The Sun. — London, England, 1856-07-21 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL DTTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'Cr,om, The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed tamely, with a firm feeling, at the current rates of last week. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales —5OO were taken for export—comprising 680 Per nam and Maranham, at 6d. to 60. ; 200 Egyp tian, 6jd. to 81d. ; and 500 Surat, at 4&d. to 4id. per lb. The Railway Share Market exhibited a dull aspect, with little or no change in prices. The usual weekly commercial report from Paris states that business generally has been quiet in that city, on account of the number of Parisians who have left town for the country. Amongst the manufacturers the demand for exportation is almost nil. The late events in Spain has closed all trade in that quarter. England and Russia con tinue to make small purchases. The last packet boats from New York and South America brought no new orders. The commercial operations be tween France and the United States during the first quarter of 1856, as regards imports, amounted to 416 millions of fran cs, against 236 millions in 1855, and exports 240 millions against 176 do. respectively. In the principal sugar markets there has been a rise in prices. At Havre good Antilles advanced from 66f. per 50 kilos. to 68f. The stocks on hand are said to be very small, and a good many pur chases have been made in advance of arrivals. This rise at Havre has influenced the market at Nantes, where there are many extensive sugar re fineries. One establishment purchased 7,475 bags of Antilles at 67f., or an advance of 50c. on pre vious quotations. At Marseilles an upward move ment has taken place in foreign sugars, in conse quense of the deficient importations from Havanna and Brazil, and the increased consump tion throughout France. The steamer Asia has arrived from New York ; but the letters and papers have not yet arrived in town. She brings $1,600,000. This day the second annual meeting of the London and Eastern Banking Corporation was held, the Hon. John Cadwalader Erskine in the chair. The general manager, Mr. Stephens, read the report, from which it appeared that this bank had been very successful within the two years of its establishment. The profits of the past year were 25,3781., exceeding 10 per cent. upon the paid-up capital of the bank. The shareholders having been paid two dividends of 6 per cent. for that year, the directors felt it more advisable to stop any further distribution out of that year's profits, and had therefore put away the balance of 10,378/. towards a reserve fund. The past half-year's profits had been so far satisfactory that the directors felt bound to continue, in anticipation of the accounts, the usual dividend of 6 per cent. to the 30th June last. It appeared from the report that the objec tion to this bank offering a higher rate of interest than others was removed by the corporation having Indian branches, in which money could be em ployed at remunerative rates. The success attend ing the Hyde Park Branch had induced the di- rectors to establish another in Pall Mall. The report . was adopted, and a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and directors, and to the officers of the corporation. In the discount market the inquiry for accom modation continues very quiet, and the rates are about 31 for the negotiation of first class paper. As the foreign exchanges are rather firmer it is hoped that the remittances of gold to the Conti nent will diminish when the Directors of the Bank of England would probably be in a position to re duce the minimum rate of discount. The English Funds are exceedingly dull, at about previous quotations. Speculation appears to be almost suspended, and the public are not in vesting so freely as usual just after the payment of the d ividends. C onso l s h ave b een 951 1 an d 96i I for money, and 95i for account. The New 96l to 95. 3 per C ents. were 961 'l-, and the Reduced 2 16 to 217. India Stcck is 234, and Bank St oc k Exchequer Bills rule firm at 20 to 23 premium. Consols Scrip is 20s. to 235. prem. Foreign Stocks are quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents. are firmer, being 1041 for account. Venezuela buoyant, the 41 per Cents. being 34 to 36, and the Deferred 3.4 i to 16. Mexicans were 23. Buenos AYree r 86, and, Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 611. Dutch 4 per Cents. were 97k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7i 4 ; Mexi- can, 23 ; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents, 57 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian 5 Per Cents., 111 13 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 98 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 45 ; ditto Deferred, 23 i ; ditto Certificates, 6Q ; ditto Passive, fli 7. In the Railway Share Market there is no gene ral movement of importance in prices, but they re ruin exceedingly firm. In many instances the Principal shares are ss. to 103. higher than on Sa turday. Paris and Lyons and some of the other foreign lines are rather heavier. Riga and Duna burg Shares rule firm. For Banking Shares there is an inactive market. General Omnibus Company's Shares are 4-a 4i ex dividend. Royal Mail Steam are flatter. 20 IRITISEC FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. 20 r prom. at Oficial List. , 20 ' gn.int.. done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitie5,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 96A 5/ 6 3 per Cent Consols Annuities gs ii!iii New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860..... Ditto 31 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 3.14 Ditto 20 Years, expire sth Jan., 1860 3 3.13 India Stock ledi. B onds. Cloon Ditto, under £lOOO 2l 25 ( I" "c' -!,,, Account Consol Scrip 4l * p Exchequer Sills, lid. 21000 . £5OO 223 20 21 p 4 climall - Ditto Bonds, 1858,34 per Cent lOO4 Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. B6 Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent 1054 Equador New Consolidated l4 Ditto Provisional Land Warrant Grenada New Active, 24 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent - Ditto Account 23 4 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent Ditto Account Sp ' , Tr's) Bonds, 3 per Cent 44 Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account • T Irk ibh 13onds, 6 p er cent lO4 Ditto Account 1044 4 4 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cont. Ditto Account Venezuela Bonds, 44 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Deferred, 10 per Cent. . . l6 14x 15 •,, , en IN or tho ahnve ..vrthlts 4+ I ondol3. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 new Cent. certificates Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 44,per Cent. Consols THREE O'CLOCK. 951 Ditto Account (Aug. 7.) 951 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) GUILDHALL. " ROW TO MAKE A 1,0001. OUT OF A PEKNY," PRACTICALLY ILLUSTRATED.—James Phillips was Placed at the bar on remand before Sir J. Musgrove, charged, with stealing a quantity of printed paper. the troperty of Messrs. Taylor and Greening, printers, 4 and Greystoke-place, Fetter-lane. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was in the prosecutors' employ when he stole the paper in question amounting to upwards of a cwt., an d so ld i t to a marine dealer in Church-passage, Chancery-lane. The paper comprised plain and printed paper, and amongst the latter several quires of the sheets of a work entitled, " How to make 1,0001. out of a Penny." The Prisoner induced one of the boys in the prosecutor's service to take the paper to the marine store dealer, and on his going subsequently to be paid for it repre isiented himself as a mas t er pr i n t er . Prisoner had be en !la the prosecutors' service about four months as ware ailey h e 113touseman. When he was apprehended by detective denied all knowledge of the transaction. Mr. b onering identified the paper, and deposed that the pri had no authority to take the paper from the pre and dispose and dispose of it. The prisoner was committed for trial. NSION-HOUSE. TR)/ LIBERTY M OB THE SUBJCT.