The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-16 00:00:00

adr icl ' of 1 " • c oilli t irsof he oo' e bel° 11; fis / 9 5 )119 f r o fi n P d is 1,. t Coe 10 t he nono of th e 1 of t" Oro higtop hos the i to °l l i co . . it y in ow d rkivg ama the t he r o ,ate o 0 1 011°r ;!a fte t ioth nco co t t lPridto )_& of Etacw ° o o, l grea t 00 of Itor, It o 16 ' of •Ca'P e lr tofPol r rivv a te ibotP IS" . V o boe , PI s f) uttA Sh e 28" Alger ' Alf). 41•••• --..............................• 42613•11=11. p1R1,1„,,,, ff ..,..., I ,--20.-flrn,,, 3 , nvpr i ncl ''' fie have * i, tier i:..itl- SLlti tr0L6.),03 CO oth' 1-j,,—=' " .", and ~r or e and a force of three thousand men wa', ~ f o el. ' to take the field on the let, when it was ac end that the enemy had <lispersed of their own t h ee V) and the troops were countermanded. Oil b; 4i t h of Feb. a successful foray was executed h. a Party under Captain James, when forty Hill ruople ;A were captured, three killed, and five 11 " 111 Ided, and a hun.lred head of cattle secured. the e statement formerly published, that a party of I,erlOth Cavalry had abandoned the cattle they whon._r e carrying to Fort Mackeson, pr,ves to be in reet ; the escort was from the 14th Irregulars, Zli carried off their booty in safety, and never oet:ethe marauders before whom they were said to ~.,,{l_ed% in have been ordered_ to be et a Tueect in the Meeranzai country on the z 'LI .. ' ate h• The proposed treaty with Dost kaho bl 1,1 10 haveed has greatly offended the Hill-tribes,. Way intercepted his son Ryder Knan on his it° Peshawur to meet Mr. Lawrence. at 'let-cabana Chobham has been broken up, and fl e ° :g 4 t our general orders will be found Sir `gym. regF ill's ° Pinion of the efficient state of the several e:tienalts of which it was composed. Lay crable discussion has taken place at Bona ,..„eetellra.tibsedsiubject of an action for fa . of p ohn e oy a tailor against the senior magistrate Ise imprison the Co' , : e eelnpromi3ed just before coming trial, Vith i",Prelnise and all the proceedings connected op th e ' eelng and publicly denied, apparently con the authority of the magistrate himself. A I. th e l a ble bill being due to the tailor by his master, Court latter was summoned before the Small Cause f or tilli ted t 1 1 ) ) aYinerit, and just as appearan^e was re- Poli ce ° e Made, the tailor was handed i:ito the in th: li f a ch arge of desertion from service, and of inquiry- .ace of a petition, and without an atom a being made or evidence sought for, . t i b e hardr k _ te rleed to three weeks' imprisonment wi kitaanafu'ur, Wh en immediately on his release, the Noe e ery Court decided in favour of his claim— raikie,_•-•Y strong remarks on the case having been f whi ch Lreni the bench. An action of trespass, o Itiva oughtll° one seemed to dottbt the issue, was raised it was Post to have been tried in November, when te, at ld (1 f Pby desire of the senior magistrfathe tri a l , e e erred. till March, and just on the eve 0...1. in liar ti , n lll , tronaised by the tailor receiving 30 . so as ' a nlages and expenses. In all this, in ce the"ere narrated, there was nothing more wrong lk t. tof Mr. Corfield than that he had given a 143Pfblundering decision—not wonderful i t n in_ par e d 3 Weak intellect, obstinate and wilful ? aw Ivit1 10 ;, e , 11 , (1 called upon to administer English saw pr obabl y ` lay ing studied it, and not very Ivrorig of comprehending any law at all e _. i a o p rn a The teen: e t as in securing a newspaper organ, whom ne that ~,Yetenna.tically to have misinformed, denying Pliblilit°eeedinga had been instituted wh i en eo th n e . sidei,Bll:loeintents show that they had delay in e Progr ess ; agents ; denying that lie h m ad ac cl e aimed andd e „ the face of a letter of his own mace ia rho 'ling that a compromise had been 0 _ thei P l eintnT . face ef the letter of the agents f OUT lilg t o and fina,lly and worst of all in endeav two geotieh,asten the most odious imputations on bad 4 fford:,e,o, one of them a brother judge, el t 1.. 4 1.41 of moment they were asked who the ful o l T, theteParation for a trivial error into which one to _ )e t bl est h had been misled, he knowing both E °rtailtZfectlY innocent. It is admitted by this T , he Cor tiea Was t he amount has been paid. ques tion,field — *A' oue that concerned no one but Mr. ._ ,3 412 ; 1 the Party actually, according te irab - ::: e nt of pocket on his account will e ~a Itottoeroent either in money t o his haves ser or and ul 'lB - — e ' 4. triad openly a f/r . thi: l:34l a judz ! an infinitely worse state r ctly re than al 3 'Yin' 1 would have .lir ed . The course he has pursue/. ' ll tly, a subaltern instant expulsion front th o e , Neet a i llti must deprive a judge o . f every It remains to h e 4 the face of the cominunitY• atom . t "hich se 'l whether the Bombay Government,L what 11 • l itta mete d' shown every disosition ' tr i tedi u °a the oe_easitm, will fee s l t b h o em d to e s c , eke, eunishing a civilian a member of 4 / 1 14 cil '5 4 the discouragement a late now a e ared .r• Willoughby, throws on deserves, in a i r l - 1 ,. N, 4 114 rnthat Leaden hall-street irn as h 4 e I.ll e sl' h t movement -n director, ha.ssoebL ve t , i _ ig tes t om e e_ 4 the I 7 t 4 -Thut of doors at 4e •"') Val • India House, or o). t4l s tea etit i n all lik e lih oo d afford us redress and 4 i lt h atirdi ty ekl e .affords an admirable i llustration of 11F• of senior magistracies to LealvotilFts-..44' ll a :t i i of tiiedo o c i: It able the in e restricting .. anxious to impress 'that et seemsethe fallaciousnessan very t-at ilttli!litiil'a service which is certainly I cause of e ti trop iti rite ote, is so divine and unma d ea _ tor 4 ite to coule with it t le Ti l *tire it dignity and success. . c a ulate, .. should be made 14„oti0184.4ernor-General, after directing that pro ne"kteitil4 the Bengal Post-office s Rh th ad all 11 6 , departtnent, has arran c olir ee - be monopolised by a civ 14 0 at th ree or four times the that the Iln- r°ll g lll Y t rained frommight be - 7l €( s i ervant, ot -vellredpostmaster p h ay ona a o t which a Threerie pl 61 Co on , or the_praastelorartunidgherts. have occurred in the lisi. stant in the Agra Ba.uk at Ben&al, once a Iner. 'ut in Dundee, has, Ina fit of eunketmess ) lite- A Mr. David Thom, NY pounded his wife to death with a brickbat ; Vanirgeaut Doyle, at Madras, has nearly decapitated , ZyWife through jealousy ; and a native in the Bora rp.residency, in a fit of suspicion, w a yl a id and -4;ij.ered the suspected paramour. on he Governor-General reached Calicut by steam t 0 1'!le 2d of IVlarch, and had probably arrived a l i o".,eatnund by the Bth. Lord Elphinstone is at i% e ill ' a Y. Mr. Male, our new member of Council,. th e l peeted a fortnight hence. The Commander Akti p ! r ees ) Sir Henry Somerset, isnow at Bomba y, .y, leiToekulicaarvraisriyB at MadrasTd Barris intended for the Crimea have now all It ell.ct 411(1 a highly complimentary and eminently freixt the Government, and an ()rder 114813;m8 C°ll.lM ander-111-Chief of the Indian navy n ,_ Net„,464 Published in reference to all those . co the .„ kith the dockyard engaged in hastening on th,,"°l This is the e, second time within these ta re ear s that the marine d e p ar t men t h as been et;' the, have its ut most by em ergenc i es , an d on both 1 shown that the zeal, persevernc, I coi l, , iti ou with which 'they could push n on e w a o n rk (1-liot be all i n an y part of the world. CI34RERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Th e 9", BOMBAY, MARCH 18. Nentat It o °f. February mail, per the Peninsular and e telle c i tl7.t'utu Navigation Company's steamer Erin , sin Th e i , ri 18 . 