The Sun. — London, England, 1852-05-31 00:00:00

striking a blow. It is extraordinary that the use of native regular cavalry, armed and seated in the European fashion, has not been superseded by that of Irregular or Silidar Horse, the latter description of force being much the more economical of the two, and generally acknowledged to be infinitely the more effective. The only opponents to such an alteration are commanders-in-chief of the old school, who imagine it essential to the prestige of our native standing army that it should be armed, clothed, and pipeclayed in strict accordance with the English model. _ The north-west frontier continues in an unsatisfac tory state. It is now clear that the only result of Sir C. Campbell's operations last cold season has been to weaken the force at Peshawur by the detachments re quired for three strong and distant outposts, the establishment of which, instead of curbing the incur sions of the hill tribes, has only irrifated them into combinations against us. Sir C. Campbell is again "out" with a force. On the 13th and 14t1 of April reports arrived that the fort of Shub Kadder was threatened by a strong party of .I\l,, mends, so Sir Colin started with 300 cavalry and two guns of Major Waller's troop of horse artillery to rein force the post. On the 15th tha enemy came down in unexpected numbers, 5,000 or 6,000 strong, and Sir Colin, with his reinforcement and the greater part of the garrison, moved out to meet them. Three hours' skirmishing then took place the enemy re tiring towards the hills as our troops advanced, and following them again as they returned towards the fort. They kept out of mus k e t s h o t, but occasion ally advanced within 200 yards of the guns, and lost 30 or 40 by grape shot. On one occasion the old general charged in person at the head of a body of the 15th Irregular Cavalry, and cut up 18 or 19 more. An order for more troops had ven sent to Peshawur, and 6 P.M. her Maje sty's 68d started for Shub Kudder, mounted on 100 elephants, and the officers on horses. On arriving at the bridge of boats, an hour and half after midnight, they were met by a countermand, and returned to Peshawur, but on the following day the 16th), a t 2 P.M., down came the elephants again, and away wen t t h e 52d at a moment's warning. They w ere accompan i e d by the remainder of Major Waller's batt ery , an d i m • mediately followed by a wing of the 23d and the re mainder of the 29th. Her Maje s ty' s 5 3 J , a ll sa ddl e d on 100 elephants in line, moving out o f cam p, i s sa id to have afforded a very imposing sight. The fire of artillery was heard on th e a f ternoon of the 16th i n the direction of Shub Kudder. It was not thought that there would be much more fighting, as the enemy's provisions were said to be nearly exhausted, and it was feared that their styl e o f fighting was too timid to give Sir Colin an opportu n ity o f catchi ng Them in the open country and rea di ng t h em a l esson . It is report e d f rom C a b u l th a t t h e peop l e o f Ko 'listen have rebelled against D'nost Mohamed and worsted a body of his troops. The Dhost's youngest son had marched against the rebels with one regiment ofinfantry and two of cavalry, with four guns. Gbolan Hyder Khan was expected to leave Cabul about the 25th with a strong force for the occupation of Herat. The state of the Nizam territories continues as bad as can be. The Government is unable to realize its revenue, and credit is at an end ; even the Con tingent is months in arrear, and all other departments are of course still more so. The country is covered with predatory bands of Rohillas ; parties of the Con tingent are, however, at last, everywhere in chase of these, and this evil at least will be suppressed. It is to be hoped that the failure of the Bengal 38th Native Infantry and 7th Cavalry will not mis lead people in England to unfavourable deductions regarding the spirit of the Indian armies generally. Nothing could exceed the general soldierlike spirit of the troops of the minor presidencies and of the officers and irregular corps of the Bengal army. The Sikh Irregular corps, and the 14th Irregular Cavalry (Skinner's Yellow Boys) have volunteered fur Bur mah, and an eager contention for the honour of being sent on field service to Burrnah has manifested itself at all the stations of the Kt.dras and Bombay armies. The Bombay Times says : " The sound of coming combat has aroused the mili tary ardour in the bosoms of all real soldiers in all the presidencies, and the misconduct of the Bengal .38th Native Infantry at Calcutta, and the s:h troop of the 7th Cavalry before the enemy a t P es h awur , h as ma l e th e war-dogs strain upon the slips to take the places at once of those who seem disposed to b e s l ac k i n th e h our o f necessity. The feeling is a proper one, and ought to be improved on, so that unworthy men may not only be shamed, but be shown how little ultimate harm their misconduct occasions—that it scarcely aff:cts the ge neral character of the noble army that has the misfortune to own them, and in the sister presidencies only makes their fellow soldiers eager to be permitted to take their plum" - It is remarked as a proof of the modern degeneracy of the Bengal Native army in discipline and soldit r like feeling, that the 38th Native Infantry, which has just made a three days' steam trip across the Bay of Bengal a pretext for declining to go on service, is one of those regiments which in former days volunteered to go by sea all the way to Egypt on the occasion of Sir D. Baird's Egyptian expedition. Apprehensions of further Mopla disturbances in Malabar are entertained. The Governor-General is at hi 3 post, but the cir cumstance of the Commanden-in-Chief of.l3?ngai and Madras bring respntively at Simla and the Neil gherry Hids at such a juncture as the present is much commented on. (From the Overland Bombay Times, idly 3.) SUMMARY.. Our anticipations of being able to furnish for over land transmission to-day intelligence of the opening of the campaign in Burmah have bean realized. Ran goon was captured on the 14th, and Alartaban on the 15th ultimo. The news of these events reached U 3 yesterday, and is given above. The little war on our north-west frontier is still is progress. On the morning of the 31st March the sth troop of the 7th Bengal Cavalry were ordered out, under command of Lieutenant Tottenham, to protect some villages in the neighbourhood of Peshawur, which the Momunds were supposed to be plundering, and from which firing had been heard. The move ment seems to have been judiciously managed, so as to intercept the retreat of the plunderers ; the only two paths by which they could return to the hills were occupied. The enemy on coming within sight found their retreat cut off, and they fired a volley into the cavalry party. Lieutenant Tottenham gave the order to charge, end he himself dashed forward, when be found that only four of his troopers would follow him ; the rest refused to advance, and the Momunds made their escape, and returned to their mountains in safety, Some Afreedies having, about the 6:h &t., - p in , an attack On a village about 16 miles from Peshawar, .were warmly received and so roughly handled ley the villagers, that they vb:,ro compelled to retreat. Boners,' ,i,' h y r ing font of their people dead and two pri wounded. , ri e ;e of the villagers were killed and nine handsomely head man of the village has been irnewfuarded. On the Ilqa thß Mo:nunds came down same to ravage thedaw country. They attacked ii, fort ou d t is h tance from Peshawur, and en deavoured to draw ov erpowering them on the garrison, in hopes of either When stripped or getting into their rear and seizing the fort po li cy was seen n stripped of its defenders. Theirthrough, and the cflicer in charge kept within while he dispatch e d an express to bring up reinforcements ; in l ess than I rreg ular Horse were in hot an hour a party of pursuit but the enemy contrived to escape. It no w bec _ e : _ , force of i,OOO horse and foot had 'du jesce trio d w f n that a from the hills, and were preparing to sweep" .. (! ol around. Sir Colin Campbell iraed t i h ate‘ countr, all aac the field, at the head of the 15th Irreatoar n I Y t The village of 'avalry, and a couple of guns. threatened by the enemy. As our force advanced the enemy retired, and were followed to the foot or —. the hills, and w hen we returned , t he y f o l lowed nta kee ing at a respectable distance , our g uns ° P e r a ui ng out on them as o f ten as th e y cam e within reach. ahe i a dr ,., misbing continued from four P. 31. till dark, the artil lery having fired no few than 76 roundF. Soma thirty or forty o f the enema were killed. On our taking up our quarter s for the y night within t he villa g e, they set fire to a hedge and burnt some houses beyond the suburbs, when they were dispersed by a Canno n shot. Six hu n d re d of her 31-tjestY'i 531 Foot, mounted on elephants, next da. y proceeded to the scene of action, Awing of the 331 Native Infantry, some companies of the 29th, with Major Waller's battery, were all ordered out, and it was expected that next accounts would tell us of the final disper sion of the enemy for the present. Sir Henry Lawrence returned to Lahore on the 15th ult., the President of the Board of Administration having, during his absence, visited Haws, Peshawur, Kollar, and gone down the whole of the Derajat, re turning by Moczuffernugger, Mooltan, and Futeh poor Gogaira. This is something deserving the name of a tour of in section performed in 8 couple of months. Toe steamers Jelurn and Chenaub were at Mooltan on the 13th ult. 'lle recent unfavourable weather had done much mischief to the crops. The canal had been bridged, and a good road built from the fort •to the lines in the cantonments. A rifle club had been established. The trying season was setting in, but as yet no sickness had made its cp. pearance. In the Molussilite of the 16th tilt we find the f ' lowing extract from L - 1K letter- l ac now : " A fight has taken a Captain Barlowi'd troo p s , P we between a Email body of Lieutenant Stokes, nee; o , under Captain I'. Ocr rnl from the Nepaul fro- a vi , ll?