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

.... to 1 A ` i i victoria will at the same time visit h is Majesty at Paris during the Exhibition. N ;1 A K E The Posta mpt Gazette of Frankfort quotes a i /'O.2IIkiERU TA LIN T ZLLIGENCE. that D °in letter fr Berlin of the 4th, positively denying I a- _ Nichol r. alalicit' physician to the late Emperor . - CITY, ,Two o'CLeicit:. _unur.g. secretly. * " l on Saturday, I___ as, has been, oblicred to leave Saint Peters-: The cotton market. at Liverpoo , He is still there, the letter says, cloy ed with a very firm appearance. The sales were 4 cl in the same situation as before. esti:mated at from 10,000 to 12,000 bales. Uplands - The Sua b lan M ; at 5 1-16 d, Mobile at 51d., an d Orleans at 50. The It atiover M ercury contains a letter fr om . of the Ist, which states that the maxis- Rail way Share Market was steady. trates p re _ and syndicate of the burgesses of that city The impression that the letters by the overland pra ying seitnted the day before nn address to the kin g mail report much better markets for imports in 48 litt le hilt to cause the States to assemble with Auslzralia may prove mischievous, if not qualified . e delay as possible. by a - reference to facts. A few instances will serve 04filetter. from Berne states that, iu consequence to illustrate this. In the year 1854 there were 4,._6ute ratification of the convention of Milan by enou g h slates imported to roof the whole town. '&7:Austrian Government, the Ticinese, who had The :average consumption of imported spirits in 47: expelled, will be allowed to return into Loin- New South. Wales during the last three years . has 9 - from the 11th inst. been over 500,000 gallons annually, while the quan City imported has been double that consumed. Of w. 3 aring apparel, and especially drapery, the ac count; i given are very instructive, as well as dis couraging. In a Sydney Price Current it is stated that-- TliE PENINSULAR• MAIL. ' SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY. , l'h e Iberi a h as arr i ve 1 with the Paninsular . 31; L$ dates are--Gibraltar, March 30 ; C a di z , 2 3 ; Lisbn, April 2d. ; Vigo, 4th. She b r i ngs sp oic isselagersi and- 30 pa c k ages o f spec i e . S he e the Madrid, w ith th e outwar d mails. ttrA.e_t Oporto bands of labourers were parading the c i e el s) and b rea ki ng open b read stores, owing to stitution.' Lisbon Exchang e little doin ; rates in favour of 111 Li sbon g i.. 110 °I S I tl Gener a l S crew steamer. Natal was wrecked Ltd 'll,ie shores f Coniel. Her stores may be saved, e vessel o is likely to go to pieces. " Ts. he average consumption per head is reckoned at about 1;0s. under ordinary circumstances. Within the last tcy o years, however, the importations have quadru pled t'a at amount, and although immense quantities have doubtl.t :ss been consumed, still there is a very large stock on hang, 1, and we maysay that the drapery trade has been compl' tely prostrated. The' continued importations have glutte il our stocks in every department, and we believe that s I e most tremendous sacrifices will have to be en dured ',before our stocks get cleared, for large quantities of goo, is now held as unsaleable from over supply will becom so from age aed change in fashions, and the ac cumuli r ted charges will cause most disastrous account sales it ever they are sold—but we apprehend it will be along I i me before numbers ofconsignmentscan be closed. In refer ence to this market we must observe that large quanti ties of unsuitable goods have been forwarded, and also t' sat rainy 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 ].ow required for our consumpti on i s o f a much better , d'escription than has been imported of late years. The pe c unlary position of the labouring classes has been so mu( 3:h bettered within' the last two years, that their , 3 omestia habits have undergone a very ma terial ;Lange, and articles that would have been eagerly sought for, or endured from necessity, are now re j ected. This fact is most observable in every , article connected with the drapery trade, more, par ticularl r in those kinds for female consumption. We m: I y remark that there has been a great accession to the niumber of retail diapers within the last three years, a i td many persons without capital have left good situatio c s and entered into business to the great loss and inc c eivenience of the employers and the derange. went ar Al dispersion of business generally. These per sons ha- i ing little or no stake took shops at the most ex orbitant c rents, and from the preposterrus facilities heretofc lee offered of obtaining goods on credit, com menced a showy business. This sudden demand for shops ar vii business houses excited the cupidity of land lords, a std rents have been raised extortionately and wages ii i proportion, the consequences are now felt most severely The decreased demand or rather the widely extende il competition for supplying the consumption and the immensity of importations have induced a great diminuti on of profits, and we are convinced that very few hou 3 es that are of recent formation are doing much more th ti n paying expenses, and we have no doubt a great m a .ny cannot do that, and unless a much better trade £3O( r n springs up we expect to find many will he couipelle ct to return to their previous condition. Several parties i r t the drapery trade have already succumbed to the pre& r. nt depression, and there is a growing want of confiden. 3e in this branch of business. Very largequan tities of d rapery goods are daily forded at auctions for the pnrp o se of closing accounts or meeting liabilities, but hea' ry losses are sustained. Quitting drapery in voices he r private sale is at present out of the question, except a a discounts varying from 30 to 40 per cent. 1852. 1853. 