The Sun. — London, England, 1848-04-03 00:00:00

Per Sibs. is sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. 1. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts..... 3 0 3 2 Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 second quality —•• 3 4 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 5 • Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310 Southdown Nether 8 2 8 4 Prime Scots ...... 4 • 4 2 Ditto out of the wool Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs .... —4• 4 6 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers .... 4• 5 0 Suckling Calves .• 18 0 27 8 Quarter sld Pigs •• 18 0 24 0 Inferior Sheep .. . 3 8 310 Lambs .......... 6 0 7 0 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I Sheep. I I Calves. Pi s s 2,183 17.040 122 iso NICIWGATE AND I.32ADDNHazz. Very moderate supplies of country-killed meat have arrived up to these markets in the past week, viz., about 160 carcasses of Beef. 400 ditto of Mutton, 120 ditto of Lamb, 140 ditto of Veal, and 400 ditto of Pork. In these returns are included the Scotch arrivals. With meat slaughtered in the metropolis, we have been well supplied, with the exception of mutton. On the whole, the demand has been in a very sluggish state, and, in some instances, the quotations have declined 2d. per 81bs. About 300 carcasses of foreign meat, killed in London, have been on offer. At per ~cons by the Carcase. $. d. to I. d. s. d. to s. d. - Beef ,inferior ••.• • • 3 0 3 1 Mutton, bsforior •• 3 6 310 middling .... a 2 8 4 middling— 4 0 4 4 prime large .. 3 4 3 6 prime —• • 4 6 4 8 prime small •• 3 6 3 II Pork, large •••• • • 3 1 4 4 Veal•• •• • ..... •••• 3 10 410 small —••• • • • 4 6 6 I Lamb. 5s 10d to Gs 10d. BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS. Coastwise and by railway, full average supplies of potatoes, in good condition, have come to hand ; and from Antwerp we have received 759, from Nieuport 39, from llamburgh 63, and from Rotterdam 80 tons Selected qualities are in steady request, at about ste. tionary prices ;'but the middling and out of condition qualities are somewhat easier to purchase. York Regents, 1004 to 1404; ditto Shaw's, 100 s to 1104; Wis beach Regents, 90s to 120 s; Scotch Cups, 110 s to 120 s; ditto Whites, 90s to 1004; Kent and Essex' Regents 100 s to 120 s; Dutch Whites, 60s to 80s; Belgian, 80s to 100 s per ton. BOROUGH SOP TIXARREIN Although the supply of Hops on offer is by no means large, the demand for all descriptions is heavy. In prices, however, we have no change to notice. Sussex Pockets, 31 to 3165; Weald of Kent ditto, 313 s to 31 10s; Mid and East Kent ditto. 31 5s to 518 s per cwt. WOOL. The imports of Wool into London, since this day se'nnight, have been somewhat extensive, via., 106 bales from Antwerp, 490 ditto from Alexandria, 207 ditto from Sydney, 208 ditto from Monte Video, 40 ditto from Havre, 23 ditto from Hambro', and 120 ditto from seri ous other quarters. In the private contract market there is a slight improvement in the demand for the best descriptions of English and Colonial Wools, at full prices; but all other kinds are quite neglected. TALLOW. The market, is firm, and prices are well supported, both on the spot and for the autumn. In new Tallow the quotation is 46s 3d for the last three months, and 46s 6d for separate months, with but few, if any, sellers at the prices. Town is 52s to 53s net cash. Rough fat 2s Hid per Blbs. HARWlcn.—The election of Sir John Cam llob house for Harwich, on Saturday last, in opposition to Mr. Manners Sutton, no mean opponent, and to all the power and influence of Mr. John Attwood, does credit to the Liberal party in that borough, and proves that principle still holds sway with a majority of the constituency. Sir John Hobhouse having been originally solicited to stand for the borough, having acceded—then having withdrawn his consent, and not only his consent, but actually having pub lished his address retiring from any claim to the representation, had every disadvantage against him. Still the electors of Harwich feeling that their own character was at stake, and that it became them to show that they had the will to choose, and the honesty of purpose to elect a Liberal representative, put up Sir John Hobhouse, and without one farthing of cost or expenditure to him, carried him by a majority, if not numerically large, at all events pure and un assailable. It is the first time that Harwich ever returned two Liberals to Parliament, and in redeem ing its own character the principles of Liberal Government have been supported in a quarter the more to be estimated, because the more unexpected. THE LORD MATOR.—The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor was absent from the Central Criminal Court at the opening of the session this morning, in conse quence of having received, early this morning, a com munication from Sir George Grey, requesting his immediate attendance at the Home-office, with a view, no doubt, to consult all the Ministers as to the best arrangements to be made in order to preserve the public peace. CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.—It is now generally understood about the Houses of Par liament—very much to the regret of every one—that Sir David Dundas, the late Solicitor-General, has declined, in consequence, of the extremely delicate state of his health, the Chief Clerkship of the House of Lords, which was offered t) him, as we stated, about a fortnight ago. A rumour is very current that the brother of the Speaker of the House of Commons is likely to receive the appointment. SOUTH AMERICA. Lxvintrocx., SATURDAY.—The screw steamer Antelope, which arrived here this evening, has brought papers from Monte Video to January 7, Rio Janeiro, February 9, and Bahia to the 26th of February. The news from the two former places has been anticipated by previous arrivals. That from Bahia mentions that commercial affairs were in a dull condition, very little being done in the vari(ms markets. Exchange on England was quotcd at 27,i to 28. A good amount of specie was taken. Freights were 655. per ton, and no vessels disengaged at that port. Lord Brougham has reached Paris from Cannes, after travelling by easy stages, owing to his recent ill ness. The Noble and Learned Lord is expected to arrive in London on Wednesday or Thursday next. APOTHECARIES' HALL.—Names of g en tl emen who passed their examination in the science and pra c ti ce o f medicine, and received certificates to practise,• on t h e 23d and 30th of March :—C. S. Smith Fulb rec k, Grantham; and T. H. Kelly, Liverpool; C. Irving, West Burton, Yorkshire ; J. M. Camplin, Islington ; J..F. 011ard, Wisbeaeli ; W. M, iairbrother, East Durham, Norfolk. OVER LAND MAIL On Hamburgh, at sight .. .. 34 25 Two m0nth5........... .... 34 Sn Paris • •••••••• .• •• •• 55 A 7 TWO MOUtbd. .•••••• • • • • • • • 5 37 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. There was a steady demand for Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday. Sales, 3,500 bales. Railway Shares vi ere rather firmer. The Corn-market is very dull th's morning, and prices ars lower for most articles. The letters from Germany received to-day state that the firm of Lombard, Odier, and Co., of Geneva, we-ic continuing their payments, and hid not suspensbed. The news of Messrs. Schaafhausen's suspension is confirmed, however, and unless the Prussian Government affords aid, will probably occasion farther disasters. From Amsterdam the report we have received of the Stock Market is very indifferent. Sales continued to be pressed. The following extracts from a communication made by Messrs. Ferguson and Taylor, of Manchester, will show the dull state of affairs there : " Within the last few weeks political events have transpired more numerous and momentous than ever were previously, in the world's history, crowded into so brief a space. Their ultimate consequences to our commercial inter es t s can scarce ly, at this point of time, be adequately estimated. Their present effects on the trade of this market are, however, but too painfully evident. The amount of business transacted for the export trade has been most insignificant, and has borne no relative proportion to the extent of production. Depreciated prices have not induced merchants to ope rate; and there appears no alternative for spinners and manufacturers but a further contraction of supply. The recent advices from all foreign markets of im rortanee are not encouraging to shippers at this moment, if regard be had to selling rates of goods abroad, and the prices of returns at home. From China the reports are somewhat more favourable, sales having re-commenced at a slight advance on some of the principal staples sent hence; but teas, as a remittance, threaten a heavy loss on the