- g' na med jets, not far about a twetiwpoi . f . 4 e . r, w enn a fugitive lanTholdzr, who The Raja eyerd , , n-i vii - t , ei:l.u.nied Orr most dreadfully. five stand • wed—, l , o 4 i . t ed ht . 3 p T r( h ip:r T •?f, his guns, and 300 men, Nv!?'ite ',Orr harl. t 1 , 14 too. ... i_l aja had above of the former was 10. itintcl,l 22 T oys on a _the side taken prisoners; on the' side,ot the woun ded, l _ t . 7d several latter 2 killed and 4 wounded., •- I understand the above ctficors behaved with great gallantry,and roolneas." WiLlisra from Ctiub s id that the People of 1 - o ih \.staa have rebelled against Dost Mohammed; they have already had a collision with the Dost's troops, forty of whom are said to have fallen in the conflict, as well as the officer who was in charge of the place. Moham med Shurreef, the Dost's youngest son, has been or dered to proceed to the spot, taking with him four guns, two regiments of cavalry, and one of infantry, for the purpose of punishing the rebels. Gholam Ryder Khan was expected to leave Caubul for Herat, with his force, about the 25th ultimo. Parties are out in all directions throughout the Nizam's territories in chase of the Rohillas who have been allowed so long to plunder the country with im punity ; and Captain Young, commanding the 3d Cavalry, has succeeded in capturioga notorious plan , derer at the head of some twenty Rohillas. But Brigadier Mayne has astonished their weak minds by his rapid movements in pursuit of them. He has succeeded in surprising the garrisons of two ghurries (or forts) which sheltered large bodies cf these free. hooters, and has deprived them of their arms. The garrisons of four other ghurries escaped the same fate by only a few hours, and not a single Rohilla is left in the district. It is said that the Resident has given orders for all these ghurries to be levelled with the ground. Sir W. Gomm could bear the heat of the plains no longer, and determined on settling himself at Simla durieg the hot season. He was expected to have been at the hills by the 30th ult. So long as the Go vernor-General is willing to do his duty at Calcutta, why should he not enjoy himself among the moun tains ? Sir R. Armstrong quitted Madras for Ban galore and the Neilgherries on the 19th ulttimo. The result of the court of inquiry, held at Barrack pore, on the late proceedings of the 38th Regiment, is the summary dismissal from the service of eight men of that regiment, who made themselves conspicu ous by their mutinous bearing on the occasions which called for the assembly of the court. The death of Major J. C. C. Gray, 18th Bengal Native Infantry, is reported as having occurred at Ferozepore, from disease of the heart, on the 13th ult. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Madras returned to that presidency from Vizagapatam, by the Hugh Lindsay steamer, on the 11th ult. The Hon. D. A. Blane, senior member of council, returned to Bombay on Wednesday, the 21st ult., by the steamer Ganges. Brigadier-General Robertson left us on the 27th by the steamer Victoria for Kurrachee, to assume the command of the troops in Sinde, in room of General Manson, deceased. A couple of the Seikh Irregular Corps, and the 14th Irregular Cavalry (Skinner's), have volun teered for service in Burmala. Apprehensions of further Mopla disturbances in Malabar are enter tained. The ship Blythswood, Captain Giles, was destroyed by fire in Coringa harbour on the sth ult. 2,0001. has been awarded by the Government of India to Dr. O'Shaughnessy, in testimony of his services in establishing the electric telegraph from Diamond Harbour to Calcutta. The Doetor proceeds home in June to lay before the Court of Directors his plan for establishing lines throughout the conti nent of India. The hot weather is drawing on apace, and bring ing with it the langour and inactivity which belong to it. The following is an abstract of the trade returns for Bombay for 1850.51, which have just been pub lished :—The total value of the imports from all ports excepting those of Sinde, Goozerat, and the Concan, amount to rupees, 8,45,37,683—eight and a half mil lions sterling yearly ; from the ports just named as excepted in the above, Rs. 6,02,16,206 are received— of this, Rs. 6,01,33,094 came under the general head of merchandise. The grand total of imports, therefore, amounts to Rs. 14,47,53,889. The exports only amount in value to R 3. 10,97,47,737—but this in cludes Rs. 8,13,70,075 of re-exports—that is, of mer chandise that has already paid import duty, and merely lands at Bombay in transitu to some other port ; so that the value of our commerce, apparently amounting to Rs. 25,45,01,626, in reality, when the re-exports are subtracted, amounts to Rs. 17,31,31,551, or seventeen millions sterling and a third. Subtracting the amount of the re-exports from the total imports, we have goods to the value of 6,500,0001. sent by land into the interior or consumed at the presidency ; and in like manner deducting this from the total exports, we have nearly 3,000,0001. sterling worth of exports, the produce of the presidency or the interior. For the last five years the value of the imports has on an average amounted to Rs. 10,63,95,523—the imports of the past year having exceeded the average by no less than Rs. 3,83,59,917. The value of the exports again over the same period amounted to Rs. 9,41,42,347, the actual exports of 1850-51 exceeding this by Rs. 1,56,05,390. Trade during the past fortnight has somewhat im proved, and the money market become rather tighter. The following is a list of the names of the passen gers who left by the steamer Ackbar for Suez on the 31 of May : Mrs. Fraser and two children, with a native servant; Mrs. Jamieson, Mrs. Burgess and two children, Mrs. Smyttan and two children, with European servant; Mrs. Goldsmid and a European servant; Miss Gardiner, Miss Forbes, Miss Edith Stuart, J. Maclean Lee, Esq., Cap tain J. E. Mayne, A. W. Ravenscreft, Esq., W. M. Ellen, Esq., Lieut, R. H. Payne Crawford, her Majesty's 83d Regiment; T. J. A. Scott, Lq , A. Kavanagh, Esq., A. B. Leech. Esq.; Assistant -Surgeon F. Lodwick, Bombay army; Lieut. 13. Burgess, 20th Bombay Native Infantry; Ensign A. Taylor, 25th Regiment Native Infantry; and M. Mull, Esq. Second ebiss—Mrs. Isenberg and a native servant, Rev. Mr. Isenberg, the Rev. H. P. Cassidy , Mr. J. Hud.. son, and Mr. C. Schonrman. • For Aden—Hakim Bunday ROM Kban and three native servants, Meer Goolabshaw and a native servant, Meer Mehde and a native servant, Dada Chuttoo and a native servant, and Rabhimtoola Rua:wok COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. L BOMBAY MARKETS. From the 17th of April to the 2d of May, incluiive. The Money Market—From the fact of the Bonk of Bombay raising izs rates of interest and discount 1 per ' cent., we are forced into the conclusion that money is. scarcer since last mail took its departure. Securities of all kinds, however, maintain late prices, with the excep tion of transfer paper, which has been done at 113. Current rates we quote as follows—Transfer paper at 113; Sicca Fives, 107; Sicca Fours, 94; New Fives, 1041; Company's Fours, 91; Bombay Bank shares, 16i. per cent. prem.; Oriental Bank Cirporation shares, 22 per cent. prem.; Commercial Bank shares, 2 per cent. dis.; Agra Bank shares, 9 per cent. prom. IMPORTS. LI=T OF SALES SINCE CUR LAST. Cotton Piece Goods—The market hai been tolerably steady during the last furtnight, and buiiness has been done to a moderate extent at rather improved prices on some descriptions. Grey Shirtings—All descriptions of 40 inch are in good demand, and medium quality, such 7fts., has further advanced 2 annas per pi•ce; 45-inch is in f:iir demand. Grey T cloth is still in fair request; " sales to arrive" have been nshde at about 6 annas re duction upon its late extreme value. Grey Al.idapollams are in moderate r. quest; for low qualities, such as albs., and under, there has been a go o d d emand. Grey Do mestics in good demand. Grey Longcloth is dull of sale, in consequence c f the season for dyeing having nearly cloned. Grey jaconnets arc in good request and have slightly advanced in price. Bleached Shirting;—Low qualities continue dull of sale, and 66's and upwards aro in fair inquiry. Turkey Red—Plain and twills very dull. Mulls in slight inquiry. Bleached twills dull. Bleached satin spots in slight inquiry. Fancy Goods—Under this head there has been no change. The cotton yarn market has been dull for mule, which has receded slightly in value. Water of 20's and 30's is steady, price slightly advanced, while 40's, owing to the large supply, has slightly declined. Dyed orange very dull. Turkey red is in moderate inquiry at previous rates. Woollens—There has been nothing doing in these, and the market is very dull. Metals—Copper—Brazier's sheathing and bottoms are in good demand, and have advanced to our quotations, while tile remains as before. Iron—Swedish of good assortment in demand, but without change in value. English bar as before—very dull. Nailrod, round, in demand, and square dull. Sheets in e moderate request. Hoops declined and dull. Swedish ate el in tubs in good demand, and has advanced. In fag got dull. L 'ai Pig—ln fair demand; sheet dull. shelter Recent supplies have caused great dulness, Re e. d tight in faire rienipureiscte.. ali : Tin advance d t o 1 Co e hi a Z ti wlte lead both dull. has been in fair inquiry, and prices have s aff . ren,aw *r. per lb., bat no transactieni are reported. Beer—.morig to thelargesupply,has receded is value. come in durieg a t t i e , freely into other h: is very slack. " Tennant's" at 50 n r , supplies of Allsopp and Bass have fortnight, and have passed pretty Wool—The enfa.ohaerkaretolh' T, n e ds, but the demand for other brews only sale reported is 35 hhds. of 20r. For Hodgs on '', „ v and Porter of the same brew at seeded tTn5 a nothing d v o e i r n y g . steady, and the demand both a r re E i: ; : :g . land and China can freely made. At Cotton n ti n n e ue t s ini g e o p odd ce p a n h rc a n d aa r e e 87x, for Dholl e ra, an d 95r. to 95ir. for s they h ave ad tions. Arriv als of the new cro v_inced t o our quota p have been more free of late. Opiaaa—The market has been ye rY stead v and have advanced fr om 1,075 r. t o 1,105 r. d, prices Pepper—Bhutcol, 61r., and Malabar 59}r. to 60r. The steak in the market is very smelt, and a g ood busines3 being do ne for the home market. Linseed—Snolapore and Kbandeish both in mend for the English market, but the stock ii good de mend Freights—ln consequ ence of the nu merous a not large. last s week these became dull and slightly -- deelioprdrival since the reviral of the de mand for p r oduce they . but risen to 3/, 2s . 