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

~~__ ac ) and 'ystal wing, their of , pro tsept, ipted races, ►fined. elf in auty. mag- Consi il the teious whole most Doan- Cu tari sitors put. 12 )y be -3 pre htate wards latter Curio, h the of the o the mid a :king- Earl f this is not land(' took imers grand Dow. a Let .es to- great d the by die - !shot, royal orne, 'ig ht. WAY. v W... l l/1 7 1 , v 4 -/ 5, ft, " v .. .;-. Y•• 7 ~' - s CO:A The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed steadily, and prices of all descriptions were un changed. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales —5OO were taken for export and 500 on specula tion—comprising 550 Pernam and Maranbam, 6gd. to 7id. ; 70 Bahia, 6id. ; 100 Egyptian, 61d. to ; and 1,500 Surat, 4d. to sd. per lb. 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 en the Isle of Serpents a lighthouse, 60 metres (about 1961 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 en all the rivers, but especially on the Volga. Prom 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 trad e during. the past week, which is generally expected at this season of the year. The only foreign orders, for merchandise, of importance, shrive 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 poi.- nuse of good to the lovers of music in the metro 11°4, It is not enough that they may still enjoy the privilege of two Italian Operas in spite of the bu r-riling down of Covent-garden Theatre. It mat ters nothing that har Majesty's Theatre is again :Pened by Mr. Lumley—while Mr. Gye gallantly T fin ds a haven for his shipwrecked crew in the 'Z c euro, bringi ng hi mse lf an d them th ro u g h a 1 , 1 " 1111 of difficulties with flying colours. It signifies lit tle that magnificent concerts are simultaneously given at Willis's , Y Rooms, at the Hanover-square Room s , and at the Crystal Palace at Sydenham— Whil e th e rival oratorios of Exeter-hall and St. Marti n ' 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 Serous consideration as repressive of any similar t_ of melodic enterprise that the Surrey Gardens are upon the eve of being very splendidly inau gurated as another home for Euterpe. 1:or 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 a'ny scheme with a view solely to the popu lar entertain men t. Th e prospectus we mean o f "The St. James's Hall Company " (Limited), With a capital of 40,0001. in 4,000 shares of 101. each I A magnificent hall, 134 feet-long, 60 wide and 60 high—situated in the very core of the West End, between the R egen t' s Q ua d ran t an d Picca dilly. Midway between Air-street and Swallow street, two littl e c h anne l s connect i ng t h e Q uadrant with Piccadilly. Among other thingsithe 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 Unto; 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 to economy, to make 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 feet bigh, together with other extensive premises, which it is proposed to convert into a Restaurant of the first class, adjoining and communicating with the concert rooms. Refreshments of all descriptioes will thus be attainable at any hour ; and facilities will he 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 Banedict, Beale, Chappell, Ellis, and Loder—the Bankers b eing 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 operators is principally absorbed by the prelimi nary arrangements for the settlement of the fort night account iu 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 ) 2_een 95i / f or money, and 951 to 96 for Account. Excheq uer Bil ls are firm at 19s. to 21s. prem. East India Bonds are 21s. prem. The New Three Per Cents. are 964 to 97, and the Reduced 953 to 964. Bank Stock is 217 to 2181. Foreign Stocks are in some measure affected by the operations in connection with the settlement, but the quotations are generally firmer. Turkish 6 per Cent s , h ave range d f rom 104 to 10n, and th e 4 per Cents. are 105 i to 106 k. Spanish 3 per Cents, are 45i to 451. New Deferred are 232. to 24, the Passive 61, and the Certificates 6 to 6i. Russian 4 per Cents. are 98 to 99, and Sardinian 92 to 92! 'Mexican Stock has declined to 221 and 3 . Peruvian 4k per Cents. have been dealt in at 81, and Buenos Ayres at 85 to 86. Peruvian Dollar Bonds have risen to 61k. Dutch 23 per Cents. are 65 to 65g. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7± 4 ; Mexi can, 23 I ; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 0 7 9 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Russian 5 per Cents:, 112 14 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spanish' 3 per Cents., 45k 6 ; ditto Deferred, 24 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 I IT premium ; Ceylons to 2 ; Calcutta Premium ; Metropolitan 4 to 1 premium. Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous are dull. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRIC ES ( Erma the Official List. , - Bank Stock done. ; 217 Basin. 38h 3 .or Cent. Eedueed Annuities.,... 