The Sun. — London, England, 1854-04-24 00:00:00

e Sultans come and 11 with all lem to au na our in• ter exten: b, and of I—we do silt in rem lan yoke ror will in as at the ovill be the A God will st Russia, to join in gades as : doubtless p arms for ye think it 3sible con- re the con. which we 10 so. Dn s to rec ions which n against LIIODB." hat Sibi u flames. that the towards Radjuge attack on y sinking rith eight evacuated requested t between tUere. ople. have de- letter of 10 Russian wernment ;ort of two y them to ins to pro ws, and to olested or from this timents of t import - Lat a Rus the Black withdraw have been mube, the plation to they has'fe only await )rs to com es at the of Russia burg, and ad icted . Jth. Not rill remain : _cc Tele unee that eneral in his flag, ; with the has been asul-Gene - Le past to tee for the. ejects ; the pen in the issian sub f the 14th L the town hospitals• in safety. contained. tter dated gentleman: ;he Golden. pril sth 3 Imperial getting by ores of the it positiopos ition lona! critic L Of hovels, Greeks, on the north begins to i , is expore• ge of Ole msiderable tnent. t 120 miles . Marmora• vould. lead Ltended for ithin 0, 0 .1 4 he capita s could be;gage, an )ardanelle s and makes 3 are other and whic h is recol f land. 0P; he coast 0 1 e, was ear: by Franey . n of End' to General . the Turks e Balkan' very little [ling march ops to the .n army t‘ if it ever person who ffeet , situ' Dn of the tinning be' d the Der' side of the nands the d can be sent across ial is point Dt be mtlel" Is. 1131 : atered ~. IraPgi." nuptials takes place to-morrow. Great and gene- less so ; and it was not until after every means" of Cen ral enthusiasm is manifested upon this occasion. ciliation which patience, moderation, and a sincere desire can suggest had been exhausted, that France The Emperor has granted an amnesty to 356 and Great Britain had recourse to that extreme mea political prisoners, of whom 245 receive a full sure. It is true that the Russian Government attempts pardon ; the sentences of the others are commuted to lessen the proportion which 'exists between the effects and the cause,' adding that the two Powers into various terms of imprisonment. are compelled to exaggerate the object of it by put- The state of siege in Lombardy and the Vene- ting forth the most vague accusations against Rus tian territory will be raised entirely after the Ist sia.' In order to prove the gravity of the cause, it is of only necessary for us to call to mind the declarations May. made at Vienna, in the documents of the. Conference ; The Emperor has ordered 200,000 florins to I and as to the object, the revelations contained in the be distributed among the poor of the various English document sufficiently prove that the accusations provinces. . of France and Great Britain are far from being exagge rated According to the declaration of the Russian Endeavours are making to bring about a friendly Cabinet, we have less respect for the independence of nnderstanding between Austria and Piedmont. the Porte than it has ; and one of the proofs which it 'Austria makes it a condition of renewed friendly ! adduces for this is, that the Ottoman Government has intercourse that the Piedmontese Government shall renounced, by treaty, the power of making peace with renounce its legislative propositions respecting the out its allies. In entering into that engagement the ,Possessions of the clergy, conform to the wishes of Porte only contracts a reciprocal obligation, on the Austria with respect to the reception and treatment footing of a perfect equality, and moreover in strict .con •of refugees, and enact a restrictive press law. fortuity to constant and general usage and the law of nations, when several unite together to pursue by arms a common object. " The Porte (adds the Russian Cabinet) is about to be forced to subscribe to an engagement which would extend to all its subjects equality,of civil and political rights.' That assertion, far from being well-founded, gives us an occasion of showing, in a striking manner, I what is the difference of acting between Russia and the Western Powers in their relations with the Ottoman em pire. Russia has insisted on stipulating with the Porte, either in a treaty or by means of a note, for the main tenance of the liberties of the sultan's subjects. The other Powers have not for a single moment thought of requiring from the Porte any such engageinent, either in the form of a treaty or of a note. They have not, it is true, neglected any occasion to suggest to the Porte such measures as appeared to them best calculated to ameliorate the condition of the Christians in the Turkish empire ; but they never could have thought of restrict ing the sovereignty of the Sultan, when, on the con trary, they were taking up arms to defend it against the pretensions , which were menacing it. It is for Europe, and not for the two powers (continues the Rus sian Government) to decide if the balance of power in Europe really runs any of the dangers, which, it is pre tended, arise from the excessive preponderance of Russia.' On that point the wish of the Russian Cabinet is already realised. It is the great Powers of Europe, and not France and England alone, who have signed the acts of Vienna ; and these acts declare loudly that the position taken by Russia on the Danube places the general equilibrium in' ;danger. According to the Cabinet of St. Petersburg, it is, on the, contrary, France and E gland who are exercising at present on Europe a pressure, of a nature to disquiet all the neutral Powers. Every one, however, knows, that far from manifesting any disquietude, the neutral powers, on the contrary, applaud the attitude assumed by the two maritime Powers, and that at the present moment, from every pail of the world, they send to thank the two Powers for the recent -declaration which has just confirmed the ensemble of the principles under which they had in vain endeavoured hitherto to shelter their liberty in time of war. Finally, the Russian Government thinks that the isolation, into which it declares it is about to be thrown, will only deliver the world up to a more dangerous preponderance than its own could possibly be. That Government forgets that not one of the Great Powers aims like it at exclusive advantages, or wants to act by itself alone. Far from permitting a preponder ance of any kind to be established, a common action exercised by the Four Powers is for all the other States a pledge of security and impartiality. The influences which co-operate for the object in view constitute a just counterpoise of one to the other, and guarantee in ad vance to Europe that the general interest which has drawn the Four Powers together will not.cease a single moment to guide their resolutions, and will be alone listened to to the end. The observations which precede will enable every one to judge of the new document published by ,the Russian Government. The following is its, text."—[Here follows the format declaration of Russia, which has been already published.] THE BLACK SEA. A letter of The 6th from Odessa, in the Presse, i nforms us that on the banks of the Dniester, below Js' ender, there are many hundred large rafts collected in readiness for the purpose of conveying the troops and cannon, which form as it were the reserv e cf Odessa, down the stream, and placing t hem at once at their station at the scene of action, When the moment of danger shall arrive. The tritish and French declaration of war against 'Russia was known at Odessa on the 4th. It had Created a very painful sensation, of which the first 'Proof was shown in a general movement of the P e ople, who thought it was- wise to get out of hen's way. , GREECE. Tunuf, April 23.—The ships bought from Russia by the Greeks, and now at anchor in the Adriatic, Are Watched by the English steamer the Spitfire. The Semaphore of Marseilles publishes the fol lowing in a letter from Athens, 12th : "The arrival of M. Metaxa at Athens has raised the maanity of the court to a state of paroxysm. The ex- Ambassador completely rules the minds of the King 414 Queen, he presides at the council of ministers, and ,ff 4B frequent conversations with his Majesty—in fact, he 'S dictator at Athens. The late circular published by Cunt N esse l ro de, relative to the line of conduct to be lowed by the Russian agents abroad, on the occasion of the in surrec ti on i n Th es s a ly and Epirus, has excited t he greatest enthusiasm in the public mind here ; there are persons who imagine themselves already in Possession of the Ottoman Empire, and give way to a t housand, acts of f o lly. 500 Greeks arrived here a few "'Vs Since from Smyrna. The Government is about to send them off to the frontier, toe expenses of their Tourney to be paid out of the privy purse of his Majesty. Alth ou to 8 gh the number of the insurgents already amounts ,000, the insurrection makes no progress. A little More energy on the part of the Porte would soon put an ''od to it and it would be ithmediately terminated if Xranee and England would send 5,000 or 6,000 toeto occupy th e coun t r y, f or it would be w r ong magine that we are all enthusiastic for the -in lotrrection. On the contrary, the great majority amon g us, particularly merchants, capitalists, honest men Who live by their labour, and in general all those who h ave anything to lose, are oppcsed to it ; but what can We do ? We are obliged to be silent, and even to speak contrary to what we think out of regard to our pro- Pony and our lives, but let us be supported, and we will B ° ol l show that it is only fools and madmen who take Part in the insurrection and support the cause of the in aalrgeD tEt. It is f o lly t o su pp ose th a t represen t a ti ons , vice, and friendly proceedings will check the torrent Which carries away the government ; it is only by strong !Aid severe measures that the friends of Greece can save her from destruction." FRANCE. ALLIANCE BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND. z The Monit eur o f yes t er d ay pu bli s h es t h e follow- Aug "IMPERIAL DECREE FOR THE PROMULGATION OF THE CONVENTION OF ALLIANCE CONCLUDED BETWEEN FRANC E AND ENGLAND. Napol eon by the grace of God and th e na ti ona l w ill •c4raperor of the French, to all present and to come salut. "On the report of our Minister, Secretary of State in tte department of Foreign Affairs, we have decr ee d and depree as follows EMBARKATION OF LORD RAGLAN. MARSEILLES, Saturday.