The Sun. — London, England, 1855-04-09 00:00:00

at parrshi during the Exhibition. h lett e f Postampt G azette of Frankfort quotes (y th ,a ra er ,re Berlin o f t h e 4th, positeivelY denying Mandt, ph ys i c i an to the , late E mperor C 914 8) has b een o bli ged to leave Saint Peters -441' seer etlY• lie is still there, the letter says, ill the same situation as before. ttaTie Swabian Mercury 'contains a letter from . tr a c es "er of the Ist, which states that the magis pre and syndicate of the burgesses of that city praying the day before an address to the King tt s i t i 4 , ll g hi to cause the States to assemble with "It' delay as possible. of4„letter from Berne states that, in consequence the btrusrattification of the convention of Mi h lan ha b c ji b ee „ 4 Ilan Government, the Ticinese,. wtooLom hap; pe ed, vvill be allowed to return in 'LY from the 11th inst. T ITE PENINSULAR MAIL. The r _ SCMTHAMPTON, SUNDAY. mail I beria has arrived with the P,iniusular 3 1 T }ler dates are—Gibraltar; March 30 ; Cadiz, 23 1 , 14 „! s b° 1 1, April 2d; Vigo, 4th. She brings r..sSen c , spoke ben, and 30 packages o f specie. She At the Madrid, with the outward mails. Att eet ° Porto ba n d s o f l a b ourers were parading the (le3htBu' ti a o ti n d breaki ng open b rea d s t ores , owing to 4 , • of b Exchange little doing ; rates in favour tlYers Th e • th Ge neral Screw steamer Natal was wrecked At the S hores of Coniel. Her stores may be saved, Lie vessel is likely to go to pieees. • 2741 C WEATHER IN THE BALTIC. •;"', April 2.—WcaEhe r very fine. Wind,fresh at .L 7 feet water on the bar. th e V?a, ,„ , April 3.—Fairwater is free of ice, as well as Wat e p - ,,ua above Neufaehr, but thence down to Fair -o,o4'ae river is covered with ice. llR ORRlstuvroz, April I.—As far as the eye can • 8 there is no open watef to be seen. gie: IN d 2ONDR, Aprill.—Weather cold. Large masses dei;""ins, at sea. Temperature at noon 3 deg. to 4 4 R W , c , r ,„ -rra th * ; at night, 2 deg. to 4 deg. frost. IN /4-VC:MDR, April 3.—The navigation between this iti 4 _eek is open, and the ice seawards is in places k rb ,:eeure. 4 1t. 4 "' 114 , March 31. —There is much drift ice in the Fi tt the v b ERICIA, April I.—The navigation is open, and t h ero lYing in the winter harbour have gone . ou khe, - . l.°4 dstead, and will sail with the first fair wind. 4 1 8 but li ttle ice in the Kattegat. I)lti ciEsßAvErr March 30 —The light ship stationed hee r t t he .i l ' a essee Ch - a - nnel proceeded hence for her station klay, ''ORD DUNDONALD'S PLANS. 16 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. tetia'Pour weeks have now elapsed since my was presented to the House of Commons, !heti: for a "searching inquiry," to ascertain 4 141 v "anY secret plans, " capable, speedily, cer 04r cheaply, to surmount obstacles which 4 eetar, alit, persevering, and costly armies and lira ct ."ave failed to accomplish," are, in reality; taki a le ,, able and effective, and, consequently, as re eb. !'he results of wars, expedient, nay, urgently isite under the circumstances of our forces health 1 locality and in a climate more fatal to the ..4 1 'tg summer than has been experienced in I -later season. eposhl told that to lave had my petition noticed, Ep , be le 'Leh a p e titi on, I oug h t to h ave preva il e d on Itlii e h ial etaber to move its consideration—a course Ikpi ra i. did not d eem d es i ra bl e t o a d o pt. At th e I keh cation , of 14 days, however, no notice having etie a ll en of its prayer, on learning that the ener to p r a "Y of her most gracious Majesty was about Itto r : e Q ,eed to the Crimea, and, possibly attempt to ° lir ' e hastopol—in which desperate undertaking liart,")ted army would not have failed to takea th e -1 - resolved to place in the Imperial hands .t Vh - : 411 3 of sparina many thousands of assailants, auto sa, Il lice t ltild have fallen possibly without insuring k 4 tul result. a ble 4 %tier was this—to me still seemingly—laud by la ti sll ,„ t elition publicly known than I was assailed I e r°us letters, similar to that of D, to which h attack in the Chronicle of the 30th ult. ; such 4%4 -. l' however, would not have induced me to abe "ert e d i'l-aJesty was not about to proceed, as t P e rsia ?I ° the East, and, consequently, could nob ' t zt . oh:r j r tly : c e aa a a l: : ry r e se:tddl iPul intobuhtri effectmpwolseeel t:hbhoeyfar dtatl nhlleyyl notwe s less expandedld' learnedbaendt rtiiful ear mind hisnnh dg 11447°I'dinate authority, I hesitated to risk an tenPnrabie result, especially finding that the in attied,clisclosure of my plans was misrepresented. 11 01 , 1 aware that the baneful influence a ,delay at Opi li Fs and the expression of doubts and adverse o fi l v , l ° l ls b by those mi s i n f orme d on t h e su bj ec t, can 141,:e.stigeatrieomaoved by the result of the searching Prayed hop for, which investigation I bop ® , for the success of her Majesty's ms and the benefit of this country, may yet be am, sir, your obliged and obedient A pril 6, 1855 . DIINDONALD. . h -4° Yll 7 DE LILUYS" JOURNEY TO LONDON AND __ 'VIENNA. %41 ef ett ..el y 'r r ~~ ~. 4A ,i KE T TN T ELL TO CE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. I The cotton market at Liverpool, on Saturday, closed with a very firm appearance. The sales were estimated at from 10,000 to 12,000 bales. Uplands at 5 1-16 d, Mobile at 54d., and Orleans at 51d. The Railway Share Market was steady. The impression that the letters by the overland mail report much better markets for imports in Australia may prove mischievous, if not qualified by a reference to facts. A few instances will serve to illustrate this. In the year 1854 there were enough slates imported to roof the whole town. The average consumption of imported spirits in New South Wales during the last three years has been over 500,000 gallons annually, while the quantity imported has been double that consumed. Of wearing apparel, and especially drapery, the ac counts given are very instructive, as well as dis couraging. In a Sydney Price Current it is stated that— " The average consumption per head is reckoned at about - 50s. under ordintry circumstances. Within the last two years, however, the importations have quadru pled that amount, and although: immense quantities have doubtless been consumed, still there is a very large stock on hand, and we maysay that thedrapery trade has been completely prostrated. The continued importations have glutted our stocks in every department, and we believe that the most tremendous sacrifices will have to be en dured before our stocks get cleared, for large quantities of goods now held as unsaleable from over supply will become so from age and change in fashions, and the ac cumulated charges will cause most disastrous account sales if ever they are sold—but we apprehend it will be along time before numbers ofconsignments can be closed. In reference to this market we must observe that large quantities of unsuitable goods have been forwarded, aid also that many items of foreign fabrics have been im ported, which will ever be unsaleable in this community except at most unjustifiable sacrifices. The class of goods now required for our consumption is of a much better description than has been imported of late years. The pecuniary' position . otthe labouring classes bas been so much bettered within the last two years, that their domestic habits