balance of transactions. The comparative cessation of our exports to that empire which has latterly taken place will, doubtless, tend to improve the value of stocks held there. From Bombay and Calcutta the last mail brought little matter of encouragement. Owing to the scarcity of money and the absence of confidence, sales were difficult at even reduced rates. Nothing of moment is doing for our West Indian colonies; and the demand for both the East and West Coast of America is most unimportant. For the United States only a limited business is being done, but the present is not a season of the year when activity for that market prevails. The Canadian buyers have not done much th . is year as y e t, a l t h oug h h opes are entertained of some improve ment t hi s mont h. F rom this resume i t will be observed that our foreign trade of last month has been very unsatisfactory. We are not sanguine of any material revival arising imme diately. The first impulse in the way of improved demand for manufactures will come from our home trade, but this is mainly dependent on the success of this year's grain harvest. It this prove to be, as we trust under the blessings of Divine Providence it may, an abundant one, we shall not be long in recovering from our present pr os t ra ti on . C ap i ta l i s d a il y be coming more abundant, and the consumption of our products is g o i ng on . Th e exc it eme nt of revolution will shortly exhaust itself if war do not intervene. But pending the disturbances on the conti nent, and the possible chances of war, we fear the trade of this district will be only limited." The Public Securities are very quiet this morning, but the jobbers and speculators continue to have an unfavour able opinion of the market, and Consols, from 803- 81, the opening price for money, have gone down to 80g. Time bargains have been made at 801, to 804 ; Ex chequer-bills, on the other hand, have risen, being 355. to 365. premium. Bank Stock for Account is at 190. The value of Spanish Stock is heavy at 18 to 184 for the Three per Cents. Brazil Bonds are 60 ex. div. Mexican keep firm at 151 to 15k. Portuguese Four Per Cents. are flat at 134 to 141, Dutch Stock is nominal. Railway Shares are heavy. ONE CLOSING PRI( ES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLoCIC. PRICES 8 per Cent. Consols Annuities Bl 80%X 8041 New 5 per Cent. Annuities lO4 Long Anns. to expire Jan. 1860 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 l% India Stock — India Bonds, 1,0001. ........ ..... Ditto under 1,000/. ... ..... .- 2O p Bank Stock for Account l9O Consols for Account ..-. ...... Exchequer Bills. 3d. 1,0001. 500/. ONE 1 RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS, O'CLOCS. Brazilian Bonds Do., New, 1843 ... 63 Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. - Ditto, Deferred — Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 154 Ditto, Account Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent l4 Ditto, Account Russian Bonds - 72 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account — Ditto, Passive Ditto, 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payble in London. 8% 230 16p 20p 190 803 i 36p 36 p CLOS IN t 3 rßicEt4. 60xd 14% 10 5 , 2% 18 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID . AT ONE O'CLOCK. rmeEs. Aberdeen.. Amber., Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 3 1 4 ...... Ayrshire and Galloway.. 21 5 — Belfast & County Down 13 Birmingham and Ox ford Junction .... ... 20 Birmingham, Wolver hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 101. 145... ••• Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Juno.... 7 34•••••• ••• • •—***** Boston, Stamfd & firm. 5 Bristol and Exeter B5 Ditto, Thirds 2O Backingh amshire... I'2l. 4s. Caledonian Ditto, Half Shares .. 3 3 / 4 — ..• Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 Chester and Holyhead... 37% ll Ditto, Preference l5 ...... . Clarence 20 3 / 4 Do. lst Class, 6 per Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. Direct London & Ports mout h Dublin and Belfast Junc. 25 Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% — East Anglia, 254 L. & E. and L. and D....•• 25 3 1 ,i 131/i3 Do., 181., E. & IL-. 18 — Do., 31.105. Eastern Counties........ 20 '.',. Ditto,Extension,s per Cent., No. 1...... 6/. 13s. 4d.... Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... Do., North. & Eastern 50 Do., Quarters .... ..... 12% — Do., New Eaatern Union 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% — Ditto, Thirds .......138.4d.. Do. (guar.6 percent.) 10 Ditto, ditto East Lancashire Ditto, New Ditto, New Quarters 3 3 / 4 ...... Eaat Lincolnshire ...... 16% Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..... •••••••• - Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. - •••••• Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% Edinburgh and Northern 25 — Ditto, New.. ......... ... 334 — ......... ....... Ditto, Newport l2 Ditto, ditto, New 214..... Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch- 2% ..... ••••••••• Ditto, New ..... ....... 2% — Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Glasgow,Kilmar , & .... Ayr 50 ...... Ditto, New •••••• .. Do.Pre:erence Consol. 15 - •,- ...... • ••• Great Northern Do., London and York 2%. — ••••• Great South. and West. ( Ireland) Great North of England 100 ...... Ditto, New, 401 a Ditto, New, 30/......... 30 Ditto, New, 151 6% ... .. --- Great Western 9O ... -90 ... . ....... .. Ditto, 1 ( 4 Shares 5O ...... Ditto, 4 Sh ares Ditto, Fifths Ditto, New 171-- - 91,1 7% 8 /luddersfield and blanch. 26 Ditto, Thirds Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... Ditto, 1 4 Sh ar e s - ... Ipswich & Bury St. Edm 17% Do., do. and Norwick 15 Do., d 0. ,, Extens. Scrip Lanc ( aster and late earrib. & Ely) 2% — ...........•• • Ditto, Thirds Carlisle... 50 10 Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 — Ditto, ditto ............ 62 Ditto, % Shares ...... 38 ... - Do. Quarter Shares-. 14% —.. Do. Fifths... ....... .... .- . ....•»•• Do. Sixteenths ....... .. 6 1 4 Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10/. 45...... ... .... sm 7 l /2 dis. Do. Liverp. and Bury 38 Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 33 ...... De.(Wakelield,Ponte- 48 1 / 4 20 1/2 7 1 4 15% les 88 1 ,i 49 14% 20 IA 71/2 -..., 1% 10th 71,4 fiact, and Goo 167.. 50 . Do. (W. Riding Union)4/.2s —....— •••••• Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 bo. % Shares ( A)... 9 ...... Leeds and Bradford SO Leads, Dewsbury, &c.... 42 1 / 2 ...••• Do., Half Shares 1 7 1, . 2...... ..... . ...... Do., (blue) Scrip 2 1,2..... .............. . Leeds and Thirsk ..... •• ..... •••• Ditto, New Do., Prefer. ,6 pir Ct. 3% ... •••• •••••• Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . ...... ........ 2 Liverp., Manchester, and Newcastle Junction... 2% ..... . L lndon & Bl ac k wa11...13/ 65.8 d.... 4 3 / 4 1 / 2 ..... 4% Do. New, No. 2 . 5/.133.4d.... 2 dis. 2 dis. Do. Extension .... 20 South Coast Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 ...... Do. Guarant. 5 per et.., 9 ...... DO, rid Con.s per ct. 50 .. ... 40 ......... 40 32 3 4 Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50 London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17s 2d... London and N. Western 10`i ...12G 125 .. •Do Quarters (L.& B.) 22 Ditto, New Ditto, Fifths .... ... .. 2 ...... . ..... ........ Do 401.Shares(L.M.) 20 ...... Do. 101. (M. & B.) A. 7% ...... 9 Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 7% — ... . — Do. 101. IM. & B.) C. 1 Loud. &S. Western 5O . ..... 44 43 % Do. New 501. ... ..... 37%. 25% Do. New 401. 3O Do. Tenths (ConsoL ) 50 Ditto ditto ....... .... 40 Ditto, Thirds... ....... - 10 London, Salisbury, and . Yeovil .. .-.. .. 1%...... Londonderry&Coleraine 27%.....• ......- Londonderry and Ennis killen Lowestoft (4 par et.) - Ditto (6 per ct.) Manchester•Buxton,and Matlock 3 Manchester, Sheffield, . . and Lincolnshire ...100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 7% Ditto, New 101. Pref... 7 1 ,E — ... — Ditto and Gt. Grimsby 30 Ditto ditto . ......„, 9 Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and Lincolnshire — Do., Grimsby Dock Alanche.st. & Southampt. 2JA Slidlan•l .... 100 Do. Consolidated Pref.100 Do., do., 504 Shares... 15 ... — Do. Minn., and Derbyloo Do.Consol. Bristol and Binning., 6 per ct.... 100 ......114 Midlnd, Brist. &Glocer. 36 Ditto, ditto ..... .. 11/. 3s. 6d — ..... — Midlnd,Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per et.guar.100 Midland Great Western Irish 40 ...... Middlesbro' and Redcar, __ 6 per cent. guar. Newcastleand Carlis1e...100 Do. Quarters 25 .... Newmrk et & Chesterford 18 IA Do. Extension Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford" Newry and Enniskillen 7 Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor l5 - Do. Man. &Lin. Union 4/. 