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stalled of of the ngues, manu- ments, work a 3 a fur made ithout titions occur. to Mr. Lich, it ith his limited of the lowing 3netian athor's )ns, and greater Lised, to storians it a fair id, and d, and Ins from Is dared on the ipion of Ls under terrible )tectiont i at the a Vene loyalty enice in ) be the to merit this, as Lblo Go br more studied popular E is one :eived as else and in re nniver- ot in the ion of a •ee from its age, vanes of ption of Tarrying Po of de story or he Ten" lograph nayste es " the eted and d has on r- of-fact prisons, all the hat any )re cora lin it is that the rubrions idea, to Black le Mon () prose is matter to undo too tixo' shun ; hardly a story all that re much .story 01 sicilies• Stuart celandy Tilliani e fit 0 3 vith so inter e stYie ad a ll e will at ar e L s of a god old times of chivalry, while, by his self•devotion and fearless spirit, he has enrolled himself among the glorious band who rank foremost in every age and country, the true patriots. At the conclusion we meet with the following forcible remarks on the state of affairs : Were non-intervention enforced in the spring, and the Italians and Hungarians left to fight it out with Austria, there would be little doubt of the result ; but although the instincts of the mass of our countrymen are on this side, there is a large portion wedded to Austria as an ancient ally, chiefly as a p dent counterbalance to the restless activity of France. Surely fear of France, for it amounts to nothing else, cannot justify the diplomatic Support of an abomination little inferior to that which we condemned in the Two Sicilies, because a constitution is granted under pressure ? The same was done in '4B, but then I thY ?despotic should a oath be worth more now than As for France, whenever we may have to fight her a gain, ' have only to be true to ourselves. What on earth have foreign alliances ever done for us but bequeath debt and dissatisfaction ? Besides, owing to our recent exer tions, 'we are no longer existing by sufferance. Then why a policy of dependence ? Even taking the matter at a commercial valuation, is it wiser to lean towards an effete and heterogeneous empire famed for its ingratitude. or cordially to welcome the ad vent of two nations, the proudest aspirations of whose statesmen are to walk in those paths of constitutional free dom which have brought our own country to its present Pre - eminent position? In Italy, ere long, a marine will arise that will equal that of France in the Med:terranean— the efficiency of the Piedmontese squadron is a guarantee of its worth ; for it is to be remembered that the Italian, and not the Frenchman, is the sailor of the Mediterranean; and, at a n y ra t e, that there will be one squadron the more to destroy before it becomes a French lake. It is true that the severely criticised despatch of the 27th of October from the Foreign-office reflected the gene rous feelings of our countrymen towards Italy, and, what ever may be urged against it, was a manly avowal of !Yrapathy which vibrated through every Italian heart, com ing as it did at a moment when they were menaced with a diplomatic ban by Europe. It is also true that our coun trymen wish Italy free from the Alps to the Adriatic • but that f a t uous G erman m i asma w hi c h somet i mes clouds' our councils may once more become dominant, and commit us, conversationally, it is true, to the stupendous modern doc trine of Venetia being an integral portion of that listless body the Germanic Confederation. On our maintenance of this glorious doctrine of non-intervention for the next few months will depend whe , her the Italy of the Italians be comes our cordial and disinterested ally, or is, however un willingly, driven more and more into the arms of France. Come what may, she accepts the struggle with its conse quences, and asks no more than a fair field and non-inter vention. Should she be worsted, misfortune will only tend to consolidate the u n i versa l d es i re f or na ti ona lit y , an d, strengthened by common suffering, she will at once pre pare to renew the struggle at the first convenient period. Rerb s ki p al m ; or National Songs of Eervia. By Owen Meredith. Chapman and Hall. The poet of " The Wanderer" and "-Lucille," not content with the success of his original works, has now undertaken the office of interpreter of the quaint and fragmentary poetry of the Serbs. Na tional songs have always a peculiar attraction, for they show the prevailing sentiments, the tastes, habits, and ways of thought of a people, more vividly than any other class of literature. Those before us are singular and original. They show little of that love of home and country, that vene ration for " the ashes of their fathers and the tem ples of their gods," which are usually so perceptible in national poetry. These songs and legends bear Mournful evidence of the depressed and degraded condition of those who sing them. As the trans lator observes in his introduction : At this day the results of prolonged oppression are un happily to be traced throughout Servia in all that debases the character, and contracts the self-development of a people. That universal worship of the lie which is the creed of the slave, that predisposition to frantic ferocity Which is the reaction from suppressed and impotent hatred —insincerity and servility, cunning and cruelty—these are at once the defects of the Servian character, and the results of the Turkish rule. The demoralization of the people is sadly to be seen in their poetry. It extols, as a public virtue, treachery to the public foe, mistakes trickery for strategy, falsehood for finesse, cruelty for valour, and admits into the character of a hero every vice save that of physical cowardice. In the opening pages of the introduction the writer gives the following account of them : In the following poems no attempt has been made at accurate verbal translation from the original language. They cannot, indeed, be called translations in the strict sense of the word. What they are, let the reader decide. What they are meant to be, is nothing more than a rude medium through which to convey to oth r minds something of the impression made upon my own by the poetry of a people amongst whom literature is yet unborn ; who in the nineteenth century retain, with the traditions, many also of the habits and customs, of a b ar b arous age ; and whose social life represents the struggle of centuries to maintain, under the code of Mehemet, the creed of Christ. It is indeed this strange intermixture of Mahometan with Christian associations which gives to the poetry of the Serbs its most striking characterist. It is the sword of a Crusader in the scabbard of a Turk. That, however, which mainly distinguishes this from all other contemporary poetry with which I am acquainted, is the evidence borne on the face of it of an origin, rot in the heads of a few, but in the hearts of all. This is a poetry of which the People is the Poet. The " People," not as representing, in contradistinction to all other constituent parts of a commu nity, that class which lies broadly at the basis of a civiliza tion culminating through many social ranks and orders in a high degree of refinement ; but " the People," as expres sive of one great nationality, which, however geographi cally subdivided, is yet in that rude and elementary social ,condition which consists but of a single class , and admits nut one aspect of life, one mode of thought, one series of sensations, on e train of association. And as is the people , 65 is the poetry. It is inferior to the poetry of the Per alans, inasmuch as it is less intellectual , has less fanc y , less Wisdom, less art. It is destitute o f whatever indicates in dividual thought or personal observation of life. It has nothing of the grac eful fancy which glitters through the Gulist an , and ne ver rises to such sweet and noble tones as those which render harmonious some portions of the Shah Nameh. Here we shall find no trace of that gracious chivalry which Ferdausi, perhaps, bequeathed to Ariosto, and assuredly none of that shrewd and somewhat sad ex perience of mankind which followed, among the roses of his Immortal Garden, Sadi, " the wanderer of the world." But such merits are perhaps incompatible with the poetry in