—The disposal of the ' - tag' ht charges was delayed upwards of three-quarters of au hour this wording from the non-attendance of a pre aiding magistrate, • ~~ :, filed 0 7 MI , dei• daYi wag L l re tow" I ku?til 3., e t tee, [es 5 1.4 to de' I W ill raga l : ,ppor e tags h w in vibe° —Th e ins of It Dot goler : B. SHARE MARKETS. Fil S DAY.) RAILWAYS. a4ILWAYB. Cioslna Price this day leS.l7er, • Ambg. Wo3ng. anl Basta. Jaw,. "0 MI il;lfast !?a , lynia:nN Sinning. Wolverh. ~tour Val!ey„.„. a all filrkelhd. Iramsl.. Cheshire Junct all Do. Chosh. & Birk 2 all Do., do. ... .... 6 all olyth &TYnt origins .£25 (isild. at .£41.; t. 100 Bristol and Exeter t. 100 C.ledouiso ) all Chester & Holyhead D all Cork and Bfuldn , D all Cork, Black, & P ) 18 Cornwall ) all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dnblin&Bellastinnc 5 all Dun. P. ds Ab-r. Jnc. t. 100 East ALglian all Eastern Counties.... ;. 100 FAA. union. A St 4 D' 8.., B. Stock „„. i Si Do., Now ' 10 East Kent 100 Fast Lancashire 106 Edinburgh& Glasgo all Edinb. and Peebles tOO Edin. Frt.!: & Dris.dt, all Forth & Clyde Jun., all Furness all Do. Extension....... 100 Glasgow &S. - CV:st - all Great N. of Scotind 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock DO Gt. Sth. &West.(lre. 100 Great Western..... .. 100 Do. Stour Val. lia Gina. Stk all Irish South-Easton all Lancaster & Carl's , 1M Do., Thirds 11 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorks) 4 Do.. Wet. Riding TN all Do. South' ort all London & Blackwao 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst 100 Loud. and N. West', 16 Do. Fifths D0.101.5h.,M&8.— ( 26 Do. Eighths,. 100 London andS. Wef 1i Lon. Tilby. & South. Barking Sh all Lndndrry&Coleratne ' ell Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Kanch.Shef.&Lincln 82s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un _1 Metropolitan 'lOO Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby all Midld. G. West. (Ire. all Do. Half Shares sll Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd si Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor .100 Norfolk 3 Northn.Connties Un 100 North British 100 Nth. Devon Rail & Dock Stock... ..... . ,100 Do., A Stock 100 1)o. , B Stock 1 100 N.Eas , tern—Berwi, 23i Do. do. Extension „. 16$ Do.do. G.N.E. 'tura all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North L0nd0n..... 3i le N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamt • stead, and City 1.7 i North. Staffordshir.. , . all North Western.... air N. &S. Westrn. Jun . 1 .k. Ox., Wore., & Woly. 12 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central 100 SoottishMidland.... 100 Shropshire Union al.; South Devon 1 South Eastern 100 South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Du 5 Do all Staines, Wok. &Wo . - I a I 3tockton SG Darling,l 10 Do., do., 1854 1 Do., do., 1855 16: ;AG:Orton & liartlEpl 100 Taff Valk) ....... I'lo Do. Pref., No. 22 Thames Hay. D.& R. all Vale of Neat1y......,. all Waterid. & Kilkenn all Waterford&Limerici all West Cornwall. . all West End of Londo7 and Crystal Palace all Do. A....... 3 Do. B all West London. all Wimbledn&Croydm •ll f Antwerp&Rotterdaml 10 'Ardennes all Atlan.& St.Lw. leased at 6 p. c. by Gd.Tnk of Canada all Belgian Eastn. June 14 Rulers to Graiseesea 4. Bombay, Banda, an Cm India, g. 5 p. c 18 all Do. 30 i 5i Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry 6 all Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 1.74 all Demerara 20 11 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France 20 19 Do. New 20 all East Indian, g. sp. 20 all Do. Fx. B, gu .5 p.c 20 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c 20 all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. 100 all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 1.00 all Do. do. do., '59, do 20 all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent... 25 all Gd. Tk. of CanadaA i 100 90 Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. 100 al' 1 Do. Clomp. 6p. c., do. 14 Gt. Central of Fran an Gt. In. Pen. g. sp. e. 2 Do New, gnu.. sp. c 15 Great Luxembour Constituted Share all Gt. Western of Canse3 Shares ......... 5i Do. New all Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O 111 po. do., '73 do. all Do. do., '73, withou option all Lake Const. Basl. all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. aP Lucca Pist. 513. C.P 10 Lyons and Genova • all Lyons Mediterra , ail Andras, guar. 4 i p.c all Do. New do., 5, p. c all Do. 4i p. c. Exten 10 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c all liaria Antolini all Do. do. New all Kamnr Liege (wits interest) % 11 )o. (ex interest)... all Do. do", Cp. c. Pref Lii Northern of France ftll 4orwegianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.,.•l 3 Recife & San. Pratt., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. all Riga & Dunabnrg is. at 801. per share._ 5 Rome and Frascati all ''>nyal Danish ail IROyalSwedish.:. sil iariibre and Meuse... all 00. 54 p. cent. Pref. 5 Scinde, guar. sp. c. all Do. . 18 ionthern of France.. '8 4t. Andrew's anr Quebec (A),,. -.13 West Flanders ....... all Do 5 per c. Prof all C. &N. W. of Franc, .h West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Zealand POINT-M •11 I tustmlnsis 12i Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C. all British N. America', 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 6 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & Chin 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond ali gng.Soot. Cht. all Loud. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia 15 Ditto New 20 Landon and County; 50 Lnd. &E. Bnkg. Corp. 10 London Joiut Stock. 10 London and Paris 20 Lond. & Westhainstei 35 National Pro.of 'Eng 10 Do. New e. 22, National of Bank all New South Wales.... all Oriental Bank )f Corporation -- 10 Ottoman Bank L• ?rovincial of Ireland all Do. Now 1 R Ans B &Go Im Cc ii 50 Royal British. ....... al, ionth Australia all GniLit a Anstrdit Lon 2 . W anl3k f 10 Un e iO t u London " : e ) 5 41 4, 94 19i - 20 . 16 - 18 1 34 - 96 -- 98 6 0 , 1 61 6 i 17; 12 - 14 - •• ...." ~ ... 2 - 3 p 10 -- 11 18 - 19 10i -- 106 37 - 39 26 - 28 86 -- 88 62 - 64 38 - 39 ... -_ 94 - 96 8 - 8r 961 -97 t 77 - 78 130 132 112 1 1 4 624 73 - 76 6i -- 7i F t 74 98 98j 7 - 71 108 - 110 LOS -108 i 1 - lif 4 - f 07 -107 i 1 - lipl 5 -- 7 33i -- 34 8.11 Ad par 84 51 t 6 1N W o• o. M. .• 16 5.5 -. 57 3 - St 38 39 ••• r N• ... -~- - 88 34 - 3 18 - 19 63 E 4 91 --• 96 4i-- 44 11 it 32 - 34 1 08 - 110 77 - 79 49 - bl 15i - 73 - 744 80 - 82 4 - 2 if - id 15 -- 17 37 - 38 ... "'"' 191 -20 i 5 - 5A 24 - 26 61 - 71 6 - 8 2 - 4 54 - 5i 7 2 -6 8 - 86 4- 8 I 2t - i 7t 3i! 2h - 2i i - lip 51 - 5i - 1 - 3 T 37 -37 i 24 -24 i 23f - 1 2i - 23 31 22i - 24 • gm 24 - 25 i 3 -14 i 84.1 -85 i 7 - 7i: 22 - 221 2 - 2ip 5i - 5i 26 -- 26?, 3 1 - 3 if 100 - 102 124 128 124 - 128 111 112 ~.• ......' ••• - Ili - 211 - 3 1 ,1 2i - 2ip 9 - 9} 81 - 9 20 - 202 424 - 43 84 - 9 : 56i - 57 •• 54 .- 56 11 - 3i 4 p 191 -20 j 1 -1: 111 - 9 - 10 2 7 1 - 31 II OM No pm ••• -- ••• 5 -5/ ii : ii 19 - 20 BANKS. 103 -- 105 - lip 69 - 71 ••• ---- ••• I -1 p 74 17i 183 20i 21i par 1 p par 2p •••1 --• • v. T. 48 ~- 50 41. - 42 21 . 44 '? 46 - 37 68 - 70 9 ••• 1 e i 2 p Business done this day SO It. Bt. 20 20 50 20 5 5 20 10 FOREIGN. I 2° i21:4 100 1.00 I'o 1 LOO 100 100 100 20 97 6 771 131 61i 21 2 109 1081 8 1071 7 33iiiii 831 4 31 I 87i 8 74 63 2t 134 13 i 16i 74f I f 81 61 xin 6i xin 14 13j x in x in 23i xin x in 23 x in 244 i 4 14 x in 22i xin 4 x in 5i 261 Bil i 85 1 x in 22i xin x in 41 i 5 20} 1k 17i i 211 34/ 51 82i 3 41 i 13i 13 311 i 70 68 THE SUN, LONDON, MON DAN EVElVi_f_l,Cif JULY 21, 1856, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. MARKET NEWS.