2e..... NTorfolk .... ........ ...100 - ...... 62 Do. New 201. Do. Extension Do. Guaranteed 5 1 ,4ipc. 5 Do. Scrip, 1847, North of Norfolk.... 2 ••• Do. do. Wavenexyal 2 4 •••• Northern Counties -. Union North British ... .... ... 25 Do. Half Shares ...... 12 1 / 4 Do. Quarters 5 1 /4 Do. Extension Ditto Thirds ... North & South-Western 2 ...... ........ ...... 1 North Statfordshire lO ...... 7 3 i t A 7 North Wales . _. . l4 North Western. 6 .... ••.. .... Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 40 ..... 20 ..... ......... 211 3 4 Reading, Guildford, and . Reigate Royston and Hitchin ... 1% Scottish Central Scottish Midland 22% — ...» — Ditto, New Sheffield, Rotherham, andGoole ... - . — Shrewsbury and Bina... 7 Ditto ditto. Class B. 4 Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ...... ....- Ditto Oswestry ...... 14 Ditto New _ 1 .• ... Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 6 -- --- ..• .... .... — Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ...... Shropshire Union South Devon 4O ...... Do. Preference - •••• •••• •• • • . 0 . South Staffordshire 4 South Eastern & Dover. 33% 23 .. ....... .. ... 23 Do., No. 1 24 Do., Nc. 2. Do., No. 3 .—.... ...... 20 - Do., No. 4 South Wales ...... 18 South Yorkshire, Don . caster, and Goole 3 Swans. & Loughor & Ca . moron's Stn. C0a1.., 6 ••• ••••• ••• Taw Vale Extension ... 4 Tliames haven Dock and Railway .... Vale of Neath ... .. 4 Waterford and Kilkenny 13 1 7 1 ...... .. — Waterford and Limerick 40 Waterld,Wxfrd,Wicklw, • sad liubhn; 2 ..... West Cornwall .... Whitehaven & Furness 10 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 7 W ilts, Somerset,& Wey mouth 3O — — York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... Do. Original New and Berwick Do. Extension No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10 Do. G.N E.l'reference 8 ...... 7 3 % 3§ % 7 1,4 York and North Midland 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and West Rid- ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon) ... 16 Central of Spain Ceylons. Demerara Dendre Va11ey...... ...... 4 - Direct Bombay and Madras Dutch Rhenish ......... 7 ..• .. I A --- •••• .• East Indian VA ...... ..... ...... - Great Indian Peninsular s s . — Italian and Austrian.... 4 Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 1 ~... - 'Louvain it la Sambre ... 6 Luxembourg 7 — Lyons and Avignon b — ••• ..... ...... Madrid and Valentia... 2 Namur and Liege l6 ... .. 1% 1 1 Northern of France...... 10 Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ...... ... ...... Over Yssel 413 s 4d...... Paris and Lyons lO ..... 14. ... l l4 Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ........ 20 Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 - ••• ••• - Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 4% 4% Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes 8 Tournay, Jurbise, Lan den,.. and Hasselt .... 16 - West Flanders Bth .. ... JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia London Joint Stock...—. 10 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 British North American 50 London & Westminster. 20 20 1 4 20 ... 20 Commercial of London 20 Union of Madrid ... 40 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 3.—Wind this day at noon E.S.E., light breeze and fine clear sultry weather. DEAL, APRIL 2.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Johanna, Cal lander, Batavia, and sailed for Rotterdam ; Hellegonder Ida, Hendricks, Surinam, and sailed for Amsterdam ; Gladiator, Batavia, and sailed for Copenhagen ; Her cules, Cuba, and sailed for Bremen. Arrd. from the River, , Duke of Roxburgh, Cape of Good Hope ; Mediator, New York. Arrd. from the River and sld., Margaret, Bait, Quebec; Susan, Crisp, Algoa Bay. GUERNSEY, APRIL I.—A pipe of wine, apparently not having been long in the water, and with the follow ing marks, was picked up in the Roadstead yesterday:— Head —" D.G.0.N.1," and near the bung "LE.R.E.G. J. C. & Cs. a 4." JERSEY, APRIL I.—Two boats, one much damaged, without any name, the other marked on the stern " James Donald," about 15 feet long, have been picked up at sea. ILFRACOMBE, APRIL I.—The Princess Royal, Sewell, from the Mauritius and Cork to Bristol, came on shore y est( rslay in Mort Bay, during a dense fog, on the rocks, and is now a total wreck; crew, great part of stores, and a small portion of cargo (sugar) saved. HOLYHEAD, MARCH 31.—Th e H ero , Oakley, from Carmarthen to the Clyd e , put in here to day in a very crippled condition, having been in contact yesterday, near Burdsey, with the American ship Kalumagow. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 31.—Arrd. Washington, Wilkie, Mobile ; Oregon, Sinnot, Mobile ; Queen, (Jiffies, Mobile, and not from Apalachi co l a , as reported Ist inst. April 1, Antelope (steamer), O'Brien, Monte Video, sailed Jan. 14; Rio, Feb. 10; and Bahia, Feb. 26; with about 10,000/. on freight. COWES, APRIL 2. The Mary Ann, Tucker, f rom Llanelly to London, which was on sh ore her; Brook he re. MUMBLES, 30th ult., and assisted off, has arrived . • MUMBLES, MARCH 30.—Arrd. Thomas Bell, Ford, Havannah, for Swansea, with about thirty tons of copper ore thrown overboard. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE.-(MONDAY.) During last week the arrivals of most kinds of grain of home produce, including flour, were somewhat on the increase.coa,twise as well as by land carriage and sample. From Ireland, the receipts of oats were on the increase, but those from Scotland were trifling. The imports from abroad consisted of 6,023 quarters of Wheat, 3,481 ditto of Barley, 10,678 ditto of Oats, 671 ditto of Beans, 234 ditto of Peas, 1,417 dittto of Tares, 355 ditto of Linseed, and 456 ditto of Indian Corn. Fresh up to-day, a full average quantity of Wheat came to hand from Kent, but the supply from Essex, Cambridgeshire, &c., was limited. The number of samples, many of which were left over from Friday last, being on the increase, and the attend ance of both town and country buyers small, the demand for all kinds of English Wheat ruled ex ceedingly heavy, at a decline in the quotations of Mon day last of quite 2s per quarter. At the close of business a clearance had not been effected. The general condition of the parcels was - much better than for some time past. The juantity of foreign Wheat on offer was wit; large; and. as the importers were somewhat anxious sellers, the sales progressed slowly, at a fall ►n value of from is to 2s per quarter. For inland consumption very little was doing, and most of the floating cargoes are being landed in boNd. With most kinds of Barley we were somewhat heavily supplied, and the trade was in a very depressed state, at an abatement in value of from is to 2s per quarter. Superfine Malt supported late currencies, but all other descriptions were easier to purchase. Rather an exten sive t•upply of oats was brought forward. This had a very depressing influence upon the trade, and the quo tations gave way 6d per quarter. Beans were a slow irquiry, but, as the decline was small, we have no decline to notice in prices. Grey and Maple Peas supported late rates, but White qualities were 6d per quarter lower. Indian Corn and Meal commanded scarcely any alteration. The best English and Foreign Flour ruled about stationary. Inferior parcels of American were 6d per barrel cheaper. CURRENCY' PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. ►\"heat —Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier...... 58a to 51a lied. .... •• • . 44s t 0555 Oats— Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 465 blis Lincolnsh., Feed. lYs 20. Norfolk and Lin- Potato . • ..• ..... 215 235 coin, Red..... 455 443 'loughs' and Cork, Ditto, White.... • • 46s 53s Black . ..... • lie 1 14 Irish, Red.. .... • • —8 —a Cork, White ... .. lis 205 Ditto, White.... • • —s —5 Scotch, Feed. •• .. 21s 235 Rye—Old .......• •• .. —s —5 Beans—Tick ......... 325 44s Now. • • • • • • • • •• . • 32s 34s ttarley—Grinding..... 296 31s Malting ......... 326 336 Chevalier .... • .• 338 346 11 Alt —Suffolk and N0r f01k............ 588 576 Brown ........... 418 528 Kingston and Ware b7s 516 SMITHY Pige0n5.......... 411 s 44s Peas—Grey .......... 33e 3$ Maple. •••• 33. 38. White....... ass 33d Boilers ••• •••••• 36s 40, Flonr—Towit-msde.•• 41 s 46. Suffolk • •••••••• 35e 38, liteckta &Ifesfelk 35. 3e. ELI). Full average supplies of foreign stock have arrived in the port of London during the past week, the general quality of which has been good, especially as relates to the Beasts from Hamburgh and Rotterdam. The fol• lowing is the official statement of the importations:— From whence. Beasts. Sheep. Calve,. Rotterdam 405 ... 441 ... 