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14, DdiAJ ESTY'S THBATRE.—RXTRA II PERFORMANCES, TUESDAY, 16th ; THURSDAY, 28th ; and SATURDAY, 30th January, 1858. TO-MORROW (TUESDAY) EVENING, Jan. 26, LA SONNAMBULA. Amino, Picoolomini ; Lisa, Barmier ; U Conte Rodolfo Belletti ; and Elyino, Giuglini. Conductor, Signor Arditi. The State Festiyal Decorations will be retained. Prices :—Pit Stalls, 12s 6d; boxes (to hold four persons), pit and one pair, 2 /. 2 s ; g rand tier, 31. 3s ; two pair, 11. 55.; three pair, 15s ; gallery boxes, 10s ; gallery stalls, 3$ 6d ; pit, 3a 6d; gallery, 2s. Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. ICIER MAJESTY,'S THEATRE. — By command of Her MAJESTY. In honour of the Nuptials of her Royal Highness the PRINCESS ROYAL with his Royal Highness tho 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 Novelle, assist ed by Mr. Benedict's Vocal Association of 300 voices and the Chorus of Her Majesty's Theatre. Conductor, Mr. Benedict. Admission to the pit (fo r which a limited number of tickets will be issued..... los. 6d. Gallery stalls (reserved and numbered) 6s. Od, Gallery 3s. Od. Applications for boxes, orchestra stalls, and tickets to be made at the 136 x-office of the Theatre, and at Mr. Mitchell's Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRITRY-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 if 0 RN ER. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HA.YMA.RICET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock. with SPEED THE PLOUGH. Characters by Messrs. W. Farren, Compton, Chippendale, Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam, and 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 eveningkes. each. (No charge for booking.) First Yrice. s. d. Second price. s. d Dress Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes Upper Boxes .. 3 0 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 0 Pit. 1 0 Gallery 1 0 Gallery ... 0 6 R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. ' THIS EVENING, will be performed Skakspore's Play of A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM. After which, a new grand eomie Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor mack ; Clown, Mr. Hnline ; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams. T HEATRE ROYAL, AD EL PILL Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama, THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. B. Webster, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. After which, a Mythological Extravaganza, entitled HARLEQUIN, OR THE LOVES OF CUPID AND PSYCHE. Jupiter, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Mars, Mr. Frank Hall ; Venus, Mrs. Billington ; Cupid, Miss Marie Wilton ; Psyche, Miss Mary Keeley. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. —Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— Triumphant Success of Leigh Hunt's new play : vide the Public Press. THIS EVENING, will be performed Leigh Hunt's new Play, LOVERS' AMAZEMENTS. Supported by Messrs. Charles Dillon, J. G. Shore ; Mesdames Charles Dillon and Woolgar. After which, Mr. Charles Dillon will deliver a new and poetic Address, written byWestland Marston, Esq , in honour of the Marriage of the Princess Royal. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LALLAH BOOKH, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR 2 • or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calhaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, Messrs. T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricketts; Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zeleski and Sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees. Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. In active preparation, a new and original Drama, by West land Marston, Esq., and a powerful Novelty. 3oz•office open from 11 to 5 daily. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will he performed PERILS BY LAND AND WAVE. After which, QUEEN MAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and Jolliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad bury. STRAND THEATRE.—Lessee, Mr. T. Payne. —THIS EVENING, will be performed HARLEQUIN NOVELTY AND THE PRINCESS WHO LOST HER HEART. Harlequin, Miss Craven ; Columbine, Madlle. Deulin ; Sprite, Herr Kirt. The Lam"ert Family and the Red Man of Agar in their wonderful performance, Commence at Seven. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is.; Gallery 6d. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of 8 Aections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzey, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Bruaell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madamq Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmaue, Mr. Henshaw, Russell Grover, B. .Tones, J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard; Messrs. W. T. Critchfield and E. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmoninm, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &a., until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGUSTUS BRAHAM will make his first appear ance THIS ETENING (Monday), the 25th inst. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY—Morn., 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, JANUARY 24. THERMOMETER, IN THE SNIDE. 44—highest since noon ye9terday. 31—lowest this morning and during the night. 37—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30.63. - WIND, Westerly and South; light, with Sne frosty weather. -- ---- JANUARY 25. 41—highest since noon yesterday. 33—lowest this morning and during the night, 43—this day at noon. BAROMETER. 30.42 ; falling. WIND, Southerly and Westerly ; light, with beautiful weather for a Royal wedding-day. l , .% 4 Clik, ' r . :4., i • ' .•? -7- "Z ' . I Ti 1 1 V C'!Z:t:---671'''::'\i; ... 1t,5 1. 7" , ~:11•.-L . I T -1 , 0 % . ‘• , ,y, 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 averted, we earnestly hops that she may lead a protracted and happy life, and that every ovil augury may be averted from her fair young head. There is not one of the toadies who babbles about the alarriage that has just taken place, as being an 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 endurit , ftlioity than ourselves. It is to the system we are opposed, more especially as there are four more Princesses besides four Princes of the Royal Family, and it would be ridiculous to hope that all their hap pinesses can be prom o t e d by German alliances. The present may be a fortunate one, but still it must be regarded as strictly a marriage de conversance. It is notorious that the engage ment was entered into before the young lady had attained the age of 10 years, or WAS at least a thoroughly understood arrangement, even if the formal contract had not been completed until she WAS some 15 years old, or possibly approaching 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. How can it be said that the second daughter of England 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 heart?, 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 manly 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 bosh. 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 Nerorizorr, 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 JosionuTE 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 ight 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 ? EILA.NCIPAKE YOUR VOTERS ! 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 7 Surely not that the persons so called give effect mechani cally 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, his losing a situation, his failing to get one, or a hundred similar eventualities, de pend on his vote. It is at °tee 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 fart - Saes—eau 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, none is given ; the whole neighbourhood is indignant, but no reason is given. The farmer walks out, and the avaracious landlord walks into the possession of his late tenant's property, and no law can interfere. And so of the customer, the b an k er, the mortgagee, the cre dit or , a nd the tyrant legio n who control elections, they are not, cannot be amenable to law. Yet they disfran chise meat of th e 1 irge numbers ofth e e ou e n i t e y eto c r o a ns i t a itu a e i n tn c e ie e s t , ev a e n ry d borough. No conclusion, then, can he more certain than that a vast proportion of the registered T hey electors a re not at present electors at all. not choo se , ex , !rcise their own judgment—do not vote accord iog do not to their o wn p reference. The y do 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 VIE SUN, LONDON, MON'DA'Y EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1858 emancipate them, and to utilise to the full our 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 sion 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 ♦otes at their disposal; yet this is the obvious result of simple enfranchise ment of E , u c b 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 vote 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 apportien 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 give 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 1 Emancipate the tenants-at-will, and any voters who may yet be added, by the ballot, and we are 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 is, to .EMANCIPA.TZ YOUR VOTERS. LATEST NEWS. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING. The Niagara has arrived, with advices from Bos ton to the 13th, and New York (by telegraph) to the 14th. She has 420,6E0d015. 