The Sun. — London, England, 1856-07-14 00:00:00

'~, with Ai to 9th. inety night name. )letely iese of ye im- end of of the h mar dy dis amt as to the ory of an ex. ing as Lis pre- in con- Maffio i, who d viva he new guished e gave iturday 1111, was :Ration, erform urposee 'ow the nista 0, 3pre. -"" ",,..nes in ed with Occurs, a or ea kely to um sub lication, Alowing , ssrs. A. [. Lang• Charles sale of ere is no rove to fividualg 3ause of Fielding ICE or )aty, ac• ince and Crystal viewing, Foun to their rince of 'hey pro ransept, erruptei terraces, )btained. imself iu beauty. the msg . ,' ly const spoil the Lispicious he whole the most his cowl- . e SCUtarl visitors about 12 ipauy be• the pre- Fountains OUG state a Guards he latter the visit he Con• a second Ind. at Han• irruriu, with the )n of the vo to the ty held a Bucking the Earl t of this It is not romantic L he took steamers Le grand Rooms. ed a rot ithies to-, a great cted the ?osed by rs from with the 3t. Law , ton, had her dia • kierahot• the royal )sborne, Wight. AILWAY. :nant in- Rail. gnificen t down. ;reeably g he half ig Coin rsday, a was de- N. to be i of the esolved, ;hly dis imanity ;overnor lb inst., he Earl , of Kil aughter cellency rround oe- eparted le, Lord ccessful , n made list is and fol- Currie, sums►. it if his Act is ittee. _ r, abet if Mr:. strott, Lot! le )f ed soc 11 A_ in; ss he file, iut in 0 which ipia6e , MfllY TWT t: 0 141. i.: I.IITY, Tviio 0'C10c7.% The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed steadily, and prices of all descriptions were un changed. The sales were estimated at 6,000 hales —5OO were taken for export and 50J on specula tion—comprising 550 P6rnam and Maranliam, 60. to 71(1. ; 70 Bahia, q-1. ; 100 Egyptian, 6p. to 7441. ; and 1,500 Surat, 4d. to sd. per Ih. The Share Market still continues to manifest a drooping aspect. Advices from Turkey mention that the Ottoman Government is still paying great attention to the various measures proposed for improving the navi gation of the Black Sea. It has established on the Isle of Serpents a lighthouse, 60 metres (about 196 k feet) above the level of the sea. Several other plans were contemplated for rendering the navigation of this sea less intricate and dangerous than hitherto. A work of great importance has been commenced on the Danube, viz., the construction in the Sulina mouth of that river a channel resembling that formed by the Russians in the Bong, which will have at all seasons an average depth of 16 to 18 feet. This will allow vessels to proceed as far as Ismail and Reni, ports which have been added to Moldavia by the Treaty of Paris. These arrange ments are of the greatest importance, and will render much assistance to the grain trade of the south of Europe. Letters from St. Petersburg state that all the accounts received there from the interior of Russia report an almost incredible extension of commerce on all the rivers, but especially on the Volga. From Ribinsk to Astrahan the river is crowded by the number of steamers and other vessels laden with corn, general merchandise, and passengers. Commercial advices from Paris and the manu facturing districts report a continuance of dull trade during the past week, which is generally expected at this season of the year. The only foreign orders, for merchandise, of importance, drive from Great Britain and Russia. Business with other European countries and the United States is quite at a stand still, and the recent troubles in Spain has entirely suspended the usual commerce with that country. But although busi ness generally is almost stationary, the silk trade at Lyons continues to be very active. This is caused by the dearness of raw silks, the small quan tity of silks on hand, and the increased demand for export. There seems to be, really, " no end " to the por- Miso of good to the lovers of music in the metro polis. It is not enough that they may still enjoy the privilege of two Italian Operas in spite of the burning dawn of Covent-garden Theatre. It mat ters nothing that her Majesty's Theatre is again opened by Mr. Lumley—while Mr. Gye gallantly finds a haven for his shipwrecked crew in the Lyceum, bringing himself and them through a storm of difficulti es w ith flying colours. It sign; fies A. , tle that magnificent concerts are simultaneously gives at Willis's Rooms, at the Hanover-square R ooms, and at the Crystal Palace at Sydenham— While the rival oratorios of Exeter-hall and St. Martin's flourish without detriment to either almost within a stone's throw of each other. It appears to be hardly for one moment a subject of serious consideration as repressive of any similar kind of melodic enterprise that the Surrey Gardens are upon the eve of being very splendidly inau gurated as another home for Euterpe. For lo ! and behold there appears at this very time one of the most auspicious proSpectuses we can call to mind for a very long while past in rela tion to any scheme with a view solely to the popu lar entertainment. The prospectus we mean of "The St. James's Hall Company " (Limited), With a capital of 40,0001. in 4,000 shares of 101. each I A magnificent ball, 134 feet long, 60 wide and 60 high—situated in the very core of the West Eud, between the Regent's Quadrant and Picca dilly. Midway between Air-street and Swallow street, two little channels connecting the Quadrant with Piccadilly. Among other thingslthe projected prospectus tells us— "The site in question affords ample space for all the aPpliances necessary to render the halls complete in every respect. In addition to a commodious orchestra, it is proposed to erect galleries and boxes, with suit able waiting rooms, with a separate entrance and ves tibule for the convenience of her Majesty and the Royal family, and without losing sight of a due re gard t o econom y, to ma ke the St. James's Hall the most perfect and complete building of the kind in Europe. Arrangements have also been made for the purchase of the adjoining property in Regent-street, thus se curing a third minor hall, 60 feet by 40, and about 3 0 feet high, together with other extensive premises, wh:ch it is proposed to convert into a Restaurant of the first class, adjoining and communicating with the concert roo ms . R e f res h men t s o f a ll d escr ipti ons w ill taus be att a i na bl e at any h our ; an d f ac iliti es w ill b e afforded for appropriating either of the halls to public dinners or balls." The Trustees, it may be observed, are the Earl Granville and one of the Barings—the Provisional Committee, comprising such names as Benedict, Beale, Chappell, Ellis, and Loder—the Ba n k e rs being Prescott, Grote, and Company, and the ar chitect —Owen Jones ! The enterprise promises altogether wonderfully ! This being " name day" in the Foreign Stock and Railway Share Markets, the attention of the nary arran gement o perators is p r i nc i pa ll y a b sor b ed b y the prelitni for the settlement of the fort night account in those transactions. Business in the English Market is consequently less active, although, in the absence of any unfavourable cir cumstance, prices continue firm. Consols have be en 9 51 ;, 1 for money, and 95 - -4- to 96 for Account. Ex Bill s are f i rm at 19s. to 21-4. vOll4 ast India Bonds are 21s. prem. The New Three Per Cents, are 96i to 97, and the Reduced 959 to 96 4. Bank Stock is 217 to 2181. t he Stocks ar e i n some measure a ff ec t e d by operatio ns i n connect i on w i th t h e settlement, but the quotations are generally firmer. Turkish 9 per C ents. have ranged from 1031 to 1034, arid the 4 per Cents. are 105'4 to 100. -Spanish 3 per Cents. are 45 to 45;. New Deferred are 23/ to 24, the Passive 61, and the Certificates 6 to 63. Russian 4i per Cents. are 98 to 99, and Sardinian 92 to 921. Mexican Stock has declined to 229 and 23 . Peruvian 4z per Cents. have been dealt in at I ' , and Bue nos A yres a t 85 t o 86 . P eruv i an Dollar Bonds have risen to 611-. Dutch 24 2 per Cents. are 65 to 65g. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 4 ; Can, 23 ; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditt o 3 per C ents., et 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 112 14 ; ditto .q per Cents., 98 100 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 451 6 ; ditto Deferred, 24 -a. The rates charged for "carrying over" in the Railway Share Market are rather heavy, but generally speaking not so high as upon recent occa sions. Prices this morning have not varied to any considerable extent, but they slightly tend down wards. The Foreign and Colonial are dull. Ben gals are premium ; Ceylons 14 to 2 ; Calcutta premium ; Metropolitan / to 1 premium. Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous are dull. IRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES r prom the List. tinqtr, sank Stock 3 ueut. Reduced Annuitie_ per Cent. Consols Annuitier. 954 dew per ("ant. Annuiti es eW2i per Cent. Annuities 79i Lang Annuities, expire stb Jan. 1860... 3f Ditto 3') Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 3-16 Italia Bonds, £lOOO . Ditto, under £lOOO 2l p Consols :or Account 96 5i Exchequei iille , ..!4d 2 100 0 £5OO don, 19 21 2' ................. 2l 18 23 p era ,, P EA R CES Bonds, 6 per COF FOEIGN FUNDS THIS DAY . lianent. ..... . — Ditto Account .... lO2 li 13110 nos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Cent 224 3 Ditto Account 23} P eruvian Bowls 44 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent.... i Ditto 44 pe r C en t. Sardinian Bolds, 5 per Cent. SP • , f.. ;.•.,4-18. • , ) ,-r ent • 4s' D itto Account - Ditt o ?, ew INforred, 3 per Cent Ditto Passive 6 LPanish Committee Celt'. of Coup. ir,t fun 6 t, p C., r... A-0, , onda, 6 pur cent.... „„„ 103 i i t 1 Ditto Account § . lot 4•• • • ..... ' Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account throne"' Reutes, 44 per Cent. Ditto 3, per Cent .7) • end, on tit: at,,,v- yabi e , r..... 'Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders 654 5 a P e.ritviatt Dollar Bonds, 44 per Cent. 71f 25c ex 25f 30 THREE O'CLOCK Console . Ditto Account (Aug, 7) `,= 14? 11 3 1 dO all ai all it 100 it. 100 20 16 10 N 126 2 100 10 11 J 5 20 10 10 /ri 20 5 MART.Y , .:E. TS i) A Y. RAILWAYS. R.4.ILWATS. Closing Prices this day 1 A1111 ; ?„. Tiov:a4. i 3 -1 t'ag. e•= 'Do., do. Tylic or .gh £25 iised. T•irietol and gze,te• Cheater 41 Elolybos Cork and BandoT.• Cork, Bleak, is Pas Cornwall Do. A Do. B DribiineaelfastJunt Dun. P. & Jrw East Eastern C9unticrs. mitt X St lite., P. Sleek 11)0., New A—. East Kent F_;ast L trir.ashire Edinburgh&Oltsg , Edinb. and Pec;hdrt, Edin. Prtl, &Ravi Olyde Jun Furness 00. Extension Giasow & S. W Great N. of Scotia(' Great .Northern Do., A, &Wt. .... „ Do,, E. Stock Gt. Sth. &,,West.(lre Wntern .... I), Stour Val Ra Gina. Stk . Irish South-Easter Lancaster & Carlisi Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds L , lncash. and York 2' DI., Ws t. Riding Ur Do. South orb London & tilackwail Fond. Bright &S.Cs Lond. awl N. West: Do. Fifths D0.101.8h..M&8 ' Do. Eiglithe Lorvinn fv,l. a w Lon. Tilby. & South, Barking iLnandnry tt.k)Olerao I Lndnarr:-. & 1 3"-nn14 Aanch .Shef. Lint,i rh, Man ' bin P". _ - .7 . Metropolitan ...... Midland )o. flirmng. $ Don !gelid. G. West. Om Half Shares.... STearcastle& Carlini. , 01 . vrpt.Aberg.&FIrf . S'ewry &Enniskill , ' Newry, Warrenv , n 1 4n4 Rostrevor. linen vorthn.ConntieF North Britisl Nth D,7oc Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock B Stock N.Eastorn—Borwio Do. do. Extension D O.N.E. Purol , Do. Loads Do. York North London . wstrn, Lim stead, birth Si:affords' , • Nr. - Ttb Cirestern. • S. Virestria.J•• Wore.. Wr , .rts;:.lontit 14,ottish Central Soottishitidland., ::r.opfinire Uri, ,South Devon Sinth Wales ' vrksh. ds Riv. Dn: nes, Wok. kW, 4tookton & Dar ing. Do., do., 1854 Do., do., 1855 St,,zkton 1-I,arttep; TAIT Vale.. . )c,, Pref., No. 1 7h.n.ntes Hay. D.& R Vale of Neel).— Araterfrl. & Kilkenn ITlterfornrLimerioi! West C0rnwa11....., :Vest End of Londoi And Crystal Palace . .. Do. A Do. 8...., West London.., Wimbledn &CroydoL FOE: ntwern&rtott rdt a Ardennes Atlan.& St.Lw. leased at 6 p. c. by Gd e Tnk. of Canada „ • 'uigiau Jun/ teziers to Graisac.esn Baroda, an Con. g. 5 p. c Do. ButT. & Lk. Hur% Ry. ,Carineaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. +►ntcr Wieniph ,• Zastern of Franc , ),;1,. 'Cow Nast Tndiaa, g. 5 p. r)o wX. B, gu 5 p.c. Do. Ex. C, pi. sp. c. IDo. do. D, go. 5 p. c. D 0.4 p.c.Ends., l s' 00. do. do. Geo ong Melbouruc guar. 5 per c nt. . tlanad A :.►o. Cert. of Debora. /on. into Stk. till" 1.%). Comp. Rp. c., fic . ;t CeLtral of revlr. 77•. P.-. g. 5 p. c. Do New, gu ,r. 5 p. c : , uxcrnbour Constituted Str,r , .I:i 7 o..trn of 'lair. Do. New.. io,yabl; Do. do., '76, p. '61 . ! 90. do., '73 do. Dr,. do., '73, *then option.. (lonfec. G Bitol Liorre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca Fist. 5 p c. p inons arid GGII,VP yons 4,1 i Tvirnp, guar. 4 t p.c )o. New do., 5 p. c no. 44 D. c. Exten Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. c litiria Antonio .„ ')o. do. New gAmur & Liege (svit • ntereat). (ex irterest)_ Do. do , C p. c. Pref orthe.rn M Fran -t iorwegianTrankPre Paris and Lyme... )ittc Bonds ..„ 'aria and Orlearn Recife & San. Fran. (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Riga & Dunaburg is. at 801. per shSre... Rome and Frascati. .oyal Royal Swedish -.timbre and Meuse.. i)o. 54 p. cent. Prof , Sicinde, guar. 5 p. c D 0... Southern of France. it. Andrew's an. Quebec (A). Vest Flanders 1r 54 per c. Pref v . t s t N . W. of Franc West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden . 4tottan,4 .TOINT.N" , IC A4gtrtila>nr Bank of Egypt Bank of London , r i. col. ek.tir Ln. • riti3ll ,hartd. Raul; of As , !artcl. till.. of Ind'. tustralia. Pi'. hitt .City .....,... ...... Commerelal of 1,ce1.1 wmg.!=mot. & A us. alit Coal. Chen Bk Australia ........ . Ditto New tendon and entintyL, EA I.&E. Bnli p. Corp. London Joint Moe.): . London and Paris.... Lond. St Westnunst , National Pro.of Eng Po. New 'cation/I of Bank ... ' , law South Writee Oriental Baulk if oorporo tin*. Ottoman Bank ...... istovincial of frelandl 1, 0 . Now ............... S &us &Go Ira Royal British 4 . strs.lia Unit. d a 4nar.l4 Do. No. f Lund fn Welltern Bk,OtliQUO' 29 31 41 5 9, 19 20 1:i 18 134 14; 96 f'B 61i 62 i 6 17 11 13 ... - .. 2 3p 10 - 11 '7i 18 10i lcs 38 40 27 29 86 83 62 - 64 39 - 40 94 -- 96 8 8e 95 96! 77 78 L3O 132 ff) 1 1 ,2 624 63 GO 65 73 76 6i - 74 ci 7A 97i 984 7 7i [0 110 [O7 B i - 108il 1} 2 f r d 03 107 33 34 ld par 82i 83i 53 54 15 16 56 58 32 - 371 38. 87 -88 - 24 21 - 1 8 19 636 64i 91 96 (10 80 b 2 16: —74 i sa 191 - 2C/ 5 -- 54 23 - 25 66 -- 76 6 -- 8 ?, - 4 5 i - • _.••• 7 - 9 81 - 84 44 - sip - 2i - 2 - 21) 5i _si 2 3ip 37 - 3$ 2 23i - 241 23 24 24 - 25 1.3/ 44 S 4. 85?.1 7 7/ 21 221 2 2 i r 51 611 25/ '6i 3 31 100 - 102 23 ' 7 7 123 - 127 111 112 - 12i 211 21 31 3iP 1 2 p 2i 221. ••• ..• 91,- 9a 8 4 - 9 20i 91 45 45 Si 9 591 604, - - 5i 56 11 - 11)1 5 ! 5ilDl 19j 20 1; ltd 12 •- 10 3 - pm 37 - 38 ii *(i (,) 103 - 105 Ip, 70 - 72 1 i 1 p 7 . 1 - iG 17L1 1S 20 21 - ]}Pi I par 2p 47 49 41 43 31 31; I• • 3.; 37 72 71 8 10 E Business done this day, ;4 all a all all 10 all 'li all 4.11 5C 10 1001 50 39i 9 40 1111 11 63 3 21 33 97/ 8 1081 1011 8 2 107 61 i e 6 82i i 31 53 741 31 44 821 14k 14 85A 4i 21a 223 251 6 sa 112 11} 6i i i i ii 1 in 12 73; 2; TIER SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVE.Z , iI3, JULY l4, 1856. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. MARNFT NEWS.