99 Harlingen Hamburg 95 ... 36 ... 22 Tonningen Antwerp Total 853 Corresponding week in 1847 ...- 560 - 646 ... 25 Difference ...... 293 more. 144 less. 114 more. At the outports the arrivals have consisted of about 400 head, chiefly from Hamburgh and Rotterdam. The show of foreign stock here to day was, comparatively speaking, good, both as respects number and quality. The demand for it ruled heavy, and prices had a down ward tendency. With home-fed Beasts we were some what heavily supplied this morning, and a very great improvement was noticed in their general condition; in deed, this was one of the best markets for that descrip tion of stock we have had during the whole of the pre sent year, a very small number being beneath the middle quality. The weather having become warm, the butchers, whose attendance was tolerably good, purchased with extreme caution. However, the beef trade was exceedingly heavy, at a decline in the quotations .obtained on Monday last, of from 2d to, in some instance, 4d per Blbs, and a clearance was not effected. The highest general price for the best Scots was 4s 2d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 1,500 Scots, short horns, &c., from the northern, western, and midland districts; 900 Herefords, runts, Devons, short horns, and Irish beasts; from other parts of England 300 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 220 horned and polled Scots. For the time of year the supply of Sheep, a large por tion of which was out of the Wool, was limited. The primest old Downs were mostly disposed ot; at last week's currencies, but all other breeds were a slow in quiry at barely stationary prices. There were several couples in the market from Ireland in very bad condi tion. Lambs were in moderate request at from 6s to to 7s per 81bs. In Calves only a moderate business was doing at barely late rates. The Pork trade was heavy, but we have no decline to notice in prices. HOUSE OF LORDS. - (THIS DAY.)' The House sat to-day to hear Scotch appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Camp bell, the Earl of Kenmure, and the Bishop of Chichester. LAPSLEY V. GRIMM:W. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal oc cupied their Lordships the %hole morning. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.' The April session was opened this morning in the usual form, before the Recorder, Aldermen Marshall, Farncombe, Musgrove, and Sheriffs Cubitt and Hill. The Lord Mayor was absent. Whilst the grand jury were being selected two or three gentlemen claimed exemption on the ground tha: they had been sworn in as spectal constables, and that it was not unlikely their services might be imperatively called upon elsewhere. The 14-acoanxa eulogised th e a nxiety of the gentlemen in question to aid in the pr eserva ti o n of the public peace; i t th the li ma s t m e pleasing totheteoefiensedrygeetnietn of gentlemen so peace;oanxi but as theirs to deco e duties there were of vital importance, for they had refer ence to the liberty of the subject, he could not consent to dispense with their valuable services, unless they were, as they stated, required imperatively in another quarter. The members of the grand jury were then sworn, a n d retired to elect their foreman. On their return, a grand juror drew the attention 01 the Recorder to the great necessity that existed of free ing special constables summoned from their attendance there, as it was impossible to tell how soon their ser vices might be called into requisition. In support of this, he etated that yesterday he saw 300 or 400 per sons journeying down the Walworth-road, in vans, ac companied by flags and bands of music. Such a pro ceeding on the Sabbath was disgraceful, and the autho rities were much to blame for allowing it- The RECORDER said if the object of the juror was to secure the public peace, and to tender his ser vices forth with for that purpose, he would consent to his going. The juror said that was his intention. He was aceordingly allowed to go, and another juror was selected to fill his place. The RECORDNR then d e li ve r e d his iliarge. He said, after a careful perusal of the deposition of the cases which had bean selected for trial, he was not prepared to occupy their time with any lengthened observations, because, although the calendar comprehended many cases of a serious nature, they did not, generally speaking, involve any difficult question of law. It was not their duty to try the cases that came before them as if their decision was to be final ; it was sufficient for them to inquire whether the case fbi the prosecution was entitled to belief, and whether a prima facie case was presented for trial by the petty jury. Though the calendar did not contain so numerous a list of prisoners as on former occasions, still the offences so rife in this country—namely, assault with considerable violence — nevertheless kept up their numbers. There were 2 cases of assault with intent to rob, 5 •f cutting and wounding with intent to do some grievous bodily harm, 3 of manslaughter, 3 of feloniously demanding money with menaces in a common brothel, 1 case of a woman being charged with wounding a many severing the temporal artery with a knife; a man• wounding two females with a shoemaker's knife; a man, who was deaf and dumb, was charged with putting out a person's eye with a pipe whilst under the influence of liquor. There was a charge against a person which was wholly unex• plained, namely, wounding a person with some instru ment, who no doubt bad been mistaken for some other party; wounding a female with a poker; a charge of attempting to commit suicide by taking laudanum in a cup of coffee. It ought to be known to the lower classes, who imagined they could dispossess themselves of life with impunity, that they would be severely punished if they attempted to do so ; and two persona were charged with having forged promissory notes in their possession. The notes were incomplete ; but, nevertheless, the parties, if it was proved that they had a criminal purpose in view, were amenable to a severe punishment. Having alluded to some other cases, and explained the office they would have to discharge, the Learned Gentleman concluded by remitting them to their duties. The number of prisoners for trial are, London, 56 ; Middlesex, 127 ; Essex, 3 ; Kent, 6 ; Surrey 13. Total, 205. MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY) William Weird, a servant out of place, was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with having stolen a five franc piece, and other monies, the property of William Wetherall, one of the unfortunate workmen lately ex pelled from France. The prosecutor stated that he had lately arrived from France, and had taken up his lodgings at Mr. Ham mond's, The Three Spies, Great 'Windmill-street. On Friday night last he went to bed about half-past eleven o'clock, having previously taken the pre caution to tie up his purse, containing a five-franc piece and several shillings, which he placed in his trousers pocket, and deposited under his pillow. The next morning he awoke about six o'clock, and saw the prisoner, who slept in another bed in the same room, standing at the loot of wit ness's bed. Witness found that his trousers had been taken from the place where he had deposited them, and were lying close by the prisoner. The purse was lying open on the trousers, and the five-franc piece and about ten shillings taken from it. Witness thought it very singular, but did not tax the prisoner with the theft at the time. He subsequently received such informati.n as to induce him to give the prisoner into custody. Police-sergeant C 7 said the prisoner was given into his charge by the prosecutor about eight o'clock on Sa turday night. On searching him at the station-house he found 41. 3d. and two duplicates 'elating to articles of wearing apparel, pledged by the prisoner. Witness subscquently saw Mr. Hammond, who informed him that prisoner had not a farthing of money on Friday night, as he asked him (Mr. Hammond) to trust him a pint of beer. On Saturday the prisoner seemed to be rather " flush" of money and paid his score. The prisoner, who persisted in his innocence, was re manded till to•morrow. ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) • BODMIN. The Bodmin Election Committee re-assembled this morning ; Mr. Hamilton in the chair. The evidence of treating was resumed, several witnesses proving that upon their voting they received ss. refresh ment tickets, w hi ch they afterwards exchanged for drink and eatables at various public houses in and about Bodmin. FATAL AFFRAY BETWEEN SOLDIERS. GLOUCESTER, SATURDAT.