The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-21 00:00:00

just returned from France, were received yesterday by the Duke de la Victoria. The Patriarch of the Indies, together with his relativ e , the celebrated nun Sor Patrocinio, and her confessor, Padre Fulgencio, and various intimates of the same nun, have been ordered to select some place of residence in the provinces, as they will not be allowed to remain in Madrid. The papers state that Sor Patrocinio has had the famous " cinco Ragas," or five wounds of our Saviour, again developed, and has been visited by many, to Whom she does not fail to hold forth on the impious doings of the 17th, 18th, and 19th of July. The cholera at Seville has greatly diminished. It seems that the number of deaths was exaggerated, owing to the ingenious contrivance of certain gen tlemen, to whom the corporation had offered a Peseta each for assisting in the prompt interment of each corpse, and who, acting on the principle that dead men tell no tales, duly received their fees, and then, taking the bodies out of the city by one gate, effected an entrance with their loads at some other Part, and, in fact, made the same corpses do duty, as regards obtaining the said burial fees, several times over. _ . The _Europa seems to anticipate unpleasant dis agreements with France, and says that M. de Per- Bigny is on his way here, arguing no good from his Journey. A. special decoration has been ordered by royal decree for the combatants for liberty on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of July. The ribbon is to be half red and green, and suspended from it a civic crown, with a band of gold around it, on which is to be inscribed in black letters " The grateful country to the defenders. of liberty, in July. Madrid, 1854." GREECE. Letters from Athens, of the 7th instant, state that the Napist faction and the Court camarilla were intriguing as actively as ever in favour . of Russia. The Ministry closely watched their pro ceedings ; but, meeting with no support from the King, their good intentions were of little avail. Previous to the arrival of M. Mavrocordato, the Ministers had proposed to the Queen to travel for six months out of Greece, observing that a Visit to some watering-place in Germany would prove beneficial to her health. Her Majesty, how ever, who does not give up the cause of the Byzan tine Empire as lost, preferred continuing at her post. The Russian faction had taken advantage of the appearance of the cholera at the Piraeus to cut off all communication between Athens and the allied troops. This was a mere pretext to annoy them, for the circulation was left open to the mili tary and naval Commanders-in-Chief, to the corps dip/omatique and their attendants, and other privi leged persons. ITALY. The partizans of Mazzini, in Genoa, annoyed at the declaration of General Garibaldi, with regard to the revolt, at Parma, have written to him the following letter : General,—Your protest, inserted in several Pied rnontese journals, has given rise to sinister interpreta tions. For the Fake of your honour, which, havinc , fought Under your orders, we have a right to defend against malignant comments, we demand of you a frank and straightforward declaration. We have shared with you the perils of war and the sufferings of exile. We have shed together our blood for the triumph of one object— the independence of Italy. Our adversaries regard your letter as a first step towards a compromise, and an act in direct contradiction with our programme and prin ciples. It behoves you to disabuse the over credulous and confound the impostors." LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Aug. 21.—Wind this day at Noon, W. • light airs, an d d u ll , c l ou d y weather. Th e M ercury is falling. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 20.—Wind, S.W. Sailed—Clara, for Australia ; Rose, Quabec. OFF DoVEß.—Arrived—Twende Brodre, from New Brunswick, for Grimsby. PORTSMOUTH. Aug. 20. —Wind, W. Arrived—Agra, from London, for Geelong, and sailed for Southampton ; Albert, Antwerp, for Vera Cruz ; H.M.S. gun-boat Arrow, Woolwich ; Mauritius (s), Southampton. Off Port—Phae ton from St. Lawrence ; Cornelius Geps, London, for Port Philip ; Sea Witch, do , for Hong Kong. FALMOUTH, Aug. 20. Wind, variable. Arrived—Anna • Agslhi, from Rio Grande; Vrede, Swansea, for Batavia, With foremast sprung. Sailed—Voluna, for Quebec. COWES.—Arrived—Kingfisher, from Havannah. BRIDGEWATER, Aug. 20.—Arrived—Idas, from Quebec. PIARWICEI, Ang. 20.—The Matilda Cornelia, Amsterdam - *Cardiff, has been assisted in here leaky, having been aground on the Long Sand. SA.LCOMBE, Aug. 20.—Wind, W. Sailed—Specimen , for /teva de Sella. Off Port—Queen of the We s t, from Antigu a . Ellen Dui LN, Aug. 19.—Wi n d, W.S . W . A rr i ve d—M ary Brodr trom Barbadot s ; Miranda, from t. John's, N.B. ene, Quebec. Sailed—Enterprise, S for Quebec. QtrEENSTOWN, Aug. 19.—Wind, W : S.W. Arrived— , -P , Fari" Eugeni a , from Akyab ; Amelia Hill, .Matanzas. utt tort—R unnyme d e, f rom Pernambuco, and sailed for Goole. LIMRRIOK, Aug. 19.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Revival, from Quebec ; and Chapman, do. • ~BELFAST, Aug. 19.—Wind, W. Arrived--Orion, from . WATERFORD, Aug. 19.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Erin, from Quebec. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.45 a.m. Wind, S.W. ; tide, 3 hours' flood ; fine. Arrived, 20th—Froya ' from Lisbon, prize • Adele, Mi ratnichi ; J un it er ( s ), Harnburgh ; Elizabeth Harrison, Porto Rico; Baumgarten, Trieste; Confucius, Mauritius; „ e ° l,l roodore, Jamaica ; Alexander, Antigua ; Lady Frank * Pogwash ; Hemisphere Sagunay ; City of London (s), "Illlkirk • Karen Ann Sophie, liogense ; Speculati, Guern sey ; Bellcna, Soderham ; Brilliant, Oporto ; Clio, Oporto ; Lord Nelson, Cadiz ; Margaret, Leghorn ; Kate, do. DEAL, Monday, 9.45 a.m. — Wind, S.W. ; fresh, and cloudy. Pa ssed—Henrietta, from Batavia, for Rotterdam. Anchored—St. Paul, from London, for Havre ; Achilles, London, for Afric a . c , 'ailed —Lady Chapman, f , r Trinidad ; Henry Buck, ~..ar; City of C a l cu tt a , Cl y d e; M argare t an d E l i za b eth, ‘*endoaiff ; Fanny, New York. LORD JOHN RUSSELL AT THE LAKES.—Lord John Russell presided unexpectedly at the opening of a small school in the district of the Lakes on Thursday last. His Lordship's arrival at the Lowood Inn, on Windermere, baying become known to the Rev. W. Hodgson, that gen tlemanllls requested his presence on the interesting occasion. Lordship with great kindness complied, and arrived in the afternoon, accompanied by Lady J. Russell and 14111 4, at the schoolhouse, which is situated in a ro mantic. locality, among the mountains, and is built at the sole expense of Mr. G. Redmayne. A large Party of the neighbouring gentry were present, and, after a brief statement by Mr. Hodgson of the cir • oumstances under which the school was erected, and an address by the Rev. Canon Miller, of Birmingham, on the advan ce an d prospects of English Education, Lord John Russell addressed the assemblage at some length, and referring to an allusion made by Mr. Miller to the presence of the widow of the lamented Dr. Ar. nold, whose residence is in the immediate neighbour , hood, concluded by a warm tribute to the doctor's me mory, and with the expression of an earnest wish that the bitterness of party spirit might no longer impede the progress of education. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—GALLANTRY OF A SEAMAN,— Last evening, a few minutes before eight o'clock, as one of the London and Westminster steam-boats was leaving the pier at Westminster-bridge, a female, apparently .labouring under the effects of liquor, threw herself into the river. A seaman, named George Davis, lately arrived from the East Indies, who happened to be on board at the time, immediately threw off his coat, jumped into the water, and caught the drowning woman in his arms. Assistance having been rendered, the woman was conveyed in a boat to the shore, and taken by the police to the station-house. It deserves to be mentioned that this is the third time that this gallant seaman has had the happiness to save the life of a fellow -creature. ANOTHER EXTENSIVE FIRE AT A FACTORY.—On Saturday afternoon a destructive fire broke out amongst some small houses in a very densely-populated neigh bourhood, known as Pepper-street, near Gravel-lane, fafSouthwark. The fire originated in the picture-frame aotery of Mr. Scratchley, th e men b elonging to *whom, it was stated, had gone to dinner. Hundreds of inhabit an t s soon assembled on the sp o t to assist in removing the furniture of the persons residing near it. From the nature of the stock the flames spread very rapidly. The Christ-ohurch parochial en gise and those of the brigade s oon arr i ve d , and, having been set in operation, in two hours all f ur th er danger cease d ; but the entire factory, stock, tools, &°-, were consumed. S MIERSETSHIRE CENTRAL RAILWAY. This line, Which forms a junction with the Bristol and Exeter ' i f aaw an was formally opened on Friday last for traffic. " . °°tsmences at the port of Highbridge, and tbrminates at the town of Glastonbury. The Belgian Moniteur says :—" A convention was teed On the 12th of this month at London for guaran r!isg literary and artistic property between Great Bri enl and Belgium, and for regulating the tariffs of books, g ra viogs, music, &c., imported from one country into other. This convention will be presented to the Chambers at the opening of the session." Mit. DUFF Y , M.P.—The Nation contains the follow. l : —We believe we may confidently promise Mr. ''''offy's ret urn to Ireland in renovated health in a few Wee ks. Hi s me d ical adviser has sent him to travel in a. tle interval, to complete his recovery, and he is gone to Flanders an d Germany —the former, the country in Burope which has had the closer connection with Ire -11,.d, Douay, L ouva i n, and Fontenoy bear w ; and the latter, i n t erest i ng to Ireland at present from itness its tenures, satio n peasant proprietors, and i n d ustrial organi . EXCEPTED ARTICLES TO BANKRUPTS.—By th enew Bank ruptcy Act, all bankrupts on and after Sept. 1 n are luto be allowed 201. worth of excepted articles in furni re and i mplements of trade, i n th e same manner as inso lvents are allowed by th e I nso l vent Debtors' Court. tene o SARAH F EATHERSTONE'S LIFE SPARED. —The Seti f death- passed- u') on• Sarah Featherst one at the last Chest er A ssizes, for the murder of her child, has been commuted to penal servitude for life. Asa recommended peenner rec ommended to mercy hy the jury, MONEY AIARKET AND COAIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, including 500 American taken for export. The market was heavy, without change in prices. The sales comprised 4,200 American, 250 Pernam and Maranham, at 6d. to 6/d. ; 200 Egyptian, at 61d. to 9d. ; 300 Surat, at 3d. to 34d. ; and 40 Sea Island, at ls. to is. ld. per lb. Railway Shares were firm at improved prices. Letters from Birmingham mention that there has been again an improved feeling in the iron trade duriti , the past week. Pig iron, of good quality, has been in increased demand, and Scotch pig has risen 2s. to 4s. per ton. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer 'farms, which left Southampton, yesterday, for India, ATc., has on board 350,2701. in specie. The followin g are the nominal prices of foreign. stocks :—Grenada , Deferred Bonds, 6 to 6/ ; Mexi can, 241 to 241 ; Peruvian, 69 to 71 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 99 to 101 • Ditto 4/, = per Cents., 85 to ; 87 Spanish New Deferred, 181 to 18/ ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 38i to 381 ; Ditto Certi cates, 41 to 51, ; Ditto Passive, 3/ t o 4. The Africa steamer from New York with advices to the 9th inst., are hut four days l a t er th an pre viously in hand, and do not report anything of par ticular importance. The close of the Session of Congress there, like that of Parliament here, had somewhat cooled down the political atmosphere, and left the public mind more free for the calm consideration of all the consequences of the railway stock and bond panic, with the probabilities of or against its early subsidence. From all appear ances, it must be doubtful whether even the most I accredited and most correctly managed of the rail way lines will be able to recover their previous standing for some time to come, owing not so much to the enduring remembrance of the frauds which have been perpetrated and exposed in other lines as to the grievous amount of borrowed on bond debt with which they are overloaded, and on which heavy amounts of interests are payable, thus swallowing up a large proportion of the earnings of the most successful. In some cases these bond debts exceed more than twoor threefold the amount Of the paid-up capital stock which was the basis of the enterprise, and according to which the measure of credit, or the borrowing power, should have been prudently limited. Although commercial affairs do not appear to have been tainted with any of the recklessness of the stock market, but rather to have been con ducted with becoming caution—for there were no signs of overstocking markets and large speculative movements, but the reverse—it is evident that the commercial community must have been hampered to an inconvenient eaten t by the curtailment of cus tomary banking accommodation, consequent on the high bidding for moneyin the market against them by railway boards, and the enormous absorption of the funds which else would have been at the disposal of the banks for answering the legitimate demands of commerce and industry. It is evident from the returns of the City Banks, published weekly, and brought down to the sth inst., inclusive, that so far as New York is concerned, the amouut of loans at nearly 94 millions of dollars, showing an actual increase of 4 or 5 millions, must include and re present a very heavy weight of advances on rail way stocks not readily realisable in the existing state of the stock market, although originally loaned upon, no doubt, with what was considered a sufficient margin of price against any probable depreciation. The banks, therefore, must con tinue to be the holders in cases where those who have lodged them as security, direct or collatoral are not able to redeem. Otherwise the position of the Lanks cannot be deemed unfavourable, since collectively their stock of specie had been increased to the date mentioned above to nearly 141 millions of dollars, (nearly one million less, however, than July 29, the week before), against two months before about 10 millions. Their note circulation, moreover, does not exhibit any sign of being in excess at over nine mil lions of dollars, which has been about the average for nearly a year past. The deposits meanwhile show a large addition at nearly 762 millions, or about four millions more than they were two mouths before, and twenty millions or more beyond their amount at the s ime time last year. The corn trade was heavy to-day, and prices were 2s. per quarter lower for wheat. All other sorts of grain were heavy. About 200 quarters of new wheat were on sale in middling condition. The letters of allotment of the Turkish loan were, it is understood, delivered this morning, which of course gave an impetus to the transac tions. It readily found buyers at 5 and 52 premium. The attempt to discredit the power, however, of allocating the Egyptian tribute by parties in Paris claiming to have a prior lien upon that fund, have been met promptly by a letter from M. Musurus, the Turkish Envoy, by which it appears to be incontestably demonstrated, that those parties could have no such pretensions, inas much as the contract upon which they were founded, and which they had " failed" to fulfil, had been " cancelled" upon their own formal request, to be exonerated from " their engage ments." The dealings in English Stocks have been limited this morning, and prices rather in decline. This is attributable, no doubt, to parties realising their profits, which was to be expected after the rise of Saturday. Consols opened at 94/ to 94k, but since have been done at 94 for money, while for account the quotations have ranged from 94i to 94-i. The New per Cents. have been done at 9 , 4- and 951, and the 3 per Cents. 