The Sun. — London, England, 1858-05-17 00:00:00

Grisi, uditg, wer of ill the The e ar riding causes iestral :ept in Df the ?et, as iction, of the hence, iirable of sol ladlle. non, of the .vtable of it. Ist of great Talmo ibrious little Foglia ired to Chided its de .og his of the be in t was leasur bt, un a very us im- coned in v Mr. matter m the mately Jon his impos- DX at ay by Lady with Lady bim Clan- Lnd 3 the the 1, the g, the She'. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The advicea from most of the manufacturing dis tricts report that business is gradually improving from its late gloomy state. At Lqeds there had been a better sale for the heavier kind of cloths, and in the cloth-balls and warehouses a fair amount of purchases had been made, and the autumn trade, it Is generally expected, will be of a full average character. Wools are in steady demand, at fair P r ices. At Bradford there is rather more machinery employed on American account, and the prospect of a revival of trade with the United States continues to improve, and the condition of the classes in the district . is improving, al though not very rapidly. Business at Hudders field has not been very active, buyers having pur chased small quantities ; but altogether prices of both wools and goods remain firm, with an up ward tendency. The hosiery trade at Leicester has exhibited rather more activity. Worsted yarns are flat, but in wools a fair amount of business has been reported at full rates. There has been less Mancheste r , exhibited in the Cotton Market at "Ilileheste r , but spinners and manufacturers , h aving rather large orders on hand, demand IQ values. For printing cloths there is a f air inquiry, and long cloths, owing to the short ness of stocks, are advancingin. value. The average business during the past week is reported not to have been large, but a cheerful and firm tone per lades the market. At Birmingham the iron trade continues very steady, and prices have exhibited increased firmness, owing to considerable orders having been given out by the East India Company. In the fancy trades of the district there is little improvement to notice, but the Papier machi and electro-plate branches have shown signs of improvement. The hardware trade at Sheffield continues very languid, but the improvement lately noticed in the file and tool trade continues. The demand for the Continent has slightly improved, and in some branches of the Cutlery trade symptoms of improvement have been exhibited. At Wolverhampton the various hard- Ware trades of the district have shown a little improvement, but some of the wholesale houses have been moderately active. Accounts from Liverpool report that the cotton market on Saturday closed heavily, and quotations Were without any material change. The sales were %Unlisted at 6,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by the exporters. The Railway Share Market Manifested a very quiet appearance, and prices tended downwards. There were no withdrawals of gold from the s ank. on Saturday, and it is expected that the movement, if it has not wholly ceased, will, at all "ants, diminish. The least upward turn in the el cbange of Paris would no doubt destroy that Profit Which has lately been derived from the trans taisaien of specie to France. In the event, how "er, of further consignments being made—for Ville there is auy chance of profit the principal " 11 8 who embark in such operations will assuredly co ntinue their remittauces — no uneasiness need be felt lest the bullion at the Bank will be reduced to such an extent as to affect unfavourably the position and prospects of the money market. The late efflux is altogether of an exceptional character, and cannot be prolonged when the shipments of silver to the East are so limited, and when, moreover, the Bank of France do not require supplies ob tained from this country. Meanwhile, the imports of the precious metals are increasing, several loaseLs having been announced this morning With gold. If the withdrawals have ceased, the deficit caused by those which have already occurred will soon be replaced, but the chief part of the supplies just received will, no doubt, be absorbed for export purposes. These arrivals in clude the following :—the Roxburgh Castle, from Melbourne, with 50,267 oz. ; the Sydenkam, from Melbourne, with 26,669 oz. ; and the Caleroon, : r , it h 19,921 of the total value of 387,4281. Be s id es tile Guy Mannering from Melbourne, the Na avian from Ad e l a id e , an d th e Alh am b ra f rom t he West I n di es ; b u t th e amoun t o f spec i e t h ey b ring is not yet known. general position of the Discount Market re "cams unchanged. At present the improvement of ed erbas been t oo limited o produce such an in - crre4ae of applications for money as to influence the to r rent tortes. They consequently continue very There and with ou t any s i gns o f p ermanen t alteration. ril l -here i s no prospect of any change in the mini t° some time, for the last return issued by e Bank of E ng l an d s h owe d th a t i n s pite of the : cl ine in the no t es an d go lf, th e fi nanc i a l pos i t i on tile establishment had improved—that is to say, t he liabiliti es h a d b een great l y d i m i n i s h e d , w hil e e a reduction of its assets was comparatively unim- Aert est. There was a special meeting of the Submarine ta ken C om p an y t o -d ay , at w hi c h power was 'Len to rai se 150,0001. more cap it a l f or t h e com pletion of two submarine lines, one to Denmark sli d the other to Hanover, f or w hi c h pr i v il eges b ade been granted to the company. There is con ti nue d fi rmness i n th e mar k e t f or 14 glish Stocks, and although the transactions _are 1. Itn ited, they are no t o f a c h arac t er t o produce de- Premien. The suspense created by the debate natu !ally checks business,and amidst so much uncertainty it is rather surprising that values should be so well maintained. Consuls have been 97f if, and 971 for honey ; for account they have been at 974 and 9 4. The New Three per Cents. are 954 96 ; and also the Reduced. Bank Stock is 221, and India do. 222. Exchequer Bills are 375. to 40s. Pram. ; and the Bonds, 100} ; Indian Deben tures, 1001 Foreign Securities are quiet, but continue at r„ 4 clY rates. Turkish 6 per Cents. are marked I, and the 4 per Cents. are quite nominal. bieruvian Dollar Bonds have been dealt in at 631, ' -4( -Inader L en d W arrants at 31 2 , Grenada New _active at 2 Buenos Ayres at 82, and the lieeferred at 18. Sardinian are 921, Spanish 3 per "te. 444 and B raz ili an 5 per Cents. 102 k. e v eryr limited busines s h as b een d one i n th e y share market thi s morn i ng, but in one or tw o instances a slight improvement is apparent. at Northern, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire,4 North British, and South-Eastern other 55., and Eastern Counties 10s. Ia the re „ er , lines dealt in there is little alteration to a t r ' in Prices. The foreign and colonial lines Oin,,,very inactive. East Indian and Grand Trunk Mines, Banks, have each declined about 10s. resS Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are c t e y s show a downward tendency, Lon have receded 55., and Union of .A, (l° Z enad i n . ci du ri n la improved about ss. Crystal Palace and London General Omnibus Company are at previous quotations. IittrTISTI PIINDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. ta tx i t Stock •• ( From th e Offi esa l Li st;) . 221 2 .. j 3 uer cent. Reduced , Anneities 96 5 o.,„Per Gent, Console Annuities • 97 Viiiiii 41 ew 3 i • per Cent. Annuities . 96 5i 6i Long Annuities (Exp. sth Jan., 1860).... 1$ India Stook.. ........ 222 4 India Loan Debentures , .......................... /00i lDittoscrip . .............................. 100 i ull.: acad.., tuna) .......... ... ..... ... ..... 22 4 Ditto, under £1000... ........... 24 CoLsols for Account .... ........... ..... ..... . 