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4 Ali THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. Lessee. Mr. J. IL Anderson. THIS EVENING THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. To be followed by WHAT DO YOU WANT? To conclude with L'ECOSSAIS FBETILLANT. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee. Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVERLCG, THE GREAT GVN TRICK. After which. TAKING BY STORM. To e'ncincle with HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE; or, Ages of M Harlin King Nonsense and th e Seven equ an . THEATRE ROYAL, II 9.YMARKET. Under the Management of Mr. Buckatone. THIS EVENING, THE STRANGER. Followed by ONLY A HALFPENNY. After which the New. Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE IItITTERFLrEI BALL AND THE GRASSHOPPER'S FEAST ; or, Harlequin and the Genius of the Spring. Roy egsW3 TED:AVM, OXFORD-STREET. u n der the Management of Mr. CHAELIS KERN. TIII3 EVENING, THE BIEECEIANT OF VENICE. After which, EA.ELEQIIIN A. 1.11) THE MAID AND THE MAGPIE ; or, the Fairy Paradisa and Hanky Panky, tke Enchanter. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Milian ; Pantaloon, Mr. pmts; and Columbine, Miss Caroline Adams. TIIRATRE ROYAL ADELPHL r:oprietor, Mr. R. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. A MOVING TALE. After which, BETSY BARER. To to followed by TEIAT BLESSED BABY. To conclude with ACN ♦ND THE BEAN STALK; or, Harlequin and Mother Goole at got* Again. which Messrs. J. Bland, P. 'Bedford, Madame Celeste, Miss Wyndharn, and Miss E. Arden will apear. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alft - ed Wigan. THIS EVENING. STAY AT HOME. After which will be produced a New and doubly-moral, though excessively old. Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled THE DISCREET PRINCESS; the Three Glees Dista la. in which Messrs. ilkmery, F. 110b3312, H. Cooper, Miss Marstci, and Miss Maskeil will appear. ROY LT. SURREY TnzA.TR.r.. Lemma, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. - THIS EVENING JASPER LANGTON ; or, A Duel to the Death. To conclude with A PRINCE OF PitAALS ; or, Harlequin and Zane Shore. ASTLETS ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manner, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, First time, a Grand Orientals Equestrian Spectacle, called TAE ARAB OF THE DESERT AND MIS FAITLIFUL ,STEED. The principal character by Mr. W. Cooke, jun. After whSch the SCENES In the CIRLE and the performance of the Stupendous Elephants, one of which a s ends uncontrolled upon a narrow inclined plane from the centre of the ring to an elevation 12 feet above the stage. To conclude with HARLEQUIN AND ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Bovotice open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager. Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director. Mr. W. Cooke, jun. EMMA ST UTLEY'S SEVEvi AGES OF WOMAN, Every Evening at 8, and on Saturdays at 3. Prosonneed by the unanimous voice of the press, and by nightly inereaetng smiles:es, to be the Greatest Artist[cal Triumph of the day. SLINT MARTIN'S HALL, Long-acre. Area, Is. Reserved Chairs, 25. Cd. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DlY—Morn. 23 min. aft. 12 —Evening 52 min. aft. 12 TO-MOREOW—Morn. 19 min. aft. I—Evening 40 min. aft. 1 THE WEATHER-S[7N OFFICE, FEB. 17. THERHONETER, IN THE SHADE. 53 highest since noon yesterday. 45 —lowest this morning and durng the night. 43 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29 . 95. Wurn; E. to E.N.E. Fresh with cold, dull, hazy weather. PEIIIIIIARY IS. 44 —highest since noon v.aterday. gl-lowest this morning and during the night. 38 —this day et neon. EisiioMierrit — .` 39 83. WIND, E. to E.N.E.—Fresh, with cold, doll weather. , - ; , '14 , '" 2 I. C /..- ••••('•!,-.:,..-------.3N-- , 4 , -...,-:-.,-,-- LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1356. The Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords will have to decide a great constitutional question in reference to the WEN SLEYDALE Peerage. An alleged prerogative of the Crown, which, if it ever existed, has fallen into desuetude for no less than four centuries, is about to be revived ! By that revival the character of the hereditary branch of the Legislature will be completely changed. It will, to all intents and purposes, become a mere registry of the decrees of the Crown, or, rather, of the Minister for the time being, and completely forfeit the independence on which it justly prided itself. We have already declared that " these are not times for any undue assertion of a doubt ful prerogative." We emphatically repeat the opinion. We know the consequences that for merly followed similar attempts, and we desire that any collision between the SOVEREIGN and any clan or classes of her subjects should be avoided. "Germanism" is already sufficiently powerful in high quarters. We do not wish to barter our Constitution for one founded on any German Coburg model, and, like our forefathers at Runnymede, we repeat the inspiring cry— " Nolumus leges Anglia mutari." We do not, however, object to an extensive alteration in the Constitution of the House of Lords. On the contrary, we have repeatedly declared that a Peerage Reform Bill is very urgently —we may add, imperatively—re quired. But the authority should be that of Parliament—of the QUEEN, Lords, and Com mons, and not of the SOVEREIGN alone. On all such points Parliament is omnipotent, and there are sufficient precedents for radical changes in the privileges of the Peerage, and the limitation of the Royal prerogative. The Scotch and Irish, Treaties of Union afford suitable examples on each point. The Lords of Scotland and Ireland surrendered their claims to herel ary seats, and consented. to owe their litad mission to Parliament to the suffrages of their brethren—while the SOVEREIGN relinquished the right of making any additions whatever to the Scotch Peerage, and, to the limitation. in Ireland, of creating only one new dignity for every three that became extinct. Should, then, English Peers obtain admission to Parliament by election like their Scotch and Irish brethren ? And, if so, by what constituen cies should they be chosen ? In other words, what shoul' be the nature and extent of the Peerage Reform Bill that ought to be submitted for the consideration of Parliament, and which would be dealt with more impartially in the House of Columons, inasmuch as the representatives o f the People would be exempted from any personal motives, and could therefore best judge of what was calculated to promote the interests of the nation. Oa the first poi n t; it seems clear that the House of Lords should consist of a certain fixed number like the Commons. This would prevent the pet sibility of the Upper Rouse being swamped by the creation of new Peers, and render it really and truly independent, not in name merely, but in fact and truth. The SOVEREIGN might then pro wyly create any-new paerages with or without teraiinders o'rer for life, or in tail male cr 'tail THE SUN, LONDON MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1856. general, aud parties would be just as desirous of obtaining ac mission into so distinguished a body, and enjoying the necessary qualification for a seat in the