—(This THE LATE DIVISION AND THE FAM: IL [ES. C. ki • this . CORN EXCHANGE. Only limited supplies of wheat were ou sale in tho lead• ing country markets held on Saturday. Most kinds sold (Prom a Correspondent of the Morning Advertiser.) It shows strongly the great influence of the funnies, that Lord Palmerston should have been led to make such an unfortunate compromise, and give his watchful rival, Lord John Russell, such a triumph on Thursday night. Happily, a division among themselves, and the desire of L rd John not to remain longer in obscurity, has defeated the attempt of the peers to dictate to the other po•% ers in the Constitution, and to subject the Cr wn, in one of its most useful prerogatives, to the House of Lords. Originally consisting of life peers alone, that house has fallen into the prejudice of heir ship, as some one calls it, that it denies the right of the Crown to summon to a place in its councils, either for a session or a lifetime, any one who may deserve it. How destructive of the power of national self-govern ment by the people it is, that a Premier, so powerfully backed by the popular choice, should have to submit to such aristocratic influence, acting in an underhand way, and, as th e event proves, prov id ent i a l ly d e f eate d when it is challenged to an open division ! How often has Lord Palmerston been forewarned of this danger in these columns, and exhorted to rely more upon the people and upon intelligent public opinion ! He would not then be exposed to defeats by such comparatively unpractical and inefficient leaders as Lord John Russell and Mr. Gladstone. The division of Thursday night exemplifies a combina tion of the old Bedford Whigs with the Peelites and the extreme Liberal party against the Minister, with his personal friends and Government following, and backed by the Tories and the House of Lords party. The number of honourables and e!dest sons of peers on the Government side is very significant. Thus we have, on the Ministerial side, sons of the Dukes of Richmond, Marlborough, 'Montrose, and Cleveland—no less than three sons of the Marquis of Anglesey, who certainly is well represented in the Lower House—sons of the Mar qnises of Norinanby, Aylesbury, Abercorn, and Head- Fort—sons of the Earls of Povitis, Radnor, Belmore, Cowper, Camperdown, Crawford and Balcarres, Bradford, Cado , fan, Manvers, Mayo, and Ennis killen—sons of Lords Dacre, Forrester, Ravens worth, Hatherton, and Mostyn ; besides several Irish peers, and relatives, or near connexions by marriage, of almost every nobleman in the peerage. Such, indeed, is the composition of the House of Commons at pre sent, that at least one-half of its members are so en tangled ; and if it were not for the hopes of a pure Whig Cabinet, and that a share of the power of Govern ment would again fall to certain influential Whig families, it is certain that the Commons would never have asserted themselves to the extent they have. The influence of the peers over the small rotten boroughs in England is strikingly exemplified in this critical division. There are a number of small decaying places in England of no political significance, and mostly in the hands of noblemen who have seats near them, or else carried by lavish expenditure of money. Of these, in the division of Thursday night, the peerage was able to command 26 votes, while the other p a rti es un it e d, with even the old Whig aristocracy, had only 12 votes from this source. !4lLi;fl & N. W.3r L.&N.W. Call don... E. Un. & E. C... Nrt . steadily, and fine parcels were rather dearer. In spring corn and flour vary little change took place. Our ad vices from New York state that rather large sup plies of wheat and flour continued to arrive from the inte rior. For shipment to England, some important purchases had been effected. The Continental markets have become less active. 95 - 100 100 105 12 -- 14 135 139 4 ... 4i E. Count. CAlftln, Up to our market, last week, the receipts of home-grown produce were very moderate. From abroad, we received G,..95 quarters of wheat, 757 barley, 7,395 oats, 2,50 J beans, 3,853 peas, 100 tares, 4,717 linseed, 1,666 rapeseed, 6,7t)0 Indian corn, 81 sacks and 16,075 barrels of flour. For the time of year about an average supply of English wheat was received fresh up to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, and the show of samples of both red and'white was tolerably good. For most kinds, especially for the finest qualities, we had a moderate demand, at prices equal to those paid on Monday last. The weather to day is by no means favourable, and we learn that harvest work will be commenced a week or ten days later than last year. f 3,1 Y. & Do 107 9 S. Bute. 12 * 231 24A1 117 - 121 Peto & Co.. Norfol'i Do L.& & d. Stelr ton. & DArlingt. Midland . • - There was only a moderate show of foreign wheat. The demand was by no means active, and the sales were mostly in retail. Importers, however, were firm, and the quota- tions were well supported. 'En. Conn. E. Count Do 57 - b 9 The Paris market on Saturday was dull for flour, a drooping prices. r.& N.W Do In floating cargoes of grain very little was doing. The few samples of barley in the market were taken at very full prices. Gt North n Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassey I M. MCloan 9tockt, & Darl ingt D o 135 --- 138 7} 21 d Malt was slow in sale, and prices were nominally 53 to Gs per quarter lower. . The supply of oats was very modarate, and the oat trade ruled steady, at full quotations. Beans were in short supply and fair request at late rates. Owing to a large import from Canada, peas were dull, and rather lower to purchase. The flour trade was steady, the turn higher. cUßiti-;NCY PER n iVheat—Essex Kent, Red .• •• new 69sio 803 Ditto.. . old —s —5 Ditto, White new 69s 83s Ditt0........ old —ll —s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old -s -3 Ditto new •• •• 67$ 77; Ey , —Old ........•• •• —s Sew ......., 40s —3l 13a-icy—Grinding .•• •• 36 $ 393 .salting .•• •• 41; 435 4 433 5s Nor folk .......... •• 68s 7 48 60 , 695 KincstorandWare 68 758 33 34 92 96 IGltWeltn. and Norfolk qualities were PERIAL MEASURE. (oislt—Chovallor .... 75i to 76 Oats Yorkshire and Liacolnsk., Feed 25s 278 ratato Youghal and Cork Black. • • 223 25 Cork, White ... •. 248 27s Scotch, Feed. .• • • 273 30s Beans—Tick .•••. •• •. 37s 40s Pigeons. •• • 42 45. Peas—Grey ..•• •• •• •• 38s 40= 5i5p1e..........• 42s 4is White. •• •• •• .• 44s 49 Boilers ••••• •• 44s 49 Flour—Town-made... 64s 67s Suffolk ........ . 51s 52s 4 1tooktn Norfolk 51s 52s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. For the time of year, moderate supplies of foreign stock arrived in the port of London last week—the total import being 7 629 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 wo received 4,710 ; in 1854, 5,788 ; in 1853, 9,306 ; in 1852, 7,071; iu 1851, 7,189 ; and iu 1850, 4,481. Thus, we have the Tory lords, the Earls of Ala bury, Bathurst, Sandwich, Po wis, and S niters, repre sented in another form by their rotten-borough influ ence, at Christchurch, Cirencester, Huntingdon, Lud low, and Reigate, and making the members for those places vote for what they please. This is only a small sample of the way in which those wretched pretences of electoral bodies are used to keep the Commons in cheek. Of those 80 votes in Parliament, public opi nion has indeed a very small hold ; and although the evil is in some degree balanced by the divisions be tween the grandees as to the manner of using this influence, and by the Bedford family, for instance, bringing the close borough of Tavistock to weigh against 'Woodstock or Cricklade, still the justice, which the rightful owner is said to get when unjust appropriators fall out, is proverbially precarious, and not exactly that which it suits the dignity of a free people who pretend to self-government to submit to and be satisfied with. The farce of giving the nation only the benefit of the scraps which fall to the ground when the aristocratical factions are quarrelling about the possession, is surely to end soon ; and it will not be long of doing so when the general body of readers under stand that in the division lists published in the papers, they are to read, for the name of the hon. member who votes, tbat of the noble marquis or duke oehind the scenes who makes his nominee vote as he pleases. There is no one who is not pleased to see Sir W. Williams in Parliament ; but to see him there as the nominee of a Whig marquis is not so pleasant to intelligent Englishmen. Submitting to enter by a fiction as a representative of the twelve dozen electors who never vote for the marquis's borough of Calne, who can tell how much or hew little of fiction or sham may be forced into his votes and views ? Thus are the very best things we have, and the best men, corrupted and made comparatively useless to their country by the system followed. Hardly anything in Parliament means what it pretends to mean, and plain honest men, who have not deeply studied the subject, are lost in a sea of shams when they attempt to understand tile general working of Parliament, and conduct of legislation. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Ostend Amsterdam lB Tonning 99 Harlingen Calais Rotterdam... 151 Dordt Antwerp „• Oporto 204 Hamburgh 626 1,761 ... Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs 869 ... 187 ... 180 ... 20 926 ... 23 ... 270 ..: 548 775 ... 205 ::: 818 ::: 59 4 ... 109 ... 6 ... - ... 70 T0ta1.... 482 2,993 ... 800 ... 818 ... 546 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :-- - - - - .. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pies 1855 775 ... 2,939 ... 355 ... 286 ... 355 1854 BB3 ... 3,300 ... 319 ... 746 ... 540 1853 1,294 ... 5,756 ... 821 ... 903 ... 529 1852 B4O ... 4,647 ... 622 ... 649 ... 313 1851 1,297 ... 4,303 ... 858 ... 5 1 ... 190 To-day's market was moderately well supplied with most kinds of foreign stock, the quality of which was by no means prime. _ There wag a fair arrival of beasts fresh up to-day from our own grazing districts. The quality of most breeds was tolerably good. Although the beef trade was steady, the advance in the quotations of 2d per Ms reported on Friday last was not supported, but most of the stock found buyers at last Monday's currency. The best lots realised 5s per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,000 Scots and short-horns ; from the Northern counties, 900 short-horns ; from other parts of England, 600 of various breeds ; from Ireland, 140 oxen ; and from Scotland, 230 Scots. We had a considerable increase in the numbers of sheep compared with Monday last, but their general quality was inferior. The mutton trade ruled heavy, and prices were 4d per 81bs lower than on this day se'nuight. The top figure for the best Downs was 5s 4d per 81bs. About 1,200 Irish sheep were in the market. The show of lambs was good, and all breeds moved off slowly at 4d per Blbs less money compared with Monday last. The highest figure was 5s 8d por 81bs. Calves were in moderate supply and fair request, at full prices, viz., 3s 10.1 to 5s 2d for Blbs. We had a slow inquiry for pigs, at last week's currency. Per Sibs to sink the offaig. TFIE COLLISION ON THE MERSEY. s. d. s. d. a. d. , d. Inferior 8e5.5t5....3 6to 3 - 10PrimeSonthdown 5 0 5 4 Second quality... 3 0 4 2 Large crse. calves 310 4 8 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 B { Prime small d 0... 410 5 2 Prime Scots, dm. 410 5 O i Large hogs 3 4 4 0 Inferior Sheep ...3 10 4 0 1 Small porkers ... 4 4 410 Second quality ...4 2 4 6,Suckling calves-13 0 30 Prime crse.-wlled.4 8 410 Quarter old pigs.2l 0 18 0 Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s Bd. TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN 8111TLT. Beasts ...• -..... ..... •• • 3 , 5 09 1 Beasts— ....... ........ . 690 Sheep and lambs •• .... • .25,170 Sheep and lambs .. . ........ 1,500 c a r,,,, ~ ........ •••• • • .. 350 Ca1ve5....... ~.. 240 ..,. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Mark , t, on 11onday, July 16, 1855, and this day, Monday, July 14, 1856. 'LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. • The investigation into the causes of the collision be tween the Mail and the Excelsior was resumed this morn ing before Mr. Wm. Statham, the deputy coroner (Mr. P. F. Curry, coroner, being indisposed), at the Crown Court, St. George's-hall. Martin Garvey, Thomas Corley, and Wm. Redding ton, Irish labourers, and passengers on board the Mail steamer on the morning of the collision, were the first witnesses examined; their evidence, however, related chiefly to their own proceedirgs after the collision, and threw little or no light on the causes of the catastrophe. They and other of the passengers got on board the Excelsior after the collision, but were not allowed to remain, the sailors declaring that whether " kilt" or not, they must go on board their own boat. Laughter.) Thomas Gurney White, mate of the Mail steamer, was next called. His evidence throughout was substanti ally the same as that given by the captain of the vessel. After the collision, he (a itness) having got blue lights and rockets ready, went forward, and seeing a person whom he took to be the captain of the Excelsior, he said to him, "This is a bad job, captain." Ho said, "It is not my fault." Witness said, "It is a very bad job ; what could you be thinking of ?" He said, " The pilot was in charge." The lights of the Mail had been trimmed that night. He observed before the collision they were right. He noticed them every time he went forward. If any of them bad been out, he would have observed them. Two seamen and the carpenter were with him forward oa the look out. If it had not been for the Excelsior starboarding there would not have been any danger of collision, notwithstanding the large num ber of small craft lying about the Cheshire shore. The witness was interrogated at considerable length by Mr. Aspinall, Mr. Brenner, and Mr. Blair. On the conclusion of his examination, Capt. Cook, superinten deet of pilots, directed the witness's attention to the chart, and elicited his opinion in correction of his evi deuce, that at the time of the accident the Mail was bet ter than a quarter of a mile from the Cheshire shore. By the Jury—Before the collision he thought the pas sengers would be safe, as ho did not know that any et the passengers had got so close to the bow. He did not anticipate such a heavy collision. The captain was per fectly sober. Had the passengers been searfaring people they would have had time to escape before the collision took place. The court then adjourned till the 23d inst. _ Per Sibs, to sink the offals. July 16, 1855. 'July 14, 1856 s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 6to 3 Bi 3 6to 3 10 Second quality ditto 310 4 2 i 4 0 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 64 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c 4 8 4 10,4 10 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 6 1 3 10 4 0 Second quality ditto 3 8 4 2 1 2 4 6 Primo coarse woolled ditto 4 4 4 8 4 8 410 Primo Southdown ditto 410 5 015 0 5 4 Lambs i 8 6 614 8 5 8 Large coarse calves 4 2 4 83 10 4 8 Prime small ditto 410 5 2 t 4 10 5 2 Large hogs ... 3 4 3 813 4 4 0 !feat small porke rs 4 0 4 4 T 4 4 410 Beasts... • .„ 3,310 3, 170 1 ••• 25,240 25,170 ... 2 0 310 Pi g s ... 755 450 SUPPLIRS ON Sava, July 17, 1854.—Beasts, 4,599 ; shoo, and lambs, 28,500; calves, 551; pigs, 420. July IS, 1853. —Beasts, ; sheep and lambs, 25,470 ; calves, 378 ; pigs, 410. NE \VGA.TE AND LEADENTIA.LI, The supplies of meat on sale in these markets are slightly on the increase compared with Monday last. The demand, however, is steady, and prices are well supported. Per 81bs by the carcase a. d. s. d. a. d. s. Beef, interior 3 2 3 4 Mutton Inferior 3 6 4 0 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., middling 4 2 4 6 Do. prima large.. 3 10 4 0 Do., prime 4 8 5 0 De., do. small ....4 2 4 6 Veal 3 4 4 8 Park, large 3 6 4 2 Pork, small 4 4 4 8 Lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 4d. BOROUGH HOP. The late gales have caused some damage to the planta tions. There is rather more firmness in our market, and prices are well supported. No imports took place from abroad last week. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 12s to 6Z 103 per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 315 s to 5/ 5s ; Sussex, 3/ 3s to Si. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(Tbis Day.) LONDON, July 14.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; light breeze and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, July 13.—Wind strong.—Ar rived.—George (tpt.), from. Balaklava ; Victoria (tpt.), Balaklava, and sailed for Woolwich ; H M.S. Transit, Balaklsva • Allies (s.s. tpt.), Constantinople. S a il e d— Northumberland, for New York. Off the port—Meteor, from the Cape of Good Hope. PLvuounr, July 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Victo ria, from Rio Giande; Odessa, Havana ; Louis°, Bel mont, and Princess Royal, Quebec. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PORTSMOUTH, July 14. Arrived—H.M. stem-frigate Sidon, with tho 931 Regi ment, from the East; H.M. steam-sloop Driver and Onyx. The steam gun-boats Nettle and Onyx are ordered to leave to-day for the North American and West India station. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived—Brigand, from Hartlepool; William, Sun derland; Kithira, Jersey; Constance and Elidair, Con stantinople. Sailed—Star, for Jersey; Surveyor, Swanage ; Jane, Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Creole, from Barbadoes ; Baltic and Idas - New Orleans; Uncle Toby, New York; Pomona, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Sand Curlinj, Boston; Keach, Quebeo ; Volitnt, Borbadoe. The Morning Post states that the Duke of Cambridge has been appointed Commander-in-Chief. The Phare de la Loire announces that 14 artisans belonging to the house of Coinee and Martin, at Sables, have been arrested as members of a secret society. SHREWSBURY WOOL FAIR.—The first fair for the pre sent season took place on Tuesday, under the Market Hall. There was a good attendance of buyers and eel lers, and quite an average business was done. Good wool so'd at from 15,3 d. to 16d. per lb. LORD DERBY AND THE TußF.—On the termination of the races at Liverpool on Friday, the Earl of Derby in vited the race officials and the principal trainers and jockeys to a supper at Knowsley. The repast was furnished with the noble Earl's well known liberality, and the guests enjoyed themselves to the "top of their bent," and did' not separate until 4 o'clock in the morn ing. Mr. John Scott, the celebrated trainer, was the chairman, and Mr. E. W. Topham, the clerk of the course at Liverpool and Chester, te wiled the vine-chair. The usual loyal toasts were received with acclamation, and the health of Lord Derby was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm. ‘• The noblemen and gentlemen of the turf.' " The trainer. of Englaed," aid tether appropriate toasts were also p-or e Tee visitors at Knowsley during the race week incledett Lord E..linten, Lord Annesley, Lord Bath, Lord Mait'e stone, Lord-Glaegoet, Lord Canterbury, Lord Chester field, Lord Clifden, Lord Enfield, Lord Wilton, Sir J., Hawley, Gen. Peel, Admiral Rous, Hon. H. Curzon, Hon. F. Curzon, lieu. R. Forrester, Mr. G. Fitzrop, Mr. H. Fitzroy, Mr. Greville, Mr. G. Payno, and Mr. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of English potatoes are considerably on the increase. The demand for them is slow, at from 63 to 7s per cwt. The imports of foreign, last week, were 22,977 baskets, wholly from Rotterdam They have changed h a nds at from 4s to 4s 6,1 par basket. The accounts re. specting the new crop are very favourable. WOOL. The imports of wool still continue large. List week they amounted to 6,100 bales from Sydney, 1,897 from Bombay, 800 from Adolai,ie, 100 from Hamburg, 1,000 from Port Lyttleton, 780 from Hobart Town, 1,80) from Port Fairy, and 429 from Port Beaufort. As the public, sales will commence on Thursday next, our market is heavy, at nominal currencies. The total imports of wool into England, from the Ist of January to the 30th of June, were 212,542 bales, against 164,174 bales in the same pe riod last year. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tegi, is 3d to is ad ; Down ewes, is 2d to is 31d ; half-bred hogs, is 2cl to le 3 ; Kent fleeces is 2d to is 3d ; Leicester do., is id to is 3 d ; combing skin, is to is 4Ad ; blanket wool, 9d to is id; and flannel wool, is to le 5d per lb. SEEDS. Linseed meets a steady sale. Fine Bombay, 563; Cal cutta, 50s to 51s per qr. Linseed cakes continue in good demand, both for immediate and for forward delivery, at advanced prices. Rape and oilseeds continue scarce, the arrivals taking place being much belo w th e requ i rements of our crushers. Sound Calcutta is worth 58s to 60s ; Bombay, 60s ; Madras Gingelly , 55 s ; Bombay Sesame, 583; Calcutta teelseed, 1,08; poppy, 55s ; and Niger 45s per qr. Ternip,White,per bush. 22s to 25s Swede .. • • .... • • —s —8 dastard, 8r0wn.... •• —8 — 8 Tlhito, new...... —s —s Tares, Winter, new.... Os Od 03 Od Canary, per quarter • 583 603 Rye grass.. •.. • • . —s Clover,RedEng (cwt.) —s White ........ —s Foreign Red.. • • .. —s White.... s —s d Trefoil, new... ••. • • •—•3 Carraway Coriander ...„ .20 24s liempseed , per quarter --3 —s Linseed, Eng•Aowing 63s s Crushing .... •• •• 66s 585 Baltic .• ••••• —s —s Odessa ...... • • •- —s Calmed Cake, pr. ton-- English .. Os 13 10, Forei g n, per ton 12' lOs 13' 10s Rape Cakes, pr ton 6, 7 i Os Rapeseed, New, pr qr., 881 99? TALLOW. There has been ratherlargp business doing in our mar ket since Monday last, and prices have ad vance d t o some extent. P. Y.C. on the spot is selling , to.day, at 503 9d per cwt. Town tallow, 50s nett cash. Rough fat, 2s 9d per Sibs. 1853. 1554 19,434 34,438 44.824 ) 13,080 534 Od , 66s 6dto 53i 31 toi 50s 9.1 52s 641 --8 Od 43, 6d to 0 1,569 1,109 1,295 3,588 10,079 6,704 9,9 02 11571 678 1806 494 134 6,189 5,142 7,011 7,942 548 84 678 04 648 3d 528 04 1865 1856. Stook this day Price of Y. C Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1 .... A - rivals last week.. Ditto from J une I'riO4 of Towuttst... 43,285 37. t —s Od 467 6,525 §O5 9,184 194 6d RAILWAYS. Tad Tx:01110y „ Buckg'iumall Col. Stour Vy. s'ud. and flal. .0 E. Un. H. Sh. ' rt)r , ' • ‘T 4! r '?: 'T::. Railway Hull & Do. Share., Do. T Shares Lon. & Green Do. Preferen s. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. G per ct. Manch. Batn and Matloylt Middlesbro' Redcar Midld. 8ra3.1" Newmarket. Bury E. G.spc N.& Est.s p. e. Do. 3 per et. Do. Fizeds p c Print. & ty y: . Do. A Sllrs. A Rays - tn.& Hit. Silef.Rath.rn- Gooleg.sp.e. Shrews.SzHer S. Stafforthb 'Wear Valleygr 6 per cent_ , . wi lt" PREFERENCE 61 - 1.A.1-',F.!:, St. , 100 kberdeo, Deben. R 4 90 - 4. 100 Do. 6 per cent. 117 120 St. 100 Do. No. 1,7 k, a. 116 - 118 r• al :lythandTyne 10pc. L. nref. St. .5 Arid. & Ex.l p. e. S; 5 97 20 )o. 4 p. c. Shares it. 'aledonian £lO lOl 103 & FIo. Gn. 51 pi 16 17 do. Pref. No. 2. do. Pref. No. 2 Li lork 41 - Si 5k .4t.Aber.J. 6 - 61 1 AnOian 016. A - St. ! )o. do. Cls. B 6 p. 4.. 107 112 St i 1 )0. do Cis. C7p. c. 100 - 105 , &pc ; 1 1 Pm Do. No. 2 Jo, New 6p.c. SI 3 - !in6 !Ist Un.. I. 6p. - 5 all o, 51,, 10 per cep! 'o. 101. De&mtr.Sli. - +1 Jo. do. 4 per cent 1• .• 1 ast La.uea4. 6 p.ct 137 139 . kW. York. J. sth• 10 3 &lin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh - ••• 6 , 1 Prth.&Dun..4p.i- 79 80 791 2U al] Furness. .. ••• Z d 41as. &5.W.G.5 p.e St tOt treat Northn. sp. • 118 -- 20 St. )0 . .o. sp. a. Redeem At 10 p. c. prem.. 110 112 ,0.4 p.c 1 7 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red it sp. c. pm_ 1 - b 10 a. lt.N. of Scot. lst Pr. - St. .0+ lt„ F o . l s W. (Ireland ... - 21:; 13 Do. 4per a. Prof. S It. W.(B. tH. Exspe 6 St 1. )o. con. red.ll p.c. 97 - 99 St. Lao )o. con. red. 4p. c 80 - 91 St. 'ilf 10. irred„ 4p. c. 90 - 92 St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref 100 102 ,1! Jo. p re t S 10 10# sti to. Chester g p.c.?. t 7 1 71 o' Do. do. sp.c. do 101 101 • )0. Birm. Gua. St" , 75 77 2 ; 10, (iles. Gun. '4l, 20; 21 21 .10. do.. 01 101 • 1 )o. do. do 1.51 151 151 &York. F •;1. ; 'o. 6p. c. Sti,ck 38 140 St 1.01 *.on.&Brigh. 0.5 p. - St. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. 3<••• St Ri Do. New Guar.6 /3. - St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent St. 100 Len. &N. W., Coy. 4 Nuneaton sp. ct - - St 100 . on.& S. W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares 158 162 12 all _,ondy. &Color. ISt, - 2 11 Londy.&Ennis.l g' 7 - 9 St. 10 7.. 6p. Cent ... -. ••• Do. do. do. kio - - 1 St. [CO Dn. do. 31 per con;• - • - 1- •il Marypt.&CarlAr• e• ea] Do, 4-i per cent.- _ • • - 10 Do < do. ...... ••• ••• it. 'MO 'slid . Consol.6 100 Do. Con.lir.i!ir. gpc 118 -- 140 St. [OO Da, 41 p. C. Pref. 101 - 103 3t. 100 Ditto L. &H. Pref. Si 91 - 93 10 tll New., Abar., &c., pr. t I sp. c. red. 5 P.c. PM. 10 2 Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 1 - 2ip 10 tP Nirf,dlt I)obenture. •- It. 1 00 Do.Praf. sp. e. Sti cl ~< 3t. 00 Do_ 5 p.c. Ext._ St. .00 D/4. 