The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-25 00:00:00

11-"` ER MAJESTY'S THE ATRE. -EXT RA PERFORMANCES, TUESDAY, 16th THURSD AN, 2Sth ; avid SATURDAY, 30th January, ISSB. TO-MORROW (TUESDAY) EVENING, Jan, 26, LA SONNAMBULA. Amine, Piccolomini ; Lisa, Sannier ; Il Conte Rodolfo 13elletti ; and Flvino, Ginglim. Conductor, Signor Arditi. The State Festival Decorations will be retained. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s tid; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 21 . 2 s; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, 1/. 55.; three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, 103; gallery stalls, 3s 6d ; pit, 3s 6d; gallery, 2s. Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. — By command of Her MAJESTY. In honour of the Nuptials of her Royal Highness the PRINCESS ROYAL with his Royal Highness the Prince FREDERICK WILLIAM of PRUSSIA., FRIDAY nest, Jan. 29, will be presented Sheridan's Comedy of THE RIVALS. With the Farce of THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVER. During the evening the National Anthem will be sung by Madame Clara Novello, assisted by Mr. Benedict's Vocal Association of 300 voices and the Chorus of Her Majesty's Theatre. Conductor, Mr. Benedict. Admission to the pit (for which a limited number of tickets will be numbered) los. 6d. Gallery stalls (reserved and 6s. Od. Gallery 3s. Od. Applications for boxes, orc h e stra stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-ofllce of the Theatre, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. THEA TR E-R YA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE, in which Mr. Leigh Murray will perform. After which, the new grand pantomime, LITTLE JACK KORNER. Cosamexce at 7. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. - - THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with SPEED THE PLOUGH. Characters by Messrs. W. Farrell, Compton, Chippendale, Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliani, sad Miss E. Taman. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD ; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; lown, Mr. Charles Leclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening) 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Mce. s. d.j Second price. s. d Drays Boxes 5 0I Dress Boxes 3 Upper Boxes .. 3 01Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 0 Pit 1 0 Gallery ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Sliakspere's Play of A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand comic Christmas Pantomime, untitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess llanshe Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Col.- =sick ; Clown, Mr. Huline; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI, Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama, THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. B, Webiter, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a Mythological Extravaganza, entitled HARLEQUIN, OR THE LOVES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr. Panl Bedford ; Mars, Mr. Frank Hall ; Venus, Mrs. Billingtou ; Cupid, Miss Marie Wilton ; Psyche, Miss Mary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— Triumphant Success of Leigh Hunt's new play : vide the Public Prem. THIS EVENING, will be performed Leigh Hunt's new Play, LOVERS' AMAZEMENTS. Supported by Messrs. Charles Dillon, J. G. Shore ; Mesdames Charles Dillon and Wsolgar. After which, Mr. Charles Dillon will deliver a new and poetic Address, written byWestland Marston, Esq , in honour of the Marriage of the Princess Real. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LA LLAH BOOKII, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR; or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Elia Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolg,ar ; Years. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Earlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A, Stilt ; Sprites, Parr Zaleski and Sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lie., Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past t, to commence at 7. Ii active preparation, a new and original Drama, by West land Marston, Esq., and a powerful Novelty. loz.office open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. THIS EVENING, will be performed PERILS BY LAND AND WAVE. After which, QUEEN MAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and Jalliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad bury. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. —THIS EVENING, will be performed lARLEQUIN NOVELTY AND THE PRINCESS WHO LOST HER HEART. Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbine, Deulin ; Sprite, Herr flirt. The Lambert Family and the Red Mai of Agar in their wonderful performance, 4c. Commence at Seven. Stalls, 35.; Boxes, 25.; Pit, Is.: Gallery 6d. CANTERBURY HALL, Westmin3ter-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow lag company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of 8 ilections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, ifiss Bru•iell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Joughmans, Mr. Renshaw, Russell Grover, 11. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor A.n,onio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard; Messrs. W. 1. Critchtield and E. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &s., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHANt will make his first appear• ance THIS ETENING (Monday), the 25th inst. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY—More., 25 min. aft. 9—Even., 5 min. aft. 10 TO-MORROW —Morn. 50 min. aft. 10 —Even., 35 min aft. 11 THE WEATHER—SuN OFFICE, Jeti ILIRY 24. 1 EIERMOISETER, IN THE SPLICE. 44—highest since noon yesterday. 31—lowest this morning and during the night. 37—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.63. . Wm, Westerly and South ; light, with fine frosty weather. JANIJART 26. 41—highest since noon yesterday. 33—lowest this morning and during the night, 43—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.42 ; falling. WIWD, Southerly and Westerly ; light, with beautiful woathsr for a Royal wedding-day. % O A , / 4.>"4; LONDON, MONDAY, JAN. 25, 1858. The Royal Marriage has this day been accom plished. The Daughter of England has assumed new responsibilities, and become the denizen of a different nation. She is now a Princess of Prussia, and, according to the general rule, her sympathies and interests will be with her adopted, in place of her native country, and henceforward she will see but little of England or the English ; for, strange to say, not a single one of her ladies-in-waiting bears an English name or an English title. It was not so with the foreign ladies imported into England. They at least had invariably some of their own countrymen or countrywomen to participate in their banishment from Fatherland. Since the matter can no longer be avertei, we earnestly hops that she may lead a protracted and happy ltfe, and that every evil augury may be averted from her fair young head. Ther© is not one of the toadies who babbles about the 'marriage that has just taken pi tee, as being au event of political importance and joy to England, or "of its being a case where hearts and hands are equally united, can more thoroughly desire that she may enjoy long enduring ftlicity