6d. to 3/. 10 s. for London, a nd 31. i 'hav© a fo v r o Liverpool. For China they declined 17x., but have since risen to 19r. per candy. Eacharge—ltates have again advanced to 2e. ° D. to 2s. O,FI. credit, and 2s. Oil for document bills. 0 , 3 Chips 211 r. to 212 r. On Calcutta, 991 r., at 60 days' eight. THE SUN, LONDON, CALCUTTA MARKETS. (From the Overland Commercial and Shipping Gazette, April 22.) Our advices by the Bombay express, which arrived here on the 11th instant, reach up to the 9th of March, and it is cheering to observe that the trifling improve meat in the position of Indian products in the home market has been maintained. Since our last issue of the 7th instant the commencement of the Bengallee year and its attendant holiday has operated materially in restricting transactions in imports, but it can hardly yet be said that the market has fairly opened. The value of the very limited amount of sales that have been effected, however, would lead to the belief that prices generally, except in respect to the articles of copper and iron, have a downward tendency. Our money market exhibits a healthy condition, but our bazaar dealers, whose resources have for some time past been crippled, are still unable to procure the necessary accommodation to meet their requirements except upon ruinous terms. We may therefore attribute the paucity of transactions more to the existence of this fact than to any other causes, and we fear that for some time to come we cannot hope to see an improvement in prices that may be considered remunerative. White t:rist continues to attract but little attention; transactions have been on a still more limited scale, and prices have perhaps receded a shade. We do not, how ever, consider these rates as indicative of the real market value, and it is believed that when business has been fairly entered upon a email advance will be obtained for the lower counts. Turkey red twist is almost without inquiry, and to effect sales a reduction on previous currenoy must be submitted to. . Ccloured Yarns—A small parcel of green has beet taken at former rates, and another of orange at a reduc tion thereon. _ _ Grey shirtings have had but limited inquiry. The sales that have been effected show a small decrease in value. The stock of the ordinary qualities is large. The wider makes are not in request. The stock is small. White shirtings maintain exactly the same position as noticed in our last issue. The demand has been small for the inferior, and better qualities at former rates, but the middling qualities are without inquiry. White figured shirtings have experienced still less inquiry, and previous rates have been barely maintained. White twills and white eambrics are almost with out inquiry, and sales of 1,800 pieces 6.4, very su perior make, have been effected at Company's rupees, 3.12 per piece; 8-4 widths are completely neglected. Sales of Madapollams have not been larger, neither is there much inclination shown on the part of buyers to oporate in this fabric ; prices have, therefore, been barely maintained. A sale of very superior white goods bas been made at from 2r. 2a. sc. to 3r. 3s. 3c. per piece. The quality was much above the ave rage of the matket. ,The demand for grey jaconets has further declined. A few transactions are on record at prices about la. under our last quotations. White jaconets have fully maintained the position ac quired in our last report; although sales have not been large and the demand somewhat limited, no symptom of a decline in value is observable. Lappets move off at previous quotations. The demand for white mulls has fallen off somewhat, the transactions that have been carried out barely main tain previous prices for the coarser kinds. Book muslins have met with a little inquiry, the quan tity moved off has been in excess of our last; the heavy stock of this fabric, together with the closing of the Burmah market, will tend to depress its value for some time. Turkey red goods continue in a most unsatisfactory position. Twills are completely neglected, and the sales of cam bric have been upon a very limited scale; operations have been confined mostly to narrow widths with a down ward tendency. Mulls have sold to some extent at about previous rates. Woollens exhibit about the same appearance of neglect as noted in ous last. Salt has slightly advanced, but transactions have not been large. Metals—Sales have been curtailed, but maintain the extreme value attained when we last went to press. The general and most prominent feature of our produce market is the exceedingly limited demand for almost all staples, and the small amount of stock on hand. This remark holds good in respect to other descriptions of ex ports, yet, notwithstanding, there is scarcely an article except jute that has fallen in value; the smallness of stocks in the Bazaar may in some measure acocunt for this, and had not jute been so completely neglected we should have had no falling off in value to notice in that article. Bazaar merchants have established depots on the Bhugarutte, whence they, from time to time, feed this market, and although stocks at these outposts are considerable, our market is kept intentionally bare. Indigo—Transactions have been small, without any alteration in prices; the prospects of the coming season seem to afford a well grounded hope of a favourable out-turn. Planters write cheerfully on the subject of the highly promising appearance of the young plants, but anything beyond the expression of hope at this period of the year would be premature. Sugar is decidedly dull. In the absence of the finer qualities of Benarea kinds, Gurpattee (date) has attracted some attention, and sales generally have been made at our quotations. A few small parcels of the new Benares have come into the market, bat it cannot be said that any price is current for that article. We have heard of one parcel selling as high as 7r. Ba. bazaar 'mind, but we think, when the market fairly opens, unless more favourable accounts are received from home, prices must fall. Saltpetre seems to be the favourite article for export; the demand is active, the stock small; holders have therefore compelled buyers to advance upon former rates for all sorts. Rice—Fine white continues to engage attention for the home market, without any alteration in prices, and some large purchases of Moonglay and balam have been made for the Mauritius at former rates. Raw silk is doll of sale; the small quantity in the market induces holders to demand high rates. Some parcels of the new March bund have arrived and found buyers at our quotation, which we consider extreme rates for the articles. _ _ _ Silk corahs are in good demand, but the high prices asked for the better sorts of cloth keep sellers and pur- chasers from coming together. The inferior clothes are unsaleable; prices for other qualities are fully up to onr quotations. Hides—Shipments of this article have considerably abated, and prices are somewhat lower. A few ship. ments for the English market is all we have to notice. There are no transactions on American account. - •- _ Jute—Shipments have almost ceased. Stocks out of Calcutta are enormous, and holders must very soon be placed in a position of difficulty by the accumulation of stocks. Prices have further receded, as a reference to our quotation will show. Castor Oil is valued at a further reduction of 4 annas per mound, which has induced one or two trifling pur eh BSC& Cutch—ln this article we have no alteration in value to advise. The demand is steady, stock small, and price firm, with an upward tendency. Cotton continues to command attention for tho China market without alteration in value. Oilsecds—Linseed has advanced about 3 annas, per miund on our previous quotations. Other seeds Main tain their former high prices. Freight retains the advance we noticed in our last, and there is every apparance of its remaining steady. The arrivals have not been large. Current rates will be found and - tr the usual head, Exchango operations are limited at for credits 2s. to 2id., and document bills at 2s. per Company's rupee. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 29. STOCK Excirarrcar.—Prices to-day had an upward ten dency, and the market was somewhat firmer; the business done, however, was but to a limited extent. LIVERPOOL, MAY 29. STOCK EXCTIANGE.—There was an improved feeling ex hibited in the share market to-day, and a good business has been done at improved prices. The sales reported were— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Chester and Bir kenhead), le,—Caledonian 19%—Eastern Counties, 9 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 11% —Ditto, Fifths, 6 1 4 dis.— London and North-Western, 123 —Ditto, New Quarters, 5 1 4 p. —Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 32N—Midland, 67 3 4—North Staffordshire, 6% die.—South-Eastern and Dover, 20 —York and North Midland, 23%—Dutch Rhe. nish, dis. BIRMLNGHAM, MAY 29. Bpocc EXCHANGE.