The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-17 00:00:00

, But, admi t first Not is the baton , [in, by sere is th his there th his chef, Luctor, - 2 lc ome falling bows, Lmphi ,note." ast act nthem conse• en ced. yen to urday great It is house ld say .s for iously. :as he Le and ineant ging Of at the r e raids 'atm in a event rued in or Mr. matter 032 the mately pon hie impeP arcane )pgiaes ad Mr• sent is se alo 'd, the I Lady Lady 3 Gros -10 Earl he Earl itess of mute° rough' fa and ad the Coan' "illierey it and [orant , scount L a dy Lord 3/1.1".9 )X a t bi Lad,' onif 6 w ith Laq MONEY MARKET AN 11 COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'Ceoces. The advises from most of the manufacturing dis tricts report that business is gradually improving from its late gloomy state. At Leeds there had 19 een a better sale fur the heavier kind of cloths, and in the cloth-halls and warehouses a fair amount of purchases had been made, and the autumn trade, it is generally expected, will be of a full average character. Wools are in steady demand, at fair prices. At Bradford there is rather more ma chinery employed on American account, and the prospect of a revival of trade with the United States continues to improve, and the condition of the working classes in the district is improving, al though not very rapidly. Business at Hudders field has not been very active, buyers having pur chased small quantities ; but altogether prices of both wools and goods remain firm, with an up ward tendency. The hosiery trde at Leicester has exhibited rather more activity. Worsted yarns are flat, but in wools a fair amount of business has been reported at full rates. There has been less activity exhibited in the Cotton Market at Manchester, but spinners and manufacturers having rather large orders on hand, demand full values. For printing cloths there is a fair inquiry, and long cloths, owing to . the short ness of stocks, are advancing in value. The average business during the past week is reported not to have been large, but a cheerful and firm tone per vades the market. At Birmingham the iron trade Continues very steady, and prices have exhibited increased firmness, owing to considerable orders having been given out by the East India Company. In the fancy trades of the district there is little improvement to notice, but the Papier mach6 and elect.ro-plate branches have shown signs of improvement. The hardware trade at Sheffield continues very languid, but the improvement lately noticed in the file and tool trade continues. The demand for the Continent has slightly improved, and in some branches of the Cutlery trade symptoms of improvement have been exhibited. At Wolverhampton the various hard ware trades of the district have shown a little improvement, but some of the wholesale houses have been moderately active. Accounts from Liverpool report that the cotton Market en Saturday closed heavily, and quotations Were without any material change. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by the exporters. The Railway Share Market Manifested a very quiet appearance, and prices tended downwards. There were no withdrawals of gold from the Bank on Saturday, and it is expected that the Movement, if it has not wholly ceased, will, at all events, diminish. The least upward turn in the exchange of Paris would no doubt destroy that Profit which has lately been derived from the trans- Mission of specie to France. In the event, how ever, of further consignments being made—for While there is any chance of profit the principal firms who embark in such operations will assuredly continue their remittances—no uneasiness need be felt lest the bullion at the Bank will be reduced to ' such an extent as to affect unfavourably the position and prospects of the money market. The late efflux is altogether of an exceptional character, and cannot be prolonged when the shipments of silver to the East are so limited, and when, moreover, the Bank of France do not require supplies ob tained from this country. Meanwhile, the imports of the precious metals are increasing, several vessels having been announced this morning With gold. If the withdrawals have ceased, t he deficit caused by those which have already eccurred will soon be replaced, but the chief part o f the supplies just received will, no doubt, be absorbed for export purposes. These arrivals in clude the following :—the Roxburgh Castle, from Melbourne, with 50,267 oz. ; the Sydenham, from ' 4elb chine, with 26,669 oz. ; and the Calleroon, Z i ts th 19,921 of th e total value of 387,4281. B es id es these the Tagus has been announced from Gibraltar, theu „, Mannering from Melbourne, the Na ar'hn from Adelaide, and the Alhambra from the W est Indies ; but the amount of specie they bri ng is not yet knows. --- The general position of t h e Di scoun t M ar k e t re roain 3 unchanged. At present the improvement of trade has been too limited to produce such an in ere of applications for money as to influence the cur rent I_ terms. They consequently continue very , w ) and without any signs of permanent alteration. ue re is no prospect of any change in the mini mum uln._for some time, for the last return issued by is auk of England showed that in spite of the decline in the notes a n d go ld, th e fi n a nc i a l position of the establishment had i m p rove d—th a t i s to say, its „ liabilities had been grea tly di m i n i s h e d, while the reduction of its assets was comparatively unim portant, There w a s a special meeti n g of th e S u b mar i ne Telegraph Company to-day, at which power was t aken, to rai se 150,000/. more capital f o r th e com pletion o f t wo su b mar i ne li nes , one t o D enmar k a " the other to Hanover, for which privileges have been granted to the company. There is continued firmness in the market for English Sto c k s , an d a lth oug h th e transact i ons are limited, they aro not of a character to producede pression. The suspense created by the debate natu rally checks business,and amidst so much uncertainty it is rather surprising that values should be so well maintained. Consuls have been 97i and 971 for Money ; for account they have been at 97i and 9 4 The New Three per Cents. are 95/ 96 ; and also the Reduced. Bank Stock is 221, and India do. 222. Exchequer Bills are 375. to 40s. P: 611 1- ; and the Bonds, 100 k g ; Indian Deben kuresi 1001 Fo re ign Securities are quiet, but continue at n 'T'eady rates. T ur ki s h 6 per C en t s. are mar k e d u6 t t and the 4 per Ce n t s . are qu it e nom i na l. Peruvian Dollar Bonds have been dealt in at 63k, wader Land W arran t s at Grenada New Active at 2 Buenos Ayres at 82, and the Deferred at 18. Sardinian are 92f, Spanish 3 per Cents. 441 and Brazilian 5 per Cents. 102 k. A. very limited business has been done in the railway share market this morning, but in on e or two instances a slight i m p rovemen t i s apparent. Great Northern, Great Western, Lancashire and Y orkshire, North British, and South-Eastern advanced 55., and Eastern Counties 10s. In the ether lines dealt in there is little alteration to report in prices. The foreign and colonial lines ar of e very inactive. East Indi an an d G ran d T run k Canada have each declined about 10s. Miner, Banks, an d Mi sce l laneous Shares are dull and prices show a downward tendency, Lon don and County have receded 5s and Uuion of Australiaimproved about ss. Crystal . Palace and London General Omnibus Company are at previous quotations. ____.-- tit/TISPI FONDS THIS D____ AY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Offiesca List;) Bank Stock 221 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities._ 3 Per Cent. Console Annuities ............. •• 97$ 1 4 1 Ile. . per Cent. Annulus* , Long - Annuiti es (E xp. sth Jan., MO).-1 4- 222 vndia•Stock. zt , • ,, iionds, ZIOO Ditto, under 4000 2l CoLbola f or Account ..... 