The Sun. — London, England, 1858-04-26 00:00:00

_ _ _ _ _ _ . _ , . -.. ~,,• !--- ,__ ..... ..__ . THE SUN. ~.., L 0 NDO IN .... , his Day.) SH,:s..„'„;_ , .: rd,...it-:t.sTs This Day). IN RAILWAY Of NONE"! MARKET ......___. Et A.IL w A yh. 1 Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. ) ANOTHER. Companies Closing r a r y lces B thu nsin d e ay si . AND -- -- - .—.....---- , :lost, g rr a Business done ant appeal WO t4hr. Paid rCAILWAYB. St. 100 'Buckghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 93 100 11 o'clock, bat COMUIERCTAL INTELLIGENCE. aturday this day. St. 100 'Clydesdale Jc Galedon... 100 102 b —— -- - —— ''"-- 25 all Col.Stour Vy. E.U.&E.O 13 —l5 sl t Taaffe Peerag e —.—. 4 5 1 ,- 124 10 Ambe. Nottne. Bost. tips, is heard 0 CITY, Two o'CLocK. & Eastn. June.... 5i - 6 5 1 1 st. 100 B.Lin. g. 6 p. , Gt.Northn 136 - 139 5 all E. Un. lI.Sh. E. Count. 4 - 4 cl 4bly occupy th e The advices received from the manufacturing 50 all Belfast & nail men ... - ... St . 100 Gl as . B arr . & Caldonian. al 13i all Btrmng. Wolvelh. weekNeils.Direct. districts to-day, report that during the past 'Stour Va11ey.......,. 7,1 -8i St. 100 Do. New Do ••• - ••• fc there has been more activity in the demand for most St. 103 Birkenhd. Lancsb, 6 25 , all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn ... - ... .gCH. descriptions of textile fabrics. At Manchester the Cheshire Junct .... .. 69 - 71 50 all Hull & Selby. Y.& N.M lOB - 110 • • 25 all Blackburn .. 9 - 10 0' ell, Mr. Justice 25 , all Do. i Shares Do demand for uoods suitable for the home trade 25 all Myth & Tyne originalv 1 Mr, Justice l 2. all 'Do. i Shares. Do - ••• X 25 (is. at .£45)..., 26 - 27 has been rather extensive, and in long cicths, St. 100 ;Bristol & Exeter.... 88 - 90 8q ' 12i all ILon.&Greenw S.Eastern. 12i - 136 20 , all Do. Preference Do 2l - 25 11 le owing to th e quant ity tak e n, a slight impriNe- st. 100 'Caledonian.... ..... . 84i - 854 854 i i St. 100 Lou., Til., &S. Peto &Co. 94 - 96 PYRANNICIDE, St. 100 (theater ! & Holyhea 35 - 37 ,CCELERATE T l5ll 'newt in prices has occurred. Goods suitable forlo 110 'Do. Bark. Sh. Do - ••• vi 50 . all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pas . s. : :: ... 61 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W. 4 20 the Germ an an d L evan t markets have alsol and Matlock & Midid. 24 - 2i 23 At J. Simon, in' been in fair request. Business at Leeds has • - ••• St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland 9l - 96 o 20 all 10 all Cornwall —l! ), A. )ehalf of the de' ' been r ather brisk, and buy ers have p urchased 10 all Do. B ••• - ••• 64, 541Newmarket ..... ••• ! BuryE.G.spc. E. Count.. p - if) all a-- ,nd publisher, o f mor e freely of summer goods. The fine weather 50 - DublindtßelfastJwa ... - ...d 50 all N.&Est.s p.c. Do 57 -59 1 t had been Pr e ' h as given a stimulus to trade, and alto g ether more 25 all ;Dun. P. &Aber. June 8 - 8' 50 all Do. 6 per et.. Do ... - ... ti s't. 1100 - E ! 1 , 9 t Nuglian ..... .. 16/ - 16 ailing upon th e confidence in an improved state of th i ng s is mani- St. 100 , l 'Eastern Counties....... 59 -6060 59 603 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do En 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &I' . W ... - ..• o the indictmen t fested. S ome o f th e s hipping houses are doing a St. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk 44 - 46 124 all Do. i Shrs. ADo •• --••• this term, either , fair business, but the a,grecrate amount is still St. ,100 Do., do. 8.-- 29 - 31 St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 136 -,-- 139 tl - . 15 8 i Do. New A 10 ' all 'Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 - 9 81 tr Trinity Tercel ranch below what is generally transacted at this ••• •••••••• ••• -- • • 25 all Fast Kent ...,........ 14 - 16 12 i all S. Staffordsh.. M.MCloaa 10 - 114 s i I Season el the year. At Bradford very little change St-,1- 00 East Lancashire ••••.. 87 -89 88 50 1 all WearVaLg6pcl Stk.&Dar. ~. - ... d o accelerate the I 25 ' all Do.. Do ,32- 33 32i can be reported in worsted goods. The demand 20 , all ''East Suffolk ... - ... 10 ; all I Do. .. ...... St.lloo ,Wilts&Somrst Gt. Westn . I 89 - 91 .. - ... Ni for piece goods for the American market has st.lloo I Mlinbura . ll & Glasge , 62 63 81 The defendan t i t. l lOO Eilinb•Prth.dtDund4 274 - 28 PREFERENCE SHARES. slightly improved, an 1 the condition of the 0 1 ntitled " Tro tt ,: all Forth and ClydeJunc. ... - ... 25 all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. working classes is gradually improving. At St. 1100 Furness efendant in hw, . - - - , c.pref.(issd.at 50/.) ... - ..„ t: St. 1100 Glasgow & S.Western 89 91 be was ar:estea, Ralifax rather more business had been St. too Br s, p.c. St. 94 -96 10 ' all 20 9 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. ... - ... St. 100 Caledn. £lO 44 p. c. 100 - 101 101 100 f'( ' Great N of Scotland 9:3 - 10 drates of BOW I done, but no change can be reported in values. It. 'lOO 'Great Northern - -103 i 103 21k d charged pith , Business at Birmingham has shown some indica- -3t. ,100 Do., A. Stock - ... . •L. ' 1-,; ‘ ,„„ „c z „,,_________„ _.,,, , ~.. _ .‘ „,,,,,.. n. ~, . t ,4„, ~t . 'lOO Do., B. Stock - ... p _ ..,,, 1 ni 111111 been in fair request. Business at Leeds has been rather brisk, and buyers have purchased more freely of summer goods. The fine weather has given a stimulus to trade, and altogether more confidence is an improved state of things is mani fested. Some of the shipping houses are doing a fair business, but the aggregate amount is still much below what is generally transacted at this season el the year. At Bradford very little change can be reported in worsted goods. The demand for piece goods for the American market has slightly improved, and the condition of the working classes is gradually improving. At .11 al i fax rather more business had been done, but no change can be reported in values. Business at Birmingham has shown some indica tions of improvement, and it is gratifying to state that the differences existing betwee❑ the iron mas ters and their men have been satisfactorily ar ranged, although a large number of furnaces are still out of blast. The saddlers' ironmongery trade at Walsall shows symptoms of improvement. In the various fancy trades of the town very little change can be reported. The lace trade at Notting ham has been quiet, and at Leicester there is little Improvement to notice in the hosiery business. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market on Saturday closed firmly, and the values of all descriptions were fully maintained. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bale 3. The Railway Share Market manifested a rather animated ap pearance, and prices slightly advanced. The defendan t ntitled " Tr: efendant in be was arrested 4trates of Bob' d charged with Emperor of the teard before the on the 27th o f to take hie tri g ' :riminal Cour/ . 3el, and incurred of his defence, wn removed the affidavit of 0 8 o substitute the 89 91 - 10 .02A -103 i 87 -- 89 126 - 127 99 - 101 56i - 57 56 - 58 Sth. &West. (Ire). Great Western. Do. Str. V. R. gua. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle I Do' ' Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshir I Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Uu Do. Sonthpurt. London & Black wIl Do. New, i=s. 5/. 10s. Loud. Bright. & S. Cs London & N. Wester Do. Eighths 100 i 57 A 6i 71 Cork & Bandon 5 ip. c Dun.Perth.SzAber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh, Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c, Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c, Eas. Co. Ex,sp c No.] , Do. No. 2 6 -- 64 81 gG 10 12 p 10 12 ;: 83 —89 i 1 d 11 1 a 108 - 112 105 - 110 112 - - 117 110 - 115 127 - 132 89i 90 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51. , 0 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lanoash .6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sth• Ed in. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed. Pith. &Dun. 4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Groat Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. C. Redeem at 10 p. c. prom Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 1 p. c. prem. Gt.N . of Scot. Ist Prf Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per e. Pref. St. Gt. W. (B. &H. Ex.spc IDo. con. md. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per ont. