The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-04 00:00:00

incompetent man, who :?id not inherit his father's talent, he was by that son, acting under the advice of crafty and designing Ministers, placed in close confinement, and died in prison. " Tom Brown at Oxford" this month is capital. Tom inveigles his friend Lieut. East to accomp,,nv him on an expedi tion to p reven t H arr y Winilurn from getting Into trouble at a riot, which is about to take place at Eaglebourne. They arrive late, and the fun has begun. Tom leaves his friend with the horses, and goes down into the village and gets Harry away ; but the yeomanry cavalry are after them, and they have to ride for it. The lieutenant's pre sence of mind and ready expedient saves them, although it exposes himself to the fire of the enemy, on the strength of which he lectures Tom in a most admirable manner. Young Winburn enlists in Lieutenant East's regiment, and there we leave him. The subject of "Trade Societies and the Social Science Association" is treated in a quiet and sensible manner. We have a chapter on " Baron Bunsen." " Ravenshoe" is continued. Charles Ravenshoe gets into trouble with the Dons, and is rusticated. The description of this part of the tale is so true, that one would half fancy that the author had had personal experience on the sub ject:-- "Charles returned to his room, a little easier in his mind than when he left it. There still remained one dreadful business to get over—the worst of all, that of letting his father know. Non-university men sneer at rustication ; they can't see any particular punishment in having to ab sent yourself from your studies for a term or two. But do they think that the Dons don't know what they are about? - Why, nine spirited young fellows out of ten would snap their fingers at rustication, if it wasn't for the home busi ness. It is breaking the matter to his father, his just anger, and his mother's still more bitter reproaches. It must all come out, the why and the wherefore, without con cealment or palliation. The college write a letter to jus tify themselves, and then a mine of deceit is sprung under the parents' feet, and their eyes are opened to things they little dreamt of. This, it appears, is not the first offence. The college has been long suffering, and has pardoned When it should have punished repeatedly. The lad who Was thought to be doing so well, has been leading a dissi rated, riotous life, and deceiving them all. This is the bitterest blow they have ever had. How can they ever trust him again ? And so the wound takes long to heal, and sometimes is never healed at all. That is the meaning of rustication. " A majority of young fellows at the University deceive their parents, especially if they come of serious houses. It is almost forced upon them sometimes, and in all cases the temptation is strong. It is very unwise to ask too many questions. Home questions are, in some cases, unpardonable. A son can't tell a father, as one man can tell another, to mind his own business. No. The father asks the question suddenly, and the son lies, perhaps, for the first time in his life. If he told the truth his father would knock him down. Now Charles was a little better off than most young fellows in this respect. He knew his father would scold about the rustication, and still more at his being in debt. lie wasn't much afraid of his father's anger. They two had always been too familiar to be much afraid of one another. He was much more afraid of the sarcasms of laakworth, and he not a little dreaded his brother ; but with regard to his father he felt but slight uneasiness." "The Songs of Scotland" before Burns, and a chapte r on the "Exclusion of those who are not members of the Church of England from Fellow ships at our Universities," winds up the number for March. Temple Bar. " The Seven Sons of Mammon" is continued at some length, and considerable skill is shown in its relation. The piquante widow, Mrs. Armytage, is quite a masterpiece in the agreeable way in which she is sketched. The graceful way in which she comports herself while in the act of inflicting deadly Injuries on the peace and prosperity of others seems to entitle her to a high rank in the list of arch de ceivers and social trespassers. The tale " For Better, for Worse," is proceeded with, and in this instalment we follow the steps of the interesting Margaret, and do not meet with the bride at all. It is evident that troublous times are in store for her, however, as her brother and her sister are about to proceed to her vicinity, where it is not likely that the new brother-in-law will welcome them with much acclaim, or bestow upon them very smiling glances. There is a good paper, on "The Manage ment of Servants." It is written in a just spirit, and contains some solemn truths, and presents serious reflections which many selfish, tyrannical, and ignorant employers would do well to ponder upon in their leisure hours, as Hood has tersely expressed it, " Evil is wrought by want of thought, as well as by want of heart," and some do wrong from. the want of using their faculties, thus acting contrary to their natural sense of right. It is thus written in consideration of the unappreciated troubles of this class. " Servants have their living to earn, their way to make in the world, tempta tions to resist, difficulties to overcome, tears to hide, hearts capable of love, and a mysterious immor tality to struggle for and to hope in. While they live they are precious in the sight of the one Great Father of us all, and when they die, immortality is as true for them as the illustrious and beloved Queen of England." There are some very pleasing verses on the subject " Through the Bar." They are quaintly written, and are very expressive. The thoughtful will always find much food for deep reflection in the constant ra , ..ing to and ho in t" streets of a great city, and in speculating on the thousand of toiling feet, aching heads, and weary hearts who are marching on in the great battle of life, The first and last verses are here given " 0 river, dear to Spenser and Herrick, Poets divine of the days gone by I -0 bright clear Thames, ere the neoteric Fog of a city obscured the sky I Close to thy marge there runs, for ever, A wondrous stream that's nobler far : Who has not stayed to watch the river Of life flow fast through Temble Bar ? " Brother of mine, who have brain and money— Sisters of mine, who are fair to view— Men and women, whose lives are sunny— Temple Bar has a lesson for you. Look to this strange world's unknown sequel, Look to the City which shines afar : In the eyes of God we shall all be equal, When there runs no river through Temple Bar." Bady's Sporting Magazine. George Osbaldeston, the most remarkable sport ing character ever known in England, or in fact anywhere else, figures on the frontispiece. The perusal of the biography of this remarkable man Will prove interesting to all. His extraordinary match against time to ride 200 miles in 10 hours at the Houghton Meeting, Newmarket, 1831, must be in the recollection of all who had arrived at the year of manhood at that period. The distance was accomplished in 8 hours 42 minutes, including stoppages. His duel with the late Lord George Bentinck is a subject whim is best passed over in silence, the affair redounding little to the credit of the one or the determination of either party. The following epigram is one of many that were current at the time of his grand match against time TIME AND THE SQUIRE.