978 A Esob.qusr 13111 s, 244 March. June. P. 500 I 37 40 g:11000 .. I 40 37 _ I 40 80141....... Exchequer Bonds, 1858, lii per Cont.... _ 101 A li betto. 1559 P a r WES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT O NE 102 i ,„ aunan 5 per Cent. 'scenes Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent. O'CLOCK. Oitto Account ' B2 .. Ditto Deferred 3 per Cent 4quador New Consolidated _ _ r ena Ditto da NewProvi ; sional Land Warrant Active, 2f per Cent. Rard ll4l'es° 13°"8. 3 per Cent., 1853 ...••• 4 1 Ci iii 'man Done..a 5 pe r Cent. Ittnaltnial'hil 138 5;;(1 18 ; ; G per l c fl en n t t. 44 . ! Ditto Account ............. . .......... . Joy IN hiv idends on the a b ove p .... ayable ndon. in Lo Peru Dollar Bonds, 4i per Cent. 63i TWO O'CLOC K. Consol s C°ll'l°l9, money ....... .. .......... -.... 97 i for a ccount s 97i—buyers SHAM MARKETS (This Day). R A ILWAY S. Clot& g Saturday Business done this day. R e 4 7 - 8 70 - 72 9i - 10 26 - 27 90 - 92 84i - 85 ; 35 - 37 4i - 5 ... .... ... 8 - 8 161 - 17. 60 - 61 45 - 47 31 - 33 15 - 17 90 - 92 63. --• 64 28 - 28. 93 - 95 9i - 10 104 - 105 91 - 93 128 - 1 2 ( 101 - 103 . 511 - 55, - 58 86 89 I 11 —l2 p 11 —12,. 911 1 d 1 a ••• - .. i 6 - 6 107 - 109 93 - 93: - 95i - 96, 38 - 38. 1 - 92i - 93 65 67 ... .'".. ... 4 ••• ..". ••• ci, = 13 62 - 64 3i - 3 - 51 Oi - 931 2 --- 1 ti 47 - 48 74i .- 754 93 - 95 U - 43,1 76 - 86 8 - 9 SO - 32 •? i'd 103 - 110 27A - 28 80 - - 82 45 - 47 21 - 36 - 37 691 - 70 821 - 831 13 - 15 7 -5(. 8 - 10 35 - 36 6 = iiii ... - . i 4 -61 RAILwAt. tmbg. Nottng. Bost. Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ballynitm Btrmng. Wolverli. %.‘ Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. T.ancsh. Cheshire Junct...... Rlackburn Myth & Tyne original .C2s(iss. at £45).... Bristol di Exeter__ Caledonian.-- 'Chester & Efolyhea Cork and Bandon... . Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Ds. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJanc Dun. P. &Aber June. East Anglian . ..... Eastern Counties EasternUnion,A.stk Do., do. 8.... ....... Do, New A East Kent ...... East Lancashire East Suffolk ....... Do. ... Edinburgh & Glasgos Edinb.Prth. aDund4 , Forth and Clyde June. Furness ........ Glasgow& S. Western Great N. of Scotland Groat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock ..... Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds. ...... Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. London do Blackwall Do. New, i=s. 51. 10s. Lond.Bright. & S. Cs t. Lo. d dEo o ing n i & L4th N. W S. Western r Lndndrry.&Coleraine r,ndiadrry. & Ennisk. Wanch.Shef..kLincln. Wetropolitan Widland Do. Birming. & Dori) , vlidland G. West. (Ir. Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt./4 berg.dairfd Newry & Armagh tiewry, Warrenpoini & Restrovor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock .. Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern— Berwick Dodo. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n........ N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City in. North Staffordshire.. North Western........ N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sitiugbourne &Sheer ,South Devon South Eastern !South Wales 'S. Yorksh. Rivvr That Do.. Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton 4 Hartlepl Taff Vale... , Do. Pref., No. Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick 'West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class BRITISH pl Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A Buffalo & Lake Hut. I Intr. , Brnt. & Go d ch. 6 p. c.bds. , 1 Aug..'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 Juno, '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.,'s9 Geelong & Mclbourm 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. Now Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '60... Do. do., '73, d 0.... Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4. P.C Do. do., 5 por e. Do. 4t p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. l i Do. 4th Ex., do. Ondo (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per 0 Do SSESSIONS. i - iP - IP 8 - 9 183 - 88 77 - 80 75 - 78 - ••• - ••• k - i 108 - 109 - , ii - ri 194 —19 i 49 51 82 83 21 1 4 214 194 —19 i —14 d 'lOB - 112 108 - 112 105 108 18. 194, 20d 20a1 d_ id IPP ••• ....m ••• i '''' i P FOREIGN. Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia & Fran clic° , Belgian East. Janet. Beziers to Graissessac Carraeaux& Toulons.., Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction se Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. New Namur k Liego Do. do. 6 p. c. Prof Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk. Pre f Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife & San Frau., (Peruam.) g. 7 p. c. Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati-. Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cont. Sambre and Meuse_ Do. 5i per cent. pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5t per o. Prof W.&N.W. of France Western of Austria West. of Switzerland W lesraden Do,B p. cent. prof. Zealand ........ ... ..... JOINT-STO Agra dr United Serv Nustralasia Bankßß r a in. Bank ao L ff B LE k ogyn . d c dpo L tu n Co. British N. American C.Bk. of lnd. City Colonial Commercialof Canada Commercial of Loud. Eng.Scot.tkAns.Ctit. Lon. Ch. Bk.of A .1E t. London and County London Joint Stock. Lond.andWestminst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. Now South A astralia , Do. New Union of Australia._ Do. Now Union of London Unity Mutual....., Webtraßk oi bond 6 i - Ili I - li 2a 2i 5 -4: 25 - ••ii = ii 31 - 4 p 25 - 26 *. 21 22 37b 37 • 8i - •• 30 - 30: - 61 1 - ... --- •• I - i• 8 -- 8} 81 -- 9i IBi -- 19 5 -5/ 91 -9/ 221 -- 6 , 04 '''... • • I • •• .., BANKS. 80 - 81 21i- 21i 45 - 47 1 ... '""" .. - 56 - 58 l7t -18 f 191 -- 191 39i -- 40 17i -- 18 1 61 -- 63 ••• ••• 45 - 46 31 - 32 22i -23 t .••• ••• 19 17d 100 100 100 all all 11 11A St: St. 122, St. [OO too 5 [OO 3t 100 100 1100 100 100 I 161 100 100 100 31.1 20 20 10 St. 161 100 100 1.00 100 all all 60i 1 104 92 129 55 $ 91g i 1071 93j i i i 38. 8 5 01 i i 921 3 691 108 7i THE SUN, LONfDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 17, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.; RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices Staudt% v Basins. this day. CORN EXCHANGE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. The country markets held on Faturday were but mode• rately supplied with wheat, yet m ost kinds sold slowly at about previous quotations. In barley—the supplies of which were by no means extensive—only a limited busi ness passing, on former terms. Oats, beans, and peas sold steadily at full prices, but flour was a dull inquiry. Tho trade for wheat bas been far from active in the continental markets. Prices, however, have beon sup ported. In spring corn a steady basiness has been trans actsl at full quotations. Up to our market last week the arrivals of home-gr )wn produce were limited. From abroad we received 5,647 qrs. of wheat, 2,033 barley, 31,714 oats, 1,183 beans, 5 peas, 885 tares, 3,230 linseed, 350 rapeseed, 20 sundry seeds, and 2,288 sacks of flour. Fresh up, to-day, from Essex, Kent, &c., by land car riage, very few samples came frdsh to hand, and the ar rivals by water carriage were on a limited scale. The stands were, for the most part, scantily supplied, and the demand was by no means brisk. However, a good demand was effected at a somewhat earlier period than usual, at prices qnito equal to those realised on Monday last. In some instances, fine parcels were is par quarter advance. We were well supplied with manly all kinds of foreign wheat. For the most part the transactions wore on a re. tail scale, yet late rates were well supported. Barley was in short supply and moderato request, at full prices. Good and line malt supported fernier terms, but the de mand for it was very inactive. Inferior qualities were much neglected. Although we have ha 4 a steady influx of foreign oats the eat trade ruled steady at last Monday's quotations. Both beans and peas were in short supply and mode rato request at fully last week's quotations. The transactions in flour were only moderate ; neverthe less, late rates were steadily supported. The show of foreign qualities was only moderate. CURRENCY PER, II Wieat—Essex k Kent, Bed •• now 39 . 