The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-05 00:00:00

MONEY ITARKET AN CODMIERCIAL IMELLIGENCIZ. CITY, Two o'CLocK. During the past week there has been a slight improvement in the general trade of the manu facturing districts. At Leeds the woollen cloth trade remained steady but quiet. There has been rather more business done in light fabrics suitable for summer use. Both merchants and manufacturers, however, act with great caution, and are net desirous of incurring risk by entering into specu lative transactions. The worsted trade at Halifax has been dull, and holders of both yarns and piece goods have slightly given way in their demands. At Bradford light fancy goods, suitable to the ap proaching season, have been in moderate demand for the home market, but in other descrip tions of goods there is scarcely any business doing, with little or no demand for the export trade. The hosiery trade at Leicester continues in a very depressed condition. The demand for home con sumption being very contracted, and in wool there is no change to report. The lace trade at Notting ham has exhibited slight symptoms of improve ment, and in the hosiery branch a decided improve ment may be noticed. The shipping trade, however, remains very quiet. Business at Manchester has been interfered with by the intervention of the Easter holidays. The late decline, however, brought several buyers in the market, and some business has been done both in long cloths and printers. There is no improvement to report in the general trade of Birmingham ; some few orders have been given out for general brass foundry, but most of the principal establishments continue slack, and the men are upon short time ; and in the hardware trades of Walsall and Wolverhamp ton there is no improvement whatever to report. The 4th of the month has not passed over so satisfactorily as was anticipated, two important failures having been announced. These are Messrs. Maitland, Ewing and Co., and Messrs. Newcomen, Noble and. Co., both in the Ind'a trade. The former was also largely connected with Chiba ; the liabilities of that firm are estimated at between 200,0001. and 300,0d01., but it is thought that they will be paid in full. With regard to the latter, it is stated that the liabilities are limited ; but at the same time the !assets do not promise a very satisfactory return. The money market continues in an exceedingly easy state, the supply being still largely in excess of the commercial demand. First-class bills are readily negotiated at 2i per cent. The last Bank return was rather unfavourable in its tendency, but the changes were chiefly attributable to the usual quarterly disbursements, and not to any adverse movement in financial affairs. The Vimiera, from New South Wales, has just arrived, but it is not yet known what amount of gold she has onboard. The Mornin gLigh t, from Mel bourne, is also announced with 17,329 ounces of gold, valued at 69,400/. The receipts of specie from that quarter will, no doubt, insure a further increase in the bullion, as the export demand continues very limited. To India the remittances have Mien off, and even if consignments to some extent should be made to America, they are not likely to assume any serious proportions, Very lade business is reported in the East India debentures, and they are quoted at 98. These securities are not likely to become very popu lar till after all the instalments are paid, the liability of " calls" always being a check to buoyancy. The Market for English Securities opened with a very unfavourable appearance, chiefly owing to a statement that some parcels of gold have been taken from the Bank for remittance to New York, where the exchange has become unfivourable to this country. Now, however. quotations appear stronger, but there is very little business in progress, owing to the proximity of settling day. Consols are marked 156 i for money and the Bth proximo, and the pre sent price is 96i ; for May they are 9( . Exche quer Bills are 355. to 395. prem., the Bonds 99i, and India ditto 16s. to 19s. prem. Bank Stock is 226. Numerous transactions are reported in the Fo reign Stock Market. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 1001 1011, and the 4 per Cents. 104. Sar dinian Bonds are marked 901 to 911. Spanish 3 1: , :)r Cents. 43i Rusgian 1091. Peruvian 4i 4 per Cents. 83. Buenos Ayres 774, and Chilian 104. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Mexican, 19i 20 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents. ' 82 84; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 99 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cants., 44 44i ; ditto New Deferred, 26k A. very limited business has been transacted this morning in the Railway Share Market, and a alight downward tendency is apparent in most of the leading lines, prices having been influenced by the heaviness in the Consol Market. Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland and North Eastern (York), declined 5.. ; Great Wes tern, North Western, and North Eastern (Ber wick), 10s. ; and Great Northern, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are very quiet. East Indian have declined 10s. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 15s. ; Paris and Lyons, ss. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are very inactive and show a downward tendency in prices. Bank of Egypt have receded ss. ; London and Westminster, ss. ; London General Omnibus com pany, ss. ; and Royal Mail Steam, 11. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (Prom the Official List;) Business dose 3 per Cent. Console Annuities 96W BH India Bonds, 2 1000 _ 18 - 19 16 p Ditto, under £lOOO l5 19 p Bar). :item,. Ditto Account, Cots°ls for Account Exchequer Bills, 24d. March. June. V,113(:0 . 81550 35 9 138 9 5ma11..~., Exchequer Bonds, 1858,34 per Cent.... 99; Ditto. 1559 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. 13rnt1nan s per Cent... Do., 1829 and 1839, 5 per C en t Pmenos A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 771 Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO4 Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 - Ditto 5 per Cent lO2l Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent — Ditto Account B3 Ditto 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1853 Russian Bonds, 1522, V St., 5 per Cent lO9l 10 Sardinian Bon . ::s, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account 9li 90/ Spanish 1.;A:.1e, :1 per C o nt. Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent . ilitto Account 26i Sp finish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 44 Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent lOl 100 Ditto Account . "'Ditto Gnara.nteed. : par Cent. I TQuezneln Bonds, 4/ per Cent al Ditto Account 32 "77 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2} per Ceul., 12 Guilders Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates . • 93 L BABB O'CLOCK 96i Consols money Console for Account, (April 8) It ;-s,bgeiningg fohnbcl in s for the supply leronraggehatndPreingetnhe town ,3 ls u o n f i l es the a7 l of this illuminator. .& gentleman named Prangs, residing at Ryneton, has invented a process for extracting gas from the leaves of gum trees—a raw material to be had in endless prin titles, the cnly question being whether it he really available for the purp o ses of illumina tion. The inv , ntor at any ra t e is canguine cf success. --Australian and New Zealand Gazdte. PORT ADELAIDE.—The Orient and Alma have arrived from this port with large cargoes cf copper. _ The former has, moreover, 600 ounces cf gold, whichis rather an unusual export for South Australia, and is the produce of the solitary gold field of Echu n g s, the only one as yet opened up in this colony. Another unusual, but important, article of shipment to the mother country has come to hands in the same vessel, being a considerable quantity of black sand, containing rich tin cre, besides a large admixture of gold. The tin ore yields, it is stated from seventy to eighty per amit• of pore metal. The value of the sand in the Ovens district is about 401. per ton ; but being carried such a considerable distance up the Murray to the port of embarkation, the cost to the shipper is greatly in excess of the producirg price mentioned. The quantity which can he obtained is said to be almost without limit and it is expected that it will become a staple export to this eountry,—Mining Journal, April 3. euro sup. ghat. Hills. and ment Birch. .0 per- Cawn )oking a dim >r how ffected issacre cultien Ding of Aland, ending, mt has at least ie time ) whole and a , e made the cir- pill S. Pon tha ente. ing that he equal t all our markets, cept at a together our cor re under le causes time w• atever to t all their Issible, to we trust D Co." ao in the ► take a ble peg lieved to ntly not rable re and Co. kpril 3. vices that , ndents in e been in. ,on in the I our pay. it protect• A Messrs. least pos• ;. Ia the Its, D CO." 9DGE. went his minute, he part of present. lodge, as was satis the latter ee letters It he had that the not alto to that )utrequin Hodge. he was so )utrequia 1 to dine Jouvre. mi will be id that as ,h France Sardinian iercselvei lance to his fact is Popol• that Mr. here, and ;ed for his Le to from the ()spe lt may be vi against at of that idence in io know ed a very Piedmon a sent to ;ad some Aggiore. )ay.) noon, E.; d—Emma, a of Skye, Od—Trini• -ed—Fran. erara ; Sir rived—ln- Mattapan, corn Monte In London 3rday, had vet part of [orning. 'rota Cher- for Caren r port. forning. ; Mignia. , put into nue of her , u. ) r .orning. ,rong, and Havering, or, Aetos, , , Genoa; itlej, Cal ico ; John y, Caen ; zederica,, rorning. wport. Glentilt, westward ierri, and 'anon of t tropolts, C ive-, to I Batley, is an an. Indon he rae to his 100 all 18 : 9 18 all 18 all 20i all 100 10u 100 ,100 .00 100 20 2e. 20 25641 201 2 174 all 20, 2s. St. 100 20 all 20 5 LOO all 20 all THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1858. Paid Leasimc Companies. Batineu dote this day LINE. 4 FIXED RENTALS. Closing Prices this day rtn.ines, this day. MARS:43 - N ---c jio S CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) SHARE MAW-CM Thi s Day). RAIL WA itAiLwATs. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... Belfast A, tianymen Wolverh. Stour Valley ltirkenhd. Lancsh. N Cheshire Janet._ 'llaekburn ........, Myth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)..., Bristol & Ca1ed0nian........... fThester & Holyhearl Cork and Bandon._ Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dublin&Belfast Jun:, Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian Eastern Counties..... EasternUnion,A.stk Do., do. 8..... ....... Do, New A East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. Prth . &Dunde. Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness ... ....... . Glasgow & S. Western Groat N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock .. Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. kWest.(lre). Great Western. Do. Str.V. R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. i , Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds „, Lancash. &Yorkshire• Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., 49 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport...... London & Blackwall Do. New, i.s. St. 10s. Loud. Bright. & S. Cs t London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry. &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. She f. &Lincln. Metropolitan Midland . Do. Birming. & Derb Midland G.West.(Tr. Do. Shares Newcastle & Carl isle.. Newpt. A berg. & Tirfd Newry & Armagh ... ''; ewry , Warrenpoin & Restrevor Norfolk... ...... Northn. Counties Up North British North Devon, Rail. Dock Stock ,Do. , A Stock ........ B Stock Eastern - Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Pureh Do, Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n........ N. & S. Wstn., Kamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester 4 Wolverhampton ~. Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N .E. Abrdn . St Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sitiugbourne c& Sheer. ,South Devon South Eastern South Wales.... S. Yorksh. RivorDun Staines,Vv - ok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 .Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepl jTaff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1., Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath. ..... Watered. & Kilkenny l Waterford&Limerick West Cm nwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do, Second Class BRITISH PO Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda and Con.lnd.guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A. ... Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff. , Brnt. & Godch. 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. „.... D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,T9 Geelong dt Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben i Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 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. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.e. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) &nide, guar. 5 per c Do Gloat - g ads dy; - 6 7- 81 69 - 71 9 - 10 25i - 26 89 - 91 861 -86 i 36 ,- 38 ... .... ... 