than ourselves. It is to the system we are opposed, more especially se there are four more Princesses besides four Princes of the Royal Family, and it would be ridiculous t,) hope that all their hap pinesses can be promoted bf Gorman alliances. The present may be a fortunate one, but still it must he regarded as strielly a marriage de convenance. It is notorious that the engage- Dint was entered into before the young lady had attained the age of 10 y ears, or was at least a thoroughly understood arrangement, even if the formal contract had not been completed u ntil she Fait some 15 years old, or possibly- approaching THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1858 to 16 years of age. Now it is seldom considered that Young ladies are quite capable of under standing their own minds at any of those periods, and albeit they may delude themselves into the belief that they can comply with the orders of their parents without any very great pain, they may possibly awake to find that every feeling dear to the female heart has thereby been sacri ficed. Etow can it be said that the second daughter of Eng).and can already have bestowed her affections on the prince for whom it is more than hinted that she is destined ? We believe that the young 'parties have never had an opportunity of seeing each other, or ascertaining how far their feelings and . sympathies may be in accordance. The mamma of the intended bridegroom made a visit for the purpose of feeling the way, and reported that all was right ; but young hearts, in this country at least, can seldom, if ever, be made matters of bargain and sale, and whatever may be the practice in Germany, God forbid that the system should be maintained . in this country at the expense of all that may render life desirable to many young hearts, whose future prosperity is sincerely desired by the nation. We need not go through the other cases, but we must say that we should greatly prefer an English nobleman of ancient descent, handsome fortune, and mauly bearing, to any foreigner, however unpronounceable his name, guttural his accents, and slender his resources. We would gladly bestow a handsome dowry on the Princess who would remain in England to spend it here, and who could, by her bridegroom's aid, main tain a far better establishment than if married to one of the petty princelings who have nothing but the so-called "azure blood"-.-something analo gous to the divine "ichor," of which ancient poets sung, but who could scarcely contrive to make both ends meet. As to its political importance, that is all both. If the interests of England and Prussia should ever again come into collision, we may rest assured that the matrimonial alliance just con tracted will have no possible weight in the scale, save so far as it may be against Great Britain. In such matters, nations have no cousins. They act, or are supposed to act, according to justice and equity, to put forward only tenable demands, and support them with temper and moderation. And any other influence must be theoretically wrong, and " far more honoured in the breach, than in the observance." Besides, we may ask, was it on account of his dynastic alliances that the SULTAN received the disinterested support of Great Britain, France, and Sardinia ? He did not marry a Princess of any House, nor did he send his daughters into the diplomatic mart to find eligible Princes for the young Sultanas ; and yet, when his position was imperilled, he found far more powerful defenders than if he had looked among his matrimonial connections for aid. He might have long looked in vain in Germany, albeit he had a son or daughter in every Brummagem imitation of monarchical splendour. Nor does Brother JONATHAN rely on such matters for success to his diplomacy. He under stands his rights, and will have them, or know the reason why. And he gets them, too, inasmuch as there is no possibility of bringing back-stair influences into operation where he is concerned. We may add one more instance. The Emperor NAPOLEON, and it was the best and wisest of his acts, did not seek to gild the splendour of his novel diadem with any German paste. He knew that the abandonment of the noble JOBEZZLINE for an Austrian Archduchess—afterwards the wife of the one-eyed Chamberlain—was the chief cause of his uncle's fall, and he avoided the mistake. He selected a good and virtuous and amiable wife, and obtained not only a greater chance of domestic felicity, but also the approbation of every right minded and independent man. Is he less powerful because he could not get some stale widow of high blood, and possibly damaged reputation Which system, we ask, then, is the wisest ? and which should, for the future, be pursued in England ? EMANCIPATE YOUR VOTBRS ! Turn the matter how we will, the first essential in representative reform is the absolute freedom of those who choose representatives. From time immemorial the style and title of our voters has been—" The free and independent electors." How merely titular the title has been, we need not discuss ; still it has kept its place : the instinct, or the courtesy, or the sense of decency of the bribing or corrupting candidates themselves, has led them to retain the phraseology which expressed what should be, not what is. Why the very name electors—choosers--what does it mean ? Surely not that the persons ao called give effect mechani- tally to the choice of others. It would seem use less indeed to waste a moment on what no one denies—denies in theory—yet no fact is more cer tain than the absolute refusal of men who call themselves reformers to reduce their theory to practice. Attempt to argue with them as to the influences under which a voter ought not to vote, and they will agree with you. You tell them a man does not vote freely who fears whether his tenancy of his farm, his custom at his shop, his retention of a loan, his displeasing some one who has conferred a favour on him, hia losing a situation, his failing to get one, or a hundred similar eventualities, de pend on his vote. It is at occe acknowledged that in such a case he does not vote freely. It is confessed that no elector ought to be liable to such influences ;—that if he is, he transfers his vote to the influencing party—that he is disfranchised— is no longer an elector at all, but the tool of an other elector, or possibly of a man who is not an elector. Well, you go a step farther—can these disfranchising influences be met by legal defini tions and penalties ? It is not pretended that they can. Take one case of a thousand—one of the very best farmers of England, a farmer who had gained a prize for having the best cultivated farm, was lately ejected by his landlord—he had sunk a large sum of money in the farm on the faith of the landlord's honour—he asks the reason,i none is given ; the whole neigh bourhood is indignant, but no reason is given. The farmer no law can i nterfere . walks out, a n d t h e avaracious lan dl or d wa lks into And so of the customer, the pos sess i on of h the banker, the mortgagee, tyrant legion wh o cannot be ame na bl e to law, elections, * 1 age numbers of th e borough. No conclusion, then, can b e that a vast proportion of the re gi is late tenant's property, and cou g t age l e, the creditor, and the are not, Yet th e y disfran chise most of th e county eleet ecrus i ustituencies, and n almost ever y more steerce,ritain than