Uppt House. The seat itself would be more valued. in such case ; we should not find two-thirds of the members abdicating their func tions, an d opstaining from taking any part in the deliberations of the House. On the 7tlt instant, when a matter of deep in terest to the Noble Members, as well as of vital importance to the nation, was ventilated, there were only 136 Peers in attendance, while 111 sent in proxies—a highly objectionable system, which should be abolished with all possible speed ; for how is it possible for any man, who has not heard the arguments on either side, to arrive at a correct conclusion. The decisions of the House would have fax greater weight and influence with the country when it had been thus purified, and the voters were restricted to the more active and intelligent members of the body. Who, then, should be the electors ? This is a question of greater difficulty—one that requires calm and attentive consideration. There are great evils attendant on the present system o election to Scotch and Irish representative Peer , ag es. The majority of electors would, of course, select persons agreeing in politics with themselves, and certain very important classes would be vir tually excluded from seats. Conflicting views are the indispensable attributes of any delibera tive assembly. If there be no difference of opinion, the results will be far less valuable than when there have been sharp conflicts. " Her MAJESTY'S Opposition," as it has been correctly termed, exercises functions scarcely less im portant to the nation than her MAJESTY'S Go vernment, and any alteration that produced una nimity would be very unwise and impolitic. The electors could not, then, be limited, as in Scotland and Ireland, to the members of the Peerage. There should be numerous constituen cies holding different political views, so as to pro duce that diversity of opinion which is so essen tial to the utility of the general body. One plan, which appears very feasittle, and would pro duce an admirablesenate, would be to permit every English constituency returning two Members to the House of Commons, to elect at the same time one Peer of England or of the United Kingdom, who should sit during the entire Parliament until a dissolution, when there would be a new election. Every Peer would then have to render an account of his stewardship, and those who had evinced great activity and intelligence in the discharge of their important duties, would, considering the limited number of those qualified, be certain of re-election. There are 214 such constituencies, so that the House would then consist of 214 English elected Peers, who should be chosen from among the 384 noblemen now entitled to seats in the Upper House. In addition, there would be 28 Irish and 16 Scotch Peers. We should gladly relieve the members of the Episcopal Bench from political duties. The care of their sees would be quite sufficient to occupy their time and attention, and there would then be no excuse for absenting themselves therefrom. If, however, it should be considered that some ought to have seats, eight English might be selected from the prelates, which, with the four from Ireland, would sufficiently re present their body in the reduced House. In addition to these, some, say ten in number, might be nominated by the Crown. This would include the members of the Cabinet—say the Lord Chan cellor, President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal, one or two Secretaries of State, and five or six Law Lords. We have thrown out this suggestion for public consideration, convinced that it would render the Upper House far more independent, and give greater weight to its decisions, than it now enjoys. There would then be in round terms 280 persons entitled to vote, all of whom would feel themselves responsible for the discharge of duties voluntarily assumed. And there would be no limitation of the Royal Prerogative. The Crown would still be the fountain of honour, and could confer the only qualification for a seat in that which would then:indeed be regarded as an august assembly, and the people would again be ready to thank PROVIDENCE that they had a Honse of Lords. Most of the Plenipotentiaries have already ar rived in Paris, and before the end of the present week it is probable that one of the most important Conferences ever held at any time or in any country will have been opened. On Saturday Lords CLARENDON and COWLEY arrived, and the former Noble Lord was yesterday honoured by a private audience with the EMPEROR. Count BuOL also had arrived at the scene of his future labours, and Count ORLOFF has probably by this time joined his colleague, Baron BR,UNOW, who has been some days at his post, with the latest in structions from the Cabinet of St. Petersburg. A.ALI PASHA, who so ably represented the SULTAN at the Vienna Conferences, left Constantinople - on the 12th instant. He may therefore be expected on Friday, and no time will then be lost in enter ing on the all-important proceedings. _ _ On the energy, ability, and resolution of Lord CLARENDON much will now depend. Under the most favourable circumstances England can scarcely hope to obtain an adequate return for her serious sacrifices. Vast sums of money and the lives of many of her best and bravest children have been expended, and after all there is no adequate security for the future. The Muscovite snake has " been scotched, not killed." The CZAR has been compelled to postpone, but not finally to surrender, the traditional policy of his predecessors. Sebastopol has been taken, but it will be restored to its former owner. The Black Sea fleet of Russia has been sunk in the harbour, but unless explicit stipulations be entered into there will be nothing to prevent the reconstruc tion of the fortresses and docks, and the raising of the submerged vessels. While any fragment of the latter remains, there will be a pretext for rebuilding under the name of " repairing," and at Nicolaieff a new and powerful navy may be completed, which would not pass the portal at Kinbourn, until the moment considered suitable for striking a decided blow. All these matters must be closely looked after, and the hope of E ng land, and the future peace and tranquillity of Europe, and inflexible rests now on the vigilance determination of Lord CLARENDON. He has an arduous task to discharge. High reputa tions have already been sacrificed in works of less difficulty, and there is a powerful influence at work behind the scenes, to defeat his most strenu ous efforts. But if he acts as a true-hearted Englishman, and firmly eschews the precepts of Germanism, he will receive the cordial thanks and gratitude of his country, and be sustained and supported in his noble course. Bat the slightest symptom of vacillation will be fatal to his reputa tion. He is there to discharge a stern and oner ous duty, not to heap unmeaning compliments on Russia or the Russians. The mad and reckless ambition of a former AUTOCRAT produced the War. The perverse and obstinate adherence of the present CZAR to the policy inaugurated by PETER, and. persisted in by CATIIEF.INE, and ALEK4NDE3 3 and NICHOLAS, prevented peace from being restored on the too easy terms tendered for his acceptance. The criminal ambition and grasping cupidity of Russia has occasioned