—(rhis Day) SPORTING NOTES. Leasin Conlpan: Clostng Prices this d4.y. this lay, CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the provincial markets held on Saturday were scantily supplied with wheat, in which a steady business was doing, at very full Prices. Barley and all other arti cles of grain, from their short arrivals, were steady, at extreme rates. THE WEEK'S SPORT. The whirligig of time is spinning round so rapidly that it will bring the Goodwood INTeeting before turfites are scarcely prepared. They will have little leisure on their bands this week, for on the home circuit there are issues to be tried at Chelmsford, Ipswich, and Marl borough, whilst at Knuteford and Lancaster racing "assizes" will also be held. Sporting affairs at Chelms ford have been placed under the management of Mr. S. Merry, who certainly possesses a happy knack of com piling an attractive programme. The committee exer cised a wise discietion when they called in his aid, an'd they seem determined to second his efforts to promote sport with a cordial co-operation which does them cre dit. The good blk of Chelmsford, indeed, will have scarcely recovered from the excitement attending the agricultural show, but they will not be sufficiently tired with pleasure to regard these races with indifference, The programme comprises twelve items ; five being "set" for to-morrow, and seven for Thursday. Metro politan turfites will be enabled to get to and from Chelmsford with comfort and despatch, for the Eastern Counties Railway Cotnpany have announced special trains on each race day. By the way, the Ipswich Meeting would be materially benefitted, and; a further accommodation to the public would be secured, by the running of " specials" to and from Ipswich on' Thursday and Friday. A moiety only of the . fourteen animals weighted for the Welter Cup has been left in, Sirocco being the most formidable of the lot. For the Chelmsford Handicap Winkfield, and Pole Star have been in some request, and no fa;ult can be found with the judgment of the " talent" for picking them out. According to his performance at Ascot and at Hampton, Winkfield ought to be.a most formidable competitor. If, however, Pole Star be in her last year's form, he will find it difficult to concede 221bs to her for the difference of age and sex. Crown Pigeon weighted with much leniency, and he is the only other animal in the list whose pretensions appear to be worthy con sideration. Calcalating upon a start, therefore, I shal expect to see him and Polo Star occupy the foremost positions. There is less activity in crest of the Ctinental markets, although they continue to be very scantily supplied. Ad vices from New York state that large quantities of wheat and flour were in progress of shipment to England. Only limited supplies of home-grown produce were re• ceived up from markets last week. From abroad they were liberal, viz., 19,793 qrs of wheat, 7,2F(3 barley, 23,P26 oats, 2,590 beans, 393 peas, 330 tares, 3,550 linseed, 2,000 rapeseed, 6,072 Indian corn, 455 sacks and 23,434 barrel s of flour. ' For the time of year an average supply of English wheat was received fresh up to-day, coastwise and by land car riage, and the quality o f th e s amples was tolerably good. For gne qualities of re d an d w hite there was a moderate inquiry at prices about equal to those realised on Monday last. In the middling and inferior kinds only a limited business was transacted, and, in some instances, the quo tations were the turn in favour of buyers. At the close of business a large portion of the supply remained unsold. There was a fair show of most kinds of foreign wheat. Millers generally purchased with extreme caution. Hence, the business doing was rather limited, at about stationary prices. Floating cargoes of grain commanded only a limited amount of attention, yet holders were tolerably firm. No English barley at market, but the supply of foreign was good. Most kinds moved off steadily at is. to 2s. per quarter more money. Malt was tolerably firm, at full quotations. We had a full average supply of oats anti straw. The trade was less active than last week. Prices, however, were fairly supported. There was . a slow inquiry for beans, at last week's quotations. Peas were dull, yid very little change took place in prices. Tbe.flour trade was rather dull; at about previous rates. A public sale of 6,000 barrels of American flour has taken place today. - CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex It Kent, Milt—Chevalier .. •• 75s to 763 Red •• •• new 708 to 763 Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto•• •• .... old 72s 783 Lincolnsh., Feed 25s 27s Ditto, White new 76s 84s Potato — • 26s 293 Ditto.. •• .... old 78s 84s Youghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- Black ~ .:. 22's 25 , coin, Red, old —a —s COrk.White ... •• 24s 27s Ditto new •• •• •• 67s 77s Bootch, Feed. • • .• 273 30s Rye—Old •• •• •• •• •• .. 428 43s Beans—Tick ... •.•• .. 37s 40s New •......... •• 42s 44s Pigeons •• • 42; 45i Barley—Grinding••••• 378 40s Peas—Grey .... •• •• 38s 40s Malting . •• •• •• •• 421 438 Maple .• 42s 41s chevalier,... • • 438 45s White.• •... 443 498 If ilt—SuffolkandNor- Boilers .... •• .. 44s 49s folk•• •• •• •• •• •• bbs 738 - Flonr--Town•made... 63s figs Brown . • • • • • • •••• • • • • GOs Gls Suffolk .......... 55s 56s siingstonandWare 66s 74s Btocktn & Norfolk 51s 52s Gemma di Vergy has 7lbs extra to carry for the Brent wood Stakes ; I am therefore induced to belieie that he will be defeated by Perfume, who has some speed, and who, it may be remembered, ran a close race with him at Ascot. Until the numbers are displayed on the telegraph it will be somewhat hazardous to make a selection for the Cup Stakes. Flatterer, Sly Fellow, and Lady Florence seem to be favourably handicapped. The Marks' Hall Stakes I assign to Ethelbald. Either Bannockburn or Naughty Boy may carry off the Stand Handicap. For the Town Plate Escape is my, fancy. The good people of Ipswich must be not a little sur prised at the wonders worked for their races by Mr. Merry. Not only has a promise of abundant sport been secured, but the means and appliances seem at the com mand of the C. C. for the realisation of that promise. Many of the horses entered for the different stakes have engagements at Chelmsford; it would therefore be absurd to enter into a full discussion of the probabilities at pre g sent. My " fancy" for the Suffolk Handicap points to Sirocco and Tug-o'• War. The Lancaster Meeting, which will take place to morrow, will afford a pleasant day's sport. Prince Plausible and St. Andrew are the most noteworthy names ambngst the nominations for the Members' Plate. Alonzo and Goldhill attract my attention for the Cup, and for The Blackburn Plate Indian Queen is 'f well in." The Marlborough Meeting will be somewhat preju dicially affected by its clashing with the second day at Ipswich. Either Alladin or Curious seems likely to win the Severuake Forest Stakes. Goldhill, Lord Nelson, and Gemma di Vergy are the most attractive names for the 10 SOW. Sweepstakes. The running of Goldhill and Fisherman, at Stamford; imparted an unexpected importance to the, meeting. To explain Goldhill's defeat by Melissa is somewhat difficult, and his subsequent running for the Cup would indicate that the suspicions which have been entertained by shrewd judges respecting his staying powers have some foundation. Still, whatever favourable opinion I may, entertain about his chance far the Goodwood Stakes is not shaken by his recent performances, and if he be not run off his legs during the current week I shall be induced to believe that at his weight, sst 13 b, he will be a most formidable competitor. Chevy Chase has been introduced into the market with considerable force, and the lightness of her weight ought to render her danger ous, if she possess racing merit raised but slightly above leather-flapping mediocrity. Fisherman's running with Melissa, for the Welland Stakes at Stamford affected his position for the Cup.. Melissa, however, evidently pos sesses much racing ability, as was attested by her Oaks running, and by a race at Chester, in which she bolted ; but, although she lost much ground, she never theless finished' third. I hold that Fisherman is one of the best, if not the very 