7i - 8i 16} - 17) 58 - 59 44 - 46 29 - 31 H - 16 86 - 88 62 - 63 271 - 28, 87 - 89 9 - 10 102 - 103 88 - 89 126 - 128 1 98 - 100 571 - 53 56 - 53 83 - 85 10 —l2 p 10 12 p 87i— 83 1 1 1 d lf di 6 - 6? 105 - 107 931 -94 i 14 - 1 91i -92 i ••• '' 35 - 36 93} -93 i, 65 - 67 • •• --"" ii = ii 59 - 61 3i - 51 - 52 906 916 2 1 c 466 -M 476 726 74 92 94 .4i - il 8 - 9 8 - 9 30 - 32 - 7 3 d, 108 - 110 26i -27 i 78 - 80 45 - 47 3 2 352 - 362 69 - 70 822 -83 i 13 - 15 7 - 5 9 - 11 35 - 36 99 -16 i ..• - ••• 61 - 6$ ISSESSIONS. - ••• ...... ••• i - IP i - IP 9 - 10 185 - 90 78 - 83 75 - 80 - 109 - 110 26 - 21 46 - 48 81; - 823 21i - 21/ -r) 19 - i 193 ! 2 - 18(1 106 - 111 106 -- 111 105 - 108 19+ -19 i 20i - 2i - - BP - BP •• - .•• i • - 1p 6 - 6i 100 .".'".. •• ••• ..-- •. 1. - 14 - 3A 27A - 28 .7 = ii 4} - 8 i6A : 27 8i - 9 2(: t - 21 37i - 38 8 - 8 - 32 - 33 31 - 54 - 56 i Bd 16 - 18 i - i 8/1 - 8i 8 9 2U i - - 2 9- 5 - 9i 24A - 26, 1 , 141 • • .•• ...* •, 3 2i 110 9i 21i I 61 211 19e lle 11 194 2012 if La. &N. W. Caledon... E.U.dgE.CI Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt. Westn Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Peto & Co Do Ln. &N. W & Midld Midland E. Count Do Do L. &N. W. Do Gt. Northn l T. Brassey M. MClean Stk.dtDar Do Gt. Westn 93 - 100 100 - 102 13 - 15 139 - 141 4 - 41 ios - iio 12i -13 i 24 - 25 94 - 96 2a 21 94 96 57 b 9 lig - lig 10 -10 i 32 --- 33 83 - 90 CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of wheat on offer in the country markets held on Saturday, were very moderate; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, and prices were the turn in favour of buyers. Barley and all the other spring corn moved off steadily, at extreme quotations. Flour, however, was very dull. , The continental markets continue dull, yet the fluctua tions in prices are trifling. Our American advices come very inactive. _ Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of home-grown produce were very moderate. From abroad, we received 7,344 quarters of wheat, 2,:65 barley, 3,875 oats, 1,950 beans, 5 tares, 11,515 linseed, 5,230 rapeseed, 85 sundry Finds, 1,596 sacks and 501 barrels of flour! The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our market this morning, coastwise and by land carriage, was even smaller than on Monday last; indeed, it scarcely amounted to 1,000 quarters. For all kinds, however, the demand was somewhat firm, and, in some instances, prices were is per quarter higher than on Monday last. There was rather an extensive show of most kinds of foreign wheat. Even the finest samples were quite neglected, and so little business was doing that prices ruled nominally the same as last week. In floating cargoes of grain very few transactions took place. _ There was very little barley on offer, either English or foreign. The trade was decidedly firm at very full prices. For malt, there was a fair demand, at full quotations. . . We were scantily supplied with oats, which sold steadily at fully last week's currency to ls. per quarter advance. Beans changed hands ►reely, at fall prices. We had a good demand for peas, at Is. per quarter more money. . . _ In flour, very little was doing, at last week's decline in value. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL, MEASURE. Woest —Essex is Kent, 'Kelt—Chevalier •• 66s to 68s Red •• new 38* to 45s DO. Yorkshire and Ditto— •• .... old —s Lineolnsk., Feed 21s 24a Ditto, White new 41s 50s Potato . Ditto•••• .... old --fi —s Yonghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- Black. 30s 251 coin, Red, o'd —s —a Cork, White ....• 20. 30, 2)itto new •• .• •• 38a 45s Scotch, Feed... • • 20s 2is Rye—Old •• •... —s —s Beans—Tick ••••• •• .• 34. 35s gew •• •• •• •• •• •• 32s 34s Pigeons Barley—Grinding 26s 30a Peas—Grey •• 40s 42.: Malting ••••• 35* 38a Maple ....... •• •• 41s 43, slbevalier— •• • . 38s 41s White.— .• •• •• 41s 43 Kalt—Saffolk and Nor- Boilers .........42s 44. folk— •• 58, 68s Plonr—Town-made.•• 33s 40 Brown 54s 563 Suffolk •• •• •• 333 36 . KingstOn and wars 58 a 66 s 'Btooktn Norfoti 23, 31; METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 1,6 0 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 1,194 ; in 1856, 722 ;in 1855, 534 ; and in 185!, 1,629; in 1853, 3,905 ; in 1852, 1,045 ; and in 1851, 2,056 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 2B ... 180 ... ... 144 Hamburgh l6 .. 884 ... ... Harlingen 360 ... ... ... 8 -- _ T0ta1.... 404 ... 1, 064 ... ... 152 . ... - The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :7 Beasts. Sheep. Lambe. Calves. Pigs. 1857 3OO ... 7 0 7 .. 176 .. 8 1856..... 276 .. 283 .. ", 163 .. -- 1855 449 .. 264 .. 221 —.— 1854.,.....,., 456 964 20) .. -- 1853 835 ", 2,654 413 .. 6 1852 54 791 .. 200 .. -- 1851 5lB „, 1,220 ,„ 281 ... 37 Thera wag a very poor show of foreign stock in to-day's market, and its general quality was rather inferior. Compared with many previous weeks, the arrivals of home-fed beasts fresh up this morning, were very limited, and most breeds came to hand in bnt poor condition. Owing to the moderate supplies of meat on sale in the dead market, and to the favourable weather for slaughter ing, the beef trade ruled steady, at an advance in the quo tations raalised on Monday last of f u ll y 2d., in some in stances, 4d. per lb. The prime s t lots sold without diffi culty, at 4s. Gd. per 81bp, and a good clearance was effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and. Cambridgeshire, we received 1,800 Scots and shorthorns; from other parts o f England, 300 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 100 Scots, and from Ireland, 2.0 oxen. With sheep we were very moderately supplied for the time of year; but most breeds came to hand in fair con dition. There was a decided improvement in the general tone of the mutton trade ; and, in some cases, prices were the turn higher. The general top figure for Downs in the wool was N., but some few pens realised ss. 2d. per 8113 s. Downs out of the wool wont at 4s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. per Sibs. The show of lambs was limited, and the demand for them ruled steady at from 6s. to 7s. per 8 lbs. Calves—the supply of which was limited—sold readily at 41. per 8 lbs. above the currencies realised on Monday last. The beet veal was worth ss. 4d. per 8 lbs. The few pigs in the market were in somewhat improved r equest, bat no advance took plac. in their value. Per Sibs to mut the Oats - - s. (1. s. d. s. 4. 11. d. interior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 PrimeSouthdown 4 8 5 0 Second quality.... 3 6 3 B,,litrge crse. calves 4 I 410 Prime large OX4III 810 4 2lPrime small do 5 0 5 4 Prime Soots, dm 4 4 4 6 f Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 4 Small porkers „ 4 2 4 4 Second quality ... 