The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-03 00:00:00

-,1777a.r7f of them? .~~_. b g_ o_. e cannot say mucli for he RI , try in the numbr.r. There appears a sad dearth of Parnassian buds and blossoms in our serial literature; for we usually encounter turgid sonnets and grandiloquent odes, reminding us strongly of the fabulous frog emu lating the ox ; or else we are dosed with sickly, tinkling lyrics, which closely approximate to the first chirpings of a young sparrow, being alike des titute of seniment or swt.erness. Good sense is far preferable to such measured nonsense, and we heartily wish the writers would turn their attention to something they can do tolerably well, instead of wasting their time and paper in reversing the sys tem of Mendelssohn, and giving us Words without Songs. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in B tnco before Lord Campbell, Mr. Justice Wigbtman, Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr. Justice Cromp ton.) CROSS V. AYRES AND ANOTHER. This was an action for an excessive distress tried last Week before Mr. J'ietice Coleridge. The evidence cn the trial was conflicting, and occupied his lordship two days The jury, however, found a special verdict, and on two counts found there was an excessive distress, and that the good weresold at the best price. The learned judge on the finding of the jury entered a verdict for the plaintiff 401., the amount of the surplus after deducting for the arrears of rent and the expenses. Mr. Sergeant Parry appeared in support of the find ing of the jury. _ Mr. Honeyman was heard on the part of Rornrastle, the broker, and Mr. D. Keene for the landlord, in stip- Port of a new trial on the ground of misdirection, and that the verdict was against evidence. The Court took time to consult the learned judge who tried the case. WILLES V. SHERWOOD Mr J. Simon applied for a rule calling upon the plain tiff to show cause why the judgment in this case and all subsequent proceedings, so far as regarded 2591., ehoul•t not be set aside, on the ground that there was a good defence on the merits, and the assignees in bankruptcy Should be let in to defend the same. Tue plaintiff and defendant resided at Feversham, in Kent. The defen dant was a book=eller, and owed, amongst others, the Plaintiff 34:./. On Btb October the defendant applied to the plaintiff, who, it was alleged, advanced the defendant 8 001. to meet some pressing engagements. On the same day a writ of summons was issued, and an endorse 'tent made as follows :—"Oct. 21, cash advanced, 3711 on Bth, 841. and 345/ " The defendant allowed judgment to go by default, which was signed on the Bth or 9th. Execution was issued on the 27th Oct., when the plain tiff, finding two other executions were on the defend. ant's premises, paid them out, and got possession under a bill of sale of all the property. Oa the 29th Oct. the defendant was made a bankrupt, and on his examination on the 10th Dec., and again on 1011 Feb., when it was found that the sum cf 841. entered as money lent was not so, but a bill drawn between the parties and treated as cash. Lord Campbell interrupted the learned counsel, inti mating there were no ground for disturbing the judg "bent. The court might as well be expected to set aside iticlgrnent six or seven years of l as the one now before the court. The court could not enter iLto the account. Mr. Simon said that within a fortnight after the •Zeeution was issued the bankrupt ab•conde-J, and there Was reason to believe there was collusion between the parties. The court refused the application. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day, LONDON, May 3.—Wind at noon, N.E., and vzriablo; moderate breeze, and cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON, May I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—North Star (s), from New York. PORTSMOUTH, May 2.—Windlc.—Arrived—Dosphorir, from Callao. Put back—Shee Rajah Rajaswaree, for Kur lachee, making a deal of water, having encountered a heavy westerly gale in the Channel on the night of the 30th April, Cowßs, May I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Telegraph, from Trinidad de Cuba. PLYMOUTH, May 2.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—Wigr m from Port-au-Prince, for orders, with loss of jibboorii, fore topmast, &c. CLYDE, May I.—Wind S. — Arrived—Cherokee, from Trinidad ; Hardy, Demerara ; Nebraska, Cardenas. Sailed —Collingwood, for Batavia and Singapore ; Abbey Cray, Miramichi. LONDONDERRY, May N.N.E.—Arrived— Powhatten, from Philadelphia. Sailed—Elizabeth, for Philadelphia. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON. Monday Morting. Wind N.N.W. almost calm ; cold and showery. „ Arrived.—}lebe, from Jersey ; Argyll, steamer, from C aren tan. S ailed.—ltermaid, for Newport ; Atalanta, steamer, Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S. May Bradshaw, from New Orleans ; Blonde, M ara caibo • Hannah, Huelva ; Vasco do Gama, steamer, Lisbon. Off; —Sir R. Peel, from New York ; and Eliza Moore. Sailed, May 2.—Linda for Pernambuco ; Isis, Pernan; Ashburton and E. D. Peters, New York ; San Pietro, Odessa ; Pudsey Dawson, Calcutta ; Isabella Scott, Para ; Aloaira. Buctush • Henry Clark, Havannah ; America, s crew ste amer , and Tunis, screw steamer, for Cadiz. , a•" The Avon, for Quebec, has put back leaky. J. Brad aw saw a schooner capsize and disappear off Tucker. The schooner w as th e G eorge , C ap t a i n C rass , f rom Liverpool for Africa. The boatswain (William Williams) only was sav ed. The George sailed from Liverpool on Friday. The Minesoia, for Montreal, has put back. Was clis blasted off the Skerries in attempting to wear. The mate's leg was brcken, and two men were injured. (BY BEIBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning Wind N.E. ; tide five hours' ebb ; weather fine. Arrived. May 2.--Fear Not, from Guernsey ; Ellida, Odense ; Express, Stralsund ; Medina, Jamaica ; London, Bombay ,• Dienam, Slia,nghae ; Bury St, Edmund's, Mau ritius; Metropolis, Guernsey; Nymph, Caen. Arrived, May 3.—Samuel Nursen, from Arecibo ; Marie, and Two Brothers Griefswalde ; Johanna, and Trina Nykiobing ; ' Ann, Antwerp; Emil, Stage ; Earl of Carlisle, Table Bay ; Emerald, Gottenbnrg ; Reunion, This:ted ; Susan Bailey, Leghorn ; Royal Adelai.!e, Stettin. •v a iled, May 2. —Baron Osy, for Antwerp ; Florist, St. Incent ; Vingolt, Quebec. Wind N DEAL, Monday Morning. N.N.E. Passed, May 2.—Diana, from London, for the West. Passed, May 3.—Eastern Monarch, from Bombay, for Londo n (in tow) ; Bosphorus, ship from Callao, for Lon don Prompt, from Callao, for London ; Evangeline, from London, for Liverpool ; Inglewood, from London, for Kur raehee ; John Romilly, from London, for Trinidad ; ,Ileptune, Sunderland, Point do Galle ; Peace, Sunder 'and, Genoa ; Catarcina, Sunderland, Point de Galle ; Kiel, Danzig, Liverpool; Lady Inglis, Sunderland, westward. Anchored—Sovanir, from Leghorn, for London Sailed—All the outward bound, except the Triumph. THE SECRETARYSHIP OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAIL wAY.—At a meeting of the directors on Tuesday last, Mr. Oakley, formerly accountant and recently assistant secretary, was appointed permanent secretary of this company, in the room of Mr. Mowatt. Mr. Leith will now resume the office of general superintendent.—Hera• patlt'a Journal. BATTERSEA-PARK AND CHELSEA BRIDGE.