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PROFESSIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COM rANY. Chief Offices, 76, Cheapside, London. Notice is hereby given, that the FOURTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of this Corporation will be holden at the offices of the Company, 76, Cheapside, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th day of March inst., at Twelve for One o'clock precisely, for the re ception of the Annual Report of the Directors of the said Company, for the declaration of a Dividend, the Election and Re-election of Directors and Auditors for the sa , d Company, and for any other General Business usually transacted at an annual general meeting of the said Company• EDWARD BAYLIS, Resident Manager and Aotuary. March 15, 1651. PROFESSIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPA.I.iY, admitting oa equal terms Persons of every class and cloves to all its benefits and advantage*. Capital, 250,0001. Chairman—Major HENRY STONES. DOputy Chairman—JAMES ANDREW DURHAM, Esq. With upwards of 1,400 Shareholders. There are two important clauses in the Deed of Settlement, by which the Directors have power to appropriate one-tenth of the en tire profits of the Company 1. For the relief of aged and distressed parties assured for life, who have paid five years' premiums, their widows and orphans. 2. For the relief of aged and distressed original proprietors, assured or not, their widows and orphans, together with five per cent. per annum on the capital originally invested by them. All policies indisputable and free of stamp duty. Rates of premium extremely moderate. No extra charge for going to or residing at (in time of peace) Aus tralasia, Bermuda, Madeira, Cape of Good Hope, and the British North American Coloniee. Medical men in all cases remunerated for their report. Assurances granted against paralysis, blindness, accidents, insanity, and every other affliction, bodily and mental, at moderate rates. A liberal commission allowed to agents. Animal Premium for Assuring 1001. namely, Age-20 .. 31 10 9 I Age-40 .. £2 13 6 30 .• I 19 6 50 .. 3 IS 6 Prospectuses, with tables and fullest information, may be had at the Offices of the Company, or any of their agents. Application for agencies requested. EDWARD BAYLIS, Resident Manager and Actuary. Offices, 76, Cheapside, London. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. On SATURDAY, neat, March 29, will be produced Auber's celebrated Opera of GUSTAVE ; ou, Le Bal Masque. Madame An kerstrom, Madame Fiorentinl (her first appearance); Oscar, Madlle. Caroline Duprez ; Gustavus, Signor Calzolari. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. geeond Appearance of Madlle. CAROLINE DUPREZ. The Nobility, Subscribers, and the Pubßeare respectfully Informed that TO-MORROW EVENING will be repeated Donizetti's Opera, entitled LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Lucia, • • • • • • ..... . • • . • .. • . Madlle. Caroline Duprez Enrieo.. • • • • • • • • .... • • .. • • Signor Lorenzo. Bidebent • ... •. • • ...... ..Signor Bianchi. Arturo ........ . .. • - --Signor Romagnoll. Normande ...... • - • - • • • • • • Signor Dai Fiori. Edgard° • • • • .. • • •.. • . Signor Calzolarl. To be libllowei by a new and original Ballet, A la Watteau, entitled L'ILE DES--IMOL'ES Composed by M. Paul Taglioni, the Music by M. Nadaud, the Scenery by Mr. C. Marshall, In which Madlle. Amalia Ferraris will appear. Fleurette (Bergere), Mdlle. Amelia Ferraris. Colin (son Fiance), M. Charles. Gregoire (Pere de Colin), M. di Mattia. Blaise (Areoureux de l leurette), M. Ehrick. Le Governeur de l'lle des Amours, M. Gosselin. Mdlle. de Follanges (Grand Dame), Mme. Petit Stephan. Ire Chef des Amours, Mdlle. Tedeschi, 2me Chet des Amours, Mdlle. Aussandon. trn Maitre de Ceremonies, M. Venafra. Astrologues (Conseiller dm Gouverneur), M. Gonriet. , First Tableau, La Lei Impossible. " Les Fiances," dance pasto rale. "Le Jou de la Rose," pas de deux, par Mdlle. Amalia Fer raris and M. Charles. Le Governeur Amoureux. Sa Deception. Vengeance. La Proclamation. Second Tableau, La Paysanne ala Cour. "Jadis et Aujourd'hui," Lutte de la Dance Roccoc et Moderne, scene executee par Mdlle. Amalia Ferraris, Mme. Petit Stephan, et M. Gosselin. Third Tableau, Les Amours Vengeurs. Dance du Chef des Amours, Mdlle. Tedeschl. " Les Bergeres captivees par lee Amours," Balla bille, par Mdlle. Amalia Ferraris, Mdlle. Tedeschi, et les Dames du Carps de Ballet. "Les Bergers Delaisses," final, par Mdlle. Arcalia Ferraris, Mdlle. Tedeschi, M. Charles, et Corps de Ballet. Fourth Tableau, La Chasse aux Amours. " Le Pas du Trebuchet," executes par Mdlle. Tedeschi, 3idlle. Aussandon, and M. Ehrick. 'La Course aux Amours. Commo on se laisse prendre dans sea filets. La Proclamation Abolie. Le Pardon. Divertisse,ment. Grand Pas de Deux, par Mdlle. Amelia Ferraris and M. Charles, aceompagnes par .Mlles. Soto, Emma, Lavinia, Soldansky, Vannollen, et Beale. Final General et Apotheese des Amours. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Ti2kets to be made at the Box• office of the Theatre. Doors opened at Sevee, the Opera to corn menoe at Half•past Seven o'clock. THEA TRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Luse,: and Manager, Mr. James And,, son. THIS EVENING WIR he presented by her Majesty's S. , vents A petits Comedy, entitled A MORNING CALL, is which Mr. J. Anderson and Mrs. Nisbett will appear. Atter which, a new grand Operatic Spectacle, entitled AZ AEL, THE PRODIGAL. Reuben, Mr. Vandenhoff ; Azael, Mr. J. Ander son ; Ame*ophfs, Mr. Emery ; Bucharis, Mr. Cooper ; Sethos, Mr. Rafter; Jephtele, Miss F. Vining; Ne;te, Mrs. Walter Lacy; Lis, trifle. Victorine Legrain (Premier Su;et du Opera de Paris), who gas been expressly engaged for the occasion, and will make her appearance every evening. To .G110111(18 with RAISING THE WIND. fki TIC lio Y.;.L, ILA YLIAI:K F. . Mr. Web,Ler, Sole Lessen and Manager, C 1 Broraptan. THIS EVENING, Will be performed the Tragedy of MACBETH. Duncan, Mr. Rogers : Macbeth, Mr. J. W. Wallack ; Banquo, Mr. Howe ; Mac. dui', Mr. J. Wallack ; Lady Macbeth, Miss L. Addison ; Hecate, Miss P. Horton. To be followed by a new ana original comic drama, called GOOD FOR NuTUING. Tom Dibbles, Mr. Bnckstone ; Harry Collier, Mr. Howe ; Young Mr. Simpson, Mr. Clark ; Nan, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. To conclude with CHE lioll6l-1 DIAMOND, EtihAT KOICAL, AIJELI' Under the direction 01 Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Will be performed a new and original Drama, called THE DIS OWNED ; or Helen of the Hurst. Charaete s by Messrs. Cullen ford, Boyce, Hughes, Emery. Wright, P. Bedford ; Madame Celeste, Miss E. Raiding, and Miss Woolgar. After which a new Fsrce called THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS ; or, The Shilling flop. Captain Kitefiyer, Mr. Boyce ; Major Stiff, Mr. Freeborn ; Mr. Panels, Mr. Wright ; Alexander Panels, Miss Chapin ; Mr. Firkins, Mr. C. J. Smith ; TOM Crop, Miss Woolgar. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TiIEAICRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Kea* and Mr. Keeley. 'MIS EVENING, Wilt be performed a new and original Comedy entitled LOVE IN A MAZE. Characters by Messrs. C. Kean, Keeley, Wigan, Harley, Addison, Meadows ; Mrs. Keeley, Mrs. Winstanley, and Mrs. C. Sean. To conclude with a new Melodrama, entlUel PAULINE, in which Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean will appear. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. Sole Lessee, Mr. Charles Mathew:. THIS EVENING, Will be periornaed COOL AS A CUCUMBER. After which an entirely new and original Fairy Extravaganza, to be called KING CHARMING, or, the Blue Bird of Paradise. Characters by Messrs. C Mathews, F. Matthews, Horncastle, Suter, Bellingham, and Horner; Mrs. Frank Matthews, Kiss Ellis, Mrs. S. Horn, ]Liss St. George, and Miss Martindale. To conclude with THE RLNGDOVES, In which Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews, Basil Baker. Mrs. F. Matthews, and Miss M. Oliver will appear. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Farren. THIS E VENING, Will be rerfor ned iiI.XTUS THE FIFTH ; or, The Broken Vow. After which PERFECTION. To eonclude with the Pantomime of DON JUAN. Scaramouch Mr. Tom Matthews. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPtIITHEATRE. Liox-ofilee open from Eleven till t 'oar. Stage Manager, Mr. T. Thompson. DAILY WEATHER TABLE. a v.A INder the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal ilighnesa Prince Albert. Proprietor and Mlnager, Mr. W. Batty. sextraardinary series of attractive novelties. Engagement of Kr. George Wild and Miss Fanny Williams who will appear in one of their favouritQ afterpieces. THIS The Grand new Spectacle of JOAN OF ARC; or the Maid of Or- leacs. with new and costly costumes, Together with Batty's Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with the laughable Farce of THE ARTFUL DODGE, in which Mr. George Wild and Miss Fanny Williams will appear. awn W ATER Al LONDON BRIDGE nue tiAI —Mcraing 31 rain. after G I Evening 56 min. after 6 To-Moscow —Morning 22 min. afte2 7 t Eveaing 54 .nin. after 7 THE WEATHER.—Suer OFFICE, MARCH 23. TIIERMOHRTEr., LN THE SHADE. 46—highest since noon yesterday. 39—10v - :at this morning and during the night. 48—tEs day, at noon. BARODIRTHP., 28.62; rose to 29.15. WIND S.W. to W.