The Sun. — London, England, 1850-02-25 00:00:00

ICI NEY and COIVELYL RC] A.l. NEW F Tl , O , CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. 4,00 0 ' k s ll's of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were p, rt ' 4l e , , of which 300 American were taken fur ex ht' ', 411 41700 on speculation The market was steady, 4 auout previous rates. The sales comprised 3,500 p: e i , r ienil at Sid. to Bd., and 300 Surat at 41d. to 5-11. iz,'ritu.--liailwav Shares continued to decline, and the et elesfql llark lute to-day business is dull, but prices have net c h at ..,,. re Theco mmittee of Spanish American bondholders have eopievse:Lletters from Mexico, of which the following are From Messrs. Manning, Markcc, and Co. " Vera Cruz, Jan. 18, 1850.! x. o u; S r i v., r ,-11:e cr ave reference to the enclosed copy of e t bo rw sPects of lath ult., per Thames; which we now 47_e7 lie proportion of duties uncollected at this date for 030 11 ,, t0f the boniholders is a.; follows:- 4,, Perldiug on the 16th Dec., 1849... $238,137 SS "P4iatate calculation of duties for Dec.., 1849 ... 35,660 0 8273,797 88 30,538 06 ... 243,259 82 11: Less amount collected Fending this thy Amount collected as above stated ••• 'tosut htrided us by the Collector of 3(:))53S 06 Ct'st)o3s, for the bondholders' proportion of duties ed by him (net import) uP to 3ht Dec,D c , 1849 6,220 29 wh o. Total we $36,758 35 c ow have • shipped per Royal Mail steamer Clyde, N ur ': n ed ai usual to t h e addresA of the G overnor and co unt „ r ' ft n3' of tho B an k of Eng'and ; debiting you in ac cor4_wiscon ou, rent for 183 79 dollars, for our half per cent. amount shipped. " We remsin,"&c. I' O. It(. Sined " MANNING, MARICOE, and Co. Rgobins)on, Dq." - if rolz Messrs. Stewart, Jolly, and Co., "Sir ‘,., "'Tampico, Jan. 13, 1850. . i ir(;tp, 1 ," " e beg to refer to the accompanying duplicate rii„, i ' ll .dst resptcts and although the packet of this lio N , til ll3 B not yet arrived. ue now address you in the th t et the way yet make her appearance, and enable etici o () E 444 11 k the Epeeie, in which eas.e you will find e! ;__ . Dollars. ttl of d* / nv ~ c e la din ... 3O ' 3 42 00 Ire" of same 30,620 21 ci lading of 14,391 00 I. -"‘ joe ( f De n . The i . same ... 14,570 93 -iec , thi ,` orra(r tnn Wes intended for :hipment by tle eteljeot-e-dcr eecket, and the latter is the amount since W e , I :pit ~, 1 ° e nclose two lists of 20 per cetit. import duty , e i s o r d s -e oel from the Custom-house for collection . to ell to - " °I December and 10th inet, and amounting in ,85,443 dell -,-We remain, &c., ..,,Oleried) dell " STEWART, L. JOLLY, and Co.. , r,: r e li• Ro binson, Esq , M.P.' kr L ellemittet heve also received the fillowing from (41 4 the agen ' t of the bondholders in Venezuela.- e 5 ,.. `• La Guaira, Jan. 21, 1850. 1 7th L' - '", I beg leave to acknowledge the receipt, on the kg eat ot two letters from the committee, bothhe . a n r . ste kti ' e toe 15th December, conveying to me their i the (1; 1- ti r ( garding the claims of the bondholders on Ac verntee- t t this Republic for arrears of interest,. t'; t o , i 0 It htde se rYo also as a reply to certain propositions 111 ree o . t h ° the c ommittee, by order of the ' finance m . inister : i so, " d the medium of the Venezuelan consul in Lol ` he sa 4 e, Q- l ec l ue `ting me to use my tot st, exertions to carry 4,1-c alto effet. Lon `he bi; 9 P I Y I have to state that I have made known to NI th ' i llster ley being charged with this commission, tn. 44411 ftt • j a a few days ho shall receive an official co eetio n f r °ln me on the subject; and the committee th4 t e lY thrit I will do all in my power to comply w:th Iti'll'e•-I am, &c , 10 p (Sic nied) * Ti.,' :. Robinson, Esq., M.P." Nee s: . Robinson, arrivals from distant parts bring no in . telli- . t hst ttotl.ineortance but we learn from the Continent ' eis", le Stock markets were rather looking up again. a " t aa the ease both at Amsterdam and Paris. . , th ,' e r n .a „, ter nent of the mercantile :narine of atPrusail,. '413°,,, - ,' - ',. (l teeenent tf the present yea - , gives 896 ships thip,-Ti2 lasts, engaged in the foreign trade, and 88 iy e ° l, ` . 2714 lasts , the ceasting lite. I N' -14 loog regarded it as a decided evil thatrail 'se rie°l33eatites do not hold their meetings, lth, r ," th.ir dividends, sooner after the close eap -(1"s1f-year than they do at present, or, indeed, ever . th t 7' l , 444 vs e certainly regard it as a strong proof ._ ll otl,,3'n!eoly way in which the accounts are kept, and '`'eo - °1 the di• I taps' of keeping open c . apita b 4 41 th 14( van 'when rail% a dividends n teo k , at the exact period . ; ° ,_s ei:Pslahle is either tit t known, or is far . beyond „,„' c 47 w hen they , fairly due. Taking this view of '4 6 ,14, -, t e et, we entirely tru concur in the following remarks b `rb --ec t irt the Railway Circular of Saturday :-- .; !' eel.° to no justifiable reason why all the half-yearly 't e t t li 4-11 of ts l lw v companies should net be convene r d 4 4 11 nnarteen days ej from the expiration of each hal.- 441 ' s 4- ' W h ' 11 idends should not be made pay 11'hhill 3 a e 'y h eetings. L kpli p . °llO week after teE . • The not doing 4 7t11 1 . s either that the balancing of the books has 1 : 1441(1 7- 4 .! lenb ibly deferred, or, thet the funds which titvs be:lllorthconaing for the ntof the dividends pay t ine lso gives to direc tl:44d ce°therwi" employed. r i ir a advantage over the th),torietqtaati7. officials a e d at _ . ergs, to whi n c . h e t e he a y are not entitled." I ts e .;' of the companies which . have already held It, , wi th t, m 44 " 1° " 8 and of the others which have announced 15the : th e respective gross returns per week, should, 4 eoWrtter observes, call the attention of shareholders i Ne-sPallson of the dates of the different meetm lo °f To p oss ib ility o f b etter arrangements being Vi'e direr• 4 ilmi tors • of the Londonderry and Enniskillen pat L ay ob , I 444 nY this day mode deniable from dividenof 2s. 6d. r 4;. a fru cli the balatce of income tie Th ' E • Ir k ngbal k !0,, lico , b Funds opened with rather a buoyant ap -1,,,;t01ah,,1,1t have since been depressed by money sales. Voer brut dropped from 954 i t-' 944 to 95 for , * ll l , " 44 from 951 to 944 to 95 for Account. The .. , 01„ te e „ Ns 7, -4,t1- a•Quarter per Ceuta. have been 971 to t, ' lt t it f t l it 'd 2 ' 0 11 7 r ' e Per Cents. 95-( 3 -' ti. Bank Stock has been te l leei a ~.; E xehequer-billi have realised 545. to 57g., f 5 Pee t4 43011ds 85s. to 883. premium. The disposition I. its ltr 're oat of the Stock-Exchange is apparently 44‘iTilt P ore . Consols now are 95 to_ k. B°l s. n l gt l Market is affected by the weakness of , b Il k ceruvian Active Bonds opened at 804 to 811, llo r 'trefi te a ince b' en done at 78 1 and 79. The 11 4 11 , (1 11 i were 36/, and sinco 34 to 4. Chilian e'et 47° been 924 to par. Mexican Stock ,14t% i t : tikloted 291 and 291. Portuguese Four t per 08i,salleir,'e,hsco 3 14, and Spanish Five per Cents.. 84 , 01," v n -rl ia has Two from 14 to 24 premium. It . 'our v " )- 12111ez ' le14 T and- ' a•Quarter Stock has been 344. sill% Per Cent,. are 86 to 4. A. Y Shares are very depressed again to day. lll''' ONE G 3 ‘4l t )"' it 11,1 t,,,,,,k rrlstm • D.N - Dr, 4 IT. O'CLOCK. PRICES. 207 207 / ,, i ..,, bt b 00 0000000000000000000000000 _ 5 93% 4 e); e!it'r _t' 4ll leed Arms -...-- ••• 9 ,, : ', / A N L , n. 1% 9 - 95 4, 1 ' al4 • -tqxsoi3 Annuities........ 9 .'3 4 / 2 --- '3 974 4 1) ante Aw ns _ . 97 3it 'Am 41 1 . 4 t0 3 -,vt° lzpirl,l . 1860 000 8 % 8 P-16 ~ it 404%. tar*, Jan.‘4slEl:lB6o OO O 8% 8 5-16 8 5-16 voh, l tb, • I ,ooot, I,,is (" 4 4' 1,000 / . 11 1 .'ir A ccount . 0000000 ....- 951 h 94% 95'4 95 'l3 1 41 4 1 % • ..... - 11,40. & 20 • 0 0/ jli ne . 54 57 p t, ek. ~. ..... ... kii . 74.0 ...... ~ .. 54 57 p 'ket a " o lle ...... ... ............... 54 57 p op I ,,,___ _. e t 11 41841 rs uItEIGN FUND& • axE O'CLOCK kic ar 'lls 6 Der Cent .....•.•... 39% 100 • i l ltt e, ', Der Cent. 1846, with Coupons - ette, F . Jarl. Coupons Is t itto k e •count ,stib.,""trtall . 29% 11 0 11 ,-- ' 11 51,4 - _ bee, 4 8 , 4 per Cent . - }4 s oh 79 80 lx, ~eoeunt ... . oN -ueferred .. ... 364 34 341/4 34% ikS l/ 4 4 , e 4 ' ,, e5 Per Cents. - - oi . per (tent, 4' 11 % t i k ecoutt 31% ba i i511 F 1:113(1...... ............................... ) it t . , Per per cent. 1840 lB% % .0 11N ael Etiq Cell 'tto, b"ouda, 2 1 ' per Cent /o • • eferred A I l3 kli '''vict e 18' 4 13 bas petite ds on the above payable in London. sf. p,, 4 , s , 5 Nlt h 4 4e .. Per Cent 96f. . 25f. 50c. 25f. foe. ~ p, a „ ot tt ,%•‘ch fl yer Cent li`t l 2l2ge ... . ......... 25f. 45c. 25f. 45c. - tto "T kr Ce ............ .t . i . ui . e o l t t , s itzttc ! . er Cent. Certificate?... 86% 86 86 ' tell 4141/Es rkm 41t1 "41 ' - BUSINESS DONE CLO I SLN EF G 'N; tmi,f11...••......... 50 • - • AT O.NL O'CLOCK. PR C • 12 - •••••• ••. C` kicl, itte t and o x . ,40,,,rvlitileana duly `[ uitc +ta a glaaran. 20 - 'seine, .... ... • 50 ...- 11% 11 0` .4 c,t, 164 P • ref.... 10 'Te;ilt,%•• ..... 29 .....• 7% 7........... g l, , t , „I.(e_.rq.reace, it!ti'N,, V. • ...... ... 10 6 - .t4 IQ . 2 ti ) Amp ~C en t . ... - 5 -...