The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-01 00:00:00

MONEY iv' A 4, 4- r T A.ll AITD COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The advices received this morning from the manufacturirg di4triet4 state than very little im provement can be reported in th 3 general state of trade. At Birmingham the iron trade is very dull, and many of the old established firms, whose goods generally command a sale, are now only moderately employed, and merchants and factors give very un favourable reports of the home demand. In the vari_ ous fancy trades of the town there is scarcely any busi ness doing, e nd the easier state of the Money Market appears to have had but little influence. At Man chester the inquiry for the home trade, however, hats slightly improved ; and, although the trans actions have not been large, rather better prices have been realised. There has been some inquiry for skirtings suitable for the India ma , kets, and sortie few sales h•-ve taken place of good.; for Ger many and the Mediterranean. Business at Leeds "'aeon exceedingly dull, and but little improve- Meta can be reported in prices. There was a fair attendance of purchasers in the va'ious cloth halls, and the tone of the market was firm, owing to the rather higher rates realised at the London wool sales, but the amount of busine.4s done was unimportant, and chiefly in light fabrics for the home market. The carpet trade at Hali fax has exhibited a slight improvement, most of the machinery and hands being fully employed, and the worsted trade has also shown rather more activity in some particular branches. Business at Bradford had been very dull. In piece goods suit able for the home market, there had been a little more animation, but the activity has not extended to the manutactures. There is very little alteration to report in the hosiery trade at Leicester, and buyers purchase with extreme caution, and only for actual requirements. At Nottingham the lace trade is rather brisker, and some large orders for exportation have given employment to a good many hands. The demand for home use has alto slightly improved, and in the hosiery trade a decided amelioration has taken Place, and prices continue very firm. The Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday, closed steadi=y, and prices of all descriptions were fully maintained. The sales amounted to 10,000 e 9, 2,000 of which were taken by the speculators. 11 the Railway Share Market there was only a 411 1ited business transacted., at about previous quotations. There is rather more inquiry for discount ac e°, rilittodation, owing to a slight improvement in ' 1.41 e, but no alteration has been yet produced upon t. l e terms asked for the negociation of commercial 1118 . The current rates are 2k to 2i per cent., that the applications at the B an k are !till very limited. In the course of a few weeks, lt°w ever, it is thought that ther e w ill b e suc h an e Itetision of mercantile operatio ns as w ill i n d uce t he e bill-b ro k ers t o ra i se t h e i r c h arge to w i th i n a fraction of the minimum. At pre:43ut the 14 1 3 p1y is abundant, and very littla employ kent for it can be obtained, but when once t he recovery in trade is commenced, the trogress will, no doubt, b e con ti nuous. "wringthe next two days the demand will no v' rubt become bri s ker, owing to the preparations t the bills falling due on Thursday, the 4th of the t4°lltb, which it is understoA will Fe very heavy. 1. 111 other securities held by the Bank have already :ett Materially reduced, bet after these p ,yments, further important declension will probably be 41)Pkrent. The atnount of specie brought by the Arabia is 441 7 120,000/. °I I Saturday a small quantity of gold was taken 4 4 the Bank for tranamision to the Continent. lea i s rat h er a h eavy marker. for English Seou 1, to-day, and Ihe f e w tra ,. sac ions record , d 417 ° bee n a t a a li g ht d ec li ne i n values. The cause t. this continued weakness is the uncertainty felt kiiarding political affairs, and the usu,l derange tisellt which prevails during a Ministerial t l3 ge, such a s that just experienced. Although the fri,eolators refrain from la rge o p era ti ons f or th e I's there i s s till h owever a disinclination to make ~'llases, and whene v e r a sma ll supp l y o f any 0 4 is brought forward the market droops. °ll Bols for money and the 4th ins'ant have been tO 97i, and since thou 96i They are 96i 1, 1 1 44 for the April account 97 to 97k. The i' h e W Three per Cents. have receded to 97l I, and Reduced to 97i . Exchequer Bills are 383. to Premium, and India Bonds 265. to 295. pre -1114. Bank Stock is 226 i, and India Di'to 222. 1 ) „1 1 ' the Foreign Mt rket a moderate amount of Cciekts has b een d one , b u t th e qu ,t at i ons appear C ° Y. Turkish 6 per C e nt s . are 1011 1021 ; an d , t 1' 97 . • Cents., 104 g. Sardinian h ave b een d ea lt i n b et t) Spanish 3 per Cents, at 44, and the New ts ks er l'eci at 26k. Russi an 5 p er Cents,are 99i, i 4l. vidend ; and the Peruvian 4i per Cents., 84. m 4 the Railway Share Market this morning a very d,.ted business has been transacted, and a slight e tOle may be noticed in most of the leading lines. 4 %tern Countie., Great Western, North Western, rth British, North-Eastern (Berwick), Oxford, I°rcester, and Wolverhampton, declined 58 ; n eaßliire and Yorkshire Midland, 10s. ; South rt e 6 ter a , 158.; South Eastern, 11. The Foreign and rionial lines are i nac ti ve . N or th ern o f F rance t tb Ptoved 10s. ; Great Western of Canada, declined h a * ; Geelon g and Melbou r n e , an d E as t I n di an, t 0 ht about former rates. itu Jo int Stock Bank and Misc e llaneous ar e at ab o ut i: /°i ° ll B quotations. Bank of Egypt improved 1 4 ° , t 55., and Union of Australia advanced 10s. t h the is cellaousMarket Australian Agricul ‘ (1. 41 Shares have declined ss. 4143 411111 FPNDB THIS DIY AT ON& •.' t.d.+ P • .1,, (From the OliteuLt List.) o , Business done, a t,,,,„ . 226 1 ''' ~,ht. .•witiceli , ••• 111 1-' 1 ° • —. C 97 i 6: i LW' ' Per Cent. Annuities 974 $ i i 1.4 :gtOck 2274 r , ‘) .-- t , i kurth, 41; i ~-!, ••• OO '' it -u) 411. ' katßo. ltsok ~,..,r • 99 p Z t :* t.t -1:e...;-tt, , .... ....... , • q• 000 „_ clt t , Q 'Ol OF FOREIGN FirNDS AT ONII O'CLOCK. -le il , D. -4 •' yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — Aar Igo • Deferred, 3 per Ceut. . 4 .,,1eu Bonds, 41 per Cent — li n Ikt o AGCOI1111. - 13. 4 guese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Ca;. 1641 kli k 4 to 18:)3 .1 per Cent 46 5i -ga b houns, ps22, St., :i per Cent 109.1 4 't th,, l l .tf), 44 per Cent. kb illi al , &atlas, 5 per Cent. b 21 .1) !1. - ,,,i.. 1 ,.. , .1.1. I‘tc kil New Deferred, 3 per , 'en . lhitt lt,tsiv e 14,01, I lomtnittee Cert. of Coup. Wit flab. 4$ likil }SoUuts. 6 pur cent • . lO2 Guaranteed, i per Cont. 4 0 , vidends on the above payable London. •07)11 Di In London. 2i per ConL., 12 Guilders ' 4 t-er Cent. Certificates • looi , 1'••170'01 , 0 ,6 . 0 I,?nsole, money .... 4-ntte, Aosount C onsole f or Acc0unt................ 9G 1 if ............. , (April) .....- 43 rstriEor r A b ,OI(3IITTERS OF THI HOMO OF COMMO _Ng.-- Cet"rhtneutary return latf-ly mbved for by Lord Bo ,t. , 5 1 1 1 ?f the names of the members of thehouse, n d s u . ri o ng o eltZt 'Parliament, who were never app oint ed ,ishi t k, t i h t ose Ni t , c ommittees on private bills, dis!aogu g ,Nti o ^ere excused from election committees . in - nside- Lll kt 4 Of their age, bas just been issued. It t e a . ° pn , ex l ig ,„ tie l'ing the last Parkiareent 300 of the mos t fi '43%."aabers of the house were nbt ca . upo l d n L to - sit 4 lecii P r ivate bills, 57 of whom werc! exempte from k T t :' e rnmittees on account of their age. iN Id a,, - alve SECRETARIES.