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retired to their own chamber. His Excellency then withdrew. Legislative Council Chamber, Quebec, Sept. 6, 1854. His Excellency the Governor-General, at 3 o'clock, p.m., this day, proceeded in state to the Legislative Council Chamber, and having taken his seat upon the throne, Caturnandecl the attendance of the Legislative Assembly. The members of that body, preceded by their Speaker, the Hon. L.V. Sicotte, speedily appeared at the bar. The Hon. L. V. Sicotte informed his Excel lency that the , choice of the assembly had fallen upon him to be their Speaker, and he prayed for the mem bers the customary Parliamentary privileges. After which his Excellency was pleased to deliver the follow ing speech : " Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, Gentlemen ot the House of Assembly,—lt affords me much satisfaction to inset you. The increase in the rnem , :ers of the Legislative Assembly which has token place under the statute, which came into' operation for the first time on the ozeasion of the recent general elec tion, will, I trust, give additional weight to the delibe rations of the Legislature, and afford more ample security than has hitherto existed for the due representation in Parliament of all the interests of the provinces. "Subjects of great magnitude and importance will nece:sarily come under your consideration during the session which is now commencing. " The Imperial Parliament, advancing with a ccelerated speed in the course of liberal c olonial policy which it has followed of late years, h as recently passed tw o acts which impose en this Legislature ret.ponsibilities of a verygiave Oh tracter. " One of these acts empowers the Canadian Parlia ment to alter the constitution of the Legislative Council. The substitution of the principle of popular election for that of nomination by the Crown, in the appointment of members of that body, is obviously a task of considerable difficulty, in the execution of which little aid can be derived from experience, as parliamentary government, and ministerial responsibility, in the Bri , tish sense of the term, are for the most part unknown to the constitutions of countries where the legislative bodies consist of two elective chambers. Ili order, how ever, to give to this important branch of the Legisla ture the weight and influence which it is most desirable • that it should possess, some change in its constitution seems to be imperatively required, and the uifficulties to which I have referred will, I trust, be surmounted by • , your wisdom, and by the patriotism of the members of that honourable body. • "The other act ot the Imperial Parliament removes tls• restrictions which have for some time past prevented the provincial legislature from dealing with clergy re serves. From an early period in the history of Upper Canada this provision, which was originally intended for the support. of the Protestant faith, has been a source of discord and agitation in that section of the province. It is most desirable to the interests of reli gion and social harmony that a final and conclusive ad ,. Justment of this long-pending controversy should take plice without delay. The subject was distinctly brought before the people of the province at the late election, and their opinion upon it expressed in no equivo cal manner. I trust, therefore, that you will be able without difficulty to agree upon a measure for accom plishieg this object which will give general satisfaction. "The condition of properties held under the Seigno • rial tenure will also, it may be presumed, engage your ' attention at an early period, with a view to the determi nation of certain questions affecting them which cannot be.. kept in su s pense without detriment to the inte rests both of seigniors and censitaires. You will no doubt ' see the importance of approaching this subject with cau tion, and with a due regard to the legal and equitable claims of all psrties interested. Security of p ro p ert y is an indispensable condition to economical progress, and persons who invest their funds in property in Canada must look to th e justice and moderation of the Legisla sure for that protection which in a neighbouring country is afford e d by judicial tribunals. • "You may probably take into consideration the ex pediency of assimilating the municipal institutions of ` moo the Canada, in so far as circumstances will perm it, the system which, since its introduction, has contri buted s o materially to the prosperity of Upper Cana da ; and also of extending to the former section of the pro _ince the advant a g e s of the Municipal Loan Fund Act. On thes e an d ot h er su bj ec t s o f importance measures will be submitted for your deliberation. " Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly—l will direct the public accounts for the past year, and the estimates foe the current year, to be laid before you ; and I rely on your readiness to make the necessary pro vision for the exigencies of the public service. "Honourable Gentlemen and Gentlemen—You may Probably be of opinion that the prosperous condition of the revenu e affords an opportunity of which Parliament may Properly avail itself to revise the existing tariff, with a :view to the removal of such duties as affect raw mate rials employed in ship-building and other branches of Manufacture within the protince, arid to the reduction of ethers, to which articles entering largely into the con sumption of the people are now subject. " I will lay before you the copy of a treaty which has been concluded between her Majesty and the Govern ment of the United States, for the adjustment of various questions affecting the mutual interests of her Majesty's subjects in British North America on the one hand, and of the citizens of the United States on the other, and I recommend to your consideration the propriety of amend log the act passed in 1849 for the free admission into Canada of certain articles of the growth or production Of the United States, so as to bring it into harmony With the provisions of this treaty. "The Government and Gaigress of the United States have evinced a liberal and friendly disposition in deal ing with this subject, and I trust that they will be met by a Corresponding spirit by the provincial Legisla tut es." "The removal of duties on the importation of the natural products of Canada into the markets of the United States will, it may be hoped, have a tendency to perpetuate and extend the prosperity which has pre vailed of late to so reMarkable a degree in this pro- Vince." QUEBEC, Sept. B.—The house was occupied until this morning on a breach of the privilege question. Timothy Brodeur, returning to office for Ragot, became a candidate, and was elected by acclamation, was taken into custody by the sergeant-at-arms , and placed at the bar of the house, when he was interrogated and discharged. Notice was given of a motion to-day to declare the election null and void. Three divisions on the question resulted adversely to the ministry, and they resigned this mornina. Allan .McNab, the Conservative leader, has Ceen sent for to form a Ministry. QUEBEC, Sept. 9.—Sir Allan McNab, who was • charged to form a new ministry, has made over tures to the larger party of French Canadians, who insist on the secularisation of the clergy reserves being maths the basis of negotiations. It is thought Sir Allan will yield the point. Report says that Sir Allan McNab consents to a make the secularisation of the clergy reserves Government measure, which gives him the support of Upper Canada. The Liberal party has made Mr. John Welsh its leader in the House of Assem bly. In any event Mr. Hincks does not return to Power at present. Postmaster-General Cameron retires from public life. Sept. 11.—The new Cabinet arrangements are nearly completed. Sir Allan McNab consents to adopt the entire programme of the late ministry, to leave the Lower Canada section of the ministry, as it stands, and give the Upper Canada Liberals two seats in the Cabinet. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Sept. 25.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W. fresh breeze, and fine clear weather. The Equinocia gales have commenced. OFF MARGATE, Sept. 24.—Omer Pacha, from Nova Scotia Vibila, Quebec, both iu tow. COWES, Sept. 24.