The Sun. — London, England, 1855-07-23 00:00:00

IIfONEY 3IARKET AND COMIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. ‘. Tio Cott on M arket at Liverpool on Saturday nr %lo with a h ardening tendency, and prices of all seripti ons were extreme. The sales were esti t . at e 7 cl at 8000 bales (1,000 of which were taken on thpeeelation), comprising 20 Pernam and Maran tiata at 7d. ; 700 Bahia, at 51-d. to ;20 EgJP 20an) at 6/d. ; 1,500 Surat, at 31d. to 41d. ; and 48ea Islands, at ls. perlb. The Railway Share ail l ' r ket was exceedingly depressed, and prices of , t he leading stocks were co nsiderably lower. 11.,1!1.e advices from the Unit el States, per steamer kt ie) report less buoyancy in fancy stocks, and Pric es for ,. were 'll expected to go l ower . Th e d em and s h o al accommodation - w as extending, and in Week to July 7 the City , Banks' Return th e an an incr ease i n th i s department t o tideextent of 2,275,279 flo liars. As harvest approached and trade assumed a more b e Y appearan ce f u ll er 3mployment would f rel uand. for cas h . Cotton and corn were being trade shipped to thi s count ry, an d t h e expor t t4see gene rally was imp rov i r ig . Thi s being the te e } e , nl aY expect sm a ll er rise e i p t s o f th e p rec i ous tile a 8 here. A s soon as the Lew crop comes into ~l ala rket lo wer prices woulcl prevail, and we shall egahoubt receiv e a_ good sum, yof corn. geid ,l l , °r Dia accounts s t a t e t' h; at business was lan ovA,. but as th e m i ners were more successful than a better demand was e x petted for imported 18 . T a/,era be mint w as exci ?.e dingly active. The of do Yield o f go l d was cal .0' ulated at 60,000,000 expet oars a lear, and the p rc)duce this year was ' oa.. c . e d to be fully equal to. that of any previous Thalnee the discovery of tl to metal. aceeltints from J ama i by the West India kl e ,."` esc ribe trade as being e xceedingly dull, and allY magnitude coul d not be effected. o advices from the Cc fu Ainent state that the 11 trade generally was fi t m, and at Hamburg, keSt the 20th inst., a good business was doing in lar ge foreign products, entis 'e ly for consumption, as lto, e . par eels Wer e sen t to Ts xious parts, including 13 2i • ik T he rate 'of excl CIE Inge on London was dt Is -4.4 b e lireruburg (German .:7) two Russian agents rude r e a arrest e d f or ende.s. vouring to engage ar- Rettt a era fo r the Rus s i an f a c tories. Many other er kse are also stated to have been arrested in . Th e la and oth er par t s o f Germany. 4tth. re port of the Union. 3ank of Australia, read %abiT cla Y's Meeti ng , was I. ;atisfactory, the profits e t h - g them to p ay a di, r i d en d o f 15 p er cen t. f or Year. tigli e s i : Las been an exce et singly quiet market for It'll% Securities, and tl ie speculators, in the ab °flllews, and awaitii ig the issue of the debate "" r e , Turkish Loan I ;ill, are extremely cau al'r consols have rema ied at 901, to 91. The I ,i 3 , Pe r Cents, have b e en 92l to 92a, and the 44 ,t i1e , - 1 9 4 I. Bank Ste ck has been firm at 214. C a d 30 'to 345., and Exchequer 2i n S are s. % Yor e; 21 -s• to 235. premium. 4 i thin Securities hay. been quiet generally, Nth e b te has been some weakness in Turkish, ice -41 'e been down ) 901 and 891, and up k 13 91 i •i• Mexican ;'cock has been at 21.1 to Dar . I,raziliau Old 5 per C 4.3nts. have been quoted C alli ah Stock is - 103! Dutch 2i per Cents. ; 1 '18 1 ; 4 Steady at 54. ' Spanish Deferred Bonds 19 ) a fall of per cent. upon the pre- Th e fol ., 47t c. 4 " i lig are the I lominal prices of foreign 2isit,ada Deferrer 1 Bonds, 6i to 71; Alexi eats Peruvian : , t0_774 ; ditto Three to 4 5 •' to 56 ; Por oaguese Four per Cents., ‘ l lll O ;11 • • I, Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; - N .,..aud-a-Half per Cents., 88 to 90 ; Zttt4R ,;"eir Deferred, 18/ to 19 ; ditto 3 per " e i to 371 ; diti;o Certificates, 4i to 4i ; P kea • k•k4e railWa 4 to 4i. meetings announced are the follow- Si t Comp any . Date. Place. llZltT rt nti es • t l o4:4l}l ol y eru Ca e n se ada -.-.. July 24, London Tavern. tt Aug. 2, Witham° . /41°4 ....................... July 31, London . Tavern. am Blighthn ... . ... July- 213, Bridge-house Hotel. :,7r, Shea and Line. Aug.. 1, Manchester. 111 'lnl :gete heft: July- 26, London Tavern. ,"111 qt — a quiet market for railway shares, but 114 -Ati°4B with one or two exceptions, are 4 / a med. South-Virus tern, Norfolk, and Midland are highor. North-Eastern ( 1 0 4 ; .° Y. In the foreign th ere is scarcely a l n l y- L N ee ' ll g. The Canadian an d Indian ariNel Metxican 1(1 do 4re generally steady, b . at United enc . ards„ Banks are firm, and the mis eket'4°l are • . Without any feat ure of importance, 441 4 N e of 10s. in Pe in sular and Oriental 811, L 'AZitf oam _ S THIS DAY. CLOSING PRICES. Prom the Oftiai Li :Br. I tek Business done ct .. ...... .. : ................. 214 4 4 u sixt, 0 IA Annuities 1 1(14, Der c %lois Annuities 14 fli k kick ' 44 . Annuities ...... 231 t, 3 I) Itt, NI Ms: ........ ........................ 33 I t t1 , 14 1 :4 41 1 1e 4000 . " .... 34 30 -c eonnt Bth August • • - - , I,oo o er ' 246 k 2d. Op 21 3 19 22 k t 1 114411 ............ 1I'lll ktt o t ...... 3.. .. ....... ... 101 100 k trActlikt 1859, ~ .. 101 100 1 h b1f` 14 ,2 1 8 0 ,2P FOREIGN FIIN DS THIS DAY. uah• - uB lll , -- "' 5 per Cent. . kg ati bi ........ 101 1 kek ka • tt os p er 825, 0825, 3 per Cent I t ,t pe -vnt cet., f 1 . 4 Cent. eik° b" h e ikeeount 2ll itt o .rob,a b it 44 per Cent b.p°n,, t 4 a Account k e r„ s t Cent. biX)4 efi t - pl i 'lt, July 31 56 5 /1 44i 44 . 7, 4 ' 1, , 5 per Cent., Con . 1811 Di tto to,u over due Coupons 4Ol t i tto Inls or the 3.2eopert Cent. •••••• " LDltt 871 t° to k i t 3 fe PZ '.l Cent th, ac trad, 3 per Cent.. - - 19 184 19 4ktl, 'D., 44l nitte c° o lint t fun. 4$ p c - itt o cud ; Cert. of Coup ,IID I),Ntiht, 4:rtuactrt 904 891 9li 1 i k ehlt e t t ,,, nda 2n the above payable . in Lonnon. .'s zi pe r C en t. 12 Gull 64 % tte m. a THREE O'CLOCK. bi 91 h for ...................... a Aceotint ..... . 9l '`) B ELIPPIA `6 —(THIS DAY.) l t ° l % 14t °l' j ----- at noon, s.w . ; i , kr,. J ul y 23 .—Wind this day F o k lq A I"q"‘No .. e 'r h' July 22.—Wil Id, S.E. . to S.W. Sailed— clerll/fill,t blin-bo%ts, for th e Baltic. l 'Avi t ' N th 111 , my 22.—W end, S.W. Arrived—W_roaml of q 'la, C. Arrived—Wal k, for China • George Rennie,he from 11 i>"` I - 4 4el bourne. Sailed—'Hotspur, t Roil, . k‘t. 4: allid Bombay ; Owen Glendower, r , Bombay ; 87), S . '' '' 1. 11; 111 " for the West Indies ; H.M. s st. Goers n-LbQutiltar434,; tllndian (s.s.), Deptford ; Hydaspes (s. s. 'l7,,klt,ltorou'reNall'll.bY 22.—Wii id, variable. Arrived —R oslin 1C8 ) f r 1 , .? ee ' • Arrived—Ann Bou z °lli ll i 11• V Wind, variable, (to f 4 .14. T ° Chande. ', J u l 93 d, W. lltitkiieBe, WN Inc y lie;.." Ss; d T th ay e l i e Der wen wen A t fir s i . v ), ed fo — r kkt "13 . 1 ) 1 41143 '• July 21 . —Wind, S.W. Sailed—Bell, for 'tlt ZLRCTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LrvEnrooL, Monday Morning. „ArriviP!,, John Fraser, from , we from Chdeutta (I, Wallace, and ; Emerald Isle, from San , for Gibraltar ; Tape, Halifax. QUEENsTowN, July 21. W ind • • ; hick f og. lorg,e r4teatiore City of Parig , a Qt, ac count andfr th Albion, from B av ou' 4ticla Lonao4, an he S ohd of to, om e London, for Hare, S very thick fog. TR„ 11UP.DIR 13 0Y3 AT LIVERPOOL —The coro. 3',l'y returned a vordict of wilful murder, on Satu re r . - 14tist the boys F itzpatrick. and Breen, whooPs their eur paper of Friday), after striking ?ne LtYlalliteS senseless with a brick, threw him i nto the /41 41d. Liverpogl Chula LiTerP"l4 I d Arrvel\r•W. 414 erel.l4,°GseePalloall Holbeek ;Frances, ...klexan. 100 ; ) Tl r ir c a ra e Sisters, Sines. 100 .00 20 ( 1 31' 18 m . 1113-""tillIt AND BRITISH TELE(IRAPII.) ' Wi ll a Iv . 20 P Arrived :1-611.:Cr• ; tiC4deltl2viELßEZDe: e 3 b l b °n ; d fi aY ne. lo.3s ;: a . ci ; - hkra(li, --,,,' " 41Y 2—A n, f . tn Guernsey ; Pax' tzic • 50 •zr4,l„:e. ,Frunal(lt ; Jnucl'thr°St Stettin ; Monarch, Dan ' 50 I , 4 4k. i. rrr i l :e k ,i ) ,j- uiy 13 2 1 1 3 , 11 •,. E.tn.:l4nel°, S l unds . wald. 4. &Han I°° ic ; Australian 100 'et, 34auritius ;--Itincle:leiTal'arioZvi)a.autz DEAL, Monday, 0.44 a.m. TEIE SUN S .t.ONDOliir MONDAY .TIVENING, JULY 23 1855. RE NIARE.E.F6 1 LINES (THIS LAY.) 1 RAILWLYS. Closins PriCM this day. 22 - 4i - 43 ... ''''' • • ' 8 8 A 13 - 13 154 - 16 8i 91 - 93 62i - 63 13 - 14 8 - 10 3 - 2 14i - 151 11i - 12 32 - 36 23 - 25 76 - 7g 57 - 59 84 - 19 - 20 70 - 72 89i - PO! 67 - 69 125 - 101 - 113 65 66 53 CO 73 - 78 7A - 86 7A - 8 80g -81 i 7/ - 7i 100 -• 101 98 - 9Eq ad id - I 8i -86 i 8 7 d 74 - 24 - 251 p- 84 76- -- 41 - 43 9 - 7 1 - 50 - 52 30 .. 