51per ct. pref. -.- 3t. 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 p 00 North British lO5 107 It. 110 N. M. nem, 4 p.c P 95 - 7 951 163 L 7 85 Do. do. do 1 - 1 (. 30 Do Leeds 6 p,e, • !2? ; 9 Do, do. Quarters ... - • (5 10 r) 0 vo•ir. & - 1. 1 10 all North Staffordshire. It. 100 (lx, Aro, i..:W.1515p , 110 - 112 110.1 10 11 .0 all Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. - all Soot. Cent. ,New Prei - Pm :5 all South Devon l5 - 16 .0 all De. fixed, 41 per cent ).6 all S. Eastern (Readii•7 Ann.) of £1 Os. gd. 231 - 24 t. Rs.. Do. 4 1 ; per cent__ 102 - 105 0 tll Do. Fixed 41 p c sh. 101 101 t. 100 :; Wale. Gila. 4p. e, - t. 100 D do. 41 p. c.... - :0 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Ouar. - 15 all Stock. & Dar., sp. c. 1 ,5 1.5 .Do. do. do 24 - 3 iP v 21 all Stock. & Hartl. g. p.c. till July 1, '56 5 4A ‘ , l 7 fhterfel.Rz Killc.6 pc 21 - 114 21 MINES. lall Aga,- Frh : ~....... - ... - ... t'...1,3 ill 4.ug10 Californian,.. ... :„: 26 7 , ‘ustrplian • .... ' Ia - 1§ 1 all ;Baden (Gd.D achy of' „.. - ..• SO all illkanar. Iror & Goa' ... - ..: 20 14 British Troll 4 - 6 15 2r;4 , Brazilianlmp.(issue. l at 25 pm.) . 2. 1 , 3 50 all , Do. Cocaos fa Cul?1 , 3 3 3 3i 1(:,r m t ; ) ( Do a , re S n t d . oToni Cons.. i,D Mir. Co. 21 - 23 211 • Co. of Jamaica i in 1J all Cobro Copper 6l ' 6 3 64 .• • • 4 5 t. . l U i I,C ri o ("l p o iir:e i r si lk G li o n l . d of Bit- . 30 - 35 15 all 1 Do. Prof. 7i p. cep' 25 -- 27 ... If lilopiapo . l6 18 2 la Fortuna id - p 1 1 -,;(', alt Genc..al l4 .-- lb 1 I AU Ot.ThvgetVeinlieg, , 4 - 41 all 'Great Polvooth . ~.... A -- 1 5 all Ct Wheal Vor United 1 id 1 all Liberty - i 3 all Linares B4 - 81 5 14 Lusitanian s p - i ; 1 all i Marig ui to. - i 1 all .Now Granada - i 1 all Nouveau Monde_ ... i .t) a3l Pontgi.Sil.St Le.l4lin. 11i - 124 5 1 IPort Philip A I I all :Quartz Bock SO all ' Rhyrr ney Iron - - '2B 15 all , Do. New ! i 6 1 s 4 all. a . ;South , Sa n Sort. ie . o Cons. d Australian.e C I ‘ t u i Cuba.. a . . , Co. 2 2 81 I_- - . 2 3 1 :1 1 all iDo. Scrip i 1 all .Do. 10 per cent Prof ... - ... .. ci Ta,in. S. &L. Min. Co. 1a - 24 10 all fin Cr0ft.........,. 4$ - - 4 284 i,ll United Mexican 3i - 4 3i 1 all Waller •• - ..• 1, all WeedMariposa ..... .., • i - 4 1 12s. Worthing Iltairg of Australia ...... ~.., .. ..,.., ~, MISCELLANEOUS. 25 ;9 Australian Agrlc - alt, 28 30 1C 11 keszraln. Royal Mr , '' Iv all Rerlin Water Work 56 6 SO 40 *it. American Lan oc 3 Canada ..... . ...... 27 30 x d e+ C 0.G0.6p.e. Jan& rat 14 115 1141 15 x d St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug St. 100 Da".6p c. Mar & Sept rystai Patay.e,.. 24 21 25 8 11 1.)o. Preference... 6 6.1 a nortal Pal., . f FrA iron Ore. 154 Eastern Steam..., SL 100 ;,:butrie Telegrapb. 92 —. 94 ,31 .:I , ,ectrto Teleg. or I-s-. 5' a ll En.daus Cop Sm Co 1 11 2.5 all Gen. Iron Sc 14 aeu. Stearn Navigat —27 i 16 all General Screw Stein, 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 45 4 41 5 2t3 10 Magdalena St. Navy- 10 all toditeran. Elec. Tel. 8 -- 1 . 0 10 9 Aexiean&S.Americu 4 4 25 5 Nat. Discount CO. 15 lap 65 1 ,p Nat. Pat. Steam Fee ,A) 5 letnerlands 1 24 all Do. Do. 5 2 Do.BpcPissatld 5 100 go New B. rir N.S. Land 21 23 • N S.W. Gov. sp.c.D. d ... j all 8. B. Auutra.lasiari.., /0 ib Nrth. of EuropeStaanr 1 all Oriental Gas l4 1 2s. Do. R" r. New &Shares ' nr : 2 4 4 g 34 Pm all reel 5( all Peninsular& Oriental 66 —6B 6615/ 10 1)e. New.. . -6 p 100 31. Royal Mai! Stearn 7l 73 3 Scot. Austral. Invert l5 11 1 intto New I 1 25 seri-Ilb A urrtrA.La rl 6i 37 •;. z d 1 fir Stibmar. Tel. Scrip.,, 11 1 41 D 1 ' " 20 -- e r rordt o. !Op zbi Vas. 1 6 i 174 ' IMO Cio 6P•coiszianix -PP - - d _ 8 25 10 .0.6 Do.. zd SPORTING MOTES. •- NOTTINGHAM AN. D STAMFORD. The programme prepared by :Mr. 13radtield certainly looks attractive enough, but its - questionable whether the promise of sport which it r , res , anti will be realised. Racing men are beginning to le: trio. at last that it is really possible to have too much of a. good thing, and are re garding with indifference all, meetings which are not conducted on legitimate principles. They are becoming tired of Handicaps made to suit the purposes of certain individuals, and are disinclined to bet at meetings where the chances of their getting a turn appear somewhat remote. These remarks must not be applied without reservation to Nottingham, where Mr. Bradfield does really exert himself to promote ,Sport and render things pleasant. Fourteen races are set for decision, and large entries have been obtained for the closed stakes. To the Trial Stakes there are twenty-two nominations, Madame Clicquot and Magnifyer being the most noteworthy names amongst them. Those animals, however, have each a penalty of 71bs., which may cause their ultimate withdrawal. The colt by Orlando out of Ma Mie may therefore be enabled to " perform" more satisfactorily than he did at Newmarket. On paper Yorkshire Grey does really appear to be a 6 good thing" for the Nottinghamshire Handicap, and should John Osborne be in earnest with him I shall expect to see him one of the first three at the finish. He and Pretty Boy will certainly be the most formidable competitors. Prince Plausible will, perhaps, win the Sherwood Handicap. It is always a matter of some difficulty to select the probable winner for minor handicaps, beeause legitimate speculation on them is not commenced until the starters are telegraphed, and therefore it is impossible to determine the intended animals. Twenty-four are weighted for the Castle Handicap, the horses of Messrs. Barber and Saxon being leniently treated. To make a bold venture I shall select Welham and Ida against the field. The Nursery Plate may bring out a somewhat large field. I shall look to Saunterer, Cantrip, and Red White and Blue to occupy the most prominent positions in the race. Should Typee start for the Chesterfield Handicap I shall not desert her colours, despite her inglorious exhi- bition at Liverpool. The Stamford Meeting has few items of attraction, and so far as professional turfites are concerned it is regarded with indifference. Should Goldhill be brought out for the Burghley Stakes he ought to win. Either Apathy or Adamas may carry off the Colleyweston Stakes. I shall select Turbit for the 50 Sow. Sweepstakes, and Middleton and Heir of Linne for the Cup. July 14. A FRESH MAN. SYDNEY LABOUR REPORT. The following highly interesting and important state ment is furnished in the Sydney papers by Oliver Staines, who gives his address as British aid Foreign Labour Market, three doors below Berald office, Lower George street, Sydney : There is still no report to furnish of any Government emigrant ships having arrived, notwithstanding it is now about six weeks since the last immigrants from Great Britain were reported. Several vessels are, however, fully due, and may be expected daily. In the mean time, the demand for able-bodied farm-labourers (both married and single) continues to increase, whilst the supply of good and suitable hands, without young child ren, is becoming more and more scarce. The same may be said of good and efficient domestic servants ; gener ally speaking, there is much difficulty to prevail upon the latter class to go far into the country districts ; and this influence has been strongly evinced during the last few months. This unwillingness arises no doubt from mistaken views and groundless fears, which a few weeks' trial would soon dispel, and the present rate of wages for the country parts cannot fail to satisfy any reasonable persons, whether they be oki or new hands, and the temp tations to squander their earnings are much less they they are about town. TOWN WAGES. Bookbinders, according to competency, per week, from 2/. 10s. to 4/. Printing work, per week, 31. to 31. 6s. Compositors on the " stab," 41. Herald, morning paper-Long primer, briever, and nonpareil-equali9ed to is 6d. per 1000, and ls. 7d. per hour overtime. The Empire's rates are about the same. At these rates men can earn, according to co m p e t ency , per week, from 4/. 