—lt blew a hurricane last night, with rain, and moderated this morning—cloudy, with occasional rain. The equinoctial gales are now on. AIGNDAY, MARCH 24. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAD% 49—highest since noon yesterday: 38—lowest this morning and during the night. 48— this day, at noon. BAROMIsTER, 29.6. WIND S. W.—Morning, dull ; Afternoon, slight rain. State of the Wind and Weather at each of the following places at Nine o'elock on Saturday morning. —The dtations are arranged in order of latitude. KINoSToWN (llenuN)—Wind S.W., gentle breeze— partially cloudy. PLyMOUTII—W ind S. E., gale—rain. Bitionros—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. Sotertiamyrost—Wind S., bird wind—rain. Foutztrroxs—Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. TlJNlttupon—W ind• S.E., gentle breeze—rain. ElAsraasTorm— Wind S., hard wind—rain. GEEENV, ICEl—Wind S., strong breeze—rain. SWIND O / 4 —'Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast. LEIGH-Toll—Wind S.E., strong breeze—overcast. COLCIIESTEIL—wi nd W. bard wind —overcast. FETEABOROUcT—% bad S. strong breeze—overcast. YARMOUTH - 7'l l V , S., strong breeze—partiallycloudy. Crtzwg— fresh breeze—overcast. CONWAY — W ins ff;‘ 3 4:, Rentle breeze—partially cloudy. .HOLYHEAD--wv mu, c, S,, gentle breeze—partially cloudy. LrvEßPoor.--Wina 0-11,, gentle breeze—cloudy. ', RI DS— Wind 5.1'.., ealna—rain. YORK—Wind S., gentle breeze— eyeremt. breeze—principally clear. overcasr. LANCASTER—Wind S: E ., g entle W 'array— Wind S.E. , g entle DARLINGTON— Win d S . , gentle breeze.. overcast. SHAD—Wind S.. gentle b7007.e p.arially cloudy. , gentle bree ze _ WurnixAvrx Wind S.W. overcast. BitarrocK—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—parti ally cloudy. BERWICK—Wind gentle breeze —cl oudless. The returns from the following / - ) tees indicat e the state •f the wind and weather on Friday r "Tung at n i ne o'clock : Coal—Wind S.W., strong breeze—cloudy . Pilcmuwamt—Wind S.E., z.trong breeze—principally Cloudy. DUNDALK--Wind E.S.E., gentle breeze—de- I r* LEEDS —Wind SE., gentle breeze - partially cloudy. Wffrrey—Wind S., gentle breeze—overcast. DARLDioToN—Wiuu.n.S.E., gentle breeze—rain. SHAP—Wind S., gentle breeze— rain. BEArrocx—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—rain. THE TRAM TUNNEL—On S:hturdov, and in th , course of the week, exte7sive ixeparatiow have been made, by the erection cf stalls and other means, for "the Fancy Fair," which annually takes place in the Thames Tunnel Illuminations throughout the entire area, and a ball-room of 150 feet long, are to form part of the promised attractions. THB F E IMLEY Munnen.—The commission of as ize for the county of Surrey will be opened on Wednesday next, at Ki •gston, before Lord Chi,f Justice Campbell and Mr. Baron Parke. The most imp,,rtaut cave for trial at these assizes will be that of the five men who eta d committed for the murder of the Rev. Mr. Holiest, at Frimluv-green, and it is expected that the trial will take place on Thursday or Friday. tie grand ;ury of Ci:,nibridge have found a true apins Mr. Winteriugham, a student of Corpu 3 Christi College, for having attempted to violate a Young girl in th e same town. Mr. \Vinteringham was arraigned, Pleadedn o t guilty, and traversed his trial till the next Assizes, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1851. .4„ , 7 .„. r • n I i; '4l • A D ilLog!, ' Y 4.1 lature. bare arguments. It was rather unlucky, by the way, for Mr. WILLIAMS to adduce as a justification of his present proceeding the course pursued in this matter by the House of Commons during the reign of King CHARLES 11. When he maintained that the Bill now before Parliament was no innovation whatever, but merely the carrying out of the principle of legis lation established under the regime of the Merry Mo narch, he assuredly lost sight of the inappositeness of that circumstance as an enforcement of the advisa bility of the measure. Much good did the enactment under CHARLES 11. effect in diffusing morality and sobriety among the population! Hare was a proof of the good results of prohibiting Sunday trading, with a vengeance ! The godliness of the land under the sway of the licentious Prince whose 'habitual associates were ETMEREGE and ROCHESTER, was truly entitled to be taken as a model for religious observance ! If we are to fall back upon the legislative system of any reign prior to that of our good QueenVicToasA, in Heaven's'name let it be one more calculated to inspire respect, and to arouse a decent emulation, than the profligate age which fol lowed immediately upon the downfall of the Common wealth. Nothing, we are fain to believe, could have induced the representatives of the people to consent to the second reading of the measure here particularised, but the two concessions made by Mr. WILLIAMS to his very energetic opponents. First he consented that the Bill, if allowed to proceed so far, should be referred to a Select Committee up stairs ; and, se condly, that this Committee should have full power to examine witnesses according to its pleasure. Now, in all this, we only recognize a little quibbling way of thrusting labour upon the attention of our legisla tors at a time when more important subjects should be engrossing their mind, and upon a matter that really and actually admits, in no way whatever, of le gislation. But for the stipulation of these two things, as securities that the Bill as it is at present drawn up should not be forced upon the notice of the douse, " with all its imperfections on its head," so dragging down upon Members the penalty of an interminable series of amendments, and upon each amendment an interminable se ries of discussions—the measure for the pre vention of Sunday trading would, we scarcely doubt, have been burked offhand, and not reserved for the grand slaughter of enactments in embryo, known familiarly as the Massacre of the Innocents. Even then, however, we should not have been secure from the horrors of a revival ; we should have re mained still liable to intermittent efforts on the part of the over-zealous religionists to force sobriety by means of the policeman's staff down the throats of an unbelieving generation. So long as there shall sur vive upon the face of the globe the emulators of the Pharisee mentioned in the parable, who prayed aloud in the Temple, with his eyes cast upwards, in the confidence of an acceptable adoration, rejoicing that he was unlike his neighbour the Publican—so long will the children of the earth be troubled by the sticklers of a rigid and sanctimonious observance of the Sabbath, in submission, not to the persuasive ut terances of the Gospel, but of the mundane force of an Act of Parliament. Nevertheless, it must not he imagined that we are in the smallest degree inimical to the tranquil and orderly observance of the Sunday. We have too frequently before now pronounced eulogiums on this day of rest as a religious institution to leave our ideas upon the subject matter of doubt with the majority of our readers, much less of anything like misappre hension. It was said in a mood of preternatural daring by ROBESPIERRE, that if GOD did not already exist it would be necessary to invent Him—meaning thereby that the world could not roll on with its inhabitants even for a comparatively small interval in tranquillity without the aid of that belief. Almost in the same way, we might say of the Sunday, that if it had not been ordained by religion it would have been neces sary to assert it otherwise. For, as a means of car rying on the toils of every-day,life more satisfactorily, as a means of bringing about a thirst for social im provement, as a means of maintaining a state of po litical quiescence, of reconciling all classes to their position in regard to society, of ameliorating in par ticular the condition of the working members of the community, the Sunday is altogether beyond the reach of exaggerated panegyric. It is to the social economy what sleep is to the animal economy—the period of repose during which the powers ac quire to themselves new energies for the resumption of those efforts which must otherwise exhaust all ordinary capabilities for exertion. The merchant from his counting-house, the clerk from his desk, the trader from his shop, the huckster from his stall, the pedlar from his pack—all relieved for a time from the pressure of their occupations, and from the weight of their responsibilities, find in the first day of each week leisure for recruiting their strength, and for nerving themselves for a continuance of their several avocations. Were it not for this, they must groan under the toil of business as under an intolerable incu bus. The Sunday enables them to count up the successive weeks of the year with a feeling of genuine satisfaction ; and, therefore, it is that, socially speaking, we regard that day of rest with a peculiar, and even affectionate, reverence. But it is something more than all this—it is R law of religion—a command of the Church—a mark of Christianity. As such it is of course entitled to the respect of all men, and to the homage and obedience of those who regard that sublime creed as an emana tion from the Divinity. Yet for this very reason it is that we conceive anything approaching to legisla tion upon the subject as little short of being abso lutely blasphemous. It is as if the Word of GOD re