31 73 74 7 64 13i 131 49 50 48 50 d par id 6 5 I 6} 64 d ar .4. '.... .• • 25 - 27 104 106 69 71 44 - 4 6 13,E 141 1 60i 61 31 .. 32 4 2 2d par 39 - 41 10 5 20 18 all Antwerpiatott-rdam 4 Belgian Eastn. June. 10 Beziers to Graissessac 10s. Bombay, Barocla , Central India,Scrip all Demerara 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian, g. sp. c 10 Do. Eylension all Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 17i Gd. Tk of CanadaA is all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do 70 Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c.. do. 10 Gt. Central of Fran° all Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent 1 Do. New 5 per cent 2 Do. Extensions.... all Do. do 13 Great Luxembonn Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations all Gt.WesternofCanad, e 5 5 20 Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55.. all Do. do., '62, p.'56 . all Do. do., '76, p. '6O. all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 14 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref 10 Lyons and Geneva 14 Lyons & Mediterran all Niadras 10 Do. Now 31i Maria Antonia all Do. do. New all Namur Z.t Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3i p. c. & red. at 22A/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy.B. & Ams. Shs. all NorwegianTrunkPre' 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds ...... all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen... 15 parisCacu & Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre all Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Mouse_ all Do. 5.i p. cent. Prof 2s. Scinde all Southern of France 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A), all West Flanders all Do 5A per c. Pref 18 Western of France 16 West , . of Switzerland all Wi.mbaden 20 all Zealand 20 1.6 20 5 all I A.nstraia6iv all !British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all Britiih N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 4 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Suetra.lia, & China 30 City . 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond all English Scottish and Australian Chart all , Loud. Chart. Bk. of 20 50 20 25 •""' 4/ 5; 19} 201. 3- 4 20- 22 5 - 7 ---• .mm` • •• 10 - •• • FOREIGN. 2 2 21 - 21 21- —; 2in 4 d 35 3 / 4 36 9 3 / 4 10 3 / 4 p 25 25 3 / 4 31 3ip 6 sid 17i ;.; 1 81 64 • 66 95 96 4 • - tlt - 3 - 3 3 ..- 3 i 21}- 21i 100 - 102 107 - 109 112 114 6 - 6i iii :: 86 Australis 5 Ditto New 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lona. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22:t 2 National of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 25 rovincial of Ireland all )o. New 1 ,loyal Anntrain.Bkq. - "d Tniu Co all iV lair i'•'stl'.l_i.. ... all Union of Australia... 2i Do. New Lrolou of LISA (m, 106 108 1 2n - 22 i 109 - 112 13i i 111 18 61 PIP io 3 / 4 21 p 2i 3 PI 5 7 2 3 12k - 1Z R - 9 48 - 484 47 -- 49 47 -- 49 25 27 20 3 / 4 21 9-10 Ja 2gp ... pm 21 i 112 13 1074 34 : 4 i(it -- loiP ii - 19 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 84 - 85 61 -66 id-iP d— par 5 6p 17i -- 181 19A -- 20i4 d 36 -- 38 0. ..... ••• •., ."' •.• 35 = 'i 40 -- 41 50i -- 51 • •e -- ... 72 - 74 8 - 9 MI a im stA?LT 4TB. kberdeen Ambg, Nottng. Bob' And - Eastu. Jund all Bc;fast lot. Rallymen.4. all Tiirming. 8; - ,our 'trolley Birk ,licl. Lanes filioshire All Do. Chosh. & Birk., £59 ra1d.1.;125 19 Do., all Myth & Tyn, origins. £25 (issd. at .£4r , : ,100 Bristol and Exeter GO ialedonian . 61s. Carmarthen and Car digan al. Chester ft Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 16 Cornwall Junction 45 Dtbilin&BelfastJune all Dundee Perth&A.h... Teen Junction all Do. N ... ...• 100 East AI glian all Eastern Counties 100 Eastern Union, A Stock .. • 10C De., B. Stot.t . SA Do., New A .. 100 East Ir.ncashire 10G _ 7,clinburgt 4s Glasgow all Ediub. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prtb eeDurdee 9 Forth & Clyde Jn all Furness. all 'Do. Extension 100 Glasgow& S. Westerr 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 1 00 Do., B. 5t0ck........ 130 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) 100 Groat Western........ 100 Do. Stour Val Rail Gua. Stk. . all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle 14 Do., Thirds 7 Do. Now Thirds 100 Lemeash.andYorksb i Do., Wst. Riding Tin. all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn, 16 Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,11&8...0 2A Do. Eighths.. 100 London andS. Westn VA Do., £5O 38 - Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennlsk. 100 Maneh.Shef.& all Do. Shares, No. S2s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby all Midid. G. West. (I re, ) all Do. Half Shares ' ll Nevveastlf 3 & 233 Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfl 8 Newry & Ennisk_ilhn all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 31 N. orthn.Counties Un 100 North British all North Devon, No. 1. all Po., No. 2 all !)0., 1 A Deferred all Do., 1 1 B Guaranteed , 100 N. Eastern—Berwiel -20 Do. do. Extension ' 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Parch all Do. Leeds 300 Do. Yorl -1 1 North London all Do. New £lO 3' le N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn.. 17 North Staffordshire.. all North Western ..... all N. &S. Wmtrn. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley. and Leico.ber 00 Oxford, Worcestor,lk Wolverhampton ... 8 Portsmouth LOO Se.,.tish Central [OO Soottisb.Midland.... 100 Shropshiro Union a 1 South Devon L Irf South Eastern all South Wales 15 IS. Yrksh. & Riv. Du 5 Do 11 Staines, Wok. &Wok a'l Stockton Darli,, 16 Stockton di lir.rtlepl , i (X) Taff Vale .. 9 Do. .£lO Shares. 100 Do. Pref., No. 21i Thames Haven Docl and Railway tilverstone & Lanes all Vale of Neath_. all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerwk all West Cornwall. 5 West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all 'West London. all IWimbledn &Croydon Business done I s t this day Si 4 B I s ' S 1 it SET) FIXED N:ENTALB, Leasing Compans. loetng Prices this day. 3e rlford. and MA:Ailey London S N. 1,1 7, .-t I L.&N.W. E. Un. E. C claldonian Buckghamsh. Clydesdale de. Col. Stour Vy. Sod. and Hal. E. Liu. 4.6 pc Glas. Barr. & Ne 11,% Direct Do. New Gistr.er. Dn. Fr Dig & Rallwa7 99 - 101 100 - 102 • •• ••• 1:035 137 Do '3t. Wow M.. Now. At Beim , . y. &NM Do., Do 28 = 30 to• iiie iinll & Soibti Do. Sllares. Do. f Snares. Lon.&Greenw Do.Prefc,Ten , e Lon.,Til., &S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do: 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlea‘ro' & Redcar. Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Exton... N.& Est.sp.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyre IS. Easto ,- Do Peto & Co. 12i -- 13 23 -24 11 12 Norfolk Do L.& N. W /Sidi& Stckton & Darlingt. slidlanci 2B - 2k 95 - 96 58 - 60 l En. Coun. E. Count. Do. Do L. &N.W &Ln&Y Do Do. z Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shof.Roth an , l G0010g.5 p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsb. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... Do. Wilts&golnrst fia = li Gt Northi traneash & Yorksh. ,T. Brassey M.MClean Stockt. & Dariingt Do qtWestn st 81 2t 21 `.3 - 3 3 92 - 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. ;t. 1 100 ;t. 1,100 :5 hall [Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. c Myth and Tyne I Oper c. pref. (issd. at 50/) Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & 1101 head Guar. 5.4,4 per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 D. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork & Bandons ip. 0 Dun.Prth E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C 7p. c. Eastern Counties E. tension, 5 p. c.Ne. Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. C. St. East, Uu., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 131. Debentr.Sl3. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash. 6 p.a.. E. &W. York. J. sths Ed Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness alas. &5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 41 p, c . Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... Gt. N. of Scot. 1 st Pre' Gt, S. &W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. PM'. St Gt. Wcstn. (Barks & Rants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4 p.c. • Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4p.e. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S, Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. &York. Ir. XV Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent Lon.&N. W., Coy. 6 Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon. & S. W. Con. 3 d Londy. & Color. Sh. Lonely. & Ennis. S; Mau., Shef., & Lin. ii9z —ti loi. 43 = 95 it. 100 ?,0 5 It. 100 L 5 all 6 : ik 6 all all .0 3 - 4 6 - 6i 100 6i all 1 - 11 1 - - 14 6i all A all !O all 5 all 0 all t. all . 10" 5 all t. 100 0 all 100 it. 100 it. 100 61 - 63 - - 121 111 - 113 104 - 106 91 - 9-a t. 100 .24 74 , 0 all t. 100 6 -- 6 97 -- 99 88 -- 89 91 10 -- 11 17 -17 i 10$ 10$ 74 -- 76 19i -- 201 9i -- 101 14i -- 15/ $d L3B 140 It. 100 It. 100 I. 100 B All 0 all 0 all a. 100 all 3 3 / 4 f all P' all L 6 6 It. 100 It. 100 It. 100 ••• '''' ••• ... -- .. ,•• 21 -31 p; L2# 311 all 6I New, £lO Do. £6 garypt Carl. 4 p Du. 4:3 per cent 13i -- 13! i - b .2? 1041 Do I. 100 Mid. Corm] .6 p.c St t. 100 Do. Como'. Bristol Birm. 6 per cent. I t. 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St L 64 11 j Do. Pref. 4l FA. cop 5 all Do. 5/. Prof. 4p. c.. 100 Ditto Leicester and Hitchen Prof. St... Norfolk Debenture . iDo.Prof. 4 p. c. Stoc iDo. 5 p. c. Ext IDo. 51 per ct.pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British N. E. Berw, 4 p.c P. Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c t.N0.1 Do. do. Quarters 4s Do.Yorkil.& S. Fur. North Staffordshire.. Oxford,Worcester,/ , Wolverh.Xls.6 p c Do R. Prof. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,New Pre, South Devon Do. fixed, 41, per cent S. Eastern (Readi , p Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 41 per cent S Wales Gua. 4p. c Do. do. 41 p. c.... 'S.Yorksh. 4 p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar. , 5 p. c., Do. do. do Stock. & Hard. g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd. & Kilk.6 p c R 9 141 97 9 9 i 41 4b .0 I all it. 'WO It. 100 It. 100 It. 100 It. 100 it. 100 l 7 5 '0 13 103 - 105 95 - 97 3i - 4 -- pax 15 - 10 0 all :t. 100 103 - 105 LO ' 7 ;i all ,5 all LO 11 0.6 all 13i -14 i I id - par 23 24 101 103 t. 'lOO Co all O all O all 5 all ,!5 15 L 24 all is —is"' ••• --• ••• 2 - 3p ••• 3 -24 d MINES. 1 all Agua Fria .... ....... i ... i 1 all Anglo Austrln. Gold ... ... ... 10s. all Anglo Californian — 20 6 Australian l il 1 all Australian Cordillera ... - ... 1 all Ave Maria - .. —' 1 all Baden (Gd.Driehy of) 1 -- i 50 all Blamarvon Iron and Coal ..„ . 6 7 20 14 British Iron 5 6 35 26 Brazillanlmp.(issued at £5 pm.) 30 all Do. Comes & Cuiab 4 4 3 / 4 41 20 15 Do, St. John Del Rea 2SI —3O 1 3 / 4 Carson's Creak it g 1 ; Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica , 1 p 1 1 40 all Cobra Copper ,3 66 5 1 Colonial Gold $ 1 1 St. all Copper Min. of Eng 33 38 25 all Do. Prot. 7 3 / 4 p. cont 2d par .. ie Copiapo . l9 '2l 5 , all English and Austin Copper Smeltg (k. . 1.4 -li 2 1 Fortuna 4 -- 7 iP 20 all General l5 1 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg i $ $ 41 all Groat Polgooth. 'll 2 2 1 all Liberty • - $ 3 all Linares Bl 8i 8 ... i 3 3 / 4 D - ). B • 31 — 3 i 5 1 Lusitanian ll lip 1 ' all Mariq'iita — 1 - 1 i 1 all New Granada 1 , all New Linares Minim and Smelting Co ... ... , 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 $ 20 all Pontgibaud Silvei Lead. Min. & Smelt. 11 --- 15 5 1 Port Philip I - i 1 all Quartz Rock 1 i 50 all Ellyn:may Iron l9 '2l 15 all Do. New 5 -- 6 30 12/ Santiago de Cuba... . 5 6 1 all South Australian $ $ 10 7 3 / 4 Tin Croft... 2 2 3 / 4 28H all United Mexican 3 3 3 / 4 nh 3 i 1 all Waller i i 1 all West Mariposa it li 3 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia "a - 000 1 all Yuba .. .... a ..., 11lISCELLANE0135. 25 1 17)j Australian Agricadt. 28 3 / 4 29 IP all Aus`zaha. Royal Mail ... ... 41 i t i 7 Berlin Water Works 1/ —11 d 5t 40 Brit. American Land ... •• • 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co.. , 100 32 3 / 4 Can ada 1 20 1 24 121 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. et . Jan. and ,luly 11 3 3 /4 114 114 114 5 all Crystal Palace 2,1 34 3 5 5 Do. Preference ...••••• 53 —5/ 53 i 4 all Crystal Pater France ... --• ... 1 $ Duston Iron Ore ... ... 20 11 Eastern Steam ... .. 25 23 Electric Telegraph._ ri —18 i 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. ... .„ 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... .. 20 all General Screw Steam ... ... 17 a 161 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... .... ... 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig ... _ ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... _ ... 10 9 Mexican&S.Araerium 6 6i 10 2 3 / 4 Do. New 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel ... . 10 5 Netherlands Land l 3 /4 —1/ 2 1 1 all N. P Anstralasian... _ 1 N s . t S e . a l. m V s Co a a. v l i g ez a l t u . t e r c,o . . .. • ..... ... 20 15 NrtlariairopeStaam ... . 1 all Oriental Ga 5.......... 1.1 1 1 2k 5 all Peel Er. Ld. & Minrl. 2i 2 k 50 all P e ninsular Pa Oriental ... -- ... 6 , 4 5a 50 10 Do. New .............. ... ~.. 13 1 2 all Portland iron Co ll 2 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. hives i • 1/ 2 1 / I )itto New... 25 all a .1) Anatra.l.4 ' , la?. 36a •••- 37a 1 all B,ibmar. Tel. Scrip 4 - I 1 1 all ,y. Kv.,,,.,t,(:r., , ..... . • / 1 5 frust& L. Co.U.Cau. ... •••• ... NI 20i Pan Diomen'a UV) 1,1 RAILWAY!. Business this day. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS ,JAY•) CORN EXCHANGE. I lost of the country markets held on ; 3tturclay were acti me for wheat, and prices advanced is to :38 per quarter. Th. !re was a good sale for barley, oats, and flour, at ex tre me rates ; but most other articles moved :.off slowly on for mer terms. rb e latest advices from New York state t Int the flour trs do was firm at full prices. In grain, o sly a limited bu siness was doing. The continental mar }cots are firm for z nost articles. A. arrivals of English grain up from mar ket last week ware , very moderate. From abroad, we rc calved 22,530 guar ters of wheat, 5,961 barley, 25,514 oats, , 7,657 beans, 10 2 peas, 2,420 tares, 5, 123 linseed, 887 rapes wed, 6 sundry sefed s, and 13,378 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our markets, this morning, ;coastwise, a ye ry limited supply of English wheat came to hand, and tlt s receipts by land carriage were smaller tb an for a con sie le rable period. Nothwithstanding that the show of sa aiples was trifling, the demand for all 1 ands—arising fr( pas the favourable accounts at hand respect fog the crops, I an a the thin attendance of millers—was in al doggish state. H ewever, in the few sales effected, the pric es of Monday la st were supported. We had a fair but by no means a lark :o quantity of fo reign wheat in the market. For all kin& ; the demand w as wholly confined to retail prices at last week's quota ti ans. The arrival of floating cargoes off the co ast continues lod. The inquiry for them to-day was ins. hive. Barley—the show of which was rnoderat e—met a fair 'eland. In prices no change took place. 'The malt tsade was in a very sluggish state at last vek's quotations. 'We were well supplied with foreign oats, but the show of Irish was very moderate. About an av erage business Ns as deing in most kinds, at late rates. The sale for both beans and peas was far fr pm active. In p rices no change took place. We had only a moderate inquiry for fit ror, yet prices R 'int . ° well supported. CLUMP:NOY PER, IMPERIAL MEASU TIE. Waear —Essex SE. KNnt. iMalt—Chevalier •• 703 to 7ls Red •• new 69a to 803 Oats Yorkshir e and Cftt0............ old —8 —a Lincolnsh., geed 26s 30s Ditto, White new 84s 88s Potato .••.•• .• • • 28s 31s Ditt0........ old 87s 908 Tough:al an d•Cork Norfolk and Lin- Black... 25s 29s coin, Red, old 68s 833 Cork, Whit , 1.. • • • 26s 30s Ditto new •• • 70s 81s Scotch, Feed. •• •• 278 305 R r o—Old •• •. •• ..•• • . —s Beans—Tick 418 44s New ••.• • • ...... 42s 44s Pigeons ..• •• 43 47s B. it lay—Grinding... 305 333 Peas—Grey 35s 38s Malting 33, .34s ,5tap1e............ 38s 40s Chevalier— •• • • 35s 36s White... .• 39s 45s Msl t—SuffolkandNor. Boilers • 438 46s folk• ••• • • ...... 625 67s Flour—Town-maite... 65s 70s Or to vn... •• •• ........ 