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. Do. firm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. 'Lon. &B. G. 5 pe.No. 1 D 0. , P., 5 p. c. St. No. 2 Do. Now Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. dr N. W. , Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r. ct... Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares ... .6 = le merits of Sl2l 105 - 106 93 - 94 : - 921 - 93 1051 6 si, 94 A 72 :- 74 )nly stating,th st d and take till it further stag d in his boil ° , 'eedings impe n d ad sent in tb r,,, 'able to get the London & S. Weatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk Manch. Shot. &Lincln. Metropolitan Midland . . ....... Do. Birming. & Deri , ‘fidland C4.Westar. Shares Newcastle &Carlisle.. NewptA berg.dt Newry di Armagh N ewry , Warronpoi' dr Restrevor Nortolk_. Northn. Counties fir North British 941 31 4j - 119 361 - 37 6 64 - - 66 110 - 112 ,02 104 With regard to the general state of the Mining Market, no general alteration can be reported, and we can only reiterate that the demand is limited and the supply abundant. Neither the commercial requirements nor the amounts necessary to provide calls upon railway and other descriptions of stock are sufficient to cause any permanent advance in the current terms. At the present moment the tendency is rather in the direction of increased ease ; 2i per cent. being adopted as a minimum out of doors for the negotiation of first-class short dated paper. As the instalments on the Indian loan periodic , lly fall due, there may possibly be a little temporary pressure, but no lasting effect is likely to be produced until our commercial intercourse with foreign nations, and also our internal trade, re cover from the lethargy under which they are now suffering. The only portion of Mr. Disraeli's budget which was expected to arouse serious opposition having been settled, greater confidence is expressed in the progress of parliamentary business, and thus politi cal considt rations which have lately exerted some adverse influence upon business have now assumed a more favourable appearance. The facility with which the penny stamp upon cheques was obtained seems to have taken most people by surprise, it being generally expected that the banking interest would have contested the point with a pertinacity which, although it might not have prevented the Passing of the impost, would probably Lave led to a lengthened discussion. The fact is, however, that no valid objection could be raised to it, and as the measure can at any time be repealed, it is rather e xtraordinary that the two previous Chan ?eller were unable to meet with that success which has on thi s occasion been attained by Mr. Disraeli. Several inoiudiug arriv a l s h ave b een announce d to -d ay) the Irene from South Australia, the Brilliant from Port Phillip, specie not yet known, and the Tagus from Gibraltar with 25,8731. The funds are rather variable. They opened With an upward tendency, but owing to some specu "tive sales they have since reacted to the extent of per cent. Notwithstanding this, however, there is still an absence of activity. The conti nuous influx of gold and the easiness of money pre tent any serious decline, and a few purchases would 40 doubt s oon res t ore b uo y anc y, espec i a ll y if t h e t tel e gratne from Paris reported an improvement in for Rent er. Consols have b e en 96-1 97 for trans .er 96 and vi A for account. Since then 961 and i 97 respectively ; but 96'1 97 and 97 to 97k leahe present quotations. The New Threes have g 96 i and also th e R e d uce d. Th e I n di a L oan cri P is marked 991 100. The settlement in this security is n ow go i ng on and the " contango " is 16 per cent. Exchequer Bills are 345. to 395. premium the Bond s 1001, ; and India ditto 99i 100• Bank Stock 220 to 2211. Turkish gtocks are quiet and generally steady. Itrtktsis.h 6 per Cents. are 97i 98k, and the 4 per 1 0 4 i ; Russian 5 per Cents. 1101 111; Cm: 4t Per Cents., 101 k 102 ; Peruvian 3 per Th s" f S__tockes • 56 5 and Buenos Ayres, 80. olio ; vir- flug are the nominal prices of Foreign :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 ; Mexi °ea: 3 per Cents., 20 201 ; Peruvian 41 per %ce ; Russia n 5 81 83 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 per Cents., 110 112 ; Ditt o 4i per e uts., 100 102 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 441 ; and Ditto New Deferred, 26i i• In the Railway Share Market this morning a moderate amount of business has been transacted, and some of the leading lines show an improve ment of about 1 to 1 per cent. Lancashire and l'urkshire and Brighton have advanced ss. ; .N or folk and North-Eastern (York), 10s. ; Great Western and Midland, 15s. ; and Eastern Counties, V. In the other lines dealt in prices were steadily sup- Ported.le:Bt The For e i gn an d Colonial lines are in limited at about former quotations. Namur and Liege have improved about 10s., arid Grand Trunk far e eana ' da ) 68 . ; Great Western of Canada and Mines, -Lien Peni nsu l a are at f ormer va l ues . dull, tureenl3atnrkastes.a ously,Miscellaneous Shares are and exhibit no material variation from previ- 93 i i it I 62 - 64 10 - •.. i: - 5 Ither judges, 0 1 3 was no g row? . of proceeding 7 1 on the par S s refused. 11 7 1 1 taking place, er next term, 92 - 94 87 - 8 87 - 89 93 -101 - 10 16 - 17 91 - 72 - 74 18 - 19 ; 1 , - -14 i 138 - 140 60 62 32 - 3 d 524 53 6O li North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ........ Do., A Stock ~ Do,, B Stock . not usual to tri N. Eastern Berwi ek Do do. G. N.B. Burch Do Leeds 92 - 93 2 - 46i - 47 734 - '74A 92 - E 4 his term. Do. York ' North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. di S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester Mis Day.) E. ; light br6ejl 4i - 42 8 - 9 - 165 ived—Ripon (64' fled—Harriots Pr Wolverhampton Peebles 30 - 31 Londy. & Color. Sh. Londy. &Ennis. Sh. M., S. , &L. 6p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 ..... 18 - 122 Portsmouth.., 7 4 d red—lrene, fr°o 66 - 68 Rhymney 3cottish Central T. W.—Arrifecli Sc (it N. E. Ahrdn. st Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern 07 - 109 2'i -- •17 78 - 80 45 46 2i 36 - 37 70 - 71 821 -83 i 13 - 15 7 - 5 8 - ]0 35 - 36 too. do. 3i per cent. Haupt. k Carl. 4 p.c Do, 4i per cent Do. do. rived—Famel e°lll Aid. Consol. 6 c. St. Do, Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Prof. St. Do. L. (SLR. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p.c.recL 5 p.c.pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. Norfk D ob. 4 p.c. Sli. Do. 5 To. c. Ext. 1546 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. North British Do. 71. Preferonce N. E. Berw. 4 p. c. Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York Ft &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. p. c. 2d guar Do. do. Debentr. St Scot. Ceut.New Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St ;South Devon i of nn (schoone,_, s rP o t, St ewar t harvi lot boat 01 1 6 .1! )at 4 o'clock. ''.j 1 cable sank , ''' - 139 - 101 - 93 i l South Wa1e5 ........... IS. Yorksh. RivsgrDul Do. Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 Stockton dt Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Prof., No. 1 1 Thames Hay. D. La Vale of Neath Waterrd. ex Kilkenny i Waterford&Limeri ck West Cornwall IWest End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class 10i - li 4 Er.) )nday Mornin' nor from we r I l lora ' au fr o * Lady Egl iii ton; owner, Caren IIG6 - 108 95 - 97 ii - I d do -= 162 Crial, and gi'rtjtl par 22i 23 115 120 101 106 98 100 )rt. -r.eir t eamer , for 4 ,- 11y. onday Mani° - oo steamer , 10 Co ns tantiniei ' z, Morig . R e ' lOB ; Great t , iB j, Digby, an h a g j ois• 'ara ; EuP— 119 - 121 125 - 127 74 - 76 10 - 10?, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. t' l4 , from Bsr og g e l llessingtonf Atian. and St,. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd, guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A I Buffalo & Lake llur Buff Brnt. & God eh 6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug..'72l Do. do., 1 July, '731 _Do. do., IJune, '741 I Do. fixed 4i pr cent. 8, Easmern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c. Guar 'Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc i - ip 24 -24 A 101 -- 103 - 101 -- 103 - 8 - 10 185 - 90 79 - 82 77 - 80 fol. 16 LEGRAPO.) , f mday 111 0 , 111 , 1 „, 13 71 . 000 titetlan ; o' A-- 00; ario, Mants u m Ice, aelsicg,,". ° o o Aveiro; ne', o l; scent, Guerl? 