The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-25 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COM HERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday, closed with an animated feeling and a more general demand, chiefly owing to the hope of peace result ing from the Conferences in France. Prices of all kinds were extreme, especially in qualities of Ame ricans under 6d. per lb The sales were estimated at from 8,000 to 9,000 bales (1,000 for export, and 2,000 on speculation), comprising 6,000 Americans, 500 Egyptian, 6d. to Bd. ; 2,000 Surats, chiefly 4d. to 4id. ; and 80 Sea Islands, Is. to 2s. ld. per lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, but prices were steady, and closed with a firm aspect. The intelligence from New York received this morning states that extraordinary excitement prevailed in the Stock Market in consequence of the news received from this side of the pending negotiations for peace. Money, being abun dant, was freely invested, and the Bulls operated more extensively than had been known for some time previously. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held recently, a memorial to Congress had been adopted, praying for an extension of the provisions of the Reciprocity Treaty with Canada, so that all pro ducts might be exchanged free on the intervening fresh water rivers and lakes. About a half of the $3,000,000 remaining due, from the United States to M ex i co , on account of the Messilla Valley in demnity, had been paid, and it was thought that the rest would be discharged in a week or two. Accounts from Berlin state that the ordonnance of the 26th November, 1855, which abolished the premium on the export of spirits from Prussia, in consequence of the dearness of provisions requiring all the grain for home consumption, has been dis cussed in the Chamber of Lords with a view to its repeal. It appears that this ordonnance has given great satisfaction to the people, excepting Some wealthy distillers, whose immediate interests are concerned, and who have considerable influence With the nobility. Without re-establishing the old law, the Chamber has taken a middle course. On the motion of Baron de Gaffroy, which suspends the law merely, and allows of its restoration, when it is considered by the Senate that provisions has e returned to their former prices. 4 ' Accounts from Copenhagen, by way of Berlin, state that the conferences on the Sound Dues are not likely to be attended with any practical result fir the present. At the last meeting it was pro- Posed and formally agreed to that the meetings aheuld be postponed sine die. It would appear from this that the more important conferences now being held at Paris, have influenced the discussion of this minor question to a future period, when it is probable that the whole of the commercial treaties- between the Baltic States and the great European Powers will under go revision. Already it is reported that, in the e►ent of peace being satisfactorily concluded, the Russian Government will devote their first leisure tune to the regulation of the tariff and other corn inercial matters upon a liberal scale to increase their commerce with foreign countries. The corn trade is steady to-day, at last week's Prices. The confidence generally entertained in the suc cessful result of the Peace Conferences, which corn- Mexico to-day in Paris, together with the statement recently made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer With regard to his financial position, favourably in helices the market for Public Securities, and further advance of per Cent. has been established. An early discontinuance of the War is considered so probable that many are calculating the advance which may be expected to rake place should the deliberations of the delegates in the French capital progress satisfactorily. Con sols have been very quiet at 91i- g for money, and at 91i to 92 for account. The Scrip has risen to 1 4 I premium, and the Exchequer Bill Scrip to 4 I premium. The New 3 per Cents are 921 1, kikd the Reduced 92 to 92b Excheaeer 11; 11. ern .4. ls. discount for those dated March, and 2s. dis count to Is. premium for those of September. Foreign Securities are mostly at nominal prices. Turkish Bonds are buoyant, the 6 per Cents. having been 94k to 95, and since 95 to 951 . 1. The per Cents. are quiet at 1002. Spanish Deferred Bonds are 23k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign gtocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 i 7 1; Mexican, 20 14 ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 44 per Cents., 92 94 ; Spanish 5 per Cents., 42k 43 ; ditto Deferred, 23! ± ; ditto Certificates, 44 5 ; ditto Passive, 61 I. . _ The railway market is dull, but most of the lines are well supported. Caledonian, however, are an exception, being flat. Lancashire and Yorkshire 'lave improved 55., and North-Eastern (Berwick) 108 . to 15s. per share. Great Western of Canada are steady, and Paris and Lyons about ss. higher. Mining shares are inactive. London and County tank shares are rather fluctuating. Victoria Go vernment Debentures have advanced 1 per cent. and Peninsular and Oriental Steam are firm. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT @Ng (t' CLOCK. (Pro. tire Ofgcicii /iv% in,ines done. 'Bank Stock 3 let cent. Red. , ,cod Antinitii.; INT Cent Console Annuities 9l it ~."w 3 por Cont. Annuities ,-, snqnls N , r Account Ditto Scrip Evette, l nei o ,llls, ?td. March. June and Sept. £lOOO 460 small 3 (II ld 2 pld .. _.. Ditto Scrip PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO , K Spanish Roads, 3 per Cent nitto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account . . Tnrlrihh nouds, 11 pGr cent Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the above Pa , awn h, T.mviny• QUARTER PAST TWO. Consols, money Ditto Account LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 25 —Wind this day at noon, Westerly light breeze and fine. - PoRTS2tIOIITIT,Feb. 24. —Arri ved - H.M.S. Harrier, from Falmouth; H.M.S. Himalaya, Malta, and sailed for South ',Topton British Empire, Callao, and sailed for London. Sailed—H.M.S.'s Imperious°, Pylades, and Falcon, for the Downs and Biel ; H.M.S. Dragon, westward ; Thames tpt. 92), Malta ; H.M.S. Blenheim, the Downs. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 21 —Wind W.—Arrivo,l—Vesta (a.), from London, for Oporto, with damage to fan. NZWrORT, Feb. 23 —Wind W.—Arrived—Mississippi, from Nantes, for Sierra Leone. SLIGO, Feb. 23.—Tho Sirius, from Liverpool, which drifted on Bowmore Sand on the 6th inst., has been got off and towed in hero. PETERHEAD, Feb. 23.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Sir Celin na pbell Intrepid, Elena, Queen, and Victor, for Green . ' (PER ELECTRIC TRLEGRAPH.. SOUTHA3IPTON, Monday limning. Arrived.—Hermann, steamer, from Bremen ; Bessy, Cheshire Witch, Lydia, Limerick Lass, and Clara, from Banderland ; South-Western, steamer, Guernsey ; Argyle, steamer, Careuten ; her Majesty's steam transport Hima laya, Portsmouth. LivEßrooL, Monday Morning. Wind W. °ff.—Princeton, from New York. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 22. Wind N. Arrived, 22—Rosalie, from Newport. 23—Zeeraart, from Surinam ; F. Chapman, Mobile ; Kangaroo, Malta ; Jessamine, St. Michael's. Sailed—Zannis, for Syra ; ITudine, Smyrna; Freud a, Ilanaburg; John Dalton, Bombay; Arequipa, Amsterdam. HOLYHEAD, Feb. 23. Wind N.N.E. Sailed—Destello, steamer, for Seville. BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 9.40 a.m. Wind calm, tide six hours' ebb, hazy. Arrived, Feb. 24—Luigi Mongiardino, from Cagliari. Arrived, Feb. 25—Lizzie, from Houflaur. Sa iled , —Tamora, for Shanghai. DEAL, Monday, 9.11 a.m. /VD d"on in 4 moderate. " ti d—Dian from Lagoa , for London ; Cybele, from Pool Lon, for Barbie.; Mary Ann, from London, for Liver . BIRTII EXTRAORDINARY.