—A melancholy occurrence has taken place at the Lea, a village between this city and Ross, on the Hereford and Monmouth road, during the past week, the facts of which are as follow : Four soldiers, named Maurice Bridgman, Thomas Smith, Christopher Armstrong, and William George Holmes, were sent f rom their barracks at Weedon and Coventry, to attend as witnesses on the trials of some 01 their comrades at Monmouth Assizes, last Monday. On Sunday evening last they were on the road, Bridgman owho had been broken from ts:sergtant) having the charge f the other three, and when they arrived at the Les, a quarrel took place between them, w hich led to an affray, the result of which was the death of Bridgman from a wound inflicted by a sword in the left side, which imme diately deprived the poor fellow of his life. An inquest was held at Weston Cross Inn, before Mr. Coroner Evans, and the facts as subjoined were given in evidence. The deceased, who was a fine powerful man, was in a desponding state of mind. A Mr. Meery was passing through the Lea soon after six o'clock on Sunday even ing last, when he saw some one fall by the side of the road, against a bank. He hurried to the spot, and found Bridgman in the agonies of death, the blood pouring from a wound in his left side. lie expired as he got up to him. Smith and Holmes, before the Coroner, denied all knowledge as to the manner in wbich Bridgman was wounded. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against them. The CORONER issued his warrant for their committal to Hereford gaol to take their trials at the Summer Assizes for that county. to effect the arrangements of Commons. The chair THE CHARTISTS.—Last evening the Chartist dele gates returned to the National Convention and the Exe cutive Committee of the Chartist Association, assembled at the Bell Inn, Old Bailey, she procession. After con for the monster procession to convey the people's petition for the Charter to the House n M a on b d a a to y n m f o o r r n h in is was taken by. Mr. M‘Grath. Deputations from upwards of 100 trades' unions and trades' benefit societies were in attendance, who stated that from their returns 500,000 decided that the different lli persons derabl e a t discussion si would on it join w gis trades, bearing their banners and insignia, should as sembleg, the loth inst., n s r . , K e aecnhn individualin g t en per- sonal protection and the presevation of the public peace (no interference on th e p art o f t h e police to be allowed), and from thence proc eed over Westminster-bridge to the House of Commons. The petition, which is nearly 200 yards long, and weighing upwards of one cwt., being borne on the shoulders of six men, will be carried into the House, and presented by bir.Feargus O'Connor; the procession will then move through the metropolis to Highbury Barn, where a banquet Will be held. The I carryi ng in ° n election of delegates front the metropolis to the Na tional Chartist Convention is appointed to take place this day on Clerkenwell•green and Kennington -common. The special constables are ordered to be in readiness. Police will be stationed near the meetings to prevent tumult. The Queen has appointed the Rev. Stephen Thomp son, curate of Christ Church, Chorley Wood, to the perpetual curacy of St. John's, Waterloo -road, Lambeth, which became vacant by the death of the Rev. E. Irvine, after the death of the late, and before the appointment of the present, Archbishop of Canterbury. QUICK WORK IN THEATRES.—A correspondent of the Builder, commenting on the notice of the recent alterations at the Italian Opera-house, Covent-garden, says:—" I am inclined to think your correspondent nay not be aware that the theatre in . question was built by the late Mr. Alexander Copland in ten months, under the direction of Sir Robert Smirke ; and that your humble servant pulled down the old, and built the pre sent Haymarket Theatre in four months, under the di rection of the late John Nash, Esq." CAN'T You FIX YOUR TIMB ?"--At Stourbridge a musical festival took place for the relief of the poor, a few days since, when Mr. Russell sang " There's a good time coming." At the conclusion of the melody a far mer stood up, and addressing the vocalist, said, " Mr. litwJell, you could not fix the dePh-could you ?" ' INDIA AND CHINA. (From the Times.) We have received by express from Marseilles our letters from India in anticipation of the overland mail of the 24 of March. The dates thus received are from Calcutta to the 22d of February, Madras to the 24th of February, and Bombay to the 24 of March. The chief point of interest at the moment in India regarded the threatened outbreak of hostilities in China. The steam-frigate Semiramis was dispatched from Bombay on the 27th of February, to take on a part of her Majesty's 25th Regiment from Cannanore to Hong- Kong. The steam-frigate Sesostris was also under orders to proceed round to Calcutta. It wax said that the Governor-General had resolved to maintain an effective steam-force in China, and that ' three large frigates would be required for that purpose. The death of Admiral lnglefield, naval Com mander-in-Chief, took place at Bombay on the morning of the 24th of February. The cause is said to have been his exposing himself for some hours in the middle of the day to the force of the sun, while examining the fortifications of Trincomalee. He cane to Bombay in her Majesty's ship Vernon on the 9th of February, very ill, upon which dysentery ensued, and carried him off. His remains were in terred with the honours due to his rank, in the cathe dral of that island. The Vernon was subsequently declared unsound, and condemned to be broken up at Bombay. Her Majesty's brig Cruiser has also been condemned to be sold, as being unseaworthy. Commodore Plumridge had hoisted his flag on board her Majesty's ship Cambrian, as the senior naval officer in the Indian Seas. It was expected that the Cambrian would leave Bombay for China after the Governor of Bombay laad arrived from Sinde. The Hon. Company's steamer Tenasserim had taken on a wing of her Majesty's 25th Regiment from Ma dras to Hong-Kong. Notwithstanding these preparations it seemed, how ever, to be the general opinion in India that war with China was not imminent. Advises had been received on the 24th of February by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Braganza, which declared that Keying professed great anxiety for the mainte nance of peace. A report had been current in the north-western provinces of the assassination of Dost Mahomed ; but it was without any corroboration. The death of the Kuzailbash Mahomed Shereef, well known during the Caubul campaign as an English partisan, is men tioned from Peshawur. From Lahore we learn that L the - Conynand of the forces in the Punjaub had been relinquished by Sir J. Littler, who had assumed his seat in the Council at Calcutta. General Whish suc ceeds him in the command of the troops. The operations of the field force in the Ungool dis tricts had ended in the deposition of the Raja of Un gool, who with 15 other chiefs had been taken pri soner. By these measures a degree of tranquillity had been obtained, and for some weeks there bad been no perpetration of the Meriah sacrifices amongst any of the Khond tribes. _ There is the old story told of plots and counter plots in Nepaul. That kingdom is described as being in a most distracted state, the Minister manag ing barely to retain power with the old King as pri soner, and the more recent monarch compelled to con form to the Minister's will. Disturbances were rife between the different partisans. We learn from Madras that the Marquis of Twed dale had left that presidency on the 23d of February and proceeded by the steamer Hugh Lindsay to Cey lon, where he was to embark for England on board her Majesty's frigate Fox. Mr. Dickenson had as sumed the Government of Madras as Acting Gover nor until the arrival of Sir IL Pottinger. We have had the pleasure to learn that the efforts of the Indian Government to discover coal within the districts of 'Western India are likely to be successful. The search had been intrusted to Mr. Johnson, civil engineer, who, under the guidance of Mr. Hamilton, the Resident at Indore, proceeded to examine the coal formation in the neighbourhood of Nimar. Some specimens of that coal had been sent to Bombay and proved to be of a good quality. It was hoped that means could be devised of conveying these coals by the Nerbudda to the sea. The Governor of Bombay was still in Sinde. A correspondent who passed down the Indus at the same time with the Governor has furnished the fol lowing heads of intelligence respecting proceedings there : " His Excellency, Mr. Clerk, having left Bombay on the 9th of February, embarked in another steamer on reaching the mouths of the Indus, and proceeded direct to Hyderabad. He reached the capital of Sinde on the 18th, and remained there three days, occupied in interviews