electors are not at present electors a t a ll. They a e xercise their own judgment—d o not vote a cor o not ing to their own preference. They do not choose, but vote for the man of another's choice. Of course there are a considerable number who vote as freely as could be wished, but perhaps almost as many, if we take the entire constituency of the kingdom, vote entirely at the dictation, more or less avowed, of others. What we want then is to see these registered electors made real electors. To emancipate them, and to utilise to the full our I present constituency ought surely to be the first step in any new Reform Bill. We should be thankful to prevent at the same time, if possible, the baser influence of bribery ; but we must con fess that the argument is of a different kind. The worthless slave of corruption is indeed a slave, but a voluntary one. He has no conscience or judgment of his own, which it is any pain to ' him to violate. It would be indeed a great gain if we could put him into an Electoral Reforma tory School, and turn a base-minded man into an honourable one ; but he wants no protection, and is altogether in a different category from his coerced neighbour. The latter often must yield. He is compelled to choose between his livelihood and his country, and he votes for his family and his livelihood. Hence it is that we insist on that common sense demand—the Ballot—as the first point in a new Reform Bill. We do not undervalue exten si,m of the suffrage, or equalisation of electoral districts, or abolition of property qualification, or triennial Parliaments : they are all good points, important points, but all put together they are not of the same importance as the Ballot. The first especially—extension of the suffrage, is, we think, both the right of the many, and would be a great advantage to the State. It would widen the basis of the body politic. But of what earthly use would it be to introduce a larger number of subservient voters into the register ? Take, for instance, the class which we believe both the great political parties think it would be wise to place on the register, the more intelligent mechanics—they are an industrious, an intelligent set of men, and very desirable is it to give them a recognised place in the political constitution of the country. Yet almost all these men are servants of someemployer, and their votes are far more likely, therefore, to be their employers' votes than their own. The householders, also, below the ten-pound franchise, are certainly, for the greater part, very much at the mercy of their superiors. Where can be the gain to the constitution, or the advantage to the men themselves, of giving them a vote for their masters ? The latter have already their share of political power. No one proposes to give them more, and certainly no one proposes to give them power by placing operative votes at their disposal; yet this is the obvious result of simple enfranchise• ment of such classes. Enfranchising a large number of persons, as things now stand, is very much like convey ing free negroes to New Orleans or Cuba. Aboli tion of slavery should precede immigration, and abo lition of the polling-book should precede an exten sion of the franchise. New electors will be kidnapped and reduced to electoral servitude as negroes liberated from a slaver would be absorbed by slave plantations. At Manchester an election would be a war of master manufacturers, just as in the counties it is a war of landlords. Indeed, to extend the franchise without giving the protection of the ballot to the new voters, would be but to demoralize them. We want to raise and ennoble them, to arouse them to free, manly, independent action ; but to have them, as at Manchester, in the last election, taken from the factory in an omnibus to the polling booth, not daring to Tote against their masters' candidate, is but to create a fresh ground of irritation between the two classes, and to give to the great cotton spinners what we meant for their men. Then, as to the equalization of constituencies, on which we shall have somewhat to say ere long —something in that way must be done. Perhaps Lord PALMERSTON may not purpose more than striking off a few of the most glaringly indefen sible boroughs ; but suppose any attempt made to apportion members according to numbers, the counties must then come in for a much larger share of members ; so also must London and a few other places. Now, were the counties eman cipated, there could be no objection to a perfectly fair apportionment of members in the ratio of the voters ; but while the suffrage is in reality but a landlord suffrage, such a result would of course be simply intolerable. To h ive the counties votes in proportion to the voters, without the ballot, would be to imitate exactly the process by which the slaveholders sustain their power in Congress. Tbey have representatives for two-fifths of their slaves, while they themselves have the votes in their own hands Emancipate the tenants-at-will, and any voters who may yet be added, by the ballot, and we aro quite content that voters and representa- tives should be proportioned to each other. Look at which point in any Reform programme you will, and the first requisite to make it worth having 19, to DIANCIP.ITI YOUR VOTERS. LATEST NEWS. 18 20 100 100 10 20 20 20 all all 100 100 2sGd los all all all all AMERICA, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The Niagara has arrived, with advises from Bos ton to the 13th, and Now York (by telegraph) to the 14th. She has 420,660d015. in specie on freight. The Niagara passed the American on the 15th, and the Arabia on the 24th. The Royal mail steamer Africa had arrived at New York. The Empire City, with the Californian mails of the 20th December, and with 160,000 in specie, had arrived at New York. Greytown advices report that Col. Anderson, one of Walker's officers, had surrendered Fort Castello and the river steamers to the United States frigate Susquehanna. The fort was laid in ruins, and the machinery of the steamers broken. General Walker had left Washington for Mobile and New Orleans, where largo numbers of volun teers were waiting his arrival. In the Senate, on the 11th inst., the President's Message on Nicaraguan affairs was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. P. Mens has been confirmed in his appoint ment as United States Minister to Russia. The Senate, on the 11th, refused to receive a bill providing for five additional regiments for the army. Accounts from Washington justify the belief that the Mormons will not abandon their settlements, but will oppose the forces of the Government. The War Department had, in consequence, determined upon reinforcing the expeditionary army to Utah as soon as possible, and several regiments had been ordered for that service. Mexican advices report the rumoured death of a opposition had r and stro ng that civil war was a G r s n e e n r a a l ga A in ly st are c z o , ra t o t n ia fo t regarded inevitable. The New York commercial accounts of the 12th report that the European intelligence per the Africa had created a more cheerful feeling in the money and stock markets, but there was not much im provement in the aspect of business. Prime paper was in better supply, but was mainly absorbed by the banks. The sales of stocks were very large for permanent investment, and prices declined a little. In