—Lord Raglan sailed at two o'clock this afternoon, notwithstanding the state of the sea, which is such that several vessels have been obliged to put back to port. Marshal St. Arnaud will go to Toulon to-morrow. A Council of Ministers was held at the Tuileries on Saturday. It is said that the subject of delibe ration was the proposed modification in the Mini stry. It is now said that M. Baroche will probably succeed M. de Persigny as Minister of the Interior. General Boutalt, member of the committee of fortifications, is named commander of the Polytech nic School, in place of General Bizot, appointed to the command of the engineers in the army of the East. "Art. 1. A convention of alliance having been signed at London, on the 10th of the present month of April, bet ween rance and England, with the object of support ing the Ottoman empire against the aggression of the empire of Russia ; this convention having been ratified by the two contracting Governments ; and the acts of respective ratification having been exchanged on the 15th of the same month of April, the said convention of which, the tenor follows, will receive its full and en tire execution. Major-General the Earl of Lucan has arriS - ed at the Hotel des Princes, on his way to the East. Our Bourse experienced on Saturday a slight improvement. The Three per Cents. closed at 63f. 55c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a- Half per Cents. at 90f. 25c.; and the New Loan at 64f.30c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,052 f. 50c.; Rouen, 835 f.; Havre, 410 f.; Great Northern, 737 f. 50c.; trasburg, 722 f. 50c.; New Shares, 532 f. 50c.; Paris to Lyons, 798 f. 75c4, Lyons to the Medi terranean, 660. ; Western of France, 557 f. 50c.; Bordeaux to Cette, 507 f. 50c.; Great Central of France, 402 f. 50c.; Lyons to Geneva, 420 f.; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 500 f. "CONVENTION. "Their Majesties the Emperor of the French and the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, determined to lend thei r a id t o hi s M a j es t y th e Sultan A.bd-ul-Aledjid, Emperor of the Ottomans, in the afar which h e suppor t s aga i nst. t h e aggressions of Russia, and forced, besides, notwithstanding their sin cere and persevering efforts to maintain peace, to be ,„tc°4l„° themselves belligerent p ar ti es i n a war w hi c h, c "'meat their ac ti ve i ntervent i on, h a d t h reatened the zistenc e of the equilibrium of Europe, resolved to con clude a convention destined to determine the objects of t hqir allianc e , as well as the means to b e em pl oye d i n e croraou to fulfil them, and named to that effect as their'• plenipotentiaries— His Majesty th e E mperor o f th e F renc h the Si eur re zander C o l onna, Count Walewski, Grand Officer of the Perial Ord er o f the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of St. Janvier of the Two Sicilies, Grand Cross of the Order of Danebourg of Denmark, Grand Cross of t he Ord er of Merit of St. Joseph of Tuscany, &C., &0., j: 4te, ) our ambassador to'the Court of her Britannic ?la- S ty ; and her Majesty the Queen of the United King ?,nl of Great B r i ta i n an d Ireland, the Right Honour ie George 'William Frederick, Earl of Clarendon, -1 ) Ryde of Hind on , p eer o f th e U n i te d Ki ng d om , p,4 g"113, Councillor of her Britannic Majesty, in her C'Y Council, Knight of the very noble Order of the ~arte e ! o f r, Kni g h t G rand Cross of the very honourable ' yi rd the Bath, P r i nc i pa l S ecre t ary o f St a t e t o h er ' : i ' 4 ccio M a j esty f or Foreign Affairs ; who, hav i ng f u e— P r°cal lY communicated th e i r f u ll p owe rs, which were t end good and in due rm, have determined and signed Ivalv ° f°u °wing articles." fo [Here follow the articles, which have already published.] RELY OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF RUSSIA. oft The Moniteur c on t a i ns th e f o ll ow i ng rep l y on t h e O f the Fren c h G overnment to the declarat i on Russia, in answer. to the summons lately ad agree ed to th a t P ower, and to which it did not -g "T he Russian Government has just published a de in answer to th\t summons addressed to it for tu t has est tune by F rance an d England, and to which it the not eonsented to subscribe. We have not the intention to enter into an examination of rgiallents refuted to sa ti e t y ; we w ill li m i t tha t ee to some o b serva ti ons on the new errors which ‘; decl aration is endea vour i ng to get accredited. I . In what the fi rs t p l ace the Russian Government demands title England and France pretend to exact the evacuation of the principalities of the Danube. There tie ° one so' ignorant as not to be aware how much summons is founded upon right. The Powers • 7, 4 ° signed th e acts of Vienna have themselves recog irsed them a s suc h : The Cabinets of Paris and London ° t o d on this occasion in virtue of treaties, and their conduct had the approbation of other Governments. "Row (says the declaration of the Russian Cabinet) %Aid we evacuate the principalities, without. even the ahatl ow of- the condition s to which the Emperor had Made subordinate the cessation of that occupation being fulfilled by the Ottoman Government? But these con ditions which Russia required., were manifestl unjust, and the conference of -Vienna had formally confirmed on that point the judgment of Europe, f' The,declaration adds, that the Russian armies could hot evacuate the principalitiea in the midst of a war 'Which the Ottoman Government 'had been the first to d eclare.' The parts cannot be. more strangely inter -ILfprted. The invasion of the two prnvinces of the Tur 14_„ h empire was, in the eyes of the whole world, an act ‘ 4 ,vrar. If the Porte has been recommended not to tlalte 'it a case of war, it was because, in' spite of the d Ngreseive character of the acts of Russia, it was ow still Qope that there would be on the part of that Per a et , urn to mo d era ti on an d equ it y . t he 'Russia h as no b etter f oun d a ti on f or casting back o n two maritime P owers the initiative of the 4rovoca '6-48, .• It is an affair already judged ; and since the 6 . o baet of St. Petersburg brings to our recollection on Zeler_lunbjec. t the memorandum . of the 18th of last February, 'a.. in our turn, send it back to the whole of the a'curnents which, in England as well as in France, have ° completely placed the question beyond a doubt, that 113._ elfBorntehealubdr'a• teit_her of the two Governments have thought it worth thi s while to occupy themselves for one moment with ndum, which has , frequently been refuted The initiative of the acts of war, as far as itreFards the Porte, as well as theprovocations in matters .:',,u war e bing the maritime Powers ; belongs exclusively to the ITWhich invaded the principalities of the Danube ; such is the opinion of all Europe. th at ' The declaration of the Russian Cabinet remarks ~.'he i ng occnpaotion had no t prevented the negotiations et_ut bepened, and that they would not have : ci llyed their being followed out, if the Powers had not W and without valid reasons, changed the bases up ~O,,,.hi ee y had themselves given in the first note drawn eiv one ; p a ze i r t a te h d ad, in fact, laid down prin ; L'Les which 1 dlfference; but the coin , might then have solvec. n received from the c m oo e n nt t a d r e y which the s ,:note in q c estio t",,,dtthe Russian Cabinet did not accept t el t rc ie d m e , a . t e t x e c s e te p d t tby g,'. g aohing to them a signification veryp different from It I dea of the conferenc e of Vienna as was admitted .411 th e the srepresented that conference. IS, therefore Russia herself which changed the bases ot i elstilfeern o e t g h e e t r i s aier Th e an Russian n p G elled the Great Powers to n o t f l , t a t r e i r s ly c d orn i I:elcciof the demand which the Cabinetsnine nav al for addressed to the Commander-in -Chief n o n f its e con f. ces at Sebastopol in consequence of the aggres but .