quired the ail of man for its enforcement I As if re ligion was to be degraded into a bundle of statutes ! As if virtues were to be extorted by threats of penalty coming from the will of a Par liament and exercised by the authority of a magistrate ! Than this we can concieve nothing more derogatory to the dignity of the Scriptures. Surely, allow the poorest man amongst us to perform his acts of religious obedience according to the dic tates of his own conscience, and not in servile sub- mission to the thraldom of a legislative enactment. You maintain that it is needless to allow these articles of food to be sold on the Sunday morning, be cause the labouring man can buy his dinner for the day of rest on the evening of Saturday. If this be really the case, then let him, by so employing his wages betimes, evidence voluntarily his obedience to the commands of religion. You say he must not go into the barber's on Sunday morning for the purpose of being shaved. But assuredly you cannot presume to insinuate here that he can get shaved over-night on the Saturday. As well tell him to eat his breakfast at the same unseasonable time and to dispense with that meal on the so-called Sabbath ! And pray you —you, Dives, with your damasked razor, inlaid with a mothero'-pearl handle, or a case of tortoiseshell, with your gold or silver toilet service, and your other appurtenances of luxury—do you never shave on the Sunday morning ? Do you never go smugly and cleanly shorn to display the binding of your morocco prayer-book to the rest of the congregation in that respectable chapel of ease in May-fair ?Do you evince this wholesome love of neatness and propriety on what you call the LORD'S Day (but which, as far as the poor are concerned, you would transform into a Day of Dirt), or do you pass with bristles on your chin and mud on your boots, and hair uncombed and coat un brushed, into your pew, to the horror of the verger and the dismay of the beadle? And yet, what you do for yourself, you will not let others do for your poorer neighbours. What you let others do for you, you will not permit your poorer neighbour to do for himself! " And so the world wags." So repulsive, however, is this pseudo-sanctity to us, that we recoil from it upon all occasions, and shall ever show our- selves eager to hunt it duwn to general derision. Henc© it is that we have alluded thus pointedly to the second reading of the Sunday Trading Preven. Lion Bill, and for a like reason we shall continue to follow it in precisely the same spirit into "Private Committee up-stairs," or back again into the House of Commons, or any where, in short, until such time as it has been contumeliously rejected by the Legis- INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF MERCHANT V.EN TUREES, BRISTOL. On Saturday the freedom of the Society of Merchant Venturers was given to Mr. P. W. S. Miles, une of the Members for the city of Bristol, in consideration of his services to the mercantile body in Parliament, and in the ev ent hall.ening he was invited to a banquet i n the soc i e t y ' s magni fic THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and of yesterday. The committee on the Departmental and Mun icipal Organization Bill has determined to recommend that a special electoral law shall be framed to regulate the communal elections. Should this be carried, the communal elections will most probably be by universal suffrage, and that would establish a precedent for the election of the PRESIDENT of the Republic by universal suffrage also. In the Legislative Assembly, M. RAUDOT asked some explanations from the Minister of War relative to the expedition which, ac cording to report, the Government was about to commence against Kabylia. General RAUDOT replied that it was not a war that was intended, but an expedition of six or seven thousand men, for the purpose of keeping open the communications. M. RAUDOT hoped that the Assembly would not allow of any such expedition without its authority. A de bate arose on the question, which was adjourned till Monday. M. ODILOI3 BARBOT has, it is said, refused to form a Cabinet. The Five per Cents. closed at 94f. 25c.; Three per Cents., 57f. 85e.; Bank of France Shares, 2,180 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 22. Boulogne and Amiens, 10%—Dutch Rhenish, 3% East Indian, 1 5 X — Luxembourg, 1 1 4—Ditto, 2%—Maria Anto nia, 7% Ditto, iiew, 3—Namur and Liege, B%—Northern of France, 15 1 4 _Orleans and Bordeaux, 4% Paris and Strasbourg, 11 —Sambre and Meuse, 4%—Tours and Nantes, 6 1 A—West Flandits, 2%. THE SHARE MARKETS. BRITXS R.A.ILWAYS. Railways. Nomital ?rli. Aberdeen.. .. • • • • Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, & E. Juncion Belfast and County Down, Wolverhamp., and Stour Valley !• Birkenh., Lan., &Chesh June., late 331.65. Sd.. Do. Chest. & Birkenhd., 501. & 251. Consolidated Do., do., 20/. .. Bristol and Exeter.. .• Caledonian .. Chester and Holyhead .. Direct Loud. and Portam. Dublin and Belfast Janet. Dublin and Kingstown.. Dundalk and Enniskillen East Anglian (251. L. & E. and L. & D.) •• Do, (181. E. & H.) .. Eastern Counties .. •. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shares .. Do. do. do. .. Do. do., B & C shares, 13 14 0 17' 100 5U 45 100 1 1 0 100 8 6 8 11 13 4 47% 100 11 6 3 100 42' 34 4 2 0 100 100 100 47% 100 50 25 25 22 16% 10 1634 to 17 2% 234 Ms. 10% - 11% S 4 -84 14X lb% 24% 25)6 i 5 7...18 as 4% -5U 3 1 4 -3% 7% -3 6% - 7 4% 5 17)4 14 3% —4i 36 —37 id 1?44 9}6 .• •• 18% - 18% 12% - 12% 43 89 —9O 44 x.di 2}4 2 as. 80 —B5 a.d 10 —l2 p.z.d 29 —3l p x.d 62 —63 x.d 10 Nd.xcl 7 —6% dia. b% —b' dad 1854 19% 8% —8% id -3LP 95% - 96% 130 —l3l 5 % 53 p. 5% 6 p. 2T. —334 p. 88% 118% 6 —5 dim. 5 4 dim. 3% —3% dad 3G -38 3% —2% die. 63% —63% 13 12% dis. 38 —3B •• ••••• •• 8% -•• 9X 4% 4 dia. 4% —3% dii. Basineu dons today. 5 ' 4% 14% 15 14% 24% 54% 734 % 4% 17% 34 1 8 %3( 6 % % 88% 89 x.d 1) 0 61% x.d 19X 167; 9634 130 3t 129)4 22% 89 88% lh 2 10 % 11% % 6 3% 4 3 91( 10 14% 19 27% 21 27% 37 21ji 2 1% x.d N x. 41 27% z.g c. Railways. I Paid. Nominal Prices. Business done , ; to-day. ----- q Aberdeen ills. .. • • ... 8 6 5 % dis —% P Caledonian 10/. .. .• 10 6% —6% 6% Chester and Holyhead .. 15 17 173 17 East Anglian (31. Ult.) 6 per cent. .. 334 2% —2% Do. (51.) 7 pr. ct. Prtt 2% 54 .. Do. (U. 178.) 7 p.c.*Pr ef. 2 .. —• • ' Eastern Counties Eitu n., S per cent. No. 1 .. 613 4 par —M p pm Do. No. 2 .. .• .. 6IS 4 par —U P Do. New 6p. cent. St/ ack 10 10 % — ll Eastern Union, & zip a guaran. 6 per cent. .. 20 17 1 734 De. 101. Doben. She./ vs . 10 i • East Lancashire, 6 per ' 0 cent. quarter share s . 6% —*• Glasgow & S.-W. Cos mai 100 • • —•• - Gt. Northern, 5 percent. 1234 13% 13% 1334 Great South. & Wits tern ~ (Ireland) eighths .. • • 234 % I P. Lancashire and York shire, F. 201... .. • • 6 1% 134 db. Do. 6 per cent. Stock '. 100 .. —.. Leeds and Thirsk, 61 per - cent., No. 1.. .. .. 9 .. —• • p Do. 6 per cent., No.. 2 . 17 .. Do. 6 per cent., No. 3 . 5 • • Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 134 2 p London, Brighton, and South Coast guar. 5 per ' ct., late Croydsn th irds 100 .. —.. i Do. pref., b p ct. St ack, s 1851, from 501. char a. E 100 114 120 - Do. cenv. 5 per ct. 1 852 50 57 —GO t Do. new guar., 6 per' ct. 100 136 —139 136% London &S.-W., new • • 5 2% ....51% p . Londonderry and En nil . killonrlhalf shares 10 .. , stanch., Sheffield, s.nd r Line., gear. stirs., Nst. 1 25 14 34 15 34 16 ( Do. new, BM. .. •• 10 12 123( , Do., 6/. .. .. • • 3 34 % P t Midland Con. 6p.c. :4 ock 100 131 jag Do. Consel. itristai t & Binning., 6 per cell t... 100 .. i Do. Bristol & Gloo .ces. 48 F Do. do. do. .... ••. 83 10 6 „ , Do. Erewash Valle: f., 50 .. ..... .. Do. Leic. & Swain ling. 8 per cent. guar. • • 100 ' Norfolk Extension • • 20 17 —lB • ou. gaar. 534 per cent, 5 4% —4% Ld Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 • North British „ 5 • 5% _ 5s Shrewsbury and Linn. New Guaranteed .. 8 11 --11% 11% Shrews. and Ches. (Nor. W. Min.) 8 per cent. 10 15% x.d —15 N South Devon .. . 25 13 .... 15 South-Eastern, 43ei p. et. 10 .. ~ 'Waterford & Kilke nny, 5L 1 West London,lst Cl. (101,) .. • .. 10 • •• Do. 2d Class d o . ( par) 20 .• —.. , York, Newc., and Beim., 17 Gt. N.of E. Pm'. .. 16 —l7 4% 5 York and North 31141. ind H. and S. Purch. .• 10 13 1 dls. Edinburgh, I 'earth, and Dundee, 5% per cent., 4%. POZEIGN. Boulogne and Amiens ..... 20 10% 1034 10% U Central of France Kt!. • leans and Vierzon) ... 20 17% 1834 17% 11354 Demerara ... .... 1734 .. _ . Dutch Rhenish .. . 8 4% 4 dis. East Indian .. .. ~., 14 1% 134 P. Do. do. do. —. 20 Great Indian Peninsula. p a 14 —% p , 6% Ditto ditto .. .. 2% %—% P• Louvain ala Sa m b re ... 7% • Luxembourg • • • ... 8 1 134 Ditto .. .. ~ „ 10 231 2)o Madrid and Valentia .• Maria Antonia .. „ 25 •6 8• Ditto, New —7% 2 4 8 % Namur and Liege .. .. 20 9 % B% i 15% Northern of France .- ' 16 15 4 -- --".... 4sz. Orleans and Bordeaux .. 8 334 , _3% ss. is Paris and Orleans • • •• . 20 36 —:1 Paris and. Rouen —2026 Paris and Strasbourg .. 16 534 474 dia. 1814 5( 1 % Rouen and Havre .. 20 11% —l2 1 Sambre and Meuse .. , 20 4 —4% 4 % Tours and Nantes .. ..15 8% —B% M. N Tournay, Jurbiso, Lan- den, and Hassan •• , " '' —•• Weatrliaders .; ••• . 8% 231 =2% •~ r. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS CITY. TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were esti mated at 1,200 bales, of which 4,500 American, 200 Egyp tian, and 1,000 Surat were taken on speculation. The sales comprised 9,000 American, 800 Penmen and Maranham at 7 3 / 4 d. to SiAd., 500 Bahia at 7 3 / 4 d. to B'A d., 150 Egyptian at 7 3 / 4 d. to 8%d., and 1,500 Surat at 4 1 / 2 d. to 5 1 -A t d. per lb. American under 7 1 4 d. have advanced 1,d., and other kinds d. per lb.. caused by advices from New York of an advance of one cent. per lb., in consequence of smaller estimates of the crop from the suuth.—RAilway Shares were very flat. The committee of the Stock Exchange have given notice that they require that every person who receives a ticket " after two o'clock," or " after three o'clock," on the name day, shall notify the same on the back of the ticket (by drawing a line or otherwise), in order to facilitate the trac ing when shares are sold out, and any person neglecting to do so will be held responsible for any loss that may be in curred. Every member dividing a ticket shall retain the ori ginal ticket, that access may be had to it, should any portion of the shares be sold out. The above rules take effect on and after Thursday, the 27th instant. A case of importance has recently been adjudicated upon in reference to the liability of partners in a company, and it serves as another illustration of the paramount necessity for a new law upon the subject, corresponding with the principle of " commandite" that is in force on the Continent. It ap pears, from the explanations given in the Alining Journal, that the Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank sought to recover from David Ewan and others, partners in the Royal Bank of Australia, payment for debentures held by them. It ap peared that the Royal Bank of Australia was established in 1840; it was not incorporated, nor had it a registered officer, in whose name it could sue and be sued. The action was brought in 1849 against all the shareholders, and the defence set up was that the action was incompetent, because the debt sued for had not been constituted against the company—that all parties interested had not been summoned, and that the action was not laid with sufficient distinctness and precision. Lord Ivory, in December last, gave judgment, dismissing the plaintiff's case with costs; and on appeal to the Inner House, a case for counsel's opinion as to the English law on the subject was submitted to Messrs. G. J. Turner, of the Chancery bar, and Hugh Hill, of the common law, who have given the fol lowing opinion :—That an action could not be brought in the courts in England against the company under the title of the Royal Bank of Australia, it being a well-established rule that, unless the mode of proceeding be regulated by charter or statute, the action must be brought against individual part ners by their proper Christian and surnames—that those parties only are liable who were partners at the time the debts were incurred, and each partner is liable for the whole amount of the debts. If judgment be obtained against any individual partners, the partnership property can only be taken in execution to an amount equal to the proportion of shares held by such defendant. If all the partners are de fendants, and judgment be obtained against them, the part nership property may be taken in execution, under a writ against the partners. The partners may appear voluntarily, but cannot be compelled, the only course being outlawry against those who are out of jurisdiction. The Court eventu ally rejected the preliminary defences, the Lord Ordinary's interlocutor was remitted and the case was to be proceeded further with as might be considered just, reserving the plain tiff's claim for costs for future decision. The Corn Market is steady, and fine sorts are a shade higher. The reports from the Continental market] are not of much internat. At Hamburgh Coffee was exceedingly dull on Friday, owing to the large supplies advised as coming for-: ward from Rio. At Amsterdam not much was doing in Dutch Stock, but Spanish was brisk on Saturday. 'rho accounts from the United States by the steamer Europa, are to the 11th inst. With regard to trade they are of a satisfactory tenor. The imports of dry goods were 3,400,000 dollars larger during January and February last than in the corresponding period of 1849. Upon financial affairs it is stated : " We have no apprehensions of any immediate unfavourable change of consequence in the ➢Money Market. Recent failures have made the banks cautious, and business paper is more closely scanned ; but we do not learn that any contraction is contemplated, or that the usual facilities are not afforded. California continues to supply us with large amounts of gold and gold dust. About one million and a halt has been re ceived within the past week, and from the acc •unts, we should judge that a corresponding amount would be received within the next thirty days. There undoubtedly will be, for sometime to come, moderate contractions in the money market, the result of temporary speculative movements, but we do not look for any serious stringency in the market for several months. In the common course of financial and commercial events, we must expect a collapse before the lapse of many months, that will add largely to the list of bankrupts, and show that all that glitters is not gold. We do not look for any great speculation in stocks of any kind, but we have no doubt there will be fluctuations sufficient to give all classes of oper ators profits enough to pay their expenses to Saratoga and Newport during the approaching summer. " We perceive, by our intelligence, that enterprising per sons are taking immense droves of sheep to California, and that the speculation promises to pay well. There is nothing to prevent California from becoming one of the greatest wool producing States in the Union. The soil and cli mate are well adapted to the raising of sheep and cattle of all kinds. On the whole, the news from Cali fornia is good. Gold is constantly arriving from there in large quantities, and although the amount is nut so large as to cause any apprehensions respecting an im mediate great change in the value of that precious metal, such additions as are received by every arrival here, and what is sent to other countries in the ordinary course of trade, in exchange for merchandise, must produce such a change; for between the Russian mines and those of Cali fornia it is impossible for gold to maintain its present value. The decrease in value, however, will be gradual and natural. A false step, however—a season of inflation or over specula tion— may produce a financial crisis, whose consequences would be disastrous." The accounts of the Nicaragua Canal and the progress making are very favourable. A point has been selected for it, but further consideration will be given to the matter be fore a decision is come to. In regard to the transit route, the land portion of it will commence at Virgin Bay, on Lake Nicaragua, and end at San Juan Harbour, on the Pacific, the distance between the two points being twelve miles and thirty chains, almost a straight line, and through a remarkably healthy country. The whole route will be as follows:-From New York to San Juan by steamship, thence to the Castillian rapids on the San Juan river by steam-boat; from this point to the river above those rapids, a distance of one hundred yards or so, by land; thence by the river San Juan and the Lake of Nicaragua to Virgin Bay; thence to San Juan harbour or. the Pacific, a distance of twelve miles by land ; thence to San Francisco by steam-ship. Making liberal allowances for delays, &c., this will bring San Francisoo within twenty days of I•ew York, being many days shorter than the connexion can be made by any other route. From Jamaica we are apprized that the Legislature had resumed its sittings, and the Tariff Bill was under considera tion. Fresh taxation seemed inevitable, as the island was much in debt. Immigration from America was about to be vigorously promoted. Peruvian advices of February 9th, state that freights were very low and arrivals numerous. An extraordinary Congress would meet in March to elect a President. The New Grenada gold mines are stated to be yiolding twe and three ounces per diem to each of the parties en gsged. Chilian advices of Jan. 24 state that the Custom-house receipts last year increased considerably. There is a dull but firm market for Public Securities,' he transactions having been as nearly as possible at Saturday's rates. Consols have been quoted 96% 4 for Transfer, and 96% % for Account. Exchequer-bilis, the small, have been at 525. to 555. prem., and India Bonds at 575. to 60s. prem. In the Foreign Market, prices are well maintained gene rally, although the transactions are not important. Spanish Bonds have been 20% to 21►%, and the Passive 5%. Mexican Stock has realized 33% to 1 4, and Peruvian Four-and-a- Half per' ents. have been 84 5 / s . Portuguese Five per Cents have been quoted 87 1 / 4 . Russian Bonds are 97 1 ,E for the Four and-a-Half per Cents. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 54 1 4. Railway Shares have been fluctuating, and there is no uniform movement either towards an advance or decline. On the whole, the market is not so good for several lines. Ambergate have gone back considerably, Caledonian are flatter, South Eastern steady, and Midland, North Western, and Great Western are cheaper. Eastern Counties are supported. Con so i s ... QUARTER TO TARED. .. ... ... 