- - ,N t ~, ,e nt . - m guar. Op. s;orth, .. ......... 25 - - r b l e A urn ....... 20 ...... 6 5 ••• ••••• - N, ~ eferred ... 12;4_,..,,, 2 7 a (I hp ' ° Per t , -5 , t•At, klt4. t.. 7%. 0 jii ,ti lt Zl4) ' 11(1 We3t. tt,"tatrZ.•••• ...... 54 ..„.. 2814 ~tio"' ~'-4...........103..,5814 59% 5;% 59 1 / 2 vitt, n. gh:res ...... bo LigtEu;,,xt v , i ,;( 1 33 ...... 25 .. t 4 C40,1 1. 81)(i 0 • ': ••-•. 15 ... )./1NA.,,,•ar1i.Ae... 50 - •...... Go iti.`"' t orkshire 100 ti o 'l4 '••• ... ......... 10 - l'o, f tN,, q.:*••• ........ 18 .. ..• 7r 1 „, 11„;',1,7•141i":46„Perct. 10 tqtri, ll - od 41,0 union) 10 .„ . 3 --• 14 B ' l l ufcr d ... 50 -x d 1\,;1;1:itit,844:111',1va11....1. . 11. 68. id: .. .. 3A - 3 4 se, ,•et e,„,, ' O , / 1 , ard it ,4 '' °, 7 l' '"' - 10,,,.tr eetperanteed , ) , 1 e, x14 ‘ 11 4 le t ti ,' ... e • •••100 135 ... to",ttr-:,,Nlv Cuitern 100 ...105% 105 105 105% 11)(1041;rift),,'Ilarters.. 12 • (1 1, 1 ,!w: •.: .. . ..... 12 ..... 12%, ........ ..... to 1 ~..4rn ..100 ..... - ..... ... .... ~ tl'inool,l': ... -.4(0 ..,.. 42 41% ...... .. 1 4 ,1 4. t i. ? d o. ; •••,,rll.stel e n d llt `llil le iti:. , Sh ocs 30 .e... 5 1 4 C 5% ,i, .. ‘4 rby It 19 1 Ntt,,,,li';iti;);"' ........ .100 .. .- ...... ,0••• . ..... ... •• 4 31 tto"Ialv,, i ": .... .. f. : 5 .: .. : ttil j,'refer _ e; ..... 12% .... ... t ' ll NrZ l i x ...... 5 Al b • , e.. 171. 4 " H. J. LOUD. .57 p 57 p 57 p OLOSIN ?me F,E3 100 31% 26% 11% 7% 7 1 1 3 4 10 28% 59 f49y, 14 7 1 ,4 ___ 12 1 ,i 3 99x.d. 3% 80% 106 3/4 12% 64 1 * 41% Oxf,rd. Worcester, and Welv.:Thampton Scsaish Central ......... 25 ...... Shrev , ibury and Birta ... 12!A ...... Ditto ditto. Class B. 8 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 utb 044torr :13% 18),i% Do., Registered Yo. 4 10 S )111 - .11 Yorkshire, Don- 9 14 rater, and Goole . Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... Do. do. do. ... 25 York, Newcastle, and Berwic •••• T Do. Newcastle Foctat . 20 ...... 9 1 9 9 1 i • ••••• - D 6. G.N.E.Prefol ewe 8 ... 2 . 2 1 4 York anti North Mid inzal 50 ...... 17 %••••••••• FO MEIGN RAILWA 1.34 . 4 25 1 4 11 3 / 4 13 / , a 17 LA Aoulogne and Amieqs.,.. 20 . 7 x. div.. Dutch Rhenish ..• , 8 ....I. 2 Luxembourg Ditto ....... 10 ...... ... ••• 2LA Nramur and Liege _..... 20 ... .. 7% 7% Northern of France ...... 16 Orleans and l3ordea as .. 7 ...... .... .. Paris and Rouen .......... 20 ...... ..... ......... 3% . 21% x.(l Sambre and Meu5e...,.,. 20 —.. 2%. 2% MINES. United Mexican JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia , .... 40 London & Westminst, sr. 20 LLOYD'S SRIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, FEB. U.—Wind at noon N N.W., HO airs and hazy. RAMSGATE, FEB, '24,—Wind W.—Sld. Isabella, Sic gapore; El( anor, - Newhaven, 'United States ; Eliza • Johnstone, Pernumatimco. DEAL, FEB. 24,--Wind light and viviable.—Arrd. from the River and ;milled, Victory, St. D.:aiinge. Std. Mercurius, and Orlando, New York; Santipore, Ade laide, S.A.; John Oldham, Madras ; Favorite, Singapore, together with the outward bound which anchored again d uring the afternoon. Ski. Duchess of I'm tland, Berbice; Maria, Barbadoes; Prrrack Hall, St. Si tte, BRIDLINGTON, FEB. 24.—The brig Lucy, of Lynn. was run on shore twenty miles to the southward, on tLe 21st inst., leaky. The Iris, for Yarmouth, Fut in sa— te-day leaky, and must partly discharge. MUMBLES, FEB. f.24.—The smack Jane, of and from St. Ives for Llantlly, foundered on the 21st inst., six miles W.S.W. of this Wormshead; crew saved. GUERNSEY, FEB. 23.—A piece of fir plank, new part of the stern of a vest el, marked in white letters " A. R. Chip," with the ring ends broken off, has been picked up. PLYMOUTH, FErn. 24 —Wind easterly.—Sld. Cout.- teas of Yarborough, Port Philip; Lady 111`Naghten, Adelaide, South Australia; Coromandel, Cape of Good Hope; James, New 'York. OFF FALMOUTH.—AIicIa, Klein, Cuba, for Hamburgh. STUDWELL ROADZ, FEB. 24.—Wind S.E.—Sld. Str Howard, New Orleans; Gossypum, ditto; Alberta, Mobile. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 24.—Wind S., light.—Arrd. Ca milia, Fox, Valpar:iso; Duke of Lancaster, Wakehatn, China; George W. Bourne, Nason, Charleston; Aleeste, Ritchie, Valparais o. Put back, Huhkisson, Africa. Ski. Josiah Sandersqv _Calcutta; Lietin, ditto; Loodish, ditto; John Moore, )Bombay; Geraldine, Lima; St. Hil. day, Coquimbo; Jatms, Rio Grande; Andover, Ceara; Camillus and Isairih Crowell, New Orleans; Canada steamer, New York; Columbia, ditto; Anglc-American, Boston. Off port, -Pi ronio. MARKET NE WS.-(THIS . DAY). CORN-EXGEIANGE--MONDA Y. The principal coun try markets held on Saturday were steady for the finest Wheats, at fully previous rates. In the middling and inferior kinds very little business was t(ansacted. Fine Barley and Oats a ere quit, as dear, but all ether articles, pxcluding Flour, were neglected. Letters from the near Continental shipping ports state that large supplies of Flour are stilt coming forward, urd that several parcel); have hem taken for shipment to Ecgland. At Dantzio and Odessa very little was doing in any article. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English Grain were very moderate. From Scotland they were•confined to a few cargoes cf °ate. The foreign imports amounted to 8,362 quarters of Wheat, 762 ditto of Oats, 2,875 ditto of Beans. 211 ditto of Tares, 100 ditto or tLiuseed, 200 ditto of Rapeseed, 1,336 ditto of sundry Seeds, including Indian Corn, 2,249 sacks and 603 barr ls of Flour. Up to our market to-d ay the arrivals of English Wheat, coastwise, was very moderate, and of but middling qua lity. By land carriage , and sample the receipts proved small, even for the tire eof year. The Essex, Kent, and otter stands exhibited but a limited number of samples of both red end %hies; nevertheless, owing to the pressure of foreign qualities for sale es granary, and the large quantity of French en d Belgian flour on offer, the de mand for all kinds of wheat of home produce was in a sluggish state, at prices about equal to those of Monday last, and at which a clearance was with difficulty effected. Very few offers to ship wheat at present rates came to hand from the east cos.st. With foreign wheat we were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied. Not withstanding that most of the leading millers are short of st Tk, the purchases eff , cted in Wheat of foreign produce, this morning, was limited. Fine qualities were, how ever, held at fully previous rates. In the middling and inferior kinds so little - was doing that in some instances, the quotations ruled almost nominal. In floating cargoes scarcely a transaction took place. We had only a me derate supply of both English and Foreign Barley on show. Fine parcels for seed ruled steady, at full prices. Grinding end distilling sorts moved off heavily, at late rates. The quantity of malt on show ready for delivery was on the increase., All kinds, especially brown qtalities,were very du.% and the turn in favour of buyers. Very few foreign Oats were offering, and the supply of those home-grown seas very moderate. Fine parcels sold at fully previous rates; otherwise the Oat trade ruled dull. The sale for Beans was in a very inactive state, at last week's prices. Very little was doing in Peas, the value of which was basely supported. Indian Corn and Meal were very dull. Flour—the demand for which was heavy—us last advised. CURRENCY P IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • • . • . 568 to 57s Red, New .• • • 37s to 42s Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 40s 48s Lincolnsh., Feed. 14s 16s Norfolk and Lin- Potato ...... •• • • 178 22s coin, Red.. •• • 36s 39s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White ••• • • • 398 43s Black. ••• • • • 138 15s Irish, Red •••• • • • • 37s 41s Cork, White . .... 14s 16s Ditto,White ••• • • • 405 44s Scotch, Feed. •• .• 18s 228 Etye—Old —••••• • • • • . 218 22s Beans—Tick .. . New. —.•..•• .. .. 21s 22s Pigeons .••.• • • • • • 278 358 Barley—Grinding .•• • • 17s 2us Peas—Grey ..••• • • • • • 24s 26s Malting .•••• • • • • 22s 24s Maple ...••• . . • • • 25, 26 s Chevalier •• • • •• • 24s 278 White .. ••• • • • • 23s 25 8 N alt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••. . . . • 26s 28 s _ _ folk•• ••••• • • • • • 52s 558 Brown .• ••••• • • • . 43s 46s Kingston and Ware 548 553 SEED Flour—Town-made.•• 35s 40; Suffolk •• •• •• •• •• 288 33, Stocktn &Norfolk 28s 33, ICILRKET. - • A very limited amount of Seeds to-day, and our quot almost nominal. Cakes vet.] Turnip,White, per bush. les to 114 . ----- business was transacted in ,ations must be considered dUll. Icarraway ............ 30s 345 lied mad Oreen.. • • I.oa 12s Mustard, 8r0wn.... • 93 12s White • • • • • • • • .. 85 10.8 Tares, New Winter.. 4s 9d 5s 3d Old • • • • • ..... Canary, per quarter • • 73s 82s Rye grass•• • •• • 208 24s Clover, lie4En6. (cwt.) 34s 48a White • • • • .• • • • • 348 48s Foreign Red.. •• • . 323 44s White.... 328 47s Trefoil ..............its 17s Coriander ............ 165 21s llempseed, per quarter 32s 35s Linseed, Eng. iowing.. 54s 56s Crushing ........ 40$ 43s Baltic .. ........ 38s 44$ Odessa .......... 423 465 Unwed Cake,pr.l,ooo— .... . 