—Toe Loi d Chancellor '4l ' -113°Inted T AI Wm. Caruialt Scott, of the . Chancery b l qp i , tc) oi ls ,, Q , lais pr i ncipal se cretary. Col. Pa!rick Talbot ttri,3,....Led one of the private secretaries to the Earl of i s acting for his i i 2rci 4hi Colonel Edward Wilbrah a m . etet k it ill Downing -street until the s econd d an p d riv i‘ a i t r e . t, P qrs,..,' la appointed. Mr. John E iji well rti vi On 4 .kts 4 Wolff, of the Foreign-cffica, are ap a p n oi . n w ted . A e hoeerttariea to the Earl of Malmesbury, 6 `-tefis -,4!)3NV00d, also of the Foreign-office, f e q. eta :rite r , , Mr. Ernest Percival is pr ivate appointed__ . W. is appointed 1 4 ' .1 3i R 7 t o Mr. Walpole, at the Houle-office. Mr_ i 44), ht ties 1 8 appointed private secretary to Lord Sta b brio Oh e e lonial-office. Lord Csilchest-r has appointed Zst, kt lern Francis Scott, of th. Post-, ffice, to be hie piitii_,!erttutry. Mr. George Tnotneon, advocate, it ki.qtott`,U RecreL axv t o Joh n Inqlie, E-q., the Lord olltasce: M . r. John Clarke Bro . die, writer t the witl.rci7 aPPouited Registrar of Sasines, Ed inbur g h,g TH E Shr. , Paid RAILWAYS. Comp ani es, ClO B Si a g r l' a ri y ces Business this 4ay St. 100 Buckghamsh. .&N.W. 98 100 St. 100 Clydesdale Je. Caledon... 100 102 25 all Col.Stour Vy E.U.dtE.O 13 15 it. 100 B.L,n. g. 6 p. Gt.Northn 139 141 5 f all E. Uu. H. Sh. E. Count. 4 44 St. 100 Ma , . :tart. & (aldonian. Neils. Direct. St. 100 Do. New Do — ..• 25 all Glatr.&Dn.Fr. Gt. Westn — 50 all Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M lOB 110 25 all Do. Shares. Do 124 all Do. I Shares. Do • ••• 124 all Lon.dtGreenw S. Eastern l3 —l4 20 all Do.Preforence t o 24 25 St. 100 Lon. TH., &S. Peto &Co 97 99 10 10 Do. Bark. Sh. to 54 all Manch.Bxton. ' ..&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2. 2t St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. dland 96 98 64 54 Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. E. Count 4 - ip 60 I all N.dtEst.s p.c. Do 55 50 all Do. 6 per et.. I o 50 all Do. Fixed sp. cDo 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &I. W — 124 all Do. Shrs.l) Do St. 100 TRoystn.& Hit. Gt.Northn 135 138 10 all ;Shrews.& Her T. Brassey 8 81 12 all S. Staflordsh.. M. Meleau 104 100 50 all iWearVaLg6pc tk.&Dar. 25 all Do Do 33 St. .100 I WiltsdlSonarst Gt.Westn 9O 92 PREFERENCE SHARES. 3} Do. 71. Preferenee.;, 100 [d. E. Berw. 4 p.c.! a. 17 OD°. do. do 20 13 Do. Leeds 6 pe. No. 1 12i 9 Do. do. Qrs., IS4B 25 10 Do. York Fl. da S. Pur 20 all Forth Staffordshire 1 100 Ox., Wor. do Wolv. 6 p. c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar 100 Do. do. Dobeatr. St all Scot. Ccut.New Pref 100 CS c.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. 1100 Do. do. 7 p.e. pt. St. 1100 Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St 1 all South Devon 25 10 all Do. 6%1 4.1 46 pr oo.t. all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. [OO Do. 44 per cent st. st. s t. s t. s t. 20 25 1 - . 100 Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh. 100 Do. New 4. pr. cent 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. 100 Do, do. 4. p. c - all IS.York-sh.4 p.c.Guar. all Stock. &Dar., sp. c. 19 00. do. do. ;100 IWaterfd& Kills. 6 pc. :5 all Blyth and Tyne i 0 p. c.pref. (issd. at 50/.) it. 100 ,Bris. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. '0 7 'Do. 4 per c. Shares.. it. 100 Caledn. £lO 11 p. c. 1. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. 1. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... 64 all Cork&Bandons4p.e. 64 all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. t. 100 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. t. 100 Do. do. Cls. B Op. c. t. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. t. 'OO Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l t. 00 Do. No. 2 ....... ..... t. 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. 0 all East Un., G. 6p. c. 5 all o. 51., 10 per cent. 0 all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. t. all o. do. 4 per cent... 1. 100 East Lancash.6 p.ets. 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths 3 9 Ediu.dx Gl. sp. e. Sh. t. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e., t. 100 Furness, 5 p, c ..... t. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem.,,, , 100 Do. 4i per cent I 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. I all Gt.N. of Scot.lst Pr( , 1 18 Gt. S& W. (Ireland) 1 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&FLEx.Spc . 100 Do. con. red. 44 p. c. l . 100 , Do. con. red. 4 p. c. . 100 II o. irred. 4 per lent. , 100 Do. 5 p. c, red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp.c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 so. Birm. Gua. Stk i all Do, Chesh. Gua. Sh, i all Do. do. do al Do. do. do 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc.No.l 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c. St. N 0.2 100 Do. Now Guar. 6p. e. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4 100 Lon. &N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r . et... 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares ... i all Londy.tit Color. 4 Sh. 4 all • Londy. &Ennis. A Sh. 100 31., S., &L. 6p. cent. 44 Do. do. do. £6 ... .. 100 Do. do. 34 per cent. i all Marypt. & Carl, 4 p.c. all Do. 44 per cent 1 104 Do. do. 100 Mid. Consol. Op. c. St i 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir.6 p.c 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St all New., Aber., &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm 1 all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. (Al all Vorf k. Deb. 4 p.c. Sh. 100 Do. sp. c. Est. 1846 1 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 18471 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ..,1847 'lOO North British ... BRITISH g 121A1fred Cons. (Philk 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambrn. 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay., 30 E ist Basset (Illoga.n, 17s Groat South Tolgus .7/5 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk , 713 Grt.W. Vor (llelstn 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Mogan) ... N. W, Basset (Mogan: 6/15 North Wheal Crofty 1 Par : Cons, (St, Blast'; U. 9 Porkeilis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 24 S. Caradon (St. °leer; 2 S. Cam Brea (Blom' 19 S. W. Frances(lllogn.! 44 , Twin. S. at L. Min. Co, 9 Tin Croft e„,•tii, 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) 128 V. of Towoy (Camar.) 14 W. Basset (Illogan).. 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 5h Wh. Basset (Mogan). 5 Vh. Buller (Rdruth). 5i Vh. Edward(Calstek : 1178 h. Kitty (U. Llant: 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht. 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis., FOREIGN 10 , all Antwrp &Rotterdam' 61 61 20 71 !Australian 20 all Ardennes 1 105. 'Bon Accord Cop. (BO it —8 P 5 all Belgian East. Junct. 1 14 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued 20 all Beziers to Graissessac ... .. at £5 pm) 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse 30 all Do. Cocaes 4 Cuiada , ... Coal Mines and Ry. 31 3i 20 15 Do. St. J o h n D e l Rey 121 131 20 15 (Dutch Rhenish -31 d 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. 20 all 'Eastern of France ... --...d 20 all Do. New • 20 2s. Euphrates Valley ... ... .. ... 16 Copiapo 20 all pt Central of France ..• ... 1 all Dun Mountain Cop 20 all Great Luxembourg... 71 —Bl 8 per Mining Co. 1G 6 Italian Juncti o n .• ••• 2 all Fortuna ~ ........ .... 4 4d 20 all Lake Const. & Bale -..— ... 20 all General 20 all Lierre and Tu rn hout ..• ...d 3 all Linares - 91 20 6 Lomhardo-Vonetian 4i —51 p 11 'Lusitanian 5 all Lucca di Pist.sp.c.l‘. ... .. 1 all Mariquita 20 all Lyons and G ene v a ... 27 28 1 all Now Granada * i 20 all Lyons Sr. Mediterran. ... ... I. all Noveau Monde - ... 3:14 all Maria Aramaia - .... 20 all Pont.Sit.LdM.4Smlt 5 6 10 all Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege 2} 21 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 2l 21. all United Mexican 3i —• 41 16 all Northern of France.. 381 331 384 10 . all NorwegianTrnk. Pre f , 9. MISCELLANEOUS. 20 all Paris and Lyons 333 —33 a 1 —•. .. 26 20 all Paris and Orleans 55 57 000 900 Atlantic Tel, (Lim.) ... 25 19 Australian A gr i cu lt. 251 —261 20 9 Recife di San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7P. c. P9l 10 all 'Australn. R o y a l M a il 11 --la * i 10 all Berlin Water Works.. 1— 6 10 all Rome and Frascati . ... 10 2 Do. New iss. at Si.d ... 20 all Royal Danish l6 18 ••• 50 40 • Amerioan Land 35 40 I 5 all Royal Swedish 1 4 100 321 Canada l4B 155 • 20 all Sambre and Meuse... 