 j i i I 1109 110 991 1091 99 100 t 99 100 rios 110 1109 111 Xllll 1111 1 I MINE I Closing Psid. Price. 2.11.10 16 18.18.9 18.18.0 3 351 15 2+l 310 320 450 460 1175 1225 75 8 11 Ila 42 44 145 15 1 15 •• *: I 2i 3 k , 26 27 4i 41 14 11' 38 40, 51 Al 4i 5 , 5 54 91 10. 13 14 45 47 270 2S I 0 160 170 28 30 1286 J _9 34 * t 4 204 21 88 90 370 390 160 170 87i 924 2 2} 11 15 25 27 29 31 MINES I d par 221 221 43 15 71 81 2 31 24 25 par 5 p 10 15 par 5 g id tp 4 0 i 1 4 d 2 par 2} IANKS. Closing i Price. 74 77 66 OS 22 23 51 53 20} 21 32 34 69 71 37 34 19 21 14 16} - .... 22 22/ 17} 18 29 32 MI 55 a B. all all all 2% Bs.shiese Done. Business Done. 651 $ 6 TALLOW Since cur last report the transactions in this market have been much restr•cted, and prices have shown a tendency to give way. To-day, on the spot, is quoted at 575., and 'or the 'last three months, 53a. per cwt. Rough fat, 3s. Id. per 81bs. LYCEUM THEATRE. The amusement s o f thi s e l egan t p l ace o f enter tainment have been furth er agreea bly di vers ifi e d during . the past week by the revival of an old favourite farce, and the production of a new comedietta from the pen of Lieut.:Col. Addison— the fotmer being " Lucky Stars," Mrs. Keeley on the present cceasion assuming her original charac ter of Barbara Bristles. The part of Barnabv, formerly played by Mr. Keeley, was on this occa sion sustained by Mr. Rouse, whose make-up was admirable, and who left nothing to be desired in the efficient manner in which he acquitted himself. The house was kept in a roar of laughter by the ludicrous situations in which this trifle abounds, and was brought to a close amidst loud demonstra tions of applause. On Saturday evening the per formances commenced with a new comedietta, under the title of " 117, Arundel-street, Strand." The plot, which is very simple, is as follows :—Mr. Charles Ludlow (Mr. Walter Lacy), described as a married bachelor, being in fact a gentleman who had a tiff with his wife, has taken lodgings in Arundel-street in the Strand, where a smart and intrusive maid, Betsy Prim (Mrs. Keeley), who has an eye to single young men lodgers, pays such persevering attention to Mr. Ludlow, that he unconsciously compromises himself with her until she places herself on such terms of familiarity with her master as at once to astonish him by sitting down to breakfast with him. Poor Mr. Ludlow seems unable to escape (with every desire to do so) from the web in which he is becoming en tangled, the girl ," takes advantage of the situa tion," and Ludlow, not having the courage to bring matters to a crisis, rather becomes the ser vant to the maid, than the maid is to the master. some of the points to which this gives rise ate highly ludicrous, and convulsed the house with laughter. In order to keep the girl quiet, Ludlow promises to give her a new . dress, and to take her to the play. Just at this moment a letter from Mrs. Ludlow arrives, which appears to have the effect of reconciling all differences between them, and announces that she is coming up Loin Brighton by the express train, and requests him to receive certain dresses which she tas ordered. The resses are delivered in due course. Betsy, during the temporary absence of Mr. Ludlow, catches a glimpse of the contents of the package left for Mrs. Ludlow, and jumpi ng a t the con clusi▪ on that they are int en d e d f or h erse lf, carri▪ es them off in triumph to her bedroom. Mrs. Ludlow now appears up on th e scene j us t i n tune to join her lord and master's breakfast, and is surprised to find the table laid for two, Betsy having prepared it for, her master and herself. The position is certainly a delicate one, and Betsy con trives to make it almost intolerable to poor Mr. Ludlow, by acts of the greatest rudeness towards his wife, whom he has represented. as his cousin, in order to tranquillise the girl. The acting of this scene is admirable. The boiling anger and 'jealousy of the girl at length know no bounds, and she rushes into her room, quickly reappearing decked out in the new dress which had been pur chased by Mrs. Ludlow. Mrs. Keeley's peculiar talent never shone to greater advantage, and was perfectly irresistible. The farce was still further embroiled by the introduction of a Mr. Belton (Mr. Rouse), described as a railway traveller, who, I having come from Brighton in the same carriage with Mrs. Ludlow, has fallen desperately in love with her, and follows her to " Arundel-street, Strand," where he learns that she is the cousin of Mr. Ludlow, and he accordingly proposes for her hand, in the presence of her husband. It will easily be seen that matters are now rapidly arriving at a crisis. The relative position of all parties to each other is developed, the maid loses her supposed lover, Mrs. Ludlow is reinstated