96 i 4 Ditto Account ... ... ... 96 I BRITISH FUNDS TIIIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Offieial List.) 6 per Cent. Consols Anns Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 — „ Do. 30 Year s , E x pi re J an . 5, 1860 7 '''s India Stock Do. Bonds, 1000/ 6O p Ditto under 1.000/ ........... 57 p Cestlelt. for Aeooant ................. ...•.. 965 , 2% E irelleciaer Bills. l 46. 2d. March. Jane. Small — 52 55 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 99 Cuba, 6 per Cent ..................... Mexican Bionds,lB46, 5 per Cent., C.supon Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons ......... Ditto for the Account .. 33%14 -;an Bonds, 4% per Cent Peruvian Bono, _ Ditto for the Account Portug-uese Bends, 5 pe 5 r Ceat B7 Russia's 11011(18.1822, per Cent ..... payable in Lon Ditto 4% per Cent. 5 per Cent Spanish Bonds, Ditto Account . ...... .. Ditto Passive Bonds 5c 4 Orittivit(cliaelszeirial&anbto.7l2 Guild 504 i. Ditto 4 per Coat. Cori ficatos LLOYD'S SHIPPING,—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, ?Dawn 24.—Wind this day at noon, W. DEAL, D u a c t i 22.—Wind S.S.W., stro ng an d squa ll y ; 23d, V.• •' s Very and squally.—A rr d . M arie, Ton- N r 8 , Christiansar,d for Southampton; Scindi an , C r i mme ll , anlecutta ; Blanche, Willis, Cadi z; R achel, Brown, Bombay; Ja ns sen, Ja nsn, Bahia for B remen ; Diana, Welder, ditto for Hamburg h ; lesrlt i r n og ,n Webber, St. Mi chael ' s; Cas, Con stantinople ; Salucci, Ancona ; Fanny Hill, for N ew port. Ganges, Deus, put b ac k for China. 23d. During yes t e rday it blew strong from S . S .W., attended with squalls, and last night a severe gale from S. to S.S.W., with terrific squa ll s . The Bremen, from Bremen for the Havannab, lost an anchor and chain, and has been supplied. The Creamore and Fairy, both from London, for Newfoundland, and the Margaret Milne, from London to Lima, lost anchors and chains, and have been supplied from hence. The Baund NVillim (Dutch ship) boat an anchor and chain, and is being supplied. A French barque was blown out of the Downs during the gale last night. OFF THE NORTH F , DRZLAXD, MARCO 21—Countess of Seafiald, Leach, London, with loss of anchor and chain, and been supplied. Cowas, AlAncti lad W.S.W.—Arrd. Elbe, Carter, Rio Janeiro. OFF MaaaATE, Maxot 23.—Wind W.S.W. to S.W., blowing strong.—Merlcnds Indie, Haacks, Amsterdam for Batavia; Warrior, Thomas, Jamaica. D , vER, MARcn 23.--Wind S.W. to W., strong.—Arrd. Pauline, Schreynberg, Ostend for the westward ; Hermanna, Wilinink, Rotterdam for Newry; Elizabeth Rose, Lawrence, Newcastle for Galatz ; Eenchactb, Heckstra, Eusden for St,Ubes. POILISIROUTH;MARCII 22.—Wind S. S.W. to S.S. E., strong ; 231, IV.—Arrd. ' Athenian, Case, London fer Queenstown and Malta. TORI3AY, MARCH 23.--Wind W.N. W.—Arrd. Pyrenees, Eagles, London and Portsmouth f, , r Swan River; Manga lore, Taylor, ditto for Cape and Madras. FALMOUTH, Mulct' 22.—Wind S.E. to N . W ., s t rong; 23, Y.W., fresh and squally. Arrd. Oscar, Dillon, Catania. Devonshire steamer, London, left for Dub lie, and put back on the 2;d; Ajax steamer, ditto, and left for Queenstown. PILL, MARCH 23. - Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Saghalien, King. Manilla ; Catharine, Swanson, Barbrdoes ; Ann, Keen, St. Michael's. HOLYHEAD, MARCH 22. —The Don Juan, schooner, from Liverpool to Newfoundland, having taken fire, was ran ashore outside our harbour, and has burnt to the water's ed g e. CAsTLEToWN, I. M., MARCH 2 ~—The Eclair, of Cardi• gall, from Glasgow to Genoa (with pig iron), sunk at her anchors in Derbyhaven Bay, in about 12 feet, at low tide, last evening. DUNDEE, MARCH 22.—The Maria, of and from Dram, for Leith, drove from her anchors yesterday afternoon in Sr- Andrew's Bay, on to the Main, and went to pieces ; crel saved by the life boat; the principal part of the cargo an stores are expected to be saved. NEWPORT, MARCH 22. —Wind S.W.—Arrd. Deod ße a lfasttor Gloucester for New York; Mary Campbell, Pradgoe, for Apalachicola; Hilda, Queenstown for Malaga; Pet, Lead ley, Gloucester for Quebec. Sld. Lydia, Jamaica; Josephine New York. PLYMOUTM MARCH 23.—Wind W.N.W., stronpA rrd ' Asia, Welch:Constantinople. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 22.—Wind S.S.E., fresh ; 23d' N.N.W., light.—Arrd. Crisis. Gibson, China; Harold, Man, Calcutta ; Hebrides, Countess of Lawde, and Junior, Bombay; Manuelita, Cuthbertson, Callao ; San Gunea, Hav alinah Columbus, Jansen, Laguna, Lotus, Watson, New Orleans ; Seringapatam, Morris, Mohle ; Precursor, and Augustus, SaVanilla ; Europe, Harris, Phila delphia ; Samoset, Tucker, Charleston; Bui Wright, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Railway, Trallialn, Michael's ; Victoria, Drummond, Lake Aquillon ; Chapman' Irving, Ceylon; Lea, M.Kay, Callao; Ellerslie, Laguna'i Wasp, Page, Wilmington; Mary, Mediterranean . Slu John Mitchell, Farquhar, Calcutta; Mers? Rio Janeir o ; Nina, ditto ; Marcia, Hull ; St. Martha Jessie, Sher idan, Maranham ; America, New York; Beckwith, ditto; Buck port, ditto ; Ticonderaga, ditto • Boyle, ditto ; Baltic steamer, ditto; Erin-go-Bragh, ditto; 'Juo S. de Wolf , Bradshs!, St. John's, New Brunswick; D o n Juan, Boag, Newfound land ; Victoria, Omens, G a l a t z . The Maria sailed from Kingston, Jamaica, for this port, on the 19th Oct., and 1115 not Sine* been heardC of, CLYDE, MARCH 22.—Wind S.E.—Sid. Clifford, St. Tho mas ; Hudson, New York ; Sophia, St. John's, Ne w 13runfi wick ; Ottawa, Montreal; Erromanga, ditto. I.UBLIN, MARCH 22.—Wind S.—A r rd. Zephyr, Bar b a does ; Jenny, Odessa. BEI.FAET, MARCH 22.—Wind S.E. Arrd. Highlander, Martin, Calcutta ; Dispatch, St. Michael's. _m a king, YoUGHAL, MA.RCII 2 Wind N.— Arrd. Mary , -- 35 orocco ; Delecis, Rio Grande for Liverpool. SLIGO, MARCH 22.—Wi n d S. W . —A rr d. Anna, Galatz! •l. DUNDEE, MARCH 22. Wi n d Sld. Czar, MiraraiCu g QUEENSTOWN, MARCH 21. —Wi n d W.S.W., v ar k.,. stWn elf, and squally ; 22d, N.N. W.—Arrd. Prince George, Vic- Moulmein ; Elizabeth, Lord Elgin, and Augusta, Ca lla° ; - toria, Rowlands, Valp a rais o; C ommo d ore , Asplet , Ayres • Vincenzo, Premuda, Al exan d r i a; Flora, Plate, LI: horn ; ' 'llalyho, Wilson, Port Lagos, le a ky, and cargo shifted Cinderella, Ibrail ; Aristide s , Sy ra . PORTLAND RoADs.—Arrd. F avan t e , Parker, Barbadoes; Mariner, Maypee, N ewca stle, for Villancos. /VIM w rear..—Arrd. CHA Edwa r d, D e Wi n t e r, Batavia; llavannah, for H samburgh. B u enos LONDONDERRY, MARCH 19.—A rr d. Giacomo Odessa. Avon, Salonica. London, flor. SPAIN. - ---- • - Madrid journals of the 18th have arrived. In the last meeting of the Committee on the regula tion of the National Debt, the President of the Coun cil delivered himself to the following effect : "He declared that the Government, from delicacy, could not themselves modify the project, but that the Cortes were at liberty to modify it in all non-essential points, to which the Ministry would not object. He added that when once the project was ap proved all dividends on our securities should be paid, and in case the national resources should be found insufficient to covor the liabilities of the Trea sury the Government would not hesitate to give the priority over all other obligations to the obligation which it regarded as tapreme—that of paying the debt." MADRID BoLSA, M ARCH 18.—Th ree per Cents., 35 4 1 ; Five per Cents., 17k. Exchange on London, 50 70 paper. GERMANY. Accounts from Berlin of the 21st, state that Prussia will probably give way to Austria on the question of the Presidency of the Germanic Confederation. RUSSIA. Advices from ssarabi a state that 70,000 Russian troops have entered that province. TURKEY. Accounts from Bosnia state that the insurgents had been defeated with great loss by the Turkibh troops at Kraina. SPORTING NOTES. co. XXIII. COMMENCEMENT OF THE LEGITIMATE RACING SEASON OF 1851. " Now, what says the world ?"—SIIMESPERE. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —The illegitimate compound of steeplechasing, hurdle and flat racing, was brought to a conclusion at Warwick on Friday, and with the present week commences the legiti mate campaign of 1851, which, from present appearances (barring the rather small acceptance for the spring handi caps), from the unparalleled number of horses in training, bids fair to be worthy of the " exhibition year," the moat brilliant on record. The railways enable trainers to take their horses to the scene of action so late, that up to nine o'clock this morning but few had arrived at Northampton ; in consequence of this, my-" standing orders" of the final description must stand over until to-morrow. I may observe, however, that they do not concern the principal race, the Nsrthamptonshire Stakes, for which I can discover nothing, with the exception of the John O'Gaunt colt and Nutmeg, that stands a chance of beating my selection of Friday, Legerdemain and St. Rosalie, without the ground, which was very heavy this morning, by dint of a fierce sun and strong wind should be come much drier before the race is run; not among the probabilities I fancy. In tie interim I have dotted down the latest moves on the hoard. Peep-o'-day Boy is in im mense force for the Trial Stakes, having been backed against the field this morning; Sotterley, Nancy, and Recruit have also been inquired after. Convulsion and Frantic are in force for the Triennial ;3to 1 taken about each. Sir Robert commands all the attention for Lord Spencer's Place, 3 to 1 being the hi4hest offer twilit him. The Greek by a great number of the confiding pubic is booked a certainty for the Althorpe Park Stakes, 7 to 2 tieing his highest price ; I think, the result will tell a different tale. The filly by Hetman Platoff, dam by Sircingle, has also been supported for a larg,, stake at 5 to 1 ; Ambrose, Miis Conyngham, and The Flirt, stand next in demand, 6 to 1 being the average figure of each. Frantic is said to be a doubtful stater. To-morrew T will lay before you some more decisive information. I am, Sir, yours. &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. March 24, 1851. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT RACES. The ground, notwithstanding the weather, is in excel lent order. ARRIVALS UP TO SUNDAY EVENING.—RetaiI, Cloth worker, Souffle Hampton, Combatant, and Vesta. HUNTING APPOIN TMENTS. The Cambridgeshire hds. will meet Fri., at Milton-10%. Mr. Brand's hds., Wed., at Warden Hill; Fri., at Datch worth —lO%. The Puckeridge lads., Wed., it Manuden ; Sat., at Chip ping-10%. The F. B. hds.,:to-morrow, at Stonemasons' Arms; Fri., at Tresi I liam-bridge-10%. Mr. Morgan's hds., Thurs., at Long Cross-10%. The Tiverton lids., to-morro w, at Winsford ; Fri., at Hunts ham Castle-10%. Sir Henry Seale's hds., Wed, at Dart-bridge; Sat., at Marley. Mr. Furse's hds., Fri., at R o th ern- b r id ge . Mr. Trelawny's hds., to-mo rrow, at Bu ll en A rms , D ean ; Pri., at Holm Chase —1054. The North Devon hds., on Thursday, at Heatharcombe. Mr. Selby Lwnde's hds., at Sheep-lane, on the Leighton- roa d to W o b urn -11. Lord Lonsdale's hrrs., Fri., T r i ng W har f ; S a t . (f ox lids.) Dancer's End-11. at Nash Common ; Sat., HoytliropEds,,Wed., at Eyford ; Fri., Tangley, 10%. Mr. Drake's hds., to-morrow, at Statton Audley ; Thurs., at Horton Common ; Sat., at Warkworth Village-10%. Old Berk' hire hds., Wed., at the Kennels; Fri., at Cox well Woed-10%. The V. W. H. hds., to-morrow, at Day House, near Swin don ; Thurs., at Frampton Muse! ; Sat. at Muserdine Park. Sir W. W. Wynn's lids., to-morrow, at Penley Hall; Thurs., at Lea Bridge; Fri., at Acton Reynald-105‘. Union hda, Thurs., at Abinger Crossways; Sat. at Kennel —lO%, Crawley and Horsham —, Wed., at Slinfold ; Sat., at Nor folk Arms, Worth-103%. York and Ainsty his., to - morrow, at Markingtou-10 1 /. Captain H. Lewis's hrra, to - raorrow, Harlsey-hall ; Thurs., Northallerton ; Sat., Newton-bridge -11. The Bedale hds., Wed., Halfpenny -house, Barden-moor -101. The Cleveland hds., Thurs., Newton.-10%. The Ludlow lids., to-morrow, Three Horse-shoes, Brown Clee Hill ; Fri., Dinchope—lo, The Sinnington lids., to - morrow, at Abbot Hagg; Fri., Rical-bridge-10. The Pytchley hds., to-morrow, Badby-wood ; Fri., Cottes brook ; Sat., Fox-hall-10 3 4. Lord Southampton's lids., to-morrow, Horton Inn; Fri., Syreshom- hatch ; Sat., Salcey-law-1 1. The Oakley lids., Fri., Deer-park, Yardley-chase; Sat., Colworth-10 3 4. The Atherstone hds., Wed., Crickets' Inn; Fri, Hoare park ; Sat., Coombe-10A • DEATH OF GENERAL THE HON. SIR ALEXANDER G.C.H.—We are sorry to announce the demise of this distinguished officer, who expired on Friday, at his suburban residence, Percy Cross, near Fulham. The deceased was second son of the third Earl of Fife, and brother of the pre sent peer, to whoni he was heir presumptive. The gallant general had seen some active service during his career, hav ing entered the army as ensign in the 66th Foot, in 1793. Sir Alexander served exclusively at Gibraltar, in Flanders, the East Indies, and in Egypt with the expedition undor Sir David Baird. In 1806 he commanded the oentre column in the attack upon Buenos Ayres. In 1816 the officers of the 88th, or Connaught Rangers, presented hint with a most valuable sword in testimony of their respect and regard. In 1837 Sir Alexander received the colonelcy of the 37th Foot, now vacant, and in 1838 he was advanced to the rank of general. Sir Alexander county of Banff. WAS a deputy lieutenant of the ILLNESS 01' THE LORD BISHOP OF DERRY."Very unfavourable accounts have been received of the state of health of Dr. Ponsonby, Lord Bishop of Derry. THE Rev. MR. BENNETT.—The Rev. W. J. E. Bennett preached two farewell sermons yesterday in the Church of St. Barnabas. The congregations at both morn. ing and evening service were very great. Mr. Bennett's disc - .urse in the morning was from John vii., verse 53 —"And every man went into his own h ouse. " A n d that in the evening from John ix., verse 4—" I must work the works of Him that sent me, while it is day ; the night cometh, when no man can work." The Hon. and Rev. Mr. Liddell, who has been appoint e d t o succeed Mr. Bennett, w ill rea d himself in at St. Paul's next Sunday morning. During the next three or four weeks St. Barnabas will be closed, with a view, it is understood, to the removal of the screen and other portions, of the beautiful and richly decorated chancel. Mr. Bennett gives in his formal resignation to morrow. ALARMING FIRES.—In the course of Saturday morning the Brigade engines were called out to two serious tires, one in the neighbourhood of St. John's-street-road, and the other in Sun-street, Bishopsgate-street-within. The former orig nated in the premises of Mr. Hunt, clothier and outfitter. When discovered, the whole of the front and back shops were on fire. Some time elapsed before it was g t under, consequently considerable damage took place. The other fire broke out shortly after three o'clock in the morning in the premises of Mr. Thompson, baker, No. 64, Sun -street. Du, ing its ravages vast damage was done to the premise,. The lower part was gutted, and the remainder seriously injured. The occupier was insured in the Star Fire-office. We are very sorry to learn that the Duchess of Somerset has been confined to her room during the past week by a severe attack of the prevailing epidemic. The Devizes Gazette states, that the lambing sea lon has been very unfavourable in many instances in the northern division of Wiltshire. In some cases the loss of ewes has been immense. East Lancashire .. Do. New quarters .. Edinburgh ant Glasgow Ellin., Perth, and Dundee Do. Newport .. .. Exeter and Exmouth .. Glasgow and South-West, De. do. G. D. & C. stock Great Northern .. .. Do. halves, A, deferred Do. halves, B, 6 per ct. Great Southern andl Western, Ireland .. Great Western .. .. Do. New, 171. .. Lancaster and Carlisle Do. thirds .. .• Lancaster and Preston .. Lancashire and Yorkshire Do. quarter shares .. Do. fifths .. . .. Do. West Riding Union Leeds and Thirsk Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport .. London and Blacksvall Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip, London, Brighton, and ... . South Coast .. .. London and N.-Western Do.do.new quarters . ... Do. fifths Do. 101. sh., 31.&11 (c, London and S.-Westera Do. new 50/. Do. new 40/. .. Londonderry & Coleraine Do. half shares .. .. Londonderry and Danis- Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock .. Manchester, She ffield, & Lincolnshire ~. .. Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union 11 Wand Do. consolidated pref. Do. 501. shares .. De. Blrming & Derby Midland Gt. West. (Ire.) Newcastle and Carlisle.. Do. quarter shares .. Newmarket • • Newport, Abergavenny, and Hereford Newry and Enniskillen.. Newry, W arrenpoint, & Rostrevor Norfolk .. Do. New 20/. shares.. Northern Counties Uaion North British.. .. .. North Staffordshire North -VVestern North& Sth.-West.June. Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton.. .. Scottish Centril Scottish Midland .. Do. new Bnrewqbary & Birming. Clas 3 A.. .. Do. Class B. .. .. Shrews. & Hereford., Old Do., do., New .. Shrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. W. Min.) .. 1)o. ilalfea Do. Oawestry Do. sew— Shropshire Union .. Do., A, B, C, & D, fully paid up at per cent .. South Devon .. South-Eastern .. South Wales.. South Yorkah. andßiverl Shed., Roth., and Goole, South Division Stockton and Hartlepool Swansea Yc Loughor, &e. raw Vale Exteasion Thames Haven Deck and Railway .. .. Vale of Neath .. Waterford and Kilkenny Waterford and Limerick, Waterford, Wes., Wick. and Dublin .. West Cornwall .. West London Whltehavea and Furness' York, Newcastle, & Bar wick .. .. .. .. Ditto and Nawcastlel Extension Ditto G.N.E. purchasel or preferouCe • • • . York and North Midland 26 -2% 13 —l2 dls. 2% —2% dis, 10% 11 6% G dis. 10% 10 dis. % 1p IEN - 18% 17% - 18%, 10% - 1134 7)4 -834 311 —3% cUs. 3 3 dia. 2 I}l 19 —2l 9% 10% 14 —l6 % al -3 —2% dia. 18 —2O 27% 28% x.d 37 38 1% % dis.x.d 334 -4% 934 - 10 • • 7 —• 6 die. 3 —3% 4 3 d. 5% —6% 19% 17% B - i% MN —923( x.cll 13%, —2% dis.z.d 1% —1 34 dis.x.d 27% Zs% etirnblei 51tit LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1851. The protracted and apparently interminable debate on the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill has been agreeably diversified by the episode of Miss AUGUSTA TALBOT. That young lady, whose misfortune it is to be entitled to a handsome fortune of some 70,0001. or 80,0001. sterling, has been made the subject of a peti tion to, and a rather animated discussion in, the House of Commons, has occasioned a lamentable de gree of " epistolary imprudence" on the part of one of