8 83, 9 i 4 St. 100 Do•Go.6pc.Jan&July 1131 1141 111 10 all D o , 51 p er cen t. pre f. 8 84 St. all ' Copper Min. of Eng. 30 35 20 all Southern of France.. 214 5 21 8 all West Fla n d ers 4/ 1 25 all Do. Pref. 76 p. cont. 25 —27 i 5 all 'Crystal Palace ll la 10 all Do. 54 per c. Prd .9 9 4 5 all 'Do. Preference 20 6 , Western of Austria... ..• 20 all W.& g.W. of France 27 28 4 all Crystal Pal. of France m _ . . 20 all Eastern Steam...—. 41 5 41 5 20 all Wo-t. of Switzerland .. St. 100 ElectricTelograph . • ... 6 all A , en . . 1 all ,Electric Tel. of Irel. ... ... .. 6 all I Do. Bp . con i: ............ . ... 5 all iEn.daust.Cop.SmCo 11 11 20 All 'Zealand ' •••• ••• ........ • • ... ... ... 4.0 all xusta.,4,;sia JOLNT .... - . 5 .. T .. 0 .. C .1 11.. 85 BAN_ K B7 S. 10 10s. Eur. & Ind•Jctri. Tel. .. ... 9 all Enr.&Am.Stin.(lim..) 41 —4l 20 'ill Gen. Ir • Sc • Col.(lim./ ... ... ------------- 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. . ... 25 181 Bank of Egypt ...... 231 241 24 20 5 Londonj Discount • 11 1 d 100 50 Bank of London ...... 43 52 - 3 4 all Loud.' Gon. Omnibus 31 —3l 40 all Bri. Col. Bk.& do n. Co. ~ .20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... ... 50 all British N. American _7 " 10 all 3Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 9 20 10 C.Bk.of Ind•Au.diCh. • 4 ~., **i' 10 all .Do. Extension Teleg. ... ... 100 50 City 59 -...• 61 10 all Mexican& S.Amcricn ... -- 00 . 1 25 Colonial 25 5 (Nat. Discount C 0.... i 11 4 CO 20 Commercial of Lond. ... _ . 10 6 ( Netherlands Land.... 1 —ll 20 all Eng.Scot.drAus • Cnt. 174 —lB 18 10 all Do. Do. . 2l —3i 20 all Lon. Ch. Bk.of A..st. 171 181 5 all Do.Bp.c.PLiss.at ld. 21 —3l 20 all Ditto New 5 3 Po. Do, 60 20 London and County :., -- ::: 281 100 go .i.gew B. &N. S. Land 17 20 ... 50 Lnd.4E.Briling • Corp ... ... St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 96 97 [5O 10 London Joint Stock. ... ... 305 1 all N. B. Australasian... 1 1 1.00 20 Lond.andWestminst. ... ... 444 20 all Nrth.ofEuropoSteam ... ... 00 35 National Pro, of Eng. ... ... 1 all Oriental Gas 20 10 Do. New .. —.. 1 10s, Do New Shares p .iP 50 25 National Bank 5 all Peelllr. Ld. 4 Minrl. 21 21 20 all New South Wales 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 36 38 50 10 Do. Now . 7 8 P 20 20 Ottoman Bank 01 25 Provincial of Ireland .. ••• 1 00 60 Royal Mail Steam 63 —64 10 all Do. New. ..... . . 5 1 R.A.u5.8.&G.1 ........ .. ..... ...: 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 11 St. 100 S. An.% Gov.6p.n.bds. 108 110 25 1 all submarin e Au st ral.S'outh Tl 25 all South Australia 25 all Union of Australia.. 46 48 471 ••• 21 Do. Now, 26 —2B 1 all Do. Registered 50 10 Union of London .... 23 —25 20 5 T . SLaernid 37 / -- 1. 9 rus•Ln • Co. Up. Can. .. ••• 00 j ) Unity Mutual ........ it 100 281 Pan D u's JAW,. 10 — l2 , , Nan 00 i) WOW BY 01 I.oed:/ M. d _ - 95 - ... - 106 ''''' • . -6, - 114 - 120 - 120 - 135 SH MARaiLETS— This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS• oinair g price . Saturday. i 10 4 atb , I .gottnc.. Bost & Eastn. June.— I all Belfast & BallVrnen q .. . 11 Wrmug. Wolverb. 1 Stour Valley ..s . 100 B rkenhd. Lancsh. 6 Cheshire Junct.„ all Blackburn all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) 100 Bristol & Exeter . 100 aledonian.... ..... ... 100 i'liester & Holyheao all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall 811 Do. A. all Do. B all p nblindsßelfastJune all Dun. P. drAber.Junc. 100 I%ast Anglian 100 Eastern Counties 100 Easternl7nion,A.stk, 100 Do., do. B. 8 .. A Do. New A ... .. all East Kent .. „.... „ 100 Fast Lancashire .... all East Suffolk all Do. 100 , Edinburgh&Glasgow 1 all lEdinb. and Peebles 1 00 Ed.inb.Prth.drDtinde all i Forth and ClydeJunc 100 Furness ,100 'Glasgow & S. Western I all 'Great N. of Scotland 100 ''Great Northern 100 :Do., A. Stock ... 100 Do., B. Stock ..... 100 t. Sth.&West.(lre). 100 Great Western. ... 100 'Do. Str.V.R. gua. St all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster dr Carlisle. .41 'Do. , Thirsts Do. New Thirds _ Lancash. &Yorkshire 6 Do., do. F £l6 Do., Wat. Rid?.ng Un I Do. Southport..... [ London & Black wall Lond.Bright.&S.Cst London & N. Wester Do. Fifths Do. ,161. 5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk . Manch.Shet&Lincln. 1 40 Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland . ..... ...... Do. Birming. & Derb Midland G.West.(lr. Do. i Shares ......... Newcastle &Carlisle.. Newpt.A berg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen lti ewry , Warrenpoint & Restrevor Norfolk. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock . ....... .... Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock ... ...... N. astern -- Berwick Do. do. Extension „. ' Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.. „. Portsmouth ...... ...., Rhymney Scottish Central ... Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St EShropshire Union .. Sitingbourne &Sheer ( south Devon South Eastern Do. 44 per c. Shares ;South Wales 'S. Yorksh. River Duni Do. Staines,Wok.,&W.k.l Stockton & Darling ' Do. do., 18 1 4 I Do. do., 1855 Stockton & Hartlepi Taff Vale... ........ , Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. -). &II Val. of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn, Waterford&Lhnenck West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class mum euon aturoynon Business done this day. rIRITISA Pi ,Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. 'Do. Buffalo 6t Lake Hur. Buff. , Brut. di Godch. p. e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta 'and S. East, Central Oude (Lim Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara. Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c. Bnds. ,'57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In, Pen, g. 5 pert Do. New, guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 'Do. do., 76, p. '60... rDo. do., '73, d 0.... 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 Er., do, lOude (Limited) Scinde, guar. per c Do 53 - 5i 84 - 81 73 - 75 .•• -.- 9i - 10 92 - 94 96i - 97 38 - 40 ••• - 4 -5 ~. 8 18 19 61 62 49 bl 33 33 15 - 17 92 - 93 23 : 29 • e• 93 -A 95 9i 101 104 - 105 93 - 95 127 -- 129 102 - 101 60i 61i 60 -- 62 64 85 - 83 11 -12 p 11 - 12 pl 939 - 94 1 - (11 93i 3} i - lOB - 10963 99 - 993 108 99i 83 I - 1 .- d )5i - 96j1 es ..... .. - 41 981 - 991 71 - 73 981 9i 81 1 10 20 20 50 ". - .. 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The crowd was prin cipally composed of foreigners, and the greatest anxiety was manifested to get a glimpse of the man who bad rendered himself so horribly infamous. By the prudent arrangements of the police, the pri soner was conveyed into court by the back entrance, so that the whole of the persons assembled outside were disappointed the gratification they bad braved the cut. ting wind in a pelting sleet for hours to witness. It is rather a remarkable fact that within the last three years there has been no less than six cases of murder at this court, five of them having been com mitted by foreigners. Alter the disposal of the night charges, the prisoner Giovanni Lani was placed at the bar, charged with the murder of Heloise Taubin. He was brought into court and took his place in the dock without the slightest appearance of concern. He appears to be a person of about 21 years of age. He was dressed in a black talma and black trousers, and is by no means a desperate looking fellow. Julia Levi—l reside at 8, Arundel-court, Haymarket. The deceased Heloise Taubin had lodged in my house about four moeths. I don't know the date she first came to my house. The murder took place on last Tuesday night. I was in Charles-street on the evening in ques tion, when the man whom I call the assassin came up and spoke to me. The prisoner at the bar is the man. I am certain of it. He is quite a stranger to me. I was in conversation with him about three or four minutes, and then we walked up the Haymarket. Whilst walking he asked me to go home with him and offered me ten francs, but I declined, saying it was too early. Before I left him I pointed out the house in which I resided. At half-past ten I saw him talking to women in Arundel-court. Oae of these women was the deceased. He came to my house at about eleven o'clock the same evening. I