The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-15 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA. COMMERCIAL. The Melbourne pipers state that gold was in demand at the previous rate of 31. 17s. 3.1. per ounce, but in some in stances, before the sailing of th 3 Marco Polo, a shade higher prices were given. The cash prices of flour at the ag,ent's stores-351. per 2,0001b5., and second, 321. Freights to England—tallow, 50s. per ton, and 5 per cent. ; wool, id. to ld. per lb., and 5 per cent. ; gold, 3d. to 4.1 d. per oz. as per contract. Warehouse charges —measurement goods, 3s. per ton per week ; dead weight, 2s. The Bendigo trade report states that, owing to the num ber of individuals leaving for the new diggings, business had been very slack. Gold firm at 31.155. per ounce. Flour 601 . to 65/. per ton ; tea, 8/. 10s. to 91. 108. per chest ; Mauritius sugar, sd. to Gd. per lb.; fine crushed, 7d. to 74d. ; coffee, Is. 4d. to ls. 6d. Trade at the M`lvor diggings was very depressed, and gold remained at 31. 14s. Gd. Draught horses in good de mand, and realised high rates. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The Golden Age steamer, from Liverpool and the Cape of Good Hope, arrived at Melbourne on the 13th, and left on the 17th for Sydney. The Avon and the Elizabeth, from hence, Agincourt (90 days) and Beurs, from London, and Eagle, from Glasgow, at Melbourne. The Australian (s.s.) sailed for London Feb. 10. The Neleus and Ferozepore were to sail for London March 1; the Kent and Birmingham Feb. 25 ; and the Stebonheath and Ajax Feb. 20; and, for Liverpool, the Nile, March 1. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, May 14.—The Asia arrived in the river this morning, with dates from New York to the 3d of May. She brings $600,000 in specie on freight. The Pacific has arrived out. In the Senate, on a resolution directing. the Committee on Foreign Relations to inquire into the expediency of authorising the President, during the recess of Congress, to suspend the acts of Con gress preventing expeditions leaving the countryto act against foreign States, Mr. Slidell delivered a speech on the subject of the Africanization of Cuba and the interest of the United States to prevent it. The truth of the reported victory by Santa Anna over Alvarez was much doubted. A New York paper says that on the 18th of April, on the strength of this victory, lists were opened to competition for the payment of $15,000,000 to be derived from the Mesilla treaty, provided always that the successful candidate should pay down on the same day $300,000 on account. From Hayti we learn that the Emperor Sou louque was making great preparations for the illy • amen of Dominica both by sea and land. Immense damage has been done in New York and its neig 'l hbourhood, an d i n other parts of the Tinier) waBl„ ,, b,y a storm ; a t B rooklyn a house was injur e d. washed d and s evera l persons killed and The m oney. market was somewhat stringent, and no paper Ws do had still furthe r declined, and large sales of Erie change on LondonNver made at 70# to 70&. Ex -109 to 1091 ; Paris, sf. 10c. to 5?. 12ic. ;A, te : 41 , to 411 ; Bre men cla 4n , 41i to 42 ; Frankfort, t 9i to 80 ; Hamburg, 361 to 37 ; Antwerp, 5.1i1, Cotton. remain depr 0 ,1 53 L a great desire to sell was manifested at a d.ed --- quarter per cent. ; mid.dling qualities werenepleonftaiful, but goods were scarce. stocks. Flour was firmer i n consequence of th e reduced ; a The demand for wheat h a d increased sales of White Gennessee were mad e at 2.30, w red southern at 1.85. Indian corn remained fi rm. F -:nights were dull. To London—tobacco, per hogs l .leacl 40s. superior ; resin per 450 pound s , 5 3. . measurement goods per ton 30s. ; b ee f, per tierce : 7s. 6d. to Bs. To Havre—Cotton, ie. ; ashes, per ton, 8 to 10. Shipping —The A. Zand the Augusta, from Liver y,ool, at New York ; the Rastede, the Meta, and the Sophie, from Bremen, at N ew Y or k ; th e K ate Swanson, from Wales, the Shanghai and th e R. B . Sumner, from Liverpool, at New Orleans ; the State Ri4hts, from Liverpool, at Savannah ; the Arabia, J. M ontgomery, Talavera, lonian, Henry cßead, Cynosure, Lizzie Howard, Zenobia, Colonel uts, R. D. Sh ep h erd, Sea Queen, Houghton, Falcon, and Old E ng l an d , from Liverpool at New Orleans ; the Agamemnon and the Kate Hunter, . from Liverpool, at Mobile. OFFICIAL APPOINT3IENTS.—Mr. G. Pigott, of the Ox ford Circu is appointed counsel to the Inland Revenue, in the place of Mr. T. Phinn, M.P., who is appointed counsel to the Admiralty and Advocate of the Fleet. Captain Thomas Vernon Watkine, R.N., is appointed sarbour•tuaater and Marine Magiatrate at Hug Kong, I ARRIVAL OF THE MARCO POLO. LIVERPOOL, S A TURDA Y. —Much interest was created here this morning by the announcement that the celebrated clipper ship Marco Polo, Cap tain McDonnell, was off the port, after another very quick run of 83 days, having left Melbourne on the 19th February. She sailed from this port on her outward voyage on the 9th of November ast, and has thus made both trips in six months and. four days, including twenty-three days' de tention at Melbourne, having been ashore through the gross negligence of the pilot in charge, but, after a great deal of trouble and expense, was got off, and having been examined by the officials at Melbourne, was reported a safe vessel for the con veyance of passengers, specie, &c. The unfortunate accident, however, caused a prejudicial feeling against her to exist, otherwise the agents write the freights and passengers would have eclipsed all former experience. As it was, however, she brought about ninety passengers and 100,0001. in gold, besides a considerable quantity in the hands of passengers. She had also on board one of the heaviest mails ever brought from the colonies in a sailing ship. They were landed here in a tug-boat at seven p.m. Owing to the state of the water on the bar, the Marco Polo was unable to cross until nine p.m., and on coming up the river received the salute of the new clipper Lightning, swinging at her anchor in the river, and commanded by Captain J. N. illorbes, l a t e of the Marco Polo, who received her present commander with the greatest cordiality, and congratul a t e d him upon his rapid trip. The Marco Polo was to have sailed on the 13th of February, but owing to the arrival that day of the Golden Age (s.), Captain Porter, from thi s port, a deputation of the leading merchants of Melbourne waited upon Captain M c Donnell, and requested him to delay his departure, in order to afford them time for replies, to which the captain readily as sented ; thus bringing answers t o l e tt ers from this country of the sth December —an act almost un precedented. The passengers speak in the highest possible terms of Captain M c Donnell, and presented him with a small nugget during the voyage as a token of their gratitude. The present voyage may be classed as one of the best ever made by this vessel, when it is consid ere d that she h a d scarcely half her' complement of crew, owing to desertions. She passed everything before her, amongst othership s th e ce l e b rate d B oomerang, which sailed four days prior to the Marco Polo for Callao. The Marco Polo was at the River Plate thirty-five days after leaving Port Philip Head. The screw steamer Australian sailed from Port- Port-Philip Head on the 10th of February, for Loudon, with several passengers, and 78,907 oz. of gold. She was to call at the Cape of Good Hope, for which she had 1,0001. in specie. The news by the Marco Polo, though late, does not possess much of interest to an English reader. Adelaide papers state the Government measure of having two chambers, one composed of nominees of the Crown, was very unpopular, and a memor i a l against its adoption largely signed. A letter from Forest Creek, Mount Alexander, dated Feb. 10, says :—" Hundreds of persons are daily passing through here on their way to the Tarrengower diggings, and the number of teams loaded with stores of all kinds for the same place is almost incredible. The reports of these diggings are very favourable, but the great scarcity of water is a serious impediment to the operation of the diggers. There is another new rush about four miles from Castlemaine, and the same distance from Campbell's-station, in a parallel line with the river Loddon, and leading into the Tarrengower diggings at Bryant s Creek. There are some thou sands at work there doing well, and with every prospect of the gold field being extensive. There are no c shicers, every claim is paying, and the sinking varies from six to twenty feet. The gold found there is of a similar description to that at Bendigo." Froin Bendigo we learn that a considerable number of persons, many of them stor e k eepers an d otherwise engaged in business, were leaving f or Callao, tempt e d by the accounts received there of the discovery of gold in the country of the Incas. The weather had become veay sultry, changing suddenly to quite a chilly temperature. Doctors, it is said, were reaping a golden harvest. Dysentery, the scourge of the diggings, had begun to manifest its fearfufpresence, the impurity of the water being alleged as the cause. The Sydney _Herald states that the export of gold in 1853 was 584,0520 z. 18dwts. 10grs., which, valued at 31. 