—On Monday last, Mary, 'ife of Isaac Uuglies, of Nantsyddion, was safely de. livered o f four children—three girls and one boy. The mother and children are doing well.—Carmart4en Jethrttat, the head of ; an article ntion ;ruction, as is r arming vea• I ber first visit Jack and I sively for the of the c ob' . rt. The centre occa-ion into placed in the festooned eP and with gold , the box 1/! 1/ I white silk 111 , ined with o r red with c rire' rforniance be r Mr. Webste r was etithugia ° ‘ re. ILS• ship Spray . c' t rhite Star 10 ioen for ge l ' mails for the ut 120 pasa 6v , lte berths, b 9" ve had doubt' )r them. li er uable descrir The Spraf 3a, and is Teri wander, CaP t i ; a careful aP ,estiruonials vious voyag e° firing the po s. g vessel of the , der the COa 3 s White Stall' nails for Ite' Seae, CaptiO carry the Pe° the Mersey 01f . iiderable nom of cargo roll, i already 111 '" ; the latte r on which 0c ; :nials from ` I courteol 011 aia C Pt/ h i° nes, copion of tl of the 6th ° LS. cl North AO" Captain Net l 'enoon at ba": a e usual mai° timer:can P° freight. CASES. ed to institute 5 cases, befor e ject of m alci4 anal evidence his trial. I Ve of that cowl . Llkin, the 0011. aduct the 0 1 sq., the ch i ` d parte of the sses that they actually been ruesday 3 was receiv e e hearing 01 ' 4 probable th et ites will be ali 11 be done til ices Bill, with of Lords e t are aware, such cases ell where as 'l °, o exist to the , in due tone', r charges w it ' L•ney of whit h -oin prejudice ,rtis cr. Justices scu 6 acision of 1%.1c. )istrict Court , rner, surgeon , barge of mar imprisonmeil a ca. sus., an act of bank' ning creditors )e started as There WO let submitted The attorney nged that th e stice Knigh 1 the power s that the ac i t inany such lir. De Gel msent. s tructed 11 0 not consent, stand for the was to get ,ord Justice inexpensive rt without 3 aatter. The y afternoon , nt were Iris -3 Marquis ( . 4 trrowby, Sir 'antuuro, the J, the Right !derley, the Argyll. The NNEll.—Tha Itary dinner mben were olmondeleff, eorge Byrg► ion, W. E. Sir William Bart., Mr. lert Pahmar, d, Mr. Ed' Henry Her dr. Thorne' rn, and Mr. Id the Rev. Imbers wore James Gra iers, Right 3on Patten gentleman (larch 1, at Tie, MY., in Shuttle- I an inter the Right Hadfield, en Shuttle [anebester, interview day at the tote], from rare in the ogdotn, by the county .4 6 - SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. : , eraoe n..,, lmbg. Nottng.l3oet %nd Bastr. Janet._ Belfast Ballymena. 311132111 g. Wol ye N Stour Valley ... 3irkelhd. 1,11,.131... Chesitire Juliet so. Chest.. & Birk. £.50 sad £25 Com ;Do., ....... ytil Tyn, origiaa £25 (iEBd. at £4f," 3ristol and Exeter.. ..7aledonian. and Cardigtur: 'Mester do Holyhoact Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, di Pr.a Do. A Do. B Cric 1 Junction„... .51:i;.indrBelfastJunc , Dun. P. & Ab..,„ Jnc. East Anglian Eastern Cotuaties Vast. - Tniou, A Sti , Da., B. Stoat...., Do., New A....... East Kent ,;ast Lancashire ..., Edint u rgh & Glasgo Minh. and Peebles .din. Pah & Dux' 4, north k Clyde Jun Furness Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Wpst, Great N. of Scotind. ;at Northern Do., A. Stock 1)o., R. Stock 'h. Sth. &West.tlrb. : i3rent Western...,.. .. Dc•. Stour Val. Ra!' Gna. Stk.. Irish South-Easton.. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds . . Do. New Thirds [...neash.andYorksl. Dl., We... Riding Tin [Ar.Crsby &Southpt London & Blackwell !,ond. Bright & S.Cs• . Gond. and N. Westn. nu. Fifths D0.101.15h.,/if& 8...0 Do. Eighths London andS. Westn. Do., £59 . Do., £4O Lndndrry& Col erain , Lndndrrr. & Enn!sk Nlanch.Shef.k, Lind: Do., Man. & Lin. Un Nietropolitan i Midland 'o. Birmng. &Derb; G. West. (Ire,. Do. Half Shares . Newcastle & Carlisle. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrtl Newry & Enniskillet Newry Warrenpoin' and Rostrevor.. Norfolk Nortlin.Counties Tin 'North British INtl l Dovon Rai' & Dock Stock . 'o., A Stock B Stock Do., B Gus.mntoe N. Eastern—Bervic Do. do. Extension Do.do. G. N. E . . ar oh Lo. Loads Do. York North London . &S. Ws trn. Ham I stead, and City Jn, North Stafrordshir North Westorn.... N. & S. West rn. Juno s'uneaton, ITinektn7 %tie. Leicester )s, Wore.. tw Wolv cm , smiouth ottlsh Ceatrai !Scottish Midland liiiropShiro UT , n I South Devon ISontb Eastern H' , olith Wales . 3. Yrksh. Riv. Dn Do gt. , ,.:p.es, Wok. &WOl Stockton & Darli .:kten & Hnrtlep Taff Vale, .. n o Pref No 1 ~, naes Hay. T).& R. 11.TIverstono & Lacer.. 117,1 e Neath Waterti. St. Kilk cnn wftterferd&T.in ,,,,4 .. Wept . iWnst End of Lonti , .; I and Crystal Paln.e. ...... Do. B .... ;West Loudon Wimbledn & CroydoT Clotting Prices Saturday 4k 4a 8 - 8i 16 - 16 13 - 14 9 - 8 87 E 9 57i b 7 12i - 13! 4 - 2 1.2 t - 13 9i -10 A 31 - 33 21 - 23 71 - 73 52 - 54 91 - 24 - 25 85 - 87 6 7 92 93 76 -- 78 [23 125 [O5 107 594 b9i 72 - 15 6i - 74 6 7 81t - 82, ••• .... I 7 - 96 - 98 101 - 101 - • 92i --93 J ..• ..... •.• 24} -- 25 _ id 70 41 43 ••• 10 -. 11 49 -• 51 34• 3/6 29 30 • •• .'"'"" • 754 -76 i 6} - 6 4} - 3t 141 - +54 51 52 90 - 92 7 6ja 10 Z if 23 - 24 1 04 - 106 74 76 46 48 11 ' 2 65 —65 A 72 - 74 4 2 1 id -5 •- 37 .. .... ~. 2() -- 21 34 - 44 6~ -- 3 ••• *"." FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rott rd . : in Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes .4elginn itagtn. June fleziers to GraiSB , l399 Ttranbny, Baroda, an Central India,Scri;. Do. Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France IDo. New litast Indian, g. 5 p. a Do. rgy:ensiot , „ D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'37 Do. do. do.. '59, d.. Gee ong 3lelbou ue, guar. 5 per c ut. . Do., Lou. allot., do. ;G . & Tk of CanadaA is Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. till'62 ' Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Fran , Gt. Indian Poninenk Great Luxembour, Constituted Share.' Do. Obligation=... Do. re-is. forftd. Sh. at.Wosternof Cana(' a Shares Do. Now Do. Bds., payable's7. with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O ID:. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toront Do. por ct•nt. Lake Cont.s & B R A Liorre and Turnhout Lucca A) Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and (Rues, Lyons' Moditerr, Hadrus, gua - •. 4 • p.e Do. New 0., sp. c. Do. 4'l p. c. Exton (Maria Antonia IDo. do. New !Namur dr Liege (4'it' interest) Do. (ex interest).... Northern of France. 0(001. Slis De. 20i, 3 p. c (fmy.B.dt Am s. Shs. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto 'Ronde Paris And Orleans Rome and Frascati.. Loyal Danish Royal Swedish... Do. Obligations 3ambre and \term s:t n er , t Prof. guar 5 p c Do. ;outhern of Franco : it. kndrow's tnvi Queboc (A) , Ke - et Flanders ., CA nor e. Pref & N. W. , r PrAnet 'vest. of Switzerland, Wiesbaden Zoalaoti lei 1 p 21 2ip 3k -- d p a P - 39 F 12 - 14,E 21 -21 i - 'll4 • of ... ... ioi 9A 14i 186 73 76 82 - 86 53 - 6 p 20h - 201 4 - 5 3 - 3i 25f - - 3i, 99 - 100 120 - 125 120 - 125 107 109 25 - 120 - 125 - ...( 9 : 1 1 4 2 1N , - d 7 9 2 3 5i - 6 5} - A - 39 t 1 - 12 - 49i - 50 . 50 - 51 yo io ... --. . 1 - 9i .. - i - 14 ... -d. pm ii : 4 33~ - 34; .... iii - i6i Bank of Loudon 1r;. Col. lA.& Ln. C. , tritiih N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Thrt.d. Buk. of India, Australia, & China City Colon al Commercial of Lond Ting. Soot. & tins. Cht Loud. Chntt• Bk. of Australia Ditto New Id.ndon and County Lnd.