109. to 71. Painters, per day, 109. to Ps. Plumbers, per day, 12s. to 15s. Carpenters, per day, 10s. to 139. Coopers, per day, 12s. to 14s. Joiners, per day, 11s. to 14s. Plasterers, per day, 13s. Plasterers' labourers, per day, 9s. Bricklayers, per day, 12s. to 14s. Bricklayers' labourers, per day, 10s. to 13s. Mas ms, per day, 14s. to 15s. Masons' labourers, per day, 9a. to IGe. Quarrymen, per day, 14s. to 15s. Blacksmiths, per day, 8s to 13s. Carters, per d Bs. to 10s. Male servants, per annum, 301. to 401. Cooks, 401. to 501. per annum, and found. Grooms, 401. to 501. per annum, and fund. Gardeners, 35/. to 45/. par annum, and found. General female servants, 201. to 261, per annum, and found. Cooks, 231. to 301. per annum, and found. Laundresses, 261. to 301. per annum, and found. Housemaids, 201. to 213!. per annum, and found. Nursemaids, 201. to 251 per annum, and found. COUNTRY WAGES. Tho rations are-Flour Sibs. to 121bs. ; meat, 101133. to 14Ibs. ; sugar, 2lbs. ; tea, ilb. weekly. Farm labourers, 301. to 401. per annum, with rations. Ditto, married couples, 431.. to 601. per annum, with ra tions. Hutkeepers, 20/. to 251, per annum, with rations. Shepherds, 23/. to 301. per annum, with rations. Stockmen, 401. to 501. per annum, with rations. Bullock drivers, 401. to 501. per annum, with rations. (If without board, 1/. per week more.) SEAMEN'S WAGES. Coasting, Si. per month. England, 51. 59. per month. Groat Britain, by way of India and China, 5/. per month. New Zealand, 5/. per month. India and China and back, 41. 15s. per month. Valparaiso and back, 41. 15s. per month. Steamers' seamen, 6/. per month. Ditto firemen, 121. per month. Ditto trimmers, 91. per mouth. Whalers, A.S., 120th lay. Ditto, 0.5., 140th to 160th lay. Farm servants continue in active demand, and engage ments have been freely entered into with those willing to accept reasonable wages. There hav,: been no arrivals of immigrants during the week ; and wages may there fore be quoted as follows : COUNTRY WAGES (WITII RATIONS.) _ Farm labourers, 301. to 401. German ditto, 301. to 351. Bullock drivers, 351. to 451. English shepherds, 2S/. to 301. Italian and German shepherds, 27/. to 20/. Stockmen, 301. to 40/. Hutkeepers, 201. to 25/. Married couples, 401. to 501. German ditto, 401 to 45/. Milkmen, 301. to 401. Garden labourers, per week, found, 15s. to 18s. Rough carpenters, per annum, SC/. to 701. Butchers, per week, 1/. 10s. to 21. Blacksmiths, per week, not found, 21. 10s. to 4/. Sawyers, per 100, not found, 14s. to 16s. Briekmakers. per 1,000 ditto, 11. 15s. to 2/. Surveyors' men, 301. to 351. TOWN RATES (LIVING IN THE HOUSE.) Female cooks, 251. to 301. Laundresses, 251. to 301. Useful general female servants, 20/. to 241. Ffousernaids, 201. to 24/. Nursemaids, 20/. to 22/. Labourers (in town) per day, Os. to Os. Male servants (town) per annum, 30/. to 40/. THE NL W LORD WYCOMBE. The Earl of Shelburne, whose summons to the House of Lords in his father's barony of Wycombe, of Chipping Wycombe, we recorded on Saturday, is the only surviv• ing son of the present Marquis of Lansdowne, and grandson of the first Marqui-, whose name is so inti• mately connected with the early history of the reign of George 111., as having succeeded to the leadership of the great coalition after the death of the Marquis of Rockingham, in 1782. His lordship, who became heir presumptive to the Lansdowne title en the death of his elder br ether, the late Earl of Kerry, in 1336, Wll9 re turned for the family borough of Calne in 1837, and has continued to represent it since that; time. He held the post of a Lord of the Treasury from 1847 to 1848, and has never taken any active part in the debates in the House of Commons. His wife, a daughter of the Count de Flahault, by the Baroness Keith and Nairne, is a near relative of the Emperor of the French. With the exception of Lord Enfield, the Earl of Shel- burne is at present the only eldest son of a peer who has been summoned to the Upper House in his father's lifetime. Among those who have thus anticipated their peerages within tho last few years are the present Dukes of Bedford and Leeds, the late Duke of Norfolk, the present Marquises of Ailesbury, Donegal, and Anglesey, the Earls of Lonedale and Derby, and the late Earl of Bessborough. In almost every case, however, except that of Lord Anglesey, the tenure of the eldest son thus "summoned" from the Lower to the Upper House has been but brief, the parties having suc ceeded to the higher title in the majority of instances within four or five years of their elevation. The plan, however, operate) usefully, as recruiting the House o f Lords with g menhy a species of "li fe p eera g e, without making any permanent audition to its numbers. THE AMERICAN MAILS„.•-•LIVERPOOL, July 12.—Th e British and North American mail steam-ship Persia, Ju .kins c9mmander, ,ailed hence for New York this afternoon with a fuil cargo and 205 passengers, nearly all adults, besides the usual mails. CRYSTAL PALACE. —SEVEN SHILLING AND SIXPENNY DAY, Saturday, July 12.—Admissions on payment, 3,423 ; ditto, by season tickets, 7,201 ; total viEitou, 10,72 i. LITERATURE. Agnes Waring ; an Autobiography. the author of " Kate Vernon. Newby. There is originality in this work, for it is not probable that many readers have met with a simi lar story. No one can help feeling interested in the heroine, even if they do not approve of her conduct altogether. It is certain that if ever any one bad an excuse to act as she did, it must have been one circumstanced as she was. It is evidently the intention of the author to point out the hazard, as well as the wrong of contracting a marriage for the sake of expediency. It was no wish to be grand, and no desire to escape toil that induced Agnes to become the wife of Mr. Millar. Only the earnest and ardent hope that, by this means, she should ameliorate the condition of her mother, and be able to serve effectually her brother, who was in a very unfortunate position, led lif r onwards. After studying the motives of her actions, the theme of her hopes, and the miserable catastrophe, instead of the bright realisation that was their finality., the reader feels an interest in one so unhappy, and a spirit of indignation for the wrongs of one so cruelly used. All the details of the plan by which Agnes escapes from a life of torture that was worse than any mode of death to her nature are artisti cally arranged. The courage that nerved her to the effort, and that afterwards sustained her alone in the wide world, was that of despair, and it is naturally typified how she who could brave large troubles, sunk under the weight of minor casualties. The magnitude of the cause at stake supported Ley, bat petty annoyances, and above all the sense of mystery and concealment, oppressed her: She paid a heavy penalty for the unwise step she took in youth, and years which matured her judgment and developed her feelings, only augmented the knowledge of her fault, and increased the sufferings it entailed. The various persons she encountered in her life are for the most part well delineated, and the account of American manners and customs imparts a variety to the narra tive. Frank Dawson is a likely sketch of a young man, giddy and impetuous, yet full of kind feelings, and possessing right principles, could he only profit by them. Reginald Leigh is a peculiar character, but a deserving one, never theless. It is sad to notice the constant struggle going on in his mind concerning the career of her ho loved so well ; and certainly the course of his love was as rugged and thorny as ever was depicted by romancist or represented by the drama. The end of the story is melancholy in the extreme. After years of doubt, difficulties, and delays, all obstacles are removed, and the death of Mr. Millar frees Agnes from her hateful bonds. Suddenly Reginald Leigh is killed in a skirmish with some marauders who attack the house at night, and the prospect on which the star of hope at length had smiled in promise was darkened for ever. It is a dangerous practice for the novelist to clear away all difficulties at last, from whatever cause they may have arisen ; and it is