The Sun. — London, England, 1849-04-13 00:00:00

lONE an" COMMERCIAL NE WY... CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The Cation Market at Liverpool yesterday had a gloomy tipp etar ce; the sales were about 6,000 bales, including 1,500 for export, at previous prices.—Railway Shares were quiet, at previous quotations. The Grain trade in Mark-lane this morning is firm again, and Wheat is about ls. per quarter dearer. All other descriptioe s of Corn are held likewise for fuller prices. The arrivals of Foreign include 12,110 qrs. of Wheat, and 23,890 qrs. of Oats. In reference to the future course of the Foreign Grain trade, there have been conflicting opinions; but we have taken some pains to obtain data for forming an unbiassed conclusion of our own. It may be noted as a prelimi nary, that the current prices of Grain are low, the last six weeks' average amounting to only 445. 10d. per quar ter for Wheat, while the sales of English Grain in the Markets which regulate the duty were but 76,172 quarters of Wheat, 39,669 of Barley, and 15,361 of Oats. It is natural to conclude, as the quantity disposed of has for soma time past been small, that foreign must be coming into com petition, for we know that there is no falling off in the consumption, and the farmer, therefore, to a certain ex- tent is suffering. He suffers probably from rather a deficient crop, and from the low price obtainable even foe the supply which ho has. One may admit freely this position, for it cannot be the policy of an enlightened free-trader to blink facts, and yet find a ready answer in the admirable and homely remarks of Mr. Cobden. We are in a state of transition, somebody must be in convenienced, the farmers' turn comes now, and the landlord's will be next. Turning again from mere opinion to realities, what do we observe? Why,in the first place, we find that Grain and Flour are actually cheaper here than at New York, and that upon shipments from Odessa there is a loss. We have been amused at the argument of an agricultural friend, who has himself no reason to complain of the world's unkind ness, and who stoutly maintains that foreigners will do, what he admits that he should never think of doing, viz., continue to supply us at a loss. Common sense is so obviously against this assumption, that we pass at once to our simple assertion, viz., either the price of corn will rise here, or further decline abroad. As far as the Continent is concerned, it would not appear to us that corn will go lower,: as the stocks on hand • are not excessive, and if we look to the United States, we must bear in mind that the Irish famine and general European wants took off the accu mulation of two or three years, that the number of con sumers increases very largely every year, and that although we may have a fair quantity, brother Jonathan will not care to force sales at very depressed rates. We doubt also whether some of the Continental nations, France for example, may not have to repurchase Grain in replacement of what they sold when hard pressed for cash some few months since. The present firmness of the Grain trade is attributable in part to the Danish war, Which checks imports from the Baltic. On the whole there was perhaps seldom less speculation in food than at pre sent, and seldom a better prospect of our population being secured the great blessing of a steady supply of the necessaries of life, nor is it possible to conceive that, under an equitable adjustment of national and individual burdens, of state taxation, proprietary exaction, the agri cultural community should not flourish with the manu facturing interest. The latest foreign accounts to hand up to the hour of our writing are as follows :—Copenhagen, Baron Zut phen Adler had left for Stockholm, to request aid from the Swedish Government, and it was said that already a great number of troops were assembled in Scanie. No bore captured ships bad been taken into port. Altona— several petty skirmishes are reported, and generally to the disadvantage of the Danes. At Vienns, on the 7th, the Five per Cents. were 864 to 67!. The entry of the Russians into Transylvania is confirmed. The Frankfort Bourse on the 10th was ra ther heavy. Austrian Metallics, 751. Berlin advices of the 9th, state that the King's brother was in favour of ;he Imperial dignity being accepted. At Amsterdam, on the 11th, the Dutch Two and• a- Ralf per Cants. were 49 11-16. , Not a v ery act i ve b us i ness has b een done i n Public mourities, but they look firm. Consols are 92i for Transfer, and 926 to for Account. The New r hree-and-a-Quarter per Cent?. have realized 914 to 52 1}• Bank Stock is 193 to 194, being rather higher. ol :chequer-bills are 475. to 50s. premium, and India 'bonds 60:. to 635. premium. , In the F ore i gn M ar k et t h ere i s no an i ma ti on , b u t lanish Stock has been up to 176 18 for the Five per dents., and to 316 for the Three per Cents. Portuguese sour per Cents. are 28f; Mexican Bonds have been 291 °,-, 30k, and Peruvian 66i. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per %Ants. are at 501. Railway Shares are much the same to-day, the bu• `bless done being still rather limited. sE tiCtli OF BEITIM FUND 3. C CLOCK. sink Stock per Cent. Reduced Anne ...... 91% jper Cent. Consols Annuities 9 2 14% 4 ew 314 per Cent. Arm 5...... ong Anus. to expire .Tan.lB6o 8%.% udia Stock _ _ CLOSING PRICES. 194 90) - 4 92% 927 7 8 23 5 , 243 63 p 92% adia Bonds, 1,0004 ...... ....... 6O 63 p 'onsets for. Account, May 10 92, 01 3% . ..xeliequer Bills. t 14d. & 2d. , 1,0001. June 5001. June Small. June PRICES DF FOREIGN FUNDS. 47 47 p CLOSING PRICES. 39% 3 3 / 4 30% 30% oxt O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 38% 39% Equador Bonds Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 29% 30% Ditto, Account . 30 30k Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 66% Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, 4 per Cent. 2 8 14 Ituasian Bonds Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, 3 per Cent ... 31% Dividends on the above payable in London. 75 2834 104 1 4 17% 31% Dutch i% per Cent., 12 Guil d.. .. 5 7 0 1 4 50 Ditt o , 4 Der Cent. Certificates 8 77 1 ,4 PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID * AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. 16% 50 1. .... 16% Lberdeen Do. Preference Amber. Nott., Boston, and Eastern Junction 214...... '-yrshire and Galloway.. 7 1 4 . 3 elfast & County Down 20% clerks & Hants Extens. (Gt. West. Per.s per ct.) 5 ; irmingham and O x - •...~ ••• • • ford Junct., calls duly aid, or rith a guaran. 20 no, withoutguarantee 20 . ••• linning, Wolverh'ton, and Dudley, calls duly Pd, or with guarantee 10 .. ~,, ~, Do. with o ut g u aran t ee 10 -- •••••.. ........ ' 3l rining., W olverh'pton, and 'Stour Valley 131. 145... ••• lirkenh ea d, Lancashire, ..••••• ........ and Cheshire June-- 10 tlaton, Stamfd & 13irm. 5 Itiatol and Exeter 9O ... .. , Ditto, Thirds ..- 2 7% 2 1 4 dis ' 3 ack in hamshire ... 161. 4s. 25% i;, L .,, 50 --v.... onian " 0 . Quarters Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10 ... • 11% . ..... ...... 11 % Dit to , ClydesdaleJunc 50 - ••• Aanter and Holyhead... 50 _Ditto, Preference 1) ,O. Ist Cl ass, 6 per Ct. 1014 ~,Llo. 2 d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 . 1)0 . Gov ernment Loan, ..... . s. 4 per Cent anreet London & Ports ... Mo uth VUblin and Belfast J une . 35 ...... Dundalk & En n i s kill en 22% tut Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 Do., 181., E. & H.... 18 .... z Do., 3/. 108. ......... 3% »... 2 1 4 -u 42,tern ••• o. New Guaranteed 20 •... 8% .., t; per C en t . .......... 10 ...... 114 D itto,Exte ns i on ,s p er Cent, No. 1 6/.135. 4d.... 1 .4.% P Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... par DO. North. & Eastern 50 - Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 Ditto, 1 4 Shares 'A 1) 0. New ...... s tern Union, Class A Ditto, E. U. Shares) 25 Class A, ditto... 3% Ditto, Clas s C, ditto... 22%..... 13 ,0. Sc r i p ( 6 per cent.) 20 ..„.. 19 % % ... .. D itto (C. & E.) guar. t 5 per cent.... 214 . .. alit Lancashire .- D itto, New - ...... ----- D itto, New Quarters 614 — - ............ DO., 6 per Cent. Pre z, ,L., ferenee Quarters ... 6 1 4 •---- — I ''' - .... ut L incolnshire ...... 25 ... .. Dittol'bgh and Glasgow 50 .. - - 41 Ye ,din Half Shares ... 20 .. .. "'" .sturgh and Northern 25 — _ .uitto, Newport...... 