585 60s Suffolk •• •• 523 56s KinzstonandWare 688 70s Stoektn & Nrrfolk 52s 57s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. [ate imports of foreign stock into London la: It week were mo d erate, viz., 6,169 head. In the correspon. ling week in 18Z 4 we received 6,057 ; in 1853, 12,422 ;in 1852, 7,022 ; in 1051, 7,128 ; in 1850, 5 146 ; in 1849, 4,2019 ; is 1848, 4,2 53 ; and in 1847, 5,152 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WNSK. Fri )/11 Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigs. 61 ... E 4 ... 1 ... 113 ... ... ... 743 ... 105 ... 127 ... 530 832 ... 518 ... 230 ... 7 Dort it. Bron r vorshaven ... 623 ... ... 42 ... 5 45 - 571 - 212 ... 93 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-- (THIS DAY.) ROLLS COURT. SPROLE V. WEAYMAN-JUDGMENT. The Master of the Rolls gave judgment this morning in this case, in which the bill was filed for the purpose of obtaining the specific performance. of an agreement, as the plaintiff alleged to give him an effectual mortgage of certain copyhold premises. From the statements in the bili it appeared that the defendant and a person named Fuller were anxious to borrow from a benefit society the sum of IGOI. ; and for that purpose the plaintiff, together with a person named King, were induced to sign a promissory note to the Benefit SocT.ety to secure them against their advances. Upon the signing of that note the defendant deposited with the plaintiff the copy of court roll and the title-deeds to certain copyhold property of which he was in possession. The plaintiff, some time after the transaction took place, doubting whether the security he had got was sufficient, called upon the defendant, who then, as it was alleged by the plaintiff, con sented to give bins any other security that he might consider sufficient provided he was not called upon to pay the expinsos. The plaintiff required a regular drawn up mortege deed, but this the defendant refused, and hence the present suit. The Master of the Rolls, after reading carefully the affidavits on both sides, was of opinion that the plaintiff asked more than he was entitled to, but that the defendant must be decreed to give hint what he really ought to have, which was, in addition to the deposit of the title deeds, a statement of whiat were the grounds upon which those deeds had been deposited by the plaintiff. A memorandum to that effect must, therefore, be drawn up at the expense of the defendant ; but in case the parties should differ about it, his Tdonour would direct a reference to himself in Chambers, in order to determine what that memorandum should be. BERENS V. lERENS.--•JIIDGMENT. His Honour also gave judgment in this case, declining to grant an issue to a court of law. (Before Vic,2-Chancellor Wood.) WRIGHT V. VA2I:DERFLANK.-JUDGMENT. The Vice• Chancellor gave judgment this morning in this case, which came before him upon a bill filed by the plaintiff, who had married a young lady, now deceased, for the purpose of setting aside a life interest on certain property granted by the lady to her father upon her attaining her majority, and before her marriage with the plaintiff. His Honour, after going into the facts of the case at considerable length, and citing the authorities bearing upon the subject, de clined granting the relief, prayed on the ground that the transaction had been acquiesced in by the plaintiff for upwards of 10 years, and had never been questioned by him until he had contracted a second marriage. The facts of the case involve matters of family interest only. The Court ordered the bill to be dismissed, but with out costs. SPORTING NOTES. CHANCES FOR CHELMSFORD. Whatever shortcomings and disappointments racing men experienced at Stamford were forgotten in the full enjoyment of the ample sport provided for them at Not tingham. The incidents which marked the respective encounters were not sufficiently important to require further comment than they have already received in the daily and weekly press. I may, however, before direct. ing attention to the future, refer with some satisfaction to the correctness of the anticipations which I last week published anent the races. I then wrote about the Nottinghamshire Handicap as under : " Hungerford, Typee, Domino, Braxey, an d N eoptole- Inns have been backed. The first mentioned will, it is re ported, run, in order to convince his party that he is in good form, and that no mistake was made with reference to his trial with Baroncino. His performance therefore will be regarded with double interest. That he will obtain a forward position in the race I am fully prepared to ex pect. Typee is weighted at 21bs lighter, and should she not run a severe race at Stamford to-day, I shall deem her capable of defeating old Hungerford. She has been over this course before, and proofs have frequently been af forded of her staying qualities. In consideration of his successful performance at Worcester, and his running at Liverpool, Domino is much fancied for this event. lam not, however, one of his partisans, and shall expect to see Braxey beat him. Nooptolemus will have the benefit of little Fordham's services, and, although his weight will perhaps be raised two or three pounds, I am not inclined to regard that circumstance as being prejudicial to his chance. Ho is a great tearing horse, and requires no little strength to hold him. Calculating upon a start, I shall stand on' TYPEE JtND NEOPTOLEISITJS. Should a cockboat be required to carry me into the haven of success, I shall place my hopes in Hungerford." " When things are at their worse they are sure to mend," saith the old proverb, and the truth of this trite saying is about to be exemplified at Chelmsford. Owing to mismanagement, and a want of cordial co-operation among the officials, the meeting last year was an unmiti gated failure, The committee, however, aroused them selves betimes, and having secured the assistance of Mr. Merry, theytave "resuscitated" their gathering. Indeed they have secured for it a new lease of popularity. The programme is attractive enough, and if the racing is not likely to be prospectively important, it will, for the time being, be sufficiently interesting to occupy undivided at tention. Five races are appointed for the first day and seven for the second. The reason for this unequal dis tribution is, however, scarcely apparent. Ten acceptances aro appended to the Welter Cup, Florist, Nonsuch, and Master Horton seeming to have the best of the weight. The Chelmsford :Handicap was framed on the model of those which have become so popular at Warwick. The imposts are light, old Rataplan, of course, obtain. ing the highest penalty. Still, could I calculate with certainty upon a start, I should not require to cast my eye far down the list to discover the winner, for I should desire no better champions than Rataplan and Eparai nondas. The young 'un has the best of the weights, an d m ay be capable of turning the tables on the old 'tin, who twins, defeated him last year. The Cock Pheasant has incurred a. penalty of 41bs. for running second at Liverpool. In him, there fore, I shall place no trust. Newbold, if meant, may run forward. Rodomeli is most leniently handicapped", and he and St. Clare must at the weights be most for midable competitors. Of the three years old my preference is for Palmerston and Brinklow. In comparing the chances, however, the superiority of those of the two top weights are obvious. I shall, therefore, at present, unhesitatingly pin my faith to RATAPLAN AND EPAMINONDAS. Should circumstances, however, occasion their absence, S shall then expect either RODOMELI or ST. CLARE to be the winner. Despite her penalty Tilly ought to be capable of win ning the Brentwood Stakes. Comfort heads the list at Bst 91b for the County Mem bers' Plate, and should she run she will, doubtless, de feat her opponents. In her default, I must fain look to either Gossip or Master Horton to pull through. For the Cup Stakes, Kennyside Hero, Warwick, and Tom Burke constitute the most likely lob to furnish the winner. For the Sband Handicap Svralcliffe may first catch the judge's eye. Eva, Pyrois, and Warwick are the only attractive names among the nominations for the Town Plate. The name which Captain Rhys has bestowed on a three-year-old colt, entered for this race, shows a want of decency. Is Mr. Rhys aware that race cards fall into the bands of ladies F I can only believe that the name was given in a post prandial freak, and that its publicity was occasioned through sheer inadvertency. I trust it will be quickly erased from all programmes. I shall take an early opportunity of giving a brief sketch of the coming meeting at Goodwood. July 23. A FRESH MAN. TO A CORRESPONDENT. "A Subscriber " must have read over my remarks hastily, or he could not have fallen into such a mistake. The race which I alluded to was the Gateshead Lottery Stakes, for which Courtenay defeated Neoptolomus by two lengths, Lady Tatton being third. A FRESH MAN. CIIELMSFORD, Monday.