97$ A Ezehnner Bills, Zie; March. June. 4 1000 . ...... ... I 37 40 X 560 I 40 37 Sm%il .... ..... ..... .. - 1 40 Pr(.lletiner Bonds, Itis9, Ri per Cent.... $ D dto, 1959 PRICES OF2, FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Bresliian 5 per Cent. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. ilitt o A ccount Ditto Deferred. .. lB %Wan Bonds 6 per Cent . D itto 3 per ' Cent. Q madorNew Consolidated ... Ditt o Provisional Land Wa r r a nt 211 1 :31.re n sdn New A c ti ve, 21 per Cent. 4 exican 3 per Cent Z rt4tu guese Bonds, 3 per C en t ., 1653 - 6} krdinian tionlB, fi per Cent. - ..,"niPh Roads, 3 per C en t. eh Bonds, 6 per cent 963 & i i Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, ; per Cent. Dividends e n th e above nayable in London. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Cent 63; C onsols Ittzt EB O'er OCE. money 97 Co unoli for Account, (June 3) 9 7 2b 1 114 St. St. 122 St. St. St. St, 25 St. 20 20 10 St. St. St. St. St. SHARE MARKETS (This Day). RAILW.A.YB. Closing I'm this day Basins done this day. 51 - Oh 7i - 8i 70 - 72 - 10, 26 - 27 90 - 92 85 - 85 35 - 37 iii - . i ... ... ... 8 - 8 161 - 17; 604 - 61, 45 - - 47 31 - 33 15 - 17 90 - 92 ••• 271 -64 93 - 95 91 - 10 104 -1041 90 - 92 128 - 1 , 01 101 - 103 55 - 56 - 53 it; 89 11 —l2 p 11 12 ; 91 92 1 al 1 - a ••• '.... 11.0 6 - 6i 107 - 109 934 - 94 - 954 - 96 381 38/ 1 id 921 —93 i, 65 67 125 - 131 62 - 64 3. 1 ; - 3 601 - 51 ... -- .., ••• - .• 9`4 - 94 2 - I 47 - 48 744 - 93 - 951 4$ - 7- 9i 8 - 9 30 - 32 ... ... 7 4d 103 - 110 27t - 28 80 - 82 45 - 46 2i - 36 - 37 69 - 70 823 - 833 13 - 15 7 - 5 r. 8 - 10 35 - 36 99 - 101 - RAILWATI. trobg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Belfast & Ballymen lirmng. Wolverh A Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh Cheshire Junct...... Blackburn Blyth & Tyno original £25 (iss. at £45) Bristol & Eseter Ca1ed0nian...........• :ester & Holyhear' Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall Do. A 100 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 100 1. 100 1.00 all too 1.00 1.00 100 1100 'lOO 16f, 100 1.00 100 31.1 17i all all 100 Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber June. East Anglian Eastern Counties.— Easterntrnion,A. stk. Do., do. ...... Do, New A .....••...• East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. ... Edinburgh & Glasgow lEdinb.Prth.&Dunda< 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.. gna.St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Third. Do. New Thirds _ Lancash. &Yorkshir Do., do. 1 7 ' Xl6 Do. Do., £9 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Southport. . London & Blackwali Do. New, i;s. Si. 10s. Lond. Bright. & S. Cat. London & N. Wester Do. Eighths Condon & S. Westlrn Lndndrry.&Coloraine I ,ndndrry. & Ennisk. Itanch.Shef. &Linen Iletropolitan Aidland Do. Birming. & Derb vlidland G.West.(lr. Do. Shares ..... gowcastle &Carlisle gewpt.A berg.&llrfd gewry & Armagh Newry, Warreupoin & Restrevor lo rfo ..... gorthn. Counties Un 'forth British Korth Devon, Rail. d Dock Stock .. Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock K, Eastern Berwick Dodo. G. N.E. Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London K. & S. W stn. , Hamp stead, and City Jn. Korth Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Contral Soot. N.E.Abrdn. St Do. Scot. Mid. Stock 100 Shropshire Union . 8 Sitingbourne &Sheer 100 South Devon. 100 South Eastern 100 ( South Wales all S. Yorksh. Rivar Dtu 14 jDo ..... . ......... all I Staines ,Wok. , &Wok all 'Stockton & Darling 20 Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., 1855 16ilStockton& Hartlepl 100 Taff Vale. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D. &R 100 Vale of Neath 100 IWaterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick all !West Cm nwall all West End of London and Crystal Palace all I Do. A all j Do. B all West London all i Do. First Class all Do. Second Class BRITISH Pi Atian. and SL Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do, Do. Additional . A Buffalo & Lake Hur Buff. ' Brnt. & God ch 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug..'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Gude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares tDemerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do. B. do. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s9 Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt, In. Pen. g. 5 per c Do. New, guar. 5 p.c Gt. Wastn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do, do., '76, p. Do. do., '73, do. . Do, do., '73, without. option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) 3cinde, guar. 5 per c Do . - I ISSESSIONS. ... .. ... par 4p par 8 9 183 88 77 8e 75 78 I - li 107 - 108 - 194 - 194 49 - 51 82 - 83 21 - 214 194 -19 i - 101 108 - 112 1108 - 112 105 -- 108 184 -- 19}1 20/ -- 2041 d par -- 4p par -- 4P - i P FOREIGN. Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bahia & Francisco 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 Coast. & Bale Licrre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. o. Pref Northern of France Do. New NorwegianTrnk.Pref Paris and Lyons Ditto New Paris and Orleans Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati.. Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5. per cent. pref. Southern of France.. West Flanders Do. 5 per c. Prd W.&N.W. of Franc( Western of Austria._ Wort. of Switzerland W iesl aden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zealand ..... 51 - 6h I - 1 21 - 5 - 25 -25 i - iii = iii 31 - 4 p 25 - 25 -9, 21! 21 371 - 371 30k -30 i ... - ••• 4S - 60 1 - P ... - .. i -- 8i -- 9 ]9l-- 19; 4i -bk - 91 -- 9i 22 -- 23 44.4 ''''' ••1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 7 50 Agra & United Serv. 40 all xustralasia BO 81 81 801 25 all Bank of Egypt 100 50 Bank of London 45 47 46 40 all Bri.Col.Bk.&Ln. Co — 50 all British N. American 21 10 0.13k.0f Ind.Au.diCh —2/ 10,) 50 iCity 56 58 100 25 Colonial 20 all , CommereialofCanada 160 20 Commercial of Loud.l 20 all Eng•Seot.diAus.Cot.' 17i 20 all Lon.Ch • Bk.of Aat. 191 —19 i 1 5 :0 0 0 23210050 Lo LoLtima n it,iid d oo o olli n uija a oll nd noets. CountytonifEStock.u 27i 8 20 10 Do. New 50 25 National 20 all New South Wales 42 —44 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. L 9 40 20 all Ottoman Bank ' 18 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 61 63 10 an De. New .. ... 24 25 all south P astralia •• ••• 25 15 Do. New 25 all Union of Australia_ 45 46 451 15 Do. New 3l 32 50 10 Onion of London 22i 233 100 50 Unity mutual ..• • • ... 1 00 ' Vi'eatraF3k of Load 19 17d • THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 17, isrks. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. MARKET NEws.--(rbis Day.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) Leasing Companies Closing Prices this Ogy Itusines4 this day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SUNDAY MORNING IN THZ HATMARIEBT.—Ann John son, a prostitute, was charged with being drunk and dis orderly on Sunday morning in the Haymarket, and Wil liam Jones, a fashionably-attired young man, was charged with obstructing the police in the execution of their duty. Ho/der 297 A, said that early on Sunday morning, be saw the female prisoner drunk in the Haymarket, and having told her to go away, and she refusing, be attempted to take her kto custody, when the male pri• soner came up and said, " Well, Bobbies, you need not treat the female so. You Peelers had better mind what you are about." He to'd him not to interfere, when he commenced hissing and groaning, which the mob that had assembles took up by groaning also. Prisoner—You say I said Bobbies.' Why, I never heard the word before, hardly. Another constable was called, and said he heard him make nee of the word " Bobby," and groan and hiss at them while taking the woman into custody. Prisoner—l never groaned or hissed at all. I merely thought the police were too rough, and told them to " mind, for she was but a woman." Mr. Bingham—Yon have no right to interfere at all. If thieves and other low persons found a person like him with a respec'able coat on his back, acting as he did, there was no knowing.what might be the consequences. The police were properly doing their duty in removing a drunken prostitute—one of that class against whom there exceptstees o i n many a se where there wa lb extreme no t re rightviolence n c ebeinginterfere used, and as there was not any in this case, he must pay a fine of 40.3., and the female ss. Ln.