—A 'MATCH. " Time "gainst the field,' the parsons cry, And add, by way of comment'ry, To warn each racing sinner : Whatever length life's course may be, The T.M.M. or T.Y.C., Time's sure to be the winner.' " Out upon their authority,' The Squire exclaims • ' What's Time to me ? That I his steps should follow. To challenge him I'm not afraid.' Done,' replies Time ; a match was made, And time was beaten hollow " "The Team and its Drivers," by the gentleman in black, contains instructions to those who have a fancy to hold the ribbons. " Wild Life "is a tale of the Californian diggings. " The Duties of liuntsmen, amateur and professional," is considered, and general sporting information given. The Journal of Agriculture. This magazine commences with a very interest ing article on the " Condition of the Agricultural Labourer," in which the writer, after showing the changes which have taken place in the social posi tion of our peasantry, as they have gradually de scended to their present condition,, he goes back 100 years, taking one particular property as an ex ample, and shows that all:the changes that have taken place on it from that time to the present have been to the disadvantage of the farm labourer. Robert Scott Burn furnishes an account of a rail way ride through Belgium, Holland, and on the Rhine, describing the agriculture of the various districts he passed through. In a chapter on c, H or ses, Ancient and Modern," the fitness of horse flesh for human food is strongly recommended ; and those who are sceptical on this subject are informed that they unconciously devour equine flesh in Bologna sausages, and that the fine Russian Ox tongues so much admired by epicures are in reality the tongues of horses. Farther on the writer inquires how it is that the French, who excel us in dancing, walking, and fencing, are the worst riders in the world. There is a chapter on French agri culture, as also one on the modern system of agri culture. Mr. Cowan furnishes a paper on the drainage of sheep farms, and the general agrkul, tural information of the season, together with other matters interesting to farmers, completes the number. The Quarterly Review. This number has derived much deserved celebrity from the admirable manner in which the article on will " Essays and Reviews" is written. It be found by those who attentively peruse it, that It is written in a fair spirit, consistent with a Oust a p prec i at i on o f t h e ques ti on o f which it treats. The authors of this work expressed the i r hope that " it would be received as an attempt to • religious the advantage desirable to the cause of _el.lgious.and moral truth, from a free handling in ~..becoming spirit of subjects peculiarly liable to suffer by the repetition o conventional language, and from traditional methods of treatment." In pursuing this plan they have gone far to undermine the very foundations on which the Christian reli gion rests, and to ignore entirely the doctrine of faith ; all with them must be material, and depend for its veracity and vitality on its agreements and accordance with the sense of man, and the consis tency of its tenets, with the approval of the intel lectual and skilled ones of all times. It is truly observed here,- that what, these critics term the "terrifying faculty" must belong to the most highly developed intellect of the age. What is to become of people who are below this mark, gifted with less than the highest natural power, of the highest cul tivation. Is not the tendency of this story to sub ject mankind to a sort of intellectual hierarchy P" The keystone of this theory is admirably described in these words,—" Instead of subjecting man as to his fate and duty to an external revelation, he sub jects the revelation itself to man's consciousness; the idea of this " verifying faculty," this power of each man of settling what is and what is not true in the Inspired Record, is the Idea of the whole volume—the connecting link between all its writers," In commenting upon the wide-spread evils so likely to ensue from the dissemination of such dangerous doctrines as these here set forth, the writer of this excellent article observes, " We have felt bound to express our conviction that holding their views they cannot consistently with moral honesty maintain their posts as clergymen of the Established Church." It is most satisfactory to nu et with so powerful an exponent of the vital truths assailed, and so eloquent an advocate for the Divine Word which is assailed by those who should stand forth as its champions and guardians. Who ever is of a weak and undecided turn of mind, and has curiosity and interest to induce them to read the " Essays and Reviews" should, as a counter piece, peruse this clear and comprehensive view of these dangerous opinions. The moderate tone which pervades its pages adds weight to its arguments and enhances its merits. This is not a party ques tion, or one that is exclusively the appanage of one sect or creed to defend or take up, but it is of that peculiar nature and übiquitous import, that all of any Christian belief may well unite against the inroads of such an intruder into the sanctuary of their faith. This article is one of the best that has appeared on a subject so difficult to handle, and it may be considered a perfect success. A pleasing paper is that on "Dogs of History and Romance." The numerous class who admire that animal will be pleased to peruse so entertaining a record of their canine favourites, and may prove to those who sneer at their partiality that they are an illustrious company, as many of the most renowned ones of past days have been celebrated tor their devotion to dogs. Sir Walter Scott was much attached to them, and he was also peculiarly happy in his illustrations of them in his works. "Every shade of canine feel ing, every development of canine nature may be studied in the pages of Sir Walter. Whenever, in the words of Mr. Adolphus, it is possible for a dog in any way to contribute to the effect of a scene, we find there the very dog that was required in his proper place and attitude." Happily, we are not left in ignorance of the names or the natures of the dogs which attended their master in his wanderings by Tweedside or on Yarrow. Camp, whose death Sir Walter lamented as that of a friend, and the giant Mudie, who " sleeps soundly at his master's door," will remain in kindly connection with the greatest name in modern literature so long as literature itself shall last. " It is, in fact, the gentlest nature, such an union of gentleness with high independ ence and perfect courage as distinguished Sir Walter, the very perfect, gentle knight, which will most thoroughly appreciate the noble qualities of the dog, and to which the dog in turn will be most ready to attach himself." "1 he History and Pro spects of the Iron Trade" form the subject of an in teresting paper, in which an outline of the rise and progress of the manufacture is given in a succinct and popular form. As is too often the case, the great benefactors of the trade were the least rewarded. Every one knows the national ingrati tude which left unnoticed the brilliant invention of Mr. Cort, and the tardy subscription which in these days is being raised for his indigent family. Yet the writer before us states that, " Mr. Cort's dis covery was of such value and importance that it has given to this country to command the markets of the world." A predecessor of Mr. Cort was no more fortunate, "It is not known with accuracy when the first experiments to use coal were made, or how far they were carried; but Dud ley, in the