—Arrived—Tilley, Solestar, Pyrois, Gossip, and Van Brackel. NEWMABKET, Monday.—Left for Chelmsford—Epa minondas, Miss Bolton, Cock Pheasant, Tug o' War, Strutaway, Newbold, Piccaninny, Rodo Meli, Adamant, and Latitude colt. BREAD.— The prices of wheaten bread in the metro- polis are from 10d. to 100. ; of household ditto, 81d. to OP. per 4lb loaf. A NEVI? PATENT PERCUSSION CAP.—The complaints that have reached England from the East in reference to the general inefficiency of the percussion caps there have led to a great many experiments on the subject, and the result has been the invention of a new and highly im proved cap. For this we are indebted to the unremit ting exertions for some months past of Mr. F. Joyce, a practical chemist, and who has been for many years a leading percussion cap manufacturer. The result has been the invention and perfection of an ingenious mode of waterproofing, surpassing any hitherto adopted. Mr. Joyce having subjected these caps to the severest test?" and finding them equally certain under the most unfa vourable circumstances of extremes of weather, has taken out letters patent andwpertovainde. d the most ample means for their due supplh hob_ th for tary wad oportipg purpooto. 25 St. 20 St. 63 I 1 S 11 215. 91 89i 69 8 66 i 5/ I 2J 81 801 I 9j 2; 7i noi NO i 2-, , S! 971 84 # i -t 25f I bl SI 70 69j 701 ISi 41 I 21 ~.. 51 I Sll 73i 3 I S . 131 9i I I 50 49 I ISi ti ii Si si 70 i I u 1 II n die I 21 - . 91 i , t. too 5 24 t. 100 10) ;t. 109 5 All VJ 41 :5 all .2.► a all .2 . all ;0 all A all it. t 0 all i 0 I all all :5 all i 5 ..0 I all 151 all h. 100 3N 1 30! 494 9 Beasts. E 6 ... Ham b urgh ~ 51 Tenn b. Igen.. 7l ... Harli n gen Rottc r dam 127 ... Calais Kamr ie n Antw ei T• ... Amst. I•clain 4O ... Total.— 425 ... 3,734 ... 708 ... 667 ... 635 The jearly,comparison of weekly imports is a s under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. C elves. Pigs. 1854-- 1,319 ... 3,239 ... 490 ... 847 ... 168 1853.-- ..... 1,294 ... 5,756 ... 824 ~. 903 ... 529 1852....... B4O ... 4,647 ... 622 ... 649 ... 313 1851.... ],297 ... 4,3 1, 3 ... 858 ~. 811 ... 190 1850...... 852 ... 2,706 ... 336 ... 492 ... 95 1849..... 450 ... 3,026 ... 314 ... 421 ... 55 The general quality of the foreign stock shill continues inferic a-, especially the sheep from Hambro'. As regards the latter, we may observe that they are described by some Fie rties as an importation from Spain; but it must be un d erstood that—though they are all composed of Merinos s—no sheep have reached ns this year frcm the Spanbth coast. The show of foreign stock, to-day, was very moderate, but in eomewhat improved condition. A v ery limited supply of beasts was received fresh up from our own grazing districts, and its quality was in ferior. The beef trade ruled somewhat acti're, at an ad vance 'in the prices obtained on Monday last of 2d per Mrs. A few inferior Scots realised 5s 4d* but the general lop figure for beef was 5s 2d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,100 Scots and short-i aorns. From Lancashire, &c., 900 short;-horns ; from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds; and from Scotia ad 160 horned and polled Scots. The 'show of sheep was small, and we observed a great falling off in their weight and condition. We had an active inquiry for all breeds, at fully 2d per 81bs above the rates current on this day sen'night. Trime Downs were T forth fully 5s 2d per Blbs. Lancibs—the supply of which was rather limited—sold briskly, at 2d per Blbs more money. The supply of calves being good, the veal trade was inactiom, at barely stationary prices. Thei!e) was more doing in pigs, the value of which had an upward tendency. Per 81bs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d.l 0. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 10 to 4 01PrimeSouthciswn 5 0 5 2 Second quality.... 4 2 4 4 Large crse. calves 4 2 4 6 Prime 'Large oxen 4 6 4 101 Prime small cis— 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, eke. 5 0 5 2 1 1Arge hogs ...... 3 6 310 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 i Small porkers ... 4 0 4 6 Second. quality ...3 10 4 4 1 Suellling calve 3-24 0 30 0 Prime errse,wlled.4 6 4 10,Quarter old pics.22 0 27 0 Lamb 4s 10d to 6s id. TOTAL 817 MT. 1 FOREIGN IMPLY. Beasts .. Sheep ~...... • • .......• ..24,870 i Sheep .. • • • . • • ~.. •• ...... 3,020 Calves . ..... ....•• ...... 360 1Ca1ve5........., ........... 300 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat sto ck exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, July 24, 1854, and in the Metropoftan Market this day, Monday, July 23, 1855. Per Blbs, to sink the offals. July 24, 1854ja1y23,1855. s. d. s. dB. d. s. a Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 oto 3 310 to 4 0 Secolicl quality ditto .., ~, ... 3 6 3 4 2 4 4 ) 4 6 410 Primo large oxen ... ... ~, ... 310 4 r 4 6 410 Prime Scots, eke... ... .. ... 4 4 4 4 0 5 2 Coarse , and inferior sheep .., ... 3 4 3 q 3 6 3 8 Secondqual... ... ityditt .. o . ...... ...... ...... 3 4 8 4 3 5 3:1 1 3 4 1 0 10 4 6 4 2 Primo coarse woolled ditto ... ... 4 0 4 P r i m o Southdown ditto ...... 4 8 4 30 t 5 0 5 2 Lambs Large coarse calves ~, ..„ ... 3 2 4 0,4 2 4 6 Primo small ditto ... .., .., ... 4 4 4 10 1 4 S 5 0 Large hogs ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 4 21 3 6 310 Neat small porkers ,„ „, ... 4 4 4 8•.4 0 4 6 Beasts... ... „. ... ... 4,031 3,098 Sheep ... ... ... .., ... 28,391 24,870 Calves... ... ... ... ... ... 58) 360 Pigs ... ... ... .., ... ... 311 SALE, July 25, 1853.—Beasts, 755 SOP:PUBS ON lambs, 32,010 • calves, 497 ; pigs, 310. July 26, 1852.—Beasts, ' 4,078; sheep and lambs, 33,890 calves, 450 ; pigs, 360. 4,558 ; sheep and NEWGATE ENlfAsLuLpp with • AN1:7 ...- LEAD Our markets continue to be very scantilY lied all kinds of meat. On the whole a fair amount of busi ness is doing for the time of year, at veil full prices. Per 81bs by the carcase , 8. d. s. d. 8. d. e. d. Beef, interior 3 4 3 6 M u tt o n, Inferior 3 4 3 8 Do., middling 3 8 310 Do., midiling ..... 319 4 4 Do., prima large 4 0 4 2 , Do., prinke ......... 4 9 4 10 Dec, do. small 4 4 4 6 I Veal .... ~ ......... ..3 10 4 10 Pork, large 38 4 0 'Pork, 5ta11........ 40 4 6 Lamb 4l 8d to 68 10d. BOROUGH HOr- Our market, notwithstanding that the show samples is very limited, is still very dull, and prices are with diffi culty supported. The accounts frog the Plantations are very favourable, and the duty is coiled 250,0001. Last week's imports were 832 bales from New York, 14 from Boston (N. S.), and 12 from Hamburgb• Mid and East Kent pockets, 1 41 . to 18/. Os. • ; Weald of Kent ditto, 11/ Os to 13/ Os. ; Sussex ditto, 10/ 103 to 121. BOROUGH AND SPITAIJFIELDS. The arrivals of foreign potatoes last week amounted to 18,977 baskets, wholly from Rotterdam, and the receipts of English have been on the increase• On the whole the demand is steady, and prices are well supported. English are selling at from 7s to 8s per cirt, and foreign 45 per basket. WOOL. The public sales are going off steadily, and prices are very firm. About 37,000 bales have sold up to this time, and the following rates have been realised :—Australian —Clesu sheep's, is 2d to 2s 41 ,• lamb's, Is 7d to 2s d skin, 9d to is ; pieces, 9d to is 70. South Australiaa —Clean sheep's, is 5d to 2s 3d; lamb's, is 4d to 2s 4d; grease, 7d to Is 2d. Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 4d. to 2s ld ; lamb's, Is 5d to 2 s ld ; s kin, is Od to is 7d ; pieces, is to is 7d ; grease, 7d to is Pd. Van Dieman's Land—Clean sheep's, is 41d to 23 ld; skin, &c., ls 31 to is sld; lamb's, is 5d to 2s la ; pieces, 1V ,d to ls 7d; grease, BfrsoOmfrMom°gPort 8a to Cape—Pieces, lid to is 7d; lambs, 10d to 2s ld ; grease, 7d to ls Old. Now Zealan ivi d o — re C , le 3 a s n o sheep's is 2d to Is 7d; grease, Sid to 9A. The English markeecontinues firm, and prices are well supported. The ifmropmorptsorhtatveeaufamorotu,nitieod ftroomlsgebvailllees, Eliza beth, 350 from Bombay, 150 from Hamburgh, 615 from Moreton Bay, 1,617 from Adelaide, 503 from Melbourne, and 200 from various quarters. The following are the current rates of English wool : South Down flocks, is Old to is 1.,d ; mixed tegs and owes, is Oid to 1s 2d ; half-bred hoggets, is Old to is lid ; do. ewes and wethers, is 06d to is ld ; Kent fleeces, mixed, is 00 to is ltd; Leicester fleeces, is 0:• 2 d to is ld ; long heavy wool fleeces, 110 to is id ; combing skins, llid to is 10; flannel wool, is ld to is 2id ; blanket wool, £3,d to is old per lb. SEEDS. • Linseed is tolerably firm. Black Sea is quoted at 73s to 75s ; Archangel, 38s to 65s ; Italian, 72s to 74s ; Egyptian, 70s to 745; East India, 73s to 75s per qr. Imports, ape is tolerably 2 4 5 183,179 qrs., agst 100, 127 do. in 1851. C H o e r m i a p n s d e e e p firm, at 68s to 70s for E ast India. Imports this year, —s 79,309 qrs, agst 39,397 do. last y ear. Cakes are steady. Turnip,Wnite, per bush. 2 2 s to 25s Carraway (new).