—Arrived —Washington, from New York, and proceeded for Bremen. FALMOUTH, Sept. 21.—Wind, W. Arrived — Victoria , from Rio Grande; John Muirs, Quebec. Sai)ad—Thames, for Villa Viciosa. Off Port—Emma, from Porto Rico, and sailed for Bremen ; William Penn, Philadelphia, and sailed for Lisbon. DARTMOUTH, Sept. 24.—Wind, W. Arrived— Sagas ring, from London, for Malta and Alexandria. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 24.—Wintl, W. Arrived—Wacousto, from London, for Sydney ' • Birmingham, do., for Portland Bay ; Ethiopia (s s), do., for the Coast of Africa; Diana, Carolinensiel. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 24.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived — Ohio, from Shield, for Constantinople; Weimer Castle Aland Islands, for Clierbour2 ; Gull Digger, London, for Penang; Free, do., lor Melbourne; Swallow, do., for Plymouth, and many other ships have put in here for shelter on account of its blowing hard. Sailed—Trafalgar, for Madras; Earl of Hardwicke, do. ; H.M.S. Sphinx, Black Sea. KSOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 23.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived — Emma, from Miramichi ; Dart, London, and sailed for Madeira ; Tagus (s), Alexandria ; Argyle (s), Carentan. HARTLEPOOL, Sept. 23.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Macao, for Rangoon ; Ocean, Singapore. KINGSTON, Sept. 23.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Hope, from Digby, N.S. WATERFORD, Sept. 23.—Wind, N.W. Arrived — Harlot, from Quebec. Sailed—Laurence Forristal, for St. John's, N.B. CASTLETOWN, Sept. 21.—Wind, N.W. Arrived— Phcenix, from Quebec, with two anchors and chief pert of two chain cables, &c., thrown overboard, to be kept from making w iter. YOUGHAL, Sept. 21.—Wind, W. Sailed—Emigrant, for St. Übe's. . (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday, 11 a.m. Wind N. N. W., Very strong, and one. Arrived—British Merchant, from St. Stephen. B. Elizs.beth, Miramichi ; Perseverance, Beyrout ; Imo Stan t, Smyrna; Lady Kinsale, Malaga; Michael, Dantsic Nyverheid, Ostend. (DT SUBLARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, MuCay, 10.3 9.r0 Wind, N. ; title last hour's ebb ; fine. (s), from Hamburg * ti ailed—Ri euz i, f or Australia, Wind, DE e AL, Mond a y, 9 . 50 A.M. N.N.W., li g ht, and fin. Passed —Aries, frow London, for Colombo •; Buce phains, London, for M a lt a ; J u li es, London, for Lisbon ; Bezaliel, LOndon, for Genoa. The American barque Austin parted from an anchor ofi Dungeness rol.,is yeAterday, and has been supplied by the American Vice Consul at Deal. ::ailed—Rhine, for New York; Wabash, Boston ; Parisien, Melbourne ; Euphrates, San Francisco ; Seu Adventure, westward ; Austrian frigate, Moravia, west ward; Oalphuro, 125, trammt,fox. 4Yere MO .V MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INT ELLIaENCE. CITY, 'TOO o'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,030 American taken for export. The market closed heavily, without change in prices. The sales com prised 5,000 American, 300 Pernam and Maran ham at sd. to 7id, 200 Egyptian at Sid to 9d., and 1,500 Surat at 3d. to 4id. per lb. Railway shares were steady. In Mark-lane to-day, business was dull, and prices were scarcely maintained. In adverting a few days since to the extra charge of 2d. per cwt. upon all sugar taken away by water from the dock warehouses, we entered into no par ticulars, but the following are now supplied to us. In February last the Dock Companies. lowered their rates about 15 per cent., which it was con sidered brought the charges down to a reasonable . level. Iu July, however, another paper was issued, as follows : • " EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. " Revised conditions of the Prime or Consolidated Rate, to be applied to all goods under that rate if landed on or alter the Ist August, 1854. " THE PRIME OR CONSOLIDATED RATE Includes all expenses fur lan ting, wharfage, weighing or gauging at landing ; coopering, or mending for housing ; marking, sampling, housing, weighing for actual deli very (it within► twelve months after landing) and deliver ing by land ; furnishing landing and delivery weights, tales, or gauges and strengths ; surveying and furnish ing certificates of damage, and rent for twelve weeks from the date of the ship's commencement of discharge, or first landing from craft, excepting where it is other wise stated. It is charged upon the nett weight, and on all goods to which it is affixed, unless notice' be given previous to the final weighing or gauging by the impor ters, of their desire to have them placed under the land ing rate. July, 1854." "As nothing is stated, either in this paper or in the table of revised rates published on the 15th February, of any charge on the delivery of sugar by water, and as such a charge had never been made previously, the words "delivering by land" did not, it is believed, strike any one as implying a charge for delivering by water. " On the 12th August, however, a charge was made of 2d. per cwt. on some sugar shipped by the writers of the following letter, which not only took them by sur prise, hot also caused equal astonishment to the dock companies' officials ; for on inquiry being made at the Dock-house as to what the charge could.mean, no expla nation could be given, and the chief clerk in the General office of the East and West India Dock Company sent down a memorandum to the warehouse, of which the following is a copy : " Messrs. Coles cannot understand why the annexed has been sent up, the goods being on the Consolidated Rate. (Signed) GEO. WOOD. 1 17th August, 1854." To which the warehouse keeper replied i n the follow ing memorandum : " REVISED CONDITIONS OF PRIME RAM " All goods under that rate, if landed on or after the lst August, 1854, if delivered by water, are subject to the charge of wharfage and shipping. "See the Court's order, " Mr. WOOD. " W. JOHNSON. This new charge of wharfage and shipping might be in the Court's order, but certainly it was not in the revised rate, nor was any notice of it given to the public. It is understood that the directors of the different dock companies, who on all occasions act in combina tion, have consented to re-consider this charge." The advices by the steamer Europa notice some improvement in stocks, but we apprehend this was merely excited by orders from England to buy. Money in New Yoik was still in demand, and specie was being freely shipped to Europe. Less is said about the crops, but rain had fallen. The market has been firmer for English Securi ties, but still with an exceedingly limited business doing. The accounts from the Black Sea are con sidered favourable as far as they go, but speculators refrain from action until some more definite intelli gence reaches. Consuls have realised 95 to 9511f0r transfer, and 951 lf. Exchequer Bills have been quoted 6s. to 9s. prem. again. Bank Stock for ac count has been at 214. The. Exchequer Bonds of 1858 have been at 99, and those of 1859 are 99k. The Foreign Securities have been merely nomi nal. Spanish Converted are 4i, and the Turkish Scrip has been done at 3i to 3i premium. Not a bargain has been in the other bonds.. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 61- ; Mexican, 241 to 25 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; dit to 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cen ts., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto 41 2 per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 181 to 181 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 374 to 38 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to 512 ; ditto Passive, 4 to 41. The railway meetings announced are the fol lowing : Company. Date. Place. Birknhd. Lane. & Chesh. Jnc. Oct. 21, Birkenhead. Crieff Junction East Anglian Hereford and Welwyn, June Sept. 30, Shire Hall, Hertfd Londonderry and Enniskillen, Sept. 30, 4 Coleman-st-brigs Namur and Liege Ditto Oct. 19. Brussels. Portsuicuth Sept. 28, Great Geeorge-st. Rouen and Havre Sept. 29, Paris. Scottish Midland Junction Whitehaven Junction The Railway Share Market has been rather live lier, but the quotations do not move up to any extent. South-Eastern are rather good ; and Great Northern, East Lancashire, Caledonian, Bristol and Exeter, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midland are rather better just now than at the commencement of business this morning. The foreign lines are quiet, at the previous rates. In the Mining Market there is greater animation, but the business done has been generally at the former rates. The Joint-stock Bank shares are steady. Crystal Palace have not been much dellt in, and remain nearly as before. Peninsular and Oriental Steam are higher. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK ( From the °Pia! List. ) Du these done. per Cent. Consols Annuities 95 4 5 bank Stock Ditto for the Account 214 Consols for Account 17th Oct. ~ ............. 95 Exchequer Nile, 24(1. 21000 .. .. 9 6 p 2500 9 6 p Small 9 6 p Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3. per Cent. 99i Ditto - 1859, PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent Ditto Passive (Converted) Turkish Scrip Ditto for•the Account 3 i p Dividends on the above payable in London. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols 95 Ditto October Account THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 22. A. crowded soiree last evening brought together the townspeople and the visitors to chat upon the prospects of the meeting and admiring the objects of interest which had been provided for their inspection. The large area Of St. George's Hall, now unencumbered with seats, afforded ample space for the promenaders, and for a col lection of models, each of which had its expounder and its eurioua groups of spectators. Criticisms upon the objects of science scattered about here and there were largely mingled with admiration of the vast ball in which the soiree took place. Dr. Wesley kindly volunteered to display the capabilities of the organ, so far as they can be judged of from its present incomplete state. ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.—On Saturday afternoon, shortly after one o'clock, a serious accident occurred to a cattle train on the North London Railway, between the Camden and Caledonian -road eta ions. It appears that at the hour above named a very ieavy train of cattle trucks, containin.g beasts and sheep ntended for this day's Smithfield market, was proceed ng at a moderate speed towards the company's cattle depot, when, from some cause that has not yet been Lscertained, the engine ran off the line, dragging with it three of the foremost trucks, iu which were some prime fat bullocks, and causing some of the following trucks, in which were other cattle and sheep, to s Nerve over on the opposite side. As the passenger traffic on this railway i, very great,--trains running from either 100 od every Seven minutes—the consternation spread ' 100 Along the line was for some time intense, and increased 20 probably by the recollection of the recent fatal collision on the same line. Efforts were made by the passengers 20 in the 1.45 up train to escape from the carriages on dis covering the obstruction, but the doors were fastened 5O the attendant=, and thus, probably, much unnecessary ' 50 confm ion, if not farther danger, was prevented. 100. THE LATE FEARFUL EXPLOSION.—DEATH OF THE 10 ' } FOREMAN. —The frightful explosion that took place a few days ago at th e C hil werth p owder-mills, the p ro p ert y ,20 of Lord Lovaine , ha s b een, as was ex p ected, attended , s° , ith fatal consequences to the foreman, James Uphold, ' , dio, after the catastrophe was discovered among the !ehris, much btirned, and suffering from divers fractures too the ribs, and other severe injuries. When removed 10 :nom the ruins, the unfortunate man was immediately 5 conveyed home, where he was promptly attended by , Mr. Napper, a resident medica l g entleman ; 25 but his case was hopeless from the beginning, and fie gradually sank ; 25 ••• and died, 50 TILE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1854, SHARE MARKETS. . (THIS DAL) BRITISH.RAILWAYS. RAILweTs. Olosing Prices ,Saturday. Paid.l .00 A brzleen ..... 8: Aiabg. liottng. Bost. and Bastu. Junet... all Belfast Sz Ballymena all Binning. Wolverh. Stour Valley .... .. 29 Bi r keuhd. Lancsh. 6, Cheshire Juuct all Do. Chcsh. & £59 and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £2O. _ _ gp tilyila &Tyne origina2 £25 (issd. at £45 100 Bristol au''_ Exeter.. 100 Caledonian. Hlls. Carmarthen and Car• dig tin all Chester & Rolyheao all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 14 Cornwall 1i Orloff Junction 45 Dublin &BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth &Aber Teen Junction all Do. New .00 East Anglian...., all Eastcru Counties..... .00 Eastern Union, A Stock 10C De., B. Stock Do • 3 , New A .00 . !East Lancashire .00 Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles .00 Edin. PAL) &Dunde( 1 Forth & Clyde June. .00 Glasgow &S. Western .00 Great Northern 00 Do., A. Stock AP Do., B. Stock LOO Gt. Sth. &West.(lre , LOO Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail, Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 10 Do., Thirds 4 Do. N©w Thirds.., 100 Lancash.andYorksh 186 Do., Fifths 111 D)., Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Sonthpt all Loudon & Blackwal lop fond. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn, 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B 26 Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn 42 Do., £5O 34 . Do. £4O all Lndndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk 100 Aanch.Shef.& 41 Do., Man. & Lin. Uu 100 Midland 100 i)o.Birmng. &Derb3 all Nlidld. G. West.(lrir.) 22 , 00. Half Shares all ‘leweastle & Newmkt.BuryEateu, 19. A. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfil. 8 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warreupoini and Rostrevor.. 100 Norfolk 3 Northn.Counties 100 North British all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all 00. „i A Deferred all Do., A B Guarantee ,l lc i 0 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N. E. Purch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London 8A Do. New £lO It is N .&S.Wstrn.,llamp stead, and City Ju IV North Staffordshire all - North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, Az Wolverhampton 4 Portsmouth .00 icottish Central .00 Scottish Midland all -,hrewsby. 6z 11erefd all ihropshire Union _ Do. A, B, Cot D Jun: paid up at per can, all 'south 15svoil Ipp 'south Eastern all youth Wales . 15 Yrksh. & Riv. Du: 5 Do ..•• 8 • :taines, Wok,StWo' all .tockto\ n & Darli. , 164 . itoektou & Hartle; 100 Paff Vale . 1 9 )o. £lO shares 100 Jo. Pref., No. 1.... . 21 Chames Haven Dock and Railway all Vale of Ncath at) Waterfd. & Kilkena; all •Vatcrford&Limeriel 16 West Cornwall. 3 Vest End of Londoi. and Crystal Palace all Vest London 31.5. Arimbledn & Croydo all Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastu. June: 8 Beziers to Graissessae Ila. Bombay, Baroda, and Central ludia,Serip ! Central of Italy al 'Demerara .4 IDkjon and Besancon 9 Dutch Rhenish all lEastern of France 10 Do. New all (Nast Indian. Do. Extension.... all Do.4i p. cc Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. innet. of France 10 Gd. Tk of CanadaA is all Do. do all Do. St. Lawrence & an D A o tla c u a t i i t o . do. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Ut. Central or France all Gt. Indian Peunmula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all Gt. Western ofCanadal Shares all Do. Bds., payable'67, with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, without I option.. . all Hamilton k. Toronto all Do. 6 per cent 8 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref................ 10 Great Luxembourg' Constituted Shares' all Do. Obligations :0 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran 13! Madras 2 Do. New 311 4 Maria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur & Liege (with, interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do .201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erqueli nes guar. 31 p. c. & red. at 2261. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdr. (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs. all NorwegianTrunkPrei 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans.... all Paris and Rouen..... 10 ParisCaen dr Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre 15 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 54 p, cent. Pref 10 Southern of France. 