&N.W. Calesion... E.U.&E.O Gt.Nortlu E. Count. Caldonian Do Gt.Westn. Y.& N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do Ln. &N. W di hildld E. Count Do Do Do L. &N. W Do Gt.Northn T. Brassey M. MCloan Stk.dtDar Do Gt.Westn 93 - 100 101 - 103 13 - 15 138 - 140 4 -- 4§ on '''. •• • 109 - 111 ji - 14 24 - 25 98 - 100 - 2 97 i - 991 1 0 := lio lg i =1 32i - ! 90 - 92 ( CORN EXCHANGE. The country markets held on Saturday were but mode rately supplied with wheat, yet most kinds sold slowly at about previous quotations. In barley—the supplies of which were by no means extensive—only a limited busi ness passing, on former terms. Oats, beans, and peas sold steadily at full prices, but flour was a dull inquiry. The trade for wheat has been far from active in the continental markets. Prices, however, have been sup ported. In spring corn a steal' , business has been trans acted at full quotation,. Up to our-market last week the arrivals of home-grown produce were limited. From abroad we received 5,647 qrs. of wheat, 2,090 barley, 31,714 oats, 1,188 bean', 5 peas, 885 tares, 3,230 linseed, 350 rapeseed, 20 sundry seeds, and 2,288 sacks of flour. Fresh up, to-day, from Essex, Kent, drc., by land car riage, very few samples came fr4sh to hand, and the ar rivals by water carriage were on a limited scale. The stands were, for the most part, scantily supplied, and the demand was by no means brisk, However, a good demand was effected at a somewhat earlier period than usual, at prices quite equal to those realised on Monday last. In some instances, fine parcels were is per quarter advance. We were well supplied with nearly all kinds of foreign wheat. For the moat part the transactions were 'on a re. tail scale, yet late rates were well supported. Barley was in short supply and moderate request, at full prices. Good and fine malt supported former terms, but the de mand for it was very inactive. Inferior qualities were much neglected. Although we have had a steady influx of foreign oats the oat trade ruled steady at last Monday's quotations. Both beans and peas were in short supply and mode rate request at fully last week's quotations. The transactions in flour were only moderate ; neverthe less, late rates were steadily supported. The show of foreign qualities was only moderate. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wiest Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • 66s to 68s Rod •..• new 39s to 44s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto.• •• .... old —s Lineolnsk., Feed 211 24s Ditto, White new 45s 52s Potato .... 258 31s Ditto•• •• •• •• old —5 ---3 Yonghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin. Black. •• 193 248 coin, Red, o'd —5 —a Cork, White 20s 30s Ditto sew ..•• •• 401 45s Scotch, Feed. .• .• 205 24 Rya—Old ............ —1 —s Seans—Tiok 345 351 New ...........• 321 31s Pigeons 3- 432 Barley—Grinding .•• •• 268 30a Peas—Grey 401 421 Malting . •• •• •• 3 5 2 334 Map1e........... 41s 435 Chevalier.... . . 383 411 White...........41s 43s Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers .......... 42s 448 f01k............ 588 683 Flour—Town-made... 38s 408 Brown 541 565 Suffolk .......... 335 34 Kingston snd Ware 58s 66s Stocktn & Norfolk 30s 32s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 1,581 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 2,220 ; in 1856, 781; in 1855, 1,193 ; and in 1851, 1,978.; in 1853, 2,582 ; in 1852, 2,451 ; and in 1851, 2,102 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WREN. From Beasts. Rotterdam...... 48 Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 186 ... 7 ... 400 ... Amsterdam --- 13 Harlingen 212 ... 6 4 10 ... 29 Hamburgh 5 1,216 lijorting Antwerp . T0ta1.... 480 ... 1,548 ... 101 ... 439 8 ... 13 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 ...... 603 ... 1,332 ... 24 ... 257 .6. 4 ... 3 4 9 6 6 2 ..... 8 7 1856 207 ... 409 ... 43 ... 122 ... 1855 5-7 _. 121 ... 6 _. 1,012 ... 9 4d2 ... 1,741 .. 13 .. 338 ”. 28 1852 1 18 8 5 5 3 4 ... 353 ... 309 ... 1,626 ..• ilyitokfilheasts was received 3 0 ... 435 ... 14 v n er s y to m ck id i d n lin to g - . eafosilpuuw°trpisnpoiwcwhei;le limited. For nearly We bad only a moderate supply ofgfroavrrzeaiiengg districts, but was good, we had a f d aftrl a oel y fsmbuh ' s rlloue m etphd a t r es hk averagei e tqs t hu , mea a tro n ictr d oennrei i sdn t o s itgtfh g i fyoe e r ne n orse e naroo r moderate quotations. The beat Scots From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,950 Scots and short - horns; from o th er parts o f tssoid i a n t q 4 ui s ry 4d , a per e l r a s st ib lff s. onday's England, 210 of various breeds; from Scotland,loo Scots ; and from Ireland, 29 oxen. There was a good supply of sheep in the market, both as to number and quality. Some breeds were in fair re qnest, at full prices ; otherwise, the demand was in a sluggish state, and in some instances the quotations ruled a shade lower. Lambs were in full average supply, and sluggish re• quest, at about stationary prices. About 320 lambs came fresh to hand from the Isle of Wight. Calves were in short supply and sluggish request, at about stationary prices. In pigs very little was doing, on former terms. Per 81bs to sink the offs.' s. d, s. d. s. 4. s. (1 • Interior Beasts... 3 oto 3 2 PrimeSonthdown 4 4 4 Second quality.... 3 4 3 6 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime largo oxen 3 8 4 0 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &o. 4 2 4 4 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 second quality ...3 8 4 0 Suckling calves-19 0 23 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 0 4 2 Quarter old pigs.l9 0 22 0 Lamb, 5a 8d to 7a Od. TOTAL SUPPLY. FORRIUN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs 22,260 Sheep and lambs 1,000 Calves 132 Calves Pigs 4051 Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and said in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on lionday, May 18, 1857, and this day, Monday, May 17, 1858. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. May 18, 1857.1 May 17,1858 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts ... 2 10 to 3 0(3 oto 3 2 Second quality ditto ... 3 2 3 6(3 4 3 6 Primo large oxen ... ... 3 8 4 23 8 4 0 Prime Scots, dee ... 4 4 4 6 1 4 2 4 4 Coarse and inferior sheep 4 2 4 61:1 2 3 6 Second quality ditto 4 8 410 4 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto 5 0 5 4,4 0 4 2 Prime Southdown ditto 5 6 5 104 4 4 6 Lambs 5 6 6 4 15 8 7 0 Large coarse calves 3 8 4 614 0 4 6 Prime small ditto 4 8 5 2,4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 8 4 213 2 4 0 Neat small pork ers 4 4 5 011 2 4 4 Beasts.., 3.830 3,825 Sheep and lambs ... 21 ,350 22,260 Calves... 118 132 Pigs ... 310 405 Surnass ON SALE, M ay 19 , 1856.—B eas t s, 3 , 617 : 'beep and lambs, 18 , 931 ; calves, 109: pigs, WO. May 21. 1855 . — Beasts , 4,290; sheep and lambs, 21,770; calved, 120 ; pi gs , 440. NEWGATB AND LEADEIVIALL. For the time of year the supplies of both town and country-killed meat on sale here to-flay wore tolerably goo I. Prime beef, mutton, and lamb sold steadily at full prices. Otherwise, the trade ruled heavy. Per Bibs by the carcase. s. . d. Beet, interior 010 e 3 2 Do., middling ..... 3 4 3 6 Do. prime large.. 3 8 3 10 Do., do. small ....3 10 4 0 Pork, large ....... 3 0 3 6 . 