96h 5,1 6 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9 52 4 i I 'low 3 per Cent. Annuities New 2h por Cent. Annuities 79. Gone Annuities, expire ctr , Jan. 1860 31 Ditto 3 , Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 3.16 In Hu Bonds, .:;atri.di Consols tor Account Exchequer 'Mit, d -19 2 . .), 7 .8530 2l 21 , ' ~ r.t: n 1?1110ES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY . i'rkiiliart Bonds, 5 per Cent.: bitto Account lO2 11 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Cent Dittu Account 23h Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent Bl Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto Account .. Russian Bonds ' 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 4h per Cent. Sardinian lion , le, 5 prr ' '''!' • ... - Bp 'n , i)i t , f- . , 1 X Ditto Account ) Ditto ow I ~,i ,rl), ' : - `r'"' Ditto Passive 41 maish Committe e . ler t • - i-kifai nonds, 6 per et)), i Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 1 per emit. Ditto Account er enchacutes, •1A per Ceut. Ditto 3per Cent en 0). . yev. - - 711 25e ex 2'f 3i Ntel, E x , an 4 • ! per Cent., i" Guilders Ci 5 , ,, 5 i Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 1.2 per Cent; THREE ir.7('L'' Ca. Consols Ditto - Account (Aug. 7) ....;,i ts B5l i x d it. it. it. i 0 it. St. o to :0 5 5 20 10 g!, T T R Ittr R,Ttirq. N rtA , RAILWAYS. Closing Pri: es this day 1' H-ark. 'U.~ FAE-. 133 7ottrag. Bt. tua Eactn. Jana Wolverh ;tour t'; Taintts; • *ll:.2::lrr,•Sanc;,. & Birk do. Rtyth &,Tyns £25 (iesd. at £6 Tiristol and Ilizete, 07*.ledonian Ci,octer Holyhea Cork and Bando. Ck.rk, Black, &rag Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dob;ineisßoltast.lunt: Dun. P. & Jni• East Eastern Counties. - Tnion A St Be., B. Stock II New A.... . East Kent a..st le.nca.shire Edinturgh& Glasp • Edinb. and Peeb leb Edin.Prth drDunvi Forth & Clyde Jun Furness Do. Extension....... Glasgow & S. West Great N. of Scotind Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stook _ Gt. Atli. &West.are Great Western Do. Stour Val, Ba' Gua. Stk triqb Routh-FinsterA fitneaster Do., Third 5........ Do. New Thirds Lsaleash.s.ndYorks . Do., Wet. Riding Do. South, London & - Blackwao Lond.Bright & S.Cst Lord. and W. Wet Fifth P .. ... 100.1.01. dh.. Yer& s Eigr,taita I Lowinn sl'o. •°. Lou. Tilby. . & South. I Barking 5h.... ILnantiri,o4.6 e Frr ,, • r 7. `Tetropolitan ...... • :o.lnn ng. &Der: .11d1ti. G. Vt7 , !st. I Half Sharefl.„, Nc,weastle & Carll€l N wpt.A berg. &ELI Newry & Enniskilk Newry , Warrenpni awl Rostrevor. „. :„... orthn,Conntier I North 'ottai t`Avm.t Rail. & Dock Stock ( /0., A Stock ; to , B Stock N.F.astern—Berwi , Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. ?u,r.N I Do. Leeds Do. York North Lon 3 on .... .&S.Wsta Ham stead, and City JT North Staffordshir North Western._ 5.&14. Westria.Jun ix., Wore., it ii of •ortFatouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shropshire Main South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. (Is Riv. Dat Do Staines, Wok. &W Stookton & Dafing, Do., do., 1854 , Do., do., 1855 Stk. ,:11.tell & tiartlep Tz.fr Vale no. Pref., No. Z , names Hay. D.SI Vale of Neath..... Waterfd. & Kilkenn Waterford&Limer West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. 8...., West London. Wimbledn & Cr oy don ntwer ~&Etutt rd Ardennes Atlan.& St.Lw. leased at 6 p. e. by Gd.Tnk. of Canada ...... .3eiglan &situ. Jun, Beziors to Graisaessa , Bombay, Daroda, an Can. Ind;a, g 5 p. c Do. Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Caruieaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Deineran. 1 )ntel , Rhenish Eastern of France , Do. Wow Naqt Ttdian, g. 5 T vx.B, gu 5 p.c. 'Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c. IDo. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.44 p.c.Bnds.,'s do. do. 'Cid, Gee ong r Melbourne guar. 5 per c nt. . Gd. To.: of eauadaA , • )o. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till' - so. Comp. 6p. e., (1 , . 11.Autral of •3:. iv. Pm). g. sp. e. Do New, gu ,r. 5 p. c 'rent bairetabou Constituted Siva, Gt.Westeruof Dime t %wig Do. New .... c. Brie., payable '5 o. do., IR, p. '60.. do., '73 do. Do. do.; 73, *Wu aption Conat. Ri Bagt Lierre awl Turnhnut Lombardo Venetian. Lucca : Pist. sp. c.p Lyons and Goneva I Lyons dic Piteditarm. liadras, guar. 4 !p.c Do. New do., 5 p. c Do. 41 D. c. Eaten Do. •3d Ex., g. 5 p. c aria Anton )o. do. New %%raw 4 Lb - go ( wit Interost) )o. (ea irterest), Do. do , C p. c. Pref torthern of Fran. sTorwegiznTrunkPre Paris and Lyons )itto Bonds ?ftris and Orleans Recife & San, Fran.. (Pernam.) g." 7 p. c. Riga & Dunaburg is. at 80t. per share... Rome and Frascati.. '-:oyal Danish iloyalSwedish ,ambro and Meuso, Do. p. cant. Prof icinclis, guar. 5 p. c D 0... Southern of France. it. A.ndrow's an, Quebec (A) west Flanders 6)s Dor c. Pref .0 7 . &N. W. of Franc West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden . oLisTr.. , :r.; A.Z..tr?Ail,S; 4 Bank of Egypt Bank of .London isa.&4l.k. AltlOrieli , • IlkartA. Bank of AA ( Ivntri. Br.k. of In kustralia, 2 I,jol-12,11 rlorriP,Bretni :11 all Loud. Chart. Bk Australia 10 ' Ditto New iendon and County:. t i nd.ttzE.Bnkg.Corp. London Joint St , l'ari,. - Bank tUij iiik British ,yf ••••.• , London Western Blot Londi 4i 5 9.1 19 t 20 17i 18 131 14, 96 8 61/ 62 16 17 11 13 2 3p 10 11 17i 18 10} 10 38 40 27 - 29 86 88 62 - 64 39 - 40 91 - 96 8 -8, 954 - 964 77 - 78 130 132 110 112 62i 63, 73 76 6 i 7i • c7l 97 94 7 - 74 [OB 110 LO7l 108 i, 14 2 4 r 4 0 d 03 107 ksusiness done this day. 110 80 02 16. - 8a ''' ••• 2ei - 8 - 4 - 5b • ••• 7 - 9 :IGN. 8* 4i - - 2 3 / 4 3 3 / 4 ;- 2# - 21 52 51 2/ air , 37t - 3$ ;,4 2 23i 3 / 4 - 24# 23 24 24 - 25 131 4i g4i Rrit 7 71 22 - 221 2 21p 51 5a 251 3 - 31, 100 - 102 1 23 177 123 -•127 n 112 5i -- 6 1 11 12i; 21} 2 1 31 01P 2 P 2,1 2iP 9i - 9 84 - 9 204 91 , 45 4 5 8A 9 59/ - 6 0 4 11 - lip 5iPl 194 20. E lit 12 94 - 10 3 - 31 pm 6 I iii - 38 ii - ;2.6 34Zrii 103 105 p 1 70 -- 72 1 i 1p 74 - i 6 171 18 20 2! ]iPi par 2p 47 49 41 3i 3; 37 72 71 8 10 2 4 5 5t al4 11 12? fx) t ra 391 9 0 1111 11 62i 3 n 31 1084 1071 8 1076 i i I 331 3 82i 3 1 53 - par 83 54 744 31 41 824 141 14 85A li 213 A 22; 4A ; 251 6 88 112 111 6i i i i ih lli l 12 73i 2 THE SUN, LONDON, MON)iA Y EVENING, JULY 14, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. I MARKET liFiWS.