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

'ION E V MA HKET AND COMMERCIA L INTELLIGENCB. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The cotton - market at Liverpool yesterday 'dosed, With a hardening tendency, and prices of all kinds are extreme. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales (1,000 of which were taken for export, and 2,000 on speculation), comprising 400 E gyptians at 54d. to 9d., and 1,500 Surats at 3F. to 40. per lb. The Railway Share Market was dull, and: closed at a decline of f to A per cent. I n the Manchester re p or t o f M essrs . M‘N a i r, lareenb ow, and Irving we have the following de tails :-- "The demand for the country trade has throughout the month considerably improved, although by no. means Prosperous. Much suffering, in a pecuniary degree, derally prevails in the agricultural and m a n u f ac t ur i ng districts, from the severity of the last winter, which has had also its t fleets connected with the export trade, and „sst4e on profitableness ari:ing from manufacturing employ "'mt and the dearness of food. What the future pros ze.tion is, :Peets o f this market and locality may be—and their of-ellurse, involved with other producing dis nets—it is impossible to' tell. With the ces sa ti on o f am Nr „ We might, how ever , reasona bl y ca l cu l ate upon i mproved stat e of thi ngs genera ll y . S o f ar , we ,ne‘'e great satisfaction in recording a d ec id e d improve -:ent feeiin g and in practice, as contrasted with th e 'hate of things existing at the end of February. In the c urse of the closing month alternate chang es h ave Sen perceptible • nevertheless, they were not of su c h a character as to ' militate against the improvement indi rNed for th e time being. The immediate aid increas glY Producti ve p ower o f th e di str i ct must, however, e taken into account, and act unfavourably as to the Per i n man ence of a really sound and steady s t a t e o f It thgto appears by the Californian advices that the -'4ll Francisco failures were in some instances as /41101 1 the result of panic as necessity. The stop page of Messrs. Adams and Co. mi g ht p ro b a bl y —4 \re been prevented, from the offers of assistance ~s i thi eh the m erc h an t s ma d e, b u t t h e fi rm d eemed it re advisable to sus p en d a t once w ith suc h a i ll of specie. Messrs. Page, Bacon, an d C o . ra"to pped necessarily, owing to the previous failure q A t heir United St a t es b ranc h. Th e li a biliti es o f Ada ms and C o . a re es ti ma t e d a t 2,000,000 d o ll ars, but with good assets. T he Californi.an papers state that the Quartz all t 8 Mariposa Mining Company o f L on d on h a d ;; 1 l i ta property seized by the Sheriff on the 17th 0 7. and private letters received h ere by M r . H. ire cialla assert that the lessors of the mine are ~...4 )al ing to England, and require new terms to be -- "` tl °) increased royalties, &c. 40eounts from Madrid stated that popular dis elat.bauces were greatly apprehended, and th a t th e le fa of the Militia had met and held consultations, e majority being in favour of Espartero. The of e t . g3', however, were working upon the feelings the lower as well as the upper classes, to 1151'eut the sa l e o f ecclesiastical 'properties, and ""e th e municipal authoriti es were i n di spose d t o th e nation of the common lands. It Tlie efforts th a t are s till use d b y th e agents at at lrid of the Committee of Spanish Bondholders ofeBe End high comm en d a ti on , an d th e G overnment C spartero rea ll y seems di spose d to ta k e i nto .7nsicleration the claims of the certifi ca t e h o ld ers , tqad to recog n i se th e i r va lidi ty, w hi c h former Minis- L rles have contested. L or d H owar d d e W a ld en 4 8, iu th e mos t pra i se Wor t hy manner, seconded ve exerti ons of the- agents, and the necessity of a a thg Spanish credit will probably hasten a fa urable decision by the Cortes. The ad v i ces rece i ved from Paris report a very buoyantk feeli ng th ere yester d ay i n t h e Stock Mar het" and with muc h more con fid ence di sp l aye d t h an Palace All s ecur iti es were rea dil y saleable, Crystal having been as high as 172 50. l 'he For e i gn E xc h anges were a littl e wea k er 'o r i es , ter day afternoon as respects bills on Paris at Awhich were done at 25 37i to 42k, and on 'Meterdam at 11 194 to 19g. On Hamburg the rat es were firm, at 13 7i to 7i, and on Trieste at 12 30 to 36. aThe English Stocks have been very depressed gain, although atthis moment rather higher, in nsequ ence of the more favourable news from the U .. rimea. T here t is, apparently, no expe c t a ti on it iakt the Bank of England will to-morro w re d uce 2 8 imam rate of discount. Consols have been . t ° for transfer, and 92,1 to for account. il l ehequ er Bill s h ave been N. to 95., and Indi a Fos uls. premium. F or • elgu securities havo been dealt in to a fair ex al:but at a b out the previous rates. Mexi can B on d s Z e 20 to 21, and Peruvian 71. Chilian have been il°t ed 102 and Brazilian old 99. Russian 41 per N ea t's. have realised 89i. Belgian 41 per Cents.l qi w t ° 9 41, Dutch 21 per Cents. 62J to 62k. Sar atelan stock has been at 87i. S pan i s h D e f erre d „1,81 following and the C , ?rtificates are firm a t 51. 4.ee /g oo." ° flowing are the nominal' p r i ces o f f ore i gn :-- Grenada D e f erre d B on d s, 6i to 7 ; Mexi per'r,2ol to 21 ; P eruv i an, 7 0 to 72; ditto Three 12 ;' el lte., 49 to 50 ; Portu guese F our per Cents., di tt ° 4 4 ; Russian Five per Cents., 99 to 101; N, 4 ° Four-and-a-Half p er C en t s . , 89 to 91 ; p ern ish New Deferred, 18i to 181 ; ditto Three ditto nts., 361 to 37 ; ditto Certificates, sg. to 51; I 11 n passiv e , 41. to Q. Prie es tai lway shares ver y little h a s b een d one , an d lilies continue about the same for,the English less i nlo Tile Canadia n lines are rather heavy, and neotai he prevails in the Indian and Qopti li - ha ve undert a ki ngs, a l t h oug h , generally, prices I 11(3t varied much. itrip tl or tl e Unit e d M ex i can Mi ne Sh ares a further effeetert rise has occurred—bargains having been l'ia high as 8, owing to the confi rmat i on , toth e ev l r le Y w o l r o k, o f the last favourable ac coun t s as de. ry st Palace Shares are steady, and General n ier. The Bauks are dull. llnp,, - -.4184 PIINDS THIS DA . Y.— . 7..0 , SING PRICES. (Prom the qinal L iar.; , . , 4m. BU'l T 1 M. , 924 i a lie:,':eit. Consols Annuities 11. ~4130 ad, 41000 . • LITLIT 1 ' ?ur Account April 923 a a i i, La Sto c k . .......................... 2283 Ito for the Account ' ,cl,oooequer Bills, 2d. . 5 8 ......................... .... ~. .-, ....... u u i;n4p, ................................. , 5 9 tieheq114eur..13................ .......... bitto " d s 18 58, 33 per Cen t. r i l• 1 1859, ~ PRlCEratili a „ b OF FOREIGN FUNDS Talb DAY. eab a 7 bon OF 5 per Cent 3 ohiliauper Ct, oratuza, 8, sabanilla Bonds) 9 0 _ Di sh j irida, 6 Per Cent ....•••••••• I _ 2 Ditt o 5°11(18, 1 825, 3 per Cent kezican 3Par Cent ........ ..... . ..... Pere via Per Cent. 71 70 kassie,4 4 e ° , l , 24 s, 43 per Cent - 'iamb i; ~ Bo per per Cent B9. BPaai tait,,"°V!, 6 per cent. •••••••••"' 874 • Ditto —44.'B ' ;1 Por Cent 18i apatiiB4 I.`.ievf too-erred, 3 per Cent _ e• p 0 ttuatiA Zanicrttee Cert. of Coup. not fun OO , bita, for th s e , %per cent Acount .............. ••••••• 80 4 z3el. Dividends on the above payable In London. k tei ltiil° , ll cle 43 per Cent. ex. 25 fr 93 62.437 Ditt o "euauge. 23 per Cent. 12 Gull-- 4 x d 4 per Cent. Certifieates ..... °m em , . . , ... flf . E 92 ((rOair. Ditto. 4 . 1 . 41 . .ii ce...n.e.n..t ..... 