1854. Apparel Cottons And drapery 140,479 -393,096 1,407,042 Haberdr illhery Hosiery Linens Milliner: i Silks , 17,458 : 135,817 45,382 Woollen) I & blankets 124,625 $30,429 250,019 Tots 626,496 2, 170 232 2,163,306 • No improvement in demand has pakei place with the new year, . and the expectations-of many have been dis appointed It Is in _this ,branCh of bilSiness that confi dence is t nest shaken, and unless we have a very marked improvers wilt before long,. we _ apprehend, that many must give way w hose capital is -too limited, and whose ex penses ar3 too heavy to allow them to withstand the pressure Ex E the times and the ,ruinouddepreciation in the value of ti ieir 'stocks. As yet this market has expe rienced no relief frail decreased imports, and most firms have rncei ved coil iderable ;`augmentations of summer goods, mil): ich will have to remain over unopened. As an instant :e 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.: • Accordii ig 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 con :elusion may be drawn as to the ind7rect trade of Russia, carried on through Prussia, tile collectiv ei quantities of produce imported into the United - Kingdom during 1854 being thus stated : Russian Ports in the Baltic. Seeds— • Articles. Prussia. Flax and Linseed Qrs. 10,173 Rape seed Tallow Cwt. 31,687 Hemp, tmdressed „ 20,062 Flax, d rossed and undrsd „ 82,612 ' Copper,. unwronght and part a •rought The foregoing statement, extracted from the re cords of ,the Inspector-General's Office, exhibits the importatzions of the specified articles from all the ports, ez:cept those belonging to Sweden, which lie within t t le Baltic ; that limitation being previously understood to exclude the ports of the Danish ter ritory, a rlhether insular or continental. The im ports frc am the Baltic ports of Sweden could not be ()Albite I in this statement, being blended in the official r scord with the imports from other ports of the sam( ) country. The e: [polls of British and Irish spirits from the United Kingdom Were, in the four last years, as under • ... 116,267 ... 2,212 ... 253,955 366:220 667,879 1853. 1854. Gallons. Gallons. British o )lonies and dependencies 603,033 473,586 Foreign , u,untries 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, and 55,227 ;gallons in the secqnd. The edvices 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 actiTity, 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 Europe confirming the particulars of the Emperor of Russia's death. The stocks of breadstuffs in the New York markets were light. Cotton 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 jiist 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 only 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, however, continues extremely easy, and the bankers will not allow more than .11. per cent. for it upon " call," while they discount readily at 4 per cent., and for very grst class paper, at short dates, even as low as 31. A leading broker has this morning given 3 -16ths for tho call" of stook to-morrow, and TAE WEATHER IN THE BALTIC. • • bi E S.t . m n, April 2.— Weather very f i ne. Wind fresh at I:, 1 7 feet water on the b ar. the 210 , April 3.—F a i rwater i s f ree o f i ce, as well as iyat iq ula abov e N eu t a ,ehr, but thence dow n t o Fak "' t ile river is covered with ice. tea I I LIIE RGEumiNnic, April I.—As far as the eye can there is no open water, to be seen. Of i i : 11 .; 1 R 31 172 , 1DE, April I.—Weather cold. Large masses de -e gr atin.. at sea. Temperature at noon 3 deg. to 4 441Warruth; at night.. 2 deg. to 4 deg. frost. 417 , 431 uNDE, April 3.—The navigation between this ve r . 110 eck is open, and the ice seawards is in places ifiecure. belt: lriki lt% March 31.—There is much drift ice in the Ili /1 % , v 4 RICIA, Ap r il I.—Th e nav i ga ti on i s open, and t o th e eel a lying in the wint e r h ar b our h ave gone out The re Toadstead, an d w ill Fa il w i th t h e f i rst fair wind. N e ls but little ice in the Kattegat. tI I3IIIC ICSHAVEN, March SO.—The light ship stati one d Yestee rd L ay a essoe Channel p r o cee d e d h ence f or h er stat i on .. .140/W DUNDONALD'S PLAITS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIIN. Petitir-VOUr weeks have now elapsed since my Prayi: ll was presented to the H ouse o f C ommons, l'eli eti "g for a "searching inquiry," to ascertain t aint luY secret plans, " capable, speedily, cer otir and cheaply, to surmount obstacles which te eth ant, persevering, and costly armies and IDra,;•'ave failed to accomplish," are, in reality, garda"lo4.a,ble - and effective, and, consequently, as re zebi "ue results of wars, expedient, nay, urgently ,kti b s „ k !e) under the circumstances of our forces ' A n a locality and in a climate more fatal to "ring summer than has been experienced in , er Reason. t)ee, e 4 , 4 told that to have had my petition noticed, l 'ote ' tl9l a petition, I ought to have prevailed on hiettaetaber to move its consideration—a course zDi r '.!, did not deem desirable to adopt. At the beeC + "° l l of 14 days, however, no notice having t geti e AKeu of its prayer, on learning that the ener `t, - "Y of her most grapious Majesty was about tito r -e eeed to the Crimea, and possibly attempt to 014,11 Sebastopol —in which desperate undertaking lArt, e 2-; ° ted army would not have failed t . o take a th e 414- resolved to place in the Imperial hands /tl kw e o ans °I sparing many thousands of assailants, kle ee old have fallen possibly without insuring a asful result. able°;was this—to me still seemingly—laud nu publicly known than I was assailed relrli„,erous letters, similar to that of D, to which ,Ittta,)Z4 in the Chronicle of the 30th ult. ; such t illegztae7 however; would not have induced me o 4111 1) ' rav purpose, had I not learned that his ti m e 441 Majesty was not about to proceed, as PerP ecl, to the East, and, consequently, could not th e °llan at Y avail himself of the plans, and feeling ~4 4t lyg re e -; ,,e st ,doubt whether they would be triumph litiba-die,,,U,nto effect by any expanded mind marav authority, I hesitated to risk an tt ila „, °ll rble result, especially finding that the in -4:44,dABcl°sUre of m y plans was misrepresented. "are that the baneful influence of delay at opilli r ,',, a4 cl the expression of d ou bt s an d adverse onl y r by thos e misinf orme d on the subject, can itiv e ,,,",e remo ve d by th e result of the searching attzf'"gation prayed for, *which investigation I ttrt lis °ll slY hope, for th e success of her Majesty's k,„ and the benefit of thi s country, may yet be IleP te d• - --I am, sir e y our obliged and obedient A °4 4t, g. l ) ril 6, 1855. DIINDONALD. k AnO VYN DE LEUES" JOURNEY TO LONDON AND VIENNA. the 4 Itt • terday, 6 P.m., e ter dated Paris yes (kl,lowinc, .