155., makes 1,781,122/. 4s. The total exports of Sydney were 4,497,400!., which is 1 ,000,000/. less than 1852. The export of wool was 15 ,402,3351b5., against 11,086,9741b5. in 1852. The export of tallow had fallen off consi derably, only reaching 71,521 cwt., against 118,182 cwt. in 1852. The imports had not been made up, but they were expected to show an aggregate of 3,000,0001. SPOR' ►TES. A PARTHIAN GLANCE AT CHESTER, "More last words" on the merry May Meeting at Chester will be neither superfluous nor uninteresting. To the members of the executive department in general, and Messrs. Topham and Hill in particular, the warmest commendation is due for the ability, zeal, and untiring energy with which the proceedings were conducted. In the management, indeed, few serious shortcomings were displayed, and it is a legitimate cause for surprise how the business of so large a meeting was got through so creditably. The different officials were fully up to their work, and discharged their respective duties with that tact and efficiency which their long experience renders habitual. The starting was certainly better than has been seen for many years at Chester. Still, whilst acknowledging Mr. Hibburd's fitness for his post, yet I am compelled to state that he evinces to wards the jockeys a studied rudeness and severity which at times uncalled for. He should learn to use that authority which is vested in him with discretion, and not for every venial error, real or imaginary, punish with " suspension " every jockey who may be unfortunate enough to merit his dis pleasure. Alderoft, Basham, and Wood were not, at the instance of the starter, allowed to ride at Chester after the race for the Cup. Mr. Hibburd made his com plaint to the stewards, who gave effect to his wishes, and the suspended jockeys were not even heard in vindication of their conduct. Indeed, the Jockey Club law deprives them of all right of appeal against any decision of this nature, however tyrannical and unjust that decision may be. Were the starter to exercise his authority before some great race, the inconvenience which would attend it, would be most intolerable. Backers of horses were more fortunate at Chester than the layers. Indeed, the success of Epaminondas, " out sider' as he was, was no extraordinary slice of luck for many book-makers. The winner, indeed, was somewhat heavily backed. Report, however, states that his owner was the least confident of his numerous supporters, and that his winnings, in addition to the stakes, amount to little more than 3,0001. The Newmarket touts were sadly out in their estimate of Epaminonclas's preten sions, and another proof was afforded of their inability to discover when they really have a " good thing" among them. The game that was played with Aldford was disgracefully evident. The accident which hap pened to Joe Miller, however, somewhat detracted from its effect. His party met with few sympathies in their disappointment. However, his owner might plan it, the Star of Surrey was never expected to "come it." I have no hesitation in declaring my belief that had Domino represented the interest of his party, he would have been among the horses placed. After the race I examined him atten tively, and he appeared scarcely to have " turned a hair." The remarks which I made on the other ani mals in my notes published on Thursday I wish neither to alter nor contradict. A frequent repetition of the proceedings which were witnessed at Warwick, the Hoo, and more recently at Chester, in connection with "gentlemen riders' races," are little calculated to promote the popularity of those events, or render them desirable vehicles for speculation. They seem to be regulated by the win tye or wrangle principle. A word or two may be required, not in defence but in explanation of my "selection" for the Cup. To pick the actual winner for a race in which so many acci dents are inevitable is a mere matter of chance. Of the ani mals I selected, two, Indian Warrior and Acrobat, were second and third. In referring to The Sun of Monday I find the following remarkable paragraph : " Of the other three-year-olds the most noteworthy names are, an my opinion, Tom, Eva, Jack Frost, Epaminondas, and Royalist." Royalist did not start, Epaminondas won, and Tom, Eva, and Jack Frost advanced considerably in the bet ting after my "Notes" were published. The last of the Spring Meetings at Newmarket will commence to-morrow, and be brought to a conclusion on Thursday. The programme sets forth but scanty promise of sport, and, indeed, the proceedings during the three days will be dull and uninteresting. The list contains eighteen items, all except three being unclosed stakes. With a start I shall " stand on" Domino for the Suffolk Stakes. In his default I shall expect the " top weight," Sharavogue, to win. Cobnut looks on paper the most likely winner of the 50 Sovs. Sweep stakes. For the Sweepstakes for two-year-olds, my pre sent fancy is for Redemption. May 15. A FRESH MAN, NEWMARKET —MONDAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ARRIVED.—Cobnut, Domino, and Kennyside Hero, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. PROGRAMME OF THE SPORT. The asterisks indicate the horses at present located in he town. TUESDAY.-50/. ; for three-yr-olds, Est 21b ; four, Bst ; five, Bst 71b ; six and aged, Bst 121 b. The winner to be sold for 2001., if demanded, &c. T.M.M. 501., for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. R.M. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each ; for three-yr olds and upwards. T.Y.C. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each ; fir three-yr-olds, 7st 41b and four, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 601., i demanded, &c. T.Y.C. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sers each ; for two-yr-olds, 6st 121 b and three, Bst 121 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b The winner to be sold for 1001., if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each, for two-yr-oids ; colts, Sst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 501., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. WEDNESDAY. —HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs, for three yr-olds and upwards. New T.Y.C. The JOCKEY CLUB PLATE of 50 sovs ; for four-yr-olds, 7st 21b ; five, Bst 31b ; six and aged, Ost 91b, the pro perty of members of the Jockey Club. B.C. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 1001., if demand e d, & c. N ew T.Y.C. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each, for three and four-yr-olds. Last half mile of New T.Y.C. The SUFFOLK STAKES of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft if declared, &c., with 50 added from the town race fund. The winner of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, the Somersetshire Stakes at Bath, or the Chester Cup, 1854, to carry 81b extra ; of any other sweepstakes amounting to 200 sovs., including the winner's own stake, after the declaration of weights, or of the R.M. Plate, on the preceding day, 41b extra. The owner of the second horse to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes ; 10 to remain in, or the added money will not be added. Suffolk Stakes Course, last mile and a half of R.C. st lb st lb * Sharavogue, 5 yrs... 812 Domino, 3 yrs 612 * Nutpecker, 4 yrs... 7 10 *Crosslanes, 3 yrs 6 8 Dear-me, 4 yrs 7 4 *bf by Sesostris—An *William Rufus, 4 yrs 7 4 vil's darn, 3 yrs... 6 6 * Epaminondas, 3 yrs Cable, 3 yrs 6 3 (in. 81b ext ra ) ...... 7 4 SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs. each, for four-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; and fillies, Bst 51b. C erta i n winners extra; maiden horse s which have never received 1001. for running second allowed slb ; winners of matches only considered maiden horses. The last three miles of B.C. *Sittingbourne I * Filbert I *Perfidious *Pelie n Cobnut 'Windex THURSAY. HANDICAP PLATE of 50 says., D for three-yr-olds and up wards. A.F. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 20 sovs. each, and only 5 ft if declared by ten o'clock the evening before running, to go to the owner of the second horse; for three-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. Three to remain in or no race. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs. each, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ' • and fillie s , B s t 41b ; the winner to be sold for 401., if demanded, &c. D.M. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs, each ; for three-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 91b ; five and upwards, 9st ; the winner to be sold for 2001., if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 so vs each ; for two-yr-olds, 6st 121 b; and three, Bst 121 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for 801., if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each, with 50 added by the Jockey Club, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b ; the winner of a stake value 200 sovs, including the winner's own stake, to carry 51b. extra. T.Y.C. *Wooden Wall I *Homily bf b y E p i rus, *Para *Minx I Reel *Chalice *sis to Dove I Duke of Hamil *br fby F aug b- a - * Zel i ca ton Ballagh, Emu- *Paradigm Contention lous by Sheet 1 Redemption Prattle Anchor *Guitar Lady Alicia The whip may be challenged for on the Tuesday or Wednesday in this meeting, and the acceptance must be signified, or the 'whip resigned, before the end of the same meeting. If challenged for and accepted, to be run for on the Tuesday in the Second October Meeting following 8.C., last; and to stake 200 sovs each, p.p. ORES FOR 1854. Y. Royston 23 Tavistock 23 North Herts 23 Liverpool Hunt Spring 24 Harpenden 26 Epsom 30 Hampton 2l Harrogate 93 Knighton 93 Carlisle 26 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding .................. 28 Bibury ..................... 28 Lud10 w..................... 28 Stockbridge ........ ..28 Winchester .. LY. ............. 30 IStamford ................... 18 I Newton ......... .......... _lB ICnutsford..._ .............20 Nottingham ............ 20 Great Grimsby ............ 24 Goodwood 25 Radcliffe 3l Deritend Pool 3l Ripon RACIN G FIXT Newmarket S S . 6 Lothians and Edi ahurghl6 Plymouth .......... l7 Shrewsbury . . l3 13 L a e t vi h es .. .. ..... l9 -•-- ........ 23 JU: ..... 5 "•• ........ 5 ........ 7 Halifax . Redditch .. Manchester Lenhar n ....... Epping Town .... Coggeshall ....... .... South well ....... .. ........: Ascot Heath... ___- ... ... - _ ......... 7 7 .. Tenbury 15 Newcastle-on-7 . I ya 9 ......20 JU Newmarke Worcester. Lancaster Odiham Mansfield Liverpool Abingdon Ipswich... 12 13 13 17 Siourbridge —.. : IP LAW INTELLIGENCE,—May 13. ITALY. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Baron Martin and a Special Jury. TURIN, MAY B.—The Gazetta di Milano, of the 6th, contains a list of 160 persons, whose proper ties Marshal Radetsk - y, in the name of the Em peror, declares reli eve d f rom the sequestration imposed thereon by the decree of February in last shr. year. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. HARRISON V. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., Mr. Prentice, and Mr. George Shaw appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Bramwell, Q.C., Mr. R. Clarke, and Mr. Wordsworth, for the de fendants. This was action to recover damages for injuries sus tained by the plaintiff, a reporter to Bell'i Life in Lon don, while travelling on the defendants' railway. The first count of the declaration stated that the plaintiff was a passenger for hire and reward ; the second, that he was a passenger under a special contract—viz., that it was agreed between the proprietors of Bell's Life in London and the defendants, that the latter should carry the re porters of that paper to various races in consideration of the printing of the railway announcements of special trains to those races ; the third, that the plaintiff was lawfully in one of the defendants' carriages, and that through their negligence his leg was broken. Mr. James stated the case for the plaintiff, and dilated on the injury the plaintiff had received, and the negli gence of the company. The following evidence was then called : Mr. Harrison.—l am the plaintiff, and am a reporter on the turf department of Bell's Life in London. I have been so for 14 or 1i years. I was in the habit of attend ing races, reporting. My expenses were paid by Bell's Life, and on most occasions I was furnished with a pass. I have travelled by the Great Northern Railway so ever since the railway opened ; the passes were made out in the name of the editor for the time being. I showed the pass when demanded. I believe I have been in the train with Mr. Ruff, the conductor of the racing depart ment of the paper. There are sometimes more races than one on that line on the same day. Then we have several passes. These passes were given up at the termination of the journey to the officers of the com pany. I remember the races fixed for the Ist and 2cl of September last year, at Lincoln. On the 31st of August I went with the pass to the com pany's offices to meet the five o'clock express train. I wished to go in a particular carriage. The guard said, " If you are going to Lincoln you must go in the regular carriage." I accordingly did so. I showed the pass. I was travelling on the business of Bell's Life in London to Lincoln races, as reporter, in the usual manner of business as I have always done before. When I had not a pass my travelling expenses were paid by Bell's Life. When I had been in the train a few minutes, I felt a concussion, and was violently thrown forward. The car riage was shattered to pieces, and I found myself under , its ruins. I was more than an hour there. They got me out by breaking the panel and dragging me out by main force. Four labouring men then carried me into the hotel adjoining the station. The same evening one or two medical men visited me. I saw Mr. Seymour Clarke a short time after I got to the inn, and asked him to telegraph to Bell's Life in London, so that the business might not be impeded. He told me that he did so. My leg was broken. I received no other injuries but fright. I was conveyed to London on the same day. Dahilds, Dr. Jones, and Mr. Clarke attended me about three months. They were all paid by the company. I was con fined to my bed upwards of ten weeks. I could not fol low my business of a reporter for more than five months. My wife attended me until she died, and then I had some one else. I paid for everything but medical at tendance. During that time I incurred some debts and liabilities, some for thin g s ordered by th e d octors, as wine. The c ompany had not then denied their liability. Mr. Bramwell.—Now really no claim had been made. I have not denied my liability. Mr. Baron Martin. —Th e case had better be tried on its merits without prejudice : the railway company have a perfect right to resist any claim they do not think legal. Examination continued.—l had about 4/. 10s. in my pocket, which was lost with my hat and great-coat. Some letters were then put in, one of which was from the secretary of the company, in reply to an applica tion of the plaintiff for compensation, said no pass ticket had been granted to the name of Harrison, and if he had a pass it must have been one granted to another person, and not transferable ; and that although the company greatly regretted his misfortunes, yet they were not liable. This letter was dated Jan. 31. Examination continued.—The pass was that which I had been in the habit of using for the last fifteen years without any objection. Cross-examined—I believe the passes do contain the words " not transferable." I believe this pass was made out to Mr. Langley. I do not remember whether I went for the pass myself; if I did, I took a letter from Mr. Langley, because it would have been no use my going without it. When I have been short distances I have paid the fare myself. I got to the station half an hour before the time. I showed the pass to one of the ser vants. He read it, and said " Quite right." Re-examined—l believe the pass had "To Bell's Life' on it. 'Paid.' RAILwAys. The Duchess of Parma has likewise raised the sequestration placed upon the property of the gen tlemen who composed the Provisional Government of Parma in 1848. The Parmesans have no very safe guarantees for the continuance or develop ment of a really progressive and enlighten e d p o li cy . The Chamber of Deputies was occupied during the greater part of last week with the discussion of the army estimates, which were passed almost without opposition. The Minister of War, General Alfonza Lamamora was very satisfactory in his replies to the various criticisms made upon his administration ; and Count Lisio emphatically asserted the impossibility of making, in the present position of affairs in Europe, any reduction in the Sardinian army. William Langley—l am one of the editors of Bell's Life, and succeeded Mr. Ruff in the turf department. It is the custom to have pass tickets from the railways. We announce the week before their special trains to races, and sometimes the secretary used to communicate with us as to the advisability of running them. I sent the plaintiff to Lincoln, and went myself to Chelmsford, the races being on the same day. Th 6 Saturday before the accident I made an application for a pass. I gave a letter to the plaintiff, and he went and got it. I have travelled with a pass representing the paper made out in Mr. Ruff's and Mr. Dowling 's name. They