with the administrative officers from the districts of Upper and Lower Sinde, who were for the most part required to drAw up replies at once upon the points of information re quired. Rumour has it that extensive changes will shortly take place in Sinde, with a view to retrench ment. No steps, however, have been announced, except that Mr. Clerk has reinstated Major Jacob in command of the upper frontier. The commis sioner, Mr. Pringle, had placed that office under the control of a neighbouring collectorate, so that the collector's sanction became necessary for any military operations. Mr. Clerk in his way downward to Kurrachee did not take the sea passage from the river, but passed across the several embouchures, and through the long tidal channels, a voyage of four days, but which must have afforded him a practical insight into nanny matters connected with the navi gation of the Indus. The Governor will leave hur rachee for Bombay on the 29th of February. Mr. Clerk is understood to have been much pleased with what he has seen as to the state of Sinde generally ; nor could it be otherwise, from the improv emen t manifest in the country, and which seems to have advanced a progress of several centuries in as many years. I regret to add, that his Excellency's health has lately been much impaired, the effect of a severe fall from his horse, which happ e n e d t o hi m some years ago, by which he was then compelled to resign the Lieutenant-Governorship of the north-west pro vinces, and which at p resen t i s lik e l y to oblige him again to visit England. Mr. Clerk's retirement, if it occur, will be no small loss, not only to this Pre dency, but to the cause of progress generally through. out India." Our correspondent at Calcutta writes, under date February 21, " In political matters there is nothing stirring, but the whole social condition of Calcutta is deeply affected by the commercial embarrassments which still continue. The shareholders of the Union Bank have been advised that they are not bound by the bank post bills,' as they are called, which have been issued to the extent of 200,0001. or 300,0001., and which have been taken by the whole community to import a promise on account of the bank to pay ; whereas, when viewed closely, they are found to be only a promise to pay on account of the bank, and therefore a promise to which the bank is not a party. The consequence of this discovery has been that many of the shareholders have refused to come for ward and contribute to the discharge of the liabilities of the bank, according to the honest and manly plan adopted by the meeting; and the bank committee in liquidation do not recognise—that is they repudiate—the bills. By far the greater part, however, of these securities were issued in return fur value actually received by the bank; and it is appre hended that the committee do not intend to resist claims in respect of such value. Nevertheless, credit is deeply wounded by what has occurred, and it is greatly to be feared that creditors will enforce the ex treme remedies of the law against all property which may be legally subject to be taken in execution. If this hasty and destructive course shall be adopted, it is impossible to calculate the evil which must ensue. The post bills issued by the bank directors have been negotiated through the firm of Hickey, Bailey, and Co., brokers; and this house, already under inspector ship, has of course been driven into the Insolvent Court by the recent occurrences. The chances of realising any assets appear but slender, so far as the general creditors are concerned. There are, indeed, very valuable indigo factories, but these are deeply mortgaged. ➢Messrs. Smith, Cowell, and Co. have been going on well under inspectorship, and their creditors seem disposed to give them a discharge on payment of between five and six-sixteenths of their liabilities. The question as to the Union Bank post bills is of such vast magnitude that the most important interests of the mercantile community must remain in suspense until it shall have been finally decided, which it can hardly be without an appeal to the Privy Council. The utmost uncertainty and distrust pre vail in all quarters. We have intelligence from Alexandria to the 22d. The Hon. East India Company's steamer Victoria had arrived at Suez on the 19th inst. with the Bom bay mail of the 2d inst. and 52 passengers. The news of the disturbances i❑ Europe had quite paralysed trade in Alexandria, and the failure of a French banker, and others expected, has caused great distrust. Two lots of cotton have been sold at a small advance in price. Exchanges were quite nominal, and nothing has been done. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE BOMBAY MARKETS, FROM THE 15TH OF FEBRUARY TO THE IST OF MARCH INCLUSIVE. (From the Bombay Times.) WEDNESDAY, 5 O'CLOCK. P.M., MARCH 1. Since our report per last mail, the same uneasy feeling of tightness in the money-market has been experienced, and has prevaled beyond precedent in commercial circles. Credit ill the bazaar remains at a most distressing ebb, and confidence in individuals has been most severely shaken. Under these depressing circumstances, our market, both for imports and exports, shows no signs of improvement, and has remained much the same as f the month before it had done. Business, however, has been done during the last fortnight to a fair extent, at former low rates, for cotton goods, yarns, and cotton wool; while for metals, the prices remain steady as for merly, and full prices have been obtained for parce:s of sheet copper and Swedish bar iron. Bank stocks con tinue on the decline. We quote to• day Oriental at per cent. premium, commercial at 9 per cent. discount, and Bombay bank at 29 per cent. premium . The steamer with the London mail of the 24th of January, which arrived on the evening of the 2Gth ultimo, brought in telligence rather more encouraging, as money was getting easy, though confidence was by no means restored gene rally; markets for produce were generally steady, with a tendency to keep so, or advance in those articles con sidered low, and likely to attract speculation from their being so. Advices have lately arrived from Calcutta with the results of the fourth sale, which took place there on the 21st ult, of 2,610 chests of opium, of which 1,830 chest, of Patna sold at an average of 811 r. 13a. flip. per cht sr, and 780 chests Benares at 778 r. per chest. Some trans actions took place in the bszaar, after the sale, at a decline in rates, viz., Patna at 805 r. per chest, and Benares at 770 r. per chest. We are glad to observe more doing in goods at Cal cutta, and the low value attracting the attention of buyers. Cotton Piece Goods—During the fortnight the sales we have heard of are as follow:—Low quality grey goods and white bleached figured shirtings are in good inquiry. Cotton Yarns—The market at length shows signs of animation, after the stagnation of the last few weeks, owing to the dulness in the interior; and the sales we have heard of are as follow: 450 bales, each 3001.. water twist— No. 20 at 6; annas per lb. 3 0 ,I 7 1 I , 91 40 „ 8 4 „ ,f 56 bales, containing 15,0001 b., mule twist— No. 20 at 6i annas per lb. 24 „ 6,, „ 40 ~ 7i ~ ~ 50 „8 4 ~ ~ 100 bales, each 3001 b , of Nos. 20 and 30 water twist, but the prices we hare not heard. Sewing Thread—There has been a sale reported of 2,4001 b. of cotton ball thread, No. 16 60, at ir. la. per lb. Woollens continue on the decline, and dull, and no thing has been done in them. _ _. Metals—The sales we have heard of are as follow:- 200 cwt. of sheet copper, 4 feet by 2 feet, at 62 rupees per cwt.; 200 cwt. of sheet copper, 4 feet by 4 feet, at 64j rupees per cwt.; 30 tons of Swedish bar iron, at 52 rupees per candy. Sheathing and Bolt Copper—None in the market, and they are in good inquiry. For braziers' and raised bot toms copper there is a steady demand. The prices for tile , and American copper, Swedish and English iron, nail rod (round and square), hoops and nails, steel, lead, spelter, quicksilver, and tin plates remain much the same as at our last quotations. Sheet iron very scarce. Of red and white lead there has been a couple of small sales 15 rupe es report e d , v i z., 50 cwt. of red lead in kegs of 1 cwt., at 1 1) 3 e rupeesr cwt.; perso cwt,. of whit© lead in kegs of 1 cwt., at Cochineal —There has been two sales reported, of 2,0001 b. each, at 4 rupees 2i annas per lb. Saffron —A small sale has been reported of 100113., at 15 rupees per lb. Spirits—We have heard of no sales since our last re port of the 18th ult. Marine stores—Nothing doing. Tar, Stockholm and coal, continue scarce. Oilman's stores are in good demand. Eastern Produce—A sale of 250 chests of cassia lignea has been reported, at SO reas per lb. EXPORTS. Cotton Wool—Since our report per last mail we have heard of the following purchases :- 250 to 300 bales of new Dhollera, principally bought by Arabs, at 811 rupees per candy. 