The Sun. — London, England, 1859-03-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The accounts from the manufacturing districts continue satisfactory, although little activity has been apparent in the general demand for home use. At Leeds the tone of the cloth market has been good, and an average amount of business has been done in light fabrics. The export trade is not active, but the manufacturers, on the whole, are well employed. At Manchester goods suitable to the Dutch and German markets have met with a fair inquiry, and, owing to the advance in the value of cotton and the scarcity of stock, prices have shown an upward tendency. India goods have been in rather limited demand, but prices continue firm. The market for piece goods at Bradford has been inactive, and prices are nominally unaltered, but the manufacturers are generally well engaged upon contract orders, and in the stuff department a large amount of business has been done. The woollen hosiery trade at Leicester has been very quiet, and the few dealings reported have been for the purpose of sorting up stocks. In cotton hosiery, however, business continues very active, and full prices are current. In the iron trade of South Staffordshire there has been no material alteration. A steady business has been done, and prices have been fairly maintained. At Birmingham more activity has prevailed in most branches of business connected with the town and neighbourhood, and there is comparatively little want of employment among the operatives. The hardware business at Sheffield and Wolverhampton has exhibited symptoms of activity, and some large orders from the United States, as well as from the various German markets, has caused more activity in the trade. The home demand, however, has been very quiet. The South Yorkshire coal trade is also very inactive. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed with a very firm appearance, and prices of all descriptions were extreme. The sales were esti mated at 10,000 bales. In the railway shares only a limited amounted of business was transacted ; quotations, however, tended upwards. The Money Market is rather quieter, but there is still a steady inquiry for discount accommo dation. Very little alteration can be reported in the terms charged for negotiating first class bills, and they have lately ranged at such a low point, that the temporary variations of d or per cent, now reported attract scarcely any remark in commercial circles. It is imagined, how ever, that an immediate impulse will be given to enterprise of various descriptions in the event of a settlement of political disturbances abroad, and in that case more firmness in the rates of discount may be experienced. The market for English Securities opened with increased buoyancy this morning, the announce ments in the Moniteur having created renewed confidence. Some large purchases have been effected, which promoted an improved movement. A further rise would no doubt have occurred but for a supply of money stock, and the operators are now awaiting the receipt of further telegrams from the Paris Bourse before they enter into fresh transactions. The aggregate improvement has now been considerable, and occasional reactionary symp toms may be experienced, as parties who •bought at lower prices may be induced to realise profits. It is satisfactory to find that a much better feeling prevails, which will, no doubt, continue, if nothing should occur to reproduce the depression lately experienced. Consols have been 96 to 961 for money, and 961 to 961 for the account. The New Threes are 96 ; 1- I, and also the Reduced Annuities. Exchequer Bills are 345. to 38s. prem., and India Debentures 981 to 99. Bank Stock is 228 to 230. A fair amount of business has been recorded in the Foreign Securities, and owing to the rise in Consols prices are generally at a decided improve ment. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 911 to 921; ditto, New Loan, 781 to 79 ; and the 4 per Cents., 103. Spanish Deferred are 30 to 301 ; Sardinian, 80 ; French 41 per Cents., 97 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 68 75 ; Mexican Stock is 201 ; and Venezuelan Bonds have risen to 431 The Railway Share Market this morning has ex hibited rather more activity, and prices generally have been firmer. Great Western and South Eastern have improved ss. ; Bristol and Exeter, Eastern Counties, Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western, South Western, Mid land, and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are also at slightly im proved values. Lombardo-Venetian have advanced ss. for both the Old and New Shares ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s. ; Great Western of Canada, ss. ; and Great Indian Peninsula, ss. Joint-St•ek Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show little variation from previous values. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 96 t New 2/ per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Debentures 99 £3l. Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Consols for Account.... 96k 6 51 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 41- per Cent. 941 4 • Buenos Ayres, b per Cent — Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent. 2O/ i Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent llO Ditto 41 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded 4 Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. .• • • Ditto Account .. 103 Venezuelan 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 41 per Cent. Ex. 25f..... 97f. Ditto 3 per Cent. Ex. 25f 6Bf. 75c. 69 25 THREE O'CLOCK. .Consols, Money 9si 6 Consols for Account ... 951 6 THE CIVIL SERVICE.--General Post-office.—Mr. J. E. Munns has been appointed postmaster at Ashford, vice Mr. Tunbridge, resigned. Customs—A supernumerary clerkship is vacant in the receiver-general's office, vice Weeks, promoted. Mr. C. S. Cartwright has been pro moted from principal pay clerk to be chief clerk in the receiver-general'sne office, London. Mr. James Cook has promoted f rom third clerk to be principal pay clerk in ditto. Mr. W. Watt has been promoted from second to first class landi ng waiter in Glasgow , Mr. C. M. Spalding has been promoted f rom third to ' second class landing waiter in Glasgow ; Mr. It. G. Anderson has been promoted from fourth to third class landi ng wa it er i n Glasgow. In land Revenue Department--Mr. Hu g h F ree li ng has been promoted from the class of junior clerks in the legacy and succession duty office, Somerset-house, to that of second class superintendent of wills, in place of Mr. Conrad Ruc ker deceased. Stamps and Taxes Branch—The surveyor shi of taxes at Northampton ha s become vacant. Ireland —A clerkship has become vacant in the solicitor's .office, inland revenue, by the retirement of Mr. Stormont.— Civil Service Gazette. IMPUDENT ROBBERY OF A FARMER AT BRISTOL. --Yesterday one of the most impudent robberies was perpe trated in Bristol by two men, one of whom had the temerity to personate Mr. Miles, the banker, and M.P. for East Somerset, by means of which fraud he succeeded in robbing a Somerset farmer of £BO. The farmer, Mr. John Perkins, of Walton-in-Gordans near Clevedon, had go ne to Bristol to attend the fair, and in the course of the afternoon went to the bank to deposit £BO. As he was looking at the name plate in front of the premises, a " very gentlemanly man" stepped from the door and accosted him in familiar terms, though he did not recognise the stranger. They entered into conversation, and on the farmer stating the object of his presence in the street, the "gentleman" said, "How very odd I I have just been in myself to put in a couple of hundred pounds, and my old friend Miles is so busy on ac smut' of the fair that he has begged me to come again in half an hour." The gentlemen then proposed that they should repair to the Rummer Hotel. They were sipping their liquor and talking over agricultural prospects when another " most respectable gentleman," but older than the other came in. " God bless my soul," said the first, " here is M r . Miles," and rushing from his seat and shaking the other by the hand, he exclaimed, "Miles, how are you I should have been down with you in time, and then, pointing to the farmer he said, "Here is another gentlemanwho is just going to deposit £BO with you, and we will come do wn together." Mr. Miles at once prOte:lted that he should not think of such a thing, that as his friend had been down once he could not permit him to go again, and as for the farmer, he (Mr. 1\ tiles) was only - too happy to render service to any of his constituents. 