the new hierarchy, for whose appointment "all true Catholics ought to be profoundly grateful to the Sovereign PoNurr," and finally has had two petitions presented in her name to the Court of Chancery by two different persons, each claiming to be the next friend of the wealthy ward. It is fortunate, indeed, for the youthful subject of these multifarious proceedings that the public attention has been so strongly directed to her case as to pre vent the possibility of the project, which, it appears, was more than contemplated (the very disposition of her property having been manifestly considered by the Right Rev. Gentleman, who, strange to say, had no" authentic information" as to its amount, " hav ing never made any inquiry on the subject"), from being carried into execution. If Miss AUGUSTA TALBOT is now to become a nun, renouncing the pomps and vanities of the world, it must be of her own free will and accord, the result of her own calm and deliberate determination, and not occa sioned by the acts of those, :who in sending her to a convent, without the permission and even without the knowledge of the LORD CHANCELLOR, thus abusing the authority confided to their hands, were guilty of a high contempt of court, which might subject them to very unpleasant consequences, had the young lady actually assumed the veil. The history of the case is instructive, and a brief summary of the facts cannot prove uninteresting to our readers. It appears that under the will of CHARLES late Earl of SHREWSBURY, Miss TALBOT and her brother, the children of the Honourable GEORGE HENRY TALBOT, the brother and heir-presumptive of the present Earl, would, on attaining their respective majorities, become entitled to 30,0001. each, with all savings that might accrue during their minorities. There was a clause of survivorship, by which the young lady, on the death of her brother under age, be came entitled to both sums, with all accumulations. Mr. TALnoT died in 1839,and his widow subsequently intermarried with the HOD. CRAVEN FITZHARDINGE BERKELEY. The minors, who had been made wards of Court, continued to reside with their mother until her death in 1841. From that time Miss TALBOT re sided with her uncle, the present Earl of SHREWS BURY and his Countess, except during the intervals when she was sent to reside at a convent called " The Lodge," near Taunton. We believe that during the earlier period of her sojourn in that establishment she was there for the pur• pose of receiving instruction. The place of education was selected, however, without the assent or knowledge of the Court. The order made in 1843 granted the custody of the young lady to the Earl and Countess of SHREWSBURY, with a view to her going abroad with them, but in place of taking her in pursuance thereof, she was left behind, at " The Lodge." Such a change in the destination of the infant should only have been made by leave of the Court, first duly had and obtained; but it seems that the ordinary rules respecting wards of Court were totally disregarded all through this extraordinary case. Last year it appears that there were some proposals respecting a marriage, which was not approved of by the LORD CEIANCEL-• LOR, and, we believe, not agreeable to the young lady herself. It was after the termination of that negotiation that Miss TALBOT was again sent to the convent in September, 1850 ; and on that occasion it would seem that there could be no doubt that the intention was to make her a professed sister, by which her large fortune would be devoted "to charitable and religious purposes"—a praiseworthy pur pose, according to Dr. HENDREN, when he considers that " the Catholic Church in England zs very poorly provided," that " everywhere we (i. e. the Doctor and his party) want churches and chapels, and schools and hospitals, and orphanages, and cannot find the mean: for erecting them, still less for endowing them." But, however desirable the acquisition of so large a sum as 70,0001. or 80,000/. sterling, it cannot be ob tained in England by illegal or unjustifiable means, by coercing or enticing a ward of Chancery, at the very time when she is under the protection of the Court. The LORD CHANCELLOR ever takes the most stringent precautions against a female infant under his juris diction being persuaded to take any irrevocable step affecting her person or property without the most searching inquiry and the full sanction of the Court being given, or its being found to be for " the benefit of the minor." In every order fixing a scheme of residence, the party to whose care she is entrusted is particularly enjoined to take care that she forms no matrimonial connexion, or takes any steps that may lead to such a connexion at a future time. If any undue intimacy is encouraged that may lead to a violation of the order, all parties implicated will be treated with the utmost severity, and the fortune of the ward will be so settled as to defeat any sordid designs that may have been entertained with respect thereto. Now, we confess that we cannot perceive any real difference between entrapping a female ward into a clandestine marriage and inducing her to become a nun, and thus contract a spiritual nuptials, the sanc tion of the Court being totally disregarded. Why should not the fortune of the victim be taken equal care of in either case, and the sordid designs of the speculators disappointed i Miss TALBOT was not in formed, as appears by her petition, that she was con sidered as a postulant, neither had she any notion that she was going through the course that would end in her becoming a nun, "if found qualified for the conventual life." The veracious Dr. riereDitEN, however, asserts, that " the LORD CuAx• CELLOR decided that she should return as a boarder to the convent where she had been educated, if they would receive her" (thi3 .statement being totally contradicted by Lord Talmo), and wain that on being refused, " because at that convent no boarders were received, Miss TALBOT proposed to beg admission as a postulant, that is, as one intended to become, in due time, a nun, if considered to be pro perly qualified, and accordingly she wrote a most supplicating letter to that effect." This second statement being conflicting with that of the young lady herself, we now leave the final decision of this extraordinary case in the hands of Lord TRURO, satisfied that he will pro nounce such an order as will preserve Miss TALBOT and her property from being devoted to any purpose, however laudable, to which she herself cannot yield a cordial assent, and at the same time that will prevent the possibility of any other female wards being sent into religious establishments of any denominations without the leave of the Court for that purpose being first duly had and obtained on a clear and explicit statement, of facts, and, possibly, a personal interview being hat with the minor her,e!f, that her own feel- " g 3 and wishes may hi, clearly aF ce rtained. Compel any man to be virtuous merely by Act of Parliament, and he loses all merit in living according -,o the benig n and adrnirablr principles of Christianity. Obvious as the truth of this considsration is, there er e yet those who would proceed in direct defiance of it, an d would transform a divine religion into a mere arbitrary code of human regulations. Among the num b er must be ranked the Honourable Gentleman occasion to insist upon , Wednesday forced the Sunday Trading who on Prevention Bill through a secondd reading, Al ready llearmeasure of , thewe have fl y soot. llaws very ws f s r i e m q u i l :nrttlYo this ha intolerable a rea s ll interference, that it requires t bare of t and thread_ive of Lambeth in controverting his obsolete patience to deal calmly with . the ryenresegnetas ALT MINES zate.s: 'TALL Leasing Business Railwa y s ' Companies, Paid. Closing Prices. done. Berks:and Hants Ex. 5 per Cent. Gt. Western 6 3i - 1 p. Bir. and Oxford June.,callsduly paid, or with a guarantee .. Do .. 20 2834 293{ Do., without a guarantee .. Do .. • • 20 27 —2B Birm., Wol., & Dud.,calls uly paid, or with a guarantee .. Do .. 15 8 34 9 34 p Do., without a guarantee •• Do .• • • 15 7 —8 p Buckinghamsh. Lon. & N.W. 1734 1734 —lB E. Lin., Guar. 6 per Cent. •• G. ;Northern 25 32% 32% Hull and Selby Yk,. &N. M. 50 101 103 Do. % Shares Do .. 25 50 51 Do. % Shares Do .. 1234 2234 2334 Leeds and Brad. Midland • • 50 97 —9l Lon. and Green. S. Eastern 12 18 4 113( 11% Do., Pref. .. Do .. • • 20 24 —25 Lowestoft, Gd. 4 per Cent. Norfolk .. 20 15 —l6 N. & East, 5 per Cent. •• E. Counties . 50 54 —56 Do. New .. Do .. • • 43 4 6 p Preston and L. &N. W. 25 41 —43 x.d Wyre $ &•La.& Y. D 0.% Shares A .. • • 1034 734 —s% p.x.d Read., Guild., and Reigate .. S. :Eastern • 20 21 2134 x.d 2134 x.d Roy. & Illtchin G. Northern 63( 7 % I'o. Shep. Ex.. Da .. • • 2% 1% —l% p• South Staffords. Mr.. M'Clean 934 3% dis. x.d Wear Val. 6 per Cent. gua. • • Sto ;A.& Dar. 25 24 —25 2434 Wilts, Som., & Weymouth .. Gt. Western 50 45 —4G INC. SIKARZS. 