8/ 5s 9i 5s Foreign, per ton 6105 Vl Os Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 Os 41 4s Rapeseed, New, pr Ist 311 Os 3411'' SIVIZTEIZXELD. During last week the imports of foreign Calves into Lo' Aloft were considerably on the increase. Those of Beasts were tole; ably good, but there was a very small arrival of Sheep, even the time of year considered. The general quality of the stock R as, however, geod. The tit tl fresh supply amounted ti 979 head. During the corresponding week in 1849 it amounted to 1.966, and in the same period in 1848 to 1,546 head. We under. stand that several additional steamers will be shortly engaged in the Continental cattle traffic, and that the present freights will be reduced 25 per cent. IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Rotterdam ... 170 ... Antwerp Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Ostend.:. . Harlingen ..... 198 ... 318 ... - ... 50 .... - 6 .. - ... 4 ... - Total 368 ... 324 287 ~. Corresponding week in 1849 493 ... 1,287 ... 186 ... Same week in 1848........ 764 .. 700 .. 112 ... About 300 head e f stock have been landed in the north ern outporta, and 116 Oxen have reached Southampton from Vigo ; 50 of the latter were disposed of shortly a'ter being landed, the remainder have arrived in the metropolis per railway, in unusually good condition. A large portion of the French Beats sold here are usually landed at Newhaven, and thecce forwarded per railway. We do not anticipate largo arrivals from France this year, as the supply in that country, fit for our market, is very small. The consumption being apparently on the increases, prices are relatively higher than in this market. Since our last report, the arrivals from Ireland by sea have been confined to thirty Oxen from Cork. Although the supply .of foreign stock here to-day was bat moderate, the demand for it ruled. heavy, at droop ing prices. There were 40 Oxen on sale from Spain. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of Beasts fresh up this morning were considerably on the increase. In their quality a decided improvement was noticed. Notwithstanding that the attendance of buyers was tolerably good, the Beef trade ruled exceedingly heavy, at a decline in the quotations obtained on Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The top figure for the best Scots was 3s 10d per 81bs. At the close of business'several droves left the market unsold. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,100 Scots and Short* horns; from the western and midland counties, as well as from other parts of England, 1,000 Herefords, Runts, Devour, &c.; and from Scotland, 200 Scots. For the time of . 3 ear the supply of Sheep was tolerably good, and in fair;average condition. All breeds were at slow sale, at prices barely equal to those paid on this day se'nnight. 3et a clearance was effected. The ex treme value of the best old Downs in the wool was 4s 6d per 8 lbs. Those out of the wool went at 39 6d to 3s 10d per 8 lbs. Calves were in moderate supply, and heavy inquiry, at barely Friday's decline in the quotations. In Pigs next to nothing was doing, and prices gave way 2d per 8 lbs. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. (I.* Inferior Beasts... 2 8 3 0 Second quality ••• • 3 2 3 4 Prime largo Oxen •• 3 6 3 8 Prime Scots •••• .• 3 8 310 Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 4 Prime small ditto .. 3 6 310 aucklina Calves ..18 0 25 0 Inferior Sheep • • • 3 2 3 4 s. d. to a. d. Second qual. Sheep 3 6 310 Coaree-woolled ditto 4 0 4 2 SouthdownWether 4 4 4 6 Ditto eut of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large flogs •••• • • 3 2 3 6 Small Porkers ••• 3 8 4 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 Lambs .... • • .... 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. i ShotT. I CAlvcs. I r.„.. I 19,490 i 108 I 145 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beast lep 1 s. I She. I Calv 2 es. I rigs. 43Q . 20 • 5 7-_• .1 3,': 2 NEWOATE AND LEADED/RA.7a. Since this day se'nnight, the arrivals of country•ltilled trit far these markets have not exceeded 2,000 car- Caster. The supplies on of slaughtered in the me tro polis have been but moderate. Prime B.:ef ant Mutton have sold somewhat steadily, at fall prices. Veal and Pork have declined in value quite 2d per 8 lbs, with heavy demand. The "season' , for Pigs may now be considered as almost closed. A taw carcases of Lamb have found buyerf. _ At Ic:. stone by the Carcase. s. ii. to s. d. I 6. d. to s. d tieer,inferior...... 2 4 2 6 1 Mutton, inferior .. 2 8 210 - middling •• •• 2 8 210 ) middling.. 3 0 3 4 - primolarge .. 3 0 3 2 ! prime .... 3 6 310 - prima small .. 3 2 3 4, Pork, 1arge........ 210 3 4 Veal ............•• 3 0 310 : - small ........ 3 6 4 0 BOIZOUGH AND SPXTAIMIEZIPS. Somewhat increased supplies of home-grown Potatoes have corn° to hand, since our last n port, coastwise as well as by railway conveyance. The foreign importa tions have been large, viz., 176 tons from Itot.terdam, 174 ditto from Dunkirk, 316 from Havre, 200 from Ghent, 159 from Qulai*, 300 from Antwerp, 195 frotu Dieppe, and 110 from oAend—forming a total supply of 1,630 tons. Although tho dealers generally hold but moderate stocks, the demand for all kinds of Potatoes is heavy, at barely the late de - dine in the quotations. The quality of the supplies on ofFer is tolerably good for the time of year. Per Ton. York. Regents 90s to 120 s Per Ton. Common Whites 50s to 75s Ditto Shiiws ... —8 to s Scotch Regents 70s to SOs Ditto min. Cups 65s to 75s Ditto Buffs ... —s to s Blues ..... —s to —s Kent Kidneys —s to 5 Essex Regents ... —a to s Ditto Slums ...... —a to s Ditto Kidneys ... ato —s French Whites ... 65s to 80s Pink Eyes s to s Lincoln. Regents. 90s to 10f)s Wisbeach ditto 70s to 90s i'itto Kidneys .. s to s Berwick Regts... eos to 90s Ditto Reds .. --s to —s Belgian Whites... 60s to 75s Dutch Whiles ... 70s to s Ditto Red 5........ s to German ditto ... 60s to 80s 7,31 OitOTS G B 110)P 11111.1tE.MT. The imports of Foreign Hops into London last week were confined to nine bales from Ostend, and sixty bales from Ghent. Although our market is very moderate!) supplied, tLe demand for all kinds of Hops is heavy at barely stationary prices. New Mid. and East Kent pockets, 61 Gs to 111 11s ; new Weald of Kent &to, 61 3s to 81; new Sussex ditto, 51 8s to 6110 s; new Farnhams, 121 to 131; yearling 3/10 4/ 10s; yearling Sussex, 218 s to 31 15s ; old Hops, 1/ to 31 15s. WOOL. There las te9n a very large at'endance of buyers, both English and foreign, at the public sales h+id during the week. The biddings have been very active, aid nearly the whole of the parcels brought forward have changed bands, at fully the opening advance;., viz., 10 per cent. The private market is very firm, and prices are tending upwards. The imports since Monday last have amounted t) 608 ba'es from Odessa, 9 from Mar seilles, 4 from Ostend, 63 from the Cape, 6 from Ham burgh; and 22 from Ireland. TALLOW. For all kinds of Tallow the demand is unusually heavy, and prices tc-day are fully is per cwt lower than on Monday last. P.Y.C. on the spot is offering at 36s 6d, and for delivery during the last three months 37s 61 t) 37s 9d per cwt. Town Tallow 3tis per cwt net cash; rough fat. 2s Op per Blbs. Letters from St. Petersburg!), dated the 9•h inst., state that the tittle there was heavy. 10,000 poods first common Y.C., ch liverable in Augur, had sold at 113 roublee, with 10i down. Cash prices 108 roubles, with very few tellers. 1847. 1848 1849. 1850. 3),418 40,147 40s Od to 36s 6d Os 0(1 to Os Od 2,016 1,744 78,792 72,839 5G9 lsi 101,377 87,515 43s Cd 13is GI On this occasion the agricultural interest chose to declare, that the portion of the poor-rates which falls on the agricultural interest, is only as nine to eleven to what falls on parties not agricultural. They did not always say so, and will not always say so again. The object clearly was, to catch as many as possible of the non agricultural payers. The Irish also were invited in the roundest terms, not to look to the charity " dribbled" out to them by England, but to put their hands into this wider bag. Nevertheless there were comparatively few cf them who followed the counsel. On the whole the vote may be con sidered as on the question of taking taxation off the rich, and laying it on the poor. On Friday the Party Processions (Ireland) Bill was read a third time without opposition. The Par liamentary Voters, &c. (Ireland) Bill was read a second time without a division, after a long debate, the result of which appeared to be to show that the county constituency would be increased by it, but the borough constituency would be rather diminished, in consequence of the highness of the rate, eight pounds, which in the general opinion implies an actual hold ing of twelve. It looks as if, without great expense of words, the means might be found to set this to rights. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN OLD REFORMER. London, 25th February, 1850. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Princess Royal, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the dc mestic household, attended Divine service yesterday morning in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace. The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley officiated. The Royal Family took their usual exercise yesterday. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden visited her Majesty on Saturday at Buck• ingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horseback on Saturday, accompanied by his Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and attended by Lieut.. Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon. The Queen had a dinner party on Saturday at Buckingham Palace. The company included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent, his Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duchess of Suther land, the Duke of Athol, Lady Fanny Howard, the Earl and Countess of Minto, Lord and Lady Stanley, Lord and Lady Dalmeny, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, Lord Adolphus Fitzelarence, and Baron d'Apel (in waiting on the Duke of Saxe Coburg Gotha). The band of the 2d Life Guards was in attendance during dinner. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Fanny Howard, left Frogmore on Saturday far Kew, where her R Highness paid a visit to the Duchess of Cambridge. Her Royal Highness afterwards proceeded to town, arriving at her resi dence, Clarence House, St. James's, shortly before four o'clock. Yesterday, Ler Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester at Gloucester House. Yesterday was the birthday of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. Som e of the Foreign Minis ters and many of the nobility called during the day at Cambridge House, and left their names for his Royal Highness. The Duke of Cambridge visited her, Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House, on Saturday. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were— Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, Sir Francis Baring, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Earl of Carlisle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, and th e Right Hon. Fox Maule. The Council sat two hours. A deputation, including Mr. F. 11. F. Berkeley and Mr. P. W. S. Miles, the Members for Bristol, and Dr. Wallis, had an i n t e rview on Saturday with Sir George Grey, at the Home-office. The Earl of Clarendon had an interview with Lord John Russell on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing -street. Dispatches from the Governors of Bermuda and of the West India Colonies were received on Saturday at the Colonial-office. Mr. Henry Mayhew had an interview on Saturday with Sir George Grey. Mr. J. G. Guthrie had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet. Lord John Russell had a Parliamentary dinner on Saturday, at his residence in Chesham-place. The company consisted of Lord James Stuart, M.P., Sir Andrew Armstrong, M.P., Sir Denham Norrep, ~ M.P., M r . W oo d, M.P., Mr. Wyvill, M.P., an d M.P., the S o li c it or -G enera l for Ireland, Colonel Wat kins, M.P., M r . C owan M.P., Mr. John Foley, M.P. Mr. Fagan, M.P., Mr. C oc kb u rn, M.P., M r . Sl aney , Mr. W. Grey, M.P. The Duke of Wellington attended the early service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday. The prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Curaton ; at the daily service the sermon was preached by the Bishop of St. David's ; the prayers were read by the Rev. J. Thomas ; the lessons by the Rev. W. Hall, and the Communion Service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley. The anthem was "In thee, 0 Lord." Sir George Smart presided at the organ. CARIOTTA Glam.—This charming and t a l en t e d danseuse has arrived in London, being engaged for the opening of her Majesty's Thestre. She has been dancing at the theatres of Brist.)l, Bath, and Dublin, where her performances have excited the greatest enthusia sm . At Dublin she is an old fivour:te, having been there twice before. THE CHANCELLOR or THE ERCHEQUER.--We are happy to learn that Sir Charles i Wood is gr a d ua lly re covering from his recent severe il lness , and was able to receive Lord John Russell and Sir George Grey on Sa turday afternoon. Some time must elapse ere the Right Hon. Baronet will be able to attend to business in the House of Commons. Sir Charles, at the advice of his ze:Wieal attenduitt!, shorly Lod for c.oun'.: ) ; in ()mkt :bat thi- oharg sir may teeruit his strength. Lady Mary Wood has during the l as t we ek suffered from slight indisposition. , TO THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Rolla, Lieutenant- Sir,—Oa Wednesday the 20th, the Bankrupt and . Commander Fenwick, is all-a-taunt, and ready fur Insolvent Members Bill was thrown out on the mo- I the reception of the naval apprentices of the flag-ship tion for second reading, by 73 against 34. This Bill Victory. She has been hauled into the stream, and was the movement of the purse-proud against the will probably commence cruising this week. The meek in pocket ; of the men who having had a little Admiralty have promulgated a most stringent order luck in the world which perhaps they did not deserve, respecting the naval apprentices ; they are not in believe themselves proof against reverse offortune, and future (when draughted to other vessels from the look with contempt on such as they think are not. Victory) to be made servants of, under any consider- The principle is distinct f rom protection by the ation, and such notification will he in future written House to its own Members ; a pr i v il ege which had across the back of the discharges when the boys are to a great extent disappeared th roug h changes in the draughted. We hear that the Raleigh, 50, recently general law. The question w as , whether after the paid off, had some apprentices on board from the law has had its swing on any man who is so unfor- Victory, who were generally made officers' servants, tunate as to come within its grasp, the House was to end when returned to their former ship, were found institute a summary process of expulsion for the so deficient in the knowledge of those duties they offence of being found p oo r, Th e House might were sent into the service to learn, that they will discover better cases on which to exercise its chive!- I have to be instructed again. rous scrupulosity. The Lilly, 12, is nearly rigged. She will be corn- On the same day the Small Tenements Rating Bill missioned in a day or two, it is reported, by Corn was read a second time, by 182 against 2. The rea- mender Bedford. son for so much unanimity being, that the Govern- The Lady Bruce bark, of 538 tons, John Burns, ment engaged to see to the preser v ing of certain master, chartered by Mr. W. 0. Young, of Sun rights connected with the suffrage, which appeared court, Cernhill, with emigrants for Port Natal, ar to be involved. rived here on Wednesday from the river (where she The Larceny Summary Jurisdiction Bill was read had embarked 143 emigrants), to receive the remain a second time and committed. On looking into the der of her living freight, 37 of whom are from the Bill, you will be struck with a frequent mysterious Duke of Buccleuch's estate in this county, whose pas reference to being "punished as before mentioned," sages and outfit have been provided by bis Grace. and what being "punished as before mentioned" After her arrival at Spithead a complaint was made means, is to the last industriously concealed. On in- to Mr. E. A. Smith, R.N., Assistant-Emigration quiry it mean?, that if s our child eats a turnip in the Officer for London, who bad been sent by her Ms fields (with a proviso always that it does not eat to j,,ty's Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners the value of a shilling), it may be sent back to you to examine the emigrants embarked here, that the whipped by the common executioner at the mandate beef and pork which had been issued to thOm were of twojustices, out of pure economy to spare the unfit for use. 11r. Smith went on board the Lady wear and tear of trial by jury. The Member for Bruce immediately to inquire into the complaint, and Dundalk (M'Cullagh) promised an opposition; but finding that the brands on the casks from which the as, for reasons which did not very plainly appear, he provisions had been issued did not correspond with declined making it on the second reading, the second those passed for this ship, under the inspection of Lieut. reading was unopposed. Lean, R.N., her Majesty's Emigration Officer for On Thursday the debate was renewed on the ques- London, and that the provisions were much inferior don of laying the Poor Rates on the Consolidated in quality, ordered that the whole of the salt provi- Fund. The net was ably spread for catching all the sions should be got on deck for inspection, and on loose fish ; and the consequence was, that they were Friday, accompanied by Mr. Hill, the Tide Surveyor caught. The negativing the proposal by only 273 at l this port, proceeded on board, and examined them. against 252, ought to open the eyes of the Govern- They found that only six of the casks of beef shipped meat and of the country to the position in which iu;Lor.don were of the quality approved by Lieute they are. With the power of sending ten, twenty, nant Lew), the remaining three casks being much thirty, forty, or fifty to one into the House in pre- inferior in quality, and these, as was ascertained from portion to their constituencies, the agricultUral lute- the statement of the chief