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 Nev York. GI eytown advi3es 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 large 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 General Alvarez, that a strong opposition had arisen against Comonfort, and that civil war was 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 sock 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 fiir permanent investment, and prices declined a little. In exchange there was only a moderate business doing on London were quoted 108 k to 110 k. The Bank statement showed a further accomula 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 an increased demand at 10c. for Upland, and 101 c. for New Orleans. The market for flour was dull, while wheat was firmer, with a better inquiry. Indian corn was scarce, and held at a further advance. The provision market was dull, with a decline in prices. Potashes were quoted $5 50c., and pearl $5 50c. to $5 75c. Scotch iron selling $26 to $27. Sugar was without quotable change, 20 hogsheads of Muscovado molasses had been sold at 221 c. four months. Freights to Liverpool were lower. 20 10 10 50 Paid' St. 'lOO St. ,100' 50 all 25 1 all [OO all 2 all 50; 9 , 20 all St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 26 all 25 16i St. 109 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 20 1 1.7 i 20 all 10j all St. !100 St. St. St. St. , 20 100 100 all all LOt) LOO 174 20 St. 20 100 100 20 2s6cl 10s EPITHALAMIUM. All hearts and hopes are with thee at this hour, Thou fair young bride ! of English brides the flower ; Thou of the frank high-heart, and Saxon mien, The first-born daughter of oar best-lov'd Queen. 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 coart— The piety, whose roots are hearts, not creeds, Whose fruits 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— Graces like these have made Victoria great, And kept her safe 'mid all the storms of state, Founding her throne on that unshaken base The loving homage of a free-born race. Thou, too, young Prince ! by holiest b - onds allied To the D rawl realm Was vu l 11.2.14 pride, Leara 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 for freedom, struggles to be free, And, tired of pedants, hopes plain sense from thee. Farewell ! be great and happy—may the years Be liberal of smiles and scant in tears. May children bless your life, and build your line ; With homefelt bliss a people's love combine ; So may ye reign—no words can wish you more— As Albert and Victoria reigned before. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The third "Festival Enteitainment,"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 etalh, pit, and gallery, filled, but the boxes bad twice their usual number of occupants • so that when the audience rose during the performance Of " God save the Queen" the Fcene was one of the moat bright and animated we have ever witnessed in a public place. The royal party (the same as ou the previous nights) arrived soon after the commencement of the opera, and remained till the end of the entertainments, which consisted of " La Sonnambula," a nuptial CAntaia cow posed by Mr. Howard Glover, and a Ballet Divertisse- went. Prince Frederick William of Prussia was present for the first time, seated by the side of the Princess Royal, and a particular feeling of enthusiasm, of which the Princess wag the object, was evinced after the conclusion of the National Anthem. Her Majesty, as usual, had responded cy gracious curtsies to the cheers that arose on all sides, when a cry of " Princess ! Princess !" ran round the entire house. Tha young lady seemed for a moment doubtful how she should acknowledge this sophisticated h assembled feelingth throng probablya m amid a d s i h s rPecial compliment, when her Royal mother beckoned htoerttoe the front of the box. Here she gracefully curtsied This was the prett ies t never t f y o r , g u e n t throughout pelawyillofnehve prettiest episode that has yet occurred the entire course of " fe stival parformanct 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 10c. 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 9ac. The receipts at the ports are decreasing rapidly, and crop estimates are gene. rally falling." NEW ORLEANS, JIN. 13. Cotton is selling here to-day at 9f 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 shows 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 the spectator is supposed to look down upon the conflict from the esplanade on the south-west of the palace. There 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 Sikh s , an d h ero i c engagedpell-mell, w ith h ere an d distracted women as a pat h et i c there r ~ ) r k a a s p a arert yof 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 w h ich Delhi is renowned. The drawings on which tne picture is based are by Captain Robert Smith, R.E., and Messrs. Robert Burford and H. a Selous, who ar e as usua l t h e painters, have shown singular talent in the forma tion of their groups and the animation imparted to ac , and al so t h e execution of pure landscap es , w i t h a ll the all the principal figures. Indeed when it is con sidered that the vocation of these gentlemen com prises details thef paintingnatural judge seen of" Delhi just their v ersa tili ty let the enery" visit " Sierra , the other pano ramas striking pictures that ar e i n the highest sense his torical, their labours cannot be t oo hi g h ly com mended.ape spectator who To has Leone" exhibitedan il th e in . Btheernseasmeeltiedpisdce. 