13 5 3 9 12 3 paid up paid up MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY•) CORN EXCHANGE—(MONDAY)' Letters from most of the provincial markets held on Setu i r ; day state that Wheat—both English and ;foreign —Was improved request, at an adva nce in the quotations of ' produ ce d per quarter. Barley and Oats, f or see d purposes, an rather more money; and the inquiry for Indian uorn Flour ruled firm. In Beans and Peas very little business transacted. We have advices from New York to the 12th inst. i f? operations of shippers bad been entirely suspended, owing ( I ° . the dull accounts from England. In France Flour has vanced 1 to 2 francs per sack; whilst in the Baltic and 51Mack Sea ports holders of Wheat are firmer in the demands for spring shipment. The arrivals of English grain up to our markets last We ek , were small. From abroad we rece i ve d 19,475 quarters ot Wheat, 2.397 Barley, 10,124 O a t s , 1,930 B e ans, 220 Ta re. 3,298 Linseed, 867 Rape Seed, 97 S un d r y S e eds, and 6,5751 sacks of Flour—the latter wholly from France. this The quantity of English Wh ea t rece i ve d fresh up to morning's market coastwise was slightly o n the incre ase, especially from Essex, Kent, an d S u ffolk. By land carriag% the supply from Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, &c., and in very middling conditi on . _ Notwithstand i ng that the attendance of both town and co un t r y buyers was far f rom extensive, the demand for all descriptions of Wheat of h ole . produce was steady. In some f ew in s tances, selected pa rcel ! of white changed hands at an a d vance i n the quotati•na Is per quarter - and a good clearance of other kinds Wea effected, at fully late currencies. was limited , Numerous orders came to hand from the east coast to ship Wheat during the months of April and May, but the rate, demanded were mostly too high to admit of much specula tion ; hence very few sales took place. wheat There were very few really fine sa m pl es o f Foreign ln on offer, but the supply of inferior p arce l s was large. "." the former there was more doing, but we have no improve, ment to notice in the quotations. Damp qualities were veil dull, at late rates. The aggregate supply of Barley, even including the foreign receipts, was limited. Malting parcels, as well ag those fit for seed purposes, moved off freely, at extreme prices, whilst those of all other kinds were well supported. Althoegh the supply of Malt ready for delivery was some" what on the increase, that article moved off steadily, and prices were firm in every instance. We had a fair show of Irish Oat samples, but that of English, Scotch, and foreign, was trifling. On the whole, the Oat trade ruled firm, and the quotations were quite as high as last week. In Beans very little business was trasacted, at late rates. White Peas were steady. In other kinds next to nothing doing. _ _ Floating cargoes of Indian Corn ware freely offered. The Flour trade may be considered steady, at last week's prices. The nominal top price of English was 40s per 2801b5. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, 1 M alt—Chevalier ...... 521 10 5 " Red, New .• .. 35s to 423 Oats—Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 385 50. Lincolnsla., Feed. 151 198 Norfolk and Lin- Potato . 17s 922 coin, Red. •• • . 33s 42s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White ••• • .. 36s 42s 11 Irish, Red ••••• • • • —s •—s Cork,lWhit e..... 1 1 7 5 4: . 1 82 1 Ditto,White.. ••• • —s —s Scotch, Feed. .. .. 19 1 A-- tye—Old •••••• • • • • • • 231 25s Beans—Tick ......... 221 2911 New. •••••• • • • • • • 24s 26s Barley—Grinding..... 183 22* Peas— Pi Boilers — 1, oN, la Malting ••••• • • • • 23s 25s Maple ...••• • • • • • 262 2-- g G e r o e n y s ......., : : .. : .... 2 2:: 3 2 1: 24s 27 , 2 Chevalier .... •• • 27s 291 White... •••• , • • • folk ............ 43s 481 Flour Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Brown .••••• • • • • • 403 42s Suffolk ..... ••• • • 282 ;s it -- Kingston and Ware 473 51s Stockta & Norfolk Wig -- SEEDS. Very large supplie3 of foreign Clover Seed hare reached us in the past week. To-day, the quantity offering was . v° , ll extensive ; nevertheless, a full average amount of busin7 was transacted in it at extreme quotations. Canary dull, and lower to purchase. All other Seeds, as well as Cake* .. . m .. a . d . ;::: 3246: 3 : 2 il very dull. runilp,wbite, per bush. lOs to 12s Carraway ............ 31 s 3 " Coriander ............ 151 1 g liempseed, per quarter 345 !.. 54 1 Linseed, Eng.owing .. 601 .1' C r u s hi ng ........ 48, 20 Rape E c n a gl k i e sh s, Baltic .......... 4 2 1 45S Odessa .......... 445 481 Linseed Cake,pr. tou— Foreign, per ten 61 55 1 i .7. Rapeseed, New, pr Ist 25103 2 ,1 " . P . r . t . on . 7 4 1 1 0 0 : 7 4 1 1 " ; a::: Red /tad lir r een.. . • lis 12s; Mustard, Brown • ..... 9s 12s White, new ......6s Od 8s Od fares,Wlnter . ..... ..4s Od 4s 6d Old 3s Od 48 Od, Canary, per quarter .. 40s 44s Rye grass.. • • ... 24s 30s Clover, liedEni„. (cwt.) 448 60s White .. • • ...... 4ls 56s Foreign lied.. •• .. 40s 603 Whits.... 368 57s Trefoil ..............175_ 22s ti A full average supply of Foreign Stock arrived in the pOr of London last week, viz., 2,124 head. Duri g the correq ponding period ,n 1850, we received 1,920; in 1849, 1,944; and in 1848, 898 head. im 'oRTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sbeep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Nieu Diep l7 ... Dordt 36 ... 115 ... Harlingen 322 ... 151 2 Antwerp Rotterdam Ostend 405 ... ••• Calais The yearly comparison o f t h e weekly imports /5 $S Total ...... 466 .. 1,395 ... under:— . 219 Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs' 1850 579 ... 966 ... ... 193 ... -- 1849 - -- 1848 424 343 ... ... 131 The outport arrival s were only 300 head. By ... ..- sea , front Ireland, we received 35 Pigs. Our market to-day was b e g ,. moderately . supplied with Foreign Stock, chiefly in v ft l' e - r middling condition. The supply of home-fed beasts on i _e, iti was again somewhat on the decrease as to number, wal'' era quality was not to say first-rate. The attendance of und o , was far from numerous ; nevertheless, there was il e :, t he uhuroyitnent in the Beef trade. In some I.nstan_ined primest Scots, kc., sold at an advance in the pricesfTeing on Monday last of 2d per Sibs, 3s 10d per 81bs ; but we have no improvement ,t°_, ° Enar het Nr.f lk Suffolk, the value of other breeds. Prior to the close et i lly a good clearance had been weireffced. Fro --- Scots, Short- Essex, and Cambridgeshire, eceived 2, 3 1' nd 350 of va horns, Herefords, &c. ; from other parts of En a and oiled Sot s ' rious breeds ; and from Scotland, 240 horned Iwere ill Sheep, the supply of which was comparatiVe . Y small' ks urrency the extreme quotatin%ce in improved request, at an improvement in last Wee 13 at from of 2d per Sibs. I', ime old Downs, in the wool, sciiilbs. The 4s 6d to 4s 8d ; cut of the wool, 3s 10d to 4s per 58 to .••• few Lambs in the market, chiefly Dorsets, realized mode very _ per 81bs. Although the supply of Calves was rate, the Veal trade ruled inactive at late rates. k e.r t. 3. tice in their value. we had a very slow inquiry, but we have no:change Il° " Per 31be. to sink the offal. a. d. is a. d. inferior Beasts..... 2 6 2 8 second quality .... 210 3 0 Prime large Oxen •• 3 2 3 6 Prime Scots .. •• • • 3 8 3 10 Large coarse Calves 3 4 3 8 rrime small ditto •• 310 4 0 suckling Calves •• 18 0 24 0 Lambs •• ••••• • • • 0 0 0 0 g. d. to 0. 13 1 tnferior Shep •• 3 Second qua' e . Sheep 310 4 Curse-weolled ditto4 4 4 Southd•wn Wether 4 4 DM* out of tke wool 0 0 0 & w Large Hogg g 0 Small Porkers •• .. 4 0 Quartz!' old Pigs • .16 0 21 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. I I Sheep. Calves. rigs I 18,270 119 3lO FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I Sheep. I Calms. I rig s * 385 I 1,110 61 NZIXTGATZ AND X. EELDEINYIELLI. About 1,600 carcases of Meat arrived up to these markets last week from various parts of the country. The supplies on sale slaughtered in the metropolis are not to say exten sive; nevertheless, owing to the changeable state of the weather, the demand is in a very sluggish state, on the fol lowing terms:— Feasts. 3,692 At per stone by the Carcase• a. d. to I. d. 1 e. d, to a. di Beef,inferior.... • • 2 2 2 4 Mntton,laferior .. 2 4 lit • middling .. •• 2 6 2 8 ---•_.— ralddling•• a 0 3 primelarge .. 2le 3 0 -----" Prim ••• • 3 $ 111 prime small .. 3 2 a 4 Pork, 1arge........ 2 6 Si Veal• •••.• • • • • .... 3 0 4 0 --- Smikil • • .... • a a 319 supplied with E wi l th . really fine Our marke r : • bluuness is doing, but we have no Hops, for which the demand is . steady, at . full prices. In all other kinds, only a limited O is a b o t r m n e u ra r e r ly decline to notice in their value. Factors' prices, viz., ready money—East Kent Poc kets, 41 to 61 l Os; ditto bags, 31 53 to 51; Mid Kent poc kets, 21 Is to 51 lOs; ditto bags , 21 to 416 s ; Weald of Ke nt p ockets, 31 6 s to 41 4 s ; ditto bags. 21 to 31 10s; Sussex pockets, 81 45 to 41 per cwt. 330zt o uG8 AND SPITILLF XELDS. Since Monday last nearly 3,000 tons of Potatoes have arrived for these markets coastwise and by l an d car riage and scarcely any of whic h have shown any signs of disease; indeed, it is a general observation that Potatoes have never come to hand in better condition or in greater abundance than during the last i four months. The quantity grown last year..-an the foreign import have been trifling in the c 4. 11. v, Cons( Le e !ii or eat pious 9Z, 14 h. t e h Re Li ti l eol C n p ecs g P, bri dge Li e : c ; l Wh ,o, h. sh &I • etted ar4 1, e p", rt re 1 ,282. A 1 4 t kuct rg e ac t a h t a brie" Fat 4ck 4 1t, Ala da) 411 C ' bttjerylait Jtu "Itt p ~ l last ?t+, —44 Ju' , it Towi