° Sulope We admit that that demand was unusual, W Failed for by a state of things which was not ITALY. The Grand Duke of Tuscany set out for Vienna on the 16th, in order to be present at the marriage of the Emperor of Austria. Before his departure he issued a decree empowering the Council of Ministers to act in his name during his absence. M. de Rayneval, the French Ambassador at Rome, presented Prince Lucien Bonaparte to the Pepe on the 14th. The Delegate Extraordinary of Leghorn has is sued a notification, in which, after recalling to mind the stringent regulations in force with respect to foreigners, a month's time is granted to those in Leghorn to fulfil the requisite formalities, and to apply for a carte de sejour. The Duke of San Paolo arrived at Parma, on the 13th, charged by the King of the Two Sicilies to express his condolence to the Duchess Regent for the melancholy death of the late Duke. The Government displays a spirit of reform. The murderer of the Duke has not yet been discovered. A letter from Messina, 12th, says :—" No par ticular news. The prospects for the harvest thus far are most promising in Sicily. If the weather continues propitious, the crops of grain, beans, Jac., will be the most abundant ever known." SPAIN. MADRID, April 19.—A negotiation for a loan, amounting to 22 millions of reals, has just been concluded between the Spanish Government and two capitalists, to whom the revenue of the Philip pine islands have been given as security. The Madrid Gazette of the 17th contains the following report to the Queen from the Minister of Marine, and the decree of her Majesty : " Madam—The war, which has unhappily broken out in the East, might have caused damage to our naviga tion and our commerce, of which your Majesty so ar dently desires the prosperity. Happily, Great Britain and France, worthy of the advanced post they occupy amongst civilised nations, have endeavoured to lessen the evils which this conflict must cause to the world, by refraining for the present from delivering letters of marque and by making by common accord other declarations extremely favourable to the neutral powers. It is right for the mercantile interests of Spain to profit by a conduct so nobly humane by making known the sentiments of , your Majesty with respect to the friendly and allied na tions of Spain. From this motive the undersigned Minister, by the advice of the Council of Ministers, has the honour to propose to your Majesty to adopt the fol lowing decree. Madam, at the royal feet of your Ma jesty, " THE MARQUIS DE MOLENE, "Madrid, April 12." The Royal decree is as follows :-- "Considering what has been proposed to me by my Minister of Marine, and with the advice of the Council of Ministers, I decree what follows :—Art. 1. It is for , bidden in all the ports of the monarchy to equip, fit out, or admit any privateer under the Russian flag. Art. 2. It is equally forbidden to the owners, masters, or captains of Spanish merchant vessels to receive letters of marque from any power, or to give any assistance which shall not be demanded by humanity in case of fire or ship wrec k. A r t. 3. Th e conveyance o f a ll ar ticles_ o f commerce rema i ns guarantee d b y t h e S pan i s h fidaagmi,la.exeeptcehethat of war materiel, despatches and coin ra deer blockaded ge whi and that which may take place in ports by the belligerent powers. In this case, the Government Given at th e Po'f H. M" according to the terms of the present ma l does aayceb te n hs o eu t make t;tihe eAd i p t b s ry e i responsiblehles offendings 4 . parties.e nte ( rs S i g g n n e ed d) ) "T MARQUI The Gazette al o so f (Cou ; D `T E H m E O Q L U E E N E s /f .2; egtains li a E ßoyal decree authorising economical terms the Minister possible, to purchase, on the most coal required le, and in the way he may think best, the arsenals, for the navy, the mail consequence of no offer having been made nals. The authorisatibn is givensteam steamers, , eo a n n s d e fromin two w o thepublic provinces were a ua dt i not op 3. i n s h f a a d ctory ; large quan- The accounts en done on great the good. l7th tities of rain had fallen, The Stock Exchange w as that day being Easter Monday. INSURRECTION AND LOSS OF LIFE AT BARCELONA. An insurrection has taken place in Barcelona, originating with the operatives -of that city. It was ostensibly a strike for wages, similar to the Preston strike, but in reality it was believed to be a revolutionary movement to subvert the Govern ment. The insurrection had been quelled by the military after a considerable loss of life. SUICIDE OF A GENTLE/JUN.—On Saturday morning, a gentleman, named George Jackson, living in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, was found dead in his bedroom, suspended by a rope from a nail in the beam. No cause can be yet aesignogi for the tidal act. ' r ts "Th t /•' V r THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY E'VENING, APRIL 24, 1854, MARKET HEWS-(THIS DAY.) SHARE MARKJLTS. (THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. shr. l paid. itmvun. _ Leasing'cloona - P rices Business Company. saturday. • this day, -__ ----/-- --. 50 all Bedford and London & Bletehley.... N. West. ... St. 100 :uckghamsh. L.&N.W. 93 45 50 all ClydesdaleJc. . -I ,aledon... 95 9 7 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 130 135 G 6 la l S )e . Neils. Direct ••• ••• 25 all Do. New__ t o - ... 25 all 'lstr.&Dn.Fr Gt. Westn ... .., per cent. Gt & oaidNoniarthn n 25 all • 100 , all : rtlpl. Dk. & Yk. Ne v.i R,ailway & Beres. ... ... 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 102 104 103 - 25 all Do. i Shares. Do 5l —52 121 all Do. 4 Shares. Do 25 —26 13i all hon.& Greenw 8. Eastern 12b 133 20 all Do. Preference Do 2l —23 20 100 Lowestoft gr. • 4 per cent. Norfolk._ ... .•• 20 LOO Do. 6 per et. .. - . bi all Manch. Bxtn. L.& N. W and Matlock & Midid. 2i 2/xd 50 all Ifiddleebro' & Stckton & - - • Redcar ' Darlingt. ... ... 100 all Niidld.Bradfd Ilidlaud B9 91 89 a 50 all Northern and . ' Easternsp.c. E. Count. 54 --6, 56 551 50 -,. Do. 6 per et. Do.. - 50 all Do. Flxeds p 6 Jo — ... 25 all ['rest. & Wyre L. &N.W &Ln&Yk ... xd 1 12 Do. b Shares. Do — ad. _ St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. GtNorthn ... .. St. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do _- ..: 25 18 Shef.Rothand Lancash& G001e...5p.c. Yorksh. ~„ ' 12 9 1 , S. StaffOrdsh. M.MClean 3 —24 d '.50 all WearYalleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. ... . . 25 all Do D0..... ... 27 29 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWesin. 90 92 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia, ' 72 74 72f b - - 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company ... ... 50 all British N. American . . . . 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia if 14 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 11 —14 d 100 25 Colonial . ••• 100 20 Commercial of Lond. ',. ... ... 20 12 English Scottish and Australian 4b 3a d . 20 15 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 2 d 50 20 London and County ... ._ 50 10 London Joint Stock ... ... 100 20 Lond. & Westminster ... ... 100 35 National Provincial, of England — ... 20 10 Do. New — . . 50 :221 National of-Ireland ..., .... • 20 all New South Wales — 25 all Oriental )3ank of Corporation 44 46 45i 25 5 Do. New -- 100 ... 25 Provincial of Ireland ... ._ 10 all Do. New — ••• 5 1 • . yal Australn•Bkg ' & Gold Imp Co._ ... ... 25 all iuth Australia 36 38 25 all Union of Australia i64 66 24, DO. New 6 7 50 10 Union of London The leading country markets held on Saturday were ra ther scantily supplied with wheat, in which a steady busi ness was doing, and prices had an upward tendency. All spring corn moved off slowly, on former terms. The flour trade was steady. The continental markets have been steady for most arti cles of grain. In the United States, both grain and flour ' has sold to, a fair extent, on former terms. The receipts of English grain up to our market last week was very moderate. From abroad the imports amounted to 27,816 quarters of wheat, 6,307 barley, 50,245 oats, 1,226' beans, 220 peas, 283 tares, 3,172 linseed, 68:3 rapeseed, 40 sundry seeds, 6,335 sacks, and 16,692 barrels of flour. The quantity of wheat received fresh up to-day coastwise from Essex and Kent was only moderate, but in fair ave rage condition. The receipts from other quarters were small, those by land carriage trifling. There was a very moderate show of samples of both red and white. On the whole about an average business was transacted in most kinds. In prices, however, we have scarcely any change to notice. There was very little doing in home-grown wheats for forward delivery. The show of foreign wheat, fresh as well as ex-grsuary, was good. The sale for good red Baltic parcels was steady, at full quotations. All other kinds were steady, and the quotations were supported.. Floating cargoes were rather dull. Since Monday last, - upwards of 100 vessels have been reported off Falmouth, chiefly laden with wheat. New Galati has changed_ hands at 70s to 745, Salonica, hard and soft, 555, Polish. Odessa 63s to 68s, Ibrail 68s, hard Roumelia, 60s per quarter ' all charges included. The show of barley was mood, and about an average business was doing in it, :a late b rates. We had a slow, sale for malt, on former terms. Oats were in good supply and steady request, at an ad vance of from Gd to is per, ,quarter. • . Both beans and peas were scarce, and in some instances is per quarter dearer than on Monday last. , The flour trade was by :no means active, yet prices were supported. BRITISH RAILWAYS. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red .... new 74e to 84s Ditto •• ........ old 76s 87a Ditto, White new 76s 88s Ditt0........ old 76s 90s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 745 84s Ditto new .. 74s 845 Rye—Old •••• ••...... 51s 52s New ..•• •• 50s 5:18 Barley—Grinding..• 365 383 Malting •• ..•• 39s 41s Chevalier..•• • •• 42s 44s Halt—Saffolk and Nor folk.• •• •• 66s 71s Brown ........ 60s &2s SingstonandWare 73s 75s [ Malt—Chevalier 75s to 76? 'Oats Yorkshire and .Lincolash., Feed 30s 341 Potato 32s 36s Yough al aad Cork Black ...• • . 30s 33s Cork, White ... •. 29s ess Beotih,Feed. 34s 36s Beans—Tick ......... 443 53s Pigeons .... 48 , 613 Peas—Grey .......... 445 483 Maple •••••• .. 48s 53s White... •• •• •••• 56s 623 Boilers .. 56s 60s Flottr—Town-made... 68s 70s Suffolk . •• •• .... 60s 64s Stookts fc Norfolk 60s 668 SMITHFIELD. Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were comparatively small, the total supply being only 505 head. In the corresponding week in 1853 we re ceived 3,896 ; in 1852, 1,889 ; in 1851, 1,573 ; in 1850, 1,093 ; in 1849, 1,305 ; and in 1848, 1,877 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. sheep. Lambs. Hamburgh 66 Calais — Rotterdam._ Harlingen ll O... Calves. Pigs 128 ... 67 ... 20 8 .128 ... 101 T0ta1.... 268 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1853 620 2,883 356 ... 37 1852 4lO ... 1,038 ... 441 1851 ...... 184 985 337 ... 67 1850 395 ... 317 ... 211 ... 1849 5BB ... 504 ... 211 2 For the time of year we were very moderately supplied with each kind of foreign stock, for which, however, the demand was in a sluggish state. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up today were good, and in excellent condition. The attendance of both town and' country buyers was numerous ; nevertheless, the demand for all breeds of beasts ruled inactive, at a elecline in the prices obtained on Monday last of 2d per 81bs;. The primest Scots sold at 4s 4d per 81bs. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam briddshire amounted to 2,753 Scots andshort-horns ; from other parts of England, 700 of various breeds ; and from Scotland, 340 horned and polled Scots. We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with sheep, all breeds of which moved off freely, at prices fully, equal to those of this day se'nnight.. The top. value of the best old Downs in the wool ss—out of the, wool 4s 4d per 81bs. Lambs, the number of which was moderately extensive, commanded a steady inquiry at full quotations—viz., - 5s 6d to 7s per 81bs. We were but scantily supplied with calves, which sold steadily, at full quotations. In pigs very little business was transacted, and prices were barely supported. Per Blbs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 PrinieSouthdown 410 5 0 Second quality.... 3 4 3 6 Large crse. calves 4 6 5 2 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 6 Prime small d 0... 5 4 5 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 2 4 4 Large hogs 3 0 4 2 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 Small porkers 4 4 4 8 Second quality ...3 10 4 .4 Sucklingcalves ..22 0 29 0 Prime crse.-wiled.4 6 4 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0 • Lambs . 5s 6d to 7s od. TOTAL FUMY. i FOREIGN SUPPLT. Beasts .. •• • • ...... ..... . 4,445, i Beasts •• —— ....... •• .. • 562 Sheep ....... • • .......... 21,471) Sheep .. —•• •• ..........„ 310 Calves ...... •• . .... ...... 1677 Calves... •• .. • •...• ...... • . 120 Pigs .. ... •s• •• •••• 350 Plgs..•• .••• ,• ...• .. „,...„. A. statement and comparison of the'supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, April 25, 1853, and this day, Monday, April 24, 1854. Per 811? s, to, sink the °Cals. April 25, 1854. 1Apri124,1833 s. d.- s. d. s. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts . 3 oto 3 23 oto 3 2 Second quality ditto ... ... 3 4 3 6 3 4 3 6 Prime large oxen ... ... 3 8 3 10'3 8 4 0 Prime Scots, &c 4 0 4 2 4 2 4 4 Coarse and inferior sheep ... 4 0 4 2 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto ... 4 4 4 83 10 4 4 Prime coarse woolled ditto 410 5 04 6 4 8 Prime Southdown ditto _ 5 2 5 4'4 10 5 0 Lambs ... 5 0 6 o ' s 6 7 0 Large coarse calves 3 4 4 0,4 6 5 2 Prime small ditto ... ... 4 2 4 6',5 4 5 S Largo hogs 3 0 3 6,3 0 4 2 Neat small porkers ....3 8 4 2'4 4 4 8 Beasts._ 4,562 4,445 Sheep _ . 20 230 21 , 470 249 SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 26, 1852.—Beasts, 4,341; sheep, 25,950; ealves,_ 218 ; pigs, 390. April 28, 1851.—Boasts, 3,772; sheep, 23,300; calves, 169; pigs, 380. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are tolerably well, but by no means ex tensively, supplied with each kind of meat, in which a full average business is doing, as follows : Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 210 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., prime largo 3 S 3 10 Do., do. small 3lO 4 0 Pork, large 3 4 4 2 Lamb. 0. d. a. d, Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 4 ,Do,, middling 3 6 4 0 Do-., prime 4 2 4 4 Veal 4 0 5 4 Pork, small 4 4 4 8 5s 4d to 6s Bd. BOROUGH HOP. The show of samples of both English and foreign hops is trifling. Most kinds are in fair request. Last week's imports of hops were 10 bales from Hamburgh. The quo tations are—Mid and East Bent pockets, 6/. 10s to 121. Os ; Weald of Bent, 6/. Os to 71. Os ; Sussex, 51. 12s to 61. 10s per cwt. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since this day se'nnight, the arrivals of potatoes, coast wise and by land carriage, have been seasonably large, and in fair average condition. The imports have been 3 tons from Limerick, and 174 ditto from Rotterdam. The general demand ruled somewhat heavy at to-day's market, as follows :—York Regents, 115 s to 150 s ; Kent and Essex ditto, 110 s to 130 ; Scotch ditto, 1008 to 120 s • ditto cups, 100 to 110 s; Irish whit3s, 95s to 100 s ; foreign, 90a to 100 s per ton. WOOL. There is a slight improvement in the sal3 for English wool, at the late decline in prices. Foreign 'and colonial qualities move off slowly, and the quotations are barely supported. Last week's imports were 52 bales from Ham burgh, 151 ditto from Bombay, and 1,486 ditto from Sydney. DS. Linseed and cakes are stead, week. In other articles very carnip,*nito, per bash. 22s to 24 :1 ly, and quite as dear as last little is doing. Swede • • •• .. • • 22s 24s Wristard, Brown • . • • .. 123 I 4s White, new • • • • .. 133 16s Tares, Winter, new.... 9s Od 90 6d Old • • • • • • • • • 7s Od 8s Od Canary, per quarter .. 488 Ms gye grass • • • .. • • 24s 283 CloTer,RedEng. (owt.) 583 643 White • . • • .... • • 54s 848 Foreign Red.. • • .. 523 64a White.... 623 90s Trefoil, Italy' • . • • • • • • • • 263 33, Carraway ..... 433 46s Coriander......., •• .. 173 18s Hempseed, per quarter 4ts 445 Linseed, Eng. , 3owing.. 70s 743 , Crushing ... ••. .• 66s 68s Retie •. . • ...... 683 70s Odessa .......... 63s 70s Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .• . 101 Os 11, 103 Foreign, per ton 915 s 111 10s Rape Cakes, pr ton 6115 s 71 he Rapeseed, New. prlst 31108 331 Cs TALLOW. Our market is very dull, and prices are still drooping, ps.C. on the spot has changed hands to-day at 64s 3d to 64s 6d per cwt. Town lallow is 61s 6d net cash. Rough f a t, 3 s 50 per 8 lbs. LB5O. 1851. 1851. 1853. Stock this day •• • i ' .,t03 2 6 8 35 , 7 1 : 1 0(1 5 a . 3 --- 00014 3 4 30 ,5 00 6 ;, 2 9 3 ----- 06 -4 0s 2 .0 8 00 4: 1 3 t0 t ---- 04 2 70 5 80 ,9 80 6 04 1 4 Price of Y. C. •• • • uDeitltoivefryannlasjtanweeelk. • • , 87 11 0 2 7 1 37,0 8; 7 8 ,7 1 : 3 0 7 0 9 801, , ,: 5 3 17 5 11 Arrivals last week.. 394 1,138 It ttofrom Janet.... 90,551 98,101 104,109 12 G 3l Price of Town .. •• .. 33s Od 39s 6d 38s Od 488 6d ISM. 33,894 t,' , ss 3d to 64a 6d 943 88,957 1,003 99,536 64s 9d RETURN OF WIVES AND CHILDREN OF SOLDIERS. Yesterday, an important return to Parliament was l; and , the returns are made, "as far as can be ascertained." Ther e are no printed, showing the number-of married w omen b e l ong . ing to each of the reg iments belon g in g to the East, the number residing in barrac ks, and the nu mber of soldiers' children. The number of wo men " legally married," is returned at 3,2 62 . Th e number residin g with their number husbands o f i n soldiers' barracks i s children, retur data by which the number of women marrie d without leave can be separated from those married w ith leave ; but it may be assumed as a ge neral rule, alth ough by nn means accurate, that the wom en residin g in barracks are all that are married with le ave. .In the lis t are six 4 7 2 d 22. at Thel,7 1 regiments under orders for special service, not in the East, and of that number 628 women are legally mar ried, 206 residing with their husbands, and the number of children 747. Therefore there are 2,638 women legally marr i e d b e longing to the regiments ordered to the East, 1,50 d resided with their husbands in barracks, and 8,475 the number childro, FOREIGN. 