in the affections of her husband, Mr. Belton remains a disappointed railway lover, and the comedietta is brought to a close by Betsy approaching the foot-lights and ex pressing her determination to seek a new place, where she may be fortunate enough to meet with a real bachelor. The success of the piece was com plete. Nothing could exceed the very lady-like and graceful manner in which Miss Kate Saville personated the young wife, the very correct taste and gentlemanly bearing of Mr. Walter Lacy as „Mr. Ludlow, the boisterous humour of Mrs. Keeley as Betsy, or the broad comedy of Mr. Rouse as the railway traveller. Where so much is excellent it is an ungracious task—but a duty—to protest against the treatment of the character of Mrs. Smith, the lodginghouse-keeper, of which so much might have been made, by Mrs. Campbell. This lady's conception of the character ap pears to us to be entirely erroneous, as we very much doubt if it would be possible to find in the present day any lodging-house keeper of this class so coarse and vulgar either in manner or in language. We would, with the most kindly feeling, entreat this lady toremodel her study of this character, since it is quite obvious that her abilities are of that order as to be able to give any tone to the part which her judgment may determine. This being accomplished will render " 117, Arundel street, Strand," one of the most successful come- diettas of the day. The piece was remarkably well received throughout, and at its termination the dramatis persona were loudly called for to receive the acknowledgments of a crowded house. The entertainments of the week were brought to a conclusion by the "Abbe Vaudreuil" and the " Tale of Two Cities." COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. PARIS, MARCH 24. Commercial affairs still remain in a state of stag nation. Merchants and speculators are waiting un til the new Customs' tariff shall come into force to commence operations. Although the import duties fixed by the new tariff are high, one great point has been gained-prohibition is condemned to perish. Accounts from Mulhouse state that there is very little business doing, and that prices are looking down. There has been a rise in the price of sugar in the Paris market; good fourth quality is worth 70f. the 100 kilogrammes in bond. Sugar has like. wise risen at Lille ; and ordinary beetroot sugar is readily bought at 60f. the 100 kilogrammes in bond for exportation. There were 500 casks of French West India sugar sold last week at Havre at 62f. in bond, and 1,500 casks for exportation at 6if. ; 6,025 bags for Falmouth at 67f. There has likewise been a rise on coffee at Havre. There were alto gether 32,160 bags sold, of which 3,000 were from Haiti at 76f. 50c. and 76f, 75. the 50 kilogrammes. The remainder varied from 73f, 50c. to 80f. There were few buyers in the Paris flour market last week, and, in order to effect sales, it was necessary to make a reduction in the price. Flour of the four marks was likewise dull of sale. It is quoted at 55f. 25c. the sack of 157 kilogrammes for the month of April 58f. for June, and 59f. for July. Good wheat was scarce in the Paris market last week, and prices firm at ?rise of 30c. the hectolitre. The price of wheat was likewise well maintained in the provin cial markets last week. Oats are less offered. The Minister of War required 5,400 quintals of oats for the service of Paris, and could procure only 2,000 quintals at 19f. 20c. the 100 kilogrammes, being 21c. higher than the contract concluded by Minister on the 22d February. Rye is in less de mand at 20f. 50c. the sack of 115 kilogrammes. Barley, on the contrary, is firm at 20f. for ordinary quality. The telegraph has supplied us with the prices at the provincial markets held yesterday :-" Arras- The market was less supplied than eight days since; wheat was-asked for at a rise of 50e. the hectolitre, prices 15f. 50e. to 22f. the hectolitre." "Chartres -A small market, a rise on wheat of 15e. the hec tolitre. Oats firm." "Dijon--A small market, and little business doing, same prices as last week. Flour dull." " Metz-A small market, 333 hecto litres of wheat sold at an average of 25f. 86c. Oats firm." "Nantes-There was a large amount of busi ness transacted yesterday in wheat, at rise of 25c, the hectolitre." There were 1.639 oxen offered for sale at the market of Poissy on Thursday, of which 1,194 were sold at prices varying from lf. 4c. to lf. 34c. the kilogramme ; 259 cows, of which 227 sold at from 88c. to lt. 22c. ; 11,826 sheep, of which 10,157 sold at from lf. 48c. to if. 72c. ; 676 veal calves, of which 572 sold at from if. 46c. to lf. 77c. The average weight of the oxen was 344 kilogrammes. Cows 218, sheep 23, veal cals;es 66 kilogrammes. The paper manufacturers