--- contains ottrßooede.al has been said about the realca a u n s d e Vi e 7,l urouyn de Lhuys' journey to London titter and the Belgian and French papers (for the 4 v ° Most generally but copy the former) ..l that l e i al to the public so much of the Ministerial I lk' 8 desirable have been instructed to say that th.,„ h ad t4k24vi.. not been certainty of success M. de Lhuys Je4, cl e ? iftleh a step. Perhaps the Minister slich an impression, b t the motive for t . e t thp, e " i 8 attributed to his extreme . dissatisfae t t i l l o a n t, ll o i d t : ;aY matters were going on . It appears consequence of, 'ea r,-e'e.ion Was taken after, and Nr eei l l t of despatches in the co which the increas- N cl re 'll M. de BourqueneY, in in n urse of the same Iviii,ill'ueulties of his position werese a t s forth, and male e n i d t ),i4tolr,wtere at last of such a nature cllssi,-jule• It has been already facile, too ac teouili; ' was thought here to be tsao id that Lord J. 'll 134ti llg, or at all events :et' . • n su o ffi r ci t e h n e tl A y n o s n . 1ria.4411441. with respect to the Russian or may mane Ptoister. Any quotations (ss e httlt e p e r the private instruction of Prince Gboaryte -1,41'414- ° I . Al. de .Iltiol, from 1'0.1,1;4i:1°13Q Ristor of England, were considered that " Mr. i Burke n , o " d o o r n th ht e 1 t ..8 4 1u e - e "3'. At allYeven ~.,I,:latlcitcl,..je e e l s re w il as . r t io e e q i u h a a l t t t e the visit (%renderedtiwie occasion, andl to •-Zrou -4 absolT l a u necessary, in order that -clelll de u e should come to . , r , t _ Lhuys Clarendon. rf M ect . "411 4 tll4t the With Minister particularly dis two `4l atitlin • Lord alt ap t 4 ~()VN -0 French . kr4t aged off hs_rid manner in which the . feg a e rZ o;'' te 'ti o ' l li tvOreCii .,.. sc o u n s r s ci e n d and settled in ofsp a i s te for eney • 11"-let eO4sttnen4to ncha de ic k —u nce would be dis a p u l d aye it d w wi d th on r e e : 'Ntitl i t - , ue lls . the step he has ""Ird that he took kls34taSc‘tlbelieve that the French Government is ti"N(o.,l.lstria, whose eagerness in the tioli'etel,!),. ktti)„,4,3 a little b . lun is te'd since the settlement ble lyt . d '4lllg li k 'tfte - rand a that d to eiemnpardobdaresse Sto p e t Uol f: areproa l c t h has been th e I . :iage s e , r not having profited by the forciblee.. rc'e Short time since by the Russians_ i 411 be IN lt vessels descending the Da ' pa rt • rou l t,e erchant t hat P I the cc e l i oi lllaCk r S t e i a o , n. t , o , 'take a more dee n id es ed , elet the l'ielliPotcY to. action." have, l at the e NI, and 9ii lan t as is now announced it were, arrive %lee!, fourth': Which most important ave article, tare I t is i ll hich they h to-day " satisfactorily that i f the s e e n t _- Ai . 11,:itatter ife r o u t red here noe __ y. e h d n nesday ell next, wiii Russ 'lll4 V7113'11 de l'illivasuaanci L d o b rd J W o ~,L e 4114 i......._°r Par - is and London respectively." Ziiis'lle ~,_ -------___-----,—...______„ eons now in , ig mat majority of the military surge') the Ad trtviictillgorfe„Neeive.ci Orders o to join . the army, ci i l ßliat s R rublic Assistance has been requested the 11" Ii:N l it - a 1 1 41 4, °I tho; physicians and surgeons . of fo r t, oe,t_ at.teou the establishments. th e t he ar:t activity prevails at Havre direct:each 'lo_ll Dane, screw steamer, freight?d by in freightages that port on Saturda n y e: statt4 Cobs-`4:_e.rntoent, le th e di4 ion,•, otinople with carts, quantity of stores fu kr seat a;Yravlgons,f and a large q campaign forg r The Zouave, intended e a " is tioarv.dleatioatiene the army.taken the place of the Dan ) Tg R t r : being loaded. '-; 4. %,v.,i,lite TELEGRAPH — STOCKHOLM, March 25. ;`'eMlb"ls,.4 savant P r f s . sor Edlund, of the . Roya n l 41111)"°v-ji, °` ° ienc e ' succeeded last year in mak . ing e a e_ ,41.41)4 le,-,leilt ill the, construction of the electric t I _ -11eseao: "41.atus, hv if ch 't •becomes possible to send it:i°44latqi4rebjinttliZstri' elvvc:i.re .I.esimultaneously in two op -111,, base i s vet 4:-Uhe_ principle on which this discovery licltttoppliett b_.Y.,,iinp,l.e, d altoether different from test if, iiil e ,, eeci Y . -or. Gintl7eat which was f d pund of AB far back as the Vienna,month of August ti the wi4l.l : f r esB nr dl d made some experiments on g o Ral ee l , ' the tele2 upnh line between Stockholm and ell' t.l3' Pertnissi6ra4 the directors. These succeeded ,'„gieli tva?" be constructed the necessary apparatus, - l 'erat ii' e P v u er t 1.13 in December last, and has been in daily °s4ll knee. Aloon as the needful. number of 44' ar e cotk, Itt a re +o, be introduced at , t e i .nete , ~ey .- 41term. 'raph stati on in the ki ng d om ; and,. as the th e O,Pa is not expeusiv th advantages gained over 4') th ' e m ,, B3 :,',_ero are Obvion:', as e on e line of wire will now Wort; done foralerly by two.- THE- SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 9. 1855 this gave a little support. Consols are 924 to 92i for money, and 924 for account. The Reduced 3 per Cents. are 91 to 1, and the New 3 per Cents. 94 - to ,Bank Stock is 2104 to '212, ante =lndia Shock 226 and 229. India - Bonds are lls. to 14s. Exchequer Bills realise Gs. to. 9s. premium. In the Foreign Market .the transactions have been of no importance and the quotations are with out much alteration. Mexican Stock is 21i and Brazilian 5 per Cents. are quoted ati ex-dividend. Sardinian Bonds are 87k, Spanish 3 per Cents. are firmer at 364 and Dutch 2i per Cents, at 62k. Turkish Bonds are 79i to being flat. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i to 7 ; Mexi- can, 21k to 21g ; Peruvian, 692 to 70i;• ditto Three per Cents., 49 to 50 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., I " The Lierre and Turnhout Railway, length 24i 25 miles, capital 172,000., and 8,600 shares of 20/. eaa, St. has been constructed under a guarantee of interest at 20 the rate of 4 per cont. from the Belgian Government, St. and being now completed for the sum of 7,000/. per mile guaranteed by the Government, a minimum, annual di- St. vidend of 4 per cent. is receivable on the shares, with -25 participation in surplus profits above 4 per cent. in St. terms of the statutes. St. "By the arrangements concluded, holders of Antwerp 12. and Rotterdam shares have the option of paying the full 10 amount of 161. per share at once, and receiving paid-up 50 shares." to bearer," carrying interest, or of paying a 20 depoiit of 41. per share on allotment, and three instal- st. ments ,of 41. at intervals of two months each, with. lute- St. rest at s'p'er cent, on the amount, until the payments St. are completeo." . • , St. T' St.f , The railway meetinga announced are thefollow: st. -- - - ing ' Cothpany. Date. Plane. Aberdeen - - r April 18, Aberdeen. Central of Switzerland Chester Stour Valley, &c April 16, Colchester. Cork and Bandon Demerara Great Western Llynvi Valley Lyons and Geneva Manchester, Sheff. and Line. May 25, Manchester. Northern of France Paris and Lyons St. Andrews and Quebec, (Class A) South Wales Mineral Railway shares were dull at previous prices. United Mexican, Santiago de Cuba, and Lusitanian i t Mining Shares continue to attract attention, pa 25 25 titularly the first named, but the business doin g i n I L them is not so active as it was last week. Anstra- 812: Tian land and bank shares are generally steady, St: with a fail extent of dealings. 