3 3 10 1 Suckling calves-19 0 28 0 orime arm-wile-4 0 4 6 Quarter old pigs.l9 0 22 0 Lamb, 66 to 71. TOTAL surrLY. FORBIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs ..,,,., 14,820 Sheep and lambs 520 Calves Pigs..... 37u Pigs -- A. statement and comparison of the supplies and /niece of fat stock oxhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle on -outlay, April 6, 1857, and this day, Monday, Aprils, 1858, Per 81bs, to sink the offals. April 6, 1857. April 5, 1358 s. d. s. d.le. d. s. d 3 2to 3 4,3 2to 3 4 3 6 3 10,3 6 3 6 4 0 4 6 310 4 2 4 0 4 10;4 4 4 6 4 2 4 6;3 2 3 4 4 8 4 103 6 310 5 0 5 4,4 0 4 6 6 6 5 10,4 8 5 0 6 8 7 5,6 0 7 0 4 2 5 43 0 410 5 6 5 10,5 0 5 4 3 8 4 23 0 4 0 4 4 5 0!4 2 4 4 3.828 I 2 , 806 Uoarse and inferior beasts ... Second quality ditto ••• Prime large oxen Prime Scots, Etc ••• Coarse and inferior sheep ... Second quality ditto ... ••• Prime coarse wooll e d ditto ... Prime Southdown ditto Lambs Large coarse calves ... ••• Prime small ditto ... ••• Large hogs ... ••• Vogt small porkers ... ••• Beasts... Sheep and lambs „. 17,740 14:1125 Calves._ ,„ ,„ ,„ 131 67 ro Supptars Smog, April 7, 1856.—Boasts, 4,354; sheep and lambs, 22,470 ; calves, SI; pigs, 410. April 9, 1855.—Beasts, 3,090: sheep and lambs, 20,500 ; calves, 77 ; pigs, 465, NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Compared with many previous weeks, the arrival of scotch and cou n try kill e d meat has been only moderate, since Monday last. To-day, the supplies generally are by no means extensive, and there is a better feeling in the demand, at full prices. Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef,lnterior 2 8 3 0 Do., middling 3 2 3 4 Do. prime large 3 6 3 8 Do., do. small 3 10 4 0 Pork, large 3 0 3 6 Lamb, 5s Mutton, Inferior Do., middling..., Do., prime Veal_ Pork, small 5(.1 to 6a 6d. s. d. e. d. 210 3 4 .3 8 9 10 .4 0 4 4 36 4 8 ,3 6 1 4 BOROUGH HOP. We continue to be somewhat heavily supplied with hops. For all kinds, the demand is exceedingly heavy, and, in some instances, forced sales have been made on lower terms. The imports, last week, were 306 bales from Hambro', 30 from Antwerp, and 26 from Boulogne. New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70s to 112 s ; Weald of Kent do., 54s to 66s ; New Sussex do., 5.?. to 60s ; Year lings, 21s to 48s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. We continue to receive moderate supplies of potatoes, coastwise and by land carriage. The imports, last week, amounted to 1,531 tons from Rouen, 130 tons from Nieu port, 203 tons fro.., Bruges, 3SO tons from Dunkirk, 1,200 tons from Antwerp, 220 tons from Louvain, and 64 tons from Ostend. On the whole, the demand is steady, at our quotations. York regent", 1105 to 2001 per ton ; Essex and Kent, 100 s to 160 s; Scotch, 120 s to 170 s; ditt o cu p s , 100 s t o iloe middlings, 60 a to 120 s; F renc h , 80 8 to 100 s; bl ues , —s to —s; Belgian, 80a to 100 s. WOOL. Since our last report, scarcely any business has been transacted either in foreign or colonial wool, and prioes have remained nominally unaltered. All English wools are dull in the extreme, and the quotations show a ten dency to give way. Last week's imports were 2,304 13.$1es from Adelaide, 510 from Algoa Bay, 143 from Buenos Ayres, 137 from Callao, and 183 from Shanghai. SEEDS. Cloverseed continues in active request, at fully last Monday's currency. In trefoil a steady business is doing at late rates. Linseed and rapeseed move off steadily at full prices. Canary and other seeds a re a slow sale, yet wo ,have no change to notice in the quotations. In cakes very little is doing at last week's decline in value. Curnip, White, per bush 155 to 16, Carraway ....... 46s 488 208_ 23, Coriander— 288 32s riust 7 d 7 Brown ...... io, lletnpseed, per quarter 408 445 163 22,, Linseed, Eng.-iowing 728 74s White, new •• " "sBto.res,Winter,new.... od God Crushing •• • • .... 508 546 Old— ••• • • • • • „ — s Baltic •. • • 483 508 Canary ,per quarter • • 823 92s Odessa •• •.... 505 529 five grass (new).. 23 . s 30s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— CloYer,RedEng.(cwt.) 52a 68 . , English 9/ 108 10 Os White •• •• •• •• 609 7 bi Foreign, per ton 8i 12. 10 25 Foreign Ited.• •• • • 503 62 s Rape Cakes, per ton •• 5 , Os 5. 5. White•• • • ,5,,6,s 255763 Rapeseed, new, pr qr. 688 7 2 s ['retell, new.. •• .• •• •• "6 low. Oar market is flat, and pri Monday last. To P.Y.O 51s 3d. Towh tallow is 32s 6 1 per 81bs. ices are rather lower than on 1, on the spot, is quoted at id nett cash ; rough fat, 2s lld 1854. 1 1865. 1 - 656. I 1857. I 1858. Stock this day 34,194 34,699 24.019 16.094 13,713 67t'. i‘ 473 91 47s 61t , 56.04 to 543 d G:o Price of Y. C •• •• —s 01 48s Od 47 , Od o.' —E Od Delivety last week •.; 1,604 1,830 1,797 1,330 844 Ditto from June 1.... 187,685 72,017 92,022 94,218 93.595 arrivals last week.. 1,315 2 550 i• 7 712 216 Ditto from •• ••I 97,9.54 70,716 69,499 93:81 95,5;5 Price vi Tow., 675 6a 4to 6d 44a 64 59s 9,1 55s 94 OLD COURT. The April session of this Court commenced this morn ing at the Old Bailey, before the Lord Mayor (Sir R. W. Carden, Knt., M.P.), Sir C. Marshall, Alderman Farocombe, Alderman Sir F. G. Moon, Bart., Alder man and Sheriff Allen, Mr. Under-Sheriff Millard, and Mr. Under-Sheriff Parker. The calendar contains the names of 148 prisoners for trial, embracing one charge of murder ; one as accessory before the fact of murder ; one for bigamy, three for forgery ; thirteen for burglary, and three for maliciously wounding. The remaining cases are of the ordinary character. The grand jury having been sworn, • The learned Recorder charged them with reference to the cases in the calendar, He explained thelarge num ber of prisoners for trial as arising more from the lengthened period that elapsed between this and the last session, than from an increase of crime, and said the cases generally were not of a very serious character. He was, however, sorry to say there was one charger f wilful murder, viz., that of Giovanni Lani, for the wilful mu-der of Heleise Taubin. The general evidence against him from the depositions that had been returned was that the woman was found dead in the evening and bad not been seen by any one since the previous night. The prisoner spent that evening in her company, and was seen to leave the house about 7 o'clock in the morning of the day on which the woman was found dead. He was shortly after taken into custody, when property was found in his possession which the murdered woman had in her possession immediately before she was seen in the prisoner's company. There