1t0 44s Ditto.. • .... old —s , Ditto, White new 45s 52a Ditt0........ old —e —s i Norfolk and Lin coin, Red, o'd ---s Ditto new •• • • 40s 45; Rye—Old ............ —s —s Now ............ 329 3is Barley—Grinding..• •• 2Gs 303 Malting ......... 35s 383 . . 38s 41s Malt—tiaffolkand Nor- PERIAL MEASURE. Nfalt—Chevalier G6s to 68s Oats Yorkshire and Lincolusk.,Feed 218 24s Potato .•• 25s 31s Toughs! and Cork 81ack....... 19s 248 Cork, White ..... 20s 30s SoOtch,Feed. •... 20s 25s Beans—Tlok ......... 349 359 Pigeons .... 38 4as Peas—Grey 40s 428 Maple 41s 43s White........... 418 43s 80i1er5..........423 448 folk.. ........ 533 fUts Brown ..• •• • • . • r..... Sae 56 8 Kingston and War e 581 66s Flour—Town-made... 381 40s Suffolk ......,... 33a 36a Stoaktn &Norfolk 303 32s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week week in 1857 we :ic1 5 2 8 , 1 22 h 0 e a ; d in I l n Bs t 6 h , e 7 Bcl 7; rr i e n sp l o B n s d s i , ng l,l93 ;and in 1851, r w e e e e r v 1 ],978; in 1853, 2,582 ; in 1852, 2,451 ; and in 1851, 2,102 head. • - iI IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WWI. From Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigs. Rotterdam 4B ... 186 ... 7 ... 400 ... Amsterdam ... ___ Rarliugen 212 ... 64 ... 10 ... 29 ... Ilamburgh ... _ ... _ Molting ... ... ___ A.utwerp ... 13 ___ ... T0ta1.... 480 ... 1 , 548 ... 101 ... 439 ... 13 The yearly imports Is as follows : Ba comparison sSheep. of weekly Lambs. Calves. Pi gs . 1857 603 ... 1 , 332 ... 24 ... 257 ... 4 1856..... 121 207 ... 409 ... 43 ... 1 2 2 ... e 1855 5 77 .. 6 ... 462 ... 7 1854 353 „„ 1,012 “, 9 ... 396 .. 8 1853 462 ... 1 ; 741 ... 13 ... 338 .. . 28 1852 309 ... 1,626 ..• 30 ... 435 ... 14 o We bad only a moderate supply of fo re i gn s t oc k i n to day's market, and its generalcondition w as ver y m iddli ng. supply of beasts was rece i ve d pts were li m it e d . F or near l y , affArrl from fsmbuh breeds, loeuetphd this es ,r average te quarters time c morning ondoit condition from oe e fwhich was good we had a i u own grazing districts, but moderate inquiry, at last Monday's quotations. The best Scots sold at 4s 4d per_Blbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,950 Scots and short-horns; from othor parts of Englanfl, 210 of various breeds; from Scotland 100 Scots ; and from Ireland, 29 oxen. , There was a good supply of sheep in the market, both as to number and quality. Some breeds were in fair re quest, at full prices; otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish state, and in some instances the quotations ruled a shade lower. _ Lambs were in full average supply, and sluggish re quasi' at about stationary prices. About 320 lambs came fresh to hand from the Isle of Wight. Calves were in short supply and sluggish request, at about stationary priced. In pigs very little was doing, on former terms. Per Sibs to sink the offale. d. 8. d. I •. d. 8. (1. [nferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 PrimeSouthdown 4 4 4 6 Second quality.... 3 4 3 6 Largo crse. ealvos 4 0 4 6 Prime large °ran 3 8 4 () Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Prime Soots, &o. 4 2 4 4,Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 4econd quality ...3 8 4 OSuckling calves-19 0 23 0 Prime arse.-wlled.4 0 4 2 Quarter old pigs.l9 0 22 0 Lamb, 59 8d to 7s Od. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Boasts Sheep and lambs 22,260 Beasts l2O Sheep and lambs .. Calves Calves ~ Pigs 4051 Pigs 4. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, May 18, 1857, and this day, Monday, May 17, 1858. Per Blbs, to sink the offals. May 18, 1857. s. d. 9. d. Coarse and inferior beasts ~„ 2 10 to 3 0 Second quality ditto ... 3 2 3 6 Primo large oxen 3 8 4 2 Prime Scots, die 4 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior sheep 4 2 4 6 Second quality ditto 4 8 410 Prime coarse woofed ditto 5 0 5 4 Prime Southdown ditto 5 6 510 Lambs „.. 5 6 6 4 Large coarse calves 3 8 4 6 Prime small ditto ... 4 8 5 2 Large hogs ▪ 3 S 4 2 , Neat small porkers . ▪ 4 4 501 Beasts_ 3,830 Sheep and lambs 21,350 Calves... ... 118 Pi g s ..• •.. ••• ••• ...310 May 17,1858 I d. s, d. yl oto 3 2 13 4 3 6 ;3 8 4 0 ; 1 1 4 2 4 4 1 ; 1 1 . 3 4 4 2 4 3 6 6 4 0 : 1 4 0 4 2 8 7 0 ; 1 4 0 4 6 ;4 8 5 0 2 4 0 -I 2 4 4 3,825 22,260 132 405 SUPPLIES ON Semi, May 19, 1856.—Beasts, 3,647; sheep and lambs, 18,930; calves, 109; pigs, 250. May 21, 1855 . —Beasts, 4,290; sheep and lambs, 21,770; calves, 120 ; pigs, 440. NEWGATB AND LEADENEIALL. For the time of year the supplies of both town and country-killed meat on sale here to-day were tolerably good. Prime beef, mutton, and lamb sold steadily at full prices. Otherwise, the trade ruled heavy. Per Bibs by the carcase. 5. d. e. d. Beef, interior ...... 2 10 3 2 Do., middling ..... 3 4 3 6 Do. prime large.. 3 8 3 10 Do., do. ema11..3 10 4 0 Pork, 1arge,..... 3 0 3 6 Lamb, 5s e. d. e. d Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 310 Do., prime„,..., 4 0 4 4 Veal..., 3 8 4 8 Pork. small., 3 8 4 2 I to 6a 4d. U ROG HP. For good and fi ne B h O ops, the H show O of which has become less extensive, there is a steady demand, at very full prices. Inferior qualities are a dull inquiry, at barely late rates. Last week's imports were 20 bales from Ham burg and 25 ditto from Hainbro'. New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70s to 11.2 s ; Weald of Sent do., 54s to 66s ; New Sussex do., 50s to 60s ; Year lings, 21s to 503. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of hotne-grown potatoes have not increased since our last report, a n d th e imports frontabroad h a v e amou nted to 574 tons from Dunkirk, 30 tons from Calais, P. 102 tons froto Rotterdam, and 80 Good and fine samples are in mode raterequest; otherwise, the demand is iu a very sluggish state. York regonts 110 s to 180 s per ton ; Essex and Kent, SOs to 1609; Scotch, 120 s to 160 a; ditto cups, 708 to 90s ; middlings. Wo s iifTr i org7ir • to —.; Lincolus, 120 s to 140 s ; blues, —8 to - a • Belgian, 50a to 90 8 . lictBist WOOL, Although there has been rather more steadiness in the bid- The i f following I I i o o w i i d n dings for most kinds of wool at the public sales held since Monday l es t, prices have continued to rule ld to fully 2(1 h ave been realised .—Sydney and Moreton Bay—clean pieces, le to 13 Bd. Port Philip—clean sheep's, is 5d to 22 21d ; scoured, is 41 to 2s 2d ; lambs', is 74d to 2s 24.21; per sh ee l lb. , b o i n s e a t 74 h d t the former 2.s2 d series. scoured, slips assured, 1.9 6d to la 9A ;gtoqu;staOtidss; pieces, is 6d to Is 8d ; laibs' I.e 8d to is 101 Van D omen's Land—clean sheep's, is 5d to' is 10;d ; lamb's, is 8d to is 10d ; broken, 11d to is Sid . grea se, 7d to 11d. Adelaid e — c l ean sheep ' s, i s l i d , lambs, le bid t o 2 s. New Zealand—clean o t is 11'd ; sheep's, is 4,id to is 8d ;broken, le 3td. Cape—clean sheep's, 94 : 1 to is 70 ; lamb's, i s 3d . ; secured, llid to is ; grease, 5d -5d to llid per lb. P r i va t e l y, t h e market i s heavy in the extreme, at almost nominal rates. Last week's imports were only 96 bal from Alexandria. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) SUNDAY MoRNING IN THE HAYMARKET.