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

ANP I 'OAIII4.ERCIAL CE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The cotton market at Liverpool yesterday closest with a hardening tendency, and prices of all kinds are extreme. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales (1,000 of which were taken for export, and 2,000 on speculation), comprising 400 Egyptians at sid. to 9d., and 1,500 Surats at 3d. to 4id. per lb. The Railway Share Market was dull, and closed at a decline of ±to per cent. In the Manchester report of Messrs. M'Nair, Greenbow, and Irving we have the following de tails : "The demand for the country trade has throughout the month considerably improved, although by no means prosperous. Much suffering, in . a pecuniary degree, generally prevails in the agricultural and manufacturing districts, from the severity of the last winter, which has had also its effects donnected with the export trade, and the unprofitableness arising from manufacturing employ ment and the dearness of food. What the future pros pects of this market and locality may be—and their action is, of course, involved with other producing dis tricts—it is impossible to tell. With the cessation of war we might i however, reasonably calculate upon an improved state of things generally. So far, we have great satisfaction in recording a decided improve ment in feeling and in practice, as contrasted with the State of things existing at the end of February. In the course of the closing month, alternate changes have been perceptible ; nevertheless, they were not of such a character as to militate against the improvement indi cated for the time being. The immediate and increas ingly productive power of the district must, however, be taken into account, and act unfavourably as to the permanence of a really sound and steady state of things." It appears by the Californian advices that the San Francisco failures were in some instances as much the result of panic as necessity. The stop page of Messrs. Adams and Co. might probably have been prevented, from the offers of assistance which the merchants made, but" the firm deeMed it More advisable to suspend at once with such a drain of specie. Messrs. Page, Bacon, and Co. Stopped pecessarily, owing to the previous failure of their United States branch. The liabilities of Adams and Co. are estimated at 2,000,000 dollars, but with good assets. - - The Californian papers state that the Quartz Rock Mariposa Mining Company of London had all its property seized by the Sheriff on the 17th ult., and private letters received here by Mr. H. airedalla assert that the lessors of the mine are Coming to England, and require new terms to be made, increased royalties, &c. Accounts from Madrid stated that popular dis turbances were greatly apprehended, and that the chiefs of the Militia had met z(nd held consultations, the majority being in favour of Espartero. The clergy, however, were working upon the feelings of the lower as well as the upper classes, to preVent the sale of ecclesiastical properties, and the municipal authorities were indisposed to the alienation of the common lands. The efforts that are still used by the agents at Ataarid of the Committee of Spanish Bondholders deserve high commendation, and the Government of Espartero really seems disposed to take into consideration the claims of the certificate holders, and to recognise their validity, which former Minis tries have contested. Lord Howard de Walden has, in the most praiseworthy manner, seconded the exertions of the agents, and the necessity of raising Spanish credit will probably hasten a fa vourable decision by the Cortes. The advices received from Paris report a very buoyant feeling there yesterday in the Stock Mar ket, and with much more confidence displayed than her e . All securities were readily saleable, Crystal Palace having been as high as 172 50. The Foreign Exchanges were a little weaker yesterday afternoon as respects bills on Paris at 90 days, which were done at 25 371 to 421, and on Amsterdam at 11 191 to 19g. On Hamburg the rates were firm, at 13 71 to 7i, and on Trieste at 12 30 to 36. The English Stocks have been very depressed again, although at this moment rather higher, in consequence of the more favourable news from the Crimea. There is, apparently, no expectation that the Bank of England will to-morrow reduce its minimum rate of discount. Ccnsols have been 921 to 1 for transfer, and 92f to if for account. Exchequer Bills have been ss. to Os., and India Bonds 11s. premium. Foreign securities havo been dealt in to a fair ex tent at about the previous rates. Mexican Bonds are 20i to 21, and Peruvian 71. Chilian have been quoted 102 and Brazilian old 99. Russian 41 per Cents. have realised 891. Belgian 41 per Cents. 9 3 to 941, Dutch 21 per Cents. 621- to 62k. Sar dinian stock has been at 871. Spanish Deferred are 18i, and the Certificates are firm at 51. The following are the nominal prices of foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 7 ; Mexi can, 20k. to 21; Peruvian, 70 to 72; ditto Three per Cents., 49 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 4 2 to 44 ; _Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i to 181 ; ditto Three Per Cents., 361 to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 5i to 51; ditto Passive, 41- to 41. In railway shares very little has been done, and Prices continue about the same 'for the English i lles• The Canadian lines are rather heavy, and l egs buoyancy prevails in the Indian and Conti nental undertakings, although, generally, prices have not varied much. In the United Mexican Mine Shares a further iMportant rise has occurred—bargains having been eFeeted as high as 8, owing to the confirmation, 11 ( 1 Nev' York, of the last favourable accounts as t ° the new lode. crystal Palace Shares are steady, and Gener al Sc firmer. The Banks are dull. 13-RITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLf ► (From the Ofteial List. Bu,lness done 3 Per Cent. Consols Annai'aes . 92i i t nilit Bonds £lOOO I. •onsols or Account, April 9`, ) , i i India Stock , Ditto for the Account 22BA tze tiequer Bills, 24d. 1. 1 .1000 .Usot) ,.. 5 9 Small 5 9 13rjt OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO:' , 'K O ti b a ; l4 / 1 Bonds, 5 per Cent 99 Clip: ' Per Ct. (Matanzas & Sabanilla Bonds) 95 102 gall Bon 6 per Cent. ... • • paui dB, 8 ., 8 . 11 13 onds, 1825, 3 per Cent — i ffez l i tto 5 per Cent .. . p ew . 3 per Cent. Russ'"ati Bonds, 4i per Cent. 7l s ar il Bonds, 4i per Cent B9 13 1 , - n i .i ni an Bonds, 5 per Cent.. ..... ..... Sp a Bonds, 3 per Cent 8,, ido New Deferred, 3 per Cent f t - i a L Tii , s h Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun SA p c ri kis h Bo Ditto fOrntdsh , 6 per cent — e Account BO i Bei D ividends on the above payable in London. Dmgia2l Bonds 4i per Cent. ex. 25 fr 93 4A en E Xange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil 64 1 Ditt o 4 per Cent. Cortifieates .„„ HALF-PAST TWO. eirlsols 92s Ditto, April Account As- ASSYRIAN ANTIQUITIES.—About sixty cases g L o a f ard, 8311 an a ntiquities from the excavations of Mr. y Itiaßeuassato, and Mr. Loftus have arrived at the British ~, ul • ..,,,,,,,, ill 1,-,lltorriAL TO A Blab S made subscription for James J e f f ea fleet have a ."JONAS."—The stewards of the to neni?;.late ship's steward of the Tiger, to enable him t c ,' e uase some small articles, as a mark of their great 'r e2--ent l. Mr. Jeffery was cast away four times—in the 14-hlinderbolt in 1847. in the Birkenhead in 1852, when 3 ,_e was 18 h ours in the water ; in the Caique, sunk in he Sea o f M armora ; and recently in the Tiger, when 40 was made prisoner, being the last to leave the ship. D INBIJUGH ALE.— G ood Edinburgh ale contains about 4 pe r cent , or nearly half a pound to the gallon, of solid nutritive matter. It is, therefore, food as well as drink. 