&E. Bnkg. Corp London Joint Stock London and Paris Lend, & w es tminster National Fro.of Eng Do. New.. Nations , of Ireland Now South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporatfo , IVmvincial of Ireland 'Do. New R tus n &Co Im Cc Royal British south Australia Union of Australia L Do. NOW Union o. London 92 - 94 66 - 68 69 - 17 -- ]8 ' - 2p . - .• . . ...... .4. 37 39 39 - 41 . ... 6.• "'"" '" . .... •4. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. par -- 1 p Id 71 15A —16 A 3 i 2;d 4 2d 38 - 40 71 - 72 7:4 27 - - 2! 29 Bnsineas done this day. 10 4• 14 4* % 11 14 14 AD %13 0.11 m.l! THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EATEN ING. FEBRUARY 25, 1856, L I N II -% 8 AM/ 'l' TqXKI; :itfiTALtk, THE LATE MR. SADLEIR, P. hould be ascertained. The state of the Tipperary Bank was certainly a reality. R AIL W.lTfi. e,"131 C omp an C•n3.l , Baturdv • , nshiess this day. Mr. Norris said that Mr. Gurney bad told him that be had given the deceased 1,3001. on Saturday. Mr. Keating said that up to that time no other forged documents than the one alluded to had been discovered. ['here was a foreign bill for 1,000/. that had not yet peen traced. Adjourne Inquest.—(This Day.) Condon N. We!t. L. &N. W. ealedon... E. Un. & E. C ..... Gt.Nrtttn. 94 - 96 95 - 100,;, This morning the adjourned inquest on the body cf the above deceased gentleman was resumed at the Work• house, Hampstead, before Mr. Wakley, coroner, and a reFpectable jury. 133 - 135 41 ... 4i Mr. Wilkinson said that 18, Cannon-street, was the ,ffice of the Swedish railway, of which the deceased was the chairman. No forgeries had been discovered con aected with it. E. Count. Caldoninn Do Gt. Vrostn Yk. New. & Berw. Y.StN D 0........ Do Mr. Manning said that Mr. Keating was ready to hand in the letters written by the deceased to him and Mrs. James Sadleir. At first it was hoped these letters might have been withheld from the public, but in consequence of what had transpired, they were desirous that the ut most publicity should be given to everything connected with this melancholy affair. The coroner said that he would read the letters first, and if he found it necessary to read them to the jury it should be done. Ultimately`the inquest wag adjourned for a fortnight. During the investigation the deceased's brother was r .resent, and appeared much distressed in mind. MURDER ON TOWER-HILL. s. Easte Do IPoto & Co. Yesterday (Sunday) morning, shortly after two o'clock, 1, young man named George Brown, aged 26 years, was topped at the corner of the Minories, Tower-hill, by r,wo men and a woman, who knocked him down with a life-preserver, aid after ransacking his pockets escaped. It appears, from what can be gleaned, that the de. .:eased resided in White's-buildings, Glasshouse-yard, Rosemary-lane, \Vhitechapel. Ile had been with some Friends on the Surrey side of the water, where he re nained until a late hour, :and while on the way some, somewhat the worse for liquor, the two fellows rushed upon him while he was talking to the female. Ere was rendered insensible from the severity of the blow on the head, and fell on the pavement facing the Crooked Billet public-house, Sparrow-corner, where he was dis lovered by police-constable 588, of the H division, bleed ing copiously from a severe lacerated scalp wound, five inches is length, on the right side of the head. The de ' ceasee.'s pockets were turned inside out, and his cash (forming a portion of his wages) stolen by his assailants, Ile officer immediately had the wounded man placed on a stretcher and carried to the Leman-street police-sta tion, Goodman's-fields, where Inspector Marsh, who was duty, sent directly for Dr. Cornley, the divisional medical officer, who found the deceased suffering from concussion of the train, and an extensive laceration of the scalp, which was the result of severe external 'vio lence. The necessary aid having been afforded that the emergency of the case required, the peor fellow was re moved to the London Hospital, but the deceased was rapidly sinking. Every possible assistance was rendered by the house-surgeons, Messrs. Adams and Ross, but the unfortunate man expired at four o'clock. tiorfolk Do L.& N. W & Midi& Stek ton & auntie,. Mr. Anthony Norris, of 2,Belford-rew, solicitor, who was examined on a previous occasion was recalled, and stated that he left Mr. Sadleir a little after 11 o'clock on Saturday night. He remained with him about half an hour, during which time he received a telegraph message from Dublin relating to the affair of the bank. It did not appear to make any deep impree•' lion on his mind. He read it, and threw it over to wit• ness to read. The letter now produced is in the de- ceased's handwriting. I En. Conn E. Count, Do Do L.&N.W Do Gt NorthE Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassey M.MClea I Stock t. Darlingt Do The coroner said the letter mentioned the names of certain persons injured by the deceased's acts, and he thought it would be a still greater injustice to these ur • fortunate persons if their names were made public. He therefore took the responsibility on himself of with holding them. The letter was then read. It was dated Saturday night, and was to this effect :—" I cannot live. I have ruined too many. I could not live and see their agony. I have committed diabo lical crimes unknown to any human being. They will now appear and bring my family and others to distress; shame and grief that they should have ever known me. I blame no one, but attribute all to my own infamou:. villany, and hundreds of others ruined by me. I can go through any torture or punish meat for my crimes ; no torture could be too much for such crimes, but I cannot live to see the tortures I inflict upon others. " J. SADLEIR. " Telegraph to - and others when you read this." Mr. Keating, M.P., of Clapham, produced the-letter received by him from the deceased. The first was fol- The parties who were engaged in causing the death of the deceased are known, and it is fully expected that Sergeant Forey, the detective officer of the H division, kill speedily apprehend them. The two men are what are called " duffers," geverglly prowling about Ratcliffe highway, St. George's-in•the•East. _ _ lows : "Dear Robert,—James sent me over his title deeds of Cohnartick and Kilconnell. I have not used these deeds in any way. I gave J. Gur: of a letter from James, intrusted to be by him, which J. Gurney had sent to him. This letter cannot be acted upon , by J: Gurney without my brothe►'s expiess authority. J. Sadleir. 16th February, 1856. R. Keating, Esq, M.P. T. Uzielli has a bank bill for 2,0001., on which nothing is due. It should be at once cancelled. If on Monday the bank is to be saved, 8,2001. must be paid to East Kent Railway for two orders-6,200/. and 2,0001 . 