—The business to-day was rather li mited, but prices were firm. The only transactions were— Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 10/. lls. 3d. —London and North-Western, 12214 —Shrewsbury and Bir mingham (B), 51. Gs. 3d. SEABORNE MAILS. si thc b m y mails m ar o a rn s i e n n g t_ ti fro is n; by N the ri n g i nifi ght es — th an a d t mornin g —dispatch.] Poet-Office When made up in From what when PLACES. GeneralPost-office' port ‘ ll5- I due. ' London. , patched. ' --,--. .1.1........1 ............ • America (by Brit. pktON June 4 .. ..,Liverpool •• Arrived p America (by U.S. pkt.) NkTune 1 .. ,Liverpool June 9 America (by U.S. pkt.) Al Jtiiie 3 .. .. Southampt. Jane a Australia (via South ampton) . • • • •• N • • • • .. .. Southampt. Ditto (via Marseilles) N .. . .. .. Dover . • Ditto, via C. of G. hope N Juno 2 .. .. Plymouth.. Africa (West coast)•. Nll4th of the month Plymouth June 3 Al exan dria* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. June 18 Belgium .• • • •• N iDailY • • .. ..IDover .. Dab' Brazil .. • • .. 14119th of the month , Southampt. June 16 Al Buenos Ayres •• .. 9th of the month ISouthampt. June 16 California(viaChagras)34 id & 17th of month i Southall] pt. June 5 Cape of Good Hope N2d & 14th of June Plym ou th .. Ju.io 3 Cape de Verde .. .. N Jun. 2 .. .. .. Plymouth.. i Constantinople* .. •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Slay 30 Central America .. ?if 2d & 17th of mon. ISouthampt. June 5 Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri. I,Boutkampt. To. Th. Sat Chill .. .. .. .Id 17th of the month (Southampt. Juno 5 I France .. .. M&N Twice daily .. !Dover Twicedaily Greece* • • .. .. N i 7th 17th 27th of molDover .. Mav 30 Hamburgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday :London .. Tues. Sat. Holland .. •• .. AI Wednes. & Satnr. London .. Mes.Thut Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the mouth Southampt. June 20 Ireland .. ••M &N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead.. TwicedallY India (via Southamp.) 3120th of the month . Southampt.June 20 India (via Marseilles) N' Wt.& 24 th efmonthiDover .. ,June 1 India, via C. of G. Hope N 15th of month i Plymouth ..1 Mauritius .. .. .. N•lsth of month , Plymouth .. , Mediterranean (via 1 Sonthan - pton) •• 31 20th of the month Southampt. June 20 Mediten ancan (via Marseilles) .. .. N,3th&24tb ofmenthiDover ..lArrivedl; : Mexico .. .. .. M'2d of the month.. Southampt.,June 5 Madeira • • • • .. Minh of the month Southampt. ,June 16 Malta* .. •• f 7 Lic th 3 ,l o 7 th tb o ,l f 9 m th o , n 27 th th Dover June 10 Naples* .. .. .. is sth 15th 25th ofmo,Dover .. /June 2 Papal States* .. .. N 51.1115 th 25th of mo Dover .. June 2 Peninsular.. .• .. 2117th 17th 27th of m o S ou th am pt. June 6 Peru ..•• .. •• 31117th of the mon th S ou th am pt. June 5 I Tm•cartY ll • • • • • • bi sth 15th 25 th of mo j Dover .. ; June 2 West Indies • • .. 51 17th of the month Southampt. 'June 20 West Indies ( except Havanna & Nassau) M I 2cl of the month .. I Southampt. ; June 5 • The mulls to these countries thus ,ziarked (v) are cnveyed by French packet vla Marseilles. The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury left town for Heron Court. near Christchurch, on Saturday. :MONDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1852. BOOKSELLERS' ASSOCIATION, of 25 per cent., leaving no margin for dead sto c k, b a d On Friday a general meeting of the asso c i a ti on was debts, dm The idea was that the retail booksellers merely held in the Lower Room of Exeter Hall, for the purpose received the books, passed them over the counter, re of receiving a report from the general committee on the ceived the money, and that there the transaction ended. subject of the late conference, and for the general pur- If such were the fact, 10 or 15 per cent. allowance or poses of the association. On te e pl a tf orm we observed discount would b e a f a i r remuneration. He cur tended Messrs. Longm a n, M urra y, H a t c h ai d, Bi gg , Bohn, that the association had been defeated by immoral and Seeley, Dalton, dec. 'Mr. W. Longman, j un ., wa s unsul- unjust conduct, under the guise of a patriotism and zeal mously voted into the chair, and was loudly cheered. for the public interest. It was analogous to the case of The CHAIRMAN said that, wi t h the permission of the the celebrated highwayman, who pillaged one set of meeting, their proceedin gs wou ld c o mme nce with the persons for the benefit of another class. This system secretary reading th e re p or t o f t h e comm itt ee of what had obtained from the time of Dick Turpin down to the had taken place sinc e th e i r l as t mee ti ng . Religious T rac t S cciety.—(Great laughter.) It seemed Mr. EARLE begged to kno w w h e th er thi s was a public to him to be an impossibility to carry on another associa or a private me e ti ng ? tion on the same principles. They must consider the The CHAIRMAN replied that the determination which multiform allowance now made to schools, clergymen, had been arrived at by the committee was, that all per- and it would be for any committee to determine whether sons interested should be invited, and that no reporters, they could increase their profits by curtailing credit— whether members of the society or not, should be ad- (Hear)—doing without stock—(Lmghter)—and wdh mittcd.—(Cheers.) drawing the allowances which they had made heretofore. A motion was made that reporters should be requested Mr. BELL seconded the resolution. to withdraw, on the ground that this was a private Mr. CLADDING thought t h e committee had acted most meeting. honourably in all their transactions. He wished they The CHAIRMAN said that the subject was one w hich had made more known the case they bad to deal with had been well considered by the committee as to whe- in respect to Mr. Chapman, who had never made his ther reporters should be present or not. It was con- case known to the public. sidered by the committee that when so large a body was Mr. J. CHAPMAN said he had great pleasure in ac invited, 1,200 invitations having been issued, it would ceding to the motion which had been made. He con be in vain to hope to exclude a report of some kind from sidered that the committee had acted with vigour, and the newspapers—(Hear)—it was therefore felt that it most conscientiously; and it was not that he differed would be desirable to have a careful impartial report, by from them as to their objects or motives, but he diffsred parties duly authorised, rather than any report which from them on principle. In his own case he had given might be sent to the newspapers without the knowledge the whole details in the Westminster Review. As an im or consent of the meeting at large. porter of American books, he had considered that the Mr. SEELEY conjured the meeting not to accede to sale had been much increased by the retail prices hay the proposition which had been made. He begged the ing been much reduced. The speaker then entered into meeting by no means to exclude the reporters. various details connected with the trade, and he was Mr. BIGG said he should move at once as an amend- called to order by Dent that reporters be admitted. The committee had Mr. TRELAWNY SAUNDERS, who thought that the arrived at the conclusion that it would be impossible to speeches should be strictly limited to the resolution exclude a report from the newspapers. Those who before them. knew anything of newspapers knew that if authorised Mr. Bloc claimed a patient hearing for Mr. Chap parties did not furnish the report some other parties man, as he as their opponent. would send a report of some kind or other. Now he Mr. CHAPMAN merely wished to call attention to the would suggest that it would be better they idea of the re.iorming this associaton. should have a faithful report of what passed. If they Mr. BIGG said that the queetion of the dissolution of refused to have reporters present, they might have a this association, or of not dissolving it, w, uld come be report from some gentleman who might be favourable to, tore the meeting, and he hoped Mr. Chapman would or opposed to, their views. He wished them to do jus- confine himself to explanation. tice to all parties. Atter a few words from Mr. Maberley and the Chair- The motion for the exclusion of reporters was ulti- man, the resolution wa s carr i e d unan i mous l y. matefy wihdrawn. dr. SEBLEY said that the cc mmittee had devolved Mr. SAMPSON Low, the secretary, then read the fol- upon him the duty of returning thanks; but it was int lowing report' of the committee:— poss ib le for him not to offer some observations ' on the " Report of the Committee of Publishers and Booksellers evens which had occurred in the last month or two, He el e cted at the Meeting of the Members of the Book- thanked the meeting cordially for the approbation which sellers Association, held pursuant to public advertise- they were pleased to convey on their conduct, and he went on placard, in the Lower Room, Exeter Hall, contessed he roe to address them with some degree of on the 14th of July, 1851: feeling mixed with shame and indignation. Was it pus " Subsequently to the meeting of th e mem bers of this Bible to disassociate these feelings its the present instance? association in July last, the attention of the committee Let the meeting observe that the committee was en was directed to the settlement o f p o i n t s on which there trusted with the conduct of a great cause, which they was variation of practice on an equitable footing to all had brought not to a successful issue, but to a failure! parties; and after many conferences with those more And how did the committee feel? They felt more than immediately interested, rules on the subject of the allow- ever convinced of the justice of the enure ! They were ante to clergymen, and also on that to schools and also thoroughly convinced, every member of the teachers, were adopted, which rules were finally, stage- committee, that it was impossible to have gone neral meeting of the committee, unanimously agreed to. before men of higher honour or intellect than " Proceeding steadily to deal with those and other the arbiters! Then how came it, it might be asked. undecided questions which were felt to be unfair, and