know Mr. Ruff at the station. The passes are sometimes made out in my name, sometimes to the " Editor of Bell's Life," sometimes to "Bell's Life." Messrs. Clements are the proprietors. They never travel with it. There is on all the passes " specially engaged on the business of the company." Cross-examined—We give the announcements as news for our readers. Re-examined—This letter came to me as editor from Mr. Walter Leith, one of the managers of the traffic department, asking whether it would be worth while to run a special train to some races. William Ruff—l was for 30 years editor of the racing department of Bell's Life in London, and retired last year. I have been in the habit of seeing Mr. Seymour Clarke. The company has frequently applied fur infor mation as to whether their trains should start for dif ferent races, and I have g i ven i t. I have inserted para graphs for them on the subject on various occasions with out charge. They were in the habit of giving us passes. They charged us nothing, and we charged them nothi ng . I have t rave ll e d f requently with th passes, and am pretty well known at the station. There have been fre quently more than one reporter travelling together, with several passes, all made out in my name. Sometimes they were to "Mr. Ruff and his assistant." No objec tion was ever made. Mr. Langley has travelled with a pass made out in my name. Cross -examined—The announcements are inserted as a piece of intelligence to our readers. I do not think that they would have been inserted if the passes had not been given as an equivalent. Mr. Baron Martin—Do you mean to contend that a different degree of diligence is necessary towards those who pay a fare and those who do not ? Mr. James—l understood my friend to contend that the company may kill any one who travels without a fare. Francis Dowling—l am one of the editors of Bell's Life. The pass in question was made out to Mr. Lang ley, and not transferable, and was to the effect that any person using it, except the person named, would be liable to the penalties of a passenger travelling without paying his fare. To the best of my belief, "On the business of the company," was on it. Viscount Enfield—l was travelling by the railway on the 31st of August. I was residing then at Brocket-hall. The collision was very violent. I observed some trucks, which were the cause of the collision, across the line, heavily laden, one being a large timber truck. The train was going 40 miles an hour. It was an express, and did not stop at H ornsey. I came up from Hatfield in the morning by an express train. My train was then de tained an hour by the same trucks. I called the atten tion of the officials to this. I felt confident that they were the same. The place where I saw them in the morning was about two or three miles from the place of the accident. I observed no signals, no whistle, no flags. Cross -examined—I was impeded in the morning by a disabled train on the up-line. That was caused by the breaking of the piston-rod. In the afternoon I found that some of the trucks had got up to Hornsey station. At the time of the accident I should think that some of the trucks were being shunted across the line. I can not say whether the, engine shunting them had got off the line. Sir James Duke—l was stunned, and not in a con dition to make inquiries. I observed no signals or whistle before the collision. Some surgeons were then called, who described the injuries, which were a broken leg, a very considerable wound, which bled for 48 hours, and great suffering. This closed the plaintiff's case, and Mr. B ramwe ll t h en contended that there was no evi dence to support the first and second counts. Mr. Baron Martin—l think there is no travelling for "hire and reward" proved. That must be taken in the ordinary sense, and means something given by Harrison for which they carried him, and that there is no evidence of the special agreement in the second count, that Bell's Life in London was to insert the announcements, and in return were to have pass tickets. Mr. Bramwell —There is no evidence on the third count, that the plaintiff was lawfully in the carriage. The pass was made out to Langley, and for him alone. Mr. Baron Martin —You must take it with the cir cumstances. Mr. Langley wrote a letter applying for a pass, and gave it to the plaintiff to take. That would communicate to the company that it was not for Lang. ley himself. Mr. Bramwell—lt is "not transferable." Mr. James—That means as regards the public, and not as regards the reporting staff of Bell's Life, Mr. Baron Martin—l think so. Mr. Bramwell then addressed the jury, and The learned Judge summed up, saying, the jury had first to decids whether the plaintiff was lawfully in the carriage, and if so, what was the fair and reasonable compensation for the injury the plaintiff had suffered— not taking into account the amount of negligence, nor the luxuries above his station which he had to procure ; for that would be to establish one measure of damages for one man, and another for another. He did not think his having to procure those made any difference. They should give damages, not with a view to punish the company, but to compensate the plaintiff. The jury found that the plaintiff was lawfully in the carriage, and gave a verdict for 4001. damages. Mr. Bramwell tendered a bill of exceptions, princi pally on the ground that the judge should not have left it to the in j ury to say what was the intention of the de fendantsstrued it himself and sh ou ld h ave di rected the jury that giving the p ass ti c k et, b ut shoul d have con the ticket could only have been used by Langley. THE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY7EVENING, MAY 15, 1854. S HARE MARKETS, Closing Prices' Busine Saturday. this MEM SPAIN. There is not a single line of political news in the Madrid journals of the 7th. That day being Sun day, the Stock Exchange was not open. The swarms of locusts which had appeared in Jevez de la Frontera had been completely destroyed. In four days it is stated that not fewer than 60,0001h5. of these insects were killed ! STATE OF TRADE. - (From, the Manchest er G uar di an of Saturday.) St 10. MANCHESTER, May 12.—The condition of our mr- 10 ket may be best expressed by a very g enera l, and ther a e- St. fore somewhat vague, statement. The present state of St. Europe, with the liability to increased monetary difficulties St. arising therefrom, keeps alive the feeling of caution SSt amongst all clas ses o f b uyers, and restricts their opera- st.. tions to the mere supply of immediate wants. And, as 12 the operatives at S tockport, Preston, and Blackburn 50 have now yielded to their employers' terms, the le4 increased supply that must ensue has also some effect. 16t The consequence is a continued general bias of prices St. against producers, which is more felt in goods than in 194 yarns ; bei ng i n d eed but slight, during the week, in the 14 lower and medium counts of the latter. Warps are 13 More affected th an b und l es. The spinners of rather „ finer numb ers , suc h as are spun at Bolton, are com- plaining m ore th an they have done for some time back. 10 BRADFORD, May 11.—W oo l—Thi s h as b een a week of st. St. unusual dullness ; the sales are meagre in the extreme, 20 but there is a good stock in the market of such kinds as 10 are in request. Noils and brokes are only made in 12 small quantities ; hand combed noils are exceedingly St. scarce, and command good prices. Piece goods are very 50 low. 40 NOTTINGHAM, May 11.—The trade here continues ex- 2525 iremely fl a t. LEICESTER, May 11.—The h ome d emand is still very 81 S 2. , languid. N o alteration in the yarn and wool market st. since our last. St. I 50 25 .00 THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From. the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.) LEEDS, May 12.—The trade in the warehouses has been quiet this week. The demand for the spring trade being over, very few buyers are visiting this market, and whatever purchases are made are on a limited scale. The complicated state of affairs at present induces the greatest caution by all persons engaged in the trade. HUDDERSFIELD, May 9.—There was a little improve ment to-day in the Cloth-hall over last week. Fancy goods and black doeskins are yet in chief request, and some houses, we understand, can hardly keep up with their orders. Wools are inactive, but prices unchanged. ROCHDALE, May B.—We have had a still flannel mar ket to-day, with very little doing. HALIFAX, May 6.—There still continues great lack of animation in the worsted trade, both in the piece and yarn department, and prices inclined to relax, notwith standing the ruinous disproportion they have for some time shown to those of the raw material, which exhibit increased firmness on account of the bareness of stocks both in spinners' and staplers' hands. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (Front the Mining Journal of Saturday.) The price of metals keeps up, and there is e ver y prospec t ofia greater rise, at least in copper ; and when it is considered that numbers of speculative mines have stopped, and many others, owing to the inability or disinclination of shareholders to'pay continued calls, have been curtailed in their operations, Latour and materials must be cheaper, and so add to the prbfits of the paying mines. Still there is a great stagnation iu the English Share Market ; and when several parties are eager to sell, it generally happens few are anxious to buy, and so 'a general decline in price takes place. This, which is true to . a great extent even in regard to the funds, and other de scriptions of stock, is so in a tenfold degree with a property so purely speculative as mining. In the absence of business, also the most extraordinary reports get in circulation, and in a few hours shares become depreciated cent. per cent. This week West Providence have fallen to 16/.105., whilst three months agO, we are informed, parties connected with the management were buying at 351. The actual cause of the fall at present is only conjectural; but it appears that, from a breakage iu the machinery, the dressing of tin was delayed three weeks, and consequently there will not be any dividend at the meeting. The resignation of the purser at such a time has been the subject of much comment, but we understand it is not the intention of the shareholders to let it pass over without the fullest investigation and inquiry by disinterested parties. Among foreign mines, the reports from San Fernando are of the most encouraging nature, one or two important discove ries having taken place. In the 60 yard level, east of San Marguerite, the lode is yielding 10 tons of lead ore per fm. At 20 San'Enrique, the lode in the shaft is worth 2 tons per fm. In 10 the SO fm. level east the lode is worth 4 tons fin. ;in the 80 St. west the lode is worth 5 tons per fm. A rise yielding 20 tons 25 per fm. Previous to this discovery the shares were paying 12 25 per cent. per annum from profits. St. The Gold Mining Share Market this week has been almost totally devoid of interest, and in such discredit has this des cription of stock fallen, that even the shares in the best com panies are but slightly in demand. Nouveau Mondes have fallen considerably, and the only stock that maintain any 10 firmness are the Agua Fria, Quartz Rock, and Anglo-Califor- 5 nian. The total amount of gold dust shipped from California 20 during the first three months of the current year amounted 20 to $10,670,120. It is the intention of the people of Mari posa County to form a canal, so that the mines can ... always be supplied with water. From the accounts 20 received, elsewhere published, it will be seen that 173 the Quartz Rock and Anglo-Calif orn i an Companies are steadily 20 progressing. The latest accounts from Australia state that 20 richer gold fields have been discovered in that colony ; a 20 box of specimens, showing the character of the lode, has been 20 forwarded by Captain Bell, the superintendent of the Anglo- 5 Australian Gold Mining Company, to the offices, Essex-street, 20 Strand. The machinery is in course of erection, and, judging 25 from the character of the lode, as soon as the power of reduc- 100 tion is brought into play returns will be made. The arrivals 100 of bullion this week have been restricted. The Kate has 20 brought 16,175 ozs., of the value of 65,000/. 20A BRITISH AND NEUTRAL' TRADERS IN 120 THE BALTIC. Ex) The followang extract of a letter from the German port of Rostock, dated the 6th inst., furnishes some useful details 21 regarding the probable position both of British and neutral 1( traders in the Baltic, when the expected declaration of block ado shall have been made against St. Petersburg and Riga : 1 1 ( " Some 60 ships had got into Riga, and were loading dif- 2( ferent articles ; freights very high-10s. 6d. per quarter to 2( the Firth for oats, and 10/. per ton for flax to Dundee. The 2C Riga merchants do not know whether they are under 3:1 blockade or not; three English vessels of war were seen off 10 the port, but they allowed three vessels to wind their way 20 and enter the harbour. From what I can learn from good au- 20 thority, the blockade will not be strictly enforced until after the 15th inst., when it will be carried out with all possible 20 rigour, so that the ports not impeded with ice will have a fair 16 chance to get off some, if not all, of their stocks ready for ehip ment. Those who have stuff at St. Petersburg will, however, 20 stand but a poor chance, and many innocent persons, both Bri- 10 tish subjects and those of neutral States, particularly in Hol- 20 land, will be ruined, which is very hard, considering that most 40 of their purchases were made in autumn or early in winter,when 10 it was never supposed that war between Fiance, England, and 20 Russia would actually ensue, and the British Ministers them- 20 selves, if their statements be true, did not anticipate it would 20 come to extremes. As an illustration of the extent of these transactions, I may mention this place (Rostock), which, 20 though but a small port, is interested to the amount of some 20 30,000 quarters of rye, oats, and wheat, upon which advances 5 I have been paid, varying from one-third to one-half the amount. 20 Thus, if our merchants cannot get away their stuff, which they have hitherto been prevented from doing by ice, and after the 2 . 0 15th will be prevented by the blockade, the Russians will 20 pocket the amount—viz., about 40,006/. Hence, in s t ea d o f doing the Ru ss i ans harm by strictly blockading St. Peters- gi burg, they will be benefited. I think that the allied Powers 10 ought to make arrangements for granting letters of li cenes 20 to those parties who bought and partly paid for their 10 goods on or before a certain period, which might be 20 proved by the letters of purchase, their books, and corre- 20 spondence, to be produced and sworn to before the magis trates of the place, and testified by the resident English and French Consuls. This would be a boon to neutral nations, and do no harm to the British or French Government, and no good to the Russian. It is possible that the Emperor of 5 Russia might prevent ships and goods passing in and out, in 25 order that the state of his fortresses, &c., might not be made 20 public by captains. If so, that would be tantamount to a 10 prohibition of exports, which would release the contracting 10 parties of their contracts, and the sellers would have to re- 50 fund the amount they have received in advance. Thus none 5 but the Russians would suffer, and the buyers (British and subjects of neutral States) would lose nothing but the in- 100 terest." 5 ODESSI.—The me rcan til e l e tt ers f rom Od essa reach 24 0 to the Ist of M a y. Th e i n h a bi tants were b eg i nning to 25 return to the town, and the shops and places of business 25 were opening again. With the exception, however, of a 1 few additional vessels having been chartered to proceed 15 to the mouth of the Dnieper for carves of seed, there 2 0 had been scarce l y any resumpt i on o f b us i ness. The bank 20 had rem ove d some di stance from the town. 20 [ADVERTISEMENT.]—The E ar l o f Aldboro ug h and 1 Holloway's Pill s .—A n astounding cure b y this rniracu- 10 lous medi c i ne a f ter every other means had failed. See 2 extract from his lordship's letter, dated "Villa Messina, 1 Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway. 1 Sir—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected 20 a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which all 5 the most eminent of the faculty at home and all over the ~5 ? Continent h a d not b een able to effect—nay, not even the °,t; waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) Ald borough." Th ese wonderful pills will cure any disorders `l' of the li ver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's oint- 2 5 ment) at P rocessor Holloway ' s Establishment, 244, Strand, London, and by all medicine-venders through- 1 oat the world. 100 St. 10 St. 25 100 Aberdeen B,i Aeuhg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Belfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley ..... , 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. &j Cheshire Juuct all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 134 Do., £20.... 30 Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45; 100 Bristol and Exeter,. LOO Caledonian. ..... -. . .... all Chester & Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 12 Cornwall 4 Cried* Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJune all Dundee Perth &Aber• deep Junction all rIDo. New all East Anglian all Do., (£lB E & H)..., all Eastern Counties all Eastern Union, A Stock 100 De., B. Stock 86 Do., New A 00 East Lancashire .00 Edinburgh& Glaigow 56 Edinb. and Peebl es , 1100 Edin. Pith &Du n d ee 1 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow& S. Western' 100 Great Northern Stk. 