2,000 to 3,000 candies of old }hollers, Oomrawuttee, Surat, and Jumbooseer cotton, bought by native ship. pers at 65 to 75 rupees per candy. 400 bales of new Dhollera, at SO rupees per candy; and many small purchases of old Dhollera have been made by the native shippers, at 58 to 67 rupees, according to range of quality. The prices for old Cotton may be considered now from 58 to 66 rupees, as per quality; inferior and stained at 55 rupees. Sheep's Wool—We have heard of no purchases since our last report of the 18th ult. Opium— Since the dispatch of the steamer Pekin to China, with a cargo of 1,276 chests of Malwa opium, about 850 chests of new Malwa have arrived, but we have heard of nothing doing in the drug. The price may be considered 850 r. per chest for best quality. TONNAGE. Freight—To Great Britain, 41. 55.; but at prevent does not show much appearance of improvement, and may not improbably go lower if we have many arrivals. To China, liir. per candy, at which rate engagements have been made. EXCHANGES. On England, six months' sight China bills drawn on Barings have been sold at Is. 100. banks' rates ; six months'. is. 10d.; three months', Is. 94d.; one month, is. Stl.; and kr bills secured by shipping do cumnts we quote Is. 101 d. The rate on China is, GO days, 205 r. per 100 dolls. On Calcutta, sight, 1 per ceht. premium; 30 dap'', 2a. per cent. premium; GO dap.% 994 r. per 100, fur Company's draughts. CALCUTTA, FEB. 19. The overland express via Bombay arrived on the afternoon of the 17th inst., bringing London dates to the 7th of January. The intelligence by this oppor tunity, although not of a cheering nature, is still so far satisfa7,tory that it announ,:es no fresh disasters con nected with India. Since our last report business in this city has not been characterised by much activity, and the gloom and distrust which prevailed have not been in any degree dissipated. Our produce market continues to feel the depressing influence of the times. The discouraging accounts of the home markets, and the high rates of freight that have ruled till within the last few days have limited operations to actual wants. The better qualities of indigo have lately been com manding prices from ss. to los. p e r maun d higher. Sugar is neglected, with a declining tendency. Saltpetre is in less active inquiry, and rice flat. Silk piece goods remain unnoticed, and the transac tions in raw silk are very limited. In our import market a fair amount of business has been done in some of the staple Manchester goods:— Mule twist has been in better inquiry, and No. 40 particularly has been more freely taken, at somewhat better prices. Metals remain heavy, excepting copper, the tile de scriptions of which has been in improved demand at a slight advance. There is no scarcity of money, but it is not easily obtained for purposes of mercantile accommodation. The coffers of the Bank of Bengal are overflowing; and, on the 17th instant, the directors reduced the rate of in terest one per cent.; their rates now are—private bills, not exceeding three months, 9 per cent. discount; on Government acceptances, 5 per cent.; on deposit of Company's paper, 7 per cent.; on deposit of opium, indigo, and metals, 8 per cent.; and 9 per cent. on other goods. The profits of the bank for the month of January have been at the rate . of 9-14-10ir. per cent. per annum; and Bank Shares are selling at 6,125 to 6,160. Government Securities have remained at the heavy discount quoted in our last report, but the reduction of interest at the bank may probably improve their value, although sufficient time has not elapsed for the development of the effect of that measure. Exchange remains steady at 1-11 to 1-11 f for the best bills at six months, secured by the hypothecation of produce, while others can be got on easi er terms . Un covered bills remain quite unsaleable. The Company had advanced on the export warehouse up to date 7,26,700 r. at 1-101. The amount of bills drawn by the Honourable Court on the Bengal Treasury by this mail is 44,669-17-9. - Until within the last few days tonnage has been scarce, and the high rates of freight quoted in our last report maintained. The comparatively numerous arrivals lately announced have induced consignees to give way, and our quotations now are 51. ss. for saltpetre, b/. 10s. for sugar, and Si. 15s. for rice, and Cl. 10s. t o 74 forindigo to London. Advices from Canton up to the 4th of January have been received. The disastrous nature of the intelligence received from England by the Pekin had completed the derangement in commercial affairs there. Money was scarce; want of confidence prevailed ; and it was found impossible to effect sales of imports except at a consider able sacrifice. Indigo.—Since our last the transactions in this dyo have been confined to public sales, which offered about 1,600 chests, sold as per particulars below, at which prices with an upward tendency ruled very unevenly. Within the last week buyers generally evinced an in creased disposition to operate, and the competition being extended by some pressing purchases for the French market and the gulfs, vessels being on the eve of sailing for both parts, showy goods as well as the better and finer qualities experienced a rise of lor. per maund, whilst all other sorts were currently taken at the extreme of previous value, and in not unfrequent instances Sr. above. Fe l b '.. r x u p a o r r y ts :_ from the Ist of November to the 17th of Chests. Fy. /Ads. 50,406 To Great Britain ... 13,319 1,12 93 276 4,142 France ... 66 0 2,130 America ... Bombay and gulfs 8 w h ic h has for some time past been a rticle resulted in a decline of s° f r rates Sugar—The hanffinhanging over flatness tkis lower qualities. Th e attracted 64. per mliund, and eveex n tr m em or e e r f e o a r son s a o b m le e p nes a s r o cl f e t the has, during the las t wee k, some attention, th e reported sales amounting to 4,000 ta gs . B enares Ist, ;e 2n. to Sr. 65.; . 2ds, 6r. 2a. to 6r. Ba.; 3ds, sr. 3a. to R ung pore, 3r. 2a.; Khaur, 2r. 12 a. to 3r. Sr. 14a.; D u lloes, 3r. 12a. to Sr. 4a.; D umma, 3r. 41., to 4r.; Exports from Ist to 17th February— To Great Britain 45,486 mds. Saltpetre—With a less active inquiry holders show a disposition to meet buyers on a trifle easier terms for the lower qualities, whilst the better are kept to and taken at unaltered rates. The reported sales since our last are 5,000 bags, fully one-half for the English market, at the following prices:—Gudna, 6r. to 6r. 4a. Allygunge, sr. 12a. to sr. 15a. Chuppra, sr. to sr, 10a. Exports as above:— thelist - up.•-to liipcceji • 10; Ci tk°' t.P3O Sing:pOie ••• ••• RICE.—The demand for this pulse has with week fallen off, and the offers do not quite co previous rates, tbouch they are only in some accepted. The reported sales since our last bags, Setty 2-2, good table 1-15 to 2, middlii 1-14, broken 1.8 to 1-10, Balam 1 to 1-6. Exports as above: — To Great Britain ,„ 73,583 France ... 16,033 Mauritius ... 34,650 Bourbon ... ... 60,890 We regret to have to correct an error in our last issue of reported exports from the Dt to the 31st of January, as follows: Maunds. To Great Britain ... ... 164,300 France ... 19,323 Mauritius ... ... 45,080 Bourbon ... ... 47,218 Saffl mar—Further reports about the crop represent it to be at present promising a fair out-turn, though not an excessive one. Exports as above:—To Great Britain, 221 maunds. Raw Silk—The November bund is coming to market in very small quantities, and the transactions which have taken place are scarcely worth recording; the total sales reported not exceeding 230 maunds, of 75 inaunds of Surda (European filatural sold for 11-12; and 4S mds. Soozapoor at 1 i O. Exports as above.—To Great Britain, 705 maunds. Silk Piece Goods continue to be quite neglected, al though pressed forward by holders. Shipments going on are to account of importers. Exports as above:— Corahs. Choppab, &c. s. To Great Britain ... 3,50 Piece B Pieces. 427 North America ... 0 820 Shell Lac and Lac Dye—Shell Lac remains quite neglected, and we have no transactions to report. The same remark is applicable to the Dye. Exports as above:— Shell Lac. Lac Dye. To Great Britain ... 1,808 nts. 266 mds. Oil Seeds—Linseed has been comparatively neglected, and prices have given way. Our quotations are rs. 110 for the best cleaned Chuppra. Exports as above:— Melinda. To Great Britain ... 3,966 France ... ... 1,0011 North America ..• ... 6,202 Jute—The transactions in this article have been very limited and prices have fallen to 10r. per bale. The advices from England of this article are discouraging. Exports as above: Alaunds. To Great Britain ... 