The Sun. — London, England, 1855-05-14 00:00:00

40 -, A P - - ( AL Axn TEL E CE. O'CLOCK. The C ott CITY, Two ° tieteion Market at Liverpool on Saturday tain ed. , l'eady, and prices were firmly wh:e.llales were estimated at 12,000 hales, 2,000 of i ttio 4 were taken for export, and 4,000 6ii 'l c ,' c2tllPrising 410 Pernam and Maran at onhsproe,cu : ` 4 " ‘l 4 ; 200 Egyptian, Md. to 7id. ;and a 800 C l !' at 3 d. to 4id. per lb. The Railway Share ~,`et Was very firm. re 48..8,e1s are wanted by the Admiralty, according , ucler a a re this morning, for the conveyance lelthree militia regiments to Gibraltar, and for Tl!supplies to various points, great activity e B s li t °l74l ill the different war departments. 4t ee , erra Cloud arrived from Melbourne, w i it d h . Th e ° ' l'ebruary 7, brings 24,117 ounces of go. til ß at niercantile reports from Rio de Janeiro,. by . tkietailler Av on, do not notice great activity in 4 114 a • The stock of coffee was rapidly increasing, nnts were Beeline in Prices was expected. tti at B . r i 0 9 per cent , and money was D tig s l c it o . In ii. D t -1.4 ° 1 00 11 a l arge , business bad been do s ne dull t°ritoi,°„2!l(l- At Buenos Ayres trade vc - a. N ee " r q) and credii was low, consequently the did Were reestly for cash. tteraeasttlePressed. The Im ß p u e s r i i n a e l s i s iro in tec M to o r n at t e e The to he firmly established. l it4t e 414°00/its from New York by the Pacific h kilie at falacY securities were rather heavy. The th e Lur: were still contracting their discounts, and tailiblveeklY returns of the City Banks showing .ll ` ge lkf.;,, °l i ll this. department as compared with N 1 un e week of 1 ,126,942 dollars. The specie i524 ,9" ned 72,617 dollars, and the deposits ts Itl te (1 6 ,, i9 cleilars. The exports of breads u p, —rea.sing. 1 / et %lir ' P age a %Ilia we are informed that Messrs. ,e 2541 111: 14 ta ccal bad resumed business on tli 1,, ..witia ,6.14 no b e+ , ever)! Prospect of success. Business (ji ll iitap re 'Z' r a°r was there much chance of an ktts tee lit. The accounts from the various kieera are described as " flattering " and the keeol; ere Atetiperons. akk4es ants fTer° Warsaw state that two Imperial 'i rl iti ,e,e t: f e ,laeaz:,P,or_tant character had been issued. th e the ''. 1620 the Credit Mobilier had been 411e4abit °I realing advances to Polish land tfeetiv°ll4ll:llll(l.,4lll,Y of these, at the time of the 4 1 Mto red ' to fly the count'y,.and had since l'ea reds the loan orpay the interest. The kgh (3f the O r A , . tavery t - 1 'edit Mobilier were always a 141(1‘ttilteletaentier)it owing to the . excellent nature to 4 , 4 11 4 , Y,_ uPun. which capital was advanced, h th e ee , ukase declaring such lands . forfeited g!lle lt g a allY . gives them an additio o n f a a l p v a a r l d u o e n . & I 11044ve Penal order is in the shape Cco:debtors and other parties under some t leicebrnriation, as well as to persons who may 7ate et " la nd to avoid enlistment, provided N, g et ' once to enter the army. :\ allwai keetings announced are the follow t'llt%4 eotsDati &itt e ' i dliol yi j. Date. re. blf.W ditt o ael ......... May 24, E u s d t o i t n P t - o l s a . q a u e a . 140 t V:11'10421. ..... .. : ...... May 17, ' Paddington. 1 6 4 11 3', of Ca-n..ad...... M a y 29 London Tavern. il 4 4 pott h eltet l tt.i.ci'li.'h"t):ll).-.v.;" eat;;I;;.• m M a a a y y 2 14 5 , te t il i --"' an d Line Tavern.on N-,„ t\limitZi'L Carlisle Tavern. a i retv a ••• • .......... May 23, Loudon Tam itetZttimii,:,:. ............ June 7, E ~, t q Of gwiZlte.nny ...... May 29, Lau aune . ‘.. 4 : ;I era irlaQ: d e. . b ... e. .. e .: May 28, Parliament-street. e re: • 111 .......... May 17, 61, 8 0 ~ ••• ............. May 22, Bruges. urr a a r cechurch.street. , 1 , ai tl asllBl l s tock morn" ~ 4 1, 4. ~,00g4 . Market is firmer this by the 4h ,14 the business is kept in his evening. Ittr Lords to take place t check of d ,,_ g e a , . to-day (upwards.. . itre,oool7al,B of specie again 5 eitl cei s Inclu ding the Storm Clotld h 's a f v r e ei b g e h e t n ) t o 444 to t i4 N 85 1 f o give support. Consols . t . almostti' r transfer and account, being, not bre:apply, dileoawl ta to thiall,erailaal for time,toain. Exchequer Bills 1'4;41*cl:1$:1"r at above 89 k it 1,, t4 ; the Ommum is 2 prem. ; and the 14 1P3 Pe; ; 4 ,1 Bank Stock is 209 to 210. The ti lt . tk the ote .` 4 . %re B,Bi to i• bi a :er alitiltlll ISTarket Turkish Bonds show a 5l- Sardi v - tom,„ ,tx a`.l°l%uce, being 74i to 7• ,„ "ezlieit, '%, %11,1 II 5 Cents. u°- etit e. „ axe inai,,t ussian per . 9g are 48i. t... `!`ea at 28. Peruvian 3 per 2, and th e 1 , dzil m . ,- tlei4r,.. 4 6in lt,r . er ri -5.14 ° Per Cents. are . P - , sents • - There isnothing tviee eXioa ti or 3) • 90. the market marked Th e 4 4° symptoms ut eh Bonds, and 1041eit:.foilowita ere B of activity. I, 2 --- Gre riacia . r.‘ the nominal prices of . foreign Mexi -11%. Oi to 21 . ,-ueferred Bonds 6' to ; Three i i euts , 47 t' rertivian, 67 to 69 ; ditto iliti t o ° 43 . ii,„.. cs ." ; Portuguese Four per Cents., . .mia ti • 4,. , Pe'ir.a Vive Per Cents., 98 0741511 lid-a-Raf per Cents., 87 to 89 ; 'lll4l e tv D f to 10 , per b• -, 36 1 e ered, 181 to 183.; Ditto 3 . I lt zti tt° i Pas s , n , t e : :It ; Ditto Certificates, 4 to 4i ; 2 I WaY shay i "' th:4th, 481)i,. e% are fi 4i. -e aza <,. rnaer, and Midland and I ( 4pretle;xorslaire are higher, although the it 11 glFil l ~14 generally a quiet appearance for . ik ii... l ) So d 41tles. The Canadian are well sup ilni b le ea,, teat The of Canada Bonds are n -41, ~ a hi gher. . r are very I , t ee s The Foreign lines are i l ell fiat 4130 11 limited favour, the Joint-Stock te lls 44,11' Previous rates, and in the iscel )l,l/41,44 '' e a t here is nothing particular to notice. 4 iri.,..._ ----......_____ ' 415 TIIIS D AY. —CLOSING PRICES. Skil (Pront the Official List.; o ne 1 'Per t etk Nit "•• .... Tlminoss d 1 ktir Nat htchice4.... p1941.0 4114 ;A,,De1* %%II:431r 4Tilsiltilasa.-... B9 i 1 .I,iii -riniiitießle..: ... :: ... ....:::: 881 1 i 1 NlSiom. teznire sth Jail. .. .. 8 . 00 $i t,keeZ, Ere sth April, 1885 16i fit th _ ... • lit 3 0th May B9 k trai t ; '13.,•• ........... • ii Pm k4O O ... .... 4a44 ............................ .... 5 8 5 iii(,. ................................ . 8 5 li kZ l t i 186 '; . 4 ... .... ........ .... 99;1 Y. 1 oit' 4 B. o ' FOREIGN FUNDS THIS D.A. 111411,tV 114 .5 981 ittr 1.2. De'Cent. ._ S l / 4 4 4 ,%tkii t a N 11,7 4 2 4 %. 4 ,,,i Per Cent ..... Itttth 4 itop,eal it o . l 1 1.37. Cent tki441111411:14,11.85212)•e5pert Cent. X St ..... 2 4ltaotkant'ep: Ceuta_ ............. .. .. .. .. ; .... 7 5 ,_ i 4l 5i 111,44 1114,30441, 34 r p ecernt6;;i: 'bittSl l 4: l 3 on the above payable in London. I Ila, eee.44 Der Cent. 12 Gull 9.2.1. '. Cortifieatee ....- 1\, t14 4)1 TrIRE ,, --1tt„,,,e4. ................................. 14 Account . qt St. b 11 le 1 1: 1 4 ,1, °l)eci, amounted t o (0'01,,V 06r,,A4rrirals of last week 1000/ '''el The exports have not ‘441 OL tlthet khie • • announce, among ls with hitt .deD4rt_erse from Port followingPhibj vessels iaisifithe ostsofroori London, t2heo have much excee ded 77 the Island Home, 2 1 0 12 ° ;.,) the %John ßent 10,000 ; and the ))46/:‘4lltillg al of 50,239 ounces, k , he have done ""a 'lotitli The thi,,Y Al% Western Railway Company. trains. ' ea Pen el • for the excursion hittit:l,te4Nizt triages d over. valued at tAth. faeti f) ,, _goo are now cg,vere itt,1111°t1104000;10.1.wfoaRr pressed in some quarterse checkshavirng The hilitt rellatri bY the ; It e n n e n e y ll or of the Exche g f u a e ct of the on Saturday feletttlitt °74 h f°l' ti ne feelinc, consisted t eh) -eeks annuallY dwn much below t tot thought Inquiry to be very bilk , upnh Supposing the proba hd tn tenerady estimated. being to in th in eU he nited King itp):oo/., aa:.