early part of the 17th cen tury, is the first who so far succeeded in the attempt as to be entitled to the merit of discovery." Two difficulties had up to that period prevented the application of coal to the smelting of iron. A greater power of blast than any of the machinery of those days possessed was required to produce the necessary intensity of heat in coal ; and no means had been found to secure the expulsion from the coal of the sulphur which is injurious to the manufaeture of iron. Yet though Dudley was the first to subdue these obsta cles in the way of au Important trade, the usual fate of inventors and improvers attended him, and he " lived unrewarded and died brokenhearted." " We do not remember," says the writer of the ar ticle before us, " another instance of a discovery so nearly brought to perfection, and so long allowed to sleep in oblivion." The application of steam to mechanical purposes soon produced a wonderful de velopment of the iron trade, and successive inven tions and improvements have been the result of the energy and enterprise called into action. It is curi ous, however, that according to the statements before us these improvements are only shown in the in crease of quantity and diminution of cost, not in the quality of the article produced. The specimens of ancient and medival iron and steel which have come down to us have been of first-rate quality ; and the holiday making manufacturer who takes an excursion trip to London will see in the iron railings of St. Paul's, which were cast in Lamber hurst, in Kent, two centuries ago, a specimen of iron which might certainly be made in the present day, but which it would puzzle his ingenuity to procure." The increase of the trade is, however, marvellous since the manufacture of iron, which on the introduction of steam suddenly rose to 60,000 tons, will it is supposed in the present year reach nearLy 4,000,000 tons. Many interesting particulars are given, the influence of the French treaty, the cause of the present depression in the trade and the best means to be employed by Government to secure an efficient supply of first-rate iron are considered. Mr. Motley's valuable history of the United Nether lands receives a careful criticism. The American historian for these additional volumes brings down his narrative to the destruction of the Armada, on which subject it is gratifying to find that he speaks with genuine English fervour and goodwill. The critic awards the usual share of approval and admi ration to one who, even more than the lamented Prescott, deserves to be styled the American Macaulay. Like our English historian, too, he is accused of being somewhat partial to his hero, William of Orange, and even undue severity towards Philip 11. In both these particulars he is certainly likely to have a good many adherents, although we must not let our detestation of his relentless bigotry induce us to consider Philip as altogether contemptible. He was an insignificant opponent, as his enemies proved, but although wanting his fa ther's abilities, both in the camp and the cabinet, the influence of his intrigues was felt throughout Europe. His tenacity of purpose and devotion to a principle, however mistaken, certainly deserve to be weighed in his favour, though his dark designs and wholesale massacres can claim but little sym pathy from English or American readers. Those who have not met with Mr. Matlay's work will find in the article before us a graphic and well written summary of the great events it describes. Orley Farm. By Anthony Trollops. Chapman and Hall. In this new serial the gentlemen of the long robe are destined to figure prominently. At least we are informed in the first page that if we please we may alter the name to "The Great Orley Farm Case." Part the first is of course devoted to the introduction of the principal characters, and to en lightening the reader regarding the events which preceded the epoch at which the tale begins. An old gentleman named Sir Joseph Mason, who had made his own fortune in mercantile pursuits, re tired from business and purchased an extensive property in Yorkshire. He died, and bequeathed the greater portion of it to his eldest son, but Orley Farm he left to the offspring of his second mar riage, an infant at the time of his father's death. The elder brother disputed the will, having ex pected from what old Sir Jossph had told him that the entire property would go to him. Legal pro ceedings were instituted, but the result went in favour of the yourger son, and the matter was sup posed to be set at rest for ever. The widow of the late Sir Joseph, acting as guardiun to her son, re mained in undisturbed possession for some twenty years, until her son, having come of age, entered into his property. A certain Sir Peregrine Orme, who resided in the neighbourhood of Orley Farm, had a grandson about the same age as young Lucius Mason, but of very different character, for at the time that Lucius Mason was studying the abstract doctrines of philology at a German univer sity, the hopeful heir of Sir Peregrine Orme was devoting all his energies to the destruction of rats. In short, while the one was preparing himself in wild theories which were destined to work his ruin hereafter, the other was expending his sub stance in the gentlemanly amusement of ratting At the period 'when the tale commences, young I Peregrine had returned from O x f or d , from wh i ch Iseat of learning he had been banished for certain - - - 7LONDON; MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, - 1861. THE SUN. proceedings which need not be investigated, with a recommendation that it would be as well if he took his name off the boards ; and Lucius Mason had arrived from Germany with his head full of philology and chemistry, determined to cultivate his own land on new and scientific principles. The plot, as far as one can as yet:enter into, it is conceived with the ability to be expected from the author, and the tale promises to be one of much interest. MONEY IiIARKE2' AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The accounts from the manufacturing districts during the past week show very little improvement in the general state of business. The woollen trade at Leeds has continued quiet, the chief dealings having been in light goods for the spring trade. Business at Manchester has continued very dull, and manufacturers have been pressing sales at reduced rates. Wools and yarns at Bradford have been neglected, and the few transactions in piece goods have been chiefly to supply immediate home requirements. The hosiery trade at Leicester has continued inactive, but symptoms of improvement have taken place in the lace trade at Nottingham. In the hardware districts there is little change of importance, the few orders in hand at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, being for home demands. Increased activity has been temporarily produced in the general discount market by the payments due to-day, the 4th of the month. Not the slightest inconvenience, however, is experienced, good com mercial bills being easily negotiated, although full rates are required for the accommodation. As soon as the engagements now arriving at maturity are liquidated it is expected that the market will assume an easier appearance, as the ordinary re quirements of trade are comparatively moderate, while the absorption for joint stock and exceptional purposes is smaller than usual. Rather more activity prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday, and prices were toler ably firm. The sales were 8,000 bales. Small quantities of gold continue to be purchased by the Bank of England, about £3,000 having been sent there on Saturday. The Norman has arrived from the Cape of Good Hope with £4,260 in specie; and the Tagus, from the Peninsula, with £1,664. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon sailed from Southampton to-day, for the East. She takes out—in sovereigns, £4,890; bar silver, £136,245; dollars, 23,911 ; gold coin, £2,371; and jewellery, £2,487. Total, £169,9C4. The traffic receipts of the Great Western Rail way of Canada, for the week ending the 15th ult., exhibited an increase of £1,878 compared with the same period in 1860. The English Stock Market is rather depressed, several speculative sales having taken place, causing a decline of almost f per cent. This un favourable tendency is ascribed to the position of monetary affairs, and reported failures in Havan nah. Consols are 911 a for money, 913 for the 7th inst., and 921 4 for April. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 91* ; Long Annuities at 161 ; and Exchequer Bills are firm at 7s. to 3s. dis. Bank Stock is at 231 and 233. Indian ditto is flat at 221, and ditto New Scrip has improved to 100-7,2. - The dealings in the Foreign market have been of a moderate character, but prices generally are flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 691 70 ; ditto 1858, 511 52 ex div. ; Mexican are steady at 23k ; and Brazilian 41 per Cents. at 851 ; Sardinian have improved to 82i; Spanish Deferred to 411; Dutch 4 per Cents. to 101 ; Grenada Active have further advanced to 161 ; and ditto Deferred ,o 6k. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and, in some instances, prices have shown more firmness. Caledonians, Lanca shire, and Yorkshire, North-Eastern (Berwick), and North Eastern (Yorkshire) have improved 55.; and Great Westerns and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s. In the Foreign Market no dealings of importance have taken place—Great Luxemburg realise G 7; Sambre and Meuse, SH, and Dutch Rhenish 12a. The Colonial lines show increased firmness— Grand Trunk of Canada have advanced 10s. ; Great Western of Canada ss. ; and East Indian ss. ; Great Indian Peninsula are steady at previous rates. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in moderate request, without any material change in values. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9la 1 i per Cent. Conswls Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l6l India Stock .. • 221 Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Scrip 1):tto Bonds £l,OOO — , Otto under €1,000 'onsols for Account, March 7 India Stock for Account — Ditto 5 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 14,1 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK Braz-ilian 5 per Cent .... Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 B5l / \iexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 101 Ditto 41 per Cent. -lardinian 5 per Cent ....... Ditto Account ;Finish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 6 I Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ll a Ditto Account Ditto April Share 13,14 stock E,itast anu Ballymena Wol , and Str. Val. Ink., La. ' and Ch June 'Myth and Tyne Boit. Steal. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen .t Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Itirock., trassagre Cornwall Do A (A gets no div. " until6pc peran. Do B hasbeen , d. toTt Dublin & Belfast. June., Dun., Perth, &All June , East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock; Do do B do stock stock Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland GreatNortlicrn DO — do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. .t W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South-eastern T,aneashire & Torkshin London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Loud. & Sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Ennisicillen Sian. Shef. & Idn"oln Maryport and Carlisle Do do I shares Metropolitan Midland stock stock 6.4.0. stock Do new.....,.. Do uirmina. & Derby Arid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares Mid It ent..„...• .• • • • Do, Cray Line Newcastle and C ariiale Newry Sc Armagh, def.. Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. N4tolk.. ..... • . North British Nor.Dev.Rall&Dk.stocb D' A stk ; A recs no d. stock stock stock stock until 6pclias beenpd.B stock I tock 25 stock stock stock 10 19.16.4 Do B stock ..... N'th. Eastern—Berwick Do do , purchase no Leeds ........ Do York ........ ,North London .. Do new I NTorth Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail reebles , Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittinabourne & Sheer. South Devon Nt hn. Counties Union S.-Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern ...... South Wales S. 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Done. stock stock 1 00 102 20 21 6 61 all }lOO stock stock stock stock 99 101 .12 115 .06 103 .08 110 [O6 103 121 123 76 80 stock 261 13A 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 112 114 90 92 114 116 .110 112 162 104 82 84 97 90. 98 100 89 91 90 92 100 102 94 10 17 18 lei 101 71 76 20 21 to 10i 115 154 135 137 111 113 111 113 134 137 tll 113 101 103 150 153 1128 131 170 73 87 89 10 - 1 10 stock stock stock 2s. 12 12 stoc 6 stock ,Share, 100 etk 18 20.1 20i 10 100 100 100 174 20 stock stock 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock stook stock sto* 51 51 - -P 1 . 111 1; all all all all all 12 13 3211 3*. 23 24 BRITISH Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron 'Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ), East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon . ... j E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ), LGam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) 1 'Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfa. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod's-Foot t 14.6 7.4.0 541 Of Ci 7 19 201. 374 384 8 0 34 37 i 55 5? 3 2}•i a 1, Id i 20i 2I 9I 9f 21i 22,1 ES. Hingsbon Downs Lady Bertha 'Margaret (On) , Lelant), North Downs North Frances (Mogan , N.Wh'l Basset (1110 an ) ) 1 North Wheal Crotty I Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) I Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Mogan). S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. I S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Tin Croit Vale of Towey (Carm ) 1 West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard), ,West Seton Wheal Basset (Illog,ran) ;Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.)l Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 17i 13.9.6 9i 5.14.6 8.12 4.10.6 1.8.6 91 : 2i 114 46 9.18.9 14 10.6.7 11 41 all 18.1. S; 13i 6d 7.5 1.7.2 34 I I t 180 190 350 370 95 100 15 154 6 64 21 23 7 76 1 16 1[ 26 3 35 17 2 26 1 1 47 49 3 t 4 44 7 74 84 94 ft 38 90 4 800 3 1 0 31 1. 175 Igs 381 401 2 21 51 6 I 1 17 18 79 81 345 355 4021 1071 120 130 21 21 12 13 19 21 L 121 141 1 d 1 1 32 i 1 dis. 40 41 8 10 24 24 20 22 pr 14 ip 1 p 9 10 pr ip # 4 1 id 4 6 _ 1 ki 3i 4 i i 8114 RE MARK ET.--(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHAttES AND STOCKS. Railways. I p aid. I Closing Business Price. Done. 3lythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at .£5 ( & Exet.4 p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £10,4} per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun IDo Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. 0. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per et. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per et. I Do. 5 per cent. guar... lEdin.&Glaa. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c aim S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Eurness, 5 per cent .... Mas.& S. West. .a: 5 p.c. c:rch.t Northern, 5 p. ct. 0.5p.c.11edm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Itedm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pt. Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland)4 t p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Berke and /rants) Ext. 5 p. ct. Co. Redeemable, 44 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.et. Redeem. Prof Do. Birm. Pref. Shares ilt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh Do. do. 5 p. et. pref ,Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares ' Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 41 p c. pref I.an.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s3B 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gn. No 1 Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua.6p.c. Do. do. 5 p.c No. 4 Do. do. 41 per cen'. Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock. Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '6s' Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon. Clint. and Dover Do. W. IA rceiv. no div Ex.A til6 p cis pd on Po. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W, 7 p. et. stock Do. 41 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl amts. of 2s. 6d ..... Londondy. & C01e.4 sh. Londony. & Ennis. / eh. • \ran. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent 7,laryoort ez Car., 4 p. c Do. 41 per cent 11id. Con. 6 p a. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1880 Do. Leic. pref. st. Norflk 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. o Do. New, gua. 5 p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do Nth.Dev.R ail. do Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. 41 p c. redeemable Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref.' Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. a. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1848 1)o. York, - &S. Pure). North Staffordshire Rhyrnney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new p 1 Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,g - ua.6p.c. I Do. 7p. c. pref. stock I South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 41 per cent Do. Fixed lip.e. Ist is south Wales, gua. 4 p. c Do. 41 per cent. Do. 5 per cent:. S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. e gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 percent Watrfd & lcilkny, 6 p. e -Oxf Ist Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1886 Do. till 1869, Ist is. Do. do. 2d is. 116 118 150 155 131 14} 127 129 -- i -1 , 6) 71 i I 1') 134 136 100 102 93 95 111 113 109 111 i li p 90 92 99 100 id p id ip 22 23 132 134 101 10] 23} 231 91 93 1100 102 87 90 26 27 31i 32, 32 33 45 48 122 124 118 121 98 100 121 124 114 116 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 112 114 108 109 99 101 129 131 108 110 68 684 53 62 ,09 10)i 60 61 1134 114 i 46 48 96 9P4 91 02 10 lli 443 45i 3i 2id 126 1264 It 1 1 - 1) 100 102 7 6dl BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. Buffalo and Lase Huron I EDo. New • Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 4 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1. 1873 Do. do. ,Junc 1, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim' Cape,Eas tn. Prov. Cape Town & Dock Serif Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara. Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 8 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. i 872 G t. Indiarculn.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South .of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. of Canada shares) Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '60... Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B do Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth do.. Melb.Corp. 6 p. a Bnds. Newßrunswick a Canda Ry.lcLand(Lim.)g.6pci Class A Capital Share, Do. do. Land do.. Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ....... Oude (Limited) ........ Sejnde .......... i,i 4 Do. runjaub .... Es, g Do. Do. ........ dc? Do. Indus. St. Flo. g,g , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. flOO 10 all 100 1 Paid. Closing Price. 73 76 91i 921 16 16. d 4} 41d 6 7 75 SO 65 70 65 70 4i 5 11 d 6 pr 100 100 100 all .1i lid 98 99 ,AT L. 97 98 994 100 j 4 21 22 70 74 CO 63 41 43 50 55 40 45 40 43 944 954 lid 1 d 2 lit g Ilk 1 9g 9i d WAYS. FOREIGN Antwerp Zic Rotterdam) Ardenne5........... Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. ICar - neaux Mine ,15 Rail Copiapo ........ Ditto Extension ...., Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France .... Grand Rue. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... I Lyons & Geneva .... . Namur & Liege ........, Do. 6 p. e. Pref. ........I 'Northern of France.... 'Do. New Shares ~.... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5 per cent. Pref.._ San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. C. S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin, Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p et.' West Flandertt . ..... Do. 5 c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West , rn of Austria.... West ,rn of Switzerland Wiesbaden ..... Do. 8 per cent Pref (Zealand 94 97 89 P 2 82 N 91i 92k 85 87 2k J 5 7 5 7 96} 97i! 2101 1 90 92 Business done TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—We will thank you to contradict the state ment in your impression of the 28th ult., under the head of "'Pacific News," that " the house of Ravens croft, Fox, and Co. had sold out to Betteley and Co." It has originated from the fact of our Val paraiso firm having disposed of to them the stock of a hardware store.---Yours very truly, W. AND J. RAVENSCROFT AND CO. THE EMPRESS OF AtTSTRIA.—The mail steam ship Norman, Captain Boxer, from the Cape of Good Hope, which arrived at Plymouth on Sunday night, touched at Madeira for fuel on the 22d ult., and has brought from the island Count Degenfeld, with despatches from Her Im perial Majesty the Empress of Austria to the Court of Vienna. Her Majesty, who is on the island for the benefit of her health, resides with the Portuguese Governor, close to the landing 7 place, and appears to have obtained much advantage by the change of climate. Although north west winds were experienced by the Norman up to lat. 42, yet at Madeira soul herly winds prevailed. The weather was exceedingly fine, and the vine season is likely to be prosperous. Count Degenfeld went yesterday morning in the Norman to Southampton. His Excellency remains one day in London, and will take Paris in his way to Vienna. The Society of Acclimatisation has just been in formed, by a letter from Vice-Admiral Charner, addressed to M. Drouyn de Lhuys, its secretary, that a fine collection of Chinese birds and quadrupeds will shortly be forwarded for its Zoological Garden in the Bois de Boulogne. The fine Caledonian ox, presented to the society by the Duke of Hamilton, has just arrived. This bleed, descended from the wild herds of Scotland, is now to be found only at Chilling ham-park, the seat of Lord Tankerville, and at Hamilton park. The eyes, eyelashes, and points of the horniare black, as are also the nose and the inside of the ears; all the rest of the body is white. The form of the animal is extremely elegant ; the legs are short, the back straight, and the horns of a very fine texture. With the exception of some few hairs on the neck, the - males have no mane. The bellow of these oxen is more like that of wild animals than the lowing of the common breeds. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, accompanied by M. and Mme. Drouyn de Lhuys, who have taken great interest in procuring this fine speci men, have visited the garden to see that its new guest is properly lodged. The Moniteur of Brussels publishes the Customs tables for the month of January last, compared with those of the corresponding months of 1860 and 1859. They show that importations were 29 per cent. less than in 1860, and 38 per cent. less than in 1859 ; and that exportations pre sented a diminution of 39 and 28 per cent. This falling-off however was caused by the Scheldt and other rivers and the canals being frozen during part of the month. Redford and Metchley, Buckinghamshire .. • • Chester & Holyhead.. Do. do. 5i per cent. Do. do. 5 per cent, Clydesdale Junctionm Colchester, Stour Val.[ E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. E.Union,Harwich Shs Do. Woodbridge Glaßarr.& Neils,Drct.l Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest' liartlpool.Dck.& Rani Hull and Selby ...... Do. Shares ....... Do. Shares ..... Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. London & Greenwich! Do. Preference ...... Ln Ln & N.W Do. Do Do. Caledoninl E.U.&E CI Gt. North. E.Counts. Cgedonio "Gt. West "Yk.N.,l3r "Ylc.N. Md. !Do. Do. ...... "Ln.At 'S. East... I Do. ;Peto & Co. Norfolk Do. L NW.k3l Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend.' Lowestoft, f„Y•u a. 4 p.c t. Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock. Newmarkt.,BuryEx I guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent North Western Midland , E.Counts Do .. Do. Do. Midland L& NW I do L.Yk. Do, Gt. North T.Brasseyi Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn.lliteh.,&Shep Skrewsbry& Hereford Do. Do. South Staffordshire .. Wilts and Somerset.. Wizabledon& Croydn. 'Gt. West .L. 04 Brgtu I Closing Railways. Paid. Leasing Business Co.'s. I Price. Done. 95 97 53 S3i 121 123 109 111 99 101 15 16 135 137 109 ill '202 205 61 63 112 117 88 91 31 31 95 97 P 55 57 1 - 5} -1511 132 134 100 102 P ip 411 it 9 8i 14 nei FOREIGN MINES. Australian BonAccord Copper, Lim. Brazil St.J.del ltey,Lim Do. Land and Miningeo. Clarendon ConsAlinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo DunlVloun.Cop.3ling Co Fortuna. 'General IGt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Lhiares 6 Lusitanian, 1 Mariquita 1 N.RhineCopoiS.Aus.L 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Leadl I Minin and Smelt I 5 Port Philip 1 'Scottish Austrin. (L.) 1.2131 United Mexican ........ 1 Worthing (Limited).... 1 i Do . all 128.6 d. alt 1 1 10s. all all lOs. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk l 50 40 Australasia.. 25 Bank of Egypt all 19 20 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all j 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all ' 201 21 201 ; 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 32 34 100 !City ... 50 j 69 71 100 ? C010nia1..... 20•11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London . 20 , - 20 Eng., Scot., & Ans. Ch.. i all ' 151 16 20 Gen. Bk .01 Switzerland all 20 I Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 221 23 23 50 London and County .. 20 34 35 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 20 London and S. African.. 4 2 14 51 100 London & Westminster 20 61 62 100 { Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 I Do. new 50 'National Bank ........ 25 20 New South Wales.— all 25 jOrient. B. Corporation .I all 47 49 481 20 Ottoman Bank .. ... . all 17 18 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 10 'Do. new 25 ?South Australia 25 jUnion of Australia 50 'Union o London 100 'Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.UoT. 6 p.c.Ja. & J uly 100 - - - Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. centlBBo-2 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :07 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1004 100} Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 1.07 108 10111 Do. 1890 100 1071 1081 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1051 1061 1061 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1860 100 971 984 Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 97 98 97; Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwdi 100 97 98 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up. 100 :1081 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Jr. &July 100 _. Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 1074 108 108 7; DOCKS. stock ,Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent. Pref. Min. 100 stock ,East and West India I 100 stock London stock St. Katharine stock Southampton lOO stock Victoria ....j 100 98 100 20 I Do. New k 2 4d par MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all , 131 145 10 lAtlantic R. 311 Stm (1d) I - 1000 (Atlantic Tel. (Limited) j all j 25 'Australian Agricultural, 19 I 28 30 jlO Berlin Water (Limited)l all ' 44 44 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 34 36 20 I Do. 11,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 1 24 14 4 j 321 Canada Land all 114 118 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all stock jCop.slin.ofEng.;.&Smitg all 25 'Do. Pref. 71 per cent all j 20 22 stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 id par stock Electrio Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 JEnglith &Aus. Copper all 34 31 31 15 Gen. Steam Navigatt nt 14 1 Great Ship Limited) all 1 Do. 171 pet Preference all 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 3 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 1 20 Madras ? Irr. and Canal 1 1 11 10 !Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 4 25 ;National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 14 lid 20 INerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 014 10 j Netherlands Land all 5 !Do.B p.c.Prefl.iss.atl dis. all 1 100 I N.Bn&NiraScotiaLand 80 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 'lss. gi 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.) 8 41 stock Peellt.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) 100 47 5 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 60 Do. New 25 10 11 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g , .4lp c all 18 19 p 1 8 4 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 6 100 Royal Mail Steam stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 123 128 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all 1 Do. do. Registered. all 10 Do. do. all 7 20 Tr. & Ln. Co.ofUptCan. 