12 St. Andrew's ani Quebec (A) . all West Flanders all Do 5.i per c. Pref 10 Western of France , 14 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand JOINT-STM .kustralasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company , Iritiih N. American Chartd. Bank of ABlO Chrtd. Bnk. of India,. Australia, k China (3olonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and • Australian Loud. Chart. Bk. M Australia London and County London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales._ Oriental Bank of Corporation. Provincial of Ireland Do. New ►loyal Autstraln.Bkg. Gold Imp C 0.... South Australia Union of Australia Do. New IJuien ef 1111dCintem Business done this day. 21i -22 t 41- 5 9 -9, 11 -10 ti 17 - 18 7 - 6 95 - 97 65 -66 A 15 - 14.1 - 12 . 2j - 1?1 - 17 - 18 11i - 12 35 - 40 24 - 26 68 - 70 58 - 60 '2 . -- 24 87i - 884 70 - 72 124 - 126 91 - 93 72i 72i 72 - 76 80 - 85 8 -10 C 8 -10: 71i - 72 - 6 ... ... al tO3 105 102 1021 par p par # p 83 9 8 8 7 d 24 - 25x1 701 70i 42 - 44 d par 9 7 2 2i 6i 50 52 32i ... 334 8 10 - 64 - 78 79 54 5 d 2-34 d 14 15; 55 -- 56 54 56 1 P 4i 31 7 d —P 33 - 35 97 -- 99 62 -- 64 74 -- 8 34 -- n.l 13i 14 64i' 64i 33 34 21 d - . 36 F„L 164 - 21 - f , O ' 4 - 5 - 6i - 74 a 3'd d ) 1 13 21 = 2 1) . 32i -- 32; - 311 , 1 A d .. 6i - iiiil l 7 - 6 9 -- 7d 9 7kl 6 - it) A - iP ... - par 2 ld • par - g 41, ~ - .. di. 2i - 3 A - lip ... ••• par P .. - •. ,•• ..." .' le• ...". • ' ,•• '''''' • ' 7 - 34 - 34 121 -12 i - 88 40 Pm 23 24 par 1 p d —1 ••• '''. ... - pm ill - ••• ''... ii -: 11 19a 1 9 app 4 d 6 7p BANKS. -- bb 1 hd 30 - 32 3 2i d 21i - 22 38 40 42 - 44 - 44 - 46 67 - 68 7i - 8 t n SN '4lti.l RAILWAYS. all I Bedford and Bletehloy 1100 Buckghamsh. DO Clydesdale Jo. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. all Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct' all Do. New all Glstr,& Dn. Pi. all lirtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. 4 Shares. all Do. Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference; all Lon ,Til., &S. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. WO Do. 6 per ct. all danch. Batn. and Matlock all Middlosbro' & nedear. ..... all ali Northern an, Easternsp.e. all Do. 6 per ot. all Do. Fixcds p all Prest. & Wyri all Do.. blares. WO floysto.4k Hit. 18 Shef.Roth a-I Gooleg.s p.c 91 S. Staffordsh. all Wear Valleygi 6 per cent... _ all l.oo sp;ilts&Somrst, Leasing Compans, Loudon & N. West. EA.&N.W. Gt./.lrthn. Caldonian. Gt. Westt , yk. New. Borw Do Do 3. Eastern Do Peto & Co. o Norfolk. L.& N. W. & ALM& 'Stekton Darl!ugt. Midland.. E. Count. L. & N.W &LnlzYk Do Gt NorthL Isaucash Yorksh. Yl.MClean itockt. St l Darlingt itWestn ;losing Prices daturdal. ••• 95 I 160 98 - NO 138 - 140 28 - 30 100 - 10* 50 - 51 25 -25 i 124 - . 13 6 23 - 24 11 - 111 21 -- 2fxd 92 - 58 - GO •• • •. 136 : 139 2} _id 30 - ii. 94 - 96 PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 Aberdeen LOO Do. No. 2,7 p. c 30 Blyth and Tyne lOper c. pref. (issd. at 500 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian► £lO all Chester & Holyh Guar. 5 per cent all Do. do. Pref. N0.•2 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Cork ddiandous p. c all Dundee Perth &Aber- deen Junction all EastAngliau 10s) 6 per cent all Do. (X 5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 ner cent all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent 1.(X) East Lancash.6 p. cts all East and West York shire June. Fifths all EdinbPrth.&Dundee, 4 per cent. 100 Glasgow &S.Westerni Guar. 5 per cent ) 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., - at 10p. c. prem... 100 Do. 4i p. 8i Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref all Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 6 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do. coa. red. 44 P.C 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c, 100 Do. irred, 4p.e. all Do. Birm. p r o. Rh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S. all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 1.00 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. all Do. Ches. Gua. Stk. ' all Do. do, do all Do. do. ds 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6 p. c. Stock ... 'lOO London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. s 100 Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. C. 1.(X) Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton S p. ct. 5 London &S. Wester! Con. Thirds all Londonderry&Coler i Shares 911 Londy.&Ennie.i Sh. all Van., Shef., & Lin. Shares, No. 1. : all Do. New, £lO 4i Do. 46 all Nittrypt.&Carl.4p c all Du, 4i per cent 106 Do - 100 Ylid. Consol.6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 11f Do. Pref. 4j per cent 8 Nrorfolk Debenture . 100 I )o. Prof. 4p. c. Stock 100 lle. sp. c. Eat 100 )o. 54 per ct. pref 100 00. Way. Val. sp. c 100 lorth British 100 4. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. de ........ 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c. No.l 9 Do. do. Quartos '45 10 I )o:yorkii•& all forth Staffordshire 100 Word, Worcester, & WoWelt. £15,6 p.c. all scot. Cent. , New Prel 10 Do. 5 per cent •• • - •• • 98 - 100 3i - 3i 4i - i p 1 -- lip 11) 134 -13 t 22 -; 24 ".xd 114 116 106 - 108 100 - 102 6 -- 6A 99 -- 101 90 -- 92 94 -- 96 11 -11 i 17 -- 18 11 -- 110 75 77 19 i 9t -- 1 0 14i -- 15 It ¶d 137 -- 139 • I. '''''' 0.1 2i - 2ipl 7 - 8 10 - 12 11i - 1 2 i - in L 36 - 138 li - 67 -- 90 103 —10 d 92 0 - 94 :it - 3i 1 :--- is 112 - 114 12 14 ja par 23 234 99 101 17 —l9 ... ..... ..• 2 1d all south Devon Ds. fixed, 4A per cent F, all 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of.£l Os. 6d. 100 Do. 41 per cent. all 4. Ynrksh.4p.c.Guar. all 3. W Lleg Gu +.4 p. c. 1( Do. ,;o. 4. p. c. all itockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent 6 Do. do. do. A all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 , 4 Araterfil.&Kilk.6p.c. St. 20 20 20 MINES. all Agua Fria . . all A.nglo Austria. Gold all Anglo Californian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freeholci 1 all Ave Maria all Badon (Gd.Duelly of, all Blainarvon Iron and Coal .. 13.5 British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issned at £5 pm all Do. Cocaes & Cuhuis 15 Do. St. John Del Rey A CArsons's Creek ; Clarend Cons. Min, Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent 16 Copiapo all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co Fortuna all General all it. NuggetVeinßeg all Great Polgooth. all Liberty all Linares all Niariquita ........ 9 Ntexican&S.A.merien all New Granada all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde all Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. St Smelt. 1 Port , Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron all Do. New 11i Santiago de Cuba., all South Australian , 7h Tin Croft ...... ..... .. , all United Mexican all Waller all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining 01 Australia all Yuba NISCELLA. all Aubin Coal and Iran 171, kustralian Agricult. 6 ,kustralsn.Pcific.Maii all .kustraln. Royal Mail 5i B.lrlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smoltg. and Reduction Co. 321 Canada LOO Canada Gov. 6 p. ot, Jan. and July all Crystal Palace all Crystal Pal.of Franca 5 Eastern Steam 20 ElectricTelegraph(A) all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steau. 10 Irish Beetroot Saga: 10 gaealena St. Navig. all Moditeran. Elec. Tel. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 5 Netherlands Land._ 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. all N. B. Anstralasiaa... 12 Nrth.ofEuropeSteau all Peel Rr. Ld. Sz, Minrl. all Peninsular& Oriental 41) Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam all Scot. Austral. Invest. all South Austral. Land übmar. Telegraph., all Do. Registered. • Vt. Yan Diemen's Lulu V:-4 ••• ••• ••• 1 4 = 11 - I • 3 - 8 1 a 31 li - 24 26 - 2$ I 2 - ••• 2 -- 44 A 7_ 51 1 - 4 12i - 13 4 - 2 # - 41° 1 - i ... 9 a 6 ••• ..• 15i -7 161 I 23 - 15 6 - 8 I - 1 - 2 8 . - 3i t 1 I ... ..... ~ "ID .... ~ : 0 - 44 ... - ... 65 - 70 -- 1.6 .10 - 111 2k - 34 16 - 17 *i = ii ••• ."'"' ••• 1 .. " .. i 3i - 41 2 . _-2i.x.rd.l 2 - 2.1 36 - 3i - - 1 131 =l3! Basins's this day. THE CAMP AT BOULOGNE. BOULOGNE, Saturday Night.