exchange there was only a moderate business doing :—Bills on London were quoted 108 i to 1101. The Bank statement showed a further acconiula tiou of specie, and a decline in the Sub Treasury. It was intimated that the banks would receive on deposit the new Sub- Treasury notes, allowing the accrued interest, Cotton continued firm, with ax increased demand at 10c. for Upland, and 10-ac. for New Orleans. The while wheat was firmer, Indian corn was scarce, and market better for flour held at a further ad vance. The provision market was dull, with a decline in prices. Potashes were ith a quoted $5 50c., and pearl $5 50e. to $5 75c. Scotch irou selling $26 to $27. Sugar was without quotable change, 20 hogsheads of Muscovado molasses had been sold at 221 e. four months. Freights to Liverpool were lower. THE LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA HALIFAX. NEW YORK, JAN. 14, P.m. The steamer Star of the West arrived here to day, with the California mails of the 20th of Decem ber and about $1,600,000 in gold. She brings Havannah dates to the 10th inst. The sugar market at that place was firm. Our latest despatches from Kansas leave the result of the election there still in doubt. Much excitement existed in regard to the matter through out Western Missouri. In our cotton market to-day the sales were re stricted to 500 bales without any material alte ration in prices ; there were, however, more buyers than sellers. Messrs. Neill, Brothers, and Co., quote uplands middling, at 100. They also say " Our latest telegraphs from the south report the various markets all firm, with a moderate demand. Middling at New Orleans, 9c. to 9ie. The receipts at the ports are decreasing rapidly, and crop estimates are gene. rally falling." NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 13, Cotton is selling here to-day at 9/ for middling. PORTLAND, MAINE, JAN. 14. The screw steamship North American, from Liverpool, arrived here at 8 o'clock this evening. MR. BURFORD'S PANORAMA. By a new view of the city of Delhi, Mr. Bur ford allows that he is active as ever in seizing events of popular interest and turning them to the account of his excellent exhibition. One of the encounters that took place between the British troops and the mutineers in the interval that occurred between the first assault and the final occupation of the city is the subject of the picture, and tLe spectator is supposed to look down upon the conflict from the esplanade on the south-west of the palace. Tkere is necessarily less of the picturesque character in this work than most of those exhibited in the Leicester-square rooms, the chief objects being groups in which British soldiers , ferocious Sepoys, impetuous Sikhs, and heroic dpell-mell, with here and distracted women as a pathetic t G h h or o:k a a s pa a r r t e y eonfgage episode. Nevertheless the opportunity of showing the architectural wonders of the place has not been lost, and rising above the scene of tumult and de solation appear the minarets and cupolas of the beautiful mosques for which Delhi is renowned. The drawings on which tne picture is based are by Captain Robert Smith, R.E., and Messrs. Robert Burford and H. C. Selous, who are as usual the painters, have shown singular talent in the forma tion of their groups and the animation imparted to all the principal figures. Indeed when it is con sidered that the vocation of these gentlemen com prises the painting of pure landscapes, with all the details of natural scenery, and also the execution of striking pictures that are in the highest sense his torical, their labours cannot be too highly com mended. To judge of their versatility let the spectator who has seen " Delhi" just visit " Sierra Leone" and the • Bernese Alps,"- the other pano ramas exhibited in the same edifice. DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF OUDE.—The Queen of Oude died yesterday (Sunday) at the Hotel Laffitte, in the Rue Laffitte, Paris. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Our own composer, Balfe',4 popular " Bohemian Girl," is in active reher sal. The distribution of the parts is as follows : Piccolomini, the heroine ; Sannier, the Gipsy Queen ; BAletti, the Count ; Vialetti, Devilehoof ; and Giuglini will sir g the pleasing music allottd to Thaddeue: "La Singara" is the Italian title under which this charm jug opera has already obtained deserved success in the principal theatres of Italy. Lord Palmerston has granted a pension on the Lite rary Civil List of 100/. a-year to the widow of Douglas Jerrold. We are happy to find that in this grant, and in the form of this grant, Lord Palmerston has departed from the pernicious Aberdeen plan of dispensing the fund for the express " relief of want." We trust he will henceforth adhere to the generous Peel maxim, now made iris own, of a warding , the literary p ens io n s as ",rewards for literary service. ' Mr. Maskelyne, Reader in Mineralogy in the Uni versity of Oxford, has been appointed Curator of the Mineralogical Collection in the British Museum. MARRIAGE CEREMONY GRATIS.—The Vicar of Stran ton has issued placards, announcing that he is ready and all mh n may ho so inclined, on Monday next, free of charge, in honour of us, marriare of the Princess Royal.—Northern. Express. His Majesty the King of the Belgians has been graciously pleased to bestow upon Mr. Henry Bradbury the Belgian gold medal of easrit, for nature printing. The death of the Marchioness of Westmeath took place on FriLle,y afternoon. Her ladyship occupied apartments in St. James's Palace, which almost , immediately adj in the Chapel Royal. All the blinds of the house on Friday were down as a sign that death was busy, while around the rooms artists were busy hanging the evergreens, and making ready the decora tions for this day. FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OE DEVONSHIRE.—It has been arranged that the remains of the late Duke of Devon shire are to be interred at Edensor, near Ch a tsworth, at 11 o'clock on Tuesday next. It instated that his G race r que , tcd to be buried there, an d se l ecte d a spot where the vault should be made. Th e 1 ,t e D u k e a l so exci r essed et ade re that there should b e no ostentat i ous display on the occasion of his funeral, which w i ll, therefore, be con ducted in a strictly privat e manner, none b u t the miem• hers of the family, the ageLts, and the officials bein g admitted to thy ceremony. THE POST-OFFIIIR.—There were only two deliveries of letters to-day—one at 7 30 i n the m orning, and the other at noon, which in c l u d e d the letters b roug ht by the mails from the north, and b y the mail carts w ithin the twelve moth district, and those posted in the metropolis up to 11 a.m. The letters intended for the country and foreign wails were e dlect id as tpual. Tad business at the Mon •y Order-office closed at 12 o'clock. CANTERBURY HALL. —This evening Mr. Augustus Bratiain makes his first appearance at this elegant bud attractive place of entertainment, and we trust that the liberality of the enterprising proprietor in pr.ividing such talent for the amusement of the public, will be amPIY ie carded. It is a fact worthy of record that as the taste of the visitors to this ball improves, the propriet whole thought seems to be, how he can best help it on war f. By the engagement of such an acknowledged artiste as Mr. Brabam, he has given an intimation that the best talent availahle will always be secured for the CRYSTAL PALACIR.