—(This Day. RAILWAYS. C this . CORN EXCHANGE. Only limited supplies of wheat wero on sale in the lead ing country markets held on Saturday. Most kinds sold steadily, and fine parcels were rather dearer. In spring corn and flour very little change took place. Our advices 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. Bletchle7 Buchq.b.anish. Clydosdalo o. Col. Stour Wy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin.ff...6 pc E. Un. H. Sh Gies. Barr. Sz Neils. Direct Do. New , Giztr.d; Dn. Fr Hrtipl. Di` Hull & Selby Do.- Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.& Green% Do. Preference Lon., Til., & Lowestoft gr. 4 par cent. • Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn and Matio,:li Middlesbro' & Redcar N. We,,.. L. 4 9;N.W. E. Un. & E. C... E. Count. Caldonise. 6 100 00 105 12 14 135 139 4 ... Do Gt. Nre3 co Yk. ;.how. & Borw. Y. &N M Do Do Up to our trarket, last week, the receipts of home-grown produce were very moderate. From abroad, we received 6,295 quarters of wheat, 757 barley, 7,395 oats, 2,503 beans, 3,853 peas, 100 tares, 4,717 linseed, 1,656 rapeseed, 6,700 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. -- 0.9 S. East° - Do Poto &Co 12 - isi 234 21.; 117 - 121 Norfolk... Do. .... L.& N. IV. & Midid Stckton & Darlingt. Midland.. The weather to day is by no means favourable, and we learn that harvest work will be commenced a week or te'h days later than last year. ~~ ~ Midid.Bradf Newmarket Bury E. G.spc Est.sp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & i Yr Do. t Shrs. A Roystu.& Hit. Shot. Roth.ati Gooleg.s p. c. Shrews. &H er S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr por cent Do 94 '26 There was cnly 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. Cann. E. Count Do 57 b 9 The Paris market on Saturday was dull for flour, at drooping prices. L.&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. Ut Northn Lancas'a Yorksh. T. Brassey M. MClean Stockt. Dariingt De 135 - 138 7+ - 21 20 . - Malt was slow in sale, and prices were nominally 5s to 6s per quarter lower. The supply of oats was very modarate, and the oat trade ruled steady, at full quotations. 33 14 92 ••- 96 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. Wilts&Comrmt I Gtwootu . The flour trade was steady, and Norfolk qualities were the turn higher. ciiitaescY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex gt Kent, Red new 693 to 803 Ditto •• .... old —s -8 Ditto, White new 69s 833 Ditto.... .... old —s —s ziorfolk and Lin coln, Red, old ---8 -3 Ditto new •••• .. 67s 775 1 Hy•• ........ —s —s; [how .• .......... 40s —Bl Barley—Grinding..... 365 39a 'Waiting 418 435 . . 435 45s M alt--fiv.frolk and Nor 68s 74s .... GO, 623 'CingstmandWare 68 75s Malt—Chevalier •• 753 to 763 Oats— Yorkshire and Lincolnsk., Feed 25s 27s Potato Yoaghal and Cork Black • • 223 25 Cork, White ..... 24s 27s scotch, Feed.. •• 27s 30s Beans—Tick •••• • • •• 37s 40s Pigeons ...... 42 45, Peas—Grey ...• .•• • • • 38s 40s Maple. •• •• .• •• 423 41s ! * kite... •• •• •• 44s 49S Boilers • •• •• .. 44s 49- Flour—Town-made. •• 64s 67s Suffolk . 51s 52s 4tooktn ez. Norfolk 51s 52s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. For the time of year, moderate supplies of foreign stook arrived in the port of Loudon last week—the total import being 7 629 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 we received 4 ,710 ; in 1854, 5,788; in 1853, 9,306; in 1852, 7,071; in 1851, 7,189 ; and in 1850, 4,481.. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WERIC. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs From Ostend Amsterdam lB Tonning 99 Elarlingen Calais Rotterdam l5l Dordt 2 Antwerp Oporto 204 Hamburgh 626 1,761 ... 1856. THE LATE DIVISION AND THE FAMILIES. (Pion a Correspondent of the Morning Advertiser.) It shows strongly the great influence of the families, that Lord Palmerston should havo been led to make such an unfortunate compromiae, and give his watchful rival, L'rd 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 powers in the Constitution, and to subject the Crown, 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 the event proves, providentially defeated 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 morn 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 eldest 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 HOWSE—sons of the Mar quises of Normanby, Aylesbury, Abercorn, and Head fort—sons of the Earls of Powis, Radnor, Belmore, Cowper, Cam?erdown, era wfurd and Balcarres, Bradford, Cadogan, Manvers, Mayo, and Ennis killen—sons of Lords Deere, 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 borourhs 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 bands 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 partie s u n it e d, with even the old Whig aristocracy, had only 12 votes from this source. Tnus, we have the Tory lords, the Earls of Malmes bury, Bathurst, Sandwich, Po wis, and Somers, 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 check. 