The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-22 00:00:00

MONEY rbIARKE T AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. 12 The aceounts from the manufacturing districts 50 show but little variation, from the general tenour 13 of the reports for some weeks past. In most st. branches of trade there is little improvement at 2 ., present, and- the amount of orders received in any 2 g branch does not indicate an active Spring trade. A few of the cotton mills which suspended opera- g s t . tions during the late crisis, commenced running St. again, but a considerable proportion of the hands 20 employed are on "short time." At Birmingham the 20 unsettled state of the metal trade operates injuri 10 - ously on the various manufactures of the neigh- 50 bourhood, and no more work is put in hand than 25 is required for immediate necessities. The iron Z . trade at Wolverhampton continues much in the St. same state as it was the week previously, and the t small number of orders has caused a further slight 25 depression in prices, and many of the needy makers St. have been obliged to accept lower rates. At Brad- E ford there has been no active demand for the raw st. material, and spinners are indisposed to purchase 't freely, owing to the unremunerative character of et. the prices realised for yarns. In piece goods no im- TO L provement can be reported ; some orders were st. given out in the early part of the week for fancy st. goods, but the general trade is quite as unsatisfac St - tory as before. A moderate business has been done st. in the woollen cloth trade at Leeds, but no improve- St. went can be reported in prices, and in the various 5c 12 cloth halls and warehouses buy irs have operated 16i pith rather more spirit than of late. Business at g i ! Manchester has been restricted, owing to the 16 very general opinion that the present price of 3 cotton too high, and there is great cau- 20 tion- among 'buyers. India shirtings, however, nil have been in fair demand, and the sales on this st account have formed the principal business st. transacted during the week. The worsted trade hV I at Halifax has shown rather more activity and .5 ( with a continuance of fine weather a still greater it 1 improvement is looked for. No quotable change 10 has taken place iu the values of piece goods. At St. Barnsley the linen trade continues dull and the 50 St • hand-loom weavers are but indifferently employed. 25 Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Mar 00 - ket on Saturday closed heavily, but prices remained 10 unaltered. The sales were estimated at 8,000 20 bales, 1,000 of which were taken on speculation. st In the Railway Share Market a marked improve- 50 merit was apparent in prices of all leading stocks. A slight increase is perceptible in the demand for money on commercial account, although trade S is still in a very depressed state. The terms, how ever, continue low, bills still being negotiated at 24 per cent., and there is an impression, which has . been strengthened by the last Bank return, that the minimumwill be reduced to 2 &per cent. Some surprise is expressed that the Directors did not take this course last Thursday, as the situation of the "till" would, it is imagined, have warranted the measure ; and notwithstanding the pending financial operation on the part of the Hon. liast India Company, many are of opinion that it will be adopted this week. The specie movement continues very favourable. On Saturday another parcel of about 25,0001. in gold, besides 50,0001. in sovereigns, were added to the stock of bullion at the Bank, and at the demand for silver on Eastern account has di minished it may be reasonably concluded that a larger proportion of the Australian and other sup plies will henceforth be retained in this country. The aggregate quantity of the precious metals . deposited in the Threadneedle-street vaults bust now approach 184 millions sterling, and if the accumulation continues at the present rate the total bear comparison with any former period. The negotiation of the Indian Loan has been anxiously awaited, and, as may be imagined, capi talists, speculators, and others who professed to be well-informed have not failed to circulate their opinions upon the subject. These differ widely as to the precise course which the authorities will probably pursue. Some I have confidently predicted that debentures for the 2 whisle amount of eight millions will be offered at once, while in other quarters is is thought that they will be issued as the proceeds may be required. tug lour or five millions have been spoken of elsewhere - ," as the probable amount of 1/ the first emission ; but whatever difference of opi- 20 pion may exist upon the details of the plan, all are 1- ( 1 )0 0 agreed that the sum required will be easily obtained, and that the securities representing the capital of tOO the loan will become a favourite medium of invest- 20 numb 20 With the monied public. 9' The English Funds are rather firmer today, owing to the satisfactory position of monetary affairs, and a more favourable feeling with regard to the political relations of the country. Busi . ness, however, remains inactive, and there are no • new features of interest to describe. Consols have been 961 i for money and 96i 97 for the account. The June Exchequer Bills are 353. premium; and the Bonds, 1859, 1001 1011. India Stock is marked 220, and the Bonds are 28s. to 295. premium. Foreign Stocks are very dull, and the alterations Lave been unimportant. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1011 f, and the 4 per Cents., 104 ; Spanish 3 per Cents, have been dealt in at 444 ; Russian 44 per Cents. at 106} ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 914 ; Dutch 24 per Cents., 66 ; and Ditto 4 per Cents., 1001 ; Mexican Stock is 19i to 20 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents, are 81f ; and the 3 per Cents., 56g. A very limited business has been done in the Railway Share Market to-day, and the variations have not exceeded 4to 4 per cent. Caledonians have improved 55., and Midland, ss. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and North Eastern (York), 10s. ; and Eastern Counties, and North Eastern (Berwick), 1/. ; Great Western, Lancashire, and Yorkshire, North British, and South Eastern ss, The Foreign and Colonial lines are quiet, and exhibit little alteration from previous quotations. Eastlndian have improved 10s.; Great Western of Canada declined ss. ; Pernambuco and Royal Swe dish were a shade lower. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have shown little variation from previous rates. Bank of Australasia have advanced 1/. ; Provincial of Ireland declined 10s. ; and Electric Telegraph have improved 11. to 11. 10s. 20 20 10 St. 20 25 25 25 174 20 St. 20 20 100 20 20. 20 100 100 100 100 20 20 20 20 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY ATONE ifeLout , ( From the Officsal Listi) Business done. 3 per Gent. Console Annuities India St oc k ladle. Bonds, £lOOO ......... ...... 29 p Ditto, under £lOOO 2B p Console ter Account Exchequer Bills, 24d. March. June. £lOOO. - 135 £5OO - 1 35 Weal]..... ... — 35 Ditto Adxertised 35 9 Exchequer bonas, 1r556, 34 per Cent.... 99i Ditto, 1659 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Br.taluan 5 per Cent. Ditto 1852, 44 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Cent ilitto Account Nruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent ... oktto Account Bl4 3 Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto Account -56 i Russian Bonds, 1822, £St., 5 per C en t._ Ditto, 4i per Cent. lOO6 Sardinian Bongs, 5 per Cent. Sptnish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account .... Sarkieh Bonds, 6 par cent Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 26 per Cent., 12 Guilders 65 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ....... 