of the department of Isere, 18 in number, have presented the following memorial to the Minister of Commerce : Monsieur le Ministre,—The manufacturers of paper in the department of the Isere, seriously affected by the derangement with which their industry is menaced, adhere completely to the memorial presented to the Emperor against the plan of permitting the free export of rags from France—a memorial signed by the manu facturers present in Paris. The undersigned parti cularly insist on this consideration—that every faci lity given to the exportation of rags, a matter of first necessity for the papermaker, would produce a rise on paper to the consumer—an effect diametri cally opposed to the object sought by the reduction of the Customs' duties. They add t hat this raising the price of paper in France would be the sole effect produced by the permission to export rags, for the rags produced in France are scarcely sufficient for our consumption, and cannot be increased at will, and the French paper manufacturer would be forced to raise the price of rags so high that not a kilo gramme would go to England, and the price of paper would be so much increased. Neither England nor the English paper manufacturers could consequently gain anything by the proposed measure, but the en tire of the French consumers would lose without any compensation by the increased price of paper. The treaty of commerce concluded with England does not contain any stipulation, direct or indirect, with respect to rags. The Emperor's Government consequently is not bound by any engagement nothing forces it to make the least concession to the Englisk manufacturers with respect to the ex portation of that matter so indispensable to France. The undersigned consequently hope with confi dence that the Emperor's Government, resisting the solicitations of the English paper manufac turers, will refuse every facility to the exporta tion of rags from France, and will thus protect the interests of the mass of consumers of French paper, interests which, •on this occasion, are in accord with those of the French manufacturer. They earnestly pray you, Monsieur le Ministre, to kindly submit to the Emperor the above new con siderations, which are most important for the gene ral interest as for themselves." Accounts from Bordeaux state that the demand for wine is active, but that the prices asked are so high that it is difficult to execut e the orders received. St. Estephe, first quality, vintage 1858, was sold at 4,700 f the hogshead of 912 litres ; fifth quality, 2,500 f ; 'ordinary Medoc, 1,000 f; La Tresne, 800 f A small lot of white Sauterne was sold at 2,200 f. the ton; Pujol, 460 f. to 480 f. White wines are in great demand at Chinon, iu the Indre and Loire, at 65f. the cask of 228 litres ; red wines, 901. to 100 f., according to quality. Good old ordinary red wine is worth 33f. the hectolitre, at Lens le Saulnier, in the Jura; of the last vintage, 281. White wine (dry), 36f.; last vintage, 40f. Large orders have been received for wine at Pouilly, which were executed at the following prices :—Vintage of 1858, 160 f. to 180 f. the cask of 272 litres ; vintage of 1859, 1.30 f. to 1501. White wine has risen at St. Martin, in the de Re, from 170 f. to 180 f., and. it is 'expected it will go up to 200 f. Armagnac brandy, 52 degrees, is quoted at Bordeaux 140 f. the hectolitre. Mar mande, 1301. Languedoc spirits of wine; 86'degrees 1321. 50e. . . SPORTING NOTES. THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MEETING. The first numerous gathering of the sporting clans for the season of 1860 will take place at Northampton to morrow. The attractions are sufficiently powerful even to induce the members of the old school of turfites, who regard with aversion racing in March, to divest themselves of their prejudices, and to assist at a meeting at which so much interesting and legitimate sport is provided for them. The stamp of popularity has been long placed upon the Northampton Races, and whilst the meeting continues under the Marshall regime it is not likely to be effaced. At Northampton business is conducted with so much order and regularity, that persons who are most actively employed there find quite a pleasure in their trouble. That the plan which was suggested to extend the meet ing to three days has been abandoned, must afford no little satisfaction to those persons who delight in the prosperity of the fixture. To extend the programme to three days would rather diminish than add to the success of the pro ceedings. Besides, too, the adoption of this measure is no longer required, owing to the establishment of the Grand Military Steeplechases, which are likely to become the most popular cross country events in the kingdom. It has been announced that the races will