92a i ksy4riaTß4ll ANTIQUITIES. About sixty cases of As , ,r, antiquities from the excavations ( f Mr. Layard, Aleei:iits4ll3, and Alr. Loftus have arrived at the British ItlitaetitsTunatrlat TO A James "JoNas.”—The stewards of the Jeff- S ea , fleet have made a subscription for t o re er Y. late shiP's steward of the Tiger, to enable him estseelit'ell—Z.Some small articles, as a mark of their . great e Thund '' ' 'lr. Jeffery was cast away four times—in th he ertl , l t in 1 847 ;in the Birkenhead in 1852, when . thfiltsallrua'lrs in the water ; in the Caique, sunk in ' Se - e.,o'll'irrnora • and recently in the Tiger, when . Wasi e nrison4, being the last to leave the ship. 4 ::rn --d3uRGuALE.— Good Edinburgh ale contains about -e tt or nearly half a pound to the gallon, of solid A icitre Matter. It is, therefore, food as well as drink. to e beef eaten with it makes up the deficiency in gin -1411,2:0 thrit beef, beer, and bread, our charactere,tin Ento firel, are Most philosophically put together, at once_ . r"gthen, to sustain, and to stimulate the bodily Powe re A .---011emistry of Common Life. `,,, t--,:.;.7 tlblat ott PUGILISM.—Justce Cresswell, in passing 1 1 ,., ",''ial sentence the other day upon a young man who 441-1. killed anothe r in a fight at Whitehaven, male same diarlt'ge remarks (or a judge) upon the settlement of nl bY beating each other to the point of a nd l" - L - -" Now boys will quarrel,. and boys will fight, til _. 1 don't know that there is any great objection to th eir settling their differences in that way, provided efe37 dllt whenny unfair means, or other weapons ex f.Dtth?se h nature ga•.'e'ell, their fists "II ' ' fi ht i th •"'' P(11 merely went out into a field to g . ou air diff.rences by them elves nobody would think of Party Punishing them and I look upon it that if one 4.4 the were to !meet with his death in the encounter, it 1-;•-'.'-1 be ant] ccident.” If there are fights in plenty at nitehaVin after this, the indigo oannot be qurprieed. . . 20,E [OO 20 SHARE MARKETS, (NA 1 6 D A Y.) RAILWAYS. Ciosing Prices this day. Busine , s done thin day. RA ILWAY°. too Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng Bost and Eastn. Ihifast & Ballymena Mrming. Wolverh. 4 Stour Va11ey........ y ...... B:rkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O aad L/5 et , 71., Do., £20..... ....... ilyth & Tyn 3 origina £25 (isad. at £45 Bristol and Exeter , laledonian. 'aim.siien and Car digan .;nester & Holyhea , fork and. &Int:ton Cork, Black, & Pas Oirnwall 'iriefe Junction ►ublinS,Bclfast.Jtx Dundee PerthitA.b iecn Junction..., )o. Now Angtian...... :stern Counties. intern Union, Stock D.., B Stook_ Do., New A.... 100 100 100 100 Easi Lancashire t+3dinbnrgh (Raspy ' Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth &Dundee & Clyde Jun Furness. Do. Extension Glasgow& S. Westc l::rest Northern Do., A. Stock .... Do., B. Stock,,,. , Gt. Sth. &Wcst.(lre Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Qua. Stk .. Irsh South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlish Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds LAncash.andYorksl Do., Fifths Di., Wat. Riding Lin Liv. Crsby.&Sonthpt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & %est Lond. and N. Westn Do. Fifths D0.101.5h.,M&8.... Do. Eighths London andS. Wostr. £5O £4O Lndndrryd; Col erain, Lndndrry. & Ennisk Ntanch.Shef & Lincli, Do. 4 She No. )0., Man. & Lin. Un . Aidland )0. Birmng. &Derb, Kidld.G.Weet.(lre, - >O. Half Shares al' Newcastle & Carlisle, 5 Newmkt.BctryEaten. 211, Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 8 Newry &Enniskiilet ill Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor to Norfolk iorthn.Countios Un forth British 'forth Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 )0., A Deferred B Guaranteed I.Eastern—Berwiel )o. do. Extension )o.do. G.N.E. Parch. 00. Leeds no. York forth London Do. New £lO.. 4.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn. 8 all 'OO 4ortli Staffordshire, .iortli "Western,,, & S. Westrn.June inneaton, Hinckle and Leicester Ixford, Worcester, 'Volvorhampton 'ortsmouth eottisli Central icottish Midland .rowsby. do Herefd ~,psliire Unrnn ~u th Devon r.atl. Eastern oath Wales . Yrksh. do Riv. Du) taines, Wok. &Wol. tockton it Darli, Hartlep 'aff Vale ,o. £lO chases.. ►o. Pref., No. 1. all 14!& ' , ;,,mes Haven Doc. and RiAlway., Vile of Neath Vatorfl. & Kilkenn! ..aterforol&Limer, I West Cornwall. ..... . •Vest End of London. Lnd Crystal Palace.. Vest Loudon.,,, Wimbledn &Croydoi 20i - 21 4 - 4'41 - 13j -- 15i - 164 71 - 6i(t ss so - 61 - 62 6 - 8 .•• ..... ... 3i - 2i - 15 - Llh llg 30 --* 32 21 - 23 72 74 A 5 57 2d par 191 —20 i 68 - 70 87i -88 i 72 - 74 23 - 125 91 -93 65 - 651 59 - 61 65 - 70 5 - 7 5 - 7 ;6 i 64 .. --- ... .. - ... d 7i 83 97 99 993 -- 100 id — 4d d 1 .; 82 84 9 . 83 I 8 7ci 1. .."' ... 24 - 24 8 - 8i 69i - 69 41 - 43 o• '. ••• :. -- ... 11 - 9 .1) li - 2 48 - 50 31 :it , 28i 29:; ..- ... 71 72 7/ 6if 4 — 3l -12 ,3 ,1 48 - 49 49 50 d par id i 3 1 4i 4/1 64 €1 I. d i ar 28 - 30 16 . 0 - 64 45 - 47 13 60 61 27i - 28. 4 2 2 - 1 16 - 38 6i 17 4 - 22 - 4 5 - 6 c 7 FOREIGN. ntwerp itltottzlrdam 'lelgian &stn. June qui ers to Graisseasae llombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Be , ancon , Onteh Rhenish Eastern of France . Do. New . East Indian . Do. By..ension Do. 4. p. c. Bda., pay '57, convertible Po. do. do., '59, do l Gd. Tk of CanadsA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Francs Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per crnt. Lake Cont.t & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons d; Mediterran Madras ,Do. New Niaria Antonia do. Now 'Canine & Liege (wit] nterest).... Do. (ex interest) northern of France. Do .201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelinesi guar. 33 p. c. & red 1 at 22A1. dur. 88 yrs.' from 1 Jan. :851 Du. 201. 3 p. c Bds (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. ) lorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen-- Pariseaen & Cherbrg. P.onen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. W I ). cent. Pref Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 per c. Prof.,. Western of France Wee'. of Switzerland WlJebaden Zealand • JOINT-S' Auatralasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Compan3 British N. Amorican Chartd. Bank of Asis Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Loud. P.nglisli Scottish and Australian . Loud. Chart. Bk. oi Australia Ditto New. London and County ,London Joint Stock.. Loud. & Wertminster National Provincial of. England Do. Now (National of Ireland. 'New South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation rrovin cial of Ireland Do. Now Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. Now Union of London.„, 8i - Si 1 - 14 2 - 24 par i p - P 2 - 1A•• 351 - 351 73 -7/ 2} - 11 - •• --- .. 9 - • 8 9i 8i 49 -51 d 89 91 21 —21 i 24 2'2 2i 2i 17f 173 96 - '9B 96 - 98 100 - 102 94 -- 96 19} - 20 98 - 100 - 2 . 1 - 3ip par ip 1. lip 4 6 11 21 6i 6i 35it —35 a 12i - 13 8 9 22a —22 f) ii - 50 40 - 42 pm 221 —22 i par 1p 2 lid 8i —.Bf ••• ••• ... - pm 3 4 d 0 . 1 is BANKS. 80 -- 82 I'd 1. - id 3 2hd 20 21 d - iP 33 - 35 39 - 41 37 39 65 67 7i 8i •"• = too 20 20 10 10 10 20 20 6 20 20 50 50 10(1 100 all all 23 10' THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1855 MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Serjeant Adams, Assistant-Judge.) CHARGE OF CRUELTY TO AN AFPRENTCE. lan Manley was indicted for unlawfully committing an aggravated assault upon George Clements, his appren tice. Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence of the boy Clements (who seemed to be a healthy stout lad), that be was 13 years of age, and was apprenticed to the prisoner in July last year by the guardians of Shoreditch pari lb, in the workhouse connected with which he bad previously been an inmate. Previously to his apprenticeship he was with Manley for five months on trial, during which pe riod his master behaved kindly to him, but no sooner had he been bound than his conduct altogether changed, and he frequently beat the boy with a leathern strap, knotted in one or two pales, because he would not get on with his work, and kept him wit'iout his victuals. According to the boy's statement he was beaten several times a day ; and his meals were but ir regularly suppliel to him. Within the last four months he became very idle and had a cough. He complained to his master that he was very unwell, but his master told him that he must get on with his work. In cross-examination, the boy admitted having asked his master for money, a penny or a halfpenny a week, but he denied that lie had ever refused to work unless his master gave him money. He told his master that if he thought shoemaking was like that he would never have come to him. Mrs. Child and Mrs. Crowhurst, two lodgers in the prisoner's house,' were afterwards called, and deposed to having heard the boy beaten•as much as four times a day, and hearing him cry out, "Oh my back ! oh my back !" The last-named witness spoke to observing a great cl ange in the boy for some time before he was removed. He had become quite thin and ill-looking, and she told Manley that she thought the boy had not enough to eat, to which the prisoner replied that " he had as much to eat as he (Manley) had, but he was an idle boy, and sulked at his food." John Meadows, a beadle of Shoreditch parish, who was next called, stated that, in consequence of what he had heard, he went to Manley's house and found the boy at work. He asked the latter if he had enough to eat, and he replied "No." Witness then asked him if he bad been beaten much by his mas ter, and he said he had. The boy was dreadfully thin and emaciated, and his back was bruised from shoulder to shoulder. The left shoulder bore the marks of two wounds, with scabs on them. Whilst the boy was at work he did not appear to have strength to pull the thread through the leather. When the boy com plained of having been 'beaten, Manley admitted beating him, because he bad not done his work in time. Wit ness took the boy before the guardians, who, in con quence of his report, deemed it their duty to give the prisoner into custody. The boy was a healthy one before he was apprenticed. In reply to questions from the learned judge, the wit ness said be occasionally called to inquire after boys who had been apprenticed from the workhouse, but it was not part of his duty, nor was it the duty of any person connected with the parish to look after the manner in which parish apprentices were treated by their masters. Mr. George Boss, relieving officer, spoke to the healthy appearance of the boy before he went to Manley, and his sadly altered appearance when before the guardians. Mr. James Clarke, surgeon to the workhouse, stated that he examined the boy after he was taken from the prisoner on the 9th March. He found black and blue stripes on his back, some of the marks answering to such 1%3 would be made by the knots upon the leather strap produced. His chest was attenuated and contracted, there was congestion of both lungs, and ho had a cough, having also suffered from diarrhoea for a fortnight pre viously. The boy was much emaciated in all respects. The majority of the marks on the boys back were appa rently some days old. The appearances he described might have been caused by overwork and insufficient food. In cross-examination, the witness said the congestion of the lungs might have arisen from natural causes, or have been induced by the severity of the weather. In some degree the nature of the trade might have tended to produce contraction of the chest. The cough was a natural result of the congestion. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. Ribton made a powerful address to the jury on behalf of the prisoner, contending that the evidence ad duced was insufficient to support the charge, and relying upon the inedicar testimony, combined with other cir cumstances, as being of it4elf sufficient to a3count for the emaciated appearance ascribed to the boy when before the guardians. He also argued that the boy, as was clear from the evidence, had a dislike to his work, and was lazy and sulky, and that his master was justified.in making use of a proper degree of correction. The learned judge having summed up the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was then sentenced to three months' imprisonment. MARKET NE WS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market was but moderate. Most kinds were in fair request, at Monday's prices. Foreign wheat, the supply of which was by no means large, moved off slowly; nevertheless, the quotations were well supported. We had a steady sale for barley, at full currencies, al though the supply was on the increase. The malt trade was dull, on former terms. Oats were a slow sale, and damp qualities had a down ward tendency. Beans, peas, and flour realised former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Barley. Malt. flats. Flom% 3,980 2,820 1,520 1 1,220 50 - 7,840 j 1950sks. Wheat. 1,890 English .. Irish .. •• Foreign .. 1,650 2,263 BOROUGH HOP. The demand for most kinds of hops is steady, at full prices. WHITECHAPEL. The trade ruled heavy to-day, at the following prices —Beef, 3s 2d to 48 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d 4s Rd to 5s 8d ; pork, 3s Oa t to 4s 4d per Blbs. by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) noon, N.B. ; light breeze, and cloudy. Arrived—H.M.S. PORTSMOUTH, April 3.—Wind, S.S.E. a A yt p i r , il 4.—Wind and weather this day at Bellerophon, from the Mediterranean. FALMOUTH, April 3.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Lord illa. Off Port—Heppogrieffe, from Philadelphia. Dufferin, fro A m pr C il all 3 a . o — ; T S h e e lin c a o Rio ; Antonea, Mazan nstance, from Leghorn to Dock, has put in here leaky, having struck on derer, for St. John's, N.B. April 3.—Wind, S.S.E. Sailed—Wan. Arrived—Julia Leyn, from Troon, for the Cape of Good Hope, leaky. DUBLIN, April 3.—The - Union (schooner), of Wicklow, Pa er ß SlSiniou i t eib i r. F F: : kEll s eß ; I N April p' 2. —Wi n d , S. E . run on shore on Arklow, on the Ist inst., and, it is feared, will become a wreck. LEITH, April 3.—Sailed—Wm. Dawson, for Quebec. m O A N v u ' ID'S, April 2.—The Minx (schooner), of April 3.—The Hendrick Hudson, from New Bar mouth, sunk in deep water yesterday, after striking on a rock ; crew saved. York to London, foundered at sea, March 12 ; two men with loss of boats, bulwarks, &c., was were drowned; the rest of the crew have arrived at Phila delphia.NSTOWY, April 2.—The Mary Marsden, arrived lightning, which passed the head of the latter on E II r E OE DD R P 0 0 L , ALMERIA, March 23.—An English brig, said to be the fif s o t r r rel i mb e struck ti t oh h eemta2oi3pud,maaFnsdatb, burning. s betytin upwards. St. Crispin, from Liverpool to Constantinople, was, on the 21st inst., stranded on the beach near the Tower of Cuturas. here QLSLl:uOvf. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.20 a.m. Wind, E. ; tide, one hour's flood • i moderate and cl ou dy. Arrived, April . 3—Rother, from Algoa Bay ; Leonidas, Seville ; Culdee, Foo Chow Foo ; Edward and James, Seville ; Charlotte and Maria, St. Michael's ; Godaletta, Cadiz. Arrived, Apail 4—Merlin, from Terceira ; Norfolk Lass, .Rouen ; Esperance, Boulogne. Sailed—Cambodia, for Moreton Bay; and the usual continental steamers. Wednesday. 