—The whole outlay on Battersea-park is stated by a Parliamentary Paper, published on Saturday, to have been 312,8901., of which 246,517/. was Fet aside for the purchase s f land. The quantity of land set aside for the park i 185 acrea and 101 acres remain unsold. On Chels- , a. New Bridge (already described in dean in the columns of The Sun) the wh , le outlay has been 85,3191. The estimated yearly Income from toll is 6,0001., and 5501. is the estimated Yearly cost of its collection. Ou Chelsea embankment 111,439/. has been laid out, OCEAN CIVILITIES.—A young man, who lately pro ceeded to Australia in an American ship, thus describes a meeting at sea :—" We signalled a large transport, the Sedgemoor, conveying troops to the seat of war in India. After the usual civiliviee with the flags bad been inter changed, we dipped our ensign three timer. as a mark of respect to John Bull. It wa.i not very lone la fore a boat was lowered from the treopship, and the chief mate, the colonel of the regiment, and several fine young men (Armen.) ca me on board :f us. They were surprised at our clear, spacious decks, and expressed themselves glad to stretch their lege, for th.-ir ship was greatly over crowded. Our captain produced wines and cigars, end success was drunk to our respective voyages. They stayed with us some ti me, and on leavins, we shook hansl.s all round. As their boat pushed off mustered our men and gave them a hearty cheer, which was soon answered by the troops. The band of the regiment assembled on their quarter-deck and pl a y e d "Yankee Doodle" and " God Save the Queen." The sun set, and when it was quite dark we saluted with singe' rockets, they answered with two to our one. Fo r a fi nal blaze we used a blue light, which illuminated the whole ship for a quarter of an by ur. After the excitement was over, I sat watching their lights sparkle co the space of water between us, and the thought struck me, sadly, " how many of them will return home again l" and yet, no doubt, many had left behind . all that w as nearest and dearest to them.—Austral i an and N ew Zealand Gazette. STRANGE RESCUE FROM DROWNING.--About one 2 : 111., yesterday (Friday) morning, the men on the landing 'daze a t Li verpool heard sounds in the r i ver as if several Persons were in danger of drowning. Capt. Hughes, of the eteam-tug Conquest, immediately took measures to then.,, th,. Owing to an accident to the davits, his boat fill e d w i t h water in being lowered, hut in spite of this untoward accident he succeeded in plc:king up f' 11 " - Men, whom be found etruegling in the water, and bring ing them to land. They Said that they were seamen on board the American ship Exeelsior, and that they bad thrown themselves overboord to e cape the ill-usage of the officers of the ship. They were all in a v ery ex hausted state when landed. 1,14, ' ;;2:7! AND cotiIMERCJAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The advises received this morning from most of the manufacturing districts, represent trade as not having been quite so brisk as on the previous week. At Manchester there has been a fair business dole in shirting fa- the Indian and China markets, and for the Levant trade there had been moderate transactions. The orders for the United States bad not been very numerous, and mosty of very small amounts. For the home trade the demand was limited, most of the dealers having already sup plied themselves to the full extent of immediate requirements. The Woollen Cloth trade at Leeds continues to improve very slowly. There is, gene rally speaking, more confidence, and money is tolerably easy. In the various cloth halls there have been an average number of buyers, but they have confined their operations almost exclusively to light fabrics. With regard to other branches of trade in the neighbourhood there are signs of a gradual im provement. At Bradford the worsted yarn trade is still much depressed, but cotton yarns are in much better demand, and for light spring goods there has been an active enquiry for the home trade at fully late rates. Business at Halifax still continues depressed, but the carpet trade is modtrately brisk. At Hude dersfield there has been more business transacted for shipping purposes. The general trade, however, has not been very active. No improvement can be noticed in lace at Nottingham. There have been a few American buyers in the market, but as yet their transactions have been very limited. In the general trade of Birmingham a slight improvement has been noticed, but no change of import ance can be reported in the iron trade. The American orders continue slack, and prices are firm, at last quarter day's quota tions. At Sheffield the general hardware trade has exhibited little change of importance. The last American mail brought a few orders, bat not of sufficient magnitude to give fu'l employment to the operatives now out of work. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed with a firm appearance, and prices of all descrip tions were fully d. per lb. dearer. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken on speculation, and 1,000 for export. Owing to the commercial bills falling due to-day and 'to-morrow there is rather more demand for discount accommodation, but as the supply of available capital is still excessive, a little additional inquiry produces no material effect. During the present week, however, a large aggregate amount will be temporarily absorbed, for besides these mercantile engagements there is a call of 15 per cent. on the Indian lean, and also the settlement of the monthly account in Consols. It is probable, therefore, that the terms which have lately been to .1 per cent, below the minimum will now approach nearer the quotation, and, for the moment, all expectation of a re duction by the bank authorities has ceased, especially as the efflux of specie has re commenced. About 70,0001. in gold was with drawn on Saturday, making about 150,0001. last week. These movements cause anxiety for the time, particularly among the speculators of the Sock Exchange who may be operating for a iise ; but the Australian supplies will more than suffice to repulse any little deficiency that is occasionally expel kneed. The New York money market is described in to day's advices as remaining without material altera tion. Accommodation is easy enough but the accumulated supplies are ineffectual in reviving trade. Confidence has Lot recovered, and if com mercial affairs are beginning to move it is by a slow and almost imperceptible process. In some departments however, a decided improvement is spoken of, and "manufacturers," it is remarked, " are sending forward goods rather more freely, and commission merchants are fast getting into shape to receive and dispose of them on satisfactory term." There was a meeting of the Waterford and Kil kenny Railway Company to-day, when a resolu tion was passed for transferring the office and management from London to Waterford. There is a dull and rather h?avy market for Public Securities, and it is evident that the opera tions connected with the approaching settlement are exercising an influence. Sp, culation, until the liquidation is over, will be conducted cau tiously, but, the position of the market is strong in spite of the weakness of the Paris Bourse, and the efflux of gold from the Bank. Consols, for transfer, have been 9 1 4 and for account, June, 972 The New Threes are 95& Kb and the Reduced 95 96. India Loan Debentures are 100$ 1. The March Exchequer Bills 365. to 39:i. prem., and do. June, 335. to 365. prem., and India Bonds 17s. to 21s. prem. Bank Stock was 2221. A moderate business has been recorded in the Foreign Stock Market, but the principal securities are steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are abaut 98 ; Russian 4; per Cent 9. have been dealt in at 102 ; Sardinian, 91i ; Spanish Threes, 441- ; Venezuelan 41. per Cents., 351 36 (a Ilse of 4 per cent.); and Buenos Ayres at 811 82 ; Dutch 21 per Cents, are 661, and the Fours 991 100. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks Grenada Illerred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mexi can 3 per Cents., 20 1 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 82 83 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 57 58 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 112 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 101 102 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 1 ; ditto New Deferred, 261 27. There has been a moderate amount of business done to-day in the Railway Share Market, but prices Lave been influenced by the downward tendency of the Funds. Great Western and North British have declined 5s ; Eastern Counties, South Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, North Eastern, York and North-Eastern (Berwick) 10s., and Caledonian, 11. Midlands improved 55., and East Lancashire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North- Western, and South Wales, 10s. The foreign and colonial lines are inactive, but prices are steady. Pernambuco have receded 55., and Southern of France ss. East Indian declined about 53. to 10s., and Grand Trunk of Canada 10s. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares have been dealt in to a moderate extent, but the varia tions are unimportant. Bank of Australasia im proved 55.. Union of London declined ss. to 10s. Canada Land, 21. to 3/. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. ( Prom the Official List;) BaT. Stock 3 •,t !Zeducee! nto-ottes~„ . 3 ser , ,-,:s -311-nic.!: Annuities 97 i i A 3 N. - per Cent. Long Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860) — Ditto 30 Years, expire Dith Oct., 1859 1$ iitto Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 lj 1.7-16 Inili.. Stock India Loan Debentures lO O, i Ditto Scrip I ,-•.•,,, ~-.1• ~i; 18 20 .. ... .... rEtto, under f.:104W... . C -,‘(- J,. -.. r;uom;t xcheiwr !3111s. ;!(i: March. June. -a --' • • .... ' ._ 396 I 8 • ~1i _. . . 39 6 I 40 '.12T0F,E4 OF PORETGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Austrian 5 per Cent. Bonds -.5 B , 4 , ~„1 , . pa: Cent. ......... Ditto 1852, 4. per Cent. . 3 ,,,„ 03 ~ yres Bonds, f; per Cent. Equador New Consolidated l4i G. enada New Active, 2i per Cent. Patuvlan Bonds, 4.i per Cent.......... Ceut., 1853 -- -5-3 71 Ditto 3 per Cant. Ditto Af.:count ............. 46/ Po p rt i lLg . ll , eAseccßo(u)inidts, 3 p er aus i i a n Bonds, 1P23, I. St., 5 por Cont._ Ditto, 4.# per Cent. Cent. 91.} SArdiuiau tionl s. 5 per -.... ..... Si: !•,11 rq”ols. .- per Cent. ....... •~. Swedish 4 per Cent. T,,,, , • J:eno.E, t per , et". - -•- . Ditto Account, Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent. . . Dividend,' on tee :stove payaMe in London. Butch Exchange, 21 per Cenl., 12 Guilders C6l Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates 1 tiftE.E O'CLOCK. Console, money Consols account (May 6) 97t i THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1858. SII 7 F> ; This Day). E.zl i . _,... _. .:) AT FIXED RENTAL 3. MARKET NNW3,---crLt..- Paldl RAILWAYS. Leasin4 'Companies Closing Priceb this day this day. RAILWAY. RAILwAta. Closirg ?tie • this day Basiness dote this day. Ambg. Nottng. Boat. & Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ballymen %rang. Wolver h. ' Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall The. A 51 - 6 71 - 8 69 - 71 9 - 10 26 - 27 90 - 92 85} - 86 35 .- 37 ii - **6 ... ..'° ... Do. B Dnblind&BelfastJanc Dun. P. &Al.( riVunc. East Anglian Eastern Counties Easternlinion, A. stk Do., do. 13........ Do, New A ...... East Kant East Lancashire East Suffolk 17 - 18 61 - 62, 45 - 47 30 - 33 14 - 16 89 - 91 Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb.Prth.&Dunclae Forth and Clyde June. Furness ...... ...... Glasgow & S. Western Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). Great Western. Do. Str.V.R. gua.St Trish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thirds ...... Do. New Thirds .„ Lancash. &Yorkslairt Do., do. F £l6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blaekwal , Do. New, i - s. 51. 108. Loud. Bright& S. Cst London & N. Wester Do. Eighths London & S. WaatQrn Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet&Lincln. Metropolitan Midland ....... Do. 13irming. & Dcrh Midland G. West.ar. Do. Shares . ...... Newcastle &Carlisle Newpt. A berg. & llrfd Newry & Armagh _ 'Newry, Warrenpoin' &110strevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties LTn North British ...... North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ... Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock ...... N. Eastern Berwick Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North L0nd0n........ N. & S. Wstn., Ramp. stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. N. es S.Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester Wolverhampton..... Peobles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central N.E.A.brdn. St Do. Scot. Mid. Stock Shropsir:re Union Sitingho - arne &Sheer. ,South Devon. So alit Eastern...... • ;South Wales.. S. Yorksh. Riv4r 1D0... ..... ........ taines,Wok., &Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 , IStoclr ton & liartlepl 'Taff Vale 62••• al 1 - , 281 -28 i - 94 1 92 - 10 103 - 104 89 - 91 126 - 128 100 - 10! 56i - 57 56 - 58 I 81 86 10 12 pl 10 12 p 91i 92 1 d 1 a - 6 = 4 105 - 107 94/ - 954 1 - 96 - 97 .10 40 id - 954 66 68, 12 - 13 61 - 63 3 - 3 53 - 54 ••• '''"' 93 -- 941 2 - - j 01 47 - 48 731 - 76! 2 93 - 4PI - 84 8 - 9 30j -- 31 7 - 4 d 103 110 27 28 79 81 45 47 14 :16 .i 7 72 —72 A 83 84 13 15 7 5d 8 10 25 ;16 IDo. Prof., No. (Thames Hat. D. &It, Vale of Neat h........, 61; .1. - la Watcrfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Col nwall :Test End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B - .• 2i - • - 'West London I Do. First Class I Do. Second Class SPORTING NOTES. THE CUP OF EXPECTATION. The growing interest excited by the Chester Cup is variously exhibited. Every sporting rendezvous is more than usually well attended, and at the corners of streets one pops upon queer hossy look ing personages, who are evidently waiting for a "party," to whom they are about to communicate a good thing. Strange, too, that the near ap proach of an event which will take place upwards of a hundred miles from the me tropolis, should be perceptible in London. Yet such is the fact. In my strolls yesterday and in my hurried walk this morning, I passed several sheeted animals picking their way with ban daged feet daintily over the stones, en route to either the Great Western or London and North- Western Station, thence to be steamed to Chester. Large lumbering horse-boxes, too, attracted the at tention of the passers-by, and made them stand at gaze and wonder what they contained. The mes sengers of the enterprising Mr. Wright are rushing about hot and wild with tissues and telegrams ; and a little knot of idlers are gathered round the offices of Bell's 1. ife and the Sunday Times to discuss the news set forth in those journals, and to await the latest " tissues" which are displayed in the window by the proprietors of these establishments. At Chester all is hurry, confusion, and excite ment. The " antiente citie" is already thronged with visitors, the stentorian list sellers are sending their voices through " rows" and through streets, and on the Roodee the clink of hammers closing rivets up gives cheerful ncte of preparation. By nightfall the principal Cup competitors and a large majority of race folk will be located in the town. 