The Sun. — London, England, 1865-04-26 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, April 25.—Forshipping yarns there has been a very fair amount of business doing, but not at the extreme prices which spinners were asking yesterday. Any spinner asking moderate prices has been enabled to make sales, but such as have de manded very extreme and extravagant rates have not been able to effect business at all. This branch of the market closes strong, but the tone is scarcely as buoyant as it was yesterday, when the news was first to hand from America. The prices obtained to-day are about I.d. per lb. in advance of those current on Friday last. For home trade yarns the market has been steady, with a moderate amount of business doing. The general advance on these yarns is not equal to that on yarns for export, but is slightly in advance of those obtainable on Friday. In cloth we have had a gradually advancing market ever since last Tuesday, and the inquiry has become larger and more general daily and almost hourly. Many buyers who held extensive discretionary orders, and who had kept them accumulating, began last week to anticipate the fate of Lee's army, and came into the market rather freely to place such orders. The news by the Asia still further stimulated the general demand and further tended to augment prices. A large aggregate business was the result, and contracts have been taken on all hands, and in some instances for a long date of delivery. Yesterday and to-day the amount of business doing has to some extent been checked by the unwillingness of manufacturers to contract for more lengthened dates than they have already taken orders to cover, but the market continues steady, and prices exceedingly firm. Altogether the advance in pricep for shirtings since last Tuesday has been nearly a shilling per piece, but there is some irregularity and inequality in the prices quoted and those obtained in some instances for actual sales, the discrepancy arising from the dif ference in the position of manufacturers—some of them being already deeply under engagements, while others have not been so fortunate. The sud den " spirt" (as it is called) in cotton is the result of the heavy orders given last week, which has sent spinners down to Liverpool in great numbers to buy. It is not anticipated that it will last. Cloth and yarn are likely to maintain a good value, be cause both home and foreign markets are bare of stocks beyond precedent, and it is doubted if manu facturers will be able to get workpeople to produce goods sufficient for the demand low prices are likely to lead to ; but the stock of cotton in the country and on the ocean is large, and it is anticipated that prices will give way rather than advance after spin ners have supplied their present requirements. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of this day's cloth market :—" Since last Tuesday there has been a gradually increasing desire to purchase, • and the demand has almost amounted to excitement. Prices have rapidly risen during the week, and the trans actions must have been of large extent. The last American advices have served only to stimulate this demand. Large as the operations have been, more might be done, if manufacturers were not un willing to risk further lengthened contracts." LEEDS, 24h. —There has been a fair attendance of buyers in the cloth halls this morning, and a sa tisfactory amount of business has been done, but the purchases have been general rather than specific. Plain and ordinary cloths have had quite as much demand as summer and fancy fabrics ; indeed, the wholesale purchase of the latter is nearly over for the season, and buyers are turning their attention to autumn and winter, more particularly for expor tation. Witneys and reversibles are likely to be again in chief request for outer coats, and some little novelty in pattern and finish has been introduced by some manufacturers, but the goods are not offered in the open market. The Australian and the French demands for the Yorkshire woollen goods appear to be both on the increase, and the general impression is that the termination of the war in America will be followed by an increased trade in woollens with the Federal States, notwithstanding the high import tariff of the latter. Prices of cloths, those of union and mixed materials, as well as those made of wool, are very firm. Wools, too, are rather stiffer, holders showing less disposition than last week to sell on any but the topmost quotations. NOTTINGHAM, 25th.—There was a fair attendance at our Exchange-hall to-day, and the demand forlace yarns was more active. Higher prices were asked for medium sorts, but sales were only made at fully late rates. The demand for hosiery yarns was steady, and a moderate trade was done at previous currencies. The price of silks had an upward tendency. There was a better demand for brown nets, and the rates of last week were well maintained. ROCIIDALE, 24th.—Although the attendance at to-day's market has only been small, and business was poor in proportion, there is a good deal doing among the makers of fancy flannels, and orders for summer goods have come in to a satisfactory extent. Things are not so well among the plain goods makers, but throughout the trade there is a good deal of reanimation, arising from the seemingly well founded anticipation that after the approaching wool sales there will be such a redundance of wool distributed throughout the woollen districts that the present dearness can scarcely fail to be most strongly affected by it. The subsidence, too, which has gra dually been going on in the price of cotton will in the natural order of things also contribute to this end, and thus merchants, who have no immediate inducement to buy at existing prices, act with re serve, and will continue to do so until the time has come when in all probability the standard value of the raw material will be settled for the remainder of the year. Under these circumstances the local wool market is quiet. The Yorkshire trade is like wise depressed, but the reason why it has so long I continued so cannot be explained very clearly. The North Staffordshire Strike. A meeting of delegates from the London trades was held last evening at the Bell Inn, Old Bailey, for the purpose of hearing from Lord Lichfield " an explanation as to the proposal for arbitration he had made to the puddlers of North Staffordshire, with the view of bringing the strike to a close, and as to how his proposal was received both by the masters and the men." About 150 delegates were present, and a special deputation was also present from the North Staffordshire men—Mr. Mildred, carpenter, in the chair. Mr. ODJERS said the meeting had been convened by him as secretary of the Trades' Council, at the special request of Lord Lichfield himself. Lord LICHFIELD, who was very warmly received, then proceeded to detail at some length the reason which had induced him to interfere in the matter. Both the masters and men had agreed to accept the principle of arbitration, but the masters were only willing to arbitrate provided the men would resume work at the reduction, and the men refused to arbitrate unless they were allowed to resume work, Pending the arbitration, at the old prices. A middle course suggested itself to his mind, and that was to refer the wages question to arbitra tion, th e men, pending the proceeding of that arbitration, to draw wages on account. He pro posed this, in the first instance, to the masters, by whom, aft er several objections,' it was accepted, with the addition that he (Lord Lichfield) should appoint the arbitrators, whose names should be finally sa nc ti oned by both parties. He then sub mitted his proposal to tliem men, by whom, he re gretted to say, it was rejected, previous and who in his pre sence reaffirmed th e i r consent to resume w or k at me the n old to reconsider not to prices. He en deavoured to induce th e their all determination, but in vain, and his efforts had been fruitless. It had been said he had failed f rom his not having made the men fully ac quainted with his proposal, but this he begged to deny. They thoroughly understood him, and he well understood them. (Hear.) His lordship then proceeded at length to express a strong opinion as to all trade disputes being settled by arbitration, w hi c h would do much to prevent the serious system of strikes and lock-outs, and thought some legis lative enactment should take