15 -•-• ''.... ......... t.r.:Xeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% ixneteorwand Exmouth... 21a. C ii ip , o Du r infries, and Crlas icovr Bl , . ....... -- -8 /. 6s. 8d.... — Do p Kalmar., & Ayr 50 ...... O.. „ r , • r eference Consol. -....— u Do'' Northern ......... 20 ...... 10% 11 D' , :41 A Deferred ... 1214.... 4% h °, Ye li 6 per Cent... 7%. .. - - r te . -°' 4 attension .. .1 /2 , ... l- South. and West. ' ...... . (Ireand) .. ; t. 4- tireat North °fling . tan — ........ : 7 :- ---- ... - Ditto, New 401 ...... -• 40 ...... Ditto, ditto'.. Ditto, New, iOZ . .... 8:105 .... ••• GDitto, New,lsi .......... -Li ..... reat Western. ........... 100 . ......: 9 - 314 .--.... Ditto, li Shams ... ..... Ditto, • 4 Shares ...... t ...... 16u:tis/ ~, DDitto, Fifths. ... ... 2 0 ** "* ;'4 - /a itto, New 171... ..... 15 ...... i`os's, ............... 4111 11 and Selby .. ...... 50 ... - —7 B L D Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 :*"••100 ............ iLtto, Quarter Sha res 12% "' ...... --- "•••• ......... c aster and Carlisle... 50 ....... 53% 'i 4 - ......... I.4litto, Thi r d s - • ••• •• aahire & Yorkshire 93 ..... ............... Ditto ditto ......... ..... Vi tt 9 0 ... ........... D0.1.?9 .14r Shares ...„ 46 ... .. ............ . . D o il i t i l l a r ter Shares.- 171 ... ............ bol c „ as. ........ .... 10 --- .............. . 1) ,/tteenths 6i .......... .. b ° ,' 4 111 rds .... .................. 15 4 .............. . 19 0 A '''', Gua. 6 peret. 10 bitt o ' ve rP. end Bury 46 at., , ( li iiddersfield ... ............ Dv Vbeff.) ........... 47 ... tltt,llioaefield,Ponte dGoole) ... 50 .... 93% 46% 19% 18 12% 100 49 1 A v.( W. Biding Union) 9 -- Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 Do. 1 / Shares (A).— 914 — •• Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Thirsk Ditto, New ...... ....... 40 •• ••.•••• Do., Prefer., 6 per CL 3i — Do., Pref. Quar., 1848 6 Liverpool, Crosby and Southport . 5 1 ,2 .... ....... London &81ackwa11...... 12% 5% ...... ..... Do. Extension .... ... 25 ... munon, Brighton, and South Coast Do.Guaraut. 5 per cL. 9 ..... Do. Pref. 5 per cent.... 50 ..... Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 5U Ditto, New 51., guar. 6 per cent. .. 5 Londonand Greenwich 1211554 d... I ),tto, Preference .. . 20 Lou Jon and N. Western 100 13 2 1,E 133. • Ditto, New Quarters.. 7 D tto,Fifth4 ..... .. .. 2 ...... 8% Do. 401.Shares(L.M.) 20 ...... Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ...,.. ............, . . ... ee S. Western 5O ..... 36% 37 Do. NC.Tc 501. ..... 42%.. ..... Do. New 40/. . 34 Ditto, Thirds l6/.132.4d.... 4% dis Do.. New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Cent, on Deposit, and 5 per Cent, on Calls 00000 ..••••• Londonderry&Ou_ 'arsine 30 Londonderry and Ennis killen 3O .• • ****** • Dl anchester,Bu.aton,and Matlock Blanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire lOO Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18 . ,„ Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25 D 0.% Shares (No. 3) 12% — Ditto, New 104 Pref... 10 Ditto, Gt.Grimsby -. 45 Ditto ditto . ......... 15 Ditto ditto Ditto Sheffield and •..•• Lincolnshire 17%. _ . _ Do., Grimsby Dock... 22% Do. Manchester and Line°lr. Union..... 41.25. De. Cons& dated Prec.loo ...... Do., do., 401. Shares... t',s ... .. 15 3 / 4 16 Do. Birm.. and Derbyloo Do.Consoi. Bri s t o l an d Binning., 6 per ct.... 100 Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 40 ...... Ditto ditto .... .18/.125.6d.... .. Do.,ErewashVal.,Pref. 50 Ditto, Leieest.& Swan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great Western ..- Irish Middlesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle.loo Do. Quarters 25 Newmarket „.. ••• *a ••• ..... Do. Extension .........21. 12s — \ ewport, Kuergavennv, and Hereford 6 ...... Newry am:. Enniskillen 7 Newt y, War ren p omt , .... and Rostrevor .. 20 Norfolk .. .. Do. New 201. ...... 15 uo. Guaranteed 5 p et. 20 Do. Guaranteed 51 , 2 pc. 5 Do...owestott(4 per ct) 20 Ditto (6 per ct.) ..... 13 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... N athern C - Junties Orion 4 .—..— North British ... .... ... 25 ...... •••• ••• Ditto, Halves . Ditto, Quarters - 3 l/ i l4 Ditto Extension Ditto, Thirds .... .. .. 8I .. .. No. ;,h Staffordshire 17 12 13% .. North Wales .. ....... —. 3% North-We-tern .... Oxford, Worcestv, and Wolverhampton R,- ?lir ,)-. Guilrord, sod Reigate 12% 1 3 1 72 .0. Royston and Hitchin ... 312 — ........ ....... Scottish Central Scottish Midlr-~ d . Ditto, New Shrewsbury and Birna ll Ditto dim'. Class B. 7 Ditto, New Guarar teed 8 Shrewsbuljai d Elerefd. 2 ...... 6 irewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) lB Ditto Halves ... ditto 9 ...... Ditto Oswestry ...... 181 , 2 — • DitZo New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 Sropshire Union south Devon... Do. Preerence O5 Salth Staflo.ds'f , -:e 7I,E -- Sluth Eastern .. 331 (3 r21i....... ........ Do., No. 1 2B Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 30 Do., Regist ere d N o. 4 10 ........... Do., Scrip No 4 South Wales 'uth Yorkshi re , D on- 33 ».,,, ••• ....,..,», cuter, and Goole 8 Sheffield, Rotherham, & Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per car t lO Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 5 ...... Swans. & ioughor & Cr.- mei m's Stm. C0a1.... 6 Arm Vale Extenaio.i ... 8 llamas illven Dock anu Railwpv 17%...... Vsoe o! Nerta Wat:, - .. - ord and Kilkenny 20 . — Wr;.ek:o.d ar Limerick 473 liiiatend,Wx...d.Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent Gas; an' :ed Do. do. do. Do. do. d 0:... ..... West Cornwall W hit ;haven & Furness 16 Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 12 Wilts, S mierset,& Wey mouth York, Newcastle, and Berwick. .... 25 .. 231,E % Do. Newcesi,le Eaten. 20: l7 16% 17 1 A... Do. G.N.P....Preference S Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway 100 ...... „ York And North Midland 50 .. Ditto, Preference 10 Do. East and West Rid- ing Extensk)a FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (leze Ita lian and Aus-rian). ... 5 Bou'ugne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or- Vierzon) Demerara ....... ........ ... 17 1 h — ... Dutch Rhenish ......... 7' 2 l / 2.. .... .... East Indian ............... VA 4 14 4......... . Great Indim Peninsular 5 Louvain il la Sambre ... 7% — Luxembour:; D:' to - lO ...... 2 Madrid and Valenta,.. 2 ...... Namur and L'ege ...«. 20 ... .. 8 1 4 1 Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 Paris and Lyons Do. Do. . lO Paris and Orleans ...... '.O Paris and Rouen 2O ...... 21 3 4 Paris and Strasbourg ... 10 Rouen and Havre Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 4% Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes 9 ...... ......... ..... Tournay, Jurb , se. Lar den, and Hasselt ...... 20 West Flanders ..... .. ..... 8 3 / 1 .. Ditto ... ... . 8Y — JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia London Joint LZock lO London 8 Westm;nster. 20 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, APRIL 13.—Wind S., light breeze and dull cloudy weather, with rain. WHITE T, APRIL 12.—Two parts of a vessel's arch board, on one part " Betsey," on the other "Ipswich,' and some broken parts of a vessel's cabin, were washed on shore at Robin Hood's Bay on the 9th inst. DUNDEE, APRIL 12.—The Crescent, Dow, of and from this port to the Baltic, in ballast, in proceeding to sea this morning, got on the Abertay Bank, where she sunk with her lower masts under water, and will be a wreck. SHIELDS, APRIL 12.—The Hope, schooner, of St. Maio, bound to Alexandria, in proceeding to sea this morning, grounded on the point at the Low Light, and remained until the flood. LIVERPooL, APRIL 11 .—Wind variable and light.— Sld., Active. Newfoundland ; Beraza, Vera Cruz ; Uni• corn, St. John's, N. 13. WORKINGTON. APRIL 11 . — Sld., Sally, Quebec. MOON, APRIL 10 .—S1d., Eliza, Quebec; Samson, ditto; Harmony, Dalhousie. --- ABERYSTWITH, APRIL 10.—S1d. Credo, Quebec; Eli zabeth, ditto. GLOUCESTER, APRIL 12.—Ski. Collins, Quebec. BRISTOL, APRIL 13.—Wind W.S.W.—SId. Lady Va liant, Mauritius. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 12.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Me lody, Hooper, Monte Video. Sld. 11th, Elizabeth, Syd ney, New South Wales. Off port, Bangalore, Aiton, Sourabaya for Antwerp; Asia, Cappon, Ceylon. FOWEY, APRIL 10.—S1d. Good Intent, Quebec; Touch - me-not, Rio Janeiro. OFF TORBAY, APRIL 11.