What, of the Serbs, is most remarkable—l mean that spontaneity and unity, that evidence of collective inspira tion, which has never survived the childhood of a people. Such flowers as grow here may be merely mountain s eeds, but the dew of the morning is on them. The longest poem in the collection is " The Battle of Kossovo," and refers to the disastrous encounter between Lazarus, the last Servian Knee, and Sultan &murath the First, which sealed the doom of lervian liberties for many centuries. It is in this bem that we find the most traces of national spirit ad feeling. The following description of the asembled Turkish foe gives a vivid picture. Ant Ivan Kossantchitch replied : " Ailosch Obilitch, my brother dear, I have lookt on the Turk in his pride. He i strong, he is many, he is near, His tuts are on every side. Were ve all of us hewn into morsels, and salted, Hardly I think, should we salt him his meat. Two wide days have I journeyed, nor halted, Toward `,te Turk, near the Turk, round him, and never Could I lumber his numbers, or measure his end. Prom Eralie to Sazlia, brother, my feet Have wended ; from Sazlia round by the river, Where the ever comes round to the bridge with a bend; And over thc bridge to the town of Zvetchan; From Zvetchrn to Tchechan, and further, and ever Further, and tver the mountains, wherever Foot may fall, or eye may scan, I saw nought hit the Mussulman. " Eastward and westward, and sbuthward and nor' ward, Scaling the hillside, and scathing the gorse, Horseman to horseman, and horse against horse ; Lances like forests when forests are black ' • Standards like clouds flying backward and forward, "White tents like snowdrifts piled up at the back. The rain may, in torrents, fall down out of heaven, Lzut never the earth will it reach : cthing but horseman nothing but horses, Thrzk as the sands which the wild river courses leave, after tempest, in heaps on the beach, hturad, for pasture, hath given To his horsemen the plain of Mazguite. Lances a-ripple all over the land, Tost like the bearded and billowy wheat BY the winds of the mountain driven Under the mountain slab. Illurad looks down L.e.w.wead Over Sitnitza and Lab." The result of the battle is thus told by the solitary and wounded messenger to Militza, the wife of the Tzar. "They will never return again, Neovreer return! ye shall see them no more ; t meet heir themhai hands thin T h e t i h r e h d a n o o d r s , Nor N h v o e l r d Their bodies bleachs of in bloody mould. They are s l a i n them slain I are cold, And the maidenss shallomourn, and the mothers deplore, on plain. they remain, Heaps of dead hoe y Where they fell, th ere Corpses stiff in their gore. But their glory shall never grow old. F a ll e n, fallen, in mighty w ar Fallen, fighting about the Tz'ar, Fallen, where fell our lord Lazar I Never more be there voice of cheer I Never more b tend star I song or dance I Muffled be mn For broken now is the lance, Shiver'd both shield and spear, And shatter'd the scimitar. And cleft is the golden crown, And the sun of Servia is down, O'erthrown, o'erthrown, o'o rthrown, . The roof and top of our renown, Dead i s the great Lazar I" The rest of the poems aro lyrical, and chiefly love songs, some of them possessing grace and fancy, though not of a very high order of intellectual or poetical merit. __— Photographs of Paris Life. By Chroniqueuse. Tinsley, Strand. The title of this work is sufficiently fascinating to attract a large circle of fair readers. It p ro p oses to be a record of the politics, art, fashion, and u anecdote of Paris during the last eight een months, and as the epoch referred to extends from May, 1859, to November, 1860, the politics and anecdote include details of the Emperor's Italian expedition. Such grave matters, however, occupy but little_ !pace i n t h e li ve l y pages of " Chroniqueuse." Balls, fetes, Court gossip, theatrical successes and Tai . lures, exhibitions, and reviews are the t o p ics chiefly dwelt upon, interspersed with a faith ful chronicle of th e vagar i es o f f as hion and descriptions of aristocratic toilettes, which, of course, occupy a prominent place in a work on Parisian society written by.a lady. The costumes of the Empress are continually mentioned as models of taste and elegance, and the dresses of the Princesses Clothilde and Mathilde, and other of the Court celebrities, are frequently described. Of the Empress most favourable mention is made throughout.; many , stories are told of her charity, generosity, and sim plicity of manner, while nothing appears to her disadvantage. The Princess Clothilde is not described in such glowing colours, and the hints given as to her domestic happiness are not very cheering. The anecdotes with which the pages are interspersed are numerous and amusing, and the whole volume is certainly full of enter ment. Our English ladies may gather some use ful suggestions as to the style of dress which they should adopt in visiting the French capital, since the mistakes made by some inexperienced travellers in visiting the theatres in full dress, or walking on . the Boulevards in m e r e travelling costume, are' lamented in pathetic terms by our fair chronicler. She has not lived so long, and mixed so intimately in Continental circles without imbibing some of their views of life and its belongings; and the extreme seriousness with which she discusses points of dress and fashion occasionally provokes a smile. The fault of modern days is certainly too much dress rather than too little, but we have scarcely reached the level of our neighbours, since we read of a Parisian belle preparing for an expected invi tation for a week at Compiegne by ordering nine teen Lew dresses at an average of £2O, besides mil linery-, lingerie, and the thousand etceteras of a fashionable toilette. If the fair readers of this little volume will not be tempted to follow such an alarm ing example, they may derive much entertainment from the pleasant gossip of its pages. L'istory of England, for , Schools and Families. By A. T. Foster, author of " A History of Spanish Literature," &c., Bze. Chapman and Hall. _ This is a very excellent and compendious abridg ment of English history, adapted for an introduc tion to the standard works, and also admirably suited for general reference. The author, in his preface, observes that the educational histories in general use are almost entirely engrossed with poli tical annals and the records of military Achieve ments, leaving the state of the nation and its in tellectual and social progress comparatively un noticed. This oversight he attributes to the fact that the works of Hume and Goldsmith have been the origin of so many smaller histories, and he has consequently founded his work principally upon the Comprehensive History of England published by Messrs. Blackie, of Edinburgh, in which, besides the usual narrative of kings, warriors, and statesmen, we have full and interesting de tails of the condition of the people, the agri culture, commerce, science, literature, and gene ral aspect of national affairs in each succes sive age. The simplicity of the style and the character of the contents have been adapted to the young reader, who will find this an excellent ele mentary work ; while the conciseness of the narra tive, which extends from the early British traditions down to the present time, and the careful arrange ment of the index, chronology, genealogical tables, and marginal notes render it especially suitable for reference. We must not omit to mention the numerous illustrations. Practical Military Surveying and Sketching. By Captain Drayson, R A., Assistant Instructor in Surveying, Royal Military Academy, &c. Chap man and Hall. This little work gives clear and simple direc- tions for making military sketches on surveys with the greatest rapidity. It is assumed that the reader possesses no previous knowledge of the sub ject, and has no one at hand to whom he can refer for aid, and the instructions are therefore put in the plainest terms to facilitate his comprehension. The use of the compass and sextant, the theodolite, mountain barometer, and other instruments, are described, and directions given, for finding heights and distances, latitude and longitude, military , reconnaissance, and plan drawing. All neces sary instructions for acquiring an elementary know ledge of surveying are given in full. 31. R. _ROEBUCK AND ITALY. Mr. Roebuck's recent speech en Italian affairs has naturally excited much unfavourable comment at Sheffield, as well as in other places. In the early part of last week a meeting of " the friends of Italian liberty " was convened by advertisement "for the purpose of inviting Mr. Roebuck to meet his constituents at an early date." About 20 per sons attended and resolved— " That in consideration of the wide-spread surprise and regret with which Mr. Roebuck's recent speech on Italian affairs has been received, this meeting deems it an impera tive duty respectfully, but urgently, to request that gentle man to pay a visit to his constituents for the purpose of fully explaining the views enunciated in the before-men toiled speech." The resolution having been duly forwarded by Mr. Booth, the chairman of the meeting, Mr. Roebuck replied by return of post : " March 19, 1861. " Sir,—l am quite ready to give my constituents every explanation in my power. I should be obliged, however, by your sending me the number of the persons who passed the resolution transmitted by you.