4.little beef eaten with it makes up the deficiency in glu ten, so that beef, beer, and bread, our characteristic Eng li4lidiet, are most F. hil os o p h i ca.l 137 put together, at once to strengthen, to sustain, and to stimulate the bodily Pci ! ere . — C'heinistry of Common Life, A. JUDGE ON PUGlLlSM.—justice Crerswell, in passing a trivial sentence the other day upon a young man who had killed another in a fight at Whitehaven, wale some strange remark s (f or a judge) upon th e settlement of estrange s by Il beating eac h o th er t o th e point of death. e a nd I said—" Now boys w ilt quarre l, an d b oys will fight, their don't know that th ere i s an y great o hj ection to settling their differences in that way, provided they don't use any un f a i r means, or other we:tipeoinrsfisetxs: .?..espt those w hich nature .gave them —namely, h I. tw o boy s merely went out into afield to fight out their differences by themselves nobody would think of punishing them, and I look upon it that if one of the. Party were to meet with his death in the encounter, it would... be an accident" If th ere are fights in plenty at Whitehaven after this, the justice cannot be surprised. ONE Y MA lIKET I MARX.ETS. (TELI6 DAY.) RAILWAYS. ('losing Prices yesterday. Busineun 4one this day. 20 - 21 - 4i 8i -- 8i 13i - 12 - l 5 - 162 7)- 88 - ! - 0 61i - 621 12i - 6 - 8 3i - 2} 5 - 6i Di - 151 11,i - llg 30 - 32 21 - 23 72 74 57 2d par 20 21 ••• 68 - 70 874 - 88 72 - 74 123 - 125 91 - 93 65 -65 A 59 - 61 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 0 7 76 .. ...( 7/1 - BL , 97 - 99 99 - 1 1 00 4 - 1 ` J 82 - 84 9 , • Bi 4 8 - 7 • 24 - 24 8 - 8i 69i - 69 41 - 43 y r - 48 - 50 31 28i 29 71 72 71 6i , 4, 34 12i )31 48i 49 49 50 (1 par Ad 48 —9?, 6 f A 1 d j ac 28 - 30 98 - 100 62 - 64 45 - 47 12i 13!, 60 61 27;: -28 i 4 - 2 2 - 1 36 - 38 103 i ,7 4 - 5 22 - 5 -x 0 i* - 7 Paid.l 100 81 ILIL'wAU. Aberdeen. Ambg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junct... Belfast & Ballymena. Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valleir Birkenhd. Lancsh. 41 Cheshire Jnnct Do. Chesh. is Birk , £5O and £25 Cons Do., £20......... Blyth &Tyn, origins £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. ICannarthen and Cai digan Chester cSg Holyheac Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, la Pas , Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perthdabto deep Junction.,.., ., Do. New East Anglian Eastern Counties__ Eastern Union, A Stock ....... ..... De., B. Stock Do., New A Fast Lancashire Edinburgh ds Glasgom Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth dr Dundee Forth & Clyde June Furness Do. Extension Glasgow &S. Wester, Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., E. Stock Gt. Sth. StWest.are. Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk [rich South-Eastern. Eancaster & Carlisle Do Thirds _ _ Do. New Thirds.., Lawash.andYorksh •, Do Fifths Dn., Wst. Riding lin Liv.Craby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lol. Sh., M&B , Do. Eighths LondonandS. Weatn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Enniek. & Jimlr Do. Sha.ze No. "7 Do., Maa,. & Lin. Un Widland Birmng. & Derb3 • lidld. G. West. (Ire,) )o. Half Shares 311 iewc «EU e & Carlisle, 5i gewmkt.BuryEaten. 21i Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 8 'awry &Enniskillen ill Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor IX) Norfolk gorthn.Connties Un north British North:Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. astern—Berwiel Do, do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Parch Do. Leeds Do. York north London Do.,Now X 10.., &S. Wstrn. , Hamp. stead, and City Jn.. !forth Staffordshire.. north western.,..... N.& S. Westrn. June . 4nneaton, Hinekle and Leicester........ Orford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central., IScottishMidland. ihrewsby. & Herefd 4hropshire Union lenth Devon 1 'loath Eastern south Wales Yrksh. & Riv. Dnin •.taines, Wok. &Wok Stockton 5/ Dar liu 3tclkton di Hartlepl raff Vale )o. £lO shares, Do. Pref., No. 1. Mama Haven Doc and Railway Vale of Ncath watcif 1. & Kilkenk, Naterford&Limorii.l West Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace.. West London. Wirabledn&Croydoi FOREIGN. Antwerp&notterdam ' Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessac Bombay, Baroda, and Central India. Scrip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Er;ension Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, co avertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk e - ` OnadaA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 00. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. Now 5 per cent Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Madras Do. New Aaria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.201. Slis.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22 dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPrefl Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen & Cherbrg Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish ISambre and Meuse._ Do. 54 p. cent. Prof. I Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 51 per c. Pref._ Western of France WeFt. of Switzerland Wiabaden ...... Zealand JOINT-S i Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bra. of ludia, Auritralia, k China Comiz - .,•rciAl of Lond. J. , 2ottish and Int: - Lona. Lk. al' ;:itto Louden o • County.. London Joint Stock.. Load. & Weetmiustei National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Now South Wales, Oriental Bank of Corporation Trovincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Amstralti.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union at Australia Do. Now Union of London k:,. 81 - 1 - 21 - 21 par i p 2 - 35 - 351, 7 - 7 2i --Zip 1 - 1. 9 - ~8 9i - 49 - 511 89 - 91 i i - - .P liP 2* - 21 - 17 - 18 96 - 98 96 98 100 -- 102 94 90 19i -- 20 98 -- 100 - 2 -21 p par 1 lip 4 6 2i 34f - 35 12k -12 i A -- 9 228 -22 RR 18 50 40 -- 42 pm 221 22 par 1p 2 lid 8i ... - pm 3 = 4 I is = is BANKS. 80 -- 82 I'd : Ca ~, , ••• 3 -- 2il 20 91 d 1p 33 - 35 39 - 41 37 - 39 65 - 67 7i Bil - • ~. •~ 25 St. 20 St 25 412 P 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 10 20 50 20 I_oo 23 11.41 a. all 3 10. 2s. 10 5 20 20 16j_ 10 iti All 20 50 20 25 10 2? all all all all 10 THII .117,N, LONDON , WE.DNESDAY EV:PIIkTINC-, APRIL 4; 1855. Paid. Leasing Compans losing Prices yesterday. 8118113098 this day. MIDDLESRX SESSIONS.-(T.7313 LA Y.) (Before Mr. Serjeant Adams, Assistant-Judge.) CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO AN AITRENTCE. John Manley was indicted for unlawfully committing an aggravated assault upon George Clements, his appren tice. Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence of the boy Clements (who seemed to be a healthy stout lad), that he was 13 years of age, and was apprenticed to the prisoner in July last year by the guardians of Shoreditch pariah, in the workhouse connected with which he had previously been an inmate. Previously to his apprenticeship he was with Manley for five months on trial, during which pe riod his master behaved kindly to him, but no sooner had he been bound than his conduct altogether changed, and ho frequently beat the boy with a leathern strap, knotted in one or two p'aees, because he would not get on with his work, and kept him without his victuals. According to the boy's statement he was beaten several times a day ; and his meals were but ir regularly aupplie Ito him. Within the last four months he became very idly and had a cough. He complained to his limiter that he was very unwell, but his master told.him that he must get on 'with his work. In cross-examination, the boy admitted having asked his master fur money, a penny or a halfpenny a week, but he denied that lie had ever refused to work unless his master gave him money. He told his master that if he thought shoemaking was like that he would never have conic to him. Mrs. Child and Mrs. Crowhurat, two lodgers in the prisoner'slouse, were afterwards called, and deposed to having heard the boy beaten as much as four times a day, and hearing him cry out, !