officer, were sent to the rest can hold the Government and the country to so ship after the survey had taken place. These three close a tug as a majority of 21 in a House of 530. casks of provisions were wholesome, but as they were To run the Government and the country so near not (qua! in quality to those required to be shipped as a majority o f 21, it is essential that the for emigrants, Mr. Smith ordered them to be landed, agricultural interest send from ten to fifty to and some cf proper quality to be shipped in lieu. Mr. one into the House in proportion to their consti- Bennett, the representative of Mr. W. 0. Young, tuencies. And still this party, which with the ad- readily acted upon these instructions by sending im vantage described can only come within a majority mediately for the proper kind of beef. The supply of of 21, trumpets itself as the largest party in the emigrant stores was made by contract with Messrs. W. community, and which consequently under a state of and T. Cooper, and by the terms of their contract they fair play ou g ht t o be predominant, and under the are bound to supply such stores as would meet the existing state should have a majority consisting of approval of the Emigration Officer. The remainder of many score times the votes of its opponents. the emigrants were embarked on Friday, and were It seems impossible that the Government should examined yesterday by Mr. Smith, Mr. Rolph, not see, .as relates to itself, the disadvantage surgeon, of this borough, selected by the former gen of thus operating at the short end of the tleman for the medical examination, attending on steel-yard. It has the power of drawing board for that purpose. Great care has been taken when it pl eases upon popular support ; but in the fittings-up of this ship, which is similar to all then it must put the people in possession of the power those leaving London, being well ventilated by two to help it. If the question of trade or no trade is to stern ports, glass scuttles in the sides, an air-shoot be settled by a party who are to score fifty fur our one, abaft, and a funnel forward (one of Lieutenant Gil. be equally sure of m orc ' s p a t ent ). Th e em i grants (209 souls) were all in good health to-d a y, an d th e L a d y B ruce w i ll sail both,he result. Government and people may for her destination to-morrow. The Cecrops, Keyser, Master, from Callao, laden with guano, which knocked her rudder off at the back of the Isle of Wight, and was towed into this har bour on Sunday last by the dockyard steam-tug Echo, reshipped her rudder, repaired damages, an d sailed again for Berwick, her port of destination, on the Wednesday following. The May Queen, Sayers, Master, which was run into by a vesse l, name unknown, in the Channel on Saturday last, has partly discharged her cargo, and has been repaired in the very short space of four days, and proceeded to sea this morning. These and other instances of the de spatch with N 1 hi ch vessels may be repaired and rt fit ted at this port are striking inducements for the trader as well as the man-ef-war to make this place in pre ference to others, and reflects the highest credit upon the business habits, and indefatigable exertions a l wa y s so promptly displayed in refitting vessels meeting damage under adverse circumstances by Messrs. Garratt and Gibbon, the agent to Lloyds, at this station. Stock th!s day 19,056 Price of Y. C. ••.. [ 42s Gd to 43s Od Delivery last week • • 1,240 Ditto from June 1.... 73,1.33 &rivals last week • 7,8 Ditto from June 1 ... 76,385 Price of Town ••• • .. 45s 6d 12,089 10,390 50s 9d 52s Od to 51s Od to 51s 8d 1,079 1,164 63,918 81,975 1,431 181 70,114 1 84,234 525 Od ; 54s Ed LONDONDEitR Y AND ENNIS KILLEN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) ..... The usual half yearly general meeting of the pro prietors of the above railway was held this morning at the offices in Coleiran-street-huildingS; Mr. Vanderput, one of the board of directors, in the chair. The accounts represented that there had been received on capital account the sum of 193,406/ I7s. 3d., and ex pended 193,669/. 15.. 10d., leaving a balance (f 2621. 18s. 7d. against the company. The receipts in revenue account for the past islt months amounted to 3,6311 ss. 5d., and the expenditure to 2349/. 17s. 6d., leaving in hand 1,481/. 7s. 1 Id., which added to the sur plus previously in hand, made a total of 3,319/. 145., which was disp' sal of in this way :—Deprecialoa fund, 500/.; divi:end end income-tax paid last August, 603'. 17s. 10d., leaving 2,1551. 16 , „ 2d. rii,pllcable to the depreciation fund and the pa3ment of the dividend fur the present half-year. .The report having been adopted, a dividend at the rate of 51. per cent. declared, and the balance of 8001. directed to be carried to the credit of the reserved ford, _ _ Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meet ing terminated. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Mr. Douglas Jerrold's most amusing comedy of the Prisoner of War was revived here on Saturday with a strength of cast which at once proves the re sources of the establishment and the desire by which every member of it is actuated to make every repre sentation as perfect as possible. This is proved by the fact that Mr. Charles Kean appeared as Basil Firebrace, and Mrs. Charles Kean undertook the character of Clarina, and these characters were, consequently, most delightfully represented. Mr. Keeley and Mrs. Keeley resumed their original characters of Peter and Polly Pall Mall, and ere deliciously vulgar and extravagant, and Mr. Webster made an admirable Admiral Channel. The piece was put on the stage in the most liberal manner, and the customs of the period (forty-five years since) were preserved. The gentlemen with their peculiar cut coats, and the ladies with their short waists and big bonnets, reminded one of Rowlandson's carica tures. The applause was enthukiastic at the conclu sion, and Mr. Webster was called for, a compliment he well deserved for the admirable manner in which he had put the piece on the stage. The house was crowded. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Loder's opera of the Night Dancers was revived here on Saturday, with Mademoiselle Nau as the heroine, who sang the music with great taste and power and intelligence, and achieved a remarkable success. Allen resumed his old character of Albert, and was in excellent voice and sang delightfully. There were some changes in some of the minor cha racters, but with the exception of Mademoiselle Nau appearing as the heroine in the place of poor Madame Albertazzi there was no change of noticeable impor tance in the cast of the opera from the cast with which it was originally produced. Mademoiselle Nau was called for at the conclusion, and afterwards there were loud calls for Mr. Loder, who appeared and bowed his acknowledgments. ROYAL MUNIFICENCE. The public will be gratified to learn, by the sub joined letter, to the Secretary of the Royal Ortho mdic Hospital, that her Majesty has been pleased to select it as one of the recipients of royal bounty through his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales:— " Buckingham Palace, Feb. 18, 1850. " Sir,—lt has been the object of ber Majesty to pur chase for his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, by a dor.a.ion in one sum, the perpetual right of immediate admission for a patient into some of the leading charit able institutions of London, and, in pursuance of this object, I have received her Majesty's commands to re quest you to obtain from the committee of management of the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, a statement of the terms upon which the privilege may be purchased in the establishment under their charge. It would be expected that his Royal Highness would have the poser at all times to hale one in-patient resident in, and under the treatment of the hoepital. "I have this honour to be, Sir, &c., (Signed) "C. B. Pimps. " Mr. B. Maskell." - We are informed that the sum proposed by the committee was 250 guineas, to which her Majesty was most graciously pleased to accede. ROYAL MARINES.—WOOLIVICR, FEB. 24.