The Sun. — London, England, 1855-03-19 00:00:00

I li 0 ?“ " 1 -ti 14 /1 Ai It It -Er soDA!', 3130 1 . ° °' tall line ' daYg• ber gilt by A hie C°4ll.lirlilitLi A L lAi ITEL CE. CITY, Tai' ° o'CLOCK. Th e k ied c otton market at Liverpool on Saturday With much firmness. The sales were esti at 1 0,000 bales (including 2,000 for export, kie° o on speculation), comprising 30 Pernam ranham at 60., 600 Egyptian at sd. to 9d., thm'a B arat at 2id. to 34d., and Sea Islands 10d. (1 . per lb. The Share Market was steady, t Kels closed a shade lower. • Z ljBll wheat is 2s. per qr. dearer to-day. 'hyi ng rai lwaY meetings announced are tho fol- 1 o CI • ill COP I, a nd P r°. ,that to t rs4 ll6 l wTLe f ar ° t 7 o ol Olib s/ Ilea is o Or) u,L, O . Company- Date. Place. tZttirnan ..... . Mar. 27, Glasgow. ( "Irk and • Holyhead Mar. 27, Euston-square. Land L'ando n Mar. 28, London Tavern. Ittad Pecam D April 2, Paris. i t - t`aglia n • Mar. 29, London Tavern. kk ai t Z and Glasgow Mar. 2J, Glasgow. and Beziers Mar. 31, Paris. kt and Preston s erryand Enniskillen Mar. 31, Coleinau-st-bdings. , an d Mediterranean )4 4 into 4r, Sheff. and Line. Apr. 4, Manchester. 1)014" Mar. 2g, Great George-street ~,1 14,, Gt. W es t ., I re l an d M ar . 23, Dublin. , 4 ittliTie and Carlisle Mar. 20, Edinburgh. 18 Mar. 30, Paris. Mar. 29, Great George-street Mar. 31, Paris. Mar. 23, London Tavern. Mar. 23, Jardinet. Mar. 22, Perth. Junction Mar. 20, Perth. torsi and Lan- 11 guy 9 '6 : e a is iota sob off , Not t io ion b/ vase ... Mar. 27, Brussels. le prevalence of high winds, the mails aro generally due. , d letters from India will not be m il to-morrow. Laing from Sydney brings accounts Dec. 31. Her amount of gold is not ig vessels are on the way home from gold : Oz. 45,758 1,600 1,422 259 226 1,800 16,0 0 3,600 itt 30,00 . total of about 280,0001., being small average, and it will be re ' specie is still coming back. The Alves for caution still exist ; :ports from the United Kingdom .e kept down, we might almost write • many months, a continuance of A failures must be expected. The the colonies is no longer in a posi money as it did during the height of and last year's supply of nearly merchandise for every man, woman, Victoria, will suffice for two years at for waste and low prices. Baltic brings New York accounts .nd $1,137,360. The exchange on 091 to 1091. Commercial affairs were can be judged from the telegraphic have no letters delivered yet. market has been very flat again, and ant broker is a seller quietly, supposed ,vings' banks. The prices for trans -93 to 931, and for account 93!- to g. ntelligence affords no data for defi )ns as to the question of peace or war, strong the wish for the former, there expectation of it. Exchequer Bills to 95., and East India Bonds 11s. :chequer Bonds have been 99f to A. my little disposition to operate in ties, and the quotations are for the final. Turkish Bonds are weaker at panish 3 per Cents. are 302 1 t0,37, and Belgian 44 per Cents. afe 94. Cents, are 1 higher than on Saturday, With the exception of a bi.rgain in Cents. at 102, there is vusiness )u.th American stocks. , g are the nominal prices of foreign flr i d a Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi ' ; Peruvian, 70 to 71 ; ditto Three to 51i; Portuguese Four per Cents., tasian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; A-a-Half per Cents., 89 to 91 ; Deferred, 18K to 18 ; ditto Three to 37i ; ditto Certificates, 4A to 5; 4 to 4A. eeicledly heavier tone in the Railway , and the trangactions are not numer tire aid Yorkshire, North-Western, seem in most favour. There is dng to notice in the Foreign Share Le Colonial undertakings are firm. FUNDS 'MS DAY AT ONE O'CLO , 7I;. From th'c Ogcial Buziness done kiwis itntittit itss 93 A 13 `OOO Int, Apri1...~., Bills, 2ici. .. 9 6 7 Ids 1858, 3,0 per Cent. 99 1859, ~ 'OREIGN FUIiDS AT ONE O'CLO ()K 5 per Cent per Cent 6 per cent Account is on the above payable in London. per Cent. ex. 25 94 21 per Cent. 12 Gull. Certifiestes . ;ULF-PAST TWO. ... 93 1 ~ 931 April Acconnt PS SHIPPING-(TiIrIS DAY.) arch 19.—Wind and weather this day 00' 0 io . so r ti 00,„i 01 00 ,0 00, %-° list, but maintain their previous Ili's steady ; and in the miscellaneous an ca several purchases at full prices. fight breeze. ‘, March lg.—Wind, W. A.:rived—Wm. mdon, for Surinam. March 17.—Sailed —Atrato (5.1 for the -Arrived—lberia (s.), from Gibraltar, &c.- 122/. L, March 18.—Wind, W. Arrived—Erb from Jacquamel, for Hamburgh. March 18.—Wind, W. Arrived—Caroline, Dolphin, Bahia ; Tasso, Sunderland, for St. , March 17.—Wind, W. Arrived— Gentoo, Leone. Nrch 18.—The Helene, from Callao to Ant dug under weigh, got in contact with the lost mizenmast, but the latter sustained no ..ND, March 18.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived-- 14. illism, from Sierra Leone. 4 4 14 ' 1 :4aT, March 17.—Wind, W. Arrived —Aurora, New York. St 4110 N, March 12.—The Rembrandt , from Ha y ti, for : 4 4.."P. went on shore on Costa da Caparico, during a 14 t ‘ ry gale here on e 4th ist., and is eected to be a NE:wreck • the crew, th except n one man, drow xp ned part of amred in a damaged state. • I ttd, W.N.W. - 4"ted—Dagger, from Savanilla. AV' Q UERNSTOWN, March 1 7. N.W. 'NIL r aved—Sir G. Seymour, from Bermuda; Corin g a, Mirkman Finlay, Batavia ; Culdica, Chin a ; Azof, 43 - :e Iphi a . Croker, from New York. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. f g . Afp- , ritiah u4l Orleans I 0 1 :0 ..... Ani l fro rs dat e s pi and i l eusi 100 It vifioes>ttidl J ativorsoi Lao 010 0 ; Onsertbo at i i I t° ° Mal l mar l oot Overland .aud rat °lb'? .h ere O liver Until V stl l La -1A 4te r than 31111° OP I ke a r.4 $l ll rtained. dOing _ f ollow i ng4,4 4 , capipsit ia with • 400 1 4 .0 kluk, 03 to Itinnae hich;lcsare f to. • a oh " iof.3-01# vielLtu ll ei 1 5 4" - ;gives • • -4 : 4 er a a --1. P brtsti r etiis ‘ 4 ; op/ ito , hat s „ t mot L. 4 'ldeas exi gatr a lla are haled, for oases am c i4tl °n in ' J il4 thi llBt4 lavi s h ' 4 tO 1 t ho lola niania pip ' ' 1 1 100 . /0 14, or% m rele t3 littiltl(l, • ot i c es , n "T W —owin g I ota ot! a llowing the „ 4 1 ,0 I T, an Ow 0 - 4 644 was 10: Kr 11 / 4 8 8 far a Stia , 41, b ut we co, 030 ' e The o ° , °ernmen f°l ' th ;8,0 • n _ e •Itt Ve been 9 Olio ‘khoDelitieal . 3eo ° f 1 4 e°B ol in ,6011 • aur usions repeadttig :ever et 100 1 P - t orf ‘‘te I,7 fi dent rel le "t 4 6s . t Tl s tste in se ll tet ) ere • x c 601 0 erei g4 18 E er E gve o4t ,the'` Becurit L 'tuomii Led. 801. S r rt. t t at e a p, , l adY, a IGo t , Per Cs h 3 / 41 .7*1 D OI • • k 64 5 r3l o toect , per Onga Il l ' in Sou ' . 00 f oll owing s tagL • :--.Grena 13P'. ',24 to 2154 cents., , 5 v o 44 9 _ tl / 45 ...1181 ,ofer IP , Four-ant ed Ittl ia' New x isec" tkieents 3Gi 10 10 rassive; 4 tbe 11 4 txe is ade OP , , itignA Itui .te A ( arket, 1 0 ,S d La neaski Cr; 0 I ke : 4 4lll\nd 0 It, 1 3' an) thi c ito `cket but t k ili e l tt a ll ll 1.- i 4411, ar e q , , A:3 the Ban 1f 300 ;t ' l rtle there rotL I A Piisi gg FUN ?/ 0 (/ eel f ee ilent. co 1 us. 4 , 7 et oh r Accom 030 tio Zer Bills o,.. llll6' 2, l ti rsan ....... 1/1 - 1 :‘ I -460 - lie r Bonds ReP 4l)llllilA;hi j r„. itt° ikkapr-':Ntit4 Oar FO 10.-0/3,kikie Bonds, • \ l iiii 3 4140 tends i-touds ' 6 ri)r the A . r io 80nd5444 dends oci 4 4 0 . 1147:change. be . Der C ol j a w 0 t ,e r elneols 0, 18 .. p bat ° . X 0 01 ce,' L tOYD,,s ~,,Los es 40 F i Ms Oa" ' •W. •14 tti 4 141 1013 TH, V4I:tiZEI Lot )1. (41 ' lild'"T o] s PoPio . 4 it ' ll 18.-4 011 if e, / ) ;!tllt. 17 Y- TO kr Lerzogi n ot ttok 4 , o llTi; iie Ch lab ;.udr AO tts ta n i ; l :t . o - VTR, 'l l° I,%wierra Le 3 80 f or - etp Mar i jadpk getti u , 'Rs ", and 1( e. 31i ° ' 1‘ % 17111:1R Jie (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) • - 'C irri GRAVESEND, Monday, 9.5 4 a.m. -1111 ,, S.W. ; tide, one hour's flood ; cloudy. 0 . 4 ) —( n / .8 (1, March 18—Lion (s.), from Harlingen ; Ve sta 01 "t 0 ; Magnet (s.), Rotterdam. DEAL, Monday, 9.,16 a.m. W.N.W. ; light, fine. us e4-- . -Guillaume, from Buenos Ayres, for London. " e uorod—Lochivar, from Antwerp, for Now Yor k , tip~ a r' for Kurrachee ; Ballarat, for Melbourne ; Victo ,% Wre Picreen, Newfoundland—all from London. 