'I f the gentlemen would obli ge him with their deposits he wo uld step into the bank and bring them back the proper receipts. The gentleman at once gave his roll of notes and the farmer his eighty sovereigns, with which "Mr. Miles" left. Some minutes having elapsed without the return of Mr. Miles, the gentle man suggested that he might be detained by customers, and *posed that he should run down and get the receipts himself. He left, avowedly with that intention, but it need hardly be told that the farmer has never since seen the re ceipt or his money, the banker or the gentleman. let the neeting ith the Han di •esting, ,t and a d the Greek insigni ,e much ose per ies of .e idea veriest b stakes D much nothing otion of )ers has ith the popular is of 3e ex. t. . also lag " Meet- MAN. Aus, The , Ancient )m, Wen" Me Don' oy's dam BYLE - attended rious, u woke out c Tester n:d Wino !ern, No. : h e 100' Bar, wa° as: being ly twicc e almost the beet i bed a t riliencing time t ° .n.,ocking ;0 , differ' PriCe the ar nes 1. 0 , that I t re to cle: cried a/ r e sue' sensible no dou bt e, ()Wing so. At landlord to on, the a lodge r eyreli rl .1 Bin- 11° ' former d one °f eno, the two i n g that re, wh en e n COw ' as w ell Mitch& oxemise. 9 ' veded Mr. and hardly raish and ms were L v e been Li subse a by " per vial skittle- cut and sent to sent re• the fou r aattempt, nown to seende d iaitering iroh th• =chine• wiled to e could• inch s moke. engine Giraudt Od, bu t r, quit e s in the Kossible, rom the heart' rom the anal aid Iwast o nan be' ras like' 0 be re' become ixiliarl t of the well as ver the . intell le brk• od, Mr. various rith si% ant, the by the suppll in the ion of it, had of the )lazing remeu; 31apse'; re, and house 11y de- 3ooleat Lrch of found 5t to a dead- 'red ag ed TOP" . $ , r and ma de r pOS•• ye 11-3 or, ric:, ade r, and firing opal' 1 sus° ;nt. SHARE 'IS DAY.) Share Railways. 12.10 13.14 Stoell Stock Stock Stock Do. A f A rcves. no div. Do. B until6p.c.per an. hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab:.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 25 East Kent Stock East Lancashire 29 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee 10 Forth & Clyde Junction Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn 10 Great North of Scotland Stock Great Northern Stock Do. do. A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Stock Great Western siock Do.Btr,Vl,Rail Gua.Stk 12 Irish South Eastern 50 L ancast erThirds and Carlisle 16,1 D o . 1613 4 Do. 1%,",'w Thirds Stock Lanc.asin . ."e & Yorkshire 16 Do. do. £l6 9 Do. do. £9 shares, 3 Do. West Riding trzlion 20 Do. Southport Stock London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef. , & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Netttastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick l Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. AS.Westn., Hampstd an d City Junction North ,7taffordshire North-Wer7tern No. & Sou. iW. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer : South Devon South-Eastern : South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok.. Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Crv. Pal Do. A. —Arecv. nocliv. till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. let Class Do. 2d Class Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall 10 10 50 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 124 Stock ',took! Stock Stock! ;tock Stock Stock Stock Stock) Stock; Stock' Stock StockE Stock) all 100 3 100 100 100 100 100 1613 4 100 100 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 123 is, 1 17} all all 100 all all all 224 7 161 100 100 Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock 100 100 all all all all all all all all ARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 6 61 71 8} 62 64 11 11f 31 33 92 034 85 85 48 49 5 51 8f 9} 15 16 591 60} 44 46 29 31 2iiii 1021 i 88 1334 4 103 i 56 4 i I 4 901 WI 7 111 i I a ll 0 21 31 95 I'} 68 1 I I 91 4 i i 461 76 54 64 13 iiif li 361 7 Paid. Closing \ Business Price. 60 15; 69; 60k 14 16 92 94 701 71 2C 27; 94 96 10 104 101} 102 i 87 89 131 133 103 104 564 57 54 56 85 90 12 13 p 12 13 p 94& 95 1 id i id 65 67 110 112 941 "II d 92 931 37i 38 d 09i 100 74 76 114 12 60 62 3i f d 58 59 911 111 2 14 d 46 17 75f 2617 100 102 44 (II 131- 41 l4l 7 8 32 33 [l3 115 24 27i 84 85 46 47 3e 24d 374 38i 71 11 63 65 13 13} 8 11 36} 37} 6 6i a 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Blythe aid Tyne 1C per c. pref. (iosued at. £5O) Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares ICaledon £lO, 44 per cent! Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 5i pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. e !Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun clE.Angn. Class A 7& spc : I Do. do. Class B 6 pc cDo. do. Class C 7 pc :lE. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 :IDo. New 6 per ct. Stock I Eastern Union, 4 per ct. :,East Lanc. 6 per et E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths ;Edin.&Glas. spc shares :!Edin.Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. : Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. g a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. et : Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm pc Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf ( Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 1 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Rants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct Do. Redeemable. 4 p. ct Do. Irretleemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.e.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do. Binning. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. e. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh & Lin., 6 p. et Do. £6 Do, 3 cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Do Mid. Con.. p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. at. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB 46 Do. r p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent iDo. New, elm. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dok.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref Do do do Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 180. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk. in perp It."eottish Central, new pi ISco tish N.-Eastern deb I Do.A Do. 11 '`erdren.grua.6 pc. Do. 7 per c. pref. stock p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 108. Do. Fixed 4i I , er cent. South Eastern (Re: ding Ann., 1.0.6 ) •1 Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all 1 all all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 5.13.4. Railways. i Paid. I Crrloisoein.g 49 61 94 96 1103 105 105 127 116 118 6 6.1 98 101 110 116 108 112 115 117 114 116 132 134 80 82 74 76 113 115 118 120 110 112 104 106 63 65 11 114 94 96 85 E 7 86 88 99 101 91 Da 16 17 91 lot 72 74 181 191 91 91 14 14; 140 142 - ' - f - 18 120 AO 16 122 124 J _jP 138 - 70. - 139 141 100 102 94 96/ 9 1 9! 12 114 96 98 / Id d p 23} 231 122 124 113 115 99 101 10-1 lof all 100 109 100 100 1 --, 100 all all all 241 25 102 104 1102 104 11 171 28 29s 32. 33 48 51 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchleyl all Buckinghamshire lOO Clydesdale Junction 100 Colchester, Stour Val all E.Lincolnshire,g.op.c 100 E Union,HarwichShs all Do. Woodbridge lOO Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct 100 Do. New lOO Gloster& Dean Forest all Fl artlpool.Dck. &Rail. all Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shares all Do. Shares all London&Greenwich Do. Preference .... . Lon.,Pilby.&Soutend lOO , Do. Barking Shares. all Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 Do. 6 per cent lOO Manc.,Buxtn.& Matk all Midsb.& Redcr, 7..6_p .c all Mid.BradfordPri. Stk lOO Newmarkt.,BinTEx 1 5. 5. 6. c all Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent all it Eas t 5 n P . 5 " c p . . Nort guaranteedhn. P r eston and Wyre. I all Do. 4 Shares A. all Roystn,Hitch..& Shep 100 Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 18 11 6 Shrowsbry& Hereford all South Staffordshire .. all 4,0 D W:ar do. Valley, g. 6p. c all iLn N.W ILn N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt.Nerth. E.Counts. I Caledonin Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Er Yk.N.2lld. Do. Do. S. East ,Do. Peto &Co. Do. Norfolk Do. LN w&iyi Stk.