—Eight out of ten senior captains who have obtained the option of retiring on full pay, in cons( quence of a reduction of 10'companies taking place, have accepted the offer, and their names were promulgated yesterday in the order books of the four grand divisions, and are as follows: — Captain Richard William Paseo, of the Plymouth divi sion (captain of 1837), 39 years' service on full pay, and three - years and lane months' on half-pay; Captain George Griffin (1837). Chatham division, 40 Sears full and six months' half-pay ; Captain. Edmund Nepean (1838), Portsmouth division, 37 years full and 2 soars on half-pay ; Major - Francis Smith Hamilton (1838), Woolwich division, 37 years' lull and 2 years' half-pay; Captain Joshua Edleston (1840), Woolwich division, 38 fears' full and 6 months' half-pay; Captain Robert Wright (1) (1840), Woolwich dvision, 38 years' full pay; Captain Edward Apph tat (1841). Chatham divi sion, 30 years' full and 7 years' half pay; and Captain Peter Martin M'Kellar (1841), Plymouth division, 26 years' full and 10 years' and 3 months' half-pay. There have been several officers named as likely to accept the two vacancies still open, but they have not given in their names to the Admiralty, and therefore they cannot be given with certainty. Tho retirement of Lieutenant- Colonel Stevens, of the Marine Artillery at Portsmouth, has no reference to the reduction list, being merely allowed on the decease of Lieutenant -Colonel Wilson. SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING. The gambling houses in the vicinity of Jermyn-street, Regent•street, and Leicester-square, have been placed under a close surveillance, by order of the Commissioners of Police. Two constables are stationed at the .eatrance to each house, to note down and describe the persons entering therein. They will be relieved at stated intervals, the surveillance to continue without intermission night and day. It is anticipated that this step will have the effect of considerably diminishing the numbers of the fre quenters of these social pesthouses, and that the chances of successful plunder enjoyed by their owners being correspondingly lessened, it will ultimately lead to their total discomfiture. The Right lion. the Speaker of the House of Commons gave his third grand Pertamentary entertai n .. meet to a Inge ptirty of Protrutioxist MerriLees II Saturday last, at the Right Lion. Gentleman's residence ill Eaton-square. APPOINTMENT. WOOLWICH, FEB. 23 —Assistant-Surgeon Mat thew Clogstoun Steele (1845), at present additional, in the Castor, 36, on the Cape of Good Hope station, to the Arethus: , , 50, at Devonport. The Cherokee steam-vessel, 200-horse power, Lieutenant- Commander William R. Davies, employed on the Likes of Canada, is ordered to be paid off and laid up at that station, and her officers are to re turn to this country in March next. James T. Ric calton, clerk in charge (1840) of this vessel, has been promoted to paymaster and purser. The Retribution steam-frigate was taken out of dock to-Jay, and during the same tide into the inner basin, to have her engines put on board. hett The Vivid steam-vessel, Captain Smit , will be ready to resume her duties as a mail steam packet on the Dover station in about 10 days from this date. EXHIBITION OF INDUSTR Y OF ALL NATIONS TO BE HELD IN LONDON' IN 1851. Her Majesty 's•Commissioners for the promotion of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry. of all N. lions, to be holden in 1851, having had the various subjects of their inquiry under their anxious conside ration, are now prepared to state, for the information of the public, the progress they have made in deter mining on the different points referred to in their an nouncement of the 11th of January last. The decisior,s they have been able to come to hes* been necessarily limited by their present want of knowledge as to what pecuniary:means will be placed at their disposal ; and the shortness of the time during which this vast organization will have to be com pleted renders it imperative upon the Commissioners to make an earnest appeal to the country, to enable them as soon as possible to know upon what amount of subscriptions they may ultimately rely. The scale upon which this undertaking will he conducted must entirely depend on the amount of pecuniary support which it shall receive from the public. Her Majesty's Commissioners appeal with confidence to all classes of the community to enable them toZmake such liberal arrangements as will in sure the success of this undertaking in a manner worthy of the character and position of this country, and of the invitation which has been given to the other nations of the world to compete with us in a spirit of generous and friendly emulation. The Commissioners have fixed upon the Ist of May, 1851, for opening the exhibition. The Commissioners will be prepared to receive and take charge of, at the expense of the Commissioners, all articles which may be sent to them, and delivered at a place to be named by the Commissioners in London, on or after the Ist of January, 1851, and will continue so to receive goods until the Ist of March inclusive; after which day no further goods will be received. Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant a site for this purpose on the south side of Hyde-- park, lying between the Kensington Drive and the Ride, commonly called Rotten-row. From the approximate estimate which the Com missioners have been able to make, they believe that the building ought to cover a space of from 16 to 20 acres, or about 1,000 000 of square f et. • The productions of all nations will be exhibited to gether, under one general classification. The articles exhibited will be divided into four sec tions, as before announced, and a classified list, toge ther with general instructions affecting each depart ment, is appended. The building will be provided to the exhibitors free from rent, and will be fireproof. Exhibitors will be required to deliver their objects, at their own charge and risk, at the building in the Park; but no charges cf any kind will be made whilst they remain there. Colonial and foreign productions will be admitted without paying duty for l the purpose of exhibition, but not for internal consumption. Her Alajesty's Commissioners of Customs will consider all such articles as bonded goods; and her Majesty's Commis. sioners for the Exhibition cf 1851 will make suitable arrangements for their reception. Her Majesty's Commissioners are desirous that there should be complete local organization, and that the local committees, wherever formed, should them selves collect the subscriptions within their own dis tricts. The local committees should advertise all subscriptions they receive, and defray all local ex penses, paying such commission for collection as they may think necessary. Her Majesty's Commissioners think that the same complete system of organization should be extended as much as possible to the British colonies. Subscriptions should be paid to the treasurers of local committees, and by them transferred to the general fund at the Bank of England, in the names of Mr. A. K. Barclay, Mr. W. Cotton, Sir J. W. Lub bock, Mr. S. M. Pete, M.P., and Baron Lionel de Rothschild, M.P. Her Majesty's Commissioners having undertaken the absolute control over the expenditure of all money that may come into the hands of their trea surers, have made arrangements for auditing ac ccounts and ensuring the strictest economy. Her Majesty's Commissioners hope that the funds to be placed at their disposal by voluntary contribu tions may be such as to enable them so to regulate the amount to be paid for entrance that all classes may be enabled to visit the exhibition. Should any surplus remain after giving every faci lity to the exhibitors and increasing the privileges of the public as spectators, her Majesty's Commissioners intend to apply the same to purposes strictly in con• nexion with the ends of the exhibition, or for the esta blishment of similar exhibitions for the future. However large the building may be—the quantity of articles sent for exhibition may exceed any amount of space that can be provided—her Majesty's Commissioners consequently reserve to themselves ample powers of rejection and selection. Upon the amount subscribed must necessarily depend the space which they may be enabled to allot ; but under all circumstances they will be prepared to exercise a certain discretion. Her Majesty's Commissioners also desire that the local committees will as early as possible procure an inventory or general specification of articles proposed to be exhibited from their• districts, and of the space which will be required for their exhibition, in order to enable the Commissioners to determine as soon as possible the extent and the proportions of the building. Her Majesty's Commissioners are in communica tion with the Foreign-office concerning the means of informing foreign Governments of the arrangements making for the exhibition. Her Majesty's Commissioners are considering the principles upon which the prize fund of 20,000/. shall be appropriated, and the best mode of adjudication. If there be any points upon which local committees may require information, and they will address them selves to the eecretaries of the Commission, her Ma jesty's Commissioners will be happy to afford it to them so far as it may be in their power. J. SCOTT RUSSELL. STAFFORD H. NORTDCOTE. At the New Palace of Westminster, Feb. 21. Sit? I?. PEEL AND THE PROTECTIONISTS. The following are copies of letters which have passed between Mr. Bagge and Sir R. Peel with refe rence to the unwarrantable language reported to have been used by Mr. I3agge at a Protectionist meeting in Norfolk : " London, Monday, Feb. 4, 1850. " Sir,—On perusing the repolt of the observations I made at the hte meeting at Saaffliam, I find tht rein expressions which might be considered persotially offen sive to yourself—expressions which, if I did employ them, were used unintentionally, in the moment of ex citement. I intended to have explained this on the pre seutstion c f petition, but from its non-arrival, and my being obliged to leave this day, I. have thought it btst to write this letter to you in explanation, and to assure you that I had no intention cf impugning your honour or your veracity.