—l am, sir, your obe dient servant, "J. A. 011BITCK. " Mr. A. Booth." Mr. Booth replied on Wednesday evening, assuring Mr. Roebuck that his Italian speech had excited " deep and intense interest" in Sheifield, and add ing that, though there were not more than 20 present at the meeting which passed the resolution, there were among that number " some of the most active and energetic politicians," and that, but for the interference of his friends, a meeting of a more public nature, would have been at once called. No further reply having been received from Mr. Roe buck, an adjourned meeting—at which, however, the attendance was very small—was held on Friday evening, and appointed a sub-committee to promote a requisition to the mayor to convene a public meeting in case no letter was received from Mr. Roebuck by this (Monday) morning announc ing his intention to appear before his constituents.. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM: Sir J. W.Ramsden, M.P. for the West Riding of Yorkshire, and Messrs. H. W. Wickham and W. E. Forster, the members for Bradford, having been written to by an inhabitant of Bradford, for the purpose of ascertaining what course each of them intended to adopt with respect to the bills intro duecd into Parliament in the present session for extending the county and borough franchise, sent the following letters in reply : " London, March 20. " Sir,—l have to acknowledge your letter of the 12th inst. (addressed to me at Huddersfield), in which you ask me whether I am prepared to vote for Mr. Locke King's and Mr. Baines's Bills, and for my reasons if I decline to do so. In re ply,'l have to state that I did not vote upon Mr. Locke King's Bill, nor do I intend to support Mr. Baines's Bill, and for these reasons :—The Government, on the first day of the session, announced their determination not to attempt a measure of Parliamentary reform this session, and they founded that determination on the failure of their bill last year, caused, as they said, mainly by the opposition of their own side of the hou-e and the general apathy of the country. To introduce another bill this year would, therefore, in their opinion, only interrupt public business without ad vancing the interests of reform. On a division, this determi nation of the Government was approved by a majority of nearly three to one. I voted in the majority on that occasion, and having thus affirmed my opinion that the Go vernment were justified in not attemptinc- to legislate when they I=i np prospect of success, 1 cand6. „ dual members or 1....ve the least chance or accomplishing what the Government, for lack of support, -wo=e obliged to abandon. I decline, therefore, to support attempts at legislation which, however sincerely and honestly undertaken, are calculated, in my opinion, rather to prejudice than to promote the end they have in view.—l am, your faithful servant, " J. W. RAMSDEN." " Chapel-street, South Audley-street, London, Wednesday Evening, March 13. " Sir,—l have;received your letter of the 13th inst., and in reply beg to say I decline at this moment to say how I shall vote on Mr. Baines's bill, extending the franchise to £6 householders. I conceive my position as one of your representatives is to hear all that can be said pro and con. in favour of or against any specific proposition, and after having heard all the arguments, to vote according to the best of my judgment one way or the other. All I can say at present on the matter is, that my feeling and lean ing are in favour of an extension of the franchise to householders in the boroughs. As to Mr. Locke King's Bill, I can have no objection to state that, having heard all that could be said for or against it in a five hours' sitting this day, I voted for it.—l am, Sir, yours faithfully, " H. W. WICKHAM." "March 14. " Sir,—Your note of the 12th inst. was forwarded to me this morning. Yon will observe I voted with Mr. Locke King yesterday, and I shall do my best to support Mr. Baines when he brings in his bill, and I confess I cannot but express my surprise that one of my constituents, after my repeated expressions of opinion on the Reform question generally, and these two measures in particular, could have any doubt as to my conduct with regard to them.—l am, Sir, yours very respectfully, W. E. FORSTER." THE CRUISE OF THE DARlNG.—Captain Arm strong's novels, like the Armstrong guns, do great service, for his sea tales, like Dibdin's sea songs, will induce thou sands of our youth to enter the navy. With the exception of Marryatt, he is the best writer of nautical novels Eng land has ever had, and this " Cruise of the Daring" is iull of interest and excitement from beginning to end. EXTRAORDINARY DEATH FROM EATING BISCUITS. —An inquest was held at the Compasses Inn, Alford, on Monday, before W. Ring, Esq., deputy coroner, touching the death of Benjamin Lucas, who expired on the previous Friday, under extraordinary circumstances. It appeared that Lucas was in the bar of the Compasses on the night of his death, when he made a wager of a trifling amount that he would eat three pennyworth of soft biscuits in five minutes. Whilst eating the sixth biscuit he suffocated him self and soon afterwards expired. The jury returned a ver dict in accordance with the above evidence.—s tasox press. MONBY 111211.?..KBT AND CITY NEWS CITY, Two O'CLOCK. From the manufacturing districts the accounts are still of an unfavourable character. The woollen trade at Leeds has continued exceedingly inactive during the past week, without any change, how ever, in prices. Cloths and yarns at Manchester have been dealt in to a very limited extent, owing to the advanced rates demanded by manufacturers in consequence of the rise in the value of cotton. At Bradford wools and yarns have been dealt in to a moderate extent, but the transactions in piece goods have only been for immediate require ments. The hosiery trade at Leicester has con tinued exceedingly dull, and most of the mills are only working about three days in the week. At Birmingham, Sheffield, Wolverhampton, and the principal hardware districts, only limited transac tions have taken place, chiefly for borne demand. The iron trade of South Staffordshire has been dull, pending the quarterly meeting of the ironmasters at Birmingham on Thursday next. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday, business continued rather active, and prices were very firm. The sales were about 10,000 bales. Share, stk { 18 204 20 10, 100 100 100' 174 20 stock There is still an active demand for money, and it is freely supplied at rrevious rates, but increased firmness is considered probable, owing to the usual absorption towards the end of the month. A fort night later, however, greater easiness may be anticipated, consequent upon the release of the April dividend. The enquiry for loans at the Stock Exchange is also well maintained, and full terms are paid for the accommodation. About £39,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of England on Saturday, but 10,000 sovereigns were withdrawn. stock 20i 20 100 The sum of £133,135 has been applied to the redemption of 648 Peruvian 4 1 i per Cent. Bonds of the Loan of 1853. Calls have been made on the following sharoce— £2 per share on the South Yorkshire Railway; and River Dun Company, payable on or before the 9th proximo; £3 per share on the Bahia Gas Com pany, due on the Ist of AI ay; and £1 per share on the Lebnan Coal Company, payable on the 19th proximo. 