94i- to 94g. Exchequer Bills is. discount to is. premium. The Foreign Stock Market is generally heavy, and the quotations rather flatter. Peruvian Four and-a•Half per Cents. are firmer, however, at 72, but Spanish Deferred are weak at 181 ; Dutch Two-and-half per Cents. at 62, and the Four per Cents. at 94. These are the only transactions offi cially recorded. Turkish Loan Scrip has been done at 51 premium. The railway meetings announced are the fol lowing :- Company. Date. Place. Ambergate, &c. Be fast and County Down Birken. Lane. and Ches. Jnc Aug. 26, Birkenhead. Blackburn Bristol and Exeter Aug. 24, Bristol. Cornwall Dublin and Wicklow Aug. 29, Dublin. Dundalk and Enniskillen Aug. 29, Dundalk. East Lancashire Sept. 25, Bury. Eastern Counties Glasgow and South-Western Sept. 6, Glasgow. Great Norther n Great S. and W. of Ireland Hull and Holderuess Aug. 29, Hull. L'pool, Crosby, & Southport. Aug. 29, Li ver p oo l. Ll anelly Llynvi Valley Aug. 25, Paddington. London and Blackwall Aug. 22, London Tavern. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock Maryport and Carlisle Melb ,urno D oc k an d Railway Aug. 21, London Tavern. Metropolitan Aug.. 30, 27, Gt. George -et. Newmarket (E x t ens i on) Newry and En n i s killen......... Aug. 29, Guildhall Coffee-h Norf olk Aug. 30, 69, Lombard-st. North Devon . Aug. 30, London Tavern. North Eastern Northern Counties Union Oxford, Worces., & Waiver. Aug. 29, London Tavern. Rhymney Aug. 30, New Palace-yard Royal Danish Royal Swedish St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) Aug. 31, 26, Parliament-st. Sambre and Meuse Aug. 24, Jardinet. South Devon South Eastern Sept. 7, Bridge-house Hotel South Wales South Yorkshire Aug. 31, Sheffield. Staines,Wokingh., & Woking Aug. 24, London Tavern. Thames Haven . Vale of Neath Aug. 30, Neath. Waterford and Limerick Aug. 30, Waterford. Wells and Fakenham Aug. 23, Fakenham. West Cornwall W. E. London and Crys.Pal Aug. 21, London Tavern. West London Aug. 22, London Tavern. Wharfdalol ' Aug. 23, Skipton. Wimbledon and Cr0yd0n...... Aug. 22, Fendall's Hotel. Worcester and Hereford Railway Shares have not supported the rally which was observable on Saturday, and a decline has occurred in Great Northern, Great Western, and all the p r i nc i pa l li nes. In the Foreign Shares the dealings have not been of importance. Mining Shares are dull, also those of the Banks, and in the Land Shares there has been no business done. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOUR. (Prom the Oticial List. ) ss 3 per Cont. Reduced An nu iti es ... 94R I (low, Busine 3 per Cent. Consols Annuiti es ... 941 4 4 3 } per Cont. Annuities 95 4 I ndia Bonds, £lOOO . . _. --- • .• Ditto, under £lOOO 5 pin Consols for Account 13th Sept.. 94i Exchequer Bills, 24d. DOJO _ . 1 dis 1 pm 2500 1 dis 2 pm Small 3 pm par Exchequer Bonds Scrip, 1858 Ditto 1859 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent ....... 18 t i Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. - Certifieates...... ' ; HALF -PAST TWO. Consols 94i Ditto September ittoOouut mmiweim 9it SEEDS. New seeds are now coming freely to hand, and in fair condition. The business doing in them, however, is very moderate. Linseed moves off slowly ; Calcutta and Madras Cakes 1i e to s 25 e,ir command r.wa )v, ................. . at from 60s to 61s ; Bombay, 62s ; and Black Sea for for prices. ward delivery, 60s to 61s per qr. Calcutta rape is tolerably 42 48s 24s 383 Coriander.... ~ ~ Swede .. • • .... • • 103 lbs Nt astard, Brown• • • • • • r s6 b B a . sh. 103 13s Flempseed, per quarter 4Ps 44s , fi rur rin nip a . t vv s m s t s e , p o e White, new .• •• .. lOs 14s Linseed, Eng, 'lowing •• 74s 8 r Ares. Winter, new .... Os Od Os Od Crushing .. —„ .. 62t 64s Os OdOs Oil Baltic .. •• ••• • • • 583 60s Canary, per quarter 453 483 Odes sa .... Linseed Cake, pr. t on-- Rye crass. ••.. • • • • 26s 30s • Clover, Red Eng . (cwt.) —s — 8 English •• • 101 Os 11 , 10s White .. • • .... —— s —s Foreign, per ton 9 , 5 s 111 5 s Foreign Red.... ——3 —8 Rape Cakes, pr tJn 6/ 153 7! bs White.— —s —s Rapeseed, New•prlst 26'11s 30. Os Trefoil, new.. •• • • • • — 3 --1 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1854. MARKET NEIVS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were very scantily supplied with wheat, both old and new. For all kinds, however, the demand was in a very sluggish state, and prices had a downward tendency. Tho barley trade was heavy, on same terms. Oats, beans, peas, and flour were neglected. The continental markets have been dull and drooping, although the stocks of all articles have become much re duced. The latest advices from New York state that grain and flour were tolerably firm. Up to our market, last week, the arrivals of English grain were small. From abroad we received 6,929 quarters of wheat, 2,600 barley, 5,155 oats, 5,472 beans, 412 peas, 1,278 tares, 13,688 linseed, 161 rapeseed, 338 sundry seeds, 310 sacks, and 6,567 barrels of flour. A fiery limited supply of old English wheat was received fresh up to our market to-day, coastwise and by land-car riage. The receipts of new amounted to about 200 quar ters, chiefly from Essex, and in but middling condition. As the attendance of both town and country millers was sm all, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, at a decline in the prices obtained on Monday last of 2s. per quarter. The new wheat changed hands at from 58s to 72s per quar ter, the latter figure being fur Tclavera. For forward de livery very little was doing. Notwithstanding that the show of foreign wheat was comparatively small, all descriptions were a dull inquiry, and 2s. per quarter cheaper than on this day se'ennight. There were very few floating cargoes on offer, and we heard of no transactions in them. New English ba, ley, the quality of which was indiffer , ent, sold at from 30s. to 31s. per quarter. Foreign was dull, and rather cheaper. We had a very slow inquiry for all kinds of malt, at barely last week's currency. Very few fresh oats were brought forward, yet the oat trade was heavy, at barely the late decline in value. Scarcely any English beans were in the market ; but the supply of Egyptian was good. Sales progressed slowly, at barely late rates. A few parcels of new white peas, in fair condition were brought forward. So little business was doing that prices were almost nominal. The flour trade was heavy, and the quotations had a downward tendency. CURRENCY PER DIPERIA.If MEASURE. Wheat—Essex lz Kent, Red .... new 62s to 733 Ditt0............ old 62s 74s Wtto, White new 62s 72s Ditt0........ old 64s 74s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old G4s 72s Ditto new 66s 74s Rye—Old ............ 50s 518 New ............ 50s Ole Barley—Grinding. • • 31s 303 Malting ......• —s —s Chevalier•• • • •• —s —s Kalt--Suffolk and Nor folk.. • • • • • • • • • • 66s 71s Brown .•• •• •• ........ 60s 62s gingstonandWare 73s 74s Malt—Chevalier .. • • 74s to 75! Oats Yorkshire and Llncolnsh., Feed 283 31s Potato ...... .• • • 30s 33s Youghal and Cork Black. • .• .. 27s 30s Cork, White..... 288 32; Scotch, Feed..... 32s 34s Beans—Tlek 438 52s Pigeons ... 47- 58s Peas—Grey .......... 44s 48s Maple ........... 46s 51s White s4s 58s Boilers ... •• .. 568 58s Flour—Town-made... 58s 60s Suffolk 518 57s Stocktn & Norfolk 50s 55s SMITHFIELD. We were tolerably well supplied with foreign beasts and sheep to-day ; but the show of foreign calves was very limited. The arrivals of beasts fresh up to this morning's market from our own grazing districts were on the increase as to numbers, but very deficient in quality. The attendance of country buyers being comparatively small, the beef trade was in a sluggish state. Prices, however, were well sup ported, and several good and prime Scots realised 5s per Blbs. From Lincolnshire Leicestershire, and Northampton shire, we received 2,100 shorthorns ; from other parts of England, 600 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 90 horned and polled Scots. There was a falllng . off in the supply of sheep, compared with Monday last ; but the general quality of the stock was good. All breeds sold steadily, at very full prices. The best old Downs realised is per 81bs. We were fairly supplied with lambs, which moved off freely, at extreme rates, viz., 4s 2d to 5s 4d per 81bs. Although the supply of calves was limited, the veal trade was heavy, at barely the late decline in value. The best calves were worth only 4s 4d per 81bs. The pork trade was in a very inactive state, on former terms. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were moderately good. Tho total supply amounted to 9,703 head. In the corresponding week in 1853 we re ceived 10,973 ; in 1852, 13,005 ; in 1851, 10,101; in 1850, 7,212 ; in 1849, 4,987 ; in 1848, 5,127 ; and in 1847, 5,033 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Hamburgh 7O ... 680 Elarlingen Rotterdam— 514 ... 2,778 Bromvershaven ... 145 Calais Dordt ...... 74 Tonningen 417 Amsterdam Bremen. Antwerp 49 Oporto 98 ... 847 150 ... 13 527 ... 802 ... - 114 ... - 96 ~. -- -- ... Total -. 1,738 -. 6,525 ... 71 509 ... 860 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. [853 1,528 ... 7,240 ... 774 ... 671 ... 759 852 1,576 ... 8;899 ... 906 ... 930 ... 614 .851 1,789 ... 6,884 ... 219 ... 660 ... 549 .850 1,308 ... 4,879 ... 471 ... 526 ... 25 .849 BlB ... 3,661 ... 202 ... 25 ... 90 Per Sibs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Prime Soundown 410 5 0 Second quality.... 3 8 4 C Large crse. calves 3 0 3 8 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime small d 0... 310 4 4 Prime Scot; dEc. 410 5 0 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 1 Sniall porkers 4 4 4 8 Second quality ...3 1.1 4 01Sucklingealves ..22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 81Quartcr old pigs 21 0 27 0 Lambs 4s 2d to 55 4d. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .............. •• • 4,822 Sheep . •• •• .. • • —28,960 Calves • • •• •• 2n2 Pigs ..•• ....•• •• •• •••• •• 455 Beasts ......... ~ Shee;~ .................. Calves. Pigs ............. .. A. statement and comparison of• the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Aug. 22, 1853, and this day, Monday, Aug. .21, 1854. Per 81bs, to sink the otials. 22 Aug., 1853. 'Aug.21,1854. s. d. s. d. ls. d. s, d Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 oto 3 4 t 3 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto 3 6 3 8 3 S. 4 0 Prime largo oxen ... ... 310 4 0;4 2 4 1 Prime Scots , &c ... 4 2 4 44 10 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 4 3 B'3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... ... 310 4 2'3 10 4 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... •'... 4 4 4 64 2 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto ... 4 8 5 0:4 10 5 0 Lambs ... ... 4 6 5 6;4 2 5 4 Large coarse calves ... 3 4 4 6 3 0 3 8 Prime small ditto ... 4 8 4 10,3 10 4 4 Large hogs ... 3 0 3 6;3 0 4 2 Neat small porkers ... 3 8 4 o'4 4 4 8 Beasts... 5,299 4,822 Sheep ... ... 30,910 25,960 Calves... ... 347 262 Pigs ... 350 455 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Aug 23, 1852.—Beasts, 4,827 ; sheep and lambs, 33,760; calves, 399; pigs, 245. Aug. 25, 1851.—Beasts, 4,642 ; sheep and lambs, 31,560; calves, 383 ; pigs, 395. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be well supplied with each kind of meat, the time of year considered, but ita general quality is inferior. About an average business is doing, as follows : Per 81bs by the carcass. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Beef, interior 3 2 3 6 i Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 310 I Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime largo .4 0 4 2 ; Do., prime 4 4 4 8 Do., do. small ....4 4 4 6 Veal 210 4 2 Pork, large 3 2 4 0, Pork, small 4 2 4 8 Lamb 4s Od to 5s 2d. MISCELLANEOUS 5 all A.ubin Coal and Iron 25 17i kustralian Agricult. 41i --42iid 20 14 A.ustral sn. Pc ific. Mail ... 10 8 Australis. Royal Mail 10 4 Berlin Water Works 50 40 Brit. American Land 65 70 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 100 321 Canada BB 92 5 5 Crystal Palace 3i 3i 31 5 3A Do. New.... 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 5 Eastern Steam — 25 20 ElectritTelegraph(A) 16A —l7ixn 25 all Do. (B) • 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 20 18 General Screw Steam •- 20 7 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel , 10 3 Netherlands Land — 2 1 N. S. W. Coal &Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. 1 all N. B. Australasian 1 Do. New • ••• 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 4 4i 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 444 50 40 Do. Do. ... ...p 2 all Portland Iron Co ... 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest 2l 25 , 25 South Austral. Land 33 35 1 ..all Submar. Telegraph — 11 1 1' all Do. Registered' 11 1 1 280 r a Diana Wad 1.2 ' MINES. 1 all Agua Fria — 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold • a. all Anglo Californian ••• 10 2 Australasian 1 d 20 6 Australian l4 -- 1 1 all Australian Cordillera ... 1 all Australian Freehold. • 1 all Ave Maria — .• 1 all Baden (Gd.Dachy of) I -- 50 all Blienarvon Iron and Coal 1 all British Austrin. Gold 20 13.5 British Iron 8 9 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(kssued at E 5 pm 3 4 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 1i 24 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 26 —2B 1 Carsons's Creek — 40 all Cobre Copper 4l • 43 5 1 Colonial Gold — ... 16 Copiapo ll. 12 St. all Copper Min. of Eng 52 57 • 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 1 3 p 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co l4 20 all General 2 all Gt.NuggetVeinScrp 2 Do. Registered 2 34 all Great Polgooth 4 1 1 all Lake Bathurst •— 1 all Liberty - 3 all Linares . 9 ... 10 8f 1 all Lond. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co . 1 all Mariquita 1 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 6 —64 1 all New Granada — 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co . 