all the mischief, and Lord CLARENDON must speak the truth boldly, and not strive to excuse the Levia than offender. In reference to the Conferences at Vienna he displayed great ability and determination. He carefully avoided the trap into which Lord JonN RUSSELL was so easily beguiled, and showed that he was fully aware of the extent of Austrian du plicity and insincerity when he declared to Count COLLOREDO that there was " much reason to fear that Austria would propose nothing that Russia would be unwilling to accept ; while, on the other hand, it seemed probable that Russia would agree to nothing that would interfere with the determi nation that the Emperor ALEXANDER announced of carrying out the policy of PETER and of CATHE RINE." This is the spirit in which he should enter on the negotiations. He must be well ac quainted with the humiliating estimate, too justly formed, of British diplomacy. He must re member how often England has lost by the pen what she had previously gained by the sword, and firmly resolve that neither her honour nor her interests shall suffer in his hands. Should he fail, great indeed will be his fall; but, if on the contrary, he pass unscathed through the ordeal, his name will be honoured and reverenced through out the length and breadth of the land, and no reward will be too high for one who has faithfully and efficiently discharged his duty in so trying an emergency. The benevolent Earl of SHAFTESBURY continues to sustain, by his philanthropic labours, the repu tation won by him as Lord. ASHLEY, whe'n he first assumed for himself a conspicuous place among the most earnest and practical of the social re formers of cur generation. It can ♦ery seldom have happened, we conjecture, that this large- hearted well-wisher of the humbler classes ever experienced more complete satisfaction, while watching the development of the humane enter- prises fostered under his patronage, and aided materially by his own personal encouragement— than that which must assuredly have consoled him for many disappointments on Thursday evening, the 7th of this present February. Upon the occasion, we mean of his distribution 01 medals of recompene3 to the more desery ing boys in the. Red, Blue, and Yellow Societies of Shoeblacks. The incident of this public distribution of rewards took place, as many of our readers may have remarked through our impression of last Saturday, in the ample space afforded for such demonstrations by St. Martin's Hall, Long-acre. The poor little fellows collected together, either to witness the zeward of merit or to participate in it themselves directly, number- ing no less than 150 altogether—clad in the red, or blue, or yellow tunics distinguishing the three brigades of the London Shoeblacks. These urchins, it will have been remarked, were ad. dressed, in the first instance, in a practical and humorous speech (" which greqtly pleased the boys," says the reporter), by one no less venerable in his official capacity and in his personal character than the Vice- Chancellor, Sir W. PAGE WOOD : the Vice-Chan- cellor being immediately followed by the Rev. W. W. CHA mrNEys, who, in the course of his remarks, interested his juvenile auditors with a number of curious anecdotes illustrative of the ad- vantages accruing from honesty and general good behaviour. Shortly afterwards came the distri bution of the medals by the hand of the Earl of SHAFTESKIRY—When a variety of rather remark able particulars, as it appears to us, fell from the lips of Mr. FOWLER, the actin and intelli gent treasurer of the association. Particulars, for example, to the effect that the earnings of the red brigade alone (the oldest of the three societies) amounted, through the industry of the 54 boys comprised in it, to no less, actually during the course of a single year (1855) than 1,5001. ster ling A. total of fifteen hundred pounds gained in the form of halfpence at street corners by the little red-coated shoeblacks familiar to the London foot passengers. At the first blush this really ap pears to be scarcely credible. Yet there are the actual statistics of the society, and better still there have been counted out in a single year those 1,5001. earned by the fifty-four boys as proof positive and substantial ! As ad ditional testimony of the important working of the system we are informed, moreover, that the first of the three boys of the red brigade who were rewarded with rciedals on Thursday evening, the 7th of February,, 1856, earned during the past twelve months as much as 411.—having, out of this 411., paid 91. for his sister's outfit to Ame rica, 31. for his own clothes, 101. to his mother, and 101. to the society's funds—leaving a surplus over for himself of 151., now snugly laid by in the savings' bank, and there " tied up" with such an intimate approach to tightness as must have satis fied even the mind of Bon, the benevolent Turnkey of the Marshalsea ! On an average it appears, indeed, that these poor children are able, easily, to earn from 103. to 15s. a-week ; one of the boys of the yellow brigade, in fact, having been found to brush himself comfortably into the possession of 141. in the course of just six months. Aud let it be remembered who these little fellows are, where they come from, and all about it ! Originally many of them are from the very offscourings of the streets and byways. Creatures spawned, as it were, in the gutter, and swarming about our city lanes, and suburban back-slums, and closes, and wynds, and rookeries! Snatched from the contagion of the streets into the shelter of the humble but glorious Ragged Schools, and then when kempt, and cleaned, and respectably dressed, turned out to earn their living honestly, as we see now they are really able to do, to their own com fort and satisfaction, as Shoeblacks. What they were—CHARLES DICKENS has described in the person of poor Jo in " Bleak House"—DouGLls JERROLD has sketched, in, the little rapscallion Jingo of " St. Giles and St. James"—BULWER LYTTON has pencilled in the form of the miserable Beck of " Lucretia." Thanks be to GOD they are no longer abandoned to rags, and vermin, and despair ! Being, on the contrary, transformed, through the generous intervention of a noble band of social reformers, into industrious members of the community—the three brigades of our London Shoeblacks supplying recruits, every now and then, to the armies and navies of Old England. " Four boys," said the Treasurer of the Association on Thursday. the 7th instant, "left last week as sailors for the Black Sea fleet, and very many are now in the army and navy, and in re spectable situations, who were homeless and desti tute until rescued by the Shoeblack Societies." Honour to the promoters to those Societies say we, and GOD prosper them ! Instead of remarking with the benevol ent, but mistaken Mr. CAPSTICK, " There, go and cry muffins, and be happy !" The philanthropic originators of the red, and blue, and yellow - brigad es h ave , to more purpose, armed their protegees with a wooden stool, and a bottle of blacking, and a couple of brushes. The project, strangely enough, is but the revival of au old , custom long since fallen into desuetude..o4cuakorst familiar, at least in book-memory, to all the more attentive readers of CHARLES KNIGHT's "London." The old London