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) 100 Great Western....,,,, 12 Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle 114 Do., Thirds 2 Do. New Thirds _ _ 100 Lancash.andYorksh. 18:6 Do., Fifths I 114 D 3., Wet. Riding Un all Leeds Northern all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwall 86 Lond. Tilb. &Sthend. 100 Loud. Bright &S. Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn, 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...0 26 Do. Eighths 100 London and S. Westn. 426 Do., £5O 34 Do., £4O all Lndndrry& Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. .00 Manch.Shef.& Lincln 44 Do., Man. & Lin. Un. .00 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby 476 Midld. G. West. (Ire.) 176 Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle 100 Newmarket 51 Do., Bury Extension ' I*. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 7.1 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. 100 Norfolk 36 Northn.Counties Un 100 North British 16 North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., 6 A Deferred.., 8 Do., 6 B Guaranteed all North L0nd0n..,,,,, 56 Do. New £lO 1/ is N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn., 17: North Staffordshire , all North Western 10 N. &S. Westrn, June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester..,,.,,, 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton ._ 2/ 2s Portsmouth ........ 100 Scottish Central ~..., 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shrewsbury &Biting, 100 Do. L. &N. Western Guaranteed St ca._ 10 Shrewsby. & Iletefd all Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ;„ ...... , all Do. Halves, . •. all Do. Oswestry 6;, Shropshire Union _ Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent all South Devon 100 South Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 5 Do 2/ 2s Staines, Wok. &Wok all Stockton & Darling 16 Stockton & llartlepl. 100 Taff Vale . 8 Do. £lO shares 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 21 names Haven Dock and Railway 17 Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limerick 16 West C0rnwa11..,,.,, 1 West End of London) and Crystal Palace all West L0ud0n...... 51s. Wimbledn & Croydon 100 York Newctl.&Berw. 20 Do. Extensions 133 Do. G.N.E. Purchase' 100 - York & N. Midland_ 22i - 23, 41 - 41 7i - 8i 13 -12 15 17 8 7 d 89 - 91 13 5.3 h - 514 4 I 54 8 10 al = i'a 7 - 8 15 - 16 di : 12 1 - - - 112 58 - 60 53 - 55 22k- 231 58 62 84i 85 4 86 72 74 724 Ll 9 - 121 1191 87 - 89 72# 73 74 3; 83 87 . 10 12 la 10 12 p 591 604 60 8-- rt iii : 12 8 -8, -98 i lad 954 - 96 id 96 1 il4d— d 76 — 7 7 i 134 1241 30 10 9d 19 - 20 34 32 58 4) 581 i -- d id, 6 4 d' 2 —2/ 6 - 8 45 - 47 46 34 ;41 29i ... 30 30 50 a par ip 4 eidi 1 01 i 74 ••• ~ ••• • 26 - 28 84 86 B5 51 53 51 - 53 50 - 52 3 - 2i, 13 -- 15 10 -- 1z 4 -- 3id 13 15 58i 59 59 34 35 34 4 2d 4 5 ;ii =_ ii 3 - 34 17 18 4 - 5 20 22 5i 7 - - - 6i 64 65 65 91 - 8d 11 51 45 -- 46 45i FOREIGN. 9 Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip ... Central of Italy all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besau con 9 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula, 10 Gd. Juliet. of Francel 10 Grd. Trunk of Canada 30 Do. Debentares all Do. do 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt.WesternofCanaAla Shares ... Do. Bands (Ist is.)'s7 156 Hamilton & Toronto) all Do. 6 per cent. 5 Lake Const. & Basl, all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref 15 Luxembourg 10 Do. (Rai1way)......,, 2 Do. Pref... 3 Do. (Canal) .......... 5 Do. 6p. ct. pref., 8 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterrar. 10 Madras MA Maria Ant on i a all Do. do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur dr Liege (with interest) all Do. (ex interest) . . all Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds all (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs., all NorwegianTrunkPrei 10 Paris and Lyons,..,, all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 10 ParisCaen dr Chorbrg 104 Quebec & Richmond all Rouen and Havre.... 12 Royal Danish ...... 2 [ loya l Swedish .. . .... all Sambre and M euse . _ 6 Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. 6 Southern of France.. 8 St. Andrew's ano Quebec (A) ...... all West Flanders.., all Do 54 per c. Pref... 10 Western of France._ 7 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden ......... ... 15 Zealand ..... -30 xni 51 1 3id - iP - P 4dl 5 - 2 4d 7 d 23 —lid 201 2O 1 § p 1 Op id I 134 1 9 an 142 304 i 31 soi Pm 50 50 20 20 30i . - 2. 1- - - pin i :: 4 p 3 d 4 4.11 ••• .....,- 1 . 6 (II MISCELLANEOITS all Aubin Coal a 1 n 17s Australian Agricult, 14 Australsn.Pcific.Mail 8 Australn. Royal Nail 4 Berlin Water Works 40 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smoltg, and Reduction Co.. 32i Canada.,,,, 5 Crystal Pa1ace........ .. 4 Do. 2 Crystal Pal. of France 3 Eastern Steam.,,,, 20 ElectritTelegmph(A) all Do. (B).. 1 Electri c Teleg.. of Ir.. 14 Gen. Steam. Navigat. 18 General Screw Steam 74 Irish Beet :Not Sugar 10 Ilagdalena St. Navin. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Land._ 1 N. S. W. Coal dr Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. all N. B. Australasian.., Do, New 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam all Peel Rr. Ld. & all Peninsular& Oriental 35 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam ... all Scot. Austral. Invest. 25 South Austral. Land all Submar. Telegraph.. all Do. Registered. 281 Van Diemou land • - . 37~ .--. 38; 6 = in 75 io 6 i ai ... - . 16 -_-_-_ fi • • • ..... . ,•• I*. ••I 7 1 —~~a . • ... • • • 1 -- ii; 1 - 2A 33 - 38 4 - i li 40 391 MEM MINES 1 all Agua Fria 1 all 'Anglo Austen. Gold 10s. all Anglo Californian d ip 10 2 Australasian 1 d 20 6 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 4 1 all Australian Freehold , 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) # 50 all Blaenarvon Ir. &Coal 8 10 1 all araish Austrin. Gold * -- 20 13.5 British Iron 35 241 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pin 4 5 44 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 14 2 14 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 29 —3l 30 1 Carson's Creek 1 t Clarendon Con. Min Co. of Jamaica.— 40 all Cobre Copper 4O 42 414 5 1 Colonial Gold — 1* 15 Copiapo Si. all Copper Min. of Eug 5O 60xd 25 all Do. Pref. 7. p. coat 2 4 p 5 all English and Austen Copper Smeltg.Co 1 - 20 all General 2 all Great Nugget 2 all Do. Registred ...... 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold' Quarts Crush. Co ,,, 1 all Mariquita - 10 9 Mexican &S.Americn si _. 1 all New Granada 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Pontg,ibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 15} 161 5 1 Port Philip * 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 15 Do. New 8 —lO 30 10 Santiago de Cuba 1 all south Australian 10 7 Tin. Croft 2 4 284 all United Mexican 2i ai d 1 all Waller — d 1 all West Granada 1 all West Mariposa 1 12s. Worthing Ming of Australia — 1 all Yuba JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 72 74 40 all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 50 all British N. American 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 20 2 Chrtd. Iluk. of India, Australia, & China 1* 1 d 100 25 Colonial ••• 100 20 Commercial of Lend. 20 12 English Scottish and. Australian 5 4 d 20 18 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia 3 2 d 50 20 London and County „, 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Loud. & Westminster [O9 35 National Provincial of England 20 10 Do. New • 50 224 National of I re l an d .., 20 all - New South Wales — 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation 43 45 rd 25 5 Do. New .00 25 Provincial of Ireland ... . 48 10 all Do. New • 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co . . • 25 all South Australia 36 25 all Union of Australia.. 67 69 21 Do. New 6t 50 10 Union of London done I 1 ay. FREE TRADE IN FRANCE.-NEI V DECREES. 