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 wnen the aristocratical factions are quarrelling about the possession, is surely to end soon ; and it will not be long of doing so when th'e general body of readers under stand that in the division !kV; published in the papers, they are to read, for the name of the hock. member who votes, that of the noble marquis or duke oehind the scenes who makes his nominee vote as be pleases. There is no one who is not pleased to s ee Si r 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 Caine, who can tell how mach or how little of fiction or sham may forced into his votes and views ? Thus amthe very best things we have, and the best men, corroirted 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 the general working of Parliament, and conduct of legislation. PREFERENCE - SHAR A berdeer Deben. Do. 6 per cent. Do. No.:. 7 p. 0. IlythandTyno lOpel c. pref. Cissd. p.tso/ & E. 4 p. c. 10. f p. c. Shares laledonian £lO 4 hog. h go. Go. 5i pc 1 N:). do. Prof. No. 2. 'lo. do. Pref. No. 2. lork&Bandonsip.e , n 1:. Prt , . Ir. A her. J. 41. Auglise GU. A a )o. stn. Cl.n. B 6 p. , 0: do Cie. C 7p. c. 4-,:-;pcPac , I Do. No. 2 . )o. New 6 p. c. t. K p. 0. 't his 43. do. 4 per ear'- I,i tairca & Gl. 5 p.c. sh Prth.&Thin.4p. u * neyy ....... sifts. &5.W.G.5 !rant Northn. 5 p. , rs. 5 p. 0. Redeem A 10 p. c. prom )0. 5 p. c. Scrip, R& A 5 p. c. it.T.T.of Scot. ist Pr , it. P. za W. (Ireland Dc. 4per a. Pr:f. it. W.(13. tlll.Exsp, oo.con.red.4. p.c. !,),, con. red. 4 p. c )o. irred. 4p. C. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Birm. Pre S to. Chester 8 p. c. P. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. (Ina. Stb Do. Ors. Gas,. Sh, do. do Do. do. do an. &York. F. £? )o. 6 p. c. Stock 'ion.Stßrigh. G. 5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. o. S , Do. New Guar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Lon. &N. W., Coy. 4 Nuneaton S" p. ct . on. & S. W. '7 per ct late 3d Shares ... Andy. & Color. Sb Londy. &Ennis.A M.,51..? , ,r L. 6 p. Cent, Do. do. do. 40 , Do. do. 31 per cen Warypt .&Carl.4 p Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Consol.6 Do. Con.Br.Pir. 6pt De. 4i p. C. Pref. ‘, Ditto L.& H. Pref. New., Aber., &e., pr. 5 p. e. red. 5 P.c. Pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 Norfolk belienture Do. Pref. 5 p. c. Stc el; I Do. 5 p. c. Est 1 1 Da. 5 per ct. pref. I Do. Way. Val 5 1) • * • * e North British `T. Borw. 4 p.a. P Do. do. do 1)0 Leeds ft p.o No.' Do. do. Quarters ... Do. York IL& P r North Staffordshire. Ox,Wo. 1514 p, Do R. Prof. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. New Pref South Devon Do. fixed, 44 per ce-e S. Eastern (Readbi: Amu.) of El ')e. 84. Do. 0 . ; per . Do. Fixed 4i p c eh. S 'Wales Gus.. 4p. c. D... do. 4i p. 0.... S, Vorksh.4p.c.C4uar. Stock.& t)ar.. 5 p c. Do. do. d stock. & tient. g. 5 0. o. till July 1 'FA W. 4 terfi. Kilh .8 pc 84 90 117 120 110 - 118 t 5 97 101 - 103 16 -17 4/ 5} 6 { 97 • 112 100 - - 105 1 •-• p 3134 137 139 10 a ?,4 118 - 20 110 - 112 105 107 i - ip 97 - 99 89 - 91 90 - 93 100 102 10 10 17 17i 10{ 10/ 75 - 77 20 21 10} -10 i 15# - 15 t ,4 - I 38 140 158 - 162 7 - 9 i - 1 di} St. St. St. St. St. IqB -- 140 101 - 103 91 - 93 - 105 --107 95 - ! , 7 1 -- •. 10 - 112 t 6 24 24 .02 - 105 10} - 10.1. ... '..... r 2i -- 3ipl 1051 151 i - MINES. 1 all kiro- Fri , -.--- - - '" Os , 1) , knolo Californian 7 .. ustrr li s n ........ II - 11 1 111 !;39,(1nn (G.l.Duchy of' ... •••0 all 'Molnar. Iron & elnal ..• - Z 0 14 British Iron 4 6 35 2'3 Brazilianimp.(lesnvl at 25 pm.) 40 all Do. Comes & Cniabl 3 - 3i 31 cZO 15 !Do. St. John Del Rey 21 - 23 21; 1 ; :Clarendon Cons. !.din CO. of Jamaica 4 In 40 , q 1 Cobra Copper 6l - (3 64 5 IA Colonial Gold . - .• • L. :Ai Copper Min. of En:. 30 - 35 15 all Do. Prat': VI p. only 25 - S 7 le Copialy , l6 18 2 li !Fortuna - p 11 40 all ,Genial l4 - 16 1 all Gt.NuggetiTeinßog. , 4 41 all !Great P01z00th....... A - 1 5 all ,Gt Wheal Vor United 1 I. all Liberty R - i d 3 all Linares B4 .- 81 5 14 Lusitanian p - * 1 I a.. ildarignita - i 1 all INew Granada I-- i 1 all Nouveau Monde 1 !O all Pontgi.Sil.& Le. Min lli - 124 6 1 Port Philip 4 - 4 1 all Quartz Rock 4 0 .O all Rhymneyl Iron 26 - 'At 15 all Too. New 8 - 10 30 14iiSantia g O de Cuba.. 2 j - 3 } ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 2i 2i 1 all South Australian. i- A 1. all Do. Scrip.,. 10l ' 4 Tam D r i o n . 10 ms . p fszt e : L .. cent.. Min. 24 2 8 5 all United Mexican 34 -- 4 31 1 all Waller ••• - ••• 1. all West Mariposa * - I 1 12e. Worthing Mining of Australis . ....w ... MISCELLANEOUS. 2b :.9 Austral= Agricnti. 28 30 IC „A Ana:main. 'Royal Mic to all Berlin Water Work 63 6 .34 40 Brit. American Lane ~ —. .. it:r, 3 ? eastada 27 . 130 x d At ,li C.Gio.6p.e.JanAaril:t 14 115 114 15 a d St. 100 Do. 6 P.C. Feb & Aug ... St. 1.00 DD.6p C. Mar & Sept ... . 2 .... 3 a ;1 ;ryStri ) Patace.., 2 6 I 2i 21 5 all Do. Preference..., 6t a t Crystal Pal. of Fr..: Drlston Iron Ore.., • : lf.: 1 i 5, ) , Eastern Steam .. • St. 100 - - ,tectrie Telegraph _ 92 94 I all .7.lectric Taleg. of TT . 5 al‘ En.&Aus Cop Sin Ce li la ' - 2.. ) a ll G e n. Iron Sc Collier ... ~. ;r= i 4 4'll l . Stem. Navi i im , —27 i 16 Ali .lenev.,l ,crow qt,,,,. _ 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 41 4 - 4 43 i 2 , . L 0 hf.agd.deua St. Nay i. — 10 all dediteran. Elec. Tel, g __ 'it , to 9 NtexierinkS,Amerku. 