—After an absence of a week the Einperor has returned. Re arrived at Cape cure at 5 o'clock, having stopped on his way at Mon treuit to review the troops stationed in that neighbour hood. No interest, however, attached to the proceed- which were limited to the usual inspection and defile. It is now understood to be positively fixed that the long -talked-of manoeuvres, in which the whole Army of the North will take part, will commence on Monday at Escceuilles, and extend thence to Desvres ; that on Tuesday they will be continued in the direction of Boulogne, and that arrangements have been made by which the entire force at the different encampments will take the field for five days. Prince Jerome Napoleon, it-is said, w ill b e present, and, perhaps, the Empress. The ground selected for the movements is well adapted for the purpose, and, as there will be from 65, 000 to 70,000 men out, something considerably beyond the `ordinary effects of a petite guerre may fairly be antici pated. Much, however, of the e• joyableiiess of such sr ectacles depends upon the weather, which for the last few days has b een rat h er unsettled. (in the 30th the Emperor, it is said, intends to hold a grand parade for the distribution of decorations, and on the lathe returns to Paris. So the programme stands at present, hut, as I Lave frequently stated, nothing can be accepted as cer tain here until the last moment, for Napoleon keep , what he intends to du entir,ly to himself, and implicit confidence cannot be placed in what one is told of his movements, even by those who are most likely to be well-informed. Tbe only event which has varied the usual routine of camp life round Boulogne fur the last few days K RR the grand concert of military bands which took place this afternoon in the Place Iles Tintelleries. It was held in aid of the funds of the Socidt6 de Bienfaisance— a local charity—and, notwithstanding the unfavourable weather, was really a splendid affair. There were 1t regimental bands present, including, it is said, 1,200 performers, and the musical effect produced may there fore be imagined, when at the close they united to play "God Save the Queen" and "Partant pour la Syrie " Whatever opinion may be formed of the French army as compared with our own in other respects, the most prejudiced must acknowledge their decided superiority in this. We have some very good military bands, as, for instance, those of the Royal Artillery and of the Guards, but our regiments of the line would hardly venture upon such a programme as that undertaken here to-day and admirably played out. It included the choicest morceauz from the compositions of Verdi, Halevy, Auber, Mozart, Donizetti, Bellini, Meyerbeer, and the other authors, each band as it succeeded to the vacant orchestra endeavouring to outvie its predecessor. With us military music is for the most part confined to a spirited rendering of such familiar airs as " The Girl I left behind me," or " The British Grenadiers ;" nor do we disdain to keep up in its full Shaksperian integrity the attributes of the " ear-piercing" fife. The Iron Duke rather discountenanced any Orphean tendencies in the army as involving officers in unnecessary expense, and always insisted on regimental bands being confined to the regulation number. Perhays he was right, and, other considerations apart, it may be wise not to allow the character of military music to rise to a point beyond which its stimulating effects upon the spirit of the com mon soldier may be for want of appreciation. The evolutions of the ensuing week will probably bring many of our military countrymen to Boulogne, but at present the only representative of the British lion here is a corporal of the Hertfordshire Yeomanry. He arrived in full uniform some days ago, and has since been incessantly engaged in scrutinising the state of the French army. Nothing escapes his notice, and there is no situation, however prominent, in which he does not turn up as a conspicuous feature. Yesterday he went to Honvault, and, having watched for some tinie with a superior air an awkward squad or two under drill, proceeded to inspect the camp kitchens. To the chief cook, a swarthy soldier from Algiers, he conde scendingly introduced himself in the only French words he has yet been heard to utter—'- .Te sui wide comme low." Having minutely examined the arrangements of the cuisine, the corporal retired with great dignity to the edge of the cliff; whence he made a deliberate reconnais sance of the Channel, evidently calculating in his mind the chances of invasion. Coming after Corporal Sutton, and the other crack men of the Guards brought over by Prince Albert as his orderlies, our Hertfordshire warrior excites an immense sensation among the French soldiers. Like Alexander the Great, Richard 111., and other fighting celebrities, nature has not been kind to him. She has plaoed "an envious mountain on his back," and even worse, for his military bearieg has made him very knock-kneed. Nor has the regimental tailor of the Hertfordshire Yeomanry been judicious, but in this respect it is unnecessary to enter into details. The corporal is pursued wherever he goes with the most amusing civilities, and the gallant corps to which he belongs will hear with pride that he is gene rally saluted as " Notre anti Bceuf' by all the gamins of Boulogne. May the warlike cabinetmaker return safely and brimful of military experience to his regiment. The formation of roads to the camps and the practice at targets are the chief occupations for the time being of the portion of the army in this immediate neighbour hood. The practice at targets is kept up incessantly on the beach in front of all the camps, and is evidently a point upon which every rank of the French service is deeply interested. Prize competitions are constantly taking place, and a large number of officers are generally pre sent on these occasions. Yesterday one came off at lionvault, when as much as 60 francs were awarded to the best shot—a small fortune to a man who, if a pri vate, has not much more than a sous a-day to spend. The sands are admirably adapted for the purpose, and the vast advantages secured by the long range of the Mini,s rifle are there brought out with conspicuous effect. It is impossible that the use of the musket can survive much longer when the soldiers of a grest army see a portion of themselves supplied with a weapon having rix or seven times the projectile force, and an increased ac curacy in still greater ratio. The llini6 is to the per cussion musket more than what that was to the flint lock, and promises a change in' military operations almost as decisive as that from archery to firearms. The attention of the French military authorities has been unceasingly directed Burin; many years to this view of the matter, and the Mini 6 rifle and the 20 battalions of Chasseurs de Vincennes are the result. The Russians and the Prussians have also devoted much care and thought to the subject, but with less success, and for reasons which are obvious. If weapons requiring to be constructed with extreme precision have to be sup- plied in large numbers to an army, it will not do to resort to indifferent workmen and inferior machinery for the purpose. The Russian rifle, with its sharp-pointed conical ball, may have a long range, but is not an instrument the close shooting of which can be depended on. The Prus- Sian needle-giin is open to many objections also, and the I Mirth; remains unquestionably the best substitute that has hitherto been found for the common musket. Many distinguished officers in the French service warmly ad vocate the supply of this weapon to the entire infantry force of the army, training the whole as Chasseurs. That it is the right course to pursue is obvious, but changes of so sweeping a kind require time to carry them out. On this important point, therefore (the efficient arming of our troops), our immense mechanical families stand us in good stead. We are able to turn to the fullest account what our ally introduced, but can only adept by degrees. Every twin in the English force sent to the East has his Minie, which, if he only holds it straight, will give him a decided superiority in battle, one which is not dependent upon any fluctuation or casualty, but may be nicely calculated and always relied upon. The French army in Turkey has only its propor tion of Chasseurs— like