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock a to* Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Cu. 5 per cent..... Do, Do. Buffalo and Laice Huron I ;Do. New . ....... Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes ............ BalL&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c.' Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Ca , - - neaux Mine & 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 .... Lyons & Geneva, ...... Namur & Lief.);e ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter Paris & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (fern ) gua. 7 p. ct. lira Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish.... Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse IDo. 54 per cent. Pref ISan Paulo, lira, g. 7 p, c The traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending the Bth inst. ex hibited an increase of £677 compared with the same period in 1860. The market for Public Securities is extremely dull, and continued heaviness has been manifested. There appeared to be a disposition to effect sales in consequence of an impression that the finances of the Government are in rather an unfavourable state. Consols are 912- 1- for money, and 92 for the account. India 5 per Cents. is steady at 1001 ; ditto 51 per Cent. Enfaced Paper has receded to 991, and Exchequer Bills to 9s. and ss. dis. The dealings in the Foreign Market have been limited, and prices show no material variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 741 75 ; ditto, 1858, 541 55 ; Spanish are firm at 49 ; Sardinian at 821 ; and Dutch 21 per Cents. at 64 ; Mexican remain at 241; but Buenos Ayres are flat at 84. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been very limited, and a slight decline has taken place in the rates realised for several of the princi pal undertakings. Great Northern, North Western, and Midland have receded 55., and Eastern Coun ties 10s. ; North-Eastern (Berwick), however, have improved 55., and South-Eastern ss. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings only a limited business has been done, and previous rates are barely sustained. Great Luxembourg realise ; Sambre and Meuse, 5i 6 ; Recife and San Francisco, 11,E ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 21 ; Greet Western of Canada, 11,1 ; East Indian have receded 991 ; and Great Indian Peninsula are steady at 951. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flat. London and County have declined ss. ; Electric Telegraph, 1 ; and Red Sea Telegraph have improved ss. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Cons®ls Annuities India Stock Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 51 per Cent vitt° Debentures, 1858 — Ditto 1859 9st 'orasols for Account India Stock for Account Ditto 5 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, 4;1,000, 2d 9 5 dis FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK • Pnenos Ayres, 6 per Cent ...... 881 \lexicon 3 per Cent Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. .. • • Ditto Account -zardinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent •••• Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto Account Ditto Now Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 64 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9ll Ditto Account 92 . , o.Aust.&L'omb Venetinl Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flanders: Do. 5 p. c. Preference W. .tt N.W. of France West , rn of Austria Western of Switzerland' Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand THE WEATHER. all all all all all S 1 28'•81 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH p 25, 1861. 4 3id 51 6 8} 111 20i 21i 6 6% 9% 91 21f 22i MINES. 3 31 1 2 175 185 350 370 1071 1121 151 01 64 7 18 20 6 61 1 11 I/ 2 21 36 =8 21 zl} 46 48 6 4 31 4} 4a 5 Ell g ad 7a 9 91 37 39 4 I 300 310 21 31 170 180 35 37 2 2 5g 5; 1 4 17 18 77 79 355 365 1105 110 120 130 a& 7 12 13 ' 16 18 11 13 d j i 31 32 6 1 -- dim. 39 41 8 10 2 26 21 22 P 1 16 p 86 96 pr iP id 4 6 J 3 1 5 i 1 METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, I between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. S. 9 a.m. Nairn 29/0 43 40 W.S.W. 2 6 c. 2 Aberdeen 129/0 39 36 W.N.W. 3 1 b. 1 Leith . 29'96 42 40 N. 2 9 m. 2 Berwick I 29•94 43 40 W.N.W. 1 2 b. Ardrossan j 29'91 43 41 S.S.W. 3 3 1 1? ). . Portrush 2 9 .84 39 38 S. Shields Galway 29'90 44 42 S.W. 6 4 o. 4 Searborough 29.9s 43 i 41 W. 2 1 b. 2 Liverpool 130.03 42 41 S.E. 1 2 b. 1 Valentia 29•94 45 44 S.S.E. 3 8 o. 3 Queenstown 29 97 45 43 N.W. 2 4 c. 1 Yarmouth 30.00 44 43 1 N.E. 1 6m. 1 London 29 97 45 43 N.E. 2 9 m. Dover Portsmouth 155 N.E. 6 9 o. r 1. Portland :129•96 45 42 N.E. 3 9 0. 3 Plymouth 29'96 44 i 40 N.E. 3 1 f. 2 Penzance .. — 1 , 30'04 46 44 N.E. 1 4 b. 2 Jersey 29'9 2 47 I 45 E. I 3 5 b. 2 EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer. corrected and reduced 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 ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). WIND AND WEATHER ItEfuni, "../. Bradford, S.W. ; foggy Gravesend, N.E.; cloudy Birmingham, N.W. ; fine Harrogate, S.W.; dull Brighton, N.N.W. ; fine Inverness, S.W.; fine Cardiff, N.W.; fine Lowestoft, N.E. ; damp Chatham, N.N.E.; raining Milford Haven, E. ; fine Dublin, W. ; fine Newcastle on Tyne, W.N.W.; Glasgow, W.; fine fine THE PRINCE OF WALES.—Sir John Watson Gordon, President of the Royal Scottish Academy, has been called by Royal command to Windsor, to have sittings for a portrait of the Prince of Wales. Mr. John Steel!, her Majesty's sculptor for Scotland, has also received a commis sion to execute a bust of the Prince of Wales, which his Royal Highness promised to present to the High School of Edinburgh in commemoration of his having presented the prizes at the examination in July, 1859. HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—The committee ap pointed by the Government to inquire into the causes and remedy of the decay in the stone used in the Palace of Westminster met on Saturday, the 23d inst., at Richmond terrace. There were present :—Sir R. Murchison, Messrs. Tite, M.P., G. G. Scott, Sydney Smirke, G. Godwin, C. H. Smith, G. P. Burnell; Professors Frankland, Hofmann, F. A. Abel, and Ansted ; and Mr. D. Wyatt. The committee appointed Mr. Tite chairman ; and Mr. Bonham-Carter, M.P., is the secretary of the committee. THE CONDEMNED CULPRIT HACKED.—This un fortunate man still remains in the same calm and resigned state he has maintained throughout the period of his incar ceration. He is constantly attended by two warders both night and day, and still firmly asserts that he had not the slightest intention of taking the life of the unfortunate Ser geant Jones. Numerous petitions have been forwarded to the Secretary of State from Exeter and towns in the vicinity praying for a reprieve, but no answer has as yet been re ceived ; in fact there seems little hope of mercy for him in this world. From inquiries we made of the excellent go vernor of the Devon County Prison (Mr. Rose) en Friday: we are enabled to state that the execution is fixed for Satur day, March 30, at noon.—Western Horning News. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—The active and re spected lessee of the Princess's, Mr. Augustus Harris, Closed what we truly hope has been a remunerative season, by his benefit on Saturday night. Mr Fechter's extraor dinary performance of " Hamlet" was repeated amidst the I general enthusiasm of a crowded audience. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) OItDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. all all 100 all all 100 100 all all all ail all all all all 100 100 100 100 133 100 100 100 all 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 8 86 80 82 5 6 98 100 95 evi 42 44 8 84 164 174 50 51 37 39 26 28 84 86 25& 261 o sing Business Paid. I Pr ioe. Done. 111 113 110 111 1031 104 i 129 111 107 109 71 71i CO 62 111 i 1111 61 62 117 118 47 49 951 94 91i 92 104 lli 40 47 31 24d 127} 127! liP 100 102 7 6d, Pathways. Sharel 13.14 stock Mork stock stock stock stock stcog stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock b Wuk stock stock Beltast and Ballymena Bir., IVO] , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch Junc Blyth end 'Fyne Bost. Steal. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen Jr, Cardigar Cork and Bandon fork, ,trassage Cornwall .... basbed. t oB A (A gets no div. D° 't until feat perm. Do B Dublin Belfast, Junc. Dun., Perth, .tAb..Junc East Anglian Eastern 'Counties ,Eastern Union, A stock B do stock stock stock Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Clash. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do IZ do Gt. S. W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val g,ua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshirf London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover ;Lond. &Nth. Western !Loud. & 4th. Western I L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Ennisiallen Dian. Shet. & Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares , Metropolitan Midland Do new......... 19.16.41 stock stock stock stock stock 100 M.O. 100 all Do l.•irminz. he Derby, Nfld. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and C trlisle Newry k Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros 'Norfolk.. North British....... !Nor.Dev.l?gil&Dk.stoak I) , A stk • A recs no d.l unfit 6pchas beenpd.B 5i 6 64 0 631 641 Do B stock ......... Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do do , U.N.E. purchase 'Do Leeds Do York North London ........ 100 100 100 16 13 41 100 100 100 5 175 all 1011 102 id ip (soi 601 906 91 98 100 Do new North St afrordsh ire . N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail fzebles I Portsmouth Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union . Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon Nam. Counties Union S.-Durham & I ,anc. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington 3i 3 1 9 1O 73 75 114 116 34 E 5 86 88 48 50 40 42 - -d stock stock stock 831 84} 59 61 94 97 4 7 40i 41i 104 114 p 6 Gip stock stock 12 10 stock BLOCK stock stock stock stock Do do Do New (1860) Taff Vale .. Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rall , Ulster Do .. Do. • . Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Plm 1 Waterford & Kilkenny! Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class .. Westilartlepool Harbr and Rail • • West Midland — Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford 551 561 €1 2 3 p 77 SO p llf 1J 5i 6i 41 45 40 43 79 81 110/ 1041 1 5 PREFERENCE SHARES. 71} 1 lllf & 951 si 6 92 127 j § P 541 4 84 84 ; 3; Closing Business Share Railways. , Done. Paid I Price. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 13} Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £s' & Exet.4 p.ctstod Do. do. do: Shares I l Caledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. I Cork & Bandon, 51 p. 'Cornwall. 5 per cent Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun Do let Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per et Do. 5 per cent. guar... I>rdin.&Glas.sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c gua. S. & D. Min. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. i Furness, 5 per cent .... IGlas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. lOreht Northern, 5 p. et. Imo.sp.c.Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. iledm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotid. Ist pf. Gt. Sn. & NV (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Perks and flants) Ext. 5 p. et Co. Redeemable,4l p.ct Do. Redeemable. 4 p. ct Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Rirm. Pref. Shares ,(4t. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg.;.fuar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 4i p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. C. stock Do.Barnstat.£s:is 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig,. 5 pc.gu. No 1 Do. 5 p. c No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 P.C.No. 4 Do. do. 41 per cen , . Do. do. 4 p. c. shares.. Do. 7 p. ct. - Pref. stock. Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) ( Do.4p.c.S.(div.deftil '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon. Chat. and Dover Do.W. reelv. no div Ex.A til 6peis pd on L Do. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B ' Lon. and N.W.Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Ion.& S.W, 7 p. ct. stock Do. 4h per cent ...... 1. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus. of 2s. 6 d ..... Londondy. & Cole. a sh Londony. & Ennis. a sh Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et Do. £6 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stook stock stock stock stock all all 100 all all Rock 99 101 stock stock 2s. M. 12i 12 stock 20 21 6 6} stock 12i 121 stook stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 101 10( stock stock stock stock 8 stock 1 9 08 9 1 10 13 1 105 108 108 110 108 108 121 123 80 82 stock stock 10s, 1.0.0 stock Mock stock stock stock stock la 14} 12e 128 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent Jaryoort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 45 per cent. :Slid. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. Norflk 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay. Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. o Do. New, gua. 5 p. e Do. Bor. Un. g. pt. shs Do. do. do Nth.DeV.Rail. &Delt.Co. N-East.Cons.Pret 4 p. c. Do. 44 p c. redeernable 1 Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Prat Do. do. do 1, Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848., Do. York, • . &S. Purch. !North Staffordshire— , Rhyniney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt : Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock , Do..Aberdeen,gua.6p.e. no 7 p. c. pref. stock South Do. Fixed 45 per cent. N....,nt-cin (Reading! Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per Cent Do. Fixed 45p.e. Ist is outh Wales, gua. 4 p. c Do. 45 per cent. Do. 5 per cent: S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c gua Stock. k Dar. A 5 p. c. Do. B 6 per cent..... Do. C 6 per cent Witted & Kilkny, 6 p. W.lllid -Oxf Ist Gua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c.ptred. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1868 Do. till 1869, Ist is. Do. do. 2d is. 62 71 B 1 L 3( 136 10) 102 91 93 11 113 ,09 111 I 1 i 1 stock stock stock stook stock stock 12i 91 93 20} 4 100 100 100 all all 00 101 id ip idip 22 23 ter* ton 24 231 98 100 98 100 91 93 98 100 85 87 24 271 314 321 31i 321 45 48 1,123 125 118 121 98 100 121 124 114 118 32 11 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. • Railways. Paid I Leasing ; Closing Business ' l ' l 'l Co.'s. Price. Done. -,„— liedin•d and Bletch fey , all Ln &.N.W Beckinghamshire ~.. 100 Ln &N.W 94 96 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. ' 53 534 Do. do. 54 per cent. 100 Do 121 123 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do. 109 111 qtydesdale Junction.. 'lOO Caledonin 99 101 Colchester, Stour Val.' all E.U.&E CI 154 164 E.Lincolnshireg.6p.c. ICO Gt. North. 135 137 E.Union,liarwich Shs alt E.Counts. 44 41 Do. Woodbedge .. . 100 Gls.Bart&Nells,Drct. 100 Caledonin Do. New 100 I D 0....... Gloster& Dealt Forest all Gt. est. 11 artlpool.Dch& Rail. all cYk.N.&Br Hull and Selby ...... all Yk,N. Md. 109 111 Do. 4 Shares ....... all 'Do. Do. Shares all I Do. Lane. & Carl. ga ft.s p.c. ICO ILn.& N.W 201 204 London & Greenwich 100 S. East... 61 63 Do. Preference ..... 100 , Do. Lon.,Tilby.& Scutend. 100 ,Peto &Co B7 90 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 ;Norfolk Do. 6 per cent.. . 100 IDo Manc.,Buxtn. & 11;tk. all iL NW&M 3 34 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence 5t0ck.....-.... 100 'Midland gi 96 Newmarkt.,Bury.:x 5. 56. E.Counts 4 p • guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. p.c. all Do 55 67 . ' Do. do. 6 per cent.... all ; Do Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all IDo North Western ~.... all ;Midland 154 151 NW ) Preston and Wyre. 1 all is, IL& L y k. 3 Do. Shares ......A. all Do. Roystn.llitch.,&Shep 100 IGt.North. 132 134 Skrewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Brassey 39 101 Do. 1 p ip South Staffordslire all , M`Clean.. 104 11 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 !Gt. West. 89 91 ,Wimbledon& Croyclu. all iLdi 870916.. 