50 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING I 25 PRICES. 1 po ( Front the Official Litt.) I 2r Sank Stock 210 i 12 x d 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities......... 1 $d 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Consols Zor Account, April 924 Exchequer Bills, 24d. ;;!1000 2500 Small 9 7 Exchequer Bonds 1858, per Cent. 99# Ditto 1859, „ - - PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per gent 998 x d Ditto Small Ditto 5 per Cent. (T.tothchild's) ...... Ditto New, 1852, 46 per Cent 941 Mexican 3 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ...... 874 Ditto for the Account 8 74 Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent rurkish Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto for the Account Ditto Small Dividends on the abr,ve payable in London. Ditch Exchange, 2i per 'Dent. 12 Ga..... 624 Ditto 4 per Cent. Cer tifieates THREE O'CLOCK. 92j 8 Ditto, April Account 92b GOOD FRIDAY AT THE TUILE.RIES. A religious ceremony took place on Good Friday in the chapel of the Tuileries. The Emperor, Em press 3 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, hahited 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 head-dress of Spain, and carried fans of the same dark colour. They were probably French, 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 wzist can manage except a thorough-bred Spanish one, was a decided fail- ,7„ - , ure, notwithstanding its ra pidit y an d energy. The man- " tilla, too, though in some cases richer and more flowing than that of the 'Empress, evidently did not cover a 17 3 Spanish head, nor shade a Spanish eye. The celebrated 20 preacher, Father Ravignan, delivered a discourse on the 20 Passion, which was listened to with the profoundest at- 20 tention. The sor:amn dirge of the Roman Catholic ritual, 20 suited to the occasion, was well executed. Except at 20 the sermon s the Emperor and Empress remained kneel- 100 ing during. the service, which lasted about an hour. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. BAGENALSTOWN AND WEXFORD. The report of the directors stated that they have been 100 enabled to conclude satisfactory arrangements with some 20 of the principal proprietors for possession of the land 5 required for the commencement of the works, and which land they have placed at the disposal of, the contractor. 15 The vrorks in the neighbourhood of Borris, being the 5 heaviest on the line, have been commenced, and the 20 directors trust that th e works will be carried one steadily during the approaching summer. The report of the 4 engineer stated that the contractor had already executed 20 2,200 lineal yards of fencing, 4,100 cubic yards of exca- 100 vation, and that the bridge over the public road from Borris to Feenagh was nearly finished. Tile capital 100 account showed that 22,0251. had been received to the 100 31st of December, and 8,2137. expended, leaving a 100 balance of 13,8121, 42 to 44 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101; ditto Four-and-a.! alf per Cents., 89 to 91 ; 10 ' Spanish New Deferred, 18f to 181 ; ditto Three per Cents., 361 to 37 ; ditto Certificates, 51. to 54 ; SO ditto Passive, 4i to 4i. I 20 The following is the arrangement effected by the 20 Antwerp and Rotterdam Railway Company with 5010 the Liorre and Turnhout Company :-- 25 A 'E MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) 1141LWAYS. Paid. i 11.1,ILWATis. Alinrdecn....... . , . 8 trnbg. Nottug. Bost and &AU. Juliet_ all Belfast & l3allymena all Binning. Wolverh. L Stour Valley 29;.1 arkenlid. Lanesh. & Cheshire Junet all Do. Chesh. dr Birk , 450 and £25 Cons 19 Do., £20....... ....... all Rlyth & Tyns origina £25 (issd. at .£45 .00 Bristol an d E xeter , 00 Caledonian...,,, 315. Carmarthen and Car digall ... all Chester 4 Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, di Pass. i 16 Cornwall 1i Crieff Junction..,.., 45 DublindtßelfastJune, all Dundee PerthdiAb Been Junction all Do. New .. ..... .00 East Anglian ........ .. all Eastern Counties..... 00 Eastern Union, A Stock ...... ... 10C Do. , B. Stock .... .......... . 8?;, Do., New A...., ... 100 East Lancashire ...... (00 I:lclinburgh 4 Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles.. 100 Edin.Prth 4.Dunde 1 Forth & Clyde June all Furness . ......... all Do. Extension. ......... .00 Glasgow& S. Wester] 00 Groat Northern ..... 100 Do., A. 5t0ck....,... 1 00 Do., B. Stook ~50 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ; 100 Great Western 100 T:)(;, StOur Val. Rai . Una. Stk.. all irrii,h South-. Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle 3.43 Do., Thirds,. • 4 Do. New Thi r d s 100 Lancash.andYorksh i D 3. , WSt. Riding Tin all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lon4A.Bright &S.Cst. WO G'Jnd. and N. Westn. 16 00. Fifths 1.- Ji Do.lo/. Sh. ,M&8... C Do. Eighths r 100 London andS. Westn Al 42i Do., £50..... 1 t 0 34 Do., £4O - - all L'idndrrydi Colerain all Caadndru. & Ennisk . 100 :tanch.Sbe. k Limb all Do. i Shares, No. : 4i 10., Man. &Lin. Un 100 Aidland • '.OO Do. Birmng. &Derb 3 all lfidld. G, West. (Ire., 1 '22? )o. Half Shares all - gewcastle & Carlisle 21 gwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 8 gewry &Enniskille, all gewry Warrenpoira and Rostrevor [CO gorfolk 3? gcrthn.Counties Un 1.00 - north British all worth Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all /0., A Deferred., i all Do., B Guarantee(' LOO NT. Eastern—Borwic: 20 10. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Parch all Do. Leeds 00 )o. York all north London all Do. Now £lO 1 4 1 g.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn l'i',; 'forth Staffordshire all North Western all \T.& S. Westrn. June l shmeaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. 00 )xford, Worcester,S , Wolverhampton 8 Oortsmonth 00 icottish Central 00 icottishMidland 00 ihropshire Union a'l 3outh Devoh WO South Eastern all South Wales 13 S. Yrksh. 