0 e the evening of the 10th inst. ce 0 ,, r ilellAt feature of interest in the money-market th e _mr last report has been the notification issued by of very, port on the 13th inst., that the Government Sl Mits a t 44 °Pined a Pive. per Cent. Loan for pu b lic Irollia dabs the amount of 27,500,000 r , of which 50 et la . c: pn,,,e'4aiue received at Bombay. We are not y ener i al i itirm, iti ll l of the terms of the loan, but very ge neral of Sexcited announcementa e t fte t r he tbefieeitll e a of its tear e d " o i r ar, by which the five per cent : loane as were r the Illa itilu -' and four per cent. was established It mayi3auP tn (i rate of intsreat on Government pape • (2ttlaii iss pbaprutetii,ec,i, :le tr t lt l ea l : t vg i t a h , a t balances in the general Treasury o it fl ia t e k ; ,, 7:Zb el a o t sel y s d e r e a m in e e r d b tl a m e n the public andsu , pect :jer been suddenly or fromed '' y ‘t" whatever coin could be spared that she ( about 40 lace, it is "id)' and that Th e fie adra a fur the contribution from that fall j e et ''f thi s ttre 4 all de,eri measure has, which ent securities, lwer tharitko-ilr, it will pbteions of Gover e n r m ases _ _ 1U per cent of course, been . a heavy of 4 per laBt quotatßieoenns, in some loss to those . hold ... er o s . Nrerarot eellt Pa• Per who, on the faith of the Indian Go tin _ in xetlt, arleepted that ' stock less than 12 months ie ge g t u . ting Ino ul lg . e for their 5 percent. notes. to .: ' a n d is t of il t O r :C t ui: e n nl ll : let ua d d likelyto m at c t M o e n r o s ti P i w i n u y i e lie s h oa w rc il e l Our 'l,.,,uohtioinet:e..l!ed ti Y °ni th e e —a Go sta vernment Treasuries. , 40, rh er securities are as under : D1),,te01111872t44 per Ct. Loan. 1835-36 itto 18 3 ........................ 85 pelts. 100. bitto' R- 54-5 5 Tranci Si c 4-50 b° Mb et La " 1 0 9 02 riental' Bank Shares. ........... 26 prem. per „ Rs. 100 Sc. e°tern,,-",uk en rporation Shares. 60 prem. A ranli i e lt ank Shares 3 die. ''k ta B ank Ilatik Shares l,_ , Shares 32 prem. N o ; 11104 e improvement which was apparent in.a_ our Pre, E l l Market at the date of our last commerci de l ad nn Droo e : s i '‘ince the holidays, we regret to say, zi Peoul a !' b ut, on the contrary, has rather . rece m a d a n ed . , the Dr„nttiv feeling having entirely died away, e our!smal thar,et report must be a repetition of the sam di 1 44 . et which we have been so long compelled to and ilolders have again been freely pressing sales, good: I , 4i r amount of business has been done m cotton Pre v i„' "ut the market has been unable to support prices er te„CiuslY current, and the effect which this new s ca p n. tot bli°,4ll above alluded to must have upon trade evn. gen "be injurious, inasmuch as causing greater . i as ie in e h °lir money-market, and naturally affecting °theit,!l"3' st oPping any speculative tendency that might 4 eai lon Ise a ri B e, and this, coupled with the a b dvanced ten b n° amelioration to the present state of usiness TQ nr , Q I°°ked for, we fear. Uri Rev age .---N otwithstandin„,v Government have taken to 11'41 vessels of late tor the conveyance of invalids 1 ahn ri u d g l aud, and that our supply of tonnage is far from w urit, rates have gone down, and to Great Britain ° 'Piet tne rte e them dull at 3/. 108. to 31. 12s. , 6d. per . ton ph,i Ilretuent• Seeds 31,115. 6d. Oil, Si. par ton impe i gal, To China: acS-irding to the last engiagement, t x t We'l for a round stun, 6r. per canlY• of teueuge.--Since our last we have very , little ahem lerate supply of chillltePort. The China mails bring a Th.. , drawn credits, which caused a m s -i li ( (iht _as..lvsa-lnoccei: eopue°elBiess .1 one may be quoted 2s. 13.26.1. to z te nth ; tht, and 28. 11d, to 2s. 11d. for rates.documns. The On ve i l o : lt uilY at the close is to slightly advanced te . we now quote 99kr. at eight, and 98 r. at 60 Qqr. nt 20 nrirl nn Ceeiee , We have London letters to the 25th of January. The I continued uncertainty as to the dtuation of war is not favourable to the active resumption of business. \V have no later dates from China or Australia. Our produce market remains in the :aene inactive state it has been in for some time past. Indigo is less brisk, but the bulk of the crop of good descrintion is pro vided for. Rice is still going forward, but everything else is dull. We at last have the pleasure to announce a ore healthy appearance in the piece goods market ; ad m vices from up-country assume a better colour ; the money markets are easier, and although sales were being made at a sacrifice on the cost, still goods are being moved off, and godowns require to be replenished at the lower rate; ruling here ; we consequently look for considerable activity in our import market, althouli, except in some few articles, at no advance in values, for the lower cost at which ;s onde are now being shipped at herne will en able importers to sell them off on arrival, so that no good can result from holding Off for higher prices. Our in enee -market also shows continued improvement, and, although the Bank rates keep interest high, still money is of,tainaele on easier terms in regard to security. It was thought by the native community that the Bank of Bengal would reduce its rates of discount at the weekly meeting of the directors on Thursday last, but such a step would have been premature ; we know that the stock of bullion is fast increasing in the Bank's coffers, but it will be desirable for the amount of ad vances on Company's paper to be considerably reduced before the screw, once put on, is taken off attain ; and it is very gratifying to be able to hope that this step will be secured at a far less sacrifice than at one time was to be feared ; for, owing to the improved state of the money market, Government securities advanced in value cen siderably during the past week. Company's Fours having been freely taken at rates varying from 5.8 to 4.4, or even 4 discount, but within the last two days there has been less confidence, and at closing we quote 4-14 to 5 ; :iccas have also improved to 7 to 7-8 discount. Joint Stock shares have not yet partaken of this im provement, but, unless holders press upon the market, we think the large accumulations of capital and the saving., of the services will sustain these undertakings at nearly their late (-potations. The only transactions we have heard of have been a few India generals at about 1,000r5., some Bengal coals at 1,650r5., with the right to the new shares, which makes the present price of shares 2,320 re. ; and about 50 shares in the Gloster Mills Company, at I,ooors. per share, a rate which the divi dends on stock fully justify as their value in the market. Bank of Bengal shares have been offering at 6,350r5. to 6,400r5. Exchange.—At one period there was an expectation that our rates for the present mail would have opened at an ad vance on last quotations, but such did not prove to be the case; the supply of bills has not been large, and although present piece goods collections must partly go to repay the banks for bills previously given out on credit, still a large portion is available for remittance ; and Ba nians, getting in their money more freely, are enabled to discount for the merchant the sales now making ; conse quently the demand for bills is fully equal to the supply ; the state of the home markets will not tend to increase our drawings for some time to come, and it is not thought that we shall have any large amount from Cuina at the low rate of 4s. 70. last ruling ; so that if the activity in imports shall continue, and our busy sea son for the up-country marts is at hand, we confess that we concur in the opinion that lower rates must shortly be looked for, unless under any peculiar operations of the banks, which cannot be anticipated. Quotations for the present mail may be taken as at 2a. 04d. to 2s. ld. for credits, and 2.. Id. to 2s. lid. for document bills ; the Oriental Bank is drawing at 2s. Oid., but some of the other banks have drawn at from 2s. 0 1. to 2s. Old. at 6 mouths' sight ; at close for this mail the rate is rather looking downward ; Tie:ashy and bank post bills are quoted at ls. 11p. to Freights have shown a constant downward tendency since cur last, but on the whole have been better Sup ported than, und,r former home advices and the ad eanced rate of exchange, could have been anticipated ; the tendency of last news is thought to be in favour of a rise, the demand for tonnage for rice and seeds con tinuir g ; Si 2e. 6d. all round has been offered an American ship to load to London. Rates may now be quete , l for London as follows :—Sugar and saltpetre, 4/. ; rice, 4/ lss. to Si, ; i n d i g o, 5 61. ; jute, 4/. ; hides, 51. ; silk and fndigo, 61. to 71.; other goods in like proportion. For Liverpool.