1 Lamb, 5s 21 1 e. d. e. d Mutton, inferior 3 0 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 310 IDo., prime 4O 4 4 Veal ~3 8 4 8 Pork, small 3 8 4 2 I ,d to 6e 4d. BOROUGH HOP. For good and fine hops, the show of which has become less extensive, there is a steady demand, at very full prices. Inferior qualities a'e a dull inquiry, at barely lute rates. Last week's imports were 20 bales from Ham burg and 25 ditto from Umbra'. New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70s to 112 s ; Weald of lion 21s to 50s. Kent do., 54s to 66 5; N ew Sussex do., 505 to 601 ; Year- Antwerp, BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of home-grown potatoes have not increased 57Port, and the imports from abroad have 4 tons from Dunkirk, 30 tons from Calais, P. 102 tons from Rotterdam, and SO la : o i4M l B: s etti f ol lo r n o tuse r a rdflr G atoosni r t otunge n . Go o d and fine samples are in mode rate request; otherwise, the demand is in a very sluggish state. Bel York regent', 1 tOs to 180 a p er t on ; E ss e x an d K ent, 80a to 1 60 s; Scotch, 1208 to 1608; ditto cups, 70s t o 90 s ; gian m iddlings, -- 11 Y) —a ; Lincohis, 120 s to 140 8 ; bl ues , a to —0; , 508 to 90s. WOOL. Although therehas been rather more steadiness in the bid dings for most kinds of wool at the public sales held since Monday last, prices have continued to rule ld to fully 2d i s 70 to 2s 2d ; scoured, is 100 to 2s 00 ; per lb. beneath the former series. The following quotations have been realised :—Sydney and Moreton Bay—clean Port Philip—clean sheep's, Is 50 to 2s 23d ; scoured, la 80 to 2s 2,1 ; iambi', is 70 to 2s 20; slip; soourad, is 61 to Is Sid; pieces, is 6d to is 8d; lambs', ls 8d to 1810 d. Van D emen s Land—clean sheep's, is 5d to is 100 ; lamb's, is gd to is led ; broken, lid to lamb's, is 3d ; scoured, 110 to is p sh ie e c e e p: 7d to 11d. Adelaide —clean shee's is 70 is 5 I d 's : is gr t e o m i e s s Bd. 2 sheep's,tosdisgle:9itscie were: tsdl o lt n o : i 1 9 1 G l bales ler l b . .lamb's, is 6.0 to 2s New Zealan- clean sc. . sheep's, is 4Ad to is , broken le 30. Cape—clean heavy in he extreme, at almost nominal rates. Last week's imports f ro m P A r i l : x e a te n l d T: ia t . be market is SEEDS. nee have taken place either in cloverseed or trefoil. Canary has adVanced 3d. to 4d. rapeseed • per qr. Linseed an d are in request at very full and spring t Mustard area are quite as dear as last prices. week. Other seeds suppor t la,t week's quotations. rurntp,wnite,per bash. 15s to 16. Carraway ....... ••• • • 44° 48s No transactions of importance Rempseed , per qsarter 40s 44s Swede .......• • • 2 1 0 0 1 s 21.35: C oriander........ •• • • 28s 32s sfastard, Brown . • • • •• 16s 18 is Od White, new...... Od _ i Linseed, Bnig.iow in •• 72s 741 Crushing •• ••• • • • 50 3 57s Baltic e....... •. 48, bes Canary , per 0 26 • Odes sa ......,. •. ms 53s Rye grass (new) •• • ... 20s 3 L i nseed Cake, pr. ton — Clover ,RedEng.(eWt.) —5 —8 English .. ... 91 108 10 Os White .. . • ...• •• —5 —8 roreign,per ton 81 JO , .10 5s foreign Red •••• • • —5 ----' RaPoCakes,per ton•• 5' 5s 6 1:31 White •••• —5 '—, Rapeseed, new, pr qr. 68s 74• 1r Am o s ,7 3. .1.0.t.er..,nn;erwt.e..r....,...6114 u:71: trefoil, new•• •• •• —•• 17 1 224 TALLOW. y.c. on the Since our report only a moderate business has been transacted in tallow. and prices sot have had a downward tendency. To-day pis quoted at 535. 6J. per cwt.: town tallo w, 525. with cash ; rough fat , 2s. 10 d. per cwt. 1854. Stock this day 3 5 . 975 618 04 to Price of Y. C I _ 3 0i Delivery last week • • 5 „,r, Ditto from June 1.... 92, T,', Xrrlvals 14st week.. l • ivu Ditto from June1....:, 194,726 Price of To x r f 3• .• I 615.04 18b - . - ►ass. 1857. 1666. 46,680 52a 3d to —5 Od 1,613 84,719 7,450 95,399 531 6d 16.389 465 Wm 04 2,591 106,247 2,373 76,094 48s 6d 10,052 9,745 5556 d to 534 6d to —• od 1,751 834 104,150 100,404 2,495 51 97,222 93,436 58s Od 54i3d LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, May 17.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; strong breeze and cloudy with rain. PORTSMOUTH, May 15.—Wind W.—Arrived —H.M.S. Urgent, from Malta and Gibraltar ' • H.M.S. Vulcan, do. PLYMOUTH May 16.—Wind W.—Arrived—H.M.S. Racehorse, from China. TORBAY, May 15. —Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Cathe rine, from London, for Cardiff and Porto Rico. Como, May 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Protector, from Callao. ABERDREN, May 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Argus, for Boston. OFF DUNGENESS, May 14.—Arrived—Cmgar and Helene, from Madras, for Hamburg ; Adenda, Adelaide, S.A. GALWAY, May 14. Sailed—Clarence, for St. John's, N.B. LIVERPOOL, May 15.—Sailed—Africa, (s), for New York, with 23,000 d. in specie. May 17.—The Majestic hence to Charlotte's, from Prince Edward's Island, was abandoned at sea on the 29th of April, having taken fire. Crew and passengers landed at St. John's. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind W., blowing hard, with occasional Flowers. Arrived, May 15,—Ondine, steamer, from Dublin ; Eugenie, Scalanuova ; Clemence, Cherbourg ; Jenne Albert, Studds. Arrived, 16L1—Argyll, steamer, from Carantan ; South- Western, steamer, Havre. _ _ - Sailed, loth —Ondine, steamer, for London; Alliance, steamer, Havre. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Arrived Neptune and Webster, from New York ; Ocean Star, Charleston ; Ocean Wave, Girgenti ; Da Dougo and Gorit, Amsterdam; Ragmahal (new ship), Whitehaven. (BY SUBMARINE ANB BRITISH TELEGRIPH.) Arrived, May 16— A n GRAVESEND, natuey, from Monday Morning. Buenos Ayres; R e sult, Bombay ; Guy Mannering, Melbourne ; Bon Accord, Algoa Bay; Furet, Leonne, and Auguste, Gravelines ; Vor warts, Malaga; Camp Mown, Rio Janeiro. Arrived May 17:—Isabel, from Venice ; Yankee Biala, from Jamaica ; Affiance, Guernsey ; Harwich, Madras ; Chance, Ostend; Dolphsn, steamer, Denmark—both from Antwerp. DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored 16th—Jessie Easton, from London, for Hon flenr. Passed. —Runlet Jeskine, from Barbadoes ; Walmer Castle, Calcutta ; Appeliae, Jamaica ; Dispatb, Ceylon ; Charlotte Jane, Singapore ; Lady Bassett, Bari—all for London. Report of the ship Charlotte Jane :*--March 20, Robert Morrison, from Moulmein for Falmouth, off Ascension. April 3, Meteor, Brmbay, Siverpool. let. 40 N., long. 31.18 W. April 5, Lady Gray, Algoa Bay, London, with Lisa of fore-topmast, main-topmast, gallant-mast, mainsail, and jib, lat. 5.40 N., long. 23 W. ; Clifton Hall ; no signal. April 20, Morningturr, from Calcutta for Liverpool, lat. 29 N., long. 37.30 W. May 4, JAn Mackenzie, from Mobile for Liverpool, lat. 44.40 N., long. 29.40. May 6, Aurora, of Liverpool ; no signals. May 9, John from Para for Liverpool, lat. 50.11 N., long. 16.43. May 11, Marion, from Malta for Cork or Fat month, lat. 5).30 N., long. 11.55. May 13, Canton, from Java for Rotterdam, let. 5).12, long. 11.20. SERIOUS ILLNESS OE Ma. SOYER.—We regret to state that this gentleman has been suffering for some time past from severe indisposition, which, on the evening of Saturday last, aesureed an alarming aspect ; indeed, It was seine hours before the medical gentlsman in attend ance on him gave any hopes of his recovery from the relapse, but fortunately his malady took a favourable turn, and he is now nut of danger, though eevelely suf fering. We doubly regret Mr. Seyer's illness, inas muchas be is just ney,v, by request of the military authori . iee, devoting the whole of his culinary abilities to the ref irmation of the dietary and cooking utensils of the naval and military hospitals. The fruit trees around the neighbourhood of these towns are looking very promising. Peaches and apricots are likely to be very abundant. A gardener stated to as last week that he should have on his trees this year mere of those luscious fruit (peaches and apricots) than he has had in his garden altogether for the pa-t seven years.