4 Riv. Dun 5 Do.. 12 Staines, Wok. &Wol: all Stockton & DarlinP shares. ffarti 81)1 .0000 19R 'Taff 3DDtooo Vale... ..Ap.ctrleeonf.d No. 1 21i Thames Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 18 West Cornwall 5 West End of London and Crystal Palace all West London .0 1141 s, Wimbledn &Croydon 'Closing Prices MS Illy. 20i - 21 4i - 4;1 84 - 14 - 13 15i - 16, 81 - 88 - PO 61 - 12i - 6 - 8 tr., '.. • ••• ... • **4 -: 1 51 - 61 14 - 15 11i - 111 31 - 33 21 - 23 72 - 54 - 56 - puL 194 - 68 - 70 88 - 89 72 - 74 23 - IYS 91 - 93 65 - 651 59 - 61 65 - 70 5 -7 , 5 .5.- 7 76 16i ... .00+ 7 SA 98 100 99i 100 id jd - (1 1 - 83 84 9 • 84 .1 8 ••• ... 24 - 24 8 - 8S 69: 3 / 4 - 70 41 - 43 ••• •ca "'.. • 11 - 9 - 2 48 - 50 31 - 3 28i ~. 29 . • • '''''' • 714 - i 2 74 - 7 4 - 3A - 131 481 a 494 id—par - 4B - 4g id-tar 6 - ~ .... ... 28 - 29 98 - 100 63 - 65 45 - 47 12i - 13 604 - 61 -28 A 5 2 - 1 36 - 38 "". .., .--- ... '''.'" •011 --' .. ,6i 17 4 - 5 22 - 24 5 - 6 .... ... - 7 FOREIGN. all Antvrerpaatotterdam 33 Belgian Eastn. Juno. 10 Beziers to Graissessac 2e. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India. Scrip Central of Italy all Demerara 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian, g. S P.C 10 Do. Ex&ension all D 0.4 p. e. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do I 5 Gd. Tk of CanadaA is all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till 'dj all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France, all Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. 1 Do. New 5 per cent. _2 I Do. Extensions.... 12 Great Luxerabourg, i Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations .1 all Gt.WesternofCanad Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55.. all Do. do., '62, p. '56... all Do. do., '76, p. '60... all i Do. do., '73, without • option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 14 I Lake oonst. & Basle all Lucca di Pistoj a 5 p.c pref 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons ct Mediterran. 16. Madras 10 Do. New 31i Maria Antonia ill Do. do. New all Namur &Liege(witli interest) — all Do. (ex interest).... all Northern of France all D o .204 Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 33 p. e. & red. at 22y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201., 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPref 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg all Rouen and Havre all Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse_ all Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. 20. Scindo 14 Southern of France.: 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) . all West Flanders all Do 54 per a. Pref 16 Western of France 16 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Zealand JOINT-BTO all Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond. 18 English Scottish And Australian Chart , all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto Now 20 London and County.. 10 London Joint Stock.. 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Prqvincia} of England 10, Do. Now 22i National of Ireland.: all New South Wales ' all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1. Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co all South Australia all Union a Australia 2i Do. New Union of London lan 81 - 83 1 - I.i 2i - 2i par -- i p 35 --3 2i ^s. "... ••• 9 - • 8 9i - 49 - 51 89 - 91 2i - 21 - iP Pad ip - iP 2i - 2t - 24 17f-- 17: 96 - 98 96 - 93 100 - 102 94 , 96 193 - 20 98 - 100 - (lig ii - 3iP par - lap 4 6 6 61 iii = i's 12. - 13 S - 9 22i - 22;1p 48 bU 40 42 ••• 221 -22 i Par ip 2 Ind 8i 81 ••• '•"•• • •• P •-•• pin 3i - i si' - 6ip ••• 1 8i - 19 1 1 2i 50 2/ 30 20 1 9 1 5 40 5 R. 25 2 20 1 1 3 5 1 1 1 BANKS. 80 82 ••• .... .. 1 d ... i. d 3 2hd 20 21 d ••• •.• 33 - 35 39 - 41 37 39 66 68 7i. Iwo = $1 LIMERICK AND FOYNES, The report 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, Adam, and Bathkeale. 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 cJf 2/. 10s. per share, payable next month, 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 on the shareholders. The report of Mr. La Fanne the engineerstated that the contractor's operations extend now over 14 miles of the line, and the portion from Limerick to Adare is in a very forward state, about eight miles of it having been brought to formation level, and 2i miles partially ballasted. Agreements have been made for 23 miles of the land; the contractor is in pos session of 18 miles, and three miles only remain to be settled for. The contractor will commence laying the 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 making rapid progress. The excavations for the docks are being pro ceeded with, 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 oh 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 might be anti cipated, and a considerable sum would be required to complete the works. Resolutions were passed adopting the report and re-electing the retiring directors. DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT PIECE OF ORDNANCE. — On Thursday the labourers engaged in levelling the ground surrounding the Kilkenny National Model School, while excavating a portion of the inner embank ment 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 of 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 ii the same locality. Both these interesting remains have been de posited in the museum of the Kilkenny Archmologica,l Society, by Henry P. Clarke, Esq., lonrt nspector of national schools. We presume the public vi 11 be further enlightened as to their history at the Ma } it eating of the Archaeological Society,--, ißenn Moger tor; • , ''aid.' ItAILWATI. all Bedford and Bletchley 100 Buckhamsh. 100 ClydesdaloJe. 24 Col.Stouryy. Sud. and Hal. 1.00 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. all Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 1.03 Do. New...... all Glatr.er Dn. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Solby all Do. i Shares. all Do. i Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference all Lon., Til., &S. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cont. [OO Do. 6 per et. all Manch. Batn. and Matlocit all Middlosbro' & Redcar I _ 110 Midld.Bradfd 5i Newmarket Bury Eaten... all Northern and Easternsp.c. all Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p e all Prest. & Wyre all Do. 3 Qrs. A IQO Roystn.StHit. IE4 Shaf.Roth.and Goole g. 5 p.e. all Shrews. &Her. NA S. Staffordsh. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent all Do 1 100 I Wilts&,Comrst LOU Aberdeen 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. c ' all Blyt'n and Tyne 1 Oper c. pref. (isscl. at 500 100 Eris. & Ex. _,4 p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5} per cent._ all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all .Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Cork &Bandonsb.c all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Eastern Counties Ex , tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Gar per cent all Do. 51., 10 ner cent all Do. 101. Del;entr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent [OO East Laneash.6 p. cts all East and West York shire Juno. Fifths all EdinbPrth.&Dundee 4 per cont. 100 Glasgow&S.Western 'Guar. 5 per cent 100 Groat Northn. sp. c 1 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. 100 Do. 4A p. c 2i D 0.5 p. c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. all Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Plei 100 Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)._ 9 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St 6 Gt. Westn. (Barks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. con. red. 4# p.e 100 Do. con, red. 4p. c, 100 Do, irred. 4p.c. all Do. Birm, Pref. Sh all Do. Cnester Bp. e.P.S. all Do. do. 5 p. c, do [OO Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh all Do. do, do all De. do. do ... . 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O ( 0 Do. 6p. c. Stock .' . 00 London and Brighten Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. 61 Nuneaton 5 p. ct.. 5 London &S. Wester' Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color Shares all Londy. & Ennis. Sh. all Iran., Shot., & Lin New, £lO 4i Do. £6 all Niarypt.&Carl.4p c all Do. 4 j per cent 10 Do 100 Kid. Consol.6 p.c.St. 1100 Do, Consol. Bristol Si Birm. 6 per cent 1 Do. Pref. 4i per cent 10 Norfolk Debenture' 100 Do. Pref. 4p. c. Stock 100 Do. 5 P.C. Est 100 Do. siperct.pref 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P 1 5 Do. do. do. 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c 9 Do. do. Quarters 48 10 Do.Yorkli.& S. Pur. all, North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & s Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c. all Scot. Cent. ,New Pref all South Devon De. fixed, 4:3 per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. all S. Wales Gua. 4p. c. all Do. do. 4i p. c all S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guae all Stockton and Dar: lington, 5 per cent. 15 Do. do. do. all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1355 PREFERENCE -SHARES. Lcasing Compans. London t N. West. L.ttN.W. Calodon... E. Un. E, C..... Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Gt. Wcs;i Yk. New . & Y. &NM Do., S. Easton Do Peto & Co. Norfolk Do 1..& N. W Midld. Stek ton 4§ ,Darlingt. Midland En. Coun I E. Count, Do L. & N.W &Ln&Yl Do Gt Northi Laneash & Yorksh. T. Brassey H.MClear Aockt. Darlingt Do GtWestn losing Prices this day. fn - 99 135 - 1:37 • •• '-' • 2 - 6 - i [O5 - 107 I2i 13 23 -24 10i -- 26 -2/ 91 - E 3 per— i p 57 59 • "-'• ••• ... 143 Lo - 133 2 ii ---- 32 - :89 33 32& 91 Bus:Less fester iby. 10 12, St F 20 20 10 10 St. 10 St. 25 Business done St e yesterday. St. 25 20 A 9.7 10 611 Ist 32i 1 25 22i • 119 884 9 91 i 65.1 5 St. 20 St. 939# 99 2 3 5 10 St. St. 5 116 llxn 17i 104 ••• '..... ••• 2i - 3 y 12i - 1 - ••• ... 11.4 ..... ••• . 134 - 135 1 - 4 - 85 - 87 103 - 105 ..... ••• 100 —102 d 91 93 3 i Id 105 - 107 13 - 15 id par 22i - 23.1 ii =ii ••• - • ••• 1 -- 2p MINES all Aqua Fria .... all 'Anglo Austrin. Gold all Anglo Californian 6 Australian.,, all Australian Cordillera all Ave Maria .....ne all Baden (Gd.Dby of), all Bluarvon Iron and Coal 13.5 British 1r0n.., 25 Brazilianlmp.(issued at -E;s pm.) all Do. Coeaes & Cniabi 15 Do. St. John De Rey Carson's Creek Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica all Cobra Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper Min. of Eng all Do. Pref. 7. p. cent 16 Copiapo. all English and Austin Copper Smeltg Co 1 Fortuna all General...... all Gt.NuggetVoinßeg. all Great Polgooth. all Liberty all Linares.. 1 Lusitanian all Mariquita ........ all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting C. all Nouveau Monde all Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 1 Port Philip.. all Quart z Rock .. ... all Rhymney Iron all Do. NOW 12 i Santiago d e Cuba..,, ~ all South Austzalian 7a Tin Croft, ...... all United Mexic a. n all Waller Mariposa 12s. West 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia all Yuba..... ATISCELLA.: 174 I Australian Agricult. •. • Australsn•Pcitic. Mail all Auskuln. Royal Mail 7 Berlin Water Work s 40 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. 32i6. Canada............... 100 Canada Gov. p. et. Jan, and Ju1y........ all Crystal Palace..... all Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore„ 8i Eastern Steam..... 22 Electric Telegraph... all Electric Toleg. of Ir. 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steam 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all Mediteran. Elec, Tel. 9 Mexican&S•Anterica. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 5 Netherlands Land..., 1 N. S. W. Coal d; Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. all N. 13, Australasian,,, 12i Nrth. of EuropeSt.:am all Peel Rr. La. & Mina all Peninsular& Oriental 10 Do. New .......... all Portland Iron .Co ........ 60 'loyal Mail Steam ... all Scot. Austral. Invest. Ditto New ........... all South A us tral. Land all Submar. T.;l, Seri p. all l'''• I2e.4i4tered ........ 5 Trust & Loan Co. of Upper Canada...... ,28i Van Diemaud s Lancl - 5 - 7 4i - 5i 2} - 3 - 2i 30 - 32 - -- 01 -- i 3 40 -- 45 par -- 20 20 -- 22 -- 2 A -- li4 -- 16 7 f. iP 7a i I.e. .... I . '. i 10 1 -15 i - •• 20 • - 22 5 i -6& - 11 -• 2. 6i - 7 '''. ••• 2S - 30 2i - - GO ua 121 108 1 - 109, 3 . 4 - - 15 6 i - 1 - i• ••ir ...... .. -I -1 " ii - 3 . 57 - 59 11 --- 1? - g 37 ..... ;8 18 ::, iial 481 9 • 10 St. 26! lai 20 608 8 8 di e St. ...