110 112 90 92 113 115 111 113 102 104 83 85 97 99 97 99 39 91 30 92 1)0 102 10 17 18 101 102 71 76 20 21 10 10i 15 15i 135 137 112 114 112 114 135 140 112 114 [OO 102 U 8 153 128 131 170 73 86 88 BRITISH .POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid. Closing Price. 67 70 92 93 16 16i d 4} 5 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 lk 1k d 111 1 d 99 99i 97 98 99i 1004 I 3 201 21 67 70 57 60 40 42 48 52 38 42 38 42 95 96 lid 1 d 2 d 11 111 91 9} d 95 98 90 93 82 B 4 92 93 ' 86 88 2 1i d 5 7 Boldness done 71 31 9911 ss. (100 15 all 100 1 97i 98i 2 d —d 90 92 ,ATL - AYS. 5E- 61 11 10 ' 111 12 12 3 21d 3 31 23 24 6; 7* 7; 7; 19 20 87; 38; 8 9 37 38 55 57 1001 Ng 21 tatious. THIS DAY'S AtA.REETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Very scanty supplies of wheat, chiefly in middling con dition, were exhi led in the various country markets held on Saturday. Nearly all kinds were in good request, at, in most in santes, an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter. Fine barley and oats were steady in price ; but the other kinds were much neglected. All other descriptions of produce commanded extreme rates. In the continental markets, a good business is doing for export ; but in the United States prices have gone some what lower. Very limited supplies of English grain were received up to our market last week. From abroad, we received 11,204 quarters of wheat, 1,670 barley, 9,404 oats, 1,600 rye, 40 beans, 1,130 peas, 1,102 tares, 7,454 linseed, 4,066 rape seed, 6 maise, 20 sundry seeds, 325 sacks, and 20,532 bar rels of flour. Fresh up to-day the arrivals of English wheat were somewhat on the increase, but the actual quantity on offer was far from extensive. The general quality of the samples exhibited a slight improvement, and all descrip tions moved off freely, at an advance in the quotations, compared with this day se'nnight, of 2s per quarter. The show of foreign wheat was good ; nevertheless, a large business was transacted, and in most transactions an improvement of is per quarter was realised. Floating cargoes of grain were in request, and ls. per quarter dearer. The supply of English barley was limited•—of foreign, tolerably good. Fine samples sold at previous rates ; but all other qualities were very dull, at fully the late decline in their value. We have to report a slow inquiry for malt. Prices, how ever, were supported. The oat trade was firm, and prises were well maintained. Beans changed hands to a moderate extent, at last week's 5 7 currency. For peas there has been a steady demand, at full quo- A fair business was transacted both in English and foreign flour, and prices were on the advance. CURRENCY PER IMPERJAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 42s to 53s Ditto, old Ditto, white, new s3s 618 Ditto, old 62s 73s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old s7s 658 Ditto, new 4ss 53s Eye—Old —s —s New 4os 42s Barley—a.icling 2BB 368 Malting 36s 46s Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk .. s2s 688 Brown sos 529 Kingston and Ware s2s 70s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 22s 28a Potato Youghal and Cork, black 22s 278 Cork, white 22s 29s Scotch, Feeding 2ss 29s Beans—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey Maple White 4ss 52s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 399 448 Stockton and Norfolk. 'Do. Preference Buffa 10, Bran t, &G o drich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1. 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1879 Clcutta.ArS.Eastu.(Lim Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town k Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara. . Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 41 p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1876 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 t.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. ,Do. do. 1G t. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. IDo. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till to Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Do. 5R p. c. do. '7B do Madras, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41p. c. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Newßrunswick Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.):.6pe Class A Capital. Share IDo. do. Land iDo. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. ...... ;Dude (Limited) ........ IScinde .......... f , : i.z Do. Punjaub .... ca g Do. Do. ........ til <7? i Do. Indus. St. Flo. sa,. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN 13RITIS Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron !Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) l East Bassett (Illogan).. East Caradon ...... IE. WI Russel (Tavistk.)' Gam.tiNt.Aubyn(Gwen.), Great South Tolgus. G.Wheal Alfet.(Philack)i G. Wheal Vor (Helston)i Grenville ,Herod's-Foot I llingston Downs Lady Bertha ,Margaret (tiny Lelant) North Downs I North Frances (Illo,?, - an)1 N. WWI Bascet (Illo4an)1 North Wheal Crotty .. Par Consols (St. Blazey)l 1 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) 'S. Carn Brea (Illogan)..1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. 11.10' 16 nil 1 30 7.4.0 j 54 17s t 13. 94 9.6 5.14.6 8.12 4.10.6 , 1.8.6 9.18.9 1-k 10.6.7 lls 11 21 'S.Wheal Fran. (Ill'ogan)118.1R.S1 Stray Park 24.8.0 'Tamar SUN.& Lead Min 1 4k 'Tin Croft 9 Vale of Towsy (Carm ),.3s 6d West Basset (Illog - an) 1 lk Caradon (Liskeard) 5 IWest Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan), 5k ;Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 5 ;Wheal ]lw d (0a1.3.)• 7.6 Wheat Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 IWheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 Wheal Treiawney (Lie.):' Si FOREIGN MI. Australian ißonAccordCoper,T,lm. Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim Do. Land and Mining Co. Clareftdon Con s. MiuCo ICobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna. General IGt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian, Mariquica IN.RhineCopoi S.Aus. L ' Pontgibaud Silver,Lead , ' Mining and Smelt... \ Port Philip Scottish Austrin. United Mexican 'Worthing (Limited) Do — all 2 all 128.6 d. all 1 Io . all all ES. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was season ably good, and in fair average condition. Sales pro gressed slowly, and prices had a drooping tendency. Fresh up from our own grazing diiitiicts a good supply of beasts came to hand, and its general ghlity was prime, the Scots and crosses being unusually good. Although the at tendance of butchers was somewhat numerous, the beef trade ruled heavy, at a deeline in the quotations realised on Monday last of fully 2d per 81bs. The general top figure for beef was 4s Bd, but a few Scots realised 4s 10d per Blbs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,000 Scots, &c. ; from other parts of Eng land, 500 various breeds; from Scotland, 280 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 28 oxen—the latter in middling condition. The total number of sheep was tolerably good, but the show of Downs and half-breeds was very limited. These breeds supported last week's currency, but long-woolled sheep were very dull, and 2d per 81bs lower. The general top figure for Downs was 5s 10d, but a few pens realised 6s per Sibs. Lambs, the supply of which was moderate, sold slowly at from 7s to 84 per Blbs. From the Isle of Wight 150 lambs came fresh to hand. We have to report a steady sale for calves, at last week's currency, viz., from 5s to 6s per 81bs. There was a slow inquiry for pigs, nevertheless the quo tations were supported. _ _ _ The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 2,106. In the corresponding week in 1860 we received 2,351—in :1859, 3,065—in 1858, 414—in 1857, 1,094—in 1856, 268—and in 1855, 1,378 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Harlingen Hamburgh lO .. 1,414 33 Oporto Vigo i5.....-542..-d cam Antwerp .... .. Boulogne... — • • Tonning •.. • • Medemblik - • • Nieu Diep ••• • . . Total 493 1,499 76 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs. 860 l3l .. 1,886 .. .. 234 .. 100 859 232 .. 2,786 .. .. 47 .. -- 858 9O .. 158 .. .. 162 .. .857 406 .. 541 .. 2 .. 145 .. 1856 92 .. 102 .. .. 74 .. 1855 BlO .. 365 .. .. 203 .. 