'best, three-years-old out, and this opinion I am not at present inclined to alter. When an author establishes a reputation and becomes celebrated, a kind of toadyism marks the conduct of his inferior literary brethren, who gaze with envy and per hap admiration on the high position to which his genius has elevated him. Every opinion, however unsound, and every saying however devoid of wit, uttered by the great man is repeated and echoed in a variety of ways. Thus when a most popular writer expressed the chari table sentiment respecting knocking on the head all persons who bet upon horse races,' his literary toadies became rampant in their hostility to the turf, and re peated the great man's opinion on every occasion. Punch, echoed the sentiment by saying something about all men on the turf ought to be placed under it, and the small fry, or " outer set," of literary men took up the cry. Not one of them, however, is acquainted with the sport or the practice which they pretend to denounce. The most amusing instance of how utterly ignorant the writers in question are of sporting men is set forth in the following extract which was recently published in a weekly journal, and which emanates from the pen of a person who styles himself the "Sojourner in the Sewers," or something else. " Another curious thing is that, during his trial, while Lord Derby was seated on the bench, a note was accidentally dropped by Palmer on to the floor, and banded by one of the gaolers to Mr. Wetherhead, the governor of Netvgate. On perusing it, Mr. Wetherhead toned it to be from Lord Derby's head trainer, disclosing several secrets of the racing stable to Palmer, and hinting at the considera tion that was to be paid for the information. Mr. Wetherhead immediately gave the letter to Miran Alderson, who glanced at its contents, and, with a smile, handed it to Lord Derby. It is needless to say the trainer has since been dismissed." Was ever a s'atement so false and ridiculous placed gravely before the public. The dismissal of John Scott by Lord Derby for divulging " several secrets of the racing stable" would, indeed, create a sensation in the sporting world. But the whole story is so absurd that one is only surprised at the ignorance and credulity which could have believed and promulgated it. July 21. A FRESH MAN. Shr.lP I --, At. 16 ;t 1• y } I 1:) s } /. I l St 11, 50 I a, 25 1 al .3() al St. 10 St 1.4 50 St. 6i. I 5, .60 I al O al 121 al St. 1.0 12 50 25 St li St.i 11 St. 11 St. 1( 2,1 1 al 5i I St. i to St. 10 ;. al 20 J pi] .0 I al 5 I al temdon N. Woo:. Caledon... E. Un. St Ot.Nrtnn. E. Count. Gt. Wes= Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM - . Do Do S. Easter Do Poto & Cc Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Stckton & Darlingt. hfidland En. Conn. E. Count. Co_ Do L. & N.W Do Ot Northo Ganeash Yorksh. T. Brassey M. biClean Stockt. Darlingt Do I(ltWestn. 95 -- 100 100 - 105 12 - 14 135 - 139 4 ••• ii .1 - io ••• - •• !07 - 109 12i - 23. - 24} .15 - 118 2 -2/ 94 96 i in 58 tiO 135 -- 138 7i 8 21 —24 d 33- 34i 90 -- .94 CHELMSFORD.-MONDAY. Arrived.--Winkfield, Ba,nnockburo, Sirocco, Maid of Athens. Humbold, Joshua,.: Golden Plover, Roman ; Emulous' g., Brinklow, Nicholas, Gazehound, Polestar, Dexterity, and f. by Footstool out of Alcoran's darn. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) , LONDON, July 21.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; light airs and cloudy. Ponsmount, July 20 —Wind Tir.N.W.—Arri,iecl— 'Pollock, from Quebec; Charity (s.s. 14"), H M.S.'s Cmsar and London, Black Sea ; Indomitable (s.s. tpt. 7), Con stantinople and Malta ; Ripon (s .tpt. 25), Malta ; Osprey, (s.s. tpt. 23), Constantinople '•' Lion (s. tpt. 132), Balak lava ; Hotspur. London, for Calcutta, &c. -Sailed--Lady Russell (tpt. 27) and Akbar (tpt.), for Woolwich. PL - Tgotnil, July 20. —Wind W.—Arrived—Clio, from Quebec, struck on the Winter Rock in coming in, but came off without apparent damage. Sailed—Tchernaya, for Quebec. , FALMOUTH, July . 20.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived--Te resa and Lizzie Drew, from Havana. Off thaport—Joshua, from Sydney, N.S.W. ; George Wilhelm, Akyab, and sailed for Bremen. (PEIZ ILIOTBrO TELIORAPH.) PORTSMOUTH, Monday Morning.. Arrived—The steam-transport Hansa, with the Second Battalion of the British-German Legion, from Smyrna. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. . . Arrived —Enterprise, from Constantinople ; Gipsy, Llanelly ; Fanny, Cardiff. The steam-transport Hansa passed Hurst, for Spithead, at 7.5 1 Wind N.W. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Airived—Ellen Radford, from Valparaiso ; Cheshire, Detuerara ; Tennessee, Charleston ; TalAvera, Baltimore ; Elizabeth And, St. Domingo; Gem, Aux Cages; Culloden CaWe, New Orleans; Fanny Fern, Baltimore; Avon, Siesta ; Daniel Dyer, Dragomestre ; B ene di ctus, Nordreg boyg ; Elizabeth, Jaffa; Imogeo, Mateo, QUEEXSTOWN, July 19. Wind.W.N.W. - Anived—Sirhowy. from Genaives ; Llewellyn, Barba does; Wanderer, Galatz.. Wind W. Sailoa—Aotive, for Charleutou. RAILWAYS. Bedford and Blotchley Buckghaansii, Col. Stolz Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. v... 4 pc. 31 E. Un. H. Sll. 10 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New.. Gilstr.4 Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway kll Hull & Solby ill Do. 4 Shares.% al Do. z Shares. al Lon.&Groenw al Do.Preferencc Id Lon., Til., &S. 0 Lowestoft gr. per cont. _ Do. 6 per ct. Xll Manch. Bstn. and Matlock Xll Middlesbro' I Redcar. nO Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury E. G.spc ►ll N.& Est.s p.c. al Do. 6 per et. J 1 Do. Fixeds p c ll Prost. & 11 Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& 8 Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.s p. c. al Shrews. &Her .0i S. Staffordsh. d 1 Wear Valleygr 6 per cent 11 Do 0 Wilts&gomrst PREFERENCE SHARE-6. 84 - 90 118 120 110 - 118 93 '-95 1 101 - 103 16 - 17 5 - 54 6 -- 64 [O7 100 - - 112 105 I ,4 - 13 - 37 139 78 - 80 1i• i2l 111 - 114 105 -- 107 i - b ... ~., 6 - 64 95 - 97 88 - 59 89 - 91 98 - 100 10 - 101 171 -17 i 10i -- 101 75 -77 201 - 211 10 - 101 15t - 16 38 -- 1 ,•• ... , N .. '..." ... - 162 - 70 LIS - 140 101 - 103 91 - 93 It - 2 ft ....* ••• ,• "'" ... 105 —lO7 97 —9B 1 id • 1 lit .. .... ... 15 - 1G •• • • 24 -24 i LO2 - 105 10} - 10,1, ""." ••• • '.- ••• . ..... ~. .. .. 2i 3i 4 1p 13i berdeen Deben. Do. 6 per cent. J Do. N 0.2, 7 I). c 61 31ythandTyne 10 pes a. pref. (issd. at 501, 10 iris. & Ex. 4p. c. St . 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares )0 !a locionian £lO - ill Ihee. &Ho. Gu. 54 pc Lfi )o. do. Prof. No. 2. a] Do. do. Pref. No. 2 dl Oork dsßandonsb.c a Jun.Prth Aber.J. 2 % Anglian Chs. ASh 10' Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. 10 )o. do Cls. C7p. c. 611 -las. 00. Ex, spc No. ‘; 11 Do. No. 2 1: )o. New 6p. a. St. li fast Un., G. 6p. c. ll )o. 51., 10 per cent ill )o. 101. Debentr.Sh. Ali )o. do. 4 per cent ) 1 ' 'last Lancash. 6p. cts ill 4 .1. kW. York. J. sthE I 3 &lin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. 10 e.d. Prth.&Dun.4p.c 11 Furness 'lles. & S.W. G. 5 p.c 10. treat Northn. 5 p. 10 do. sp. o. Redeem. 20 ai St. 1.0 St. IID 12: I 7. at 10 p. c. prem '►o. 4 p. c 't !)o. sp. c. Scrip, Red. .%t 5 p. c. pm... 10 au lt.N.of Sea. leiPze St. lOn It. S. &W. (Ireland' 2U 13 Do. 4per c. Prof. S 50 g W.(BAH.ExSpe St. 100 con. red. 4{ p.c. St. 100 con. red. 4p. c. St. 100 !)o. irred. 4p. c. St. 1.00 Do. sp. c. red. pref 8 all Do, Birm. Pref. Sh 10 all Do. Chester Bp.c. P. 'lO all Do. do. sp.c. do St 100 Do. Birm. Gina. Stk 24. all Do. Ches. Qua. Sh i 3 all Do. do. do 21 all Do. do. do 16 6 &York. F. .£l l St. 100 6p. c. Stock ... St. 1.00 rion.&Brigh. G.sp.c. St. 100 00. Pref., sp. c. St. St 100 I Do. New Guar.6 p. c. St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent .. St. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 6 p. et St LOO Lon.& S.W. 7 per et late 3d Shares tl ,Jendy. & Cole:. Sh 11 Londy.&Ennis.i SI .03 7 4.,14.,& L. 6 p. Cent 4i Do. do. do. £ti 10 Do. do. 34 per cent 11 Harypt .