1 , ;lte; 11,10 01 60 , tersminde ; Dunkirk. ko Sannesund ; 27 = 46 ---- 51 Calcutta and S. East.l Central Uncle (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Demerara . i* = ii 'Eastern Bengal East Indian Do, C Shares R g 110 - 111:i Do. E. do. „.... . D 0.4 p.c. Buds. ,'59 Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent.... Gd. Trunk. of Canada 16 - lif sica. mday Morn k fog. op r steamer, C ti 1 ; Invsstig_ 20 21 47 49 81 83 21a 218 fi 19 19 Id, Do. 6 p. C. Deben Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 pore Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., 76, p.'6o Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without ao, from 1•011 ao9' 04 ound, excel)", 106 - 111 106 - 111 fiamentary 001/g s$ g list (filliag. th services drp the Ist Jair 3ll. 3o an honoured i ifr of the civil 1.1 0 Robert Go' bs p d the Earl a , j saes of the 7 it p. is of Lieut. fi u 8 Duke of vti, Sir R. Bogl ° ;pi Sir J. SiroP c s o fil Admiral . rSit ad Admiral option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. l l Do. 3d Ex., g. Do. 4th Ex., do ', Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do 105 108 191 20 2N- 2k par lap 6 - 61 i - Ii ,o the alters d it 1 into Irele rant ce rtaiego a after the I r e' distilled i° r, or which , b o lh three kivgd ° ( 1, lion in Ir el l ll o o will be levie u 4 portion • por n for 110 of every in the Chite 4 , land, a coue f ;ed. No drs 31 - 3i 41 - 4 271 - 27! - ii = 8. ii - i.i, 25 - 26 ItITISEI Frr u NDS.—CLOSING YitICES —THIS DAY. ( Prom the Ocscst !Asti? il a ik Stook3 . ......... 220 14 3 7, Lent. Reduce() ann itt 'l. ettle per tCleOnt• 0005018 Annui t ies 95 +1 kir i 96,1 7 ind;_ ...Per Cent. Anuult, b 99i Lon, Seri litt:""I ""ti .. ... ~.,0 1.80_ . under kloon . • —.. .. -- 17 `._ is for Account 97 i Exoquer 131116, 24d. 1 1000 March. June. 0.-. . ;:.;, ...................................... 39 I Exchequer f 3 ;;x .... c .......... ••• ...... 36 134 Ditto, 1859 s, LISS, 34 per Cent — ............................. . (i.::Fcr FOREIGN R ... E .. 1 .. ............—TH1S DAY. 3311.71411 7;;e0 3 9. 5 por Cent . Buenos Ayr e s Botut . . Ditto ALcou nt .. 8 ' 6 Per tient. ... Chilian Bonds, 6 Peruvian Bonds, 3 pe i:• e:, .. ...... ........ .. per 1etn.................. Ditto Account t . ..--••• -- Portuguese Bonds, 3 per dr s t. p . : e i r Ei t.: 63:: . : . N 3 i Rus.iiau Bonds, 1t422, t st, Ditto, 4i per Cent. ............. t llO/, 11 8 Ardinian Bon's, n per Cent. . ................ Ditto Account Ol3 Turkish Bonds, 6 par cent - Ditto Account ... . .............. 1044 Dividends on the above payable in London. batch Elm, ange, 2_ per Gen,., 12 Guilders 6 9 Do. 4 per C en t. Certificates TWO CYCLOt $, Consols, money _ ~... 971 7 Ditto, Account ro i &.—The ret yl i m mouths en' i t he , xport from site )ssessions• yes a colleo.:40 for the P:f is a deeresi 9- 0 The falling .0 and 1 3 r it3 ale, e s exports r; 0 0 , quLter un : r oe! , , d, 835, 0 011 the Roya l to p fax and 13°13 0 4 iassengelEl' t the esday ne% te atl is screw ty the Ca [Bias --, 0.11 seised o'ool , te' sumnea ri ,tivio r. Locke p, Lbbett, 0 0 3 morningt!, to ? , s serer, in ovot the 10 4 ", r oilt ratify of 14 ' 010 e building; oot ald be C - 4 Or oved to " 91 21 22 37d 37; 32k - ii - Ei - 15 - 17 - Sh -- 8 84 -- 9 20i -21 i 4i -- 5h 9 -- 9i 23?1 -- 24. •• • • • c or' Calcu tta re d ~W eba l l a s torl sal rOnde riti. On • e Bre w . - e 0 ,lock's re 000 of the sae dote tter of:root/ 0 hen s t. e progli o Je° l, l it P i n , e d t-e . ; • th e 04 r oil- , narehe" • 13 g ev l irae.e° -11- DISAPPOINTED PIE-NIC PARTY.—"Tba other day the veueral and a party, attended by about 30 marines, went out, intendi ng to have a pic-nicon tho White Cloud oun "ains, near Canton. All went on well for some time, and s e veral v i llages were passed. But at last a number of sol dierstb (Chinese) were met, an d t h e G enera l sen t word to tm not to alarm themselves, as they had only come g the _c'ut for pleasure and a pis-nic. The Braves, however, spi n put themselves into form and opeued fire, compel disappointed pleasure party to make a hasty / fi r ' o g n h , t back Cantou."—Extract from a Primate Letter MULGu Canton. th eet AvX CASTLE.—We hear from good authority sang g r ave Castle, the seat cf the Marquis of Nor- Mire°Y has been let to Maharajah Dhuleep Sing.—York- Gazette. 92i i 47 0 74 i 103 BANKS. 80 - 82 21 -21 i 46 - 48 31 - --/ 57 - 59 17i - iai - 19 -19. c 43 - 45 371 - 381 171 - 18 61 - 63 44 - 4 zo 3l 2n -24 i 19 im::: iid BRITISH MINES. . . 2111/Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 101 1161 20 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 80 90 10 1 Dev.Gt.Cnsls. (Tay.) 460 480 . 30 f East Basset (Illogan) 90 100 17siGreat South Tolgus l4 15 17 5 rt. W. Altrd. (Philk.) 41 151 ••• 70 Grt.W. Vor (Heist%) 14 -- 2 . 17s Lady Bertha - 11 •• 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 71 81 •.:. N.W.Basset (Mogan) 101 111 ... 6115 North Wheal Crofty 4 5 ••• 1/ Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 171 . 181 ... 9 ,Porkellis U. (Wend.) •.. 6s. Sort. Cons Min. Co. 1} ••• • • . 21 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 375 390 2 S. Carn Brea (Illogn.) 41 41 19 .S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 210 -- 229 • 5 44 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 11 10 9 'Tin Croft 3l 4 ••• 40 Un. Mince (Gwennap) l • 12se V. of Towey, (Camar o ) 11 ... 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 23 24 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 10J --- 110 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 210 220 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 280 300 ... 56 Wh. Edward(Calstck) 51 6 4 ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 10 -- 11 8 I Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 43 45 44 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 24 . 26 FOREIGN MINES. 20 74 Australian 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 1 1 P 35 27 Brazilianhap.(issued at .£5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiadi 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 13 14 131 1 1 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica ••• cl • 40 all Cobre Copper 39 41 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop• per Mining Co. 1(1 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares 5 11 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada — 1 all Noveau Monde 20 all Pont. Sil.LdM. & Smlt 6 7 5 1 Port Philip • ••• 30 161 Santiago de Cuba 2 21 all United Mexican 3# 3k MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australia nii...tla.ipnoAWater &o l Ler c jeka u unns l 12 2 .1 . . 543 8 . 12 3 ; 0 .547: 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) . . . . n d ly t. fp. a ec t :.. e , lej rl a W p g 10 all 'Australis. Royal Mail 14 11 10 2 Do. New iss. r t Si. C 1. 6 00 5°1 2 : 5 l a al 4 oo 3 lo 2 l l 4 lß DD ßi o Canada 130 140 138 St. all ! Copper Min. of Eng. 25 . 30 5 all Crystal Palace ll --11 1 5 all !Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 20 all lEastern Steam.. St. 100 ;ElectricTelegraili 1 all ! Electric Tel. of Irel. 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 11 10 108. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. 9 all , Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.,) 4 _ 41 . * 20 Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) 15 14 'Gen. Steam Navigat. 261 1 20 5 London Discount ,l 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 3 _.34 31 20 10 'Magdalena St. Navig. .• 10 all I D°. Extension Teleg. 10 all ,Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 7 8 10 all Mexican& S.Americu 25 5 ;Nat. Discount Co 1 10 6 !Netherlands Land —ll 10 all Do. Do. 5 all Do.B p.c.Pf.iss.at ld 2 24 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 16 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 981 994 1 all N. B. Australasian... 0 _ 20 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 2 3 1 all Oriental Gas 1 103. Do New Shares ld ip 5 all Peelltr. 14. & Minrl 2 21 781 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 78 80 50 10 Do. New . 6l 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 6O - 62 1 all icot.Austral.lnvest l/ 18 St. 100 S. Ans, Gov. 6 p.c.bds lOB 110 25 all iouth Austral. Land 35 36 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can, , 100 281 Van DiQUIQU'Oi Land l4 154 16 FOR: Nntwrp& Rotterdam Ardennes. Bahia & Frarcitco. Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessac Ca.rmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry ' Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierro and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca. k Lyons and Geneva ' Maria Anteula Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto Now Paris and Orleans Recife dz San Frau., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Riga and Dunaburg Roma and Frsseati— Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Sambro and Mouse Do. 5i per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. 51 per c. Pra W.&N.W. of France Western of Austria Wet t. of Switzerland yv tes►aden i)o.8 p. cent. prof. Zealand 4.1 JOINT-S' Agra & United Ser v , itustralasia all Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London dl Bri.Col. Bk.& Ln. Co LllBritish N. American [0 C.Bk.of i 0 City 15 14. wonial Commercial of Canada Commercial of bond. Eng.ScotAtAus.Cnt. Lon. Ch. lik.of London and County London Joint Stock, Lond .andWestminat. National Pro of En Do. N ew g. National Bank ' '''' New South : Wales . . Oriental Bank corn Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New. .......... Smith astralia Do. New, Limon of Australia bo. New Union of London ..„ Unity Mutual Weotrun of Loud 3 , 1 20 all 11z I all 11,41 St, 1100 St. !100 14 5 St. 100 - 5 all 25 all 'lOO 10 A at. 1100 - St. 'lOO 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 10 9 20 ;' all 100 St. 50 St. St. St. St. St -25 St. 20 20 I all 10 all St. 100 ( 1 2 100 18 20i 100 100 100 20 20 20 174 all all all :10i , 1100 1256(1 , 20 100 40 50 20 100 100 CO 49 4 21i lqi f 114 IIGN. 53 61 St. 8i St. St. 25 10 1.0.0, St. St. st..l St. EVENING, APRIL 26, ISSB. MONDAY MARKET NEW9.—(lhil Dayo CORN EXCHIINGE. The leading country markets, held on Saturday, were but moderately supplied with wheat, yet all kinds sold slowly, and prices had a downward tendency. Barley changed to a moderate extent on former terms. Other articles were tolerably active. _ _ _ The French and other continental markets continue dull for wheat. In Spring corn P. fair export business has been transacted of late. American advices bring very few changes in the value of produce. The arrivals of home grown produce up to our market, last week, were very moderate. The imports from abroad were 7,230 quarters of wheat, 22,589 barley, 5,019 oats, 420 rye, 1,585 beans, 35 peas, 2,280 linseed, 1,975 rape seed, 20 mustard seed, 324 sundry seeds, and 2,351 sacks of flour. The supply of wheat received fresh up to-day from Essex and Kent was very moderate, and from other coun ties the receipts were limited, consequently, the show of samples was small. Notwithstanding that the attendance of both town and country millers was far from numerous, the demand for roost kinds of wheat of home produce was somewhat firmer than on Monday last, and, in some in stances, prices were ls. per quarter higher than on that day. We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with foreign wheat. Good and fine samples were in somewhat improved request at full prices; but inferior kinds moved off heavily at last week's currency. In floating cargoes of grain rather more business was transacted at full prices. Several samples of foreign barley sold at 34s per quarter for malting purposes; but they require sifting. Other kinds of barley were in fair request at full prices. Good and fine malt was steady on former terms. Low parcels were a slow sale. The show of English, Irish, and foreign oats was very moderate, and sales progressed steadily, at extreme rates. The few beans in the market were readily disposed of, at very full prices. In the value of peas no change took place. The demand may be considered steady. We have no change to notice in the value of flour. The business doing is by no means extensive. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL nfEASURE Weeat—Essex Ic Kent, Red •• new 383 to 45s Ditto.• •• .... old —a —a Ditto, White new 418 Ns Ditt0........ old —a -- Narfolk and Lin coln, Red, o'd —s —a Ditto new •••••• 393 45s Rye —Old —a —s New ............ 328 3is Barley—Grinding... .• Ns 31a Malting ......... 353 883 Chevalier . . 388 41a, Malt ffolk and Nor- rdalt—Chevalier • • 663 to 68s 'Oats Yorkshire and Lincoinsk., Feed 219 24s Potato. Youghal and Cork Black. 209 25s Cork, White ..... 203 303 Scotch, Feed..... 20s 25s roans—Tick ... • • .... 348 35s Pigeons •••. 38 433 Peas—Grey .......... 40s 423 Map1e........... 41s 43s White ....418 438 Boilers 423 448 talk•• •••• .• •• •• 533 Gss Brawn •••• •• ...• •• • • 54s 56 3 j Floor—Town-made. .. Suffolk .......... 38i 40 33.1 363 Kingston %nd Ware 58s 66s gltooktn & Norfolk 313 323 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 2,318 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 1,494 ; in 1856, 451; in 1855, 1,213 ; and in 1851, 1,101; in 1853, 3,550 ; in 1852, 1,914 ; and in 1851, 1,617 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEIR. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Rotterdam 39 ... 5 67 ... ... Harlingen 2lO ... ... ... Hamburgh ... Antwerp Calves. Pigs. 23.1 - ••• 5 ••• T0ta1.... 252 ... 1,814 ... _ ... 253 .. The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheol ) . Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 522 ... 655 ... 4 ... 313 ... 1 85 6 lBO ... 160 „„ „,, 91 ... 5 1855 7OB ... 166 ... . 367 ... 1854 39 244 :9 2 ... -- . 3 ". 1853 9O?, ... 2,124 . ___. 474 ... 42 1852 220 ~. 922 _ 535 ... 5 1851 442 „. 772 „, ____ . 316 ... 73 There was a sli g ht increase in th e total supply of foreign stock on sale here this morning, but its general quality was by no means first Orate. Compared with Aionday last, the arrivals of home-fed Feasts fresh up to-day wore less extensive ; nevertheless, they were seasonably good as to number,,,but somewhat de ficient in quality. On the whole, there was a better feel ing in the demand for most breeds, and in some instances prices showed a ten lency to advance. However, the gene ral top figure for beef did not exceed 4s. per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire wa received 2,650 Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds; from Scotland, 270 Scots; and from Ireland, 80 oxen, &c. The show of sheep was not quite so extensive as on this day se'night, but most breeds oame to band in good con dition, We experienced a slow inquiry for all breeds, but no change took place in prices. The best old Downs in the wool sold at 4s. 10d. ; out of the wool, 4s. 4d. per 81bs. Lambs, though in good supply, sold readily at 6.3. to 7s. per Blbs, being 4d. higher than on Monday last. Fro m the Isle of Wight, 400 head came fresh to hand. Althongh the supply of calves was only moderate, the veal trade ruled very inutive, at a decline of 2d. par 81bs, when compared with Monday last. We had a very dull sale for pigs. In prices, however, scarcely any change took place. Per Blbs to sink the offals. a. d. a. it.l 3. 4. 3. Inferior Beasts.... 2 10 to 3 e i PrimeSouthdown 4, 6 410 Second quality.... 3 2 3 4 1 1.1.rge crse. calves 310 4 4 Prime large wan 3 6 3 8 Prime small d 0... 4 6 410 Prime Soots, eic. 3Pi 4 0 Large hogs 3 2 4 0 Inferior Sheep —.3 2 3 4 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 Second quality ...3 6 3 8 Suckling calves-19 0 22 0 Prime crse.-wlled.3 10 4 4 Quarter old pigs.l9 0 22 0 Lamb, 63 Od to 1 7s Od. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 22,770 Sheep and lambs.. 9lO Calvesl2o Calves 92 Pigs 290 Pigs -- li. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and seta in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on {onday, April 27,1857, and this day, Monday, April 26, 1858. Per 81be, to sink the ofrals. April 27, 1857. Ap1i126,1858 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. 1. Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 4to 3 6,2 10 to 3 0 Second quality ditto 3 8 4 0,3 2 3 4 Prime large oxen „. 4 2 4 $1 6 3 8 Prime Scots, dm 410 5 01 10 4 0 Coarse and inferior sheep ... 4 6 4 10,3 2 3 4 Second quality ditto ... 5 0 5 2,3 6 3 8 Prime coarse woolled ditto ~. 5 4 5 83 10 4 4 Prime Southdown ditto 510 6 2 4 6 410 Lambs ,„ „,5 10 6 8,6 0 7 0 Large coarse calves 3 8 4 83 10 4 4 Prime small ditto 410 5 4:4 6 5 0 Large hogs ~„ „, ,„ 3 8 4 2 1 3 2 4 0 Neat small porkers ... 4 4 5 0 4 2 4 4 Beasts._ 4,268 3.669 Sheep and lambs 21,410 22,770 Calves... ,„ „, 4 120 Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 28,1856.