street-cry of " Clean your honour's shoes!" being revived in the " Clean your boots, sir," of the little red-coated, blue-coated, yellow-coated shoeblacks (as they are still called) of the Shoeblack Association. The sedan chair man, and,the linkboy, and the Old Charley, are all beings of the past ; but the shoeblack is re vived—and, please GOD, to the cleansing not only of boot-leather, but ultimately, in some par tial degree at least, of many of the darker and more dismal of the - London sinks of wretchedness ! The result of the debate on Thursday evening in the House of Lords, on the presentation of petitions by the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH from cer tain seamen of the ports of Newcastle, Aberdeen, Hartlepool, and Sunderland, complaining of their being obliged to go to sea in unseaworthy vessels we cannot but regard as extremely unsatisfactory. The petitioners allege that the number of casu alties at sea has of late increased in a proportion beyond that of the increase in our shipping ; and though the papers just produced from the Board of Trade show that there has been a materia diminution during the last 'year in the number o Lives lost at sea, it would appear to be not the less certain that during the last three years there has been a progressive increase in the number of ves sels wrecked or seriously damaged at sea ; so that the diminution in question cannot be depended on, but may largely be attributed to good luck. In the year 1852, we are told, the number of vessels wrecked at sea was 1,015 ; yet though that year was one of extraordinary gales, the number of wrecks in the year following amounted to 832, in 1854 to 987, and in 1855 rose to 1,151 ! A startling increase truly ! During the last year the number of collisions of ships at sea, it would appear, amounted to 247, the result of which in 55 cases was the vessels were entirely lost. It would indeed require an extraordinary degree of faith to believe that of these untoward events a large proportion was not preventible ; and when we find our gallant seamen attribut ing the greater portion of them to the incom petency of masters, and the unde-rmanning and unseaworthiness of vessels, it certainly looks as if their allegations were but too well grounded on facts. If this be the case, they must be regarded as having been hardly dealt with in being compelled to fulfil an engagement or go to prison for some quarter of a year, though. they had made the discovery that the vessel was unseaworthy, and they could only sail in her at the peril of their lives. The recent interpretation of the law may, to be sure, be said to have improved matters, a seaman not being now liable to be punished for desertion as he was before for going on shore to complain to a magistrate, but the burden of proof still rests on him, and it is a mere mockery to assert that he is sufficiently protected and has no reasonable ground for com plaint. It is about as bad as it would have been in former times to bid a combatant protect him self with scale armour who had never a shilling in his pocket and no credit. " How is the sea man to do it ? What chance has poor Jack in contending with a wealthy and unscrupulous owner and a brutal devil.may-care or lickspittle master ? Nothing short of all hands being seen at the pumps before making salt water will serve his turn or enable him to dem9netrate the justice of his complaint. What is wanted for his pro tection is, as we suggested in The Sun a few months back, and as Lord ELLENBOROUGH urges, the appointment of a trustworthy Government inspector, at least at the more frequented por ts, to survey the different vessels Wore they put to sea. At present, it would appear, the Board of Trade has power to appoint such inspectors when they may deem it desirable, and we cannot but think that the President of that Board would have better discharged his duty had he given promise of such inspection being henceforth in sisted on. The vessels lost last year, we are told, were of 176,000 tons burden, and the number of lives endangered no fewer than seven or eight thousand! Had these vessels been duly exa mined what loss and risk might not have been prevented ? It may be all very well for those whose property is insured, : possibly .beyond its value, to urge that such a course would be pro ductive of injury to commerce owing to the unreasonableness of seamen, but the lives of gallant men are not to be endangered because of a profitable myth. In the majority of instance's no hindrance would be occasioned, and, in what may be called doubtful cases, an unpaid loca 1 board of reference, as we have already indicated, in which the seaman should have his representa tive as well as the owner, and which could speedily be got together, would protect all parties against any conceivable caprice from any quarter. We trust Lord ELLENBOROUGH will persevere and bring forward a motion oa the subject. LATEST NEWS. The Joardain arrived at Marseilles on Satur- day night with advices from Constaltinople of the 7th, and from the Crimea of the sth inst. On the 4th inst. the French blew up Fort St. Nicholas, at Sebastopol, with complete success. The Russians continuo to fire from the northern forts of Sebastopol. The health of the Allied armies is excellent. The number of sick has diminished by one-half. The 21 articles adopted in the late Conferences at the Turkish capital have been forwarded to Paris, in order to be annexed to the Treaty of Peace. The Conferonces relative to the Danubian Principalities have, it is confidently stated, been suspended, that the questions involved in them may be decided at Paris. The intelligence from Asia is to the effect that the head-quarters of Omer Pacha continue at Redout-Kaleh, and that the force under his com mand amounts to 32,000 men. ST. PETERSBURG, JAN. 14. The belief in peace continues, and the commer cial activity is very great. Colonel Lake and Captain Thomson, prisoners of war, are expected here. General Luders reports, under date of the 26th ult., that the allies continued to fortify the bay of Kamiesb. He mefftions also that some affairs of out-posts had taken place on the left flank of the Russian army. THE NEW LOAN. A numerous attendance of capitalists and others waited this morning upon Lard Palmerston and Sir Geo. Cornewall Lewis, to learn the particulars of the proposed Loan. Among those present were Messrs. Rothschild, Cazenove, Mullins, &c., &c., N. Sir George C. Lewis then read the following particulars in reference to the Loan :- 1. The loan to be for the sum of five million pounds. 2. For every 1001. subscribed in money, the contractors to receive 3 per Cent. Consolidated Annuities ; and the biddings to be made in such Annuities. 3. The interest on the ,3 per Cent. Consolidated Annuities to commence from the sth January, 1856. 4. The days of payment, and the proportions of the contributions to be paid, to be as follows : On Tuesday, February 26,1856, deposit of 20 percent. Thursday, March 13, „ payment of 25 „ Saturday, March 29, „ 25 „ Thursday, April 10, „ 15 „ Thursday, April 24, „ 15 „ 5. For each instalment after the deposit a pro portional amount of Stock to be created for the contributors. The Stock for the Deposit to be created at the same time with that which will be due on the last instalment. 