10 9 Antwerp&Rotterdam 34d xn 5 3 Belgian Eastn. Junc. 1 20 8 Beziers to Graissessac 5 4d 20 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip id 1 p ••• . . Central of Italy 20 all Charleroi& Erquelin — 174 all Demerara 20 14 Dijon and Besancon — p 20 8 Dutch Rhenish 4l 20 all East Indian 1 2/z 20 2 Do. Extension 1 a 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula p 20 10 Gd. Junet. of France 25 10 Grd. Trunk of Canada ~ .d 100 30 Do. Debentures lO 5 d 100 all Do. do - • 20 10 Gt. Central of France 41 - 3 d 204 all Gt.WesternofCanada Shares 214 22 . . . . Do. Bands (Ist is.)'s7 9 11 204 1 . 54 Hamilton & Toronto —14 p 100 all Do. 6 per cent. 20 5 Lake Const. & Basle 5 all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c prof dis 20 15 Luxembourg • '4l 5 10 10 Do. (Railway) 2l 5 2 Do. Prof — 1 • 5 3 Do. (Canal) — It 10 5 Do. 6p. ct. prof l/ 20 8 Lyons and Geneva 3 4 —21 d 20 12 Lyons & Moditerran. . • 20 10 Madras ll 334 334 Matta Antonia 10 all Do. do. New 20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry • -20 all Namur & Liege (with interest) 6 - 7 1 20 all Do. (ex interest) —• •• 16 all Northern of Franoo 291 2 9 1 Do. 20L. 3 p. 20 all (fmy.B.& Ain& Shs.) . 10 all NorwegianTrunkYkof . 8 xn 20 10 Paris and Lyons. lll Ili) ) 40 all Ditto Bonds 10 all Paris and Orleans 4l -43xd x - d 20 all Paris and Rouen 32 •34 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 284 - 29 20 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. 101 104 Quebec & Richmond ... ••• 20 all Rouen and Havre • • x d 20 12 Royal Danish 2 1d 5 2 Royal Swedish — d 20 all Sambre and Mouse 7i 8 6 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref — •• • 20 6 Southern of France ... —Pm 20 8 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) ••• 84 all West Flanders 3 -- 4 10 all Do 54 per c. Pref ... d 20 10 Western of France. . 14 --24p.xd 10 7 West. of Switzerland ... d 20 2 Wiesbaden 20 , 15 Zealand 6 5 d MISCELLANEOUS 5 all Aubin Coal and Iron ... •.• 25 174 Australian Agricult. 37 38 20 14 Australsn.Pcific•Mail 15 10 8 4ustraln. Royal Mail ... 10 4 Berlin Water Works ... 50 40 Brit. American Land ... 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co 100 324 Canada 75 84 5 5 Crystal Palace .. 4 2' Crystal Pal. of France • ... 20 3 Eastern Steam • ••• 25 20 ElectritTolograph(A) 16 18 25 all Do. (B) ..• ••• 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gen. Steain Navigat. 20 18 General Screw Steam ... ... 13 20 74 Irish Beetroot Sugar ... 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Land—. 1 3 2 . 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. ... 1' all N. B. Australasian — 1 1 4 Do. New 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam — • 5 all Peel Er. Ld. & Mina d 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 50 35 Do. Do. ••• ... . 39 2 all Portland Iron Co iP 100 60 Royal Mail . Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest 21 x d 25 25 South Austral. Land 34 1 36 1 all Submar. Telegraph.. 1 1 all Do. Registered —l 100 280/an Diamen's Load 10 11 LETTERS FOR SARDINIA VIA .11ELGIUM. GENERAL POST-OFFICE, April.—Letters for Sardinia, when specially addressed to be forwarded in the Prussian Closed Mails via Belgium, may in future be 'sent either unpaid or paid to their destination, at the option of the 'sender. The combined British and foreign postage chargeable on such letters will be :-Is. Od. for a letter not exceed ing oz. in weight ; 2s. Od. ditto exceeding oz., but not exceeding 1 oz. ; 4s. Od. ditto exceeding 1 oz., but not exceeding 2 oz., and, so on, in proportion, accord ing to the scale for charging inland letters. Postmasters will bear in mind that letters for Sardinia are forwarded, as a rule vid France (and are liable to the rate of postage laid down in Instruction. No. 13, 1852), unless they are specially addressed to be sent by any other route. - LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY. LONDON, April 24.—Wind this day at Noon, N. to N.N.E. ; fresh breeze, and c l ou dy. at times, with d ry, cold weather. The Mercury has tisen considerably within the last 48 hours; frdm abbut 29'30 it has gone up to about 30.50, or from nearly Rain to Fair. COWES, April 22.-- , -The Frisk (smack), of and from Jer sey for Alderney, with bricks, was abandoned by the crew and some of the passengers, after being ashore on Alderney Rocks, and fallen in with yesterday, off St. Albans , with two men and a woman (p a s senger ) on b oar d, w ith jib fore sail, and mainsail set, and displayingsignals of distress, by , the Larne, frOm Callao to Leith, which put two men on board, and who brought her in here to-day. PORTSMOUTH, April 23. —Wind, N.E. Arrived— ll.M.'s at Centaur. from Rio Janeiro and sailed next day for the Baltic ; Jeanne Catherina , Gothenburg, for Gee long, with deck tanks leaky ; Eveline, London, for Galli poli. Sailed—Albatross (s), Gallipoli; Blundell, do. FALMOUTH, April 23.—Wind, N.E., strong breezes. Arrived—Johanna Maria , from Skien •' Sir Isaac Newton, New York, and sailed for Hamburgh ; Red Rose, Bourges ; Castor, Venaros ; Princess. Royal, Marseilles, for Lynn ; Robert, Stettin ; Concha, Marseilles • ' Ocean, Gibraltar. Sailed—Eden, for St. Malo ; Johanna, Amsterdam ; Elide, Korsoe. OFF THE START.—Albion, from Madras ; Gloria Deo, Messina. PLYMOUTH, April 23. —Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Blanche, from Corunna. Sailed—Historia, for Port Philip ; Lady Elgin, do.; Maria Hay, Geelong ; Wilhelmiue, Manilla; Andes (s s), Gallipoli. POOLE, April 22.—Wind, N.E. Sailed--Nelson Packet, for Newfoundland. • HARWICH, April 23.—The Albertina (brig), of and from Gottenberg, for Bordeaux, with deals, got on shore on the Hasborough Sand last night ; seven of the crew saved ; the master, master's wife and child, first and second mates, and one seaman, left on board. It blew very hard all last night from the Eastward, and still , continues • several ves sels have put in here for shelter. HULL, April 23.—Wind N.E, by N. Arrived—Grey hound, from St. Michael's ; Elizabeth, Mazagan ; Faders Minde, Rukiobing ; Uranus, Udsetta. LIVERPOOL, April 21.—The Frances Watts, from Rio Janeiro to Now Orleans, w as t o t a lly l os t near the mouth of the Mississippi, 6th April ; part of cargo (coffee) saved, partially damaged. • CLYDE, April 22.—Arrived—Harmonia ,from New York. Sailed—Sarah Jane, for Philadelphia; Agitator, Alexandria. • SCILLY, Feb. 21. Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Rhoda, from Leghorn; Sibella, Colombo; Samson, St. Domingo, for Falmouth, with a leak in her bows ; San Jose, Tra pani, for Christiansand. _ LAIIIIVIG, April 19.—The Norwegian squadron is under orders to put to sea fr9m Horten on the 19th April, to join the Swedish squadron at Karlscrona. SHOREHAM, April 22.—The Rambler, from Cork to Lon don, which was ashore betwdhn this port and Brighton on the 20th, has been got off the strand this morning and brought into the harbour. MiitiEL, April 18..—A pilot, who has been , on board H.M.S. Conflict, reports that there have been eleven ships captured, four of wfiich have been sent in here, and seven despatched to Kioge Bay. Two of them are reported to be laden with munitions of war. MEMk,, April 20.—The weather is settled and fine, wind light, at W. On the 18th April, at 4 p.m., as Com mander Foote, of H.M.S. Conflict, was returni ng t o th e vessel in a boat with the surgeon and five men, in crossing the bar the boat was swamped ; the surgeon and one man were saved. Commander Foote and four men drowned. The Mary Ann Cook, from Swinemunde, which was on shore, 7th April, about five miles south o f th e h ar b our, could not be got off, and has since been condemned. The Cowslip, from Swinemunde, which was on shore on the South Mole, opposite the lighthouse, April 7, •has been condemned. The Masters and crews o f the above vessels have been transferred to the prizes about to leave for Hull. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday, 10.45 a.m. Arrived;--Somnanth, from Bombay; Ponachan, Mobile; William Rathbone, New York; 'Lindisfarn, Gothenburg ; Nordcap, Copenhagen ; Plenty. and Culloden Castle, New York. Off the Port—Danube, screw steamer. PLYMOUTH, Monday, 10 a.m. The hired screw steam transport Victoria, Captain Ley, No. 72, which left Greenhithe at 5 o'clock on Sunday morning, with the 19th Regiment, was off Plymouth, all well, at five o'clock this morning, proceeding, under steam and canvas, at the rate of 12 knots an hour, for Malta and Gallipoli. Off Shoreham she saw a paddle-wheel man-of war, of about 750 tons, steaming to the eastward. The Victoria has seen nothing pf the Frencn fleet. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.22 a.m. Wind N.E.; tide half flood; blowing strong. Arrived, April 23.