4 The Emperor of the French has take!' another step, and a very important one, in the path of :5 ale trade. By Article 3 of the Ordinance of Feb. 8, 182 f ;, the importa tion into France for consumption of any i a ierchandise the produce of Asia, Africa, or America Ishii ped in English ports was absolutely prohibited. The a ame ordinance prohibited the importation under the I inglish flag of European products shipped elsewhere t' la an in the ports of the United Kingdom or its possessi ems in Europe. These restrictions have frequently called t forth loud com plaints from commercial men, and vario 'us relaxations of the rule have been made from time t; time. For in stance, in 1834, the prohibition was r t moved with re spect to raw silks, unbleached handkerchiefs, Indian shawls, rums, and taffetas. The presen t government, in December last year, swept away the restriction with regard to cotton, and, at the same time, ordere d the Minister of Commerce to consider whether the re gelation of 1826 might not with advantage be altogeth; 3r. repealed. M. cent. Magne now r e p or t s th a t h e h as satisfied / iimself that this commercial legislation, introduced origin ;/ Ay by way of re taliation for correspon cling measures ad a pted in England pursuant to the principle of the naviga t ion laws, is now of no benefit to any interest whatever. .; I . decree was pub lished on Saturday in l',be Al oniteur to c I rrect this. It is given in another colun tn. The decree or described by the Minister of Commerce .as intended t( ) replace the com mercial and maritime a elations of Fl ,nce and England upon the footing of co moron right (• `lroit commun), the meaning of which phriLse is that th , ) special hostility of the French tariff to En ; gland, as co pared with the rest of the world, is no longer to ' ,mist. The minister, writing to Louis Nape .leon, adds, " Commerce and in dustry, sire, will apply ud a mea cure which affords an di e additional instance of 1;1 le interest your Majesty takes in everything that may Cfa: ntribute t D the prosperity of the country.' By another decree in Saturday r's Moniteur, the duty on raw wool imported i nto Fren; :h ports by French bot toms from countries be: fond Cap e Horn and the Cape of Good Hope , including' Cap e T o wn, i s re d uce d from 15 per cent. ad valorem, to duties v; crying from 25 centimes to 55 centimes per kilo; gramme, the principle being to - levy a duty of 10 per cent. as n ear as possible upon the value in French ports, but regu dating this duty, for the sake of simplicity, entir •ely by ts reight, and thus avoiding - various practical incor even ienc as that have been cons xin plained of. Another decree assin iilat es t he import duty on grease of all sorts, except th: tt o„? fi 3h, to that paid on raw 1m tallow.—Daily News. RAILWAY &IA RE MARKETS. LIVERPOOI MAT 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.—InfIue aced br the closing of the account, the market has been fi nn and good all day, closing at its best point. Lancashire 1 Ind Yorkshire, 59a ; Lon don and North-Western, 954 , ; Midland, 57a ; South- Eastern, 17 11-IG. ' MANCITESTE R, MAT 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The bu siness has been slack to-day, and only two sa l es h ave b een . made. They were—Leeds, 09 ; Dovers, 17 9-16. BIRMINGHAM STOCK EXCHANGE.—An avers done on 'Change to-day, and pri proved. The transactions to-da; Birmingham Wolverhampt on, s 8, sellers 8i; London and Noi North Staffordshire, buyers Gi, and Birmingham (guaranteed 1 Western), buyers 50; South S sellers 2 7-16 dis. MAY 13. .ge amount of business was ces in a slight degree im were :—Ali(iland, 57i 4 ; :nd Stour Valley, buyers •th Western, sellers 96 ; sellers 6Bd ; Shrewsbury L oudon and North taffor datire, buyers 2i, BRISTOL, MA T 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tho marke t was rai 'her firmer to day, but th ere was no t any groat tta lona of b x usiness trans acted. ARTISTS' BENE VOLENT F UND.— The anniv A n ' corpor a t e d , ary din ner of this exce ll ent i nstitution, in ' by Royal ' charter, took pl ace on S aturday in t he Freemasons -hall, Great Queen-street, the Right Hon. Earl of garb orough in the chai r . Th e attendance was rather small, there being u n d er 50 gentlemen present. After the usual standing toasts the noble chairman Propos E d tho pro sperity of th e i ns tit ut i on, which consists of tt vo dist. "If, .; branches—th e art i sts ' annuity fund, and tl to artiE '',:e benevolent f un d ; t h e former being s upporte d by tt contributions of members for their own relief in si.cknes ', or superannuation ; and the latter by tl ie do nat tons avc , subscriptions of the patrons of the A 3ne arts for tletv . relief of the widows and orphans of the men a .ers of the annuity fund. He stated that d• wring the 1; le t year 7691. had been paid i n th e way of div i d ends to v rin I °ws I , 53 having receiv e d, w i t h one or tw , e exception g, 15 1. each, and that during the same per iod dividem Is 1 'tad been paid to the extent of 1621. to 33 orphans. I 'he noble earl pointed out the importat ice of such an . in stitution, the object of which was to mitiga le the privations and sufferings of persons er !gaged in art , a) , d to extend assistance to those who wl to were neat • a , ud . dear to them, and pressed upon the c , ,)rnpany th e im portance of contributing to the funds. He was Ina „ v to state that her Majesty con ti nue d t o . g' ive her gran;i' o r u '' s patronage to the fund, and that her .1 7th donati 100 guineas had been pla ce d i n the I/ ends oft 'ae on of ' surers. Several toasts, including tb '• • trea , vice-presidents of the f un d, the Ro:, a res;,.len t and p 'dery British Institution, the noble chair la' Acs, ena y, the posed and responded to M r . Hart, ' .an, &c, x ' el '.e pro- Solly, F.R.S., whose 43d donatir -i-tA.M., 1%; - 13- H. . nounced to the me e ti ng, M r. 4 in of Si, ss. wa 3 an- Weekes, A.R.A., and other gen 4 jodwin, F.R. S. P Mr. a list of subscripti ons amount; Jetn en , and at t be close t announced amid th e c h eers c ng to 332/ . 7 s. id. was ~1 effective glee p ar ty was i n at i f th e company. . very i tendance, and th e a i'mnge ments of the pr o p r i etors of she Freemasons Tavel in every respe c t excellent. ~ mere THE PRESTON STRIKE. • —The reconciliation corn ra ittee ' regretting th e ill e ff ect , of Preston from the re' , which have arisen to th e :•°w n tial, have sent are iumption of work being on ty -par: winders, pointing e quisition to the spinners an c 1 self trades by a contini ut the. evils inflicted upon the o ther spinners have prr .ranee of the struggle. The ope ra; t,ive favourable consi iinisecl to take the requisition into ni ,eir the mills of tl• Aeration. It is stated that there ;,ire in and that o f .e assoc i ated masters 1,011,127 sp naille s, thirds, area these nearly 700,000, or more tha n twi '- old hands' .t work, although comparatively few of th 3 cave gon e i n. From this it is conclud ad that ' , rs are likely t o b e proportionately greater s t u h ff e e s p i n a rrr e teratio• than th e weavers ; for, independent of the al hands e, of hand- mu l es to self-actors, a large nu 0 t b er o f strikt have been trained to supply the places , c ,f the i agai . a,g:men, m any o f whom, consequently,in lever LEW, tee employed h ere at a l l, unless there is a n ot ., lder sai i number of additional mills erected. Sover a ii i mu- • id weavers are out of employment, and sufk r i n „ r eat 17 ...ivation. At the last meeting of the board. ' o f gu a ; c l a 113, ‘here Were 240 additional applications for rclie --1 , 50 50 JO 100 SHIPPING INT ELLIGENCA NOTICE. ENGLISH MERCHANT VESSELS IN THE MOLE OF ODESSA' Britannia, off Odessa. Sir ' —I have the honou r t o enc l ose a li s t o f E ng lish nor; chant vessels lying in the neutral or merchant mole,t Odessa this day, which have, I believe, been seized by Russian Government. I am unable to account for Igo extraordinary conduct of the masters of these vessels is remaining so long . at Odessa, after the receipt of the aircu; lar fro m h er M ajesty ' s consul-general, dated the 2 9th (a March, of which the enclosed is a copy. (Signed) J. D. DUNDAS, Vice-Admiral , The Secretary of the Admiralty. the List of British s hi ps left in the mole of Odessa 22d APT il ' 1854 :—John and Eleanor, of North Shields,Tillman master ; Sea, of Sunderland, Dodds, master; Billow Queen, of Dundee, Kidd, master ; Regina, of Sunderland' Pratt, master ; Swift, of North Shield s , H ug h e s, master , Catherine, of Dundee, Swanston, master; Richard Mote t ' of London, Cohen, master. (Signed) RICHARD WILLIAMS, Master of barque John Oldham. Other accounts state that the above vessels have be e° seized by the Russian authorities. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MAY 13. ak; Ma ENTERED INWARDS. —Th e S overe i gn, from -- Juniata, Demerara ; Princess, Bremen ; V o rwarts, i t* terdam ; Belmont, D emerara ; George Henry, Porto ' Rio' , Seine, Boulogne ; Enigheden, Prestoe ; Jason, Brug es Donor, Samsoon ; Juno, Dantzic ; Nesber Ancona • rador, Callao ; Mary, Ghent ; Thorseng, Stralsund; P R! ) ,,, ne ' Holbeck ; Anne and Karens Minde, Pillau ; Brazi.,"7 Packet, Cadiz ; Atto, Wolgast ; Olive Branch, Call' St. Jago, Cardenas and Cuba. or : ENTERED OUTWARDS FO R LOADIN G.— Th e AOSCittr f Madras ; Belle, D emerara ; Citi zen, Bordeaux ; Charlott e , Ann, Melbourne ; J u li e , St e tti n ; Thomas, Bonibl: Tipula, Valencia and C u ll eras ; William, Boston ; Walt"; Geelong ; Phant om , P or t Phili p ; Caroline Ottelie, Stettin' Albemarle, Port Adelaide; Princess, Bahia; Soubandsh Calcutta ; Harmony, Labrador. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO . —TheCodritlel4 for Antigua ; Candid a t e , H am b urg h ; Egersunderin, vanger ; Johann" Carolina, Stettin ; Elizabeth, De n°. rara ; Lady R. Barham, Jamaica ; Aurora, St. Paul do Loando ; P a t r i o t ess , S y d ney ; Thetis, Lima ; Cordeph New Zealand. SES WITH. The Ellen, o f VE Li S ver L pool, bo SPOKEN und to Buenos Ayres, APB 1, lat. 12 N., long. 25 W. The Burlington, Bristol to Havannah, April 13, lat. 26° long. 59. A barque, supposed the Old Hickory, London to Boatel' April 23, lat. 43, long. 60. The Jabez Snow, Philadelphia to Liverpool, April 2 6 0 tat 39, long. 76. The Admiral Boxer, bound south, April 8, lat. 454 icing. 23 W. • The Joseph of R oc kl an d , b ound south, April 27, 35 N., long. 35 W. ..The Vanja, bound west, May 1, lat. 44 N., long. 33 vi r • The Star Zura (Cuba), to Falmouth, April 10, lat. 22 ' long. 84. The Emma Colvin, Liverpool to Calcutta, April 1, la 1 S, long. 20 W. COUNTRY MARKETS. HADDINGTON—MAY 12. Th e supplies of all kinds of grain here smaller to•tlaf: —Th e following are th e p r i ces o f grain at our mar ker to-da WHEAT. BARLEY, First - , Bos oa 42s Oct Seco cid 73s 9d 1 39s 9d Thin I 64 s Od 35s Od To Lai quantity of wheat in market, barley „ oats ~ beam; .. OATS. 30° ,.:,1 36s 6d 62s .71, 34s 9d 50s I.' nd 32s Od 47s - I 308 qrs., 254 soil 195 qrs., 168 SO4_ , i a 411 qrs., 394 s o l d 107 qrs., 107 o °' Average of wheat £3 13 9 11-12th' Di tto of Barley Dit to of Oats Ditto of Beans a• 1, DALKEITH GRAIN MARKET—MAY 11. Wh Dal on the top to-d a y i s 3 s , th e current price 2s Oa' and th e lowest 4s Od, down. Oats on the top are as before , curremt, price Os 4d up, and the lowest Os Bd, up. Belief on the top 2s Od down, th e curren t pr i ce i s 6d down, and the low . est is down. Peas and beans on the top 2s Od down , current price 2s down, and the lowest 3s down. Qrs. Best. Current. 251 Wheat 79s Oct 793 Oath . 37s 4d 33s 4d .. 222 Barl ey 41s 6d 37s Od .. 101 Pew; & beans 52s Od 4Ba Od ... Average of wheat, $/. 8s sid. Inferior, 5 0, OLI 27s t i 445 03 ABERDEEN—MAY 12. The prices of grain to-day are—Oats, 33s Od to 33s 61, 40Ibs per bushel; new oats, 00s Od to OOs Od, 401b5 bushel ; here, 35s Od to 36s Gd, 531138 per bushel ; 35s ()el to 36s Od, 531bs p er b us h el ; wheat, red, 005 Od to OOs O'd, 621b3 per bushel ; wh ea t, white 75s Oct to 77s 621bs per bushel ; oatmeal, 25 s Gd to 26s 6d per bon , flour, 58s Od to 60s Od per sack. Provisions—Beef, per lb,. 6d to tad ; mutton, ditto, Gd to 8d ; veal, ditto, 6d to 81 '. pork, p er lb, Os Gd to Os 8.1 ; salmon, p er lb, 2 8 Od t o Os oa ! rabbits : , each, Od to Od ; tallow, per stone, 5s 9d to Os Od! potatoes;, per peck, Oct io s ; butter, per lb, 10d to 121! eggs, pe r doz, Os 5 , 1 to Os 7d ; hens, p er pair, 3s Od !`„' 3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s Gd t o Os Od ; ducks, ditto, 2s 11 ' to 3s 01 ; ducklings, ditto, 2s 6d to Os Od ; turkeys* each, 3s 6 , 1 to 4s Od ; geese, ditto, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; buttet . for exuor tation (present cure), per cwt, 80s to 00s Od ditto (sum mer cured), OOs to 00s 0(1 ; eggs, wholesale price , per dozen, 5d to Od ; 41b loaf, 9d ; 21b loaf, 46d ; pork, fine small, Os Od to is Od ; pork, large, Os Od to Os Od; lamb, per qr., 78 Gd to Od ; cheese, per imperial stone , 5s Gd to is. DUBLIN—MAy 12. White wheat, 40s Od to 44s Od , red ditto, 39s to 42s Od ; barley, 168 6d to 22s 6d ; oats, 15s 6d to 17s 6d ; rapeseed; 00s Od to 00's Od per brl ; oatmeal, 163 6d to 188 Od ; bakers flour, 22s Od to 278 Od per cwt ; Imtian corn, 39s Od to 43s 00 per 4801bs. SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post- 012C° by the night—and Ai by the morning--despatch.) Day when made m From wOe. When COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port dun in Office, London.. Disimtched. England._. America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool . Each MO' America (by United Sts. packet) .....• •...N May 2 Liverpool .. May 1 0 America (by U. States packet) .. .....N i Aprll 25.. Southampton l Australia (via South- II ampton) •. M i lkfry 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N , May 8 Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ...... •• • • ..N June .. • • Africa ( West Coast) ..Nr23d of the month. Plymouth.. April 6 Alexandria 9, 24, & 30 of m Dover .... 29 Alexandria........ M l 4th & 20th of mon. S out h amp t on „ 29 Bahamas ... ..Mll7th of the month Southampton Nay 1 Belgium .. . ...... . Dover .. dDraity Brazil of the month.. Southampton May 16 Buenos Ayres 9th of the month.. Southampton May 1 6 Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth .. Cape of Good Hope ../ 4 7,14th of the month. Southampto n Cape de Verde ......N 14th of the month Southampton March 26 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon.. ............N 14th of the m on th lAprll 2 6 t. Channel Isles ........N Mon „Wed.,&Frid.iSouthampton ;Tti.Ta .S Chili... 2d& 17th of month :Southampton Nay 1 China (see India) Constantinople ......N 7,8,17,21,&27 of m.lDOver 31; Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon :South amptoo l 30 Cont. of Europe M & N;Twice daily ...... ;Dover ...... Twice/Jan/ Egypt (see India) France M& N Twice daily.-- Dover Gibraltar .... M 4, 7, 17, 20, 27 of m. Southampton Nay 6 Greece (see India) Greytown ..........M 2nd & 17th of m on. S outhampton M ay 1 HamburghTuesday& Friday London ..... flavannah...........Si2nd of the m on th Southampton 'June 1 Holland MiDaily.. Honduras M 17th of the mo n th Southampton IMay / 6 India (viaSouthampt.)M,4th & 20th of mon Plymouth .. May 2O India (via Marseilles)Mlith&24th of month Dover ......Ap r il 29 lonian Isles (see I n di a ) 7 , 1 7 , & 27 of mon D0ver......1 29 Ireland & N Twice daily ..... , Holyhead .. lTwicedaiv Lisbon ...............M 7,9, 17, & 27 of rn ISouthamptonliway 16 Madeira .. .• .. ..M 9th of the month ISouthamp toil May 16 Madeira ........• ...N 23d of month Malta (see India) Malta 7,17,19,27, 30 of m Dover April 29 Mauritius (see India) • Mauritius 14th of the month April 26 Mexico . of the month. ISonthampton June 1 Naples . . .....Isrbthlsth2.sthofmon.'Dover Al a) , 2 New Gr ana d a 20 & 17th of month:Southampton May 1 New Zea1and.......... By private skip .. iVarious port , Uneertoo D P 1 0 3;n e i r o i . n . h.. ay 2 Papal States — M N 7 5 1 h 1 1 5 7 t ti h ,2 7 8 st th h o o f fl in n o o n n : ! s D o o u v t e h r a, . n . p . t . o . , . , r ra a y y .IM Peninsula 2tsh t e ho m fm " o t n h , Peru 2d & 77th of inon.lSouthampton 'may 1 Port Ns . i . ta .. l 5 1 t 4 h th is o th f Tts il e y any • • .• N'sth 15th25 tholinon. I)over May 2 Venezuela 2d& 17th of month 'Southampton 'May I Van Diemen's Land (seei Australia) `West Indies M 2d & I 7th of month ' Southampton May 16 When any of these den , atched on the follow] ampton), and the X S Z a u y th p 1 eceding. later fall o'i a Sunday, the mails will b e d big day, with the exception of the India Nita, both of which will be despatched:' ..-- BII?TilS. On th OF A SON. 0 1 . oth inst., at 74, Eaton-place, the wife of Swirl Morgan 73 1 ` t ie, Esq. h inst., at the Rectory, Upton Scudamer e ' On the 1 ~i,"e of the Rev. John Baron. Wilts, the 1 OF A DAUGHTER. • r t % t. ' Wight, at Castlehurst, Isle of the w . it° On the 10th i ir E gg . of Henry PinnoL 7 at . 6 , Bloomfield-road 3,1 •d h'll Ol d On the 12th ins,. S. Yates, ' al a. 1 ' Ai:. esMs. Ret. Est. wife of Captain G. - _____----- iii , 21 . .1? R I E D . 63 , Church (Somerleyton Church On the 11th inst., at Ash • being rebuilding), Grab am i_ am' , Esq., M.D., H.E.1.C.5.,, to Harriet, daughter o` . the . Rev. E. M. Love, rector of Somerleyton. _____.....------.. 1) I E D. On the 12th inst., aged 30, Willia.. "l Henry ie r , s e c ond son of William Taylor, of Radcliffe-6 Trent, Esq., late Captain in her Majesty's 87th Reg. . B , 3a ge fro Lost in the Ercolano steamer, on their p ,, of AP I. '" Genoa to Marseilles, on the night of the 24th Asbire, last, Thomas Plainer Halsey, Esq., M.P. for Hertfoi ci,,clg• ‘ll;ment. Frederica Halsey, his wife, and Ethelbert Arthur ,- vine, his youngest son. On the 11th inst., in his 3Gth year, Mr. Thomas ti ieker- I Bramwell, solicitor, of Stockport. On the 9th inst., at his residence, 27, Finsbur9.ci-relg' the Rev. John Phillips Bean, M.A., incum bent of ri ; Mary, Aldermanbury, and late sur - maste r of St. School, in the 69th year of his age. : Printed and Published by MIIRD O YOUN a LONDON of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11 :i Strand, in the Precinct of the SaYoy, in OA coula Middloita,Alonday, May 15,,,1854. GI NOTI( this day new pre r Pa 'Ai m a - Aandii la nd. n, The at; by pos StiEN -~ ~~ Ah iri Artvil e , T. e 2 8th a .Three Bur rey. sere, lax s also M utstrati Rate, alstin g Thead o , lat, t Yards ti 1v kt,t: netw e FE at M e L ou et C o , Lirer i Bi rrni °rave /1111 01 111 Ir 131. a c e,, r The 4i f arid b tricts tre C, The again with Irelar Will b londc han Edink ore, pork Lit); Wol v flei, Prest, lirtane Liver (th, tile by