9.47 a.m. Passed—Archer, from C uba; Adrianus Wilhelm, from Calcutta; Engliihman, Oporto; 0. Thyer, New Orleans; Cornelius Grinnell, New York ; Gauntlet, Norfolk ; Psyche, Sydney— all for London; Caroni, • Demerara ; Sarepta, 'Constantinople; Carrara, Malta ; Euphosyne, Mauritius ; Vivid, Trieste—all from London. The Pet (schooner), from St. Michael's, s p o k e th e Speedy, of Salcoinbe, 16th March, west of St. Michael's 18 miles ; No. 34 transport, standing west, 25th March, lat. 47.37, long. 8.12. THE " THREE STONES."—An admirable plan has been hit upon for the better susta.inment of the spirit of religious discord in the north of Ireland which had so recently come under the ban of Mr. Justice Crompton in his several charges to the juries on the north-west cir cuit. The Belfast papers state that " the three large stones placed on the rails of the railway at Trillick, for the destruction of the Protestants, are to be preserved as mementos of that awful affair, when so many were providentially delivered. One stone is to be fixed pro minently in the Protestant Hall of Derry, another in the Protestant Hall of Enniskillen, and the third in the Protestant 1/411 of Delfast."_ Shr Paid, RAILWAY/. Leasing losin , eraces tiasiness Compans. this day. 50 all Bedford and London Bletchley N. West • St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. 6 98 96 St. 1.00 Clydesdale Je. Caledon... 7 99 25 24 Col. Stour Vy E. Un. Lt Sud. and Hal E. C..... ... St. 100 E. Lincoln gr 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 134 136 St. all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct St. all Do. New Do — 25 all Glstr.& Dn.Fl Gt. Wes 26 27 100 all .:Irtlpl. Dk. & Yk. Now Railway & ter w. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N M 101 106 25 all Do. A Shares. Do. 12A all Do. d Shares. Do 124 all Lon.&Greenv S. Easter' 12A —l3 20 all Do•Preferema i)o 23 —24 10 all Lou., Til:, &S Peto &Co. 101 114 St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk — St. tOO Do. 6 per et. •• ••• 5A all Wanch. Bstn L.& N. Vs' and Matloel k Midld 2A —2i 50 all Widdlesbro' R Stckton Ftedear. • Darlingt. 10( all Widld•Bradfd Widlaud 9l 13 50 all Northern an .Easternsp.e li. Count. 57 59 50 all Do. 6 per et. Do •• 50 all Do. Fixedsp •Do •• ••• 25 all Crest. & Wyr L. & N.W &Ln&Yl 12A all Do. A Shares Do St. 100 Roystn.& Hit GtNorthi 130 133 25 18$ Shef. Roth an Laneash Goole g 5 p.c Yorksh. 12 92 S. Staffordsb. W.MClean 2 . A —2 ,• 50 all Year Valleygi Stockt. 6 per cent... Darlingt 25 all Do Do... ..... . 32 32 St. 100 Arilts&C',omrst—: - 4tWestn. 89 -- 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. • St. 100 Aberdeen .1102 105 101 St. 100 Do. N 0.2, 7p. c. 9O 92 25 30 Myth and Tyne 10 per ••. c. pref. (issd. at 50/ St. 100 Eris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 92 91 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares St. 100 rlaledonian £lO 95 97 15 all (;bester & Holyhead Guar. 5* per cont , 15i 93 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 — 5 2i all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 ... . 1* 64 all Cork drßandonsip.c 2 4d 64 all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction 6 all Eastern`Counties Ex- • tension, sp. c. No. 1 1 —1) pm all Do. No. 2 10 , all Do. New 6 p. 0. St. 121 134 20 all Eastern Union, Gar per cent 5 all Do. W., 10 nor cent ... 10 all Do. 10/. , Delientr.Sh- St. all Do. do. 4 per cent — St. 100 East Lancash.6p.cts — 5 all East and West York shire June. Fifths ... St. all EdinbPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. St. 100 Glasgow &S. Western Guar. 5 per cent St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c 114 116 St. 1.00 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... 107 109 107 St. 100 Do. 4* p.c lOO 102 101 k 2* all Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at sp. c. pm... * ip 10 all of Scot. Ist Frei 64 100 Gt. Southn.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 20 9 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St ... 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. sp. c)... 6 6A 3t. [OO Do. con. red. 4* p.c. 96 98 • 1.00 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 87 8 ) 3t. 100 Do. irred. 4p.c. 89 —9l 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh... 10 —lO 10 all Do. Chester 8 is). c.P.S. 17 17* 10 all Do. do. sp. c. d 0... 10 -- 10. it. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 72 —73 72i 26t all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh.. 19 19* d 13 all Do. do. do 9h —9l N) all D.. do., do ....... 14 1441 14A 16 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 1.00 Do. 6p. c. Stock 133 - 135 It. 100 London and Brighte ,, Guaranteed 5 p. it. 100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. It. 100 Do. New Guar:6 p. c. 136 it. 1.00 Lon. &N. W., Coy. dz Nuneaton 5 p. ct, — i 0 5 Loudon &S. Western Con. Thirds 2* 3 2. all Londonderry& Co'.er Shares — 2* all 'Londy.& Ennis.* Sh — O all !fan., Shef., & Lin. New, £lO l2i 124 6 44 Do. £8 4 61' 2* all ‘iarypt.& Carl. 4p o 2* all nu. 4* per cent •.• .•• 24 111. 1 . e re. t. 100 ill& Consol.6 p.c.St. t. 1.00 )o. Consol. Bristol & Birm 6 per cent._ 134 136 6i )o. Pref. 4? per con 1* Fi dig 11 10 Yorfolk Debenture 4 —44 It. 100 Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stoc 55 —B7 It. 100 Do. 5 p.c. Eat 103 105 it. 100 Da. 54perct.pref , it. 1.00 Do. Way. Val. sp. c — It. MO North British lOO 102 100 L. 100 4. E. Borw, 4 p.c P. itu 92 .7 5 Do. do. do 34 O 13 Do Leods 6 p.c tNo 1 2. 9 Dc. do. Quarters 48 •, ..• 10 Do. York H & Ptr„ O ali North Staffordshire..l t. 100 qxford, Worcester,& Wolyerh.£ls, 6 n.e. 105 107 106 41 all Scot. Cent. ,New Prof ••• 5 all South Devon l3 14 O 1 1j o*. fixed, 4* per cent l id pay ) O all 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 22 - 23,1 0 all 3. Wales Gua. 4p. c. 0 all Do. do. 44 p. c — 0 all S. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar3 15 —l7 5 all Stockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent. 5 15 Do. do. do. 1 -- 2p 24 all Stockton and Hartle ' pool, guar. sp. c. till Ist July, 1856 MINES. 1 all 'Agua Fria ••• 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold • 10s. all .loglo Californian 20 6 Australian l4 14 1 1 all Australian Cordillera .. - .• • 1 all Australian Freehold. ... 1 all Ave Maria — 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) g 50 all Bhmarvon Iron and Coal . 20 13.5 British Iron 4l 51 35 254 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 24 3 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 24 2g 20 15 Do. St. John Delßey 30 —32 30 1 Carsons's Creek — 1 Clarendon Cons. Min, Co. of Jamaica - 40 all Cobre Copper 49 51 5 1 Colonial Gold A 3 St. all Copper Min. of Eng 4O 45 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent, par 2 o ... 16 Copiapo ~. .. 20 22 5 all English and . iustin. Copper Smeltg 14 2 2 / Fortuna - $l 3 20 all General.. 144 164 1. all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg• 4 all Great Polgooth — ••• 1 all Liberty - 3 all, Linares . • 7 5 1 Lusitanian 4 RP 1 all Aariquita 1 all Now Granada 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co . 1 all Nouveau Monde 2Q all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 15 16 5 1 Port Philip 4 1 all quartz Rock — 50 all Rhyraney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. New 6 6 30 11i ,Sautiago de Cuba 64 7 1 all south Australian — 14 10 74 rin Croft... l4 - • 2. 284 all United Mexican 7. 7 i 7 4 7 27i 1 all Waller — 1 all West Mariposa A 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia — ••• 1 all Yuba ••• MISCELLANEOUS. • 25 176 Australian Agricnit. 