—Moselle (steamer), from Hamburg ; Tunis, Gothenburg ; Neptunus, Amsterdam ; Falcon, Stralsund; Christiana, Longsound ; Tre Lover, Copen hagen ; Skeohd, Landscrona ; Mary Ogle, Ranclers ; Adolphe Karsture, Woolgast ; Peter Lauritz, Danzig ; Helena, Uddewalla; Carl, Stettin ; Zeldenruish, Stral sund. 24th—Ravensbourne (steamer), from Antwerp; Candi date (steamer), Hamburg. Sailed—Ryswyk, for Melbourne. • DEAL, Monday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, N.E., blowing strong. The Anemone lies in the same state as reported last night; several more of the ship's stores have been landed. The wind is still blowing' strong from the N.E.„, with a very heavy sea upon the beach. PIE COAST . DEFENCES IN . SUSSEX.--Greit- prepara tions are being made to place the coast 'defences in. the most satisfactory condition, and two batteries are now in course of erection at the mouth of Littlehampton Harbour, near. Arundel. The works are rapidly pro gressing, and it is expected by Mr. Lobb, who is super intending- their construction, that they will.be com pleted by the latter 'end of June, _or_the commencement of July next. EaCh battery is being constructed to . mount five guns each gun being capabl e of disc harging a 42-pounder. It is also proposed to erect a spacious barracks near these batteries, for the accommodation of a troop of 50 marines, exclusive of officers, for manning the guns of the batteries., • MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.--It is stated, 171 a puha mentary paper ordered at the instance of Mr. Brady, that there were in England and Wales, according to the census tables of 1851. 1,771 physicians, 13,470 surgeons or apo thecaries, 14,039 druggists, 4 aurists, 14 oculists, and 1,041 dentists. In Scotland there were 511 phy s i c i ans , 1,576 surgeons or-ap o thecaries, 1,194 druggists, and 113 dentists. In the Isle of Man and Channel islands there weicalso 46 Physicians; 116 surgeons and apothecaries, 5 e t i 5 a , n5 1 , 5, 2 i2 3 5 28 ; ; d s e u a r t g is e t o s, ns l,l o 6 r 7 a t a ot u h je c to ari , e 4 s, ; 92 druggists, and 13 ,dentists. The total s a re conse qls7li6t2l u h g Y g s i i and oculists, 14. RAILWAYS. `Aberdeen .... Ambg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Jundt Belfast &Ballymena Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ..... Birkenhd. Lanesh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. dz Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O. •••• Blyth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45; Bristol and Exeter , Caledonian Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, &Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dubliu&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth&Aber deep Junction Do. New (East Anglian Do., (XlB . E & Eastern Counties . Easteni Union, A Stock - Do., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prt I) & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junc. . 1) Gg Northern °w&Wes rtk rn Great Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Stl. &West. (Ire ) Great Western Irish South-Eastern , Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds o. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths D a. , Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Loud. Tin. & Sthend. Loud. Bright & S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. 5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O • Do £4O a . ndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet& Litwin Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland. Do. Birnang. &Derby Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket 0., Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British • orth Devon, No. 1 j Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred e. B Guaranteed be., Do. New XI() N. &S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and. Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & 'Wolverhampton Portsmouth Itottish central ottishMidland Shrewsbury &t iimg. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed Si Gek 1 Shrewsby. & Berefd Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ;,. Do. Halveso. 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 Stockton & Darling.' Stockton & Tail' Vale Do. £lO shares. IDo. Prof., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neith Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall. West. End of London and Crystal Palace.. West London Wimbledn 8F Croydou York Newetl. &Berm'. Do. Extensions Do. G. N. E. Purchase' York & N. Midland Closing Priee Saturday. 22- 23. 4i - 43 7 - 8i 14 —l2 dial 15 - 17 8 - 7 89 - 91 - 14 - 15 1 8 • 10 ii --- ii 7 - 8 Ig* 7- - - 16 12k -12 i 28 - 32 24 - 26 59 - 61 51 - 56 23 = 24 58 62 85i 861 74 76 119 - 121 89 - 91 - -•• 85 87 10 12 u 10 12 p 60} —60 i 7i -- lid 12'- i*, 8 81 par—gyp 98 —99 951 - 961 Itd 1 d id— it 1 d 76i, 771 13t 1 9 21t 10 d 19 - 20 58i - 58; 33 - 35 d— ti 6 4 .d 6 - 8 44 - 47 :33 3iti 30 ... 31 50 54 Par IP - 7f 28 - 30 84 86 52 - 54 50 - 52 50 -- 52 3i -- 24' 13 -- 15 6 -- 74 10 -- 14 4 -- 3id 13 15 59 69. 34 36 . 4 2d 4 5 ii - iO, - 31 17. /8 4 - 5 21 23 6 7 64 66 9} - - 45 • 46 d 50 50 20. 20 100 - 1 42- 8/ 281 64 25 50 20 20 20 10 10 2► 2s 100 100 100 100 10 261 13i 20 20 20 20 50 20 17 all all 16 all 51s. 100 20 Business done this day. 53. 2i. 14 12i I 86i 6 75 • 73 21 9 8 96 158 i i per cent. Z9i 60 SPORTING NOTES. THE GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. The licensed victuallers of YOrk have worthily fol lowed the example of liberalityset them by their "brother pubs" of London. No sooner was the project mooted for establishing the Great Northern Handicap than the promoters of it received the most cordial co-operation from the innkeepers of Old Eller, and the most encou raging assurances of support from the owners and trainers of horses. The means and appliances for carrying out the undertaking were soon supplied ; the bonus was collected without difficulty ; and such was the public confidence in the plans and intentions of the " managing committee," that the number of subscribers to the stake was 2 10 —only six under that obtained by the Chester Cup. This good start in the race for public patronage was not 'marred by the handicapper, who distributed the weights with an ability and impartiality never equalled and rarely surpassed. Inked, without a instituting_ odious comparisons, I may unhesitatingly assert that of the leading Spring Handicaps, the Great Northern is, so far. as the allotment of the imposts is concerned, the most satisfactory and successful. As a' "betting race," however, it is somewhat uninteresting and unimportant; speculation en it, indeed, since the Epsom Meeting. has been materially stopped, and its range limited by the seeming certainty of Virago's suc cess. That Virago is entitled to the positi.,n to which she has been advanced in the list of quotations, is un questionable. Still, I cannot be brought to consider her chance so surpassingly formidable as to render that of every other animal in the race utterly insignificant. That she is weighed on terms so disadvantageous that she requires to be quite as good as it is believed she is, does not admit of a question ; and as I stated on Satur day, I shall be scarcely surprised to witness her defeat. Additional interest would be imparted to the encounter by the starting of West Australian, who would meet Virago on almost weight for age terms. These "for midable flyers" will be opposed, perhaps, by Kingston, an animal of a deserved first-class reputation, who certainly has the best of the imposts. The other horses whose , pretensions to su ccess may i n t er f ere w i t h t h ose o f Vi rago are Vindex and Defiance. After her recent achievements at Epsom, however, it would be seemingly sher folly to desert Virago's colours ; still I am compelled to confess that in KINGSTON, VINDEX, and DEFIANCE she will meet her most dangerous antagonists, and one of them may snatch the victory from her. I have omitted West Aus tralian from this " summing up," because I' am at pre sent in doubt as to his starting. Should he, however, go to the post, I shall not deem his chance a forlorn one. Of the " extreme outsiders," I give the preference to Lough Bawn and Jujube. The former is certainly fa vourably weighted, and many shrewd judges intend " to go for the off chance with him." The Craven Stakes will perhaps be carried off by either Snowdon Dunhill, or Orestes. In their absence Hunca Munca will be worthy' of consideration. The most note. worthy names among the fifty-One nominations to the Zetland Stakes are Bessie, Flatterer, and Sicily, my partiality being indicated by the order in which they are set down. S hould Wild Huntsman not figure among the competitors for the Spring St. Leger, Barrel will doubtless be capable of achieving success. Six events are appointed for decision on Thursday in cluding the Londesborough Cup and the Flying Dutch man's Handicap, for both of which Virago is in the list of engagements. Whether she is intended for either of them lam of course at present unable to determine ; her running will depend entirely upon the result of the Great Northern Handicap. Putting her chance, there. fore out of the question, I am induced to believe that the animals seemingly "well in " the Londesborough Cup are Snowdon Dunhill, Catspaw, Lord Lieutenant, Patience, and Stiletto. The task of picking out the winner I must leave to the reader. In the absence of Virago, either Annie Sutherland or Alonzo may prove the winner of the Flying Dutchman's Handicap. Much indignation has been excited by the game that has been played with Aquila. This mare advanced to a prominent position in the betting on the Great Northern Handicap, and was maintained in it for a time with seeming steadiness. _List week, however, a movement commenced which ultimately drove her out of the mar ket. Yesterday a notice was posted in the sale yard at Tattersall's, to the effect that she was scratched. The alleged cause of her withdrawal was an accident which it is said she met with whilst in the stable. Verily a fatality seems to attend the favourites. Aquila's party " bore up" for her, with undiminished perseverance to the last, but the support which she received was merely a delusion and a sham. A FRESH MAN. April 24. ARRIVALS AT YORK.