our Rifle brigade—the rest being armed with the common musket. As one watches the care with which the military service here is organised, one cannot help being struck with the force of circum stances which gives to England at least an equal share in the benefit of inventions like the Minie. We have not yet, however, any soldier so rapid in his movements and so highly trained to that system of sharp shooting into which war must now resolve itself as the Chasseur de Vincennes. Those smart, sturdy little men, who have practised to fire in every position, know how to shelter themselves while they aim and execute every movement with astonishing rapidity—what seems impossible for them to accomplish. France calculates confidently, should her cause require it, on overrunning Europe with her Chasseurs, and their battalions now form the portion of the French army into which all young officers endea vour to enter who are anxious to put themselves in the way of earning distinction. REPORTED LOSS OF THE TRANSPORT SKIP LADY NUGENT AND 400 LIVES. It is with regret that we have to allude to this unfor tunate vessel, but the fact of her having been given up, this week, as lost, at Lloyd's, renders the announce ment of her supposed loss a circumstance important to disclose. The Lady Nugent belonged to Sir George Hodgkinson, and was chartered early last spring by the local government at Madras, as a troop-ship for the con veyance of reinforcements to the British forces at Ran goon, the seat of the Burmese war. She sailed from Madras on the 10th of last May, having previously re ceived the troops, which comprised 350 rank and file of the 25th Regiment of Madras Light Infantry, twenty women and children with the staff officers, among whom may be mentioned Lieutenant-Colonel Johnstone, Lieu tenant and Adjutant Daly, Lieutenant and Quar ter-master King, Lieutenant Bamford, Assistant-Sur geon &mpson, and seven native commanding staff-offi cers, the ship's crew, Captain Bannerman, the first, second, and third officers, and 33 seamen. Within a fortnight after her departure; a frightful hurricane swept over the Bay of Bengal, which lasted three or four days, causing a great many melancholy casualties. Several small vessels were seen to founder during its ravages, and the Pluto steamer, belonging to tie Hon. East India Company's service, with 500 troops on board, also bound to Rangoon, was by a miracle saved from meet ing a similar fate. There can be nu doubt that the un fortunate ship, Lady Nugent, enco un t ere d that f ear f u l storm, and subsequently foundered carrying with her every living soul on board, who all perished. For months hopes have been entertained that she survived the gale, anti had been blown among the Andamans or other islands in the bay, and had become dis abled. Vessels and steamers had made the passag e to and from Rangoon and Madras Since then %,7.1?.!..!,u0t,.. meetinc , the least tiding of the missing ship. lb_ os "r os. vernorGetieral, on hearing of it, despatched tbeanS;and tris and Nemesis steam frigates to the Ati adjoining islands in search of the wreck, hear, returned after a fruitless survey, each warding a formal report to the had been unable to discover any The agents of the ship at this week sent advices to S . owner, expressing their belief, ab sence, that she must have gone and not a soul Margo stige of the vessel. w . bi d ch am tv in e, f w or e . from the ship's long down during the storm, discover any MadrasGovernor,e George and Hodgkinson, RstaactnngP:tnh a h that hv h ee e Theslup was Owed at Lloyd's. 25 St. 20 St. 812 s St. 20 St. St. 10 6A St. 10 St. 25 100 20 25 15 25 FOREIGN. 10 22, all all 95i 6 654 42, 1 i i 88 9 71 125 72i f 71.1, 2 li 21 103 1 3! 101 f 1 2 5 70i I 21 i per cent. 64i 5 xal 25 0 dim 1 12 20 256 111A.RKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The country markets held on Saturday were fairly sup plied with English wheat. Most kinds met a slow sale, yet very little change took .place in the quotations. Grinding barley was firm ; but other kinds, including malt, commanded very little attention. Oats, beans, peas, and flour were firm at full prices. Advices from New York to the 12th inst. state that flour was dull, and 12 cents per barrel lower. In grain, very little was doing. The Continental markets have ruled firm, at very full prices. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were small. From abroad, we received 4,745 quarters of wheat, 3,370 barley, 8,744 oats, 11,816 beans, 87 peas, 13,195 linseed, 1,492 rapeseed, 71 mustard seed, 91 sundry seeds, 2,223 sacks, and 689 barrels. The supply of wheat received fresh up to our market to day from Essex wad tolerably good, but the supply from Kent WAR but moderate. On the whole, the show of sam ples of both red and white was by no means extensive. For fine samples of both red and white, we had a fair de mand, at prices equal to those obtained on Monday last ; but low and middling kinds moved off slowly, at, in some instances, a the quotations of is per quarter. The general weight and condition of the new wheats were good. Scarcely any old samples were on the market. With foreign wheat we were fairly supplied. Good heavy samples sold to a fair extent, on former terms. All other kinds moved off slowly. In prices very little change took place. There was scarcely any inquiry for shipment to the continent. Floating cargoes—the arrivals of which have been small—were rather dull, yet prices were supported. Scarcely any English barley was on show ; and the supply of foreign was very moderate. Most kinds changed hands to a fair extent at full quotations. There was a slight improvement in the malt trade. In prices, however, no change took place. Oats-e-the supply of which was small—were in good re quest, and the quotations were fully supported in every instance. Beans changed hands steadily at extreme rates. The inquiry for peas was tolerably firm at full prices. The sale for flour was firm at last week's inquiry. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Bed •• .. new 539 to 62a Ditto .......... old 56s 6d3 Ditto, White new 116 s 70s Ditto .• • old 535 65s Norfolk and Lin coln, Bed, old s 543 Ditto new • • • 4 O 75 525 aye—Old • • •• • • • • • • —s—s '.!few • • .......... 38s 40s Barley—Grinding .• • .. 30s 31s Malting •... 30s 32s Chevalier.• • • ... 32s 33s Walt—Suffolk and Nor folk .... • • • • .... 62s 67s Brown . • • • • • • . • • • . 58 s 60s dingstonandWare 68s 695 Malt—Chevalier .... 69s to 70. Oats Yorkshire and Lineolnsh., Feed 22s 26s Potato .... 25s 28s Yoaghal and Cork Black. •••• .. 18s 25, Cork, White ..... 24e 27s Scotch, Feed •.•. 28s 30s Beans—Tick .• • ...... 40s 48s Pigeons .... 42i 56i Peas—Grey .• • • • 35s 375 Maple...•• .. 38s 40s White. • • • . . • 40s 455 Boilers •••••• •• •• —8 —8 Flour—Town-made... 50s 55s Suffolk . •• —•• •• 44s 48s Stooktn &Norfolk 44s 46s SMITHFIELD. ---- To-day's market was well supplied with foreign stock, but its general quality was very inferior. There was a considerable falling off in the arrivals of home-fed beasts fresh up this morning, and there were very few good animals amongst them. Owing to the favourable change in the weather, and the increased number of buyers in attendance, the beef trade wan brisk, at an advance in the prices obtained on Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The primest Scots sold at 5s per 81bs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire we received 1,800 shorthorns; from other parts of England, 550 of various breeds ; and from Scotland 45 horned and polled Scots. The supply of sheep exhibited a falling off compared with Monday last. For all breeds, we had a steady de mand at fully last week's currency. The best old Downs realised ss. per Ms. We were rather scantily supplied with calves, in which a full average business was transacted, at from 2d. to 4d per 81bs above the prices realised on this day se'ennight. There was rather more doing in pigs. Prices were well supported, with but moderate supplies on offer. Fair average imports of foreign stock took place in the port of London last week, namely, 8,791 head. In the correspon di ng week in 1 853 the imports amounted to 13,238 •in 1852, 12, 032 ; in 1851, 10,404 ; in 1850, 7,872 ; in 1849 , ' 5,716 ; in 1848, 4,360; in 1847, 6,460 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs From Beasts. Varrel 1 00 00 -. Hamburgh Ha r li ngen 402 ... 