3t _ 4 4 2 5 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 11 lip 63 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fue. ~. _ ... 10 . 5 Netnerlauds Land.,.. it ~.. 2 , i zo a ll Do. Do. • 44 5 r 2 Do•SpePissatld i _ , wo ::,() N'eva I. & N.S. Lem. 21 „ _ ' 3 N.S.W. Gov. sp.e.D. __ .•• ••• „ • -, . —l- , :nt , ': ' 4 as.• ... . I/ •-• ; 6 ~.. -;(,. "NOW Shares'' z ,_ g p pm .. :-,:-.: X.•,-, 1. , i , . 23 . 3A Peninsular& ')-t I 66 - 68 t6i -5 -- 6p 154 i i 71 • - 73 ;scot.!in strp.l. i rix .t , i a , h 11 2 ,, ~. -, .' ', ‘' t , ' 4 . , ' I- • ' 6i 37?, a ( t .i, Submar. Tel. Seri , ... 4 lit 1 ...: D • ~.. i 1 i 100 2;i6 V' , , Di :- emen's. se, .161 171 1 I y.Go.6p.o.Janiaull , ~. ... ~„ , - I 1 869 ... 187 ::. 180 ... 20 926 ... 23 ... 270 .., 548 775 ... 205 4 109 SIS ... 59 Total ... 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 4,647 622 619 ... 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 was 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 81bs 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, 110 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'nnight. 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 Sibs less money compared with Monday last. The highest figure was 5s 8d per 81bs. Calves were in moderate supply and . fair request, at full prices, viz., 33 10d to 5s 2d per Sibs. We had a slow inquiry for pigs, at last week's currency. Per i3lbi to sink the offs.lz. e. d. 8. d.I s. d. ++. Interior Beasta....3 6t03 10 PrimeSonthdown 5 0 5 4 Becend quality.... 4 0 4 2 Large crso. calves 310 4 8 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime small do 410 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 O i Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 10 4 o,Small porkers Second quality ...4 2 4 6,Suckling calves-23 0 30 Prime crse.-wlled.4 8 4 10,Quarter old pigs.2l 0 1.8 0 Lamb, 48 8d to 5s Bd. TOTAL SUPPLT. I FOLEIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. •••••••• • • • • • • • • 3,509 I Reasts•• •• •• • .... 680 Sheep and lambs • • 25,170 ( Sheep and lambs . ...... . 1,500 Cakes ...• .. •• • • •• .. 310 Calves...... 440 Pigs.. A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle •Market, on Vlonday, July 16, 1855, and this day, Monday, July 14, 1856._ Per 81bs, to sink the Offsls. July 16, 1855.1Ju1y 14,1856 s. d. s. d , is, .d. s. fl. 3 6 to 3- 8,3 6to 3 10 310 4 2,4 0 4 2 4 4 4 (;4 4 4 8 4 8 4104 10 5 0 3 4 3 6,3 10 4 0 3 8 4 214 2 4 6 4 '4 4 84 8 410 410 5 015 0 5 4 8 6 54 8 s'B 4 2 4 8,310 4 8 410 5 24 10 5 2 3 4 3 83 4 4 0 4 0 4 44 4 410 3,310 3,005 25,240 25,170 310 755 450 Coarse and inferior beasts Second quality ditto ... Prime large oxen Prime Scots, 6/c Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality ditto Prime coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto Lambs ... Large coarse calves Prime small ditto Large hogs seat small porkers Beasts.. Sheep Calves.. Pigs SUPPLIBS ON SALE, July 17, 1854.—Beasts, 4,599 ; shee and lambs, 28,500; calves, 551; pigs, 420. July 18, 1851. —Beasts, 3,909 ; sheep and lambs, 25,470 ; calves, 378 ; pigs, 410. • NEWGA.TE AND LEA.DENHALIJ. 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, S. d. a. d. I Beef, Interior 3 2 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 I Do. prime large 3 10 4 e De., do. small 4 2 4 6 p or k, large 3 6 4 2 Lamb, 4s 5. el. s. Mutton, Inferior 3 6 4 0 Do., middling 4 2 4 6 Do., prime 4 8 5 0 Veal 3 4 4 8 Pork, small 4 4 4 8 ;a 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 61 lOs per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 315 s to 515 s ; Sussex, 3/ 3s to 54 ' BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of English potatoes are considerably on the increase. The demand for them is slow, at from 6s to 7s per cwt. The imports of foreign, last week, were 22,977 baskets, wholly from Rotterdam They have changed hands at from 4s to 4s 6d per basket. The accounts re specting the new crop are very favourable. WOOL. The imports of wool still continue large. Last week they amounted to 6,100 bales from Sydney, 1,897 . from Bombay, 800 from Adelaide, 100 from Hamburg, 1,000 from Port Lyttleton, 780 from Hobart Town, 1,801 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 halos, against 164,174 bales in the same pe riod last year. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down teg3, is 3d to is Ad ; Down o wes, is 2d to is ; hrlf-bredhogs, is 2d to is 3 ; Kent fleeces, is 2d to is id ; Leicester do., is id to is 3d ; combing skin, is to is ; blanket wool, 91 to is id; a nd flannel wo ol, is to is 5d per lb. SEEDS. Linseed meets a steady sale. Fine Bombay, 564; Cal. cutta, 50s to 51a per qr. Linseed cakes continuo in good demand, both for immediate and for forward delivery, at advanced prices. Rape an d oilseeds Continue scarce, the arrivals taking place being much below the requirements of our crushers. Sound Calcutta is worth 58s to 604; Bombay. 60s ; Madras Giugelly, 55s ' • Bombay S esame , 584; Calcutta teelseed, 50 s; poppy, 55, ; and Niger 45s per qr. T•irnio. Whito,per bush. 22s to 25s Swede .. •• •• —9 —8 Anna rd, 8r0wn...... —s Carraway • 50 —s Coriander 2O 742 flenapseed, per quarter —s —s Linseed, Eng.Aowing.. 63s - s Crushing ...... 65, 58s Baltic —s Odessa Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English . ..13' Os 13 lOs Foreign, per ton 12210 s 13' 10a nape Cakes, pr ton 6/ lOs 7' Os Renewed, New. qr.. 88s 20, White, new ••• • .. —0 rsres,Winter, new.... O Od 03 Od Old•• •.