The Sun. — London, England, 1854-05-20 00:00:00

the imperial ,me hundreds cheers, which guns were of ser, and cors• inside, which .3w up, it was 11 very nearly to one of the sed the fel me authow he measure isels a delay the 28th of of the same from the rench ports. e known to ich account e Sea would o quit these .Igeria, and Similar in sent to the But the e raised the isian vessels 1 to the Rug' wer can onii Ity has made gentlemen► your minds he subject. I y secured to England, or )t, &C., Ducos: or, aeon?' nd the Ml' :amp, wen. Kecution 111 ral Haller, his appro in hi s ear. Seine, M. council l cture, and 'here Mg. Elie Halles, examining icularly in -15,000 Dr 'd to visit it all their heir being lay, at 68f. LOc. for the per Cents. an at W. c.; Rouen, 'ern, 807 f• 15f. ; Paris terraneaho leaux and ince, 4821. k of Credit LEN. following aria to the zders for cavalry to noting in tal treaty atria and , says :--- S arza na, Tuscany. the ad lage. A S.irzana, I expedi us conse action of this de lent that )sitate to the 15th it would aneouslf ►veen Le it of the the same nproached ud Punta bringing firms and were in- The men 'n. Some ition, and 41 put to who had (gees and at of any AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING. The United States Mail Steam-ship Union, Cap tain Adams, arrived off Cowes this morning, and after landing the English mails and passengers, proceeded on her voyage to Havre. The Union left New York on the 6th inst. She brings 90 passengers, and specie value $1,500,000, the principal portion of which is for the continent. The Africa arrived out on the sth. The screw steamer Cleopatra arrived at Portland, Maine, on the sth inst. This steamer brings no news of im portance beyond the ordinary record of commercial affairs. Dates from Havannah to the 29th April had been received at New York. The weather in Cuba was favourable for sugar making. Sugar was dull at low prices. Letters from Port au Prince state that the Em peror Soulouque was makin g preparations far in vading the Republic of D o minica. Operations were to commence about the Ist of May. The news taken out by the Africa had no effect on the markets for breadstuff's. Owing to the light stock and good home demand prices continued to rule above the limits of foreign orders, even at the advance brought by the Afi ica. Lower and medium grades of Western and State flour were sold at 121 cents advance. Corn also improved about two cents and Indian corn one cent per bushel. Cotton dull, and inclined to droop. Ships for Liverpool found it difficult to engage freights except at very low prices. No flour was offering, while only about 10,000 bushels of corn were engaged on private terms, supposed to be at a fraction under 6tl. There was a good demand for wood freights from the Canadian pro vinces to English ports. The metal market quiet. Lead rather firmer. New York stock and money markets unchanged. Exchange on London, 109 to 1091 ; Paris, sf. 10c. to Of. 12ic. The New York Crystal Palace was re-opened on the sth inst. The inauguration ceremony was a very successful one. MA.R.EBT NEWS-(T1118 DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies here to-day were extensive, and a steady business was transacted as follows : FRUIT.—Pine apples, English, 6s 03 to 108 03 each ; ditto colonial, Is Od to is 31 each ; hot-house grape, 6s to 12s ; foreign ditto, is 6d to 3s 03 per lb ; apples, 6s to lOs per bush. ; pears, 3s to 6s Od per doz. ; goose berries, 2s Gd to 4s per half sieve ; apricots, green, 63 to is per pottle ; strawberries, 6d to is Gd per small basket ; lemons, 9d to 2s ; oranges 5s 03 to 12s per 100 ; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb.; Barcelona nuts, 21s per bush.; cob-nuts. 110 s to 1208 per 1001bs ; chesnuts, 2s to 4s per peck ; filberts, 855 to 100 s per 100 lbs ; walnuts, 8d to Is Gd per 100. VECIETIBLES.—Cabbages, 93 to is 6d ; Brussels sprouts is Od to 2s 03 per half sieve ; brocoli, 93 to is 6d per bund.; greens. 4s 0.1 to Gs Od per doz. bunches ; French beans, IsOd to 2s 03 per 100 ; potatoes, 140 s to 180 s per ton ; new ditto, 4(1 to is Od per lb.; asparagus, 2s to 780 d per 100; sea-kail, 9d to 'ls per punnet ; garlic, 8d to is per lb. ; young turnips, Os 9d to is ; young carrots, is to is Gd per bunch ; cucumbers, Os 3d to is Od each ; celery, 6(1 t( is 6d per bundle ; spinach, 2s Od to 4s 03 per sieve; spring onions, 3d to 6d per bunch ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s Per doz. ; leeks, 1 d to 2d per bunch ; shallots, 53 to 83 horse-raddish, 2803 to 4s Lk per bundle ; parsley is Od to 2s Od per half sieve ; rhubarb, Os 31 to Os 83 per bundle ; endive, 2s to 3s 3d per score ; beet, is to is 6d Per dozen bunches; parsnips, is to 2s i d per dozen ; small salad, 23 to 3,1 per punnet ' • mushrooms, 9d to is 3d i.er pottle ; ar ti c hokes, 3s to 5s 0,1 per doz. ; cabbage lettuces 6d to 8(1 per score ; sorrel, 6d to is 0,1 per half sieve ; radishes Od to is per dozen hands ; shelled green peas, 35 6(1 to 58 per quart. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey poults, 5s to is ; Goslings, 5s Gd to 7s each ; Duck lings, 2s to 4s; tame Rabbits, 18 to is 6d ; wild do , 83 to 1623 ; Guinea Fowls, 38 to 3d ; Pigeons, 7d to 93 each; Surrey Fowls, 6s 03 to YE; 03 ; ditto Chickens, 5s 0 to 68 6d; barn-door Fowls, 3s Od to 4s rid per couple uspons, 3s to 4s Oil ; Chickens, 2 s 03 to 2 s 93 per couple ; leverets, 3s Od to 4s Od each. English Eggs, 7s 6,1 t. , 8s 63; French ditto, 5s 0.1 to 7s 03 per r 2 • Ostend fresh butter, 9s to 118 ; English, lOs to 158 per dozen. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Od tc;lls ; Brills, Is to 7s Od each ; Salmon is ld t o i s Bcl per lb; Cod Fish, 2s to 6s Od each ; Soles, 44 to Is 6d per pair ; Eels, 84 to is per lb ; Lobsters, 6,1 to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6,1 to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 3s 04 to 12s per doz. Doreys, 2s to 7s ; Mullets, Gd to 2s 6d each ; Common ,Oysters, 9s Od to 16s 0,1; Natives, 40s 04 to 48s Od pei pall; Mackerel, 32s to 40s per 100; smelts, 350,1 to 5s pr doz.; Skate, 6d. to Od per lb; Shrimps, is Gd to 2s 6d per gallon, Bloaters, is 6d to 2s Oil per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s t a o, Os Od per 100 ; Haddocks , 6 s to 12s p er doz. ; Plaice, *a to is Od each ; Carp, 2s Od per brace ; Tench, 2s Oil to Os 04 per brace ; Garnets, 4,1 to is 0,1 each ; Halibut, 6 d per lb. ; Salt Fish. 2d to 54 Der lb. ; Prawns, 2s 64 Go 4 8 04 per lb. ; Flounders, 9.1 to Is 64 per dozen ; Sturgeon, 6 d per lb.; Pike Gd per lb. ; sprats, 3s Od per bushel. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are fron. lid to Ad; of household ditto, 84d to 9iti per 4 lb loaf. NEW PORT. Beef from 3s 2d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d . lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 58 2d ; pork, 3s 6d 4s 8d per Sibs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od. to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Lamb, 5s 2d to Gs 2d; Veal, 4s 0,1 to 5s Od; Pork, 3s 4.1 to 4s 6d per Slobs. by the carcase. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2d to 3d; 641 b to 721 b, to Od; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 3,L,d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3Ad to aid ; 881 b to 961 b, 3i d to 4d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 1 i to 1121 b Od to Od. Horse hides, 6s 6d to Os Oil; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 5s 6d to Os Od; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od; Kents, 7s Od to 8s Od; Half-breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 5s Od to 6s 3d ; Lambs, 2s Od to 3s Od; bhearlings, is 6d to Is 7d. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow bay, 2/ 15s to 51 59 ; clover ditto, 31 1.5 s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2s per load. A fair all -age supply, and a moderate demand. eIIMBEttLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 51 5s ; clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 6/ VP ; and straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ 4s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay,. 2/ 12s to N Os; clover ditto, 3/ 154 to til 64 ; and straw. 1/ 16s to 2' 2s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, yet prices were well supported. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, May 20. Wind this day at Noon, W. ; light breeze, and fine clear weather The Olympia (barque), Pernambuco to England, was fallen in with on fire, May 1, in lat. 34 N., 43 W , and crew taken off by the Kan garoo, arrived off Lyme Regis. Powrsmoumt, May 19.—Wind, N.E. to S. Sailed— Rhine for New York; H.M . ' s steamer Brisk, Eastward; do. Miranda, Eastward. FALMOUTH, May 19.