have undergone a very ma terial change, and articles that would have been eagerly sought for, or endured from necessity, are now rejected. This fact is most observable in every article connected with the drapery trade, more par ticularly in those kinds for female consumption. We may remark that there has been a great accession to the number of retail diapers within the last three years, and many persons without capital have left good situation and entered into business to the great loss and inconvenience of the employers and the derange. men and dispersion of business generally. These per sons having little or no stake took shops at the most ex orbitant rents, and from the preposter.ms facilities heretofore offered of obtaining goods on credit, com menced a showy business. This sudden demand for shops and business houses excited the cupidity of land lords, and rents have been raised extortionately and wages in proportion, the consequences are now felt most severely. The decreased demand or rather the widely extended competition for supplying the consumption and the immensity of importations have induced a great diminution of profits, and we are convinced that very few houses that are of recent formation are doing much more than paying expenses, and we have no doubt a great many cannot do that, and unless a much better trade soon springs up we expect to find many will be compelled to return to their previous condition. Several parties in the drapery trade have already succumbed.to the present depression, and there is a growing want of confidence in this branch of business. Very large quan tities of drapery goods are daily forced at auctions for the purpose of closing accounts or meeting liabilities, but heavy losses are sustained. Quitting drapery in voices by private sale is at present out of the question, except at discounts varying from 30 . to 40 per cent. 1852. 1853. 1854. Apparel Cottons and drapery 140,479 393,096 1,407,042 Haberdashery Hosiery Linens _ _ Millinery Silks .... 3,133 ' 25,046 45,968 17,453 135,817 _45,382 Woollens tic blankets 124,625 330,429 250,019, Total No improvement in demand has taken place with the new year, and the expectatums of many have been dis appointed. It is in this branch of business that confi dence is most shaken, and unless 1 we have a very marked improvement before long, we apprehend that many must give way whose capital is too limited, and whose ex penses are too heavy to allow them to withstand the pre,sure of the times and the ruinous depreciation in the value of their stocks. As yet this market has expe rienced no relief from decreased imports, and most firms have received considerable augmentations of summer goods, which will have to remain over unopened. As an instance of the losses sustained, we may mention that at a recent large sale of French ribbons and trim mings of good quality, a loss of ful ) ..y 40 per cent. was sustained." According to this, the drapery trade is now as un sound in Australia as it was in London a few years since. From the official statement of imports, an accu rate conclusion may be drawn as to the indirect trade of Russia, carried on through Prussia, the collective quantities of produce imported into the trnited Kingdom during 1854 being thus stated : Rugsian Ports in the Baltic. Seeds— Articles. Prussia. 11G,267 2,212 Flax and Linseed Qr4. 10,173 Rapeseed Tallow Cwt. 31,687 Hemp, undressed „ 20,062 Flax, dressed and undred „ 82,612 copper, unwrought and part wrought The foregoing statement, extracted from the re cords of the Inspector-General's Office, exhibits the importations of the specified articles from all the ports, except those belonging to Sweden, which lie within the Baltic ; that limitation being previously understood to exclude the ports of the Danish ter ritory, whether insular or continental. The im ports from the Baltic ports of Sweden, could not be exhibited in this statement, being blended in the official record with the imports from 'otherports of the same country. J r dated P aris y es t er d a y, 6 p. m ., con t a i ns follo w i ng le a good d ea l h as b een sa id a b ou t the - real cause Y iea l h " r °cYn de Lhuys' journey to London and qktt ei 7 B :,) and the B e l g i an an d Fr enc h p a p ers (f or th e ttlfee - " 4 13 Most generally but copy the former) that . 44 1_ public so much of the Ministerial will ` ll o l6 t esirable have been instructed to say that , - "„ c re not been a certainty of succ ess . M. Lhuys de would never have dec ided on i mNl ll l 7 b 4ll cli a step. Perhaps the Minister left Paris 4 14 'llch an impression, but the motive . for the th (1 1 is attributed to his extreme dissatisfaction 111 0 tl e :a.Y matters were going on . . It appears that Zts 4, 41 ° 1 was taken after, and in consequence of, ZetiltT p l At of despatches in the course of the same thfu• -°11 : 1 M. de Bourqueney, in which the increasd hierulties of his position were set forth, an . kWere at last of such a nature as to make it uneerhoble. It has been already said that Lord J. I tc ; l llr 4 Uvas thought here to be too facile , . too ae big h a c, l at ing, or at all events not sufficiently on ~,- ' l4/1 - i t '''. with respect to the Russian or the Aus '44 r o mister. Any quotations he may have sh akoeTp! the private instruction of Prince Gort b-,,e - o r • do Buol; from " Mr. Burke," or the b itito t kw l , joual Fistory of England, were . no doubt f• ir e , - B :!raY. At all events, it was considered that Ns t" B / 1 was not equal to the occasion, and it b t ide - , 1 c ircumstance that rendered the visit to 13 • 11; 4 1 , ab solutely necessary, in order that M. • ak de Lhuys should come to a perfect ia `ling with Lord Clarendon. It ap- ODtp - ' a t the French Minister particularly dis lZtJ4lll e off-hand manner in which the two teff 'lons were discussed and settled in spite of 'ql1 (1 Q 8 of M. do Bourqueney ; and it was for t nonchalance would be displayed with re sat-"h ° " a ue third that he took the step he has done. i 4 ; s 4 t i m n ° , 'believe . that the French Government is f 11 q)e et ith Austria, whose eagerness in the matter c - the - "ed to be a little blunted since the settlement Ivr-c)Oleti4lP articles ; and it is not improbable that • de 14 14 g like a reproach has been addressed to .i‘oppa-Alel for not having profited •by the forcible h ' il ' h e,Al e i leute short time since by the Russians of f r Zaa merchant vessels descending the Da tVt the Black Sea, to take amore decided t s:,,t . Q 1 ;1," Policy of action." It is now announced 3,7 e r th - ,,W. e cipotentiaries have, as it were, leaped tl th e "oird and most important article, to arrive cl i ti , r , t h, which they have "satisfactorily set re Mat te l la rumoured here to-day that if the er be not arranged by Wednesday next, en -1114 de l'lluys and Lord John Russell will ' llll a for Paris and London respectively." • 253,955 366,220 667,879 The exports of British and Irish spirits from the United Kingdom were, in the four last, years, as under : 1853. 1854. Gallons. Gallons. British colonies,and dependencies 603,033 473,586 Foreign countries and colonies 224,879 206,978 Total 827,212 680,564 Of this total there were shipped to Australia 529,167 gallons in 1853, and 355,436 gallons in 1854, while our North American colonies only re ceived 24,377 gallons in the year first named, aid 55,227 gallons in the second. this gave a little support, Consols are 921 to 92-1- for money, and 921 g for account. t The Reduced 3 per Cents. are 91 to .1, and the New per Cents. 