that with a good cause and excellent judges this cause received both from the L on d on an d coun t r y trade the should fail? He would tell them the only cause most cordial support, the c omm itt ee was l e d to entertain of failure was this, that while the committee intended a the hope that the report of the present year would be of conference it turned out to be something different. He a most satisfactory charactor. bad expected that they would be placed before some two " But the unsuccessful working of the association or three or four persona to confer and to consider the soon produced a result which, however, it might be matter in a private room, in order to sift the matter in lamented, could excite no surprise. Those booksellers dispute; but probably it arose from the judicial habits who, as known undersellers, had been refused books by of the Lord Chief Justice, that they had in lieu of a con the wholesale houses, applied to several eminent authors, ference a judicial hearing ; they were allowed to say in the light of aggrieved complainants. Thus a discus- what they had to say, and thus ended the first day's in sion commenced which threatened results so serious as terview. On the second day their opponents were to compel your committee at last to propose a reference heard, and the deputation had the reply; but they had of the whole question to certain distinguished members not the slightest glimpse of what was passing in the of the literary world, by whose decision your committee minds of the judges. Had they been apprised of this pledged itself to abide; in this pledge it will be obvious the committee would have known better how todeal with that none but the committee will be included, nor will the matter, but the question before the arbitrators was its members as individuals be prevented from taking scarcely alluded to, and the judgment seemed to arise part in any ulterior deliberations that may be thought rather out of reviews in the newspapers. The question desirable, which was put before them was this, whether the fixed "At a special meeting of the general committee, held price was a benefit to the public as well as the trade. It April 1, 1852, present sixteen out of the whole nineteen was felt that every man knew the price of books. Every members, the following resolutio n was unan i m ously man saw in the newspapers the prices, and knew where he adopted:— could get the book and the price. This point had been " ' That a conference be invited of Lord Campbell and scarcely touched upon. He thought the cause of failure certain members of the booksellers' trade, for the par- was, that instead of' a conference the deputation had had pose of deciding whether the Booksellers' Association a judicial investigation. Again, there was some popular shall be carried on under its present regulations or not, notion —some vague and unjust notion, of what was it being understood that the decision of Lord Campbell called free trade. One observation made by Lord and other literary gentlemen shall be binding on the Campbell, which he read, was to the effect that the committee, who agree, if the decision be adverse, to con- publishers had no right to dictate any terms to the re vene the trade and resign their functions.' tail booksellers in reference to how they should dispose " Replies accepting the invitation wore received from of their works after they were sold to them, as such a Lord Campbell, the Very Rev. Dean Milman, and system was a derogation of the rights of the purchaser. George Grote, Esq., and the first meeting of the con- He would say this was begging the question—it was ference was held at Statheden House, on the 13th of slipping over it. The question the committee urged April, at which meeting the gentlemen above-named was, that it was not a matter of bookselling only, and were met by a numerous deputation of the London and that while there was a fixed price, nothing was more provincial committees, who severally explained the na- common i n f ree-trading than to maintain that fixed price ture of the trade regulations, and urged the necessity of by coercive laws.—(Cries of " No," and " Yes.") They the existence and support of the same. cited the case of many of the principal manufacturers in "At the conclusion Lord Campbell said, he would Manchester, who actually inflicted a penalty of 201. when be happy to meet the gentlemen again upon an early the purchasers of goods were selling at a lees price than day, when he hoped those who opposed the trade regu- they ought. There were similar cases in Derby, and lations would also attend to state their case. with stationers and others. Those gentlemen who op " Subsequently the same meeting was fixed for Mon- posed them had set aside certain reasons, and among day, the 17th of May, on which occasion the same depu- these reasons was the one that the present practice was tationa attended, and also the opponents, and after a derogatory of the rights of the purchasers, and also patient hearing of nearly three hours, Lord Campbell that the effect of the tickets, or the withdrawing them, stated that he and the gentlemen connected with him was hurtful to the feelings of those who were thus ex would be prepared to deliver their opinion on the fol- pelled from the association. These, then, were given as lowing Wednesday. the reasons for the abrogation of the rules and regu• "On which day his Lordship read as follows (vide lations of thi s assoc i ation. It was admitted by the Lord Campbell's papers). judges the mse l ves that i f the regulations in question "The committee, co wever, it regrets the decision come were done away with, with an unlimited competition to by these gentlemen, and however it may deplore the the number of retail booksellers must be very conside remits which it anticipates may ensue, have no alterna- rably diminished. That was what was against the present Live but to resign its functions, agreeably to the reselu- practice, and the system of espionage, as it was termed, tion of the Bth of April; and it will now consequently any ulterior wh en , i n order to teat a men's probity, they sent a rest with the trade itself to determine if person, as an o p en customer, to buy a book, to asoertain measures are necessary, and o f what character these whether the tradesman was underselling. The retail measures should be. dealers were, he supposed, to transport themselves to "In the peculiar position in . which the committee finds the antipodes. The committee did reel that they had expedient to accompany worked hard —that they had done their best—to coduct itself placed, it dues not feel it y definite Course the case of the whole trade before the judges; the its resignation by the suggestion or of action. failure, as he h a d b e f ore observed, arose from their o The w h o l e b o dy o f the trade, however, now assem- having had a judicial hearing instead of a conference. bled is, of course, free to adopt any measures it shall He thought the meeting had bitter agree with the corn deem expedient." mittee, and abandon any coercive system: it wou'd be a said their worthy secretary, Mr. moreraceful compliance with the judgment the had The CHAIRMAN Sampson Low, having read the report of the committee obtained... But the trade would be wanting in justice to he had but little to do; nevertheless, he desired to re- itself if it did not consult upon what should be the capitulate to some e xtent the circumstances which had system to be pursued in future.— dear. led to the calling t he trade together on this occasion, Mr. B IGG move d the second resolution, " That and to lay before them the business which it wou ld b e t h e t h anks of the retail booksellers bepresented necessary to go thr ou g h. They (the committee) h a d to M essrs . W . Longman, John Murray, and the been duly impressed with the res p onsi bility which the other gentlemen w h o f ormed a deputation to Lord association generally .had placed upon th e i r shoulders, Camp b ell, for the zealous and able manner in and with the duty w hich was imposed upon them to c arr y- whi c h, o n t h at occas i on, they advocated the interests u out the objects of this association. The committee had of the bookselling trade."—(Cheere.) He thought a objects, and special resolution w as d ue t o t h ose gent l emen. He be really th e thsetone un turned to carry out thos e y ir success was the cause for their ;dow n f a ll. li eve d th a t th e judgment of the a u th or i t i es to w h om the —(Cheers.) Actuated by the most consc i entious disputed point had been referred w ou ld h ave h a d much mo ti v es, that c ommittee considered wh a t course they greater weight if the reasons had not been attached to s h ou ld adopt, and they determined to m a k e an appeal to that judgment, among which was this—that a man who ce such men as Lo r d C ampbell, the paid cash for a book had a right to do with it as he Lordrtin authors —to such Chief Justice of England, and other eminent men, liked. But there was one fatal fault, that the large calling upon them to pronounce an opinion. In the mean majority of authors were against them. He believed time, the press had taken up the subject; B and having re - t h ey were wrong, but he could not deny that at the pre quested Lord Camp ken and others to' give their c on - sent t i me they were influenced by misrepresentation sideration to th e question, the committee pl e d ged them which had been made to them, and by false ideas as to selves to abide by his Lordship's deci s i on , and those what were their interests; but they were still against w ith whom he acted , whatever the result might be. The them, and so long as the authors, the publishers, and mee ti n g were aware what the decision was, and he, as the retail booksellers constituted a threefold cord, that c h a irman, and the other. gentlemen who had acted as the cord could not be broken. Their opponents knew that comm ittee, had now only to perform the duty of return- as long as these three parties held together, their efforts ing to the meeting that power whi c h t h ey had been would be useless. He would not say they had shown pleased to place in t hei r hands. They had now to con- the innocence of the dove, but they had roused the sider whether they would form another association, or wisdom of serpents. By a publication of Mr. would remodel this. The committee could not dictate Parker's, it appeared that out of 100 authors, 56 to those present what should be done at present. When had openly avowed that in giving their opinion they retired they could then express their opinion, but they were solely guided by the consideration of it was for those whom he addressed to determine whe- their own interest. In other words. these gentlemen ther the association should be broken up or not. He thought that if they reduced the allowances, it would thought it right to state, whether they differed from him benefit them. He contended that the attempt to alter and the rest of the committee, or not, that they could the present state of things would tend to this—that the not bat regret the dissolution of a society, under the retail booksellers would not subscribe as they had done auspices of which the bookselling trade had been so hitherto, and that the undersellers would be anxious for long advantageously carried on.