—TI ALF -C ROWN D A Y.—On delight aril recreation of his p a t rons . Satur day the admissions on pay men t were 551 ; by seasonti c ketP, 1,469 ; total, 2,020. ReTAB FREE I .IOSFITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD. -- 'T he nutnter 0t patients relieved at thi s h os pital during the week ending Jan. 23 , was 2,151, of which 651 were new CI AEON. Tbirb Xfbition SUN OFFICE, Six o'Cock. TATTERSALLS'—(This Evening.) LIVERPOOL STEEPLE-CHASE. 30 to 1 agst Moire Antique (taken) CHESTER CUP. 25 to lon the field (offered) 40 to 1 aget Brother to Marchioness (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 30 on the field offered (take 4 to 1) 0 to 1 aget Brother to Marchioness (t freely) DERBY. 18 to 1 agst Sedbury (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ditto (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Cock-a-doodle-doo (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Happy Land (taken) 25 to 1 agst Clydesdale winning the Two Thou• sand Guineas and Derby (taken) MONEY MARKET A,JD COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Advices received this morning from the manu facturing districts represent business as gradually improving. The transactions, however, in most descriptions of goods are confined to immediate wants. At Birmingham the iron trade had exhi bited symptoms of impr ovement, notwithstanding the disturbing influences to which it had been sub jected of late. The makers of all the best brands refuse to accept orders unless at improved terms. The general business of the town has shown little amelioration, the orders being small for most de scriptions of hardware goods. At Manchester most of the mills have resumed operations, and many are working full time. Cloths suitable for India are in good demand at an advance of about ld. to 1-id per piece, and rather more business has also been done in shirtings and printings. The advance, however, in the value of the raw material has, in a great measure, checked business. Manufacturers complain that pre sent rates are unremunerative. At Leeds the condition and prospects of the woollen trade have decidedly improved. During the week the warehouses have done a good business in all de scriptions of cloths at rather improved rates, but as there are several job lots in market—stocks of in solvency firms—buyers expected to obtain bargains, which were not in all instances realised. At Brad ford business has been rather inactive, and there is no change to report in the values of either wools or piece goods. No active demand seems to be looked fur until April next, when it is expected that the requirements for the American markets will cause increased activity. At Halifax, the carpet trade has exhibited signs of improvement, most of the mills now working full time, and there has been a moderate inquiry for piece goods. Prices rule firm. Trade at Nottingham during the week has been rather brisk particularly in the lace department. In hosiery goods, however, there is less activity, manufacturers resolving not to increase their stocks until the spring is far ther advanced. There has been some improvement in the hosiery trade of Leicester, although consider able caution is exercised by manufacturers, most of the warehouses having been actively employed, and stocks of all descriptions are unusually low. More machinery has been employed ; and as the spring advances, it is expected that most of the operatives will be fully employed. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed with an improving tendency, and compared with Friday's rates, prices of all kindswere extreme. The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales, 3,000 of which have been taken on speculation. In the Railway Share Market a firm tone was apparent, and a fair amount of business was transacted. There is no alteration to report in connection with monetary affairs ; but the Bank return issued last Friday has strengthened the conviction that the terms of discount must descend below 5 psr cent. The maintenance of the minimum at that point, when the rates out of doors are little more 3 per cent. is preposterous, and cannot be upheld much longer with any degree of justice to the commercial community. Before a thorough resuscitation of trade takes place, great facilities must be afforded, and the directors will probably perceive the necessity of making a further relaxation at once. The position of the establishment, in every respect, would warrant it, and if the reduction of another 1 per cent. would not bring an accession of business to the establishment, so on the other harulthemeasures of relief now required can be productive of no harm, but on the contrary great benefit to those engaged in mercantile opera tions. New companies are making their appear ance with rapidity, and the preliminary deposits and early calls will soon have the effect of absorb ing a large quantity of the capital now seeking investment. The shares having attained a pre mium, other companies will, no doubt, beat started, and it is, therefore, de sirable that the sgreest as • t a nce should be given t o trade with the view of securing a return of activity, before too vetted into uch of the capital temporarily une mployed is divert channels which, for some time to come, must neces sarily prove unproductive. On Saturday no g old was taken into the Bank of England, T wo or three ves sels, however, being overdue from Australia, the movement will, no doubt, soon be resumed. During the fortnight, ended Saturday, the Hon. East I ndia Company drew bills upon the threw Presidences to the extent of 4,3251. 7s. 4d. The Clearing House will be closed to-day at a quarter to 3 o'clock. . The Stock Exchange to-day is closed, in honour is in othe of the Roya l marriage. rti ß al holid itiiness ay is dull generally ob r departmen t s , and a p a ser ved, the attendance of the mercantile community being very small. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) boripors, Jan. 25.—Wind this day "at noon, S.E. light breeze and fine. r on4Te mouTii, S.E.—Arrived—Bolton, ironbunderland for Malaga, leaky. NEWPORT, Jan. 23.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Cuba, from Bremen for Cnba. Sailed—Loea, for Havannah ; Emma, St. Thomas. SUNDERLAND, Jan. 20.—Wind N.W.—Sailed —George town, for Barbadces. OFF DOVER, Jan. 23.—Arrived—Araby Maid, from Mauricius. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind W.S.W. —Arrived— Armenian, tss), from Liverpool for the Coast of Africa ; Emma Eugenia, from London for Melbourne. OFF FALMOUTg, Jan. 23.--Arrived—Charles Edward, from Mantanza. CARDIFF, Jan. 23.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—China, from Quebec; William and Martha, from Gibraltar; Michael, Valeria. SWANSEA, Jan. 23.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Polka, from Jamaica. (BY ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) S•UTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind S.E. Arrived, Jan. 22 and 24 —Meridian, from London ; New Express, Newcastle ; Tagus, steamer, Gibraltar ; Mentor, Sunderland ; Irene, Memel ; Ranger, steamer, Dublin ; Northam, Poole ; Teutonia, steamer, Rio Janiero. Sailed—Ranger, steamer, for London; Charlotte, Guern sey ; Emily, Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wini S. Sailed—Emily, from Ceara. Arrived —Boriista, from Pernambuco ' • W. H. Wharton, Galveston ; Cull en d er , N ew O r leans ; Heinrich, Lisbon ; Endymion, Bay of Bengal ; Ellen Auitin and James Fos ter Junior, New York ; Ocean Favourite, Charleston ; Ocean Wave, Savannah ; Caniston, Mauritius ; Enterprise, Demerara ; Kate, St. Michael's. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 25. The schooner Herefordshire, from Liverpool, for Bristol, is totally wrecked at Cemlyn. Men are employed bringing materials on shore. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind, E.S.E. ; tide, first hour's ebb; fine. Arrived, Jan. 21—St. Thornas,packet, from Porto Rieo ; Azorean, Terceira • Reward, Demerara; Ida, Chinches Islands ; Lord J. leussell, Dunkirk ; Noyeliusa, Girgenti ; Fleur Marie, St. Valery ; Gratitude, Alexandria ; Robert Brice, Mauriti us ; C aro li na , C o penhagen • Protector, Ja maica; Wilhelinine, Buenos Ayres ; Leo, Hamburg. Arrived, 25th—Bazhia, from Bilboa. DZAL, Monday Morning. Wind, S.S.W. ; moderate. The Essex, Captain Attwood, for Port Philip, anchorei; loot an anchor and part of chain, loud damaged halm pipe, 63 2 3i 314 1 101 i 5 sal 91 31 99 8} 40 i 61 A 54i 4 524 851 35i 6 75 i SHAitL MARAMS— Saturday). MAttlika NEWS.—(This Day.) Business dons Satualay 91 38 111 1001 100 i 94a i 4 i CORN EXCHANGE. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex k Kent, Red ...• new 42e to 49s Ditto•• • • .... old 52s 56s Ditto, White new 54s 578 Ditt0........ old 57s 628 Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, o'd 463 52: Ditto new •• •• 48s 53s aye —Old •••••••••• •• —■ —a New •• .• ........ 328 36s Barley—Grinding .• •.• 30s 34s Malting ......• 361 38s Chevalier.. •• • • 39s 42s Malt—Bnffolk and Nor - folk— •• 64s 725 1 Brown ..........•• 543 ABs Kingston and Ware 688 728 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. ''''' see 981 7i 8 Most of the provincial markets held on Saturday wins but moderately supplied with wheat ; neverthels.3, the demand for all kinds rul e d very inactive, and prices had a downward tendency. Fi ne b ar l e y mostly supported pre. vious rates, but other kinds were dull and drooping. All other kinds moved off slowly, at about previous rates. On the Continent, and more especially in the northern parts, scarcely any business has been passing in grain on English account. In prices, however, very few changes have taken place. The American markets continue rather heavy. The arrivals of home-grown produce in the port of Lon don, last week, were very moderate ; but the imports from abroad were liberal, viz.: -15,488 qrs. of wheat, 11,495 barley, 17,565 oats, 2,395 rye, 3,870 b eans, 45 peas , 10 tares, 4,350 linseed, 1,157 rapeseed, 10 sundry seeds, and 1,686 sacks of four. Fresh up to-day, frora Essex and Kent, the arrivals of wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, were very moderate. From the various other counties, the receipts were not in excess of last week; consequently the show of samples was small. The attendance of both town and country millers was limited ; the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce was in a sluggish state, and in some instances prices were the turn in favour of buyers. We were well supplied with foreign wheat. Good and fine dry samples were mostly disposed of at last Monday's currency; but other qualities ruled heavy and the turn lower. . _ _ There was only a limited inquiry for floating cargoes of grain. Fine malting barley was in moderate request, on former terms. Grinding and distilling sorts were ♦ery dull, at last Monday's decline in values The malt trade was heavy, and inferior kinds of malt were rather cheaper. Oats, the supply of which was tolerably good, were in fair request, at last week's prices. Beans moved off slowly, and prices were rather lower. in the value of peas no change took place. We have to report a slow inquiry for country flour, at barely last week's quotations. Town-made qualities have fallen 4s per 2801bs. Malt—Chevalier .. • . 72s to 714 Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsk., Feed 204 234 Potato Toughs' and Cork 81a0k....... 181 22s Cork, White ..... 191 28$ Scotch, Feed. •... 20s 24$ Beans—Tick . Pigeons ...... .. •• 393 42t Peas—Grey .. ••• •• 37. 39. Maple ......... •• 38s 401 White........... 40. 411 Boilers .......... 421 44s Flour—Town-mads... 41s 43■ Suffolk .......... 381 40s Stooktn k Norfolk 374 191 The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 650 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 w• received 1,044; in 1856, 710 ;in 1855, 1,407; and in 1854, 1,8 , 9 ; in 1853, 3,219 ; in 1852, 2,446 ; and in 1851, 2,651 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WINK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigs. Rotterdam 26 „, 100 ... ... 59 ... Hamburgh - , 141 ... ... Harlingen BB ... 10 Ostend ... Antwerp ----- .•• Oporto ... 8 ... -- ... 21 -- ... - ... n ... --- ........ —--...... =mom. .. T0ta1.... 234 ... 257 ... ••• 159 ••• The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Boasts. Sheen. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 547 „ a 367 „ a ... 130 ... 1856.... ... ... 141 „a 1855 Bl9 a .. 517 ~, -- 71 71 ... 1854 B6l .., 747 ... .. 275 ... 1853 s r, 6 ... 2,232 ... ... 428 ... 1852 640 ... 1,477 ... -- ... 321 ... There was an unusually small ripply of foreign stock in our market to-day ; yet so few sales were effected that prices were almost nominal. . Although the show of h ome -f e d beasts was by no means extensive, we have to report a very inactive demand for all breeds, at prim basely equal to Monday last. It melt be understood that the extreme value of the best lots was 41 6d per 8 In the general quality of the beasts we notiood roventeats. Prom , Suffolk, User, and Cambridgeshire, we resolved .1060 Scots and sh or th orns ; f rom L i ncolnsh i re an d the Midland distri s t s , 550 s h ort h orns, kc ; from other parts .ie t tip of Ragland, 360 of vitriol's breed.; from Scotland, 858 Soots ; and froze Ireland, 350 oxen. Thera were, likewise. 400 bouts is the market left over from Friday leak Notwithstanding that the show of sheep was very limited, though in fair average condition, the mutton trade ruled very dull. Loag-woolled qualities es p ec i a ll y were heavy in the extreme. Last week's prices were with difficulty sup ported, and the top prices for the best old Downs was 5s 2d per 8 lbs. From Leland 400 sheep were on sale. Calves were in moderate supply and heavy Friday's decline in value of 21 per 81b. The top hare was request at 5s 2d per 8 lbs. b usiness doing in pi gs , a t f ur th er ea7 lY any inessln the t ra d e here to-day is chiefly attributed There• e• ra t r o atell h the large 'applies of country-killed meat, which continue to reach lievrgate and Leadenhall markets. Per 51be to sink the offais. , s. d e. d.I d. Inferior Beaxts....3 2.t0 3 q ri meSonthdown 410 5 Z second quality.... 3 6 3 10,Iarge arse. calves 4 2 4 5 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 2;Primb small d 0,,. 410 5 2 Prime Scots, dtc. 4 4 4 61Large hogs Inferior Sheep ~.3 4 3 B,Small porkers Second quality ...3 10 4 0 1 Suekling calves 20 0 28 iii Prime ars e.-wlled.4 2 4 81Quarter old pigs 20 0 26 0 TOTAL SUPPLY: FOREIGN EVITLY. Beasts 3,902 Beasts BB Sheep and lambs 1,4700 Sheep and lambs.. 