was in my parlour, but I heard him ask for " Madame." I did not recognise his voice at the time. He did not ask for any other person, he merely asked for Madam. The servant opened the parlour door and I recognised him immediately. He said he bad come there to sleep with me and„l refused to entertain his proposals. He then said to my servant " Then I will sleep with the woman with whom I have been speaking with outside." The conversation took place in French. Ann Brown then went to fetch the deceased who was at the time walking in Waterloo place. While Brown was absent the prisoner, remained in my parlour until the deceased arrived home. It was about three minutes after he had spoken about her. When the decea s ed came in she laughed and went upstairs to her own room with the prisoner. The deceased aid me good night. I did not see them both enter the room, but I saw them on the stairs. lam quite positive that the man at the bar is the man. I have no doubt of it. About eight o'clock the night following two persons came down stairs and cried out " poor Heloise is dead." I did not enter the room. I was half dead with fear. I don't know what became of me. I have not seen the body of the unfortunate woman. I have not seen the prisoner from the night I have spoken of until the present time. I don't mind about her dress, but I now that on the evening I am speaking of she wore an antique watch and two rings—one of the rings had a red stone in it. The prisoner declined asking any questions, but said he wanted to make a statement. Mr. Beadon—You can do that presently. Eugenie Silvester—l reside at 8, Arundelplaee (the locality formerly bore the name of Coventry-court). I have known the deceased about 10 months. Toban is the correct name of the deceased. lam aware that the marriage had been legally set aside by divorce in the French courts ; but the deceased always used the name of Toban. Mr. Beadon—There is no such thing as divorce in France. It is a separation between man and wife, and the woman always retains the name of her husband. Toban was her correct name. Examination proceeded—l was with the deceased about 10 o'clock on the evening in question. We met the prisoner, and we asked him to go home with us. While we were talking together Madame Lsvi passed. He said he had an appiiintruent with her at 11 o'clock, but I told her she wou'd not keep it with him, as she had to meet a gentleman. He then left us and we proceeded to Waterloo-place. On arriving in Piccadilly we met the prisoner again, and he then said as he could not go with Madame Levi he would accompany one of us. While deceased and I were talking at the corner of Jermyn. street, Levi's servant arrived, and the deceased left me. I remained out till one o'clock in the morning, and on my return home I called out from my own room, " Heloise, come to supper." The deceased replied, I am in bed ; and I then heard the prisoner say— " There is no occasion for you going down to supper, if you want any thing I will send for it." The deceased said she was in the habit of taking her meals with her friends, and in about fivelminutesafterwards she entered the room and remained there until about two o'clock. I saw her return to her own room. I went shortly after wards to her room for a book, and the prisoner opened the door and gave it to me, I never saw her alivo afterwards. At about one o'clock on the following Wednesday, a friend of mine, a gentleman, ca ll e d the deceased, but she did not answer. At about two o'clock I went up stairs again, and as the deceased bad not made her appearanes I felt somewhat alarmed, and I looked through the key , hole of her room door and raw the bed in disorder, but I did not see the body. At 8 o ' c l oc k I , accompanied by a friend of mine, went to the door of deceased's room atd broke it open. We then discovered the deceased. I and my friend went up to her, and on removing the bed clothes found she was dead. She was lying on her face between two pillows, her arms drawn back, and her fingers slightly clenched, and her • wrists quite blue. My friend said nobody should enter until a medical man and the police arrived. A surgeon was sent for. The deceased wore a watch which I have seen on several occasiol s. She wore a gilt chain, two rings,la pair of earrings. She had no money in her possession. In the early part of the evening she had three shillings, but she ,pent it. The earring (produced) is one of the pair she wore on the evening she was murdered. The articles of dress found in the prisoner's travelling-bag and port man t au were then shown to the witness, and 6he positively identified a velvet jacket, a black dress, a small French clock, which was discovered going in the prisoner's birth on board the Pride of the Thames, a comb, a brooch, and several other things, as her property which was in her room on Thursday morning. I am positive when the prisoner gave ase the book there was no scratch on his face. [T• Ise continued in •ur last edition.] HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The brief extra season, at reduced prices, which was brought to a termination on Saturday night, has been successful beyond Mr. Lumley's extremest hopes. The last four nights, indeed, attracted such crowds as are rarely witnessed at any theatre. Hundreds were turned away last night from the pit and gallery, and every seat in the house was let, in boxes, stalls, and amphitheatre. The principal attractioi s, of course, were Mdile. Picco lomini and Signor Giuglini. Much, however, may be attribnted to the cheap prices, and something to the ensemble, which, though far from first rate, was yet good in the main, and included the honourable names of Mdlles. Spezia and Sannier—the later a new corner of the year, and Signora Belletti, Luchesi Vialetti, Aldig hiere, and Castelli—the last an ertist of whom the manager does net yet seem to know the real value. The features of the past season have been the reviva of " La Sonnambula" for Mademoiselle Piccolomini— rather a hazardous venture, but fully justified by the result—and the production of Balfe's " Bohemian Girl" in an Italian dress. Both these speculations proved fortunate, although a priori success could hardly have been anticipated for either. The other operas belonging to the old repcitoiie—" La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Lucia di Lammermoor, and L 3 Figlia del Reggimento"—were all successful, more particularly the first and third. Mademoiseile Piccelornini's claims as a tragic artist have been more universally conceded than her claims as a comedian; a verdict, as may be gathered from our notices, in which we do not fully concur. Although by no means her most perfect performance, perhaps no part in which Mademoiselle Piccolomini has appeared before a London public has been of more ad vantage to her than Lucia in "Lucia di Lammermoor," a s showing how readily she can escape from that brusquerie of manna and excess of display with which her least ardent admirers charge her acting, and with what earnestness and docility she can assume the bearing and deportment of a lady when it is necessary. The demonstrative qualities exhibited in Zer lina and Maria are imperative according to Madlle. Piecolotagini's views of the characters, and so we think. Others, nevertheless, would prefer to witness these favourite parts acted in a more gentle and lady-like manner, which others again affirm that neither poet nor musician intended. A mere walking lady on the stage has ere now, by the force of her vocal talents alone, sustained both parts admirably ; but Zerlina and Maria, notwithstanding, should be acted as well as sung. Judged by the singing, or more properly the voice, merely, Donzelli's Don Juan would be superior to Tamburini's, to which no one ever thought of compar ing it. As Sir Roger de Coverley has it, " Much may be said on both sides." The immense success attending the last few nights has induced Mr. Lumley to add three more performances to the extra season, with which the series will in reality conclude. These will be given on Tuesday, March 16th, Thursday, the 18th, and Saturday, the 20th. The intervening time will be occupied with performances at Edinburgh and Glasgow. Amongst the numerous distinguished individuals hon ouring the theatre with their presence on Thursday and Saturday last, we remarked the follow ing :—The Duchess of Richmondand Lady Caroline G. Lennox, the Duchess of Montrose, Lord Ward, the Marquis of Sligo, the E irl of Lonsdale, the Countess of Craven, the Earl and Ccuntess ofLanesborough, Earl and Counters of Bective, Viscount Ingestre, M.P., Viscount Exmouth, Lord E. Thynue, Lady Agnes Graham, Lady Des Vceux, Lady Clerk, Lady E. de Roe, Lady Boyle, Lady Howard, Lady Margaret Butler, Lady Colville, Lady Craven, Lady Pigot, the Right Hon. W. G. Hayter, M.P., the Hon. Ot way Toler, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., Sir Chas. Des Vceax, Sir C. M. Clarke, Bart., Colonel Torren.,, Major Pole, Captain Lyon, Captain de Ros, Mr. Wna, Roupell, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Dalrymple and party, Mr. C. Roupell, Mr. D. Baillie, Mr. W. Delaaeld; Pradeaux J3ruue, Mr, Alpheus C, Billing. THE CHARGE AGAINST MR. ISAAC BUTT, M.P. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.—THIS DAY. The committee for investigating the charges in the petition of Mr. Coffey assitiaet 21.1 r. Isaac Butt re-assem bled this morning at 12 o'clock in No. 13, Committee room. The room eves densely creweled. M. W. P. Hale (eee e) etteiele, c e t e. ees for the several persons supposed to be concerned in the proceedings. Mr. Butt's examination was resumed by Mr. Sergeant Deasy. He repeated the particulars in connection with the reception of the cheques from \fr. Coffey, stated by him in his evidence on Saturday with a view to certain explanations of no pablic interest. The negotiations with the Board of Control terminated in June, 1857, and it was then he advised the Arneer to go to India, because as everthing that was to be done for Ali Moorad was to bethroegh the Bombay Government, it was immaterial whether he remained in this country or went to India. Immediately an offer was made to him (Mr. Butt) to go to India, he communicated with his friends, and, in consequence of their advice, a correspondence ensued between him and the Ameer's agents relative to the insurance of his life. He at first, by the advice of his friends, declined to go to India. Ali Moorad and Mr. Coffey both pressed him daily to go, but on hearing of the revolt he thought it undesirable to go out. He considered the negotiations with Ali Moorad at an end when those in connection with the Board of Control terminated. Mr. Butt spoke in a very low voice and very rapid, and as he sat with his back to the reporters it was im possible to hear distinctly what he said. He was under stood to say that after the termination of the negotia tions with the Board of Control, he had a conversation with Ali Moorad and Mr. Coffey, in which the latter said that if it was necessary to bring the Ameer's case before Parliament he (Mr. Butt) must do it. When he heard the East India directors had declined to send an hostile anrwer to Ali Moorad's memorial he wrote a strong letter to Mr. Vernon Smith, in which he reflected on the system of double government, and said he saw no reason why the Indian Court could prevent it from being brought before Parliament. He was in duced to do so from a belief that his personal honour had been impugned by the decision of the board. Negotiations were again opened with the East India board, who on being pressed for an early deoision drew Nup a despatch which was submitted to Mr. Y. Smith. It was unfavourable to the Ameer, and Mr. V. Smith modified it in favour of the Ameer. He never wished Mr. Coffey to lay under any imputation with regard to the 2,0001. which was alluded to in the Ameer's letter, given in evidence on a former day. He never said to Sir H. Seymour or to any per son that Mr. Coffey was a blackguard, but be did say to Sir H. Seymour that Mr. Coffey's conduct to the Ameer was the grossest piece of treachery he had ever heard of It was undoubtedly the intention of the Ameer to have assisted the English forces in capturing Delhi. At Trieste he frequently told witness the English force was too weak, and that if he could get to India in time he would raise troops to co-operate with them. Mr. Coffey was dismissed after his (Mr. Butt's) arrival at Trieste, and he told the Ameer that if he took Mr. Coffey to India he would do nothing more for him. Mr. Coffey made a claim of 3,0001. against the Ameer, who said he had not dismissed Mr. Coffey, but that he bad dismissed himself en the ground of treachery. After some conversation with the Ameer Mr. Butt formally dismissed Coffey, on the ground that he had been a traitor in the Ameer's service. The Ameer confirmed the dismissal. Coffey, in an interview with witness, denied ever having made the statements imputed to him. Witness asked him if he were serious, and Coffey replied he was, and solemnly asserted it was untrue. He asked witness's advice what to do, and he told him that if "any one, whether attachd or not, uttered untruths against him, he would proceed to Vienna with a thick stick and use it in his vindication." Witness then at great length referred to the conversa tions that took place at Vienna and Trieste, which he gave in direct opposition to Mr. Coffey's statement before the committee. He added that he advised the Ameer to go to India and consult his son, then in Scinde. [To be continued in our last edttion.] COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty the Queen and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, with the Prince of Wales and the Prin. case Alice, honoured the performance at the Haymarket Theatre with their presence on Saturday evening. The royal suite cDnsisted of the Duchess of Wellington, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Earl of Caithness, Major-Gen. Buckley, and Col. F. H. Seymour. His .Royal Highness the Prince Consort rode on horse back on Saturday morning, attended by Colonel F. H. Seymour. Yesterday her Majesty the Queen, his Royal High ness the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, the Prin. cess Alice, the Princess Helena, the Ladies and Gentle men of the Court, and the domestic household, attended Divine service in the chapel of the Palace. The Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated. The Earl of Derby had an audience of the Queen.' THE NEW MINISTRY AND PROSPECT OF MEDICAL RELWR3I. Another unexpected and violent political con vuloion cannot but have ito ciLot, either for good or for evil, on the cause which the whole profession has so deeply at heart—namely, Medical Reform. Lord Palmerston as Prime Minister, and Sir George Grey as Home Secretary, both avowed that they were its friends and supporters. Fromi Lord Derby as P r emi er , an d Mr. Walpole Has ome Secretary, we have every reason to believe that the question of Medical Reform will obtain encouragement and official aid. Mr. Wal- Foie has devoted great attention to the subject, and Ills mind with regard to it is fortified by enlarged and liberal views, It is possible that the new Ministry may make the enactment of a Medical Reform Bill a Government question, or, omitting to take that step, they may so far identify themielvts with the measure of Mr. Headlam as to de clare unequivocally iu its favour. The profession, therefore, should at once prepare for combined as well as individual action. If there be an apparent indifference out of doors, relative to the great ques tion which has so long agitated the profession, a real apathy on the subject will exist within the walls of Parliament. It is possible that a new organisation of medical reformers may be required at this juncture, or that all the old combinations, now so quiescent, should Le promptly and vigor ously resuscitated. On these points it would be difficult to write with precision in the present dis turbed condition of the political atmosphere. In a few days all doubt and uncertainty on the subject will be removed.—Lancet. LUCKNOW.