place in further ance of such object, towards the accomplishment of which he was willing to lend his aid. His lordship sat down amid great applause. Mr. EDWARDS and Mr. WADDELL, the delegates from North Staffordshire, then addressed the meet- ing in explanation of the reasons which had induced the men in public meeting assembled unanimously to reject Lord Lichfield's proposal, although at the same time they fully appreciated the kind and dis interested efforts of the noble lord. The men heard his lordship's proposal with attention, and fully un derstood it, but felt it their duty to reject it, mainly on the following ground :—That if they had been wishing for an advance of wages, and had agreed to arbitrate, they could not expect to receive those ad vanced wages pending the arbitration proceeding, and therefore they ought not to be called upon to go in at reduced wages offered by the masters while the arbitration was going on. Again, they could get no definite reply if they resumed work, drawing money on account, how long such an unsatisfactory state of things would last. They, however, had offered to divide the proposed reduction with the masters, and instead of being reduced is. per ton, to resume work at the reduction of 6d. per ton, but the masters would not consent, and the men had fallen back cn their old resolution, not to go back to work except at the old prices. (Hear.) 3 A long and animated discussion took place, both on the position taken up by the men on strike and on the general principle of arbitration. Mr. Cr. POTTER then proposed a resolution appro ving the conduct of the North Staffordshire men, and recommending the masters and men in that dis trict to act on the principle by which the dispute in the Scotch iron trade had been just settled, by a meeting between the masters and men. Mr. Davis seconded the resolution. Mr. HOWELL moved an amendment, to the effect that the men in North Staffordshire be recommended to accept the proposal of Lord Li bfield. Mr. GUDE seconded the amendment. After some discussion the meeting broke up amidst considerable uproar. City Sewers Commission. --......-- Yesterday the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London assembled at Guildhall, for the despatch of public business. The chairman, H. De Jersey, Esq., Deputy and Under-Sheriff, presided. The Commissioners were occupied for some time in hearing summonses, which had been taken out against the contractors for not duly cleansing and watering certain districts within the City, and in some cases fines were imposed. A report was also brought up from the General Purposes Committee with regard to the propriety of requiring the contrac tors for scavengers work to sweep and cleanse the foot pavements at the same time the carriage ways are done; and also as to the mode in which the streets are now swept ; and whether any improvement could be adopted therein. The committee, after considering the subject, came to the conclusion that to require the performance of such work would cause a large additional annual expenditure without any satisfac tory results. They stated that under the Police Act it was the duty of every householder to keep the fronts of their houses properly swept and cleansed ; and they suggested that the City Commissioner of Police should be written to to take proceedings under the act by requiring the police constables to proceed against persons neglecting their duty, and that a public notice should be issued to the inhabi tants of the City upon the subject. The committee further suggested that in all future agreements the contractor should be required to cleanse and water the main thoroughfares more frequently and to water the main streets once on Sunday mornings in dry weather. Also that the streets which were gra velled should be watered three times a day. The report was agreed to, and it was decided that tenders for the performance of the work for the year ensuing should be received on the 9th May next. A second report was brought up from the General Purposes Committee, which stated that they had viewed the iron carriage-way pavement in the Pou ltry, which was so generally objected to by the inha bitants, and that they recommended it should be removed as soon as possible. 'lie consideration of the report was ultimately adjourned. Dr. LETHEBY stated to the Court that during the last week the contractors of the railway works in Liverpool-street had used some of the new railway between Liverpool-street and Sun-street for the purpose of burning brick earth, and that a complaint had been made by some of the inhabitants of the district of the nuisance occasioned by it. He had therefore made inquiries into the matter, and had ascertained that the operations were not to be con- tinned ; indeed they were not then in action. He also reported to the Court that complaints had been forwarded to him from the medical department of the Privy Council.of the condition of the composing room of the Public Ledger office, at 6, St. Dunstan's passage, Great Tower-street ; and having visited it he found that, in a room under the level of the pavement of the dimensions of 39ft. by 13ft., and 9ft. high, and having an area of 4,563 superficial feet, there were 16 persons occupied from about 2 o'clock in the afternoon to 3 or 4 o'clock the follow ing morning, and that (in addition to the over crowding of the place, the atmosphere was vitiated by the burning of 16 5-feet gas burners. The ven tilation of the place was very defective, and he submitted that orders should be given for the im provement of the ventilation of the room by having bands over the gaslights connecting with the shaft, which would convey the product of combustion to the furnace chimney. The suggestions of the medical officers were at once adopted and ordered to be carried out. SANITARY CONDITION OF THE CITY. The medical officer reported that the inspectors had visited 354 houses during the past fortnight, and he submitted a list of 128 places for sanitary improvement. He also submitted a list of pllces requiring further proceedings on account of orders already issued, but not yet complied with. The markets and slaughter-houses had been duly inspected, and the officers had condemned 7,1841b5. of meat as unfit for human food ; 3,4211b5. were putrid, and the rest was in a diseased condition. It consisted of 20 sheep, nine calves, 25 pigs, 29 quar ters of beef, and 185 joints of meat, besides 145 head of poultry. In the course of the fortnight there had been 118 births and 133 deaths registered in the City. The mortality returns are above the average for the season ; the number of deaths for the corresponding period of the last nine years was 119 ; 53 of the deaths were among children of less than five years of age, and 33 among persons of 60 and upwards. The chief causes of death were as follows : —Phthisis 14, pneumonia 11, bronchitis 18, mesenteric disease 8, hydrocephalus 3, continued fever 7, scarlet fever 3, whooping-cough 16, croup and diphtheria 6 ; making together 28 deaths from tubercular diseases, 29 from inflammatory affections of the lungs, and 30 from diseases of a zymotic character. Of these the most important was whooping-cough, which was unusually prevalent and severe in the City. In answer to Deputy Bone, Dr. LETHEBY sa id th a t no case o f f ever i n th e City had come under his notice. The Commissioners after disposing of some other business adjourned. TERMINATION OF THE LOCK-OUT IN THE SCOTCH IRON TRADE.--We are glad to be able to state that this lock-out has already, or will immediately terminate. At the adjourned meeting of the masters and workmen, held in the Bedford Hotel, Glasgow, on Monday, the vari ous matters in dispute were very carefully considered. The best feeling, we understand, was manifested by both masters and men. Mr. Burns was present along with the masters, and Mr. Strachan along with the men. After a sederunt of several hours a joint committee was unanimously appointed, composed of both masters and men, for the purpose of ar ranging the facts as to the various prices paid to workmen in England. This committee at once met, and proceeded with the duties entrusted to it. On the recommendation of the committee, and on a comparison of the prices paid to workmen in England with those paid in Scotland, thomas tors unanimously agreed to withdraw the notices which they had given for a reduction of Is. per ton on the wages of puddlers, and 10 per cent. on the wages of other workmen ; and as a compromise, it was arranged (the men, on the ad vice and recommendation of Mr. Strachan, unanimously giving their consent) that the various works should be at once opened, and the workmen resume their work, the re duction on their wages being only 6d. per ton to puddler; and 5 per cent. to other workmen. At a meeting of the workmen in Glasgow, held in the evening, a report by the delegates was submitted, and a unanimous resolution adopted, agreeing to the arrangement as above explained. Meetings will be held in the other district; when, we be lieve, there is no doubt but that similar resolutions will be adopted. On the whole, the result to the workmen is that, by the stand which they have made, their wages, instead of being reduced about Bs. pc;r week as the masters proposed, will not be reduced more than U.