—Ann Jahn son, a prostitute, was charged with being drunk and orderly on Sunday morning in the Haymarket, and Wil liam Jones, a fashionably-attired young man, was charged with obstructing the police in the execution of their duty. Holder, 297 A, said that early on Sunday morning, he saw the female prisoner drunk in the Haymarket, and having told her to go away, and elle refusing, he attempted to take her i..to custody, when the male pri sorer came up and said, " Well, I3obbies, you need nut treat the female so. You Peelers had better mind what you are about." lla to:d him not to interfere, when he commenced his s ing and groaning, which the mob that had assemble.' took up by groaning also. Prisoner—You say I said Bobbies. Why, I never heard the word before, hardly. Another constable was called, and said he heard him make use of the word "Bobby," and groan and hiss at them while faking the woman into custody. Prisoner—l never groaned or hissed at all. I merely thought the police were too rougb, and told them to " mind, for she was but a woman." Mr. Bingham --Yen have no right to interfere at all. If thieves and other low persons found a person like him with a respectable coat on his back, acting as he did, there was no knowing what might be the consequences. The police were properly doing their duty in removing a Oranken prostitute—one of that clan, against whom there were so many complaints. He Lad no right to interfere except in a case where there was extreme violence being need, and as there was not any in this case, he must pay a flue of 40a., and the female sa. Bnckghamsb Clydesdale Je Col.Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 E. Un. 11. Sh. Glas. 13arr. & Nells.Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. A Shares Do. 21art,": Lon. &Greenw, Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. I Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bston. and Matlock Mdld. Bradt& Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N. &Est.s p.c. De. 6 per et Do 4 :Fised sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn. & Hit. Shrews. & Her S. Stafford sh earVal.g6pc Do Wilts&Somrst Ln. &N. Vv Caledon E.U.4E.0 Gt.Nortln E. Count. Caldonian Do Gt.Westn. Y. & N.M Do %. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do La. &N. W. di Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do Do L. &1%. W Do Gt. Northn T. Bras/soy M. Meloa I Stk. &Dar Do Gt. Westn Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 50/.) & Ex. 4 p. c. it. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4? p. c Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork & Bandon 5 kp,c Dun. Perth. &Aber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un. ' G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lane ash. 6 p.cts E. & W. York. J. sth , Edin.dt Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prtlr.&Dun.4p,e. Furness, 5 p. Glas. & p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem._ Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prc Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 pert. Prof. St. Gt. W.(B.&ILEx.Spc Do. con, red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. C. Do, irred. 4 per Tent. Do. 5 p. C. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. 511 Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesh, Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do ' Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. ' Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W. , Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. ct... Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. Sh Londy.&Ennis. Sh M., S., &L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. .£6 Do. do. 3 per cent. Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do. do. Aid. Consul. 6 p.c. St. o. Con. Br. B ir. 6 p.c. Do. 4A p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. ail. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. p.c.red. 5 p.c. pin. Do. Perpot. 6 pr. ct. Nod k D eb. 4p. c. Sh. Do. 5 pi. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 V.5p..,1547 North British Do. 71. Preference N.B. Beres. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do 'Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York EL & S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. C p.c. ' Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Do. do. Debeatr. St Scot. Ccut.New Pref Sc.N. E. Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. c10.3i p.c. pf. St South Devon 95 - 97 1101 - 103 6 - 64 110 - 115 107 - 112 111 - 117 112 - 115 130 - 135 79 - 81 - ,ii 4 : la 113 - 115 104 - 106 63 -- C 5 10 -- 5 1 -- e 93 -- 94 87 -8) 88 -- 90 100 -- 1(12 91 -- 101 16 -- 17 9i -10 i 73 -- 74 181 -- 191 9 -- 91 131 -14 i 138 -- 142 1160 - 165 120 - 122 d _ 6I 137 - 139 100 - 102 92 - 94 111 - iii, 1106 - 108 9A 10G 11 d IP 22A 2s 120 - 122 107 - 109 99 ,-- 101 1.21 - 123 125 - 130 74 - 70 10 -10 i E S Do. fixed 44 pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. o. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh Do. New 4A pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4A p. o S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. o Do. do. do. Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc 231 - 244 102 - 104 101 - 103 100 - 102 15 - 17 27 3 / 4 - 2r.3/4 48 - 81 93 - 100 101 - 103 13 - 15 138 - 140 4 - 4j 109 - 111 ii - 14 24 - 25 98 - 100 97 - 9 9 57 P 9 tP - ! 11 - 140 9 1 - 10 - - 100' 32 - P3l 90 - 92 I PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. . . 2112 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 11 - 12 I 20 14 B r itish Iron - 4 • . 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 83 -• ./0 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 461 -48 ) •• • 30 East Basset (Mogan) 95 i 10 0 . 17s Great South Tolgus l4 - 15 ... 17i5 Clrt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 5 - 5 4 54 ••• • 7l'Grt. VV. Vor (Holstu.) 1 4 - 2 . 17s Lady Bertha - lii ••• 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 74 - nB4 ::. . N.W.Basset (Illogan) 104 - 113 6115 North Wheal Crofty 5 - 6 ••• ....; 9 14 y p a o r r . k c ei o n n a s u .( . st oy .B e laxy nd. ) ) 19.1 .. ....- 204 191 20 ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 1 1• _4 14 ... 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleari 395 05 ... 2S. Carn Brea (Illogn. 34 - 4i . . 19 'S, W, Frances(lllogn. 1 230 -- 240 5 44 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co.l f - 1 4 10 9 Tin Croft 34 - 4 ... 40 Un.Miuoe (Gwennap) ... - ••• ... 1256 V. of Towey (Camay, ; 11 - 10 ... 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 24. - 25) ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 10J - 1 10 ' ... 54 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 220 - 23) • ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 290 - 300 ~ ... 54 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 41 - 54 a ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 9 -- 10 ... 8 Wll.Ma. Ann (Menht.) 45 -••• 47 4 Wh. Trelawnoy (Lis.) 2$ ...- 25 FOREIGN MINES. : Zu 74 Australian - i 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 4 -i p 1 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .C 5 pm) - 24 30 all Do. Cocaos & Cuiada .• . - .. 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 13 - 14 1 4 Clarendon Con. MM 40 all Co C b o i:e o C f Copper •• • •• ••- ...d . l6 Copiapo 4 4 Z 46 12 . 1. all Dun Mountain Cop•) per Mining Co. 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 li Lusitanian 1 all ariquita 1 all Now Granada 1 all Novoan Mondo - ••• 20 all Pont.SiLLol.& &nit 21'14894 : 1 ----; . 21 7 :91:4. 5 1 Port Philip .• - ••• 30 16f Santiago do Cuba , lf - 24 all United Mexican 13;- 34 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) .. li ... 25 19 ' Australian Agricult. 29. - 304 10 all lAustraln. Royal Mail 1 -. 15 10 all ,Berlin Water Works.. 3. - 44 10 2 Do. New iss. at 5/. d .. - 50 40 Brit. American Land ..: ... 100 324 Canada - ••• 133 - 137 St. 100 Do.Go.apc.Jan&July 1154 - 1164 116 i St. all 'Copper Min. of Eng. 25 - 30 25 all Do. Prof. 74 p. cent. 25 - 27 5 all Crystal Palace l4 - 14 14 5 all Do. Preference - 44 4 all Crystal Pal. of France . , 20 all iFAatern Steam ii _ ii St. ,100 Electric Telegraph -10 ii 1 all ,Electric Tel. of Irol ... _ 5 all 'En.dtAust.Cop.SinCo 14 - ii 10 I.os.'Eur. & Ind. Jan. Tel. ... _... 