— 44s 46s Swed Coriander.... 2o quarter 48s 52s Custard, e ßrO;;;:: 1 - 20 s ,(141te, new •• •• .. Ss lOs Linseed, Eng,sowing,, 699 72s Tares,Winter,new.. lls 12! Crushing •• •••• •• 65s CS, los Baltic 64s 67s Canary, per quarter •• 463 Isos Odessa .......... his 67s Rye grass • • •• • • .... 2 4 s 30s Linseed Cake , pr. ton— Clover,RedEng. (cwt.) — 0 English .. —l2l Os 12i 105 White —s Forcign,per ton 1110 s 121 as Foreign Red .. •• .. —siltape Cakes, pr ton 615 s 61 lOs --s —sßaPeseed,New, prqr., 82s 84s Trefoil, new.. •• .• —0 • -3 1 TALLOW. We have now very few sellers at the price quoted below. The quotation may now be called 54s 6d on the spot, and 56s for separate months to the end of the year. Town tal low is 53s nett cash. Rough fat, 2s 10d per 81bs. 1851• 1852._1 1853. 1 - 854. Stock this day Price of Y. C • . Delivery last week ••'. Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel Moo of Tor4m 33,889 \ 43,273 18.743 37, 9:1 to 37s 9d '5lB 3d to , 338 0:1 to —s Od 518 6d 1,148 530 1,003 1 , ,,062 ( 7,055 ; 11,072 1.188 516 ; 311 7,425 ! 9,700 i 6,500 391 61 ! 8916c1 153; 94 33.578 66s 6,1 to —2 Od 1,243 7,947 383 5,525 6710 1855. I 45,546 545 Or: 'to —5 Od 1,295 11,197 2,917 9,028 Od 1k pin Pm 13i f i die 96i 5i 6 1031 TIIE 1 :ANCASTER SHELL FACTORY AT WOOLWICH. T.) 8 ny person who would wish to form some approxi mate idea of the nature and extent of the preparations aced w arlike shores required for carrying on the present war, cc would recommend a visit to the yards, work she ps , and arsenals of Woolwich. This is the special dep au trnent of the Ordnance, and here "bolts," far more for Ili dab!e than those of Jove himself, are forged by the the to 47snds of grimy Vulcans, who sweat at the furnaces or ; 0 d. at the myriad lathes which are in operation. Each sul gli:eeision of the enormous works here carried on, and eac Is • pile of warlike stores may be measured by acres. He re are acres of ground covered by more than thirty the u sand cannon of all bores and sizes ; acres of ammu niti of t waggons, gun carriages, light carts, waggons, and anal )u lances; acres traversed in every direction by power fal anes, where timber is deposited ; acres of shot and shell in symmetrical piles, and acres of machinery of • .escriptions. There are lathes for boring and ng the lightest brass field-pieces and the heaviest arose went for a ship's broadside ; there are machines, by sco re s, which grasp long coils of lead, pinch off an ex act 7 measured piece, squeeze it into shape, and deliver, • t minute, from 60 to 100 finished Minie bullets. H :e are machines which, at a single blow, divide a Si Aet of copper into the forms required for making the p ercussion-caps, others which fold them into shape, and o ;here wbch prepare them for finally receiving the de t( mating powder. In the carpenters' shops there are se 'wing, planing, mortising, drilling, and boring ma c! fin es, which threaten soon to render the trade of the c; , rp enter a matter of history, and to make manual la b' nn •as much a thing of the past as the old " fan co , ni !et" of the middle ages, or the battering-ram of th e ancients. Bet the glowing furnaces, the forges, the ) steam hammers, and those huge, passionless, resist lee 1 lathes, which cut you off a shaving of metal, and the drills which force their steel finger through an inch ph .t e of cold iron with as much ease and unconcern as th , 3, igh they were dealing with a lump of butter or cu ti ing a sheet of paper, are the things most cal ls Is sted to i m p ress th e mind of the visitor, and they pro du lc e in him a feeling of something like awe and profound ad .n tiration for human genius, which thus shows itself al di )to conquer and subdue nature to its own purposes ; th ,o ugh that feeling is certainly saddened by the refiec• ti o 1 1 that all this power and all this genius is expended order to provide the nation with the means of cievas ;lng, destroying, and laying waste the lives and pro ty of our fellow-men. Che latest addition to the many extraordinary opera ti of es carried on at Woolwich is that for the manufacture o E shells for the Lancaster guns, and it is perhaps the n to st marvellous instance which the age can furnish of t as. successful application of well-directed energy to the a ccomplishment of a great purpose. At the latter end c f the month of November, at a time of unusual incle n to ncy, the Government decided that a large quantity o i shells for the Lancaster guns should be sent with the P 'a ltic fleet ; but there was then no machinery in exist el u eto make them; and no building in which to put ui ) the machinery when constructed. In this dilemma th .4, Board of Ordnance sent for Sir Charles Fox, of th A firm of Fox, Henderson, and Co., the great contrac tc trs, and told him what they required, and how urgent at id pressing were the wants. There were no plans of tt it building ready, and the only thing decided upon was, th a t the building and machinery should cover about 3, 000 square yards. The next door the indefatigable er cineer, to the astonishment of the board, who did not er :pect to see him again for a week at least, presented hi cnself with the whole of the working drawings, the Be ta ils of the estimates worked out, and a tender for the • noplation of the building within three months. The fl set was Fail for the Baltic in March, and three months w ould not, it was thought, afford sufficient time to have tt e shells ready. It was necessary to have the building c. impleted in less time, and the contractor, with an in telligent disregard of time, undertook to have everything re ady within one month. Amid rain and storm, frost and sn ow, the work rapidly progressed, and, within one month fie tin the time of commencing operations, the building was co mpleted and handed over to the authorities. The build in, 5 covers 3,000 square yards, the walls are 25 feet in he ight, and 16 inches in thickness. It is covered by a se : rinental roof of corrugated iron, supported in the centre by .a row of iron columns and girders. But in addition to the main building, a lathe-house adjoining, and a chi n mey some 100 feet in height, were erected, and foun dal ons laid for the furnaces, steam hammers, and heavy ma c hinery. In the course of some remarks which were ma d e with respect to this building in the House of Com inc .n s, a short time since, it was stated that modifications of h is plans were prepared by the Royal Engineers, but the it Sir C. Fox refused to permit any interference with his 4 )wn designs, stating that if he was to construct the bu' .1 ding in the required time he must remain perfectly un fettered by any Government control. So startling and I re' rc .lutionary an announcement threw the Board of Ord na 3 , 3 e and the Royal Engineers into a state of no small ala ,r m. The Board of Ordnance ultimately claimed as a sh le qua Non for dispensing with the usual official inspec tor, that the contractor should himself guarantee that th a structure would stand for 12 months at least after its er ec tion. The wounded pride of the corps of Royal Engi ne el .3 was satisfied, they felt confident that the building wo v ild fall in less than six months, and wondered at the ra. sl iness of a man who would guarantee, under heavy pe n alties, that it should last twice as long as the period pi •ei licted for its fall. A few days since the period of tr is l had elapsed, the six months had passed away, but th a shell factory still remains, a monument to the genius an ,& enterprise of the contractors. But as a striking ill u stration of the mode in which public business is tr wesacted at the Ordnance, it may be stated that the w ri tten order to erect the building was only delivered to th e contractors on the day before the whole of the work w finished, and the factory banded over to the posses si on of the