—Scotsman. . THE SUN, LOADON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AP.RIL 26, 1865. Naval and Military Intelligence. Yesterday Major-General Sir Robert Walpole, K.C.8., commanding the forces in the Chatham dis trict, accompanied by Col. R. C. Moody, command ing Royal Engineers ; Brigade Major W. Congreve, and other officers, embarked at Chatham Dockyard pier on board the paddlewheel steamer Wildfire, Master Commander G. Brockman, and proceeded on a tour of inspection of the fortifications and bat teries erected at Bishop's-marsh, Folly-point, the Isle of Grain, and Garrison-point, for the defence of Chatham harbour and dockyard. Most of the works enumerated are far advanced. Sir Robert Walpole was occupied in the inspection the whole day, and landed at the dockyard late in the afternoon. The strength of the first division of the Depot Brigade, Royal Artillery, at Chatham, has been augmented by the arrival at headquarters of No. 2 Battery, consisting of six non-commissioned officers, 102 privates, one trumpeter, and 21 women and children, from the School of Gunnery, at Shoebury ness. A circular memorandum has been received at Chatham Garrison from the Horse Guards announc ing that her Majesty, having been pleased to approve the depots rejoining the service companies of regi ments serving at home, excepting in the case of re giments intended for embarkation during the pre sent year, the companies which form the depots are to be entirely amalgamated with their respective corps, and be on the same establishment as the other companies. General officers commanding districts in which depot battalions are quartered, will consider them a portion of the force to be inspected and duly reported by them in the spring and autumn, from the Ist of April, the date of the abolition of the office of Inspector-General of Infantry. Yesterday a detachment of 98 non-commissioned officers and men of the Chatham division of Royal Marines Light Infantry, with three officers, left head-quarters, and proceeded to the Government rifle range at Milton, to go through a course of ball practice prior to embarkation for sea service. The arrangements for the launch of the iron-clad frigate Bellerophon, 14, 1,000 horse power, which will take place at Chatham Dockyard this afternoon, were completed yesterday evening, upwards of 1,000 mechanics and other workmen being employed on the frigate up to the hour for leaving the yard yes terday. In order to provide accommodation for the large number of spectators who are expected to be present to witness the ceremony a considerable por tion of the space at the head of the graving dock in which the Bellerophon has been built is floored over, and barriers have been erected to lessen the pressure. The launch is expected to take place shortly after 1 o'clock, by which hour the tide will be at its highest. The dockyard gates will be thrown open for the ad mission of the public at 12 o'clock, no tickets being required to enable persons to witness the ceremony. The Orontes, screw iron troopship, Capt. H. W. Hire, was undocked at Portsmouth on Monday after repairs, and will be again in a few days ready to proceed on foreign troop service. As cooking for the men on board a troopship is naturally a matter of the greatest importance, it may not be inopportune to observe here that there are two or more descrip tions of cooking apparatus now in use in the navy, and that preference is given by the Admiralty to the least efficient and most expensive form, the dockyard pattern. Thus the dockyard troop galley on board the Orontes on the ship last coming into Portsmouth harbour was understood to be considerably out of repair, and this was said to be owing to the large fires required for boiling and baking the men's food. The consumption of fuel by this galley averaged 15 cwt. daily when in full work. Indeed so difficult was it found to obtain sufficient heat for cooking that the fires had to be lighted by 2 a.m. to prepare the men's breakfasts. When the ship is on a distant station, with coals at 40s. to 50s. per ton, this large consump tion of fuel renders the working of this galley exceed ingly expensive. As a contrast to this compare one of the simplest and most effective forms of galley placed at the disposal of the Admiralty by private individuals—the patented galley of Mr. Grant, the present superintendent of the Admiralty victualling stores at the Royal Clarence-yard, who has had un usual opportunities for forming a correct judgment on the best manner of preparing food on board ship for the soldiers' and seamen's health and comfort, and also of economy in its preparation. One of these galleys has been at work now for some time on board the Duke of Wellington training ship at Portsmouth, and has been several timesmost favour ably reported upon. As a proof of its capabilities, a short time since, when the crew of the Bombay were berthed on board the Duke of Wellington, the crews of both ships were supplied with baked dinners and soft bread, the latter made on board. Since the galley has been at work on board the Duke upwards of 45,000 rations of soft bread have been baked by it on board for the crew. Its consumption of fuel is only 5 cwt. per diem. The screw steam frigate Narcissus, 39, Captain Colin A. Campbell, left Plymouth on Monday even ing for Montevideo. The paddlewheel steam sloop Geyser, 6, Com mander Arthur T. Thrupp, from Sheerness, arrived on Monday evening at Plymouth, where she will receive coal and prepare for further service. Her - Majesty's 17-gun sloop Mutine, commissioned at Woolwich on the 9th inst. by Commander W. H. Blake, yesterday sailed from the Royal Arsenal for Greenhithe, to swing for the adjustment of her compasses. Her present orders are to leave the Thames to-morrow for the Pacific, calling at Devon port on her way down channel, and to remain in Plymouth Sound a couple of days for the embarca tion of supernumeraries who have received orders to join there. By the death of Admiral Sir James Stirling, Vice- Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick W. Grey, K.C.8., a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, becomes an Admiral ; Rear-AdmiralLord Clarence Paget, M.P., First Secretary at the Admiralty, becomes Vice- Admiral ; and Captain Thomas Pickering Thomp son obtains the rank of Rear-Admiral. A captain's good service pension is placed at the disposal of the Duke of Somerset, as First Lord of the Admiralty, by the promotion to flag rank of Capt. T. P. Thompson. Capt. Thomas H. Mason has received the cap tain's good service pension, vacant by the promotion of Capt. O'Callaghan to be Rear-Admiral. Capt. the Hon. Francis Egerton is appointed one of the Queen's naval aides-de-camp, vice Captain Wise, promoted to be Rear-Admiral. Capt. W. K. Hall was yesterday appointed Cap tain Superintendent of Sheerness Dockyard, vice Capt. Wise, promoted to flag rank. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :-.-Capt. the Han. Fitzgerald A. Foley to the Caledonia ; William Billing, midship man, to the Sutlej ; John Mather, engineer, to the Fisgard, as supernumerary ; and Herbert Pitt, en gineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary. THE JEWS IN Mouocco.