2OO Calves lO5 Calves — Pigs 236 Pigs 7l A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stook exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Ifonday, Jan. 26, 1857, and this day, Monday, Jan. 25, 1858. RAILWAYS. Closing Prlc , . Saturday. 51 8a 8 71 - 73 = 92 - 94 911 -91 i 38 - 40 10 - 12 .4 - " 5 ••• ... ••• 8 - 9 19i - 20 62 ; 3 / 4 - 63: 47 - 49' 32 - 31 15 - 17 91 - 93 C6 § ai - 32 93 - 95 9/ - 10, 104 - 105. 90 - 92 129 - 13 102 - 104 59/ - 60, 58 - 62 80 85 9 —ll p 9 11 p 93i 941 i— i d 6i - 6i 110 - 111 100 i - 101 f d 98A i 99i 3ii ZO 64i - 94; 66 - 68 fa 1 : ill 63 - 65 3i - 54 - 55 97i -98 i li - A 52 - 53 84i - 85 93 - 97 2i 17 32i 33. 9 5 d 106 108 25 26 48 Rs 3, 3 / 4 35 37 75 75, 82 83 13 15 7 5d 9 11 36 38 201 - 20: 20 - 25 7 9 3 a 6 —6, RAlLwAits, Ambg. Nottug. Bost. & Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ballymen Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)... Bristol & Exeter_ 1 lCaledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Da. A Do. B iDublindtßelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber.June. East Anglian Eastern Counties__ Eastern Union, A. stk. Do., do. B. Do. New A East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ...... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles._ Edinb.Prth. &Dunde( Foreland Clyde June. Furness .. Glasgow & S.Western' ,Great N. of Scotland St. 100 'Great Northern St. 100 'Do., A. Stock St. 100 'Do., B. Stock St. 100 iGt. Sth.&West.(lre) St. 100 IGreatWestern. St. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua.St 12 all jlrish South-Eastern. 5C all Lancaster &Carlisle. 161, 14; 'Do., Thirds 161 15 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 16 I ' 6 Do., do. F £l6 3 3 1 Do., Wet. Riding Un. 20 all Do. Southport 11i all London & Blackwall St. 100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. St. 100 London &N. Wester!. 20 all Do. Fifths 10 I all D0.,10/.5h.,M&8...0 12i 5 Do. Eighths Bt. 100 London & S. Western 25 all Lndndrry.&Coleraine 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. St. 1100 Manch. She f. &Lineln. 10 j 1 i Metropolitan 10 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland .....• Do. Birming. & Derb• Ntidland Gi.West.(lr.) Do. Shares ....... • Newcastle &Carlisle. N Ne ewry wpt. be E r u g n .t a n i r ll . f o d o Newry, Warrenpomt & Bpstrevor ..... • Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western......„ N. & S. Wostrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central ... Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St Shropshire Union . Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Devon South Eastern Do. 4i per c. Shares ' South Wales IS. Yorksh. River Dun St. 1 100 St. 1100 60 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 501 9 20 all 100 3i 100 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 16 St. 100 St 100 St. ,100 10 131.1 . . Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling.. Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton dt Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath . Waterfd. dg Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West C0rnwa11........ , West End of London and Crystal Palace.. Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.l nd, guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & Lake Hur Buff. Brut. & Godch 6 p. Ads. , 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June '74' Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4 p.c. Buds. ,'57 Do. do. do., '59, do, Geelong & Melbourne' guar. 5 per cent. GIL Trunk.. of Canada' Do. 6p. c. Deben I i r Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per e. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Wcstn. of Cana la Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 1 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Du. do., '73, without: option ........ p Madras, guar, 4 .c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton. Do, 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do, 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do i - i 14 - 16 185 - 90 83 - 87 80 - 85 i - ii;, 109 - - 111 1i - lip 191 48 - 50 85 - 87 21i - 15p 20i -21 n - id ;100 - 110 !105 - 110 105 107 19 19 1 , 20i 21 d 2 - p 4 11 .... - FOREIGN. Antwrp &Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France' Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca 4 Pist. sp. c. p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria Anteula Do. New Namur Le Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Norweg,ianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Fran., (Perham.) g. 7 P. e. Rome and Frase%ti, Royal Danish Royal Swedish Saiabre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. prof, Southern of France , West Flanders iDo. 54 per c, Prof W.& N.W. of France Western of Austria._ IWeA. of Switzerland . W lest aden Do. 8 p. cent. prof. !Zealand , 6i - 7 1 - 3i 4 34 3a 27i 28 ---. ... .i i : 8, - Gp iii : i'B 201 371 -9i33 - 34 1 -34 i 55 - 57 - 1 p 16 - 18 8 - 8i 8 - 84 21i - 22 413 - 4i 9 - 94 27 - 28 ...• ''''' • • • JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia !Bank of Egypt Bank of London 'Bri. Col. Bk.& Lu. Co British N. American C. Ilk. of Ind. Au.itiCh City 5 ;Colonial all 18i 50 all all I Commercial of Loud. Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cot Lon. Ch. Bk.of A I I Ditto New ......... London and County L nd.&E.Bakng.Corp London Joint Stock. Lond.audWestminst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank New South Wales Oriental Hank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New Aus. 8.&G.1m.C0 south Australia Union of Australia._ Do. Now 'all t all all (Union of London . Unity Mutual ,Arestnaßk of Loud 86 - - - - W . 24 lid 46 54; tii .d. 4. ". 19 -- 194 19 1 19i 44 - 46 32 - 34 19 -19 i - i 35 - 37 46 48 18 20 23 25 0.. ...d Per Bibs, to sink the offals. Coarse and inferior be as t s . J a s3 n . . d. 24 6 to , 1 . 3 8 . 5 d 7 6. . I J i an d 2. .2 t 5 0 3 185 d4 8 . Second quality ditto ..• 3 8 4 oi3 6 310 Prime large oxen 4 9 4 8A 0 4 2 Prime Scots, &c 410 5 0,4 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior sheep 4 0 4 43 4 3 8 Second quality ditto ... ..• ..4 6 0 4 510 3 10 4 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 5 2 I 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto ..• 5 4 56A 10 5 2 Large coarse calves ••• ••• •.• 4 4 5 6 1 ,4 - 2 4 8 Prime small ditto,,, 5 8 6 0 1 4 10 5 2 tArge hogs 3 8 4 43 2 4 0 seat small porkers 4 6 5 2 1 4 2 4 6 Beasts.,, 3,778 4,002 Sheep and lamb s 16,590 16,840 Calves... „, 117 106 Pigs ~„ ,„ 205 225 SUPPLIES ON Jan. 22, 1856.—Beasts, 3,046 ; sheep and lambs, 15,770; calves, 56; pigs, 253. Jan. 29, 1855 .—Reasts, 4,275; sheep and lambs, 18,870 ; salves, 78 ; pigs, 205. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be liberally supplied with country-killed meat, but the supplies on offer slaughtered is the metropolis are by no means extensive. In the ♦alue of beef and mutton we have ♦ery little change to notice ; but veal and pork are giving way in price, Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. reef, interior 210 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do. prime largo 3 8 3 10 De., do. small 4 0 4 2 i Pork, large 3 2 3 10 1 Mutton, Inferior Do., middling Do., prime . Veal.... , Pork, small ff. d. I. 4 32 3 6 .3 8 4 2 .4 4 4 8 ,3 6 4 6 .4 0 4 8 HO. Thero is still a goodBOROUGH consumptivedemand for good and fine hops, vnd prices are well supported. All other kinds move off steady at our own quotations. Last wsek'll imports were 206 bales from Hambro, and 25 from Boulogne. Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70s to 120 s ; New Weald of Kent do., 50s to 72s ; New Sussex do., 504 to 62s ; - ye ar . hinge, 21s to 50s. WOOL. Since Monday last the inquiries for English wool have further increased, but they have led to very little busi ness, and the quotations rule almost nominaL Fine colo nial wools move off steadily, at very full prices. All other kinds continue extremely heavy. Last week's imports were only 100 bales from the Continent. The stocks here are rather heavy for the time of year. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Coastwise, and by land carriage, very moderate supplies of potatoes have come to hand since Monday last, and the imports from abroad have been rather limited, viz., 2 tons from Rotterdam, 516 tone from Rouen, 30 tons from Antwerp, 137 tons from Calais, 3 tons from Ostend, and 24f to..s from Dunkirk. Selected samples are dearer, and other kinds rule steady in price. York regents, 120 s to 180 s per ton ; Essex and Kent, 1008 to 140 s ; Scotch, 80s to 120 s ; ditto pups, 75s to 85s ; • middlings, 50 3 t o 60 s ; Li ncoln ' s, 120, to 1501; blues, Oa to 85s; foreign, 65s to 95e. SEEDS. • Clover-seed has been in fair request, at extreme rates Trefoil brings full quotations. Canary-seed moves off steadily, and prices generally are on the advance, All other seeds are quite as dear as last week. Linseed cakes meet a fair inquiry at our quotations. rurnip,winte, per Mien. 15$ to l& Carraway .. 438 46s Swede .. • • ... 20s 23s coriander•.... • •... 26s 30s Anstard, 8r0wn . . .... 83 14s Rempseed,per White, new...... 16s 22s Linseed, Eng.iowing.. 708 72s rares,Winter,new....ss Od 58 6d Crushing •• —1 —1 qsarter 38s 445 Old— •• •• .• •• —8 —s Baltic .. •• •• .. 49s 538 Osman' • Per quarter .. 74s Bls Odessa .. . 52s 531 aye crass (new) .. . • 22s 238 Linseed Cake, pr. Clover,RedEng. (cwt.) 598 703 English .• .• • 9! 101 10/ 511 ton— White •••••• • • • • 60 1 768 Foreign i per ton 101 O• 10 15s Foreign Red •••• • • 553 693 Rape Caku, par ton 51 15s 51101 White.... 60s trefoil, new.. ••..• • • • 20s 243 78 3 Rapeseed, new, pr qr. 64s 681 About an averag TALLOW. e business i s d o i ng i n mos t ki n d s o f tallow, and prices are supported. To-da y Owing P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at sls 3d to 545. 6d. to the royal marriage no table of stocks has been issued. 1854. 1855. 1856 last week stock this day 36.700 36,119 erice of Ir. 1 63 s 03, 0 t j tc , s 56s 9d Delivery od Ditto ft tnJune 71,930 55,008 1,927 2,108 Arrival last week.. I 379 3,421 Ditto front Junel 88,135 55,127 Price of Town j6B 9i 53 ,, 9d 1857. 18bS. 21.432 585 6dt , —s Od 12,139 61t9d to, 62. OJ 1,839 83,267 27.020 ttcl to —s Od 2.406 73,099 1.100 87,099 555 94 817 81,509 276 56,399 568 6d 337 78,426 62A 6d VICTORIA STATION.—Teis propoeed West•end railway termini's will occupy the most neutral position in West minster and Pimlico. It will be within 400 yards of Buckingham Palace, 800 yards of Belgrave-square, 1,100 yards of Hyde-park corner, 1,100 yards of Westminster Abbey, and 900 yards of Pall-mall. ,A.s the line will pass along the Grosvenor Canal, a dead level will be obtained for the railway, and the extent of accomoda tion at the terminus is magnificent fQr railway purposes. —,ficropaa• EPITHALAMIUM. All hearts and hopes are with thee at this hour, Thou fair youn g b r id e ! o f E ng li s h b r i des the flower • Thou of the freak high-heart, and Saxon mien, The first-born d aug ht er o f oar b est -l ov ' d Quee n . All in thy joy are joyful, for we know This Royal pomp is no mere gilded show, No cold state-pageant, but a rite that binds With holy ties "a marriage of true minds;" The willing work of thy white hand creates A bond of union for two mighty States ; But, more than this— its genial clasp imparts A glow of rapture to two loving hearts. Swift speed the years ; but yesterday the voice Of those hoarse heralds bade the realm rejoice At thy auspicious dawning into life, And now their thunders welcome thee—a wife. Brief was thy virgin youth—but not too short To learn those lessons rarely conned at court-- The piety, whose roots are hearts, not creeds, Whose fruit, are gentle lives and noble deeds ; The wisdom never taught by text or tome ; The living sermon of a virtuous home. Thy mother is thy model; be like her; No choicer boon thy Queenship can confer On thy lord's future lieges ; the firm mind, The truthful nature, simple yet refined, The high clear courage, and the noble zeal For England's glory and the Empire's weal, The pure affections, and the spotless life Of the fond mother and the loving wife— oraces nice tries. L.", And kept her safe 'mid all the storms of Atte, Founding her throne en that unshaken base The loving homage of a free-born race. Thou, teo, young Prince ! by holiest bonds allied To the proud realm that reared thy Island Bride, Learn here the lore contented millions teach— Free trade, free thought, free worship, and free speech. Deep in thy heart the generous seed be sown And let it bear rich fruitage round thy throne ; Rule as they rule in England—let no trace Of feudal folly vex that loyal race, Which, ripe fer freedom, struggles to be free, And, tired of pedants, hopes plain sense from thee. Farewell ! be great and happy—may the years Bo liberal of smiles and scant iu tears. May children bless your life, and build your like ; With liomefelt bliss a people's love combine ; So may ye raign—no words can wisha you more— As Albert and Victoria reigned before. HER MA,TBSTrS THEATRE. The third "FeativalEntertainment,"on Saturday even ing, was even more brilliant than either of the preceding. We certainly never saw a fuller house ; not only every inch of space in the stalk pit, and gallery, filled, but the bores had twice their usual number of occupants ; so that when the audience rose during the performance of " God save the Queen" the scene was one of the most bright and animated we have ever witnessed in a public place. The royal party (the same as on the previous nights) arrived soon alter the commencement of the opera, and remained till the end of the entertainments, which consisted of " La Sonnatnbula," a nuptial Cantata com posed by Mr. Howard Glover, and a Ballet Divertisse- merit. Prince Frederick William of 'de of the Princess R i y al, and a p ar ti cu l ar f ee li n g of enthusiasm, the fi rs t ti me , seated by the in of which the after the conclusion Prince ss was th e object, was evinced as usual, had of th e N at.onal Anthem. Her Majesty,ers that arose present for Prussia was res p ond ed oy gracious curtsies to the cheers young lady seemed fo r a on all e il es, when a cry of " Princess ! P rin cess !" ran round th e ent i re house. The moment doubtf u l how she should acknow l e d ge this especial compliment, when her Royal mother beckoned the feeling prettiest e that st eo(ie her to the fr ont of the box. Here she gracefully curtsied to the assembl e d throng amid a display of hearty, un i s T o t p , i h s is w ti a c s ate th d fe l probablyaahe will never occurred i throughout the entire course tht has yet of " festival performancefi St. 50 St. St. St. St. St. St. 25 20 Bt. 50 20 all all all all all all 1084 8 91 9 161 19i 49i 85: 21i 21 .-. 1 7 i 8 6 6 47i 191 3 , , 1, ?4,,t '