91, to Bank Stock is 2101 to 212, and India Stock 226 and 229. India Bonds are 11s. to 14s. Exchequer Bills realise 6s. to 9s. premium. In the Foreign Market the transactions have I been of no importance and the quotations are with out much alteration. Mexican Stock is 21i and Brazilian 5 per Cents. are quoted 991 ex-dividend." Sardinian Bonds are 87i, Spanish S per Cents. are firmer at 361 and Dutch 2i per Cents. at 62k. Turkish, Bonds are 791 to being flat. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i to 7; Mexi can, 214 to 21g ; Peruvian, 69- to 701; ditto Three per Cents., 49 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 42 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18i to 18g ; ditto Three per Cents., 361 to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to 5,1; ditto Passive, 41- to 41. The following is the arrangement effected by the Antwerp and Rotterdam Railway Company with the Lierre and Turnhout Company " The Lierre and Turnhout Railway, length '24 miles, capital 172,0001., and 8 , 600 shares of 201 . ea c h, has been constructed under a guarantee of interest at the rate of 4 per cont. from the Belgian Government, and being now completed for the sum of 7,0001. per mile guaranteed by the Government, a minimum annual di vidend of 4 per cent. is receivable on the shares, with participation in surplus profits above 4 per cent. in terms of the statutes. " By the arrangements concluded, holders of Antwerp and Rotterdam shares have the option of paying the full amount of 161. per share at once, and receiving paid-up shares "to bearer," carrying interest, or of paying a deposit of 41. per share on allotment, and three instal ments of 41. at intervals of two months each, with inte rest at 5 per cent. on the amount, until the payments are completed." The railway meetings announced are the follow ing:— Company. Date. Place. Aberdeen _ April 18, Aberdeen. • Central of Switzerland April 27, Basle. Chester, Stour Valley, &c April 16, Colchester. Cork and Bandon Aprilll, 17, Gracechurch-st. Demerara Great Western April 19, Paddington. .. __ . .. ~. A "e gr ..kri. a h !at Majority of the military surgeons now in iaite:,eg received orders to join the army, the Ad m('4lta'at'l" °fPublic Assistance has been requestr the '411 4,t e , 80 rae of the physicians and surgeons t o s. Th — Alta% to attend the military Havre n ft:eightages e Fr„ h r in, Y. The Dane, screw steam er , f reig ht e d b y clireetrea Government, left that port on . S n at f uLd g a e y s: Ithlelet(.11: Constantinople, with carts, carp g th e dia ttie n , waggons and a large quantity of stores fo. for s i etent services of the army. The Zouav e, intended and 414'114 destination, has taken the place o f the Dane, Ti:tmeow being loaded. 'A. g r''.e'rlllC T ELEGRAPH. —STOCKHOLM, Marc h 25. Ae ad wedish savant, Professor Edlund, of t h e .. ..ti , 1 itep r :elY of Sciences, succeeded last year ip. ruak . ine e a e. traph ve ,eleat in the construction of the electric sendtl klesma:PParatue, by which it becomes possible . to o. Aosit ' A e . e by the same wire simultaneously in A two op - that baese.,lr.ections. The principle on which this discov ery th at a ' Is very Simple, and altogether d i ffere n t i Tr! that, t a pp lied by Dr. Gintl, at Vienna, which, was found the'kit u -11 e e td• As far back as the month of August th e ,Zar Professor Edlund made .some experiments on I ' 4 6 f the t l co. nh line between Stockholm and se; a : 1 1 , tb,3, pertniessero-aa4 the directors,. These succeeded Whi c h ~.,, e at he constructed the necessary apparatus, Which Put up in December last, and has been in daily ap - "on ever since. As soon as the needful number of Paratn ev er .. 4 R are constructed, they are to be introduced at tae :'elegraph station in the kingdom ; and, as the the t , tio n i, jaw. 6 do expensive, the advantages gained over t c h, " sYstena are obvious, by two one line of wire will , now s work done formerly . Llynvi Valley April 27, Paddington. Lyons and Geneva Manchester, Sheff. and Line. May 25, Manchester. Northern of France , April 30, Paris. Paris and Lyons St. Andrews and Quebec,' (Class A) South Wales Mineral Apr. 20, Craven Hotl, Strnd Railway shares were dull at previous prices. United Mexican, Santiago de Cuba, and Lusitanian Mining Shares continue to attract attention, par ticularly the first named, but the business doing in them is not so active as it was last week. Austra lian land and bank shares are generally steady, with a fair extent of dealings. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From tlat 'osgoial List. ) BuSITIORA done Stock ... 2106 12 a d 3 per Cent. Reduced Anuuitias .............» 914 1 a d 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 924 6 ‘.. ew 3 per Cent. Annuities Consols for Account, April 924 o:ache:quer Bills, 24d. £l000 2500 9 small 9 7 ti . xchequer Bonds 1858, 3o per Cent. 99# Ditto 1859, ~ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'€ LO Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 99 x d lexican 3 per Cent. "&t,rdinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. B7O Ditto for the Account 874 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 364, 'urkish Bonds, fi per cent Ditto for the Account 79 j Ditto Small Dividends on the above payable in London. Ditch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil 62i HALF-PAST T. Console 92 • Ditto, April Amount 20 20 10 10' The advices brought by the steamer Africa from New York notice a quieter stock market, the non arrival of the Atlantic having checked operations. Money continued very abundant, and the last weekly return of the City banks showed an in crease, compared with the previous one, of 603,428 dollars in loans and discounts. In foreign ',pro ductions there was more activity, but there was an ample supply of most descriptions, and the arri vals were moderate. The grain markets were affected also by the absence of later news from Efirope confirming the particulars of the Emperor of Russia's death. The stocks of breadstuffs in the New York markets were light. Cutton , realised steady rates. The California accounts are three, days later. The firm of Wells, Fargo, and Co. had resumed, and it was expected that Messrs. Page, Bacon, and Co. would also recommence. The panic had greatly subsided, but still there was some excitement. The rains had set in, much to the encouragement of the miners, who had accumulated immense quan tities of earth for washing. The yield during the season is expected to be very large. There was a better feeling in the commercial markets. The Sitka, a very fine Russian vessel, has been brought to Spithead from California as a prize .to the combined fleets. She was captured off Kams chatka. _ _ . News has just been received from Liverpool that the North Carolina screw-steamer, , from Philadel phia, has foundered, after having been in contact with another vessel, and we regret to state that wily a part of the passengers and crew were saved. Letters have been received from Pappenburg,' dated the 2d inst., which announce that no less than 15 vessels have been seized and laid under embargo at Ismail by the Russians. _ The Stock market continues extremely heavy, under the impression that a new loan is shortly to be announced ; and political events are looked for ward to also with great interest. Money s ho .. ever, continues extremely easy, and the bankers will not allow more than 3-4 per cent. for it upon " call," while they discount readily at A per cent., and for very first class paper, at short dates, even as low as 31. A leading broker has this morning given 3-4.6ths for the " call" of stock to-morrow, and T S N i LONDO Il i MONDAY NIZNING", APRIL t, 11111. 