5 1 0 0 Van Diemen's L and II 1 0 11 TBIS DA F'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The leading country markets held on Saturday were scantily supplie I with wheat. sales, however, progressed slowly, at t arely previous rates. Barley and all other spring corn commanded very little attention. Advices from New York to the 21st ult. state that breadstuffs were un altered in value. On the Continent a fair business is doing in produce on English account. _ Up to our market last week the arrivals were very limited. From abroad we received 10,956 quarters of wheat, 11,197 barley, 15,276 oats, 307 rye, 2,920 beans, 110 peas, 1,770 tares, 20,588 linseed, 6,520 rapeseed, 100 maize, 55 sundry, 620 sacks, and 19,617 barrels of flour. . . The arrivals of wheat, fresh up to-day from Essex, Kent, &c., were very limited, and for the most part, in poor condition. No difficulty was experienced in disposing of good and fine samples at last week's currency, at which, however, the demand was by no means active. Low and damp qualities were mostly forced for sale, at very low prices. We were somewhat extensively supplied with foreign wheat, and millers took off a fair average quantity at previous quotations. Floating cargoes of grain were is per qr. lower than on this day se'nnight. Although the supply of barley was only moderate, the trade, even for malting qualities, was very inactive on for mer terms. The malt trade was rather dull, at late quotations. Oats were taken off steadily at last week's currency. Buyers are still wanting for large importations prior to in creasing their stocks. For beans there was a good demand, and all kinds brought fully previous quotations. Although the demand for peas was by no means active, prices were quite supported. Both English and foreign flour sold slowly, but without leading to any quotable change in prices. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheal—Essex and Kent, red, new 4os to 51s Ditto, old 584 645 Ditto, white, new sls 62s Ditto, old 6OB 718 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 558 638 Ditto, new. 438 518 Rye—Old —8 —8 New Barley—Grinding 2BB 338 Malting Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk .. 528 688 Brown Kingston and Ware s2s 708 Chevalier Gate—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding •224 285 Potato Youghal and Cork, black 22s 27s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2ss 908 Beans—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey Maple White 458 52s Boilers 5OB 54s Flour—Town-made Suffolk 395 448 Stockton and Norfolk. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 2,636. In the corresponding week in 1860 we received 2,514—in 1859, 3,255 —in 1858, 266—in 1857, 1,529—in 1856, 629—and in 1855, 308 head. IMPORTS INTO .LONDON J.,/iEI WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Harlingen - .. .. 10 .. ^— liamburgh .. 2.. 1617 —.. 10 Oporto .... .. -- so .. .. Vigo. so so .. .. `" .. . Dordt .. see" so *. Amsterdam Antwerp.-- .. -- .. .. Boulogne... oso .. -- .. .. Tonning .. ... .. Imo -- .. .. Med emblik - .. .. •—• Niou Diep .... .. -- .. .. .. Total 615 1,829 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs. 1860 334 .. 2,008 .. .. 112 .. 60 1859 624 .. 2,473 .. .. 158 .. 1858 147 .. .. .. 119 .. 1857 554 .. 725 .. .. 247 .. 3 1856 477 .. .. .. 152 .. 1855 2OO .. .. .. 108 .. We were but moderately supplied with each kind of foreign stock in to-day's market ; but, on the whole, the condition of supply was good. From our own grazing dis tricts the receipts of beasts were seasonably good as to number, and in full average condition ; indeed, the Norfolk supplies are of finer quality than during several previous seasons. All breeds met a slow enquiry, and, in some in stances, prices declined 2d. per 81bs. A few very superior Scots and crosses sold at 55., but the general top figure for beef was 4s. 10d. per 81Cs. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgesbire, amounted to 1,900 Scots, short horns, and crosses ; from other parts of England, 800 various breeds ; and from Scotland, 200 Scots and crosses. The show of all breeds of sheep was limited, and the quality of the stock was by no means first-rate. The mut ton trade ruled firm, at last Monday's currency. The best Downs, in the wool, sold at Os., out of the wool, ss. per 81bs. The few lambs on offer met a dull inquiry, at late rates — viz., from Gs. 4d. to 7s. 4d. per 81bs. Although the supply of calves was rather limited, the veal trade ruled slow, at last week's currency. The best veal was worth 6s per Sibs. The demand for pigs was heavy. In prices, however, no change took place. Per Sibs to sink the offal. s. d. e. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6; Primeers-wool do, Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pine.S'thdowndo Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Large erse. calves Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Small porkers Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. s. d. s. d. 4 10 5 8 5 10 6 0 48 5 2 54 5 8 40 4 6 4 8 4 10 Suckling calves, l9s to 286 ; and quarter .old store pip-, 22s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 FOREIGN SUPPLY B eas t s 3 640 ( Beasts Sheep and lambs 15,400 Sheep Calves Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, March 5, 1860, and this day, Monday, March 4, 1861: Per Sibs, sinking the offal. March 5, 1860. March 4, 1161. s. d. s. d. d. s. d, Coarse and inferior beasts . . 3 4to 3 6i3 2to 3 6 Second quality ditto 3 8 4 2 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. . . . . Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 8 4 2 3 8 4 0 Second quality ditto . . . . 4 4 410 4 2 4 6 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 5 0 5 44 10 5 8 Prime Southdown ditto . . . 5 6 5 85 10 6 0 Lambs . . . , . . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Large coarse calves . . . 5 0 5 , ist 8 5 2 Prime small ditto Large hogs . . . . . Neat small porkers . . . Beasts 3 460 3,640 Sheep and lambs . . 17,970 15,400 Calves Pigs . . . . . SUPPLIES ON 'SALE, March 7, 1859.---Beasts, 3,460 sheep, 18,680 ; calves, 87 ; pigs, 550. March 8, 1858—Beasts, 3,181 ; sheep, 14 25 ; pigs, 160. ,285; calves, NEIVGATE AND LEADENIIALL. The supplies of both town and country-killed meat still continue only moderate. Prime qualities move off steadily, at full quotations. Otherwise, the demand is in a sluggish state. (4. d. s. d. 4 0 4 8 4 10 5 0 40 4 6 4 6 5 0 0 00 0 heavily. Sydney wools have declined Id., all other kinds 2d. per lb. The stock is now over 55,000 bales. English wool has declined fd. to Id. per lb., with a heavy market Last week's iniportslivere 2,913 bales from Port Philip, 1,725 from Geelong, and 1,559 from South Australia. Per Ms by the carcase. s. d. s. d. i Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Middling do 3 0 3 8 Prime large do 3 8 3 10 Do. small do 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 8 4 4 Inferior mutton 3 4 3 10 Middling mutton Prime do Veal Small pork Lamb BOROUGH HOP. Owing to the continued importations from abroad, our market is very dull, and prices are barely supported. Last week's imports were 100 bales from Hamburg, 50 from Antworp, 110 from New York, 5 from Boulogne, and 22 from Ostend. New Mid and East Kent pockets,. .. , Wealds • • • Sussex Yearlings • • per cwt. 80s to 200 s 60s to 180 s 60a to 140 s 80a to Ms BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since our last report, moderate supplies of potatoes have reached these markets, coastwise and by railway, ani the trade, generally, has ruled heavy, as follows : York Regents. —s to —s per ton. Scotch ditto .... York Flukes ... l4os to 150 s ~ Scotch Cups. ... . 9os to 100 s ~ Do. Rocks Dunbars Other kinds , 6os to 100 s ~ EDS. moderately inquired for at full acting more attention. Other ;low inquiry, yet there is no e in their value. Cakes rule Cloverseed and trefoil are r prices, and hemp seed is attrt seeds, however, arc still a a change of importance to notic dull, at barely stationary pric furnip,White,p.bus.3ss to 38s1 Swede —s M us tard, Brown 8s 12s White, new 8a 14s Tares, Spring, new.. 55 6d 7s Old —B — 8 Canary, per quarter 44s 545 Rye grass, slew 2 68 28 , 4 Clover, Red En„cr. t -s —3 - White g Carraway Coriander lBs 201 Henspseed, per qr 445 18s Linseed,Eng.sowing 625 665 Crushing Baltic Odessa s4s Od 585 Li ns eed Cake, p. ton— English .....