authorities. The whole of the correspon d en ea between the Board of Ordnance and Sir C. Fox o a the subject was yesterday laid before Parliament, and t he series forms not the least interesting or instructive o f the many documents which appeared, and which tend to, throw light on the management of public depart me nts and the conduct of operations connected with the vra r. The correspondence closes with a report presented to the Board of Ordnance by Mr. Anderson, the inspec fool • of machinery at Woolwich, which states, "Several of the leading engineers of the country have expressed to Iraqi) their :admiration of the structure, and look upon it as a, marvel in having been constructed in such a short 'sp ace of time." Mr. Anderson also states that ordinarily it would have taken eight or nine months to complete the building. For a long time past the application of engineering science to the implements of warfare has been greatly neglected, and until the commencement of the present war appeared to be exceedingly unpopular. We remem be r that, prior to the opening of the Exhibition, Mr. Cobden, supported by one or two members of the Commission, proposed and nearly carried a resolu tion for excluding all implements of war from that great national undertaking. Notwithstanding, how ever, the pacific ideas of the commissioners, some implements of warfare were !admitted to that great " Peace Congress," and one of the l eas t no ti ce d and most pretentious articles there shown was, perhaps, that model sent by a working man of an infernal machine which would discharge 1,000 bullets per minute. The progress of the present war, however, has shown how culpable was such an oversight, and with what serious results this neglect to apply the best principles of engi neering science to war has been attended. There is no use in concealing the fact that it is to the Russians we owe the knowledge that guns of a larger calibre than those in ordinary use in our army could be adapted for field purposes. At the Alma and at Inkerman our nine and 12-pounder guns were opposed by 32-pounders, and at present we have but a very small proportion of 32- pounders in our service. Steps are, however, being taken to increase in this respect the power of our artillery. In our naval armaments the same deficiency in the weight of metal does not exist, and a broadside from one of our largest. ships would throw nearly two tons weight of shot. The difference in this respect between the marine and field artillery is most surprising, and highly creditable to the naval authorities. It is little more than 20 years since General Paixhan's heavy guns were first introduced into the navy, and now many of our larger vessels are fitted with complete batteries of 68-pounders. For siege batteries, however, no corresponding increase of size has taken place till within a very recent period. The adop tion of Mr. Lancaster's guns was the first attempt made to introduce heavier metal into the land service, and, al though the result does not appear completely to satisfy the sanguine expectations conceived of them, there is no doubt that ultimately much greater power and precision will be attained in siege batteries from their use than the practice before Sebastopol up to the present time would seem to justify us in expecting. It is curious that while, in the present day, our heavi est guns aro only rated as 68-pounders, from the very earliest rate of the introduction of artillery, shot of a much greater weight was ordinarily employed. We read that in the time of Edward 1., at the capture of Stir ling Castle, his guns projected stones of 300ibs. weight. In the 17th century a brass gun was cast in India, which threw iron shot weighing 1,6001 b. This monster gun, which still exists at Bejapoor, was cast in comme moration of the capture of that place by the Emperor Alun-geer. It would appear, however, that in this country, we shall soon throw into the shade this monster gun, for Mr. Nasmyth promises to give us a wrought iron gun which shall throw a ball of a ton weight some four or five miles with unerring accuracy. While we wait the realisation of this sanguine hope, we must be content with the results of the Lancaster gun, or the "express trains," as its shells are pleasantly called by the army in the Crimea, in consequence of the peculiar sound,whie h it makes in passing through the air. . purpose The Lancaster gun was constructed for the of carrying a heavy shell to the greatest possibilendoirsdtaenrctee, and with the greatest amount of precision. e „ obtain this result, the form selected for the sti " Het with lax the greater einlor s 1 1 i i p n to that exception of thetha that regulation of M thein its. shell musketjs tical, the major axis measuring iy i L n y dslbthe inigu The increased range is obtainbeed projected with only the the atmosphere as that most persons are aware samew ei weight h a t m o of umetalnamount of resistance which c b a s n t oa s twiningrerselii'of much ro leesun d weight,the interior of foirmdmpaorft t r o ifi t e he i b i bullet presented t r e ifl d i l o ) g y o a f s a ph g e u r n ic .b : a l gr° , 3 t Y which is to theco r consists barrel,o zntect on its own axis, an thereby to insure A favourite a rotatory motion accuracy of tug rifle, • ea the un P c' r Nv i n h o i i c p h l o w b a y s betterwhich fitted than any rota tion imparted to the Lancaster shell. In this rifle, ° e; g t r ri v ll e ustra a s its name implies, there are two grooves directly oppo site to each other. The conical bullets used with the two-groove rifle have projecting ribs on either side, which fit into the grooves of the rifle. When the dis charge takes place, the bullet, having to follow the grooves in their half spiral, acquires the necessary rota tory motion. If lead shots were employed in great guns there is no doubt this mode of rifling would answer a$ 1r t: It p e well in them as it is found to do in small arms ; expe rience proves, however, that projections, on iron shot and shed, from the unyielding nature of the metal, are broken off in the discharge, or that the grooves in the gun are destroyed, in either of which cases the objec sought to be attained is, of course, defeated. The Lan caster gun is an attempt to obviate these difficulties, by means which will be readily understood, if the principle of construction of the two-grooved rifle is kept in mind. Suppose the grooves i❑ One of this kind of rifles to make a half turn in the length of the barrel, it is easy to per ceive that if the edges of the grooves were removed, so as to render the interior of the barrel smooth, its form would be that of an ellipse, of which the minor axis, if perpendicular at the breach, would be horizontal at the muzzle, and vice versa. This is the principle upon which the Lancaster gun is constructed ; the bore is slightly elliptical, the difference between the major and minor axis being, as will be perceived from the dimensions of the shell, only of an inch. A very little considera tion will show that when a Lancaster gun is discharged one of two results must be arrived at, either the shell must make a half turn during its passage to the muzzle of the gun, or, becoming fixed iu its passage, must burst the gun. The frequency of the latter contingency seems to point to its being a less safe gun than the old style of artillery, while the reported eccentricities of the shell would appear to indicate that the rotation imparted to it is not long retained. Probably an in creased familiarity with the requirements of this monster gun may enable our artillerymen to provide for its pe culiarities. We now come to the mode in which the shells are made. In the building already described there are a large number of furnaces, with nine steam hammers, varying in weight from one to three tons. There are also a number of lathes and other machines for impart hie. motion, in which steam power to the extent of 100 horses is required. The first step in the process con sists in making a plate of iron of about two feet square and one inch in thickness red hot in a furnace ; while in this state it is conveyed to a machine which rolls it into the form of a cylinder, the edges lapping over, and being securely wedded by the action of a steam ham mer. The cylinder is then again heated to redness, placed upon a mould of the required form, and put under a steam hammer, which, by repeated blows, closes up one end. In this state the incipient shell is conveyed to another set of hands who, again heating it, subject it to th e ac ti on o f a mac