‘eexisted of the return b d been disposed to expect, being; ittert‘ oak ' many persons -a at the experiment show the'hal jltP, sine v been felt yet been used to ', th e st : no argument has payable by the . receiver, o of ilm'easiire t uP had been made l'i,ktlrtOrtb, bus iness vERHAmpTO7-4 RAlL c.:lllkitlk v?Old have led to the slightest contraction 1,1 ~~rbe°►l tteSTER, AND WoL \ V • I°4l sele't committee of the House_ b the Oxfurd,. t orNt "as referred the bill promoted y __any, for Nip .er, aed Wolv rh ton Railway Cot" a to W°l - Commons, ~"halonti,l4,i the narr we ganigi) line °la" weeks, -ti p ri -ti after aßittiagu-nef pwards of three ll be I:!'lvecia3'iBt deelar- d-neh ur.eamble bill to coin '4°Y te 4.0 e result oef t his e de P cision will enable thenarrow 'L'tle,,,„Take and Mintain their railway on laid down of the b - f t th e a - 1, and toy v the rani heretofore passage ()-t „ i !ii . ti T„` ) . , B ° of ad rec t ' ' e g the railway for the n v The Great knertlatt-4-",o carriaZioen the broad ga--,,e' i n the olden Zillikp,`",aewaY Company who are and shareholders who had a 4 ot i "i 5 the extent of ' 180 0001., gauge line, eti.,,,l,lntereat i ri ra i , . . is ' .. ' the broad was made IltY tli't3'°l)Pesed tue abirill,alat:id'an arrangement to receive titireit fti°{lkomittee, ernnoweringr, them either Oxford, Wor-!e'" a . am ~,,4°lonrit of 180 000/ iron❑ the • contue as Nate), wo lverh ' . Com 11.41,.+01cletis ill laipton Compa Wolverhampton 4 . tbq Oxford Jtild SHARE MARKETS ;THIS DAY.) EAILWAYS. Closing Price! this tidy. Bostnegß done this day. RAILWAYS. ,t.I too all lal 37,3 ; 3 I '9! 4.7 all 2 I , ' ' :5 all ;t. 100 ;t. 100 0 61s. i 0 I all 0 all !O 16 .0 14 5 I all Lg; all it. 100 !O ca 4. 100 kberricert - .... 14. - Aabg. Nottng and Eastn. Junt!t.. B , 3lfapt Ballymena.. Binning. Wolverh tour Valley B;rkenlid. Lanesh Cheshire Janet.... lh CheskA,. Q. Birk. .C 59 and £25 Con , Do., £20..... hyth Tyn origina £25 (issd. at Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian - Carmarthen and Car digan Chester ez Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, tit Pas Cornwall Crieff Junction Dal rli n&BelfastJunc, Dundee Perth&A.b,. teen Junction Do. New. ...... Plftst Aug'Ann Eastern Counties... ;,i,stern Union, A Stock B 5t0ck....., Do., New r,as.i Lancashire ...... , Ainhurgla& Plaint , . and Peebles & Duna., 7 ortli & Clyde Jun , 'Furness. Do. Extension.. Glasgow &, S. West‘ ,, lreat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock 'it. Sth. &West.(lre Treat Western Do. Stour Val. Rai' Gua. Stk .. Irish South-f astert , . r neaster & arlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash.undYorks D 3. st. Riding DoLiv:Crshy. &.Sontlipt London & Blackiva3 ozd.Bßright &S.G,t bond. and N. Weitat )o. Fifths )0.10/. Sh., 9 0 , Eighths... London andS. West Do., £si,. Do., £4O Lndudrry& Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk. Aanch.Slief.k Do. Shares, No. 31 1 Do., Man. & Lin. Un, Midland Birning. & Derb3 Hidld.G, West. (Ire, ) 1 Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. & RIC Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoini Allil Rostrevo^ Norfolk Northu.Counties North Paitish North Devon, No. I Do., No, 2 i! A Deferred Do., B Guaraw.eud N. Eastern—B3rwic; Do. do. Extension Dodo. (I.N.E. Purch Do. Leeds Do. York North London ... Do. New Lit) N. &S. Wstrn., Ham; stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshbo.. North Western., N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Snropshire Union South Devon goad: Eastern South Wales . Yrksh. & Riv. Dm! 100 100 10(> '1)0 -'ta,nee. Wok . & V. • 1, Stockton & Darling. Stclkten & Huta:pl. Taff vale .. Do. £lO Rharer Do. Pref., No. Thames Haven D.P, and Railwa7; Vale of Neath 1 Waterfl. & Kilkenny' Waterford&Limeri , k West Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace (West London. IWimbledn & Croydon A titwer paitott,rdaai , Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Grai ssessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central I ndi a.Serip Central of Italy Demerara I)nteh Rhenish Eastern of France 'qevl .............. East Indian, g. 5 p. c. Do. Ey';on,,ion Do. , q p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible...... Do. do. do., '59, d0.. 1 Gd. TIE. of Canad A.A. is I Do. St. Lawrence h Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till '63 Po. Comp. 6p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc. , Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent.. : . Do. Now 5 per cent. Do. Extensions. Great Luxembour. Constituted Share , I Do. Otligations ...... Ot.Westt , rn of Cauad Shares Do. Wis., payable's7, with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '60... Dn. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p. c. pref _ _ Lyons and Geneva Lyons 14 Mediterran Madras Do. Now Maria Antonin Do. do. New Namur & Liege (wit), interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 22y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 206.3 p. c Bdp (fmy. . B. & Ams. Shs. NorweeianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ...... Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen &Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Nowa_ Do. 54 p. cent. Pref Scinde Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5i per c. Prof Western of France West. of Switzerland Wie,sbaden Zealand JOINT-STO el/2,u,traiAsia ............ British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Chart Loud. Chart. Ilk. of (Australia Ditto New London and County London Joint Stock.. Loud. & Wedminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales._ Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg k (4,1(3 Imp Co South Australia Union of Do. New Won of laudo4 19 - 20 41-• 4i B,f - 14 -13 ,41 - 151 9 - 8 87 -8) 61 - 61 13 - 14 7 - 9 ... - .. 5 - 4 5} - 6 14 - 15 111 11i 30 - 32 - 20 - 22 73 74 ;)4 bti 2d par 17 18 67 - 69 91 - 92 78 - 79 23 -i , 5 93 95 64i ,;-; 65 58 - 60 65 70 5 7 c 5 7 77. 1 77i' 98 100 981 —99 i id 1 80l 8; 4 10 9 d 9 Bdi 24i - 25 7 8 4 -70 f 40 - 42 11 - 9 li - 2 GO 28 .... 23 71 —72 i 71— , 12i 13+ 47i 4S 48 50 d par id 5 4i 6 6 9 1 d far 26 - 28 100 E 6 c 8 44 46 121 -- '3I 60 61 27 28 5 3 3 1 36 -- 38 i 74 34 - 44 7 . ! i;* ii = 66 FORE] ON. 4 2 at 2 i -IP ••• '''' 21i 1 24i i !30i * * i fit! - 3 5 24i -24 i 2i - 2ip 9 .... 8 16 - 17 50 - 52' 89 - 91 - 2 i - - iP iP 14- - 2 i 2i - 3 20 - 21 99 - 101 104 - 106 106 - 108 100 102 1 -. 22 LO6 - 108 . - 4i. i -- 30 i" . li 2 P p 5 7 2 - 3 -6: _ iii - ii 12 - 13 24f - 25 p, 45 47 39 41 pm 21 22 d '2 - 1/ - 2ip - - pm 3i 4 d 5i 6 p 18 —18 a 77911 1 64 1 5 12. E 77 i i i 7 99 94 9i 81 i 4 69i 70f 21 P BANKS. 80 - 82 I'd :- i'll 1 id 16i -17 i 20 21 Fd iP ..• - ••• 32 - 34 39 - 41 69 7 i too 2 I all iq 141 i 16' .; 7 St. 100 3 20 1:1 all St. 100 St. 100 20 16 10 5.! 1.2 i 2 ' .100 50 42 10 34 25 all 25 all St. I.PM 25 all 12s, '4". St. 1.00 St. 100 ?,5 22 DO 1.11 21?, 5u 8 . 20 al7 -.it I [OO 3t. wo• IL6 all 18 all 8 11 all 00 25 20 25 13 It. I 00 LO I all .0 :3 l s 0 173 ?.0 [0 all lel 1 1. oo ft. lOU 1. L) ' >t. 100 A/ I all 1 .0 12 !,5 a 1 t. Pi< 100 10 9 I+'o M I 23i all . '0 all !O lB 10 5 M all LO 171 s. XI s,ll 5 4 ;0 I . all !,0' 10 ?,0 all !,0 10 X) all l 0 10 to all :5 15 5 11 all 0 10 51 all 5 1 5 2 4 all ►AA all a ;0I 10 O 14 O I 10 8i, 1 31.A 0 %11 I 0 all .6 all ;0 all Wo I an .0 I a)] ►p I all !O 10 ►0 all !O all 5 3 t 0 all Lo all ;0 I 14 ;0 16 all C' all 9 16 !,0 16 6 all ?,0 all 20 10 20 35 10 22? all all THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 14 1855 MARKET NEWS-(TI118 DAY 4 LITBEATUBE. CORN EXCHANGE. The leading country markets held on Saturday were dull for wheat, and, in some instances, the quotations had a downward tendency. Barley, peas, and flour were ne glected, but oats, malt, and beans were quite as dear as in the previous week. Advices fioni New York to the 2d inst. state that, ow ing to the splendid appearance of the crops, flour had fallen in value 25 cents per barrel. In the near continen tal markets very little business has been doing on English account. _ The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were very moderate. From abroad we received 11,140 quarters of wheat, 700 barley, 9,446 oats, 4,050 beans, 423 peas, 396 tares, 10,601 linse&, 7,790 rapeseed, 126 sundry seeds, 4,892 sacks and 1,055 Iris of flour. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to this morning's market, coastwise and by land carriage, .3eing very mode rate, the show of samples of that grain h to•day's market was small. The demand for all descriptions was decidedly more active than on Monday last, and for some time after the commencement of business, factors refused to sell ex cept at an advance of from is to 2s per cr., compared with Monday last. Tbis improvement was in some instances paid, but the amount of business done It that improve ment was by no means extensive. The show of foreign wheat was again moderate. Although the inquiry for most kinds was somewhat firm, wo have no actual advance to notice in the quotations. Floating cargoes of grain were held at full prices. The supply of barley was very moderate, and the sale for most kinds ruled steady. In the quotations no change took place. We had a slight improvement in the malt trade, at very full prices. There was a fair demand for good sound oats, at full quotations ; but inferior samples moved off slowly, at a decline in price of 6,1 per qr. Beans were in moderate supply, and steady request, at full quotations. There was a fair sale for peas, at last week's currency. The flour trade was steady. In prices no change took place. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Whirl, —Ease& ;4, Kcni, Nialt—Chevalier . • .• 709 to 71s Rod •• new 68s to 808 Oats Yorkshire and Ditto •• • • ........ old —s —9 Lincolnsh., Feed 26s 309 .iitto, White new 83s 87s _ Potato Ditt0........ old 84s 900 Youghal and Cork Norton. and Lin- Black •• •• 25 s 29 s coln, Red, old 689 819 4 C or k , Wh i te . .... 265 3 0 s Ditto new ••• • • • 68s 80s S cotch, Fee d. •• • • 27s 30s Rye—Old ••••••• • • • • • —8 —s Beans—Tl C k ... •• •• •• 418 44s Kew „„ .. ~.... 424 44 9 Pigeons .••.•• • • • • 43s 4 7 9 Barley—Grinding ••• • • 299 31s Peas—Grey ...• ••• • • • 35 s 38, malting .••• • • • 32a 33s Maple. •••••• • • •• 38s 40s Chevalier.... • • 343 35s White... •• •• •• •• 30 s 45 s M .It—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ......... 435 46s folk .... •• ...... 62s 678 Flour—Town-made. ••65s 70s Irown .••• • • • ........ 58a c os Suffolk .......... 529 56s KingatonandWare 689 70s I Stoektn &Norfolk 51s 55s SMITHFIELD. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 2,031 head. In the corresponding week in 1854 we received 898 • in 1853, 3,401; in 1852,,995 ; in 1851, '2,893 ; in 1850,1;176 ; and in 1849, 1,363 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WHIM. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Harlingen 60 50 ... tramburgh llB 513 Hje, ting Kampen ...... 1 Antwerp Bremen.... Calves. Pigs 20 ... 2 191 - 31 ... 4 -- 49 - 152 - Total._ ... 449 ... 46 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1854 327 467 2 —. 162 1853 628 2,185 —. 5 . 527 56 1852 lBO 1,414 _. 3 —. 394 4 1851 534 _. 1,850 —. 6—. 442 —. 59 1850 3SB 731 ]5 ... 240 2 To-day's market was but moderately supplied with fo reign stock, the quality of which was inferior. There was a decided falling off in the arrivals of home fed beasts fresh up to our market this morning compared with Monday last, whilst their general quality w..s by no means first-rate. As the attendance of buyers was good, the beef trade ruled active, at an advance in the quotations obtained on this day se'nnight of 2d per 81bs, and a good clearance was effected. The top figure for Scots was 4s 8d per 81bs. From .4orfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge shire we received 2,200 Scots and short horns ; from other parts of England 400 of various breeds ; and from Scotland 600 horned and polled Scots. The receipts by sea, from Ireland, last week were 39 beasts and 191 sheep. We were very moderately supplied with sheep, the con dition of which showed a falling off. The mutton trade was very brisk, at an improvement in value, com pared with Monday last, of from 2d to 4d per 81bs. The best old Downs, out of the wool, were selling at fully 5s per 81bs. It must be understood that our tabular quota tions refer solely to sheep out of the wool. The supply of lambs was moderate, and the demand for all breeds was firm, at fully Friday's advance—the best lambs being worth 6s 10d per 81bs. Prime small calves were very scarce, and 2d per 81bs higher—the top figure being 5s 4d per 81bs ; but other kinds of veal were a slow sale. The demand for pigs ruled very inactive. In prices no change took place. Per 81bs to sink the offals. s. d. a. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 s. d. s d. IPrimeSouthdown 4 8 5 0 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 8 (Prime small d 0... 410 5 4 Large hogs 30 4 0 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 Suckling calves.. 22 0 29 0 ;Quarter old pigs 20 0 25 0 . 5s 2d to 6s Lid. 1 FOLEIGN SUPPLY. Second quality.... 3 8 3 10 1 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4) Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8' 1 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8, Second quality ...3 10 4 0 Prime crse.-wiled.4 2 4 4 iamb TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts .. •• • • •• •• 3,786 8ea5t5.......... •••• . 761 sh e ep ~......20,110 Sheen 230 Calves .. • • •••• • • •• 140 j Calves.. .• 115 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, May 15, 1854, and this day, Monday, May 11, 1855, Per 81bs, to sink the offals. May 15, 1854. May 14,1855. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 4to 3 6 3 2to 3 6 Second quality ditto ... 3 8 310 3 8 310 Primo largo oxen ... "'4 0 4 4 4 0 4 4 4 6 4 8 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, dm •.. ... Coarse and inferior sheep 3 6 3 8 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... ... 310 4 43 10 4 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 4 Prime Southdown ditto 410 5 0 4 8 5 0 Lambs ''• • ••• 5 2 6 8 5 2 610 Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0.4 0 4 8 Prime small ditto 5 2 5 6'4 10 5 4 Large hogs ••• ... 3 0 4 2 3 0 4 0 Neat small porkers 4 4 4 6 4 2 4 4 Beasts... 4,106 3,786 Sheep 25,090 20,110 Calves... 295 140 530 Pigs 310 SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 16,1853..—8ea5t5, 4,064 ; sheep and ]amb 3, 20,460 ; calves, 217; pigs, 335. May 17, 1852.—Beasts, 3,714; sheep and lambs, 22,980 ; calves, 207 ; pigs, 340. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL . The supplies of each kind of meat on sale in these mar kets are moderately good. Prime beef, mutton, lamb, and veal are in good request, at very full prices. In other kinds only a moderate business is doing, on former terms. Per 81bs by the carcase. 5. d. s. d. a. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 210 3 2 Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 6 Do., middling 4 4 3 6 Do., middling ..... 3 8 310 Do., prime large 3 8 3 10 Do., prime ......... 4 0 4 4 De , do. small ' 0 4 2 j Veal .................3 8 5 0 Fork, large 34 3 8 Pork, small ........ 3 10 4 Lamb ... 5i Od to 6s 4d. BOROUGH HOP. There are very few home grown hops on sale here, and the supply of foreign is limited. Most kinds move off freely, at very full prices. Last week's imports were 117 bales from New York, 10 from Hambro', and 15 from Havre. :Mid and East Kent pockets, 141 Os to 201. ; Weald of Kent ditto, 131 10 s to 151 . 103 ; Sussex, 1W Os to 11/ Us; and yearlings, 010 s to 0/ per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITA LFIELDS. For the time of year, our markets are fairly supplied with most kinds of potatoes. Although the trade is dull, prices of the best qualities are advancing. York Regents, 120 s to 170 s ; Kent and Essex do., 105 s to 120 s ; Scotch reds, 100 s to 130 s; blues , 93 s to 110 s; Lincolnshire Re gents, llos to 120 s per ton. WOOL. The public sales have been well attended since our last report, and the whole of the parcels offered have sold at very full prices. The following rates have been paid : Port Philip, clean sheep's, is 3d to 2s 3d ; lambs', is 7d to 2s ld ; pieces, 9d to is 6d; grease, 7d to is 3d. Sydney--clean sheep's. is 3d to 2s 1d ; lambs' is 5d to is 9d ; locks, 7d to is 5d ; skin, is 10 to l s 2d ; grease, 9d to 10d. an Diemen's Land—clean sheep's, is 5d to is 9d ; lamb's, is 8l to is lld ; skin, is 2d to is 40. Cape—clean sheep's, 8d to is 6d; lambs', is 4d to is 6d •, grease, 7d to is Old. Buenos Ayres—sheep's, 7d to is lld; Is 2d to is 11d. East India—sheep's, lipe wools are 9O to is 33d ; lO d t oin la to ls. Mogadore—sheep's, 40 to 10d. Russian — sheep's, 60 to 6d. Turkey — sheep's , 4 d to Bd. Austra lian—clean sheep's, is t o is 6d ; g rease, l ld to ls ; pieces I . ld to2s2d; s Privately, Englishmoderate request, and q uite as dear as last week The grease,l7s d ; ltaomibo'ds, per ls lb imports have been large, viz., 600 bales from Algoa Bay, 31. from Antwerp, 29 from Ghent, 3,633 from Adelaide, 30 from Buenos Ayres, 400 from Bombay, 1,100 from Laun ceston, 500 from Hobart Town, 114 from Odessa, 100 from Trieste, and 200 from various other quarters. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down Legs, is Od to 1s ld ; Down owes, lld to is Od , half-bred hogs, 11A to is Old ; half-bred wether s , lld t o l s ; Kent fleeces, is Od to is ld; Leicester fleeces (mixed), 10 , ,d to is ; combing skins, 10d to is Old; flannel wool, lld to is id ; blanket wool, 6LI to 11d per lb. JOHN LEECH. Pictures of Life and Character : From the Collec tion of Mr. Punch. By John Leech. Bradbury and Evans. Whenever, 0 pensive public ! you are suffering from , an attack of the national malady ycloped the mcegrims, there is happily within call a Leech at whose mere coming the evil symptoms are so effec tually dissipated that a cure is accomplished, straightway, as it were, at a glance and in a . twinkling. That queer little hieroglyph in which . he occasionally indulges by way of signature has doubtless often hinted to others, as it has done so , repeatedly to ourselves, that his is the genuine Bottle-imp capable of exorcising a whole legion of blue devila ! Scattering them to the winds, more over, not with a gl eam of kindred blue fire and a twang of demoniac brimstone, but with flashes of fun and explosions of laughter. A bottle-imp like that of John Leech, we take it, will be accepted by every individual in his right senses,as preferable, any day in the long run, for the accomplishment of this pleasant work of exor cism, to the potent spirits of either Jean Raisin or John Barleycorn. It will be found by the gene rality not a jot less agreeable to . the palate, infi- nitely more reliable as a wholesome, and, be it said, an uninebriating tonic, and in every respect mor e completely and permanently exhilarating. Our favourite Leech, in truth, acts throughout from a secure foundation. , He, has discovered the verita ble iron cro) from which, with his potent lever (one by the way, that Messrs. Bradbury and Evans well know to have an excellent "purchase"), he , can at pleasure lift a world of sadness from the spirits , of the afflicted. He understands perfectly well the , diagnosis of the disease requiring to be vanquished. , He is perfectly well acquainted with its every token —whether perceived through the jaundiced eye, or the soured temper, or the attrabilious complexion. Fcr each consequent misery he . has one universally applicable remedy, call it what you will—a panacea applied to the sufferer by means of a marvellous talisman in the shape of a wood block, touched with a magical anodyne in the form of printers' ink: Here before us lies a glorious omnium gatherum of his prescriptions—manifold in aspect, but identi cal in the materials from which they are composed and which in turn they are intended to disseminate, namely, the kindliest sarcasm and the most innocent merriment. They deal only with the pharmacopoeia of Fun ; comprising among their principal ingre dients—drastics, carminatives, and antiphlogistics, under the guise of the witty, the satirical, and the humorous. Wonderful correctives to the spleen, which we are glad to know are readily enough dispensed, week after week, in threepenny draughts of Punch—(agreeably flavoured to taste by the biting veijuice of a Jerrold, and the saccharine acidity of a Lemon)—and which, for the sake of national good humour and popular good fellowship, we are hardly less glad to know cannot be quite so readily dispenses with by the more jovial and joke-loving masses of the population. - It is something, we think, to have a comic Leech like this, one who laughs us into good temper, and good health, and good di g estion . We recognise him at once as one who has matriculated at the best University of all—that of the ' World-at- Large—not at those of Sectarianism or Exclusive ness. We receive him as one who has won his diploma at the College of Mirth, not at those of Dullness and Affectation. Although we might have found it in our hearts in days past—for example, say, in those of Will Hogarth—to dust the wigs of some among those solemn old swells of Physic with their jewelled . snuff-boxes and their gold-headed canes: we can acknowledge, on the contrary, our respect for a quaint adviser like this, coming before us blithely, however, as an avowed jester, and not sombrously as a professional humbug: armed, no less magnificently, with all the insignia of Leechcraft. With him, however, the gold-headed cane of office has snapped in twain —each moiety of it becoming, thereupon, delight fully epitomised—this into a patent golden pen, better than one of Mordan's gold pens, diamond tipped—that into a potent golden pencil, better than one of Mordan's gold pencils, even in that pecu liarity by which the latter are declared through ad vertisement to be especially distinguished, namely, that of being ever-pointed. Alternately employing for the purpose one or other of these marvellous wands of office, the paramount genius of our great comic 1 eriodical, the Genius of Fun, who is, in truth, the life and soul of the London Charivari, has now for some years past by the .aid of his Bottle-Imp, his other self, his Familiar, driven out from among us legion after legion of those little atomic fiends, the sprites summoned by Spleen, swarm upon swarm, from the realms of Azure Devilry. Altogether, there are comprised in this delight ful selection of " Pictures of Life and Charac ter," from the collection of Mr. Punch, very nearly five hundred humorous illustrations. The catalogue at the end of the volume enumerates, in fact, exactly 484 ; but in addition to the woodcuts therein mentioned, thereare several others scattered over the pages, with a lavish hand and an abound ing fancy, by John Leech—grotesque conceits without any specific title by which they can be directly particularised. So that altogether, as we have said, the book contains very little short, in deed, of half-a-thousand comic embellishments. What a feast of fun, and a flow of exhilaration ! What a never-ending source of hilarity ! What a provocative of smiles—grins—guffaws—roars of laughter ! Open the volume anywhere, and we defy the experimentalist to preserve his gravity of visage, be he ever so much of a cur mudgeon. Every touch of this Scarron of the Pencil is a direct incentive to merriment. Every line is an immediate appeal to our risibility. Every twist and turn of his crayon is tantamount to a dig in the ribs, or a tickle of the diaphragm. And no wonder. For the publication befire us, remem ber, is nothing less than the very quintessence of all that is ludicrous, extracted from the London Charivari, during a career of some fourteen years' duration—fourteen years of literary and pic torial extravagance. In Leech's " Pictures of Life and Character," in short may be found the creme de /a creme of the drolleries of Punch— skimmed off. 721 goblets, or weekly numbers, otherwise off 28 ample bowls or half-yearly volumes. The selection for the most part, however, being restricted to the minor illustrations—the engrav ings scattered like blossoms over the trim parterre of the letterpres s . It i s d eserv i ng o f conside ration, by the way, by the Messrs. Bradbury and Evans, whether it might not be- advisable to gather together the pick of the larger sketches—now numbering between seven and eight hundred—and reprint them in a separate volume, the size of the periodical in which they made their original appearance. It would constitute a very curious coinmtmoration of the varyin g th emes o f publicinterest during the last decade and a half, a noteworthy sketch-book of the hopes, and fears, and passions, and absurdities of a very busy and ambitious generatiOn. Something of this kind, indeed, is effected by Mr. Leech's " Pictures of Life and Character." Through out them may be traced the continued and some times extravagant fluctuations of fashion—from the loud patterned shirts and the stupendously chequered trousers of Gentism-Rampant, to the stunning overcoats and dapper