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's popular "Bohemian Girl," is in active reher sal. The distribution of the parts is as follows : Piccolomini, the heroine ; Semier, the Gipsy Queen ; Belletti, the Count ; Vialetti, Devilshoof ; and Giuglini will sing the pleasing music allottd to Thaddeus. "La Siogara" is the Italian title under which this charm ing opera has already obtained deserved success in the principal theatres of Italy. Lord Palinereton has granted a pension on the Lite rary Civil List of 1001. a-year to the widow of Douglas Jerro!d. We are happy to find that in this grant, and in the form of this gran t , Lord of dPwalainnet.Tolnvehtarsuadtehpearwteildi from the pernicious Aberdeen plan of dispensing the ir€"s "reliefto the generous P ee l max i m, now fund hen ee for t oa thhe adhere made nis own, of awarding the literary pensions 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 wilting to marry all who may be so inclined, on Monday next, free of charge, in honour of the marriage of the Princess Royal.—Northern Exixess. His Majesty the King of the Belgians has been tit on irLr. ±tenry Bradbury the Belgian gold. medal of merit, for nature printing. The death of the Marchioness of Westmeath took place of Friday afternoon. Her ladyship occupied apartments in St. James's Palace, which almost immediately adj 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 Chatsworth, at 11 o'clock on Tuesday next. It is stated that his Gr,ce r.gae-tcd to be buried there, and selected a spot where the vault should be made. The ltte Duke also 'Digressed a d. sire that there should be no ostentatious display on the occasion of his funeral, which will, therefore, be con ducted in a strictly private manner, none but the mem• hers of the family, the agtrets, and the officials being admitted to the ceremony. THE POST-OFFIGE.—ThEre were only two deliveries of letters to-Jay —one at 7,30 in the morning, and the other at noon, which included the letters brought by the mails front the north, and by the mail carts within the twelve mile dietrict, arid those posted in the metropolis up to 11 a.m. Tao letters intended for the country and foreign mails were c)llectsil as u•tual. Tne business at the Money Order- ,ffica closed at 12 o'clock. CANTERBURY HALL. —This evening Mr. Augustus 13:ahem wakes his first appearance at this elegant and attractive place of entertainment, and we trust that the liberality of the enterprising proprietor in providing such talent for the amusement of the public, will be amply re /yarded. It is a fa c t wort h y of record that as the taste of the visitors to this hall improves, the proprietor's whole artistet a h s i 3 ar my g r h t.h c e se r e ae m bnag e tan t g, o er b e e eh , na h ts ow he can best help it on toe best talent ava i l a bl e will always delight at d recreati on o f hi s patrons. CRYSTAL PALAsIIt .—H ALF -O RO W N DAY.— On i ay s ye n sno ane a n a k mr ne intimation fo l on e rd that Satur day the admissions on payment were 551 ; by season tickets, 1,469 ; total, 2,020. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD.—The number„of patient , ' relieved at this hospital during the , week ending Jan. 23, WAS 2,151, of which 651 were new cases. MONEY MARKET A'.l"D COIWMERCJAL 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 improvement, 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 lid 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 for 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 bas 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 havingbeen 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 per 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 busin ess to the establishment, so on the other hand the measures 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, be started, and it is, therefore, desirable that the greatest as sistance should be given to trade with the view of securing a return of activity, before too much of the capital temporarily unemployed is diverted into channels which, for some time to come, must neces sarily prove unproductive. On Saturday no gold was taken into the Bank of England. Two or three vessels, however, being overdue from Australia, the movement will, no doubt, soon be resumed. _ _ _ During the fortnight, ended Saturday, the Hon. East India Company drew bills upon the three Presidences to the extent of 4,325/. 