9 all Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) 31 _4 4 20 'di Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(liro.) l ... ~._. .. ' 15 14 ;Gen. Steam Navigat. .. _.... 20 5 ,London Discount 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibub 2/ - 3 24 20 10 !Magdalena St. Navig. ... - 10 all ,Moditeran. Elec. Tel. 7 - ii -10 all 'Do. Extension Teleg. ... - ... 10 all Moxican&S.Amerion ... - ... 25 5 !Nat. Discount Co.._ 1 - i 10 6 Netherlands Land I - 1 10 all Do. Do. - • 5 all Do.B p.c.PLiss, at 1d 2 - 21 5 3 Do. Do. - I , d 100 80 New B. StisT. S. Land 16 - 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov. s p.c.D. 101 - 102 1 all N. B. Australasian... 20 all Nrth.ofEuropoSteaw 2 - 3 1 all Oriental Gas - la I 10s. Do Now Shares 4d 4p 5 all P eel E r. Ld. do Minrl l4 24 50 all Peninsular & Oriental ... - ... 50 10 Do. Now - •••p 50 all hymney Iron . 21 - 23 100 60 Royal Mail Steam.... 59 • - 61 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 - 14 St. 100 S.Aus. Gov.6p.c.bds. 109 -11 111 10 25 all South Austral. Land 355 - 364 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 4 - 1 1 all Do. Registered - 1 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can . -- . . 100) 284 , Van Dten2eu's Land l 3l !... 16 SEEDS. No transact ions of importanc e h ave taken Mace either in cloverseed or trefoil. Canary has advanced per qr. Linseed and rape seed are in request at very full prices. Mustar d 3d. to 4d. .. 200 23. Coriander ............ 28s 32s and spring t ' ar ea are quite as dear as last week. Other seeds support last week's quotatio n s. turnip White,per bush. 15s to 163 Can.ftway ....... ..... 44, 48s .. 103 15s Ilempseed ,per quarter 403 44s White, new.. a... 16s 183 Linseed, Eng.iowing, 72s 74s ..63 0,1 73 Od tares,Winter,new.. Crushing .. •• •• •. 503 57s s -3 Baltic ......••.• 483 50s c a nary ,per quarter •• 843 . ',! 1 . 4 Odessa .......•.. 5 1 s 53 3 Rye grass (new) .. ...• 203 2ti 9 Linseed Cake, pr. ton.. ciever,RedEng.(cwt.) —s -8 English .. ... 0 1 lOs 10 Os k iust B a w r ' l d ,tro . w •.ll ...• ". Voreign,per ton 81 IQ:. 10 5s 0 —3 Rape Cakes, per ton ••5/ 53 6 Os White.. •• —3 73 Rapeseed, new, pr qr. 68s 74s trefoil, new.......... 17$ 223 F W o h r i e t i e gn ' ll e " d .... .... •••• 2 0 TALLOW. Since our last report only a moderate btiiinessen transacted in tallow .. and prices ot have had a downward y per cwt. cashs : town tallow, 525. with ; r ugh fat, 25. 5 01 1 per owt. tendenc. To-day Yon the s quoted at 53. 6j, igs4. 1855. 185 G. 1857. 1 1858. ---- Stock this day 35 ' 975 61a °Aso Price of Y. C — 3 Od Delivery last week .. I 539 Ditto from June 1 92,060 Arrivals last week.. 1,190 Ditto from Jimel.... 194,726 Price yf Town 6 ls;04.1 46,680 52s 3d to —s Od 1,613 84,719 7,450 95,399 53i 6d 16.359 10,052 9,745 46s Odu, 55 i 6,1 to 53s Gd to i—s Od --i Oe —s Od 2,591 1,751 831 106,247 101,150 100,404 2,373 2,495 51 76,094 97,222 93,436 49s Oct 584 Od 54534 100 100 all 100 all ,100 12. all 12i all 20 ' all St. 100 10 f 10 5i all St. 'lOO 6f 51 50 , all 50 all 50 all 25 all 12ii all St. 100 10 all 12 all 50 all 25'a1l St. 100 26t 13i 20 St. St. 12. 12 4 1211 20 12 25 20 St. St. St. St. St. 20 25 25 St. 101 i LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.). LONDON, May 17. —Wind this day at noon, S.W.; strong breeze and cloudy with rain. PORTSMOUTH, May 15.—Wind Urgent, from Malta and Gibraltar ; H.M.S. Vulcan, do. PLYMOUTH May 16.—Wind W.—Arrived—H. M.S. Racehorse, from China. TORBAY, May 15. —Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Cathe rine, from London, for Cardiff and Porto Rico. COWES, May 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Protector, from Callao. ABERDEEN, May 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Argus, for Boston. OFF DUNGENESS, May 14.—Arrived—Cae4ar and Helene, from Madras, for Hamburg ; Aden.la, Adolaido, S. A. GALWAY, May 14. Sailed—Clarence, for St.' John's, N.B. lavicuPoou, May 15.—Sailotl—Africa, (s), for New York, with 23,0001. in specie. May 17. The Majestic hence to Charlotte's, from Prince Edward's Island, was abandoned at sea on the 20th of April, having taken fire. Crew and passengers landed at St. John's. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind W., blowing hard, with occasional showers. Arrived, May 15,—Ondine, steamer, from Dublin ; Eugenie Scalanuova ; Clernence, Cherbourg ; Jenne Albert, 'Guilds. Arrived, 16th—Argyll, steamer, from Carantm ; South- Western, steamer, Havre. _ _ - . . Sailed, 15th—Oodine, steamer, for London ; Alliance, steamer, Havre. LIVERPOIL, Montlay Morning. Arrived Neptune and Webster, from New York; Ocean Star, Charleston ; Ocean Wave, Girgenti ; Da I)ouge and Gefit, Amsterdam; Ragmahal (uew ship), Whitehaven. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, May 16—Anna Lucy, from Buenos Ayres; Re sult, Bombay ; Guy Mannering, Melbourne ; Bon Accord, Algoa Bay; Furet, Leonne, and Auguste, Gravelines ; Vor warts, Malaga ; Camp Mown, Rio Janeiro. Arrived May 17.—Isabel, from Venice ; Yankee Blade, from Jamaica ; Affiance, Guernsey ; Harwich, Madras ; Chance, Ostend ; Dolphsn, steamer, Denmark —both from Antwerp. DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored 16th—Jossio Easton, from London, for ion flour. Passed. —Ruillet Jeskine, from Barbadoes ; Walmor Castle, Calcutta ' • Appeline, Jamaica • Dispath, Ceylon ; Charlotte Jane, Singapore ; Lady Bassett, Bari--all for London. Report of the ship Charlotte Jane :—March 20, Robert Morrison, from Moulmein for Falmouth, off Ascension. April 3, Meteor, Brmbay, Siverpool, let. 40 N., long. 31.18 W. April 5, Lady Gray, Algoa Bay, London, with loss of fore-topmast, main topmast, gallant-mast, mainsail, and jib, lat. 5.40 N., long. 23 W. ; Clifton Hall ;no signal, April 20, Mornington, from Calcutta for Liverpool, lat. 29 N., long. 37.30 W. May 4, John Mackenzie, from Mobile for Liverpool, lat. 44.40 N., long. 29.40. May 6, Aurora, of Liverpool ; no signals. May 9, John from Para for Liverpool, let. 50.11 N., long. 16.48. May 11, Marion, from Malta for Cork or Fal• mouth, lat. 5/.30 N., long. .11.55. May 13, Canton, from Java for Rotterdam, lat. 5).12, long. 11.20. SERIOUS ILLNESS OE MR. SOYER.—We regret to state that this gentleman has been suffering for some time past from severe indisposition, which, ou the evening of Saturday last, assumed au alarming aspect ; indeed, it was some hours before the medical gentleman in attend ance on him gave any hopes of his recovery from the relapse, hut fortunattly his malady took a favourable turn, and he is now out of danger, though seveiely suf fering. We doubly regret Mr. Soyer's illness, inas much as he is just now, by request of the military authorities, devoting the whole of his culinary abilities to the reformation of the dietary and , cooking utensils of the naval and military hospitals. The fruit trees around the neighbourhood of these towns are looking very promising. Peaches and apricots are likely to be very abundant. A gardener stated to us last week that he should have on his trees this year more of those luscious fruit (peaches and apricots) than he has had in his garden altogether for the past seven years.—Plymouth and Devonport Journal. AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS IN YORKSHIRE.—The Doncaster Chronicle says :—" Vegetation is making wonderful progress in this neighbourhood. The youn g wheats look remarkably healthy, and the grain which had suffered much from the cold and drought has put on a most luxuriant appearance. The potatoes are also putting out strong shoots, and there is every appearance of abundance." THE HOP DUTY.—The following is the result of the further application to .be Chancellor of the Exchequer, in refsrence to the postponement of the duty, and the decision may be considered final :—Tho hop-growers to have the option of paying a fourth of the duty on the 16th iust., a fourth on the 16th Augus', a further fourth on the 16th November, a nd the remainder on the 16th February, as previously ag reed to ; or of giving security for payment of a moiety of the duty on the 15th Nov., with interest at the rate of 4 per eent. per annum, and of the second moiety on the 16th February next, on the like conditions.