& Dar Midland . E. Counts. Do Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. N w & L.Yk. Do. Gt. North ILan.& Yk T Brassey IM'Clean . Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtn DOCKS. ! Paid Leasing I Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. 97 99 103 105 17 18 V 3 145 4} 41 109 111 -..- 64 66 115 120 91 92 2i 't 96 98 .. P 57 59 - - 138 140 9 1 91 11 11 t 90 92 8 9 65# I Paid Closing 1 Business Price. Done. ---- 100 - 100 - 100 - 100 - 100 - 100 -- 100 102 104 18 - 1031 Share Dooke. icr Stock Commercial Stock Do4perCent.Pref. AI i n Stock East and West I n di a Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stoc i Southampton 1 Stoc ictoria 20 Do New ........ .......' Stocks 264 13 4 20 Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock ,'cock St Olt Stock", Stock I Stock Stock' Stock 108. Do. : Do. . Business Done. 1141 16 134 THIS 'En. Shares Railways. I Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 61 20 Ardennes all 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 5 Belgian East. Junction all 424 20 Bezters to G raissessaa all 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail, all 1 21 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 Eastern of France all 2 261 27 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she all 61 61 10 Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 1 I p9l 1 9}} 9 20 Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 331 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 3 8 6 1 8 6 1 84 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 19 20 201 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 84 94 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 321 33 34 20 Paris and Orleans 20 Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) 9 1 d ( (Iva. 7p. et. (Lim.) ) 20 Riga and Danaburg 4 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 7 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 9 20 Southern of France 81 West Flanders all 5 6 54 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 23 24 20 Western of Austria 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref.... all 20 Zealand all CORN EXCHANGE. Only moderate supplies of wheat were on sale in the pro vincial markets held on Saturday, yet all kinds met a slow inquiry on former terms. Barley was in steady request, at extreme currencies. Oats, beans, and peas ruled firm in price, but flour was very inactive. Throughout the Continent scarcely any change has taken place in the value of wheat. Spring corn rules very firm, and the value of produce in the United States continues steady. The arrivals of home-grown produce up to our market last week were limited. From abroad we received 4,473 quarters of wheat, 310 barley, 3,665 oats, 588 tares, 7,190 linseed, 10,7000 rapeseed, 40 mustard seed, and 973 sacks of flour. Inward supplies of wheat were received fresh up to our market to-day from Essex, In somewhat improved condi tion ; but the receipts from Kent, coastwise and by land carriage, were very moderate. On the whole, the stands were fairly filled, and the attendance of both town and country millers was far from numerous. The trade ruled extremely inactive, and in some transactions prices were Is to 2s per quarter lower than on Monday last. We were again well supplied with foreign wheat, chiefly ex granary. Even the finest parcels met a verydull inquiry. In prices, however, no quotable change took place. Floating cargoes of grain off Falmouth were very dull. There was a good demand for malting barley. The supply of wheat was limited, at full prices. Grinding and dis tilling sorts changed hands to a moderate extent on former terms. There was a good demand for malt at extreme rates. Oats, though only in moderate supply, were a slow in quiry, but not cheaper. Beans were a dull inquiry, at barely late currencies. There was very little business doing in peas on former terms. All kinds of flour moved off slowly, and late rates were barely supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 36s to 44s Ditto, old Ditto, white, new 3Bs 498 Ditto, old —s —8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —B —9 Ditto, new 36s 448 Rye—Old —8 —8 New Barley—Grinding...., 24s 268 Malting Chevalier 3ss 42s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s2s 66s Brown sos 52s Kingston and Ware 528 64s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9s 24e Potato 26s 30s Youghal and Cork, black 2os 23s Cork, white 2os 29s Scotch, Feeding 2os 29s Beans —Tick Pigeons 3Bs 49s Peas—Grey Maple White 39s 40s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 3OB 32s Stockton and Norfolk ... 27s 28s THE SUN, L010)0N, MONDAY EVENiIk6, I i VARCH 7, 1859. R Sir Gilbert. A Novel. Bentley. There is a great deal of ability displayed in this little book, and although many readers will doubt less wish that the author had chosen a more agree able theme for the exposition of his powers, it is well calculated to attract attention from the vivid manner in which some of the passages are described, and the vigorous style in which, for the most part, it is written. There is something particularly mournful in the accounts given of Sir Gilbert; the constitutional failing under which he laboured was the deplorable one of cowardice ; and through the machinations of his cruel enemy, a vindictive kins man, he was forced to enter the army. In attack ing some fort in India he showed such signs of de falcation in a soldier's duty that he was dismissed the service. In consequence of many deaths, the fatal secret would have died out had it not been preserved by one of the officers in a diary, which fell into the hands of Carnac, a distant relation of Sir Gilbert's, and a most despicable character. He continued to hold the most tenacious authority over the wretched youth in consequence of this fearful secret being in his keeping. The story is very complicated, and it is very dexterously arranged, but the chief point is the manoeuvring of Carnac, whose consummate acting is described in a ♦ery able manner. The contrast between the female characters is strikingly represented. Ave Mortlake and Julia Calverly are very different in everything, and their friendship was but a name, for there was no sympathy between them. Julia was thoughtful and reflective, while Ave was giddy and trifling. It was a fortunate day for Gilbert when he was freed from the fascination of Miss Mortlake, and a still more propitious occurrence when he met with Julia Calverly, whose influence was ever exerted for his good. In his marriage with her the first prospect of happiness that lus wretched life had ever known was opened before him, and the first promise of becoming something better likewise dawned upon him. Re nerved himself to what is often the greatest effort in life, the relation of his hidden torture to Julia, and though death shortly afterwards removed his enemy, he never regretted having made the effort. In the midst of a fire he also saved another foQ from a frightful death, at the imminent risk of lain own life ; and with these satisfactory evidence: of his zeal and earnestness in the endeavour to trample his ancient enemy under foot, we take our leave of Gilbert, whose sad story is told with sueh truthful mournfulness that the reader becomes interested in him notwithstanding his unfortunate peculiarities. With its striking sketches and brilliant style, this story is most likely to gain admirers, and it cer tainly possesses many noticeable passages. The Mechanics' Magazine. Robertson, Brooman, and Co., Fleet.street. The Mechanics' Magaaine has recently com menced a new career, 'with every prospect of suc cess, and firstly, that of deserving it. It is greatly improved both in contents and appearance. The subjects are more vari e d, an d generally important, and the size and type are much better. The introduction of short leaders on the topics of the day which are connected directly or indirectly with mechanics or manufactures, tend to lighten its more scientific portions, and are adapted to those who are not fully conversant with technical knowledge. The inclusion of a wider range of subjects, in the introduction of the branches of agricultural ma chinery and manufactures, is another advantage. We cordially wish it success in its new and im proved form, as calculated to diffuse much useful information, and to introduce among mechanics and engineers a knowledge of the scientific prin ciples of their occupation. The Art Journal. The most pleasing of the plates in this month's number is the second, which is taken from Achen bach's picture of " The Monastery," in the Royal collection. The engraving of the statue of Jenner is marred by the rigidity of the limbs, the promi nent knee bones catching the eye immediately. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall continue their " Excur sions in South Wales" with spirit. Some of the vignettes are charming. William Frederick Witherington is the " British Artist" whose life and labours are treated of in this number, and engrav ings of some of his delightful landscap es are g i ven. The criticisms of the exhibitions of the season are interesting, and the whole journal is full of pleasant reading for the lovers of art. The English Cyclopedia of Arts and Sciences. Conducted by Charles Knight. Bradbury and Evans. A new division of this valuable work is now making its appearance, entering on the important and comprehensive departments of art and science. The labour and study bestowed on its compilation are evidently great, and the range of its subjects is unusually extensive. Law, medicine, chemistry, mechanics, literature, art, mathematics, political economy, are among the departments; but within these opening parts a host of miscellaneous subjects, which do not come regularly under the head of any particular section, are also encountered. As a specimen of the care and research bestowed upon the work, we would instance the articles on the words " Alphabet," " Air-pump," " Ague," and " Agent," which display the varied nature of the contents. We anticipate that this fourth and last division of the English Cyclopeedia will fully equal, if not surpass the merits of their predecessors. MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES. The Eclectic maintains its improved and en livened character. It has several papers of interest besides some serious and reflective articles. The opening article, which is a criticism on " The Limits of Religious Thought," recently published, and an entertaining paper on " The Times of George the Third," will offer attractions to very different tastes. The authoress of " Mary Powell' continues her charming story of " Town and Forest," showing in strong light that the need for home missionaries fully equals the claims of distant regions no way con nected with us by race.—Tait's Edinburgh Journal is scarcely so entertaining as usual. It has several stories of average merit, and one or two articles on political questions. A criticism on Miss Freer's " Henry III." gives an interesting account of that valuable work. The continuation of the " Life of Mozart" is one of the most attractive features in the number.—The Church of England Monthly Review is a very valuable publication.' It supplies a want which must have been long felt by thought ful readers. It treats the religious topics of the day in a broad and liberal spirit, and takes a com prehensive view of the wants and difficulties of human nature. Of course, on political and theolo gical questions it upholds the opinions most con sistent with ecclesiastical authority, but those who differ from them on these topics cannot do otherwise than admire the fair and tolerant spirit in which they are treated, so unlike the bitterness and severity so often found in similar publications.—Newton s London Journal has an interesting paper on the claims of rival inventors that will repay , perusal by all concerned in inventions and discoveries. The usual list of patents and scientific reports is given. —The:National Magazine has several entertaining articles among its contents. The continuation of Mr. Brough's story of "Miles Cassidy's Contract" is full of animation and eccentricity. " Our Foreign Teachers" is the title of a paper which gives a sum mary of the careers of Olympia Morata, Ulrich von Hutten, and other notabilities of the Reformation. The exhibitions of the season are criticised at length.—The Welcome Guest is another of the cheap serials whose number has so rapidly increased of late years. It is lively and well conducted, giving copious extracts from various writers.— The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith are being reprinted in shilling parts, uniform with Macaulay's essays. The third part, containing, among others, the essays on America, on Ireland, on the Poor-laws, and the Game-laws, is now ready.—Knight's Popu lar History o f England proceeds satisfactorily. The Battle of Blenheim is described in this num ber.—Davenport Dunn has reached its twentieth part. We shall reserve further criticism until its completion.—Le Follet is, as usual, the most grace ful of the pictorial authorities of fashion, and dis plays an attractive array of spring garments. THE SHORT-TIME MOVEMENT.—A meeting of journeymen bakers was held on Saturday afternoon, at the Royal Tent, Silver. street, Golden-square, to consider the best means of obtaining redress for the severe injustice and hardship under which the journeymen bakers of the metro polis suffer. Mr. Blackwell, a journeyman, was called to the chair, and in a lengthened speech detailed the serious injury the journeymen sustained in health, owing to the number of hours they w ere compelled to work, and for which they were very insufficiently paid ; they frequently worked 21 hours out of the 24, for which the wages were about 18s. per week, but never exceeded V. What they required was an enactment limiting the working hours to 12, the same as in Scotland, and a division of labour, there being at present upwards of 2,000 of the trade unemployed. Tt was resolved to call a general meeting, and prepare a pe tition, praying for the interference of Parliament. Subscrip tions were at once entered into for defraying the expense. DREADFUL DEATH FROM CHOKING. — OH Satur day Mr. Wakley held an inquest , in the Middlesex Hospital, on Thomas Gardiner, aged 60, whose death took place under the following circumstances. The deceased, who was in the company of Mr. Thirst, the sewers contractor, after receiving his wages, went to partake of some refreo ament at a coffee.. house, George-street, TettPitaw - court-road. H e app eare d to be at the time in the best health and spirits, but imme diately afterwards, when in the act of eating a chop, he fell from his seat, a corpse. Medical aid was called in, but death seemed to have been instantaneous. A suspicion we aroused that he might have been choked, and out to be the case, for upon the ,• d • t " trzleC/ apy, i?*Agr wind, a lergp piepp of Ippqt, IneneaDnt vh d • d of ti t e Chop, was foung so i c ,ik ot i t pne on@ 9 1 up the air passages, and thus - d i" m - D tiv Pro MO Verdict, accidental death. —4ediate death,-- Verdict, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing I Business Share' Railways. /Paid. Price. Done. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 78 80 Leased at 6 per cent. : 18 Bom.,Baroda&Centlna 131 i id gu. 5 percent . 18 Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 I 4 18 Do. Do. B 44 a 20i Buffalo and Lake Huron all 61 74 20f Do. New 164 -- d 100 ( Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 85 90 t 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 ) 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 82 86 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. par 3 p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. pm 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 i 4 p 174 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e 5 i 3d 6 Stool. East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1034 1014 105 4 5 4 20 Do. C Shares all -- 20 Do. E Shares Ext l5 4 4 p 151 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 ,a D0.44p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 20 G eelong& Mel.g - ua.s p. c. all 19 19 4 sto. i Geelong Corporation 6 I No -- ...... per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 28 30 30 4 i 100 Do. 6p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 68 71 70 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 89 91 20 Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 1 005 1014 102 4 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 4 d 4 p 41. 