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 of the Royal marriage. Business is dull iu other departments, and a partial holiday is generally ob served, the attendance of the mercantile community being very small. BR f USU FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—SATURDAY. (From the Official List:l B minus done. 226 nk Stock 3 per , ,nt. hoducod Annuitle, 3 per e)ent . , •nsole knnßities 95 i s New 3 per Cent. Annuities 95 fi i I i•its. ii, ads, *:.1000 - — `)itto, under £lOOO l7 p O n so'- - '"T s , •01 ,,, ' , India Stock for Account ... 224 Es: . s . ti,. ~,,i , £lO00. 2500 ll 21 p 6119.1,...,,...... ..... .. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—SATURDAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account, Jan. 29 9% 8 6 Mexican 3 per Cent Peruvian Bonds, 4A per Cent — Ditto Account L'utuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 -- Ditto 18b3, :3 per Cent 441 Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1622, i: St., 5 per Cent llOl Ditto, 4A per Cent. 991 i B‘rdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. ........ Turkibb ilonds, 6 per cent .... .„ Ditto Account 9B Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ' Ditto Account ._.Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent., 12 Guilders 654 -. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money Consols for account LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 25.—Wind this day at noon, S.E. light breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind S.E.—Arrived--Bolton, from Sunderland for Malaga, leaky. NEWPORT, •Tau. 23. wiud S.E.—Arrived -Cuba, Dremen for Cuba. Sailod—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 Mauritius. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind W.S.W. —Arrived-- Armenian, (ss), from Liverpool for the Coast of Africa; Emma Eugenia, from London for Melbourne. OFF FALMOUTH, 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 ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind S.E. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. 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. Wind S. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Sailed —Emily, from Ceara. Arrived —Bouista, from Pernambuco ; W. H. Wharton, Galveston ; Cullender, Now Orleans ; Heinrich, Lisbon ; Etnlytnion, Bay of Bengal ' • Ellen Austin and James Fos ter Junior, N ew Y or k; Ocean F a vourite, Charleston; Ocea n Wave, Savannah ; Caniston, Mauritius ; Enterprise, Demerara ; Kate, St. Michael's. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 25. The schooner Ilerefordire, from Liverpool, for Bristol, is totally wrecked at Cemlyn. Men are employed bringing materials on shorn. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind, E.S.E. ; tide, first hour's ebb ; fine. Arrived, Jan. 21—St. Thomasopacket, from Porto Rico ; Azorean, Terceira • Reward, Demerara; Ida, Chinchas Islands ; L or d J . Russell, Dunkirk ; Noyeliusa, Girgenti ; Fleur Marie, St. Valery ; Gratitude, Alexandria ; Robert Brice, Mauritius ; Carolina, Copenhagen ; Protector, Ja maica; Wilbelmine, Buenos Ayres; Leo, Hamburg. Arrived, 25th—Bazhia, from .Bilboa. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind, S.S.W. • moderate. The Essex, Cap tain Attwood, for Port Philip, anchore3; lost an anchor and part of chain, and damaged hawse pipe. Maiti;:El l 6—, Saturday). RAILWAYS. TtliLivkacs. Ambg. Nottw.r. Bost. Eastn. Junc.... Belfast & Ballymen Blrmug. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire June+ 'Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)... Bristol & Exeter__ Caledonian. Chester di Holyhea , l Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Dc4. A Do. B Dublin &Belfast June Dun. P. diAber.Junc. East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern TJnion ,A. stk. Do., do. 8.. ...... Do. New A East Kent ••• East Lancashire ... East Suffolk ...... Do. Edinburgh dr Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles. Edtnb.Prth.&Dunde. Forth and ClydeJunc. - Furness .. Glasgow & S. Western; Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre) Great Western. ,„ 'Do. Str. V. R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. i Do., Thirds Do: New Thirds Laneash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 ... Do., Wst. Riding Un., Do. Southport. London & BlackwsPl Lond.Bright.&S.Cst London & N. Wester Do. Fifths Do. ,101.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. WeAkr, , Lncindrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. Si Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan ..... Do. J. L. Ricardo',l arrangement Midland Do. Birming. & D orb\ Midland G.West.