-.-Wind, variable. Arrived—Sol dan. from New Orleans. MALDON, May 19.—Wind, N.E., blowing. The Prince of Wales (s), of Lowestoff , , from Gothenburgh to London, went on shore this morning on the Blacktail Spit, and re mains with rudder gone. OFF THE EDDYSTONE. May 19.—Union (s), from New York for Cowes and Havre. / GRIMSBY, May 19.—The Amelia and the Johanna, prizes to H.M.'s steamer Bulldog, have arrived in the Roads to-day. SKIBBEREEN, May 18.—A waterlogged vessel is reported to have been seen 100 miles to the westward. The Dolphin and anothem cutter have proceeded from Crookhaven to render assistance. LONDONDERRY, May 18.---krrived—Eduact, from Phi ladelphia. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Saturday, 10.30 a.m. W.S.W. ; gentle breeze, and (lull. Arrived—Alfred and British Lion, from New Orleans ; Chariot of Fame, Boston ; Foiga, Baltimore; Jabez Snow, Philadelphia ; and Eva, Antwerp. Sailed—Queen of the West, for New York ; Muscongua, Charleston ; and Sarah, Quebec. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) G RA VESEND, Saturday, 10.25 a.m. Wit?d, LW.; title three hours' ebb ; weather very fine. Arrived — Aladiterranee from Bslize ; Agnes Blakie, Thisted • Eingheden, Neustadt ; Raania, r 4 pooping ; B elgium ) Ostend ; Tiger, Hamburgh. V Sailed— . • en ° BerthoVen for Memel Loniza Kilham, Boston, v m a Cardiff ; Gothenborg (s.), Gothenborg. DEAL Saturday, 9.30 a.m. Wind, S. W•, light, and fine. Passed—Clarendon, from Honduras • Pearl, Para ; Vir ginia, Odessa ; Artagnar, Drae,momeister • Ituna, Mai y Albymus, Call ao for London; Olivia, Marseilles Ann, for Lynn nn;Reserve, L on d on for Jamaica; Syd ney (s.s ), London for Malta . Her Majesty's shi p Brisk, from westward, anchored l as t Lionfo, night. The French frigate Vengeance arrived and anchored. Sailed• The Anglo-Saxon, for Yarmouth. THE PRINCES GHOLAM MAHOMED AND FEROZE SHAH. Their Highnesses Prince Gholam Mahomed and Prince Peroze Shah are still sojourning at the Oriental Hotel, Vere-street, where they daily receive visits from the highest members of the aristocracy. We understand that, so satisfied are their highnesses with the magnifi cent saloons of this establishment, and the facilities af forded them for carrying out their native customs and observances, that they have made arrangements for re. =lining there for the next nine months. The desire of the proprietors to forward their wishes in every respect, and to consult their feelings, has been warmly acknow ledged, and has caused the Oriental to possess quite as much the feature of an Eastern caravanserai as of an English hotel of the first class. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH THE EAST. The French and English military authorities in the East have established a service of couriers from Belgrade to Adrianople. It is supposed that the distance will be performed in four days. Afterwards, by telegraph from Semlin, despatches will arrive at Paris in less than seven hours, in passing by the following stations :—Semlin, Peterwardein, Lovrin, Szegedin. Pesth, Vienna, Lint; Munich, and Paris. In addition, a service of couriers is to be established between Adrianople and the army of the East It is calculated that by means of all these measures news will be received from the centre of Operations in six days. CHARTERED BANE CF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA. —The solicitors of the committee of shareholders of this bank, appointed to resist the attempt of the directors to enforce a call f.r the purpose of carrying out the under taking i n opposition to the wishes of their constituents, have notified that, by an arrangement made last even ing, the appeal for an injunction to restrain the directors from forfeiting shares, &c., is to stand over to the 25th inst., without prejudice to any of the interests involved. sth from Tto San lber but r of the ;h. He 76, and. CVI, tain no ire long lumina the an ti eraldo te, Ber d some ye been as been recently sen re aal that gue for Hero to ay, the General expedi pre-ent General rival of England im two isistant rn Eng y tem- Weir ; 11 leave Berto ?rho has las been vacancy .e at the gnation ,nd De used by ere will in the rannua- second )man of 1601. a •ship at El. Bul vacant I. Say, of con ,sed by ship at ', Capi- .~ ~~~ COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) THE NEW ISLINGTON CATTLE MARRET.-IN RE J. S. etAnaig. This bankrupt, who was a private gentleman, residing at Richmond Villas, Wandsworth, and having been one of the directors of the proposed new cattle market, at Islington, was s] made bankrupt as a hay-dealer. The bankrupt had also been a provisional committee man iu the Wolverhampton, Chester, and Birkenhead Railway, and the Shrewsbury and Leicester Railway Company, &c., and was held liable The balance sheet shows debtor to private c editor, 972'. 13s. 7d. ; liabi lities on account of the company, 38,8851. ; surplus balanc.), 1849, 2,4301. ; assets, 1001. ; losses on shares, &c., 1,8171. 10s. The bankrupt applied for au adjournment, as the accounts had not been tiled in due time. - His Honour at first said that he should adjourn the case sine die, as there was nothing for the creditors, and it was a mere sp3culation. The bankrupt said he had paid 2101,. for his shares, and had 2,5001. in Nov., 1849, and had lost 18,0001. in a few years. Lis Honour said this showed the evils of speculation, but certainly iu this ease there was soon; grouads to deal with the case som what differently from ordinary speculation, and he would grant au adjournment in the usual course Bankrupt said the creditors had been offered 7s. Oct. in the pound, money down, but they refused, and drove the com pany to aukruptcy. IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO CERTIFICATE FEES. Mr. J. R. Chidley, Gresham-street, applied to his Honour for the return of the fees for advertising the Aeetiug for the choice of assignees, as bankrupts were in the first instance required to deposit the amount. After a short discu•sion his Honour said that it appeared to him that bankrupts ought not to be called upon to pay, for the meeting was not called at his instance, but was one directed by the act, and was, therefore, as much a meeting under the estate as that for the examination, and the expenses ought to be paid out of the estate. The application was granted. MINING INTELLIGENCE. ( From the Mining Journal of this day.) The Share Market has exhibited a firmer and an improved appearance th.s week—one or two discoveries an 1 improve ments in mines, such as those reported at Cathedral, St. Day United, Wheal Messer, West Alfred Consols, and Tremayne, having brought several buyers into the field. Following in the wake of mines recently relinquished, we have this week to announce the abandonment of Carboua, East Seton and Maud ; and West Wheal Treasury seems likely to follow the examples of Wheals Chiverton, Speedwell, Nep tune, Trebarvan, Lemon, and numerous others—all of which, we regret to say, wind up with considerable loss. The share holders being tired out, after having paid most unwarrantable premiums for the shares, in the full assurance of dividends, they find at the eleventh hour that the prosdects do not, war rant the payment of further calls. However, " 'Tis an ill ..ind that blows nobody good," as these sudden stoppings will caus 3 machinery and labour to be more easily obtained by the mines more worthy of attention in the various districts. The general aspect of the Gold Mining Share Market has been characterised by great flatuess, and scarcely any of these stacks, even the most accredited, are now much inquired after, while those in disrepute are not saleable at nominal prices. Although it is the prevailing opinion that it is only a question of time how soon several of the associations will become defunct, yet no perzeptible rally can take place until results come to hand from those companies in whom, at pre sent, the public have still some confidence. The British Australian Gold Mining Company has been expunged from the Official List of the Stock Exchange. Anglo-Californians, which last week slightly rallied, have again receded; and the only shares that appear to maintain any degree of firmness are Aqua Frias and Colonial Gold. The accounts from Cali fornia state that gold milling is progressing there, and nume rous statements arc daily arriving, showing that at present th re is uo deficiency of gold in that state. By the Marco Polo, accounts to a recent period have arrived from Australia, and it will be seen that the excitement there is still continuing. At Bendigo diggings there are, according to the local journals, not less than three places of amusement open, as well as ball-rooms, the price of admission to which is one guinea for a gentleman and lady's ticket ; doctors can to consulted in their tent ; and the price of the gold is 31. 