25 St. 20 at ARE MARKETS. 25 8/ 2* If THIS DAY.) rAILWAYS. all Closinc Prices Saturday. Business done yesterday. 50 25 12 12 20 61i x a 32a 1a 22. LINES FIXED 11 ENTALS. I Paid.l Leasing C. (=pan s London N. Wzgt. L.&N.W. Caledon... E. Un. E. C..... Glt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Gt. Wer.T. Yk. New. & Berw. Y. . 1 / 4 N Pi Do., Do • S. Easton Do Peto & Co. Norfolk Do 1...& N. W Midld. Stckton Darliugt. Ulosatii Prices Satur 95 - 97 .7 - 99 En. Coun 135 - 137 E. Count Do - 27 105 - 107 D 0.., 12i -- 13 23 -- 24 101 -11 i 2i - 2i g. - i:3 L. &N.W &Ln&Yi Do 1 88i I all 100 18 all Gt Northr Lanoash do Yorksh. T. Brassey M.StiClear Stockt. dt Darlingt. D 0........ . 91 651 5 par i p 57 59 130 - 133 74 8 4 24 2 d inai ess yester 32 - 33 89 - 91 98 9 99i atWestn pm I pm 115 14 GOOD FRIDAY AT THE TUILERIES. A religious ceremony took place on Good Friday in the chapel of the Tuileries. The Emperor, Em press, and the Court were present, and about 100 strangers were admitted with tickets. Out of reverence for the solemn character of the day, it was notified on the card of admission that all persons assisting at the service should appear in deep mourning. A few mi nutes before the service commenced the Emperor and Empress entered, habited in black ; the Empress wore the 'costume of her country, with her face half shaded by the mantilla, her sable dress contrast• ing strongly with the transparent fairness of her complexion. Some of the French ladies present, probably out of compliment to the Empress, also wore the characteristic heaci•dress of Spain, and carried tans of the same dark colour. They were probably Fiench, or English, for the experienced eye could see at the first glance, in spite of the Spanish costume, that the movement of the fan, which no hand or waist can manage except a thorough-bred Spanish one, was a decided fail ure, notwithstanding its rapidity and energy. The.man tilla, too, though in some cases richer and more flowing than that of the Empress, evidently did not cover a Spanish head, nor shade a Spanish eye. The celebrated preacher, Father Ravignan, delivered a discourse on the Passion, which was listened to with the profoundest at tention. The solemn dirge of the Roman Catholic ritual, suited to the occasion, was well executed. Except at the sermon, the Emperor and Empress remained kneel ing during the service, which lasted about an hour. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. BAGENALSTOWN AND WEXFORD. The report of the directors stated that they have been enabled to conclude satisfactory arrangements with some of the principal proprietors for possession of the land required for the commencement of the works, and which land they have placed at the disposal of the contractor. The works in the neighbourhood of Borris, being the heaviest on the line, have been commenced, and the dirpctors trust that the works will be carried on steadily duping the approaching summer. The report of the engineer stated that the contractor had already executed 2,200 lineal yards of fencing, 4,100 cubic yards of exca vation, and that the bridge over the public road from Burris to Feenagh was nearly finished. The capital account showed that 22,0251. had been t eceived to the 31st of December, and 8,2131. expended, leaving a balance of 13,812/, LIMERICK AND FOYNES. The repoq of the directors of this company states that, in order that no delay should arise in opening a portion of the line for traffic as soon as possible, they have contracted for the erection of stations at Patrick's well, Adare, and Rathkeale. They hope to be able to open a portion of the line in the course of the approach ing summer. The directors have found it necessary to make a third call of 21. 103. per share, payable next ,nonth, which will make it 12 months since the pre ceding call was made. By an amendment of the borrowing powers of the company in the present session they expect to be enabled to complete the whole line without much pressure en the shareholders. Thereport of Mr. La Fanne the engineerstated that the contractor's operations extend now over 141 miles of the line, and the portion from Limerick to Adare is in a very forward state, about eight inifes,of it having been brought to formation level, and 2'& miles partially ballasted. Agreements have been made for 23 miles of the land ; the contractor is in pos ession of 18 miles, and three miles only remain to be settled for. The contractor will commence laying the 1 1 permanent way in about five weeks. The works have been well and substantially executed. GREAT SOUTHERN AND' WESTERN. The tunnel works at Cork have arrived so near com pletion that already tramways have been laid down the entire length, and pilot engines have been run upon them. The deviation road, which is to be substituted for the present Lower Glanmire road, is mc„king rapid progress. The excasation4 for the docks aro' being pro ceeded witb, and have advanced to a considerable ex tent ; the goods depot is nearly completed ; and the passenger terminus is already commenced. A very brief period will probably show the transfer of the ter minus to its final destination. FORTH AND CLYDE JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Stirling on Friday ; Mr. R. Graham presiding. The chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, congra tulated the shareholders on the probability of opening the line in time to secure the autumn traffic. Since the report had been printed, an additional sum of 7,0001. had been expended on the undertaking. Owing to the rapid progress of the works an 'early call 'night be anti cipated, and a considerable sum would be required to com plete the works. Resolutions ere passed adopting the report and re-electing the retirin w g directors. DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT PIECE OF ORDNANCR.,--- On Thursday the labourers engaged in levelling the ground surrounding the Kilkenny National Model School, while excavating a portion of the inner embank uent of the old town wall, under the bastion anciently known as Talbot's Castle, discovered a very curious piece of ordnance, probably a relic of Cromwell's siege, at the distance cf several feet from the surface. It is the species of gun termed a " saker," with a moveable chamber for loading, and measures 7 feet 6 inches in length, with a bore of two inches. A fragment of a 241 b. cannot shot was found a few days previously io the same locality. Both these interesting . remains have been de posited in the museum of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society, by Henry P. Clarke, Esq., local inspector of national schools. We presume the public will be further enlightened as to their history at the May meeting of the Archaeological Society.—Kiekerovy Moderator. - 21 - 84 - Si 13i -12 j i 15i -16 i 74 BE - 3 - 90 61i - fq lii - WI 6 - 81 2i 54 - 6f It - 15 ii - 11$ 31 33 21 - 23 72 74 h 5 57 2d par 19i -- 2O ... -... .. 