—Helen, Paddon, London, and proceeded for Valparaiso. WEYMOUTH, APRIL 10.—S1d. Courier, La Guayra. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 12.—S1d. Ava, Montreal: PooLE, APRIL 10.—S1d. Nelson packet, Newfound land; Brothers, ditto. SHIELDS, APRIL 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. 11th, Cla rence, Armstrong, New York. Sid. Harriet, Bre men, &c.; London, Quebec; 12th, Stentor (of Hull), Montreal. DUNDEE, APRIL 10.—S1d. James, Quebec. STOCKTON, APRIL 11.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. 7th, Wan derer, Hamburgh and Quebec. DEAL, APRIL 11.—Wind N.N.W. to W. and S.— Arrd. 6th, Ceres, Batavia, for Rotterdam ; Javaan, Dekker, Batavia - for Amsterdam; Hercules, Ahlmann, Rio Janeiro for Copenhagen ; 12th, Oriental Queen, 1 homas, Mauritius. Arrd. from the River, Plan tagenet, Bird, Madras. Arrd. from the River and sailed, Persia, Broadwood, Ceylon; Alexander, Wise, Quebec; Marwood, Moore, 47p VA ..... 1714. 2LA 8% 11% P par 52% 19% 284 411,i 11 41 33 3 / 4 11% THE SUN, ON DON, HARTLEPOOL, APRIL 12 —Wind W. to N.W.—Arrd. Tagus, Woodrotre, Quebec. BELFAST, APRIL 9.—Sid. Hannah, Kerr, New York. SLIGO, APRIL 11.—Wind N.—Sld., 9th, Jessie, Que. bee; Sarah Maria, Quebec; 10th, Industry, Quebec. GALWAY, APRIL 6.—Sid. Caractacus, Now York; 10th, David, Boston. BEARHAVEN, APRIL 9.—Arrd. Sarsfield, Hilbert, St. Domingo for Liverpool, leaky. LIMERICK, APRIL 11.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Wil liams, Barbadoes. YOUGHALL, APRIL 10.—Sid. Charles, Boston. WATERFORD, APRIL 11.—Wind E.N.E. to N.E.— Sld., 10th, Jane, La Guayra; Amazon, Quebec. DUBLIN, APRIL 11.—Wind E.N.E.—SId. 10th, Simeon Hardy, Barbadoes; Enterprise. New York. OFF PENZANCE.—CaIcutta, Hobart Town. FALMOUTH, APRIL 12.—Wind variable and light.— Sld. 11th, Eliza Keith, Miramiebi. OFF THE WIGHT, APRIL 10.—Hebe, New Orleans for Norway. OFF PORTLAND, APRIL 10.—Columbia, Geerken, New Orleans for Rotterdam. GRIMSBY, APRIL 11.—Arrd. Herschel, Raschen, New York for Hamburgh. BLYTH, APRIL S.—A top board, painted blue or black, and marked Queen with gilt letters, has been washed on shore near this place. OFF THE LIZARD, APRIL 11.—Mary, Callao. OFF SCILLY, APRIL 10.—Lady Sale, Lovett, Bathurst, Gambia. OFF WATERFORD, APRIL 9.—Glendyon, Muirhead, New Orleans for Liverpool. OFF CROORIUYEN, APRIL 10.—Helen, Jackson, Sa vannah for Liverpool. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY. 75% ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. I Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. Flour. 2 I 1,860 qrs. I 1,230 qrs . ,110 qrs. 2,93053 v English .. Scotch .. Irish..... Foreign .. = 12,110 I 8,550 1 23,890 -- Malt. 3,440 qrs. SMITILFIELD. For the ti me of year our market was but moderately supplied with Beasts, the general quality of which was, however, good. Although the attendance of buyers was by no means extensive, the Beef trade was steady, and, in some instances, the primest Scots produced a trifle more money. The top quotation for Beef was 3s 8d per Blbs. There was a slight improvement in the demand for Sheep, the numbers of which were small, and the best old Downs, in the wool, sold without difficulty at from 4s 2d to 4s 4d per gibs., being an improvement in value of 2d per 81bs. In Lambs exceedingly little business was transacted, and prices receded 4d per 81bs, they ruling from 5s 4d to 6s 4d per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight 130 Lambs and 10 Sheep came to hand per railway. Calves were in fair average supply and steady request at full currencies. In Pigs next to nothing was doing at late rates. Milch Cows sold slowly at from 141 to 181 each, including their small calf. Per albs. to sink the offal. a. d. to a. d. a. d . t o s. d. Inferior Beasts.. ... 2 4 2 6 Second qua l. Sh eep 3 0 3 6 iecond quality -.— 2 8 2 1,2 Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 310 ['rime large Oxen .. 3 0 3 4 Southdown Wether 4 0 4 4 Prime Scots ... •• • 3 6 3 8 Ditto eut of the wool 0 0 9 0 Large coarse Calves 3 4 310 Large Hogs Prime small ditto .• 4 0 4 4 Small Porkers Suckling Calves ..18 0 26 0 Quarter old Pigs l6 0 21 0 Inferior Sheep .. • 2 8 210 Lambs .....• •••• 5 4 6 4 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheep. I 1 Calves. I Pigs. 6,500 232 220 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Sheep. Calves. I Pigs. I 20 64 SCOTCH. Beasts. I Sheep. I ealves. I Pigs. 240 190 — NEWGATE AND LEADENZALL. Thcse markets were tolerably firm, and prices ruled steady. Beasts. 683 Beasts. 2 At per stone by the Carcase. a. d. to s. d. 1 a. d. to s. d. 2 s 2 4 Hutton, inferior •• 2 4 2 8 2 6 2 i middling •.2 10 3 4 210 3 0 prime ••• • 3 6 i s 3 2 3 4 Pork, large .... •••• 2 10 3 4 3 4 4 2 - 5ma11........ 3 6 4 Lamb. 5s 2d to 6s 2d. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. Although the market is almost bare of fine samples of Hops of the growth of 1848, scarcely a speculative pur chase has been made for some time past. To-day, the demand for such descriptions is wholly confined to im mediate wants, at fully last week's quotations. In other kinds so little is doing that prices are almost nominal. Sussex pockets, 214 s to 21 18s; Weald of Kant ditto, 21 12s to 31 8 s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 313 s to 61 13s per cwt. Beef ,inferior...... - middling .. .. - prime large .. - prime small .. vea1:....... C 0 0 =Ma. Sin:wt.—There have been full prices obtained for British Plantation, and since the opening of the mar ket on Wednesday morning a fair business has been done, both by refiners and grocers, at about the rates current before the holidays commenced. The sales of British Plantation were 454 hhds on Wednesday, and 350 yesterday, including 160 hhds of the new crop of Barbadoes, which realised 38s 6cl to 42s 6d for low to fine yellow, and 36s 6d for brown, being full rates. EAST INDlA.—Mauritius, 473 bags, sold well; mid to good grey and yellow, 388 to 40s, and washed 36s to 38s 6d. Bengal, 4,000 bags, went at very full quota tions; grainy white, 44s to 495; damaged and washed, 41s 6d to 495; good and fine yellow Dhobab, No. 2, 42s 6d to 45s • damped and washed, 42s 6d t o 44 s 6d ; low and mid soft white Benares, 40s to 41s; low to good soft yellow, 37s to 39s 6d; and damped and washed, 42s 6d to 44s 6d; low and mid soft white Benares, 40s to 41s; low to good soft yellow, 37s to 39s 6d; and damp and washed yellow Mauritius kind, 37s 6d to 40s per cwt. REFlNED.—Standard Lumps have been at full prices, brown grocery at 50s 6d to 51s, and fair at Ma 6d to 59s 6d per cwt. FOREIGN.—There has not been quite so much demand. At auction 1,727 boxes 1 puncheon realised 41s 6d to 42s for washed, the sound being taken in at 43s to 44s for good. The business for exportation is restricted on account, partly of the Danish war. COFNEE.—The transactions in this article continue on as limited a scale as ever. Native Ceylon has not been quite so high, realising 31s to 33s for good ord, and 30s for ord. Plantation, on the other hand, is at full rates, good ord to f fine ord grey 38s to 47s 6d, triage 25s 6d to 26s 6d, and pea-berry 46s to 47s 6d. Cocos.—Trinidad grey to red has been sold at 39s 6d to 42s 6d per cwt. The market is quiet, and there is not much inclination to do business. RlCE.—Madras has been sold at 8s to 8s 6d; Bengal, 2,000 bags and 500 pockets offered by auction was bought in at 108 6d to I Is for good sound white, holders requiring fuller rates. ARROWZOOT.—Bermuda has been la lid, and new St. Vincent 6d to 8d per lb. _ _ SAGlo.—Pearl has been cheaper, good greyish, rather bold gra.n, 193 6d per cwt. R6l.—The market looks better. East India prool s 3d per gallon. . .., SALTPETRE.—The demand is good. Refraction five per cent. 28s 6d. Rough 3Os for common. COCRINEAL.—Honduras has realised steady prices; ord dull to good bold silvers 3s 9d to 4s 5d per lb. Currox.—There has been a quiet market at steady prices. TEA.-The value of most descriptions is supported, but there is not much doing. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been dull at 38s 6d per cwt on the spot for small parcels. New has been at 39s 9d to 40s. GREEN FRIIIT.