2,0501. must be paid in to Glyn's, to meet order at sight, issued to-day at Carrick, Gurney Brothers. The orders falling due on Thursday all are advised, save one for 6,2001., my favour. This must be taken up on Mon day, not being advised. I cannot live, "J. S." The letter written by the deceased to Mrs. James Sad lair, of Dublin, was also put in and read. It referred to the acts he had been guilty of in similar terms to those of the other letters, and acquitted his brother James of any knowledge of, or participation in them. Information of the death of the deJeased has been for warded to the coroner. SPORTING NOTES. THE LIVERPOOL MEETING. The energy and enterprise of Mr. Tophatn have this year provided turfites with two days sport at Aintree, instead of one. This arrangement will, doubtless, be an additional inducement to metropolitan speculators to snake the long and tedious journey from London to Liverpool, and it is likely to be carried out in a man ner peculiarly advantageous to the indefatigable lessee. My "advice:;" from Aintree are most encouraging ; notwithstanding the slight frosts which have set in at lightfall, the ground is in good going condition, whilst the steeplechase course has been improved by extending the ploughed portion of the line of country. ieveral horses have arrived, and the increasing demand tor stable accommodation give: promise of large fields. rhe Betting room will be opened at Lucas's Repository, and placed under the superintendence of the well-known turf "janitor," Fuller Andrews, who, by the way, has not " wintered well," having recently recovered fr.nn a severs illness. The other letter was this :---- " Gloucester-terrace, Feb. 16. "Dear Robert,—To what infamy have I come, step by step, heaping erirae upon crime, and now I find myself the author of numberless crimes of a diabolical char- acter, and the cause of ruin and misery, and disgrace to thousands—aye, to tens of thousands. " Oh 1 how I feel for those on whom all this ruin must fall. I could bear all punishmeists, but I could never boar to witness the sufferings of those on whom I have brought such ruin. It must be better that I should not live. The varied and attractive character of the programme requires no indication. Every turf tyro has long studied its "features." Despite the "bad odour" which has 4 late years attached to eross country events, the Grand National Steeplechase still maintains a flourishing popularity. It has,. too, been operated upon with consi derable briskness; albeit, the somewhat limited range of peculation has rendered it abad and unprofitable betting race. At the present scale of prices it is impossible for the most industrious book-maker to get round. Al- though the event will not be decided until Wednesday, yet the interest which it excites entitles it to the priority of consideration over the legitimate items contained in "No one has been privy to my crimes. They sprung from my own cursed brain alone. I have swindled and deceived without the knowledge of any one. Stevens and Morris are both innocent, and have no knowledge of the fabrication of deeds and forgeries by me, and by which I have sought to go on In the horrid hope of re trieving. "It was a sad day for all when I came to London. " I c In give but little aid to unravel nisets and trans actiorv. " There are serious questions as to my interest in the Grand Junction and other undertaking.. " Much will be lost to the creditors if these cases are not properly treated. " The Grand Junction, the East Kent, and the Swiss railways, the Rome line, the coal company, are all liable to be entirely lost now, so far as my assets are con cerned. " I authorise you to take possession of all my letters. papers, property, Ice., in the house, and at Wilkinson's, 18, Cannon-street. " Return my brother his letters to we and all other papers. The prayers of one so wicked could not avail, or I would seek to pray for those I leave after me who will have to suffer agony, and all owing to my criminal acts. "Oh that I bad never quitted Ireland ! Oh that I had resisted the first attempts to launch ins into specu lation ! " If I bad less talents of a worthless kind, and rnore firmness, I might have remained as I once was—honest, truthful ; and I would have lived to see my dear father and mother in their old age. I weep and weep now, but what can that avail ! " J. SADLEIR." The witness was much affected during the reading of these letters, and was greatly overcome on finishing the reading of the last letter. rho following is the telegraphic message received with the letters from James Sadleir, Dublin, to the de ceased : " All right at all the branches. Only a few small things refused here. If from 20,0001. to 30,0001. are here on Monday morning all is safe." Mr. Wilkinson, of Cannon-street, deposed that the deceased came to him on Saturday to raise money to assist the Tipperary Bank, and showed me a telegraph message he had received from Ireland on the subject of the bank. Ho was much excited, and laid many schemes before and fr rhaeistilnegclined t o ass i s t hi m . Th e de ca money, whi c h he did not ap prove witness excited, and f requent l y pu t hi s h an d to his ww h sied of a s head, and said if the hank failed to meet its lia bilities, it would be the ruin of hundreds and thousands. Witness had a deed as security purporting to be from the Encumbered Estates Court, which had turned out to be a forgery. Having ,suspicion that the deed was a forged one, he sent his partner to Ireland to make en quiries which was known to the deceased. Deceased did not throw any obstacles in the way of his making the enquiry. The deed had been in his possession since July last, and had reference to an estate of the deceased's that bad gone through the Encumbered ' Estates Court. He had assisted the deceased to a great extent which he had paid, and had further advances. Witness's suspicions were first awakened to the de ceased's position about 6 weeks since, and his security not being registered in the Encumbered Estates Court, he determined it should be done. The deed bore the genuine seal of the Court, and was signed in two places by what was purported to be the signature of two of the commissioners, and also two witnesses, all of which were forgeries. The seal could only be accounted for from its being taken front a genuine deed. Witness had learned that deceased received on Saturday morning, before his death, about 1,3501., but be had no knowledge of it, nor could he recollect from whom he had received it. The Coroner said the court had an undoubted right to pursue this enquiry relative to the deceased's pro perty. He had not yet carried the examination far in that direction, but, if necessary, he should carry it further. Mr. Wilkinson—He could give no information rela tire to the money. The Coroner said Bates appeared to have been the first man who saw the deceased and who stated that from fear h• stood abreast 20 yards from the deceased until assistance came. It some times happened that persons who had been too near a body frequently were afraid to remain close to it afterwards, but from the manner in which Bates bad given his evidence he appeared to be a man of a simple and artless character. Ono of the jurymen said that he was a very honest man. Mr. Wilkinson said that, as far as he could ascertain, his document was the only one the deceased had forged. The Coroner asked Mr. Manning, the legal adviser of the family, if he was prepared to show that the deceased's statements contained in his letter was a sham and a delusion ? Mr. Manning said he was not. The coroner amid it wao most important that thaq lat,W4 ;he programme. Upwards of fifteen starters are likely to go to the post. They will be selected from the following list : Sir Peter Lawrie Minerva Franc Picard I Potter feau du Quesne Emigrant Che Seaman Boundaway Free Trader Little Charley Forest Queen Jemmy the Black Qdckani Hopeless Star rumpavra,y Master David The italics indicate the d, Minos Stamford Dangerous Harry Lorrequer übtful starters. Sir Peter Laurie, who long held the position of lead ing favourite, has 10.2 en " put down" by the sudden rise if Harry Lorrequer and Thu Seaman. Patehed-up 'sorses are scarcely worth trusting for so severe a race is that which is likely to take place for the Grand Na tional, should Sir Peter meet with no accident during the encounter, he will most likely attain a forward position at the finish, I have nevertheless no hesita ,,ion in recording my want of confidence in his pretensions. Harry Lorrequer's sham performance at Nlanchester on New Year's-d.ay evidenVy served " his turn" and deluded the Handicapper, who