20 Do. do 4 --- 20 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 1 2. ..... guaranteed 5 per cent. ) - 20i Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 15} 154 154 20i Do. New 100 i Do. Bonds pay. '76,with apt till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 100 105 100 Do. do. "/3 without opt all 100 105 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 17 18 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 19t 201 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 18 19 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c lO i 4 d 20 Do. Fourth do. stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 20/ Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 -- —d Class ACapitl.Share ▪ Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do )10 —-d • Do. do. Land do 20 I Northof India Tramroad i 2s _ Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde ~,....: 15 4 x p a2O Do. 20 Do. New g 0 10 i d i p 20 Do. Punjaub .' 5 i ii ,1 444 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo bk,c, 5 3. d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 iTrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 id par Stock BRITISH MINES. Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd. (Phillack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (Illog,an) Par Consols (St. Blaxy) Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) ,Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. I SouthCaradon (St. Cleer) South C. Brea( Illogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 1111 Croft UnitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) "Wh'l Mary Ann (Meahe) Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) FOREIG: Australian Bon AccordCopper,Lim Brazil. Imp. (is. at R 5 p ) Do. St.Johndelßey,Lim Do. Land and MiningCo Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copi apo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co For tuna General _ Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba lUnited Mexican COLONIAL GOVE R Securities. Paid. \ CrierLein! Share! 2.11.10 17s 11.18.8 18s 6d 84 7.9.4 nil. 18.18.9, 129 6d 5f 1.7.2 7 8 2} 31 465 475 210 220 12 13 34 1 4 1 4 617 4 6 10 154 1641 5 30 28.2.8 i, 1458 460 Share) Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c.Fb. &Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. N.B. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &Jtily Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. NovaScoti9Gov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&July Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 21 2f 210 220 11 2 34 4 MINES 'MEN' Paid. i 1 20 22 724 774 :10 220 115 125 34 4 11 12 48 50 31 33 100 100 100 100 100 100 P 4 2 10i 11 11 36 39 10 12 1 1 22 2t 1 d i iPI 4 5 1 1 2a 3 Business Done. 10 I T SECURITIES. Closing 1 Business Prices. I Done. 1131 1144 112 114 112 113 1114 1124 101 103 1114 1124 110 i 111 114 i JOINT-STOCK BANKS, 1021 1 nivel Joint-Stock Banks. Paid, Closing I Busbies' Price. Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c Clty Colonial Com. Bank of Cc:llpda Commercial of London Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland, Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. l London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of Englard Do. new _ 20.11 100 Share 25i 261 45 4? National Bank New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporatior Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia IDo. New !Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London li 1 62 65 di 1 161 16/ 211 221 48 49 all all 174 all. 21i 22 20 19 d 1 MISCELLANEOUS. Stock; Miscellaneous. Paid. Sioc1:1 Anglo-Mexican Mint% . Atlantic Tel. (Limited). Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at £5 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 ' Do. C Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) Cop. Min. of Eng.& Smltg- Do. Preference 7} per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) Gl. Iron ScrewCol.(Lim Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lon d.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do 8 p.c.Pref.,is s. at id's N.llr.&NovaScotiaL and N.B.Australasian (Lim ) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New ,Shares Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Do. do Registered iTrA Ln.Co.of Upr. Can Van Dignieu'a Land 93 24 34 24 291 32 4 48 i 9 all all all 15s. all all 211 f Closing Badness done Price. 12i 134 !20 250 32 34 1 24 34 364 38i 19 21 13 15 .20 126 9 10 24 25 4 5 [OO 102 id i di 11 1 lf d 14 1f _4l 51 1 d 101 i 6i 61 6 4i 1 2 1 14 4 i I die par 21 3 84 85i 12 14 p 2t 2gP 7 74 62 64 1174 1274 36 1 4 374 9 _ll 854 8 4 4 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock iiitOEZl;ifast week were 3,255 head In the corresponding week in 1858 we received 266; in 1857, 1,259;_ in 1856, 629; in 1855, 308; in 1854, 2,014; in 1853, 2,664; and in 1852, head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs, Rotterdam Hamburgh l4O .. 1,574 .. .. Dordt Harlingen Antwerp .. . • Oporto ."". • • .'''.. • • ---- .. .--- .. 23 .. --- ^"' • • Total 624 2,473 158 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs , [B5B 147 .. 199 .. 1857 554 .. 725 .. 247 .. 1856 477 .. .. 142 [855 2OO .. .. 108 .. 1854 Bl7 1,066 .. .. 181 853 551 .. 1,831 .. .. 282 We had only a moderate supply . of foreign stock in to day's market. About 209 beasts, just arrived by steam e r s from the continent, se riously affected with the foot and mouth disease, have been detained on the wharfs by the Customs' authorities to be strengthened. Last week 90 oxen similarly diseased were killed shortly after being landed. From our own grazing districts about an average supply of beasts came fresh to hand, and the general quality of the stock was good. Prime Scots, short-horns, and crosses were in fair request, at last Monday's currency, the general top figure for beef being 4s 10d per 81b ; otherwise, the trade ruled heavy, and in some instances prices were a shade lower than last week. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire amounted to 2,150 Scots, short-horns, and crosses; from other parts of England, 400 of various kinds; from Scotland, 315 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 40 oxen. We were again but moderately supplied with sheep. Choico kinds were in fair request at last Monday's quota tions ; but some of the long-wools ruled dull and the turn cheaper. Prime downs were worth 5s 8d per 81b. The quotation out of wool was 5s per 81b. The few lambs in the market realised 6s 6d to 7s per 81b. Calves wore in short supply and sluggish request, at Monday's quotations. We had a slow inquiry for pigs at last week's prices. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. Crse. & inf. beasts Second quality do. Prime large oxen Prime Scots, &c. Crse. & inf. sheep Second quality do. s. d. s. d. 3 23 6 3 84 2 4 44 6 4 8410 3 10 4 2 4 64 8 s. d. s. d. Primers-wool do. 4 10 5 4 Pme. S'thdowndo. 5 6 5 8 Large crse. calves 4 10 5 4 Prime small do 5 6 5 8 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers Suckling calves, 19s to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 98 to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 3,460 Beasts l4O Sheep 18,680 Sheep Calves Pigs 550 i Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the treat Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, March 1, 1858, and this day, Monday, Feb. 28, 1859. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. March 8, 1858. March 7, 1859. s d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto Prime large oxen 4 0 4 214 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &e. • • • • Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 2 3 63 10 4 2 Second quality ditto • . . . 3 8 4 0 4 4 .4 8 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 2 4 64 10 5 4 Prime Southdown ditto . • Lambs Large coarse calves . . . Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers . • • Beasts Sheep and lambs . . Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 9, 1857.---Beasts, 3,503; sheep and lambs, 15,650 ; calves, 114; pigs, 230. March 10,1856.—Beasts, 3,757; sheep and lambs, 21,740; calves, 35; pigs, 505. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Since our last report the arrivals of country-killed meat have been seasonably large. To-day the trade generally is tolerably healthy, at very full prices. Per 81bs. by the Carcass. s. d. s. d. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 3 oto 3 4 I Infr. Mutton. 3 oto 3 6 Mid. d 0..... 