972 ._ 1;1 ._ 101 -. 402 Rotterdam.-- 439 -. 1,410 -.-. 94 _ Tonningen 464 -. 530 .- Amsterdam 126 _. 2,946 -. 110 Bremen 385 -. 2 -- Antwerp ••• 2 Oporto - ... - Total -. 2,093 ... 5,837 -. 171 -. 285 -. 402 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1953 1,835 ... 10,196 ... 159 ... 552 ... 496 1852 1,792 ... 9,024 ... 130 ... 709 ... 384 1851 1,903 ... 6,869 ... 192 ... 508 ... 932 1850 1,217 ... 5,787 ... 133 ... 446 ... 274 1849 1,122 ... 4,408 ... „. 165 ... 21 Per Slbs to sink the offal". a. d. a. d.l B. a. 8 d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4TrimeSouthdown 410 5 0 Second quality.... 3 6 310 Large ergo. calves 3 2 3 8 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 8 Prime small d 0... 310 4 4 Prime Scots, die. 410 5 0 rge hogs 3 0 4 2 Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Small porkers 4 4 4 8 iccond quality ...3 8 4 0 Suet:lingo:lives ..22 0 29 U ?rime orse.-Nvlled.4 2 4 6 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 FOREIGN syrri.r. TOTAL SUPPLT• Beasts .. • • • • • • • 4,563 gbeep ••••• • • • • •—• •• —31,190 Calves .. ••..• • • • •• .. 24$ Beasts.... •• . ........ . 7,451 Sheep ...... • • ...... 6,140 datement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold iu Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Sept. 26, 1853, and this day, Monday, Sept. 25, 1854. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Sept. 26, 1853. 15ept.25,1854 . . s. d. s. d. s. •d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 oto 3 4 3 2to 3 4 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 6 3 8 3 6 310 310 4 2 1 4 0 4 o Prime large oxen ... Prime Seas, ... ... 4 4 4 614 10 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep ... 3 2 3 • 613 4 3 6 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 8 4 013 8 4 0 Primo coarse woollod ditto ... 4 2 4 6!4 2 4 6 Prime Southdown ditto ... .. 410 5 24 10 5 0 Lambs ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Large coarse calves ... 3 6 4 0 3 2 3 8 Prime small ditto ... ... 4 2 4 83 10 4 4 Large hogs . 3 4 4 2 3 0 4 2 Neat small porkers .„ ... 4 4 5 0 4 4 4 8 Beasts... ... ... 5,654 4,668 Sheep ... ... 26,450 31,190 Calves... ... ... 250 218 Pigs 380 420 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 27, 1852. —Beasts, 5,286 ; sheep, 28,560 ; calves, 301; pigs, 415. Sept. 29, 1851.—Beasts, 5,148; sheep, 27,320; calves, 249 ; pigs, 360. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. There has been rather more firmness in the goner& demand in these markets, and prices are well supported. The supplies on offer are but moderate. Per Blbs by the carcass. s. d. s. d. Beef, interior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., prime large 3 10 4 2 Do., do. small 4 4 4 6 Pork, large 3 0 4 0 I. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 8 Veal 2 10 4 0 Pork, small 4 2 4 $ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since Monday last, large quantities of home-grown potatoes have come to hand. The imports have been trifling, viz., 1 ton from Charente, and 24 sacks from Dub lin. A full average business is doing, on the following terms :—Regents, 80s to 903 ; middlings, 45s to 50s; Sham, 60s to 703 per ton. BORO UGH HOP. As the new hops are coming down very light, the duty is still called only from 50,0001 to 60,0001. All kinds are in good request, and new qualities are selling at from 181 to 211 per cwt. Last week's imports were large, viz., 1,238 bales from Hamburg, 211 from Antwerp, 269 from Ostend, 7 from Dunkirk, 299 from Rotterdam, 12 from Ceylon, 1 from Calais, and 166 from New York. —Mid and East Kent pockets, 1853'5, 131 13s to 18/ Os ; Weald of Kent ditto, 131 Os to 151 15s ; Sussex ditto, 121 Os to 16103 ; and foreign, 1110 a to 13113 a per cwt. WOOL. Holders of English wool are very firm, and about an average business is doing in most kinds. at full quotations. Foreign and colonial parcels move off slowly, on former terms. Last week's imports were 6 bales from Lisbon, 505 from Port Beaufort, 1,365 from Bombay, 2,300 from Sydney, 910 from. Port Philip, 84 from Hamburgh, 804 from Adelaide, 100 from Oporto, 284 from Alexandria, 71 from the Cape, 130 from Callao, 600 from Islay, 43 from Taganrog, and 1,292 from Algot' Bay. The following are the current rates of English wool : Southdown hoggets, is Id to is lid ; half-breds, is ld to is 2d; Southdown ewes, 1s Old to ls ld ; Kent fleeces is ld to is 2d ; combing skins, is ld to ls 2d ; flannel wool', 10d to is 2d ; blanket wool, 9d to lld ; and Leicester fleeces, is Oid to is ld per lb. SEEDS. Rapeseed has been in fair request, and has realised rather more money. There is a good demand for winter tares. Linseed is dull, but not cheaper. Cakes command full prices. All othe r articles are a slow inquiry. Turntp.Watte, per bush. 21s to 25' swede .. •• • . 249 38 , viustard, Brown •••• .. —s —3 White, new •• •• .. 71 9• r tres,Winter, 10$ 0 , 1 030,1 Old.. • • • • • • • Os OdOs Osman', per quarter •• 403 503 Rye gra ss.. •••.• • 24 I 28s Clover, Red (cwt.) —s -s White • • •• s —3, Foreign lied.. ••• . —9 —3 'nate • • • • —s Trelbil, new••••....•• 16s 20• Carraway .....• ••• . .. 364 40s Coriander • . .... •• • • —s —s Rempseed, per quarter 4( s 445 Linseed, Eng. ;owing.. 665 - Crushing .... •• • . 604 62s Rattle .• ••..• • .. 585 605 Odessa .. • • .... • 604 62s (Aimed Cake, pr. ton— ' English •• . 10/ 05 111 104 • Foreign,per ton 9.bs 11t 5g Rape Cakes, pr ton 6t04 fii lOs Rapeseed, Nutv,prlat 28' ITe 32 Cs TALLOW. Our market is dull, and prices are again lower than on Monday last. P.Y.C. on tho spot 63s 9d to 64s 3.1 per cwt. Town tallow, 62s 6d per cwt. net cash. Rough fat, :38 Nd per Blbs. 1852. .....___ Stock this day ...... 22,940 29043 34.460 22,1 9 31,39. 39s 6d 38s 9d •.o 403 9d :o' 58s Od .3s 9d t o peek of Y. C.' .... to —Bod' 39s 3d 41s Od !to — ft Od 6 44 3d Delivery last week •. ' 2,874 1 2,186 2,715 2,660 1 ,600 Ditto from June 1.... 28,200 26,933 23,599 129,226 20,275 Arrivals last week.. 1,255 1,148 912 3,674 2,1 i 8 Ditto from Junel.... 21,7b8 19,543 r,431 1 28,050 15,666 nice of Town....— 411 04 415 Od 434 0 d 1 581 04 655 9d 1850.• I ISM. 1853. Pm li 101 1001 B E. Kate Vernon : A Tale. Three vols. Newby. This is a very interesting story. The commence. ment does not promise so favourably ; it is mere description ; but the two subsequent volumes fur nish material for much pleasing writing. Th e style is flowing and natural, and the people met with are well sketched in all the varying shades of mind and manners, from the stately old Colonel to the garrulous nurse who had fol lowed the fallen fortunes of the family she loved, from splendour to humble means, and even at last to want and privation. The first part is the reminiscences of a young officer, Captain Egerton, hut after he goes to India the story is car ried on in the usual manner, and relates entirely to Kate. She was very unfortunate in having no friends or acquaintances in her own rank of life ; her cousin, Lady Desmond, was in a much higber scale, and of a totally different nature. The Win ters were, on the contrary, beneath her, so that there was no one to sympathise with her and to enter into her feelings. The picture of her arrival in London is very well imagined. She left her calm retreat, in a beautiful country village, for a dingy lodging in the town, where she, unknown and friendless, is about to exchange pleasant occu pations for toil and teaching. it is natural that such a change should affect a youngand ardent spirit. Then came the delays, the disappointments that are so likely to happen in such cases, but which the enthusiastic and inexperienced begin ner never reckons upon—one friend out of town, another too busy to attend to her, the third unable, although willing, to help. Above all, when she did get a chance, the coming in contact with vulgar gentility, which was far worse than being among the really common, who left her alone, or respected her misfortune. Mrs. Potter was a great annoy ance with her pretensions and absurdities, but she persevered for a time. A change came again, how ever, to darken more deeply her life. Her beloved grandfather, who had been drooping since they came to town, became ill, and after a short tithe died. A