—l have, &c., " W. BAGGE. " To the Right llon, Sir R. Peel, Bart." " London, Feb. 6, 1850. _ . _ " Sir,—l have just received, on my return to London this day, your latter of the 4th inst. I thought it highly probable that if, amid the excitement of a public meet• ing, expressions had been used by you which, on re flectior, 3 ou felt to be unearrantable, you would volun tarily take the course which you have taken—a course more satidlsctory to my feelings, as well as to 3 our own, than any other—and offer of your own accord such a reparation as that which your letter conveys. " I have, &c. " ROBERT PEEL. W. thgge, Esq." CAUTION TO COFFEE.IIOUsE KEEPERS. —ln the Court of Inland Revenue, Mary Anne Fletcher, cf Queen-street, Sherrard street, St. James's, coffee-house keeper, was charged with retailing spiritous liquors without a licence. Mr. S. Kingsford, an eflicer of ex excise, proved the selling of the liquor, which was con sumed on the premises, and no money asked for it before it was served.. Mr. Hayling, the supervisor, corrobo rated the evidence, and said the defendant had no licence for the sale of spirits. The Court gave judgment against the defendant in the penalty of 101. DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT TO MURDEIL—BRISTOL, SATURDAY —On Friday night, a collier, named John Thomas, in the employ of Messrs. Wayne, of Aberdare, had retired to rest, and hal fallen to sleep, when he was suddenly awoke by a noise. On the floor of the room he saw something burning, and immediately got up to ex tinguish it. Before he could do co it exploded with im mense violence, so that his escaie seems almost miracu lous The rot fof the house was lifted off. All the partitions in the house were blown down, but Tncmas, although severely burnt, is considered out of danger. His wife and three children, who were in bed with him st the time, escaped unhurt. Upon examination it was found that a stocking, filled with about 2lbs. of on gun powder, to which a fusee was attached, hadbeenthr through the window, the breaking of which had meat probably awoke Thomas and his wif e. It appears the cause of this diabolical attempt arose out ° workmen of the ut of that several strikes which have taken place b the several collieries in the ne i g hbourhood. The whole t matter is undergoing an invest'gation crhore the magis trates. BLINDNESS IN . A CHILD CAUSED BY BEATING.—It the County Court of Cornwal', on Tuesday last, an act i o n of damages was brought against William Brabyn, a sc hoolmaster in Withiel, by a boy named Nicholas Robins, nine years old, who iu consequence of a beating inflicted on him by Brahyn had lost his sight. The witnesses proved that the clef ndent had struck Robins several tares on the head with a stick, and that the boy had beru very ill ever since, his health having been re tratkably good previously. The medical gentleman who had attended plaintiff stated that when called in he found the boy labouring under symptoms which led him to suppose there was pressure on the brain. These symptoms were succeeded by blindness and deafness, The jury returned a verelict for the plaintiff, darna a , b: 90/, Ni.W CON\ iCT 0...T.A11:_:.-:1All': , :"1. L i, it, c,.,,:.., 1 templation to fin - in a sq.arate convict establishment in Western Australia, under the superintendence of Com mander Henderson, R.N. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. The Ptarmigan, one of the vessels purchased for Captain Austin's expedition, arrived at Woolwich this morning (Saturday, Feb. 23) from Newcastle, where she was constructed and sold by Mr. Smith, her owner, to Government. On her - arrival she was taken alongside the wharf wall of the dockyard, near Charlton-pier, to discharge a quantity of coals abe has on board, after which she will be immediately taken to Mr. Green's ship-building yard, at Black well, to be strengthened previous to her departure for the arctic regions. Mr. Green visited her to : day accompanied by several gentlemen. The Ptar migan, is a very fine and strongly-built vessel of about 500 tons ; her frame timbers inside being lined with planks of teak three inches in thickness, and when she arrived to-day her draught of water was 12 feet. She was built fur the East India trade, and at the time she was purchased was loading a part cargo of coals, intending to fill up with light goods for Madras. She has never been at sea before, h er trip of three days from N e wcastle to Woolwich being the extent of her first voyage. The workmen on board the Eider steam-vessel are proceeding rapidly with the alterations, and the well for allowing her screw-propeller to be unshipped when requisite is already cut out in her stern. Her engines of 60-horse power, by Boulton, Watt, and Cc., have been taken to pieces, to be carefully ex amined and re-adjusted in the best order before she leaves on the searching expedition. We regret to learn that the Duke of Rutland is suffering from a cold, at Belvoir Castle. READING, FEB. 24.—An extensive conflagration took place on Sat ur d a y n i g h t at El m -l o dg e Farm, the borough.ituad about A Abo ut wh which f the te property of Mr. George Higgs, who resides on the eta e from the the town, adjoining the tu rn pik e r o a d t o Oxford, but within the limits ' h i s i ball-pastuhtalfa mile te in habitants were alarined by the report that a fire was raging near at hand, and on rr aching the place the sight was terrific. An area of at least half an acre was in flames—barns, stables, cowhouses, granaries fail of corn, wheat-ricks, even the cow-cribs in the yard, were all de stroyed by the devouring element. Providentially the horses were saved. The carter had tried in vain to ex tricale them for some time, the roof being in flamer, and be had left them as it were to perish, but on going out of the stable. he called their names, and the poor ani mals came out. A ,boy who slept in one of the build ings was obliged to escape in a state of nudity, Two valuable cows were burnt. Pigs and fowls shared the same ate. The house on the farm, which is occu pied by Mr. 'White; a respectable miller, was by a miracle saved, the flames being literally all round it. Mr. White must be a considerable loser by the hasty removal of his furniture. The three engines from the town arrived, but no water was to be had, except from a well. So quickly was the work if devastation done, that in an hour and a half the whole of the build ings was destroyed. This is the third fire within 14 days that has occurred within three miles of Reading, at farm homesteadv, and doubtless tie work of some vile wretches with diabolical spirits. Mr. Higgs, who is a resident director if the County Fire-office, is doubtless fully insured.. FIRE AT CLAY-HILL HALL.—ENFIELD, SATURDAY. —Last evening a very de,,tructiva fire happened a. the seat of Mr. Bosanquet, the banker, at Clay-hill, about two miles distant, and was not subdued until a serious destruction of property had taken place. The building in which the fire originated was detached from the resi dence, arid was being prepared. we understand, for a library. It was of an old-fashioned construction, the fronting covered with ivy. It appeared that some per sons had been engaged during the day in airing the place, and about six o'clock in the evening smoke was seen issuing from the windows by some lads who were passing by. An alarm was instantly raised and an at tempt was made to enter the building so as to ascertain the seat of the fire. The heat and smoke, however, were too overpowering to allow them to proceed far into the interior, and in a very short time the flames had full pos session of the building. Engines from this place were promptly dispatched to the scene of conflagration, but were not able to save any portion' of the place. The exact loss is net known, but it is stated that some very choice b- ohs were stored in the building. The residen tial part of the property is not in the slightest injurel The esta'e formerly belonged to Mr. Harman, the emi nent merchant. FIRE AT THE NEW ENGLAND COFFEE-HOUSE. — Saturday afternoon some alarm was caused amongst the inmat9s of the New England Coffee-house, Threadneedle sireet, owing to a report being raised that the premises were on fire. The engines of the London Brigade quickly attended, when the firemen found that the t frora one of the hot iron plates bad set fire to the flooring and joisting cf the kitchen on the second floor. With the aid of a few buckets of water, and by cutting the limbers sway, the fli•e was speedily extinguished. ' _POSTAL COIIIIIUNICATION WITH FRANCE. An influential deputation, consisting of Mr. Mu ' terman, M.P., Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr.A. - 3arde - ... well, M.P., Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr. BrothertoOLP:, Mr. Baxendale, Mr. Macgrego, chairman of the South-Eastern Railway Company, the Mayor of Salford, and other gentlemen interested in the postal, . communication with France, had an interview with Lord John Russell on Friday, to present memorials from the city of London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Norwich, praying for the conveyance of the mails between London and Paris by the direct route via Folkestone and Boulogne. Those from London and Liverpool were signed by the great majority of the leading bankers and