•• • • .. —s —s Canary, per quarter • -58 s 603 gye :rass •• -•-•• . • . —s s Cloyer,Red Eng (cwt.) —s White —s —s Foreign Red.. • • .. —s —s Trefoil, now.. •• •—s TALLOV. There has been rather;large business doing in our mar ket since Monday last, and pr.o2s have advaucefl to some extent. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling, today, at 50s 9d per cwt. Town tallow, 50s nett cash. Rough fat, 2s 9d per Sibs. 1852 1853 . 1 t 1854. i 1855 1856. --- 43.285 19,434 ( 34.438 i 44.824 13,080 37 . 9i t 534 52s Od . 66s 6.lto'ls3s 31 to 50s 91 —6 Od .• 6d, —s Od 1 53s 611 to —, 0 • 467 1,569 , 1,109 1.195 3,588 6,525 10,079 , 6,704 9,902 11,571 605 6 ; 8 1 ,806 494 134 9,134 6,189 5,142 7,011 7,912 6 a 94 6d 546 ad 676 Od 1 54d dd 526 Od Stock this day Price of Y. C Delivery last week .. Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel,... Zoo of Town VIE COLLISION ON THE MERSEY. 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 c dlision, were the first witnesses examined ; their evidence, however, related chiefly to their ow❑ proceedings 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 Ezcehior after the collision, but were not allowed to remain, the sailors declaring that whether " kilt" or not, they must go on boa'rd their own boat. (Laughter.) Thomas Gurney White, mate of the Mail steamer, was next called. His evidence throughout was substanti ally the same aathat given' by the captain of the vessel. After the collision, he (witness) having got blue lights and rockers ready, went forward, and seeing a person whom he took to be the captain 4 of the Excelsior, he said to him, "This is a bad job, captain." He 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 had been out, he would have observed them. Two seamen and the carpenter were with him forward on 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 dent of pilots, directed the witness's attention to the chart, and elicited his opinion in correction of his evi dence, 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 he did net know that any of 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 bad time to escape before the collision took place. The court then adjourned till the 233 inst. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—abis Day.) LONDON, July 14.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; light breeze and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, July 13.—Wind strong.—Ar rived.—George (tnt.), from Balaklava ; Victoria (tpt.), Balaklava, and sailed for Woolwich ; II M.S. Transit, Balaklova • Allies (s.s. tpt.), CouStantinople. Northumberland, for New York. Off the port—Meteor, from the Cape of Good Hope. PLYMOUTH, July 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Victo ria, from Rio Grande; Odessa, Havana; Loaiso, Bel mont, and Princess Royal, Quebec. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PORTSMOUTH, July H. Arrived.—H.M. steom-frigate Sidon, with the 93d Regi ment, from the East; H.M. steam-sloop Driver and Onyx. The steam gunboats Nettle and Onyx are ordered to leave to-day for the North Ltnerican and West India station. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived—Brigand, from Hartlepool; William, Sun derland ; Kuliva, Jersey ; Constance and Elidair, Con stantinople. Sailed—Star, for Jersey; Surveyor, Swana,ge ; Jane, Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Creole, from Barbadoes ; Baitia. and Idas New Orleans ; Uncle Toby, New York ' • PRnaona, St. John's, New Brunswick; Sand Curlinj, BoPtotti Kertcb, Quebec ; Volant, 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 Tnesday, under the Market Hall. There was a good attendance, of buyers and sel lers, and quite an average business was done. Good ivool so'd at from 150. to 16d. per lb.. LORD DERBY AND THE TURF.—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 fu W ished with the noble Earl's well known liberality, anti the guests enjoyed themselves to the "top of their bent," and did not separate until 4 o'clock in- the morn i n g. Mr. John Scott, the celebrated trainer, was the chairman, and Mr. E. -W. Topham, the c'erk of the course at Liverpool and Chester, amuoied the vice-chair. The usual loyal toasts were received wiih acclamation, and the heal h cf Lord Derby was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm. "The noblemen and gentlemen of the turf.' "The trainers of England," aid other appropriate toasts were also prop) a'. Toe visitors at Knowsley during the race week includeu Lord Eglinton, Lord Annesley, Lord Bath, Lord Mair*. stone, Lord Glasgow, Lord Canterbury, Lord Chester field, Lord Ogden, Lord Enfield, Lord Wilton, Sir J. Hawley, Gen. Peel, Admiral Bons, Hon. H. Curzon, Hon. F. Curzon, Hon. H. Forrester, Mr. G. Fitzrop, Mr, H. Fitzroy, Mr. Greville, Mr. G. Payne, and Mr. , _ al 1 all 10 100 pm I Pm 7911 I ad 951 61 1104 10 11 SPORT' N G NOTES. NOTTINGEUM AND STAMFORD. The programme prepared, by Mr. Bradfield certainly looks attractive enorLgh, but it is questionable whether the promise of sport which it presents will be realised. Racing men are beginning to learn 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 aro disinclined to bat 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 amsngst them. Tho.i,e animals, however, have each a penalty of 71bs., which may cause their ultimate withdrawal. The colt by Orlando out of Ma 21E0 may therefore be enabled to " perform" more satisfactorily than he did at Newmarket. On paper Yorkshire Gray 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 srst 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 havdicaps, because 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 Welhatn 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 B!ue 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 tnrfite3 are concerned it is regarded with indifference. Should Golain be brouglit 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 Soya. 