—A good demand exists for all kinds, although the cold change in the weather has somewhat chocked the demand for Oranges, a cargo of which, ex. Vivid, from St. Michael, sold at public sale by Keeling and Hunt, barely supported the prices obtained last week. Part of a cargo, ex-Ellen, Gillman, from Palermo, sold by the same parties, being out of condition, went at prices proportionate to quality, the sound marks of the parcel being taken for exportation. Lisbon of sound quality command a better price. Lemons are somewhat dull of sale. Nuts are without alteration. The high figure of this article has tended materially to check the consumption. A Cabinet Council has been summoned for to morrow (Saturday) at the Foreign-office. NRWSVENDERS BENEVOLENT AND PROVIDENT IN STITUTION.—Yesterday evening a meeting of the gene ral committee and subscribers of the above institution was held at the Newsvenders'-hall, Black Horse-court, Fleet-street, for the transaction of general business. The report for the past year congratulated the members on the satisfactory progress the society was making, the The eo nearly rinecc receipts, i e p a l t s ,so e ,oi op t Ic h l e u d invested i p n r g e s t e h n e t Committee having been enabled, by donations and sub scriptions, society nri p Cents.tin n t oTs ' t e h d e stock Tyhera er( 3, of a perb the s . fin previousfunded n d lance, subscriptions, and donations, amounted to 1401. 17s. 2d. The expenditure left a balanee of 22/. Bs. sd. The report concluded with an earnest appeal to the trade to help their poor brethren. THE UNFORTUNATE EMILY S ANDFORD.--SOMe of the nobility and gentlemen of the county of Norfolk and those members of the grand jury who remained till the end I of the assizes, feeling anxious to rais e a suns of money to save the poor destitute woman E m il y Sand ford f rom utter ruin, have, we under s t an d, d eterm i ned to raise a su bscription, as the only means o f avert i ng the Hanbury, and Lloyd , bankers, and Messrs. Taylo r, calamity, bankers, 60, Lombard-street, and Messrs. Gurney an d Co., bankers, Norwich, have kindly consented to receive any sum, amount i n g to not less than 11. for that h umane object. The money so ra i se d will be placed in the hands of a comm utes till some plan can be devised for her advantage. As Prince Metternich has not paid his taxes, about in the Duchy of Nassau, 177,000 francs, on his chatea u will be shortly sold. his wines have been seized, and hundred years old. Some of the wines are two CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. The arrival of English Wheat for our market during the present week having been small, viz., 1,860 quarters, the show of samples of that grain here, to-day, was trifling. Selected qualities of both red and white ruled firm, at, in some instances, an advance on the prices of Monday, is per quarter. The middling and inferior kinds moved: off steadily at full rates of currency. At the close of the market a good clearance was effected. This week's imports of foreign wheat have amounted to 12,110 quarters. There was a some what active inquiry for fine dry quali ties at is per quarter more money. All other descriptions were steady and quite as dear. No English barley at market. Fine foreign, fit for malting, went off on quite as good terms; and, for the middling sorts, there was a better demand, at previous rates. In Malt, next to nothing was doing. The demand was wholly in retail ; yet there were no sellers on lower terms. We had a free sale for Oats; notwithstanding that the supply was good (upwards of 23,000 quarters having come to hand from ab roa d), and prices improved from 6d to is par quarter. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn and Flour were steady, at full prices. 38: . % ~.. 4% die. 3 1 A 13% 194 13 1 / i 9 - 2 - 2 22 1 4 146 ..1••• 7 7% 23% 17% GA 41 8 20 3 4 .... 83/4 -.% 8 1 / 8 11;4 21 3 / 4 11 1 ,4 414 FRIDAY LITERATURE. LAYS OF THE Z3"COTTISH CAVALIERS; and Other Poems. By William Edrnandstoune Aytoun. The genius of the old Ballad Literature has in spired the Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in the University of Edinburgh. With the subtle discrimination of a scholar, and the exquisite instinct of a poet, Mr. Aytoun has imbibed from his childhood a devotion for that rude but impassioned song which has consecrated Wallace to the affections of Scotland and Robin Hood the Outlaw to the admiration of England. He has here paid the tribute of his homage to the memory of the patriot bards from the apochry phal era of Blind Harry to the almost contemporary days of the Ettrick Shepherd. The elegant volume of his " Lays to the Scottish Cavaliers," reprinted in a collected form from the pages of Blackwood's Ma gazine, is honourable alike to his ability and his en thusiasm. The Lays themselves are impregnated throughout with that masculine sensibility which finds its passage at once to the core of the heart, and through the heart in tears gushing to the eyes. Best of all amongst them, "The Execution of Mon trose," reminds us of that glorious Ballad of Sir Charles Bawdin, otherwise known at the "Bristowe Tragedie"—that masterpiece among the acknow ledged poems of the incomparable stripling Chatter ton. That is a no bl e p i cture of the great Marquis on his road to execution : " He is coming ! he is coming ! Like a bridegroom from his room, Came the hero from his prison, To the scaffold and the doom : " There was glory on his forehead, There was lustre in his eye, And he never walk'd to battle, More proudly than to die. " There was colour in his visage, Though the cheeks of all were wan, And they marvell'd as they saw him pass, That great and goodly man." Again, in "Edinburgh after Flodden," the descrip tion of the Knight telling the tidings of the disaster to the magistrates of the capital is infinitely touching. There is genius in the lines we have printed in italics in the following quotation : " Then in came Randolph Murray— His step was slow and weak, And as he doffed his dinted helm, The tears ran d own hi s c h ee k : " They fell upon his corslet, And on his maid hand, As ho gazed around him wistfully, Leaning sorely on his brand. " And none who then beheld him, But straight were smote with fear, For a bolder and a sterner man Had never couched a spear. " They knew so sad a messenger Some ghastly news must bring: And all of them were fathers, And their sons were with the King." That is an heroic portraiture moreover —that of the chivalrous James IY. guarded by a human rampart of his defenders— " Every atone a Scottish body Every step a corpse in mail!" And remembering the matchless bravery shown by that unfortunate monarch on the day of his over throw and destruction, it is scarcely possibl e t o rea d that exclamation of Randolph Murray without a thrill, when he " lifts his riven banner," crying out— " Never was a royal banner Steeped in such a costly dye; It hath lain upon a bosom Where no other shroud shall lie. Sirs! I charge you, keep it holy, Keep it as a sacred thing, For the stain you see upon it Is the life-blood of your King!" The whole of this chaunt of lamentation is filled with a nervous eloquence that commands the emotions of the reader. In " The Heart of the Bruce" we have a reminiscence of the chivalrous incidents celebrated by the inimitable translations of Mr. Lockhart. " Come hither, come hither, my trusty knight, Sir Simon of the Lee"— is too much like the stanza in the first canto of " Childe Harold :" " Come hither, hither my staunch yeoman, Why os thou ds t But that is a noble outburst of the Spanish Sovereign, when he finds the Douglas dead upon the field of Or d thou drea d look a so Frenchpalfe? eman? u Or shiver at the gale?" victory : raued niinhoefaoms;:eirnigmihsetee " The King he lighted from his horse, So stately as he lay. " God give thee rest, thou valiant soul, An H d e to fl o an k g th h e i D s b o r n a g n la d s a b w y ay the hand, That fought so well for Spain; I'd rather half my land were you, So thou wert here again l" Lockhart could not have penned it better. " The Burial March of Dundee" is preceded by an impas sioned vindication of the famous Claverhouse, who has been caricatured into a monster by a succession of illustrious writers, from Walter Scott down to Babington Macaulay. The ballad is a lament for that heroic and faithful adherent of King James, call ing to mind the fatal field of Killiecrankie, where— " amidst the battle's thunder, Shot, and steel, and scorching flame, In the glory of his manhood Grain!" " The Widow of Glencoe" would be interesting if only as a ff ording us in the introduction incontestable e w vi i d n e i n am ce of t o ha r t an t g h e t himself. The "Lay "- is inspired by t rw h s' e ub s u a tt m tef e Ww fe o e il l rl i k t i g mo s f which affected Mr. Sergeant Talfourd in the