merchants. Mr. Baxendale briefly and lucidly detailed the arguments in favour of the Boulogne route, and pointed out that by adopting it the Paris mail might be delivered in London two hours earlier than at present, and arrive in sufficient time for the dispatch of the correspondence for Liverpool and Man chester by the morning mail, thus saving a day in the postal communication between Paris and those towns—a circumstance which would be particularly important as far as regards the India mails, arrivieg via Marseilles and Paris. In reply to a question from his Lordship Mr. Macgregor stated that the objection to the Boulogne route, which in actual distance was the shortest by 67 miles, lay in the superiority of the harbour and roadstead of Calais; but although Calais was a pri ferable port in some winds, Boulogne was preferable in others, and the real difference between them in point of regularity was not sufficient to com pensate for the saving of time generally afforded by the Boulonge route. Mr. Macgregor further sated, that when the condition of the weather made Calais more easily accessible, the mail-boats go there, bni the dispatches be sent on by omnibus to Boulogne, and thence by railway so as to reach Paris as soon as they do under the present system. It was observed that these facts only bore on the relative advantages of Boulogne and Calais, and not on those of Folke stone and Dover ; but it was elicited in reply that, although there might be an undoubted advantage in adopting the Boulogne route, even if the place of de parture were still Dover, Folkestone possessed for the communication to and from Boulogne advantages not to be found at that port. Mr. Macgregor entered into some clear explanations on this point, and stated that he believed it the Government were disposed to contract for the conveyance of the French mail, the boats in the employ of the South-Eastern Company would be found competent for its regular conveyance between Folkestone and Boulogne, at a considerable reduction of expense to the Government from the pre cent cost of the Admiralty packets between Calais and Dover. TO THE LDITOI? OF i hE SUN. SIR,—I annex you a statement of Acts which you may deem prudent to publish, and you are at lfterty to di) so, as a caution to brewers, as lam satisfied many are perf,ctly ignorant and may sustain a heavy loss before they find it ow, viz.:— My attention has been arrested by the continued complaints. I have had made to me lately of the quality of hops amongst my customers, and have been perfectly at a loss how to account for it, when they have continued to use the same sort and quality, to the same quantity of malt ; these complaints have been growing for some time. I have at — last solved the problem by testing the malt from last year's barley with the malt from the barley of 1848 - , wherein I find about 20 per cent. more saccharine matter in the former than the latter— consequently will require 20 per cent. more hops to counteract the sweetness. I have consulted a very eminent malster, who states that there is scarcely a grain uf barley this year that does not germinate, which is very rare. Therefore, if the brewers do not use more hops to the same quantity of nEW MALT, they may calculate upon the. beer going sour in the warm or summer months, and they may not know the cause; at all events it will be so amongst the country brewers and Publicans, amongst whom your valuable paper so widely circulates. The above has led me to make a calculation bow we shall stand with regard to the quantity of hops we have to fall bade upon before the next year's crop comes off, and the annexed is the result of my labour, from undoubted authority, viz.:— The average quantity of malt on which duty was paid annually from 1803 to 1817 inclusive, was 25,785,438 bushels, and the average old duty on hops for the same period, 1 16,472/., and is the basis of the estimate consumption. Foreign hops were brought in, paying a duty of 81. 1 ls. per cwt., and many substitutes used in lieu of eps so that it seems fair to conclude the stock of hops was no more than the malt required. Price of hops at that period from 301. to 451. per cwt. The coksutnrion up to 1844 bed nearly ex • hausted the stuck on hand, and few hops of previous years remain unccnsumed. Therefore, taking the growth and consumption from 1844, it will stand as underneath : Hops grown Consumed. 1844 .. £140,323 .. £166,847 1845 .. 158,003 .. 169,306 1846 242,956 .. 180.221 1847 .. 215,805 .. 156 979 1848 .. 212,416 .. 176 . 759 1849 .. 79,791 .. 178.211 1,049,294 1,028,323 1,028,323 £20,971 unconsumed when the crop of 1850 comet off, and when we take into con sideration that one-third of the crop of 1848 was of very inferior description, and scarcely worth the duty paid upon them, I am satisfied I shall be considerably within the limits if I state there will not to be 10,0001. of duty unconsumed when the crop of 1850 is gathered. There is such a growing national taste for bitter beer, which I have not taken into considera tion. We may calculate, if the price advances much, there may be foreign hopes come into consumptior, but from the repugnance brewers hate to their use, it is not likely to any great extent. I trust you will excuse me for the lengthened state ment made, and I am, Your obedient F erven t, MATT El E W WE STON. 172, Yorkshire -street, Rochdale, Feb. '2O, 1850. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Few will dispuce the importance of spreading the knowledge c f English over our Indian empire. Why, then, should not the language be taught as regularly as the drill in every native regiment? There would be nearly 300,000 scholars. Yours obediently, INDOTENTONICUS. Feb. 25. THE AUSTRIAN ARMY.—The want of surgeons in the Austrian army is so greatly felt, that in order to in duce civil surgeons to go into the army the military au thorities have decreed that the usual fee for diplomas shall be remitted, and a present be given of from 100 to 150 florins. _ _ QUAKER TASTE IN ARCHITECTURE.—It is worthy of notice, as indicating the progress of architecture in the nineteenth century, that the Quakers, of all men the most indifferent to the claims of urt, have caused to be restored, an ecclesia,tical structure of the Middle Ages , at Bristol, forming "The Friends' School" there. Builder. EXCLUSIVE AUDIENCE TO THE BAR IN INSOLVENCY CASES.—On Saturday, in the County Court of York ahire, at York Castle, Mr. Sergeant Dowling, Judge of the Court, gave his decision that members of the bar had not a right either to exclusive audience or to pre-andi• ence in the County Court in cases of insolvency. Since the point was first mooted it has been discussed by the metropolitan and various provincial law societies, and at the Court held at York on the 26th ult. the application originally made by the bar was withdrawn; but the Judge then intimated that he would further consider the ques tion, and give his opinion upon it. several most ELEGANT COMPLIMENT TO JENNY L lND.—This incomparabl e v o c a li s t has recently G iven was for the successful concerts in Hanover, one of which y.His Majesty King of the concerts, has sent b E e r n n e e fi s t t of w h t o h w e p s o p o r r e s aent i ti e ectieat the app ropriate gift of a to the Swedish IsT goldeningales. t filledigwhittihngan' eggs—the food of night le goblet The Earl and Cou ntess Gre y g ave a ma g n ificent entertainment to his Excell en cy the on Saturday evening the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, at their new mansion, on Carlton House-terrace. Later in the evening th e Countess which was numer ous l y and f as hionably attended. to b n au an as sembly, FIRE AT ROBERT COOMBES S.—Saturday after. noon, shortly before 4 o'clock, a fire bloke out in the Champion Tavern, Doekh. ad, the property of Mr. Ro bert Coombe., the champion of the river. It was cans, d by a spark flying out of the grate and setting a quantity of wearing apparel in flames. Fortunately the disco very was very opportunely made, or the consequences might have proved very disastrous. The engines of the parish and London Brigade promptly attended, but for tunately their services were net required, the inmates and strangers having succeeded iu extinguishing the fire during the interim and before much damage was done. The champion was insured in the Licensed Victuallers Fire-office. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations for the diploma were admitted members of the college at the meting o f t h e C ourt o f E xam iners on the 22d instant :—MessrF. Robert Nasmyth, Brook-str eet, Gros venor-square; Thomas Henry Waterworth, New Kent road; William llewsnsp, Hammersmith; John Burcball Penn, South Petherton. Somerset; Charles Christoph er Hay man, Axminster, Devon; William Filliter, Ware ham,Richard Evans, Royal Dorset; Richard Ford Foot e,. Islington; G eorge Stacpole Gabb, Royal Navy ; . Douglas Shepbard and Navy; and Mark Kebbell, Brighton. At the same meet ions for naval stir - ci7u4i.it,t.,h,Licriat,ll,leefsrthr.eiCr heaxruliensilDittotu germns; these gentlemen had . pr eviously been admitted memt era of the college , their diplomas being dated Ps' spectively March 15 and October 25, 1544. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEARUAR 25, I UOO