'The Cup" seems to have acquired a new lease of populai ity. Although by the exclusion of many horses on G , neral Peel's motion respecting the Shrewsbury and Ludlow Selling. Races, the nume rical strength of the entry was weaker than that of last year, yet it was sufficient to show how high is the estimate which is still placed by owners of horses on the race, and how great is the confidence reposed in Mr. Topham's handicapping abiliq. Public cruiosity has teen materially heightened by the introduction of certain new and prominent favourites into the betting, and by the bostiliiy which has been arrayed against animals that once occupied forward places in the list of quotations. Even now important chanties may give quite a new and unexpected phase to speoulati n. Opinions are divided respecting tee num ber of starters, rawly persons asserting that very few over twenty will go to the pest, whilst ottnrs maintain t'iat Mr. Hibhuro will have a field thirty strong under his command. On care;ully examining the list I am inclined to believe that the ruuneis will be selected from the follJwing : Yra st lb 11e0a AILS colt 4 5 12 Wießtler (in. 10. b extra) The Peer 3 510 G. 130 , quet 4 5 10 Princes Royal 3 5 8 Sunbeam Physician Botany Gammon (in. 51b extra) Wouvermana (in 5 it; extra) Carl s the S 2. on i (donb:ful) Jordan Puli-sier 3 4 7 Paltui ter.. Yrs st lb The Lamp a 9 5 *Leamington 5 8 9 --- - - ;waterer &WO *l3lnk Bonny ... 4 8 4 C0rmu0tt , r.....,.. 4 8 0 *Jdd Trek 4 7 12 Bor( ever (in. 101 b Ex la) dot b ful 4 7 8 Adana Illstter (doubtful) 4 7 6 Tasmania Kent (•hub:Jul)... 4 7 2 M. Dobbler 51bs uxtr.) 4 7 1 Swell; William 4 6 12 0.4 Act 5 6 10 Melissi Vatii;y (doubtftr) 4 6 10 Kulpie These horses have since paid f According to the ab we list, which contains thirty-one names, and of which five are marked doubtful, the expectations of a c3mparatively fl id may be realised. The certainty of au iut,-21eA ing race requite: no demonstration. THE LAMP may m tke his first appearance in pub lic since his _ compuls , ry rAirernent after the d's- closures which were made respecting him in 1856. Handicappers, howev,T, htve not fu rgotteu the un deniable good dualities which the IL:r,e diiplayed just bafore his racing carer was nipped in the bud: he is, perhaps, as fine au animal . Is ever lo:iked tltrongha bridle, hut with suTh.a weight and in such company as Le will im e', on the Roodee he can only have a very remote chance. Leamington really pos-esses a chance of rep?atiog his last year's suc cess ; 01.3 style in which he won the Goodwood Stakes would alone jwtify this opinion, but his owner is now not quite so " fond" as he was, and I shall not be greatly surprsed if Leamington be absent when the ouster roll is called. Same my- stery attaches to Mr. Merry's lot. No hopes are now entertained of Riseber, and they who are in clined to trust the " yellow jacket," are puzzled to select Saunterer or S,,nbeatu to do battle I%;r them. The mare has been backed for some money, yet no decided or well-sustained de monstration has been made in her favour. Saun terer is more to my liking, but I saucy his weight must stop him. B-sides, too, if the form which he displayed at Warwick and at Newmarket be.correct, bow is he to concede 8 lbs. to C Anmotion, who has twice 13:aten him at even weights. Little import anco must be nit idled to his ,nls quest success at Newmarket, for he defeated animals with whom he c .uld not be brought together by any weight. `Whether Messrs. B rher and Saxon will place their faith in Princess Ros al or Commotion, I am not in a positif. , n to wa';e. They, perhaps, themselves have scarcely dettTmined which to repose the unJst faith in. Princess Royal is a fine mare, and her performances la , t season proved ter to be one of the best fillies out. Sin ould she be the intended I shall bs arnongit her -up porters, but my present fancy points to Conk- motion. Notwithstanding the stea ly support cmceded to Palmister, many people expect to see One Act the best of William Day's lot. Tiles° expectations I do not eh-are, for One Act has been too long shelved over to play a very prominent part again iu a great race. Were she iu proper trio, however, I should be amongst her most ard.nt admirer 4, for her leniPnt impost would, if in her old form, enahle her to " walk in." Palmister will, it is sup p - o.eil, make a Red Deer race of it, and certainly, it he runs up to his trial it will be almost a case of " catch me who can." William Day seldom makes a mistake with his Handicap horses, and his known talent in that respect, and the shrewdness of the pe ,ple who are supporting Palmister induce me to place confidence in their favourite. Sweet William steadily maintains his position in the betting, and it is stated that his succes may be regarded with as much certainty as was Learning ten's last year. Sweet William, however, has no public form, his achievements are all private, and I am apt to regard a reputation which is founded in " home doings" with prejudice, and look upon it as only a dunghill reputation after all. Both Melissa and the Beeswax Colt are turned loose, and whichever be trusted by Lord Clif den • shall claim also my support. For the mare I have a strong predilection, and if she can only be got quiet to the post, and be not bustledl shall expect to sae her obtain a very forward posi tion. The Epsom horses will be represented by Ada mas, Wrestler, and Wouvermans, and the first mentioned has a well merited rnpularity. Of his ' gameness and his stoutness frequent proofs have been afforded, and if the rep arts be true which state him to be " never better," Adamas will sus tain the reputation of the little private stable at Epsom. Unremitting care and attention have been bestowed on the horse, and despite the bad matting of Mr. Mellish's horses, - at Salisbury, I shall not look upon their form as affording a criterion of that of Adamas. The horse has specific merits to recommend him. His two races at Epsom Spring lhs', year, and h.s forward position in the Derby, would entitle him to notice even if the handicapper had placed 61b. more on his back. General Bosquet, however, will be the most dangerous of his four-year-old oppo nents. Adamas will have to concede 26lba. to him, and the accomplishment of such a task can only be expected from a first-class animal. Adamas is, however, entitled to that degree. The Genet al's light weight, however, has impressed ate with a favourable opinion of his chance, and his success would b hailed by the ring with the most cordial satisfaction. Physician has not been quite so steady in the betting since Kelpie's running at Salisbury. Certainly the style in which Mr. Parr's horse perfermed on Friday d York somewhat from the merit of " the Ductor'su haveachievement. The Physician did quite ell!: prove himself a good horse, and althoell yet discovered in others metal more shall be much