38 1 Per Blbs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d.' \ s. d. s. dBl Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pme.S'thdowndo 5 8 5 10 Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool do. 4 8 5 6 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Largo ors e. calves 5 0 5 6' 3 6 3 10 Large Prime Scots &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 5 8 6 0 Crse. &inf. sheepere hogs 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 40 4 4 Small porkers Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 18s to 23s ; and quarter •old store pigs, 23s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 3,580 Beasts Sheep and lambs 19,260 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 26, 1860, and this day, Monday, March 25, 1861. _ Per Blbs, sinking the offal. March 26, 1860. March 25, 1861. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . 3 4to 3 2to 3 6 Second quality ditto 3 8 4 0 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. . . . Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 8 4 0 3 6 310 Second quality ditto . . . . 4 2 4 8 4 0 4 4 Prime coarse-woolled ditto . •4 10 5 4 8 5 6 Prime Southdown ditto . . . 6 6 5 8 5 8 510 Lambs . . . . . . . 5 8 6 8 7 0 8 0 Large coarse calves . . . 4 8 5 0 5 0 5 6 Prime small ditto Large hogs . . . . Neat small porkers . . . • 4 2 4 10 ' 4 8 410 Beasts Sheep and lambs • . 21,240 19,260 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 28, 1859.---Beasts, 3,620; sheep and lambs, 21,410 ; calves, 83 ; pigs, 390. March 29, 1858—Beasts, 3,364; sheep and lambs, 18,320! calves, .80 ; pigs, 170. zvr„rvn.i r, AND LT24 TIRNNALL. Full average supplies of beef and mutton continue on sale here, and the demand rules inactive, at about pro vious quotations. Veal and pork, however, are still firm in price. Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior beef .... 2 10 3 0 Middling mutton 4 2 4 4 Middling d 0.... 3 2 3 4 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Prime large do.. 3 6 3 8 Veal Do. small d 0.... 3 10 4 2 Small pork 4 6 5 0 Large pork 3 8 4 4 Lamb.... ..... . 0 0 0 0 Inferior mutton 3 4 4 0 BOROUGH HOP. For good and fine hops we have to report a steady demand, and prices are fairly supported, but all inferior samples are still a dull inquiry. Generally speaking, the market is decidedly firm. Last week's imports were 139 bales from New York, 112 from Antwerp, and 5 from Ostend. per cwt. Mid and East Kent pockets 80Is to 2 00 s Wealds .. .. • • 60s to 168 s Sussex 60e to 126 s • • • • ' ' 80s to 170 s Yearlings .. .. .. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The arrivals of potatoes up to these markets since our last have been rather less extensive both by land and water carriage, and nearly all descriptions have met an improved sale at very full prices. York Regents. —s to —s per ton. Scotch ditto .. . York Flukes ... Scotch Cups.. . Do. Rocks Dunbars Other kinds WOOL MARKET. There is no change to 'Lodes in the public sales of colonial wool now in progress, all good and fine qualities being in steady request at full prices, whilst inferior and grea s y parcels are still difficult of disposal. Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 6d to 3s 3d ; scoured, is 6d to 2s lltd ; lambs', is 10d to 2s 2id ; do. scoured, 2s 3d to 2s 100 ; grease, 10d to is id. Australian—Clean sheep's, is 10d to 2s sd; scoured, is 5d to 2s 5d ; handwashed, is 4d to is 8d ; grease, is to is 21d. Adelaide—Scoured, is 4d t o i s lld ; grease, Bid to Is 2d ; do. lambs', 9d toedd. New Zealand —Scoure4, b 9d tQ is lid; grease, is ld to is lid , cape —Clean sheep's, ls - 6d to is Ild , scoured, is to is 51c1; hand washed, is 4d to is 6d ; pieces, is 2d to is sd. ; grease, Bid to is. Sydney—Clean sheep's, 2s 2d to 2s 33d; scoured, is 9d to 3s ; lambs', is lld ; locks, is 31d to la 60. In the private market very little is passing. No further change, however, has taken place in the quotations. Rather mcre business is p week's currency. Other seed and mustard, are still diffic change has taken place in till fair sale, at full prices. lurnip,White,p.bus.3s 6 to 386 Swede Mustard, Brown Bs 12s White, new Bs 14s Tares, Spring, new..ss 6d 76 Old -s —s Ca.nary, per quarter 36s 50s Rye grass, new 26s 28s j Clover, Red Eng., et 6os 74s White Foreign Red 4ss 58s White 65s 85s Trefoil, new. 2os 28s passing in cloverseed, at last ds, however, especially canary cult to move, yet very little Leir value. Cakes command a Carraway 3os to 348 Coriander lBs 20s rienipseed, per qr 44s 4Ss Linseed,Eng. sowing 62s C6s Crushing . 53s 608 Baltic s4e 5Ss Odessa 548 Od 588 Linseed Cake, p. ton English .... £lO 108£11 58 Foreign, pto 108 £ll lOs Rape Cakes,p.ton £5 108 £6 Gs Rapeseed, p. qr. 70s 70s TALLOW The market is dull to-day, at 59s to 59s 3d per cwt. on the spot and for the month. Rough fat, 3s per 81b. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. 1 Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town 1857. 1858. 1859. 1860. i 16,746 SOsOdto —s Od 1,158 92,589 486 92,355 555 9d 1861. 14,341 16,186 33,955 72.089 5550 11 - 0.53601 to 57s 9 Ito 59s0d to --s Od 53s 3d I —a Od 59a 3d 1,212 1,134 1,077 1,000 92,751 87,194 89,997 87,949 350 285 325 1,294 95,378 91,813 91A71 112,944 5616 d 556 Od 586 Od 581 Od POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day). MARLBOROUGH -STREET. DETERILINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.—Edward Hinton, a tailor, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the fel:low ing daring attempt at suicide. George 'stokes, a labouring man, said that on Saturday evening he was passing through St. James' s - square,;when hearing a cry of " Help" he got over the railings of the enclosure and found the prisoner lying on his back, with a piece of rope tied tightly round his throat, the other end being tied round his leg. Finding the rope was tied round. his throat so tight that he could not move it, there being a ;f, h, «.+n fn onrno r.‘«onr. a xvlnn wafe. of ings, and got a knife, with which he cut the rope fro the prisoner's neck. At the station the prisoner said he had been drinking, but that it was starvation had caused him to do it. Prisoner said he certainly meant to do it, but was now happy he had not succeeded in the attempt. He was iu great distress and very badly off. Inspector Holden said the porter of St. Martin's Work house was in attendance, who could prove that he was a dissolute character. Brennan, the porter of St. Martin's Workhouse, said that was the case. He had been in the house, but diseharget himself. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner to find one surety for a month, and gave the witness Nokes 55., as he had cer tainly saved the prisoner's life. THAMES. , MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—DanieI Morris and gMichael Callan, two powerful Irishmen, were brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with committing a savage assault on Ellen Cronan, an "unfortunate girl," who appeared in court with one eye nearly closed, her face terribly bruised, and her mouth swollen. It also appeared that she had sus tained other injuries of a serious nature, and had been under medical treatment in the London Hospital. The occurrence took place in an infamous place called Angel-court, at the back of the " White Fox," formerly the Angel publichouse in the Back-road, Shadwell. The prisoners accompanied the complainant and another loose woman to a house in Angel-court, where a quarel took 'lace between them. Morris would not pay his female companion, and she took his jacket and ran away with it. Morris swore he would break up all before him if his jacket was not restored, and he began to demolish the things in the house. The complainant interfered, and Morris seised her by the hair of the head, twisted it in his hand, and held her while he beat her with his fists, got her upon the floor, knelt upon her, and rendered her insensible. The other prisoner (Callan) also kicked her while the other rufila:a was besting her, and made use of the most horrible I.an guage. A formidable and sanguinary fight ensued between the prisoners and the inmates of the house. Ytorris'■ clothes and shirt were torn to pieces, and both prisoners got roughly handled. It was clearly proved that both fellows had beaten and kicked the wretched woman Cronan, and that Morris had jumped upon her. The affair took place on Sunday morning, and amongst the most depraved population which can be found in the kingdom. Mr. Woolrych commented on the case, which he said was a most infamous one, and no doubt originated in a house of the worst description, where the prisoners had no right to be, owing to the fellow Morris losing his jacket. The pri ' soners had committed a very savage and unmanly assault on the complainant, who no doubt led a depraved sort of life. That was, however, no reason she should be mur dered. The assault committed by Morris was characterised by cowardly ferocity. He convicted the prisoners of an aggravated assault, and sentenced Morris to two months'. imprisonment and hard labour, and Callan to six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 I Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 73 81 'BO 40 Australasia all 63 65 :634 44 25 Bank of Egypt all 184 194 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 201 214 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 33 34 100 City 1 00 'Colonial 25 138 39 2011 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 [Commercial of London. 