—Maidstone Journal. SOCIETY OF ARTS EXAMINATIONS. —From the retuens which have now been received by the couuod, it appears that, on the whole, 54 local boards of examiners have been formed, of which 38 have been organised suffi ciently long to have been enabled to exam i ne candidates at the previous examination, the remainder having an nounced their intention cf preparing candidates for next year's examinations. The number of candidates who presented themselves at the 38 local boards was 1,098 , and from the retu rns it would appear that 356 are de clared qualified for examination by the society's board. SUICIDE OF AN ENGINEER.—On Friday afternoon Thomas Wakley, Esq , the coroner, received informa tion of the death of Mr. John Tracey, engineer, aged 26 years, who resided at Charles-street, St. Luk e 's. Th e deceased was of a cheerful disposition, and never showed the slightest tendency to commit a suicidal act ; but the deceased's wife lately had given way to habits of intem perance and distressed his home, which preyed on his mind, when he, in a fit of temporary insanity, committed self-destruction by hanging himself to the side of a win. dow. The deceased was a steady, sober, well-conducted man, and highly respected in the neighbourhood. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT EALING.—Op Friday Mr. Braidwood received a report of a destructive fire which broke out on the extensive premises of Mr. Jas. Tomp kins, the Green Man Tavern, Ealing. Mounted police were despatched for the engines, which at once attended, and a good supply of water being procured from wells in the neighbourhood, they went to work in an admirable manner, but notwithstanding the exertions of the fire men the flames were not extinguished until the premises were destroyed. Cause unknown. Insured in the County and other offices. INDIAN DATES.-- The despatch of Lord Ellenborough to Lord Canning, disapproving of the Oude proclama tion, was sent off on the 26th ult., and will reaeh Cal cutta on the 4th of June. On the 13th of June Lord Canning will learn that Lord Ellenborough's despatch has been made public, and on the . l9th of June the Governor-General of India will most probably learn the result of the publication of the despatch. A mail will leave Calcutta on the sth of June, just after the Ellen borough despatch has reached there, and a telegram of the news brought by that mail will be due in London on the 9th of July. The first news from Calcutta after the 13th of June will be due in England on the 14th of July, and thefirst news from Calcutta after the 19th of June will be due in England on the 29th of July. A RACE AT SEA.—The steamers Arago and Saxonia, which arrived at Cowes on Friday, left New York on the Ist inst. When they had both been to sea four days the Arago got ahead of the Saxonia, and fired two guns in triumph. In a few days afterwards the Saxonia got ahead of the Arago, and fired three guns in triumph. They kept losing eight of each other in the day as well as in the night, and at length the Saxonia arrived at Cowes about four hours before the Arago. The two ships together brought over nearly 800 passengers. THE INTERIOR or ST. PAUL'S, LONDON.—We under stand that a committee of earnest and influential per sons have been appointed to assist the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul)s in fitting up the cathedral for special ser vices, and at the same time endeavouring to complete the decorations of the interior in accordance with the wishes of Sir Christopher Wren, so far as they can be ascertained, It is proposed that, in the arrangements for service, as, little obstruction as possible is to be in troduoed—chairs and matting to be provided for a very large congregation under the dome and contiguous parts of the nave and transepts—the remaining space to be separated during service by curtains, drawn across wherever it shall be found most desirable, for the pur pose of enclosing and thereby economising the voice of the preacher, and for the exclusion of the interruptions to the service.from without. All permanent fittings, or any alterations to the existing choir, are to a b e reserve n d for future consideration ; bu t, in the meantime, a m.t ter of no small importan ce is p roposed to be taken hand, namely, the wa rmin g the church suf fi ciently.— The Builder. e $ Wi n d up your conduct like a watch every day, ex amining minutely whether you are " fast " or "slow." IS - 58. SPORTING NOTES. THE DERBY AND THE OAKS. " I've dip't int,) the future, far as human eye could see— Seen the vi-ion of the race and all the wonders that will be.". After the eternal " What's to win ?" the question most frequently on people's lips is—" Shall we have a wet Derby ?" The skiey intleencA are not pro pitious. They engender forebodings &f a rainy Wednesday, and many persons are seriously eon tempi at ing countermanding their open conveyances. The demand for closed " traps" Is increasing, and' many " fair women and brave men " already feel the pangs of disappointment at the pro bability of not being able to glisten in what the stern parient of the ill-starred Miss Dinah called " gorge-ous array." My hopes of a fine Derby Day are, however, not destroyed by the lowering clouds and the dull atmosphere, and I anticipate that we shall have an opportunity of realising on Wednesday the truth (barring the gaming tables) of Mr. Frith's elaborate picture. Preparations at Epsom ate progr?ssin4 rapids to wards completion, and stands and booths have sprung up in one night like Aladdin's Palace. The work is almost concluded, the carriage places have been marked out, a wider range having been taken than formerly, owing, it is said, to the increase in criuo'ine, the " pitches" for knock'ern downs and stalls have been distributed, and the course and the stands are now quite ready for the reception of the multitude of pleasure folk. Speculators have been busy during the past week, and whilst - backers have been employed in the task of "getting square," bookmakers have used their utmost endeavours to " get round." The changes in the daily published list of quotations have been numerous, and th-s have at last imparted a little w briskness to the betting, which had p rev i ous l y b een remarkably dull, - "Scratchiugs" have • reduced the field, but the most important of the recent declarations of forfeit wore those in reference to Clydesdale, Cock -a- doodle doo, and The Grand Secret. The last-men tioned animal had been liberally supported by the public ; for what reason it is difficult to con jecture, for the horse had never left the D tnebury training ground, which is as inacessible to people as was Rassolas's Happy Valley, and the very exis tence of the horse was, for ought that was known to the contrary, a myth. Perhaps the name had something to do with the horse's unaccountable popularity, and people may have imagined that the • " Danebury division" were in nality destined to astonish the natives on the Derby day with a Gram! Secret. Whilst the field has been reduced by scrateh ings, the operations of the " Knocking-out Club" have placed many animals virtually hors de combat, and the probability is that the number of competi tors will not reach 25. In the following lot of pro bable starters I have endeavoured to state, as accurately as my information will enable me, the most likely riders : Lagrange East Langton G. Oates'. The Hadji Tex )pholitt Ethiopian .. Deceiver Beadsman Fitzßoland Flatman. Ashmall. Hampage. J. Mann. Wells. &bps@ A. Day. S dbury Fordbam or J. Goater. Kelpie .. Batea. Happy Land W. Day. Mentmore 1). Hu,Thee • • The Ancient Briton Mr. Eiwarb, Brother bßird-on-'.he-Wing...J. Osborne. Dumb ies.. Jordan Physician Ditto