3 6to 3 8 Mid. do 3 Bto 4 2 Pm.large do. 310 to 4 0 I Prime do. 44to 4 8 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 6 Veal 3 Bto 4 8 Large pork.. 2 6to 3 4 Small pork BOROUGH HOP. There is a good business doing in all kinds of new hops, the show of which is very moderate at extreme quotations. Yearling and old qualities, move off slowly, at late rates. Mid and East Kent pockets 7os to 130 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do s4s to 75s ~ Sussex do 6Bs to 70s ~ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last, full average time-of-year supplies of potatoes have come to hand coastwise and by railway, in good condition. For all kinds the demand rules heavy, and prices are barely supported. Last week's imports were 20 tons from Dunkirk, 265 tons from Rouen, 40 do. from Calais, 42 from Amsterdam, 5 do. from Rotterdam, and 9 o. from Antwerp. York Regents, 80s to 10.5 s • Essex and Kent, 70s to 95s ; Lincolns, 70s to 90s ; Scotch, to 90s ; foreign, 45s to 655. WOOL MARKET. The attendance of buyers at the public sales of colonial wool continues by no means numerous. However, the biddings may be called steady, at full prices. The quota tions realised are as follows :—Australian—Clean sheep's Is Bid to 2s 4d ; scoured, is 8d to 2s 3d ; skin, is 4d to 2s; pieces, is 7d to is Bid. Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 10d to 2s 3id ; lamb's, is lid to 2s Ild ; pi eces, i s sid to is 9d ; grease, is 3d to is 4d. Cape—Clean sheep's, is bid to 2s 2d ; scoured, is bid to 2s lid ; handwashed, s2dto is 7d; lambs', is sid to is 8d ; grease, 9d to is 2d. Van Die man's Land. Handwashed skin, is 9d to is 10d. South Australian—Grease, lid to is 3fd ; clean sheep's, is 8d to 2s. New Zealand—Clean sheep's, is Bid to is 10d ; scoured, is 6d ; lambs', is 10d to is Mid ; grease, is lid to Is 4d. Western Australia—Clean she e p' s, is 91d; lambs', Is 101 d per lb. The total imports last week were 2,550 bales. SEEDS. Cloverseed continues in good request, and last week's prices are fully supported. Trefoil remains without altera tion. Linseed is dull, but we have no change to notice in its value. Pine rapeseed moves off freely, at extreme rates ; but inferior kinds are dull, at barely stationary prices. Other seeds are a slow inquiry, on former terms. Cakes rule firm. Turnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede Mustard, Brown Bs lls White, new l2s 15s Tares,' Spring, new.. 9s6d 128 Old —s —s Canary, per quarter 56s 66s Rye grass, new 22s 268 Clover, Red Eng., et. 64s 80s 1 White Foreign Red 628 708 1 White 708 84s Trefoil, new. lBs 20s Carraway 4OB to 43s Coriander Hempseed, per qr 308 38s Linseed , Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Baltic —s —s Odessa Linseed Cake, p. ton English £lO Os.flo 15s Foreign, p tonX9 5s Od 10 15s Rape Cakes,p. ton 5 Os 6 5s Rapeseed, p. qr.. .., 64s 68s TALLOW. Since Monday last there has been much less activity in the demand for tallow, and prices have had a drooping ten dency. To-day, T.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted at 525. 3d. per cwt. Rough fat, 2s. 91d. per 81b. 185 g. 1857. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. Delivery last week Ditto from .June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 23,123 57s 6d to —s Od 1,073 87,568 13,838 17,820 63s Od to 54s Od to, —s Od 54s 3d 1859. 476 64,149 53s 6d 28 2 - 1,93; a 9.313 89,02.5 1,221 481 8 6,736 93,733 588 9d 56s 6d 19,281 52s 3d —s Od 1,564 83,600 10 91,364 53s 6d 1855. 36,079 49s 3d to —s Od 1,238 65,454 707 65,531 508 Od THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. TATTERSALLS'-(THIS EVENING.) Time was almost entirely occupied with the settlement of the Liverpool accounts. The business of paying was satisfactorily proceeded with, and demands were met with a promptitude which would indicate that to the majority of backers the recent meeting was "harmless." For the Nottinghamshire Handicap Gladiolus was in strong demand, as little as 6 to 4 being taken about him during a portion of the afternoon ; 7 to 4 was, however, his closing figure. The reek received feeble sup port at 6 to 1, while a strong disposition was evinced to back Flitch, but the actual transactions in her favour were not numerous. The Northamptonshire betting was at a dead lock. Little Agnes receded to 12 to 1 offered, and at those odds Shafto found backers. For the Chester Cup, 9to 1 was currently offered on the field ; 20 to 1 against Polestar was laid three or four times. Volcano was in "great force" for the Derby, and at the close of business ho was decidedly second favourite. Gamester was advanced from an extreme outside price to 25 to 1, with takers. 30 to 1 was offered against Cavendish, and 28 to 1 was taken about Rainbow The "feature" of the afternoon was, however, the advance of Volcano, beyond this, speculation was particularly inanimate. CLOSING PRICES. NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 7to 4 agst Gladiolus (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Greek (taken) Bto 1 agst Flitch (taken) 10 to 1 agst Hop Merchant (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ladywell (taken) NORTHAMPTON STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Shafto (taken) 12 to 1 agst Little Agnes (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Promised Land (offered) 100 to 8 agst Lord of the Manor (taken) CHESTER CUP. 9to 1 agst Drogheda (offered) 20 to 1 agst Polestar 30 to 1 agst Herne (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Simpleton (taken) 50 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (offered) 50 to 1 agst Jordan (taken) DERBY. 12 to 1 aget Promised Land (offered) 14 to 1 agst Volcano (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Gaspard (offered) 2.5 to 1 agst Gamester (taken) 30 to 1 agst Cavendish (offered) 30 to 1 agst Balnamoon (taken) 28 to 1 agst Rainbow (taken) 40 to 1 agst Ticket-of-Leave (taken) 600 to 50 agst Rainbow and Gamstor (taken) ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT NOTTINGHAM Muffateo colt, Earl of Essex, Spicebox, Windfall, Hop Merchant, Topsy, Queen Charlotte, Naughty Boy's dam, Bandon, Ben Webster, Argyll, Skipjack, Rosalind, Amy Sedgwick, Gargrave, Meadowdale, Chance Shot, Madame Moet, and Lady Abbess. The ground is in splendid condition. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—(TIIIS EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY presented a petition from Wigan , in Lancashire, praying that Dissenters might not be alowed to administer trust funds of Grammar Schools. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL. Lord WODEHOUSE postponed the motion for the 'second reading of this bill until Tuosday, the 22d inst. VACCINATION. The Earl of GRANVILLE called the attention of their lordships to the defective state of the law with respect to vaccination. The noble earl, in the course of his remarks, referred to the report of the Registrar-General, in which the deaths from smallpox for some time pissed had increased to a very alarming extent. He thought that if an inquiry into the subject of vaccination was instituted very important results would follow. The noble earl con cluded by asking the noble marquis whether the Govern ment intended to take any steps with a view to render the law more efficient than it was at present. The Marquis of SALISBURY was understood:to say the subject had not escaped the notice of the Government, and as far as they had they power they would use it, but the subject was one surrounded with great difficulty. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY regretted that vaccina tion was falling into disuse, and the deaths from small-pox was greatly increasing. He knew there was a great ob jection amongst some persons with respect to having their children vaccinated, as they imagined that other diseases were brought on in consequence, but nothing could be more erroneous. He was aware there was a strong feeling against compulsory vaccination, but he thought it was a mistaken one, and that some law ought to be introduced on th subject. He agreed with the noble earl (Grenville) as to the inef f iciency of some of the public vaccinations, as he knew of instances where they had altogether failed in the performance of their duty. Lord REDESDALE was also of opinion that some mea sure was absolutely necessary. The Earl of GRANVILLE expressed his satisfaction the noble earl (Salisbury) was fully alive to the importance of the subject. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS AND REGISTRARS (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed Through committee. On the motion that the report be received, The Bishop of DOWN moved the omission of a certain clause, which was opposed by the Earl of Donoughmore. The motion was negatived, and several other verbal amend ments having been made, the bill was ordered to be re pealed. OCCASIONAL FOllOl OF PRAYER BILL. The committee upon this bill was postponed till Thurs , day next._ ACCELERATION OF IRISH MAILS. In answer to the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, Lord COLCHESTER, said the contract was signed on the 3d January with the North Railway, and he had no objections to lay a copy of the contract on the table. The state of the landing at Kingstown was not under the control of Post-office, but that at Holyhead he had no doubt would be finished during the present year. E.Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(Tms EVENING). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. SALE OF EXCISEABLE LIQUORS (SCOTLAND; BILL Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON brought up her Majesty's answer to the address from the house, which stated that her Majesty was graciously pleased to grant a Royal Com mission for inquiring into the system that prevailed in Scotland with reference to the sale of exciseable liquors. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Mr. C. FORSTER moved that the order, that the Sal ford Borough Bill be committed be read and discharged, and that the bill be withdrawn; also that leave be given to bring in a bill to enable the mayor, aldermen, and bur gesses of the borough of Salford to raise a further sum of moneyfor improving their gasworks, and for other purposes ; and that Mr. Masseyand Mr. Bazleydo prepare and bring it in ; also, that the order that the North London, Paddington, Richmond, Hampton Court, and Kingston Railway Bill be committed, be read, and discharged, and that the bill be withdrawn ; also, that the order that the West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway (No. 2) Bill be com mitted, be read, and discharged, and that the bill be with drawn ; also, that the order that the Liverpool, G ars t on , and Allerton Railway Bill be committed, be read, and dis charged, and that the bill be withdrawn. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented praying for a removal of the unnecessary restrictions on the shipping trade ; for the repeal of the paper duty ; for the rejection of the Dublin Highway's Bill; from officials in provincial post offices that they might be placed on the same footing as those engaged in the London post-office ; for the discontinuance of the opium trade; for the rejection of the Governm en t bill on P ar li amen t ar y Reform, a s being most unsatisfactory; from Protestant Dissenters, that they should be rendered eligible for the trusteeship of endowed charities ; for the introduction of a measure to extend the franchise, the adoption of the ballot, and the shortening of the duration of Parliaments; against the abolition of church-rates, &c. &c. THE MAYNOOTH GRANT. Mr. SPOONER gave notice that on this day fortnight he would move that the house resolve itself into committee to consider the grant to Maynooth, with a view to its re peal. (Laughter.) PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE gave notice that on the second reading of the Government bill for Parliamentary Reform he would move a repeal of that portion of the act of 1832 which requires the payment of poor rates before raters were entitled to register, and various other alterations to extend the franchise. ____W - it - OYAL GARDENS AT KEW. Mr. DILLWYN asked the First Commissio ner o f Works whether it was his intention, in the next estimates, to make provision for the erection of a new conservatory at the at Kew ? It°LYoaridGa.r. MANNERS said it was impossible for him to answer the question at present. FOREIGN TRADE OF DUBLIN. Mr. VANCE asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was the intention of Government to introduce any general or special measure, during the present sesSion, which would relieve the foreign trade of Dublin from the imposts now levied on it exclusively for the harbour of refuge at Kingston. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was not intended to introduce any such measure, and he was not aware that the port of Dublin laboured under any grievance in reference to imposts ; but the matter was under consideration, with a view to the revision of those laws. THE LAW RELATING TO BEERHOUSES. Mr. NICOLL asked the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department if it was the intention of Government to bring in a bill before Easter to amend the law in respect to beerhouses and places of public entertainment. Mr. HARDY said it was intended to introduco such a bill, but not at present. THE BATTLE OF CALPEE. General BUCKLEY asked the Secretary of State for India whether Sir Hugh Rose, in his despatch relative to the battle of Calpee, had made particularmention of the gallant conduct of the camel corps on that occasion, and whether a clasp would Ili, gtven for that action ? Lord STANLEY aai4 that the despatch alluded to had not reached thkn colAntry, having been lost in India ; but he had Nyjlt94 to. obtain a duplicate. No such clasp as werktioned by the baited. gallant gentleman would be distn - OFKbERS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. Major STUART KNOX asked the Secretary for War the reason why officers in the Med4erranean were not en titled to the same accommodation (in the way of quart ers or allowance for the same) as officers i n the United King. dom; and whether it was his intention to remedy the pre- . sent state of things ? General PEEL said the officers in question were entitled to the benefits specified. CHURCH RATES. In reply to Mr. HUTT, Mr. ALPOLE said ho proposed to move the second reading of this bill on Wednesday next. EAST INDIA LOAN BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Sir G. C. LE WIS said that, in dealing with India, they should act in the same way as they did with their other colonies, and preserve the separateness of the colonial from the imperial treasury. The great difficulty in which Indian finance found itself arose from the great military expenditure. For the year before their mutiny in India the expense of the military and navy in this country and India, exclusive of police, was £30,400,000 ; and for the year 1858 it was increased by £21,850,000, making a total of £ 35 ,250,000. while the expenditure of France - for her military and naval departments amounted only to £19,781,000 in 1869, As he understood from the gallant Secretary for War, there was to be a reduction in the military force, and if they could extend that reduction to India with safety they would be promoting materially the interests of that portion of the British empire. It had been used as an argument against the reduction of the native army that the frontiers were open to invasion, and that they had to apprehend attacks from the small princes in the coun. He coidered, however, that as the frontiers of the Briti try sh Empire ns in India extended from Cape Comoxin 'to the Himalayas, any fears of such invasion were not well founded. Now, what he wished to impress on the Government was that they were in a position to effect a reduction of native troops, for the body of the people in that country wore not armed; the insurgents had been scattered, and the principal garrisons were in the possession of European troops. Ho thought the best course to be pursued was for this country to raise a loan on the credit of India, an d th ey should bear in mind that the mutiny in. India was wanton and unprovoked by any act of Government in that country. Mr. BRIGHT said he thought the right honourable gentleman had contradicted himself in some particulars of his statement. With the exception of a slight colouring, which he could scarcely avoid from his position, he ap proved of the speech of the noble lord the Secretary for India. However, from the case put by the noble lord, it appeared that it was almost impossible for India to be in a worse position with reference to finance, and they should remember that the question of finance was one that involved the prosperity and social and political condition of a