disappointed if tPoai attractive, of ac,,n be e u n t o: . very near administering atdoesem nch for bim, and Kelpie will find his wei g, ht v i l o o Pelissier one-and will be incapable oft r the one Thousand exhibi tiontwenty poundn I can place noAfa ith in Botany. of in_ purposely resetved all notice I have Bonny to the last,_ because I was exp ec ti ng letters of advice which would put me in p ossess i on of the truth respecting her health and her retro aression in the betting. Those le t t eis h ave not c ome' to hand. Blink Bonny is a very doubtful stayer, and with the recollection of how Nancy, Virago, One Act . , and even M , lis_sa, lost their form, lam disinclined to trust Blink Bonny. She is cer tainly under suspicion in the market, and the hos ti,ity which she has encountered has, I believe, a pretty good foundation. My remarks may be now closed; I have referred to nearly every animal o RRITISTI ►SSESSIONS, i - ip 7:1 84 }B3 - 88 78 - 81 76 - 79 ii = ii 1 - i 11.0 -- 111,i ii - ii, 20 - 201 49 - 50 81 - 8 3 1 215 -21 i, - iP 19} - 1 9 1 - 1166 - 111 1106 - 1.11 105 108 191 19 20i 2t Ad par iP - lip Atian. and St. Law. liomba,y, Baroda and, Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Do. Additional A '... Buffalo & Lake Hur. Buff. , Brnt. & Godch. G p. c.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 De. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., I June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Undo (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. E. do. D 0.4 p.c.13nd5.,'59 Geelong 41. - Melbourne guar. 5 per cent d . Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In, Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Westu. of Canada' Do. New Do. Bds., payable '5;l 1.10. do., '76, p.'60...' Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4 # P.C Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton.' Do, 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. -4th Ex., do, °uric (Litnitcdl S'cinde, guar...s per c ' Do FOREIGN. A.atwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia & Belgian East, Janet., Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux&Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction L.Ke Conat. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian [Alcoa 4 Pist.sp.c.F. Lyons and Geneva , Maria Antonia Do. New Tamnr At Liege Do. do. 6 p, c. Prof Northern of France Do. Nev Nor wegianTruk. Prof Paris and Lyons Ditto Now Paris and Orleans Recife do San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 P. c Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frxsesti Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Sambre and Meuse_ ")o. 5i par cent. prof, Southern of France , West Flanders 5i - 6i i 1 -11 i 2i - 3 I 41 -4; 271 -27 i i = ii _ :..4 Do. riA per c. Prof W.tit S.W. of France Western of Austria W0.,,t. of Switzerland' .es i alert 4 - 4ip ... - .. 25 - 26 9i 214 22 37a —37 i •.• ••• 84 - 94 321 - 324 49 - gi t tal 15 17 a i 00.8 p. cent. prof. Zealand .... s}- 8i - 9 201 - 21 5 - 51 9 - 24 - 25 FOY ''. ••• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 50 Agra & United Serv. . . 40 all A. tuitralasia BO 82 81. 25 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 46 48 40 all Bri. Col• Bk.& Ln. Co — .• 50 all British N. American 20 10 C.Bk.of 31 2i 100 50 City 57 59 100 25 Colonial • ••• ••• 204 all Commercialof Canada 100 20 Commercial of Loud. 20 all Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cat. 174 IS.} 181 19 20 all Lon.Cli. Bk.of 19A 20 50 20 (London and County 28 50 10 ILondon Joint Stock. 100 20 LonlandWestminst. 4 i 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 10 Do. New ••• ••• 60 25 National Bank ..... 20 all New South Wales 43 45 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 39 20 all Ottoman Bank 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 61 63 10 all I Do. Now 25 all South J astralia ..• ••• 25 15 Do. New ••• ••• 25 all Union of Australia 45 46 15 00. New 3O 32 50 10 Union of London 22i 231 231 21 100 50 Uniiy Mutual..., 100 50 Weetru3k 11 Load 19 Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.c E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. } Shares Do. Shares Lon. dtGreenw Do. Preference Lon. Ti!., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn. & Hit. Shrews .& Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc ;Do Wilta&Somrst Gt.Westn. Y. & N.Y Do Do S. Eastern Do Pato & Co Do Lzi. &N. W. ttg Midld. Midland... E. Count Do Do, I Do L. di . W Do Gt. Northn l T. Braasey M. INICIoaS Stk.&Dar Do Gt.Westn. Blyth and Tyne 10 p.' c.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris.&E.x.4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 41 p. c Ches. do Ho. 5i P.C Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Ba.ndons t , ,p.c iDun.Perth.&Aber.J E. Anglian Cis. A Sh Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c Do. do. Cis. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51. 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancasl2.6 p. cts E.&W. York. J. sth , Edin. do Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed. Prth.&Dun. 4p.e. Furness sp, ..... Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Groat Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. preen Do. 4} per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Se et. Ist Pr( Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W.( BATH. Ex.spe Do. con. rod. 4s p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. inert. 4 per lent. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do. Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0 .4 Lon. Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r . ct ton. & S.W. 7 per e t late 3d Shares ... Londy.& C.)lor. 6 Sh. Loudy.&Ennis. z Sh. S.,&L. 6 p. Cont. Do. do. do. £6 ... Do. do. 3i per cont. Marypt. Carl. 4 p.c. O. 44 per cent , ••• '.'"' Do. d.O. ••• - ••• 95 - 97 '1156 --: lei 6 - 64 103 - 112 105 - 110 112 - 117 110 - 115 130 - 135 ... ..... ... 72 - il 1118 -12 j 111_ - 113 103 - 105 63 E 5 j 101 - 1.14 5i 93 - 94 8T -8) 83 - 89 100 - 101 91 - 10 16 - 17 9i - 101 72 - 74 133 -.191 94 -- 91 13 1 - 140 138 - 140 160 -... 165 118 - 12 2 4 _ • 66 - a 137 - 139 100 - 101 92 - "Aid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p. c. Do. 4A p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. Pref. St. New., Alper., &c., pr. sp. c. red. 5 poi. p m. Do. Pzrpet. 6 pr. et. Norflc.Deb.4p.c.Sh.' Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5A p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. ;.,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference 1 E. Berw. 4 A, c. Prf Do. do. do IDo. Leeds 6 pe. No 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848... Do. York S. Pur. North Staffordshire.. Ox., Wor. dL Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar... Do. do. Debeetr. St. Scot. Cout.New Pret. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d0.3 3 / 4 p.c. pf. St South Dovon Do. fixed 4. pr cont S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of El. Os. 6d. !Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New 4{ pr. cant S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4A p. c S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar ' , Stock. &Dar., 5 13. c Do. do. do. ,Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc 11 - 1141 - 108 57 - 93 - I - par 22,1 23 Ll 9 —l2ll LO7 109 101 VO - 122 125 - 127 74 - 76 10 - 10} 101 - 103 93 - 100 100 - 102 13 - 15 136 - 139 4 - 4j ... ... ... lios no j.i - 13 24 - 25 94 - 96 ••• ....... ••• 96 - 98 P -- IP 57 9 `137 - 140 8 - 9 10 - 103 32 - 33 89 - 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. 