—The Societe de l'Alli ance Israelite Universelle has issued the following note :—"Letters from Morocco contain accounts of an event which has just cast consternation among the Jewish population of that country. On the morning of the 2d of April the twelve chiefs of the Jewish community of Tetuan were imprisoned and loaded with chains by order of the Pasha. Several of them were imme diately claimed by their respective Consuls, to whom the Pasha replied that the prisoners had been ar rested by command of the Emperor of Morocco for having some months before refused payment of a Moorish guard at the gates of the Jewish quarter. The Consuls, by an energetic persistence, obtained the immediate liberation of their countrymen, and opposed their expulsion from the territory of Morocco, as required by the Pasha. The other prisoners wero to be sent to the Emperor at Mequinez, where death was certain to await them. The Consuls by their representations obtained a delay in the de parture until they had referred to their diplomatic chiefs at Tangier. These latter addressed collectively a memoran dum to the Moorish Minister of Foreign Affairs to protest against those measures, so opposed to the firman delivered by the Emperor last year to Sir Moses Montefiore, pro mising to the Jews the security and protection of regular justice ; and, above all, against the barbarity of the treat ment inflicted on unfortunatemen whose pretended offence was only the pretext for a persecution which, in striking the Chiefs of the community, menaced all the Jews. The intervention was not without effect. Orders were given to release the prisoners from their chains, and leave them pro visionally at Tetuan. Hopes are entertained that the gene rous protection of the Ministers assured to the prisoners will lead to an entire liberation, and prevent a fresh viola tion of the laws of humanity and justice." The Charge of Conspiracy to Defraud Insurance Companies. Yesterday, again, Messrs. John Geo. Barry and Alfred Barry, brothers, wharfingers at Meriton's-wharf, Bermond sey, and their three servants, Thorne, Arnett, and Sedg wick, surrendered to their recognisances, before Mr, Alder man Stone, at the Justice-room of the Mansion-house, for further examination on the charge of conspiring together to defraud the Royal Exchange and other insurance com panies by falsely representing, as is alleged, that certain quantities of jute and other commodities of great value had been destroyed in 1110 fires which occurred at their wharf in June and November last. Mr. Giffard, Q.C., with whom was Mr. Poland, instructed by Messrs. Humphreys and Morgan, solicitors, Newgate street, again conducted the prosecution; Mr. Sergeant Bal lantine and Mr. Metcalfe, instructed by Messrs. Tilleard Son, Godden, and Holme, of the Old Jewry, defended the brothers Barry ; and Mr. Moss, solicitor, of Gracechurch street, defended Thorne. John Still, a clerk to Messrs. Barry, was recalled. He said, in reply to Mr. Giffard, that according to the cargo ledger of his employers, kept by him, 500 bales of jute by the ship Jane Porter were warehoused at Meriton's-wharf. Of those, 10 bales were marked as delivered on the 26th of October last, 55 on the 30th of December, and 170 on the same day. That left 270 bales to be accounted for, and they were entered as destroyed by fire, the entry being in wit ness's handwriting. On the 28th September, 1864, 500 bales of jute, by the City of Canton, were landed at the wharf.. Of those, 10 were entered as delivered on the 10th of October, 210 on the 31st of January last, leaving 280 to be accounted for, and those 280 were entered by witness as having been burnt. On the 17th of October last 1,000 bales by the ship City of Cashmere were landed at the wharf. Of those, 900 bales were entered in the ledger by witness as destroyed by fire, and 100 as having been delivered on the 29th of March last. On the 17th of October, 1863, 350 bags of rapeseed from Calcutta, by the Rambler, were warehoused at the wharf. Of these, 30 quarters and four bushels were entered by witness as delivered on the 16th of May, 1864, and about 148 quarters as having been de stroyed by fire on the 7th June last. The whole ship ment was thus accounted for. Witnessed explained that the entries in the ledger as to deliveries would be made by him from the warehouse report kept by the defendant Arnett. The warrants sent in by Messrs. Barry to the fire-offices concerned as to the quantities of the several shipments above mentioned destroyed by fire were shown to witness, and he said that the words "Destroyed by Fire," written across them, were in his handwriting and that of another clerk, and that the warrants were mostly signed Mr. Alfred Barry. He added that, in the " Extra Foreman's Book," kept at the wharf, ho found an entry under the date of the 17th of August, 1864, "Sebastian Gabot, 164 bales jute, put into own craft, floor No. 1," and similar entries on the same day as to 48 bales by the Raleigh, 74 by the William Cole, and 10 by the Alameda, as having been " put into own craft floor No. 1." Floor No. 1, he said, was not destroyed at either of the fires in Juno or November. Mr. Sharpe, a clerk to Messrs. Schilizzi and Co., of Fins bury-circus, said the two checks produced, both dated the 4th of January, 1865, and one being for £6,310 odd, and the other for £2,103 odd, were received by him from the Royal Exchange Insurance Company and the Royal Fire and Life Insurance Company respectively,in payment of claims made on behalf of his employers, Messrs. Schilizzi, for goods de stroyed at Meriton's Wharf. These, with two other checks, he said, referred to in his former examination, made £18,930 ss. 6d., which was the sum paid in satisfaction of Messrs. Schilizzi's claim. Mr. Thos. Bedloe Bateman, from the London Assurance Company, was called and shown a policy, which, he said, was issued by that office. It was dated sth May, 1864, and was for £5,000 in favour of Messrs. Laing and Meredew, 0f39, Mincing-lane, on merchandise stored at various places, and, among others, at Meriton's Wharf. It ran from the 26th of April, 1864, to the 26th of October. The check pro duced, dated 13th July, 1864, for £1,594 2s. 3d., was issued by the directors of the London Assurance Company in favour of Laing and Meredew, and was paid to them on goods insured by the policy and destroyed at the June fire, upon the report of Mr. Harding. Mr. Geo. Henry Whiting was recalled—The policy pro duced, ho said, was issued by the North British and Mer cantile in favour of Laing and Meredew. It was for £3,000 and ran from the 31st January, 1864, for a year. It was a floating policy, and would cover goods at Meriton's Wharf. He afterwards settled the claim or declaration of loss produced by paying £1,275 odd on that policy by a check to Laing and Meredew. It was paid on the report of Mr. Harding, who investigated the claim on behalf of the London Assurance and the North British and Mercan- I tile offices. Mr. Metcalfe called the attention of the Alderman to a condition appended to the policies, to the effect that within 15 days after a fire the insurer was to furnish such infor mation as the nature of the case would admit. That would partly account for the pressure under which the returns were made by the Messrs. Barry. Mr. Sefton Laing (Laing and Meredew, colonial brokers, in Mincing-lane), deposed that in October, 1863, they re ceived 350 bags of rapeseed by the ship Rambler, which were afterwards warehoused at Meriton's Wharf. Part of the cargo was subsequently delivered into a vessel called the Gem. His firm took out two policies, ono for £5,000 in the London Assurance Company, and another for £3,000 in the North British, to cover the rapeseed and other cehn modities. The warrant produced showed the quantity of rapeseed by the Rambler at Meriton's Wharf at the time of the June fire. Ho learnt that a part of the rapeseed had been destroyed on that occasion, and his clerks prepared a claim in respect of the loss, on information supplied by Barry Brothers. The policies did not fully cover the loss of £4OO. The claim was afterwards certified by Messrs. Barry, and witness's firm received a check for £1,594 odd from the London Assurance Company, and one of £1,275 from the North British and Mercantile. Their firm had dealt in seed for many years. When seed was warehoused the sweepings belonged to the merchants, andce;tarni; not to the wharfinger. There was always a considerable quantity of sweepings from seed. The seed was often piled up in bulk, and the sweepings from the different bulks ought to be returned to the merchant. That was the practice in the port of London. His firm had sold many hundreds of quarters of sweepings for merchants during a year. He knew Meriton's Wharf, and he thought 400 quar ters of sweepings collected in six months would be too much. Mr. Edwin Radmull, clerk to Brown and Roberts, asses sors of fire losses, deposed that he found 475 bales of jute by the Jane Porter at Meriton's Wharf, with certain distinc tive marks ; 283 bales by the City of Canton; and 209 by City of Cashmere. He found, of the 475 bales by the Jane Porter, 255 in the N and K warehouses, and 220 bales ap peared to have beon delivered before his visit and after the fire. Of the jute by the City of Canton he found on the premises 283 bales in the L warehouse, and of those by the City of Cashmere the whole (209 bales) were found in the N warehouse. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine declined to cross-examine the witness, observing that he did not propose to go into these matters at all. It was very kind of the insurance com panies to investigate questions of sweepings and to look to small things as well as great. Mr. Thomas William Wright, manager of the West Kent Wharf, St. Saviour's dock, deposed that their business give rise to sweepings from the floors, which, however, were of little or no value ; but that whenever anything of merchantable value was found it wad" invariably given to the merchants. By Mr. Moss—The defendant Thorne, whom he had known for many years, bore a very high character. Mr. David Rose, manager of Messrs Lucas and Spencer's Wharf, Bermondsey-wall, said the practice there was to account to the merchant for all sweepings. Mr. Thomas Perry, manager at Messrs. Richardson and Perry's Wharf at Wapping, gave similar evidence as to ac counting for sweepings. Sweepings arose in the ordinary processes of landing and warehousing. Wharfingers were accustomed to take sample from the bulk and send it to a broker. The sweepings were also sampled as well as bulk, and the samples were sent to the brokers with the view to a sale of both sweepings and bulk for the merchants. He believed Messrs. Barry were assayers of seed, and they would have, as such assayers, more sweepings than ordinary wharfingers. Mr. William Daniel Harding was called, and proved that he investigated the claim of Laing and Meredew on behalf of the two offices interested, and that it was paid on the certificate of Messrs. Barry Brothers. Mr. Samuel Lowell Price, accountant, at 5, Gresham street, said he was instructed by the solicitors to the prose cution to investigate the books of Messrs. Barry. He exa mined the cargo and warrant ledger, purporting to contain an account of the cargo delivered from the ship City of Dublin. He examined it about a month ago. It was not then in the same condition as now. As it originally stood, the date, which was now the 4th of April, 1865, and against which was the mark:" Mutter's van," was "November 26, 1864, destroyed by fire." It was written over an erasure. Tho erased entry implied that the goods were supposed to have been delivered by Mutter's van, instead of having been destroyed by fire. The bales said to have been de stroyed by fire ran from 501 to 900, and the same erasure had been made on following pages. There were other cases of erasure. By Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—There was an original ac count given of the losses by fire, and subsequently an amended one. By Mr. Gifford—Witness had seen the original entry not 'urther back than six weeks from this time. Mr. Giffard said that was the case for the prosecution ; but he applied to have the defendants remanded to a future day with a view to the completion pf the depositions. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine said that being so he should defer until that day the observations he should have occa- sion to make on behalf of the Messrs. Barry. Mr. Alderman St42ne remanded the defendants until the sth of May, at 10 o'clock, but they were admitted to bail in to meantime. 'SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. TIMES.—The proverb " Murder will out" has often been discredited in our time by the lasting mystery which has enveloped great crimes, but an event has now occurred which will recall it to every mind. The Road Murder, that dark deed which filled the country with amazement and painful curiosity five years ago, and the incidents of which were studied as a dreadfully fascinating problem in every house hold, seems now likely to receive a full explanation. Yesterday Miss Constance Emily Kent, one of the unfortunate family, and a young lady only 21 years of age, surrendered at Bow-street, and made a vo luntary confession of the crime. She entered into no details, and as the magistrate had no jurisdiction except to send the case to be investigated at Wilt shire, he made no inquiries save as to the genuineness and the freedom of the confession. All, therefore, we know is that Constance Kent, who was the first object of suspicion on the discovery of the crime, now declares that she, and she alone, was guilty, and that the murder of the child Francis Saville Kent, which brought suspicion on more than one head, and wrought such misery to an entire house hold, was her own unaided work. Although the circumstances were so long discussed and were ex amined with such minuteness at the time, yet as five years have elapsed a short summary of them may be acceptable. At Road-house, in Wiltshire, lived Mr. Kent, an inspector of factories. He had been twice married. His family by the first wife consisted of three daughters and a son, the two elder daughters being grown-up young women, and the third, Con stance, a girl of 16 ; th e son William was about 15. By the second wife he had three children; a daugh ter five years old ; a son, Francis Saville Kent, nearly four years old, and another daughter still younger. On the night of June 29, 1860, the in mates of the house were Mr. and Mrs. Kent, the seven children we have mentioned, and three ser vants—a cook, a housemaid, and Eliz. Gough, the nurse. During that night the child Francis was taken out of his cot, strangled, stabbed, his throat was cut, and his body, wrapped in a blanket which had been drawn out from over him, was thrown down a privy belonging to the house. From that time until yes terday it has been a profound mystery who committed the deed. All the skill, perseverance, and acuteness which justice could employ for the detection of the crime were baffled completely. So wholly did every clue which might lead to the truth fail, that the public was reduced to deal in vague suspicions which it now seems were most unjust and cruel. But when the details of the matter are considered, we cannot wonder either that the popular excitement in the neighbourhood should have reached almost to frenzy, or that both the unhappy father and the nurse should have been the objects of undeserved indignation. It was impossible to believe but that the murder was committed by some one in the house. Evidence was, indeed, given respecting the opening of a drawing room window, but what possible inducement could there be for a stranger to penetrate into a dwelling house merely for the sake of destroying an unoffend ing infant ? Of these 12 persons, then, who were in the house, which was the murderer ? The disposition of the bed-rooms was as follows : on the first floor slept Mr. and Mrs. Kent, with the eldest of the in fant children ; in an adjoining room, the nurse, Elizabeth Gough, with Francis and the other child, Francis being in a cot by himself ; on the second floor, the two grown-up daughters slept together, Constance in a room by herself, William in a room by himself, and the cook and housemaid together in another room. The nurse, then, was in the closest relation with the murdered child during the night ; but it was possible that any other member of the family might have entered the room and made away with him while she slept. Early in the morning the nurse, according to her own statement, missed the child, but thought that his mother might have come in and taken him away to her own room, especially as he had been unwell and had taken some medicine the night before. About half-past 7 o'clock she knocked at her mistress's door and inquired about the child, and when it appeared that he was not there the alarm was given and search was made. As the child was not to be found in the house or the shrubbery, Mr. Kent drove over to Trowbridge to give notice to the police, ordering the servants to continue their search. While he was gone some people from the village came in to help in the search, and the end of it was that the child's body, with its nightgown on and wrapped in a