't int veob'a, from Antwerp, for Leghorn ; Zualauw, it ondotr, for Geelong. i:.abar, for Madras.. 34 , oUTH, Alarch 18.—The Weser, gin-boat (for uelQug'ilkg- to the Prussian Government) will leave 4 14" !a, on Wednesday. The Raceborde , s team- ItiA t r ecently purchased for the Admiralty at Li, Co for v , erpool , t0 g , t : 313 hrou. Olt to this port to be fitted out. lheBo , s.zrew, Captain Robinson, is being got ready ilte,, t ,, n -e a wai t all possible speed. The Sardinian war -":111110tor Emmanuel having sustained some injury '`t °-eul lg the shore near the Bolt, has been docked ;Ny e-4 V 'cation and repair. The Vulture will sail to- S-4; Col in Hamoaze :—lmpregnable, Cornwallis il - nano, Caesar, Harries, Rosamond, , lan) --the illq Weser, Recruit, Belleisle, Thetis (Prus -1:414" vciOr Emmanuel (Sardinian), Avon, Sylph, 1 114 3, e t. r a kfetransport). Between Island and Main—Nau . 4 4- Aound.—Vulture. SHARE MARKETS. (TRIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYX. !Closing Prices Saturday. Business done this day. 201 211 41 - 41 8.1 - 8 I 134 -- 121 16 -- 17 7 1 1 -- 661 89 - 1 .4 64 -64 i 12 - 13 - 21 51 - 61 H - 15 111 - 11 28 - :?,0 20 - 22 72 74 57 69 2d par 20 21 70 - 72 88 - 89 70 - 72 123 - 125 91 - 65 65,i 59 - 61 70 - 73 6 - 7 6 • 7 751 76 8 i 97 9J 99i 100 d 1 84 85 8 7A 76 66 2 , 4 - 25 71 - 84 935 - 70 40 - 42 li. - 9 p 11 - 24 48 - 50 31 3i 29A ... 30.1 7 14 5 7 72 - 73} 6f 6i.1 44 3i 12. 13 49j -- soi 49 par id 4 4 6 1d ar 29 - 31 101 - 103 64 - t 6 45 - 47 13 61 62 28 - 29 4 - 2 2 - 1 36 - 38 4 - 4A '6 161 - 4i 22 - 4 5 - 6~ - 7 hr. I Patel ,t. 100 4) all .3i all 292 ra I all 2 19 15 30 St. 100 St. WO 10 21s. Abordeen. Anabg. 7.4.10tt0g. Bost and Eastn. Junct... Belfast & Ballymena, Birming. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Laucsh. Cheshire June' Do. Chcsh. £5O and £25 Cons. Do., ,E2O Rlyth & Tyn 3 origi na £25 (issd. at £45 . Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Carmarthen and Car digau Chester I. Tlolyhead tlork and Bandon., Cork, Black, & Pas ,; Coi•nwal l Crieff Junction I )nbliii&BelfastJuite Dundee Pc:Witt:Al, Well Junction Do. Now East Anglian Easton] Counties,,„, Eastern Union, A Stock De., B Stock Do., New A. ...... East Lancashire Edinbnrgh& Glasgo Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prt h d; Dundee Forth & Clyde June. Furness . Do. Extension Glasgow &S. Wester' , Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &Weet.(lre. Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk.. Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisk Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksli ,Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un ILiv. Crsby. &Southpt Loudon & Blackwal Lon d. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths ...... Do .10/. Sh ,M&8... Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrryd; Coleraine Lndnclrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef k Limit) Do. No. Do., Man. & Liu. Un Midland f )o. Birmng. & Derby Midi& G. West. (Ire) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle. Newmkt.BuryExten. Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Newly & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoini and Rostrevor Norfolk Nortlin.Counties Un. North British . North Devon, No. I Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New £lO V.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June. Nuneaton, II inckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton eortsmouth icottish Central ScottiehMidland 4hrewsby. do Herefd ihropshire Union 4outh Devon ioath. Eastern ioutlr Wales Yrksh. & Riv. Du , Do 4t:tiliCS, Wok. &Wol , - Atockton & Darli;i ;to lkton & Hartlepl rail' Vale Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No. 1 I:l , ;mes Haven Doel ' and Railway , Valo of Neath Waterfl. & Kilkow Waterford &Li fuer West Cornwall ,vest End of Lomb» and Crystal Palace West Loudon s. Wimbledn & Croyel 41 1 FOREIGN. all 10 2s. nt werpzßetterdam Belgian- Ea.stu. June. Beziers to GrAissessae Bembay t ,Varoda, and india.Scrip Contrdl i bf Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. EY ;ension Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all all 11 all Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of o:nada.A i s Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Debon., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. Now 5 per cent. Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canal 16i 10 Niadras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (witl interest).... Shares Do. Ills., payablo'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 Cond. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c prof Lyons and Genova Lyons 4 Moditerran Do. (ox interest) Northern of France. D o .20/. Shs.late Char leroi and BrqueliueF guar. 3 p. c. & rod. at 221. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854. - , Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bde (fray. Bali Ams. Shs ) NorwegianTrunkPret Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. southern of France it. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per c. Prof Western of France Wevt. of Switzerland Wi.isbaden • Zealand JOINT-STOC: Anstmlasits Ell British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 611 British N. Ainericar 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China ?,5 Colonial ?,0 Commercial of Loud l 8 English Scottish and Austraiian all Lend. Chart. Bk. of A.ust►alia 5 Ditto Now 20 Loudon and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Loud. & Weatuinatel, 35 National Provincia' of England 10 Do. New 2 . 4 National of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 ?rovincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn. Bkg Zr Gold Imp Co all South Australia all Onion of Australia 24 Do. Now ............ 10 Union of London ~„ 'BB -- 88 -- 1i 3 21 par p 2 - 14 331 - 33. 5 - 6. 2 - 2 I , 1 -- •• 9 - • 8 9} 8A 4% 50d 88 90 1 1 LP par ip 21 3 2 3 - 184 96 - 98 95 - 97 101 - 103 92 94 19 - 19. 98 -- 100 - lt -- 2ip par I P li lip 6/ - 7.1 iii -- iii -- R -91 211 - 22 47 49 40 42 . • pnj 22! par 2i lid 8 —Bl es• ••• ... "" pm ••• •• 3 3 / 4 - • Ei ... - 18 --- 13i K BANKS. 82 - - 84 Id 2/ 211 201 211 d ip .•• ••• 34 - 36 39 - 41 ••• "". ... 38 -- 40 64 -- 66 7 9 le. 2,5 all St. 100 1 1 1 St 100 St. 100 25 8i St. 100 St. 10G 10 all St. 100 10 1 50 all 20 all St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St- 100 St. JO St. 1(10 100 2 all 50 all 161 14i 16 4 St. 100 191, all 14 114 20 all 113 all St. 100 St. 100 .0 5) 2 2r 2A ;t• 100 St. 1.00 25 all I/ 2s 4, 1 , St. 100 St. 100 15 22 6, 54 !Ir 21:3 8 to an >t. lux) St. LOO' 16 all 16 all 8 all $ all St. 100 25 20 50 All all [0 3 b 20 17? 20 all 10 all 10 A. ►lOO 100 it. "LOO 0 all !00 fit, i 100 10 9 St. 100 25 21 20 all 20 all I is all 0 141 s. 10 5 20 20 898 xi 751 6 x d 98 99H 100 69i f THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1855. PREFERENCE SHARES. 4.IIKET NE WS-(THIS DAY.) ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL COM- berdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c • BlythamdTyaelOper c. pref. (issd. at 50/), Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Oaledonia.n £lO 101 - 103 90 -92 MITTEE - (THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of wheat on sale in most of the country markets held on Saturday wore moderate. For most kinds the demand ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations compared with the previous week of from 2s to 4s per qr. There was a slight improvement in the trade for all spring corn, the value of which had an upward tendency. _ _ . The committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour. 92 - ei 5 ' The first witness called was Mr. A. Stafford. In reply to the Chairman, he stated that ho had visited the Scutari hospital in November last. He met with no opposition to his visits. Re wrote a letter to the Duke of Newcastle calling his attention to the hospital, pres sing upon the Government the propriety of establishing an hospital at Smyrna, the air of which appeared to be far more salubrious than at ScUtari or Constanti nople. The climate there was exceedingly heal thy throughout the. year, with the exception of the months of June, July, and August, during which months the English residents usually