15s. pJr oz. A large stone of quartz, impregnated with gold, and weighing 271b5., the property of Captain Bell, the superintendent of the Anglo-Australian Company, had been raised there, and deposited in the bank. The vein from which it was taken was very large, aid great esults were anticipated as soon as the company's machinery could be brought into active operation. Mr. Selwyn, the mineral surveyor, has handed in to the Assembly at Mel bourne his report on the mineralogical and auriferous de posits of Victoria, giving an elaborate account of the palmo zoic country and aurVerous drift. Honourable mention is likewise made of Mr. Evan Hopkins's researches by the colonial journals. It has been announced that large quantities of gold had been discovered at Pine Towu, about 14 miles from New Germany, in Natal ; while copper is said to exist there in great abundance. The arrivals of bul !ion thin week have been—the Magdalena, from the West Indies, 330,000/. ; the Marco Polo, with gold dust to the value of 100,0,101; the Highbury, 16,469 ozs., of the value of 63,8801. The Australian steamer, with 78,000 ozs. of gold ; and the South Sea, with 5,500 ozs., have sailed for their desti nation, and are daily expected The Colombo has taken out to the East and the Mediterranean specie to the value of 122,631/. The following vessels, with gold on board, are known to be on their way from Australia to this country : From Sailed. Ozs. Australian (s. s) Mettourne ... Feb. 10 ... 78,907 Aherfoyle Kangaroo South Sea The value of this 115,626 ozs, (at 4/, per oz ) is 462,504/. The Royal Shepherdess is also bringing over five boxes of gold from Adelaide, STATE OF TRADE. (Prom the Manchester Guardian of this day.) SHARE MARKETS Paid.! :it. (TIIIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAY/. Closing Prices yesterday. 23 - 24 kbordeen.... ......... teibg slottng. Bost and Bast.k. Juliet •• , a 41 •...- _ Belfast & Ballymena Valuing. Wolvorh. Stour Valley ...... Rirkenlid. Lancsh. d; Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O .11ytli. &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45, Bristol and Exeter IrJaledoidan .......... Chester & Holyhead. l'Jork and Bandon-. , fork, Black, & Pass. . , Jrieti Junction Dundee Perth &Aber deco Junction 8 - 9 13 —l2 dill :7il all 2 181 15 30 ft. 1100 io 112 ! 6" I an 15 all ;5 ;di all it. MO it. WO lO I 5 :01 I ;t 1100 L 5 17 1 8 7d 9 . 6 - 92 z - vit -55 i 14 - 15 9 11 bo. .....• East ..• [ Do., G£lB E Eastern Counties... It. I too '.stern Union, A .2 12 h 4 11£ .6i 2 ;t: 100 L 94 18.: ;0 I all it. 100 it. 100 0 12 .0 1 .2. 2 ;t. 100 i 0 425. [0 34 15 all l 5 all 3t. 100 t2e 1;> 15 17:1, ;t. 6 5. ;5 17. Stock I Do., B. Stock Do., New A Ist Laucashire ii :-. ii 7 - 8 ... - •• • ;Er - 16 12~ - 11~ 5 - 60 53 - 55 Swansea done this day. 551 Leasing Olosius Prices • Business ghr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Compans. yesterday. this day. 50 all - iedford and London & Bletchley.... N. West —•-• St. 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. 93 95 93 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon 94 96 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. rlt.Nrthn. •.. 25 all hlas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct ••• 25 all Jo. New..... Do 25 all :Istr.& Dn. n /t. West', 100 all irtlpl. Dk. & New. Railway & Berw. 50 all & Selby V. &NM,' 101 103 25 all Do. Shares. Do 5O —52 12,E all Do. / Shares. )o 25 —26 13 all Lon.&Greauw 3. Eastern 12 —l3 13 20 all Do.rreferenec )o 22i 234 22i 20 100 T4owestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk — 20 WO Do. 6 per ct. all 4aueh. Bxtn • h. & N. W and Matlock & Midld. 24 2i 50 all Aiddlesbro' & itekton & Re , lear Darliugt. 1M all didld.Bradfd Malawi.. 88 90 88i 9 50 all Northern au.: Easterusp E. Count. 54 56 50 Do. 6 per ct. ..... ••• - - 50 all •)o. Fixecls p. •• ..• 25 all l'rest. & Wyr( 1.. &N•W. &Ln&Yk 12i 12 Do. Shares. 'bo xd St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. /t. North St. 100 Do.Shepth•St D 0... •• ..• 25 18, ihef•Rotha. ,, d Lancash& Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. 12 9; 4. Staffordsh. Vl.MClear n - 24 d 50 all 'Year Valleygr Atoekt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. 25 all 28i 29 St. 100 Arilts&Somrs , •4Westn. 90 92 FAlinburgb & Glasgo% &nib. and Peebles... &lin. PrLn &Duudeu 'orth & Clyde June. goW & g. Weston , :rest Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock. Sth. &West.(lre., '.great Western ii -- ii 88 - 73i lriah South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds__ 121 90 734 - 87 10 - 12 t, 10 - 12 1 60 - 80§ 8 -- It ti Laneash. and Yorksii Do., Fifths U 3., Wst. Riding Uu Leeds Northeru ..• - ..• L 2 - 124 .&Soutlipt. London & Blauk wa, fond. Tilb. &Stlioni. ikud.Brignt &S.Cst. Lon(l. and N. Weatu. 8i - 8 P 100 'Ai 97 I§d 1 tt tt 77 7'l 12 11 . tO ; Do. Fifths . ...... Do. Eighths London and S. Westu Do., £5O )o. £4O ~ tulndrry& Col endue & Euuisk. .la.ueli.Shef.& Liuelii 194 i(33 00., Mau. & Liu. Uu vlidland 58i -5 8 i 32 - 34 .)o. Birmno. & Derby Aidhl. G. West. ( I ry Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension wpt. A berg & Find Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warreupoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Nortliu.Couuties Uu. North British North Devon, No. 1, Do., No. 2 .0., 6 A Deferred Do., B Guarautee , North London 6 - 4. 2i - 2t ;t. 100 A i 6 [6 all 8 all R [0 f Lo 1 Is ;0 17r; !O all .0 to LO I ;t. I too !O 21 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 10 110 !6t an L',3; all !0' !LB !O !O 15 5 .0 21 ft. I too it. 100 ;5 I 21 MANCIIESTER, May 19.—The only relief to the dulness of our market experienced in the present week has arisen from the overland advices, received by way of Trieste. In China the trade was not worse than it bad been reported in the previous accounts, while at Calcutta the arrival of comparatively few , mports was operating somewhat favourably upon business. It is the merchants connected with the latter market, princi pally, who have operated during the last few days, moderately iu the lighter descriptions of cloth, and to a very limited extent in yarns. A slight increase of firmness in the prices of these articles is the co• sequence just so much as appears to check their previous declining tendency. vk ith the exception of this department, the market at large is rather duller than it was last week; and, in general, buyers are able to get what they want for the supply of their more pressing wants on fully as low terms as they could have done last week. The diffe rence, however, is very small. Buyers are not to be tempted to large transactions by the consideration of cheapness; as, therefore, it would be of little o , • no use, in the way of selling, to run down their own prices, this is not done by spinners and manufacturers. The downward inclination is very gradual and slow. The resumption of work in all the mills contributes to that course in the market which we have just pointed out. And buyers see nothing, in any quarter, to induce a departure from that caution which so many important considerations impose upon them. An extensive maker of domestics in forms us that he is working only four days a week all such looms as cannot be tmp eyed upon orders in hand; and we find that, without combination, many manufacturers are producing less, for they can make nothing that will pay. NOTTINGHAM, May 18.—The two staple trades of this town and neighbourhood, viz. hosiery and lace, continue flat ; a few manufacturers in each business have received their usual orders from the United States, but the purchases for that country up to this time are smaller than usual, owing mainly to the value of money there, inasmuch as they can make more of it by discount than they can by profit on this country's produce. This state of affairs will not last long as a matter of course, but during the transition we shall suffer. The home trade is also much depressed, and very little busi ness is being done at t' tis time with either foreign or colonial markets. The price of yarn is nominally the same as it has been for some time past, but there is an advantage in favour of large purchasers. 'Do. New £l.O N .&S.Wstru., Hamie stead, and City Ju North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westru. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, tsz Wolverliautptuu •, kiortsmoutli Nuottish Central Scottish MidlauJ ihrewsbury & Bi tog Do. L. & N. Weston!', Guaranteed St Nhruwsby. & Betetl Nhrewsby. & Ckeste , (N. W. Miu ;.. Do. Halves, Do. Oswestry Shropshire Untou Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per eeu: South Devon South Eastern South Wales Yrksh. & itiv. Dun 6 - 8 15 - 47 3i 61 304 31, .)t) 54 § d iP 60i I 6-6 23i I SI - 1 - 74 27 - 29 85 87 51 53 51 - 53 itaines, Wok. &,Wok - Aocktou & Darling l itoektou Hartlepi fall Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. 