` Oh my back oh my back !" The last-named witness spoke to observing a great change in the boy for some time before he was removed. He had become quite thin and ill-looking, and she told Manley that she thought the boy had not enough to eat, to which the prisoner replied that "he had as much to eat as he (Manley) had, but he was an idle boy, and sulked at his food." John Meadows, a beadle of Shoreditch parish, who was next called, stated that, in consequence of whit he had heard, he went to Manley's house and found the boy at work. He asked the latter if he had enough to eat, and he replied "No." Witness then asked him if he had been beaten much by his mas ter, and he said he had. The boy was dreadfully thin and emaciated, and his back was bruised from shoulder to shoulder. The left shoulder bore the marks of two wounds, with scabs on them. Whilst the boy was at work he did not appear to have strength to pull the thread through the leather. When the boy com plained of haying been beaten, Manley admitted beating him, because he had not done his work in time. Wit \ness took the boy before the guardians, who, in con quence of his report, deemed it their duty to give the prisoner into custody. The boy was a healthy one before ha was apprenticed. In reply to questions from the learned judge, the wit ness said he occasionally called to inquire after boys who had been apprenticed from the workhouse, but it was not part of his duty, nor was it the duty of any person connected with the parish to look after the manner in which parish apprentices were treated by their masters. Mr. George Ross, relieving officer, spoke to the healthy appearance of the boy before he went to Manley, and his sadly altered appearance when before the guardians. ' Mr. James Clarke, surgeon to the workhouse,' stated that he examined the boy after he was taken from the prisoner on the 9th March. He found black aad blue stripes on his back, some of the marks answering to such al would be made by the knots upon the leatb.er strap produced. His chest was attenuated and contracted, there was congestion of both lungs, and he had a. cough, having also suffered from diarrhoea for a fortnig ht pre viously. The boy was much emaciated in all re spects. The majority of the marks on the boys back were appa rently some days old. The appearances he dee cribed might have been caused by overwork and insifficient food. In cross-examination, the witness said the congestion of the lungs might have arisen from natural can ses, or have been induced by the severity of the weatlzer. In some degree the nature of the trade might have tended to produce contraction of the chest. The cough was a natural result of the congestion. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. Ribton made a powerful address to the Stry on . behalf of the prisoner, contending that the evidences ad duced was insufficient to support the charge, and 1-e lying upon the medical testimony, combined with oth,sr cir cumstances, as being of itself sufficient to a2counti'ar the emaciated appearance ascribed to the boy when 1 iyfore the guardians. He also argued that the boy, as was clear from the evidence, had a dislike to his work, and was lazy and sulky, and that his master was justified in making use .of a proper degree of correction. The learned judge having summed up the evide nee, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner UM then sentenced to three mon•.shs' imprisonment. M I.REET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) 1 1 118 Ban? FLEET. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY. The departure of the fleet, which was announced to taka place at 3 o'clock to-day from Spithead, has been put off; and for a few hours more the giant ships rest quietly at their anchors in the Solent. In London and elsewhere the belief that they would start at the time stated was so generally entertained that from an early hour in the morning numbers of people flocked down here to witness the event. Steamers were in readiness on their arrival, and they were soon at Spithead gazing with all their might at the proud lines of floating for tresses—silent, stern, and cold, as seen through the thick atmosphere of a raw disagreeable day. Though not the sort of weather for a brilliant spectacle, one could hardly fail to trace a kind of fitness for the occasion in the murky, leaden sky, the south-west wind, that came down in gusts, accompanied by spattering showers of rain, and the fretful surface of the water, broken up into a short and angry jumble of waves, through which open boats with difficulty cleft their way. The scene had a severe, earoest, serious look about it, which at a glance conveyed the impression of grave work at hand for those mighty and complex engines of war, close up to their anchor;•, and with a list forward by the Low, as if impatient to be gone upon their fatal mission. Very different indeed was the impression produced to that of last year, when the sun shone out brightly, and the placid waters of the Solent were alive with sightseers, and the popular expectation triumphed too hastily over the anti cipation of victories which have yet to be achieved, and the Queen herself was present to see her gallant sailors off; and to wish them a heartyfarewell. If the fleet sailed to-day, as was announced, it would put to sea quietly, with few visible manifestations of sympathy, in no exult ing spirit, but with the fixed and high resolve of doing something worthy to be talked of before it returned. Such were the impressions with which the visitors from town gazed at those colossal ships formed in double line at Spithead, with the gun-boats and smaller steamers also in line on the►r right, yet at a re spectful distance, and dwarfed into mere pigmies by contrast. The fleet lay in more compact order than last year, and each, as you scanned her, appeared to be in better and more perfect sea-going con dition. Even to inexperienced landsmen it was evident that here were no shorthanded or untrained crews, but men accustomed to the service, and confident in them selves. The sightseers passed up and down the lines in their excursion steamers, now taking the centre of the watery avenue formed by the men-of-war, and wondering at the long array of checkered broadsides ; now going close alongside, and looking curiously into every port hole. By and by, they would run past the smaller pad dle-wheels, speculating sagely upon their number and effiCiency for the narrow channels and granite fortresses of the North. All this time the signal ships kept sig nalling, and Admiralty yachts and tenders were dashing rapidly about, and bumboats and smaller craft clung precariously to the huge sides of the mighty ships, but people watched in vain for the evidences of an intention to weigh anchor and put to sea. No puffs of white , vapour ascended from the steam-pipes ; and the fun nels, telescopic or otherwise, were smokeless. It was evident that the sailing of the fleet was post poned, and that the sightseers, ashore and afloat, were doomed to disappointment. Still, strong in faith and in the immutability of preconcerted arrange ments, thousands refused to believe that at three o'clock each man-of war would net weigh anchor and quit the Spit in grand procession with that mysterious air of movement without causation peculiar to them. Three, half-past three, amid four o'clock came and went, and, though the wind had moderated, and the sky in some degree cleared up, not a ship stirred. No one knew or could tell why the intention to sail had been altered, but so it was. It is uncertain now when the fleet sails, whether to morrow or next day, or at wbat hour, but , whenever it goes it takes with it the best wishes and prayers of the nation for its safety and success. A maritime people like this does not send forth such armaments without a degree of emotion corresponding to the incalculable in terests committed to their safeguard and protection. While we entertain no shadow of doubt that our brave sailors will do all that can be dolie upon the sea to up hold the honour of their flag, we have no reason to be dissatisfied with the amplitude of the means placed at their command by the Government and the country. The extent of these means may be best judged of by comparing the following statistics connected with the Baltic fleets of this year and last : arey and other nienaterd Otto Govan* neut s,lsri arrival in tho port, and, together with large parties of the nobility and friends of the Admiralty and Treasury, went out in the Vivid, Pigmy, Sprightly, and other steamers. The Port-Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, aiso went out in the Fire Queen. The fleet was aug. merited to-day by the arrival of the Orion, 91, from Chatham, a noble-looking ship. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, APRIL 3. The check in the demand for cloths suited to the Levant trade is more marked, but in other fabrics the I tone of the market has improved. A better demand for 39-inch shirtings and other goods suited to the India market has been observable both yesterday and to-day, with rather better prices. Manufacturers are not ob taining an advance commensurate with the increase which has taken place recently in cotton. A glance at the comparative tables of prices given for the raw ma terial arid manufactures over a series of years past will show that the margin between the two out of which profits conic has seldom been so small, even in times of the greatest depression. In the majority of fabrics now making by the cotton manufacturers the tradesman can scarcely see his own money back. The slight symptoms of improvement we have had to notice, during the past few weeks, and which is certainly more real to-day than previously, are most welcome. The business done has been considerable, and but for the advances asked by sellers it would have been large. The home as well as the foreign trade shows a little more animation, but far less has been hitherto done than might have been expected in this branch. The demand for India could hardly have been expected from the last advices, and possibly some portion of the busi ness is speculative. Stocks of India fabrics, in fact, at the present low rates must be quite as sensible a speculation as that now going forward in cotton at Liverpool. To some extent the home trade has been deprived of one of the best seasons for demand by the weather. Since the termination of the great frost to wards the close of February, we have had a continuance of unusually cold weather for the period of the year, and the night frosts are still keeping back vegetation. Even this morning, in the week before Easter, we had a snow storm of three hours in Manchester, and this protracted cold weather at such an advanced period of the spring must have a bad effect on the country trade. The yarn market has been much more active again this morning, and in some cases spinners have realised an advance of dd. per lb. A seller of common 40's re fused 8&d. per lb. With less stringency on the part of sellers for an advance a very large business would have been effected. The chief demand was for the Mediter-. ra,nean, Germany, and the home trade. Of the cloth-market Messrs. John Slagg and Co. say : —" Since our last report there has been a more cheer ful feeling in the market, and during the week a fair amount of business was done at the full rates of last week. Yesterday and to•dav there has been a better demand for India goods, and a large business has been done at a slight advance in prices. With the exception of:T•cloths and long-cloths, for which there is less in quiry, there is more firmness on the part of sellers, and buyers give out their orders with more confidence than has been the case for some weeks." LEEDS, April 3. The markets for woollen cloth this morning have been of a quiet character, and purchases have been somewhat limited. The protracted cold weather checks operations in the home trade. Still the tone of the trade is tolera bly cheerful. There is no material change in the prices of wool, but they are firm. Messrs. W. Greame and wool brokers, Liverpool, in their circular of yesterday's date, say " We are glad to be able to report a somewhat improved feeling in the wool-market during the past month. A fair amount of business has been done, and for some de scriptions of useful blanket and clothing wools an ad vance of Id. to id. per pound has been obtained. The accounts from the worsted districts are rather more favourable, and good combing fleeces, both English and Irish, suitable for the trade, are more inquired for, with prices slightly in favour of the seller. The arrivals of Australian wools are considerable, during the past month amounting to 5,239 bales. The bulk of this wool is, however, merely here in transitu, being on account of London houses, and has been forwarded on for the public sales there without trying this market. There is a good demand for these wools at present, and some small lots that have been put on the market here sold readily at improved prices." HALIFAX, March 31.—The inquiry for worsted goods, both in our Piece Hall and in the warehouses, continues very limited, and prices are not adequate to cover the cost of production. Yarns sell more freely, and the ad vance mentioned in our last seems to be pretty generally realised. Bright Lincolnshire wools are still looking up wards, but there is not much doing in other sorts. ROCIIDALE, April 2.—The flannel market continues steady, both in demand and the amount of business transacted. Prices may be said to have undergone little or no variation since the previous Monday. Wool is firm at last week's prices. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. ( From the Report of the Registrar• General. ) The births of 2,099 children and the deaths of 1,604 persons were placed in the London registers in the week thitt ended last Saturday, which was the la,t week of tae quarter. At this period the registration usually shows an increase, arising from cases which occurred in previous weeks, but were not registered at the time of their occurrence. The deaths that belong properly to a former date are cases on which coroners have held in quests, and chiefly consist of deaths from external causes, such as fractures, wounds, burns, suffocation, &c., a class which in the present return numbers 139. Under the head "sudden," 74 deaths are classed, a number which is much greater than usual, these cases having been returned by the coroners as " fiund dead," " visita tion of God," &c. But it is obvious that this cause of disturbance as now stated will not affect, or will affect only to a small ex tent, the comparison with returns of corresponding. weeks in previous years. In the 13th week of the years 1845-54 the average number of deaths was 1,243, which, with a correction for increase of population, becomes 1,367. It will therefore be near the truth to state that about 200 persons died last week above the usual num ber, in consequence apparently of the coldness of the season . With the exception of plithisis, which in England de stroys more lives than any other disease, and in the pre sent return numbers 181 cases, bronchitis is the mcst fatal in the list, and next to it is pneumonia. •To bron chitis 149 deaths are referred ; to pneumonia 113 ; whilst the corrected averages are respectively 106 and 97. Hooping-cough was fatal in 77 ca ses , t yp h us i n 49 , scarlatina in 42, measles in 14, small-pox in 11. The deaths from small-pox are not many, but most of them occurred in the east districts ; and the same remark is generally applicable to that part of London with refer