6. Scrip receipts will be issued by the Bank in the usual manner. 7. The biddings to be made at the Treasury on Friday morning, the 22d February, 1856, at ten &clock. The funding of Exchequer Bills will amount to 3,000,0001. Sever - al questions were then asked, in reply to which the Chancellor said that the pre ference would be given to one bidding for each operation. For every 1001. of Exchequer Bills 1001. ss. Stock will be given. The amount of Exchequer Bills at present out is 23,000,000/. No discount will be made for payments in advance. After some conversation the meeting separated. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon, accompanied by his Excellency Lord Cowley, and the Hon. Spencer Ponsonby, arrived at Dover on Saturday. After lunch ing at the Lord Warden Hotel, their lordships embarked for Boulogne on board the Admiralty steam-yacht Vivid, Commander Allen, and left at five o'clock p.m. BURFORD'S NEW PANORAMA OF SEVA.STOPOL—Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and several of the Royal Family visited Mr. Burford's Panorama cf Sevastopol this morning, and expressed themselves highly grati fied with the scene. COURT or Excllueuzu. — ln the case of Laurie v. the Earl of Cardigan, part of which appeared in 7 li,e Sun of Saturday, the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with damages, in addition to the 1501, paid into Kurt. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen rode on horseback on Saturday morning, attended by the Hon. Mary Bulteel, in the riding school attached to Buckingham Palace. Prince Albert rode on horseback, attended by his Equerry in waiting. Prince Arthur and the Princesses Helena and Louisa took a carriage drive. Her,l%.4ajesty, Prince Albert, with the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, took a drive in the afternoon in an open carriage and, four. Major-General Bouverie and Captain Du Plat attended on horseback. The Queen had a dinner party in the evening at Buck ingham Palace. The company included the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Royal, the Princess Mary of Cambridge, tho Turkish. Ambassador and Madame Musurus, the Hanseatic Minister, the Marquis of Bread atbane, the Marquis of Lansdowne ' the Earl and Coun tess Grey, the Countess Somers, Lord Paninure, Der vish Paella, Lieutenant-General Sir George Bowles, and Baron Kneseback (in waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Majesty's private band attended after dinner in the Palace, and performed the following pieces verture—" Lucrezia" Marschner. Selections—" L'Etoile du Nord" Duo—" Jenny Pelissier Marche Yesterday the Queen and the Prince, with the Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Alice, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, and the Domestic Household attended Divine Serviee in tut) Private Chanel t Buckingham Palace. The Hon and very Rev. the Dean of Windsor officiated. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. It was attended by Viscount Palmerston. the Lord Chancellor, the Mar quis of Lansdowne, Ran Granville, th.) Earl of Harrow by, Sir George Grey, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. The . Council sat three hours and a half. Meetings of the Oxford University Commission were held at No. 17, Great Queen-street, Westminster, on Friday and Saturday last. The commissioners present were the Earl of Hari'owliy, Mr. Justice Coleridge, the Hon. E. Twisleton, the Dean of Wells, and Sir J. W. Awdry, with the Secretaries. Despatches from the Governors of the West India Colonies, the Gambia, and the British Settlements on the West Coast of Africa were received on Saturday at the Colonial-office. Despatches were sent in the even ing to the Governor of the West India Colonies. The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his second full dress Parliamentary banquet this session on Saturday, at his temporary official mansion in Eaton-square. A large party of members of the House of Commons dined with the right hon. gentleman, including the right Hon. B. Disraeli, the Right Hon. S. Walpole, the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington, Lord Stanley, Lord J. Mariners, Vis count Newport, Lord Claude Hamilton, the Right Hon. J. Napier, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, Sir William Jolliffe ' and others. The Archbishop of York and the Hon. Mrs. Mus grave have arrived at their mansion in Belgrave-square, om Bishopthorpe. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare have arrived in town from Ireland, having paid a short visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Trentham, en route from Dublin. The Countess of Cirnarvon has arrived at Howchin's Hotel, St. James's-street. The Count and. Countess Jarnac have arrived at Cla ridge's Hotel, Brook-street. Viscount Wellesley has left the Clarendon for Dray. cot-house, near Chippenham. Lord Claude Hamilton, M.P., has arrived at Howchin's Hotel, from Rome. The Lady Cochrane gave birth to a daughter on Friday, at Bedwell-park. Herts. Colonel and Mrs. Clifton have arrived at their new mansion, 31, Portman-square, for the season, from Lytham Hall, Lancashire. The Countess Dowager of Meath, and the Lady Maria Meade, h a ve arrived at Claridge's Hotel. The Earl and Countess of Laneshorough have arrived in town for the season. Viscount Palmerston entertained at dinner, at his re sidence on the terrace, Piccadilly, on Saturday evening, the following members of the House of Commons : Viscount Raynham, Cul. L. Freestun, Mr. Antrobns, Mr. Atherton, Mr. Chambers, Mr. Craufurd, Mr. Dun das, Mr. Pinney, Mr. Ellice, Mr. Scrope, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Steel, Mr. Headlam, Mr. Hindley, Mr. Luce, Mr. Morris, and Mr. Kirk. Lord and Lady Olivia Ossulston arrived in town on Saturday, from Hampshire. Sir E. B. Lytton entertained at dinner, on Saturday last, a distinguished party, amongst whom were the Duke of Montrose, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Ellenborough, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Colchester, Lord Colville, the Marquis of Blandford, the Earl of Eglinton, and Sir H. Bulwer, G.C.B. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH IRELAND.—A Treasury minute, dated October 19, 1855, with a view to improve the postal and passenger communication betwixt Eng land and Ireland, was published yesterday. My Lords desired to know if. it were practicable, 1. For a mail leaving London in the morning to arrive in Dublin in time for the departure of the evening mails, and also for a delivery in Dublin-the same night ? 2. For a mail leaving London in the evening at its usual hour to reach Dublin in time for the day mails from Dublin, and for a convenient morning delivery in Dublin ? 3. For a mail to leave Dublin in the morning, after tha arrival of the night mails from the provinces, in time to reach London for the departure of the night mails, and for a late de livery that night ? 