—Beasts, 4,152: ghee, and lambs, 19,600 ; calves, 105; pigs, 290. April 30, 1855 . —Beasts, 4,112; sheep and lambs, 24,260 ; calve., 153 ; pi gs , 335. NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL. Compared with Monday last, the supplies of both town and country-killed meat hero to-day are only moderate, and the general demand is somewhat firmer, as follows : - - Per Bibs by the carcase. s. d. B. a. e. 4. %. I Beef, interior..... 2 8 3 0 Mutton, Inferior 2 10 3 2 Do., mithiling.....3 2 3 4 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do. prime large.. 3 4 3 6 Do., prime 3 8 4 0 Do., do. small... 3 6 3 8 I Veal.... 3 8 4 6 Pork, large ..... 2 10 3 6 Pork. small 3 8 1 2 I Lamb, 5s Od to 6s ed. BOROUGH HOP. Most kinds of hops of last year's growth, as well as good yearlings, are in fair request, and prices are well supported. In other hops scarcely any business is doing. Last week's imports were 124 bales from Hamburg. New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 6,is to Weald of Kent do., 54s to lingo, 21s to 508.666 New Sussex do., 50s to 66s ; Year- LITERATURE, Violet Bank and its Inmates. 3 vols. Hurst wA Blackett. In this story we find a great deal of variety, and some skill in the working out of the characters. Dr. Mansell is well described as an instance of what a weak and selfish man may become if ex posed to strong tempation, and under the influence of ungoverned passions. He did not set out with the intention of becoming half so bad as he even tually proved, but chance and change alike con spired to expedite the crisis ; and as he possessed no innate sense of right to sustain him, he fell. It is satisfactory to find Grace Lloyd escape from his power. Far better was it for her, at the cost of a passing suffering, tosever the connection that bound her to so unworthy a man, than to continue the letter of the engagement when the spirit had in deed fled. Grace was a sweet, gentle creature, formed for sunshine, and not fitted for storms— hence her excessive yielding to the imperious and exacting Mansell was in keeping with her rm'abi lity and youthfulness. Such an excuse could not he offered for Sylvia Birch, who was of an age to appreciate character, and of an ability to discern the genuine from the false. She neglected these opportunities for guidance ; she turned a deaf ear to the whisper of conscience, and met the warn ings of friends with scorn and defiance. There was nothing left for such infatuation but the stern teaching of experience, and the bitter truths that must be reaped by the sowers of such fancies. "To make idols and to find them clay" was peculiarly the lot of Sylvia, for a more unworthy object on whom to lavish intense affection can scarcely be imagined than the hero of her choice proved to be. There is something repulsive in the manner in which she conducted herself throughout, but especially in the brief ac quaintance with Dr. Mansell, which preceded their ill-fated marriage. True affection will never thus divest itself of its purest attributes, and cast away its brightest ornament ; but even an attachment so conducted, to the most unromantic eyes, must have appeared shorn of its light and lustre. The author has displayed with tact and adroitness the snares and pitfalls into which such a wanderer would fall, the sudden checks which such a head long career must eventually receive, and the fear ful awakening from the dream to the reality. Notwithstanding her faults, the reader feels more interest in Sylvia than in her husband, for she, at least, was in a manner straightforward, and her fault was not that of selfishness. It is a pleasing change to turn to Grace, who fulfils her early pro mise of excellence, and in many trying situations for one of her age and nature, seems to gather fresh courage from the danger, and to call forth new powers to brave the difficulties that environ her. The crooked paths in which Mansell trod at last brought him to a disastrous issue, and even wealth, which was at length his poi tion, could not rebuild the fallen edifice of his hope, or remove the dark shadows which rested on his fair fame. Some of the minor sketches contain a degree of talent' that interests. Mrs. Peterson, the oil aunt of Grace, who appeared as an angel visitant to the stricken girl in the house of mourning ; Flora Maynard, rossessing, beneath a flippant man ner, a kind heart and some degree of penetration ; the stately Mrs. Birch, who manifested as strong a sense of what was due to her dignity and the honour of her home, as if she ha I been the widowed representative of some Spanish grandee, Miss de Witt, with her keen satire, and inconvenient knowledge of human na ture, are all specimens that in their way are effec tive. The contrast between the [mothers Miller is a striking one, and the old Polish Count, who dwelt at Deepdeue, possesses a melancholy at traction, from his isolation in the midst of an opulent mansion, and from his romantic spirt, surrounded by the cold and the worldly. This passing sketch of Violet Bank, and of the troubles that befell its inmates, may be regarded as a not unsuccessful attempt to pourtray some of the ruling passions of mankind. It displays the vanity of a false ambition, and the vexed spirit that mourns over its misguided love. It does not aim at the higher flights of composition, but its style is clear and vigorous, and many of its scenes are described with the earnestness of reality. Sir Guy D'Esterre. By Selina Bunbury, author 'Our Own Story,' &o. 2 vols. Routledge. It is sometimes refreshing, after perusing the re cords Of fashionable life and lover's quarrels in the nineteenth century, to step back into the scenes and commotions of a distant epoch, to the days of knights who knew bow to wield the swords they carried, and fair ladies who put their vows of fidelity and devotion to the proof. Even theugh the strifes and. factions of a court are prominent in its pages, and rebellion and discord are among its elements, an agreeable contrast is afforded to the pulling, speculating, and money-getting which must fill the pages of modern fic ion, if they are a transcri t .t of real life. The vices and follies of that age, if no less in their character, offer at least a variety to those of our own. Miss Banbury, who has before secured the favour of the public by some pleasaiit volumes of travel and some previous works of fiction, offers this diversity to her readers, whom she invites to accompany herto the brilliant discord of the Elie ibsthian age.. Her hero, Sir Guy D'Esterre, is a young English knight of truth an d courage. Her heroine, Hilda Fitzclare, a fair Irish maiden. like reader will readily rocal the tumul tuous state of that troubled country at that period, and will easily imagine that the scene and subject afford ample materials for romance. The Earl of Essex, whose brief and stormy career offers such attractions to the novelist, fills a prominent place in the volumes. He is represented, as ha usually appears both in history and fiction, rash, impetuous, and ambitious, swayed by evil counsellors, and perverted by circumstances, but withal chivalrous and noble, with a haughty spirit that defeated the best wishes of his friends, and a generosity that gave advantage to his enemies. With the rare for tune of being popular, alike with the Crown and the people, it is not wonderful that lie shared the fate of most royal and popular favourites, and that a hurried death within the walls of the Tower cut short the dreams of ambition and attested the constancy of the crowd. His brief rule in Ireland is introduced, and a ()Teat part of the story takes place in that country. The course of the tale brings it at its close to the at tempted insurrection of Essex and his tragical end. The romantic incident of the ring is of course in troduced, and the great Queen is shown in colours mere life-like than flattering. The interest of the story, however, is not centred in the great political figures of the day ; it is engrossed by the group of humbler characters. It is novel and striking, and if not always seemingly probable, the confusion and peculiarity of the time may readily account for events and combinations that would appear extravagant in a novel of the present day. It is a decided improvement on " Our own Story." There is more animation and adventure—less tediousness and diffusion. Occasionally reflections or explana tions are introduced that could very well have b-en dispensed with, but the general tone of the work is full of life and interest. The two