left the town, and returned about October. In accordance with his representation an hospital was determined upon, and he visited it before it was opened. The spot fixed upon was tolerably healthy. He made some other suggestions whilst at Constantinople, but he did not know whether they were Government acted upon or n wo o n t id He w n ot be nes displeased ot h with the tb his Englishb g there, and he feared he might hare been ordered away from the hospitals if ho interfered too much. Nut long afterwards he visited Scutari hospital, and found the "necessaries " in a very filthy and neglected state —so bad that the effluvia from them was sufficient of itself to have gene rated disease. Diarrhoea was prevalent in the building, and he himself caught it whilst Inspecting —as be con sidered it his duty to do—the state of the places he bad alluded to. The filth from them had percolated into the adjoining ante-rooms, and the whole was in such a shock ing condition that he could not find words adequate to the description. He went to Dr. M'Gregor and repre• sented to him that this state of things ought to be looked to, and immediately remedied. Dr. M'Gregor showed him a letter from the assistant-surgeon on the subject, and stated that he had written to him three or four times on the same subject. This was about the 13th or 14th October. The Chairman—What did Dr. M`Gregor say to you? Mr. Stafford—He stated that be frequently made-re presentations to the superior department about the matter. Ohester k Holyhead Guar. 4 per cent._ Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandonsp.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. I Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 r . c St. Eastern Union, Gar per cent Do. 5t., 10 ner cent Do. 10/. Del;entr.Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. ets East and West York shire June. Fifths EdiubPrth.&Dundr• 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.WesterD Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., - at 10 p. c. prem. p.c . Do. 5 P.C. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Prell Gt. Southn. & We stm. l (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Prof. St Gt. Westn. (Borks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gus. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do. ••• • Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighten Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St.' Do. Now Guar.6 p. c Lon.&N. W., Coy. dal Nuneaton 5 p. ct London & S. Weston , Con. Thirds The Continental markets have ruled dull ; but our ad vices from New York to the 7th inst. state that both grain and flour were improving in value. gi - 6 Only moderate supplies of English grain arrived up to our market last week. From abroad we received 1,439 qrs. of wheat, 40 of oats, 2]4 rye, 545 tares, 9,698 linseed, 11,52 rapeseed, 156 sundry seeds, 2,448 sacks and 3,495 barrels of flour. 1: 1 1 1 12 - 13,1 The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market this morning, coastwise and by land carriage, were very moderate, and chiefly composed of red qualities. As the show of samples was small, and as the attendance of both town and country millers was good, the demand for al kinds of wheat of home produce ruled steady, at an ad vance in tho quotations paid on Monday last of from is to 2s per qr., and a clearance was effected without difficulty. The general condition of the samples was good. We were but moderately supplied with foreign wheat. Theamount of business doing in all descriptions was small; nevertheless, importers generally were very firm, and the quotations were well supported. _ _ 58 - 62 ..• '".. 155 - 117 107 - 109 ,100 - 102 I - iP Iu floatiug cargoes, scarcely any sales took place. Both English and foreign barley commanded rather more attention. The trade was firm, but no advance was quoted 6 - GA $6 - 98 87 - 8 89 - 91 10 -10 i 161 - 17 10 101 70 -72 18i - 191 9a 9 14 - 141 133 -1' 5 • e• W.. The Chairman—What department did you understand him to wean by that ? 2i - 3 1, Londonderry& Col er Shares Londy. SI). Mimi., Shef., & Lin New, 1:10 Do. £6 Mr. Stafford—l cannot say, as I have heard there were one or two departments connected with the hospi tal. 121 -12 i iP The Chairman—Then you cannot say who was at the head of the hospital and had the governing authority ? Mr. Stafford—No indeed I cannot, and I consider the want of a head authority was the sourco of - all the evil which came under my observation. Examination resumed—Dr. M`Gre,gor said Le had already done all that was within his power, and that to proceed further would not be within his department, and he (Mr. Stafford), from what he had subsequently heard, believed that such was really the case. Dr. Menzies, lie thought, was at that time at the head of the medical department, but he could not say positively. As, how ever, he bad been introduced to Dr. M'Gregor, and that gentleman seemed actuated by a desire to promote re form in the hospital, he made his representation to him. He had always found him ready to do anything in his power to alter the state of things which prevailed. The Chairman—Could not Dr. M‘Gregor have ob• tamed ten or a dozen men who could at once have cleansed the filthy places of which you have spoken ? Mr. Stafford—Yes ; but in all probability had he done so he would have been told that such a duty was not in his department, as it certainly was not, and he would have been reprimanded. I am nob sure but that the cleansing of such places would have had to pass through two or three departments. (Laughter.) The Chairman—Then the cleansing of these places was interfered with by the system of routine ? Mr. Stafford—Undoubtedly. Mr. Stafford then went on to state that he repre sented the matter to a person in high authority, and was informed by the person in question that it was de sirable it should be done, but that he bad no money. He (Mr. Stafford) recommended that 18 Turks should be employed, and offerad himself to bear the expense. The official, however, seemed to hesitate about receiving the proffered pecuniary aid, as be bad ao authority, he stated, to indemnify him (Mr. Stafford). Chairman—l think the committee ought to be put in possession of the name of the high authority referred to I Mr. Stafford, however, declined t,o give it up, as the person was not present to defend himself, and might possibly have no friends in England to speak for him. The Chairman said it wai indispensable. Mr. Stafford said he did not see the necessity ; and went on to state that, with the exception of the occasion referred to, the gentleman had shown a ready disposition to do anything to promote the comfort of the sick and wounded. , Ilarypt Carl. 4 p Do. 4i per cent Do Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol A Bin% 6 per cont._ Do. Pref. 4i per con Norfolk Debenture . Do. Prof. 4 p. c. Stocl Do. 5 p. c. Eat De. 5i per ct. prof._ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British 33 135 lid 4 44 S 5 87 103 105 V. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 p.c Do. do. Quarters 4F Do. York FL & S. Pia-. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh.Cls, 6 n.c. scot. Cent. ,Now Pre: south Devon 101 - 103 90 -92 3 - 3i •• i —id ••• 107 - 109 Do. fixed, 4, per cent 3. Eastern (Roading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 3 Wales Gua. 4p. c. Do. do. 4} p. c.... .. 3.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar- Stockton and Dar- 13 14 par 23 24 14 : 17• lington, 5 per cent Do. do. do. l etockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 .. • •• a lip MISCELLANEOUS. 25 174 Australian A gricult. 301 311 31 20 ... Australsn .Pciiic.Ma.il 10 all Aus`zaln. Royal Mail 10 51 Berlin Water Works 24 —21 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 69 65 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co:. ... . 100 321 Canada ll9 121 1021 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. at Jan. and July 1074 —108 i 5 all Crystal Palace 3l 3 31 4 all Crystal Pal.of France 1 4 Duston Iron Ore 20 5 Eastern Steam — 25 22 ElectricTelegraph(A! 15 16 1 all Electric Tcleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gen. Stoma Navigat. 20 all General Screw Steam 20 10 Irish - Beetroot Sugai 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. „,, 10 all Mcditerau. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien 61 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Lind # - 14 1 - 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. ~ 1 all N. 11. Australasian 4 1 20 124 Nrtli.ofEuropeStoani all Peel Er. Ld. & Mind. 24 3 • 3 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 57 59 53 71 84 50. all Do. Do. ... ...p 2 all Portland Iron Co l4 2 1.00 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest 1 1 4 Ditto New ...-. .1. . # 25 all South Austral. Land 36 -- 37 1 all Submar. Telegraph.: 4 1 I all i)o. Regi 20 5 Trrst & Loan Co. of . , Upper Canada . 54 100`2Sil Van Diomand Land' 1 3 . -- 134 131 The Chairman.—ls the gentleman youspeak of a pub lic officer, receiving public pay ? Mr. Stafford.—He is. "- • The Chairman.—Then I decidedly think the commit tee ought to have his name. Mr. Stafford, nevertheless, still hesitated, and there appearing to be some difference of opinion amongst the committee upon the point, the room was cleared for dis cession, and the doors remained closed for half an hour. On the re-admission of the public, The Chairman said—Mr. Stafford, what situation does this gentleman hold in the hospitai of Scutari ? Mr Stafford wished to know if it was the decision of the committee that he should give the name. The Chairman (firmly)—lt is the decision of the com mittee that you should answer that question ; be kind enough to do so. Mr. Stafford (after some hesitation)—lt is impossible to state the'situation he holds without naming him. The Chairman still persisting in hie-question ' Mr. Stafford (after another p ause ) said,- he is the commandant. The Chairman—Was he commandant of the garrison or of the hospital ? Mr. Stafford—Of the barrack hospital I believe. The Chairman—Then what was his name ? Mr. Stafford—Major Sillery. By General Peel—Major Sillery is the senior officer commanding the barrack hospital. Examination resumed by the Chairman—He never had anything to do with the officers generally at Scutari without meeting with the greatest courtesy, but it ap peared to him that the mismanagement chiefly arose from a fear on the part of all of exceeding the duties of their departments, and thereby incurring responsibility. In his opinion they all thought he was sent out there to make out a case in favour of the hospital. Matters were better afterwards, but were never in such a condition that he could not have wished for still greater improve ment. — The Chairman—How did the patients think they had been treated ? Mr. Stafford—Their feeling was that they were well treated in the field of battle • but they had not been so well served aftt rwards. They spoke of their treatment ou board the transports with the greatest indignat on ; but after their arrival at Scutari their apparent desire was to forget the past in the gratitude they felt for the kindness of the ladies who had come out from this country to nurse them. The Chairmari—Did you see anrof those poor fellows when they were lauded 1 Mr. Stafford said he did, and words could not do j us tice to their ghastly and filthy appearance. On after wards visiting some of them in the hospitals he found them covered with vermin, and as they were undressing they asked him not to come near them, being Lilly aware of their loathsome condition, He visited the naval hospital, and found it in an admirable state. The Chairman—Did you visit the hospital at Balak lava ? SPORTING NOTES. DOTNGS AT DONCASTER AND DERBY. Business was briskly pursued during the past week. i but with no decideily profitable results. The miserable meeting which was celebrated amidst snow and rain at Derby possessed little attraction, and only a few dread nought book-makers assisted at the gathering. Still the encounter between Rosa and Freetrader, for the Mid land Steeplechase, excited a most lively interest, and rendered the spectators indifferent to the inclement weather. For nearly a mile the two horses ran "locked together," and after a slashing set-to Rosa was landed the winner by the shortest of short heads. Although her owner calculated with some certainty upon her suc cess, yet he was in consequence of her running at Coven try afraid to back her for sixpence. She was, in fact, scarcely mentioned in the Ring, and perhaps the largest investment on her was made by a shrewd judge, who, boldly following his own " fancy," put on a, " poney.'' The Two-year-Old Race was chittly remarkable for the somewhat easy victory of the Bold Buccleuch, who so sorely disappointed his party in the preceding week at Nottingham. They backed him, however, on the pre• sent occasion with considerable confidence, and if report be true they had good grounds for their fondness. Alter his inglorious exhibition he was tried with Garment, who ran second to the C ironer at Nottingham, and he beat her easily. The failure of the Derby Meeting was sufficient to discourage the getters up of the under taking, who work hard to insure its prosperity, and who derive no pecuniary assistance from the inhabitants. A " special " was obligingly " put on" at Swinton, in connection with the ordinary train for the convenience of those turfites who attended the races at Derby, and who wished to reach Doncaster on Monday evening. Soon after 10 o'clock they were enabled to put in an ap pearance in the handsome and commodious subscription room in the prim and clean Yorkshire Town. The night, however, was not devoted to business, and throughout the evening not a bet was laid. Mr. Morris was in full force with his three Cs, Cossey, Caliph, and Corin, his orange and white cap being borne in triumph for the three leading handicaps •f the meet ing. A trial between Cossey and Prince Plausible caused the former to be heavily backed for the Doncaster Han dicap, and the result of the race proved him to be a "good thing" indeed. The start was made in so bungling a manner that the chances of certain animals were in consequence materially affected. Alonzo lost much ground, or in my opinion he would have been still nearer at the finish. Cartwright, too, caught a " blowing up" for making the running with King of Trumps, his orders being to " wait." Freddy's performance, and Van Winkle's success for the Trial, seemed to increase the " fondness" with whick Corcebus is regarded for the Metropolitan Stakes. The Hopeful Stakes brought out a rough and raged lot, but the " talent," nevertheless, succeed in spolting the winner. Wells rode Wandering Willie with admir able tact and patience, and he showed that the mistakes which he sometimes makes are occasioned more by care lessness than by errors of judgment. Aldcroft com plained with much justice after the race of being forced on to the rails, and stoutly asserted that but for the dis appointments with which he met he should have won on Bold Buccleuch. The exhibition which Augustine and Wanderer made for the Steeplechase excited unmitigated disgust. &a man was allowed to pass the pest three lengths in advance of Augustine ; and the curious spectacle was presented of the winner slopping horn sheer exhaustion, and the second horse " puffi ' n , double." Bourton's leg g ave way at a time when his forward position excited the most lively expectations of his chance. The old horse jumped in his wonted splendid style. Altogether, the Doncaster Meeting was most success ful. The officials, as usual, worked with a cordial co operation and unity of purpose which commanded the most beneficial results. I was not at either Think or Salisbury. I shall not, therefore, refer to the racing at those places. From the returns published, however, the Northern Meeting ap pears to have completely distanced the Southern Gathering. WAIFS ABOUT WARWICK. My dip into the future must be limited to the sport at Warwick. I shall, therefore, confine my notes to a brief calculation of the probabilities. By the time they are placed before the reader, the result of the Monday's racing will doubtless be known. Tuesday's list contains eight items, the leading event being the Great Warwickshire Handicap. I experience no little perplexity in endeavouring to arrive at a satis factory conclusion a 3 to the probable result of the race. I shall, however, make a bold venture and