has turned him loose at a weight too light for a steeple. chase. Should he be able to keep on his legs he ought assuredly to be able to gallop some of his opponents to a stand-still. I have no faith in him, however, and his backers must have a care and watch their " pot" closely as it will boil over. The Seaman's running at Doncaster and Warwick last year justifies his position in the betting. The horse is reported well, and his party A re evidently in earnest. The animals which he defeated on the occasion of his two vic tories last year were of a superior stamp, and his performances are sufficiently good to warrant the opinion that he is most favourably handicapped. Jean du Quesne —or the " French Horse," as he is c illed to get over the difficulty of pronunciation— will repre sent the interest of our " Allies." The Seaman easily defeated him at Doncaster last year, albeit at a telling lifl•erence of weight, and will, I expect, again beat him at Liverpool. Jean du Quesne, whom my readers doubt less will remember, was sometime called Augustine, will be a most formidable competitor. Emigrant is much fancied, and will run well ; at the weights, however, I prefer The P Ater. Stamford has been backed at a " long shot," but his owner will doubtless reserve him for the Hurdle Rice, and place his hopes of carrying off the Grand National in Emigrant. Jumpaway has bean much talked about, but ho must act pretty quickly on his user de guerre to pull through with triumph. Of the remaining outsiders my "fancy" points to Forest Queen and Minerva. I have been unable to obtain any satisfactory information concerning the former, but were I certain she is " all right and meant," I should be in clined to believe her a mo't dangerous competitor. Mdnerva's running at Harrow causes me to entertain a most favourable opinion of her chance. She can " jump a bit," and has a good turn of speed. Although it is hazardous to express an opinion as to the probable result of a steeplechase, yet the vast interest which centres in the Grand National induces me to ven• Pure a " guess" at the winner. Should no accident occur to upset my calculations I shall expect THE SEAMAN to steer me into the haven of success—should he wreck my hopes, I shall perhaps hoist my colours in the Minerva " cock-boat." On paper the Spring Cup looks a "certainty" for Mary, albeit John Osborne fancies De Ginkol "can't lose." The Aintree Plate I shall assign to Sir Inwland Trenchard. Mary and Alfred are the moat noteworthy names among the nominations for the Sefton Handicap. On the Hurdle Race and Two-Yoars•Old Stakes I shall not express an opinion. February 25. A FRESH MAN. MEMORIAL TO THE LATE DUKE OF SUSSEX.—The inauguration of the statue of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, and the opening of the Sussex wing of the Royal Free Hospital is to take place on the 18th of June next. Lord Leigh will preside at the ceremony. THE MILITARY CRIMEAN COMMISSION.—It is rtl moored that Combermere, Strafford, Seaton, and Cath cart have been named as members of the Court of In quiry about to assemble to consider the Crimea❑ report of Sir John M`Neill. As much of the subject in ques- tion relates to the cavalry, it is highly desirable that experienced cavalry officers, such as Generals Brother ton, Lovell, Maclean, &c., should be associated with the above distinguished veterans, to assist them in their de liberations.—United Service Gazette.—[Surely this must be a joke. Lords Strafford and Seaton are each up wards of 80 ; the youngest of the whole court (Lord Cathcart) is 73, and the united term of service of the four amounts to 249 years, giving an average of 621 years each. Could not these ♦eterans be allowed to close their long and honourable career without being dragged into flitch 84 controversy _=;zl,gstik MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. The country markets held on Saturday were but mode rately supplied with wheat, in which about an average business was transacted at full prices. For barley there was a fair inquiry, at previous rates. In other articles, very few transactions took place. On the Continent, the corn trade has been somewhat firmer, and prices have had an upward tendency. The shipments of grain from the United States have fallen off. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were but moderate. From abroad we received 4,555 qrs. of wheat, 2,910 barley, 21,666 oats, 1,310 beans, 63 peas, 853 tares, 233 linseed, 901 rapeseed, 20 mustard seed, 250 sundry seeds, and 145 sacks of flour. The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to our market this morning, coastwise and by land carriage, was moderato and in fair condition, especially the samples from Kent. The supply on offer was by no means exten sive from a good clearance being effected on Friday last, and the demand for all descriptions was rather slow, though fine qualities were called firm, at prices quite equal to those realised on this day se'nnight. Most of the large millers are still short of stock. At the close of the market the bulk of the supply of English wheat was unsold. The show of foreign wheat was moderately good. The amount of business doing, in all descriptions, was chiefly in retail. In the quotations] we have no change to report. Floating cargoes were considered steady. With barley, we were fairly supplied, nevertheless the trade ruled very steady, and last week's prices were well supported in every instance. Malt was in fair supply and heavy request, at the late decline. The imports of foreign oats having been extensive, the oat trade was lees active, at barely stationary prices. Very fine Irish oats were in the market. There was a fair sale for beans, at last wesk's currency. White peas wero dull. Grey and maple sold on former terms. The flour true was far from active, at last week's cur rency. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Eases & Kent, Malt—Chevalier •• 77s to 78s Red .... new 60s to 7241'0ats Yorkshire and Ditt0........ old 68s 82z Lincolnsk., Feed 23s 25s Ditto, White new 585 70s Potato ...... •• 24s 29a Ditt0........ old 69s 84s Youghal and Cork Norfolk and Lin- Black. •• 218 24s Cork, White ... 22s 25s coin, Red, old 635 78z Ditto new .... •• 58s 678 Scotch, Feed. •• •• 26s 305 Rye—Old ............ —s —5 Beans—Tick ....• •• 34s 388 New .......... 50s 52s Pige0n5.......... 18; 448 Barley—Grinding..... 30s 32s Peas—Grey ..•• .• .• •• 325 36s Malting ......... 31a 31a Map1e........... 34s 37s Chevalier.... . . 36s 40s White... 38s 42a Malt—SaffolkandNor- Boilers .......... 425 44s f01k............ 705 765 Flour—Town-made... 65s Os Brown .•• •• •• ....•• .• 635 66s Suffolk ..........495 LOs blnirstonandWare 745 76s Stocktn &Norfolk 493 50s 94/ 5t 80 i i 59 1 i i 4 9Th 103 11 93j 2f x d 1 15 f 6i x d 131 14 3G 75 all all [OO f.(X) Wilts&Oornrst PREFEREN , Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c... Do. Debentures Birth anriTynt !Opel c. prof. (issd. tse/ Brie. & Bs. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares l'aledonian £lO ‘thes. &I - J . O. an. 5i pc Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork 6tßandonsip.c Dun.Prth .?z Aber.J. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C 7p. c. ' , las. Co. Bx, spc No. Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 g. C. St Kest (Tn., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 161. Deliontr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent. 'ast Lancash. 6 p.ctn P.IrIN. York. J. sth, Bdin, & Ed. 5 p.c. sh. Prth.&Dun.4p c Furness 31as. & S.W. 0.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem. Do. 4A p. e Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red, At 5 p. c. pm... Gt.N. of Scot. lat Pre Gt. S. ;i.zlV. (Ireland Do. 4per c. Pr ,f. Gt.W.