68 - 70 88 - 89 72 - 74 123 - 125 91 - 93 65 -65 A 59 - 61 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 7 76 - 8i 97 91 99i 100 id 4d d 1 i • 82 84 9 • 8} 8 7 24 - 24 . 8 - 8i 69i - 70 41 - 43 11 - 9 - 2 48 - 50 31 3 A 28i 29 71i - 72 1 7 4 - .36 12 - 131 48i -- 49 d par Ad 1 I 4 4g 61 f. d ar 28 - 30 98 - 100 63 - €5 45 47 ;2i 33 60k 61 271: - 28 1 , 5 - - 3 2 - 1 36 - 38 .•• '' 600 ....... 6i 17 4 5 22 - 4 5 -- 6 - 7 RkILV ATEI. Aberdeen.. Ambg. Nottng Boer. And Basta. Jnnct... Bo'fast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolverh Stour Valley Birkeuhd. Lance) & Cheshire Junct Do. Cheah. & Birk., £5O and 225 Cone. Do., £20... Blyth &Tyn 3 origina' £25 (ised. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen and Car digan Chester <St Holyhead , :lork and Bandon Cork, Black, & hog Cornwall 'irietT Junction riblirtez.BelfastJune Dundee Perth &An? ieeu Jurketion. Do. New N. all 100 211 00 :ast Anglian....... :astern Counties.. Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock • 1)o., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Pri,l4 & Dundee Forth & Clyde June Furness Do. Extension..,,, ,,, Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock..... Do., B. Stock Gt. gth.&West.(lre.) Great Western ..* ... . , Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Easiern. Lancaster & Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lincash. andYm ksh. D 3. W st. Riding Un. Liv. Crsby. & Sonthpt London & Blackwal Load..Brigiit & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westo. Do. Fifths Do.lol. 5h.,M&8.., C Do. Eighths • London andS. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine i,ndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Sb XL Uncle Do. Shares, No. I Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmng. & Derby Midi& G. West. (Ire, ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoini and hostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Dodo. Purch, Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New LW N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stea.d, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western., N. & S. Westrn.Junc Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester,k Wolverhampton Portsmouth eottish Central !Scottish Midland slirvshire Union South Devou South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. 6z Riv. Dun D 0... Staines, Wok. &Wok Stockton &. Dar Stelkten & Hartlepl Tad' Vale Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames .Haven Dock and Railway Vale ..f Neath.... Waterf I. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerl.l West Cornwa , l, West End of London and Crystal Pa!ace.. 'West London. Winable , ln &Croydon FOREIGN. A utwerpaltotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Oraissessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central I ndia.Seri Central of Italy Demerara Dutel , Rhenish . Eastern of France Do. New,,, East Indian, g. 5 p. c. Do. Eslenbion . Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of Cana(l4A is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till'63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc , . Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. Do. New 5 per cent. Po. Extensions... 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. B per cent. Lake °omit. & Basle 'lcoa di Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons cit Mediterran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur 61 Liege (witi interest) Do. (ox interest) - Northern of France. Do .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Brquelines guar. 3 $ F. c. & red. at 224/. dur. 88 yrs, from 1 Jan. 1854._ D o , 20/. 3 p. c Bdy (fnuy. B. & Ams. She.; N or wegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rotten Parise:ten & Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Svred is h Sambre and Meuse_ Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. Seind Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) . West Flanders Do 54 per c. Prof Western of France West. of Switzerland Wis,sbaden Zealand - § - 1- - ="6 1 - 1# 2 - 21 par i P —11 d 351 35 7 —7, 21 3 P ig - 11 .. ..... ' ego 9 -- 8 9i 8 i 49 - 511 89 91 2a 21 , I - iP par - iP 21 2 4 17t 17i 96 - 98 96 .- 98 100 -- 102 94 - 96 19i -- 20 98 - 100 2 Sip par —l l3 14 .. 6 2 i 6 13 R 9 22a 22ap 48 50 40 42 —• Pro 22/ 22 par ip lid 8i 8f - - Inn 4 d 5} 6iPi iii -: is BANKS. 80 - 82 1 d :4 d 3 -- 20 21 d iP 33 - 33 39 - 41 37 - 39 65 - 67 7 i 8 1 ••. ••• JOINT-Si _:iscrai , t•.nis . • !itritisli Colonial Bank and Loan Company Briti,li N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrt(l. fink. of India, Anstralia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish Ant i \ Australian Chart Loud. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia Ditto Now London and County London Joint Stock Loud. & Weetminstei National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Now South Wales Oriental Bank of Corpoi ation. rrovincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp C 0.... South Australia Union a Australia ' Do. New ............ Union of London ,i,.1 5 10 St. St. 5 all all all all MINES. 1 all Ague. Fria .. 1 all !Anglo Austrin. Gold 10s. all 'Anglo Californian *— I 20 6 Australian l/ —1/ 1 all Australian Cordillera ... 1 all Ave Maria .• 1 all Baden (Gd•Dachy of) 50 all Blarnarvon Iron and Coal 20 13.5 British Iron 35 254 Brazilianlmp.(issued at 1;5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 2 24 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 30 —32 1 4 Carson's Cveek 1 Clarendon Cons, Min, Co. of Jamaica 4— Fl 40 all Cobre Copper 5O 62 52 5 1 Colonial Gold — 4 St. all Copper Min. of Eng 4O 45 25 all Do. Prof. 74 p. cent, par —2„ ... 16 Copiapo. 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg 2 2 1 Fortuna * 20 all Genera 1............ 144 164 a 44 all Great Polgooth. ...... 1 all Liberty... ............ 3 all Linares .. ............... 7 7i 7i 5 1 Lusitanian ............. —$P 1 all Mari qu it a . • ...... 1 1 all New G rana d a ....... 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting C 0.... ... 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 15 16 5 1 Port Philip 50 all Quartz Rock. ,., Iron.„„ 2O • 22 15 all Do. New 3) 121 Santi de Cuba..., 5l —6l 1 all Sout Australian.,,,, —lt 10 74 Tin Croft 1{ - 2 284 all United Mexican 64 7 6 i I all Waller .......... — 1 all West Mariposa • - 1 12s. Wortking Mining of Australia I. all Yuba.... MISCELLANSOUS. 25 174 Australian Agricult. 28 30 20... Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 all Aush . aln. Royal Mail 10 7 Berli n Water Works 21 2/d 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 60 5 1 Brit. di Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction. Co. ... 109 :12A Canada... ...... ...... . 119 121 1204 .. St. 100 - Canada Gov, (1 p. et. 5 all Jan. and J u1y........ 1081 = 1094 Crystal Palac e .. 34— 3 4 3 4 4 all Crystal Pal.of Framed 1 Dust on I ron 0re..... 20 84 Eastern Steam.. ...... 25 '22 Electric Telegraph 141 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. l5 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. eam 20 all G enera l Screw St 20 10 Irish lleetcoot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Nitv4. , , • 10 all Mediteran. Eke. Tel. —lO 9 Mexicau&S.Auierien 61! 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land....— 2 1 N. S. W. Coal di Inter. Steam. Navigat. C0.,,, 1 all N. P. , Australasia-i... 1 20 124 Nrth,crEeropcSt all Peel Rr. Ld. & ilfinrl. 