select lanthe, Catspaw, and Poodle against the field. For the Handi cap Plate my fancies are Humboldt, Cimicina, and Twi light. .Niarch 17. A. ITEM{ MAN. THE HEAVY GALE OF WIND ON THUItSDAY NIGHT. The notice posted at Lloyd's on Friday too fully cor roborated the violence of the gale of wind on Thursday night. It ranged from the eastward to the westward, and occasioned a serious sacrifice of life and property. Off Tynemouth, the mouth of the Tyne, several vessels were wrecked by being driven on the rocks. One of the unfoi tunate ships was the Thomas and Mary, of Whitby. In endeavouring to make harbour, as is supposed, for nothing was seen of her until daybreak, she went upon the outer rock immediately below Tynernouth Castle, raid was, no doubt, quickly broken up, the crew perish ing with her. About ten o'clock the same night the schooner Hugh Bourne, belonging to Whitby, was carried on the ridge of rocks near the Spanish Valley. The coast guard promptly communicated with the life boat crew, who quickly manned the boat, and put off ; but in consequence of the heavy sea which was breaking over the rocks they were unable to reach the vessel, and the poor fellows were left on the wreck in a very critical position. Early on the following morning an other unfortunate vessel, the brig Heather, Captain Carr, frost London, drove upon the same rocks, near the schooner. These on board, after some difficulty, ma naged to get to the brig, and eventually both crews were saved. There are other accounts of disasters from the port. Higher up the line of coast the Louisa, Captain Blackland, bound to Leith from Wales, with iron, was thrown on the rocks at New ton. Off the Spurn the gale is reported to have been very heavy from the E.S.E., accompanied by falls of snow and sleet. A large fishing lugger, called the So vereign, Bailey master, in beating up the coast off Wi thernsea, about midway between Flamborough Head and the Spurn Point, was carried upon some rocks, anal, with the exception of a boy, all belonging to her perished. The Elizabeth, schooner, from Lyme Regis, bound north ward, was caught in the gale and driven ashore in Robin Hood Bay. Several serious casualties are reported to have occurred in the Channel. The Samarang, Captain M`Donald, which left Southampton with emigrants for Melbourne in the early part of the week, experienced severe wea -1 ther in making her way out of the Channel, and was obliged to bear up leaky and damaged. In endeavour ing to make for Dartmouth she is reported to have struck upon a rock off the harbour, but the emigrants and crew I are announced to be sate. Near Rhoscolyre, in Carnar von Bay, a fine ship called the Southern Cross, bound to Liverpool from Teignmouth, went on shore during the gale of Thursday night, and became a total wreck. With the exception of one man the crew were preserved. THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, SIINDAY.—The Roya Mail Company's steam-ship Atrato, Captain F. Willey, left yesterday with the usual West India mails. She takes. out 49 passengers, a large and valuable cargo of English and French merchandise, and specie amounting to 7,2631., jewellery 4,000/. THE CHAMPION OF THE SEAS.—Amongst the arrivals of vessels, from Liverpool, at Melbourne (per Argo), we Mr. Stafford replied that be visited it five times, and notice that of the Black Ball clipper Champion of the the first time was taken round by the doctor. The Seas, Captain Newlands, which left the Mersey on the second time he saw nobody. The third time he went evening of the 11 th of October, and anchored in 'Teb be was refused admission, and was told he could son's Bay at 11 a.m. on the 24th of December, 73 days not be admitted without an order from Lord from anchorage to anchorage. Several letters received Raglan. Ho wrote accordingly to his lordFhil), from the passengers—of which she carried out 736 — and received an order, accompanied by a very tour- speak in the highest possible terms of the ship, and of teous note, and he visited the hospital afterwards the arrangements as regards the provisions served out with it. He did not describe th e s t a t e o f th e hospitals on board. The sanitary state of the ship on arrival was to Lord Raglan, but he wrote to one of the staff officers, such as called forth the highest commendations from the The state of the hospital was such as he had before de- authorities of Melbourne. Out of the entire number of scribed in the House of Commons. He found no venti- souls on board (nearly 1,000) only four deaths occurred lation. The men wore huddled together in small rooms on the voyage, three of whom are said to have been On the floor ; the medical comforts were very bad ; the "more dead than alive" on embarking. It may be re orderlies addressing the patients with oaths and curses, marked that the passage of the Champion of the Seas and the greatest possible filth in the bed clothing. Dr. has been eminently successful, having in 24 hours logged Hall was the senior medical officer there. He found 456 miles, and haying beaten every ship that sailed for that visiting the patients raised their spirits and elevated weeks before her, and although 14 days in port prior to the mental tone of the p o or f e llows . Diarrhoea a nd the Ar g o's sailing, only one vessel which sailed after her cholera was the prevalent complaint amongst the had arrived. She was to have left Melbourne for Liver sick ; but it was the opinion of the medical officers pool, with a cargo of wool, on the 24th of January. that medicines would be of but little avail so r THE FIRST RAILWAY IN AUSTRALIA.—Perhaps the long as the dietary of the army remained greatest work yet accomplished in Victoria is the Mel what it was. The rooms of the hospital were very small. I bourne and Hobson's Bay Railway, opened on the 12th He saw some empty houses in the town, and thought of September. This, the first line in the colonies, is they might have been appropriated ps hospitals. Some- ; about f .air miles long. The entire distance is nearly level, times the numbers in the hospital varied. If a ship and where gradients have occurred (these very slight) it were going out it might be clear, and then it might Le . has been surmounted by the construction of the road filled again immediately afterwards. ! way, which is raised about four feet; the embank inta,t The Chairman—Did you hear any coniphiints about is composed pril:cipally of sea-sand, with a d ju m e I the green coffee served to the troops? I line of rp..iis laid in tile usual malmer on iongitudinal Mr. Stafford—lf you had %N.:toted to excite the nit n sleepers, no transverse sleepers being user]. It i, tl ' it, mu,il narrow-gauge. Tile prethises, & e „, in any way you could not have clone it better thi. , I.y consist of (corn alluding to green coffee. It excited tiro greatest indig- eventing at Sandrrdge) a jetty of 1000 f 4, • t t' ' h - et. into ~,re _ay, ration in their mink, and tlii.y said the commissariat a large locomotive Asps rtment, }lnd pt bides to Omni. Thethe usual etwaan teig,ht just as well have served out The l' buildings, all finished. Th ere i s 1,0 Particu lar had no toachinery for roe ting it ; hut they mai:aged it wink until close to the enetneet.ne: eMelbourne station, where tat) as well as they could. He was on board Out* of the line crosses the River Y t r ansports at llalaklava, and found that not rise l oeg e slightest built of ara on a v i a d uc t a b o ut 500 feet , timber on tl . 4 • .. .. I prep : • ra+ion had be :n male for the recepthin of the sick The line her re American lattice pinup 0. Lore takes rather shame curve to the station and wounded, who wore lying on the decks in t(y.:ir in Flinders -street - 1 e • a ßridge), rather greatcoats. Some of them were covered with vermin, hallos me wooden (c os to the Prince's exatensive and all were ragged and filthy. He saw some of the good l s ° shed& structure. Hero very m resent broth and the prn soup served out to the invalids, , 'c., are in course of erection. d the company'four carriages,P There was no fire to boil them, and consequently it was all have but one locomotive an little better than greasy water, whilst the peas were not • of colonial manufacture ; but bothengines and car The line was split, but put in whole. planes are daily expected from England. I opened by the governor Sir C. Hotharn, on the 12th of The Chairman—Do you know who had the st ' - ' • iperin- -Se t b glace when trains have been running regu tendenee of that transport ? . p ern er, Mr. Stafford—l believe Captain Christie. 