—Nlessrs. Smith, Elder, and Co., have just published a "Staff Officer's Diary" of the heroic defence of Lucknow, in one volume, post Bvo, with a plan, price half-a-crown. A MAN ICEBOUND. —O.I Wednesday night some per sons hearing a noise from a Nrid in a brickyard, near Barnsley, found a man in the pond, up to his neck in water with a collar of ice round his neck, which kf pt him up as if in a vice. He was got out, quite irsensible, and notwithstanding prompt measures were taken, more than four hours elapsed before consciousness was re stored. He was a S;lkstone blacksmith returning home intoxicated from Barnsley fair. The Siamese Arnbasiajors, who were to leave England last Wednesday, are delayed is town for some few days longer. They will embark from Southampton, in a ship expressly provided by government and placed at their service. A son of the first ambassador from Siam, himself a prince of Royal blood, will remain in England for some time to learn our language and literature. The young prince is very intelligent and obQervant.—Court Journal, 1191 x. CORMACK'S BENEFIT.—This useful and popular member of the Princess's company has announced his annual benefit for Thursday evening next, the 4th inst., when the pantomime of "The White Cat," . to the great success of which the talents of Mr. Cormack, both as performer and arranger, have materially contributed, will be represented for the fifty-eighth time, preceded by the exquisite attractions of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." We (Era) hear that Mrs. Wilkins (widow of the Lite Sergeant WilkinO, is to appear at the Haymarket on Monday, March 8, in Sheridan Knowles's comedy of "The Love Chase," as the Widow Green. THE ENCLOSURE COMMISSION.— The number of cases_ since the last annual report is 322 ; 226,01. acres of enclosure have been co n fi r m e d, and 262,413 are in progress. A long list of proposed enclosures is given, which will be presented when they appear in the schedule of the bill for carrying them into effect. A CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE. —Yesterday morning a firo took place in the recently built church of St. Paul, Herne-hill, Dulwich. It appears that according to custom the fires were lighted on Saturday to warm the edifice for Divine service the following morning. Ab ou t two o'clock in the afterno on of Satur day it was found that one of the hot air flues had, owing to the intense heat, become ignited, but those in charge of the church imagined that they had succeeded in getting the burning soot extinguished. In the course o f the night, however, flames issued from vari ous parts of the building. The London engines were quickly called into requisition, they being fed by two excellent supplies of water from the Lambeth plugs, but it was found necessary to pump the engines from a &s -tance of 440 feet from the scene of conflagration, and thefbu l t l ea n p tar l g a ea y ut melted. than the flames th e water had to bo forced up the bill. Th e y b a d no The m th e e m file t soone r got their engines t e r u 1 i n n e to t the o te p n i d p e e d s to o thef thatgalilnesrisand n descended upon the pews and sittings in the • damage done is thus officially reported aide. The b M II d son, the chief officer t h e of brig a d e of D y . ea er district :—" St. Paul's Church, Herne-hill, i Dul Anderson inc um b ent. The church, the Rev. M att h ew destroyed, the organ consumed, lOO f ee t b y 60 , vestry saved. Insured i n office. The cause of fire the Church of E ng l an d Fire or overheated flue." re supposed t o b e f rom a d e f ect i ve BOILER EXPLOSION KILLED•AT DUDLEY —THREE MEN — oa Saturday afternoon . last, the 27th ult., a fearful boiler rxol • oamn took placo at the Globe Iron W . .)rks (Messrs. Whitehead and Haines), situated at Tindal • • Tisdale, within a mile and a half of Dudle bywhich our others so severely injured m en were kill e d , and four others verely injured that they are not likely to recover. CORN EXCHANGE. There 'was only a moderate demand for wheat in the leading country markets held on Saturday. In the general quotations, however, Very little change took place. Barley changed hands steadily at extreme rate-0. Oats and other produce moved off slowly. Advices from most parts of the Continent are to the effect that grain generally has mold heavily, at barely sta tionary prices. In the United States, wheat and flour have ruled about stationary. Only limited supplies of English grain dame fresh to hand last week. The imports from abroad were 2,676 qrs of wheat, 8,378 barley, 4,635 oats, 5 beans, 1,580 linseed, 2,670 rapeseed, 90 sundry seeds, and 2,441 sacks of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, from Essex and Kent, was very mo derate, and the receipts from other counties were small. The show of samples was consequently limited. Notwith standing that the attendance of both town and country millers was not large, nearly all kinds of wheat of home produce were in fair request, and in almost every transac tion last Monday's currency was supported. The general quality of the samples was good. The supply of foreign wheat was limited—of granaried samples rather extensive. Good and fine qualities were in request, at full quotations ; but low and damp parcels met a dull inquiry, at barely late rates. Thera was very little inquiry for Hosting cargos of grain. - The supply of English barley was very limited—of foreign moderate. All kinds were in stealy request, at fully last week's quotations. Malt was in moderate supply, and slugg.sh request, at barely late rates. Notwithstanding that the show of osts was very moderate, the oat trade was rather heavy on former terms. We had a steady demand for beans at fah quotations. Peas were in fair request on former terns. There was about an average business thing in flour, at full prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASIJRZ Wheat—Essex & Kent, iMalt—Chevalier •• 66s to 68s Red .... new 403 to 48s lOati- 7 1/Or ' kpitaire and Ditto .... old —s —s Ditto, White new 43i 52s Ditt0........ old —8 —s Nnfolk and Lin coln, Red, o'd —s —a, Ditto new ...... 40$ 48s aye —Old ............ —ll —s New ............ 32s 34s Barley—Grinding... .• 26s 30s Malting ......... 341 37a Chevalier.... . . 371 40s Malt-BafoikandNor folk •• •• 58s 683 Brown 54s 66s Kingston and Ware 581 665 lancolnsk., Feed 20s 23s Potato Yonghal sad Cork Black. •• •. •. 193 241 Cork, White 203 30 3 Scotch, Feed. • • 203 25 8 Beans—Tick .••••••.• 33s 34s Pigeons 37s 42 3 Peas—Grey .• . .• . 39s 418 Maple. ••••• • .• • • 41s 438 White... 40s 42 8 Boilers .......... 42s 44. flour—Town-made. .. 403 43 Suffolk 33s 388 Stocktn & Norfolk 31e 328 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 617 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 884; in 1856, 42) ; in 1855, 353 ; and in 1851, 2,331; in 1853, 2,831 ; in 1852, 1,159 ; and in 1851, 2,327 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WENN. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigi Rotterdam 5 ... 107 ~. ... go Harlingen Antwerp - ... Ostend - ~. Boulogne - ... - ... 252 ... -- 25 ••• T0ta1.... 123 ... 132 362 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. 1857 154 637 ... 93 1856.... [855 240 118 1854 775 1,333 ... ... 223 ~. 1853 475 ... 2,125 227 ... 6 There was a very poor show of each kind of foreign stock in to•day's market, but the demand for it ruled heavy. Compared with Monday last, there way a considerable falling off in the arrivals of beasts from our grazing dis tricts, as well as from Sootland. Although the attendance of butchers was by no means numerous, the beef trade ruled steady, and prices advanced, compared with Monday last, 2d per 81bs. The best Scots changed hands steadily, at 4s 6d per Bibs. The general quality of the beasts was good. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,100 Soots and short horns, from other parts of England 300 of various breeds, from Sootland 400 Scots, and from Ireland 200 omen. Notwithstanding that the show of sheep. was again limited, the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at last week's currency. The top quotations for the best Downs was 5s 2d per 81bs. About 400 shorn sheep were on offer; they sold at Gd to 81 per Blbs beneath those in the wool. A few Dorset lambs were on sale, but, owing to the pre vailing cold weather, they met a dull inquiry, at irregular quotations. The supply of calves was limited, nevertheless, the veal trade ruled heavy, at last week's quotations. In pigs, the show of which was small, very little was doing, at almost nominal currencies. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d.l s.