21 3 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 57 59 50 10 Do. New.... 2 all Portlana iron C 0..... 14 1 4 WO 60 !loyal Mail Steam ... ...II Root. Austral. Invest. 14 14 1. Ditto New.,, 25 all South Austral . Lana 37 08 - all Submar. T e l. S cr i p... 1 all On. 11,;zister.).1. 20 5 Trnst d i L oan Co. •of Upper Canada I 100 \ 28* Van Dicmand s Laud 13 ••• 13 -7 13i RAJIMAn. Bedford and Bletchley Bnckghamsh. Clydesdale Je. Col. Stour Vy. Sud.'and Hal. E. Lincoln-gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. h Shares. Do. / Shares. Lon.& Greonw Do. Preference Lon.,Til.,&S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar. Midkl.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Eaten... Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p t Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Shef.Roth.and Goole g. 5 p. c, Shrews. &Her, S. Staffordsb. Wear Valleygr 6, per cent.: Do Wilts&Oomrst PREFERENCE SHARES. 1102 - 105 90 -92 9i 9i 95 - 2 - 4 5Z -- 6 -- 1 - r 12i -- 134 60 - 62 ". ...."' ....!Xil 14 • - 116 1107 - 109 100 - 102 i - ip 6 6{ 96 98 87 —8" 89 91 10 11xn 17 17. 10 104 72 '— 73 19 —19 i 9i 14 144 134 - 136 ~. ...... ... ••• M. 2}- 31 12i -12 i i -- JP - 136 - 4 - 4i 85 - 87 103 - 105 ICO - 101 91 - 93, 34 - 34 •• .•. id 105 - 107 13 15 id par 221 - 23 i 15 - 17 ••• • ••• I '... 2p Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. a. Blyth and Tyne lOpor a. pref. (issd. at 501) Brig. & Ex. 4 13. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork dxßandons p.c Dundee Perth ,SzAber deen Junction Eastern Counties Ex- tension,s p. c. No. I Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 F . C. St. Eastern Union, Gar per cent Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 10. Del;entr.Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts East and West York shire June. Fifths Edinb Pith. &Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4i p. c D 0.5 p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. e. Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt. South". &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Praf. St Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 44 p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p. e. Do. Birm„ Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0... Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Ches. Gila. Sh Do. do. do ID°. do. do Lan. & York. P. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brightman Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon.&N. W.. Coy. di Nuneaton b p. et London & S. Western . Con. Thirds Londonderry& Color Shares I Londy. & Ennis. 8b sian., Shef., & Lin., New, £lO 4 Do. £6 vfarypt.&Ca.rl.4p o Do. 4i per cent. Consol.6 p.c.st. Do, Consol. Bristol Birm. f per cent Do. Pref. 4.? , , per ccn• NTorfolk Debenture Do. Prof. 4 p. c. Stoel. l)o. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 54 per et . prof„. Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British V. E. Derw, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do Do Leeds Fi p.c De. do. Quarters 48 Do. York ii. & 4. Pnr. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.4ls, 6 p,c. Scot. Cent. ,New Pref South Devon Da. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os, gd, S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4 p. c.,... ., S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar- Stockton and Dar. lington, 5 per cent. Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 all all all all 100 1100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ,Do.. 97xd t REET NEWS-(TIII8 DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. "The suppli( sof wheat on sale in mast of the country mar kets held on 4turday were very moderate, and the demand for most kind( ruled steady, at very full prices. Earley was in good request, and rather dearer. In all other arti cles only a limited business was transacted. We continue to receive firm advices from the United States.; but the amennt of business doing on the Continent for shipment to England is limited. The receipts of Roglish grain up to our market last week were on the increase. From abroad the imports amounted to 4,526 quarters of wheat, 2,412 barley, 16,273 oats, 50 peas, 1,167 tares, 7,102 linseed, 362 rape seed, 92 mustard seed, 1,199 sundry seeds, 4,625 sacks and 4,865 barrels of flour. Fresh up to our market this morning we received a very limited supply of English wheat, coastwise and by land carriage. Notwithstanding that the show of samples of both red and xvbite was small, the demand for all descrip tions was in a very dull state —arising from the absence of many of the leading millers —and last Monday's pric es were with difficulty supported. With foreign wheat we were very moderately suppliod. Although the amount of businessdoing was small, importers were firm in their demands, and last week's currency was maintained. The supply of English barley was moderate—of foreign limited. Most descriptions were in fair request. In prices, however, no change took place. Malt—the show of which was tolerably good—sold heavily at late rates. The supply of oats being considerably on the increase, especially from the Continent and from Ireland, the oat trade was dull, and, in some instances, the quotations gave way 6d per quarter. We had a slow sale for beans at last week's prices. In peas very little was doing on former terms. We had only a limited inquiry for flour. In prices very little change took place. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier '...• 70s to 71s Red •..• new 62s to 723 Oats Yorkshire and Ditt0............ old 68s 743 Lincolnsh., Feed 255 299 i)itto, White new 78s 82s Potato ...... .. •• 285 30s Ditt0........ old 79s 84s Youghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- 81ack....• •• 24s 29s coin, Red, old 648 763 Cork, White ... •• 26s 30s Ditto new ...... 645 75s Scotch, Feed ..• • . 27s 30s Rye—Old ...........• —s —s Beans—Tick ......... 36s 39s ................42s 44s Pigeons. ....38s 44s Barley—Grinding ..• .. 295 31s Peas—Grey .......... 33s 3')s Malting .—— •• 325 33s Map1e........... 36s 38s Chevalier.... .•• 33s 34s White....... •• .. 363 42s Walt—StiffolkandNor- Boilers .....• •• .. 423 458 625 67s Flour—Town-made... 603 65s Suffolk .......... 483 54s ir0wn............... 583 605 KingstonandWare 68s 70s Stooktn & Norfolk 48s 523 SMITHFIELD. For the time of year, the imports of foreign stock into London were very moderate—the total supply being 934 head. In the corresponding week in 1854 we received 1,629 ; in 1853, 3,905 ; in 1852, 1,045 ; in 1851, 2,066; in 1850, 1,001 ; in 1849, 656 ; and in 1848, 1,256 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WENK. From Beasts. Rotterdam— 17 Harlingen Hamburgh Amsterdam „ Antwerp Kampen 2 Sheep. 163 ... Lambs. Calves. Pigs -- ... 150 ... - --... 100 .. ... . -- 1 T0ta1.... 449 ... 264 ... 221 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. [854 456 964 209 1853 835 2,654 413 3 1852 54 791 200 1851 5lB ... 1,220 281 ... 37 850 255 ... 