24 - 241 101 - 193 101 - 103 27 - 2 BRITISH MINES. - 10 3 - 11: 4 80 - 150 - 470 i's- 105 13 - 14 5 - 51 - 1 - 2 6 - 7 10 - 11 4 - 5 lA 1$ 390 - 410 4 - 4i 210 -22 u i -1., I 3i - 4 1i - 1$ 22 - 24 10) - 110 210 - 220 280 - 300 5i - 6 9 - 10 44 - 46 24 -- 26 KIN ISE,. * - i P li - 24 .•• --- .•• 13 - 14 40 - 42 13 - 15 4 4 id 2j 17 19 91 -- 1 A i d, * I * I ••• --- ••• 6 - 7 3 i d --34 i Alfred Cons. (PhillK.); British Iron ... Condurow (Cambru.) Dev. Gt. Costs. (Tay. ) Kist Basset (II togan) Groat South Tolgus 'Grt • W. Alfrd.(Philk.) I Grt.W. Vor (lielstn. Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crcfty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Woo.) S. W. Franees(lllogn.) Tam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.lVlinee (Gwennap) V. of Towey (Camar.) W. Basset (Mogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstek) ! Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Li s. _FOREIGN Australian Bon Accord Cop. (li.) Brazilianhap.(iisued at .C 5 pm) ......... Do. Comes do Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica. .... . Cobre Copper.,. Co plapo ............... Dun Mountain Cope, per Mining Co. Fortuna ............. General .............. Linares ILusitanian Mariquita New Granada ....... Novean Monde ront.Sil.Lol. dz Sralt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican,,, Lu.&N.W. Caledon... E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldouian. D 0... CORN EXCHANGE. There was a steady demand for wheat in most of the country markets held on Saturday, and prices had an upward tendency. Barley met a slow inquiry, but other produce was in fair request, at extreme rates. On the Continent the trade has shown some signs of im provement. In prices, however, very little change has taken place. The American markets have continued inactive. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain were limited. The imports from abroad amounted to 13,626 qrs of wheat, 23,704 barley, 19,465 oats, 3,620 rye, 5,847 beans, 240 peas, 11,825 linseed, 5,210 rapeseed, 293 sundry seeds, 1,022 sacks and 3541 brie of flour. The supplies of English wheat received fresh up to our market this morning, coastwise and by land carriage, were on a very moderate scale ; consequently, the show of samples of both red and white was rather limited. Fac tors generally were very firm in their demands ; but the d em and was by no means active. In some instances, however, prices were a shade higher than on Monday last ; but the market closed slowly at that day's currency. We wero tolerably wall but not to say heavily supplied with foreign wheat. Good and useful qualities were in fair request., at full quotations, but other kinds moved off shwly, on former t erms. In floating cargoes of grain a fair average business was doing. English barley was scarce, and quite as dear as last wee k . I n f ore ign parcels, the show of which was good, only a moderate business was passing, at barely late rates. Fine malt was held 'at full prices, but inferior kinds met a dull inquiry, o n former terms. We had a steady, but not to say active, inquiry for oats, at folly last week's quotations. Beans moved off steadily, at an advance of is. per quarter. In peas a moderate business was passing, on former terms. The flour trade was firm, and country marks were a shade higher than last week. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wneat—Essex ec Rent, Malt—Chevalier • • •• 616 to 68s Red .... new 393 to 458 Oats Yorkshire and Ditto.. • • .... old —s Lincolnsk., Feed 21s 243 Ditto, White new 423 528 Potato. Ditt0........ old —s —8 Youghal and Cork Norfolk and Gin. Black. •• .• • • 20s 25s coln, Rod, o'd — s —3 Cork, White ••• •• 203 30. Ditto new •• 403 458 Scotch, Feed. • • 20; 253 Rye—Old •• ........•• —s —s Reans—Tick . •••• •• 34s 35. *Taw ............ 328 34s Pigeons Barley—Grinding ..• .• 26s 308 Peas—Grey 408 42. Min nh e e l v tg t . r 3 3 8 5 : 4 8 8 1 : M iv a t p i l t e e 4 4 1 1 : s 4 4 3 3 : Malt—St:lron and No- Boilers .•• •• .• 42; 44s folk.. •• .• 588 83 Flour—Town-made. • SB4 40 Brown •• •• ........ 54s 5 6 6; gaffolk ........ 334 36: Kingston an I Ware 58. G6B Rtocktn Norfolk3ol 328 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The tnt:tl imports of foreign stock into London last week were 1,362 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 1,451 ; in 1856, 742 ; in 1P55, 1,266 ; and in 1851, 1,122 ; in 1853, 3,47.1 ; in 1852, 2,072 ; and in 1851, 1,923 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WINE. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigs. Flaraburgh — 884 iljorting Br :men R o tterdam...— l2 114 Antwerp • T0ta1.... 183 ... 1,000 ... ''' ••• 3 ... 176 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pies 1857 428 8 - 4 5 147 ... 12 1856..... 2'3 ... 307 ... 4 71 1855 691 205 5 305 1854 309 566 3 232 ... 12 1853 854 ... 2,100 ... 2 518 852 279 ... 1,366 6 318 ]l4 1851 514 ... 1,275 2 315 ... The show of foreign stock was very moderate, and the principal portion of it was composed of merino sheep from Tramburgh. Fresh up from our own grazing districts the arrivals of boasts were only moderate, and the general condition of the stock was seasonably good. For nearly all breeds, owing to an increased attendance of butchers, the demand ruled somewhat active, at an advance in the quotations realised on Monday last of fully 41 per 81bs. The general top pi ice was 4s 40. but a few very superior Scots realised nearly 48 6d per 811)4. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,551 Scots an 1 short horns, from other parts of England 4t30 of various breeds, from Scotland 87 Scots, and from Ireland 103 oxen, &c., 25 of which were received from the show yard of the Irish Agricultural Society held in Dublin, and which were of unusually prime quality. Compared with Monday last the supply of sheep exhibited a deficiency, but moat breeds were of fell aretago weight. On tho whole, the mutton trade was brisk, and prices were from 20 to 4a per 81bs higher than on this day so'nnight. Prime old Downs, in the wool, realised 5s 21—out of the wool, 4s fid per Blbs. As the sheep are now mostly coming to hand shorn, this is the last day we shall make any die. tinction in them. We had a steady demand for lambs, tho show of which was good, at full quotations, viz., fis to 7s per 81bs. About SOO came to hand from the Isle of Wight. There wa' a steady, though not to say active, inquiry for calves, at full currencies. In pigs vory little was doing, at last week's quotations. Per Sibs to sink the offal& S. d. s. (1.1 s. 4. s. d. Interior Beasts.... 2 2to 3 4 PrimeSouthdown 5 0 5 2 gscand qaality....3 6 3 8 Large crse. calves 4 4 410 Prime large oxen 310 4 2 Prime small d 0.,, 5 0 5 6 Prime 'Scots, 6c. 4 2 4 4 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 locond quality ...3 10 4 2 Suckling calves 18 0 22 0 'time crse.-wlled.4 4 4 8 Quarter old pigs 17 0 22 0 Lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep and lambs 140 Calves lll Pigs Beasts Sheep and lambs 20,840 Calves Pigs & statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Idonclay, May 4, 1857, and this day, Monday, May 3, 1858. Per Blbs, to sink the offals. May 4,1857.1 May 3, 1858 s. d. 9. d. l s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 4to 3 63 2to 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 8 4 0 1 3 6 3 Prime large oxen „, ,„ 4 2 4 R t 3 10 4 2 Prime Scots, &c ,„ „, 410 5 0,4 2 4 4 Coarse and inferior sheep 4 2 4 6 3 4 3 6 Second quality ditto ,„ „, 48 4 104 10 4 2 Prime coarse woolled ditto 5 0 5 Prime Southdown ditto ,„ „ 5 6 5 104 0 5 2 Lambs „, 5 6 6 1,6 0 7 0 Large coarse calves ..