&Carl.4 po. .11 Do. 4} per cent .01 Do. do. Nfid.Consol.6p.e.St 10 Do. Con.Br.Bir. 6pc 121, , 11 12 , -' St. 11 iD I a. 121 a: st. Iwo Do. 4i p. c. Pref. : 7 4 Ditto L. & H. Pref. S 1 New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. a. red. 5 p.c. pm. 2 Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 611 Norfolk Debenture )0 Do. Pref. sp. c. Stool )0 Do. sp. c. Eat )0 Do. 54 per ct.pref 1 10 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 10 North British 10 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P. Si Do. do, do 13 Do. Leeds 6p. c :No.) 9 Do. do. Quarters .:. 10 Do.Yorkll.& R. Pnr. all North Staffordshire.. 00 Ox,Wo. , z.W.15/ 6pc all Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. all Scot. Cent. ,New Pref all South Devon .0 I all 10 ku Do. fixed, 4 per cent .II 18. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of Li Os. 6d. 110 Do. 4i per cent all Do. Fixed 4i p c eh .00 S. Wales Gna. 4p, c .00 Do. do. 4i p. c.... all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. all Stock.& Dar., sp. c.l 15 Do. do. do. all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p. o. till July 1, '56 4i Waterfd.& Kilk.6 pc 20 7 1 al 20 I 1, MINES. a I Agns Fria 11 A.nglo Californian I kustralian Xll !Baden (Gd. Duchy of,) .11 Bitenar. Iron & Coal, .4 j British Iron t 6 I T3razilianimp. (issue(' at £5 pm.). 11 !Do. Cocaes - ST Culab .5 ;Do. St. John Del Roy ;Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica 611 I Oobre Copper c o Colonial ppe ru Gold 11of Eng. al Do. Pref. n p. cent .e Copiapo Fortuna all ,Genual all Gt.NuggetVoinßcg., all Great Poleooth all Cat Wheal Vor United all Liberty all Linares.. If iLusitanian all Mariquita all !New Granada all 'Nouveau Monde all ;Pontgi.Sil. &Le. Min 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron all Do. New Hi Santiago de Cuba... 6s. !Sort. Cons. Min. Co !South Ausiralisit al ;Do. Scrip... ill Do. 10 per cent Pref [i Tani. S. &L. Min. Co. ill rin Cr0ft........... Lll United Mexican 61l Waller ill West Mariposa , 2s. Worthing Mining of Australia MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agricult.f 27 29 27 le :II kuetraln. Royal Maim 10 all Berlin Wat er Works = 'Si 6 50 40 iirit. American Lane 100 3 Canada 27 130 St. 0 C.Go.6p.e.Jankialy • 14i —115 E 15 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug St. 100 Do.6p c. Mar & Sept • 6 all Crystal Palaee .24 2i 21 5 all Do. Preference. ~,.•• 5l 6i 6ex int. 4 p.'l Crystal Pal. of Franc, Duston Tron 0re..,,, 20 154 Eastern Steam ..,..,.• St. 100 Electric Telegraph 92 94 94 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 11 25 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 16 all General Screw Steam 134 4 a ll Lond. Gen. Omnibus 41 43 41 20 10 Magdalena St. Navi,. 10 all Niediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Nieximu&S.A.mericn. 31 41 4 25 5 Nat. Discount Co. 2p 6i 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue to 5 Netherlands Land l4 2 20 all Do. Do. 5 3 Do.SpcPissatld „ 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 24 26 N. S.W. Gov. sp.c. D. d all N. B. Australasian._ t 0 15 Nrth.ofEuropeStaam 141 14; 1 all Oriental Gas ll 6 I 2s. Do. " New Shares " $l 3 • all Peel Rr. Id. & Mine. 2 - 5e all Peninsular& Oriental 66 • 68 66 w 10 Mu. new.. to o :"!oyal Rail Steam I V. Scot. Austral. Invest. • 1 Ditto New 3 ip 25 all South Austral. Land 36i —37 t 1 a 1 aubmar. Tel. Scrip... 1 nevisterei. . it 20 ; r`vistifs L.Clo.l3.Can. 100 „Ai Val Diemen's totad 16 17 0 1 7 .G 0 .6P.C.JMIZIP‘11 H. 1.0.61 St. 20 25 25 40 a, 5 1, St. al IS al 10 a 28i It -1?; - 4 2 -6 2/ - 31 31 3i 20 - 22 k - lii 58 - CO 30 35 25 27 16 18 i - id 14 16 I 1 • id - id 11 12 * 26 - 28 8 - 10 2, - 3 - 2i 2} 4 --• 4a 3j; 4 - unk 168 119 123 -- 1011 97} 8 7i 1131 13 2i a 161 , 90 2 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Fair average supplies of foreign stock arrived in the port of London last week—the total supply amounting to 9,959 head. In the corresponding period in 1855 we received 6,169 ; in 1854, 6,057 ; in 1853, 12,422; in 1852, 7,022 ; in 1851, 7,128; and in 1850, 5,146 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON BAST WEI. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Amsterdam 2O ... 678 ... 229 ... 10 Dunkirk ll -. Harlingen..." 160 “. 1,630 ". 130 -. 315 -. 534 Dordt 5 ... 76 „. 1 Hamburgh 34 ,; 2,427 ". 5 _. 55 Antwerp Ostend Calais ". Twining 449 -. Corunna, l3O Rotterdam...- lll ""'" •• • •• • 319 887 ...1,237 :: 235 :: -- T0ta1.... 920 ... 6,018 —1,367 ... 945 ... 599 The yearly comparison of weekly Imports is as follows :--- Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1855 425 3,734 ... 708 667 635 1854 1,319 3,231 490 847 168 1853 1,294 5,756 82 t 903 529 1852 B4O 4,647 ... 622 619 313 1851. 1,297 4,303 ... 858 511 19U 1850 852 2,706 ... 336 ... 492 ... 95 The arrivals of stock last week were the largest received in any previous week during the present year. Thera ap pears to have been a falling off both in Holland and Spain on French account. and it is probable that our importa tions will be tolerably good next month. There was a fair average supply of foreign stock in to day's market, in but middling condition. The receipts of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were moderate in number, but rather deficient in quality. The primest breeds sold somewhat briskly, at an advance in the quotations realised on Monday last of 2d per 81bs. ' the best Scots being worth 5s 2d p er Sib s . ; other wise the beef trade was less active, on former terms. How ever, nearly the whole of the supply changed hands. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, &c., we received 1,600 short horns; from other parts of England 900 Scots, &c.;, from Ireland 150 oxen; and from Scotland 100 Scots. We were well supplied with sheep, but there was a great deficiency of prime stock amongst them. Most breeds met a very slow trade, at prices barely equal to those rea lised on this day se'nnight. The extreme value of the best Downs was 5s 4d per tilbs. About 2,000 sheep came to hand from Ireland, Lambs were in moderate supply and fair request, at last week's currency. The top price was 5s 8d per 81bs. The show of calves was extensive, and the veal trade ruled heavy at a decline in value of 2d per .81bs. Pigs moved off slowly, but no change took place in the quotations. Per Sibs to sink the offais. s. d. s. d.l s. d. s. d. :nterior Beasts.... 3 6to 3 10primeSonthdown 5 0 5 4 &nand quality.... 4 0 4 2 1 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 1 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Prime Scots, dm. 410 5 2 i lJarge hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 10 4 o,Smkllporkers Second quality ...4 2 4 6,Suckling calves 23 0 30 11 Prime crso.-wlled.4 8 4 10 1 Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0 Lamb, 4s Bd. to 58 Bd. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. B eas ts „ •• 3,640 BeaSts• • . 949 Sheep and lambs —96,630 Sheep and lambs 4,310 Calves .- •• .. • • •405 349 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, July 23, 1855, and this day, Monday, July 21, 1856. Per 81bs, to sink the ofrals. July 23, 1855. July 21,1856 • a. d. s. d. . d. e. d. Coarse and inferior beasts „,3 10 to 4 op 6t03 10 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4i4 0 4 2 Prime large oxen. . ..... . ....... 4 6 4 10,4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, (kc „. 5 0 5 24'10 5 2 Coarse and inferior sheep .„ 3 6 3 83 10 4 0 Second quality ditto • 310 4 4 i 2 4 6 Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 6 410 4 8 410 Prime Southdown ditto 5 0 5 2'5 0 5. 4 Lambs .;„ ▪ 110 6 2 4 8 5 8 Large coarse calves 4 2 4 6 3 8 4 6 Prime small ditto 4 8 5 0 4 8 5 0 Largo hogs 3 6 310 3 4 4 0 Neat small porkers 4 0 4 6 4 4 410 Beasts... 3,098 3,640 Sheep ... ▪ 24,870 26,630 Calves... 360 405 Pigs 755 320 Surinam ON SALE, July 21,▪ ISs4.—Beasts, 4,032; sheep and lambs, 28,390; calves, 580; pigs, 310. July 25, 1853. —Beasts, 4,558; sheep and lambs, 32,010; calves, 497 ; pigs, 310. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. About average time-of-year supplies of each kind of meat are on sale in these markets, and the demand gene rally is inactive, as follows : Per Blbs by the careaee. s. d. s. d. ,interior 3 2 3 4 middling 3 6 3 8 prime large 3 10 4 do. small 4 2 4 6 large 3 6 4 2 Lamb, 4s 800 l Do. Do. De. Porl Mutton, Inferior Do., middling Do., prime Veal Pork. small to 5s 2d. d. H et 3 6 3 10 .4 0 4 6 ,4 8 4 10 3 4 4.8 ,4 4 4 8 BOROUGH HOP. The plantation accounts are far from favourable, and we have a moderate demand for most kinds of hops, at full prices. Mid and East Kent pockets 2 3/ 103 to Cl 10s per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 3150 to 515 s ; Sussex, 3l Os to 5/. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of new English potatoes are steadily on the increase, and an extensive business is doing in them, at from 41. to W. per cwt. Foreign qualities are firm, at from 2s 6d to 3s per basket. Last week's imports were 7,265 baskets from Itotterdani, 70 baskets from Gaernsey, and 50 tons from Jersey. WOOL. The public sales.of wool have been commenced some what heavily, and prices ,show a decline of ld per lb. About 10,000 bales have been withdrawn, but the stock in London is now nearly 99,000 bales. The following pricel have been realised :—Anstr%lia—Clean sheep's 1s 7d to 2a, ld ; lamb's, is 76d to is lid; pieces, is ‘,26d to is 7d ; in the grease, 86. Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 6d to 2s_, 4d ; lamb's, is 6cl. to 2s 21d ; pieces, is 26,1 to Is Bd. Cape—Clean sheeps, is 2d to is 9l ; lamb's, is 5d to is 10d; grease, 10d to is sd. South Australian—Clean sheep's, is 7d to 2s ld ; lamb's, is 76d to is lld ; pieces, is 26d to is ; grease, 86d. Van Diemen's Land— Clean sheep's, is 6d to is 106 ; lamb's, is 5Ad to is 106 d; pieces, Is 26d to is 3d per lb. The imports last week were 12 4 bales from Hambro', 281 from the Cape, 10 from the Falkland Islands, 40 from Rio, 1,600 from Adelaide, 2,267 from Portland Bay , 373 from B om b ay , 1 , 100 f rom Melbourne, and 200 from other quarters.. In the private market very little is done, at nominal currencies. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tea.s, is 3d to 1 s 4 d ; Down ewes, is 2d to is 36,d ;* half-bred hogs, 1s 21 to is 3 ; Kent fleeces, is 2d to is ; Leicester do., is lit to is 3d ; combing skin, is to is 4 rl ; blanket wool, 91 to is id; and flannel wool, is to is 5d per lb. SEEDS. The arrivals of linseed have been large, and prices have had an upward tendency. Oi!cakes continue in great de mand at improved rates. Thin oblong New York, in bar rels, on the spot or floating 11/, per ton. Rapecakes dearer, and 51. obtainable for fair samples made from east India seed. Rape and oilseeds are in great demand at advanced prices. Terntp,White,per bash. 22s to 25s' Swede .. • • .....• —s —s Mustard, Brown•• •• •• 22% 24s "(Mite, new •• .• .. 10s I it, Tares,Winter, new.... 6s Od 6s 6d Canary, per quarter 56s 62s Rye grass ••-•.. • • •• — s —5 Clover,RedEng. (cwt.) —s —s White •• ••..• • •• Foreign Red.. • • • • —II —a —s l Trefoil, new....... .. •—S —3 Carraway . 423 445 Coriander.... 255 28s lienipseed,per quarter —s Linseed, 63t Crushing ........ 525 56' Baltic —s —s Odessa •- --a Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. —lOl 03 10? 5s Foreign, per ton J 08 101 108 Rape Cakes, pr ton 5!15s 6 Ofi Rapeseed, New, pr qr.. 88a 91e. Ottr market conti ported. To-day. P. cwt. Town tallow Rough fat 2s 101,1 i TALLOW. nuns steady, and prices are well sup ,Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 133 per is scarce, and worth 518 nett cash. rer Sibs. 052. 1853: 48.273 f 18,743 376 9 Ito, 51s 3,1 Od 51s 530 1,003 7,055 11,072 5'6 , 311 9,700 6,500 894 6d 1 52/9d 1856. 1654. 1855. • I -33,578 45,546) 11,870 668 6.1 w 54s 01 tol 53s 08 —s 08 —s Od to —. 04 1,243 1 1,295 3,005 ' 7,917 11,197 15,576 Stock this day Price of Y. C Delivery last week .• Ditto from June 1 .... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel.. Z*o °inn 383 2,0;7 1,795:. 5,525 9,028 7,937 573 Oil: 55s Od 50 8d pm 'WATERFORD, July 19. DUBLIN, July 19. Wiud W. Arrived—lguez do Pastro (s) from Oporto ; Ripley, . • BarbActoes. JOHN RUSKIN. Modern Painters. Vols. 111. and IV. By John Ruskin, M.A. Smith, Elder, and Co. In all seriousness, let us say at once that we do conscientiously believe Mr. John Ruskin - to be one of those rare individuals to whom an especial "mission" has been entrusted. And, more than this, we believe him,-at _the smile time, to be one. who—reverently _conscious of that " mission ", strenuously endeavours, to the very uttermost of his capacity ; to fulfil it, Let it be Observed,how ever, at once that, while. we speak thus, we are by no means among those who may henceforth be termed Ruskinites. We have the highest admiration for our author's abilities. Weappreciate his genius in some of its more delicate, certainly in most of its more obvious, characteristics. But we discover ourselves differing in opinion from him repeatedly. We often.and often. find it impossible to arrive at the same conclusions with those he so earnestly and eloquently proclaims to be 'incontrovertible. We have the highest respect for his judgment, but we can't for thelife of us believe in its infallibility. Neither for that matter, it should be borne in mind s does he himself. His intellect is by far too sane for that ! As he reminds his readers in the candid .and manly. Preface adorning the third volume of his great work "Modern Painters"—the phrase '" I think so," or "it seems so to me," is to be met with in its'pages continually. . Insomuch indeed that as he here observes of himself rather forcefully (the emphasis of the italics even, being his own), "I am not dogmatic.' And so far in truth —whatever his many bitter personal antagonists may intimate to the contrary--4°lin Ruskin is not a dogmatist. A hoarse laugh of derision may be rallied at this, but the fact still continues so never theless.- Wherever a thing cannot `be positively . stated in regard to painting as "a. truth;"--our author honestly avows it simply as "an opinion." And there are truths, surely, in painting ;as there are truths in any other arts, as there are truth in science, as there are truths in philosophy. To talk of dogmatism in regard to the enunciation of 'which would be simply absurd and preposterous. Mr. Ruskin says,. however, exactly what we are here trying to articulate, as plainly as possible, in words than which nene-could be distinguished by more admirable luCidity or explicitness. " There are," he observes, "laws of truth and right in painting just as fixed as those of harmony in music, or of affinity in chemistry"—addin g a little further on that it would be as ridiculonsfor a person to speak hesitatingly about laws of painting, who has conscientiously given his time to their ascertain ment; as it would be for Mr. Faraday to an/ a dubious manner that iron had an ajinity for oxygen, and to put the question to :the Tote of his audience whether it had or • not. 7 Admirable This is the true reductio ad absurdum. And as stredly it would be ridiculous to charge Professor Faraday with dogmatism as a Che mist, or an Electrician, or a Metallurgist, because he simply states the truths of science instead . of timorously suggesting' those truths as matters of opinion, worthy perhaps of casual examination some time by his miscellaneous auditory ! A s ridiculous (not a jot more so,-how ever), as it would be to tax with dogmatism the simple enunciation of the " lawS of truth and right" in painting, whether the enunciation come from Mr. Ruskin, the Oxford Graduate, or from Mr. Leslie, the Royal Academician. Such- , an enunciation (no matter by whom made) cannot be dogmatical —any more than it can be dognaa,tiCal to assert that two and two make four, or to assert that white light is divisible by the prism into the three primary colours of red, blue, and' yellow ! Thickly " sown" as Mr. Ruskin's - writiuo_are, therefore, in all matters of mere " opinion," with such. modest 'phrases (distinctly disclaiming any thing at all like .the ex athedra coxcombry of ' pragmatic authority) as " I think 'so," and " it seems so to me "—let us hear no more of this non aensical gabble about the dogmatism of the Oxford. Graduate. Dogmatic, again we repeat, he is not: He states the truths of art, the laws of truth in painting, states them 'plainly, so that even a blockhead may recognise them ! He puts for ward at other moments his opinions upon art, his ideas in regard tothe aims and the methods : cf painting; suggesting - those opinions, suggesting those ideas, .earnestly no doubt, with, all This heart and soul in their utterance, with all the graces of his rhetoric, and , all the fervour' of his enthusiasm, but -still' merely sug gesting them ! He is too conscientious a, thinker, ever deliberately to confuse one with the other : the laws of truth in art and mere matters of indi viclual. opinion. Wherefore, again sayF-Wisi - sheer absurdity to talk of Mr. Ruskin.a.s . a perverse and crotchetty dogmatist. He is rk more this than he is, what some really still-seemfanCy him; . a mere tyro in a r t, as some actually yetcall him, a mere amateur in matters of painting. If there is one man in this country who has thoroughly edu cated himself for the office'of a professional critic, and a competent professional critic, upon the sub ject of pictures, that man we do not hesitate to say, that man we cannot in reason for one instant hesitate to say, is John Ruskin. Already (he tells us in this Preface to vol. iii.) he has given ten years of his life to the, single purpose of enabling himself to judge rightly of Art, spendiug them,. he adds, in "labour as earnest and continuous as men usually undertake to gain position or accumu late fortune." There was something chivalric in the mere awakening of his innate capacities as an Art-Critic—when he suddenly startled the world of Art-Critics in ,England with the youthful outpour ings of his enthusiasm. Volume One of the re markable work under consideration, was penned with burning haste, under the generous impulse of putting .an end, if possible, to those odious and insensate revilings of Turner, —(incomparably the greatest landscape painter that ever lived !)—by which, as Mr. Ruskin here ex presses it, with an evident sense on his part still of mingled scorn and indignation towards the assail ants of Turner, the public at large were prevented from honouring the great artist's genius, and that too at the very time when his powers were in their fullest maturity ! A noble etfort—and one which happily proved, as we all of -us remember, in a veiy eminent degree successful.. Insomuch that the Oxford'Graduate finds himself nowadays anything rather than in a minority as an appreciator of Tur ner's taid-carear masterpieces I Volume Two fol—. lowed in due course, confirming the victory achieved by Volfime , One, though lacking, we still cannot but" 'think, much of that divine affiatis in' the way of poetic description which in the earlier. por tions of the work secured to the young and until then unheard-of Oxford Graduate a brilliant and almost instantaneous, and although iustantaneotns, we believe in a great measure enduring, reputation. Scarcely, however, was that second Nolunie issued from the press when the hero of the production was attacked by disease; his artistic powers betraying . towards the close of 1845 very perceptible declension—in alluding to which cir crunstances, now, Mr. Ruskin remarks iu his pre face to . this continuation' of Modern Painters, 4‘ saw that nothing remained for me to write, but his epitaph." Anoth er vo l ume (th e fifth), a volume announced to appear in the ensuing autumn will bring the chef d'ogurores of 'John Raskin to its con clusion. Already its scope and , purpose, even without the aid of that terminal instalment, is, at this moment, we conceive sufficiently appa rent. It constitutes the elaborated exponent not merely of the individual views of its author upon art generally, but of those more important laws of Painting, the - value of which is as Much beyond the limits of exaggeration as their validity is altogether • removed beyoud the reach of .scepticism. It!re veals the most comprehensive and eclectic capacity Of 'appreciation for the true and the beautiful wherever discoverable—without regard to time or country, to schools or styles, to prejudices or pre dilections. It embraces among, its conspicuous objects an earnest and dispassionate survey of the ‘various recent or still living painters. It carries the artist back irresistibly to the primal school of all—the study of Nature. Other works of note our author has produCed; no doubt, - eminently entitled to consideration. He has displayed the most searching keenness of observation in " The &Vert Lainps of Arehitecture ;" the most catholic ilste in - various 'departments in his Lectures on "Painting and Architecture ;" the most fervid. eloquence (as usual)iu his three noble volumes about the " Stones of Venice ;" much controversial hardi hood in his " Notes on the Construction of Sheep , folde;" undiminished antiquarian ardour in• his i essay on " The Opening of the Crystal Palace ;" a really charming adroitness of fancy - in - his fairy tale of " The King of the Golden "River; or, the Blabk' Brothers •" and it very daring determination .to think and speak independently in his rather me morable treatise upon the subject of " Pre-Raphae litism." Besides which he is • now bringing out annually what he feels (reasonably enough, we con ceive) that he ought to bring out annually, viz., "Notes upon the P r i nc ip a l 'Pictures exhibited in the Rooms of the Royal Academy," as well as in the apartments of other contemporaneous art-ex hibitions in London and Westminster. This last mentioned enterprise (recently announced by Mr. Ruskin to be henceforth among the lobjects of - his life) being his periodical contribution, as an Art Critic, towards the education of the taste and judg- . .ment upon matters of art, of his fellow-country men. _Yet the work, par excellence,. among. various and remarkable works yet given..to the ' world by the genius and industry of John Ruskin; ' we take this notable production, at once -the-ear liest and the latest among all his notable prodne tions, to be—this encyclopedic treatise upon art, I entitled "Modern Painters." - A treatise upon Art, chiefiy.renlarkable, -we cannot -but thiniki r constituting in reality a tribute 'to titure I tribute of admiration expressed at one moment analytically, at another synthetically, but always poetically, always with an enraptured' sense of the majesty of the True, and of 'the ivitehery of the Beautiful. THE POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF DEVONSHIRE AND CORNWALL, KELLY AND COMPANY. 1:856. ;" [SECOND .NoTict.] 4-very conspicuous feature in this ;remarkable compilation is the elaborate catalogne—magrossing pages xix. to xliv. ineltigiVely6f 'the .Cornish and Devonshire Mines. Giving them alphabetically. Comprising, under each title, a Minute liCcount of its actual condition, of its geographical—Situation, and of its internal organisatioit,': Ranging from the Alfred Con Sols Mine, 'in - the parish of Phillack, to the. Yeoland'ConsOls . Mine in the parish of Buck. land Monachorum. Giving the names of the prin. cipal Officers entrusted with the management. Relating, in many instances, h ow the mine is workd. Telling us 'by what length of lease 1 they are, One and all; held, aid at what amount of royalty. 