1 all Nouveau Monde 4 - 20 all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 16 17 5 1 Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 2B 30 15 15 Do. New B4 94 30 11/ Santiago de Cuba 4 5 5 1 all South Australian ...,• 10 7 Tin Croft . 284 all United Mexican 3 3A 1 all Waller 4 - I 1 all West Granada — 1 all West Mariposa 4 - 1 12s. Worthing Mining o Australia •• •.• 1 all Yuba — JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia B4 87 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 50 all British N. American 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia .1 id 4 20 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China ...d 100 25 Colonial . ••• 100 20 Commercial of Loud 3l 33 20 14 English Scottish and Australian 2 d 20 20 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 2l 214 50 20 London and County d 50 10 London Joint Stock ... 100 20 Loud. & Westminster 10J 35 National Provincial o f England 20 10 Do. New .. . 50 22A National of Ireland — 20 all - New South Walnkes-of - 25 all Oriental Ba C orpo ration l6 48 25 5 Do. New 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New .• — •.. 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co •.. 25 all South Australia 4l —43 25 all Union of Australia 66 68 41 x d 24 Do. New . 50 10 - Union of London ANOTHER RUSSIAN PRIZE. -- HARwicH, August 18th. The Jonge Albert (Dutch gall.), late master, Van der Zee, arr ived here to - day, a prize to her Majesty's ship Conflict, having been captured off Rigs, breaking blockade ; cargo landed at Harlingen by the Dutch authoritink BETTING AT MANCHESTER. (THIS DAY-1.45 P.M.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst Grand Inquisitor (3 to 1 taken freely). 11 to 2 agst Heapy (offered). ST. LEG-ER. 9 to 1 asst Doiardo (10 to 1 taken freely). SPORTING NOTES. THE YORK MEETING. The latest " advices" from York are calculated to in crease the speculations of a meeting of, surpassing inte rest and importance. Up to last night, indeed, few horses had arrived, but the demand for stabling accom modation was rapidly becoming more frequent and pressing. Among the horses which were located in Old Ebor when my "despatch" was closed were liospodar, Ivan, and Tros. The intelligence which I received wa, , , however, somewhat scanty and uninteresting, " my com missioner" closing his brief letter of advice with the laconic remark that'" Tros looks well." The condition of the course is most satisfactory, and indeed no trouble has evidently been spared to render the ground "good going." The Grand Stand, too, has been enlarged and fresh painted, and the work of pre paration has been carried on under th e . p ersona l super intendence of Mr. W. North. • The most important and interesting event on the first clay will be the North and South Biennial Stakes, which last year were ruu for by two-yrs-old at Good wood, and were won by Marsyas, who then beat Scythian and King Tom. Whether, however, he is destined to achieve the double victory is somewhat doubtful. Turfites have had no opportunity of giving a definite opinion as to his present form, for his only performance this year was for the Derby ; and a few months prior to that race he had been notoriously amiss. King Toni will perhaps, as I stated on Saturday, be withdrawn, and his stable companion, Middlesex, will doubtless do battle for Baron Rothschild. Which horse will be selected as the trusted representative of Scott's lot is difficult to determine. Dervish may be reserved either for the Great Yorkshire Stakes on Friday, or saved and " bolted up" exclusively for the St. Leger. Either Scythian or Acrobat may therefore be the cham pion for Whitewall. Both have a penalty of 31bs., but should both start, I shall with Alfred Day unhesitatingly prefer Acrobat to Scythian. From the " unpenalised" division, I shall select Ivan and Middlesex, and should John Scott make any mistake with respect to his lot, I shall expect one of them to achieve the victory. - Virago has an engagement in the Yorkshire Oaks, and only one opinion exists as to the formidableness of her chance. The stake is worth winning, and it is, there. fore, probable she will contest it. Midsummer and Meteora are also nominated for this event, but it is yet uncertain whether the "flyer" will not frighten them from the field. Midsummer will doubtless defeat Meteora, but it is questionable whether she will for an instant be capable of jeopardising the success of Virago. Curiosity respecting Greulus Esurieus may be gratified on Wednesday, as he is nominated for the Convivial Stakes. In well-informed quarters, how ever, his starting is spoken of as extremely doubtful. Oulston is also among the entries, and should he be brought out the race will be regarded with peculiar interest. Bonnie Morn, however, is my present " fancy ;" he will doubtless, after all, be the intended of John Scott's nominations. For the Chesterfield Handicap I shall couple Domino and Boddicot as being "dangerous,"and s h a ll b e i nc li ned to place some confidence i n the chance of that one which will carry the money of the confederated owners, Messrs. Barber and Saxon. Ammonia, however, despite her 71bs. penalty, will be a most formidable competitor. For the Burgundy Stakes I shall select Vindex. _ .._ To-morrow I will extend my remarks to the - other items contained in the programme. Since Saturday no important movement has turned the tendency of specu lation on the Ebor Handicap. This day, however, at "The Corner," some decided demonstration will perhaps be made. I shall closely watch the market, and will to-morrow indicate the most important movements, and endeavour to determine the relative chances. August 21. A FRESH MAN. MALTON, THIS DAY.—The following are expected to leave for York :—Apollonius, Marley Hill, Humguffin, Acrobat, Boiardo, Honeysuckle, Meteora, Adelaide, Trump Queen, Graculus Esuriens, Bianca, Umbriel, Viudex, Snowdon Dunhill, ammonia, Catherine Parr, Maud Mary, Horatio, Rosa May, Excitement, Mos quito, Jack Sheppard, Heapy, Grand Inquisitor, Pro fessor, Canute, Paletot, Diligent, Great Prophet, Crown Pigeon, Haxby, Motley, Chanticleer filly, Miss Allen, and-Marchioness (2-yrs.) DOUBTFUL.—Scythian, Bonnie Morn, El Dorado, Prieetcraft, Sortie, Arthur Wellesley, and Midsummer. SUICIDE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—LINCOLN, Aug. 18.—Yesterday afternoon between three and four o'clock upon the carriage cleaner belonging to the Midland Company at Lincoln opening a comrartment in one of their first-class carriages discovered the lifeless body of a gentleman. He was lying on the bottom of the carriage on his face; there was lying on the floor an empty ounce phial, which had evidently contained prussic acid. There was also a razor lying near thereto ; the upper and back part of both the linings of his bcots had been recently cut away, as if with the purpose of preventing his being recognised. A first-class ticket dated August 17, Birmingham to Derby, was found upon him, thus showing that he must have left Birmingham by the train which leaves that station at 11.20 p.m. on the 16th inst., en, route for Lincoln. He was of the middle height, and rather a fine figure ; was attired in a plain black cloth suit and black over-coat ; he. had an edition of " Paley's Natural Theology" lying open ; also a carpet bag con taining some linen, none of which was marked, neither was that on his person, with the exception of what would appear to be a .1., such as is generally inserted by the washerwomen, with a single piece of thread ; neither was his umbrella, nor hat or gloves marked. Upon his person was found two sovereigns and four shillings in silver, a watch key, but no watch, and be twixt his shirt and flannel was found a locket of hair. He appears to be betwixt 35 and 40 years of age, of very agreeable and intellectual cast of. countenance. He is one who has evidently moved in a very respectable sphere of life. A jury was empanelled last night at the Blue Anchor Inn in this city, before Mr. Hitchins, coroner, and, as a matter of course, the inquest has been adjourned until Monday next, on which day, should he not meanwhile be recognised, he will be in terred. The carriage in which he was found formed one of the mail train which reaches Lincoln from London, &c., at 4,55 a.m., and which does not leave until 8.30 p.m. VOLUNTARY STARVATION.