blanket, was found in the soil of the privy. There were, according to the subsequent evidence, marks of strangulation, there was a stab in the side, a wound in the breast, and the throat was cut from ear to ear. A piece of paper, bloody as if a knife had been wiped upon it, was found, but no knife or other weapon. Suspicion at first fell on the young lady who has now confessed. The circumstance that the child had been taken up, wrapped in the blanket which was between the quilt and the sheet, and that the clothes were afterwards arranged, seemed to in dicate that a woman's hand had been concerned in the work. The nurse gave her evidence with calm ness and apparent truth, describing how she had placed the child's bedclothes the night before, giving her reasons for not alarming the household when she first missed him, and declaring that she had heard and seen nothing from the time of going to bed till about 5 in the morning, when she awoke and found the cot empty. From the appearance of the body, it was probable that the child had been killed about 3 o'clock in the morning. The evidence of the other .nembers of the family was entirely ne gative. They had seen and heard nothing, and were unable to give any clue to the mystery. As there wag an outcry against Constance and William mainly on account of some supposed dislike of these young people to their infant half-brother, the inves tigations of the detective Whicher were mainly directed against them. William was soon absolved, but Whicher thought that he had discovered an important piece of evidence against Constance. The laundress asserted that one of this young lady's nightdresses was missing ; that a day or two after the murder she had received it with the rest of the linen for the wash ; that she had put it into the basket, that Constance had sent her out of the way for a moment, and that when she got home with the basket the nightdress was missing. This story was in itself a lame one, for the laundress said she remembered seeing the gar ment, and that there was nothing unusual about it —a circumstance which, if true, would take away from Constance any motive for concealing it, since the only reason for concealment would be that it was stained with blood. But on this statement Inspector Whicher applied for a warrant to apprehend Con stance, and publicly charged her with the murder. There is no need to recapitulate the subsequent in quiries. It is enough to say that nothing at all was substantiated against Constance Kent, who was shortly released. Suspicion then fell on the nurse, and there were not wanting those who set up a theory which involved even the father of the child in the guilt of the murder. The Coroner's inquest did not satisfy the public, and the Coroner was loudly blamed. The charge against Constance fell to the ground, and the detective was scarcely less censured for the recklessness of his proceedings. The third investigation was equally futile. Much was said of the impossibility of the child being taken from the room without the knowledge of the nurse, and of the conduct of that woman in not giving an earlier alarm. The driving of Mr. Kent to Trow bridge while the search was going on was also dwelt upon, as if it had given him the opportunity of secreting some murderous weapon. But these were evidently circumstances which could give rise to no more than vague suspicions, and the inquiry terminated without any more light having been cast on the deed. Slowly the public curiosity subsided, but not without that feeling of disappointment which follows the unsuccessful attempt to penetrate a mys tery. The Kent family broke up their establishment, and quitted the neighbourhood. The Road Murder remained one of the strangest among the romances of crime. Few thought that the secret would ever be di vulged. It might figure 100 years hence as a story unequalled for ghastly attractiveness, and exercise the ingenuity of our great-grandchildren, as it did our own. But now, unless an incident even more strange has taken place, we know the murderess. Miss Constance Kent some two years ago joined a society of religious ladies at Brighton, and has made a voluntary statement to Mr. Arthur Wagner, the well-known clergyman of that place. Mr. Wagner declares that he used no such influence as the receivers of auricular confessions are sometimes accused of exercising on their female devotees. In such a case, indeed, we may presume that the un burdening of her mind by this lady was a free and spontaneous act. At any rate her statements yes terday before Sir Thomas Henry were deliberate, and made after repeated cautions. The manner of the deed we have yet to learn, but it is not too soon to express thankfulness that the dreadful story is now likely to be truly told, and the weight of a horrible suspicion taken of the guiltless members of the Kent family. POST.—Mr. Childers introduced into the House of Commons last evening the long-promised bill for the reform of the administration of Greenwich Hos pital. Under a constitution which admits thegreatest latitude for criticism, and which permits the press to be for all practical purposes absolutely free, it is not surprising that those to whom the management of our great public institutions has from time to time been entrusted should but seldom have escaped censure. But it must be confesssed that amongst the many instances with which our history has made us familiar, of the misappropria tion of public funds and of their diversion from the objects for which they were originally established, none was ever more flagrant than that afforded by the gradual changes effected in the administration of Greenwich Hospital during the century or a century and a quarter immediately succeeding its oundation. It is true that Greenwich has long ceased to be that home of sinecurists into which it had been converted in the time of Lord Sandwich. But although the shameless corruption which in the reign of George the Third permitted the rgvenues which were intended for the support of those who had been disabled, or who had grown decrepit, in the naval service of their coun try, to be shared amongst' pla c e-h un t ers , no longer exists, still it has long been felt that, owing to a vicious system of administration, the results attained were far from being com mensurate with the means provided for their production. To some it appears that the number of the pensioners might be increased, that their posi tion might be sensibly improved, and that Green wich Hospital might, by the additional advantages which it could hold out to our aged and disabled seamen, become more attractive to those who would be entitled to claim its shelter. Others, on the other hand, whilst admitting that the funds might be more judiciously administered, questioned the policy of making thatwhich should merely be a home for those who were really destitute, a place so attractive as to invite inmates who would otherwise have resided with their families or friends. Again and again the matter was brought under the consideration of Parliament, and at length in the course of last session a motion was submitted to the House of Commons for the appointment of a committee to inquire into and report on the existing mode of governing the hospital and administering its funds. This motion was withdrawn on a pledge being given by the Government that steps should be taken to investigate the then system of administration, and that a measure should subsequently be submitted to Parliament for the reformation of such abuses as should be found to exist. A committee was accord ingly appointed with this object, and its report was submitted to the Government at the commencement of the present year. The bill rea,d in the House of Com mons for the first time last evening is substantially founded on the suggestions contained in that report. The aggregate revenues of Greenwich Hospital from landed and funded property are very large, amounting to somewhat in excess of £154,000 annually. This sum, it is now proposed, shall be considered distinct from the ordinary income of the country, whilst the control of the expenditure of the hospital shall be directly vested in the House of Commons, the votes being annually pre sented to Parliament, similarly to those of the other branches of the public service. In order still further to avoid the possibility of the mis application of the funds of the hospital, it is pro vided that the Commissioners of Audit shall