4. For a mail to leave Dublin in the evening, after business hours, and to arrive in Loudon in time for an early delivery, and the day mails out of Lon don ? If such arrangements wore practicable, their Lordships would be prepared to ',incur a considerable expenditure in order to secure them ; in that case, in the majority of instances, the Irish postal service both ways would be advanced by periods varying from 6 to 12 hours, and in many cases, for business purposes, 24 hours woe Id be saved in replies, besides the most perfect passenger accommodation being secured. It is assumed that the maximums time occupied in the journey between the two capitals would be 11 hours, and that arrange ments would be made for sorting letters on board. The minute was ordered to be referred to the Postmaster- General and the Chief Secretary of State for Ireland. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. Lord Clarendon and Lord Cowley arrived yester. day evening at Paris. To-day, at 2 o'clock, Lord Clarendon was re• ceived in a private audience by the Emperor. Count Buol, the Austrian Plenipotentiary, ar• rived at Paris during the night. The Conferences will probably open on Saturday Baron Manderstrom, the Swedish Minister, ar rived at Paris to-day from Vienna. The Emperor, accompanied by several generals and a numerous staff, yesterday forenoon reviewed the battalion of Foot Chasseurs of the Guard in the court of the Tuileries, and distributed a certain number of crosses and military medals. The regi ment wont through several manoeuvres and after wards filed off before his Majesty, a number of the wounded marching at the head, amid loud cries of " Vice l'Empercur !" At 2 o'clock his Ma jesty, accompanied by Generals Korte and Duberne, and Colonels Fieury, Ney, and de Valabregue, and escorted by a squadron of the Cent Gardes, pro ceeded to St. Cloud and passed in review the Bth and 10th regiments of Cuirassiers, the first about to keep garrison at Cambray, and the other at Maubeuge. These troops were drawn up in the lower park of St. Cloud, and presented a magni ficent appearance. His Majesty was received with great enthusiasm by the two regiments, which went through several evolutions with the most perfect precision. After the review the Emperor returned to Paris, the troops and the spectators shouting loudly " Vice l'Empereur !" While the regiment of Gendarmery of the Im perial Guard was filing before the Emperor on Thursday at the end of the review, his Msjesty remarked in the last platoon two men who had been wounded, but had not received any decora tion, and he called them to him to interrogate them on the subject. The Emperor then spoke a few words to one of his aides-de-camp, who went into the Palace and returned with two military medals, which his Majesty himself attached to their breasts, and at the same shook them by the hand. Oa this incident being noticed by the crowd standing near, a loud cry of " Vice CEmpereur !" rose on all sides. BOURSE, Feb. IG.—Two o'Clock.—The market has rallied to-day, and the Puente and Railway Shares have improved. It was announced that the Credit Mobilier had put 25 millions of francs at the disposal of the parquet for the liquidation of the Railway Shares. Half-past Three.—The market continued buoy ant to the close, when the following were the quo tations:— ---- -- _ • Cash. fr. e. End of Month. 4i per Cents O5 75 —f. —c. 3 per Cents 73 30 73 95 New Loan 73 30 Bank Shares 3,475 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,580 Austrian Belgian Fives. ..... .. 97 Spanish Threes Piedmontesb (5) RAILWAYS-NOB CASH. fr. c. ... _. fr. 0. Orleans ... 1,255 Western B5O Northern Lyons ...... 1,235 New Ditto S2S Mediterranean 1,3P50 Grand Central 640 Lyons Genova 750 'Poste Cette2 745 Austrian Com. 9lO of war if they are captured. Mr. Mason, it is reported, exhibits some apprehension on the sub ject. The correspondence will probably be called for in a few days." Advices from Havanna of the 28th ult. report that two French frigates were in the harbour, but no English. SAILING OF THE TRANSIT.-PUBLIC DINNER AT MILI+'ORU. On Wednesday a public dinner to commemorate the departure of the Transit—the first ship leaving Milford Haven for the Australian colonies—was given at the Lord Nelson Hotel, Milford, to the captain, the owner, and the charterer of the vessel. There were present nearly sixty of the merchants and tradesmen of Mil ford and Haverford west, and others interested in the prosperity of the Haven. Colonel the Hon. R. Fulke Greville presided —supported by Captain Clarke, Messrs. Alexander F. Ridgway (of London), Charles Grierson, Captain Thompson, of the Transit, Messrs. William Owen Uslayor of Haverfordwes*, J. A. Field, J. Sales (sheriff of Haverfordwest), James Owen, &c. The usual loyal toasts having succeeded the with drawal of the cloth, The CHAIRMAN gave " The ship Transit, the first ship leaving Milford for Australia—may ber voyage be prosperous." With this toast he would couple " The health of Captain Thompson, and long life and prosperity to him." That occasion was the commencement of a great future in the history of that county. They met to celebrate the union of the railway with the ocean. He felt that that would he another of those invisible but powerful links which united the industry of England with the commerce of the world. It was not a ques tion of the size and tonnage of ships, or the nature of the goods they were to transport, but it was that the gentlemen, under whose discreet and able management the commencement of a trade between Milford and our colonies bad been begun--had turned their attention seriously to Milford. Nature bad placed almost insurmountable barriers between Milford and the manufacturing wed commercial towns of England. There was the ocean flowing lute their har bour, ready to bring the traffio of nations there, but nature had opposed hindrances to its being conveyed into the interior. They had at length linked themselves by lines of railway with the manufacturing districts of England—they had, at length, advanced from steam on the ocean to steam on the land, and now they could give not only harbour room to the commerce of the world, but every facility for conveying it away. (Cheers.) Captain THOMSON returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN next proposed, "Milford and Austra lia, may commerce unite them, and may their union be permanent." He begged in connection with the toast to drink the health of Mr. Ridgway. Mr. RIDGWAY, in responding, said he was down there for the purpose of carrying out an object which he bad long had in viess;and,which if successfully achieved would, he believed, make Milford Haven the first port in the world. He had, after close examination of the matter, formed his opinion that there was no port equal in advan tages, for purposes of commerce, to Milford, and he had resolve], when the proper time arrived, to prove that by some practical experiment. Circumstances had brought him into somewhat close proximity with Au;- tralia, and he was now determined to try whether a trade with Australia could not be commenced there. He had brought the first ship there, but whether the project should be eventually successful or not would depend upon themselves. There was much ignorance existing even amongst shipowners and captains as to the capabilities of the . port. He had recently conversed with one shipowner in London who had asked him whether a large ship could anchor off Milford. Let it be theirs to dispel that unaccountable ignorance from the minds of merchants ails] others, and show to the world what were the advantages of that splendid port. .The great Duke of Wellington had been launched high up in the harbour of Milford, together with many others of those great ships now doing good service for the country in other seas. Other toasts followed, which were responded to by Messrs. Grierson; W. Starbuck, Colonel Greville, &c.