28 30 N 94 8.4 20 . . Australsn.Pcific.Mail 10 all Aus:;raln. Royal Mail 10 7 Berlin Water Works 24 4 4 50 40 Brit. American Land 55 600 5 1 Brit. 4 Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co. .. 100 324 Canada ll9 121 120 St. 100 Canada Go'v. 6p. ct Jan. and July 1081 1094 1084 94 5 all Crystal Palace 3/ 4 31 4 all Crystal Pal.of France 1 4 Duston Iron Oro .• • 20 5 Eastern Steam •• 25 22 ElectricTelegraph(A) 144 151 15 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 .Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Stearr 16.1 20 10 Irish Beetroot Suga) ••• 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien 64 7 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Laud. -- 11 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. 1 all N. 11. Australasian 4 1 1 20 124 Nrth, of EuropeSt 39.73^ b all Peel Er. Ld. & Minn. 2/ 3 27 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 10 Do. Do. ... ... p 2 all Portland Iron Co l/ 2 100 60 !loyal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Mistral. Invest. •14 —1/ 1 4 Ditto New 4 25 all South Austral. Land 37 38 all Submar. Telegraph., 1 all Do. Registered — 20 5 Tryst dr Loan Co. of, \Upper Canada .284 irau Di9mand a \,281 *a. 13 oft* 13i1 THE BALTIC FLEET. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY. The departure of the fleet, which was announced to take place at 3 o'clock to-day from Spithead, has been put off, and for a few hours more the giant ships rest quietly at their anchors in the Solent. In London and elsewhere the belief that they would start at the time stated was so generally entertained that from an early hour in the morning numbers of people flocked down here to witness the event. Steamers were in readiness on their arrival, and they were soon at Spithead gazing with all their,might at the proud lines of floating for tresses—silent, stern, and cold, as seen through th e thi c k atmosphere of a raw disagreeable day. Though not the sort of weather for a brilliant spectacle, one could hardly fail to trace a kind of fitness fur the occasion in the murky, leaden sky, the south-west wind, that came down in gust 3, accompanied by spattering showers of rain, and the fretful surface of the water, broken up into a short and angry jumble of waves, through which open boats with difficulty cleft their way. The scene bad a severe, earnest, serious look about it., which at a glance conveyed the impression of grave work at hand for those mighty and complex engines of war, close up to their anchors, and with a list forward by the bow, as if impatient to be gone upon their fatal mission. Very different indeed was the impression produced to that of last year, when the sun shone out I rightly, and the placid waters of the Solent were alive with sightseers, and the popular expectation triumphed too hastily over the anti cipation of victories which have yet to be achieved, and the Queen herself was present to see her gallant sail rs off,,and to wish them a hearty farewell, If the fleet sailed to-day, as was announced, it would put to sea quietly, with few 1-sible manifestations of sympathy, in no exult ing spirit, but with the fixed and high resolve of doing something worthy t o b e t a lk e d o f b e f ore it re tu rne d . Such were the impressions with which the visitors from town gazed at those colossal ships formed in double line at Spithead, with the gun-boats and smaller steamers also in line on their right, yet at a re spectful distance, and dwarfed into mere pigmies by contrast. The fleet lay in more compact order than last year, and each, as you scanned her, appeared to be in better and more perfect sea-going con dition. Even to inexperienced landsmen it was evident that here were no shorthanded or untrained crews, but men accustomed to the service, and confident in them selves. The sightseers passed up and down the lines in their excursion steamers, now taking the centre of the watery avenue formed by the men-of-war, and wondering at the long arra y o f c h ec k ere d broadsides ; now going close alongside, and ,looking curiously into every port hole. By and by, they would run past the smaller pad dle-wheels, speculating sagely upon their number and efficiency for the narrow channels and granite fortresses of the North. All this time the signal ships kept sig nalling, and Admiralty yachts and tenders were dashing rapidly about, and bumboats and smaller craft clung precariously to the huge sides of the mighty ships, but people watched in vain for the evidences of an intention to weigh anchor and put to sea. No puffs of white vapour ascended from the steam-pipes ; and the fun nels, telescopic or otherwise, were smokeless. It was evident that the sailing of the fleet was post poned, and that the sightseers, ashore and afloat, were doomed to disappointment. Still, strong in faith and in the immutability of preconcerted arrange ments, thousands refused to believe that at three o'clock each man-of war would not weigh anchor and quit the Spit in grand procession with that mysterious air of movement without causation peculiar to them. Three, half-past three, and four o'clock came and went, and, though the wind had moderated, and the sky in some degree cleared up, not a ship stirred. No one knew or could tell why the intention to sail had been altered, bu so it was. It is uncertain now when the fleet sails, whether to morrow or next day, or at what hour, but whenever it goes it takes with it the best wishes and prayers of the nation for its safety and success. A maritime people like this does not send forth such armaments without a degree of emotion corresponding to the incalculable in terests committed to their safeguard and protection. While we entertain no shadow of doubt that ogr brave sailors will do all that can be done upon the sea to up hold the honour of their flag, we have no reason to be dissatisfied with the amplitude of the means placed at their command by the Government and the country. The extent of these means may be best judged of by comparing the following statistics connected with the Baltic fleets of this year and last : THE BALTIC FLEET OF 1854. Ships and Commanders' Names. Guns. Men. Horse- Duke of Wellington, Captain Gordon, Power. flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Chas. Napier, K.C.B. ; Michael Seymour, Captain of the Fleet in Neptune, Captain Mutton, Flag of Rear- Admiral J. H. Plumridge l2O Edinburgh, Captain Hewlett, Flag of Rear-Admiral Chads, C.B 53 Nile, Commodore Martin, C.B 9l Royal George, Captain Codrington, C.B l2O St. Jean d'Acre, Captain the Hon. H Keppel, lOl James Watt, Captain George Elliott 9l Caesar, Captain Robb 9l Princess Royal, Captain Lord Clarence Paget 9l. Majestic, Captain James Hope, C.B Si Cressy, Captain Warren Bl Prince Regent, Captain H. S m ith 9O Monarch, Captain Erskine , B4 Cumberland, Captain Seymour 7O Hogue, Captain W. Ramsay 63 Blenheim, Captain the Hon. F, Pelham CO Ajax, Captain Warden CO Imperiouse, Captain Watson, C.B. .. Euryalus, Captain Ramsey 5l Arrogant, Captain Yelverton 46 Amphion, Captain A. C. Key Leopard, Captain George Giffard .. Odin, Captain Francis Scott Valorous, Captain Buckle Desperate, Captain D'Eyncourt S Penelope, Captain Giffin 1; Magicienno, Captain Fisher 16 1100 850 400 750 400 750 400 820 - 750 - 650 - 600 450 6 0 450 600 450 5.0 360 530 400 450 360 330 300 300 560 270 560 220 4uo 173 400 803 650 220 400 970 - 175 202 200 470 200 560 175 400 160 60 160 500 St. George, , Captain Eyres, C.B. 120 Archer, Captain Heathcote l5 Vulture, Captain Glasse Dragon, Captain 'Willcox Conflict, Captain Cumming...... Cruizer, Commander the don. G. Douglas 14 Bulldog, Captain W. K. Hall ...... 6 Driver, Commander the Hon. A Coch• _ - -- rave Rosamond, Commander Wodehouse Gorgon, COM:13411(1er Cracoft . ..... 