ence to other zymotie diseases. During the last 13 weeks 21 persons have died from disease directly attributed to intemperance ; and others have died from, injuries re ceived in a state of intoxication. In the same period 17 have died from want of the necessaries of life, and 36 from exposure, or want of sufficient protection against the cold. Also in the last 13 weeks 90 children died from want of breastmilk. Last week the birth of 1,021 boys and 1,078 girls, in all 2,099 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the me rage number was 1,588. — At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean read ing of the barometer in the week was 2,9.940 in. The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on the last 4 days. The mean temperature of the air was 3E.,.5 deg., which is G.S. deg. below the average of the same •sleek in 38 years. The mean daily temperature fell below the average on Wednesday, the 21st, and has continued below it during the rest of the month, the amount of depression averag ing 7 deg. The highest temperature in the week oc curred on Friday, and was 48 deg. ; the lowest on Mon day, and was 25.6 deg. The differer Ace between the dew point temperature and air temperature was 4.6 deg. Scarcely any rain fell in the seven days ; and the wind blew from the north and north-eas t. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALI , CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATU RDA; MARCH 31. Zyrnotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood 1 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of t'. \Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver„ and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. .. --.... .......................... 13 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uter u — r - i, &c........•••••"' 8 Diseases of the Joints, Bores, an d Muscles ......... 17 Diseases of the Skin, &c. 2 Afalfox 'mations ......................... ......................... Premal hire Birth and Debility ... ........................ 120 Atroplry ................. ................. 56 Old A 4 0 Suckle) a a le e n : iicne,otPsipivecaitfiioen Cold, d , ....... . a..n.d...1 n....t.:e...m.........p.......e....r..:a.:6.....c....e.......................... 1 7 1 Su I nATBEI /BOX ALL CAUSES ..................... 1,604 population Deaths in corre. Enumerated. spending week Deaths tssl. Of 1854. in the We it W i stricts 3'6,427 ...... 195 Week , No-.-th " Distr i c ts 490,396 ...... ..... 258 ......... 33v, ............ 2 3 : 6 7 ,5 "1 29 Ce"tv al Districts 393,256 ...... 256 ..... . 0 Eas' Districts 485,52-3 ... ''' a th Districts _616,L33 Totals , 2,362,231; 1,139 Males Females ••• ....... 762 BIRTHS IN TI LE WEEK. Males... Females.... Total . 1,604 1021 1078 . 2099 E NEWSPAPER PRESS 1.11 SPAIN.—On the 6th ult., M. Ck irradi, editor of the. Clamor Publico, And M. de Ma zo, editor of the Occide ate, both of Madrid, fought iut 1. . To escape the penalty of the Spanish law. ,tl ie duel was fought in a hired hall. The comba tant s fought with swortb;, which were ground for the ems m, and baying wounded one another, closed. in tent lin g each to end the other's life. The secants wece com pc lied to tear them, asunder. RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletehley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New plstr.di Dn. F 3 Dk. & Railway 25 12 12t 20 Hull & Selby ,Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenu Do. Preferene( Lon., TB., & S Lowestoft 4 per cont. Do. 6 per et. fanch. Bxtn and Matlock Vfiddlesbro' Redcar. . . ... Aidld.Bradfd Northern an , Easternsp.e Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyr Do. Shares. Roystn.&Hit. I Shef.Roth an( Goolog.sp.c S. Staffordah. Wear Valleygi 6 per cent Do London & N. West. L. &N. W. E. Un. 1 Wilts&Oomrst 1 Glt.Nrthn. Claldonian. Do West Yk. New. & Derw. Y. &N Do. S. Easter' Peto & Co. !kiorfolk. L. & N. W & Midld. 3tekton Darlingt. Midland.. E. Count. D 0.. . Do L. &N.W &Ln&lrk Do 6 - 98 -‘ 99 134 - 136 iii - ii Gt North, Lanoash Yorksh. VT. MClean Stockt. Darlingt Do 104 - 106 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 101 -11 f 2i - 2i 90 - 92 57 - 59 130 - 13:3 ftWestn. ii --- i'd 31i - 32i' 89 - 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 Aberdeen JlO2 -- 105 St. 00 Do. N 0.2, 7p. c 90 —92 25 30 Myth and Tyne lOpel „ ••• c. pref. (issd. at 501) St. 100 . Brig. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 92 91 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares . St. 100 Caledonian £lO 95 97 15 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 53 per cent 9 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 2i all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 .. tii all Cork &Bandons3p.c 2 4d 6 , a1l DundeoPerth &Aber deen Junction 6 all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No.l 1 i pm 61i all Do. No. 2 — r pm 10 all Do. New 6r. c. St. 12 134 20 all Eastern Union, Gar per cent 5 all Do. Si., 10 nor cent ... 10 all Do. 101. Defientr.Sh• kit. all Do. do. 4 per cent — St. 100 East La.ncash.6 p.cts — 5 all East and West York shire June. Fifths ... St. all EdinbPrth.&Dundet 4 per cont. St. 100 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent .. ...xd St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c ll4 116 St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... 107 109 St. 1.00 Do. 43 p c lOO 102 23 all Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Rod at sp. c. ip 10 all Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prel si 100 Gt. Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) ... 20 9 Do. 4 per c. Prat St ... 50 6 Gt. Westu. (Berks & Hants Ex. sp. c)... 6 63 St. 100 Do. con. red. 43 p.c. 96 98 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 87 —' 8 4 St. 100 Do. irred. 4p.c. 89 91 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh... 10 103 10 all Do. cnester Bp. c.P.S. 17 173 10 all Do. do. sp. c, d 0... 10 104 St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 72 73 263 all Do. Chos. Gua. Sh.. 19 193 133 ail Do. do. d 0... 94 20 all De.' do. do ... . .. 14 143 16 6 Lan. & York. F. £2 O I St. WO Do. 6p. c. Stock 133 135 St. 100 London and Brighter Guaranteed 5 p. c St. 'lOO Do. Pref., sp. c. St. .., St. 100 Do. Now Guar.6 p. c. St. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... 50 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds 2i 3 1 , 123 all Londonderry& Color 3 Shares • 123 911 Londy. & Ennis. 3Sh — 10 all Wan., Shef., & Lin., sew, £lO 123 124 6 43 Do. £6 4 ~jp 12 all Warypt.&Carl.4 p 124 all Du. 43 per cent ". 121 103 Do • 3t. 100 'rid. Consol 6 p.e.St. it. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent_ 134 136 161 11 Do. Pref. 43 per cent l* d die le 10 gorfolk Debenture 4 —44 St. 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock 55 87 St. 100 Do. 5 p.c. Est 103 105 St. 100 Do. 53per et.pref St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. a St. 100 north British lOO 102 100 St. 100 g. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P 9u 92 17 5 Do. do. do 34 3i 20 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c :No 1 123 9 Dc. do. Quarters 48 25 10 Do. York FL& -1. Pin. - id 20 all North Staffordshire.. Bt. 10J Oxford, Worcester, & Wolyerh..e.ls, 6 n.c. 105 107 106] 3* all 'loot. Cent., New Pref 25 I all South Devon l3 14 to il4 Ow. fixed, 43 per cent 3d par D. 6 all 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 22 - 23,1 10 all 3. Wales Gua. 4p. c. ,„ 10 all Do. do. 43 p. c 10 all 3.Yorksh.4p.e.Gual : ! 15 —l7 15 all Stockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent. • d a o n . d. Han d le o : 1 -- 2p pool, guar. 5 p. C. LU2531 al-511 -4Dto t °. i e l k l t 1:3 1 • 1 t July, 1856 ... 8i 25 10 1.0.6; MINES. 1 I all A.gua Fria ••• a a 1 all Auglo Austrin. Gold ... 10s.I all .a.nglo Californian 20 6 Australian l4 1 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 all Australian Freehold. 