1001 TWO O'CLOCK, 961 I 94 7 Console, money .... Ditto, Account .... POSTAL ARBANGEM.ENTS AT PE3fBROKE DOOR.—There are now two up and two down mails to this town and arsenal daily, with one to and from Waterford three times a week, and Cork twice a day, during the same period. Th e k now l e d ge o f this fact must be of much im portance both to the Government and the mercantile world. The electric telegraph is completed along th e . South W a l es R a il wa y, so th at the dockyard and gam- Boa can now communicate with London and all the other parts of the kingdom. Atian. and St. Law. 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. , all Do. all Do. Additional A all Buffalo & Lake Hur. 100 Buff. t Brnt. & Godch. 100 G p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 Do. do., 1 June, '74 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 1 2s6d Central Oude (Lim.) 1 Ceylon A shares all Demerara . 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian all Do. C Shares 5 Do. E. do. , all Do.4i p. c. Buds. ,'59 all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben all Ct. In, Pen. g. 5 pert 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c all Gt. Wcstn. of Canada 13 Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, do. all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 4 P.C all Do. do., 5 per C. 15 Do. 4i p. c. Exton. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do, ss. Oude (Limited) 15 Scinde , guar . 5 per c , all Do all kntwrp & Rotterdam all Ardennes 3 Bahia & Francisco all Belgian East. Junct all Beziers to Graissessac all Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 15 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 2s. Euphrates Valley all Gt. Central of France all Great Luxembourg 6 Italian Junction all Lake Const. & Bale all Lierre and Tx mhout 6 Lombardo-Venetian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. all Lyons and Geneva all Nfaria Antenia all Do. New all Namur & Liege all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all Northern of Fiance 8 Do. New all NorwegianTrnk. Prot all Paris and Lyons all Ditto New all Paris and Orleans 9 Recife di San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c -11 Riga ar d,D naburg all Rums and Frascati all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Do. 7 per cent all Sambre and Mouse all Do. 5i per cent. pref all Southern of France all West Flanders all Do. 5i per e. Pr.jf all W.dt N.W. of France 6 Western ofAustria all Wet of Switzerland all Wiest aden all D o-. B P. cent. pref. Ali Zea1and........ JOINT-STOI 50 Agra dE - Ifi - ia - ed7S - W -- • v all Australasia all Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of L0nd0n,,,,,, all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co. all British N. American 10 C. Bk. of Ind. Au. &CIA 50 !City 25 !Colonial all Commercialof Canada 20 Commercial of Lond. all u g .Scot.&kA.oufsA.C.:::tt. all on.(;h. B . 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock. 20 Lond.andWestminst. 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New 25 National Bank all New South Wales all Oriental Bank Corp all Ottoman Bank 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New all South Australia 121 Do New all Union of Australia 10 Do. New„ 10 Union of London M 50 Unity utual 1 50 Wednak 01 I oud SHA2E, MARe:ETS This Day). RAILWAYS. Paid I RAILWAYS. 10 1 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... all Belfast & Ballymen, all Blrmng. Wolverh. d. Stour Valley... 103 Birkenhd. Lancsb. t, Cheshire Junet all Blackburn all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45), 100 , Bristol & Exeter 100 'Caledonian. .... ...... . 1 0 0 Chester & Holyhear? all Cork and Bandon... all Cork, Black. & Pass. all Cornwall all DR. A. all Do. B all Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. drAber.Junc 100 East Anglian 100 Eastern Counties 100 EasternTJnion,A.stk 100 Do., do. B. 8 i Do. New A, all East Kent 100 East Lancashire ... all East Suffolk ...... all Do. 'lOO Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 Edinb. Prth. &Dunde all Forth and Clyde June. 1 00 Furness ... .. ...... . 100 Glasgow &S. - Western all Great N. of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock ..... 100 Do. B. Stock ..... 100 It. th. &West. (Ire). 100 Great Western. ~. 100 Do, Str. V. R gna. St all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carl isl H 14 Do., Thins 15 IDo. New Thirds ... 1 00 Lancash. dr Yorkshir 6 Do., do. F £l6 ... 7 'Do. Do., £9 4 Do., Wst. [tiding Un all Do. Southport.., all London & Blackwell !i Do. New, i.s. 51. 10s. 100 Lond.Bright.drS.Ost 100 London &N. Wester 5 Do. Eighths 100 London & S. Western all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. &Ennisk. 'lOO Wanch.Shet&Lincln 13 Metropolitan ........ 100 qidland .... ..... ..... 100 Do. Birming. dr Derh all Midland G. West. (Ir. all Do. i Shares . ..... ... all Newcastle dr Carl isle. all Newpt.A berg, • drHrfd 9 Newry & Armagh .. all Newry, Warrenpoinl & Restrevor 100 Norfolk 3i Northn. Counties Un 100 North British 100 North Devon, Rail ,t Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 10 0 Do., B Stock .......- 100 N. astern - Berwick 161 Do do. G.N.E.Purch 109 iDo. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London ,31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jo. 17} North Staffordshire,. all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton all Peebles 19 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 IScot. N. E. Abrdn. St 100 Do. Scot. Mid, Stock 100 Shropshire Union 8 'Sitingbourne &Sheer 100 South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 South Wales... .. -. . all S. Yorksh. RiverDui 14 D 0... .... -.. ..... -.- all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling., 20 Do. do., 1834 5 Do. do., 1855 161 Stockton & Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay, D. &R 100 j Vale of Neath 100 Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall_ all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B , all West London all Do. First Class all Do. Second Class Closing 're, Saturday. 5i - 6 ••• .-... ~ 7i - 84 69 - 71 - 10 25 - 26 89 - 91 88 - 89 37 - 39 71 - 1G - 17, 5'6 - 53; 45 - 47' 30 - 32 14 id 87 89 63 ..._ 27i - 90 - 92 91 - 10 10i - 102 89 - 91 121 - 127 I 99 -10 i 58 -58 i 56 - 82 - 84 10 —l2. 10 —l2 r 89 —89 A 1 it ld • • • ....' • ~~ —s, 104 - 106 95i - 96 - 92 - 93 38 io 961 - 68 - 97 701 - ••• .... • e• - 11 - ... - 62 - 3 - 52 Business done this day. 100 100 all 100 all 100 5 4 12i f all St. 100 10 J all 12 all 501 all 251 all St. 100 26i 13i 20 St. 12: St; 6 Buckghamsh. `Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. . E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. dr Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull &. Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til &S.' fDo. Bark. Sh. Bianch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. Roystn. & Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Stailordsh.. WearVal.g6pc Do.. Wilts dzSomrst rDo... Do all Myth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd. at 501.) 100 Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. l 9 Do. 4 per c. Shares. 100 'Caledn. £lO 4. p. c, 100 Ches. & Ho. 5. p. c, 100 Do. do. 5 per cent_ al I Cork &13andon5 ip.o. all Duu.Perth.&Aber.J. 1.00 jE. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. /00 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 100 Eas.Co. Ex, sp.c No, 100 Do. No. 2 108 14i5 112 110 127 100 iDo. New 6 pr. c. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent. 0 all Po. 101, Debentr.Sh. . all Do. do. 4 per cent (00 East Laneash.6 p.cts. all E.drW. York. J. sth6 9 Edin. dr Gl. sp. e. Sh, 100 'Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e 100 Furness, 5 p, c 100 Glas. dr 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem.., 100 Do. 4A per cent 60 Do. 5 P.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all IGt.N.ofS3ot.lst Pre 18 Gt. S dr W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.dtH.Exsp c I 100 Do. con, red. 4A p.c, 100 /Do, con, red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent, 100 Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm, Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Sp.e.P.S all Do, do. 5 p. c. do 100 bo. Birm. Gua. Stk. all Do. Chesil, Gua. Sh, all •o. do. do all Do, do. do. 100 Lan.dr York, 6pc.St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc, No, 100 D0.,P., sp. c. St. No. 2 100 10. New Guar. 6p. e. 100 Do, do, sp. c., No, 41 100 Lon. di N, W., C o y. del 1 Nuneaton 5 p. ct.., 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 peret. late 3d Shares all Londy.di Color. ASh all Londy.&Ennis. A Sh 100 M., S., &L. 6p. Cent 1 42 Do. do. do, 100 .00. do. 31 per cont. all Marynt. & Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 4. per cent 101, Do. do, 100 - Mid. Conso l .6 p.c. St. 100 Do. Con.Br.Bir.6p.e. 100 Do, 4. p. c. Pref. St. 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St. all New,, Aber., &c., pr. sp, e. red. 5 p. c. pm. all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. all Norf k. D eb. 4p. e. Sh. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1346 100 Do. 5A p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do. Wv.V.sp. 100 North British .. ..... 3} Do. 71. Preference 100 N.E. Berw. 4p. c.Prf. 8i Do. do. d 0... 5i 92 87 88 13 — Do. Leeds bps. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848... 10 Do. York It &S. Pur. all North Staffordshire.. 100 Os., Wor. &Wo p. c., Ist guar. 100 'Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar... 100 iDo. do. Debentr. St. all Scot, Ceut.New Pref. 1100 c.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 o. c10.3i p.c. pf. St. all South An.. )Door £ l vo Os. 6d all Do. fix e d 44 pr cent all S. Eastern (Reading 400 Do. 44 per cent 1 100 Do. Flied 4i p.c. Sh. 1100 Do. New 4} pr. cent 100 S. Wales Gila. 4 p. c. [lOO Do, do. 4i p. c all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar )ck. SzDar., 513. 19 Do. do. do. 100 ,Waterfd&Kilk. 6pc rAn.&N.W. Calodon... E.U.&E.O Gt. Nortlin E. Count. Caldonian. Gt. Westri N.M Do S.Eastern i Do Poto & Co, Do Ln. &N. W. 6g Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do L. 4/s. W Do Gt. Northn l T. Brassoy M. Mel ©an Stk.&Dar Do IGt. Westn. 97 - 99 100 - 102 13 - 15 139 - 141 4 - 4j !fa 2: do 12i -13 i 24 -- 25 95 -- 97 n - 2 94 - 96 57 - 59 '135 - 138 8i- 8i 10 - 10 32i - 34 83 - 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. -96 .. - 101 -6, - 112 - 110 - 117 - 115 - 132 74 20 10 15 140 120 - 122 66 - 70 137 - 139 99 - 101. 90 - 92 101 -- ll lia - vyi 94 - 96 1 - 6 61 p— -22i 23 ar (18 - 120 106 - 108 98 - 100 120 - 125 120 - 125 74 - 76 10 - lug 24& - 25 100 - 192 100 - 102 ..• - - 100 - 102 27 = 45 , ;0' 50 35i - • '•'' ••• . - ... 99 - 102 .. ••• 6k 4 - 6i '''' ••• BRITISH POSSESSIONS. I - IP i -. - -. - OP 9 - 11 }B5 - 90 78 - 82 74 - 78 ... -- •.. li - li r I - A 108 - 109 ll - 2 p - 184 -- 191 46 - -- 48 82 -- 83 21f -- 21/ 181 24 2d 106 - 111 106 - 111 104 108 19} 191 20. 21 A d par A p iP ••• •• par i• p FOREIGN. 51 - 6i ... .... ••• i 11 3 - 3i - 313,1 27i -27 i .eh •• ''''' ••• .._•., -. •••(1' 4i - 5-p iiA :: 26A f; - 2 1 - 21 371 - 38 8 - 8A 8 - 3}- 33 314 - 3li 51 - 56 3 - i .:I 16 - 18 i - / - 84 84 - 9 21. - 23 41 - 9 - 251 - 26 .., ••• BANKS, t!, - - 86 'LT -2 2 i 47 -- 49 3 i - 2i 58 - •0 17- ig4 18f - 18. 43 - - 45 37 - 39 17 - 18 46 - 48 26 - 28 23 - 25 *IWO ..... .. • ...d BRITISH 2112j'Alfred Cons. (Plink.) aO 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay. ) ~. 30 East Basset (Illogan) ~. 178 Great South Tolgus ~. 1715 G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) .. 7i Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) .. 178 Lady Bertha .. 8 N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) .. 6/15 North Wheal Crofty 14 Par. Cons. (St. Blazy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) .. 68. Sort. Cons. Min. C o . .. 21 . Caradon (St. Cle er •• z Carn Brea Illogn.( 19 S. W. Frances(lllogn. 5 4i Tam. S. &L. Min. Co 0 9 Tin Croft 40 Un.Minee (Gwennap) ~ 12sC V. of Towoy (Camar.) 1i W. Basset (Illogan) ~ 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). ~ 5 Wh. Buller (Rdrnth). 53 Wh. Edward(Calstek) ~ 1178 Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 46 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN 7h ;Australian 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (1 ) 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .C 5 pm) all Do. Cocaes dt Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica al Cobre Copper 16 Copiapo all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co. all Fortuna .............. all General all Linares 1i Lusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada all Noveau Monde all Pont. Sil.LdM. dt Smlt 1 Port Philip 16i Santiago de Cuba all United Mexican... Hai i xd I 8931 95 1 l° St. 921 St St. 38i i 9 7i i 7 8S 94 8 MINES. 111 - .12& 80 50 470 -- 490 1 85 -- 95 14i 15 54 -- 51 -- 2 la 9 -- 10 13 -- 14 4 -- 5 18 -19 i la li 360 370 210 - 230 3i - 4 - 25 - 26 110 -120 1 220 - 240 295 - 305 71 - 114 -12 i 43 - 45 23 - 25 1 MINES. h - I P li - 2 124 - 134 39 - 41 13 - 15 d— p 18 ipm 9 i 8 -- 9 6 — 1 id ••• - ... 5 - 6 ••• - ••• 2/ - 2i 3i - 4t, MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel, (Lim.) 25 19 Australian Agricult. 10 all 'Australn. Royal Mail 10 all Berlin Water Works 10 2 Do. New iss. at Si. d 50 40 ;Brit. American Land )O 324 Canada R. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 all Do. Prof. p. cent 5 all Crystal Palace 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France 20 all Eastern Steam it. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. 9 all Eur. &Am. Stm.(lini.) !O till Gen. Ir. Sc. .5 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. !O 5 London Discount 4 all Lond. Gen, Omnibus !O 10 Magdalena St. Navig, 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel, ,0 all Do. Extension Toleg, .0 all Mexican& S. Americn 5 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... .0 6 Netherlands Land.,,, 0 all Do. Do. all , Do. 8 p.c. Pf. iss.at Id. 3 Do. Do. 80 New B. &N. S. Land 100 N, S. W. Gov.s p.c.D. all N. B. Australasian... all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Oriental Gas .. 10s. Do New Shares all Peel Er. Ld. da Minrl all Peninsular & Oriental 10 Do. New all Rhymney Iron 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest 100 S. Ans. Gov. 6 p. c, bds all South Mistral. Land all Submaiine Tel. Scrip all Do. Registered 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can 28i i Van Diemen's Land , 50 50 50 100 25 - 26 - 4 3i 35 qj 145 - 150 113 - 114 28 - 32 26 -- 28 If -1 4 ••• -- ••• 4i - - 5 102 104 li - il I ,4i. i d 3g r 3a ~• --. .. 8 - 9. ••• 2 3 2 3 2 1 d 17 20 96 —. 97 2 3 la id i ,9 iP lf 7 8 —BO 7 8 p 21 23 62 -- 64 • o• . • i • - ••• - 711 ••• - •". THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1855, L , R&ILIi'ATS. Leasing 'Companies. Closinz Prices Saturday MA alika lofli WS. —(Tuis Day . Business this day T . 8 INTO s li t O e N D e pO.N LisitrunwbEss.x. Calves. Pigs From .3 . . 16 0 ... ... 3 5 *" Antwerp — ••• Ostend - ..• Et il o ai t . te thi rd ge a n m.......... B T easP : ... _ Oporto •1111 '''' - - ... 90 .. - .. ... 27 - - T0ta1.... 225 ... 160 .•• ---- ... 