—Rice 4/. 10e. ; jute, 3/. 15s ; seeds, 51. 10 , . ; other goods nominal. For Mauri ins we now quote 2r. Is. per bag. To Ame rica the rates are from 16 doll. to 18 dole., or 15 dole. all ( round. MILITAR INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTIES BY DEATH IN INDIA SINCE THE DEPARTURE OF THE MAIL ON THE STH MARCH, 1855. Her Majesty's Troops—Lieut.-C ,lonel Green, 84th Reviment, at Rangoon, on the 6th February. Madras—Major (brevet lieutenant-colonel) J. Beck, Artillery, at sea on the 11th F,bruary. Bengal—Major Cainphell, 53th R.,giment Native In fantry, on board the Jelum, at Moolran. QUEEN'S TROOPS. APPOINTMENTS—Lieut. J. Wall, of the 87th Fusi liers, officiating interpreter to the 10th Foot, is dire t to place hims , lf under the orders of the chief engineer in the Punjaub fir employment in the department of Public C,,ml,inh h hag heen transhrred. C ilonel G. Congreve, C 8., Quartermaster -General of her Majesty's Forces in India, has joined the he-id-quarters of his Ex cellency the Commander-in -Chief, and assumed charge of his department. Captain the Hon. E. G. Curz ,, n, of the 52d Foot, is appointed to act as aide-de-camp on the erso nal staff of his Exc ellenc y the Commander-in-Chief, vice Lieutenant Lord Walter Scott, 15th Hussars, pro ceeding to join his regiment in England. PROMOTIONS. -83d Foot Ensign James Villiers, who . burst, to to be lieut enant, by purchase, vice retires, Feb. 14, 1855. 60th Foot —Ensign James Ar• thur Morrab, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to 11 a • ens ign, vice Fox , p romoted, Dec. 22, 1854 ; im Richard Prendergast Vereker, to be ensign, without purchase, vice Travers, promoted, Dec. 29, 1854. 78th Foot—Capt. Jacob Meek, from half-pay unattached, to be captain, vice Bertley, who exchanges, Dec. 22, 1854 ; Lieut. Lawrence Pleydell Bouverie, to be ctptain, I y purchase, vice Meek, who retires, Dec. 22,185 ; ce Ensign John Finlay, to be Li e utenant, by purchase, vi Bou verie, Dec. 22 , 1354 ; Montague Alex. Kirby, gentleman, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Finlay, Dec. 22, 1854. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, APRIL 6. The mails from Calcutta arrived at Suez on the Ist, ose from Bombay on the 3d, and the Indus and and th Valetta both lea ve Alexandria this day with these mails for Southampton and Marseilles. Said Pasha, being anxious to conciliate the popu lation of Egypt, is gone to the fair at Tantah in the Delta, whioh is now open, and, in order to impress upon their minds his visit to the tomb of the famous saint buried there, he took with him about 12,000 troops, consisting of cavalry, infantry, and artillery. These soldiers crossed the Nile by two bridges of boats thrown over the river at Cafr el Ais, and the Viceroy himself actively superintended every move ment, making himself hoarse by shouting out his orders and swearing at the men and officers, and this. notwithstanding that he w has generals in in fantry, artillery, and cavalry, ill - , in his presence, sunk into insignificance. One General of the Im perial Guard was deprived 'of his rank just after crossing the river, on account of some deficiency in the appearance of his regiment. Cavalry, artillery, and infantry were made to take the line of road from the Nile to Tantah b y the railway, and a train being en its way back met the troops, aud a scene of terrible confusion among the horses occurred. Notwithstanding the prohibition of slavery throughout the Ottoman dominions it is still car ried on in Egypt, and numerous slave-dealers, with ample stocks of slaves, were to be seen exhibiting their wares at Tantah. The 10th Huvars left Cairo on the 26th, and are expected to arrive at Alexandria, a distance of 130 miles, to-day. They crossed the Nile by a brid,,e of boats made for the purpose a little above Rhoda Island, and most ample preparations were made by the Pasha's orders to insure their comforts on their march down, and supplies of fresh bread, to them butter, and milk were, among other things, sent daily. There v iers of drunkenness exhibited among the soldiers of the 10th Htissars during their stay at Cairo, of nearly two months. 'By some me ans or other—perhaps owing to the multiplicit flippancy of m anner—Said Pasha has been disapp ointed with them, and, although it is well known that he was anxious to inspect minutely a ll p ertaining to the English cavalry, so as to introduce improvements in his own army, his Highness has kept quite aloof from them, and has not even asked to see the regiment. The first and second divisions of the 12th Lancers are at Cairo, awaiting the arrival of the remainder of the regiment. The Hon •Company's new steamer Assaye, which brought part of the second division of Lancers a s far as Aden, broke down, transship her cargo of men and horses to the Semi ramis. The screw-steamer Etna arrived here from Con stantinople last week to convey the cavalry to the Cgimea, as soon as Lord Raglan sends instructions to that effect. The Simla and three or f o ur other s t e amers are expected for the sametor o purpf Everton, ose. The Rev. W. W. Ewbank, rec near Liverpool, died a bout two da3s' j ou rney from Mount Sinai while on his way to Jerusalem by the desert. Mr. and Mrs. Ewbank, accom panied by the Rev. Mr. Skinner , o ne of the cura tes of St. Bar the Sinai, M nabas Pimlico, left Cairo o n the sth of Mainkrch, was for attacked with dysentery, w hich continued upon him and on the way r. Ewb without intermission for 14 days, until he died. Bishop Gobat, of Jerusalem, has announced his intention of comine. to Alexandria to consecrate St e new Protestant church on the 25th of April, . Mark's day, by which La rne the church is t o be called. Prices of produce are on the decline. Wheat 345., beans 2 2 5., Indian corn 225., barley 18s. per quarter, free oti board. The Government is en deavouring to keep up prices, but canno t succeed. Exchange on London, 99 piastres per pound sterling. THE SUN• LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 16. 1855. '" TZ - I=4 l 91, T CITY, Two o'CLocx. The cotton market at Liverpool on Saturday closed tamely and steadily, and prices were un- , changed. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, comprising 5,000 American (1,000 of which were taken on speculation), 150 Bahia at 6d. to 6,/d., 200 Egyptian at 54d. to 70. ; 500 Surat at 3d. to 41 ; and 140 Sea Islands at ls. to ls. Bd. per lb. The Railway share market was quiet, and prices tend downwards. In their last monthly circular Messrs. Sturge of Birmingham state :-- "With the exception of a few days' frost has con tinued during the whole of the past month, and not withstanding the sun is becoming powerful in the day the nights are still so cold that vegetation has made scarcely any progress, and the present is one of the latest springs we ever remember. It has been ascertained that on some light soils in places where the ground was not c , vered by snow the you n g wheat plant has been so greatly injured that the land will have to be either resown or ploughed up, and a spring crop substituted ; —but we believe that these cases are not numerous, and there is nothing yet to show that the growing crop is generally at all unpromising. The supply of wheat from our farmers continues liberal, and quite equal to the wants of millers, who generally pre fer holding as little stock as possible. There has not been much fluctuation in price, though our present