hine, which, by enor mous pressure, gives to it something of its destined coni cal form. After again visiting the furnace the shell belonaes the object of the delicate attention of a ma chine, among the most ingenious that has ever been constructed. In the centre of a circular iron stage is a small, well-like receptacle into which the shell is dropped. The men in attendance then cause a huge iron hand to descend upon the shell,, the fingers of which, grasping the red hot mass, force it down to the bottom. Beneath the well are four other massive pieces of iron, which keep moving with a sort of tremulous mo tion, and act as the human hand in ultimately bringing the shell into its final form. They press it, coax it, and handle it in the most endearing manner, much in the same way as a baker would mould a loaf into shape. Having; finally given the required form water is thrown into the well, and the shell withdrawn. Ix this state the front end of the shell has been brought to a sharp point ; in the next stage this point is cut off, and a gun metal " bush " is fitted into it for the purpose of receiving the fuse. The shell is now heated for the last time, and submitted to the pressure of a pair of oval-shaped dies, which squeeze it into the elliptical form necessary to fit the bore of the gun. Each shell weighs, when charged with powder, about one hundred pounds, and their cost is stated to be from 50s. to 60s. ea c h. When made by hand, they are said to have cost the enormous sum of 301. each. About two hundred shells per day is the average rate of working of the different machines. The boring of the guns is carried on in another part of the works. In consequence of the unequal cooling of so large a mass of metal, the bore of the gun is not formed by a core in the casting as might be imagined. If thus cast the interior would be porous and spongy; to obviate this, each gun is cast solid and bored out by machinery. —Obse, Ver. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. The beautiful weather during the last fortnight has enabled the growers of hay to secure it in excellent con dition, which will more than compensate for the light ness of the crop complained of in many places. We scarcely remember a more favourable prospect than the present season. Corn of all kinds looks remarkably well. We are pleased to say that no complaint has yet been heard of the potato disease, which has for many years partially, if not totally, destroyed the chief support of the poor, and greatly increased privation among them.— Poole and South-Western, Herald. HARTIANG.—The growing showers of the past week are benefiting the oats and grass ; but the wheat, where heavy, is much fallen. Fine weather will now be ac ceptable for making the bay, considerable quantities of which are cut in this neighbourhood. HORSHAM. —The wheat in this neighbourhood has been looking remarkably well, and has promised, as far as appearances go, a good crop ; but, during the last eight or ten days, the heavy showers of rain which have occasionally fallen have laid a great portion of it flat on the ground, and, it is feared, will materially damage it. PETWORTH.—The heavy rain of Wednesday, the 11th instant, and that which fell during a thunderstorm on Saturday morning, has knocked the corn down very much, so much in some places that we fear a good deal will not rise again.-- -.Rrighton, Gazette. The genial and plentiful rain of Wednesday last came most opportunely for the crops of spring corn, which had begun to suffer frum its absence, and almost secures a second crop of grass in many of the meadows where hay was short. Some forward pieces of wheat have, however, been much laid by the wind, especially in ex posed situations ; but the soil being previously dry, they will have every chance speedily to recover ; and the fill ing of the year, as well as the ripening of the grain generally, will be expedited by the seasonable supply, provided fine weather continues.—Kentish, Observer. The weather this week has been very unsettled. On Saturday morning there was a very heavy thunderstorm, and we have had a good deal of rain, which, though beneficial for turnips and reddish, and even for the grain crops, has retarded the hay harvest Just when mowing had become general. The corn crops, especially barley, are laid in a good many places, but there is as yet no great damage done in this respect. The weather during the next few weeks, however, will be watched with much anxiety, as everything now depends upon it. With regard to the probable yield of grain at the ap proaching harvest few of our farmers are sanguine of its at all exceeding an average quantity. We have seen a good deal of wheat in this district, and are bound to say our own observation confirms this conviction to a consi derable extent. It would certainly be premature to pro nounce on the probable quantity of the growing wheat, or even on the probable weight as compared with the bulk. All that can be said with certainty is that there is not the quantity of stuff on the ground there was last year. Our best crops are on the limestone, and some of these are remarkably fine. The red poppy or canker was never known to be so prevalent among the wheat on the light lands as it is this year. Concerning barley we con tinue to receive the most favourable reports. We have every reason to hope it will turn out the best crop pro bably ever gathered in this neighbourhood. Peas, of which the early sorts are very plentiful, are only defi cient in straw. Beans also are short in the stem, but well corned. The deficiency of grass this year increases the importance of the turnip crop, inasmuch as, with good store of that esculent for winter food, the scarcity of grass will hardly be felt by farmers or by the con sumers of meat. The young turnip plant has been taken by the fly in some situations, and the land has had to bs re-sown, but generally speaking it is now looking very healthy and promising, having been greatly im proved by the recent showers of rain.—Doncaster Claroniele. COTGRAVR.—Mowing has commenced in this district. The crops are very light. The haystacks were very small last year, and the winter was a very serious one for cowkeepers ; but the next winter's prospects are dark indeed. The corn crops look most luxuriant, although the late heavy rains have laid the barley in some places. The harvest must of necessity be very backward. Some very heavy thunder-storms passed over this district on Saturday morning last. The thunder commenced to roll about half-past three o'clock, and continued more or less till nine ; sometimes overhead, and sometimes at a distance. The rain fell in torrents.—Nottingham Journal. Another week has passed of most auspicious weather for the country. A not over-bright sun, great heat, and occasional showers, has rendered it all that could have been desired for filling the ear and bringing u p the lee way of what, in this quarter, now cannot be a late sea son. The appearance of the crops all a round is magnifi., cent, and promises great abundance. In some parts of Perthshire there has been a scarcity of rain, and in con . n ona te p rf l e a r i e n d ts with hay sequence the grain appears to be short and light ; but is Ayrshire, Stirlingshire, and Dumbartonshire, the yield will be considerably above an average, in Dumfries shire, the weather, which had been fine for three weeks, broke on Sunday, and very heavy showers continued up till Mondiay, making. hwahvicbh,e a o r f d c a o s u y rs e e t , f h ew asi c _ regarding the potatoe.—Olcagow Constitutional. Apionmor ,—We had a terrific thunderstorm, "ed by vivid flashes accom paw of lightning, which lasted nearly three hours, on the afternoon of Friday, ra i n fell in buckets-full, and the 13th. The ever since has continued to fa y T he , but more genially. ra in, and all natur e We farmers are rejoiced at the and cr o p s of wears another aspect under its in fluence,most abunda n t h all kinds seem quite refreshed. A back will b e the harvest is anticipated. The only draw light. There is first crop of hay, which is uncommonly ......pe. _ . ,, abundance of fruit of every description. 'II 1 letire Courier. EMBARKATION or TROOPS.—The screw attain trans. port City of Aberdeen embarked, on Saturday afternoon, a number of the 2d Dragoon Guards, at Liverpool, for service in the Crimea. The steamer had also on board a number of men and officers for the Turkish Contingent. She was expected to sail the same evening for the seat of war. 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