£lO 10s.11 10s Foreign, p to .£9 10 s 10s Rape Cakes,p.ton £slos £6 Os Rapeseed, p. qr. 70e nu Foreign Rod._ 64s 64s White 70s 90s Trefoil, new.. 2os 28s WOOL MARKET• The public sales of colonial wool havo commenced EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. ' • h., hail ; I. t lightning ; in., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s , snow • t., thunder. A l e tt er repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 t 0.9). WIND AND WEATHER Birmingham, N.W. ; fair • Bradford, W. ; showery Boston, N.l ; fto Brighton, W.N.W. ; fine Bristol, N.W. ; fine Cambridge, N.W. ; fine,clear Cardiff, S.; fine Chatham,N.N.W.; fresh,fine Deal, N.W. ; rain Doncaster, S. ; fine Dublin, W.S.W. ; fine Dundee, N. ; fine, cold Edinburgh, W.; fine, frost Falmouth, N. ; fine Glasgow, E.N.E.; damp Goole, E. ; cold Gravesend, N. ; fresh, fine REPORT, THIS DAY, 9 A.M. Holyhead, NW. cloudy Leeds, S.W. ' • fine Lowestoft, S. W. ; fine ' Middlesborough, S:E. ; ins Milford Haven, S.W. ; fine Newcastle oa Tyne,W.S.W. ; fine Newmarket, W I ; fine Norwich, W.; fresh, fine Penzance; N.N.W. ; cold Portsmouth, N.W. ; fine Sheffield, N.W. ; fins! Stockton on Tees, W.; fine Sunderland, N. ; fine Wakefield, N W ; fine Whitehaven, W.S.W. ; fine Wolverton, S.W. ; windy THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March 4 Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; fresh breeze, and fine weather. CLYDE, March 2.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Arthur Pardew, and City of Palaces, from Mauritius. SailAd— City of Benares, for Colcutta ; John Bell, screw ste amer , for Portland, U.S. IsLvmounr, March 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Polar, from Corunna ; Feline, from St. Domingo; Theron, from Odessa. CORK, March 2.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Wings of the Morning, for Barbadoes. DEAL, March 3.—Wind .—Arrived—Fylla, from Rio Jandro. RAMSGATE, March 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Bar • naby, from London for Bilboa. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 2—Alliance, steamer, from Havre; Dora, from Cardiff.. _ _ Arrived, March 2—Norman steamer, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Tagus, steamer, iron] Lisbon. • Sailed—Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey. Arrived, March 4—Teutonia, steamer, from Hamburg. TALLOW Our market is firm, and prises are well supported. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 60s 6d. and at 55s 6d to 5Cs for the last three months delivery. Rough fat, 3s lid per Sibs. 1857. 1858. Stock this day.. Price of Y.C. f Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 13,813 17,820 63s Od toias 0 1 to —sOd Ms 3d 2,•9 89,1183 1,22 f 86,736 158 s 9d 1,938 29,025 481 93,733 56s 6d 1860. 19,281 1 34,00 52.131 to 60s01to —s Od 60s 31 1,564 976 83,600 66,898 125 2,656 91,314 89,437 5386 d 61s 9d THE IVEATHER. 1861. 71.055 6086 d to , —4 Oct METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. W,4 65,389 1,099 109,350 608 3d This Day, _______— between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. Q. 1. s. 9 a.m. ______ N a irn 29'63 35 31 W. S. W. 3 9 s ~ Aberdeen Leith 29/9 39 37 S. 6 _.l ___ Berwick 2994 39 36 W. SW. 2 1 b. 1 A rdrossan Shields Scarborough Hull Liverpool 3O 01 41 39 W.S.W. 5 7 C. 4 Queenstown 3025 44 43 W.N.W. 3 1 e. 2 London 2917 41 40 N.W 4 2 b. Dover 2993 43 41 N.N.W. 2 7 0. 2 Portsmouth Portland Plymouth Penzance Jersey 3017 45 143 N.W. 5 2 b. 4 (BY SUBMAILINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 3—Luci, from Messina; Prudencia, from llavanna ; Pacific, steamer, from Dantzic; Leda, steamer, from Oporto. Arrived, March 4—Maria Theresa, from Leghorn ; Ex celsior, from Nabaski ; Thomas and Ann Cole, from Demerara. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—The Westmoreland, from Jamaica; Fort George, from China—both for London. Anchored—Louisa, for. New York ; Omar Pacha, for Boston ; Gladiator, for Mogador, Clementha, for Malta all from London. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCIIF,STER—SAUUTDAY. NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst agst Calipe (offered) 10 to 1 agst any other (offered). LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. 6to 1 agst North Lancashire (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Birmingham (taken) 100 to 8 agst Ariadne (taken) 100 to 6 agst Princess Royal (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 2 agst Franc Picard (offered) 9to 1 agst Jealousy (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst Emperor (offered) 9to 1 agst Anatis (offered) 10 to 1 agst Old Ben Roe (offered, 11 taken) 14 to 1 agst Freshman (offered) 20 to 1 agst Cock-a-too (taken) 20 to 1 agst Redwing (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bridegroom (taken) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 71 to 1 agst Klarikoff (offered) 9to 1 agst Kettledrum (offered) 10 to 1 agst Preceptress (offered) 10 to 1 agst Russley (taken and offered) THE CHESTER CUP. 1 agst Ckere Amie (offered) 1 agst Man at Arma (offered) 1 agst Wild Rose (taken) 1 agst Killigrcw (taken) THE DERBY. 2 agst Dundee (offered) 1 agst Big Ben (taken) 1 agst Knight of the Thistle (taken) 1 agst Bombardier (taken) 12 to 18 to 20 to 33 to 7 to 20 to 33 to 40 to RACING FIXTI MA RES FOR 1861. Nottingham Spring 5 Coventry Liverpool Spring 12 Shrewsbury 14 Warwick Spring 19 API Northampton Catterick Croxton Park Epsom Spring ll Newmarket Craven 15 Llanboidy .. 16 Thirsk lB Liverpool Hunt Club 20 Doncaster Spring 23 'Newmarket F S 29 .Y. Chester York l4 Malton l6 Salisbury l6 Bath 2l Manchester 22 Harpenden Epsom 2B 'NE. JU. Chelmsford Beverley Ilungerford Ascot 11 Hampton , l9 Newton 19 Odiham 25 Newcastle 25 Bibury Club 26 Stockbridge IVinchester 2B JIJ Newmarket Carlisle Worcester Liverpool July Abingdon Pontefract 11 Nottingham 16 Stamford .... Southampton 23 Hartlepool 29 Goodwood 30 AUG Lewes ................ Brighton .......• 7 Brighton Club ....•••••• 9 Wolverhampton SEPTI 12 Reading l4 Devon and Exeter 3 Stockton 3 Derby Warwick lO Lichfield Doncaster 17 Radcliffe I Egham 2O Oxford 22 York ..28 Plymouth 29 MBER. Richmond 24 Leisester 25 Walsall 25 Monmouth ....26 Manchester Autumn.... 27 OCTO: Newmarket F 0 1 N e wmarket S 0 l4 I 1 BER: Newmarket n ..........28 CAPTAIN Born.—We learn that the Lords of the Admiralty have made use of the discretionary power in their possession, and awarded a pension of £l2O per unnu to the widow of the gallant and lamented Captain John M'Neill Boyd. The pension under ordinary circumstances would have been only £9O. A Berlin letter, of the 26th ult., states that the committee appointed to examine the bill imposing taxes on real property has made such progress that the Chamber of Deputies will be able to begin the discussion next week. The bill will pass through the Chamber with all despatch, in order that it may be soon submitted to Ode Chamber of Nobles, which has hitherto always rejected the proposed. reform. The Chamber of :Deputies will not vote the extraordinary expenses required for reorganis ing the army, unless the nobles consentto suppress the exemption from taxation hitherto enjoyed b 7 landowners, so that the latter mety contribute t heir share of the public expenditure, UST. 1859. of PS Pe Lte of he na di- xy. Int im- one tal bins ker )t," r to ia," His his wn. ;ttk, 101 10 atock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10s, 10 1.0.8 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 124 100 100 100 all all 9 llf i 7 6} it 31&