—(Hear, hear.) But it the renewal of this association. must not be forgotten by those who were the members Mr. EFFINGHAM WILSON seconded the resolution, and of the society—indeed, they could not fail to know it— in warm terms expressed his regret that the association that as a committee, the matter in dispute oould not be was about to be dissolved. carried on without the greatest amount of care and at- Mr. DALTON having briefly addressed the meeting, tention on the part of those who were entrusted with the Mr. LoNGMAN said it was a great consolationto nextfiad affairs of the association. With ou t an i mmense amount that the efforts o f the comm i ttee were appreciated. of care and attention such a n assoc i at i on cou l d not be Resolution carr i ed unan i mously, carried on. He felt it hi s d u ty t o s t a t e t h at t h e trade, Mr. OA/LEY, in a long sp eec h, proposed the as at present conducted, could not be exercised without resolution, " That the association be forthwith dis the adoption of practices which must be repugnant to saved." _ Mr. JOHN CHAPMAN entered i n t o a variety of techni his feelings. It must not be f orgo tt en t h at suc h an as sociation as this could otily be carried on with the ut- nal details, and great noise prevailed. Most vigilance and exertion; yet still there hadalways The motion having been seconded by Mr. sp c " , was existed, and would exist, a great amount of violation of carried unanimously. pledges, which nothing could prevrit,—which did injury Mr. SEELEY urged that the meeting should not be in to the honest man, and which afforded protection only such a h urry to dissolve the association. They should to those whom no pledges could bind. The honest not dissolve till th ey h ad matured some other plan. He trader acted up to his pledge—he was stabbed in the concluded an abl e speech by moving " That the question dark, and knew not from whence the blow came. — of thesystem to b e in future adopted with regard to the (Cheers.) He hoped, however, that under new arrange- trade b e refer re d to the following gentlemen. " ments which might be framed it would be possible_ for Mr. TREL S. WNEY SANDERS s.c on d e d t h e reso l ut i on. the trade as between booksellers and publishers still to Mr. LONGMAN said, that however much he felt the be carried on with success and in a flourishing manner,. , dissolution of this association, the ' and that those who were mosthe thought they must opposed tovlews of I seriously contider what they should do for the future. the association would find it no longer b. profitable to , As an individual he felt himself bound in honour to attempt to revive. re disassociate themselves from the association . _ _ e hoped, tire from the association, which it would be vain to however, that out of these facts benefits would ultimately j arise, and that none of them would regret what had I M r. OLLIVIER advocated the principle on which the occurred. He thanked the meeting for having listened I association wa s f orme d. Th e present allowances were to him, and had on l y to add that he now resi gne d his not too great. If they were re duced the retail book - functions. • a then left the chair, and w The Chair= sellers must give up business and retire to some other s eeded by as sue. o ccupat i on . satisfaction at Mr. Hatchard, who was received with cheers. properly set. the RICHARDS said, he observed that by the report of retiring, e t M ir in . g R , I stated vi G that °N' w he ho t felt ook himself chair bound o on tordif r. followitt a t ch the a rd the committee, it appeared they had pledged themselves exmamrplAciluwahnicAhyMlro.oLkeendgweniatah to abide by the decision of Lord Campbell. Were they this la . rge meeting. It had been asserted that those . . .hpadarstiocular prepared to carry out any fresh suggesti nefit of the trade? Was that the case?—(Crie s o f cc N , Ott for the be- whom he addressed bad been made the tools of the pur chasers of works. Mr. LONGMAN thought they had better stick close to no.") He somehad hsitherto_thought that in tic ea,p appealing i i h t e H e hoped that reply Ile ldbeconveyed, among' the business of the day. He Ti mes. , believed, however, that presumed that what the other things to the had to consider was, whether this association should go . truth would prevail. booksellers jus on or not. When that question was decided he and public opinion there s_ retail i ice of co say in this wa instance th ey had been unfairly t. vir he h ir at .o w w e n re p t o h e e ke r t et others of the committee would be prepared to answer was sorry any questions which might be put to them. No encroachment or enlargemeat of profits, He Mr. MANERLEY moved the first resolution—" That for? that the publicas concerned, and he were not favourable to the thanks of this meeting begiven to the members of was sorry say ;them , w w i h t . h e . nto the late committee for their g sedulous attention to the as afraid that they should not get • t . from the their me conduct of the association during the past year, and for 1 w ublic. It was for that reason -us their earnest endeavours to obtain the system of uni- subtle. It formbeen sideration, as far ushe was concerned, he must re - prices." The outcry which had 1 • and the signhis office. He strongly advised the great body of • raised originated with the undersellers profit I the trade to ;how th t clear , a UndhiMity was strength. XI() had press, as if the bookseller got a shown that unless they protected their own interest!, they would not be protected by the public, for the public was greedy of barghins and had no bowels for book seller. H. trierly disci bided any idea of reviving the association under the pxistirz circumstances. A very tedious discussion followed, which lasted for a long tim e , an d resulted in the adoption of the resolu tion ; the named of the g4oilemen appointed to decide on their future plan of operations being Messrs. Longman, Murray. Hatchard, Colburn, Bentley, Smith, Joseph Miles, Gilbert, J. Miles, Rivington, J. H. Parker, Seeley, Nisbet, Shaw, lhin, Bigg, Walton, Itoxon, Dalton, Highley, J. W. Parker, B o l in , and Nutt, with add to their numb ers . The meeting adjo urne d , a f ter a protracted d i scus sion of three hours and a h a lf. pow er to THE ARKETS MANCHESTER, MAY 29.—A very firm feeling has cow tinued to prevail in the flour trade throughout the week, 04 full prices have been realized for all fresh-made and approved parcels For oats and oatmeal the demand was limited, with out change in value. Without anything approaching to se: tivity at our market this morning, both wheat and flour brought the full currency of this day se'nnight. Oats and oatmeal moved off slowly, but cannot be quoted lower ; whilst beeps were in fair request at rather enhanced rates. LIVERPOOL, MAY 29.—N0 change to note to-day. NOTTINGHAM, MAI 29. At Derby yesterday there wes, s a small attend ance , w ith w h eat se lli ng at former rates . Liam; was passing in oth er thi ngs , a t f u ll y prev i ous prices. Wiles red, 40s to 43s ; ditto, white, 46s to 48s per 36 stone; barley' for malting, 28s to 325; ditto, for grinding, 28s to 30s per 3 1, stone ; oats, old, 21s to 24s per 24 stone ; beans, old, 321 1- 35s per 38 stone ; flour, 29s to 31s ; super, 33s to 34s per stone. We had a considerable show of wheat at our et! market to-d a y, f or w hi c h t h e pr i ces of last week was tained. Oats have crept up a little. Be ns were quite 1s d ar. The present prices of grain and flour in Yottinglism . are as foll ow ,—Wheat, old white, 45s to 4es per 36 stone:. new ditto, 42 s to 4-!s : old, red, 38s to 42s ; n e w, ditto, 31 ° to 425. Barley, new, for malting, 29s to 31s per quarter; old, for grinding, 27s to 28s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 21s : 24s per 24 s t one. Beans, old 34s to 36s per 38 stone ; I t % ditto, 31s t o 34 5.; E gyptian, old, 30s to 31s. Flour, stiP e" 30s to 35s per 20 stone ; fine, ditto, 29s to 30s.' WORCESTER, MAY 29.—Our market to-day must be quoted s'it'ionaty, and b us i ness dull abou las' week's prices. Sol of he farmers and d ea l ers tried io ob aim an advance, but r not sussed. E ng li s h white a heat ranges from 16s o 17 6 r, bag for best sample s , an d re d 14s 6d to 15s 6d. Malting barier in moderate request at 3s 4d to 3s 6d per bushel, and distilling 3! to 3s id. New English beans 4s 2d to 4s 4d per but °, 14 old, 4s 8d to 4s lOd ; and foreign, 4s to 4s 2d i.er bushel. , s English oats sold a t 3 5 6d to %s ed per 391 b, an d new2sV° 'a 3s 3d. Irish 2s vd to :is. Vetches are in slow demand, so from 4s 6d to 4s 10d p er b us h e l , spring and winter qua lities; Gray peas 4a per bu s h e l, an d w h ite 4s to 4s 4d, with few ° offer, and 'he market gonerally dull. At Stourbridge market on Friday, the trade was prel firm for wheat and o th er gra i n. E ng li, h wheat of the ht.re te quality realized i s pe r guar er more i h am last week. B ean s ri in demand at former ra e s . O ats i n request an d pr i c es fire v°_. Stratford- on-Avon market on Friday was moderately s; plied with wheat, and prices were f u ll y ma i nta i ne d, with .A. tendency to improvement. Fa r m ers h e ld fi rm l y f o r e° vance, but millers would only on these terms buy sparinglli th Wolverhampton market was moderately supplied ! i l wheat, and tarmers and dealers asked more money. 