quo tations are rather lower than at the commencement of last month. We have bad an almost entire cessation of foreign imports, and the drain upon the English crop has been consequently so great that we think even in the event of a speedy conclusion of peace with Russia, our present prices will probably be nearly maintained until after next harvest, since large supplies from the Danube and the Black Sea could not arrive until after that time. The last quotations from New York are considerably above those current in this country for fine wheat ; theref9re there can be no pros pect of our receiving much grain from the United States during the spring and summer, except it be at high rates. In the Baltic the price has rather given way, and after the navigation opens we may have some quantity from thence, unless a demand should spring up from France ; and there appears a n increasing probability that the remaining stock in t hat countr y will barely supply their wants until the new crop comes to market." The steamer with the United States mail has not arrived yet. In the advices from the Continent political affairs are principally treated of. At Madrid the Ministers were so much harassed that two or three of them were most anxious to resign. The ques tion of allowing Protestant worship was still most intolerantly treated, and if the Earl of Clarendon should disapprove the course taken by Lord How den the latter will resign. M. Luzuriaga had intimated that not more than twenty persons could be permitted to assemble together for other than Catholic worship, but it was hoped the Cortes would take a more enlightened view. Lord Elowden is said not to have been more suc cessful with regard to Cuba, where a card of resi dence conferring certain privileges is only given to foreigners professing the Catholic religion, and the authorities at Madrid affirm that as this is a Colo nial law they are unable to interfere. Accounts from Vienna state that as the numbers present at the Conference were on one occasion found to be 13, Riza Bey, the Dragoman to Arif Effendi was induced to leave. It is not said with whom this superstitious feeling arose, supposing the story to be founded in fact. In public securities this morning there has been no particular change in prices, the speculators remaining inactive, and being anxious to avoid dealing until after the announcement of the amount and form of the new loan. The political intelli gence from Vienna and other parts still excites great uncertainty, and is to-day not so favourably interpreted upon the whole. Still, with the loan once negotiated, there are many who consider an improvement in prices probable unless Rus sia decidedly breaks off, and the war continues. Consols have been 901. to 90/ for• money, and 901 to 91 for account. The New 3 per Cents. are 891 to 901, and the Reduced Annuities, 89t to 89 3 / 4 . India Bonds are 14s. premium ; Exchequer Bills, 53. to 10s. premium, and the Bonds, 99k. Foreign Stocks have been quiet, for the same reasons as have influenced the English securities. Turkish Bonds have fluctuated between 72i and 731. Spanish Three per Cents. are firm at 361, the Deferred at 174 to .1.6 a, the rassivo at 4. and the Certificates at si. Portuguese Three per Cents. are marked 39 to 39k. Mexican 21, Dutch 2i per Cents. 62'1, and the 4 per Cents. 91 to 91g. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferre d Bonds, 61 to 64 ; can, 20i to 20/ ; Peruvian, 69 to 71; ditto Three per Cents., 48 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 12 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91; Spanish New Deferred, 174 to 18i ; ditto Three per Cents., 36i to 361; ditto Certificates, 51. to si; ditto Passive, 44 to 4i. The railway meetings announced are the follow , )sig L 0 5 20 20 Date. Place. 20 Aberdeen ........................ April 18, Aberdeen. Antwerp and Rotterdam ... April 21, London Tavern. tgg Ditto dit t o am May 3, Brussels. Eastern of France ............ April 28, Paris. 100 Central of Switzerlan d ...... April 27, Basle. 25 Colchester, Stour Valley, ,!tc A pril 16, Colchester. 25 Demerara ........................ April 20, London Tavern. Great Indian Peninsula ..... . April 30, 3, New Broad-A. 100 Great Western .................. April 19, Paddington. Llynvi Valley .................... April 27, Paddington. 100 London .Sz South-Western ... April 28, Waterloo-station. 20 Lyons and Geneva .... April 30, Paris. 5 Manchester, Sheff. and Linc May 25, Manchester. Northern of France April 30, Paris. 5 Paris and Lyons Ap April 26, Parliament -street. 19 liament-street. t Paris. 5 St. Andrews and Q uebec, 20 (Class A) South Staffordshire April 21, Birminnghamtl. Strnd 20 4 South Wales Mineral • April 20, Crave lio, S ou thern of France April 30, Paris. In the Railway S hare Market, as well as in the 1 ® miscellaneous and other shares, the transactions 100 have been principa ll y in connection with the settle- 1 0 0 00 went of the account , and buoyancy in prices is 1 prevented by the su s p ense concerning the new 20/ 20 ._ Ei loan. 100 CompanY• BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLO' ll . i Prom the (*tat list. ) Rumness done 3 per Cent. Reduce d Annuities 894 1 3 per Cent. Conso ls Annuities 904 New 3 per Cent. An nuities 894 904 15-16 Lone Annuities, Exp ire 6th Jan.' 18U0 .. 34 Ditto 30 Years, Exp ire 10th Oct., 1859 3R I n dia Bonds, £lOOO • 14 90 C o nsols ;or Account, 10th May 4 i 1 904 Exchequer Bills, 24d. 8 5 10 21000 Exc h equ er Bonds 1858, 34 per Cent. 991 Ditt o 1859, ..... 994 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO M. wexican 3 per Cent. .......................... 21 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 39 -- Ditto, 1548, 3 per Cent Ditto for the Account 394 gpantsh Bonds, 3 per Cent 364 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent l7i 184 Ditto Passive 4 Sputish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 51 34 x d e ur kish Bonds, 6 per cent 7 Ditto fo std Account... ........... 734 24 3i 2i 3 24 x d ()o& on the above payehle ha London. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gui 1..... 624 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates . . HA LP-P AST P WO. C msols. 9 04 I Ditto. May AccJant QUARTER TO THREE. Consols 904 g Ditto, May Account • 901 THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—The twenty-sixth public drawing, to . determioe the rotation of rights to select plots on the society's estates in various counties, took place on Saturday, the 14th inst.; Robert Steven, Esq., a member of the executive committee, in the chair. The Rev. Mr. Goodchild and Mr. Fothergill extracted were ap pointed scrutine eis. Forty from the wheel, and 18 numbers will be also added to the register of rights by date of membership , m ore than 1,600 shares having a l r eady acquired the privilege of taking lots on valuab announc ed y seniority. Mr. Gru neisen, the secretary, to the shareholders that the sen, whole of the Old Ford Estate, Middlesex, had been sold by the society, and that premiums as high as 20 guineas per plot had already been obtained by the fortu nate allottees. The secretary added • that the allot ment`of the estate in the Malvern-hills, Worcestershire, and of the estate at Alford, in Leicestershire, would take place , n the 25th inst. ; thus carrying out the principle on which the Conservative Land Society was founded, of making purchases, in turn, in every county. The 27th public drawing was fixed for the 12th of May. No less than 10,830 501. shares' had been taken, and the executive committee were actively engaged in negotia tions for the acquisition of some important estates both in town and country. In the meanwhile preparations were being made for the early distribution among the shareholders of the estates at Tunbridge Wells and flounslow ; and in consequence of the rapid building no w going on on the Round-bill Park Estate, Brighton, allotment.e board, the Numerous extension f c a t t h i o e n s s o h c a i e v t i y n : g B opera tions in Ireland was under deliberation. the third p ortion of the p ro p ert y would probably soon made to th beb fee mer:. • , "F IWAREP7Q I 1 IS OA ItArLWAYS. ILWA.IT. I Cloalng Prices Saturdiy. Basin's done yesterday. 