1 all Avo Maria — 1 all Badcu (Gd. Duchy a 50 all Blmnarvon Iron and Coal _ 5 7 20 13.5 British Iron 4l 51 35 236 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 2l 3 30 all Do. Cocaes & Culaba 3 2/1 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 30 —32 1 6 Carsous's C;•ecik — 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica 4 i4l 40 all Cobro Copper 49 51 5 1 Colonial Gold A St. all Copper Min. of Eng 46 45 25 all Do. Prof. 71 p. cent, par 2 n 16 Copiapo...., ....... 20 22 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg r`w., 1 2 2 / Fortuna s p 20 all General l4l 166 1 all GLNuggetVeiußcg _ 4 all Great Polgooth ..• ••• 1 all Liberty •N• • • 3 all Linares.. 7 7i 5 1 Lusitaniau — aP 1 all Niariquita rt. 1 all New Granada 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Pontgibaad Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 15 16 5 1 Port Philip 3 1 all Quartz Rock ••• •.• 50 all Rlayraney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. Now 5 6 30 11/ Santiago do Cuba 6 61 6i 1 all South Australian — 13 10 73 Pin Croft ......... 11 —• 21 28 all United Mexican 6 6 3 73 i 1 all Waller a a 1 all West Mariposa 3 1 12s, Wortlaing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba ••• MISCELLANEOUS. 25 173 Australian Agricult. 28 30 293 20 ... Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 all Ans'zaln. Royal Mail 10 7 Berlin Water Works 21 2/d 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 60 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 100 323 Canada ll9 121 St. WO Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July lOBl 109/ 1084 5 all Crystal Palace 3/ 4 3/ 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 1 4 Dustou Iron Ore 20 5 Eastern Steam . 23 22 EleetricTelegraph(A) 143 151 1 all Electric Telcg. of Ir. 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam ... 164 3 20 10 Irish Beetroot Saga' 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. _ 10 all Meiliteran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 11ex.i can& S. Am ell on 7 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Laud Lo 5 Netherlands ma ..... 11 , 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co .„ 1 all N. B. Australasian Z 20 1 . 23 Srth.ofEuropeSt Jam b k all Peel Er. Ld. & Minrl. 2t -- 3 • 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 5,) 10 Do. Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co ll 100 60 'loyal Mail Steam I all Scot. Austral. Invest. •13 1 4 Ditto New — rz all South Austral.Lami 37 —Lg I all Submar. Telegraph / all I )‘4. R 4400-4,1,1 — 20 5 Trust & Loau Co. of k _Upper Canada • Van DiemanU s Laud ... Wl= ... 13 - 13i1 CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's marks t was but moderate. Most kinds were in fair request, at Monday's prices. Foreign wheat, the supply of which was by no m eans large, moved off slowly; nevertheless, the quotations were well supported. We had a steady sale for barley, at fall currencies, al though the supply was on the increase. The malt trade was dull, on former terms. Oats were a slow sale, and damp qualities had a down ward tendency. Beans, peas, and flour realised former terms. ARRIVALS TIIIS WHIM Barley. Malt. 3,930 2,820 2,200 English .. Irish .... Foreign .. Wheat. IMO oats. l Flour. 1,520 5 1,220 50 . 7,840 )19505k.9. 1,550 BOROUGH HOP. The demand for most kinds of hops is steady, at full prices. WHITECHAPEL. The trade ruled heavy to-day, at tho following prices : — Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; veal, 43 8d to 5s 8d ; pork, 3s Od to 4s 4d per Sibs. by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 4.—Wind and weather this day at noon, N.E. ; light breeze, and cloudy. PoursStouTH, April 3.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—H.M.S.. Bellerophon, from the Mediterranean. FALAIOUTiI, April 3.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Lord. Dufferin, from Callao ; Selina, Rio ; Antonetta, Mazan illa. Off Port — lloppogrieffe, from Philadelphia. MILFORD, April 3.—The Constance, from Leghorn tcr Pembroke Dock, has put in hero leaky, having struck on a rock. SUNDERLAND, April 3.—Wind, S.S.E. Sailed—Wan derer, for St.. John's, N.B. .BELFAST, April 2.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Julia Leyn, from Troon, for the Cape of Good Hope, leaky. I T y, h o e n U t n h i e on ls ( t se in h s o t o . n , e a r n ), d, o f it W is i f e e k a l r o e w a: run on shore on willD übßecLolniN,,..a!ipur,rileck. A r3l LEITH, April led—Wm. Dawson, for Quebec. ST. DAVID'S, April 2.—The Minx (schooner), of Bar mouth, sunk in Sleep water yesterday, after striking on a rock ; crew saved. April 3. —The Hendrick Hudson, from New York t LIV foundered at se a , M arc h 12 ; t wo men were London,F w O n O e L ; the rest of the crew have arrived at Phila delphia. QUEENSTOWX, April 2.—The Mary Marsden, arrived here from Hayti, with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c. was struck on the 23d Feb. b y lightning, which passed formast to mainmast, setting the head of the latter on. fire below the top, and burning upwards. AmtEniA, March 23. —An English brig, said t© be the St. Crispin, from Liverpool to Constantinople, was, os the 21st inst., stranded on the beach near the Tower e f Cuturas. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.20 a.m.. Wind, E. ; tide, one hour's flood • moderate and cloucli) r• Arrived, April 3—Rother, from ' Algoa Bay ; Leonidzis t, Seville ; Culdee, Foo Chow Foo ; Edward and James , Seville ; Charlotte and Maria, St. Michael's ; Godaletta Cadiz. Arrived, Apail 4 — Merlin, from Terceira; Norfolk Lass, Rotten ; Esperance, Boulogne. Saile.l—Cambodia, for Moreton Bay; and the usual continental steamers. DEAL, Wednesday. 9.47 a.m. Passel—Archer, from Cuba ; Adrianus 'Wilhelm, from Calcutta; Englishman, Oporto; 0. Thyer, New Orleans; Cornelius Grinnell, New York ; Gauntlet, Norfolk; Psyche, Sydney— all fur London ; Caroni, Demerara ; Saicpta, Constantinopl e ; Csrrara, Malta ; Luphosyne, Mauritius; Vi% id, Trieste—ail from London. The Pet (sehconer), froni St. Michael's, spoke the Speedy, of Salcombe, IGth March, west of St. Michael's 18 miles ; No. 34 transport, standing west, 25th March, lat. 47.31, long. 8.1?.. THE "THREE STONES."—AiI admirable plan has been hit upon for the better sustainment of the spirit of religious discord in the north of Ireland which had so recently come under the ban of ?Jr. Justice Crompton in his several charges to the juries on the north-west cir cuit. The Belfast papers state that " the three large_or stones placed on the rails of the railway at Trillickr, for the destruction of the Protestants, are t o be pres e w v ere as mementos of that awful affair, When so Int o ri x l e d Pro providentially delivered. One stone i s to b another in minently in the Protestant Hall of D Protestant Hall of Belfast." the Protestant Hall of Enniskillen , and e th . reY:ittird.in the THE BALTIC FLEET OF 1854. Ships and Commanders' Names. Cans. Men. Horse- Duke of Wellington, Captain Gordon, Power. flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Chas. Napier, K.C.B. ; Michael Seymour, Captain of the Fleet 1?1 1100 Neptune, Captain Mutton, Flag of Rear- Admiral J. H. Plumridge l2O Edinburgh, Captain Howlett, Flag of Rear-Admiral , Chads, C.B 53 Nile, Commodore Martin, C. 8.... ...... Royal George, Captain Codrington, C.B l2O St. Jean d'Acre, Captain the Hon. H Keppel lOl James Watt, Captain George Elliott 9l Caesar, Captain Robb .. 91 Princess Royal, Captain Lord Clarence 970 - 600 450 850 500 990 400 900 600 850 600 850 400 Paget Majestic, Captain James Hope, C.B. Cressy, Captain 'Warren Prince Regent, Captain H. Smith 93 Monarch, Captain Erskine SI Cumberland, Captain Seymotir 7O Hogue, Captain W. Ramsay 6O Blenheim, Captain the Hon. F. Pelham 60 .. 91. . 81. 