—Orestes, Tit - rmus, Sicily, Ivan, Jujube, Vignette, Bessie, Hospodar, Coinfit, Evadne. DUTCH SKIPS UNDER BLOCKADE. We read in the Neu Courant of Rotterdam :—The Russian ports in the Baltic and the Frozen Ocean con tain corn and other products of enormous value, bought, and already paid for, by Dutch merchants. Several vessels had been already chartered to go and fetch them, and merchants were looking out for other ships in addi tion to send on the same errand, but it is to be feared that in the mean time those ports will be blockaded, and that in consequence the Dutch property will be shut up., In order to prevent this misfortune, several mer chants of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Delft, and Schied am have addressed his Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, begging him in the first place to inform the English and French Governments that Dutch property is in the Russian ports, and to 'state to them the names of the chartered ships, vihile the names of the vessels, which will be affected l a t er , s h ou ld b e specified without delay; in the second place, to request, in case of a blockade, an authorisation for these vessels to be able to approach and freely enter those blockaded ports, as also freely quit them, so soon as freighted with the Dutch property." This address has been promptly answered as follows -- "The Minister of Foreign Affairs has the honour to in form the gentlemen at Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Delft, and Schiedam, in answer to their addresses, that the in terests of the Netherland merchants in Russia, where the grain or the other products purchased for delivery, and paid for, are at the present time, have been strongly recommended to the King's Ministers at London and Paris, in case of a blockade of the ports and coasts situ ated on the Baltic and Frozen Ocean, and that:the re sult of their efforts will be communicated without delay to the parties interested." • EMIGEAMON.—PLYMOUTH, April 22.—The Lady Elgin, 1,057 tons register, commanded by Capt. Irons, arrived in the Soanu o n unday, April 16, under charter to her Majesty's Emigration Commissioners for the con veyance of the first batch of emigrants to New South Wales, under the . new system . of emigration which has been established for that colony ; a very large number of whom, equal to about 140 statute adults; were se lected from the west of England by Mr. J. B. Wilcocks, the agent to the commissioners here. The 18th inst. was the day fixed for the assembling of the emigrants, and for . the ship to be ready for their reception. They were embarked on the 19th,' and, every arrangement for their comfort during the voyage being completed, she sailed on the 22d. The Lady Elgin is a remarkably fine ship, and as in excellent order, reflecting much credit on Captain Irons. She is owned by Messrs. T. E. Levey and Co., merchants, of Quebec, and had on board 300 Tills, equal to 275 statute adults. The Maria Hay, which was in collision with the Harbinger steamer after leaving Southampton on the 17th inst., and which put in here on the 19th, with loss of hew sprit, &c., had her repairs completed in three days, and sailed again for her destination, Geelong, Victoria, this evening (Saturday, the 22d inst.) Notwithstanding the extra labour required from the crew, not a single case of dissatisfaction has - oocurred, &allaying performed their arduous labours most cheerfully ; and this noble. ship proceeds with the same crew, to a man, with which ag e left Southampton. The emigrants are in charge of 11r. A. C. Kemball, the experienced surgeon-superintendent, this being his eighth voyage. Under m anagement not a single emigrant out of 401 per sow, h a s, left the ship, neither has a case of sick ness occurred. The repairs tithe Maria Hay have been con. dacted u nder the superintenden ce o f L ieutenant Carew, R s ., th e emigration officer for 'th e port. The ,His ' t or i a , Captain Mowatt, one ef Messrs. Griffith, New- Bombe, and Co's. , temperance li ne of ships, sailed this morning, having embarked a great , number of passen % gers at this port. All these ships were despatched by M r . J.B. Wilco cks. Th e American ship Moses Taylor , from Havre, with 550 emi grants for New Orleans, is,de tamped in the Sound pending the inquiry regarding the murder of her chief offiCer, upon whose body an inquest is now being held at Saltash. The Abigail, Captain Harris, left on Msnday with 260 passengers, and the oAental, Captain Burt, on Tuesday , with 344 passen gers, both tor Quebec. TRAGEDY IX REAL •LIFE.—A correspondent of the Cleveland Plaindealer, writing from Wanpacca county, Wisconsin, tells the following tragical tale •—" A farmer • sold a yoke of oxen to an individual in the neighbour hood, and received his pay in paper money. The man who purchased the oxen, being in a hurry to start off, requested the farmer to assist in yoking them up. He went to the yard withthe man for that purpose, leaving the money lying on the table. On his return to the house, he found that hislittle child had taken the money from the table and was in the act of kindling the fuel which was in the stove with it. From the impulse of the moment, he hit the child a slap on the side of the head so hard as to knock it over, and in the fall it ,struck its head against the stove With such force as to break its skull. The mother, who was in the act of washing a small child in a tub of water in an adjoining room, on hearing the fracas, dropped the child and ran to the room whence the noise proceeded, and was so much terrified at what she there beheld 'that she forgofthe little child in thy tub for a time, and upon her return_ .to the room found the little .one droVined ! The , lintiband, after a few moments re 'viewing the scene before him, seeing two children dead, without further reflection took down his gun and blew his imp brsizma out!" COURT CIRCULAB.,O WINDSOR, APRIL 22. Tie dinner party at the Castle yesterday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Dowager Marchioness of Downshire, the Earl of Clarendon, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lord and Lady Marcus Hill, Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. N. and Lady Mary Hood, Sir George Cooper, the Baroness de Speth, aad Major. General Sir George Bowles. The hand of the 97th Regiment was in attendance during dinner, and performed the following selection Overture (La Cenerentola) . Rosaini. Cavatina Verdi. Waltz, " The Dream of the Ocean" Gunel. • Duetto Selection (Sonnatobula). Galop, "Le Crescendo" , Bosisi lo . Her Majesty's private band attended in the evening, and played the Overture " Le Serinent" Anber. Priere et barcarolle (L'Etoilo du Nord) Neyerbt 'or. Finale, first act; , " Die Instigen Welber von Windsor" -Tile Queen and Prince took, a drive in open can •iage ,yesterday . , afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. Sey mour attended - on horseback. liis _Royal Ltigilness Prince Albert rode on horse" Sack this !horning, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel F. H. sey• inour, and was pre-Sent at a field-day of • the 97th L regi ment in Windsor-Park. The Earl •of Clarendon left the Castle this forenoton for Londoir; ' The dinner party this day included her Royal High.: ness the Duchess of Kent, the Earl and Countess of Elgin, 1 0 2dy Anna Maria Dawson, Colonel the Ihn. Charles and Mrs. Grey, and the Baroness de Speth. The hand of the .Royal Horse Guards was in atten dance during dinner, and played the following pieces : Overture Selection, "Le Chalet" Waltz; Anglesey" Pfingsten. Selection, "Stiffiloo" Polka, "Invitation" D'Albert. The Queen's private band afterwards attended in tile Castle, and performed the following selection:— Overture, "Emeline" Couplets et Chasur, "L'Etoilo du Nord" Meyerbeer. Chcour d Ensemble et Trio, " Le Pre aux Cleres" Selection, "L'Enfaut Prodigue" Serenade, " The Night Dancers" SUNDAY, APRIL 23. The Queen and Prince, and Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, the ladies and gen- , tlemen of the Court, and the domestic household at tended Divine service this morning in the privite chapel of the Castle. The Duchess of Kent was also at the service. The Hon, and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. THE RUSSIAN PRIZE. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 22. The Russian merchant ship, reported by telegraph to be captuxed as a prize last night, by the revenue steam-cruiser Argus, Com mander Grandy, was towed into harbour by the latter , without coming to an anchor at Spithead. The arrival of the first prize, as may be imagined, attracted great attention, and hundreds of the inhabitants crowded the walls and beach to see the novel sight. By the aid of her steam power the Argus soon took the Russian up to safe moorings, when numbers of boats went off to survey and ascertain her charaCter. She proved to be the Froja, of upwards of 500 tons burden, Captain Week man, from Lisbon to the Gulf of Finland, laden with salt and a small quantity of wines. She is a, fine barque, of strong build and considerable breadth of beam ; she is Finnish built, and her crew of two mates and 13 seamen are chiefly Fins. It is believed, however, that some thing more valuable and important than salt will be found on board when her cargo is taken out. The Argus went from Spithead at six o'clock yester day morning, on one of her usual cruises to prevent smug gling, and about noon fell in with the Froja, off Beechky Head, and although the latter had no colours flyin g Captain Grandy was led to suspect her character by th e tell-tale of a Russian eagle painted on her stern. Hi caused her to heave to, and boarded her, and found out I what she really was. He then informed the Captain that his ship was a prize, and that he must take her to port ; this mis s i on w a s by: no means welcome, but such mission was the only alternative ; the Argus having au crew at least double that of the Russian, whilst her two 32-pounders were far more than a match for the s unserviceable signal-guns aboard the Froja. An akar • and some men were at once put on board, and a z.opt made fast between the two vessels, and by which th. a Argus took the prize iu tow, and brought her iitle> harbour. Captain Weekman is part owner of the Froja, lance will, we hear, be ruined by this seizure. Himself and . crew are treated with every possible consideration an d , leniency ; the only restriction upon them is their am finement to the ship, and they do not seem to take t heir captivity very seriously to heart. Some of the i 21 . a w can speak a little English, and they freely enter into conversation with the English sailors in charge. rrn a few days it is expected that instructions will be rec eived l as to how they are to b e d ea lt w ith, an d h ow dis posed of, on the condemnation of the vessel as a legal prize. This morning the Fanny, cutter-tender to the Port Admiral, went out into the Channel to look after ,some more Russian ships, reported to be knocking a .71 out. She will, doubtless, soon bring them in should sl is fall in with them. - CAPE OF GOOD Hore.—Professor Sowerby haft just - returned from our African colonies, after a.- most , sue , cesaful tour of inspection. He has procured larger ape , cimens of coal, irbn, copper, silver, galeana, and -other mineral productions of that colony, which are shortly to be brought 'before the public. SAILING OF THE AFRICA.—The British and North American•royal mail steam-ship Africa, Captain son, sailed from Liverpool for New York on Sat urdky afternoon, at four o'clock, with .a full cargo, the usual inaila, and 113 passengers on libard.. THE WELLINGTON CLACK TOWER LONDON-BRI DQE. —On Saturday morni ng _th e workmen were bi!ally engaged in digging the foundation for the Wellington Clock Tower, -at -the entrance of the London and • Brighton Railway. The tower will, be seventy feet in height; and forty feet at the base, with four splendid illuminated clocks, which, when finished, will present a - neat and elegant appearance. • THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—The incessant rain • whiCh prevailed on Saturday from noon until . sunitiet furnished perhaps the best test that could be •Afforded of the for ward state of completeness which " the • People's Palace " at Sydenham as it has been very appropriately styled, has attained. It is true that the number of vise. tors was not very great, compared with the myriads who surrounded the building during the earlier Easter holidays ; but even Coleridge might have envied the feeling of comfort and security which seemed to pervade every bteast, whilst turret, dome, and ;roof kept music to the sound of water drops. On)y herta and there, at very 'distant intervals, were the slightest signs of leakage perceptible ;"and when it is considered that on a roof of such immense area, ,a depth of one-eighth-of an inch of rain gives a pressure of 275 tons, it must be admitted that Sir Joseph Paxton has achieved the greatest archi tectural exploit of this or any other age. ' The living cognoscenti seemed as much at ease during , the incle mency of the storm bustsasthein thea and v st e ate i s i ol le t illustrious individuals con g regated which, by the bye, form the most glorious collection of poets, statesmen, warriors, and divines, which the his tory of the world can farnish.—SU2lClay Ti 712,44. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES OF JEWELLERY, Ac., AT THE WEST-END.—On Saturday morning inforrnation was forwarded to the various metropolitan police stations of aa ex t ens ive robbery having b een comm i tted at No. 45 , Hyd e -park-square. The property carried ,o ff is of an excee dingly valuable descripti on; being mostly jewellery of .the first class. It is believed to have been .stolen some months since, but singularly enoughwasr.not missed. till very recently. Another robbery has also taken place at the same house within the last month, the, property stolen consisting of some port wine, silk handkerchiefs, china, plate, gold neck chains, and other valuables. It was the abstraction of the latter, which w ere almost immediately missed, that led to the discovery of the for mer and heavier loss. For the recovery of tine proper,t7 a reward of 501. h as b een offered, and an addlitional 101. for any clue to the whereabouts of the depredators. STATE VISIT OF THE JUDGES, LORD MAYOR, AND CORPORATION- OF THE CITY, TO. ST, ' PAl:rea 'CAME -DEAL—Yesterday bein g th e first Stindipy after Easter, the Judges, the Right Hon, the Lord I, ayor, the alder -men, common council' members, and 01 Cher chic func tionaries, a,ccordingito annuak.custore, v Nut in state 'to ,St. Paul's Cathedral to attend Divine ser Y ice. Amongst,, those present were noticed Lord Cam pbell, Justices Erle, Justice Coleridge, Baron Martin, th °Lord May(r, Alderman, Carden, Alderman Muggeridge,, Sir Chapm; - 'itlarshall, Alderman Farebrother, Alderm au. Kennedm Sheriff Wire, Mr. Under-Sheriff Made don. The City marshals, the sword-bearer, the mace-b Darer, aid the different ward beadles, carrying their maces, and, clad in their State liveries, were also in ellen(' lance, and contributed greatly to the splendour of the I procession. Such a vast concourse of spectators as attend ed yoster day has not been witnessed on a similar oc:casion for some years ;_ but owing to the admirable arr augements of the police, under Inspector Sharry and Sai enders, the :public, were kept out of danger. The judges and mem bers of the corporation having taken :their suds, Divine service was commenced, and an , eloquent *barman was preached by the Rev. Mr. Charnpni ys, the vicar of Whiteehapel, &c., from the seventh,chapter of St. Luke, and 47th verse. The • service having been concluded, the . distinguished visitors walked in procel,sion across the great nave of the cathedral and departed by th e southern entrance, when they entered t.lieir respective carriages and were driven to their homes. EMIGRATION TO ABERDEENSHIRE.—Upwards of 1,000 emigrants left the port of Aberdeen last weelt. for C ana d a. A large number of agricultural labourerka and small' farmers have also gone to Australia, the to tel number emigrating from this .county this season being above - 2,000 persons. The emigrants for the most part are young men and women, who have no h ope, under the large farm system of cultivation, of bettering t heir con dition at home. The wages of agricultural labourers in the county of Aberdeen averages 61. in the h alf-year, with food in the kitchen or the bothie, but now, with the certainty of a deficiency in the supply of labour, an advance of wages will no doubt be given. .THE POET ROGRRS.--We regret to hear alarming ac counts, of the health of Mr. Samuel Rogers, the last survivor of the poets who adorned the past generation. The venerable bard of Memory", is now in his 90th year. He had a fall some two years ago, the effect of which has been to - confine him -to - his chair, in which he is wheeled from one room to another. He has of late become more feeble, and is now subject to fainting fife.--LWerpool Mercury. - • "- PI?