10 j u r ca-es an advance of Is per qu ar t er was o b ta i ne d f or suP er li o, samples, but business was no t b r i s k a t thi s a d vance . EsL white wheat realized 5s 6d to 5s 8d per 6,1 b, an d red 5s 5s 4d. Malting barley in moderate request at the pric e l i A last week, viz., about 28s to 30s per quarter. New Eng o ld beans quite as dear, vi z ., f rom Ls 6d to 13s per 1961 b at beans are.worth 13s to 13 s 6d. O ats were i n s l ow re quess rather lower' rates, say 21s to 223 per 312ib for English , sn 20s to 21s 6d for Irish. at , Kidderminster market on Thursday was very thinlitto tended, and prices remained stationary for wheat. doing in that grain worthy of note. bosb eli DALICSITH, MAY 27.—Th e re l a ti ve we i g h t per f o ur of the three prices of wheat were Itist 111 b, 18st 61b, ar, ob; 131 b. Oats, 13st 01b, 12st 41b, an d 11 st 21b . B ar l e y, lus' 4117 i 15st 71b, and 16st 01b. Peas and beans, 19st 11b, 18st and 17st 121bs. Qrs. Best. Current. ', t uter : ll.s 213 Wheat ... £2 5 0 £2 1 0 Xi "" 4 615 Oats 76 Barley 1 10 6 1 8 0 1 5 0 56 Peas and Beans 1 16 0 1 12 6 1 1 1 Average of wheat 42s 3id. ABERDEEN, MAY 28 —Grain—Oats 17s 9d to b abel; 401bs per bushel ; barley, 25 s 6d to 2iis Od, 521bs per 3eg bear, 26s Od to 27s Od, 521b s per b us h el; wheat, red 3 , 5 s l ° ditto, white 42s to 435, 6Ylb s per b us h el; oatmeal, 1 4 5 u° per boll ; flour, 32s to 32s 6d per sack. Provisions ---P li 4d to 6d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, dittp' 6 d ; to 6d ; pork, per st one , 3 s 6d to 40 ; lamb, per lb., 5d t o neck• tallow, per stone, &Od to 3s 6d; potatoes, Per p h cm 4d to 6d ; sal mon , per lb , Is 3d to es Od; hares, ea , gs; to Os Od; grous e , p er b race, O s to Os ; butter, per lb, 7d .10011/2 eggs, per doz, 5d to 7d ; cheese, per cwt, Os to Os Mi ., da .; pet pair, 2s 6d t o 3 s Od ; chickens, ditto, 2s 6clto t's std; ducks' Is 6d to 2s Od ; d uc kli ngs, ditto, Os to Os Od; turkeys, ea..„eet to 7s Od; geese, ditto, 6s to 7a ; butter for exportation (Pd cure), per cwt, 55s to 0 0 s; eggs, wholesale price, per d0r 1 4,, to Od; 41b loaf, 6d ; 2lb loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone orf._: cgs Os Od to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od ; P° s ,„ Or. 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, 's Jo' ; Meal—Oatmeal, Is 5d to is 6d; barley dust, 9 d _,, la ied to lei pe a i s s em sd e ; al 6 „ o o u s r, O i d s 9 t d o t2osiOsdl;odiside, barley, Od per to 7lbd,;libd flour, is 5d to Is 6d. ertoeca2del4; CORK, MAY 28. o f to Owing to the dimini,hed and diminishing stocks de coarser descriptions of grain here, we h ave an increas e d rimer mand and enhanced prices for these articles. Th e P t, p er , qualities, however, do not participate in the improvemen, _,51,„„ has the general trade been characterised by mess. The absence of supplies from abroad has cont ! ._ o f to the advance referred to in coarse stuffs. The receipts °f home grain for the week are very small, the total amotmt,oT ri Z —Wheat, 10 brls, at 18s to 19s 6d per brl; barley, 18 0 " Per br.• at 12s to 13s per brl ; oats, 636 brls, at 12s to 12' 6 a _ Pe,... r ._. The quotations, like the , upply, are altogether no:Teihrv:7; foreign wheat is only in very moderate demand, 1 the ev has advanced to is unchanged. Egyptian, however, been trill** tent of is per barrel, and an extensive busine s has _ , __,,, ve not had au/ any greatAreited acted at the improvement. In black oats we ba . wh o sales, but a few small lots of white have changed hands. ..__. value of f fr t e h e e on former beard i . s about we ll experience3d—of t e h e s t e ad latter y ee l e l s s u 03 9 t d o ri demand for fine flour, while coarse descriptions, owing 4 ? ', Ol l prices. With declining stocks, and in the absence of ar! Ar greatly enhanced value of Indian corn, are a brisk sale 8; 1 ) 6 Indian corn, which is now in few hands, has been in br is k _..„, mand, at an advance of lOs to 15s per ton, and rather e ifZ e sive sales have been made in the article during the week. 0 ; 6 quote the current value of Galata 8/ 5s per ton, and holders are asking even higher rates. turrets. Current!). ten , O White wheat 00. Od t o 00 1 Od 00 s Od- 2 ° . O Red wheat OO5 Od to 00s Od) 2o do 0 Ditto .........00s Od t o 00 s Od 00. O d -- 2 ° • Ditto oos Od to 00s ltd )))) 9 Barley l2s 4d to 00s Od O Ditto O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od} 00s 0d.......— a/ al 00s Od to 001 Od O Bere oos Od to 00s Od Os Od 63 Oats. 11s Od to 12s 2d O Ditto .... oos Od to 00s Od 11s 10d- 0 ' 0 Ditto ... oos Ud to 00s Od ) O Pigs Ws Od to 00s Od 00s Od per c lri Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:— „ as ts; 0 barrels white wheat; 0 red; 0 b ar l ey; 0 bore; ' 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week I .° Wheat, 17. Barley, 18). Oats, 636. Pigs; 0 . PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CItIitINCT. 63' First quality Second quality Third quality ... 65s Third quality ............ .... 46, Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for week ending May 2 2 . Pigs, 236. Sheep, 440. Cows, 57. , 6j; CORK.—Flour—First 12, 6d to 13s 6d ; extra it' „ n os econds,los 6d to 12s; household s 9 s t o lO s 6d ; t hi r ds, 16 ,, 6 0. per cwt. Oatmeal 11s to 11s 6d; Indi an mea l 7 s 6d to 759 d; W"oe. meal, 9,6 d to 10s per cwt. Indian corn 7 1 5 s to 711 0 s Od Fe' l t ig e Bran 85s to 87s 6d per ton. Hay—F armers 12s Od to 25 0; a ....." g i . ' 00s • dealers 25s to 38s Od; a verage CO s per ton. Straw'--F,,'"od; 10,E Od to 23 3 Od; aver age 16, ; dealers 03s Od to Otli oi; average 00s Od per ton. Bread —Wheaten loaf 6itd ti ll to —Beef h l l2 O s d i p k6 er , 4 1 bid 26. per to Eotg.ogns;p—d. to ,; 3 8 5mT 4 sau d t9todow n household loaf sid t o Od per 41b. Fresh butter ,- 35 3 6d r hundred. Bsoprie to 39i Newport 15s Od ; L y d ney 158; Landore 0 0 s; 9p_7(131000, ~,..- ale. per sd ina bi per 6 ia i l d gallo n. ;veal b a g o ps lo 7d; pork 4(1 to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausag es 5d Per li t., 818. to 910 s per cwt. Bangor slates 21175 6d to 3 105 1 7 e :08. Bark, red 71 to 81 los per ton. Fleece w 001145 to ditto, 243 to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 101 011!°- 15 5 per ..- re d Hemp 29/ to 34/ per ton. Fish —Scotch herrings 19s to o ° 6 pe r . 1 , 1 , 3 1 1f00 ton. Timber—Memel, 70 s per ton ; red pine, 3 1 °9 ' / .1 4 ,de5 , -•• ditto, 2/ 15s per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 10°1 Si Ain° Market 161 to 24.; salted 18. to 24. per tort .1_ u"'"„ in kr, 3d to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to ud,.; hoih r - 1 10d to 12d. Guano —Per u vian, 101 101 to 1 1 / 1 La" to 91 us per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. [ADVERTISEMENT. -- Holloway's Ointmen t 9 - n Pills have cured a Bad Leg. after Thirteen Years of sufferil --Mrs. Anne Smith, of Hemel Hempstead, suffered . 7 1 e wounds in her leg for thirteen years, dur ng which periuu. was under some of the cleverest surgeons of th e age, both!: town and country, a n d, notwithstanding all their exper ie, T, none of them c ou ld h e al this dreadful bad leg. Mrs. Sei l o i. finding all their remedies useless, was persuaded to give red loway's Ointment and Pills a trial, and these medicines her in an incredibly short space of time, and she now feels pleasure in boasting of the wonderful efficacy of Holloweir Ointment and Pills.--Sold by all druggists and at Profess° Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. OF A BOIL On the 16th inst., at Charleville-forest, Tullatnore , Countess of Charleville, of an heir. On the 26 th inst. , in Chester-street, the wife o f Wvvill, jun., Esq., On the 27th inst., at Nunhead-road, Peckhani.rye, the wile of the Rev. Henry Morgan. ON 1 6:( UGHTER. On the 26th lost, a t Ch esterton -house, Cirences t e r, tile wife of C. Lawrence, E sq. On the 27th inst., at C hester-square, the wife of u y s—m i P. Currie, Esq. MARRIED. bet On the 26th inst , at INliddlewich, Cheshire, B° Howard, Esq., of Brou ' ghton-hall, liintshire, to Lucy Al3 l l . belle, only daughter of the Venerable Isaac Wood, Arc. deacon of Chester, of Newton, near Middlewich. On the 26th inst., at Broadwater, Sussex, John llaw tr n Esq., of Petworth; to Dorothy, second daughter of Gcore Comber, Esq., of Worthing, DIED cof oc o Ek n a, yt t i h ne e led, 2 ,E 7 a t : : e.d i:st., in the Albany, Major-General Martin' On the 26th inst., at Ickleford-house, near Hitchin, Thomas 64. 62. On the 27th inst., at Ponder's- end, Enfield, Ann, wife of William Naylor, Esq., aged 63. On the 25th inst., at Chichester, Mary, the wife of Williatn Dilke, On the 27th inst., at Scarborough, John Bury, o f On the 28th Mat., at Leeds, Sarah, the beloved fa Joseph Thackray, Esq., wool merchant, and eldest dsug b9r of the late T. Haziehurst, Esq., Camden-house, Rtu_____ll' 1 7-- OUNG cf London: Printed and P ublish ed by MURDO 0 - Qi No. 112, Strand , Printer, at The Sun (Vest . 0 Strand, in the Precinct of the s evnz in the wawa gidcue4ex, a c copy, thy al, 11$02. Vita( Zbition TATA ERSALL'S-THIS EVENING SIX O'CLOCK. MANCHESTER TRADE CUP. 11 to 2 agst Cockcrow EMPEROR'S PLATE. 