composi tion of his fine drama of Gl encoe—feelings of horror, pity, and indignation. " The Island of the Scots" commemorates a striking instance of bravery on the part of the exil e d S cott i sh gentlemen who had followed the unfort una t e Ki ng James into banishment —reminding us of the capture of the island near Wagram, just anterior to that extraordinary victory ofthce:omfpethroer NCCaptain--« R ov e e tu r em th b e er Aus trians.ur dead Claverhouse ! "—calls to our recollection that glorious signal with which Sir Willi am Hoste com menced the battle of Lissa—" Remember Nelson I" Of all these noble ballads, however, the most affecting, and for that reason the most fascinating to us, is the one entitled " Charles Edward at Versailles." It is inexpressibly melancholy. well may the ill-fated Prince—one of the bravest heroes that ever trod the earth—exclaim in his exiled pomp— " Take away that star and garter, Hide them from my aching sight." And how natural the feverish remembrance of his last fatal battle— " Bring my horse, and blow the trumpet Call the riders of Fitsjames ; Let Lord Lewis head the colum n I Valiant chiefs of mighty names-- Trusty Keppoch stout Glengarry I Gallant Gordon . wise Tiochiell ! &c. &c. &c. But the sudden dissipation of his illusion is mournful : " Ah, my God I where am I now? " We coincide fully with Mr. Aytoun in anticipating a very different close to the expedition of Prince Charles Edward, if bis advice had been listened to before the council-board at Derby. We look forward with eager expectation to the narrative of th is ro yal enterprise of the last century by the pen of Mr. Macaulay. " The Old Scottish Cavalier' gives —first an entertaining biography of Lord Pitsligo, and o f his hair-breadth 'stapes when a venerable m an p as t eighty years of age ; and secondly, an ingenious adaptation of the metre and music of the " Old Cour tier of the Queen—the Queen's Old Cou r ti er 1" After the more prominent productions in the v o l ume, are grouped together nine miscellaneous pieces, up on several of which we have commented as they appeared from month to month in Blackwood. We have a marvellous liking for that version of the " Scheik of Sinai in MO, from the German of Freiligrath— where the Scheik hearing that the Franks are again in Africa, imagining it to be Napoleon, and demand ing in explanation to see a coin of the invader, sighs and speaks thus— "'Tis not his eye—'tis not his brow— Another face is there; I never saw thi s matt before— Hisespei chaeladfaivs favourite r k i e te a Pear isat t th at charmin g latnent ! But our for " the me rr y d ays w h en we were young., " The Buried Flower" is the name of this tender, gentle, natural effusion of the heart. A mere fragment will reveal its s wee t ness o f me l o d y an d its sadness of sentiment. _ . " Early wort thou taken, Mary I In thy fair and glorious prime, Ere the bees had ceased to murmur Thro' the umbrage of the lime. " Buds were blowing, waters flowing, Birds were singing in the tree, Everything was bright and glowing When the angels came for thee. " Death bad laid aside his terror, And he found thee calm and mild, Laying in thy robes of whiteness, Like a pure and stainless child. " Hardly had the mountain violet Spread its blossoms on the sod, Ere they laid the turf above thee, And thy spirit rose to God. " Early wert thou taken, Mary! And I know 'tie vain to weep — Tears of mine can never wake thee From thy sad and silent sleep." We cannot close our notice of Mr. Aytoun's beatt— tiful contribution to our poetic literature more appro► priately than with these sweet but mournful lines of lamentation. They are enough to prove the writeer.! -EVENING, APRIL 13, 1849 claim to a higher title than that of a mere versifier— they show that his mind is as sensitive as his songs are emotional. FREEMASONS" QUARTERLY REVIEW. We regret to learn from the address to the Alaso nic craft, with which the present number opens, that Brother Robert Thomas Crucefix is about to retire from public duty in Masonry. His assistance, which could at all times be but ill spared, is now of more importance to the well-being of the craft than ever, and we hope that he will be induced to reconsider his determination, and at all events to postpone for the present his contemplated retirement from public duty in Masonry. In addition to a full and ample chronicle of .Masonic intelligence, the present number contains many papers of great interest to the general reader, such, for instance,' as the account of Freemasonry in Turkey, Persia, and Japan. The circumstance of masonry existing in the latter country would seem to point out the propriety of employing none but mem bers of the craft in any expedition which it may be deemed expedient to send to the " tiled lodge" of the world. If they cannot " work their way," no one can. This is an excellent number of the Freemasons' Quarterly. THE BRITISH, POLITICAL, COMMER CIAL, ECCLESIASTICAL, and HISTO RICAL GAZETTEER; Travellingßoadßook, and County Atlas. The fourth part of this national publication has just reached us, and fully sustains the high promise of the preceding parts. It contains a well-executed map of the county of Dorset, and is embellished with a beautifully finished engraving of the Conway Tubular Bridge on the Chester and Holyhead Rail way. The execution and accuracy of this engraving could not be excelled ; indeed, as a mere picture, or specimen of artistic excellence, it is worth more than the enterprising proprietors receive for the whole part. We rejoice to see they intend extending their labours to Ireland and Scotland ; and we have no doubt these portions of the British empire will contribute a generous support to so useful and comprehensive an undertaking. We cannot too earnestly bespeak public support for this Gazetteer, more comprehen sive in design and more minute in detail than any ever yet attempted, and which when completed will form one of the most accurate, useful, and beautiful histories of the United Kingdom hitherto published. COLB URN'S UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE. The number of the United Service for April is more than usually replete with matter interesting not only to the members of the two services, but to the general reader also. Among these we would parti cularise the " Reliquim Nelsoniance," an admirable review of Mr. Pettigrew's recently published life of the great naval hero, and the paper entitled " The Seikhs and the Punjaub," which is the best account that has yet appeared of the doings in the Punjaub from 1846 up to the present time. THE COLONIAL. The Colonial Magazine appears this month under new management, and, if we may judge from the present number, the editor will completely succeed in the attempt which he is making] " to render this pe riodical an efficient organ for the diffusion of informa tion on all matters relating to the interests of our Colonial dominions." THE POTTLETON LEGACY. Part VIII. By Albert Smith. Mr. Wyndham Flitter and Philip go to the Derby, and the description of the Epsom-road on the morn ing of a Derby day, of the Downs, and the doings there, and of the return, is the best thing that Albert Smith has yet done. The drive to and from the Derby of the Wyndham Flitter party is, in its way, quite as great as the " Dick Turpin's ride to York ' of "Rookwood." CLEMENT LORIME'R; or, The Book with the . . Iron Clasps. Part VI. By Angus B. Reach. Illustrated by George Cruickshank. _ This part completes the interesting romance of " Clement Lorimer," which is certainly the best pro duction we have yet seen from the fertile pen of Mr. Angus B. Reach. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Handicap. T. Y. C. Pulcherina ... ... ... .. ... Clerk of Council Match—Seraph beat Pylos. Match—Retail beat Impertinence filly. Match—Saddlo beat Big Jerry. Sweepstakes of 100 sm. each. Sobraon Mundane colt Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each. Ab. M. Drakelowe ... Honeycomb ... Charles XII. colt The Port Stakes Flatcatcher Dover ... Won easy. ... 2 ... 1 ~. ... 2 ... ... ••• 2 COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TIIVESDA.T. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this forenoon in the Slopes and grounds around the Castle. The Royal family took walking and pony exercise. Her Serene Highness the Countess of Erbach and her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent this morning at Frogmore House, and afterwards proceeded to town. The Marquis of Breadalbane and Lord and Lady John Russell also left the Castle this morning. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne are ex pected to arrive at the Castle this evening on a visit to the Queen. Messrs. Jennens and Bettridge had the honour of sub mitting to the Queen and Prince Albert a splendid pa pier.macbdidressing-case which they have manufactured for the Queen of Spain. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Dean of Windsor, and Lady Charlotte Neville Grenville, the Provost of Eton, and the Hon. Mrs. Hodgson. Her Majesty's private band was in attendance yester day evening in the Castle and performed the following pieces:— Overture, " Abu Hassan" Sinfouia Weber. Spobr. 14 , ••••• , ...•••• Mozart. Finale, Ist Ant, " Don Giovanni" Lord and Lady John Russet) returned to their resi dence, Pembroke Lodge, in Richmond Park, yesterday afternoon. A FLOATING NUISANCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Just above Blackfriars• bridge, on the Surrey side, there has for some time past been placed a barge, apparently laden with cow dung in a semi-fluid state. Is there not a water bailiff, a navigation committee, or some authority that could cause the same to be taken to a proper place? If the barge is too tender to encounter the agi tation of steam-boats by day, it might be floated up by moonlight. If not moved, it will soon contaminate the river by bursting.—l am, Sir, &c., A. THE CWMGOODY MURDER.—The unhappy convict Griffiths is to suffer the extreme penalty of the law this morning (Wednesday), for the wilful murder of his fellow-servant at Cwmgoody. He has made a full con fession of his guilt, and is truly penitent. Mr. Lazenby, the governor of the gaol, at his request, and from his dictation, wrote a farewell letter to his old nurse and friends at Stansbatch, Herefordshire. At his own re quest, also, he has been visited by the Rev. John Evans, Baptist minister, to whose advice and exhortations he seemed very attentive. He desired that the Rev. Mr. Lee, vicar of Staunton-on-Arrow, where he was brought up, should be solicited to offer prayers for him in the parish church there on Sunday last, and expressed his wish that the Rev. Mr. Evans should do the same at Watergato Chapel. The longest time allowed by law has been granted to the murderer, and the execution is to take place at ten o'clock.—Hereford Journal. THE MAYOR or MANCHESTER.—His worship the Mayor of Manchester entertained a numerous party:on Tuesday. Amongst the guests were General Earl Cath cart, the Bishop of Manchester, Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart., the Mayor of Liverpool, Mark Phillips, Esq., Ro bert Phillips, Esq., and a number of military officers and civilians. INDIA-HOUSE.—Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India-house, when the new directors elected on Wednesday last—viz., Sir Robert Campbell, Mr. William Joseph Eastwick. Sir James Weir Hogg, Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Sykes, Mr. John Clermont Whiteman, and Sir Henry Willock, K.L.S., took the oath and their seats. Major-General Sir Ar chibald Galloway, K.C.8., was chosen chairman, and Mr. John Shepherd, deputy-chairman, for the year ensuing On Easter Tuesday, according to ancient custom, the boys of the Blue Coat School, amounting to upwards of 1,000, visited the Mansion House. They were re ceived in the Egyptian Hall, and after each getting two buns and a glass of wine, they marched in procession through the saloon, where the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress were seated, with a large party of ladies and gentlemen, who had assembled to witness so gratifying a spectacle. On passing the Lord Mayor, each of the twelve Grecians received from his Lordship one guinea; each of the monitors were presented with half-a-crown; and all the remaining boys got Is., and the whole of the coin being new from the Mint it seemed to be highly prized by the boys, who always look forward with great delight to their kind and hospitable reception at the Mansion House on Easter Tuesday. Captains Cameron and Nicol were instrumental in saving from drowning two young men, brothers, em ployed in the establishment of Messrs. Swanton of Cove, the boat in which they were amusing themselves on Sunday having been suddenly overturned when at a considerable distance from the North Quay.—Cork Examiner. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SWEEPSTAKES (THURSDAY.) 4 to 1 on Nnnnykirk-2 to 1 agst his winning this and the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 7 to 4 agst Nunnykirk (t) 7 to 2 agst Honeycomb N HANDICAP. 12 to 1 agst Do-the-Boys 14 to 1 agst Executor (t) 20 to 1 agst Surplice 40 to 1 agst Clifford Cup. 25 to 1 agst Blucher 30 to 1 agst Lady Wildair 35 to 1 agst Peep o' Day Boy METROPOLIT, 5 to 2 agst Canezuu 6 to 1 agst Peep o' Day• Boy (t) 8 to 1 agst Flatcatcher 8 to 1 agst Lugar (t) CHEST: 15 to 1 agst Joe o' Sot 16 to 1 agst Chanticleer (t) 20 to 1 agst Rathwines THURSDAY. Subscription Plate of 501., for three yrs old, 6st 121 b; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 31b: the winner to be sold for 300 sous. if demanded, &c. D.M. Captain Lowther's Piccola, 3 yrs (Doekeray) 1 Lord Exeter's Ulysses, 5 yrs (Bartholomew) 2 Sir S. Spry's Bastilion, 3 yrs (E. Sharp) 3 Mr. J. Dayley's Cayenne, 3 yrs (Kitchener) 4 Mr. Batson's Sutlej, 3 yrs (J. Sharp) 0 Mr. T. B. Charlton's Kissaway, 3 yrs (Dean) 0 Duke of Richmond's Paladin, 4 yrs (Robinson) 0 Mr. Shelley's St. Leger, 3 yrs (Pearl) 0 Betting -7 to 2 agst Piccola, sto 1 agst St. Leger, 5 to 1 agst Ulysses, 5 to 1 agst Cayenne, and 6 to 1 agst Paladin. The running was made to the cords by Bastilion, it was then taken up by Piccola, who won cleverly by a length. Run in 1 min 46 sec. Sweepstakes of 100 sous each, h ft for three-year olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; 31b allowed, &c. D.M. (15 subs.) Mr. A. Nicholl's Nunnykirk (F. Butler) 1 Lord Orford's Fire King (Flatman) 2 Lord Strathmore's Sir Lanncelot (S. Rogers) 3 Lord Exeter's Velveteen colt (Bartholomew) 4 Betting-5 to 2on Nunnykirk. Sir Launcelot made slow running to the new ground, where the other horses closed with him, and they ran together, Nunnykirk taking the lead, which he main to the end, winning cleverly by a length; a length and a half between Fire King and Sir Launcelot. Run in 1 min 46 sec. Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for three-year old fillies, Bst 71b. T.Y.C. (8 subs.) Duke of Bedford's St. Rosolia (F. Butler) Lord Dieter's Grace (Flatman) 2 Betting-10 to 3 on St. Rosolia, who made all the run ning, and won in a canter. Run in 1 min 13 sec. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each h, ft, for three-year olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b, which never won before the time of closing. D.M. Mr. Gratwicke's Rochester, Bst llb (S. Mann) 1 Col. Anson's Bon-bon, 7st 101 b (Flatman) 2 Mr. Combe's b f by Bay Middleton, 7st 121 b 3 Betting-5 to 2on Rochester, who made nearly all the running, and won in a canter by two lengths. Run in 1 min 47 sec. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each—for three-year olds, 7st 71b; four Bst 121 b; five arid upwards, 9st 31b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs. if demanded, &c., and allowances if to be sold for less. D.M. (7_subs.) Mr. Gordon's Queen Mary, 5 yrs, 7st 71b (Flatman) 1 Mr. Verity's Whitstone, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (J. May) 2 Mr. Rogers's Marquis of Conyngham, 6 yrs, 7st 71b 3 Mr. Peters's Velure, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (J. Sharp) 0 Duke of Bedford's Minto, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ...(Pettit) 0 Mr. Hargreave's Burghley, 3 yrs, list 51b .