850 `4OO 750 400 750 400 820 - 750 - 630 - 600 450 600 • 450 600 450 SSO 360 530 400 450 360 330 300 300 560 270 560 220 4k,0 175 400 :40J 650 220 400 970 - 175 202 200 470 200 560 175 400 160 60 ]6O 500 ..„, Ajax, Captain Warden _ .... CO. Imperieuse, Captain Watson,,C.B. .. 5l Euryalus, Captain Ramsey 5l Arrogant, Captain Yelvorton 46 Ampbinn, Captain A. C. Key Leopard, Captain George Giffard Odin, Captain Francis Scott Valorous, Captain Buckle .. 16 Desperate, Captain D'Eyncourt Penelope, Captain Caffin Magicienne, Captain Fisher St. George, Captain Eyres, Archer, Captain Heathcote 16 .. 120 „ Vulture, Captain Glasse .... Dragon, Captain Willcox . Conflict, Captain Cumminc , Cruizer, Commander the Hon. G. Douglas 14 Bulldog, Captain W. K. Hall 6 Driver, — Conintander, the Hon. A. Coch- rane Rosamond, Commander Wodehouse Gorgon, Commander Cracoft Basilisk,Commander the Hon. F. Egerton HO 230 160 280 160 320 160 400 135 240 52 100 55 100 52 100 60 132 37 140 36 120 36 100 36 100 240 - 36 100 Heels, : Captain W. FL Hall ;Lightning, Captain B. J. Sullivan 2 Locust, Lieutenant-Commander Day 3 Alban, Commander Otter Porcupine, Lieutenant G. M. Jackson ' 3 Volcano, Second Master Gilpin 'ter, Lieutenant W. A. J. Heath .3 1 'tray, Lieutenant Hunt 3 C 'uckoo, Lieutenant, A. G. E. Murray 3 B eileisle, Commander Hosken 24 Zt phyr, Commander Crawley 3 THE BALTIC FLEET FOR 1855. Horse Guns. rower. .I.EI of Wellington, Captain Caldwell, flag of R ear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8.; Cs ptain of the Feet, the Hon. F. T. Pelham 131 Exm oath, Captain W. K. Hall, flag of Rear- Ad niiral Michael Seymour Retribution, Captain Fisher, flag of Rear-Ati mir al It. L. Baynes '2B Royal George, Captain Codrington, C.B. J ames Watt, Captain George Elliot Orion, Captain Erskine Caesar, Captain Robb 9l Nile, C. tptaiu Mundy 9l Majestic, Captain Hope Bl Cressy, ( laptain Warren Bl Colossus, Captain Robinson Sanspare il, Captain Williams Blenheim, Captain W. H. Hall Hogue, G'aptain W. Ramsay 6O Ajax, Captain Warden Hastings, Captain Caffin Pembroke, Captain Seymour 6O Cornwallis, Captain Wellesley 6O Hawke, Captain Ommanuey Russell, Captain F. Scott Edinburgh, Captain Hewlett Imperieuse, Captain Watson, C.B 5l :Euryalus, Captain Ramsey Arrogant, Captain Yelverton Amphion, Captain A. C. Key 3l :Horatio, Captain the Hon. A. Cochrane ..... lalacca, Captain Farquhar C ossack, Captain Faushawe .................. 20 T. ertar, Captain Dunlop 20 glades, Captain D'Eyncourt ..... Es k, Captain Birch 20 Ar cher, Captain Heathcoto - m n oicienne, Captain Vansittart Captain Willcox Vulture, Captain Glasse Centaur, Captain Clifford Dra g on, Captain H. Stewart Bulldog, Commander A. Gordon Lightning, Lieutenant Campbell Desperate, Commander White Conflict, Commander Brown 8 Cruiser, Commander the Hon. Gco. Douglas 15 ' Harrier, Commande4Story Falcon, Commander Pullen l5 Ariel, Commander Luce Basilisk, Commander Jenner Rosamond, Commander Crofton Driver, Commander A. H. Gardner Geyser, Commander Dew Gorgon, Commander Crawford &c., &c., &c. FLOATING BATTERIES, TO BE ADDED. Guns. ... 16 Thunder .... 16 Trusty 91 400 16 16 Glutton Etna . Moteor Guns. ~. 16 Por,lupine. 1 Surly •. ... 1 Blazer. Finn MORTAR VESSELS. 1 i Hardy .... 1 I Manly 1 1 I Havoc ... 1 Mastiff GUN-BOATS. Gleaner ... 3 Biter Puller ... „. :.3 131xer 2 I Jackdaw.. 2 Starling... 2 Stork _, ';',111) r '3 Clirclier... 21 Ja Ter ...... 2 3 ~ . ndier ... 3 Cracker ... 2 I Jack ...... 2 Twinger... 2 r .i..'e azer .... 3 Dapper ... 2 Ma g pie ... 2 I Thistle ... ft Ba d c .,,er , ... 3 Fancy ...... 2 1 redwing.. 2 I Weasel .., , Smipper 3 Grinder ... 2 1 5k.Y 1 . 0 5,•••,' I.Pigu'Y••••.• :1 Balleisle--Ilospital alp, C'otuulana‘r tiositen. .2Ealus—Shell inagazine. Yolago— Pow der inagazpo. . . fleet In looking. over these lists it will be observed aat, whereas one division of last year's fleet w as 0 - mmcs d . Napier possess c hiefiy of sail i ng line-of-battle-ship, in this year's' ' e ~,ii ar e steamers. Nor did Sir Charles tin y steam floating batteries or mortar vessels, nor even, , gun-boat worthy of the name. Sir Charles Wo o d A Board of Admiralty, comprising First Lord ; Rear-Admiral and Sir Baldwin Walker,Rear-AdmiralT; Eden, Captain Milne, Berkeley, night, and the majority at Portsmouth last arrived slept on board their yacht, the • of them they went to view the fleet before tailing , Sir in which g. George x d 76 s i f 6i 9 9 1 i 693 3 17 t i i 100; 1 95 i 15i elrY 00.044-65'*()Ar-O-WI 4( IN Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of publio business. Mr. Deputy Peacook occupied the chair. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. Dew, the chief clerk, read a report from the General Purposes Committee, to whom this bill had been referred, to the effect that they had confided the whole matter to the Remembrancer, to watch the pro gress of the bill, and to prepare clauses as amendments to it, if that officer deemed such a course necessary. Mr. Deputy HARRISON moved—" That it be referred to the General P urposes C omm itt ee t o cons id er the provisions of the bill for the local management of the metropolis." Mr. Deputy CHRISTIE seconded the motion, which was put and carried unanimously. The Remembrancer said the bill stood for a second reading on the 17th of April. Mr. Ross—Will this commission be in time, in case they should think it necessary to make any opposition to the bill in Parliament ? The Remembrancer—That will depend upon what course of opposition they intend to take. If they intend to oppose the second reading, it most be done previous to that date. If they wish to oppose it in committee, eight days later will do. You can oiliy oppose before the 17th of April by asking some member of the House of Commons to undertake the opposition. Mr. T. 11. HALL- We are Lot in time to petition against the second reading. The Remembraucer—You cannot do that by the forms of the house ; it is a 'private bill, and can therefore only he opposed by members of the house. After it is read a second time you can oppose it in committee, by present ing a petition seven clear days after the second read ing. • The Court adjourned. 6 I) 11-11Pik **4'..71 40 N .. Mk ' , - r METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SE WEBS. A special court of this commission was held yesterday at the office, Greek-street, Soho. The commissioners pr6sent were—Mr. Jebb, chairman, Sir J. V. Shelley, Dr. Say er , M r . G . S . S m i t h , Mr. C. W. Johnson, Mr. F. 0. W ar d, M r. G . Off or, Mr. Thwaites, Dr. W. Lewis, Mr. L. Redhead, Mr. J. Pascal), Mr. Chalmers, Mr. Wade, Mr. T. Hawes, and Mr. J. Hodson ; Mr. Pea cock, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Harrison attended as a de putation from the City Commission. The Secretary reported that the balance in the bands of the treasurers on the 30th of March was 27,974/. 17s. 11d. ; deducting checks drawn, but not yet presented, amounting to 1,3261. 17s. 7d., left an available balance of 26,649/. Os. 4d. ; adding amount of deposit account, 80,0001., gave a total balance of 106,6491. O s . 