1 flames Haven Doel4 and Railway Vale of Neath •Waterfd. & Kilkenn •Vatcrford&Limerick West Cornwall. . West End of Loudon and Crystal Palace West London Wimbletin &Croydol.' York Ne wctl.&l3erw. Do. Extensions ; "Jo. G, N. E. Pureliast York 6z, N. Midland !() 17 !Ct all i 0 all !0 16 .0 51s. it. tuo 15 20 lair, 3t. 100 FORE: 51 - 53 3 - 24 13 -- 15 64 -- 74 10 -- lz 4 •-- 30 13 15 60i tOi 34 35 4 2a 1 5 30 - 32 ... - . • •• '.... • , 3 - 17 18 4 - 5 20 22 ••• '". • - 5t - 17 61 St. St L2l 25 731 i 6O I 66: 83 I 5 7, 93a 6 6 10 20 78 58f f I 5 9 kutwerp&Potterdati, telgiau Eastu. June. leziers to Graissossa , Bombay, Baroda, aut. Central I udia,Serii Jeutral of Italy :harleroi di Erqueliu : )einerara ./ijou and Besancon hitch Rhenish East Indian Do Extension It. Indian Peniusul, Id. 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Steam Navigat. 20 18 ?reneral Screw Steam 20 7i Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena Navig. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Land.... 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. 1 all N. B. Australasian.— —ll 1 1 Do. New ............... 20 10 irth.ofEuropeSteam 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl d 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ;,„ 7 50 35 Do. Do . 381 2 all Portland Iron Co 1 31 ) 100 0-.30 .i.oyal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest — 24 2; a 25 2.5 south Austral.Lan -: :36 38 37 1 all iubmar. Telegraph B V 1 all io. Registered 100: Zt• Van Diornon land lli ••• 12i THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY O, 1854. HOUSE OF LORDS-(YESTERDAY.) Their lordships assembled at five o'clock. Petitions were presented by the Earl of SEIA.FTESIMIRY for the closing of public-houses on Sunday, from the Society for the Suppression of Vice at Rochester, and from several patties at Derby ; also, petitions from dif ferent places in Yorkshire against Papal aggression. The Duke of BUCCLEUCII presented a petition from the corporation of Dumfries, against the Scotch Bankruptcy and Insolvency Bill. Lord CAMPBELL presented similar petitions from Dumbarton, Dundee, and Castle-Douglas. Lord REDESDALE laid on the table the Manning the Navy Bill and the Navy Pay Bill, both of which were read a first time. The following bills were read a third time and passed: —National Assurance and Investment Association ; Great Indian Peninsular Railway Company ; Belfast Harbour ; Guild of Literature and Art. SPECIE —The shipments of specie by the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Colombo amount to 122,6001., of which 18,3001. is gold for Malta, Alexandria, and Sin gapore, and 104,3001. silver for lenang, Singapore, ong-kong, and Canton. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT By that it appeared that the judges might might make such regulations "touching the practice and otherwise in carrying the act into execution before such cotitti; ors they might think St." If this clause meant what It said—(hear)--it was perfectly possible for the judges at Westminster to get ri l of the act, and shift the burden of applying it to any court—that of Quarter Sessions, or of Pied Poudre, if they chose. This seemed such an extraordinary provision that he feared he had misunder- stood the clause. In conclusion, he repeated that he had always been, and hoped he should ever remain, willing ,0 perform those duties which belonged to his office as a udge, but "Non meus hie sermo, sed Qua; prwcepit opellus." The LORD CHANCELLOR said that their lord ships should bear in mind that in legislating on this subject they had a most difficult duty to perform. The public had at various times complained extremely of a want of consideration on the part of railway companies in regulating their traffic so as to meet the convenience of the public. For instance, trains arrived at a certain place by one company's line just half an hour after other trains, by another company's line, had quitted that place, and thus it often happened that nine-tenths of the passengers were kept waiting for some three hours for :mother train to carrying them on. Everybody had felt this difficulty. S o it was sa id that some persons were allowed undue advantages, with a re g •rd to the carriage of goods in certai n li nes o f railways, and this ought to be dealt with. He was f ree to confess that when this subject was first suggested to him, he thought that a board of controul would have been the most effectual means of meeting the difficulty, but on further conside ration that course appeared impracticable. The scheme followed out by this measure was the only other mode of dealing with the question. It consisted, in effect, of two clauses, the remaining sections bein g p ure l y sub sidiary. The first clause declared that rail wa y compa nies should afford due facilities with respect to traffic. To this it was asked what were "due facilities." It was objected that the bill only affirmed moral obligations. Now it might be very difficult, without any case put, to say what were due facilities ; but on a question com ing before a court, it would not, he thought, be so im possible as his noble friend (Lord Campbell) reasoned, to say what were not so. Other branches of the law rested on this foundation, and had worked well. Innkeepers were bound to possess due facilities for the reception of guests ; common carriers to provide due facilities for the carriage of goods. Tnis had not been found too indefinite a state of things for these branches of the law ; why should it not work equally well with respect to railways ? With regard to the mode of bringing the subject before a court by motion upon affidavit, as the bill at first stood, it was proposed that upon an infrac tion of the statute an action should be tried. The rail way companies, however, suggested that this would be putting all parties to an unnecessary expense ; for they were willing to forego a trial, and leave the question to the judges only. The noble and learned lord (Campbell) had certainly put a somewhat forced construction upon the fourth clause when he said it would enable the com mon law courts to get rid of the act altogether. The clause merely proposed to enact that the courts of law might, as they though tit, make any orders and regula tions which would assist in carrying the act into execu tion before such courts—that was to say, before those courts of law themselves. (Hear.) It the noble lord thought that the clause was ill-expressed, it was easy to remedy that defect in committee. The Earl of DERBY said he rose for the purpose of calling the attention of the Government to a point of great importance which was not touched in the bill ; he referred to the claim which had been set up by a con siderable portion of the ialway companies, and admitted, he believed, by courts of law, to exemption from any responsibility for injury done to passengers or goods, notwithstanding proved negligence on the part of the company, through simply placing at the back of the ticket a declaration that they would not hold themselves liable for any damages. (Hear, hear.) A case was tried not long ago in which a number of cattle got out of the train. It was proved that the truck in which they were was of extremely faulty construction, and that tuere was great negligence in the manner of securing them ; but the defence set up was that the person who brought the cattle to the train received a ticket, on the back of which it was stated that the company would not 11,1 d themselves liable, and it was decided that, iiotwi, hstanding the inadequacy of the arrange ments, there was no remedy. It had been said that the remedy would be for the party to refuse to sign or accept the ticket, and, in case the company should ne glect to afford the requisite accommodation to bring an action against it for refusing to fulfil the duties of common carriers. This was no practical remedy. In the first place, there was all the expense and trouble to which individuals were put in proceeding against a wealthy company, and this, too, without the certainty of success, because the responsibility of railway com panies as common carriers was by no means a settled point of law ; and in the next place, even if the party recovered a certain amount of damages, that would be no satisfaction to him for his cattle or goods having been prevented from arriving at a particular place by a par ticular tiine. In the case which he had mentioned the cattle were fat cattle velich were required to be at