152 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 494 ... 532 ... ... 191 ,„ 1 1856. , 485 ... 45 ... ••• 73 ... 1855 B4B ..„ 137 ... ... 345 ... L 854 326 ... 1,128 ... ... 224 ... 77 ,853 493 ... 1,222 ... ... 311 ... 1' 852 2Bl ... 967 ... 277 ... ••• ..• There was a very limited show of Dutch stock here to day, but we had a good supply of beasts from Oporto for the time of year. t l :i d es mostly of meat on offerivantive, From our own grazing districts the receipts of in prime beasts pre c f r o e n s d h i t u i o p n were . cl w seasonably e l e a x r g t e o n ci s i n v n e n , a i in Newgate and Leadenhall, the beef trade was in a most depressed state; indeed, this was one of the heaviest trades we almost ever remember, and prices gave way, corn pared with Mond4y last, fully 2d per 81bs. A few few in ferior Scots realised 4s 2d, but the general top figure for beef did not exceed 4s per 81bs. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Ei3ex, and Cam bridgeshire amounted to 2,50) Soots and shorthorns; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds ; from Scot land, 540 Scots ; and from Ireland, 340 oxen, dw. There was a slight increase in the supply of most breeds of sheep, the general quality of which was good. The mutton trade ruled heavy in the extreme, at a fall in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. The highest value of Downs in the wool was ss; out of the wool, 4s 21b per 81bs. Long woolled wether shorthorns want at barely 4s, and ewes 3s 6d per 81bs. The demand for lambs ruled inactive, at from 6s to 7s per Blbs. From the Isle of Wight 70 head came to hand. Although the supply of calves was very limited, the veal trade ruled heavy, at Friday's decline in value of 4d per 81bs. The top price was 5e per 81bs. For pigs there was scarcely any.demand, and our quo tations must be oonsidered nominal. Per Sibs to sitot the oil Is. a- 4. a. d. j . a. 4. a. d. `flitsl4ov Beaate....3 Uto 3 2,PrimeSouthdown 4 8 5 0 Second quality.... 3 4 3 6!Lorge crse. calves 3 8 4 6 Prime large oxsn 3 8 3 10Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Prime Soots, 4 40 . 4 0 4 2'Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 0 3 4lSmall porkers Second quality ...3 6 310 Suckling ealves 19 0 24 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 0 4 41Quarter old pigs lr 0 23 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 17,910 Sheep and lambs ..... .. Calve* 56 Calves l6 Pigs 3lO Pigs . -- & statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, March 23, 1857, and this day, Monday, March 22, 1858. Per Blbs, to sink the offale. March 23, 1857.'Mar.22,1858 a. d. a. d. s. d. 8. (1. 3 4to 3 63 oto 3 2 3 8 4 013 4 3 6 4 2 4 8 3 , 8 310 410 5 04 0 4 2 4 4 4 8;3 0 3 4 410 5 03 6 310 5 2 5 6,4 0 4 4 5 8 6 04 8 5 0 Coarse and inferior beasts ... Second quality ditto Prime large oxen Prime Scots, dlc Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality ditto " Prime coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto :" Lambs ... ••• Large coarse calves 3 5 0 3 4 6 Prime small ditto 5 1 8 2 5 6;4 8 5 0 Large hogs ..• 8 4 2 1 3 0 4 0 Neat small porkers 4 4 5 0 4 2 4 4 Beasts... „ . 3.275 3,912 Sheep and lamb s 16,020 17,940 Calves... ... 88 56 Pigs • 270 310 Summa ox BALI, March 24, 188g.—Be,asts, 2,741; sheep and lambs, 17,380; calves, 31; pig s , 305. March 26, 1855.—Beasts, 3,841; sheep and lambs, 22,790 ; calves, 22 ; pigs, 200. NEWGATE AND LEADE&HALL. These markets continue to be very extensively supplied with meat killed in Scotland and various parts of England. The supplies slaughtered in the metropolis are only mode rate. Generally speaking th e t ra de rules heavy as follows Per Blbs by the carcase. a. d. e. d. Reef, inferior 210 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do. prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small 4 0 4 2 Pork, large 3 0 3 8 n. d. e. Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 0 De., prime...... 4 2 4 4 Vea1...., Pork, small... 310 4 6 80ROUGH RoF We have a moderate inquiry for Weald of Kent and Sussex pockets of last year's growth, at fall prices. All other hops are very dull, and the quotations are barely supported. No foreign hops arrived last week. New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70s to 120 s ; Weald of Kent do., 56s to 70s; New Sussex do., 52s to 625; Year lings, 21s to 50s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Rather increased supplies of both English and Scotch potatoes have come to hand since Monday last, coastwise and by railway. Frow abroad we have received 200 tons from Ostend ; 160 tons from Antwerp ; 40 tons from Paris; 131 tons from Calais ; 200 tons from Dunkirk ; 368 tons from Roueu ; and W tons from Gh en t . O n th e i whole a fair average business is doin g a t our quotations. York regents, 120 s to 180 s per ton; Essex and Sent, 100 s to 130 s ; Scotch, 1 20 s to 14 0 s; ditt o cups 90s to ma ; middlings, 75s to 95s ; French, 90 3 to 1006 ; blues, —s to —s ; Belgian, 803 to 100 s. WOOL. yScohuatlin American' 3d to Daring the week 6,507 bales of lowgewdoohlanhdasveasbfeoeln. l o os fr w e 6 Ja r e:;(1_, andEbus fi t tcoinj India,il only a a 5 l small to l i I 7 q td.o u q uantit y lb . 1,1 wool, and prices may be —Y private c o ntract ports were 143 bales from Taganrog, 26 from the Cape, 696 from Algoa Bay, 896 from Port Philip, and 873 froralfelbourne. considered scarcely an nominal. o b m u i s n in a l e . " Last i is olweekndoing l nu SEEDS. The favourable change in the Weathroeeopfr:Lholgaersimhpaarvoinedsbuneceennd. the to a c slightl o ver s e a e d d v trade, ance. and changed fisormm elyaa c ti vi ty scarce, ut:l and votyratlieunde. fine Canary qualities idul l ar are r extremely bu t hightare are rates. Linseed and rapeseed are in fair request, chiefly for export, at enhanced rates. Cak es move off steadily, at our quotations. Turnip,White,per bush. 15s to 16s 5 9 2 : 6 0 00 s seci 6 : 2 1 025 3 i s c t r i aa n s t rnea s iv r y a: w r d e : it d p , ne ß e et er r nrci o . 01d.... —s —s Rye grass (new) •••• .. 23i 38s Clover,RedEng.(cwt.) 525 683 e:w a wn. a nel l 7... t er •. 823 923 TALLOW. rreib F W i o l h . r i e n t l e a g w n:R; :r e:;:l l. l . : 43 :::::::: 25 6 5 06 0 0 i 27 6 7 56 2 6 es: Carraway . •• • 46 , 48s Coriander ...• • ... .. • . 28s 44 s 32 Hempseed, per quarter 403 s Linseed, Eng.iowing.• 724 74s Crushing .... •• •• SSA 54s Baltic .. •• .. •... 483 Ns Odessa .... •• 50s 526 Linseed Cake, pr. ton-- English .. 10! Os 10110 s oreign, per ton 101 Oa 10. 15s Rape Cakes, per ton 51 10b 5115 e Rape Seed, new, pr qr. 68s 72. There is a moderate business doing in Most kinds of tallow, end prices are well supported. To-d ay, P . T. C. on the spot is selling at 55s par cwt . . Rough f a t , 2s llid per 81be. 18.54. 1855, iaee. 1857. 11858. . i .... Stock this day ......1 35 . 803 35,456 Price of Y. C ... 63e 6d r 4810 d 6o to —e 0d Delivery last week .. 1,033 1,426 Ditto from June 1.... I 83,954 63,317 Arrivals last week.. 1,353 1,350 Ditto from Junel .... 96,441 67,739 Price Of Teviu .....!. 67d 6d 48s 6d .25.066 47a 6du, Od 1 17,418 15,203 70s Od to 55s Od to --i oi' —s Od 1,214 1,258 91,431 91,539 - 3,739 298 91,869 95,029 543 3d 560 6d 748 8 9,278 3 ,162 6 7,822 47 4 9a CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, which met a slow in quiry, on rather easier terms. All kinds of spring corn were in fair request, at fall prices. Flour ruled very inactive. Throughout the Continent, the corn trade continues dull. In the general quotations, however, no material change has taken place. In the United States, dullness continues to prevail. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English pro duce were but moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 6,178 qrs. of wheat, 2,020 barley, 982 oats, 3,145 linseed, 3,205 rapeseed, 40 sundry seeds, 734 sacks and 17,732 brls. of flour. Fresh up to-day, coastwise and by lani, carriage, the arrival of English wheat was on a very moderate scale ; hence the show of samples of both red and white was limited. The demand, however, for all kinds, owing to tie heaviness in the provincial markets, sad to a large arri. val of flour from the United States, was heavy in the ex treme, and prices gave way, compared with Monday lest, fully 2s per quarter. Most of the samples came to hand in fair average condition. We wore well suppli , d with all descriptions of foreign wheat. Even the finest sAmples were much neglected, and prices, almost generally, were is to 2s per quarter lower than on this day se'nnight. Barley—the supply of which was limitel—changed hands steadily, at fully last week's currency. The show of malt was tolerably extensive, and all de scriptions moved off heavily, at barely stationary prices. We were fairly supplied with Irish oats ; but the supply of English and foreign was limited. Sales progressed slowly ; nevertheless, prices were well supported. Beans were scarce, and quite as dear as last week. The few samples of peas in the market realised extreme rates We had a very dull inquiry for flour, and prices of all kinds were ls. to 2s. per sack lower. American barrels were fully la. cheaper. CURRENCY PER IIiPERIAD MEASURE Red • . .. new 40s to 4is OKaaltst--CYhoervkasi Woeat —Essex & Kent, h ie i r re .. a . n . d 66s to 688 Ditto— .... old —s —e Lincolnsk..Feed 20s 23s Ditto, White new 42s 518 Potato . Ditt0........ old —s —s Yonghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- 81ack....... 193 248 ooln, Red, o'd —8 —a Cork,White.,..... 203 30* Ditto new .. .• •• 398 463 Sootch, Feed.•• • • 20s 258 Bye—Old •• •• •• •• •• •• —1 —s Beans—Tick ......... 333 348 New ...... •• •• •• 328 34s Pigeons Barley—Grinding ••• •• 268 303 Peas—Grey &felting .....•• •• 353 383 Map1e........... 41s 438 C'heveller.... • • 38s 415 White........... 40s 42s Malt—Suffolk and No- Boilers ....• •• •• 42s 448 folk•• •••• •• •••• 58s 68s Flo nr — Towu-made..• 40s 43s Brown .......... •• •• 54s 565 Suffolk .......... 338 383 Kingston and Ware 58s 66s Stoektn &Norfolk 313 32s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 537 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 1,218 ; in 1856, 503 ; in 1855, 1,330 ; and in 1851, 1,675; in 1853, .2,037 ; in 1852, 1,525 ; and in 1851 , 2,021 head. , LAW INTELLIGENCE.---kThis HOUSE OF LORDS.—APPEAL. CLARKS AND ANOTHER V. HART. The further hearing of this important appeal (which was fully reported in our columns of last week) was re sumed ibis morning. Mr. R. Palmer, Q.C., resumed his argument for the respondent. Mr. Cooper followed on the same side. Sir Richard Bothell, Q.C., then commenced his reply for the appellant. The hearing will occupy the whole of the day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr, Commissioner Gonlbourn.) IN RB SCOTT. This bankrupt was described as of Ellesworth, Cambridgeshire, draper, &c., and tc-day came up for his last examination. The balance-Sheet, prepared by Messrs. Hart Brothers, shows—debtor to creditors, 8101. Creditor : by good debts, 831. 19s. ; doubtful, 931 15s. ; property given up, 2071. ; trade expenses, 146/. ; household, 199/. Mr. Lawrance supported, but on the application of the assignees an adjournment took place, as they were not satisfied with the bankrupt's statement. His Honour ordered an adjournment for two months. IN RR F. G. HYDRA. This bankrupt wa. described as of Bayswater, grocer, and to-day came up to pass his last examination. The bankruptcy took placat.on the petition of the bankrupt and by the act i.f Parliament it is requisite that the bankrupt should bave an estate of at least 150/ , and he had sworn to the fact of his estate being worth that sum, but it had only realised 1461. Hie Honour said that the bankrupt might pass his examination, but be would not be allowed his certificate until the full amount had been made up. Mr. Pook, for the bankrupt, applied for an allowance. liiitiononr said that would depend on whether the amount was made up ; if so, it would be granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day, BO W-STREET. ROBBING A DETECTIVE. A young German girl, named Fanny Wetternam, was placed before Mr. Jar dine, charged with robbing Thomas Stanford, a detec tive, in the City police-force of a silver watch. The policeman stated that at about half-past 2 o'clock this morning, shortly after leaving the Bow-Jane station he met the prisoner, who insisted on walking with him for a short distance, He told ber to go away, but she continued walking by his side until they arrived in Southampton-buildin g s. Having re mained a few minutes in conversation with her, she bade hini good night, and was about leaving him when he dis covered he had lost his watch. He charged the girl with the robbery, and demanded the restoration of his property, which he felt confident the girl had taken. She produced the missing watch, but refused to return it without he gave her two shillings. Finding it was im possible to obtain his watch, he called a constable and gave the prisoner in charge. The prisoner informed the magistrate in the German language that this morning she met the gentleman on Holborn-hill and walked with him asfar as Southampton buildings, and after passing some time in his company, he ultimately promised to giva her 2s. Before he made the promise he gave her his watch to hold as a security. She had not the slightest idea of robbing the man, neither did she do so. The watch came into her possession by the voluntary act of the complainant, and she therefore refused to return it to him until he gave her the two shillings he had promised her. The watch she knew was not her property, and she did not wish to retain it. The magistrate said as the prisoner did not refuse to give up the watch she might be discharged. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. FRACAS IN THE HAYMARKET THEATRE.—Henry Wel• lington Valiance, a solicitor, was placed at the bar be fore Mr. Beadon, on the charge of committing an assault on Mr:John Boyd Kinnear, barrister-at•law, in Victoria. road, Pimlico, on Saturday night, in the Haymarket Theatre. Mr. Kinnaer said—On Saturday night I was in the pit atolls of the Haymarket Theatre, in the front row, accompanied by my wife. The defendant was sitting immediately behind, and in such a position as to press his elbow into my wife's back. This happened twice, bat as he moved his elbow I took no notice of it ; but on its occurring again I touched his elbow to draw his attention. I said " you are inconveniencing my wife." He then took away his arm and commenced abusing me, swearing and calling me a scoundrel. He also said, " If I had you outbide I would smash your dawned head." S-eing he was drunk I took no notice of his language. While this was g , imit on, I made use of my opera -glass to look at some one in the boxes, and while doing so I received a blow in the face, and the opera-glass was knocked out of my hand. I rose and called out for a constable, but none came. Mr. Buck , stone, the lessee, then came forward, and said, "D you want a constable I" I said I did, and Mr. Bucketone then sent one round. I told Mr. Buckstotie there was a person not fit to be in the house, and the defendant was then removed. A gentleman who appeared for the defendant said everybody who knew the defendant knew him to be a respeetabie man. He bad known him for some years, and had never known such a thing to occur before. He would auggvat .that an ample.spology,atioald be offered. No one wore regretted it than the defendant. The de fendant, he would admit, was a little excited. He would suggest that the matter might be settled in this way. ♦e far as the opera-glass was concerned— The defendant said perhaps he might be allowed to state that he did not think at the tune that he had touched the lady. At the time the complainant used the opera-glass be presumed he did so derisive,y, and he therefore felt annoyed. Re felt excited at being con tradicted. The somplainant said he required no apology. He woul rather leave it to be settled by his worship as he carne for 0/aid considering public decency was outraged. A gentleman said he witnessed the assault. M. BeadJn said the defendant (Ur. Valiance) was not the person who he expected to do such a thing. Fined 3/. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LoNpoN, March 22.—Wind this day at noon, S.E.; light breeze and very fine. PORTSMOUTH, Maroh 20.—Wind E.S.E. to S.S.E.— Arrived—her Majesty's steamer Rhamanthus, from Wool wich. Sailed—Constitution, for New York ; Commerce, Boston. PLYMOUTH, March 21.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Eost In. dian, for Bombay. SOUTHAMPTON, March 21.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Para (a), for Alexandria; Harmonnia (a), New York. FALMOUTH, March 21.—Wind E.—Arrived—Vigilant, from Rio Grande, and sailed for London ; Maria Lohmau, for Rio Janeiro; Russell, Plymouth. Sailed— Henry Jones , for Coquimbo. On Eslaiouna March 21 .—Arrived—Candidate, from , Barbadoes • Elbe, Charleston. OFF. PENzeNcn, March 20.—Arrived—Mary from St. Michael's ; Feronia, ditto; Louisa Berbice; Gondols, from Callao for Cowe s; North Wind, Hong Kong ; Caesar, Trinidad. CARIIFF, March 20.—Wind S. — Sailed—Alfred, for Pernambuco. SWANSEA, March 20.—Wind S.s.—Sailed—Messagerie, for Cape de Vera. CLYDE, March 29.—Wind S.—Arrived--Brenda, from Demerara. MARSEILLES, March 21.—Arrived—Sultana (s), from Alexandria, with China mails, which would leave for Lon don at 5 p.m. HARWICH, March 21.—The Jeffa Esse Mensinga, of Wlnscholm, from London to Newcastle, put in here yes terday, severely damaged. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVER, 00L, Monday Morning. Wind N. W. ; dense fog. Arrived, March 21—Hereyna, James Nesmith, At i lauta and Magdalene, from New Orleans; Caroline, and John Owen, Charleston ; Nictanx Mobile ; William Taps cott, New York ; Eli za b e th Bentley, Rio Grande ; Merrio England, Akyab ; Rosario, Monte Video • Roderick Dhu, Iquique; Don Alfonso, screw steamer, Leghorn; City of Manchester, London. Arrived, March 22. —Prince of Wales, B. Skimball, and Atseonthe, from Now Orleans ; Lizzie Kiudley, Rio Grandy; Indian Queen, Rangoon ; Maggio, China; Vale, Savannah. Sailed, March 22.—Lancecost, for Lima; Rapid, San Francisco; Mary Sproat, Gibraltar. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Calm ; tide four hours' ebb ; weather fine. Arrived, March 21—Rob Roy and Metropolis, from Guernsey. Arrived, March 22 —Emilinda, from Rio Grande. Sailed, March 21.—Gertumia, steamer, for Hamburg. Sailed, March 22 — Southampton, for Naw York. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind, very light airs, northerly. Passed, March 21—Sovereign of the Seas, from London, for Bombay. • Passed—Araby Maid, for Madras; Talbot, Newfound land—both from London ; To Venuer, from Hull, for Smyrna ; Dorothy, for Genoa ; Elizabeth Moore, Ports• mouth—both from Shields; Anna Elizabeth, from San tons, from Hamburg; Acis, from St. Michael's, for Odessa. Sailed—The whole of the outward bound, except Natherby and Suomi. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS, IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.—General Post-office.—Mr. C. Thompson, first deputy-controller, General Post-office, Dublin, has been appointed controller of the sorting office, in the room of Mr. J. W. Gladstone, super annuated. Mr. Albert West has been appointed to a junior clerkship in London, after a competitive exami nation. Customs.—There are several tidewaiterships vacant, in the gift of the Treasury ; there are seve ral weighterships vacant, in the gift of the Trea sury. Mr. Edward Bertolacci has been appointed a clerk for general business in London. Mr. John Sargent has been appointed a clerk for general business in London. Mr. John Cobb has been appointed a clerk in the East and West India Docks, London. In land Revenue, Excise Branch.—Mr. Henry Thomson, examiner, has been appointed supervisor of Huntley Dis trict, Elgin Collection, vice Mr. Andrew Hodge, retired. Mr. Richard Hewby, officer of Wandsworth fourth division, has been specially appointed to take charge of the Beet-root Distillery at Brompton, Surrey Collection. Mr. John Blackmore, officer of Lincoln first division, has been appointed to Tiverton division, Exeter Collec tion, at his own request, vice Mr. Blip, Super. A3nuated,7o4 Scrric; Owc((c, Racing Fixtures for 1858, MARCH. Northampton 23 Politeland 29 Coventry 9 5 Thirdi Spring :3O Croxton Park 26 Richmond Spring Newmarket Craven Durham Catterick Bridge Aberwavenny The Hoo ..... York . Spring 13 M. Chester Tavistock Bath ll JU. Ascot 1 Hampton Newton 9 Beverley Summer 16 Bibury Club l6 Stookbridge l7 Hereford JU 1 Iptvich 1 l' , .otetract 0 iihana wtnark et Jnly 6 Worcester Su ,:tner York 18 Radcliffe 23 Egham 24 Hereford 26 Stockton 26 Lich&l(l 3O Great Yarmouth 3l MBER. Monmouth 23 Manchester Autumn 24 Newmarket F 0 28 29 Northallerton 3O I BER. Royal Caledonian Hunt and Kelso 19 Newmarket H 25 TILE 2,1 IN 1 :ST is Y. (From the Times.) The country has certainly not got at this mo ment what is commonly called a strong Govern ment. Lord Derby could be put iu a minority at any time, or rather he in constantly in a minority, and goes on from night to night by the forbearance or support of his political adversaries. The mate rials for a strong Government, however, in the old sense of that phrase, do not exist in the prestiut House of Commons, and would probably, i n d ee d , not be found in any Parliament of the present day. A strong Government meant a Government which could reckon with positive certainty upon carrying its measures in spite of any ordinary. opposition or unpopularity. The measures them selves were conceived in the Cabinet, prolucel authoritatively to the house, supported possi bly by able speakers, but ultimately passed be, cause they came from the Ministry rather than because they approved themselves to opinion. When the Government went a little too far, or committed any seriou s bl un d er , or ' , ail lasted long enough to endow its opponents with the charms of promi.e and novelty, it was put in a minonty by some critical vote, went cut, and resign e d o ffi. e to successors qualified for precisely the same career. Th;s is Vie ti eery, the idea, the picture of Parliamentary Government according to the views of our ancesto rs . Th ere ought to be two parties, and two only. Mr. Disraeli himself has somehow demons•rated the impossibility of fminthird. When one of these parties sinks r ing a the scale, from error, imb eci li ty, or super o ann nation, the other, by the necessary conditions of the political bal,nce, should be found ipso facto in the ascendant. The weakn ss of the Whigs constitutes the strength of the Tories, and conversely. Any Government " coming in" ought to be strong, for the strength of a party is relative, and it is because of its comparative weak ness that the other party has "gone out." But all this is now changed. The theory, which, like other theories, never exactly corresponded e ith practice, has at length been upset altogether. There are more than two parties in Parliament—more than three. No Minister, either on one side of the house or the other, can command so compact or obe dient a majority as to be exempt from risk of