__ 17 20 p m 8i 25 10 LOA 20 20 20 25 22Z i 111 1 10s, 20 M ABKE2' IVEFFS--(THIS CORN EXCHANGE. • ' The supplies of wheat on sale in resat of the country mar - lcc, tr held on Saturday were very moderate, and the demand foe • most kinds ruled steady, at very full prices. Barley wa. gin good request, and rather dearer. In all other arti ties uvaly a limited business was transacted. V. re continue to receive firm advices from the Unit e ri 3&a.t , a ,; but the amount of business doing on the Continent fa . T ill; . pment to• England is limited. • '.. rho receipts of English grain up to our market last week wet s 01 1 the increase. F rota . abroad the imports amounted to 4,526 quarters of whe bt, .2,412 barley, 16,273 oats, 50 peas, 1,167 tares, 7,102 lingo, 3d, 362 rape seed, 92 mustard seed, 1,199 sundry seeds, 4,685 ' sac, ks and 4,865 barrels of flour. Fr )sh up to our market this morning we received a very limit, )(1 supply of English wheat, coastwise and by land carriage. Notwithstanding that the show of samples of both a vd and NI bite was small, the demand for all descrip tions -• vas in , a vely- dull state—arising from the absence of ma ny of the leading• millers —and last Monday's prices were Iv:: ith difficulty supported. - V) 'Rh foreign wheat we were very moderately supplied. Alth, au; ;h the amountof bus:ness doing was small, importers were ,61 •in in their demands, Atici last week's currency was maint. 9.i ned. The El apply of English barley was moderate—of foreign limited.. Most descriptions were in fair request. In prices, b :mover, no change took place. Malt— -the show of which was tolerably good—sold heavily at late rates. The sz ipply of oats being considerably on the increase, especiall, y from the Continent and from Ireland, the oat trade wa s dull, and, in some instances, the quotations gave way 6d 1 'er quarter. , . We ha 1 a slow s a l e f or beans at last week's prices. In peas very little was doing on former terms. We has' only a limited inquiry for flour. In prices very little c hangs took place. CURI:C.NCY PE tt rIiPEItIAL MEASURE. Who t—Es.sex 4 Kant, . Malt — Chevalier •. • • 703 to 71s :ge,l .... new 623 to 12 3 Oats --Y orkshire and DittO .••- ~ .... old 68s 74e Lineolnek., Feed Ms 293 Ottto, White neNs' 783 828, Potato ..... ....• 28s 30s Ditto,—..... old "i9s 84s I Youghai and Cork Xorfo/4 and Lin- Black. ••,• 243 293 • exqn, Rod, old 64s 763 Cork, White ... • • 26s 30s Ditto new •• •• •• 64s 753 Scotch, Feed .•. .. 275 303 gye—Old •••• •••••• • . —s —s fleans—Tiek .••. • —36 s sew ..... ........ 42s 44s Pigeons ...... .... 384 443 Barley—G rinding . • ... 29s 31s Peas—Grey .... .•• • • . 33s 3 3 Mandl tg .•• ..•• •• 328 333 Maple. ——••• •. 363 38e cheva tier-- ••• 333 34s White... .. .•• • . • 36s 42s id alt --- s .zafti )Ikand Nor- Boilers .........423 45s 623 67s Flour—Town-made... 603 65s 58s COs Suffolk .....• •• .. 48s 548 ik;ngeto, 1 and virare 683 70s stocktn &Norfolk 48s 52s i SMITHFIELD. For the time.' of year, the imports of foreign stock into London were' vei:v moderato—the total supply being 934 head.' In the cCrresponding week in 1854 we received 1,629 ; in 1853, 3,90.;; 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 WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotte-dam...... 17 ... 163 ... ... 150 ... 427 .. ... i-larlingen . 9 fiamburgh ... 100 ... Amsterdam__ Antwerp.. .. Kampen T0ta1.... 449 264 ... 221 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. L 854 456 ... 964 ... ... 209 1853 835 2,654 ... 413 ... 3 !852 54 791 200 "41 -- 851 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 extremo 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 other parts of England 400 of various breeds ; and from Scotland 360 horned and polled Scots, chiefly per railway. Thero 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 Downs,• in the wool, was 4s 10d—out of the wool, 4s 4d per Sibs. We had a moderate show of lambs, which sold slowly, a! from 5s 2d to 6s 6d per Blbs. Very few calves were in the market ; whilst the yea . ;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 Slbs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 PrimeSonthdown 4 6 410 Second quality.... 3 6 4 2 large crse. calves 310 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime small d 0... 4 6 410 Primo Scots, dte. 4 8 416 Large hogs 3 0 4 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Small porkers 3 2 4 4 Second quality ...3 8 3 ltt Suckling calves.. 22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-w110d.4 0 4 2,Quarter old pigs 20 0 25 0 Lamb ... TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN STYMY. Beasts .............. •• • • 3,093 Beasts.. •• •• .• •• •• . 593 6 _20,500 I Sheep ..... .• ..• • 450 .• .. 77 Ca1ve5............ •• 59 Ptgs ..•• A ste.tement and comparison of the supplies and piices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, April 10, 1854, and this day, Monday, April 9, 1855. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. April 10, 1854. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 oto 3 2 Second quality ditto 3 4 3 6 Prime largo oxen ... ... 3 8 310 Prime Scots, Sc 4 0 4 2 Coarso and inferior sheep ... ... 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... 310 4 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... ... 4 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto ... 410 5 0 Lambs ... ... 5 4 7 0 Large coarse calves 4 6 5 2 Prime small ditto ... ... 5 4 5 8 Large hogs ... 3 0 4 Neat small porkers 4 4 4 a Beasts... ▪ 4,495 Sheep ▪ ... 23,610 Calves... ... ,•. ... 130 Pigs ... . 310 SUPPLIES ON SALE„kpril 11, 1853.—Beasts, wad !am l )4, 19,100 ; calves, 151; pigs, 275. April 12, 1 852.—Beasts, 3,419; sheep and lambs, 17,920 calves, 182 ; pigs, 380. April 9,1855. s. d. 8. d ,3 2to 3 4 36 4 2 '4 4 4 6 4 8 410 34 3 6 '3 8 310 i 4 0 4 2 '4 6 410 i 5 2 6 6 310 4 4 'I 6 410 1 3 0 4 0 42 4 4 I _3,090 20,500 465 :,518; sheep NEWGATE 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 moderato business is doing. Per Sibs by the carcase s. ci. s. d. Beef, inferior 3 2 3 4 Do., middling..... 3 6 3 8 Do., prime large .3 10 4 0 Dc , do. small ....4 2 4 4 Nrk, large 3 0 3 S s. d. s. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 310 Do., prime 4 . 0 4 4 Veal I 8 4 8 Pork, small lO 4 6 nor° UGH 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 aro not supported. Mid and East Kent pockets, 14/ Os to 20/ ; Weald of Kent ditto, 13/ lOs to 14/ lOs ; Sussex, 12/ 10 , 3 to 13/ 108 ; and yearlings, 71 lOs to 10/ 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 7205; Kent and Essex do., 100 s to 110 s; Scotch do., 90s to 1003; do. reds, 85s to 95s ; middling; GOs to 70s ; blues, 75s to 85s; Lineolns, 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 13S 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 00 to is l.d ; Down ewes, is to is 00 ; half-bred ewes lid to Hid ; half-bred tegs i s Od t o is Ord ; Kent fleeces, is Od to is oad ; low -, heavy wool fleeces, 9.id to 10,1 d ; combing skins, 9d t o 11%; flannel wool, is Od to is ld ; blanket wool, 7d to 110 ; Leicester fleeces, 100 to 110 per lb. ,DS. Clover seed is in very mo seeds are steady, and the q' We have to notice a falling linseed and rape cakes, and p: way. derate request. Most other notations are well supported. off in the demand for both rices show a tendency to give Tuintp,'White, per bush. 22s to 25s _ • Swede .