were three charges of man• slaughter, but by some accident or other he had only before him the deposition in one case—that of the man slaughter el a lad on board ship. There could be no doubt that the cause of death in point of law came under that of manslaughter, but he thought it would be found to be a case differing in degree to that which ordinarily ranked under that name. The next case of a serious description was a charge of arson with intent to defraud an insurance office. The evidence, as was usual in such cases, was of a circumstantial character, but it would be their duty narrowly to watch the evidence to see that it led to the conclusion that the pri soner set fire to the premises with the intention laid in the indictment. The next case to which be then directed their attention was one, happily, not of an ordinary description. Simon Bernard was charged with conspiracy with other persons to assassinate the Emperor of the French. It was not necessary for him to call their attention minutely to the facts of the case, and still less to call their attention to the law of the case. Supposing there should be any doubts as to whether the English law was applicable to cases of this kind, he cauld scarcely imagine they could rea-onably entertain it, but leave it to be discussed at another time and before another tribunal. Their duty would be to ascertain whether the facts proved before them were sufficient, in their judgment, to call on the prisoner to anew- r the charge of conspiring with others to effect the , °eject cl arged in the indictment. In such a case they must not expect to have direct evidence of the charge, because persons engaged in the perbrenance of wicked action., did not openly engage in them or in the presence of good ;nen, and therefore the only direct evidence they would obtain WAS that of an accomplice. Supposing such to be laid before them, it would be their duty to ascertain whether there was any confirmatory evidence, from purer sources than that of the accomplice, so as to lead them to believe him, notwithstanding the suspicion his participation in the Res had cast on him. No such person was examined before the committing magistrate, and he (the recorder) was not aware if such would he produced before them. Supposing the same evidence was laid before them as was taken by the magistrate, it would appear that on the 14th January last, an attempt was made to assassinate the Emperor of the French, in which two persons named Orsini and Rudio were engaged, but they were unknown to many of the witnesses by those names, hut Orsini as Allsep, and Rudio as Da Silva. The evidence would go to show that the attempt to assassinate the Emperor of the French was to be made by the use of grenades, and that the prisoner dealt with the particular ones used. Evidence would he adduced to show that the prisoner sent the grenades to Brussels, and was there in company with Orsini, and, in connec tion with him, for warded them by a person to Paris ; that he purchased materials for making fulminating powder, with which the grenades were charged ; and that one of the persons engaged in the attempt was em ployed by the prisoner, provided with money and clothes, and his wife maintained by the pr.,- soner during her hesband's absence in Paris, upon th prisoner's business. Most of the evidence would be given by foreigners, and as it was necessary they ehould have a knowledge of the case to elicit the necessary facts from the witnesses, if they wished it an officer of the court should attend, acquainted with the facts of the case, and assist them iu examining the witnesses, and eliciting the necessary evidence. The other oases, to which he now called their attention, were those of True love and Tcherzevvski, charged wi h having pubFshed a defamatory and malicious libel, concerning the Emperor of the French, with intent to incite others to assassinate the Emperor of the French. There was no question that by the law of this country it was are indictable offence to publ,sh a libel on the head of a foreign Government in amity with this country with intent to defame and vilify him, but, at the same time, in applying that law it was necessary to consider it with caution, lest in any way they interfered with the right of free discussion, which we in this country possessed, because the same law that applied to the head of a foreign Government in amity with our own, applied to the heads of our own Government, whose ' conduct, and the character, tendency, and motives of e -1 their acts, we claim a ri g ht freely to discuss. It was ea ceedingly difficult to define the exact boundary between what consteuted libel, and the right of exercising free discussion, and in all cases of the kind it was necessary to trust to the good sense and intelligence of grand juries, before whom such charges were preferred, to draw the boundary line, and it would be for them to say, looking at the whole character of the publicati in, and judging of the intention of the party by the tendency of the language used, whether the object of the writer was , to vilify and defame, and go beyond that free discussion _ _ . _ to which he had alluded. In the present cases the charges were not only for publishing false and defamatory libels, but with intent to incite persons to assassinate the Emperor of the French. In the indictment passages from the alleged libels were inserted, but it was not his intention to direct their at tention to them because the whole of the publication would be laid before them. It, no doubt, sometimes occurred that particular passages were greatly controlled by the context, and it would be for them to say, looking fairly at the whcle of the publication, whether its natural t.‘ndency was to incite other parties to assassinate the individual he had named. Supposing they were of that opinioc, they would be bound i❑ law as well as common sense to presume it was the intention of the party by whom the language was used to return a true bill against the parties charged. By so doing they did not decide the case, the party charged could not offer an explanation of his conluct before them ; but if they thought the case required further investigation, an opportunity was then given to the parties charged of explaining their language and its tendency, and it waq the duty of another tribunal to decide as to the guilt or innocence of the party charged in the indictment, The grand jury then retired. EARLY MARRIAGIREL—There was much more chance of early marriages, and happy ones too, whsn neigh bours of that large clang who hays children at their desire, but little substance to leavo them, met as neighbours : when personal intercourse was more Imre strailled ; when a lad could grow up in intimacy with another family, and learn to call the girls by their Christian names, without any fear of being asked his intentions ; when there were ouch things as fishing parties, and lounging in gardens, and country rides and rambles on long summer mornings, and family °inners and round games on winter's nights ; not to speak of extempore dances, to which no one minded going and returning eight or ten miles, packed into any kind of conveyance, six inside, or, well wrapped up, three in a gig—"the more the merri-r." Those were the days, not exactly when we were young, for they were rather before our time, but of wnich our fathers have told us ; those were the days to live in ! when it a-as not con sidered " ui , g,ntee.'