19,713 France 4,566 Hides—This article still continues much depressed, particularly for the British market; only a few paicels of ordinary and inferior descriptions found buyers at further reductions in price. The French and conti nental buyers still continue inactive. Tho Americans only continue to support the market, they have been buying largely of dead green, cow and buffalo, at re duced rates. Exports as above— To Great Britain ... France .. North America ... 32,170 pcs. ... 8,000 ... 14,000 We beg to correct an error in the statement of exports in our last. For 328,530 pcs. exports to Great Britain in all January, read 73,702. _ Cotton—We have no transactions to report here. In China a serious decline had taken place in the article, and sales were with difficulty effected. Tho stocks amounted to 90,000 bales, being nearly double the quantity which was on hand at the corresponding period in the previous year. The stock of Shanghae cotton, a new item in the commercial reports of Hong-Kong, amounted to 11,033 bales. Exports as above— Singapore 21% maunder Rum—We have no transactions to report. Exports as above— Great Britain ... 5,001 gallons. Opium—The market for this drug .is quiet and dull, acd nearly bare of stocks. Exports as above:-- To China ... ... 1,124 ch•ets. ... 185 51 Singapore ... Penang w h ß a r t i m t i s o h r e C a o n t x t o n u s P t i o e c o e p e G r a oo t e d , IMPORTS FROM SUROPH. sw—hpileeahleorlsdearpspi:teremsolmesse disposed to meet their views or submit to reduced prices. A fair amount of business, upon th e w h o l e, has been done in the early portion o f the period under review in the principal fabrics of Manchester manufacture. Lat terly, the market has been dull, and transactions limited. A fair demand has existed for the ordinary and middling kinds of gray shirtings. Bleached jacconets have been in better rtquest than the gray kind, and a fair quantity of that description sold at current rates. An improved demand has appeared for mulls-mulls, in which transac tions have taken place to a moderate extent. The de mand for book muslins has been limited; prices are de pressed, and stocks large. Lappets are dull, and stocks heavy. In Turkey red goods we have no change to report. Cotton Twist—Mule Twist—A better "demand has prevailed, particularly for No. 40, which have been sel ling mere freely in some cases at improved prices. Tur key red yarn, German dye, has improved, and may be described as firm. A sale of 44 bales is reported at 1-5 7 to 1 7, according to nurnbtrs. 11 oollens are extremely oull of sale. The Nepaalese, who made some movement in this article, have left the market. Metals—There h-is been some inquiry for tile copper, for which 36 8 has been offered and refused, in other sorts there is nothil,g doing. We have nothing new to report in regard to speller. The market fur iron con tinues duil, but stocks in first hands are small, and holders firm ; prices are consequently fully maintained. Salt—A sale of 29,000 nmunds of Pugah, or fine Liverpool, has been repined as follows:- 9,000 =wilds, ❑t 80 per 100 maunds. .5,000 maunds, at 75 per 100 uplands. 15,000 maunds, at 77 per 100 mnaunds. CURRENT VALUE OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, BANK SHARES, &C. Transfer Five per Cent... ... 7 0 to 8 0 prem. Sicca Rs. ditto ... 5 8 to 6 0 dis. New• Ditto ditto ... 1 1 to 1 8 dis. Company's Rs., Four per cent. 16 0 to 17 0 dis. Sicca Its. ditto ... ... 19 0 to 20 0 dlt. Bank ofßongal Shares. Co.'s R 5.... 4,000 ... 2,125 to 2,150 prem. Agra Bank ditto 500 ... 130 to 140 pram N. W. Bank ditto 500 ... 100 to 130 prem. Oriental Bank ditto ... ... 1,000 to 13 per e. prem. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The Queen's box at her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening was occu pied by the Earl and Countess of Mulgrave, Colonel the lion. C. B. Phipps and party; in her Majesty the Queen Dowager's box were Mr. Drummond and party. There were also present the Duchess of Montrose, the Duchess of Buccleach, the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis and Marchioness of Aylesbury, the Marchioness (Dowager) of Sligo, the Marchioness of Douro, the Baronness de Brunnow and Mdlle. Olga do Lechner, his Excollency the Swedish Minister, his Ex cellency the Hanoverian Minister, his Excellency the Sardinian Minister, his Excellency the Baron de Hugel, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Falmouth, the Coun tess of Blessington and the Misitss Power, the Earl of Exmouth, the Earl of M unster, t h e Earl of Chesterfield, the Countess of Cardigan, Earl Granville, Lady Flower, Viscount Ranelagh, the Viscountess Mahon, the Vis count Anson, Lord Foley, Lord Sandys, Lord Ernest Bruce, Lord Elphinstone, Lord Adolphus Fitaclarence, Lord and Lady Holland, Lady Augusta Wentworth, Lady Fremantle, Lady Poulett, the lion. Fras. Stonar, lion. A. Willoughby d'Eresby, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., Sir John Lowther, Bart., Sir George Wombell, Bart., Sir Alex. Woodford, Bart., Lady and Miss Woodford, General the lion. 11. Cavendish, Count de Barhe, Baron Niculay, Count Lewinhaupt, Colonel Wildman, Major Baring, Major Fludgate, Major Buckley, Major Waller, Captain Meynell, Captain Smith, Captain Booth, Mr. and Mrs. Tudor, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Mr. Hubert de Burgh, Mr. Broadley, M.P., Mr. Norman Macdonald. Mr. Cormack, Mr. 0. Morgan, Mr. Dennistoun, Mr. C. W. Packe Reading, 'Mrs. Henniker Wilson, Mr. W. Rose, Mr. Rowland Errington, &c., &e. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—HeT Majesty's box was occupied on Saturday evening by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and his Royal Douglas. Highness the Prince of Prussia, her Royal High ness the Princess Maria of Baden, and the Marquis of Dou g The suite of their Royal Highnesses includedd Lo James Murray, Lady Augusta . B ruce , Sir George co r , u. per, Bart., and Le Capitaine de Boyen. Among the visitors were his Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. Bancroft, Duchess Su t herlandof and Lady Blan- and Countess of Aylesford, tyre, Mahonied Be}', Earl Uxbridge, Lady Elizabeth Hope Vere and Miss Earl of Earl of I3essborough, Earl Bruce, Viscount Hon. Mrs. Ffinch, Lady Ernest Bruce,_ Lady_ Newland, Hope Vere, Lord Ren dci ae ns htt unia p ,ne ad , n V dt ihstechoeui% Misses fis C es l les i is i o d Lcn e eo n .np , Jnl V eooy i hx s , n co Ll u ,a n od t ruyt N i fie s es c e e i v uod i et l , : Duff, LordS Lady Lynd- Lord Guernsey, Lord hurs , Mor gan, y a , d Y li G onS h i lm r lEddward and Lady Butler Lord Geor g e . Burghle,Y,Ladyßutler, r J M o o h r n - Hon. Mrs. and Lady Barker, Miss and Mr. Bayley, Hon. F. Lamb, Hon. B. Coke, lion. Colonel and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Hon. Colonel Ilarbord, Hon. George Milles, Sir William P. de Bathe, Bart., and Captain de Bathe, Sir George and Lady Armytage, Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., Sir Compton and Lady Doraville and Miss Doraville, Sir Felix Booth, Sir Charles M ars h a ll , Si r Charles Kent, C o l one l Bl anc , Major J o n es , M a j or and Mrs. Mountjoy Martyn, Capta i n llaygarth , Captain Cuddy, Captain Sherson, the Misses Mills, I. Lloyd Clayton, Esq., Henry Greville, E'Sq., Mr. Parnther, Mr. H. Drummond, A. K. Dom, Esq., C. IF Baring Wall, M.P., Harcourt Johnstone, Esq., T. Baring, Esq., M.P., Colonel lirownlow Knox, M.P., &c. &c. PLAYS.—M. Lafont will this evening make his first appearance this season in two pieces en tirely new in this country, but which have achieved much poplarity in Paris. On this occasion Madame Paul Ernest will also make her delnit in this country, and will appear with M. Lafont in the elegant petite comedic, Les Extremes se Touchent. _ _ The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons entertained the following Noblemen and Gentlemen at his Parliamentary dinner on Saturday last:—Viscount Castlereagh, Viscoant Somerton, Lord Charles Manners, Lord Ossul,ton, Lord Alfred Harvey, the Hon. General Lygon, the Hon. Colonel James Lindsay, Sir Edmund Pilmer, Bart., Sir Horace Sey mour, Sir James Weir Hogg, Bart., Mr. R. Prime, Mr. Charles Hay Fretven, Captain R. Howard Vyse, Col. Mure, Mr. Henry Drummond, Mr. C. W. Packe, Mr. George W. J. Repton, Mr. Turner, Mr. Alexander B. Hope, Mr. Hildyard, Mr. Charles Goring, Mr. E. John Shirley, Mr. William Deedes, Mr. E. Grogan, and Mr. Richard M. Fox. ......_ A French Captain of the Navy, M. Fourquenot is at present visiting our Dockyard establiskuients. Maund i. To Great Britain 17,813 France ... 5,406 North America ... • • t • 6080 , ',k ' c :fl'7 THE SUN, _ LONDO'N, MON.DAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1848. :0 b