—Plymouth, and Deronport Journal AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS IN YORNSRIBE.—The Doncaster Chronicle says :—" Vegetation is making wonderful progress in this neighbourhood. The young wheats look remarkably healthy, and the grain which had suffered much from the cold and drought has put on a most luxuriant appearance. The potatoes are also putting out strong shoo's, and there is every appearance of abundance." THE HoP Dune—The following is the result of the further application to .he Chancellor of the Exchequer, in reference to the postponement of the duty, and the decision may be considered final :—The hop-growers to have the option of paying a fourth of the duty on the 16th inst., a fourth on the 16th Augus, a further fourth on the 16th November, and the remainder on the 16th February, as previously agreed to ; or of hiving security for payment of a moiety of the duty on the 15th Nov., with interest at the rate of 4 per eent. per annum, and of the second moiety on the 16th February next, on the like conditions.—Maidstone Journal. SOCIETY OF ARTS EXAMINATIONS. —From the retuens which have now been received by the calmed, it appears that, on the whole, 54 local boards of examiner , have been formed, of which 38 have been organised suffi ciently long to have been enabled to examine candidates at the previous examination, the remainder baring an nounced their intention of preparing candidates for next year's e x oninatione, The number of candidate@ w h o presented theueselves at the 38 local boards was 1,093, and from the returns it would appear that 356 are de clared qualified for examination by the society's board. SUICIDE OF AN ENGINEER. — On Friday afternoon Thomas \Vakley, Eeq , the coroner, received informa tion cf the death of Mr. John Tracey, engineer, aged 96 years, who resided at Charles-street, St. Luke's. The deceased was of a cheerful disposition, and never showed the slightest tendency to commit a suicidal act ; but the deceased's wife lately had given way to habits of intem perance and dietreesed his home, which preyed on his mind, when he, he a fit of temporary insanity, committed self•destruction by hanging himself to the side of a win • dow. The deceased was a steady, sober, well-conducted man, and highly respected in the neighbourhood. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT EALING.—On Friday Mr. Braidwood received a report of a destructive fire which broke out on the extensive premises of Mr. Jac. Tomp kins, the Green Man Tavern, Ealing. Mounted police were despatched for the engines, which at once attended, and a good supply of water being procured from wells in the neighbourhood, they went to work in an admirable manner, but notwithstanding the exertion's of the fire men the flames were not extinguished until the premises were destroyed. Cause unknown. Insured in the County and other offices. INDIAN DATES.—The despatch of Lord Ellenborough to Lord Canning, disapproving of the Oude procla.na tion, was sent off on the 26th ill's, and will reach Cal- cutta on the 4th of June. Oa the 13th of June Lord Canning will learn that Lord Etlenborough's despatch has been made public, and on the 19th of June the Governor-General of India will most probably learn the result of the publication of the despatch. A mail will leave Calcutta on the sth of June, just after the Ellen borough despatch has reached there, and a telegram of the news brought by that mail will be due in London On the 9th of July. The first news front Calcutta after the 13th of June will be due in England on the 14th of July, and thefirst news from Calcutta after the 19th of June will be due in England on the 29th of July. A RACE AT SEA.—The steamers Arago and Saxonia, which arrived at Cowes on Friday, left New Yurk on the lst, inst. When they had both been to sea four days the A rage got ahead of the Sexenia, and fired two guns in triumph. In a few days afterwards the Saxonia got ahead of the Arago, and fired three guns in triumph. They kept losing sight of each other in the day as well as in the night, and at length the Saxonia arrived at Cowes about four hours before the Arago. The two ships together brought over nearly 800 passengers. THE INTERIOR OF ST. PAUL'S, LONDON.—We under stand that a committee of earnest and influential per sons have been appointed to assist the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul)s in fitting up the ce' hedrel for special ser• vices, and at the same time endeavouring to complete the decorations of the interior in accordance with the wishes of Sir Christopher Wren, so far as they can be ascertained. It is proposed that, in the arrangement s for service, as little obstruction as possible is to be in troduced—chairs and matting to be provided for a very large congregation under the dome and contiguous parts of the nave and transepts—the remaining space to be separated during service by curtains, drawn across wherever it shall be found most desirable, for the pur• pose of enclosing and thereby economising the voice of the preacher, and for the exclusion of the interruptions to the service from without. All permanent fittings, or any alterations to the existing choir, are to be rese rved for future consideration ; but, in the meantime, a mat ter of no small importance is proposed to he taken in hand, namely, the warming the church sufficiently.-- The Builder. A HlNT.—Wind up your conduct like a watch every I day, examining minutely whether you sic "fast" or "slow," 601 1 1011 92 129 5 5 I 91# i 2 107 f 93 iiiii 96 51 38i 8 50 i U 921 3 69 i f 82i 351 i 2i ,108 7i I 7 8 5 RAILWAYS. Bnckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc . Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.' E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. 1 Shares Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Baton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd.' Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Slim. A r ßoystn.& Hit. IShrews.& Her S. Stallordsh earVaLg 6pc Do Wilts&Somrst, PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4. p. c Ches. & Ho. 5 P.C Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Bandonsip.e Dun.Perth.4tAber.J 'E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c Do. do. Cls. C 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. W. 0 per cent. Do. 101. Debontr.Sh. IDo. do. 4 per cent l East Lancash.6 p.cts I E.&W. York. J. sth, , Min.& Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. C. Redeem at 10 p. C. prem Do. 44 per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N.of Scot.lstPr( Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B. &H.Ex.spc Do. con. red. 44 p.c. Do. con, red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per ient. 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. Chesil. Gna. Sb Do. do. do Do. do. do tan. & York. 6 pc. St Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P.,5p.e.5t.N0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. e., N 0.4 Lon. & N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 r . et Lon. & S.W. 7 per et late 3d Shares ... Londy.& Color. Sh. Londy. &Ennis. Sh. M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 34 per cont. Marypt. k Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Slid.Consol.6l4.c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. Now., Aber., &e., pr. 5 p. c.red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. Norf k. Deb. 4 p. c . Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 V.5p..,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N.B. Berw. 4p.c.Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6p. c. 2d guar Do. do. Debeatr. St Scot. Ceut.New Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. do • 3i p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £i Os. no. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Sh Do. New 4i pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 44 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c Do. do. do. Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc ••• - ••• 95 - 97 -103 ••• --. .•. 6 -- 64 - 115 - 112 - 117 - 115 - 135 - 81 72~ - 73}~ : 121 - 115 - 106 F 3 -- €5 10i -- 114 - f 93 - 94 87 - 8 88 - 90 LOO - 102 93 - 103 16 - 17 91 - 101 73 - 74 181 --- 193 9. 92 13. -14 t, .38 - 142 - 105 120 - 122 66 -- 61 - 139 - 102 ••• ... ••• lli .... 11$ gg - 108 IOG di -PJ 22 - 23 120 - 122 107 - 109 99 - 101 121 - 123 125 - J3O 71 - 76 10 - 102, 231 -- 241 102 -- 194 101 -- 103 100 - 102 1 15 - 17 27A - 2r:3 48 - 51 BRITISH 12112 MINES. Alfred Cons. (Philk.)' 'British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) Dov. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay. ) East Basset (Mogan) Great South Tolgus ,Grt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 'Grt.W. Vor (Ilolstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W.Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 'Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Cant Brea (11logn1 S.W. Frances(lllogn. Tam. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un. Mines (Gwennap) V. of Towoy (Camay.) W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstck' Wh. Kitty (U. Llant Wh. Ma. Ann (Monht. Wh. Trelamney (Lis. 11 - 12 3 - 4 80 - t -10 460 - 48) 1...5 100 14i - -1 5 i 5 - 2 7.- 81, 101 - 111 5 - 6 19 1 - 201 6115' 40 12s€ 20 6 5 It 7s 19i 20 ..• - 395 - 4 0 1240 .-250 - 1 3} - 4 24i - 2541 1100 - 110 220 - 230 290 - 3(0 - 10 - 11 45 -- 47 22 25 FOREIGN IIIN IO zo ' 4 'Australian 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 6 —I P 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued at .C 5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes 4 Cuiada ... .. • 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 13 -- I 4 1 i Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica — ...d 40 all Cobre Copper 45 47 . . 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop ) per Mining C 0.., i id 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares - - 91 5 11 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita I 1 all New Granada 1 all Novean Monde 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.di Smlt 6 7 5 1 Port Philip . ••• f'..o 16i Santiago do Cuba all United Mexican 31 38 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) .. --• !!.. 25 119 'Australian Agricult. 'hi 2 - 30 3 / 4 10 all 'Austral% Royal Mail 1 li 10 all Berlin Water Works. 3 4 10 2 Do. New iss. at 5/. d ... ... 50 40 Brit. American Land . .. 100 326 Canada 134 138 St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 116 1161 116 1 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 25 30 25 all Do. Prof. 76 p. cent. 25 27 5 all Crystal Palace ll Ii li 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 20 all !Eastern Steam .31 ii 31 St. 100 ;Electriclelegraph I 1 all ! Electric: Tel. of Irel, ... 5 all !En.drAust.Cop.SmCo 11 i 11 10 I.os.!Eur. & Ind.Jctn, Tel. ... 9 all Eur.StAm.Stm.(linx) 31 _44 20 ‘II Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) ... ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. . 20 5 London Discount 4 all ,Loud. Gen. Omnibus 21 3 21 20 10 !Magdalena St. Navig. ... ... - 1 10 ! all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 7 8 10 1 all Do. Extension Teleg. ... ... 10 alt Mexicr.n&S.Americn _ .. 125 5 'Nat. Discount C 0..., 1` j 10 6 'Netherlands Land. „ . f ll 10 all Do. Do. •. 5 all Do.B p.c.Pf.iss.at ld 2 2 i 5 3 Do. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 16 20 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 101 102 101 1 1 all N. B. Australasian... 20 all Nrth.ofEuroPeSteam 2 3 2f 1 all Oriental Gas 1 108. Do New Shares id a 5 all Peellir. Ld. & Min& 11 2i 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 79 81 81 80i 50 10 Do. New 50 all Rhymney Iron 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 6O al 62 601 st l l al oo l s S . c A ot uo .A .Go ust v ra. . 6 1 p 1 . 7 .bdo est : 1 11 1 0, .... 11 t H ill 10 25 all South Austral. Laud 35i 313,1 1:14 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip i 1 1 all Do. Registered -1 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co.lJp.Calt .... -- ... 1 24 Van DIOXICYN Land, l3 -:- 15 ._ St. St. 25 St. 100 100 all 100 all 100 SPORTING NOTES. THE DERBY AND THE OAKS. " I've dip't into the future, far as human eye could see-- See❑ the vi,ion of the rare and all the wonders that will be." After the eternal " What's to will ?" the question most frequently on people's lips is—" Shall we have e% wet Derby I" The skiey influences are not pro pitious. They engender forebodings of a rainy Wednesday, and many persons are seriously con templet ing countermanding their open conveyances. The demand for closed " traps" is increasing, and many " fair women and brave men" already feel the pangs of disappointment at the pro bability of not being able to glisten in what the stern parient of the ill-starred Miss Dinah called "gorge-ous array." My hopes of a fine Derby Day are, however, not destroyed by the lowering clouds and the dull atmosphere, .and I anticipate that we shall have an opportunity of realising on Wednesday the truth (barring the gaming tables) of Mr. Frith's elaborate pcture. Preparations at Epsom are progressing rapidly to wards completion, and stands and booths have . sprung up in one night like Aladdin's Palace. The work is almost concluded, the carriage places have been marked out, a wider range having been taken than formerly, owing, it is said, to the increase in crinoline, the "pitches" for knock'ern downs and stalls have been distributed, and the course and the standa are now quite ready for the reception of the multitude of pleasure folk. Speculators have been busy during the past week, and whilst backers have been employed in the task of "getting square," bookmakers have used their utmost endeavours to " get round." The changes in the daily published list of quotations have been numerous, and they h ave at last impacted a little briskness to the betting, which had previously been remarkably dull. " Scratchings" have reduced the field, but the most important of the recent declarations of forfeit wore those in reference to Clydesdale, Cock -a- doodle doe, and The Grand Secret. The last-men tioned animal had been liberally supported by the public ; for what reason it is difficult to con jecture, for the horse had never left the Denehury training ground, which is as inacessible to people as was Rasselas's Happy Valley, and the very exis tence of the horse was, for ought that was known to the contrary, a myth. Perhaps the name had something to do with the horse's unaccountable popularity, and people may have imagined that the " Danebury division" were in reality destined to astonish the natives on the Derby day with a Grand Secret. Whilst the field has been reduced by scratch ings, the operations of the " Knocking-out Club" have placed many animals virtually hors de combat, and the probability is that the number of competi tors will not reach 25. In the fallowing lot ofpro bable starters I have endeavoured to state, as accurately as my information will enable me, the most likely riders : Leogrange Templeman or S. Rogers. ELstiLlngton .G. Oaten. The Etadji .Aldcroft. Tie Thofite -Fi3truar. Ethi , pian Duceiver .