— Haverfordicest Telegraph. THE GERMANIC DIET. A letter from Dresden of the 11th, in the Augs burg Gazette, says :—" According to the last news from Frankfort, the adoption of the Austrian pro positions by the Diet is beyond a doubt. It is also certain that, no twithstanding adhesion to the pre liminaries, the German Confederation will not be represented in the Paris conferences. It is very true that the principal aim of the journey of M. do Beust to Berlin was to obtain that Germany should be represented at these conferences, and that in this respect his mission has failed. But it is not true that his efforts had not been well received is Berlin, and that he was completely isolated. We can affirm, on the contrary, that M. do Beust is completely of the same opinion as the cabinet of Berlin, without having modified his own opinions. If the propositions to admit Germany have not been made, it is owing to another motive. If we are well in formed, the proposals made by Prussia and Saxony on this subject have not only encountered opposi tion at Vienna, but also some Southern States of Germany, particularly Bavaria, have not supported. them. The Grand Duchy of Baden, on the con trary, has pronounced in the sense of Saxony and Prussia. It is said that Hanover likewise declared for that opinion." The Austrian Gazette announces an approaching political amnesty. Prince Gortschakoff left St. Petersburg on the 7th for Warsaw to assume his office as Governor. The Sardinian Chambers have voted the budget without opposition. The Caucasus (St. Petersburg journal) says that Colonel Lake and Captain Thompson are on their way from Tiflis to St. Petersburg. General Wil liams, being in ill health, remained at Tiflis with his aide-de-camp. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, 10 A.M. The Royal Mail steam-ship Africa has arrived, with advices from New York to the Gth instant. She has brought 30,394 dollars in specie on freight. Congress was organised on the 2d, on tha adop tion of the plurality rule, by the election of Mr. Banks as Speaker. The last ballot stood—Banks , 103 ; Aiken, 100 ; Scattering, 13. Subsequent to the declaration of the result, and the announce ment ,by the tellers that Mr. Banks was chosen Speaker, objections were started by the Know- Nothings as to the legality of the whole proceed ing, whereupon a resolution endorsing the action of the House was offered and adopted, 39 members dissenting. On the 4th the usual Course of swearing in the members took place. ' The official organ of the Government remarks :-- " Although the result is one that every ration a l man must regret, yet, as the Republicans have a known majority in the house, and therefore are entitled to a Speaker, th e re is reason for acquiesc ing, inasmuch as it enables the machinery of Go vernment once more to move on." There was some talk of a difference on account of the transference of Russian vessels to Americans. The Washington correspondent of the Herald says— " It has leaked out of the State Department that the French Government has assumed a p3sition in relation to, certain Russian vessels that have been transferred since the commencement of the Eastern war to citizens of the United States, being at the time of the transfer in American ports, which it is likely will make difficulty unless the President faints. A list of the vessels has been furnished to Mr. Mason, our Minister at Paris, and the deter mination avowed on the part of the French and English Governments to hold them as lawful primal MARKS' `his Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. The leading country markets held on Saturday wore firm for wheat, and fine qualities were rather dearer. The barley trade was inactive, on former terms. Other spring corn commanded very little attention ; but flour was in steady request; on former terms. Most of the continental markets have become firmer for wheat ; but all other produce continues very inactive, The Bbipments of wheat and flour from the United States have been very moderate of late. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were small. From abroad, we received 25,147 quarters of wheat, 4,265 oats, 456 beans, 2,335 tares, 12,619 linseed. 26,285 rapeseed, 223 sundry seeds, 250 sacks and 25,179 barrels of flour. _ . The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to our market to-day were but moderate. The general quality of the samples, however, exhibited a decided improvement. The show of samples of both red and white was small. All kinds moved off steadily at an advance in the quotations realised on Monday last of from is to 2s per quarter. Most of the large millers are unusually short of stock, and to this fact is attributed the firmness in to-day's trade. The better condition of the wheats had, likewise, some in fluence. _ _ _ We were fairly supplied with foreign wheat, in which an improved business was transacted, and last week's cur. rency was well supported. Floating cargoes of grail realised full prices. There was a slight improvement in the trade for barley, and the value of all descriptions was well supported. The supply in the market was comparatively small. There *as very little business doing in malt, at the late decline in value. The show of oats was but moderate, and the oat trade ruled steady, at an advance in the quotations of from 6d to is per quarter. Beans were steady, but not dearer. There was a moderate sale for grey and maple peas, at full prices, but white qualities were 2s lower. The flour trade was steady, at fully late rates.. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent. Malt—Chevalier • • • • 775 to 7/15 Rod • • •• new 60a to 72s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto •• • • .... old . 68 s 82a Lincolnsh., Feed 238 25s Ditto, White new 58e 70s Potato ...... .... 24s 298 Ditt0........ old 69s 84s Youghall and Cork Norfolk and Lin- Black. •• •. •• 21s 246 coin, Red, old 66s 78a Cork, White ..... 22s 256 Ditto new •-•••• 58s 67s Scotch, Peed. •... 26s 306 Rye—Old .• .......... —5 —s Beans—Tick ......... 34s 336 New .. •......... 50s 52s Pigeons ....•• •• •• &Ss 446 Barley—Grinding ..• •• 308 32s Peas—Grey .... •• .. 32s 366 Malting ........• 31s 34s Map1e........... 34s 37s Chevalier.• •• . . 348 39s White... .. ...... 388 42s Malt—Suffolkand Nor- Boilers .......... 44s 488 folk •••••• • . .. —70 s Flour—Town-made..• 658 674 Brown .••• • • • ........ Gsa 668 Suffolk .• • • ...... 49s 506 KingstonandWare 74s 76s Btocktn & Norfolk 495 506 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were very moderate—the total supply being 621 head. IN the corresponding week in 1855 they amouLted to 379 ; in 1851, 3,831; in 1853, 3,617 in ; 1852, 1,89; ; in 1851, 2,229 ; and in 1850, 979 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WENS. From Beasts. Shoop. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Harlingen 338 ... 7 Calais — 5 Rotterdam— 80 ... 12 ... 120 ... Amsterdam l5 Ostend Antwerp ... ••• '''' •• • ."''''' - - ... 32 ... T0ta1.... 433 ... 