—On Saturday, Mr. Bed ford held an inquest at the Jolly Millers, Millbank-street, on the body of Mr. John Owen, aged 49, a superannuated clerk in the Audit-office. From the evidence of Captain H. A. Fawcett, R.N., and other witnesses, it appeared that the deceased, who resided in Smith's-square, had twice attempted to commit suicide, and his wife had left him and gone to reside on the Continent for fear of her life. He was in the habit of lying in bed for days toge ther without food, and had done so, on and off, for the last five weeks. On Tuesday last his landlady went in to the country, and on her return on Thursday evening she went to his room and knocked, and receiving no answer, entered the apartment and found him dead. A surgeon, who was called in, and who made a post mortem examination, said he never saw a body so emaciated. There was no food in the stomach, and there was no doubt but the deceased had died from inanition from want of food. The jury returned a verdict in accord ance with the medical testimony. FALL OF A WORKHOUSE AND Loss OF LIFE.-- Yesterday morning, during the hours ofdiyine, ' service, c, the greater portion of the workhouse at Kings fell to the ground with a tremendous t hs c r r ui as n h s . de O ad n , e y a c n il d d man named Coney was take n out of at the time when our correspondent the body of Mr. Nelson, voice e he g ve s r e n n o t r o , ff h li a i d s n d o es t p b a e tc e h n has ° not been heard, it was buildingbug n w d h i t c h h o u h g a h s fallen dated from about extricated, and as h supposed that life extinct.was isvoi te h 14 1 ; h ia e c e b n u t sup ported by enormous bu ttresses, a pp arentl y of vast s t r ength, fears had been for sometime felt with regard to its stability. The central tower rose to about 80 feet, and was one of the most conspicuous objects in the town. On Saturday last an examination of the building had taken place, at which it had been resolved to call in an architect to make a further inspection. During the night, some of the inmates are said to have heard a crackling noise repeatedly occurring. In the morning the dock stopped, and an old man who saw pieces of mortar falling, went out into the yard, and persuaded the other inmates to follow him. At the same time the girls were at church, and the boys sitting in front of the building, whilst the women were in the modern -part. Mr. Nelson, the governor, attended by Mr. Andrews, clockmaker, went up to the clock tower to see what was amiss, and while they were there the fall took place. They were carried down amongst an immense mass of material, with several old men, who were extri cated comparatively uninjured, and whose escape was miraculous. Had the fall taken place during the night the loss of life would have been very serious. As it was the less of life would have been far greater, except for the circumstance of the Rev. J. Barnsley, the chairman of the Board of Guardians, having caused the most dangerous part of the building to be cleared of its inmates that morning. DEATH OF A LONDON CLERGYMAN FROM CHOLERA. —Yesterday morning a profound feeling of gloom pre vailed in the congregation of St. John's-church, Notting hill, in consequence of an announcement made by the senior curate, that the cholera had taken off the Rev. Edwin Proctor Denniss, 8.C.L., the incumbent mini ster of the district. Notting-hill does not appear to havebeen visited with many severe cases of cholera ; but not withstanding its reputed healthfulness, it iQ very liable • to severe attacks, being situated immediately above the r filthy Kensington potteries, so frequently mad e the sub jeet of complaint in sanitary reports. BOROUGH HOP. As the mould appears to be on the increase in some plan - tations, our market has become firm at full prices, and the duty is flu c tuati ng between 50,0001. and 60,0001. Last week's imports were very extensive, viz.-43 bales from Copenhagen, 95 from Ostend, 85 from Antwerp, 16 from Dunkirk, 69 from Rotterdam, 715 from Hamburgh, and from Limerick. Mid and East Kent pockets, 121. to 161. ' Weald of Kent ditto, 11/. Os to 141. 12s; Sussex ditto, 11/. Os to 131. 13s per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since Monday last, the arrivals of home-grown potatoes have been on an extensive scale, and, for the most part, in fair condition. All kinds have met a dull inquiry. Regents have sDld at from 70s to 858 ; and Shams, 55s to 70s per ton. The imports last week amounted to 13 sacks from Cork, and 4 baskets from Rotterdam. WOOL. Since the close of the public sales, the demand for foreign and colonial wool by private contract has been far from active ; yet prices are well supported. English wools are held firmly, and the quotations must be considered a shade dearer. Last week's imports into London were-2,410 bales from Sydney, 49 from Hamburgh, 820 from Hobart Town, 39 from Buenos Ayres, 615 from Port Philip, 600 from Bombay, and 300 from other quarters. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tegs, is Ocl to is lid ; half-breds, llid to is Oid; ewes, clothing, lld to is Od ; Kent fleeces is to is lAd combinc , skins, lld t o i s ld ; flannel wool, lld to is id ; blanket wool, 8d to is Id ; and Leicester fleeces, lid to is Old per lb. TALLOW. Our market is quiet, and we have very little change to notice in last week's currency. Town tallow is 67s net cash. P.Y.C. eA the spot, 67s per cwt. Rough fat, 3s gid per 8 lbs. About 2,000 casks are expected from Archangel. 1850. 1851. 1852. 1853. , l ---- Stock this day .... 24,288 33,006 ; 41,158) 17,025 Price of Y. C. .... I to 36 3s7l"3:B°lrt 3 Vtrit.To.: 3 o l d Deliveiy last week ..1 1,788 1,519 1,724 1,911 Ditto from June 1.... 14,9 9 15,863 13 ,096 17,472 Arrivals last week.. 374 2,477 2,674 ' 716 Dlttofrom June 1.... 12,583 12,336 13,626 11,182 Price 0 T0wn...." 388 Od '94 6d 408 ad 624 94 1 1854. 33,598 ;73 Od to 003 Oct 1,682 13,074 679 9,582 693 34 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. 100 Aberdeen Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley _ _ Birkeuhd. Cheshire Jimet ...... Do. Chesil. dt Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., ' ..... Myth & Tyue original £25 (issd. at £45, Bristol alid Exeter—, Caledonian Chester d Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall 25 25 18 20 St. t i erica' Junction 45 Dubliu&Belfastjunc. all Dundee Pertli&Aber (leen Junction , all Do. New East Anglian Do., (£lB E tit Eastern Counties__ Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock.... Do., New A..... East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles.. 1 Edin. Pr Li) & Dundee' Forth & Clyde June. Glasgow & S. Western' Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do Thirds all 100 100 26 100 426 34 all 100 • ' 100 473 173 all 100 54 19; 7 all 100 34 1001 5 6 Il is 17ei AU 1 2l 2s 100 100 100 100 2/ 2s all 16 100 8 100 17 all all 16 13 100 Do. Nev' Thirds Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths D ). , Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & BlackwaL Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndriy. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef.& Lineln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midlatid Do. Birmn g. & Derby Midid. G. West.(lre.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred Do., i B Guaranteed North London rNo. New £lO . &S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn ' ° North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June . Nuneaton, Hinckley. and Leicester Oxford, Worcester,ST. Wolverhampton ~ Portsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury Sr Bi i sag Do. L. & N. Western l Guaranteed St cck Shrowsby. dr Herefcl Shrewsby. & Chaste' (N. W. Min,;„ Do. Halves,i Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent, South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do Staines, Wok. & Wok tockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl. Taff Valo . Do. £lO shares. j Do. Pref., No. 1 , Thames Haven Doak and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfcl. St Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West Loudon Wimbledn &Croydoi: York Newed.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York& N.Midland Closing Prices Saturday. 22 - 23 5 - 51 9 - 10 11i-10j d I6i 17.4 7 -- 6 d 95 - 97 63 - 636 - 164 - 14 ii id 7 - 8 - - ... 17 - 18 U i 7 12 36 - 40 25 - 27 66 - 68 58 - 60 25 - 26 66 - 68 84 - 85 64 - 65 126 - 128 93 - 95 721 - 731 89 91 11 13 o 11 —l3 I, 694 70 6 a ii : -81 105 107 1011 1024 par p par 4 p d 82 84 9 8 d 8 7 d 23} - 24 68i A 6 39 - 119 d par 7 6 ii 2 3 6 - 8 45 - 48 34 - 31(1 34 ... 35 7 9 64 7i 53 55 P id 41 —4 0 p 66 7 par 2 p 34 - 36 94 - 96 63 - 65 70 - 73 68 - 72 7i - 8 18 - 19! 9 - 91 14 - 15 3 i - 3itt 13 - 15 651 C 5/ 32 - 34 31 - 33 3 - n 19 194 4 - 23 - 15 4i - 54 = 7' 75 —76 , 6} 6d' l 4 --3ict Business done this day. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid, RAILWAYS. Leasing Compans. Closing Prices Saturday. Business this day. Bedford and Bletchloy ... Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct' Do. New......' Glstr. & Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. A Shares. Do. 7 4 '. Shares. Lon.&GreenW Do. Preference Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Nlanch. Bxtu and Matlock Aidcllesbro' & Retlear gidld. Bradfd Northern and Easterusp.e. 'Do. ti per et. Do. Fixcds p Prest. & Wyrc Do. A Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Do. Shepth. St Shef.Roth a.•-d Gooleg.sp.e. S. Starfordsh. Wear Valleygi 6 per cent... Do • Wilts&Somrst E,ondon & N. Went. L.&N.W. Caledon... Gt.Nrthn.' Caldonian. Gt. Westn Yk. Now. & Borw. Y.&NMd Do Do S. Eastern Do INorfolk.. L.& N. W. & Midi& 3tcktou & Darlingt. g on . oo. Count. N.W. Pc.Luent D 0........ . Gt Northn D 0... Esincash Yorksh. Meloan Stoekt. & Darlingt. IGtWestn 95 - 100 96 - 98 135 - 137 28 1 - 30 103 - 105 51i -52 i 254 - 26} 124 -13 A 23 - 24 2i - 21 94 = 96 53 - GO 132 - 135 ii = iid 30 - 31 92 - 94 PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen . Do. No. 2, p. c. Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Cork &Bandens4p.c Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction EastAnglias (£3los) per cent Do. (k 5) 7 per cent Do. (.£7 17s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 per oent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- East Lancash. 6 p.ets. East and West York shire Juno. Pref... Edinb Pith. &Dundec 4 per cent. Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem. Do. 4i p. c. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prof Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh Gt. Westn. (Bells & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.c. Lan, &York, F. £2O Do. 6 p. C. Stock Leeds N. 6 p. c. No.l Do. quarters, 1848 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref,, 5 p. e. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c Lou.&N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Han., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. Do. Now, £lO Do. £6 Harypt .&Carl.4 P.C. Do. 4. per cent iDo Kid. Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 41 per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. e. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Est Do. 5 per et. prof._ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. e North British North Staffordshire Oxford, 'Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls, 6 p.c , Do (Scot. Cent. , New Prof Shrews. & Birm.N.G. Shrewsby. & Chesteri (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon. I De. fixed, 41 per . cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. , liper neut. 3.Yorksh,4p.c.Guar Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle- pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Is July, 1856 Watorfd.&Kilk.6p.c., York, Neweastle,and. Berwick,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N. 3.nd S. 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Bands (Ist is.)'s7 „. 204 all Hamilto n & T oronto i. d— pi P 100 all po. 6 per cent. ...... . _ . 20 5 Lake Co us t . & Basle :,* ** 5 all Luc ca 4 Pistoja 5 p.c. * pr0f.......... . 20 15 Luxembo urg .......... dis ......... ** 10 10 Do. (Railway)...., ... ••• -• 5 2 Do. Pref. ............... 5 3 Do. (Canal) ............ ••** ••• 10 5 Do. 6 p. et. pref „ "• ::: d 20 10 Lyons and Geneva,. , ., '•' 1 ---* 2 p 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. - 20 13 Madras ............ 'd -- ... 33 33 Maria Antonia .. „ . .. .. .. P 10 all Do. do. New ....... .., ::• 2C 2 Melbourne Dk. & R . y. ... • 20 all Namur & Liege (with • ••• interest),. 7 0 __ 8 20 all Do. 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The indefatigable Mr. Novello has added two more oratorios to his series. By these editions, in vocal, score, with a separate accompaniment for the , organ or pianoforte, simply arranged, the greatest works of the greatest masters are placed within the means and the abilities of the lovers of music, to whom otherwise they might be unattainable. Cherubini's "Treatise on Counterpoint and Fugue" has appeared in Novello's " Library for the diffu sion of Musical Knowledge." It has - been trans lated from the original French by Mrs. Cowden Clarke—the musical portion having been super vised by Mr. Pittman, the organist of Lincoln's inn. A memoir of the author is prefixed. A " Treatise on Choir and Chorus Singing," by F. J. Fetis, the Chapelmaster to the King of the Belgians, has been translated by the Rev. T. Hein - lore, and affords much valuable information on the arrancrements and formation of choruses, the classification of voices, &c. The fifteenth of the series of Novello's edition of " Mozart's Masses" presents us with the celebrated Requiem, always doubly interesting from the romance at tending its composition. It is arranged on the same plan as the Oratorios. Novello's " Analysis of Vocal Rudiments" is a little work in the favourite form of question and answer. It has the following appropriate quotation from Shakspere for a motto " I must begin with rudiments of art To teach you gamut in a briefer sort, More pleasant, pithy, and effectual, Than hath been taught by any of my trade : And there it is in writing fairly drawn." It seems a pity, however, to have published this useful and instructive little catechism in the style of the perplexing old-fashioned S. All lovers of music (and let us hope they are many) have cause to be grateful to Mr. Novello for his efforts to increase the circulation of the works of the first masters of the divine art, as well as for the