'And so forth. Every reasonable precau lion appears to - have been taken Withit view to the I prevention of error : a mattiii' of extraordinary im portance as 'well as 'of ''extraordinary difficulty amidst such a mass' of statistics, arranged neces sarily not in a tabular form but in successive para. graphs. . . . Another List of very consider- able interest to 'a different class of applicants to the Directory for inforination—interesting, indeed, less toitio " Iron meit" 'of the West than to its "Debilitated Cousins" and "Sir Leicester Dedlocks " 'generally—is the catalogue of the Principal Seats in Devonshire—followed in due course, later on the volume, by • another (a briefer list); enumerating' the''Principal Seats in Cornwall. The latter beginning with Acton Castle, nearPerrinutl46, - and ending with W hitefield-house, near Stoke ClimSlaricl. The former commencing with A-la-Ronde near Withecombe Raleigh, and concluding with Youlston Park, the seat of Sir A. Chichester. The maps are w on d e ffully crowded 'but at the same time singularly legible: A more searching examination of the volume-only reveals, we have found, more and' more plainly the varied merits of the compilation, both in regard to accu racy of .detail and comprehensiveness of arrange. ment. LITERATuam Elednore, and Other Poems. By Hamilton Aide. Chapman and Hall. This is an unpretending volume of verse, which is not without merit. The poem which gives it its titlooccupies the principal part, and is the most successful, contrary to the usual rule, for it is ge nerally the fragmentary poems which are the most praiseworthy, few ordinary writers being equal to a long-continued effort. However, in the present instance, the story is told in a simple and unas suming manner, without attempting any lofty flights of poetry or thrilling ` descriptions. The result is, consequently, that the reader is not be wildered and Mystified, but interested and agree ,ably entertained. The story at its, opening bears some faint resemblance to the " Fireworshippers," for the_heroine is a fair maiden, living in a lonely castle, and the hero her unknown lover, who con fesses himself to be one of a proscribed and out cast race. The scene in which it is laid, however, is not on the moonlit " banks of Oman's sea," but the recesses of Gascony. ' The outcast lover is a 'Cagot, who departs and joins the French Revolution. After some years he re turns to claim Eleonore for hiS bride, and...they both escape to Paris to avoid the vengeance of the country people who are enraged that one of the Buia4 should have marrierithe daughter of their old Lord.. After some time,. Gaston, in his pursuit of freedoni, finds himself like too.many others on (the guillotine, and his widOW departs to a quiet spot, where they had sojourned 49gether, and brings up her little son to revere his memory, and afterher death he joins Napoleon's. army and ob tain-S-Mtich distinction.:" Such is thO . otittine of the tale, and if it lays no claitn to high' tAletic talent, it is at least gracefully told with feeling and ex .pression. The lesser poems are not in any way remarkable, Chiefly we should suggest from the author's. indifference to, a musical metre. Some of khein contain some strikipg,thoughts or expression, but—tikey..Jue not wittiout son imitation of the - I;aureites style. Song of Early StOn!ner.. , By the Rev. Archer • - Gurney. Longman. This author has already appeared before the public in several volumes averse, evidencing some varying, degrees of poetic . talent,',though decidedly wanting in the inspiration of genius. The one before us is ono of his most successful efforts, and certainly possesses one' merit unhappily becoming rare.. It, is perfectly cornprobenei,ble, and the words, strange to say, express, instead oi burying, the ideas. Snch an UnColi3inoifilhatk q inay make reany - -readers forgive a large share of t,naiediocrity, ,as.well as thesomewhat affected titles the dif ferent divisions of the work. Those poems in which there is any simple feeltng to be. eipressed are generally the most successful, Not-that the author attempts any very ambitious feat, but the less he attempts the more he seems to attain. Some of the poems are very unequal, some lines'and verses being far superior to -others. Theltuthur does not spare the school of the mystics, as he gives us some very severe verses upon them. More especially he finds it impossible to forgive Tennyson, -for whom he has evidently-a great admiration,,pr having written " Maud. The sentiments expressed are generally of a high and elevated kind, and many of the poems are very pleasing, and the volume will doubtless afford gratification to many cf its readers., Exposition of the Types and Antetypes.:of the Old . and. Newt/ Testament. By.the,,Elon.lady Scott. 1 Vol. Bentley., `7" This volUme, we are told in the ' 'preface, is de signed *.for family readings and for those persons who, from-want of leisure and. attention, have not traced the .connection of the prophetic passages in, the Old Testament with their corresponding fulfil ments in the New. It is written, in -the form of Lectures, and is very suitable fed the purposes in tended, as it contains much valuable information, clearly and practically Ciinveyed.'" It rnOt perhaps have been rendered more attractive to young readers, but it is likely-to become a standard work ofits,ltind notwithstanding. A. brief narrative of tke lives and exertions of the Apostles is added, of much interest. ni,val intelligence. GREAT . DISEMBA.RKA.TION OF TROOPS. PORTS3fOuni,lnly 20.—Troops to 'the ' number of 7,000 men are to disembark to.morr?w,tand proceed by trait) to their respective destinations. They are the 88th and 4th Regiments the first-natned from the Belleisle, 12, :and the latter Irom the Exmouth, -81 • they disem bark, numbering together 1,700 men, at daybreak, and come into the dock-yard in screw gunboats and tenders, and leave by rail at 6 o'clock for Al!lershot: The 88th Regiment,. 900 men, disembark from the Carsar, 91, screw,. at 6, arid cline to 'trio dockyard;'and leave by tt-tin at' DI fur Allershot.-: The . Swiss regi ment ,of the Foreign Legion„ , 700, strong, also disembark at 6 .o'clock alorigatfe the dockyard, and 'leave about Bor 9 o'clonk for Stiorncliffe.. The 23d and 33:1 R!egimenta, 1,200 strong, from the London, 91, jeave about 10 or 11 for Aldershot, as also 550 men of various detachments from the Indothitable, Charity, and "_Ripon, . steam transports. ,A.bout 1,000 'other men, detachments of various regiments from the same ships, also leave fer Aldershot, Parkhurst,- Preston,4o. The aeam transport o, , prey,, No,, 23, arrived today .from the Crimea with • 250_ men of the Royal Artillery. 'She sails tomorrow for WoOlwich to disernhatk them. The London, 90, Capt. Jervis, witb , the:24l and 311 d Regiments, arrived last night. ; The Exmouth; 91, screw, Capt. Lyres; arrived in the night with the 4th Regiment. '. ,' • . . ... The Cmsar k 9.1,, screw, 91 screw Capt. Rohl?, arrived yesterday • afternoon with the 38th Regiment. . - The Belleisle, 6, Captain Hosken, arrived on Friday night with the 88th Regiment, , - • --. • • -,-. The Charity, No. 147, steam . transport, arrived yes terday with the British Swisiliegio transport, arrived yes. The Indomitable, No. 7t steam terday with detachments of various regiments, number. ins 13 Officer* 3 - ladies, 694 men, 9 Women, and 7 chil dren 2 ,„ Ri p o n , No. 25, steam transport, arrived yester day . with' 28 officers, 704 men of various regiments, 8 ladies ;11 women; and 7 children: Amongst the officers are I..,ieut..Cal. Franklyn, staff ; Lient. 7 Col.- M'Mahoa, 44th, '&C. - The men belong as f...ttlews :- 4th Regiment, -5 officers'ind 260 men ; 18th, 6,.crffieer9 and' 319 men ; 20th, 2- officers and 78 men; 38th, 3 officers.and 8 men ; 44th, 4 officers and 63 then ' • staff, 3 Offieers. The Ripon left lialtrZ July 4, 'and had to put int") Tailz, as there were np coals at Olibralear. .. . The Prince Arthur No. 85 , steam tianPport, left yes. turday for Dublin With the Ist Royals. The screw steam frigate Emerald, 50 guns, was launched from Deptford Dockyard on Saturday. The - ceremony of christening was perhrtned by Miss Mary Wow), daughter of Sir Charles Wood. • The following appointments were made on Saturday at the Admiralty : Capt. George Giffard, to the Princess Royal ; Capt. Henry Broadhead,, to the Brunswick ; George H. R. Bower, master, to the Osborne ; D. M'Ewan, surgeon, to the Wasp ; C. D. R. H. Tracy, midshipman to the Amethyst N. Irpp . kins acting aoiiiitout.ourgeon, to 'the - " " " aotic e be til l annOv elier ,uotio ;lied alio° Judi ,pressour colt/ iod la . h 4 i 8 601 17 18; i 101 981 11 55; 38i 91 9 8/ 9 56 I ~~~. z in x in _-.:~.,