• Bradiman Tlurop4ge. )tacr. F.tzßolawl.. .Wt DR. Eclipse A. Day. S-Albury Fordbatm or J. Goater. Kelpie Bates. Hsppy Lind W. Day. Mentinore D. Hughes. The Ancient Briton Mr. RI wards. Brother toßird-on-the-Wiog...J. Osborne. Dumfries Jordan ..Kendall. Poysician Ditto _Charlton. . Bumby Brivissimo .. . Bray or S. Itogerg. Toxopholite and Longrange retain their relative positions in the betting with seeming firmness. Both have been backed for a " mint of money," and that portion of the public that cannot distin guish between a horse and a hen, and that only speculate once a-year on a race—the Darby—pins its faith to the Premier's caedidate for the blue ri hand. [ndependent of the real or supp sed merit of the horse, another cause for the popularity of Toxopholite is found in the actual skill and repu tation of the trainer. Mr. Jelm Scott and the Derby are inseparably as-ociated in the pubic mind. Longrange is regtrded with some suspicion by racing men, who mistrust him because, despite the large sums of money which have been invested on him, the horse either stEcks at his old quotation or recedes a point or two in the bAting. That L ngraege proved himself to be a superior animal last year, all persons must admit, and if he hail been out this season he might have Otained the prece hence of Toxopholite in the betting. These two horses have never been tried together, and their trainer can only forinhis judgment of their, respeetive merit from the style in which they do their work. I have had no opportunity of seeing Longrange, but I am informed by persons who have " taken stuck" of him at Leatherhead that, although he is a nice long horse, he has neither grown nor filled out. Toxopholite was temporarily driven from his position on S iturday, hut the opposition which was commenced against him in the city during the morning was not well sustained at the C irner in the afternoon. Still the hostility which he encoun ters in certain quarters has scarcely diminished, and the shots which are continually fired at him may he effective and drive him from the position of second favourite. NO very decided exception can be taken to ether the style of going or the appearance of Toxopholite. He however, seems to me to be deficient in those propelling powers which are , necessary for the climbing of the Derby That Toxopholite hes g reat speed is undeniable, and as a "miler , " at least, he may establish a rf putation equal to that acquired by his sire Lobgbow. He his wen all his engagements with ease, and although the animals were of a very inferior calibre, yet a Flying Childers could do no more with them than Texopholite has done. The doubts which I have expressed respecting the ab'lity of " Tox." to stay are derived from the fact of his sire's inability to go a distance. his trainer and noble owner have, we believe, no fear of his powers of endurance, and, therefore, although I fancy Lonerange would prefer a shorter range than the Derby course, yet Toxopholite may be able to hit the mark. People are puzzled to determine which is the better of Sir Joseph Hawley's two—Fitz-Roland or Beadsman—and before starting there is a pro bability that these two horses will be shifted back wards and forwards into each other's places as fre quently awl imperceptibly as the gentlemen shuffle the three cards, and turfites will be per plexed to tell which is which. This morning in the City 6 to 1 was betted against "Fitz," hut his slight retrogression may be attributed to the advance of Beadsman. Fitz- Roland's rerutation is solely founded on his Two Thousand succesP, and, despite what may he urtud to the contrary, ho won that race in gallant style. He ran, too, just in the manner in which I should like to try a horse,—for I should like the pace to be strong from end to end. It is asserted that Fitz. is only a little better than Beadsman, and that Si rJoseph intends to stand the two. I believe this report, and I shall not therefore be surprised to see Eclipse beht both Beadsman and Fitzßolan, for Eclipse ought to have beaten Beadsman cleverly at Newmarket, instead of making a dead heat with bim. That he is a good game hot se abundant proof bas been afforded and his undeniable stoutness will enable him to make a good race of it over the the Epsom hills. He has quite superseded Sed bury in the betting---..a movement for whici I pre pared the readers of The San in my last communi cation—and I -shall be much disappointed if he do not prove Mr. Howard's best on the day. Sedbury I do not understand. At the \Vestend Club on Satur day night 40 to 1 was betted against him, and at my present writing he is friendless in the market. I have already stated my belief that he is inferior to Eclipse, and to this opinion I shall adhere until the Derby running proves its fallacy. The fondness of the Ancient Briton party increases, and although Sultan is the only Cotherstone that has shown decidedly good trim, I am not disinclined to share the partiality which the "confederacy" evinces for their horse. Still the running of the Briton last ye tr was not exactly good enough to build upon it expectations of his Derby succccss. He has grown into a fine colt, and he han convinced his party that he possesses considerable racing mer i t . Still, Messrs. Barber and Saxon's horses d have bee lined n. to much out of form of late, that lam isiv.: trust the Ancient Briton. In predicting the result of th e :ra a c c e t ,l r i i p i ;e t v o c ui r , y -1 - cannot make a sAection more satisfo self than the following : T 2 E O C X LI O P P S H E O . I . J . I . ''''' ............................................... FITZ-ROLAND .......... ......... For j in n mspuastßaEAcmonacliatid sion, and d rE O pla a c K e s I sh nve a o l T UNSTAL L MAID. I n a li t de ° l l i i c c e e A FRESH MAN. riArTn OF an Mo . ou ttl e, rti t O h L e , d 'r e H at E h o F f ll t E h N e C e ll ele C b L r O a W te l. c — lo ‘ w V n i e Aurio . For some time past he has been at the head of a travelling circus , and was late l y performing at Ver areseoyto s3il!eF, where, two days ago, a bill was posted up an nouncing the "last representation of Auriol." The statement unfortunately turned out only too true, foi after the evening's performances Ira Ras stiz'!tl with a fit of apoplexy and instantly expired. LITER AT URE. The Countess de Bonneval, her Life and _Lettera:- By Lady Georgiana Fullerton. 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. The rematk of M. Guizot, which is prefixed to this work, is cer airily a very applicable one, for no novel could chronicle a more romantic devo tion, and few fictions pre cut such touching sensibility, such love made strong by suffering, as are te be found in the records of this historical heroine. If the peculiar attributes of her cha racter shine out more conspicuously from the ago io which she lived, she is also entitled to praise from praceising them alone and unaided. She is not singled ou t as one of a spotless company of a a s s a a cloiguhttraisnt herto hdear.rwkeanntehdder,s,ineg. s p is u t r e e r tweta maidens and hon oura bl e ma t rons, b ut rather exemplifiedo p n i e r r i a n t g i o fi n a , m sl e i s e is o u theas. a vestal altars o n f y nymph t i u f e an rung devotee ee x r who lingered t o pray at its neglected tt as a shrine., and to present th e incense oectfooteleantehl e oss ffended holiest ois ed Bon neval sacrifice, a pure hea r t, an d a devoted spirit, jettiespeac e offering of bay f t o n. for her t country, sucht m try b the must ever have a claim on the respect of all who can appreciat e the high,;st ex cellence, who regard the s t an d ard of mo rality as society'a stronghold, and consider the barriers raissd against vice as bulwarks of de fznce from the inroads of the worst of enemies. It i s a mournful interest which appertains to the life of the fair daughter of the De Birons. From her cradle to her grave she was solitary, misunder stood, and neglected. She passed her childhood in dreams never to be realised ; her you - . 