20 - 20 I Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 1151 151 20 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland . all I 20 'Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 224 23 50 'London and County 50 [London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Alrican.. 10 21 11 100 Londen & Westminster 20 63 64 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 ID°. new 50 National Bank ........ 25 20 'New South Wa1e5...... all 25 I Orient. B. Corporation . all J5O 52 20 , Ottoman Bank .. ... an 174 184 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 r -10 ;Do. new. 25 ! South Australia ~- all 25 Union of Australia 50 ;Union of London 100 ;Unity Mutual COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 107 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1001 1001 1001 Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 1071 1084 Do. 1890 100 108 109 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1064 1074 1081 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 98 99 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 98 99 •,.• ay, g w 37701 0 Nova . Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 S. Aus. G 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Jo. &July 100 - - Do. dO. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1071 1086 1081 DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min lOO stock East and West India .* stock London stock St. Katharine lOO stock Southampton lOO stook , Victoria ........ , 100 98 par 981 20 Dol New . k 2 id par 98 100 iri Par MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint ;Atlantic R. Ml Stm (Id) \ Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) Cop. Min.ofEng.&Smltg - Do. Pref. 7 per cent Crystal Pa ace Do. Preference E. Indi a Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New - English & Aus. Copper. Gen. Steam Navigate Great Ship Limited) Do. 174 p ct Preference Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Dis. Co. (Lim ) I Nerbu.Coal &Iron (Lim ) i Netherlands Land Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand N. B...kustralasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Shares (Lim.) . Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.) Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim ) IPen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea& Ind.Tel.g.4ip.e 'Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Soot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine TeL Scrip Do. do. Registered ..• • Do. do. . ..• • Tr. ac Ln. Co.ofTJpr.Can. Van Diemen eland all all 15a. 8 100 all 13 14 28 .30 4} 4/ - - 34 38 18 20 124 141 116 120 20 22 29 80 102 104 id }d 97 100 ii 31 1 1 1 16 14 14c1 1 Ofd 1 4 Ei 47 5 68 70 10 11 181 19 p 10 4 17 .1 +54 6 494 604 123 128 32 34 si t vo! ii 'lOl IRON-CASED SHIPS. A special meeting of the officers of the Institutio n of Naval Architects was held on Saturday last, a t the Society of Arts' Hall, S o h n - street, Adelphi, for the purpose of considering what course should be taken with reference to suggested improvements in the construction of iron-cased ships, and of iron ships generally. The chair was occupied by Sir John Pakington, President of the Institution ; and there were present the Earl of Hardwicke, the Rev. Dr. Woolley, Mr. F. Lloyd, Chief of the Steam Department of the Admiralty ; Mr. Abethell, the newly-appointed Assistant-Constructor of the Navy ; Messrs. Martin and Ritchie, chief surveyors to Lloyd's ; Messrs. J. D'A. Samuda, J. Scott Russell, and J. White, shipbuilders •, Mr. J. Penn, engineer ; Captain Sullivan, RN., C. 8., of the Board of Trade, Captain Halstead, R.N., Mr. J. J. Fincham, mas ter shipwright of her Majesty's dockyard, Dept ford, Mr. Grantham, and the secretary, Mr. E. J. Reed. During a lengthened discussion a general desire was evinced to limit the present operations of the institution to the collection of information bearing upon the above and other subjects, and a resolution was unanimously passed appointing a committee to consider such professional communi cations (including descriptions of new inventions) as may be submitted to the institution through the secretary, and to select from them such as they may deem suitable to be read and discussed at the meetings of the institution, and such others as they may think it desirable simply to publish in. the Transactions. Sir John Pakington complained. that since he has been president of the institution he had been continually troubled with letters from inventors; and stated that henceforth he must refuse to attend to any communications, as the secretary was the proper person to receive them. At the conclusion of the meeting several of the officers of the institution (including the president) pro ceeded to No. 7, Adelphi-terrace, and there selected apartments which are to be converted with as little delay as possible into permanent offices for the institution. We are informed that the institution is rapidly increasing in numbers, the class of asso ciates in particular receiving daily additions, • chiefly from the entrance of officers of the royal us,Ty. IBIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March 25.—Wind this day at noon--North- Easterly i moderate breeze, and dull weather, with rain in the morning. TORBAY, March 24.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Red Rover, for Port Phillip ; Queen of the Ocean, for Shanghai ; Jas. Guthrie, for New York. PenTSUOUTII, March 24.—Wind S.E.-11srived — Ocean, from Broningershaven, for Melbourne. Sailed — Vslose, for New Zealand; St. Nicholas, for New York. F AL MOUTH, March 24.—Wind N.N.E.—Arried— oda!n With bul warks side, Ri no s, and Advance, from Alexandria; Ida M‘Leod, from Havannah. DEAL, March 24.—Wind S.W. — Ar rived— Arnie% from Cochin. RAMSGATE, March 24.—Wind S. W.—Arriv ed -- George Marsden, and from stanchions Sh i elds e for arr i e d N ew York, s t t e ar w b e away o hav ing experienced heavy weather. PLYMOUTH, March 24.—Wind N.E . __., mzuved—Con., taur, from Rio Grande. (sY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 23.—R a j ast h an, from London; Comet and Herald, from Portsmouth; Genova, steamer, from Liverpool; British Tar, from Shields; Foyle, steamer, from Dublin. Sailed.—Charlotte, for Guernsey; La Pottle, fm: Cher bourg ; Hopewell, for Swanage ; Genova and Foyle, steamers, for London ; Jessie, for Sunderland; Fly orida, for New York; Telegram, for Sunderland. Arrived, March 24—Adriatic, steamer, from I:T.r.lw York; Georges, from Ch er b ourg . Sailed —Enterprise, for Plymouth; Argyill u steamer, for Carentan ; Caroline, for Cardiff. (By SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC, TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND Monday Morning:- Arrived, March 24—Amious and..'Al v audhu, from Cocatt• Arrived, March 25—Dolphin, f a b eamer , f r om AutwerP Fyenoord, steamer, from Rotterav ax . 1)E 41', MondaydaY Passed—Zebra, screw steamer for Malta; z Bilboa ; Victor, for Singapore; J ulia, form i tu ° u llll a 2l , g for all from London; Pelican, bar-que, fro — for Malaga. Sailed—All the outward bound, ,exc,ept Cameo, for gale, toad Clio, for Dgmerara.• row, 1000 ktec k stock stock stock stock 100 stook zoo! il 514 i 291 30 98i 7 111 ss 14.