515 224 The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was mode rate. Amongst it were 204 oxen from Spain, out of 244 originally shipped, 40 having been thrown overboard in a gale of wind. With English and Scotch beasts we were fairly supplied for the time of year, though there was a considerable fall ing off in the former compared with Monday last. The general quality of all,breeds was good, but the beef trade ruled heavy, at barely last week's currency. The extreme value of the best Scots was 4s 10d per Blbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,000 Scots and short horns ; from ether parts of England 400 of various breeds ; and from Scotland 360 horned and polled Scots, chiefly per railway. There was a falling off in the supply of sheep, and the general weight and condition of most breeds were inferior. The mutton trade was in a very depressed state, at a decline in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. The top price of the best old Dovins, in the wool, was 4s 10d—out of the wool, 4s 4d per 81bs. We had a moderate show of lambs, which sold slowly, at 7rom 5s 2d to 68 6d per 81bs. Very few calves were in the market ; whilst the veal rade ruled steady, at late rates. The pork trade was very dull, at last week's quotations. From Ireland, by sea, last week, we received 91 beasts. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. s. d, s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Prime Southdown 4 6 410 second quality.... 3 6 4 2',Large erse. calves 310 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6Prime small do._ 4 6 410 Prime Scots, die. 4 8 4 16,Large hogs 'i 0 4 0 inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Sinall porkers 3 2 4 4 - Seeomi quality ...3 S 310 Suckling ealves..22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 0 4 2 Quarter old pigs 20 0 25 0 Lamb ss 2cl to 6s 6,1. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Retat3 ..... .........•• •• 3,096 / Sheep .........•• .. —20,500 ;aLve5:...........• •• •• .. 77 8ea5t5............•• •... . 593 Calves.•• •. •.........• h 9 Piga .. •• •• •• •• •• 465 Pigs. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market. on Monday, April 10, 1854, and this day, Monday, April 9, 1855. Per Sibs, to sink the offals. April 10, 1854. s. d. s. d. 3 oto 3 2 34 3 6 3 8 310 April 9,1855. s. d. s. d 3 2to 3 4 ,3 6 4 2 ,4 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior beasts ... Second quality ditto Prime large oxen Prime Scots, ctc ... 4 0 4 2 1 4 S 410 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 6 3 81 4 3 6 Second quality ditto ... 310 4 41 $ 310 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 4 6 4 84 0 4 2 Prime Southdown ditto 410 5 04 6 410 Lambs ... ... 5 4 7 0 1 1 5 2 6 6 Large coarse calves 4 6 5 2'3 10 4 4 Prime small ditto ... ... 5 4 5 8 4 6 410 Large hogs ... 3 0 4 213 0 4 0 seat small porkers 4 4 4 8,4 2 4 4 Beasts_ 4,495 3,096 Sheep 23,610 20,500 Calves... ... 130 77 Pigs ... ...310 465 SUPPLIES ON SALs, April 11, 1853.—Beasts, 3,618; sheep and lambg, 19,100 ; calves, 151; pigs, 275. April 12, 1852.—Beasts, 3,419; sheep and lambs, 17,920 calves, 182 ; pigs, 380. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. Our markets are seasonably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with most kinds of meat. Prime beef, mutton, lamb, and veal are in steady request, at full prices. In other kinds, only a moderate business is doing. Per 81bs by the carcase. a. d. 8. d. Beef, inferior 3 2 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 De., prime large 3 10 4 0 De , do. small 4 2 4 4 E'vrk, large 3 0 3 8 d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling " 3 8 3 10 Do., prime 4 0 4 4 Veal 3 8 4 8 Pork, small 3 10 4 6 BOROUGH HOP. Although our market is very scantily supplied with English hops, the demand for all kinds, owing to the con tinued pressure of foreign qualities, is heavy, and prices are not supported. Mid and East Kent pockets. 141 Os to 201; Weald of Kent ditto, 13/ lOs to 141 10s ; Sussex, 121 10s to 131 lOs ; and yearlings, 7/ lOs to 16/ per cwt. The imports of foreign hops last week were, 10 bales from Ham burgh and 47 from Antwerp. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Rather larger supplies have come to hand since Monday last, and their general quality is good. Only a moderate business is doing in most kinds, as follows :—York Re gents, 105 s to 1203; Kent and Essex do., 100 s to 110 s; Scotch do., 90s to 100 s ; do. reds, 85s to 95s ; middlings, 60s to TOs ; blues, 75s to 85s; Lincolns, 100 s to 110 s ; York Plants, 110 s to 120 s per ton. WOOL. There is still a steady business doing in most kinds of English wool, both for home use and shipment to the con tinent. Prices generally are well supported. Foreign and colonial qualities move off slowly on former terms. Last week's imports amounted to 138 bales from Sydney, 19 from Hamburg, 500 from Algoa Bay, 151 from Constantinople, and 199 from Shanghai. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tegs, is Oid to is ld ; Down ewes, is to is Oid ; half-bred ewes, lld to nit' ; half-bred tegs is Od to is Odd ; Kent fleeces, is Od to is Oid ; long heavy wool fleeces, 9id to 101 d ; combing skins, 9d to lld ; flannel wool, is Od to is ld ; blanket wool, 7d to 114 d • Leicester fleeces, 10iAl to ilia per lb. SEEDS. Clover seed is in very moderate request. Most other seeds are steady, and the quotations are well supported. We have to notice a falling off in the demand for both linseed and rape cakes, and prices show a tendency to give way. Turatp.White, per bush. 223 to 25s ;1112111! sl2 S ~6 , 38s Carraway ... ••••• • • ; 0 , Coriander •• • • ••• • • ' 4 sQ b6s gas flempseed, per quarter Ifs Linseed, Eng . iowing' • .'• 66. 678 Crushing • • • " •• 0 -4 :12 —6 1 8 :: Baltic R ga a p p e e s C e:t New,pr let 33 10E15 7 I % Linseed rE°oncirgeetitiggasanhk on it r :o . 5 Swede •••• —s Ninst.ard, 8r0wn•..... 12; 14.' White, new...... 83 10. Fsres.Winter,new.... Ils 12s 01d...... •• „ 9 3 3.) si Oanary, per quarter .. 464 52: Rye grass •••• .. •• 24; 30s Clover,RalEng. (cwt.) 523 65 ' White •• •• • 653 75; Foreign Red.... 48.3 White.... !hi 70. Trefoil, new...• ....•• 253 32 TALLOW. Since Monday last the business doing in our market has been very limited, yet scarcely any change has taken place in the quotations. To-day P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling at 47s 91 to 48s pr cwt. Town tallow, 45s Gd per cwt., net cash. Rough fat, 2s GAd per 8 lbs. Stock this day ...... I Price of Y. C .... 1 . Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel .... trice of Town ...... 34,699 47s 9d to 48s Od 11830 72,017 2,586 70,716 4E 64 34,954 406 31 to 40s 6d 1,379 85,462 94,198 41s 01 1852. 42,058 29.609 35s 6d ,45s 3d to to 35s 9d, 45s 6d 824 2,383 95,548 90,986 101,972 I 79,9 3 6 9 7 3 38s Od i Cs 3d 1853. 34.194 67g 6d •0 —s Od 1,604 67,085 1,315 97,964 67s id NE's A. A~. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH') CRAVEN STAKES. Orinoco. Scherz RANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. T.Y.C. Nathan Guitar . Three ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. D.M Antoinette Alcyone .................. Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOUS. D.M. Para Affgban 2 Four rpri. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Tumbler Refraction o Arrived.—Hercules and Noisette. LATEST BETTING. COLUMN STAKES. 6to 4 agst Habana. 4to 1 agst Bonnie Morn. THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst St. Hubert. 4to 1 agst Lord of the Isles. 4to 1 agst Polydore (taken). 20 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn. DERBY. 9to 1 agst De Clare (offered). 10 to 1 apt St. Hubert (offered). 