(B.Ul.Fxipe N..con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4p. C. . Do. sp. a red. prof Do. do. do. Do. 131 rm. Pref. Th Do. Chester 8 p. c. P.g Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gna. Stk Do. Ches. Gna, Sh Do. do. do Do. do. d 0.... ..... . Lan. &York. F. £2 Do. 6 p. a. Stock . 1,0n.,t,/,Brigh. G. 5 p. , Do. Prof., 5 p. c. St Do. Now Gnar.6 p. Do. do. 5 per cent Lou. &N. W., Cov. Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon. & S.W. 7 por et ell Londy & Color. Sb 11 Londy. & Ennis. 4 S. 10 12.,5.,& L.,New,le 4 1/0. £6. all Vlarypt.& Carl.4p o all ')o. 4i per mt..- 10 Do 100 Consol.6 p.c Si 100 r)o, Con.Br.P:r. f3p( 100 Do. 4i p. c. Prof. S all Do. Pref. 41 per ce' all Do. 51. Pref. 4 p. e. 100 Ditto L. &IL Prof. S all Now., Aber., &c., pr. I 5 p. c. red. 5 p c. arorfpllr Do. Pref. 4 p.c. St clt Do. 5 p.c. Ext Do. Gtt per ct. prof... Do. Way. Val. 5 p North British IN. E. Berw, 4 p.c P Do. do. do Do Leeds 8 p.c iDo. do. Quarters ... ,Do.Yorkll.Bz s. P=ir North Staffordshire. I ox,Wo.!z.W I,r/ lip; ,Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,Now Pre ,South Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cen , , IS. Eastern (Readino Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4):, per cent.... 'Do. Fixed 4i p o sh. S Wales Gua. 4p. o. IDo. do. 4. p. c.... i S. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. I Stock & Dar. , 5 p. c. Do. do. do Stock. & Hart] g. r p. c. till July 1, 'SA ' Wacrtd. & Kilk.6 p c all 100 all all kgria Fri% . kogio Anßtrin. Gold inglo Californian \ustralian I.ustralian Ave Maria, Baden (Gd.Dsehy of ' Blemar. Iron & Coa British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issrte , at li!"; pin.) Do. C,oea.es & Culab Do, St. John Del Re 3 'Clarendon Cons. Mir Co. of Jamaica. pobre Copper [Colonial Gold 'upper Min. of E•ig )o. Prof. 7i p. cent ropiapo teortußA 'f4enC,Al Gt.NuggetVeirkiteg Cireat Polcontb Gt Wheal Vor tfuitod Liberty Linares Lusitauian . .Ntariquita Now Granada Nouveau Monde Lo. Min 1 Port Philip quartz Rock Rhymney Iron 'Do. New ;antiairo de Cuba. Sort. Cons. Min. Co ;oath Australian.. Do. Scrip Do. 10 per cent Pref Tam. S. & L. Min. Co. riu Croft.... lJnited Mexican Waller West )I:trip° SA. ..... Worthing Mining of Australia Yuba MISUMLLA Australian A gria•Alt.l instraln. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Canada 1. Go .6p. e Jar k;aly Do. 6 p. c. Feb & Aug • Do. Cp. c. Mar & Sept Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of Franco Duston Trou Ore Eastern Steam En.diAns Cep Sm Col Electric Telegraph Electric Teleg. o' Gen. Iron So Collierl Gen. Steam Navigs,t.l General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot ST:Agar Loud. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Nark Mediteran. Elec. Tel. Aexican&S.Arnericn. Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land Do. Do. Do. 8 p e P iss at 1 di New B. & N. S. Land g. B. Australasian rth. of EuropeStsare Oriental Gas Do. "New Shares" Peel Rr. Ld.& Miurl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. New Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam .„ Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto New South Austral. Land Submar. Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trusty L. C 0.13. Can ' , Tar Diemen's Land V.C40.6p00/0801117 49 6 St. 25 10 28 1 1 all all all all 10 5 100 1 20 ••• .""'.. lo * i 13 —1? a 23; 24; 107; —112 i 2 -1 92 - !4 P - p 55 - 7 132 -134 - 8 7 3 - 311 -32 i 83 - 85 ,HARES. 94 96 -- 98 5i - 61 - 11 - I - 12 - • •• "... -"-- 05 - 07 ri"s-- 118 - 111 105 - 10 - s - AA 91. - 93 - 80 - 82 95 • 100 - 104 - 16/ 10} - 73 - 194 -9/ -14 f 184 1)1. 12 1041 18A 13t 1 32 ••• ..... ••• ••• ..... be. ••• ."'" ••• I - 1 VON • - 134 4 - }... - 98 - 100 91 - 51 - 5i 1 id 5i - 14 - 28 - 100 ~. -•- .. ...... ... 2i - t 1 1 . .i ----. . 2 - 2A 4 , 2 - 1 26 - 28 dr 66 68 3G 90 6 28 22 '24 $d 14 16 I 11 21 1 • id Gi 7,1 - I = 1 . - 14 - 19 - 21 6 - 8 2i -- 3 3i - 4 4i - 4.1 - A i - .. - ••• BOUB. 25 - 26 64 - 74 47 - DO 127 - 132 1 1( 1 8 109 106 -10 i 1119 - ill 2} - 2 4f - 1 lA 19 -26 i ... ......' ... 3 4k g --, 10 5i - 51 • 1 i • 2 3 id 18 22 i i ..• 1g ii l• i..i, - - I - - •••111 15 16 Is. 0, ois 1001 921 100 93 251 1 10Si I 17 16 P li I li pm 68 2k 104 6 x d x d x d METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Very moderate supplies of foreign stock were imported into London last week—the total arrival being 612 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 we received 289 ; in 1851, 2,775 ; in 1853, 3,590 in ; 1852, 1,524 ; in 1851, 1,991; and in 1850, 1,228 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST REIM From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Ftotterdam 12 ... 70 ... ... 33 Harlingen 303 ... Antwerp — ... Oporto Eiambnrgli '""' ••• 71 ... - -^ • .• - T0ta1.... 430 ... 70 ... ... 112 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as fellows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. L 855 169 li.o L 854 BS9 1,621 250 15 1853 5Ol 2,824 250 15 185 9 1851 417 1,438 206 3 850 439 635 154 - ... The show of foreign stock, to -day, was very moderate. Of Irish beasts thorn were shown 2..!0, and of Irish sheep 400 head in fair condition. From our own grazing districts the receipts of boasts were on the decrease, but their general quality was toler ably prime. All breeds were in good request, at an ad vance in the quotations realised on Moody last of from 2d to 4d per 8 lbs, and a good clearance was effected. The arrivals from Norfolk, Sussex, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire were 1,950 Scote and short horns; from other parts of England, 400 of various bro o d s ; a nd from Scot land, 300 Sects. There was n fair average supply of sheep in the market, both as to the number and quality. Nearly all breeds moved off steadily, at an imorovement in the currencies paid on this day so'nnir4ht of 2d per Sibs. The best old Downs sold at 5s per Slbs. About 9JO shorn sheep were in the pens. With calves wo were very scantily supplied, nevertheless the veal trade was in a very sluggish state, and prices were the turn in favour of buyers. The sale for pigs was steady, at full quotations. Per Sibs to sink the otrals. s. d. s. B. (1. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6PrimeSouthdown 4 8 5 0 'Second quality.... 3 8 4 o,Large erse. calves 4 6 ii 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 BTrime small do 5 6 6 0 Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 o:Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 1 Sniall porkers Second quality ...3 - 8 4 o{ - inek.ling ealves 22 0 29 0 ?rime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 6 : quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN ISVFPLI. least, 3,547 8en5t5.......... . 246 sheep .•• •• ..•• •• .• •• .• —20,093 Sheep .......... .......... Jalves Plgs ... ••• • • 250 rigs.... A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, en Monday, Feb. 26, 1855, and in the Metropolitan Market this day, Monday, Feb, 25, 1856. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Feb. 26, 1855. , Feb. 25, 'E6. v. d. e. d. s. d. e. d. Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 4 to 3 6,3 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto ... 3 8 4 2 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen ... 4 4 4 6;4 2 4 8 Prime Seas, ... 4 8 4 10!I 10 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep ... 3 4 3 8 Second quality ditto 310 4 2 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 4 4 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto .. 