waist ditto, the jingling chatelaines and protuberant parashades of Fast- Youngladyhood. Beyond these, even, the out rageous freaks in the way of female costume origi nated some years back by Mistress Colonel Bloomer —that George Sand of Millinery, the Mary Wol stonecraft of the Petticoat. An extraordinary number of old favourites will be recognised by the readers of Punch on turning over the 94 pages of these accumulated " Pictures of Life and Character." Everybody will be charmed to meet old Briggs again, and to follow him, once more—grinning--through the' pro. tracted series of his wholly preposterous mis adventures. Shaking one's sides over his do mestic mishaps, and fairly roaring outright over his astounding - feats -of horsemanship. For another of our artist's supposititious heroes, tracked by him through absurdity after a b sur di ty i n a pro longed, and we feared at one time interminable, chapter of accidents, we confess we never had any liking whatsoever. From the beginning to the end we have entirely failed to recognise the fun of the thing—we mean in the instance of the " Brook Green Volunteer." For us the fellow has been from the outset quite intolerable—so that we have not without chagrin observed the revival of his witless ugliness in the midst of the humorous frolic of this otherwise delectable gathering of ludicrous embellishments. Air. Leech is always great in his sketches of young ladies and little children. His skill, or rather genius, in these delineations is, of course, set forth, therefore, conspicuously enough in these, his delicious "Pictures of Life and Character." It is something wonderful, the sweetness and tenderness with with which our great artist-humouris the lineaments. of maidenlyan d ma t r only toeebsPeaountyas and calls forth with a few master- tou ches h the u fun, all wood-block the innocence, the h grace,ns of childhood. the bewitching but nameless Nothing in truth can be itLo h ro c sometimes all this is exquisite in its way than the delicacy t hand must be warmed accomPlished. One recognises at a glance on these occasions, how the d into loving, man life by the tliyobabings of the manly nature being visibly gentle heart—the fervour of a evidenced Yet with the tenderest in these marvellous little limnings of fair dames a nd young children. —mingled almost prov 4 of these masteduches hWr-moving for their • iy—others the most laug LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTA.II3. Shr. cold. -- ....... 50 all St. ) 1:_t.,1!0 RAILWAYS; Leasing Compans. Belford and Blotchley . Buckgllanish. Clydesdale le. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. ft,.itoo ft. 1 all 1.0) 5 :di 0 !I,li ;0 all 0 all LOO London Si N. Wi.rt. L.&N.W. E. Un. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. St Neils. Direct Du. New Glstr.ex 1)n. Fr Tlrtipl. Dk. Railway Hull & SelLy Do. A Shares. Do. :Y Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do.Preferem.e Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' Redcar. Bradfd Newmarket Bury Exten Northern and Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do fit. Wes 'A New & Berw Y. &N M , Do. S. Easte Do Peto & Co. Norfolk. it. 1(10 56 all L.& N. W & Midld. Stckton 1(0 if 51 COun. Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fxcds p Prest. & Wyre E. Count. D 0... lO al l 5 a 1 L. Stig•W•! Gt North Lam:ash& Yorksh. T. Brasses M. Meleui itockt. Parlingt iTo 311 it. , 10 :5 _O all 2 all Bt. 101 it. I ick c. 100 :3 all 4. 1 100 !,0 5 100 al: ) a f all ?,4 all lit all qi all LO 2 It. 100 It. 110 Wit all 6 ai [0 all lo 411 5 all all it. all it. 100 5 all 0 all St. 1.01) t,.1100 31;110^ "it:1100 t. 100 0 all t. 100 .26 all 2 1,11 .0 a 1 6 44 .21 all .2. all .2_ [0,3 It. 100 It. 1O t. 1100 5 all R. 11100 0 10 R. 100 it. 100 h. 100 h. 100 g. 00 R. 100 L 7 5 - 4 9 15 I 10 A all It. 100 It. 100 ?,0 all ?,0 all ?,0 all ?5 all Z 5 15 1.2 t, all Do. Stirs. A Roystn.&llit. Shef.Roth n.nri Gool e g. 5 p.c . Shrews. &Hcr S. Statiordsl.v. Wear Valleygr fi per cent._ Do Wiltsk:tomrst OtWestn Closing Prices this day. 96 - 98 98 - 100 133 - 135 166 ios 12i - 13 23 - 24 11i - lli 21 - 2i 92 - 94 id iP 57 59 130 - 133 7h - 8i 111; - 32)1 88 - 894 PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c Filyth andiyne lOpei c. pref. (issd.atso/. Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Hotrheacl Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork & Band onsll Dun .Prth .& Al cr. J. Anglian CIF. ASh. do. C's. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. &stern Co untie , . Ex. ~.ension, 5 p. c. N 0.3 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 r . c. ast Un.. G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 Tier cent. Dn. 101. Debentr.Sb. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash. 6 p. cts L&.W. York. J. sths Ed. Prth.&Dun.lp.c. Fumes alas. & S.W. G. 5 p. c. Great Northn. 5 P. C. Do, 5 p. C. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... no. 41 p. c Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at sp. c. pm... ~ Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Prot Gt. S. &W. (Ireland) Do. 4per c. Pr:i. St Gt. Westn. (Borks Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester S p. Do. do. 5 p. c. do. Do. Birm. Gua. Stk, Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do ...... ••• • Lan. &York. F. £2/ , Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon.&Brigh. G. 5 p.c Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St Do. New Guar.6 n. c Do. do. 5 per cent.. Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon. & S. W. Con.3dr Londy. &Color. Sh. Londy. & Ennis. Sll. Nan., Shot, & Lin. 92 - 9~ 9 - 8 - S 9 2i - 34 5i - 6 - 11. - I r 12 - 131 58 - 62 ... - ...x 'll5 - 117 109 - 110 100 - 102 * - ip 6 -- 6:1 96 -- 98 88 -- CO 90 -- 92 10 -- 11 17 -17 i 10 10* 72 -- 74 191 -19 i 9$ --.94 141 -- -14 i 1 134 -- 136 •• • ''''" ... ••• ''.. •• Now, £]o Do. £6 Nfarypt .8t Carl. 4 p Du. 4i per cent Do gid. Consol.6 p.e St Do. Consol, Bristol A 'firm. 6 per cont. Do. 4? p, c. Pref. St, 14(;t. Ujr Cel Do. 5/. Pr , f. 4 p. c Ditto Leic ster and Hitel.e a Pr f. St Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. StocF Do. 5 p.c. Eat Do. 5 per et. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British 4". E. Berw, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c Da. do. Quarters 45 Do. York 11, & Pnr. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh..£ls, 6 p.c Scot. Cent., New Pr,l South Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading 4nn.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent S Wales Gua. 4p. C Do. do. 4i p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar., 5 p. c. Do. do. do. Stock. & Danl. g. p. c. till July 1, '56 ~Vuterfd.& Kilk . p c - 3 I, 12} -12 i i -- 111,' - 138 91 - 96 - 1 1 4 - 41 S 5 - 87 103 - 105 138/ Business this day. 1071 93 - 100 90 - 92 3i - 3i i 17 la 102 - 104 13 id 14 Par 220 - 23 97 - 99 ii = fi 1 -2. . p 2i - 92i 3 pm par 80 2i 1+ pm 4 pm 13k 51 4 l'W,ll}"Pcl4t -:i-j MINES. 1 all Agna Fria a ... a I 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold . . ... ... 10s. all Anglo Californian - $ 1 20 6 Australian 1 - li 1 all Australian Cordillera ... - •• • 1 all Ave Maria -. 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of; - 4 - i 50 all Blmnarvon Iron and Coal - 6 6 20 13.5 British Iron 5 - 7 35 254 Brazilianlmp.(issued at I:5 pm.) - 3 3 30 all Do. Cocaes k Cuiab , 21 - 3 20 15 Do. St. John De: Rey 31 -33 314 24 2 1 4 Carson's Creak - 4 1 0 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica I -- id 40 all Cobra Copper 54 - 56 55 5 1 Colonial Gold 4 -- St. all Copper Min. of Eng 30 - 40 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent. 2d - par ... 16 Copiapo - 24 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg ".' 14 - 1 li 2 1 Fortuna par -- 4p 1 20 all General 144 - 164 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßcg. $ - $ 44 all Great Polgooth. i - 14 1 all Liberty ............... •• * - I 3 all Linares .. - 74 5 1 Lusitanian 1 --p 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada - 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting C 0..,. • - • i • 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 - 20 all Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 144 - 154 5 1 Port Philip .'