3 to 1 agst Voltigeur 7 to 2 agst Teddington NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE. 3 to 1 agst Stilton CC IMMON PLEAS. -(THIS DAY.) IN BE WILLIAM COBBETT. Mr s. Cobbett applied for a writ of habeas corpus to bring . , up her husband to this Court, for the purpose of enabl log him to show that he was improperly detained in custody in the Queen's Bench Prison. Mrs. Cobbett moved on affidavits setting out the circumstances under which her husband was imprisoned, and said it was a disgraco to the country that she should have to make such repeated a pplication s f or t h e release of her husband, who had now been twelve years an inmate of the Queen's Bench. The CHIEF JUSTICE said there was nothing in the matter in which the Court could act, the question being exactly the same as that which the Court had disposed of a few days before.—The application was, therefore, refused. FRANCE. The Patnie doubts the authenticity of a firme n of the Sultan relative to the Holy Cities published in the Siecle of Athens, and which paper has been seized by order of the French Government. At Marseilles on the 27th all the troops in garrison marched to the Champ de Mars, and the general com manding received from all the officers the oath of obedience to the Constitution and fidelity to Louis Napoleon. The religious ceremony commemorative of the Empress Josephine was performed on Friday at the church at Rueil. The church was hung with black on the occasion. Marshal Jerome Bonaparte and the other members of the family of the Emperor at tended the ceremony. After the service the Princess Mathilde walked to Malmaison, where the Empress died. Among the persons present were Generals Plat and Lawcaitine, Colonel Laborde, MM. Lacrosse, Leconte, Deputy for the Yonne, and his brother, a captain in the Chasseurs de Vincennes, Garde, Count Tascber de la Pegerie, &c., as well as a number of officers and soldiers of the Grand Army in their uniforms. The plan for a railway to unite France to Switzer land and Savoy is now under serious consideration. M. Jordan, the engineer, has been charged with the preparatory works of the line, the direction of which appears to have been fully decided on. In conse quence of an understanding between General Du four, who is a very distinguished engineer, and the French engineer s , it has been agreed that th e li ne , which is to start from Lyons, shall, on reaching the frontier, divide itself into two branches, one on Ge neva, and the other on Chambery. At a future day a branch line will start from Macon and join the main line between Lyons and the frontier, so as to put Paris in a still more direct communication with Switzerland and also with Piedmont, and the net work of railways now in course of construction in Italy. ITALY. The Roman Journal of the 21st inst. publishes an official list of the merchant navy of the Papal States. It consists of 1,430 vessels, of which 863 measure 28,204 tons, manned by 9,110 seamen. Vespers were chaunted on the eve of the Ascension in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican in the presence of the Pope, the Sacred College, the Roman Prelacy, and Magistracy. The Pope was afterwards carried in great pomp to the balcony, whence, amidst the roaring of artillery, he gave his benediction to the people. The French and Roman troops, drawn up on the open ground, gave additional splendour to the solemnity. The Chamber of Deputies of Turin approved on the 26th inst., after a short discussion, a Bill pre sented by the Government, granting an extraordinary credit to the Ministers of Marine and Public Works. Accounts from Florence, of the 23d inst., state that on the preceding day his Excellency Henry Lytton Bulwer had the honour to be received at a private audience by the Grand Duke, when he deli vered the letters accrediting him as Minister Pleni potentiary to the Grand Ducal Court. THE SHIPS SEEN ON AN ICEBERG. The Government have received the following reply to the inquiry made at Newfoundland concerning the vessels seen, or supposed to have been seen, by the crew of the Renovation:— " Government-house, St. John's, New foundland, May 6. " Sir,--I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Merivale's dispatch of the 16th of April, 1852, together with its enclosure from the Board of Admiralty, respecting two vessels reported to have been seen on field of ice attached to an iceberg off Newfoundland, in April, 1851, and ‘trh'ch it i s surm i se d may p oss ibly b e Sir John Franklin's ships; and, in compliance with the instructions therein contained, I have caused inquiries to be made through the Commercial Society of St. John's, but can obtain no information whatever relative to the above described vessels. " I enclose herein a letter received from the President of the Chamber of Commerce, and I share in the opinion therein expressed, that it is well nigh impossible that two vessels on a field of ice attached to an iceberg of the magnitude and description spoken of by the men of the Renovation could have passed along this coast from the north and have reached the latitude of Cape Race without having been seen either by some of the numerous sealing vessels which intersect the field ice in the months of March and April, or by some o f t h e many vesse l s that pass this island at that season en their way to or from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick. "In the season of 1851 no vessels engaged in the seal fishery of this island were lost, and theretoro I agree in the opinion that there must have been some misappre hension on the part of the persons who supposed they had seen such vessels, occasioned, perhaps, by the de ceptive appearance that icebergs assume under some peculiar action of the atmosphere; whereas, had the in quiry been made with reference to the spring of this year, not two, but many vessels, might have been seen in positions somewhat similar t o that described by the men of the Renovation; for, owing to two disastrous gales in the last month, very great damage has been sus tained by our sailing fleet, and, out of 400 vessels en gaged in that fishery, upwards of 60 have either foun dered or been abandoned at sea among the field ice, and many of the derelicts have after being deserted by their own crews, been brought in by those of other vessels, and vessels have also been dispatched by the local Go vernment in search of others, and to bring off from dif ferent parts of the coast the shipwrecked sealers, to 3,000 in number.—l have, 84c., amoun ting nearly " J. GASPARD LE MARCHANT. " The Right lion. Sir John S. Pakington, &c." " St. J o h n ' s , N ew f oun dl an d, May 5. " Sir,—l. had the honour to receive your letter of this date, and in compliance with your request I have made inquiry from several members of the Commercial So ciety, and can obtai n no i nformation relat i ve to the vessels said to have b een seen in the ice in Apr il, 1851. "It is evident that th ere must h ave b een s ome mis apprehension on the part of the persons who supposed they had seen such vessels; occasioned perhap s b y the deceptive appe arance that ice b ergs assumeunderi some peculiar action cf the atmosphere; for t is almost impossible that an iceberg of the mag nitude and . description spoken of by the crew of the Renovation could h ave passed along this coa st from the north, and h ave reached the latitude of C a p e Race, without ha v i ng been seen by some o f the pupae foes sealing vessels which constantly intersect the held weekly k in l taped their observation it must have been seen, when y th p e as m s months of March and April; and if it had es. within 30 miles of Cape Race, by others of the very many vessels that pass this island at that season on their way to or from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia, could hay© been seen by the crew and New Brunswick b One of the steamers that , or . y , n a few miles of the Cape, on their way fro,m, Liverpool to Halifax or the States. The opinion is very general here that no such vessels , o f t h e Renovation. i‘ I hare, &c., 0 W. THOMAS. "Hon. J. Crowds, Colonial Secretary, &c." OLD LONDON HOUSES, AND TIIEIR INTERESTING AssocumoNs.—Many a weary step in the s t r eets o f London is lightened b y the knowledge that i n one , t h e h ouse st i ll exists (with shoemakers working in the " observatory" on the top) where I saac Newton pro d u ced the works which have so Lawrence much benefit e d t h e world;• that in another, Reynolds pro duced his greatest pictures; in another, Hogarth ; in another, Johnson hospital o went e thent with ic t l h v a r t en aboverosid theresided ding u g r a in t e g w t a h y o of buildingll ucto r o s f ' s t Commove,Paul's Cathedral ; t h at in Cock-lane, soli hfield, is the house in Christopher; which was en acted the famous Cock- l ane Gh ost i mposition, and that n o t f ar from this, is the crypt of St. John, Clerken so well, almost t h e only remaining portion of the sumptuous Dr. n ni g othershts of i St. n aJohnll due of solemnity Jerusalem, to where nnina the troubled spirit of Cock-lane. These and thousands of other recollections, both varied and curious, come thick upon the mind when wandering in London.—Builder. CURIOUS INTERIOR OF A TREE.—Last week, the sawyers employed at the carriage manufactory of Messrs. Wright and S on, of Harrogate, while engaged a s usual in cutting timber, w ere very much astonished on dividing a large chesnut tree to see in the centre, about nine feet trom .a the roots, the figure of an eagle perfectly delineated, the e: keen, and the feathers as distinctly marked as if the hand of a talented artist had been most fortunate in his touches.d Etn This figure, it is imagined, is of some depth in the woo ; hun presents a very valuable curiosity. Already several d feel dreds have visited the saw-it of the manufactory, an well repaid by a sight of this remarkable phenomenon.— Leeds Mercury. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY.—The half -yearly meet i ng of this company' was held 9 Friday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgata-street, Major-General M`Leod took the chair. The report, which was of a favour able nature, was adopted, and after the transaction of some formal business the meetieg separated.