410 5 0 Lambs 0 0 0 0 13 2 ,3 8 j I 2 ,4 $ o 2 6 4 0 4 6 5 0 0 0 Large coarse calves „, 4 2 4 8 Prime small ditto ,„ 410 5 4 Large hogs 3 0 4 0 Neat small porkers ..„ .„ „, 4 2 4 4 Beasts._ „, „, „, 2,901 Sheep „, „, 19,880 Calves.. Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 27, 1854.—Beasts, 4,463; sheer, 21,870 ; calves, 102; pigs, 410. February 28, 1853.—Beasts, 3,701; sheep, 16,760 ; calves, 64 ; pigs, 260. 6 15 6 fi , 1 ,4 4 5 4 6 0 4 2 4 10 3,567 20,090 340 NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL. For the time of year, the supplies of both town and country-killed meat continue moderato. Generally speak ing, the demand is steady, and prices are freely supported Per Blbs by tlie carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, Inferior 2 8 3 0 Do., 2 3 Do. prima large 3 8 3 10 do. small 4 0 4 2 rJrk, largo .3 2 3 10 s. d. s. 2F 3 0 ,3 2 3 6 .3 8 4 2 :3 10 5 4 ,1 0 4 10 Mutttn, Inferior Do., middling, . 1)o., prime Veal J Pork. small BOROUGH HOP. The imports of foreign hops, coastwise, were extensive, viz., 221 bales from llambro', 57 from Ostend, 87 from 11,4tterdam, and 67 from Antwerp. Fine quliities are in moderato request, at full prices ; but all other kinds are dull and drooping in price. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 5s to 6/ 108 per cwt ; Weald of Konts, 310 s to 5/ lOs ; Sussex, 2/ 16s to 4l 15s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since this day se'nnight only moderate supplies of pota toes have come to hand coastwiso and by laud carriage. The demand, however, Loin dealers generally being well in stock, is very inactive, as follows : York Regents, 85s to 95s ; Kent and Essex, do., 75s to 85s ; Scotch do., 65s to 75s ; do. cups, 503 to 655; middlings, 45s to 00s; Lincolns, 65s to 755; blues, 55s to 65s per ton. WOOL. The public sales continue to progress steadily, at the opening advance of 2d to 2. 1 2 4 per lb. The following prices have been realised : —Van Dietnen's Land—Clean sheep's, is 7d to 2s Od ; lambs, is 6(1 to 2s lid ; skin, is O'd to is 4cl ; grease, lld to is Id. Sydney—Clean sheep's is hd to 2s lad ' • lamb's, is 7d to is 9d ; Blip°, is 6cl to is 6id ; grease, 114 to 11 , ,d. Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 7,d to 2s 5d ; lambs, is Sd to is 9 d ; locks, le 0 4 ,d to le 9ld ; skin, is 2ad to is 9;cl ; grease, is Nd to is 4d. Adelaide—Clean sheep's, la 7d to is 10d ; skin, la 4d to is 5d • grease, 9id to 11d. New Zealand—Clean sheep's, is f0:1 to is 10d; grease, is Od to is 2d. Cape—Clean 2 sheep's, le Od to 2s 0?.,d ; lambs, is 3?.,1 to is 8. 1 .(1 ; skin, le to is 5:1; grease, sta . to is 41d. Italian—Sheep's, is lid to is Sid. Peruvian—Sheep's is 041 to is 9d. Australian — Clean sheep's, is 51d to 2s 6d ; lamb's is Sid to 28 South Australian—Clean sheep's, is Nd to is to4(1 ' is 6id to is 7d per lb. The demand privately is active, at very full prices. Last week's imports were 327 bales fro= Port Beaufort, 43 from Antwerp, 105 from Alexandria, 63 from Hamburg, 4 from Boulogne, and is front Ostend. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tegs, is 11c1 to is 31d ; half bred hoggets, is 2d to is 3d ; do. wethers, is 1(1 to is 2d ; Kent, fleeces, is 2d to is 2)•d; combing skin, lld to is 2d ; Down owes, is 2d to is 3a ; Leicester fleeces, is to is lad; flannel wool, is ld to is 21d ; blanket wool, 9d tols ld per lb. SEEDS. Great inactivity continues to prevail in tho demand for lifiseed and rapeseed, and prices are barely supported. Most agricultural seeds support last week's currency. TurnlP.Wl"3•Per bash. 22s to 25s Carraway ( new ) ...... 43 1 44 8 Swede •• •••••• • • -- s —s Coriander •• •• •• •• 26e 30e Idnettrd, Brown •• .• 12s 20s Hempseed, per varier 543 608 v,rtitte, new— 1 18iLinseed, Eng• Sowing•• —8 —8 Tares, Winter, new.. ••6s6d 78 6d l Crushing •• •••• •• 73s 80s Old•• ••••• • • • • • —s —s Ilaltic .......... —8 --0 Canary, per quarter •• 638 64 Odessa •• •• • • .... —8 —8 Rye grass • • •... ••• • • • '24s 30s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— Cloyer,RedEng.(ewt.) 76s 86s English .• ...131 Os 131 58 White ..•• 833 1053 Foreign,per ton 121 Os 13 7 10 s Foreign Red .. .• .. 638 7- 'Rape Cakes, pr ton 61 14s 71 58 White.... 74e 95iRapeseed, New, pr qr.. 883 90e Trefoil, new.. • • ...... 408 46,1 TALLOW. Since Monday last the business doing in our market has been very moderate, and prices have fluctuated. To-day, P.Y.C., on tho spot, is quot4d at 5Ss 6d, but we have sellers for the last three months at 51s per cwt. Rough fat, 2s 10d per Sibs. 1852. I 103. 51,226 Od to 44s 3d 364 3d to 44s 6C 2,641 2,059 85,494 75,790 1,122 680 100,286 75,127 345 91 453 91 15 , 1. 18t5. ie66. Stock this day Price of Y. C Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel 36,979 35,511 24,316 63s o.lto 55a 31 to 58s 6d —s 0.1 55s Gd to ---8 oe. 1,644 1,8(5 1,195 78,782 62,797 85,142 1,671 216 2,394 92,446 62,303 62,916 633 61 I 865 6,1 338 THE CONFERENCES AT PARIS. (Prom time Morning Post of this day. ) The Conferences of Paris open to-day. Their issue cannot long be doubtful ; and the hour is not far hence when we shall know far certain whether we are to have peace or war. These negotiations, devised originally by Austria, were accepted by Russia upon certain bases, the signature of which was in itself no small proof of less arrogant preten sions on her part. But the Cabinet of St. Petera burg has, in so many instances, given proof of a disposition to avail itself of every cireuinstance which might be turned to its own ends, that wo are yet in the d trk as to its real intentions in enter ing upon the present negotiation. Either Russia seeks for peace, or her object in sending envoys to the West is but an endeavour to loosen the alliance which so heavily presses on her. If really she wish for peace, Count Orloff's instructions will enable him readily to obtain it. The demands of England and France are limited by the strictest necessity. All they ask is absolutely essential to the future safety of Europe, and to provide against the speedy recurrence of such lamentable struggles. Less than this they cannot accept. Less than their demand Russia will offer in vain. If, however, the object of the Czar be to sever France from England, we prophesy with confidence his signal failure. Diplomatic ingenuity may argue with plausibility, and, in some instances, with truth, that th e interests of Fran ce an d England are not al ways precisely identical, and that their tendencies are not invariably uniform. The statesmea:of Rus sia may build hypotheses upon the fact that Eng land has not the same care for the Latin Church as have the French ; or that the French may fancy themselves less interested is the eastern coast of the Black Sea than we are. Russia may delude herself with the idea that either men or money are wanting in France, or that the peace party have a real influence in England. She may still fancy that a Napoleon has no confidence in British faith. She may still dream that Englishmen can doubt the honour of an Ally who, in word and deed, has ever stood by us, and who has proved over and over again that the honesty with which he under stands our alliance, and the constancy with which he stands by it are as pure and as admirable as the heroism which rushed to the capture of the Male khoff, or charged to the rescue at Inkerman. If Russia, then, come with the i n t en ti on o f di v idi ng us, she will fail as before. It is at such a moment as this that a Napoleon shows indeed of what mettle he is made, and so much is this felt in England, that we should as soon think of doubting the safety of the honour of France in the hands of the Em peror as of hesitating to give him our fullest and most