„ ... 3 6 4 4 4 4 410 Prime small ditto ..„ ... 4 6 5 0,5 0 5 6 Large hogs „„ ,„ 3 8 4 2,3 2 4 0 eat small porkers ,„ 4 4 5 o'4 2 4 4 Neat Beasts... 3.730 3,718 Sheep and lambs ... '2,2,360 20840 Calves... 145 430 SUPPLIES ON Sans, May 5, 1856.—Beasts, 4,185 ; and lambs, 23,170 ; calves, 91; pigs, 320. IMay 7. 1855 --13.aqts, 4,496 ; sheep andlambs, 21,470 , oa'ves, 175 ; pigs, 360. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of both town and country killed meat con tinue extensive. Prime beef, mutton, lamb, and meal, are in steady request, at full prices. Otherwise, the de mand is a sluggish state. Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. s. Beef, inferior 2 8 3 0 Mutton, inferior 3 0 3 2 Do., middling 3 2 3 4 Do., middling ..... 3 4 3 8 Ds. prime large 3 4 3 6 I Do., prime 3 10 4 2 Do. do. 5ma11.,..3 6 3 10 I Veal , .4 0 4 10 Porlt, large ....... .2 10 3 6 Pork, small 38 4 2 Lamb, 5s 4d to Gs Id. BOROUGH HOP. Compared with last week, we have little or no change to notice in the value of any kind of hops. On the whole, the demand is steady, and the show of samples is extensive. The imports have amounted to 58 bales from Hambro'. New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70s to 112 s ; Weald of Kent do., 54s to 665; New Sussex do., 503 to 603 ; Year lings, 21s to 50s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Coastwise and by land carriage, the arrivals of potatoes since Monday last have been only moderate. The imports have amounted to 103 tons from Rouen, FOS from Dun kirk, 116 from Antwerp, 118 tons from Rotterdam, and 85 tons from Groningen. The demand is somewhat inac tive, at the following quotations : York regents, IWs to ISOs par ton; Essex and Kent, 80s to 160 s; Scotch, 120 s to 160 s; ditto cups ' 70s to 90s ; middlings, Vs to 90e ; Lincolns, 120 s to 140 s ; blues, —s to —a ; Belgian, 50a to 90s. WOOL. The public sales of colonialsifCol have commenced, and, compared with the previous auctione,prices show a decline of ld to 2d per lb. The following quotations have bash realised up to this time :—SydneN--clean sheep's, is 7'd to is lld ; scoured, is ncl to 2s lid ; locks, is 2id to is 5.1. Port Philip—clean sheep's, is 40 to 2s lid ; scoured, is 9id to is 10d; lambs', is 41d to is 110 ; pieces, is 110 to is. Adelaide—clean sheep's. is 6d to is 8(1; scoured, is 9d to is tld ; handwashed. is 51d to Is bid ; lambs', 1 s lid ; ditto, scoured, is llid. Van Diernen'A Land—clean sheep's is srl to is 103 ; lambs', is 'lid to is ; skin, is Li. Cape—clean sheep's, *I to is 7d ; handwash.id, 10d to is 8:1.1 ; lambs', is td to 1s 3+,.d. The stock of wool in London is nearly 58,000 bales. Last week's imports were 4'B bales from Port Beaufort, 2,401 from Launceston, 2,4-0 from Geelong, 1,226 from Adelaide, and 801 from Swan River. Pri vately, the trade is heavy. and Eng ish wools have fallen in value is per lb. SEEDS. Since we last wrote there has been but little inquiry for cloverseed, at barely late quotations. In trefoil very little doing. Mustard and tare; bring full quotations. Canary, linseed, ani rapeseed are in moderate request, at extreme rates. Other seeds rule about stationary. Cakes are held at last week's currency. Turnip, White, per bush 15, to 164 Swede ..........20s 23. inste rd, .. 109 15+ White, new.. 16; 18s rares,Wlnter,now....6s 03 740 d Clanary,per quarter •• 84+ 9k R.ye grass (new) .• 23+ 30 , + CloYer,Red F•ng (cwt.) 448 54i White •• •• •• •, 49+ 70g Foreign Red.. •... 42+ 54s White.... 48! 70; 17s 22s Carraway •• 44s 48s (ler I ander .. 28s 32s fiempseecl , per gnarter 408 44s Linseed, Eng.iowing.• 72s 74s Crushing ........ 50s 57s Baltic 484 50s Odessa ......... 51s 538 Linseed Cake, pr. ton— _ . English 91 108 10lOs Fo;:eign, per ton 8t l 0• 10 5s 'Rape Cakes, per tor .. 6' Oss 5 , Rapeseed, new, pr qr. 68s 72 trefoil, new.. •....... .LLOW. Onr market has become t what lower than on Mouda' quoted at 55s ; for the last per cwt. Rough fat, 3s pe rather fiat, and prices are some y last. P.Y.C., on the spot, is three months, 51s Gd to 51s 9d ,r Sibs. 1t556. 1 Pita I !eat. Stock this day ; 35.811 C ?rico of Y. C 64s 34t. oj Delivery last week .. I 849 Ditto from June I. 90,590 Arrivals last week.. 2,468 Ditto from Junel 193.686 Price cf Town— ",, 61s 9cl 41.0'4 17.609 10.634 11.041 ( 524 0 , 1 45s 6.ltr , 55-91 u - ,58 at to P—s Od —s Od -i 0' —s Od 2 ',6 '4 101, 532 3711,988 100,896 1,572 98 1 . 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Ld. & llinrl l/ q 2 50 , all Peninsular & Orienta; •7 7 i ___ 10p 50 10 Do. New . 50 all hymnoy Iron • 21 --23 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 56 . 5g 1 all Scot. Austral. invest. 1k _ 1 . St. 100 S.Aus, Gov.6p.o.bds. 100 ___ 1091 10 25 all South Austral. Land 35 33 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip i 1 1 all Do. Registered 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co. UP. Can .., _ i I W, 25 3 Yeti Diemeu'o lAA l5 ~ 16 . 151 721 31 111 13 12 101 i 931 83 100 67i 6 i 139 IDOL 1 120 191 121 2 1021 1105. note likely to enter the lists. And in selecting &gailist the field GENERAL BOSQUET, MELISSA, AND PALMISTER, I shall not have chosen three unworthy champions. The length to which my remarks on the Cup have extended compels me to refer to the minor_ events with the utmost brevity. If Happy Land be rent to the post for the Pala tine Stakes, " little black rabbit," as he is, I should trust him. The race may, however, resolve itself into a trial of strength between Mr. Merry's and Messrs. Barber and Saxon's Oaks' fillies. I shall give my preference to Mr. Merry's intended filly, but shall not be surprised to see Tunstall Ma - id give both the favourites their quietus. Either Meg Merrilees or Miss Finch—which ever sports Mr. Merry's colours—ought to carry off the Mos tyn Stakes. For the Chesterfield Stakes Schisma tic may put his head in first. and the Wynnstay Handicap seems likely to go to either Wardermarske or Pensioner. For the present I shall not refer to the races ap pointed for Wednesday and the. two following days. May 3. A FRESH MAN. TATTERSALL'S—SATURDA Y . CHESTER CUP. 9 to 1 agst Swept William ( aken) 11 to 1 agst Palmiater (taken) 12 to 1 agst Physician (taken) 100 to 8 apt ➢letissa (taken) 13 to 1 agst Adamas (taken) 100 to 7 agst General Bosquet (taken) 25 to 1 agst Princess Royal (offered) 25 to 1 agst Think Bonny (offered) 25 to 1 agst Pelissier (taken) 25 to 1 agst Botany 30 to 1 agst Saunterer (taken) 33 to 1 apt Sunbeam (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Peer (taken) 50 to 1 agst King of the Gipsies (taken) THE DEBBY. 11 to 2 agst Fitzßoland (taken) 7to 1 agst Toxopholite (offered) 11 to 1 agat Longrange (taken) 14 to 1 agst Happy Land (taken) 100 to 7 ag•t Sedbury (taken) 15 to 1 agst The Iladji (taken) 100 to 6 agst Ancient Briton (taken) 20 to 1 ag,t Beadsman (taken) 25 to 1 agst Clydesdale (taken) 25 to 1 :last Wilton (taken) 33 to 1 agst Physician (taken) ARRIVALS AT CHESTER. The Lamp, Fisherman, Saunterer, M. Dobler, Kelpie., Jordan, Pen-ion , r, Cawo , d, Joyeuße, Queen of the Ea t. Gilliver, Sir Colin, Knockburn, Ferndale, Gemma di Vergy, Happy Prince, Amyrilis, Duneany, G lt.n buck, Church Langton, Physician, Gimeboy, Rickle !on. Gammon, Terrific, Br.adlands, Peliesier, Minnie, Night Ranger, Lady Alice, Master Begot, Mag of a, Mariola, Thornhill, Lazy Lass, General Bo , quet, Ault:roue Boy, Flying Duke, and Raveneton dale. SC RAW FLINGS. CHIMER Cur.