..... , 1 - 4 1 all Quartz Rock 4 - I 50 all Rhyniney Iron l9 - 21 15 all Do. New 5 - 6 30 124 Santiago de Cuba 5l - 64 1 all South Australian..... i - 10 74 Tin Croft . - 3 281 all United Mexican si - 64 6I i 1 all Waller i-- 4 1 all West Mariposa 4 - I 1 12a. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba - ... MISCELLANEOUS. 25 ; 174 Australian Agrieult. 29 ••-• 3 1 29 10 all AuFezaln. Royal Mail ... - ... 4 10 7 Berlin Water Work s ' 34 - 3 d 50 40 Brit. American Land ..• - ..• 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 11 0., - - 115 • .. 100 324 Canada St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. et. Jau. and July 1094 - 110 1094 f 5 all Crystal Palace.. 3i - 34 34 t 5 4 Do. Preferenc^ 4 -- 4p 0 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... - ••• 1 $ Duston Iron Ore ••• - ••• 20 ' 84 Eastern Steam - ... 25 22 Electric Telegraph 164 - 174 17 161 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir ... - ••• 15 14 Gen. Steam Nav i g at ... - • ..1251 20 all General Screw S team ... - ... 144 20 •10 Irish Beetroot Sugar ••• - .., 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ••,, ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. .., -- 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien. 64 - 7 64 10 24 Do. New - -. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel • • - • • 10 5 Netherlands Land .i - ii 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co. .„. - ... 1 all N. B. Australasian 4 i 20 15 Nrth. of EuropeStaam ••• - ... ' 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 2# - 2i 24 saitil.alS.t3am ... Invest. 470 1 1 - 72 1714 1g - 1 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 59 - 61 594 604 50 10 Do. New ll4 - 12 2 all Portland Iron Co l4 - li 10 1 0 6 ,11 0 1 s lt c o o y t a . l A b u f 1 1 Ditto New 2 - $ 25 all South Austral. Land 37 - 39 1 all Submar. to , . Scrip 4 1 a ll Do. Registered.,..., 1 - i 20 5 Trust& L.Co.U.Can. .. ~... ... inn 281 Van Diemoles 149414: j 3 ... l a . 13 mg, 131 SEEDS. There is a moderate inquiry for linseed. Black Sea h selling at 64s to 655; Madras and Calcutta, 61s to 63s ' • Bombay, 64s to 6 4 s 6,1 per quarter. E as t I n di a rape is steady, at 62s to 633. Most other seeds, as well as cakes, are tolerably firm. Turnip,White, per bush. 225 to 25s Swede .. • • •• — s Slue Lard, Brown .• •• 12s 545 White, new •• •• .. Ss 10s ares,Winter, new.... 11s 128 Old.. •• •• • • .... .• 95 10s Canary, per quarter .. 46a 528 Rye grass •• • •• 24s 30s CloTer,RetlEng. (cwt.) 52s 65s White • • ...... 655 75s Foreign Red...... 483 60s Whito•••• 55s 70s Trefoil, n0w.... •• 253 32s Carrawaq.......... 36s 38s Coriander.... •. • • 203 24s llempseed, per quarter 48s 56s Linseed, Eng. ,, owing.• 72s 75s Crushing .... •• •• 68s 71s Baltic •• 61s 64s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. —.121 Os 12 lOs Foreign,per ton 11: Os 121 hs Rape Cakes, pr ton 6/ 53 6/ 10s Rapeseed,Now,prist 331103 3510 s TAL ,ow. Since our last report the tallow trade has ruled inactive, and prices have had a downward tendency. To-day, how ever, the market is firmer, at 53s id per cwt. for P.Y.C. on the spot. There are buyers for the last three months at 56s 6d cash. Town Tallow, 52s 3d per cwt., net cash. Rough fat, 2s 101 d. 1651. 1852. ' 1853. 1854. 1855. Stock this day Price of Y. C I Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1 .... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel.... Price of Town j 34.974 42,301 j 24,377 137 s 3:1.t0 36s 9d ,47s Od to; 373 Gd ;to 37s0d. --s 03 35,3'24 ,62s Od —s Od 586 1,221 - 791 937 89,1713 . 101.326 100.483 91,527 791 98,632 sBj 64 40,843 53s 6d —s Cd 2,502 h P 3,106 I 2,88 87,949 au ad 283 807 450 107,093 84,232 103,536 Ns 94 490 34 610 94 2 2i 2Cq a 1 100] 1 107 grotesqueness. Instance this that glimpse into the nursery where. Paterfamilias bursts in . witliTan apostrophe about hie buttonless shirt, addressed to Materfamilias, then engaged with the little naked youngling on her lap--serenely preoccupied with its morning ablutions. Then that other fresh, delightful, reatutinal, homeiucident,when.under the, suggestive title " Hooking and Eying," Angelina, the " wife of his bosom," saith, " Well, Tedvvin, if you can't make the 'things,' as you call them, meet, you need not swear so; it's really quite dreadful !" Edwin partially invisible—Angelina looking all the while so pretty, buxom, and blooming. Then that other peep at "Domestic Blies," where — Mamma, suckling her infant in the chimney corner, Paterfamilias, watch in hand, observes— " I cannot conceive, my love, what is the matter with my watch ; I think it must want cleaning." Whereto the Pet Child cries out— "Oh ! no ; Papa, dear ! I dont think it wants cleaning, because baby and I had it washing in the basin for ever so long this morning." Or again —that dreadful Master Tom, to whom grand mamma is supposed to have given some plums— threatening suddenly in cold blood—" Now, then, granny, I've eaten the plums, and if you don't give me sixpence I'll swallow the stones !" Master Tom holding the stones in the palm of one hand, and extending the other for the sixpence. Granny, in her arm chair, at once paralytic and spas modic. And so the bizarre, the homely, and the beautiful illustrate, childhood, boyhood, girlhood, and' womanhood, in these wonderful sketches of John Leech in other instances, kindred to the fore going, not easily innumerable. His life-drawings of ridiculous little children, greedy boys, impu dent boys, ugly boys, precocious boys, and the like specimens of the genus homo in miniature, are things to be remembered. That illustration, for example, of " Alarming symptoms after eating boiled beef and gooseberry pie," when Little Boy whimpers " Oh, for, Mar, I feel just exactly as if my jacket was buttoned 1" Or that 'other one, of a kindred Little Boy (our small hero's cou sin, we suspect), where [the incident is cele brated as " a caution " for the behoof of reflective juveniles at Christmas] mamma, taking the spoiled little boy's hand at the dinner-table, says, " Why, my dearest Albert, what are you crying for—so good, too, as you have been all day ?" To which clearest Albert responds with the irrepressible blubber, " 800-hoo ! I've eaten so m-much b-beef and t-turkey, that I can't eat any p-plum p-p pudding 1" Or, again, that horrid young grampus at the pastrycook's, a pocket Lambert, a sort of infant Satire on the Living Skeleton, who, to the shopwornan's inquiry, " What have you had, sir ?" replies suffocatively, "I've had two jellies, seven of them, and eleven of them, and six of those, 1 and four bath buns, a sausage roll, ten almond cakes—and a bottle of ginger beer." As contrasts to all which pampered and glutted samples of boy hood, come those specimens of the little, pert, dapper, ragged, good-fer-nothing scaramouches of the London streets, whose doings and sayings Mr. Leech commemorates with a pen and pencil of infinite appreciation. Conspicuous among the examples of which aforesaid gamins de Londres 'must perforce be particularised that notable illus tration of " Innocence" in the Streets—where an incorrigible urchin, with his arm-full of snow balls, collared by the beadle, cane in hand, squalls out breathlessly, " Oh, sir ! No, sir. Please, sir ; it ain't me, sir ! It's the other boys, sir !" Another snow scene reveals to us, we fancy, the veritable twin-brother of Innocence, in the small boy, with the Keeley-like visage, meekly averring to " his natural enemy, the policeman"—" Snowballs, sir ! No, sir ! I haven't seen any one throw no snowballs, sir !" A stout old lady in the background being literally " starred ' with one of those splintered missiles in the very centre of her cloak, precisely at that portion of her anatomy which might be described as the small of her back, but that any such adjective, so applied, would, in her case, be altogether inappropriate. A companion picture is that representing the choleric old gen tleman, who has just been dabbed with a similar pellet in the middle of his hat—the Lilliputian hurler of the projectile, candidly ex plaining in the foreground—" Please, sir, I wasn't a heavin' at you—l was heavin' at Billy Jones." Said Billy Jones in the distance—safe, but ob servant. And so on