defeat. If ever there could be a strong Government it might have been looked for a year ago, when a Parliament was retut ned giving a large majority to a particular Minister on what might be termed a specially per sonal policy. Not only, however, was this Minister defeated within afew months of his apparent triumph, but it has been commonly remarked that the house returned under these circumstances comprised an unusual number of members claiming more or less independence of all Ministers whatever. A strong Government, therefore, seems impossible, and, as things seldom become obsolete without first becoming unnece=sary, we may presume that the old attributes of Ministerial strength can now be dispensed with. In point of fact, the result has arisen not from one cause, but from a combination of many. It is not merely that the Reform Bill —itself now likely to be repeated—transfigured the House of Commons, and substituted i' dep ndent representatives for servile nominees ; it is not that statesmen have degenerated in that intellectual power which gives personal ascendancy, for we do not believe one bit in the legendary supo liority of the 18th century ; but society itself, in its constitution and its functions, has alto gether changed. There is no longer that bread distinction between professed politicans and ordi nary people which would qualify the former for the absolute guidance of the latter. Great sub jects are discussed everywhere, and not first of all in a Cabinet. A Minister, instead of being ahead of public opinion, is more likely to be in arrear of it, nor does the fact imply any political deficiency. It is natural that when a nation is well-informed, wide awake, and active it should seize upon public questions sooner, discuss them more freely, and re solve them mora summarily than can be done by those who are charged with the responsibility of re dueng ideas to practice. No Minister now-a-days could take the country by surprise with a batch '.f nnexpccted and maguific' nt measures. These lofty functions of statesmanship are gone. All that Lord Derby or any other Premier could possibly do this session is well known, and, indeed, it is impossible that he should do all that would be &sired. The " capital" of all political parties has been discounted for the next three years at the least. An enumeration of the Bills already be spoken would show good work fora Government up to the end of 1860, and its duty, indeed, would more probably consist in weighing, estimating, and scrutinizing measures than in projecting them, and in promoting true reforms, whencesoever originat ing, rather than in seeking for an originality no longer to be found. These remarks, if they do not help us to the discovery of a strong Government, may show us the opy.re, a weak one. Such weakness as Lord Derby's fs-worIA • .47 e ltu z. rem rar liamentary administration, but afford to be less critical than statesmen in such a s: matter. It is all very well for politicians of the old school to require "men, not measures," and it is better no doubt to receive reforms at the hands of sincere Reformers than from men whose natural or hereditary tendencies might lead them in an opposite direction as soon as the pressure or vigilance under which ihey were acting was with drawn. Excepting, however, for this suspicion the views of the public must necessarily be directed to measures rather than men. It cannot be a matter of national concern that the sweets of office should be the privilege of this political party rather than that ; infect, if Parliament government means party government there must needs be more than one party, and each party must have its turn. If the in terests of the public were invariably made paramount under the Whigs, and invariably neglected under the Tories, we might repine at the interregnum under which we languished, but no antagonism of this sort is necessary or probable. There may now be more than two sets of men, but there is hardly more than one set of measures. Lord Derby has already promised an India Bill, and one of the greatest and grandest corporations in the world will be extinguished by a party wjiose theoretical mission is the protection of all vested and corporate interests against the expansion of population and intelligence. He has not even repudiated a Reform Bill, and after two such examples the public may be at ease about Tory inflexibility. We are not sure, indeed, that the public may not in some respects gain by circumstances which throw a Ministry upon popular approval, in de fault of Parliamentary support. A Premier who cannot count upon a majority must count upon something else, and the substitute can hardly be found elsewhere than in the recognition of the nation at large. Why shouldn't Lord Derby make a bid for this kind of following ? A House of Com mons' so independent as the present, would be likely enough to go a good deal with the public indeed, in proportion as it is less sworn to this or that leader it must sympathize mere immediately with the views entertained out of doors. There is room for considerable improve ment in the way of patronage, and patron age is a point at which people look very attentively. There is a subject of great urgency in the sanitary condition of the army, and bar racks, we imagine, can be drained and ventilated as well under one Administration as another. When Lord Derby reviews, as he occasionally does, the performance of his brief rule in 1852, we do not observe that he claims credit for having ex emplified the traditional tenets of his party, or that he points to the inquiries he extinguished the " institutions" he saved, or th'e " vested interests" he protected from scrutiny. If we remember rightly, I e alludes rather with complacency to the reforms he and his colleagues accomplished, and to the further progress they had designed. Nor does this tell much against their consistency, for, in reality, they had, as they have now, no choice. Under existing circumstances no Ministry could be reactionary, whatever might be their political title or pedigree. If, however, Lord Derby and his colleagues intend to take the line we have indicated, and to prove themselves more "liberal" than the " Liberals," they must recollect that there are many natural suspicions to be overcome, and that they must earn a title to Parliamentary forbear ance and popular favour by the promptitude and completeness of their work. As it is, they are in a confessed minority both in Parliament and in the country. 1 MURDER IN SOMERSETERIBE.—An old man named Thos. Pritchard, in his 71st year, a shoemaker, residing at Middlegoy, near Bridgewater, has been murdered by his wife, who is supposed to labour under mental aber ration. The deceased had been married many years, and his wife had borne him several children, one of whom, a daughter, resided with them. On Wednesday, the 10th inst., the daughter left her father, who was very infirm 1 and used two sticks as crutches, sitting in the chimney corner. Subsequently Mrs. Pritchard went several,an, times to the house of a neighbour named Att7l o l was a on the last occasion she requested a lwiranShellooked present to go with her to her own d d dwell ing. g blood. The wild, and her hands were covere d but one of Atwell's woman being alarmed refased h t e o r and on crossing the thres hol d . bl vnd dreadfully home, 1-1 back ineensi e, lying on ' his found He lingered till Saturday night, I beaten about the face. daughters, accompanied by to state that his wife had sud denlyd recovered sufficiently gborotthhesr,old went ri a t n o v t d poured boiling water over him. down, and Aftervrar s an attacked him with the crutch-sticks, knocked him T e h s. e s woman has been since confined to h'r bed by ill n 1131 i APRIL. 