heroines are ably drawn, and form a charming contrast, and the subordinate actors in the scene are not unsuccessful, though there is a slight confusion among the plots and counterplots of the two accom plices. The earlier part is more carefully drawn than the close ; and though Miss Bun bury has already broken the novelist's rule, we question whether a still further condensation into one volume might not have given greater power and effect to the work. But it is a very agreeable story in its pre sent form, and we commend it to those who wish to beguile themselves by the pages of romance, and to quit our dull and respectable era for the stirring times of the Maiden Queen. The Edinburgh Review. No. 218. Lingman. Several subjects of interest commend themselves to the attention of the readers of the Edinburgh. It opens with a paper on the annals of California, founded on three works recently published, on the resources, prospects, and customs of that auriferous land. Ten years ago, we aro told, an outline of the progress of settlement in North America waslaid before the readers of this Review, with some con jectures as to its future prospects. It may be in teresting to peruse the summary of what has oc curred in our colonial empire during that brief period. A few words will suffice to place succinctly before the reader the general results of the last ten years—the most important decennium, by far, in the history cf colonisa tion. Within that period the population of Canada has increased a third : that of the Australian colonies from three or four hundred thousand to nearly a millioe. province of Victoria alone, scarcely existing in 1847, has now three millions of annual revenue : a future Great Britain has been founded and organised in New Zealand : three new States, and seven or eight territo ries, have been added to the North American Union, by occupation or by conquest from Mexico ; California, with which we are new about to concern ourselves, being by far the most important of there gains. The commercial world has acquired three great emporia ; two on the shores of the Pacific, of which the names are already as familiar in our ears as those of Hamburg er Amsterdam : one on the great American lakes, which, though less spoken of among ourselves, is perhaps. the most remarkable creation of the three : San Francisco, Melbourne, Chicago. In the 1849 edition of M r. M'Culloch's carefully compiled Dictionary of Geography, not one of the three is even named. And,. to con clude our recapitulation of the exploit! of t decen nium with some notice of the preparation it has made for the future extension of similar exploit—the captti!l it has created for future use,--we . must point out that it has constructed a railway across the Isthmus of Panama, all but cotupleted one across tha.lsthiliuict Su,z. Ptemn cbuituunicatiun scam):;: all the ccea%ic high ways of Ow globe, • x, --pt the Pacific, and covr.?:..i tft, , European continent and its seas with the network of the electric telegraph. After tracing the rise and progress of the Ame r:can gold state, the writer compares its position with that of its younger sister and rival, Victoria. In compa:iug the scenes at the geld diee 7 n e es : and the general conduct of the pepulation, afar higher place is awarded to the Australian colony than to California. The influence of .the upriglit, self governing English character seems to have made itself felt, notwithstanding the crowds of adven turers of all lands and reputations. An essay on the Eastern Church will not be devoid of inti-rest for the theological disputant and the g , neral philo sopher, though the subject is scarcely of a character to posses fascination for the ordinary reader. M. Thiers's celebrated history of the Consulate and the Empire is the next topic that engages the atten tion. That extensive and valuable work is examined and criticised at some length, with cordial admiration of the author's industry and powers, and a tribute to the popularity and character of his work. The critic, however, in right of his office, looks rather clos - Ay into M. Thiers's assertions with respect to English victories, and confronts them with some unaccommodating . facts. The review closes with the campaign of Victoria, but proposes in the next number to con tinue its survey of this ceurprele3nsive history which can scarcely have justice rendered to it within the limits of a single article. The " Life of George Stephenson," and his marvellous inventions furnish the subject of an interesting paper. His ability, integrity, and perseverance, the few ad vantages he enjoyed, the numereus obstacles ho overcame, are all facts that impress the reader of his biography *idh a sense of how much more de pends on individual merit and exertion than on the most propitious circumstances. They show hew meth more Nature Las done for the man whom she has placed furthest from his wishes, giving him a clear head, an honest heart, and that patience which defies time, than for him whom she has gifted with all the advantages of position and edu cation, if she has denied him the sense and the spirit to use them. The passage of George Ste phenson, from ignorance to knowledge, from in significance to eminence, from his humble employ ment in a coalpit of Northumberland to his 13 , 'sicion as the first of British engineers, is nearly as sur prising as the rapid locomotion of n e of his own engines was to its startled beholders. The article before us, however, does not enter into the par ticulars of this iaterestieg memoir, which has bee n already frequently brought before the notice of the public. It restricts itself chiefly to the eollectien an d consideretion of the statistics of railway travelling. It tells us, amongst o leer pieces of intelligence, that nearly 9,000 miles of railway are at present completed in the British Isles, and that it may be assumed that about 21,009 miles are open for traffic iu the rest of Europe, and 25,000 in America. The statistics given are, in many respects, surprising, and will attract the curious, and convey some use ful information to the studious and speculative. The life and works of Edgar Allan Poe are the sub ject of an able criticism. The reckless life, the miserable death, the perverted abilities, and wasted powers of this unhappy author form one of the darkest pages in literary history. In one sense it is fortunate that his career is so totally depraved and degraded, his vices so unmasked and repelling, that his life speaks not as a dangerous example, but as a terrible warning. Life, genius, fame, friends, reputation, all went down in that terrible whirl pool, of which his vivid picture of the Maelstrom is but a feeble shadow. The miticisin on his writings, and the extracts from them, will be read with pleasure by many readers to whom his daik and melancholy story is already funilia-. The speeches of Lard Brougham receive the honour due to them, and the oratorical powers of the veteran Reformer are ranked high in the records of British eloquence. Mr. Henry Buckle's arduous under taking of the "History of Civilisation," receives a criticism of commensurate extent. Most readers of the old Whig quarterly will b 3 prepared for a fierce onslaught on the existing government and a determined defence of their oppo nents. This is naturally to be anticipaaed, as, whatever maybe the virtues of Lord Jeffrey's serial, that of maznanimity can scarcely be ranked among them. But it is with regret, now that the zeal and bitterness of the Ministerial crisis are over, that we find the spirit of national 3ndependence foro-ot ten in the pertinacity of the partisan. The nobly stead famtuess of purpose which will not be lectured and argued out of the chosen way, the chivalry which refuses to surrender the weak at the dictation of the strong, are attacked, ridiculed, and satirised with all the acrimony of defeated politicians, and all the elaborate logic of those who are in the wrong. Fortunately the time for discussion and dissension has passed, the voice of an indignitet nation can be heard when the tumult of a political crisis is silenced. The almost unanimous feeling of the English people has found expresaion, has told its hatred of all secret and cowardly machina tions, whether they have for their aim the assassi nation of a sovereign, or the. oppression of exiles and fugitives. That voice has spoken before, in times of national trial, and has spiiken in the cause of truth and right. Sometimes influenced by excitement, sometimes hurried on by conflicting circumstances, our people have seldom wavered from the straight road when justice, generosity, or national honour were involved. Looking onward beyond the men and measures of the time, resting on a foundation far deeper than the divisions of party, they rarely fail to recognise the difference between a temporary question of the day, and the assertion of a broad principle. Let the elaborate reasoner of the Edin burgh trust to the collective sense and spirit of the English nation rather than to the isolated expe diency of the Palmerston Cabinet, or, if he must defend a failing cause and prove that Lord Pal merston is right because he is not a Tory, let him choose some subject of at which shari involve a question of less vital importance, and at least mask the personal hostility of political opponents under the semblance of national spirit. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of home-grown potatoes are on the increase. Since Monday last the imports from abroad have amounted to 300 tons from Antwerp, 210 tons from Rouen, 110 tons from Bruges, 126 cons from Louvain, 335 tons from Dun kirk, 110 tons f rom Ghent, an d 30 tons from Groningen. The trade generally i s h eav y , as follows : Y or k regents, 110 s to 180 s pe r t on ; Essex and Kent, Scotch, 9 1 08; L 20s to 160 s; ditt o cu s 908 to 100 s incoins, 12N to 1408; blues, s dto _ s Belgian, 60s to 100 8 . B m O i s to i iln6gOzsos WOOL. Owing, in some measure, to the approaching public sales, at which nearly 60,0 p bales will be offered, our market has continued heavy in the extreme, and no buyers are com i n g forward, except at reduced prices. Lamb wools imports were confined to 876 bales from Geelong, and 62 from Mogadore. •••••• ••••••....... SEEDS, C0riander............ 28 544 The clover geed season is now almost over, and the little business doing is on easier terms. For trefoil there is a little inquiry, at lower rates. Mustard seed is very scarce, and commands very full prices. Most other seeds are in steady request, at full quotations. Cakes are firm. Turnip,White,per bush. 153 to 163 Carraway 3 48 2 : 288 Linseed Cake, pr. ton— iinstanwrded, e8r0.w.n..... : : : : 2 1 1 6 0 0:s 1 2 1 8 5 3 , i ri f ? a nt s e p e s d e . e E d n , p g e . i r o q w a a in r e t e.r. 723 74 3 . ... 6 s 8 4012 739701 d, White, new•• •• • • 403 44 Crushing •• •• .... 50s 57s Baltic ........ „. 48s Ns Odessa ......... Ms 53s Clover,liedWng.(cwt.) 41s 56 , English .. o r a a n r Pares , y , Winter, per ciu n a e r w t e . r . 50, 724 White .. • • ...• •• Voreign,per ton 81 10.. 10 5* 4 . 4 3 sfis Rape Cakes, per ton.. 51 0, 5 5s aye rgo r r a e s i s g ::: e v d ) •• •• • 23i Whits•... 52s 72s;Rapeseed, new, pr qr. 68s 723 Trefoil, new.........• 174 2241 TALLOW. Abut an average time of year amount of business is doing in our mark et, and pri ces generally are well sup ported, P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 553 Gd ; for the last three months ' deliver y , 52 s 6 d per cwt. Rough fat is 3s Op per Sibs. 1854. 1855. 1856. 1857. 1 1858 Stock this day -....•. 34,102 Price of Y. C .... 1 648 Gd Delivery last week .., 784 Ditto from June 1.... I 89,741 Arrivals last week.. 1,082 Ditto from Junel.... 102,6 n 1 , 8 Price of Tewn .... 6 " '" 1 618 0,1 ti 31,700 51a 3d to 54s 6d 1,820 78,227 958 73,927 593 6d 18,593 47s Odu, Od 8,197 99,544 411 71,595 50$ 6d 11,911 11.691 5883 d to 553 91 to —3 Ott —3Od 1,971 1,241 99,324 97,621 216 441 94,262 97,599 555 Od 58i Od TBE HAYMARKET MURDER. Dining the last few days the most earnest exer tions have been made, through the instrumentality of Mr. Heath, the Consul-General of Sardinia, to induce the Home Secretary to spare the life of the culprit Giovanni Lani, who was executed this morning for the murder of a Frenchwoman named Heloise Tbaubin. The prisoner, it appears, has made a statement in which ho positively asserts that he did not strangle the deceased, but that a quarrel and struggle took place be tween them in consequence of her getting out of bed in the middle of the night, and his observing her in the act of rifling his pockets, upon which he states that he stru c her in the stomach, and she then scratched his face, and this led to further violence, and in the end she became 4,s he thought, insensible, and he left her in that condition. Upon the ground that this statement may possibly be true, and that under such circum stances the character of the offence would not be of so heinous a kind, but would partake more of the form of a case of manslaughter, the, Home Secre tary was asked to spare th e life of the prisoner ; but in the final answer that was received on Saturday evening the Secretary of State informed Mr. Heath that the whole of the circumstances of the crime had undergone the most careful conside ration, and that the Government could not find any mitigating circumstances in the case that would justify them iu sparing the life of the pris suer ; and that, with regard to his own statement as to the circumstances under which the crime was com mitted, it was negatived in the most positive manner by the evidence, and that there could be no reasonable doubt that when the prisoner ac companied the unhappy woman to the huuse in Arundel-court he had formed a deliberate plan to rob her, and that her death was the result of his determination to carry out that intention at all hazards. UnJer such circumstances it was inti mated that the Government felt they had no alternative but to allow the law to take its course. A notification was made to the prisoner several days back that the day of execution would be on the 26th inst., and he appeared quite resigned and .. exhibited very littl e emot i on ; t h e on l y re quest he he made to the ga o l au th or iti es was t h a t he ig:,:e be permitted to ha ve some a dditi o n to _ the " gaol allowance o f f oo d i n th e ° Pe extra • meat, and he was told j 12L the 1110 o sheriffs that they had no power t grant request without the consent f the visiting aldermen, but they would make the a pplicat - on to them. They did so, and the requ est eh last fortnight the was acceded to, and during an extra allowance of of the prisoner Millard and ftiod. The Under-Sher, prisoner has been allowedi Messrs. pris'oner aIm,LA every day wren the upon the latter gontleman Parker, have during the him u w p e oe e n , one occasion whether he had any r he replied. that the only thing he requestask,ng to.ma , do to serve him was to try and sug- P°salb l l e Y a to save his lifo. During the week ' ' oner employed himself in drawing up a sort the prisoner or co es u t lt ime p o f will, by which he requests that certain articles in his possession should be given to different persons, and he concludes by stating "not forgetting my cigar case," which ho d sires may be given to a person whose name he mentions. The prisoner, it has already been stated, is a native of the Sardinian dominions. It appears that he has no other relatives living than a father, a step-mother, and a sister. The occupation followed by himself and his father was that of a Unman, as ee cx, resssei r, butthe i - reite to whi c h h e has beers ereu would appear to ,be Chart %illicit in Eng -lel I would be called a whitesmith. He states that for some reason or other 'his father's second wife took a dislike to him, and he 'was so -un comfortable with hi s f am ily i n - his fswn country that he resolved to ertriersite to America,'and came to Load n for that parpOie. He hid saved a little motley, an i afiee peying for his passage he had a few sovereigns left at the time lie accouspenied the deceased heme on. the night of the murder ; and he represents tea• the deceased was in the - aet of tak ing this money from his waistcoat pocket when be awelee, and that this led to the quarrel and its filial result. The prisoner has not received any letters or other commuuications from any of his family since his conviction, -but they have been made acquainted with his, awful position. Tee prisoner appears to possess enormous strength f i with b n c g ksm heavy i hammers in les thumb s and h an d s, as is usually the case v fia nd otrsw indeedho, are e . In i n u . s the l ,muscular habit :i pearance of his thumb and forefinger amounts almost to malformation, and a grasp from them upon the throat of any one, as in'the case of the Ne svgate, it appears wretched deceased, wou ld speedilybe'fatal: While the prisoner w as i n the House of Deten tion, prior to his committ a l t o