be empowered to examine the accounts and balance sheets of that institution, which at present they cannot do. Having thus provided for the due ap propriation of the revenues of Greenwich Hospital, the Government next suggest the manner in which those funds should be applied. Acting in accord ance with the views which he enunciated last session when the subject was brought under the considera tion of the House of Commons, Mr. Childers pro poses that the number of the inmates of the hospital should be reduced, and those of the out-pensioners increased, or, in other words, that inducements should be held out to seamen availing themselves of the benefits of the institution to live outside its pre cincts. The number of pensioners in Greenwich Hospital in June last was fifteen hundred, and this number it is now proposed shall be reduced to six hundred. With this object the admission will hence forth be limited to those seamen who are absolutely infirm or helpless, or are in want of medical assist ance. It is estimated that the annual cost of these six hundred indoorpensioners will be about £45,000; and as the cost of the school will remain at its pre sent figure of £23,000, the total amount of the cost of the internal administration of the hospital will be about £68,000. In respect to the out-pensioners it is suggested that the allowances to them shall be in creased, and that they shall be entitled to an exten sion of their pensions on attaining certain prescribed ages. The scale according to which these pensions shall be apportioned was specified by Mr. Childers, and the estimated annual cost of the out-pensioners was set down at £48,000. One of the most impor tant questions submitted for the consideration of the committee regarded the advisability of per mitting commissioned officers to be eligible to re ceive pensions out of the revenues of the hospital ; and on this point we are glad to find that the de cision was in the affirmative. There certainly seems no good reason why a seaman, because he happens to bear the rank of an officer, should therefore be disqualified from availing himself of the advan tages held out by such an institution as Green wich Hospital. The Government propose to make some slight additions to the number of naval officers at present entitled to be recipients of the hospital funds, and henceforth the estimated annual expen diture on this head will be about £4,500. It is also suggested that the Seamen's Widows' Fund shall be increased. After adding together these several items of expenditure, Mr. Childers calculates that an annual surplus of £13,000 will remain, which he suggests should be allowed to accumulate. In respect to the existing system of administration, we may observe that the new bill will abolish that double government which all parties have unani mously concurred in condemning. The so-called military element will be eradicated, and compensa tion will be made to those officers who will thus be deprived of the posts they at present hold. Such are the leading features of the measure which has now been submitted for the approval of Parliament. It is unusual to discuss the merits of a bill on the evening of its introduction, and that of Mr. Childers was consequently read a first time without comment. It is not improbable that it will undergo some modi fication before it becomes law, but the object which it has in view has been so long and so universally recognised, that no doubt can exist of its receiving the sanction of the Legislature. Agricultural Prospects. The week opened with a very fine, sunny, and breezy day, wind E. to S.E. ; but the night was cloudy and threatening ; as on Monday morning it was evident some heavy rain had fallen. The morning was sunny, close, and warm, with occasional showers from noon, followed by a growing day ; wind S.E. to S., thermometer 62 degrees, barometer 29.90 inches. Tueiday was a warm, muggy day, that held up without much rain until evening, when there was a heavy fall, most acceptable to the farmers after so much spring corn had been committed to the ground, and that 'in the finest order possible. From Suffolk our advices on that day stated :—" The weather continues re markably warm and forcing, and all crops are making sa tisfactory progress." From the West Riding of Yorkshire it was remarked— " Since my last advices we have had variable weather. Friday cold and showery; Saturday, Sunday, and yesterday, very warm, with thunder showers ast erening, and the temperature from 10 to 20 degrees lower this afternoon than in the morning. Cropping and vegetables grow very fast, but we may, with the wind as now (north), have a check." Another account from the same quarter says—" We have had some very nice rain, with sun." From Northumberland it was remarked— " Since our last report we have had some fine growing weather, wind 'varying from north-west to south-east. To day is wet and cold ; wind north-east." From Norfolk, " We have had another week of fine weather, and also a change of wind from north-east to the south." Wednesday was a favourable day, no rain, but cloudy ; and not so warm ; wind N.N.E., barometer 30 inches. From Not tinghamshire it was observed—" During the past week the weather has been very fine indeed for agricultural pur poses ; genial rain has fallen, and vegetation is coming on rapidly. Reports respecting the young wheat plant are more favourable than they were a short time ago." In Scotland seasonable weather was experienced. On Thursday the morning was dull, but the day cleared up, and it was sunny and fine all the afternoon, with a bright night and a slight appearance of frost. 'On that day, from Warwickshire, it was written :—" The weather con- tinues all that can be desired, and the effect upon vegetation during the past fortnight has been extraordinary." From Suffolk, inland, it was stated: "The weather continues very fine, and vegetation presents a beautiful appearance." From the same county near the coast it was remarked " Our reports of the light-land wheat plant are not favour able ; but, with this exception, our growing prospects thus far are progressing. The weather continues brilliant." Friday was a fine, bright day— quite sunny. Field-work has progressed most extensively, and vegetation is rapidly advancing. From the West Riding of Yorkshire it was re ported:—" The weather during the week has been every thing that could be wished for, and the farmers speak well of the appearance of the growing crops." Another state ment says :—" Since Tuesday, the weather has been cold and pleasant, and vegetation progresses rapidly." Saturday proved a fine bright day—sunny throughout ; wind, N.N.E. ; thermometer, 64 deg. ; barometer, 30.15 inches ; and the night beautifully bright and clear. An immense breadth of land has been sown during the week, and spring tillage is drawing to a close in all the early districts. Wheat hoe ing has gone on extensively, as well as the rolling : the mangolds have been planted to some extent, and occasion ally turnip seed has thus early been sown, although many prefer to wait until May has arrived, as the proper time for this seed being committed to the ground. Where there is a plant of clover it has grown surprisingly, but there are great complaints of a failure from the severity of winter. Cloverseed has been sold extensively during the week, and choice qualities of red at exorbitant prices; while another week or fortnight will most probably finish the season, and the stocks appear likely to be exhausted, as from the commencement this seed took a start in value and has never flagged up to reaching the present very high rates.