means he affords of obtaining works of musical instruction at a low price. Should his endeavo urs meet with the encouragement they deserve, they will do much to elevate and improve the taste of the student, and to remove from us the undeserved stigma of not being "a musical people." Songs from a Work, entitled "An Evening with Byron." Composed by George Linley. Camp bell and Ransford. These songs offer peculiar attractions. The words of Byron have always been favourite subjects, and in the present instance they are very happily com bined with graceful and pathetic melodies. Among those of a plaintive and melancholy character, we may mention—" When we two parted," " Though the Day of my Destiny's over," and " Farewell, if ever fondest Prayer." The words of these are all well-known, and the music is very well adapted to them, being expressively simple in its character. "To Horse! to Horse !" is an effec tive and striking song, chiefly suited for a gentle man. Lady vocalists who are not desirous of quite so much sentiment as the others we have cited, cannot fail to be charmed with a song entitled " Away, ye gay Landscapes," which consists of the first and last verses of the spirited address to "Dark Loch-na-gar." They are all within moderate com pass, and not sufficiently elaborate to deter any from their study. LITERATURE. Travels on the Shores of the Baltic, extended to Moscow. By S. S. Hill. Hall and Virtue. This book is rather novel in some points. There are two styles of description —one concerning the less-known countries of Northern Europe, the other relating to the places recently made memorable to us in Russia. There is a long account of Moscow, which many may be glad to see. A great deal of information is condensed into this small volume. There is a wide range for observation, and an im portant focus in which the interest may centre. Vast as is the aggregate of works of this class, the same subject may be viewed differently by two per sons, and thus something desirable may be met with in any of them in which care and attention have been bestowed to record the impressions and recall the circumstances that occurred during the junc ture of the author's sojourn in foreign capitals. The Brief Career; or, The Jew's Daughter. A Novel. By Captain Horrocks. 3 vols. Newby. As may be surmised from the title of this work, it is of a melancholy and sombre description. The hero's career was indeed brief, but it could not be called " bright and glorious." The events of the story are very well described, and they may con vey a solemn warning to many thoughtless and im prudent ones, who are led away by designing per sons, partly from love of pleasure, and also from want of resolution and principle to keep from temptation. The plot is too elaborate to attempt to give an outline of. The heroine, Carlotta, is an interesting character, far diff e r en t from her rival, the courtly Lady Edith. The simple and inexpe rienced daughter of the people possessed a native dignity and self-respect, while the polished and self-complacent votary of fashion trusted to her own vanity and resolution to carry her through the awful struggle, and she failed completely and sig nally. The concluding scene is very exciting, and after a life of frivolity and unworthy actions, the unfortunate and misguided Gerard Quintin met with a death of grandeur. He met his end in a noble and self-sacrificing spirit, in endeavouring to save Carlotta. The last minutes of his life threw a brightness over his memory. "They were hurried to eternity amid the roar of waters, and the crashing of the ice-blocks." In the solemnity and sublimity of such a scene the mean and the paltry might well disappear, and thus the intrinsic nobility of Gerard's nature was triumphant in the last great test of human actions —the hour of death. A Manual for Articled Clerks. By J. S. Wharton, M.A., Barrister-at-Law. Butterworth. little T f e compendium t of peudi this u being e s i u n theseventh sufficiently c ien tly proy editionproves sit of is its utility. th It contains courses of study in " Common Law, Conveyancing, Equity, Bankruptcy, and Criminal Law, and in Constitutional, Ecclesiastical, Colo nial, and International Laws, and Medical Juris prudence." It also affords a digest of all the ex amination questions, with the forms of articles of clerkship, notices, affidavits, &c., and a list of the proper stamps and fees. It has been re-written and enlarged since the earlier editions and newly arranged. It is divided into two parts, with various subdivisions. The first part treats of the five branches of Common Law, and gives an analysis of all the examination questions from 1836 to 1854. This must prove a valuable assistant to the student. The second part is devoted to the consideration of constitutional, Roman, civil, and. ecclesiastical law, with a chapter on medical jurisprudence. An Appendix, at the conclusion, gives a sketch of the career of an articled clerk, and the duties attached to it. To those practically unacquainted with the study of the law, this work will afford valuable information respecting the best method of study, the authorities to be consulted, and the nature of the various forms to be complied with at the outset. The Law of Turnpike Roads. By G. C. Ake. Butterworth. The author of this work informs us that it is eighteen years since any new work on this subject has appeared. Since that period many changes have been made, and consequently there has been much need of a more modern arrangement. This volume contains the general acts now in force, the recent acts introduced, with cases, notes, &c., and an extensive index. It has been arranged in a simple and practical manner, and from the mode of compilation, and the elaborate notes and index, it will, no doubt, be found to be a valuable work of reference, owing to the facility for finding any clause, &c., required. Tables for Seamen's Wages. By John Wilson. Neely. This work consists of a series of tables for calcu lating seamen's wages both by time and mousy. It struck the author as singular that while every kind of commercial calculation was assisted by tables, there was no such assistance afforded to the pay offices of mercantile marine. It was the practical experiences of the difficulties met with, and the great labour occasioned by them, in the pay office of the,Royal Mail Steam-packet Company that in duced the author to compile a set of tables for his own use, to diminish the toil required. He found, however, that it would be too extensive and useful to be reserved for private use, and therefore having rendered it more complete, though simple in its form, he has offered it to the public, feeling con _ vinced that those for whom it is intended.thTwiosillin) make kn e - et Jive the greates t assistance from it. He has adopted the ca lendar month throu g ho ut , and which producestli eg r e at many diversityof pi - actice on misunderstandings.the work more complete, a table for leap -year has been added, Although only designed for seamen's wages the tables will, of course, be equally ger • v i c eable for any similar purpose; PETITIONS IN BI NKRUPTOI7.—Under the new act, which has just been printed (17 and 18 Viet, c. 119), traders who have available estates to 1501. mky petition for an adjudication of bankruptcy. Hitherto the privi lege was only extended in cases where there were se. ti the pound for the creditors. 8/2s 20 10 12i St. 20 st. St. St. St. 20 20 50 20 6i 2 100 100 I.Bs 100 5 100 all 5 10 St. 5 all all 100 all 100 100 100 6 100 St. 20 126 St. 12i 12} 25 - . 14 12 12 2 St. St. 1001 100 100 100 100 St. St. 20 St. 10 LO6 301 i