through all these delicious little exemplars of impertinence on the part of the small fry of our London boy-population. A distinct series may readily be traced out, here and there, in the: midst of all the seeming j amble of these curiously miscellaneous embellishments. A dis tinct series, that is, of " cuts"—keen, rapid, and incisive—laying open to us, by illustration after illustration, some particular phase of folly in all the fullness and depth of its ridiculousness. As brilliant and humorously contrasting tokens of this, we may take the several sketches relating on the one hand to " Ftunkeiana," and on the other to " Servantgalism." It may be as well, perhaps, to specify distinctly just one or two instances of the latter—pleasant examples of the said " Ser vantgalism ; or, What's to become of the missuses ?" The consequential servant gal, say, with the draggled feather in her bonnet, politely reticuled and genteelly parasoled—who is observ ing superciliously to the lady having a vacant situa tion " Well, man, heverythink considered, I'm afraid you won't suit me. I've always been brought up genteel ; and I eon ld'ut go no wheres where there ain't no footman kep.' " Another—that cinderous housemaid with the red nose, looking through the area railing, as her handsomely-dressed old missus encounters the small errand-boy on the door-step : Old Lady.—" What is it, boy?" Boy.—"Please'm it's a pair of white satin shoes, and the lady's fan wot's bin mended—name of Miss Julia Pearlash !" Old Lady.—" Miss !! !! ?? I" Voice from area—" Oh, it's all right, mum. It's me." Another—Servant gal " who has quarrelled with her bread and butter"— " If you please, ma'am, I find there's cold meat for dinner in the kitchen ; did you expect me to eat it ?" Lady-Mistress— " Of course I expect you to eat it, and an excellent dinner, too." Upon which servant gal—with her nose in 'the air—" Oh, then, if you please 'm, I should like to leave this day month." Ale. Leech adding in sly brackets—[exit idiot]. " Flunkeiana is, if possible, still better, as a kindred tickler into laughter. As, for example, in that kitchen scene, *here " Master of the House," point ing to the well-spread table, expostulates— " Now, pray, what is it you complain of ? Is not a roast lee of mutton, with plenty of pudding, vegetables, and beer a substantial dinner enough for you ?" To which aristocratic flunkey, settling his cravat affectedly—" Oh, substan tial enough, no doubt, sir ; but it really is a quizzeen that—aw—me and the other gentlemen has not been accustomed to. It's corse—very corse indeed, sir! " The other gentlemen pathetic, by the dresser, both in look and attitude ! An other—" Serious Flunkey," snuffling, fleshy about calf and abdomen, respectable in black, Gampish in umbrella, and carefully anointed about the head —toquitur to the old lady with the bible on her knees—" I should require, madam, forty pounds a-year, two suits of clothes, two 'ats, meat and hale three times a-day, and piety hindispensable." An other, more delectably laughter-moving Flunkey —" I beg your pardon, sir—but there is one thing I should like to mention at once." [Gentle man, by the way, in dressing-gown. Breakfast laid. Flunkey with hand apologetically leaning on table as he speaks.] "I am afraid—a—that lam expected to clean the boots." " Gentleman—Bless me ! Oh dear, no ! There must be some mistake ; I always clean them myself—and if you will leave your shoes outside your door I will give them a polish at the same time." Another—perhaps the best, as it shall be the last extract from "Flunkeiania." Lady, surprised--" You wish to leave—really it's very inconvenient. Pray, have you any reason to be dissatisfied with your place ? " ii i isnkeY, exPla . natory—" Oh, dear no, ma'am—not dissatisfied, exactly ; but—a—the fact is, . ma'am, you don't keep no wehicle, and I find I miss my carriage exercise." After which fashion the whole series is carried out deliciously as a provocative to mer riment. Several, of the home-scenes, it should be observed, are altogether indescribable, whethet in their natural humour, or, as it mightbe called, their grotesque probability. As in the "Little Dinner Party," or, again, in the "Little Surprise"—sketches worthy'of particular reference to every one upon n whose drawing-room table there lays spread open of this pictorial feast of fun, Leech's p that who turn over its pages, however carnelgestive to Life and Character." It will be observ ‘ a ‘ b e f i e s e s t iy o n , tho se the most opposite employments are s g to the Butcher's crously extravagant. In reference ,c i t. Horrible ;;)f his our artist of notions in their regaerd the most Judi trade, for example, here Business" — the magter-bu old Major Duincliledore's assistant, " Did you take ,, Then cut Miss Wiggle's ribs to No. 12 ?" adding, ne Mr. Foodle's legs till entitledquirin a shoulder and neck, and ha ~, in like man nerder " Hairdressers they 're quite ten f . ent hints of the ludicrous. afford him no un requ that Little lilied by Hairdresser, As may be exemP h . s foot in it"—meekly observing mildly "putting i. t thegentleman of (as he snips and snips) o. airs " temper Yer un governabletop, sir !" To which the infuriated subject-44m hair thin on the top, sir ! And what if it ' Ikl - 1 Confound you, you puppy, do you think I come, here to be insulted and told of my .personal defects? I'll thin your top !!" Or that other, c of the Hair dresser observing " They say, sir, the h - the hair, sir !" The gentleman. thencholera 'a i n rated with the bristle s replying to being tritu rated uneasily, " Indeed ! a h em ! the remark rather very particular about ' h then I hope you are t Whereupon the b.aircir e bru s h es you use." (giber explains almost pity- ingly, "Oh ! I see you don't hunderstand me, sir. I don't - mean theair - of the Jed, - but - the--hair hot the hatmosphere !" Foreigners, too, Mr. Leech pencils off with more than the vraisemblance of (favarni, though with more than the caricature of Rowlandson. In testimony of which take that " Staggerer for an Excursionist" in London, when Bearded Monsieur with profuse gesticulation saith, hat in hand, to honest Chawbacon, with Polly Dust pan on his arm, "Pardon ' zn'sieu! Faut it eller h droite, h gauche, ou en face, pour me rendre Peek-a-peek-a-dee-lee ?" Or, better still, than group of frowsy and hirsute foreigners, "Memo rials of the Great Exhibition of • 1851," pausing in amazement by au al fresco washing-stand, with its cleanly array of towels, soap, et cetera, under one of the trees in Hyde Park—one crying out, "Mon Dieu, Alphonse ! Regardez l His comrade, one. Com ment appele-t-on cette machine a? " Fancy the pages delight fully, thro ughaisje ne sail pas," F . fully, as in the case sprinkledl li of the " " T r t i r e a n i s t ' s c'est are dr mouth, straw in his hair, and sums scrawled grinning]—'Gcrawled on the who 'wall, and his finger in his sends a fifty-pound note for unpaid income tax to With sketches f t ro he in Ch N an a c t e u l r lo e r o t f he the v E ol x u c m h e e , qu of er." course, t aboundsthe throughout ; but one of these, , Freemasons' Tavern," ought, in justice to Mr. ,ake n near Leech, t o b e espec i a ll y par ti cu l ar ised. mean, of th e o ld gen tl eman ,• gooseberry _ f T a h oe a d t, a w nd e Pottle-bodied, wheezing and tight, who is calling out agonisedly in a spasmodic trot, " Good graci ous ! it's striking, and they'll have begun dinner." It were idle, however, to go on particularising. As well attempt to define in words the distinctive character of the grins and guffaws celebrated by Hog:lrth's pencil in hi s i n i m it a bl e " L aug hing Audience," as to cataloaue all the 'variable fun and frolic squandered by tee humorous hand of Leech over his no less inimitable "Pictures of Life and Character." They are things to be seen and roared over, rather than to be coolly criticised or delibe rately enumerated. For ourselves we have again and yet again given them the panegyric of our laughter. Gratitude to Mr. Leech, and good-will to others (who may not yet have sunned them selves under the influence of his radiant humour), impel us to add to that more appropriate and more genial eulogium, this sedater tribute of sincere awl unaffected admiration. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The annual general meeting of this company Wag held on the 9th inst. It was more numerously attended than wo have seen it on any former occasion, the spacious board room being quite filled. Edmond S. Symes,.M.D., the Chairman of the Company, presided. The balance sheets and auditors' certificate were read, as also the actuary's report, as follows : " London, 21st April, 1855. "Gentlemen,—Having completed the various calcula tions, it again devolves upon me to submit to you the re sults of my annual investigation of the affairs of the Na tional Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. " During the past year 1,031 policies have been issued, covering assurances to the extent of 420,1331., and yield ing premiums to the amount of 13,725/. 17s. 9d. per annum. The claims paid during the year amount to 43,8171. 78.4 d ; the expected claims during the same period, according to the table of mortality adopted by the society, being 30,5801. The total claims paid from the commencement of the society to the end of the year amount to 262,8631.11 x. 7d., being 2,423 less than the expectation. The income of the society arising from premiums on 5,696 policies is now 82,20 U. 7s. 11d, per annum, exclusive of extra premiums and income front other sources, and the corresponding amount of assurances is 2,496,3011. _ _ " The position of the affairs of the society, calculated up to the Ist of December, 1854, is as follows Present value of income receivable by the society under Life Assurancecontracts £1,120,030 3 11 Present value of income from Deferred Annuities and Endowments Amount of investments, as per Auditors' Report, &c . . 4,936 16 7 148,432 6 2 £1,273,399 6 $ Present value of liabili ties on all existing Life Assurances, in cludingcurrentclaims£l,o6B,l46 17 1 Present value of liabili ties on Deferred An nuities and Endow ments Present value of Imme diate Annuities pay able by the society... Paid-up capital Bonus on shares impaia 26,440 3 8 60,200 19 0 51,076 10. 0 304 2 4 .21,206,168 12 1 Balance in favour of the society -.2 67,230 14 7 " After reserving the sum of 57,6951. 16s. 7d. from this balance, the remainder will enable you to declare to non withdrawal policies, on the profit scale, a cash bonus of 15 per cent., and a reversionary bonus in addition to the sums assured, varying according to age and. duration, from 20 to 60 per cent. on the premiums of all policies on the profit scale, the same being upwards of four years' standing; and to the proprietors a bonus of 3 per cent. in addition to the regular interest of 5 per cent.—l am, gentlemen, your very obedient servant, " W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Actuary. " To the Directors of the National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society." The following report of the directors was read by j. Leander Starr, Esq., the manager : "The directors are happy in having an opportunity of submitting to the proprietors the balance she,ts of the , past year, showing the progress and financial state of the company, and also the annual report of our eminent actuary. "From these it will be seen that, despite the grave hinderance to the success of nearly every branch of busi ness during the past year, both at home and abroad, by untoward circumstances disorganising the steady march of commercial success which had heretofore existed ; de spite the unusual mortality, by cholera and otherwise, which has caused such unprecedented losses to Life As surance Companies, and which has called for 22,1501. 15s. 4d. of our funds to meet such claims, in excess of the sum paid the preceding year ; our bUsiness has been well sustained, and the result of the year's transactions has been such as to warrant the actuary in recommend ing us to award a handsome bonus, both to policy-holders and proprietors. " Since the end of the financial year our business has been well kept up, and the attention of the directors baa been most earnestly engagedinsifting the whole system of our operations, with the view of making such modifications as the experience of the past has proved to be desirable. Their attention has also been occupied in endeavouring to carry out a general system of retrenchment of our expenditure both at home and at our chief foreign agencies, and in doing which they have been met in a spirit of great cordiality and earnestness by our general agents, and especially by our representatives at New York ; and the progress, so far, has not been inconsider able, while hopes of further reductions are likely to be realised in the future progress of the finance committee, who are still pursuing so desirable an object. " The removal of the Society's offices from Cornhill to the Strand, and the change of name, which the directors hope will Soon be completely accomplished, are mea sures bearing most favourably on the future business and success of the institution.' "In no period of the society's history has the busi— ness conducted at our foreign agencies been so well man— aged, or in detail more regular, than at this moment. "The directors recommend, as suggested in the ac tuary's report, that the proprietors award 3 per cent., bonus to holders of shares (in addition to the regular annual interest of 5 per cent.), and 15 per cent. cash bonus to policy-holders (with profits, and on the non withdrawal scale), and the reversionary bonus, as ex plained by. Mr. Woolhouse. " It will be the business of the present meeting to elect four directors in lieu of Messrs. Elliotson, Spikes, Tabor, and Thompson, whose term of office expires, but who are eligible for re-election, and offer themselves ac cordingly, and to confirm Messrs. Hodgson and King Church, who have been appointed directors by a speciali court convened for that purpose, vice Messrs. Croft and Starr, resigned. " Also to elect two auditors in lieu of Professor Wheatstone, F.R.S., and Professor J. Radford Young, whose term of office expires, but are eligible, ,and offer themselves accordingly. " EDMOND S. SIMMS, Chairxnan. " 142, Strand, May 3, 1855." On the motion of the CHAI RMAN, the 'report re- ---- --- —.— __ __ ceived and adopted. The present auditors were unanimously re-elected. andi Io on be t before present r e P a.r - ropriate to E. S. Symes, Esq., M.D., Joseph Thompson, Esq., i i l o f l e re A app Clement Tabor, Esq., John Ellaotson, Esq., M.D., SEltranee So- Henry J. Hodgson, Esq., and Samuel King Church, Esq., were duly elected, and confirmed directors of the society. We may honestly congratulate the management of this company on the very general expression of co a l. The International the committees deuce ipi no n isiteino tn on at on t d h e the futurea p n a g r e t t o ph f reo t h snp e nem p c t ri l p o r ioe Thetnoer Lsbm, Parliamen t,eiti: tYb 'u''sievsi9;iwg : passedl l soon as we ever have felt, of the and we fee l success and prosperit s y ure oi this company. At a special general meeting of the proprietors on the preceding day, the Chairman, on behalf of the directors, • stated the course pursued by the directors in refutation of Mr. Bennett's circulars, and detailed especially the causes which led to that individual's dismissal from office; and Mr. Bennett having replied thereto at great length, the foll ow i ng resolution was passed by a very large ma jority of the proprietors present, no proxies having been used on the occasion, although absent proprietors, to the extent of ov er 100 , had confided their proxies to the directors : es of the " Resolved —That this meetine , cordially approv ompolled course which the directors have felt themselves al c from the to take in the matter of Mr. Bennett deuce in their general administration office of financial manager, and desires ' society:" The meeting then voted th a nks Symes) "for his able and exce llent of the affairs of the to the chairman (Dr. conduct in the chair.' tdoirncesBrd its con& n h i ls of Mr. Alb er t Smith coming for a few as well as M r. S mith ' s own There is some rumour, s n a i y g s ht G s alig wit na h " Ascent of ll Mont Blanc." It wi ll be highly successf ul among a c ountrymen, who w ould alone nearly fill his sane at eac h performance. who understand English, I , it , e 20 50 50 10(1 100 20 50 20 25 191 i 4i 6O 1 50 a 20 19 70