11 was given t ) a love whose blossoms never saw the flower, and whose light was early extinguished, as the sun eclipsed at noonday ; her after years were devoted to prayers which charity will hope might plead for her unworthy husband at the footstool of Mercy, but in this world she never saw them an swered. It seems strange that one so refined and elevated in mind, and sen'iment, should have so sacrificed herself fir one so different in tone and feeling, but then it was the idea more than the reality. The Count De Bonneval was intertwined with her earliest associations ; lie was the theme of wonder to her childish intelligence, the dream of her youth's unfolding fancy. In a material and selfish society, her glowing and ardent spirit hailed the thought of a being, in some form superior to those around her. Unhappily for her, she pos sessed no friend to warn her from the fatal fascina tion that had spell-bound her, and, indeed, after some years all conspired to favour the delu sion, fer, from motives of family intere-t, a marriage de co n venance was arranged be t Ween Judithe de Goutaut and her cousin, the hero of her romantic youth, the object of her ie. voted homage. Tee Count, himself, was not so much to blame for the misery that afterwards en „,,d as might be supposed, for he was inveigled into the marriage, and, according to the custom of the country, felt bound in honour to fulfil the con tract. He was of a d ireerous class, one who pos sessing rate powers of fas:ination, was tot , 11y de void of principle, and entirely swayed by the pas son and prejudice of the hour. He obttiued a great Marlene: over all with whom he came in con tact, and those who least approved him came under the sway of his attractions. "He is certainly very wild, but he has such a good heart, they would ex claim." The authoress ably expresses the danger of such an argument in these words :—" Ala, how many hearts have been broken, how many destinies t.lighte‘l, how much affection trodden under foot by g sod hearts of this fatal description, by m n who know how to combine the charm of sensibility with the most degrading vices and the most withering selfishness." fhere is sometimes no danger more great, no trial more severe, than to have one's ear' nest wishes realised, one's fondest hopes fulfilled, nothing more clearly proves the fallacy of heman judgments, and the vanity of mortal desires, than the sudden aajuiaition of a coveted treasure. It was s ) pre-eminently with Judithe de Gowan'. She was united to the chosen of nor he trt. For a :hort moment all seemed to smile upon the fair young bride, her hush ind ' seemed all she desired. He hal returned crowned with glory to a country that revoked her former s decnnen against her gallant soa, that s ieme to forget his ftiults, pardon his errors, and let him feel that admiration, fir his !.rare-y li .d cancelled ill f .riner shorcornings—" For Fiance could bear the prime of him of whop herself was proud ' All aroun•l her seemol to whisper the same sweet words of hope, and the very seas in of the year r , ee:ned like her hear, to sing with joy. Ttie wed ding was celebrated during the "joyful exhiliration of the early days of spring, when tue horse chC3flute of the Tuileries were putting forth their rich spi ra l idoseoins, the lilacs of the Luxembourg exhaling their sweet perfumes." This was, indeed, a beau tiful illusion, for a more dreary union could not have beet devised than that which saw Judithe do Gaut tut and the Count de B inneval jollied at the altar "to be parted from that t me till the awful re union that shall take place" when time shall be no meee, and when marriage and giving in marriage is • over. The letters that the young wife wrote to her husband are, very paMful to perue. With all the sen,e of want e f proper knowledge of the actlfra feelings, that existed in tho mind of their writer; none can help being impressed with the idea that this was a true and faithful heart that was I)reak . - ing, while it poured forth its sentiments, that the love of which they are the record would, under happier ausp;o?s, have been mighty to save from peril, and strong to endure ad suffering. Judithe de Bouneval is a striking example of the danger of setting the affections on one exclusive ob• ject, to the neglect of o' her interests on earth, and the desertion of holier hopes in heaven— " And to make idolr, aid to find them clay, And tai bewail that worship, therefore pray," might truly have he a urged ou her ; she ha 1 need with her euthusiastic self-devotion, with her warm imaeieation, and her tender heart, of the sustaining power of self-c Athol, and the elevating influence of unworldly aspirations. It was not till every 1 ope was rudely shattered, every promise for ever de stroyed, and every ray of sunshine vanished from the darkened pathway, that she at last confess.'d the impotence of her idol, and the unworthy hold it had obt tined over a life destined for better things. Tile ill-fated hero of her youth be came at last a renegade, and bitter must have been the news to the faithful heart of the mourning wife. The sighs at the couch of suffering, the tears at the deathbed, the chill that strikes the heart at the grave of the beloved one are as nothing t ) the agony which attends the discovery of his guilt. It was so with Judithe when , shelearned that tier husband, who n vicissitudes had uninjured, and battle fields had spared, had not earthly biith a d sovereign desert ed Duly under betrayed whose bannersh from the standard of his heavenly Master. " The tecau h s e e served, ofthe Count de Bonneval abjured the faith of a Christian, the honour of a genicinan, he became the follower of Mahomot, a turbaned renegade, a vile apes tite." Surely no more startling waking front her long dream, could have been devised in the language of fables, than was at hand in real life for the excited woman, who had given up her thought's to what did not exist, to a creation of the fancy, more than a real existence. The only true and actual attributes of Judithe's long attachment way be summed up in sin and suffering. These were the attendant spiels on its course, and they, after hope had laded as a flower, and even faith'a star had sit in the gloom, survived to its cl• se. It is mournful to reflect that this is not a fictitious re presentation ably narrated, as a warning, or an imaginary sketch, vividly penned to illustrate a pur pose, but the record of an actual existe f o r c o e m — a t n h c e chronicle of a living soul. The shado ws e y o as twilight se nsibilities are seem e in o\ t , o er n ed ig b h y t, th a e n d d a t r i k i o n s e e s s ll o ,h f o r s e de a might spare pathos, the nova's touchntrgueg trag edy here regis tered, and leave unfe lt aroused by the display of) thescenes , rama's truthful their sympathies for of the sad daughter of their tears over the stor y France. the e rrows nnregretted to shed OUTIV,11:1) :111 /LS. Thenotices were issued f rom the Gn oo on Saturday, vi z . :—There will be ost eam s- f ollowing from Southampt on on th e 27th e n i ns tant, in correspondence with the packet from S ue z to Bombay, and consequently no mail for er ai p os t oiffiip Bombay will be made up for conveyance, via Southampton, on the above date. The next mail from Calcutta diteA, Penang, Singapore, and China, Via Mar. eilleP, is due ,in London on the 28th instant. The next wail frurn India, via Bomb ay an d M ai. Ee iTS, is du in London on the 19th i nst. Mails for the Mediterran, an, India, and Mauritius, vb. Marseilles, will b 3 deapattled on the evening of the The Indus, with the Calcutta, China, and Medi terranean mails, will be due at Southampton the 20th inst. The African Steam Shipping Company hare im • fr.rm , ?.(l this department that by a telegram received , 'n the nilht of the 13th inst., from the British Corpul at Cadiz, it appears that the whole of the mails from the West Coast of Africa on board the Candace have been lost. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN loaD. —The number of patients relieved a'. tEii bosp;tal during the week ending May 15, 1858, was 2,342, of which were new oases, E a st ; mviet lent Jllll - Wa . sad b93us amt* the catee igen, ,cuts a nd ; ver ; fete, y` , 206 100 100 204 20 100 100 100 100 I all all all all 100 1100 12s6d 1031 9i i 10 20 20 50 26i 13 20 I St. St. 12} 12i St. St. 12? I 121 121 St. 8i St. St. St. 25 10 1.0.6 1100 'lOO 100 100 100 all all St. St. St. St. 20 25 25 St. 101 i