6 Basilisk,Commander the Hon. F. Egerton 6 Heels, Captain W. H. Ha 11........ ......... 6 Lightning, Captain B. J. Sullivan 2 Locust, Lieutenant-Commander Day 3 Alban, Commander Otter Porcupine, Lieutenant G. M. Jackson 3 Volcano, Second Master Gilpin Otter, Lieutenant W. A. J. Heath .... 3 Pigmy, Lieutenant Hunt 3 Cuckoo, Lieutenant, A. G. E. Murray 3 Belleisle, Commander Hosken 24 Zephyr, Commander Crawley... 3 160 280 160 280 160 320 160 400 135 240 52 100 55 100 52 100 60 132 37 140 36 120 36 100 36 100 240 - 36 100 THE BALTIC FLEET FOR 1855. Horse • Duke of Wellingt on , C a pt a i n C a ld well, flag of Guns. Power. Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, C. 8.; Captain of the Feet, the Hon. F. T. Pelham 131 Exmouth, Captain W. K. Hall, flag of Rear- Admiral Michael Seymour 9l Retribution, Captain Fisher, flag of Rear-Ad miral It. L. Baynes '2B Royal George, Captain Codrington, C.B. James Watt, Captain George Elliot Orion, Captain Erskine . Caesar, Captain Robb. 9l Nile, Captain Mundy 9l Majestic, Captain Hope Bl Cressy, Captain Warren Bl Colossus, Captain Robinson Sanspareil, Captain Williams Blenheim, Captain W. H. Hall Hogue, Captain W. Ramsay 6O Ajax, Captain Warden Hastings; Captain Caffin Pembroke, Captain Seymour 6O Cornwallis, Captain Wellesley 6O Hawke, Captain Ommanney 6O Russell, Captain F. Scott 60 Edinburgh, Captain Hewlett Imporiense, Captain Watson, C.B 5l Euryalus, Captain Ramsey Arrogant, Captain Yelvorton Amphion, Captain A. C. Key Horatio, Captain the Hon. A. Cochrane ... Malacca, Captain Farquhar Cossack, Captain Faushawe Tartar, Captain Dunlop Pylades, Captain D'Eynceuxt Esk, Captain Birch Archer, Captain Heathcote Magicienne, Captain Vansittart Odin, Captain Willcox Vulture, Captain Glasse Centaur, Captain Clifford Dragon, Captain H. Stewart Bulldog, Commander A. Gordon Lightning, Lieutenant Campbell Desperate, Commander White Conflict, Commander Brown 8 Cruiser, Commander the Hon. Geo. Douglas 15 Harrier, Commander Story Falcon, Commander Pullen . 15 Ariel, Commander Luce Basilisk, Commander Jenner Rosamond, Commander Crofton Driver, Commander A. 11. Gardner Geyser, Commander Dew Gorgon, Commander Crawford &c., &c 46 31 24 20 20 20 20 15 16 FLOATING BATTERIES, TO BE ADDED. Guns. 16 Thunder 16 Trusty . 16 MORTAR VESSELS. 1 Hardy .... 1 Manly ..... 1 Porcupine. 1 I . 1 Havoc ... 1 Mastiff ... 1 Surly .... . 1 GUN-BOATS. Gleaner 3 I Biter Pelter 3 I Boxer 2 I Jackdaw .. 2 Starling ... 2 Ruby Pincher ... 3 Cracker ... '2 Jack I Teazer .... 3 Dapper ... 2 Magpie Badger .... 3 I Fancy 2 Redwing.. 2 .. Snapper ... 3 I Grinder k l'i n 's ... 2 Belleisle—Hospital ship, Commander Hos o /Eolus—Shell magazine. • Volage—Powder magazine. In looking over these lists it was comp( sed ee b t e observed thaf, whereas one division of last Y a sailing lino in this year's fleet chiefly of all are steamers. did or - harks Napier possess Nbaotrteriosaomremortar vessels, nor even any steam floating ncomp.rising Sir Charles Wood, a gun-boat wor thyd iorfaittlyle, A. Board of A Beinar-Admiral Berkeley, Rear-Admiral Lord i n and Sir Baldwin Walker, arrived First at Eden, Captauith Milne, 0 last night, and the majority of them °rtB b tu oard their yacht, the Black Eagle, in which went wew tho fleet before pailing. Sir Cioctrge they - - Glutton 'Etna .., Meteor Guns. , 16 Blazer, Firm Grey and other members of the Government also arrived in the port, and, together with large parties of the nobility and friends of the- Admiralty and Treasury, went out in the Vivid, Pigmy, Sprightly, and other steamere. The Port-Admiral, Sir Thomas Cochrane, also went out in the Fire Queen. The fleet was aug mented to-day by the arrival of the Orion, 91, from Chatham, a noble-looking ship. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, APRIL 3. The check in the demand for cloths suited to the Levant trade is more marked, but in other fabrics the tone of the market has improved. A better demand for 39-inch shirtings and other goods suited to the India market has been observable both yesterday and to-day, with rather better prices. Manufacturers are not ob tdning an advance commensurate with the increase which has taken place recently in cotton. A glance at the comparative tables of prices given for the raw ma terial and n anufaetrtres over a series of years past will show that the margin between the two out of which profits come has seldom been so-small, even in times of the greatest depression. In the majority of fabrics now making by the cotton manufacturers the tradesman can scarcely see his own money back. The slight symeterne of improvement we have hal to notice, during the pest few weeke, and which is certainly more real to-day than previously, are most welcome. The business done has been considerable, and hut for the advances asked by sellers it would have been large. The home as well as the foreign trade shows a little more animation, but far less has been hitherto done than might have been expected in this branch. The demand for India could hardly have been expected from the lass advices, and possibly some portion of the busi ness is speculative. Stocks of India fabrics, in fact, at the present low rates must be quite as sensible a speculation as that now going forward in cotton at Liverpool. To some extent the home trade has been deprived of one of the best seasons for demand by the weather. Since the termination of the great frost to wards the close of February, we have had a continuance of unusually cold weather for the period of the year, and the night frosts are still keeping back vegetation. Even this morning, in the week before Easter, we bad a snow storm of three hours in Manchester, and this protracted cold weather at such an advanced period of the spring must have a bad effect on the country trade. The yarn market has been much more active again this morning, and in some cases spinners have realised au advance of ad. per lb. A seller of common 40's re fused Bad. per lb. With less stringency on the part of sellers for an advance a very large business would have been effected. The chief demand was for the Mediter ranean, Germany, and the home trade. Of the cloth-market Messrs. John Slagg and Co. say —" Since our last report there has been a more cheer ful feeling in the market, and during the week a fair amount of business was done at the full rates of last week. Yesterday and to-day there has been a better demand for India goods, and a large business has been done at a slight advance in, prices. With the exception of:T-cloths and long, cloths, for which there is less in quiry, there is more firmness on the part of sellers, and buyers give out their orders with more confidence than has been the case for some weeks." LEEDS, April 3. The markets for woollen cloth this morning have been of a quiet character, and purchases have been somewhat limited. The protracted cold weather checks operations in the hoMe trade. Still the tone of the trade is tolera bly cheerful. There is no material change in the prices of wool, but they are firm. Messrs. W. Greame and wool brokers, Liverpool, in their circular of yesterday's date, say " We are glad to be able to report a somewhat improved feeling in the wool-market during the past month. A fair amount of business has been done, and for some de scriptions of useful blanket and clothing wools an ad vance of Id. to id. per pound has been obtained. The accounts from the worsted districts are rather more favourable, and good combing fleeces, both English and Irish, suitable for the trade, are more inquired for, with prices slightly in favour of the seller. The arrivals of Australian wools are considerable, during the past month amounting to 5,239 bales. The bulk of this wool is, however, merely here in transitu, being on account of London houses, and has been forwarded on for the public sales there without trying tbis market. There is a good demand for these wools at present, and some small lots that have been put on the market here sold readily at improved prices." HALIFAX, March 31.