1 larly every half-hour. As yet the company charge but 1 one fare viz., Is. 6d. each way. They have only first [LEFT SITTING.] ' class carriages.—The Builder. St. 20 St. 15 93 2h 6: 6; in price. Malt was in good supply and sluggish request en formor terms. We were fairly supplied with oats, in which a steady business was passing, and prices were from Gd. to, in some instances, ls. per quarter higher than on this day se'nnight. Beans were tolerably firm ; bat no change was noticed in their value. The sale for peas was steady, at late rates. We had a good business doing in flour, the prices of which showed a tendency to advance. No market will be held here on Wednesday next. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Rod .... new 623 to 72a Oitto•• .• ........ old 68s 74. Ditto, White new 78s 82s Ditt0........ old 79s 84s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 64s 763 Ditto new .. fits stye—Old ............ —s —s New ............ 42s 44s 1 1 Barley—Grinding... •• 28s 30a1 Malting . 32s 333' Chevalier...• ... 333 348 1 Malt—Suffolk and Nor folk •• .• •• 62s 67s ftrown....• •• ........ 589 COs KingstonandWare 68s 70s Malt—Chavater .... 70s to 71s Oats YOrkshire and Llneolnik..Feed 25s 29s Potato . 2Bs 30s Toughs; sad Cork 81ack....... 24s 29s Cork, White ... •. 263 30e Scotch, Feed..... 273 30. /Scans—Tick ......... 36. 392 Pigeons .... 38, alls Peas—Grey ..•• •• •• •• 333 3. Map1e........... 36s 385 White........... 36s 42e Boilers 418 43s Flour—Town-made.— 60s 65s Suffolk .......... 488 518 Stooktu & Norfolk 483 528 SMITHFIELD. There was a alight increase in the imports of foreign stock into London last week, the total supply amounting to 55i head. In the corresponding week in 1854 we received 2,399; in 1853, 2,488; in 1852, 1,726; in 1851, 2,124; in 1850, 1,920; in 1849, 1,944; and in 1848, 898 head. ISIPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEIK. From Calais • • 320 Harlingen Rotterdam 3l Antwerp .... -•— Beasts. Sheep. PR USSIAN ESTIMATES. The following is the text of the project of ad dress to the King in the Second Chamber, proposed by the committee appointed to examine the bill re lative to the war estimates : " In presence of the dangers, the complications of which increase daily in Europe and threaten our coun try, the Government of your Majesty has addressed a demand to the Chambers that the credit granted in the spring by them to provide for the extraordinary wants of the army should be continued. "In accomplishing our duty this demand of the Go vernment has been carefully examined by us. We are alive to the full gravity of the present situation, and of the dangers which surround the country. "In this solemn moment we have felt it our duty to approach the steps of the throne to express direotly to your Majesty our sentiments and our conviction. "The Prussian nation knows how to appreciate in all its value the blessings of a peace which for nearly 40 years, under the wisdom of its kings, has given abund ance to our country and developed its resources to a de gree never attained before. "But, however deeply it *appreciates those blessings, the faithful people of your Majesty knows also that there exist blessings of a higher order, and if, in the compli cations with which the future is pregnant, the country should behold in danger its honour, its independence, or its position as a great power, the Prussian people would plaee itself with full devotion, with its traditional fidelity, irresistible, with its blood and its possessions by the side of your Majesty, to face all the chances of destiny. "In placing at the foot of the throne the assurance of our unshaken fidelity, of our unlimited devotion, we have also another sacred duty to fulfil. " We cannot refrain from expressing the anxiety with which your Majesty's faithful people have followed dur ing the last ten months the policy of the Royal Govern ment in the great European question. " It has seen with sorrow Prussia leave the commu nity of the Great Powers represented last year at the Vienna Conferences, and thereby renounce the most efficacious means of assisting, by a firm attitude, which would exclude every doubt, the speedy attainment of the ebje.t so ardently desired by the whole country, a peace offering durable guarantees against the renewal of the disturbance of established order in Europe, in a manner conformable equally to the dignity, the in tertall seo e s yt t eo s a , rt h a be n y d dt eh t ce h l a e Gr ao p tvi o oe s rn i n t s i m o r li n e an dtoef of atPy r o u ut s hr s e i m a , caoj as a Power, as its future line of policy. in es in ty en co e n em ce e r n n t in o g f " We know how to appreciate in their fall extent the difficulties of the present situation ; but in presence of those anxieties we must express the respectful conviction that, whatever may happen, we behold the most essential and the most indispensable guarantee of the future of Prussia in a firm and consistent line of policy." TICINO.—The Dentocrazia of Bellinzona states that all the militia called out in the canton of Ticino during the late disturbances have been dismissed to their respective homes, their services being no longer needed. Of the 111 deputies to the grand council elected up to the 10th, 49 are new men, 12 of whom have replaced as many priests, who as a class are excluded from the grand council by the new constitution. Nearly all the elections are favourable to the existing government. ADULTERATION OF FLOUR. The Leeds Intelligence). of Saturday contains a long statement with reference to the adulteration of corn, from which it appears that on Friday last, at Keighloy, two corn millers were convicted in the penalty of 201. each for having adulterated seine flour in their possession, a portion of which was stated, by the chemist who analysed it, to contain alum and sulphate of magnesia, and upon a second analysis, oil of vitriol and oxide of iron. EMIQRATION TO NEW ZEALAND.—On Friday last the New Era, a magnificent vessel of 1,300 tons, engaged by Messrs. Frederick Young and Co., the agents for the Provincial Government of Wellington, sailed froth Gravesend with a large number of labouring emigrants for the above settlement. Previous to the departure of the ship Mr. Young delivered a kindly address to the assembled emigrants. A schoolmaster goes out with the vessel, whose labours Will not be confined to the children on board—such of the adult emigrants as may choose to avail themselves of the opportunity will have the bent& of his instructions. • all tll all 100 all --20 50 'lOO L lOO all OO all 12i 10 121 12 12i St. St. 10 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all all li all 1.0.6' 20 20 20 25 8i i 1 pm PM 100 a Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 68 ... - ... 25 ... - -- ... T0ta1.... 356 - - 66 133 - The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1854 746 1,377 206 -- 1853 615 1,577 ... ... 296 1852 337 1,205 ... ... 184 1851 466 1,395 —.—. 219 4 1850 579 966 —. 193 1949 -351 1,433 ... 160 ". -- There WM a slight increase in the supply of foreign stock in to-day's market. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were seasonably goOd, and in excel lent condition; indeed, there were very few what may be termed inferior beasts in the market. Although the at tendance of buyers was rather extensive, the beef trade was in a sluggish state, at a decline in the prices of Mon day last of 2d per 81bs. The highest quotation for Scots was 4s 10d per 81bs. The receipts of beasts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire were 2,500 Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of England, 500 of various breeds ; and, from Scotland, 240 horned and polled Scots. With sheep we were fairly supplied, and their general condition was good. The mutton trade was not so active as on this day se'nnight ; nevertheless, the quotations were supported—the best old Downs, in the wool, being worth 5s 2d per 81bs. About 3,000 shorn sheep were in the mar- . ke t. The supply of calves was moderate, whilst the veal trade ruled inactive, on easier terms—the hily,hegt fivire boiug 53 por 81bs. . . Pigs were in full average supply, and sluggish request, at last week's quotations. The arrivals of stock by sea from Ireland, last. week, amounted.to 27 beasts. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. f s. d. t d. Inferior 80a5t5....3 2to 3 4 Prime Southdown 5 0 5 2 Second quality.... 3 6 4 2 1 Large crso. calves 1 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 4 . 4 6 Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, Sic. 4 8 4 10Large hogs 3 0 4 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 101 Small porkers 4 2 4.4 Secouti quality ...4 0 4 4 ;Suckling calves.. 23 0 28 0 Prime crse.-wiled. 4 6 410 Quarter old pigs 21 • 25 0 TOTAL surPLI. Bets .................. 4,3111 Sheep ...................20,040 TOILEION SUPPLY. 'ISAIAS ••..• • • • • ..... . 819 Sheep • • •• •• •• •• •• •• ...... 50 calves. ••••••••••• •••• •• 107 Pigs ........•••••••••••• 310 ; Calves•••• •• • • • • • • • • • • •• •• 1118 rigs.••• •• •• 010 ••• • • • ...... ..._. A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, March2o,lBs4, and this day, Monday, March 19, 1855. _ Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Mar._20,1854.1Mar.19,1855. s. d. s. o.!s. d. s. 3 4to 3 63 2to 3 4 3 8 3103 6 4 2 4 0 4 44 4 4 6 4 6 4 814 8 410 3 6 3 8 3 a 310 310 4 4:4 0 4 4 4 6 4 8;4 6 410 410 5 05 0 5 2 0 0 0 0:0 0 0 0 4 6 5 24 0 4 6 5 4 5 8!4 8 5 0 3 0 4 2' 1 3 0 4 0 4 4 4 84 2 4 4 - 3,631 4,311 Coarse and inferior beasts '• Second quality ditto •'' Prime large oxen Prime Scots, tio Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality ditto ••• Prime coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto ••• Large coarse calves •••• •** Prime small ditto ••• •'• Large hogs ••• Neat small porkers •• ••• 20,040 107 310 Sheep 18,880 Calves... ... 119 SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 21, 1853.—Beasts, 4,046; sheep, c 2821, calves, 192; pigs, 220 . 1852.—Beasts, 3,859; sheep, 23,070; calves, 1 1 5 7 01;3310.; ; pigs, s , 80 . NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL• There has been a decided increase in the arrivals of country•killed moat up to these markets since Monday last, but the show of town-slaught ere d was ver y moderate. On the whole a fair amount of business was transacted, at our quotations. Per 81b8 by tb e carcass. B. d. a. d N. d. 0. d. Boo!, interior 3 2 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middliug 3 6 3 8 Do middling ..... 3 8 3 18 Do., prime large 3 10 4 0 Do . . prime.. ....... 4 0 4 6 De , do. small 4 2 4 4 1 vel a 3 8 4 8 Fork, largo ........ 3 10 4 6 BOItOUGH HOP. Although our market is tolerably firm as to price, the business doing is very moderate. Last week's imports were 14 bales from Antwerp, 287 from New York, and 2 from Boston. Mid and East Bent pockets. cwt.: Weald of Kent ditto, 141 Os to 151 Os •; S u ssex, 141 to 151.; yearlings, 71 7 s to 12 /. 141 11s to 20 1 Os per BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of potatoes hero have become rather exten sive, and in excellent condition. The demand is heavy, as follows : —York Regents, 110 s to 120 s; Rent and Essex, 105 s to 110 s ; Scotch do., 90s to 110 s ; do. reds 75 100 s to s tc 856; 1108; York Plants, 110 s to 120 s p er ton. ; Lincolna, m iddlings, 7th to 75s ; blues, 70s to 808 WOOL. from Melbourne, We have again to report a very dull market for all de scriptions of wool, the prices of which are almost nominal. Last week's imports were, 195 bales from Bombay, 2,271 Leavy Y uel wool, la Od to Tho following are the current rates of English wool : wool fleeces, 9id Bceflrooumg,Blo,2stBo2n.frons Sydney, 2,500 fa D rno O nil w i n G° tegs, is Oid to is id ; Down ewes, le to is 00 ; half-bred ewes, lid to 11: d ; half-bred teg% le (kl to is 00 ; skins, i l n s s , OLd t, o ;long hid h ; is hi; blanket wool, 7d to 11id; Leicester fleeces, loyA to iild per lb. K to e lt fi d e • e , cnillbsinOga DS. Clover see:l has sold steadil; Trefoil is 28 in advance. All as last week, but cakos are rai Turnip,White, per bush. 22410 254 . Swede „•• „ „ —S vtuautrd, Brown .• •• 12s It. White, new •• • • Ss 10. rares,W inter, new.... lls 12- 01d....... 94 • • •• •_ Canary, per quarter •• 444 . b 4. Rye grass.. ••• • • ••• 12 " 3h Clover, Red Eng. (cwt.) 52, 65; •••• •, 704 03 White • FOrCigli Red.. • 484 White. • • 4. 61 ) 714 2)+ 29, Trefoil, now.. •• iy, on rather higher terms. other seeds are quite as dear Lther carrum ay 44. 46s Coriander.... 16, 114 Ileinpseed, per quarter h 44 Linseed, Eng.iowing.. 72. 7t4 Crushing ••• • "` Ve g %Itie • • •• — 5 --- OtieSSA .• G 4 ` 666 I, imeed Cake, pr, ton— ; English 12: O 13 .0e Foreign, per ton 11' Os 12 10. Rape Cakes, pr tin ;eO. 6 10 ' I tapesoed,New,pr Ist 33 35 Cs TALLOW. Our marlcct is iu a very sluggish state, and pric,es have a drooping tcuaeney . on the spot, and in ail po sitions, is quoted at 4i sGd per cwt. Rough fat, 2s 74d per 8 lbs. , lt4A. I 1831 1854. 1355. Stock this day ...... 37367.04d16t0, .4 6 5 ; 1 0 41 I 35,090! 35.483 I 35,532 Price of T. C •• .. I —a Od to Us 3d1,44448 6d 44s si t 64s Od i o od To, 47s to s t i Delivery last week • • 2,226 1,938 2,005 1,407 1 1,439 Ditto from June 1 .• • • ' 80,155 . 92 , 487 84,841 82,921 66,891 Arrivals last week.. 232 726 2,905 8 92 Ditto from Janel.... 87,831 , 103,79 6 79 , 303 95,089 66,423 Price of Town .... • • 3)8 6d , 38* Oa , 453 91 6419 d 1 503 01 K1:1 4 ; 31 - APE R ---fl"rire,rradr, 4.7, corliZT,litA4 ..r. 4 444 ,, -----2 , it , 14 T iseb - -- -4. , Head-Quarters helm e astopol, j .K. 00. „4-'7 No. I.—At a General Court-makal, held at p.ifin# D A. ' fore Sebastopol, en the 12th of January, 1855, iii'ffiK ante of an order of Field-Marshal Lord—Raglan,t-G..,•,, Commanding the Forces, dated the 19th of January, 1855, Lieutenant A. H. H. Mercer, 89th Regiment, was tried upon the following CHARGES. First Charge.—For neglect of duty, in having on the 29th day of December, 1854, left a detachment of his regiment, of which he was sent in command for the pur pose of bringing up stores, and for not having returned to his regiment until about noon on tho 31st of Decem ber, 1854. Second Charge--For having, on the afternoon of the 29th day of December, 1554, and whilst absent from the detachment of which he bad been sent in command, been found drunk at or near Balaklava. Of which charges the Court found the prisoner— With regard to the first charge—" Guilty," under extenuating eircurnstancep. With regard to the second charge— SENTENCE. The Court having found the prisoner guilty of the first charge preferred against bun, but under extenuating circumstances, and having acquitted him of the second cha►go, do now adjudge him, Lieut. A. H. H. Mercer, 89th Regiment, to be reprimanded. - W. G. ROMAINE, Officiating Deputy Judge- Advocate. C. W. RIDLEY, Colonel and Major, Grenadier G uards,-President. Approved and confirmed, BAGLAN, lfith Jan., 1855. REMARKS. Lieut. Mercer has been acquitted of the second charge preferred against bite, and has very properly been found guilty of the first charge, namely., of "Neglect of Duty," but in the opinion cf the court the offence was com mitted under circumstances which diminished the cri minality of it. "Not guilty." Fron; the character which Lieut. Mercer has received from his superiors for correctness in the performances of his duties, the Commander of the Forces is willing to believe that Lieutenant Mercer would not have been guilty of this neglect of duty had he been in the enjoy 'meat of his usual health, and the lenient sentence of the Court is on that ground approved and confirmed. The most injurious effects have been already found to ensue from officers sent on duty to Balaklava quit ting the men of whom they are sent in charge, and for their own private affairs delaying their return to camp. Lord Raglan trusts that Lieutenant Mercer will not again be guilty of an offence which is not only in direct disobedience of an order recently published to the Army, but in the highest degree detrimental to the welfare and discipline of the soldier. Lieutenant Mercer is hereby reprimanded, and ordered to be released from arrest, and to return to his duty. RAGLAN With reference