12 ... ... 176 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. .855 214 ... ... ... 165 ... .854 1,011 ... 2,327 ... ... 491 ... 5 853 475 ... 2,842 ... ... 289 ... 9 1852 430 ... 1,260 ... ... 200 ... 9 1851 475 ... 1,454 ... ... 263 ... 7 1850 361 ... 324 ... ... 2)7 ... - -. Amongst the foreign stack in to-day's market were 300 oxen from Oporto, in fair condition, but the aggregate supply was limited. From our own grazing districts the receipt of beasts fresh up this morning were moderate, but most of them came to hand in good condition. The weather being more favourable for slaughtering, the beef trade ruled some what active, at an advance in the quotations paid on Mon• day last of 2d per 81b. The primest Scots readily produced 4s 81 per Blbs. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire, were 2,156 Coots and shorthorns ; from other parts of England 400 of various breeds, from Ireland 200 oxen, via Liverpool, and from Scotland 500 Scots. We were but moderately supplied with sheep as to num ber, but there were very few inferior breeds amongst them. The number of shorn sheep was about 1,000. The mutton trade ruled active, at 2el per 81bs above the carreneies realised on this day se'nnight. The best old Downs in the wool realised 4s 10d, out of the wool 4s 4d per Blbs. The show of calves was very limited, and the veal trade ruled briak, at 4d per 81bs above last Monday's quotations. The beat calves realised 6s per Blbs. There was a slightly improved demand for pigs, at full quotations. Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. a. d.I s. d. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 21PrimeSouthdown 4 6 410 Second quality.... 3 4 3 S l Largo crse. calves 4 8 5 4 Prime large oxen 310 4 4/Prime small 4o 5 6 6 0 Prime Scots, drc. 4 tS 4 BiLarge hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 0 3 41Sruall porkers 4 4 410 Second quality ...3 6 310 Suckling calves-2i: 0 29 0 Prime erse.-wlled.4 0 4 4:Quarter old pigs.2l 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. P0RE1624 SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep .•• •• •• • • .• 19, q7O Sheep .. ••• • • 11 33 I Calves...... •• .• •• •• •• •• •• 'i - A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Feb. 19, 1855, and in the Metropolitan Market this day, Monday, Feb. la, 1856. Per Blbs, to sink the offals. Feb. 19, 1855. 1 Feb.18, '56 s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2 to 3 4 3 oto 3 2 Second quality ditto ... 3 6 4 6,3 4 3 8 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4,3 10 4 4 Prime Scots, dtc .......... ..4 6 4 8 6 4 8 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 813 0 3 4 Second quality ditto ... ... 310 4 2 3 6 310 Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 4 4 814 0 4 4 Prime Southdown ditto 410 5 0,4 6 410 Lambs ... 0 0 0 0,0 0 0 0 Large coarse calves 4 2 4 84 8 5 4 Prime small ditto 410 5 415 6 6 0 Large hogs 3 0 4 0 3 6 4 2 Neat'small porkers ... 4 2 4 44. 4 41 0 Beasts._ „,„ 3,65 4 3,985 Sheep 15,110 19,67 0 Calves... 35 33 Pigs 250 205 Suer Los ON SALE, Feb. 20, 1854.—Beasts, 4,900 ; sheer. 22,410; calves, 235; pigs, 310. February 21, 1853.—Beasts, 3,804; sheep, 17,270; salves, 130; pigs, 305. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on sale in our markets continue seasonably good. There is, however, a slight improvement in the general demand as follows : Per 81be by the carcase. s d. 9. d. Beef, interior 2 62 10 Do., middling 3 0 3 4 Do. prime large 3 6 3 De n , do. small 3lO 4 0 Pork, large 3 2 3 10 d. Mutton, Inferior 2 6 2 10 Do., middling 3 0 3 4 po., prime 3 8 4 2 Veal 3 10 5 0 Pork, small 4 0 4 10 BOROUGH HOP. We are well supplied with both home and foreign hops. Good qualities are steady. at full prices; but other kinds moved off slowly, at barely late rates. Last week's imports were 55 bales from Ostend, 198 from Rotterdam, 122 from Antwerp, and 136 from Hamburg. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 10s to 6l lOs per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 5/ lOs ; Sussex, 31 to 4/ 150. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Although the arrivals of potatoes coastwise and by , rail way have bean less extensive than of late the trade is in a very depressed state, and prices have a downward ten dency, as follows : York Regents, 90s to 100 s ; Kent and Essex, do., 700 to 80s ; Scoteh do., 70s to 80s ; do. cups, 558 to 700 middlings, 50s to 00s; blues, 60s to 70; Lineolns, 708 to 80s per ton. WOOL. The publics sales of colonial wool have commenced briskly. Compared with the previous auctions, prises leave advanced 2d to fully 2A,4 per lb. Syndey—Clean sheep's has realised is 4d. to 1s 7d ; lamb's, 2s 3 4 (1 ; skin, is 4d to is 7d; pieces, 91 to is 4(1. Port Philip—Sheep's, is sid to 28 5d ; lambs, is 7d to is 9id ; skin, is let to is 6id.; broken, is 2id to is 641. Van Dieman's Land—Sheep'et is 7d to 2s ; lambs, is sid to 2s 3d ; skin, is Ed to le 7.3,d ; broken, is 2id to is 9id; grease, 11d. Ade laide—Skin, is sd, grease, Sid to is I id. New Zealand —Sheep's, is 5d to is Bid ; slipe, 18 4d to is 7id ; lambs , is sd. Cape—sheeps, 1s :Id to is 9d ; broken, i s 3id per lb. The private market is firm, at very full prices. The imports last week were 13 bales from Hamburg, 900 front Sydney, 1,413 from Algoa Bay, 133 from the Cape, and 15 from Malta. The following aro the current rates of English wool Down tegs, is lid to is 3id ; half-bred hoggets, is 2d to 1 0 3d ; do. wethers, is ld to is 2d ; Bent, fleeces, is 2d to is 2td; combing skin, to is 2d ; Down ewes, 18 2d to I s 3d; Leicester fleeces, is to is lid; flannel wool, is id to is 2id ; blanket wool, 9d tole ld per lb. SEEDS. Linseed and cakes continue very dull in sale, and priced have a downward tendenoy. Most agricultural seeds are selling at full quotations. Turnip,Wnite,p „ „ —8 er bush. 22$ to 258 Swede Mustard, 8r0wn...... 12s 20s White, new...... 88 lIS Pares, Winter, new 6s 6d 7s 6d Canary, per quarter .. 633 63 s Rye grass • • •••• • • • • 24 $ 30 s Ciover,rtedEng. (cwt.) 76s 86s White „ •• • 80s 105:i foreign lied.. •• • • Gis 7is White •• • • 74's 95 Trefoil, new.. •• 40s 4651 Carraway (new) ...... 42s 448 , Coriander •• • • ........ 26s 3 0 ' Hempseed, per qaarter 649 60s Linseed. Eng.S' owing • . 5 Crushing ...... 78s gOs —0 Baltic —s Odessa —s Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English . • —l3l Os 13/ SS foreign,per ton 121 Os 13' l( Rape Cakes, pr ton 61 14s 71 56 Rapeseed, New, pr qr.. 88s 90S TALLOW. Our market is in a most uncertain state. The specula tive price is now 8s to 10s above the actual value o f the article. P.Y.C., on the spot, is officially quoted at 80s Pe r cwt. Ti - o'F: - 1 -0 -3. 1855. 185 6 . 23,117 60.1 0 6 od 9a/ 83. 947 582 60,522 535 6d Stock this day .... •• Price of Y. C .. • • Delivery last week • • Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel.... Frio of Town •cs y_n 52,785 1 38,335 36.952 ) 37,160 35s 5d to 45s Od 62s Odto 56d 61to 35s 6d - Ito 004 Od 62s 9d -s Od 2,4 w , 2,013 1,480 2,081 82,913 75,740 77,438 60,932 1,003 = 275 176 99,164 74,447 90 , 975 60,092 383 Od 468 6d 634 34 683 Od Austi The t 3,525 to 14! same of at] dollar By the A the Al quotal ish 6 F rantee Cents. The have i 18s. 1 dends. 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