that he was visited by a priest of the Rom an Catho lic e p o e n r e s r ua: l i i e d n e , o b t u t t u ak aft e er at i t i y is e a ta r t lval at New ga t e t h e melt resp ee! i ng his religious belief, he attended the ptison chapel, a n d in accordance with the gaol regulations a Bible and. Prayer book were placed in his cell. After Isis con viction he was asked whether he desired to be visited by a priest of any particnter religious deno trieation, and be then stated that he was a R oman Catholic, and he desi re d that a etitest of that red:. pion might be allowed to have eeetees to him. Mr. ex-Sheriff Swift, who acts as the Agent for Cardinal Wiseman in these matters, was atflence applied to upon the subject, and at his !request Father Fienza, a Roman Catholic priest- attached to the Lincoln's-inn chapel, waited upon the prisoner;and lie his been in constant communication-with him ever since. It appears that a suggestion was made that there had been an attempt on the part of the authorities of the prison to proselytise the prisoner, and to induce him to abandon the Roman Catholic faith and become a Prot eattl!, -butit iA' needless to stite that there is not the 'slightest foundation for such an impression, and the facts'upon which it is founded appear to be these e—lt ap pears that Mr. Under-Sheriff Parker, having regard to the condition of the prisoner, and the fact of his being a fo re i gner , h a d introduced to him a benevo lent Italian gentleman, Signor Paretti, and he had some conversation with the prisoner, but none at all of a religions charac:er. It also appeared that Mr. Parker, knowing. the prisoner was unable to iesd or speak English, had placed in the cell an Italian translation of the Bible, for the p r i soner t o read it if he thought proper, bet not the slightest restraint was put upon him in this respect, and itap peered that the English Bible which, as the prisoner was entirely ignorant cf the language, could not have ben attended with any effect, and also the Italian translation, remained in the cell for several days, to the knowledge of Father Fienza, before any complaint was made, when they were at once removed. It also appears that an anonymous letter in a woman's handwriting, and in the Italian lan guage, was addressed to the prisoner, and in this he wes urged to endeavour to obtain "Salvation by Faith," and this letter, it appeared, was shown to the prisoner. These were the principal grounds upon which the charge of an endeavour to prosely tise the prisoner was founded, and it would teem that Mr. Swift expressed himself very warmly upon the subject, and threat; ned to make a represente ion to the Secretary of State in reference to it. In consequence of this it was considered advisable that h.; should be put in possession of the real facts, and Mr. Aleermatt and Sheriff Lawrence, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Allen, and the Under- Sheriffs, Messrs. Millard and Parker, attended at the gaol, on Thursd a y, i n or d er t hat an i nqu i ry might be gone into. The result was to estab lish iu the eleareet possible mariner that there had not • been the slightest improper inter ference with the religious Opinions of the culprit, and Mr. Swift made a statement to that effect which was satisfactory to all parties. The prisoner did nor, of course, attend the chapel yesterday to hear what is called the condemned sermon, but Father Fienza . wag 'With him the greater part of the day, and remained with him until the last moment. THE EXECUTION THIS MORNING. Offended justice was satisfied this morning, in front of the Old Bailey, by the execution of Gio vanni Lani for the murder of Heloise Thaubin. At an early hour large numbers of persons began to arrive in the 011 Bailey, and imme diately took up their position as near the gallows as they were permitted to : approach, and for hours endured the cold biting wind in order to gratify th , it morbid curiosity. At half-past seven the crowd was immense. It consisted of the usual class of persons who attend on the e occasions and a large number of foreign prostitutes. Whilst all was excitement outside the jail, within the scene was very different.' Shortly after six o'clock the Under Sheriff arrived and immediately proceeded to the cell in Which Lani was confined, and there the usual formalities were gene through. From his cell Lani was conducted to the press-room where Calcraft, the executioner, commenced his duties by placing his apparatus across the chest of the convict in order to properly secure his hands and arms. Whilst this operation was being gone through Lath maintained his usual quiet demean our Father Fienza attending hint in his last mo m n,s. On mounting the scaffold Lani was received with loud 'groans and yells, but his reception did not produce the least effect upon him. He looked round on the crowd beneath and then took his place under the beam. Calcraft in a very short space of time adjuitedthe rope, and the signal hiving been given the drop fell, and in a few seconds Lani ceased to exist. The body, according to custom, remained sus pended until nine o'clock, when it wa3 cut down and conveyed into the gaol, where it will be buried in accordance with the sentence." The scaffold having been removed the crowd slowly dispersed, and in a short time after the Old Bailey resumed its usual business appearance. TllB PROPERTY QUALIFICATION. The following is Mr. L , )cke King's Bill to Abolish the Property Qualifications of Member of Parlia• "'lent : Whereas by the several acts and parts of acts hereinafter mentioned provisions' have been made for requiring, on the part of members of the House of Commons elected for England and Ireland re spectively, cer,ain qualifications in respect of pro perty ; and whereas it is expedient that the said provisions should be repealed, be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with ti e advice and consent of the ler& spiritual and temporal, and otheations, - in authority sent Patliament assembled, and byelie of the same, as follows : this p.m -meln. ti T o h n e ea se (t v h er a a t l is ac t t o s s a a n y t p a a u rt a s c o t h e ninth year by- farther 6 . e An act for of the reign of Queen Anne, intit u le d ..:. ent, securing the freedom of P i t ag in f o t cts hereinafter the House of qualifying the members 3 to de B ear of the reign of King Com mons," an act of the 3 George 11., intituled "Act to enforce and re n d er j e ers relating' o the qualification the House of Commons," an moreof members effectual t o the sit i n c , An act for farther act of the 59th year of the reign of King George r regulating ofmembers to serve in th the qualification United parliament of Great Britain and Ireland," an act of the session of Parliament holden and 111., intituled in t h e first and second years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled "An act to e mend the laws relating to the qualification of m embers to serve in parliament," and so much of au act of parliament of En g l an d, an d o f an act of parliament of Ireland, respecti ve ly passe d in the i s e p ta e t .B c i o t r i l v tsa e ii l . n y a o a ci f i j u d G a r r r i fortieth aiilnliii t Ireland, ri ee dl a e: n e ,d a , r , A, An" as sKapci provides o g fvo irdet George hs eti til a 111., i l to l l 11 respect of property of the members elected on the part of Ireland to sit in the sof ouse Commons of the United King tom shall be respectively the same as were then provided by law in the cases of elec tions fur counties and cities and boroughs respee• tively in that part of Great • Britain called Eng land, unless any utter provisions should hereafter be inede in that respect by ac, of parliament of the United Kingdom, and so much of an act of the 41st year of the reign of King George 111., intituled, "An act for regulating, until the Ist day of May, 1802, the trial of controverted elections or returns of members to serve in the United Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland for that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, and for regulating the qualification of members to serve in the said United Parliament," as relates to time qualifications of members elected to nrve in parliament, shall be repealed : provided always, that the repeal of ' the said recited acts and parts of acts respectively shall not be construed to revive or re-enact any act or part of act heretofore re pealed by any of the said acts or parts of acts respectively. 1031 100}