—that was the old word—or incor rect to walk home, if need were, two or three miles on a clear frosty night ; or if the roads were muddy, it was only a splashed ankle ; there were ankles then ; flounces had not yet grown down t,n the toes, Men felt in love in those days—they couldn't help themselves ; walking into it deliberately, aft , :r debate duly held pro and con., is a much slower process. Suppose there was a stolen kiss now and then : bless us, don't be shocked, my dear young ladles—it don't hurt nobody—it was not a whit more improper, and much more pleasant, you may take my word for it, than your present walt z and polka, which we, remember, not so many years ago ei .n t' , e er ,; felt our propriety hocked. at. Oh I if yo u only k the golden opportunities of th l o ad se ie p s, a c tr r i v a . r a c d h me a , l tires, }ou would be the first to head a , to rescue hese it,tdlei con„ thus volunteer the part of Peter the Lief . youth at lea ..t out of the F g rade orui tionalitie., whose god is , F ashion ofautd is pro- OA( t ?-,-Blwkwoocr4 Kagazine. :IGN. Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes... Bahia & Fra , Belgian East. Jnnct. Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg... Italian Junction Lake Coast. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.e.p. Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk.Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Riga and Danaburg Rome and Frsscati,... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Sambre and Meuse._ Do. 5i per cent. pref. 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Glenluce colt Brother to Scandal £lOO HANDICAP PLATE. Marauder Theodora Royalty colt Thirteen ran. RIDDLESWORTH STAKES. Gourd walked over. MATCH FOR 3,0001. Anton beat Kent by a neck. SPORTING NOTES. SAYINGS AND DOINGS. The "Craven" will not be a busy week. Few horses have arrived, and the " special" brought only a small accession of visitors. The night is bright, but cold withal, and the fineness of the weather has induced the visitors to promenade the street, or to form themselves into little conversational knots under the shadow of the New Rooms. The latest rumours are the topics of dis cussion, and they are sifted and commented upon with a warmth and earnestness worthy of the Temple Forum. The hostility which has been arrayed against Mentmore for the Two Thousand occupies the attention of one small group, and some light is thrown ou the subject by a new comer's stating tbat the horse was tried with New Brighton on Saturday morning, and found very much wanting indeed. This new coiner states his conviction that Mentmore is not worth fourpence. From Mentmore the conversation is turned to the latest arrivals, and the antics of Anton at exercise this morning excite some curiosity. It appears that the horse reared, and popped the lad who was riding him on to the ground. Anton got loose, but quietly went up to Alfred Day, who way on a hack, and (lid no damage either to himself or to anything else. " Alfred " afterwards mounted him, and sent him merrily along. The horse seemed quiet enough, and did not display much of that temper which the hard work that he went through last year caused him to show. Before these desultory notes meet the reader's eye, the great match between Kent and Anton will be decided. The appearance of Vedette and Ignoramus is next discussed. Vedette has not lost that " dot and go one" style of going which charaoterisd iiirn last year. It iss even said that whilst walking he limps worse than ever, and that his old complaint, rheumatism in the feet, grows upon him. After gallop, however, and when thoroughly warmed, he loses all his lameness and goes bowling along in that icket hal) which distinguished him last year. Ignoramus is as big, lumbering. and ugly as ever, and his great club- foot does not improve his appearance. " How about the handicap horses," suggests a " well informed party" in another throng. Then a budget of good and bad news is opened. Amsterdam has done no work for weeks. The French horse, Monarqu3, goes well and looks like staying. Brother to Bird-an-the- Wing appears soft, and does not seem to care for a dis tance. Fadladeen is a big and somewhat unfinished colt, requiring a good scope of ground. East Langton is; much improved, and is greatly fancied ; he has gross o and rounded into a remarkably compact colt. Pavi!iou is the pet of the Newmarket division. Since the Hough ton Meeting she has been scarcely stopped a fortnight in her work. " Can sh• stay 7" Why, of course, she can —didn't her race for the Feather Plate, which she ought to have won easy, prove that 1 Wouvermans has only just come in; his party fancy him, and he has had no flash trial this time. Stapleton, too, is mentioned with favour ; the Dividend filly and others are classed with the ragged let that could not win if they had only a tourpenny bit and a railway ticket tied to their tail. In another quarter the spirit of inquiry is directed into a new channel. " Many men, many minds," and opiaions different to those held by one group of loungers are exchanged and believed by another. Telegram is a three-cornered horse, and not much improved. Eclipse has not been seen, but people talk of h.m as if he were labouring under the Clydesdale epidemic. SMr of the East hag galloped several times, and is thought likely to win all his engagements, if Cuarles the Second do not come which is deemed improbable sad if the Cymba cult be not sent for from Danebury. , Vrestler has nut arrived, and Gunboat is scratched for a'l his engagements this week, so opinions agree that FiAerman will win the 100 Sove Plate on Wednesday. Such are the Sayings and Doings which have come to my knowledge sieve I have been located in this town. Ab ut a dozen starters are likely to show for the Newmarket Handicap, a somewhat larger field than this event has of late years commanded. Monarque, with