Smithfield on Monday. It must not be forgotten that parties had no choice in this matter. Railway com panies were the great monopolisers of the carrying trade of the country. To say that a person might object to sign the ticket, when if he did so the company might refuse to carry his cattle or goods, was really to refuse any practical remedy. He must say he could not un derstand on what principle it was that railway com panies, having such entire control over the traffic of the country, were to exempt themselves from the responsi bility which ought to attach to them as common carriers by putting at the back of a ticket a declaration that they would not hold themselves liable on account of any in jury. The bill before their lord: hips purported to define the duties and responsibiities of railway companies ; and he thought the point to which he had directed their lordships' attention ought not to be forgotten in dealing with its provisions. Lord LYNDHURST said by the common law of this country a common carrier was bound to accept any goods that were offered to him ; and if, in consequence of his negligence, the owner of the goods suffered, he was bound to make reparation. Earl GREY said the case referred to by the noble earl (the Earl of Derby) occurred in the county of Northumberland, and such was the effect of the language used on the back of the ticket, that if the servants of the company had wilfully cut the throats of the cattle, the company would have claimed to be exempt. (Hear, hear.) If he were not misinformed, an effort had been made to carry exemption beyond the case of cattle or goods. A most useful measure was passed some years ago at the instance of his noble and learned friend be hind him (Lord Campbell) by which railway companies were made liable for injury to passengers in their lives or One railway company had actually issued tickets with a notice on the back of them, to the effect that parties were not to have the remedy provided by act of Parliament. He believed the courts of law thought ,liat a little too strong. Lord CAMPBELL—Waste-paper. Earl GREY continued—He admitted that the liabili- REPORTED LOSS OF THE TIGER. The Earl of IVIALMESBURY said, he wished to ask the noble duke (Newcastle) a question relative to a re port which had caused great anxiety. inasmuch as it had prevailed for some tints without contradiction. The re port to which he alluded was that her Majesty's steam frigate the Tiger had been lost on the coat of the Black and that the crew had become prisoners to the Russians. He wished to know whether the noble duke had any reason to believe that that report was true, and whether he had received any account of the alleged transaction S He also wished to know whether an ac count he had read in the Moniteur were correct, according to which it appeared that the French admiral reported to his Government that, a certain number of Russian prisoners having been taken from aboard merchantmen at Odessa, it was proposed to the Russian commander of that place to exchange those prisoners for English and French persons detained at Odessa, but that no answer was returned by the Russian commander, and the result was that the English admiral thought fit to give up the prisoners and set them free. Now, as in the course of the war it could not be expected that the allied forces should always be successful and not suffer some little misfortunes, such as losing by accident some ships or men, the latter becoming prisoners to the Russians, it was evident that, if the English com manders did not retain a certain number of men, at all events, as prisoners of war, they would have none to exchange against English prisoners. He concluded that the report to which he referred must be incorrect, and he was sure their lordships would not misunderstand him by supposing that he threw any blame on any recom mendation which the Government might have given to its officers to carry on the war in the most humane manner possible. At the same time, it was clear that, to which he referred might be pushing the principles of Christianity and civilisation too far, and be eventually the means, indeed, of prolonging the contest. The Duke of NEWCASTLE said that, with regard to the supposed loss of the Tiger, it was not in his power entirely to relieve their lordships from anxiety, but at the same time he was unable to confirm the report re ferred to in any way ; and, so far as any opinion could at present be formed, he was inclined to hope that the report was not true. (Hear, hear.) The only informa tion received by the Government, or anybody else, so far as he was able to ascertain on the subject, was through a telegraphic message received yesterday by a mercantile house in the city, conveying the rumour which appeared in the newspapers. One reason, among others, for his hoping that the report was not correct, was that the steamer reported to be lost was represented to be a screw-steamer, whereas the Tiger was a paddlewheel steamer. This inaccuracy was calculated to create a hope that the story of of the loss of the Tiger might turn out to be something like the pre viously rumoured loss of the Amphion. (Hear.) At the same time the Government was not able to give a positive denial to the report. With regard to the second question put by the noble earl, respecting the prisoners taken by our fleet, he had not seen the statement in the Moniteur to which the noble earl referred ; but if the noble earl had quoted it correctly, the Moniteur had cer tainly not given, on the present occasion, that accurate report which it was in the habit of giving in reference to ail matters connected with the conduct of the war. It was true that the British ships had taken some 40 or 50 prisoners, consisting of persons not connected with ships of war, and Admiral Dundas, knowing that there were English sailors of the same class, belonging to merchant vessels in the harbour of Odessa, detained prisoners by the Russians, wrote to General Osten-Sacken to pro pose an exchange of prisoners. General Osten-Sackers, so far from making no rep!y, returned very courteously an answer by letters upon the same day to Admiral Dun dee, stating that he had no instructions in reference to the exchange of prisoners, but that he would immediately apply for instructions to General Paskewitsch. He (the Duke of Newcastle) had no reason to suppose that Ad miral Dundas had given up prisoners without exchange; and with reference to prisoners who might hereafter be taken, instructions how to dispose of them had been sent to Admiral Dundas. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said, that however nervous they might be at home with respect to events occurring from day to day in the course of what might be a long war, he trusted that they would not carry their nervousness into that house. (Hear, hear.) In regard to the question which the noble earl had thought it necessary to put respecting the loss of a single ship, he would observe that they must expect in the course o the war some accidents to occur ; but if all that hid been stated respecting the steamer in question were true (and certainly everything they knew of Russian docu ments was not calculated to impress them with the con viction all at once that those documents conveyed the truth), he was, nevertheless, satisfied that the whole truth was not known ; and if it were correct that two other steamers came up and fired their guns, it was his impression that those two steamers were engaged in bringing off the steamer aground. (Hear.) The Earl of MAL M ESBURY said that this was the second time the noble lord had lectured him in that honse for the course he had felt it incumbent on him self to take in discharge of his duty. It the lesson which the noble lord had read him had proceeded from any member of their lordship's house, distin guished both by his judgment and modesty, he should not have made one observation in reply to it, be cause the example would have added weight to the advice given ; but when lie considered that the noble earl had not only made the present war, but all other wars, the continual subject of his eloquent harangues that the noble earl took upon himself not only the duties of an illustrious general, but also of a great admiral that he never lost an opportunity for advising the noble duke opposite, who was principally responsible for the conduct of the present war, as to what should be done— when he considered, moreover, that the noble earl had not confined his comments to events past by, respecting which the Government consequentlj might have no objection to give explanations, but, on the contrary, had more than once, by his comments and questions, extracted from the reluctant Ministers replies dangerous to the public service—he really thought that the noble earl was not the man, notwithstanding his high reputation for ability and his great experience in war—(a laugh) —to venture to give a lesson to another peer who merely asked for information in order to assuage the anxiety of the public and of the relatives of those per sons who happened to be on board of the vessel reported to he lost, particularly as the noble duke opposite might have had in his possession intelligence calculated to dis pel the alarm which had been created. (Hear, hear.) He thought he should not be accused by their lordships generally of any indiscretion or bad taste in having asked the noble duke opposite a que.stion on so interesting a subject. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said, that if he had given a lesson to the noble earl it was a very short one ; and, notwithstanding the lesson lie had received from the noble earl, of much greater length, he should continue to do, what he had always done in that house, especially since the commencement of the present session—namely endeavour in every way, according to his judgment, to strengthen our position in carrying on the war. RAILWAY AND CANAL TRAFFIC REGULA TION BILL. Lord STANLEY of A LD E RLEY reminded the house that this measure was founded on a comprehensive report which had been made by a committee of the House of Commons. The recommendations of the committee were in the first place limited to tine carrying on of the busi ness of railway legislation before the House of Commons, and to the adoption of some means of preventing rail way schemes being abandoned. This latter object had been effected by requiring the deposit of a sum of money to be forfeited in the event of the non-completion of the works. The next proposal of the committee was that upon which tlse bill before the house had been framed. It was in affect that means should be taken to compel railwa:- / and canal companies to afford proper facilities for traffic. Lord CAMPBELL was quite ready to approve of the object of this bill, which was an excellent one, but of the machinery for carrying that object into effect he could by no means speak so satisfactorily. Indeed the bill felt very far short of what might be expected when the end in view was considered—(hear, hear)—but even in endeavouring to carry out its own object, it was most ineffective. (Hear, hear.) It really sought to turn the judges of the courts into railway directors. He and his brother judges were most willing to perform the duties cast upon them by the law of the land, but the duties now sought to be cast upon them had nothing whatever to do with the law. There was nothing laid down le the bill for the judges to enforce. The whole of the law for the courts to apply to railways was com prised in the second section. What did this sec tion say ? It really enacted no more than this ; that railway companies ought to act honestly— (r--rear, hear, and a laugh)—and the other sections bo und the common law judges to say whether they did so or o not. But there was no statue law, no common law, previous decision to help them to decide. A perus al - the second section of the act would convince their lord shipsthat ye railwaywa s not company exaggerating. and canalTl l The companyclase e na s c h t a e l d i afford all reasonable facilities for the receiving and 2 for warding traffic." Was not this their duty_ already n how were these duties, undefined as they were, partialityAga there ;,, clearlyw as to there e r n e o n : lg ' "unreasonable r t e n as b o e n a n te s preference e At c go e aib o n i e : enforced ? By motion upon affidavit-Affidavits that wouldt rains be made that fares were improperly adjusted, u did not go often enough, or that the times of r i matters.nitihnagt might la t ht court sr indeed, of e a inconvenient,w suggested would bet able t a h n a d t t competent o t r ni old was eg tee then e expec ted thesen ineengineers s r i e o p n o . r t to R e t p h o e r tcso couldur t but be t m h a a t d only e 0 o nn heightened e the o side, counter-re air c t er nfu -rs - . t p o o r d t e s c o i d n e tiret a h t e t r e , r s and f t a h e u t s . the our u w r court wouldentirely lbye againstdriven the principle. Theretofore matters of law, and of law only, were to be decided by the judges. The only clause in the bill, which gave him any relief at all was the 4th, ties of railway companies should be limited. Tney should not be liable, for example, for damage done to a race-horse word]. 2,000 guineas or for valuable jewels, unless notice were given, and such prop, rty was insured. Lord LYNDHURST said common carriers were re sponsible for jewels, if they had notice and were paid acs rdin fly. Earl GREY hoped the bill would be allowed to pass, as it would tend to establish a right principle ; but lie regretted that it did not come before their lordships in the shape in which it was introduced in the other house. As regarded the favour sometimes showed by railway I)ffiCialS to some parties to the prejudice of others, lie was told that by the law of France any person who con. ceiveil that he had been inj teed in that manner might lay his ca-e before the Moiester of the Interior, who, if he considered the case sufficient, took upon himself the burden of prosecuting the parties in a court of law. Tiiere was nothing of this kin I in the bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR sai I under the bill the Attorney-General could prosecute by the direction of the Board of Trade. Earl GREY said he greatly regretted that their lord ships did not take the course which he suggested at the commencement of the session. It seemed to him that they ought to have inquired what facilities railway com panies should afford. Having made up their mind on that subject, they should have framed clauses carrying out their views ; and they should have made it a general standing order of the house that no additional powers should be granted to any company unless those clauses were introduced in the bill by which those powers were souht. Nothing could be more reasona,ble than that as g g uardians of the public interest they should impose such a condition. Lord LYNDHURST wished to know whether his noble friend opposite (Lord Stanley of Alderley) would consent to introduce a clause in committee putting the liabilities of railway companies, as regarded cattle, on a level with those of common carriers. Lord STANLEY of AL DERLEY said, with regard to the suggestion with which the noble earl (Grey) concluded, he did not think the other house of Parliament would approve of that mode of giving the go by to its legisla tion by mean s of a standing order. (Hear, hear.) The noble earl must himself be convinced, on reflection, that the thing was not practicable. As regarded postal com- InunicAtions, he wished to state that a committee of the other house of Parliament had reported that it was expedient to deal with that subject in a separate bill. As to the question of the noble lord (Lyndhurst) he saw no reason why railway companies and common carriers should not be put on the same footing. He hoped there would be no opposition to the second reading of the bill. However little it might effect in the opinion of some, it laid down the great prin ciple that there were duties and o bli ga ti ons rest ing on railways which must be discharged ; while the machinery which the Government proposed had the con currence of the railway companies. Lord LYNDHURST said the noble lord had not stated distinctly what course he intended to pursue in committee with regard t o th e amen d men t s w hi c h he had suggested. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said he saw no objection to it himself, but he must consult others. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said though he considered the bill quite inadequate, yet he was so hungry for legislation that he should gladly accept it If their lordships meant to grapple with the question, they must begin at the beginning and amend the whole mode of proceeding with regard to railway bills. (Bear, hear.) Lord BROUGHAM agreed with the noble earl (Grey) that the true remedy for the mischief was an a lteration in the course of legislative proceedings. He thought that this particular measure did not go far e nough, ant that to o. certain extent it did not even go in the right ; direction. It was to be left to a judge to decide whether a ra4way company had girea reamo_nable 494i tin. THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS May 19.