Bravissimo Kendall. Charlton. Bumby Bray or S. Rogers. Toxopholite and Lougrauge retain their relative positions in the betting with seeming firmness. Both Lave been backed for a "mint of money," and that portion of the public that cannot distin guish between a horse and a hen, and that only speculate once a-year . on a race- 7 --the Derby—pins its faith to the Premier's candidate for the blue ribaud. Independent of the real or supposed merit • of the horse, another cause for the popularity of Toxopholite is found in the actual skill and repu tation of the trainer. Mr. John Scott and the Derby are inseparably associated in the public mind. Longrange is regarded with some suspicion by racing men, who mistrust him because, despite the large sums of money which have been invested on him, the horse either sticks at his old quotation or recedes a point or two in the betting. That Longrange proved himself to be a superior animal last year, all persons must admit, and if he had been out this season he might have obtained the prece fence of Toxopholite iu the betting. These two horses have never been tried together, and their t rainer can only formhis judgment of theirrespective merit from the style in which they do their work. I have had no opportunity of seeing Longrange, ,but I am informed by persons who have " taken stock" of him at Leatherhead that, although he is a nice long horse, he has neither grown nor filled out. Toxopholite was temporarily driven from his position on Ssturday, but the opposition which was commenced against him in the city during the morning was not well sustained at the Cn•ner in the afternoon. Still the hostility which he encoun ters in certain quarters has scarcely diminished, and the shots which are continually fired at him may be effective and drive him from the position of second favourite. No very decided exception can be taken to either the style of going or the appearance of Toxopholito. He, however, seems to me to be deficient in those propelling powers which are necessary for the climbing of the Derby hills. That Toxopholite has great speed is undeniable, and as a " miler," at least, he may establish a reputation equal to that acquired by his sire Longbow. lie has won all his engagements with ease, and although the animals were of a very inferior calibre, yet a Flying Childers could do no more with them than Toxopholite has done. The doubts which I have expressed respecting the ability of "Tox." to stay are derived from the fact of his sire's inability to go a distance. His trainer and noble owner have, we believe, no fear of his powers of endurance, and, therefore, although I fancy Longrange would prefer a shorter range than the Derby course, yet Toxopholite may be. ab'e to hit the mark. People are puzzled to determine which is the better of Sir Joseph Hawley's two—Fitz-Roland or Beadsman—and before starting there is a pro bability that these two horses will be shifted back wards and forwards into each other's places as fre quently and imperceptibly as the gentlemen shuffle the three cards, and turfites will be per plexed to tell which is which. This morning in the City 6 to 1 was betted against "Fitz," but his slight retrogression may be attributed to the advance of Beadsman: Fitz- Roland's reputation is solely founded on his Two Thousand success, and, despite what may be urged to the contrary, he won that race in gallant style. He ran, too, just in the manner in which I should like to try a horse, --for I should like the pace to be strong from end to end. It is asserted that Fitz. is only a little better than Beadsman, andthat Sir Joseph iotends to stand the two. I biliove this report, and I shall not therefore be surprised to see Eclipse but both Beadsman and Fitzßolan, for Eclipse ought to have beaten Beadsman cluveriy at Newmarket, instead of making a dead heat with him. That he is a good game horse abundant proof has been afforded and his undeniable stout.nesswill enable him to make a good race of it over the the Epsom hills. Ho has quite superseded Se& bury in the betting—.a movement for which I pre pared the readers of The Sun in my last communi cation—and I shall be much disappointed if he do not prove Mr. Howard's best on the day. &dimity I do not understand. At the Wostend Club on Satur day night 40 to 1 wai b-tted against him, and at my present writing he is friendless in the market. I have already stated my belief that he is inferior to Eclipse, and to this opinion I shalt adhere until the Derby running proves its fallacy. The fondness of the Ancient Briton party increases, and although Sultan is the only Cotherstone that has shown decidedly good trim, I am not disinclined to share the partiality which the "confederacy" evinces for their horse. Still the running of the Briton last year was not exactly good enough to build upon i t expectations of his Derby succcess. H e has grown into a fine colt, and he has convince d. his pariy that itiii, he possesses considerable racing merit. hill, en so Messrs. Barber and Saxon's horses La . ye e mu the Ancient choutefform Briton.oflate, that I am trust disinclined to I a re dakice a s ,ict t i n gth e e result o,m o ofmore aatlit,f eira L c c e t , o ty however, toih cannot make self than the following: — 1 TOXOPHOLITE 2 ECLIPSE FITZ-ROLAND 3 For TUN OAKS I shall at once jump at a conclu sion,and place my confidence in SUNBEAM and ATuNST LL MAID. A FRESh MAN. DEATH OF M. AIIRIOL, THE FRENCH CLOWN,--We are sorry to announc3 the death of the celebrated clown Auriol. For some time past he has been at the bead of a travelling circus, and was lately performing at Ver sailles, where, two days ago, a bill was posted up an nouncing the " last representati on of Auriol."The statement unfortunately turned out only too true, for after the evening's performances he was seized with a fit of apoplexy and instantly expired. LITERA L ' It4t The Countess. da•Bonneval t - ,her Life and Letters. ~,..k By Lady Georgiana Folicitou. 2 voL. Hu , st and Blackett. . . . :• .., The re:calk of Al Guiz.,t, *llicti . is.Byptixed to this work, is car aibly a s'eryaliplicaiite one, forno u.ovel could cliron.icle a more i.,vulautie. devo- don, and f e w fi c ti o n s p ie exit,.teaching semibility, such hive made stiong by suffering,. as are to be found in the recFreli of thisiliqerical If the peeuliar attrinids'Of her chs- - 3')11)0 ou t more couspicatoudy - Italie - the Age she lived, sh.s is also e iritl.d to praise from pracising the:n alone and*.airiaide'V'She is net Sing:el cut as oce of a spVtles4 t afinliany of pure maidens and honouraLle kit rather exemplified as a bright Ontrast'to c her wandering sisterlicod, ac a shining light ib.har ,cllrliened neration, she is as a vestal nymph tanning the ex- : pining flames on the altars Of virttie as'a devotee • who lingercA to pray at ifs ne4/bcted'sbrines, and to • present the inc: rise of '6aittll'e • holicit sacritiv, a pure heart, anal a, , dove& d spfrit, a'sa peace offering for her country; before the (-fronded pude 3of he (val. As such the Cotiatelie Of Bau neva' must ever hive a clains on the respect of all who eau appreciate hOletigi celleece, who regard the standard of mo rality as oeiety's stronghold, and- consider the barriers rais:d ag iinSt vice as .brilivarks of -de f :nee from the inroads of the woi'st of enekeies. • It is a moat dull interest which aPpe:tains to the life of the fair daughter of the De &roils.. Mom her er Adle to her grave she was Solitary, misunder . tood, and neglected. She passed her .