1.00 I tberdean..., 8 I kmbg. Nottng: float and Easta. all ROLA & Ballymena. all Birming. Wolverh Stour Valk) , 29i Blrkenhd. Lanes") di Cheshiro Junet all Do, Cheah, & £5O and £25 CUM: 10 Do., £2O •••• ..... •• •• all itlyth &Tyn)origina £25 (issd. at .C 45, 100 Bristol and Exeter—, 100 Caledonian 161 8 . 'Carmarthen and Car digan all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, Is Paso 16 Cornwall 1 j Crieff Junction 45 nublin&BelfastJunc. all Dundee Parth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New 100 East Anglian 411 Eastern Counties..... 100 Eastern Union, A _ Stock 100 Do., B. Stock fq Do., New A , . WO . East Lancashire 10G Edinburgh & Glasgo w all Edinb. and Peebles llld Edin.Prth do Dundee 1 worth & Clyde June all Furness all Do. Extension 100 Glasgow &S. Westen 100 • ;mat Northern 100 Do., A. 5t0ck...,.. 1 00 Do., B. Stock ...)0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre., 1 100 Great Western 1.00 Do. Stour Val. Rai Gna. Stk. . all Irish South-Easterr• all Lancaster & Car Holt I4i Do., Thirds 4 ° Do. New Thirds 1.00 Le.neash.andYorksh Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst LOO Loud. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths Do.lo/. C Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 4.26 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndndrrydi Coleraine all Ludndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Ilanch.She'.k Linclu all Do. 4 1 Shares, No. 1 41, Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 io. Birmn g. &Derby all Midld. G. West. (lm) 22i Do. Half Shares 1.11 Newcastle & 213 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. S Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and hostrevor .00 Norfolk 32 Nortl in. Counties Un .00 North British all North Devon, No. 1, all Do., No. 2 .......... . all )0., A Deferred all B Guaranteed MO N, Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Parch all Do. Led 100 Do. York All North London all Do. New £lO 3if '4.&S.Wstrn., Harrip stead, and City Jn.. 1.7 i North Staffordshire.. all North Western.. all N. &S. Westrn, June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 100 Oxford, Worcester, te Wolverhampton 8 Portsmouth 00 Scottish Central 130 ScottishAlidland 100 Shropshire Union „ a 1 South Devon 10 South Eastern all South Wales 1 i R. Yrksh. do Riv. Dur 5 Do 12 Staines,Wok. &Wei a I Stockton 5t Darlip Stclkton & Hartley'. tOO Taff Vale 9 Do. £lO shares. 100 Do. Pref., No. 21i Thames Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Neath all Watert & Menu: , all Waterford&Limerid , 18 West Cornwall 5 West End of Londm and Crystal Palace all West London 171 s. Wimbledn & Croydon 20 - 21 44 - 4i 84 - 8i 14 -13 15 16 , 81 —71 d 8:g - 90 591 - 604 12 l3 - 6 - 8 ••• ••• 4 - 3 5i - 6 li - 15 11i - lli 31 -. 33 21 - 23 72 73 54 56 2d par 18 20 67 - 69 88 - 89 72 - 74 23 - 124 91. - 93 64 -6 4 i 59 - 61 65 - 70 5T 7 • 5 ® 7 75i • •• ..''.. 100 99 d 1 82 83 9 • 81d 8 7d 9 - g - 98A - 4d - $ - o•• "'.. ... - 24 8 - 8à 6ii - 69 40 - 42 11 - 9 li - 2 47 - 49 31 3i 281 29i 7O -71 i 76 - 7 d 12 13 48 49 3 d par id A Ci 4 1 d ar 26 - 28 97 - 99 63 - 65 45 - 47 2A 13t 60 61 271 - 28 5 - 3 2 - 1 36 - 38 6i 17 4 - 5 22 - 24 5 - 6 6 - 7 FOREIGN. Rll Antwerp&Rotterdam 4 Belgian Eastn. June. 10 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Barocla, and Central India b Scrip Central of Italy all Demerara 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian, g. sp. e. 10 Do. ETlension all Do : 4i p. c. Bds., pay. '57, Convertible; - all Do. do. do., '59, do 15 GU. Tk of Ca.nad IA is all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantie do. all Do. Cert. of Debon., con. into Stk. till '6:3 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of Franc. all Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. 1 Do. New 5 per cent. 2 Do. Extensions.... 12 Great Luxeir'mur, Constituted Sharesl all I Do. Obligations all 1 Gt.WesternofCanad Shares .. all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '60.. all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 14 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca do Pistoj a 5 p.c. pref 10 Lyons and Geneva 14 Lyons & Mediterran 164 Madras 10 Do. New 3li Maria Antonia ti ll Do. do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) an Northern of France all Do .20L Shs.late Char leroi and ErquelineF guar. 3R p. c. & red. at 22M. dur. 88 yrs. from IJan. 1851.... an Do. 20/.3 p. c &b. (fray.B.&Ams.Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPret 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans , all Paris and Rouen._ 1.0 Pariseaen &Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre" all F.oyal Danish 3 Royal Swedish....... all Sambre and Memo a ll Do. 54 p. cent . Pref, 2s. Scind ) ......... „ 14 Southern of France 16 St. Andrew's ani Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do per a. Pref 1.6 Western of France 16 Wert. of Switzerland all WiJsbaden all Zealand 1.0 1 8.11 10 I all n all ',5 5 JOINT-S' A uetratxplib , British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American 'Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian Chart Loud. Chart. Bk. of Austral is Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock Lond. & Wertminstet National Provincial of England Do. Now National of Ireland.. Now South Wales.... Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. Now Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union af Australia._ Do. New Union of London = 84 2 - 2t par -- I P 34 - 35 6 - 7 .2" 23 "" 11 2 p • .. - - " 9 ... I, 0 9i - 8 i 49 - 511 89 - 91 2 - 2A 3 iP par - - AP i - IP 2# - Fi 2i - -4 17t -17 i 96 ..... 98 96 - 98 100 ..... 102 95 ' 19i -- 2 0 98 -. 100 __ 411 24 -- 3iP par la li? 4 6 lg 2 i 6 6i ua = iii 12i -- 13 R -- 9 221 - 23ip 47 49 40 42 131 22 2 3 2 p 8 —Bd ••• • • • pm •• 3 i - 4 - d °° 7 p iii _7. ici BA.NRS. 8d - - 7 7 - 8 2 l•••d—id ... i id 3 20 21. d IP ••• - ... 33 - 35 39 - 41. ••• 38 G 6 68 7 a 8! AAILWLFE. Tedford and 11!etehle,y Buckghamsh. Clydesdal e Col, Stour Vy. Sad, and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr. dr Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. i Shares. Lou. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon., Til . , & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Ex ten Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p e Prest. & Wyre Do. Stirs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Rothanci Goole g. 5 p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&C;omrst ,t I=7i Unidon 8. N. Wcq. E. Un. 8 Gt.Nrtho.l Caldonian. Do Gt. 'Mew Yk. Now. & Berw. Y. &N If Do S. Easter) Do Peto & Co. Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midld. Stckton & Dar:lnt. En. Coun. E. Count Do Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yl Do Gt North) Lancash Yorksh. T. Brassey M. Meleal itockt & Darlingt Do fir tWestn MINES. PREFEREN , A berdeen Do. N 0.2,7 p.c.. - _ BlythandTyne lOpe' e. pref. (issd. at 50/ 1 Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5 per cent... Do. do. Pref. No. 2.. Dol do. Pref. No. 2.. Cork dtßando ip.c. Dun.Prth .41c Auer. J. E. Anglian Cle. ASh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Os. C 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.') Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 5/. 10 ner cent. Do. 10tDelientr.Sli, Do. do. 4 per cent.., Fast Lanca s sh. 6 p. ets 14.& W. York. J. sths Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furne'•s :Mae. & S.W. G. 5 p. o. Great Northn. 5 p. c. Do. 5 p. o. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem no. 44 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prof Gt, S. &W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Prsf. St Gt. Wostn. (Berke & Mai Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4 p.c Do. con. red. 4 p• c• Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh , Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. L a n. &York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Gon.k Brigli. G. 5 p.c . Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 por cent Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. Lon. & S. W. 6)11.3 Ai. Loudy. & Color. Sh. Lowly. &Ennis. SI,. Man., Shof., & Lin. New, £lO Do. a Niarypt.&Carl.4 p iDu. 4i per cent Do - - Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol Birm. 6 per cent Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St 1)o. Pref. , q per cot Do. 5/. Pr f 4 p. c Ditto Leicester and liitcl.en Pr. f. St Norfolk Debenture . Do.Praf. 4 p. c. Steel Do. 5 p.c. Eat Do. 54 per ct. pref._ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c. North British N. E.l3erw, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c - .N0.1 Do. do. Quarters Do:York If . & Pr r. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, 6 Wolverh.£ls, a p.<; Scot. Cent. ,New Pre South Devon De. fixed, 4 per ceni S. Eastern (Readint Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cant..... . S Waies Gua. 4p. c. Do. do. 4 p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar., 5 p. c. Do. do. do Stock. & Harti. g. t p. c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd. & Kil k . 6 p c 'Job , Sat ur St. [OO St. 100 25 24 ft. I too ft. i all ft.. 10) 5 all 0 all 50 all 25 all 12i all 12i all 20 all 10 all Bt. 100 it. WO 5i all it. 1(0 31 51 o all $ all 2} all it. 100 5 I.Bs .0 all .2 9 i 0 all ;Stall It. 100 Do.. 1 all 1 all AN. all 1 all 1 all 1 all i 0 all Agua Fria ..... Anglo Austrin. Gold Anglo Californian Australian Australian Cordillera Ave Maria Baden (Gd.Dachy of) Bla3narvon Iron and Coal British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm.) Do. Cocaes & Do. St. John Del Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Cons. Min, 13.5 25} 1 I 1 0 5 - 97 £6 - 98 1:) all 5 1 >t. all 51 all 21 1 !O all 1 all 44 all 1 all 3 all 5 1 1 all 1 all 1, all 1 all ',O all 5! 1 i 0 all .5 all 1) 12i 1 all LO 7 !B,t, all 1 all 1 all 1 129.1 I %it Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent Copiapo English and Austin Copper Smeltg Co Fortuna General Gt.NnggetVeinßeg Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Now Linares Mining' and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgiband Silver Load MM. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhyniney Iron Do. New Santiago de Cuba South A ust:alian Tin Croft ..... United Mexican Waller West Haripaca Worthing Mining of Australia Yuba 136 - 138 io 27 St. )100 St. 100 25, all ,t.llOO It. 100 L 5 , all iil all 61 all LO 2 it. 100 it. 100 6i all 6 all 1.0 all ZO all 6 all 10 all it. all ;t. 100 5 all ;t, a►l :0 all It. lut i It. 100 It. 100 t. 100 .2i 5 0 all t. 100 a :16i .24 all .21 all ,0 all 6 4? L2l all l 2 all L 2. 10: it. 100 . it. 100 h. 100 L6A 5 all it. 100 .1 10 ;t. 100 It. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 It. 100 LT 5 20 13 1.2 i 9 25 10 ;t.lioo i all 25 all 10 1i .0.61 all it. lioo 0 I all ;5 15 L2ll al 51 4 124 -- 13 23 -- 24 101 -- 114 2i - 2i 91 - 93 Par ip 57 59 fio : iii • 041 ..... • • • 7i 8i 2i 2 d ff - 99 89 - 91 a ... o I t : ti - ... it - - 5 - 7 41 - 5t a 30 -32 - 52 - 54 31 fi 40 par 20 21 23 lf 1t - g OP 14 g i -16 i 7 - ? i - * i - I 14 - 15 i - il 20 - 22 5 - 6 51 - 6.1 2. - 7. !E SHARES. 102 - 105 90 -92 ••• - • " 92 - 94 ••• - ••• 96 - 98 2 - 4 5i - 6 .04 ••• 1 1 12i - 131 6 114 - 116 107 - 109 99 101 * - iP 6 -- 64 96 -- 98 87 -8) 89 -- 91 10 -- llxn 17 -17 i 10 -- 104 72 -- 73 19 -- 194 94 -- 9i 14i -14 i B$ 134 -- 136 - ... .• ... .• 14. 2i- 3 y 12i - 12; i - iP lo• ....' ••1 uk• •• • .... .. S 4 - 136 93 - 95 L - i 1 4 - 41 4 - 85 - 87 03 - 105 30,1 li 99 - 101 91 - 9'3 3f - 3i 7k I 1 --: ra pm Pm 13 105 - 107 13 15 - par 221 233 96 98 ..• --- ... 15 -17 .1 ---. ip. ... - . . 21 - Li li 3 MISC ELL A.NEOUS. 25 171 Australian Agricult. 28 30 10 *all Auszaln. Royal Mail 10 7 Berlin Water Works 3 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 60 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. , 100 32 Canada •• 119 121 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct. Jan. and July lOB,l 109 109 8j 5 all Crystal Palace 3i 3i 31 5 3 Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... 1 Duston Iron Ore — 20 8/ Eastern Steam — 25 22 Electric Telegraph l4/ 151 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gon. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam 15 1 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ••• 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn. 66 - 7 10 26 Do. New 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land 4 - 14 2 1 N. S. W. Coal do Inter Steam Navigat. Co 1 all N. P. A • ustralasian 20 121 Nrth.ofEuropoSt. a.r i n 501 111;111 l Bc Poninsnlar&or t i n tai r .• 50 10 Do. Now ...... 2 all Portl and Iron co ... ig Mail Steam 100 60 "°YalAustral. Invest. 11)87tt°t.thleuwairs."1:14:1,..n-d 37 - 38 2fi all 1 all 08:bull:aja, crip u 0. FOostoro. l 20 6 Tru , 12i 13 An 28i Vau TheMenl "111 e's yeaier.i..y. 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 ;0 I all !O 1 5 $0 I 20 15 I all K) 25 .0 all 5 1 t 5 all 5 all 60 zd p m I SI I gi 88i I SI Si 21A 1 t 61 4 RA AT PIILS CORN EXCHANGE• The country markets held on Saturday were but mode rately supplied, yet the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive, at barely stationary prices. Barley and malt met a dull sale, and oats were lower to purchase. In other articles only a limited business was transacted. The purchases of wheat and other grain in most of the near continental markets have been very moderate of late. The latest accounts from the United States state that the supplies of all articles were trifling. Up to our market last week the arrivals of grain were limited. From abroad we received 4,971 quarters of wheat, 1,800 barley, 4,107 oats, 702 beans, 413 tares, 4,335 linseed, 3,349 rapeseed, 15 mustard seed, 232 sundry seeds, 3,466 sacks and 6,112 barrels of flour. The quantity of English wheat arrived fresh -up to our market to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, was on a very limited scale ; however, the show of samples was small. The demand, however, for all kinds was on a very inactive state, and, in some instances, the quotations had a downward tendency, compared with Monday last; the fall in value being from ls. to 2s. per quarter, at which much difficulty was experienced in effecting a clearance. There was scarcely any inquiry for foreign wheat—the imports of which continue on a very moderate scale, nevertheless importers were firm in their demands, and late rates were mostly supported. For floating cargoes there was scarcely any demand, but we have no alteration to notice in their value. The supply of English barley was moderate ; of foreign limited. The barley trade was inactive, at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday last. The malt trade ruled heavy, but we have no actual de• cline to notice in prices. The supply of oats was on the increase, and the oat trade ruled heavy. Damp qualities were rather lower to purchase. In beans, very little was doing, at late rates. Peas moved off slowly, at about stationary prices. The flour trade was rather dull. In the quotations n• material change took place. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Rent, Red .... new 621 to 723 Ditto • • old 67 74 s Ditto, White new 78s 82s Ditto.. • • .... old 79s 84s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 638 763 Ditto new • • • . .. 633 75s Bye—Old .• •......... --a —s Now • • • . 455 44s Darley—Grinding ... • • 295 315 1 Malting . • . .. • . 32s 335, Chevalier.• •• 338 348 1 1 Malt--Saffolk and Nor folk • • • • • • ...... 628 678 1 Brown . • • • • ........ sas Os &ingstonandWare 688 70s Malt—Chevalier • • • • 70s to 71s Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed 25s 29s Potato • 28s 30s Youghal and Cork Black. •• •• 24s 295 Cork, f6ifte...•• 26s 30s &etch, Feed •• .. 27s 30s Beans—Tick .• • ...... 36s 39s Pigeons .... 38+ 44e Peas—Grey .........• 335 3 s Maple ........... 360 3Ru White........... 36A 42s Boilers ......... 42s 45s Flour—Town-made... 60s Os Suffolk . •....... 48s 5 1 s Stocktn &Norfolk 48s 52e SMITHFIELD. For the time of year, the arrivals of foreign stock into London last week were very moderate—the total supply being 1,090 head. In the corresponding week in 1854 we received 1,202; in 1853, 4,223; in 1852, 1,315; in 1851, 1,883 ; in 1850, 1,244 ; in 1849, 1,093 ; and in 1848, 1,256 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WREN. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Hamburgh 99 ... 490 ... ... Harlingen Rotterdam 2O ... 128 ... ••• ''. 4 4 4 3,281 19,590 151 420 9 47 ... Total— 411 ... 623 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : 56 ... Beasts. Sheep. 1854 565 452 ". 1853 616 3,208 1852 254 ... 751 ... Lambs. Calves. Pigs ... 181 ... ... 401 ... 1851 443 1; 1850 464 ,018 ... 545 ... - ... 393 - ... 235 .649 325 sso ... ... 185 The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was limited for the time of year. From our own grazing districts the ntecipts of beasts fresh up this morning were very mode rate, but their general quality was prime; indeed, scarcely uny inferior breeds were in the market. As the attendance of buyers was large, the beef trade ruled brisk, at an ad vance in the quotations realised on Monday last of quit.; 2a per 81bs, and a clearance was speedily effected. The b eat Scots realised quite Gs per Sibs. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire were 1,900 Scots and short horns; from other parts of England, 400 of various breeds; and from Scot laud, 260 horned and polled Scots. There was only a limited show of sheep, the general j weight and condition of which were by no means 6ret-rate. The mutton trade ruled brisk, and prieeb were quite 2d per 81bs higher than on this day sen'night. The best old Downs, in the wool, sold. at fully ss; out of the wool, 4s 6d per Blbs. The lamb trade was active, at 2d per Blbs more money. Prices ranged from 5s 4d to 6s 8d per Sibs. Calves were in moderate supply and good request, at Friday's advance on the quotations. The business doing in pigs was limited, on former terms. Per 81bs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d.l s. d. s d. Inferior 80a5t5....3 4to 3 6prirneSouthdown 4 8 5 0 Socond quality.. _3 8 4 4' Large erse. calves 4 0 4 6 P rime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 G i Large hogs 30 4 0 Inferior Sheep 3 6 3 8 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 Sii.eonci quality ... 3 10 4 ulSue.kling ealves..22 0 29 0 Prime arse.-w11e.4 2 4 4:Quarter old pigs 21 0 26 0 Lamb 55 44.- to 6s Bd. TOTAL SUPPLE. FOREIGN SUPPLE. B oasts . . a • asi 3 Beasts . 300 c dyes :. ..... ............ 151 Cages.. •..•.• • . • . Imo..•• •• •• •• •• •• •• •••• 420 J Pigs.••• •••• •• • . A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, April 17, 1854, and this day, Monday, April 16, 1855. Per Blbs, to sink the offals. April 17, 1854.1Apri116,1855 s. d. s. d. l s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 2to 3 41 4to 3 6 Seooud quality ditto 3 6 3 81 8 4 4 Prime large oxen 310 4 0,4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c 4 2 4 6,4 10 5 0 Corso and inferior sheep 3 6 3 81 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... ... 310 4 41 10 4 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 6 4 B'4 2 4 4 Prime Southdown ditto ... .., 410 Lambs ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 6 Largo coarse calves ... ... ... 4 6 Prime small ditto ... ... ... ... 5 4 5 04 8 7 1)5 4 5 24 0 5 tl! 8 Large hogs ... 3 0 4 2,3 0 Neat small porkers 4 4 4 B'4 2 Boasts_ „. ~. 3,381 Sheep ,„ 17,870 Calves._ „. 100 Pigs 350 SUPPLIES ON SALE, April IS, 1853.—Beasts, 4,092 ; sheep and lambs, 20,460; calves, 183; pigs, 305. April 19, 1852.—Beasts, 4,886; sheep and lambs, 26,420 . calves, 221 ; pigs, 380. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. Since Monday last our markets have baen liberally sup plied with both town and country killetl meat, and the general demand has ruled very inactive, at barely a - ,onary paces. Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, interior 3 2 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., prime large 3 10 4 0 De , do. small . ., 4 4 4 Fork, large 3 0 3 8 B. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 310 Do., prime 4 0 4 4 Veal 3 8 4 8 Pork, small 3 10 4 4 .... 53 Od to Us Od BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The past week's arrivals of potatoes have been rather extensive for the time of year, and in full average condi tion. Tile demand for all kinds is very inactive, as fol lows :—York Regents, 1103 to 120 s; Kent and Essex do., 100 s to 110 s; Scotch do., 90s to 100 i ; do. reds, 753 to 90s ; middlings, 703 to 80s ; blues, 75s to Kis; Lincolns, 100 s to 110 s per ton. BOROUGH HOP. Sussex hops aro in good request, and the turn clearer. In all other kinds only a moderato busine - s is doing on former terms. The imports last week were 18 bales from Rotterdam, 2 from Ostend, and Cl from Hamburgh. Mid and East Kent pockets, 141 to 201. ; Weald of Kent ditto, 13/ 10s to 14/ 108; Sussex, 121. 12s to 131 15s ; and year lings, 71 lOs to 10/ per cwt. WOOL. On the whole, our market has assumed a firm tone. In prices, however, no improvement has taken place. Last week's imports amounted to 820 bales from Bombay, 50 from Hamburg, 94 from Odessa, and 181) from Mogador. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tega, is Od to is ld ; Down owes, 11d to is Od; half-bred hogs, 11 , dto is OAd ; half-bred w ethers, 11d to 1 s; Kent fleeces, is Od to is ld ; Leicester fleeces (tnixed), 10 td to ; combing skins, 10d to is 00 ; flannel wool , is ld ; blanket wool, 6 1 to lid pe r lb. Ild SEEDS. We have had a steady demand for most seeds, at prices fully equal to those of last week. Linseed and.rap.e move off slowly, yet we have no change to notice in their value. Turntp,white, per bush. 224 to 25! Swede . 12s • 14s Mustard, Brown • • • • .. White. new •• •• .. 8 5 1 12 04 Tare4,Wlnter , ne w.. • . Ils Old• ••••••• .• .• .• 93 lOs Canary, per quarter •• 465 504 24 aye grass.. • cwt.) 525 655 ••• .. 244 3 Clover, Red Ent,. ( White ••••.. .• •• 65 s 753 Foreign 8ed . .......485 GO4 White•• 55s 70s Trefoil, new.• . • ...... 25i 323 acs 38! •• Cam's"' •• •' ••• •••• •.. 20s 218 Cor i an der • • • • r.quarter 56s ifompseed. Pe ,owing Ggs 9(` s Li n seed, Eng.' •• •• 66s Gls Baltic "• • " Uns CO e e dr d ue3 c Bsh a a : p : r to n English • • • —l2l Os 12 lOs Foreign,per ton 11' Os 12l 158 Rape Cakes, pr ton 6151 lOs Rapeseed., New,pr Ist 33110 s 35' TALLOW. Thero is rather more firmness in ou r market, and prices are somewhat higher than on M onday last. To-day, p.Y.C., on the spot, h selling at 483 9d ; and for forward delivery 494 per owt. Town Tallow, 1711 Gd. net cash. Rough fat, 2s 75d per Blbs. 1 851. g 1853: 1854. 1855 Stock this day ...... 31.542 I 42,914 2g.627 I 33.834 133,241 ,Iti,itiLol64to t i c i , s3 s6oda 45 4 s 63 9 d od toG5a s 6d oc io t . o iSs 1 , 0 4 ,:t Price of Y. C .... Delivery last week .. 777 1,055 2,142 329 2,160 Ditto from Juno 1.. .. 11,239 1 15,603 ' 93,128 18,014 74, tl7 Arrivals last week.. • Ditto from Ju ne l ... 65 , 1,911 1,160 569 642 . 94,963 '102,983 ' 41,127 98,533 71,358 Pliee of Town ....•. 