—We have no change of any importance to report in the state of the woollen trade. The markets have been of about au average character this week. On Saturday there was considerable animation in the cloth balls ; a good number of merchants were iu the market, and showed a little activity, but not much inclination to buy, and when the cloth that was sold was brought out of the market, the transac tions were found to have been within a moderate compass. There w s also considerable activity in Tuesday's market, and more disposition to purchase, and on the whole the quantity of cloth that changed owners was larger than on the previous market day. HUDDERSFIELD, May 16.—1 t is seldom that we have a good market on a ay included in those of the fair, even in better times. The little improvement we noticed last week has fallen off this, whether from the reason stated or not. Very few buyers were in attendance, and we had what is called a flat market, both in the Cloth-hall and warehouses. Prices, however, have undergone little alteration. BRADFORD —Wool—The difficulties of the trade are such as to disconcert buyers of combing, wool, and the sales are unus ually limited. Yarns—Not the slightest improvement. The tendency is to a still further curtailment of production. Pieces—There has been another suspension of payment during the week, arising not from bad debts, but unremunerative prices, and will the present prospect the number of such calamities must inevitably increase. STEAM GUN-BOATS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. HeraldSi,l have noticed your extract from the Morning andn I t and you r o your w remarks about gun-boats, also all your able articles on that head, as well as the letters of Mr. , c l i o u r s y s. i e e l t l io s t i l id w C it a h p o t t a tlp in Claxton which appeared ii, the Times —so conclusive, r s e o n p t al o p n a e bly wo a u b l surdbee ihe ar n e t r, ha o t n n e a a v n a d i m al e l n c h ar e r r y e i c n a g il th co at ne s i o u r „, t iv o e f feel t were it not for a sort of under-cur performancepaolf)esrcrweawrnat a loss to account for anything as the Herald's remarks. The under current has long d itsr u aa r t i , :i s t g froa t r t h l steamers noticed here, tll those wasinterested most p i a n t t e h n e t 1 the d son flr o f t the the about brno,eru The roo pthee rope. remarkas m s arg. youems o ah f rae t v h oh e aes V x ta i r c a t co o ot r on i d a . - and Argo to Australia newwood gun-vessels, the defi mency in which for the ade purposes of warfare in shoal m waters the Herald has more clearly exd, cathe .a, apparent — has corroborated, in fact, all thestatements, one may say, that have bef ire b e en made. They are to be screw steamers, and of great speed ; and those facts a l one prove they arepsstiaonry ford it ' s a e w lf and vnedryde highy in the water too, a good deal of water, for speed that the iste n r i d : S "' O should y o siet-isveels we positively e t ie h eee them will not be able to go into sh oa l water, and that is the whole q uestion. Paddles are not so good for war purposes as screws, for the reason s g iven. I admit it. But screws and ws light draught can' t g o to g ether, but p addles e a n that, no doubt, is Mr. Russell's reason for recommending and them, even while his y ard is full of screw vessels for all 'n other sea-going purpo ses. Trusting you will persevere in endeavouring to open in A the eyes of the authorities, and in the end succeed in ' vv . ' getting a proper flotilla, for the protection or assistance 25 of our gallant army ou the Danube,— I r x er .a. na u in r v i n e u6 s o . be- i - 1 client servant, Southampton, May 18. 100, YREFEItENCE :► Ii&R ES. LW ‘Werdeeu i k )t) Do. No. 2, p. c. 30 Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 ‘Jaledouiau £lO all •Jhester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent 64 Jerk &Baudons4p.c. all Dundee Perth &Aber. All Ideen Junction I.:astAnglia . m. (£3los, 6 per cent all Jo. (.£5) 7 per cent 2 ,1 0. (X 7 178) 7p. c all '.,a.stern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l a ll Do. No. 2 all Jo. New 6 p. c. St all Eastern Union, Sail' Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 51., 10 per cent all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh -190 East Lancash. 6p. cts. all East and West York shire June. Pref all Edinb Prth.&Dundee 5i per cent. 100 11asgow &S.Westerti Guar. 5 per cent 1.00 ;Teat Northn. sp.c. I 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. , at 10 p. c. prem. . 10 . 1 0. 4 p. e. Scrip 6 h.N. of Scot. Ist Prot a ll lt. Southn.&Westm (Ireland) Eighths) 5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. 6 t. Westn. (Berke & Rants Ex. 5 p. c) WO Do. coy. red. 42k p.c. 100 Do. con, red. 4p. c. 100 Erred. 4 p. c 6 Lan. & York. F. .E2O 100 1)0. 6 p. c. Stock 13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l 9 )o. Qu.arten, 1848 llNl London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c too Jo. Pref., sp. c. St. all Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 1 . 00 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 Loudon &S. Western Con. Thirds all I.ondouderry&Coler, Shares all Londy. & Ennis. Sh all \tau. Shef & Lin. 5 10 St. 5 15 8! 8 10 t Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO . .4 Do. £6 all Aarypt & Carl. 4 p.c all Do. 4i per cent I.IX, Do Consol.6 p.e.St LOO DO, Consol. Bristol & girm. 6 per cent I 5 Do. Pref. 4i per cent 6 Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock 100 Do. 5 p.c. Ext 100 Do. 5 perct.pref 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c. too North British all North Staffordshire too Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c. is Do all Scot. Cent. , New Pref all 4hrcws. & Birtu.N.G. a ll ill rewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Miu), 8 p.c. 10 Do. 5 per cent all South Devon . Jo. fixed, 4 per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4 A per cent. all .i.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do. all itockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 100 York, Newcastle,and Perw - ick,4 p.c. Pref. 5 Do 10 York&N. Midlandll a ~,41 -4. ...... ..... 040 -. ... foresaw great difficulty in carrying that provision into effect, though it might tend to check the abuses which were now so greatly and he might add so justly com plained of. It was of great importance that the law should be so altered as to prevent railway companies from exempting themselves from liability by means of s special contract, a contract which might almost be said to be void, on account of the duresse under which it was entered into by one of the parties to it. It was not sufficient to place railway companies under the same responsibilities as common carriers. Common carriers were not bound to carry persons, and that was an important distinction in the case. He was far from wishing to press hardly on rail way companies, whose importance to the commer cial part of the community could scarcely be over rated ; but it must be recollected that practically they enjoyed a monopoly because it was impossible for any one to enter into competition with them. A capital of 243,000,000/. was invested in railways, and 15,000,0001. was said to be divided annually. All the hardship, all the wrong done, all the imperfect and no. gligent proceedings, were not on one side. They coin. plained of railway companies, and the railway companies had no little cause to complain of the Legislature. How many railway bills had been passed in which companies were in the position of defendant.,? It was proved that in one year the South-Eastern Railway Company was compelled by a regard for its interest to take part in the proceedings with regard to twenty-seven bills, only one of which was promoted by the company itself. The ex pense incurred by this one company alone was 500,0001. in ten years, or 50,0001. a year, in consequence of the course of Parliamentary procedure on private bills. He would not be satisfied till the same form of procedure was common to both houses of Parliament. He would not be satisfied with the mere substitution of examiners in that house, for his belief was that a j oint committee of both houses should be substituted for the system of sepa. rate committees. (Hear.) Earl GREY said that there was nothing in the propo. sition he made of attaching certain conditions to the granting of private bills which would be derogatory to the dignity of Parliament. Lord CAMPBELL said he would not say a word against the second reading, if time were given to consult his brother judges before the bill was committed. The bill was then read a second time. BOUNDARY SURVEY (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. SANITARY IMPROVEMENT. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition from the Metropolitan Sanitary As-ociation, praying for all inquiry into the question of drainage of towns and of water supply, and moved for a committee to take the same into consideration. Earl GRANVILLE, on the part of the Government, said that in the present state of public business it would be inexpedient to appoint a committee. The motion was therefore withdrawn; and their lord+ ships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The fullow:ng bills were read a third time and passed —Bolton Imp-ovement ; Bradford Corporation Water. works; Great Western Railway (Stratford, &c.) ; Kings. ton upon Thames Gas ; Shrewsbury and Chester Railway; Trowbridge Roads. The North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway, and the Winchester and Petersfield Road were considered, and, ordered to be read a third time. PETITIONS, Petitions were presented by Mr. Goulburn from King's College, Cambridge, praying for the establishment in that university of two additional professorships of theology ; by Mr. Cobden and other bon. members, against the opening of public-houses on Sunday • by Mr. Spooner, from Warwickshire , against the alteration of Oaths Bill ; by Mr. John Macgregor, from Glasgow, against all reli• gious endowments ; by Mr. G. Berkeley, from Evesham, praying for the abolition of church-rates; by Mr. Weems, from the Port and Harbour Commissioners of Drogheda, praying for the most effective Government survey of the eastern coast of Ireland, in order that a harbour of refuge be co istructed in the most eligible position along that particularly dangerous coast. IRISH FAIRS. Mr. COG AN asked the Secretary for Ireland, if it is the intention of the Government to bring in any bill for the regulation of fairs and markets in Ireland, in accordance with the suggestions of the co'nmissioaers' report. Sir T. YOUNG said a bill would shortly be laid on the table ; but it was not intended to proceed with it this session. It would partially carry out the recommendation of the commissioners. THE BLACK WARRIOR. Mr. HUTCHINS asked Lord John Russell, whether the Government have received any correspondence from Madrid relating to the affair of the Black Warrior, and wh ther they are prepared to place all the information from there and from her Majesty's Minister at Washing• ton, upon the table of the house. Lord J. RUSSELL said their certainly had been a correspondence with Madrid on the subject, but the hen. gentleman must understand that the Government had taken no official part in the matter. The communication* which had taken place were merely those which always pass between friendly Governments when matters of this sort occur, and he could not, therefore, say that it would be right to lay the correspondence on the table. He could state, however, that the last accounts from Madrid gave hopes of an amicable settlement of the dispute. (Hear.) 1 THE ANDES. Mr. COWAN asked the Secretary to the Admiralty a question relative to the Andes which was employed to carry the First Royals to Gallipoli. He wished to know whether any accounts bad been received from the officers who embarked in this vessel, of the treatment they received while on board. Mr. B. OSBORNE found that the Andes, with the First Royals on board, made the passage out within 15 days, and when she arrived at her destination all wore well and per• fectly satisfied with the ship. The ()leers had presented a testimonial to the Captain for his courtesy and kindness towards them. LAW OF PARTNERSHIP. Mr. HORSFALL asked the Secretary of the Treasury if the report of the Royal Commissioners on the law of partnership is printed, and wi;en it may be expected to be in the hands of the members of' this house. Mr. WILSON said a portion of the report had already been laid on the table ; the rernainaer would be ready it about a fortnight, and then the whole would be printed. OATHS' BILL. Mr. SPOONER observed that the second reading of the Oaths' Bill stood for Thursday next, and he should be glad to know if it was intended to go on with it on that day. Lord J. RUSSELL replied, that if the financial resolu tions were not disposed of on Monday, he should propose an adjournment of the debate until Friday, with the view of taking the Oaths' Bill on Thursday, CHURCH RATES. Sir W. CLAY gave notice that, on Tuesday next, he should move for leave to bring in a bill for the entire abo lition of church rates. BOYS FOR THE NAVY. Mr. ALEXANDER asked the First Lord of the Ad miralty, wtiether the Board of Admiralty are prepared to take, as apprentices to the Royal Navy, boys from the workhouses in Ireland. Sir J GRAHAM should be sorry to believe that boys so sitaated could not rise to become most gallant and ex cellent seamen—(hear, hear) —but he must tell the house that from friendly services the supply of volunteers was larger than the Admiralty could take, and as there was a prejudice against boys coming from workhouses, it would affect the supply from these sources if they were taken, and therefore it had heen determined not to take any for • the present. (Hear, bear.) LOSS OF THE TIGER. Mr. HUME wished to ask the right hon. baronet a que - Aiou relative to the report that one of our ships of war, namely, the Tiger, had unfortunately g ot a g round and been taken possession of' by the Russians. He wished to know if the Admiralty had received any account of the occur rence. Sir J. GRAHAM said the only account that had reached the Admiralty was a telegraphic message received yesterday by a merc.mtile firm, which this morning bad been dilig ent l y t ra nsmitted to the Admiralty, by Lloyds. It rep a gresentuedl near that to thOdessa,e screw-steamer and had been e the - theone ita r s o sia % s ; but as the Tiger was not s Ti i g z e e r d ha b c y l a sc7ew, but a paddle-wheel steamer, ha had hopes that there was some error in the matter. He was the more in duce.l to think so because, the other day, it was as confi dently reported that the Amphion had been taken in the same way in the Baltic; but it afterwards turned out that there was no foundation for the report. (Hear.) STAMP DUTIES ON PROMISSORY NOTES. In reply to Mr. HUME, Mr. WILSON said this subject bad been for some weeks before the house, and he thought if the house was to post pone such measures from time to time there would be no chance of carrying on the business. He, therefore, hoped the house would allow him to bring forward the resolutions on this subject. (Lear.) EXCISE DUTIES BILL. The house then went committee on this bilL In reply to Lord NAAS, Mr. WILSON said he thought the noble lord was mis taken in his facts as to the consumption of whisky. The consumption in 1852 was 9,820,000 gallons; in 18534 it was 10,000,000 and upwards. Col. DUNNE maintained that the quantity consumed was made up in a large degree by illicit distillation. Mr. GOULBURN sail the real facts of the case were that the convictions for smuggling had considerably decreased. Sir J. YOUNG said he hoped ere long that the Govern ment would be able to make the Irish oonstabulare available to act in collecting the excise duties. Mr. FRENCH hoped the Government would never 5r,_.: sent to any su c h determination, as it woul d materia!lY affect the utility of the most efficient police force 5117 Go vernment ever had at their command. The clause was then agreed to. On clause 2, sinus until Mr. WALPOLE said that the clause enooonte tax should commence on the Bth May e 3 fide ratification of the sth of July in any year next after t early in . d that the concluded peace. If, therefore, peace should f t o h r e a autumn e f t te h r i spNeVahcleChwwe was e s estornary in ' , Wing Mr. WILSON said it had been c x should cease ; anul l'tewcould be con, tinned o s ne w ln , :l pe ice being concluded, at which duties for war purposes, theytostate it was a convenient time for aspecific period aft er in order that. arranging the balances. Another sth July was chosen, because it reason was, than the war itself, and, accounts of 1816, it would be found.' reference made to the ear when the war had juit. the tax should be continued longer that the expenditure of that y any year during its continuance. WALPOLE said, ifthe object to continue th e tam after the war was ended, in order to defray cea m se r d, was larger than in tax for a year the current expenses of the year, and the peace occurred. that object. The. w ords ought to b© just before J ul y , y ou could not affect " one mouth after the conclusion of peace." Mr. WILSON said it was not intended to meet the cur rent expenses of the year in whi h the war ended, but OA' penses, generally, incurred in the war. After a few words from Mr. HENLEY, Mr. GOUL BURN said you could not put an end to the duty immediately on the conclusion of peace, becausq you - must allow time for dealing with the stock in baud of clig* tillers. Ifthe a r f e te w r was the alteratio n conclusion yncionof the words .. ilb oughts to b monthsp Pe W44. 1)0 1Z tai4 tie 44 nob rift is qpir' . '~~