country. (Hear, hear.) It appeared, from the noble lord's statement that, with' the projected loan, the debt of India would amount to £80,000,000, and they had the admitted fact before them that the expenditure of India was increasing and its revenue constantly diminishing. (Hear, hear.) In this state of things it appeared they were endeavouring to raise not only £7,000,000 for India and the Government in that country were endeavouring to raise there a loan at 51 for a certain period, at the expiration of which it would be impossible to repay what was borrowed, Gne of their sources of revenue, that of the opium trade, would in all probability be dried uy, for if this country had so weakened the moral feelings of the Chinese that the admitted opium, they would begin to cultivate it for themselves. There was £4,000,000 derived from that traffic, and that deficit would be an additional drawback on the financial prosperity of the country. Although there had been a change in the govern ment of India, it was one only of form, and not of prin ciple. (Hear.) Having strongly denounced the policy inva riably pursued in India as unwise, cruel, and extortionate, he drew atention to the fact that there was no control or check over the most reckless expenditure, and money was poured out like water in India. [LEFT SPEAKING.] LAW INTELLIGENCE -(THIS DA r. ) VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) JUDGMENT. JONES V. NEGITS. This is an administration suit under the will of the late Mr. Hughes. Mr. Hughes by his will devised his real and personal estate to trustees, and directed them to pay two thirds of the yearly produce or income thereof to his wife for her own use, and the remaining one-third to his two daughters, Mary and Sarah Anne Hughes, before at taining the age of twenty-one, for any education or maintenance that they might respectively require, and, on attaining the age of twenty-one, then they were to be paid equally one-third of the produce of his estate for life, the survivor, or their children, succeeding the prede cessor ; and on their death without children, to his wife absolutely. The question raised was whether the bequests vested in the first tenants for life, whether they died 'with out issue or not ? His Honour considered the question a question of nicety not yet determined. He thought the authorities might be classed' under two distinct heads—first, where there were issue left of the children predeceasing, then the gift over went to their children ; and second, where the children died without leaving any issue, then the natural meaning is that the children would take equally on their survivorship. Then there might be an other class of cases—the gift being to the issue of the chil dren on attaining a specific age, or one or other of them, with the gift over to a third person, in the event of one or both of them dying before or after attaining the specified ago of 21. Lord Eldon's opinion.-was in favour of the construction of the survivorship of the children first named, and not in favour of the issue of children dying before or under that particular age. His Honour referred to the decided cases of Harrison v. Graham, Wil mott v. I,Vilmott, and the case of Daniel v. Dove, before Sir William Grant, as authorities mention.' in the course of the arguments in this case, but none of these settled the rule of construction that ought to be applied to this case. His Honour was of opinion (not without some difficulty) that the intention of the testator was, that the bequests to his children and their issue was for life, and that the gift over was not to take effect until the decease of the survivor of them, the children succeeding their parents, and de clared accordingly. Costs to be proportioned according to the bequests of the respective ;parties—one-third to be paid by the children, and two-thirds by the widow. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. :MPORTANT APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE FROM CUS- TODY-IN RE COSTER AND DAVIS. This was an application on behalf of the bankrupts, who had carried on business in the Minories. The application was opposed on the part of the assignee and detaining creditor on the ground that this was the third bankruptcy of Davis, who had not passed his exami nation under the second petition. It was also alleged that Coster had passed under three different names, as Judah Coster, Judah Mathew Coster, and Judah Coster Coster. The assignee said it was believed the bankrupts had re ceived a sum not long before their bankruptcy, and the only trace of which was a sum of money paid to the bankrupts to enable them to file a petition. It was also stated that the bankrupts had been arrested under the act for the proven don of debtors leaving the kingdom ; and on a motion made to Mr. Baron Bramwell, that learned judge refused bo re lease them. His Honour asked whether there was an affidavit in. sup port of the allegation ? The solicitor to the assignee replied in the affirma-tive ; they were read, and it was sworn that Davis distinctly told a person that they intended to go abroad in a fortnight, and it was further sworn that they had a large quantity of pro perty packed up ready for removal. Counter affidavits had been filed. His Honour held that the Act of Parliament under which the bankrupts applied to this Court did net give power to the Court when bankrupts were in custody on a warrant of one of the learned judges, who, after hearing both aides, had refused to discharge them. He thought that a case of fraud had been made out by one creditor, a n d that grant ing a discharge under this act would be assisting a system of swindling. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. -(THIS DAY.) MANSION -HOUSE. ROBBERY BY AN OLD SERVANT.--IV. Skeateg, an elderly, respectable-looking man, was charged with stealing - a number of articles of small value from the shop of Messrs Cook and Son, of Cannon-street, in whose service h. had been twenty-three years. Mr. Buchanan appeared for the prisoner. Russell, City detective, proved finding the property on the prisoner, who admitted that it belonged to his employers. Mr. Buchanan urged upon the Lord Mayor not to send the prisoner for trial, but, remembering his long a nd faithful services, to deal summarily with the case. The Lord Mayor said he usually sent these cases for trial, but in th e p resen t i nstance h e s h ou ld rem and the pri soner to petty sessions. Remanded accordingly. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. -------- ---- - - CURIOUS CHARGE OF PICKING POCKETS AT THE HYDE PARK MEETING.—Thomas Cusden, a respectable-looking young man, the son of a tradesman in Bell-street, Edge ware-road, was charged with picking pockets as follows : Bott, C 30, said he was in Hyde-park on the previous afternoon, there being at the time an immense number of persons there, when he saw the accused put his hand into the pocket of a gentleman, the accused being close to him (the officer) at the time. He then moved a short distance off, and he again saw him close up to the gentleman, and again move his hands in a very suspicious manner. Inspector Holden said he believed the accused to be re spectable, and his father and uncle were pre,sent my son." The constable continued — A s soon as I took hold of him he saw ed a did a person turned round and said, ,g Kau, , it's Found his address quite correct. The person the address was not the same he saw in. the park. He not tell him the charge till they got to the station, when the accused said it was his own father's (let. The father of the accused stepped f at him, Zi :w d a h rd e . The was the person whose co pocketns t a b t l h e e, onaccused lookinghad his hand in. The father said the charge wasa.very serious one, an no redress for his asked if there wa s % h so ut % being ing great stain on his t ite e wo n into uld custody. It w as a report the constable's conduct at Scotland-yard. Mr. Beadon asked what good he . es.pected to gain by that. The accused must be discharged. The accused then left the court with friends. Th I • f • ends. Th e Red Jacket has arrived from Australia in 93 days, with 39,611 ounces of gold, valued at £158,500. The Morning Light is now 82 days o,ut, with £54,800; the Tor nado 81 days, with £116,700; and the Anglesey 79 days with £98,800. - Share Stock St ock St ock St ock Stock Stock 12i 12. 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