4d. SirJ. V. SHELLEY moved, pursuant to notice, that the whole of the plans for the drainage of the metropolis at present before the commissioners be referred to a com mittee of engineers not connected with this commission. The hon. gentleman was anxious that no plan should be decided upon until every scheme, including that of Mr. Bazalgette and Mr. Haywood, had been subjected to an inspection by engineers w)lo were not officers of the com mission. His present resolution was limited to the consi deration of the plans which bad been sent in, in conse quence of the determination come to at a former Court to postpone the consideration of the question until every plan to be sent in up to a given day should be in the pos session of the commissioners. The feeling of the new commission in reference to this matter was that while they did not throw aside altogether the acts of their pre decessors they were not to be at all bound by those acts. A discussion ensued as to the wisdom of at once re ferring every plan, many of which might present trans parent defects and be altogether unworthy of considera tion. To meet the difficulty Sir J. Shelley consented to add as a rider to his motion, "That a committee of this Court be appointed to examine the plans before the com mission, and to refer such plans as may deserve further consideration to such engineers." Mr. CHALMERS seconded the motion. Mr. C. W. JOHNSON moved, by yea; of amendment— " That the plans for the main or intercepting sewerage of the metropolis, north of the Thames, furnished by Messrs. Haywood and Bazalgotte, as well as those sent in by various other gentlemen, pursuant to the invitation of this commission, Too referred to Sir William Cubitt and .Mr. Stephenson (or other competent engineers), and to Messrs. Haywood and Bazalgette, in conjunction with the surveyors of the commission whose districts are north of the Thames, for their consideration and report, each being authorised in case of need to furnish a supplementary report." Mr. lIAwEs seconded the amendment. Another long discussion followed, in the course of which Mr. WADE observed that the whole affair had been muddled from beginning to end. Mr. PEACOCK said the proper course would be for the Commissioners in Court assembled to go over the plans, 'and to refer such as were not evidently worthless to en gineers for their opinion theraon. Dr. LEWIS moved a 9 a second amendment, and Mr. WADE seconded— " That the plans presented to the committee for the drainage of the districts north of the Thames, since the 29th November, 1854, be referred to a general committee, and that the representatives of the City Commission form part thereof." About two hours and a-half having been consumed in discussing these amendments and the original resolution, the controversy being as to the terms in which the mo tion should be framed, the last amendment, proposed by , Dr. Lewis, was carried, Sir J. Shelley obtaining per missio❑ to withdraw his motion with the view of bringing it forward hereafter, when the committee should have presented their report. The Secretary then read a letter from Mr. Baza'gette, in reply to certain suggestions from Mr. Offor, the letter stating that if the outlets of the sewers discharging into the Thames were carried to low-water mark, and flaps placed at their present months, it would be neces sary at the same time to construct ventilating shafts at convenient places near to those outlets, otherwise the lower end of the sewers would' cease to be ventilated. There were 85 outlets discharging into the north side of the Thames, irrespective of those in the city, and 91 on the south side, making in all 176 outlets. The cost of trapping these and extending them to low-water mark would be about 100,0001. Some of these outlets must continue as safetyvalves to the intercepting sewers, and when the low level intercepting sewer should be con• structed, all of them must be carefully trapped with double valves to prevent the ingress of the tide into the low-level sewer. Mr. Bazalgette was of opinion that if these works were executed, they should form part of and be charged to the great intercepting scheme. Mr. WARD took occasion to observe, that it bad been fish that in offering suggestions for the more complete interception of the sewage of the Thames, he might be regarded as uniting in an inconvenient manner the cha racters of a commissioner and a competitor ; and that, as he was anxious to relieve himself from even the ap pearance of an ambiguous position, he wished it to be known that any suggestions of his would be freely at the disposal of any competitor, and that nothing would give him more pleasure than to see his views embodied in any of the plans put in. Mr. Baza!gette's letter wag referred to a committee of the whole Court. Several of the commissioners then handed in com munications as to the places within their respective districts where cholera was particularly prevalent during the last year, or in which the drainage is in so defective a state as to interfere with the health of the neighbour hood. The CHAIRMAN said the execution of district improve ments was a most essential matter to be considered, but there were financial difficulties in the way which must first be surmounted. Mr. WARD said no time should be lost in taking the matter into serious consideration, It was ordered to stand as a first question, to be taken that day fortnight. The Secretary read a report presented by the commit tee appointed to consider whether the Court possessed or had under its control models, sec tions, or plans of sewerage worthy a place in the f ort h c oming Exhibition in Paris. The report stated that the acts of Parliament regulating the Commission of Sewers were such as to preclude the application of any portion o f the funds ad ministered by them to the important and interesting objects which the Lords of the Com mittee of Trade had in view. The practicability was fu ll y established, the commission having in its posse ssion, or under its eon ttrhoel,maamopilteedeeleelfntehnetsrefeotrrepporioitenvidingr eianerngeystem, with regret plans, diagrams, and sections, illeuszeptztyinegd in different modes of sewerage and drainage n the metro polis and its environs, at a cost not exceeding 3501. The French Government —viz., till; the structural works committee believed tha t str e h map, accompanied by plans and diagrams, would bworthy of exhibition, and expressed their deep with to such a purpose h ey were unable to compl the health of our large cities, required for should be exhibited at the , e il i l r u e s illustrating t t i n e g International Exhibition about to take place at Paris. the business on the pa Court, having disposed of about half committee for the consideration resolved itself into a private of a recommendation i f eration of a point arising out which it was deemed o the General Committee, and The Court was inexpedient to discuss in public. therefore closed. ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN.—The general monthly meeting of this body was held on Monday last ; A. A. Goldsmid, Esq., vice-president, in the chair. Eustace Anderson, Esq., Andrew Whyte Barclay, M.D., and Thos. Parry Woodcock, Esq., were duly elected members of the institution. J. Benly, Esq:, Q.C., C. Becv w, Esq., H. Bradbury, Esq., J. Dickinson, Esq.< H. M. Noad, Esq., and the Rev. G. D. Hill, were ad mitted members of the institution. •Thanks were voted to Thos. Sopwith. Esq., Dr. W. Odling, the Rev. J. E. Ashby, and the Rev. John Harlon, V.P., and Sec. _ILI., fir their discourses on the evenings of :March 9, 16, 2 3 , and 30. The presents received since the last meetin g * w .re laid 1), fore the members. A speci,il vote of thankg returned to bis Grace the Duke of Northumberlan the president, for his present of a magnificently bound c ipy of Rosellini's " Monumenti Egitto e dell s Nubia," in 9 vols. Bvo., with an Atlas of Plates, in vols. THE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC.- - - Elsinore, March 2S. —The state of the ice in this neighbourhood is unaltere.d. The vessels that arrived here yesterday report baying met with but little ice in the Skacerak and Cattegat. Aarhuue, March 26.—The ice here is still firm. A. schooner belonging to this port and. coming front Eng land, is off the ice, and awaiting its breaking up to g< t in here. Tonnmg, March 30.—The• ice in the Eider w as sprung yesterday, and in a few days the harbour a iso will be freed of ice. ' The subscription opened in Holland for ,the BIZ< rera by the inundations amounts to a little more than 380,000 florins (the florin is about If. 50c.). ,bat itboo; 3 ,0 cer d n (ire! fa' ig ilseP"; , c ceP, bey othbel?ef C ollnU 0 0 ' p 1 ti 13,0 i preJ A ir d 01, 3au'i sb' t i t i rit' i l 7e l 0 1 Ind,e, m, a t , 6 110 (1! I Add ore ri ?I ' d° tirci i 1 oie ' a e eo :iPg