commence each day punctually at one o'clock, an arrangement necessary in order that the long list of sport may be got through before dark. For the Stand Plate there are twenty-five nominations, and about a dozen starters may be expected. Lord Nelson is the top weight, 9st., but his impost is not likely to crush him. Sir Joseph Hawley, however, may trust his interest to Gallus. Jenny Longlegs has already shown some form this season, and will be near winning this event. To her and the best of Sir Joseph Hawley's I shall leave the issue of the race. The starters for the Northamptonshire Stakes are likely to be numerous, and the betting at the post somewhat brisk. The death of John Day has doubtless caused the scratching of Ariadne, who had been somewhat freely backed, and the miserable plight in which Philomel showed at Warwick has also given speculators a little more money to help their books. Forager holds the position of leading favourite with much firmness, and a wide-spread belief is entertained in the " goodness of the thing." He shall not, however, forage for me. The Monk has been well sup ported, and his light weight ought to render him danger ous. Royal Sovereign has so frequently disappointed me that I cannot again place faith in him. The black jacket and orange cap of "Mr Howard," that has been so long absent from the turf, will, it is said, make its re-appearance at Northampton, and will be borne by Claire. The colours may make a triumphant return, for Claire has shown no common form. Weatherbound is backed and great hopes are entertained of her. She is a nice, useful filly, but I fancy scarcely class enough to win a race of so much im portance. Danae proved at Warwick that she can shy, and with her 5 lbs. extra for winning there, she will have sst. 101bs. to carry for this event. Not a very great weight, it must be confessed. I distrust the favourites, and must therefore look to the outside division to furnish the winner, and shall therefore give my faith to DANAE and CLAIRE. Since the above was written, I have ascertained that Royal Sovereign has baen made first favourite, and that Forager has receded to 10 to 1. These changes, however, do not affect the conclusion at which I have arrived. The Whitlebury Stakes will produce an interesting race and will bring out several two and three yrs old horses, of whom great expectations are entertained. Infanta and Bye Ways shall be my selections. As the acceptance are not yet de clared for the Nene Handicap I cannot offer an opinion on I it. If PalefacQ be brought out for the Racing Stakes 51ba allowance ought to insure his success. The race for the Spencer Plate will as usual be short and sweet. Should Actaeon start his great turn of speed must render him dan gerous, and with'him I shall couple Theodora. Either Fractious or ➢larmalade may win the Delapre Handicap. Big Ben is my choice for the Althorp Park Stakes, which will bring out several two-year-olds of great merit. For the Cup I shall adhere to Nimrod. A FRESH MAN. NORTHAMPTON-MONDAY. The following horses have arrived—Birdcage, Tommy Noble, Forager, First Lord, Red Eagle, Confusion, Can tata, Early Lass, Lord Nelson, Golden Pippin, Isis, Lady Little, Venus filly, Mountain Nut, Simla, Newstead, Vo• lunteer, Plumper, Weatherbound, Polyollion, Clovernook, Man at-Arms, Gentle, North Lincoln, Old Robert, Cantab, Actress, Springwell, Confectioner, Gorsehill, g by Orlando, Morello. RACING FIXTI MA rRES FOR 1860. Northampton .......... 27 Llanboidy ........ 27 Ar Croaton Park . .....3Q Thirsk . • eon Epsom Spring l9 Newmarket F S „ , ;23 Ponteland .............. Newmarket C. .......... 9 C atter i c k Bridge ........ 11 Abergaveriny .......... 12 MAY. Chester ..... .. D o ncaster Spring 8 York Spring ..10 S a li s bury Bath l5 Harpenden Epsom .................22 Manchester ....30 Hungerford JUNE. Ascot Hampton l 3 Stockbridge ..... •• • • 21 Newton 13 Winchester . 22 Odiham 19 I Chelmsford - .26 Beverley 2O 1 Newcastle .. NOVEMBER. II oreforel I Liverpool Aut umn 7 CLOSE OF THE EXETER-HALL SERNICES--YeEteri day evening the fifth of the series 1,4 Exr jter-hall services, out of which arose the special ' , service , s at 'Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's, were bror ig ht t c , a close, this serm on being preached by the Rev. F id war e Gar bed, M.A., of Brasenose College, Oxford, inc am b i er A o f St. Bartholomew's Church, Gray's-inn-lane. FALL OF A RAILW _ Ay , lw •gc ii . On SatuiPaitn - Att about one o'clock, one of the 'n, ly•formed arches /or the Exeter and Yeovil line of re. ; :iw ay, in the York - roe.d, Lam beth, fell in with a tremeniirJus or as h. h, The labourers, about 200 in number, were at diu.nel . tunately saved their livet. 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