411 Oi 388 01 48a 64 644 9d 50s Od \ SPORTING NOTES. NEWMARKET AND YORK. The old business routine was scarcely varied at head quarters. It regu'ated the supply of sport, and the pro ceedings were conducted in accordance with it. One innovation was, however, made in the construction of what was intended to be an improved " telegraph" by the Judge's box for the display of the winning numbers. A. more clumsy and unwieldy contrivance, however, was never witnessed. The only actual improvement which has been made at Newmarket is in the erec tion of the really elegant and commodious Sub scription Room, but for this accommodation the public are more indebted to private enterprise than to the Jockey Club. Still matters are about to mend at Newmarket, certain measures of re form are under consideration, and I am credibly in formed that they will be now speedily adopted. The projected removal of the Ring is short!y to be com menced, and I trust that, while the authorities are about it, they will have the enclosure paved, i n or d er that the pain and annoyance which were experienced last week from the dust may not be again repeated. The sporting incidents were many and varied, but they produced no decided effect on speculation. Th e most important encounter was perhaps for the Column Stakes. That Habena won that event with evident ease, despite the marks of the "prickers," which were seen en her side, is unquestionable. Little Bonnie Morn, who pulled up lame on Monday, after sweating, ran with much gameness. The accident which occurred to the grey has been variously described. I believe, howiiver, that the correct version of the story is that be twisted his shoe, and somewhat severely pricked his foot. The result of the race for the Column caused the further ad• vance of Dirk Hatteraick in the Derby betting, that horse, it will be remembered, having defeated Habena by half a length for the Ham Stakes at Goodwood. Judging from the noise which Virago and Acrobat made on passing the post in the race for the Poet Stakes both these animals are confirmed roarers. The Newmarket Handicap merely requires notice from the accident which befel Crown Pigeon, and the subsequent objection which was made by Wells, the rider of Dr. O'Toole. The rumours which I referred to in my notes despatched from Newmarket on Monday last relative to the owner of "the Pigeon" hav ing been forestalled in the market were founded in truth, and not until the morning of the race was all uncertainty as to the horse's starting removed. Her cules, in whom his stable placed no faith, won easily. Crown Pigeon, whilst running second, fell over the ropes within a few strides of the chair, thus enabling my " pick," Dr. O'Toole, to obtain second honours. Had " The Tumbler" ran straight and " kind," it is question. able whether he could have snatched the victory from Hercules. The course adopted by Wells in lodging an objection against the winner was impolitic and unad vised, and the win-tye, or wrangle principle which it in volved, was very properly discouraged by the stewards. Indeed he bad no reasonable pretext for the protest which he entered. The running of Quince excited sus picion, but in my opinion the horse was fairly beaten on his merits. They who have read my notes will, I am sure, acquit me of any intention to conceal any instance of wrong doing connected with the turf, for I am always the first to expose malpractices, and not, I hope, the last to endea vour to remove unwarrantable suspicions. A better or more honest jockey than Torn Cliff never crossed a saddle, and it would be unjust to cast any imputation upon his character. In the " notes" on the Newmarket Handicap, which were published in The Sun of Monday last, was the fol lowing remark :—" The winner will, in say opinion, be either Dr. O'Toole or Clown Pigeon." But for the un unexpected appearance of a little-thought of outsider my selections would have run first and second. St. Hubert encountered strong opposition during the week. For both the Two Thousand and Derby the hostility which was displayed against him was steady and deter mined, and caused his retrogression ; still my faith in his ability to win the first-mentioned event at least is not destroyed. The Great Northern Gathering at York will com mence tc-morrow. An attractive programme has been published, and the sport seems likely to be satisfactory, bath in character and quantity. The visit of the Em peror and Empress of the French will, however, doubt. less, produce a diminishing effect on the attendance of gentlemen and aristocratic turfites. The unlucky little King of Trumps may give his owner " a turn" by winning the Craven Stakes, but my present fancy is for Scherz. Of the twenty-seven nominations to the Zetland Stakes, Flyaway is unques tionably most worthy of notice. The support conceded to Vandal for the Great Nor thern Handicap unequivocally attests the growing con fidence of his partisans. The horse is most leniently handicapped, and if he be only a moderate horse he ought to be capable of achieving an easy victory. It is said that Little Joe Rogers will ride him. Neville will doubtless run respectably, but I shall be scarcely pre pared to witness his success. Fandango, despite his extra weight-41bs. more than he carried for the Metro• politan—must not be slightingly regarded. He proved himself at Epsom to be a horse of indisputable merit, and he will be a most dangerous opponent over the Knavesmire. Crown Pigeon is somewhat fancied, albeit the " currish " display which he made at New. market renders it dangerous to place implicit faith in him. Much uncertainty apparently exists relative to Wild Huntsman and his party's intentions. This horse I believe to possess considerable racing ability, and should he be actually intended I shall expect to see him obtain a very forward, if not the foremost, position in the race. St. Clare has been backed, and will doubtless figure not ingloriously. He, how ever, is too small to be trusted. The "power of money " induces me to regard Vandal with some par tiality ; albeit I have a well-founded distrust of " dark horses." Report states that Vandal was tried with Hobby Horse at even weight , , and won. Should, how ever, the calculations of his party he upset I shall look o one of the undermentioned to " pull me through" : WILD HUNTSMAN, FANDANGO, or CROWN PIGEON. The Exile of Erin I shall reserve for a "cock-boat." The race fur the Spring St. Leger will be somewhat interesting if Saraband enters the lists. Jack Shep pard may be required "at home." Fandango's " per formance " will be materially regulated by the " order of running." Saraband is, therefore, the only animal I can select with safety. I shall not hazard a guess about the result of the race for the Biennial Stakes. The lot which comprises the winner of the Louder borcugh Cup will, perhaps, consist of Vindex, Hospo dar, Catherine Parr, and The Medway. When "the numbers are up" my readers may take their choice. Until alter the race for the Great Northern it will be difficult to make a satisfai:tory " selection" for the Fly ing Dutchman's Handicap. On paper, the chalices Ivan, Jon a th an Marti'', Fandango, and Crown Pigeon seem noteworthy. The running of the three last men tioned will, however, materially depend upon their per of formance for the Great Northern. April 16. 5 0 6 8 4 6 5 0 A. FRESH MAN• Plausible,prince a a es t ARRIVALS AT YORK. ghton, Hospodar, Byrsa, Neville, The Yore, Penitent, Fan. dango, Saucebox, Saraband, Eglantine, Medway, Johnny Taft, Soherz, Crown Pigeon, and General Breezo. MALTON. The following are expected to leave here Vandal, Ivan, Mosquito, Hanover, - 1 ' York : meet, Adelaide, Culcavy, S r. Ammonia, Excite• -DM and 3 or 4 others. TuJ NEWSPAPER STAMP DuTY.—A meeting of news• n proprietors of 'Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and pa r er d hire was held on Saturday last at the Hen and sta ffor s Cl‘( ni,telisdis,nire,si:,,t,til:7(,:ateili, chickens Hotel, Birmingham. There were present, Feeney and en? , ci2ly)i t: : ;11:r:1:ay (Birmingham, Journal), Mr. 1. 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That the newspapers, to be signed by the chairman in the House of Commons,..t . name of the meeting ; and that it e intrusted to Mr. above resolutions be embodied in a memorial to the Scholefield, M.P., for presentation." I ult., gialt .3 listri esti t, Pr O f 1120 751 6 99 98i i ssi i