certainly one which the writer of this work has not adopted ; yet it is to be desired that the purpose had been made more manifest be- • fore, as there is something disappointing to the expectation in believing Agnes at last happy, after her trials, and then suddenly being shown the con trary. Nevertheless, the record of her eventful career is most interesting ; and it depicts trying situations with remarkable skill, and with striking accuracy describes the warfare of the mind within, which forms the real trouble of life when all the secondary evils of time, place, and circumstances have been surmounted. The unfortunate Agnes Waring might well have agreed withlthe poet, who asserted that when all things had been tried it would be found that real happiness consisted in " a quiet mind." This novel is adapted to the taste of all those who are pleases with a striking style of romance, and who prefer the powerfully written story, although it is interwoven with pain ful feelings, to the more monotonous details of an every-day existence. Edited by " 3 vole; EXECUTION AT SAN FRANCISCO. James P. Casey and Charles Cora were hung on the 22d of May, by the Vigilance Committee, at half-past 1 o'clock, at the head-quarters of the Executive Committee, in Sacramento-street, near Davis. Both prisoners bad been tried before the committee, or a portion of it, and had been found guilty. These trials were in secret, and the reporters of the press were re,used admittance, and were usable to acquire information from thee) present, who, as it appears, were sworn to secrecy. A promise had been made to Casey, before he was taken, that he should have a fair trial, and be permitted to speak ten minutes. These conditions were doubtless oblerved. Casey was informed, on Wednesday afternoon, that he had been condemned to be hung. While under charge of the Vigilance Committee his spirit appeared to be un broken. When awakening after a sleep, he would fre quently strike the floor with his handcuffs and swear fiercely at his fate. On Wednesday afternoon, a young married woman, his cousin, was permitted to visit him. They had some conversation together. He told her that he was to be executed, and she swooned on hearing it. During the evening, the Right Rev. Bishop Allemany attended Casey, who had been educated in the CathColic religion. During the night he was restless, and passed a portion of the night pacing up and down. He was heard to excla;m ° "00, my God ! has it come to this I Must Ibe hung like a dog'?" During the first two or three days I might as well have escaped from the jail as not, and I only stayed there for Scannell's sake." Casey made a will, the particulars of which are un known to us. He had considerable property to dis pose of, estimated by rumour to be worth $30,000. Casey was thin and pale, and his expression was hag gard. His face appeared coarse for the want of shaving, no razor having been allowed him for shaving. Cora attracted loss attention, and conducted himself more quietly. "Report says he was married to his former mistress, Belle Cora, but the rumour obtains but little credence. At 8 o'clock, the General Committee was notified that Casey would be executed at half-past 1, and ordered to appear under arms. During the morning preparations were made for the execution. Beams were run out over two of the windows of the committee-room and platforms about three feet square extending out un der each beam. Thee platforms were supported next the house by binges, and outside by ropes extending up to the beams. Along the streets, for a considerable die tacce on each side of the place of execution, were ranged the committee, more than 3,000 in number, some on foot with muskets and others on horseback with sabres. No outsiders were permitted to approach within 100 yards. Beneath the place of execution were several cannon and caissons ready for use if necessary. The houses in the vicinity were covered with spectators, and in the streets were collected probably not less than 8,000 or 10,400 persans. At a quarter-past one Casey and Cora were brought out upon the platforms. The former was at tended by the Rev. Father Gallagher. The arms of both were pinioned at the elbows, and both wore white caps, intended to be drawn over the eyes before the drop fell. Cora walked composedly, and stood stiffly, while his companion addressed the crowd. Casey exclaimed, "Oh, God, pardon and forgive me. Oh, my mother! my mother ! I hope she will never hear of this. Oh, God, have mercy on ley mother ; comfort her in her affliction. Oh, God, have mercy on my soul, Ob, my God ! my Gad !I am not guilty of murder—l did not intend to commit murder." Some one here said, "It is not neces sary to repeat that again." Casey was confused at this, and, mentioning the name of his mother again in a low tone of voice, he drew back. As be did so, the drop beneath Cora was withdrawn, and his body fella die tance of about five feet. He did not move—his neck was ne doubt broken by the shock, and there was orte soul less in the land of the living. The rope was ad justed around Casey's neck, and ho weakened in tilts knees so that a committeeman had to support him. He was placed on the platform • a moment afterwards it fell beneath him. He struggled a little, but at the end of about three minutes he ceased to move, and he too was dead.—California Chronicle, May 24. /R ON 4.1/ A 5 T E RS' QUARTE I:LY MEETING. DUDLEY, SATURDAY EVENING. The fit al meeting of the ironmasters of this district for the current quarter was held in this town as usul this evening. The attendance was considerably below the average, and the small amount of business done at Wolverhampton and Birmingham was not made up by an increased amount of transactions here to-night ; there was more disposition to hold back orders, the opinions of consumers havirg strengthened that unless there is a spirt of orders from America or some other quarter prices must give way. The best face possible has been put upon the affair for the last three menthe. A. month since it was confidently predicted that there would be an improvement by this time ; instead of this increased dullness has been manifested. Orders ex pected all through the spring have not yet come to hind, and it is no wonder in such circumstances if consumers are indisposed to do more than buy from hand to month, as it were, in the expectation that the time is not dis tant when they would be able to do so on better tering. At the meeting in this town the, e is gen era ll y a f a i r amount of business done in pug-iron, but to night there was scarcely anything transacted in that respect. In ferior makes are difficult of sale ; forge pigs, reported from ss. to 7s. 6,1. lower at the Birmingham meeting, have since been offered cheaper, and notwithstanding the indisposition on the part of the pig-masters to accept lower prices, they will be forced upon them unless A better demand springs up ; for at the present rate of make stocks will speedily accumulate, even though, as is not improbable, some of the furnaces should be blown out. The price of stone is firm ; and considering the high scale of wages, and the equally high local charges of one kind or other, it is by no means surprising that lower prices should be resisted as long as possible. From what has been said it need scarcely be added that the meeting to-night was a very tit affair ; indeed, it is a very long time since the feeling of that kind was exhibited to so great an extent, or when there was less confidence as to the future. The Shropshire pig-mas ters have fixed the price of their commodity at 4/. 15s. for hot-blast and 5/. 10s. for cold ditto. As the make is limited it is not improbable that this will be main tained with tolerable firmness. The tin-plate trade is brisk ; the Staffordshire houses are well off for macre. The prim as fixed at Etiouceste a few days ago is s6i, at the ports. e of ult. rom ;ht- Ali, the coals put üblio 'hick Irtitly 2 !' • u 0 100 100 20 !100 825, 1 :100 1 10 3, 1 100 jlOO 1100 01 25 ' 1.00 10 1 30 11 12 2 50 I.od 25 4i ti 11 :GN. ci It 34 61i 2 181 101 -8 27 33i 3 57 61 87 i 20i 37A 9i i 20i 45t 131 i '.; t 4 : 7 4