implicit reliance. We will not enter into vague speculations as to probabilities, nor canvass details. Some may see a pacific intention in the mission of Count Orloff, one of the most distinguished men in Russia, the signer of the treaty of Adrianople, at which period he was Commander-in-Chief of the land and sea forces of Russia against Turkey. Others may ar gue that the maker of the treaty of Adrianople would not he selected to unmake it. These,' and a thousand other considerations, pro and con., dis appear before the imminent realities of the day. The real purport of Count Orloff's mission, the full extent of Baron Brunow's instructions, will soon be made manifest, and the duration of the present negotiations be decided. Whatever may havegiven rise to a suspicion that England and France might be divided, Russia, at this moment, knows that it is impossible for her to hope for such a consumma tion. The Russian Plenipotentiaries are to-day as well aware as ourselves of the firmness of the Em peror, and of the solid nature of the alliance which subsists between the Western Powers. The course of Count Orloff and of Baron Brunow is therefore plain—to accept our terms, if they are sent to make peace ; to refuse them, if Russia still thinks she can hope to resist with advantage the attacks of the next campaign. Of the progress of the negotiations but little can be known. We are informed that the Conferences, which meet this day at noon, will probably begin with the choice of a President. This choice, it is pretty certain, will fall on Count Wale wski, as it is usual to elect, as President of Conferences, the Fo reign Minister of the country in which they are held. The arrangement of precedency will he settled by the alphabetical order of the names of the countries represented. It was proposed originally that each Plenipotentiary should be accompanied by his se cretary, but we understand it is now determined that none but Plenipotentiaries shall be present, except the " Director of Protocols," which impor tant trust will be confided to M. Benedetti, late French Charge d'Affaires at Constantinople, a gen tleman of distinguished talent. Everything will be conducted with the strictest secrecy, so much so, that we believe it is intended to record, in the very first protocol, the solemn promise of those present not to divulge what passes. It is a source of much gratification that we shall not be held long in suspense ; nor will vital questions be deferred till after the discussion of less momentous points. For it is understood that the order of the proposi tions has been inverted, and that the Fifth will be the first to be entered upon. In this case, there fore, if the intentions of Russia be as sincere as our own, the decision of peace or war will not be long delayed. It is, however, to be expected that, before coming to the several points, and the mat ters involved in theni an armistice by l an d may be agreed upon, th e blockades by sea still being kept up. We earnestly, most earnestly, trust that these Conferences may be guided to a peaceful issue, that Europe may be spared the effusion of further bloodshed, and the difficulties of new complications. If peace do not come about—if Russia do not now yield—it will be the fault of those who, it is to be expected, will deservedly suffer from many of the consequences. Had united Germany but struck for the cause which they could not but approve, all would have been settled and secured long ere this. For ourselves—we say it in no spirit of arrogance —for ourselves and our Allies, who have thought that honesty was the best policy, the cause we have fought for must prevail. If good terms are not now given, better may be won hereafter. In any case, we are bound firmly to secure that important Em pire for the integrity of which wo took up arms upon the strongest foundation, so that, undisturbed by the oppressions of its great neighbour, it may pursue in safety those paths of progress along which it is steadily . proceeding. Let us do this. Let us guarantee the North as well as the South from menace, and, having secured the rights of Europe from the inroads of despotism, the cause of rational freedom and sensible progress, as under stood by England, France, and Sardinia, cannot fail to advance to new and peaceful triumphs in the better government of the various nations,. and of the blessings of liberty and of civilisation. Such a result will be worthy of the efforts we have made, and of the great things we have achieved. From these Conferences such a peace may issue, if Russia rightly appreciates the overwhelming force of pub lic opinion, which requires from her satisfactory terms, and if she correctly estimates the prepara tions which have been wade to insure their ulti mate attainment. (Frown the Presse of Yesterday.) It is confidently stated that at the first sitting, as soon as the verification of powers shall have taken place, the repres en tatives of the Czar will be called upon to accept a note, which will be pre sented to them by the president in the nsme of the Allies of December 2d. In this note the sti pulations proposed to be comprised in the prelimi nary convention of peace wilt be drawn up in such a manner as to leave no room for doubt or equivo cation as to the essential conditions. The Russian plenipotentiaries will be asked to give in their note in w riting. By this means, i f i n d ee d t h e R uss i an plenipotentiaries shall be really furnished with full Rowers, and shall not allege the necessity of refer ring to St. Petersburg, the question of peace or war may be settled without delay. The Pays says it has souse reason to believe in the correctness of the report that Russia is resigned to the destruction of Nicolaieff. AN EAGLE SHOT IN WINDSOR PAR/C.—A short time since Cole, one of the Royal keepers of Windsor forest, shot a fine eagle near Virginia Water, which he presented to her Majesty. It is at present in the custody of Mr. Hassell, of Eton, to whom it has been sent to be stuffed, previously to being placed in the royal museum at Bal moral. The bird is a beautiful specimen of the bearded or sea eagle. It is a very rare occurrence for a bird of this class to be seen so far south. FIRE IN HATTON GARDEN.—On Saturday night a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. W. and J. Baker, carvers and gildera, &c., No. 56, Hatton-garden. The flames were not extinguished until about two hours after the arrival of the engines, and a considerable amount of damage was sustained. The following is Mr.Braidwood's report No. 56, Hatton-garden, Messrs. W. and J. Baker, carvers, gilders, —Back workshops all de stroyed, timber sheds and deals seriously damaged, and back windows scorched ; contents and buildings insured in the Westminster office. Ditto ditto, Mrs. A. Nickison —Furniture damaged by remo v al ; insured in the Sun office. Ditto ditto, No. 55, Al[. J.Fordh am , emery an d glass paper maker—Back premises d amage d b y fi re, an d contents by water ; i nsured in the Phoenix office. Ditto ditto, first floor, damage by removal and water insured in the Plicenie. Ditto ditto, N OR . 2 and 3, Mr. M'Combe—Damage to premises aed contents, by fire, water, and removal ; insured in the Phoenix fire-office. No. 57, Hatton -yard, Mr. S. Josephs, furniture dealer —Similar damage ; insured in the Sun office, No. 12, ditto, Mr. J. R. Harrison, bricklayer—Back windows demolished and furniture damaged by the removal ; I aired in the County fire-office:: I WU I a 100 400 t6l R. Iwo 110 12a, 1 100 9'2~ 100 33 100 21} 50 St. St. to 100 .3. Is, 1.6-‘ Ir. 20 2t3 IR 20 2E .00 20 26 ( 1 1 6 20 -0 100 100 100 20 20 10 10 20 35 57} 7 25 6 82j 70/ / 10j 201 i 50A I