•••• • • • • • —8 —s Stinstard, Brown.. .. .. 12s 14s White, new •. • ... 8s lOs Tares, Winter, new.... I 1 s 12s r Carraway.......• • • . • 363 385 ; Coriander 203 24s Benapseed, per quarter 48s 56 s Linseed, Eng.iowing.• 68s 7es Crushing • • • • 663 67s Baltic • • • • • • • • " —8 Odessa • • • • •• • • • • 644 68s Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English •• .. 121 Os 12 10s Foreign, per ton 11103 121 58 Rape Cakes. Pr ton 6/ 53 61 10s Rapeseed, Ne37,Pr let 33/10E35'0s Old •; • • 93 lOs Canary, per quarter .. 46s 52s Rye grass.. •.. . • 24s 30s Clover,RedEng. (cwt.) 52s 65s White •• • • .... • • 65s 753 Foreign R0d...... 483 GOs White.... 553 70s1 Trefoil, new...•...... 253 325) 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 9d to 48s per cwt. Town tallow, 45s 6d per cwt. not cash. Rough fat, 2s GO per 8 lbs. , 1651. 1852,. 1851: Stock this day .... Price of Y. C 31.954 40s 3d to 40s f)kl 1.379 85,462 Delivery last week .—. Ditto from Jtme 1..., Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel Price of Town 94,83; 414 01 1854. 11856. 42,053 29.609 34.194 l 34,699 36s Gd 45s 3d t0,67s Gd to 47s 9d I to 35s 9d 45s 61 —3 Od to 48s Od - 824 2,353 1,604 1,8 0 96,544 90,986 87.035 72,017 393 1,315 2,5 101,972 79,967 97,964 70,716 384 04 , 474 ad 674 6d 48 6d Do.. 8i 2d -lob 92 -- 91 ••• - 97x6 ..: ~ ~2 - 4 5i PM 1; :I pm 6i i 3 120 i 19i 109 3 1 ii NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGR4P.II.) CRAVEN STAKES. Orinoco. Scherz IIANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. T.V. C. Nathan ... ........... Guitar........ _ ...................................... Three ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Antoinette ............... Alcyone Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SCATS. D.M. Para........................... .............................. Affghan ...... Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVs. Tumbler ... Refraction c BENNINGTON STAKES. Habena Harry of Hereford.. Two ran. 501 HANDICAP PLATE. Sy vagee Alas ..... Vingt-uri Eight ran. Won by a length. Arr ived.—Herenles and Noisette. A , LATEST BETTING. COLUMN STAKES. 6to 4 agst Habena. 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 agst 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, Physalie colt, Rackapelt, Ben. hams, 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). NEWTON RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGI2APFI.) TRIAL STAKES. Cardsharper Tom Perkins GOLEORNE STAKES. Stork . Van Dunck.. Six ran. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS 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 fury, 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 offioials an opportunity of being present at the Special Court of Aldermen. A 2,o'S 41ZZ/ 410 E 4 'A4O SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. .... 2 . I • ... 1 ... 2 1 .. 2 LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(TIIIS DAY.) - - LONDON, April 9.—Wind and weather this day IA noon, S.W. ; strong breeze, and cloudy, with cold weatl.ter. —The Sitka, a Russian prize to the combined fleets, b as been brought in hero, having been captured off Kamschatk a. PORTSMOUTH, April B.—Wind, N.N.W. Alrived— Stenton ' from Savann a h ; H.M.S. T yne, eastward. Sailed — Unrestricted, for Balaklava. COWES, April I.—Wind, W. Arrived—Hermann (s.), from New York, and left for Bremen. PLYMOunr, April S.—Wind, W. Arrived—Albtm t, from Moulmein ; Hindoo, Pernambuco ; William Wa MCA t o 'Yideo. FALMOUTH, April B.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Ch as. Thompson, from Matanzas ; Wm. Henry, Carden; is ; Itasca, do. ; Lady Franklin, Matanzas, with part of ea rgo thrown overboard ; Edward Cohen, Havannah ; Do] ula Anna, Bahia; Emilia, Matanzas. OFF DOVER, April B.—Baldur, from Calcutta. DEAL, April B.—The Oregon, from London, to Mallta, struck on the Brake Sand. OFF DUNGENESS.—Ann Washburn, from New Orient is , for Gothenbur g ; A ngus an d Emma, rom Charleston, I 'or Rotterdam. POOLE, April B.—Wind, N. Sailed—Port Glasgow, for Quebec. - SUNDERLAND, April 7.—Sailed—Runnimede, Bombs . y. DUNDEE, April 7.—Wind, W. Sailed—Glenshee, for Melbourne ; Sussex, Cuba. ST. HELENA, Feb. 15.—The Gwalior, of London, fr en t. Akyab to Falmouth, arrived here to-day leaky, and v mill be lightened. PAPENBURG, April 2.—The Harmonie of this port, ttm Hanoverian vessels Landrosi Lutchen, and Mania, E u h d twelve other vessels, have been seized and embargoed at Ismail by the Russians. COLOMBO, March I.—The Zapnath Pancah, from At a d r ,, s, foundered to the westward on the 13th Feb. ; master s 14 lascars, and one European, drowned. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind, WN.W. April), havingthtbeh 0 1 1. 1 , he oellaisriooltay,essteerredwaystemaonarenir,ngfroomff The Robert, for New Orleans, h as p u t b ac k ( sa i led sth eelea Nu tter vessel san k—th e crew save d . P H h o i l l y a li d e e tl h w ia i ; th QUEENSTOWN, April 7. Wind, N - .W. Arrived — Emily, from Callas ; Arkansas, Matanzas. Sailed—'Malcolm and Queen, for Constantinople; Eliza beth Conway, Antwerp. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.20 a.m. Wind, W. ; tide, four hours' ebb ; fresh, and cloudy. Arrived, April B.—Brandenburg, from Oporto; Calpie, Smyrna; Early Bird, Jamaica; Balder, Calcutta; Cou rier and Waterford, Guern se y ; Jean Jaques, Charente; Midge, Guernsey; Adonoria, Tarragona; Commodore, Jamaica; Emma, Seville; Comte Szecheny, Segna; Archipelago, Baltimore ; Albert Louise, Caen; Volusia, Jamaica ; Cygnet, Foo-Chow-Foo ; Alar, Dunkirk ; Alfred, Jamaica. AL, Monday, 9. a.m. Passed.—Pigeon, from S ev ill D e; E Sunrise Zante 2 ; 8 George Raynes, Norfolk, U.S. tmolsche Diep, Palerm o ; P r i ncess Louise, Valparaiso—all for London. Truaw, from Tore vcija, for Drontheim. Anchored.—Confrance, for Rouon ; Boadice, Barbados —both from London ; Arabella, from Sunderland, for Suez. EMBARKATION OF CAVALRY.—It is at present arranged that, on Tuesday, 56 men, the same number of horses, and 10 officers of the 15th Hussars, will embark from the dockyard, Plymouth, on board the fine ship Wide Awake, belonging to Mr. Nichols, of this port. The Hussars are in barracks at Exeter, and will be marched hero in time for embarkation, 20 20 20 20 20 50 50 ion 20 50 20 25 17i i 20i 23 20 20 10 :0172. ,•• 6 .15 14