Ashman "up," is deservedly fancied by his °ma party, and the remembrance of his success at Goodwood last year cause English turfites to regard his cbaoca with some fondness. For that event he beat a good three-yr-old like Riseb , r, at 211bs, and he is now called upon to meet Fadladeen, Pavilion, and Wouvermans—horses certainly not of the Riseber stamp—on much worse terms. The question iv, will he be capable of conceding lumps of weight, not only to the three-yr-olds, but to a four-yr eld horse, moderate though he be, like Worcester I I. must pause for a reply until after the race. I Expect Monarque to obtain a very forward position, but I scarcely deem him good enough to win. Fadla leen, according to hie running last year, should be a most dangerous competitor, and East Langton I bold in high estimation. Of the 3 yr-old horses, my partiality is for Pavilion ; if she be amongst the starters I shall expect her to compensate her party for the disappoint ment which Eloquence occasioned them last year. Wouvermans will be again backed by his owner and friends, but he ran a bad horse at Northampton. I shall place my hopes in WORCESTER AND PAVILION; but should the mare be withdrawn, I shall couple EAST LANGTOIA with Mr. Hughes's horse. The 50 cove. Sweepstakes will add another item to the winning score of Proud Preston Peg ; and Leontes sill secure the Tuesday's Riddlesworth. Lord of Lorn is not expected, and Eclipse will have only Eurydice to trouble him for the Sale Stakes, for in Telegram I have little faith. Star of the East is my choice for the Column Stakes, albeit it is expected that the Knight of Kars will be capable of making him hide his diminished head. The roarer Streamer will win his match, Fisherman the 100 Suva Plate. Rose de Florence will make Humming Bird sing small, and Ignoramus ought to beat Kent for Tue Claret Stakes. Arsenal may, however, be sent for to make up a show in the race. Costrel will win his engagement on Thurs day, and Leontes will come successfully through his o❑ Friday. I shall trust the lame'un, Vedette, for the Port. The Handicap Plate, A.F., has obtained a nu merically strong entry ; from the thirty-two nomina tions I shall select Monarque and Misty Morn. The chances for Catterick do not require calculation, and the meeting is too remote for me to indulge in a little guess work at the winners. A FRESH MAN. Newmarket, Monday Morning. Racing Abergavenny The Hoo ... ..... ... lO York Spring 13 Ilmley Spring l4 Malton lb Chester T,vistock Bath ll JU A.-cot 1 Hampton Newton. Beverley Summer l6 Bibury Club l6 Stockbridge .....•• ..... • • 17 JU. 1 Hereford ........... .... 1 ....... Ip4tt icb .................... 1 ... Pon t e fract ........ 0 libaut ..................... 2 Newmarket • July 6 Worcester Summer 8 AUG Ripon... Belford North Stnffordstme 3 Brighton Br gbton Ciub Lowni Wolverhrupton Rix(ling res for 1858. --- Eosorn Spring ............ 16 N,.winarket F S ....•.••• 19 Lanboidy ........... 22 ...... "Piytnuuth Spring ........• 2 9 Salisbury .................. .Y. Harpenden .............. 14 . Ep50m.................... 18 Manchester ............... 26 .. E. 18 Winchester 22 Cminf tl r etn-Tyne IN T e weo , Abro gdon 24 Carlisle 29 sht ewsbury 29 LT. Liverpool l4 Nottingbaui 2O Stao - Iliad 22 Marlborough 23 Goodwood 27 rUST. York lB Radcliffe 23 Egha►m Hereford 26 St cktou 26 LichsPld 3O I Great Yarmouth .31 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN. Euston Station, 3d April, 1858. The London and North-Western Board have to acknowledge and thank the deputations for their further minute dated 31st March, from which it would appear that the deputations consider the proposed agreement for equal rates proceeds on the assumption that it is to be " permanent ;" but the observance of such an agreement could not be en sured, even for a day, which is the only and sufffs cient reason why the London and North-Western did not contend for a longer term than three months, when that term was proposed by the Shef4 field and Great Northern Companies. In reference to the following observation of the deputation as to the agreement of July, 1854 "the only question upou which there is any sub• stantial difference between the parties," viz ; "The deputation repasts now, that nothing which it does is intended to interfere with the North-Western Company's rights to use that agreement before a parliamentary committee, in the same manner as if no. place on th e part o f t h e N ort h-W estern thing had taken C om p an y in deferents to the wishes of this deputation. " The deputation bas throughout conceived that while the agreement of 1854 may be ultra tires, yet, when considered as a question not of law, but of morality and good fai b, a committee of tt e House cf Parliament may feel that it was a compact which neitherpartywas questions jus tified in breaking wiihou t submi tting any issue to the tribunal of reference which the agreement had itself created for their determination ; and whether the snit be proceeded with or not to its fullest extent, the argument will still remain unimpaired, that any oona . pany receding from an agreement without sufficient jus. ti6cation, is not entitled to legislative a ssistance t oward. forming fresh combinations which that agreement WAN intended to prevent. "The deputation desires to reiterate that such in its view will be the Parliamentary position of t heNorth-Wes. tern Company in its opposition to any of the bills which the Sheffield Company is now promoting, or to which it is a party, as arising out of the severance, of its connec tion with ail North-Western and its alliance with other companies.' The London and North-Western directors are ad vised and believe, that any agreement or engagement on their part to limit the exercise of the company's legal rights, would prejudice, perhaps fatally, theit case, both in the Courts and before Parliament, where they are compelled to appear, most unwillingly, in defence of their property against aggressive and wrongful acts. As evidence, however, that the London and North Western Directors do not con template needless litigation, they offer, without reservation, that, in tho event of their taking any proceedings in ralal .n to the agreement of July, 1854, boy nd those admitted by the Deputations to be necessary and proper ; then the other party may at once deprive the London and North Western Company of al ,y advantage which they may be supposed to derive from a cessation of the present reade.s competition. The Directors of the London and North Western Company are quite unable to perce.ve how the present ruinous rates can be necessary to, or can assist in, the judicial decision of the var ous matters at issue between the Companies which ere all in c eiree of determination—the continuance of those injurious rates cannot be justified on the plea that either Company can, by such means, extort con cessions greater than they can hope to obtain from the proper tribunals. '1 he London and North Western Directors have or,lered the rates and fares between London and Peterborough to be restored to the rates fixed by the Great Northern (as the company possessing the sho!test route), and they are willing, and offer, without any stipulation (except that the rates shall be the same by both routes), at once, and micon eitieinally, to re-tore the rates and fares at all other points where the companies are in competition, to those in operation prior to the present contest, or to such other scale, and for whatever period, the depu tations shall consider reasonable. The continu ance, therefore, cr cessation, of the present reck less competition, ieets with the Sheffield and Great Northern companies. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT ON THE MAN CHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY. An accident of an alarming character occurred to the 630 p.m. train from Manchester on Thursday evening. The train, which consisted of seven carriages, with a he eak van in front and be hind, arrived at and left Penistone within a minute of ifs usual time. Only one of the carriages was of the first class. From an investigation made since, it is clear that the accident arose from the breaking of the tire of one of the hind wheels of this carriage which was filled with passengers for Sheffield. When the train had reached about two miles be yond Peuistone, and was at full speed, the passen gers were thrown into a state of alarm by the fear ful jolting of the carriages. The first-class carriage had lest its bind wheels, which, having become twisted under the second-class carriage behind, threw it off the rail, but not till its fore wheels were also detached from the body. The coupling chain between the two carriages at the moment broke. The second-class carriage, with the brake van behind crossed the space between the two sets of rails, and both were suddenly brought to a stand by being up , et upon the opposite rails. The passengers, eight i u number, were thrown upon one another, and se veral received severe contusions. The engine and the rest of the carriages continued their course. The first-class carriage was dragged at the tail of the others, minus its hind wheels, for a distance of about half a mile, the passengers in that and the ad joining carriages shouting and screaming, and one of them using a dog whistle, in the hope of making themselves heard by the engine -driver. The train at length was brought to a stand at the entrance of the Outhwatie teunne]. One of the pas engers, Mr. Eadon, in his fear of being carried into the tunnel, juwptd out of the train whilst it was in motion, and being thrown to the ground was rather seriously bruised and cut on the head and one leg. The driver of the engine (Sedgwiok), it appears had not heard the alarm made by the pas sengers. He states he was first aware of something being wrong in the train by the coupling chain in the first van and tender snapping asunder. The line at this point is on a decline. He saw, there fore, that if he had checked his engine, it would have been run into by the carriages behind, and the collision must have resulted in the death of some of the passengers. He, therefore, with great discretion, kept his engine ahead, until the momen tum of the carriages having become exhausted by the drag of the broken one at the tail, they were brought to a stand. Some of the passengers then ran back in search of Mr. Eadon, and assisted him to the train. It was not then known how far the other carriage and van had been dragged behind. The engine-driver, therefore, instead of searching for them, released himself of the broken first-class carriage, and hastened forward with the other por tion of the train, to give warning at the Wortley station of the line being obstructed. The train then came forward to Sheffield, which place it reached about half an hour after its proper time. The guard left with the detached part of the train had, in the meantime, run back to the Penistone station, and telegraphed to Sheffield for assistance. The line was soon cleared of the two broken car riages and van, and some displaced rails restored. The passengers who had been left behind made their way to the Penistone station, and were brought forward to Sheffield by the next train, which arrived at half-past 11 o'clock. Many of the passengers in various parts of the train received severe bruises, but none of any serious injury. FATAL ACOIDENT IN N W SHOREHA HARBOUR.-TWO LIVES LOST. resulted in the death of Shoreham harbour, which reesfu the harbour works, On Friday a melancholy dent occurred in New Wm. T. King, 44, forenian ; mar iner. King, who and Joshua H. Dinnage, 30, attion of a boat, with great pains in the t c o o compete for the prizes gives had a strong passion fooretra aquatic sports, had taken which lie Shorehamintended to regatta. Accordingly the at the annual fortbeet arteigoantLasiirlle provedt . lasto w c o h m e rt . t o hi Since that time he had had her en tirely failure. — par e r boat was entered h a uled ; several improvements were made tirely trar: ° " un derflis own immediate superintendence, completed to his satisfaction, Good Fri was the day fixed upon for her trial trip. day Hav ing secured the services of Diunage, a mariner a u n p d o r i V h i e e r . o f great experience, and a harbour-pilot named Tom Matthews, all three embarked in the little craft about a quarter past one, having previously shipped a quantity of iron ballast and removed the inn keel of the boat. The helm was entrusted to Dinnage, who a-sumed the command with a firm determination to put, the boat thoroughly through her pace;. A stiff breeze was blowing at the mo ment of embarkation, and when the party had cleared the wharf and reached the opposite point at what is called the Saltiugs, Matthews cautioned Dinnage against straining the boat beyond her power , , and advised him to lull. Dint age replied, " Oh, let her go, let her go," and in a few minutes afterwards a squall caught her and sent both the owner and helmsman to eternity. Matthews, who is noted for his obesity, and for the hair-breadth escapes he has hail in the channel, swam, or rather r died, to a shoal place in the river, whore he o_ i _ s t oned a f00tm , 27, and where he remained up oli occurred irm-pits in the water until a boat came and nrouglit him athote. 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