melancholy time was that for Kate, as she watched the gradual decay of her dear grandfather. A few evenings before his death he asked her to bring in his old faithful hound Cormac. As Kate, how ever, sat gazing at the two in the twilight, a gloomy presentiment seized her that the worst was at hand. The Colonel gazed abstractedly, "as if his spirit had flown back to the scenes and time when he w as still vigorous, and Cormac gambolled with all the vivacity of youth. Now the old hound sat grav e and still, and Kate suppressed the deep sighs which rose from her heart, as she saw those old companions, side by side, thus changed, thus sink-. ing in the unequal conflict with time and adver sity, and behind them memory raised the dark curtain of the present, and the bright happy past broke forth with more -than its pristine freshness. She saw those languid forms, instinct with life, glowing with animation." After this awful catastrophe a new phase in the heroine's life is introduced. The cousin returned, and took her to live with her ; but it was no im provement in her condition, for a life of splendour in dependence and supposed obligation was far more trying to the spirit than the real labour Kate had before been engaged in. To add to other troubles Georgina Desmond was vain and jealous. She had been a beauty, and was still greatly ad mired, but Kate Vernon was then in all the fresh ness of youth, and that irritated her cousin with out her acknowledging it to herself. Many pain ful scenes ended in a mutual determination to separate. Kate returned to London, and after soma time took a situation as companion to an old lady. Here her days passed wretchedly, and it was with a sensation of inexpressible relief to her when the Winters returned from Italy. A brighter prospect was now before her, as on their arrival they imme diately took her away from her uncongenial place of abode, and she for a time was to reside with them. However, she was not destined to be their guest, for on their reaching London they were joined by Colonel Egerton, as he had now become after a successful course in India. His horror may be imagined on finding how many misfortunes had. befallen Kate in his absence. After following her through so many troubles, and seeing her so worn out with toil and care, which were not her natural or expected lot, it is gratifying to leave her at last in prosperity. By the death of his brother, Eger ton became a Viscount, and repossessed Kate of the Dungar property, Colonel Vernons, in Ire land. Winter, on hearing the news, exclaimed—. " So the wheel goes round, but it is not every day it brings up, sparkling over the dull surface of so ciety, as bright and pure a gem as Kate Vetnon." Lights and Shadotes of Australian Life. By Mrs. Charles Clacy, author of " A Lady's Visit to the Gold Riggings." 2 vols. Hurst and Blackett. These vountes arc not exactly what one would conclude them to be from their title, and offer more attractions to the lovero romance than to the seeker of information. They tr e the work of a lady who has already given us her impressions of the country in an account of her visit to the gold diggings. The present work consists of a series of very interestinc , tales, in which the chief features of a settler's life are shown. The authoress informs us that they are all founded on fact, most of them having come under her personal knowledge. This renders them more striking to those who desire tc form some idea of colonial life as it really is, which, of course, one who has tried it must be well able to describe. One of the longest stories is entitled " Mikka," and relates to the aborigines, who are sometimes troublesome neighbours to the solitary. settler. A proof that they are not naturally inca pable of improvement is afforded by the heroine of this tale, an aboriginal girl, who was adopted by a settler's family, and afterwards displayed much gratitude and self-sacrifice. The bushrangers are another danger to the lonely and unprotected dwelling. Several tragedies are told in the course of these narratives, as they are mostly desperate characters, and, if not overpowered, murder all the inhabitants. The gold diggings occupy, of course, a prominent feature. In one story, entitled " Going without a Dinner and its Consequences," a poor digger's wife, just as they had become penni less, discovers a lump of gold. Such changes of fortune are not rare in the gold district. Some of the tales relate the unexpected meetings of friends or relations in the far-off country, who had aban doned the hope of seeing each other again. The authoress asserts in her preface that she does not attempt to compete with the many clever and volu minous workswhich have appeared on this subject, her object being to afford amusement, and to those who have friends in the country some hints to intend ing emigrants. If not the first to describe to us the ordinary features of the country and the inhabi tants, Mrs. Clacy may at least claim the distinc tion of having lent to the scenes of that distant land something of the interest of home, and of having invested the prosaic and practical life of log-has and gold digging with the ,brilliant colours of romance. To the class of readers we have named the work will be specially attractive, but the ordi nary novel reader will find that these simple nar ratives of every-day life are more likely to amuse and occupy au idle hour than many more ambitious works, possessing as they do the charm of truth. with he fascination of fiction. H.M.S. BAITANNIA..—The following is an extract From a letter we have just received from a medical officer now serving in the Bli.ck Sea :—There has been a feii.;fni outbreak of cholera in the Britannia, unparalleled in the history of the service. Fifty men, some of them the healthiest in the ship, died within the first 20 hours. In about 14 days, 139 men died. The surgeon had a alight attack himself. Most of the other ships have suffered, but nothing iu comparison to the Britannia, which up to the outbreak had been the healthiest ship in the fleet. —Medical Times. BARNSTAPLE(DEVONSHIRERAI R . BARNSTAPLE, FRI DAY.—Tbe annual cattle and horse fair, which is held in this town for three days, commenced on Wednesday. Several thousand sheep were penned, but the sale was in many instances heavy. 38s. per head was ;eked, but the general figures were—for store wethers, 255. to 345. ; lambs, 15s. to 18s. ; breeding ewes, h orn s, 225. to 28s. ; Notts ditt o , 25 g. to 365. F a t bullocks realised 10s. to 10s. 6d. per score ; two-year-old steers, from 121. to 161. per pair ; three-year-old, 1 41 . to 301. ; cows and calves, 121. to 161. ; grazing. heifers, 6s. to 7s. 6d. per soon. There were, as usual, a large nu mber of horses of all descriptions, and dealer s p urchased somewhat freely at moderate prices. THE NOTTINGHAM White, who are charged with BREAD RIOTS.—Mr. John Boum.. and his servant, a Barker, and ethers , n the night of Wednesday ma h r e 6th inst , were brought s, u at th e - Shire Hall, on Saturp for examination. The case was again day, on bail, ad journed. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTH OP SCOT FATAL LAND iinthwar.—An accident occurred on Saturday feloniously beforeth e magistrates, Bl : opti‘ni VgiiiCial l m orning on this railway w hich has led to the loss of one and the injury of a c onsiderable number of p ersons, some of whom are hi a very precarious state. GREAT FIRE AT SHAD THAMES.—Last night about six o'clock, a fire, attended with a serious loss of property, broke out in a pile of premises, known as Laing's and Shand's sail works, situate at Shad Thames, liorsely down. The premises had a considerable frontage, and ran back nearly 100 feet, the ground-floor being in the tenure of Messrs. Lock and Co., lead-factors. The whole of Messrs. Laing and Shand's property has, it is to be damaged j L o o by granary regretted, been reduced to ashes, and it is feared that t isMessr s. also much Laing g m erchants. and burnt,sT very little remains of the stock in trade belo ng i n g to Co., he lead ain Messrs. Messrs.stock amnnescke.ds and water. insured in the Monarch and Phoenix fir e - o ffi ce s , but it is 1 unknown whether any a the other sufferers Wei* in' h Th e 1 lea r o o f °d were°f of the i Mired. L I 5 10 St. Bt. 5 40 5 St. 25 :OTIS li I 27 I