—The folio wing have paid forfeit : The Brewer, Worcester, Brunswick, 011 English Gal tleman, Good Friday, Zigzag, St. Giles, El Hakim, and Blink Bonny. OAI Trick, Honqtree, Leamington, and Red Eagle, are struck out of al; t ieir Chester engagements. THE NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM DISTRICT BANKING COMPANY. On S turday a very numerous meeting in this mat er was held before Vice-Chancellor Kindersley, at his chambers, in Stone-buildings, Lineolies,inn fields, to consider the appointment of official liqui dat.rs or official managers, to investigate and wind up the :,if ties of t'ars bank, which lately failed, with halailit . et; am tutting to 2,300,0001. The proceed intrs occupied fro:n three until nearly seven o'clock, and the f llowwg counsel and solicitors appeared for the candidates proposed :—Mr. Lewis, Mr. G•ff4t•d, Mr. Cole, Mr. Roxburgh, and Mr. Hethe ril.gton, of the Chancery bar ; Messrs. Sharpe, Field, and Jacl;son ; Messrs. Freshfield, Messrs. Galsworthy, Mess's. Lewis and Harrison, Messrs. Amory, Travers, and Smith, Messrs. Bell and Broderick, Messrs. Slum and Crossman, Messrs. Argles, MeFsts. "%turnip, and Messrs. Tucker and Greville, solicitors on behalf of various shareholders and creditors. There were five propositions before the Vice Chancellor, and their relative eligibility to fill the appointment was fully argued pro and con, by compel. Messrs. Elliot, Bainbridge, and Fairs, who bad been appointed interim liquidators by the Court of Chancery, were proposed as per manent officad managers, in conjunction with Mr. Coleman, the accountant. Mr. Lewis and. Mr. Roxburgh objected, on behalf of shareholders and creditors, to the appointment (f these gentlemen, and more particularly to Mr. Faits, who, being a shareholder, ought not to hold the position of official liquidator of the company's affairs ; and, further, upon the ground that he was one of the committee of the bank, and whose conduct woeld have to be called in question for having, contrary to the facts, represented to the shareholders that there wculd be a surplus of 46,0001. after discharging all the liabilities of the lo,nk. There was an object en also to Mr. Cole man being appointed in conjunction with these gentlemen, i:nolnuch as he • had already been em ploy ed lo repo; t on the state of the bank's affairs, and bet use he was accountant to the Bank of El g land, who were considerable creditors. As re garded the appointment of the three liquidators, it might further become a question whether the pro ceedings they had already taken were such as the Court ought to Pdopt. The Newcastle and other shareholders whom he and Mr. Lewis represented to a large extent, objected to the continuance in office of these gentlemen, of whose proceedings since they had been appointed they knew nothing. they dcsirrd the appointment of a perfectly inde pendent party, totally unconnected wi lithe bank, and with that view they proposed Mr. Harding, who had been appointed by the Court of Chancery in winding up the Marylebone, Royal British, and other banks, and who was not second to Mr. Cole man in financial ability and experience in the wind. ins-up and management of joint-stock companies. It was proposed to associate with Mr. Harding Mr. Bteckl•-y, and one of the late liqu'dators. Several of the 'lan holders who had signed the proposition in favour of the appointment of the liquidators were either large creditors or debtors of the bank, and consequently stood in an in terested position, and the Bank of England and Scot land, who also supported them, were creditors respectively to the extent of 150,0001. or 170,0001. Mr. GiffArd, Mr. Freshfield, and Mr. Field, supported the appointment of Messrs. Elliot, Bainbridge, and Fairs, with Mr. Coleman. They were not aware that the Bank of England were creditors fully secured, or that Mr. Coleman was their official accountant. These gentlemen had for six months been engaged on the books, and knew the state of the affairs. The creditors supporting the appointment of Messrs. Elliot, Bainbridge, and. Fairs, in conjunction with Mr. Coleman repre sented 937,0001. The creditors supporting the ap pointment of Mr. Harding represented 86,8851. Messrs. Harding and Wilson submitted a resolution of creditors in Sunderland representing 423,4121. as a vote on their behalf, but the creditors who had individually signed for the purpose amounted to 55,0821. The per-tentage of those shares that had paid the last call voting for the liquidators, was 53 per cent., and for Messrs. Harding and Bleckley 22 per cent. Messrs. Murray and Itymer supported the three liquidators with Messrs. Milner, Cookson, and others, representing creditors and shareholders. Three other gentlemen, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. .T. H. Jay, and Mr. T. Gray, having also been pro posed to fill the appointment, The Vice Chancellor inquired whether the liqui dat , ‘re had received any assets ? Mr. Elliot—Yes, a considerable amount. The Vice Chancellor—Where are they Mr.' Eliot—They are lodged in the Bank of England. Ttte Vice Chancellor—Are there any assets in the hands of the liquidators themselves paid Mr. Elliot—None whatever. The money is into the Bank as it is received. The Vice Chancellor said he would take time to consider his decisit n ,intimating that who ever h e might determine on appointing would be a person who should represent the interest of all parties in d:scriteinately. sAosED H A RMONIC SOCIETY, EXE TER -H A LL..—On wednepday ntxt, May 5, Mendelssohn's "Athens" and Ro ssibes "Stabat Mater" will be given. Vocalists—. ;Madame Clara Novel.° (being her first appearance this season ), Mi-s Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weiss. CREMORNE GARDENS.—The season at this favourite place of resort will commence this day (Monday), with increased attractions and completely renovated grounds. Among other novelties there will be a fine dioramic view consisting of sixteen sketches of India, and illustrations of its cities, its palaces, and its people. Preparations are no going on for holding the grand show of Ameri can plants of Messrs. Waterer and Godfrey in these gar dens, and many of the plants have already arrived and occupy their places under the spacious tent previous to their flowering. The ground has been newly laid out, and groups of figures representing Havelock and the heroes of India occupy various commanding positions. The arrangements fi r the music and the ballet will be as attractive as in former seasons. ERRATUM In the report of the Rev. Mr. Aspinall'e lecture, given in our Friday's impression, the name of the vicar of Rampton should have the Rev.. Mr. Win• tour, nut Wir,terton. T m n E ,r ni p ctri rsi lS a l. a I i S e . d — f O r o n m ga L t i U v r e d r a p y o o p t e r C .I4T u n u a w rd y m o a r i k l s . st. A a sbo took out 106 passengers, but no specie. G BA Y'S-INS-ROAD.—The number of patients relieved at this hos p ital durin g the ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, week ending May 1, is 2,204 of which 744 wer e new cases 'r ics, iie the ath of its ual