t o the sanita-y condition of the men it is rather discreditable to us to have such an order issued as that which Dr. Hall has found it necessary to _write, respecting the filth and neglect of personal cleanli ness in our camps. When the men were so very hard worked last year that they had barely time for their meals, and never enoughtorsleer,some excuse might be made for them, but now there is really none, except this important one, that in the instance of one division certainly they could get no soap, though they sent in sev. ral requisitions for that useful article. It is very hard for men to keep themselves clean when pure water is scarce and soap not to be had, but Dr. Hall directly attributes itch, scurvy, and ulcers to the negligence of the regimental medical officers, who have not attended to the rules of the ser vice. The order will speak for itself, but it is to be ob served that the provision of soap made by the Govern ment has failed on several occasions :- 44 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ORDER. Camp before Sebastopol, Feb. 17. " The Inspector-General of Hospitals is sorry to find from recent inquiries that itch, scurvy, ulcers, and great personal filth prevail amongst the men of the different re giments for want of due attention on the part of the re gimental medical officers in making the periodical inspec tions of the men in their tents required by the regula tions of the service. He, therefore, requests Supem intend ing Medical Officers will tee that this duty is performed weekly, and so important does he consider personal cleanliness on the part of the men, as a preventative of disease, that he directs a certificate may be added on the back of the weekly state of sick 1,11:t this duty has been performed. Government has provided soap, and there is no excuse for the men going about from one week's end to another without either washing their per sons rr changing their flannels and shirts. " J. HALL, Inspector-General of Hospitals." .~, THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. SYDNEY, Jan. 3.—Since the date of my last letter (Dec. 15) some improvement has taken Waco here in the state of the markets for goods of English and foreign manufacture, the imports baying been less heavy than for some time past. Forced sales of goods of every description continue, however, to be made at prices which' cannot possibly leave a margin of profit to the exporters ; and it will be only by a cessation of. exports for a time that any permanent improvement can be effected. The period cannot be distant when fresh supplies from Europe and America will obtain remunerative rates, As a general rule, it is safest to export goods to these colonies when the markets here are glutted, the probability being that by—the time they :wive a demand for them will have sprug up ; but there being no rule viithont an exception, this principle has of late failed of its usual effect. Perhaps the time has not yet arrived for profitable speculation in this any ; but we anticipate that in the course of a few months the home manufacturers may safely consign pods to their Australian agents. In wearing apparel (termed " slops "), boots and s:,oes, ironmongery, and earthenware, there are still considerable stocks on hand ready to replenish the stores of retail dealers. Hitherto we have had no failures of any consequence, and the banks afford the necessary accommodation to established traders. At Melbourne also a corresponding improvement is reported to have commenced, in the place of the un certainty and dismay occasioned two months ago by the failure of some agency concerns of insufficient capital. There must always be a large demand for goods and pro visions to supply the numerous population of the dig gings—a class by no means niggard in the outlay of their earnings. All is now quiet at the gold fields, and a commission of inquiry has been for some time sitting for the pm , pose of investigating the causes of the late outbreak, and to adopt measures which shall, at the same time, assert the ri g ht s o f th e C rown a nd secure the advantage of the digg ers . ll n e i many shipping months small vessels interestisiu av o e f ry l light draughtpressedconwdeitrieonin. For great demand for carrying the surplus of one colonial market to another, for which freights were obtained, and profits were good. The consequence was nume rous vessels were sent out from England, which were sold at enormous prices, but the colonial markets being now greatly overstocked many of those vessels are thrown out of employment, and those which continue to ply are scarcely paying expenses. The Australasian Steam Navigation Company, which is the most exten sive concern, possessing not fewer than IS steam-ships, declared a dividend of nearly 10 per cent. per annum at their last half-yearly meeting, instead of the immense dividends they had previously declared. Some of their shares have in consequence been held by auction at adis cout of sto percent. The Sydney and Melbourne S.P. Company made no dividend at their last half-yearly meet ing, owing to the very high prices of coals and labour. One beneficial effect has resulted from the large number of steamers that have been sent out ; the towns on the coast are now in regular communication with the metro polis. Even the newly settled township of Gladstone, at Port Curtis, the most northerly limit of the colony, has now constant steam common cation. The rivers on the eastern coast are unfortunately ill.adapted for steam navigation. An attempt is, however, to be made on two of them. On the Shoalbaven, a small steamer, the Nora Creina, has been placed, and a company has been formed to navigate the Hawkesbury, as far as the town of Windsor. The river Hunter is navigated by many powerful vessels belonging to the Australasian Steam Navigation Company, and another company are expect. ing three steam-boats from England for the same trade, THE EARL OF DUNDODALD'S MODE 'OF WARFARE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,--Will any good to England arise out of the offer which the Earl of Dundonald has so honourably and in th navy, together forhini zealously m a d e t o G overnmen t ? lordship's w ith his known mechanical That is the qu es ti on no w being generally asked. Hi g antecedents and po position i sl(i l tion l , may e obtain attention to his scheme in the manner he proposes. But all governments act as drag cha.ins upon inventions - because, inventions, if adopted, d o generally ' interfere, more or less, with existing establishments and It must, however, be conceded that very many schemes have been presented to Government that are altogether impracticable, and wh . h ic would, if submitted by Govern ment to experiment, involve expenditure of the public money. There h a v a useless en. e, nevertheless . , been , uT tions put down, it is ' believed, .by official discourage ment, that would, if they had been properly examined, have spared England immense expenses in its military marine for defensive or offensive purposes. To test the sincerity of inventr , rs as to the efficacy of their plans in the employment of destructive engines, and the appiicati6n of exld9sivc agents in the art of war, it would, perhaps, be judicio us on the part of Govern ment to examine such pans that may be offered by a comp( tent clinin itee—a committee not wholly corn . posed of nicht in the professitn of arms , but a committee of nnv.il ~,,d nti!ita , y arictrs, civil engineer , , chemists, :tad mechanicians. And if lit the opinion tit such com mittee any project submitted to examination should be ' deemed worthy of an experimental te,..t. , , by which ltd efficiency could be clearly shown, let the niqsais (or the carrying out of the expermici:t ho furnished by Govern nm,t, under a,condition .tliat the Injector be bound to defray the expenses if he fail to do that which he should propose to accomplish in the experiment - . Your obedient servant, March 16, 1855. NAUTICUS. SHEERNESS, lISTARcx 19.—The Alban, 4 guns, paddle. wheel bteain-ro:sel, is ordered down here to be docked, preparatory to her departuro for the Baltic. The Horatio, scrota steam-frigate, was taken into No. 3 dry dock on Saturday last, to complete a survey on her hull, &c, 30 I 21} II • it .