(lr.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.A berg.dillrfd. Newry & Enniskillen S ewry, Warronpoint do R'strevor Norfolk_. 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 L0nd0n........ N. & S. Wstn., Hamp. stead, and City Jn., North Staffordshire.. North Western.. N. do S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton..... Portsmouth Rhyraney Scottish Central N . E. Abrdn. St Shropshire Union . . Sitingbourne &Sheer. iSouth Dev0n.......... ISouth Ea5tern......... Do. 4. per c. Shares South Wales 'S. Itorksh. River Dun IDo ....... Staines,Wok.,& Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18V. Stockton ex Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1_ Thames Hay. D. &R iVale of Neath... IWaterfd. 6i Kilkenny' Waterford&Limeriek West Cot nwall.. West End of London' and Crystal Palace Do. A Do .B West London Do. First Class., Do. Second Class... Wmbledon &Croydon Closing Pre , . Saturday. 5i 8A - 71 - 73 ... -- ... 91 - 9i 92 - 94 911 -91 i 38 - 40 10 - 12 ... - ... 4 - 5 8 - 9 194 - 9 0 621 - 63, 47 - 49 32 - 34 15 - 17 91 - 93 30 - 32 93 - 95 9i - 10 104, 3 / 4 - 105 90 - 92 129 - 13. 102 - 104 59i - 60 58 - 62 80 85 9 11 p 9 11 931 94} 1 d 6 - 61 110 - 111 100, - 101 i d 98i u9i 39i - 40, 911 - 94 66 - 68 13 = 14 63 - 65 3i - 51 - 55 973 - 93. - 52 - 53 844 - 85. 93 - 97 2: 2 - 82 -9, 32. - :33, 9 - 5I 106 - 108 25 - 26 48 - 50 - 35 - 37 75 - 75, 82 83 13 15 7 5d 9 11 36 38 201 -- 20; 20 -- 'it; 7 - 9 3 -3, 6 - 6. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Buffalo di Lake Hur. Buff. , Brut. di Goich. 6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June,'74 Calcutta and S. East. ( Central Onde (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara . Eastern Bengal !East Indian Do. C Shares Do. do. do., '59, do Geelong dx Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds:, payable 4 s7 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i p, c. Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Er., do. Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do. a i 11 - 15 185 - 90 83 - 87 80 - 85 ii = ii,‘ - 1 109 -- 110 4 -- lip 19 -- 20} 48 50 85 -- 87 21i 21a 201 20$ id„ 105 - 110 105 - 110 105 -- 107 19 -- 19 20i -- 216 d 4 2 -"" 1 1 ; ••• lip 1081 8 9i 9 164 i FOREIGN. Antwrp &Rotterdam Ariennes Belgian East. Junct Be zi ers to Graissessac Carmeaux&Toulouss Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. Now 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 Antezla Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrol.Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife & San Fran., (Pernam.) g. P. c. Roma and Frocsti Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse )o. 54 per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. 54 per c. Prof W. &N. W. of France Western of Austria W,; L. of Switzerland W :cal aden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zealand 6i - 7 ••• ••••• ••• 1 .• 1 ••• -.- ••• 3i - 4 3i - 311 27i - 28 -' ... . 7 • --- - 8 4 : 4, (1 iii -2.8 i 8 - 201 - 20 37/ - 3-4 - 34 1 1 -34 i 55 - 57 i - IP; 16 - 18 4 - 8 - 8t 8 - 21A - 22 41 - 9 - 9A 27 - 28 .. ••• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 86 88 I 2 i lid 1 48 52 Australasia Bank of Egypt ;Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American 1 0.13 k. of Ind. Au.d;Ch City ;Colonial ;Commercial of Loud !Eng.Scot.dtAus.Cat Lon. Ch. Bk.of A 4,t ;Ditto New !London and County Lud.dzE.Bukng.Corp London Joint Stock. Lond.andWestminst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank Now South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Ban. Provincial of Ireland 1) 0 Nevi , t. A as. B. &G Im.Co. south kustralia ...... 35 - 37 ilnion of Australia... 46 - -48 Do. Now ............... 18 20 Union of London .... 23 25 Unity Mutual ...d ,Westrußk of Loud lie •-• „0:1 ••• •••• ••••• G 2 'e "y i ••• 19 - 141 19i - 194 - 46 32 - 34 19 - 19 .i Business dons Satuilay 91i i i i 38 63 2i. 3i 101 i 5 sui 91 3j 111 1001 100 i 94i 4 a 98k 7A 8 52i 851 4 35} 6 75 i 83 x d FIAK &UT Lilt; iN (Tip Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the provincial markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat ; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive, and prices had a downward tendency. Fine barley 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 continua rather heavy. The arrivals of home-grown produce in the port of Lon• don, last week, were very moderate ; but tho imports from abroad were liberal, viz. :-15,488 qrs. of wheat, 11,"i -barley, 17,565 oats, 2,395 rye, 3,870 beans, 45 -tU tares, 4,350 linseed, 1,157 rapeseed, 10 sun(' s, and 1,686 sacks of flour. Fresh up to-day, from Essex and Kent, ar. I