— Mark-lane Express. The Demonstration at Brussels. Mr. Sanford, the United States Minister at Brus sels, replied as follows to the address presented to him during the demonstration at Brussels on Satur day last, as announced by telegraph :— , t Gentle men,—l thank you for this act of sympathy for the American Union, and for the congratulations ad dressed to the people of the United States by Your fellow-citizens, without distinction of party, on occa sion of the victories which assure the end of the re- bellion. I imagine that the friends of civilisation , of humanity, and of progress in all countries will look upon it as an event of great importance for the affairs of the world. The triumph of this formidable rebellion, now at its last gasp, would have been a retrograde movement in the annals of the world and a perpetual menace for public peace. It was, in fact, the work of a class who, for their selfish and criminal profit, not only sought to overthrow the Republic, but, by destroy ing universal suffrage, to constitute itself an oli garchy of slaveholders and filibusters, and who, with the monopoly of cotton, believed it had power to impose conditions on the entire universe. Our vic tories are not only the defeat of this class of slave holders ; they complete emancipation, they draw closer the union, they raise the nation, they abase its enemies, and they consolidate American liberty. The rebel chiefs will seek by flight to escape from the vengeance of their fellow-citizens whom they have betrayed, and from the penalties of the laws which they have violated ; and the world will see how a great people, who to crush out the rebellion and to defend its cherished institutions has imposed on itself unheard-of sacrifices, will be generous and magnanimous towards its brethren momentarily led away. Those who believe that the Union will net emerge intact from this last and supreme trial which it has passed through deceive themselves. Ther e will be, it is true, a change in our constitution ; th e blot of slavery will disappear from its pages ; but with the respect for the law which is one of the most striking characteristics of our people, and which WA never failed them in this crisis of civil war, all wil l be conducted in a legal manner and in accordance with the prescriptions of their venerated chart. W e shall soon, I hope, enter on an era of peace. Cer tainly it will not be the people of the United State s who will desire to see it troubled. They comPre" hend, and they hope that other people will also coo' prehend, that each State has the right to discuss/ to vote, and, if necessary, to decide by arms its 0 11 interior questions, without intervention on its part against others, or on the pa r t o f o th ers aga i ns t the'. COUNTRY MARKETS _~.r-~__ BRISTOL—TUESDAY. At our market to-day wheat was is to 2s dearer; barlef Gd dearer • oats, beans, and peas firm. English, secon ds, flour worth 28s per 2861 b. L IVERPO OL—TITESDAY. At to-day's market there was a good inquiry for whel' but the high prices demanded by holders checked bus ness, and we have only to report a moderate trade at 2d to 3d over the rates current on Tuesday la s t. Flour must be quoted 6d per sack and barrel dearer, with more doing. Oats and oatmeal dearer. Beans and peas is per qr. bigh e l and barley improved 2d to 3d per 601 b. Indian corn in a fair sale at 30s for prime Danubian, being an advan ce ° about is per qr. on the week. SHEFFIELD—TUESDAY. There was a good attendance of farmers, factors, an ssd millers, and samples of wheat were n umer ous. Bus ill i lt was more active than last wee k, an d th e pr i ce s of w .--- ,0 advanced from is to 2s p er qr . B eans f u ll y as dear, 3 an active demand for oat s . P eas are now ou t of seal and the malting season is d raw i ng t o a c l ose . B a rley 1° late rates, and no change in the prices for flour. Red wheat, per load of 3 imp. b us h e l s .... 15 s 6d to 17s di ,l White do do ....16s Od I? ` o 'd New red do do ....15s 6d 37 , 6 t o New white do do ....16 s Od I ° B o d Beans do do ....15 s od 16 8 Peas, per qr Grindingpa ley, per qr 30 s Od 3 28 d Maltinebarley, t o 32s Od 358 ( 0 ) a Oats, do 22s Od 2 69 F10ur....1s 6d to is Id per 141 b. LEEDS—TUESDAY. The arrivals this week are not large. We have to re port a steady trade in wheat to-day at about is per c l r ' O rd last Tuesday's rates. N o ch ange in. barley. Oats 11 beans rather dearer. The average prices for the week ending April 24 were : Wheat, 40s Sid per qr. ; barley, 32s Bid ; and 01 ' ° ' 24s aid. MELTON MOWBRAY.-TUESDAY. There was a seasonable supply to-day, and quite as do° . —White wheat, Us to 45s ; red, 37s to 41s per 36 stol e : Barley for malting, 32s to 34s per qr ; feed, 26s to 298 Per 30 stone. Oats, 22s to 255. Beans, old, 41s to 435; ne" 36s to 43s per qr. MONMOU T HS HIRE—MONDAY. The crops upon the whole are considered fully up to average. There has been a moderately good attendanef':', the local markets of the county for the past six or sei:,' o days, but business has been slug g i s h. Wh ea t shbivs r or material change, and last week's p r i ces are ma intained superior samples. Malting barley commands a fair 5 '7, and millers sell better than. a month ago. For oats tlio" is about the usual inquiry. o L 50 The following are the average quo t a ti ons :—Whe-; 20 Od to 5s 6d per bushel ; b ar l e y, 3 s 2d to 3s 7d ;oats' id to 2s 6d. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via South a mpto n .... • 110 19. Ditto, via Marseilles May / 3. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British pac. e t Mal .2 4.. Ditto, by French packet . May Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena....MAY '25. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—May 2 ,; 6 , Ditto, via Marseilles April " Faikland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton...,MaY 2 Ditto, via Marseilles April " India (Bombay), via Southampton.. April 25. Ditto, via harseilles May z 6. o Mauritius, via Southampton Mel J.'. Ditto, via Marseil eJ. 31 lIV V. Newfoundland Mel 10. Portugal •••• 000 __Mal i ‘ Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United states and British North America, by Bri- no tish packet April 28 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via C 29 ' Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry APrII West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe lilsY • West Indies and Pacific (except Baha,uas, Cuba, a, and Mexico April "" Bahamas, via New York. Mai 4 ' Bermuda, ditto star Is. Cuba and Mexico April 23. , 111 0 r [ADVERTISEMENT.I—HoIIoway' s the Spring.—Diseases latent in the system throughoto tio r winter will manif es t th emse l ves on the approach o f wal A weather unless the blo o d b e f ree d f rom impurities, al:' ,4110 body generally fr om nox i ous matters. Holloway?:tha have long since est a bli s h e d th e hi g h est reputat i on for tbis full and efficient manner i n w hi c h t h ey accomp li s h purifying purpose. These exc e ll en t pills search ..,ed th organ, prevade every tissue, and successfully gra pple 1 ' o r all deleterious substances, either by neutralising th i l o rt, extruding them. Holloway' s me di c i nes promote c o de, cheerfulness, health, and s t reng th. A me di c i ne s° :01 certain, and universally us,-3ful is an acquisition which e s he householder should have in possessi on ; by its rae 3 _ l3 ,,ja will unconsciously prevent trifling disorders becu'" serious diseases. Births. 00 BARNSTON.—On the 23d inst., at C rewe -hill, CheswreS ' wife of Major Barnston, of a son and heir. COCKBURN.—On the 25th inst., at 18, Essex Villas, o f sington, the wife of -William Yates Cockburn, Esql SOIL 1 0' MORRIS.—On the 24th inst., at 77, Lombard-street, Alfred Morris, of meson. alast ei MouNsEY.—On the 24th inst., at 10, Cambridge- Hyde Th-park, the wife of J. T. Mou nsey , E sq ., o f a Marriages. rll l's ' BRACKENBITRY—RUSSELL.--On the 25th inst ,at - g, nsal Knightsbridge, George Brackenbury, Esq . , Mg• k,i () ;gh' for the Phillippinelslands , to Priscilla, youngest u9 io,lc l l ter of the late Sir Henry Russell, Bart., o f Swalleiv't — Berks. Atom CHURCHILL — COOPER. —On the 25th inst , at Br'b h . John, eldest son o f J o h n Churchill, Esq.,. of Strea , .- lato common, to Felicia, the youngest daughter of the Emanuel Cooper, Esq. Deaths. HANDCOCK.—On the 22d inst., at Ventnor House, i c ifoi 4 town, after a few hou r s' ill ness, d eep l y l amen t e d,l o I , of William Fenton Stratford, the third and beloved,, 6 1)11 0 : P. Stratford Ifandcock, Esq., of Carantrila Path, 01° oo+ more, county Galway, age d f our years an d e ight 01° A0 o, BIRD.—On the 24th inst. , at Ilornton Villa, Nens ill ' Stephen Bird, Esq., aged 60. Of BULLIVANT.—On the 23d inst., Francis Bullivant, 7, Eastcheap, aged 60. CLARE --Or of vsq, 4/1 the 23d inst., Ralph Leigh Clare, Claughton Range, Birkenhead, aged 43. g a jor - HALPIN.—On the 25th inst., at 54, Belsize-park , General Wm. Halpin, Madras Army, aged 60. KELL.—On the 22d inst., at Battle, Nathaniel Polhill Esq., aged 73. 4 80' MEYER.—On the 22d inst., Lyon Jacob Meyer, a Lower Thames-street, aged 58. V et RIIMBOLD.—On the 23d inst., at Bath, the infant ut i ' llg of C. J. A. Rumbold, Esq. . 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