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 and Foreign Labour Market, three doors below Gerald 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 iufloence has been strongly evinced during the last few months. This unwillingness ari-es 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 oh 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/. 103. to 41. Printing work, per week, 3/. to 31. Gs. • Compositors on the " stab," 41. He , ald, morning paper-Long primer, briever, and nonpareil-equali , ed to is Gd. per 1000, and ls. 7d. per hour overtime. The Empire's rates are about the same. At these rates men can earn, according to competency, per week, from 41. 10s. to 71. Painters, per day, 104. to 11s. Plumbers, per day, 123. to 15s. Carpenters, per day, 10s. to 13j. Coopers, per day, 123. to 14s. Joiners, per day, 11s, to 11s. Plasterers, per day, 13s. Plasterers' labourers, per day, 9s. Bricklayers, per day, 12s. to lie. Bricklayers' labourers, per day, 10s. to 13s. Mas-)ns, per day, 14s. to 15s. Masons' labourers, per day, 9s. to IGs. Quarrymen, per day, 14s. to 15s. Blacksmiths, per day, Ss to 13s. Carters, per d Ss. to 10s. Male servants, per annum, 301. to 401. Cooks, 401. to 501. per annum, and found. Grooms, 401. to 50/. per annum, and found. Gardeners, 351. to 451. pen-annum, and found. Geneial female servants, 201. to 261. per annum, and found. Cooks, 261. t., Al. per annum, and found. Laundresses, 261 to :301. per annum, and found. Housemaids, 211. to 23 . per annum, and found. Nursemaids, 201. to 25/ per annum, and found. COUNTRY WAGES. The rations are—Flour 815 s. to l2lbs. ; meat, 101bs. to 141bs. ; sugar, 2lbs. ; tea, ilb. weekly. F,lrra labourers, 301. to 401. per annum, with rations. Ditto, married couples, 451. to 601. per annum, with ra tions. Hutkeepers. 201. 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, V. per week more.) SEAMEN'S WAGES. Coasting, 5/. per month. England, 51. 53. per month. Great Britain, by way of India and China, 51. per month. New Zealand, Si. per month. India and China and back, 4/. 15s. per month. Valparaiso and back, 4/. 15s. per month. Steamers' seamen, 6/. per month. Ditto firemen, 121. per month. Ditto trimmers, 9/. per month. 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 have been no arrivals of immigrants during the week ; and wages may there- fore be quoted as follows : COUNTRY WAGES (WITH RATIONS.) Farm labourers, 301. to 401. German ditto, 301. to 35/, Bullock drivers, 351. to 451. English shepherds, 23/. to 301. Italian and German shepherds, 271. to 291. Stockmen, 301. to 401. llutkeepers, 201. to 251. Married couples, 401. to 501. Gorman ditto, 401. to 451. Milkmen, 301. to 401. Garden labourers, per week, found, 15s. to 183. Rough carpenters, per annum, SCI. to 701. Butchers, per week, 1/. 10s. to 21. Blacksmiths, per week, not found, 21. 10s. to 41. Sawyers, per 100, not found, 14s. to 16s. Brickmakers. per 1,000 ditto, V. 15s. to 21. Survey ors' men, 30/. to 351. TOWN RATES (LIVING IN THE HOUSE.) Female cooks, 251. to 301. Laundresses, 251. to 301. Useful general femala servants, 23. to 241. Housemaids, 201. to 241. Nursemaids, 201. to 221. Labourers (in town) per day, 6s. to Os, Wale servants (town) per annum, 301. to 401. • THE NAPE LORD WYCOMBE. The Etrl of Shelburne, whose summons to the House of L,,rde 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• inately 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 1836, was re turned for the family borough of Calve 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 Howe 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 exceptioe 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 the last few sears are the present Dukes of Bedford and Leeds, the late Duke el Norfolk, the present Marquises of Ailesbury, Donegal, and Anglesey, the Earls of Lonsdale 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 sue ceeded to the higher title in the majority of instances within four or five years of their elevation. The plan, however, operates usefully, as recraiting the House of Lords with working men by a species of "life peerage, without making any permanent addition to its numbers. THE AMERICAN MAIM—LIVERPOOL, July 12.—The British and North American mail steam-ship Persia, Julkins commander, failed hence far New York this afternoon, with a full cargo and 205 passengers, nearly all adults, besides the usual mails. CRYSTAL PALACE. —SEVEN SHILLING AND SIXPENNY DAY, Saturday, July 12.