—The inquiry for worsted goods, both in onr Piece Hall and in the warehouses, continues very limited, and prices are not adequate to cover the cost of production. Yarns sell more freely, and the al vance mentioned in our last seems to be pretty generally realised. Bright Lincolnshire wools are still looking up wards, but there is not mach doing in other sorts. ROCHDALE, April 2.—The flannel market continues steady, both in demand and the amount of business transacted. Prices may be said to have undergone little or no variation since the previous Monday. Wool is firm at last week's prices. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. ( From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The births of 2,099 children and the deaths of 1,604 persons were placed in the London registers in the week that ended last Saturday; 'which was the last week of the quarter. At this period the registration usually shows an increase, prising from cases w hi c h occur e d i n previous weeks, ut were not r , gistered at the time of their occurrence. The deaths that belong properly to a former date are cases on which coroners have held ic quests, and chiefly cooist of deaths from external causes, such as fractures, wounds, burns, suffocation, &c., a class which in t'le present return numbers 139. Under the head "sudden," 74 deaths are classed, a number which is much greater than usual, these cases having been returned by the coroners a; "fJund dead," " visitc tion of God," &c. But it is obvious that this cause of disturbance as now stated will not affect, or .will affect only to a small ex tent, the comParismi with returns of corresponding weeks is previous years. In the 13th week of the years 1845-54 the average number of deaths was 1,243, which, with a correction for ircrease of population, becomes 1,367. It will therefore be near the truth to state that about 200 persons died la't week above the usual num ber, in consequence apparently of the coldness of the season . With the exception of phthisis, which in England de stroys more lives than any other disease, and in the pre sent return numbers 181 cases, bronchitis is the m:st fatal in the list, and next to it is pneumonia. To bron chitis 149 deaths are referred ; to pneumonia 113 ; whilst the corrected averages are respectively 106 and 97. Hooping-cough was fatal in 77 cases, typhus in 49, scarlatina in 42, measles in 14, small-pox in 11. The deaths from small-pox are not many, but most of them occurred in the east districts ; and the same remark is generally applicable to that part of London with refer ence to other zyinotio diseases. During the last 13 weeks 21 persons have died from disease directly attributed to intemperance ; and others have died from injuries re ceived in a state of intoxication. In the same period 17 have died from want of the necessaries of life, and 36 from exposure, or want of sufficient protection against the cold. Also in the last 13 weeks 90 children died from want of breastmilk. Last week the birth of 1,021 boys and 1,078 girls, in all 2,099 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the a\ e ra,ge number was 1,588. At the Royal Observatory, G - reenwicb, the mean read ing of the barometer in the week was 29.940 in. The mean daily reading was above 30 in. 'on the last 4 days. The mean temperature of the air was 36.5 deg., which is 6.5. deg. below the average of the same week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature fell below the average on Wednesday, the 21st, and has continued below it during the rest of the month, the amount of depression. averag ing 7 deg. The highest temperature in the week oc curred on Friday, and was 48 deg. ; the lowest on Mon day, and was 25.6 deg. The difference between the dew point temperature and air temperature was 4.6 deg. Scarcely any rain fell in the seven days ; and the wind blew from the north and north-east. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 31. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat Tubercular Diseases Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 74 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bo res , an d Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. 2 Malformations 7 Premature Birth and Debility 4O Atrophy 42 Old Age Sudden 172 i Violence, 'Privation ' 7 Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ..................... 1,604 P o p u l a tion Deaths in corre- Deaths Enumerated.sponding week in the 1851. of 18 4 4. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 ...... 301 ...... 290 Central Districts . 393,256 ...... 286 East Districts ........ 485,522 ...... 3 08 S ou th Districts ...... 616,635 ...... 465 Totals .......... 2,3G2,236 Males Females 1,489 1,604 • 842 • 762 Males.. Females.. Total .. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. ......... 1021 ......... 1078 ............ 2099 THE NEWSPAPER PRESS IN SPAIN.—On. the 6th ult., M. Corradi, editor of the Clamor Publico, and M. de Mazo, editor of the Occidente, both of Madrid, fought a duel. To escape the penalty of the panish law, th e d uel was fought in a hired hall. The Scomba tants fought with swords, which were ground for the occasion, and having wounded one another, closed, in tending each to end the other's life. The seo)nds were potopelltd to tar thera AllUlder s _____ _ _____ ______ 611 i a d 123 4 3 76 51 6i 6 12i 12! , 12i St. St. 20 20 20 25 100} 1 1.5 i I 2O j a tt),trEs • SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. LINCOLN RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SCURRY HANDICAP. Helmet ...... Kenny side Hero 1 Nine ran. SPRING HANDICAP. Saucebox Nell Gwynne Helmet ..................... Four ran. Won by ha'f a length. SELLING STAxE,s. Belshazzar Squire ... HURDLE IL CE. Black Swan Novelist .... Seven ran. 1 ........... 2 ..... I .......................... 2 PRUSSIA. BERLIN, April I.—Profound stillness reigns here iu political circles, as though the great European events going on elsewhere must here succumb to the practice of the Evangelical Church in Prussia, which observes the coming Pa ssion week as die stills Woche, the quiet week. The statements current here of an approximation of the two chief Powers of Germany I have shown you in a former letter to be based upon very insufficient grounds. The official announcement to this Court of the birth of an Archduchess has, however, been followed by a letter of congratulation from the Ring to be presented to the Emperor, his nephew, by Count Arnim, in Vienna ; but th e o b servance of these usual formalities has nothing to do with the reconciliation of either king, minister, or army with the tactics of Austria. CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Yesterday a Court was held for the despatch of public business. Mr. Deputy Peacock occupied the chair. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. DAW, the chief clerk, read a report from the General Purposes Committee, to whom this bill had been referred, to the effect that they had confided the whole matter to the Remembrancer, to watch the pro gress of the bill, and to prepare clauses as amendments to it, if that officer deemed such a course necessary. Mr. Deputy HARRISON moved—" That it be referred to the General Purposes Committee to consider the provisions of the bill for the local management of the metropolis." ' Mr. Deputy CHRISTIE seconded the motion, which was put and carried unanimously. The Remembrancer said the bill stood for a second reading on the 17th of April. Mr. Ross—Will this commission be in time, in case they should think it necessary to make any opposition to the bill in Parliament ? The Remembrancer—That will depend upon what course of opposition they intend to take. If they intend to oppose the second reading, it must be done previous to that date. If they wish to oppose it in committee, eight days later will do. You can only oppose before the 17th of April by asking some member of the House of Commons to undertake the opposition. Mr. T. H. HALL—We are not in time to petition against the second reading: The Remembrancer—You cannot do that by the forms of the house ; it is a private bill, and can therefore only be opposed by members of the house. After it is read a second time you can oppose it in committee, by present ing a petition seven clear days after the second read ing. The Court adjourned. -ME rßoro LIT.AN commISSIOV OF SEWERS. A special court of this commission was held yesterday at the office, Greek-street, Soho. The commissioners present were—Mr. Jebh, chairman Sir J. V. Sh e ll e y, Dr. Sayer, M r . G. S . S mith, Mr. C. W. Johnson, Mr. F. 0. Ward, Mr. G. Offer, Mr. Thwait es , Dr. W. Lewis, Mr. L. R e dh ea d, Mr. J.Pascal], M r . Chalmers, Mr. Wade, Mr. T. Hawes, and Mr. J. Hodson • Mr. Pea cock, Mr. Taylor, an d M r . Harrison attended as a de putation from the City Commission. The Secretary reported that the balance in the hands of the treasurers on the 30th of March was 27,975/. 17s. 11d. ; deducting checks drawn, but not yet prese n t e d, amounting to 1,3261: 17 s . 7d , left an available balance of 26,6191. Os. 41. ; adding amount of deposit account, 80,0001., gave a total balance of 106,6401. Os. 4d. SirJ. V. SHELLEY moved, pursuant to notice, that the v hole ef the plans fur the drainage of the metropolis at present before the commissioners be referred to a corn initt.te of enginetrs' not connected with this commission. The hon, gentleman was anxious that no plan should be decided upon until every scheme, including that of Mr. Bazalgette and Mr. Hay wond, had been subjected to an inspection by engineers who were not officers of the com mission. His present resolution was limited to the consi deration of the plans vi hie!, had been sent in, in conse quence of the det, , rmination come t at a former Court to postpone the considelatiou of the question until every plan to be sent in up to a given day,snould be in the pos session of the,commissioners. The feeling of the new commission in reftr, , nce to this matter was that while they did not throw aside altogether the acts of their pre. decessors they were not to be at all bound by those acts. A discussion ensued as to the wisdom of at once re ferring every plan, many of which might present trans parent defects and be altogether unworthy of considera tion. To meet the difficulty Sir J. Shelley consented to add as a rider to his motion, "That a committee of this Court be appointed to examine the plans before the com mission, and to refer such plans as may deserve further consideration to such engineers." Mr. CHALMERS seconded the motion. Mr. C. W. JOHNSON moved, by way of amendment— " That the plans for the main or intercepting sewerage of the metropolis, north of the Thames, furnished by Messrs. Haywood and Bazalgette, as well as those sent in by various other gentlemen, pursuant to the invitation of this commission, be referred to Sir William Cubitt and Mr. Stephenson (or other competent engineers), and to Messrs. Haywood and Bazalgette, in conjunction with the surveyors of the commission whose districts are north of the Thames, for their consideration and report, each being authorised in case of need to furnish a supplementary report." Mr. HAWES seconded the amendment. Another long discussion followed, in the course of which Mr. WADE observed that the whole affair had been muddled from beginninc , to end. Mr. PEACOCK said the proper course would be for the Commissioners in Court assembled to go over the plans, and to refer such as were not evidently worthless to en gineers for their opinion thereon. Dr. LEWIS moved as a second amendment, and Mr. WADE seconded— " That the plans presented to the committee for the drainage of the districts north of the Thames, since the 29th November, 1834, be referred to a general committee, and that the representatives of the City Commission form part thereof." About two hours and a-half having been consumed in discussing these amendments and the original resolution, the controversy being as to the terms in which the mo tion should be framed, the last amendment, proposed by Dr. Lewis, was carried, Sir J: Shelley obtaining per mission to withdraw his motion with the view of bringing it forward hereafter, when the committee should have presented their report. The Secretary then read a letter from the Bazalgette,lkiniv.e.ntii in reply to of certain th e s m u . gg_ r e ac s zae t p io itttai n nhne s bate f t r e om Wa Di s Mr . 0 ffo r, the l e tter stating that if the outlets of the sewers discharging into the Thames were carried to low-water reaerk,e neces saryflaps placed at t he astatheirm same time presentto construct mouths,ou outlets. t evt w esn. o to u il l s.T d eti: b_ eg,seoahatattefhd,o , es.f at convenient places near to.toheomlsoie7sn:teotructtelheptociteitsosi, intercepting g e city, a n d mark a n on a g u n nort h t th B ide of outlets must Therelower e w n e d re of Bs th o e muat s l ew itns e gd rs iisne w ha o allr u g l t d ibne c m e i as ttlo e . sewer should be con structed, the he s Thames, south side, irrespective Some oeavjr-efully trappe Tintoih ingress of the tide the trappingweelidn ue be these about a f e t and yl .0,00 o extending ol. when th• low level intemust P revent the opinion that if form part of and to Mr • ]la were executed, they Should be charged to the great racters of a inter cepting scheme. as he was anziousisstOtrieva Mr. WARD took occasion of an suggestions for the more complete sywage of the Thames, he might be to the more it had been conlre s in an inconvenient manner known that an f t ds e h l to t e r uu s b e t c h lt weae low-level del i k jav e le sl sewer. offering DI i t t h in e the cha endhima ap pearancesoeolfmpfreetimtorev;enantdheth, rheigtearrede riles o n y a ambiguous uggeetisuggestions e p o e s f it h i i o e n w , e h e e ld w h i e sh fr e e d ely it a t t o th b e e d o i ftl o ie salof plans a- ny puteional.petitor, and that nothing would give him more pleasure than to see his views embodied in any Mr. Bazllgette's letter was referred to a committee of the whole Court. Several of the commissioners then handed in com munications as to the places within their respective districts where cholera was particularly prevalent during the last year, or in which the drainage is in so defective a state as to interfere with the health of the neighbour hood. The CHAIRMAN said the execution of district improve ments \TM a most essential matter to be considered, but there were financial difficulties in the' way which must first be surmounted. Mr. WARD said no time should be lost in taking the matter into serious consideration. It was ordered to a fiat question, to be taken that day fortnight. r h e a so v l i v n e g d itself into a- private disposed of about half the business on the the Abtussi onCourt,ar, committee for the consideration of a p o i n t ar i s i ng out of a recommendation of the G enera l C omm i t t ee, an d paper, which it was deemed inexpedient to discuss in public. The Court was therefor! Cloned. 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