(Franks) 0 Betting —s to 4 agat Queen Mary, and 3 to 1 agst Marquis of Conyngham. Queen Mary made nearly the whole of the running, and won easily by a length; Marquis of Conyngham a very good third. Run in Im. 45sec. The weather was favourable, and the company, from the anxiety to see the new Derby favourite make his first appearance, larger than on either of the preceding days. The entire interest of the racing centered in one race, which, it will be seen came off in favour of Nunnykirk, but not in the style in which his admirers had anticipated; this may be inferred from the betting on the Derby-9 to 2 having been taken before the race, and 6 to 1 laid after it. Offers to take sto 2 about Flying Dutchman, and 6to 1 about Tadmor. Nunny kirk receded to 2 to 1 for the 2,000 Guinea Stakes, end Honeycomb found favour at sto 2. The Metropolitan betting shows no change, except in Lugar, who has been backed at 6 to 1. The Jockey Club have resolved that in future the en trance for plates shall not exceed three sovereigns. No thing has been settled with regard to the alterations on 'le race course. NEWMARKET, THUESDA.Y NIGHT LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 7to 4 agst Nunnykirk I Bto l agst Green's lot 2 to l agst Honeycomb METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 3 to 1 agst Canezou 100 to 8 agst Do-the-boys I 6 to 1 agst Peep-o'-Day l4 to 1 agst Executor Boy—taken i 100 to 6 at Fernhill 6 to 1 agst Lugar 35 to 1 agst Clifford—t 8 to 1 agst Flatcatcher CHESTER CU?. 20 to 1 agst Blucher—t 30 to 1 agst Lady Wild a i r 125 to 1 agst Rathmines—t Nothing else mentioned. DERBY. 9to 4 agst Flying Dutch- 1 6to 1 agst Nunnykirk—t man I 20 to 1 agst Vanguard—t 11 to 2 agst Tadmor I 1,000 to 15 agat Landgrave ENTRY FOR FRIDAY. Handicap of 15 sovs. each. T.Y.C. Clerk of the Council, 4 yrs, 7st 121b—St. Antonio, 4 yrs, rst 61b—Chicot, 3 yrs, Gst—Pulcherina, 3 yrs, Est 51b. Sweepstakes of 200 sous. Lord Glasgow's filly receives forfeit. BURTON CONSTABLE RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Gold Cup Stakes of 10 sous. each, 2 ft, for four yrs old, lOst 91b; five yrs, llst 71b; six yrs and aged, 12st 21b, &c. Two miles and a half. Mr. B. Green's Sylvan, 4 yrs ...(Captain Broadley) 1 Mr. T. Dawson's Defaulter, 4 yrs Mr. W. Baxter's br gby The Lion, 6 yrs ... ... 3 The Drawing Room Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 30 added. One mile and a half. Mr. Dawson's Defaulter, 4 yrs (Captain Broadley) 1 Sir J. Gerard's Conceit, 5 yrs Mr. J. Osborne's Pity the Blind, 3 yrs ... ... 3 Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, 25 added for two and three yrs old. Three quarters of a mile. (5 Subs.) Mr. Woffenden's Postempore, 3 yrs ...(Holmes) 1 Mr. B. Green's Earl of Albemarle, 2 yrs ... ... 2 Mr. Baxter's br cby Sir liens out of Rushlight, 3 yra 3 The Holderness Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 20 added. One mile. Mr. H. Stebbing's Mahon, 4 yrs(Captain Broadley) 1 Mr. Damson's Levanter, 4 yrs ... 2 Mr. E. Haworth's Harkover, 6 yrs ... ABERGAVENNY RACES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ABERGAVENNY , APRIL 12. Sza,—The following is a return of our races up to this time.—Yours, &c., THOMAS VAUGHAN MORGAN. The Monmouthshire Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 40/added by the fund, for horses that have never won a plate or stakes value 504 Heats, one mile and a half; three yrs old, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 81b; five, 9st 41b; six and aged, lOst; horses bred in the county of Monmouth allowed 51b; entire horses to carry 31b extra. Mr. Crofton's b m Hasteaway, 4 yrs ... 1 1 Mr. Newman's ch f Gwenny, by Ulick, 4 yrs ... 3 2 Mr. Salford' s b c I saac of Y or k , 3 yrs . 2 3 The Monmouthshire Hunt Cup, value 251, added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for horses bona fide the property of memhvrs of the Hunt Club. Heats, one mile and a half; three yrs old, 9st; four, lOst 11b; five, llst 71b; six and aged, 12st, &c. Mr. T. L. Brewer's ch g Bravissimo, 6 yrs ... 1 1 Mr. Pearce's b m The Morsel, 5 yrs (h b) ... 2 2 Mr. Stretton na. b h Cornet, aged (h b) ... 0 3 Mr. Cartwright na ch g Pullaway, aged (h b) ... 3 0 EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING HERALD. Sir,—l notice a communication in your journal under the head of " Railway Competition," which is calculated to give as erroneous impression as to the true position of affairs in reference to the competition for Liverpool and Preston traffic. When we opened our line on the 2d April, via Ormskirk to Liverpool, we instructed the North Union Company, who book our passengers at Preston station by arrangement, to charge ss. for first class, and other classes in proportion, which were our Parliamentary fares. They did so; but they charged their own 4s. for first-class, and other classes in pro portion. We were compelled to reduce our fares to theirs; but they continued to drop till they arrived at the previously unheard-of price of Is. for first, or 6d. only for third class, for 39 miles! On Wednesday afternoon, and all Thursday, we were booking at 25., Is. 6d., and ls.—just double the price of our opponents. As to the remark in in the article referred to, that the " East Lancashire" refused to listen to any from the " London and North-Western," I do not what it means—l never heard of any Th e overtares. • Liverpool to Preston by price of a fi rst-class ticket from overtu resow the Parkaide route now is, I believe, 3s. 6d. ; but my only d wish in this letter is to show the public a tors that we did not commence the prese n t n o ur propfie contest as to fares. I trust to your f a i rne ss to i nsert this communi- cation.—l am, Sir, yours rescirtfmu 9 itingDY, C litiY ompany. Chairman of the East Lancashire Railway April 10, 1849. DuNcomae, Esq., T. S. M.P.—The health of this lion. Gentleman has so far improved that it is his in tention to resume his Parliamentary duties shortly after the termination of the Easter recess. The disease under w hi c h Mr. Duncornbe has suffered so severely for a pro tracted period, has yielded Ito the skill and unremitting care of his medical attendants, who are, we understand, of opinion that with proper precautions the Hon. Mem ber for ness before Finshits bury has yet many years of public useful . Tlild COURT. —Her Majesty and the Court return, according to present arrangements, to Buckingham Palace from Windsor Castle, on Tuesday next. At an early hour the same morning his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Phipps, will depart for Lin colnshire, in order the following day to lay the first stone of the new docks at Great Grimsby. DERBY. sto 2 agst Flying Dutch- 50 to 1 agst Fire King man 2,000 to 25 agst Velveteen sto 1 agst Nunnykirk—t. —taken 6 to 1 agst Tadmor 1,000 ii 10 agst Norman -14 to 1 agat Honeycomb ton—taken. 20 to 1 agat Osterh y—t. ;>:- HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. s I Last evening the first of the series of " concerts," that is to say of operas without scener 3 : l y v machiner 7 y, or characters—of operas turned into oratorios, to suit a crotchet which has for some time past taken possession of the brain of Jenny Lind, took place at her Majesty's Theatre last evening. It is much to he regretted that Jenny Lind should have taken up with this particular crotchet at this par ticular time. She, it appears, has certain re ligious scruples as to acting a character in an opera on the stage, albeit she has none to singing the music in a theatre, or to attend ing a theatre as one of the audience to witness a dramatic performance. We confess we cannot under stand these scruples ; if there be any abstract im. propriety in acting, there is surely greater sin in encouraging the commission of that impropriety in others, by attending on and assisting at (as the French would say) their dramatic representations than by acting onesself. We had hoped that Mademoiselle Jenny Lind would have elevated the dramatic profession to that rank which it is entitled to hold among the fine arts, by the bright ex ample of her virtues as well as by her talent. Her mis sion was a great one, it was to prove to the world how perfectly compatible was the highest dramatic ex cellence with the most angelic purity, and thus to restore to honour an intrinsically honourable profes fession, which has unfairly suffered in public estima tion from the faults of some of its members. Let us hope that she may be still induced to review her determination, and no longer refuse to nse those transcendent powers of embodying the fairest creations of the intellect, with which Providence has blessed her. Since it has pleased Madlle. Jenny Lind to appear only in truncated operas, one better adapted for the purpose could not have been chosen than II Fkzuto Magic° of Mozart, the plot of which is absurd and utterly devoid of interest, while the music is of the very highest order. The stage was fitted up as a concert room, and the chorus singers were seated on rows of benches, rising one above another to the back of the stage. In front were seated the principal vocalists, Mademoiselle Jenny Lind, the Misses Williams, Madame Cassolani, Mademoiselle Grimaldi, and