vals of wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, war y moderate. From the various other counties, the recei, were not in excess of last week ; consequently the show samples was small. The attendance of both town and ntry millers was limited; the demand for all kinds of - at of home produce was in a sluggish state, and in some as prices were the turn in favour of buyers. We were well supplied with foreign wl ood and fine dry samples were mostly disposed of at Jonday's currency ; but other qualities ruled hem turn lower. Thera was only a limited inquiry for tor of grain. Fine malting barley was in moderate request, L•k r terms. Grinding and distilling sorts were very dun, last Monday's decline in values The malt trade was heavy, and inferior kinds of mai% were rather cheaper. Oats, the supply of which was tolerably good, were in fair request, at last week's prices. Beans moved off slowly anti 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. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Woest--Essex it Kent, Red • • new 424 to 495 1 1 Ditto • • • • .... old 52s 56a Ditto, White new 548 578 1 Ditt0........ old 573 62s N)Tfolk and Lin coln, Red, o'd 46s 52a Ditto new ...... 48s 53s Rye—Old ............ —g New ............ 32s 36s Barley—Grinding .. • •• 303 34a Malting •....... 36s 38s hevelier•• •• . 39s 423 lialt—Snffolk and Nor - folk • . .. • • .. •• .. 64s 72s Brown ............ .. 54s 58s Kingston and Ware 685 72s Malt—Chevalier .. •• 725 to 711 Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh.,Feed 20s 231 Potato Youghal and Cork 81ack....... 18s 225 Cork, White ... .. 193 280 Scotch, Feed. •. • . 20s 241 Beans—Tick ... ...... 36s 391 P1ge0n5.••.•..... 39 421 Peas—Grey •• •• 37e 39a Maple... •••• •• •• 38s 401 White.— .• •• •• 40s 411 Boilers .• •• .• •• •• 42s 441 Flour—Town-made... 41s 431 Suffolk .......... 118 s 401 Stooktn & Norfolk 37s 391 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 650 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 1,014; in 1856, 710 ; in 1855, 1,407; and in 1854, 1,84, ; in 1853, 3,219 ; in 1852, 2,446 ; and in 1851, 2,651 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 26 ... 100 59 Hamburgh l4l Harlingen Ostend Antwerp Oporto 8 - - ••• - ... 21 ... -- - ... - ••. 71. ... - -"- ••• ---.- Total.— 224 257 ... 159 ... -- The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 547 367 130 527 ... 42 „. 141 -- 1855 Bl9 517 71 -- 1854 B6l 747 275 -- 1853 556 2,232 428 -- 1852 640 ... 1,477 321 -- There was an unusually small sapply of foreign stock in our market to-day ; yet so few sales were effected that prices were almost nominal. Although the show of home-fed beasts was by no means extensive, we have to report a very inactive demand for all breeds, at prices barely equal to Monday last. It must be understood that the extreme value of the best lots wee 4s 6d per 8 lbs. In the general quality of the beasts "Ir• noticed some improvements. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,560 Scots and shorthorns ; from Lincolnshire a nd the Mialand districts, 550 shorthorns, Etc ; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 858 Scots ; and from Ireland, 350 oxen. There were, likewise, 400 beasts in the market left over from Friday last. Not withstanding that the show of sheep was very limited, though in fair average condition, the mutton trade ruled very dull. Long-woolled qualities especially were heavy in the extreme. Last week's prices were with difficulty sup• ported, and the top prices for the best old Downs was 552 d per 8 lbs. From Leland 400 sheep were on sale. Calves were in moderate supply and heavy request at Friday's decline in value of 2s per 81b. The top figure was 5s 2d per 8 lbs. There was scarcely any business doing in pigs, at further depressed rates. The general heaviness In the trade here to-day is chiefly' attributed to the large supplies of country-killed meaty which continue to reach Newgateand Leadenhall markets. Per Bibs to slut the offais a. d. s. d.l s. a• Interior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4, PrlmeSouthdown 410 5 5 Second quality.... 3 6 3 10;LArge crse. calves 4 2 4 8 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 2 Prime small do 410 5 F . Prime Scots, dtc. 44 4 4arge hogs Inferior Steep ...3 4 3 BSmall porkers Second quality ...3 10 4 O'Suckling calves 20 0 26 0 Prime (zee. -wlled.4 2 4 SlQuarter old pigs 20 0 26 0 TOTAL SUPPLY: FORRiaN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 1,4 i tiu Sheep and lamb s .. 2OO Calves _„ . __. --- Pigs 2361 Pigs 7l & statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Catti• Market, on {onday, Jan. 26, 1857, and this day, Mondats Jan. 25, 1858. Per Bibs, to sink the offals. Jan. 26, 1857. Jan. 25,18 59 s. d. s. d. d. s. Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 4to 3 6 3 2to 3 Second quality ditto ... 3 8 4 013 6 3 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8A 0 A Prime Scots, dzc ... 410 5 014 4 4 Coarse and inferior sheep 4 0 4 4 4 3 Second quality ditto ... 46 4 10,3 10 4 o Prime coarse woolled ditto 5052 A 2 4 4 1 Prime Southdown ditto 5 4 5 6 i 4 10 5 Lambs ... ••• ••• Large coarse calves ... 4 4 5 6 4 2 4 Prime small ditto 5 8 6 0 1 4 10 5 g Large hogs ... 3 8 4 4;3 2 4 0 vest small porkers 4, 6 5 2 1 4 2 4 6 Beasts... 3,778 4.002 Sheep and lambs 16,590 10, 80 ••• 0.0 It 60 •e. 117 10 6 Pigs 205 SUPPLIN3 ON Stra, Jan. 2S, 1856.—Beasts, 3,046 ; sheep and lambs, 15,770 ;'calves, 56; pigs, 253. Jan. 29, 1 855.—Beasts, 4,275; sheep and lambs, 18,87 0 shies, 79 ; pigs, 205. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be liberally supplied with country-killed meat, but the supplies on offer slaughtero; in the metropolis are by no means extensive. In the v's lo of beef and mutton we have very little change to notice but veal and pork are giving way in price, - Per Sibs by the carcase. • a. d. a. d. deaf, interior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do. prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small 4 0 4 2 Pork. large 3 2 3 10 a. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 a Do., middling 3 8 4 " Do., prime .4 4 4 a Veal 3 6 4 Pork, small 4 0 4 BOROUGH HOP. , There is still a good consumptive demand for good ' fine hops, and prices are w e ll su pp or t e d. All o th e r kill'. move off steady at our own quotations. Last wok imports wera 206 bales from Hambro, ancl, 25 from Boulogne. Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70s to 120 a ; New Weald of Kent do., 50s to 72s ; New Sussex do., 50s to 621; Year' nags, 21s t 0.505. WOOL. Since Monday last the inquiries for English wool WO 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 stooks here are rather heavy for the time of year. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Coastwise, and by land carriage, very moderate supP l ?2, of potatoes have come to hand since Monday last, and bu_,, imports - from abroad have been rather limited, viz., 2 taw from Rotterdam, 516 tons from Rouen, 30 tone froln a Autwerp, 137 tons from Calais, 3 tons from Ostend, and 247 to..s front Dunkirk. Selected samples are dearer, an other kinds rule steady in price. York regents, 120 s to 180 s per ton ; Essex and Sent' 100 s to 140 s ; Scotch, 80s to 120 s ; ditto cups, 75s to 86.. middlings, 503 to 60s; Lincoln's, 120 s to 150 e; blue* his to 858 ; foreign, 65s to 955. Clover-seed his been in fah Trefoil brings full quotatiol steadily; and prices general! other seeds are quite as dear a meet a fair inquiry at our qua Turnip,White,per bash. 15s to 16s I dived° .. • • ...... 203 23s i ;68s 2 s 2 14: Pares, Winter, n0w.... 5s Od 5s 6d it request, at extreme rate/' )ns. Canary-seed moves ly are on the advance, ~.1„ as last week. Linseed clu w otations. Carraway Coriander 43 A 60 : 0 0 ilempseed, per quarter 3 85 ;0 Linseed, Eng • Sowing.„ 70s • Crushing ........ —s Baltic • • • ....... 40s I' 3l Odessa 520 Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. 0 7 105 10` 5/ Foreign, per ton 10/ 0,, 10• : 0 , Rape Cakes, per ton 5/ 15s 5 / ;so 'Rapeseed, new, pr qr. 6 40 v" 01d.....: —s —SI Cannry,per quarter 741 84s Ryo jrass (new).. 22s 233' Clover,RodEng.(cwt.) 59s 70; White ••• 60s 76, Foreign Red.. •• •• 555 69s White.... 60s 78s Trefoil. new.. •• •... •• 203 24 3 1 TALLOW. of About an average business is doing in most kinds , 0 tallow, and prices are supported. To-day P.Y.C. on t' a 1 spot is quoted at 54 s 3d to 545. 6d. Owing to the rol marriage no table of stocks has been issued. 1854. I 1855. I 1856 1857. isbi•_ Stock this day ....... 1 36,710 36,119 21,432 Price of Y. , r 63s o '' t , 56i 9d 58s 66t , —" / 1 —3 Od c—s Od —s Od Delivery last week ..' 1,927 2,108 817 Ditto tr ramie 1....1 71,930 55,008 81,509 Arrivali last week.. 379 3,421 276 Ditto from Junel.... 88,135 55,127 56,399 Price of Town ..... 164 91 584 9d 563 6d 12,139 61s 9d to 62i 0,1 1,839 83,267 27.02043 ejt oa LI: 11 87, 099 A 550 9- 337 78,426 623 6d VICTORIA: STATION.—This proposed West-end rail o l terminus will 000upy the most central nosition in Vi r ° 6 ° " . i 'muster and Pimlico. It wol t , e within 400 yard s, OO Buckingham Palace , 800 yards of Belgrave-square, 14 A ter yards of Hyde - park comer, 1,100 yards of Westro il3g 4l Abbey, and 900 Tads of P i ll- ma ll. As the line w h " 0 pass along the Grosvenor Canal, a dead level will obtained for the railway, and the extent of accornauf tion at the terminus is magnificent for railway purpos' i —Herapailt. 20 20i 100 100 100 100 20 20 20 20 20 8; 10 20 all all all all all 18i; 311 1 99 8i 40 if 61 1 54i 4 19i 494 BS4 21d 21i 1 7i a 'B6l 45 47. 191