- ehildhood in dreams never to be realised ; her' youth was given to a lova whose blossom; never:iaw the Hower, and whose light wag (nay . eitindu'shed, as the sun eclipsed at noonday ; her after years were devoted to prayers which charity will .hope might plead for her unworthy husband at the footstool of Mercy, but in this world she never saw them an swered. It seems strange that one so refined and elevated in mind, and senthnent, shatild have so sacrifi,.ied herself fm one so different in tone = -and feeling, but then it was the idea 'more than the reality. The Collet Do .Bornieval was interivrined with her earliest ass)ciations ; he was the - fheitte of wonder to her childish into)ligonee; of her youth's unfoldiag fancy. In a mat'etial'and selfish society, her glowing and ardent spirit hailed the thought of a -being, in some form superibr to' those around her. Unhappily for lier, - shalies-. sussed no friend to warn her from the fatal favina,. tion that had spell-bound her, and, indeed,' - after some years all con Tired to favour the for, from motives of family interest, a marriage de convenance was arranged be tween Judith() de Goutaut and her eousin, the hero of her romantic youth, the object of herele voted homage. The Count, himself, was •'raot so inach to blame for the misery that 'afterWards en strid as might be supposed, for he wail inveigled into the marriage, and, auo; ding to the cust om of Leruine. tha country, felt bound in honour to fulfil the: con tract. Ile was of a dangerous class, one' who pos sessing rare powers of fascination, was totally de void of principle, and entirely swayed by the pas s'on and prejudice of the hour. He obtained a great influence over all with whom he came in con tact, and those who least approved him came ender the sway of his attractions. "He is certainly Very wild, but he has such a good heart, they would ex claim." The authoress ably expresses 'tho danger of such an argument iu these words :—" Alas, how many hearts have been broken, how many destinies I.:lighted, how much affection trodden under foot by pod hearts of this fatal description, by men who know how to combine the charm of sensibility with the most degrading vices and theemost withering selfishness." Phere is sometimes no danger,more great, no trial more severe, than to have one's ear nest wishes realised, out's fondest hopes fulfilled, nothing more clearly proves the fallacy of human judgments, and the vanity of mortal desires, than the 'suddeu acquisition of a coveted 'treasure. It was sa pre-eminently with Judithe de Goutaut. She was un it e d t o t h e c h osen of her heart. For a short moment all 'seethed to smile upon the fair young bride, her husband sLeined all she desired. lie had returned crowned with glory to a country that revoked her fbrmer ern decision agaiuSt her gallant son, that seemed to forget his faults, pardon his errors, and let him feel that admiration, for his bravery had cancelled all former shortcomings—" For Fiance could bear the pride of him of whom herself was proud I' All around her seemed to whisper the same sweet words of hope, and the very season of the year seemed like her heart to sing with joy. The wed ding was celebrated during the " joyful exhiliration of the early days of spring, when the horse ehesuuts of the Tuileries were putting forth their rich spiral blossoms, the lilacs of the Luxembourg exhaling their sweet perfumes." This was, indeed, a beau tiful illusion, for a more dreary union could not have been devised than that which saw Judithe de Goutaut and the Count de Bonueval joined'at the altar "to be parted from that time till the awful re indoe that stall take place" when time shall be no more, and when marriage and giving in marriage is over. The letters that the young wife wrote to her husband are very painful to peruse. With the sense of want of proper knowledge of the fiictual feelings, that existed in the mind of their writer, !ICU° can help beinc , impressed with the idea that this was a true and faithful heart that was lareak ing, while it poured forth its sentiments, that the love of which they aro the record would, under happier auMpiecs, have been mighty to save from peril, and strong to endure ail suffering. Judithe de Bonneval is a striking exampleof the '[auger of setting the affections on one exduSive ob. ject, to the neglect of other interests on earth, and the desertion of holier hopes in heaven— " Aid to make idols, sad to find them clay, And to bewail that worship, therefore pray," might ttuly have bell urged ou her ; she ha I need with her enthusiastic self-devotion, with her warm itnagit,ation, and her tender heart, of the sustaining power of self-control, and the elevating influence of unworldly aspirations. It was not till every Lops was rudely shattered, every promise for ever de stroyed, and every ray of sunihins vanished fore the darkened pathway, that she at last onnfessed the impotence of her idol, and the unworthy hold it had obtained over a life destined- for better things. The ill-fated hero of her youth be came at last a renegade, and bitter must have been the news to the faithful heart of the mourning wife. The sighs at the couch of suffering, the tears at the deathbed, the chill that strikes the heart at the grave of the beloved one are as nothing to the agony whic't attends the discovery of his guilt. It was so with Judithe when • she learned that her husband, who n vicissitudes had uninjured, and battle fields had spared, bad not only betrayed the cause of the earthly sovereign under whose banners he served, but had deserted from the standard of his heavenly Master. " The Count de Bonueval abjured the faith of a Christian, the honour of a gar 'cam, he became. he follower of Mahomet, a turbaned renegade, -a, vile apos tate." Surely no more startling waking from her long dream, could have been devised in the . language of fables, than was at hand in real life for the excited woman, who had given up her thoughts to what did not exist, to a creation of the fancy, more than a real existence. The only true and actual attributes of J udithe's long attachment may 1)3 summed up in sin . and suffering. were the attendant spirits on its course, and they, after hope had laded as a flower, and even faith's star had set iti the gloom, survived -to its close. It is mournful to reflect that this is pot a fictitious iner r e presentation, ably narrated, as a_ptuhre se, imaginarybut The shadows of romance chronicle of a living soul. drama's truthful thesk etcrleic, record d vid e ly r paennaenetduato: iewllxuitrategee: thosedarkness of whose re sensibilities b a i : s eat iri t itet a oer i t t wilight hg g eal h orradee t . arousedss e l k ln s c into he covered d i t g h b h e y t __ display ouehoifn hsecne , he true tragedy h pathos, for r sorrows unregrette tered, and leave unfelt their tears over the story of the sad daughter of their sympathies tha nov t r h e f aen t d t France. OUTWARD MAILS. The following notices were issued from the General Post-office ou Saturday, viz.:—There wilt be no steam ship from Southunptou on the 27th instant, in correspondence with the packet from Suez to Bombay, and consequently no mail for Bombay will be made up for conveyance, vie Southampton, on the above date. The neat mail from Calcutta direct, Penan6 Singapore, and China, via MaLieilles t is due in London on the 28th instant. The next mail from India, via Bombay and Mar% seilks, is due in London on the 19th inst. Mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, India, and Mauritius, vl'A MarEeilles, will be despatched on the evening of the 17th inst. The Indus, with the Calcutta, China, and Medi• terranean mails, will be due at Southampton oft the 20th inst. The African Steam Shipping Company have ft rmed this department that by a telegram received (.n the night of the 13th inst., from the British Con All. at Cadiz, it appears that the whole of the mails from the iVest Coast of Africa on board the Candace have been lost. ROYAL FREE HoSPITAL, GRAY'S INN. RoA2.—The number of patients relieved, at this hoep;tal during the week ending May 15, 1858, was 2,342 ) of which 761 Were nevi oases. hii Claw L 9 r a the ,-. the o iral and D ot ; once, 100 Mrs• L. P. Wo i sou )0310 at. ( 20 I 20 I 20 all all all all all all all all 100 1100 20. 100 100 100 20 20 20 174 2s6d all 2s. 100 all 204 20i 100 100 100 100 all all all all 20 20 5 20 1081