—Admissions on payment, 3,523 ; ditto, by season tickets, 7,201 ; total visitors, LITERATURE y. Agnes T7aring ;an Autobiography. Edited by the author of " Kate Vernon. " 3 vole; 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 had 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 her 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- • tally 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- ia naturally typified how she who could brave large troubles, sunk under the weight of minor casualties. The magnitude of the cause at stake supported hear, but 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 feelin g s, only augmented the knowledge of her fault, an d 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 he loved so well ; and certainly the course of his love was as rugged and thorny as over 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 remo ve d, an d th e d eat h o f 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 fur 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 ti.e purpose had been made more manifest be fore, as there is something disappointing to the expectation in believing Agues 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 withithe 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 please& 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 as every-day- existence. 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 bead-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 reused admittance, and were un:.ble to acquire information from these present, who, as it appears, were sworn to secrecy. A promise had been made to Casey, before he was taken, that he shou:d have a fair trial, and be permitted to speak ten minutes. These conditions were doubtless ob,erved. Casey was informed, on Weinesday afternoon, that he had been condemned to be hung. While under charge of the Vigilance Committee his spirit appeared to be un broken. Wh e n a wa k en i ng a ft er a s l eep , h e wou ld , fre quently strike the floor with his handcuffs and swear fiercely et his fate. On Wednesday afternoon, a young married woman, his cousin, was pi mated to visit him. ' They had some conversation together. He told her that he was to be executed, and she swooned on hearing i:;„ During the evening, the Right Rev. Bishop Ailemany attended Casey, who had been educated in the Catholic religion. During the night he was restless, and passed a portion of the night pacing iip and down. He was heard to exclaim, " On, my GO ! has it come to this f Must Ibe hun g like a dog r Durirg the arse two or three days I might as well have escaped from the jail as not, and I only stayed there fir Scannell's sake." Casey made a will, the particulars of which are un known to us. He had considerable property to die pose of, estimated by rumour to be worth $30,000. Casey was thin and pale, and his expression was hag gard. .; His face eppeare.l coarse for the want of ,shaving, no razor having been allowed him for shaving. Cora attracted less 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 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 abort three feet square extending out Un der each beam. These platforms were supported 'next the house by hinges, and outside by ropes extending up s to the beams. Along the streets, for a considerable dies tance 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 wers 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 pr e ens. 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 my mother ; comfort her in her affliction. Oh, God, have mercy on my soul. Oh, my God ! my God !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 he did so, the drop • beneath Cora was withdrawn, and his body fell a dis tance of about five feet. He did not move—his neck was n.. doubt broken by the shock, and there was one soul less in the land of the living. The rope was ad justed around Casey's neok, and ho weakened in the ' 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. IRONIIIASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING. DUDLEY, S.VIIIED.I7I EVENING. The final meeting of the ironmasters of tins district for the current quarter was held in this town as usual 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 havieg 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 months. A month since it was confidently predicted that there would be an improvement by this time ; instead sf this increased dullness has been manifested. Orders ex- I peoted 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 mouth, as it were, in the expectation that the time is not dis tant when they would be able to do so on better terms. At the meeting in this town there is generally a f a i r amount of business done in pig-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. 6d. 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 - f better demand springs up ; for at the present rate of make steers 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 , an d th e equa ll y hi g h 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, r that the meeting to-night was a very fat affair; indeed, it is a very l u ng time since the feebly , of that kind was exhibited to-so great an extent, or. jhen . there•wae ;ess confidence as to the future. 'The Shropshire pigqoas 74 ; tars have fixed the, price of their commodity it 4E: 15s - . for hot-blast and 51. 10s. for cold elitto.. As the maire'Jl: is limited it is not improbable that this will ,he I:l*Ase,b tanned with tolerable firmness. The tin-plate trade is brisk; the Staffordshire houses are well off for ciders. The price as fixed at Glom:este . 3 a few days ago is Vs. At the ports. - 4 % 7 1, of m of as the - of ex as ;on- Lffio vho iva aevt ,ra in with cur, ca y to sub- tion, wing 3. 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