Signori Lablache, Colletti, Belletti, Bordas, Bartolini (a new t enor f rom Paris, hisfirst appearance), and Arnoldi. The band occupied the orchestra as on ordinary occasions. The stage was fitted up much in the same manner as it was for the performance of FelicieniDavid's Desert some three or touryears since. Mademoiselle Jenny Lind was led on by Lablache at the commencement of the concert, and was much applauded. During the course of the performances she took part in no less than 13 different pieces of music, so that sbe exerted herself to the utmost to se cure the success of her pet scheme, and she certainly sang deliciously. Her first solo was that of of the Queen of Night, " Non paventar amabil figlio," a song written by Mozart purposely to ex hibit the powers of the highest soprano that ever was heard, a song which no one living, we believe, with the exception of Jenny Lind, could sing exactly as it was originally written, but which she • accomplished with the ease, and power, and brilliancy which so pe• culiarly characterise her vocalization. Nothing could exceed the purity of style, arid the grace and fini s h o f execution of Jenny Lind in this bravura, and never were the upper notes of her register heard to greater advantage. Her tours de force in the higher ranges of the scale were sparkling with brilliancy, and she reached the very highest notes without an effort. The audience called for the repetition of this very fatigu ing song, a call which was immediately complied with, and the song was given again in as perfect and fair a style as before, every difficulty was fairly met and fairly overcome, and never was Mozart more conscientiously interpreted. Her other solo was Pamina's aria in the second act, "Ah lo se piu," one of the most touching, expressive ' and pathetic piece s o f mus i c t h at ever proceeded even from the inspired pen of Mosart. Nothing could exceed the sweetness of expression, the purity of tone, the surpassing beauty of loveliness which Jenny Lind infused into the air. The liquid middle notes of her voice were heard in this air to per fection, and in the concluding passages the marvellous power which she posseses of throw ing her voice into distance was exercised with most magical effect—it sounded as though it was the voice of some angelic being ascending through the air. Her duet with Colletti, "La dove prendi," her duettinos, "Piede suello," and " Sepo tesse," with L a bl ac h e , h er terzetto " Dunqui with Bartolini and F. Lablache, and her concerted pieces with the Misses Williams, were all delightfully given ; but, with the exception of the two solos, the great triumph of the evening was her duet " Pa l Pa I Pa! " with Lablache. In this, carried away by the music, and by the vivacity of her companion, she acted as well as sung, and it elicited more hearty applause than any of her other per formances during the course of the evening, and was rapturously encored. Lablache was great in Papagena, which he gave with most unctuous hu mour; and Beletti proved himself the first of buffo actors and singers, by bis manner of giving " Colomba o Tortorella ;" even with out the adjuncts of stage trappings, he produced the most irresistably comic effect, and was encored most enthusiastically. Colletti gave the " Quis degno " very finely, and the new tenor, Bar tolini, sang in such a manner as to make us desirous of hearing him in character. If he acts as well as he sings he will b a great acquisition. The house was very well filled, and the audience most attentive; the elite of the musical profession were present. It would be unjust to close this notice without paying honour due to Balfe. The orchestra had been excellently drilled and was admirably conducted. Never have we heard the overture and the opening march of the second act (among the most beautiful, but, at the same time, most difficult of the compositions of Mozart) so per fectly performed. Their Serene Highnesses the Princess Elise of Hohen lohe Schillingsfurst, the Prince Ernest of Hesse Philip stahl, the Prince William of Hesse Philipstahl and the Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar occupied her Maj esty the Queen Adel a id e ' s b ox . A ccompanying the Royal party were the Earl acd Countess Howe, Comtesse d'Erfa, the llonourable Miss Mitchell, and the Honour able Henry Curson. Her Majesty's box was occupied by Colonel and Mrs. Berkeley Drummond, the Misses Fergusson, the Hon. Mr. Pierpoint, and party. Amongst the company were his Grace the Duke of Wellington, his Excellency the Russian Minister, Mademoiselle Olga de Lechner and party, his Excel lency the Swedish Minister and Baroness Rehausen, his Excellency the Turkish Ambassador and suite, his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, the Duke and DuchessZof Leeds and Miss Lane Fox; the Marquis of Sligo, the Prince Magliani, Lord William Lennox, Lady W. Bentinck, Lady Mary Ross, Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Lady Augusta Wentworth, General the Honourable H. Cavendish, the Honourable C. Cavendish, Major-General Sir Andrew Barnard, Bart., Major-General Sir Alexander Woodford, Bart., Lady and the Misses Woodford, Lady C. Sendford, Sir Ralph Howard, Bart., M.P., and Lady Howard, Sir Thomas Barret Leonard and Lady Leonard, Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Admiral Knox, Lady Flower, Sir Thomas Wretford, Bart., Mr. J. Maclean, Mr. Grote, and Mrs. Grote, Mr. Sandford, Mrs. Paul, Mr. H. Broadley, M. 1"„ Mr., Mrs. and Miss Brereton Tre lawney, Mr. C. J. Palmer. Major Buckley, Mr. J. P. Hardwick, Mr. and Mrs. Ewen, M. De Berg, M. de Khremer, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard, Mr. Morgan, &o. QUEEN'S THEATRE, HULL. During the week has been presented at this theatre, Gisippus, Winter's Tale , and Henry the Eighth, all of which h ave been efficiently enacted, Mr. E. Graham and Miss Goddard sustaining the principal characters. Miss Goddard's performance of Hermione in The Winter's Tale may be considered a finished piece of acting, and the rather difficult part of Leontes, by Mr. Graham, was well supported. The after-piece select e d f or th e Easter holidays was Lalla Rookh ; or the Fire Worshippers, arranged by Mr. W. D. Broadfoot, with all its original effects, &C., which crowned its success for 120 nights in London. The The scenery, dresses, &c., of this entertain men t are highly creditable to the parties engaged by beent l the extensive stage of this theatre - 0 extensive taken advantage of to prod uce . were t well arranged, panoramic effect. The groupings ; plaudits the brilliant feast willsty style to and called forth repeated service the whole of of lanthorns calling into ac tive . hheavinings-t wisely the corps, is particularly deserving of notice. On by the loverso f $h k a spere. On Wed nesday,:performan ender b e appreciated . t th e performa n ces Thursday is Ro al thempatronage of h . yHigh ness Prince Albert, F. ~ K.G., kc., being, we believe, the first time his Highness has granted permission of his patrona g e to the drama in the provinces. We lie lif f ti ac th be i t n h s doubt not the lessee, Mr. Caple, will use his utmost • rtions to do honour .0 such a disti ngu i shed • exertions compliment. 11 ••••■••........, T - ''R IRON M -HE IRON T RADE.--81 --- EMINGLIAM, THURSDAY.- The third of the district meetings was held here to-day, and was well attended, but unaccompanied by any new feature. There were a good many orders reported, and no abatement of prices. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ended April 7, 1 849:—Coaching traffic, 9431. 7s. Id.; parcels, 291. 12s. 2d.; goods and cattle. 1901. Os. 6d.; steam .boats, 1341.75. 9d. Total, 1,297/. 7s. 6d., exclusive of toll from Shrewsbury and Chester Com pany, and payment for conveyance of mails. The Mining Journal says—" In our next Journal we shall be enabled to lay before our readers the parti culars of an extraordinary proposition—for impelling, without the aid of engines, boilers, or the use of either fire or water. The description will be in detail." The report from the Havre cotton market states that business was tolerably active, and that prices con tinued to be firmly maintained. FATAL ACClDENT.—Yeaterday (Tuesday) after noon, as one of the North British Railway workmen was crossing part of the line between Portobello and Niddry, at the time when two trains were passing in opposite directions, one of the trains overtook him at? d killed him on the spot.—North British Mail :j