1 5 Il•ley Spring l4 Malton l5 Epsom Spring l6 Newmarket F S l9 Lanboidy 22 Plymouth Spring 27 Salisbury 29 AY. Harpenden l4 Epsom lB Manchester 26 Winchester lB Chelmsford 22 Newcastle-on-Tyne Abingdon 24 Carlisle 29 Shrewsbury 29 LY. Liverponl l4 N"ttiPwbana Sta - ntord Marlborough Gooi wood 07 AUGUST. Ripon Belford North Staffordshire 3 Brighton Br ghton Club tomes Wolverhampton Reading l l9 i SEPTE. Derby Cardiff . 2 Warwick Doncaster 14 Leicester 22 OCT( Chester Autumn 5 Richmond 7 Wrexham 7 Newmarket S 0 ll NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn Liverpool Autumn Irish Racing Fixtures for 1858. APRIL. Howth and Baldoyle I Curragh 2O Spring JUNE. Curragh 22 I Tramore 29 JULY. Bellewatown 7 I Wicklow 27 Down Royal C or p 2O A lIGITSE Huth of Maryboro' Roscommon 10 SEPTEMBER. Kilkes Curragh 7 I Johnstown 2B Jenkinstovrn Park 2l • OCTOBER. Curragh 12 Limerick 2l I Down Royal Corp l9 OTAGO, N3CW ZEALAND.—On Wednesday last the A 1 ship Three Bells. 649 register, loft the Clyde for this co lony with upwards of 270 emigrants. Besides a large body of suitable agricelturists, a considerable number of mechanics have had assisted pa , sages granted to them. Two teachers of high qualifications also proceed to the colony. A New FIELD FOR EMIGRANTS.—The fine ship Gipsy Bride, of 1,457 tons, being the first vessel despatched from this country with ernigrante under the auspices of the colonists of the Cape of Good Hope, sailed from the Mersey, for Cape Town, on Saturday, with upwards of 400 Sootch emigrants from the pastoral districts. ADVERTISING IN AMERIOA.—Our Yankee cousins ap pear to understand the art, r or puffing adver tisements. We find in the New York Times of the 6th of Match an entire page devoted to one single advertise ment, which is printed in a square form, alternately, so as to snake the breed sheet resemble a chess-board. The sub.tanoe of the advertisement thus "damnably itertred” is to the following effect :—" Every one is reading Cobb's new story in the New York Ledger." The Governors of Dulwich Gallery, with a view o' reedering the classification of pictures and their cata loguing more instructive, have commissioned Mr. Red grave, R.A., to report upon the present state of the Gallery, and to make suggestions for the more effici-nt display of the pictures. At the last meeting of the governors, it was determined that the Gallery should be opened for six days in each week without the necessity of obtaining tickets. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—We are siorry_ to atate, upon good tb•rw viii sthnr+ I, ha curtailments in the rail way establishment at Swindon. It will be in the recollection of many of our readels that in Sept. last, the operatives engaged at the works were reduced front the full complement (1,600 bands) to 1,200 workmen, the number at present employed ; and owing to the continued depression in the company's affairs, we regret to find that there exists the necessity for limiting still further the working expenses of the line. Under these circumstances the workmen at the Swindon works will be reduced in number almost immediately, and the remainder will in all probability be placed on short time e., working four or five days weekly—Gloucester- Aire Standard. SCOTTISH NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.—The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Friday, at A berdeeu—Mr. Stirling, of Kippendavie, the chairman of the company presiding. The report for the half-year deemed that the revenue fund amounted to 93,738/., and the expenditure to 45,3371., leaving a balance of 48,4001 divisible as follows :—To Aberdeen to revenue account, 33,800/.; to Scottish Midland revenue account, 14,g201. After deducting interest and all preference charges, the balance available for dividend in Aberdeen capital stock for the half-year is, with a former surplus, 12,9031. ; and after giving dividends due on the 6 and 3i per cent. stocks respectively, a balance is carried to next half-year of 8,1001. The report states that the half-year's revenue shows an increase over the corresponding half-year of 3,8541, and that the surpl us on th e h a lf- year applicable as dividend on Scottish Midland stock is 11,9011. The chair man this was the most satisfactory report they had ever presented to their shareholders. The time bad now come, though it had been long in coming, when they were able to pay 4 per cent . . on the Scottish Midland stock, and he hoped they would go on to increase. So far as the Aber• dent shareholders' stock was concerned, it was gratify irg to be able to announce that they were in a position to pay the whole of the preference dividend from this time forward. They were justified in making this an nouncement from the gradual increase of traffic on their own line, and the prospect of a speedy opening of rail way communication through to Inverness. The chairman concluded by movingresolutions approving of the report and providing for the payment of dividends—namely, at the rate of 4 percent. per annum on the Scottish Mid land stock, and C per cent. and 31 per cent, on two classes of Aberdeen stock. Major Christie seconded the resolutions, which were passed. The meeting then re solved itself into a special meeting, when the chairman moved a resolution to the effect that fr'm awl after this date the sums owing for arrears of interest un the Aberdeen 7 per cent, preference capital stock, amounting to 63,6501.. be converted into a preference st. ck, to be called Aberdeen 31 per cent. preference ca , iial steck No. 2, such at .oe to entitle -he holders o interest thereon after Feb. 1, 1860, at the above rate. The resolution was seconded by Mi. Nicol, and agreed to. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the nosiness. RAILWAY RECEIPTS.—The traffic returns of railways in the United Kingdom for the week ending March 13, amounted t i 345,8591., and for the corresponding week of last year to 330,6401., showing t deer-ase of 34,790/, The gross receipts of the eieht railways having their ter mtni in the metrop lie amounted for the week ending as above to 142 0051.. and for the corresponding week of last year, 161,298/., showing a decreaee of 19,2931. The decrease on the Eastern Counties Railway amounted to 1,9931.; on the Great Northern to 5,4361. ; on the Great Western to 3,0591.; on th e L on d on and orth-Western to 4,9711.; on the Landon and Blackwell to 941.; on the Loudon, Brighten, and South Coat to 1,4411.; on the London and South-Western to 1,0701.; and on the South-Eastern to 1,2291.; total, as above, 19,2931. ree receipts on the other lines in the United Kingdom amounted t 203,8451., and for the correspobding perio of 1857 to 219,342/., showing a decrease of j 5,4971. in the receipts f tip Helloes, which, added to the decrease on the metrop Titan lines, makes the total &- crease 34,7901., as compared with the corresponding week of 1857. HISTORY IN WORDS.—The history of words is the history of trade and commerce. Our very apparel is a dictionary. We are told of the "bayonet," that it was first made in Bayonne; " caulbrics," that they came from Cambray ; "damask," from Damascus; "arras," from i the city cf the same name; " cordwine," or cordc- Yen," from Cordova; "currants, from Corinth ; the "guinea," that it was originally coined of gold brought from the African coast so called ; " carnlet," that it was woven, at least in part, of camels' hair. Such has been I the manufacturing progress, that we now and then send calicoes and muslins to India and the East, and yet the words give standing witness that we once imported these from thence; for "calicos " is from Calcut, an d " mug. lin " is from Aionsul, a city in Asiatic Turkey. 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