•;. s. d. interior 80a5t5....3 4to 3 6 PrimeSonthdown 410 5 2 3ecend quality.... 3 8 310 Large crse.icalves 3 8 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 2 Prime small d 0.,, 4 6 S 0 Primo Scots, dic. 4 4 4 6,Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6Small porkers 4 2 4 4 Second quality ...3 8 4 0 1 Suckling calves 19 0 26 0 Prime crse.-wlied.4 2 4 6', Quarter old pigs,l9 0 26 0 r elyrrx.r. Beasts Sheep and lambs 15,930 Calves 6O Beasts Sheep and lambs .. Calves — Pigs Pigs & statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Honday, March 2, 1857, and this day, Monday, March 1, 1858. Per 81be, to sink the offals. March 2, 1857. IMar. 1,1858 s. d. s. d.s d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 6 4 3 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto 3 8 4 0,3 8 310 Primo large oxen 4 2 4 8 5 0 4 2 Prime Scots dm „. 410 ti 0:4 4 4 6 i Coarse and nferior sheep 4 6 4 103 2 3 6 Socond quality ditt o 5 0 5 2 3 8 4 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto 5 4 5 6:4 2 4 6 Prime Southdown ditto 510 6 04 10 5 2 Large coarse calves 4 2 5 43 8 4 4 ..„ Prime small ditt o Large hogs 5 6 510 4 6 5 0 seat small porkers 4 6 3 8 4 4 3 0 4 0 Beasts.., 5 2 4 2 4 4 2,942 3,033 Sheep and l am b s 15020 15,930 , Calves... :7 ••• 87 60 Pigs ••• 260 145 SuPPLIZS ON SALE, M arc h 3, 1856.—Beasts, 4, 133 ; s h eep and lambs, 22,600; cal ves , 6 7; pigs, 280. ... March s,lBss.—Beasts, 2,928; sheep and lambs, 14,840 ; calves, 43 ; pigs, 310. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. We continue to receive large supplies of meat, both from Scotland and our provincial districts; but those on offer slaughtered in the metropolis are very moderate. The tat one trade generally i s i nactive, at the follow i ng quo :-- Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. I Beef, Inferior 2 1 0 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do. prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., do.. r sm e 30 3 small 4 0 4 4 2 b lt,g 8 s. d. s. d Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 6 Do., middling ..... 3 8 4 2 Do., prime ...... ~.4 2 4 6 Veal .... .............3 6 4 6 Pork, small ........ 3 10 4 6 BO ROUGH HOP. We continue to h ave a very moderate demand for even ~... the best hops, but with out leading to any change in the quotations. Low a n d i nferior kinds are very dull, at barely stationary p r i ces. Last week's imports were 95 bales from Hamb ro ' , 51 from Antwerp, and 2 from Havre. New Mid and E as t R ent Pockets, 708 to 120 a ; Weald of Kent , d2la 0., to y 48s. to 70s ; New Sussex do., , 111 5 A to 62s ; Year. OROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The imports of foreign potatoes last week were again va i n e, 184 tons from C a l a i s, 450 tons f ro m Dunkirk, 710 tons from Antwerp, 158 t ons from Nieuport, 30 tons from and 120 to ns f rom Ghent. Coastwise the re cße e xo i t p ue t ing s ° s h i nvaeev: viz-, 995 tons from Rouen 80 80 tons from Lou e been moderate. Good and sound parcels move off steadily at full prices, but other kinds are very dull. 50s ; York regents, 140 s t o 1 80 s per ton ; Essex and Kent, 120 s to 110 s ; Scotch, 80 s t o 13 0 3 ; ditto cups , 753 to 85s ; middlings, 50s to 60s; Lincoln's, 120 s to —s to --s ; foreign, 653 to 100 s. blues, WOOL. The public' sales of wool have been commenced, with scarcely any foreign buyers in atte n d ance, and only a moderate number from our manufacturing districts. Good and fine Australian wools have realised an advance of id to ld per lb. In the value of other kinds no change has taken place compared with the former series. Australian —Can sheep's has sold at 'a ?crease to la in,' ; scoured, la 9d to i s lld ; locks, ls to is 6d ; , 10d to is 2cl. Port Philip—Scoured sheep's, la 7d to 2s 5d ; B an e ditto, is 7d to la lid ; locks, and pieces, la 2d to is elide Clean sheep's, Ls 4d to i s 10d. Other wools have sold at wool on, la lid Last week's in sorts were 51 bales from the C a p e , 1,814 each.ls to p l r s i v B a ( t i e r y. 3 , r l t b h , e a n ci d u o s t k a i t n i s o , n s g i t e h n e t r h a we l ly are nominal. from Melbourne; ,and 62 from Antwerp. SEEDS. We have had somewhat extensive arrivals of cloverseed from the Contiixient, but the demand for the article has ruled inactive, at a decline of 2s to 4s. per cwt. In trefoil very little &lan ;e has taken place. All othe r ki nds move off slowly, at late rates. Cakes are in fair request, at full prices. runliP,White,per bush. 15s to 16s swede .. • • 20s 233 sinstard, Brown.— •• 10s 15s White, new....... 16s 22s rares,Winter,nevt... —ss Od 5s 9d Carraway ........ 44s 465 Coriander •• .• ........ 26 s 30s llempseed,per qaarter 40s 44s Linseed, Eng.iowi n — .. tg 70 s 725 Crashing —e —s Baltic •• •... 483 508 Odessa w s 52s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. 91 lOs 10 : 53 Yoreign,per ton 101 Os 10 151 Rape Cakes, Per ton 5/ 15s 5110 Rapeseed, new, pr qr, 685 70. 01d............. —s —s Canary t perquarteir .. 783 883 Rye grass (new)... .•. 23s 303 Clover,Retiting .(ewrt.) 57s 60, White •• 60s 713 Foreign Red., •• •• 533 67s White.... 58s 76> Trell3ll, 20s 25s TALLOW. There is a fair deigandWr most kinds of tallow, and late rates are well suppol•ted. P.Y, C. on the spot, is selling at 52s 3d per cwt. Itough fat 2s 101,1 per Bibs. 11364. 1855. 1b56. 1857. I 108, Stock this day ".:: .... 35,702 Price of Y. C .• • • / 63s 3 , 1 L i —8 IL' . Delivery last week .. ' 1, 3 „.',, Ditto from Jurse 1.... 80, . • 1, Arrivals last week.. !?, 1 7 Ditto from Junel .... 92 •`''' Price) of Tcswzi, mittf s sg. 34 3G,610 494 Od p 503 Od 1,417 64,214 2,516 64,824 548 34 23,726 59a Odra Od 1,353 86,495 763 63,679 534 6d 12,891 19,277 86s Od to i 23 9,1 to —s Od us. 1,938 89,601 87,087 1,938 390 85,512 93,282 618 Od 04 04 108 110 115 115 130 5 92 87 88 99 1(1 75 20 10 15 140 121 - 123 6 - i 66 - 70 i• ....... •n 1.1 ..... .. lo '.... re [37 - 139 [OO - 102 92 - 93 lit ithiii = 116 96 98 1 —a( • •• . ... is par .•21 - 123 .07 - 109 97 - 99 110 - 115 72 - 74 10 - 10, 1254 - 251, iii = i,i; MINES. 11A -12 A - 5 80 - 90 470 - 490 95 - 100 15 - 16 5 - 1i - 10 1 i : 15 - 4i - 20 - 4 - 1i 360-3 - 225 - 1 - 4 -- 11 - 26 - 27 105 - 115 220 - 240 320 - 350 7} - 7i 13 - 14 46 - 48 22 24 MINEb. 11171 11221 138 h 1001 5i 2 1 li I Ili 16, , 35 44 NAVAL A.N1)111/LTTARY lATTELLIGENGT: day au order arrived at Chatham garrison; directing Major-General \V. H. Eden to furnish the folio wing officers and men fr om t h e th ree battalion" ofinfantry under his command to embark at Graves end to-morr ow, on b oar d th e P en i nsular and oriello tal Conipan, s steamer Indiana for Calcutta, fort th. rurr . )o e of r.:,inforeirn; 'he respective regiment' serving in India :—Eusigit E. T. Ponniger and 13 men of the Bth (the King's) Regiment, 30 non-com missioned officers and men of the 19th Regiment ; Ensign J. Aldridge and 14 rank and file of the 20th Regiment ; 68 men of all ranks of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusiliers ; seven men of the 24th Regiment, 13 of the 29th Regiment ; 26 non - commissioned c ffi. cars and men of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regi ment ; Ensign G. Auchinleck, 52d Light I n f antiy, together with 65 non-commissioned officers and men of that corps ; 41 men of all ranks of th e 6 4t1s Regiment ; Lieut. T. Carlisle and 42 men of the 75th Regiment ; 16 men of the 82d (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) Regiment ; Ensign C. T. Horan and 40 men of all ranks, of the 84th Rep. ment ; and 38 men of the 90th Light Infantry ; total, fire officers and 413 non-commissioned o'_fi cers and men. Staff Assistant Surgeons Salter and Hillman will embark in medical charge of the troops during the voyage. The following troops will embark at Gravesend this day on board the Antelope steamer for Kurra chee, the whole of them having been selected from the East Indian depots at Chatham, viz :-7(11 Royal Fusiliers, 61 men ; 52d Light Infantry, 16 men; 61st Regiment, 29 men ; 70th Regiment, 10 men : 81st Regiment, 13 men ; 94th Regiment, 17 men ; and 98th Regiment, 30 non-commissioned officers and men ; total, 176 men of all ranks, with the following officers :—Lieut. R. Swift, 81st Rcgi. mont ; Ensign C. M. Prendergast, 52d Light la fantry ; Ensign M. Murphy, 61st Regiment ; and Ensign P. H. Dobbs, 98th Regiment. The steam transport Dee was on Saturday un docked at Woolwich on completion of repairs. She is to be admitted into basin to-day to ship machi. nery and steam gear for the western yards. An improved method of superheating steam is to be carried out by order of the Admiralty, which is to be tested on the next voyage of the Dee. The Victory, guard ship, Captain George Henry Seymour, C. B. , flag of the commander-in-Chief, will haul out of No. 3 dock, at, Portsmouth, the third week in March. The handsome old ship, now 95 years old, has been most substantially repaired, doubled upon, reoeppered, and richly decorated. The painters have shown excellent taste in picking out the carved work of her stern galleries and quarter badgers. Her figure-head has been regilt, and the shield relieved in artistic taste. She will look handsomer than she did nearly a century ago, and is good for the next 50 years. The watermen of Portsmouth will heartily rejoice to see her at her old moorings opposite the Hard, as it was a source of grert daily profit to them, in taking off visitors to view the ship in which Nelson fought his last battle, and died for his country. Vice-Admiral the Hon. G. A. Crofton, on the re served list, died last week, by which event a pen sion of 1501. per annum reverted to the patronage of the Admiralty. The gallant deceased entered the navy in 1798. He was a midshipman in the Me dusa, and was present in the attack on the French flotilla in Boulogne -roads under Nelson. As lieu tenant of the Cambrian he commanded the barge of that ship at the capture of the French 10-gun schooner-privateer Matilda in 1805. He also served. as lieutenant of the Mulgrave at the reduction of the island of St. Croix and St. Thomas in 1807 ; he was commander of the Faun at the capture of Mar tinique and Marie-Galante, 1809 ; and captain of the Dictator, serving on shore against New Orleans and Baltim-re, and in several other operations on the coast of America during the war. We are in formed the pension vacant by his death has been conferred on Vice-Admiral of the Blue Wm. Wal pole, which promotes Rear-Admiral of the Red the Hon. Sir R. S. Dundas, K.C.8., to be Vice-Ad miral of the Blue ; Rear-Admiral of the White, Sir Stephen Lushfngton, K. C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral of the Red ; Rear-Admiral of the Blue, John M‘Dou2all (b) to be Rear-Admiral of the White; Capt. the Hon. P. P. Cary, to be Rear-Admiral on the Reserved List ; and Capt. R. Craigie, Superin tendent of the Royal Naval Hospital at Stonehenge and Victualling-yard at Plymouth, to be Rear-Ad. miral of the Blue. The following Promotions were made on Satur day at the Admiralty : Commander R. J. Ot way to be Capt.; Lieut. the Hon. W. de Blaquiere, Lieut. J. M. Jackson, and Lieut. R. G. Tufnell to bo Commanders. SHIPS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. One of the most extraordinary instances of the dangers which threaten ships from this terrible ele ment, and one also which affords certain proof of the completeness with which the recent discoveries of practical science enable us to ward off its destruc tive effects, occurred recently to H.M.S. Shannon, 50, in her voyage out from this country to China. This fine frigate, under the command of Captaii, ( now Sir Wm. Peel, was ordered out in the spring of last year to join the force in China. It appears from the ship's log, Which has only just reached the Admiralty, that during the voyage out, and when about 90 miles to the south-west of Java, the ves sel became completely enveloped in one of those terrific thunderstorms so prevalent in those lati. tudes, and which in former years have frequently caused so much destruction to our ships in travers ing the Indian Ocean. The log describes the approach of the storm at 4.50 p.m. in the shape of streams of the most vivid lightning, with deafen ing thunder, rain and hail, the ship being driven .before the storm, with remarkably high seas, which threatened to poop her. At 5 p.m. what appeared to be an immense ball of fire covered the main-top gallant mast, whence it seemed to run up the royal pole and explode into the air with a most terrifio concussion, covering all the surrounding space with bright sparks of electrical light, which seemed to be driven rapidly to leeward by the wind. At 5.15 the ship was struck a second time on the mainmast by an apparently immense mass of lightning, and the foretopsail was lowered before the violent gust of wind with which this second shock was attended. At 5.30 another very heavy discharge of lightning fell on the mainmast, and from this till 6 p.m. the ship was completely enveloped in sharp forked lightning, accompanied with incessantpeals of thun der, At 8.10 they sheeted home the maintopsail, and at 9.30 set the foresail ; a confused sea with long heavy rollers from the W.N. W., followed this terrible display of atmospheric electricity. On the next day the ship's course was altered, and the masts and rigging carefully overhauled, but no injury was found to have been sustained to either, nor do any of the men either below or aloft appear to have been hurt in the least. The permanent system of fixed lightning conductors, invented by Sir Snows Harris and now universallyemployed in her Majesty's ships, most effectually protected both ship and crew. In looking back upon the journals of the Royal Navy, we find an almost similar instance of a frigate being struck three times by lightning under the head of "Remark - s on board his Ma jesty's frigate Lowestoffe, March 8, 1796, Minorca distant 5 deg. W. 134 miles." In this case we find that the Lowestoffe also got involved in a thunder storm, and at 12.25 p.m. a heavy flash of lightning struck the ship, knocking three men out of the tops, one of whom was struck dead on the spot. Withal fire minutes afterwards the ship was again struck by a heavy flash, which shivered maintopmast to • splinters, and in a minute or two more a still more heavy discharge fell upon her. This third shock shivered the foretopmast in pieces—the mainmast to the deck, set fire to the ship in zany parts of the masts and rigging, carried away the foretopsail. yard, struck ono man dead, and knocked several others, who had most imprudently been sent aloft, out of the tops. The same discharge passed along between decks, knocking down many of the sailors, whom it paralyzed or burnt severely. About half an hour after this they were obliged to cut away the mainmast, and, crippled and disabled in the other parts of their rigging, mak e th e b est of their way to Minorca. What a contrast is presented by this accident compared with that which hap pened to the Shannon the other day ! It is always gratifying to record the triumphs of practical science in succouring the feeble powers of ma i l amid such terrific forces of nature. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. - --:(l`iii4 Day.) blo L w O i N n D g O a N s , tr M on a g re b h ree l z . e7 —Wind this day at no on , E. ; with a slight fall of snow . (ar ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind E. ' • sleet fallin g . Arrived, Feb. 2 S.—Barcelona (i.), from Barcelona; Wave, Guernsey. Sailed, Feb. 27.—Alhambra (s.), with Peninsular maild and 8,300/. in specie. Wind E.N.E. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 28.--Echo, from New Orleans • Beoga. pore, Calla o ; Forest King, Caldera ; Thernis, ' Akyab; Grace, Dunkirk; Albanian (s.s.), Smyrna. Sailed, Feb. 23.—Samarang, for Calcutta ; Minstrel, Para ; Nepaul, Caldera; Itotilda, Montevideo ; Havannah. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAIII.). GRAVESEND, Monday Morro .nw . Wind E., first hour's flood, strong and cloudy..., Arrived, Feb. 28—M a rin e from C a llao; So", Chris: tiana. r Cadiz • Pride of the Arrived, March I—Dolphin O.) , f roD3 Ant warp. Thames, Montevideo ; Sailed, Feb. 28—Gibraltar, Glance, Benares. ; i.i sf e °lll- AL a , itll3l; onday Morning. Pawed, e'b.N2B" ry .— ve Em ß p i r•e r° L, g' frO v ni ith LO n n o d w ol ' i, for Madeiiii. Passed, March I.—Mcchsnic, barque, from tho north f or the west. 110 i 19a i 20A 12f