40 to 1 agst Oulston (offered). 30 to 1 agst Bonnie Morn (offered). 40 to 1 agst Saraband GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Vandal (taken). 6to 1 agst Neville (taken). NEWMARKET HANDICAP.—The following are here : Epaminondas, Domino, Calamus, Dr. O'Toole, Coup. d'Etat, Cardigan, Quince, Physalis colt, Rackapelt, Ben ham, Rodomeli, Hazel, Clove, Sister to Singapore, Chalice, Crown Pigeon, Donald, Laura, Selina, Triton, and Freckle. Determination, Redlands, and Kaffir have paid forfeit. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. NEWMARKET HANDICAP. 12 to 1 agst King of Trumps (taken). CRIMINAL COURT.-(TBIS DAY.) The April session of the above Court was opened this morning, before the Right. Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Right Hon. the Recorder, Aldermen Hunter, Sir G. Carroll, Sir R. Carden, and Wire ; Mr. Sheriff . Mug geridge, Mr. Sheriff Crosley, and Mr. Under -Sheriff A. Crosley. The first edition of the calendar contains the names of 131 prisoners. The Recorder delivered a very brief charge to the Grand Jury, and, after observing that there were several very serious cases to be disposed of at the present session, he said they would not entail any additional labour upon the grand jury, because the bills referring to the more serious of them were found at the last session. The only case of murder they would have to inquire into was a charge against a woman, named Bryant, of having cruelly destroyed the life of her child, by leaving it in the snow during the inclement weather. Some doubt might arise whether the child was alive at the time she deposited it in the place where it was found, but as the prisoner admitted that the child was hers, and that she had at all events placed it in the snow, it appeared to him that it would be the safer course for them to find the bill, and leave the matter to be more fully inquired into before the petty jury. The Recorder then said that he regretted to observe that the crime of perjury appeared to be very much on the increase, and there were several most serious cases of that description to be disposed of at the present session. The offence of passing forged notes, which had up to a recent period been of rare occurrence, appeared also to be very much increased, and he said he mentioned this in order that tradesmen might be upon their guard against frauds of such a description, The grand jury then retired, and the Court was ad journed for an hour, in order to give the Recorder and the other city officials an opportunity of being present at the Special Court of Alderinen. MARLBOROUGH. ST RE hT.-(THIS DAY.) CHARGE OF ROBBERY.—John Weddle and Samuel Rayner, two respectable young men, were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a sovereign, the property of the directors of the British Telegraph Company, 43, Regent-circus, Piccadilly. John Astrop Head stated that he was a clerk in the employ of the above company,' at their office in Regent-circus, Piccadilly, and that in conse quence of •having missed various sums of money from a drawer in the instrument•room, and suspicions falling upon the prisoners, he *larked a sovereign, and with other moneys placed it in the same drawer about 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. About half-past 12 on the same night the prisoners left, and as soon as they were gone he looked over the money in the drawer and missed therefrom the marked sovereign. He immedi ately, accompanied by a policeman, followed the pri soners as far as Scott's Supper-rooms in Coventry-street, where he gave them into custody. Police-constable 30 C proved taking the prisoners into custody at Scott's Supper-rooms ; and, on telling them what they were charged with, Weddle said it was a shameful thing to collar a young man in a place like that where they were known. Witness then conveyed them to the station where they were searched, and on Ray ner was found the marked sovereign produced, which last witness identified as the one he had put in the drawer. The prisoners, who made no answer to the charge ; were remanded until Wednesday next. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, April 9.—Wind and weather this day at noon, S.W. ; strong breeze, and cloudy, with cold weather. —The Sitka, a Russian prize to the combined fleets, has been brought in here, having been captured off Kamschltka. PORTSMOUTH, April B.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived — Stanton from Savannah ; H.M.S. Tyne, eastward. Sailed —Unrestricted, for Balaklava. COWES, April I.—Wind, W. Arrived—Hermann (s.), from New York, and left for Bremen. PLYMOUTH, April B.—Wind, W. Arrived—Albeit; from Moulmein ; Hindoo, Pernambuco ; William Ward, Monte Video. FALMOUTH, April B.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Chas. Thompson, from Matanzas ; Wm. Henry, Cardenas ; Itasca, do. ; Lady Franklin, Matanzas, with part of cargo thrown overboard ; Edward Cohen, Havannak ; Donna Anna, Bahia; Emilia, Matanzas. OFF DOVER, April B.—Baldur, from Calcutta. DEAL, April B.—The Oregon, from London, to Malta, struck on the Brake Sand. OFF DUNGENESS.—Ann Washburn, from New Orleans, for Gothenburg; Angus and Emma, from Charleston, for Rotterdam. POOLE, April B.—Wind, N. Sailed—Port Glasgow, for Quebec. 1. r ky his , p a o n rt d , w t i h l e l SUNDERLAND, April 7.—Sailed—Runnimede, Bombe for DUNDEE, April 7.—Wind, W. Sailed—Manske* , Melbourne ; Sussex, Cuba. Sr. HELENA, Feb. 15.—The Gwalior, of Loudon, from and embargoed at Akyab to Falmouth, arrived here to-day be lightened. the Paneah, from Madre', PAPENBURG, April 2.—The Harmonic, o- L Hanoverian vessels Landrosi Lutobeo, and Munia, and and one Earope .,,, drowned. twelve other vessels, have b; n : p n t :i e zled3th Feb. ; master, 14 Ismail by the Russians. fou C n o d L e o r m ed no to ,M th a e rc w h e l s . t — ward The lascars, WM icLECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind, Vi r i`r• Vir * for New Orleans, has put back (sailed Mk it i ab ; f i nt t: g h the North Carolina, A 1 7,, T ; .y h i 1 e ) , been in collision yesterday morning of H hes screw steamer, from philadelphia ; the latter vessel sank—the crew saved. QUEENSTOWN, April 7. Wind, N.W. Arrived—E m ily ' from Callao ; Arkansas, Matanzas. Sailed—Malcolm and Queen, for Constantinople; Eliza beth Conway, Antwerp. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday,lo.2o a.m; Wind, W. ; tide, four hours' ebb ; fresh, and cloudy. Arrived, April B.—Brandenburg, from Oporto; Calpie, Smyrna; Early Bird, Jamaica; Bidder, Calcutta; Cou rier and Waterford, Guernsey; Joan Jaques, Charente; Midge, Guerm ey ; Adonoria, Tarragona ; Commodore, Jamaica ; Emma, Seville; Comto Szecheny, Segna; Archipelago, Baltimore ; Albert Louise, Caen ; Volasui. Jamaica ; Cygnet, Foo-Chow-Foo ; Alar, D u nkirk ; Alfred, Jamaica. DEAL, Monday. 9.28 SAW. Passed.—Pigeon, from Seville ; Sun rise, Zante ; George Raynes, Norfolk, U.S. ; Imolsche Diel), Palermo ; Princess Louise, Valparaiso—all for London. Truaw, from Tore veija, for Drontheim. Anchored.—Confrance, for Rouen ; Boldice, Barbado' —both from London ; Arabella, fron i Sunderland, for Suez. THE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.— Ca ptain Mayne•, of the above corps, left Norwich on Tuesday morn mg. About 80 have enlisted from this clistrict.—Nor. folk Chronicle. 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